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I must say that this book I'm reading is making me want to read Shakespeare. Odd -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 12:41 3
- Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this son of York, and all the clouds that lowered upon our house, in the deep bosom of - Loyola Feb 17, 12:43
- what book, and what Shakespeare? -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:42 1
  - It's a mystery/treasure hunt novel by J.L. Cerrell. Interred With Their Bones. -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 12:44
*gulp* Which clique am I in? -- nm - con_carne Feb 17, 12:40 5
- soda clique. We rule -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 12:41
- If you can't find the sucker at the table... - znufrii Feb 17, 12:41
- AV nerd -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:40 2
  - *sigh* -- nm - con_carne Feb 17, 12:41 1
    - but a cool one -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 12:42
If I understand correctly, California has once again rejected a budget compromise? -- nm - Mop Feb 17, 12:40 1
- Is this for last year's budget? -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:40
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- AJC says he's finalizing a contract right now. I find it amazing he's never been a free agent. -- nm - David, envy of Bruce Campbell Feb 17, 12:41
I wonder, even if we did get new blood in here, how long they would last... - znufrii Feb 17, 12:34 27
- If we had splurged for the Super Bowl ad like I suggested we wouldn't have this problem. -- nm - Ender Feb 17, 12:42
- I was pretty new, and don't mind it. Although I don't post as frequently as most. -- nm - MDH Feb 17, 12:38
- we need more pippy's -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 12:37 1
  - That's a tall order. There can be only one. -- nm - TaurusII Feb 17, 12:42
- The ones who fit would never have a problem. -- nm - David, envy of Bruce Campbell Feb 17, 12:37 2
  - Word. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:40
  - yup. -- nm - Callisto Feb 17, 12:38
- Not very long. -- nm - lileve Feb 17, 12:36 10
  - Um, everybody here was once new blood. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 12:37 3
    - no, that was TT and it had a game attached to it. -- nm - lileve Feb 17, 12:38 2
      - This is hardly dissimilar. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 12:41 1
        
        *shrug* -- nm - lileve Feb 17, 12:44
  - Longer than znu in bed. Burn. -- nm - Shaun Feb 17, 12:37 5
    - the burn comes a couple of days after sleeping with znu. burn. -- nm - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:38 4
      - You're a genius - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:39 1
        
        if you think I'm one of the best and say to me the things you do, I'm scared for the people you dislike. - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:42
      - the burn comes a few days after eating too much vindaloo... - znufrii Feb 17, 12:39 1
        
        It's like sh!tting battery acid. -- nm - Shaun Feb 17, 12:40
- If they don't last, they are the peanut allergists of the Internet and should not be allowed to live in our can of poison - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:36
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  - Sucks to your assmar! -- nm - Ender Feb 17, 12:43
  - *waits to see who gets nominated to be Piggy* -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 12:36
  - I'm disappointed in ty97 for not being fatter - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:36 3
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      - spoils - mafic Feb 17, 12:41
      - Stone him! -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:38
- some for a day, some forever. as it ever was, znufrii newblood. -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 12:35
Our collective rage at the wrongs perpetrated unto us by an orange experiment has never been sated. -- nm - Loyola Feb 17, 12:33
(not that now appears to be the right time, but I seriously do believe recruitment talk need to be high on our to-do list) -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 12:32 4
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  - heteros *are* ST's problem. -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 12:34 2
    - *huff* -- nm - TaurusII Feb 17, 12:41
    - I *knew* it! -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:35
Let's just skip to humpday polls. - David, envy of Bruce Campbell Feb 17, 12:31 3
- on the highway. I was driving, of course. (the other way would have been *really* dangerous) -- nm - Max Feb 17, 12:32 1
  - You're cribbing from Lafarrow. -- nm - David, envy of Bruce Campbell Feb 17, 12:36
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I *remember*! 97, do you want to see the AI fallout from the weekend? there is *huge* scandal. *huge.* -- nm - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:29 5
- *perks up* - ty97 Feb 17, 12:30 4
  - mmmm hmm. it's deelish. -- nm - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:33 3
    - *click* *click* *click* - ty97 Feb 17, 12:34 2
      - I'll email you. it'll be maybe three parts? did you see anything from this weekend? rugi's email? -- nm - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:40 1
        
