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Interesting: Dr. Seuss was the first person to write the word "nerd". -- (link) - TFox Jan 23, 08:45 1
- Seconds later, he probably also became the first person to write the words "Nerd Herd" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:46
PSA for those who still play the game - and/or Kilboy's FB Box Office Prediction - Inkheart & Underworld 3 up on the block - Epiphany Jan 23, 08:44
SITWAP: Michigan governor, lawmakers endorse plan to save money by releasing prisoners early. What could possibly go wrong? -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 23, 08:42 4
- California has done this before, for nonviolent offenders -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 08:47
- sounds great! -- nm - Dukakis Jan 23, 08:46
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- As my journalism instructor put it - almost everyone who goes to prison eventually gets out. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:44
heh. I just nubbed someone in an instant message. "do you have any phone nubmers? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 23, 08:40 7
- Dang. Nobody ever carnes *anyone*. :-( -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 08:42 3
  - not much call for covering myself in meat sauce - Epiphany Jan 23, 08:43 2
    - Hmmmm....... -- nm - TaurusII Jan 23, 08:49
    - I'm calling for that right now! -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:45
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  - Man, that's odd. I would have thought they would have been great. -- nm - TFox Jan 23, 08:42 1
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New Cadbury's advert is certainly eyebrow raising -- (link) - LMS Jan 23, 08:29 7
- awesome. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:45
- the phil collins drumming gorilla was better. -- nm - mafic Jan 23, 08:36 2
  - That was one of the top ones at Cannes last year, but honestly, I was "meh" to it. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 08:52
  - Yeah. This one's just creepy. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:43
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  - I can imagine playground kids doing this soon. -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 08:37 1
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Doctor Who Easter Special casting spoilers -- (link) - LMS Jan 23, 08:27 7
- is she a big star in England? -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:28 6
  - Well she was in one of our biggest soaps for years so yes, is she really considered a great actress, not really. -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 08:30
  - Bionic Woman, right? -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:30 4
    - Correct - hopefully she's not doing an American accent in this -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 08:31 3
      - OH! Her! I really liked her in Jekyll. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:31 2
        
        I was just thinking about how nummy she was in that. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 08:36 1
        
        yep. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:38
my dad had his 75th birthday yesterday. he went to dinner at a restaurant that gives you 1% off for each year of your age - prayformojo Jan 23, 08:24 3
- if you're 101, do they pay you? -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:27 2
  - "shoulda, but didna." springs to mind. -- nm - mafic Jan 23, 08:34
  - i wondered that -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 08:32
ok Leverage is doing the Middleman gimmick of using geek names as cover names. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:23 1
- chuck-style ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 09:04
NHLPA votes not to opt out of current CBA. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 08:23
SITWAP: Texas Board of Education narrowly votes against weakening evolution education. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 23, 08:18 2
- better than the alternative, for sure. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 08:20
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A funny TMI inside.... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 08:17
Mike Johnson of pwinsider did a great "13 Things you should know abot The Wrestler" big spoils..... - Remlik Jan 23, 08:17 12
- Very interesting stuff. -- nm - krusty Jan 23, 08:30
- Have you seen this film yet? (I'm not reading the IM cuz of the spoils) -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:26 10
  - yes I have. Liked it a lot. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:29 9
    - even if you don't like wrestling, Rourke and Tomei are terrific in it. and it's good story about a has-been. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:33 8
      - I'm far from a wrestling fan and I really enjoyed the film. -- nm - krusty Jan 23, 08:49 2
        
        yeah, it's in wrestling culture, but not of it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:51 1
        
        exactly. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:51
      - It's up at the top of my list. Just a matter of finding the time. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:37 4
        
        Mel can fill you in the wrestling-speak and the stuff they do. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:39 3
        
        I bet he'll dig it. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:41 2
        
        I really want to see this so let's put it on our schedule. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 23, 08:49
        
        yep. If he's read Bret Hart's book yet, he'll get a real kick out of it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:46
Police hold goat as suspect in armed robbery in Nigeria. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 23, 08:13 10
- lets hope the goat is guilty because if it's not and they release it.... look out world -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:15 9
  - Chupacabra! -- nm - Amy Jan 23, 08:23 1
    - *spittake* - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:25
  - meh, just curry him and be done with it. -- nm - mafic Jan 23, 08:18 1
    - or release him into dignan's custody. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:18
  - "However one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat." Best police report EVER. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:16 4
    - I fear Dignan will now try to get into a Nigerian prison -- nm - oblique Jan 23, 08:21 2
      - or just hire a Nigerian witch doctor. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:22 1
        
        What makes you think he hasn't been down that road already? -- nm - oblique Jan 23, 08:26
    - though a guy turning into a goat would make a good distraction. -- nm - mafic Jan 23, 08:17
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- yeah a bit. She also looks like Moira Kelly. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:48
- kind of a combination of tomei and neve campbell -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:12 1
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- Sure, I can see it. More photos, please. -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 08:11 15
  - also her dating status and possibly a phone number would help -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:18 14
    - her number was on the page. you just have to come up with some kind of insolvency or bankruptcy-related reason and make an appointment. - mafic Jan 23, 08:21 10
      - L3 -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:23
      - for this exact reason, I think links like this shouldn't be posted on ST. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:22 7
        
        See, we are joking -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 08:34 1
        
        you think so, but shit happens. I would know. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:34
        
        cause they might get stuck being set up with me? gee, thanks - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:32 4
        
        It'a a public webpage. I'm sure her secretary screens out all sorts of dorks calling her. - Amy Jan 23, 08:40 2
        
        et tu? - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:42 1
        
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        dork! no, I mean, as someone who has had my work life invaded by an unknown TT person, I am queasy about this stuff. - loosilu Jan 23, 08:34
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      - crud! -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:21 1
        
