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I've been helping my son rebuild all his Lego sets. So far, we've had quite a bit of success. - Mop (198 lbs) Jul 7, 16:29 12
- I don't know if TrU is still doing it, but they had a BOGO 50% on LEGO AND clearance LEGO sets were 25%. BOTH discounts applied to the - TWuG Jul 7, 16:36 6
  - Nice. In-store? -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jul 7, 16:37 5
    - Yep. I bought 54 sets. There wasn't much in clearance, but what was there was nice. - TWuG Jul 7, 16:40 4
      - Whoa. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jul 7, 16:41
      - 4 not 54. I'd be divorced or dead if I bought 54. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jul 7, 16:41 2
        
        Ah -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jul 7, 16:41 1
        
        My money would be on dead, BTW. -- nm - TWuG Jul 7, 16:41
- i don't think "sets" were as big when i was a kid. or if they were, we just disregarded what the set was supposed to end up like - moles Jul 7, 16:34 4
  - I build my sets, toss most boxes, retain the directions, then break the sets down and sort the pieces by type. -- nm - TWuG Jul 7, 16:37
  - They weren't and once upon a time you could even buy separate pieces. -- nm - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 16:36 2
    - You can still buy separate pieces. LEGO stores have a brick wall and the website sells individual pieces -- (link) - TWuG Jul 7, 16:39 1
      - haven't been in a Lego store yet. But hadn't been able to find separate ones in ages. -- nm - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 16:44
Way BB - Spawn - at that earlier post about cheese it's - there were only 4 varieties - last night it had more than doubled! -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 16:28 2
- *scribbles some calculations on a napkin* at this rate of replication, the entire world's food supply will be cheez-its in 39 days -- nm - moles Jul 7, 16:30 1
  - I wonder if they hired that spaghetti sauce dude? -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 16:37
the Cubs officially suck. -- nm - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 16:14 4
- You didn't have to wait until 2011 to realize that. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jul 7, 16:30
- no more free home plate tickets for you! -- nm - Ernie Banks Jul 7, 16:23
- you're just coming to this realization now? :) -- nm - CQ Jul 7, 16:19 1
  - I had a slight hope they weren't but they've been beaten 2 in row by the Nationals. - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 16:20
How's this for a murderer's row of pitchers: - musubi Jul 7, 15:59 6
- Please. There are no Braves there. -- nm - David Jul 7, 16:17 1
  - Have you *no* compassion man? 3 of our 4 best hitters are out and to have to face 7 guys who made the all-star team? - musubi Jul 7, 16:20
- No Carlso Marmol? - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 16:03
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  - Thankfully for the last 3 games, the Dodgers have not used a AA hurler then. (nm) - musubi Jul 7, 16:06 1
    - And seriously, seven *consecutive* all-star starters? That's just f**ked up, right there. (nm) - musubi Jul 7, 16:08
fluke over baby spinach and fingerling potatoes with some broccoli and cheddar rice. Holy hell, that was good -- nm - CQ Jul 7, 15:53 1
- *baby* spinach? Hmm. -- nm - con_carne Jul 7, 16:07
Vancouver Folk Music Festival: I'm going! Who should I try to catch? (full performer list inside) - psilotum Jul 7, 15:52 16
- Tinariwen, a different african blues sound than the usual carnival dance beat, Alpha Yaya for more traditional afro rock dance band. I don't know if - zeitgeist Jul 7, 16:27
- managent for a refund -- nm - peglegpete Jul 7, 16:24 1
  - bah -- nm - psilotum Jul 7, 16:25
- That's it? Gyp. -- nm - con_carne Jul 7, 16:00 1
  - I know, right? And I've already seen 4 of the performers! -- nm - psilotum Jul 7, 16:04
- Justin townes earle is incredible in concert. Do not miss. -- nm - TFox Jul 7, 15:57 3
  - Thanks. Should be able to catch that. Hard to plan too much, with 14 outlaws and a 3yo (among other kids) running around. -- nm - psilotum Jul 7, 16:13 2
    - I strongly recommend his albums as well. I've been subjecting the turntablers to him. -- nm - TFox Jul 7, 16:21 1
      - Yep, he's good, but then he's been played after Donne and Maries and some guy going on and on about a cowboy hat. - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 16:22
- Tinariwen, and the Hawaiian Legends just for the heck of it. -- nm - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 15:55 4
  - Interesting. What do you know about them? band description inside. - psilotum Jul 7, 16:06 3
    - admittedly my musical tastes are probably as weird as my postings here, but Tinariwen would be my main interest, they were just here in Seattle but I - zeitgeist Jul 7, 16:29
    - Have heard them. But not seen them (they sell out in Chicago). - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 16:10 1
      - cool. thanks. -- nm - psilotum Jul 7, 16:14
- tim robbins (maybe he'll do some swanky mode covers) -- nm - moles Jul 7, 15:53 1
  - He should be entertaining in any case. -- nm - psilotum Jul 7, 16:01
from the BBs: my summer camp did not allow campers and their parents to talk/phone during the camp session. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing - kelly Jul 7, 15:39 7
- i got one phone call but my situation was not typical - moles Jul 7, 15:41 6
  - one phone call? I hate to break it to you, but you were in jail -- nm - dogbert Jul 7, 16:27
  - I was at Camp Hubert in Northern Mm -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 16:11 4
    - Sfek MN for a whOle month while my mom was traveling with a friend in Europe and my dad was on a sales trip in Japan - I was only 8! - JenBro Jul 7, 16:16 3
      - Mosquito, or black fly season? - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 16:19 1
        
