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OK, apparently sushi *is* evil ... sort of. -- (link) - Beryllium May 30, 10:57 9
- Why is this so hard to understand? -- nm - Spawn May 30, 11:17 3
  - What "isnt" eveil to you though? - eag May 30, 11:18 2
    - Dogs? A lttle evil. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 11:19
    - Evil -- nm - eag May 30, 11:18
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  - This. Yuck, I'll have the crab juice. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 11:24
  - Never tried it but have looked at it did eat a california roll though wasnt that bad - eag May 30, 11:17 1
    - Crunch rolls are palatable. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 30, 11:18
- Duh. -- nm - David May 30, 11:00
Of course the Presidency should have residency requirements. It's right there, after the P. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 10:53 7
- make it a lotto -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 30, 11:08 5
  - I'm largely in favor of electing congressmen by draft. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 30, 11:10 4
    - I like it. -- nm - znufrii May 30, 11:18
    - Hunger Games. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 11:16
    - Well, that will significantly cut down on Republicans being involved so I can get behind this. -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 11:14 1
      - "This would also eliminate Clinton." --- ten seconds later by the GOPers. -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 11:14
- this -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! May 30, 10:53
CC players, new map, Eurasia, that looks good. Set up game - amoxy May 30, 10:48
New Stephen King thriller coming next June -- (link) - mara May 30, 10:44 18
- yeah, now just tell his son to get off his ass and put out another one. -- nm - decline May 30, 10:48 15
  - Locke & Key! -- nm - David May 30, 10:55 9
    - that's the comic book, right? -- nm - decline May 30, 11:03 6
      - It is and this is a great time to catch up since he has finished 5 out of 6 chapters. - David May 30, 11:05 5
        
        CLockworks just finished. -- nm - Remlik May 30, 11:10 4
        
        I know. I've read it. -- nm - David May 30, 11:13 3
        
        ah. ok the next series is not solicted yet -- nm - Remlik May 30, 11:15 2
        
        What do hookers have to do with anything? -- nm - David May 30, 11:16 1
        
        cause like comic book dealers they give one out for free so you come back for more -- nm - Remlik May 30, 11:16
    - Lock and Key Grindhouse one shot due in August -- nm - Remlik May 30, 11:02 1
      - How about the concluding series? -- nm - David May 30, 11:03
  - Check Esquire Magazine here soon...they'll be running a 2-part story by King and Hill. -- nm - Jim May 30, 10:51 4
    - rumors are still out there that NOS4A2 (which was to be released this summer) will be out next year -- nm - decline May 30, 11:04
    - "In the Tall Grass" part 1 will be in the June/July issue, Part 2 in August. only available in the magazine or iPad edition of the mag. -- nm - Jim May 30, 10:58
    - is the other one they did any good? -- nm - Epiphany May 30, 10:58 1
      - Throttle -- (link) - Epiphany May 30, 11:19
- "The Haunted Stapler!" nm -- nm - groiny May 30, 10:44 1
  - "PC Load Sibling? What the F does that mean?!" -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 10:45
Does it make sense for Facebook to buy Opera? What about Blackberry? -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 30, 10:40 11
- Opera is available as a free download. they'd be suckers to pay for it. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 11:10 1
  - *golf clap* -- nm - zork May 30, 11:17
- I read this as FB buying Oprah. -- nm - CrankYanker May 30, 10:43
- what problems would either of those things solve? -- nm - Don Homer May 30, 10:42 4
  - It controls the whole ecosystem. I've had a number of false starts on an article regarding tech companies controlling the entire ecosystem. - Mop (199 lbs) May 30, 10:47
  - well, RIM would allow them to compete against both Google and Apple in the mobile phone market - decline May 30, 10:47 2
    - I bet Blackberry exclusive FB apps would catch them up... -- nm - Beaker May 30, 10:48 1
      - This is an idea that even Spawn can get behind - because there's every chance it could kill both companies. :) -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 10:49
- I could see them taking a run at RIM, especially with the share price getting killed. I wonder if the Microsoft takeover rumour for RIM will start up - Beaker May 30, 10:42 2
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    - Buy! No, sell! Wait... I don't know... -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 30, 10:52
if we relax the "natural-born" requirement, can we institute an intelligence and general competence test instead? - znufrii May 30, 10:39 14
- Anyone smart enough to be president is smart enough to know not to. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 11:19
- Presidents are elected to lead, not to read -- nm - con_carne May 30, 11:09
- You bet. And I get to write the questions. - Dr.Vermin May 30, 11:01
- so you want every future president to be that Chinese kid in math class that sat in the third row? -- nm - zork May 30, 10:56
- The residency thing I dont care about.....but would love an intelligence test..... - Walt_Disney May 30, 10:49
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  - "Psst, New York Times, what's the answer for #17?" -- nm - znu, taking test May 30, 11:02
  - f*cking ethics exam... - znufrii May 30, 10:42
- It'd be a lot easier if we just restricted it to white men. -- nm - Don Homer May 30, 10:41 3
  - That doesn't prove their worthiness, now if they owned land.... -- nm - Ender May 30, 10:46 2
    - Even in Florida, they know better than to elect renters. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 30, 10:46 1
      - *shudder* -- nm - Don Homer May 30, 10:50
- No. -- nm - mara May 30, 10:41
- Elitist! -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 30, 10:41
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I've picked up a couple of these. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin May 30, 10:23 1
- Someone needs to fossilize that shit -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 10:24
So someone who happens to be born of US citizens who were travelling shouldn't be president? Same with someone who's immigrant parents moved ... - zork May 30, 10:16 44
- You also have consider when the rule was written. I don't think they thought of people *leaving* the U.S.....pregnant or not. This was the land of - CrankYanker May 30, 10:30 18
  - if it's outdated, change it. Don't forget Benedict Arnold was born in the US. -- nm - zork May 30, 10:32 17
    - Since when was benedict arnold made of straw? - Beryllium May 30, 10:52
    - If I rememer the rumour was the law was added to prevent Alexander Hamiltion from being able to be President (he was born in Bermuda). - Walt_Disney May 30, 10:46 2
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      - Except he was a citizen at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, which would have allowed him to. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 11:10
    - Benedict Arnold was born in Britain's North American colonies. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 30, 10:39 2
      - and George Washington and Andrew Jackson? -- nm - zork May 30, 10:42 1
        
