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it is 4650 degrees out. why is it freezing in my office?? -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 09:15
new international trailer for Batman -- (link) - Remlik Jul 6, 09:12 [youtube] 1
- Interesting (big spoilers) - Mel Profit Jul 6, 09:14
LYC: last night I decided to paint my nails bright yellow, and already kinda wished I hadn't. Now it turns out TODAY is the day the guys in suits - loosilu Jul 6, 09:11
I need rootbeer stat -- nm - Max Jul 6, 09:09
how is everyone calling Spider Man on HSX this weekend? is this week's numbers enough to ,., - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 6, 09:06 3
- I'm going long, I think there's enough people waiting for the weekend to see it and reviews have been pretty good. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 09:11
- It's a short at 253. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:11
- I think it will do much better than what the doomsayers are talking -- nm - zork Jul 6, 09:08
savages is a long, right? -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 09:01 4
- It certainly feels like it should be, but I fear that it's 'arty wide release' which are so hard to call. - ty97 Jul 6, 09:06 2
  - I agree with Ty97 - we will love it, the Paul Blart Mall Cop people will turn their noses up. Did anyone see Blow? It had Johnny Depp though - Epiphany Jul 6, 09:12 1
    - but doesn't savages promise more action? can blake lively sell a movie? -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 09:13
- i can't call this one. i'm incapable of figuring out it's appeal to the masses. -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 09:02
Map of the Day: Church vs. Beer -- (link) - ty97 Jul 6, 09:00
I need a week vacation somewhere soon. *soon*. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 08:48 4
- A what? - Spawn Jul 6, 09:01
- Me too. Unfortunately, I don't have enough PTO saved up. -- nm - miffed67 Jul 6, 08:58 2
  - I've taken a day here and there so far this year (5 times), but need a full week. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 09:12 1
    - That's what I've been doing, too, but a whole consecutive week would be HEAVEN! - miffed67 Jul 6, 09:13
You don't care, but..... ooooh, i finally have an excuse to buy and wear a sari!! -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 08:47 7
- cool. I wish it was accepted here for men to wear Indian clothing too, not just for comfort (esp. in summer) but the colours. - zork Jul 6, 08:56 2
  - i know, they're gorgeous. - Andie Jul 6, 09:02 1
    - saw pics of an ex-gf at a party in a sari and she looked great. reminded me of the genii hallowe'en costume she would wear (converted from a bikini) - zork Jul 6, 09:06
- What's your sari excuse? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 08:49 3
  - The correct response would have been about her sari ass. -- nm - zork Jul 6, 08:54 1
    - Pipe down. let's hear about her sari situation. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 09:10
  - nice -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 08:51
Having been to the gym frequently for the past many months, I wonder why most women don't go full lesbian. -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 08:46 4
- because most women don't look like gym members? -- nm - zork Jul 6, 09:10 1
  - I don't mean the women. I mean the hairy whales. Fortunately, I'm willing to step up. I'm man enough for everyone. -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 09:14
- "Couldn't do it. Women are insane." -- nm - Was Bar Was Jul 6, 09:09
- This -- nm - Volnelk Jul 6, 08:56
annoying - znufrii Jul 6, 08:42 1
- Would Digital Editions help? -- (link) - SyrDragon Jul 6, 08:58
Yeah, I'm staying home sick today. *coughs all over ST* -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 08:32 1
- Oh yeah, well I'm staying home today since I was the only one there on July 4th. Frankly I think I got the better end of the deal. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 08:43
PMB, the point is that it would be easy for baseball to create a similar system to tennis. - David Jul 6, 08:27 6
- They could certainly do it for foul line calls and maybe balls and strikes if you wanted to go there. Not so sure they could do it on other types of - pmb Jul 6, 08:32 5
  - Balls and strikes absolutely need to be called by computers. Humans simply cannot get those right enough. - David Jul 6, 08:35 4
    - And a umpires union that doesn't actually think they're the reason the game exists. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:05
    - is it Fox that has that instant thing that comes up that shows exactly where the ball was when it passed the plate? I'm not big on video in games (let - zork Jul 6, 08:39
    - all it takes is a little chip in the ball. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 6, 08:36 1
      - and someone who can work a computer mouse to be the commissioner -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:36
So who is going to see Savages today or over the weekend? Curious to hear a report. -- nm - bc/nc Jul 6, 08:26 9
- I'm going to try to double feature Savages/Spidey -- nm - ceregon Jul 6, 08:40 4
  - In other words, Magic Mike/Magic Mike. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:41 3
    - hell no, that movie was horrible -- nm - ceregon Jul 6, 09:09 2
      - I'm obsessed with the dancing scenes - Epiphany Jul 6, 09:12 1
        
