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FBB: Think I could get away with getting Lincecum for Josh Hamilton, straight-up (points league), right now? -- nm - flavorize Apr 19, 10:32 2
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  - This. Unless you have a glut of OF and simply no pitching, it seems pretty risky. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:37
Has ST seen the Vancouver motocycle going 186 mph weaving through traffic? Getting insane coverage up here -- (link) - Beaker Apr 19, 10:32 [youtube] 6
- what's that red cup, on the top right? -- nm - flavorize Apr 19, 10:38 1
  - my guess would be for coffee or something -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:39
- *opens passenger door, pulverizes motorcycle* -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Apr 19, 10:38
- my buddy's brother did something like that a few years ago. A car changed lanes as he was passing and he flew over the top of it - decline Apr 19, 10:37 1
  - the cops want this dude bad. -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:37
- um, not vancouver. Vancouver Island. The video starts about 1.5km from my house. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 10:33
Cats ... in ... SPACE -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 19, 10:30 [youtube]
heh, FB post "Haters are like crickets; they chirp all day but when you walk by them they shut up": -- nm - CrankYanker Apr 19, 10:27
$2 Amazon MP3 credit: MOMROCKS -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Apr 19, 10:25 1
- how does one redeem this? tia -- nm - CQ: Pressure Checker Apr 19, 10:38
My TV segment on the physics of baseball is (finally) online. -- (link) - nubby Apr 19, 10:19 3 1
- Is that a CBS College Sports portal? Where do they get off putting pre-roll ads on academic content?! -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Apr 19, 10:23
- sweet! -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:23
- Cool! -- nm - Ser Vermyn Apr 19, 10:22
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- Who *hasn't* wanted to execute a teenager or two? His mistake was not using his fingers and making a "pew pew" noise. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:21
- This is why students need to carry their own guns with blanks to deter such attacks -- nm - NRA Apr 19, 10:20 1
  - I thought Hawthorne had returned until I saw "with blanks" -- nm - zork Apr 19, 10:22
ah Michele Bachmann: Obama is "waving a tar baby in the air" at speculators over oil prices -- (link) - pixitude Apr 19, 10:18 4
- I love that her staff's defense is "It's not about race, she just used a metaphor that makes no sense whatsoever." (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:24 1
  - "its a sticky situation!!" dont you get it?!?! - Jovian Apr 19, 10:29
- Thank heavens he wasn't holding a pencil over his head.... -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:22
- I can't even figure out how that makes any sense. -- nm - znufrii Apr 19, 10:20
Survivor spoilers - Beaker Apr 19, 10:15 2
- uh huh for sure (spoils) - Jovian Apr 19, 10:19 1
  - spoils - Roger More Apr 19, 10:30
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JetBlue pilot who snapped mid-flight to plead insanity. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 19, 10:13 4
- I can't imagine any other explanation. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Apr 19, 10:24
- Jetblue's new slogan: Our pilots are nuts...about helping the customer! -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:14 2
  - Jetblue's new slogan 2: We're crazy to be offering you these seat sales! -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 19, 10:15 1
    - "Coffe, tea, Thorazine?" -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:20
yay, baby!! congrats to the psilotums! :) - -- nm - I.b. Apr 19, 10:09
Bartolo Colon Threw 38 Straight Strikes Last Night -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:08
EPA finalizes 'fracking' regulations -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 19, 10:08 3
- for air pollution, at least. -- nm - znufrii Apr 19, 10:11
- the earthquakes are just a benefit! -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:08 1
  - If you enjoy them too much, we'll have to start billing you for them. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Apr 19, 10:39
Donovan McNabb says he's a hall of famer -- (link) - Beaker Apr 19, 10:06 19
- Philly sports radio has been talking about this. Consensus here is no he is not -- nm - decline Apr 19, 10:18 3
  - Philly hating on a former sports star? Say it ain't so. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:18 2
    - crazy, right ? -- nm - decline Apr 19, 10:19 1
      - He did have 3,000yds+ rushing. And 20 or so rushing TDs. Played in only 12 playoff games -- nm - flavorize Apr 19, 10:27
- He is on the fence. His situation is like Jim Kelly's and his stats are slightly better. - David Apr 19, 10:17 7
  - I give Kelly the edge because of his 4 AFC Championships + 4 SB appearances - decline Apr 19, 10:27 1
    - yep -- nm - flavorize Apr 19, 10:31
  - Yep, I understand that his stats are better than Aikman and Kelly's, but SBs are huge. He should play up his rushing stats, could help -- nm - flavorize Apr 19, 10:20
  - IMO: Kelly is in if Norwood makes that kick. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 19, 10:18 3
    - Kelly is in. -- nm - flavorize Apr 19, 10:21 2
      - My bad. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 19, 10:23 1
        
