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I had a very strange dream last night that involved riding rhinos down a lazy river ride. - TWuG Apr 16, 07:03
~one, two, three marlenas. there has to be someone we can trust, here amoung us~ -- nm - Epiphany Apr 16, 07:00
Maybe this is super old now but I totally missed this Netflix April Fools prank -- (link) - oblique Apr 16, 06:53 3
- I love it "Do you think this went too far?" Oh yeah...I'm sure dozens of people were upset about that one! -- nm - Jim Apr 16, 07:03
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  - It's no talking mitt funny, but it's funny :) -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 06:57
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Good News Story of the day.........(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Apr 16, 06:44 2
- nice! -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 07:05
- Sorry missed the subject line......Dolls with Down syndrome prove to be an internet hit -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 16, 06:44
Good news college football fans; the 2011 National Title between Auburn and Oregon never actually happened. - Will Hunting Apr 16, 06:44 6
- shut them all down. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 07:07 1
  - Yeah...that'll show 'em. -- nm - Jim Apr 16, 07:07
- The fact that Kelly can cheat, cash in and suffer no consequence makes me something something. -- nm - volnelk Apr 16, 07:06 1
  - Oddly enough, I have no issues with it. -- nm - Pete Carroll Apr 16, 07:06
- We cheated and still lost to better cheaters. *cries* -- nm - Bacon via Droid Apr 16, 07:03
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Not for nuthin' but Ruckus is a great name for a dog. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 16, 06:38 2
- yes. and " Ninja" for a cat -- nm - Epiphany Apr 16, 06:51 1
  - Ninja for a cat might be my favorite... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 16, 06:55
Best post on Board ID 16875 (TAR related) -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 16, 06:32 [Backboard]
Don't know if you baseball guys have seen this yet, but it's pretty funny -- (link) - oblique Apr 16, 06:21 5
- well played. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 06:45
- Ah! Very funny -- nm - Guigue Apr 16, 06:32
- Nice! Sucks to hear that crap all game but he found a great way to roll with it. - Krusty Apr 16, 06:27
- his uniform does not appear to fit very well. -- nm - mafic Apr 16, 06:27
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Conan's long form interview show with the Simpsons writers is up on his site. -- (link) - Krusty Apr 16, 06:18
B2: Alex Jones and his followers are garbage. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 16, 06:11 1
- My mentally ill FB "friend" is all over the truth about what happened... - Mel Profit Apr 16, 06:33
My first-world problem of the day; stopping by the library to drop off material that is due today on the way to work. The drop box was still locked. -- nm - landbeck Apr 16, 05:58 3
- it's not unlocked after hours? isn't that the point of the drop box? -- nm - Andie Apr 16, 06:10 2
  - Some staffer has *one* job at the end of the day! -- nm - landbeck Apr 16, 06:13 1
    - heh. -- nm - Andie Apr 16, 06:20
a student here died last night after leaving a building via a 6th story window, -- (link) - amanda Apr 16, 05:54 3
- so sad. (speaking of sad, they found the man we were part of the search for. he had died in the park somehow. no details yet.) -- nm - Andie Apr 16, 05:59 2
  - sad. :( -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 06:20
  - :( -- nm - Epiphany Apr 16, 06:10
The read Patton Oswalt's statement on Canada AM up here this morning. My wife thought it was very profound for a comedian -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 05:38 1
- Yeah, I wrote something similar on facebook, and then a friend shared his post and I thought "Yeah, that's what I meant" It was excellent. -- nm - volnelk Apr 16, 06:19
The first two movies sound great but the last one, I'm not so sure about -- (link) - oblique Apr 16, 05:35
"@DannyAmendola pledges to donate $100 for each '13 reception to Boston Marathon Relief Fund & $200 for each drop" -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 05:34
SITMOP: Shakespeare easter egg in Bioshock: Infinite. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 16, 05:28
Your animal photo of the day. (Snowy Owl) -- (link) - CQ Apr 16, 05:17 [Image] 2
- beautimous -- nm - Epiphany Apr 16, 05:52
- where? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Apr 16, 05:22
The Movie Poster Breakdown -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 16, 05:14 1
- *votes for Nick Fudge* - Beaker Apr 16, 05:21
At least 40 dead after 7.8 quake in Iran -- nm - Mara Apr 16, 04:55
4.3 quake in oklahoma - the OK comedian I follow on twitter says, "Well, that game of Jenga was over quickly." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 00:33
I'm way late catching up on Smackdown but it's nice to hear Lilian Garcia! -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 00:31
"I wonder if Brando liked cupcakes?" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 00:28 2
- I'm down to two a day, but I've been dead 10 years. -- nm - Brando Apr 16, 06:40
- *puppy head tilt* - JenBro Apr 16, 02:17
The Atlantic: Keep Calm and Carry On -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 15, 23:02
b the man who collapsed at the blast, 78 years old, just interviewed on CNN. he is fine. - loosi on the Droid Apr 15, 23:01 2
- I read that he finished the race. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 15, 23:16
- On the cnn.com photo gallery, there is a wide view of the scene at pretty much that same instant. -- (link) - psilotum Apr 15, 23:06 [Image]
according to CNN, youngest victim was three years old. :( -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 15, 22:19
oral sex (the het kind) is illegainl -- nm - loosilu2 Apr 15, 22:07 3
- you had my attention at "oral sex." -- nm - mafic Apr 15, 22:08 1
  - I'm sure I did. -- nm - loosilu2 Apr 15, 22:09
- illegal Virginia . it was nice knowing you -- nm - loosilu2 Apr 15, 22:07
since MA has no death penalty, would/could the Feds take the prosecution? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 15, 22:00
