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What was "House" called when it aired in france? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 14:03 7
- Real answer: Dr. House -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 14:06 2
  - yep. and it/hugh laurie were huge there. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 14:08 1
    - here's the story I read about this a few years ago. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 26, 14:10
- nmbl -- (link) - mara Jun 26, 14:06
- Polite -- nm - zork Jun 26, 14:04
- le big mac...nm - x Jun 26, 14:04
- Le Maison -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 26, 14:04
Winnipeg man hid in swamp as strangers hunted him -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 14:02 3
- aww, poor dignan :( -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 14:06
- I expected it to be a complete fiction ... but then the RCMP got their man. - Beryllium Jun 26, 14:06
- It's like a cheap thriller movie premise. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 26, 14:03
Mass. student's $675,000 song-sharing fine upheld -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 13:59
forgot the lede on my wedding client with the court/parole tracking bracelet on the ankle....it was the bride -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 13:56 3
- "I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now approach within 100 feet of the bride." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 13:57 2
  - *golf clap* -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 14:14
  - you now assume the position -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 14:01
I love the app postino lately. Send postcards via email. So charming. -- nm - Amanda Jun 26, 13:52 2
- Have you tried the Cards app from Apple? Fairly cheap letterpress cards. - spamlet Jun 26, 14:06
- I'll check it out, thanks - I've used postagram and justwink a little. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 13:55
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- assuming everything else played out as it did historically, that seat would have been open if Bork had been confirmed - charlie Jun 26, 13:54 1
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- If someone like Scalia is going to use the phrase "argle-bargle", I'm going to guess he damn well means it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 13:53
- timetable-wise how long do they (and the clerks I suppose) have to write these decisions? I'm not sure where that happens between presentation, any - Diva Jun 26, 13:51 3
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    - hmm. Does his writing always seem to be messy or were you referring only to this case? - Diva Jun 26, 14:01 1
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- obviously he needs you to clerk for him, so this doesn't happen again. -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 13:49
- He was still writing it yesterday! (Have you ready any of Kennedy's other decisions? How do they compare?) -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 26, 13:49 1
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I don't care if the bike is pink, I'd ride on the back of it -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 13:46 [Image] 1
- thats a man! -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 13:47
Effen Computer! I wanted to print page 35 of a 36 page document. Of course I selected all - amoxy Jun 26, 13:43 5
- heh -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:47 4
  - *punches Groiny's mom in the face* - zork Jun 26, 13:51 3
    - crap that should have gone under the "he's a man" post -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:52 2
      - I was going to say that seemed really random... -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 14:03 1
        
        I am pretty sure my mom could kick his ass. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 14:06
headline of the moment that I don't care to read the article ... Lewinski items up for auction .. - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 26, 13:43 1
- this will be a fine example of how cleaning an item will destroy its collectibility -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 13:45
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- he'll probably bulk up and become a linebacker...he ain't no running back -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 13:41
Random work related rant: The Ontario Government has effectively rendered their website useless for anyone with a brain...... - Walt_Disney Jun 26, 13:35 5
- prefix a search on google with "site:ontario.ca" to get results -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 13:43 1
  - I use google to find stuff on their website and get better results usually...but - Walt_Disney Jun 26, 13:47
- Meh, if you think that website it unhelpful, you should check out their intranet. -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 13:38 1
  - Okay...that is my scary mental image of the day :o -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 26, 13:48
- and their site for drivers and licences sucks ass too -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:37
Does anyone have a fitbit flex or other version? -- nm - Truman Jun 26, 13:33
Wimbledon... holy crap... I blame nubby. -- nm - Dano Jun 26, 13:33 3
- Nubby is the new Bacon :( -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:38
- he broke it. 136 years of tradition down the drain. just gone - all gone. effin n *bby. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 13:37 1
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OWN to Air 'All My Children,' 'One Life to Live' -- (link) - Todd Manning Jun 26, 13:31 1
- FX Canada announced more than two months ago that they would carry them. Wonder what will show at that time on OWN here. -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:36
these people are not afraid of heights -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 13:31
~ Sinnnng blue silverrrrrr ~ (for Max and Loosi) -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 13:30 [vimeo]
sitwap: Wal-Mart has cut ties with Paula Deen. -- (link) - Diva Jun 26, 13:26 42
- yet Macy's stands firm with donald trump -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 13:44 3
  - so does NBC. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 13:45 2
    - That solid, reputable institution? -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 13:51 1
      - well he gets ratings..but really style wise? i don't think fashion taste bespoke...i think gaudy tasteless neuvo expensive so its therefore better bs -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 14:00
- that's okay ... i cut my ties with Wal Mart years ago -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 26, 13:40
- if she has any hope of a career, she REALLY needs to handle this better. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:27 36
  - or go away for thre or four years and hold the time will soften people -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:31 1
    - Like delicious butter. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 13:33
  - her interview on the Today Show this morning was a hot buttered mess. - Diva Jun 26, 13:31 33
    - She had an interview this morning? I can tell it's been a huge news day since that story has barely been mentioned. -- nm - David Jun 26, 13:44 8
      - chawl - it was a mess. Matt hasn't looked that uncomfortable since Ann Curry cried on his ass. -- (link) - Diva Jun 26, 13:47
      - yes, I brought it up this morning. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:45 1
        
