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Another day, another slam of Tim Tebow - Brian Aug 24, 12:54 2
- I have always loved Hoge but his behavior in this matter is deplorable. -- nm - David Aug 24, 12:57 1
  - The way I see it, he's taking a page out of the Jay Bilas book, but it's the wrong one. - Strongbad Aug 24, 12:58
Ok scotch drinkers, I just got as a closing gift a bottle of Balvenie 15 yr. old single malt scotch (with the closing tombstone as a label on the back - pmb Aug 24, 12:51 11
- its an old scotish gang message, it means they had their way with you like a drunken prom date, better look at that contract closely -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 12:56
- I don't even like scotch and I like this. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 12:56
- when I close, I get Keystone Light as a gift -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:53 1
  - smooth. -- nm - Max Aug 24, 12:55
- Send it to me and I will give you a detailed analysis. - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:53 4
  - The funny thing is I would normally have given this to the associate who worked with my on the deal, but he's mormon. -- nm - pmb Aug 24, 12:55 3
    - give him a diet coke and call it good -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:55 2
      - nay. a 15 year Diet Coke. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:57 1
        
        I like the way you think -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:57
- chug! chug! chug! -- nm - Max Aug 24, 12:52
- yes -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:52
Mini-Ruiner! -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:50 7
- David, Jim... I am seeing a pattern here. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:50 6
  - I can not say anything bad about Jim. The help he is giving in a league he isn't participating in is tremendous, above and beyond. -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:51 5
    - Yeah, Jim is teh awesome. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 12:56
    - Since he is one of my besties, I will both agree and disagree. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:53 2
      - well, we could say his wife is well above 2 points higher than him in the looks scale, but that really isn't fantasy related... - crash davis Aug 24, 12:55 1
        
        Oh, I cut him a lot of slack because of his wife. - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:56
    - fact. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:52
One of my interns says she's never heard a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. Didn't even know what it was when we brought it up in discussion. -- nm - Max Aug 24, 12:49 2
- "here let me imitate the sound for you . . ." -- nm - moles Aug 24, 12:51
- FFS -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:49
so, we had our anatomy ultrasound today, and the tech was pretty confident that it is a girl! - kare Aug 24, 12:48 10
- (thanks all!) -- nm - kare Aug 24, 13:02
- wtg! -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:53
- Congrats! -- nm - Don Homer Aug 24, 12:53
- very cool! -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 12:52
- Yay! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 12:49
- ...or a boy bound to be very embarassed in locker rooms for years. (Congrats!) -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:49 1
  - we should invent prenatal penis pills, we'll make a fortune -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 12:58
- wphoo! -- nm - moles Aug 24, 12:49
- ^5! -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 12:49
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Poll: If not for ST, would you have known the secret twist behind Orphan? - prayformojo Aug 24, 12:47 17
- Without ST I'm not sure I'd even remember it was a movie. -- nm - Ender Aug 24, 12:54
- Never heard of it till now. Is it that she's *not* Estonian? -- nm - mara Aug 24, 12:52 1
  - Or, maybe I'd just forgotten the title. -- nm - mara Aug 24, 12:54
- no - ST let me know the secret twist - it's a meme here -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 12:52
- No. I can't imagine the movie will be as awesome as the spoiler is, though. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:51 1
  - I'd like to step into an alternate reality in which I didn't know the twist, just to see what my reaction woulda been -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 12:52
- What's Orphan? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 12:50 1
  - I looked, and the poster seemed familiar. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:51
- I even missed ST talking about it until today, so I still don't know it. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:49 1
  - Oh, oh, oh! A chance to ruin the Ruiner! -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 12:50
- No. But I would also have never given Orphan a first thought if ST hadn't discussed it. -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 12:48
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- I'm pretty sure I read a news story about it somewhere else. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 24, 12:48
- wouldn't know, wouldn't care - znufrii Aug 24, 12:48 1
  - See, because it's funny... -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 12:55
- nope. not heard it mentioned elsewhere. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 12:48
- Me neither. -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 12:47
Watched first two episodes of Game of Thrones last night. Does it get better? - Name Withheld By Request Aug 24, 12:46 7
- Sounds like how it went with The Wire to me. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 24, 12:52 1
  - yes that was very difficult -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 12:53
- it gets better. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 12:48 1
  - Really?! -- nm - Sean Bean Aug 24, 12:53
- I found the first three or four episodes too slow. Around episode five, it either picks up or I adopted to the pace. - David Aug 24, 12:48
- Yes, it gets better than fantastic. It reaches Awesome with the next to last episode. -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 12:47
- you'll probably hate the rest of it then. -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 12:47
Let's say I was going to try to muscle out both Splice and Orphan tonight. Which one should I watch first? -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:44 4
- Splice. -- nm - Shaun Aug 24, 12:45
- muscle out? If that is code, I would say Splice for the freaky/sexy element. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:45 2
  - "muscle out" = make extra effort to complete multiple activities in limited time -- nm - The TFoxionary Aug 24, 12:46 1
    - Hmm. Don;t even remember Orphan being in theaters, but imdb gives it the edge. - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:48
I still love the "I'm a raccoon!" Allstate commercial -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 12:42 6
- makes me laugh just thinking about it -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 12:43 5
  - I'm the smartest raccoon I know. -- nm - Raccoon Aug 24, 12:44 4
    - "I already had like 4 babies" -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 12:45 3
      - "These are the best two weeks of my little raccoon life." -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 12:46 2
        
        week - oblique Aug 24, 12:47 1
        
        you're going to deny Mayhem Squirrel and extra week of mayhem? -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 12:52
LYC:.....HWDYK published 1,649 quizzes. We finally got around to doing one on..... -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 24, 12:35 1
- 26 -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 12:58
Also on tonight, a new episode of Happy Endings. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 24, 12:34 8
- Netflix has the series on DVD on Sept 20. -- nm - Max Aug 24, 12:47
- see, this is actual TV news. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:35 6
  - A bad episode is news? -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:40 5
    - I object! Total conjecture. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:40 4
      - I read it right there on the webs, so it is truth. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:42 3
        
