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Last. -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 21:50 1
- showoff :) -- nm - JenBro Apr 10, 10:53
Bones spoilers - Beryllium Apr 9, 21:37
Has anyone here dealt with hospice services when their loved one had more time than hospice usually deals with? - kelly Apr 9, 21:35 2
- I see the purpose of hospice care - either in or out patient - is to focus on the comfort of the patient who has little chance of recovery. It's not - MojaveMeg Apr 9, 22:08
- sort of. my dad never ended up in the hospice, but we talked to them. - mafic Apr 9, 21:57
Who had money on Baylor vacating their Women's Basketball Championship before Kentucky vacates the Men's Basketball Championship? -- (link) - Dano Apr 9, 21:31 2
- Too many phone calls is what set Pearl. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:33 1
  - scofflaw! -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 21:35
Ika: Lakewood you have an alliance chat message -- nm - Karl_S Apr 9, 21:26 4
- incidentally, there's a big brawl on delta.com -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:31 2
  - My troops and ships are about 36 hours away -- nm - Karl_S Apr 9, 21:34 1
    - While on the outside of possibly getting involved I've seen battles go that long. - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:38
- going to next island, 20 minutes and I'll be off your books -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 21:28
Ha! Well the surgery dept screwed up the schedule, I thought my first call is on Friday but my resident just e-mailed saying it is tomorrow! 28 hours - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 9, 21:15 1
- that instills confidence -- nm - pixitude Apr 9, 21:28
Cell carriers agree to start shutting off stolen phones (like the rest of the world has been doing for a decade or more already) -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 9, 21:13
It really is too bad that Courtney Love went/was crazy. I could have used a few more albums like Live Through This from her. - Reagen Apr 9, 21:04 45
- I wonder how well it sells now? - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:46 2
  - I still want to hear the rumored Kurt demos of those songs -- nm - Remlik Apr 9, 21:51 1
    - you know better. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:51
- I've resolved myself to the fact that I exist ten years behind on a lot of music. - ty97 Apr 9, 21:45 1
  - So you should just be getting into Spoon and Queens of the Stone Age about now. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 21:47
- Celebrity Skin is better than anything Nirvana ever did. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:24 24
  - I certainly listen to it more than Nirvana, that's for sure. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 21:47
  - OH FOR CHRIST'S SAKE -- nm - rollo Apr 9, 21:40
  - we're close to having words here. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 21:26 5
    - I can't stand her but that is a brilliant song. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:27 4
      - well considering Billy Corgan wrote that cd. -- nm - Remlik Apr 9, 21:46 3
        
        was it him or cobain? - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:49 2
        
        look at the credits of Celebrity Skin. Corgan wrote 5 of the 11 songs.. -- nm - Remlik Apr 9, 21:55 1
        
        I thought you were talking LtT. I know about Celebrity. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 9, 22:00
  - you've reaffirmed my faith in David-level crazy. it was waning there for a while. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 21:25 13
    - Nirvana is more overrated than Star Wars and Twilight. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:26 12
      - But where do they rank with The Beatles? -- nm - Tim Apr 9, 21:33 7
        
        Around Star Wars, so tied for third. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:34 6
        
        And Avatar? -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 9, 21:34 5
        
        A seminal work in modern cinema. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:35 4
        
        That would be Star Wars. What has Avatar influenced? -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 9, 21:38 3
        
        Star Wars is a previous iteration of Twilight. Make your peace with it. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:40 2
        
        Stay on the floor. - Spawn Apr 9, 21:46 1
        
        How I Met Your Mother celebrated Star Wars tonight. Bland on Bland action. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:55
      - sometimes, you're a weird dude. -- nm - TFox Apr 9, 21:32 2
        
        Nirvana's success out of the Seattle bands would be like foodchem becoming the most famous STer. - David Apr 9, 21:35 1
        
