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Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the influential punk rock band The Stooges, was found dead this morning -- (link) - zork Jan 6, 12:26 1
- crud. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 12:27
So, ladies, tell me something. - David Jan 6, 12:25 [Image] 16
- I wouldn't think it was funny, and I'd think he was a jerk. Would I be mad? I don't know. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 12:32
- I wouldn't be mad or think it's funny. I'd just think he's silly and immature. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 12:32
- Is that Erin Andrews he's ummm motioning to? -- nm - Inigo Jan 6, 12:30 1
  - Yup. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:31
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  - *cracking up* -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:30
  - Now you're trying too hard -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:29
- That strikes me as fairly common college antics. - TFox Jan 6, 12:28 2
  - not a good idea, but not as big a deal as is being made. - Callisto Jan 6, 12:30 1
    - agreeance. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 12:32
- See? The guy never sticks around. -- nm - loosi si Jan 6, 12:27
- Stay Classy, San Diego. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:27
- i wouldn't be amused at all, actually. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:26
- He's very low class. He has NFL Thug written all over him. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 12:26 1
  - He'll be a Raider or a Cowboy. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:30
- eff. blocked at work. -- nm - JaxNelson Jan 6, 12:26
Saw Slumdog last night. Pretty great. Especially impressed with the kids' acting. - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 12:24 8
- Agreeance. (Is that really what Bollywood is like? It struck me far more real than I'd expect Bollywood to be.) -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:26 7
  - New Bollywood is more real. -- nm - Amy Jan 6, 12:31
  - there were Bollywood touches, but it was about an hour and a half too short and needed five more dance scenes, a prince, a wedding, a scene where - Reagen Jan 6, 12:28 3
    - And with Chandni Chowk to China, you can add kung fu to the list! -- nm - Callisto Jan 6, 12:31
    - Chitra, my queen, I've used Fandango! -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:30
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  - The mass dance number at the end is. I can't speak for the preceding 98% of the movie. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 12:28
  - One thing I've heard is that (major spoilers) - ty97 Jan 6, 12:28
All The Presidents are meeting for lunch next week.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 12:24 8
- The House members are currently going after each other over the rules changes. Shortest honeymoon ever! -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:28
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- "Jimmy Carter's passed out in the hot tub!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:27 1
  - "Leave him be! He built three houses this morning." -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:28
- "... and Al Gore" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:25
- ~ Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it! ~ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 12:25 1
  - this made me laugh. -- nm - Callisto Jan 6, 12:28
- The Presidents of the United States will be the band. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 6, 12:25
g.d. m. f. SNOW. - Trish Jan 6, 12:23 3
- Snow is fine, I'm sick of our weekly ice storm. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:29
- "Ha-ha!" -- nm - JaxNelson Jan 6, 12:25
- still no snow here this week. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:25
I curse the name of Martin Paterson! -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:21
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GARYT next week calendar $0 cashout currently priced at $1.36 -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 12:19
Lady Gaga's influences - ty97 Jan 6, 12:19 2
- I like pronouncing her name "Lady Gagger" as it would be said around here. - TFox Jan 6, 12:22
- Leslie Hall can kick her ass. -- nm - lileve Jan 6, 12:20
I'm weirdly attracted to this picture frame. -- (link) - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 6, 12:18 6
- I like geometric stuff like that. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 12:25
- I wish it was fall again. I want to go camping. -- nm - lileve Jan 6, 12:24 2
  - As god is my witness, if you had a wish and put us back right before winter, I might kill you. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 6, 12:26
  - The pic in the frame is a fall scene -- nm - lileve Jan 6, 12:25
- perv -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 6, 12:22
- pictures of railings! -- nm - zork Jan 6, 12:21
*adds Atlanta to the list of places he would consier moving to, under to right circumstances* -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:16 10
- *adds Atlanta to the list of places he would consider moving from, under to right circumstances* -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:20
- Turner Field is cool, and you could hang out with Outkast. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:18 3
  - Summer=99 degrees + 99% humidity - Trish Jan 6, 12:24 2
    - Oh, I would never, ever ever ever. Nashville summers were bad enough. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:26
    - 99% awesome. -- nm - nubby Jan 6, 12:25
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  - mostly just ate and drank a lot. it was fun. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:22 3
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      - didn't meet up with any of them. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:26 1
        
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Dr. Sanja Gupta (CNN) chosen for U.S. Surgeon General. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 12:09 31
- [fumes] -- nm - Dr. Drew Jan 6, 12:25
- Really? That seems to me like putting Big Bird in as Secretary of Education. -- nm - nubby Jan 6, 12:23 3
  - ... he's a neurosurgeon. Big Bird didn't have a teaching certificate. Big Bird didn't teach kids in the jungles of 'Nam. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:24
  - It's not even close to the same thing. I think it's a great choice. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 12:23 1
    - I *know* it's not, but it *seems* that way. See? -- nm - nubby Jan 6, 12:25
- but where does he stand on wanking education? -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:19 1
  - that depends on if he wants to keep his job -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:23
- Mary Kay Place is out of a job? :) -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 12:15
- It makes sense to me, actually. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:14 8
  - Yup -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:16
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    - John Travolta for Transportation! -- nm - zork Jan 6, 12:19 1
      - Keep him away from the boats, though - con_carne Jan 6, 12:20
    - Croc Hunter for Sec of Game and Wildlife! -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:16 2
      - Zombie Steve Irwin? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:17 1
        
