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I don't get these chip counts and pinball/video game scores where the last 3 digits are zeros. Is it so horrible to count by ones instead of '000s? -- nm - zork Jul 16, 09:34 6
- divide by 1000 then -- nm - CQ Jul 16, 09:41
- They started with 30,000 in chips with the lowest denominations at 25.. 30,000 at this point is an ante. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:38 2
  - thanks, now explain pinball scoring, thanks. - zork Jul 16, 09:42 1
    - inflation -- nm - spamlet Jul 16, 09:43
- as the remaining stacks increase, they change out the lower denominations of chips. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:35 1
  - this. They round every up to the minimum blind/ante level - Strongbad Jul 16, 09:41
The weather forecasts up here have been acting the part of Little Lying Orphan Annie. Every day for the past week: "the sun will come out tomorrow!" - Dr.Vermin is wet Jul 16, 09:31
not sure if you can see this, but if you can, this photo gives me great pleasure. -- (link) - groiny Jul 16, 09:23 5
- Very cute! :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 09:30
- heelarious -- nm - Pippy & her thoughts Jul 16, 09:27
- marinate lightly under low heat. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 09:26
- "Bring me my margarita, pool boy." -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:24 1
  - watch it, slick willy -- nm - CQ Jul 16, 09:28
You're all terrible Halo players and you should feel deeply ashamed. - David Jul 16, 09:19 4
- *gives the laser to the other team, gets groiny killed* nm -- nm - David si Jul 16, 09:20 3
  - I should have skipped the middle man and killed you myself like I did with Kilbo. -- nm - David Jul 16, 09:24 2
    - I remember one game in Halo 3 where Mop did that to you. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:25 1
      - You know what I miss? - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:39
Is Mel lurking? We may need to have DS form his own alliance. - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:19 2
- he's unbearable -- nm - CQ Jul 16, 09:28 1
  - He sent out that message wanting 10 people to sign up for a multi attack. I had moved my fleet to defend his town - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:31
Does anyone have the Amazon Visa? Is it a decent deal? How much does Chase hassle you for other stuff? - spamlet Jul 16, 09:15 6
- Thanks. Let's see if Chase approves us for another card. - spamlet Jul 16, 09:23 3
  - Seems like every store and website I go to these days is harassing me to sign up for there card... - MojaveMeg Jul 16, 09:29 2
    - Yeah, it's a problem with tracking cards. Every 18 months or so we go through and cancel the ones we don't use anymore. - spamlet Jul 16, 09:43
    - **their** !! -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 16, 09:30
- I have it; it's only amazon....I don't get hassled either. - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:18
- I have it. I only use it at amazon. I don't get hassled at all. -- nm - Amanda Jul 16, 09:17
krusty, jax, kilbo, if any of you will be on xbox tonight, I will gladly do some walkthroughs - groiny Jul 16, 09:14 5
- I'll be around. Thanks. -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 09:29
- I should have free time tonight. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 09:28 1
  - cool, if you see me on Black Ops, just send me a message and I will switch over. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:29
- *follows along behind, tagging the newbs with grenades* -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:21
- And I will play so I can stick you with grenades. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:16
Day 7 at the WSOP main event, 27 players left to get down to 9...2 women still remain - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:13 21
- Did you see how Kevin Pollack went out? Almost 5 days in, he went all in with Qs against Qs, then got beat by a flush. -- nm - GregW Jul 16, 09:24 2
  - Ouch. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 16, 09:26
  - Yeah, those are always the most brutal beats.... -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:25
- I don't know any of those names -- nm - amoxy Jul 16, 09:15 1
  - I saw the top 10 chip stacks and didn't recognize a single person. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 16, 09:27
- its blocked for me - can you spoil me on the 2 women? thanks. are the 27 in the money or is there a bubble? - Scott Stapp's thoughts Jul 16, 09:15 15
  - The bubble was hit during the first few hours of Friday's session. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 16, 09:29 1
    - (day 4) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 16, 09:29
  - They've been in the money for 3 days...665 or so made that money. Each is now worth about 225k iirc. - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:17 9
    - can you spoil me on the "big" names if there are any left. thanks -- nm - CQ Jul 16, 09:29 2
      - There really aren't any -- 3 biggies lost yesterday - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:31 1
        
