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Fascinating. Due to the sheer number of possible deck of card outcomes, everytime you shuffle, it is likely your deck is unique in human history. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 16, 10:25
rare Spider Man comic valued at $15,000 whopping dollars stolen from Nebraska home -- (link) - stuffed pixie Nov 16, 10:20 4
- Did you hear about the stolen... *sigh* I just don't have the will any more. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 10:24
- again?! Someone call Batman! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 10:21 2
  - what effing good would that do? -- nm - stuffed pixie Nov 16, 10:23 1
    - they might get their comic back -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 10:30
84-year old woman, pregnant teen at Occupy Seattle blasted with pepper spray -- (link) - stuffed pixie Nov 16, 10:18 8
- I hope all these cities are whilling to pay up the wazoo in lawsuits that are coming from all these protests -- nm - eag Nov 16, 10:25 1
  - Protests like these happen all the time, and people are beaten every time. I don't see what's different with the Occupy movement -- nm - Guigue Nov 16, 10:26
- good for the 84 year old for having knocked up the teen -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 10:21 2
  - "woman" doofus -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 10:21 1
    - All the more impressive. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 10:26
- Man, check out the woman of the 84-year old woman. They put that spray canister right in her face and went to town. a-holes. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 10:20 2
  - check out the *picture*... -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 10:26
  - Whoa that is intense -- nm - Guigue Nov 16, 10:22
Archie Mannina is assisting in helping Ole Miss find a football coach...guess who they want as Coach... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 16, 10:12 6
- Better question(s): Did Marvin Harrison indeed come back to Indy last week and did he shoot anyone while he was there? -- nm - Diva Nov 16, 10:18
- His reply is funny. -- nm - David Nov 16, 10:15
- Tim McGraw? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 10:14
- Sandra Bullock -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 10:14
- Blind Side! - Diva Nov 16, 10:13
- a black guy -- nm - stuffed pixie Nov 16, 10:13
Some neat shots here from In Focus... "Images of America in Crisis in the 1970s"... -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 16, 10:12
I suggest breaking out some ELO, UB40 and Ozzy Osbourne for the Birmingham co-worker in case they're feeling homesick. - LMS Nov 16, 10:11 1
- That's right, Sabbath are from Birmingham! -- nm - con_carne Nov 16, 10:14
DMLunch -- Leftover baked ziti now, and hot pockets for dinner, or hot pockets now, and baked ziti for dinner? -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 10:09 5
- also have the makings of a caesar salad - znufrii Nov 16, 10:13
- Leftover baked ziti now, and Chick-fil-a for dinner (with a peppermint chocolate chip milkshake). -- nm - Don Homer Nov 16, 10:11 3
  - Peppermint Chocolate Chip Milkshake? - Joe Montana Nov 16, 10:20
  - I thought we were still boycotting Chick-fil-A - znufrii Nov 16, 10:12 1
    - I sure am! - Dr.Vermin Nov 16, 10:18
How did it get to be 1pm already? sheesh... -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 10:09
My order of 25th Anniversary Silver Eagle sets just arrived. They are already selling for nearly three times the price on eBay. -- nm - GregW Nov 16, 10:08
First, there was "Suck for Luck," now, Dolphin fans are "Scanning for Manning." - flavorize Nov 16, 10:04 10
- If the Colts don't trade manning, from a personnel standpoint, it'd be incredibly stupid. - Will Hunting Nov 16, 10:07 8
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  - The best will be when they trade Manning, who still manages a few years of all-pro level productivity, *and* Luck becomes a bust. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 16, 10:07 6
    - Just like Sanders. - Spawn Nov 16, 11:17
    - You take your chances with that....but they have to risk it; multiple neck surgeries...it isn't that his arm is slowing - Will Hunting Nov 16, 10:09 4
      - I agree that they should trade him; but, they made the choice, when they re-signed him to put his value over improving holes - flavorize Nov 16, 10:17 2
        
        He won 10 games last year...paying him seems to be a winning proposition. - Will Hunting Nov 16, 10:19 1
        
