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THE Ohio State University football program is investigating more than 50 automobile sales to check if they are compliant with NCAA rules - Will Hunting May 9, 08:16 2
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  - Somehow, Tressel still has a job. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 08:19
Enter to win a first-class round-the-world flight for two on the OneWorld airlines -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 08:16
Question, any idea why iTunes is suddenly d/l to a generic download folder instead of the respective show/season/album folder? - Stephen May 9, 08:15
today was the first day of my commute from hell. only 72 more hell-commute days till fall! -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:09
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- also, all of the stuff we're getting likely won't even get unpacked until we are ready to move into our own house. -- nm - znufrii May 9, 08:17
- How many people is znu marrying now? -- nm - nubby May 9, 08:16 3
  - 1 girl - groiny May 9, 08:17 2
    - Damned slippery slope of gay marriage. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 08:17 1
      - I LOVE LAMP! -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 08:19
- I never thought I would use a crock pot, got one, and use it all the time. nm -- nm - groiny May 9, 08:16
- I admit that my wife picked a number of items that we might only use a couple of times a year when entertaining large groups...Christmas, Thanksgiving - Walt_Disney May 9, 08:13 2
  - but you do actually need those things. otherwise you end up serving potatoes in a pasta pot. - Andie May 9, 08:15 1
    - But then you have to find a place for them for the next six months and then remember where that place is :P -- nm - Walt_Disney May 9, 08:17
- if and when you ever come to visit we'll break out the fine china, just for you. -- nm - znufrii May 9, 08:12 1
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- think about it this way, a lot of people already have homes and the normal stuff so put lots of 'I want it but will never use it' stuff on the list -- nm - decline May 9, 08:09 5
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    - I think when my cousin got married, they did a wine registry. - TFox May 9, 08:15 3
      - afaic, for any of my friends who would want to get me booze, they know they can get me booze. - znufrii May 9, 08:17 2
        
        wait - I thought you were already married? - Epiphany May 9, 08:19 1
        
        (spoilers) - znufrii May 9, 08:20
- of course he plans on doing that. - TFox May 9, 08:08 1
  - exactly. -- nm - znufrii May 9, 08:09
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MDH News: Groupon and Live Nation to launch new ticketing deals site -- (link) - con_carne May 9, 07:58 1
- awesome. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:01
pfm, David or Kim ... - Jim May 9, 07:56 1
- No worries. We probably won't post it until tomorrow anyway. -- nm - David May 9, 09:00
The ST Recent News needs a "Like" button. ;) -- nm - con_carne May 9, 07:49
Interesting interview with Andrew Zimmern about his past addictions and being homeless -- (link) - amoxy May 9, 07:49
Reactions from watching the Obama 60 Minutes interview last night - prayformojo May 9, 07:43 4
- To the second point: So, you're impressed with a politician's ability to deceive people? *shrug* -- nm - con_carne May 9, 07:51 2
  - It's a leadership quality -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) May 9, 07:53
  - that's not what i said at all -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 07:53
- is the interview worth watching, or has it mostly been quoted in the press? I've read several articles on it now. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 07:44
Teacher who on Facebook described her job as "Teaching high school students what not to do or how to do it without getting caught. :-)�" got caught. -- (link) - mara May 9, 07:42 1
- �Chances are if i meet you and you don�t like me i�m probably not to (sic) fond of you either.� -- nm - nubby May 9, 07:52
Daily Beast presents 6 OBL conspiracy theories. My favorite: Will and Kate got a heads up about the raid and postponed their honeymoon. -- (link) - loosilu May 9, 07:42
Everyone on Samoa is about to get 1 day older. -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 07:38
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- He won't last long -- nm - amoxy May 9, 07:50
- I so want a tshirt that say "NEWT" because guys, my car is that awesome. but no. I can't have that. - amanda jones May 9, 07:41
- *He* was Bippy? -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 07:36
- Sex change? -- nm - mara May 9, 07:32
Entire cast recording of South Park creators' Broadway show "Book of Mormon" available on NPR. -- (link) - mara May 9, 07:30 2
- SFW? -- nm - con_carne May 9, 08:02
- */ Orlando! /* -- nm - nubby May 9, 07:39
Official trailer for one of our films - Project Nim (from the director of Man on Wire). -- (link) - LMS May 9, 07:23
I haven't really seen an effect of the Japanese earthquake on supply until now. I'm starting to believe the reason I can't find the Canon S95 on - oblique May 9, 07:22
Hunger Games movie speculation (spoilers) - Dano May 9, 07:20 58
- This might be a dumb question, but why is this movie such a constant topic? What's the big deal? -- nm - Hotkiss May 9, 07:25 57
  - I admit that I have not read the books but the Wikipedia article makes it sound very much like The Tripod Series I read as a kid....(link) - Walt_Disney May 9, 08:06
  - it's going to be a bigger franchisee than Twilight - Epiphany May 9, 07:40 51
    - I don't know that it will be. where's someone who can google us up book sales? -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 07:42 11
      - Twilight has outsold it--by um, a shit ton. -- nm - Amy May 9, 07:45 10
        