        Mosquito drones was what it seemed like - I lived in Hudson WI for 4 years when my dads company moved him from Michigan to the Twin Cities -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 16:25
      - minnesotan kids are cruel bastards -- nm - moles Jul 7, 16:17
musubi needs to explain this hawaiian cusine: "poke" -- (link) - moles Jul 7, 15:34 21
- yum. -- nm - b. Jul 7, 16:18 1
  - now i know how groiny felt about the cologne thing -- nm - moles Jul 7, 16:24
- It's marinated raw fish, what's there to explain? - musubi Jul 7, 15:53 15
  - it's not finished -- nm - moles Jul 7, 15:55 13
    - My personal favorite (link) - musubi Jul 7, 15:57 [Image] 11
      - that looks gooood....nm - x Jul 7, 16:14 3
        
        Yup! -- nm - con_carne Jul 7, 16:20
        
        I kid you not, it's delish. (nm) - musubi Jul 7, 16:16 1
        
        you two deserve each other -- nm - moles Jul 7, 16:17
      - you need help - moles Jul 7, 15:59 6
        
        You're missing out on the best in life, son. (nm) - musubi Jul 7, 16:00 5
        
        i might eat it if you showed up to guide me through - moles Jul 7, 16:01 4
        
        I have to hold your hand to eat a little octopus, what's wrong with you? (nm) - musubi Jul 7, 16:09 3
        
        One thing I enjoyed in Hawaii was dried cuttlefish. - MojaveMeg Jul 7, 16:12 2
        
        Yum. You can get dried ika (cuttlefish) at most japanese markets here in CA. (nm) - musubi Jul 7, 16:15 1
        
        I've never looked for it here. Guess it's not the same if it doesn't come from the ABC store on the corner :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 7, 16:30
    - Yes it is. -- nm - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 15:56
  - Found a great recipe for it in a book about gastrowagons. -- nm - the liioulu with empty bag Jul 7, 15:54
- sounds so gross, right? -- nm - kare Jul 7, 15:37 2
  - Settle down there, vegan. (nm) - musubi Jul 7, 15:55
  - that's why i figured musubi would be the expert -- nm - moles Jul 7, 15:38
is bungie doing anything special for 7-7 ? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 7, 15:25 3
- not really, kinda lame. Just if you play their 4 member team online and beat them by at least 20 they'll send you a steak - J Jul 7, 15:34 1
  - Sweet, I just got a bonus of 30777 -- nm - J Jul 7, 16:26
- This. Seems lame. -- (link) - Mop (198 lbs) Jul 7, 15:33
That's a lawsuit, mister. -- (link) - Mop (198 lbs) Jul 7, 15:12 1
- wow -- nm - psilotum Jul 7, 15:22
It's lame that they put the reveal in the URL, but this is sort of difficult to believe -- (link) - Reagen Jul 7, 15:10 4
- I took care not to look at the URL, and my first thought was that guy looks like Doogie Howser -- nm - Stephen Jul 7, 15:28
- Ice Cube was letting his Soul Glo. -- nm - Inigo Jul 7, 15:20
- no wonder Depp's pirate is so effeminate. -- nm - Max Jul 7, 15:15
- That kid's had a hard life. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jul 7, 15:13
10 ways (only 10?) to un-screw up Green Lantern the next time around -- (link) - moles Jul 7, 15:08 1
- take a cue from Incredible Hulk? You mean the movie that also bombed? -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 15:14
Wow! I guess there's going to be a Tron tv series! -- nm - Flavorize Jul 7, 15:00 12
- Automan reboot! -- nm - bc/nc Jul 7, 15:02
- surprisingly, they're going the legal drama route -- nm - moles Jul 7, 15:02 10
  - Tron 101101001 -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 7, 15:09
  - Coding Pains -- nm - Max Jul 7, 15:07 4
    - starring Alan Thicke One -- nm - moles Jul 7, 15:08 3
      - "I got a D+ on the grid today... so can I borrow the lightcycle?" -- nm - Max Jul 7, 15:10 2
        
        dad says no, but then he and boner sneak out and take it to a party anyway -- nm - moles Jul 7, 15:18 1
        
