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speaking of, is this 2.5 men's last season? and has anyone watched parenthood yet? no no ray romano! no no! -- nm - amanda Sep 17, 12:20 8
- Parenthood is a fantastic little show. I dont watch it. But I've watched enough to know its special -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 12:30
- Loved the season premiere of Parenthood. Speculation question: - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 12:25 3
  - I'm guessing yes, but short lived, which may or may not allow it to revert to the previously scheduled arc. -- nm - Max Sep 17, 12:30
  - Oh, yeah he does. - spamlet Sep 17, 12:27
  - it is my understanding that she is correct. I hate that. -- nm - amanda Sep 17, 12:27
- (not yet on Parenthood) - oblique Sep 17, 12:21
- Watched it last night. (no real spoils) - spamlet Sep 17, 12:21
- I don't think so (the Two and a Half Men thing) -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 12:21
Jeffrey Toobin on Supreme Court oral arguments: "The Justices don't play devil's advocate. They use their questions to change the opinions of the - other Justices." Sep 17, 12:19 1
- Sounds like Romney Power. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 12:20
Stop doing movie grades when I'm teaching. Albert Nobbs: B, Boy Wonder: B-. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 12:13 1
- Eh, giving grades is what you do. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 12:23
Poll: Do you know the Dandy Warhols? -- nm - Guigue Sep 17, 12:10 16
- Of course. -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 17, 12:15
- Cool cool, I've just been asked to do their next music video! -- nm - Guigue Sep 17, 12:14 6
  - (Edit their next music video) -- nm - Guigue Sep 17, 12:14 5
    - Nice get! Congratulations! -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 12:20 1
      - I finally slept with the right people -- nm - Guigue Sep 17, 12:28
    - slip an ST reference in! 312.50! -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 12:14 2
      - Heh, I'll try! It should be pretty graphic intensive, perhaps it will be possible -- nm - Guigue Sep 17, 12:16 1
        
        *fist pump* -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 12:17
- duh -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 12:14
- they had one of the definitive dancing and cryin' songs of all time. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 17, 12:13
- Inspected by number 9? It seems like he checked it. - David Sep 17, 12:13
- Yes -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 12:13
- Yes. -- nm - Loyola Sep 17, 12:12
- Sure. They were Bohemians like me. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 12:12
- I used to listen to them, a long time ago -- nm - Max Sep 17, 12:11
- I used to be friends with them - prayformojo Sep 17, 12:11
way, way back...when we first got married, we lived across the street from MD #2 in Downey, CA -- nm - BAD Sep 17, 12:06 1
- I've been there, also lived in the town they originated, they tried again and opened M's but didn't last -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 12:18
so, what new show(s) should I be watching? - znufrii Sep 17, 12:04 20 1
- the only one I've got set on the DVR is Revolution -- nm - decline Sep 17, 12:19
- We've got a bunch we're trying out. Sadly not Vegas as that one I really have a tuner conflict with. - spamlet Sep 17, 12:18
- Vegas, Last Resort and maybe Revolution (I'll catchup) if it does well in the ratings -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 12:12
- should be checking out: Vegas, Last Resort, & Revolution. Elementary too, if procedurals are your thing -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 12:11 2
  - the BBC Sherlock has spoiled me for Elementary, I think. - znufrii Sep 17, 12:12 1
    - Quite probably, but I will chance it nonetheless. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 12:21
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  - *finishes his fries* - znufrii Sep 17, 12:11 4
    - Update: 176.8. Dropped a pound over the weekend, and that was with movie snacking. - Spawn Sep 17, 12:22 3
      - I was at 171 last week. - znufrii Sep 17, 12:23 2
        