Black Hawk Down in south korea (sounds like an accident) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 15, 21:58 2
- Oh, darn. Apparently it's not a UH-60 Black Hawk, it's a USMC CH-53 Pave Low - explains the large number of people, I don't know if you can fit 12 - Beryllium Apr 15, 22:51
- 12 on board, crashed near border, no reports of serious injuries -- nm - Beryllium Apr 15, 22:36
3 dead, over 120 injured. that's the latest. - loosilu2 Apr 15, 21:52 2
- I have to say, yeah it's a mighty lot injured. And many of those injuries are life alteringly bad. But it seems like it could have been much worse. -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 23:05 1
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 05:41
Zero Dark Thirty: A Good movie. - Bacon Apr 15, 21:48 6
- to not watch today -- nm - charlie Apr 15, 21:48 5
  - I disagree. I like to think that all terrorists will have justice thrust upon them no matter how long they manage to hide. -- nm - Bacon Apr 15, 21:52 4
    - I am with you -- nm - loosilu2 Apr 15, 21:55
    - terrorists don't give a shit about the threat of facing "justice" if they can pull off the attack, they're going to do it - charlie Apr 15, 21:54 2
      - One thing about the movie I just watched. - Bacon Apr 15, 21:56
      - fuck them, fuck them, fuck them. - loosilu2 Apr 15, 21:55
For those not on facebook, a first-hand account from a friend of mine who was volunteering at the finish line. -- (link) - psilotum Apr 15, 21:42 1
- that last update is all kinds of fucked up -- nm - charlie Apr 15, 21:47
29 people in critical condition tonight. thank God they are in Boston, cannot AD -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 15, 21:35 1
- cannot ask for any better care in the world -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 15, 21:36
police executing a search warrant in Boston apartment area... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 15, 21:24 1
- If this turns out to be some stupid 19-year-old kid... -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 15, 21:32
the first explosion was just 3 or 4 blocks from where I went to high school. I hope none of the kids skipped class to see the finish. - howie Apr 15, 21:21 6
- I'd imagine that schools in MA are closed on Patriots Day. -- nm - kelly Apr 15, 21:30 3
  - it's a private school. They don't take state holidays. We never got day off. (nm) - howie Apr 15, 21:42 2
    - All students and faculty are accounted for. But the school is closed tomorrow (nm) - howie Apr 15, 22:47
    - Gotcha. -- nm - kelly Apr 15, 21:50
- sending all my love -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 15, 21:25
- They had probably bailed by then as all the big finsihes had happened. -- nm - Spawn Apr 15, 21:24
"I can't do that to you again Pete. I mean, Clete." "Oh, she's having a full on breakdown." "I know what to do." *cameraphone* -- nm - Max Apr 15, 21:20 1
- Two episodes with a Penny focus...this is why Happy Endings is likely to be canned. -- nm - David Apr 16, 05:40
Leafs win! - charlie Apr 15, 21:20
First smile I have had all day: @mrossletters: I can think of no city where I'd be less inclined to piss off the local inhabitants. #Boston - ty97 Apr 15, 21:10 8
- this made me smile. thank you -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 15, 21:26
- I was thinking about this today too. Bostonians and New Yorkers united would be a formidable force. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 15, 21:15 6
  - we were talking about this on the way in today. imagine if it's foreign and a bunch of southies enlist to take care of it. - amanda Apr 16, 05:25
  - The combined fury of robert deniro and ... uh ... who's the fiercest bostonian you can think of? Diva? I mean, she's fiercer than mark wahlberg. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 15, 21:18 4
    - Antagonized Mel Profit would make the Tasmanian Devil look like an cuddly kitten. -- nm - ty97 Apr 15, 21:43 1
      - I'm pretty goddamn pissed. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 15, 23:47
    - Daredevil and Good Will Hunting and thier boys. -- nm - Remlik Apr 15, 21:26 1
      - "Good going, idiots. You pissed off Jason Bourne and a blind guy." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 15, 21:28
the man knocked down by the blast when it went off was a 78 year old man running the marathon... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 15, 21:09 1
- I'm glad he's alright, it looked like he got shot in the leg -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 15, 21:54
a dentist who works with my dad back home was running in the marathon today - charlie Apr 15, 21:07 1
- that'll be a hell of a tshirt to wear -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 15, 21:10
Ozzy admitting to drug and alcohol abuse...looks like Sharon and he are living in different places... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 15, 21:05
My hospital and med school provides medical services for a marathon. I was unable to go this year to help... but now .. :/ -- nm - James Bond (aka phone) Apr 15, 21:04
I just remembered I'm signed up for a 5k. It's a very different kind of thing than a marathon. It's the Electric Run. And they have them all over! -- (link) - Qale Apr 15, 20:43 11
- That sounds fun. There's a 5K here next month where they throw all the colored dust around on each other. - Dr.Vermin Apr 15, 21:04 1
  - It was fun. It's not timed, and people have a great time just running around and seeing how colorful they can get.. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 06:20
- a marathon running friend of mine used to drop acid before she ran. this seems like the perfect venue for that. -- nm - mafic Apr 15, 20:54 1
  - what a waste of perfectly good acid -- nm - charlie Apr 15, 20:57
- This looks like so much fun. -- nm - kelly Apr 15, 20:51 6
  - I'm trying to temper my excitement. I do have an outfit though. It's like this futuristic game show host thing, a bit like the club guy in Tron Legacy -- (link) - Qale Apr 15, 21:03 [Image] 5
    - Heh. I've been toying with the idea of signing up for a 5K - giving me something to work towards at the gym. I think I might sign up for this. - kelly Apr 15, 21:04 4
      - I'm fairly certain I won't be actually running. Dancing, yes. But not running. -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 21:06 3
        
