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did we know that as of 2010, you can no longer "Treasure Hunt" on Oak Island? - tRuMaN Mar 1, 13:04 1
- Obama! -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 13:05
No details yet, but yesterday's Tekzilla reported that Windows Media Center *will be* included in Windows 8. *sigh of relief* -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 1, 13:00 1
- Will they include support for x264 and 5.1 audio within it? -- nm - Karl_S Mar 1, 13:03
Ron Paul just spent a bunch more money with me. - Kim Pine Mar 1, 12:58 22
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- Indecent Proposal? -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 1, 13:01
- I hear rumors he is pushing for a VP Nomination with Romney -- nm - amoxy Mar 1, 13:00 9
  - Please no. - Stephen Mar 1, 13:06
  - I would vote for Romney but not if Paul was on his ticket. -- nm - Noloha, Bacon Mar 1, 13:03
  - would never happen. cabinet post though I could see. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 13:03 6
    - I think he would actually make a decent Sec State. - Reagen Mar 1, 13:04 2
      - Eeesh, he doesn't want U.S. involvement in anything foreign. -- nm - Noloha, Bacon Mar 1, 13:05 1
        
        That's why I think he'd be good at it. :) -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 13:05
    - Sec. Treas.? -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 13:03 2
      - So he can count all of the gold? -- nm - decline Mar 1, 13:04
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- wasnt there a poll, just this week, showing that he would beat the president in an election? - tRuMaN Mar 1, 13:00 3
  - *Poll sample = 37 registered members of the Ron Paul family* -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 1, 13:01 2
    - heh -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 13:02 1
      - Oddly, it was still only 51-49 -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 1, 13:03
- Is there a delegate threshold he can reach that, like, does something tangible? -- nm - TFox Mar 1, 12:59 1
  - the more he gets, the better his time slot at the convention, more or less. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 13:01
- "We can't stop here! This is Santorum country!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 12:59
- The fact that he is still trying that hard makes me wonder if he won't run third party. -- nm - Noloha, Bacon Mar 1, 12:59 2
  - (Welcome back!) -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 13:02
  - He's already said many times what he's trying to do. IMO, it's obvious he knows he won't be the nominee -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 13:01
oh, this is fun...When is the last time coalition forces killed an Al Qaeda operative in Afghanistan? -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 12:54 13
- you know, it's also ok to just post facts. -- nm - TFox Mar 1, 12:57 4
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  - Not on my watch. -- nm - FactBot2000 Mar 1, 12:58
  - Could do, but I think it's more fun to draw out other people's thoughts first. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 12:57 1
    - that tends to be a problem around here, I agree. (I kid). -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:58
- lets ask The Rock -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 12:57 1
  - I'm waiting for confirmation from Rob Lowe -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 12:58
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  - Drone, Baby, Drone. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:56 1
    - mm. i love the way you drone. -- nm - colin Mar 1, 12:58
  - officially, according to a Defense Department spokesman. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 12:56 2
    - April 2011 -- (link) - znufrii Mar 1, 13:05 1
      - (another successful quiz) -- nm - TFox Mar 1, 13:08
What do we think people are expecting that could be so damning in the supposed Obama college video? I mean unless it's video of him being - pmb Mar 1, 12:51 17
- in breitbart's opinion? going to see Shaft -- nm - pixitude Mar 1, 12:56
- I don't know that, or hope that it wouldn't be true, that him marching in a radical parade wouldn't hurt him. - Stephen Mar 1, 12:56 1
  - In my opinion something he did in college would mean more if he hasn't been President. But, we have see 3 years of his job experience. - Noloha, Bacon Mar 1, 13:03
- I hate whitey! -- nm - Noloha, Bacon Mar 1, 12:56
- discussing how he will run for president using a forged - tRuMaN Mar 1, 12:54
- real guess: there is no video and he was blowing smoke, or something edited beyond recognition. - Reagen Mar 1, 12:54 2
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  - this -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 12:55
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- burning a flag? -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 12:53
- playing spin the bottle and he had to kiss a boy - zeitgeist Mar 1, 12:52 1
  - oh oh oh, I know, it was an interfaith day and he demonstrated how muslims pray - zeitgeist Mar 1, 12:55
