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lyc: new batch of daily photos -- (link) - ty97 Jan 20, 11:00
From BB's: Congrats to PMB on his engagement!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 20, 10:53 6
- Thanks all. -- nm - pmb Jan 20, 11:00
- Hey, happy birthday! -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 10:57
- pmb got engaged?!! congrats! :) -- nm - kare Jan 20, 10:55 3
  - (*cries silently*) -- nm - kare Jan 20, 10:55 2
    - *pats your back, offers you a kleenex* -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 11:00
    - {{{hugs}}} Thanks. -- nm - pmb Jan 20, 11:00
It's weird seeing Cheney in a wheelchair. -- nm - pmb Jan 20, 10:52 6
- there is a strong connection between back pain and stress (I got introducedto my sciatic nerve during my eviction) so he maybe nashing his teeth over - zeitgeist Jan 20, 10:58 1
  - Sopranos, season 1. -- nm - second gary Jan 20, 10:58
- "mahr!" (rolls silently forward) *squeak* "MAHR!" -- nm - Dick Cheney Jan 20, 10:57
- He'd make a good Mr. Potter in an "It's a wonderful life" do over. -- nm - second gary Jan 20, 10:55
- Yeh saw Bush behind him - eag Jan 20, 10:55
- Did Harry Whittington finally get his revenge? -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:54
Air Force One designated "Special Air Mission" for the trip to Texas with Bush. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 20, 10:50 12
- Also, I read somewhere that Marine One changed its callsign to Executive One to transport Bush to Andrews AFB - znufrii Jan 20, 10:58 1
  - like AF1, M1 is only that when POTUS is on board. I think there are several that are used -- nm - zork Jan 20, 11:02
- It's *always* Special Air Mission (SAM) 2-8000 or 2-9000 (depending on which plane is flying.) - TWuG Jan 20, 10:57
- No, every other time Special Air Mission 28000 or 29000 were renamed "Air Force One" when the President was on board. -- nm - Ender Jan 20, 10:54
- Did you know Air Force One is only Air Force One when the POTUS is on board? -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:53 5
  - While he is usually only on his plane. Any AF plane he is on is Air Force One. -- nm - sgtmike Jan 20, 10:55 4
    - Read my statement again and you'll see you are proving me right, not correcting me -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:57 3
      - Or, in other words, "Thank you for solidifying my position". :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:58
      - Wasn't trying to correct you as I saw you were right, just clarifying. -- nm - sgtmike Jan 20, 10:58 1
        
        I could understand if I specified a certain plane (in the traditional case, a 747-200B) - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 11:02
- interesting, the pilot will retire after this flight.... 30 years in the Air Force. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 20, 10:51 1
  - New commander usually takes over with the new President - sgtmike Jan 20, 10:54
Hey Remlik, when will the numbers come out for the exact amount of Obama covers that were printed? -- nm - J Jan 20, 10:50 3
- All I know is my comic shop still had plenty of 1st Printings at cover price last Thursday. - TWuG Jan 20, 10:58 2
  - wow, all my shops had signs up at the front door so they wouldn't be bothered with anymore questions -- nm - J Jan 20, 10:59 1
    - My shop has an excellent relationship with their Diamond rep, so I would imagine they were in a better position than many - TWuG Jan 20, 11:02
For those who want details . . . - pmb Jan 20, 10:49 17
- That is wonderful! -- nm - lileve Jan 20, 11:02
- awesome!! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 20, 11:01
- That's beautiful. Congratulations. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 11:00
- that's wonderful. :) -- nm - kare Jan 20, 10:58
- Awwww. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 10:55
- ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. so happy for you both! -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:53 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - pmb Jan 20, 10:58
- So sweet. :) -- nm - kelly Jan 20, 10:53
- *wipes away tears* -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:53 1
  - Where's my ring? ;) - lileve Jan 20, 11:02
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  - Yes. -- nm - pmb Jan 20, 10:52 5
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      - No, we're really trying to figure out what to do. Honestly we'd both be happy just to go over to the temple and have a rabbi marry us and be done. - pmb Jan 20, 10:58 3
        
        destination wedding! destination wedding! - kare Jan 20, 11:00 2
        
        Vegastravaganza 2009! -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 11:02
        
