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Alternate poll: you have the money to kill these bands...which one do you slay? - Beakraker Nov 13, 13:11 10
- Nickelback. -- nm - kelly Nov 13, 13:49
- Rolling Stones. Can I go back in time and kill them before they put out music? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 13:19
- DMB -- just to end their pain. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 13:14
- For the sake of board peace I'll use my 2nd choice...Blink 182. - Mel Profit Nov 13, 13:13 3
  - grown ass men forcing themselves to sing like 12 yr olds. preach. -- nm - TFox Nov 13, 13:14 1
    - *there's two* nm -- nm - groiny Nov 13, 13:14
  - *there's one* - groiny Nov 13, 13:13
- Black Eyed Peas -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 13:12
- *waits to find out who to put on the list* nm -- nm - groiny Nov 13, 13:12
- Nickelback -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 13:12
ST Poll: So you have 750k - 1 Mil to spend to hire one of these bands/performers. Who do you hire? - Jovian Nov 13, 13:08 19
- Bruuuuuce. -- nm - kelly Nov 13, 13:48
- I'd have to go with Bruce. 2nd pick: Katy Perry. - JaxSean Nov 13, 13:22
- Bowie. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 13:13
- Stones -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 13:13
- Bowie -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 13, 13:12
- 1) Aerosmith ---- 2) Bruce ----- 3) Eagles. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 13:12
- I wouldn't but my wife would hire Kenny in a heartbeat. -- nm - spamlet Nov 13, 13:11
- (heh, yea I almost took the Stones off, cause I mean how do you not grab them?) - Jovian Nov 13, 13:11
- RATM -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 13:10
- i assume they are playing a party I am throwing, right? I hire... The Rolling Stones. -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 13:10
- keep the cash, buy a CD -- nm - peglegpete Nov 13, 13:09
- rolling stones...I like buffalo springfield but I'm sure they could be gotten for a lot less -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:09 1
  - Buffalo Springfield is the same price as Neil Young?? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 13, 13:12
- Bruce. -- nm - Beakraker Nov 13, 13:09
- Bruce -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 13:09
- It's be hard not to hire the Stones. But Tina Turner would be a close 2nd for me. -- nm - Jim Nov 13, 13:09
- Stones or Floyd. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 13:09 2
  - Note: I would rather book two for the same total from the next tier down, though. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 13:11 1
    - (Stevie Wonder, Prince, Neil Diamond, Foo Fighters...) -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 13:12
Andie: My sister recommends the musical The Fantasticks. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 13, 13:07 1
- thanks! -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 13:08
Dear McDonalds, Stop trying to make threemendous happen. Just, stop. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 13:01
6 insane (but convincing) fan theories for kids cartoons -- (link) - Beakraker Nov 13, 13:01
Uh oh...sounds like Blair has West Nile. Though she tweets that's she's just a little tired. nm - Jim Nov 13, 13:00
in an effort to stop racial profiling, Toronto Police will start issuing 'receipts' to people stopped in non-criminal encounters. -- (link) - Andie Nov 13, 12:54 3
- here's your receipt for one damaged unit of self esteem, bruised ego and loss of 20 minutes of your day -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:58
- ... the receipts should include coupons to local businesses. Just saying. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:55 1
  - and one in a hundred should be a get-out-of-jail-free card -- nm - decline Nov 13, 12:56
Jim --- Voice thoughts (spoils from last week and last night) - Will Hunting Nov 13, 12:52 2
- I haven't watched last night's yet...but of the votes from last week (spoils, I guess) - Jim Nov 13, 12:57 1
  - I agree with your last line for exactly the same reason. All in all, there hasn't been a blow-away - Will Hunting Nov 13, 13:02
And here's Joe Biden on Carmen Sandiego in 1993 -- (link) - ty97 Nov 13, 12:33
Gawker's got the Patreus & Company flowchart -- (link) - ty97 Nov 13, 12:31 9
- "the story has shifted from John Le Carré espionage novel to Vince Flynn right-wing thriller to misanthropic Coen Brothers farce" -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 12:50
- why did they *print* all the emails? -- nm - amanda Nov 13, 12:44 6
  - maybe they are just referring to the replies? -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:49 5
    - but why print them at all? replies or no? -- nm - amanda Nov 13, 12:49 4
      - Because that way you can have literally thousands of pages. Otherwise, it's just a few megabytes on a computer screen. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 13:03
      - I think that's just Gawker being snarky. -- nm - mara Nov 13, 12:57
      - unrelated: Jill's diamond ring is HUGE. I wonder how many carats. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:51
      - oh, I was thinking it was the FBI that printed them, not the senders. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:50
- not bad. I'm waiting for more characters. where's Dr. Kelley? or Paula's husband? -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:35
Just finished reading Cloud Atlas. I must be missing something because it - TWuG Nov 13, 12:30 9
- I agree. The movie is way better. It does a better job of expressing many of the themes. - ceregon Nov 13, 12:58 2
  - you realize that's on purpose, right? -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 13:09 1
    - Crap is crap. Intentional crap is no less crap. - TWuG Nov 13, 13:15
- I liked the book better than the movie. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:37 3
  - I suppose if this is one's first introduction to the ideas in the book, it might be good. - TWuG Nov 13, 12:41 2
    - or you could just go along for the ride and enjoy the stories - znufrii Nov 13, 12:44 1
      - Well then the stories should have tried to be less boring. - TWuG Nov 13, 12:50
- Kim disagrees. -- (link) - David Nov 13, 12:33 1
  - I will read this later. Thanks for the link. - TWuG Nov 13, 12:51
Ender, then what is Paul Ryan saying it was, if not a repudiation of their economic and budget policies? - znufrii Nov 13, 12:28 10
- You realize that there are many factors in an election, not just "economy and budget" and "I like him because he's black", right? -- nm - Ender Nov 13, 12:33 9
  - was there any non white middle class christian affinity group that romney didn't insult, villify and outright piss off? they lost jews, cubans -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:56 3
    - Rich white people. -- nm - spamlet Nov 13, 13:04 1
      - He pissed them off after, by taking their money and losing. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 13:05
    - Yep, lost me, and then lost me again. -- nm - Mark Cuban Nov 13, 12:58
  - No. -- nm - John Sununu si Nov 13, 12:39
  - "Dude has much better hair." *votes* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:39 3
    - then you'd think Romney/Ryan would have won in a waltz. :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:52 2
      - No, because John Edwards would've won the Primary vs Obama in 2008 and beat both of them. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:54 1
        
