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*hopes Bery never puts me on timeout* - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 22:06
Joe Biden has said plenty of stupid things over the years, but this one takes the cake... -- (link) - Stephen Dec 20, 22:03 3
- Weren't we there to fight Al Qaeda? -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 22:06
- what's the alternative? we're never going to "win" - jingle pixie Dec 20, 22:05 1
  - "The Taliban are not our enemy" - Stephen Dec 20, 22:11
whiny british kid writes a letter to santa, gets his home's chimney widened so chubby fatass can fit -- (link) - jingle pixie Dec 20, 21:56
I'll agree with ty. You should check out Weekend and I think it's available now through Netflix Watch Instantly. -- nm - Dano Dec 20, 21:52 5
- OH GOOD! Can I ask you a question about the movie I just saw? (girl w/ dragon tattoo) - I didn't get something. -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:55 4
  - Sure... ask away -- nm - Dano Dec 20, 22:07 3
    - Sweet - spoilerish inside - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 22:13 2
      - Spoilers - Dano Dec 20, 22:22 1
        
        Mucho gusto Dano - this would be a case where had I read it before going it would have been helpful! Fwiw -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 21, 03:53
Just finished watching the Terra Nova season finale. I have to say, those 2 hours were better than most of the season. I'm actually hoping they - oblique Dec 20, 21:47 5
- Fox is in a tricky position in that the ratings aren't good but Spielberg is lobbying hard for a second season. - David Dec 20, 21:50 3
  - I hope it gets a second season. I haven't watched the finale, but the season has been good enough to want more. -- nm - Stephen Dec 20, 21:55 1
    - Stephen Lang is always watchable. -- nm - David Dec 20, 21:59
  - It went onto my stack of "If It Is Renewed I Will Watch Season 1, If Not I Will Gladly Delete Them". -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 21:53
- I just finished watching the Homeland season finale. I thought it was lame. -- nm - Bring us some Fuzzy pudding Dec 20, 21:49
christmas isn't about santa kicking a cup o soup in the croutons -- nm - Its beginning to feel a lot like zeitgeist Dec 20, 21:38
Speaking of photography CQ! That pic of Pinchy at the aquarium - did you alter tint/lighting to get that effect or was that natural light that gave i - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:36 7
- it's natural lighting coming from the blue water of the sea lion's tank. set the nifty fifty at f1.8 and it came out cool -- nm - CQ Dec 21, 02:56
- CQ is a great photog, and pinchy is a great subject. I *love* his grumpy face. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:48
- It looks natural, like the white balance was set for the aquarium lighting and the incandescent light on the child provided a warm tone. -- nm - Bring us some Fuzzy pudding Dec 20, 21:46 4
  - I was thinking same - but it reminds me a little bit of sepia toned photos - although in this case - blue right? It's just VERY cool IMHO - don't you -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:48 3
    - I think I was looking at a different photo. Did you mean "Sea Lion Exhibit"? I was talking about "Amazed". -- nm - Bring us some Fuzzy pudding Dec 20, 21:50 1
      - It was the one his link went to - Pinch looking -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:56
    - Think so? -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:49
Tfox News: epic Lloyd from the Epic Rap Battles in History has a Dis Raps for Hire Channel that's fun -- (link) - Remlik Dec 20, 21:35 [youtube] 3
- *breaks out his decoder ring* -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 20, 21:36 2
  - Amy *loves* the Epic Rap Battles Of History...here's one...Einstein vs. Hawking -- (link) - Remlik Dec 20, 21:45 [youtube] 1
    - Gaga vs. Palin is quite amusing... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 20, 21:48 [youtube]
whoohoo! - znufrii Dec 20, 21:26 3
- What 'cha be learnin' ? -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:42 2
  - Macroeconomics and How To Talk Good. - znufrii Dec 20, 21:44 1
    - Yep - I'm no help on either. Had to present an award to someone this morning in front of 20 ish peo - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:46
DID SOMEONE SAY COFFEE??? -- nm - David Dec 20, 21:22 3
- you don't want the french press back, do you? -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:44
- no, but the elf does need food, badly.... -- nm - i'm not stocking-stuffed yet ! Dec 20, 21:32
- I bought caffeine-free diet pepsi this evening, just to watch it die. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:23
Crikey - so i ask what'd I miss right at the roll - no reply so I start waaay back only to see some ages later that a mere two boards ago TWuG's - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:18 49
- When I back-boarded I couldn't figure out what was going on. I am convinced there has to be a board that got deleted or something. -- nm - Dano Dec 20, 21:44 1
  - all you are missing is the boogeyman. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 22:26
- don't tron today! it was bad. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:18 46
  - Yeah I just skip -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:22 5
    - Over the squabbles - misunderstandings happen so easily in written communications. -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:29 4
      - Yeah - absent of a true sense of tone, people really can't develop a true character connection to each other in many cases. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:33 3
        
        and in some cases, they create a boogeyman. - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:45 1
        
