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Word on the Street: Osi to the Falcons is gaining steam. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 11:24 1
- Makes more sense than Brian U. -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 11:26
i have 3 more hours left today and i am totally mentally done with work for the week. -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 11:22 7
- Can you slip out? -- nm - amoxy Mar 22, 11:26 1
  - not really. half the staff is off next week for passover, so, technically, it is sort of busy. - Andie Mar 22, 11:28
- I am leaving early today to watch the game. - Spawn Mar 22, 11:25
- weigh in on my zack attack below! -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 11:22 3
  - oh, i think you should do stuff, but be even more insidious... alarm clock really really early, and put it up on a bookshelf, near the ceiling, so it - Andie Mar 22, 11:24 2
    - esp if I am not home. I mean, tonight we are having a slumber party at joy's so I could leave my alarm set for normal workweek time. - amanda Mar 22, 11:27 1
      - did i tell you that, apparently, our toilet broke and water was leaking into the apartment beneath us while we were away earlier this month? - Andie Mar 22, 11:30
"When we arrived at Dulles airport (at 2:45am) it was 30deg and snowing. By the end of the day I had eaten two lobster tails and been on a great - Max's brother writes from Honduras Mar 22, 11:19 [Image] 2
- *sigh*, is he on Roatan? -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 11:23 1
  - yeah, he's there for a 10 (minus flight) day scuba vacation. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 11:23
Jaw dropping photography from around the world (there is a second page linked at the bottom) -- nm - zork Mar 22, 11:18 1
- err, linky -- (link) - zork Mar 22, 11:18
Flop -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 11:15 4
- *runs around like a mad man searching for his jellycat bunny* -- nm - Fin Fin Mar 22, 11:17 1
  - is its name flop? this is so cute, sorta has a touch of eeyore. nm but: -- (link) - b. Mar 22, 11:26
- Max Couch Position #1. -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 11:17 1
  - "Now for the Triple Jump." -- nm - Max Mar 22, 11:21
so I've decided that I'm not going to be nice anymore about being quiet. no more "vacuum only before 9" - amanda Mar 22, 11:13 17
- is zack a dog? - dogbert Mar 22, 11:17 3
  - normal rachel (upstairs) hipster boyfriend. he's moving in this weekend. I'm dying of zack. -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 11:19 2
    - you need to bury an electric fence where he pees, he'll get the idea quick that it's wrong -- nm - dogbert Mar 22, 11:23 1
      - we had a person who smoked hanging outside their window, and then dropped their butts onto the lawn. - Andie Mar 22, 11:27
- Boys are nasty. -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 11:17
- Think of it as an art project. -- nm - CQ Mar 22, 11:16 8
  - it's what charlie and jaime and I think. it's so petty but we think it might be fun. -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 11:17 7
    - I'd like to think I'm above the petty, but the petty owns me in certain situations. -- nm - CQ Mar 22, 11:18 6
      - I know, right? and b makes a great point below -- what if they retaliate? where the hell is andrea?? - amanda Mar 22, 11:22 5
        
        not just possible retaliation but "oh, she won't hear this over that" - only you do hear it. -- nm - b. Mar 22, 11:24 4
        
        you have to believe me when I say that they don't think I can hear them having sex. I know this. they're not trying to cover it up. -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 11:27 3
        
        yell hints or coaching notes when you hear them... "HAVE YOU TRIED PULLING HER HAIR A LITTLE?"... "PACE YOURSELF, IT'S NOT A SPRINT!" - dogbert Mar 22, 11:33 1
        
