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ST Poll: Who in the Supporting Actor category do you think is the least likely to win? -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 08:22 7
- T L Jones -- nm - OAE -- aka OAE Feb 23, 08:39
- Alan Arkin -- Hey, you're not trying to crib off us to win the Oscar Pool are you? -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 08:25 2
  - No. I just think it's the one category where no winner would be a complete shocker to me. -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 08:32 1
    - Did someone request a Shocker?! -- nm - Kiefer Sutherland si Feb 23, 08:34
- Christoph Waltz -- nm - ceregon Feb 23, 08:24 2
  - Yep. -- nm - Flavorize Feb 23, 08:24 1
    - Deniro also -- nm - Flavorize Feb 23, 08:29
I know, I know, another Magic post. But today's Grand Prix tourney in Charlotte is massive. The report is 2,691 players which I think is a new record. -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 08:16
Zero Dark Thirty: B- Up next is Silver Linings Playbook. -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 08:16
ManU! Rafael! -- nm - budice Feb 23, 07:24 1
- Gigga! -- nm - budice Feb 23, 08:37
N.C. kills med. marijuana bill because it was getting too much support from the people of N.C. - Krusty Feb 23, 07:12 3
- Hilarious. Stolen for Fb. -- nm - mara Feb 23, 07:26
- research triangle will eventually turn NC as purple as NoVa did for Virginia - charlie Feb 23, 07:16 1
  - I hope you're right but they gotta get rid of people like that in the meantime. -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 07:19
It's Saturday, it's well before 11:00am, and I've been awake for an hour. - ty97 Feb 23, 07:11 2
- It's Saturday. Tis before 8 and I'm at work here's to your IM - JD Feb 23, 07:52
- If you slept until 10 you're still not a grown-up. When "sleeping in" is 8 (at the latest) you're there. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 23, 07:37
MIT reports "person with a long rifle and body armor on campus" -- (link) - budice Feb 23, 06:53 1
- police search building where gunman is reported on MIT campus with negative results - -- nm - budice Feb 23, 06:55
Local news did a brief report on the Microsoft hacking. No mention of its Gibson Index rating. -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 06:43 1
- Indeed. I plan to rank it a level three, due to the apple/Facebook connection -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 08:24
Deadspin: Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin posted pic of shoulder injury from last season -- (link) - budice Feb 23, 06:42
At $47,802 Oscar Swag Bags are the cheapest in 5 years -- (link) - amoxy Feb 23, 06:32 1
- "There is even a six-pack of condoms valued at $20." -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 08:17
PFT: Terron Armstead, a 306-pound tackle - 4.65 in the 40 -- (link) - budice Feb 23, 06:31
best picture showcase - theater is already 80 percent full -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 06:25 4
- and life of pi will be in 3d -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 06:26 3
  - Is Pi up first? -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 06:37 1
    - beasts then pi, lincoln slp and zdt -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 06:53
  - Enjoy, that's quite a marathon -- nm - budice Feb 23, 06:33
PSA: The Razzies are today -- (link) - Beaker Feb 23, 06:11
I had an Oscar dream last night - Dano Feb 23, 06:02 2
- ew - prayformojo Feb 23, 06:27
- did he try and shoot you through the bathroom door? -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 06:05
Life of Pi is great, more so than I imagined. Best of the Best Pic nominees that I've seen so far. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 23, 05:27 1
- This is what I have been saying -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 07:54
Feb 23, 1455 � Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type. -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 03:34 6
- 1836 � The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 03:35 5
  - 1896 � The Tootsie Roll is invented. -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 03:37 4
    - ~cotton candy sweet to go let me see that tootsie roll~ -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 06:40
    - 1945 � World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines and a commonly forgotten U.S. Navy Corpsman, - Beaker Feb 23, 03:37 2
      - 1954 � The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 23, 04:00 1
        
        Where was Jenny McCarthy when we needed her? - CovingtonCat Feb 23, 04:39
footy people: in case anyone is interested in an MLS fantasy league ... -- (link) - zork Feb 23, 00:22
Natalie Portman is sporting impressive post-preg boobs -- (link) - zork Feb 22, 23:41 6
- those boots are really cool -- nm - JenBro Feb 23, 08:37
- Dated October 10, 2012. Holy Sitmop! -- nm - Shaun Feb 23, 07:58
- That look is very Anna Paquin. -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iPad Feb 23, 07:54
- Dude, that's a padded bra. she had her kid a year and a half ago. -- nm - loosi at home Feb 23, 04:52
- You're staring at her boobs and ignoring there's two photos with Malick in the background -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 23, 03:56
