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All Things Considered/Planet Money had a great story on how being oil-rich usually messes a country up, and how a country like Norway can avoid that -- (link) - con_carne Sep 7, 07:55
Hey groin...do you have Beckett online pricing? -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:51 3
- no, I wish I did, but I refuse to pay for it. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:51 2
  - Bummer. I have football pricing...but I just got an Ernie Banks auto in and I have no idea what the BV is. Where's Hunting? He has it, I think. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:53 1
    - out of what series? - groiny Sep 7, 08:03
wait, dead island had a huge day one patch? - tRuMaN Sep 7, 07:36 4
- If it was on day one, nobody had to wait for it, did they? -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 07:49 1
  - Everybody had to wait equally for the patch to download -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 7, 07:53
- for the Steam release...an old version of the game got released instead... -- nm - Remlik Sep 7, 07:49 1
  - yup. lots of mistakes made here (note the patch was for everything but the steam version) -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 07:50
diablo 3 footage -- (link) - tRuMaN Sep 7, 07:28 3
- *twitch* I will disappear from all human contact when this is released -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 07:48 1
  - heh. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 07:52
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Poll: What movie have you seen the most times, and how many times? - JohnnyB Sep 7, 07:15 34
- The Rock or Under Seige 2 most likely -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 08:00 1
  - 2? Really? -- nm - Stephen Sep 7, 08:03
- Gotta be the first two live action TMNT movies. - Jelly Sep 7, 07:56
- Wait a minute...I'm more concerned that you KNOW you've watched Mannequin 64 times than I am that you've actually watched Mannequin 64 times. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:49 2
  - This is always my answer -- how would I know how many times I've seen a movie? I'm supposed to remember every individual viewing of Singin' in the Rai - n? -- nm Sep 7, 08:02
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 07:50
- Probably Anchorman or LOTR Fellowship -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 07:41
- Aliens, LOTR, Star Wars over 20x each -- nm - ceregon Sep 7, 07:31
- do you have like a spreadsheet or something? - mafic Sep 7, 07:31
- Rush Hour 1/2 easily 100+ times each - MDH Sep 7, 07:29
- 5th Element - no idea how many times -- nm - Epiphany Sep 7, 07:28
- Shawshank, Ferris Bueller, maybe The Godfather. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 7, 07:27
- no idea, no idea -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 07:24
- I've probably seen all or part of Princess Bride and Shawshank Redemption close to 100 times. I've seen Excalibur and the LoTR trilogy 50ish times - Trish Sep 7, 07:21
- I'm not sure, Capstern. -- nm - Reagen Sep 7, 07:20 8
  - Heh ... And you didn't even need the ip address ... -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 7, 07:57 2
    - Seriously? -- nm - MDH Sep 7, 08:04
    - A new poster shows up on a board that counts new registrations within the last year in the single digits, about 10 minutes after the last post of a - Reagen Sep 7, 07:59
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    - Believe in the Twins! - groiny Sep 7, 07:29 2
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        DINKLEMAN!!!!! - groiny Sep 7, 07:32
  - Ah, so he's named his new, more "real" persona. Sounds like a character from a Lehane novel. -- nm - Trish Sep 7, 07:25
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- Princess Bride, LOTR:TTT, Jaws, Shawshank. -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 07:18
- probably Princess Bride from when I was a kid. -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 07:17
- probably the Matrix (over 100 x I'm sure) -- nm - decline Sep 7, 07:17
- Maybe Office Space? 5th Element and the Harry Potter movies are also pretty high. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 07:17 1
  - These are my stand-bys when I want something on tv that I don't really have to pay attention to while I'm getting things done. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 07:18
- Likely Jaws is #1 by a wise margin. n m -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:16
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- Probably Die Hard. My sister and I would watch it almost daily in high school - oblique Sep 7, 07:16
- No idea about the counts, but Aliens is stil probably #1. #2 is probably Shawshank -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 07:15 1
  - I have to admit Shawshank is likely my 3rd. Not sure why but so many people have that movie on their lists. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 07:16
Teamsters' Hoffa refuses to apologize for call for workers to "take out" tea party members -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 7, 07:10 26
- I don't understand the outrage here. Hoffa threw a bunch of red meat to union members. It happens at political rallies all the time. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 07:12 25
  - I don't either. Are there people out there who actually think he meant "take out" as in "kill"? - Jim Sep 7, 07:17 24
    - Of course there are, just like there were people who thought Palin wanted people to kill Giffords. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 07:35 1
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    - "we're at war" "we're your army" "let's take those sons of bitches out" - Stephen Sep 7, 07:33 20
      - So you're telling me that you think he meant they should what..."whack" the Tea Partiers? -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:40 1
        
