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It just hit me who else Granholm reminded me of, at least vocally - Reagen Sep 7, 07:22
sitwap: Arrested Development the complete series for $27 -- (link) - Remlik Sep 7, 07:19 2
- Hi mop. Did you not look on this board? - Truman Sep 7, 07:27 1
  - no I did not. i just woke up -- nm - Remlik Sep 7, 07:41
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US DoD creates robot that runs faster than Usain Bolt -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 7, 07:18 1
- this won't be something people reference 100 years from now... - Mel Profit Sep 7, 07:21
Want to see a bunch of Americans trying to do an English accent? Trailer for one of our films Ginger & Rosa. -- (link) - LMS Sep 7, 07:18 6
- You guys do notice that right? - Guigue Sep 7, 07:24 5
  - It's just they're all slightly too posh, but you get used to it. - LMS Sep 7, 07:27 4
    - which actors do you think do it well? -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 07:28 3
      - Spike in Buffy and Sark in Alias. Peter Sarsgaard in An Education was pretty good. -- nm - LMS Sep 7, 07:31 2
        
        how was Renee in Bridget, and Gwyneth in Emma / Sliding Doors? -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 07:32 1
        
        Again, just slightly too posh for Bridget and Sliding Doors, but Gwyneth's accent for Emma was appropriate. -- nm - LMS Sep 7, 07:34
"Canada�s position on the regime in Iran is well known. Canada views the Government of Iran as the most significant threat to global peace and - link - Beaker Sep 7, 07:15
this house is amazing. it has a couch made of carpet. see photo 12. -- (link) - amanda Sep 7, 07:14 10
- I think Crazy, Drugged Up Alfred Molina lives there. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 7, 07:34
- and how did it take me this long to notice "conversation pit"? - mafic Sep 7, 07:26 2
  - Is that why it's carpeted? -- nm - spamlet Sep 7, 07:33
  - Is that where you stage the key party? -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 7, 07:30
- omg. awesome. -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 07:22
- that fireplace is spectacular. I'd live there just for that. and oh my god, I'm depressed at how much real estate costs here again. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 07:20 4
  - it's very Brady Bunch. I'd go crazy with retro furniture. -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 07:29
  - it has a boxing ring! see photo six. -- nm - amanda Sep 7, 07:21 2
    - That's where the stripper pole goes. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 07:25
    - you wouldn't want to get stuck on the ropes though. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 07:24
Yankees suck, fire Girardi! And Sportscenter can go suck a fat d*** for using Jason Taylor in a Jets segment. - Krusty Sep 7, 07:12 16
- What he said -- nm - Truman Sep 7, 07:30
- Let the battle for 3rd place in the AFC East commence! -- nm - Strongbad, Dolphins fan Sep 7, 07:19
- Warning Krusty. Do not look at this link. Don't LOOK! -- (link) - Bacon Sep 7, 07:16 [Image] 2
  - *smh* Go Vikings! Go Falcons! Go Bears! (I wouldn't read the post if it was free, Daily News too.) -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 07:18 1
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- so, how do you really feel? -- nm - decline Sep 7, 07:14 1
  - heh. -- nm - kelly Sep 7, 07:21
- HI KRUSTY!!!!!! - Mark Reynolds Sep 7, 07:14 7
  - Grr. He's on fire. -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 07:16 4
    - 3 weeks ago, it did not look like he would hit 15 homers this year. - groiny Sep 7, 07:17 3
      - He's killing us and apparently other teams too now. Hate him! -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 07:19 2
        
        he is one of the streakiest hitters in the game, it would not suprise me if he - groiny Sep 7, 07:21 1
        
        Very true. -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 07:23
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    - well, it is tough with Napoli being out half the season, and losing Ortiz. - groiny Sep 7, 07:15
- ~TEBOW CIRCUS~ -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 07:13
Another fun review of "2016: Obama's America." -- (link) - mara Sep 7, 07:10
Service call time frame now changed to 8 am to 1pm. Why me? - Truman Sep 7, 07:07
At least 64 dead in China earthquakes this morning. -- (link) - mara Sep 7, 06:59
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- you know, my house here doesn't have much I'd miss/isn't replaceable. the size of the inevitable settlement would almost be worth it. - mafic Sep 7, 06:59 8
  - Do they take EVERYTHING? Like do they burn your photo albums? -- nm - Guigue Sep 7, 07:05 7
    - and like, what do they do with it? I'm a little confused as to how it could be gone forever. - mafic Sep 7, 07:07 6
      - i can actually see them putting a dumpster on the front lawn and just heaving stuff into it. -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 07:09 5
        
        I have heard/read many stories about contractors whose job it is to clean out foreclosed homes. - loosilu Sep 7, 07:32
        
        yeah, but if nothing else some of the possessions could be used as leverage, and others could be sold. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 07:12 2
        
        the bank doesn't touch the stuff themselves. They have contractors. -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 07:32 1
        
        yeah, the amount of time/money the bank would spend trying to sort would, i'm sure, almost never be worth it in terms of value gained. -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 07:34
        