- Thank you for the link -- nm - JD Feb 23, 00:45
Well both of my grant recipients seemed happy with what little we were able to give them. - Meg Feb 22, 22:25 2
- hey it all adds up - well done! -- nm - JenBro Feb 23, 08:38
- *hands you a Zagnut* you've . . . you've earned it -- nm - charlie Feb 22, 22:28
Survivor spoilers - Dano Feb 22, 22:21 1
- (Spoils) - Stephen Feb 22, 22:50
there are some good past Oscar winners in the free Criterion section of hulu this week -- (link) - charlie Feb 22, 21:51 [hulu] 1
- (Tin Drum will fuck you up) -- nm - charlie Feb 22, 21:51
By the way. Argo spoilers - Bacon Feb 22, 21:44 11
- All the hostages were returned without going to war. Hence, from one point of view, it was a peaceful process -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 23, 03:58
- "In fact, it would be fairer to say that Eagle Claw suffered from overly ambitious planning, the wrong hardware, and the absence of a �red team� -- (link) - charlie Feb 22, 21:49 9
  - Question for you, or anyone that wants to answer. If Obama launches that raid to kill Osama Bin Ladin, and the copters are shot down all men killed. - Bacon Feb 22, 22:14 7
    - He still wins. There would have been a price to pay but not a heavy one. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 06:27
    - well, i don't think Bin Laden gets away because they could have still leveled the compound with a cruise missile - charlie Feb 22, 22:17 2
      - I know that the Democrats used Tora Bora against Bush. Our last chance at Bin Ladin before we finally got him -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 22:19 1
        
        there's a difference between taking an action that fails and not taking any action at all - charlie Feb 22, 22:22
    - If they were all killed would we have known about it - or would it just have been helicopters shot down by rebel fire? -- nm - Meg Feb 22, 22:16 2
      - It was in Pakistan, I think it would have made news. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 22:19
      - I think for the purposes of my hypothetical question. We follow the rules of the failed Iranian Hostage Rescue. The media finds out about it. -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 22:18
  - That was a good read. Picked up a few more techical details. -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 21:55
HaloWaypoint reporting Halo may be back -- nm - oblique Feb 22, 21:29 1
- It mostly is -- nm - Truman Feb 22, 22:06
Argo, A So my Oscar Order now goes (only seen 3 to date) Silver Linings Playbook, then Argo, Lincoln third. -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 21:24
Ray Lewis is your honorary Daytona 500 starter -- (link) - charlie Feb 22, 21:14 3
- Drivers, KILL your engines!! -- nm - Ray Lewis Feb 22, 21:25 1
  - If he's wearing a white suit you'll know that it's time to get the hell out of there! -- nm - Stephen Feb 22, 21:47
- Excellent choice, there isn't nearly enough crying in NASCAR. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 22, 21:22
I think someone had asked whether the PS4 controllers would still have the vibrations, a Sony sponsored FB post says it will have "enhanced rumble - Stephen Feb 22, 21:00
Remeber former baseball uber-prospect/marginal QB Josh Booty? He's back! - David Feb 22, 20:58
Finally, a weather report I can actually use -- (link) - con_carne Feb 22, 20:54
Zeb Colter and Swagger address Glen Beck directly...Beck has been invited to Raw and offered 5 minutes of unedited time to express his viewpoint... - Remlik Feb 22, 20:47 8
- He should sit on a stool in the middle of the ring ... and then when the five minutes are up ... - Beryllium Feb 23, 00:17
- The breaking character bit is the weirdest thing i've seen from WWE in a while. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 21:38 1
  - it is. but they are having a teachable moment right there..about the fact they are characters -- nm - remlik Feb 23, 07:30
- I know it sounds odd to say, but I hate when wrestling returns to rasslin. I prefer the well choreographed matches with unpredictable finishes. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 20:55 2
  - That said, the video is pretty effin' funny. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 21:01 1
    - it is. and i think it just saved swaggers wwe career. -- nm - remlik Feb 23, 07:30
- probably a smart move on Beck's part ... otherwise he might get the run-in chair sneak attack or something -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 22, 20:54
- they should have Linda come out and explain where the fans' $100 million went -- nm - charlie Feb 22, 20:49
Now playing: Elementary Episode: "M." - Spawn Feb 22, 20:47
for Mara mostly (this was very LIR) ... and anyone else who might be interested ... GRE test went well today ... - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 22, 20:38
Tim: 1-4 with a Human Junk Rites deck that I thought was stronger than it played. I lost my last match due to DQ against a 9 year old. Guess why? - Qale Feb 22, 20:36 5
- Left work too late to FNM tonight, but I think I'm going to a Game Day tomorrow if the weather holds. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 20:50 1
  - Good luck to you. I'm going to Game Day at my usual store, so no promises it'll actually fire. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 20:52