        *boogie*woogie*woogie* -- nm - znufrii Dec 20, 21:46
        
        My real anguish is - I'm now WAY behind everyone else for catching the new mouse and crafting the new trap - BUT movie was worth it! Dragon TattooA+ -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:38
  - Bad enough that I think I might have to alter the FAQs a bit. I got actual complaints. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:22 39
    - whoa. about what? -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:46
    - ...really? - TFox Dec 20, 21:26 31
      - Yes! I agree. It was super weird. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:27 30
        
        (The day, that is. The issues that were raised privately were not weird at all.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:28 29
        
        I mean, yes, the afternoon got squirrely. But at no point did I read a post and go "oooh, someone's getting tattled on to Bery..." - TFox Dec 20, 21:36 28
        
        Indeed, and no one person got tattled on. I said it was a complaint. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:48 26
        
        I feel you, I'm not starting shit, and private is private and whatnots. -- nm - TFox Dec 20, 21:50 10
        
        you may not be starting shit, but you are accelerating shit. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:52 9
        
        this, on the other hand, is actually starting shit. - TFox Dec 20, 21:55
        
        offs -- nm - Stephen Dec 20, 21:55 1
        
        (this is also lashing out. Let it be.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:55
        
        Hey now, don't lash out over this. It's not about you, it's a collective tone thing. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:54 5
        
        TFox takes the nastiest shots of all then pretends he wants peace. give us a break. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:57
        
        Same as it ever was. -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 21:54 3
        
        *repeats parent post*. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:56 2
        
        *makes new child post* -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 22:08
        
        Hey, I really made an effort to stay out of it today, but come on. -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 21:57
        
        what kind of complaint? -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:49 14
        
        A "the tone of ST kinda sucks lately" one. I'm taking it under consideration, but I don -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:53 13
        
        It's totally true, and I feel like it's eventually going to kill the board. - Dignan Dec 20, 21:57 11
        
        I wish I was 1/10 as smart and devious as I am supposed to be. - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:59 5
        
        I wish you'd all put a fucking plug in it. - Dignan Dec 20, 22:01 4
        
        oh, fuck you too. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 22:02 3
        
        i want to preface this by saying that i am in no way trying to fight or egg you on... - TFox Dec 20, 22:05 2
        
        seriously, I am ot the one who looks mentally imbalanced. - loosi loo who Dec 20, 22:07 1
        
        ok loosi. -- nm - TFox Dec 20, 22:08
        
        I dunno, I kinda feel like it is. Either I have to exert autocratic authority over it, - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:59 4
        
        I think a lack of hardline moderation is probably the board's greatest asset. nm - Dignan Dec 20, 22:05
        
        Like a Redemption ST Board? - Stephen Dec 20, 22:05
        
        there needs to be some sort of feedback mechanism that actually has a meaningful impact on people's behavior. - znufrii Dec 20, 22:03
        
        kill who you need to. I don't care any more. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 22:00
        
        't have the appropriate knowledge to engineer a social solution. We need Jeff probst or something. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:55
        
        Yeah, I am wondering what I missed. -- nm - Spawn Dec 20, 21:38
    - *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Dec 20, 21:25
    - glass half full: Havens doesn't post anymore -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 20, 21:23 4
      - I miss Havens. And Hyde. And Secretstalker. Hell, even Hawthorne. - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:25 3
        
        Ah Hawthorn was the great photographer ST guy right? Yeah - I loved seeing his poctures! -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:31 2
        
        I see Hawthorne on FB, and Havens lurks here. -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 20, 21:33 1
        
