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Dear Woot, thank you. I was just thinking about getting new speakers to go with the new TV since I'll need speakers in the basement with the old one - oblique Dec 23, 07:30 1
- nice -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:30
Hrmm, that's not TSO, it's August Burns Red....Carol of the Bells. - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:26 1
- I learned only last year maybe that Carol of the Bells is actually a Ukrainian peice. -- nm - zork Dec 23, 07:31
Would it be safe to assume that most classical music (e.g. Fur Elise) is in the public domain? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 23, 07:25 8
- isn't it something like anything over 95 years - decline Dec 23, 07:28 1
  - the way they keep extending it, soon cave drawings will be back under copyright. -- nm - zork Dec 23, 07:37
- the music would be but specific recordings may not be. -- nm - zork Dec 23, 07:26 1
  - this -- nm - znufrii Dec 23, 07:26
- as in the sheet music, yes, i believe, but the recordings no. -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 07:26 3
  - aha. thanks -- nm - prayformojo Dec 23, 07:31
  - although you could probably create a different arrangement on the sheet music and get a new copyright because it is a derivative work so the sheet mus - zork Dec 23, 07:28 1
    - as long as it doesn't reference Thor or Hercules, right? - TFox Dec 23, 07:32
Happy Festivus! -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 07:19 2
- "As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be a better way!" -- nm - prayformojo Dec 23, 07:21 1
  - "But out of that a new holiday was born. A Festivus for the rest of us!" -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 07:23
There is very possibly more starting pitching talent in the NL East then in any other 2 divisions and maybe 3 combined. - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:14
House approves payroll tax cut extension. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 07:13 8
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  - This. May they all be out of job come next Christmas...every one. -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 07:22 1
    - "A Charlie Brown Congressional Christmas" -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 07:24
  - *gets ready for this same fight two months from now* -- nm - znufrii Dec 23, 07:21
- What was the vote? - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:15 3
  - had to be unanimous to pass. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:21
  - they're in pro forma session, so it would have passed by unanimous consent - znufrii Dec 23, 07:17
  - Not sure, just got a breaking news alert. So I checked the Post but they don't have a story yet. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 07:15
I have been successfully Stalked! - Don Homer Dec 23, 07:06 1
- VNPS! - prayformojo Dec 23, 07:09
so i was trying to find a last minute gift this morning, and i went to kmart - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:06 23
- well done -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 07:48
- Well done. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 23, 07:31
- you rock. -- nm - Andie Dec 23, 07:29
- You're awesome. -- nm - MDH Dec 23, 07:27
- NBC just had a piece on the Kmart angels. A local car dealer called one of the stores here and said he'd pay off every account under $100. - MojaveMeg Dec 23, 07:26 4
  - Ready for me to get decidedly un-Christmasy for a second? I do not look forward to this getting taken advantage of next year. -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 07:28 3
    - C'mon, prove that you can't afford it -- nm - zork Dec 23, 07:35
    - there are ways to work around that though - znufrii Dec 23, 07:33
    - yeah, that is my worry (even this year). people putting stuff on layaway, even when they can - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:30
- you da man. -- nm - zork Dec 23, 07:25
- You are amazing. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 23, 07:24 3
  - not really. but i dont understand why everyone cant be that way. - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:25 2
    - Feels good, doesn't it? - Spawn Dec 23, 07:27 1
      - yeah, that worked out well for me, and the ladies kids. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:31
- woohoo tru! -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 23, 07:15
- Wow, hats off to tru! - prayformojo Dec 23, 07:11
- So awesome! You're going to make that family very happy. - Krusty Dec 23, 07:11 2
  - honestly, i'm a sucker for stories like that. i try to call in and give on a local charity called "hope for the holidays" they read the letters on - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:21 1
    - I am as well. I love stories like those and it's heartbreaking to hear how much people are without during the holidays. - Krusty Dec 23, 07:28
- nice job. -- nm - decline Dec 23, 07:10
- wtg! - znufrii Dec 23, 07:08
- Kudos, man! You earn major karma! I'm surpised (yet not) they were bitchy about it. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 07:06 1
  - i was too. it struck me as odd. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:07
Dear my company's President: if you send out a video Holiday message to your staff of 2400...please make sure they can actually view it - Beaker Dec 23, 06:47 3
- At my old job, they did the same thing sending out a Youtube link. - spamlet (iphone) Dec 23, 06:56
- it's a puzzle - only the ones who figure out how to watch it get a bonus -- nm - decline Dec 23, 06:54
- small details! -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 06:49
Huh, that's sweet. I typically get paid direct deposit every other Monday. When a holiday falls on a Monday sometimes that is delayed to Tuesday. - Don Homer Dec 23, 06:47
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  - has anyone here played Saints Row 3? -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 06:59 7
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      - My nephew wants it for Christmas but my sister won't let him play it. She looked it up and found it to be too much for a 12 year old. - Krusty Dec 23, 07:14 4
        
