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Wayne Brady to replace Louis CK at the Radio and Television Correspondents� Association dinner -- (link) - amoxy Apr 3, 10:59 2
- "We need to go as safe as possible. Literally." nm - Dignan Apr 3, 11:01
- they'd rather have him choke a bitch than Louis choke his chicken -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 11:00
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- I have to say, today. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 3, 11:01
- *shoots in the air in celebration* Oh....sorry. -- nm - Alfredo Simon Apr 3, 10:57
ST - i present you with a google challenge from my friend Jennifer - can you find a Sporty Spice pin for sale on the internet? -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 10:56 4
- Another set. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Apr 3, 10:58 1
  - awesome, she'll have to settle for a set. kiss kiss -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 10:59 1
- Here's a whole set... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:57 1
  - Button-style pins are easy enough to make. I would try a sign shop. -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 11:00
~Your promises, they look like lies, your honesty - like a back that hides a knife~ - Epiphany Apr 3, 10:54
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- I really don't think that is it. I think Baseball as a sport is slowly dying -- nm - amoxy Apr 3, 11:01
- The Japan thing has been an epic failure for the ages -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 10:56
rumor: Next Doctor Who may be a woman.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 3, 10:53 5
- I'd love that. -- nm - loosilu Apr 3, 11:02
- Sure why not. A female Doctor and River Song... - amoxy Apr 3, 11:00
- I like it. -- nm - znufrii Apr 3, 10:58
- OUTRAGED! -- nm - Geeks Apr 3, 10:58
- ~ Rumor has it!~ -- nm - Adele Apr 3, 10:55
Groupon Trivia: Which MLB team is selling the most welcome mats on the groupon I just received? -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:44 18
- Rangers -- nm - ty97 Apr 3, 10:58 3
  - No -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:58 2
    - I hate this poll. - ty97 Apr 3, 11:00 1
      - let's name the 40 teams we haven't named yet! ... Giants! Padres! Red Sox! White Sox! Islanders! - Beryllium Apr 3, 11:01
- Nationals? -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 10:57
- Atlanta -- nm - ty97 Apr 3, 10:53 1
  - No -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:53
- I would say the Cubs, but really, who wants to buy doormats reminding them their team is a doormat....so Angels. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 3, 10:48 1
  - Nope -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:50
- Yankees -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 10:45 1
  - Nope -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:50
- Ancillary Poll: Which one has sold none? -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:45 4
  - Blue Jays. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 10:47 1
    - *ding* -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:47
  - Pirates -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 10:45
  - Marlins. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:45
- Cubs. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 10:45 1
  - Nope -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:50
Wow. If you like "The World of Henry Orient," read this article about the actresses. (If you haven't, you should; it's a bit like "Ghost World.") -- (link) - mara Apr 3, 10:43
Box office trivia: What film has made the most money overseas in 2012? -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:37 26
- Hint: It's not yet released in the U.S., but will be by the Weinstein company later this year. -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:45 15
  - Not Les Intouchables? -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 10:48 11
    - Correct. Almost $300 million overseas. -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:49 10
      - Boo! 2011 release in France! -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 10:51 2
        
        You're right. I'm not sure why BOM included it as a 2012 release. -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:59 1
        
        Probably because of the US release date. -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 11:02
      - Never heard of it and don't know who's in it! booo! -- nm - Max Apr 3, 10:51 6
        
        White quadraplegic billionaire hires hustling West African immigrant to take care of him, learns life lessons. -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 10:56
        
        That was kinda the point. A film made $300 million already, and almost all of us never heard of it. -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:53 1
        
        huh. The French do do comedies well. Just simple, straightforward, sincere comedy. -- nm - Max Apr 3, 10:58
        
        This is what you get for answering a C-list poll -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:52 2
        
        So bow down to him if you want, bow to him. Bow to the King of Slime, the King of Filth, the King of Putrescence. Boo. Boo. Rubbish. Filth. Slime. Boo -- nm - Max Apr 3, 10:53 1
        
