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yay! My friend Josh was nominated for a Drama Desk Award today! - Diva Apr 29, 15:52 4
- That sounds like a negative. "OFFS, use *one* PostIt per item, and clean up those hole-punch chads!" -- nm - Max Apr 29, 17:13
- Huzza! ^5 -- nm - JenBro Apr 29, 16:25
- woohoo to Josh! -- nm - Andie Apr 29, 16:15
- good for him! :) - -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:57
Jake the Snake Roberts inducted into a wrestling hall of fame in Vegas... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 29, 15:46 [youtube]
21 Mind-Blowing Facts That Will Put a Smile On Your Face -- (link) - Beaker Apr 29, 15:37 2
- "oh no, not another mind-blowing" I usually like these, but I wish they called 'em something else. also (spoiler for #18) - b. Apr 29, 15:42 1
  - 18: Even better. So if they figure out how to transplant into humans... - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 16:08
pmb, I'm in Mexico and can't really answer your question now, but later in the week I could take a stab if you remind me. -- nm - spamlet Apr 29, 15:29 3
- Though I just came across this and it might help. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 29, 15:37 2
  - The rest of the story at the link requires you to sign up to the site, but just to be clear, I wasn't suggesting that all Christians believe what that - pmb Apr 29, 15:59 1
    - Sadly, in Mexico City for work so no beach time for me. - spamlet Apr 29, 16:08
The most shocking thing about my summer movie preview was that I actually found someone willing to admit they want to see Fast & Furious 6. -- (link) - Ender Apr 29, 15:27 15
- Uh, totally seeing this opening night. Watch this break $100M opening. -- nm - MDH Apr 29, 16:07
- Heck yea I want to see it. -- nm - James Bond (aka phone) Apr 29, 15:53
- The FF franchise is one of my favs -- nm - J-Nexus Apr 29, 15:50
- Not shocking at all! - Stephen Apr 29, 15:39
- the most shocking thing to me about your preview is that you have a preview. -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:38
- and seeing how it's based on a poem and all..... -- nm - prayformojo Apr 29, 15:33 1
  - Shall I compare thee to a car driving through a plane -- nm - David Apr 29, 15:50
- FF6 looks awesome! Better than the last 5 combined -- nm - CQ Apr 29, 15:32 4
  - But then I took a dump this morning that looked better than the first 5 combined, so... -- nm - Ender Apr 29, 15:37
  - It's ok to put 2 "!'s" in one post! -- nm - JenBro Apr 29, 15:34 2
    - so totally!! -- nm - CQ Apr 29, 15:36 1
      - don't encourage her -- nm - charlie Apr 29, 15:38
- I thought the trailer for it looked fun! -- nm - JenBro Apr 29, 15:32
- me me me -- nm - Max Apr 29, 15:31 1
  - probably going to be a long wait to see it in the maldives. -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:34
Palmetto Park in Brooklyn to be renamed Adam Yauch Park this Friday. :-) -- (link) - Krusty Apr 29, 15:13 23
- Wanna see a pic of your big grin on site for that dedication! Self portrait!!! :) -- nm - JenBro Apr 29, 15:33 8
  - You really don't but that's another story. I will post a pic or five. - Krusty Apr 29, 15:35 7
    - Will def be an event for instant friend - prolly TONS of "I saw this or that show" stories - I'd just stand & listen & grin! Genuine grins - perma - JenBro Apr 29, 15:41 2
      - I'm expecting to have an awesome day. -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 15:46 1
        
        Just sayin' whether you share it or not - get a pic so you can look back and see how happy you were to share the love with everyone :) - JenBro Apr 29, 15:51
    - wear your tracksuit! - Remlik Apr 29, 15:41 3
      - Ha! With a fat dookie rope chain? I have a New Yauch City sweater and if it's nice I'll just rock a B-Boy t-shirt. -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 15:46 1
        
