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I-Phone users - article linked that my niece recommended - might be helpful :) - JenBro Jan 27, 05:52 1
- Whatever, articles are for losers -- nm - tRu Pad Jan 27, 06:11
How the Daily Mail stormed the US -- (link) - LMS Jan 27, 05:49
Panic attacks suck. - Todd Manning Jan 27, 05:41 3
- :( hope it passes for you soon -- nm - JenBro Jan 27, 05:55
- People on here have been through them, we are here for you. Please take time to care for yourself. - Epiphany Jan 27, 05:51
- Yes they do. Hang in there. -- nm - Dano Jan 27, 05:46
Kelsey Grammer's Showtime show Boss is now available on Netflix streaming -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 27, 05:38 3
- I am not a fan of him - but is this outstanding? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 05:51 1
  - Yes. An incredibly entertaining look inside the sausage factory of big city politics. - GregW Jan 27, 06:14
- he was awesome on 30 Rock last night. His Abe Lincoln one man show was gold -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 05:42
Now the winner of this match has to play Nadal with one fewer day of rest. -- nm - Dano Jan 27, 05:24 3
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- That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard of in sports. - Will Hunting Jan 27, 05:36 1
  - It's planned this way for the reason that most bad ideas in sports are planned: for television -- nm - Dano Jan 27, 05:46
Costa Crociere SpA is offering uninjured passengers �11,000 ($14,454 Cdn) each to compensate them for lost baggage and psychological trauma -- (link) - Beaker Jan 27, 04:43 1
- okay, now we are getting some where. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 05:52
STIS: so I have a picture. I've scanned it (so it is in pdf format now), but to upload it I need it in jpg ... possible to change it over? -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 04:35 6
- If you open the .pdf, you can "Copy File to Clipboard" and paste it into something like paint or any graphic viewer like Irfanview. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 27, 05:21
- Can your scanner do jpg? Mine can. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 04:58 1
  - *awards you 5 Beak points* - Beaker Jan 27, 05:08
- or to scan it to jpg rather than to pdf ? -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 04:36 2
  - it can be into gif or png too. Thanks for any input -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 04:36 1
    - based on Googling Zamzar seems like a site to do it...anyone use it before? -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 04:48
mandy alert: Pretzelfest! Followed by Bockfest. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jan 27, 03:29 1
- followed by Pfatlegfest -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 27, 03:30
new documentary "Room 237" tries to figure out what Kubrick really meant with "The Shining" -- (link) - encyclopedia pixie Jan 26, 23:48 1
- "The documentary�s biggest leap of faith comes with Jay Weidner, who posits that Mr. Kubrick helped NASA fake the Apollo Moon landings - encyclopedia pixie Jan 26, 23:50
do you like to play scrabble but you're a giant? hammacher schlemmer has just the thing for you -- (link) - encyclopedia pixie Jan 26, 23:30 1
- Y4 E1 S1 -- nm - tim lincecum Jan 26, 23:38
woot has HP touchpads 225 forvthev32gb, 185 for the 16gb. Wifi not 3g and refurb -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 23:21
"Klausterfokken" - Trish Jan 26, 22:53
Skyrim note to self: never start a quest that requires you to go half way across the map to an area you've not yet been to in the middle of the night. - Stephen, Australian Pirate for a day Jan 26, 22:21 1
- Just wait. As soon as there aren't any enemies nearby, just wait until around 7 am. Obviously you can see much better and it makes a big difference. -- nm - volnelk Jan 27, 04:52
British economy now doing worse than during the Great Depression -- (link) - encyclopedia pixie Jan 26, 21:46 1
- Luckily it's too cold to riot now. -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 05:38
So at the end of a night working at the food pantry they have some things they'll give to the volunteers. I got Hershey's Pot of Gold Fine Confections - Qale Jan 26, 21:22 8
- deeply discounted ahead of christmas, at least. - b! Jan 26, 21:51 2
  - I went by the Amazon price. They're really really good. -- nm - Qale Jan 26, 21:54 1
    - so I gathered, mr. half-a-box -- I'm enabling you for the future. :) - -- nm - b! Jan 26, 22:02
- half a box? whatever you do next, do NOT check the calorie count :) -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:27 4
  - Meh. I've lost like 10 pounds since the end of November by... - Qale Jan 26, 21:33 3
    - dude - that's incredible. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 05:53
    - hey, do you have any of the personal M&M's left? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:39 1
      - No. That was quite a while ago. -- nm - Qale Jan 26, 21:48
of all the sweathogs, i most pictured dignan as freddie "boom boom" washington - encyclopedia pixie Jan 26, 21:20 1
- Hey, mistah kotah -- nm - Bacon Jan 26, 21:20
The headline on CNN does not read "Mitt and Newt burn eachother to the ground", so the debate surely did not meet my expectations. -- nm - Mop Jan 26, 21:14 3
- The smoldering sexual tension was palpable. - Beryllium Jan 26, 21:17 2
  - Ron Paul's the awkward 3rd wheel in the back seat who doesn't know what to do when the two in the front seat start making out. -- nm - Mop Jan 26, 21:24 1
    - And Santorum is ... well, let's not cheapen this. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 21:31
ooh pixie blind item at work time. we're having a former a-list actress come in this week for a consultation - encyclopedia pixie Jan 26, 21:10 7
- Halle Barry -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 05:54
- Has she starred in a movie with Hugh Jackman? -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 22:39
- sally field? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 22:23
- charlize theron. -- nm - mafic Jan 26, 21:48
- Ben Afflek? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:42
- Sharon Stone -- nm - amoxy Jan 26, 21:36
- Julianne Moore. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:15
What the news teaser said: "A look into the mind of a home-grown terrorist." What I heard: "A look into the mind of a home-grown carrot." -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:56 1
- wait, what carrot tops do we know who spends her days plotting acts of terrorism? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 21:08
STIS: My tivo is acting very jerky. Video stops and starts. I have to do several hard reboots (unplug) to make it better. - loosilu Jan 26, 20:54 26
- For another two hours you can get a new TiVo Premiere from the web site for free. -- nm - David Jan 26, 21:32 5
  - see you need to post this stuff as a PSA> -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 22:39 1
    - how to throw away $20 a month on a stupid membership? thanks! -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 22:43
  - oh no you dint. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:45 2
    - Deal ends at close of business tonight. -- nm - David Jan 26, 21:47 1
      - no lifetime? eff them. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:47
- how old is it, and what is the expected life? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:02 18
  - err, I think or 7 years. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:04 17
    - 6 or 7 -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:04 16
      - i'm no expert, but it soulds like you need a new one. the cost of fixing it will probably be equal or more -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:09 15
        