        "My user wants me to get an A." "Well *my* user is a pain in the A." -- nm - *laugh track* Jul 7, 15:20
  - Tron, M.D. - Reagen Jul 7, 15:03 3
    - What is Tron Notice? nm - Dignan Jul 7, 15:14
    - Trony McBeal -- nm - bc/nc Jul 7, 15:05
    - With all the frisbee action, they should take it to the beach...Baywatch style -- nm - Flavorize Jul 7, 15:04
Video with highest entertainment-to-length ratio ever! -- (link) - mara Jul 7, 14:47 [youtube]
how the hell does david run a movie site and not know donofrio played thor in babysitting -- nm - Remlik in orlando Jul 7, 14:45 25
- my favorite "that was him?" actor moment is Jeff Goldblum playing a psycho rapist gang thug in Death Wish. -- nm - Max Jul 7, 14:51 21
  - wasn't it what's her name...from Star Trek NG...Marina? -- nm - Flavorize Jul 7, 14:58 12
    - Different Death Wish movie. That was Death Wish 3. -- nm - pmb Jul 7, 15:16 11
      - you really know your movie rape victims -- nm - moles Jul 7, 15:17 10
        
        I keep waiting for it to be a category on Jeopardy, but for some reason it never is. -- nm - pmb Jul 7, 15:22 7 1
        
        I need a shower. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 15:44
        
        "The category is 'Therapists"\' Mr Connery." nm - ralph wiggum Jul 7, 15:31
        
        "Buzz Lightyear." nm - Dignan Jul 7, 15:29 2
        
        If you count getting pinned to the ground facedown and getting something jammed in a hole back there... - TFox Jul 7, 15:31 1
        
        Oh, that's awesome. nm - Dignan Jul 7, 15:34
        
        "What is a possessed tree vine?" -- nm - Max Jul 7, 15:26
        
        "Who is Ned Beatty?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 15:24
        
        HWDYK! -- nm - Max Jul 7, 15:22 1
        
        there are probably just enough movies to do one, actually -- nm - moles Jul 7, 15:23
  - bonus points on who he raped. -- nm - Remlik in orlando Jul 7, 14:52 7
    - Sirtis. nm - Dignan Jul 7, 15:19
    - Spoils. - pmb Jul 7, 15:15
    - Creepiest trivia question EVER. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 14:59 2
      - that sounds like a challenge. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 15:00 1
        
        that made my skin crawl. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 15:02
    - can't remember, but here's where I find out for the first time that Denzel was in the movie too. - Max Jul 7, 14:55 1
      - sorry, no bonus rape points for you -- nm - moles Jul 7, 14:56
- I thought everyone knew that -- nm - Stephen Jul 7, 14:46 1
  - im sayin -- nm - Remlik in orlando Jul 7, 14:52
- oh snap - moles Jul 7, 14:46
Graphics for state mottoes. Texas wins, IMO, but Maryland's is awesome. -- (link) - mara Jul 7, 14:29 9
- the DC one is funny -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 7, 14:36
- Looking at those gave me a headache. - Stephen Jul 7, 14:35
- the load time for each individual one is really annoying. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 14:33 1
  - the store version loads faster. I don't like california's at all - not the least reason of which is it's missing a key word. -- nm - b. Jul 7, 16:14
- Tangent: On Wednesday DC will reveal the 52 new logos for the reboot! -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 14:32 3
  - omgOMG!! -- nm - mara Jul 7, 14:32 2
    - cake on a stick!! -- nm - Max Jul 7, 14:36
    - Exactly. Hard to decide which is more exciting. -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 14:36
- yep, that's Mary Land alright -- nm - moles Jul 7, 14:30
Now for the 10 worst retirement states from the Kiplinger.com site. -- nm - not2fast Jul 7, 14:29 4
- I guess no one cares. If you do, you can look it up here. -- (link) - not2fast Jul 7, 14:53
- california, texas, nevada -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 7, 14:34 1
  - #5, no, no -- nm - not2fast Jul 7, 14:36
- Ok, I will give you #10: Connecticut - not2fast Jul 7, 14:33
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. And no good thing ever dies. -- nm - Corgi Dufresne Jul 7, 14:29 2
- Put your face in this cone - your balls belong to me. Welcome to Shawshank Kennel. -- nm - Warden Jul 7, 14:35 1
  - get busy yapping, or get busy dying - moles Jul 7, 14:39
about that tax thing. The ranking is really for taxation of retirees. not all taxation. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 14:28
alabama, arkansas, yeah I love my maw and paw, but not the way That I llove you -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 14:26
Eat me! -- nm - Sam Elliot in a Beef Costume looks like Slim Jim Jul 7, 14:25 2
- i heard that after they show that huge slab of meat on the grill, then reach out with the knife with a couple strips cut ... - zeitgeist Jul 7, 14:36
- She's Bubbles: his plucky, hot partner with a secret of her own - she's Beef's daughter! Together, they fight crime. - Max Jul 7, 14:28

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