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LIR LYC: (speaking of remington steele) when I was younger and really skinny, people used to say I looked like him pretty often - zork Apr 24, 11:42
Manny!! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 24, 11:38
I would draft Mathieu before I'd draft Hayden. That fluke injury scares the daylights out of me. -- nm - David Apr 24, 11:30
I am in leprosy clinic today. Interesting. -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Apr 24, 11:22 1
- TIL: There are leprosy clinics. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 11:50
Sen. Kelly Ayotte's approval plunges 15 pts after voting against background checks -- (link) - charlie Apr 24, 11:22 9
- From 95% support to 80%! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 24, 11:46
- 2016 is a long ways off. -- nm - mara Apr 24, 11:41 4
  - 4 years for more mass shootings -- nm - charlie Apr 24, 11:42 3
    - More the merrier! -- nm - NRA Apr 24, 11:43 2
      - The more we have, the less shocked we'll be, right? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 24, 11:46 1
        
        the more guns we'll need to buy to protect ourselves and that would mean more shootings which means the more guns we'll have, oh just shoot me -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 11:49
- if everyone wants it to pass - how did it not pass? - Epiphany Apr 24, 11:27 1
  - they want it to pass, but don't want to vote for it. -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 11:27
- OK, people, *vote* on this issue. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 11:23
25 strangely similar movies released around the same time... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 24, 11:21 3
- No way. We don't want people voting on blind emotion. -- nm - Dr Vermin si Apr 24, 11:25 2
  - Ha. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 24, 11:25 1
    - That sums up this day. I need to go back to bed. -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 11:26
speaking of movies, brian (to whom I am shockingly still speaking) has never seen a fast and furious movie. rank in order of fabulousness, please. - amanda Apr 24, 11:19 45
- what's the difference between those and Gone in 60 seconds -- nm - zork Apr 24, 11:45
- 5...1..............4,3...............2. Fast Five is a great action movie, and by no means just a car movie -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 11:45
- Ive only seen the first. - Jovian Apr 24, 11:43
- It's like grading kindergarten art projects. -- nm - David Apr 24, 11:40
- 1, 5, 4, 3.............2. -- nm - Stephen Apr 24, 11:39 2
  - 1 and 5 are the only 2 I've seen. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 24, 11:46 1
    - We own them all. -- nm - Stephen Apr 24, 11:48
- ( i have never seen a FnF either. ) -- nm - Andie Apr 24, 11:35 9
  - same -- nm - zork Apr 24, 11:43
  - ditto. i've watched parts of one or two on hbo. which ones, i'm not really sure....nm - x Apr 24, 11:42
  - me eight. -- nm - b. Apr 24, 11:42
  - I didn't want to be the first to admit it. -- nm - spamlet Apr 24, 11:41
  - me neither -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 11:38
  - I also have not. -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 11:37
  - my sistah -- nm - charlie Apr 24, 11:36 2
    - Probably for the best...you'd hate them. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 11:38 1
      - yes, that's why i never saw any of them -- nm - charlie Apr 24, 11:41
- Was 3 Tokyo Drift? I enjoyed watching little Slingblade all grown up. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 11:29 3
  - He's always going to be Caleb from American Gothic to me. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 24, 11:31 2
    - Hmmm...just looked him up. It would seem that Slingblade and Tokyo Drift are the only things I've seen him in. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 11:34 1
      - he was in the first X-files movie -- nm - Remlik Apr 24, 11:42
- I have not watched any past 1. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 11:25 2
  - I saw 2 and I think 4 (Spoilers) - amoxy Apr 24, 11:31
  - same -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 11:27
- yes make him watch 3, its got drift + substandard acting - Epiphany Apr 24, 11:23
- 3 is canon. it's just set in the future of the FF franchise. 1,5,3,4,2 -- nm - Remlik Apr 24, 11:22
- I might go 1, 5, 4, 2, 3. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 11:22 8
  - new rank from me: 1 3 4 5 2. -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 11:34
  - 5 is the one with the rock, right? I have an aversion to him so have that just before last. how did I forget 4? - amanda Apr 24, 11:26 2
    - you did rank 4. Targeted review qualification: although I'm a big fan of Han, I have to deduct points for lack of original cast. However, it's #1 in - music selection. Apr 24, 11:28 1