        ugh. If I get a new one, I should get a new goddamn TV< because I have low def. - loosilu Jan 26, 21:15 14
        
        everyone is having Superbowl sales so the timing is good. I personally like Samsung. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:19 13
        
        ugh. I can't do it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:21 12
        
        atleast please look at the paper & do research on size & prices. it might not be that evil -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:28 11
        
        you have no idea how hard it is for me to spend that money. My curent TV is ten years old and I call it new. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:48 8
        
        let me give you more perspective: My friends have spent the last month trying to convince me to spend $250 on a canvas storage rack for my paintings. - loosilu Jan 26, 21:49 7
        
        noted: Loosi needs a new rack -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 22:09 6
        
        if you have one, I will take it. I don't need a new one. I need my first one ever. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 22:11 5
        
        ygm -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 22:19
        
        I don't have one. most of my art is in a flat file or on the walls. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 22:12 3
        
        that's for works on paper. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 22:26 2
        
        which is about 99% of what i own :) -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 22:31 1
        
        about 1% of mine. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 22:43
        
        HDTV prices are remarkably low. -- nm - David Jan 26, 21:32 1
        
        compared to hearing aids? probably -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:53
- each of our digital boxes have gone wonky in turn in the last couple weeks, i blame the mayans -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 21:02
Who would be your top 5 Game Show Hosts? I would go with these 5 - amoxy Jan 26, 20:47 13
- Richard Dawson over Peter Marshall -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 04:54
- The dudes from Wipeout. -- nm - Subversive Jan 26, 21:28
- Chuck Barris - Gong Show, Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life, Regis Philban - Millionaire, - JenBro Jan 26, 20:55 5
  - Regis? I hated how he never went over the script in advance and mispronounced everything 2 syllables or more -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:04 3
    - I can forgive that stuff - he was very engaging - he had a good run. -- nm - JenBro Jan 26, 21:12 2
      - I have friends who made his malaprops a drinking game -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 21:16 1
        
