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Montreal subway system shut down due to smoke bombs in at least four stations. -- (link) - zork May 10, 07:54
Here's the girl who will play a younger version of AJOLI in Maleficent. -- (link) - loosilu May 10, 07:51 3
- ... Mos Def should take her name so he can be Mos Eisley. -- nm - Beryllium May 10, 07:56
- She's got the memorable eyes. - Will Hunting May 10, 07:54 1
  - yep, just a little makeup and they'll be identical. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 07:58
Hump Day +1 question: Does stress ever make you...excitable? - Diva May 10, 07:50 14
- not so much stress, but adrenaline does, and there are times stress causes adrenaline -- nm - ceregon May 10, 08:02 1
  - this may be what's going on. -- nm - Diva May 10, 08:04
- No. It usually causes me to go to defcon 2 and a cigarette is immediately needed so that it doesn't get to defcon 1. - sycor May 10, 07:55
- i'm with everyone else on this one. -- nm - TFox May 10, 07:53
- no. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 07:52
- The better question would be "when are you NOT horny?" - Don Homer May 10, 07:52 1
  - Don Homer! -- nm - Diva May 10, 07:52
- no -- nm - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 07:51
- Never -- nm - CrankYanker May 10, 07:51
- stress? no, it makes me the polar opposite. nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 07:51
- nope. the opposite. -- nm - decline May 10, 07:51
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- no. quite the opposite. -- nm - znufrii May 10, 07:50
- Yeah, Baby, Yeah! -- nm - Austin Powers May 10, 07:50
ST Parental Unit Question: What is the best way to (I am serious) get a teenager to leave the difference between the word NEED and WANT...becasue I - Capstern May 10, 07:48 17
- If I ground your ass in your room till August, will you survive without the item? If yes, it's a want. - Will Hunting May 10, 07:56 1
  - Just replied to this - Isee my response to andie - Capstern May 10, 08:08
- is "you're their parental unit now?" not an appropriate response? -- nm - TFox May 10, 07:53
- wait 10 years till they are older (seriously. their brains work differently, in a clinical sense). -- nm - Andie May 10, 07:53 2
  - also, don't yell back. teenagers are hyperdramatic. always be calm. -- nm - Andie May 10, 07:53 1
    - It takes an immense amount to make me yell and scream. I just dont - I think it freaks them out - Capstern May 10, 08:00
- My old standby, "You really want it, pay for it yourself" -- nm - amoxy May 10, 07:50 8
  - I was thinking of this. They have an allowance (decent) that goes to a bank debit card - Capstern May 10, 07:56 6
    - You should not be in charge of this, it should be the mom - amoxy May 10, 08:00 1
      - see what I said to andie - I probably wasnt clear in what I was saying in first post - Capstern May 10, 08:06
    - Their actual mom imo should take the lead and you back her. - Will Hunting May 10, 07:58 1
      - I am very old school. A bank reconcilliation should be done every month - Capstern May 10, 08:05
    - serious question back... you realize you are a really new presence in their lives, right? - Andie May 10, 07:58 1
      - OK sorry if I wasnt clear. She does. But she asked me to help in however I could... - Capstern May 10, 08:03
  - yeah, it is very hard to teach this lesson, I have found. nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 07:51
- take them to a soup kitchen to volunteer on a weekend day. nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 07:49
- err learn the difference (sorry typo) -- nm - Capstern May 10, 07:48
PSA: Sofia Vergara is single again. -- (link) - loosilu May 10, 07:44 1
- She probably got tired of all the "Why the long face?" jokes. -- nm - Reagen May 10, 07:47
Remember the story of the jilted dentist who pulled all her ex-BF's teeth? Hoax. -- (link) - loosilu May 10, 07:36 2
- Yep, I called it. That was easily made up -- (link) - flavorize May 10, 08:17 [Backboard]
- I don't believe in nuthin' no more -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:37
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- Oh, Face. -- nm - Iron Spawn May 10, 07:52
- What about it? -- nm - Morris Day May 10, 07:40 1
  - *does the bird cause Morris is here* -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 07:41
- ? -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:37 22
  - This, I assume... -- (link) - Don Homer May 10, 07:38 21
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      - I think it stems from insecure people needing to be reassured that they're doing it right - znufrii May 10, 07:59
      - They remind me of the "lactivists" -- nm - Strongbad May 10, 07:56
      - "How can I make the most noise about my own parenting opinions, so as to increase my self-worth? I know, I'll use the Internet!" -- nm - con_carne May 10, 07:54
    - I say they do this again next week, just with the other boob -- nm - con_carne May 10, 07:43 2
      - And with her lesbian lover instead of her kid?? -- nm - Don Homer May 10, 07:46 1
        
