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Goldman doubles its profit from last year, but manages to miss analyst expectations -- (link) - znufrii Jul 19, 09:17
CNN: Rupert Murdoch was hit "squarely in the face" by the plate of shaving foam. -- (link) - not2fast Jul 19, 09:17 4
- This irks me. We don't need anyone feeling sympathy for Murdoch. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 19, 09:20
- I watched this happen and am astonished at this low level of security - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 19, 09:19 1
  - This. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 19, 09:20
- Did he have a walk-off homer? -- nm - David Jul 19, 09:18
NYC to hold a lottery for 764 wedding slots for Sunday's start of same-sex marriage -- (link) - znufrii Jul 19, 09:15 2
- Sorry, 765 you are destined to be civilly unioned. -- nm - bc/nc Jul 19, 09:19
- It was supposed to be 765, but someone pulled some strings, I'm sure. -- nm - Jim Jul 19, 09:17
The live blog makes it sound like they're coddling Murdoch. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:12 2
- The Tories have a lot of interest in doing so. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 09:15 1
  - the ass kissing is pissing me off. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:16
Louise Mensch is quite the hottie as politicians go. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 09:12
People dispels rumors that Ryan Phillippe (36) is dating Demi Lovato (18). -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 19, 09:10
nobody sounds like a bigger pencil neck than the guy who announces the list of sponsors on NPR -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 09:07 2
- speaking of pencil necks, the mid-end-credits sequence of Hall Pass was pretty damn funny as a short film. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 09:22
- Even Ira Glass would beat that dude up. -- nm - nubby Jul 19, 09:19
Rob Lowe is apparently shooting a Lifetime movie just down the street. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 19, 09:06 3
- Oh! Did you see the picture of him the Drew Peterson make-up? It's so bad! -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 19, 09:11 1
  - Well...as this character, his makeup team scored, then, eh? -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 19, 09:27
- Forbidden Love at the Democratic National Convention -- nm - David Jul 19, 09:09
"I have an all-organic alarm clock. It never fails." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 09:00 3
- I'd rather an "all-orgasmic" alarm clock. -- nm - nubby Jul 19, 09:05 2
  - *snooze* *snooze* *snooze* -- nm - colin Jul 19, 09:06
  - But then you would never get out of bed. -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 09:06
This is from last week, but... Pedestrian convicted of vehicular homicide in own child's death... -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 19, 09:00 17
- Guy confessed to having consumed "a little" alcohol earlier in the day, being prescribed pain medication and being partially blind in his left eye, - groiny Jul 19, 09:17 1
  - but he feels real bad, according to his lawyer. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:19
- ugh, that's horrible. why can't people cross the road in a crosswalk? Is it that difficult? A pedestrian got hit last week out here. -- nm - CQ Jul 19, 09:04 13
  - people are legitimately confused about the rules here. They'll just dart out anywhere and assume people will stop. - Reagen Jul 19, 09:14 5
    - I personally cross streets at places other then a streetlight or crosswalk but never would with one kid let alone three. - Walt_Disney Jul 19, 09:18 1
      - yeah, I would take the risk for me but not with kids. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:19
    - that happens quite a bit here, but it's partly due to lack of crosswalks. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:14 2
      - people mistake courtesy for safety. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 09:16 1
        
        absolutely. I don't stop for peds outside of crosswalks, because other drivers might not stop. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:17
  - You don't think "attempting to cross at the intersection" means in the crosswalk? -- nm - mara Jul 19, 09:13 2
    - she was convicted of "crossing roadway elsewhere than at crosswalk " -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:14
    - Nevermind, just saw the "other than the crosswalk." Weird. -- nm - mara Jul 19, 09:14
  - and how does that dude have a license after the first hit and run? so sad -- nm - CQ Jul 19, 09:05 3
    - apparently it was on the same day. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:09 2
      - No, he was convicted of two hit-and-runs on the same day in 1997. -- nm - mara Jul 19, 09:12 1
        
