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so I've been kind of a mess the last few weeks (read: months), not sleeping enough. I decided to start going to bed earlier so I could sleep more. - amanda Aug 21, 06:11
Tributes to director Tony Scott -- (link) - LMS Aug 21, 06:07
Somebody say somethin' -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 06:06 2
- someth'in -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 21, 06:12
- no -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 06:07
Canadian wins best joke prize at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. -- (link) - LMS Aug 21, 05:39
*looks at b2* *is thankful he went to bed when he did* -- nm - spamlet Aug 21, 05:20 2
- eh, could've been a lot worse. -- nm - znufrii Aug 21, 05:54
- yes, the lack of excitement for the new Dresden Files book release date was offsetting fo rme as well -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 05:26
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FF trade evaluate please. I send Harvin & J. Graham and get back R. Matthews and Mendenhall. (I'm thin in RB w/ Johnson & Wells) -- nm - CQ Aug 21, 04:26 8
- You're giving up the best player and getting the worst. That's not a good combo. -- nm - spamlet Aug 21, 05:19
- per espn rankings: Mendenhall is ranked 57 and Mathews 12 in RB. Graham is the #2 TE and Harvin the #20 WR. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 04:33 2
  - I might do Harvin straight up for Mathews but only if you have other strong WR -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 04:34 1
    - hmm, I have Stevie J, Blackmon, and Green as well. -- nm - CQ Aug 21, 04:36
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- I wouldn't as Graham should be untouchable unless you have Gronk and even then you aren't getting enough back as both RBs are currently injured. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 04:31 2
  - and I think Chris Johnson as a great bounce back year this year. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 04:32 1
    - exactly my thoughts as well. -- nm - CQ Aug 21, 04:33
I saw 18 humpback whales yesterday, up close. It was fantastic! - CovingtonCat Aug 21, 04:01 2
- I love your ST travelogues!!! Very cool about the whales :). So jealous! -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 04:37
- very cool. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 04:22
Wake up. The night is dark and full of terrors - prayformojo Aug 21, 03:42 2
- the night was *sultry.* -- nm - amanda Aug 21, 04:35 1
  - Next board we should start one of those stories where everyone writes the next line. :) -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 04:38
The-7-sneakiest-ways-corporations-manipulated -human-behavior (#2 is for znu) -- (link) - Beaker Aug 21, 03:36
My advice to you, start drinking... heavily (better listen to him Otter, he's in pre-med) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 21, 01:48
Confessions of an ST leech. I've been Spotifying the closing ceremony set list and I facebooked the 100 greatest kid books. - psilotum Aug 21, 00:04
Why Woot-Offs fail: I've been checking items on the current Woot-off on Amazon (which owns woot), and it's cheaper on Amazon. - JaxSean Aug 20, 23:31 2
- (I'm wrong. That was the wrong headset.) -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 20, 23:39
- Woot has already become a pain to keep up with on a regular day with their splinter sites and offers. -- nm - psilotum Aug 20, 23:38
So...now my vacation's done, what do I plan next? - MojaveMeg Aug 20, 23:04 6
- Have you been to Taos Pueblo? -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 20, 23:28 1
  - Not Taos, no. I've tried to get the gang interested in the pueblos but they've 'been there, done that.' I have been to Zuni, Acoma, Walpi and - MojaveMeg Aug 20, 23:34
- Become a secret crime fighter? -- nm - Qale Aug 20, 23:11 3
  - What makes you think she's not already? -- nm - Mop Aug 20, 23:42
  - Is the crime somewhere remote? Love my highway time :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 20, 23:13 1
    - Which reminds me... I need to get Lightnin' to the car wash. He's dusty and buggy :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 20, 23:20
There is one Sergio Leone film on Netflix Canada, and I am watching it. Guess what it is? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 22:19 4
- Nope. (spoils) - Beryllium Aug 20, 22:29 1
  - "I wouldn't do that if I were you. If you shoot me, I'll fall. And if I fall ... they'll have to change all the maps." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 22:46
- "for a few dollars more" or "once upon a time in the west" -- nm - zork Aug 20, 22:22
- once upon a time in the west -- nm - peglegpete Aug 20, 22:22
funny music-related pic -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 20, 22:08 [Image] 5
- Dude! What are you doin lettin Kieran play with hammers? -- nm - JenBro Aug 20, 22:10 4
