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the three contestants on Jeopardy tonight are lethally boring - prayformojo Jun 18, 16:46 3
- But are they "venomous" or "poisonous"? -- nm - amoxy Jun 18, 16:49
- Are they venomous or poisonous? -- nm - spamlet Jun 18, 16:49 1
  - Damn too slow\ -- nm - amoxy Jun 18, 16:49
Random fact I learned yesterday: "venomous" vs "poisonous" animals. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 18, 16:44 5
- nice -- nm - Spawn Jun 18, 16:56
- For the GTN - epiphany Jun 18, 16:50
- I hope you learned this from, like, a documentary and not a real-life encounter. -- nm - b. Jun 18, 16:49
- And how did this come up? -- nm - spamlet Jun 18, 16:48 1
  - Listening to the GoodJobBrain podcast (basically a podcast for people who like pub trivia). - ralph wiggum Jun 18, 16:54
US Open crasher has been identified. -- (link) - Todd Manning Jun 18, 16:39 3
- I'm not 100% positive, but I think this site managed to install some fake security program trojan. Beware. -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 16:53
- US Open case closed -- nm - con_carne Jun 18, 16:40 1
  - ~Yeeee-aaahhhh~ -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 16:43
Jays' Drabek requires season-ending Tommy John surgery -- nm - Beaker Jun 18, 16:38 1
- I am trying to recall another time when a pitching staff lost three starters in a week. -- nm - David Jun 18, 16:42
OK, that keyboard/cover is pretty cool. -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 18, 16:33 5
- pricepoint guesses? -- nm - Remlik Jun 18, 16:44 3
  - has to be $299 for 16GB -- nm - stewie Jun 18, 16:48 2
    - For the keyboard? That seems a little low. -- nm - Ballmer Jun 18, 16:51 1
      - They're late, and way behind... -- nm - stewie Jun 18, 16:57
- *Copies this, says we invented it* -- nm - Apple Jun 18, 16:35
Family Guy, The Simpsons and Futurama writers versus Community and The Emmys -- (link) - Beaker Jun 18, 16:27
Awesome public craziness on my wife's 'friend' feed this afternoon - Subversive Jun 18, 16:19 7
- Try saying all that without taking a breath. Dare ya -- nm - amoxy Jun 18, 16:26
- You know when you see the wall of ALL CAPS that *that's* gonna be a valuable discussion. -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 16:23
- I've always had a CERTAIN fondness for PEOPLE who randomly type some WORDS in ALL caps. -- nm - Qale Jun 18, 16:21 4
  - BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, IT'S INFINITELY MORE READABLE THAN THE ONE WHO IS ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME. -- nm - Subversive Jun 18, 16:22 3
    - CAPS LOCK IS HOW I FEEL INSIDE -- nm - amoxy Jun 18, 16:27 1
      - All the time Rick -- nm - Epiphany Jun 18, 16:30
    - don't you be bringin' that crazy, eye-hurty here, mister! -- nm - b. Jun 18, 16:25
I think it's great that Microsoft's got the whole tech world guessing. Unfortunately, no way reality matches any expectations. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 18, 16:03 5
- an Xbox tablet I suspect -- nm - Remlik Jun 18, 16:10 4
  - But then they could call it X- *BOX* could they? What with there not being a box and all. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 18, 16:15 3
    - tablet:Microsfot Surface -- nm - Remlik Jun 18, 16:23
    - "X-blet" -- nm - Subversive Jun 18, 16:23 1
      - Sounds like a laxative -- nm - eag Jun 18, 16:25
Madagascar 3 is a stupid, stupid movie. Stupid. - TWuG Jun 18, 16:03 1
- I'm sold! -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 18, 16:04
Yay! I got a phone call this morning! I won a contest to be present at the Samsung Galaxy S III launch! But... - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 18, 16:01
so we still use IE8 at work - any idea, anyone, for why some sites think it's 6 or 7 instead? -- nm - b. Jun 18, 15:55 2
- I just thought of something else to google, and now I'm updating java. not sure why it didn't do it automatically, but it might do the trick. -- nm - b. Jun 18, 16:01 1
  - nope. I e-mailed instagram's support. -- nm - b. Jun 18, 16:11
Do I have to go back to work tomorrow? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 18, 15:49 3
- of course not. be prepared to deal with consequences, though. less stuff -> fewer entries in your blog -> sad fans. think of our needs, man. -- nm - b. Jun 18, 15:54 2
  - That could open up new blog possibilities though: Pics of My Stuff I Had To Sell To Buy Food. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 18, 16:14 1
    - "no, not anything from Target!" oh, wait. no food for CT that way. -- nm - b. Jun 18, 16:18
Omar Comin! he visited Marvel Comics -- (link) - Remlik Jun 18, 15:37 1
- I guess no one tells omar the barn door is ripped open -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 15:53
Kogan, an Australian electronics shop, has declared that a 6.8% 'IE 7 tax' will be added onto the bill of any customer who uses the browser to buy -- (link) - something - Beaker Jun 18, 15:32 2
- They should at least refer to it properly as a 'fee' rather than a 'tax'. -- nm - Qale Jun 18, 15:47
- this is discrimination based on my religious beliefs -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 18, 15:39
*looks down at the last half hour's work* Man, I really shouldn't try to write code when I'm this tired - prayformojo Jun 18, 15:31
Pippy Video News:Every NSFW work scene from Game of Thrones.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 18, 15:12 16
- I assume Pippy has seen the Thor goes swimming pics. -- (link) - Dano Jun 18, 15:57 8
  - Unbelievable! That body don't stop. - Epiphany Jun 18, 16:27 5
    - I was going to say he seems a little pale; but, heck, who cares? -- nm - b. Jun 18, 16:29 4
      - You are right on both accounts. Spray tan anyone? -- nm - Epiphany Jun 18, 16:33 3
        
