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is it just me or does Paris Jackson have a bit of Courtney Cox about her? -- (link) - Andie Jul 19, 10:47 3
- Crossed with a little Kunis and I dunno where those eyes came from. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:50 1
  - a lab. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 10:52
- That and the Simpson sister, and Nelly Furtado -- nm - Max Jul 19, 10:49
Anybody having trouble with flash and chrome today? My browser is getting the dreaded plug-in stopped working every few minutes. -- nm - ceregon Jul 19, 10:42 3
- None at all. Are up-to-date on Chrome? -- nm - GregW Jul 19, 10:46 2
  - yep -- nm - ceregon Jul 19, 10:48
  - Ditto. -- nm - TWuG Jul 19, 10:46
Today on Tumblr: Rich Kids Of Instagram. -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Jul 19, 10:42
Not a good week for Romney. We already know he would rather talk about how bad the economy sucks. - con_carne Jul 19, 10:41 2
- Eh. He's doing fine in the polls. -- (link) - mara Jul 19, 10:44 1
  - Any minute now ML is going to chime in and say how national polls don't matter. *waiting* -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 10:48
Almost finished Wise Guys, the book Goodfellas was based on. The movie and book are almost exactly the same - Beaker Jul 19, 10:34 1
- "KarrRRREEeennnn" - Mel Profit Jul 19, 10:36
"Mitt Romney has gotten a reputation as a guy who can't identify with the common man no matter how hard he fires them" -- nm - Stephen Colbert Jul 19, 10:33
Defending Olympic tennis champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the London Games on Thursday with an undisclosed injury -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:26 2
- is there still olympic soccer? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 10:31 1
  - Yep. Spain will win that, too. -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Jul 19, 10:34
ST Poll: You go to Vegas. You have to bet on one number at the roulette table. What number do you choose? -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:14 21
- 12 -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 10:33 1
  - or 5 -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 10:33
- None. Always bet on black. -- nm - P 57 Jul 19, 10:33
- I dunno. 19, I guess. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 10:32
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- 12 -- nm - amoxy Jul 19, 10:29
- 11 -- nm - Jovian Jul 19, 10:28
- 31 -- nm - MDH Jul 19, 10:28
- is there a 312.50 on there? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 19, 10:28 1
  - I will give you 312.50 to 1 odds on it. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 10:28
- 27 -- nm - TWuG Jul 19, 10:21
- 24 -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 10:20
- 17 -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:17
- 25. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 10:16
- 13 -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jul 19, 10:16
- 00 -- nm - decline Jul 19, 10:16
- 2 -- nm - ceregon Jul 19, 10:15
- 25 -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:15
- 26 -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 10:15 1
  - (was the number I hit on the last spin the first time I played roulette) -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 10:15
- 11 -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:15
I'm changing my mind on Dark Knight Rises. I think it will beat The Avengers opening weekend record. - Inigo Jul 19, 10:12 16
- it will beat avengers friday but not for the weekend -- nm - ceregon Jul 19, 10:16
- I'm saying just short -- the lack of 3D premium will be the deciding factor. - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:13 8
  - Avengers really seems more family friendly as well -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 10:23 5
    - I think TDK has proven it's subject matter is emminently relatable on a mass-scale. - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:29 2
      - Avengers was more 4 Quadrant than TDK however. - Mel Profit Jul 19, 10:30 1
        
