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Oh god get me out of here please. -- nm - lileve Mar 29, 06:27
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Holy schnikey. Jackhammering on the sidewalk. About 20 feet from my desk. My ears are ringing. -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 29, 06:25 1
- that and roof tarring (the smell/fumes) make a work day harder -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 06:27
sitwap: Amazon CEO to raise Apollo 11 engine from the ocean bottom -- (link) - Beaker Mar 29, 06:14 2
- i'm always impressed when the rich actually use their money for something extravagantly cool. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 06:23 1
  - nmbColin or other hard rock fans - I got the new Shinedown CD - Amarylis. Its decent - some very good tracks on it - worth buying - Epiphany Mar 29, 06:43
Worst Company in America Final Four -- (link) - znufrii Mar 29, 06:07 16
- EA seems out of place. Gotta go with Bank of -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 06:08 11
  - Why is EA so evil? The NFL monopoly or something? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 06:11 9
    - They churn their employees. Unfair work hours till an EAwife went public. They buy developers then disband them and obsorbe them into the company... - lileve Mar 29, 06:30 6
      - "are now griping" -- nm - lileve Mar 29, 06:41
      - that's from 2004. I think maybe things have changed since then. -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 29, 06:31 4
        
        the programmers I know around vancouver all regard them as about the worst company in town, but I know a composer who's worked for them on a few - mafic Mar 29, 07:00 1
        
        The composer probably isn't in house. -- nm - lileve Mar 29, 07:51
        
        No they still are horrible. -- nm - lileve Mar 29, 06:40
        
        no, they still suck...they are just more careful after the lawsuits -- nm - ceregon Mar 29, 06:34
    - they release a version of Madden every year. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 06:16
    - The link talks about it some... - Don Homer Mar 29, 06:12
  - ...America for the win. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 06:08
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  - I'm shocked Comcast lost in the elite 8. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 06:09 2
    - yeah, that was a surprise to see. -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 06:15
    - Ticketmaster should have been a #1 seed. -- nm - Inigo Mar 29, 06:12
Fidel Castro asks the Pope "So, what does a Pope *do*?" -- (link) - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 29, 06:06 1
- Have you seen my sweet ass Popemobile? -- nm - Pope SI Mar 29, 06:13
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- I happened to catch the announcement (no need to remind me ST to find out why Ferrell was on Conan, thanks) and... - Mel Profit Mar 29, 06:16
- Great Odin's Raven! -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 06:11
PFT: Coughlin - "Jets can have the headlines, New Yorkers know who won" -- nm - budice on fire Mar 29, 05:56
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- Last quarter report: net loss of $1.7 billion....ewwwwww -- nm - budice on fire Mar 29, 05:54 1
  - Years of uber-crappy service and mediocre prices finally catching up to them. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 29, 05:54
Netflix membership - cancelled. -- nm - budice on fire Mar 29, 05:45 1
- We got a 2 month free trial of Blockbuster. We've had Beginners and Hugo sitting at home for at least 3 weeks now. - JaxSean Mar 29, 06:06
Now that we've announced our Kinks biopic film I've passed on Peglegpete's casting suggestion of Matt Smith as Ray. Any thoughts on who should play - LMS Mar 29, 05:43
Pretty sure my car needs muffler/exhaust work (driving loud), how bad will I be ripped off by going to the most local place to work with the best - oblique Mar 29, 05:42 1
- I always think they get friends, family, and co-workers to post those reviews. I always ask people I know for referrals if going to a new place. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 05:47
Everytime I buy a lottery ticket, I have instant feelings of excitement and hope because my life and the lives of those close to me have a chance of - CrankYanker Mar 29, 05:41 1
- I am geniunely disappointed when I don't win - I always think I will -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 06:14
March 29, 1911 � The M1911 single-action, semi-automatic pistol developed by American firearms designer John Browning - Beaker Mar 29, 04:36 2
- Can I put here that NY mayor Bloomberg needs to shut up about gun control. - pippy Mar 29, 05:21
- 101 year anniversary? - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 05:14
TV PSA: Community, 30 Rock, The Mentalist, Person of Interest -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 04:35
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- I agree 110% with PTI last night. Starting the season in Japan when no one could watch is just insane -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 04:34
Saw Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists! last night - and it was great. Currently 100% fresh at RT. - LMS Mar 29, 04:11 8
- My daughter and I are so looking forward to this. - spamlet (iPhone) Mar 29, 04:40 2
  - The film has jokes aimed at all ages but if she knows a bit about Darwin, it will help. -- nm - LMS Mar 29, 04:46 1
    - hmm..... -- nm - spamlet Mar 29, 05:08
- again, jealous -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 04:20 3
  - Also got a goody bag! -- nm - LMS Mar 29, 04:31 2
    - I believe under the lottery division terms discussed last night, you now have to split the goody bag 460 ways! -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 04:47 1
      - So I get to wear the t-shirt 0.8 days a year. -- nm - LMS Mar 29, 05:19
- It looks super fun. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 29, 04:13
You all know that hoecakes are real things, right? - Kim Pine Mar 29, 04:04 2
- sure. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 04:28
- I was thinking I had heard of them - did make for a good mistake last night tho ... -- nm - JenBro Mar 29, 04:25
Chemical Brothers album Don't Think is streaming on the Guardian website -- (link) - LMS Mar 29, 03:35
wake up - prayformojo Mar 29, 03:05 3
- Stand up! Stand up for your rights. -- nm - Peter Tosh Mar 29, 05:58
- :) -- nm - JenBro Mar 29, 04:26
- yay! -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 04:13
New eps of Southpark started this week. Matt and Trey have re-discovered the funny. - Trish Mar 29, 01:13
"What a dick!" .. hahah -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 23:39
Local Fox news just calculated the odds of winning Friday with a $1 ticket are 175,711,536 to 1. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 28, 22:39 12
- Those are always the odds for Mega Millions with one ticket, regardless of the amount of the jackpot. -- nm - Trish Mar 29, 00:42 1
  - Yes, but it's not something you keep in mind or care to remember....I certainly didn't. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 05:31
- Cash payout is currently estimated at $359 million. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 23:17 5
  - How many ways are we splitting it? -- nm - jnine Mar 28, 23:21 3
    - Currently 460 x $1 shares. About $780k per share before taxes. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 23:28 2
      - I'll be curious to see if we "win" more than $460. - David Mar 28, 23:33 1
        
