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I just swore in front of my coworker charlie. he was shocked. "I've never heard you swear before." - amanda jones May 13, 06:36 1
- Did you say, "Are you f**king kidding?" -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 06:41
Same league as Bryce Harper --- Manny Machado - Will Hunting May 13, 06:35 5
- Can he get a new picture? This is not a gang photoshoot. -- nm - MDH May 13, 06:38
- When do these guys normally get brought up? -- nm - Gwaahjo May 13, 06:37 3
  - From this level, typically 3-4 years. For Bryce Harper, he'll get advanced within a week or two to the next level (or 2) - Will Hunting May 13, 06:39 2
    - ah ok, thanks for that info! don't know much about the minors -- nm - Gwaahjo May 13, 06:46
    - ETA for legitimate major-leagues if they don't show regression.... Harper 2012 opening day, Machado 2014. -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 06:40
TV News (some reposted): NBC renews Harry's Law/Parenthood, Picks up: The Playboy Club, Grimm, and Awake, doesn't pick up Wonder Woman. -- (link) - MDH May 13, 06:23 3
- I never understood why they were considering WW, but after all that hype I'm surprised. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 06:24 2
  - just based on the pics and such it seemed much better suited for the CW than NBC -- nm - Beaker May 13, 06:28 1
    - This x 1000. -- nm - MDH May 13, 06:28
Bryce Harper went 4 for 5 with a grand slam last night; he's now got a line of .396/.472/.712 -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 06:22 6
- And since ML's being a doody head.....he got contacts about 2 weeks into the season...since then His triple slash since: .467/.549/.867. - Will Hunting May 13, 06:26
- Damn. I haven't followed much, but last I *thought* I heard, he was struggling? - MDH May 13, 06:25 3
  - He was, apparently he needed glasses. -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 06:26 2
    - Seriously? -- nm - MDH May 13, 06:28 1
      - That's what I'd read....probably his eyes were only 20/20 :) - Will Hunting May 13, 06:29
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- oh no -- nm - Hotkiss May 13, 06:44
- :( -- nm - kelly May 13, 06:40
- Sorry :( -- nm - Walt_Disney May 13, 06:31
- sucks. sorry. -- nm - decline May 13, 06:23
- damn -- nm - prayformojo May 13, 06:19
- whoa. what did I miss? - JaxSean May 13, 06:17
- that is awful - sorry. this is not the DUI motorcycle dude, right? -- nm - Epiphany May 13, 06:17 3
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    - dang - its never the answer for anyone -- nm - Epiphany May 13, 06:29
    - Yikes. -- nm - JaxSean May 13, 06:20
- Damn -- nm - amoxy May 13, 06:14
- ugh, that sucks. sorry -- nm - Beaker May 13, 06:14
- I was really hoping for a different outcome. Sorry man. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 06:13 1
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- ugh. sorry. -- nm - Andie May 13, 06:13
"Impenetrable forces made of wood, glass, stone...some times there's dice - maybe dominos, I don't really know - something with numbers on it." -- nm - prayformojo May 13, 06:11
ugh, there is a vile stench of something rotting in the break room... -- nm - znufrii May 13, 06:10 4
- Governor Tarkin -- nm - amoxy May 13, 06:11
- all coworkers there? -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 13, 06:11
- he who smelt it dealt it. -- nm - Beaker May 13, 06:10
- It *is* Friday the 13th -- nm - oblique May 13, 06:10
May i just say how tired I am? (whine inside, you've been warned.) - Andie May 13, 06:06 7
- Thats very stressful. I can understand not being able to go back to sleep. -- nm - Walt_Disney May 13, 06:30
- That is not a fun way to start the day. Upside: Weekend soon. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 06:09 4
  - thank god. maybe we should poll? -- nm - Andie May 13, 06:10 3
    - going up to the Catskills tonight for a wedding tomorrow. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 06:22 2
      - AZ test today at 5pm, then traveling to inlaws, maybe casino boats, then home again, sunday am movie -- nm - Epiphany May 13, 06:42
      - long-over due optometrist appt tomorrow. Bridesmaids tomorrow night (someone else's choice). errands on Sunday. -- nm - Andie May 13, 06:38
- Wow, that has to be hard on your nerves - prayformojo May 13, 06:08
So TPC had given me the golfing bug now. I want to go play, but I realized I need to upgrade. - JaxSean May 13, 06:05
I have a post-drinking rule that has generally served me well. That rule: no computering. - ty97 May 13, 05:57 21
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  - 9 times out of 10, I'm not anymore. I have no clue what happened. - ty97 May 13, 06:32 1
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- Ty is awesome and those emotions are ones that we have all felt at some point in our lives. -- nm - Walt_Disney May 13, 06:28
