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Naked Man Crawls Through Neighbor's Dog Door, Demands Sex -- (link) - budice Apr 18, 09:35 2
- did it work? -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 09:36 1
  - The dog wasn't in the mood -- nm - decline Apr 18, 09:37
Man, I freaking hate Elliot on Deadliest Catch. What a huge tool. -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 09:34 2
- I'll bet he got funded the same way the hoffman's did, someone on the show arranged it -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 13:36
- Agreed. I'm predicting a default on that loan. He doesn't deserve a boat, at least based on what they've shown. -- nm - volnelk Apr 18, 09:51
NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers fire coach Byron Scott -- nm - budice Apr 18, 09:30 1
- and Collins is out in Philly. Wonder how many more heads will roll ? -- nm - decline Apr 18, 09:39
"Wesley Snipes" -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 18, 09:25
Cannes lineup announced today - Dano Apr 18, 09:23 3
- Isn't Candelebra an HBO film? Wonder if that's happened before. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 09:25 2
  - It's getting a theatrical distribution outside the US. -- nm - LMS Apr 18, 09:27 1
    - oh, hmm. thanks! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 09:27
President Obama and others at Boston interfaith service live right now -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 09:19 3
- where is it being held? - loosilu Apr 18, 09:21 2
  - Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Southie. -- nm - Diva Apr 18, 09:22 1
    - thanks. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:22
Rock and Roll HOF inductions are tonight -- (link) - Beaker Apr 18, 09:15
SITWAP: Why Boston's Hospitals Were Ready - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 09:08 4
- nice. Did you read about the triage at the site? people there were trained. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:10 3
  - No, I haven't seen that article. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 09:11 2
    - and another -- (link) - loosilu Apr 18, 09:15
    - here -- (link) - loosilu Apr 18, 09:14
How old do you click? Quick test guesses your age and contributes to an aging study... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 18, 09:07 40
- I can't get it to work...so I guess I'm 90. -- nm - David Apr 18, 09:29 4
  - Okay, I got 30. The site is struggling with bandwidth demands. -- nm - David Apr 18, 09:32 3
    - goddamn second-rate universities and their cheap ass websites -- nm - decline Apr 18, 09:35
    - How much bandwidth does it take to just load a simple text page that says "You're 30!" - Will Hunting Apr 18, 09:33 1
      - It's a reflex test that is kind of a nightmare with a trackpad. -- nm - David Apr 18, 09:36
- 30! - amoxy Apr 18, 09:27
- 36 -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 18, 09:26 6
  - You're not supposed to point with your butt cheeks -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 09:30
  - what's up, grandpa? -- nm - decline Apr 18, 09:28
  - old fogey. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 09:28 3
    - maybe if I played video games in my basement like the rest of you geeks... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 18, 09:28 2
      - I don't have a basement, so really, who's looking foolish now? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 18, 09:34 1
        
        Go throw another sticky bomb, geek. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 18, 09:35
- 30 as well. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 18, 09:22
- 30 -- nm - Dano Apr 18, 09:21
- 35 -- nm - ceregon Apr 18, 09:16
- Does it just always guess that you're 30? That's what I got. -- nm - volnelk Apr 18, 09:16 3
  - Did anyone else figure out the pattern of where the dot would be? I felt like I cheated. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:20 1
    - I'm sure that was part of the test -- nm - decline Apr 18, 09:24
  - yes, because it's actually a virus that has taken control of all our computers -- nm - decline Apr 18, 09:17
- 29 -- nm - decline Apr 18, 09:15
- It was off by 11 years. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 09:15 1
  - which way? -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:19
- 32, which is off by quite a bit -- nm - prayformojo Apr 18, 09:14
- I got 30. YEAH -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:13 7
  - I'm detecting a potential flaw. -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 09:14 6
    - But since we are all different ages, maybe not... ? -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 09:27
    - huh, I just noticed that they are trying to recruit participants over 55. so I think it probably does skew young. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:22
    - oh, just in MY case. I see how it is. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:20 3
      - well, you did feel like you cehated... -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 09:22 2
        
