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So, ST, tell me about Houston. Supposedly housing is 43% cheaper there than it is here. Woo! Checking out a job I'm perfect for. -- nm - colin Sep 6, 07:01 2
- from what I hear about the weather, I'd be better off killing myself. that said, housing market and job markets are good. -- nm - loosilu Sep 6, 07:03
- it can get a wee bit warm down there. -- nm - decline Sep 6, 07:02
The Debt: B, Insidious: First hour B+ Final 40 mins: C-, Priest: C-, West Wing Season 1: A+ -- nm - MDH Sep 6, 06:51
*slows claps for the Rice Marching Band* - Will Hunting Sep 6, 06:42 1
- heh, that's great -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 06:43
NFL: Randy Moss possible return to the Pats? -- (link) - budice Sep 6, 06:41
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- impressive how a game based of perception can generate "news" -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 6, 06:49
- "At first they invoked Rule 34, but then things got weird." -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 06:43 1
  - *nice* -- nm - loosilu Sep 6, 07:01
- I didn't know there was head-in-hands-broker fetish porn ... -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 6, 06:43 3
  - there is if you're hyde. -- nm - loosilu Sep 6, 07:02
  - that's Rule 34 -- nm - znufrii Sep 6, 06:43 1
    - I know. My post is a violation of rule 34. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 6, 06:45
- *removes Dow 10,000 chapeau*...Recession being invoked. -- nm - budice Sep 6, 06:42
Rate your weekend please. -- nm - Andie Sep 6, 06:39 14
- A -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 6, 07:04
- A+ -- nm - loosilu Sep 6, 07:00
- A, small hiccup prevented it from being A+. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 06:58
- Fantastic. A+ -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 06:54
- pretty average for a weekend in the desert, but at least it ended with a flight home. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 06:53
- One of the best ever. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 6, 06:49
- A+. Fun *AND* productive. -- nm - Andie Sep 6, 06:47
- 5/10. No one got hurt, but everyone was sniffly and grumpy from colds. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 6, 06:47
- 7/10 --- didn't get nearly as much done as I wanted, but the patio is done. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 6, 06:45
- 8/10 -- nm - budice Sep 6, 06:44
- 9/10 - the only detractor, the "Real World" shame - MDH Sep 6, 06:44
- B? spent most of it in Philly... hot and icky, but with people i like. -- nm - colin Sep 6, 06:43
- A+ (Christening for our nephew - we're the Godparents), had a Mexican day at the Lake, kids all ready for school -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 06:41
- 9/10 -- nm - znufrii Sep 6, 06:41
GOP Congressional staffer explains exactly how they get away with it time after time. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 6, 06:36 1
- Well, that doesn't bode well for our country. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 06:59
Does anyone have a good site for ordering NFL jerseys but in sizes over XL? -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 6, 06:33 7
- Try nflshop.com -- nm - Don Homer Sep 6, 06:34 6
  - I went there and the one I wanted looks like it maxed out at XL. Hmm will look at some others, maybe only big sellers come in larger sizes. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 6, 06:35 5
    - hit the big and tall portion - the larger sizes are usually over there, not in the general pool. -- nm - colin Sep 6, 06:38
    - Looks like the customized replica ones come in anything from S to 5XL, though I only spot checked 3 teams. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 6, 06:37 3
      - Thanks for the help. I guess I could order the custoer one with the number and name of the player I like. :) Much thanks -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 6, 06:38 2
        