        Girl Power! -- nm - Pippy & her thoughts Jul 16, 09:37
    - Wow, I'm surprised *spoilers* - Strongbad Jul 16, 09:22 3
      - She lost a race for most of her stack and was gone soon after. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:22 2
        
        I don't really follow poker much but watched some on the weekend and she did not impress me one bit. -- nm - zork Jul 16, 09:35 1
        
        I don't know anything about her play, just that she was doing very well for the first ~4 days. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 16, 09:42
    - Sorry, each is worth about 255k now. 28th place was $227k. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:19 1
      - thanks for the info -- nm - Pippy & her thoughts Jul 16, 09:26
  - Why, Scott Stapp, you want a threesome? -- nm - nubby Jul 16, 09:16 2
    - ALL IN!!! -- nm - Scott Stapp Jul 16, 09:17 1
      - really? Hmpf! -- nm - Creed Groupies Jul 16, 09:25
We should all race for pinks down at Thunder Road. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 09:11
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- Trade? Angels? -- nm - nubby Jul 16, 09:09 3
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  - Tigers? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:09
does anyone (here) sell a lot on ebay? (does amy, spawn? I was going to just ask her, but...) - amanda Jul 16, 09:06 18
- there are always dumb questions from stupid people who can't figure the answer from the listing - zeitgeist Jul 16, 13:27
- Not since Bub arrived, fo me. Amy would randomly sell something on occasion. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:08
- It's drugs, isn't it? Don't sell drugs, amanda. -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 09:07 1
  - Penn State stuff! -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:08
- I'm curious what it is you're selling that you can't use your own account for. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:07 10
  - I'm sure you are. -- nm - Amanda Jul 16, 09:15
  - mandy got knocked up and is selling the kid. -- nm - decline Jul 16, 09:12 8
    - this is how ugly internet rumors get started -- nm - Scott Stapp's thoughts Jul 16, 09:14 6
      - sfan -- nm - Pippy has her own thoughts - swear! Jul 16, 09:15 5
        
        I was gonna say...... - prayformojo Jul 16, 09:16 4
        
        Amanda wouldn't mess with Scott Stapp's pinky nail - he's a disgusting pig -- nm - Pippy has her own thoughts - swear! Jul 16, 09:17 2
        
        Ew. -- nm - miffed67 Jul 16, 09:19 1
        
        I know, right? " Its good to be King" - Pippy & her thoughts Jul 16, 09:27
        
        Eh, he is a weird dude. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:17
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- I could do this. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:07 2
  - is it a huge pain in the ass? I can tell you more in email. you can also feel free to judge me. -- nm - amanda Jul 16, 09:07 1
    - not at all. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:08
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- Where's this? -- nm - Amanda Jul 16, 09:16 2
  - The internets. - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:40 1
    - I was right. -- (link) - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:42
- *quick zoom in on ML* *REPEAT* nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:15
- mop? -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:02 9
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    - Sometimes it's hard to tell. -- nm - spamlet Jul 16, 09:06 7
      - Especially with this new found Wizard of Oz hatey. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:06 6
        
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        But see, that is more rational than calling Wizard of Oz an abomination. - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:14 4
        
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        Mop did! -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:26 2
        
