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Looking forward to Parade's End tonight. It's got one hell of a cast. It will be coming to HBO. -- (link) - LMS Aug 24, 05:34
Spoofs, lies and re-tweets: Is it safe to make parodies online? -- (link) - LMS Aug 24, 05:24
Wake up -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 04:53 1
- aerate's your face -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 05:31
It appears our lawn care company thinks it is perfectly acceptable to aerate our lawn at 6:30 am. - TWuG Aug 24, 04:48 3
- seems a perfectly acceptable time to me - Truman Aug 24, 05:34 2
  - FYI, I checked out COD:Black Ops from the library last night. Maybe try that this weekend? Gotta do Halo tonight of course, but... -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 05:36 1
    - if i am on, invite me to play - Truman Aug 24, 05:37
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort has accepted an offer to fight current titleholder Jon Jones on Sept. 22 in Toronto -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 04:39 5
- Lyoto Machida and Mauricio Rua turned down a chance to face Jones -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 04:39 4
  - and Jones turned down a chance to face Chael Sonnen at UFC 151. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 04:45 3
    - I understand that, 8 days isn't enough time to prepare. The other two had 4 weeks. -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 04:47 2
      - It's BS. Dan Henderson and Chael Sonnen are about as similar as you can find. - Strongbad Aug 24, 05:48 1
        
        And don't forget that Chael was taking it on 8 days notice also. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 05:48
Neil Macdonald: The fact-free campaign for the U.S. presidency -- (link) - Beaker Aug 24, 04:37 1
- fun fact: this is Norm Macdonald's brother. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 04:49
Turns out the Top Gear crew really did film the car chases in The Sweeney. -- (link) - LMS Aug 24, 04:36
August 24 - a whole bunch of shit happened -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 04:27 1
- heh -- nm - JaxSean Aug 24, 05:14
Funny. Jeff Gordon will reportedly be running a FarmVille paint scheme on the #24 at a race next month (Dover?) -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 04:17
Backboarding, ty you're in Ireland! Gimme a shout on [email protected] :) -- nm - Loyola Aug 23, 23:37
While I'm thinking about it, can someone please make sure miss jones sees this super cute mini pig video (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 23:17 3
- *sob* Poor little Honey Boo Boo Child had to give up her mini-pig. She cried and cried. - Trish Aug 24, 04:21 2
  - Chickadee. -- nm - Diva Aug 24, 05:04
  - you just made up all those names right? -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 04:49
Just for something really touching and happy (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 22:36 2
- dusty in here -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 05:39
- I saw a TV piece on that yesterday, including interviews with some of the recipients. Very neat. - MojaveMeg Aug 23, 23:05
Does anyone here watch Downton Abbey? I have some questions... -- nm - kelly Aug 23, 22:12 10
- Why does everyone act as if Mary has beer flavored nipples? nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 22:33 8
  - Should I be watching this show? Is it about harlots? -- nm - Max Aug 23, 22:54 2
    - Well, there is some implied butt sex. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 22:59 1
      - L3! - JenBro Aug 24, 04:31
  - Heh. I'm just finishing up S1 now. (spoils) - kelly Aug 23, 22:38 3
    - Spoilers - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 22:41 2
      - Okay, so I didn't miss anything then. Thanks. Have you seen every episode (S2 - Christmas Episode?) - kelly Aug 23, 22:43 1
        