- wait, what happened? -- nm - znufrii May 13, 06:20 2
  - I drank. Apparently a shit ton. I posted to Facebook. I posted here. - ty97 May 13, 06:32 1
    - ah - znufrii May 13, 06:37
- You are a good man ty. -- nm - amoxy May 13, 06:12
- To be honest, I had no idea that there were people who didn't know. -- nm - nubby May 13, 06:05 3
  - That was the part that surprised me, though I only know digital ty. -- nm - TFox May 13, 06:39
  - People can be oblivious at times. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 06:08 1
    - How many times do I have to say I'm sorry? :) -- nm - oblique May 13, 06:09
- At least your post-drinking rule is better than "throw up on other ST-ers and have to be taken to his hotel room in a wheelchair." - nm - JaxSean May 13, 06:02 1
  - Oh, you presume! -- nm - nubby May 13, 06:05
- *pats you on the back* You're a good man, sir. - oblique May 13, 06:01 6
  - I have something like 15 facebook status update responses in my gmail. - ty97 May 13, 06:02 5
    - FWIW, they are all varying degrees of positive support. No one has yet posted anything negative on your profile. -- nm - TWuG May 13, 06:18 2
      - It's not even what people say that worries me. - ty97 May 13, 06:20 1
        
        Perhaps it's time to create some lists and start being selective about what each group can see. -- (link) - TWuG May 13, 06:29
    - Go read them. It's OK -- nm - oblique May 13, 06:03 1
      - I hate feeling emotionally exposed, I prefer a hard case around my feelings. It protects me. - ty97 May 13, 06:19
Heh.... Red Team was told they couldn't buy software or break laws. - Will Hunting May 13, 05:39
Rock & roll, San Jose Sharks. I am happy for you. As is my friend who now has all his playoff picks correct. - bc/nc May 13, 05:38 1
- The only series I have gotten wrong so far has been picking Caps over Tampa -- (link) - Beaker May 13, 05:48 [Backboard]
5 gun myths --- The 250,000 rounds for each insurgent kill is amazing to me. -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 05:17 3
- the inventory count scene in Lord of War immediately springs to mind -- nm - Beaker May 13, 05:33
- Here's the link. -- (link) - Will Hunting May 13, 05:17 1
  - good list they just forgot the greatest myth - Danedukenuuk May 13, 06:16
West Coast offices of DC Comics are hiring.... -- (link) - Remlik May 13, 05:06
Saturday May 14 is World Naked Gardening Day....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney May 13, 04:54 4
- There's good naked and then there's opening a jar of pickles naked. I would think gardening falls in the latter category. - Seinfeld paraphrased May 13, 05:19
- I read this as World Naked Gambling Day -- nm - Strongbad May 13, 05:05 1
  - For some of us, getting naked *is* a gamble. -- nm - TWuG May 13, 05:08
- Ugh, no thanks. I don't want to see any of my neighbors naked. - CovingtonCat May 13, 04:57
Ron Paul officially announces presidential run... -- (link) - Don Homer May 13, 04:54
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New Sex Position. 'The Osama' - marcel May 13, 04:09
Smallville series finale tonight and Itunes giveaway -- (link) - Remlik May 13, 03:52
Overdue library books returned -- (link) - CovingtonCat May 13, 03:44
Amazon Gold Box: Firefly complete series $23.49 -- (link) - CovingtonCat May 13, 03:27 2
- That would for be Blu-ray, btw -- nm - CovingtonCat May 13, 03:28 1
  - (going for 2nd cup of coffee now) -- nm - CovingtonCat May 13, 03:28
Interior ministers from the 27 EU countries have agreed to change the rules of the Schengen passport-free area, seeking to clarify conditions under - Hotkiss May 13, 03:15
TFox (from B2) - Jelly May 13, 03:02
there is a show on animal planet called My Cat From Hell -- (link) - lord tubbington May 13, 00:51
Thai police arrest man at Bangkok airport with baby bears, leopards, panthers, and monkeys in his suitcases -- (link) - lord tubbington May 13, 00:28 3
- Oh my! -- nm - bc/nc May 13, 04:38
- Sheesh, wonder if they all came from their countries of origin or were born in a local zoo or some-such. Crazy...and sad. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 13, 00:38
- That's bizarre. -- nm - ty97 May 13, 00:30
Those of you around in the morning are responsible for nagging me until I write up the speaker notes from tonight's meeting. - MojaveMeg May 13, 00:19
also, apparently I don't pay attention to the credits of FNL *or* Parenthood, as I have just now realized that the name of the actor who plays Vince - Reagen May 13, 00:02
Ty, you okay! -- nm - David May 12, 23:58 22
- and one more part - ty97 May 13, 00:46 5
  - You know who you should talk to? - ralph wiggum May 13, 05:04
  - Dude, we all have our perceived weaknesses....it's clear this is something that matters to you; and really, how dickish would we be to mock it? - Will Hunting May 13, 04:29
