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I don't like huge beds because I *like* knowing that I'm sleeping next to another person. is that weird? - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 09:23 10
- we have a queen, i have no need for a king. -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 09:25 1
  - correction: you *are* a queen. -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 09:26
- I'm the opposite. I need my space when I sleep. -- nm - sycor Sep 7, 09:24 2
  - Yup, especiay since both the wife and I are human heaters. -- nm - Stephen Sep 7, 09:48
  - this. I don't think I could sleep on anything but a king at this point. -- nm - decline Sep 7, 09:25
- also, how would you take up the entire bed if it were huge? poll? how many are amoeba sleepers here? -- nm - Max Sep 7, 09:24 2
  - I can take up a whole king bed. are you joking? any size, man. *bring* *it.* -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 09:25 1
    - my wife does this. We have a king and somehow I still end up with a section so small I can't lay flat on my back - sycor Sep 7, 09:27
- Not at all. We have a queen and it's great for us. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 09:24 1
  - I have full. it's the only way I can get dudes to actually touch me in bed. -- nmbsy - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 09:24
Whoa. Just heard news of a local long time restaurants closing. Will will be so sad. - kelly Sep 7, 09:22 3
- thats what happens when you get married..... - tRuMaN Sep 7, 09:23 2
  - I'm not the one taking it away! :) - kelly Sep 7, 09:25 1
    - look, reality doesnt matter. - tRuMaN Sep 7, 09:26
Ranking of the world's safest and most dangerous airlines. (see number 2 of the worst!!!!) -- (link) - loosilu Sep 7, 09:13 3
- YEAH! Fuck you, QANTAS! -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 7, 09:23
- :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 09:16 1
  - see, I don't make this shit up. -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 09:17
Oh wait - I've the first Star Wars 4 - 6 many more times than Jaws. - Diva Sep 7, 09:12 1
- i've watched the first... -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 09:13
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- I'm being told different things verbally from supervisors than what we were told in email as policy. - Dano Sep 7, 09:26
- Jack needs his own Camera Three. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 7, 09:12 1
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for those that have played Portal (1 or 2) have you seen this live action short? -- (link) - tRuMaN Sep 7, 09:09 5
- blocked. -- nm - sycor Sep 7, 09:11 4
  - its also here at the latimes with an interview with the director -- (link) - tRuMaN Sep 7, 09:13 3
    - ok I need to find this on youtube tonight. unless someone wants to be nice and link me now so I can just click later. :) -- nm - sycor Sep 7, 09:21 2
      - boom -- (link) - tRuMaN Sep 7, 09:21 [youtube] 1
        
        awesome sauce. thanks. -- nm - sycor Sep 7, 09:23
College Football: Who's next? - Strongbad Sep 7, 08:59 24
- did Baylor back down from its challenge? -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 7, 09:00 23
  - Not yet but nobody seems to think the matter is serious. -- nm - David Sep 7, 09:02 20
    - :-( This makes me so sad. - Krusty Sep 7, 09:07 14
      - yeah. i understand the monetary reasons for this & that trumps everything, but they are trashing classic college hoops....nm - x Sep 7, 09:14 5
        
        Classic college hoops has been trashed for the past 15-20 years. This is just the icing on the cake. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:16 4
        
        College basketball is awesome. The one and done is terrible but it's still an awesome game to watch. - Krusty Sep 7, 09:18 3
        
        College hoops has steadily declined since the early 90's - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:20 2
        
        yeah, i agree. the product is nothing compared to what it was... - x Sep 7, 09:27
        
        I think the product on the court is awesome. Sure, it can be improved but it's still awesome. - Krusty Sep 7, 09:23
      - I've seen a couple of scenarios with KU and KSU in the Big East. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:10 4
        
        Better than some other conferences I've heard mentioned but still not great. - Krusty Sep 7, 09:15 3
        
        The Longhorn Network screwed everything. Big 12 teams agreed to it in order to keep Texas from bolting, not realizing how much of an advantage it was -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:17 1
        
