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Fun fact: for you to be able to jump off the surface of a planet (and not come back), the surface area would be just under 4 football fields. - nubby Nov 23, 08:45 5
- The formula is 4*pi*(radius of Earth)*(how high you can jump). -- nm - nubby Nov 23, 08:50 1
  - heh. I almost posted, Define "you". -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 08:52
- So, like The Little Prince? -- nm - con_carne Nov 23, 08:47 1
  - The analogy I used in class was Super Mario Galaxy, but yeah. -- nm - nubby Nov 23, 08:49
- I hate when that happens. -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 08:46
how old do we think this dude is? -- (link) - mandy "mandy" jones Nov 23, 08:43 [Image] 4
- 19 -- nm - Capstern Nov 23, 08:50
- I'll go 28. -- nm - nubby Nov 23, 08:45
- I'll guess 23, but are we sure about the "dude" thing? -- nm - pmb Nov 23, 08:45 1
  - I was about to post, "She looks early 20s". -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 08:45
"Terrence Malick: Tree of Life Online" -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 08:40
zeno's time cannot come soon enough. ugh. -- nm - mandy "mandy" jones Nov 23, 08:29 1
- lyc: im already on holiday..in el paso with the relatives -- nm - budice Nov 23, 08:33
Okay, nobody commented on whatsyourprice.com? Now that I look at it, you "buy and sell" dates. - Spawn Nov 23, 08:29 4
- pretty much -- nm - decline Nov 23, 08:32 3
  - Heh. You either browse "generous" or "attractive". - Spawn Nov 23, 08:34 2
    - (if this is any indication) Bibi Jones is on the site. -- nm - decline Nov 23, 08:50 1
      - So generous! - Spawn Nov 23, 08:53
heh. Have we seen this Siri Commercial Parody? (link - bad language..) - Jovian Nov 23, 08:24 [youtube] 2
- "Hey look! I googled anger management techniques!" -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 08:35
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ST Opinions: If someone is on the rebound, and they go out with someone who is also in the same boat, is that still rebounding...or something sadder? - colin Nov 23, 08:23 3
- They did it then regretted it later. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 08:27 1
  - i'd like to think this. - colin Nov 23, 08:30
- I think this: Someone who like to comfort, but doesn't want commitment. BUT it's important to note that - mandy "mandy" jones Nov 23, 08:25
It's always surprising how quickly a helicopter can get effed up. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 23, 08:20 [youtube] 4
- they're made of flimsy... -- nm - colin Nov 23, 08:25
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  - The scaffolding. -- nm - nubby Nov 23, 08:26
- we saw that this morning and I thought the same thing. - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:22
IMMORTALS last night.... the fight sequences A-, rest of it C+ (that is NOT Zeus) -- nm - Capstern Nov 23, 08:20 2
- There's only one Zeus, laddie. -- nm - Liam Neeson Nov 23, 08:35 1
  - Yes son! -- nm - Sir Lawrence Olivier Nov 23, 08:49
OK you wonder why I post crap on here. 5 min after the post about YOB - JCP called me and are going to set up - Capstern Nov 23, 08:19 3
- VN! -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 08:38 2
  - This year the IT Mgr market seems a little more promising -- nm - Capstern Nov 23, 08:49 1
    - Sweet. nmbC - Spawn Nov 23, 08:52
Tonight in NCAA Men's Basketball, my Fighting Illini take on... - Kim Pine Nov 23, 08:19 7
- I read this thread as: "Tonight is gonna suck." -- nm - David Nov 23, 08:32 3
  - Nah, I'll probably only be able to watch gametracker since I doubt it's on TV. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 23, 08:34 2
    - hmm... Actually, in theory, it should be on channel 195. - Kim Pine Nov 23, 08:40 1
      - I'mgoing to The Descendants. -- nm - David Nov 23, 08:49
- You attended both? Jeez, tough call I guess. I'd be with you and go with the smaller school. - Krusty Nov 23, 08:22 2
  - No, I attended ISU. But I've loved Illinois forever. - Kim Pine Nov 23, 08:23 1
    - Interesting. Go ISU! Beat the Illini but only by a couple! ;-) - Krusty Nov 23, 08:25
LIR: truman - I probably will, but currently I don't own a computer (just a little crappy mac brick thing) -- nm - colin Nov 23, 08:14
This video gives me Oblivion flashbacks. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 23, 08:14 [youtube]
Best Movies (fiction or documentary) about Music? (This is Thanksgiving relevant, trust me.) - Chest Rockwell Nov 23, 08:13 42
- Buddy Holly Story - best ever :) -- nm - Capstern Nov 23, 08:51
- Other surprisingly solid ones: Cadillac Records, Notorious. -- nm - TFox Nov 23, 08:50
- Anvil! - prayformojo Nov 23, 08:47
- The Doors an Oliver Stone film -- nm - con_carne Nov 23, 08:40
- Dig! -- nm - con_carne Nov 23, 08:38
- South Park -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 08:36
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Scratch. School of Rock. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist in a slightly more tangential way. -- nm - TFox Nov 23, 08:35 3
  - Also in a slightly more tangential way, High Fidelity. -- nm - pmb Nov 23, 08:36
  - Oh, also Hustle and Flow. -- nm - TFox Nov 23, 08:35 1
    - (I don't know that I'd call all these the best ever, but all awesome. I do love music-themed movies.) -- nm - TFox Nov 23, 08:36
- I loved Once -- nm - Guigue Nov 23, 08:34 1
