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I'm confused I guess. All of this uproar overseas at our embassies is regarding a semi-anonymous youtube video? -- nm - volnelk Sep 14, 09:26 26
- I would not call it semi-anon as we know who made the film, etc. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:28 5
  - you expect the rioters to know that? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:30 2
    - Just responding to the post, here. I doubt the rioters care who made it, regardless. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:31 1
      - yep -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:33
  - The article I just read said that it's kind of been tracked down, but seemed ambiguous. -- nm - volnelk Sep 14, 09:29 1
    - The guy that made the movie has made statements and then went into hiding. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:31
- I expect this is the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back in many cases -- nm - ty97 Sep 14, 09:28
- yes. but the people on the ground think the US Govt was behind it. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 09:27 5
  - I don't think they think that, at all. They think "America" made it and are striking out at "America". -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:32 1
    - sure -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 09:34
  - thats what they are told...i doubt many of them have seen it too - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:29 2
    - Technically speaking, I think it would be against Islam for them to see it at all ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:31
    - yep -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 09:31
- not really but on the surface it is -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:27
- That's the excuse -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:27 11
  - exactly -- nm - decline Sep 14, 09:27
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    - To me it's pretty much the same reason people riot after a sports game - oblique Sep 14, 09:29 8
      - So people are hearing about the video and assuming that it is representative of the official US position? -- nm - volnelk Sep 14, 09:30 7
        
        It's a combo of they feel their religion is disrespected + not understanding free speech and why the video isn't shut down (like it would be in many - Roger More Sep 14, 09:35
        
        well the next "excuse" is why don't the US gov stop the film -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:35
        
        The rabble rousers are hearing about the film and decided that would be a fine and dandy thing to feed to the rioters to stir them up. -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 09:34
        
        It is an affront to their beliefs. An insult. They are lashing out. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:33 1
        
        You know what's an affont to my beliefs? An insult? Storming our freaking embassies and killing ambassadors. - Ender Sep 14, 09:35
        
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        or just want to go out and make trouble and this seems like a good reason today -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:31
Today's helpdesk ticket of the day: "I installed a trial version of Office 2010 and then uninstalled and now my Office 2007 doesn't work. Help" - oblique Sep 14, 09:21 4
- "That'll be the retail cost of Office, plus $50 in stupid fee." -- nm - nubby Sep 14, 09:22
- on the same PC? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:22
- tell 'em to format the hard drive to fix the problem -- nm - decline Sep 14, 09:22 1
  - "Type PR#6 in the command line." -- nm - nubby Sep 14, 09:23
Europe hits old internet address limits -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:21
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From a friend: Overheard on a train... - znufrii Sep 14, 09:09
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- I'm protesting based on its lack of quality. -- nm - Mop on iPad Sep 14, 09:15
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- ... as conjoined twins. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:03
Ouch - this looks way worse that it was. Bus goes off overpass... -- (link) - Meg Sep 14, 09:01 2
- And why the heck are we seeing the news copter and not the news?? -- nm - Meg Sep 14, 09:03
- OOPS!!!!! nm -- nm - Sandra Bullock Sep 14, 09:02
That....was alot of cupcakes. But it was for charity! Plus I'm giving blood in an hour or so so need the sugar -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:55 2
- "why is this coming out as syrup?" -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:55 1
  - *tries to drink it up* -- nm - Beaker si Sep 14, 09:06
Well, the deal isn't closing today, so I'm opening the cider. -- nm - LMS Sep 14, 08:53
I just popped in to say, if i am in the news for killing members of the groom's family *at* the wedding, please know they deserved it. -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 08:49 42
- Just say the Dress made you do it. :-) -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 09:04
- *kisses* -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:03
- kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out. Have fun!! -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 08:57
- New to Lifetime, White Dresses Ran Red: The Andie Chronicles. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 08:51 1
  - Alison Pill as Andie! -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 08:53
- justifiable Homicide -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 08:51
- i'm so out of the loop ... is your wedding this weekend? congrats, have fun, and slay at will. - kare Sep 14, 08:51 34
  - Check out the website! -- (link) - mara Sep 14, 08:54 13
    - I so thinking of crashing :) I wont but she needs an ST'er there!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 14, 09:01 6
      - I am crashing the Adults-only dinner and speeches. - Spawn Sep 14, 09:06
      - isn't Dawson in Canada? -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 09:04 4
        
