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former NYPD narcotics detective testified it was common practice to fabricate drug charges against innocent people -- (link) - mara Oct 13, 07:50 1
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Ugh, pregnant women need to be more careful about posting Facebook chain statuses about parents who lose their baby. - Ender Oct 13, 07:50 5
- More to the point, no one should post a chain status. Ever. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 13, 07:51 4
  - I'm going to post it for 2 hours. suck on that! -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:53
  - I so hate the "I'm pretty sure I know the ones that will" part. How manipulative. -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:51
  - there should be a law. -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:51 1
    - A law against evil? Agreed. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 07:52
Oh, also iOS users: Scribblenauts is on iOS now. If your kids (or you) haven't played this game yet on the DS, go buy it now ($5) -- (link) - oblique Oct 13, 07:47 1
- Stuff like this is going to make it really hard for Nintendo/Sony/etc to keep their prices for software as high as they are. -- nm - Inigo Oct 13, 07:51
heh, Doggy of CWG tried to set a wave attack on a port blockade I have on him...he did it poorly - Beaker Oct 13, 07:44
nmbika.SLACK. - The Ruiner Oct 13, 07:43 2
- I'm setting up to go after... - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:46 1
  - Yeah, he is the guy that canceled the CT with me, "Sorry man". - The Ruiner Oct 13, 07:51
heh. Gizmodo posts about the iOS 5 Newstand. Comments overwhelmingly read "Why the f@ck can't I put it in a folder?" -- (link) - oblique Oct 13, 07:43 2
- Because it *is* a folder. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 07:45 1
  - stop being logical. I'd totally replace my Nintendo Power magazine subscription for my son with an iOS version if it didn't cost 2x as much - oblique Oct 13, 07:47
my boss birthed her baby. its middle name is "maizy." that's pretty horrible. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:43 8
- i don't hate Maizy. I picture a little British girl. -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:48 2
  - I hate it with a y. isn't it normally "maizie"? also nmbandrea - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:49 1
    - oh, it's way better with an 'ie'. totally on your side, it only works with a british accent. -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:50
- May-zee-why? -- nm - Inigo Oct 13, 07:46
- did the baby get lost in the canal? - loosilu Oct 13, 07:45
- is it a mouse? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 07:44 1
  - I would like to punch the narrator in the face. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 07:46
- Depends. - The Ruiner Oct 13, 07:44
I cut up some onions before leaving for work this morning, and now all I can smell is onion stench. Blech. - kelly Oct 13, 07:41 14
- wash with lemon juice and then wash normally -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:44
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- press them against stainless steel to get rid of the smell -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:42 10
  - does this work? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:43 9
    - it does - znufrii Oct 13, 07:47 5
      - I'm testing it, definitely. Along with toothpaste and lemon juice (other recommended methods). -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:48 1
        
        I don't know if it's any stainless steel, or just a particular type they use in appliances... -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:49
      - you sniffed the dude's fingers? -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:48 2
        
        heh -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 07:49
        
        no. he had us do it with our own hands as well. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:48
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      - I am going to do an experiment on this. Mythbusters style. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:45
    - as long as there are no magnets on it. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 07:44
- a question is begged: why? (crock pot?) -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:42
I slept !! This is a very good thing. Happier now. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 07:41 3
- I slept like a *child* last night. fall is so awesome for sleep. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:45 1
  - I found it so much easier without rats partying overhead.... - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 07:47
- sleep is always good -- nm - Capstern (11 Days) Oct 13, 07:41
American Reunion first trailer....filthy, amusing and a guest spot from Mandy's showerhead... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 13, 07:40 [youtube] 2
- *golf clap* -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 07:49
- The R Kelly song kills in this. -- nm - MDH Oct 13, 07:46
groin (nmbgroin) - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:39 2
- amanda(nmbmaj) - groiny Oct 13, 07:41 1
  - groiny&amanda(nmbg&a) - The Ruiner Oct 13, 07:50
Affordable 3D printing...for kids? I wonder how much longer until this becomes reality. Hard to imagine being able to "print" your own plastic stuff -- (link) - oblique Oct 13, 07:38
I realized last night that I had an unread book on Terry Francona lying around, so I started it last night. - TFox Oct 13, 07:33 17
- I think how he dealt with Manny and I'm amazed he didn't kill him in a fit of rage. - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:36 15
  - I've been thinking about it more, and while I still disagree with letting Francona go... - TFox Oct 13, 07:38 5
    - I disagree with this... - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:50 1
      - All I mean is, he pulls Pedro and they win that game, he doesn't lose his job. - TFox Oct 13, 07:51
    - I dunno, you played so well for most of the season under him. - groiny Oct 13, 07:46 2
      - oh no, they totally did and that's on them, but what the hell else is a manager supposed to do? - TFox Oct 13, 07:47 1
        
