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but I guess what you say is true, I could never be the right guy for you, you could never be my woman. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 07:20
News Headlines that sound sexual but are not......."Cubs cause Bonnar pain that never heals"..... -- (link) - Walt_Disney Jan 30, 07:15 1
- "VICTORIA COUNCIL MEETS OVER TENTING BYLAW AMENDMENT" -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 30, 07:25
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- It's close to a foregone conclusion that Slumdog wins, for better or worse. A certainty if Boyle wins the DGA tomorrow. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 07:27
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  - Where are your Oscar parties? -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 07:24
  - These things need theories? Isn't the theory "if more people think it is the best picture, it will win?" -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 07:19 1
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st : describe your mood using at least one noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. - tRuMaN Jan 30, 07:11 37
- I am thorougly confused at the invective being demonstrated in the thread below about the octuplets. -- nm - landbeck Jan 30, 07:25
- I feel very fortunate to be posting on ST - Walt_Disney Jan 30, 07:22 3
  - I think fortunate is the adjective. I think you're missing an adverb -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 07:25 2
    - very is an adverb. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:29 1
      - damnit -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 07:29
- I am anxiously awaiting lunch. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 07:21 2
  - no adjective? -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 07:21 1
    - I suck at grammar. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 07:22
- I am particularly fine -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 07:21
- I am cautiously optimistic. -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 07:21
- I am anxiously waiting for the end of this glorious day -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 07:20
- I feel self-righteously qualified to police this poll. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:19 1
  - this STUPID poll. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:20
- monkey monkey monkey monkey -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 07:18 2
  - ~I put a monkey on a pedestal~ -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 07:22
  - i'll accept this as correct. it has a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb in the tru version of english. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 07:21
- I refuse to play along, because I don't know how to describe the growing anxiousness in my stomach as we work an issue here at work. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 07:18 3
  - no adverb. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:19 2
    - I refuse to play along, because I don't know how to describe the anxiousness slowly growing in my stomach as we work an issue here at work. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 07:23
    - YOUR FACE IS AN ADVERB! -- nm - JaxSean si Jan 30, 07:20
- I am pissed off that I didn't stay awake in English class. -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 30, 07:16
- I am extremely psyched -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 07:15
- I'm feeling pretty fortunate, grateful, and content. -- nm - mara Jan 30, 07:15 14
  - no adverbs. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:16 13
    - aww good, I deputize loosilu for this poll. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 07:19
    - You're so "pretty." -- nm - mara Jan 30, 07:17 11
      - that's an adjective. - loosilu Jan 30, 07:17 10
        
        You just keep getting prettier and prettier. (link) - mara Jan 30, 07:20 9
        
        dammit, dammit, dammit. I resign. mara is the poll police. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:21 8
        
        "This is a good death. There is no shame in this." -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 07:23
        
        nope, sorry, you have been deputized, though this mistake will be talked about for years. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 07:22 6
        
        To be fair, though, Adverb Squad is one of the toughest special ops teams for grammar police to apply for -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 07:23 1
        
        true true, but the position needs to be filled, it has been vacant for too long. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 07:24
        
        I'm having a bad week at work. please don't be mean. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:23 3
        
        shhh, no one is being mean. go get a coffee, smile a little. -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 07:24 1
        
