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I don't think this counts as breaking news, Deadline. -- (link) - spamlet May 8, 14:36 2
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  - AAAHHH! Another crappy movie everyone tells me i have to sit through! (nm) - spamlet si May 8, 14:38
so where does the movie cast of Star Trek go to eat while shooting a movie? -- (link) - Remlik May 8, 14:34 4
- Jesus Christ, what a town full of stalkers -- nm - con_carne May 8, 14:45
- "watching a boxing game". Way to save that one, Zach. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 14:38 1
  - Hey, at least he recognized what the gloves meant. -- nm - David May 8, 14:42
- You think about Star Trek waaaaay too much. -- nm - David May 8, 14:36
Hospital comedy pt1. - howie May 8, 14:32 4
- you could have stopped it and asked for hot -- nm - peglegpete May 8, 14:34 1
  - Clearly, you do not understand the laws of sit-com cause & effect. - howie May 8, 14:53
- lol - amoxy May 8, 14:33 1
  - No, she was not. Alas. (nm) - howie May 8, 14:37
Indianapolis peeps, get your tix from Musical of the Living Dead, Jul 6th & 7th -- (link) - znufrii May 8, 14:23 1
- from = for -- nm - znufrii May 8, 14:24
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- I think the Supermoon is the reason for the Oil Prices going down -- nm - amoxy May 8, 14:29
- must be olive oil -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 8, 14:25
Adam Yauch Sued Over Beastie Boys Sampling the Day Before He Died -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) May 8, 14:13
is there a font where all the letters are in the their Capital forms, but are sized normally? - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 8, 14:13 3
- anything that has small caps -- nm - lileve May 8, 14:14 2
  - yes, but what is a name? - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 8, 14:15 1
    - nevermind -- nm - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 8, 14:16
There's an older couple in the bookstore asking for books on "hazardous waste or explosives." They just got all excited over one that referenced the - MojaveMeg May 8, 14:05 3
- Are they wearing Camo or Tie-Dye? -- nm - amoxy May 8, 14:07 2
  - ok, this is funny. -- nm - loosilu May 8, 14:11 1
    - agreed. -- nm - Mel Profit May 8, 14:38
if I was harpers teammate, the next time I faced cole my bat would slip out of my hands accidentally and go flying towards his knees w/ my next swing -- nm - dogbert May 8, 13:49 13
- why would you throw away the best weapon you could have ? -- nm - Beaker May 8, 13:53 1
  - "This is what happens when you find a stranger at home plate!" -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 14:09
- "and I would miss, because I'm just a dumb batter, not a super-smart pitcher like Cole Hamels." -- nm - Cole Hamels si May 8, 13:52 10
  - His horrible bitch wife has ruined him. - Kim Pine May 8, 13:54 9
    - She has changed a lot since Survivor - amoxy May 8, 14:00 1
      - And yet in many ways, she hasn't -- nm - Roger More May 8, 14:24
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    - Here's my thing. If he's going to throw at every rookie he sees, his WHIP is going to approach 10. -- nm - David May 8, 13:55 5
      - And his ERA, when the keep stealing home. - the wrong element, bad guy May 8, 14:05
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        Stop bringing math into funny. -- nm - David May 8, 13:59
        
        D'OH - groiny May 8, 13:56
I�d always thought that if I held you tightly, you would always love me like you did back then. - David May 8, 13:47
STIS&F: If a manager calls you to 'vent' his frustration and the 'venting' goes on for 3 minutes full of curses, screams and swear words, - Diva May 8, 13:44 8
- First, kick him in the crotch, then take off...And take tomorrow off -- nm - amoxy May 8, 13:45 1
  - *likes* -- nm - Diva May 8, 14:03
- Obviously you get Game 5 tickets. -- nm - TFox May 8, 13:45 5
  - They've been snapped up already. :( - Diva May 8, 13:46
  - Game 6 tickets. Game 1 tickets. Whatever, I cocked up my joke. -- nm - TFox May 8, 13:45 3
    - It's funny 'cuz this is the same guy who demanded free Premium Bruins Game 7 tix the morning of Game 7. - Diva May 8, 13:48 2
      - geezh -he sounds like a real ' peach" of a guy -- nm - Epiphany May 8, 14:20 1
        
