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what was that movie site that you could watch movies online with 'actors you know' - Remlik May 23, 13:41 2
- davidsbackyardadventures.com -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:41 1
  - I can't stream that at work. -- nm - Remlik May 23, 13:43
GI Joe moved from June to next March to add a crapload of uncecessary 3D. -- (link) - spamlet May 23, 13:40 3
- "Paramount has had luck delaying films before its decision to move Martin Scorsese�s Shutter Island gave the director his biggest box office hit ever" - Mel Profit May 23, 13:47 1
  - Yeah, that was a bit of a stretch. -- nm - spamlet May 23, 13:51
- They fear us!!! -- nm - Avengers May 23, 13:41
And now a neighboring village put their old siding in our dumpster, "JG (their Pres) told us to." - Spawn May 23, 13:39 2
- i actually don't know why all dumpsters don't come with the following painted on them: - Andie May 23, 13:43 1
  - Their pres said they could! -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:43
Los Angeles just became the latest CA city to ban plastic bags in markets -- (link) - con_carne May 23, 13:16 7
- my mom recalls to me back when they introduced plastic bags everywhere to save the trees since everybody used paper bags. - colin May 23, 13:25 1
  - that was a marketing move, stores liked the plastic cause it was so much cheaper -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 13:45
- WTF is the kitty liter gonna go? - Spawn May 23, 13:24 2
  - heh, my sister actually called-in when the mayor of san jose was on a local radio show to ask if he had cats. - b. May 23, 13:31 1
    - Awesome. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:33
- I'm torn on those bans. I see so many people buying reusable bags that are the equivalent of dozens of thin plastic bags, but since they accumulate - Guigue May 23, 13:21 1
  - we have 8, some are light canvas totes, one a vinyl tote/hobo/beach sack, the heavy paper fabric ones last bout a year or so -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 13:28
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- ooof. -- nm - znufrii May 23, 13:17
- almost 8% of their 350,000 workforce -- nm - decline May 23, 13:17
Come on, snipers. Where are you? - David May 23, 13:13
Look asswipe, if your car's license plate expired in the year 2009, we consider it to be abandoned. Deal with it. - Spawn May 23, 13:09 1
- effin owners -- nm - ceregon May 23, 13:15
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- Choose the state with the fewest days of bar exams and best transferability. -- nm - Max May 23, 13:26 3
  - Max! How are you feeling? -- nm - mara May 23, 13:42 1
    - Humid! -- nm - Max May 23, 13:54
  - For some reason I suspect it is Minnesota. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:30
- Make sure you know it's what you want to do before you devote years to it. -- nm - colin May 23, 13:23 1
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- I hope you enjoy reading. Network, network, network! -- nm - Strongbad May 23, 13:21
- study tax law, become a vulture capitolist, make millions gaming the system, destroying generations of workers loyalities and pensions, and pay half - zeitgeist May 23, 13:21 1
  - and then run for president! -- nm - znufrii May 23, 13:21
- Make sure you want to do it. Don't do it because you think you'll like or it or people want you to. -- nm - MDH May 23, 13:17
- Get other people to do your work (nm) - spamlet May 23, 13:12
- Check into interning/working for an attorney during the summers to see if it's what you really want to do. - Stephen May 23, 13:12
- Don't let professor Nubby take you to lunch -- nm - decline May 23, 13:10 1
  - Unless that's a euphemism. -- nm - nubby May 23, 13:23
- It doesn't really matter what you major in as long as it gives you ample opportunity to write. Depending on what kind of law you're interested in, a - pmb May 23, 13:09 4
  - I guess one other thing. When it comes time to pick a law school, go to the best school you can, but if you can't get in to a top 20(ish) law school, - pmb May 23, 13:13 3
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      - I think so. -- nm - pmb May 23, 13:21 1
        