        *has a sudden panic attack and doesn't know why* -- nm - ML si Nov 13, 12:58
I do love the idea that every football player in Texas would become a foreigner. - David Nov 13, 12:27 1
- "Formerly America's Team" -- nm - Max Nov 13, 12:31
As I get older, I vary between "where were teachers like this when I was 16?" to "This woman just ruined the rest of her life at 23." -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 13, 12:24 20
- "She is being held in the Duval Country Pretrial Detention Facility on $150,003 bond" - what's the $3 for? -- nm - decline Nov 13, 12:34 2
  - The black lab. Accessory. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 12:34 1
    - Puppy bail. -- nm - Diva Nov 13, 13:02
- why is it so much more often chick teachers sleeping with dude students? -- nm - amanda Nov 13, 12:30 8
  - Recent news indicates that the trend swaps sides a few years later. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:44
  - Because more dude students want to bang their teachers than chick students, I think. -- nm - Jim Nov 13, 12:39 1
    - Plus, a girl's father is a hell of a lot more likely to kill the teacher than that of a boy. - Spawn Nov 13, 12:41
  - Because women are not Doms for the most part. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:36
  - I don't think it was considered a crime before, -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:34 1
    - heh -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 12:35
  - do tell. -- nm - Max Nov 13, 12:32
  - I think there are just a lot more chick teachers. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:31
- so she pretended she was the fake friend's mom? and the real mom believed she was the mother of a high school student? -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:30 3
  - Yeah..kinda hard to mistake a 23-year old for a parent of a 16-year old. -- nm - Jim Nov 13, 12:39 1
    - right, and this one looks her age, in the photo. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:40
  - That was my first thought, too. -- nm - mara Nov 13, 12:39
- Poor Dexter. -- nm - Diva Nov 13, 12:28
- Dexter needs to be arrested as an accessory. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:27
- Forget the skank! Where are the pictures of Dexter? -- nm - David Nov 13, 12:26
- ~nobody likes you when you're 23~ -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:24
The problem with denying the race is that Daily Show clip from last night... - David Nov 13, 12:22
LYC: This website I stumbled upon with celebrities' appearance fees is pretty interesting - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:20 23
- Wait...this really isn't Walken, right? -- (link) - Mel Profit Nov 13, 13:08
- What's the website? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 12:54 5
  - nmbl -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:56 4
    - Trebeck would have worked. - Mel Profit Nov 13, 13:05 3
      - Bill Russell for only 20-30k. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 13:06 2
        