        the redheaded bird story is getting drastically overshadowed :) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:46
      - edwhat snow-who? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 13:45 4
        
        heh...nm - x Jun 26, 14:01 2
        
        It's an NSA plot to bury the story, I tell ya -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 14:02 1
        
        oo, supreme court in on conspiracy! (oh, this reminds me - I went to read about zinc and inflammation the other day; and I came across a site - b. Jun 26, 14:06
        
        Seriously. -- nm - David Jun 26, 13:47
    - not so fast with the restaurants. ceasars dropped her and is closing her-themed restaurants. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 26, 13:39 3
      - answering my own link-title question, here is what she had before the drop. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 26, 13:41 1
        
        all the merchandised Paula Deen stuff will be high priced colectibles in 40 or 50 years :)) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:45
      - hoo-boy! -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 13:41
    - yep. she damaged her career, but it's not like she won't maintain a loyal core constituency....nm - x Jun 26, 13:34 3
      - I don't think she'll go broke - she's made so much over the years; but book sales and tours alone won't bring much new in for her. - b. Jun 26, 13:48 2
        
        oh, it hurts her big, no doubt. i just think there'll be enough fans to sustain her... - x Jun 26, 13:57
        
        her accountants are probably going crazy with all the deal cancellations -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:56
    - yes it was. she hasn't figured out how to say "I was wrong, but I've learned". That's what she NEEDS to say. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:31 15
      - you get the sense that she really doesn't understand what she did wrong. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:33 10
        
        this, exactly. She's trying to say "But it wasn't so bad." -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:33 9
        
        When will she realize how many lives she's ruined? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 26, 13:54 8
        
        that's your bar? - Mel Profit Jun 26, 14:06
        
        maybe not ruined, but a lot of people are losing their jobs because of her. there is consequence beyond her for the deals - b. Jun 26, 14:00
        
        *puzzled* Lives have been ruined because of Paula Deen's racist remarks? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 13:58 4
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 26, 13:59 3
        
        Now her FOOD, on the other hand ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 14:04 2
        
        She deserves tons more scorn for the whole secret-diabetes thing. A TON more. - Dr.Vermin Jun 26, 14:10 1
        
        it's been more than just her use of the word. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 14:11
        
        probably never - znufrii Jun 26, 13:57
      - hah! - znufrii Jun 26, 13:33
      - she should have shown up with 2 black guys on chains, ala Michonne.nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 13:32 2
        
        lmao -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 13:37 1
        
        8 of them carrying her on a big chair like Cleopatra -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 13:40
Last concert you saw. For me Glen Hansard (free concert at Millenium Park). He was great. That was a few days after the Stones. -- nm - pmb Jun 26, 13:24 52
- Beth Orton at the El Rey -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 13:55
- YACHT at the Santa Monica Pier, probably -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 13:44
- P!nk at the Verizon Center. Surpassed her Funhouse House tour as best I've ever seen. -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 13:43 4
  - she is going to be here in November, I am gonna have to stubhub some tickets to see her. - groiny Jun 26, 13:45 3
    - Yeah, I'm planning on seeing this tour too. She's at the United Center and Allstate. You can get better deals at the Allstate, but I hate that place -- nm - pmb Jun 26, 13:48 2
      - did you get tickets already? are you going to Stubhub tickets? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 13:49 1
        
