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Dammit, I try to coordinate two things at once and end up missing a hack -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 10:46 1
- Kind of a... bad one. -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:50
Chael Sonnen is wildly entertaining. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:41 7
- If you can get past the race baiting and other garbage -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 23, 10:47
- he used to be a boring nice guy wrestler, now he's a trash talking convicted felon -- nm - ceregon Apr 23, 10:44 1
  - who is about to have carnal knowledge of an ESPN anchor on live television - David Apr 23, 10:46
- if only he could fight like he can yap and take drugs -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 10:41 3
  - Say that to his face and upload the ensuing video on YouTube, please. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:43 2
    - sure, you send me the money for my ticket to the next UFC event -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 10:45 1
      - cause it is not like this is anything knew. His current opponent says it to his face all the time -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 10:45
The one-way trip to Mars is now accepting astronaut applications -- (link) - Beaker Apr 23, 10:39
I just got back from opening a pool. It's 48 degrees outside. People are nuts -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 10:36
I think maybe it's time we accepted that Chevy Chase's career was a mistake. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 23, 10:32 21
- Sorry, Foul Play and Modern Problems (as well as the rest listed) are gold -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:35 8
  - Funny Farm and Seems Like Old Times are pretty good as well. -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 10:40 7
    - Funny Farm is one of my least favorite movies of the 80s. It's excruciating. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:44 2
      - yeah, hated it as well -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 10:46
      - Really? Just the dog jokes and the crazy mailman makes it worth it for me. -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 10:46
    - Agreed. In other words, mop was wrong. -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:43
    - seems like old times is my favorite, I think. -- nm - amanda Apr 23, 10:43 1
      - At the time (saw them on the big screen) it did not appeal as strongly as Foul Play to young me, but yeah, quite good. -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:48
    - I love Funny Farm. I'm a sucker for that stupid dog running off into the woods -- nm - oblique Apr 23, 10:42
- I liked him on the first few seasons of Community. I totally get why he freaked this season as they were turning him into a huge bigot -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 10:35
- Vacation alone is worth it. -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 10:34 2
  - Christmas Vacation is gold. -- nm - MDH Apr 23, 10:42 1
    - agreed -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 10:45
- I'm not prepared to live in a world without Three Amigos. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 10:34
- Chevy Chase was considered funny during the decade when most kids took *alot* of drugs. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 23, 10:33
- Caddyshack justifies everything. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:33 5
  - Is being in the presence of Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield an excuse? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 23, 10:36
  - Agreed. There was a stretch where he was on top of his game. Vacation, Fletch, Spies Like Us, Three Amigos was a solid run. -- nm - volnelk Apr 23, 10:35 2
    - Hosted the Academy Awards in '87 and '88. Probably the biggest box office star for a couple of years. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 23, 10:39 1
      - Nah. Eddie Murphy was a way bigger box office star. Stallone too. -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 10:43
  - I also like Fletch. (And of course Vacation and Christmas Vacation are fun.) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:33
AP BREAKING NEWS: Those empanadas were freaking tasty. -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:31 6
- in other news: Gringo consultant eats panda -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 15:47
- What else is new, Buenos Aires? Have you had bifsteak at a churrasceria with a nice Malbec yet? - Diva - D Apr 23, 10:34 1
  - I have had steak in Argentina (awesome) and seafood with Pisco Sour and some nice Peruvian wine. - ty97 Apr 23, 10:49
- speaking of Mexican, my friend is taking me to a tequila bar tomorrow night for fresh squeezed lime juice margaritas. - Andie Apr 23, 10:32 2
  - (yes, i know you aren't in Mexico.) -- nm - Andie Apr 23, 10:35 1
    - *If only* Argentine food and drink came close to good Mexican... -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 10:45
Znu News: Rory Williams from Doctor Who made his broadway debut Friday night... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 23, 10:30 1
- oh wow. now I want to see that even more. -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 10:31
