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so are the Yankees going to make a run at Prince? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 16:11 10
- Well, he'd be a lot better than Tex when it was important. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 7, 16:23 1
  - They're working on getting that info. -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 16:24
- If they're smart...no chance. - Will Hunting Oct 7, 16:23 1
  - Their problem with ARod is that they have priced him in a way where nobody else can take him. -- nm - David Oct 7, 16:25
- That's an pretty pricey DH. (nm) - musubi Oct 7, 16:14 1
  - Edgar Martinez was worth twice that. -- nm - David Oct 7, 16:25
- He'd do a kick-ass national anthem. -- nm - David Oct 7, 16:13 2
  - Corey Hart hates you. -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 16:16 1
    - Which one? -- nm - David Oct 7, 16:17
- Not for another couple weeks. -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 16:11
kudos to the Red Wings for retiring Brad MacCrimmon's number. -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 16:07
Everybody drinking please raise your hand... - Beaker Oct 7, 16:06 7
- Diet Coke. - kelly Oct 7, 16:24
- mmm. ice water. -- nm - kare Oct 7, 16:20
- Rockstar "2X ENERGY" [raises hand and waves it nonstop for 20 minutes] -- nm - Prof.Vermin Oct 7, 16:13
- /waves -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 7, 16:12
- Uhm...How are you posting? -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 16:11 2
  - I'm "very" talented - Beaker Oct 7, 16:13 1
    - Ewwwww....;) -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 16:25
All 4 X-Men movies on Blu-ray, $20 at Amazon.co.uk. -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 16:06 1
- Correction: The 4th movie is X-Men Origins: Wolverine, not First Class. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 16:06
I *love* this TED Talk. The guy's totally wired. -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 16:03 1
- I own his book. I should read it. -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 16:03
I'm going to post this again just because the ping pong match description is funny -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 15:58
Did we know the Walking Dead was exclusive to Netflix streaming? Is this new? -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:58 1
- just announced today -- nm - Remlik Oct 7, 16:12
After a lot of phone calls and faxes, I finally got a refund from the lab that does my bloodwork. Today, 3 days later, I get a letter stating - kelly Oct 7, 15:58 3
- Sometimes the reasoning is it's cheaper to take a call than to change programming. - CovingtonCat Oct 7, 16:08
- Kinda like the letter I got from the bank, telling me they'd close my new account unless they received 'identification documents' withing (xx) days. - MojaveMeg Oct 7, 16:07
- Welcome to my world. Half the time I can't figure out what the heck the claims department is doing. -- nm - Dano Oct 7, 16:04
I think I've missed a season of Psych somewhere along the line. One of the local channels has been showing ones I never saw. - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 15:49
If you're in NYC, you can't take the subway across the Hudson River to Jersey? WTF? -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:48 11
- No new tunnels! -- nm - Chris Christie Oct 7, 15:56
- To clarify: You can't take subway to Long Island, upstate NY, or CT either. There are commuter trains to all of these places though. - ty97 Oct 7, 15:55 2
  - I object to Westchester Co. being called "upstate NY". People in Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, and everyone else would object, too. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:56 1
    - Metro North Trains go to at least five upstate NY counties. - ty97 Oct 7, 15:58
- there's nothing in that part of Jersey that anyone in NYC needs to subway to - moles Oct 7, 15:53 4
  - Is Hoboken an armpit, too? -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:54 3
    - not remotely. -- nm - Jovian Oct 7, 16:22
    - compared to manhattan - moles Oct 7, 15:55 1
      - Well, if that's your baseline, you're aiming pretty high. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:55
- You can't take the subway across the lake to Michigan either. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 15:51
- You can take commuter trains to Jersey certainly, but, no, the NYC Subway does not serve Jersey, no. - ty97 Oct 7, 15:50
LYC: My MIL had the MS Liberation Therapy in July. Just went back for a checkup and her veins are all still open - Beaker Oct 7, 15:43 8
- Rhode island keeping shit real! -- nm - TFox Oct 7, 16:28
- fantastic! -- nm - kelly Oct 7, 16:05
- Good news -- nm - Epiphany Oct 7, 16:04
- Very promising! -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 7, 16:01
- go mrs beaker! -- nm - moles Oct 7, 15:54
- I just looked this up. Fascinating. Amazing, really. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:54
- vn! -- nm - Remlik Oct 7, 15:54
- That's wonderful -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 15:47
Because people looking frightened is always entertaining, Flickr photos from Niagara Fall's Nightmare's Fear Factory. -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:42 [flickr]
Crash Davis Movie News: Batman:Seeds of Arkham fan film....very impressive... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 7, 15:29
Portal fans will flip over this. Hilarious. -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:18 1
- Very funny. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 7, 15:28
Scam, right? My (moron0 boss forwarded me a voicemail she got from "Chris, from Facebook"... - Prof.Vermin Oct 7, 15:15 4
- Some interesting stuff here... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Oct 7, 15:23 1
  - Aha.... thanks for this. -- nm - Prof.Vermin Oct 7, 15:33
- Have not heard of it, but definite scam. - ty97 Oct 7, 15:16 1
  - No, she forwarded me the voicemail. The # is straight from the dude. - Prof.Vermin Oct 7, 15:32
Perry-supporting pastor of Dallas mega-church tells GOP not to vote for Romney because he's Mormon. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Oct 7, 15:14 31
- This is par for the course for the Christian Right, no? -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:49 12
  - I don't believe this guy is alone, but he also does not represent an entire cross-section of people and religious sects either. -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 16:03 8
    - Here's a story from *2005* (yeah, laugh it up) citing Romney's problem with evangelicals. -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 16:12 1
      - It's a known issue, for sure. But it's not an issue for *every* Evangelical. -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 16:13
    - (I wonder if there's polling on this? That would be interesting?) - ty97 Oct 7, 16:05 5
      - Asking someone if they are an Evangelical would not offend someone that identifies as such - spamlet (iPhone) Oct 7, 16:08 3
        
