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dude!!!! -- (link) - groiny Nov 28, 14:19 1
- "Look - I'm Woody! 'Howdy howdy howdy.'" -- nm - shark Nov 28, 14:20
SI.com: How Maryland got in such a bad financial mess and pretty much HAD to jump to the Big10 -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 28, 14:16
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- [censored by Net Nanny] - David Nov 28, 14:17
- WOOHOO!!!! - nubby Nov 28, 14:15 2
  - So now you've got a clone of Dan Uggla? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 28, 14:20 1
    - one that can run and play defense too. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 28, 14:20
- "Dammit, wrong Upton." -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 14:15 2
  - Kate? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 28, 14:16 1
    - "I've never seen so many people in a physical examination before." -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 14:17
Huh. The wife just found some Twinkies here in town. I'll take that as a good omen. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 14:14 1
- horde them! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 28, 14:19
I'm of the opinion that we're going to look back on this and think... - David Nov 28, 14:11 3
- "ty97 was such a quiet, normal boy. He was the perfect neighbor." -- nm - Max Nov 28, 14:14
- Wouldn't the controversy still be there if he starts Smith this week? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 28, 14:14 1
  - It wouldn't have been if Harbaugh had stated, "We feel comfortable Alex is healthy enough to play now." - David Nov 28, 14:19
heh ... my brother from Arizona bought his first ever Powerball tickets ... said since he's unemployed he figured he would win :) - JenBro Nov 28, 14:10 1
- I thought it was unemployed illegal aliens that always won -- nm - Zirak Galeistur Nov 28, 14:32
I'm pretty surprised I've wound up actively liking mindys boyfriend. Also, I am all out of quarters. No laundry tonight. -- nm - Amanda Nov 28, 14:09 5
- ugh. I've been travelling so much lately I haven't had the will to do laundry when I've been home. - mafic Nov 28, 14:11 2
  - Our washer has been broken for like six weeks. The laundry mat is $2 more per load than our basement - Amanda Nov 28, 14:13 1
    - what the crap is your landlord doing? -- nm - Max Nov 28, 14:14
- I will say, last night's Mindy had me laughing harder than I did at New Girl. - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 14:11 1
  - "This is...a novelization of the film Iron Man. I thought Gwyneth Paltrow would be in it more." -- nm - Max Nov 28, 14:13
viral video from Pacific Rim (Del Toro's new film) -- (link) - Remlik Nov 28, 14:06 [youtube] 2
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  - well the teaser videos are. I think we get Robots Vs. Monsters a lot more... - Remlik Nov 28, 14:11
Shift codes for Borderlands - Remlik Nov 28, 14:04
Per Gawker, we don't want to win the Powerball Lottery tonight -- (link) - amoxy Nov 28, 13:59 30
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  - would be a great story if we did, though... -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 14:17 1
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  - *positive visualization* -- nm - Andie Nov 28, 14:15 6
    - wishful thinking of the best kind. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 28, 14:19
    - I could think of worse things to Secret than $500 million. -- nm - mafic Nov 28, 14:18
    - seriously. Can we kick Negative Nancy here out of the pool? -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 14:16 3
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        You're bad luck! Make sure you wear the Powerball colors tonight! -- nm - Max Nov 28, 14:19 1
        
        green and green? - Epiphany Nov 28, 14:22
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- The odds that Gawker is full of shit is probably well over 100% -- nm - Qale Nov 28, 14:10
- I've heard better stats like "75% of lottery winners declare bankruptcy within 5 years". - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 14:08
- this just in: rich idiots are still idiots. who brings a half million dollars to a strip club? -- nm - mafic Nov 28, 14:08 1
  - *raises hand* nm -- nm - groiny Nov 28, 14:10
- solution: don't let f*cked up people play the lottery... - znufrii Nov 28, 14:07
- They could have the same addiction problems without winning. I"ll chance it. -- nm - jnine Nov 28, 14:06 3
  - It's like giving clumsy people jetpacks. They're still going to hurt themselves, just more spectacularly. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 14:10 2
    - I bought a Groupon to jetpack on water. I may skip it if I win. I'm going to put a bubble around me. -- (link) - jnine Nov 28, 14:25 [youtube]
    - well now I know what I'm doing on day 2... -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 14:11
- So....at the end of the day, years down the road, I might be stuck in a less desirable place? - Will Hunting Nov 28, 14:04
- oh, but I do Gawker, I do... -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 14:02
- "Please, let me face the peril." -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 14:02 1
  - "Sorry, we've got to find the holy grail." -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 14:05
- i will take my chances, thanks Gawker. -- nm - Andie Nov 28, 14:01 1
  - agreed. - Mel Profit Nov 28, 14:02
- If there's not a winner tonight, will it top $1B Saturday? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 28, 14:01 2
  - it took $1B spent to make the $550M jackpot, so almost another $1B would have to be spent by sat. night. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 28, 14:08
  - Sure. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 28, 14:06
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reagarding black Moneypenny, I've not seen much conversation about it. but holy cow on the Bond sites are they against a Black Bond. -- nm - Remlik Nov 28, 13:58 26
- They've done English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh/Australian Bonds... how about branching out to more of the Commonwealth? - Reagen Nov 28, 14:13 2
  - or John Goodman: King Ralph II His Majesty's Secret Service -- nm - peglegpete Nov 28, 14:19
  - Russell Crowe! -- nm - Roger More Nov 28, 14:18
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- aldis hodge! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 14:07
- Idris Elba! - Reagen Nov 28, 14:01 5
  - Eddie Murphy! -- nm - Roger More Nov 28, 14:02 4
    - "Yeah I'm 007 motherf'er, what of it?" -- nm - Don Cheadle Nov 28, 14:03 3
      - Heh - but Eddie Murphy was seriously discussed for the role in the early 90s -- nm - Roger More Nov 28, 14:09
      - "I am also a black actor!" -- nm - Donald Glover Nov 28, 14:05 1
        
