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I will seriously paypal you two dollars if you can get me to go into my storage and get out my mouse sanders - amanda Jul 9, 10:38 6
- I only got as far as finishing the sanding and taping off last night, I start painting tonight-ish -- nm - Max Jul 9, 10:42
- *jealous* -- nm - Mouse Perez Jul 9, 10:41
- SCAM! - SyrDragon Jul 9, 10:40
- what kind grade of sander do you use to sand your mice anyways? -- nm - Jovian Jul 9, 10:40 1
  - L3 -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 9, 10:41
- doesn't that hurt the poor little mice ? -- nm - decline Jul 9, 10:39
Tom and Katie have settled the terms of their divorce! -- (link) - Epiphany Jul 9, 10:20 7
- they mean "scientology and Katie" right? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 9, 10:36
- check suri here. -- (link) - amanda Jul 9, 10:36 [Image] 1
  - obviously - its scary how much she looks like tom in that picture -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 10:42
- how much money is 'Hush Money' ? -- nm - decline Jul 9, 10:34
- this is almost disappointing. now we'll never know. -- nm - amanda Jul 9, 10:33
- Let me guess: it involves a "don't say anything" agreement? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 9, 10:23
- I thought it was just the custody agreement but this says the whole thing. -- nm - zork Jul 9, 10:23
We need to eat more woodchucks (groundhogs) -- (link) - Max Jul 9, 10:19
NBA: After not signing with Miami, Free Agent Rashard Lewis will be meeting with the Atlanta Hawks. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 9, 10:15
ST Borgnine Poll: What's your favorite movie Ernest Borgnine was in? - con_carne Jul 9, 10:12 23
- Escape from NY and Super Fuzz (~'/super super~'/) -- nm - Jovian Jul 9, 10:36
- Red. (I've only seen that, Gattaca, and Small Soldiers) -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 10:34
- It appears that Red is the only movie I've ever seen that he was in. -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 10:25 2
  - how is that possible? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 10:27 1
    - I was on a plane and they had Red available? -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 10:29
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- Poseidon and Dirty Dozen are favourites, but respect his work in Marty more -- nm - zork Jul 9, 10:17 3
  - I'm not sure I can choose between Poseidon and Dirty Dozen...so i'll choose both as well. -- nm - Jim Jul 9, 10:18 2
    - the problem with DD is that he's not in it that much but I didn't want to not say it either. -- nm - zork Jul 9, 10:21 1
      - He's the quintessential "character actor," and therefore almost always a supporting player. - con_carne Jul 9, 10:28
- Super Fuzz -- nm - CQ Jul 9, 10:17
- Movie? Spongebob. But he'll always be the heart of McHale's Nave (the TV show). - JaxSean Jul 9, 10:15 2
  - I watched it relentlessly as a kid as well. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 9, 10:32
  - you mispelled Airwolf -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 9, 10:32
- Poll Hijack: Andy, Ernest... is that one and two? -- nm - Spawn Jul 9, 10:15 2
  - the actual count is in the *thousands* by now -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 10:15 1
    - But are we to 3,0000? -- nm - Spawn Jul 9, 10:16
- Escape from NY - decline Jul 9, 10:14
- Poseidon Adventure. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 10:13
- The Poseidon Adventure. - Mel Profit Jul 9, 10:13 3
  - I enjoyed the remake a lot more than I care to admit - con_carne Jul 9, 10:16 1
    - Mmmm Josh Lucas. - Epiphany Jul 9, 10:18
  - dammit. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 10:13
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I must have dodged all the promos...I just realized I have no idea where the all-star game is being played this year. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 10:08 3
- KC! LaRussa foiled Greinke's triumphant return! (nm) - musubi Jul 9, 10:19 2
  - I so wish he would have picked Dickey. "Let's start the knuckleballer in the All Star Game" -- nm - spamlet Jul 9, 10:24 1
    - I don't know how anyone with a soul wouldn't root for RA Dickey (and pick him to start). - musubi Jul 9, 10:28
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and my cat doesn't have a urinary tract infection... - znufrii Jul 9, 10:03
i have never seen a waiver/? giving permission for a company to run a "consumer report" on me - tRuMaN Jul 9, 10:02 4
- A credit check is common now. Especially for financial positions. - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 9, 10:10 2
  - so say that they don't hire me cause of a bad credit check - are they obligated to tell me that is the reason? - Epiphany Jul 9, 10:16 1
    - I don't know if they are obligated, but yes they can not hire you if it comes back poor. - spamlet Jul 9, 10:21
- always ask for a copy. who cares what it is if it's a job requirement and you have nothing to hide? - amanda Jul 9, 10:04
Norway faces oil output shutdown as pension talks fail -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 9, 10:02
"Less than a month before training camps open, Houston Texans star Arian Foster says he's gone vegan." - David Jul 9, 10:00 12
- He's a likable Ricky Williams. - nubby Jul 9, 10:10
- "Gelato isn't vegan?" "It's milk and eggs, bitch" - prayformojo Jul 9, 10:03
- Relatedly: Arian Foster is now available for trade in Astronauts - Will Hunting Jul 9, 10:02 9
  - Let's chat about the gmail you guys sent me... - samara Jul 9, 10:13 1
    - I just did. - Will Hunting Jul 9, 10:25
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    - Hasn't Prince given up the vegan thing? I thought I read that. - musubi Jul 9, 10:24 4
      - Yup, he's not vegetarian anymore and afaict was never vegan. (link) - musubi Jul 9, 10:26 3
        
