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So what you're saying is I'm going to have to tear myself away from Diablo 3 and return to Skyrim within the next month or so? -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 14:20 2
- or try out SW:TOR. update 1.3 released today! -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 14:24 1
  - No no. Absolutely no Star Wars for me. -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 14:39
cute pet video of the day - guitar playing cat unfazed by earthquake! -- (link) - Andie Jun 26, 14:13
Alex Cross trailer. Look ridiculous. -- (link) - Reagen Jun 26, 14:12 [youtube] 5
- Tyler Perry (at least its not Madea - but he still can't act) starring in The Most Generic Movie Ever Made - Magic MDH Jun 26, 14:21 3
  - I don't know if it was possible for them to find a worse person to cast in this role. - Kim Pine Jun 26, 14:23 1
    - I sort of imagine the general public saying "Man, Eriq La Salle put on *weight*." -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 14:23
  - "We stayed up all night, but it was worth it." -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 14:22
- Wow. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 26, 14:21
Sitwap? Bhutan grieves for destroyed historic site -- (link) - Jovian Jun 26, 14:11 1
- Very sad. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 26, 14:18
FV UV Report: Ordered Happy Feet earlier today. They just emailed me the UV code -- nm - oblique Jun 26, 13:59
I am surprised that more people do not admit to preferring miracle whip. - kelly Jun 26, 13:56 13
- Nate's mom speaks the truth -- nm - prayformojo Jun 26, 14:24
- Never really been a fan of either. These days I favor a good mustard and settle for fat-free or light mayo in things like tuna salad. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 26, 14:10
- My twin likes Miracle Whip. It's a source of mild amusement to us. -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 14:01
- or Yoko Ono's music? -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 14:00
- I changed sides on this war about 5 years ago. - Epiphany Jun 26, 13:59
- It is just mayo with a lot of sugar added -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 13:59 3
  - Really? Is that was Miracle Whip is? -- nm - miffed67 Jun 26, 14:00 2
    - Not quite, but it's definitely sweeter. -- (link) - mara Jun 26, 14:02 1
      - Huh. I didn't know that! -- nm - miffed67 Jun 26, 14:37
- Either one is fine with me. -- nm - mara Jun 26, 13:59
- Yuck, that stuff is gross. -- nm - miffed67 Jun 26, 13:58
- Blech. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 26, 13:57
- I can't stand it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:57
st poll: How would you describe your " musical tastes/interests"? mainstream? quirky? alternative? or any other adjective will work -- nm - Epiphany Jun 26, 13:46 46
- The right ones. -- nm - David Jun 26, 14:19
- blues, americana, afro jazz world beat (rock for me is electric blues) -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 14:19
- "All over the place, but at it's core: rock." Classic rock, metal, top 40/pop, electronic/techno, rockish country, old-school rap. - JaxSean Jun 26, 14:10
- Twisty -- nm - Truman Jun 26, 14:09
- I'm all over the place. I have Natalie Imbruglia, RATM, and Miranda Lambert all on my main playlist. - spamlet Jun 26, 14:09
- Gay. - Magic MDH Jun 26, 14:06 2
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  - *gay gaze* -- nm - oblique Jun 26, 14:06
- Mostly hip hop and rock from before 2004. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 14:04
- Mostly "pop" I guess but I fall on the Train/Counting Crows side of enjoyment plus I like most 80s/Alternative music I grew up with -- nm - oblique Jun 26, 14:03
- Today I've listened to... - Mel Profit Jun 26, 14:03 7
  - Sidenote: I bought the new Linkin Park and I've only listened to it once, but I really like it. - JaxSean Jun 26, 14:14 1
    - hmmmm - good to know -- nm - Epiphany Jun 26, 14:16
  - Like Electro? To me, 80's electronic means "Sin" by NIN -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 14:13
  - a resurgance of 80's electronica would not be a bad thing. -- nm - Epiphany Jun 26, 14:12 3
    - Not just the pop stuff either. - Mel Profit Jun 26, 14:13 2
      - That Ting Tings album has an electro track - con_carne Jun 26, 14:18
      - me too -- nm - Epiphany Jun 26, 14:16
- All over the place - eag Jun 26, 14:03
- electronic -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 14:02
- I don't hate mainstream anymore. Because hating mainstream is now too mainstream. -- nm - Hipster Vermin Jun 26, 13:58 1
  - I was into mainstream before it was mainstream. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:59
- Alternative, I guess -- nm - J Jun 26, 13:56
- all over the place -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 13:55
- Melange. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 26, 13:54
- Rock. All rock, all the time. :) - miffed67 Jun 26, 13:54 6
  - I despair at how crappy our rock stations are - Epiphany Jun 26, 13:57 5
    - I know, right? I only listed to KEGL to hear what concerts are coming up! Still, they're better than Austin's....or Killeen's. :) -- nm - miffed67 Jun 26, 13:59 2
      - you are not going to believe whose got it going on: East Texas - their stations are far superior - Epiphany Jun 26, 14:00 1
        
