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L.A. peeps - in late afternoon/early evening, what's usually the next fastest airport to get to from UCLA aside from LAX? Long Beach or Burbank?-- nm - b. Apr 29, 14:35 4
- in theory, i guess you could get up to Westwood on the 405 more quickly from Long Beach - charlie Apr 29, 14:38 3
  - Burbank has more street variables and canyon crossovers if there is heavy freeway traffic. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:40 1
    - that's good to know - thanks! -- nm - b. Apr 29, 14:41
  - thanks! -- nm - b. Apr 29, 14:40
Mad men gif from last night (spoilers) -- (link) - amoxy Apr 29, 14:35 2
- i can't tell - charlie Apr 29, 14:41 1
  - I don't know either, it was a bizarre sequence - amoxy Apr 29, 14:43
Netflix will switch from Silverlight to HTML5... eventually. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:32 2
- it'll be nice to see Silverlight and Flash disappear - zork Apr 29, 14:40 1
  - My God, Java *just* *won't* *die*. C'mon! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:40
@BeauWillimon: Filming of Season Two #HouseofCards began today. Game on. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 29, 14:25
Okay T-Boz and Chili, saying "TLC" is reuniting for a show is stretching it a bit far. -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 14:24 7
- its hard for the 90's bands to watch NKTB & Nsync make a money grab - Epiphany Apr 29, 14:34 1
  - NKOTB's tour have grossed over $30M since 2009 -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 14:38
- Please, no Left Eye hologram. Please. -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 14:30 4
  - They haven't ruled it out as per Chili. Although (this may be worse) Lil Mam is playing her in the VH1 biopic, so she could sing her parts. -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 14:31 3
    - Lil Mama -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 14:31 2
      - Yeah, don't. Move on. Do new stuff but don't try and replace her. -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 14:34 1
        
        Some musicians can be replaced but for singers it's another story. - Krusty Apr 29, 14:37
*exhumes more Starks, dick punches their corpses* -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 14:22 5
- We are just starting Season 2 I hope these aren't spoilers. -- nm - Bacon Apr 29, 14:25 4
  - and I get it's a joke, I just hope we aren't talking about exumes corpses as a plot point -- nm - Bacon Apr 29, 14:25 3
    - (it's snowing again. that's why I do this bit) -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 14:26 2
      - 95 here, so far. the high is still 2 hours away -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:34
      - aaaah gotcha. Yeah I guess Denver is getting a snow storm tomorrow as well. -- nm - Bacon Apr 29, 14:27
I want to personally thank all those positive vibes. The powers of ST are amazing. 6-1? Holy hell that was awesome -- nm - CQ Apr 29, 14:19 2
- it's all on Wigan now - znufrii Apr 29, 14:21 1
  - It'd be odd if that happened. I think Birmingham pulled off that trick a while back. Wigan also has a double gameweek coming up. west brom and Swans -- nm - CQ Apr 29, 14:28
I am just altogether too proud of myself for having successfully added security certificates on 3 of my servers. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:17
Is it better to go up to the Space Needle when it is light or dark out? -- nm - James Bond (aka phone) Apr 29, 14:15 1
- with the CN Tower, the lights are cool for a few minutes but in the day you can take time looking at details - zork Apr 29, 14:18
not only did AOL shut down Comics Alliance but also AOL Music... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 29, 14:07 6
- You're probably the wrong guy to ask but ask anyone else "What is AOL Music?" Would anyone be able to answer? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:15 2
  - I used to look there quite a bit, as they had a lot of good and unique content; but it mostly faded away to the point I look if searches bring hits. - b. Apr 29, 14:20
  - you're right. -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 14:17
- AOL still exists? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 29, 14:11 2
  - they had a good music program called AOL Sessions. -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 14:14 1
    - I loved the old Spinner player. I miss that. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:15
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- That sucks but I heard Milwaukee is on its last legs and they might be moved. - Krusty Apr 29, 14:27
- Good, now let's get some owners in there that give a shit about the team. -- nm - Stephen Apr 29, 14:15 1
  - And not so maloof about them, am I right? Huh? -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 14:24
JD Alert: stream Savages' new album -- (link) - con_carne Apr 29, 13:59 1
- Nice. Thanks -- nm - JD Apr 29, 14:00
St Poll: Who will be the first movie star to come out? - Inigo Apr 29, 13:56 62
- Who would be considered the biggest music stars (male and female) who have come out? -- nm - zork Apr 29, 14:20 11
  - R. Kelly -- nm - charlie Apr 29, 14:32 1
    - *golf clap* -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:35
  - melissa ethridge -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:24
  - Rob Halford -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 14:21 2
    - for that genre of music that was brave thing. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 29, 14:42
    - This was huge to me. -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 14:39
  - Ricky Martin -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 14:20 1
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  - Elton John -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:20 2
    - Liberace -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:21 1
      - No way! -- nm - Austin Powers Apr 29, 14:23
- Hey, what about us bisexuals? -- nm - Anna Paquin, Angelina, Meghan, etc. Apr 29, 14:16 2
  - Um. Come with me. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 14:19 1
    - *follows Vermin* -- nm - David Bowie Apr 29, 14:28
- Ian McKellen. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 14:08 16
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    - on a completely different note, that reminds me I need to be on the lookout for when tickets to Waiting for Godot/No Man's Land go on sale - znufrii Apr 29, 14:19
    - I don't think he is gay - multiple marriages aside, he's really not someone I think would feel like he had to hide it if he was. -- nm - b. Apr 29, 14:15 1
      - heh, I was interrupted posting this. (I did think of, like, hugh jackman, who gets it a lot, too, though.) -- nm - b. Apr 29, 14:17
    - Sure, Patrick Stewart came out ... as AWESOME. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 14:13
    - He just married a woman. McKellan officiated the wedding. -- nm - pmb Apr 29, 14:11 9
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      - I hear that when he proposed, he just held out the ring, pointed and said "Engage!" -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 14:14 4
        
