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Trailer for "The Paperboy" starring McConaughey, Efron, and Kidman -- (link) - MDH Aug 1, 12:53 4
- Video game adaptations have gotten out of hand. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Aug 1, 12:55
- bah! errors for me - I've been waiting for this -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 12:54 2
  - I totally give you lots of presents. See!? -- nm - MDH Aug 1, 12:55 1
    - you totally do! thanks so much. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 12:59
There was a murder in my parent's neighborhood last week. It is *all* my mother has talked about since I got here -- (link) - ty97 Aug 1, 12:51 6
- yikes -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 12:59
- OMG - this is RIGHT near my brother's home in Florida Ty!!! -- nm - JenBro Aug 1, 12:58 3
  - It is, literally, a few blocks from my parent's house. - ty97 Aug 1, 13:00
  - where was he at the time of the killing? -- nm - the human tater tot Aug 1, 12:59 1
    - The boyfriend? Out buying dog food. Police cleared him quickly. - ty97 Aug 1, 13:00
- brutality magnified -- nm - oblique Aug 1, 12:53
I just did some hedge trimming and weed pulling in the front yard. People do this type of work every day for their job. That would suck hot wet ass -- nm - CQ Aug 1, 12:47 7
- this is one reason why I rent. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 12:57
- Heh. Many (like me) might say the same about dealing with pools! - The Dark Spawn Aug 1, 12:49
- ugh, thanks for reminding me, our backyard needs some serious attentino. -- nm - znufrii Aug 1, 12:48 4
  - home ownership is a pain sometimes. I usually barter with this type of stuff, but I'm still looking for a trimmer guy with a pool. - CQ Aug 1, 12:50 3
    - it wouldn't be so bad if we had been in a position to keep up with it since we moved, but every week is an adventure in getting more stuff we need - znufrii Aug 1, 12:53 2
      - also, we have a surprise tomato plant back there, need to get a cage or something to keep it off the ground. back to Lowe's tonight, I guess. -- nm - znufrii Aug 1, 12:54 1
        
        that's a "volunteer". I love that word. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 12:55
All Things Considered had a pretty good "driveway moment" story about a father and daughter bonding over music (earworn warning). -- (link) - con_carne Aug 1, 12:44 1
- original story -- (link) - con_carne Aug 1, 12:49
ST Guess: I just bought a country album for $2.99 - $2 credit for .99 cents. Guess the artist -- nm - CQ Aug 1, 12:43 8
- Dierks Bentley -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 12:45
- kenny chesney. -- nm - b. Aug 1, 12:45 4
  - *ding* greatest hits 2. That was fast. You've earned 2 CQ points. Good for pool supplies -- nm - CQ Aug 1, 12:46 3
    - You're a dude, right? - spamlet Aug 1, 12:49 2
      - I got a better offer! heh I needed to dump some salary to improve my offense. -- nm - CQ Aug 1, 12:52 1
        
        You can go to 350 during the season. -- nm - spamlet Aug 1, 12:58
- Miranda Lambert -- nm - spamlet Aug 1, 12:44 1
  - X -- nm - CQ Aug 1, 12:44
Olympics spoiler - Beryllium Aug 1, 12:43
Ha. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 1, 12:39 3
- We have a Mexican place opening here with the name of Los Churro Loco. - David Aug 1, 12:51 2
  - just be polite to the owner. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 12:53 1
    - He sounds crazy. Maybe his name is Tuco? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 12:53
There are moments during the Olympics when I have epiphanies such as: - David Aug 1, 12:35 14
- Misread as "water polio". -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 12:42 3
  - those iron lungs are a bitch to keep afloat. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 12:52 1
    - significant rust problems as well. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 12:52
  - Winning team is the one with the most people alive at the end. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 12:43
- mine last night was - what? they have to people going off the diving platform at the same time? that is so dum....ooo PRETTY!! - Epiphany Aug 1, 12:41 5
  - I know right? same thing happens in the winter games with the weird snow events. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 12:49
  - I have no idea how a person finds someone who can do diving spins at exactly the same speed. -- nm - David Aug 1, 12:43 3
    - its all together incredible -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 12:53
    - plus they have to be physically matched. can't have a tall and short person. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 12:50
    - right? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 12:44
- Heh. :-) Same here. I watch things that I don't care about at all. - Krusty Aug 1, 12:39 1
  - yep, every two years, the same cycle. I figured out a few ago that I think all of them deserve attention because, even - b. Aug 1, 12:48
- You won't have another opportunity to realize this for another 4 years. You watch it for the experience. - Mop (196 lbs) Aug 1, 12:39
- Plus Hungary just makes you hungry -- nm - budice Aug 1, 12:38
