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Smurfs = Commies! -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:55 1
- Also - smurfs have a pro-blonde, anti-brunette agenda -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 11:59
LYC: my boss just referred to methyl isocyanate as "your favorite chemical weapon". This should worry me, right? -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 11:55 2
- are you afraid mustard gas is going to get jealous and stalk you? -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 11:57 1
  - technically it's my favorite *industrial* chemical. My favorite chemical weapon is Sarin. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 11:57
SITWAP: Boehner is actually putting the balanced budget amendment into the House bill in order to get the Tea Party votes. -- (link) - TFox Jul 29, 11:54 8
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  - psychodelic? -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 12:03
  - polka dotted! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 12:00
- Even better...he's wasted 2 full days of the presumed 6 left to get something inserted that has *0* chance of passing the Senate. - Will Hunting Jul 29, 11:55 4
  - It's either that, or he loses his job as Speaker and gets primaried in 2012 - Brian Jul 29, 11:58 1
    - *gasp* Politicians actually DO that? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 12:14
  - Has the Senate passed anything? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:57 1
    - The Senate's working it's own plan. They ain't moving till the House does. But when you have the last GOP nominee - Will Hunting Jul 29, 12:00
when is the blood feud draft? - tRuMaN Jul 29, 11:53 8
- it would be impossible to miss the blood feud draft on the boards, because it will inevitably go on for days without number....nm - x Jul 29, 11:58 2
  - I think we will plan it this year to concide with F&H All Stars and the Mousehunt Expansion Pack release -- nm - oblique Jul 29, 12:00 1
    - Don't forget a huge Ikariam war -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 12:00
- Yesterday. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:56
- I don't know so I'm guessing ML's answer is "Not soon enough" -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 11:55 3
  - I have my yearly "get pimped out to another firm" week next week, so I wont have internet (except for my phone) - tRuMaN Jul 29, 11:56 2
    - I don't think it is. going to be next week -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 12:04
    - I'm guessing you'll be fine. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 29, 11:59
So ... CNN is talking about a curfew in Chicago for kids under 12 -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 29, 11:52 6
- Uh oh. kilbo and groiny's children will probably sneak out and conspire to tell us all of their secrets -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 11:55 2
  - More like pmb's grandchildren -- nm - oblique Jul 29, 11:58 1
    - this is true - I think of Chicago as the whole meto area, while you think of it as a nearby city you rarely visit, -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 12:00
- dammit. nm -- nm - Cappie Jul 29, 11:54
- There isn't one already? -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 11:53 1
  - For all kids under 17. This one would make curfew time earlier than the current one for kids under 12. -- nm - mara Jul 29, 11:55
NOONAN! Obama supporters... Do you 'love' Obama? Do you think he's 'genuine'? -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 11:46 3
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- I'm really liking Tom Noonan on this season of Damages -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 11:49
- but it's patently false. people here love Obama. they love him so much, that they think the rest of the liberals hate him. -- nm - TFox Jul 29, 11:49
wow,not only is the headline number in today's gdp stunningly lame, q1 got revised down to 0.4%.... - x Jul 29, 11:44 3
- & actually, the previous 3 quarters were all revised downwards. stall speed....nm - x Jul 29, 11:53 2
  - Hell, the previous three *years* got revised downwards - Brian Jul 29, 11:56 1
    - yeah, i saw that. and the gnp numbers for those three years. and the gdp numbers for 2004 through 2007... - x Jul 29, 12:03
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- Cheap theatre, and rental. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 29, 11:56
- Probably not -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 11:53
- i would. and yes. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:51
- yes, no -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 11:50
- LYC - the "Shorts" movies I'm seeing Sunday at the film festival - inside - JenBro Jul 29, 11:49 2
  - The Shore is playing the RI Film Fest in a couple weeks too, though not at one of the screenings I will be at. -- nm - TFox Jul 29, 11:52
  - (sigh - I'm sorry - this wasn't meant to be posted here) -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 11:51
- no, no -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 11:49
- C&A -- nm - oblique Jul 29, 11:49
- No, Yes...we're going this weekend to CSL -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 11:48
- good god, no...nm - x Jul 29, 11:47 4
  - curious, what is the last "blockbuster" you saw in theaters that you enjoyed? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 11:53 3
    - in theaters? i honestly haven't been to a theater since 2005... - x Jul 29, 11:57
    - Casablanca. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 29, 11:53 1
      - (not opening night, though. All the young'ins in the crowds and such kept him away) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 29, 11:59
- My friend is dragging me to Cowboys and Aliens. I would wait for it if I wasn't being asked to go see it. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 11:46
- yes, to C&A, but only after I see Captain America. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 29, 11:45
- I have a pass to see Cowboys & Aliens for free, so yes.* - TFox Jul 29, 11:45 2