        no no no the rope chain! -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 16:04
      - Yes! -- nm - JenBro Apr 29, 15:42
- park restroom doors to be re-labeled B-BOYS and B-GIRLS -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 15:22 1
  - Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 15:32
- that's terrific. :) - -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:16
- forever or for the day? -- nm - zork Apr 29, 15:16 7
  - Forever. It will have his name literally attached to it. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 15:32
  - Till the break-a break of dawn. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 15:28 1
    - yo! -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 15:41
  - "officially renamed" to me means forever. -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:19 1
    - indeed. Temporary renaming should be phrased as "officiously renamed" ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 15:24
  - ... that's a good question. I assumed the former. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 15:16 1
    - I've been tricked by these sorts of stories before (renaming a street, etc.) -- nm - zork Apr 29, 15:17
- :) -- nm - Diva Apr 29, 15:15
- Excellent. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 15:14
- Nice, that's awesome -- nm - J Apr 29, 15:14
Any restaurants in Seattle that I should check out? -- nm - James Bond (aka phone) Apr 29, 15:11 3
- Red Lobster - charlie Apr 29, 15:14 2
  - LOL -- nm - JenBro Apr 29, 15:31 1
    - I'm still laughing at the thought of a Red Lobster there ... Hahahah ... I'd so take my picture by their sign laughing. -- nm - JenBro Apr 29, 15:43
Also, its quite clear on GoT (slight spoils) - Jovian Apr 29, 15:10 2
- "what's on your faaaace?" -- nm - charlie Apr 29, 15:11
- The kid who plays Bran is gonna be 27 by the time filming's wrapped -- nm - prayformojo Apr 29, 15:11
The plot thickens: The second man arrested in the ricin attacks may be a *Wayne Newton* impersonator. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 29, 15:10 4
- no way -- nm - zork Apr 29, 15:16
- Who is being defended by George Lucas. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 29, 15:10 2
  - And I love how they immediately bring up the first guy's Elvis Impersonations... - Mel Profit Apr 29, 15:12
  - guilty guilty guilty! throw them all in jail! -- nm - The Supremes Court si Apr 29, 15:11
Sometimes I honestly think my parents don't know I work for a living. - Ender Apr 29, 15:08 1
- I've experienced that with multiple family members, unfortunately. -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:10
saw an english tv show recently. i tried to find out what the girl's name was - marcel Apr 29, 15:07 9
- That's a not uncommon Irish girls name. -- nm - spamlet Apr 29, 15:50 1
  - i knew that Bananarama and Sugababes each had a member by that name -- nm - marcel Apr 29, 15:54
- They used that name on a recent episode of Castle. First time I'd ever heard that name pronounced - TWuG Apr 29, 15:47 1
  - i felt the same - marcel Apr 29, 15:49
- that's irish, not really english. I worked in an irish pub (long ago) and when I saw that name on the schedule, it didn't connect to the "Chiffon" tha - zork Apr 29, 15:13
- one of my stepsisters had a friend who pronounced it more like shih-wan or schwan. -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:13
- "Shavaugn", right? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 15:09 2
  - it sounded like that, ye -- nm - marcel Apr 29, 15:11 1
    - It's probably celtic ... like how kieran is "Ciaran" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 15:12
Anybody else having problems with WWF? -- nm - amoxy Apr 29, 15:05 1
- aside from the 5 e's I've had all game in my current contest vs. dawson, i don't think so. -- nm - Diva Apr 29, 15:08
My annual Guaranteed To Be Work NHL Playoff predictions: -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 15:01 8
- "Guaranteed to be Wrong" - Reagen Apr 29, 15:05
- *ahem* - Reagen Apr 29, 15:04 5
  - Your first round scares me as mine is about the same. -- nm - spamlet Apr 29, 15:23
  - you think the Leafs will win a game? - zork Apr 29, 15:07 2
    - no - charlie Apr 29, 15:13
    - Leafs in 6 -- nm - J Apr 29, 15:13
  - You're wrong, Reagen. Vancouver all the way. Lou and Schneiderman will let in one goal apiece for the entire playoffs. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 15:06
- (are coming) -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 15:01
@CBSEveningNews: Just In: CBS News has learned female DNA was found on a fragment of one of the bombs used in the Boston Marathon attack -- nm - ty97 Apr 29, 14:59 5
- WSJ says there could be multiple explanations. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 29, 15:04 1
  - Notably not present as an explanation: A reverse Finkle/Einhorn. -- nm - Reagen Apr 29, 15:06
- Our sources report the drummer on the Gap Band's 'You Dropped a Bomb on Me (Baby)' has been located. -- nm - CNN Apr 29, 15:03
- Oh, they're clever, these reporters. I think this might suggest perhaps the fragment hit a female victim. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 15:02 1
  - i assume they've excluded that possibility for this piece (but it still could just be the older brother's wife) -- nm - charlie Apr 29, 15:03
ST Quiz: Flavorwire has listed 10 "great" films that were based on poems. Can ST name at least 4 of them? - con_carne Apr 29, 14:57 25
- Canterbury Tales? -- nm - zork Apr 29, 15:04
- Here's the list - con_carne Apr 29, 15:03
- "braveheart" was based on "the wallace" -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:02 1
  - *ding* -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 15:04
- Jabberwocky was a movie - charlie Apr 29, 15:01 1
  - *ding* -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 15:01
- Troy (helen of) Illiad and Odessy....is Molly Bloom a poem?... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 15:00 11
  - *ding* I'll give O Brother Where Art Thou? to you -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 15:01 9
    - damnit, you're gonna have to give me Troy -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 15:06
    - I thought O Brother came from Sullivan's Travels -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 15:02 7
      - the title was a tribute. (this reminds me of conversations I had with that THR columnist - *brain squint*) - b. Apr 29, 15:06 3
        
