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Gridiron Gang on FX. good Rock movie. -- nm - Remlik Feb 18, 17:50 1
- never heard of it -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 17:52
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- it came and went second weekend of the year. - Reagen Feb 18, 17:52
Beavers. -- nm - lileve Feb 18, 17:45
Metallica -- nm - amoxy Feb 18, 17:39 3
- Soundgarden -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 17:41 2
  - Savage Garden -- nm - amoxy Feb 18, 17:42 1
    - Tears For Fears -- nm - Beaker Feb 18, 17:42
Krusty, just resign, you don't have a chance -- nm - amoxy Feb 18, 17:39 7
- Probably not, you seem to have taken control of the game. -- nm - Krusty - Springfield Hall of Famer Feb 18, 17:42 6
  - Checkmate in 57 moves -- nm - amoxy Feb 18, 17:44
  - Dude, you can't lose to amoxy until you lose to me. - TFox Feb 18, 17:43 4
    - We're 3 moves in, the game just started. -- nm - Krusty - Springfield Hall of Famer Feb 18, 17:45 3
      - Still, don't lose. You are obviously better than me. - TFox Feb 18, 17:46 2
        
        Alright, butthead, the challenge has been made - amoxy Feb 18, 17:47 1
        
        We can extend our back-and-forth streak. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 17:50
I'm a sucker for a great hook -- nm - amoxy Feb 18, 17:38
If you like high-scoring college basketball, this PC-Louisville game on ESPN2 is solid. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 17:35
Will this Lost girl's nose ever stop bleeding? Is that the mystery I'm supposed to be hooked on? -- nm - Max Feb 18, 17:35 1
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"STOP LOOKING FOR THINGS TO BE OUTRAGED ABOUT, YOU HUFFPO ZOMBIES." - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 17:31 9
- Even ML thought it was dicey. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 17:32 8
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    - I can see it as a play on the "monkey with a typewriter" joke, although... - TFox Feb 18, 17:38 6
      - I was listening to NPR on the way home and the guest was saying "I don't see how it could be viewed as any other way" (than racist). - JaxSean Feb 18, 17:42 5
        
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        But a bunch of monkeys weren't shot yesterday. It's topical. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 18, 17:47 2
        
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        non-humorous and nonsensical, really. - Callisto Feb 18, 17:52
        