        I'm secretly in planning with him to crash it -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:20
        
        Wedding Crashers II -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 09:05
        
        is Canada a male stripper? nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:05 1
        
        Canarda? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:05
    - I love that "hats" is a sub-header. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:56 5
      - yes! -- nm - kare Sep 14, 08:59
      - love it -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 08:58
      - priorities! -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 08:58 2
        
        Thanks everyone (also, the invitation ended with "P.S. Wedding Hats and Fascinators are Gleefully Encouraged!" -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 09:02 1
        
        blurry old pic here! -- (link) - Andie Sep 14, 09:10 [flickr]
  - tomorrow! -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 08:51 19
    - Congrats! -- nm - JenBro Sep 14, 10:07
    - So happy for you guys. Huge congratulations! -- nm - kelly Sep 14, 09:23
    - All the best, and try to ignore any crap that anyone causes. -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:19
    - Yay! Have fun! -- nm - Guigue Sep 14, 09:03
    - Congratulations -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 14, 09:02
    - So excited for you! -- nm - ty97 Sep 14, 09:01
    - There's still time! *gets on a plane* - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 08:59
    - Very happy for you guys! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 14, 08:59
    - *shaking* -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 08:58
    - Congrats! -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 08:57
    - congrats! -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 08:56
    - Enjoy and don't let those assholes ruin it for you -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 08:56
    - :D - kare Sep 14, 08:56
    - very best of wishes! -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 08:54
    - Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:53
    - On behalf of the single men on ST: There's still time to reconsider. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 08:52
    - whoa. Congrats! - decline Sep 14, 08:52
    - whoohoo! -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 08:51
    - Congrats! (I didn't get to tell you before!) -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 14, 08:51
- of course. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:49
I didn't open Skype. I didn't click on any icons. It's not in my system tray. Yet, there it is. Running. WTF? -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 08:48 2
- Indeed. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 14, 08:55
- Skynet is talking over -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:48
Al Qaeda bomb threat? Wouldn't they just blow it up and then claim responsibility? -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 08:46 16
- lack of leadership i think -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:16
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  - Fully agreed, but just saying that is actually kind of (hopefully) a good thing, as in hoax. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:07
  - definitely -- nm - ty97 Sep 14, 09:01
  - exactly my point. Surprised they don't do this every day. Call in 100 threats a day. Just blow one thing up and every one is a win for the bad guys - Beaker Sep 14, 08:58 6
    - this is why I think we must be doing a good job. - Mel Profit Sep 14, 09:01 4
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        The fact that we've not had any soft targets hit by AQ is remarkable. - Mel Profit Sep 14, 09:09
      - Seriously. One dude with a vest bomb in the local mall and the whole country will go nuts in fear. -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 09:03 1
        
