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Local breaking news. Lindsey Lohan was taken to the hospital after being found unconscious at the Ritz Carlton in Marina Del Rey. -- nm - jnine Jun 15, 11:45 1
- and now you know why i'm here - Lafarrow Jun 15, 11:46
greatest euro cup EVER -- nm - Lafarrow Jun 15, 11:41 11
- I bet that post has nothing to do with soccer. -- nm - David Jun 15, 11:43 1
  - i'm shorting ukraine BIG time -- nm - Lafarrow Jun 15, 11:44
- Finally sobered up? -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 11:42 2
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  - i never made a meeting -- nm - Lafarrow Jun 15, 11:44
- wait, wha? are the saints playing in it? -- nm - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:42 4
  - there is nothing pure in the NFL anymore -- nm - Lafarrow Jun 15, 11:45 3
    - Never sign a linebacker who sounds like they are married to Fred Flintstone. -- nm - David Jun 15, 11:46
    - not even Tebow? or your hatred for ______________ team (insert name of choice). -- nm - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:46 1
      - i hate shitake head - Lafarrow Jun 15, 11:46
- *Blink* *Blink* -- nm - amoxy Jun 15, 11:41
What is the last movie we had this much discussion about? - amoxy Jun 15, 11:38 8
- matrix 2 -- nm - dogbert Jun 15, 11:44
- have we quit talking about avengers yet? -- nm - JenBro Jun 15, 11:43
- Cabin in the Woods -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 15, 11:42 2
  - easily -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:44 1
    - I didn't see teh thing and the plot point about the (spoiler) is well known to me in every form. - Will Hunting Jun 15, 11:46
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- inception, avatar, last potter, got. -- nm - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:39
- Tower Heist -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 11:39
Attack the Block director picks Snow Crash as his follow up -- (link) - Reagen Jun 15, 11:29 10
- ohh this also article mentions The Forever War as being close to greenlit. Nice. I am almost halfway through. -- nm - Jovian Jun 15, 11:35 1
  - "This will be my biggest lawsuit since I sued the makers of The Neverending Story". -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 11:36
- on a scale of 1 to 10 of difficulty - ATtack the Block was a 3 and this new project seems like a 12 -- nm - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 15, 11:34 2
  - Some people thrive in that environment. - Beryllium Jun 15, 11:34 1
    - I want to see Cosmopolis -- nm - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 15, 11:37
- nice. -- nm - znufrii Jun 15, 11:33 1
  - Now, if only SyFy would get their Diamond Age miniseries up and running... -- nm - znufrii Jun 15, 11:43
- Oh, baby. This is going to be a glorious failure. - David Jun 15, 11:31 2
  - Right, you might as well try and make Game of Thrones into a two hour movie. - Reagen Jun 15, 11:35 1
    - He should key upon the language translation aspect. In the app era, it's the more relatable. - David Jun 15, 11:37
Swedish politicians urge men to stop peeing standing up -- (link) - Beaker Jun 15, 11:28 1
- ... but the standard sitting position is not healthy, either. Fools. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 11:31
Guess who's coming to dinner. -- nm - David Jun 15, 11:28 4
- Jimmy Buffet? -- nm - amoxy Jun 15, 11:35
- Not me! -- nm - spamlet Jun 15, 11:35
- spawn. -- nm - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:34
- Santa - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 15, 11:31
Hey on a completely trivial note, was there a company android in Alien3? Heard the comment that names are in alpha order of movie release - JD Jun 15, 11:28 1
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just saw the trailer for Sinister....pfm DO NOT OPEN THE BOX! -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:26
Really, Washington DC? Really? -- (link) - bc/nc Jun 15, 11:26
isabel met an enormous bear, isabel, isabel didn't care; the bear was hungry, the bear was ravenous, the bear's big mouth was cruel and cavernous. nm - b. Jun 15, 11:24
Some member of the audience or press keeps trying to argue with Obama while he's making his speech -- nm - con_carne Jun 15, 11:19 4
- He should turn to them and say, "Close your eyes. And imagine a president giving a speech on a podium. He's a good natured president and sounds - Jovian Jun 15, 11:27
- Dammit, Joe Wilson! -- nm - bc/nc Jun 15, 11:23
- Obama should stop, pull out his blackberry, and start texting/tweeting comedians for things to say to the guy. - Beryllium Jun 15, 11:21
- Secret Service should tackle the guy -- nm - decline Jun 15, 11:20
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- Note for Dano: Mike D'Angelo made this. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 11:20
- (spoiler idea) - sycor Jun 15, 11:20
- See, Max, -these- are valid criticisms. -- nm - David Jun 15, 11:17 3
  - I know they are, because they are the ones I voiced here yesterday -- (link) - Max Jun 15, 11:29 [Backboard] 1
    - See, I'd lost you by the military installation. Even now, I cannot read to the bottom of this. - David Jun 15, 11:38
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McCain: Adelson donation is putting "foreign money" into the campagin -- (link) - znufrii Jun 15, 11:12 2
- He will add alot more before the campaign is over -- nm - amoxy Jun 15, 11:28
- That's dumb. Take a look at McCain's top contributors in 2008 and you can say the same thing - decline Jun 15, 11:20
Sacre bleu! -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jun 15, 11:09
I try to avoid winning 'stuff' from our monthly PCAS raffle table, but couldn't leave without this. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jun 15, 11:04 [flickr] 8
- War of 1812. Burning the White House. Suck it, Yankees! -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jun 15, 11:14 4
  - That's what I thought. I need to see if there's anything more on the back. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 15, 11:21
  - *melts the Stanley Cup* -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 15, 11:17
  - we win! -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:15
  - this -- nm - znufrii Jun 15, 11:15
- cool - civil war -- nm - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 15, 11:11 1
  - Revolutionary War. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 15, 11:24
- British occupation of New York would be my guess -- (link) - con_carne Jun 15, 11:11
Prometheus spoilers regarding the 2,000 years theory. - sycor Jun 15, 10:59 24
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  - well, she did one thing. (spoiler) - sycor Jun 15, 11:08 12
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      - I assume so. That's really the only reason I can think of. -- nm - sycor Jun 15, 11:11 1
        
