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a tree doctor just came by and hopefully saved my 4 fruit trees. he said that their PH was unbalanced -- nm - peglegpete Apr 23, 11:54 1
- Sounds like a quack. - Beryllium Apr 23, 11:57
Reading backboards, it's easy to see that 2013's box office sucks so hard we're forced to just talk about older movies all the time. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 11:47 6
- 2013's box office is not even a third of the way done. -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 11:49 4
  - I think he means YTD -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 11:51 3
    - I mean quality films that people actually were interested in seeing. It seems like it's been much worse than usual so far. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 11:52 2
      - The first quarter tends to be bad, though. -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 11:56 1
        
        2012 might have been the outlier, I guess. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 11:57
- no, that's just cuz we're old -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 11:47
Champions League semi final first leg. Who ya got? Bayern at home v Barca -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 11:46 4
- Bayern, 2-1 -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 11:48
- i think it's bayern today...nm - x Apr 23, 11:47 2
  - I really don't want another classico in the CL final. I'm rooting for Borussia Dortmund heh -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 11:50 1
    - personally, i'll watch a classico anytime. but i do really like that dortmund bunch.... - x Apr 23, 11:53
"Boston suspect: We learned how to make bombs from Inspire magazine" - ban magazines! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 11:37
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- Nothing for Nothing, but ESPN''s Sal Paolantonio said in local radio yesterday that the Eagles will take Lane Johnson (or Tavon Austin) and not - decline Apr 23, 11:55
- Miami moving up to 3rd is ridiculous -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 11:53 1
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- Who or what's a Barkevious Mingo? - Krusty Apr 23, 11:51 2
  - All you need to know is that his name is Barkevious. Mingo. -- nm - Stephen Apr 23, 11:55 1
    - Love the name. It's fantastic, no doubt. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 11:57
- I think I'd be ok with the bears pick. -- nm - pmb Apr 23, 11:45 1
  - He's a problem child but a freak talent. -- nm - David Apr 23, 11:52
- Please do not give the Falcons any Boise State DBs. Thanks. -- nm - David Apr 23, 11:37 1
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- ugh on the Ravens pick. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 11:36 2
  - They'd trade out before they picked him, I'm pretty sure. - Inigo Apr 23, 11:41 1
    - This year, *nobody* knows what will happen. I would be impressed to see a mock get over 15% of the first round picks right. -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 11:44
Who swings on 3-0? List of players who have swung the most on 3-0 counts during the years 2010-2012... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 23, 11:33 12
- would be more curious to see the outcomes than just the frequencies... - znufrii Apr 23, 11:37 2
  - here's one study I found, from 1986 - znufrii Apr 23, 11:56
  - and depends on the situation, runner on 2nd? singles work better than walks there. - groiny Apr 23, 11:44
- playing blackjack on Friday night, I doubled down on A-9. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 11:34 8
  - what the bloody hell... -- nm - Epiphany Apr 23, 11:39
  - what was the dealer showing? -- nm - CQ Apr 23, 11:37 2
    - 5. I had already built up $800 over my stake so I didn't mind the risk. The thing was, for a long while I was the only one at the table. - Max Apr 23, 11:39 1
      - *wolf whistle* that is a nice chunk of change there buddy - Epiphany Apr 23, 11:58
  - How drunk were you? -- nm - Was Bar Was Apr 23, 11:34
  - daredevil! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 11:34
  - AND? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 23, 11:34 1
    - I won, obvie. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 11:34
Hmmm, why does this argument against banning ex-gay therapy for minors sound familiar? -- (link) - mara Apr 23, 11:29
How accurate are pre-season hurricance landfall forecasts? -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 23, 11:27
Public opinion surveys conducted since the bombings last week indicate that most Americans... - Don Homer Apr 23, 11:20 8
- The answers also may reflect that people feel we've given up enough. In other words, the same people could feel that the same level of liberties - pmb Apr 23, 11:50
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- Fantastic -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 11:33
- ...can't believe they went for thirds at the Golden Corral." -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 11:26
- Nice. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 23, 11:25
- There are ostensibly no right or wrong answers to those questions - con_carne Apr 23, 11:22
- Good. More people are living in reality. -- nm - GregW Apr 23, 11:21
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- I think that's been 'shopped - znufrii Apr 23, 11:24
- *splooge* -- nm - Roland Emmerich si Apr 23, 11:21
Full Disclosure: I didn't care for the first Thor movie, and the trailer for the second is the same. - MDH Apr 23, 11:18 14
- I liked the first. I will see the second, but it might not be in theatres. (I saw the first on Netflix) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 11:40
- Thor simply isn't a very appealing superhero, hard to get around that fact. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 11:31 2
  - Diva called - she said " waterpistols at dawn for talking about my man" -- nm - Epiphany Apr 23, 11:39
  - He's Superman with entitlement issues. -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 11:36
- I expect this one to be much better than the first, even after the lame teaser. - Spawn Apr 23, 11:30
- Chris Hemsworth. That's all I need to know. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 11:29
- Didn't see the first one, no plans to see the second one -- nm - amoxy Apr 23, 11:20 7
  - wha???? -- nm - groiny Apr 23, 11:29 6
    - I have said it before, i am burnt out on Comic Book Movies. Probably won't see IM3 either -- nm - amoxy Apr 23, 11:32 5
      - will you watch a western? -- nm - Remlik Apr 23, 11:40
      - yeah, i'm with you...nm - x Apr 23, 11:36
      - Are you burnt out on spy movies? Cop movies? - Spawn Apr 23, 11:34 1
        
