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So I had to send out a notification today again, and I got lambasted because "Sorry for the inconvenience" was in the body of the email. - JaxSean Jan 29, 13:27 3
- "You'd rather I was *not* sorry for the inconvenience???" -- nm - TaurusII Jan 29, 13:30
- hand Jax a towel. -- nm - Remlik Jan 29, 13:30
- Isn't that (Hitchhiker's Guide spoilers) - Beryllium Jan 29, 13:29
I blame you all. I just got into an argument with a friend about the stimulus package being handouts to the lazy - oblique Jan 29, 13:25 1
- as long as he didn't refer to them as - znufrii Jan 29, 13:26
Best. Band name. Ever. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 29, 13:25
5th printing Obama/Spidey just announced. -- nm - Remlik Jan 29, 13:21 7
- I'm still curious to see the actually numbers of how many first prints went out - J Jan 29, 13:29
- Some Marvel editor was on Nightly News last night saying this may become the best selling comic of the last 15-16 years. Really? -- nm - Mop Jan 29, 13:23 5
  - yes. considering most comics don't sell over 150,000 copies a month, this is a huge win for Marvel. -- nm - Remlik Jan 29, 13:24
  - I can't think of a lot of single issues that have gone into 5th printings since Supes 75: The (Lousy) Death of Superman. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 29, 13:24 3
    - Sinestro Corps War went into 4th or 5th I believe -- nm - eag Jan 29, 13:31
    - how YOU doin? -- nm - Pixie S.I. Jan 29, 13:27
    - So what you're saying is that the highest selling comics are always crap? -- nm - Mop Jan 29, 13:26
Flick this. I have no batteries for the 360 controller. Why didn't they leave a port if you wanted to use the controller with a cord. -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 13:20 4
- why don't you halo with us -- nm - J Jan 29, 13:30 1
  - I hate Halo. -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 13:31
- Uh, they do. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 29, 13:21 1
  - Brilliant, thanks. -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 13:23
SITWAP: Chick-Fil-A brings in 16th consecutive year of double digit gains. - Qale Jan 29, 13:17 2
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- Yay! -- nm - Cows Jan 29, 13:18
Judging from deliberations...looks like Blagojevich is toast -- (link) - budice Jan 29, 13:16 1
- well more for him to sell -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 13:17
Patrick Warburton looks back on The Tick tv show.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 29, 13:15 2
- Nestor Carbonell (ageless dude on Lost) was Batmanuel ! -- nm - mud Jan 29, 13:26 1
  - and was the mayor in Batman! it all comes together... -- nm - Remlik Jan 29, 13:28
I think some enterprising person online needs to generate a website that tracks all the Lost "loose ends" and sees what ends up being unexplained by - oblique Jan 29, 13:11 5
- If the Lostpedia isn't doing that, couldn't somebody just add the page? -- nm - mara Jan 29, 13:17 1
  - It is doing it - here's a link -- (link) - Roger More Jan 29, 13:26
- That is a great idea. Do it! -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 13:13
- What would the URL be? -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 13:13 1
  - yougotsomexplainintodolucy.com? -- nm - oblique Jan 29, 13:17
Dinner at kilbo's. -- (link) - Mop Jan 29, 13:11 3
- Here are the details. -- (link) - Mop Jan 29, 13:15 1
  - Also, why have I not heard of the Holy Taco blog before? This one's for Jax... -- (link) - Mop Jan 29, 13:16 [Image]
- nice -- nm - oblique Jan 29, 13:12
Look, can we all agree that God or nature or evolution or whatever really got it right with Scarlett Johansson? Can we find that common ground? -- nm - David Jan 29, 13:10 11
- Inevitable "even a broken clock is correct twice a day" remark. -- nm - not2fast Jan 29, 13:21
- agreed. her and Thora Birch. -- nm - Remlik Jan 29, 13:17 5
  - so Ghost World is essentially porn to you, huh? -- nm - Reagen Jan 29, 13:20 2
    - I watched the first 10 minutes of that the other day. I think Kim and I will finally check it out next week. -- nm - David Jan 29, 13:21 1
      - I always liked how honest the film was about its characters. -- nm - Reagen Jan 29, 13:27
  - Of all the possible 2nd choices there.... -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 13:18 1
    - heh. -- nm - kelly Jan 29, 13:24
- her parents i'd tip -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 13:16
- *concurs* ... *is amused that the user id for this post is Callisto* -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 13:11 1
  - Oh, she'd make that post if she could. -- nm - David Jan 29, 13:12
- You're a uniter. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 29, 13:11
Economic Stimulus, Part 1: 16% Green? -- (link) - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 13:07
So I know nothing about the Super Bowl, but placed a bet on Moola for the game. 35 cents on the Steelers. If they win, I'll get 51 cents. lol. -- nm - Qale Jan 29, 13:04 3
- It's the championship game between two groups of football teams, but that's not important right now. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 13:07
- You wild man, you. -- nm - mara Jan 29, 13:07 1
  - It was almost all the Moola I had. I stopped playing when they took 3 months to send 10 dollars via paypal. But with the Facebook app, they lure me in -- nm - Qale Jan 29, 13:08
This is a rather grim story -- (link) - Reagen Jan 29, 13:02 2
- grim is a good word. -- nm - Andie Jan 29, 13:24
- Oh man, what a horrible story. - kelly Jan 29, 13:14
silly question, winders service pack three, yes, no, or dear god what? -- nm - tRUMaN Jan 29, 13:00 7
- what -- nm - TaurusII Jan 29, 13:20
- yes -- nm - oblique Jan 29, 13:04
- works fine Notebook or? -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 13:03
- A cow orker 's laptop is screwed because of sp3 right now. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 29, 13:02
- I haven't had a problem with it. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 13:01
- ok, i'll bite... dear god, what? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 29, 13:01 1
  - I have no idea, maybe some type of prayer for the soul of the unfortunate user, -- nm - tRUMaN Jan 29, 13:02
SITWAP: boys with unpopular names are more likely to break the law. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 29, 12:59 12
- Yeah! -- nm - CQ Jan 29, 13:25
- Wonder what this prtends for little Adolf. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 13:03 1
  - maybe this study is why they got taken from their parents? -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 13:14
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  - His find in their math is interesting though. Be interesting to know how legit that is. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 13:04 3
    - I'm reading through the paper and am not finding what they claim. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 13:07 2
      - Yeah. I call shenanigans on their shenanigans. I don't see evidence that they eliminated names with one occurrence. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 13:09 1
        