        or spoils - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:26
    - she also (spoils) - groiny Jun 15, 11:08 8
      - yeah I was going to say that, but even that was pointlessly added in there. (spoils?) - sycor Jun 15, 11:10 7
        
        Spoilers - David Jun 15, 11:15 6
        
        honestly, wouldnt it answer a previous question if - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:16 5
        
        Hmm. Yes, it would. (spoilers) - David Jun 15, 11:20 4
        
        also, explains why - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:21 3
        
        still doesnt improve the movie beyond a C+/B- though. -- nm - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:23
        
        Also true. I like this theory. -- nm - David Jun 15, 11:22
        
        oh good point. -- nm - sycor Jun 15, 11:22
- Here is a cut and paste from an IndieWire column yesterday that directly addresses the matter. (spoilers) - David Jun 15, 11:02 9
  - yeah I've seen that, but it still doesn't fit. At least not with what was on screen. So they changed it enough with that one line of dialogue that it - sycor Jun 15, 11:04 8
    - Spoilers - David Jun 15, 11:06 7
      - agreed, and they have already said that changed that plot from the original script -- nm - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:09
      - spoilers - sycor Jun 15, 11:07 5
        
        Oh, I see what you're saying. (spoilers) - David Jun 15, 11:12 4
        
        yeah I can see that but like I said (spoils) - sycor Jun 15, 11:16 3
        
        This circles back to Scott's comments (spoilers) - David Jun 15, 11:18
        
        perhaps (spoils - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 11:18 1
        
        true. -- nm - sycor Jun 15, 11:19
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- Really against it right now. -- nm - Johnny Edwards Jun 15, 11:18
- ST Poll: How many suitcases of cash does Time Warner show up with? -- nm - spamlet Jun 15, 11:06 1
  - All of them. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jun 15, 11:10
- `so, what does the pron industry think we should do...` -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:01
The Thing is like watching DS9 in a way - spoilers - Beaker Jun 15, 10:54 6
- But I bet The Thing didn't have Jadzia. -- nm - Ender Jun 15, 11:25 1
  - Kurt Russell in a thong! -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:26
- I assume you mean that DS9 is like watching the original The Thing. - sycor Jun 15, 11:02 3
  - I'm watching The Thing now. Thought I had seen it looooong time ago, but remember nothing. The cast is like a who's who of "that guy's" -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:08 2
    - I have so much love for the effects they did in that movie. I miss the days of practical effects sometimes. -- nm - sycor Jun 15, 11:09
    - The John Carpenter version. -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:08
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- Fantastic. -- nm - David Jun 15, 10:57
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Vermin, the problem with that idea is that you'd never produce enough electricity to cover your costs. - Reagen Jun 15, 10:52 5
- The benefit would not be profiting from the electricity, but in attracting more (environmentally-conscious) members. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 15, 10:56 2
  - The environmental cost would outweigh the benefit in that sense as well. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 11:01 1
    - Details that can be left out of the marketing, of course! -- nm - con_carne Jun 15, 11:30
- You *are* one of the designers of the Matrix. -- nm - spamlet Jun 15, 10:53 1
