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I think it finally happened. I can sense ST's topics. While I was at my son's baseball game last night I started thinking about the BSG series finale - bc/nc Oct 11, 10:15 9
- Still playing baseball? When does the season end? -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 10:21
- Okay, last night while having sex, I thought about baseball and then the BSG series finale. - The Ruiner Oct 11, 10:18 5
  - Weirdly, when discussing those things, many of us thought about having sex with your wife. - TFox Oct 11, 10:19 1
    - Now I'm doing it right now! Weird. -- nm - oblique Oct 11, 10:20
  - So was that sex -- nm - oblique Oct 11, 10:19
  - Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me? -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 10:19
  - But that just got Remlik more turned on? -- nm - nubby Oct 11, 10:18
- *thinks about winning mega millions* -- nm - loosilu Oct 11, 10:16 1
  - so you can reshoot the BSG finale? Good idea. -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 10:16
New Five Guys in Manhattan! -- nm - nubby Oct 11, 10:12 5
- where? - znufrii Oct 11, 10:13 4
  - Brooklyn's Fulton St.? There's one by Metrotech Plaza near NYC Tech. College. - Krusty Oct 11, 10:19 2
    - Manhattan. - znufrii Oct 11, 10:21 1
      - The Metrotech one opened earlier in the year, around March. - Krusty Oct 11, 10:22
  - 343 Seventh. -- nm - nubby Oct 11, 10:13
Well, the Damon Lindelof interview (KPCS) is totally worth watching. Lots of LOST stuff, but also Iron Man, Cowboys and Aliens, Prometheus... -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 10:06 4
- link -- (link) - Remlik Oct 11, 10:12 1
  - You can skip the first 2 hours if you want to avoid the LOST talk. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 10:12
- Did he say anything about how most popular shows that end have poorly received finales? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:07 1
  - That came up yesterday. But he didn't say it, one of Pollak's hangers-on said it. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 10:08
John Fox to announce Broncos Starting QB today -- nm - budice Oct 11, 10:02 5
- The news now will be the Dolphins getting Orton, and starting him against Tebow. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 11, 10:12
- Mop? -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 11, 10:08
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  - I would like Tim Tebow if he weren't so Tim Tebow-ish. -- nm - Chest Rockwell Oct 11, 10:14
- I am sitting on the edge of my seat -- nm - amoxy Oct 11, 10:02
Jobs asked Sorkin to write a Pixar movie -- (link) - Remlik Oct 11, 10:00 3
- *gives up on syncing the characters' mouths* -- nm - Pixar Animators Oct 11, 10:01 1
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Oct 11, 10:08
- "The technology is finally there to make the characters' lips move that fast." -- nm - TFox Oct 11, 10:00
US, UK special forces storm Italian ship captured by Somali pirates, free crew, capture pirates. -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 09:56
In Focus: Fall is in the Air... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 11, 09:54 3
- Dammit! I missed the World Bog Snorkeling Championships again! -- nm - Chest Rockwell Oct 11, 10:14
- Several of these are really amazing. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 11, 09:55 1
  - #7 seems destined for "motivational poster" of some kind. -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 09:56
Michigan city loses its street lights after racking up $4 million in unpaid electric bills -- (link) - znufrii Oct 11, 09:51
Hey crash, they found Sasquatch. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 11, 09:49
Of course it's also kind of screwed up logic to try and compare an illegal act(s) with a legal one*... - Stephen Oct 11, 09:47 9
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  - doesn't surprise me at all. - znufrii Oct 11, 09:56 2
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      - just reminds me of one of my favorite movie quotes, from 1776 - znufrii Oct 11, 10:03
- The set of actions is not [illegal] but [undesireable]. -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 09:49 4
  - Big difference between letting them get away with something that is undesirable and something that's illegal though. -- nm - Stephen Oct 11, 09:51 3
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      - They may not be guilty of a "criminal" law, but they're certainly guilty of a "civil" law. - Stephen Oct 11, 10:09
    - Yes, one is actually hurting America. -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 09:52
Happy National Coming Out Day ST! -- nm - ty97 Oct 11, 09:41 10
- I always suspected ST was gay, but I didn't want to say anything. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 09:55
- *Throws Glitter* -- nm - MDH Oct 11, 09:43
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  - I'm disappointed there are no lesbians on your list - oblique Oct 11, 10:10
  - How is it that our closet cases outnumber our out guys? -- nm - ty97 Oct 11, 09:43 5
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      - When I was in college I'd say it was roughly 1/3 of the gays who were out, now in college it's much closer to 90/100% - MDH Oct 11, 10:08
      - I'm looking forward to the day when you can finally admit the truth to yourself and the world - znufrii Oct 11, 09:47 2
        
