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North Dakota? - ty97 - I voted Oct 20, 10:23 2
- North Dakota has a bunch of swingers, so yes. -- nm - budice Oct 20, 10:24 1
  - what else is there to do? -- nm - zork Oct 20, 10:25
lyc: Going to Pride & Glory screening tonight (ENORT,CFARR) -- (link) - budice Oct 20, 10:23
Brand of Bothers, Dignan's Swollen Brands, Brands Up For Mandy, Brandle With Care, Brandmine -- nm - zork Oct 20, 10:22 1
- OH oh oh ... Brand Central Station!!! -- nm - zork Oct 20, 10:24
How I Branded Your Mother -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 20, 10:21 1
- "Maverick" would be an awesome name for the branding team, given the history of it -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:22
Crash! Yeti prints! -- (link) - Amy Oct 20, 10:16 3
- awesome! I should write to Obama and tell him that we are losing the Yeti Investigation race to the Japanese. -- nm - crash davis Oct 20, 10:18 2
  - agreed. -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 10:20
  - At the very least we should be able to produce a Sasquatch that doesn't turn out to be a opossum. -- nm - sheba Oct 20, 10:19
IFP's Gotham Award Nominees Announced: Ballast; Frozen River; Synecdoche, New York; The Visitor; The Wrester for Best Feature -- (link) - Dano School Musical 3 Oct 20, 10:16
So, work gave me a nice card, and a starbucks gift card -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:15 [flickr] 4
- here's a closer approximation to the photo :) -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:20 [flickr]
- They want to get full of caffiene and walk into the ocean? -- nm - sheba Oct 20, 10:17
- I didn't get squat - con_carne Oct 20, 10:17 1
  - I always get a card and a Moxie Java (like Starbucks) gift card from work. -- nm - Trish Oct 20, 10:21
By the way...thanks for all the backboards happy birthdays. Twas a nice quiet kid-less weekend. -- nm - Jim Oct 20, 10:11 4
- Happy birthday to you too! - Trish Oct 20, 10:16
- i missed it - but glad it was happy! -- nm - Andie Oct 20, 10:14 1
  - ditto! -- nm - crash davis Oct 20, 10:15
- /me forwards pics to Jim - Spawn Oct 20, 10:12
My voting question: Is my 8 year old daughter allowed to watch me vote? -- nm - Inigo Oct 20, 10:11 9
- They're bringing people with them into the voting booth? Give those people a provisional ballot! - GOP Oct 20, 10:28
- Make sure you don't get the Simpsons Booths they have in West Virginia. -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 20, 10:19
- sure, she can watch. Might learn a thing or two. ;) -- nm - Paris Hilton Oct 20, 10:18
- I used to be allowed to watch my parents vote. -- nm - Dano School Musical 3 Oct 20, 10:16
- I've always taken my kids with me to vote. Thus my about to be 5 yr old tells everyone who will listen that she voted for Bwock Obama. -- nm - sheba Oct 20, 10:16 1
  - wiggum has 5 minutes to produce something from her children that's as cute or cuter than this. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 20, 10:22
- yes. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 10:13
- Sure -- nm - con_carne Oct 20, 10:12
- She should be, yes. There was a father/son tandem at the booth when I voted. -- nm - David Oct 20, 10:11
Helicopter Ben advocates a "signifcant" additional federal stimulus payment (nmbl) - Brian Oct 20, 10:10 2
- At what point does he just decide: I don't know anymore. I quit. -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 10:17
- heh. RC helicopter ads. -- nm - psilotum Oct 20, 10:12
�If Tom Brady was your son, you would really enjoy that he was a darn good Ping-Pong player, but you�d feel like, Why�s he playing Ping-Pong?� -- nm - David Oct 20, 10:09
Happy birthday, bery and Trish! -- nm - David Oct 20, 10:09 7
- Libras unite! -- nm - Inigo Oct 20, 10:12 2
  - Oh, we have. - Trish Oct 20, 10:22 1