        Haven't gotten them yet (I've looked a few times but haven't pulled the trigger). I use a few different sites. I've used stubhub, but also have used - pmb Jun 26, 13:55
- *brain squint* it's been a long time, pre-2007. I think maybe it was Faith Hill at an employee event for the company one of my sister's worked at. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 13:37
- Def Leppard and Poison. -- nm - Stephen Jun 26, 13:35
- ack, nubby will have to say the name of who we saw at the House of Blues, I'm blanking -- nm - Max Jun 26, 13:34
- Fleetwood Mac at the Hollywood Bowl last month -- nm - JD Jun 26, 13:32 1
  - Though earlier in the month, it was Little Boots at the Echoplex -- nm - JD Jun 26, 13:39
- I think it was the Beastie Boys in 2007 @ McCarren Park in Bklyn. - Krusty Jun 26, 13:30
- Sonic Youth 9 yrs ago -- nm - mud Jun 26, 13:30
- Stones last month. And my first concert was Dan Fogelberg - Berkeley Community Theater 1974 -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 13:29
- took mrs. zork to Bon Jovi a few years ago -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:29
- local jazz fest? crosby stills nash & young geez that was years ago -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 13:28
- Rush @ Jones Beach -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 13:28
- Hanson a week and a half ago. first time I saw them in a couple of years. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:26
- Either Mike Doughty or the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. It's been a little while, actually. - Kim Pine Jun 26, 13:26 1
  - pssst, that was Alti that I was referring to on B2 -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:39
- Bruce Springsteen. Tomorrow is GooGoo Dolls and Matchbox 20 (the cheap tickets.) -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 13:26
- Courtney Love - last week. - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:26 23
  - con_queso said Hole's Weenie Roast performance couple years ago suuucked -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 13:46
  - details... - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:32 15
    - dang -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 13:37
    - ouch. I was kinda hoping there was still something there. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:35 13
      - the paycheck wasn't big enough for her to care -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 14:05
      - There's a way for people, women to age gracefully in Rock. She's the opposite. - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:41 10
        
        yes, all of those inside. and Sinead is still great. with Love, I have to think maybe there never was anything there. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:47 9
        
        fwiw, I think she was quite talented - music and acting. other life things got in the way of them/she got in the way of herself. -- nm - b. Jun 26, 13:51 1
        
        she definitely doesn't play well with others. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:53
        
        you have to wonder... - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:50
        
        can Sinead still perform? i mean, she's insane... -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 13:48 5
        
        Honestly, I think she is 1) not insane. bipolar but sane when medicated. and yeah, she still performs and sounds great. - loosilu Jun 26, 13:50
        
        isn't she a "good Catholic girl" now? (after ripping a picture of the pope on snl way back) -- nm - zork Jun 26, 13:50 3
        
        i don't think good catholic girls get married 4 times, and get covered in tattoos. - Andie Jun 26, 13:54 1
        
        in a way I disagree. She seems like her belief is genuine, she just has been - loosilu Jun 26, 13:57
        
        the thing is, it turnsout she was right about the Catholic church. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:50
      - ditto. but I knew it was likely to be just what I feared. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:36
  - nmbmel - Diva Jun 26, 13:30 2
    - It is a monday, yep. - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:35 1
      - ouch. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 13:38
  - Let's hear. -- nm - pmb Jun 26, 13:28
  - talk. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 13:26
  - oh, details please. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 13:26
- Flagship Romance at Bowery Electric, I think? -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 13:25 2
  - FR was more recent for me too... I don't count bars as a concert per se -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 13:48
  - or might have been Mumford & Sons, I forget which was most recent. -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 13:26
- Coldplay, summer of 2009. - Jelly Jun 26, 13:25
- the melvins...nm - x Jun 26, 13:25
- it has been a while, Blink 182 probably 2 years ago? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 13:25
i read this cool thing about a music prof who for years has been blind testing his freshmen on music played in various formats... - x Jun 26, 13:24 1
- Neat. This could also explain why people were so gaga for the audio fidelity of devices we consider antiquated now ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 13:32
Appeals court says it will wait at least 25 days before allowing gay marriages in California -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 13:24
So, how do you feel? -- (link) - znufrii Jun 26, 13:21 5
- [makes see-saw motion] -- nm - B.Clinton Jun 26, 13:43
- #15 -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 13:27
- I'm #9 - Gus on Couch. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 26, 13:25
- 9 -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 13:24
- To be on my own? Just like a rolling stone? -- nm - David Jun 26, 13:23
~history of ages past, uninvited shadows cast, down through all eternity~ - groiny Jun 26, 13:20
So back in 2009 Edward Snowden said leakers should be "shot in the balls"... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 26, 13:19
gangsta -- nm - charlie Jun 26, 13:18

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