I'm schooling one of my Facebook "friends" on the conservative complaint that Olympic winners have to pay taxes. - Mop (196 lbs) Aug 1, 12:35 11
- Like, what, he thought they were taxed on their medals? - Reagen Aug 1, 12:52 6
  - Thought they paid taxes on the medal. They "liked" a post from a Conservative group that implied this. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Aug 1, 12:58 2
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  - I heard part of a (not-republican/conservative) talk show this morning about this. - b. Aug 1, 12:57 2
    - I hope the Dream Team doesn't have to pay taxes. They're Olympians, by gosh! -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Aug 1, 12:59
    - here's more - it's missy franklin they were discussing. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 1, 12:59
- Damn. My arguments were persuasive. I feel... defeated. Now I have nothing to do. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Aug 1, 12:38 3
  - Choke yourself while jerking off. - Dr.Vermin Aug 1, 12:39 2
    - OK. Now what? -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Aug 1, 12:39 1
      - Practice, practice! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 1, 12:56
holy *crap* it's humid. -- nm - ty97 Aug 1, 12:34
For those who are so inclined: How to Make a Chick-Fil-A Sandwich at Home -- (link) - Ender Aug 1, 12:34 2
- I think this one better, because the girl is really cute. -- (link) - Inigo Aug 1, 12:40 [youtube] 1
  - I type Grog. -- nm - Inigo Aug 1, 12:44
I have a headache today, which is problematic because we live two blocks away from a Chick Fil A. All of the angry car honking is driving me nuts. -- nm - David Aug 1, 12:29 14
- You can hear car honking from two blocks away? Are you Wolverine? Spider-Man? - Inigo Aug 1, 12:36 5
  - He said two blocks, not two miles. - The Dark Spawn Aug 1, 12:39 3
    - Where we are, it's really just down the hill. You have to drive two blocks to get there, though. -- nm - David Aug 1, 12:40 2
      - Hopefully you are boiling the vats of oil as we speak. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Aug 1, 12:44
      - Wednesday is literal day - get with it. - Epiphany Aug 1, 12:42
  - No, no. - David Aug 1, 12:38
- can't you see that chik-fil-a is tearing us apart?! -- nm - the human tater tot Aug 1, 12:33
- How do you honk angry? -- nm - oblique Aug 1, 12:29 6
  - Find out in an upcoming Nicolas Cage sequel! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 12:33 1
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  - Honk angry, my friends. -- nm - The Most Interesting Homo in the World Aug 1, 12:32
  - Cars are honking back and forth at one another. I feel a hate crime coming on. -- nm - David Aug 1, 12:31 1
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  - *leans on the horn for 60 seconds at a time* -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 12:31
My university is teaching a 3-credit class on "Gender and 'Mad Men'" in the spring. -- nm - nubby Aug 1, 12:25
Kelly, I found something on ebay I believe that you need -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 1, 12:24 1
- That is, subject matter aside....one of the ugliest things ever created. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:26
if you use your discover card at amazon, you can get free one day shipping through mid-sept - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 12:24 5
- "I would rather take two chickens than your fly-by-night credit card." -- (link) - Krusty Aug 1, 12:29
- With Prime I already get 1 day shipping on most stuff. - decline Aug 1, 12:27
- i guess to celebrate the new Ipad app, Amazon has a bunch of movie rentals for $0.99 - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 12:27 1
  - HD versions are $1.00 more. -- nm - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 12:27
- that is quite something -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 12:27
Thank you Fandango for my $2 Amazon mp3 credit. Decisions, decisions -- nm - CQ Aug 1, 12:20
destroying family values, this guy is. nm but aww: -- (link) - b. Aug 1, 12:17 5
- Even his kids are cute. Good genes there. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Aug 1, 12:34
- I can hear MDH fawning from here. -- nm - ty97 Aug 1, 12:21 1
  - Hahahahaha. -- nm - MDH Aug 1, 12:34
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- most Cardinals fans do -- nm - the human tater tot Aug 1, 12:18
Want a good chicken sandwich but don't want to support CFA? Hilah shows you how to make your own -- (link) - ty97 Aug 1, 12:16
Taco night tonight! ~taco taco ta...co~ -- nm - CQ Aug 1, 12:16
Interesting...FB now shows (at least on the iPad) when a post has been edited, and you can click the "edited" link and it will show you the original - Stephen Aug 1, 12:15
i was going to suggest turntable, but then i realized that spamlet is on st now, and we know what happens when he turntables - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 12:11 4
- no one should up, i will go back to listening to the newsroom as i work. -- nm - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 12:29 1
  - showed? i have no idea how to spell today. -- nm - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 12:30
- sorry, Ana Tijoux is ruling right now. I may get on in a little while. -- nm - spamlet Aug 1, 12:14
