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Ancient Persians used chemical warfare against Romans -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jan 19, 14:15
Top 29 destinations to visit in 2009 -- (link) - Jovian Jan 19, 14:15 7
- Tasmania! -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 14:27 1
  - and I mock the suggestion that you should see Melbourne for the 'street art' -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 14:30
- noticing that a lot of these destinations were either locations for Survivor or destinations on TAR. nm - Jovian Jan 19, 14:24
- Calgary! - con_carne Jan 19, 14:21
- Did they say Jupiter? They really should say Jupiter. -- nm - David Jan 19, 14:17 2
  - his fish bowl is pretty tiny for guests. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 14:25
  - We are getting ahead of ourselves -- nm - GWB Jan 19, 14:19
Well, I bought lots of running equipment. New shoes, new socks, and some running pants - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:15 9
- You need new shoes, too. Trust me. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 14:20 3
  - I have no idea how the first day of the course will work, so I'm very nervous - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:22 2
    - Might I also recommend you get some NICE insoles for the shoes that will help with your feet.... - Remlik Jan 19, 14:35
    - I wonder if it'll be like sailing, where the first day is light and starts out with a discussion rather than "getting up and going" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:30
- bah. You need to protect your feet. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 14:19 4
  - I was referring more to the pants with the sports-douche comment. - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:20 3
    - do you belong to a gym? Because you need to do.... - Remlik Jan 19, 14:22 2
      - No, not yet. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:23 1
        
        Bill Parcells told Peyton Manning that if there is one thing he needs to take care of is his legs.... - Remlik Jan 19, 14:36
Wow, apparently when T-Mobile said it would be 7 business days for shipping & up to 14 days backorder for my G1 on Friday they actually meant... - Ender Jan 19, 14:14
FNL premier (spoilers) - oblique Jan 19, 14:13 13
- spoils - J Jan 19, 14:18 10
  - I thought S2 ended with (spoils) - oblique Jan 19, 14:19 9
    - ahh now you're gonna make me watch it all over again -- nm - J Jan 19, 14:21 8
      - I know. I think I'm going to add it to my Netflix Watch Now queue just to see (spoilers) - oblique Jan 19, 14:23 7
        
        you don't remember that at all? Then yes get the discs -- nm - J Jan 19, 14:25 6
        
        I remember it but S3 didn't mention it at all. Nor the church dude, etc. etc. - oblique Jan 19, 14:26 5
        
        And this crap is what's keeping it out of contention for Best TV Series of All Time. - nubby Jan 19, 14:28 2
        
        Their Wikipedia article is interesting. I didn't realize they shot everything in one take, mostly on the first take, with a fair amount of improv - oblique Jan 19, 14:29 1
        
        It's Berg's MO, I think. -- nm - nubby Jan 19, 14:30
        
        Ya I know what your saying...I'm curious to see the next few eps. -- nm - J Jan 19, 14:28 1
        
        I was glad to see that most of them aren't acting like total idiots so far -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 14:28
- I just assumed I'd forgotten it. -- nm - nubby Jan 19, 14:14 1
  - This article appears to explain. It's like they skipped a bunch of S2 like it never happened -- (link) - oblique Jan 19, 14:21
Halo was fun Friday night. I'm sorry that I didn't see more of you there. -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 14:10 13
- Having a 360 and Halo, I should just man up and join you wackos, but I'm afraid you'd all turn me into Beecher to your Schillinger. I suck at FPS. -- nm - Buzz Jan 19, 14:17 3
  - Nope it's all good, I never thought I'd get the hang of it and then boom i'm holding my own - J Jan 19, 14:27
  - No worries, we're noob-friendly. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:18
  - so do I, but its still good fun -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 14:18
- Just presume I killed you 150 times. Same deal, really. -- nm - David Jan 19, 14:13 6
  - one day, you ain't gonna be able to cash that check -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 14:15 5
    - Are you saying I'm going to go blind and have both my hands cut off? Harsh, dude. -- nm - David Jan 19, 14:16 4
      - Master Chief's Palsy -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:17
      - nope, I am seeing improvement and one day the best you can hope to do is kill me 99 times...you'll rue your drop into double digits -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 14:17 2
        