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        (spoilers) - znufrii Oct 11, 09:57
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- Two words: Polish sejm. -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 09:50
- *places blame equally on both parties* -- nm - Lamestream Media Oct 11, 09:42 1
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Some exercise myths debunked. -- (link) - bc/nc Oct 11, 09:36 13
- I knew all of those. - The Ruiner Oct 11, 09:42 4
  - I got something new! sore muscles are caused bymicro tears, not lactic acid buildup. - loosilu Oct 11, 10:05 3
    - *throws out his biology textbook* -- nm - znufrii Oct 11, 10:06 2
      - get out, does it really say that? -- nm - loosilu Oct 11, 10:06 1
        
        I need to check specifically, but we're doing cellular respiration and fermentation in this week's unit. -- nm - znufrii Oct 11, 10:08
- Alas... no more static stretching for me. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 09:38 7
  - that one's been debunked for a while... -- nm - znufrii Oct 11, 09:44 6
    - Yeah, but the muscle turning into fat? That one's new, right? - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 10:07 1
      - I like that they listed the myth of "toning". that certainly gets sold to women all the time. -- nm - loosilu Oct 11, 10:08
    - heck, i think loosi has attempted to debunk it 17 times at least on these very boards. -- nm - TFox Oct 11, 10:03 1
      - yes, and it's a tough one for people to let go of. -- nm - loosilu Oct 11, 10:05
    - 10-15 years at least. -- nm - loosilu Oct 11, 10:01 1
      - of course, this *is* Mop we're talking about... -- nm - znufrii Oct 11, 10:02
Jonah Hill is asking.."What is the best lunch spot in Atlanta?" -- nm - budice Oct 11, 09:35 9
- the righteous room! -- nm - amanda jones Oct 11, 09:52 1
  - You've lost that luncheon feelin' -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 09:53
- Flip Burger! -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 11, 09:41
- Chick-Fil-A -- nm - ty97 Oct 11, 09:40 3
  - It's undoubtedly at the top for fast food lunch, but clearly there are better places overall. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 11, 09:41 2
    - Absolutely. I only mention it since it is Atlanta-founded. - ty97 Oct 11, 09:42 1
      - The Dwarf Grill! -- nm - nubby Oct 11, 09:47
- The Varsity. -- nm - lileve Oct 11, 09:39
- McDonald's on 7th and Peach. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 09:36
Ukraine's cutie former PM, the one with the traditional braids? Yeah, she's going to jail for 7 years. Her crime...? -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 09:35
FWP: The one opera I want to see at the Met this season does not have any Monday performances. - znufrii Oct 11, 09:34
Have you ever tried to Dr. S-Talk for "World"? Too many results! Hungarian anti-terror cops raid set of World War Z. -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Oct 11, 09:32 1
- "World War Z" in quotes could have been used -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 09:39
MDH, I just realized I answered that I answered your wallpaper question in the wrong thread. -- (link) - Trish Oct 11, 09:30 [Backboard] 1
- I say, I say, I say I answered your question in the wrong thread -- nm - Foghorn Leghorn Oct 11, 09:31
iPhone 4S sets pre-sales record -- (link) - bc/nc Oct 11, 09:27
And here's maybe the best play-by-play call of a motor race ever. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 11, 09:26 [youtube]
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- It's not the campain though (which IMO is a good thing), it still feels a little tacked on to me - Guigue Oct 11, 09:24 3
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    - But I bet it's not necessary, they say that, but I'm sure it'll affect 1 encounter with a NPC or something -- nm - Guigue Oct 11, 09:35
    - Save the Lizard save the world. -- nm - lileve Oct 11, 09:27
NYTimes Public Editor: Strategic leaking of classified information to the media "gives the appearance that the government is manipulating them." -- (link) - znufrii Oct 11, 09:19
Nice open field tackle. Literally. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 11, 09:18 [youtube] 12
- Holy crap. -- nm - mara Oct 11, 09:58
- I love videos like this where a friend or colleague gets blowed up, but the video guy never turns off the camera. -- nm - Chest Rockwell Oct 11, 09:55
- perfect aim! -- nm - marcel Oct 11, 09:38
- mop? -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 11, 09:29
- That was awesome! -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 09:29 2
  - The Bears could learn a lot from the Bucs -- nm - oblique Oct 11, 09:29 1
    - The Bucs could learn a lot from that Buck. - Krusty Oct 11, 09:32
- What the hell did this guy do, shoot Bambi's mom or something. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 09:26
- wow! -- nm - Remlik Oct 11, 09:19
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- Yikes. I'm surprised the guy was able to get up as quick as he did. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 11, 09:19 1
  - "Are you OK?" "Rrrrr ooouuuu uuhhhh" -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 09:32
Qale...Tyson Tomko in jail for robbery - Remlik Oct 11, 09:15 1
- He's like the picture you imagine when you think "scary jail dude". - pmb Oct 11, 09:17
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- Guess cops would just say the arrestee 'acted suspiciously' -- nm - marcel Oct 11, 09:25 2
  - Cops would shoot first, ask questions later if the bar was this low -- nm - budice Oct 11, 09:26 1
    - ummm...and? -- nm - NYPD Oct 11, 09:28
- I'd say there would need to be cause before search can proceed -- nm - budice Oct 11, 09:20
- No way should they be allowed to strip search everyone. That makes no sense. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 09:19 7
  - I honestly thought that was one of the perks of being a cop. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 11, 09:20 5
    - You can grope/frisk all you want but over the clothes. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 09:23 4
      - How about an under/over combination? -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 09:23 3
        