        Someone should draw a political cartoon about how political cartoonists are too stupid to express their opinions as essays. -- nm - Max Feb 18, 17:46
So, I'm not going to class tonight, unless it stops snowing in the next 20 minutes. - the liioulu with hearts Feb 18, 17:31 3
- skip school! -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 17:51
- Snow doesn't stain, you big weenie. -- nm - Dr.Vermin, 30% joking Feb 18, 17:31 1
  - This is sloppy stuff coming down in near blizzard conditions. - the liioulu with hearts Feb 18, 17:45
AI spoils - Jovian Feb 18, 17:25
damages s2 has been getting very close to a+ territory. i love how simply they explained the part of the big twist i couldn't get my head around 3 eps - prayformojo Feb 18, 17:24 4
- I'm catching up. I had the first 6 episodes TiVo'd, and have watched the first 3. - JaxSean Feb 18, 17:32 2
  - as much as i liked the first one, i'm liking this more. - prayformojo Feb 18, 17:34 1
    - I'm beginning to get a little annoyed by all the jumping back and forth in time. -- nm - the liioulu with hearts Feb 18, 17:38
- What's there? there's so many twists and turns this season. I'm liking it very much too. -- nm - Buzz Feb 18, 17:29
Griffey Jr. has signed with the Mariners per the Seattle newspaper. -- nm - David Feb 18, 17:21 8
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- Did his dad play for the Twins? -- nm - the liioulu with hearts Feb 18, 17:32
- wow. finally. It really did not seem to be leaning our way. - psilotum Feb 18, 17:26 2
  - I'm quite surprised since his kid is in Atlanta and the other is in Florida. -- nm - David Feb 18, 17:28 1
    - Deadbeat dad. -- nm - psilotum Feb 18, 17:30
- really? wow -- nm - prayformojo Feb 18, 17:23 1
  - Frank Wren needs to learn how to keep things out of the press until they're finished. -- nm - David Feb 18, 17:24
- "Frown on David's face, no charge." -- nm - nubby Feb 18, 17:22
I AM THE GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICA! -- (link) - Dano Feb 18, 17:17 6
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- seems like the greatest threat to America are the people who elected him. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 17:27
- Wow. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 17:23
- Gay Muslims are a bigger threat. -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 17:22 1
  - especially if they are from Utah -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 18, 17:27
- uhm...interesting that a guy with that name would be saying such things... - the liioulu with hearts Feb 18, 17:20
LIR: first time no fb ebay seller, I've picked up some good deals that way, its not like the bad old days when someone would fake a new account and - zeitgeist Feb 18, 17:16
Petey, you should be talking up X-Factor more. I think it's my favorite thing going right now. -- nm - David Feb 18, 17:12
Woah. Watchmen director's cut DVD = 190 mins. Director's cut + Black Freighter intercut = 205. (HUGE spoilers) -- (link) - TFox Feb 18, 17:07 1
- Oh, reading further (explanation spoils) - TFox Feb 18, 17:08
It's amazing that when someone is yelling at you. Your nonchalant reaction makes them even more pissed. -- nm - lileve Feb 18, 17:02 10
- Not really. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 17:12 4
  - When it's your sister it is. -- nm - lileve Feb 18, 17:17 3
    - Meh. - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 17:25 1
      - It's amazing how the angry just piles on and on when your being calm and giving them no reason to be angry. -- nm - lileve Feb 18, 17:34
    - nah. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 17:18
- You don't say. -- nm - mara Feb 18, 17:08
- Whatever -- nm - Redmond Feb 18, 17:07
- *shrugs* -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 18, 17:06
- Uh-huh. -- nm - the liioulu with hearts Feb 18, 17:05
- "Dude, I'm calmer than you are." -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 17:03
Heh-LLlloooowwwww. -- nm - lileve Feb 18, 16:56
STIS&F: What do you call those "balls" that look like amoeba. They're squishy and sometimes have blinking lights in them. The bigger ones are air - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 16:54 21
- *backs away slowly* -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 17:01 8
  - and here I thought you were attracted to lower life forms -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 18, 17:07 7
    - dude, kilbo's married. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 17:13 6
      - we'll see if I come over and jiggle the cables for you now -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 17:15 5
        
        I told you, I have a defective input. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 17:18 4
        
        No one followed up on that post?!?! - the liioulu with hearts Feb 18, 17:23 3
        
        I know! do I need to put flashing lights on the setups now? -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 17:28 2
        
        /~ I'm so excited ~/ -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 17:51
        
        mmmm. Loosi's headlights :) -- nm - peglegpete Feb 18, 17:46
- Like this? -- (link) - mara Feb 18, 16:58
- Wisps -- nm - Mr. Nocountryfor Oldmen Feb 18, 16:58
- slime molds? -- nm - psilotum Feb 18, 16:57
- James Westphal and Dr. Kenneth Noisewater -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 16:57
- Googly Ball? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 18, 16:56 7
  - Goofy Ball? -- (link) - Beaker Feb 18, 17:00 [youtube]
  - like this -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 18, 16:57 5
    - actually, looks like they're called "Puffer Balls" -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 17:01 1
      - link and a cool site -- (link) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 17:14
    - As I have never heard of this, I must declare that such a think does not exist, in spite of evidence to the contrary. -- nm - Mop Feb 18, 17:00 1
      - Go to Walgreens. They have lots of them. - the liioulu with hearts Feb 18, 17:07
    - yup. thanks! -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 18, 16:57
I really don't understand the current woot item. Slacker 4 gb player. Does it store music? - JaxSean Feb 18, 16:53 7
- Yes, but you don't get to pick the songs. It's like Pandora-To-Go. - psilotum Feb 18, 16:57
- You can record and save things off the radio stations as they play. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 16:55 5
  - I'm on the website now, and there's a button for "Send to portable." - JaxSean Feb 18, 16:58 4
    - I would think. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 16:59 3
      - Although, reading the Woot description, it looks like only premium Slacker radio service has the download to handheld service? -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 17:01 2
        
        Yes, it's very confusing. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 18, 17:02 1
        