        Here's some 2010 numbers. - Amy May 9, 07:50 7
        
        (fancy nancy??) -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 07:54 4
        
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        I hang out pretty regularly with a 13-year old girlchild and an 8-year old girlchild. is it between them? -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:03 2
        
        Younger. -- nm - Amy May 9, 08:05 1
        
        aha. yeah, I don't want to read those. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:07
        
        "James Patterson's assorted series " -- nm - Beaker May 9, 07:52 1
        
        ugh - can't stand him -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 07:53
        
        yeah, I thought. there are no hunger games moms like there are twimoms, right? - amanda jones May 9, 07:49
        
        will the books get the sales boost by the movies? -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 07:47
    - no it's not. (is it? this seems unfathomable.) -- nm - TFox May 9, 07:41 38
      - not unless it's got a teen idol in it. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 07:44 36
        
        they are using the same formula as Twilight - casting some relatively unknown stars - Epiphany May 9, 07:46 23
        
        As I see it, Twilight was aimed at girls who like brooders. Hunger Games is aimed at girls who wonder, - Max May 9, 07:56 21
        
        *however* dudes might be interested in HG too for the scifi and action. a well-cut trailer could make the first movie HUGE bank. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 07:58 18
        
        If they can get it a PG-13 it will be big. -- nm - Amy May 9, 08:05 7
        
        I can't even imagine how they do this with a PG13 -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 08:13 6
        
        I simultaneously can't picture it, and also can't imagine the studio would release it as an R. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:15 5
        
        if they want their $$ they have to go PG13. Maybe we get a directors cut at some point? -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 08:17
        
        I think PG13 should be pretty easy. no *way* it gets released as an R. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:16 3
        
        There's no cursing. Easily PG-13. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:19
        
        they'll just need to change or soften a couple shots. it'll be interesting to see how they do it. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:18
        
        agreed. An R DVD release would be a great extra though -- nm - Beaker May 9, 08:17
        
        It's got a chance at being big, but I think Twilight's on it's own little shelf with Potter as far as game-changing cultural phenoms. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 08:00 3
        
        maybe you are right - but in this case the movie studios actually know what they got before hand - Epiphany May 9, 08:02 2
        
        Yes, they'll get their budget. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 08:06
        
        I forsee Mockingjay pins *everywhere* in the not so distant future. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:04
        
        (plus, hot[-ter] chick in the lead.) -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 07:59 5
        
        but will she be shown as hot in the trailer? or as ruffian? -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:00 4
        
        probably both. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:04
        
        If they took Jennifer Lawrence and made her less than hot, we riot. -- nm - Men May 9, 08:02 2
        
        She looked less hot in Winter's Bone. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:03 1
        
        But 95% of people who know her at all now, saw her in that dress. - Will Hunting May 9, 08:06
        
        I think the movie has the ability to cross-sell the action. Twilight is more about the love-triangle. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 07:57 1
        
        Thunderdome for kids! -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 07:58
        
        I'm with you. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 07:50
        
        well, it could. Twilight made those teens famous, not vice versa. - TFox May 9, 07:46 11
        
        True enough. I have not kept track of HG casting other than Lawrence. any hot young dudes? -- nm - loosilu May 9, 07:49 10
        
        yes - Liam Hemsworth(sp?) Thor's little brother the guy from Last Song with Miley Cyrus and the son from the Kids are Alright - Epiphany May 9, 07:56
        
        There will have to be. There are multiple hot young dude roles to cast. -- nm - TFox May 9, 07:51 8
        
        I just don't feel any romance in HG. That's not it's point. There's no swooniness. - Amy May 9, 07:58 7
        
        this is true. I hope they don't add the swooniness - it would ruin a perfectly good story -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 08:00 6
        
        I see two distinct trailers. In front of actiony movies I see the violence of the Games played up and before chick flicks I see the - Beaker May 9, 08:02 5
        
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        I don't think I agree with that; both Kim and I commented while reading it - TFox May 9, 08:13 3
        
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        well sure, it's almost all unrequited. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:22
        