        No, I mean I don't know what the write terminology would be for the demographic. -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 16:09 2
        
        Either would suffice but they don't overlap. - spamlet (iPhone) Oct 7, 16:10 1
        
        So perhaps asking both would even make sense for classification. - ty97 Oct 7, 16:12
      - Partly answering my own question - ty97 Oct 7, 16:07
  - one dude =/ par for the course, no. -- nm - Prof.Vermin Oct 7, 16:00 1
    - I just assumed that the Christian Coalition frowned on Mormons. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 16:01
  - Any one else is liberal godless communists out to ruin the America that our God loving ForeFathers created. - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 15:51
- How does Romney's camp not respond to this? - musubi Oct 7, 15:33 9
  - He doesn't win by responding to it. - spamlet (iPhone) Oct 7, 16:03
  - "There were a lot of churches who warned against JFK as well. It was a bit silly then, and it's silly now." - Prof.Vermin Oct 7, 15:44
  - The guy who said it is not "a direct competitor for the nomination." -- nm - mara Oct 7, 15:38 1
    - You're right, I misspoke. He was called that by a high profile endorser of his direct competitor. (nm) - musubi Oct 7, 15:41
  - I think his best bet is to ignore it as long as it remains on the fringe, especially when he is polling well. - ty97 Oct 7, 15:38 4
    - Wait for it to be an interview or debate question. -- nm - mara Oct 7, 15:48
    - I mean, yeah, politically, I'm sure you're right. But were I Romney, I'd be *pissed*. - musubi Oct 7, 15:42 2
      - I bet he practically immune to it at this point. - ty97 Oct 7, 15:44 1
        
        Yeah, I mean, I personally think it is like a cult, but I feel that way about most organized religions. - musubi Oct 7, 15:46
- Some of this was expected. Doesn't this threaten the tax-exempt status of the Church though? - ty97 Oct 7, 15:15 7
  - Here's an article about pastors defying the law by endorsing candidates this Sunday. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Oct 7, 15:30 3
    - That wa specifically a protest against the regulation - spamlet (iPhone) Oct 7, 16:01
    - I thought some churches had been threatened with losing their nonprofit status over the last few years. -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 15:41 1
      - But that might be a state issue and not an IRS issue. -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry bits Oct 7, 15:43
  - He can as an individual but cannot do it from the pulpit. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Oct 7, 15:16 2
    - I guess that makes sense -- he deserves the right to retain his voice as an individual citizen. - ty97 Oct 7, 15:21 1
      - Correct. You dont lose freedom of speech even if you're a pastor. - spamlet (iPhone) Oct 7, 16:04
Another comment to that story I linked to about the non-credit for OH in Ides of March. - CovingtonCat Oct 7, 15:08
Lit/publishing fans may find this interesting. NPR interview with NYT bestselling author Barry Eisler on why he went with Amazon instead of self-publi - con_carne Oct 7, 15:02
David, I'm back. What's up? -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 7, 14:59 3
- I forgot to mention it but we got our IRS situation cleared up last week. I wanted to thank you for your help in the matter. -- nm - David Oct 7, 16:13 1
  - Great! Glad I could help. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 7, 16:23
- Chicken Butt -- nm - Not David Oct 7, 15:09
Wheres Mara or the history smart St'ers? The last major war fought between two democracies was the War of 1812? Can anyone confirm? - Walt_Disney Oct 7, 14:45 16
- Major war? I can think of minor ones. The Boer War. The Balkans. Russia vs. Georgia. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:06 1
  - I think the boer wars would certainly qualify. -- nm - mafic Oct 7, 15:10
- The Straight Dope says: -- (link) - mara Oct 7, 15:03 1
  - That's what I've always heard. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 7, 15:37
- turkey/cyprus maybe, or at least the first indo-pakistan war in 1948. -- nm - mafic Oct 7, 15:01
- the 6 day war? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 7, 14:54
- Israeli/Lebanon War -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 14:52
- the Civil War doesn't count?? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 7, 14:49
- How about the Falklands War? -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 14:47 4
  - Don't know if that is major enough -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 14:47 3
    - argentina was a dictatorship then anyway. -- nm - mafic Oct 7, 14:50 2
      - This. The Argentinian junta instigated the war to deflect from their unpopularity. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Oct 7, 15:04 1
        
