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Bryan Fischer: How is Mitt Romney going to stand up to North Korea if he gets pushed around by a Yokel like me?" -- (link) - amoxy May 5, 08:18 2
- that's amazing. - Mel Profit May 5, 08:36
- It's like he's daring Romney to slap him in the face. -- nm - Roger More May 5, 08:33
PSA: Derby Day in Kentucky - AP: "Kentucky Derby morning training is canceled after a night of thunderstorms mean 'sloppy' track" -- (link) - The Incredible Budice May 5, 08:05 4
- Post positions and Odds -- (link) - The Incredible Budice May 5, 08:06 3
  - But no photos? How am I supposed to pick my horse without knowing what color it is? -- nm - mara May 5, 08:23 1
    - here you go -- (link) - prayformojo May 5, 08:28
  - Post time 6:24pm Eastern / 3:24pm Pacific -- nm - The Incredible Budice May 5, 08:10
No Simpsons comic at my local store. Time to find a new comic book shop. - Krusty May 5, 08:04 1
- Bitch, you get my comic when I say you get my comic. -- nm - O.J. May 5, 11:24
Robert Carlyle is great on Once Upon a Time -- nm - prayformojo May 5, 07:46 4
- you could have stopped after the first 4 words... -- nm - Beaker May 5, 07:57 3
  - Or after the first two. We'd have known what you meant. -- nm - Roger More May 5, 08:32
  - yep yep. He is awesome as Rumple. But I stil miss Dr. Rush -- nm - Jovian May 5, 08:23
  - Indeed -- nm - Epiphany May 5, 07:59
DHD: AVNGR $80.5M Friday -- (link) - The Incredible Budice May 5, 07:44 10
- I'm curious to see their trendline that get them #2 single day to Potter by a significant amount but somehow will trend to about 10mil more overall. - Will Hunting May 5, 08:35
- Wow. I was totally wrong. Couldn't happen to a better movie though. -- nm - Inigo May 5, 08:11 2
  - I'm surprised too. I didn't think it would be a record-breaker. -- nm - Roger More May 5, 08:35 1
    - This kinda amazes me. It had it written all over it. -- nm - Iron Spawn May 5, 12:19
- Okay, but is that a short or long on HSX? -- nm - Epiphany May 5, 08:00 4
  - BOG is saying $185M for the weekend, which would mean a potential $7M long. -- nm - Roger More May 5, 08:32
  - Potential $3 mil long. I've gotta quit shorting the OW options :( -- nm - MojaveMeg May 5, 08:06
  - *laughing* Exactly what I wanted to post. These simple BO posts are *so* unhelpful. -- nm - mara May 5, 08:03
  - nukular -- nm - The Incredible Budice May 5, 08:03
- and DC keeps fiddlin' their thumbs with an equally huge JLA movie in their "to do" files -- nm - Beaker May 5, 07:59
Happy birthday, Redmond! Woo hoo! -- nm - Krusty May 5, 07:39 13
- Happy birthday! I had bacon for breakfast in your honour! -- nm - Roger More May 5, 08:34
- Happy, Happy, Redmond! -- nm - MojaveMeg May 5, 08:07
- Hey Bud! Have a great Birthday! -- nm - Alex Smith May 5, 08:05
- Happy Birthday Bacon Freak! -- nm - Epiphany May 5, 08:00
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker May 5, 07:57
- hoo-ah! -- nm - groiny May 5, 07:39 7
  - Thx! Throws bacon all around -- nm - Bacon, via Droid May 5, 07:46 6
    - Happy B-Day Indeed! got anything special planned? :) -- nm - JenBro May 5, 07:49 5
      - Lunch with Dad and Hotcakes, then seeing Hunger Games, maybe going out for dinner - Bacon, via Droid May 5, 07:55 1
        
        sounds like a great day - cheers! -- nm - JenBro May 5, 08:01
      - bacon grease massage. nm -- nm - groiny May 5, 07:55 2
        