        How much shorter than me are you? -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 12:24 1
        
        dunno. whatever 5'10"-ish makes me. -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 12:25
- I record them all and let the TV gods sort them out - oblique Sep 17, 12:10
- I'm going to watch one or two episodes of Elementary. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 12:08
- I may not watch any this year. I am going to wait to see if any catch on and then just download those I want to watch. - GregW Sep 17, 12:07 3
  - Each season I DVR a series or two and then wait for renewal or cancellation. - Spawn Sep 17, 12:19
  - This is what I usually do. -- nm - sycor Sep 17, 12:10
  - I do this all the time. -- nm - Loyola Sep 17, 12:09
- none. do your homework. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 12:05 1
  - pffft. - znufrii Sep 17, 12:08
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- Semi-tangent: I like that Urlacher is catching balls in his commercial. - Spawn Sep 17, 12:06
- Your words are hurtful, ML - prayformojo Sep 17, 12:04
Here you go. Go vote on the first fall show to be cancelled. Guys With Kids (NBC) currently in first place (link) - Jovian Sep 17, 12:03 4
- I keep thinking, if 2 Broke Girls can thrive, against all odds Guys With Kids will too. - Max Sep 17, 12:06 3
  - I thought you liked 2BG? -- nm - amanda Sep 17, 12:16 2
    - "I quit it hard." -- (link) - Max Sep 17, 12:24 [Backboard]
    - I wanted to like it, because of Dennings, but I quickly couldn't stand it. I have a bad habit of tuning in because of bias: "oh, she's hot. - Max Sep 17, 12:22
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- In the first quarter. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 12:03
Lessons from week 2: KC sucks worse than Buffalo, Cowboys are as consistent as ever and whoever says amateur refs are not ruining the game suffers - GregW Sep 17, 12:01
WTH? Tomorrow: Low of 41 with NW wind @ 17mph?! - ty97 Sep 17, 11:57 2
- Sounds nipply. This is why I sleep in, to rise with the heat of the day. -- nm - Max Sep 17, 11:59
- you know where you live, right? - loosilu Sep 17, 11:58
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- I'm seriously going to bench him for that DET RB if nothing else than to anger the FF gods - oblique Sep 17, 11:54 1
  - Your team is the Miami Heat of Blood Feud. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 11:55
@uscensusbureau U.S. population was 314,395,013 at noon today, the 225th anniversary of the signing of U.S. -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 11:51 9
- we missed 312,500,000?? -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 11:57 4
  - I saw it posted all over, I could have sworn including here -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 11:58 3
    - There it is - August 14 -- (link) - ty97 Sep 17, 12:00 [Backboard] 1
      - I think you missed loosi's joke. It must be opposite day. -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 12:23
    - yup -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 11:59
- Well, they missed Pi Population -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 11:52 3
  - (That would make an excellent follow-up tweet - "We had no idea Pi was so popular with you people!") -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 11:53 2
    - What do you mean? you people? -- nm - ceregon Sep 17, 11:54
    - I thought they tweeted that day as well -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 11:54
Yes, Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck will have to try fracking that stone. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 11:51
st poll - if I said - go out and get a $ 3 lunch - what immediately pops to mind? - Epiphany Sep 17, 11:50 32
- I'm with Mara on this one - Subway breakfast combo (flat bread western omelet with coffee for 3$) -- nm - JenBro Sep 17, 12:55
- banh mi - a Vietnamese sandwich containing a selection of mystery meats, all for $1.25 -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 12:27
- QT hot dog and 32oz drink! -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 12:23
- costco dog or slice -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 12:22 1
  - 2 tacos at the roach coach...can we get a 6 inch subway anymoree? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 12:24
- 1 1/2 cheeseburger form mcD -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 17, 12:14
- Slice and a drink. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 12:09
- subway -- nm - mara Sep 17, 12:09
- steal someone's lunch. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 12:03
- 2 party tacos and 1 party burrito from Taco Bueno -- nm - Epiphany Sep 17, 11:59
- hot and sour soup. -- nm - amanda Sep 17, 11:57
- could probably get something frozen from the super market. - decline Sep 17, 11:55
- grocery store -- nm - ceregon Sep 17, 11:55
- street vendor pretzel and dog. -- nm - Max Sep 17, 11:55
- A burger and fries off one of the fast food value menus. - Stephen, Alex Smith Fan Club President Sep 17, 11:54
- Wendy's -- nm - sycor Sep 17, 11:54
- McDs, BK, Wendys, and/or a pizzaria -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 11:53
- hot dogs. -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 11:52
- here, nearly impossible -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 11:52
- I'd see if I could get a sandwich or salad from a convenient store. -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 11:52
- McD: Two McChicken or Two McDouble + Large Diet coke - oblique Sep 17, 11:51 1
  - This. - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 12:04
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- Small soda and 2 McDoubles. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 11:51 5
  - Tax? -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 11:55 4
    - $3.18 or so; that counts. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 12:01 3
      - Heh. - kelly Sep 17, 12:06 2
        