        Eh, we're human, we have to have a dream :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 23:39
  - You're going to charge a $100 million finder's fee, aren't you? -- nm - David Mar 28, 23:18
- Never tell me the odds. -- nm - Iron Spawn Mar 28, 23:02
- same as always plus I don't think Fox (esp. local) is capable of that calculation. -- nm - zork Mar 28, 22:50 1
  - what they mean is you have a 175,711,536% chance of winning -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 05:16
- Chill. We got this. -- nm - David Mar 28, 22:46
The Soup is especially outstanding tonight. - Trish Mar 28, 22:28
did wiggs see this blind item? -- (link) - pixitude Mar 28, 22:27 1
- I did. And today's only slightly, slightly blind Nicole Kidman one. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 28, 22:28
10. (nm) - David Mar 28, 22:12 13
- Nine? - instagrAmanda Mar 29, 05:21
- 5? - spamlet (iPhone) Mar 29, 04:42
- 2 Ipod Shuffles -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 04:33
- 3......Daves old work iMac, 2 iPods -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 04:18
- 3 functional (ipad, iphone, apple tv), one broken ipod. -- nm - mafic Mar 29, 00:46
- 1, PrincessCY's iPod. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 28, 22:41
- 2. both iphones, although mine is a company one -- nm - Karl_S Mar 28, 22:28
- With roommate: 4: iPod x2, iPhone, MacBook -- nm - MDH Mar 28, 22:19
- 2. Ipad and mabook pro -- nm - tRu Pad Mar 28, 22:16
- You got ipods for each of the cats?!? nm - ralph wiggum Mar 28, 22:13 3
  - Each of the cars! -- nm - David Mar 28, 22:29 2
    - It's just so burdensome to unplug them and move them, isn't it? :P nm - ralph wiggum Mar 28, 22:30 1
      - What are we, savages? -- nm - David Mar 28, 22:45
more Hunger Games cast shenaningans: Cato breaks up Glimmer's engagement -- (link) - pixitude Mar 28, 22:11 7
- He denied it this morning on Good Day LA. I knew he wasn't telling the truth because he's a Trojan and his lips were moving. -- nm - jnine Mar 28, 22:54 2
  - he even dresses like a gladiator in the movie! - pixitude Mar 28, 23:12 1
    - His dad is in the biz. - jnine Mar 28, 23:15
- Why is a 21 year old engaged anyway? -- nm - David Mar 28, 22:46
- Um hello Cato is fine as hell, I'd hit it. -- nm - MDH Mar 28, 22:17 2
  - I'll distract Glimmer while you do that. -- nm - Max Mar 28, 22:22 1
    - *spots a nest of tracker jackers over max's head* - pixitude Mar 28, 22:22
Weird sports. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 28, 22:11
Nike replaces Reebok as the official apparel supplier for the NFL on Sunday. So Reebok tried to get in on the Tebow Jets craze before then. -- (link) - Mop Mar 28, 21:53
Wow - the new anti smoking ads are brutal. Tps from smokers indeed -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 21:51 1
- I really try to tune them out. They must be awful for folk with family already suffering from those conditions. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 22:02
If you aren't watching Million Dollar Listings: New York on Bravo, you're missing one of the snarkiest/funniest shows in TV. - Trish Mar 28, 21:51 6
- Hee - the lady with the shoes in her bathroom made me laugh! -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 22:14 2
  - The wallaby tonight had me in tears, laughing. - Trish Mar 28, 22:17 1
    - I will catch it on a re-run - I usually watch Bravo but am kid sitting tonight -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 22:28
- but then you could buy the Mitt Romney-model glamping tent - pixitude Mar 28, 21:53 2
  - Pix, I swear you'd love this show. - Trish Mar 28, 21:57 1
    - i think i've seen one or two -- nm - pixitude Mar 28, 21:59
The kid that plays Morris' son in the rookie is so stinking' cuuuute! -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 21:47 2
- the half in 2 and a Half Men? -- (link) - pixitude Mar 28, 21:50 1
  - Yeah - that's him! -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 22:16
The Top 10 Dream Colleges For Students - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 28, 21:43 14
- I wanted to go to M.I.T. quite badly when I was in high school. -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 22:25 3
  - Same here. I would've likely been borderline to make it in at best, but the costs were way too high to bother. - Jelly Mar 29, 03:25
  - i think i probably entertained thoughts of an ivy for about two seconds - pixitude Mar 28, 22:27 1
    - My parents probably would have found the money if I had the grades. - Krusty Mar 28, 22:31
- If money were no issue, I'd definitely pick Brown. - Trish Mar 28, 22:07 5
  - You can take every class Pass/Fail too. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 28, 22:10 4
    - That adds up to some quality drinking time, right there. - Trish Mar 28, 22:20
    - *giggle* - pixitude Mar 28, 22:14 2
      - Hey, Otto almost got tenure at Brown! nm - ralph wiggum Mar 28, 22:21 1
        