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        Jeebus. The GTA creators think that's going too far. - Krusty Dec 23, 07:31
        
        "And that was considered a good way to go." -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 07:24
        
        Don't be so heteronormative. -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 07:22
      - Wasn't that pretty much the case with the first two? -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 07:11
- Out of curiosity, any mobile games on there? -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 06:49 1
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- skyrim, la noire, deus ex, maybe portal 2? -- nm - mafic Dec 23, 06:49 9
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    - wait, portal 2 is #1? you sure that's not missing a 0? - mafic Dec 23, 06:52 7
      - I don't play video games at all anymore, but if I ever upgrade my 7 yr old PC, Portal is at the top of games I want to try. -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 07:25 6
        
        It's fun, but highly repetitive, and 2 doesn't really add much that wasn't in 1. -- nm - mafic Dec 23, 07:32 1
        
        more highly repetitive than MH? because I'm like 4 years deep into that game. - TFox Dec 23, 07:33
        
        it was free on steam. probably still is. just saying. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:29 3
        
        Steam's so good about sales, when that day comes, I fully expect to be able to get both games for about $5 total. -- nm - TFox Dec 23, 07:31 1
        
        true dat. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:32
        
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- skyrim, uncharted 3 -- nm - decline Dec 23, 06:49 1
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- Pocket Frogs! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 23, 06:48
- Skryim, MW3 -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 23, 06:48 1
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- Batman -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 06:48 1
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Watched the episodes of "Geek Love" I DVRd last night, it was funny. But "Billy on the Street" is absolute insanity. -- nm - MDH Dec 23, 06:44
Rick Reilly gives cheque for $5000 to Jimmer's favorite charity after making the bet he would never start a game in the NBA his rookie year -- (link) - Beaker Dec 23, 06:36 2
- Jimmer's favorite charity aka "The Jimmer Family Foundation" -- nm - MDH Dec 23, 06:41 1
  - "Fredette Family Fdn" sorry -- nm - MDH Dec 23, 06:41
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- Dan Orlovsky 1 / Peyton Manning 0 -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 06:42
Breakdown of NFL MVP race (Rogers vs Brees) -- (link) - Beaker Dec 23, 06:29 4
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  - Seriously -- Save 2000 words --- 13/1 -- 11/3...120 -- 105... 1-0. - Will Hunting Dec 23, 06:56
- "Marino's record of 50 TD passes in a season." So, a guy writing a column on numbers got this wrong 2x. - Will Hunting Dec 23, 06:42 1
  - In fairness, fact checkers are a dying breed nearly everywhere. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 06:44
Donald Trump: "I helped discover Lady Gaga" -- (link) - Beaker Dec 23, 06:23 1
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- totally. -- (link) - mr. grinch Dec 23, 06:17 [Image]
Why does G*d hate Christchurch? -- (link) - GregW Dec 23, 06:07
"Why not do the right thing for the American people, even though it's not exactly what we want". -- (link) - TWuG Dec 23, 05:29 [youtube] 2
- why not, indeed? -- nm - znufrii Dec 23, 06:07
- Wow. That's a money quote for opposition ads. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 23, 05:42
ooooh maaaandddyyyy! Todays' xkcd was written for you I think -- (link) - oblique Dec 23, 05:27 1
- Hah! -- nm - znufrii Dec 23, 05:40
Merry Christmas. Amazon's app of the day is the interactive Charlie Brown Christmas book -- (link) - oblique Dec 23, 05:20 2
- but according to the reviews people are having trouble actually using the app. -- nm - sycor Dec 23, 07:06
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Canadian PSA: Lotto Max is $50 mil tonight (lump sum and tax free) -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 05:04 1