        Not yet, I cooked it and will have it tonight. It's only 3 lbs or so, so I'll need more tomorrow. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 12:07 1
        
        I am making that brie apple sage chicken tonight. I defrosted 3 chicken beats, not realizing there were 2 in each pkg. - kelly Sep 17, 12:12
- Tacos -- nm - Strongbad Sep 17, 11:51
- McDonald's. -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 11:51
- McDonald's. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 11:51
*occupies ST* - Beaker Sep 17, 11:48 2
- Congrats. It's spanking time -- nm - oblique Sep 17, 11:53
- damn 1% Posters .... - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 17, 11:52
MNF predictions? Sadly I'm going 31-27 Atlanta -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 11:47 7
- Per last night. Denver: 63, Atlanta: 59 -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 11:49
- Lots of scoring. Sadly, not enough to propel me to a Vampirates win vs. Budice -- nm - Strongbad Sep 17, 11:48 4
  - I have Mannin, JJones and Roddy against nubby's Tamme and 34 points. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 11:50 3
    - I have Ryan, Julio vs. Roddy, McGahee and Prater - Strongbad Sep 17, 11:52 2
      - That is actually possible. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 11:53 1
        
        It's possible, but not likely. - Strongbad Sep 17, 11:54
- 35-31 Atlanta -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 11:48
Revolution seems like it's ripe for a WTPhysics drinking game. -- nm - Max Sep 17, 11:45 10
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  - hadn't heard of that...thought you were linking to Dies the Fire -- nm - ceregon Sep 17, 11:57
- I love how apparently, given the swordplay, gunpowder is dependent on electricity. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 11:50 5
  - judging by what little I've seen it's not just electricity, but also combustion. - znufrii Sep 17, 11:51 4
    - An object moving forward at 700ft per second (400mph) isn't going to stop moving forward in a flatspin just becuase its engines go poof. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 11:53 3
      - well, yeah - znufrii Sep 17, 11:55 2
        
        plus it wouldn't still have lights on if electricity went poof -- nm - ceregon Sep 17, 11:56 1
        
        But then we'd never know that a plane crashed there. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 11:57
- (spoilers) - oblique Sep 17, 11:49
- *falls straight down in a flat spin* -- nm - 747 Sep 17, 11:48
What's so great about Lane Kiffin? -- (link) - Beaker Sep 17, 11:45 3
- Kiffin and Jim Mora recruiting against each other will provide great stories over the next few seasons - Strongbad Sep 17, 11:47 2
  - till the inevitable NCAA investigation happens at USC and Kiffin jumps ship faster than you can blink -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 11:49 1
    - and goes where? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 17, 11:50
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/~ Somebody mixed my medicine /~ -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 11:43 2
- last night I bumped into my friend adam. he took out his earplugs and paused his phone to talk to me. he was listening to TPR. - amanda Sep 17, 11:58 1
  - They are like crack. I also blame you. -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 12:14
LYC: Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, has announced a $12M ad buy for Romney in IA, VA, OH, and WI. Ads start airing this week. -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 11:43 8
- the best government money can buy! -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 11:44 1
  - Just wait until you see the new Pew poll tomorrow. - MDH Sep 17, 11:50
- And owner of the Cubs. -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 11:43 5
  - If anyone should know about throwing millions of dollars into a losing position, it's the owner of the Cubs. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 11:44 4
    - buwhaaa -- nm - Epiphany Sep 17, 11:49
    - giggles -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 11:47
    - Romney strength! -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 11:46
    - too easy -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 11:45

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