        while, the hitters were not the problem, he had so few bullets in his guns. - groiny Oct 13, 07:50
  - I am a little surprised that Lester's name came up in the beer-video game-fried chicken- clubhouse talk. - groiny Oct 13, 07:37 8
    - I was surprised by that as well but then again, we don't really know these guys. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:41
    - David is right that the article on Boston's smear campaign traditions is really interesting. - TFox Oct 13, 07:40 6
      - I soured quite a bit with how Nomar was ran out of town. - groiny Oct 13, 07:42 4
        
        The pain med leak and divorce stuff is bullshit. It makes me angry as hell. - TFox Oct 13, 07:46 2
        
        Honestly, it is a big part of the reason why I stopped pulling for Boston. - groiny Oct 13, 07:48
        
        I agree with every letter of this. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:47
        
        I can pinpoint, for the fans, when Nomar was done. - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:45
      - Don Lucchino will not be dissed. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:41
- I am part;ly disappointed in not getting him to manage my team, but he was out of their price range. - groiny Oct 13, 07:34
*growl* - groiny Oct 13, 07:33
spawn (nmbspawn) - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:29 1
- *winning* -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 07:36
Apparently Weird Al was offered a spot on Dancing With The Stars and turned it down -- (link) - MDH Oct 13, 07:29 4
- that would have actually gotten me to watch it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:30 3
  - this -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 07:38 2
    - on second thought, no I still wouldn't watch :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 07:39 1
      - I'm not saying I'd watch more than one episode, but still, that one more than I would otherwise. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:41
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- speaking of. Ben Affleck is making a movie of that story of the fake movie plot in Iran. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:29 7
  - This sounds great. - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:34
  - Desert Thunder? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 07:31
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    - It seems right up his alley. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:35 3
      - this is just what I was thinking. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:36 2
        
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        jeebus, nice ensemble indeed -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 07:41
LYC: I'm uninstalling this stupidass IM program the IT people forced me to install. HA!!! -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:22 13
- LYC: We have something called "Barracuda" It's okay I guess. Most people don't pay attention to it. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 07:25 12
  - the last thing I want at work is for someone to be able to IM me. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:25 11
    - The last thing I want is for someone to be able to phone me. IM isn't as damaging to my concentration. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 07:30 1
      - IM is way worse for me. Not worried about the boss, he uninstalled his IM months ago. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:31
    - I also told my boss I was unplugging my phone and not using e-mail. - TFox Oct 13, 07:29 3
      - LYC: I used to have a boss that made his assistant print out his emails, he'd hand-write a response, then Asst would type the email response for him -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 07:34 1
        
        You used to work for the owner of the previous company I worked for? - oblique Oct 13, 07:34
      - Since when did you become the old man of the office? -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 07:33
    - I use it just to see if people are in their offices or not. People show up as idle if they're away from their computer. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 07:27 4
      - exactly. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:27 3
        
        This is your problem? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 07:33 2
        
        no. I should have said, that's an additional problem. but the main thing is interruptions. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:33 1
        
