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What's that site that does the video game reviews with the rough animation and the british(?) accent? - Dr.Vermin Sep 18, 11:14 3
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  - Grazi. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 18, 11:16
Damnit Mel. Why does Pippy's MMIPOTD prize have to be so jarringly offensive to my eyes! -- nm - oblique Sep 18, 11:11 4
- I want to see it!! - Epiphany Sep 18, 11:17 2
  - don't go to FB *whistling innocently* - Mel Profit Sep 18, 11:18 1
    - buwhaaa oh my gawd that is priceless -- nm - Epiphany Sep 18, 11:21
- You want it too?! It can easily happen... -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 18, 11:16
"holy" crap An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike again -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 18, 11:09 6
- This is an annual exercise. It's not being done in the belief that an Israeli strike is imminent. -- nm - Roger More Sep 18, 11:14 5
  - 3 Aircraft Carriers is either an exercise or the belief that something's about to go down... - Mel Profit Sep 18, 11:17 2
    - It's probably an extra show of force given the circumstances. -- nm - Roger More Sep 18, 11:22 1
      - agreed. But I'm a bit surprised given the public spat over this between Israel and the US and what's happening at our embassies... - Mel Profit Sep 18, 11:24
  - wow, that's incredibly misleading. -- nm - loosilu Sep 18, 11:17
  - The first paragraph of that article in no way jives with the rest of it about the exercise -- nm - oblique Sep 18, 11:14
Halloween costume: ordered -- (link) - znufrii Sep 18, 11:08 2
- you bend down to grab some candy to give the trick'rtreaters and you're gonna impale Luke Skywalker or Barbie -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 18, 11:11
- see you soon :) -- nm - Luca Brazzi Sep 18, 11:09
"Your ability to walk short distances without dying will be Handsome Jack's downfall." - David Sep 18, 11:08 5
- The comedy in this is ramped up a lot from #1. I cracked up twice. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 18, 11:16
- is this a spoiler? -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 18, 11:12 3
  - yes. - Spawn Sep 18, 11:17
  - Nah. -- nm - Krusty Sep 18, 11:13
  - I strongly doubt it. -- nm - David Sep 18, 11:12
Level 7. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 18, 11:08 7
- Axton -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 18, 11:09 4
  - nice. - groinzerker Sep 18, 11:12 3
    - No....and the interface is not smooth yet. - Will Hunting Sep 18, 11:15 2
      - sice? nm -- nm - groinzerker Sep 18, 11:16 1
        
        sick.... - Will Hunting Sep 18, 11:20
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Oh and David...poke fun at my Broncos all you want...won't change the fact that you and Coach share a birthday. Muahahahahaha! -- nm - Jim Sep 18, 11:06 3
- Peyton Manning just threw another interception. - David Sep 18, 11:10 2
  - Also...you're 2 years older than Coach. bummer. -- nm - Jim Sep 18, 11:12
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Obama +8 in VA. -- (link) - Reagen Sep 18, 11:01 10
- a total aside... - Mel Profit Sep 18, 11:03 2
  - heh. - Don Homer Sep 18, 11:06 1
    - right. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 18, 11:08
- i continue to refuse to believe that he's going to win her - prayformojo Sep 18, 11:02 6
  - He just won there 4 years ago, so it's not breaking new ground or anything. But he'll end up winning here by more than in places like FL. - Don Homer Sep 18, 11:05
  - "win *here*" -- nm - prayformojo Sep 18, 11:02 4
    - I'm still in denial that you aren't Canadian. - ty97 Sep 18, 11:04 3
      - well, him and me lived in the same dorm in college. -- nm - loosilu Sep 18, 11:06 2
        
        I didn't know you went to University of Toronto. - ty97 Sep 18, 11:06 1
        
        *set it on fire* -- nm - loosilu Sep 18, 11:08
st poll thoughts: If a bar has a duty not to overserve intoxicated patrons, does a valet have a duty not to give keys to an intoxicated owner/driver? - Epiphany Sep 18, 11:00 4
- I think it could be carried that far, but also that the valet could be charged with theft of property for not turning over the vehicle - Beaker Sep 18, 11:02 2
  - Are the valet services independent of the establishment? I would thing there's a stronger argument if say the bar = valet service but then there - oblique Sep 18, 11:07 1
    - yes the valet is a separate business hired by the bar - contracts and such - Epiphany Sep 18, 11:19
- that's an awesome question. -- nm - Reagen Sep 18, 11:01
Also, if I had my guess I figure Scott Brown is going to hop in his truck, drive to where ever Mitt is and... - Mel Profit Sep 18, 10:59
Name your own price. Humble Indie Bundle of cross-platform games is up. Includes Torchlight and others -- (link) - oblique Sep 18, 10:55 1
- pay me $5m to take it -- nm - peglegpete Sep 18, 10:56
Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns voter ID law... -- nm - Don Homer Sep 18, 10:44 14
- They couldn't get into the court building without one. -- nm - Max Sep 18, 10:49
- wow. nice. -- nm - znufrii Sep 18, 10:45
- Correction: Supreme Court vacates lower court order on Voter ID law; sends it back for review. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 18, 10:45 11
  - So, who reviews it? -- nm - Inigo Sep 18, 10:49 8
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    - I nominate ST. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 18, 11:02
    - Coast Guard? -- nm - Reagen Sep 18, 10:52
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      - so what does this mean for Nov ? -- nm - decline Sep 18, 11:02 1
        