        I disagree. It almost feels added on--like the editor made her write Gale into a romantic lead. -- nm - Amy May 9, 08:19
      - I can't imagine it will be. -- nm - Kim Pine May 9, 07:42
  - It was a NYT bestseller for 2 years. -- nm - Amy May 9, 07:38
  - A lot of us really really liked the books. -- nm - TFox May 9, 07:27
  - Because it was a popular, commonly read book on ST (and also a book club book IIRC) -- nm - oblique May 9, 07:26 1
    - yup, the timing worked perfectly for the choice as a month or two after it was read the movie stuff started to come out -- nm - Beaker May 9, 07:35
god, my office is nice. - Andie May 9, 07:11 3
- Is it a holiday in Canada? - con_carne May 9, 08:18 1
  - her SO's father passed away -- nm - Beaker May 9, 08:19
- could be why they are so successfull. -- nm - tRuMaN May 9, 07:16
I think we've discovered an underground form of animal abuse that's even worse than cat juggling: kitten crash tests. -- (link) - mara May 9, 07:08 [youtube] 1
- /~ Mmmm, mop! Shoo-ba-de-bop. Mmmmm, mop! ~/ -- nm - oblique May 9, 07:11
Brooklyn Hasidic newspaper edits the women out of the White House Situation Room photo -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 07:07 6
- Their coverage of the 2008 Democrat primaries must have been awkward. -- nm - Ender May 9, 07:14 2
  - Or the Republican ticket. -- nm - mara May 9, 07:16 1
    - I imagine it like those invisibles puzzles that amoxy sometimes posts about. -- nm - pmb May 9, 07:24
- "... leaves Hillary", right? -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) May 9, 07:09 2
  - Audrey Tomason as well (I have no idea who that is, but she's in the photo) -- nm - ty97 May 9, 07:11 1
    - Counter-terrorism chief, I think. -- nm - nubby May 9, 07:16
speaking of tv, can we talk about apple tv? my apple tv seems to be dying. I have the kind with a hard drive, which I feel like I prefer (like, just - amanda jones May 9, 07:04 2
- yes, all thats true, but wouldnt it be a bother to connect your laptop to the tv? - tRuMaN May 9, 07:15 1
  - I need my laptop for ATV. new ATV has no hard drive. it streams *only.* (I would never hook my laptop to the TV. ever.) -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 07:32
I'd rank Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy ahead of Justified based on season 1 (B+). Justified S1 spoilers - Beaker May 9, 07:02 4
- I agree with that -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 07:19
- you're totally awesome for reminding me to place a hold for breaking bad at the libraries. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 07:08 1
  - you had me after the first three words :) -- nm - Beaker May 9, 07:09
- (and this isn't a bad thing as SOA and BB are two of my favorite shows) -- nm - Beaker May 9, 07:04
TV PSA: Chuck, HIMYM, House, Predators/Canucks game 6 -- nm - Beaker May 9, 07:00 3
- Don't forget The Event!!! nm - Jim May 9, 07:00 2
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    - is it still on? -- nm - NBC May 9, 07:05
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- check her facebook for pity status updates and pictures to confirm -- nm - Hotkiss May 9, 07:01 5
  - that's a risky excuse, though. She'll have to be on crutches. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 07:11 2
    - heh, if he wants to channel my boss, he should request a letter from the treating physician to prove the injury. - tRuMaN May 9, 07:16
    - thanks Matlock - Beaker May 9, 07:16
  - if he has any access to her FB page she should be fired for stupidity. -- nm - Andie May 9, 07:02 1
    - we should be JD's private investigation team -- nm - Hotkiss May 9, 07:08
Earthquake shifted Japan�s land mass, leaving coastal areas under water at high tide -- (link) - mara May 9, 06:58 1
- that's pretty wild. -- nm - Andie May 9, 07:01
I give no credence/leeway to the NBA in any regard when their reffing is so bad it borders on game fixing and has for over a decade. -- nm - Beaker May 9, 06:53 10
- I've twice typed out an attempt at a counterpoint, and deleted it. - TFox May 9, 07:18 6
  - No harder than NFL refs calling holding and so forth or balls and strikes in MLB. - Will Hunting May 9, 07:22 5
    - I don't necessarily agree. I think the NFL misses more clear holding calls than the NBA misses fouls. - TFox May 9, 07:26 4
      - The reality is, basketball should be easier; there's 1 guy who matters - Will Hunting May 9, 07:30 3
        
        Exception: Mr Magoo, NHL. The comedy writes itself. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) May 9, 07:52
        
        We can all agree it could be improved. Faulty to the point of affecting my ability to enjoy the games? No. - TFox May 9, 07:36 1
        
        My tipping point was in Vegas watching guys lose thousands on bets in the Heat/Mavs series - Will Hunting May 9, 07:41
- I have no idea what you're talking about . *blows whistle after seeing foul* "Oops, I didn't mean to do that." -- nm - Bennett Salvatore May 9, 07:06
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- Borders? The NBA is only slightly less rigged than pro wrestling. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 07:00
zoom. *sputter* zoom -- nm - oblique May 9, 06:52

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