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Yeah, I'm gonna go reevaluate everything I know. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 24, 12:26 2
- Aliens. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 12:30
- i will wait for the dan brown novel. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 12:29
See ya, Freddy Garcia. Waived by the Orioles after yesterday's disaster. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 12:25
things i had no idea existed until this very moment: a countertop dishwasher -- nm - charlie Jun 24, 12:22 8
- when I was growing up we had a portable dishwasher. It was on wheels and my mom would roll it to the sink and attach it ever night - decline Jun 24, 12:29 1
  - Amy had one that had belonged to her niece like that. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 12:30
- I'm trying to picture what that would even look like. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 12:26 2
  - kind of like a microwave. but for washing dishes -- nm - charlie Jun 24, 12:26 1
    - depends. I've seen old ones that looked almost like a huge corningware dish with the clear lid -- nm - zork Jun 24, 12:27
- There are also countertop icemakers. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 12:25 1
  - if I won a million dollars, this would be one of my airhead presents to myself. actually - amanda Jun 24, 12:31
- So. Dumb. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 12:25
What It Would Look Like if Planets Were as Close to Earth as the Moon... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 24, 12:19 3
- I actually expected most of them to look even bigger -- nm - zork Jun 24, 12:25
- I've never thought of Venus as yellow/orange. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 12:21
- Uranus is pretty big -- nm - charlie Jun 24, 12:20
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Movies This Weekend: House of Cards Eps. 1-3: A, Now You See Me: A-, Warm Bodies: C+ -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 12:06 4
- Glad you like Now You See Me. I'll be interested to see what you think of the rest of House of Cards. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 12:07 3
  - I had been wanting to see it, and the crowd loved it. In your opinion, does it stay the same or drop a bit? -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 12:11 2
    - It's riveting for the first 9 or 10 episode. It really falls off on the last two. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 12:13
    - It gets better, then drops a bit. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 12:13
World War Z made $66.4 million this weekend. What was the biggest reason for its success? Brad Pitt? Zombies? Love for the novel? - Inigo Jun 24, 12:05 18
- Amy wants to see it. She hates zombies. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 12:26
- the last run of trailers was really well-cut. it showed tension and action; made the movie seem smarter. -- nm - amanda Jun 24, 12:20
- This is interesting: "World War Z's audience was 51 percent female and 67 percent were 25 years of age or older" - MDH Jun 24, 12:13 2
  - Hmm. It has a chance at decent legs with those demographics. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 12:25 1
    - but zombies have a bad habit of losing limbs -- nm - zork Jun 24, 12:26
- For reference, WWZ made more in it's opening weekend than every other zombie movie ever did in their entire run... - Inigo Jun 24, 12:11 4
  - I think I Am Legend should be included in the comparison. -- nm - Max Jun 24, 12:13 3
    - They're kind of vampire/zombie hybrids. The novel was definitely vampires. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 12:15 2
      - Considering how fast they move in WWZ, they are not true zombies. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 12:29 1
        
        hee hee, "true" zombies -- nm - Max Jun 24, 12:30
- i think a lot had to do with Pitt, but also the massive scale of the movie.. everybody wants to see widespread zombies. -- nm - colin Jun 24, 12:07 1
  - We saw it mainly because it seemed to be a movie that needed to be seen on the big screen. Plus, zombies and looked like lots of action. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 12:12
- 75% zombies. 25% Brad Pitt -- nm - charlie Jun 24, 12:06
- number of sold tickets -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 24, 12:06 3
  - I think you're on to something here. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 12:07 2
    - and Zombies somehow ppl are into dead people thats quite disturbing -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 24, 12:09
    - correlation is not causation -- nm - Luusi Jun 24, 12:08
- turbo gazelle zombies -- nm - Max Jun 24, 12:06
high concentrations of natural gas found in drinking water near fracked wells -- (link) - charlie Jun 24, 12:04 4
- ok no smoking while taking a shower, got it -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 24, 12:41
- Shhhh! Or they'll start charging extra on your water bill. -- nm - zork Jun 24, 12:20
- That's great news! We can mine the water for natural gas, too! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 24, 12:18
- *shocking* -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 12:06
old: secondhand smoke. bold: third-hand smoke -- (link) - charlie Jun 24, 11:59
a kit (little fox) with bottle on head is helped by a couple of Russian guys -- (link) - zork Jun 24, 11:51
