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My other movie thought from this weekend: Social Network's score was fine and all, but all the "redefined what a score is" talk was polehuff maximus. - TFox Jul 18, 08:25 2
- I think it's a fantastic score, but don't recall ever seeing those things said. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 18, 08:30
- Come to think of it...I didn't really even notice the score. *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Jul 18, 08:26
Dark Knight Rises --- A+ - Will Hunting Jul 18, 08:16 1
- Surprisingly we did not get this trailer on our reel. -- nm - MDH Jul 18, 08:16
How long has it been since you looked something up in a physical phone book - prayformojo Jul 18, 08:09 13
- e. Last time was probably in a hotel while travelling, but I cannot recall a specific instance. -- nm - psilotum Jul 18, 08:27
- E - The online version is still useful. I have used that for our clients. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 18, 08:25
- I can't remember. I have a suspicion that it's been one time in the past three years, and not at home -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 08:24
- b -- nm - Amy Jul 18, 08:22
- E -- nm - MDH Jul 18, 08:18
- I was just thinking of posting this poll last week. e). -- nm - Max Jul 18, 08:17
- c I think. In the red pages to be exact (Restaurant menus) -- nm - Guigue Jul 18, 08:15
- a. - znufrii Jul 18, 08:14
- E. probably not since 2000, when i finally got stable internet in college. - Shia LaBeouf Jul 18, 08:11 1
  - @#$%! -- nm - colin Jul 18, 08:12
- I think c. there's an alice springs phone book in camp, and the internet isn't particularly reliable or speedy. -- nm - mafic Jul 18, 08:11
- c or d, I think -- nm - Don Homer Jul 18, 08:11
- b -- nm - Beaker Jul 18, 08:10
Going from NIN - "Ghost" tunes to Fiest's "1234" might have just broken my brain. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 18, 08:07 1
- LOVE that song.. really gets me in the mood for acting. -- nm - Shia LaBeouf Jul 18, 08:07
Video of Joe Sakic's million dollar hole-in-one -- (link) - Beaker Jul 18, 08:06
Weekend movies: Deathly Hollows pt 2 C+ ( I was very underwhelmed), Horrible Bosses B- -- nm - Jovian Jul 18, 08:06 4
- Deathly Hollows 2: B+ (minor spoils) - MDH Jul 18, 08:14 2
  - yep I agree with everything below as well. Im just suprised the grade is still so high for almost everyone. - Jovian Jul 18, 08:16 1
    - These books were a long part of my childhood/pre teen years so, just seeing it end earns extra points from me. -- nm - MDH Jul 18, 08:17
- Horrible Bosses C- -- nm - Capstern Jul 18, 08:09
I am having dinner with my mom tonight at this little bitty tavern in boalsburg whose onion rings are ... better than any I have ever had. -- (link) - the endless summer of smamanda jones Jul 18, 08:02 5
- You had me at little bitty tavern -- nm - con_carne Jul 18, 08:04 3
  - it's *super* cute. nobody ever thinks to go there for drinks because you have to cab home, so I love it because I can "hide" there. - the endless summer of smamanda jones Jul 18, 08:07 2
    - nice -- nm - znufrii Jul 18, 08:22
    - you had me at historic -- nm - Max Jul 18, 08:08
- I know, let's turn it into a fund raiser! No room for you mandy sorry. -- nm - Friendly Fund Raiser Lady Jul 18, 08:03
Podcast/History people: been really enjoying The History of Rom - Shia LaBeouf Jul 18, 07:58 2
- There are some really great history and other specialty podcasts...I used to listen to more when I went for walks in the morning..... - Walt_Disney Jul 18, 08:17
- shut up, Shia, nobody cares what you think! -- nm - colin Jul 18, 07:59
Sin Cara's injury at MITB... - Tim Jul 18, 07:50 3
- That's hysterical. He's a huge bomb so far. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:52 2
  - I haven't seen a lot of him, but he has spectacular moves. -- nm - pmb Jul 18, 08:22 1
    - He's a great gymnast, but he's already been demoted to the taped show becuase he blows so many spots. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 08:22
Cheesy violent movie double feature with daughter this weekend - Machete and Drive Angry C/C- for quality - B+/B- for fun and well - Capstern Jul 18, 07:49
Bery.. some questions on how ST works.. - colin Jul 18, 07:43 8
- The back end doesn't control any of that at all, it's all due to web browsers. - Beryllium Jul 18, 07:46 4
  - ah... the diff between www. and without is what got me. i seeee... - colin Jul 18, 07:47 3
    - Yeah - technically that is something I can fix in the server configuration, but I haven't done it yet. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 07:49 2
      - (I might fix it next week) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 07:50 1
        