        I've never been much of a rue-er. -- nm - David Jan 19, 14:19 1
        
        you'll be so good at it that you shall be called McClanahan -- nm - crash davis Jan 19, 14:20
- fun, fun, fun ... in the sun, sun, sun ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:12 1
  - other than that beating on Isolation it was great fun...I'd like you guys to try to pull that 3 on 2 deal on Standoff against me again. This time I'll - crash davis Jan 19, 14:14
SITWAP: Jill Biden lets slip oln Oprah that Joe was given the choice of VP or SecState; Biden shushes her. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 19, 14:07 2
- oh my. This is going to be a fun presidency :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:09
- "The first rule of Obama club is that you do not talk..." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 14:08
So we played this crazy UNO game this weekend with some friends where you can play out of turn if you have the exact card in play including Draws. - oblique Jan 19, 14:05 2
- *reads this, shrieks in horror* -- nm - 16-year-old-kilbo Jan 19, 14:08 1
  - 16 year old kilbo would be happy with the end of the evening - oblique Jan 19, 14:09
hmm, ther hotel gavme chocolates. Those solid chocoltes with so liquidy chocolate inside. - ty97 Jan 19, 13:56 25
- you're drunk. *makes drinky drinky motion* -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 13:58 16
  - nah, just been awake for almost 20 hours and am getting a third win. - ty97 Jan 19, 14:00 4
    - EPIC WIN! - oblique Jan 19, 14:00 3
      - *looks at oblique* ... *looks at ty97* ... *looks back at oblique* ... *looks over at ty97* ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 14:22 2
        
        You know. Just because we're both tired doesn't mean we mile-highed it over Delhi. That's an expensive booty call -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 14:27 1
        
        I wonder if he was going for more of an "EPIC WIND" reference. Naw ... you're probably right. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:31
  - or there's something funny in those chocolates. -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 13:59 10
    - like booze? - oblique Jan 19, 14:00 9
      - or opium! -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 14:00 8
        
        and with his weight loss, he's a cheap date now -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 14:02 7
        
        I apparently weigh less than 100 kg - ty97 Jan 19, 14:03 6
        
        ... and what I mean by the below is: I'm trending up, you're trending down. I'm glad to hear you've broken a milestone :) - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:07 2
        
        I'm trending down to you -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 14:09 1
        
        "There is no escaaaaape. I am coming for you!" - ty97 si Jan 19, 14:10
        
        I weighed myself this morning. 196.6 pounds :( - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:05 2
        
        (I'm starting to look like my wii fit avatar) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 14:06 1
        
        *makes fat sounds* - WiiFit Jan 19, 14:06
- a friend of mine who visited India told me that chocolate there is often made using water buffalo milk -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 13:57 1
  - Had some of those. Very nice. - the liioulu with less Jan 19, 14:00
- uhm, how many did you eat? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:57 5
  - And keep in mind that India is not exactly known for it's chocolates. - the liioulu with less Jan 19, 13:58 1
    - mochlate? -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 13:59
  - one. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 13:58 2
    - No wonder it tasted funny. It must have held 2 bottles of vodka. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:59 1
      - it didn't taste *good* funny -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 14:00
peglegpete: USA has 3 NCIS programs starting at 3, west coast time. -- nm - BAD Jan 19, 13:55
Weekend Movies: Age of Innocence, A; Stranger Than Fiction: B+ -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 13:54
from bb - bery., whipp away. hershey says they process their own peanuts, and they're fine. -- nm - b! Jan 19, 13:48 1
- they are very good :) Only eat one a day, t hough. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:49
Huh, presidential aides say no more commutations/pardons are forthcoming. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 13:42 28
- Can I get a pardon for future crimes I may choose to commit? -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 13:49 5
  - Only if you're Richard Nixon. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 13:50 4
    - nah, that was just for anything he might have done. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 13:53 3
      - Yah this is for things I may want to do. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 13:55 2
        
        for that you need 00 status. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 13:58 1
        
        That's too bad. My eyes aren't nearly as piercing as Daniel Craig's. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 14:05
- Scooter already got his commuted. It is surprising how few pardons Bush has used, though. -- nm - psilotum Jan 19, 13:47 2
  - All the talk's been that Libby would be pardoned as well, since Bush couldn't offer him that at the point in time he commuted. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 13:48 1
    - ahhh. yes. -- nm - psilotum Jan 19, 13:48
- What's the betting line on whether the President changes his mind? - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 13:45 8
  - I doubt it - I'm not too shocked at this turn. - Reagen Jan 19, 13:49 6
    - yeah, his track record on pardons is pretty stingy...nm - x Jan 19, 14:09 1
      - maybe that's to be expected from a Texas governor. -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 14:10
    - I'm not really expecting more pardons/commutations, but at the same time, I wouldn't be terribly surprised, either. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 13:52
    - What about the Unitary Executive? -- nm - psilotum Jan 19, 13:51
    - Yeah, he's halved the number of actions from both Reagan & Clinton. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 13:50 1
      - some of the pardons I read about were actually quite worthwhile. - Reagen Jan 19, 13:54
  - eleventh-hour coups d'etat-Unis? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:46
- none for Conrad Black? Lame. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:45 9
  - why does he deserve one? -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 13:45 8
    - I'm convinced he was wrongfully convicted on the charges that were laid against him. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 14:07
    - oh, he doesn't, but neither do half the people who get them. :) - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:46 2
      - He got the sentence his defense lawyers thought her should have. -- (link) - the liioulu with less Jan 19, 13:56 1
        
