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"Did you know that Pat Buchanan is so racist that if you google him, it says 'did you mean Pat Buchanan racist?' Yes, I did!" - David Jul 19, 11:37
from bb, max is correct all around re: "girls" (general talk and rantishness) - b. Jul 19, 11:37 1
- as the two young female members of my writing group noted, it's a very New York idea of the "struggling writer" life - the human tater tot Jul 19, 11:40
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- I feel bad for their marketing/PR folks. Every time a Cathy opens their mouth, they must cringe. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 19, 11:51
- "...Just like anti racial ml." -- nm - WSS Jul 19, 11:46 1
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- They have their first (and only right now) food truck in DC. It got the hell protested out of it today. -- nm - MDH Jul 19, 11:39 1
  - awesome -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:44
- ::tosses $3 in comments jar:: I skimmed some comments on the abcnews story re: ed helms boycotting them. I don't know why I did it. *awful awful* -- nm - b. Jul 19, 11:39 6
  - the fee has gone up to $3 now? damn you, inflation! -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 11:41 1
    - it varies. I felt it deserves more because I should never ever have scrolled. -- nm - b. Jul 19, 11:46
  - I know, but honestly, the people posting these comments have nothing better to do. That's how I look at it. -- nm - MDH Jul 19, 11:41 1
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    - HRC is really ramping up their chick-fil-a hate. -- (link) - MDH Jul 19, 11:43 [Image]
Next poll! Name "the" one power ballad by each hair band from the 80s and try not to repeat answers. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:34 65 1
- High Enough - Damn Yankees. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:46
- House of Broken Love - Great White -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:45
- Alone - Heart - JD Jul 19, 11:45 2
  - meh - they just went " soft" and top 40 not really hair band in my opinion. - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:47 1
    - They had hair and were a band. -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:48
- any Twisted Sister? -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:45 2
  - not a power ballad. Ratt either. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:46 1
    - good point - what about Dokken? Queensryche had Silent Lucidty - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:48
- Close My Eyes Forever (Lita Ford) -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:44 1
  - Good one. With Ozzy! -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:46
- Wait For You - Bonham. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:44
- Love Kills - Vinnie Vincent Invasion -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:43
- Love of a Lifetime - Firehouse -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:42
- Fly to the Angels - Slaughter. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:42
- Love Walks In - Van Halen -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:41
- House of Pain - Faster Pussycat -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:41
- More Than Words - Extreme -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:41 11
  - Hair Band? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 11:42 8
    - nmbl -- (link) - con_carne Jul 19, 11:44 [Image] 4
      - Ok. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 11:45
      - Nuno has a little Jack Dawson in him. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:44 2
        
        euphemism? -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 11:45 1
        
        yup. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:46
    - Certainly. -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:43
    - yes, very much so. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:43
    - I'd still include them in this group, as the bookend. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:43
  - They did one of the best/most interesting renditions of the national anthem recently. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 19, 11:42 1
    - I hear Nuno Betancourt is stuck playing guitar for Rihanna? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:43
- Never Say Good-Bye - Bon Jovi -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:40 5
  - Wanted Dead or Alive -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:45 4
    - I'll Be There For You -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 19, 11:48
    - That's not a ballad. That's an outlaw anthem. Dumbass. -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:46 2
      - yeah, that's more Janie's Got a Gun -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:48
      - that escalated quickly. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:47
- Honestly - Stryper -- nm - JD Jul 19, 11:40
- Don't Know Whatcha Got (Ti It's Gone) by Cinderella -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:39 2
  - there it is - I was struggling cause I couldn't get past Nobody's Fool but that was not right - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:40
  - This thread is moving too fast. -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:39
- When the Children Cry - White Lion. -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:39 1
  - (this is the song that prompted the poll) -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:39
- Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:39
- mid-70's but Beth by KISS -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 11:39
- Warrant - Heaven -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:38
