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- Imagine predicting before the season that the Orioles (!) would have a major series with the Yankees the first weekend of Sept.?? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 31, 08:32
- Apparently the Reds will not be calling up speedster Billy Hamilton. That's disappointing. -- nm - volnelk Aug 31, 08:31
OK, so which of us are going to be getting Borderlands 2 for xbox? nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:28 10
- I'll probably pass. With Halo 4 on the horizon and me not playing D3 and never played Borderlands I bought on the PC -- nm - oblique Aug 31, 08:35 1
  - dude. - groiny Aug 31, 08:35
- yep yep yep -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 08:32
- me. like duh. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:31
- I put money down on a preorder yesterday. :-( -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 08:30
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  - might you actually join some of us in a group game when you do? nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:31 3
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      - you are such a curmudgeon. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:34 1
        
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A behind the scenes/ inside look at "Marquee" at the Vegas Cosmopolitan, the highest grossing club in the US -- (link) - MDH Aug 31, 08:28 3
- Amazing -- nm - volnelk Aug 31, 08:40
- And here's the full GQ article. -- (link) - MDH Aug 31, 08:32 1
  - "We don't care, just being us some sluts." - JD Aug 31, 09:36
Clint couldn't help himself. He's so used to dying in movies, he thought he was supposed to die onstage. -- nm - nubby Aug 31, 08:26 4
- I keep thinking of Herb the interview guy from SNL. -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:28 3
  - Saw that on Twitter "Bill Hader is killing it at the RNC" -- nm - volnelk Aug 31, 08:40
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    - Newhart was funny... -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 31, 08:33
Sweet...just got handed a box of 2012 Topps Chrome Baseball to review. - Jim Aug 31, 08:25 7
- How much for each pack? For the Box? -- nm - amoxy Aug 31, 08:30 1
  - Boxes are anywhere from $70-$75 or so. I'd wager $4/pack in most shops. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:32
- Is there still gum? I used to buy movie card sets starting with Empire, and every stick of gum snapped in half and sent up a cloud of dust. -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:26 2
  - Nope, no gum. Dammit. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:27
  - nope. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:27
- 3 cards per pack? -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:26 1
  - 24 packs, 4 cards per pack. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:27
I've been out of commission for a few days. Why is Clint Eastwood yelling at a chair? -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Aug 31, 08:22 12
- A great man made a huge miscalculation. -- nm - David Aug 31, 08:24 7
  - I agree, it was a bit early for Obama to reveal he had an invisibility cloak. -- m - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 31, 08:30
  - I'm tempted to put a "formerly" before "great" there. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 31, 08:27 5
    - I'm not. We all get old. -- nm - David Aug 31, 08:29 4
      - agreed. it reminded me of some personal things in my family. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 31, 08:35
      - I'm sure in his head it went much better. Just hate to see him have his "senior moment" on such a huge stage. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:33 2
        
        agreed on all of it. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 31, 08:35
        
        (also his first mistake was choosing to go there at all) -- nm - Don Homer Aug 31, 08:34
- Not only that, but the empty chair was cussing out the Republican Presidential Nominee -- nm - amoxy Aug 31, 08:24
- performance art -- nm - decline Aug 31, 08:23
- It was just sitting there and not building anything. -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:22
- It was on his lawn. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:22
An introduction to Borderlands 2 by Sir Hammerlock. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 31, 08:15 [youtube] 8
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  - oi, they made the grenades like the guns - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:26 4
    - the grandage tha drops and sprays fire in all directions was coolness. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:27 3
      - suddenly, it seems like we might actually have a reason to use grenades in the game. - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:31 2
        
        yeah, I was thinking about it, that I rarely used them, although in the zombies stuff, I did. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:32 1
        