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Mysterious metal ball slams into Namibia -- (link) - Beaker Dec 23, 04:45 2
- Gizmodo: That Space Ball In Namibia Is Not a Mysterious Alien Object -- (link) - sgtmike Dec 23, 06:15
- Damn Mythbusters. -- nm - TWuG Dec 23, 05:23
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- *shivers with antici.....* - znufrii Dec 23, 05:41
- doesn't it go to strength of schedule as a tie breaker? So even if they both end up with 2 wins couldn't Minny still get it - Beaker Dec 23, 04:48 2
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    - Houston going in the tank certainly isn't helping -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 04:54
Huge explosions in Damascus... -- (link) - Beaker Dec 23, 04:36
When the zombie apocalypse comes, Pippy will be the arms providor for the compound -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 04:35 1
- you take her arms, she can provide other parts to me -- nm - zork Dec 23, 05:03
OH GOD RICHARD MY SPOONS - loosi lou who Dec 23, 04:33
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Can't find that one last perfect gift? Consider giving a Kiva gift card. Or just initiate a loan from yourself. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Dec 23, 04:19 1
- someone remind me to do this next week. thanks. (sign up that is) -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 23, 07:01
I'm so hungover on foodchem. nm - Dignan Dec 23, 04:16
My Tivo is urging me to DVR It's a Wonderful Life. I don't think they understand how that movie works. -- nm - loosi lou who Dec 23, 04:15 4
- what do you mean? -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 04:16 3
  - it's ... always on. -- nm - loosi lou who Dec 23, 04:18 2
    - Not nearly enough as it used to be. It used to be public domain, but may not be anymore I think. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 04:23 1
      - ahhh. -- nm - loosi lou who Dec 23, 04:27
Hey Pippy...where'd you get that pretty little gun? Hey Pippy - where'd you get that - Diva Dec 23, 04:14 2
- Pippy's got a gun, Pippy's got a gun. Her whole world's come undone, for staring straight at the sun. -- nm - loosi lou who Dec 23, 04:18 1
  - Y'all are heelarious -- nm - Epiphany Dec 23, 06:47
I got a lot of problems with you people! And now, you're gonna hear about it. - kelly Dec 23, 04:09 3
- I think that was earlier this week. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Dec 23, 05:47
- It's time for the feats of strength! -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 04:13 1
  - Put up the Festivus pole. - kelly Dec 23, 04:30
Get your flights to London booked now - Christina Hendricks is going to be in one of our films -- (link) - LMS Dec 23, 03:40
Break up the Colts! -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 03:23 3
- Got to give them much credit, at least they didn't quit like some fans wanted them to. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 23, 04:10 2
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    - I expect pictures soon of Peyton paying each player $10k each for them to have tried harder -- nm - Beaker Dec 23, 04:29
Lay, lay lady lay...lay across my big brass bed -- nm - Its beginning to feel a lot like zeitgeist Dec 23, 00:50
LYC: I'm really enjoying watching the reruns of What's My Line. Also, Znufrii is not going to be happy - Krusty Dec 23, 00:28 4
- well played, sir. -- nm - znufrii Dec 23, 05:44 1
  - Thank you. :-) I had been waiting for something to go on top of Raze and finally got something when I pulled that G. -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 07:09
- British version or the American one? - Will Hunting Dec 23, 05:40 1
  - American. They started airing reruns at 3am followed by a show called What's My Secret? -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 07:09
when you get to eat the broken cookies you find there's a lot of cookies that are just about to crumble -- nm - Its beginning to feel a lot like zeitgeist Dec 23, 00:11
chestnuts roasting on an open fire -- nm - jingle pixie Dec 23, 00:02 2
- I'll -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 23, 00:10 1
  - Sfek. i'll take 3 please. -- nm - And a JenBro in a Pear Tree Dec 23, 00:11

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