        I made showing up to work a drinking game. -- nm - Pat Sajak Jan 26, 21:18
  - Regis is a pretty good one for the 'modern' slot. I just had to go with kid nostalgia. -- nm - Qale Jan 26, 21:00
- I'd go with these 5. - Qale Jan 26, 20:52 3
  - ooh nice call on summers. -- nm - the amanda nones Jan 27, 05:36
  - I had Bob Eubanks right on the cusp -- nm - amoxy Jan 26, 20:54 1
    - In the butt? -- nm - Qale Jan 26, 20:55
- Bill Cullen for everything -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 20:49
Pas. Netflix now seems to have a ton of top gear seasons for streaming -- nm - tRu Pad Jan 26, 20:41
okay, board roll = rant time .... my dad was pulled over today and arrested for 2nd DUI in less than 5 yrs ... here's my rant.... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 20:19 26
- Somewhat off the point, but... - Mop Jan 26, 21:02 1
  - well... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 21:11
- :( -- nm - JenBro Jan 26, 20:58
- Sometimes, people just don't understand the responsibility and gift they have, and piss it all way - bacon Jan 26, 20:38 8
  - oh don't worry, I was forced into "growing up and being strong" a long time ago.... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 20:41 7
    - the thing is, she really doesn't have to put up with it, you k now? -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:47 6
      - Al-Anon, Al-Anon, Al-Anon. nm - Ghost of Dignan's Meme Jan 26, 20:48 5
        
        I must've missed that Dignan meme. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 26, 20:53
        
        is diggie an al-anon guy? I didn't know. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:52 2
        
        No, just an autonick issue. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 26, 20:54 1
        
        gotcha. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:55
        
        sorry dude ... been there, did that, outgrew the tee shirt -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 20:51
- Wow...Will he get jail time for this? - amoxy Jan 26, 20:28 3
  - depending on how things go in a month or so when his court date hits, he could get 11 months 29 -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 20:35 1
    - (which is a bit kind if you ask me) -- nm - i'm not dead yet !!! Jan 26, 20:35
  - 90 day to a year if it was here in GA. - Qale Jan 26, 20:31
- oh jeez. I'm so sorry. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:21
- I would say more right now, but i'm a bit too pissed off to make much more sense than what I just said -- nm - i'm not dead yet !!!! Jan 26, 20:20 8
  - he sounds like a horrible person. just let it out. you need to. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:21 7
    - no, I'm bordering on incoherancy at this point i'm so pissed off ...maybe tomorrow or something after I've calmed down a bit i'll... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 20:23 6
      - Don't expect anything you say to have much effect. Until he hits bottom and decides to get things under control it will be everyone's fault but his. - MojaveMeg Jan 26, 20:41 2
        
        i'm sorry, Meg, but I laugh at his "hitting bottom"... he's been like this for so long that every time he "hits rock bottom..." - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 20:43 1
        
        *hug* -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 20:45
      - he deserves it right now. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:26 2
        
        true. but i'm minoring in English, and given a little time to put the words together, there is a certain.... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 20:37 1
        
        and calling him a rotten horrible person is too kind ... again, I have no words to do justice to what sort of - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 20:38
current meme I'm seeing on FB: Describe your sex life, with a movie title. I say ... Psycho. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:16 22
- Deep Impact. -- nm - volnelk Jan 27, 04:55
- All Quiet on the Western Front -- nm - CovingtonCat Jan 27, 02:39
- Small Soldiers -- nm - Stephen (aka Sceire) S.I. Jan 26, 21:49
- Love Story - Bacon Jan 26, 21:12 2
  - look dude, we are all happy for you, but be funny. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:22 1
    - Love love love love -- nm - bacon via droid Jan 26, 22:20
- The Quick and the Dead. -- nm - Mop Jan 26, 21:10 1
  - um, golf clap? - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 26, 21:12
- Contagion -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 26, 21:08
- Inception - tRu Pad Jan 26, 21:06
- the walking dead -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 20:59
- The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. -- nm - JenBro Jan 26, 20:47
- Taxi Driver. Rear Window. Scream. Dude, where's my car? -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 20:43 2
  - 300 Spartans? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 20:50 1
    - the 400 Blows. -- nm - loosilu Jan 26, 21:08
- Far and Away -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 20:43
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.......if I was dating someone, it would be a different reply -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 20:39
- And Then There Were None -- nm - Qale Jan 26, 20:39
- Three Musketeers -- nm - ceregon Jan 26, 20:36
- Men Who Stare at Goats. nm - Ghost of Dignan's Meme Jan 26, 20:35
- Fast and the Furious... just kidding... - Jelly Jan 26, 20:33
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close -- nm - Dano Jan 26, 20:32
Colin! Because I luff you so much. -- (link) - Qale Jan 26, 20:13 [youtube]

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