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There is a good amount of people wearing cowboy hats and boots. I didnt think - James Bond (on phone) Dec 16, 08:39
the SNL opening from last night (dusty in here) -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 08:17 [youtube]
Titans can cut Chris Johnson with no salary cap impact for 5 days when the season ends...so either he gets the $10 mil owed or will be unrestricted FA -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:02 3
- I'm not buying the no salary cap hit....that seems at odds with the NFL positions that money counts at some point. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:04 2
  - if the 2013 money isn't guaranteed until a certain date, and they cut him prior, they never paid the money, nothing to hit the cap -- nm - SG3 Dec 16, 08:08 1
    - Same thing exists with Alex Smith. If they cut him before April they save 8 million against their cap. -- nm - Bacon Dec 16, 08:27
Coughlin's really playing the emotional card, have a feeling Giants may have a big day -- nm - budice Dec 16, 07:57
68th Anniversary of Battle of the Bulge -- nm - Remlik Dec 16, 07:54
According to Peter King of Sports Illustrated, "at least seven" players have turned in their guns to NFL personnel over the past week -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 07:04
Kelly Clarkson engaged -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 07:01 2
- deadmau5 and kat von d. hm. -- nm - diva Dec 16, 08:46
- That it's not to a woman surprises me -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 16, 07:41
RG3 out today per espn sources -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:37 1
- The Redskins announced this yesterday. The ESPN source is what, the redskins website? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 06:40
RG3 inactive today, Cousins to start -- nm - budice Dec 16, 06:36
Here is the proposed Mets/Jays swap. - Beaker Dec 16, 06:36
Making French toast this morning with eggnog. :))) -- nm - Under the Influence Dec 16, 06:10
At LAX, Detroit here I come. I think when i make the big bucks i will splurge and pay the extra $75 for first class. -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Dec 16, 06:09 4
- I am in Phoenix now. Got an hours and a half layover. -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Dec 16, 08:03
- I leave for the airport in 5 hours, I'll be at LAX 21 hours after that. that's depressing. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 07:01
- Treat yo self! It's three hours, nobody should have to endure even a moment of inconvenience for that long -- nm - The Airlines Dec 16, 06:23
- For a ride like that, absolutely...plus the stewardesses are hotter -- nm - budice Dec 16, 06:13
Ooh, Baltimore to install hurry-up offense. -- nm - budice Dec 16, 06:07 5
- If you've seen them do this for a few minutes at a time this season, it makes perfect sense. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 06:09 4
  - Especially considering that the new OC is who suggested it for the opener. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 08:35
  - I think it's fools gold for them... too much time on the field for an aging suspect defense -- nm - SG3 Dec 16, 08:20 2
    - The bigger issue with the defense is that the radio is in the helmet of an undrafted LB in his 2nd season. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 16, 08:52
    - I don't disagree there's a downside, but for what that offense can do and has shown they can....this is necessary. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:21
Watching the morning shows. It's a real heart break when they show pictures with name and age of the young victims of Newtown. - H-Mogul Dec 16, 05:12
Dec 16, 1773 � American Revolution: Boston Tea Party � Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawks dump crates of tea into Boston harbor - Beaker Dec 16, 04:32 4
- Wow is that ever Politically Incorrect. First you steal their land and then you set them up for the fall. - H-Mogul Dec 16, 05:15
- 1937: Theodore Cole & Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 04:33 2
  - 1944 � World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 04:33 1
    - heh. bulge, -- nm - Max Dec 16, 05:38
how do you do a google IMAGE search for a photo you recieved in an email? My SiL I'm sure is being scammed (dumb as a redneck barfly ... - zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:35 8
- This is a variation of them sending you a check, you deposit the check and wire the money, then the check comes back NSF. Even worse is if you start - H-Mogul Dec 16, 05:03 1
  - Watching the morning shows. It's a real heart break when they show pictures with name and age of the young victims of Newtown. - H-Mogul Dec 16, 05:09
- This might help convince her. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 16, 01:13
- this is the photo the guy sent her, she met him on a military dating site, yeah. - zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:43 [Image]
- save to disk, then image search should have a search-by-upload option IIRC -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 00:36 3
  - Or if using Chrome just drag it to the search box for the Image Search - TWuG Dec 16, 01:06
  - I'll give it a try -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:43 1
    - meh, compared to totally random mostly korean snapshots with no relation to the image -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:54
does Roger Goodell have you longing for the high-octane action of the XFL? -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 16, 00:18 [youtube]
Steve Jobs previews 10 minutes of Toy Story in 1995 -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 23:58 [youtube]
and more tumblr browsing .. this photo is telling me that I need a haircut. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:38 [Image]
