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hmm, another Msoft 720 rumor is that the system will have some sort of programming to keep you from playing used games. - tRuMaN Jan 25, 12:43 9
- I don't buy that... -- nm - Guigue Jan 25, 12:55
- gonna be one heck of an expansive system to use, will it only play microsoft games too? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 25, 12:49
- All that would do is cripple sales. -- nm - David Jan 25, 12:47
- My biggest issue with that would be not being able to lend or borrow games from friends. That's some BS. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:45 1
  - or get them at the libary -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 25, 12:50
- And that would kill my interest in the new system. - Will Hunting Jan 25, 12:44 3
  - I cant see that happening its like killing the hand that feeds you m -- nm - eag Jan 25, 12:46 2
    - maybe, maybe not. msoft makes royalties from sales of new games, not used. - tRuMaN Jan 25, 12:48
    - well, wouldn't be the first time Msoft did something stupid -- nm - decline Jan 25, 12:47
Is anyone else curious about Fox's new series Touch? I might give it a try - Buddy Dog McGee Jan 25, 12:37 4
- A show I hated meets a movie I disliked? Count me in!!! -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 12:42
- I'll give it a shot tonight. FOX is launching it worldwide, so they better hope it's good/ can find an audience. -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 12:40
- I'm going to give it a go. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 12:40
- As long as it doesn't end with the kid being taken by aliens -- nm - J Jan 25, 12:38
Overcompensation? Post Prince-signing, the Tigers odds to win the World Series dropped from 15-20 to 1 down to 5-1 behind only the Phillies. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 12:32 4
- They've got a great team on paper. My question is how much are they going to get from Fielder compared to Martinez? - Krusty Jan 25, 12:42
- Depends on the odds of the other power teams. - Will Hunting Jan 25, 12:42 1
  - Phils (4.75-1) Yanks (7-1), Angels (8-1), Sox (10-1), Rangers (14-1), Marlins/Giants (20-1), Braves/Cards/Rays (25-1) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 12:47
- On paper, they should run away with it. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 12:34
SITWAP - I LOVE this story my brother just emailed me ... might try to do it for a small local hardware store here :) -- (link) - JenBro Jan 25, 12:31 4
- Very cool. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:47
- I'll do it for zeno's. -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 25, 12:36 2
  - :) -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 12:40 1
    - god I swear it *killed* me not to go last night. I had to apply for that stupid job by midnight, though. - the amanda nones Jan 25, 12:49
Stevie G.! -- nm - Buddy Dog McGee Jan 25, 12:25
LYC: My gf and I are making it official tomorrow and registering as domestic partners. :-) - Krusty Jan 25, 12:22 30
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 12:47
- health insurance is the main reason couples marry these days..(does this mean the fundies win?) -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 12:47 1
  - Oh shit. *puts down ST married couple wrath road flares* -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 12:48
- Say goodbye to the sex. nm - Dignan Jan 25, 12:42
- Congrats -- nm - eag Jan 25, 12:39
- WTG! Gotta do whatever works. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 25, 12:37
- Thank you, all! :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:35
- Yay! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 12:33
- :) (I secretly love that insurance is behind this ... makes me smile) -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 12:32 3
  - little known fact - tRuMaN Jan 25, 12:34
  - They wouldn't take our word for it. - Krusty Jan 25, 12:34 1
    - Yay indeed! -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 12:36
- congrats! -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 12:32
- congrats - tRuMaN Jan 25, 12:31
- excellent! -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 25, 12:31
- Nice, Congrats! -- nm - J Jan 25, 12:30 2
  - Oh and new Top Gear this Sunday night -- nm - J Jan 25, 12:31 1
    - Can't wait! I miss those Englishmen. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:32
- :) -! -- nm - b. Jan 25, 12:30
- Woohoo, Congratulations! -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 12:29
- ::condolences:: Now, *everything* changes. - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 12:28
- congrats! very happy for you -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 25, 12:26
- Let's have a bachelor party tonight anyway!! -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 12:26 1
  - Still Technically a Bachelor Party! -- nm - David Jan 25, 12:27
- Get that paper! -- nm - TFox Jan 25, 12:25
- Happy Healthcare to you -- nm - bacon via droid Jan 25, 12:25
- is that more-or-less permanent than being Facebook Official? (congrats!) -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 12:24
- congrats on that! -- nm - Buddy Dog McGee Jan 25, 12:24
- congrats! par-tay!! -- nm - decline Jan 25, 12:23
- Huge congratulations to you and the not-missus! -- nm - David Jan 25, 12:23
is anyone watching Ink Master on Spike?..spoiler - peglegpete Jan 25, 12:17 6
- I caught like 5 mins recently and was horrified. - Mel Profit Jan 25, 12:30 1
  - I was curious about that as well. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:31
- I kind of admire his determination though. haa. I'm watching it. Its been some odd challenges so far. -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 25, 12:26 1
  - ygm -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 12:36
- He did say that was going to be his game. -- nm - J Jan 25, 12:21 1
  - if you're good, you do not need to do that -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 12:29
Poll: How many MSoft points do you have for xbox? Me: 1880 - sycor Jan 25, 12:16 9
- 2400 -- nm - Max Jan 25, 12:32
- Right now, 0 --- need to reload for some Rock Band songs. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 12:21
- 500 or so. I buy complete games so I go through them pretty quickly. - David Jan 25, 12:20 2
  - a friend of mine did this. Then they took the game off the marketplace, and it won't work right after a he transfered his stuff to his new xbox slim. - sycor Jan 25, 12:26 1
    - Wow, that's obnoxious. -- nm - David Jan 25, 12:27
- About 2500 IIRC. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 12:18
- 2480 -- nm - J Jan 25, 12:18
- 180 points only cause im enrolled in the rewards program -- nm - eag Jan 25, 12:18
- 400 or so. I need to pick up some to get NBA Jam. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 12:18
DC Real Estate: $7 Million house in Kalorama. The balcony and garden blow me away. -- (link) - MDH Jan 25, 12:10 4
- that library is amazing. -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 25, 12:16
- prittty. I'd change some of the artwork and bedding; but otherwise, I think we should get a group together and go for it. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 12:16
- I can picture myself taking a nap in that sun room. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jan 25, 12:15
- I'm actually disappointed Puff Daddy isn't in one of those shots -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 12:14
"Welcome to Fresh Air, I'm Dave Davies, sitting in for Terry Gross, who is in New York for an episode of the Colbert Report tonight." -- nm - Max Jan 25, 12:08 2
- play You Really Got Me!! -- nm - peglegpete Jan 25, 12:17
- tomorrow, too. (not 5 minutes ago, I looked to see who was on today.) nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 25, 12:10
Did anyone ever figure out the 20 Things That Happened on the Internet in 2011? -- (link) - GregW Jan 25, 12:06 [Backboard] 1
- did you get The Good Ship Lolz? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 12:06
lyc - Client recd permission from the U.S. Govt to enter Cuba as their guest although he couldn't tell me why he was going. He recd a list of things - CrankYanker Jan 25, 11:54 9
- That's a hell of a drive. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jan 25, 12:16 1
  - Got the directions from a Cuban official......"talk a long drive on a short pier" -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 25, 12:18
- also, no taking pictures of officials or any military personnel, he can't use his phone (had to get a phone from the U.K.), and he can't use his - CrankYanker Jan 25, 11:56 6
  - that's american credit cards, and that's because of american banks. other countries credit cards work just fine. -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 12:04 5
    - yep, same reason on the phone. Canadians and Europeans are welcome in Cuba. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 25, 12:16 4
      - also, Americans are welcome in Cuba. It's your side that won't let them go. Cuba is fine with Americans being there. - Andie Jan 25, 12:23 1
        