      - I think I ranked 5 as 4. I don't think I remember 4. -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 11:30
  - wait, which one did I miss? dammit. -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 11:24 3
    - you Rock-blocked Fast Five. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 11:26 2
      - (did you know I dislike the rock or was this a guess?) - amanda Apr 24, 11:27 1
        
        (part of that might be the tart, though.) -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 11:30
- Two is awful is all respects, although it'd be good for your "good bad movie nights". -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 11:21 1
  - we are going to try to watch 1 this weekend and save 2 for next when we may be able to go out drinking *then* watch. a great idea. -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 11:35
- 3 is certainly canon. It's referenced to by 5. And will probably finally get tied in with 6/7. -- nm - Qale Apr 24, 11:21 3
  - you love 3 as well, right? totally your thing? (I honestly keep it on my ATV hard drive for like, "when I'm cleaning and need background noise.") -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 11:22 2
    - I definitely liked 3. I liked that they tried to make a Fast/Furious branch out. It wasn't as successful, but Tokyo Drift was all fun. -- nm - Qale Apr 24, 11:32 1
      - Oops, I didn't answer the poll. 1-3-2-5-4. -- nm - Qale Apr 24, 11:37
- n/a - Spawn Apr 24, 11:21 1
  - yeah we're going to 6. just fyi -- nm - Remlik Apr 24, 11:42
- impossible, they are too utterly forgettable to differentiate. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 24, 11:21 1
  - Kind of this. I've seen a couple, but not sure I could tell you which ones. They pretty much sucked all the way around. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 11:23
austerity set to send UK into its third recession since 2008 -- (link) - charlie Apr 24, 11:19 1
- working on it -- nm - Don Homer Apr 24, 11:20
Jets are 1st team since 2000 to have 2 of the first 13 picks in the draft. In 2000 the Ravens, Redskins AND the Jets all had 2 in 1st 13 -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 11:17 1
- (per espn Twitterer) -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 11:17
Ok... I need movie help. - colin Apr 24, 11:05 11
- I might split the Adaptation into Franchise and Literary -- nm - Max Apr 24, 11:19 3
  - ah! this is perfect! -- nm - colin Apr 24, 11:35 2
    - and maybe also add a tag for type of source material? - znufrii Apr 24, 11:37 1
      - and then avatars for each movie. or an animated .gif -- nm - charlie Apr 24, 11:38
- What, like "money grab," "merchandising opportunity," "this movie is for the sole purpose of selling toys?" -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 11:14
- I'd lump sequels, prequels, remakes and reboots into a single category. Call it "franchises" or whatever -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 11:12 2
  - well, i can do that after.. compare everything to original... i'd like to keep it granular. -- nm - colin Apr 24, 11:13 1
    - Be careful about going too granular. You can always dig down further if you want, but its harder to dig up -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 11:37
- what about a reboot? a la the current Star Trek franchise? -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 11:09 2
  - adaptation.. since it's based off the tv show, right? -- nm - colin Apr 24, 11:12 1
    - gotcha -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 11:15
Well, that's one way the post office can address their fiscal problems... -- (link) - znufrii Apr 24, 11:03 3
- Why are they sponsering athletes in the first place? -- nm - mara Apr 24, 11:06 2
  - to raise awareness... -- nm - colin Apr 24, 11:07 1
    - the Pony Express were cutting into their business.. -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 11:09
Dan Patrick Poll Question today: Point Break and Roadhouse are on at the same time, which one do you watch? - amoxy Apr 24, 11:01 43
- both choices are seriously cheesy -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 11:48
- shoot the hostage/me -- nm - zork Apr 24, 11:43
- Roadhouse in a wash. (f**k Point Break) -- nm - Jovian Apr 24, 11:42
- road house..nm - x Apr 24, 11:41
- And the results of the poll was 57% wanted to see Point Break -- nm - amoxy Apr 24, 11:29
- Point Break and it's not close. Nobody rides for free. -- nm - David Apr 24, 11:25
- Point Break, by far. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 11:19
- Neither. -- nm - Qale Apr 24, 11:17
- Easy, Point Break. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 11:17
- That's an easy one, very easy. Point Break. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 24, 11:14
