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this comment on Halo from Unreality Mag's 6 most soul sucking video games article echos what I said last Friday - crash davis Feb 13, 09:14 1
- Do you remeber what a vagina is? -- nm - certain female STers to BFs Feb 13, 09:17
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- word -- nm - Spawn Feb 13, 09:15
- charming. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:14
Remlik: But *what* are the tomatoes discussing??!?!?!? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 09:08 3
- how to carry out the Attack. -- nm - Remlik Feb 13, 09:10 1
  - damn Killer Tomatoes! -- nm - psilotum Feb 13, 09:14
- Confession: I was totally baiting CT on B2 and it worked :) -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 09:10
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- So May 1st at the latest. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 13, 09:09 4
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    - The timing of the callup depends on the arbitration and free agency rules, and that's pretty much it. -- nm - TFox Feb 13, 09:11 2
      - Yup, although it's funny to hear Baltimore radio personalities talk about how that month will get him the experience he needs in calling games. - Inigo Feb 13, 09:15 1
        
        He was a part-time Closer in college. That's gotta help him when it comes to calling games. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 13, 09:18
- There was no way that wouldn't happen. They need to delay his eligibility. -- nm - TFox Feb 13, 09:07
Since my office view overlooks a semi-major intersection, it never ceases to amaze me at how stupid people are in regards to Fire Trucks - JaxSean Feb 13, 08:59 52
- I jump at the chance to legally run a red light. -- nm - Spawn Feb 13, 09:12 6
  - (word.) - JaxSean Feb 13, 09:15 5
    - Yes you could, particularly if it's one of the photo-enforced intersections. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 13, 09:18 4
      - you show them the photo of a firetruck behind you and they're not ticketing you. period. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 09:19
      - There's one on my morning commute that seems ridiculously sensitive. - Reagen Feb 13, 09:19
      - I'd think that wouldn't stand up in court. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 13, 09:19 1
        
        That's a hassle to deal with. And chances are they aren't rushing to MY house so... - Cuzzin Todd Feb 13, 09:20
- If I'm at a red light and a fire truck is coming up behind me, I don't move. The truck should go in the opposite lanes of traffic because *those* - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 09:05 27
  - Also, if a fire truck pulls up behind a car in traffic leaving no room to overtake from a standing start. assuming just one lane of traffic, then, - Loyola Feb 13, 09:12
  - There are little senors on the lights here that change when an emergency vehicle is near by with their alarm blaring. -- nm - lileve Feb 13, 09:08 15
    - sure, and if my light turns green, I'm moving and pulling over, but no way am I driving into an intersection against the red -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 09:09 14
      - I've never done it, either. - kelly Feb 13, 09:13 8
        
        if there IS another lane, then it IS safer. if the truck can't move, then you have to. proceed slowly, obviously look. but all traffic SHOULD be - Andie Feb 13, 09:15
        
        They pick the most direct route. If there's a turn lane that's completely full, and one lane with one car in it, they'er choosing that lane. Path of - JaxSean Feb 13, 09:14 3
        
        I see them far more often then in the oncoming lane of traffic. We get horrible intersection backups here with 20-30 cars waiting for a light - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 09:16 2
        
        "situation dependent" -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:16 1
        
        obviously. My point was only, my first reaction when I see a truck with lights coming up behind me is *not* to run the red -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 09:17
        
        I assess the situation and move if it is sensible and safe to do so. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:13 2
        
        Here, we generally have a "parting of the sea". -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 09:14 1
        
        Here too. -- nm - Loyola Feb 13, 09:17
      - So if a Fire Truck is sitting directly behind *you* - stopped, with sirens blaring - you won't move? - JaxSean Feb 13, 09:11 2
        
        In that case I turn the corner, but really, it's highly unlikely that the truck would be required to pull up directly behind me at an intersection - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 09:14
        
