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ML - yeah, I saw the Leno performance and I agree. - JaxSean Jan 23, 09:29
Wow, the new Animal Collective is getting it's balls polished by reviewers. -- (link) - TFox Jan 23, 09:25 1
- Well *that* was a special brand of link fail. -- (link) - TFox Jan 23, 09:25
hold on, your gonna sink faster than you can imagine, so hold on. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 09:24
"Tom Ricketts once lived across the street from Wrigley Field and met his wife in the bleachers." - David Jan 23, 09:24
SITWAP: And you thought *your* HMO sucks: Gallileo to have his eyes checked, 367 years after his death. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:22 2
- damn socialized medicine. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:23 1
  - haha! -- nm - lileve Jan 23, 09:23
"Redbelt," B- -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 09:18
Holy grail of modern sports cards up for auction. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jan 23, 09:18 3
- That's a beautiful card. -- nm - Jim Jan 23, 09:43
- I'm not sure I'm a fan of the idea of cut signatures, but still, wow. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 09:22
- That opening bid is going to get left in the dust. -- nm - TFox Jan 23, 09:19
TT Quiz: According to Pro Football Weekly's list of Top 50 NFL players, which is the only NFL team with 4 players in the Top 30? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 09:16 14
- Guessing before looking...The Cardinals. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 09:21
- Hmm. Steelers or Titans, probably. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 09:19
- Answer -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 23, 09:19 10
  - Looking at that list, I think it's terrible. cutler top 15? - Will Hunting Jan 23, 09:22 1
    - Damn skippy. The other Vandy Dandy. -- nm - TFox Jan 23, 09:23
  - That's crazy high for Ryan. -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 09:22 7
    - They say they're basing it on performance and future value. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 09:26 4
      - I don't see the word future anywhere in the explanation. -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 09:28 3
        
        Value implies future worth -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 09:29 2
        
        And looking at their rankings, they clearly took that into account -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 09:30 1
        
        The lack of Brady or Merriman says they didn't. Or Osi. -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 09:31
    - Ah, I get it. This is a list of the best players for 2008 only. Not before or after. - Inigo Jan 23, 09:25
    - Right. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 09:22
- ST Quiz -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 09:16
SITWAP: *kilbo signal* Can you eat a 7-pound burrito? -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:14 1
- *gulp* -- nm - oblique Jan 23, 09:16
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- It's disappointing that the sheep still go and buy, rather than wait for the true discounts. -- nm - Former Gov. Spitzer Jan 23, 09:26 1
  - You should investigate them, Elliot! -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 09:27
- one of my customers works there and he said that the liquidators makred everything up an then discounted. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 09:18
- Consumer Rpts had an article on this a couple issues back as well and concluded that many sales that stores have when they are solvent are better than - HdnAgnda Jan 23, 09:17 2
  - It's not surprising. They use sale prices as loss leaders to get people in the stores and build customer loyalty. Those aren't so relevant now. - pmb Jan 23, 09:30
  - yeah, the liquidators jack prices, actually. - Callisto Jan 23, 09:20
- yep, I went. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:14
Wow, this photo is *terrible* (in a hump day way) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 23, 09:11 [flickr] 2
- that ain't right..... i'm not sayin' it's wrong, but that ain't right ! -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 23, 09:20
- That's some impressive wood. -- nm - Jim Jan 23, 09:12
LYC: I cannot believe how much I visit various Globe & Mail related sites nowadays. Globe On Politics, GlobeSports & Report On Business are all.... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 09:11 2
- the Globe has been kicking butt in this country this past year. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:14 1
  - I'm warming to Jeffrey Simpson for the first time in years and their sports team is second to none.. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 09:19
SITWAP: Soon, for under $200k, you can have a flying car (or, a drivable airplane) -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:10 4
- flying cars are one of those ideas that sounds cool but are utterly stupid when you think about them. - Reagen Jan 23, 09:13 1
  - And if your car conks out, you're already on the ground. And then there's the deliberate terrorism aspect..... - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:17
- 1.21 gigawatts! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 09:10 1
  - "Where we're going, we don't need......roads." -- nm - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:12
sigh lyc - tRuMaN Jan 23, 09:10 8
- just delete it already. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:10 7
  - stupid zune wont let me. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 09:10 6
    - The next day that you will be able to delete songs is Leap Day 2012. -- nm - Zune Jan 23, 09:30
    - Use the Indianapolis Public Library System credit card to hire a (domestic) escort and jam her with it playing to overwrite the memories. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 23, 09:12 4
      - heh. sorry, no card to use. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 09:12 3
        