        Are you the Miracle Max who worked for the king all those years? -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 10:54
  - I just cheated (I think) and am pretty sure I don't know what this movie is even knowing the title now. -- nm - ty97 Apr 3, 10:48
  - boooo. -- nm - Max Apr 3, 10:46 1
    - We came from a box office related message board, and contrary to filmjerk's assertion, we all know someone here who owns a box office website. - Inigo Apr 3, 10:48
- Hunger Games! -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 10:42
- A Thousand Words -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 10:40 4
  - has even ONE person on ST seen this? -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 10:43 3
    - I think we'll have to wait until early 2013, when the Calvin Award voters have to bite the bullet. -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 10:44
    - I'm not sure I've even heard of it. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:43 1
      - it's the Eddie Murphy thingie -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 10:51
- Mysterious Island? -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 10:39 1
  - #2 for the year. -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:41
- John Carter of Mars! - Epiphany Apr 3, 10:38
- Lorax? -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 10:38
Instagram is now out for Android. -- (link) - Ender Apr 3, 10:36 2
- Still waiting for DrawSomething to be on the Amazon App store. -- nm - lileve Apr 3, 10:51
- yeah, i just loaded some other camera ap the other day, but it wasn't so great -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 10:39
More of a curiosity question for me (not going for snark): Where in the Constitution does it suggest that Obamacare is federal gov't overreach? - con_carne Apr 3, 10:35 21
- the fine print -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 10:41
- Here's one summary of the case (I'm sure you can find others) -- (link) - Roger More Apr 3, 10:41 2
  - (I joke, but I am saving this for later. Thx to you as well.) -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 10:47
  - I was elected to lead, not to read -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 10:44
- Isn't the point of the Constitution that if it a specific power *isn't* in there, then the gov't doesn't have it? - Dr.Vermin Apr 3, 10:40 8
  - that's the point of the 10th Amendment, at least... -- nm - znufrii Apr 3, 10:42 3
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      - okay, then. - znufrii Apr 3, 11:00
    - Very good. However IANAL, but it would seem that the commerce does grant the power -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 10:43
  - the commerce clause is in there, and has been given almost complete deference by the Court in its past decisions -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 10:41 2
    - Yeah, apparently you have to go back to the late 1800s for a case where the court rejected a claim on that front. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 3, 10:46 1
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  - heh. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:41
- In article 4 section 3 of the broccoli clause. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:40 1
  - I'm going to need to read the Velveeta amendment to be sure -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 10:42
- for over a hundred years, the Supreme Court has interpreted the commerce clause as granting Congress broad (nearly unfettered) power to regulate - pixitude Apr 3, 10:38 5
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    - Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 11:00 1
      - "Order in the court! Counselor, settle those apes down." nm - Dignan Apr 3, 11:02
  - "Commerce clause" rings a bell, an is what I was driving at. Super. Thanks! -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 10:40 1
    - pixie wasn't technically answering your question. He's saying it's quite a stretch to make the overreach/unconstitutional argument. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:41
why i like Vienna -- (link) - marcel Apr 3, 10:35 [youtube]
Are you a good financial role model? -- (link) - ty97 Apr 3, 10:33 2
- Heh, they lost me on the first question..."transaction slips" ?!? -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 3, 10:38
- dear god no -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 10:34
wpp poll: what's your current white person problem? (i need to get a new macbook) -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 10:32 26
- allergies, it hurts when I do this (does something with my arm...OW) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 3, 11:08
- Here's the meme I was talking about -- (link) - ceregon Apr 3, 10:55 1
  - I don't see "white people problems on there" nm -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 10:59
- Convincing the boss, who is in a piss poor mood, to let me leave early today so I can get home in time for the championship game. -- nm - Stephen, loving the Lady Irish! Apr 3, 10:54
- No mail delivery yet, and the trash dumpsters haven't been emptied. - MojaveMeg Apr 3, 10:52 1
  - speaking of which - we rec'd our Boston Sunday Globe this morning. On Sunday they claimed to have a 'printing problem' and a bunch - Diva Apr 3, 10:56
- i have a weeks worth of vacation to use before June 30 and i can't decide what to do. - Andie Apr 3, 10:48 8
  - Vegas! Or Baltimore/DC. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:51
  - Chicago. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 10:49 6
    - i should clarify - i have a week's worth of vacation and almost no budget. - Andie Apr 3, 10:50 5
      - do a bunch of Toronto vacation stuff you have never done before maybe? -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 10:52 1
        
        that could cost more than going somewhere -- nm - zork Apr 3, 10:55
      - *takes up a collection* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 10:51
      - Groiny's bed has no monetary cost - oblique Apr 3, 10:51 1
        