        Or Jimmy Buffet actually... oh wait. -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 9, 21:36
      - nevermind. would describe how i feel about nirvana - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 21:30
  - DLC -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 9, 21:24 1
    - Spawn, it's too early for that dress. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:25
- It is one of the best albums of the 90s... - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:16 4
  - The thing that's striking me about this listen is how the drummer earned her pay on Violet. - Reagen Apr 9, 21:18 3
    - and what's great about Schemel is that she plays a wide variety of styles on that album. - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:42
    - every single player on the album was talented. - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:29
    - I saw her play with Motley Crue while Tommy was in jail. - Iron Spawn Apr 9, 21:24
- Too bad she screwed up Kurt Cobain also...I could've used a few more albums like Nevermind or In Utero. - flavorize Apr 9, 21:10 6
  - No big loss. -- nm - David Apr 9, 21:25
  - He was a mess all on his own. - Mel Profit Apr 9, 21:14
  - he was already scrwed up i think iscwas mutual qnd fed of each other -- nm - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 21:12 2
    - you've been hanging around Dane, haven't you? -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 21:13 1
      - ifi was itwould bebetter - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 21:17
  - Because Kurt was so normal before her. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 21:11
- she was ok, but how many musicans well past menopause (and lets include men's midlife crises whatever in this too) have made compelling grab your guts - zeitgeist Apr 9, 21:09 2
  - Is that due to the artists, or due to the cult of youth in our society? -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 21:46
  - bruce? johnny cash? -- nm - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 21:10
Call me crazy, but I've decided to do my 5-minute information speech (with a visual aid) tomorrow, on gas prices. - znufrii Apr 9, 20:40 13
- I readily call you crazy, but this topic, depending on how it is presented, doesn't really seem crazy. -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 21:47
- I did one a few years back on the benefits of measuring in Gallons per Mile vs. Miles per Gallon. - JaxSean Apr 9, 20:55 1
  - interesting. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 21:14
- what were they when you started to drive? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 9, 20:55 1
  - looks like the national average was about $1.13 a gallon. - znufrii Apr 9, 20:57
- And what's with these crazy gas prices, am I right folks? ....uh that's all I got -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 20:49 1
  - nah, I've got to do a whole outline with sources and sh!t. - znufrii Apr 9, 20:55
- I'm taking $5 bets on "can znufrii communicate information within a five minute window?" - TFox Apr 9, 20:46 5
  - He's much wordier in writing. Verbally, he has an average level of succinctness. -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 21:48 1
    - oh, you've never really seen me at my best, though. - znufrii Apr 9, 21:52
  - fwiw - znufrii Apr 9, 20:54 2
    - i never said you couldn't stop talking within five minutes. - TFox Apr 9, 20:56 1
      - good point. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 20:58
Nightline is doing a story on the choking game. News flash: kids do dumb stuff. -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 20:38
LOL! my 5 year old niece's definition of a judge. "The guy who goes WHACK and you gotta pay your money." -- nm - loosilu Apr 9, 20:27 2
- soon she will know it is also a muscle car -- nm - peglegpete Apr 9, 20:56
- That's what it seemed like when I was in court. All of those petty city ordinances. WHACK $200 WHACK $250 WHACK $500. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 20:43
David: I don't care how much talent Colin Firth has or doesn't have. He is just hot. -- nm - loosilu Apr 9, 20:08 27
- You know who would agree with you on this - eag Apr 9, 21:26
- Sure. Everybody loves a nondescript dude in his 50s. -- nm - David Apr 9, 20:16 25
  - He's the definition of a shlub. - Mel Profit Apr 9, 20:54 8
    - uhm no -- nm - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 20:57 7
      - he looks like he sells typewriters. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 9, 20:59 6
        
        in a hollywood movie - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 21:01
        
        he's like if a dry pair of socks for a November nap became a person. -- nm - TFox Apr 9, 21:00 4
        
        *laughing* (nmb TFox) - kelly Apr 9, 21:11 2
        
        nmb - TFox Apr 9, 21:13 1
        
        OK, thanks. -- nm - kelly Apr 9, 21:14
        
        yep youre all straight - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 21:07
  - nondescript uhhuh yeah sure - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 20:36
  - you are such straight boy. -- nm - loosilu Apr 9, 20:26
  - There's value to landing a guy that could never even figure out how to cheat on you. -- nm - TFox Apr 9, 20:24 10
    - so, have you guys seen his wife? just sayin. -- nm - loosilu Apr 9, 20:28 9
      - an inanimate carbon rod with his resume could score a hot wife. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 20:39
      - yeah, i'm sure she had men clamoring for her. -- (link) - TFox Apr 9, 20:37 7
        
        What the hell was she thinking with that dress?? - amoxy Apr 9, 20:40 6
        
        probably let the kidspick it out - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 20:53 3
        
        She only wears clothes that are "repurposed" so she intentionally chose that herself... -- nm - kelly Apr 9, 21:09 2
        
        i hope oxfam got ackice price for it -- nm - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 21:23 1
        
        ...a nice price... -- nm - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 21:25
        
        She is thinking, "My husband is deadly dull and my life needs some color in it." -- nm - David Apr 9, 20:47
        
