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Mitt Romney: I will fight Medical Marijuana tooth and nail -- (link) - amoxy Jul 25, 20:24 [youtube] 3
- At least he sounds convincing on his points. - Epiphany Jul 25, 20:29
- so another policy that's exactly the same as Obama's -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 25, 20:26 1
  - Ding. - Krusty Jul 25, 20:28
The person in the hotel room above me apparently like to spend three hours per night dragging furniture around the room. - ty97 Jul 25, 20:13 3
- Are you sure it's furniture? - the liioulu with carved wax Jul 25, 20:16
- Makin a fort ain't easy -- nm - Max in Room 309 si Jul 25, 20:16 1
  - Now, let them come. -- nm - Max Jul 25, 20:22
so in CO not only is it legal to have full automatic machine guns but you can shoot from helicopter (I don't think cops are allowed to shoot guns from - zeitgeist Jul 25, 20:12 4
- most helicopter pilots get a little antsy around loaded guns inside. we always had to have ours unloaded and in the skid pod. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 20:16 1
  - You betcha. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 20:18
- it's a hunting thing. Probably legal in texas, too - it's also a ranching thing. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 20:13 1
  - I remember this topic coming up within the past few years, though I don't recall what state it related to (perhaps TX) -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 20:14
youtube user asks, tearfully, "How Could You Kristen?" -- (link) - the human tater tot Jul 25, 20:07 [youtube] 5
- it's none of our business. HOW COULD YOU? we should all stop poking around in this. I CAN'T GET OVER THIS. Leave them alone and stop butting in. -- nm - YOU WERE STUPID Jul 25, 20:17
- Chris Crocker is on his way over to kick her ass -- nm - amoxy Jul 25, 20:15 1
  - so is Fred -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 20:29
- I realize I have become my (lovingly) curmudgeon father, but I am appalled by how much attention this 'news story' has gotten. -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 20:09 1
  - she thought it was photoshopped! -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 25, 20:11
Tomorrow, my dad suggested we take a trip to Cooperstown. I think the last time we went was 1994, during the strike. -- nm - Tim Jul 25, 20:02
"Lady Chatterly's Janitor" -- nm - Other David Jul 25, 19:58 15
- "Lady Chatterly's Pen Pal" -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 20:23
- I need some easy help from a disinterested 3rd party with access to a random number generator -- nm - rollo Jul 25, 20:01 13
  - link -- (link) - ty97 Jul 25, 20:13 1
    - Oh, I know how to generate them but I have a conflict of interest -- nm - rollo Jul 25, 20:24
  - I can be disinterested and random. -- nm - Other David Jul 25, 20:12 10
    - First I need a random # between 1 and 461 -- nm - rollo Jul 25, 20:13 9
      - 213 -- nm - Other David Jul 25, 20:13 8
        
        Now I need a list of 15 more : ) -- nm - rollo Jul 25, 20:20 7
        
        167' 14' 457' 322' 179' 396' 72' 84' 122' 400' 144 -- nm - Other David Jul 25, 20:24 4
        
        Already had 14. -- nm - the liioulu with carved wax Jul 25, 20:28 1
        
        Thus the 9. -- nm - Other David Jul 25, 20:30
        
        And 312 -- nm - Other David Jul 25, 20:25 1
        
        And 9. - Other David Jul 25, 20:25
        
        14....47...311 -- nm - the liioulu with carved wax Jul 25, 20:22 1
        
        489 -- nm - the liioulu with carved wax Jul 25, 20:22
I went out to lunch with a friend today. She was telling me that she had joined Weight Watchers a few months ago. - kelly Jul 25, 19:57 10
- heh. - ty97 Jul 25, 20:00 9
  - I don't know her exact weight, but I'd guesstimate it's in the high 200s/low 300s. - kelly Jul 25, 20:01 8
    - First week losses can definitely be high in my experience. - ty97 Jul 25, 20:06 2
      - So it's not necessarily a bad thing? - kelly Jul 25, 20:08 1
        
        IME, first week is usually a bigger amount than folks would expect, and that's perfectly fine. - ty97 Jul 25, 20:11
    - Good for her - sounds like she's dedicated to it. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 20:03 4
      - nmbMeg - ty97 Jul 25, 20:08 3
        
        I'm using Points+ but i do a lot of guesstimating so am not really sure how effective it is. I am such a creature of - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 20:15 2
        
        Fruits and veggies FTW - ty97 Jul 25, 20:18 1
        
        Heh, exactly!! - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 20:27
"It's night-night time, close your eyes and go to sleep ..." quietly as I'm closing the door: "ohhhh nooooo *giggle*" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 19:54
Overshare: I often mentally swap Cheap Trick and Great White - ty97 Jul 25, 19:49 10
- Until you look at them or listen to their music. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 19:53 9
  - Definitely. I don't confuse their music, but I confuse the band names. - ty97 Jul 25, 19:54 8
    - Cheap Trick - Rockford boys. Great White - no idea -- nm - the liioulu with carved wax Jul 25, 20:21 1
      - West Coast, I would guess. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 20:21
    - Great White, White Lion, White Snake. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 20:20 5
      - I have no issue with Lion (Wait, When the Children Cry) and Whitesnake (Here I go again, Tawny Kitean writhing). - ty97 Jul 25, 20:23 4
        
