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blah! -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 09:36
Hey David...what was going on with Bruce Campbell? -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 09:29 2
- We finally watched My Name Is Bruce then someone forgot it in her weekend movie grading. - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 09:31 1
  - ah....yeah she does get nocked down a notch as a fangirl. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 09:33
SITWAP: I, for one, welcome our new robot supervisor overlords. -- (link) - TaurusII Feb 16, 09:21 2
- as long as it's not TFU. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 09:22 1
  - ACTIVATE!!! -- nm - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 09:26
oh, and the alton brown pan-searing steak cooking method worked pretty well, if anyone was wondering. - kare Feb 16, 09:21
Jags releasing Fred Taylor -- (link) - Reagen Feb 16, 09:19 2
- age gets everyone, but I'll miss Fred once he is really gone (I'm sure someone else will give him a shot though) -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 09:24 1
  - arizona's looking for someone to replace Edge, no? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 09:24
SITWAP: NASA planning to retire Space Shuttles in 2010, leaving (at least) a 5-year gap in launch capability. -- (link) - TaurusII Feb 16, 09:18 1
- just what Kang and Kodos were waiting for. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 09:22
i'm always so late. you probably already talked about this. how was everyones' weekends? tell me! tell me! -- nm - kare Feb 16, 09:17 39
- Let's see: The good, brunch and movie. The bad, collection agency letter and flat tire. -- nm - Amy Feb 16, 09:36
- I'm almost literally heartbroken over my best friend's engagement. - nubby, worse than oblique Feb 16, 09:33 2
  - ~ It's guy love...~ This post is an awesome opening to the best man speech should you be the one. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 09:35
  - why? do you feel like you're losing your friend?? - kare Feb 16, 09:35
- Late?! Late how? -- nm - kare's boyfriend Feb 16, 09:32
- Took my wife to her first strip club (she requested it), and had a surprisingly great time. -- nm - Inigo Feb 16, 09:31 1
  - awesome! -- nm - kare Feb 16, 09:32
- drank, gambled, inhaled fumes, listened to music. same old same old -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 09:29
- A mess -- nm - amoxy Feb 16, 09:28 3
  - wait, what? i thought the valentine's day love bandit struck? - kare Feb 16, 09:29 2
    - That was the high point of the weekend - amoxy Feb 16, 09:30 1
      - sorry to hear. :( - kare Feb 16, 09:33
- awful yet good. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 09:25 1
  - ?? - kare Feb 16, 09:26
- I worked and did two loads of laundry. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 09:22
- A++ -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 09:22
- Kim and I bought a shocking amount of clothes yesterday. -- nm - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 09:22 5
  - Are you also getting rid of some old clothes? -- nm - mara Feb 16, 09:34 1
    - We took six trunks of stuff to Goodwill at the start of the year, but I'm going to take even more this week. -- nm - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 09:36
  - did mannequins beckon to you a'la Shopaholic? -- nm - kare Feb 16, 09:24 2
    - No, we got a sales circular with one of those 10/20/30% scratch things and it was actually 30%. -- nm - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 09:26 1
      - nice! -- nm - kare Feb 16, 09:37
- My sushi dinner get-together that I was anxious about went off pretty well :) - con_carne Feb 16, 09:20 5
  - wait wait. did you make it?? -- nm - kare Feb 16, 09:21 4
    - Nope, we went out -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 09:21 3
      - ooh. i was going to be so impressed. ;) - kare Feb 16, 09:23 2
        
        what am I, chopped liver? :) -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 09:28 1
        