        he did that for a couple.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 29, 14:16 [youtube] 2
        
        Oh, I thought I was being funny. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 14:19 1
        
        you weren't. -- nm - znufrii Apr 29, 14:19
        
        "You are number one in my heart. Make it so!" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 14:15
      - she's like 20 years his junior, too, isn't she? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 14:13 1
        
        Nice try, Patrick, we see through your ruses! -- nm - Max Apr 29, 14:15
      - I don't get how people keep trying to label him as gay -- nm - zork Apr 29, 14:12
- Kevin Spacey isn't at that level, but then again, hardly anybody is. -- nm - ceregon Apr 29, 14:07
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  - oooh...look who's talking... -- nm - Diva Apr 29, 14:08
  - kicking and screaming -- nm - zork Apr 29, 14:08
- didn't rock hudson come out just before he died? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 13:59 6
  - well, he was sick with AIDS so not sure how much of it was his idea. It did give a face to AIDS though and got Liz Taylor really going on fundraising -- nm - zork Apr 29, 14:05
  - I meant like *as* they were movie stars. Rock Hudson wasn't getting roles anymore. -- nm - Inigo Apr 29, 14:02
  - yes. so did Raymond Burr -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:01 3
    - wow. I didn't know about him -- nm - zork Apr 29, 14:03 2
      - Ben Casey & Doctor Kildare also came out inh the 1990's -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:04 1
        
        Chamberlain yes, but didn't know Edwards either -- nm - zork Apr 29, 14:07
- I could see Shia LaBeouf pull some "I'm hipster and bisexual/no label" thing. -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 13:58 2
  - I wouldn't hold it against him. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 14:09 1
    - Yeah, you might catch something. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:29
- Chris Pine - charlie Apr 29, 13:58 3
  - I'd bet on Tom Hardy before him. -- nm - Max Apr 29, 14:00
  - My friend that works for an agency in LA has a bunch of rumors on him - MDH Apr 29, 13:59 1
    - oh lord...if he does come out it will be STar Trek SlashFiction made real. -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 14:03
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  - I kind of disagree for a couple of reasons (please note that the opinions I'm about to espouse are my guess about public opinion and not my own views. - pmb Apr 29, 14:06 5
    - I think it would be a big deal for that star's choice of roles. - Inigo Apr 29, 14:11 2
      - That's why I view that as being sort of the last frontier on this. I think there have already been stars of every other level and genre that have - pmb Apr 29, 14:12 1
        