        We need a zombie to be ready for the zombie invasion -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:18
  - quite. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:15
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  - no, he's been appointed to the Department of William Hung -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:12
- wow. I read him a decent amount, but I had no clue he'd be in consideration. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:11 4
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    - Seems smart to tap a media-savvy person, considering what Koop did for the office -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:15 1
      - ~For all the latest medical scoop...~ -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:16
    - I thought his "for your consideration" ad in JAMA was a little much. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 12:12
- That's effing awesome! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 12:11
- oh thank GOD it wasn't Dr Oz -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:10
- ... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 6, 12:10 3
  - that headline is misleading. he's a brain surgeon first - zork Jan 6, 12:12 1
    - Think about it, though. He is a famous doctor, and what is the surgeon general but that? -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:13
  - huh. never would have expected that -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:11
- really? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:10
hey remlik, from b2 - tRuMaN Jan 6, 12:07
who's to blame for the womanizer earworm? - ty97 Jan 6, 12:06 20
- Buy it on iTunes to stimulate the economy!! -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:11
- I keep getting stuck with Just Dance. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:08 6
  - who's that? -- nm - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 6, 12:15 1
    - Lady Gaga -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 12:18
  - I like that song lots -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:09 3
    - I'm slightly prudish about the lyrics though. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:10 2
      - then stay away from Peaches. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:26
      - shut your playboy mouth -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:10
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  - It's catchy, really. But it's catchy. Really. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:08
  - Just repeat "womanizer" over and over and you've heard it. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:08 5
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      - bite your tongue. Hard. - ty97 Jan 6, 12:12 3
        
        Everything is starting to sound the same--just like in the 80s when it was all glam/hair/hard metal. - Trish Jan 6, 12:22 2
        
        Everything on pop radio sounds similar, I agree. But there's tons of different music out there today, as there always is. - ty97 Jan 6, 12:24
        
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- have you heard amnesia? it's way better. -- nm - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 6, 12:07 2
  - I have not,. *runs to myspace* - ty97 Jan 6, 12:08 1
    - I just mailed it. -- nm - the last semester ever loves mandy lane Jan 6, 12:10
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Jay Cox Mohr. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 6, 12:03 7
- he certainly does. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 12:08
- it's much funnier in reverse. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:04 5
  - Putting it in that order does two things. It shows he was trying to avoid being mocked (and failed) and shows that he is whipped by putting her name - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 6, 12:05
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    - really, you don't get that? -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:16 1
      - I would if that was option B). -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:23
    - No thank you, I'm full. -- nm - Jay Jan 6, 12:06
I actually used Facebook for legitimate work purposes yesterday/today. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:03 2
- This would make more sense if you were an attorney. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 6, 12:04 1
  - I actually have a decent number of professional contacts who use Facebook as a major communication tool. - Dano Jan 6, 12:05
My current rate is 5.75. Excluding closing costs, if I refi to a 5.03% 15-year fixed, my payment goes up $230. I'd need it to drop to 2% to get a - oblique Jan 6, 12:03 5
- calculate the total amount of interest you'll be paying on the refi versus the amount of interest you'll be paying in the remainder of your current - znufrii Jan 6, 12:05 4
  - Well, it says the difference in interest is $92,000 :) -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:06 1
    - that's a nice chunk of change... -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:08
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    - that too... -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:08
bummer. no cheap opera tickets for me this weekend. - znufrii Jan 6, 12:03
I was quite disappointed by the apple keynote. I'm not super-hyped about the DRM-free hotness, but frankly, it's the feature that seems most useful. - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:03
The MacBook Pro battery video is actually really cool. -- (link) - psilotum Jan 6, 12:02 5
- Fully recharged 1000 times. If you use your laptop every day, that gives your laptop a lifetime of 1000 days unless you can change the battery. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 12:09 3
  - I keep my current laptop plugged in most of the time. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 12:12
  - the video explains it differently -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:11 1
    - Lithium-ion is still a problem, but at least Apple has "invented" what the makers of LI-ON AA's have known for year. - Mop Jan 6, 12:14
- I suppose that 8-hour battery life negates much of the need for having a spare full-charge battery. - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:04
BTW I just got a snuggie email -- nm - eag Jan 6, 12:02
Hey, Mandy... Nick Hornby's going to be at Sundance with a movie he wrote for Danish director Lone Scherfig -- nm - secretslacker Jan 6, 12:02
huh. Somehow the clock on my laptop swtiched over to military time. I can't figure out how to change it back. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:01 6
- 13 is 1 pm, 23 is 11 pm, etc. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 12:14 1
  - 33 is 111 pm? -- nm - zork Jan 6, 12:18
- right click on it -- nm - lileve Jan 6, 12:06
- It's the Army's way of saying, our new fat policy is for you! -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:03
- i bet loosi is behind this -- nm - zork Jan 6, 12:03
- ::pulls out electric razor, takes one look and puts it away:: -- nm - Army Barber Jan 6, 12:02
Email: Enter the Pixie Hollow Vacation Celebration Sweepstakes! -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Jan 6, 12:01 1
- Disney Fairies. I know *all* about it. -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:03
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- But I haven't been bailed out yet! -- nm - lileve Jan 6, 12:10
Vote! Should House committee chair positions have term limits? If so, how many years? -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:00 9
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  - ...and here's the NYT article that explains the rules. (link) - znufrii si Jan 6, 12:14 1
    - *laughing* -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:20
- Three and one-eighth. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 12:11
- Yes, the democrats are firmly in control, term limits are once again in vogue...Didn't teh 1994 Con-Trick with America include this idea? - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 6, 12:03 1
  - Thank you -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:06
- Yes. 2 weeks -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:02
- "We have term limits. They're called elections." -- nm - nubby Jan 6, 12:01
- 19 -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 12:00

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