        No worries. It brings up, how much is a SB win worth, in HOF terms. Kelly had none, but got in (he went 4X). Is Aikman HOF, if he didn't win any SBs -- nm - flavorize Apr 19, 10:25
- Sure, why not. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:12 4
  - I see your Football HOF and raise you the Hockey HOF. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 19, 10:16 1
    - I said "major" sports. :) (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:17
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    - The former Oakland A's top 1B prospect? That's weird. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:17
- Then so have I!! -- nm - Joe 'The Bestest' Flacco Apr 19, 10:11
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thanks very much for the b.day wishes! :) - -- nm - I.b. Apr 19, 10:06 4
- Happy b-irthday! -- nm - Andie Apr 19, 10:29
- Happy birthday! -- nm - David Apr 19, 10:17
- have fun - pixitude Apr 19, 10:07 1
  - pfft. -- nm - I.b. Apr 19, 10:10
Been talking to property management companies in Vegas, they must be hurting for properties to manage - ceregon Apr 19, 10:06
eagle-eyed high school students take down another ex-porn star teacher -- (link) - pixitude Apr 19, 10:01 12
- "We are asking teachers to discourage the children from searching for [the video]" - Ser Vermyn Apr 19, 10:09
- Do teachers have a morality clause in their contracts? - musubi Apr 19, 10:09 9
  - Maybe people can just remember that they live in California, a place where pr0n is done, and is a tens of billions/year industry -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 10:24 3
    - sure. they have a right to make it. and parents can say, with some justification, they don't want the actors teaching in school - pixitude Apr 19, 10:28 2
      - Yeah, I'm not comfortable with either side of the argument. - musubi Apr 19, 10:36 1
        
        i wasn't asking for an ethics seminar, Jeremy Bentham -- nm - pixitude Apr 19, 10:37
  - yeah, I have to think she might be able to sue, unless there is something in the contract forbidding it. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 19, 10:11
  - how about maybe coming down on the kids for finding the porn in the first place? -- nm - pixitude Apr 19, 10:10 3
    - Yup. Who's the dummy who had this info and blabbed it? (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:12 2
      - He was probably the kid who hadn't gone to class in two months and yet had an A+. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 10:14
      - word. -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 10:12
- We must be doing pretty well as a society if we can think we can afford to fire teachers over stuff like this -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 10:07
You should get a Win for pitching 10 shutout innings, regardless of what happens to the team. (nM) - musubi Apr 19, 10:00 5
- that's a worse idea than the overtime point system in hockey - zork Apr 19, 10:22
- Behr 790E-2 Gentle Rain -- nm - znufrii Apr 19, 10:02 3
  - should have gone below. oops. -- nm - znufrii Apr 19, 10:04 2
    - No no, totally appropriate. I get exactly what you were saying. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:10 1
      - something like that, yeah. -- nm - znufrii Apr 19, 10:17
LYC - Cruise/airfare booked for Lil Pip's birthday celebration at sea - end of May - Epiphany Apr 19, 10:00 2
- Jealous...wherever you're going :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 19, 10:19
- milestone birthday? -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 10:18
home front chat q: which shade of grey for the bedroom -- Metropolitan AF-690 or Coventry Gray HC-169? - pixitude Apr 19, 09:57 1
- 50 -- nm - decline Apr 19, 09:58
Patriots fans: I grabbed an RB and 2 WR's in your first 4 NFL draft picks. Please don't hate me. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 19, 09:54 1
- "we've secretly replaced the Red Sox with Patriot WRs...let's see who notices..." -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 09:56
Something a stranger just told me in an email sales pitch: "Your English is good." - David Apr 19, 09:53 1
- "You should see my Aramaic." (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 09:55
Not safe for work, but guaranteed to be full of epic awesomeness and disgustingness -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 19, 09:49
cool trick with water and a speaker -- (link) - zork Apr 19, 09:47
st poll: stupidest thing you have heard/read today? -- nm - tRuMaN, (not a knock off version) Apr 19, 09:45 15
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- see link above -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 09:50
- People disregarding Tina Fey as "funniest" just because she didn't do skits. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 09:49 9
  - no one mentions Victoria Jackson? for shame... - Beaker Apr 19, 10:01 3
    - she's batshit crazy now, but for being the cast's resident ditzy blonde, she played that role well - pixitude Apr 19, 10:06 2
      - someone smart playing dumb requires skill. I don't think she was playing. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 10:07
      - The Love Toilet! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 19, 10:06
  - There's a distinction between 'funniest staff member' and 'funniest cast member'. - Ser Vermyn Apr 19, 10:00 2
    - Exactly my point. - Will Hunting Apr 19, 10:19
    - I agree with the Eskimo. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 19, 10:01
  - mmhmm. -- nm - kelly Apr 19, 09:57
  - see: 30 Rock. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 09:57
- Bo Ryan stopping that kid from going to 25 schools -- nm - decline Apr 19, 09:48
- the conversation between our office's resident dipshit and one of the receptionists -- nm - pixitude Apr 19, 09:47 1
  - Is it third person day again? Dignan approves. nm - Dignan Apr 19, 09:54
Orlando media: Howard has told Magic owner that he will not play for Stan Van Gundy anymore. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 19, 09:45 10
- His lack of maturity is why I'd rather play with what we've got then bring him to the Bulls. -- nm - pmb Apr 19, 09:54
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  - word -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 09:49
  - Howard or SVG? - musubi Apr 19, 09:48 3
    - Both. SVG knows he's gone, so he's been angling for his next job for a while now. - Strongbad Apr 19, 09:49 2
      - Are we *sure* that SVG isn't just Jeff Van Gundy in a fat suit and mustache? - musubi Apr 19, 09:50 1
        