        You mean stripping scenes? the only one who could really dance was CTATU. -- nm - ceregon Jul 6, 09:17
- I got company all weekend and I can't take Crazy Uncle's wife to see it ( she would likely hate it) - so maybe I go by myself on Sunday. - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:30
- I would have but was stood up. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:29 1
  - we should go together. I'll probably ask you accidentally anyway. -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 08:31
- I *really* want to see it. maybe I will try to scam a date for after laundry... -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 08:28
Spawn....Marvel Now wibbely wobbly timey wimey stuff... - Remlik Jul 6, 08:25 10
- Yes. - Spawn Jul 6, 08:29 9
  - then you know... - Remlik Jul 6, 08:32 8
    - I wouldn't say she "has" to. - Spawn Jul 6, 08:33 7
      - that storyline is interesting.... - Remlik Jul 6, 08:53 6
        
        coughcoughcoughrebootcoughcoughcough -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:54 5
        
        nope. not a reboot. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 09:07 1
        
        This is what you said about DC! BTW, Batman Inc has me pretty pissed off right now. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 09:15
        
        I heard rumor of a Marvel reboot. When is this supposed to be happening? -- nm - sycor Jul 6, 09:00 2
        
        not a reboot like DC...but they are relaunching titles starting in Sept... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 6, 09:05 1
        
        this hits the highlights... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 6, 09:07
Phablet! -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 08:25
LIR: What exclusive Twitter reveal? What did I miss? - miffed67 Jul 6, 08:13 21
- Dammit, meant to call out Pippy! -- nm - miffed67 Jul 6, 08:14 20
  - I'm not sure - ENTY laywer said after the July 4th reveal he would do one more on Twitter only - I wondered what it was. Should be on July 5th or 4th -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:15 19
    - could it have been the Tom Cuise/Beckham one from last night? -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 08:22 17
      - I searched google but came up with nothing - I'll have to look harder later -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:32 16
        
        Was it the Brittany/Ashton/Eminem one? -- nm - nubby Jul 6, 08:36 15
        
        what?!! must have been - I didn't read that one yet - spill it. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:42 14
        
        It's this one -- (link) - Roger More Jul 6, 08:44 12
        
        (nubby supplied the reveal) -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 08:44 11
        
        c&p? -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 08:45 10
        
        inside - Roger More Jul 6, 08:46 9
        
        thanks everyone - this is the twitter reveal and I missed it. Pretty damn juicy -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:47 8
        
        You know, Britt Murphy DID always leave me with a slightly "off" feeling. Too bad, I thought she had talent. -- nm - miffed67 Jul 6, 08:48 1
        
        oh.... *murphy.* ha ha. sorry. -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 08:49
        
        who is it?? -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 08:47 5
        
        here -- (link) - Roger More Jul 6, 08:48 [Backboard] 4
        
        she's an actress? what? -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 08:49 3
        
        No, they are wrong. No way she is best known for her film roles. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:53 2
        
        Oh, Murphy? That makes sense, then. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:54 1
        
        right? we're so pretty. -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 08:56
        
        Google this: brittany/ashton/eminem blind items (I can't click at work) -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 08:42
    - this might get me to check twitter daily instead of once or twice a month. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 6, 08:16
Qale: "We can't stop here -- this is Barack country!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 08:12 1
- The Real ID Act was originally a Republican bill, Barack kicked the deadline to 2013. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 08:28
LIR: spamlet. It is not GSM from what I gather -- nm - oblique Jul 6, 08:09 1
- Crap. If I was going T-Mob, I was going to step up to the One S out of necessity but unless they get the iPhone we're not headed that way. -- nm - spamlet Jul 6, 08:12
dear lord, i'm starving. -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 08:09 1
- but not PB&J on toast level cray cray -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 6, 08:25
also : the Jerk chicken I made in the crock pot was decent for a first run. - groiny Jul 6, 08:08 4
- I thought you couldn't burn things in a crock pot. -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 08:15 3
  - the top of the mix burns. (I cooked it for a long time). nm -- nm - groiny Jul 6, 08:16
  - oh contraire - ever burn beans in a crock pot? don't do that. never ever do that -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:16 1
    - yeah, I have had a big batch of chili burn. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 6, 08:18
So that's probably about 60 for the weekend and 135 over six days. - Reagen Jul 6, 08:07 38
- I am happy to see this kinda limping in.....stop with the unnecessary reboots. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:02 6
  - agreed. The only way we get new things is if we stop literally going to something last seen 5 years ago. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 6, 09:09 4
    - And I freely admit I don't mind useless sequels....but what are we rebooting soemthing done well just 10 years ago. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:12 3
      - I forgive the Hulk "reboots" because there was an admission that none of the previous iterations were done well/right. - Mel Profit Jul 6, 09:16
      - yeah, the Hulk thing was way too much. I think they solely wanted to put one out with the castmember that would be in the Avengers. -- nm - zork Jul 6, 09:14 1
        