        eww, chopped liver sushi? - kare Feb 16, 09:31
- I bought flowers for a pretty girl, made some sushi, had a couple drinks. that's about it, really. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 09:20 2
  - awwwww. -- nm - kare Feb 16, 09:20 1
    - I am nothing if not adorable. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 09:22
- I had an awesome weekend. it was weird and wonderful and I avoided my program almost completely. -- nm - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 16, 09:19 2
  - bonus: sex with David - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 09:26
  - :) -- nm - kare Feb 16, 09:20
- Low key. -- nm - TaurusII Feb 16, 09:18
- I tried to buy a pair of glasses. You won't believe what happened! -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 09:18 3
  - Beaker-like prescription? -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 09:21
  - You discovered aliens rule the world through subliminal messages? -- nm - Guigue Feb 16, 09:21
  - let me guess. something about ensuing hilarity? -- nm - kare Feb 16, 09:20
Ranking of best Presidents according to historians. I noticed that the top list is all progressives. -- (link) - Mop Feb 16, 09:17 1
- they're pretty tough on Harrison, though his one big policy initiative of "Let's all die of pneumonia" was poorly thought out. - Reagen Feb 16, 09:21
Halo-related: we went to Circuit City yesterday and I picked up a couple of one-month gold cards for $4 each. - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 09:17 4
- oh dear god, you are so obsessed. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 09:20 3
  - I didn't even play this weekend! -- nm - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 09:22 2
    - and you are going through withdrawls aren't you. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 09:23 1
      - I could quit any time I wanted, just not right now. -- nm - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 09:29
sitwap Salma Hayek marries uber rich French dude who owns Gucci & other fashion houses. - peglegpete Feb 16, 09:12
"There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations, much is given. Of other generations, much is expected. This Generation has a - Loyola Feb 16, 09:11 1
- F---ing A! We need more people like this. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 09:15
Went to an auto show this wknd. They had the new Camaro (doesn't do anything for me), two Dodge Challengers (like it) & the Ford 2010 Mustang. I am - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 09:01
Realtor Fail. Heh. -- (link) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 08:59 2
- Man I first read this as Reactor Fail. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 09:01 1
  - Oh, I only had to look down a post. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 09:02
Nuclear subs collide in Atlantic -- (link) - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 16, 08:56 6
- First satellites, now submarines. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 09:04
- Suggestion for the next submarine model: WINDOWS! -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 09:00 2
  - Or a screen door. -- nm - TaurusII Feb 16, 09:07
  - nahh Vista baby -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 16, 09:01
- Hunt for Red October? -- nm - eag Feb 16, 08:58
- "I said one ping only!" -- nm - pigby Feb 16, 08:58
i would have thought a steaktacular is what Spawn got for Valentine's Day -- nm - pigby Feb 16, 08:56 1
- You are smart. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 09:02
SITWAP: Florida tourism seeing fewer gay bucks. -- (link) - TaurusII Feb 16, 08:56
Dubai denies visa for Israeli tennis player. (Tournament goes on as planned this year. Hopefully WTA pulls it from schedule next year.) -- (link) - Dano Feb 16, 08:55
mafic (re: Thomas trains) - Mop Feb 16, 08:53 1
- very clever, mr. Mop. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 08:57
The tripple double of Halo - eag Feb 16, 08:51 14
- I have an utterly reckless disregard for self. So while I may get a great number of kills and assists, my deaths are often astronomical. My +/- sucks -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 08:55
- I canusually through up some nice kill numbers... - J Feb 16, 08:54 6
  - I think there are two things I need to get better at in that game - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:56 5
    - i've gotten a lot better with grenading then shooting - J Feb 16, 08:59 4
      - honestly, that is one of the things I keep reminding people off - tRuMaN Feb 16, 09:08 1
        
        -f -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 09:10
      - I'm pretty sure I killed Bery last night by bouncing a frag grenade off his head once his shields were down. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 09:03 1
        
