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NOW! -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 12:35
WAKE UP! -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 12:35
listened to the real King's Speech.. it is paaaainful. -- (link) - colin Jun 30, 12:21 [youtube] 6 1
- Just like the movie! -- nm - David Jun 30, 12:28 2
  - the entire movie, or just the speech? -- nm - colin Jun 30, 12:31 1
    - I view it as one of the worst Best Picture winners ever. - David Jun 30, 12:31
- (i can't listen, but) I assume this is the earlier one, when was still the Duke, not as King? -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 12:22 2
  - i couldn't find that one... i assume it's even more painful to listen to. - colin Jun 30, 12:28
  - It's the speech from the end, as king. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 30, 12:23
more geography fun: guess where Canada ranks worldwide in terms of overall population? (1st, 2nd, 105th, etc.) - Andie Jun 30, 12:20 3
- well, no-one is guessing so, the answer is ... 37th. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 12:27
- 46th -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:22
- 45th -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 12:20
is anyone else getting way more FB messages (spam) with "special links for you!" etc? in the past two weeks i've gotten pretty much one a day. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 12:09 4
- not here. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:19
- fewer than normal the last couple weeks -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 30, 12:14
- Nope -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 12:14
- nope. (i do see lots of my friends falling for "Look at this amazing video!" type spam in their feeds though.) -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 12:13
STIS: I need a redneck-ish yet also patriotic song for a skit this weekend at a party. Think "American Bad Ass" - MDH Jun 30, 12:05 19
- Born in the USA! -- nm - Ronald Reagan Jun 30, 12:35
- Jerry Jeff walker, Redneck Mothers? -- nm - peglegpete Jun 30, 12:13
- Keep On Rockin' in the Free World -- nm - David Jun 30, 12:09
- Toby Keith -- nm - moles Jun 30, 12:08
- Sweet Home Alabama. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:07
- Lee Greenwood "God Bless The USA" -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 12:06 4
  - This. -- nm - TWuG Jun 30, 12:13 3
    - I like it, but it needs to be a bit more uptempo. -- nm - MDH Jun 30, 12:14 2
      - Big and Rich. Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 12:25 1
        
        (except I forgot about the patriotic part when I posted that...) -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 12:26
- I mean no offense to anyone/any music by using the term "redneck" - MDH Jun 30, 12:06 8
  - Many of us wear it as a badge of honor. - David Jun 30, 12:07 7
    - even if you tried to brag about being a redneck my mind could never process that term with you. - Max Jun 30, 12:08 6
      - It's funny. The first six months I was in Knoxville, Reagen had blown up my car so I was forced to drive a truck. - David Jun 30, 12:10 5
        
        I loved my Ford Ranger. -- nm - Amy, diet coke drinker, not fat Jun 30, 12:12
        
        nope, not registering. you can try, but I'm just going to hear "my geode must be acknowledged!" -- nm - Max Jun 30, 12:12 3
        
        See, I'd joke about play "My Bonnie Warrior" on my lute like Martin Prince, but -you- really play the lute. -- nm - David Jun 30, 12:14 2
        
        Rednecks don't know what a lute is. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 12:20 1
        