        She was thinking, "well, it's not like Colin's going to dump me." -- nm - TFox Apr 9, 20:41
  - ...that really knows how to wear a sweater. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 9, 20:22 1
    - hes english. of course he knows how to wear a sweater -- nm - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 20:56
  - Okay, this made me laugh. -- nm - kelly Apr 9, 20:20
Has anyone heard of an employer requiring an applicant to provide them with a copy of their (the applicant's) credit report? - Stephen Apr 9, 20:07 6
- Probably smaller companies that don't want to pay for it. The applicant can get it for free. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 9, 20:41
- yes all over the newspapers and various state legislatures working on laws to limit it -- nm - the liioulu on a nook wifi Apr 9, 20:38
- I've heard of it, but never had it happen to me. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 20:18
- No, but that will work for me - Epiphany Apr 9, 20:08
- yes. (for jobs in DC, for sure) -- nm - loosilu Apr 9, 20:08 1
  - rereading your post ... ok that is odd. In my experience they just go rooting around on their own. -- nm - loosilu Apr 9, 20:08
hack shmack. -- nm - kelly Apr 9, 20:05 1
- When you think about it, this is not his fault that people have become delusional about his abilities. -- nm - David Apr 9, 20:06
Lesnar is somehow paler than Sheamus. -- nm - David Apr 9, 20:03 7
- The wee baby Seamus? - Krusty Apr 9, 21:35
- upon further consideration, I would contend that Seamus is a human jar of mayonaise, while Brock's just a big clammy dude... - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 9, 20:33 3
  - Nah, Sheamus is Beaker. -- (link) - Tim Apr 9, 20:34 [Image] 2
    - well they are related! -- nm - Remlik Apr 9, 20:36
    - yeah ... i'd forgotten about the muppets being on RAW a while back ... but I would suggest beaker has the better tan :) -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 9, 20:36
- and it looks like he's been gardening, too .... did you see that cauliflower ear? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 9, 20:05 1
  - Cena's and Orton's ears are nasty as well...they're not cauliflower anymore but you can tell they were -- nm - Remlik Apr 9, 20:31
Tinsel is tree bling -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 19:59
PSA: Tomorrow night Smackdown is live on SyFy and it's Blast from the Past night with lots of old legends. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 19:55
australian the voice has keith urban, the guy from good charlotte, seal, and probably the third most famous singer to come off neighbours. - mafic Apr 9, 19:54 13
- Craig MacLachlan? No way! -- nm - Roger More Apr 9, 20:36
- I actually like the idea of the show but think they had trouble getting people to be the judges -- nm - Karl_S Apr 9, 20:35 1
  - I'm amazed they got Seal. For Australian reality, that's huge. -- nm - Roger More Apr 9, 20:37
- Olivia Mutant John? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 20:12
- Good Charlotte = Maroon 5? Buwhaaaa. Y'all got screwed -- nm - Epiphany Apr 9, 20:10 7
  - yeah, but our aguilera is prettier. less talented, but prettier. -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 20:17 6
    - What is her name? I believe you though. Pretty lasses in Oz -- nm - Epiphany Apr 9, 20:55 2
      - delta goodrem -- (link) - mafic Apr 9, 21:08 1
        
        great googly moogly -- nm - JaxSean Apr 9, 21:21
    - hee! you can say what you want about Christina, but she got the chops. -- nm - loosilu Apr 9, 20:30 1
      - pork, lamb, whatever's on the menu. -- nm - Remlik Apr 9, 20:37
    - That's a nice thing to say about Keith Urban. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 9, 20:23
- Two out of four ain't bad. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 9, 19:56
So the cat's a rental? Right. Next you'll tell me Christina's tits are fake. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 9, 19:53
If you haven't read the books I'm not sure how you could follow Game of Thrones. - Fuzzy (mobile) Apr 9, 19:52 15
- Maybe I passed the point where I care for fantasy as a genre, but I got about half way through the first book and gave up. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 9, 20:26 3
  - that's an underestimate, if anything. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 20:28 2
    - 75%? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 9, 20:29 1
      - *hand-wavy motion* -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 20:30
- i've never read a page and no problems yet. there's a throne and everybody wants to sit on it - pixitude Apr 9, 20:26
- Agreed. -- nm - Subversive Apr 9, 20:17
- I think they do a pretty good job of explaining through subtext. - David Apr 9, 19:54 8
  - I'm keeping up barely - Epiphany Apr 9, 20:13
  - there's a fair bit of filler in the books, too. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 19:56 6
    - We noticed tonight that there is a 360 game coming out. - David Apr 9, 20:17 3
      - Spoils - TWuG Apr 9, 21:30 1
        
        Yeah, but when my wife scoffed at how that scene started, I said "just wait, this gets good." -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 21:37
      - you don't see a lot of non- Japanese games with a dedicated incest menu. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 20:19
    - "and they all went on a horse ride around westeros. again." -- nm - mafic Apr 9, 20:12 1
      - " and here is a list of every meal they ate." -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 20:17

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