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Good lord, NBC Sports has hired Ryan Seacrest to be an Olympic Contributor -- (link) - MDH Apr 26, 09:50 1
- he's been the new Dick Clark for years. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:51
Was Newt Gingrich�s campaign the worst in history? -- (link) - Count Strongbad Apr 26, 09:35 17
- Does going back to being a commentator on Fox News count as being "gone for good"? - znufrii Apr 26, 09:49
- Ha ha. No. -- nm - Rick Perry Apr 26, 09:45 4
  - Oh yeah? -- (link) - Herman Cain Apr 26, 09:47 [youtube] 3
    - Herman vastly overperformed compared to expectations. Perry was a disaster from the start -- nm - pixitude Apr 26, 09:49
    - Don't forget this gem! -- (link) - Herman Cain Apr 26, 09:49 [youtube] 1
      - I bet he got a ton of hciks thanks to his run... -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 09:50
- having a staffer dressed in an elephant costume is all kinds of awesome. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 09:44 1
  - I was just about to comment on that as well...hadn't heard about that before. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:44
- eh, he's like sarah palin. all he wants is to keep his profile up so he can keep making money. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 09:42
- That they are asking the question while John Edwards is on trial is really something. -- nm - Roger More Apr 26, 09:40
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  - It might not even be top 5 for 2012. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 09:42
- caution: article is 3 days old -- nm - Count Strongbad Apr 26, 09:36 4
  - Did the campaign get better over the last three days? -- nm - David Apr 26, 09:39 3
    - yes - znufrii Apr 26, 09:45
    - No, but it was written before the most recent primary results and subsequent "re-assesment" announcement -- nm - Count Strongbad Apr 26, 09:42
    - a mercy killing is a kind of better. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 09:40
What d'ya figure the laws are on a pool such as this one? -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 09:34 2
- no laws since it's portable, I think -- nm - CQ: PVC Madman Apr 26, 09:39
- Most jurisdictions regulate pools over a certain depth. This one is for 24 inches, and includes temporary pools. -- (link) - mara Apr 26, 09:39
I've decided to have an MH-related nick for the next week or so, to celebrate my awesomeness. -- nm - Count Strongbad Apr 26, 09:29 5
- ? -- nm - MDH Apr 26, 09:31 4
  - Wait, what? -- nm - MDH Apr 26, 09:42 1
    - Whenever I see MH, I think of your name. -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 26, 09:43
  - Mouse Hunt, the most awesome game on Facebook. -- nm - Count Strongbad Apr 26, 09:33
  - Count is the rank he just achieved in MouseHunt. -- nm - TWuG Apr 26, 09:33
He's not being entirely truthful about his past support, but at least this might indicate the right's love affair with Ayn Rand might be waning. -- (link) - mara Apr 26, 09:24
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- Unexpectedly! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:24 1
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What is lower than a person(s) stealing money from Holocaust survivors? -- (link) - Beaker Apr 26, 09:23 5
- stealing it from holocause survivors and giving it to nazi groups? -- nm - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 26, 09:38
- crap kids -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 09:25
- stealing from the dead ones? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 09:24
- coming to work still drunkover -- nm - pixitude Apr 26, 09:24
- Uh, killing them? -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 26, 09:24
Lawrence O'Donnell puts together a reel of Presidents appearing on late night talk shows. - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 09:22
Norris finalists -- Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators' Erik Karlsson, Nashville Predators' Shea Weber -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 09:19 1
- who? NM -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 09:20
Where do I get Hand Satanizer? -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 26, 09:17 1
- lol. 1 human skull full of red hots. -- nm - Jovian Apr 26, 09:20
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- *panics* nm -- nm - crazy japs Apr 26, 09:17
PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:15 4
- *drafts Buddy Roemer* -- nm - redmond si Apr 26, 09:17
- the only way to make this better would be if you earned points when they did stupid stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 09:17 1
  - Nothing stopping you from going for -20,000. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:18
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Rooney Mara is going to be in our of our films. -- (link) - LMS Apr 26, 09:15
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Mets RBI Trivia: David Wright passed Darryl Strawberry for Mets all-time RBI leader, name the two pitchers off whom both players got RBI. - musubi Apr 26, 08:54 14
- I had forgotten Strawberry was on the Giants for a season -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 09:10
- Wakefield. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 09:07
- Greg Maddox -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 09:06 1
  - o=u -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 09:08
- Clemons? -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 09:03 1
  - o=e -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 09:10
- Smotlz -- nm - CQ: PVC Madman Apr 26, 09:00
- Randy Johnson? -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:57 1
  - Nope, good guess tho. (nm) - musubi Apr 26, 08:59
- who pitched last night, Buehrle -- nm - CQ: PVC Madman Apr 26, 08:56 2
  - nope (nm) - musubi Apr 26, 08:59
  - oh, now I understand, heh. -- nm - CQ: PVC Madman Apr 26, 08:56
- Moyer -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:55 1
  - *ding* That's one of 'em. (nm) - musubi Apr 26, 08:56
Kobe Bryant needs 38 points in his final game to pass Kevin Durant for the regular season scoring title -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:50 9
- it would be awesome for someone on the other team to knock him loopy. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 09:27
- Watch him go for it then reinjure his shin and be out for the playoffs -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 09:05
- I'm getting flashbacks of Shaq vs. David Robinson years ago - Strongbad Apr 26, 08:59
- I'll set the over-under line on the number of shots Kobe takes at 40. - musubi Apr 26, 08:55
- let the ball hoggery begin! -- nm - TFox Apr 26, 08:55 3
  - Begin? -- nm - Stephen Apr 26, 08:56 2
    - It's funny because it's true. (nm) - musubi Apr 26, 09:00
    - continue! -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:57
- Which would make him the third oldest player to do so. -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 26, 08:55
Are you attractive enough to travel for free? -- (link) - mara Apr 26, 08:48 1
- We've killed the site. Also, yes. Yes I am. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 08:50
*shrug* How to Make Perfect McDonald�s-style French Fries at Home -- (link) - con_carne Apr 26, 08:47 4
- The soaking for two hours is something I hadn't heard or read before - Krusty Apr 26, 09:02
- do you still have to ask if your family wants fries with that? -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:54
- So basically... make french fries.... -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 08:53
- It's all about the peanut oil. That's all there is to it. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 08:49
ST parents with kids born in the middle of the school year, did you, or will you, "hold them back" a year before starting them in kindergarten? - Stephen Apr 26, 08:40 34
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  - I graduated HS at 17 also, the only downside, I wasn't 21 until a month into my Senior year, but I made it work anyway. -- nm - MDH Apr 26, 09:12 2
    - we were legal in DC at 18. HAHAHAHA -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:52
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- beats me, my wife handles that crap -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:58 11
  - Interesting that you'd consider the education of your children... - Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 26, 09:02 10
    - I am pretty sure he was talking about Potty Training - amoxy Apr 26, 09:18
    - Do me next! -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:16 2
      - Is there a line to do you? - Epiphany Apr 26, 09:28 1
        