        post-it notes on their door with a score "7 out of 10" -- nm - b. Mar 22, 11:35
        
        I said I don't want to think about it! - b. Mar 22, 11:29
- since our laundry cutoff time is 11pm, I consider vacuuming up to that time legal, even though the stingy lawerly neighbor below doesn't like it. - Max Mar 22, 11:16
- I'd fear that would be an entree to more vs. less or same. -- nm - b. Mar 22, 11:15
- If you give up the high ground, you will die. -- nm - George Lucas Mar 22, 11:14
My new couch arrives April 2. I'm taking a vacation day so I can use it in all sorts of positions when it arrives. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 11:11 1
- ::self-censored:: -- nm - b. Mar 22, 11:14
ty, I mean it's right in the banner. :) -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 11:10 1
- *laughing* I use hsxtt.com and I hadn't even seen that. Hilarious. -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 11:25
ST Poll based on randomness moment just now at library ... Earth Hour on 3-23 ... will you be turning off your lights at 8:30 PM for 1 hour? - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 22, 11:05 11
- Nope. -- nm - Dr.Vermin, might plug the xmas lights back in Mar 22, 11:22
- I wonder how many people will do this while still having a bajillion sleeping gadgets plugged into their wall -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 11:18
- Sure. Why not? -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 11:10
- no, I always leave a light on for the bird, otherwise I don't normally have the lights on unlesss I need them -- nm - dogbert Mar 22, 11:09
- it's an awareness thing, i like it (i always do it.) -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 11:07
- Nope. -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 11:07
- sure. I won't be home anyway -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 11:06 2
  - right? is zeno's turning off the lights? -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 11:08 1
    - (that could be fun) -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 11:15
- I love that my work sent out a blast email about doing this in our office building. It's a Saturday night, most of the building is already dark. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 11:06
- no, I'll be out. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 11:06
ok ... the girl scout cookie annual complaint - when did they get so small? rantish inside - JenBro Mar 22, 10:56 3
- I thought the same thing, thin mints used to be the size of a ritz, now so small they don't qualify as thin ratio wise -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 11:16
- Also, if you want good peanut butter cookies - Pirate Cookies! -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 11:03
- They're so small, they're like dots of LSD! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 11:02
That is an awesome ginger fro on that Wisconsin kid. That's special. -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 10:55 5
- Yeah, I would like to kick him. -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 11:07
- pic? -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 10:56 3
  - On my phone, links don't work for some reason. They're playing on Tru TV right now. -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 10:58 2
    - I found him. heh. -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 11:06 1
      - Okay, I was about to post his name. Nice one, right? :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 11:08
Flippin' sweet. Enterprise upgraded me to a 2014 Mustang convertible for my rental this weekend -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 22, 10:51 9
- Nice! Let us know how fast you get it to go and how many street races you win. :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 10:56
- Mustang! Okay, now you *have* to meet up with TWuG in San Fran and reenact the Bullitt chase scene. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Mar 22, 10:56
- I *hate* that I know that the throat on that car is fake but I love it anyway. like, the throat is so hot, but it's totally lying about what it is. -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 10:56 6
  - What do you think about the new Mustang vs. the new Challenger? -- nm - Max Mar 22, 11:07 5
    - the challenger is *super* hot. its throat isn't a lying liar either. I would do challenger over mustang in a heartbeat. -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 11:10 3
      - I was considering a V6 - in February they were selling $29k models for $22k. Not as great deals now, but I am *this* close to getting one. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 11:12 2
        
        don't they have crap MPG? god I'm so practical. -- nm - amanda Mar 22, 11:20 1
        
        no! The new Pentastar engine shuts off valves at highway speeds. It has the same mpg as my Maxima. How sexy is that? -- nm - Max Mar 22, 11:26
    - I'll take one of each. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 11:08
I love the Sears commercials. Good stuff -- nm - CQ Mar 22, 10:39
Oh, also...I'm wearing a tie...on a Friday. And I was teaching a class at 8am. - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:30
STPSA: Cards Against Humanity is back in stock on Amazon, and they have added a third expansion pack. -- nm - MDH Mar 22, 10:30
it's really sad that ty's family hates him. -- nm - colin Mar 22, 10:30
Taiwanese high schoolers put together a cool backwards stroll through their school. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 22, 10:30 [youtube] 10
- This reminds me. How do they, on Glee, get the slow motion walking through the school while singing to line up with the lips? -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 10:32 9
  - film at regular speed, by they are singing along to a soundtrack that is sped up. - Andie Mar 22, 10:36 5
    - ahhhhh -- nm - loosilu Mar 22, 10:47
    - It's like he has never seen a music video from the nineties -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 10:42 3
      - Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrop! -- nm - TFox Mar 22, 10:48 2
        