    - Isn't the world in enough trouble already? ;^) -- nm - TaurusII Oct 20, 10:24
- Cheers! Enjoy. -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 20, 10:11
- word -- nm - Beaker Oct 20, 10:11
- Happy Birthday Trish! - ty97 - I voted Oct 20, 10:10
- Indeed! -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 10:09
oh, and I think I'm a cynic? A lady in front of me in line, hoo boy. - ty97 - I voted Oct 20, 10:08
Hmm. Using the Dell Hybrid as a HTPC. I can see that happening. - Mop Oct 20, 10:07
Voting thoughts and stuff, REB2 - ty97 - I voted Oct 20, 10:03 1
- Ya mo be there? -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 20, 10:06
You'll are going to jinx Obama with these early polling projections, those early voters could be scued towards rabid fans, bradley effect could swing - zeitgeist Oct 20, 10:03 4
- It's killing me. I don't want projections, polls or anything else. Tell me on the night of Nov 4th. I am panicked about a jinx or these 'early voting' - HdnAgnda Oct 20, 10:10 3
  - I'm more concerned that all this 'landslide' talk will lead to people skipping voting -- nm - ty97 - I voted Oct 20, 10:11 1
    - Simpsons did it -- nm - Beaker Oct 20, 10:12
  - or encouraging complacency on the Democrat side. -- nm - psilotum Oct 20, 10:11
My observations on Black Friday (reposted from yesterday) - Mop Oct 20, 10:02 11
- If WalMart and Best Buy give a deal, people will show up; we're not bred to keep our money, we're consumers. - Will Hunting Oct 20, 10:15 1
  - yeah they were really crappy last year. -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 10:21
- not everyone has access to a computer -- nm - decline Oct 20, 10:10
- Black Friday? I'm thinking we're gonna see stuff for Nov 1st like we did last year. -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 20, 10:07
- most BF sales are going towards the on-line, also in store promos are giving out timed passes to previous shoppers to keep the mob scene down - zeitgeist Oct 20, 10:05
- I see numbers of people out early on Black Friday in groups - it can be a social thing or tradition for them. -- nm - ty97 - I voted Oct 20, 10:05 2
  - I have never even heard of BF until one or two years ago -- nm - con_carne Oct 20, 10:08 1
    - How about Cyber Monday? How's that for a hoax. - Mop Oct 20, 10:15
- The same reason why people line up to buy concert tickets or video games when they can buy then online - Mr. Havens Oct 20, 10:04 1
  - The thrill of the hunt is being bred out of us. -- nm - Spawn Oct 20, 10:12
- totally agree. Raul. That being said I am monitioring the Black Friday forums to see what the sales are this year. -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 10:04
Brand of Brothers -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 20, 09:59
Today is a good day for a birthday. Any takers? -- nm - Spawn Oct 20, 09:56 7
- If you were on Facebook, you'd know. -- nm - Dano School Musical 3 Oct 20, 10:09
- umm ... *raises hand* -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:00 5
  - Have the very bestest birthday!! -- nm - sheba Oct 20, 10:02 1
    - thanks :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:03
  - Well, happy happy, joy joy! - Spawn Oct 20, 10:02 2
    - gack!! - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:03 1
      - Oops! Those were intended for trish. -- nm - Spawn Oct 20, 10:10
Last night I didn't feel cold but I had uncontrollable shivers for about half and hour. It was weird. -- nm - Diva Oct 20, 09:56 15
- I bet you caught a small cold. -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 09:58 9
  - L-1 - Spawn Oct 20, 10:00 8
    - No Mel reference..... - Remlik Oct 20, 10:02 7
      - I'll buy an expensive box set if you punch him in the crotch. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 20, 10:06 6
        