        JVG's recent rant about NBA tanking was fun -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 09:52
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    - he's Patrick Roy...without the Championship rings -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 09:49
  - I think I'm going to write off my FL sports allegiances - Strongbad Apr 19, 09:48
speaking of female comedic performances...the young girl on New Girl was hilarious. - Mel Profit Apr 19, 09:44 8
- She really was. -- nm - David Apr 19, 10:12 1
  - "you pregnant. You pregnant!" -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 10:15
- Now that I don't have new Justifed, I might try to watch this at some point. But I'm still trying to catch up - musubi Apr 19, 09:47 3
  - Give it about 6 - 8 Episodes. It's not the show now that it was when it started. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 09:48 2
    - I have a crush on Zoey. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 09:57 1
      - I wanted to push her character into a wood chipper for the first month and a half. - Mel Profit Apr 19, 10:01
- that episode was one of the best so far. - groiny Apr 19, 09:45 1
  - It's really really becoming something to watch. - Mel Profit Apr 19, 09:47
Chesapeake Bay blue crab population near 20-year high -- (link) - MDH Apr 19, 09:44 3
- wait, we're up at the North Poll fishing and they are like right there? FML -- nm - Deadliest Catcher Apr 19, 09:53
- Will Hunting, we are needed. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 09:50 1
  - I'm pretty sure Diva just put on a butter bib and grabbed some crab leg-crackers and doesn't know why. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 09:52
Gastayer as Martha Stewart was hilarious. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 19, 09:43 3
- As is here Delicious Dish. Everybody remember Baldwin, but it was Gastayer and Shannon that sold it. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 09:44 1
  - yes, the voices -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 09:51
- And that's a good thing. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 09:43
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- Can you clear something up for me re: TE and CB Wonderlic scores? - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 19, 09:54 7
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    - I don't know his score, but I heard Revis scored well. Asomugha scored a 24, from what I saw, which is above average. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 19, 10:17 4
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        So, probably a big basis for the reasoning. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 19, 10:38
      - from your post yesterday, Hightower went at #18 to SD. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 19, 10:19 1
        
        I saw that, thanks. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 19, 10:34
    - I'm only surprised that there is any correlation at all. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 10:15
- ~/You gonna wish one day you were sitting on the gate of a truck by the lake /~ -- nm - Subversive Apr 19, 09:46
- Stadium deal? Congrats! -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 19, 09:43

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