        There's this style of music you may have heard of called Bluegrass... -- nm - David Jun 30, 12:28
Cracked is awesome: Found this one - 7 biggest dick-moves in online gaming. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jun 30, 11:59 8 1
- the ultima riot is hilarious -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 12:19 1
  - I was there. The game was slow and buggy and easily exploited. But it was the best there was at the time. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 30, 12:22
- Those are awesome. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 30, 12:19
- #5 (Everquest) is so funny, it's tear inducing. - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 30, 12:18 1
  - I can't tell if this IM is intended to convey meaning to the reader. -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 12:19
- I'm surprised Leeeeeeroy Jenkins didn't make the list. -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 12:05 1
  - (spoiler) - znufrii Jun 30, 12:16
- 6) Not staying on the floor. -- nm - Max Jun 30, 12:01
Rogaine makes you bald. - Dr.Vermin+ Jun 30, 11:58 13
- Any guy buying rogaine might as well have a sign that says, "I still can't get laid regularly". - Mel Profit Jun 30, 12:01 1
  - Related: Corvettes make your penis shrink. -- nm - Dr.Vermin+ Jun 30, 12:09
- I also like the "people who eat whole grain tend to weigh less than people who don't" on the Multigrain Cheerios commercial -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 12:00 2
  - I saw a similar ad for dairy products, I think it was. probably yogurt. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:01 1
    - May or may not be related, but interesting anyway: That same study about "potatoes" said good things about yogurt. It's an interesting NPR piece. -- (link) - con_carne Jun 30, 12:03
- did you look at the diet soda study? - loosilu Jun 30, 11:59 7
  - Technically I think this qualifies as a mocking of z's post subject. -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 12:03 1
    - yeah, it is. The study doesn't say there's causation. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:04
  - Hey, there's an association. -- nm - Dr.Vermin+ Jun 30, 12:01 4
    - No one read my link, either. -- nm - Amy, diet coke drinker, not fat Jun 30, 12:02 1
      - I did. it's a good article. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:09
    - so, no. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:01 1
      - Hey, I just found a *disassociation*. - Dr.Vermin+ Jun 30, 12:03
the art of naming paint colors -- (link) - znufrii Jun 30, 11:53
here's a case of congressional ridiculousness my company is tracking - Max Jun 30, 11:52 4
- Heh. I wonder if somebody had to work hard to find that rule, or they had it in their back pocket and were waiting for a chance to use it -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 11:55
- So they don't have to have meetings after 10am? Are you @#$@ing kidding me? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 11:55 2
  - This brinksmanship will lead to everyone having to turn up to a 6am meeting -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 11:57 1
    - My hope is that Obama calls their bluff. Then ignores the debt ceiling and continues to pay all debts, issue new debt, but completely stops paying - TWuG Jun 30, 12:00
"You *don't* know the difference betwen secular and non-secular" - prayformojo Jun 30, 11:51 4
- "I served with Santa Claus, I knew Santa Claus, and you sir are no Santa Claus." -- nm - Max Jun 30, 11:54
- "Hilary Clinton thinks I'm an idiot!" -- nm - David Jun 30, 11:52 2
  - "I'm sure they'll put you right through...." -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 11:53
  - It's okay Mr. President, she's not alone. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 11:53
Will and Kate in Canada! I don't know how Canadians feel about it, but news sites are freaking frothing at the mouth. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 30, 11:49 3
- i suppose it's nice enough. can't hurt our tourism industry with pictures of them here splashed all over the world. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 11:52 2
  - I want to see the dome over the National Igloo. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 30, 11:54
  - maybe it will cause a boom in fascinator sales. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 11:53
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- right, but I meant specifically to my city. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 11:47 8
  - Canada Day factoid I heard today - the province of Alberta is twice as big as the country of Germany. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 11:48 6
    - Anchorage is bigger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined. - Dr.Vermin+ Jun 30, 12:12
    - one of my favourite bits of geography trivia is that St. John's is approximately the same distance to Warsaw as it is to Vancouver - Reagen Jun 30, 12:09
    - the state of lower saxony is 3 times as big as Israel -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 30, 11:59
    - The state of Kansas is a hair bigger (in area) than England. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 11:50 2
      - Tasmania is 100 km^2 smaller than Sri Lanka -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 11:54 1
        
        Pennsylvania is approximately the same size as Malawi. -- nm - psilotum Jun 30, 12:10
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sitmop: Looks like the Sawx had to ~let Mike Cameron go...~ -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 11:45 13
- I wonder if Chone Figgins in Seattle is next. - David Jun 30, 11:50 5
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    - The worst part is that Seattle doesn't look that far away. Ackley has arrived, Smoak is finally showing something and Pineda is... - David Jun 30, 11:55 2
      - Of course, Bedard did just hit the DL. Again. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 30, 11:57 1
        
