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I have eaten nine oreo cookie doublestuffs in the last 80 minutes. I'm like, jittery. -- nm - amanda jones Apr 14, 16:22
HABS! -- nm - Beaker Apr 14, 16:16
I told you how the Pinch likes to point at Elmo. I caught him in the act. Diva, your Pinch fix -- (link) - CQ Apr 14, 16:12 [flickr] 2
- Thanks Man. I needed that. You have no idea how much. - Diva Apr 14, 16:30
- That's a great picture - prayformojo Apr 14, 16:15
My second thought about last night's Survivor (after it's really boring right now) is that maybe Philip is only playing crazy. - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 16:05
you know what the NFL needs besides a new CBA? Gus Johnson! -- (link) - moles Apr 14, 15:38
Five Republican Senators voted with Democrats to keep Planned Parenthood funding in place. -- (link) - mara Apr 14, 15:32 65
- Now quit wasting our time with ideological BS, Republicans. -- nm - con_carne Apr 14, 15:54 1
  - focused like a laser beam! -- nm - moles Apr 14, 15:55
- Good. I'll start taking Republicans seriously about abortion when they get serious about treating the cause and not the symptom. - TWuG Apr 14, 15:37 54
  - So in order to be taken seriously on the issue of abortion one must support an organization that provides...abortions? - Stephen Apr 14, 15:45 53
    - No, not really. One of Planned Parenthood's goal is to make sure that all children born are wanted. - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 15:55
    - They need to recognize that Planned Parenthood does more to prevent unwanted pregnancies than any abstinence-only program ever will. - TWuG Apr 14, 15:54 6
      - abstinence-only program siunds like a joke - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:02 5
        
        And yet that's the basket in which the GOP has put all their eggs. -- nm - TWuG Apr 14, 16:05 4
        
        Pun intended, i assume. -- nm - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 16:07 2
        
        Sadly, no. A happy accident. - TWuG Apr 14, 16:10
        
        *zips up* - con_carne Apr 14, 16:09
        
        religion and politics don't mix as well as oil and water -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:07
    - In addition to what Will said, PP also offers medically safe conditions. Back alley practitioners can be fatal. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:49 4
      - (spoils) - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:50 3
        
        "Two go in, one comes out!" -- nm - con_carne Apr 14, 16:04
        
        I feel dirty for smiling at this. -- nm - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 15:54 1
        
        well, it wasn't meant to be amusing, really. Was supposed to sound kind of tragic, actually. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:55
    - Proper health for women....contraception....ya know, things that can help cut pregnancies. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 15:47 37
      - Yes Will, I know what those are. -- nm - Stephen Apr 14, 15:49 36
        
        When there's a rush to cut those things; it kinda undercuts the entire "Let's be serious about the problem." - Will Hunting Apr 14, 15:53 35
        
        I agree on the PP. You lose me at the 11-year-olds. -- nm - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 15:55 34
        
        One of the arguments against a proper sex education. - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 15:57
        
        I don't want to have it happen, but I'm not a realist - Will Hunting Apr 14, 15:57 32
        
        You may not *want* it to happen, but you reduce the neg. consequences of something, you are not-so-indirectly encouraging it to happen. - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 16:03 30
        
        actually to go back a step with your example, abstinance only programs will just put up the sign saying "NO SWIMMING" and offer no assistance. this - dogbert Apr 14, 16:24 4
        
        I'm not arguing against education. -- nm - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 16:30 1
        
        didn't mean that you were, just clicked in my mind that your example made a good metaphor (?) as why I can't understand abstinance only programs. - dogbert Apr 14, 16:36
        
        but a sign is far cheaper? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:27
        
        faithful belief that the NO SWIMMING sign will magically prevent all swimming is just dumb, I agree -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 16:25
        
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        seatbelt and airbags will make speeding in your car safer, but they aren't encouraging people to be lead foots - dogbert Apr 14, 16:16 3
        
        Valid. I just don't know about the 2nd part of that IM. - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 16:21 2
        
        if we removed all safety from cars we would have less idiots on the road - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:25
        
        It is happening though. So what do you do about it? -- nm - Reagen Apr 14, 16:25
        
        Seeing that we have a teen pregnancy rate 9 times higher than any other developed country, we must be doing something wrong. -- nm - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 16:11 3
        
        yes the rest of the developed world is far more run by christian morality -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:12 2
        
        Or you guys have better attitudes towards sex and sex ed and and access to contraception. -- nm - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 16:14 1
        
        if contraception promotes abortion you're using the wrong contraceptive - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:17
        
        If you promote ignorance, and eliminate education, you will create a world that I don't want to be a part of. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 16:11
        
        well not exactly - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:09 4
        
        But the way some do it here is - "My morals tell you youshould do what I say because my morals are right and you can't decide for yourself." -- nm - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 16:13 3
        
        thats called theorcrazy also found in places like Saudi arabia and Iran -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:14 2
        
