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"exaustingly bad in ways you can't imagine" -- nm - David Edelstein's review of Lone Ranger Jul 3, 12:58 3
- How, Kemosabe? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 13:02
- :-) -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 12:59
- I have to admit, the reviews are making me want to see it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:59
USA Today listed the 10 most patriotic cities in America. Guess which ones made the cut. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 3, 12:55 25
- San Diego -- nm - con_carne Jul 3, 13:03
- St Louis, Indy, KC, Dallas, Salt Lake, Houston, Jacksonville -- nm - Don Homer Jul 3, 13:02
- San Diego? Annapolis? Dallas? Washington D.C. -- nm - flavorize w/salt, but not too much salt Jul 3, 13:02 1
  - Chicago? Detroit? Las Vegas? -- nm - flavorize w/salt, but not too much salt Jul 3, 13:03
- Dallas -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 13:01
- I'm not even sure what criteria would be used for that? military? parades? most donations to various related charities? -- nm - b. Jul 3, 12:59 7
  - most flags flown? biggest voter turnout (go dixville notch!)? heh. -- nm - b. Jul 3, 13:00 6
    - Most Lee Greenwood songs played. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 3, 13:01 5
      - Commie pinko -- nm - North Carolina Jul 3, 13:02
      - most plays if katie perry's "firework"! -- nm - b. Jul 3, 13:02 1
        
        if = of -- nm - b. Jul 3, 13:02
      - or, at least that one Lee Greenwood song, played the most number of times! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 13:02 1
        
        largest number of people who say they're proud to be an american? most national monuments? (seriously, no idea.) -- nm - b. Jul 3, 13:05
- NYC, Philly, Boston, Dallas, Chicago -- nm - Jovian Jul 3, 12:59 3
  - I'm betting all 5 of those are in there -- nm - flavorize w/salt, but not too much salt Jul 3, 13:04 2
    - I'm betting they're all in the South and they used some weird criteria. -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 13:05 1
      - Since it's the 4th of July...Probably best BBQ=most patriotic -- nm - flavorize w/salt, but not too much salt Jul 3, 13:06
- Oklahoma City -- nm - Max Jul 3, 12:58
- Austin, Seattle, Indy -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 12:58
- Annapolis. Norfolk. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 12:58
- all in NE? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:56
- San Francisco, Portland, Seattle -- nm - charlie Jul 3, 12:56
- Philly. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 3, 12:55
- Washington D.C. -- nm - charlie Jul 3, 12:55
- Washington DC, NYC, Boston -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 12:55
Teacher Wore The Same Exact Outfit In His Yearbook Photo Every Year For 40 Years...(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Jul 3, 12:52 3
- He rocked the 'stache for almost 40 years too. I liked watching his glasses size increase...a couple years, they were almost comically large -- nm - flavorize w/salt, but not too much salt Jul 3, 13:06
- thats the difference between buying cheap and buying quality -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:58
- Another one? -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:54
it's Spawn and Pixie.... -- (link) - groiny Jul 3, 12:52 [Image]
Whats wrong with Canadian parents? Girl, 3, dies after being left in car in Edmonton (3rd child in the last week left in a car) (link) - Walt_Disney Jul 3, 12:48 26
- i just thought of my product that i am going to sell, that will also save lives.... - Andie Jul 3, 12:52 14
  - built in car seats with weight detectors & alarms when the car is shut off -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 12:59 3
    - which all parents will turn off, the first time it wakes a sleeping baby. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 13:00 2
      - there can be a slight delay in the alarm going off -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 13:02 1
        
        so a parent who forgets the baby will never hear it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 13:03
  - improvement - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:56 4
    - And will not unlock the doors until you unlatch the child's seat belt. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:58 3
      - well you gotta get out to get to the childsseat in most cars i think -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:59 2
        
        Nope. Climb over! -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 13:00 1
        
        ahh the Ford Fitness great car -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 13:01
  - I like it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 12:54
  - Still would not do it. Maybe a baby seat that will shatter the window if it has the wait of an occupant and the temp goes over a ceratin amount. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:53 3
    - weight. Stupid allergy pills. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 13:02
    - automatic roof ejection, James Bond style -- nm - charlie Jul 3, 12:55 1
      - One that will start the car and the AC! -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:57
- the Star did a big story on these deaths last summer - it is almost always when someone has them that normally doesn't. - Andie Jul 3, 12:51 4
  - that's what I read. it's horrible. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 12:54
  - Yeah, Gene Weingarten from the WashingtonPost won a Pulitzer for his piece on this - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:52 2
    - I reread that piece last week - it had been reposted on a parenting site. So hard to read. - kelly Jul 3, 12:59 1
      - Every once in a while something reminds me of reading that, and I always get teary-eyed -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 13:03
- Go ahead and pass judgement. This one is rather clear-cut. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:49 5
  - Yep. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 12:51 4
    - In what way is it clear cut? The article has next to no information. -- nm - mara Jul 3, 12:54 2
      - agreed. I think in many cases it is a genuin accident. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 12:55 1
        
