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Huh, this is a striking cover photo for a cookbook. (Probably not something kare and other vegetarians will enjoy seeing, though.) -- (link) - mara Mar 27, 11:05 1
- maybe the pig is just sleeping -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:07
st poll: Which ster would you choose to be your partner is crime (actual crime, like robber, whatevas)? -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:03 16
- znufrii - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 27, 11:06
- Diva and I have already ripped off multi-nat. *pause*...never mind. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 27, 11:06
- I immediately envisioned Hotkiss leading me through the back alleys of some Central American city as we ran from the diamond smugglers we just robbed. -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 27, 11:06 3
  - I imagine her taking out several Russian assassins simultaneously, in that back alley, with some serious Krav Maga shit. - Mel Profit Mar 27, 11:08
  - shouldn't you pick someone who doesn't attract trouble? -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 11:06 1
    - You could argue that she's someone who routinely escapes trouble. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 27, 11:09
- pixie. NM -- nm - JenBra Mar 27, 11:05 2
  - lol - JenBro Mar 27, 11:07
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:06
- depends on the crime. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 11:04 1
  - good cavaet -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:05
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  - I feel so loved. (thanks.) -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 11:06
- Krusty - znufrii Mar 27, 11:04 1
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- Bacon. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 11:03
ST Poll: what are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:03 10
- Game Change and it's fascinating. - Mel Profit Mar 27, 11:09
- Incarceron -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:08
- "Mavericks, Miracles and Medicine." I've been reading nothing but nonfiction lately. -- (link) - mara Mar 27, 11:06
- rereading hunger games. catching up on magazines. tax law. -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 11:06
- An article about Armie Hammer in EW. -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 11:05
- Catching Fire (halfway through) -- nm - Jovian Mar 27, 11:04 1
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- Finishing up Lustrum by Robert Harris; then onto the first Virgil Flowers book by John Sandford (Dark of the Moon IIRC) -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:03
- Bad Science by Ben Goldacre -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 11:03
Psyched here - kid sitting the two that play Halo again for the next 2 nights - can't wait to see how far they've gotten now. :) -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 10:59 2
- you are going to get schooled. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:02 1
  - oh I don't play - I just like watching them - it's hilarious and fun (they are 9 & 11) -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 11:03
arg. i really wish i could schedule my audits like "professionals" service people. - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 10:57
Houston tv reporter outed as a stripper -- (link) - Remlik Mar 27, 10:57 1
- "research" -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 10:57
ST Cable a la Carte Poll -- What's your lineup? - znufrii Mar 27, 10:55 16
- Fx, USA, Travel Channel, SyFy, History, ESPN -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:04
- ooh, forgot AMC. -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 11:03
- CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, FX, AMC, USA, CC, Bravo, Starz, HBO, Showtime -- nm - Jovian Mar 27, 11:01
- USA, TNT, TBS, FX, AMC, Comedy, BBCA, Velocity, Speed, HistoryHD, Discovery, NatGeo, Food, HGTV, and CNN -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:01 3
  - Based on that minimum list it might have to be less than $3/channel per month for me to consider a la carte the best solution. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:04 2
    - It would likely not work for me either, since all the US networks are cable channels here. -- nm - Reagen Mar 27, 11:04 1
      - Even at $1/mo for everyone, I don't like the potential for underdog channels to die out for lack of subscriptions. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:10
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- AMC, FX, FOOD, Comedy Central, HBO, FoxNews (of course), PBS -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 27, 10:58
- BBCA, History, ESPN, HGTV, A&E, syfy, usa. Discovery. CBS, Bravo. - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 10:58
- FX, Bravo, TNT, Food, maybe USA. I don't think I'd keep any of the ESPNs -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 10:58
- FX, AMC, Food Network, BBCA, Comedy Central, ESPN -- nm - amoxy Mar 27, 10:58
- BBCA, History, ESPNs, HGTV, A&E, kids channels -- nm - spamlet Mar 27, 10:57
- USA, HGTV, maybe DIY but probably not, FX, end. (can I have ESPN classic back?) -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 10:56 1
  - oh and comedy central. duh. -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 10:56
- a la carte? CBS, Discovery, Bravo, BBCA, Comedy Central, USA, CW, PBS -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 10:56
LA's 5 most genius burger toppings -- (link) - pixitude Mar 27, 10:55 3
- Californians try too effing hard with food. -- nm - Reagen Mar 27, 10:59 1
  - not in their defense - but they do have a TON of options for great fresh ingredients year 'round in contrast to other areas - JenBro Mar 27, 11:02
- Captain Crunch and pixie stix? -- nm - Max Mar 27, 10:58
I'd hire Bery to hack some Chinese government computers. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 10:50 1
- The Guy With the Cockneck Tattoo -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 10:52
heh, Jane Fonda in talks to play Nancy Reagan -- (link) - pixitude Mar 27, 10:50 5
- Heh. Waiting for the outrage -- nm - amoxy Mar 27, 10:57
- A completely non-controversial choice. -- nm - Reagen Mar 27, 10:52 3
  - I realize these are the jokes, but I keep being amazed that people care about pictures some celebrity took during fucking *Vietnam* -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 11:01 1
    - People still care about the Civil War -- nm - amoxy Mar 27, 11:05
  - it'll be big in North Vietnam! -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 10:57
I'm not saying who I would hire for it, but if I ever won the lottery I'd have some stables needing cleaning. - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 27, 10:46 3
- Ron Powlus, Brady Quinn, Bob Davie. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 10:52 1
  - ouch -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 10:55
- So many shit-shovellers to choose from! -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 10:48
Brazilian "Gang of Blondes" terrorizing women shoppers -- (link) - Beaker Mar 27, 10:41 5
- Wasn't this the plot of Taxi? -- nm - Reagen Mar 27, 10:45 4
  - So nobody knows about it. It's a perfect plan! -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 10:47 3
    - Actually, I think they are pretty slick. Hold shoppers in a car, pretend they are the shoppers and run up their CCs, then let the shoppers go. - flavorize Mar 27, 10:49
    - I only saw the opening sequence of that, but it had the *worst* body doubling of any movie since I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. -- nm - Reagen Mar 27, 10:49 1
      - I haven't seen it. But I did find the Simpsons episode that I stole that joke from, so I did achieve something today. -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 10:53
I could have held a presser on 3/22 to announce Illinois' new head coach. - Kim Pine Mar 27, 10:40 [Backboard] 3
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  - Eh, he's fine. I'm just not happy with how the whole process went in general. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 27, 10:42 1
    - The fact that they publicly got their third choice, I'm guessing? -- nm - spamlet Mar 27, 10:43
new Silversun Pickups track -- (link) - con_carne Mar 27, 10:40 [youtube]
97, free shipping to me, I pay to return. *however* I have *mumble* pairs of sandals on order from 6pm, some of which will go back. - economy jones Mar 27, 10:38 1
- mocking you is a fun activity for children. For that reason, I'll allow it -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:40
Interesting: weight-loss surgery can in some cases "cure" type 2 diabetes. -- (link) - TFox Mar 27, 10:31 10
- in related news, I just ate my second donut of the day! -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 10:36
- aren't those surgeries very risky? -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 10:35 7
  - But they leave you slim and frisky! -- nm - Lyle Vermin Mar 27, 10:38 4
    - with 60 pounds of extra skin hanging around. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 10:38 3
      - With time, that organ will rebound! -- nm - Lyle Vermin Mar 27, 10:40
      - oh for the love of... I told you I was eating. one post up! -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 10:39 1
        