        no rush, just trying to understand. -- nm - colin Jul 18, 07:51
- i think most of appreciate that slacker and slicker are totally different sites (work reasons) -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 07:45 2
  - Exactly. Although they share code and a database, the presentation is different -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 07:48 1
    - and this is so "slackertalk" does not show up on the network and look suspicious? - colin Jul 18, 07:51
Noooooo!! -- nm - kelly Jul 18, 07:40 1
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"listen, put the pitbull on your head, when I make this shot we will both be famous!" -- nm - Crazy Lady Jul 18, 07:39
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  - my parents and their friends would disagree with you significantly. -- nm - Max Jul 18, 08:07
  - and I think the dividing line between Yankees/Red Sox in CT would be a bit further east... -- nm - znufrii Jul 18, 07:55
Japan's womens soccer team. not in it for the money. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 18, 07:36 1
- Thank you for this....I can see my wife passing this article to all of her Japanese friends who will be upset by this.... - Walt_Disney Jul 18, 07:47
How to Survive a Robot Uprising....(link) - Walt_Disney Jul 18, 07:32 1
- If one of the suggestions isn't "build an emp" with directions, it's useless. -- nm - sycor Jul 18, 07:34
Speaking of impressive videos, I hope CQ saw the piece on jaguars on 60 Minutes last night (it may well have been a repeat, but it was a great segment -- nm - prayformojo Jul 18, 07:32
In your workplace office/suite/floor/whatever, do you have any of the following: - prayformojo Jul 18, 07:30 30
- yes/no^3 -- nm - TFox Jul 18, 08:03 5
  - so that's yes/(nnn noo onn ooo 2nno 2ono)? -- nm - colin Jul 18, 08:07 4
    - nope. it's nooo -- nm - Don Homer Jul 18, 08:19 3
      - how does that follow? - colin Jul 18, 08:21 2
        
        I didn't see a parentheses, so only applied it to the 'o'. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 18, 08:22 1
        
        oh, good point...you're right. -- nm - colin Jul 18, 08:24
- yes yes no yes -- nm - Jovian Jul 18, 07:56
- no no no no -- nm - ceregon Jul 18, 07:55
- yes, maual only, no, yes. -- nm - mafic Jul 18, 07:52
- Yes! No no no no no no Yes! -- nm - Madeline Khan Jul 18, 07:46 1
  - Nonononononononono!!!! - Shia LaBeouf Jul 18, 07:54
- Yes, yes, yes, no -- nm - Stephen Jul 18, 07:45
- no yes no no. but the pencil sharpener totally doesn't work.alana calls it the pencil chewer. -- nm - the endless summer of smamanda jones Jul 18, 07:41
- I don't know, I'm new -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 07:39 1
  - hi Beryllium, welcome to Slackertalk! -- nm - colin Jul 18, 07:40
- Yes, no, no, no -- nm - Ender Jul 18, 07:39
- Yes, Yes, No, No -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 18, 07:38
- yes, yes, no (electric typewriter), no -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 18, 07:35
- Work: no to all. Home: No, Yes, Yes, No -- nm - Beaker Jul 18, 07:35
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- At home - yes, no, yes, no. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 18, 07:33
- 0/4 -- nm - znufrii Jul 18, 07:32 1
  - Same here -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 07:33
- a,b and c we have rubber date stamps -- nm - Amy Jul 18, 07:31
- no no no no -- nm - groiny Jul 18, 07:31
- none, that I know ot. -- nm - Jim Jul 18, 07:31 1
  - of -- nm - Jim Jul 18, 07:31
- yes yes no no -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 07:31 1
  - boy if i had a dollar for every time i've heard that..... -- nm - prayformojo Jul 18, 07:31
- none. - colin Jul 18, 07:31
One of the more impressive videos you'll see today -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 18, 07:26 [youtube]
golf psa : on a positive note, I did buy a new Driver over the weekend. - groiny Jul 18, 07:26 3
- Very nice. What'd you get? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 08:01 2
  - Taylor Made, Superfast Burner. - groiny Jul 18, 08:08 1
    - I think just for giggles, I'm going to try that swing testing to see what it says - Will Hunting Jul 18, 08:17
Fun with FBB keepers! Rank the following player/contract pairs by their 2012 value. - TFox Jul 18, 07:26 21
- Thank y'all; mad helpful. -- nm - TFox Jul 18, 07:46
- Pineda -- Hosmer --- Ackley --- Walden --- Chisenhall --- Conger -- Moreland --- Young / Beckham - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:28 13
  - Throw Jennings in between Conger/Moreland. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:29
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    - yeah, he does not project to a 25 homer guy. - groiny Jul 18, 07:29
  - Beckham is starting to hit, finally. - groiny Jul 18, 07:29 9
    - it'll all hinge on what I do with him this off season... - Mel Profit Jul 18, 07:31 4
      - well, 75% of the team is hitting like shit, it is contageous. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 18, 07:32 3
        
