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If Bery ever takes up drinking, he'll need this -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 10:46
Is rail travel that exotic, that they need to explain to potential riders what "express" means? -- (link) - znufrii May 9, 10:45 4
- it's a big selling feature, they publish this stuff to get people in seats. -- nm - Andie May 9, 10:54
- We're not the Northeast. :) Rail travel is not as common here. Our topography has a lot to do with that. - con_carne May 9, 10:49
- Seriously? Of *course* they are gonna push a strong selling point, tell how much time is saved and explain why it works. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:48
- Los Angeles! :) -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:47
Note: This is where I got the "$700 for the hardware" price point for PS3. -- (link) - Beryllium May 9, 10:39 1
- (This may explain my "f*** that noise" attitude when it comes to PS3 and Sony in general. My boycott stands. And their arrogance does not falter.) -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:46
Gwyneth Paltrow's cooking? hrm ... I think I'll wait for Kare's version ;D -- (link) - JenBro May 9, 10:37 3
- speaking of which, The Hazel Bloom's feature recipe had me drooling today -- (link) - prayformojo May 9, 10:38 2
  - Eh, let me know when she has a recipe for steak or something. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:45
  - she's incredible ... can't wait until she does something with salted caramel - anything - I crave it. -- nm - JenBro May 9, 10:41
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- Really? That's what the headline writer went with? If going in that direction, why not just go for broke and "Jodie Foster's......" -- nm - JD May 9, 10:36 2
  - Jodie Foster's Beaver Has Class -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:37 1
    - Mel Gibson shows fine hand in Jodie Foster's Beaver -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 10:41
- it was a really bad pre-nup. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:34
Biography Channel has greenlit a Bristol Palin reality show about her moving to LA and moving in with DWTS' Kyle Massey -- (link) - MDH May 9, 10:31 6
- what is reality about this? (I'm not a celebreality sub-genre fan) -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:35 1
  - The important thing to remember is that they're *not* going Hollywood. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:38
- I thought there was some plan for her to move to, like, Kansas and run for Congress. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:34 2
  - I thought she just bought a house in Arizona. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:35 1
    - right, that was it. I couldn't remember which state. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:38
- Like LA doesn't have enough hypocrites. -- nm - con_carne May 9, 10:33
Your Johnny Depp anecdote of the day: -- (link) - prayformojo May 9, 10:27 8
- Help me out here: Wasn't he a prima donna in his youth during like 21 Jump Street? - Will Hunting May 9, 10:29 7
  - You're thinking of that pompous ass Peter DeLuise - con_carne May 9, 10:33
  - maybe pretentious but never in "trouble" so far as I remember. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:31
  - Hard to tell as his costar made him look like a saint. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:31 2
    - Greico? - Will Hunting May 9, 10:32 1
      - Dom Deluises kid was on it. -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:35
  - a couple of years ago I saw the interview he did for Edward Scissorhands. he seemed pretty level headed. - loosilu May 9, 10:30
  - no, I don't think that era was entirely pre-madonna -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:30
Visit a world capital poll: You can visit one of these world capitals for one week - prayformojo May 9, 10:22 38
- London, Prague, Madrid, Coppolatown. -- nm - David May 9, 10:51
- In order: Prauge, Sofia, London and Madrid -- nm - Walt_Disney May 9, 10:48
- London, Madrid, Prague, Sofia -- nm - Jovian May 9, 10:37
- London (and I'll be there in a week), Madrid, Prague, Sofia -- nm - MDH May 9, 10:29
- I have no idea what's in Sofia. Prague is definitely my 1 and London is 4 (since I've been there twice) -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 10:28 2
  - London will always rate well for me, because there's endless things to do and explore there, kinda like NY. - ty97 May 9, 10:38
  - it doesn't have anywhere near the repuation of Prague or Berlin as a great city to visit. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:33
- Prague - Sofia - London - Madrid -- nm - Dano May 9, 10:28
- London (afteral, most of them speak english and you can visit most of the rest of the world on its streets) prague - zeitgeist May 9, 10:28
- 2, 4, 1, 3 -- nm - con_carne May 9, 10:26 2
  - con_carne is my world capital visiting soulmate. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) May 9, 10:27 1
    - We'll always have SlackerTalk -- nm - con_carne May 9, 10:28
- London, Sofia, Prague, Madrid -- nm - Amy May 9, 10:25