        533mil. 168mil. We are talking about the 4th and 2nd largest number in history ... that's 4-quadrant. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:32
    - yup. Plus a much broader character fanbase to draw upon - Beaker Jul 19, 10:25 1
      - I don't think there's nearly as much as you expect. - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:32
  - I could see this... - Mel Profit Jul 19, 10:21 1
    - Run time doesn't matter except when you're talking about two film maximizing theatre attendance. - Inigo Jul 19, 10:27
- How many places are showing the trilogy? will the sales for the first two count for the 3rd? -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:13
- Just over 4 hours until my showtime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Shaun Jul 19, 10:13 4
  - trilogy! -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:13 3
    - Nope. Special screening :) -- nm - Shaun Jul 19, 10:14 2
      - do they take you there on a little yellow bus? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 10:25
      - lucky! -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:16
sorry, it was a migraine morning, just got to work, what did I miss? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 10:11 19
- migraines suck...do you take maxalt? -- nm - ceregon Jul 19, 10:17 8
  - nope, I just go over the counter, advil migraine. - groiny Jul 19, 10:18 7
    - Damn. I get them but not that bad. That sucks. :-( -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 10:21 5
      - in the last 2 years or so, I have been getting more and more frequently. - groiny Jul 19, 10:23 4
        
        As I've gotten older they've come back too. - Mel Profit Jul 19, 10:26 3
        
        normally, I can tell they are coming on, and take meds to keep it under control somewhat. - groiny Jul 19, 10:28 2
        