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        well, as bad as we have played, I expected to be farther down than 4. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 18, 07:35 1
        
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    - It might be respectable ... but I think the other guys can offer more for less. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:29 3
      - oh, for sure. for 12 bucks, pass -- nm - groiny Jul 18, 07:30 2
        
        If he was a $5 guy, I'd have him probably 5th on that list. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:31 1
        
        yes. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 18, 07:31
- ok....... - groiny Jul 18, 07:28
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    - Soria has been fine for me the last 4 yeasrs. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 18, 07:34 2
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        I look risk to reward. Pay 20+ bucks for a legit closer, or keep a cheap option - groiny Jul 18, 07:36
Weekend movie poll: Potter 7.2 - B .... Hall Pass - C. - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:25 31
- Rango: A, Harry Potter 8: A+, Iron Man: A+, Bender's Big Score: A, Into the Wild Green Yonder: A. - David Jul 18, 08:09
- Beats, Rhymes and Life, B. Transformers ...Moon D -- nm - con_carne Jul 18, 07:45
- 7.1: B+; 7.2: A+ -- nm - Ender Jul 18, 07:43
- Potter B+ (more inside - no plot spoilers). Australia - F (it was atrocious) - Andie Jul 18, 07:33 14
  - My biggest complaint regarding both Book 6/7 and movie 6/7 (spoils) - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:40 13
    - My biggest complaint about the entire series comes from Book 6 and part of Book 7 (spoils) - Jim Jul 18, 07:58 4
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      - Agreed. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 08:00
      - Yeah, I think this is totally fair. Was really surprised that this didn't kick off 7.1. -- nm - TFox Jul 18, 07:58 1
        
        Word (spoils) - Jim Jul 18, 07:59
    - the other one which didn't get it's due was (spoilers) - Andie Jul 18, 07:44 3
      - I as bugged more (spoils) - Jim Jul 18, 08:05 1
        
        was -- nm - Jim Jul 18, 08:06
      - Yep...and in the book that was (spoils) - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:48
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      - For me, the worst part of X-3 is the Pyro/Iceman 'fight'....that had been built up beautifully and then ended like a 5th grade slap-fight. You create - Will Hunting Jul 18, 07:43 1
        
        it's what so many TV shows do well (and some not so well). Build up the season's Big Bad and then have the payoff in the finale -- nm - Beaker Jul 18, 07:49
      - this -- nm - Beaker Jul 18, 07:42
- Potter 7.2 A-/B+ I agree with Will that they whiffed on some of the big moments. -- nm - Inigo Jul 18, 07:31
- Yeah, it's odd...some of the Potters were a smidge too long...they could have made this one longer and it would have been fine. - Jim Jul 18, 07:30 7
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    - I really don't think the movie needed the 3D and I think is some places, it may have even been distracting. - Jim Jul 18, 07:56
    - a lot of 3D elements were really distracting.. i felt like i missed what was going on because something was flying in my face... not to speak for Jim. -- nm - colin Jul 18, 07:35 3
      - I felt that way with Avatar. So distracted by the 3D I missed a lot of the story...although some would say there wasn't any :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 18, 08:11
      - see, i was actually pleased with the 3d. i didn't find it distracting. -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 07:37 1
        
        This was the first IMAX 3D I've ever seen and let me say, the Real 3D glasses are WAY more comfortable. - Jim Jul 18, 08:07
  - Even with the slower parts, it really hummed along....it felt like it was 90 minutes long - prayformojo Jul 18, 07:31
- 7.1 - B+/A-. 7.2 - A. -- nm - pmb Jul 18, 07:29
- Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen - B+, Potter...C-range.. still unsure. -- nm - colin Jul 18, 07:27
- Potter 7.2: A. The Social Network: A-. -- nm - TFox Jul 18, 07:26
- 7.1: C; 7.2: A-; No Strings Attached: B- -- nm - prayformojo Jul 18, 07:26

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