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Screw you, IL! - spamlet Jun 26, 12:14
is Hernandez the new textbook definition of "those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it"? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 12:14 1
- He is a great example of why 95% of criminals get caught. -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:16
GRRRRRRRRR......... -- nm - nubby, Lord Astro Jun 26, 12:13 2
- %#*+%#!!!!!!! -- nm - nubby, Lord Astro Jun 26, 12:17
- Yep, ACC choked in the CWS again. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 12:14
what about guns & roses? I think I pick paradise city. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 12:12 13
- I like their cover of Sympathy for the Devil more than everything else they did. - Kim Pine Jun 26, 12:18
- Patience. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 12:15 1
  - these last three are all solid -- nm - zork Jun 26, 12:17
- Sweet Child O' Mine. -- nm - pmb Jun 26, 12:15 4
  - Yup. -- nm - timPhone Jun 26, 12:19
  - yep -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 12:16
  - This -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 12:15
  - Also a great choice -- nm - ty97 Jun 26, 12:15
- November Rain -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 12:15
- Civil War -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:14
- Yep -- nm - ty97 Jun 26, 12:12
- Rocket Queen. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 26, 12:12
- we can do G&R next board. let's do andrea's first. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 12:12
Alrighty then.... Fave Madonna song. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 12:11 13
- Like A Prayer or Express Yourself or Oh Father - can't decide. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 12:18
- The Power of Goodbye. -- nm - timPhone Jun 26, 12:17 2
  - Yup. -- nm - timPhone Jun 26, 12:19 1
    - Stupid phone. -- nm - timPhone Jun 26, 12:19
- Borderline -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 26, 12:15
- Probably Dress you up or Holiday. -- nm - pmb Jun 26, 12:15
- Take a Bow -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:15
- Like a Prayer. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 12:15 1
  - Into the Groove (there's too many) -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 12:16
- Dress You Up, maybe -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 12:14
- Once again, not a fan so don't have a favorite -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 12:14
- (this is so lame) I *love* true blue. newton has that tape and we cruise around singing along to all of it but true blue is our favorite. - amanda Jun 26, 12:13
- Ray of Light possibly -- nm - ty97 Jun 26, 12:13
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- Lloyd apparently was chatting with people at a club that AH had issues with. - Mel Profit Jun 26, 12:12
- "orchestrated the execution," the prosecutor said. - amoxy Jun 26, 12:11 1
  - I so wished that his middle name could start with a J. "OJ, AJ. AJ, OJ." - alas, it is Michael. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 12:13
the new Elton John single, "Home Again" is pretty good - charlie Jun 26, 12:09
charlie just walked into my office with a tablet and said "I have two questions for you." he asked the first one, then realized - amanda Jun 26, 12:08
Wimbledon spoilers - David Jun 26, 12:06
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On top of everything else, I bet Hernandez's fiancee dumps him. - David Jun 26, 12:04
Fav. David Bowie song? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 12:02 25
- hmmm really hard one almost everyting the thin white duke has made is great espeicially the early stuff -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 26, 12:16 1
  - of the ones not taken yet it's choose Diamond Dogs -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 26, 12:21
- Too hard. Maybe Changes, or Heroes. -- nm - pmb Jun 26, 12:16
- Rebel Rebel - timPhone Jun 26, 12:12
- Not sure ... I think The Man Who Sold The World might be it -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 12:11
- Queen Bitch (but I could pick any of probably 15 songs). -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 26, 12:10
- Fame hooked me as a kid but I like others too (like Ziggy Stardust or Space Oddity) -- nm - zork Jun 26, 12:08
- If it counts, Under Pressure -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 12:07 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jun 26, 12:09
- This is the one that is impssible to answer. -- nm - Spawn Jun 26, 12:07
- Major Tom -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 12:06
- Life on Mars -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 12:06
- I don't know his music. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 12:05 3
  - WHAT???? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 26, 12:17
  - wiki list of his songs -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 12:10
  - you should get on that -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 12:08
- Ashes to Ashes. - David Jun 26, 12:04
- Heroes -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 12:04 2
  - maybe that for me (also the portion covered in moulin rouge, of course), maybe "man who sold the world" and various covers (not just nirvana, but - b. Jun 26, 12:15 [youtube]
  - shit - charlie Jun 26, 12:05
- If I have to choose and this is just my snap call but Ashes to Ashes. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 26, 12:04
- early bowie: Life on Mars latter bowie: Modern Love -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 12:03 3
  - Modern Love is probably mine. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 12:04 2
    - it's so catchy, but I have a soft spot for queen bitch. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 12:06
    - the way they use it in Frances Ha is spectacular -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 12:04
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- I thought that might be the case. thanks. -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 12:05
it was the Bubbilicious -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 11:59
And I don't really have a Billy Joel favorite - amoxy Jun 26, 11:57 1
- All are favs -- having been in the LI dives where he played early on - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 26, 12:13
So, is there any precedence for the Supreme Court to gut something so that Congress can *fix* it? - Inigo Jun 26, 11:56 14
- Or, another example - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:58 3
  - It is extremely common for the court to hold that there is a valid government interest but the statute is too broad and violates constitutional - pmb Jun 26, 12:05 1
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  - I didn't mean they are the last word, but they should make their rulings like they are. - Inigo Jun 26, 11:59 8
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      - But not in the VRA case? You're confuzzling me here. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 12:06 6
        
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        Basically, they said "you can't do this" but left them breadcrumbs on how to fix it next time. -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 12:11 4
        
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        The breadcrumbs were already there. Some were discussed during re-authorization in 2006. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 12:12 1
        