        I know, I was never more jealous of a donut before. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 10:39
  - the article speaks to that if you read: - TFox Mar 27, 10:37 1
    - thanks. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 10:40
- surgery mandate -- nm - Max Mar 27, 10:34
poll inspired by Budice bb's post - anyone else drop cable and 100% on line ? -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 10:30 50
- I so wish I could ala carte my cable. I won't cut the cord mainly because I am secretly addicted to HGTV. - economy jones Mar 27, 10:52 5
  - Income Property is my favorite of the home shows. -- nm - Krusty Mar 27, 10:58
  - I prefer Property Virgins with the Canadian lady - ty97 Mar 27, 10:56 1
    - I like my first place and my first sale as well. -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 11:02
  - do you yell at them when they choose the wrong house? -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 10:53
  - This was my wife for three years. Though it wasn't a secret. - spamlet Mar 27, 10:53
- the friends I stay with in Brooklyn. - znufrii Mar 27, 10:51
- I am this way at the moment, but we'll probably get cable again for the Olympics -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 10:42
- Is that code for something. -- nm - Ender Mar 27, 10:40
- Looking forward to it, but not there yet. -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 27, 10:38
- We have just basic cable because we have problems getting PBS OTA. -- nm - spamlet Mar 27, 10:34 6
  - i'm surprised some of you have trouble getting PBS. i get like 8 PBS channels OTA. - TFox Mar 27, 10:43 5
    - In our case, it's more of the wrong direction. - spamlet Mar 27, 10:44 2
      - ohhh... gotcha. that's why we can't get the CW. -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 10:46 1
        
