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Did we miss the 25th anniversary of Bull Durham on Saturday? -- (link) - spamlet Jun 17, 11:42
"Just in cases." - kelly Jun 17, 11:38 8
- How many cases? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 17, 11:43
- I mean, of *course* she said yes. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 17, 11:40 2
  - She'd have been a fool not to! - kelly Jun 17, 11:45
  - ik, r? -- nm - Diva Jun 17, 11:42
- "Besides the point" aggravates me this way. I was happy to see it used (IMO) properly this week on ST. - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:39 3
  - Is Dr ST offline? -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 11:41
  - "For all intensive purposes" -- nm - ty97 Jun 17, 11:40 1
    - My boss says this. I don't know if he knows he says it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:41
On the eve of Depeche Mode's famous "101" Rose Bowl concert, the band's posted some rare behind the scenes footage. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 17, 11:36 1
- 6;15 in the video (during the OMD set)... Duke Nukem's in the audience! -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 17, 11:39 [vimeo]
Somebody needs to take Twitter away from Johnny Manziel -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 17, 11:30 1
- He can play some mean football but is clearly vastly immature and potentially dumb as a rock -- nm - ty97 Jun 17, 11:41
ST Poll: Have we done a Favorite Downton Abbey charatcer poll? Go! - con_carne Jun 17, 11:28 3
- Carson, Dowager Countess and Anna are probably my top 3. -- nm - kelly Jun 17, 11:42
- I still have not fallen under the Downtown Abbey spell -- nm - amoxy Jun 17, 11:41
- I have a lot of characters that I like. Carson is definitely one of them. - Jim Jun 17, 11:34
The full list of recommendations for intelligence community thrillers at the moment: - Facto Jun 17, 11:28 18 1
- The Russia House -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 17, 21:00
- spin: The Truman Show -- nm - Max Jun 17, 11:41
- also, I wouldn't recommend it, but Eagle Eye is in this category -- nm - Max Jun 17, 11:39
- And if the likes of Shooter is in, add Swordfish, Basic, and even From Paris With Love. -- nm - Max Jun 17, 11:36
- Seems like Three Days of the Condor should be listed, surprised its not. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 17, 11:33 1
  - I only watched it recently, so I laughed at the "scanner" in the first scene -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:34
- Whenever I think of surveillance in a movie, I always think of Enemy of the State - con_carne Jun 17, 11:33 4
  - But I think of The Conversation first, Hackman's better one. -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 11:35 3
    - Maybe, but there's no Jack Black -- nm - con_carne Jun 17, 11:37 1
      - The Jackal. Check out that SPALL, baby! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:37
    - Yes, one of the very best films of the 70s. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 17, 11:35
- Oh, I just remembered one. THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:33
- Sneakers, dammit, Sneakers! -- nm - Max Jun 17, 11:30
- Confessions is sort of famous for having embellishments, though. Still an all time fave for me. -- nm - con_carne Jun 17, 11:30 2
  - (thanks for posting this, BTW. Favorited.) -- nm - con_carne Jun 17, 11:34 1
    - And thanks right back for all the recommendations! -- nm - Facto Jun 17, 11:40
- + Clear and Present Danger -- nm - Facto Jun 17, 11:28
- Spy Games was fun. 1st time through was confusing, but got better the 2nd/3rd time watching. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 17, 11:28
One British word that has thrown me for a while is 'estate'. I just found out they use it to describe low-income housing projects. Still not sure - GregW Jun 17, 11:22 5
- nice names are often a sign of not so nice housing -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 17, 11:27
- they also call them "councils" for short - charlie Jun 17, 11:25
- ... it can also describe cars, IIRC. Estate car. Saloon car. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:22 1
  - estate car = station wagon -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 11:23
- public. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 11:22
Kelly Brook: (A+) nm - Dignan Jun 17, 11:12 6
- something specific or just in general? - Reagen Jun 17, 11:19 5
  - Something very specific. -- (link) - Dignan Jun 17, 11:23 4
    - I like that level of specificity - prayformojo Jun 17, 11:28
    - Nice! (Though I must admit I'm not sure who this is.) -- nm - Don Homer Jun 17, 11:27 2
      - Billy Zane's ex! nm - Dignan Jun 17, 11:47
      - *snap snap* Man card. Let's go. Give it. -- nm - Shaun Jun 17, 11:27
Current ear worm - not the worst I've ever had: "A Love Bizarre", Sheila E/Prince. Gotten a thing for eighties Sheila E, lately - she is a real talent -- nm - Facto Jun 17, 11:11 6
- 96,000 -- nm - ty97 Jun 17, 11:38 1
  - holla. -- nm - Diva Jun 17, 12:10
- I saw her in concert last year. Definitely a party, but you know people are waiting to hear some old hits -- nm - con_carne Jun 17, 11:14 1
  - Right now I'd have to say that her AMA performance of "Glamorous Life" is some of the best stuff I've ever seen by way of performance skills/intensity -- nm - Facto Jun 17, 11:16
- yeah...I was attracted to her "talent" in the 80s as well. - Mel Profit Jun 17, 11:13 1
  - She's very sweet n' alluring. There are some excellent YouTube clips out there, Anyone know why she routinely shouted A-B..A-B-C-D! at start of songs? -- nm - Facto Jun 17, 11:15
Univision to start adding english subtitles to some of their programs. -- (link) - GregW Jun 17, 11:10 3
- Also, bilingual households have varying degrees of success passing the old language to the children - con_carne Jun 17, 11:24
- Good news, CT! -- nm - spamlet Jun 17, 11:14
- We can finally understand the big boobs jokes on Sabado Gigante! -- nm - David Jun 17, 11:11
Man of Steel: (B) nm - Dignan Jun 17, 11:09 22
- maybe b- - Reagen Jun 17, 11:18 10
  - spoils - Dignan Jun 17, 11:27 9
    - But see spoils - Spawn Jun 17, 11:29 8
      - I think you underestimate the fear. - Dignan Jun 17, 11:31 7
        