        Vegas? -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 11:01
Travel Deal: Southwest offering 50% off on trips to Seattle -- (link) - budice Jan 20, 10:48 3
- Do I still have to stop in Albuquerque? -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 10:49 2
  - yes. And El Paso, Vegas, Sacramento, and Portland. :) -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 10:50 1
    - I'm feeling less and less excited about these bargains..... -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 10:59
In case you missed it, Obama's speech: -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 20, 10:48
SITWAP: In other news, Iowa City considering ordinance to breath-test waitstaff and entertainers in bars, restaurants. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 20, 10:47
SITWAP: With Bush gone, John Cornyn continues the legacy of making Texans ashamed -- (link) - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 10:42 19
- *sigh* My district, too. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 10:47 2
  - He's a senator, all of Texas is responsible for him. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 10:49 1
    - I feel so much better. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 10:49
- It could be worse - Strongbad Jan 20, 10:46 2
  - Well, true. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 10:50
  - that is one right crazy politician -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 10:47
- If Clinton were a Republican, I think you'd be calling for this action, actually. -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 10:45 4
  - No I wou;dn't...not for such an important job as Sec of State...I might not have liked Condi, but would have thought it wrong to hold her up - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 10:48 2
    - I swear, I could learn more listening to a CD of recorded farts. - TFox Jan 20, 10:56 1
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  - But she's not, so it's DIFFERENT, Ty! Sheesh! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 10:48
- He is right to be concerned that there could be a conflict. Despite best efforts of Clinton I fully exoppect there will be at some point. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 10:44
- Much ado about nothing. She'll be confirmed about 95-2 or something. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:43 6
  - still a dick move -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 10:43 5
    - Your opinion, dick move. There's legit concerns about the foundation. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:45 4
      - What does he hope to gain? - znufrii Jan 20, 10:53 3
        
        An agreement between Obama & Clinton. Not an agreement between the Senate as well. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:56 1
        
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        I'm thinking with the current state of the Texas GOP...he is looking to become it's leader. - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 20, 10:55
I think the last regular release movie I saw in a movie theater was High School Musical 3. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:39 17
- My Bloody Valentine - 3D -- nm - Epiphany Jan 20, 11:02
- Slumdog. -- nm - kelly Jan 20, 10:49
- Stupid sexy Spirit. -- nm - Qale Jan 20, 10:47
- If this poll was done tonight, I could have said Coraline (in 3D), but alas I'll have to say Doubt -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:44 2
  - but it's not in regular release yet, right? (Coraline, i mean.) -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:46 1
    - It will be a regular release -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:47
- Slumdog -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 10:42
- Button. -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 10:42
- "regular" release? Does that include Slumdog? If so, that's my answer. Else, Button. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:42
- Benjamin Button. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 10:42
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- Iron Man then Quantum of Solace -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:42 3
  - you skipped dark knight and dtropic thunder? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:43 2
    - stuff happened this summer -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:47 1
      - oh, gotcha -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:55
- land of the dead!...nm - x Jan 20, 10:41
- is this a poll? my answer is Button. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:40
Somewhere in Alaska Sara must be kicking her TV -- nm - eag Jan 20, 10:38 9
- My gawd, that's.. that's Sarah Palin's music!!! -- nm - Qale Jan 20, 10:45
- nah...she'd shoot it from the couch. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 10:41
- Nonsense. She's plotting her revenge. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 10:39 6
  - She's already started running for 2010. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 10:41 5
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      - No, but that's when the campaigns will first be announced. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 10:45
      - Shhh... she's too dumb to know, she'll blow most of her campaign funding before she figures it out. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:45
      - No, we're still making Sarah Palin is so stupid she thinks the next election is in 2010. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 10:45 1
        