        i did sometimes towards the end of the game, when you could use a mirv like grenade on a cluster - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:33
- *twitch* why isnt this video loading faster! - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:21 1
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 08:21
This looks like something many STers would enjoy...... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Aug 31, 08:08 8
- it not *in* the drink, just served stretched across the top....but *8* oz? jeez -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 13:17
- That's too much. I will say I loved the bloody mary's we had in NOLA with pickled okra and green bean. *Way* better than stupid celery. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 31, 08:31 2
  - *vomits* nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:31 1
    - I was concerned at first, but quickly proven wrong. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 31, 08:32
- Wow. That thing's an entire meal. - pmb Aug 31, 08:12 1
  - And a prescription for cholesterol medicine. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:12
- Good lord, a $16 3000 calorie Bloody Mary. nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:10 1
  - Remember, these are the people who drink Warp Core Breaches :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 31, 08:24
i haz excel question (about formatting) - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:08 5
- thanks for the help. - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:22
- Is this it? -- (link) - oblique Aug 31, 08:09 1
  - i tried that, it doesnt really work, since all the other page numbers are in the footer - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:14
- page setup, custom footer, and select the middle section for the page # nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:09 1
  - nope, not it either - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:15
In all fairness, though, naming a vacuum cleaner J. Edgar is kinda clever -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 08:07 1
- No! NO! - kelly Aug 31, 08:25
Local beach is shut down because of more shoes with what appear to be "bones and meat" in them. - Beryllium Aug 31, 08:03 16
- Dude. - Spawn Aug 31, 08:07 5
  - This makes me sad. - Beryllium Aug 31, 08:10 3
    - Ah, heh. Just saw it as a chance to take a mega picture and start you career as a pro. - Spawn Aug 31, 08:12 2
      - I have a very hard time being optimistic. Thank you for picking up the slack. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 08:14 1
        
        No prob. It's what I do. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 08:15
  - bring a grill too. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:08
- You're west coast, right? Japanese tsunami victims, maybe? -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 08:06 8
  - after 18 months in the ocean, I would not expect any flesh. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 08:07 4
    - But still, like I said, Anything's possible. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 08:08 3
      - from SciAm - it would be extremely unlikedly. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 31, 08:11 2
        
        maybe the fish in that area do not like Japenese food? nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:15 1
        
        Many of them could be allergic. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:20
  - Probably this. nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:07
  - Anything's possible, yeah. Even really shitty things. :( -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 08:07 1
    - apparently there have been a number of hoax feet. they need to check if these are human. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 08:30
- WTF. -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:04
Tru, the thing to remember is your new employer wil not want to hear anything negative about your current employer. They want to hear what you will - TWuG Aug 31, 08:02 2
- Yeah, that was what I meant. It sounds you are foreshadowing - Spawn Aug 31, 08:06
- Well said. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 31, 08:02
Happy last day of Abby at tae kwon do summer camp, everyone! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 08:01 11
- Sweeeet! How's she doing with it? -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:06 9
  - she is kicking his ass daily. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:08
  - She liked it a lot. She mastered the Hammerfist and can count up to 30 in Korean -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 08:08 7
    - Phenomenal! -- nm - David Aug 31, 08:26 2
      - I know, right? I took TKD for almost a year and can only count to 10 in Korean. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 08:27 1
        
