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Dammit... I subscribed to the Woot Twitter yesterday, thinking it would keep me informed... but I needed to follow Woot Off... missed a Pink Floyd box -- nm - secretslacker Feb 18, 07:26 9
- gah. I didn't realize they had sold out of the Roomba -- nm - JaxSean Feb 18, 07:30 3
  - Finally!!!! We only have 20,000 to go and we never have to sell another one of these again! -- nm - Woot Feb 18, 07:33
  - i've been posting the items. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:31 1
    - yeah, I missed it. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 18, 07:33
- Was $130 that great of a deal for that? -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 07:28 4
  - I didn't see what was included because it sold out before I saw it. (It was in the Twitter feed) -- nm - secretslacker Feb 18, 07:30 1
    - the blog on woot has all the details for each item - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:32
  - what was in it? -- nm - Remlik Feb 18, 07:30 1
    - Looked like all 14 Pink Floyd albums, 2 coasters, and a poster. - TFox Feb 18, 07:32
Looks like I'm driving Danzig to a tattoo festival this Sunday. I remember the name, not the music. -- (link) - CrankYanker Feb 18, 07:24 3
- heh...want to piss him off? Ask him about getting knocked out by The Northside Kings. -- nm - Remlik Feb 18, 07:25 2
  - "knocked out"? -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 18, 07:27 1
    - he's got a glass jaw.... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 18, 07:30 [youtube]
So, robbers break into a guys house. He runs out, sees that their getaway van is running and takes the van. - Redmond Feb 18, 07:22 24
- Sorry I'm late, here's what you do in this situation..... -- nm - crimefighter CQ, pulling on pants Feb 18, 07:32
- "OK, awesome. Tell you what: come here, arrest the burglars, and you can arrest me when you get here and stop the crimes in my house." -- nm - TFox to 911 lady Feb 18, 07:29 2
  - "Fine! C ome the f*ck down here and arrest me! Just send the police now!" -- nm - Don Homer Feb 18, 07:32 1
    - "i'll kiss your f*'ing dalmatian" -- nm - prayformojo Feb 18, 07:32
- What you do is get the license plate number and at most take the keys out of the ignition. -- nm - Ender Feb 18, 07:27 3
  - i'm not how clearly you'd be thinking - i can see thinking - 'i'll make their getaway impossible!' -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 07:29 2
    - I would steal that van so fast. Sooooo fast. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 07:30 1
      - I agree. That was my first thought. -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 07:31
- Did the van belong to him? No. Did he take the van without permission? Yes. - Will Hunting Feb 18, 07:23 14
  - I always wanted to know, if a police officer takes your car to chase down a suspect, is that theft? - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:24 4
    - Nope, the police can commandeer your vehicle. -- (link) - Krusty - Springfield Hall of Famer Feb 18, 07:29
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    - in real life? probably. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:25
    - That typically only happens in movies. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 18, 07:24
  - I would say, he was trying to prevent a crime. He was taking away the vehicle they were about to transport stolen goods in. -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 07:24 8
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      - However, a prosecutor could easily argue that taking the keys accomplished the same goal. -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 07:28 5
        
        I carry two sets of keys with me. Locked myself out of the car one too many times. -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 07:30
        
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        So you could easily defend him. Doesn't mean some prosecutor somewhere wouldn't decide to take up a case against "vigilante justice." -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 07:32 2
        
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        "Remember, being vigilant is not a crime. Being a "vigilante" is." -- nm - znufrii, cliqueless Feb 18, 07:33
    - All he needed to do was take the keys and run to safety. -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 07:25
- *facepalm* -- nm - znufrii, cliqueless Feb 18, 07:23
HP Pavilion Phenom-9100 1.8Ghz with BluRay and TV tuner Desktop PC $750 + $5 -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:21
It's not often I get trumped so emphatically at work... - Mel Profit Feb 18, 07:16 2
- "Sweetheart, take the laptop, walk down the hallway, tell him to push F4." - TFox Feb 18, 07:18
- Depending on if he's the patient or the doctor, you still might be able to win this one. - Will Hunting Feb 18, 07:18
Today on Maury Povich...."I knew within five minutes of having sex that I was pregnant" -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 18, 07:16 3
- Ohhh what a surprise...."you are NOT the father" -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 18, 07:25
- my mom swears she knew the next day with me - she woke up an puked, and puked every day for the next nine months. - Andie Feb 18, 07:17 1
  - hmmm, that's the reaction I usually get from women after sex. ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 18, 07:23
Student sues after professor shuts down speech on Christianity in speech class in public school. Thoughts? -- (link) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 07:13 56
- If the speech was truly informative, then I dont object to the speech. The hard part is when is it information and when it is preaching. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 18, 07:28
- I wonder what the content of the speech was, but as a general rule, the school is dead wrong here. - ty97 Feb 18, 07:26
- If a student was reading from the Koran and defending the ideas of jihad against America, I'm thinking people wouldn't bat an eye that the teacher - JaxSean Feb 18, 07:24 4
  - well, any speech advocating violence should be shut down, but a speech outlining the basic beliefs of any religion, i don't think should be. - Andie Feb 18, 07:27 3
    - I agrree - but if their religion believes in violence, then where do you draw the line? - JaxSean Feb 18, 07:32 1
      - you draw the line at a call to violence. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:33
    - we did this in junior high social studies, had members of the class talk about their various religious beliefs -- nm - znufrii, cliqueless Feb 18, 07:29
- if it's a public speaking class, and their are no guidelines he's violating, then of course he had the right to speak on the topic. -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 07:21 10
  - "This school, like most colleges in the country, has a speech code, that prohibits any speech that are offensive or causes a negative impact," -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 18, 07:25 8
    - The point of the suit is to get rid of that restriction. -- nm - ty97 Feb 18, 07:30
    - right, that's way too vague. and without hearing his speech i wouldn't even begin to say whether it does or doesn't follow this. -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 07:28
    - Nothing too broad about that. -- nm - TWuG Feb 18, 07:27 4
      - So what if it is broad? What, should it specifically say "No speeches on Nazis, rape and child molestation. Otherwise anything goes."? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 18, 07:30 3
        