- Prague, Sofia, London, Madrid. I have a feeling I could do some nice damage in the Czech Republic. -- nm - Qale May 9, 10:24
- pargue madrid sofia london -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 10:24
- Madrid, London, Prague - where the hell is Sofia? -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 10:24 3
  - this was mine too ... :D -- nm - JenBro May 9, 10:44
  - I love standing in foreign airports and reading the flight departure board. So many places I'd never heard of before. - ty97 May 9, 10:26
  - Bulgaria. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:25
- 2, 3, 1, 4 - Reagen May 9, 10:24 2
  - In other words, you want to go with Amy. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:26 1
    - you weren't supposed to find out this way. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:27
- London. -- nm - Don Homer May 9, 10:24 1
  - followed by Madrid, Prague, Sofia. -- nm - Don Homer May 9, 10:24
- I've done Madrid and London. Prague is at the top of cities I want to go to. London would be #1 if I hadn't been there. -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:24 1
  - Probably rank Prague - London - Sofia - Madrid (I don't know anything about Sofia) -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:24
- Prague, London, Sofia, Madrid (have been to London and Madrid before) -- nm - Roger More May 9, 10:24 3
  - Wow. I ranked exactly the same and have also been to London and Madrid before. - ty97 May 9, 10:25 1
    - I detect a pattern. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:26
  - so have I. my brutha! -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:24
- Prague, London, Sofia, Madrid. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:23
- Prague, London, Madrid, Sofia -- nm - znufrii May 9, 10:23
- London, by a mile. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:23
- *looks up what country Sofia is the capital of* -- nm - Most of ST si May 9, 10:23 2
  - GoldenGirlLand. nm -- nm - groiny May 9, 10:24 1
    - Think Modern Family. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:25
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- I think I'd go Prague - London - Madrid - Sofia -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 10:23
Why every kid in America should have an iPad -- (link) - oblique May 9, 10:19 3
- Well, I'm convinced. I'll go get one. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) May 9, 10:22
- "By Steve Jobs" -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:21 1
  - Oh, come on. Clearly cultofmac.com is an unbiased news source. -- nm - Ender May 9, 10:26
Out of sight out of mind poll: What was the last thing or person you effectively quit permanently after a "temporary" break kept on going? -- nm - Max May 9, 10:19 11
- ST -- nm - ceregon si May 9, 10:28 1
  - word -- nm - steve411 May 9, 10:29
- In Plain Sight, I think -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:24
- Mary Janice Dickenson - Betsy the Queen of the Vampire author - Epiphany May 9, 10:22
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- Heroes. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) May 9, 10:21
- House -- nm - Qale May 9, 10:20
- Raising Hope -- nm - con_carne May 9, 10:20 3
  - That show cracks me up seriously. "Quick dad! I found a praying mantis. Now we have something to fight that beetle we've been saving" - oblique May 9, 10:20 2
    - I think they have effectively quit on the baby - - Epiphany May 9, 10:23 1
      - I think it's funnier to me because the dad used to be a terminator -- nm - oblique May 9, 10:24
Archarcharch retires after leg injury in Derby -- (link) - prayformojo May 9, 10:18 1
- Death Race: 2Furlongs -- nm - Max May 9, 10:20
Slate looks at 2010 baby names (not just top ten). Rising stars: Maci, Bentley, Khloe. - loosilu May 9, 10:17
L&O TV Rumor: Law & Order:LA cancelled and NBC will bring back L&O for a final season/ LA cancelled, and L&O moves to TNT. -- nm - MDH May 9, 10:17
My lunch today: PB&J, plus delicious soup from the bones of the poor -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 10:16 1
- Post your Terminator Face profile pic! -- nm - David May 9, 10:50
I love the fact that Newt Gingrich thinks he has a shot running for President. I was 9 when he was around and remember how horrible he was. -- nm - MDH May 9, 10:09 21
- To my gut, he's a front-runner for the GOP nom. -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:10 20
  - RON PAUL! -- nm - Qale May 9, 10:16
  - He will not get a single vote (and I mean that 100%) from anyone under the age of 30. -- nm - MDH May 9, 10:13 16
    - What would happen if Lady GaGa voted for him? -- nm - David May 9, 10:49
    - If its anything like Canada, then only like 25% of under 30's vote and over 75% of over 55...so no great loss :P - Walt_Disney May 9, 10:45
    - ??? This statement is ridiculous as saying that Obama won't get votes from white people. -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 10:27 4
      - His statement is no more ridiculous than yours. Less so, even. - Spawn May 9, 10:51
      - *wonders what part of Newt awesomeness is going to cross the age divide* -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:28 2
        