        oh, I see. wow. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:13
- This seems to be getting around. I got it sent to me this morning but it was so tragic I opted not to post it. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 19, 09:02
looks like the Colts are gonna let Addai go..... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 19, 08:57 2
- What up Redskins. -- nm - MDH Jul 19, 09:08
- I really like Carter, but this still concerns me. -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 09:01
Someone just tried to attack the Murdochs. -- nm - nubby Jul 19, 08:54 19
- Looks like a lot of collateral damage. -- nm - not2fast Jul 19, 09:07 1
  - oh, so it's a metaphor. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 09:08
- They tried to pie him, apparently. -- nm - nubby Jul 19, 08:58 13
  - he's an activist with something called UK Uncut, which is apparently not what you think it is. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 09:07 12
    - Anticircumcisionists are creative -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 09:13
    - news corp plant, to garner sympathy for Rupert! heheh -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 09:09 10
      - (but seriously, *while testifying*? That's crazy. That should *never* happen.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 09:10 9
        
        yeah, how did that dude get so close? -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:11 8
        
        Only 30 members of the public were allowed and about 20% of them seem to be protesters. -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 09:13 7
        
        still had to cross the final distance to pie him. That shouldn't have happened. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:14 6
        
        "Let me check that bag. Let's see... pie plate, shaving cream... yup, all normal." -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 09:15 5
        
        "This is a pretty boring hearing." "Yep. Look at that guy, he's so bored he's getting ready to shave." -- nm - room security guards Jul 19, 09:24
        
        don't they have metal detectors? -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:15 3
        
        shaving cream is metallic? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 09:17 2
        
        it comes in a can, right? -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 09:20 1
        
        I don't keep up with its various perversions. -- nm - David Jul 19, 09:37
- Did it make them Howlin' Mad? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 08:56
- 10 minute suspension. -- nm - nubby Jul 19, 08:55
- Seal Team Six gets around. -- nm - TWuG Jul 19, 08:55
Batma: Arkham City collector's edition. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 19, 08:52
so different trying to work at home when there's kids around... -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 08:50 6
- "different" = "impossible" - TFox Jul 19, 08:54 2
  - a lot of companies don't allow telecommuting if you are also providing childcare. - loosilu Jul 19, 09:18
  - also, they're not *my* kids... - znufrii Jul 19, 09:16
- and yes, JackDawson - znufrii Jul 19, 08:50 2
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    - it's actually keeping me busy today fwiw -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 09:12
LIR: gTablet: No. I use Z4Root when needed to temporarily root it for Titanium Backup, etc. -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 08:48 5
- I'm kind of mad Amazon free apps don't work anymore, for the most part. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 08:59 3
  - I haven't noticed. I did notice a red X next to one the other day but I can only assume that's a good thing that Amazon is finally restricting apps - oblique Jul 19, 09:06
  - really? It was the first thing I tried this morning and it worked fine. downloaded 1/2 dozen apps without a problem -- nm - decline Jul 19, 09:04 1
    - 80% of the free apps I've downloaded over the weeks aren't there anymore. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 19, 09:11
- gotcha. thanks - just got mine this morning :) -- nm - decline Jul 19, 08:51
I know I'm not the only one who enjoys this, the trailer for "Jersey Shore Season 4: Italy" -- (link) - MDH Jul 19, 08:46
ahhhh! ahhhhh! have we discovered a way to disable facebook chat yet? -- nm - the endless summer of smamanda jones Jul 19, 08:43 5
- not me. damn thing is driving me nuts. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:45
- in settings go offline and hide -- nm - decline Jul 19, 08:45
- delete your account? - colin Jul 19, 08:44 1
  - *thread winner* -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 08:45
- offline, hide chat -- nm - Amy Jul 19, 08:44
How well do you know the secret identities of movie superheroes? -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 19, 08:42 22
- 23. I missed 15 and 16. -- nm - David Jul 19, 09:18 1
  - Me too, but 12 and 15 were the ones I missed. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 19, 09:23
- that was hilarious. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 08:52 1
  - (Also, 19) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 08:52
- 21 -- nm - decline Jul 19, 08:51
- 16 -- nm - Jim Jul 19, 08:51
- 11 -- nm - CQ Jul 19, 08:50
- Question 20 - TWuG Jul 19, 08:49 4
  - either way.....(spoilers) - prayformojo Jul 19, 08:53 1
    - Fortunately I can plead ignorance of the film. If they got that wrong it definitely wasn't worth seeing. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jul 19, 08:54
  - Spoils - Jim Jul 19, 08:51 1
    - Heh. I see that now that I've finished the quiz. Tricksy -- nm - TWuG Jul 19, 08:52
- I know it's for the movie versions...but the hulk one - Remlik Jul 19, 08:48 9
  - Well, crap. I've giving myself a 20. -- nm - Amy Jul 19, 08:59
  - I was thinking that exact same thing. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 08:53
  - spoils - prayformojo Jul 19, 08:53 5
    - spoils... - Remlik Jul 19, 09:01 4
      - Nerd Powers activated! -- nm - David Jul 19, 09:11 3
        