- Headed for a Heartbreak - Winger -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:38
- Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:38
- Fly High Michelle - Enuff Z Nuff. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:37
- Is This Love -Whitesnake. -- nm - pmb Jul 19, 11:37 1
  - Now You're Gone -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 19, 11:47
- Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:37
- Home Sweet Home -- Crue. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 11:37
- Def Leppard - Love Bites -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:36
- Skid Row - I Remember You (was that 80's?) -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 11:36 1
  - yes - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:37
- Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:36
- Every rose has its thorn - Poison -- nm - JD Jul 19, 11:36
- Ballad Of Jayne - LA Guns. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:36
- Carrie - Eurpoe. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:35
- Winds of Change - Scorpions. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:35
- Patience - Guns N Roses. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:35 4
  - Don't Cry? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 11:39 1
    - I think Patience was a bigger hit, and Novermber Rain I do nto consider a power ballad. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:40
  - November Rain? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 11:38 1
    - Both came after Patience. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 11:40
- I Remember You - Skid Row. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:35
- When I See You Smile - Bad English. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:34
Woman pulls a gun to stop installation of a new "smart" meter from the electric company -- (link) - znufrii Jul 19, 11:30 8
- I'm glad that for once, a story like this isn't from Georgia. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 11:46 1
  - Or South Carolina. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jul 19, 11:47
- 1) no surprise its Texas 2) meter guy should have known better & stopped when asked - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:36 1
  - Texas? The guy is lucky she didn't shoot first. -- nm - GregW Jul 19, 12:05
- That's fine. There will be a $500/month dumb meter fee on your bill, going forward. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jul 19, 11:35
- If I were the power company I would just stop selling her electricity -- nm - decline Jul 19, 11:32 2
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 11:36
  - yup. - znufrii Jul 19, 11:35
Poll: please post your awareness level of Demi Lovato and the number of her songs you know by title and tune. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:26 23
- 100% knowledge of her, no knowledge of any of her songs. -- nm - David Jul 19, 11:46
- I -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 11:43 1
  - *sfek* I've heard her name before but no clue who she is. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 11:44
- awareness.. um, 7 maybe? it's not like I follow her, but I have a couple of her singles on my car player in regular rotation. very likeable. -- nm - b. Jul 19, 11:43 1
  - maybe if she was as dirrrty as Flo Rida, she'd be on your radar -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 19, 11:43
- I know her name. -- nm - loosilu2 Jul 19, 11:42
- I think I'll win this. I've seen her in concert (though I can only name a song or two). My daughter loves her. She's also a new X Factor judge. -- nm - pmb Jul 19, 11:35
- I know her name and limited gossip ( airport kerfluffle) but zero songs -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:34
- Have heard ther name. That is all. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 19, 11:32
- I know who she is from the tabloids but could not name or identify a single song of hers -- nm - decline Jul 19, 11:30
- 2, she's the cutter, right? and 0 songs. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 19, 11:30
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- who? -- nm - ceregon Jul 19, 11:28
- I know one song -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 11:28
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- I know 0 of her songs. And from my knwoledge of pop music that's showing how F list she actually is. -- nm - MDH Jul 19, 11:27 2
  - See, my thing is, Give Your Heart a Break is catchy but I keep thinking that pop singers shouldn't be allowed to employ a string quartet until they're -- nm - more established. Jul 19, 11:29 1
    - and maybe string accompaniment is the modern equivalent of hair band power ballad. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:30
- Recognize the name. Zero. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 19, 11:26 1
  - this and "isn't she a disney tramp?" -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 11:27
- awareness - 7; knowledge of her songs - 0 -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 11:26
- I probably have heard her stuff, just can't place anything -- nm - amoxy Jul 19, 11:26
- who? -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 11:26
Arby's sounds good for lunch today -- nm - amoxy Jul 19, 11:17 12
- Lies! -- nm - Roger More Jul 19, 11:45
- They do good things with chicken. - Dr.Vermin Jul 19, 11:27
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- I went there twice 2 weekends ago. It is so underrated. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:21 5
  - I love the beef and cheddar. So tasty -- nm - amoxy Jul 19, 11:22
  - When they got good deals, I agree. Full price is a bit much for me. - Will Hunting Jul 19, 11:22 3