        Think of it as an opportunity to show her a world that she's no longer involved in? - Will Hunting Jan 23, 08:23
- I dunno, but this guy looks like Monk -- (link) - oblique Jan 23, 08:11 4
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    - fluent in french? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 08:14 2
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        merd. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 08:17
this is the best thumb drive ever ever ever. -- (link) - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 23, 08:09
thanx kilbo + dh. i think i'll just get the sandisk...nm - x Jan 23, 08:08 11
- Amazon has the 2GB in red for $8 -- (link) - oblique Jan 23, 08:09 10
  - that's the one I actually have. I swap out the memory depending on my daily needs. it's so awesome for compartmentalizing. - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 23, 08:12 3
    - that is a nice looking drive -- nm - oblique Jan 23, 08:28
    - wow, I thought this was below my post. ignore me. "all about me." -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 23, 08:12 1
      - i forgive you for everything!....nm - x Jan 23, 08:19
  - swee. weirdly, the 1 gb one i just looked at was twice that price...nm - x Jan 23, 08:12 5
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      - the page kilbo linked actually has a link to the 8gb one for 15 and change -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:14 3
        
        This would be perfect for the new cheapy DVD player we're getting. It has a USB port for all the stuff that I have downloaded. -- nm - Amy Jan 23, 08:22 2
        
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        The Slide is a *very* sturdy flash drive. It's one of the reasons I like it. Solid construction and the slider covers the port so it doesn't get - oblique Jan 23, 08:24
I want to sex you up. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 08:08 1
- ~alllll...night~ - Epiphany Jan 23, 08:09
I like Bones too much to be the perfect laundry show....but the other police procedurals fit in perfect. - Will Hunting Jan 23, 08:07
Andie... -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 08:07 [Backboard]
Your hottie of the day... -- (link) - Dano Jan 23, 08:07 [Image] 1
- I curse the day that photobucket was blocked!!!!!!! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 08:10
to clarify my view: I have been opposed to Gitmo from the start, and now I'm concerned about how the detainees will be handled when it shuts down. I'm - loosilu Jan 23, 08:06 4
- If they can charge them with a crime, charge them and put them through the process - amoxy Jan 23, 08:13
- that's pretty much how I feel. the impression I get is that they've charged the guys they think they can, they have about 50 guys that are cleared, - mafic Jan 23, 08:13
- This is more or less my stance. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 08:10
- I agree with l**sicumber on the process. Military or not, the process needs to move forward in a timely manner and it has not -- nm - oblique Jan 23, 08:07
LIR: Andie. I can debate separately the military vs. civilian courts aspect, but to the other point, I don't think that torture is a norm at gitmo - oblique Jan 23, 08:05 6
- With all due respect, you might want to recheck your next to last sentence. - Trish Jan 23, 08:14
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  - I won't express being an expert on everone in gitmo. I'm not going to pretend there aren't people there that shouldn't be - oblique Jan 23, 08:09 3
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      - My point to znu was basically what you said. Innocent people don't generally turn to crime after being wrongly imprisoned. I think that the general - oblique Jan 23, 08:15 1
        
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ST Poll -- What kind of whiskey should I get my friend for his birthday? - znufrii Jan 23, 08:04 29
- Have to disagree with Trish; if it's bourbon you want, go with Baker's or Booker's; you've already hit a home run with the Bushmill's. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 23, 08:25 1
  - Unfortunately, I'm not the one getting him the Bushmill's - znufrii Jan 23, 08:29
- If you can find Maker's Mark (a bourbon) in NYC, get that. - Trish Jan 23, 08:17 14
  - I've been able to find it pretty much all over the NE. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:24 3
    - I didn't realize they'd expanded that much. It's a small batch bourbon made outside Bardstown, Ky and they used to just make limited amounts. - Trish Jan 23, 08:31 2
      - They have it in Toronto, and I even saw it in Burn After Reading - Roger More Jan 23, 08:37
      - Be sure to report back on the taste, please. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:34
  - The Stand near Union Square does these Makers Mark and mint ice cream shakes. SO good! -- nm - lileve Jan 23, 08:20 7
    - oh, this reminds me, we used to make kahlua milkshakes back in the day. they were delicious. i should try one again. -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 08:26
    - WANT!!! -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 08:21 5
      - linkay. -- (link) - lileve Jan 23, 08:22 4
        
        nice. - znufrii Jan 23, 08:23 3
        
        They have more then that. Good place, nice lunch deals. -- nm - lileve Jan 23, 08:24 2
        
        THAN! -- nm - lileve Jan 23, 08:26
        
        And they have, well when I went there, Whale Tale Pale Ale! -- nm - lileve Jan 23, 08:25
  - It's not hard to find here at all. Pretty much all my roommate drinks. - znufrii Jan 23, 08:19 1
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- i think you've just inspired me to sip on some scotch this evening. - Andie Jan 23, 08:14 5
  - try this. -- (link) - mafic Jan 23, 08:25 3
    - oh, dear - znufrii Jan 23, 08:31 1
      - not until Novermber. damn. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 08:38
    - wow, nice. -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 08:28
  - Macallan 12 is a good one you might like -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 08:16
- Gentleman's Jack and Crown now makes a special blend -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 08:10
- lagavulin double matured. -- nm - mafic Jan 23, 08:08
- More than one bottle of whiskey for his b-day? Your friend must be Don Draper. -- nm - HdnAgnda (chocolate milk guy) Jan 23, 08:08
- I will just say sippin' - con_carne Jan 23, 08:05
- lots -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 08:05
- potatoe -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 08:04
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- More -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 23, 08:05 1
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wORD. -- nm - Jim Jan 23, 08:02

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