        I saw this post Saturday - ty97 Feb 17, 12:43 [Backboard]
Bristol Palin claims abstinence-only sex-ed is not realistic, but seems at a loss to offer an alternative. -- (link) - mara Feb 17, 12:28 6
- I believe in Abstinence Sometimes. -- nm - Bristol Feb 17, 12:42
- "...one in four U.S. teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease and 30 percent of U.S. girls become pregnant before the age of 20." -- (link) - Mop Feb 17, 12:33
- Reminds one of the "Just Say No" mantra of the '80's -- nm - con_carne Feb 17, 12:31
- You have to give her props for being smarter than her mother at such a young age. nm - Dignan Feb 17, 12:30 1
  - It wasn't very hard. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 17, 12:30
- Ooops, the first "we" in the link title should be "why." Obvie. -- nm - mara Feb 17, 12:29
My 2 cents...one of the largest problems, IMO, on ST when there are issues/fights/pissing contests...is the folks who want to come in and help. - Jim Feb 17, 12:27 10
- uh, word -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 17, 12:49
- I dunno. Part of me thinks if you don't want it to be a community discussion, take it to email. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 17, 12:43
- I agree with this. I don't get into a lot of fights. If it doesn't involve me, I just stay out of it. -- nm - ceregon Feb 17, 12:38
- would this help? -- (link) - Max Feb 17, 12:30 [flickr]
- i love that the berymander for the IM is a site for MMA gear -- nm - prayformojo Feb 17, 12:30 1
  - Not me...I got a travel to Tunica ad. Maybe because of the "2 cents"? -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:31
- *nods* - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:29
- There's a big urge to be the "voice of reason" -- nm - con_carne Feb 17, 12:28 1
  - yeah....I've learned not to do that anymore...and got a nice pair of TBGs instead -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:29
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Anyone seen mrfuzzy? -- nm - con_carne Feb 17, 12:27 1
- Who? -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:27
I'm not certain why (or if) I am ignored. I figure I just don't say anything interesting enough to respond to. - mrfuzzy Feb 17, 12:26 9
- Persistence is the key, man. nm - Dignan Feb 17, 12:32 1
  - Yeah, I clawed my way to the C-list. -- nm - Inigo Feb 17, 12:34
- I admit, there's certain STers that I pay attn to more than others, because they are basically the reason I come here -- nm - con_carne Feb 17, 12:30 2
  - Oh, I absolutely get the fact than many of the people here have personal relationships that go beyond the message board itself. - mrfuzzy Feb 17, 12:40 1
    - I still consider myself a newbie fwiw -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 12:43
- that basically sums up all of my posts. heh. Well, it's true. I consistently have nothing of substance to say. -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 12:28 3
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    - I don't think I ever will. I like to hear what people are doing and going through and I like to add my little tidbits here and there. It's fun -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 12:30 1
      - Me too. And I want to see what happens next. -- nm - mara Feb 17, 12:31
i have no problem with people leaving. it means that i'll break into the top 150 most respected posters all that much sooner. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 17, 12:25 3
- that's it, Burnsy. Keep working your way up the ladder. -- nm - Callisto Feb 17, 12:28
- Only 800 more people to go! -- nm - Don Homer Feb 17, 12:26 1
  - well, 801, now that mrfuzzy is back -- nm - prayformojo Feb 17, 12:27
I am disappointed in something with TT - ty97 Feb 17, 12:25 2
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- Well...ML's nothing if not truthful...so that could explain it. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:28
Chapter 2 of the new Harry Dresden novel Turn Coat -- (link) - Beaker Feb 17, 12:25
*resolves to only SITWAP uplifting or humorous stories* -- nm - TaurusII Feb 17, 12:25 2
- your constant good mood makes me angry and petulant! -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 12:26 1
  - *turns away your wrath with a kind word* -- nm - TaurusII Feb 17, 12:26
CCC - your wife takes off her wedding band every night? or just her engagement ring? - Andie Feb 17, 12:25 4
- We had the two rings fused as one...and the diamond sticks out on the engagement ring making it very pointy - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 17, 12:29
- I take mine off a fair amount right now for fear of losing it. - Callisto Feb 17, 12:27 1
  - And I rarely wear mine. -- nm - David, envy of Bruce Campbell Feb 17, 12:29
- My wife used to occasionally at work, though she doesn't anymore afaik and doesn't at night. - Don Homer Feb 17, 12:26
LIR MojaveMeg - con_carne Feb 17, 12:25
Thanks to the Family Guy/Bale link on B2: 11 American Idol season 11 contestants you've seen before. -- (link) - Mop Feb 17, 12:25 1
- (season 8) -- nm - Mop Feb 17, 12:26
LIR: Dawson. You're right about that. I've taken a position. It's one that I built from speaking to people directly, off-board, on both sides - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:24
You know (Chuck spoilers) - crash davis Feb 17, 12:24 3
- word -- nm - Remlik Feb 17, 12:28 1
  - now I say that only because I like omelettes, not for any other reason -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 12:30
- word -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 12:24
I hope you all know that I think the world of every one of you, and would do anything for you. Seriously. - JaxSean Feb 17, 12:24 5
- *hug* -- nm - lileve Feb 17, 12:34
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- Take JANIS off your LLIST. Now! -- nm - Shaun Feb 17, 12:25
- your attitude is appreciated, but if you do Brad Pitt, I will mock the crud out of you -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 12:25 1
  - Conversely jax - if you do Brad Pitt I will be cheering you on. -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 12:27
JD - it felt like you were hassling znu for no reason for some time - Reagen Feb 17, 12:23 1
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~It's all psychobabble rap to me~ -- nm - Remlik Feb 17, 12:23
B2 is filled with Christ's love! -- nm - Inigo Feb 17, 12:21 1
- Maybe more like Christian Bale love :) -- nm - eag Feb 17, 12:25
Let's just move on, shall we? -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:21 31
- I was trying to be rational on boards two and three. I find very little positivity and community here lately. I would rather fix it than leave, but if - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:24 14
  - I honestly ask this out of curiousity and not fighty....What are you basing this on? - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 12:31 12
    - the cliques and small groups within the whole are fine, it's just turned into a high school cafeteria. - Andie Feb 17, 12:36 11
      - yeah, i agree with this some. i finally started to just try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. and ignore the rest. - kare Feb 17, 12:44
      - I dunno that I can agree with that. Lord knows the place always had cliques and suspicions. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 12:43
      - I'm just not seeing all of these doom and gloom statements. -- nm - David, envy of Bruce Campbell Feb 17, 12:39 5
        