        I was just specualting. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 24, 12:43 2
        
        You can't take it back, it is right there in computer ink! -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:44 1
        
        And I hear from many Kindle owners that that is just as good as actual ink. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:44
Gallup: Perry in the lead -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 24, 12:27 11
- Does Gallup conduct this poll every f*cking day or something? Jeesh. -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 12:47
- Slick Rick! -- nm - moles Aug 24, 12:44 1
  - Woooo! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 12:45
- he's going to get the nom - unless he kills a kitten on national tv -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 12:32 3
  - Vinnie Mac's theme music applies. -- nm - David Aug 24, 12:34
  - There's lots of time left. -- nm - Guiliani Aug 24, 12:32 1
    - You forgot the 9/11 reference. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:32
- Perry-Bachman could be a dream ticket -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:31 3
  - I think you misspelled nightmare. The damage they would do if elected... -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 12:34 1
    - I freakin shudder - Roe v Wade is going down yall - Epiphany Aug 24, 12:40
  - For Democrats -- nm - eag Aug 24, 12:34
I'll never forget Office Squirrel. RIP, little buddy. - prayformojo Aug 24, 12:24
ohhh, Alternatehistory premeires tonight at 10 on Spike TV - Jovian Aug 24, 12:19 5
- Thanks for the heads up. I shall check it out. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 24, 12:45
- I did not know about this - I will add it. I also added the Great Food Truck -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 12:25 1
  - Saw the 1st episode of this and enjoyed it, but never watched Season 1. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 12:26
- Thanks. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:24
- The DVR has this ready to go. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 12:23
Whenever Batman decides to take a day off. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 24, 12:18 [Image] 4
- soccer is on!!!!! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 24, 12:20 3
  - that is how you know that would never really happen -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:21 2
    - exactly - Danedukenuuk Aug 24, 12:22
    - *ding* -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:21
new season TC:JD tonight, but I'm afraid that nothing will top "the red hots were for my mommy!" -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:17
So wait, did Jim *really* leave? -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:15 6
- I did...drove home from work. Just posted Hunting's pick -- nm - Jim Aug 24, 12:46
- ok - just logged in today and this is the first post I read - I'm wondering - do I even WANT to back board ? -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 12:17 4
  - If you go back far enough, FFL draft, BoA failing, and another SNL skit you would not know. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:30
  - Left to go to a scouting event and is unable to update ST with fantasy sports updates. He didn't leave ST for good or anything. -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 12:19
  - No, it's a draft day thing. -- nm - mara Aug 24, 12:18 1
    - Phew ... was hoping it wasn't something else that was "fighty" :) -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 12:50
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- there are no good options -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 12:39 3
  - Since Dane removed sex from the table, I concur. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:41 1
    - I mildly curse your IM -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 12:43
  - nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure. -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 12:40
- BOA has always been the Bank of Evil since the days they changed from bank of italy, when they were taken over bank of carolina who kept the name -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 12:35 2
  - I remember when they were NCNB and Nations Bank. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 12:39 1
    - it was basically like the aol/timewarner take over where they cooked the books to look bigger and swollowed a better company -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 12:47
- would I have to pay my debt to them? -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 12:34 1
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- You would have thought those cash-scanning ATMs would have been more popular. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 12:28
- I like that after all that's happened with banks and monetary policy that a government takeover would be what's sooo beyond the pale -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 12:25
- Well, Henry Blodgett laid out a BofA plan yesterday - Brian Aug 24, 12:21 5
  - well that seems insightful, logical and rather reasonable - Epiphany Aug 24, 12:23 3
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      - Jobs will be saved, a la GM -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 12:38
      - they are going to do it anyway - bail them out - not let them fail - so why not get smarter people out of it? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 12:35
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- If they fail, I don't have to pay my mortgage, right? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 12:17 3
  - What about my credit card debt? -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Aug 24, 12:33
  - like it makes a difference to them one way or another. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 24, 12:20
  - they will sell your morgage before they fail -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 24, 12:18
- I have the solution. - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:16 2
  - sex is not the answer to everything - Danedukenuuk Aug 24, 12:17 1
    - I hereby rescind my previous offer. -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:20
- Force them to divvy up the assets among multiple new owners. The answer to "too big to fail" isn't to make its new owner even moreso. -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 12:16 3
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    - Then require the new owner to split into 2 or 3 new, independent companies. WE should never allow a single company to be so large that their failure - TWuG Aug 24, 12:26 1
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- My instincts are that if BoA is still having trouble getting by, they aren't the only one. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 24, 12:15 1
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- well them and joes hardware store and the rest - Danedukenuuk Aug 24, 12:15
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- you're smiling right now, aren't you? -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 12:15 2
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    - ML has a vertical smile? - The Ruiner Aug 24, 12:22
max's printer smokes after sex -- nm - moles Aug 24, 12:11 6
- wait ... Max has sex with his printer? - JenBro Aug 24, 12:18 5
  - we're jammin, we're jammin, I wanna jam it with you -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 12:52
  - PC Load Letter means "No". -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 12:44
  - "NO MORE INPUT!" -- nm - moles Aug 24, 12:42
  - Toner? I hardly know her? -- nm - Dano Aug 24, 12:24 1
    - *gigglefit* -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 12:32

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