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Trailer for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (aka Daniel Day-Lewis deserves another oscar) (link) -- (link) - Buzz Sep 13, 16:48 [youtube] 4
- dammit. NO zombies or vampyres :((( -- nm - peglegpete Sep 13, 16:48 3
  - Zombie need Oscars -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 16:55
  - Does Sally Field count as a zombie? :) -- nm - Buzz Sep 13, 16:51 1
    - GIDGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no way -- nm - peglegpete Sep 13, 16:51
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Trending now on Yahoo: Sally Struthers arrested for DUI -- (link) - amoxy Sep 13, 16:39 5
- won't.you.please.think.of.the.children...you' re about to run over -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 16:44
- next: Amanda in her car again today, this time smoking weed and the LAPD is upset at her -- nm - peglegpete Sep 13, 16:43 3
  - Bynes. NOT our Amanda -- nm - peglegpete Sep 13, 16:44 2
    - Hah! I'll admit, I was confused. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 16:55 1
      - those LAPD dudes could probably smell it all the way across the country -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 17:02
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- Probably a new nuclear reactor. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 16:54 2
  - I wonder who did the plumbing -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 16:55 1
    - NSA CyberCrime Division official "plumbers": Mario and Luigi. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 16:57
now im buzzy -- nm - remlik Sep 13, 16:32
Get ready: Kindle is on the way - oblique Sep 13, 16:15 1
- just makes you wan to bust a nut -- nm - budice Sep 13, 16:21
From backboards: My credit union has a coin machine that doesn't charge members a fee at all. I am happy SunTrust forced me out. -- nm - Qale Sep 13, 16:13 1
- credit unions ftw -- nm - ceregon Sep 13, 16:27
My little girl now knows how to blow kisses. Cuteness overload -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 16:06
WHO warning as Ebola virus kills 31 in DR Congo -- (link) - CovingtonCat Sep 13, 16:03 2
- Who made the warning first? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 13, 16:33 1
  - What were the first symptoms? -- nm - amoxy Sep 13, 16:43
Huh. Jeff Boucher (of the Hero Complex blog) is leaving the L.A. Times. -- (link) - Mop (198 lbs) Sep 13, 16:01
Jennings inactive. -- nm - Shaun via PlayBook Sep 13, 16:01
spawn is ndrunk. not jenbro level yet. but tru level for sure -- nm - remlik Sep 13, 15:59 1
- heh ... nice -- nm - JenBro Sep 13, 17:02
I have NFL Network but the game isn't on. Rogers must have deal on the go since I get the game on HD Sportsnet. - Shaun via PlayBook Sep 13, 15:49 3
- Our NFL Network is not the same as the US NFL Network. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 15:51 2
  - The CFL Network? -- nm - Dano Sep 13, 16:22
  - Aye. -- nm - Shaun via PlayBook Sep 13, 15:59
I have a Bacon number of 2 as well. The Fan, Robert De Niro, Sleepers Robert De Niro and Kevin Bacon -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 15:36 1
- naturally. -- nm - loosilu Sep 13, 15:36
Dear ATT, the fact that I just received a form response to my begging of you to allow me to continue to be your customer seems to be indicative. - spamlet Sep 13, 15:34 1
- I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 16:29
That world record temperature in Libya 90 years ago today? It's been thrown out of the record books -- (link) - Reagen Sep 13, 15:18
Herm Edwards is becomingly cartoonish -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 15:11
"bacon number lady gaga"...no results found -- nm - budice Sep 13, 15:08 2
- I'll take "word pairings that couldn't exist before 2005", Alex -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 15:18 1
  - There's a "google" joke here, but I can't finish it. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 13, 16:30
Okay, the last time I posted about a potentially dangerous hurricane, it fizzled, so I'm trying it again. They're calling this one a super typhoon, -- (link) - mara Sep 13, 15:03
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- I'd say something but you've whupped me the last couple of games. -- nm - spamlet Sep 13, 15:29
- what is yours, I will set it up. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 15:03 2
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    - just admit, you just want to hear me gripe more. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 15:07
- just for that, I will continue beating you in this game. -- nm - loosilu Sep 13, 15:02
- ? I use facebook. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 15:01 1
  - is that not a long username? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 13, 15:03
I have a confession to make: I have never seen an episode of SOA. -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 14:59 13