        Understood. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 07:34
PSA for Terry Pratchett fans, 'Snuff' is out today. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:19
I have named him Wolfie, King of the Spiders. May he reign forever and remember my kindness. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:17 1
- Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:19
Idol winner Scotty McCreery debut album on top of Billboard sales chart (197k sold) - Strongbad Oct 13, 07:17 5
- IN an age where the cast of Glee has had more charted hits than Elvis and the Beatles combined, I have a hard time even caring about these "1st's". - Jim Oct 13, 07:21 4
  - I've said it before w/regards to today's music charts: In the world of the blind... -- nm - con_carne Oct 13, 07:46 1
    - That said, I generally like Scotty McCreery -- nm - con_carne Oct 13, 07:47
  - today? -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:22 1
    - I know, right? -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 07:23
Okay, okay, okay. CQ, just answer this. In terms of the accented syllable ONLY, is it more like "Italy" or "kerfuffle"? -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:16 17
- Seriously? Does it really matter? Are ANY of us going to be sitting down and speaking to the child? -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 07:20 11
  - Okay, sorry for having fun with it. -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:20 8
    - all of us were having fun ... Jim is being a cranky ass. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:22 7
      - By all means then...carry on. Drive it as far into the ground as you can. Good luck, CQ. -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 07:23 6
        
        heh, It's ST. I've got them so mixed up, they have no clue -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:24 3
        
        Good for you. I'd wait a while before you tell them (spoils) - Jim Oct 13, 07:25 2
        
        jen-IFF-er. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:25 1
        
        "Big S, little a, little n, little d, Big E, little e. And there's a star on the end." -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:27
        
        And welcome home to your children! - TFox Oct 13, 07:24 1
        
        Pinch saw her yesterday, so I said say hello to your sister edolie. He said, "yeah,yeah,whee" -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:26
  - At least its not Star Wars. -- nm - TFox Oct 13, 07:20 1
    - Is is like KEH-no-bee or keh-NO-bee? -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 07:22
- more like Italy -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:17 4
  - i-TAL-ly -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:18 1
    - eye-tally -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 07:18
  - Regardless of how it's pronounced, I think it's a nice name and easy to roll with for a nickname. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 07:18 1
    - agreed, and I love it (and Fin) with CQ's last name. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:19
so sonicare is sending me a new toothbrush for free. no shipping, no "send yours back." nothing. what great service. - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:16
I hate tech-stupid people. The guy in the next cube tried to move 800mb of emails in a .pst - Will Hunting Oct 13, 07:15
I always get a kick out of my dad asking for "Eye-talian" dressing. Is that the dressing from Eye-taly? -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:15 4
- Some of my friends jokingly refer to our Southern European brethren as "Eye-Ties". -- nm - TFox Oct 13, 07:19
- isn't that how Brad Pitt pronounces it? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 07:16
- is his carpet from Eye-ran? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:16 1
  - Ehff-ghan-eye-stan - Beryllium Oct 13, 07:17
right, whatever, Fin and Dolly it is. -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:13 1
- I have a friend whose son is named Finn. I feel like this Fin and joe's Finn are vastly different somehow. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:17
I think CQ should just call somebody and say it. -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:13 7
- right? How many boards can we get out of this? -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:14 2
  - next up: how to pronounce "Sceire" and "znufrii". -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:15 1
    - I've been lying, the "z" isn't silent. My handle is actually pronounced... - znufrii Oct 13, 07:32
- not somebody - prayformojo Oct 13, 07:13 3
  - Nah, I nominate Andie. -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:14 1
    - see above, i've moved on. :) -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:14
  - *laughing* -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:14
watched the first episode of Terra Nova last night, does it get better ? -- nm - decline Oct 13, 07:12 3
- Yes it has gotten better. I like that its not ABOUT the dinos - its a decent drama -- nm - Capstern (11 Days) Oct 13, 07:41
- It's not bad, I hope it finds it's legs. - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:15
- I flipped past it quickly. That was pretty good. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:13
Survivor spoilers - Beaker Oct 13, 07:12
is it like dyslexic "Melody" without the M? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:11 5
- meh-LUDD-ee -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:12 4
  - he said EL-udd-ee. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:12 3
    - Well, he said a lot of things, didn't he! -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:13 2
      - no kidding! -- (link) - loosilu Oct 13, 07:14 [Backboard] 1
        
        I'm calling her Dully and that's that. -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:14
Word. (The accent is on the first syllable. nm -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 07:10 3
- like I said, I'm bad at this crap, but this is probably right -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:13 2
  - Um...I meant that the accent on "Word" is on the first syllable. :) -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 07:15 1
    - see, I'm lost -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:15

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