        No, I'm only up to about Ep4 of S2. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 22:47
  - Have you tried them? -- nm - Mop Aug 23, 22:37
- Where are the monks? Why aren't there more shops and traffic downtown? -- nm - Mop Aug 23, 22:15
Big Brother spoilers - peglegpete Aug 23, 22:01 1
- spoils - Jovian Aug 23, 22:09
Curious. Latest Quebec polls show Liberals bouncing back on top, and that's even before the debates. - Mop Aug 23, 21:43 3
- the PQ leader is showing herself as a nutjob -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 03:22
- More people thought that Quebec Solidaire won the debate - twice as many as thought Charest won -- nm - Roger More Aug 23, 21:51 1
  - Quebec Solidaire is at least clear on their independence position. They also have no chance of winning. -- nm - Mop Aug 23, 22:08
Where's amoxy? I need me some ladies. And he be my pimp. -- nm - Mop Aug 23, 21:32 1
- How much do you charge the ladies? And how big is amoxy's piece of the action? -- nm - Roger More Aug 23, 21:41
Microsoft finally came clean about their new logo which I've been spotting on their products for months. -- (link) - Mop Aug 23, 21:32
SlackerTalk thong?!?!?! -- nm - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 21:23 2
- well, it's not an iPhone hammock -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 21:28 1
  - Whete's the pic of you modelling it? -- nm - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 21:30
So it looks like the first poll to fully absorb the Akin comments is out with McCaskill +10 -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 21:13 2
- Not all GOP women vote the way their husbands tell them to. -- nm - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 21:15 1
  - They just say they do. -- nm - Mop Aug 23, 21:31
heh, "I guess Sum 41 opened for Nickelback one last time..." -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 20:58 1
- bery!?! I guess Sum 41 opened for Nickelback once last time... -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 20:59
Big brother spoils - Beryllium Aug 23, 20:53
Our next ST gathering needs to include this. -- (link) - Spawn Aug 23, 20:46 4
- I'm in and so is Lazer -- nm - Remlik Aug 23, 20:56 1
  - I am sure ML would let us crash there for the weekend. -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 21:00
- target practice!! -- nm - peglegpete Aug 23, 20:50
- I hope I never need that many condoms. -- nm - Mop Aug 23, 20:48
I got invited to a local event but nowhere on the invite or rsvp is the day and time. - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 20:45 1
- Not on confirmation either. -- nm - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 20:45
My MIL seems dazzled by the idea that TV channels can be broadcast from a different city than we're in. "An Amber Alert? Oh no!" "That's in Detroit." -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 20:22 10
- Have you tried explaining broadcast television to your daughter yet? -- nm - Mop Aug 23, 20:37 5
  - "but daddy, why can't people just choose what they want to watch, and watch it right away?" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 20:52 4
    - I have trouble explaining "live" television vs. *live* television. The kids ask "Is this happening now?" - Mop Aug 23, 21:03 3
      - When my kids were little they came up with "on channel" to describe the live TV they watched at Grandma's house because they had never known it before - oblique Aug 24, 05:30
      - Could you try explaining it to NBC? -- nm - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 21:08 1
        
        "Fuck it, honey. I have no idea what's going on." -- nm - Mop Aug 23, 21:33
- she should meet my mom. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 20:25 3
  - "another mom?! Oh my." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 20:27 2
    - "What's an Amber Alert?" -- nm - loosi's mom Aug 23, 20:28 1
      - "Uh oh." -- nm - Peter's Dad Aug 23, 20:30
Now I should run a kickstarter for "live stronger" scissors for cutting those damn wristbands -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 20:11 3
- Wow. Had not thought about that. - Spawn Aug 23, 20:12 2
  - he has an entire industry built around him. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 20:13 1
    - and with everyone destroying what they have in the next few weeks, in 30 or 40 years they will be valuable collectibles :) -- nm - peglegpete Aug 23, 20:35
It's a fucking chair! -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 20:07
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- Watch your ass Jeter, I'm coming for you next! -- nm - Skip Bayliss Aug 24, 03:32
- did Pat McQuaid say that? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 23, 23:40
- "Sometimes you feel like a nut." -- nm - Ted Aug 23, 20:35
- And the French celebrate! -- nm - the liioulu without chrome Aug 23, 20:23 8
  - Surrendering their way... to victory!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 20:26 7
    - This one is not about surrender. It's about hating Armstrong for being an American beating them at their sacred sporting event. - the liioulu without chrome Aug 23, 20:28 6
      - they were fine with greg lemond, but I guess he almost sounds like he could be french. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 20:32 5
        
        it's a super french sounding name. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 20:35 4
        
        He beat Bernard Hinault. They didnt like him cuz it sounded french in a world of non-french. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 23, 20:41
        
        And he didn't win so many times. -- nm - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 20:41 2
        
        Three -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 23, 20:41 1
        
        4 less and not all in a row. -- nm - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 20:53
- also, he retroactively no longer inspires Vince Vaughn in Dodgeball, leading Globo Gym to win the championship. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 20:15 1
  - They'll need to re-shoot it. - Subversive Aug 23, 21:12
- the way I understand it, the USADA is just recommending his titles be stripped, it's the ICU and tour officials that actually have to do it. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 20:14
- Three of those would go to Jan Ullrich, who was stripped of all his records from 2005 on. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 20:08 7
  - I think we are back to indurain as the last clean rider not counting the - Will Hunting Aug 23, 20:17 4
    - I'll believe (for now) that cadel evans and bradley wiggins are clean, don't really know much about the rest of the recent winners. - mafic Aug 23, 20:24 3
      - I wouldn't be the least bit suprised if they had a hard time finding a clean champion before the last few years. - the liioulu without chrome Aug 23, 20:26 2
        
        this. I honestly think they will have to strip everyone who competed in the damn race. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 21:15 1
        