get the kids: Rare Exports is free on hulu -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 23:38 [hulu]
This is hilarious ... an excerpt of unbelievable posts from ConcernedMom420 on twitter. Via tumblr. (Click the first pic to start the ribbon) -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:29 1
- she snorted 2 lines of marijuana. 2 lines! -- nm - dogbert Dec 15, 23:38
Just uploaded some photos to an album on facebook ... not sure if adding to an album triggers a new timeline entry. Silly system. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:09 1
- looks like it does. good. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:10
I just realized that Nicole Kidman got both a SAG and Golden Globe nomination. She might get an Oscar nomination for peeing on Zac Efron. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 23:03 2
- Seems appropriate. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:06 1
  - I'd vote for her. -- nm - Under the Influence Dec 16, 05:21
Wow, I did not know the guy in Norway that killed 77 students only got a maximum prison term of 21 years. - Bacon via droid Dec 15, 22:45 2
- can be kept indefinately if deemed a continued danger to society, he ain't going nowhere -- nm - 4droidz Dec 15, 23:07 1
  - That's good to hear. I read the entire news article and didn't see that gem of info -- nm - Bacon Dec 16, 08:36
how Spielberg spent a decade bringing "Lincoln" to the screen -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 22:41 6
- I didn't realize that Liam Neeson was going to be Lincoln..... - Will Hunting Dec 16, 05:42
- I remember sitting in an office staff meeting in 2002 and a VP telling me he had valuable documents he thought Spielberg would be interested in for it -- nm - Max Dec 15, 23:27 4
  - did you condescend to encourage him to call the DreamWorks offices and then laugh behind his back when he actually did it? -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 23:31 3
    - other way around. He was asking me if I knew how he could get in touch with Spielberg. "Uh... I'll look into it." -- nm - Max Dec 15, 23:32 2
      - shoulda set up a meeting between him and CY - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 23:33 1
        
        heh -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 04:26
I sent my official resignation to the Friends of the Library Board tonight. I really hope they don't self-destruct :( - Meg Dec 15, 22:40 8
- Bless you and your robust volunteer's heart. - Old Antarctic Explorer Dec 16, 08:56
- :-( -- nm - Mara Dec 16, 06:21
- "Dear Library, I am no longer your friend. - Meg" -- nm - Spawn Dec 15, 23:27 1
  - Dear Library Board, we are done professionally! -- nm - Meg Bale Dec 16, 06:10
- "official resignation" = burning that library to the ground with the Friends still inside -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 22:41 3
  - i don't think she would intentionally hurt a book -- nm - 4droidz Dec 15, 23:14
  - no, when Meg loses it, it will be with hand made ancient knives, clubs & arrows with obsidian points. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 22:48 1
    - Guns for show, priceless artefacts for a pro. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:01
Sean Penn rips his fellow actors for making "monkey-fuck-rat" movies for the easy cash -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 22:27 4
- He's just exempt because there wasn't any easy cash for This Must Be the Place. -- nm - Max Dec 15, 22:42 2
  - he seems like a shit off the set but at least he does practice what he preaches about being in it for the work - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 22:45 1
    - Well, Gangster Squad does seem like a rip-off of LA Confidential - amoxy Dec 16, 06:40
- Kal Penn rips his fellow actors for "that five bucks they owe him" -- (nolink) -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 22:37
For Mara - local ukulele club... -- (link) - Meg Dec 15, 22:18 2
- We have a strong Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders community here. -- nm - Meg Dec 16, 07:11
- Very cool! Interesting how very Hawaiian it is -- nm - Mara Dec 16, 06:20
12 proposed Disneyland attractions that were never built -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 22:16 2
- Hotel Mel? -- nm - Bacon via droid Dec 15, 22:25
- "it's my contention that those tourists were decapitated *before* going into the krustyland house of knives." -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 22:18
In updated news of the local shooting incident the guy shot 50 or so shots into the air in the parking structure. Got his 15 minutes :/ -- (link) - Meg Dec 15, 22:11 1
- At least no one was (directly) hurt -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:20
Ted C+. I agree with the review the other day by an STer that said it wasn't really that funny -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 22:07
did you always want more letters in the alphabet? well you could have had them -- (link) - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 21:57 11
- I advocate for fewer letters. Get rid of c, j, and q -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 22:20 10
  - And get rid of x while we're at it. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 23:07
  - esus hrist! -- nm - Bacon via droid Dec 15, 22:26
  - what would happen to the c-bomb, untface? -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 22:22 1
    - It would become a k-bomb -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 22:51
  - "i agree with untumber", "enBro", "ale", "SlakerTalk" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:21 5
    - Kale! -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 22:58
    - kuntkumber, GenBro, Kwale, Slakkertalk -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 22:53 3