        Well it is Hoffa and the Teamsters... - Stephen Sep 7, 07:54
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        When you call for an end to this type of rhetoric, and it's then used at a rally you speak at 20 minutes later your response shouldn't be... - Stephen Sep 7, 07:48 3
        
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        He was at the event Jack, he spoke 20 minutes later, he praised Hoffa (and other union leaders) - Stephen Sep 7, 08:02
        
        Gotta love it...they've now got Dawson arguing FOR Obama. hehe -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:53
        
        No. -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 07:39
        
        He apologised for words that his preacher said. -- nm - Bacon Sep 7, 07:37 11
        
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        I don't think "apology" would be the right word, but given that Obama spoke at this event like 20 minutes later I think a disavowal would be in line. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 07:43 9
        
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        The problem here isn't actually whether those words can be attached to Obama, it's his blatant hypocrisy for only calling these types of words out when it's the other side. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 07:52 5
        
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        This was said at an event he himself spoke at. I don't think an "of course we don't approve of violent rhetoric" out of his spokesman is out of line. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 07:57 2
        
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        Of course not... - Stephen Sep 7, 08:15
        
        No shit...if he called them out everytime, he'd never accomplish anythi....um, wait a minute. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:55
        
        Obama wasn't even there yet. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:46 1
        
        Do what we say, Boy and apologize! - Repubs si Sep 7, 07:51
    - Taken in full context, I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 07:20
shemale? 26 minutes to come up with that? - loosilu Sep 7, 07:10
Dear person: No, I wasn't "confused" about the meeting tonight. You never sent out an email with the time (only the date) - oblique Sep 7, 07:09
I think it's time for some homemade applesauce. Yum. -- nm - kelly Sep 7, 07:07 4
- The hump day euphemisms are getting started early today -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 07:41 3
  - worst euphemism ever -- nm - Epiphany Sep 7, 07:46 2
    - Apple is the forbidden fruit - con_carne Sep 7, 07:52 1
      - good point. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 7, 07:55
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- LeBron! *SPLURT* -- nm - ESPN Sep 7, 07:08
- lol, 350 days a Year, Yanks-Sox dominate headlines at ESPN. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:08 40
  - i wonder why they do it.... - x Sep 7, 07:22 39
    - I have no problem with that, it is when one of those teams take center stage - groiny Sep 7, 07:26 17
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        ok, 10 days of Derek Jeter love, 1 day of Jim Thome love. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:31 2
        
        nice -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:47
        
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      - i'm always amazed that the people who whine most about espn seem to watch it all the time.... - x Sep 7, 07:29 12
        
        I'm always amazed that the only people who don't seem to care reside in either Boston or New York. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:30
        