        I've looked at various run/walks but they all seem to start at about 7:00 am...I don't do 7:00 am. - Meg Apr 15, 21:17 2
        
        Most - if not all - allow walkers as well. (They do them earlier so it's not so hot.) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 06:31
        
        The only time 7am exists is when I've stayed up the entire night before. amirite.jpg -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 23:06
Any Defiance reviews yet? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 15, 20:12 4
- good, predictable,script & story, and Jamie Murray is still smoking hot. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 15, 20:16
- My DVR says it is 60 minutes long? -- nm - Spawn Apr 15, 20:13 2
  - x2. TV Guide say 120 minutes. 9-11. -- nm - Max Apr 15, 20:14 1
    - I guess my DVR didn't like it? -- nm - Spawn Apr 15, 20:16
Hey pixie, full Supes trailer hits tomorrow morning. -- nm - Spawn Apr 15, 20:02 10
- That was a clever viral clip on B2. And with a "videotape mode", too. Heh. -- nm - Mop Apr 15, 20:09 6
  - Yeah, saw that a few days ago. spec spoil - Spawn Apr 15, 20:10 5
    - I dunno. (spoils) - Mop Apr 15, 20:18 4
      - True. - Spawn Apr 15, 20:22 3
        
        I'm optimistic. -- nm - Mop Apr 15, 20:36 2
        
        Enjoy being disappointed? -- nm - Spawn Apr 15, 20:38 1
        
        Frequently. -- nm - Mop Apr 15, 20:50
- enjoy -- nm - charlie Apr 15, 20:03 2
  - Oh pixie. I really do feel sorry for you, little buddy. -- nm - Spawn Apr 15, 20:40 1
    - why? i've known from day one this version was going to blow -- nm - charlie Apr 15, 20:41
So tired tonight...I never thought jury selection could be so exhausting. I wasn't selected but spent the day listening to the judge and four(!) - Meg Apr 15, 19:56 2
- I'd make an excellent juror. I can spot guilty people just like *that*! -- nm - znufrii Apr 15, 20:02
- I don't really think it's fair for me to be on a jury because I can read thoughts. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 15, 19:58
You know, for a busy news day, we sure have been slacking. We haven't even rolled 20 boards like we normally would have. -- nm - Qale Apr 15, 19:53 1
- there are some regulars who are MIA. -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 15, 19:57
"And REALLY hates exercise" made me laugh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 15, 19:52 3
- so it's not Wesley Snipes. -- nm - Max Apr 15, 19:55 1
  - He's always been in decent shape. More likely Val Kilmer. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 15, 19:57
- Plus we discovered the identity of zeitgeist's FB friend! -- nm - Roger More Apr 15, 19:54
Pixie - my Mad Men speculation post from earlier ... - JenBro Apr 15, 19:49 [Backboard] 2
- aaaand . . . i responded to that post on the back board -- nm - charlie Apr 15, 19:50 1
  - Ok ... I'm still gonna give ot a second look tho :) -- nm - JenBro Apr 15, 20:09
klagetoh -- nm - peglegpete Apr 15, 19:44
Nevada buses hundreds of mentally ill patients to cities around country -- (link) - ty97 Apr 15, 19:43 3
- they (and many others) have been doing that for decades, hospitals to, if the county realizes they will get stuck for big bills will ask if there any - zeitgeist Apr 15, 21:18
- Wow. That's really great of them to give patients a tour of the country. -- nm - Mop Apr 15, 20:16
- And they don't even give them a handgun to defend themselves with? How un-American! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 15, 19:46

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