        Yiou're not wrong, but your IM is how I thought of The Avengers. I will happily see that one when it comes out -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 11:50
      - My brutha -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 11:33
The Southeast leading Capitals (and current #3 seed) would be tied for fourth place if they played in the Northeast -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 11:13
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What I got from the recent backboards is that ML is no more credible a news outlet than CNN -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 11:10 6
- Mop, covering last night's Entertainment news! Stacy on Sports! Wolf Blitzer on Politics! -- nm - the worst news team in the business Apr 23, 11:14 2
  - kudos -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 11:32
  - heh -- nm - Epiphany Apr 23, 11:25
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- now ,now, there is no reason to be mean here. - Andie Apr 23, 11:12
- BREAKING: CNN has found a replacement for Soledad O'Brien -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 11:12
Triton 720 gaming headset 30% off in the gold box now on Amazon -- (link) - oblique Apr 23, 11:03 2
- We're receiving reports that the Xbox 720 is now available for sale on Amazon. -- nm - CNN Apr 23, 11:05 1
  - Obama was wearing a n Xbox 720 when explosions occurred at the White House. -- nm - AP Apr 23, 11:10
Admission: Every time I see one of those series of steps that ends with "Step 3: Profit!" - ty97 Apr 23, 10:55 4
- as I always say, Step 3 is always Profit. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 23, 10:57 1
  - And Sept 3 is Profit Day. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 23, 11:07
- I usually think of underpants - oblique Apr 23, 10:57 1
  - This. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 23, 11:03
When Billy Crystal was wheeled out in the Hannibal Lecter mask, was that his second hosting? I don't remember an Oscars earlier than that. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 10:55 1
- that would have been his third gig. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:56
Turns out that Xbox pizza ordering story was a hoax, too - con_carne Apr 23, 10:54 4
- EFFIN' HACKERS!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:54 3
  - Level 7! -- nm - Gibson SI Apr 23, 11:09 1
    - YOU CAN HAVE MY PIZZA WHEN YOU PRY IT FROM MY COLD, DEAD CONTROLLER! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 11:13
  - Kilbo has some 'splaining to do... -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 11:08
Bloomberg: Our interpretation of the Constitution will have to change in wake of Boston bombing, to prevent future attacks. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 23, 10:53 23
- Seriously people, why can't you see that 20 ounce sodas are the real danger?! -- nm - Bloomberg Apr 23, 11:14
- He is all over the place with what he is saying in this article -- nm - amoxy Apr 23, 11:13
- Well played, terrorists. Well played. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 23, 11:04 1
  - thanks for exposing what a sham our civil liberties had already become prior to 2001 -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 11:05
- ugh -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:57
- RRRAAGGE!!!! -- nm - Scalia Apr 23, 10:56
- I really don't care for that guy. He over reaches on everything. - Epiphany Apr 23, 10:55 1
  - he's the f**king worst. Loathe me Mike Bloomberg. -- nm - Jovian Apr 23, 10:57
- Bloomberg: "The Terrorists Win" -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:54 14
  - unfortunately, there are a lot of people that agree with him. even on here, some have said they would accept anal probes to get on an airplane. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:58 13
    - *takes the train instead* -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 11:12
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    - "We should change the 14th amendment." counter: "Fine, let's have a convention to reassess the 2nd, 14th - all the amendments." -- nm - Max Apr 23, 11:03 8
      - would be kind of neat to see what would happen if we just started over from scratch. - znufrii Apr 23, 11:08 7
        
