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Kendra Wilkinson was in a car crash and taken to hospital. Good thing she has those airbags, as the injuries were not serious -- (link) - zork Apr 22, 09:54
well, today's going by fast... -- nm - znufrii Apr 22, 09:42 1
- Save Ferris. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 09:45
Jay Cutler: NFL draft genius. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 22, 09:41 1
- Nice follow up to the sick kid article they ran. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 09:45
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- at least they did not order pizzas from this place.... -- (link) - groiny Apr 22, 09:49 2
  - giggles....actually I'll bet that place is slammed busy now -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 22, 10:46
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- Not to be out done, the NY Post had a pile of pizzas delivered, but didn't pay, and blamed it on a prank call by someone else. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 09:43 2
  - CNN called Regina's Pizza but kept trying to order cheeseburgers. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 22, 09:46 1
    - CNN heard their Crab Rangoon was excellent per their sources. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 22, 09:49
- hopefully they sent it from the original one in the north end....nm - x Apr 22, 09:42
- Chicago style? -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 09:37 3
  - yeah, that could be more like an act of war -- nm - charlie Apr 22, 09:47 2
    - you crazy. chicago style is the best -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:50
    - *KILLFILES* NM -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:48
Um what? Roland Emmerich Planning Movie About Stonewall Riots -- (link) - MDH Apr 22, 09:30 2
- *blows the fuck up* -- nm - Manhattan 1968 Apr 22, 09:31 1
  - Would be a perfect storyline to bring back Sal on Mad Men -- nm - amoxy Apr 22, 09:36
Another sign it is time to go home: I am beginning to translate document from Spanish without help. - ty97 Apr 22, 09:30 2
- Bueno! -- nm - Dora the Explorer Apr 22, 09:31 1
  - No one here dresses like that. I'm just saying: check fashion little girl -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 09:34
hey hyde, do you know about this guy? -- (link) - charlie Apr 22, 09:30
I think the drinking, smoking, and driving age should be 30. Also, Andie should adopt me. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 09:27
I somewhat disagree that Portuguese and Spanish are the same thing. - Reagen Apr 22, 09:18 26
- this -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 22, 09:58
- Brazilian and Portuguese based upon co-workers conversations are also quite different even though they started off the same. - Walt_Disney Apr 22, 09:30
- yeah, i've taken both & i would agree....nm - x Apr 22, 09:27 5
  - I heard that on paper they are more similar, but when spoken Italian sounds closer. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:31 4
    - When I first heard someone speaking it I thought it was Italian but I didn't recongnize any of the words. - Krusty Apr 22, 09:35 3
      - some spoken portuguese has a weird, almost russian sounding quality to it sometimes....nm - x Apr 22, 09:40
      - I can't trust any language that a four-syllable word for 'thanks' -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 09:37 1
        