- Also 1750 people are *pre-registered* for the Grand Prix tomorrow, so... kind of glad I'm not going now? -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 20:39 2
  - I was pretty sure this will break the American GP record. - Tim Feb 22, 20:51 1
    - New update: 1,987 pre-reg players. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 21:31
It looks like Netflix Canada has Archer Season 3 now. Looks like my weekend just entered .... - Beryllium Feb 22, 20:28
How am I just discovering The Kills? - con_carne Feb 22, 20:26
*burp* -- nm - tl Feb 22, 20:12
14-0-3 -- nm - dogbert Feb 22, 20:10 1
- Great run for sure -- nm - budice Feb 22, 20:14
This pic is no doubt about to get removed from FB. Some topless Ukrainian feminists celebrated the Pope's stepping down today at Notre Dame Cathedral -- (link) - con_carne Feb 22, 20:08 [Image] 2
- Femen? - DaneDukeNuuk Feb 22, 20:41
- well, even acknowledging that they're Ukrainian, wow ... there's no MFK thing going on there at all ... - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 22, 20:30
the only character who can save Downton Abbey -- (link) - charlie Feb 22, 20:05 18
- Spoiler - OAE -- aka OAE Feb 23, 08:44
- Hitler? -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 03:32 1
  - i wouldn't put it past them to make Edith date a young Adolf -- nm - charlie Feb 23, 06:35
- I look forward to Season 5 when we've reached the 1980s -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 22:00 1
  - supposably Fellowes says he won't be writing DA if his NBC period series about the Gilded Age NYC takes off - charlie Feb 22, 22:14
- Tony Stark. No, wait, that's game of thrones. - Beryllium Feb 22, 20:35
- Captain Jack Harkness -- nm - peglegpete Feb 22, 20:18
- I don't disagree. - Kelly Feb 22, 20:13 7
  - I call it right now. She'll marry Branson. -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 20:42 2
    - cause that wouldn't be creepy *at all* -- nm - charlie Feb 22, 20:45
    - I despised Branson until the last few episodes of this season -- nm - Kelly Feb 22, 20:44
  - classic middle child drama queen - charlie Feb 22, 20:16 3
    - Mary was unbearable the first season. She's mellowed a bit since then. -- nm - Kelly Feb 22, 20:26 2
      - she'll be a bitch again as they time jump ahead and she will have suitors -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 20:42 1
        
        who wouldn't want to marry into that money pit? -- nm - charlie Feb 22, 20:43
- Chainsaw Batman and Tyranno-shark -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 20:11 2
  - Florida Man and Pharmacy Boy! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 20:13 1
    - It's genius - con_carne Feb 22, 20:31
Today's fav moment in clinic. Getting a CT head read for a child where the radiologist found some abnormality and said it was either an artifact - James Bond (aka phone) Feb 22, 20:01 6
- he's not really House, is he -- nm - charlie Feb 22, 20:02 5
  - maybe, did he misdiagnose three times yet? -- nm - dogbert Feb 22, 20:18
  - If he were House, he would go with some life threatening treatment based on the CT and then broken into the kid's house. -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 20:07 2
    - the kid woukld die at least onco and House would accuse his parents of lying at least three timess.of lying at le -- nm - tl Feb 22, 20:18
    - the -- nm - tl Feb 22, 20:16
  - Seriously. The thing is that there is actually a neuroradiology fellowship which is 3 years. So at the big academic centers the head CTs/MRIs are - James Bond (aka phone) Feb 22, 20:07
Well that was fun....and not. Two emails to people telling them we'd approved grant money for them, and one that we didn't. -- nm - Meg Feb 22, 19:58
Baltimore Peeps: I plan on going to the free screening of Putty Hill at the BMA on Sunday @ 1:00 if you're interested. - Dano Feb 22, 19:58 1
- trailer -- (link) - Dano Feb 22, 20:01 [vimeo]
Does Nashville still play that super-tight defense-only game? (NHL) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:53 7
- They've only topped 3 goals twice in regulation this season. - TFox Feb 22, 20:25
- I like the addition of (NHL) to this post. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 19:54 5
  - Don't they have another sports team? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:56 4
    - The tv show was my first thought. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 20:11 1
      - Didn't cross my mind. Funny :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 20:13
    - NFL, I think. -- nm - mafic Feb 22, 20:09
    - ... I suppose none are in season -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:58
Too bad Bungie did not drop Destiny today. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 19:49
*starts dancing with a mask on while the rest of ST goes about its business* -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 19:39 5
- Dignan mating call? -- nm - budice Feb 22, 19:58
- *waits 15 seconds* -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 19:54
- Best 1st ever -- nm - ST. Epiphany Feb 22, 19:44
- *eyes wide shut* -- nm - ST Feb 22, 19:43
- clearly it is Friday -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 19:39

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