        I never turn it on anymore, now that I have the MLB network. - groiny Sep 7, 07:30 10
        
        now me, i think i have mlb network but i've never even turned it on.....nm - x Sep 7, 07:35 9
        
        granted, they still put the Yanks-Sawx stuff on first, but they do not - groiny Sep 7, 07:40 8
        
        sure, and i think that's good for you as a fan that's interested in the whole league. the league has an interest in.... - x Sep 7, 07:45 5
        
        again, I understand why they do it, it does not mean I have to like it... - groiny Sep 7, 07:47 4
        
        oh, absolutely, it's just to me complaining about it is like saying "man, mcdonald's is promoting their hamburgers again"... - x Sep 7, 07:53 3
        
        yes, but this started with Jack's Strasburg post - groiny Sep 7, 07:55 2
        
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        that is possible. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:58
        
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        the ratio is about the same. - groiny Sep 7, 07:45
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      - you know what team has the 4th highest win % after the Yanks, Sawx, and Phillies? - groiny Sep 7, 07:28 19
        
        Without looking...Brewers? -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:29
        
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        yes. - groiny Sep 7, 07:31 16
        
        it's mostly business driven. milwaukee's media market ranks between columbus ohio and greenville, spartanburg, asheville nc's in size.... - x Sep 7, 07:41 11
        
        I understand all that. But to a sports fan, who wants to see highlights of their team.... - groiny Sep 7, 07:44 10
        
        A perfect example was Jeter's 3000 as opposed to Thome's 600. - Jim Sep 7, 07:46 9
        
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        but did they give it as much play as Jeter's 3000????? - groiny Sep 7, 07:51 5
        
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        and just to be clear, I loved seeing Jeter hit 3000, I watched the highlights several times. - groiny Sep 7, 07:58
        
        so, at the end of the day, we are in agreeance? - groiny Sep 7, 07:53 2
        
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        considering that when I used to watch ESPN News, or Sportscenter - groiny Sep 7, 08:01
        
        no one cares about saves. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:50
        
        yes, this should have been a HUGE story, with everything tainted by steroids - groiny Sep 7, 07:49
        
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        I look at ESPN.com every day to look at the boxscores. - groiny Sep 7, 07:33 2
        
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        I know, but I like the format of the ESPN ones better. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 07:37
- I'm going to be so disappointed if he's human. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 07:05 1
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- It's like Yahoo Sports boners over scandals -- nm - budice Sep 7, 07:05
LIR: Apple Cider Donuts are best bought directly at an orchard and made onsite, eaten while hot - oblique Sep 7, 07:03 2
- It's like the borg assimilation process...apple cinnamon is my fave room scent as well -- nm - budice Sep 7, 07:04 1
  - Apple cinnamon candles are my favorite. The Yankee Candle company makes one that is positively delicious. -- nm - Trish Sep 7, 07:16
Superman gets caught cheating on Lex with Zod on Facebook.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 7, 06:58 1
- Our status is.....complicated -- nm - Zod Sep 7, 07:03
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- last time a russian airliner crashed there was all sorts of conspiracy theories because an iranian nuke scientist on board....nm - x Sep 7, 07:26 1
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- maybe he was the one who survived -- nm - decline Sep 7, 07:00 2
  - nope...crew member. sounds like Demitra was on the plane as well as the head coach, Brad McCrimmon -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:04
  - That would be so weird. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 7, 07:03
- What a drag. Loved that guy. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:00
hmm, should I be silly and invite people I know wont be able to show up, or just invite people - tRuMaN Sep 7, 06:55 10
- Inviting people who won't show up causes two problems: inability to predict the right amount of food ... - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 7, 06:56 9
  - well, sure, but at the same time, it makes the possible guest list look impressive. - tRuMaN Sep 7, 06:57 8
    - No, don't do that -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 07:43
    - Count me in, + 2 guests. - tru's Boss Sep 7, 07:19 1
      - he not getting invited. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 07:25
    - "173 not yet responded" with "42 no's" is not the best way to make your party look happening. - TFox Sep 7, 07:01 2
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        this is tru we are talking about. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 07:11
    - nothing impresses me like a long llist of people who don't respond to your evite. -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 07:01
    - "Dear Will Smith, I'm hosting a housewarming party...." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 7, 06:58

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