        *blushes* -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:38
    - I'd have my kids working in the asbestos mines if I could get away with - Beaker Apr 26, 09:13 1
      - children of Habs fans deserve no less -- nm - pixitude Apr 26, 09:14
    - Holy shit balls, are you for real? - Stephen Apr 26, 09:12 1
      - correction... - Stephen Apr 26, 09:14
    - Interesting that you'd consider this a "serious" answer -- nm - CQ: PVC Madman Apr 26, 09:03 1
      - I was going to add to this but he doesn't need defending -- nm - zork Apr 26, 09:06
- Think about when his classmates start driving. Do you want him to be able to drive, or depend on his knucklehead classmates to get around? -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 08:55
- I was pushed forward I guess. My birthday is Sept 18th and I was 17 when I graduated HS - oblique Apr 26, 08:55 4
  - Sept 21 for me, and at that point pareants were allowed to choose. - Iron Spawn Apr 26, 08:56 2
    - yeah, i was actually surprised by how firm the rule is for kindergarten in our district. - TFox Apr 26, 08:58 1
      - Yeah, I didn't think they let parents pick anymore -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 09:00
  - i also graduated HS at 17, which should really give Stephen all the information he needs. -- nm - TFox Apr 26, 08:56
- Not a parent, but I have a late birthday and wasn't held back. Grades, maturity, and sports wise I was completely fine. - MDH Apr 26, 08:46 1
  - Yeah, but you sleep with dudes now. DANGER! - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 08:54
- It's very popular around here to hold them back. Parents feel it will avoid having their kids be at a disadvantage in years to come - decline Apr 26, 08:43 7
  - I was an October baby who was younger than most of my classmates. It suck-diddly-ucked. -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 08:44 6
    - I was October and was held back. It was awesome! -- nm - CQ: PVC Madman Apr 26, 08:50
    - Interesting, I guess it really is person by person case. I'm 9/29 and I had a great experience, so I would never hold back. - MDH Apr 26, 08:47 3
      - Oh, I think if it was only a month (or even two) we wouldn't, but six months seems like an eternity! heh -- nm - Stephen Apr 26, 09:08
      - I couldn't drive when all my friends could, and the girls naturally wanted to get with older boys to boot -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:01
      - Did you dominate in any sports? -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 26, 08:58
    - Yup. I think staying back a year would have helped me alot -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 08:45
- i would hold back if it was my kid. -- nm - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 26, 08:42
- Hold back. -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 26, 08:42
LYC - etsy owns me these days. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 08:37 1
- I can understand that - can I add my own LYC: I'm shamefully watching The Client List - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:49
Did Obama declare the War on Terror over? I heard it on the radio this morning - amoxy Apr 26, 08:35 14
- months and months ago, the phrase was retired. I assume that's what they mean. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 08:50 3
  - here, March 2009. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 26, 08:52
  - There's substantially more to it than that. - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 08:51
  - good -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 08:51
- NY Post seems to attribute it to an "unnamed senior State Department official" talking to a National Journal writer. -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 08:38 8
  - Everything sources back to that National Journal article. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 08:48
  - So nothing from Obama, Clinton, Biden or a named source? - amoxy Apr 26, 08:41 6
    - Nope. Here's the relevant paragraph from the NJ article. (Plus the graph before and after) - Ender Apr 26, 08:50 5
      - I rarely read the term "Islamism" before today. I'm not getting the terminology at all. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 08:52 4
        