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what's the word for "you live here, you get to stay" in immigration? like immunity-ish? -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 11:54 4
- dibs? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 12:09
- Amnesty? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 26, 11:55
- Amnesty -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 11:55 1
  - I make out with your sister (in honor of DOMA falling) -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 11:56
Okay, I laughed at #20 on the quiz. - Kim Pine Jun 26, 11:53 7
- me, too. 18 for me - one because I oopsed, the other because I forgot someone's hair color apparently. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 12:08
- 20/20 (my first perfect score!) -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 12:02 1
  - I had no idea *that* was Simon West. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 12:04
- He's looks so happy and nice. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 11:57 2
  - You wouldn't even know the horrors he's unleashed. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 26, 12:01
  - he has that sort of dazed Ed Wood-like 'We're making movie magic here, people!" look. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 11:59
- Judas! -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:54
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- shell casings found in the rental car. - Mel Profit Jun 26, 12:02
- I'm gonna love it when the computer geeks recover the video from his security system. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 11:55 1
  - it sounds like they may have already done this... - Mel Profit Jun 26, 12:09
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  - Or Enterprise has mics in every car... (nm) - spamlet Jun 26, 12:12
Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting, Bennie and the Jets, Crocodile Rock -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 11:50 3
- *alright* -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 11:51
- Oops, this should be down below. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 11:50
- excuse you -- nm - Spawn Jun 26, 11:50
I've got about a half-dozen songs I want to buy. They're $1.29 at Amazon, Google and iTunes. Where do I buy them? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 11:49 8
- Amazon. Download to iTunes and then upload to Google. That way they're in all 3. -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 12:05
- Amazon. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 12:01
- Bery's Amazon Link! -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 11:56 1
  - Right. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 12:01
- I don't know about google much; but betwen amazon and itunes, always amazon. everything about it is easier. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 11:52 2
  - Google is just as easy. I've used both quite a bit as they have different sales -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 11:56 1
    - good to know! I think I've only procured some freebies/cheapies from them, and haven't actually d/l'd. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 12:11
- amazon -- nm - Spawn Jun 26, 11:51
I don't know if they were tipped off or not but NE was very, very smart to cut him this morning. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:48 4
- So are the Pats going to donate all the Hernandez jerseys they have left for sale? - amoxy Jun 26, 11:54
- they had to know -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 11:48
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- Of course they were tipped off. The Patriots have their fingers into everything. -- nm - Spawn Jun 26, 11:48
ST Poll: Favorite Elton John song? - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:46 38
- Just to be different: Believe. - timPhone Jun 26, 12:23
- Your Song - amoxy Jun 26, 11:56
- He sings more than just Rocket Man? - Stephen Jun 26, 11:55 5
  - He makes some damn fine music. - Krusty Jun 26, 12:00 3
    - Meh, other than Rocket Man and I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues I'm not really a fan. - Stephen Jun 26, 12:14
    - Reading this thread makes me realize how much I like him. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 12:01 1
      - Right? -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 12:05
  - he sang that as well? I thought that was a William Shatner song... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 26, 11:57 [youtube]
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 26, 11:55 1
  - And anyone who says Crocodile Rock is DTM. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 26, 11:56
- I love sacrifice so much when it's live. I want love as acted by RDJ (it was just when we started getting serious). - amanda Jun 26, 11:53 7
  - someone i know needs to have a Rock themed halloween party so i can dress as 70s era Elton i think. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 11:56 6
    - Now I got Valerie Bertinelli playing Elton on "One Day at a Time" stuck in my head -- (link) - amoxy Jun 26, 12:07
    - When Diva and I win the lottery I'm calling that... - Mel Profit Jun 26, 11:58 3
      - no of course not. it's military uniforms and dudes from history singing karaoke. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 12:00 2
        
        let's not forget alternating Tuesdays which is... - Mel Profit Jun 26, 12:05 1
        
        that's fine. we can have that if we strike 'Hurling SUVs via Trebuchet Day' altogether. - Diva Jun 26, 12:09
    - I'm still standing was a great video too. -- nm - amanda Jun 26, 11:58
- Too many to name. Too too many. - Diva Jun 26, 11:51 2
  - agreed, but I want to at least mention one that nobody else has ... Don't Go Breaking My Heart -- nm - zork Jun 26, 11:58
  - and i forgot Tiny Dancer! (how could I forget Tiny Dancer?!) -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 11:57
- Tiny Dancer. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 26, 11:50
- Bitch is Back -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 11:49
- Rocket Man. I'm not a huge fan but I love him because he's such a passionate Braves fan. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:49 1
  - And my favorite Billy Joel song is Only the Good Die Young. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:51
- Rocket Man, duh -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 11:49 1
  - the Scott Hardkiss remix even more -- (link) - charlie Jun 26, 11:51 [youtube]
- Little Jeannie? Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me? Tiny Dancer? i think i need to see a song list. - Andie Jun 26, 11:48 1
  - DLTSGDOM is the only one that comes close to Funeral. -- nm - Spawn Jun 26, 11:50
- So long as he isn't singing it, Your Song -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 11:47 3
  - (i.e. when Ewan McGregor is singing it) -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 26, 11:49 2
    - Cookie Monster could sing it and I'd like it better than Elton's version. -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 11:51
    - (yes. yes. and yes.) I can't pick just one for EJ or BJ, but ewan singing "your song" is up there for me. ej, too, but not so... impactful. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 11:51
- Funeral for a Friend. Easily. -- nm - Spawn Jun 26, 11:47 4
  - This. But Tiny Dancer is great. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 11:48 3
    - Tiny Dancer is one of my least favorite older songs of his. -- nm - Spawn Jun 26, 11:51 2
      - Why do you hate Almost Famous? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 11:57 1
        
        where to begin . . . -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 12:04
*guts B2* -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 11:46
pressure -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 11:46

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