        hate that. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 19, 10:32
        
        yeah, the ones you get at night are the worst, because you don't feel them coming on cuz you're sleeping -- nm - ceregon Jul 19, 10:32
    - i've had really good luck with maxalt, if you can take it right when you feel it coming on, it dials it back to merely a bad headache - ceregon Jul 19, 10:21
- a license to let you in the same room with a woman should be mandatory. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 10:15 1
  - what did I do this time? - groiny Jul 19, 10:17
- nom nom nom -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 10:13
- You People -- nm - Ann Romney Jul 19, 10:12 2
  - pleae make this a thing cause its funny -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:14 1
    - It's already her YouTube channel. Videos of people looking too liberal and too 99%. And a cat doing taxes. -- nm - bc/nc Jul 19, 10:18
- I've already won this year's Caveman Championship -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:12 2
  - Wha?? I thought we were still doing the 2009 draft? -- nm - amoxy Jul 19, 10:29
  - Cavemen? I doubt it...more like you just finished up winning last year's championship. -- nm - Jim Jul 19, 10:14
- dancing hotness, sadness, snark -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 10:12
lunch poll: whats for lunch? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 10:10 14
- grilled hamburger patty. with a side salad from my garden! - Andie Jul 19, 10:44
- probably salad, again, its the only thing that sounds good - tRuMaN Jul 19, 10:14
- leftover chicken cacciatore -- nm - decline Jul 19, 10:13 1
  - Hmmm. - con_carne Jul 19, 10:14
- Egg drop soup and pork fried rice. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 10:13
- leftover homemade minestrone with herbs from our garden -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 19, 10:13
- pippy to go with nothing on it. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 10:11 3
  - I deliver -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:13 2
    - wait til you see how good I tip. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 10:16 1
      - ::siddels:: -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:18
- roast chicken soup and a beer chicken sandwich -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:11 1
  - Word scramble! -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 10:16
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- chicken fingers and fries -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 10:10
st poll: who would you say is a " Rich Person" and is also " in touch with society/people"?? - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:10 10
- how does it happen? - znufrii Jul 19, 10:46
- Mark Cuban strikes me as a guy who might have a clue what an average person goes through on a daily basis. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 10:19
- The "in touch" part does seem rather nebulous for what's become such a 'critical factor' in a candidate. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 19, 10:17
- I think is has a lot to do with the source of the wealth. I believe he came from a fairly well-off political background - as compared to - MojaveMeg Jul 19, 10:16 1
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- Poor: struggling for just necessities; middle class: can breathe comfortably; wealthy: works for money and luxuries; rich: your money works for you. - Max Jul 19, 10:14 2
  - I think Madonna is so " enlightened" and creative cause she has the time and money to explore those - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:16 1
    - One of the things that pisses me off about Woody Allen's movies is that he's clearly so immersed in the idle rich circuit that he thinks that - Max Jul 19, 10:18
- Brad Pitt seems to have a clue -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:11
- Wozniak is rich, and in touch with the people. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 10:10
I received a collection call this morning...they were looking for my soon-to-be ex sister in law. The voicemail began "if you are not (SIL), please - kelly Jul 19, 10:08 5
- they want you to call your SIL and mention the message, of course increasing the social pressure, letting everybody know she's a deadbeat, -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 13:57
- they are required to, due to the privacy provisions of the FDCPA, I believe -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 10:16
- a lot of times when these agencies do data mining they'll get a next-of-kin or similar number and just go with it. - decline Jul 19, 10:09 1
  - Oh, I already told him I would. :) just have to get the info off the voicemail. -- nm - kelly Jul 19, 10:11
- I would give it to him. -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 10:08
And Ann Romney saying "you people" is official viral. -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Jul 19, 10:05 11
- Not a great sound bite for her, but I'm pretty sure she was referring to the press, not voters. -- nm - TWuG Jul 19, 10:13 8
  - What fun is that??? She clearly meant poor brown people - Dr.Vermin Jul 19, 10:39 1
    - mmm...cake. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 10:49
  - that's the way I took it as well. I thought by now that phrase would be taken ironically or at least not default to racist. [nm] - Mel Profit Jul 19, 10:16 3
    - I would have loved to have seen Robin Roberts get angry and say "You People!? What the hell do you mean 'You People'"? - amoxy Jul 19, 10:36
    - I choose to believe that everyone asking "what do you mean" is quoting Tropic Thunder. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 10:23 1
      - when they don't it makes my eyes rain. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 19, 10:27
  - I'm sure that explanation will totally win the day. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jul 19, 10:14
  - she was totally talking about poor people -- nm - decline Jul 19, 10:14
- If a bot retweets "What do you mean YOU PEOPLE?", do I get to reply "What do YOU mean, 'you people'?!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 10:09
- My favorite "you people" moment is Peter Griffin at the Million Man March (or Promise Keepers or whatever it was) -- nm - Max Jul 19, 10:06
ST Poll: Look at your timepiece(Computer clock, watch, cellphone), is the minute odd or even - amoxy Jul 19, 10:05 8
- even -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 10:10
- odd -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 19, 10:10
- Odd. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 10:09
- odd -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 10:06
- even 12:06 -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 10:06
- even 12:06 -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:06
- odd: 2:05 -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:05
- odd -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 10:05
STIFS: Is Mark Anderson going to be back with the Patriots, or is he elsewhere? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 19, 10:04 1
- Buffalo IIRC -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:04
Weber would get over $56 million in the first 4 years of the Philly offer...jeebus - Beaker Jul 19, 10:03 3
- That sounds like the kind of front-loading that gets shot down. -- nm - mafic Jul 19, 10:20
- "Predators intend to match Shea Weber's offer from Philadelphia" - David Jul 19, 10:05 1
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Disneyland! -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 10:02 4
- As a Disney fanatic, I've been to WDW many times, but *never* to Disneyland. I'm psyched. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jul 19, 10:29 1
  - Nice! I've been to Disneyland about a dozen times (mostly as a kid), but never to WDW -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 10:38
- Disney World! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 10:11
- Canada's Wonderland! -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:04
so sorry tRu, didnt mean to thread-hijack there. My judgment`s fucked sometimes -- nm - mud Jul 19, 10:00 3
- big hugs - I think we are all relating somewhat to what is happening - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:06
- its no biggie, - tRuMaN Jul 19, 10:04
- sorry to hear about your mom, that's rough. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 10:02
I could go for some cake right about now -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:00
"Last caller, you have 10 seconds to comment." "When I was a worker in Panama,..." "And we're out of time." -- nm - wordy callers are dumb Jul 19, 09:59 2
- This is the grating when I listen to ToTN on NPR. -- nm - bc/nc Jul 19, 10:08
- or, alternatively they are Keyser Soze -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 10:00
*can't wait for the genre of finacial issue dramas to really take off and become as popular as romantic comedies* -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 09:58
word. -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 09:57 2
- to your mother -- nm - mara Jul 19, 10:05 1
  - and to yours as well -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:07

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