        Happy sausage ending -- nm - Bacon, via Droid May 5, 07:56 1
        
        LOL -- nm - JenBro May 5, 08:01
Charlotte Observer rescinds congressional endorsement. "...he has done nothing but embarrass us and himself." Ouch. -- (link) - mara May 5, 07:30
happy Giro d'Italia day this year it starts in - Danedukenuuk May 5, 07:01 1
- and also happy LIberation day -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 5, 07:24
Allow me to introcude myself. I am probably the only person any of you know... - Cuzzin Todd May 5, 06:44 8
- Make that boff-us. -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer May 5, 08:24
- Family Date set for Wed night. Dinner/ movie -- nm - Epiphany May 5, 08:01
- Indifferent STers Assemble! I am waiting a few weeks for the crowds to die down. No hurry mild interest -- nm - Bacon, via Droid May 5, 07:32
- BURN THE WITCH! -- nm - Beaker May 5, 06:54 1
  - Ambush CT! :) -- nm - JenBro May 5, 07:50
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- I believe pfm has already introduced himself. - Diva May 5, 06:47
- my brutha -- nm - prayformojo May 5, 06:44
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- A lot of their starting lineup is under .200 - amoxy May 5, 08:07
- MENDOZAHHH!!!! -- nm - McBain May 5, 05:43
Already accomplished this morning: Got Subaru inspected, renewed vehicle registration, wrote temporary authors table -- nm - prayformojo May 5, 05:38 2
- I've eaten two donuts and had two cups of coffee. That's Saturday. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 5, 06:59 1
  - what kinda donuts? -- nm - JenBro May 5, 07:51
Happy Cinco de Mayo -- (link) - Beaker May 5, 05:33
May 5, 1260 � Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. -- nm - Beaker May 5, 05:30 4
- 1945 � World War II: Canadian and UK troops liberate the Netherlands and Denmark from Nazi occupation when Wehrmacht troops capitulate. -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 5, 07:21
- 1821 � Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. -- nm - Beaker May 5, 05:30 2
  - 1925 � Scopes Trial: serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. -- nm - Beaker May 5, 05:32 1
    - 1862 � Cinco de Mayo: troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. -- nm - Beaker May 5, 05:33
MIT's Dean of Admissions takes on Stephen Colbert -- (link) - CovingtonCat May 5, 04:06
How does Fallon still have a show? He's horribly unfunny and awkward. - Stephen May 5, 01:07 1
- watch his singing bits with Springsteen, Colbert etc... -- nm - Beaker May 5, 05:28
Finally got around to watching the first ep of Homeland that I recorded during the last SHO free preview... - Stephen May 5, 00:38
Ikariam.org - Looks like the cease fire is over. -- nm - Mop May 4, 23:22 2
- it was never fully in place. their leadership had varied opinions. -- nm - Iron Spawn May 5, 05:20
- party is all the towns around Tardis, the new animation makes the burning towns look...cool -- nm - zeitgeist May 5, 00:01
watching tonight's who Do You Think You Are. Rashida Jones. I never knew she is jewish -- nm - peglegpete May 4, 23:04
Howie's posts got me thinking about the time we all got together in L.A. 8(!!) years ago. I have photos, but have no clue who took them... - MojaveMeg May 4, 22:46 7
- That young girl was one of the Princess's girl friends...was'nt that when we went to see Jimmy Kilmel -- nm - BAD May 4, 23:16 3
  - either that or El Chollo's -- nm - BAD May 4, 23:19 2
    - Right, the El Chollo meet. This person was sitting next to you, across the table from the CYs. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 4, 23:21 1
      - I think that was Flash's Daughter... -- nm - BAD May 4, 23:31
- Jnine came very late -- nm - peglegpete May 4, 23:01
- I remember that as well. Whatever happened to Kevin? (nm) - howie May 4, 22:54 1
  - lets FB friend his cousin sara gilbert and ask!!! :)))) - peglegpete May 4, 23:02
"woman, where is my super suit!?" -- nm - Bacon, via Droid May 4, 22:41
heh, the intro to The Finder today was amusing ... one reference to Fringe, and a subverted trope or two -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 22:38 1
- and then he buys something for $100 and pays with Faroe Island dollars. hah. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 22:44
Friends ... closed captioning ... Janice laughter ... - Beryllium May 4, 22:20
The Incredibles = A fun flick - Bacon May 4, 22:09 7
- One of my favorite Pixar movies. -- nm - kelly May 5, 04:42
- It's my favorite Pixar flick. (nm) - howie May 4, 22:11 3
  - I can see that. It's fun, and I like Holly Hunter's voice -- nm - Bacon May 4, 22:15 2
    - and it has a great soundtrack (nm) - howie May 4, 22:23 1
      - +20 Strongbad Points -- nm - Count Strongbad May 5, 08:35
- I am really glad you no longer live under a rock. -- nm - Iron Spawn May 4, 22:11 1
  - I still haven't seen The Lion King -- nm - Bacon May 4, 22:13
This is pretty awesome: Each Mets batter walked up to home plate to the beats of a Beastie Boys song... - Banzai! May 4, 21:44 2
- Awesome -- nm - Epiphany May 4, 21:51
- i got mad hits like rod carew -- nm - pixitude May 4, 21:45
So, I'm going to experiment with something at Relay tomorrow, and I need some camera insight. - JaxSean May 4, 21:13 1
- only tip I have is guess with taking a picture 1 minute or less. You can always speeed it up or remove frames - Bacon, via Droid May 4, 22:37
Avengers is *alot* of fun. (vaguest of spoilers) - Mel Profit May 4, 21:10 6
- We didn't realize there was a second extra scene, which, of course, means we'll be seeing it again tomorrow! -- nm - Stephen May 4, 21:11 5
  - Spoilers for the Hulk in particular... - Mel Profit May 4, 21:14 4
    - I really liked Norton, but yeah, Ruffalo (sp?) nailed the part. And your IM is dead on. -- nm - Stephen May 4, 22:01
    - spoiler question... - Remlik May 4, 21:40 1
      - she was laughing harder than most of the audience. -- nm - Mel Profit May 4, 21:54
    - and I think we're going again Sunday. -- nm - Mel Profit May 4, 21:14
LYC - Status Update: I'm cleared for surgery on Monday. - howie May 4, 21:08 22
- best of luck -- draw a zipper on the correct knee, just in case... - Old Antarctic Explorer May 5, 08:26
- Good luck with the surgery and recovery! -- nm - Stephen May 4, 23:22
- Good luck. Hopefully, it works the wonders in you that it has for some of our family. - spamlet (iPhone) May 4, 22:35
- That's Kneet -- nm - Bacon May 4, 22:20
- Good luck, see your knee on the flip side -- nm - Epiphany May 4, 21:27 1
  - I just want to walk like a human and not like something from a zombie film (nm) - howie May 4, 22:15
- Personally, I wouldn't go with adamantium. I'd go with... - Qale May 4, 21:18 1
  - I'm pretty sure my insurance won't cover that. (nm) - howie May 4, 21:20
- What's Mel's advice for going into surgery? - Mel Profit May 4, 21:11 10
  - I get a pill -- nm - Bacon, via Droid May 4, 22:38 1
    - for the night before (to sleep well) and for the morning of. then the valium in the drip, and snooze time comes soon after -- nm - Bacon, via Droid May 4, 22:40
  - Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're going to give me something before they cut (nm) - howie May 4, 21:19 7
    - but you also want something for the hour or so you wait between check in and surgery. -- nm - peglegpete May 4, 21:24
    - No, no, no! - Mel Profit May 4, 21:24 5
      - "You're doing great! You probably don't need this valium. Unless you really want it." I told her I thought I did. Dud. -- nm - mara May 5, 08:28 1
        