        I will email you the digits. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 23, 09:13 2
        
        sweet, thanks. can I buy some pizza with it to? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 09:14 1
        
        But, of course. - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 23, 09:18
Blu-Ray Deal: Tropic Thunder, Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Eagle Eye, Transformers for $16.99 each @ Fry's -- (link) - budice Jan 23, 09:09
~Close your eyes and dream, and and you can be with me~ - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 23, 09:07 8
- ~ When you close your eyes, do you dream about me? ~ -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 23, 09:18
- You, you just close your eyes. -- nm - Amy Jan 23, 09:10 1
  - If I close my eyes forever, will it all remain unchanged? -- nm - Jim Jan 23, 09:12
- I'd have to close my eyes with your devil eye. Gives me the willies. -- nm - Jim Jan 23, 09:09 4
  - Oh, is both eyes. - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 23, 09:13 3
    - Good God man...the transformation is nearing completion! -- nm - Jim Jan 23, 09:13 2
      - I guess I will share with ST. -- (link) - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 23, 09:17 [flickr]
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- Refused to let them take water breaks? Yikes, I don't have much sympathy. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 09:11
I liked Jon Stewart's comments re: Obama's STFU face. - Will Hunting Jan 23, 09:04
I went to the campus coffee shop and the hot girl asked me if I had many classes today. To paraphrase Bill Pullman, THIS is my Hump Day! -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 09:02
Surprise! Inauguration quartet was recorded. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 23, 09:02 7
- At the very least they should have the decency to do a little jig afterwards. -- nm - Ender Jan 23, 09:06 1
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- not surpised, it was really cold. -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:02 4
  - It is to those of us who have no concept of real cold -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 09:07 3
    - it was too cold for string instruments. (and I know what real cold is) -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:08 2
      - Again, this is not computing... :-P -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 09:17
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Should I got to a screening of JCVD with JCVD doing a Q&A afterwards even though the DVD comes out the same day? -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 09:02 11
- Yes, and flirt with him. Did you see this? I want you to experience this conversation in real life. -- (link) - Amy Jan 23, 09:13 1
  - Slimeball -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 09:17
- oh yeah. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 09:12
- If you are going to watch it, this would be the ultimate manner of awesomeness in which to do so,. -- nm - TFox Jan 23, 09:11
- yes. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 09:05
- yes - oh yes - the discussion factor will be high - Epiphany Jan 23, 09:03 4
  - Whether or not he can still do the splits... -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 09:14
  - I wonder if he's had an attitude adjustment after this film. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 09:05 2
    - Does he need one? Is he known to be a douche or something? -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 09:08 1
      - somewhat, but partially just kind of clueless. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:09
- Why not? It's bound to be fun. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 09:02
ty's India flight experience could have been worse -- (link) - Reagen Jan 23, 09:01 1
- Portland's a lovely city. You should get arrested in it some time. -- nm - Former Gov. Spitzer Jan 23, 09:15
SITWAP: Eighth-grader invents window decals which birds can see but people can't, to prevent birds from flying into windows without obstructing views. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:00 19
- This would be great for me, I have two big bird feeders near house. -- nm - lileve Jan 23, 09:25
- "500 million birds a year in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada were dying as a result of crashing into windows" I find that very hard to believe. -- nm - Ender Jan 23, 09:15 5
  - i find those numbers to be as incredulous as saying, to paraphrase the report, that 100 million sharks are killed every year just for their dorsal fin - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 23, 09:22 2
    - shark live pretty long lives - 20 to 30 years. And there are plenty of different types, from all over the world -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 09:28
    - A thousand birds hit just one building in one year. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 23, 09:25
  - this study estimates between 100M and 1B a year -- (link) - Reagen Jan 23, 09:18
  - Audubon quotes a guy estimating 100 million to 1 billion. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 23, 09:18
- it's cool that the kid wanted to do this but...he didn't invent these, you can already buy them...nm - x Jan 23, 09:04 9
  - The article states that such things exists, but are black and block the view. His innovation is to make them transparent (to people). -- nm - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:07 3
    - naw, you can buy 'em in bird stores. i've seen them. it doesn't take away from the kid's effort if he thought them up himself... - x Jan 23, 09:12
    - no, he's right, UV-colored decals are already sold. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 23, 09:09 1
      - Well, then his plan to market the idea after the Science Fair may run into some snags. ;^) -- nm - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:11
  - I call that "unventing" - znufrii Jan 23, 09:07 4
    - I'm bummed out for him that he's not the firs.t -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:09 3
      - I never minded that something that I had figured out on my own, had already been figured out by someone else as well. - znufrii Jan 23, 09:10 2
        