        did it -- nm - Tom Clancy Sep 14, 09:04
    - could disrupt most of America if you snuck enough people in. -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:59
- Exactly what I thought. -- nm - ty97 Sep 14, 08:55
- I kind of had that thought as well. -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 14, 08:48 3
  - same. Although a threat still disrupts people's everyday lives and all you need is a phone... -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:48 2
    - I hope the kids who are calling these spend time in Gitmo. - Will Hunting Sep 14, 08:50 1
      - yup. -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:53
From B2 Twin Cities bar recommendation: Donny Dirk's Zombie Den. Course I've only ever been once and I live in SoCal so ymmv - JD Sep 14, 08:46
Shield season 3 major spoilers - Beaker Sep 14, 08:45
omg. awesome. - znufrii Sep 14, 08:36
I'm bored. Humor me. You win the lottery. You can travel anywhere you want (as many places as you want). What's the top destinations? - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 08:36 36
- since i live the best place in the world i think i'll take a bike our around the neighboorhood -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:15
- The only question about humans becoming martians is when. I say it is after I win the lottery. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 08:56
- Tour of south America. -- nm - LMS Sep 14, 08:54
- anywhere without the weaping angels -- nm - peglegpete Sep 14, 08:53
- Europe first: London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Berlin and Prague -- nm - Jovian Sep 14, 08:52 1
  - don't kid us you'll stoip over at amsterdam first :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:17
- Space -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 08:46 1
  - the final frontier? or just to the 2nd frontier? -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:54
- Omicron Persei 8 -- nm - David Sep 14, 08:46 1
  - And take Jenny McNeal with you! -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 08:51
- The Moon. Maybe Mars. -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 08:44
- SE Asia - znufrii Sep 14, 08:43
- All of Europe. I would just travel around until I felt the urge to return to the US. - Krusty Sep 14, 08:43
- Take my kid to Ireland and Costa Rica. -- nm - spamlet Sep 14, 08:43 4
  - Ireland is high on my list. Tell me more about Costa Rica. The beaches? The jungle? -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 08:47 3
    - I've been a couple of times to the volcanoes and the rain forest. - spamlet Sep 14, 08:49 2
      - And our tour of the Poas volcano in 2003. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 14, 08:55 [flickr]
      - This is my unedited flickr set of our hotel and outing to Arenal and the hot springs around it. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 14, 08:54 [flickr]
- I want to bike across the country -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 08:41 4
  - get someone else to bike so you can just sit in a carriage behind them -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:43 3
    - *looks at Mel* -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 08:43 2
      - can you hook a carriage up to a big wheel? nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:44 1
        
        Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 08:45
- baseball stadium tour. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:41 3
  - I went to 9 (8 Major League, 1 Minor League) stadiums back in 1980. So much fun -- nm - amoxy Sep 14, 08:46 2
    - I can't imagine how much that would cost to do today -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:47 1
      - I went with a friend. We wrecked the car 5 days into a 5 week trip - amoxy Sep 14, 08:49
- Europe, South Pacific, African safari, Vietnam, Thailand. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 14, 08:40 1
  - Earth... check. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 08:40
- Hawaii. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 08:40
- Bratislava -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:39
- Space. Global tour of the Disney parks. -- nm - JD Sep 14, 08:39
- am I winning *today*? so like, I obvs don't want to travel expensively until I get the check. I think I go to like, NC to warm up for a few days - amanda Sep 14, 08:38
- tour of Europe -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:38 1
  - This sounds pleasant. Stay in all the grand hotels, hang out with Clooney... -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 08:40
- Macau, Monaco... -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 08:37
If you bot FB @ 19, you'll be happy to know that today, it's trading @ - Old Antarctic Explorer Sep 14, 08:35 3
- I'd be happier if people spelled words as if they weren't brain damaged. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 08:49 2
  - Niec! -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 08:58
  - welll.... -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:50
Tetris is your free Amazon app of the day, Android users -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 08:34 4
- *American* android users -- nm - zork Sep 14, 08:36 1
  - The only ones that matter. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 08:58
- !!! Thanks! -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 14, 08:34 1
  - ahhh don't do it the time-space continium is gomme break -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 08:35
From somewhere else: The Mets have won just four home games since the All-Star break. The Nationals have won 6 games a Citi since then -- nm - prayformojo Sep 14, 08:34 1
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George Brett discussing his best baseball brawls -- (link) - Beaker Sep 14, 08:33
Mandy, NDSU link -- (link) - ty97 Sep 14, 08:31 1
- this is supposed to be a link to the uni's alert page but the server is overloaded -- nm - zork Sep 14, 08:39
BAKE SALE! -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 08:26 2
- I think I'm baking this weekend. Brownies and monkey bread -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:30 1
  - I think I am getting baked this weekend. And watching Resident Evil #new. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 08:32

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