        Yeah, they don't do nearly as good a job - oblique Mar 22, 10:52 1
        
        The fact that they're not as polished only makes it more obvious how the trick is done! :-) -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 11:04
  - are they walking forwards? usually for those shots they actually time warp the local playback and lipsync to it. -- nm - colin Mar 22, 10:35 1
    - It's just a jump to the left. And then a step to the right. -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 10:49
  - magical unicorn faries -- nm - CQ Mar 22, 10:34
from b2, re: the big picture - you have to answer the question ahead of the faded photos before seeing them. it's not obvious, I didn't see it until - b. Mar 22, 10:23
So apparently Rhianna is visiting a local high school today -- (link) - oblique Mar 22, 10:20
Yo mamma so big, she has her own wikipedia page. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:14 3
- "The insult may fall flat if it is true and should be used with caution." -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Mar 22, 10:48 1
  - "my mother is dead" -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 10:49
- Those Shakespeare examples are hilarious -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 22, 10:18
Finally! Duke/Albany under -- nm - JD Mar 22, 10:13
Thanks for reminding me I have season 3 of Oz to watch, but want to start Season 4 of Breaking Bad first. -- nm - LMS Mar 22, 10:12
Disney Parks is trying to gauge pass holders' interest in a potential Star Wars-themed land, starting at Disneyland -- (link) - con_carne Mar 22, 10:08 5
- As succesful as the Harry Potter stuff has been, I can't imagine a Star Wars themed area would be any less popular. -- nm - volnelk Mar 22, 10:39
- They've been building their presence at Hollywood/MGM Studios Disney World. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:12
- The midichlorian readings are off the charts! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 22, 10:10 1
  - I could give two shits about Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm until this moment -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 10:23
- *SPLURT* -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 10:10
Tim Geithner's Bethesda, MD house when on the market for 995K and was under contract in six days. *This* is a million dollar Bethesda house -- (link) - ty97 Mar 22, 10:01 1
- good grief -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 10:09
It is so ridiculously cold out today. - kelly Mar 22, 10:00 3
- Or find someone to cuddle up with, ask for hugs . . . - OAE -- aka OAE Mar 22, 10:04
- :) -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 10:01 1
  - That little girl of yours is so adorable. - kelly Mar 22, 10:05
Ty, fwiw, I've suffered from the same issue my entire life. - David Mar 22, 09:57 11
- Yeah, I used to be. -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 11:08
- I'm similar to this. More hyper-perpetually thinking 2-3 steps ahead than hyper-critical. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:26 4
  - I knew I am getting older when I realized I am now only thinking three steps ahead. - Spawn Mar 22, 11:17
  - i can obsess over a small small thing and become convinced it's all going to go wrong when there is *no* indication this will happen. - Andie Mar 22, 10:27 2
    - This is probably closest to what I am doing today (and do a lot of0 -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 10:56
    - I have to sometimes tell mrs. zork to stop running scenarios -- nm - zork Mar 22, 10:38
- hyper-self-critical? Count me in. And hyper-self-doubting. But that might just be rational, in my case. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 10:12
- God knows I've got faults. Finding someone to help me work through them and make me a better man is my goal. - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 22, 10:11 1
  - Speaking from personal experience, acknowledging that aspect of your personality and understanding the goal are a pair of strong first steps. -- nm - David Mar 22, 10:22
- This is why I tend to run to my immediate family. They have a lot of experience talking me off the ledge (figuratively // not like that) -- nm - ty97 Mar 22, 09:59 1