        I'm so confused. You let me do this last weekend! -- nm - JamesBond si Oct 11, 09:27
        
        For felonies but not misdemeanors. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 09:25
        
        They sure frisked me -- nm - ghost of Amadou Diallo Oct 11, 09:25
  - We need a cavity search over here, got a live one for ya! -- nm - NYPD Oct 11, 09:20
- That's crazy to me. -- nm - TFox Oct 11, 09:17 2
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    - Worst. Street walking. Ever. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 11, 09:21
- Hope Florence wins big. No, they certainly should not be able to strip search everyone without case or regardless of the crime. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 11, 09:16
- "Excuse em ma'am, step out of the car. You were doing 5 miles over the speed limit, now strip" -- nm - decline Oct 11, 09:15
- I knew some SC hearings got rowdy, but wow. -- nm - loosilu Oct 11, 09:14
Spawn it brought a tear to your eye cause you imagined yourself piloting the ship as Logan would be born -- nm - Remlik Oct 11, 09:11 2
- "Name him Batman!" "Oh Christ. I'm not naming him Batman." "Hello, crashing into a vortex here." "No Batman!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 09:14
- So? Still winning. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 11, 09:12
Lightsaber duel! -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 11, 09:09 [flickr]
Your help would be much appreciated - please vote for my pics (with desciptions) - marcel Oct 11, 09:09 7
- Voted for them all - amoxy Oct 11, 09:16 1
  - it only takes a few clicks in photoshop to create it - marcel Oct 11, 09:21
- ah, i think my office is not letting me access some level of this - will try at home. -- nm - Andie Oct 11, 09:14 1
  - thanks in advance :) -- nm - marcel Oct 11, 09:23
- Done. My fave was #142, the sand one. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 11, 09:14 2
  - it's part of this math thingy at Swiss Technorama -- (link) - marcel Oct 11, 09:17 1
    - Neat, thanks. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 11, 09:19
*plays It's A Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock n' Roll riff* -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 09:07 5
- (AC/DC) -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 11, 09:09
- isn't that a Jack Black song? -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 09:08 3
  - Filter, I believe - prayformojo Oct 11, 09:08 2
    - *fires some Angry Birds at you* -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 09:13
    - AC DC played it -- nm - marcel Oct 11, 09:09

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