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I have yet to see Button. I will, and I'll probably like it, but the runtime is daunting. - ty97 Jan 20, 10:36 6
- Button was one of the few times I sat in a three hour movie and never once looked at my watch -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:45
- I think that is why I'm waiting for DVD on that one. It's a long time to sneak out of the house for. - TFox Jan 20, 10:39 2
  - i have a hard time watching long movies at home for some reason. i get up and do stuff. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:41 1
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- (caveat: I really liked Forrest Gump) I really liked The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I barely noticed the runtime. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:37 1
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Fox news: "There's a new Sheriff in town" -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 20, 10:34 3
- "Mongo just pawn in game of life." -- nm - TaurusII Jan 20, 10:38
- CNN: "There is not a new sheriff, but a new leader in town." -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 10:37
- i'm surprised they didn't go with: "obama elected. stocks and bonds sink. oil soars"....nm - x Jan 20, 10:36
I thought button was decent but in almost all cases the actors lacked chemistry with one another. (more, spl) - president 44 loves mandy lane Jan 20, 10:34 1
- Thoughts on the backdrop (spoilers) - second gary Jan 20, 10:46
Spider-man and Superman had a team up yesterday... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 20, 10:33 1
- Cloakback Mountain? -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:34
Take a picture of your smile, upload it for a free pack of Trident gum at www.joebidensteeth.com -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 20, 10:31 3
- "The Big Book of British Smiles!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 10:32 2
  - newsflash: Children everywhere having lifelong mightmares -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:35 1
    - Dental industry hit hard -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 10:36
fyi: 2nd Print Spidey/Obama comic sold out on a distributor level. 3rd prints gone as well... - Remlik Jan 20, 10:31
Did anybody else notice after Biden was sworn in, the band appeared to play some kind of variation of "Itsy Bitsy Spider"? What was that song? -- nm - mara Jan 20, 10:30 4
- Down came Barack and washed the Bushies out? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 20, 10:33
- pink panther theme? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:31 2
  - I love that song from PP that they also used in the cartoons for the Inspector -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:33 1
    - oh, it's the theme from "a shot in the dark" -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:48
That story on b2 about the boy and his dead mother reminds me of the great film The Cement Garden. -- nm - Qale Jan 20, 10:30
The curious case of Forrest Gump -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:30 2
- No longer available. -- nm - mara Jan 20, 10:33 1
  - darn, I should have posted it earlier -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:33
Interesting thing I would research if I had time: take each year's best animated feature, slam it against the actual nominees... - TFox Jan 20, 10:29 19
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  - Having a Best Foreign Language Film category didn't stop voters from nominating Crouching Tiger for both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:59
  - which means voters should have learned by now that great animated films have a sticking power that, often, "traditional" films don't. - TFox Jan 20, 10:34 16
    - this is an excellent point. the best picture oscar is diluted somehow by the additional category. -- nm - president 44 loves mandy lane Jan 20, 10:35 15
      - Thing is, Oscar has next to no history of nominating animation, with or without the animation category. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:39 10
        
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        the classics maybe (Snow White, Cinderella, Bambi, etc.....) but I don't know what they were up against. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:51 2
        
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        But this conspiracy theory loses steam when you look at the various Foreign Film nominees that get nominated for the big prize - Will Hunting Jan 20, 11:02
        
        the classics maybe (Snow White, Cinderella, Bambi, etc.....) but I don't know what they were up against. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:50
        
        Not that it "would" have, that it "should" have. That in retrospect, you'd place an animated film in that year's top 5 repeatedly and often. - TFox Jan 20, 10:43 4
        
        I would, but saying Oscar's lost it's mojo nominating animation isn't backed up by anything. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:47 3
        
        You aren't following my point. I'm not saying they've lost anything, I'm saying they should have figured out they've missed the boat on this by now. - TFox Jan 20, 10:51 2
        
        Maybe so, but maybe because Disney flicks are timeless to children and we all saw these things regardless of legit quality - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:54 1
        
        I think this is true of many, but some are on another plane. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:57
      - fully agree. The documentary and foreign film categories can dilute as well. -- nm - ty97 Jan 20, 10:37 3
        
        out of interest, has a documentary ever been nominated for BP? -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 10:40 2
        
        Nope -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:48
        
        Hoops Dreams got shafted in just about every manner in 94. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:42
CuzTod, the article said he was scared (of what it didn't say) -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:28 2
- Still... seems an 8year old should be able to recognize the situation and at least make a call. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 10:42 1
  - probably worried about being put in an orphanage or such, or even being blamed somehow. -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:54
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- And, as usual, you got things ass backwards... - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:35 4
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    - It's cool. Losing a bet to me would be horrible :) - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 10:43 2
      - Pan's Labyrinth and Life Is Beautiful just weren't big enough -- nm - zork Jan 20, 10:59 1
        
        It's all subjective anyway. No one will ever convince me Forrest Gump was better than Shawshank in 1994, or is better today... - Mr. Havens Jan 20, 11:03
wapped? Ashford and Simpson ... Solid As Barack -- (link) - zork Jan 20, 10:28 [youtube]
Amazon: C&C Red Alert 3 $29 -- (link) - budice Jan 20, 10:27
Boom goes the dynamite. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 10:26

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