        yup, their job is to clean out and secure the house. what do they care what's in it? -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 07:10
- It feels like this should get into the realm of criminal charges when stuff like this happens. - Reagen Sep 7, 06:51 1
  - It just doesn't just feel like it. It *needs* to happen. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:52
- I'm so sick of hearing these types of stories. - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:51 1
  - And then they issue an apology that boils down to..."Oops, our bad." nm - Jim Sep 7, 07:03
- Wells Fargo might be the worst company in the US. They'll screw over anyone - Will Hunting Sep 7, 06:50 2
  - Numerous people need to be in jail over this. Though I'm not they can top the evils of BOA. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:51
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- Sad, but at least nothing like this has ever happened before. - ty97 Sep 7, 06:50
Breaking News: Canada closes embassy in Iran, expels Iranian diplomats -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:44 12
- *nods* -- nm - Chuck Norris Sep 7, 07:20
- yikes -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 06:48
- The Argo cross-promotion is going a little far. -- nm - Reagen Sep 7, 06:48 3
  - oh this is funny -- nm - mud Sep 7, 06:58
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:51 1
    - Anything for you Ben! -- nm - PM Harper Sep 7, 06:51
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      - recruiting of Canadian-Iranians and tormenting/harassing dissidents in Canada being two other biggies -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:53
  - Can't find details yet, just the breaking news line at CBC -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:48
- hrm -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 06:44
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- Speaking of Afghanistan, I interviewed a really interesting law student the other day. Her mother was born to American parents living in Afghanistan - pmb Sep 7, 06:54 1
  - that has to be a huge culture shock. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 7, 07:14
- thanks. I'll read that later. - Mel Profit Sep 7, 06:48
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- i heard it was good. -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 06:49
- Big Mo. -- nm - MDH Sep 7, 06:42
- heh. -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 06:39
- how gay is it that I'm kind of jealous? -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:34
- oh! I saw it - it's fun. - Andie Sep 7, 06:34 5
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    - You might not be able to follow what's going on! -- nm - Roger More Sep 7, 06:38 3
      - it's a very very very complex plot. - Andie Sep 7, 06:39
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        I can't believe you're even asking. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:40
- Are you going to wear your leather chaps?? -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:33
Honest NFL logos -- (link) - Beaker Sep 7, 06:28 1
- Dallas and St Louis are funny. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 06:55
Wow, this weekend's openers all hold 0 interest for me. -- nm - MDH Sep 7, 06:24 1
- The Inbetweeners Movie is pretty funny, helps if you've seen the series though. -- nm - LMS Sep 7, 06:45
DNC day 2 tops RNC Day 2 by 3.2M Viewers, although it is down 800k compared to 2008 (was against the NFL game) -- nm - MDH Sep 7, 06:21
Just booked my holiday - Norway cruise again, this time for longer. - LMS Sep 7, 06:19 7
- I so want to go to Norway some day. (father's side came from there) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 06:55
- semi-related: I'll likely be in London for a few days next May. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:31 1
  - Excellent, bring an umbrella. -- nm - LMS Sep 7, 06:46
- niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 06:29
- sweet -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:25
- nice -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:23 1
  - we just booked a trip to Maine for my wife's birthday (the big 4-0) -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:24
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- random x-factor connection: the guy who came in second on last year's australian x-factor was the best man at my coworker's wedding. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:31
- oh my god. we all *must* watch. (I only work thurs night next week. let's have a viewing party!) -- nm - amanda Sep 7, 06:19 7
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    - you could be a groupie! -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:45
    - I feel the same way about a theatre project some friends of mine are working on -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 06:41
    - what are they called? -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 06:34 3
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        I sort of love it. - Andie Sep 7, 06:51
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I need a parking space for the weekend. why is *everyone* in town? it's not a football weekend... oh... wait... -- nm - amanda Sep 7, 06:11 2
- probably just folks visiting for the weekend, I recall even away weekends seeing upticks in traffic compared to the week. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:13 1
  - normal people have their friends visit on away weekends. woo girls have their friends up on football weekends. I can't win. - amanda Sep 7, 06:19
the weekend looks awsome here, then it warms back up into the 90s. summer doesnt want to leave. - tRuMaN Sep 7, 06:09
so is the dems new bumpersticker -- Osama-Dead, GM-Alive ? -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 06:07 2
- new? -- nm - nubby Sep 7, 06:17 1
  - i hadnt seen it before i saw it last night on tv. sorry. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 06:18
ML... - Mel Profit Sep 7, 06:04 1
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So, if the Orioles win the division --- where does it rank on the most out of nowhere scale in baseball? - Will Hunting Sep 7, 06:00 19
- It would be near the very top, including all team sports. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:06
- very high, given most had them 4th or 5th and that they play in the same division as two of the highest spending teams -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:05 10
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    - (the A's are 5.5 games out) -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:19 8
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        they also have Seattle in their division. While the O's have Tampa and the Blue Jays -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:20 6
        
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        umm, you brought up salaries -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:25 2
        
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        and the Yanks and Sox are 1 and 3 in salaries (Phillies 2nd) -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:21 1
        
        (on the other hand the A's are second last $26 mil lower than the O's) -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:22
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  - overall attendance is up about 12% compared to last year, but ships that filled with water don't turn around very quickly. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:07 4
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      - I admit I wasn't a public cheerleader the last 10 years, doesn't mean I wasn't a fan though. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:22
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      - Wife and I are going on Thursday afternoon against the Rays. First game in 5 or 6 years. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 7, 06:12
  - They had a packed house last night - and it was majority O's fans. - Will Hunting Sep 7, 06:03
I'm leaving myself a note for when I get home on a backboard. if you feel like reminding me that I've done this, I will likely kiss you. -- nm - amanda Sep 7, 06:00
i am meh on this, but maybe others would care. Arrested Devlopment Complete Series DVD $27 -- (link) - tRuMaN Sep 7, 05:58
hello -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 05:57 6
- you say goodbye -- nm - Strongbad Sep 7, 06:52
- Uncle Leo? -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 7, 05:59
- i must be going -- nm - mara Sep 7, 05:58
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  - You should have posted this as "plumber". -- nm - Spawn Sep 7, 07:15
  - the im makes me sad -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 06:00

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