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- figure out what you want to do with it - znufrii May 23, 13:09
- Get into the best school possible -- nm - ceregon May 23, 13:08
- cheat, lie and steal. nm -- nm - groiny May 23, 13:07
- Don't expect to land a cushy job with a big firm, look for opportunities to work independently, look for - TWuG May 23, 13:06
- 'be willing to make sacrifices' -- nm - decline May 23, 13:05
- send your uncle more pix of the baby. [my nephew is in law school] -- nm - peglegpete May 23, 13:05
- Watch as much Law and Order as you can -- nm - amoxy May 23, 13:05 2
  - NO. watch me! -- nm - Perry Mason May 23, 13:08
  - "Don't you worry. I watched Matlock in a bar last night. The sound wasn't on, but I think I got the jist of it." -- nm - Don Homer May 23, 13:06
- Drink. -- nm - Don Homer May 23, 13:05
- Start networking as early as possible. -- nm - Roger More May 23, 13:05
Tragicomic lunch story - nubby May 23, 12:58 9
- yikes. that's a weak response from the manager too. -- nm - Don Homer May 23, 13:01 2
  - He was acting very strangely. Like, sat at our table, just hanging out. -- nm - nubby May 23, 13:20 1
    - Sounds like he had been eating the ricotta. - Spawn May 23, 13:26
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  - Since he is here complaining, I figured not. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:15
  - You know you're the only one for me. -- nm - nubby May 23, 13:14
  - Who do you think I am? - nubby si May 23, 13:03
  - Why do you think he smoked the third cig? -- nm - oblique May 23, 13:01
- Sounds like a job for me -- nm - Gordon Ramsey May 23, 12:59
USPS releases stamps commemorating four great American film directors (spoilers) -- (link) - con_carne May 23, 12:53 2
- Brett Ratner? I didn't expect that - Guigue May 23, 13:11 1
  - Tarantino was the only one I agreed with. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:13
Hmm, I just called to schedule a cab for later this afternoon and they didn't ask for any name or call-back information. Should I be worried? -- nm - MojaveMeg May 23, 12:51 3
- caller id? -- nm - b. May 23, 12:52 1
  - Their system did identify me and ask if I wanted to be picked up right away - then I spoke to a dispatcher who sounded like he didn't want to be there -- nm - MojaveMeg May 23, 12:55
- Yup. - Old Antarctic Explorer May 23, 12:52
Too sad: Vatican cleric defended Catholic Church's decision to excommunicate mother/doctor of a 9 year-old rape victim over life saving abortion -- (link) - MDH May 23, 12:37 12
- Beyond awful -- nm - amoxy May 23, 13:12
- I really wish I could say I am shocked by their behavior. Feel very sorry for the girl.. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:11
- this just makes me despair. -- nm - loosilu May 23, 13:07
- as if I needed a reason to hold them in any lower regard... -- nm - znufrii May 23, 12:48
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  - I meant disgusting that a 9 year old could be assaulted, not that her mother/ doctor are being sent out. :-( -- nm - MDH May 23, 12:50
  - and this. -- nm - znufrii May 23, 12:49
- this makes me *furious*. their defence is "life must always be protected", i guess that only applies to fetuses, not to 9 year old rape victims. -- nm - Andie May 23, 12:39 4
  - I'm honestly a little confused, I thought the church made an exception for life threatening situations. -- nm - loosilu May 23, 13:08 2
    - not anymore, they changed a couple of years back -- nm - - .-. ..- -- .- -. (tapping everything out) May 23, 13:35
    - No, I think they allow non-abortive surgeries or procedures to save her life; but never a direct abortion for the purpose of destroying the fetus. - mara May 23, 13:32
  - almost as bad is the fact the step-father won't be excomminicated and will only see, at most, 15 years in prison -- nm - decline May 23, 12:46
Did anyone watch that American Ninja show? -- nm - oblique May 23, 12:35 18
- bah, watched that pbs show about western civ, interesting in a 'connections' way -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 13:15
- Watched about 15 minutes to see how difficult the course was. - Spawn May 23, 13:13 4
  - I have the course record -- nm - Barry Allen May 23, 13:17 3
    - I think the salmon ladder would stop you cold. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:31 2
      - If Green Arrow can do it, Flash can probably do it. - the wrong element, bad guy May 23, 13:42 1
        
        *That* was where I saw it. Thank you. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 13:42
- yes. I expected NBC to do this 3 years ago. do you know if all the competitions over? I have seen nothing on the news about the finale being shot here - peglegpete May 23, 13:02 3
  - they're using *live* ammo? maybe I will watch it -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 13:48
  - It looks like the finals were filmed April 21-22. - the wrong element, bad guy May 23, 13:25 1
    - thank you -- nm - peglegpete May 23, 13:39
- Yeah, I love it. One of my tenants tried out for it but didn't make it on tv. -- nm - ceregon May 23, 12:45
- Not yet. Probably have to catch up on it this weekend. -- nm - GregW May 23, 12:39
- I caught some of it. The original is of course better but it was still enjoyable. - Krusty May 23, 12:38 5
  - I love that the Japanese version is a show that has a very low win rate. -- nm - Will Hunting May 23, 12:42 4
    - So far that's been true of the US version as well. - the wrong element, bad guy May 23, 12:51
    - Me too. Only the best move on and rarely does someone finish the last course. - Krusty May 23, 12:47 2
      - Has anyone finished since they made the cliff hanger next to impossible? - the wrong element, bad guy May 23, 12:54 1
        