        You're kidding me. EAST TEXAS? No way. -- nm - miffed67 Jun 26, 14:01
    - try DC radio sometime. there is NOTHING on. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:58 1
      - We only have one left and it's not very good. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 14:19
- Classic rock/80s - TWuG Jun 26, 13:53
- bombastic pop -- nm - ceregon Jun 26, 13:51
- bendy -- nm - Max Jun 26, 13:49 4
  - twisty, more. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 13:51 3
    - Have you heard Fiona Apple's new music? Have you seen the title? -- nm - Max Jun 26, 13:52 2
      - both yes. and ... I'm disappointed. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 14:03 1
        
        *phew* - Max Jun 26, 14:32
- cameleon -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 13:47
- Rock - con_carne Jun 26, 13:47 2
  - Confession: I'm one of those people who says "I like all kinds of music." -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 13:52 1
    - me too - but Rock is the main vein running through my music blood - Epiphany Jun 26, 13:54
- jambands -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:47
- idiosyncratic -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 13:47
- eclectic. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:46
from a college professor friend of mine... - znufrii Jun 26, 13:45
why would a bear cub in your garage decide to climb up *there*? -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 13:37 [youtube] 2
- why did a dog shoot the video? -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:45 1
  - These questions - and many others - will be answered in the next episode of ... Soap -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:55
No Internet makes me something something -- nm - Truman Jun 26, 13:32 5
- That sucks. I was wondering if you'd show up. - Krusty Jun 26, 14:07 4
  - Does it have the lava fall? - Truman Jun 26, 14:12 3
    - I see one big lava fall. I built my temp house near the base. - Krusty Jun 26, 14:18 2
      - Yeah, that area is where I started to work ( the sand) - Truman Jun 26, 14:21
      - I see quite a few mountains on mine. IIRC there were at least five or so large mountains on the main island. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 14:20
do we know anything about plaster? I am helping someone plaster tonight. if plaster gets in my hair, it'll wash out, right? - amanda Jun 26, 13:29 12
- I know that plaster has to be wet to paint fresco's, but nothing about what your needs are. -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:45 2
  - it's "frescoes" -- but I have no idea what your needs are. nmby - amanda Jun 26, 13:51 1
    - :) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:59
- speaking of... - znufrii Jun 26, 13:42
- I know how to help someone get plastered does that count? -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 13:33
- It'll wash out but it will immediately bleach the surrounding hair, and then it will fall out over weeks. Ugly wrists'll be the least of your worries -- nm - Max Jun 26, 13:30 6
  - no! is this true? -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 13:31 5
    - No, it's definitely not true and you have absolutely nothing to worry about. No hat needed. Trust me. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 13:32 4
      - why are you being so mean?? -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 13:33 3
        
        I eagerly await the instagram updates. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 13:34 2
        
        my job is to hold the ladder. there shouldn't be much disaster. and if steve falls and breaks his leg - amanda Jun 26, 13:41 1
        
        if he falls and breaks something, call me. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 13:43
The irony of the individual mandate: the penalty would be the the best deal in health insurance. -- (link) - mara Jun 26, 13:27 1
- considering the current penalty for not having insurance is death I'd say yeah, hell yeah -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 14:24
The Avengers has officially crossed $600 million. -- nm - Other David Jun 26, 13:21 11
- With Tuesday's numbers, you mean? The *official* numbers still have it at $599.38 million with Monday grosses. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 13:40 2
  - I mean that I got a press release saying it has passed $600 million. - David Jun 26, 14:20 1
    - I just checked and THR and Variety have the story up if you're interested. -- nm - David Jun 26, 14:22
- wonder if they go through with the re-release with the 30 minutes of more footage -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 13:35 5
  - f*ck them. - Diva Jun 26, 13:44 4
    - LOL - 30 more minutes of Thor? - Epiphany Jun 26, 13:58
    - You wrote those sentence fragments backwards, didn't you. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 13:47 2
      - i'm not sure. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 14:03 1
        