        it was 1800 dollars, tubby. - groiny Apr 3, 10:52
- I'm not getting a high enough rate of return on my savings. -- nm - ty97 Apr 3, 10:40
- I don't have as much time as I'd like to check the Internet/Google Reader for news and stuff (especially during the day at work!). -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 10:38
- I can't decide between the Rolls and the Bentley. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:38
- flights are too expensive to the 4th place I want to travel to this year. -- nm - Diva Apr 3, 10:36
- Need to hire someone to weed my yard, install a brick patio in the backyard, and install a new toilet - oblique Apr 3, 10:35 1
  - I got a guy...... - groiny Apr 3, 10:37
- my cat keeps waking me up at 4 am by standing on me. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 10:35 2
  - the new one, mr. fussybritches? -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 10:35 1
    - yes, he uses us a walking bridge - from one of us to the other - back and forth. He wants us to get up and feed him - Epiphany Apr 3, 10:41
- small penis. nm - dingan Apr 3, 10:33 1
  - huh. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 10:34
Looking at the numbers, it looks The Hunger Games is gonna make around $350 million domestically. - Inigo Apr 3, 10:32 11
- I agree with the IM. -- nm - David Apr 3, 10:48
- Doesn't seem like something a ton of people would have interest in if they hadn't read the books though. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:37 9
  - I know quite a few who have seen it without reading the books. - groiny Apr 3, 10:44
  - i hadn't read the books but had interest. until i actually saw it -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 10:42
  - I can't find solid numbers anywhere, but I'm sure the domestic box office has already surpassed how many people read the books. -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:40 6
    - Oh, I'm sure. And certainly the case with numerous other book-turned-movies. Just seems like more relevant with this series. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:42 5
      - You're probably right. I just figured word of mouth would drive it more. - Inigo Apr 3, 10:44 4
        
        it's pretty mediocre stuff -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 10:48 3
        
        Give it to pixie. He hates everything! *hands pixie a bowl of Life* -- nm - Inigo Apr 3, 10:51
        
        you are pretty mediocre stuff. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 3, 10:49
        
        says you -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 10:48
Thanks for the feedback on the white people problem, here's more info - ceregon Apr 3, 10:31 3
- Again, I would look for a way to serve both sets of kids at once. Maybe tell the private parents... - Dr.Vermin Apr 3, 10:43 2
  - I could do that. But there are going to be some public school parents who are OK with sending their kids to school after hours, but not to somebody - ceregon Apr 3, 10:53 1
    - Nice! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 3, 10:56
I was talking to the small, sneaky child I know last night and she explained to me that in my absence, she'd implemented a new color coding system for - iceberg jones Apr 3, 10:28 2
- that's kinda cool, wonder if she looks at the calendar sees a lot of pink and then decides that today should be a blue day -- nm - ceregon Apr 3, 10:33
- *likes* -- nm - Max Apr 3, 10:29
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- His criticism of it is in the same paragraph as his embrace of it is. -- nm - Stephen, loving the Lady Irish! Apr 3, 10:41 1
  - (Also, as someone who taught Constitutional Law, he should know that just because a law was "duly constituted and passes" by a "strong majority" - Stephen, loving the Lady Irish! Apr 3, 10:59
- I agree with you that overall, it seems like a point that's out of place for the moment. Like an attempt at distraction. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 3, 10:33
The Nerdist podcast interview with Mr. BadBanana himself, Tim Siedel. -- (link) - GregW Apr 3, 10:24 2
- Did Hardwick quit G4? -- nm - lileve Apr 3, 10:52 1
  - I don't know their relationship, but he has been doing lots of other things. -- nm - GregW Apr 3, 11:54
Take the "should I quit?" test -- (link) - mara Apr 3, 10:20 5
- /gets halfway through test, then quits/ -- nm - Dr.Vermin wasn't feeling personally fulfilled Apr 3, 10:26
- I hate stuff like this that requires an email to get the results. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 10:23 3
  - Then you should stay! -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 10:25
  - here's the mandy version of that quiz. no email required. - iceberg jones Apr 3, 10:24 1
    - I like this version of the quiz much better -- nm - znufrii Apr 3, 10:25
"I want it to look like this." Me:"Ok. Here." "It doesn't look fun." *head desk* -- nm - lileve Apr 3, 10:20 8
- Just got this email: "I like the ad but, it seems to lack pizazz." - Dr.Vermin Apr 3, 10:28 6
  - "Sure, just let me hit my Pizazz button." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 3, 10:56
  - What bugs me is that there was no grey area. They gave me an example that I matched. I gave them exactly what they asked for. *hands in air* -- nm - lileve Apr 3, 10:36 4
    - This is a good Twitter feed to follow, if you don't already... -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Apr 3, 10:49 3
      - Nice. Thanks! -- nm - lileve Apr 3, 11:46
      - there are some gems " we want to keep it ghetto-tastic and professional at the same time" -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 10:53 1
        
        Haha! -- nm - lileve Apr 3, 11:45
- lame first -- nm - lileve Apr 3, 10:20

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