        I only need to count to 2. Two hits. I hit you, you hit the floor. -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:30
    - That's great! - kelly Aug 31, 08:12
    - VERY nice. Mine's getting ready to hammerfist a brick in his black belt test. - Jim Aug 31, 08:09 1
      - Awesome! -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 08:22
    - ...29...30. 30 counsellors in the hospital. ah. ah. ah. -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:09
- I'm sure the ghost will be happy to have her back home -- nm - decline Aug 31, 08:05
Well my Brother who is the FEMA inspector just got the call & is headed to Jackson Miss. -- nm - JenBro Aug 31, 07:59
Happy birthday, BAD! Have an awesome birthday weekend! -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 07:53 18
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 31, 09:07
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - amoxy Aug 31, 08:30
- Chamon! -- nm - Diva Aug 31, 08:07
- Let's break him! [H][B], [B] -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:06
- Happy Birthday, indeed! -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 08:04
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - kelly Aug 31, 08:03
- Hope you have a great birthday! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 31, 08:03
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 31, 08:02
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - LMS Aug 31, 08:01
- Happy Birthday my friend. I may just have a margarita in your honor tonight :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 31, 08:01
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 08:00
- Happy birthday, you magnificent bastard! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 07:59
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 Aug 31, 07:58
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 07:55
- Happy birthday BAD! -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:55
- Happy birthday! -- nm - decline Aug 31, 07:54
- Happy happy!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:53
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 07:53
"and how many bedrooms does a family need. livin' in that big house on the American dime. Maybe it's time you pay rent, Mister President. yeah." -- nm - Clint Aug 31, 07:48 12
- "No, I won't shut up." - Clint Aug 31, 07:54 7
  - How to Make Yourself a Victim When You're Not Being Oppressed -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:02
  - It's weird how angry many Republicans seem to think Obama is. -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 07:59 5
    - They must be Key and Peele fans. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 31, 08:25
    - It just kills me when they talk about how divisive he is. He came into office trying so hard to be bipartisan that he struggled to get things done. - pmb Aug 31, 08:09 1
      - He sure as hell was not a Uniter! -- nm - Republicans Aug 31, 08:10
    - Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 08:01 1
      - I -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 08:12
- i am going to have to YouTube this this weekend. -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 07:53 3
  - (fair note: these aren't *actual* quotes, but they could just have well been if he'd had another half hour.) -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:01 2
    - He did make Mr. Obama tell him to tell Mr Romney.to go f- himself. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 08:03 1
      - "Well let me find out what Mitt says. ... Mitt says to stick it. No, I think he'd kick *your* ass. Hell I'll kick both your asses. Politicians." -- nm - Max Aug 31, 08:05
"Hip-hop manager Chris Lighty dead after shooting himself outside his Bronx apartment" Right after an arguement with his and with the kids there -- (link) - MDH Aug 31, 07:47 5
- An arguement with his? - Spawn Aug 31, 07:50 4
  - Wife, sorry. he walked out onto the patio and did it. Eesh. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 08:00
  - Pet parrot. "No! You cannot have a damn cracker!" -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 07:52 2
    - Vicious bastards. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:53 1
      - "I'll show *you* who's pining for the fjords!" -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 08:09
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New TV shows list: - Jovian Aug 31, 07:46 19 2
- There are several there I have yet to hear *anything* about. But I am sure I will. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:55
- I'll see what gets picked up over here. -- nm - LMS Aug 31, 07:55
- New Normal, Revolution, Vegas, Elementary -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 07:48 8
  - I will try Elementary for sure. Will wait to hear ST's assessment of the others. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:54 1
    - Supposedly the reviews are decent. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 08:02
  - Vegas definitely gets a look too. Though I loved him in The Shield. I wish it was someone else than Chiklis - Jovian Aug 31, 07:50 5
    - He is one of the main reasons I am giving it a chance. - Spawn Aug 31, 07:51 4
      - I soured on him with One Ordinary Family. But again, he'll probably be awesome though. -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 07:52 3
        
        Ah, never watched it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:52 2
        
        It was a fun mindless show. Good family show, actually. -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 07:54 1
        
        it was good a show. It was just a big disconnect for me between the two Chiklis characters -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 08:13
- Pretty sure Go On and Revolution will be added to our queue. nm - Jim Aug 31, 07:48 5
  - I hope Revolution and Last Resort find an audience, are well written, and find success. -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 07:49 4
    - these are the 2 I'll give a try -- nm - decline Aug 31, 07:51
    - Well, I hope that for *all*the shows. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:50 2
      - lol well yes, But I *really* hope it for high concept shows like these -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 07:51 1
        
        heh. I agree wiht those and ad 666 Park Ave to the list. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:52
- LIR: Revolution, definitely. Not sure I will invest my time in anything else. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 31, 07:47 1
  - heh, just responded on B2, definitely give Last Resort a chance too. Looks as good as Rev - Jovian Aug 31, 07:48
*Favourites* -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:45

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