        psst.. - colin Sep 6, 06:40 1
        
        I am just a fan of movies and the cartoon Johnny Bravo. So seemed like a good name. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 6, 07:07
Game over Wisconsin: Tammy Baldwin is running for Senate -- (link) - MDH Sep 6, 06:29 [youtube]
my life today is all "paste special --> transpose." today will be known as "decline day." -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 6, 06:24
Kind of interesting article about sperm donor industry, and how some donors could have many offspring which may unwittingly lead to... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 6, 06:09 1
- The Kids Aren't Alright. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 6, 06:27
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- Oh...someone should let them know that I traded my Ryan Grant RC...so they can feel free to move forward with Starks. -- nm - Jim Sep 6, 06:08
Smoker gets $45k settlement from NYC after cops mistook him for a suicidal jumper. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 6, 05:56
The Google animation for Freddie Mercury's b-day is awesome! -- nm - Elvis Sep 6, 05:49
Maryland Uniforms: Just wait till they break out the yellow tops & yellow pants. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 6, 05:39
Ouch. 1 FF site I frequent has dropped Peyton in their projections to the #20 QB - Strongbad Sep 6, 05:37 8
- What have they done with Arian Foster? Has his potential injury caused him to drop at all? -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 06:27 1
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- Well, if he ain't going to play much and let's be real, neck pain for a QB is never a problem - Will Hunting Sep 6, 05:40 4
  - And word around the campfire is that the pain isn't the biggest issue. Apparently he can't make the throws. -- nm - Jim Sep 6, 06:16 1
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  - They've dropped him to 3200 yds and 24/15. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 6, 05:44 1
    - They must assume he's going to play 12-14 games....I don't know if I could go with that. - Will Hunting Sep 6, 05:47
Chickenpox vaccine: doctors' group says Canadian kids should get 2 shots -- (link) - Beaker Sep 6, 05:16
Prosecution witness stuns Mubarak trial, denies order to shoot Egypt protesters -- (link) - Beaker Sep 6, 05:06
Oh goodie, the .pst file I have all my archived emails in is not being recognized as a .pst. - Will Hunting Sep 6, 05:02 2
- PST files suck. I have a program that might be able to restore/repair it if you wanted to try and get it to me (yousendit) - oblique Sep 6, 05:33 1
  - They're getting me the backup copy from last week off the server backups. - Will Hunting Sep 6, 05:34
LAWRIE! -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 04:59
"Maryland's uniforms are so ugly they look like a team's from Any Given Sunday" -- nm - from Twitter Sep 6, 00:55 1
- If they can work out the RedZone issues, they could be strong. - Will Hunting Sep 6, 04:54
Happy Birthday Mdm. Wiggums. I hope you had lots and lots of buttercream icing and a bit of cake. - Trish Sep 5, 23:55 3
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 04:40
- :) (Surprisingly enough, the singing was totally inprompted on my part.) nm - ralph wiggum Sep 6, 00:10 1
  - "unprompted" nm - ralph wiggum Sep 6, 00:10
In the last episode of Royal Pains they talked about ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy), they made it seem all dramatic. The way they showed it is - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 23:01 8
- Mark Feurstein is such a jerk it's no surprise that he would administer ECT to a patient -- nm - moles Sep 5, 23:51
- I've seen it irl, too. They always have the patients totally sedated with versed and valium. On TV they just slap 2 spoons to their temples and go to - Trish Sep 5, 23:50
- And this surprises you? :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 5, 23:11 5
  - It was pretty funny. Because I just saw ECT on Friday. The Dr was saying how there are spikes in interest due to what people see on TV about it. - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 23:15 4
    - I can't wait until you do your neuro rotation. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 23:17 3
      - Why? Not until next academic year. I am somewhat interested in neuro, so should be cool -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 23:21 2
        
        Because it will be interesting to get the behind the scenes view after dealing with all my daughter's neuros. :) nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 23:24 1
        