        Done. -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 10:08 5
        
        Uh... that is not a punch. -- nm - Spawn Oct 20, 10:09
        
        I owe him a ball shot anyway after what he did to me in Vegas. - Remlik Oct 20, 10:08 3
        
        Oh, you mean the extra 1/5th a bottle for dollar shot? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 20, 10:13 1
        
        Heh yeah...he walked up to me with a yard swinging and nailed me with the base end of the Yard. -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 10:23
        
        What happens in Vegas... -- nm - Spawn Oct 20, 10:09
- I'm that good. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 20, 09:58 3
  - "Prepare for brilliance" -- nm - con_carne Oct 20, 10:20
  - "I've got meningitis." -- nm - Diva last night Oct 20, 10:02
  - I'm good -- nm - jaxSean si Oct 20, 10:00
- Next time just take a deep breath and repeat to yourself, "Mel is worth it. Mel is worth it." -- nm - Spawn Oct 20, 09:57
*puts on sticker* -- nm - ty97 - I voted Oct 20, 09:56 2
- *mwuh* -- nm - psilotum Oct 20, 10:13
- How can you *live* with yourself, voting for McCain like that??? -- nm - con_carne Oct 20, 10:01
SITWAP: Airlines offering 11% fewer flights this Thanksgiving. -- (link) - TaurusII Oct 20, 09:56
Brand Hotel -- nm - znufrii Oct 20, 09:55 7
- If this turns into another Cheerleader thing, I am going to shoot somebody -- nm - amoxy Oct 20, 09:58 6
  - Brand Club -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 20, 10:04 1
    - BrandBusters :) "Who ya gonna call?" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:11
  - Brand It On -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:01 2
    - *wags finger* Oh it has already been branded. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 20, 10:12 1
      - buh-rand-ed -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:20
  - Indiana Brand and the Kingdom of the Crystal Brand. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 20, 10:00
My PS3 is coming today! What should I do with it? -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 09:51 10
- Order Little Big Planet. It's the only thing I can think of that looks like any fun on the PS3. - JaxSean Oct 20, 10:01 1
  - *cough* Echochrome *cough* (if I had a PS3, I'd try that game) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 10:02
- OPEN THE BOX! - Spawn Oct 20, 09:58
- They still make those? -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 20, 09:57
- sell the packaging on Ebay -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 20, 09:53
- play ratchet and clank. -- nm - truman Oct 20, 09:52
- Door stop. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 09:52 3
  - No joke. I have no games, no Blu-rays, and I may be moving at any minute. - Mop Oct 20, 09:54 2
    - Download some games. -- nm - Inigo Oct 20, 09:56
    - ship it to me for safekeeping -- nm - truman Oct 20, 09:56
Russell Brand -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 20, 09:51
Whoa. Obama by 10 in VA. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 20, 09:51 19
- Nov 4th can't get here soon enough -- nm - amoxy Oct 20, 09:57 5
  - personally I think we could use another month of campaigning, just to be sure. -- nm - znufrii Oct 20, 10:00 2
    - You must be joking -- nm - con_carne Oct 20, 10:10
    - kicks znu in the nards -- nm - amoxy Oct 20, 10:01
  - Wordy word word. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 20, 09:59
  - Word -- nm - con_carne Oct 20, 09:59
- If Obama wins Florida, it's over. -- nm - budice Oct 20, 09:52 9
  - actually, mathematically if he wins Virginia, its over -- nm - crash davis Oct 20, 09:56 5
    - I'm doing my part. -- nm - Samara Oct 20, 10:01 1
      - alright! -- nm - crash davis Oct 20, 10:14
    - he can even feasibly win without VA, OH or FL, but that would mean it's going to be a long night -- nm - znufrii Oct 20, 09:58 2
      - yep, but I'd like to see two of the three you mention go for him - if I can engage in wishful thinking -- nm - crash davis Oct 20, 10:01 1
        
        yup, otherwise it's going to be a very tense election night party at my place -- nm - znufrii Oct 20, 10:03
  - VA will be the first bellwether, as its polls close at 7pm - znufrii Oct 20, 09:54
  - If??? is they not really a when? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 20, 09:54 1
    - Nothing is a given until votes are actually cast. - ty97 - I voted Oct 20, 09:57
- Thank you, Colin Powell. -- nm - Mop Oct 20, 09:52 2
  - "This telephone survey of 700 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on October 16, 2008" -- nm - Reagen Oct 20, 09:52 1
    - And a CNN Poll that ended October 14 had him +10 as well. -- nm - Dano School Musical 3 Oct 20, 10:01
in tax questions the problem is not "who should pay more or less" it's - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 20, 09:50
so sad that the site this kotaku post linked to is dead -- (link) - truman Oct 20, 09:49
Kung Fu Brandas. Mary in Wonder Brand. The Ever Branding Story. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 20, 09:49
octoPODS, damn it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 09:48 8
- I've heard of octopuses, octopi and octopodes, but never octopods -- nm - Roger More Oct 20, 09:52 5
  - google it, you'll see. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 09:53 4
    - An octopus is a type of octopod. Webster's says the plural of octopus is octoopuses or octopi - Roger More Oct 20, 09:56 1
      - oxford is correct. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 09:57
    - Wikipedia agrees with Roger More, at least in the first paragraph (but I was still wrong, since I used two "i"s. Heh. :)) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 09:54 1
      - biologically and linguistically, octopi is flat out wrong. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 09:56
- Ah, sorry about that - I figured it was probably in the same incorrect vein as "virii", but I didn't know the real form. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 20, 09:51 1
  - it's one of my hangups, don't worry. like penguins and polar bears. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 09:52
with feeling. -- nm - truman Oct 20, 09:48 6
- ...and the horse you rode in on! -- nm - amoxy Oct 20, 09:49 5
  - hmm. is that the next line of the buffy the vamp slayer musical song thing? -- nm - truman Oct 20, 09:50 4
    - No, just the punchline of a joke -- nm - amoxy Oct 20, 09:57 3
      - was the joke funny? -- nm - truman Oct 20, 09:59 2
        
        Don't remember...I just remember the punchline -- nm - amoxy Oct 20, 10:01 1
        
        he later caught the cure and died. -- nm - the colin Oct 20, 10:04

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