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- I wonder if the league is going to hand down the penalties today, or wait a few days to do it a little more quietly. -- nm - TFox May 9, 06:50 3
  - Today or tomorrow so all the talk will be gone by the time the other series reach critical mass. - Will Hunting May 9, 06:51
  - or if they do anything at all... -- nm - Beaker May 9, 06:50 1
    - There's no chance the Bynum hit goes unnoticed. -- nm - TFox May 9, 06:52
I think I'm going to be spending a weekend or two removing this ugly assed stipple ceiling - Will Hunting May 9, 06:43 3
- Oh my god. We're going to live in that house forever. -- nm - kelly May 9, 06:55
- Fun! - TWuG May 9, 06:45 1
  - Oh yeah....but it'll make life so much prettier. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 06:50
ANother fish die-off. Thousands of black crappies die in a Wisconsin lake. -- (link) - loosilu May 9, 06:41 1
- mmmmm....crappie! -- nm - Jim May 9, 06:41
Interesting religious extremism in the news -- (link) - TWuG May 9, 06:34 4
- I wonder if this is the same paper that photoshopped the women out of a picture of Israeli parliament members and replaced them with men. *NM* - Ender May 9, 06:38 3
  - Knisset. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 06:46 2
    - Knesset? -- nm - loosilu May 9, 06:47
    - Bless you. -- nm - Beaker May 9, 06:46
Wonderful - znufrii May 9, 06:31 2
- the U is capitalized in Unicornlover -- nm - Beaker May 9, 06:34 1
  - between this and them switching over the phone system over the weekend, it's a heck of a day to work remotely, and for my boss's admin to be out. -- nm - znufrii May 9, 06:53
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- The movers take pictures of the office before they move it and then replace everything. We've done it before. It's pretty impressive. -- nm - pmb May 9, 06:31
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- I'd give it a C-. I could up it to a C+ if I grade it on a curve for being a young adult book. -- nm - Dano May 9, 06:27 4
  - I actually liked it a lot...but if you want something similar but better...read King's Running Man and The Long Walk. -- nm - Jim May 9, 06:27 3
    - The Long Walk is the awesome (and after Hunger Games makes bank will probably get made into another crappy King movie3) -- nm - Beaker May 9, 06:36 1
      - Actually, I think that one would/should be one of the good King movies. - Jim May 9, 06:38
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- probably a bit of both -- nm - tRuMaN May 9, 06:21 22
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    - That was where my suspension of disbelief was tested too. That and the (spoils) - bc/nc May 9, 06:26 12
      - *rides in on a hypogriff being chased by dementors, waving a magic wand and yelling 'Accio!'* -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 06:45
      - I'd have felt better about the (spoils) - Jim May 9, 06:37 9
        
        I don't get why that's a sticking point. *spoils* - Ender May 9, 06:41 1
        
        Like I said...I'm not hugely concerned about it. I just think it would have added a little something (spoils) - Jim May 9, 06:45
        
        well, spoils - tRuMaN May 9, 06:38 6
        
        Oh yeah...what bothered me (a little bit...not like majorly - spoils) - Jim May 9, 06:41 3
        
        actually this makes sense for me. sp - amanda jones May 9, 06:53
        
        I think there is a rationale for it in context of the entire trilogy, but since you're only on book one, I won't delve into it. -- nm - TFox May 9, 06:45 1
        
        very cool. Again, it's a minor bitch. I have GOT to get the other books. -- nm - Jim May 9, 06:45
        
        *try to* -- we don't see anyone else succeeding. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 06:39 1
        
        though (spoils) - TFox May 9, 06:42
      - agreed. -- nm - tRuMaN May 9, 06:34
    - (spoils) - Jim May 9, 06:26 5
      - I thought the creation of the worlds was thin, the characters were thin, etc. It felt like a bare bones first draft that could have been filled out. -- nm - Dano May 9, 06:51
      - I'm with you. (spoils) - JaxSean May 9, 06:28 3
        