- I'm guessing Butt Stuff. - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:52
- dancing to Kid N Play. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 12:52 3
  - with the best fade on campus. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:52 2
    - who does he dance with? -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 12:54 1
      - Lady Miss Keir. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 13:05
Max, from B2, I hear ya brother. Really sucks you are in that situation - amoxy Mar 1, 12:48
George Clooney's interview in The Advocate -- (link) - Andie Mar 1, 12:45 5 1
- "it takes the government a generation to catch up with the people " that is so true. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 12:57
- LYC: 8 interested me, but it turned out it's really more of a dramatic reading -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 12:51 1
  - (like it says in the first sentence of this article. Herp-a-derp a-derp!) -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 12:52
- Pitt, Jolie, Takei will all be part of that reading of "8", which will be live streamed. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 1, 12:49
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Do we have any consensus on what we think about Awake? - znufrii Mar 1, 12:39 12
- didn't do anything for me but i'm not a procedrual guy -- nm - pixitude Mar 1, 12:44
- oooo - what do you think the twist is? I want to see if SM guessed the same twist. I'm watching tonight -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 12:44 9
  - He's in stasis on a trip to Mars. - Reagen Mar 1, 12:51 1
    - *glove slap* - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:53
  - spoils - tRuMaN Mar 1, 12:49
  - Turns out he fell asleep watching TV. A show.. called Awake!!! -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 12:47 1
    - how meta -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 13:03
  - (spoils) - znufrii Mar 1, 12:45 3
    - this was my thought too -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 12:59
    - I hope they don't do that. (spoilers) - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:46
    - yep that is what SM thought as well -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 12:45
- Saw the first episode already, I really liked it, I will be giving it a season pass. - Stephen Mar 1, 12:41
no, fuji wasn't bad. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:38 4
- that one was. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 12:41 3
  - yeah...I hope he/she has someone to give her the spanking she deserves. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:43 2
    - his/her GAMS has failed him/her/it. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 12:44 1
      - We'll have to check with GAMS but I think he/she went off the reservation awhile ago. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:47
Wait, Gronk wears Zubaz? -- (link) - spamlet Mar 1, 12:37 1
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These dermatology ads that look like something out of Silence of the Lambs need to stop. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 12:37 2
- I agree that is just disturbing. housewife my ass -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 12:39 1
  - I'd seriously consider a Tivo just to get rid of the new non-smoking ads. Seriously disturbing. - MojaveMeg Mar 1, 13:00
The Sooooooooolutrean! -- nm - rollo Mar 1, 12:37
STIS: does your company have a "youtube" style internal video hosting service? - colin Mar 1, 12:34 6
- Yeah, that's pretty much what I do here. I'm a bit of an authority on this. E-mail me. - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 1, 12:37 1
  - hotmail sent, thank you so much! -- nm - colin Mar 1, 12:57
- yes. some dillweed. - Diva Mar 1, 12:36
- we use several. -- nm - jones Mar 1, 12:36 1
  - I actually have some knowledge of the system your school uses. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 1, 12:43
- ha. ha ha. - pixitude Mar 1, 12:35
rewatching The Sopranos, it's hard for me to put it above or below The Wire - pixitude Mar 1, 12:34 20
- The Sopranos holds up incredibly well. - Kim Pine Mar 1, 12:54 2
  - I get a bit bored with the therapy sessions but other than that it's enthralling. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:57 1
    - yeah I did to. and the dropped storylines. still a solid series. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 12:59
- If Justified keeps it up I think it could be considered one of the better series in recent member. - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:51 3
  - in answer to your IM - bad stuff. very bad stuff. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 12:59 1
    - I mean... - Mel Profit Mar 1, 13:01
  - member = memory -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:51
- I didn't like Sopranos much, but admittedly I couldn't stop myself watching the whole damn series -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 12:44 1
  - I dismissed it as pro-mafia at the time. - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:55
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  - It's the very definition of slow burn. nm - Dignan Mar 1, 12:47