  - Someday, you will love again. -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 08:38
- That Thing You Do. (My roommate *loves* this movie.) -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 08:33 2
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    - I love the scene at the mailbox - amoxy Nov 23, 08:45
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- what's the Tina Turner movie that was out a long time ago? -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 08:29 1
  - What's Love Got to Do With It? -- nm - Diva Nov 23, 08:29
- Some Kind of Monster -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 08:26
- 14 replies and no one mentioned Gimme Shelter? -- nm - GregW Nov 23, 08:24
- Dave Chappell's Block Party -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 23, 08:21 1
  - yeah, I think this is correct. -- nm - mandy "mandy" jones Nov 23, 08:22
- Sister Act and Sister Act 2 -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 08:21
- A Hard Days Night -- nm - amoxy Nov 23, 08:19
- Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 08:19
- The Commitments had a great soundtrack, and was a pretty good movie. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 08:18 1
  - Agreed -- nm - con_carne Nov 23, 08:39
- Control and 24 Hour Party People, that recent 4 hour George Harrison documentary was good. - LMS Nov 23, 08:17 2
  - I have a soft spot for 24 Hour Party People. I went on a Joy Division movie/doc bender watching 4 flicks in a week about a year ago. - Mop (194 lbs) Nov 23, 08:28 1
    - A lot of people were sad the day he died, it ended a chapter. - LMS Nov 23, 08:37
- You're Gonna Miss Me - colin Nov 23, 08:17
- Almost Famous...poll closed. - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:17 4
  - He said "Best" not "Worst". -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 08:49 2
    - you're head is going to show up nicely in the mid day sun on a pike, - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:50 1
      - wtf. - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:51
  - Correct. I will smite the unbelievers. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 23, 08:20
- This Is Spinal Tap, Blues Brothers, Amadeus -- nm - mara Nov 23, 08:16 3
  - Amadeus! An all time fave. -- nm - con_carne Nov 23, 08:39
  - Immortal Beloved -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 08:19 1
    - Immortals Beloved -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 08:47
- The Devil and Daniel Jonhston, Dig!, Anvil, A Hard Day's Night and Sid and Nancy -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 08:16
- Spinal Tap -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 08:14
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- Weird. They're missing all of the Walmart $28 games. (Also, that PS3 160gb w/2 games for $199 seems to be at a lot of places.) - JaxSean Nov 23, 08:18
here read this...one of my friends Jen, wrote a great piece on meeting a penpal of hers after 16 years of a letter getting printed in X-men #23 -- (link) - Remlik Nov 23, 08:09
Gonzo prevails over Kermit by 0.89% of the vote. I could punch somebody in his long curved nose right now. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 23, 08:06 12
- I blame David Stern -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 08:20
- animal should have been the winner anyway. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 23, 08:17 2
  - one trick pony -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 08:28
  - yup. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 08:19
- i have no idea how gonzo even got past Animal in round one. grrrr. -- nm - Andie Nov 23, 08:12 3
  - this was my first indication that a fix was in. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:20
  - We need some sort of Muppet BCS system. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 08:14 1
    - We're going to get screwed. -- nm - Fraggle Rockers Nov 23, 08:16
- I've said it before and I'll say it again - democracy doesn't work. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 08:11 1
  - Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 08:11
- that thing is clearly fixed. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:07
- WTF is wrong with people? -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 08:06
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- i'd actually watch talent shows if they were like this.. -- nm - colin Nov 23, 08:38
- What the hell did I just watch? - Reagen Nov 23, 08:10 3
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    - The freaky part is a lot of it seems improvised - Guigue Nov 23, 08:21 1
      - "Just hit me in the chest with that sledgehammer a few times". - pmb Nov 23, 08:30
I think this is another example of an Occupy-related activity that could be better thought out. -- (link) - TFox Nov 23, 08:05 31
- Repost from last night...local OWSers encourage Walmart workers to call in sick on Friday... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Nov 23, 08:29 6
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    - Really they should be looking at the tea party playbook now and organizing meetings and thinking about ways to influence the elections. Mix that with - pmb Nov 23, 08:41 4
      - you forget getting a major media sponsor to ensure constant visibility of their message. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 08:48 1
        