        he's like that grandpa you never visit. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:31 1
        
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    - Sure he will. I think his wife is 28. :) - Will Hunting May 9, 10:21
    - 20-somethings tend to skew Dem over GOP generally, but if gets the nom, he'll get his share of sub-30 votes in the general. -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:18 2
      - more or less the same distribution that McCain got against Obama, I'd wager. -- nm - TFox May 9, 10:32
      - provided they bother to show up in the first place. -- nm - znufrii May 9, 10:19
    - Which is true for most Republican candidates. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:18
    - I just love absolutes like this - decline May 9, 10:17 2
      - I mean obviously I won't be, but I bet he gets such a small percentage it's not even funny. -- nm - MDH May 9, 10:20
      - bet him one billion dollars - prayformojo May 9, 10:19
  - clearly, the GOP needs more Vegas-bound 19 year old candidates -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:13
  - Excellent. -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:11
Canadian business news: Canadian Tire bought the Forzani Group. -- (link) - Reagen May 9, 10:05 1
- nice. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:08
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- I bet this has done wonders for the sales of 360 versions of games like Modern Warfare. I wonder if it's sold a few consoles, too. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) May 9, 10:26 1
  - For all of the user who only had a PS3 -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:27
- "Fully" online. They've blown past the partial-restoration-within-a-week thing but they still plan to have it partially online well before the end of the month. -- nm - Ender May 9, 10:09 1
  - I want an ad with a bleary-eyed, scruffy Kevin Butler apologizing for this. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 10:15
- So they're giving up on the "partially online in a few days" line? -- nm - Qale May 9, 10:06 4
  - nmbQale - Epiphany May 9, 10:07 3
    - nmbPippy - Qale May 9, 10:13 2
      - You would have to go to the bank - Epiphany May 9, 10:20 1
        
        nmbPippy - Qale May 9, 10:22
- Is that just the direct cost of the PSN outage and repairs, or does it include an estimation of the reputational impacts? -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:05 2
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    - Thanks -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:19
- I'm barely aware of what's been going on. What kinds of income have they lost through this? -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 10:05 9
  - Downloadable content revenue, online game purchase revenue ... I don't know if PSN did ads, but that revenue too if so ... - Beryllium May 9, 10:06 8
    - My copy of YDKJ has been rather worthless since I don't have second controller. -- nm - Qale May 9, 10:15
    - out of sight out of mind. if I don't play a game for six weeks or so, the chances of my ever playing again are almost nothing. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 10:08 4
      - and if you paid $700 for the system and $70 for the game and you couldn't play it ... -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:09 3
        
        huh? -- nm - decline May 9, 10:13
        
        Are we just saying random numbers now? -- nm - Ender May 9, 10:12 1
        
        I was going by the Canadian launch price. :) -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:13
    - I wouldn't be surprised if it hurt the sale of Portal 2 -- nm - Guigue May 9, 10:07 1
      - Yeah it probably totally butchered the PS3 port especially since the big draw is the dual play in this one. -- nm - Qale May 9, 10:14
Happy Tuesday! -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:02 14
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  - and the other answer? 6 Red Bulls and Vodka. - ty97 May 9, 10:16 2
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      - Nope, for reals. I was yawning and considering bailing early in the evening so my brother was like "drink this" - ty97 May 9, 10:28
  - Ha. Was just out with friends. Farewell show for a friend's band, then went and watched a band that a friend of his is in. - ty97 May 9, 10:13
  - burrito vendor - Epiphany May 9, 10:09 2
    - I have a rather vivid memory of the night...except the burrito place. I only have flashes of memory of that. - ty97 May 9, 10:15
    - the new Doorman? -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:11
- Hump Day! -- nm - Spawn May 9, 10:02
- ummm.... -- nm - Monday May 9, 10:02 4
  - spoiler. - loosilu May 9, 10:03 2
    - Good call, though in this case I'm just in Monday-hating mode (I'm home) -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:04 1
      - drat. (but glad you're home) -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:05
  - yeah, I don't like you -- nm - ty97 May 9, 10:03

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