        Once Bitten, Twice Shy is eternal. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 20:28 1
        
        I know the song, but it feels like a vanity song to me. -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 20:31
        
        Oof -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 20:24 1
        
        I just looked up Great White's discography - ty97 Jul 25, 20:29
The Spies beat the Rebels. Consensus is that it was a lot more fun and less annoying than F&H. -- nm - nubby Jul 25, 19:47 5
- Unless you're the spy outed at the beginning of the game. - the liioulu with carved wax Jul 25, 20:04
- And so everyone lived happily ever after, conforted by the gentle hand of the Empire - Guigue Jul 25, 19:49 2
  - Nubby never let's me play the bad guy - I'm so over it! - JenBro Jul 25, 20:00 1
    - did you get to kill max? -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 25, 20:01
- who killed max? -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 25, 19:49
Paging Dano to the QV league registration - 11 of 12 teams locked and loaded -- nm - rollo Jul 25, 19:42
ESPN reports on the four-year death penalty Penn State narrowly avoided. - David Jul 25, 19:32 4
- could they still give it to just amanda instead? -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 25, 19:39
- The question now becomes: what is the NCAA doing to make sure that football (and perhaps other sports) have not become overly power at other schools - ty97 Jul 25, 19:36
- aka the "shut up or we'll make it worse" leak. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 19:36
- whoa -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 19:33
Watching Newsroom, its pretty good...oh look its Maxim's #2 hottest Olivia Munn - Jovian Jul 25, 19:20 11
- *twitch* - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 20:21
- Is Maxim blind? - ty97 Jul 25, 19:23 3
  - I don't get it. Shes unattractive. Olivia Wilde on the other hand -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 20:25 1
    - Boys like boobies. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 20:50
  - No, they're just whores for publicists. -- nm - Ender Jul 25, 20:22
- she's not bad on the show. -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 19:21 5
  - Thus far, I like her care which akin to getting me to like Kathy Griffin. -- nm - David Jul 25, 19:26 3
    - character, not care...wth? -- nm - David Jul 25, 19:26 2
      - Stop trying to make fetch happen. -- nm - Max Jul 25, 19:59
      - ok...deep breath. now try again...what were you trying to say? -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 19:57
  - yea just started episode 2 - Jovian Jul 25, 19:22
Kooan! -- nm - Dano Jul 25, 19:09
A crocheted alligator playround in Sao Paolo. Wow. -- (link) - Andie Jul 25, 19:09 1
- Wow is right - that's some project!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 19:20
Top Chef Masters - spoil - JenBro Jul 25, 19:02
I've spent the last 10 minutes or so sitting outside... getting rained on... - Cuzzin Todd Jul 25, 19:02 7
- Heh - the dogs & I walked in the rain here today - my house now smells like wet dogs! -- nm - JenBro Jul 25, 19:11 3
  - or, wet crazy lady. - Buddy & Mia Jul 25, 19:41 2
    - Gah! You're IM wounds me to the core! - JenBro Jul 25, 19:56 1
      - I swear on rainy days dogs look at us and say. "Ewww, wet people!" -- nm - the liioulu with carved wax Jul 25, 20:05
- nice -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 19:03 2
  - I'm sure the lawn is too far gone to save, but the temp dropped 15 degrees in a few minutes. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 25, 19:09 1
    - yeah, we have lost about half of ours so far. The rain we had a while back brought back about 20%, or it would have been worse. - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 19:29
LA Times: Presidential debates..Oct 3..Oct 16..Oct 22 -- (link) - budice Jul 25, 19:00 2
- *fingers crossed for an international trip in October* -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 19:37
- *clears schedule* -- nm - Newt Jul 25, 19:02
Oh. Marco Chiudinelli is in the Qualifying Draw at the Citi Open. Maybe I should go down on Saturday. -- (link) - Dano Jul 25, 18:56 [Image]
Anyone watching Million Dollar Listing? I adore Josh Flagg & cannot stand Josh Altman - I think I should sell Real Estate instead of Insurance! -- nm - JenBro Jul 25, 18:54 3
- I watch it all the time. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 25, 19:00 2
  - I'd pick Josh Flagg as -- nm - JenBro Jul 25, 19:26 1
    - Sfek my realtor every time -- nm - JenBro Jul 25, 19:26
$5 All You Can Ship For a limited time, one $5 charge covers standard shipping on all your Woot orders within the same calendar day! - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:42
Okay ST parents, is it weird that *every* time we drain the tub we have to "save" Bub from being sucked down to drain land? - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:36 16
- Have Amy flush the toilet at the same time and yell "Someone save *me*" and then show him what a Sophie's Choice is. -- nm - Max Jul 25, 20:00
- the endless repetition of childhood never surprises me anymore. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:56
- Nah. That's his deal. All kids have deals. They're like little OCD machines. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 18:50 5
  - OMG, he has so many frakin' "deals"! -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:51 4
    - huh. I wonder where he gets that from? -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 19:00 2
      - effin' Amy. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 19:00 1
        