        And he turned it down to drive a bus? -- nm - spamlet Mar 29, 05:09
- nobody ever accused high school seniors of being possessed by an excess of common sense -- nm - pixitude Mar 28, 21:45 3
  - 3 PAC 12 schools. They're choosing ediucation/weather. That education part killed the FL schools. -- nm - jnine Mar 28, 23:13 1
    - I'm surprised Berkeley isn't on the list. -- nm - jnine Mar 28, 23:16
  - You just jealous. :P -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 28, 21:46
So an MP falls asleep in a comittee and the solution is to assign him to one that looks over regulations? -- (link) - Reagen Mar 28, 21:42 1
- ... I'm sure I could call the tories lots of things, but I didn't think asleep at the wheel would be amongst them. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 21:44
i think i'll see Titanic even if the 3D isn't great just because it's on the big screen again -- nm - pixitude Mar 28, 21:40 8
- Yeah. It'll probably take twice as long for that son of a bitch to die in 3D. -- nm - Trish Mar 28, 21:55 1
  - In 3d we'll be able to see Rose is using her legs to try and push him under. -- nm - jnine Mar 28, 23:19
- I should go see it for the first time......right? -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 21:55 3
  - Just wear headphone and listen to an archeology lecture or something while you watch. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 28, 21:56 1
    - And she might want to invest in a "wee bag" or a Poise pad unless she doesn't plan on drinking any liquids for 24 hours prior. -- nm - Trish Mar 28, 22:11
  - Definitely. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 28, 21:55
- " I'd rather be his whore than your wife." -- nm - Qale Mar 28, 21:50 1
  - Cal is so dastardly! - pixitude Mar 28, 21:51
Crap. We did not win the Lotto. Again. It's up to you, Meg. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 28, 21:31 1
- refund the jinxer's money, meg -- nm - pixitude Mar 28, 21:32
I've revised my packing list at least twice - and I know I'll finish up throwing in what's clean and looks good together :/ - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 21:30 7
- nmb Meg - MDH Mar 28, 22:18 2
  - Indeed :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 22:21 1
    - mine too? :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 28, 22:22
- nmbMeg - CrankYanker Mar 28, 21:42 2
  - I really don't know where I'll be and what time. One of my errands includes meeting with other people and then I'll be on the move. - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 21:54 1
    - ok - CrankYanker Mar 28, 21:58
- Hey Meg, thanks for doing this. - kelly Mar 28, 21:38
think different -- nm - pixitude Mar 28, 21:24 2
- Which was a direct dig at IBM and their Think branding. - TWuG Mar 28, 21:28
- Smack differnt -- nm - tRu Pad Mar 28, 21:26

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