        exactly, that's why he had to get permission from Congress. He's going on a private jet from L.A. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 25, 12:26
      - I get what andrea was saying -- it's not cash only. it's no US charge cards. -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 25, 12:21 1
        
        "cash only" for my client because all his credit cards are U.S. banks, yes. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 25, 12:22
More on dogs, alpha/beta, etc. - ceregon Jan 25, 11:54 2
- Thanks Ceregon - this is GREAT advice ... I *heart* you for taking the time to give me this :) -- nm - JenBro Jan 25, 12:35
- You can't pet a hog -- nm - oblique Jan 25, 11:57
"Dear Diary: OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" -- nm - rollo Jan 25, 11:51 5
- first time anal? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 11:52 4
  - He's not screaming loud enough. -- nm - nubby Jan 25, 12:01
  - Dude, I just saw Dragon Tattoo ... too soon -- nm - rollo Jan 25, 11:55 2
    - SPOILERS!!! -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 12:18
    - yikes -- nm - TwinkLander Jan 25, 12:17
Cue the emotions: Video of Gabrielle Giffords' farewell to Congress -- (link) - MDH Jan 25, 11:50 1
- 21 gun salute? -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 11:54
I want pizza for lunch -- nm - amoxy Jan 25, 11:50
*snaps finger* I know! Vagina cake would have been morally better. -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 11:47 1
- *visualizes the vanilla cream filling oozing out of it* - groiny Jan 25, 11:48
sitwap: rumor is that Msoft is going to phase out the Points system (used for xbox, etc) by the end of this year - tRuMaN Jan 25, 11:45 9
- guess I better use my points soon. -- nm - sycor Jan 25, 12:09
- That was suppose to happen like 2 years ago - eag Jan 25, 11:47
- I always foind the points system to be pretty much retarded. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 11:46 6
  - It's designed to exploit those who can't perform math calculations in their head. - Beryllium Jan 25, 11:50 5
    - Plus I bet there's a lot of points lying around that will never get used - Guigue Jan 25, 12:15
    - Cause ts alot easier to figure out 800 points is 10$ then to just charge 10$ -- nm - eag Jan 25, 11:53 3
      - People value money differently then they value points or casino chips. - Will Hunting Jan 25, 12:03
      - It decouples the cost of the virtual unit from the expense of real-world money -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 11:57 1
        