        You say that like it is a bad thing. -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 11:32 6
        
        spoil - Dignan Jun 17, 11:34 5
        
        An honest spoiler question - Spawn Jun 17, 11:36 4
        
        yes. - Reagen Jun 17, 11:37 2
        
        spoil - Dignan Jun 17, 11:42
        
        Thanks. Was lead to believe that was not present. spoil - Spawn Jun 17, 11:39
        
        spoil - Dignan Jun 17, 11:37
- ::downgrades dignan notebook rating:: -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 11:14
- you're dumb -- nm - charlie Jun 17, 11:14 6
  - Sometimes it's okay to like things you want to hate. nm - Dignan Jun 17, 11:14 5
    - i actually really wanted to like it - charlie Jun 17, 11:16 4
      - "i always knew Zach Snyder would fuck it up." nm - Dignan Jun 17, 11:24 3
        
        i still wanted to give him a chance to prove me wrong -- nm - charlie Jun 17, 11:26 2
        
        Jax wants his poop dollop back. nm - Dignan Jun 17, 11:27 1
        
        (which is kind of weird.) nm - Dignan Jun 17, 11:36
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- This Is the End? -- nm - JD Jun 17, 11:09 1
  - Next. nm - Dignan Jun 17, 11:12
Spooks/MI-5 is an excellent choice. It's sitting in my netflix queue for me to watch again. -- nm - spamlet Jun 17, 11:07 13
- I have been watching the reruns on PBS the past few weeks. It holds up well, but I need subtitles to understand a lot of the dialog. -- nm - GregW Jun 17, 11:11 1
  - It's on PBS? I saw the first 3 or 4 seasons on A&E. Solid. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 17, 11:44
- The BBC TV-series, that? -- nm - Facto Jun 17, 11:11 10
  - Yup. It's Spooks in the UK and MI-5 in the US. -- nm - spamlet Jun 17, 11:13 9
    - It's about the purest exhibit of covert ops you can get in media, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:14 2
      - After Alias, of course. -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 11:15 1
        
        ... no, I meant with a real-world grounding. Alias is Fringe Jr. - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:18
    - I thought it was the other way around. -- nm - GregW Jun 17, 11:14 5
      - Nope. (spoils) - spamlet Jun 17, 11:15 4
        
        True, I thought it was because MI-5 means nothing to Americans. I had never heard of them until this show. -- nm - GregW Jun 17, 11:19 2
        
        We liked it that way. -- nm - MI-5 Jun 17, 11:20
        
        I had heard of it long before ... and MI-6 as well. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:20
        
        Hahah... for realz! -- nm - Facto Jun 17, 11:17
Ok new board...couple things. first, Carrie and I have been catching up on the Downton Abbey...I can't explain why I like it, but I really do. - Jim Jun 17, 11:06 23
- ^5! :) - -- nm - b. Jun 17, 11:15
- Nice! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 17, 11:13
- Jim watching Downton and turnin' sexeh at the same time! -- nm - con_carne Jun 17, 11:10 4
  - Heh...don't know about that. But I do know that I'm gonna need some new belts and pants soon. About time to pop some tags. -- nm - Jim Jun 17, 11:11 3
    - I too find Downton immensely enjoyable. I was describing it to middle_carne and his response was - con_carne Jun 17, 11:15 2
      - hells yes. it's totally my stories. -- nm - Diva Jun 17, 11:17 1
        