        No, but you get one more guess. - con_carne May 10, 07:47
    - I only read Time for the articles. -- nm - znufrii May 10, 07:42 1
      - seriously, though, I think it's a great cover. -- nm - znufrii May 10, 07:54
    - either she's short or that's a big 3 year old. -- nm - Reagen May 10, 07:41 1
      - Maybe both. -- nm - Don Homer May 10, 07:41
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    - media PR whores - Epiphany May 10, 07:40
    - Oh my Lord... -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:39 5
      - lucky kid. -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:39 4
        
        *reluctantly nodding* -- nm - TFox May 10, 07:40 3
        
        this -- nm - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 07:45
        
        *laughing* -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 07:42
        
        Yup. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) May 10, 07:42
    - Wow. -- nm - Strongbad May 10, 07:39
    - (link) -- nm - Don Homer May 10, 07:38
Home theater question. Since I'm becoming a filthy renter I have a tech question about my surround speakers - sycor May 10, 07:32 1
- i dont know of adapters, there could be options out there, just never seen them. - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 07:37
Josh Beckett needs to learn the age old rule: when you call in sick to work; don't go golfing... -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:29 7
- I am trying to not overreact to this, but it just seems so friggin stupid. - TFox May 10, 07:32 6
  - Really really dumb -- nm - amoxy May 10, 07:39
  - "I can't pitch today...religious Holiday...Feast of...Maximum Occupancy" -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:38
  - Million dollar arm, ten cent head. - Will Hunting May 10, 07:35
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    - I definitely picked a good year to sink $700 into the Sox box office for seats. - TFox May 10, 07:39
  - I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to mention it. -- nm - Diva May 10, 07:34
so two things made it through the haze of driving into my brain this morning (from the radio). - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 07:21 3
- Driving into your brain? Is this a Scott Pilgrim kinda thing? -- nm - Iron Spawn May 10, 07:31 2
  - More like Scotch Pilgrim -- nm - Beryllium May 10, 07:39
  - you expect concise and clear English from me? who are you and what have you done with spawn? -- nm - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 07:35
ok, so nobody here died yet today, right? nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 07:18 12
- The day is young, my friend. - Iron Spawn May 10, 07:32
- No, you're fine so far, but prayformojo is tempting fate. - Will Hunting May 10, 07:22 4
  - oh I know, it is in jest to help deal with it...... - groiny May 10, 07:23 3
    - black times call for black humor -- nm - znufrii May 10, 07:32 2
      - Lewis Black? -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:33 1
        
        nothing ever calls for that -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 07:39
- they're not exactly gonna say yes if they did. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 07:18 5
  - 12/21/2012 they might start posting again -- nm - Bacon May 10, 07:21 2
    - *puts buy more bullets on my calendar for 12/1/2012* nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 07:22 1
      - they'll gone by then, not cause of the mayans, cause obamas gonna get reelected and THEN he'll take our guns away -- nm - zeitgeist May 10, 10:47
  - braaaaaaiiinnsss..... -- nm - zombie znufrii May 10, 07:21
  - well, I would hope not. nm -- nm - groiny May 10, 07:20
boston.com Love Letters: He Said He Was Falling - Diva May 10, 07:14 7
- The relationship was only 5 months? Consider yourself lucky you didn't have more time invested - amoxy May 10, 07:37
- he's a runner. it sucks, but any contact will only drive him further away. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 07:19
- go F the doorman -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:19 2
  - I mean like F him 3 times - Epiphany May 10, 07:38 1
    - this -- nm - Diva May 10, 07:50
- what do you expect to get out of a friendship? what explanation could he give that would make sense? - Andie May 10, 07:19
- Do you think we could ever be friends again? NO. Should I write him? NO. -- nm - Strongbad May 10, 07:19
LYC, observation from my art class last night. This Russian woman bitched endlessly that our model's pose was a little different from last week. - loosilu May 10, 07:13 3
- statues are in the museum -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 10, 07:15 2
  - hey, is today your birthday? -- nm - loosilu May 10, 07:18 1
    - nope but getting there a little bit more every day :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 10, 07:19
BB catch up. Booooo Finder being cancelled. Ringtone is "Mahna Mahna" -- nm - sycor May 10, 07:13
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- In a world where rhinoceroses are domesticated pets, who wins the Second World War? -- nm - Strongbad May 10, 07:11 4
  - Uganda. -- nm - Krusty May 10, 07:13 3
    - Obviously. -- nm - Strongbad May 10, 07:14 2
      - Haha. :-) - Krusty May 10, 07:16 1
        