        nmbpip - Diva May 8, 14:22
LYC but you are jealous - I'm going to see the Avengers at 4:45 - and I am unspoiled - fresh new moving going experience - Epiphany May 8, 13:39 12
- Finally, that scene where Chris Hemsworth looks at the camera and says "Hi Pippy" will make sense. - con_carne May 8, 13:51 2
  - *jumps up out of my seat and launches myself at the screen* -- nm - Epiphany May 8, 13:55 1
    - like Kiefer Sutherland and the Christmas tree - Epiphany May 8, 13:55
- That's some good cherry poppin' -- nm - oblique May 8, 13:45
- You'll love it when XXXXXXX does XXXXXX to XXXXXXX. -- nm - TWuG May 8, 13:41 7
  - I didn't think that version was out yet. And I really didn't think it would be in theaters. - sycor May 8, 13:48 6
    - umm, are you pyschic, or did st cover that already - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 8, 13:55 1
      - I saw the trailer for it last week. My boss at the theater told me about it. The trailer was a good laugh. -- nm - sycor May 8, 13:59
    - it hasnt be release yet, per the interwebs -- (link) - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 8, 13:53
    - blech! -- nm - Epiphany May 8, 13:49 2
      - oh whatever. - sycor May 8, 13:49 1
        
        LOL! -- nm - Epiphany May 8, 13:54
" -- nm - znufrii May 8, 13:38 4
- sfek "He's not insane, which is a tremendous insult to a Republican politician." -- (link) - znufrii May 8, 13:40 1
  - "Who let the Dogs out?" - amoxy May 8, 13:43
- Joy. Znu has discovered avant garde poetry. -- nm - TWuG May 8, 13:40 1
  - heh - Beryllium May 8, 13:42
Nmb Mel - kelly May 8, 13:27 1
- Hmmm...doesn't ring any bells but let me google these bastards and see if I can find out why they might set up schedules that way - Mel Profit May 8, 13:28
okay, where does one go for HSX bonds info these days? -- nm - Andie May 8, 13:20 9
- Razor Hawk posts a good post adjust movement article -- nm - Beaker May 8, 13:32 2
  - ah, spamlet linked below]\ -- nm - Beaker May 8, 13:53
  - KA-CHOW! -- nm - Iron Spawn May 8, 13:34
- Here's what I'm using for right now - Will Hunting May 8, 13:22 5
  - I use the-numbers. But I don't find any of them to be perfect. On adjusts I just do the math myself for the most part. -- nm - pmb May 8, 13:32
  - karl was thinking about reviving the hsj bond boards. -- nm - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 8, 13:27
  - If you just want the adjust and what to do post-adjust this is what I use -- (link) - spamlet May 8, 13:24 2
    - thanks to both -- nm - Andie May 8, 13:27
    - I miss HSXworld sometimes - oblique May 8, 13:26
Was that Passat TDi tricked out to hit 1600 miles? And if not, why doesn't VW promote the car as having 84 mpg? -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 8, 13:18 7
- Because it's illegal to promote the car as having better fuel mileage than the EPA testing says it does. - spamlet May 8, 13:26
- a) I'd imagine it would have to be, and b) because the EPA estimate is 43 mpg, based on their testing. -- nm - znufrii May 8, 13:19
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  - "Hey, this is BS. I'm only getting 43 mpg." "Are you driving normally and safely?" "YES!" "Well, there's your problem right there." -- nm - TFox May 8, 13:21
- Because it was not normal driving. All the cheats were employed. -- nm - Iron Spawn May 8, 13:19 1
  - It was all down hill, both ways. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 8, 13:21
- because that would be ridiculous. -- nm - TFox May 8, 13:19
You can't use your AMC Stubs card to take out the entire church to the movies and expect to get credit. They've capped it at $500 a day. - Qale May 8, 13:15 2
- don't church groups do group ticket buys at discounts? -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 13:27 1
  - Probably. But getting an additional benefit by using their Stubs card won't work for everybody anymore. -- nm - Qale May 8, 13:31
The heart drawn in the fog on the window -- (link) - amoxy May 8, 13:10 [Image] 3
- I cannot count the times when we were watching last night (Mad Men spoilers) - znufrii May 8, 13:11 2
  - One more gif from the show -- (link) - amoxy May 8, 13:13 [Image] 1
    - nice. - znufrii May 8, 13:18
Nimoy and Noble talk about Fringe -- (link) - Remlik May 8, 13:10
I asked overnight, so wanted to get a daytime perspective. Any thoughts on the new HTC EVO vs Samsung Google Nexus? -- (link) - JaxSean May 8, 13:07 [Backboard] 7
- Isn't the EVO a few years old now? -- nm - lileve May 8, 14:12
- I have the HTC EVO Shift (Touch and slide out QWERTY) and I love it! -- nm - Bacon, via droid May 8, 13:10 5
  - No problems? Suzanne's EVO has had the touchscreen go out twice on her. -- nm - JaxSean May 8, 13:11 4
    - Over a year and I have had none. only complaint is battery life, but that seems to be a smart phone thing - Bacon, via droid May 8, 13:13 3
      - Ok thanks. That's 2 for the EVO. I just didn't know if any of the Engadget/cnet perusers had any "gossip" insight as well. -- nm - JaxSean May 8, 13:39 2
        