        nmb david - prayformojo Jul 19, 09:15 1
        
        He really did. 25 is the type of question I love to end a quiz with. -- nm - David Jul 19, 09:20
        
        Form of: Comic Book Shop Owner! -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 19, 09:14
  - In that case...I should have 17. :) -- nm - Jim Jul 19, 08:51
Can you guess which pitcher is the MLB active career leader in strikeouts? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:40 6
- The answer is... - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:51
- CC Sabathia? -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:47 2
  - #3 -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:48 1
    - wow, I should have gotten that one. - groiny Jul 19, 08:49
- Tim Wakefield? -- nm - CQ Jul 19, 08:41 1
  - Good guess, but he is #2 (though he is #1 for wins, with 198). -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:42
for those that played Portal 2, did you find any/all/none of these easter eggs? -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 19, 08:37 1
Is ST familiar with the Ohio State tradition of spelling out OHIO with your arms like YMCA? Here's the ultimate OHIO -- (link) - TWuG Jul 19, 08:36
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loosi, you're about to lose a bunch of troops in a battle we can't win. Just withdraw them. -- nm - mara Jul 19, 08:34 6
- can't do FB at work. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:36 5
  - Bummer. -- nm - mara Jul 19, 08:37 4
    - am I still queen? -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:40 2
      - Nope. -- nm - mara Jul 19, 08:44 1
        
        good, I don't like it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:46
    - that game is a lost cause. I'm just using it to learn at this point. -- nm - loosilu Jul 19, 08:40
The Murdochs are doing extremely well. -- nm - nubby Jul 19, 08:34 1
- From the live blog: "The current MP�whose wife happens to work for the PR firm currently advising Murdoch�is tossing up softball after softball, and - not2fast Jul 19, 08:58
STers like this kinda stuff, I think. 25 Odd Animal Friendships That Make You Wanna Say �Aww� -- (link) - con_carne Jul 19, 08:34 1
- the duck and owl is the animal version of an odd couple sitcom. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 08:36
Ten Tips For Securing Your Google+ Account. -- (link) - not2fast Jul 19, 08:32 3
- Google+ has a cool feature where you can see your account through another user's "eyes". -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 19, 09:04 2
  - More sites need this. - Beryllium Jul 19, 09:07 1
    - That's a great title for a film! -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 19, 09:25
If you want to know why News Corporation is in such trouble, look at its corporate governance (nmbl) - Brian Jul 19, 08:32 1
- Whoa. "...for the past six years News Corp. has received an F -- "only because there is no lower grade,"" -- nm - not2fast Jul 19, 08:34
LIR: From what I've seen on id's Rage it seems kind of similar to Borderlands. -- nm - lileve Jul 19, 08:31
this week's "Wilfred" was ultra disturbing. - Mel Profit Jul 19, 08:31 3
- weirder than what they had him do in Hangover II? -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 08:32 2
  - by several factors if you can believe it. - Mel Profit Jul 19, 08:37 1
    - Hangover II and Wilfred SPOILERS above. Sorry. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 19, 08:38
Bring out the ginger! -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 08:31
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- Who do you expect to be the top picks? - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 19, 08:32 2
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    - I missed a comma on first glance and was confused about Thomas Jones being in a rookie draft. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 19, 08:49
- Rodgers might last that long? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 08:29 2
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    - FBG has Quizz 9th best rookie RB. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 09:02
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- whoops! -- nm - Don Homer Jul 19, 08:38
- I propose merging them with North Carolina. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 08:29
there is an Xbox 360 update today, no new features, just internal updates and setups for future new features. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 08:24
I have to say, it's nice to see David Brooks bash Grover Norquist, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and Michele Bachmann in one column (nm - Brian Jul 19, 08:23 1
- Time for his Re-Neducation! -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 08:27

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