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        That's not new, dummy. (nm) - musubi Jul 9, 10:31
        
        Farmers couldn't plant crops fast enough. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 10:27
    - If he's foregone meat and dairy...he's doing it wrong to stay 300lbs. - Will Hunting Jul 9, 10:08
Has anyone else watching Falling Skies noticed that Sarah Carter (mmmm, Sarah Carter) has been billed as Sarah Sanguin Carter this season? - prayformojo Jul 9, 09:55 3
- I didn't notice the billing, but I definitely noticed Sarah Carter last night, and her tattoo. (Is Sanguine an ironic nickname?) -- nm - Max Jul 9, 09:59 1
  - She's in a band called SanguineDrake. -- nm - David Jul 9, 10:01
- yeah, I noticed that too. weird -- nm - decline Jul 9, 09:56
Obama posted a new facebook photo of Aziz Ansari, it's kind of creeping me out -- (link) - MDH Jul 9, 09:46 [Image] 1
- No matter where you move in the room, he's still staring right at you -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 09:48
lyc: "Speaking" of cars - we're looking for a car for my daughter. Found a nice Rav-4 on Craigslist, emailed the seller and got this reply. - JaxSean Jul 9, 09:41 16
- This is a variation on the Nigerian scam, it's been around in one guise or another since the advent of the internet. - miffed67 Jul 9, 10:05 1
  - This reminds me of the 419 scam baiters...some funny reads -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 9, 10:09
- I'll tell you what's suspect here - Jax's daughters being old enough to drive! -- nm - Max Jul 9, 10:00 2
  - *checks rifle, eyes Max suspiciously* -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 10:12 1
    - heh, no, I just mean - "whoa, Jax is old." -- nm - Max Jul 9, 10:36
- the first alarm is someone selling on craigslist willing to pay for shipping -- nm - zork Jul 9, 09:53 1
  - The original post didn't say anything about that. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 10:11
- Wow...the listing doesn't sound that fishy -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 9, 09:48 3
  - I got suspicious the moment it was a military person having to deploy. - ty97 Jul 9, 10:28
  - This is a scam giveaway: "I need to know if you are interested in buying it so I can ask Google to send you the details on how this works." -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 09:51 1
    - Yeah, that was the second red flag to me. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 10:12
- Ugh -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 09:45
- too bad - it's essentially the same scam as the 'will send you the keys to an amazing and cheap apartment i have to rent - Andie Jul 9, 09:44
- That's some bang-up security that will allow email but not phone calls. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jul 9, 09:44 1
  - especially when they post all kinds of videos of their manuevers and travels -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 19:37
- Yup. The "I'm leaving the country for the military" scam has been around for a while. -- nm - spamlet Jul 9, 09:42
truman, take a half day of vacation. you are owed it right? if you are leaving you want to use up your vacation before you go anyway. just say - Andie Jul 9, 09:38 12 1
- Yeah. Don't overthink it. "I need to take a half-day of my vacation for personal reasons". - TWuG Jul 9, 09:41 11
  - Unfortunately, I understand tru's dilema. I had a boss like that. You're not dealing with reasonable people - oblique Jul 9, 10:08 5
    - gabrielle was like this. if she pressed, I'd lie. I mean, you *have* to. - amanda Jul 9, 10:17
    - agreed, however, I learned that when you show yourself respect in the workplace, it follows that others will too. -- nm - zork Jul 9, 10:14 3
      - This same boss *refused* to let my coworker take sick time to he could stay home with his kid who was sick - oblique Jul 9, 10:15 1
        