So judging by The Oatmeal (thanks Mop) I don't have to bother having my son read the book WWZ before the movie since they have nothing in common - oblique Jun 24, 11:48 2
- especially with Paramount wanting to get back into TV, it seems crazy that they wouldn't spin off a series to accommodate the book's storytelling - charlie Jun 24, 11:55
- WWZ sequel in the works! Maybe they'll do the book next time. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 24, 11:55
fewer young adults have credit card versus 5 years ago, but on average have almost twice as much student loan debt -- (link) - znufrii Jun 24, 11:44
So, we set a goal for my kid that if she read 2,000 minutes by the end of the summer we would buy her some American Girl accessory she wanted. - spamlet Jun 24, 11:44 3
- American Girl Audi? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 11:55
- Hmmm. I might set a goal like this for myself. Like, if I reach 2000 minutes by 9/15, I can buy myself something -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 11:52 1
  - You might want to give yourself a little cushion until October 2015 -- nm - zork Jun 24, 11:56
Watched Not As A Stranger (1955) -- A - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 24, 11:36
So, there is a possibility that my summer camp is having a fundraiser (concert with celebrity) in a few weeks. I said "oh, I'll be there!" When I - kelly Jun 24, 11:32 16
- I'd do it -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 11:52
- most likely a weekend since most folks would have to travel? a night or even two in motels? awesome if you could camp there -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 24, 11:39
- If you can, yes. It's your camp, it's a special event, and if you can make it, will likely be a great time. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:36
- Is it Brett Michaels? -- nm - pmb Jun 24, 11:34 6
  - Umm - kelly Jun 24, 11:35 5
    - I'd go. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 11:54
    - The couple people I know that have met him say he's a great guy. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 11:39
    - Sorry, I wasn't clear if you were being cagey or unsure (not sure why you were being cagey about it). - pmb Jun 24, 11:38 1
      - I was being cagey. - kelly Jun 24, 11:42
    - That seems to be an awfully low dollar amount for that then. - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:38
- Unless it's on a weekend when there's likely to be prohibitive traffic, I say go -- nm - prayformojo Jun 24, 11:33 4
  - It's a Sunday or Monday. -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 11:36
  - really? up to 24 hours in a car with an infant in summertime? (maybe I would do it if I could spend a week or so with relatives after.) -- nm - amanda Jun 24, 11:35 2
    - Infants are usually fairly easy on long car rides (in my experience) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:39
    - We have AC in the car and he's not the issue. He's great on those long rides for the most part. -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 11:36
- it depends on how much I liked the celeb. I would likely send a donation, but not travel. -- nm - amanda Jun 24, 11:33
sad news - more than a year old. longtime ST/TTers will remember Teacher. - b. Jun 24, 11:31 20
- Total crap. nm - Dignan Jun 24, 12:36
- dang. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 12:19
- he must have been pretty young when he was posting because I don't remember him -- nm - zork Jun 24, 12:06 1
  - Early to mid 2000s, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 12:19
- This breaks my heart. He was a great person. -- nm - David Jun 24, 12:03 1
  - He was the first STer I met. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 12:25
- just scrolled down and saw this. so sad. he was really nice. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 11:59
- Sadness :( -- nm - Meg Jun 24, 11:52
- dammit. -- nm - Yosemite Sam Jun 24, 11:43 1
  - sfan. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 11:57
- Aww, man. I did not know this. I wonder if anyone knew we (TT/ST) existed that even knew him. - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:41
- Dammit. He was a great Poster -- nm - amoxy Jun 24, 11:40
- This is a tough way to learn of a passing, indeed. -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 24, 11:38
- The :( nm - spamlet Jun 24, 11:38
- So sad. (The he always had such an inspiration attitude nm) -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 11:35 1
  - ^ inspirational -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 11:36
- ... -- the logging off for the day now nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:34
- Crap. He was a good guy. I f'in hate cancer. -- nm - pmb Jun 24, 11:32
- damn. (the f*ck cancer nm) - znufrii Jun 24, 11:32
- Aww, dammit. dammit dammit. -- nm - prayformojo Jun 24, 11:32
Ya double crossin� rabbit, ya cut down your chances � I�m only goin� count 2, and then blast ya! -- nm - Yosemite Sam Jun 24, 11:28
"The Heat tanks" or "[The Heat] trailer looks awful?" Who are you people? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:25 28
- It's a de facto Bridesmaids sequel. -- nm - David Jun 24, 12:04
- It was about a C- for me. -- nm - Ender Jun 24, 11:55 2
  - Higher than I would have expected. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 12:31