  - What Blu-Rays give you Cowboys & Aliens tickets? - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 29, 11:56 1
    - Amazon ran a deal a few weeks ago. I got Inglorious Basterds for $12. - TFox Jul 29, 11:57
- no -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 11:44
What "default" would really mean. -- (link) - mara Jul 29, 11:40 1
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All accounted for; the terror one week ago. My friend confirmed dead; Utøya. To my surprise, one of the 8 at government quarters was someone I knew as - Facto Jul 29, 11:34 20
- Very sorry for your loss. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 11:52 1
  - Thank you all, kindly. -- nm - Facto Jul 29, 11:57
- So sorry, for you and all the others affected by this. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 29, 11:44
- ugh, very sorry -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 11:44
- Dude...that's rough. Sympathies from here as well. -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 11:42
- Very, very sad. -- nm - mara Jul 29, 11:41
- My condolences. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 29, 11:41
- This is terrible. You have my condolences. -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 11:40
- Very sorry to hear. You have my condolences. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 11:39
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- My sincere condolences. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 11:38
- My condolences for your loss. I thought I might have missed you posting that he was ok - it must have been very hard waiting so long to find out - - JenBro Jul 29, 11:37 2
  - Thank you - that is very true. Even though we all "knew" the one at Utøya had to be dead, most of - Facto Jul 29, 12:08 1
    - understood ... if I may ? - inside - JenBro Jul 29, 12:51
- I'm sorry you lost friends in this. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 11:37
- Very sad. I hope I'm able to make it to Norway some day, I have a strong Norwegian influence on my family tree. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:37
- so sorry to hear -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 11:36
- Very sorry to hear about your friend. Best wishes/prayers to your friends wife -- nm - oblique Jul 29, 11:35
- i'm sorry you lost friends in this tragedy. -- nm - TFox Jul 29, 11:35
- i'm sorry for your loss, that's terrible. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:35
Bah, looks like I've killed another shredder. Guess I shouldn't go so cheap this time. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 29, 11:33 2
- Booooooooo!! -- nm - The Foot Jul 29, 11:41
- YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Michaelangelo, Donnetello, Raphael & Leonardo Jul 29, 11:40
SS Shirt Bonus - the one my brother picked up for me at sales down town is ORGANIC ... so SOFT! - JenBro Jul 29, 11:32
Jerome! I saw a truck for this design/build company yesterday (OEOEO) -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 29, 11:31
I see Linkedin took my advice and activated a job application function. -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 29, 11:29
84 year old Joe Paterno announces he wants to coach for "four or five" more years - Brian Jul 29, 11:29 4
- There's always that moment when Grandma doesn't want to give up the car keys, so you have to wretch it out of her hands. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 29, 11:33 1
  - Is wretch the right word? Is couch the right word? :) - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 29, 11:34
- Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:33
- Sweet! Long live Joe Pa! I hope he does stay for another five years. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 11:30
Hey, if you're a western fan, check out HWDYK tomorrow. We're starting quizzes by Roger More on The Man with No Name trilogy - prayformojo Jul 29, 11:25
Check out this daily deal I got. Without Googling, would you be able to tell me the location of the vacation resort? -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 29, 11:19 1
- Nope, best I'd be able to do is venture a guess - and for that amount of money, a guess isn't good enough -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 11:20
Chun Happens. -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 11:18
David: Do you think the Falcons re-sign Snelling? - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:18 8
- I thought the Rams had already signed Snelling. Was that not true? I've been afk a lot. - David Jul 29, 11:23 7
  - Really? They need a compliment to Jackson REAL bad...lots of local sports guys have been calling for Snelling. -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 11:28 3
    - Falcons board had said it was almost done a few hours ago...but I trust internet reports even less than normal right now. -- nm - David Jul 29, 11:40 2
      - I'm at the point now where if Schefter doesn't tweet it, it didn't happen. -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 11:43 1
        
        That's probably the right way to look at it. -- nm - David Jul 29, 11:45
  - I think it's a rumor but I haven't heard anything official. - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:27 2
    - Devine actually wound up going elsewhere at the last minute. -- nm - David Jul 29, 11:40 1
      - Ah. Yeah that signing never made much sense to me. You already drafted Quizz with the same skill set. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:51
ML...there are 3 factions on the Bronco forums right now. - Jim Jul 29, 11:17 4
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  - Well...I'm thinking that if Philly can get a player and a 2 for Kevin fucking Kolb...we should be able to get a 3 for Orton. - Jim Jul 29, 11:24
- Everything will be just fine in Denver as soon as McNabb goes down with something and we move Orton to Minnesota. :) -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 11:19 1