        That I wasn't so sure of. I kept waiting for (spoils) - Jim May 9, 06:30 2
        
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        I'm right with you on that. And I haven't read Catching Fire yet either. -- nm - Jim May 9, 06:38
    - Like Jim says below in Dano's thread... - JaxSean May 9, 06:24 1
      - Whoa...I said it up here too. :) -- nm - Jim May 9, 06:27
Awwww, my kids have a number of the books by the author in the Google logo(s) today. -- (link) - bc/nc May 9, 06:04
free legal MP3 with Little Feat, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Weather Report -- (link) - Danedukenuuk May 9, 06:00
I did some independent traveling this wknd and asked the locals what they think of the whole Bin Laden thing. 3 main schools of thought emerged. - Hotkiss May 9, 05:59 8
- 1. so as not to piss people off, 2. If Bush had killed him, no way he would have left office without taking credit, 3. Smoke some more dope. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 06:31
- Are you sure these aren't the same people who had to search for "who is Usama Bin Laden?" - JaxSean May 9, 06:31
- locals are dumb -- nm - Beaker May 9, 06:29
- so *nobody* believed he was killed last week? -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 06:13
- Ahh yes, re: #2, the rarely seen October Surprise, 18 months early. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 06:04 2
  - I love that the October Surprise card can be played against either party at any time. I've never understood it. -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 06:41 1
    - I figure it's a last resort spin control thing. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 06:41
- 1) Already answered 2) If true, they acted too soon 3) Have another drink this is insulting. -- nm - bc/nc May 9, 06:03
They were interviewing the gentleman that received first full face transplant in the USA this morning on GMA my first thought was he looks like Drama. - Winter is Coming May 9, 05:58 1
- that poor guy was in horrible shape before. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 06:45
Has anyone here ever joined a group through Meetup? -- nm - kelly May 9, 05:57 3
- yes, plus I own one -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 09:49
- I think Cappie & his wife did this in Frisco, TX - Epiphany May 9, 06:42
- Nubby has. Oh wait that was Meatup. -- nm - Winter is Coming May 9, 05:59
Obama's national security team was sharply divided over Osama bin Laden raid... -- (link) - Don Homer May 9, 05:19
I pledge allegiance to the Curtis of Granderson; for which he swings, with dingers and victory for me. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 04:51
Apple is now the world's most valuable brand (rest of the top 50 is also shown)... -- (link) - Don Homer May 9, 04:46 5
- sure just considering all the nice data they collect -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 9, 05:11 4
  - Pffft. Bery has you pegged down to the color of underwear you prefer. Seafoam green? Really? -- nm - bc/nc May 9, 05:25 3
    - it is by far the worst compagny outthere they are barking mad -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 9, 05:34 2
      - Goes to show just how big their brand is -- nm - Roger More May 9, 05:35 1
        
        yep people are crazy - Danedukenuuk May 9, 05:39
Sean Avery becomes first NY athlete to support gay marriage -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 04:35
Within hours of Osama's death, a Pakistan lobbying firm started contacting members of Congress trying to spin it -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 04:31 1
- Duh. -- nm - Ender May 9, 06:32
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- pfm must have slept in -- nm - Roger More May 9, 05:35 1
  - *evil laugh* -- nm - Athena in the Box May 9, 05:36
Treme casting - lord tubbington May 8, 23:55 1
- and - lord tubbington May 9, 00:00
Chuck norris dosnt always drink beer but when he dose he has the dos eques guy serve it to him in a dress - my nephew's FB post May 8, 22:41
heh, I played GRUE in a WWF game. i'm surprised it took it - zork May 8, 22:24
Happy birthday, Vermy! -- nm - loosilu May 8, 21:47 5
- (Google calendar has it as tomorrow?) -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 06:23 1
  - hmmm, fb says today. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 06:32
- bappy hirthday -- nm - tRuMaN May 9, 05:48
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker May 9, 04:27
- Happy birthday ya old coot! -- nm - nubby May 9, 04:22
Entertain me, dancing monkeys of ST. -- nm - David May 8, 21:42 14
- no -- nm - tRuMaN May 9, 05:44
- Vincent on the move -- (link) - Danedukenuuk May 9, 05:16 [youtube]
- Star Jones talking baby talk to her little foofy dog, Pinkie, and referring to Meatloaf as "Uncle Meatloaf" -- nm - Trish May 8, 22:21
- Michael Bolton.... Doing funny stuff in this week's Digital Short. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request May 8, 21:54
- Here you go: (nmblink) - ralph wiggum May 8, 21:48 [youtube] 8
  - I admired that movie more than I enjoyed it. -- nm - David May 8, 21:54 6
    - Yes. Although there were a few bits that I quite enjoyed. JGL's adorable dancing and: - ralph wiggum May 8, 21:55 5
      - Also, Mr Christina Hendricks makes me laugh. nm - ralph wiggum May 8, 21:58 4
        
        He is great in Bubble Boy and Super Troopers but I didn't like him much in Devil. -- nm - David May 8, 22:00 3
        
        I will never not think of him as Snozzberries. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 22:00 2
        