        Cool cool. I will keep you posted. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 23:25
2-yr-old daughter sleeping in a bed - rather than a credit - for the first time tonight. Stay tuned. Report in the morning. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 22:22 3
- "Credit"? Hmm, I wonder what's on my mind. She woke up once (par for the course), never climbed out of bed. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 06:50
- Hopefully it has a good credit rating. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 5, 22:29 1
  - dang they start the kids early, i didn't get a credit card till I was in my late teens (on my dad's account) -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 5, 23:10
federer must be tired...spoils - budice Sep 5, 21:48 1
- i stand corrected...spoils - budice Sep 5, 22:07
~California rest in peace, simultaneous release~ - Trish Sep 5, 21:34
Highly ranked recruit Jake Layman committed to UMD after the win over Miami tonight -- nm - MDH Sep 5, 21:28 1
- Sorry, basketball recruit. #11 small forward in the country. -- nm - MDH Sep 5, 21:29
God help me, I kinda want to see a Brett Ratner movie. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 21:07 14
- GET A GRIP! -- nm - colin Sep 6, 06:38
- the script i read was pretty much exactly what they're selling in the trailer - moles Sep 5, 21:09 6
  - (as opposed to the R-rated Hangover raunch stuff lately) -- nm - moles Sep 5, 21:10 5
    - Related note: man, did I not recognize Matthew Broderick in that trailer at first. He looks rough. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 21:18 2
      - It's the pills. -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 04:09
      - There's less and less essence for SJP to steal. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 21:24
    - I'm curious if you've heard about the book about writing/selling scripts that the Reno 911 guys put out. -- nm - Tim Sep 5, 21:18 1
      - i have and mean to pick it up. one of my high school friends is an editor who works with those guys - moles Sep 5, 21:40
- If he gets Eddie Murphy back on his game, I can forgive him a hell of a lot. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 21:08 5
  - Eddie Murphy seems to have finally figured out that what people want from him is '80s Eddie Murphy. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 21:13 4
    - word. so very word. -- nm - budice Sep 5, 21:28
    - Rumor is hes plotting a big US Comedy Tour in 2012. could be huge for him. -- nm - MDH Sep 5, 21:18
    - Harlem Nights 2! -- nm - moles Sep 5, 21:14 1
      - "you don't get no ice cream cuz you mama is on welfare" -- nm - Trish Sep 5, 21:37
i don't want FOP g'dammit. i'm a dapper dan man! -- nm - moles Sep 5, 20:59 1
- "...and we was banished from the Woolworth�s. I don�t know Everett, was it just that one or the whole chain?" nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 21:03
The Help: Hey, you know where was horribly racist? The South. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 20:51 7
- Sister Wiggie's FB post: (spoilerish) - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 20:57 2
  - I may steal that. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 20:57 1
    - Go for it. She'll never know unless you publish it in an academic journal. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 20:59
- Well, it wasn't *that* bad -- nm - Haley Barbour Sep 5, 20:56
- Now we're just alarmingly racist. -- nm - nubby Sep 5, 20:54 2
  - and Qale is the Grand Dragon -- nm - budice Sep 5, 20:56 1
    - Hey! Just earlier today I was professing my love for 2/2 Black Zombie creature tokens dammit! -- nm - Qale Sep 5, 21:03
So what are you reading these days, ST? nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 20:30 16
- The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth and Gangs of New York -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 04:39
- Just finished 'Girls In White Dresses' over the weekend. Would like to option it for a film but don't have the money. -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 04:00
- Dark Star Safari - Paul Theroux -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 5, 20:52 1
  - Ooh. thought I'd read all the Theroux travel books. Must have missed that one. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 5, 20:58
- *still* star island. -- nm - amanda claire jones Sep 5, 20:50
- American Gods -- nm - Ender Sep 5, 20:49
- Going back over the Harry Potter books in anticipation of part 8. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 20:48
- Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, and just started Alison Wonderland on the tablet. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 5, 20:33
- Everything Changes, as soon as i get paid this week -- nm - moles Sep 5, 20:31 7
  - it's so so so good. it's *so* good. (library??) -- nm - amanda claire jones Sep 5, 20:36 6
    - well there you go. I have this for after barnaby rudge. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 04:14
    - i'll probably just pick it up at barnes & noble -- nm - moles Sep 5, 20:37 4
      - Support the mom-and-pop stores! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 20:44 2
        
        i could get it at book soup if they have it in stock -- nm - moles Sep 5, 20:45 1
        
        but it looks like they don't -- nm - moles Sep 5, 20:57
      - Can't even remember the last time I bought something at Barnes -- nm - budice Sep 5, 20:38
do not. seek. the treasure! -- nm - moles Sep 5, 20:30
Tell Amy thanks, Spawn. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 20:23
David, the wine was from my new secretary, who doesn't know about the non-drinking thing yet. - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 20:21 10
- Have you ever, under the influence of alcohol, questioned the teachings of the Mormon church? -- nm - Michael Scott Sep 5, 20:23
- I primarily thought of it due to Brother Daniel's recent milestone. - David Sep 5, 20:23 8
  - Yeah, that was awesome news. - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 20:28 7
    - As long as this isn't frog-related, I will tell her. -- nm - David Sep 5, 20:42 6
      - Ummmmmmm.........no? nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 20:43 5
        
        Can I play the game now, mommy? -- nm - Nick Sep 5, 20:44 4
        
        He keeps trying to get me to "take turns". Screw that. He can get his own damn frogs. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 20:46 3
        
        You gotta stop taking taking parenting advice from Homer Simpson. -- nm - David Sep 5, 21:15 1
        
        Sure, next you'll tell me I have to stop taking nutritional advice from him too. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 21:16
        
        atta girl -- nm - moles Sep 5, 20:47
Gina Torres is only my third favorite actress on Suits. That blows me away. -- nm - David Sep 5, 20:20 8
- Meghan Markle is HOT -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 5, 20:36
- oh man, I should be inundating you with MaxAlerts for USA shows. -- nm - Max Sep 5, 20:29 2
  - "Suits sucks" -- nm - MaxAlert #1 Sep 5, 20:30 1
    - nope. thumbs up. -- nm - Max Sep 5, 20:33
- And that is why you fail. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 5, 20:22 3
  - Some Browncoat he is, more like Alliance turncoat. -- nm - budice Sep 5, 20:24 1
    - If loving Meghan Markle is wrong, I will never be right. (nm) - David Sep 5, 20:25
  - I'd say something dismissive but at least you're not a Halo Traitor. -- nm - David Sep 5, 20:23
fear the turtle -- nm - moles Sep 5, 20:18

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