        *grumble* -- nm - Japan Apr 22, 09:38
- They share the same alphabet and grammar. The vocabulary isn't exactly the same, but it's similar. Essentially, once you know one of them, the - Roger More Apr 22, 09:26 3
  - sure, but you still have to learn the other -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:27 2
    - which takes a lot less effort now -- nm - Roger More Apr 22, 09:31 1
      - the answer is obvious - zork Apr 22, 09:32
- I think Spanish and Italian are closer than Portugese and Spanish. - Krusty Apr 22, 09:23 5
  - I'd agree. I can understand Italian, but I don't understand sh*t when someone speaks Portuguese. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 22, 09:46
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    - Yes. But to me Spanish and Italian people can understand each other while if a Portuguese person tried talking to them they'd likely have no clue - Krusty Apr 22, 09:33 2
      - As a non-fluent Spanish speaker, that's how it seems to me. - con_carne Apr 22, 09:43
      - I have been told by portuguese speakers that they can understand a good bit of spanish. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 09:39
- are you serious about that last part? - prayformojo Apr 22, 09:22 5
  - I know, right? -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 09:29
  - Duh. They have the same last name. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 09:24
  - yes, they are cousins. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:23 2
    - Twins 2 -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 09:37
    - *inception blare* -- nm - prayformojo Apr 22, 09:24
- yeah, there are other languages that are more similar, although you get into fighting over whether ones are separate languages or "just" dialects. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:22
- i just go by what i hear in bossa nova songs and it sounds nothing like spanish -- nm - charlie Apr 22, 09:20
The first post-prison interview with Tim DeChristopher. If you're not familiar with this story, you need to watch this clip. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 22, 09:18
Well, SimCity is finally patching to 2.0 -- (link) - oblique Apr 22, 09:15 3
- *Log In Requires you now to click-thru advertiser of the week for a random chance to earn a new building -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 09:37 1
  - Is this a joke? -- nm - spamlet Apr 22, 09:56
- Shit is tight now, yo! -- nm - Ken K. Apr 22, 09:16
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- YDC: The gay bars in DC are opening early today because of the Sequester, most of the the gov here is off today, and they know they'll need some vodka - MDH Apr 22, 09:19 2
  - A bunch of men squabbling at one another? No, I'm pretty sure I realize how gay our government is. -- nm - Qale Apr 22, 09:38
  - :) -- nm - Epiphany Apr 22, 09:21
I liked this week's Doctor Who - Spoils - LMS Apr 22, 09:10 1
- It seemed very much like another one-off episode, and - JaxSean Apr 22, 09:49
Thanks again to peglegpete for referencing All the President's Men Revisited on Discovery. I just devoured it last night. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 22, 09:10 3
- anytime :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 22, 09:20
- I turned it on but the mrs. wanted to see the news then. Hopefully, they will repeat some time this week. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:11 1
  - Incredibly quality stuff. Surprised to watch it on Discovery. That's PBS level documentary. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 22, 09:12
LIR for Walt_Disney, parent question; two kids, close together, seemed to be about 1.5 times as much work as 1 - landbeck Apr 22, 09:06 3
- This. It is more work, but really not that much, I didn't think. -- nm - Jim Apr 22, 09:11 2
  - same here. we've found school work for the second one to be way easier as well as she has listened to the older one do hers - Beaker Apr 22, 09:22
  - Thanks to all who replied. The wisdom and insight of ST is really amazing at times. -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 22, 09:15
C&P of an email received discussing a possible early trans-Pacific migration from Asia to South America...LYC :) - Meg Apr 22, 09:04 5
- max is gonna need a bigger family tree -- nm - charlie Apr 22, 09:18
- Awesome. Me and Luke Skywalker both care. So long, Clovis! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 22, 09:11 1
  - Yup, the 'Clovis First' folk are battling new information on all fronts. -- nm - Meg Apr 22, 09:17
- ikit-nok? -- nm - ceregon Apr 22, 09:10
- cool! -- nm - thor heyerdahl Apr 22, 09:06
And Andie, I would appreciate any insights you can offer into the process. - David Apr 22, 09:02 23
- David - Andie Apr 22, 09:05 21
  - Just saw on the backboard, good luck in the process. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:14 3
    - Yes, 39th'd -- nm - Roger More Apr 22, 09:35
    - Yes, hopefully it is a smooth process -- nm - amoxy Apr 22, 09:30
    - this -- nm - Beaker Apr 22, 09:22
  - wait, adoption *and* a coffee table project? slow yo roll, hazard -- nm - charlie Apr 22, 09:12 5
    - She should adopt that wheel coffee table from When Harry Met Sally. -- nm - Inigo Apr 22, 09:16 1
      - not that stupid wagon wheel ROY ROGERS GARAGE SALE COFFEE TABLE! -- nm - Diva Apr 22, 09:17
    - we should take bets on which gets done first. :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 22, 09:15
    - Ha. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 22, 09:14
    - i know, i'm a maniac. -- nm - Andie Apr 22, 09:12
  - for both of you...... - groiny Apr 22, 09:08 10
    - a friend of mine tells the same story. they love him dearly but hte process was hellish, very expensive and they got raked over the coals $$-wise. -- nm - Diva Apr 22, 09:15 3
      - I felt terrible for them, they were told that they were unable to have one on their own. - groiny Apr 22, 09:17 2
        
        it seems to go like that - adopt then all of a sudden the pressure is off - Epiphany Apr 22, 09:19 1
        
        it is all stress related. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:21
    - It can be a crap shoot no matter what (but can't giving birth also be that way?) - decline Apr 22, 09:15
    - did they have a lawyer? just curious - Epiphany Apr 22, 09:13 4
      - yes, but at that point, what are you gonna do? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:14 3
        
        true. You'd hoped the attorney had done a better vetting job ya know. - Epiphany Apr 22, 09:16 2
        