        Well, there have been those comparisons. - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 16:17 1
        
        i know it amazes me constantly - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:22
        
        Cost/Benefit. The cost of 11 year olds having unsafe sex is high, the benefit is low (nonexistent is low, right?) The cost of 11 year olds - TWuG Apr 14, 16:09 9
        
        Considering condoms aren't 100% effective, your math is off. - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 16:18 8
        
        We can throw numbers around, but the basic gist is this: Kids having sex w/o protection will produce more babies than kids having sex with protection. - TWuG Apr 14, 16:24 4
        
        I will concede on the numbers. My main point is that more pre-teens becoming sexually active is damaging. - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 16:28 3
        
        agreed -- nm - dogbert Apr 14, 16:37
        
        Yes, sex in pre-teens is a bad thing. Yes, *pregnancy* in pre-teens is a worse thing. - TWuG Apr 14, 16:32
        
        just becorse you can buy aspering don't make it OK to go around and hit people in the face - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:31
        
        I think this conversation got off track when it became about 11 year olds. It really isn't about that. It's about anyone having unsafe sex because - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 16:23
        
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        so if you ban condoms people won't have sex? just like banning cars people wont get parking tickets? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 16:20
        
        Errr, I am a realist. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 15:57
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    - abortion is not the cause of abortion -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 15:45
- *notes on list* -- nm - Tea Party Apr 14, 15:37 4
  - Lisa don't give a damn, she already stared em down and won. - Will Hunting Apr 14, 15:46
  - Too bad you won't matter in a year anyway. *shrugs* -- nm - MDH Apr 14, 15:44 2
    - They're a bloc. A bloc! -- nm - con_carne Apr 14, 15:53 1
      - Bloc Teabeçois -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:53
- Good. -- nm - Diva Apr 14, 15:36
- Yay, Lisa! - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 15:35 1
  - very cool. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 15:40 1
hmm, this sony blu-ray player has support of netflix, amazon video, hulu (I think),and blockbuster. - tRuMaN Apr 14, 15:28 2
- If it's the same as mine, it's pretty slick. -- nm - TFox Apr 14, 15:28 1
  - bdp-380 i think was the model number -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 14, 15:36
Tonight, I'm watching En Tu Ausencia but due to the subtitles, I guess I can't really watch and ST at the same time. -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 15:26 2
- i usted bastardo perezoso ! -- nm - Grande.Padre.Vermin Apr 14, 15:29 1
  - It's 136 minutes. Jeeze that's a long flick. -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 15:45
ugh Survivor's numbers last night = lowest-rated regular telecast ever. *gets nervous* - Jovian Apr 14, 15:23 6
- Thing's going exactly the way Rob wants it doesn't make for exciting TV. - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 15:35
- it's already been picked up for two more seasons -- nm - moles Apr 14, 15:25
- It costs a fraction of a scripted show is my guess; they won't kill a cash cow like that. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 14, 15:24 3
  - At worst they throw it to Fridays for a few seasons or Sundays and it'll make money for them -- nm - MDH Apr 14, 15:30
  - yea I know, I get nervous when I see sites make statements like that. It's my favorite show on television period. - Jovian Apr 14, 15:27 1
    - It's one of my faves as well, but I couldn't hang with this season for some reason -- nm - con_carne Apr 14, 15:42
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- Better show him a good time if you want to be promoted to Plan A. -- nm - Big.Daddy.Vermin Apr 14, 15:23 5
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    - Heh! Definitely not your type. -- nm - Big.Daddy.Vermin Apr 14, 15:27
    - tell Chun she called her a dirty slut, sit back, watch the viscera fly. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 15:27 2
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        *points to myself with my thumbs* Idea Guy. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 15:35
Awww. My mom is going to be crushed by the All My Children and One Life to Live news. -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 15:22 1
- mah stories! -- nm - moles Apr 14, 15:24
Anyone need any spices? 15% off tonight from here. -- (link) - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 15:13
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have paid off their tax bill -- (link) - MDH Apr 14, 15:12 1
- That pic looks like it's from the new wax museum -- nm - con_carne Apr 14, 15:14
so that's where Robert Carradine went....doing a film with Rowdy Roddy Piper.... - Remlik Apr 14, 15:08
How do I get my FB feed to not automatically collapse all Twitter related updates together? - con_carne Apr 14, 15:08
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This cold is a mfer. I just went out to get milk and that's the most taxing thing I could do right now. -- nm - Reagen Apr 14, 14:55
Anderson Silva will fight Yushin Okami at the UFC event in Rio this August... their first event in Brazil since 1998 - stewie Apr 14, 14:54 2
- Okami is the best they could come up with? -- nm - ceregon Apr 14, 15:25 1
  - I don't imagine they have a lot of choices. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 14, 16:43
My cellphone just got a phone call from Egypt (I didn't answer) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 14:53 10
- I bet you got cloned. My cell in 1998 got cloned and for 3 months I was getting bills for $1500 or so... - Remlik Apr 14, 15:05 6
  - It's a corporate phone. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:07 5
    - mine gets random calls sometimes. I figure it's related to whoever had it before me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 14, 15:07 4
      - I always assume someone has just mis-dialed, it happens rarely -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:08 3
        