        With today's Congress and Lobbyists? No thank you -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 11:43 1
        
        hence the IM -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 11:55
        
        There are times when I see Americans take their stable gov't completely for granted, and this is one of those times -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 11:18 1
        
        I suggested it merely out of academic curiosity, not out of any discontent with the status quo. -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 11:23
        
        Yeah, because rewriting the rules from scratch would be the only thing in history where the influence peddlars didn't write the rules... -- nm - Bloomberg Apr 23, 11:15 1
        
        sfan -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 11:19
        
        The problem in your IM is the only one that would really warrant a serious rewrite of the rules. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 23, 11:12
    - That's because those people like anal probes -- nm - amoxy Apr 23, 11:03
I rated the AP hack as a Gibson Level Two attack, but it's probably connected to a half-dozen other big social media hacks from the same group - Beryllium Apr 23, 10:52
Diva, I left food and wine for you on B2 -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:51 3
- Excelente - Gracias. -- nm - Diva - D Apr 23, 10:57 2
  - and...nice. good work mi amigo! -- nm - Diva - D Apr 23, 10:59 1
    - The reason I could not find the wine type? We were in *Chile* last week, not *Peru*. It was carmenere - ty97 Apr 23, 11:03
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- Yeah, so why would anyone do that? -- nm - Jim Apr 23, 10:54 10
  - fame, attention, kicks. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 23, 10:55 8
    - Like Anonymous, the reminder of just how insecure the Tubes are is a public service -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 11:00
    - I guess I'm just old because I can't see why you would want to do something like that. - Jim Apr 23, 10:58 5
      - This was a coordinated multi-front attack ... it was not for the lulz. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 10:59 4
        
        Then yep, I'm old. Because I see no point in it. -- nm - Jim Apr 23, 11:00 3
        
        shit disturbing in the name of political protest -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 11:00 2
        
        (But, there's a reason I only rated it a level two - it's relatively inconsequential, except for the ^DJIA reaction) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 11:01 1
        
        i'm thinking it's sure not beyond the realm of possiblity in a market that trades stocks in much less than one second increments.... - x Apr 23, 11:40
    - last ditch attempt to delay a West Wing deadline... -- nm - Max Apr 23, 10:56
  - $$$ -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 10:54
I don't know if I'm scared or optimistic that people are saying the Giants might be considering Te'o. - Shaun Apr 23, 10:50
M*A*S*H actor Allan Arbus has passed away :( -- (link) - peglegpete Apr 23, 10:49 2
- my mind made that "alan alda" for a second. -- nm - Andie Apr 23, 11:22
- "I'm not going out there without a bullet proof couch!" -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 23, 10:53
So, from B2. Changing energy providers seems a no brainer. 1) Free Nest (I already have one but still, it's free) 2) Cheaper electricity ($11/mo - oblique Apr 23, 10:49 2
- What's the financial status of the new company? - spamlet Apr 23, 11:24 1
  - Looks like they are part of NRG -- (link) - oblique Apr 23, 11:38
I don't think I can be on the same board with you people. [nm] - Mel Profit Apr 23, 10:49 1
- we could get you a booster seat? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 23, 10:51
"I am the reason Waldo is hiding." -- nm - David Apr 23, 10:48
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- A lot. - David Apr 23, 10:50 1
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please don't dominate the rap jack, if you got nothing new to say -- nm - peglegpete Apr 23, 10:47
Funny Farm is funny. It is right there in the name. -- nm - oblique Apr 23, 10:47 2
- Yellow Dog! -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 10:48 1
  - I think the funniest thing in that movie is the scene where he's looking off into the woods and the dog runs by in the distance - oblique Apr 23, 10:49

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