        got it: martin grove! we corresponded for quite a while. -- nm - b. Apr 29, 15:09 2
        
        when I read THR more often, I read his stuff. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 15:11 1
        
        looks like he hasn't been there for several years, and he's now with a site I've never seen until now.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 29, 15:23
      - I think you mean Gulliver's. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 15:04 1
        
        NO. I meant what I said. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 15:05
      - The Odyssey. They talk about it in the Directors commentary on the DVD -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 15:04
  - 300 -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 29, 15:00
- gunga din -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:59
- the charge of the light brigade -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:58
- i only know parts of some german poems :( Limericks don't count, right? -- nm - marcel Apr 29, 14:58
- The Raven -- nm - charlie Apr 29, 14:58 1
  - *ding* -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 14:59
- Beowulf. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 29, 14:58 1
  - *ding* -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 14:59
local tapas restaurant is food poisoning clients -- (link) - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:52 4
- I'm working on some software that will make it easier for people to judge the safety of restaurants. - Beryllium Apr 29, 14:55 2
  - bottom line is the restaurant is doing it right or wrong. they should embrace comments to make them better. when it sells for $30M to FB, hire a chef -- nm - peglegpete Apr 29, 14:58 1
    - man, that would be nice, on so many levels. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 15:04
- Well then people should stop going there. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 29, 14:55
Halford coming out was particularly noteworthy... - Mel Profit Apr 29, 14:48 10
- They also looked back at pics of Queen and "realised" why Freddie Mercury was always dressed differently than the others -- nm - zork Apr 29, 15:03 3
  - He was from an era when people didn't care about sexuality as much. Judas Priest was big here in the uptight eighties -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 15:06 2
    - seriously? - zork Apr 29, 15:11 1
      - except for that last part (which, unfortunately, still lives), this. - b. Apr 29, 15:15
- yep. that was big. -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 14:54 4
  - he liked to prance around a stage in leather bondage outfits - charlie Apr 29, 14:57 3
    - You know what else is fun? The video for Hot Rockin' -- (link) - con_carne Apr 29, 15:11 [youtube] 1
      - the first :45 of this is hilarious. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 29, 15:22
    - Yeah but in the Bible Belt no one thought anything other than he's a crazy English. -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 14:59
- Yup. It was really surprising to me and opened my eyes a bit more. -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 14:52
real life E.T. pic -- (link) - marcel Apr 29, 14:47
This is terrifying: The 13 Creepiest Things A Child Has Ever Said To A Parent (Also, pfm can totally get a few on here) -- (link) - MDH Apr 29, 14:47 1
- erph. my son is 3 months away from 3 years old, and while he's getting a lot better at talking, he's still behind others in his age range ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 14:55
SITWAP: Yanks to sign Hideki Matsui to a one day contract so he can retire a Yankee. :-) -- (link) - Krusty Apr 29, 14:45 5
- I hope he has a son who plays. We can call him Godzooky. -- nm - David Apr 29, 15:07
- players should have to clear waivers for this kind of thing - charlie Apr 29, 14:48 3
  - I'd start something on Kickstarter just to do it. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 29, 14:49 2
    - I will burn that green stadium to the ground. -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 14:50 1
      - you think you guys found everything we put in the cement of your new monstrosity? I think not. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 29, 14:58
Why will it be nice to see me disappear? :) -- nm - Flash Apr 29, 14:43 1
- Back from the dead. I saved you - Princess Aura Apr 29, 14:46
The log out button probably should not be near the older posts button on the ST beta site. - Qale As Folk Apr 29, 14:42 3 1
- Heh, good point. I've noticed some weird glitches with the toolbar on my iPhone, so I think I might upgrade the beta site to Foundation4 in the future -- nm - Beryllium Apr 29, 14:51
- Who logs out from ST? -- nm - amoxy Apr 29, 14:43 1
  - That's just it. Accidental signing out. Very bad. -- nm - Qale As Folk Apr 29, 14:46

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