        I am not a viking at typing lately. -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 09:22 1
        
        follow the red dot. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:22
- It guessed I was 30. -- nm - Krusty Apr 18, 09:12
- 31. -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 09:11 1
  - Same here -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 09:13
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- This webpage is not available -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 09:09 3
  - Had to refresh. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 09:15
  - it may not work if you are on a phone, fwiw. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 09:10
  - oooooooooold -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 09:10
"One child is holding something that has been banned in America to protect them. Guess which one?" -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 18, 09:01 11
- I am pretty sure that if kinder eggs were as widely distributed as assault weapons (weapons of war) then we'd hear more deaths from choking than shot -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 13:34
- That's really not fair. - Was Bar Was Apr 18, 09:21
- that is great -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 09:17 6
  - Indeed. And while I can see that it is slightly flawed (insofar as guns aren't really marketed to children - but violence is ... - Beryllium Apr 18, 09:18 5
    - i posted something similar on FB a while ago - but with french cheeses... -- (link) - Andie Apr 18, 09:22 2
      - For The Greater Good - Beryllium Apr 18, 09:25 1
        
        yarp -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 09:25
    - Besides, Kinder eggs don't really offer much protection. -- nm - LMS Apr 18, 09:20 1
      - What mass murder *wouldn't* stop to enjoy a delicious kinder egg? Oh yeah, and here's your KINDER SURPRISE! -- nm - Sterling Archer Apr 18, 09:21
- A Cuban cigar? -- nm - LMS Apr 18, 09:06 1
  - is that what they call assault rifles in cuba? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 09:07
Barn owl chicks have grown so big that momma has to sleep standing up :) -- (link) - Meg Apr 18, 09:00
The Walking Dead #1 is available for free on Comixology. -- (link) - Krusty Apr 18, 09:00 3
- I think it has always been. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 09:00 2
  - Yep. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 18, 09:02 1
    - I just started using it a few weeks ago so it was new info to me. - Krusty Apr 18, 09:06
One more Survivor question...the last 3 Tribals have all been pretty awesome (spoils) - Jim Apr 18, 08:58 6
- I said my peace in the Roundtable. Little has changed. -- nm - David Apr 18, 09:27 2
  - Yeah, I just added some to the Roundtable. Have you enjoyed the last couple episodes though? - Jim Apr 18, 09:37 1
    - Reaching tolerable is not an impressive endeavor. -- nm - David Apr 18, 09:38
- spoils - Jovian Apr 18, 09:04
- No... (spoils) - Roger More Apr 18, 09:04
- spoils - Beryllium Apr 18, 09:00
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More Survivor thoughts from last night (spoils) - Jovian Apr 18, 08:51 8
- I see no strategic value to that play. -- nm - David Apr 18, 08:58 6
  - kind of I feel like discussion about who it should be sp - amanda Apr 18, 09:24
  - well (spoils) - Jovian Apr 18, 09:02 1
    - Spoilers - David Apr 18, 09:09
  - (spoils) - Beryllium Apr 18, 08:58 2
    - Spoilers - David Apr 18, 09:08 1
      - Indeed. (spoils) - Beryllium Apr 18, 09:10
- oh my god. that would have been *great* -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 08:51
so my q is this: surv sp - amanda Apr 18, 08:51 11
- spoils - Roger More Apr 18, 09:17 4
  - Spoilers - David Apr 18, 09:26 3
    - spoilers - Roger More Apr 18, 09:32 2
      - Spoilers - David Apr 18, 09:35 1
        