        Yeah, he's always the "I'm freakin out!" dude to me. nm - ralph wiggum May 8, 22:02 1
        
        Same here. I picture him doing this the first time Ms. Hendricks showed him the twins. -- nm - David May 8, 22:04
  - i wish i got hall & oates the morning after - lord tubbington May 8, 21:52
- The Lakers got swept! - Spawn May 8, 21:43
Geek news no one will care: Magic the Gathering World Champion Gulliaume Matignon banned for 3 years as source of the leak for New Phyerixa. -- nm - Qale May 8, 21:31 9
- is magic WoC? I could rock a magic tank top. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 06:14
- he's like the manny ramirez of magic the gathering! -- nm - lord tubbington May 8, 21:34 7
  - I still cant believe that game has had the legs that it has - eag May 8, 21:42 3
    - I believe it may actually be more popular now than ever. -- nm - Qale May 8, 21:45 2
      - Not a big fan of going back to the Mirrodin well, though I do pick up the occasional pack here and there. -- nm - Tim May 8, 21:49 1
        
        I'm with you. I might do a draft now the whole set is out, but I'm pretty much on the sidelines waiting for M12 and the fall set. -- nm - Qale May 8, 22:09
  - He was given access to the set list to write about for the lone remaining print magazine for the game. (It's French.) And he blew it to his buds who - Qale May 8, 21:36 2
    - after the prerelease this weekend we have been selling Scars of Mirrodin like crazy -- nm - Remlik May 8, 22:42
    - this brings up a question: would a reality competition like survivor film an alternate win with the finalists to insure that if the winner blows it.. - zeitgeist May 8, 21:49
pudding face is down right creepy, so much that I don't feel like having the cups we have in the frig -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 21:26 5
- ??? -- nm - Spawn May 8, 21:42 1
  - eating the $hit will make you grin like jack nicholson Joker so that everybody will know you ate the one your kid was saving for yourself -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 22:11
- I was saying that earlier to my family. Test market. Maybe they should try it 1st - Epiphany May 8, 21:34 2
  - Probably the same idiot who approved that "Burger King". Those commercials are nightmare inducing. -- nm - Trish May 8, 21:40 1
    - I do like the exploding crotch of the media made couple " sparah". The look on his face. Priceless -- nm - Epiphany May 8, 21:52
Hunger Games spoiler question - Dano May 8, 21:25 5
- (spoiler) - JaxSean May 9, 04:04 2
  - Word (spoils) - Jim May 9, 06:11 1
    - Yup -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 06:23
- I don't know that they ever go into the details. - Ender May 8, 21:31 1
  - This. It was mentioned briefly -- nm - Epiphany May 8, 21:36
Anyone watch/watching Nature tonight? This guy was sitting in a meadow and a Grizzly and her cubs got within 3-4 yards of him - Bacon May 8, 20:33 4
- you must never watch this episode. -- nm - loosilu May 8, 21:21 1
  - Too late? -- nm - Spawn May 8, 21:43
- was it Mr. Chocolate? -- nm - Remlik May 8, 20:49
- offs -- nm - Werner Herzog May 8, 20:34
The Killing (spoilers) - amoxy May 8, 20:25 3
- I'm thinking its.... - Krusty the Klown May 8, 20:34 2
  - I'm beginning to think it might be the (spoilers) - ty97 May 8, 21:03 1
    - yes you are right.... - zeitgeist May 8, 23:06
*does happy Federal Tax Refund dance* -- nm - znufrii May 8, 20:14 1
- Was just playing some Civ 5 today -- nm - eag May 8, 20:15
Hey Pippy - eag May 8, 19:53 7
- *cracks knuckles* let's get started then -- nm - Epiphany May 8, 20:07 1
  - Hee -- nm - eag May 8, 20:11
- Hey Jude - nubby May 8, 19:58 4
  - Hey Jude Law -- nm - Weird Al May 8, 20:29
  - Hey hey hey Paula. -- nm - Qale May 8, 20:03 2
    - Hey hey hey, it's Fat Albert. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 8, 20:12 1
      - hey hey hey Its me, Krusty -- nm - Krusty the Klown May 8, 20:27
I...want to rock n roll all night....and party every day -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 19:49 5
- Gene Simmons on Castle looked real old - eag May 8, 19:55 3
  - spoiler. - loosilu May 8, 21:22 1
    - Well thank you for that Miss Obvious - eag May 8, 21:30
  - *ding!* -- nm - Facto May 8, 20:10
- Sure.. that's the way to stay young and beautiful forever -- nm - Facto May 8, 19:53

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