        Yes, they were. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 30, 10:48
    - actually wouldn't he have been considered Engliah? as the US didn't exist then did it? -- nm - Beaker May 30, 10:33 9
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        of course it doesn't make sense. the whole issue is dumb. someone saying that being born in the US makes you more loyal is idiotic. -- nm - zork May 30, 10:37 1
        
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        zork *really* wants to become President of the US, apparently. - znufrii May 30, 10:36 5
        
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        Yet another thing he has in common with Benedict Arnold! -- nm - prayformojo May 30, 10:39
        
        He is eligible. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 10:37 2
        
        actually, I don't have the residency requirement. -- nm - zork May 30, 10:39
        
        fine, be that way. -- nm - znufrii May 30, 10:38
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- IM?? It's pretty simple - be an American when you are born - Epiphany May 30, 10:25
- My opinion is that you need to be born an American to run the country. - Krusty May 30, 10:21 22
  - I'm a non-native US citizen and have no problem with this rule. I just think it simplifies things diplomatically -- nm - con_carne May 30, 10:32 2
    - It makes it simple, but there's a clear conflict with the whole "equality of opportunity" thing. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 10:38 1
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  - I agree -- nm - Epiphany May 30, 10:25
  - seriously? some of the most loyal people are grateful immigrants. - zork May 30, 10:25 17
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      - is that meant for me? I'm saying open it up and let anyone run. If this were a new thing being proposed it would be unconstitutional to discriminate - zork May 30, 10:31 2
        
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        I can agree about the residency because you can become eligible in time if you want to. -- nm - zork May 30, 10:36
    - your IM is moot- they won't be elected regardless -- nm - Epiphany May 30, 10:26 12
      - that's way different than being excluded. -- nm - zork May 30, 10:34 6
        
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        Canada has a foreign-born head-of-state, who was represented (until recently) by a foreign-born Canadian national. (Obviously these are ceremonial) - Roger More May 30, 10:43 3
        
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        I did not mean open to all. I agree that is silly. citizen and residency would be good. - zork May 30, 10:52
        