        when was the last time an ST thread made you giggle as it was being posted? -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 12:41 4
        
        I can't speak for everyone else, but for my part, I laugh a number of times each day. And I can't even be here as much as I used to. -- nm - Callisto Feb 17, 12:43
        
        The Reagen, TFox, Dignan thread a few board back made me laugh out loud. -- nm - Inigo Feb 17, 12:43
        
        It happens several times a day. I'm just not with you guys on this, sory. -- nm - David, envy of Bruce Campbell Feb 17, 12:42 1
        
        hey. that's great. heartening, in fact. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 12:43
      - And I sit at the cool table. Fo sho. -- nm - Shaun Feb 17, 12:38
      - this is a great point too. many things that used to be allowed just one day *were not.* and people who used to positive are just - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:37
      - For a few people, maybe. Generally ST is as TT was. -- nm - Inigo Feb 17, 12:37
  - (not how I meant for my post to be interpreted, at all) -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 12:25
- If (*if*) a problem exists, it shoudl be discussed, not swept away. -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 12:23 13
  - on the other hand, do we need to spend twice as many boards navel-gazing as the original thread that started the whole shebang?! - znufrii Feb 17, 12:26 5
    - If that's what it takes, yes. - ty97 Feb 17, 12:29 4
      - Plus, from an ST survival perspective, the number of posters can only stay the same or go down. - Inigo Feb 17, 12:32
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        That's what tystrav is for, dear. -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 12:31
      - I can see that. - znufrii Feb 17, 12:30
  - To a larger point, we're in uncharted territory with these boards, so tracking the evolution of our group is important. -- nm - David Feb 17, 12:24
  - in the aforementioned grudges, I literally have no certain idea of what the grudge is about. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:24 5
    - I'll lay it out. Grudge one: You insulted Spawn and Amy's wedding. Grudge two: You told Jack to F off. Everything since has been all your posts - oblique, better than nubby Feb 17, 12:27 3
      - one: I don't remember it at all, but apologized, sincerely, multiple times. Is five years long enough to be horrid to me? Two: - loosilu Feb 17, 12:28 2
        
        two: this is part of the problem. three: baiting him when you know he would rather not be baited by you serves no one. -- nm - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:31 1
        
        you want to tell me when this happened, then? Because that's what I don't know. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 12:42
    - but, honestly, does it matter? there is one person here that i never reply to and vice versa, i guarantee no-one else realizes it. it doesn't matter - Andie Feb 17, 12:27
- I don't like the font you use on your posts. -- nm - Loyola Feb 17, 12:22
- ~I like to move it move it. I like to move it move it~ -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 12:22
I love exhibit a and exhibit b. like thing one and thing two. -- nm - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:21 6
- like boob one and boob two. -- nm - Max Feb 17, 12:22 3
  - I don't see what ML and musubi have to do with anything. -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:24 1
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- Fro crying out loud...will you act like an adult? -- nm - Jim Feb 17, 12:22 1
  - am I old enough to drink? if so, yes. yes I will. -- nm - all the presdients love mandy lane Feb 17, 12:22
gives b2 an experience for it's birthday. -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 12:21 1
- Andie has the best gift ideas. -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 12:21
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- "How was it?!" -- nm - Shaun Feb 17, 12:21
*humps B2* -- nm - JaxSean Feb 17, 12:20

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