  - I'd have done a better effing job than they did. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 10:54
Perhaps they should do the Emmy's as well: PAAFTJ Television Awards Nominations (link) - Jovian Jun 15, 10:48 1
- On the other hand, no one's going to say, "Oh, you won a Paaftjuh!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 10:49
I have another one bites the dust as an earworm today -- nm - eag Jun 15, 10:47
Dear needy phone company: enough with the goddamned upgrade texts. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 10:46 1
- Release the upgrade sexts -- nm - con_carne Jun 15, 10:52
just because an ATM will let you take out $1.5 million from your account when you only have a couple hundred in there, doesn't mean you can gamble it -- (link) - znufrii Jun 15, 10:46
How It Should Have Ended is working on a Prometheus vid. That is all. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jun 15, 10:45 1
- which would point you to the video store to rent Alien. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 15, 10:46
ML, I had no idea about Family Video. That's a great way for people here to build their UV libraries. - David Jun 15, 10:45 6
- guessing you can only buy instore? -- nm - tRuMaN (CPA, failing all the time) Jun 15, 10:54 1
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- Heh, it is blocked for "illegal activities" on our network. - spamlet Jun 15, 10:50
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  - GP should be an HDX copy, too. -- nm - David Jun 15, 10:58
- that is stellar. -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 10:48
So, tell me something about the Better Business Bureau. - David Jun 15, 10:34 15
- go to your court house (or even down load the forms) and get the papers to file a small claims/muni court suit. Ask the manager at the BB to help you - zeitgeist Jun 15, 11:42
- Go to Consumerist. Search for Best Buy Executive Carpet Bomb to see if it gets any hits. - spamlet Jun 15, 10:51 6
  - The problem with this is that we've reached someone at BB through the BBB. That person wrote a reply that was nothing but fabrications. - David Jun 15, 10:56 5
    - Lie and tell them you know a good lawyer in MN (their home state) who will sue them. - spamlet Jun 15, 11:01 3
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        I had to go a long way for the dig but it was worth it. -- nm - spamlet Jun 15, 11:03 1
        
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    - that's what the EECB is for - znufrii Jun 15, 10:57
- you have a reciept from them showing the work they did? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 15, 10:39 6
  - We probably lost that in the fire but we do have email conversations about the matter, before and after. -- nm - David Jun 15, 10:43 5
    - send it to consumerist as well - znufrii Jun 15, 10:47
    - good enough by me. - groiny Jun 15, 10:46 3
      - We did that first and their reply was to blame someone else. That letter reflects virtually no effort or research into the matter. -- nm - David Jun 15, 10:57 2
        
        This is an old list but a place to start -- (link) - spamlet Jun 15, 11:08 1
        
        Thanks, folks! -- nm - David Jun 15, 11:21
Seems legit. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jun 15, 10:30
Oh I believe ... in Yesterday :) - JenBro Jun 15, 10:30 2
- *zips up* nm -- nm - groiny Jun 15, 10:40 1
  - Hahhhhhhhhhhhhh -- nm - JenBro Jun 15, 11:44
You know what, motherfuckers? It *is* a series of tubes! -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jun 15, 10:28 1
- I heard most of that interview - really interesting. -- nm - b. Jun 15, 10:29

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