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- Are they allowing trades? -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:31 3
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    - Jeebus. He should have just given up his firstborn. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:38
    - I wonder what pictures the Oakland drafter has of the Miami guy...cause that is brutal. -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 10:37
Tonight's ESPN "30 for 30" film looks interesting. "Elway to Marino" about the '83 NFL draft... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:28 2
- I've dvr'd it. - Diva - D Apr 23, 10:29 1
  - I just did as well (I love the ability to do that on my phone from work). -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:33
Nest adds some very interesting new features working with certain energy companies -- (link) - oblique Apr 23, 10:27 2
- Hmm, our electric utility is participating but only on the Illinois part of their service area. - spamlet Apr 23, 10:32 1
  - Seems I'm eligible via the Green Mountain. Their site says 6.9 cents/kwh. My ComEd bill says I pay 7.491 cents. So I could save about half a penny - oblique Apr 23, 10:38
#12 for glamour mug shots -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 10:27
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- Ricin Elvis has left the building! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 10:50
- Police are now setting their sites on someone with the initials "W.W.". -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 10:30 1
  - Curse you Walt Whitman! -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 10:42
- ...and hired to work for the US Postal service. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 23, 10:26
- Wait, what? -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:25 4
  - They cancelled all his hearings as well. Maybe he wasn't the culprit? -- nm - spamlet Apr 23, 10:27
  - they didn't find anything in his home, and apparently there is virtually no case from what i understand. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:27 2
    - So somebody set him up by using phrasing he'd used online? -- nm - mara Apr 23, 10:33
    - oh wow -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:30
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- Wuss. -- nm - Adam Dunn Apr 23, 10:23 2
  - talk to me when you are batting over .110. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 23, 10:25 1
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The hacked AP hacked tweet was still enough to send the Dow plummeting 1% for a second ... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:19 3
- And the S&P 500... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:23
- Wow, somebody could make a fortune that way. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:20
- conspiracy! -- nm - oblique Apr 23, 10:20
Hmm, I can't run these tests unless I have mock data created, and I can't create mock data unless I can run these tests... This could be troublesome.. -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 10:18
lyc - last night at LAX 9pm, there were 65 flights due into United terminal 7. 36 of them were late and showing "Air Traffic Control delay" on the - CrankYanker Apr 23, 10:17
Continuing the Cloud Atlas reincarnation thread with JackDawson (spoils) - ceregon Apr 23, 10:17 1
- Word of God aside, I never assumed with either the book or the movie that each main character exists in a single, continuous reality. - znufrii Apr 23, 10:27
Apparently, SNL sometimes inserts new skits into reruns. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 23, 10:11
uh, I hope this is a twitter hack: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured" -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:11 3
- AP's entertainment twitter is saying it's a hack -- (link) - Roger More Apr 23, 10:16 2
  - (and the @AP account has been suspended) -- nm - Roger More Apr 23, 10:16 1
    - heh. "Looks like CNN hacked @AP. :-) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:17
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- Out of curiosity I'm going to walk over that way just to see what the crowd reaction is like. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 10:25 6
  - ok. and wear a trenchcoat, and mutter incoherently. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:26 5
    - I did some "Weapon of Choice" dancing but apparently that's no crazier than the crazy who camps out there. - Max Apr 23, 10:44
    - but different from every other day he does it -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 10:43
    - if you know any Arabic make sure to scream it as loud as you can in aggressive tones. - Mel Profit Apr 23, 10:32
    - carry something bulky *under* the coat too. -- nm - Andie Apr 23, 10:31
    - white ballcap backwards -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 10:30
- ML FAIL!!!! nm -- nm - groiny Apr 23, 10:18 2
  - he reports, you decide -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 10:24
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- Easy sign it's a hack. They called the President "Barack Obama." -- nm - MDH Apr 23, 10:15 2
  - Glenn Beck still wants to know how the Saudi national is connected to this. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 10:22