        Damn it Texas! I knew hating you was right. -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 09:19
        
        it started last year, too much money in southern football teams, too much money in northern basketball teams, etc etc -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 09:16
      - The SEC will break off from the NCAA in the next five years now. -- nm - David Sep 7, 09:10 2
        
        The way I see it shaking out - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:13
        
        That doesn't make me feel better. :-) - Krusty Sep 7, 09:13
    - Basically what's going on is Baylor's afraid they're going to be left chair-less when the giant musical chairs game begins. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:04 4
      - I'm afraid Mizzou is gonna be chairless as well. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 09:06 3
        
        I really hope the ACC stays intact - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:10 2
        
        This is all such a clusterfuck...I just better not lose my Mizzou/KU basketball games twice a year. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 09:14 1
        
        WORD!!! -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 09:16
  - Don't think so, but at this point it's only a matter of when. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:02 1
    - I mean, come on... Baylor? This would be like Vandy flexing their muscles in the SEC. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 09:02
facebook says I can invite non facebook people to a FB event - tRuMaN Sep 7, 08:58 2
- facebook observation - after not having any reply posts deleted - I had two in the last few days - Epiphany Sep 7, 09:06
- Add Spawn and see what happens -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 08:59
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- ESPN frontpage news! -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 08:59
- sleepyheads. -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 08:57
- I'm not surprised by that lineup after last nights game. -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 08:57 4
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    - Yes, but most just just sat around and did nothing last night. - Krusty Sep 7, 09:03 2
      - Also, as you know, they only have one day off left the rest of the month. - Krusty Sep 7, 09:05 1
        
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I was actually taping about Hulk/Strong Machine, a gimmick Hogan brought back from Japan. - David Sep 7, 08:55 5
- Talking, AutoCorrect. What would I be taping? -- nm - David Sep 7, 08:56 4
  - Anything you wanted to on this 2TB quad-tuner Tivo? -- (link) - Shaun Sep 7, 08:58 2
    - Yes, I have been anxiously awaiting it's rela -- nm - David Sep 7, 09:01 1
      - Release. That's it, I am switching to the laptop. -- nm - David Sep 7, 09:01
  - david's backyard adventures 37. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 08:58
Oh DC: Non-profit "Miracle Hands" investigated for using a $10M city grant (to help those w/ HIV) to open a strip club. Calls DC Council little fa*s -- (link) - MDH Sep 7, 08:53 2
- OK, that's a lot of facts in one sentence. The money was *meant* to help those with HIV/AIDS but was used, instead, to open a strip club. - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 7, 08:57 1
  - Correct. And the Director of Miracle Hands (who is a former convict) called the DC Council that, live on the radio. -- nm - MDH Sep 7, 09:04
sitwap: Yahoo fired their CEO yesterday amd are now shopping themselves as "for sale" -- (link) - Beaker Sep 7, 08:50 7
- MyAOLhoo. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 7, 08:54
- Well, at least they still have a well regarded and highly trafficked search eng--- Oh, right. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 7, 08:53 5
  - Their management problem seems to have stemmed from them thinking of themselves as a search engine, when they weren't. - Beryllium Sep 7, 08:54 4
    - they should have taken the $45 billion for the company when microsoft offered it... - x Sep 7, 09:05
    - They have been a much better run company over the past couple of years. This news surprises and disappoints me. -- nm - David Sep 7, 08:56 2
      - I can't with their changing of email formats constantly - just let me send/read emails - how hard is it Yahoo? - Epiphany Sep 7, 09:07
      - It's about the perception. There are better known content companies out there, yet much smaller. - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 7, 08:59
There may be light at the end of the tunnel. Netflix responds by saying that no customer is limited to less than 2 streams -- (link) - oblique Sep 7, 08:49 2
- i'm laughing my ass off - Blockbuster is doing an instore promotion - $ 8.99 for one disc out unlimited per month -- nm - Epiphany Sep 7, 09:04
- there we go, that's been our experience. hot sauce. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 08:50
Jim, what's the #'ed out of on that autograph? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 7, 08:45 1
- Not #'d. It's listed like this: 2011 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #EB Ernie Banks -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 08:53
Who here uses a memory foam mattress? Do you like it? Groupon (Quebec) seems to have a decent deal for a smallish company that sells them - Guigue Sep 7, 08:44 24
- i use memory foam form something differnt but it's not done testing so bit nore can be said sofar -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 7, 09:17
- I have the tempurpedic "cloud" and I'm still not sure how much I like it after about 6 months. - pmb Sep 7, 09:01 1
  - confession: i slipped a pea underneath it -- nm - moles Sep 7, 09:08
- *places a glass of wine on Guige's bed* -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 08:54 1
  - *Drinks it* - Guigue Sep 7, 09:08
- Cool so far. The deal $657 for a Queen mattress, taxes and delivery included - Guigue Sep 7, 08:48 15
  - my king size with a split box was like $1500 4 years ago. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 08:59
  - fwiw, the Sealy we got at Sam's Club with the memory foam top was substantially less than that. - TFox Sep 7, 08:53 1
    - Me neither... I'm trying to look at other prices and specs and it's hard to judge - Guigue Sep 7, 08:56
  - Do you get a box spring and a frame? -- nm - Shaun Sep 7, 08:51 8
    - Just the mattress I think. But I don't care much about the frame, I'd get a cheap one at Ikea and just hide it - Guigue Sep 7, 08:55 7
      - In fact I'm not sure I want a box spring... -- nm - Guigue Sep 7, 08:59 6
        