        I imagine, offering a 3rd rounder would get you a better QB than Painter - flavorize Nov 16, 10:25
      - Yep. With Luck, you potentially have the ability to go 20+ years with two lynchpin QBs. That has tremendous value. - Richard Attenborough Nov 16, 10:12
- Yeah, the 49ers will never trade me. Right? -- nm - Joe Montana Nov 16, 10:06
Bieber paternity lawsuit dropped -- (link) - Beaker Nov 16, 10:01 1
- Time for Bieber to f*ck this woman... legally speaking. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 10:19
If anyone remembers the album cover mystery from last night, it's been solved (thanks to everyone who helped on this) -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 16, 10:00 5
- Red Hot Chili Peppers kept popping in my mind... - Stephen Nov 16, 10:04
- I don't know what this is about, but I have that CD at home. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 10:01 3
  - Here's the thread (we were hitting all around the edges of it) -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 16, 10:03 [Backboard] 2
    - Ah. Definitely older than the last 5 years, though. :) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 10:18 1
      - "Figuratively," Jax. like, figuratively within the last five years. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 16, 10:22
My friend finished chemo and had a party. He planned it a couple weeks ago when he was feeling ok, but - ceregon Nov 16, 09:55
Hey, PS3 owners. You know that piano-black thing you've got collecting dust? Sony looked at Xbox Live's TV offerings and said "Yeah, us too." -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:55 2
- Arnt we suppose to get the update this week for Xbox? -- nm - eag Nov 16, 10:00
- Or maybe you want to bring OTA TV to your Boxee? -- (link) - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:57
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- I had to look this up, but Bill Effers / Dan Gregory? -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 10:04 2
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    - They founded Greylock Partners, one of the oldest VC firms. Proud investors in Facebook, among others -- (link) - Roger More Nov 16, 10:10
Crichton fans! Did we see this? -- (link) - MicroVermin Nov 16, 09:51 10
- I just hope they don't go the James Patterson route and use his name so others can sell books. -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 09:59 4
  - Speaking of... did Clancy fans see THIS? -- (link) - Locked Vermin Nov 16, 10:06 3
    - The description of this is hilarious. - Roger More Nov 16, 10:17
    - welcome to James Patterson land Mr Clancy...sellout -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 10:09 1
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  - IM: added to my wishlist. Looks good! -- nm - MicroVermin Nov 16, 10:04
- He's been cloned from DNA? This won't end well. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:54 2
  - "Welcome to.....Crichton Park!" *John Williams' score flourishes* -- nm - Richard Attenborough Nov 16, 09:57 1
    - Don't forget to kill Wayne Knight! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 16, 09:58
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- Constitution Ave to the White House windows is over 2000 feet away. -- nm - Max Nov 16, 10:21
- Liberals will do anything to heap sympathy on Obama. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:46
Comics today: Butcher: A- (hard to believe this mini comes from the same guy who did Highland Laddie) -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 09:42
shutupshutupshutupshutupshutupshutupshutupshu tupshutupshutupshutupshutup - Dr.Vermin can't believe you don't shut up. Nov 16, 09:37 1
- Is he Jerry Sandusky? -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:40
Legion: D (What in the hell was that crap?) -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 16, 09:32 2
- Rogue Angel/Apocolyptic movie - you could see where they were trying to go - and Paul Bettany needed a pay check to pay for babies. ha. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 09:50 1
  - I like that Chaucer from Knight's Tale is starring in action movies... I just haven't seen any of them -- nm - con_carne Nov 16, 10:00
So who had Bradley Cooper in the pool? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 16, 09:31 14
- SMA? -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 09:35 5
  - yes -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 09:37 4
    - I would never have guessed him, but I can't complain either. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 09:37 3
      - agreed - that scene of him coming down the escalator in The Hangover in that suit - holyyyeee crap - smokin hawt - Epiphany Nov 16, 09:38 2
        
        Watched Limitless this weekend. - Spawn Nov 16, 09:40
        
        he's smart and funny too. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 09:39
- Not me - does it make sense from a PR stand point? that horrible New Years Eve movie is coming out. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 09:34
- With a candle stick? -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:33
- Uh, please clarify. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 09:32 4
  - He wants to know which one of you STers was nailing Bradley in the Grotto last night. -- nm - Max Nov 16, 09:34 3
    - frick -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 09:37
    - I'd tell no one if it was me. - Epiphany Nov 16, 09:36 1
      - You'd let him kiss you on the veranda? -- nm - Max Nov 16, 10:08
- ScarJo? nm -- nm - Vulgar Professional Nov 16, 09:31
Hey Pidgin, if "How do I change my spellcheck language" is a top question for your product, you need to change how it's done. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:31
sitmop - Bradley Cooper is People's 'Sexiest Man Alive'. hm. -- nm - Diva Nov 16, 09:31 16
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  - Disagreed. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 09:36
  - Cooper's people paid more than Gosling's and after the year Reynolds had, People was afraid they'd catch his failure flu. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 09:36 11
    - can you be Sexiest Man Alive two years in a row? - Epiphany Nov 16, 09:37 10
      - They like to spread it around so the PR guys can whore their clients out. - Will Hunting Nov 16, 09:39 9
        
        if they want to bring in hot new blood, that is fine by me. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 09:41 5
        