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  - Did I sleep through the Golden Globes and the aftermath? I honestly missed that she officially came out. -- nm - Inigo Apr 29, 14:00 1
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  - she's basically been out for a decade -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:00
  - That's private. -- nm - Max Apr 29, 13:59
  - yup -- nm - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:59
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- First Collins, now Heyward!? Are all pro athletes named Jason gay? -- nm - TWuG Apr 29, 13:56
during the season Jason Collins said that he wore #98 to make it a pain for the refs to call fouls on him - stewie Apr 29, 13:52 2
- What difference would that make? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 29, 13:59 1
  - they signal fouls with their hands and normally numbers are only 1-5 -- nm - stewie Apr 29, 14:02
I like how he chuckled to himself when he said "fruits". - Reagen Apr 29, 13:50 6
- It's an incredibly stupid view. And further (and please note, I'm Jewish and therefore may be completely wrong about this), but don't Christians - pmb Apr 29, 13:57 4
  - supposedly everyone is born with the original sin - zork Apr 29, 14:10
  - apparently, gay sin is the only unredeemable one -- nm - charlie Apr 29, 13:59 2
    - pay my husband and he'll pray your gay away -- nm - michelle bachman Apr 29, 14:07 1
      - multiple times even -- nm - Beaker Apr 29, 14:08
- (and he and Damien Goddard can go hang together and pat themselves on the back about how godly they are) -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 13:56
Kalispell, MT - how is it pronounced? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:49 3
- There's a conference there coming up next month that I was invited to attend. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:07
- KAL-iss-pell. -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 13:51 1
  - thank you. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:58
lyc: Killers concert: May 1st...tickets booked -- nm - budice Apr 29, 13:49 1
- ~smile like you mean it~ -- nm - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:50
Aston Villa spoils - znufrii Apr 29, 13:49 2
- Go Aston Villa!! 2 more goals! -- nm - Bacon Apr 29, 13:49 1
  - spoils - znufrii Apr 29, 13:55
That Pacific Rim trailer is more full of "f*ck yeah" than the first, but I'm still not quite hooked. Then again, it took me 3 Star Trek trailers... -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 13:46 5
- There's no hope for you. - Mel Profit Apr 29, 14:12
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- Can I root for the monsters? -- nm - amoxy Apr 29, 13:52 2
  - you'll need to turn in your cut then. -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 14:04
  - I plan to. -- nm - Diva Apr 29, 14:02
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- IKR? He actually admitted to being black! - zork Apr 29, 13:54
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Max suddenly remembered the smell. Lenore.. lenore. A street market in Morocco. Lenore... the perfume seller. Lenore. He had to go back. - colin Apr 29, 13:45 2
- He remembered the shop now...it was tucked away in one of the older sections of Fez... - Mel Profit Apr 29, 14:27
- "Why do you keep calling me Bill?" -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:46 [youtube]
pixie: link to said story, perchance? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:44 1
- i only heard it in one of David Milch's lectures. basically the kid was a drunk and Melville landed him a cushy job at the customs house - charlie Apr 29, 13:48
mediocre end of career athelete says he's gay, gets dropped by teams, then sues for discrimination, on L&O it starts with his body -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 13:43 3
- I guess his game just went into sudden death. - Jerry Orbach Apr 29, 13:45 1
  - you've crossed the memes! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 13:45
- is it a sexy body? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 29, 13:44
Metta World;s Peace reaction is good -- link - Beaker Apr 29, 13:43 2
- hee. (and I'm glad he said the twitter quote, too.) -- nm - b. Apr 29, 13:47
- He's just too sexy for his cat. -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 13:44
Loosi ygm -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 13:42

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