        Make that "duh." Yeesh. -- nm - mara May 5, 08:28
      - Yeah, my nurse took my blood pressure and said "You -- nm - mara May 5, 08:27
      - This is what made Martha Stewart's Apprentice watchable for me (in the middle of dental surgery). -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 21:39
      - you teach someone to fish, and they - peglegpete May 4, 21:25
- happy rehab -- nm - pixitude May 4, 21:09
- nice. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 21:09 1
  - (which, as we know, is pronounced "knee-chay") -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 21:09
63 years later, SoCal man's wallet turns up . . . in Candada -- (link) - pixitude May 4, 20:56 1
- make that Canadadaians -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer May 5, 09:11
Pixie's right! It's boring here. We need a Kate Upton injection. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 20:49 9
- A repost, but who cares. -- (link) - Iron Spawn May 4, 22:10
- not Kate....but this'll do -- (link) - Remlik May 4, 20:53 3
  - I got no flash on this damn Ipad -- nm - Epiphany May 4, 21:28 2
    - go look up "leather hands" on youtube -- nm - Remlik May 4, 21:39 1
      - Whoa -- nm - Epiphany May 4, 21:57
- let's play real-life Operation on max -- nm - pixitude May 4, 20:49 3
  - James, if you want us to put everything we find in seperate jars. You supply the jars. -- nm - peglegpete May 4, 20:51 2
    - let's put them all in the same jar, will be more fun when putting the pieces back together. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 4, 20:57 1
      - a grimy bedpan is availible -- nm - peglegpete May 4, 21:08
be less boring -- nm - pixitude May 4, 20:23 4
- Top 8 in my Avacyn Restored release draft! -- nm - Tim on iPhone May 4, 20:59 2
  - He said less boring, not more nerdy! - Qale May 4, 21:07 1
    - Got there. Split in finals, 10 packs. (nm) -- nm - Tim May 4, 22:30
- like this? -- (link) - Beryllium May 4, 20:30
The Madrid Masters tennis tournament takes a cue from Boise State..... blue clay! -- (link) - Dano May 4, 19:54
Mop: Which kindle? -- nm - psilotum May 4, 19:38 1
- The Fire is the flavor of the week. My case got here today. -- nm - Ender May 4, 20:08
Subversive: make/model/year/price? :) -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 19:17 7
- 02 Kia Spectra, $1200. -- nm - Subversive May 4, 19:45 2
  - oof, no wonder you got a bite so fast. That sounds like a good deal. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 20:04 1
    - (I mean, hell, if you were local I'd buy it today) -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 20:04
- Be: a/s/l? -- nm - spamlet May 4, 19:17 3
  - 3.4 billion years / positive / your mom -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 19:21 2
    - 3.4 billion years / your mom / positive -- nm - Iron Spawn May 4, 19:22 1
      - Well, it's really interchangeable. - Beryllium May 4, 19:26
Assemble!!! -- nm - Iron Spawn May 4, 19:15 2
- Disassemble! -- nm - Johnny Five May 4, 19:18 1
  - Hawkaaaaaa!!!! -- nm - peglegpete May 4, 19:36

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