        The Cliff Hanger has not been the worst for some time now. The real killer is that sliding ring thing at the end of stage 3. -- nm - GregW May 23, 13:54
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- hooray! - spamlet May 23, 12:36
I'm suspicious of my children. None work up before 6:30 this morning, when my alarm went off. They're clearly up to something. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 23, 12:28 2
- smrt kids, they are waiting for you to start breakfast -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 12:33
- Before you know it you'll have trouble getting them out of bed before noon -- nm - Guigue May 23, 12:30
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parents of the year, right here -- (link) - znufrii May 23, 12:22 2
- My father aka The Laundromat King of Cambridge said... - Mel Profit May 23, 12:49
- Father: He said "put me in the washing machine" so I put him in the washing machine. Judge: Well, you can't argue with that. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 23, 12:24
Dear Au Bon Pain - the catering order is now 50 minutes late. You're fired. -- nm - Diva May 23, 12:22 9
- call jimmy johns and see if they deliver faster -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 12:37 1
  - Jimmy Johns delivers before you even finish thinking of it. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 23, 12:46
- send Enrique... -- nm - Mel Profit May 23, 12:36 1
  - sent -- nm - Diva May 23, 12:37
- Divaeye the man when he delivers! -- nm - Remlik May 23, 12:32 4
  - her eyes are good the *Marge Grumble* -- nm - Mel Profit May 23, 12:35 3
    - ...good with the... -- nm - Mel Profit May 23, 12:39 2
      - you got my email with instructions for your wife to follow? -- nm - Remlik May 23, 12:48 1
        
        Yep. Thanks. *kiss* -- nm - Mel Profit May 23, 12:50
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- watching the Crank movies? -- nm - colin May 23, 12:47
- thats not true - Danedukenuuk May 23, 12:31 1
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 23, 12:52
- This calls for a link to the Red Bull wingsuit. -- (link) - Mop (198 lbs) May 23, 12:23
- 18 *thousand*? Wow. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 12:18
for the ST writers in the group (LYC) ... an update on my current "short story" project ... - I'm not dead yet ! May 23, 12:15 2
- I hope you believe that the Real Writing only begins with your re-write. - Old Antarctic Explorer May 23, 12:44
- sounds fun, would love to give it a read when it's done -- nm - znufrii May 23, 12:31
I LOVE when the org has me change a process (I do agree with it) but have me do it in 2 days and does no notification to the customer base and its - Capstern May 23, 12:11
Next up in my e-mail inbox clean-up, my Hotmail account...with almost 9K unread e-mails. - Stephen May 23, 12:09 1
- "select all" .... "delete" :) -- nm - Andie May 23, 12:11
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- one ring to rule them all, and in the darkness link them -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 13:24
- The root servers are the weak point. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 23, 12:27
It appears ST has a growing sinus epidemic. I really think we all need to start demanding their removal. -- nm - Spawn May 23, 12:04 1
- If they don't identify themselves, certainly. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 23, 12:05
Andie: I've seen "September Issue," it is an excellent documentary. -- nm - MDH May 23, 12:02
Speaking of Baldy, I finished reading Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom earlier. That was *brilliant*. -- nm - David May 23, 11:49 3
- his other book The Cape is out in collected form -- nm - Remlik May 23, 11:51 2
  - 6 seasons and a movie! -- nm - Beaker May 23, 11:52 1
    - HA! -- nm - Remlik May 23, 12:02
OK, Google Music, you got my money for the U2 and Steve Miller greatest hits, as well as Pink Floyd's The Wall. We're done for today. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 23, 11:48 11
- I bought the Stones live releases. -- nm - Remlik May 23, 12:31
- Well played. - Spawn May 23, 11:50 9
  - I'm dumping the CDs. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 23, 12:05 8
    - wait, you have the cd's now, and bought them anyway? -- nm - TFox May 23, 12:07 7
      - The Wall is remastered so it's well worth a buy. -- nm - Remlik May 23, 12:31
      - CDs are dead! -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) May 23, 12:23 5
        
        i'm sticking to my cassettes -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 23, 12:33 4
        
        cassettes I made 25 years ago or so I gave to Mandy and they're still holding up -- nm - Remlik May 23, 12:40 1
        
        How many copies of "Mix Tape - The Remlik Seduction" do you have left? -- nm - Roger More May 23, 12:53
        
        Player Piano Rolls forever!!! -- nm - Ender May 23, 12:36 1
        
        The museum tours that I lead include demonstrating an Edison cylinder player. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 23, 12:47

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