        Also, it's only 10 digits ... the phone formatted it as international, but would an international number only be 10 digits? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:10 1
        
        I never saw one that short, but maybe in some remote corner of earth? :) -- nm - loosilu Apr 14, 15:22
        
        i've had 3 or 4 in the last year one was obviously from a hotel reception -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 15:09
- HK has your number? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 14:59 2
  - Does this mean my phone is going to stage a coup? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:01 1
    - on second thought can't be HK not enoght burning in the streets :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 15:03
Yeah, the SJC hat-tip in Castle was nicely done. - TWuG Apr 14, 14:48 3
- spoil me -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 14, 15:28 1
  - spoils - Beryllium Apr 14, 15:32
- Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 14:49
Pete, from B2, you're mistaken about Wii game sales. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 14, 14:48 8
- sales isn't the right word... because the throw in's are the reason for that stat... the Wii tie ratio is slightly lower than 360 and PS3 -- nm - stewie Apr 14, 14:53 3
  - I'm looking at the numbers at vgchartz, the top 5 (excluding Wii Sports) for Wii are around 20-28 million units, while the highest for X360 is 12 and - Guigue Apr 14, 14:57 1
    - That's using worldwide, right? - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 14, 15:04
  - actually that's not quite right either... lower tie ratio but more consoles sold plays a role too -- nm - stewie Apr 14, 14:55
- Cool. Whats been the biggest game seller for them? -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 14:50 3
  - Discarding Sports, since you can't buy a Wii without it, Wii Play. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 14, 15:12
  - They usually count Wii Sports, so it would be it -- nm - Guigue Apr 14, 14:53 1
    - All-time, that would be it. This year it's Just Dance 2. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 14, 14:55
ooo...Mel you should read Star Trek Indistinguishable from Magic - Remlik Apr 14, 14:48 2
- Man, you are like a Geek Gatlin Gun. - Mel Profit Apr 14, 15:08 1
  - heh. I'm reading it right now on my nook -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 15:34
Arizona's Derrick Williams will sign with an agent and enter the 2011 NBA Draft. -- nm - stewie Apr 14, 14:44 1
- ahh Derrick good show -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Apr 14, 14:46 [youtube]
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- Presumably they met in law school. Maybe she was more relaxed before she started work. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 14, 15:56
- Maybe they married to save on rent. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with pencil Apr 14, 14:49
- So since I'm a stressed accountant, is a college student okay? - MDH Apr 14, 14:43 4
  - de-virginizer! -- nm - con_carne Apr 14, 14:47
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    - At this point in my life I think I am kidding honestly. - MDH Apr 14, 14:58 1
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- they have common interests! -- nm - Diva Apr 14, 14:42 7
  - The Paper Chase taught us that 1st years can't be in realtionships! -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 14:44 6
    - I caught like 5 mins of this very recently and it holds up very well. - Mel Profit Apr 14, 14:46 5
      - Whose showing it? -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 14:49 2
        
        er...Who is showing it -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 14:49 1
        
        one of our PBS stations I think. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 15:32
      - is it back on? -- nm - loosilu Apr 14, 14:47 1
        
        unsure. I just happen to see a few minutes of an episode one morning last week. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 14:49
[an error occorred while processing this Zynga directive, would you like to purchase a fix for 50 TechCash?] -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 14:39
I'm hot. -- nm - Kelly Mom si Apr 14, 14:35 9
- my mom thought you had it goin' on as well. awww. - kelly Apr 14, 14:57 1
  - oh you know, anything and everything. life stuff. -- nm - Diva Apr 14, 15:09
- don't mind me...I'm going to go Tricker Treating to her house as Varitek next year. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 14:37 6
  - (Wakefield, Mel. *Wakefield*.) - kelly Apr 14, 14:55 1
    - I'm sort of turning into a darker, bearded wakefield so... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 15:28
  - Meanwhile, I've been hitting a town called 'Fenway Park' today so that makes me happy. -- nm - Diva Apr 14, 14:41 3
    - What's the name of that room at the Hilton again? -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 14, 14:45 2
      - *laughing* - kelly Apr 14, 14:55
      - shut it. shut it now. -- nm - Diva Apr 14, 14:46

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