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Spiderman - spoilers - JenBro Jul 3, 17:19
Landbeck law of culinary excellence; if goes good with cheese, it goes better with *more* cheese. -- nm - landbeck Jul 3, 17:00 13
- Dignan's elegant rebuttal: *puke* nm - Dignan Jul 3, 17:14 1
  - But that is your answer to everything. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 17:18
- Mara's law of culinary excellence: too much of a good thing can be not so good. Proportions of ingrediants to each other is as important as quantity. - mara Jul 3, 17:07 10
  - That's why you just make more of it all. Friggin amateurs. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 3, 17:18
  - You just went from merely wrong to not understandable. - spamlet (iPad) Jul 3, 17:15
  - Ever had a piece of cake without enough frosting on it? Doesn't matter how good the frosting is; the cake to frosting proportion is wrong. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jul 3, 17:14 6
    - If what you are saying is that cake is merely a way of conveying frosting, I agree. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 17:19
    - I didn't think such a thing existed until I witnessed in the wild: A cake with too much frosting. - Beryllium Jul 3, 17:19 2
      - Marzipan: The volcanic rock of cake icing - it has no earthly business being on a cake. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 17:21 1
        
        not the thick, fondant-like version; but, oh, lighter ones with the right surrounding goodness can be divine. -- nm - b. Jul 3, 17:39
    - Exactly. -- nm - mara Jul 3, 17:17 1
      - not quite. better too much than too little - excess can be scraped off, but too little just has you holding out your plate waiting for a frosting - b. Jul 3, 17:37
  - FAIL -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 17:08
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- I got this. -- nm - Chun Jul 3, 16:57 2
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    - personal table on 24/7 reserve at the Palms. box seats to all Yankee games. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 17:03
- I'm sorry, you're just going to have to move your 2 o'clock to 7 o'clock. Yes, yes, of course there will be refreshments. -- nm - Jack's Personal Planner Jul 3, 16:56
Griffith died this morning and was buried within 5 hours. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 3, 16:40 7
- What was the rush? -- nm - amoxy Jul 3, 16:43 6
  - he was secretly a muslim and needed to be buried before sundown -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 17:30
  - zombie Matlock -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 16:55 1
    - in that case, he should have been creamated -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 16:58
  - "Oh that Barney is at it again!" -- nm - con_carne Jul 3, 16:53
  - Can't have America get too high off nostalgia. -- nm - Qale Jul 3, 16:44
  - They didn't want Conrad to find out what was really going on. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 16:43
Brian Baker may be out of Wimbledon but he is now one of the top 100 players in Men's Tennis. - David Jul 3, 16:24
Deron Williams will hav no sleep till Brooklyn. -- nm - Bender Jul 3, 16:14 2
- 5 years, $100 million. -- nm - David Jul 3, 16:15 1
  - He's a bust!! -- nm - Greg Oden Jul 3, 17:10
Did you buy him a Pony? -- nm - amoxy Jul 3, 16:13 1
- Did you buy him a real fur coat? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 16:22
The Raptor's offer for Landry Fields is apparently all about screwing the Knicks out of Steve Nash... -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 16:04
The Dallas Stars have signed free agent forward Jaromir Jagr to a one-year, $4.55 million contract -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 16:03
Oh look. I guess it's time for LA Times' yearly article about the current trend of "manchild"-style comedies -- nm - con_carne Jul 3, 16:02
Whoa, have we seen the video of the ice climber, saved moments from shear death -- (link) - amoxy Jul 3, 16:01 3
- If you were up there for awhile, it seems like there might not be enough ice to climb down. -- nm - jnine Jul 3, 17:49
- I don't understand climbing where there's snow/ice/water falling. that doesn't seem so smart? -- nm - b. Jul 3, 16:08
- I still have nightmares about the 80 year old lady skydiving video. -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 16:08
As Remlik said this morning: American Pie is the free Google song today. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 15:56
Oh Five Guys hot dog w Bacon, I love you. -- nm - Jovian Jul 3, 15:56 1
- There's nothing at all ironic about a kosher style hot dog... with bacon. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 15:57
My wife is bummed. - Mop Jul 3, 15:38 8
- That's too bad, but - hopefully the girl is in a safe, loving environment now with the aunt. - kelly Jul 3, 16:01
- you and your wife are good people -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 15:51 6
  - Indeed. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 3, 16:26
  - this -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 16:23
  - Yes, yes they are -- nm - amoxy Jul 3, 16:02
  - Yup -- nm - con_carne Jul 3, 16:00