  - it is. when the bodies start dropping it really picks up. but it takes about 4 or 5 to get going -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 12:44
  - IMO you're right at the turning point ... episodes 4 & 5 are where I started to get really interested. -- nm - rollo Mar 1, 12:43 4
    - Specifically, for me the moment where I was hooked was ep. 4 where McNulty and Bunk wordlessly investigate the cold murder scene - rollo Mar 1, 12:52 3
      - That was awesome. The faces and looks were all that was needed. -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 12:56 2
        
        Just two pros getting shit done, yet also put out the whole time for having to clean up after someone else's shoddy work -- nm - rollo Mar 1, 12:59 1
        
        Now I have to watch this episode when I get home. - Krusty Mar 1, 13:02
  - It builds up through the first few episodes but there are a lot of people to keep track of. - Krusty Mar 1, 12:42 2
    - maybe I should give it another shot - I think I stopped after 3 or 4 -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 12:45 1
      - Yeah, I say give it another try. It will be a better show once things get going between the cops and the dealers. - Krusty Mar 1, 12:52
sitmop: Obamas host dinner for members of the US armed forces who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. -- (link) - Diva Mar 1, 12:34 12
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- I don't care who you are, you do something like this you have my appreciation and respect for it. -- nm - Stephen Mar 1, 12:40 2
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    - Can't a guy just state his appreciation and respect without getting the third degree?! - Stephen Mar 1, 13:05
- The modern day Jackie O. - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:39 5
  - i have already seen photos from this, cause someone caught Ms. Obama frowning, so you can guess how they wrote that story. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 1, 12:47
  - yup. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 12:45
  - she looks stunning in that dress. and they look great together walking down the hall hand-in-hand like that. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 12:43
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    - and let me amend that just a bit... - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:45
- forcing them to eat lettuce! rar -- nm - pixitude Mar 1, 12:35 1
  - I put my life on the line for this country and you're gonna try and feed me a mixed green salad and vegetable soup?! -- nm - Iraq Vet Mar 1, 12:39
I love you guys. You're hilarious and awesome. I might be able to say what soon. -- nm - lileve Mar 1, 12:30 1
- good luck whatever it is. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 1, 12:37
Obama calls for higher gas prices...er, I mean an end to subsidies for oil and gas companies -- (link) - znufrii Mar 1, 12:30 1
- wrong time to call for that. Though I agree. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 12:33
Mara...heads up bad weather coming... - Remlik Mar 1, 12:29 1
- Yup. -- nm - mara Mar 1, 12:45
Mop, with the LIR funny -- (link) - con_carne Mar 1, 12:27 [Backboard]
jones, LIR: I lose the station about a 1/3 of the way into my commute. - Stephen Mar 1, 12:27 5
- Are they posted in podcast form? - spamlet Mar 1, 12:39 4
  - Only half the show is... - Stephen Mar 1, 12:42 3
    - Is there a separate RSS feed for that that requires a user/pass? - spamlet Mar 1, 12:46 2
      - You download each segment from a link; half of the show is available on their regular site, the full show links are available only through their - Stephen Mar 1, 12:52 1
        
        Sometimes there's a hidden RSS feed on the page. - spamlet Mar 1, 13:05
I'll admit to not knowing a ton about The Hunger Games, but I think she'd have been too old for Katniss. -- (link) - Reagen Mar 1, 12:25 1
- and would have had a very hard time balancing in a tree. -- nm - TFox Mar 1, 12:26
Connect the Dot, people! -- nm - Breitbart conspiracy theorists Mar 1, 12:24 9
- *nice* -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 12:27
- obvie the only way obama could have ever become president was by killing anybody who got in his way, I mean comeon open your eyes people -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 1, 12:27
- Little do they know that it's actually a GOP cabal that's killing off GOP mouthpieces every now and then, just to keep people angry. -- nm - TWuG Mar 1, 12:26 1
  - If Obama is killing people off for political convenience, I wish he'd go after people that would make a difference. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 12:28
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  - Breitbart recently said he had videotape of Obama from his college years... -- nm - Stephen Mar 1, 12:28
  - he claimed at CPAC that he had a "smoking gun" video on Obama - Reagen Mar 1, 12:27 2
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      - See, you bring up the smoking and now I feel a bit of solidarity with him! -- nm - Stephen Mar 1, 12:44
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