        BAFFLK! - Mel Profit Nov 13, 13:09 1
        
        Eli Wallach would be fun. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 13:11
- If I won the mega millions, I would certainly drop 75 to 'book' Kellie Pickler. -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 12:45 2
  - You can have Justin Guarini for only $7,500! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:46 1
    - nah. Kellie, Carrie or Kat only please. - Jovian Nov 13, 12:47
- Saves Brooke Shields from drowning, uses reward money to hire Van Halen to play his birthday party. -- nm - Spicoli Nov 13, 12:34 3
  - Van Halen is on their list, but it says "PLEASE CALL FOR FEE" -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:41 2
    - We have three levels of Van Halen. DLR version will run you $300k. Sammy will run you $100k. Gary will run you $1.75. -- nm - Recorded message Nov 13, 12:44 1
      - how much to watch them all fight? -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 12:52
- How much for Chuck Woolery? - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:32 7
  - Not on the list. You can however book Chuck Noll for $7,500 or Chuck Yeager for $50,000 -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:40 6
    - Chuck Norris? Not sure, he is lost in the darkness -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 12:49
    - what about Chuck Norris, the dude needs some money for candles and flashlights -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:49 2
      - No Chuck Norris, but you can Chuck Mangione for $20,000. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:52 1
        
        20K?! - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:54
    - Any 70s American Game Show Host will do. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:49 1
      - Damn, no Monty Hall either. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:57
- *Sets up a kick starter* -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:22
I love swagbucks. Ordered this last night for a grand total of $8.87. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 13, 12:19 3
- Thank you for spoiling my gift. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:20 2
  - Child please. -- nm - Shaun Nov 13, 12:26 1
    - True. - Spawn Nov 13, 12:38
@mscourt: This whole story sounds like a classic love Pentagon. -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 12:18
*SURPRISE!!!!* -- nm - Urban voters Nov 13, 12:18 8
- Wasn't it commonly accepted that Dem motivation could be down this year, lowering turnout? - ty97 Nov 13, 12:20 7
  - I think people saw "If I *don't* vote, this is what I'll get?" and turned out more than expected, yes. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 12:26 2
    - this -- nm - Diva Nov 13, 12:48 1
      - Where do I go to get my free stuff? Can I pick? I know we need a hutch but I want an HDTV. Maybe we can get that? - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:52
  - Not when you factored in, "Republicans are using voter ID laws to supress your vote!" - Spawn Nov 13, 12:22 3
    - I am pleased how people apparently responded to that. - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:30 2
      - It really was rather clever of the democrats to more or less scare people into voting. - Spawn Nov 13, 12:52 1
        
        with a lot of help from state GOP. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 12:53
"hey baby, this will totally help you get reincarnated" - Beaker Nov 13, 12:16
mortgage rates at 3.125? wow. -- nm - amanda Nov 13, 12:13 7
- Do it. Do it. Dooo it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:17 1
  - I can't right now. maybe in a few months. I'm very cash poor right now (first national bank of mandy making loans, yo.) -- nm - amanda Nov 13, 12:46
- 15 year was at 2.5 (nm) - spamlet Nov 13, 12:15 4
  - jesus. how do I get that? -- nm - You Only Remlik Twice Nov 13, 12:19 3
    - Not sure if it's still available. I stopped checking once we got bounced. (nm) - spamlet Nov 13, 12:22 2
      - Looks like 2.875 is the best I could find (quickly) now. -- nm - spamlet Nov 13, 12:23 1
        
        OBAMA! -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:23
Petition: "Deport Everyone That Signed A Petition To Withdraw Their State From The United States Of America." -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 13, 12:12 13
- hah! "Peacefully grant the city of Austin Texas to withdraw from the state of Texas & remain part of the United States." -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:26 1
  - It will be like Berlin with a 1,000 cargo planes a day supplying the town with food. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:52
- "And not just because they used "it's" instead of "its"." -- nm - David Nov 13, 12:19
- "Thank you for signing this petition" -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:17
- I say we limit states with secession petitions to receive only the amount of federal money that their cits paid in taxes -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:16 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 12:16
- I give it 3 more days to reach the requirement -- nm - ceregon Nov 13, 12:15
- I'm shocked my state (GA) hasn't eclipsed 25,000 yet. Supposedly we're in 3rd place behind LA and TX. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:14 5
  - but if you look at the signors most (at least in PA) are not from PA - decline Nov 13, 12:16 3
    - I signed the one for Texas. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:19 1
      - well, that one is ok :) -- nm - decline Nov 13, 12:20
    - *gasp* There's inaccuracies in an internet petition? Say it ain't so! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:18
  - Well, now FL is in 3rd. GA 4th, AL 5th -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:15

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