        One has stock Android and the other has a skin on top of it. That's more or less the difference. - spamlet May 8, 13:41 1
        
        good point. thanks. -- nm - JaxSean May 8, 13:52
LYC: I have an awful toothache and I because of it I don't think I'm going to be able to sit through Avengers. - Krusty May 8, 13:07 9
- have you seen Castaway? nm -- nm - groiny May 8, 13:11 8
  - You hate me, don't you? -- nm - Krusty May 8, 13:12 7
    - no, - groiny May 8, 13:14 6
      - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 8, 13:15 5
        
        youo should pick up a used copy of Black Ops.... - groiny May 8, 13:16 4
        
        Is it around $20 or so? I could swing that. - Krusty May 8, 13:18 3
        
        probably closer to 30 or 35. nm -- nm - groiny May 8, 13:19 2
        
        I have some games I could trade in to make up the difference. I'll try and grab it this week. -- nm - Krusty May 8, 13:19 1
        
        nice. nm -- nm - groiny May 8, 13:22
Need some semantics help. What would be a good word to use in an auction for an offer/price amount that would automatically be accepted and end the - GregW May 8, 13:05 15
- "Item will automatically be sold if a bidder reaches the seller's trigger price." -- nm - TWuG May 8, 13:36
- The Mitt Romney -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 13:29
- the price for men who are well-endowed -- nm - con_carne May 8, 13:25
- i'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 8, 13:17 1
  - That would be a different kind of auction. P -- nm - GregW May 8, 13:18
- Secrectly Established Limit Level -- nm - marcel May 8, 13:15
- Bring That Chicken Home Price! -- nm - prayformojo May 8, 13:15
- Call Price? -- nm - marcel May 8, 13:11
- The Nexus. Pinnacle pricing. Shiftronic. Kevin. -- nm - TFox May 8, 13:10
- Double-secret acceptance price. -- nm - Don Homer May 8, 13:10
- Circuit breaker? -- nm - znufrii May 8, 13:09 1
  - resolution price? -- nm - znufrii May 8, 13:12
- Unannounced Buy It Now price. -- nm - Will Hunting May 8, 13:07
- Trigger? -- nm - mara May 8, 13:07
- Bidding ceiling sounds correct to me. -- nm - TFox May 8, 13:07
Nick Swisher doesn't think he needs to adjust his approach at the plate in the face of a defensive shift -- (link) - znufrii May 8, 13:05 2
- its great if you have the pitching that can pitch to the shift. nm -- nm - groiny May 8, 13:24
- The MarkTeixeira book on hitting. It's lesson 1. Never go away from the shift, hit through it. -- nm - Krusty May 8, 13:12
Diva...really? - Mel Profit May 8, 13:03 3
- sorry for peeking - but I feel better now that I wasn't the only one who didn't know :) -- nm - JenBro May 8, 13:32 1
  - I'd heard the rumors. -- nm - Mel Profit May 8, 14:32
- oh sure. -- nm - Diva May 8, 13:05
"There's only one God, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that." -- nm - TFox May 8, 13:00 13
- "I'm *always* angry." -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 8, 13:54
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  - well - Reagen May 8, 13:05 7
    - Which if he had assessed the final battle properly, he should have said (spoilers) - Inigo May 8, 13:10
    - And (spoils) - TFox May 8, 13:06 5
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        and also (spoils) - Jovian May 8, 13:09 3
        
        well...spoils.... - Remlik May 8, 13:14 2
        
        ohhh reallly?? (spoils) - Jovian May 8, 13:19 1
        
        He has.... something else. -- nm - Iron Spawn May 8, 13:22
  - answer...... - Remlik May 8, 13:05
- "Clench up, Legolas." -- nm - Diva May 8, 13:02
- "It is a vintage set." nm -- nm - groiny May 8, 13:00
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