        I wonder what his name at the madrasah will be... - Mel Profit Jun 26, 14:04
- The Hunger Games very recently crossed $400 million. -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 13:29
- (Domestically) -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 13:25
how to spell "definitely" -- (link) - znufrii Jun 26, 13:20
rector? I don't even know her! -- nm - Beaker Jun 26, 13:13 4
- *ahem* -- (link) - Reagen Jun 26, 13:39 [Backboard] 2
  - Mobius Reagen -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 13:42 1
    - Yes, yes I am. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 14:00
- I still don't know why the prevailing model for running a university is to put a bunch of businesspersons in charge. -- nm - nubby Jun 26, 13:14
LYC: my brother-in-law is a total jinx to my car. speeding ticket, broken tie rods, and now flat tire (probably totally shot) - zork Jun 26, 13:12 2
- and asking if he is insured is a stupid question :( -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:13 1
  - no, I'm driving. He was just a passenger each time, and even just mentioning him while in the car seems to cause things to happen. -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:15
Sorkinisms! -- (link) - Remlik Jun 26, 13:12 [youtube] 2
- They could have done seven minutes of just "Okay." -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 26, 13:25 1
  - they forgot "here's the thing" -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 13:25
The Mobius bagel. -- (link) - Reagen Jun 26, 13:08 6
- not good for bacon n egg bagels -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:27 1
  - That sounds like a challenge. -- nm - nubby Jun 26, 13:31
- Huh, history repeating. :) -- (link) - nubby Jun 26, 13:20 [Backboard] 1
  - I continue to find the same things interesting! -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 13:41
- I tried this a couple of years ago. A crumby mess. -- nm - nubby Jun 26, 13:13
- Just had to out gay the Rainbow Oreo didn't you, Reagen? -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 13:12
I don't care why they fired her, but to do it unilaterally was treasonous. -- nm - nubby Jun 26, 13:04 3
- I don't get how the whomever told the group to revote or he'd remove them from their positions. - Max Jun 26, 13:29 2
  - The governor? He gets some control over the board's makeup. -- nm - nubby Jun 26, 13:30 1
    - but if he can remove people until they just agree with what he wants, doesn't that make *his* position Nixonian too? -- nm - Max Jun 26, 13:32
from b2 MDH: They've already posted that garlic bread pizza online, and it's not even supposed to come out for a month. *sigh* -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 13:02
LIR - new shoes Andie? spill it - wedges? flats? for the summer? for fun? for work? -- nm - Epiphany Jun 26, 12:56 9
- I haven't bought any summer shoes in two years. mabye I shoudl do that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:59
- Word. She's no amanda if she doesn't already have pics posted. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 13:04 4
  - or if she did not buy them online (and post the link) -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:08 3
    - i bought them *in a store*. radical, i know. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 13:10 2
      - What? But then you don't spend days wondering if they'll fit. What will you do till Friday? - amanda Jun 26, 13:12
      - that's what I was expecting, actually. -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:11
- i shall phone pic - give me a mo'. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 12:57 2
  - Shoes! -- (link) - Andie Jun 26, 13:05 [flickr] 1
    - *gasp!* beautimous. back lace ups are all the rage and white wedges are so summer 2012! nice haul. -- nm - Epiphany Jun 26, 13:06
hardly knew her. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 12:55
"And I mean obviously my mourning period for..." "Katya!" "...is over." -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 12:53
Mel News: The story behind the Queensryche split.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 26, 12:51 7
- DAMN, another band I didn't get to see! -- nm - miffed67 Jun 26, 13:27 1
  - me either. I feel I need to hurry up and see Godsmack for this reason -- nm - Epiphany Jun 26, 13:45
- so glad I saw them a few years ago. - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:05 2
  - saw them around 95 and they were great....but they were starting that slide to smaller places -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 13:08 1
    - it was fun to see them in a smaller venue but I grew up watching LiveCrime. I missed a chance to see that and I will always wish I hadn't. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:12
- One side said they wanted to keep playing; the other side asked who the hell was Queensryche? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 26, 12:52 1
  - heh -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 12:55
Anheuser-Busch files trademark applications for 42 airport codes -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 26, 12:50 5
- I don't quite understand this? -- nm - Magic MDH Jun 26, 12:53 4
  - It looks like they're trying to name their bars in these airports after the 3-letter airport codes. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 12:54 3
    - airport codes are cool/relatable/identifiable to the middle class market they are going for, it rings a bell for yuppies -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 13:12 1
      - how does naming a bar after an airport help their brand? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:13
    - "Thank God there's an Anheuser-Busch bar in this airport." -- nm - will never be said by anyone ever Jun 26, 13:07

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