        Islamist politicians in the middle east are in favor of government based on Sharia law. - loosilu Apr 26, 08:53 3
        
        This isn't correct. Turkey, for example, has an Islamist government but it's not in favour of sharia law. - Roger More Apr 26, 08:58
        
        Secular politicians in the west are in favor of government based on Biblical law. - Mop (197 lbs) Apr 26, 08:55 1
        
        I think my term does relate, so there. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 08:55
- Mission accomplished. -- nm - liiiiiiiillllloooooooo Apr 26, 08:37
Word is the Eagles are moving to trade up to get the Jags pick (Mort even included it in his "final" mock draft) -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:34 1
- Thank God it will be over with soon -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 08:36
Today's gardening thing I learned: you can regrow stuff like celery and romaine lettuce from an intact core - Reagen Apr 26, 08:32 1
- just the tip! -- nm - tRuMaN, (possibly absurd) Apr 26, 08:37
Mark Sanchez and Santonio Holmes booed at Knicks home game -- (link) - Beaker Apr 26, 08:32 1
- Were they making out? -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 09:06
Oh goodie. Abortion rights debate starting in Canadian Parliament (but, but, but the PM said he wouldn't do this!) -- (link) - Beaker Apr 26, 08:30 6
- I see we've not learned our lesson about posting articles from advocacy sites. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 08:35 1
  - Considering Harper cut CBC funding after he promised he wouldn't, you're not far off. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 08:48
- oh, i'll be REALLY angry if we go backwards on this. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 08:34 1
  - we are, would shouldn't yall join in the fun? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:50
- (link) -- nm - liiiiiiiillllloooooooo Apr 26, 08:32 1
  - this has the benefit of actually being true. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 08:32

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