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None of the articles about the Alex Trebek hotel robbery mention the name of the Hotel it happened in, Why is that? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 11:16 6
- I was wondering this, too -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 11:19 3
  - the next question is: how do they break into a room, especially the ones with electronic locks and programmed card keys? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 11:23 2
    - How hard can those be to crack, really? - psilotum Jul 29, 11:26 1
      - I learned from Sneakers that it's easy - oblique Jul 29, 11:28
- try searching on: alex trebek marriott san francisco -- nm - b. Jul 29, 11:17 1
  - thanks, I just googled alex trabek hotel robbery... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 11:22
insurance co. shenanigans make me so mad. adding insult and stress to injury, especially when there are actual victims involved, is just so heinous. -- nm - b. Jul 29, 11:16 9
- completely agree with this - JenBro Jul 29, 11:18
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  - EXCUSE ME? Agents advocated on behalf of their clients ... at least - in my category where we are "INDEPENDENT" and represent more than one company. - JenBro Jul 29, 11:19 4
    - Lawyers do great things as well--but still get the bad rap--see? -- nm - Amy Jul 29, 11:28 1
      - sure thing ... I just felt I needed to stick up for the agents out there who battle the insurance company for their client - JenBro Jul 29, 11:31
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      - ah ... got it! -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 11:29
  - To be honest, I think bitter divorcees have a lot to do with people's opinions of lawyers -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 11:19 1
    - possibly cause of the scams in the billing even when your lawyer does his job. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 11:28
Lunch Poll - me = fried perch & portabella mushroom fries combo from Mimm's - JenBro Jul 29, 11:15 15
- tuna salad sandwich with dill pickle slices -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 11:37
- left over couscous mixed with peppers/onions/mushrooms and sliced chicken. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:29 4
  - My mom's neighbor makes couscous. It smells goood! -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 11:34 3
    - well, couscous itself is pretty neutral, like rice. it's all in how you season it/what you add to it. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:38 2
      - Oh, sure. Mom's neighbor is Nigerian. -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 11:54
      - (also, it's super easy and cheap. like, 10 minutes start to finish, and fool proof) - Andie Jul 29, 11:41
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  - Sure it is. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 11:29 2
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      - You're so not. You don't look like you gain a pound, ever. - Krusty Jul 29, 11:42
- Rice w/sausage and tomato sauce. Possibly my favorite meal. - Krusty Jul 29, 11:24 2
  - my brother makes something like this - calls it Savannah red rice ... and he sometimes adds shrimp - it's delicious. -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 11:33 1
    - I should give it a name other than sausage and rice. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 11:45
- black forest ham with swiss on a baguette -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 11:17 1
  - LYC: It's jarlsberg -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 11:31
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- have you seen Jim Thome hit? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 29, 11:46
The Batman logo as rendered via a mathematical equation. -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 29, 11:15 2
- They need to work that into Arkham City somehow. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:20
- *realizes he won't understand any of it and clicks on link anyways* -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 11:17
ST Poll -- Should executions be televised? Would you watch if they were? -- (link) - znufrii Jul 29, 11:14 13
- No/no - Facto Jul 29, 11:55 1
  - But then again...... - Facto Jul 29, 12:21
- A murderer was captured and tried today. Sentence: DEATH. Tonight at six, all net, all channels. Would you like to know more ? - Roger More Jul 29, 11:35 1
  - Virtuosity. Give the people what they want! :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 29, 11:40
- no and no. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:30
- No and no. They already fail as deterrence, why make them titillating -- nm - TWuG Jul 29, 11:22 1
  - wellll, if I'm going to kill someone, I'm going to have to figure out how to lure them to Norway, if I get caught its only 21 years in a rather decent - zeitgeist Jul 29, 11:25
- What would be interesting is how different channels would edit them. - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 11:22
- executions are now apparently so boring that nobody viewing knows what's happening until the warden says, ok that's all folks - zeitgeist Jul 29, 11:20
- N/N -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:18
- Yes and No -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 11:16
- N/N -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 11:16
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- Perfect storm of crap with that....a week earlier, you don't take him becuase he's a 3rd down back with guys in front of him - Will Hunting Jul 29, 11:17 1
  - I'm happy ML made his pick during the week people thought Spiller was a good pick. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 29, 11:46
- shush on my late round hail mary ideas -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 11:14
Source Code, Adjustment Bureau, or Unknown? - Dr.Vermin may hit the redbox tonight Jul 29, 11:13 2
- I liked Source Code a little more than Adjustment Bureau - prayformojo Jul 29, 11:14
- In that order. nm - Dignan Jul 29, 11:13

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