        the girl made all her appointments, health checks all came out ok on her end. - groiny Apr 22, 09:19 1
        
        that has to be heart breaking. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 22, 09:20
- From what I understand, it is a long, long process, you might want to start sooner rather than later. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:04
"our best �last season ever� ever" - David Apr 22, 08:59
trying to decide if Jay and Silent bob are a good choice for "Injustice Gods Among Us" video game commercials. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 22, 08:59 10
- sure, they both are comic book nerds. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 08:59 8
  - but will most kids even understand their schtick. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 22, 09:08 3
    - honestly, I think that is more to grab the older demo. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:08 2
      - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 09:09 1
        
        fries are done. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 22, 09:12
  - nmbgroiny - I have not seen Lords of Salem yet - next scary movie will be Evil Dead -- nm - Epiphany Apr 22, 09:04 3
    - skip it, it was a mess. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:05 2
      - okay. my movie time is down to almost nil these days. so I want to be selective -- nm - Epiphany Apr 22, 09:14 1
        
        yeah, there was not a lot of good stuff going on in there. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:15
- MAD SHARKS!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:59
Nike will remove "Boston Massacre" shirts from stores. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 22, 08:55 19
- I find nothing wrong with it before last week but now it should be retired. - Krusty Apr 22, 08:58 13
  - re:IM -of course not wear it, but No way you throw it away -- nm - mud Apr 22, 09:02 1
    - I still have two Boston Sucks shirts I can wear. :-) Though, I think I'll keep those in the closet for a while. - Krusty Apr 22, 09:04
  - Indeed. On the other hand, it was a bombing, not a massacre ... Just saying. Heheh. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 08:59 8
    - there's blood on the shirt. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 08:59 7
      - Becuase the Red Sox got killed that series. For baseball fans, it's a pretty well known series -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:10
      - there's blood on the sock. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 22, 09:00 5
        
        LOOK AT THE FUCKING SOCK....IT'S FUCKING BLOODY!!!!! -- nm - Jim Apr 22, 09:03
        
        there's blood on the streets -- nm - Jim M Apr 22, 09:01 3
        
        There's blood on the dance floor. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 09:05 1
        
        Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow -- nm - mara Apr 22, 09:25
        
        If you want blood ... -- nm - ACDC Apr 22, 09:02
  - Word. -- nm - Jim Apr 22, 08:58
  - Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:58
- apparently it's a Yankees fan thing. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 08:57 4
  - So wait, you did not read the article you linked to? -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 08:57 3
    - I read it but missed that sentence. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 08:58 2
      - Oh. It was the second one. - Spawn Apr 22, 08:58 1
        
        I worked that out. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 08:59
So, I had a good weekend. How 'bout you, Reese? -- nm - Kevin Smith Apr 22, 08:55 1
- *laughs* -- nm - Al Michaels Apr 22, 08:56
So, i am embarking on a coffee table project... - Andie Apr 22, 08:55 [flickr] 15
- godspeed! -- nm - charlie Apr 22, 09:09
- I have my car downtown today, if that helps. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:08 5
  - as in, I wouldn't mind going up that way to help. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:10 4
    - no no, it's fine. - Andie Apr 22, 09:12 3
      - that seems more out of his way than for me. - zork Apr 22, 09:14 2
        
        thanks, but, we'll probably just tie it into a movie here or something. -- nm - Andie Apr 22, 09:16 1
        
        okie dokie - zork Apr 22, 09:18
- Of course, be sure to talk with Amy. She has done some re-purposing/rebuilding of tables etc. -- nm - Spawn Apr 22, 09:04
- I like the butcher block table idea. Nice! - Krusty Apr 22, 09:00 4
  - really nice pallet table.. -- (link) - colin Apr 22, 09:03 3
    - wow. I wish I could do stuff like that. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:26
    - that is really nice. (tons of work) -- nm - Andie Apr 22, 09:23
    - That is one of the better ones I've seen. I mention doing things with the wood from pallets to my gf and she gives me the Marge grunt of disapproval. - Krusty Apr 22, 09:08
- if I may add a suggestion.. i REALLY liked how the grey stain came out on our floors.. it makes for a great weathered look while keeping the grain - colin Apr 22, 08:59 1
  - nice. -- nm - Andie Apr 22, 08:59
Geek Deal: Disney Store Free Reusable Bag when you bring in 5 Plastic Bags -- (link) - budice Apr 22, 08:51

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