        it's how Zunga makes so much money. $2 for a Farmville tractor is insane, but $100 Farmville dollars is a steal! -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 11:59
another bacon usage you may have never thought of - tRuMaN Jan 25, 11:41
photographers and their iconic photos... nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 25, 11:37 8
- Warning: not all the pics are of bright and cheerful topics -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 11:40
- that's a cool collection -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 11:39
- ^ led me to the page of one of the photogs. how can someone so gifted with images let this be their bio page? nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 25, 11:38 5
  - What is your problem with his bio? Also "Lucie Foundation!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 11:59 4
    - you may need to maximize for the full effect - it's very dark and hard to read with the low contrast between font color and background. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 12:04 2
      - and the fluid layout looks like crap on my 24" widescreen :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 12:05 1
        
        yep, mine, too; but that didn't make me squinty. -- nm - b. Jan 25, 12:06
    - The only good thing I can say about it is "thank god it's not Flash-based" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 12:00
'Tim Tebow homeschool law' gains momentum in Virginia... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 25, 11:34 5
- With this plan, we will produce an army of Tebows -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 11:45 1
  - too late -- (link) - oblique Jan 25, 11:45 [Image]
- Well, if they pay for public schooling through taxes, I have no problem with it. -- nm - nubby Jan 25, 11:43 2
  - The only issue I have with it is "Really? There needs to be a law for this?" -- nm - Roger More Jan 25, 11:58
  - "you want your kid to be the next Tim Tebow? god bless ya" -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 25, 11:44
will one of you please come to my house tonight to help me get my coffee table out of my storage locker? dano, you're closest. - the amanda nones Jan 25, 11:33 2
- will there be wang cake? -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 25, 11:35 1
  - no, and no macaroons either. maybe we should all wait for the weekend when there's hope of not starving. -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 25, 11:47
(I'd never really thought about it until now, but I'd estimate that 90% of my migraines happen between 11am and 1pm.) nm - Dignan Jan 25, 11:30 5
- chocolate, caffeine can be triggers. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 11:36
- There is an app called iHeadache you should download to track exact details. -- nm - David Jan 25, 11:35 1
  - "Caught Jack & Jill at the dollar theater. Laid out for five hours after" -- nm - iHeadache on 1/25/12 Jan 25, 11:38
- There can be food triggers, so it's very possible. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 25, 11:33
- hmmm, that's an interesting correlation. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 11:31
All I know about the whole Miley thing is thanks to Amanda I now have the term"wang cake" in my head - eag Jan 25, 11:28 12
- at the end of the day, it's just a frigging cake. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 11:56
- LIR: Just noticed it's a birthday cake with a dude's name on it. Heh. -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 11:44
- I thought " wang" was a brand of cake. Like " pink berry" - - TwinkLander Jan 25, 11:39 1
  - boy/girl -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 25, 11:40
- *writes a song about it* nm -- nm - Sammy Hagar Jan 25, 11:32 4
  - "everybody wang cake tonight" -- nm - The Bake Shop Boys Jan 25, 12:09 3
    - I am bothered by you bringing the Pet Shop Boys into this. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 12:20 2
      - You have the looks, Remlik has thbe brains, you should make lot's of money -- nm - The downtown comics boys Jan 25, 12:22 1
        
        See, I thought you would bring the Wang Chung into this now. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 12:27
- It's like she's trying to ruin cake for everyone else so she can eat it all. -- nm - Roger More Jan 25, 11:31
- It's not my birthday for a while. nm - wang Jan 25, 11:30
- join the club -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 25, 11:29
The Republican presidential race is "the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been" says former Cuban president Fidel Castro... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 25, 11:26 4
- Puts a dollar into the ST Jar for reading the comments -- nm - amoxy Jan 25, 11:34 2
  - NEVER read the comments. -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 19:17
  - meh, those ones weren't even that bad, we'll cut you a break this time, you only need to give a quarter. -- nm - ST Comment Reading Jar Jan 25, 11:55
- Dude you are in my dead pool. die and I win!! die die die -- nm - Bacon via droid Jan 25, 11:27

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