        Put the shoe on the other foot. If a student was upset that a gay or lesbian rights speech was being made, they would consider that "a negative". - Name Withheld By Request Feb 18, 07:35
        
        it's fine, but it in no way indicates that a speech on the basics of a religion would be wrong. -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 07:31
        
        for starters, it could lead to crap like "any speech that mentions Jesus is inappropriate". -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:31
    - ugh. "speech codes". bleah. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:26
  - there. (god, i'm tired today.) -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 07:21
- I was thinking "high school" when you said "public school", but it was actually a public college. - TWuG Feb 18, 07:20 2
  - You are right...cause there is no free speech rights in public high schools, but college is different -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 18, 07:22
  - oh, that's ridiculous then. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:20
- It's an inappropriate topic in a public school. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 18, 07:19 13
  - I think that totally depends on the content of the speech. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:20 12
    - I don't know that it does. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 18, 07:23 11
      - an academic/historic speech is completely different form a sermon, for instance. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:24 10
        
        Though we don't get the whole speech, it sounds more than just factual/informative. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 18, 07:26 9
        
        it's completely appropriate to quote the bible for academic purposes. we don't have near enough information - loosilu Feb 18, 07:27 8
        
        I have enough info to know I wouldn't want to be sitting in that calss as another student listening to it. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 18, 07:28 7
        
        I didn't want to listen to chemistry lectures 80% of the time. ;P -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:29
        
        I sat through many speeches in speech class that I didn't want to sit through. You deal with it. - ty97 Feb 18, 07:29 5
        
        it's life. there is no right to be protected from opinions you don't like. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:30
        
        or to word differently: what you want to (or want not to) hear shouldn't decide other students' speech topics. -- nm - ty97 Feb 18, 07:30 3
        
        It's likely a required class (speech classes often are) that I *have* to take then I damn well shouldn't have to sit through topics I find offensive. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 18, 07:32 1
        
        wow. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:33
        
        Besides, in a speech class, shouldn't content be irrelevant? Wouldn't it be more about form and presentation? -- nm - znufrii, cliqueless Feb 18, 07:31
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  - well, it did say it was a public speaking class -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 07:19 1
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- Stupid teacher. The ACLU could easily support the student. -- nm - mara Feb 18, 07:17 9
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    - It's a speech class. -- nm - ty97 Feb 18, 07:23
    - Seriously? Why was he giving a speech in a public speaking class? -- nm - mara Feb 18, 07:21 6
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        Why would the professor write an evaluation of the speech if it wasn't an assignment? -- nm - mara Feb 18, 07:24 1
        
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      - well, more probably what was the assigned topic, and was the student covering the topic - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:23 2
        
        The article says "informational speech" so many times I have a sneaking suspicion the prof said "give an informational speech". -- nm - Ender Feb 18, 07:26 1
        