        well, it means he can't patent it, right? -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:11 1
        
        true. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 09:13
- That's kind of brilliant thinking, really -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:03
- bravo kid! -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 09:01
Weigh in on this Friday morning office discussion: What does getting a tattoo of Dr. Zoidberg say about the person who'll wear it? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 08:59 6
- That they have no desire to not look like a goofball when they are older? -- nm - TFox Jan 23, 09:14
- They feel they are the constant undersog who always gets the short end of the stick. Also, they have a sense of humor, obvie. -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 09:04 1
  - *underdog* -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 09:04
- that they drink alot on the weekends? -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 23, 09:04
- they'll eat garbage? -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:01
- They're a fan of Dr. Zoidberg, most likely between the ages of 21 & 28..... - Will Hunting Jan 23, 09:00
Someone hacked the library credit card and tried to use it at a Canadian escort service. - Amy Jan 23, 08:58 13
- wow, how was it caught ? -- nm - decline Jan 23, 09:03 6
  - The card co. called because it was a foreign country so we declined it. We order from a lot of places and I suppose account numbers got taken. -- nm - Amy Jan 23, 09:07 1
    - yeah, happens alot - especially if the company isn't to good about shredding stuff like purchase orders -- nm - decline Jan 23, 09:11
  - The thief mispronounced "touque" and the call girl knew something was up. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 23, 09:05 3
    - he said "about" instead of "aboot" -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 09:06 2
      - more like he said "aboot" and was made for exaggerating it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:08
      - he didn't say "please". -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:07
- wow - just wow -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 09:02
- *looks innocent* -- nm - Logan Jan 23, 09:01
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- nice!...nm - x Jan 23, 08:59
- oh, that Dignan -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 08:59 1
  - Class!!! -- (link) - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 23, 09:05 [Backboard]
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- ballsy. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 09:01
SITWAP: Get screwed twice: Pay $200/hour *and* have your sex secretly filmed for Internet pay-per-view. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 23, 08:53 2
- Home Run Hitters? They were triples, at best! -- nm - Former Gov. Spitzer Jan 23, 09:11
- So that would be a bad thing, eh? -- nm - Joe Francis Jan 23, 08:55
TV PSA: Wolverine and the X-Men premieres on Nicktoons tonight at 8. -- nm - TFox Jan 23, 08:51 3
- I don't get Nicktoons. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 09:08
- Thanks. I hope someone reposts this tonight. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 23, 09:07
- it's really good. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:55
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- just the first one. - znufrii Jan 23, 08:59
- I'd love to see something like this for the Stimulus bill that's being voted on in the House next week. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 08:55 3
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    - for example, I've heard that transportation/infrastructure only accounts for 3% - Strongbad Jan 23, 09:05 1
      - I wouldn't be surprised, the point of the present package is to provide immediate stimulus, infrastructure is more of a long-term economic driver -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 09:12
- (!!) "Taxpayers can receive this benefit through a reduction in the amount of income tax that is withheld from their paychecks..." - con_carne Jan 23, 08:54
- I love that you link to this kind of stuff :) -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 08:52 4
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    - I we wanted informed arguments, I think we'd all go somewhere else. We come here for the crazy. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 23, 09:00 1
      - bah, we bring the crazy, who needs more? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 09:02
    - reading is for crazy people. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 08:55

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