  - Fwiw, from someone in his own personal black hole of bs, it would never cross my mind to mock you for this. - TFox May 13, 04:23
  - (((((hugs)))))) -- nm - zeitgeist May 13, 00:54 1
    - Thanks. It's all kinda dumb overall, and I appreciate the carring. --nm - ty97 May 13, 00:57
- And the other thing. - ty97 May 13, 00:28 4
  - and here's part 2 - ty97 May 13, 00:36 1
    - not dub...more old school raggae...but seriously, you're not alone, does anybody here NOT feel this way now and then? -- nm - zeitgeist May 13, 00:42
  - Just know we're here...and love you for *you* -- nm - MojaveMeg May 13, 00:35
  - Catholicism can sure do a number on people. -- nm - Reagen May 13, 00:31
- Amazingly, 98% I am - ty97 May 13, 00:04 8
  - As an aside - ty97 May 13, 00:12 5
    - Dude, it is just sexual attraction. Don't turn it into something overwhelming. -- nm - David May 13, 00:16 1
      - I am passing out but we will talk later. - David May 13, 00:19
    - have you thought about seeing a therapist about it? -- nm - lord tubbington May 13, 00:13 2
      - (multiple, but specifically one) therapist are the reason I am who I am - ty97 May 13, 00:39
      - that's what self medicating with alcohol is for -- nm - zeitgeist May 13, 00:37
  - You have to live *in* the rest of the world, not *for* the rest of the world. - MojaveMeg May 13, 00:09
  - Anything you want to talk about? -- nm - David May 13, 00:08
- That was meant to be a question mark, but auto correct is clearly a big fan of yours. -- nm - David May 12, 23:59
- Sounds like he had an interesting evening :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg May 12, 23:59
I never understood why people put their e-mail address in the signature of their e-mails. But I figured it out. I got a forward of an e-mail where the - James Bond (aka Igor) May 12, 23:55
Area 51, not aliens, but a bunch of other things the government doesn't want you to know about -- (link) - crash davis May 12, 23:55 2
- And really *really* close to that latest earthquake storm....... -- (link) - MojaveMeg May 13, 00:01
- Bigfoot colony! -- nm - lord tubbington May 13, 00:01
also, i'm pretty impressed how tightly jj abrams has kept Super 8 locked down with less than a month to go -- nm - lord tubbington May 12, 23:54 2
- He's assigned Kyle Chandler to look disapprovingly at anyone who'll leak details from it. -- nm - Reagen May 12, 23:57 1
  - And if you continue to stare at him, his hair rises up and forms a frowny face. -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 04:09
hey crash, what host of indignities have samwise and rikki put you through lately? -- nm - lord tubbington May 12, 23:33 2
- oh its been quiet lately, perhaps too quiet -- nm - crash davis May 12, 23:38 1
  - i'm sure after trish dressed them up in beefeater costumes for the royal wedding, they're planning something seal-team-six level in retaliation -- nm - lord tubbington May 12, 23:40
Mop angry. -- nm - David May 12, 23:29 1
- *snort* -- nm - Reagen May 12, 23:30
It's nice to go out in the evening...but I hate missing the west coast hour :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg May 12, 23:22 2
- hey those printer cartridges ain't gonna return themselves -- nm - lord tubbington May 12, 23:26 1
  - :-P -- nm - MojaveMeg May 12, 23:32
The Museum Of Silly Charts -- (link) - Reagen May 12, 23:18 1
- How Much Fire Like Parts Of This Piece Of Paper has a genius to it -- nm - crash davis May 12, 23:33
breaking news: do not rely solely on GPS for traveling in the western united states (like idaho) -- (link) - lord tubbington May 12, 23:08 4
- Oregon, a couple took a short cut across some mountainous pass, the GPS said it was a road, but they got stuck in snow, he died trying to follow a ... - zeitgeist May 12, 23:29
- The sheriff of Owyhee County quoted in that article really isn't exaggerating -- nm - crash davis May 12, 23:11 2
  - sounds like a regular Raylan Givens! -- nm - lord tubbington May 12, 23:12 1
    - why, yes some of the law enforcement here does wear cowboy hats - you're more than welcome to tell them how stupid they look -- nm - crash davis May 12, 23:14
In every major police department, there is a rogue male consultant who should be fired but he has been assigned to the one female cop who can work - crash davis May 12, 22:57 4
- "Holmes & Garden" -- nm - lord tubbington May 12, 23:06 1
  - I actually like that -- nm - crash davis May 12, 23:07
- That *totally* explains "The Sentinel" -- nm - Beryllium May 12, 23:06 1
  - plus the jungle powers -- nm - Remlik May 13, 03:44
I hear Kristen Wiig is on the Daily Show. -- nm - Mop May 12, 22:42
C'mon and let the good times roll. we're gonna stay here 'till it sooths our soul, if it takes all night long. -- nm - peglegpete May 12, 22:27

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