        Yeah, well I call shenanigans on your shenanigans on their shenanigans. - znufrii Jan 29, 13:15
- I think the correlation is probably "people who give kids unpopular names tend to do a poor job parenting in general." -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 13:02 2
  - That's pretty much what the article suggests - Roger More Jan 29, 13:02 1
    - Those damn single mothers again. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 13:03
- I've only killed three men and robbed 2 banks. -- nm - Mop Jan 29, 13:00
so, i know i'm about 3 months behind the times, but we all think the Twilight movie pales in comparison to the book, right? -- nm - Andie Jan 29, 12:59 7
- I was not impressed with the movie. Loved the book. -- nm - kelly Jan 29, 13:04
- There were some things I liked better in the book, some things I liked better in the movie. -- nm - Diva Jan 29, 13:00
- you're pregnant? -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 13:00 2
  - as usual. -- nm - Andie Jan 29, 13:00 1
    - i need to visit a florist next week -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 13:02
- but with that group of fans isn't pale good? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 29, 12:59 1
  - IIRC they were unhappy with how pale the vampire was -- nm - Roger More Jan 29, 13:00
Decide my life: Do I go to see Benjamin Button tonight? -- nm - ty97 Jan 29, 12:57 5
- only if you mistyped there and you're actually wanting to go see the Curious Cage of Benjamin's Button -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 29, 13:02
- yes. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 13:01 2
  - never mind, the times kinda stink. - ty97 Jan 29, 13:04 1
    - boo. - znufrii Jan 29, 13:12
- no. - tRUMaN Jan 29, 12:59
Yet another example of why you need to have good management of User IDs -- (link) - ty97 Jan 29, 12:55
Popular Mechanics: Debunking Five Cold-Weather Car Myths -- (link) - con_carne Jan 29, 12:54 4
- My truck was crap in the winter without sandbags - Reagen Jan 29, 12:57 3
  - was it RWD? I've heard sandbags can make traction worse with a FWD. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 13:00 2
    - yeah, most light trucks are RWD. -- nm - Reagen Jan 29, 13:02
    - (should have read link, duh) -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 13:01
Lost thoughts (spoilers) - oblique Jan 29, 12:54 4
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  - I'm starting to wonder now also if the whole (spoilers) - oblique Jan 29, 13:01 2
    - Wait, so you're saying (spoilers) - Inigo Jan 29, 13:03 1
      - Dom Deluise to cameo as Hurley's *real* father. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 13:05
There should be a line of "God Hates People Who Speak On His Behalf" products :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 12:53 9
- *Nice* -- nm - mara Jan 29, 12:56
- God hates people who make a profit out of God! -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 12:56
- Close -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 12:55 6
  - I think you might be missing the irony. -- nm - mara Jan 29, 12:56 5
    - Possibly. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 13:00 4
      - I think it fell and died on the floor over there (points to the corner) - tRUMaN Jan 29, 13:01 3
        