        I wonder is Hawthorn has any of his works (photos) published anywhere? -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:41
To my friends, I guess I ought to apologize. "Thirty-nine percent deleted a friend for trying to sell them something." -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 20:57 12
- No no - don't stop posting the links for buying your books - I need to get a set for a friend. He's off work for a while and I think he'd be into - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 20, 21:53
- hee! I am loyal to the bitter end, my friend. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:19 1
  - I see what you did there! -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 21:34
- I'd say this depends very heavily on what the "something" is. Something like your books would have a much lower loss percentage than something like - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:12 1
  - "It's Confederated Products. It's a different company, it's a different quality of product." -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 21:33
- When did you ever... Ohhhhhh.... -- nm - TFox Dec 20, 21:10
- ahhh...but, what % bought something?! I'd lose 39% of friends on social networks if another 20% made me $ -- nm - Flavorize Dec 20, 21:08 4
  - I don't really know how many books I've sold via the links and coupon codes I've posted on Facebook. -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 21:09 3
    - I think though, that "hey, check out my new book!" is different than, "buy these vitamins" or "buy this make-up." I'd definitely support (more) - Flavorize Dec 20, 21:12 2
      - You're probably right then. I also don't have many random people as friends. - Qale Dec 20, 21:34
      - Yeah, I have several friends who sell stuff on Etsy (for example) ... -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 21:14
- Forgot my linky -- (link) - Qale Dec 20, 20:57
the Lidia Christmas cooking show on PBS tonight is good -- nm - peglegpete Dec 20, 20:36
Ehh, I bought points with my last K-Mart gaming coupon for buying Skyrim so Bastion for 600 points it is. (nm) - Tim Dec 20, 20:32 2
- BASTION! -- nm - Wil Wheaton Dec 20, 20:33 1
  - Booger -- nm - Dano Dec 20, 21:08
Go to Google Maps. Start at "The Shire" and set your destination for "Mordor" then select walking directions. -- nm - TWuG Dec 20, 20:15 9
- nice -- nm - znufrii Dec 20, 21:11
- not working!!! *weeps* -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 20:41 1
  - in chrome, still not working. :( -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:20
- "Error. One does not simply walk into Mordor" -- nm - Google Maps Dec 20, 20:34
- this stuff never works for me, I enter "the shire" and it wants to know whether I mean this bar, that motel here or there, same with mordor -- nm - Its beginning to feel a lot like zeitgeist Dec 20, 20:33 1
  - Don't choose. Just leave it as "The Shire" and "Mordor" -- nm - TWuG Dec 20, 20:36
- I'd like to be the guy at Google whose job title is "Thinking Up Weird Shit To Do". -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 20:19 2
  - I would do it for free. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 20:41 1
    - 20%! -- nm - psilotum Dec 20, 20:58
toy makers turn to "mommy blogs" to hype their next big things (someone tell amy) -- (link) - jingle pixie Dec 20, 20:04 22
- not the least bit surprising. also, the word "mommy" gets my hackles up. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 20:10 21
  - your mom is Joan Crawford? -- nm - peglegpete Dec 20, 20:22 9
    - Stalker gift warning - Epiphany Dec 20, 20:28 8
      - LOL!!!! -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 21:21
      - the thick book is a shopping guide? -- nm - peglegpete Dec 20, 20:30 4
        
        Ummm okay, yes. Haaaaa! Did you open it? -- nm - Epiphany Dec 20, 20:33 3
        
        yesterday. many thanks! -- nm - peglegpete Dec 20, 20:34 2
        
        Nmbpete - Epiphany Dec 20, 20:35 1
        
        :))) -- nm - peglegpete Dec 20, 20:38
      - No more wire hangers, Pippy! -- nm - Stephen Dec 20, 20:29 1
        
        You know, I really do hate them. Isn't that an odd thing to hate. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 20, 20:34
  - Wait ... You have mommy issues? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 20:20
  - *snork* -- nm - TFox Dec 20, 20:19
  - Mine is coffee. -- nm - David Dec 20, 20:16
  - ........ -- nm - kelly Dec 20, 20:16
  - You have strangely reactive hackles. -- nm - TWuG Dec 20, 20:14
  - Dear God, why? - Stephen Dec 20, 20:12 5
    - The over-infantilization of everything in modern baby-rearing culture. -- nm - nubby Dec 20, 20:22 4
      - mmm.... not without a point in that context but I'd call it a symptom not a cause. -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 20:34
      - and the fraud that tries make you think, "oh, these women are friendly and nurturing and not evil, manipulating, cutthroat bitches at all." -- nm - Max Dec 20, 20:29 2
        
        and yet somehow has the exact opposite effect. :) -- nm - znufrii Dec 20, 21:19
        
        Goes without saying. -- nm - nubby Dec 20, 20:31
woozle wuzzle? -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 20:03 1
- Now you're just some guy in a box factory. -- nm - David Dec 20, 20:04
[an error occurred while processing this MMA directive] -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 20:02 4
- I think I saw that movie. With Will Ferrell and John C Reilly as the brothers? -- nm - Roger More Dec 20, 20:03
- 8 hours. -- nm - David Dec 20, 20:02 2
  - You know your movie is bad when Hugh Jackman, a kid, and a robot can essentially make the same movie and do it better. -- nm - Qale Dec 20, 20:12 1
    - 24 hours. Next one is until the start of 2012. -- nm - David Dec 20, 20:12
trailer for the Hobbit -- (link) - Remlik Dec 20, 19:58 [youtube] 12
- poster of Hobbit (pic) -- (link) - budice Dec 20, 20:19 [Image] 2
  - Blaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr -- (link) - Qale Dec 20, 20:46
  - "In 2012... Necks Will Tilt" -- nm - Reagen Dec 20, 20:21
- again? -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 20, 19:59 8
  - damnit! -- nm - Remlik Dec 20, 20:02 6
    - hee, the only thing you're first with is death. -- nm - loosi loo who Dec 20, 20:10 5
      - This is an awesome retort (even when accounting for the real meaning, RIP posts). -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 20:17 4
        
        I mean, someone should steal it for movie dialog. - Beryllium Dec 20, 20:18 3
        
        if only someone was still writing Deathcon -- nm - Remlik Dec 20, 20:26 2
        
        so if anybody wants to find you, just follow the trail of dead? -- nm - Its beginning to feel a lot like zeitgeist Dec 20, 20:35 1
        
        And You Will Know Him By The Glare Off His Head -- nm - Beryllium Dec 20, 20:43
  - remlik wants to be known as mop-lite. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 20, 20:00

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