        This is the thing that fries my mind. Considering how dirty it's been they are practically on an even playing field. -- nm - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 21:17
  - This is shaping up to be another King Ralph. -- nm - Max Aug 23, 20:14 1
    - I thought earlier that the chances are increasing exponentially of me having won a TdF. -- nm - nubby Aug 23, 20:16
- See baseball? *That* is how you do it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 20:06
- oh man. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 20:06
- You can't stop him from riding a bike if you can't catch him. -- nm - Max Aug 23, 20:04 1
  - just use heat seeking missles :) -- nm - peglegpete Aug 23, 20:07
STD outbreak: pr0n actor identified .. even altered results -- (link) - budice Aug 23, 20:00 2
- That damn Lance Armstrong. -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 20:05 1
  - +2 Qale Points -- nm - Qale Aug 23, 20:40
Trout! -- nm - JD Aug 23, 19:58
heh, too bad jackdawson is in turkey for this ... -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 23, 19:46
Bacon, sometimes I love you. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 23, 19:27 [Backboard] 1
- If you're gonna set the bar *that* high, the rest of us guys won't ever stand a chance -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 23, 19:44
Deadly Superbug killed 6 at NIH Hospital over a 6 month period where Doctors struggled to control it -- (link) - amoxy Aug 23, 19:25 6
- More scary is the sidebar story: AIDS-Like Disease In Asians: Not Contagious, But Damages Immune System -- (link) - Mop Aug 23, 22:19
- I'm of the opinion that if doctors were "struggling to control it", and only 6 died over a 6 month period, they were doing a pretty damn good job - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 23, 20:44 1
  - Except the people that died went to the hospital for routine reasons and caught the bug there. -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 21:01
- Kielbasa pneumonia? -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 19:52
- Larry Fishburne was telling everyone. you must have missed the memo. :) -- nm - peglegpete Aug 23, 19:39
- it has been on the news in this area for awhile. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 19:28
big brother B2 spoiler discussion - Beryllium Aug 23, 19:25 4
- spoiler - peglegpete Aug 23, 19:35 3
  - *spoils* - Ender Aug 23, 19:38 2
    - thinking a bit you're right, I suspect he makes more at home per week than on the stipend the show gives -- nm - peglegpete Aug 23, 19:41 1
      - live feed spoils - Ender Aug 23, 19:57
Project Runway spoils. - loosilu Aug 23, 19:23 4
- spoils - Dano Aug 23, 19:26 2
  - spoil - loosilu Aug 23, 19:29 1
    - spoiler - peglegpete Aug 23, 19:36
- I'll bet he doesn't lose, though. -- nm - mara Aug 23, 19:25
"Breaking.... Lance Armstrong signs to play second base for Sugar Land Skeeters." -- nm - budice Aug 23, 19:17 1
- ...and is immediately suspended 50 games for positive doping tests. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 20:07
Hunger Games - A -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 23, 19:15
I can concede that maybe I was a victim of high expectations on Prometheus, but I can't budge on Lorax. The film undercuts its own message almost - Qale Aug 23, 19:09 1
- Speaking of which, I *loved* The Lorax. -- nm - Other David Aug 23, 19:15
Spawn, how many points do you think Trent Richardson will give us this year? -- nm - Bacon, Tom Brady owner Aug 23, 19:07 1
- With you drafting him in the first round, he'll be lucky to equal his jersey number. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 23, 19:31
LIR: 7-time TdF winner Lance Armstrong says he will no longer fight doping charges; his 7 Tour de France titles could be at risk: -- (link) - budice Aug 23, 19:05 12
- One wonders what they had on him. I assume that's what's happening. - Mel Profit Aug 23, 19:49 2
  - Hincapie was going to be the most damaging. - the liioulu on a nook for the heck of it Aug 23, 20:56
  - it's easy enough to believe. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 19:51
- honestly, guilty or not, i doubt he would have won against the allegations anyway -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 23, 19:40 2
  - I never thought Roger Clemens had a chance of winning. -- nm - Bacon, Tom Brady owner Aug 23, 19:41 1
    - word -- nm - OJ Simpson Aug 23, 21:02
- What a tool -- nm - amoxy Aug 23, 19:26
- that is really disappointing. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 19:22
- Fantastic. What a con artist -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 23, 19:18
- World Sports Authorities Declare All Sports From 1998-2010 Null and Void -- nm - Future Onion Headline Aug 23, 19:11
- Oh I have to swear under penalty of perjury? People go to prison for that shit? Fuck it, I give up. -- nm - Lance Roidstrong Aug 23, 19:07 1
  - you son of a bitch -- nm - Peter LaFleur Aug 23, 19:09
Suits finale! -- nm - Max Aug 23, 19:03

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