        Truthfully, I have zero idea if we get the CW now that you mention it. - spamlet Mar 27, 10:49
    - we're terrain-challenged here. we get nothing OTA. -- nm - economy jones Mar 27, 10:43 1
      - yeah, we get bupkus up in the Adirondacks. - TFox Mar 27, 10:44
- I'm on the cusp. Things like Justified, Archer, Being Human, Daily Show, and other non-basic shows are keeping me from it. - JaxSean Mar 27, 10:34 1
  - (on the cusp of only going to basic cable.) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 10:35
- Not an option, I watch too much live sports. -- nm - Krusty Mar 27, 10:34 1
  - This -- nm - amoxy Mar 27, 10:34
- I'm anti watching anything on a computer monitor, phone or other device - Epiphany Mar 27, 10:32 4
  - That's what the Roku, Tivo, or Xbox are for. (Me too.) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 10:34
  - this is the one thing that holds me back. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 10:33
  - word. I usually surf the net while watching tv and can't do that if the show is actually on the computer screen -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 10:33
  - same here -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 27, 10:33
- considering it. Only thing holding me back is college football, and rare events such as - ty97 Mar 27, 10:32 18
  - aren't all those things in your IM covered by over-the-air networks? -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 10:34 17
    - Do those even exist anymore? -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:35 16
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        oh that's right, they came out with some box, didn't they? But you still need an antenna? - ty97 Mar 27, 10:36 14
        
        you just plug the antenna right into your tv, and the antenna sits next to your TV in your house. - TFox Mar 27, 10:38 11
        
        Do you also need that digital converter box they were talking about when the change occurred? -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:57 2
        
        Depends how old your tv is. - spamlet Mar 27, 10:58 1
        
        I bought it off woot 14 months ago. -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 11:00
        
        I don't believe that's real. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 10:41 4
        
        *tilts head* -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 10:42 3
        
        *loses reception* -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 10:42 2
        
        remember when there was "snow" on tv? good times, good times. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 10:45 1
        
        Doesn't happen with digital. You either get it or you don't. - spamlet Mar 27, 10:46
        
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        I don't have your head for science, but I can learn to make glass tubes. - spamlet Mar 27, 10:48
        
        hmmm, we need this for our summer place. thanks -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 10:39
        
        living in the city , you could probably get a set-top antenna -- nm - decline Mar 27, 10:37
        
        You probably don't have to. - spamlet Mar 27, 10:37
- I was until the Jets came back. nm - Dignan Mar 27, 10:31
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- Almost entirely, yes. -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 10:31
- me -- nm - tRuMaN, mush-brained Mar 27, 10:31
- no, but I'm considerin git. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 10:31
The Voice really irritated me last night... They kept two people who had really annoying voices...and where - Capstern Mar 27, 10:29 10
- Watching last weeks, when they did the summary of rosters -- Xtina's roster is *stacked*. And iirc, she sent home 2 people who were better than 90% - Will Hunting Mar 27, 10:33
- I'm rooting for Pip, just because he's local. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 10:31 1
  - Pip can SING -- nm - Capstern Mar 27, 11:22
- "Moses Moses Meh" would be a pretty cool band name... -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 10:30
- Is it really worth getting "annoyed" over a reality TV show? If it's that bad, quite watching. -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:30 1
  - I think people get annoyed with TV shows when they know how much they like it some of the time; and wish it were that good the rest of the time. -- nm - mara Mar 27, 11:02
- my wife did not like the Cee Lo's pick at the end. At. All. -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 10:30 3
  - Was that (spoilers) - kelly Mar 27, 10:32 2
    - spoilers - Beaker Mar 27, 10:34 1
      - heh. Yeah, that's the one. -- nm - kelly Mar 27, 10:36
*retains Jack Dawson as my personal counsel!* -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 10:27
Points for consistency, I suppose - Boehner chastizes Romey for criticizing Obama while he's abroad -- (link) - Reagen Mar 27, 10:27 1
- Very nice of Mr Boehner... - amoxy Mar 27, 10:32
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- and I hope you like mobbin too -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 10:24 1
  - now THIS is a welcome earworm! -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 10:27

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