        I was thinking it was more of an opportunity to someone to get hands-on with self-tanner. I suppose that'd be his wife, but it couldn't hurt to - b. Jun 18, 16:35 2
        
        to someone = for someone. I got distracted. -- nm - b. Jun 18, 16:35 1
        
        Totally understandable -- nm - Epiphany Jun 18, 16:40
  - Jesus. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 18, 16:02 1
    - Wrong god. -- nm - Qale Jun 18, 16:05
- So, the Game of Thrones cast is decidedly unsexy as compared to other similar sex-craven shows. -- nm - Qale Jun 18, 15:51 1
  - This is true. Commitment to natural bodies, makes them all skinny. - Epiphany Jun 18, 16:32
- Though I can't look through this now, I'm still casting my vote for best (female) body to: - Dr.Vermin Jun 18, 15:46 3
  - Ugh, really? More than one STr has said that -- nm - Epiphany Jun 18, 16:26
  - Pfft. Who wants to see Tonks naked? -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 18, 15:52 1
    - *raises hand* -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 15:53
- AHHHHHH!! it won't play on IPad. I'm getting passwords to other devices! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 18, 15:44
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A question about particle physics? I'd BETTER come in first. -- nm - nubby Jun 18, 15:11
Arsenio Hall Returning to TV With Late-Night Talk Show -- (link) - Todd Manning Jun 18, 15:04 2
- Clemons, LT... time machine has activated. -- nm - Spawn Jun 18, 15:50
- That was such a fun show back in the days -- nm - amoxy Jun 18, 15:12
The crew discovers a planet populated by billions of Riker clones. Picard brokers peace between the bearded majority and non-bearded rebels. -- nm - TNG Season 8 Jun 18, 14:55 1
- The bald one is smart! -- nm - Rikers Jun 18, 15:00
Hummingbird Nest Cam! -- (link) - colin Jun 18, 14:42 1
- Neat! One of my friends has a nest right outside his kitchen window. - MojaveMeg Jun 18, 15:03
LYC: Found a good moving company up here for next month. $110/hour for two guys and a truck. - Dr.Vermin Jun 18, 14:38 1
- Good news indeed -- nm - Epiphany Jun 18, 15:48
In a number of metropolitan areas across the country, if you have cable internet access, you have mobile wifi access. -- (link) - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 18, 14:28 1
Bery or other Vancouverites - my friend is going to Vancouver this wednesday and needs a place to sleep. Any ideas for her? -- nm - marcel Jun 18, 14:22 2
- we got a good rate at the Century Plaza on burrard st -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 14:27 1
  - Thanks. I sent you a message on FB -- nm - marcel Jun 18, 14:47
Make Music Pasadena street fest Report - con_carne Jun 18, 14:18 3 1
- Very nice. I was also considering going but couldn't figure out a reasonable way to the Metroline system from Costa Mesa. I love the Cults so glad.... - JD Jun 18, 14:54 1
  - Needless to say, this thing was *packed*. - con_carne Jun 18, 15:09
- very nice report -- nm - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 18, 14:22
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- well, don't look at me -- nm - Wall Street gambler...I mean bankers Jun 18, 14:45
- You mean other than Sandusky? -- nm - GregW Jun 18, 14:12 7
  - Sandusky will disappear very quickly if he is aquitted - amoxy Jun 18, 14:18 5
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      - oh yea, he is finished. -- nm - Jovian Jun 18, 14:35 3
        