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 15:52 1
    - indeed. *hugs to the mops* -- nm - b. Jul 3, 16:01
Shameful confession: Last week I started watching Cats & Dogs. - CovingtonCat Jul 3, 15:32 [youtube] 2
- Well, that song just made my "must buy" list. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 15:41
- Puts "2" at the end of that up there. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jul 3, 15:33
I have A/C back, but my avoidance of cooking hot meals during the heat wave continues. It made me realize though that I don't really eat cold dinners - Max Jul 3, 15:22 9
- Microwave? -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 17:07
- sandwiches -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 16:27
- Coincidentally, I am having salad for dinner. -- nm - Dano Jul 3, 16:15
- Make milk shakes -- nm - amoxy Jul 3, 15:31
- Various salads, antipasto plate, dips and bread/vegetables, etc -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 15:27
- Rule I just made up: if it's cold and it's evening, it's supper. If it's hot and it's evening, it's dinner. You -- nm - mara Jul 3, 15:25 3
  - I've asked and I've asked, but - con_carne Jul 3, 15:29 1
    - Supper is after theatre, dinner is before, and a supper club is what we would call a night club today with meals along with the drinks - zeitgeist Jul 3, 19:06
  - Argh. I wanted to edit that. -- nm - mara Jul 3, 15:26
Netflix's monthly video streaming tops 1B hours -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 3, 15:13 3
- Has Comcast started their bandwidth pricing yet? They keep saying it's coming to put a cramp in Netflix - Bacon Jul 3, 15:16 2
  - Comcast recently lifted their bandwidth caps. Which is to say... - Mop Jul 3, 15:19 1
    - I am so glad I dumped them last year. They are fucks! -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 15:22
Racist homophobe comedian Gallagher says "he is broke, has no drivers license, and spends his time wandering on the road" -- (link) - Magic MDH Jul 3, 14:58 3
- that's NOT the Gallager I knew -- nm - Al Shean Jul 3, 15:10
- is that the 'funny' one or his brother? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 15:04
- HAHAHAHAHAH!!! OMG that guy cracks me up! -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 15:01
Making an awesome baked beans recipie for tomorrow. Right now I am cooking the - Bacon Jul 3, 14:54
What was your favourite iGoogle moment, personalized web portal fans? -- (link) - Reagen Jul 3, 14:50 13
- I'll have to my -- nm - spamlet (iPad) Jul 3, 17:38 2
  - move my wife to something else. Any suggestions? -- nm - spamlet (iPad) Jul 3, 17:39 1
    - wait until next year and see what else is out there? that's my plan. -- nm - b. Jul 3, 17:40
- I'm a bit bummed about it. I don't use it very often, but I like what I specifically go to use things - translator, "days since," etc. -- nm - b. Jul 3, 16:14 1
  - - things -- nm - b. Jul 3, 16:15
- the crazy girl I work with is going to be heartbroken. -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 15:23
- I was just thinking why do they need iGoogle. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 15:20
- I'm going to take a guess and say sometime in September of next year. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 3, 14:58
- Google+ is going to be next -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 14:56 4
  - Read an interesting article about Google and Google+ and how they position it. They don't see it internally as a social network - oblique Jul 3, 15:19 3
    - This is the correct approach for them. Going head-to-head with Facebook is death. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 15:21 2
      - But they need to add some real time content to Google+ and make it more like iGoogle. - Mop Jul 3, 15:31
      - I wonder how much discussion is had internally to be like the "friend" of the girl you want to bang - oblique Jul 3, 15:27
Chipper has made the All-Star team, replacing Matt Kemp. -- nm - nubby Jul 3, 14:44
Is it racist? - nubby Jul 3, 14:43 6
- sort of. one could make the argument that they're celebrating his asian heritage. I have one too: my SO and her sister (half-vietnamese) do comedy - mafic Jul 3, 15:22 2
  - The white half is being racist. -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 15:28 1
    - L4 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 3, 16:19
- yo? -- nm - dogbert Jul 3, 15:16
- What if his fans want chopsticks shaped like his bat? -- nm - Max Jul 3, 15:00
- Whatever happens, let's make sure to not ask James. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 3, 14:57
Manchester United files for IPO of up to $100 mln -- (link) - ty97 Jul 3, 14:39 6
- do you know their song??? -- nm - peglegpete remembers Eurotrip Jul 3, 14:47 5
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    - True story: I'm super excited that Sheena Easton is going to be in Chicago next month. -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 14:50 2
      - I saw her in Vegas from the front row (performing with David Cassidy). She kept coming up to me and singing to me. My then-wife was really annoyed. - pmb Jul 3, 15:31
      - I saw her in the early 90s and she was smokin hot -- nm - Bacon Jul 3, 15:18
