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any of you suckers paying $31 for Action Comics #900 needs to get lined up for a beating..... -- nm - Remlik May 2, 13:51 5
- Is there any issue in the last 5 years that you think will appreciate like the originals from the early days? -- nm - Max May 2, 13:53 1
  - last five years? not really. Perhaps some of the earlier Walking Dead (7 years old now) will continue crazy growth.... - Remlik May 2, 13:56
- that's batfans' solution for everything. fascists -- nm - moles May 2, 13:53
- Your salesmanship could use a little work. -- nm - Reagen May 2, 13:52 1
  - No joke...I have 17 copies on the rack, some douchebag ebayer came in to buy them all. and I refused his sale. -- nm - Remlik May 2, 13:54
Have we discussed this article? Eight pretty good movies that had terrible trailers: -- (link) - Andie May 2, 13:50 1
- I dunno about that article, but I like that site a lot. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 2, 13:51
ok, doing the p90x workout after spending 4 hours helping a friend move - tRuMAN May 2, 13:49
Cable news #s: 11pm-12am, the hour Obama confirmed bin Laden's death: 7.8 mil were watching CNN, 4.8 mil for Fox, 2.3 mil for MSNBC. -- nm - ty97 May 2, 13:45 7
- I've been watching all three for the body of 16 hours (I only slept 4 hours). - David May 2, 13:52 1
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- The MSNBC number shouldn't count since it was technically a dual-broadcast of their regular network NBC. -- nm - Qale May 2, 13:50
- when I switched over to CNN the coverage did seem markedly better. - Mel Profit May 2, 13:47 3
  - I tend to go to MSNBC, but CNN was on the ball last night. Fox has never tarnished my TV screen. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:50
  - I feel CNN has become a bit of an echo chamber like the rest of media, but as far as the three cable networks, they are my go-to - ty97 May 2, 13:49 1
    - The only news network I have in HD is CNN ... I tried BBC-WorldNews for a bit, but meh. Not HD. :) -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:51
"I have never wished for another's man's death, but I have read some obituaries with pleasure." -- nm - Mark Twain May 2, 13:44
I wish everyone would just the eff home so I could rock out for an hour and get some actual work done. - amanda jones May 2, 13:43
In addition to being an hour long tonight, ABC, CBS, NBC news programs will broadcast live from WTC. -- nm - ty97 May 2, 13:43 4
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- Are you talking about the "World News Tonight" type news at 6:30ish, or the "evening news" at like 11? -- nm - con_carne May 2, 13:46 2
  - The National evening broadcasts (Brian Williams, Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer) -- nm - ty97 May 2, 13:46 1
    - My The Office reruns!! -- nm - con_carne May 2, 13:50
"I've been living in a compound without telephone service, cable or internet service. I'm ready to die." -- nm - Bin Laden's pre-recorded tape May 2, 13:38 2
- Security services just had to look for the door step piled high with Comcast mailings. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) May 2, 13:41
- "But first, I want to watch an episode of Celebrity Apprent-oh, fuck." -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:40
Regarding that amazon deal, I asked them to match Best Buy last night and they wouldn't. - David May 2, 13:37 7
- What didn't they match? -- nm - Will Hunting May 2, 13:37 6
  - They didn't have that deal enabled last night and it's not their policy to price match on purchases. - David May 2, 13:41 5
    - What deal though? -- nm - Will Hunting May 2, 13:47
    - what game? -- nm - tRuMAN May 2, 13:45 3
      - We bought Kinect Sports and Your Shape Fitness Evolved. -- nm - David May 2, 13:47 2
        
        are saying Kim needs to work out? Cause I think you're a dead man if that is the case. -- nm - Remlik May 2, 13:53
        
        awww -- nm - tRuMAN May 2, 13:50
Tons of info on the Osama raid at Wikipedia. Details on the raid. Diagrams. -- (link) - Mop (209 lbs) May 2, 13:35 1
- Noting the location of the hibachi is kind of information overkill, though. -- nm - Reagen May 2, 13:36
"This is bin Laden�s lamentable victory - he has changed America�s psyche from one that saw violence as a regrettable-if-sometimes-necessary act - ty97 May 2, 13:33 37
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- has this writer met the human species? -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:42
- social media created those gatherings more than anything else - stewie May 2, 13:42 1
  - in this case I think it was CNN. people wanted to go somewhere, CNN started showing the WH. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:43
- Bwahahahaha! -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 2, 13:39
- so it would be more prudent to cheer when the good guys are being killed? -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 2, 13:38
- yeah...those crowds were never in Times Square after we vaporized 200K Japanese to end WWII. - Mel Profit May 2, 13:38 13
  - I think people wanted their Berlin Wall moment. -- nm - Reagen May 2, 13:51
  - I generally agree. I'm maybe a little more uncomfortable with the celebrations than most here, but that doesn't mean I don't agree with what was done - pmb May 2, 13:45
  - Totally agreed with your IM. - musubi May 2, 13:40 9
    - lots of shots of toothy co-eds on the shoulders of meatheads. - Mel Profit May 2, 13:43 3
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      - yeah, it was odd. I had zero desire to go there. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:44
      - absolutely. -- nm - TFox May 2, 13:43
    - I wonder how many of those 18-year olds chest bumping and high fiving have friends enlisted. -- nm - Qale May 2, 13:42 4
      - Maybe. I'm not saying it's "wrong", just that I'm not comfortable with it. - musubi May 2, 13:44 3
        
