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oh also, I say again: catfish on MTV is pretty likable. the people on it are so *dumb* but somehow it manages not to suck. -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 11:01
heh, Anderson Cooper's resolution "I've given up anything that casts a shadow". -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 2, 10:59 1
- Simpsons did it. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 2, 11:03
ESPN's crack journalists - Will Hunting Jan 2, 10:58 1
- Consider the source -- nm - spamlet Jan 2, 11:01
I just received a letter from MD MVA stating I need to send them proof of insurance. The insurance they listed on the form was my old insurance compan - kelly Jan 2, 10:57 2
- It's a mystery how the MVA generates those things, but if you send in the info, you'll be fine. -- nm - landbeck Jan 2, 11:03
- I think sometimes that sort of stuff can take a bit to catch-up in the system, especially inter-state. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:58
Re-post: The new commercial about the Farmers-only dating website had me at an L3. -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 2, 10:53 1
- I guess we know where Dignan has been lately -- nm - oblique2013 Jan 2, 10:56
This guy and his family are not Tony Romo fans -- (link) - amoxy Jan 2, 10:52 1
- "It gon" -- nm - crash davis Jan 2, 10:55
also, something I learned this week, The Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore is super cute. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:49 5
- were you there? doing what? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:51 3
  - catching up with a friend of J's who was in town visiting family. - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:54 2
    - cool. Next time try the Blue Moon Cafe. The most uber-yummy breakfast you can have (though the staff seems to be constantly stoned). -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:55 1
      - will do, thanks for the suggestion! -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:56
- even though i don't live there anymore - charlie Jan 2, 10:51
the next tech frontier: gaze detection -- (link) - charlie Jan 2, 10:49
The UN estimates Syria Death toll to top 60,000 -- (link) - amoxy Jan 2, 10:49
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- lemme know what you get - prayformojo Jan 2, 10:49 3
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    - Thank you. Follow-up - prayformojo Jan 2, 10:56 1
      - Most sites just say an open window or door. Also, there's something called a power transfer system. -- (link) - mara Jan 2, 11:02
- you rebel -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:48
Marvel Studios going after Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Guardians of the Galaxy -- (link) - Remlik Jan 2, 10:45 5
- Nice. Hey, have (Marvel) brought him and Nova back to life yet? -- nm - Jovian Jan 2, 11:01
- Does Looper guarantee that when Die Hard inevitably gets rebooted, Joseph Gordon-Levitt becomes John McClane? (nm) - David Jan 2, 10:46 3
  - oh maybe *this* is movie night tonight, you brilliant suggestor. -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:49
  - It's already happened. (nm) - LOST Jan 2, 10:47 1
    - Go away. Nobody misses you.* (nm) - David Jan 2, 10:49
*fires up the mandy signal* -- (link) - oblique2013 Jan 2, 10:44
OK work ethics question.... - Capstern Jan 2, 10:43 6
- so many words -- nm - charlie Jan 2, 10:44 5
  - well I guess I could have said... - Capstern Jan 2, 10:53 4
    - let him hang hinself. -- nm - loosilu Jan 2, 10:54 3
      - yes -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 10:55
      - this - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:55 1
        
        Well I think I will let the 2 people know that douche might be coming at them like a howler monkey and distance myself :) -- nm - Capstern Jan 2, 10:58
I'll say it again. Parenthood is the best thing on TV right now -- nm - oblique2013 Jan 2, 10:40 16
- Aarow is really good, Suits - Last Resort is well done but will be going away and cant wait for Revolution to come back -- nm - Capstern Jan 2, 11:05
- Fringe is up there. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 11:04
- I *love* it. (there's a parenthood playlist on spotify.) -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:49
- I saw a few episodes last season and decided to start watching this season. It really is fantastic. - kelly Jan 2, 10:48 7
  - Are there any past shows (say from the 80s-90s) that you would compare it to? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:49 6
    - my first thought is Thirty Something -- nm - Andie Jan 2, 10:49 5
      - or relativity. or a year in the life. -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:52 4
        
        Brothers & Sisters -- nm - Max Jan 2, 10:55 3
        
        hey, one of my writing group members was an assistant on that -- nm - charlie Jan 2, 11:00
        
        B&S was soapier in the end, but this is another good one. -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:59
        