- It's a fantastic show, and it's easy to get into. The seasons are an easy length (10 episodes? 13?) and you'll get hooked soon. - prayformojo Sep 13, 15:09
- Also -- nm - amoxy Sep 13, 15:08
- Me either. Or Breaking Bad, or The Wire, or Weeds. - Dr.Vermin Sep 13, 15:07 4
  - Of those I've only seen Weeds, first few seasons were fantastic. Then it wandered off course... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 13, 16:15 1
    - Way off course. The only reason I kept watching is Justin Kirk. -- nm - the liioulu with Sep 13, 16:19
  - If you liked Homicide: Life on the Streets you'll probably like The Wire. I like Weeds, but I consider it a guilty pleasure. - the liioulu with Sep 13, 16:15 1
    - Never saw Homicide but I certainly adored The Shield. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 13, 16:23
- I started watching last year. I didn't think I'd like it but it's surprisingly good. -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 15:03
- You're missing out on one of the best shows on tv today -- nm - Stephen Sep 13, 15:02
- it's ok - Danedukenuuk Sep 13, 15:00
- what is that? -- nm - loosilu Sep 13, 15:00 1
  - Sons of Anarchy -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 15:01
- me either. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 14:59
Putin admits his wildlife stunts are staged -- (link) - Reagen Sep 13, 14:58
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:56 5
- I now think everyone is rooting for Baltimore that is not a Yanks fan. Their extra innings record and one run games record is amazing. Good for them -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 14:58 3
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    - Rays fans? They don't have any -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 16:05 1
      - No, no, there's ..Fred. And Andy. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 16:07
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effin groiny. -- nm - loosilu Sep 13, 14:55 2
- jingle my bells. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 14:59 1
  - I had a shot up to that point. -- nm - loosilu Sep 13, 15:00
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Last night I shared my Reese's Peanut butter cups with Pinchy. His first time ever having one. Funny thing about it - CQ Sep 13, 14:53 1
- :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 13, 17:16
Malware inserted on PC production lines, says study -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Sep 13, 14:53
Osi Umenyiora in the offseason: "When he does anything in the NFL we�re gonna call him RG3. Right now he�s Bob Griffin." - SG3 Sep 13, 14:47
(sigh) The new guy at work had never heard of New Coke. -- nm - Dr.Vermin feels old now Sep 13, 14:41 11
- pepsi??? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 13, 14:50
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  - it's the closest Pepsi ever got -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 14:50
  - Given his age, it would more understandable... if he weren't a marketing student. - Dr.Vermin feels old now Sep 13, 14:44 2
    - Yeah, this. -- nm - spamlet Sep 13, 15:46
    - yikes, that's bad -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 14:46
  - Stop pretending -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 14:43 4
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      - It's a huge part of both business and pop culture history -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 14:49 2
        
        it's why Americans try to find Mexican Coke now. -- nm - loosilu Sep 13, 14:59 1
        
        Soon, Americans will have to resort to Colombian coke -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 15:20
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WTF! Playtime at the Tiger Temple in Thailand. -- (link) - mara Sep 13, 14:38 [youtube]
LYC (well JenBro will)...The woman from the corgi meet up that I'm not dating is having a howl-o-ween party. - ceregon Sep 13, 14:30 2
- Dog psychics do both. - the liioulu with Sep 13, 16:18 1
  - I'm good at reading body language in dogs, and they like me a lot, but no way am i psychic. -- nm - ceregon Sep 13, 16:28
Good news: climate models may be wrong about droughts. -- (link) - mara Sep 13, 14:27 1
- So how do they explain deserts? Oh, they don't. -- nm - CovingtonCat Sep 13, 14:32
I love the movie Wanted. So terribly good. -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 14:25 13
- Jolie has 2 movies that I think are among the dumbest in the last ten years - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:27 12
  - I don't know that she's ever been in a movie that I liked. nm - Dignan Sep 13, 16:22
  - Wanted makes Salt look like Mr. and Mrs. Smith. -- nm - David Sep 13, 14:35 2
    - you can make bullets curve with just a flick of the wrist! -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 14:49