        I'm not really comfortable with it myself. I started saying that to my friend on IM as the crowd started to gather on tv. - Qale May 2, 13:47 1
        
        Yeah, sounds like we're saying the same thing. I'm really not trying to judge others reactions, but similarly - musubi May 2, 13:52
        
        agreed. I'm not even entirely comfortable with my reaction. - Mel Profit May 2, 13:46
  - It did strike me party as 'being where the party is at' / flash mob type stuff - ty97 May 2, 13:39
- There's no shame in taking joy in putting down a monster. - TWuG May 2, 13:36
- Oh Salon, is there any bowl of Wheeties you haven't yet found to piss in? (the Why Is There Piss In My Wheaties on Salon.com nt.) -- nm - Qale May 2, 13:35 11
  - I think there's some validity to be found in the article, at least for some people. Reactions to this event will vary. It's a read, anyhow. -- nm - ty97 May 2, 13:38 3
    - Taken in the context of the tone of most articles on Salon, it's just more of the same blind nose tweaking. -- nm - Qale May 2, 13:41 2
      - Ah, I'm not a regular Salon reader, so I don't have that perspective. -- nm - ty97 May 2, 13:41 1
        
        They're the type of 'publication' that would have a 10 page article about the verbocity of articles on the internet and think it's clever. -- nm - Qale May 2, 13:43
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    - Screw all punditry today. Both sides. (and maybe for the rest of the week for good measure) nt. -- nm - Qale May 2, 13:38 5
      - I was thinking this earlier today -- nm - con_carne May 2, 13:43 4
        
        I'm even maybe considering nixing the fake comedy pundits too. -- nm - Qale May 2, 13:45 3
        
        I am eager to see Stewart's take. -- nm - Mel Profit May 2, 13:50 2
        
        I can only imagine if he had saved his bit on the terrorist watch list provisions of the 9/11 Responders Health Care bill for this week instead -- nm - znufrii May 2, 13:53
        
        If I had to guess, I'd say celebratory. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:51
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- oh we've been bloodthirsty jingoists long since before bin laden -- nm - moles May 2, 13:35
- changed it from what? -- nm - Reagen May 2, 13:35
- Yeah, he may have that victory...but it's nice to know he won't be there to accept the trophy. -- nm - Jim May 2, 13:35
double bonus dear prucence chat q: she lost her cellphone, a stranger found it and called her to return it. then got pissy when there was no reward - moles May 2, 13:30 24
- Yes. Have you even tried to picture yourself in his shoes? -- nm - con_carne May 2, 13:37 2
  - I would be glad I did something nice, the Thanks would be enough. What would I get, $10? Who cares -- nm - Guigue May 2, 13:41 1
    - this ... it's karma points :D -- nm - JenBro May 2, 13:43
- I disagree with the collective. She's under no obligation to offer a monetary reward. - musubi May 2, 13:35 7
  - she's not obligated, but she should have offered, and he definitely should not have asked. -- nm - Max May 2, 13:42 2
    - How is "she should" not pretty much equivalent to "she obligated". - musubi May 2, 13:47 1
      - your IM is what I mean by should. like holding open a door. -- nm - Max May 2, 13:49
  - not for the phone. she should slip him a few bucks for not being a serial killer who put her in his basement dungeon hole -- nm - moles May 2, 13:40
  - i agree. i think i would have, but there was no mention of it in their phone call, he offered, end of story. -- nm - Andie May 2, 13:39 2
    - Yup. Although pix's point about giving out her home address to random phone "finder" is probably not wise. - musubi May 2, 13:41
    - agreed. -- nm - amanda jones May 2, 13:41
- Yes, but last time I returned a lost phone I turned down a reward because the situation screamed 'drug dealer' -- nm - Max May 2, 13:33 7
  - the proper protocol is for her to offer a reward and for him to graciously decline -- nm - Epiphany May 2, 13:33 1
    - this goes under Moles not Max -- nm - Epiphany May 2, 13:36
  - What, you too good to take mah money, yungin? -- nm - Marlo Stanfield May 2, 13:33
  - pigfootah? -- nm - amanda jones May 2, 13:33 3
    - your good memory is my favorite. -- nm - Max May 2, 13:34 2
      - not her wrists? - moles May 2, 13:45 1
        