        FWIW, I think having a somewhat elevated bed is supposed to be better for the back - con_carne Sep 7, 09:03 5
        
        I'm 27, I've decided I'll wait a little before I find things are too high or too low to get into! :) -- nm - Guigue Sep 7, 09:04 4
        
        I've become certain that having that little bit of extra height helps me spring up in the mornings -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 09:12 3
        
        I don't understand how it makes a difference. You're talking about the distance from the floor? Or from the ground? Is 2nd floor better than 1st? -- nm - mara Sep 7, 09:20 2
        
        it's like getting out of a bean bag chair vs a dining room chair, or a really low car vs an SUV. if you are higher, it's easier to stand up from - Andie Sep 7, 09:25
        
        From the floor. E.g. my mattress is a little below my knee height (I may be more sensitive to this because I'm tall). -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 09:22
  - my King Size with box spring, was almost 1800 bucks. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 08:49 2
    - Okay thanks for the info. So far, 8 people bought the deal. Considering the price, it seems fairly good -- nm - Guigue Sep 7, 08:50 1
      - I mean, considering it's an expensive deal -- nm - Guigue Sep 7, 08:50
- really like it -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 08:45
- love it. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 08:45
- i haz one. i likes it -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 08:44
PJ Harvey wins the Mercury Prize -- (link) - Reagen Sep 7, 08:44 1
- and the nominees for the Uranus Award are.... -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 08:45
LYC: The provincial election in Ontario starts today and the governing party has decided to use the building next to me to launch it. - Walt_Disney Sep 7, 08:42
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- He was at the event Jack. Hoffa said they were HIS army. Hoffa linked Obama to the rhetoric with his words. - Stephen Sep 7, 08:57 8
  - but again - for it to be hypocritical, it requires him to have called out Republicans and Republicans only in the past. -- nm - Reagen Sep 7, 09:17 7
    - I don't believe that to be true. - Stephen Sep 7, 09:22 6
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        Yes, and it says a lot that you can never just argue your point without resorting to insulting people... -- nm - Stephen Sep 7, 10:01
      - but the claim was that "he only calling it out from the other side". I can't think of a single instance where that's the case. He said "everyone knock - Reagen Sep 7, 09:26 1
        