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        But now you see why your post flashed Mop for a second. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:32
ESPN teams up with Improv Everywhere to cover the Mini-Golf US Open -- (link) - nubby Jul 16, 09:01 2
- Ugh -- I hate when ESPN does something that's pretty damn cool. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 09:03
- ...using the *actual* Claret Jug trophy from the British Open. - znufrii Jul 16, 09:03
did I miss a mandy server update? -- nm - spamlet Jul 16, 08:54 1
- it came up on friday at 4:40 p.m. I'm so glad it came up; it was *so* costly to do nothing but shop for three days. - amanda Jul 16, 09:01
LIR: Krusty. Giving away power weapons is a huge failing of myself. I want them because I actually get kills - oblique Jul 16, 08:52 8
- *thanks you for sword sharing* -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:01
- driveby: if you guys do a "beginners" night again I'll start playing. Krusty echoed my frustrations on the backboard very well. - JaxSean Jul 16, 09:00 4
  - if we play a night of custom games, it will be better for you. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 09:00 3
    - Yup. Just let me know. - JaxSean Jul 16, 09:02 2
      - No way. Seriously. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:06
      - seriously, don't ever feel that way. - groiny Jul 16, 09:05
- You put it perfectly. -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 08:58
- everyone has varying opinions of how to use what weapons. - groiny Jul 16, 08:56
Final episode of Eureka tonight -- nm - amoxy Jul 16, 08:50 4
- Thank goodness. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 09:02
- Stupid Syfy! - Stephen Jul 16, 08:58 2
  - Bring back Sci Fi, SyFy! -- nm - con_carne Jul 16, 09:30
  - And Farscape!!! -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 09:01
Weekend Films: Coriolanus/ Ralph Fiennes - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 16, 08:50 3
- Did you see my name at the end? -- nm - LMS Jul 16, 09:05 1
  - Dammit, now I have to watch this one too. - David Jul 16, 09:29
- Vote: A -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 16, 08:50
Heh. Comment on local news story about gas prices going up: They should be "find for gauging". -- nm - nubby Jul 16, 08:49 3
- I always... found this sign funny. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin is amused Jul 16, 09:38 [Image]
- Never write Internet comments from your smart phone/tablet, people -- nm - con_carne Jul 16, 09:03
- That's and impressive comment. -- nm - Subversive Jul 16, 08:58
lyc, but in minecraft i am rebuilding the Frank Llyod Wright Robie House (the one in chicago) -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 08:48 24
- And it looks pretty sweet so far. -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 08:51
- I can not comprehend how this is fun? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 08:50 22
  - My oldest compared it to Forge in Halo. They can spend *hours* building stuff just to build. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 09:03 4
    - the hardest part is deciding what to build on any given day. - znufrii Jul 16, 09:17 3
      - sadly - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:22 2
        
        well I'm in an extreme hills biome... - znufrii Jul 16, 09:28 1
        
        me and krusty are playing on the same map - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:31
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  - It's like Lego but you need to go find the pieces and there's a chance you could die. -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 08:51 15
    - So it's exactly like Lego -- nm - ST parents si Jul 16, 08:54 1
      - ::golf clap:: -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 16, 09:14
    - There are enemies at night, it's not just a straight up building game. It can be but if you play it like it's meant to be played you have some - Krusty Jul 16, 08:54 10
      - f*cking creepers. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 08:55 9
        
        Just when you think your house is perfect...ssssss *BOOM* - Krusty Jul 16, 08:57 8
        
        oh, this reminds me - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:05 2
        
        Ooh, good idea. I built stairs up to the platform on my map but that's a good way to make it impossible for anything - Krusty Jul 16, 09:07 1
        
        on that map, sorta where my bed is, there is a cliff not to far off - tRuMaN Jul 16, 09:11
        
        I've got fairly good at defeating them on flat terrain where I can hit and retreat before they asplode. - znufrii Jul 16, 09:01 3
        
        Yeah, I can handle them on flat ground but they still get me often when I'm underground mining. - Krusty Jul 16, 09:10
        
        now I just need to practice not dying -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:10 1
        
        and not just giving up and restarting when I do. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 09:14
        
        Damn it! *they're* -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 08:59
    - Every time I step on a 1x1 Lego, I want to die. -- nm - nubby Jul 16, 08:53 1
      - There is the bonus of the cleanup being much easier in Minecraft and no chance of stepping on one. And yes, stepping on a Lego is painful. -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 08:55
Word! -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 08:47 4
- "roll" -- nm - Dr.Vermin is waiting Jul 16, 09:40 3
  - as in, "I wish it would" -- nm - Dr.Vermin is waiting Jul 16, 09:41 2
    - ...already... -- nm - Dr.Vermin is waiting Jul 16, 09:41 1
      - ...ffs.... -- nm - Dr.Vermin is waiting Jul 16, 09:41

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