- I'm in -- nm - znufrii Aug 1, 12:11
Thanks for the info on the CBC. Next time I could vacation in Canada during the summer games and alternate between hiking and watching tv. -- nm - ceregon Aug 1, 12:11 2
- CTV/TSN/Sportsnet has actually done a decent job with the last few games as well - Reagen Aug 1, 12:15 1
  - awesome, i think i know what i'm doing in 4 years -- nm - ceregon Aug 1, 12:45
TFox Alert -- The Very Best of 311 is an amazon $5 mp3 album for August. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:11 8
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  - I torture myself by selecting " modern rap" on song pop in our battles. - Epiphany Aug 1, 12:39
  - He'll be back. :-) - Krusty Aug 1, 12:31 1
    - *fingers crossed that you are right* I miss him :( -- nm - JenBro Aug 1, 13:28
  - The apex of rap! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 12:21
- $1.99 per song is what they normally charge, right? - spamlet Aug 1, 12:19 2
  - wait, its worth that much? -- nm - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 12:20 1
    - No, I was making a one hit wonder joke. - spamlet Aug 1, 12:21
i'm amused that someone though a lunchtime line out the door at Chick-Fil-A was indicative of 'something going on'.... - ty97 Aug 1, 12:03 5
- I guess it depends on whether it's a longer line than usual. There may well be some places where it isn't, but I don't think that's the case everywher -- nm - mara Aug 1, 12:08
- "yep, we were right - it's the second coming of chicken jesus!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 12:07
- Today is the counter-protest day. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:06 2
  - Ahh, I didn't know there was one of them. Good, let them have their one day. - ty97 Aug 1, 12:10
  - Linky -- (link) - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:07
The other think about Rep. Steve King is that he's against banning dog fighting -- (link) - Reagen Aug 1, 12:03 10
- dude's a nut job. How did he get elected? -- nm - decline Aug 1, 12:12 1
  - Iowa. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 12:13
- Yeah, it's unbelievable how clueless he is here. - Stephen Aug 1, 12:10 6
  - I can see where his reasoning starts from, but it just veers way into crazy town not too far along. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 12:12 5
    - his reasoning would be completely sound... - znufrii Aug 1, 12:19 2
      - No, it still wouldn't be sound because it ignores the fact that humans have the ability to say "no" -- nm - Stephen Aug 1, 12:22 1
        
        *ads "against their will" to his description* -- nm - znufrii Aug 1, 12:28
    - "It's wrong to rate animals above human beings." Ok, sensible... Rep King "When...." ok, there he goes to crazy town! -- nm - Stephen Aug 1, 12:18 1
      - pretty much. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 12:23
- Cujo FTW! -- nm - Beaker Aug 1, 12:07
LYC: I'm working on South America (primarily) today, so Ana Tijoux is on the Spotify. - spamlet Aug 1, 12:01
pfm LIR: In the end it turned out to be more stressful than hard. Tickets went on sale at 5:30 am (my time), so I was up and logged into the ticket - Stephen Aug 1, 12:01 1
- wow. I think the Battle of Blackwater took less planning -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 12:08
skyfall trailer question. - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 11:59 7
- no... more info - Roger More Aug 1, 12:08 1
  - Clud Atlas sounds like a much worse movie. -- nm - nubby Aug 1, 12:13
- Purple -- nm - Ender Aug 1, 12:06
- no -- nm - tRuMaN (hello?) Aug 1, 12:04
- Yes -- nm - nubby Aug 1, 12:01
- No -- nm - Ender Aug 1, 12:01
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decline, can you rent from a nearby business? I did the metered parking shuffle for a year here and it winds up being so expensive it's worth ponying - Huan Van de Camp-Jiminez Aug 1, 11:59 1
- yeah, I'm going to look around. The township also has a permit for 50 bucks, but the spots are severely limited for that. -- nm - decline Aug 1, 12:01
we have street parking where I live. I have the sticker so I can park. but good luck finding a spot. So I pay $40 for the garage. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 11:59 6
- we pay $40 a month for parking at a building two away from ours. our own building would charge us $75. - Andie Aug 1, 13:00
- we have to pay to park at work, too. $42 or $46 per month depending. -- nm - Huan Van de Camp-Jiminez Aug 1, 12:00 3
  - they've got to fill those lawsuit war coffers somehow. -- nm - decline Aug 1, 12:08 1
    - it's always been pay to park. it's such a racket. it really does increase bus ridership, though -- nm - Huan Van de Camp-Jiminez Aug 1, 12:11
  - work parking is free for me, thank goodness. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 12:05
- (a month) -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 11:59
Use that $10 well, HRC. -- nm - nubby Aug 1, 11:56 2
- I like this. -- nm - kelly Aug 1, 11:58 1
  - I've always believed in voting with your wallet. -- nm - nubby Aug 1, 12:03
Happy 70'th birthday Jerry -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 11:56
soul train -- nm - the human tater tot Aug 1, 11:56

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