  - Yeah, my family really helps me be in the moment as well. - David Mar 22, 10:00
DoesGameofThronesSeason3StartIn9Days.com - prayformojo Mar 22, 09:57 4
- When you get home, tell me if you can see season 1 and/or 2 in your Vudu library. - David Mar 22, 09:58 2
  - wha???? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 22, 10:10 1
    - ? -- nm - David Mar 22, 10:17
- twitch -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 09:58
Producer Braxton Pope to give a keynote at NAB about how The Canyons has changed filmmaking. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 22, 09:56 3
- isn't that the movie no one would buy and they had to sell it to skinimax? -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 09:57 2
  - IFC bought it. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 22, 09:58 1
    - right I knew it was some laim channel -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 09:58
Israel has apologised to Turkey, normal diplomatic relations restored -- (link) - Beaker Mar 22, 09:56
Guess what the GOP did for the 39th time? -- (link) - amoxy Mar 22, 09:56 5
- Maddow's got a boner for that Ted Cruz guy. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 22, 09:57 4
  - He's the new Bachman, an intentionally stupid provocateur. -- nm - David Mar 22, 09:59 2
    - and you can tell it's getting to her, since she's amped up her crazy. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 11:10
    - word. I want Diane F to slap him around a bit more - Epiphany Mar 22, 10:04
  - That Ted Cruz guy is an idiot. -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 09:59
London's Olympic Stadium finally getting a tenant, and a $225m rebuild -- (link) - znufrii Mar 22, 09:55 5
- Upton Park's in trouble. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Mar 22, 10:07
- Hammers, heh. Their fans won't know what to do in such nice digs. Maybe it'll make them more behaved. - CQ Mar 22, 09:59 3
  - what would be really funny is if they went ona run of bad luck the rest of the season and ended up getting relegated. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 10:05 2
    - Upton Park is huge too fwiw. I was there 3-4 years ago when they beat Liverpool. Place is nuts -- nm - CQ Mar 22, 10:11 1
      - sure, you'd need a huge place to hold all of Kate Upton's fans -- nm - zork Mar 22, 10:36
DML: Choose a movie: Footloose (original), Rudy, Little Shop of Horrors -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 09:55 15
- Footloose goes down easiest, Rudy may be better but it and LSOH require more specific mood to watch all the way through. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 11:06
- Footloose. Every time. -- nm - colin Mar 22, 10:30
- LSOH. Rudy is crap. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 10:13
- Little Shop (if you mean the musical, not the Nicholson version). -- nm - LMS Mar 22, 10:07
- Rudy -- nm - Stephen Mar 22, 10:06
- "rudyrudyrudyRudyRudyRudyRudy!Rudy!Rudy!RUDYR UDYRUDYRUDY!RUDY!RUDY!" -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:06
- Rudy. -- nm - David Mar 22, 10:04
- i might need to see the original Footloose someday soon again. -- nm - Andie Mar 22, 10:00
- Rudy -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 09:59
- That reminds me... I need to watch the Blu-Ray of Little Shop of Horrors my wife got me for Christmas -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 22, 09:58
- EH, not seen, OK. I would go with Little Shop of Horrors -- nm - amoxy Mar 22, 09:57
- Rudy -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 09:56
- Rudy. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 22, 09:56
- Decide my lame-o? -- nm - CQ Mar 22, 09:55 1
  - Footloose -- nm - CQ Mar 22, 10:04
poker? I don't even know her! -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 09:55
golf stuff - i like when someone posts a super low number on Friday and moves the cut line a lot. heh-heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 09:55 1
- this is embarrassing. I'm pretty sure this has to do with sports, golf most likely but I'll be hell if I know what the heck she's talking about. - Mel Profit Mar 22, 10:01
can this day be over now, please? -- nm - oblique Mar 22, 09:53

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