      - It would be Kale, wouldn't it? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 23:01 1
        
        See? My way takes the confusion out of how to pronounce it. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 23:04
      - the danobet is gonna make my writing look ridiculous -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 22:56
"What would Jesus' farts have smelled like?" -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 21:56 1
- lamb-y -- nm - Trish Dec 15, 22:07
Has this been kind of a weak year for animated features? -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 21:52 2
- Ra da da da da da da da circus, Da da da da da da da da afro, Circus afro, circus afro, Polka dot polka dot polka dot afro. -- nm - Spawn Dec 15, 23:29
- Ice Age 4, bitch -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 21:54
Is that what they played on 12/12? - JaxSean Dec 15, 21:43 1
- I think so. - nubby Dec 15, 21:43
c'mon Sam! -- nm - Max Dec 15, 21:30 2
- BoingBoing has the clip ... 26 seconds of the skit ... that moment is just odd. Very odd. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:26
- damn he damn near dropped it -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 21:32
Why can't hotels/resorts publish their holiday menus/events in advance? -- (link) - Meg Dec 15, 21:29
Just seeing this now - the doors performing the Reading Rainbow theme, via Jimmy Fallon -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 21:28 [youtube]
Carrie Brownstein... Swoon. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 21:26 21
- Does the sun never break through the clouds out there? -- nm - Max Dec 15, 21:32 2
  - they all look like Morlocks coming up to the surface when it does -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 21:34
  - The dream of the 90's is porcelain skin. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 21:34
- (who is she? ) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 21:32 8
  - band Sleater-Kinney, show Portlandia -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 21:38 4
    - S-K is one of the last bands I bothered collecting all their CDs. - con_carne Dec 16, 08:50
    - Crap, you're right. I always get them mixed up. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 21:39
    - (Jenny Lewis is Rilo Kiley) -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 21:39 1
      - I wonder how often she gets asked about The Wizard. -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 21:48
  - Musician (Rilo Kiley, WildFlag), blogger for NPR, star of Portlandia on IFC with Fred Armisen -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 21:33 2
    - And by Rilo Kiley you mean Sleater-Kinney. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 15, 21:43
    - ah. thx. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 21:35
- And... Sam Jackson drops the f-bomb. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 21:31 8
  - spoils - JaxSean Dec 15, 21:34 7
    - The twitterverse basically says it was the full monty -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 21:42 4
      - @SamuelLJackson: I only said FUH not FUCK! -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 21:46 1
        
        I see your RT. Funny :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 21:47
      - it's just "fu-" -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 21:45
      - I think what we heard was them cutting the mic halfway through. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 21:44
    - I think I heard it. shrug -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 21:35 1
      - oh yeah, I heard "man, what the fu'" and it was pretty darn close. -- nm - Max Dec 15, 21:37
Grabbed this book on Python from the library today ... it's 4 years old, but it's still providing me with the basic stuff I need to know to do Python -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 21:21 3
- And now for something completely different. -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 22:37 1
  - It's. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 22:38
- We all appreciate the sacrifices you have to make so we don't have to. - Mop Dec 15, 21:35
I would have paid good money to see CC play himself off as Abe Froman at the Chicago Brauhaus -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 20:54 1
- Jen Bueller's Day Off -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 21:31
someone please remind me in 15 minutes to get the eggnog cookies out of the oven -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 20:50 4
- get the cookies out of the oven!! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 21:07 3
  - first 2 batches are done. somehow batch 3 has chocolate chips in them! -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 21:32 2
    - It's a Christmas miracle! -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 15, 21:35 1
      - ygm -- nm - peglegpete Dec 15, 21:45
CC: skip the dog and get an Italian beef. Just trust me. - spamlet (iPhone) Dec 15, 20:46 1
- Al's Beef and Buono Beef are good. But like he said a lot of little local places are good, even a few pizza places have good versions. - tl Dec 15, 23:16
So looks like everyone will be on SNL tonight. -- nm - Jovian Dec 15, 20:44 2
- it's the holiday episode. they all show up. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 20:52 1
  - Twitter says Dave Grohl is on the drums. -- nm - Max Dec 15, 21:40
suck it Spawn! -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 20:42 1
- okay, now this is getting weird - prisoner 24601 Dec 15, 21:32
*sigh* He went to Jareds. -- nm - amoxy Dec 15, 20:40 1
- He better not have! -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 15, 21:01

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