        If the free service had the download feature, it could be a very cool deal, but premium seems like a bootleg Rhapsody. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 17:03
Scariest thing I realized today while working on my Oscar Handicap articles... - Mr. Nocountryfor Oldmen Feb 18, 16:50 4
- cool. supportinh many times goes to the oldest or youngest nominee -- nm - peglegpete Feb 18, 16:54 3
  - Actually, that's not exactly true. Most of the winners are neither the oldest nor the youngest -- nm - Mr. Nocountryfor Oldmen Feb 18, 16:57 2
    - ~60%? -- nm - psilotum Feb 18, 16:58 1
      - Yes -- nm - Mr. Nocountryfor Oldmen Feb 18, 17:11
funniest post on the BBs. I'm so stealing this, kare. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 18, 16:44 [Backboard] 6
- throwing a beer at the head is the proper to toss to be sure of a catch, any dog owner will tell you that -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 18, 17:09
- DOMESTIC ABUSE ISN'T FUNNY. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 17:02 3
  - *cracks a beer over your head* -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 17:13 2
    - /packs a bag, heads to the battered men's shelter/ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 17:26 1
      - does it count as domestic abuse if it's outside the continental US? -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 17:38
- Bery: FR: A way to get to the top of a thread in one click. -- nm - psilotum Feb 18, 16:52
SITWAP: trailer for Lesbian Vampire Killers -- (link) - CovingtonCat Feb 18, 16:44 [youtube]
Here's Planet Hollywood. -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 18, 16:43 2
- a better monorail -- (link) - Jovian Feb 18, 16:58
- *ding* -- nm - Mop Feb 18, 16:44
I'm going to Poet's Cove? cool. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 16:42 14
- Backup plan: we rent out a bar with a projector. Bery hooks up a webcam for the ceremony and reception. - TFox Feb 18, 16:47 7
  - How does that accomplish our goal of embarrassing him? -- nm - Mop Feb 18, 16:49 3
    - spoils - TFox Feb 18, 16:49 2
      - but he can just turn it off. we need a better plan. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 16:52 1
        
        Screw that. I'm getting a Princess Leia slave girl outfit and heading north. -- nm - Mop Feb 18, 16:53
  - but how does Bery pay for the booze? -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 16:48 2
    - We send him Nigerian scam e-mails for months. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 16:48 1
      - my Nigerian trip will be the perfect cover! -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 16:52
- haiku or iambic please -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 18, 16:46
- We all are! Bery's providing free booze! -- nm - mara Feb 18, 16:44 4
  - uh oh, is there enough booze? - loosilu Feb 18, 16:45 3
    - not with Mara coming. She'll drink all the Moosehead. -- nm - Remlik Feb 18, 16:46 1
      - Oh yeah. wait. I think I read that wrong. -- nm - Moose Feb 18, 16:47
    - We'll find out! -- nm - mara Feb 18, 16:45
lord. so one of my roommates called in sick today with a fake migraine (3rd time in the month she's had the job), and is now all indignant that her - mafic Feb 18, 16:41 5
- you should get her rent in cash. just sayin. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 16:42 1
  - *way* ahead of you. (we're all moving out in a week anyway). -- nm - mafic Feb 18, 16:45
- wait, you missed the perfect opportunity for a "maybe it's lupus" joke? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 16:42 2
  - I've tried that one. she doesn't get it. -- nm - mafic Feb 18, 16:43 1
    - "maybe a dingo ate your migraine" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 16:43
"If the Ebay seller has no feedback....It's probably because body has, Expired" -- nm - David Caruso Feb 18, 16:38 2
- "I tried to rush the above to get the roll.....but instead it rolled, ME" -- nm - David Caruso Feb 18, 16:42 1
  - WAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOO!!! -- nm - Classic Artists Selling Out Feb 18, 16:48
Lance Armstrong's bike has been recovered. -- nm - psilotum Feb 18, 16:36 8
- What happened? -- nm - lileve Feb 18, 16:56 3
  - Matthew McConnaughey got high and took it for a joy ride. -- nm - Dano Feb 18, 17:07
  - It was stolen after a time trial race. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 16:56 1
    - Oh. *shrug* -- nm - lileve Feb 18, 16:59
- Is this some sort of Steve Fossettesque story? -- nm - Max Feb 18, 16:39 2
  - No, not unless someone stole Fossett's balloon from him ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 16:41
  - Have they found Lance yet? -- nm - Mop Feb 18, 16:39
- Sweet! Did they find his wayward testicle, too? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 16:37

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