        Of course, but then they realized Ed Norton is a pain in the ass. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:16
  - The Wrath of the Titans makers think this was unnecessary. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 09:06
- Did it open on the 4th, or are the Thursday numbers for sneaks? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 08:15 1
  - It opened on the 2nd. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:16
- shame, because I thought it was pretty damn good. - groiny Jul 6, 08:13
- so it's a flop as far as a comic movie goes? I'm just curious. I don't know - also is Magic Mike a hit? or a frontloaded piece o crap? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:10 26
  - Like I said, Avengers raised the bar to an unreachable height. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:30 14
    - This is going to earn less in 6 days than Spider-Man 3 did in 3 days in 2007. That's got nothing to do with Avengers. -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:32 13
      - Not only financially, but impact/desire. Ultra new/dream movie followed by a (too soon) reboot. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:37 9
        
        If the movie wasn't a re-boot - but a new Spider-Man movie with a new cast,, creative team, etc in the same universe, do you think it would have done - Roger More Jul 6, 08:50 6
        
        I think an autumn (or at least August) opening would have made a big difference. -- nm - zork Jul 6, 09:01 3
        
        I don't think time of year has anything at all to do with it, frankly. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:09 2
        
        I definitely agree that it's way too soon for a reboot but this release is too "piled up" on Avengers -- nm - zork Jul 6, 09:11 1
        
        I don't agree at all. It's been two months, and we've had huge opening weekends pile up on each other before. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:15
        
        I would have even less desire to see it, if that helps. I already don't plan on seeing it, but that would be a death knell. - Beryllium Jul 6, 08:59
        
        Good question. I am doubtful either way. I have not seen it, but if they did enough right this has a better chance of making the next one - Spawn Jul 6, 08:58
        
        That's exactly right and from that perspective, it's a miracle the movie is doing this well. - David Jul 6, 08:39 1
        
        Emma Stone effect! -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 08:44
      - i think the monday opening was a mistake. -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 08:34 2
        
        Peter Parker one liners fall very flat after hearing Avengers banter. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:41
        
        It may prove to be but they wanted to follow the same model as Transformers in 2007, which also debuted with Monday sneaks. - David Jul 6, 08:36
  - tracking had it at 125. I called it around 140. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 08:17
  - Magic Mike cost $7 million to make. Spider-Man cost.... more. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:12 7
    - (with the caveat that I wouldn't go so far as to say "flop" for SM - they'll likely make enough to justify a sequel) -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:15 6
      - And it will be massive overseas. -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:28 5
        
        When people say "Overseas" now where do they mean? - Mel Profit Jul 6, 08:31 4
        
        Pretty much any country that isn't in North America. - David Jul 6, 08:33 3
        
        I suppose I can get used to seeing something not first and... - Mel Profit Jul 6, 09:10
        
        and isn't Mexico! -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 08:46 1
        
        You are correct to lump me in with Jan Brewer. -- nm - David Jul 6, 09:13
  - Magic Mike is a hit. Sure, it's a one-then-done, but isn't that like most boys with their toys? -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 08:12 1
    - hee hee -yeah, it is. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:16
- I'm wondering if its even 60 -- nm - budice Jul 6, 08:10
Jax : If you have fresh chicken, you can rub some cayenne pepper on them before putting them in the pot too. - groiny Jul 6, 08:07 2
- I used Texas Pete's Buffalo Sauce. It was pretty spicy with that alone. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 08:09 1
  - never tried that one, usually I use Franks Buffalo nm -- nm - groiny Jul 6, 08:11
"I banged her silly!" - Mel Profit Jul 6, 08:06 8
- like, wearing a clown mask? -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:08 1
  - I swore the line/scene was from "Airplane". -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 6, 08:13
- Bath salts? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 08:07 5
  - admit it...everyone gets a bit more nervous with each new story. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 6, 08:09 4
    - I'll admit it - never though the zombie apocolypse would be started by Peggy Sue sniffing her Calgon instead of soaking in it - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:18 1
      - (they are not literally bath salts - they're called that because they look like them) - Reagen Jul 6, 08:36
    - The first one was revised to link it to marijuana instead of bath salts. Leaves me wondering if the story was a DEA plant. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 08:13 1
      - no shit? that's not good (the pot part). -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 6, 08:14
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- yes, Kinno ka -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 14:31
- "I'm gonna be naughty! I'm gonna be a naughty vampire god!" -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 08:07
- I could go for some marshmallows right now. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 08:06
Where you goin' baby? -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 08:05 1
- I'm going out. -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 6, 08:59

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