        For the record, that wasn't my claim. - Stephen Sep 7, 09:58
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        offs, seriously. This wasn't some local event, or closed door union rally. - Stephen Sep 7, 09:47
**BiggeST Losers** One more week until final weigh-in. If you don't report this week be sure to let me have your final number on the 14th. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 7, 08:40 7
- Still 196. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Sep 7, 09:21
- what was my actual starting weight? I've totally forgotten. (also: 161.5) -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 08:51 2
  - I have 175 -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 7, 08:57 1
    - sounds about right. thanks. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 08:59
- 208 -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 7, 08:45
- holiday weekend was not kind. - groiny Sep 7, 08:41 1
  - Agreed 238 -- nm - amoxy Sep 7, 08:55
Admittedly, I haven't heard much about what it's like to fly in Zimbabwe -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 08:40 12
- I wasn't thrilled when I found out we'd be touching down in DRC. It was fine, however. They did their security screening at the base of the stairs to - muzungu psilotum Sep 7, 08:57
- Last time I flew in and out of there it was still called Rhodesia :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 7, 08:56
- well, the faa has them as cat 2, which isn't great. but only 6 fatal accidents with 13 fatalities since 1945.... - x Sep 7, 08:46 5
  - so is Russia tops? where can I see the list? -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 08:47 4
    - i pulled those from the country listings in the asn aviation safety database... - x Sep 7, 08:52 1
      - I'm digging around, and it appears the worst airlines are actually in China (should have guessed). I'll try to find a list. -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 09:11
    - US has the most incidents (and commercial flights) by a long way, then russia, columbia, brazil, canada -- (link) - mafic Sep 7, 08:49 1
      - the important number is the rate of incidents, of course. :) -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 09:06
- ask the buzzards. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 08:43 1
  - Even they want to get out of there. -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 08:45
- Very hard on your arms. - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 7, 08:41
- tickets are only $112,000,000,000...for economy -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 08:40
ST Poll: Lion King 3D - Are you going? Also anyone know is this being presented in IMAX at all? -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 08:39 11
- If it's in our area we might take Connor. - Stephen Sep 7, 09:00
- I'd love to -- nm - crash davis Sep 7, 08:50
- We saw it in IMAX about eight years ago and are going again. - David Sep 7, 08:48
- If I can find a showing nearby ... hell yes. - Will Hunting Sep 7, 08:44 3
  - I'm going. I very much want to see it in a theater with the kids. I remember the chills I got from just the opening sequence when I saw it -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 08:46 2
    - I think there's a chance that Tangled might have overtaken it in my best animated movie ever listing, but damn, it's near perfection. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 7, 08:48 1
      - Wow. - kelly Sep 7, 09:14
- Not interested -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 08:42
- They're releasing it in 3D? Ummm...no chance. -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 08:41
- no -- nm - Epiphany Sep 7, 08:41
- nope. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 08:40
on last night's Colbert Report, there were back to back SuperPAC donors Harry Balsac and Mike Litoris listed -- nm - crash davis Sep 7, 08:39 2
- I think I've mentioned here before that two relatively close towns here are Cochrane and Balzac. -- nm - Reagen Sep 7, 08:41 1
  - the only cool named things within a few hours of me are the Grand Tetons -- nm - crash davis Sep 7, 08:43
"What an unfortunate thing to happen on dozen egg night!" -- nm - Reagen Sep 7, 08:39
I've seen Braveheart at least a gajillion and one times -- nm - Stephen Sep 7, 08:38 3
- but you don't know the exact number, right? i mean, i have no idea how many times i've watched movies i love. -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 09:16
- Shawshank, Die Hard 1 and 3, True Lies, Ghostbusters (1 and 2), Zero Effect. I think that's a stab at my top 25 most re-watched movies -- nm - Beryllium Sep 7, 08:54
- mine are JAWS, Shawshank an Patton. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 7, 08:50
Bug-free board -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 7, 08:38
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 08:38

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