        That was Bad Idea Jeans -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 15:42
- (I don't know if The British Empire and The American Republic count as democracies) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 14:46 2
  - By the War of 1812 the UK was at least a constitutional monarchy and I would count the US Republic by that time a democracy. Early one but still count -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 7, 14:50 1
    - (There are those who suggest that the USA does not count as a democracy *today*, let alone back then.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 14:52
Troy Polamalu posing as a wax figure at Madame Tussauds, and scaring people when they get near him. -- (link) - MDH Oct 7, 14:39
Thanks to ST's numbers, I'm a keno winner!. $20 in for a 10 timer with the extra. $104 back. That's solid ST. - CQ Oct 7, 14:24 3
- heh. Sorry! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 7, 15:19
- That's pretty freaking sweet! Congrats -- nm - Epiphany Oct 7, 15:12
- Sweet! You can Paypal my 10% -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 14:26
ST Poll: You are stranded on a deserted island with one person of the opposite sex, they are gorgeous, but you do not share a common language. What.. - Jovian Oct 7, 14:23 28
- Hmm, that's a good question. I'd say Brazil. Rio specifically. -- nm - David Oct 7, 16:17
- That's a pretty long setup just to ask, "what nationality do you find most attractive?" (nm) - musubi Oct 7, 15:37
- Italy -- nm - Krusty Oct 7, 15:18
- Ireland -- nm - Epiphany Oct 7, 15:14
- luckily i speak the international language of love - moles Oct 7, 14:48 2
  - that you think it's klingon explains oh so much. -- nm - b. Oct 7, 15:24 1
    - b'atleth please -- nm - moles Oct 7, 15:47
- When I was a young girl, my uncle took me on a tropical cruise. But there was a terrible storm and the boat sank. - Max Oct 7, 14:44 1
  - wow, quotation marks are *really* vital to getting across the right story. -- nm - Max Oct 7, 14:45
- Men are from Mars. -- nm - loosilu Oct 7, 14:42
- Canada -- nm - peglegpete Oct 7, 14:39
- *unzips* -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 14:34
- Does it really matter? Sex and love transend the boundries of language. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 7, 14:31
- Whichever country women who tend to travel with satellite phones are from. - ty97 Oct 7, 14:30 2
  - "First, put a balloon in your mouth. Do you have a balloon?" "No... yes!" -- nm - The Jerk Oct 7, 14:31 1
    - "Now throw them hard so they stick!" -- nm - Jovian Oct 7, 14:36
- OK Sweden -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 14:26
- Slut Whore Island -- nm - CQ Oct 7, 14:26 3
  - This would work also -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 14:27 2
    - they are extra whorish there I would presume. -- nm - Jovian Oct 7, 14:28 1
      - Sluts sleep around alot. Whores sleep around for money. Slut whores sleep around alot for money -- nm - TWuG Oct 7, 14:30
- mistyped..should say What country are they from? -- nm - Jovian Oct 7, 14:25 1
  - Brazil -- nm - con_carne Oct 7, 14:26
- What Where are they from? -- nm - amoxy Oct 7, 14:25 2
  - garrrghh I hate when I fuck up my own polls -- nm - Jovian Oct 7, 14:26 1
    - "Vous avez raté votre chance" -- nm - sign on the outside of hottie foreigner's hut Oct 7, 14:29
- This is the strangest riddle... -- nm - TWuG Oct 7, 14:24
- Whore Island? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 14:24
"And what was the reason for your termination?" - con_carne Oct 7, 14:22 2
- no one commented on having ashes on a business card? huh. -- nm - b. Oct 7, 15:25
- I hope no-one had dumped their barbecue ashes in that dumpster :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 7, 15:08
roll it -- nm - Jovian Oct 7, 14:21

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