  - he needs to earn his keep somehow, and Bery has renovations to do. if you have a better way to get it done, I'd like to hear it! -- nm - mafic Aug 20, 22:43
  - toy hammers, obvie -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 22:18 2
    - is this for a junior hammer throw program like the junior tennis one with smaller racquets and less bouncy balls? - zork Aug 20, 22:24
    - The real hammers come into play when they turn 5... -- nm - Stephen Aug 20, 22:21
just checked the email account I use for contests and found I had passes for Lawless for tonight -- nm - zork Aug 20, 22:02 2
- That was lucky. -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 22:03 1
  - did I dodge a bullet or a brick? -- nm - zork Aug 20, 22:19
Paramount wants Tom Hardy as John Clark for Without Remorse...Costner to be in both that and new Jack Ryan film... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 20, 21:43
WLIR: I always thought that bodega sounded like another term for a speakeasy -- nm - zork Aug 20, 21:36 11
- I always thought of it as a bay as in Bodega Bay -- nm - amoxy Aug 20, 22:17
- I'm not sure where the origin of this thread started, but here, enjoy. -- (link) - Qale Aug 20, 21:40 [youtube] 3
  - I wasn't sure Piggly Wiggly was a real place and in my mind I imagined it like a bodega. - Krusty Aug 20, 22:39 2
    - I've seen the word bodega so many times today it's like it's lost all meaning! -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 22:58 1
      - Ha! :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 23:20
- I became familiar with the term from NYPD Blue. Basically, just a mom-and-pop convenience store. - Mop Aug 20, 21:40 3
  - Oh! Oh! I just remembered that my parents used to use that term. I think they used it in reference to a "dive", like a restaurant. -- nm - Mop Aug 20, 21:51
  - Random: my favorite NYPD Blue related slang: "skel" and "jammed up" nm - ralph wiggum Aug 20, 21:41 1
    - goonya...to get around censors queeziness over anatomical terms, franz would make up words that just sounded dirty -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 20, 22:29
- It sounds like a 1970s adjective used in combination with tatas. -- nm - David Aug 20, 21:37
- I knew vaguely what it was from CSI NY -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 21:37
It's Hammer Time! -- nm - MC Kieran Aug 20, 21:35
Natitude! -- nm - samara Aug 20, 21:30 1
- I will slap the Bryce Harper out of you. -- nm - David Aug 20, 21:34
Holy f*ck, Tony Scott! - Mop Aug 20, 21:28 2
- It happened last night ... I watched Unstoppable before going to bed, in his honor. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 21:29 1
  - When I crossed into the campground last night, my phone declared "Signal lost", right on cue. - Mop Aug 20, 21:32
Huh? I called in that wandering pitbull to animal control yesterday morning. Later in the day someone posted a sign on our mailboxes saying they'd - MojaveMeg Aug 20, 21:18 1
- you're lucky they didn't shot the shotzy cause you know they had a report you were harboring a pitbull -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 20, 21:20
Bioshock? Pinball? This guy makes his own Bioshock Pinball machine. -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 20, 21:13
Happy birthday, Spammy! -- nm - David Aug 20, 21:07 2
- birfday! -- nm - zork Aug 20, 22:27
- Happy birthday! -- nm - kelly Aug 20, 22:11
Two conflicting snap polls from the Akin situation: still up by 1 in one poll, while only 35 % say he should stay in the race in another. -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 21:02 1
- so that's what, about 15% saying "he should drop out, but I'll still vote for him if he doesn't."? -- nm - mafic Aug 20, 21:04
After grilling chicken for dinner, I set the BBQ to Max to burn off the chicken bits left over. - Beryllium Aug 20, 20:58 5
- *zstzststsstzztzstzz* -- nm - Max Aug 20, 21:03
- he's not a very efficient BBQ cleaner? -- nm - mafic Aug 20, 21:02 3
  - Well, my propane tank is empty ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 21:18 2
    - at least you know ahead of time the tank is empty -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 20, 21:24
    - That's why you always wait to clean it until the next time you grill... -- nm - Stephen Aug 20, 21:22
Whoever put the fences in Washington right there, I thank you. - David Aug 20, 20:52
- Adds "Ziploc unholy large bags" to list -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 20:44 8
- They were my savior when I had the ant problem last month - amoxy Aug 20, 20:49 7
  - ziploc bags are so awesome, I had mine stolen by hotel maids in London 12 years ago. - loosilu Aug 20, 20:53 6
    - maybe they thought they were trash and threw them out - zork Aug 20, 21:38 4
      - Well, all of them were neatly closed around my toiletries. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 05:32 1
        