        shut it, atheist! - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 07:26
        
        At least you don't sleep with your pets -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 07:24
LYC: Lil Wayne's new single "Prom Queen" is off his "rock album" and I hate it - MDH Jan 30, 07:10 2
- a) not overhyped. b) why would we want musicians to be less adventurous? -- nm - TFox Jan 30, 07:18 1
  - B) Autotuner on a rock song? That's defeating the purpose to me - MDH Jan 30, 07:25
Nice little list of Musicians and Bands who use twitter: - JaxSean Jan 30, 07:07 1
- Fine Belle & Sebastian. Be that way. - HdnAgnda Jan 30, 07:09
Federal court rules against student who called teacher "douchebag" in a personal blog -- (link) - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 07:06 2
- Ha! That douchenozzle didn't stand a chance. -- nm - Teacher's blog today Jan 30, 07:11
- ugh. don't agree with that decision. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 07:07
yeah! just got Coraline passes for next thursday. CanNOT wait. -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 06:55 1
- Too scary. -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 07:06
Eco-mandate could force CA gas stations out of business -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 30, 06:55 2
- AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! -- nm - Chicken Little Jan 30, 06:56 1
  - I just want to point out that I defended you. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:57
*laughing* Zellweger's new movie New In Town: "It may be one of the worst movies of any year." -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 30, 06:53 1
- the TV ads make it look *awful*. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:54
LYC: Stayed up way too late playing Fallout 3 (spoilers) - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 06:50 5
- I'm not sure what weapons you have, but (spoliers) - Brian Jan 30, 07:19
- What I found is that I didn't always do quests in the order I received them - Strongbad Jan 30, 06:56
- if the game uses the same leveling system as oblivion, there is no such thing as moving to far ahead for your level. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 30, 06:53 2
  - It just seemed that I was getting wasted by the baddies in the archives - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 07:03 1
    - no idea, I haven't played fallout, I was just saying that in oblivion - tRuMaN Jan 30, 07:10
easy (hopefully?) html/javascript/iframe question - prayformojo Jan 30, 06:45 1
- yes, but in some browsers the onClick will override the href and the target -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 07:19
"What's a polenta?" -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 06:45
DC'ers - what would the drive into Tyson's Corner be like on a Saturday? Is traffic always horrible down that way? - kelly Jan 30, 06:43 9
- Tysons on a Saturday isn't a real problem at that hour. The mall is a bitch, but that's to be expected. - Will Hunting Jan 30, 06:48 3
  - *gasp* So I could shop during Slumdog's showing? Woohoo! - kelly Jan 30, 06:49
  - there are localized issues, or they might be doing road work on the beltway. generally though it's not too bad outside of the holidays. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:49 1
    - That's going to be fun in the next 2 years...we're starting the Metro station construction there. - Will Hunting Jan 30, 06:50
- Not too bad actually, and I come from 270. - MDH Jan 30, 06:46 3
  - I just called, and the kid on the phone told me they aren't. - kelly Jan 30, 06:48 2
    - (If you find out that he was wrong, they are doing it, can you please let me know?) - kelly Jan 30, 06:48 1
      - No problem, I'm there like every weekend, and will try to get a definitive answer. -- nm - MDH Jan 30, 06:51
- I usually don't have problems (but I come from the other direction). -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:44
Shipping Today: Eagle Eye, haven't seen it, so I'm excited. -- nm - MDH Jan 30, 06:34 5
- obviously, or you wouldn't be excited. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 07:05
- Prepare for major letdown/suckitude. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 06:37 3
  - Oh boo, really? - MDH Jan 30, 06:38 2
    - It starts out fun, but it gets bad towards the end. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 06:41
    - I enjoyed it. It's action sequence after action sequence. - Jim Jan 30, 06:41
Gears of War DRM screw up renders game unplayable -- (link) - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 06:32
Facebook shows 276% growth in 35-54 olds -- (link) - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 06:30 1
- nice! -- nm - plus-size clothing manufacturers Jan 30, 06:31
sitwap: The Cali Octuplets mother already had 6 young children before the 8 babies arrived. (The oldest is 7.) - Diva Jan 30, 06:29 31
- My theory: either she thinks the United States needs more white babies (this is assuming she's white, of course), or she wants to get on TV. -- nm - mara Jan 30, 07:19 1
  - her mother's last name is Suleman (Turkish). -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:21
- idiot -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 06:48 3
  - this is the kind of stuff that enfuriates Jess and I. -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 06:50 2
    - I can understand that. -- nm - kelly Jan 30, 06:55
    - I wonder if they're "quiverful" people. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:50
- The only problem with this story is that it quotes unnamed "neighbors" and "relatives". -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:45 1
  - In this article the woman's mother is named. -- (link) - Diva Jan 30, 06:57
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- well, sure, not *8*. but even if you had just one that still gives you SEVEN children. -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 06:33 1
  - some questionable stuff going on there. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:33
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- uh, yeah. now it's gone to plaid. what doc gave her a fertility treatment after 6? -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:30 17
  - Dr Spaceman. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 30, 07:07 1
    - hee -- nm - JaxSean Jan 30, 07:09
  - One that shouldn't have a license. -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 06:37 14
    - Is it the doctor's choice? -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 06:40 12
      - Absolutely. In vitro is elective. A doc has no obligation to provide it. And in this case it could be argued - TWuG Jan 30, 06:56 2
        
        well, with 8 babies, this couldn't be in vitro. it would have to be meds. Of course, that is elective as well. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:02
        