    - I get 2 junior beef sandwiches, one with horsey sauce and one with arby's sauce. - groiny Jul 19, 11:25 2
      - JEGAR sauce sounds so........somethin' somethin' -- nm - CQ Jul 19, 11:26 1
        
        I would eat that twice in a weekend, for sure. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:27
- I've never been to an Arby's. I liked fast food back in the day, but I've never had Arby's. -- nm - CQ Jul 19, 11:20 1
  - Same here. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 11:25
- i balked at another salad, had chipotle instead. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 19, 11:18
candy candy candy time -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 11:17 16
- Current favorite 3 candy brands, go. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:22 13
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    - your body clearly has a cheese deficiency. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:32 2
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      - he should check under his balls. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:33
  - Snickers, Cadbury chocolate, Good & Plenty -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:30
  - classic reeses cups. kit kat. caramilk. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 11:27
  - Hershey's with Almonds, Kit Kat and Mr. Goodbar -- nm - amoxy Jul 19, 11:27
  - Kit Kat, Reese's Cups, whatchamacalit. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 11:26
  - Anything Lindt's, Twix, Snickers. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 19, 11:25
  - runts, sour gummies, swedish fish (my candy store sells various colors of them) -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:25 1
    - Max's Snax's -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:33
  - Mike & Ike, Pretzel M&Ms, Starburst -- nm - MDH Jul 19, 11:25
  - fun size hersheys, fun size reese's, good & plenty (medium-size box). -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 11:23
- nom nom nom -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:21
- candy candy candy you are so very sweet. when mandy has you in her hands, candy she will eat -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 19, 11:20
Comics today: Dr Who/Star Trek #3, Space Punisher #1, Untold Tales of Punisher: Max, Fury and The Boys (holy crap\) -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 11:14
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- Yeah, 'cause punishing the student athletes will really be helpful -- nm - decline Jul 19, 11:33 1
  - Give em free transfers. They get hurt everytime a school violates rules. Why should this be any different? - Will Hunting Jul 19, 11:36
- Considering they should have never been allowed to join, good. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 19, 11:33
- Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 11:32
- Yes, the stigma will be there for a good long time, even current admin wait-and-see isn't helping. Can't imagnie parents wanting to send their kids -- nm - budice Jul 19, 11:12
Next up: Cable Operators vs. Netflix -- (link) - znufrii Jul 19, 11:02 6
- it does feel like the cable operators are fighting their inevitable extinction. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:10 3
  - Agreed. I am tired of paying for 6 shopping channels and 14 channels that only show infomericals. I want to pick and choose my channels -- nm - amoxy Jul 19, 11:21 1
    - and to me, it is so win-win to have ala carte. I am self-selecting as an HGTV addict. my ad eyes are much more valuable than are those of some random - amanda Jul 19, 11:27
  - what I would do is... - znufrii Jul 19, 11:16
- Beginning of the end of cable monopoly, online here we come....*yesssss* -- nm - budice Jul 19, 11:04 1
  - that is what is going to happen - people won't care - they want their shows and they want them now. path of least resistence -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:11
Just looking at the Emmy's.....how the hell is Missing a Miniseries? Being cancelled doesn't make you a mini-series now, does it? - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:58 4
- It was promoted as such (or similarly) before it even aired. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 19, 11:42
- My thoughts exactly. She must know where the bodies are buried. This was never advertised as a mini-series. -- nm - GregW Jul 19, 11:06
- I haven't watched this or Killing, but I can see it in that episodic tv episodes can stand alone, but the arc in The Killing is so strong and central -- nm - Max Jul 19, 11:00 1
  - But mini-series? In a world of 13episode seasons half that as a season should be a mini-series. - Will Hunting Jul 19, 11:03
LIR Mop's Rich Kids of Instagram Tumblr - rich kids look ultra gay - Epiphany Jul 19, 10:57 6
- I got a free subscription to GQ recently. All the clothing ads are... interesting. - Dr.Vermin Jul 19, 11:15
- Just think of every cliched pale-faced prince ... that's what this is a variant of. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 11:02
- they look like every young rich douche that comes out here in the summer. When dudes start to accessorize, they've become douches -- nm - CQ Jul 19, 11:01 1
  - They make the kids at Beverly Center look like Crips and Bluds -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:21
- There is a high level of grooming going on with those fellows -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 11:00 1
  - its the clothes and the hair. Hot pink satin jacket? Is this " Rich Style" or a Gay Grease Reunion? - Epiphany Jul 19, 11:03
Golf tourney in 2 hours....i'm almost giddy here....i'm escaping and they can't call me on the course.... - Will Hunting Jul 19, 10:52
*remnants of Fabio* -- nm - con_carne Jul 19, 10:51

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