        So? -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:56
    - In my country, eye-for-an-eye judgement in many cases would still exist. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:52
TT poll: Using whatever criteria you damn well want to, what is the best country on earth currently? - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:44 31
- Malta -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 13:00
- U! S! A! -- nm - spamlet Jul 3, 12:57
- Monaco -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 12:57
- England - Kim Pine Jul 3, 12:53 1
  - well it was until sir nubbalot showed up -- nm - charlie Jul 3, 12:55
- I'll go with any scandinavian country. -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 12:52
- Walt Disney World......or alternatively Monaco. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 3, 12:50
- The one I'm in. - Beryllium Jul 3, 12:50
- one of the Sacandanavias -- nm - charlie Jul 3, 12:50 1
  - nobody considers Greenland :( -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:51
- monaco? holland sweden? caymans (if you're rich and white...well just rich) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 12:49 1
  - Almost went Monaco, but went even smaller. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:50
- North Korea still best Korea. -- nm - Qale Jul 3, 12:48
- Right this very minute: Sweden. Nordic blonde women FTW. -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 12:48 1
  - They lost lots of credibility once they disbanded their Bikini Team -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:49
- China, obviously. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 12:47
- Vatican City -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:47
- this year it was Brazil, now it's none, next year it's Brazil -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:46 1
  - i think France is best currently on second thought -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:51
- Canada -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 12:46
- The winner of Mexico vs. Portugal. - David Jul 3, 12:46 10
  - What is the IM from? - Krusty Jul 3, 12:48 9
    - FOR SHAME!!! -- nm - David Jul 3, 12:55 2
      - I thought I should have known it. I definitely feel shame. - Krusty Jul 3, 12:56 1
        
        ::hands you the shame umbrella:: - Spawn Jul 3, 13:01
    - Hank Scorpio trying to figure out what country to destroy -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:49 [youtube]
    - spoils - Kim Pine Jul 3, 12:48 4
      - Doh! -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 12:50 3
        
        It's one of ST's great failings that we never had someone adopt the handle of Hank Scorpio - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:54 2
        
        The eastern seaboard is for chumps. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 13:31
        
        True. I had to go with a Simpsons handle. - Krusty Jul 3, 13:01
How good are you at naming the eldest siblings on tv shows? -- (link) - zork Jul 3, 12:41 3
- Missed 3 - amoxy Jul 3, 12:53
- DJ Tanner! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 12:44
- Chuck Happy Days! -- nm - amoxy Jul 3, 12:43
"So Peggy . . . Heinz Baked Beans. What the fuck was that?" -- nm - Teri Gross Jul 3, 12:39
What I like about Fable III is that I can compare STD volumes with other players. -- nm - David Jul 3, 12:38 1
- I never caught one. Maybe I need to visit more women of ill repute. - spamlet Jul 3, 12:46
New Study: Do better jobs lead more wives to cheat? -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 3, 12:38
hey hyde, there's a vacancy in Cairo - charlie Jul 3, 12:38 3
- hmmmm, political puppet for shadowy military . i'm in!....nm - x Jul 3, 12:44 2
  - It does.... - spamlet Jul 3, 12:47
  - Only if you're crooked. -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 12:47
"Eskimo poetry?" - timPhone Jul 3, 12:35 3
- it's "Inuit" dammit ! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:39
- For $2000, Alex. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 3, 12:38
- All credit to Kim. She's been especiallly funny lately. -- nm - David Jul 3, 12:38
does anyone even know who the other dude on Catfish who isn't Neve is named? - charlie Jul 3, 12:35 2
- I don't know, but that's quite a sentence there -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:42
- pixie -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:36
Lost in this: regardless of what you believe, that octopus is *awesome* -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 12:34 1
- Deadliest Catch spoils!!!!! -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 12:36
sitwap? A guy apparently won $16K after putting a $400 (?!?!?) bet down on there being a no-hitter last night -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:30 6
- that seems like crappy odds to me. I wonder how many times he's lost $400 doing that and if he's close to breaking even now. -- nm - zork Jul 3, 12:32 3
  - There would need to average about 4.5 no-hitters a season for him to break even. - Will Hunting Jul 3, 13:07
  - 40 days. - Spawn Jul 3, 12:35
  - Right, that's only 40 to 1 odds again. I would have thought at least triple digits. -- nm - David Jul 3, 12:35
- what more evidence of a divine power do you need than that? -- nm - charlie Jul 3, 12:31 1
  - Stay classy. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 12:35
I think Egypt must have the highest concentration of green laser pointers in the world -- nm - zork Jul 3, 12:29
Hey Jim - your boy Eric Decker and Jessie James are on their honeymoon in Hawaii -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:29
sitwap: Morsi outsted.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 3, 12:22 16
- ~hang the DJ hang the DJ hang the DJ...~ -- nm - con_carne Jul 3, 12:37
- Woah, everyone slow down here -- nm - Karl Rove Jul 3, 12:30 1
  - Let's go down to the nerd pit to find out what these numbers mean. -- nm - Megyn Kelly Jul 3, 12:33
- yes, but there wasn't a link available yet, thanks. -- nm - zork Jul 3, 12:28
- ::waits for the ML reaction:: -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:24 10
  - I find it utterly fascinating...what form of government will be instituted? -- nm - Remlik Jul 3, 12:25 9
    - chief justice of constitutional court would take the powers of the presidency according to the BBC..... - Walt_Disney Jul 3, 12:44 2
      - Or, as the allied groups in Egypt seem to be saying, the Muslim Brotherhood used the election to stage a coup of the democratic process. - TWuG Jul 3, 12:58 1
        