        I would pay so much money to see this happen. -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 14:08
- Idris Elba is the only actor right now who could carry the part, and he'd be damn good at it. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 28, 14:00 8
  - I like him tons, but he's a little too sleepy time let's-not-over-react to play Bond. -- nm - Max Nov 28, 14:02 3
    - He played a damn good baltimore drug kingpin, he'd be plausible as a bond -- nm - Zirak Galeistur Nov 28, 14:10 2
      - I'd say that makes him more plausible as a Bond villain, which would also kick ass. -- nm - Max Nov 28, 14:21 1
        
        craig played mob henchmen before and made the jump nicely -- nm - Zirak Galeistur Nov 28, 14:34
  - he could turn that sh!t out. -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 14:01 1
    - ADrian Lester might a be a touch to smooth to play Bond, but I like him on Hustle on the BBC -- (link) - Remlik Nov 28, 14:03
  - Or maybe Chris Tucker. -- nm - Ender Nov 28, 14:01
  - yeah he would. He's great. -- nm - Remlik Nov 28, 14:01
- Bond's a symbol of British imperialism, therefore he shouldn't be black. -- nm - Roger More Nov 28, 14:00 2
  - But just imagine the irony. -- nm - mara Nov 28, 14:10 1
    - and after that, they can have a punjabi bond -- nm - Beryllium Nov 28, 14:22
- Hell, the Bond sites were vehemently against a Blond Bond. -- nm - Ender Nov 28, 13:59 2
  - they're still bitching about Scottish & Irish Bonds :(( -- nm - peglegpete Nov 28, 14:02
  - F*ckers. -- nm - Roger Moore si Nov 28, 14:00
Stephen , my issue is with the attacks on Rice. She trusted the info she was given by the CIA. If that info was wrong on the facts *as they were - TWuG Nov 28, 13:54 8
- There's a reason the ISI is squealing about the drone strikes in Waziristan - Mel Profit Nov 28, 14:01 2
  - AQ is the new Dread Pirate Roberts - znufrii Nov 28, 14:04 1
    - Wait. What are the R.O.U.Ss in this analogy? -- nm - Reagen Nov 28, 14:18
- What I think is more important than the communication to the public is how they acted on the intel behind the scenes. - Max Nov 28, 14:00 1
  - *finger to nose* -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 28, 14:03
- But again, there was no mention of protests in the initial intelligence brief she was given (according to what i've read re Petraeus' testimony) -- nm - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Nov 28, 13:56 1
  - Petraeus has given multiple accounts and his recent testimony was at odds with earlier public statements. -- nm - TWuG Nov 28, 14:29
- what does Alex Smith think, though? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 28, 13:55
~hey I just gave birth. and I am lazy. so here's some diapers. go change my baby...~ -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:53 1
- LOL - Octomom si -- nm - JenBro Nov 28, 13:56
" I see. Don't forget to hydrate" - Epiphany Nov 28, 13:49 3
- I want to meet Black Lightning. -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:50 2
  - she run like hell is chasing her. And she sleeps with her feet together - how horses run where the front and back legs meet in the middle - Epiphany Nov 28, 13:59 1
    - she sounds like a fun love. -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 14:00
Here is the dessert I want -- (link) - amoxy Nov 28, 13:49 1
- Death Valley. -- nm - Spawn Nov 28, 13:50
Braves in "serious discussion" with BJ Upton on a multi-year deal -- nm - Strongbad Nov 28, 13:49
I think we should play "6 degrees of Alex Smith." - Kelly Nov 28, 13:48 5
- can we also use actress use Alexis Smith? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 28, 13:50 4
  - isn't she dead? -- nm - ty97 si Nov 28, 13:52 3
    - *perks up* nm -- nm - ty79 Nov 28, 13:53 2
      - You can si my si -- nm - oblique Nov 28, 13:54 1
        