        *nods* -- nm - Andie Jan 2, 10:56
- We have only watched the first two eps of the season. Caught up on Good Wife instead over break. - spamlet (iPhone) Jan 2, 10:44
- its good and emotional and well Lauren Graham is awesome -- nm - Capstern Jan 2, 10:44 1
  - And she was a late replacement. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 2, 11:05
- can't be, because I am not watching it. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 2, 10:41 1
  - right. It's hard to imagine several shows on AMC, HBO, etc. aren't better. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:48
It's one of those days at work. I've used the word "clusterfuck" twice already. -- nm - Ender Jan 2, 10:36 1
- or as i like to call it "every damn day" -- nm - charlie Jan 2, 10:37
Steam is still having their holiday sale. Notable for today, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for $2.50 and 9 tomb raider games for $15 -- (link) - oblique2013 Jan 2, 10:32
TV Rumor: David Lynch May Have Met With NBC To Discuss Reviving �Twin Peaks� -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 10:30 40
- I think finally America is ready for the strange that is David Lynch. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 2, 10:40 6
  - not the CD, though. right?? (that's some scary shit, man.) -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:50 2
    - I still blame you for the last few years worth of nightmares. - Mel Profit Jan 2, 10:53 1
      - IM inside from P - amanda Jan 2, 10:55
  - it depends - charlie Jan 2, 10:44 1
    - agreed... - Mel Profit Jan 2, 10:53
  - and I think AHS S2 may have paved the way. - Mel Profit Jan 2, 10:41
- i was just thinking as i watched the pilot on hulu yesterday that it could be interesting to see what the town was like 20 years later - charlie Jan 2, 10:33 31
  - Psych already did it -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 10:46 3
    - with TP actors, even. -- nm - loosilu Jan 2, 10:47 1
      - umm, that's what I meant! :0 -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 10:50
    - oh. well, sorry David Lynch. it was a good idea though -- nm - charlie Jan 2, 10:46
  - I believe that this is the great untapped market in television. - David Jan 2, 10:40 18
    - Titus was supposed to come back. I wonder if he cursed out an exec again. -- nm - Reagen Jan 2, 10:50 2
      - I would *love* this. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 2, 10:55
      - Stacy Keach was great on that show -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 10:50
    - like Dallas? -- nm - loosilu Jan 2, 10:48 14
      - and Boy Meets World. Imagine that but with shows people actually miss. -- nm - David Jan 2, 10:49 12
        
        I want to know what Roseanne, Becky, and Darlene are up to these days, dammit!! -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:51 10
        
        Roseanne died from a heart attack, Becky and Darlene have their own version of Honey Boo Boo rockin' -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 10:55 8
        
        although Scrubs Becky went on to a nice prono career -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 10:56 6
        
        The who in the what now? -- nm - David Jan 2, 11:00 3
        
        Becky # 2 on Roseanne was Sarah Chalke. -- nm - Andie Jan 2, 11:01 2
        
        *ahem* SFEK and i think he was creating his own fantasy future for her -- nm - Andie Jan 2, 11:03
        
        What does that have to do with porn? -- nm - David Jan 2, 11:02
        
        I hope there's a YT compolation of all of the things Elliot said happen to her. - Mel Profit Jan 2, 11:00
        
        And what happened to Original Becky?? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:57
        
        Those people are *MESSED UP*. -- nm - Earl Hickey si Jan 2, 10:56
        
        actually, i sort of do. -- nm - Andie Jan 2, 10:53
        
        should we poll it? What shows do we want to see "down the road" versions of? -- nm - loosilu Jan 2, 10:51
      - and the new 90210? -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 10:49
  - I always wondered what the Air Force involvement was. -- nm - Remlik Jan 2, 10:38
  - speaking of watching old shows - i started watching Freaks and Geeks yesterday. (yes, for the first time) - Andie Jan 2, 10:34 6
    - I watched most of it again over break. it's so, so good. -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:38
    - still haven't ever watched it myself -- nm - charlie Jan 2, 10:34 4
      - it's exactly what you'd expect - Apatow does high school. -- nm - Andie Jan 2, 10:35 3
        
        I'm a shade younger than the age depicted in the show, but man, there are some parts that just ring so true. I love it. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 2, 10:36 2
        
        It's great. I was a tad young for "Undeclared" but that show is dead on in parts too. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 10:36
        