        Where in the linked article do you see the statement that his lawyers agreed with the sentence? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 14:12
    - I figured he would have "donated" to some cause or other to acquire one. -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 13:46 3
      - Bush actually reversed a commutation? last month of a guy when he found out he donated to the GOP in the past. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 13:46 2
        
        that is interesting. surprised we didn't hear more about it -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 13:54
        
        ooh, a fringe benefit to my policy of not donating to political parties ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:48
I really have no idea what to do when Jess is not around. I think I might try out a new bolognese sauce -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 13:40 1
- Just use Vaseline. Why go crazy? -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 13:44
WOOO! Bush pardons those two border guards! Now he just needs one more for Uncle Ted. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 13:34 22
- ugh. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 13:59
- If Uncle Ted couldn't beat that prosecution's case, he deserves to rot in prison for the remainder of his corrupt life. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 13:38
- is a commutation the same as a pardon? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:35 9
  - nope. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 13:36 8
    - My bad. I apologize. Excu- no wait... PARDON me! ;) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 13:38 3
      - amnesty granted for that horrible joke. ;) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:40 2
        
        Granting amnesty for horrible jokes is waaaay out of your juristiction, Mister! -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 13:42 1
        
        don't give me any of that juris-my-dickshun crap. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:47
    - didn't think so. A pardon expunges, this action does not. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:36 3
      - (at least, I think that's how it goes :)) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:36 2
        
        right. They get out of prison early. Record remains -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 13:40
        
        Yes. Commutation is a lessening of the sentence. Or something of that sort. -- nm - the liioulu with less Jan 19, 13:39
- Knowing nothing about this story, why are people happy about this? - ty97 Jan 19, 13:35 9
  - details: (link) - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 13:40 8
    - they shot a man from behind, in the ass, then tried to cover it up, and they are the rally cry for immigration? - ty97 Jan 19, 13:43
    - It's a little disconcerting that people think covering up a police shooting of an unarmed man is excessive at 2 years in prison. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 13:43 6
      - But, see, he was an illegal imigrant transporting drugs. He DESERVED to be killed. -- nm - TWuG Jan 19, 13:48 4
        
        Shot in the butt, anyway. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 13:49 3
        
        "It's every american's god-given right to peg an alien" - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:50 2
        
        Lincoln. It's inscribed inside the bible that Obama is using tomorrow. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 19, 13:51 1
        
        oh, right. I think I heard that on ZNN. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:54
      - Considering that the police are supposed to konw the law better than anyone else and follow it as a result. - the liioulu with less Jan 19, 13:45
LIR: psi. Thanks. That was a great day. And I need to blog more :) -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 13:30
kilbo, I love the lack of urgency. - psilotum Jan 19, 13:30
*shrug* Corporate, yes. Large corporation? No ...well, if you trace it back to the drycleaner, maybe. - Beryllium Jan 19, 13:28
I think xbox live gold cards are ok at least for North America. I've seen lots of reports of people who have done that. -- nm - Guigue Jan 19, 13:26 2
- Points card seem region specific though (They don't even have the same value in different Canada and US) -- nm - Guigue Jan 19, 13:28 1
  - I'm not sure I tried to send eag a week of live gold and it wouldn't work and that was cross border -- nm - J Jan 19, 13:30
A picture of said poster LYC -- (link) - CQ Jan 19, 13:25
no slavetern? That's inhuman. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 13:24 6
- I seem to remember that some of the times when she's had one she didn't actually have one. -- nm - the liioulu with less Jan 19, 13:28
- btw nmbandie - zork Jan 19, 13:27 1
  - research you mean? - Andie Jan 19, 13:28
- he's done in a week. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 13:26 2
  - he can last a week? lucky you (although how do you not get really sore?) - zork Jan 19, 13:28
  - Time is running out for shirtless photos! -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 13:28
Chicken Fried Bacon! -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jan 19, 13:23 [youtube]

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