        nothing yet. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 18, 11:06
      - So, they have issues, but are making the Commonwealth Court make an actual ruling based on well the implementation has worked? -- nm - Inigo Sep 18, 11:02
      - lack of easy access to Photo ID cards for those who don't have them, it seems. -- nm - znufrii Sep 18, 11:02
  - oh. -- nm - znufrii Sep 18, 10:47
  - ... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 18, 10:45
st poll - without googling - do you know the names of the 4 Kings represented by the 4 suits? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 18, 10:44 19
- I had no idea they even had names. You totally get Mel's Most Interesting Post of the Day. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 18, 10:57 3
  - its a useless factoid but maybe will help in Bar Trivia one day -- nm - Epiphany Sep 18, 10:58 2
    - by the way...MMIPofD comes with a prize. Don't worry...it's not like a prize you get from groiny which requires a shower... - Mel Profit Sep 18, 11:00 1
      - Yes!! *giddy* -- nm - Epiphany Sep 18, 11:01
- John, Paul, George and Ringo? -- nm - znufrii Sep 18, 10:54
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Sep 18, 10:54
- Abba-abba-abba-dully something. -- nm - Herman Cain Sep 18, 10:51 1
  - heh! -- nm - Don Homer Sep 18, 10:52
- George Clooney is the only one I can recall -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 18, 10:48
- I know two I think and maybe a third - Beaker Sep 18, 10:47
- you mean historical kings? - Roger More Sep 18, 10:46 1
  - yes - I can normally only recall one from memory -- nm - Epiphany Sep 18, 10:56
- Elvis, Kong, Stephen, Henry VIII -- nm - oblique Sep 18, 10:45
- only hearts. spoil - loosilu Sep 18, 10:44 5
  - I only remember *spoil* cause *spoil* - Epiphany Sep 18, 10:48 4
    - I just looked it up and man was I wrong. - loosilu Sep 18, 10:52 3
      - answers in there - I think its very cool kings are represented - Epiphany Sep 18, 10:55 2
        
        about the non king, in the old days the suit diamonds was coins. His picture was on coins all over the empire. -- nm - loosilu Sep 18, 11:02 1
        
        I like it -- nm - Epiphany Sep 18, 11:16
How would you respond to this ad? Stumbled upon from CL -- UK - Old Antarctic Explorer Sep 18, 10:41 1
- If I was a hot chick and good with a stun gun, I might go for that. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 18, 10:52
Here's how my day is going - Beryllium Sep 18, 10:38 2
- fitting letter -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 10:40
- You can do it! -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Sep 18, 10:39
I would think Republicans should be proud of the 47% number. - Inigo Sep 18, 10:35 1
- Smaller government for job creators only. Parasites have to pay door cover charge. -- nm - Max Sep 18, 10:37
So believe what you want about a lead-in helping or not helping a show. But know this, if Happy Endings didnt air after Modern Family last year - Jovian Sep 18, 10:34
Dano might be jealous. Shipping today from Netflix: Bait! -- nm - ceregon Sep 18, 10:32
Huh, you would never guess it would be Linda McMahon to be the first Republican candiate to throw Romney under the bus regarding 47% -- (link) - amoxy Sep 18, 10:29 16
- who is she running against? Does she have a chance in the election? -- nm - Beaker Sep 18, 10:43 5
  - Up by 3 in the latest poll -- (link) - amoxy Sep 18, 10:45
  - She was polling ahead last week or the week before, probably still is -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 10:43 3
    - +0.6 at RCP -- (link) - ty97 Sep 18, 10:46
    - electoral-vote has it as a tie, fwiw -- nm - znufrii Sep 18, 10:45 1
      - Silver has it 75/25 to Murphy, with projected vote of 51.9-46.5 fwiw. - Don Homer Sep 18, 11:09
- smart cookie. that'll only help her get elected. -- nm - Jovian Sep 18, 10:36 2
  - Yup, very smart play on her part -- nm - amoxy Sep 18, 10:40
  - this -- nm - Beaker Sep 18, 10:40
- Is this before or after she grabbed the steel chair? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 18, 10:34
- She's got the most practice with heel and face turns. -- nm - Reagen Sep 18, 10:33 5
  - (giving her credit, it's the smart political move) -- nm - Reagen Sep 18, 10:36 4
    - She's the Tessio. -- nm - Roger More Sep 18, 10:44
    - smart play indeed. -- nm - Remlik Sep 18, 10:40 2
      - How many other candidates will distance themselves from Romney? -- nm - amoxy Sep 18, 10:43 1
        