        My aunt's doctor refused to do a second round of in vitro on her because he believed that it would be unsuccessful. -- nm - kelly Jan 30, 07:00
      - Having gone the fertility route they have control. - AJRimmer Jan 30, 06:54 6
        
        I'm totally anti big families (and I'm from one) but I feel hinky regulating family size. (more) - Amy Jan 30, 07:21 1
        
        I agree 100% with your IM. it's the medical intervention part I'm squeamish about. she had six - loosilu Jan 30, 07:23
        
        with six previous kids, an ethical doc should have flat out refused. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:56 3
        
        with six previous kids, he should have tied her effin tubes! -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 07:16 2
        
        I guess my mom shouldn't have had me, then. -- nm - Amy Jan 30, 07:22
        
        quiverful. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 07:17
      - of course. Assuming he/she has all the info. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:42
      - "This week on Private Practice..." -- nm - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 06:41
    - yup. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 30, 06:40
- *rages* -- nm - CCC si Jan 30, 06:30
VLIR: Ah. Cockneck day. I think I pulled a muscle or something laughing so hard. Of course, that's what ultimately let me to get a coworker to post - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 06:29 3
- I had a sore belly for days. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:34 1
  - You know what's funny. I was just looking for the fark link, and I found this. Scroll down to Cdn_Nrrd's comment -- (link) - oblique, eighth best slackertalker Jan 30, 06:38
- Fark was when it really hit a new level. That was crazy what people did there. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 30, 06:31
STIS: Does ST have a preferred state for getting EZPass now that MD is charging fees? -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:27 2
- I am willing to bet they will all fall in line now that MD is doing it. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 30, 06:28 1
  - mother forkers. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:29
Wait, this isn't the bacon explosion? There's another one? -- (link) - Amy Jan 30, 06:25 4
- that's "the" Bacon Explosion, yes. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:28 1
  - wait, not it's not. I was fooled by the weave. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:28
- i don't know if i'm repulsed or just want to try a bite. -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 06:27 1
  - The process seems overcomplicated to end up with bacon and cheese -- nm - Guigue Jan 30, 06:35
Now if they could only just throw out the bums who f*cked up the project in the first place. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 30, 06:23
me, t his morning: "The only thing missing in the Bacon Explosion is CHEESE!" my cow orker: "How is it you're not married??" -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:22
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- AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Chicken Little Jan 30, 06:28 1
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  - You say that like its a good thing, in the current environment. -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 06:26 10
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      - even given the current state of banks being swamped by toxic assets? - znufrii Jan 30, 07:05 3
        
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        you're right, it was overly broad, when I should have tailored it more specifically to the current situation. my bad. -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 07:19 1
        
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    - Sure it is. Consumers *should* save at a time like this. Let government deficit spend during bad times like this - ty97 Jan 30, 06:30 1
      - well, someone has to spend. it can't all be savings account and tax cuts. -- nm - znufrii Jan 30, 06:33
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      - fair enough. I'm certainly not saying that saving is bad by any means. - znufrii Jan 30, 06:32 1
        
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Springsteen, thanks for the info re: EZPass. guess I'll be changing states. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:18 2
- Try New Jersey. -- nm - Springsteen s.i. Jan 30, 06:27 1
  - this might actually be a good choice. -- nm - loosilu Jan 30, 06:30
I am getting psyched up for Boston tomorrow. This time tomorrow, my plane will be landing at Logan. Sweet! -- nm -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 06:18
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- *sniffle* -- nm - kelly Jan 30, 06:21

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