        Maybe it will be resurrected. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 13:02 2
        
        with what, sarcasm? -- nm - tRUMaN Jan 29, 13:04 1
        
        Perhaps with condescension. Do you know what that word means? It's a big one. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 13:06
Boom Blox sequel coming to the Wii this spring - Inigo Jan 29, 12:53 4
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  - Feb. 9th. Expect to hear that it "bombed" once NPD February figures are released. - Inigo Jan 29, 12:58 2
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      - It's in my gamefly queue. Along with House of the Dead: Overkill which comes out the next day. -- nm - Inigo Jan 29, 13:01
who cares if god hates pork? -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 12:49 10
- God hates old people. That's why they always die eventually. -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 12:53 3
  - ~Old people don't whisper, 'cause old people can't hear. They just get louder and lounder, year after year.~ -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 13:06
  - but but but - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 12:55 1
    - ... -- (link) - Loyola Jan 29, 12:57
- islamic followers. -- nm - tRUMaN Jan 29, 12:50 2
  - religous Jews don't? -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 12:52 1
    - sure, them to. -- nm - tRUMaN Jan 29, 12:54
- We love it! -- nm - US Congress Jan 29, 12:49 2
  - best example of separation between religion and goverment -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 12:51 1
    - L2 -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 12:52
Yikes, a FB friend posts that her mother will likely have her foot amp'd due to sepsis - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 29, 12:48
What was she doing with the toothbrush?! -- (link) - Reagen Jan 29, 12:47 8
- The toothbrush pregnancy test is an idea whose time has come. -- nm - David Jan 29, 12:53 3
  - I'd really like this functionality added to the blue strip on my razor blades. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 12:55 2
    - Boy, are you in for a shock. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 29, 13:22
    - It annoys me that my soap doesn't play mp3s. -- nm - David Jan 29, 12:56
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  - yeah, I have a hard time believing all of these stories are real - Reagen Jan 29, 12:51 1
    - You must hang around with smart people too much. I have learned there is NO limit to people's capacity for dumbness. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 12:55
- *rates this story as 'Inconceivable' ... * -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 12:48
Bery... buying an Apple comp. - lileve Jan 29, 12:46 14
- Yes, I'm pretty sure it does work in Canada. (I wish sailing courses qualified ;-)) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 12:46 13
  - take a class at your community college, drop out and get a refund of fees as soon as you get your student ID -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 29, 12:49 12
    - Well, I took a course in 2007 to get my highschool diploma ... I could talk to them and see what would be required to get my 2-year comp sci diploma . -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 12:52 11
      - Wait, you didn't get your high school diploma until 2007? -- nm - David Jan 29, 12:54 9
        
        (spoilers) - kelly Jan 29, 13:03 5
        
        thanks :) Yes, I went to college to finish off the requirements for an adult diploma, since I didn't complete it in my teens -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 13:04 4
        
        You went to college to get a high school diploma? This story is confusing enough to be an M. Night Shyamalan production. -- nm - David Jan 29, 13:06 3
        
        GED -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 29, 13:12
        
        It's called an adult equivalency. Shut up and go eat your wheaties. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 13:11 1
        
        I don't have any wheaties. I blame the plants and mer-people. -- nm - David Jan 29, 13:12
        
        do you feel old as well? -- nm - tRUMaN Jan 29, 12:59 2
        
        I think I'm going to have to leave Hyde alone from now on. -- nm - David Jan 29, 13:00 1
        
        I have that problem when I realize - tRUMaN Jan 29, 13:06
      - (I only got a 1-year certificate, even though I completed most of the courses for the two-year program) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 12:52
Phil Mickelson, you ignorant slut. -- nm - Reagen Jan 29, 12:46

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