        what if his daughter is in the ambulance behind him that's trying to get to the hospital. screw it, not moving? -- nm - CQ Feb 13, 09:12
      - I hope you're never around when my house is on fire. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:11
      - this really boggles my mind -- nm - CQ Feb 13, 09:10
  - what if that fire truck was going to your mom's house to pull her from the burning flames? would you move then? -- nm - CQ Feb 13, 09:07
  - situation dependent. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:06 1
    - right. It's all about letting them through, but doing so in a very cautious manner as all traffic is behaving in an unusual manner. -- nm - psilotum Feb 13, 09:08
  - they can't always. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 09:06 2
    - The oncoming traffic in the lane next to me moving away from the intersection certainly has a better opportunity to pull over than my lane stopped - oblique, better than nubby Feb 13, 09:07 1
      - if there is a lane there. one ways, divided roads, etc. there are times that doesn't apply. if the fire truck has nowhere to go but forward, you - Andie Feb 13, 09:09
  - what about a divided road? -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 09:05 3
    - What about a pointed stick? -- nm - Max Feb 13, 09:09 2
      - What if somebody attacks you with a banana? -- nm - mara Feb 13, 09:19
      - Well hello nurse -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 09:18
- I think I might have gotten flashed by a red-light camera last night - psilotum Feb 13, 09:04 6
  - ball lightning -- nm - Spawn Feb 13, 09:14
  - Boss, I got a good shot of him -- nm - Tim McGee Feb 13, 09:08
  - You aren't going "against the red" if you have the arrow. Fight the ticket if you get one. -- nm - TWuG Feb 13, 09:05 1
    - Oh, I will. I'm just trying to explain what might have happened. -- nm - psilotum Feb 13, 09:06
  - Did it have good knockers? -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 09:05 1
    - YOWZA - psilotum Feb 13, 09:09
- I see pedestrians frequently cross the street when sirens approach on the assumption the trucks aren't turning there. -- nm - Max Feb 13, 09:04
- Until I came to Oregon, I didn't know you were supposed to pull over when an emergency vehicle came through. - Mop Feb 13, 09:01 3
  - what did you do? ignore it? -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 09:07 1
    - Race it. -- nm - Mop si Feb 13, 09:17
  - Here in Ohio, when I was growing up, it was customary to pull to the side as a funeral procession passed, whether your side or oncoming. - TWuG Feb 13, 09:04
- plus, they'll give anyone in Florida a driver's license. - CQ Feb 13, 09:01 3
  - oh, but car inspections? Yeah, we don't do those. -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 09:05
  - That's not true (I had to go in person, with lots of proof of residency and crap). -- nm - ty97 Feb 13, 09:04
  - What do you want me to do, drive to the DMV? -- nm - Mop Feb 13, 09:01
- *pulls out his earbuds from his iPhone* - idiot driver Feb 13, 09:01
For the Gavin & Stacy, or Lesbian fans - Final trailer for Lesbian Vampire Killers -- (link) - LMS Feb 13, 08:56 2
- that could be really fun -- nm - Remlik Feb 13, 09:02 1
  - Early buzz from screenings has been really good. -- nm - LMS Feb 13, 09:05
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- Players always want to win it all. But management expects the manager to win it all which isn't the baseball way. - Will Hunting Feb 13, 09:13
- I think players who want to win it all are great. Management that doesn't understand that they can't build that way is very bad. - TFox Feb 13, 09:04 13
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    - You give yourself the best chance to get to play a 5game or 7game series. - Will Hunting Feb 13, 09:14 6
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        2003 was a failure for the Red Sox cuz they took a stomach punch from who they thought was an inferior team. - Will Hunting Feb 13, 09:20 2
        
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        regular season vs postseason are night and day different - Will Hunting Feb 13, 09:24
        
        Without the book, I would have detailed this exact difference in thinking between the clubs. It is readily apparent, IMO, and well documented. -- nm - TFox Feb 13, 09:17 1
        
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    - But the Red Sox say publicly, constantly, "we build teams to make the playoffs every year." - TFox Feb 13, 09:13 4
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        no, they build teams to "win World Series". - TFox Feb 13, 09:16 1
        
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        No. Steinbreener's said on many occassions he doesn't compete to make the playoffs, he expects to win rings - Will Hunting Feb 13, 09:15
- trhe difference between a top-down versus bottom-up dynamic, perhaps? -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 08:59
st poll, like dis better redux. gum, cholocate, mints or candy (non chocolate). cheap liquor, beer, wine, or soda. snow, rain, hot, or cold weather. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 13, 08:54 4
- chocolate, soda, hot. -- nm - Callisto Feb 13, 09:01
- candy, beer or wine, cold. -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 08:57
- chocolate, beer, hot -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 08:56
- chocolate soda hot. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 13, 08:55
FBB rumor alert: Teahen to second base a real possibility - TFox Feb 13, 08:54 3
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  - A late round sniff at a 15 HR MI, who was widely thought to have more potential than that? - TFox Feb 13, 08:57 1
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LYC: I'm back on Facebook, but it all feels so banal to me now. -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 13, 08:54 46
- Banal, yup. Now have fun reading everyone's 25 Random Things! -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 08:57 4
  - mafic's were interesting. -- nm - mara Feb 13, 08:58 3
    - (I love that I just typed "mafic" into the search of FB, and he came up as the first result) - con_carne Feb 13, 09:02
    - I am joking. I loved all of those. -- nm - con_carne Feb 13, 09:00 1
      - I've enjoyed reading them a surprising amount. -- nm - Callisto Feb 13, 09:01
- That's the exact definition of facebook. -- nm - Amy Feb 13, 08:57 1
  - totally. it is what it is. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 08:58
- you doing ok? -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 08:56 37
  - I think I'm stuck in friends with benefits right now, /sigh. - Hotkiss Feb 13, 08:59 36
    - Same advice I've passed along to a friend of my sister's one time...She was 25, recently single, and upset she wasn't with "her love". - Name Withheld By Request Feb 13, 09:20
    - There is so much wrong in just those few sentences. - Jim Feb 13, 09:16 1
      - yup. There's not an ounce of truth in what he says. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 09:17
    - Not to be mean, but you're being a cliche. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 09:13
    - So basically, he gets what he wants. - Spawn Feb 13, 09:10
    - You're not "stuck" in anything. And I think you're a fool if you think he loves you. - ty97 Feb 13, 09:08
    - as long as you realize it's probably never going to be anything more than that, might as well enjoy it. - znufrii Feb 13, 09:03 4
      - except, doing it guarantees that you'll hold out hope. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:04 3
        