        I agree with the first part of this, though maybe not the second. - Roger More Jul 3, 13:04
    - Sounds like they're still aiming for a democracy, with an interim council running things until the constitution is amended. -- nm - mara Jul 3, 12:29
    - I assume they're aiming for the same type of democracy as Turkey. It's a democracy so long as you don't piss off the generals. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 3, 12:28
    - I'm fairly sure that some sort of Supreme Camouflaging Octopus will be the head of state -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:26 3
      - Agreed. It has been biding it's time since introducing itself at the London Olympics. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:27 2
        
        I thought it was the World Cup? -- nm - loosilu Jul 3, 12:28 1
        
        Fatbot Slim don't mess with no Football! -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:33
- We swear to God to sacrifice with our blood for Egypt and its people against any terrorist, extremist or ignoramus. -- nm - Egyptian Army Jul 3, 12:23
Have we seen Orlando Bloom sincing "Taking the Hobbits to Isengard"? -- (link) - loosilu Jul 3, 12:18 6
- Content Not Found Apologies, but we were unable to find what you were looking for. Perhaps searching will help. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:19 5
  - Try this. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 3, 12:21 [youtube] 4
    - Trick me once, shame on you. Trick me twice... -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:24 3
      - I think the general rule is "Shame on Spawn at all times" -- nm - zork Jul 3, 12:30 2
        
        Always carry an umbrella. - Spawn Jul 3, 12:34 1
        
        Even though "you don't need them", why don't you try on these Depends "for charity" -- nm - zork Jul 3, 12:36
I wouldn't mind taco bell for dinner. -- nm - amanda Jul 3, 12:18 3
- Are you me from last night? -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:19 2
  - maybe. did you wear a white skirt last night? -- nm - amanda Jul 3, 12:27 1
    - Not to Taco Bell. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:27
Hey, Morsi, remember when we warned you, and you told us to piss off? Yeah, we have tanks. -- nm - Egyptian Army Jul 3, 12:17 9
- Is it just me or do other people see the name Morsi and think of Morrisey? - Cuzzin Todd Jul 3, 12:19 7
  - NOW i DO -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:28
  - not seeing it, but hearing it when he was first in the news and then this morning. he just wants to be loved, just like everybody else does. -- nm - b. Jul 3, 12:27 4
    - Please, please, please, let him, let him, let him get what he wants this time. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 3, 12:44 3
      - stop that -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 12:44 2
        
        Was going to quote another song... but is there another song? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 3, 13:00 1
        
        your boyfriend, he went down on one knee, well maybe he's only got one knee. (so many in my head.) -- nm - b. Jul 3, 13:03
  - Only Beaker. -- nm - Egyptian Army Jul 3, 12:20
- I hope he goes back to his singing career -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 12:18
you're hired -- nm - charlie Jul 3, 12:15 3
- You're fired! -- nm - Donald Trump Jul 3, 12:16 1
  - No, you're fired! -- nm - Vince McMahon Jul 3, 12:17
- f -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 3, 12:16

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