- duh -- nm - Spawn Apr 24, 11:13
- I record them both with my Direct Tv Genii while watching another channel -- nm - peglegpete Apr 24, 11:11 1
  - Welcome to the DVR party, pal! -- nm - Spawn Apr 24, 11:13
- Road House, but I would prefer to be drunk -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 11:10
- Roadhouse. And every time it comes on now I laugh at the thought that Kelly Lynch's husband is getting a phone call from Bill Murray. -- nm - pmb Apr 24, 11:09 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 11:10
- Roadhouse -- nm - CQ Apr 24, 11:08
- I've never seen either, so... -- nm - spamlet Apr 24, 11:08 10
  - you do realize that we spawned from a MOVIE fan website? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 11:11 2
    - Yes. - spamlet Apr 24, 11:12 1
      - that is no excuse. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 11:13
  - You have until the end of the month to watch both. -- nm - amoxy Apr 24, 11:09 5
    - Aren't they both sort of period movies? Like, you had to have seen them *then* to be a fan? - spamlet Apr 24, 11:11 4
      - are they dated? sure. are they still enjoyable? yes -- nm - Epiphany Apr 24, 11:28
      - "No, I mean which one do you wanna watch first?" -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 11:19
      - Tick Tock Clarice -- nm - amoxy Apr 24, 11:17
      - Roadhouse is certainly not. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 11:12
  - so...Roadhouse, then. Sweet. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 11:08
- Point Break. stupid Roadhouse fans.... -- nm - colin Apr 24, 11:07
- Roadhouse..every time. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 11:06 2
  - jim. jim, jim. JIM!!! -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 11:09 1
    - I know, right? It's not like you to be so...um...so...wrong. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 11:26
- point break. (I very much like these polls. more please.) -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 11:06
- Roadhouse -- nm - Epiphany Apr 24, 11:05
- Point Break -- nm - Stephen Apr 24, 11:03
- I watch the first (third? half?) of Roadhouse and then switch to surfin' Utah. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 11:03
- Two TVs and look back and forth constantly. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 11:03 2
  - Do you put one TV on top of the other so you are looking up and down or next to each other and move left to right? -- nm - amoxy Apr 24, 11:07 1
    - reverse panopticon. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 11:22
- The latter, but only because I've only seen it once. -- nm - Dr.Vermin, real blue flame special Apr 24, 11:02
- Roadhouse. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 11:02
- Point Break. -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 11:02
- Roadhouse -- nm - mara Apr 24, 11:01
The new Xbox will be revealed on May 21st. -- (link) - Inigo Apr 24, 11:01 1
- did anybody get an invite? -- nm - Max Apr 24, 11:04
Happy surprise caramel day! - znufrii Apr 24, 11:00 1
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 11:18
spamlet: I need a wife. let me know if yours become avaialab... - amanda Apr 24, 10:58 2
- Maybe we can work out a three-way deal for znu's parents. - spamlet Apr 24, 11:08 1
  - and did I mention they brought homemade beef jerky? - znufrii Apr 24, 11:10
I am, officially, no longer a homeowner -- nm - ty97, effin renter Apr 24, 10:57 15
- niiicee -- nm - Epiphany Apr 24, 11:21
- congrats. very relatedly, the person to whom I loaned *all of my slush fund* in july of 2012 in order that he could refi - amanda Apr 24, 11:09 5
  - insanity -- nm - ty97, effin renter Apr 24, 11:21
  - eeesh. -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 11:20
  - That's crazy. Was this with an indie mortgage company or a big name one? -- nm - Max Apr 24, 11:14 1
    - BoA. there''s some weirdness due to deed issues that was cleared up last week, but we suspect that news of that - amanda Apr 24, 11:21
  - not cool. -- nm - Andie Apr 24, 11:13
- Congrats. Hope it went smoothly. -- nm - pmb Apr 24, 11:04 1
  - Very smoothly. I had a great realtor. -- nm - ty97, effin renter Apr 24, 11:18
- Welcome -- nm - amoxy Apr 24, 11:02
- one of us! -- nm - Andie Apr 24, 11:00
- livin' like Jack Reacher. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 11:00
- f'n' renters -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 11:00
- gross. please don't post here any more. -- nm - colin Apr 24, 10:59
- congrats? -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 10:59
Word. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 10:56 1
- right? how can I expected to be 100% accurate when I work from 6:30AM to 8:30PM? a girl gets tired. -- nm - amanda Apr 24, 10:57

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