  - Hmm. That's disappointing. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:56
- After seeing how well Identity Thief did, I have no doubt this movie will be huge -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 11:40 3
  - Agreed. Melissa McCarthy has tapped into a market. I am not a part of that market -- nm - amoxy Jun 24, 11:47 2
    - you are an old man with a old man sense of humor. - groiny Jun 24, 11:49 1
      - Flip that and reverse it. This is the kind of movie my mom will love. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 12:27
- Agreed. I think it will do well and the trailer looks funny. -- nm - pmb Jun 24, 11:33
- It's Canadian Paul Feig -- insiders from the industry . . . - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 24, 11:32
- Looks good on paper, and there are indeed a couple of funny moments in the trailer. - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 11:31 2
  - The fact it's rated R, I'm hoping there are un-trailer-able jokes. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:35 1
    - Good point. I certainly hope I'm underestimating it. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 11:36
- the first one I saw, was pretty good, the others, notsomuch. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 11:29 4
  - The only newer one I've seen involves the Spanx joke that weren't in the initial ones. - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:33 3
    - Thought that joke was in every ad I have seen. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 12:28
    - here -- (link) - groiny Jun 24, 11:47 [youtube]
    - I believe I saw a red band trailer for it..... - groiny Jun 24, 11:45
- I'm seeing almost no marketing for this movie. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 24, 11:28 8
  - I've seen a few ads, and I've only watched "the voice" and "masterchef" + last night's "wife swap" on broadcast tv the past few weeks. -- nm - b. Jun 24, 11:50
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:39
  - I've been seeing ads for it frequently, its like an Odd Couple remake, Sandra is uptight anal and closeted, Mellissa is loutish, randy, slob, together - zeitgeist Jun 24, 11:33
  - Do you not watch any comedies on television? - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:30 3
    - Ads during the Daily Show? Surefire sign of success! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 24, 11:36
    - He's only now just getting promos for the London Olympics. -- nm - Max Jun 24, 11:34 1
      - CNN: we can now confirm via hologram message, that...the...london olympics...have now...closed. Yes definately ended. there you have it -- nm - wolf blitzed Jun 24, 11:37
  - Because it really does not need much. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:29
- Wrong and right? -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:26
Rusty the red panda has been recovered, crated & is headed safely back to the National Zoo! -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 11:25 5
- or they just found another red panda that looks enough like Rusty. who's really gonna know? -- nm - charlie Jun 24, 11:57
- But not in time to stop me from delivering my message. Now it's up to Benny the Grey. -- nm - Rusty Jun 24, 11:28
- yay! -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 11:28
- Ah, good ol' Firefox. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:26
- Better crated than red. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:25
A Crash Course In Texas Weather, provided by a PHP conference that is happening this week (that I wish I could attend but can't) -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:24 [Image]
This tweet seems to be phrased in an amusing way -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:19
Girl kicked off school football teams because boys had 'impure thoughts' about her... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 24, 11:12 10
- pfft, she is not even hot. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 11:26 3
  - But she can kick the ass of most of the boys on the team. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:27 1
    - be glad she is not on the girls softball team. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 11:29
  - I beg to differ. -- nm - cappie si Jun 24, 11:27
- that's just one guy's opinion. hopefully he's not coach much longer. -- nm - colin Jun 24, 11:20 1
  - it wasn't the coach but the head of the school, and I doubt he (or his mindset) are going anywhere. -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 11:22
- offs -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 11:15 1
  - Combat soldiers will be next! -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:17
- How many school football teams was she on? -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:13 1
  - typo, just one -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 11:13
you know what else Jim Kelly doesn't have? -- nm - charlie Jun 24, 11:10 1
- Elite status! -- nm - Joe Flacco Jun 24, 11:12
knock-knock -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 11:08 4
- Who is there? -- nm - Cheez-Its Jun 24, 11:09 3
  - George Zimmerman with a gun..POP POP -- nm - amoxy Jun 24, 11:10 2
    - Pop pop's in the attic - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:13
    - I guarantee it. -- nm - George Zimmer Jun 24, 11:12

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