        I think that's really what zork meant - open to all US citizens. Though it would be fun to see a campaign with 3rd country nationals allowed to run. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 10:49
        
        who knows but that doesn't make the US rules any better. -- nm - zork May 30, 10:38
      - I will point out that John Edwards came rather close to the Vice Presidency..... - Will Hunting May 30, 10:28 4
        
        isn't he just a typcial politician scumbag though? He wasn't wearing people's skin and shit -- nm - Beaker May 30, 10:31 3
        
        Hyper-typical. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 10:33
        
        Oh, i meant the fraudster aspect...I have no proof he's a serial killer. -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 10:31 1
        
        Oh I think we need to place some restrictions regarding fraud/criminal issues on all elections - Epiphany May 30, 10:33
Well I can't think of/find any store locally that sells solar eclipse glasses (for the upcoming Venus transit) so I guess its going to be Amazon. -- nm - bc/nc May 30, 10:12 2
- FYI, here's a nice article about the event -- (link) - oblique May 30, 10:55
- Hardware stores. Ask for welder goggles rated at 14 or higher. -- nm - mara May 30, 10:21
We were just as concerned what PrincessCY's initials would be as we were choosing her name. -- nm - CrankYanker May 30, 10:11 10
- PY? - Spawn May 30, 10:29 1
  - L4 on the IM. -- nm - CrankYanker May 30, 10:32
- I momentarily considered a "G" middle name for kieran -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 10:22 2
  - Zachery Owen was on my list. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 10:36
  - heh, Good call! -- nm - CrankYanker May 30, 10:27
- We avoided A's and O's for middle names. - Will Hunting May 30, 10:14 4
  - But not U's? -- nm - Roger More May 30, 10:21 1
    - I figured Ursula and Urkel would cause problems all on their own. -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 10:27
  - Good thinking. We ended up with ALL for her. -- nm - CrankYanker May 30, 10:18
  - We took As out for first names. Too many potential pitfalls. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 10:15
Let's rally against the true evil. - Joey Donner May 30, 10:11 3
- She is less evil in tiny jean shorts though.. -- nm - Jovian May 30, 10:18 2
  - Don't you see the tiny shorts are just a manner for her to insidiously turn you evil? - Will Hunting May 30, 10:30
  - she is the hottest now than at any point in her life -- nm - Remlik May 30, 10:28
RIP Jim Unger the cartoonist for Herman -- (link) - Beaker May 30, 10:08 2
- Loved that cartoon as a kid -- nm - con_carne May 30, 10:24
- :( -- nm - Epiphany May 30, 10:21
hey nubby ... just getting really caught up on the backboards ... sorry about your loss .... - i'm not dead yet ! May 30, 10:05
Maxwell drew Johnson? yeah, that's gonna be a problem in 5th grade. -- nm - CrankYanker May 30, 10:03 15
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  - apparently they are calling her Maxi (ew). -- nm - loosilu May 30, 10:18
  - "So nice to finally meet you. You know, I never did get that Viagra I ordered from you over email." -- nm - con_carne May 30, 10:17
  - hah ... yeah that's not well thought out -- nm - JenBro May 30, 10:15 1
    - well, Max *could* have started out as Maxine but starting with Maxwell is dumb, but then this is Jessica we're talking about - zork May 30, 10:18
- it's so common for girls to have boy names, I don't think it will be a big deal. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 10:07 9
  - and this is why looking at the past list of presidents and generals named Evelyn and such is such a fun thing to do. -- nm - zork May 30, 10:29
  - It is a big deal. Soon there'll be no boys names left! -- nm - Roger More May 30, 10:09 2
    - everyone will be named Jim. nm -- nm - groiny May 30, 10:10 1
      - They've taken Jamie. James is next. What makes you think they won't go after Jim? -- nm - Roger More May 30, 10:25
  - ^^ clearly not a fifth grade boy, this one -- nm - con_carne May 30, 10:09
  - I was going for classmates singing ~Mawell drew a johnson, Maxwell drew a johnson~ -- nm - CrankYanker May 30, 10:09 2
    - it would be the same no what gender Maxwell was in that case -- nm - Andie May 30, 10:11 1
      - yep -- nm - CrankYanker May 30, 10:12
  - *finishes up the drawing on the cheek by putting in some stray hairs* -- nm - Joey Donner May 30, 10:08
three seashells -- (link) - Epiphany May 30, 10:00 [Image] 3
- *this* is what ICP should have been questioning -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 10:03
- what a way to roll the board -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! May 30, 10:03
- Hee -- nm - amoxy May 30, 10:02

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