        There's a certain PASSING OF TIME element that is both cool and tragic -- nm - con_carne Jun 17, 11:18
- Congrats! Well done! -- nm - Krusty Jun 17, 11:09
- btw - I saw of pic of Carrie on FB. She's so pretty! -- nm - Diva Jun 17, 11:08 4
  - Yeah, she is. I'm quite lucky. -- nm - Jim Jun 17, 11:09
  - She's a supremely cool chick. Come back to Dollywood, Jim! -- nm - JD Jun 17, 11:09 2
    - We've actually talked about a few couples and us heading down that way to a cabin in the woods. - Jim Jun 17, 11:12 1
      - You can find some very cheap condo rentals if you look long enough. -- nm - David Jun 17, 11:16
- In that 27 pounds was your penis? -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 11:07 2
  - Nope...despite the weight loss, penis is a big as ever. -- nm - Jim Jun 17, 11:08 1
    - Zeno's Paradox -- nm - JD Jun 17, 11:10
- Congrats! -- nm - spamlet Jun 17, 11:07
- Congrats! -- nm - David Jun 17, 11:07
- I got hooked on the Abbey too. - Mel Profit Jun 17, 11:07 4
  - Word. We're about 5 episodes into Series 3. Though, we did miss the Christmas special between series 2 and 3. Boy, that would have cleared up some - Jim Jun 17, 11:08 3
    - I swerved in sometime in the last season. - Mel Profit Jun 17, 11:14 2
      - Yeah, we Netflixed Series 1 one Sunday. We did Series 2 this Saturday. Did the first 5 of Series 3 yesterday. - Jim Jun 17, 11:18
      - the season 1 and 2 dvds are waiting for you. -- nm - Diva Jun 17, 11:15
Elves. nm - Jim Jun 17, 11:05 36
- yes. -- nm - b. Jun 17, 11:15
- *ears perk up* -- nm - JD Jun 17, 11:07
- does it matter, really? -- nm - znufrii Jun 17, 11:06 32
  - yeah, unfortunately. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 17, 11:11
  - I think it does. -- nm - Jim Jun 17, 11:08 28
    - okay, but could you clarify one thing for me... - znufrii Jun 17, 11:15 27
      - The way I'm using it here and the way I think others also use it is to suggest a bunch of nonsense. -- nm - Jim Jun 17, 11:23 13
        
        fwiw, for me, it's more that there's at least some fiction in someone's story. - b. Jun 17, 11:39 8
        
        A couple things I'm confused about. A. He made the website on his phone? B. The caller actually said they were from Slackertalk? I thought ceregon - mara Jun 17, 11:50 1
        
        now he's saying the tenant doesn't have a smartphone. previously he said no computer. - b. Jun 17, 11:58
        
        I find this very disrespectful to ceregon. why would he make all that up? -- nm - loosilu on the droid Jun 17, 11:45 2
        
        just, that, normally, if you are going to accuse someone of something, there is a little more tangible evidence. - groiny Jun 17, 11:48
        
        Because clearly someone did? -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 11:47
        
        Thank you. -- nm - Diva Jun 17, 11:44
        
        I think this is an exceptional summary. -- nm - David Jun 17, 11:41
        
        A very rational summary. Thanks. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:40
        
        I see... - znufrii Jun 17, 11:28 3
        
        I don't see anyone making anyone out to be a bad guy. Just expressing doubt. -- nm - Diva Jun 17, 11:37 1
        
        yes. -- nm - b. Jun 17, 11:39
        
        Read into it however you like. As bluntly as I can put it... - Jim Jun 17, 11:30
      - it seems to be implying that someone is lying, but I'm not sure who. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 11:21 12
        
        In the absence of evidence, we cannot rush to judgement on hearsay. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:22 11
        
        I don't think we should rush to dismiss it, either. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 11:23 10
        
        That's true, but it's kind of an open issue ... we can't resolve it either way due to lack of evidence. - Beryllium Jun 17, 11:27 1
        
        re: your last sentence, thank you, i think this is a good idea. -- nm - Andie Jun 17, 11:47
        
        no, but I think you need more than "so and so who is bipolar, said that X did this." nm -- nm - groiny Jun 17, 11:26 7
        
        Frankly, I'm really offended by this. But then I shouldn't be surprised. - ceregon Jun 17, 11:41 6
        
        I'm sorry you feel offended. we're a group of smart people; and smart people question things, especially when there are accusations in the mix. - b. Jun 17, 11:50 2
        
        answers - ceregon Jun 17, 12:05 1
        
        I highly doubt this person would be able to create a website in the first place. And I highly doubt a lot of this story. - Diva Jun 17, 12:18
        
        I am just saying dude, that the evidence is sketchy. - groiny Jun 17, 11:44 2
        
        ditto for me on the im. I don't want anyone to suffer - mental illness sucks. just addressing the accusation. -- nm - b. Jun 17, 11:52
        
        but, feel free to think of me as the bad guy again. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 17, 11:49
  - sure. -- nm - Diva Jun 17, 11:08 1
    - *shrug* - znufrii Jun 17, 11:13
- Trolls. -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 11:05

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