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I like the part where the cat closes the lid. -- (link) - mara Aug 29, 08:05 [youtube]
That TO motorcycle story doesn't make me want a scooter less. it just makes me want a kevlar scarf as well. - amanda "late sleeper" jones Aug 29, 08:04 2
- oooh, get a Vespa! - znufrii Aug 29, 08:07
- Fasten a metal pipe to the front of the scooter that goes above head level - Will Hunting Aug 29, 08:05
giant stinky mushrooms emerge in hurricane's wake -- (link) - znufrii Aug 29, 07:59
Dear NJ Office: The fire alarms in your building aren't not working. As per Corporate Workspace leave the building and go home and work. *crickets* - Fire Marshall Deeve Aug 29, 07:58 3
- maybe you have to borrow NCM's sword and run screaming through the office waving it over your head. -- nm - Reagen Aug 29, 08:08
- *laughing* -- nm - Fire Marshall Deeve Aug 29, 08:04
- Maybe they're all trying to figure out the double-negative -- nm - Roger More Aug 29, 08:03
Dear August: WTF? Where is my heat? -- nm - ty97 Aug 29, 07:56 3
- Feel mine -- nm - Dirk Diggler and Chest Rockwell Aug 29, 08:00
- Here....I think you dropped it while you were here. - MojaveMeg Aug 29, 07:59 1
  - supposed to be 111 here in Vegas today, I think. -- nm - znufrii Aug 29, 08:06
Is there anything left of Irene? I'm not seeing *anything* on the weather radar... - MojaveMeg Aug 29, 07:50 8
- Its into Northern Quebec and Labrador in Canada.....it shows up in Canadian satelite pics but not well for radar... - Walt_Disney Aug 29, 08:02
- American weather reports always ignore everything over the border, it's hilarious. here is Irene's current status: -- (link) - Andie Aug 29, 08:00 5
  - No they don't. My local news said Canada's eastern seaboard is getting the brunt of Irene's remnants as of earlier today - con_carne Aug 29, 08:02 4
    - okay, fine. but when we watch tv reports there is a line that is the canadian border and the weather just ends there. - Andie Aug 29, 08:04 3
      - I hope Canada's stations are much better cuz that'd suck to be a border town. - Will Hunting Aug 29, 08:08 1
        
        oh, we actually show US cities and everything on our weather maps that are for border areas. :) -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 08:10
      - Yep, that's what I'm seeing on weather.com. When it was active on U.S. radar the whole system was shown. Once it crossed the border it doesn't exist. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 29, 08:06
- Weird. There must be *something*. This story was filed not too long ago. -- (link) - mara Aug 29, 07:57
andrea, in this town, good samartinning home drunks is a biweekly event. - amanda "late sleeper" jones Aug 29, 07:50 1
- ah. college. -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 07:56
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- *shuts down the subway system* -- nm - Mayor Bloomberg Aug 29, 08:02
- I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. It's a full two letters weaker than The Storm That Shall Not Be Named. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 29, 08:01
This is maybe the saddest thing I've seen post-Irene. -- (link) - TFox Aug 29, 07:40 4
- That definitely sucks, though I'd much rather that than lose my home or worse. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 29, 07:56
- I heard somebody talking about that last night.....very sad. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 29, 07:48
- :( -- nm - znufrii Aug 29, 07:47
- that really sucks. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:42
I think the HG teaser was meant for teens he read the books (didn't it premiere during the VMAs) and fits for that market, BUT - ty97 Aug 29, 07:37
Worst movie weekend ever. Red Riding 1980 D-, Red Riding 1983 D-, Salo F, My Idiot Brother F -- nm - ceregon Aug 29, 07:26 17
- Paul - B nm - howie Aug 29, 08:02
- Smurfs: C+. Insidious: B. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 29, 07:56
- Shawshank A+; Too Big to Fail A. -- nm - Diva Aug 29, 07:55
- untraceable B+ -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 29, 07:49
- March of the Dinosaurs B- Scar was the dino equivelent of Forest Gump...everything happened to him. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 29, 07:49
- XXY (Argentine film). Wow, um... B-? - con_carne Aug 29, 07:45
- Modigliani, D-. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:39
- Source Code (rewatch): B -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 07:35
- Jane Eyre (masterpiece theater): A-, fish tank: B. - kelly Aug 29, 07:35
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- My Neighbor Totoro: A, The Little Mermaid: A, Mulan: B, The Dark Knight: A-, Monsters, Inc.: A -- nm - TFox Aug 29, 07:34
- Red Riding Hood D- -- nm - ty97 Aug 29, 07:34
- Huh, why did you hate Red Riding so much? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 29, 07:33
- The Help, A, Don't be Afraid of the Dark, C- - Epiphany Aug 29, 07:32 2
  - really? - prayformojo Aug 29, 07:34 1
    - it didn't work for me, and I can't quite tell you why - *spoils* - Epiphany Aug 29, 08:02
- Shawshank Redemption ...A+ -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 29, 07:29
Lockerbie bomber found dying in Libya -- (link) - Loyola Aug 29, 07:24 6
- fool me once... - znufrii Aug 29, 07:30
- Let's speed him along his journey. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 29, 07:25 4
  - Naw, let's hit him with a paralytic and use machines to keep him alive and concious. Forever. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 29, 07:30 2
    - To the Pandorica! -- nm - Ender Aug 29, 07:30 1
      - this. -- nm - znufrii Aug 29, 07:53
  - actually, no. Let's get him talking. - Mel Profit Aug 29, 07:26
Motorcycle rider in TO had his neck cut after someone strung a fishing line across a road -- (link) - Beaker Aug 29, 07:21 14
- Kite fights. Someone alert SpikeTV, now they can replace UFC. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 29, 07:28 8
  - I heard about kite fights years ago. I think it's a chinese tradition. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:29 7
    - hmmm, apparently it's popular to use a "cutting" line in kite fighting. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 29, 07:30 6
      - I could totally get into this. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 29, 07:34 5
        