        I heard about this happening to a co worker the other day - Epiphany Jul 9, 10:17
      - This is very wise, IMO -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 10:15
  - "I gotta take this broad to the abortion clinic, if you must know" nm -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 09:41 4
    - "If you must know, I have this rash on my dick. Come to think of it, your wife should probably contact her physician." -- nm - Jim Jul 9, 09:44 1
      - Oh my. That is funny, funny shit. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jul 9, 09:44
    - "Ooh, kinky. Can I come?" -- nm - tRu's Boss Jul 9, 09:42 1
      - I just remembered this is THAT boss -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 9, 09:57
"It's official" is the difference between Hoffman a month ago and today. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:36 34
- That's good casting. Now just cast Neal McDonough as Boggs already.. -- nm - Jovian Jul 9, 09:46 5
  - The Sunday movie on one of the local stations yesterday was Street Fighter. I'd forgotten he's the villain in that. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:47 4
    - The new one, right? Cuz the original killed Raul Julia. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 09:49 3
      - It was probably Kylie's fault. -- nm - Roger More Jul 9, 09:51
      - Yes, I couldn't remember the subtitle of it. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:50 1
        
        Street Fighter: Kristin Kreuk Tries to Act (Badass) -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 09:51
- I was just giving her a hard time, no need to get defensive. -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 09:40 3
  - No hurt feelings on my part. I checked Dr. S Talk to see if it came up in results, and it did not. - Kim Pine Jul 9, 10:11
  - There's nothing defensive, personal or acrimonious in the statement. It's a clarification. - David Jul 9, 09:46
  - I don't think there's anything to take personally here. - ty97 Jul 9, 09:42
- I like it. He's a welcome addition to any cast. Now if we can just get word on Finnick.... -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 09:38
- Word. It was like just posted as official on the Hunger Games Facebook page...seemed like news to me. -- nm - Jim Jul 9, 09:37 22
  - ST's obsession with things that may have been posted before is one of our negatives as a community. - ty97 Jul 9, 09:39 21
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    - are we taking things too seriously on here again? -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 10:04 1
      - surely not. that doesn't sound at all like us -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 10:28
    - In this case, I don't care. I do get kind of annoyed when repeat offenders post on the same board. - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 9, 09:54
    - I blame Mop -- nm - Roger More Jul 9, 09:52 2
      - I blame Buddy -- nm - zork Jul 9, 09:53 1
        
        heh -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 9, 10:03
    - it's one thing when something is posted many times over the course of a day or more but one or two repeats can be good for those who missed before -- nm - zork Jul 9, 09:51
    - Just wait until you get bitchslapped with recursive sass! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 09:44
    - People like to complain about stuff, and the re-posting is about the easiest thing there is to complain about it. -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 09:43 2
      - And now, I shall commence complaining about the complaining. I'm metaplaining. -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 09:44
      - ^^"to complain about." -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 09:44
    - Right. Who the eff cares, it's not a big deal. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 9, 09:42
    - You know, I'm pretty sure that thought's been posted before. - TWuG Jul 9, 09:42
    - Then we also need to do away with firsting. -- nm - Spawn Jul 9, 09:41 4
      - I find the re-posting of stuff useful in its own way. It's a way to gauge ST's interest in a variety of topics. - con_carne Jul 9, 10:03
      - I did not read this as firsting -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 09:46 2
        
        You were all ready to protect your fisting rights, weren't you? :-) -- nm - TWuG Jul 9, 09:47 1
        
        someone has to do it! - Epiphany Jul 9, 09:49
    - ditto. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 09:41
    - Word. It was like just posted as official on the Hunger Games Facebook page...seemed like news to me. nm - Jim Jul 9, 09:40
" I am one gay black kid getting punched in the face away from a nervous breakdown. " -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 09:35
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- I wonder if he's a September call-up just as a pinch runner. - spamlet Jul 9, 09:31 12
  - His OBP the last three years is a lot better than I had expected from the way "draft experts" describe him. - David Jul 9, 09:50 11
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      - He's certainly exciting, but lets not go crazy, it's still only high-A. The current record holder for the league Hamilton's tearing up? Donnell Nixon - musubi Jul 9, 10:13 9
        
        PS- Donnell Nixon's stat line looks a lot like Hamilton's. (link) - musubi Jul 9, 10:16 1
        
        If a player from the 1980s vaguely possesses stats to Hamilton and failed, Hamilton should just retire right now! -- nm - David Jul 9, 10:34
        
        Why take a mallet to ML's Hamilton-Boner? -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 9, 10:16 6
        
        Why not? - musubi Jul 9, 10:18 2
        
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        But you're SO excited. - musubi Jul 9, 10:23
        
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        My Trumboner twitches but you got a rager for this Hamilton kid. - Mel Profit Jul 9, 10:20 1
        
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