        I was pretty impressed that he pitched about 3 more innings after he did it. -- nm - David Jun 30, 11:58
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  - ~When Cameron was in Egypt land~ -- nm - Strongbad Jun 30, 11:49
  - of course ala Ferris Bueller's Day off. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 11:48 1
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- hee (i hadn't realized that he was doing that poorly. yikes) -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 11:47
- ~ go down, Cameron, way down Pawtucket land ~ -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 11:46 1
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~I was alone and I needed love, so much I sacrificed all I was dreaming of~ -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 11:45
Diet soda makes you fat... -- (link) - znufrii Jun 30, 11:45 15
- The article doesn't say that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:02
- This is what I'm saying!!! -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 30, 11:50
- "Is associated with" and "has been linked to" does not mean "causes." -- nm - mara Jun 30, 11:48 5
  - Lisa, I'd like to buy your rock -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 11:50
  - Agreed. Which makes znu wrong. And everyone below in this thread also wrong. - ty97 Jun 30, 11:50 2
    - Correct. we do know that there is an association, which is something we should study. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 12:00
    - "maybe" implies a possible explanation. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 30, 11:50
  - +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Jun 30, 11:49
- Or maybe people who gain weight are more likely to choose a diet soft drink. -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 11:48
- Or maybe, people that drink 2+ diet sodas a day aren't exercising as much as people drinking 0. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 30, 11:47
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  - If this were true, Redmond would weight 600 lbs. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 30, 11:51
  - Agreed. -- nm - Dr.Vermin+ Jun 30, 11:47
  - this -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 11:46 1
    - I'll even link -- (link) - Amy Jun 30, 11:52
Media Matters compiled an 11 minute "Glenn Beck highlight reel." I've never really watched his show, but - MDH Jun 30, 11:44 1
- I got to 4:40 and had to shut it off. -- nm - Jim Jun 30, 11:52
so, when is "next friday"? -- nm - marcel Jun 30, 11:44 7
- so, how about "next thursday"? -- nm - marcel Jun 30, 11:49 1
  - Same answer. -- nm - mara Jun 30, 11:50
- Usually it means "Friday of next week." Some use it to mean "the next Friday that will occur." -- nm - mara Jun 30, 11:47
- a week after tomorrow. -- nm - loosilu Jun 30, 11:45
- 11 years ago. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 11:45 1
  - and it sucks. -- nm - TFox Jun 30, 11:47
- one week after "this friday". -- nm - psilotum Jun 30, 11:45
Decline: Why would I want multiple emails? That seems a lot more work than just not giving it to people I don't want to have it. -- nm - TWuG Jun 30, 11:44
TaDa!!! -- nm - Zombie Gene Upshaw Jun 30, 11:42
If Peter Dinklage doesn't win an Emmy this year, I say we storm the bastions. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 11:42 20
- "toss me." -- nm - Max Jun 30, 11:45
- Side note: The actress who plays Shae has done hardcore porn. -- nm - TWuG Jun 30, 11:45 8
  - aka "appeared in an episode of Game of Thrones" -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 11:46 7
    - Something that amused me about Game of Thrones (spoilerish) - David Jun 30, 11:48 1
      - that's the one I just finished. - Reagen Jun 30, 11:50
    - You have an interesting definition of "hardcore" *and* "porn" -- nm - TWuG Jun 30, 11:47 4
      - the dividing line isn't as clear as you'd expect with a cable series. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 11:48 3
        
        We call Spartacus The Rape Show. Every time we turn it on, somebody's getting violated. -- nm - David Jun 30, 11:56
        
        I've seen her work in both areas. She's naked in both, but only has a dick up her ass in one. -- nm - TWuG Jun 30, 11:50 1
        
        Suspen....wait, what? Can we get a copy? -- nm - MSNBC Jun 30, 11:52
- Over Walton Goggins? Hell no. -- nm - David Jun 30, 11:44 9
  - speaking of Breaking Bad, the guy I think is underrated is Hank, his BIL. -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 11:48 1
    - at the start they didn't have a lot for him to do. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 11:49
  - maybe we can have them fight each other for it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 11:45 6
    - I'd rather them have a debate. THAT would be epic. -- nm - David Jun 30, 11:45 5
      - I like this idea very much - Mel Profit Jun 30, 11:49 4
        
        What the producers of Justified understand is that the villain is more important than the hero. - David Jun 30, 11:52 3
        
        What I like is... - Mel Profit Jun 30, 11:59 1
        
        Exactly, they've planned for the long term rather than made it up as they went along. - David Jun 30, 12:05
        
        this whole thing's a great post -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 11:52

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