        is there enough wind that low to the ground to launch a kite? -- nm - TFox Aug 29, 07:36 4
        
        Oh now you want to play, 'Squatch? - Mel Profit Aug 29, 07:42 3
        
        I'll admit, you stored up like 10 body blows and then unleashed on me Pacquiao style. - TFox Aug 29, 07:48 1
        
        I'm switching it up next time and gonna crash on your big melon. - Mel Profit Aug 29, 07:58
        
        Foxy doesn't need to buy kite string, he can just use what he finds in the shower drain. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:43
- Does it say it is fishing line? - groiny Aug 29, 07:24 2
  - that was the first version I read last night, they may have updated -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:25 1
    - just says string now. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:26
- could be accidental from kite flying. I hope it's accidental, because otherwise, it's sick. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:24
- horrible -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 07:23
Stalkers: one week til labor day! If you haven't sent that shirt out yet, please get on it!! Thanks. -- nm - kelly Aug 29, 07:17 5
- Sending everything today! -- nm - Diva Aug 29, 07:56
- hopefully i can find the shirt, its somewhere -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 29, 07:21 2
  - ps: you are up -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:22 1
    - pps, see david. - tRuMaN Aug 29, 07:23
- heh. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 29, 07:19
ST is medical. Brother says you can't have a fever with a cold. I say he's wrong. Consensus? -- nm - ty97 Aug 29, 07:15 9
- Wikipedia says fever is one of the common symptoms of the common cold. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 29, 07:24
- You can have a fever with any type of infection, but it's rare with a cold. -- (link) - mara Aug 29, 07:19 2
  - It's a lot more common in sinus infection. -- (link) - mara Aug 29, 07:20 1
    - and flu. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:23
- of course you can. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:18 4
  - It may be rare though. -- nm - Loyola Aug 29, 07:19 3
    - the conventional wisdom is, if you have a fever, it's low. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:23 2
      - I don't get fevers easily. This one is definitely low. - ty97 Aug 29, 07:25 1
        