        it's not an ideal situation by any means - znufrii Feb 13, 09:09 2
        
        she's not in control as long as she's settling for crumbs. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:10 1
        
        agreed. -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 09:11
    - oh, honey. we've all done it and it just prolongs the agony. - Andie Feb 13, 09:02 15
      - He's my addiction, I can't stand to stay away -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 13, 09:07 5
        
        you're just making it dramatic and romantic to justify it to yourself. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 09:13
        
        the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 09:10
        
        This is wrong and you know it -- nm - amoxy Feb 13, 09:09
        
        then you definitely, positively can't do it. first, it's torture. Second, it guarantees he won't come back. - loosilu Feb 13, 09:09 1
        
        It's like an even worse version of "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 09:10
      - Isn't there a movie coming out soon that pretty much sums this all up? -- nm - Shaun Feb 13, 09:06
      - If I had lady parts, I would listen to Andie about stuff like this. She nails it every time. -- nm - TFox Feb 13, 09:06 5
        
        only because if it's a stupid relationship thing, i'm sure i did it in my 20s. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 09:08 3
        
        yep, but, even from the perspecive of the guy who did most of this a-holey stuff in college, you pretty much nail it. - TFox Feb 13, 09:10 2
        
        You could call it ... "Leverage". -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 09:11
        
        I testify to TFox's genius. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:11
        
        She really does. -- nm - kelly Feb 13, 09:08
      - *nodding* - kelly Feb 13, 09:04
      - Truth. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:02
    - Sounds like he can focus on you enough when you're f**king. Sorry to be blunt. -- nm - Shaun Feb 13, 09:01 7
      - and he's saying he loves her so she'll stick around for htat. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:02 6
        
        yeah, that's kind of sh!tty. -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 09:07 5
        
        yes, but not an uncommon tactic. -- nm - TFox Feb 13, 09:07 3
        
        Maybe he does still, but all I'm thinking of is "Hey I can still bang her anytime, and all I have to do is tell her I love her? Why do I need a gf?!" -- nm - Shaun Feb 13, 09:13 2
        
        He thinks he does because saying he doesn't is mean and hard. - TFox Feb 13, 09:14 1
        
        I think you just said exactly what I said. -- nm - Shaun Feb 13, 09:16
        
        my rule: It doesn't count unless he *shows* it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:07
    - no no no no no no no. NO. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 09:00
- better than feeling anal. - JaxSean Feb 13, 08:56
13yo boy fathers child with 15yo girl in Britain (picture included!) -- (link) - Hotkiss Feb 13, 08:53 4
- wow.... totally disturbing -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 13, 09:12
- super creepy. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 08:56
- totally creepy - he looks so little (like 8). and he sounds younger than 13 too. -- nm - Andie Feb 13, 08:55 1
  - I'm reminded of our conversation (last week?) about teens who want to have babies. this article says they wanted it. - loosilu Feb 13, 08:58
Can you get to the website of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics? TIA. -- (link) - mara Feb 13, 08:53 3
- that host appears to be down. - decline Feb 13, 08:55 2
  - What are they trying to keep from us? -- nm - Mop Feb 13, 08:59
  - Thanks! -- nm - mara Feb 13, 08:55
I'm late to the party. American Idol semi-finalist disqualified for having a previous working relationship with executives at label associated with AI -- (link) - Mop Feb 13, 08:52
missin your love. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 13, 08:51

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