        like, for instance, I had a little closed ziploc full of q-tips. when I got back to the room there were q-tips, no longer in a bag. wtf. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 05:36
      - Don't open that can of worms again, bub. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 20, 21:40 1
        
        That's what was in one! -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 21:50
    - At least you got a story to tell. That's worth more than the bags. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 21:30
I would just like to say, I love liberal Bacon. - loosilu Aug 20, 20:39 2
- the trouble with conservatives getting girlfriends and mellowing into libs, girls don't go for guys who say shit like that -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 20, 21:11
- I love liberal amounts of bacon. -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 20:40
Breaking Bad (spoilers) - amoxy Aug 20, 20:39
in case you missed it, this is Matt Smith answering a question from a 6 year old fan at ComicCon. - loosilu Aug 20, 20:37 [youtube] 5
- Awww -- nm - amoxy Aug 20, 20:41 4
  - and how awesome is her dad? -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 20:48 3
    - By letting a six year old know about the Weeping Angels? - Spawn Aug 20, 20:50 2
      - oh stop. that daddy adores her. there is no mistaking it. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 20:52 1
        
        So do... nevermind. -- nm - Spawn Aug 20, 20:53
This is Zombo.com - JD Aug 20, 20:17 6
- I think that was the point. Promise everything, deliver nothing. -- nm - JD Aug 20, 20:21 4
  - Indeed. Snake oil is still a thing, always will be. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 20:46
  - no, I'm just saying, are you going to link me to Napster next? -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 20:26 2
    - hamster dance! -- nm - mafic Aug 20, 21:08
    - Okay. -- (link) - Qale Aug 20, 20:32
- Dude, this is pre-tech bubble. -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 20:18
The music in Joyful Noise is pretty great. -- nm - David Aug 20, 20:16 4
- So the movie is worth watching? - kelly Aug 20, 22:10
- It's nice, and Dolly is good too, but man when she comes in during the final concert, her slow tempo song is like a wet blanket on the flow. -- nm - Max Aug 20, 20:55 2
  - I agree but I bought the soundtrack nonetheless. That Man in the Mirror cover is spectacular. -- nm - David Aug 20, 20:56 1
    - I was thinking about this the other day. The last soundtrack I bought was Tron Legacy. -- nm - Max Aug 20, 21:04
reading david's post on b2, I just thought of another part of the scenario that for some reason I've never considered. - dogbert Aug 20, 20:11 5
- FWIW, this is not true in all states (though it should be, regardless of the abortion debate itself). - Stephen Aug 20, 21:07 2
  - (though it shouldn't be in any state...) -- nm - Stephen Aug 20, 21:22 1
    - didn't even notice the typo, I read it the way you meant it the first time. -- nm - dogbert Aug 20, 21:31
- this is all true. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 20:38
- Yep. It's an all-round vicious cycle of victimization, and it's healthy for no one. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 20:13
Braves/Nats spoiler - nubby Aug 20, 19:58 1
- Yeah, I thought we were toast. -- nm - David Aug 20, 19:58
ain't that a kick in the head. -- nm - Tim Aug 20, 19:49
~always look on the bright side of life~ -- nm - Beaker Aug 20, 19:45 24
- Unless that brightness is a detonating atom bomb. -- nm - Spawn Aug 20, 19:46 23
  - or the ark of the covenant -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 19:47 22
    - It occurs to me that in three out of the four Indiana Jones movies, if he does nothing, the end is the same. - Reagen Aug 20, 19:51 21
      - classic detective motif, a catalyst, something foul happens, detective enters, shifty people react causing more shit to happen... - zeitgeist Aug 20, 21:17
      - other than many people being dead, sure. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 20:43 1
        
        probably less people! -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 20:48
      - Then there is that Temple of Doom..... -- nm - Bacon via droid Aug 20, 19:59 8
        
        *shrieks incessantly without even inhaling* -- nm - Kate Capshaw Aug 20, 20:42 2
        
        Trivia on this from imdb: capshaw had to be taught how to scream for the movie -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 20:47 1
        
        Slightly related and All About Meeeeeee: Some girl with my (somewhat unusual) maiden name is credited as a Dancer in that movie. - ralph wiggum Aug 20, 20:51
        
        The end is the same there, too. - Beryllium Aug 20, 20:09 3
        
        this is what I love about ST ... - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 20, 20:50 2
        
        I will say that I didn't invent it. But I like it. I like it a lot. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 21:20
        
        I have heard a form of it from Harlan Ellison. -- nm - Spawn Aug 20, 20:52
        
        This is proof that it is best. -- nm - nubby Aug 20, 20:08
      - No wonder Harrison Ford is over it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 20, 19:53 1
        
        I'm already working around the clock! -- nm - Qale Aug 20, 20:08
      - Dude, that's genius. -- nm - David Aug 20, 19:52 6
        
        We should make a graphic of some sort out of this. -- nm - David Aug 20, 19:56 5
        
        I think I've got an idea. - Reagen Aug 20, 20:01 4
        
        No Reagen, not everything should be made into a Venn diagram -- nm - zork Aug 20, 21:37 2
        
        Agreed! Some things are better as flow charts! -- nm - Reagen Aug 20, 21:50 1
        
        It's all about the decision trees. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 20, 22:14
        
        Just keep hammering at that. I'm much more concerned about your health. -- nm - David Aug 20, 20:01

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