        Just as long as they never say the words, "SMA - Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner", we can let them continue their game. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 09:41 4
        
        i thought Pattison had a shot. a long shot, but, just maybe if they were trying to woo a younger demo. -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 09:42 2
        
        I do *not* get where people find him attractive. If anything, I think he looks worse now. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 10:00
        
        he is hideously ugly. -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 09:59
        
        I said HOT. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 09:42
        
        that makes sense - I firmly believe it's a paid for title -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 09:40 2
        
        i doubt *money* changes hands, but there are definitely PR people wooing them. - Andie Nov 16, 09:44 1
        
        (but, really, People is picking someone who will sell the most, that's their goal.) -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 09:44
- *shakes fist* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 16, 09:31
- G**DAMN!!!! - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:31
Rosa was great. Thanks for the find, Mara. It reminds me that I've totally lost track of the ST Film Fest -- nm - prayformojo Nov 16, 09:30
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- what do you mean by "just missed"? -- nm - foolish prophet Nov 16, 09:24 5
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    - I was confused because you said "first up" last board. do they pay them like in some order? at appointed times? -- (link) - foolish prophet Nov 16, 09:26 3
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        ahhhhh. ok. thank you. so the time is not relevant, the day is, and today is the first day of no checks? -- nm - foolish prophet Nov 16, 09:30 1
        
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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo readers (no spoilers, I hope): Presumably, the Daniel Craig character is unique to this story/book/movie? - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:23 18
- umm..... -- nm - prayformojo Nov 16, 09:30
- spoils - Kim Pine Nov 16, 09:28
- spoils - Roger More Nov 16, 09:27 14
  - (spoilers) - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:32 13
    - Nope -- nm - amoxy Nov 16, 09:36
    - Jaws is called Jaws, but it's not like the shark is the main character. -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 09:35 8
      - So you're saying the dragon takes form and eats people? Not *at all* what I expected. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:40 5
        
        the titles are kind of, in no way, descriptive of the stories. -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 09:41 4
        
        so she doesn't actually kick a hornet's nest? *starts planning lawsuit* -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 09:49 2
        
        "figuratively" -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 10:01 1
        
        I'll get the guy who sued The Neverending Story... -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 10:02
        
        Years ago, my dad told me to look up a book at Amazon. He was trying to tell me the title in Spanish. - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:44
      - He kind of is -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 09:39 1
        
        I especially like it when Jaws says "we're gonna need a bigger boat" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 09:51
    - you assume incorrectly. (mostly.) -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 09:34 2
      - also, the original Swedish title is "Men Who Hate Women." -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 09:36 1
        
        "...and the Women Who Love Them"? -- nm - Swedish Oprah's book club Nov 16, 09:39
- sp - foolish prophet Nov 16, 09:23
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- I wonder where tourists will pee now though? -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 09:23 6
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    - McDonalds, there's always a McDonalds. -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 09:39 1
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  - NYC should build the popup urinals like London has -- nm - decline Nov 16, 09:24 1
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  - on homeless people, duh. nm -- nm - Vulgar Professional Nov 16, 09:24
- OccupyStarbucksBathrooms! -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 09:22
Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 09:21 9
- In what way, shape or form is this a good thing ? -- nm - decline Nov 16, 09:25 1
  - One view: Bigger businesses supply fries and pizza than supply veggies. Bigger business contribute more money to politicians. - mara Nov 16, 09:35
- Corporatism in America, alive and well. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 09:24
- All Things considered had a story last night on pizza's status as a vegetable -- nm - con_carne Nov 16, 09:22 4
  - They should have interviewed Herman Cain about his position on it. -- nm - Max Nov 16, 09:34 3
    - Pizza with veggies on it is a "Sissy" Pizza -- (link) - Herman Cain Nov 16, 09:40 2
      - *orders a pizza with every possible meat topping, and extra cheese* -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 09:51
      - I would vote for that guy. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 09:41
- (ugh, sorry) -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 09:21

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