        ya i've been doing that a lot too....oops -- nm - J Feb 16, 09:04
- Will is the master of the Nolan Ryan - Reagen Feb 16, 08:53 4
  - bery and I are the master of the staying alive - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:54 3
    - Find a third and you are the new Bee Gees. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 08:55 2
      - *multiple headdesk trying to shake new earworm* -- nm - TaurusII Feb 16, 08:57
      - naw, this is why we bring j along, cause he brings the carnage. - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:57
- I had a bunch of those Saturday :) My buddy was a kill stealing machine. -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 08:52
The one thing the ESPN Streak for the Cash game has done is to reaffirm that I should never gamble real money on sports. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 08:50 3
- Statistically, you're due for a big win! -- nm - Las Vegas Feb 16, 08:55
- same here...but looking at my record I do pick loose when I have only 1 win -- nm - J Feb 16, 08:53 1
  - True, I take chances I wouldn't otherwise if I'm on a losing streak or only on 1 or 2 wins. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 08:58
Other music news: Depressing Summer Tour 2009: The Fray w/ Jack's Mannequin - MDH Feb 16, 08:49 1
- I really like Jack's Mannequin. The Fray just kind of exists for me. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 08:50
Online thieves, possibly Nigerians, scam the state of Utah out of $2.5 million -- (link) - Loyola Feb 16, 08:47 4
- You don't understand ... they're totally going to make it all back and more when the Prince accesses his fortune with their transaction fee money. -- nm - rollo Feb 16, 09:00
- Again? Utah is so stupid! -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 08:48 2
  - they need better schools? -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 16, 08:50
  - I love how Utah sounds. It's like something you'd say if you were giving someone a karate chop. Utah! -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 08:50
Hey TFox, more TTT on B2. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 08:45 2
- Yeah, all the nooks and crannies are going to suck (and I hadn't thought about the long factor). - TFox Feb 16, 08:46 1
  - We managed to place perfectly on all but one, and it is only off by a micron. - Spawn Feb 16, 08:48
ha! so the neighbours are drunk and loud on their front porch again, and someone (not me) called the cops. - mafic Feb 16, 08:44
Hey Znu - eag Feb 16, 08:44
tru, honestly I was giving you a bad time about that steaktacular - you lead the team in assists, probably a lot of wheelmans -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 08:44 13
- yeah, that kills me in a lot of rankings - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:45 12
  - I wish bungie included assits in their info. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:47
  - I was looking at the stats, and I only need two more EXP to make it to Gunnery Sergeant - crash davis Feb 16, 08:47 10
    - I had a nice run on Team last night and crossed the 500 point xp mark - J Feb 16, 08:52
    - I am more than willing to play a few ranked games - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:48 8
      - I attempted to get to rank 20 last year at one point, but I found it too stressful if tha makes sense. -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 08:49 7
        
        makes sense to me -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 08:50 6
        
        I topped out at 15, so I wasn't even close. -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 08:51 1
        
        I keep bouncing between 20 and 21. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:55
        
        the thing I don't like is that I'm a skill level 8 and they keep throwing us into games against folks who average 25-30 -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 08:51 3
        
        I may have an explanation for this issue - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:53
        
        Wow, in ranked games? Ouch. -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 08:52 1
        
        well the other STers are much higher in skill, so its okay for them, but it sucks to be me at times :) -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 08:55
in case people care, the mythic maps show up in the heatmaps section of bungie's site. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:44
Hotkiss: They just opened for The Fray's club tour, if that's a style indicator -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 08:43 3
- Oh hm... sounds tepid -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 16, 08:47
- so mopey, unenunciated lyrics? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 08:44 1
  - Pretty much. Ugh I saw The Fray 3 years ago live, soo boring. -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 08:47
EMERGENCY CHRISTMAS!!! -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 08:42
TFox: I totally understand the space issue. Ours our 9 and 6 now and we've been able to basically reclaim the main level of the house - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 08:42
people should give Marcy Playground more of a chance as well. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 08:42 18
- That being said, if you're only going to be known for 1 song it should be something that rules like Sex & Candy -- nm - rollo Feb 16, 08:52
- Ooooh. You are going to make me dig out ~ Comin up from, comin up from, comin up, comin up from behind...~ -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 08:45
- Oh ST Poll: Bands who were actually probably hurt by the song that happened to become a hit. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 08:44 15
  - Queensryche. Though they technically had more than 1 hit...most folks only know Silent Lucidity. -- nm - Jim Feb 16, 09:02 2
    - I only know Jet City Woman -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 09:04 1
      - Really like that song. Shocked that you don't know Silent Lucidity...it's their biggest hit, that I know of. - Jim Feb 16, 09:14
  - Tom Cochrane....Life is a Highway -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 16, 09:00 1
    - Lunatic Fringe -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 09:02
  - Blind Melon - No Rain -- nm - rollo Feb 16, 08:50
  - I'll go with Nada Surf - Popular -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 08:46
  - Hanson, actually -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 08:45 1
    - You misread the poll question. It is not, "Bands that hurt society..." -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 08:46
  - #1, with a bullet: The Cardigans -- nm - TFox Feb 16, 08:45 5
    - Definitely. I only know Gran Tourismo, and it doesn't sound anything like Lovefool -- nm - Guigue Feb 16, 08:47 1
      - Another brilliant album. -- nm - TFox Feb 16, 08:47
    - It's never a good idea to be in a car with me when My Favorite Game comes on. I speed. I weave. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 08:46
    - oh word. They've spent almost 15 years trying to dig out from Lovefool. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 08:46 1
      - And Long Gone Before Daylight is a *brilliant* album. -- nm - TFox Feb 16, 08:47
Street Fighter IV gets a 9.3 from IGN. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 16, 08:41

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