        Creative is cool! -- nm - JenBro Jul 25, 19:16
    - Should've named him Groupon, then -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 18:53
- Kieran just points and laughs at the water tornadoes and sometimes says "oh no!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 18:49
- Not a parent, but it's not weird. - the liioulu with heat and humidity Jul 25, 18:48
- get him a special screen to put over the drain after you take the plug out -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 18:45
- nope - prayformojo Jul 25, 18:40
- clearly he's an Aquaman fan. -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 18:39 3
  - When I do the "I will save you!" line I get a Last of the Mohicans vibe. - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:41
  - Awesome -- nm - eag Jul 25, 18:40 1
    - Considering how much he loves fishes, he probably will be. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:44
I would go see The Oogie Loves if it wouldn't make me look like a child molester to go see it by myself. -- nm - Dano Jul 25, 18:04 6
- That and Michael as a double feature = winning. -- nm - nubby Jul 25, 19:38
- Do you want a solution? - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:23 4
  - Should I buy him popcorn? -- nm - Dano Jul 25, 18:32 1
    - If he is old enough. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:34
  - Win. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 18:26 1
    - Nobody will worry about him being a pedo. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:28
ouch. blue jays down 10-0 in the fourth and another injury (broken hand) -- nm - zork Jul 25, 17:55 4
- Who broke their hand? -- nm - J Jul 25, 18:08 2
  - J.P. Arencibia is expected to miss about six weeks after fracturing his right hand -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 18:31 1
    - Jesus, it's like they're cursed -- nm - J Jul 25, 18:52
- Two TDs and they have it. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:01
9 reasons Community and Scrubs are the same show -- (link) - Beaker Jul 25, 17:54 1
- Dang. That's pretty well done. Let's hope Community doesn't go downhill like Scrubs did. - Dr.Vermin Jul 25, 18:58
book 4 game of thrones spoils - Reagen Jul 25, 17:51
Mmm, more cherries. 89-cents a pound this week!! Love my produce market. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 17:51 10
- dayam, they are a 2-3$ a pound up here and we grow them here -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 19:49
- Yum! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 18:35
- We've had them for 99 cents. -- nm - the liioulu with heat and humidity Jul 25, 18:06
- Wow, that's incredible. We have them for $1.99/lb next week and they will absolutely fly. -- nm - Jelly Jul 25, 18:04 1
  - Yep, I've been in there when you can't get near the bins, and there are near-riots when new crates come out. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 18:18
- I think the best I've seen is 2.99/lb -- nm - zork Jul 25, 17:52 4
  - That's about the norm here in the bigger markets. I don't know how these folk do it - and I don't ask :) The most expensive item for a weeks worth of - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 17:59 3
    - You're killing me Meg - JenBro Jul 25, 18:15 2
      - This is an 'international' market catering to the middle eastern community. Their regular groceries are expensive, but breads, meat, and produce are - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 18:23 1
        
        Sigh -- nm - JenBro Jul 25, 18:33
I'm sure you were wondering: It's very difficult to get a 6-month old's handprint. - kelly Jul 25, 17:39 18
- *chuckling* -- nm - CQ Jul 25, 17:43 10
  - See? -- (link) - kelly Jul 25, 17:55 [flickr] 9
    - that looks decent although the one on the right could be Andy Warhol's lost Rastafarian portrait -- nm - zork Jul 25, 18:02
    - I would never even think to attempt this :) -- nm - CQ Jul 25, 17:59 7
      - I made a frame with his footprints for Will for Father's Day, it came out pretty nice. -- nm - kelly Jul 25, 18:02 5
        
        yeah, we did the footprint thingy just not the hand print thing -- nm - CQ Jul 25, 18:08 4
        
        The footprints came out much nicer: -- (link) - kelly Jul 25, 18:10 [flickr] 3
        
        Hey (CQ, too). Be sure to get a paper with all three of your footprints on it. - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:27
        
        nice -- nm - CQ Jul 25, 18:19
        
        Aww - cuuuute! -- nm - JenBro Jul 25, 18:17
      - I have a nice baseball with one that I got for Father's Day. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 18:00
- You can tell everybody it's just his drawing of Chewbacca! - prayformojo Jul 25, 17:43 2
  - He totally sounds like Chewbacca. It's funny. - kelly Jul 25, 17:44 1
    - Also, I'm chuckling over here thinking about your IM. -- nm - kelly Jul 25, 18:00
- We made it a game with Bub and it worked. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 17:42 3
  - Well, the only game he likes to play with his hands is "no matter what you do to them, I'm going to stick my thumb/fingers in my mouth", so that - kelly Jul 25, 17:46 2
    - Ah. We were lucky. No thumbs, no pacsy. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 17:54 1
      - SKEK. Of course, the trade off was/is that he jabbered/talks constantly. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 17:55
New BBC Drama Trailer � Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones And Gillian Anderson -- (link) - The Dark Spawn Jul 25, 17:37

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