        Also, "The suit seeks an injunction against LACC from restricting student speech in the classroom when students are given open-ended assignments..." -- nm - mara Feb 18, 07:27
- My thought is, "this is a good reason why we should limit what people can sue for in this country, so the speech never would have been stopped." -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 07:17 4
  - I hate the idea, generally, of limiting what can be litigated. Litigation is the civilized replacement for a street brawl. - TWuG Feb 18, 07:23 3
    - I completely disagree - the litigation process is helping to destroy the economy -- nm - Epiphany Feb 18, 07:29
    - Well, its destroying heathcare costs, and most state governments as a direct result. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 07:25
    - see, the street brawl might actually be more effective, though... - znufrii, cliqueless Feb 18, 07:24
- without knowing the exact content of the speech, I think the professor over-reached - znufrii, cliqueless Feb 18, 07:17
- free speech. Let the kid do it. -- nm - CQ Feb 18, 07:15
- tis a stupid teacher. and tis a problem with america. - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:14
Athena Technologies 2-way 6.5� Ceiling Speaker -One Speaker $30 +$5 -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:13
Kodak EasyShare 5500 All-in-One Printer $80 + 5 -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:10
*stabs his credit card issuer in the face* -- nm - znufrii, cliqueless Feb 18, 07:08 5
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  - plus you ahve roomies, right? -- nm - CQ Feb 18, 07:13 1
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    - I just firgured you were going to hijack all znufrii's threads today -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 18, 07:17
And...it looks like Netflix has once again skipped over movies in my queue that are available now. They're shipping Choke today. - kelly Feb 18, 07:03 23
- I wonder if it has to do with which movies are available at your local shipping center -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 07:10 3
  - I'd think they'd ship from another center if it was available though, right? -- nm - kelly Feb 18, 07:15 2
    - Then you'd be mad it took an extra day to get your movie :) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 07:18 1
      - Nah, I'd be fine. I get 3 shipped at a time, so I always have something to watch. - kelly Feb 18, 07:20
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- I blame mail slot. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:04 17
  - Blame mail slot for putting the new X-Files movie at the top of his queue! (that's also shipping today) -- nm - kelly Feb 18, 07:04 15
    - ugh, that movie is carp. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:05 14
      - I watched that last week. Horrible -- nm - CQ Feb 18, 07:12 1
        
        Yup. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 18, 07:14
      - It's been sitting on my table for weeks. Haven't been in the mood to watch it yet. -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 07:11
      - I actually thought it was decent - either a) I was not a big fan to begin with or b) I was expecting so very little out of it - Epiphany Feb 18, 07:09 3
        
        I thought it was decent for what it was (murder mystery) but there was a weird vibe I did not like. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:10 2
        
        yes exactly - it had an odd under current - almost desperate complancy - Epiphany Feb 18, 07:14 1
        
        Dave and Gillian were totally phoning it in. The whole vibe between them was totally uneasy for me. - loosilu Feb 18, 07:16
      - Agreed, yet I hold out hope for the 3rd movie to end the "mythology" -- nm - MDH Feb 18, 07:06 5
        
        there's no mythology in that movie. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:06 4
        
        I know, Chris Carter said he wants to make a 3rd focusing and ending the mythology - MDH Feb 18, 07:08 3
        
        it was supposed to have ended with the series! ugh. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:09 2
        
        oh I'm sorry you get a *fail* for being an X-files fan. What year does the Mayan Calender AND the X-files say is the year of destruction? -- nm - Remlik Feb 18, 07:16 1
        
        oh. that. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 07:17
      - I have to see it....complete the x-files stuff. - Will Hunting Feb 18, 07:05
  - "Hi Netflix, I would like to report a damaged disc. Reason? It got caught in the mail slot." - TFox Feb 18, 07:04
hmm, just noticed that there is a woot off. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:02
hump day polls! have you ever bought a book/movie/or magazine to help increase your hump day skills? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 18, 07:01 8
- Yes. Those DVD's they advertise in the back of Maxim, etc. - JaxSean Feb 18, 07:19
- I got an extra phone book once to help prop her back up instead of a pillow. - TFox Feb 18, 07:15 1
  - hee -- nm - Epiphany Feb 18, 07:21
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- no. -- nm - znufrii, cliqueless Feb 18, 07:13
- sure, around the time i was 30 my friends and i all bought a bunch of books. (Lou Paget books are the best - just sayin') - Andie Feb 18, 07:05
- Sort of...one of those books with 100 Nights of Great Sex where you have to plan romantic evenings - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 18, 07:03
- negatory -- nm - CQ Feb 18, 07:03
A recent survey found that people who order this are generally bad tippers. What is it? (morning news poll) spoilers - Redmond Feb 18, 07:01 9
- I declare myself the winner by PIRR. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 07:01
- probably because it's - loosilu Feb 18, 07:01 1
  - gay men are good tippers! - ty97 Feb 18, 07:03
- yep - that is stupid. (imo) -- nm - Diva Feb 18, 07:01 5
  - Our tipping gets better with each successive round of drinks with umbrellas in them I think. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 18, 07:05 4
    - Agreeance. -- nm - Diva Feb 18, 07:12
    - Do you use the umbrella when you are done with the drink? -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 07:07 2
      - Seething Rage. -- nm - Diva Feb 18, 07:11 1
        
        *Runs* -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 07:13
Roley poly -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 07:00

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