    - Ow. My Robot Balls. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 14:49
I remember getting creeped out by Andy Griffth in this crazy movie he did with Shatner and Robert Reed "Pray for the Wildcats" -- (link) - Remlik Jul 3, 14:37 [youtube] 8
- Is that Marjoe? -- nm - jnine Jul 3, 17:56
- Why the f*ck are they wearing classic Star Trek uniforms? - Mop Jul 3, 14:42 4
  - yeah I wondered about that as well. that girl is smokin -- nm - Remlik Jul 3, 14:46 3
    - apparently Griffth was way out of control on the set and was drinking so heavily they closed production for few day -- (link) - Remlik Jul 3, 14:56 2
      - That movie needs to be on Netflix instant -- nm - amoxy Jul 3, 15:23
      - That's a great write-up. -- nm - mara Jul 3, 15:12
- Do I want to know why they're wearing the same clothes? -- nm - nubby Jul 3, 14:41 1
  - It's telling that Robert Reed is wearing the red shirt. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 14:42
Way late to this but: I've never worked a tip job, but my standard is 20% tip, and a round up so it's probably 21-22% - ty97 Jul 3, 14:36 1
- our sales tax is not quite 10% so I just double it. you know who you should tip...bartenders and cocktail waitresses, it helps - zeitgeist Jul 3, 14:52
It's the holiday news dump! At 4:45 EDT, the Fed releases portion of the living wills of the TBTF banks. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 3, 14:33
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- that's terrific. (I hadn't seen it, so thanks!) -- nm - b. Jul 3, 16:01
- Hey Hey! I love grieving widows. Several of them have kids of mine. -- nm - TO Jul 3, 15:18
- That is pretty amazing -- nm - amoxy Jul 3, 14:33
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  - It is a bit ornery in founding things. -- nm - the liioulu with whatever Jul 3, 14:41
LYC: FX has picked up the syndication rights to "Mike and Molly." Looks like Melissa McCarthy has a few more seasons of solid work. -- nm - Magic MDH Jul 3, 14:29 1
- sounds like Magic Mike & Molly. -- nm - Max Jul 3, 15:00
I'm totally picking up Of Monsters and Men and Florence for a buck. They're on Spotify already, yes, but it's cheap insurance of them taking it off. -- nm - spamlet Jul 3, 14:01 20
- Never bought any songs from anywhere but Itunes, but I just bought 4 albums. Great deals. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 3, 14:37
- I don't love el camino as much as do the critics (and everyone else). I'm interested to hear your thoughts. -- nm - Amanda Jul 3, 14:25 2
  - Will do. I *kiss* you for The Pretty Reckless. My office is rocking it right now. -- nm - spamlet Jul 3, 14:28 1
    - are you embarrassed by how much you love it? I'm still not quite over it, but god it's so good. -- nm - amanda Jul 3, 15:27
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  - Thanks, I just responded. -- nm - spamlet Jul 3, 14:24
- Did it get indie in here, or is it just me? -- nm - Lionel Richie Jul 3, 14:13 3
  - Actually, his album is pretty fun. - Kim Pine Jul 3, 14:36
  - Don't worry I'm picking up your album for $.99 tonight. -- nm - Magic MDH Jul 3, 14:30
  - it's not you we're looking for. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 14:17
- If you like OMaM you should listen to Stars. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 14:07 5
  - I love love love stars. love love love. -- nm - amanda Jul 3, 15:31
  - speaking of stars, have I ever mentioned the time my mom turned Amy Milan away from the musician's tent at the Dawson music festival? - mafic Jul 3, 15:15
  - Added them. I not *in love, in love* with OMaM but they're growing on me. -- nm - spamlet Jul 3, 14:11
  - you should listen to Reagen. -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 14:08 1
    - but I can't find him on iTunes -- nm - zork Jul 3, 15:17
- I just bought those two. 2 bucks. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 14:06 1
  - WTH? Regina Spektor as well. A buck! -- nm - spamlet Jul 3, 14:10
- I got the two Beaches - Beach House and Beach Boys. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 3, 14:03 1
  - ~ you are the wind beneath my wiiiiiiiiings ~ -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 14:06
my neighborhood brewery almost had to dump 13,000 gallons of pilsner due to power outage. Luckily they were able to #savethebeer. Tonight they party. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 3, 14:00 4
- It's a Beernukkah miracle! -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 14:07
- ...is the plot of tonight's episode of the Simpsons. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 14:04 2
  - Alcohol... the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 3, 14:09
  - beerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerb eerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbe erbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbeerbee rbeerbeerbeer -- nm - Bender Jul 3, 14:07
I wonder if i even want to go to a grocery store tonight, or try tomorrow morning -- nm - Truman Jul 3, 14:00
"Stuffed crust pizza is the culinary equivalent of pleading insanity" -- (link) - GregW Jul 3, 13:57
160? roll it -- nm - oblique Jul 3, 13:55

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