        ~danicing with myself.....~ nm -- nm - ty79 Nov 28, 13:55
re: Skyfall (spoils) - Reagen Nov 28, 13:41 6
- To wit... (spoilers) - David Nov 28, 14:06 2
  - well, if the girl is to be believed, - Max Nov 28, 14:18
  - Someone needs to make a movie from the POV of the... - Dr.Vermin Nov 28, 14:18
- Yeah, I like that spoil - Spawn Nov 28, 13:47 2
  - Spoils - Roger More Nov 28, 13:56 1
    - Bond Smash! -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:57
"Jar. Oh my god, jar, jar, jar. Jar for everyone." -- nm - Max Nov 28, 13:40 1
- "how about some nice teabag action?" nm -- nm - groiny Nov 28, 13:43
Neat, Yahoo must've updated something because your roster now shows the little colored circle indicating the opposition ranking -- nm - oblique Nov 28, 13:40 1
- here -- (link) - Spawn Nov 28, 13:43 [Backboard]
Andy Pettitte gets a 1 year 12 million dollar contract -- (link) - amoxy Nov 28, 13:40
Stalker Poll - do you, your family, your kidlets, pets - enjoy bird watching where a bird feeding type thing would be cool? -- nm - JenBro Nov 28, 13:40 16
- I like hummingbird feeders, but I have red hibiscus, so they go for that already. The problem with regular bird feeders is the poop that accumulates - jnine Nov 28, 14:29
- a feeding station is a common house warming gift here -- nm - Zirak Galeistur Nov 28, 14:12
- :) when my mum had alzheimer's we got her one that clipped to the window with suction cups - entertained her for HOURS - my cat Jim too! - JenBro Nov 28, 14:00
- I already got it. every spring birds go after the fruit on my trees :(( -- nm - peglegpete Nov 28, 13:48 1
  - you're a good man to feed them the delightful bits of fruit they get :) -- nm - JenBro Nov 28, 14:06
- No real interest in bird watching. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 28, 13:47
- I love the idea, but have nowhere to put it. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 28, 13:46 4
  - this is my answer too - the dog is already on squirrel patrol - Epiphany Nov 28, 13:48 3
    - Thanksgiving Story... - Mel Profit Nov 28, 13:53 1
      - they are quite amazing those dogs - blurs of fur -- nm - Epiphany Nov 28, 14:12
    - Black Lightning! -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:49
- We have it, and Bub loves it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 28, 13:45
- I prefer the NatGeo or Discovery channel to watch birds. there was a great show a week ago about all 39 species of Birds of Paradise -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 28, 13:43
- nowhere to put it. -- nm - Andie Nov 28, 13:40 2
  - same here (but I'd like it if I did). -- nm - mafic Nov 28, 13:46
  - this - although it's a cute idea. -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:41
can you see that Alex Smith is tearing us apart? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 28, 13:38 4
- I still don't get why it's such a big deal. -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 13:41 1
  - Because I was the right 49er fan. Redmond being right is a reason to throw. -- nm - Bacon via droid Nov 28, 14:00
- Not anymore. -- nm - Spawn Nov 28, 13:39
- Meh....just another day for us. -- nm - Saints Secondary Nov 28, 13:39
i'm starving. -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:37 14
- same. and the fact that there's an awesome dinner at home isn't helping. - TFox Nov 28, 13:42 1
  - yummmmhmm...ordering from our fave Indian place tonight. -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:43
- I just had some noodles with spicy Peanut sauce. Very tasty. But now I want dessert - amoxy Nov 28, 13:41 9
  - the wending machine isn't working here and we no longer have a Starbucks downstairs. :( - Diva Nov 28, 13:43 8
    - wait, what? - znufrii Nov 28, 13:45 4
      - our office moved to 225 Franklin St. The Starbucks at One Fed is still there. -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:46 3
        
        *phew* -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 13:48
        
        ...and Jimmy Cheeseburger is still there. - Diva Nov 28, 13:47 1
        
        of course he is. :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 28, 13:48
    - the vending machine isn't working either. -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:44 2
      - Perfect reason for you to leave -- nm - amoxy Nov 28, 13:47
      - Conspiracy! -- nm - Spawn Nov 28, 13:44
- ugh - *throws dollar into the Crappy-A$$ First Jar* -- nm - Diva Nov 28, 13:38 1
  - *steals the Crappy-A$$ First Jar while everyone's arguing about Alex Smith* -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 28, 13:39

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