        oh, i like it. -- nm - Andie Jan 2, 10:36
- No, No, please god no - amoxy Jan 2, 10:31
LIR: ty97: We get offers for alternative electrical suppliers a lot at home. I've always been leery of the savings claim - oblique2013 Jan 2, 10:27 3
- There was an exposé on the Australian ones a while back. They all started off cheaper, then increased a couple months in and ended up being more - mafic Jan 2, 10:31
- the ones here are terrible, they basically come right out and say they are representing Toronto Hydro, when in fact they are private companies not - Andie Jan 2, 10:29 1
  - Yeah, I'd be more inclined to wait a year, see how the prices actually differed and then decide rather than being first on board -- nm - oblique2013 Jan 2, 10:30
is magic mike too much a chick movie for movie night? I get the sense that yes. -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:22 6
- Sell it to the dudes with "Olivia Munn's boobs." -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 2, 10:51
- Because while they promise to show you a good time, and largely do, they aren�t likely to blow your mind. -- nm - Qale Jan 2, 10:32
- It is better than it had any right to be. I actually enjoyed the movie (beyond the eye candy) -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 10:29
- So horrible it made me angry while watching it. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 2, 10:26
- I guess it depends on the audience and what they're in the mood for. I wouldn't watch it with a bunch of dudes, but it's a decent movie. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:23 1
  - well, maybe a bunch of *those* kind of dudes. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 2, 10:25
Poll - have you ever taken a helicopter tour? (me? fear of heights but I think I'm ready to try one) -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 2, 10:20 25
- black hawk from Memphis to Nashville (round trip). it was *awesome*. -- nm - loosilu Jan 2, 10:41 3
  - note: pretty sure I would have gotten motion sick if I had not taken dramamine. it's wobbly. -- nm - loosilu Jan 2, 10:42 2
    - This. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 2, 10:49
    - "Hoo boy, you wanna talk about puke..."* (nm) - David Jan 2, 10:43
- yes, 15 minutes in vegas. It was fun, and the ride was super smooth -- nm - Beryllium Jan 2, 10:39
- a couple of times, yes. I enjoyed them both and didn't get queasy at all until they deliberately tried to make me so. -- nm - Reagen Jan 2, 10:37 1
  - *jerking the yoke back and forth* Why. won't. you. just. fall. out.?!! -- nm - Pilot Jan 2, 10:46
- Yes, around Atlanta during PM traffic rush and special event at GA Dome. Fun times. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 2, 10:30
- nope but being in a helicopter in a non-emergency situation is on my bucket list -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 2, 10:29 6
  - hey cookie. nice to see you. -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:51
  - there is so much unsaid in this statement. -- nm - Reagen Jan 2, 10:36 4
    - Things I wish I hadn't learned this year; how much our insurance pays for an emergency helicopter from Havre de Grace to Shock Trauma in Baltimore. -- nm - landbeck Jan 2, 10:44 3
      - And the answer is.... ? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:48 2
        
        $7,024.46! -- nm - landbeck Jan 2, 10:50 1
        
        yikes. (did you have to pay anything for it?) -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:59
- Nope. Fear of heights, so I'll never get in one. -- nm - Krusty Jan 2, 10:28
- no -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:28
- Most of my field work in Canada involved flying around in helicopters. I've been on at least one commercial tour though. -- nm - mafic Jan 2, 10:25
- no - well unless you count a ride in Seahawk from shore to the deck of an aircraft carrier...not much of a tour (well except on the carrier) -- nm - Capstern Jan 2, 10:24
- year i was in greenland before they build all them small airports so many places had only a heliport - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 2, 10:22
- Yep, couple of them. -- nm - Jim Jan 2, 10:21
- No, but when I was pretty little my father and I rode in a small plane. It was pretty intense. -- nm - Qale Jan 2, 10:21
- yeah if doing it in the military counts - ceregon Jan 2, 10:21
- nope -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:21
- kinda. like a 10 minute ride over my hometown. yeah, i hated it -- nm - charlie Jan 2, 10:21
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- AND, he's won a game in each of the first 4. -- nm - Jim Jan 2, 10:22 1
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- Flacco!! -- nm - Don Homer Jan 2, 10:20 2
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  - Agreed -- nm - amoxy Jan 2, 10:20
It's better to burn out than to fade away -- nm - on your zeitgeist Jan 2, 10:19 2
- Kurgan wisdom -- nm - Capstern Jan 2, 10:22 1
  - well, he *did* live up to it in the end -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 2, 10:49
ooooh, I just remembered I have leftover chinese food for lunch today. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:19 11
- Sweet - amoxy Jan 2, 10:20 9
  - scallion pancake, boneless spare ribs, general tso's chicken - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:25 8
    - crab rangoons are gross even fresh. ick. -- nm - amanda Jan 2, 10:33 7
      - Word. -- nm - Jim Jan 2, 10:39
      - HUH????? - groiny Jan 2, 10:37
      - the ones at the other place we go to are amazing, these are just alright... -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:36 4
        
        but anything deep fried and then reheated is going to be...lacking. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 2, 10:39 3
        
        Yeah, I have kind of a love/hate relationship with crab rangoon. I guess I wish I were getting the filling in some other way. -- nm - mara Jan 2, 10:47 2
        
        heh heh heh heh heh heh heh..... -- nm - groiny Jan 2, 10:48 1
        
        Settle down, Beavis. -- nm - mara Jan 2, 10:50
- score! -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 2, 10:19

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