        Cheese Danish! -- nm - Strongbad May 10, 07:17
- yup, here's the discussion we had about it three months ago. -- (link) - znufrii May 10, 07:06 [Backboard]
Whoops. - prayformojo May 10, 07:02 4
- only when it tries to kill you -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:08
- yes it will cause home Athena ain't going to have you marrying up some office Athena. -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 07:06 1
  - ohhhh. - TFox May 10, 07:08
- i... what? -- nm - TFox May 10, 07:05
Layoff notifications have happened and vseverance discussions are underway. I'm safe. - Diva May 10, 07:01 8
- Good to hear, sorry about your co0-workers -- nm - amoxy May 10, 07:40
- heh, I just heard American Idol drama music intro to your post...."after America voted, Diva, you are............... - CrankYanker May 10, 07:28 1
  - ha! -- nm - Diva May 10, 07:51
- Glad to hear you're safe. -- nm - Krusty May 10, 07:17
- good news! -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:07
- so glad to hear this -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 07:05
- Awesome sauce. -- nm - TFox May 10, 07:04
- Whew. - prayformojo May 10, 07:02
on June 19, all the Harry Potter books will be added to the kindle lending library. Really, does amazon think this is major news? -- nm - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 06:56 8
- I thought it was fairly major, but maybe I'm just stupid. Maybe I should have known because it's not a major publisher? -- nm - mara May 10, 07:06 6
  - no i mean, is potter still really a top book? i get that it just came out in ebook format or whatever - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 07:08 5
    - It's still high-profile enough to make a difference to the KLL, I think. (At my library, about a fourth of our copies are always checked out, FWIW.) - mara May 10, 07:11
    - depends, how is the new Pottermore site doing? If it is getting a massive number of hits, makes sense -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:09 3
      - i actually ran into zork on the subway last night. we talked about Pottermore. -- nm - Andie May 10, 07:20 2
        
        Hi. Yeah, I've been on there a bit and each of the four houses has about 80,000 new members and it's active. - zork May 10, 07:46 1
        
        forgot to mention 2.5 million members total. Not sure how many are active but probably most. -- nm - zork May 10, 07:47
- yes, i'm sure in the amazon world this is HUGE news. -- nm - Andie May 10, 06:56
I think what happened was, Obama and Biden watched this, and that's all it took (youtube) - stewie May 10, 06:56 [youtube] 10
- spoil me. youtube is blocked at work -- nm - sycor May 10, 07:12 2
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    - ugh. -- nm - znufrii May 10, 07:33
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- I'm still waiting for their reaction to 2 Girls ! Cup -- nm - The Incredible Budice May 10, 06:58
- I watched this the other day, it is heartbreaking. I was nearly to tears. -- nm - MDH May 10, 06:57 4
  - *sends you an afghan* -- nm - TFox May 10, 06:59 3
    - (does this sound insensitive? probably. i'm just playing around.) -- nm - TFox May 10, 07:04 2
      - No worries. :-) -- nm - MDH May 10, 07:14
      - is he hot? -- nm - MDH si May 10, 07:07
SITWAP: Trailer for "Gangster Squad" (Penn, Gosling, Brolin, Nolte, Emma Stone) has debuted, and it looks awesome. -- (link) - MDH May 10, 06:54 3
- Mmpf. It looks totally built out of cliches. -- nm - Reagen May 10, 07:26
- I absolutey positively don't like Ryan Goslings baby talkin accent. its weird. -- nm - Epiphany May 10, 07:00
- Wow, it really does. -- nm - Jelly May 10, 06:59
Nice - there are five boxes of Pokemon booster packs headed my way from Japan. - Jelly May 10, 06:53
i can donate just $0.50 to jax's relay, he is at $312 right now. -- nm - tRuMaN (sarcastically stoic) May 10, 06:50 1
- heh. I hadn't noticed that. -- nm - JaxSean May 10, 07:02
Obama was so inspirational, that other Democratic senators are taking his lead. -- (link) - TFox May 10, 06:48 1
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- Is he a fan of Cougar Town? -- nm - Iron Spawn May 10, 07:34
- "F** you, I won't do what you tell me!" -- nm - Strongbad May 10, 07:23
- Because Chicago politics is so friendly and welcoming to newcomers - oblique May 10, 06:45
- Now there's a show I'd watch. -- nm - Reagen May 10, 06:38 1
  - he can run against Kelsey Grammer! -- nm - Beaker May 10, 07:00
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