        We're literally just waiting to be asked. -- nm - MSNBC Nov 23, 08:49
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      - this is exactly what they need. Get out of the cold, stop annoying Jack, stop targeting the people you need support from... - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:46
- So, instead of getting people to the stores to buy the loss-leaders..they want them to wait and pay full price, thus giving the stores more money? - Will Hunting Nov 23, 08:20
- Yeah, I think a fair amount of their activity is counterproductive. - Kim Pine Nov 23, 08:16
- Agreed. They've done things in the last week that have been really really bone headed... - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:07 21
  - This is the main downside of not having leadership, per se: there's no quality control on the offshoots like this. -- nm - TFox Nov 23, 08:41
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    - you got caught in the cross fire. It wasn't directed deliberately at you, I don't think. The last few big initiatives have been targeted at the... - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:18 15
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        But here's the thing. It's supposed to be disruptive. That's what draws the attention. And doing it in the vicinity of Wall Street makes perfect - pmb Nov 23, 08:35 2
        
        This -- nm - con_carne Nov 23, 08:46
        
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        but they weren't alienating you on purpose. There was a 1% target in the area, correct? - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:24 10
        
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        then they are stupider then they get credit for. Babies and small children don't see potential outcomes of things they do, grown adults should - Beaker Nov 23, 08:32 1
        
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        but have there been deliberate actions to shut down transporation, Redmond's personal experience notwithstanding? - znufrii Nov 23, 08:29 6
        
        marches through city centers and the like. There was talk of deliberately targeting transportation centers but admittedly I don't know if they went - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:47 1
        
        you know what the "talk" was about? them handing out fliers at subway stations *horror!* - znufrii Nov 23, 08:50
        
        other than camping what are they doing? I'd like a list of accomplishments - Beaker Nov 23, 08:31 3
        
        they've completely changed the discussion nationally. - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:50
        
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        it must be my audit / process background. -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 08:45
  - "We want the 99% to only be able to afford to give their kids about 80% of the presents they otherwise would have." - TFox Nov 23, 08:08 2
    - They've got a long hard fight on their hands if they're expecting to make any progress combatting consumer psychology. for sure. - znufrii Nov 23, 08:15 1
      - If they want to eff with Christmas, they can huff my dizzick. - TFox Nov 23, 08:45
"whhhatttt....doesss...aaayelloooowwwwligghhh ttttttt....mean?" - Mel Profit Nov 23, 07:56 2
- I just about died the first time I saw that. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 07:58 1
  - It's funny for a variety of reasons... - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:00
Hey St. Louis University physicians...what was your favorite "ANSI 4010" claim moment? - Jim Nov 23, 07:55 5
- we're prepping for this. The pain is set to begin sometime in January. - Mel Profit Nov 23, 07:57 3
  - We're pretty excited around here to be on top of this one. I was about, I don't know, 7 years late with 4010? - Jim Nov 23, 08:00 2
    - What sort of upgrade are you doing with IDX? - Mel Profit Nov 23, 08:03 1
      - We're upgrading from Centricity Business 4.0 to 5.0. So, software. - Jim Nov 23, 08:26
- whatever, get to work on 6010 formatting. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 23, 07:56
mandy = dumb: so, I work retail, right? saturday night, I called work for my schedule. maureen told me I worked sunday 11:45-3:45, monday 5:30-9:15, - mandy "mandy" jones Nov 23, 07:54 1
- You're not dumb. You just had too much faith in a cow-orker. -- nm - lileve Nov 23, 08:04
mandyrella, sweep the floor, mandyrella, fetch my discount! -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 07:52 1
- *seriously.* (should I change my nick? do I know??) -- nm - mandy "mandy" jones Nov 23, 07:57
dayamn, rain. why don't you come down a little harder, huh? -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 07:50 1
- also, kudos to FedEx Home Delvery, for putting the packages we were having delivered into plastic bags instead of just leaving them on the doorstep - znufrii Nov 23, 07:51
Can I kick it? -- nm - nubby Nov 23, 07:49 2
- yes you can! -- nm - TFox Nov 23, 07:49
- no., -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 23, 07:49

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