        I really do think the blind squirrel found the nut last night. I don't expect to see that kind of lucidity again from him. -- nm - Jim Apr 18, 09:38
- Things may or may not change (spoils) - Jim Apr 18, 08:54 4
  - erik and who? is it clear? -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 08:55 3
    - It's really not. From what we've seen (spoils) - Jim Apr 18, 08:56 2
      - yeah. also, re erik sp - amanda Apr 18, 09:00 1
        
        right. I think that was self preservation and wanting to be one of the cool kids. -- nm - Jim Apr 18, 09:03
- spoils - Jovian Apr 18, 08:52
why was it chirping at 3 am for anyway? -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 08:50 20
- Do you get mockingbirds there? Those are the common night-time problem here. -- nm - Meg Apr 18, 09:06 3
  - We get them here and they're cute. -- nm - Krusty Apr 18, 09:08
  - oh, it was mocking me all right. - loosilu Apr 18, 09:06 1
    - They pick a short little song and repeat it...over....and over.......and over :/ -- nm - Meg Apr 18, 09:08
- don't you have bird issues every year? put out some poison if it remains bothersome. -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 08:55 14
  - Poison??? Boo! - Dr.Vermin Apr 18, 09:42
  - There's a huge tree outside my window. every winter it's a sleeping roost for a few thousand blackbirds. Those fuckers - loosilu Apr 18, 08:59 1
    - sure. -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 09:00
  - i would think her hearing difficulties would eliminate the issue of nature waking her up at night. -- nm - Andie Apr 18, 08:57 2
    - I'm only missing high frequencies, and I have lived in cities long enough I can sleep through anything. I used to sleep through ambulances - loosilu Apr 18, 09:00
    - (you know, every cloud has a silver lining, etc etc) -- nm - Andie Apr 18, 08:57
  - Earplugs would be less kill-y -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 08:56 7
    - This. No need to kill it. -- nm - Krusty Apr 18, 09:09 3
      - I'm not killing any birds. what is it with you people. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 09:23 2
        
        "No need to kill it." - con_carne Apr 18, 09:25
        
        i don't think that was meant seriously. -- nm - Andie Apr 18, 09:23
    - but if you need an alarm to wake up... maybe a scarecrow. -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 08:58 2
      - When I first moved to this apt, I wore ear plugs every night. Could still wake up to my clock radio in the morning. -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 09:03 1
        
        I hate ear plugs and yeah the alarm would be a problem. normally nothing bothers me. - loosilu Apr 18, 09:06
- probably trying to get laid -- nm - decline Apr 18, 08:53
David...I think you're exactly right (Survivor spoils) - Jim Apr 18, 08:50
and The Last Five Years movie starts shooting in June. -- nm - Dano Apr 18, 08:44 3
- nice. -- nm - Diva Apr 18, 08:59 2
  - I like the casting too: Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. -- nm - Dano Apr 18, 09:05 1
    - I like it a lot. - Diva Apr 18, 09:07
You got Portal in my Bioshock! You got Bioshock in my Portal! -- (link) - Reagen Apr 18, 08:43 4
- Quite randomly, I was thinking the other day that I would love a Bioshock/Portal game. -- nm - David Apr 18, 08:45 2
  - Wouldn't that have been called System Shock? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 09:03 1
    - No. -- nm - David Apr 18, 09:41
- That is a good shirt. -- nm - Shaun Apr 18, 08:45
LIR: I am *pumped* for this game. Maybe even more pumped than I am for The Last of Us. -- nm - Shaun Apr 18, 08:40 2
- I placed my preorder last year. -- nm - Ender Apr 18, 08:51
- Beyond: Two Souls. -- nm - Shaun Apr 18, 08:45
Yvonne Strahovski wonders on Facebook if fans would support a Chuck movie on Kickstarter. - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 18, 08:40 6
- I forgot this show ever existed -- nm - ty97 Apr 18, 08:50
- Who cares...as long as she keeps being awesome on Dexter. -- nm - Jim Apr 18, 08:41 3
  - wait, what? - oblique Apr 18, 08:48 2
    - She was on last season....and she was definitely naked, though I'm not sure they showed a whole lot more than (spoils) - Jim Apr 18, 08:52 1
      - But, her character was pretty awesome and she's just frickin beautiful. -- nm - Jim Apr 18, 08:54
- Dumbest spies ever. They get caught every episode. -- nm - Shaun Apr 18, 08:40
How Stores Manipulate Your Senses So You Spend More Money -- (link) - ty97 Apr 18, 08:39

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