        I think the ones in the close races might. Linda doesn't need RNC money so she's a little more free on what she can say -- nm - Remlik Sep 18, 10:49
according to the meal-tracking website we're using in class, my recommended calorie intake is 2700 cal/day - znufrii Sep 18, 10:27 5
- I would say that would be accurate if you were trying to add weight/muscle mass - decline Sep 18, 10:33 2
  - and I may have fudged my activity level in my profile a bit - znufrii Sep 18, 10:35 1
    - " I really only walk with Unicorns, instead of running with them" - Znu SI Sep 18, 10:57
- That seems like a whole lot. I think I average 2150-2200/day -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 10:30
- 2x what I would have suggested (if I was dieting/watching my food) -- nm - oblique Sep 18, 10:29
"overloading our server with multiple connections" - does that sound like a DOS attack? Bad morning at HSX. -- nm - Meg Sep 18, 10:27 5
- isn't there some big IPO this morning? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 18, 10:49 2
  - No, and this apparently has been going on for a bit. -- (link) - Meg Sep 18, 11:00 1
    - I'll bet its Palestine Liberation or other muslim groups thinking they are taking down the Hollywood Stock Exchange, you know where movies are made.. - zeitgeist Sep 18, 11:16
- well is certainly not from port trading -- nm - Epiphany Sep 18, 10:39
- too much orange -- nm - Beaker Sep 18, 10:28
The Fiscal Conservative's Case Against Sprawl -- (link) - ty97 Sep 18, 10:25 16
- "we need to reorient ourselves away from our obsession with moving cars more efficiently and towards building places of value" - Max Sep 18, 10:48 12
  - I think he's calling for more balance, not an elimination of cars. Our planning today is very (VERY) heavily car-oriented. - ty97 Sep 18, 10:51 11
    - But which one will benefit small businesses more: $1 billion on a single mall, or $1 billion on a network of roads? -- nm - Max Sep 18, 10:54 10
      - It's not just about small business - it's about reducing the carbon footprint, using less energy, etc -- nm - Roger More Sep 18, 11:00 1
        
        It's also a pure $$ issue - Strongbad Sep 18, 11:05
      - $1 billion in tax cuts for the 1%, obviously. -- nm - znufrii Sep 18, 10:58
      - $1 billion on walkable mixed use communities - ty97 Sep 18, 10:56 6
        
        I think the whole approach of "infrastructure and pensions are unaffordable" is wrong. It's not the projects, it's the budgeting. - Max Sep 18, 11:02 5
        
        But then we have to pay to maintain all those sprawled communities, all those extra roads to get there, etc. - ty97 Sep 18, 11:06 4
        
        And presumably the residents that those sprawling roads serve are generating property tax income and business tax income (oh wait) by using the roads - Max Sep 18, 11:11 2
        
        I think his point is that it isn't sustainable in the first place. The funds needed to maintain the infrastructure aren't supported by the revenues - oblique Sep 18, 11:13 1
        
        No infrastructure is sustainable? 2000 years of migration, settlement and advancement in quality of life proves that wrong. -- nm - Max Sep 18, 11:16
        
        Sooner or later, the metro areas that are strapped for cash will have to follow Detroit - Strongbad Sep 18, 11:10
- +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Sep 18, 10:45
- intresting -- nm - znufrii Sep 18, 10:37
- Absolutely. Sprawl is short-term gain for long term headaches. - Reagen Sep 18, 10:32
Per Adam Schefter, Steve Sabol has passed -- nm - amoxy Sep 18, 10:24 6
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- *plays the NFL Films music* -- nm - Strongbad Sep 18, 10:35
- Rats -- nm - prayformojo Sep 18, 10:32
- Sad. :-( NFL Films changed the way we see the game. -- nm - Krusty Sep 18, 10:26 1
  - I think we can amp up 'changed' to 'revolutionalized'. -- nm - Shaun Sep 18, 10:31
- damn -- nm - budice Sep 18, 10:25
We named the dog Indiana. -- nm - David Sep 18, 10:24 6
- "No ticket." -- nm - Inigo Sep 18, 10:26 5
  - "Hey, Dr. Jones, no time for love! We got company!" -- nm - Beaker Sep 18, 10:27 4
    - "It's a date! You eat em!" -- nm - Jovian Sep 18, 10:37
    - You lost today, kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it -- nm - prayformojo Sep 18, 10:33 2
      - I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne: "Let my armies be the rocks and the trees � and the birds in the sky." -- nm - Inigo Sep 18, 10:37 1
        
        I very little. You cheat very big! -- nm - Beaker Sep 18, 10:42

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