        have you seen them? they're hideous! -- nm - Max May 2, 13:52
- girl was wrong, but dude was rude to say anything. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:32 1
  - he should have just dipped her Adrian Brody style and kissed her than walked off like nothing happened -- nm - Epiphany May 2, 13:36
- Yup. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 2, 13:31
- Yes. Next question. -- nm - Will Hunting May 2, 13:31 1
  - she should have given hime a quarter. -- nm - decline May 2, 13:32
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- ' Mansion Flambe' -- nm - Epiphany May 2, 13:31
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- If it's only 15%, Obama's getting bad news. - Will Hunting May 2, 13:40 1
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- Yep. His bump could last awhile if this good mood leads to an economic surge. - TWuG May 2, 13:26 1
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- how long will the trump nega-bump last? Forever, I hope. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:24 7
  - Ironically, Trump had the classiest response of all the Republican notables. - Reagen May 2, 13:33 1
    - A man should known when he is beaten -- nm - Epiphany May 2, 13:34
  - *gasp* Bery! -- nm - Max May 2, 13:25 4
    - what?! -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:25 3
      - we don't get to use that word! -- nm - Max May 2, 13:27 2
        
        Bery's not black? nm - Dignan May 2, 13:31 1
        
        Y'all are funny. (nm) - musubi May 2, 13:42
So, suppose you are a Canadian news magazine (Macleans) and you need to chose your Thursday cover... Do you go with... - Name Withheld By Request May 2, 13:21 11
- Depends on the result. If the NPD does get what they're predicting right now, A. Majority Government, A. Same old same old: B -- nm - Guigue May 2, 13:39
- Maple Syrup with Milk in Bags. -- nm - Qale May 2, 13:30
- C won't factor. 50/50 A/B -- nm - Andie May 2, 13:25 4
  - As background, a Macleans writer Tweeted over the weekend that C was very much in the running (though it was pre-Osama). -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 2, 13:27 3
    - i'm guessing it's been bumped. -- nm - Andie May 2, 13:28 2
      - I would agree, but included it because of that Tweet. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 2, 13:30
      - my guess is they know they are coming this summer, right? they'll get the cover then. - Andie May 2, 13:29
- 75/25/0 A/B/C -- nm - Reagen May 2, 13:22
- D) My, the weather is quite something, eh? -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:21
- B -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:21
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so that must have been one interesting helicopter ride home - moles May 2, 13:20 23
- "That escalated quickly." "I know. You guys were so fast I didn't get to kill anyone with my trident." -- nm - Max May 2, 13:24 1
  - "Brick killed the guy!" -- nm - con_carne May 2, 13:29
- I envision it more serene with the quiet theme from Broken Arrow playing. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 2, 13:22
- I've been thinking about that. - Mel Profit May 2, 13:22 13
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    - true enough. - Mel Profit May 2, 13:27 1
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  - "and then his wife came out and he used her as a wife shield?! shit was CRAZY!!" -- nm - moles May 2, 13:25
  - OpSec means they can't even tell their families. They're heroes, but all their accolades will be behind closed doors. -- nm - TWuG May 2, 13:24 8
    - possibly no family to tell. -- nm - Max May 2, 13:26
    - well someone told The Rock, apparently -- nm - moles May 2, 13:26 3
      - Help me out...where'd this come from? -- nm - Will Hunting May 2, 13:33 2
        
        presumably he wasn't tweeting about Fast Five's early weekend box office numbers -- (link) - moles May 2, 13:39 1
        
        That is .... interesting. -- nm - Will Hunting May 2, 13:51
    - and I'm sure it's a security issue for them. - Mel Profit May 2, 13:25 1
      - "Clark, sir. John Clark." -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:26
    - "So ... heard the news lately? Totally not me. Pinky swear. Honest." -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:25
- I wonder if they strapped him to the roof like in Vacation. -- nm - Dano May 2, 13:21 1
  - in a chair. with a tarp over him? -- nm - Mel Profit May 2, 13:24
- somewhere out there is the dude who made the shot. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:21 3
  - ..whom i wouldn't mind bumpin uglies with -- nm - loosi si May 2, 13:28 2
    - I'd buy him a beer, anyway. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 13:46
    - I think there's a few dudes here who would consider it. -- nm - Reagen May 2, 13:31
Max: like Dan Aykroyd in Dragnet? -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:18 4
- Are we doing lookalikes again? - con_carne May 2, 13:19 2
  - goat pants -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 13:21 1
    - although for the rest of the day I will dispense advice and criticism in the voice of Det. Friday. -- nm - Max May 2, 13:22
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what if i was romeo in black jeans? -- nm - moles May 2, 13:18 1
- i need to hear this. it's been way too long,. -- nm - Andie May 2, 13:18

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