  - Our sources call him Buford. -- nm - CNN Apr 23, 10:21
- Account just went suspended -- nm - oblique Apr 23, 10:14
- "The profile you are trying to view has been suspended." -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 10:14
- Nothing on CNN yet. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:13 5
  - Not like that means anything though. - Inigo Apr 23, 10:33
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      - Thank Jeebus, a President Biden could actually get reelected! -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 10:28
      - You probably should have known when the next was "I AM GO SO GAY LOL BUTTSTUFF" -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 10:20
- "we work a half-block from the WH. i just passed it for my lunch. there is not a sign of anything alarming going on here" - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:12 4
  - it's gotta be a real hack. live webcam from WH lawn... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:13 3
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    - Wait... if you watch closely... THEY HAVE BEEN LOOPED!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:15 1
      - the woman on the bench, her skit just adjusted itself! -- nm - dogbert Apr 23, 10:17
- Holy crap. -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 10:12 1
  - Edit: Holy hack! -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 10:20
Max Baucus OpEd: "I'm Such a Sh*tty Senator"... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:09 1
- heh, it's 12 years old, still very much applies though. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:10
I think we should have a summer box office contest. remember when we used to care? what movies should we include? -- nm - amanda Apr 23, 10:09 7
- 312.50! -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:10
- that sounds like work! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:09 3
  - We're all so lazy now. We used to log on daily to buy/sell movie stocks and bonds and now...meh -- nm - oblique Apr 23, 10:11 2
    - It tough to get ecited about a slew of sequels and remakes and adaptations -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 10:16
    - we suck -- nm - dogbert Apr 23, 10:15
- YDC: But I always compile a summer movie list of most major releases, I plan to do it this weekend and could share? -- nm - MDH Apr 23, 10:09 1
  - obviously. then we can get dano to make us a thingie in google docs, right? (right, dano?) -- nm - amanda Apr 23, 10:10
Ant Man: I Guess -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 10:06 2
- He was in GnR? -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:07 1
  - who could keep track after a while? -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 10:09
ST Spawn-poll: What is your least favorite Leo movie? -- nm - oblique Apr 23, 10:06 22
- all of them -- nm - peglegpete Apr 23, 10:27
- The Beach? -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 10:25
- Of the ones I've seen, maybe Body of Lies? -- nm - Roger More Apr 23, 10:17
- Titanic -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 10:10 1
  - Ditto. -- nm - LMS Apr 23, 10:14
- gangs of ny -- nm - ceregon Apr 23, 10:09
- romeo and juliet -- nm - dogbert Apr 23, 10:08
- Gangs of New York -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 10:07
- Romeo and Juliet -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 10:07
- haven't seen every single one, but i'll say Romeo + juliet. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:07
- Revolutionary Road. Hands down. What a piece of garbage. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 10:07 8
  - yep. awful. didnt this get a freakin' Best Pic nod? (insane) -- nm - Jovian Apr 23, 10:26
  - Yup, it's a terrible movie. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:12
  - I made it, and I agree. -- nm - LMS Apr 23, 10:11 4
    - I loved this movie! I even went around telling people about it -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 10:13 3
      - And I didn't even have to pay you. -- nm - LMS Apr 23, 10:15 2
        
        I think he was saying the bill has come due. -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:32
        
        heh -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:19
  - That would win "Biggest Leo Disappoitnment" for me -- nm - MDH Apr 23, 10:08
- Man in the iron Mask -- nm - MDH Apr 23, 10:07
- Critters 3 - Dr.Vermin Apr 23, 10:07
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You disliked The Quick and the Dead, Spawn? Bah. -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 10:05 2
- Okay, will reframe it. He has some movies that were okay, but there was only one that I would say that I actually liked. - Spawn Apr 23, 10:07
- Bah, indeed. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 10:06
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- there seems to be a rash of twitter account hacking lately. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:06 2
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    - heh. (agreed) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:08
All I want for Christmas is... -- (link) - David Apr 23, 10:03 [youtube]
don't Ty for me Argentina -- nm - peglegpete Apr 23, 10:03

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