        so I can put my pants back on now? nm -- nm - random victim Jun 18, 14:36 2
        
        bad, bad, bad, bad, BAD, BAD, BAD! -- nm - Mallory Knox Jun 18, 14:47 1
        
        hey! nm -- nm - Nick Jun 18, 14:48
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Earworm: ~Time to play the Game~ - Remlik Jun 18, 14:05 2
- *spits water into the air* - groiny Jun 18, 14:21
- Loved when they played that lived a few WM's or summer slams ago -- nm - eag Jun 18, 14:14
Summit denies plan to reboot Twilight. Yet. -- (link) - GregW Jun 18, 13:48 7
- Surely, vampires have to be almost fucked-out. Aren't they??? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 18, 13:58 6
  - just wait till someone in hollywood decides to do a vampires and werewolves vs zombie love story action movie. -- nm - tRuMaN (what?) Jun 18, 13:59 5
    - there is a zombie love story movie comign from Summit -- nm - Remlik Jun 18, 14:02 2
      - though technically, wast I am Legend (the movie version) - tRuMaN (what?) Jun 18, 14:03 1
        
        some kind of mix of both. -- nm - Remlik Jun 18, 14:04
    - aliens vs vampires, how can they suck blood if its made of antivmatter -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 18, 14:01 1
      - *blech I hate taste of Copper! you go suck on that Vulcan" -- nm - Remlik Jun 18, 14:02
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- Well he can join John Edwards in the slime ball that got away with it club -- nm - eag Jun 18, 13:53 3
  - Word. -- nm - Casey Anthony Jun 18, 14:26
  - *CLAPS* - OJ Jun 18, 13:57 1
    - Well you only got away with it for so long -- nm - eag Jun 18, 13:58
- the prosecution was a trainwreck based on reports -- nm - Beaker Jun 18, 13:52 1
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- so what happens to McNamee now? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 18, 13:52
- Huh, would not have expected that -- nm - amoxy Jun 18, 13:50
- Of course. - nubby Jun 18, 13:50 1
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not guilty all counts -- nm - cnn Jun 18, 13:48 1
- son offa... -- nm - barry bonds Jun 18, 13:49
Graphical breakdown on what happens after SC rules on healthcare law. -- (link) - GregW Jun 18, 13:44 5
- Activist court! -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Jun 18, 16:06
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- oof - that is head spinning -- nm - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 18, 13:52
- so basically cats & dogs living together, mass hysteria? -- nm - Jovian Jun 18, 13:46 1
  - No, pretty much same ol', same ol'. -- nm - GregW Jun 18, 13:49
Major announcement from Microsoft coming in bout 2 hours -- (link) - Beaker Jun 18, 13:43 1
- they are hiring Roger Clemens? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 18, 13:43
Moonrise Kingdom: (B) nm - Dignan Jun 18, 13:39 5
- I think I feel about the same - Reagen Jun 18, 13:41 4
  - I'm baffled by its 95% RT score. - Dignan Jun 18, 13:43 3
    - RT is kind of flaky. I've seen B- grades be counted as rotten, and C+ grades counted as fresh. -- nm - Qale Jun 18, 13:50 1
      - Sure, but it should more or less average out. nm - Dignan Jun 18, 13:51
    - ss was the only negative for the longest time -- nm - Beaker Jun 18, 13:44
from B2 and the Cindi Lauper on RAW thread... were you saying that Cindi wasn't attractive or Wendi Richter? - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 18, 13:35 5
- both -- nm - Beaker Jun 18, 13:36
- Wendi. They tried making her hot, did not work for me. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 18, 13:35 3
  - You won't need to worry, she's on the "No Chance in Hell of Returning" list from what I've read - Will Hunting Jun 18, 13:36 2
    - They made peace. He put her in the Hall of Fame....but yeah I can't really see her comign back -- nm - Remlik Jun 18, 13:42 1
      - You know? Vince really needs to build a Hall Of Fame. I won't pay for a ticket to the show or watch Raw anymore, but I would visit a Hall of Fame. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 18, 14:09
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- Hmmm. And now I know what the heliosphere is. Fascinating. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 18, 14:02
- Cylon invasion in 3...2...1... -- nm - David Jun 18, 13:38 1
  - no. it will drop into a wormhole and return in about 200 or so years. -- nm - Remlik Jun 18, 13:43
- somewhere in the mormon explanation of how jesus visited them after... - zeitgeist Jun 18, 13:38
- You are the Kirk Unit. You will listen to me. -- nm - V' ger Jun 18, 13:38 1
  - Depends on how freaky you let me get with that shiney bald head of yours.. -- nm - Kirk Jun 18, 13:44
- *logically perk up* -- nm - Vulcans Jun 18, 13:37
- and slowly the plot of a star trek movie continues on.. -- nm - tRuMaN (what?) Jun 18, 13:35
Come on, Draco. Don't be a prat. Do him! - David Jun 18, 13:32

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