    - Wanted is awful for different reasons. It wasn't so much the ludicrous plot lines there as much as the overall tone. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:36
  - Salt was horrific, but so were those Lara Croft movies, Sky Captain, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. There's a Salt2 coming out too -- nm - CQ Sep 13, 14:32 7
    - Loved Sky Captain. Not too many steampunkish films out there -- nm - Jovian Sep 13, 15:17
    - I saw Salt on a plane and halfway through, wanted to walk out. Spoils - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:35 1
      - I love Salt! I've seen it about 5 times already! -- nm - Loyola Sep 13, 14:41
    - I loved Mr and Mrs Smith. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 14:35 2
      - word -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 13, 14:38
      - Hell yes! This is a great movie! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 13, 14:37
    - Exactly. I don't get why she's such a draw. She's hot in a skanky way, but then so are lots of other women. -- nm - ceregon Sep 13, 14:34
(PC) laptop brand/model recommendations, please. Would like to run Adobe CS6 and do some video editing on it. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 13, 14:24 3
- advice from a pro photog on a mailing list (maybe dated but).... - zeitgeist Sep 13, 14:42 2
  - Thanks! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 13, 16:31 1
    - it doesn't matter that much how long it takes to load a card full of images to the storage drives, load them into PS, that's when you get a cup of ... - zeitgeist Sep 13, 17:00
GODDAMMIT! -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:23
Okay --- bases loaded, no outs...what % of the time do you score at least 1 run? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:18 11
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  - *laughing* 65% - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:20 9
    - well, consider the best hitters only hit 30% of the time. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 14:24 2
      - Add in deep flyballs, slow rollers in the hole... - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:25 1
        
        walks, wild pitches, passed balls, hit by pitch. So many ways to score I'm surprised it's that low as well. -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 14:26
    - Spoiler! - Krusty Sep 13, 14:24
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      - I'm just saying what GameCast has....2+ was like 47%. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:22 2
        
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        He's probably popping pills at the moment -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:24
    - The average team scores between 1.82 and 2.4 runs in this scenario. -- nm - David Sep 13, 14:21
I have a Bacon Number of 2 - ceregon Sep 13, 14:17 5
- [high five] - Dr.Vermin Sep 13, 14:26 2
  - Sandra yes. - ceregon Sep 13, 14:33 1
    - That's awesome. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 13, 14:38
- I was doing the demo for my old company at MacWorld where they filmed the trade show scenes. - ceregon Sep 13, 14:25
- The Net? And he was never heard from again. -- nm - Mop on Galaxy SIII Sep 13, 14:18
Big Brother spoilers - peglegpete Sep 13, 14:16
13th inning, bases loaded, no outs...c'mon O's --- don't eff this up. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:15 5
- call a timeout and put a new goalkeeper in the net but keep your servie up and hold Poleposition -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 13, 14:23 2
  - 17 sports and you still didn't get the right one. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:23 1
    - right - Danedukenuuk Sep 13, 14:24
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  - Nah, 3/4 of the O's fans would be dead of heart attacks and the Nats fan aren't jaded enough to take advantage. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:21
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- yay! -- nm - Diva Sep 13, 14:17
so, do I pull a Guy and start Cutler instead of Brady this week? nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 14:13 7
- Are you playing me? - spamlet Sep 13, 15:17
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  - well, he has not had a good surrounding cast the last few years. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 14:36 1
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- Not at all. - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:14 2
  - if Smith could carve up GB defense........ - groiny Sep 13, 14:15 1
    - I wouldn't read too much into it being one game....Smith played great, they played bad, but it's Brady..vs a bad team. - Will Hunting Sep 13, 14:17
To the left, to the left -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 14:09 1
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