        flu level fevers tend to be high (like 101+). -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:27
my daughters first day at the new school is today, and she was crazy nervous. - groiny Aug 29, 07:04 16
- she will do great! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 29, 07:31
- I still can't get over that school starts in august now. what?? (I'm thinking nice things for her. she'll be fine.) -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Aug 29, 07:07 3
  - My kids are starting their 3rd week of school already. It's frickin' crazy. -- nm - Jim Aug 29, 07:13 2
    - wow. next Tuesday here (when did the school year end?) -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:14 1
      - End of May. -- nm - Jim Aug 29, 07:14
- sadly, the top brass of the old school plan to show up to bully and berate her some more -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:05 6
  - "Where's ze money, Lebowski?" -- nm - TFox Aug 29, 07:07
  - Where is Minerva McGonagal when you need her? -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 29, 07:06
  - (did you ever salt that out with them?) -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:06 3
    - Does that work? I thought it only worked for snails and witches. I'll put some across the porch and try it with Catholics. -- nm - Mop Aug 29, 07:12 1
      - if it's on the rim of a margarita glass, it will have the opposite effect. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:19
    - nope, just stopped going to church there - groiny Aug 29, 07:07
- First day of middle school, or redistricting? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 29, 07:04 3
  - pulled her out of Catholic school, she is going to a public school near the house. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 29, 07:05 2
    - Puts you on the list. -- nm - Pastor Mike Aug 29, 07:06
    - oh, that's right. Good luck to her! -- nm - Don Homer Aug 29, 07:05
and from b2: Just because the guy thinks he is the primary shopper, doesn't make it true. - loosilu Aug 29, 07:03 4
- I am the primary shopper for useful shit. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 29, 07:04 3
  - but you probably spend less money. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:05 2
    - yes, but I get more shit. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 29, 07:09 1
      - which one of those things matters most to advertisers? -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:10
let's try again: Need to name a beer for my friend Andy's 40th birthday party. No cliches, please. - loosilu Aug 29, 07:02 41
- what kind of beer is it? -- nm - colin Aug 29, 07:11 9
  - nevamind.. brown and porter. got it. -- nm - colin Aug 29, 07:12 8
    - I almost started yelling. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:12 7
      - eh. BBing is for saps. -- nm - colin Aug 29, 07:13 6
        
        oh, what hops did you use? - colin Aug 29, 07:14 5
        
        I couldn't tell you. the porter is a Belgian, so that'll be Euro hops of some kind. I think the brown is an international blend. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:15 4
        
        Did I tell you my dude is growing his own hops? -- nm - mara Aug 29, 07:29 3
        
        wow, what kind? -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:31 2
        
        Brewer's Gold (probably one of the two most common varieties grown by amateurs). -- (link) - mara Aug 29, 07:36 1
        
        yup, have used it. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:40
- Goodbye 30s; Not a Day Over 39; Tick-tock, tick-tock. -- nm - bc/nc Aug 29, 07:10
- 40 year old Virgin IPA -- nm - amoxy Aug 29, 07:10 2
  - 40 Year Old Virginian. (mind you, this only works if he's from Virginia.) -- nm - Mop Aug 29, 07:13 1
    - this is actually really good. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:17
- 40 Gun Salute. Mid Cask Crisis (okay, clichey). what else are they interested in? use one their hobbies as inspiration (it shows another level of - Andie Aug 29, 07:08 19
  - and you have to bottle it in a 40oz bottle, and deliver it in a paper bag. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 29, 07:09 1
    - I wish!!! but it will be on tap. they have taps. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:10
  - he's interested in, um, geek shit. computers, games, SF. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:09 16
    - The Great Old One -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 29, 07:15
    - 101000 Porter - Andie Aug 29, 07:10 4
      - GEEK CHECK!!!! nm -- nm - groiny Aug 29, 07:11
      - ooooooooh. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:11 2
        
        i would actually make the 'o' in Porter a zero as well on the label. -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 07:12 1
        
        niiiiice. It's going on a tap, but it works. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:13
    - from B2: also British...Dr Who inspired dammit. -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:10 9
      - dammit, no beer of mine is getting a Doctor name. ;P -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:10 6
        
        What about a Dalek bottle? -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 29, 07:14 5
        
        NO! and no Trek names either! -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:18 4
        
        Ewok Brown -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:20 3
        
        *bans you from naming beers* -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:23 2
        
        sorry, this was actually refering to what ML was talking about on B2 -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:26 1
        
        banned for life! -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:27
      - TARDIS Porter -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:10 1
        
        I'll hand-write a RE on the tap. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:12
- Life Half Empty Porter -- nm - TFox Aug 29, 07:03 4
  - The Younger Model -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 29, 07:07
  - now we're talking. that has potential. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:04 2
    - You're Old as Fuck Dunkelweisen -- nm - TFox Aug 29, 07:06 1
      - Porter! Brown! but that's good too. One beer will get the Old Dude name, the other one will be Hurriquake Relief. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:08
- Isn't naming anything for a special occassion just inviting cliches? - Will Hunting Aug 29, 07:03 1
  - yes, which is why I specified. -- nm - loosilu Aug 29, 07:03
poop expert -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:01 2
- Congrats! -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 29, 07:03 1
  - this was actually my contribution for the name of loosi's new Brown -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:09

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