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uh-oh...have we seen Spawn lately? pron star Jordan Skye busted in prostitution ring here in Indy -- (link) - Remlik Jul 12, 14:17 1
- link fail, its a login page. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 12, 14:23
Guns welcome, tampons banned at the Texas Legislature -- (link) - ty97 Jul 12, 14:16
The Bridge: How does a person clearly suffering from Aspergers become a homicide detective? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 14:08 8
- because the skills she brings outweigh the downsides of it? - b. Jul 12, 14:21 1
  - I don't see how she graduates the police academy, much less pass the detective's test with such poor personal skills. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 14:27
- Seriously. Join the FBI, duh. -- nm - Will Graham Jul 12, 14:16 1
  - "do you even TV?" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:20
- By being early in the alphabet when casting looks for the female half of "He's a(n) X, she's a(n) Y! together they fight crime." - TWuG Jul 12, 14:12
- Yes, this is completely illogical. -- nm - Bones si Jul 12, 14:09 2
  - Don't you see this is why she needs the down-to-earth street wisdom of her foil, David Boreanaz -- nm - con_carne Jul 12, 14:17
  - That character is so inconsistently written. She's the stupidest smart person on TV. -- nm - TWuG Jul 12, 14:12
i'm spoiling. the news is too good... Aaryn is a Have Not. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 14:07 7
- do you watch BB as well as Voice...I like you! Love that america will likely keep Rachels sister as MVP as - Capstern Jul 12, 14:19 1
  - ^^note not a spoiler - just a supposition -- nm - Capstern Jul 12, 14:20
- and the food voted for is..spoils - peglegpete Jul 12, 14:13
- Superb! (I don't mind the spoiler in this case. I hope no one else does.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:09 3
  - I don't know what it means! -- nm - Nancy Grace Jul 12, 14:10
  - Ditto. I'm relishing this news. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 14:09 1
    - gracias. her ego must be going wild right now :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 14:10
It's been a long time since I could this poll (and it's only an audiobook) but... What are you reading? - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 14:02 13
- Latest book in "Myth" series by Robert Asprin (J L Nye doing good job keeping it alive)..can I have another Phule book please -- nm - Capstern Jul 12, 14:21
- The writing in Gone Girl is ebullient. I am in awe of it. -- nm - David Jul 12, 14:21 1
  - I think I need to read this. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 14:28
- now becoming a major motion picture...your IM -- nm - pippy Jul 12, 14:19
- The Great Bridge -- David McCullough's account of the building of the - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 12, 14:19
- Ghost in the Wires. -- nm - JD Jul 12, 14:13 1
  - But I just finished the first 3 books of the Area 51 series by Robert Doherty - JD Jul 12, 14:18
- the last policeman... a young becomes a detective during the last days of life on earth as a comet hurtles towards us, everyone abandoning jobs, kill - zeitgeist Jul 12, 14:06 2
  - I think I heard about this one on BoingBoing. Sounded interetsing. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:06
  - young cop -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 14:06
- NOS4A2 by Joe Hill. About 65% done. Seems very long and very King-like. -- nm - TWuG Jul 12, 14:04
- I'm about four pages in to Edwin Drood -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:03
- About 3/4 through the new Hosseini book. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 14:03
how did it take this long? OWN to air Lindsay Lohan "documentary series." -- (link) - Andie Jul 12, 13:58 1
- How long did it take for OWN to turn into E! channel? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 14:01
sheesh. I see a link "Paris Hilton gets busted". I clicked and the story is about her getting pulled over for speeding (video report, natch) -- nm - zork Jul 12, 13:56 2
- hope your computer didn't hacked by a hostile site that plants such salacious links -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:58 1
  - His brain apparently got hacked and causes him to click such links -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:04
BTW, Superbad is a lot funnier than I remember it being in the theater - con_carne Jul 12, 13:52
One day, every nation will have a Big Brother house for their most unpleasant and despicable people. They will be placed there for our viewing... - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 13:47 4
- to be fair, only 2 of the 3 vile Houseguests on BB are Texans, so you are only 2/3 right. nm - Jovian Jul 12, 13:52 1
  - Oh, no no. I'm not making a generalization about the BB houseguests. I'm making a generalization about Texans. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 13:54
- Don't mess with Pippy. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 13:48 1
  - Word -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 13:56
is there a such thing as "buyer's anxiety"? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 13:47 6
- hell yeah...my former used to bring up how freaked out was for a week when i bought my first computer in the 80's - zeitgeist Jul 12, 14:04
- sure. people feel it all the time, usually about larger purchases; but some of us, kind of oddly, have it more about smaller purchases. - b. Jul 12, 13:56 4
  - At $400, this is the biggest superfluous purchase I've made in some time. Maybe that's why. - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:05 2
    - - yeah, actually, I'm more anxious about this damn tablet than I am about the Escape. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 14:06 1
      - I've been similar lately re: buying a tablet for my mom, but I do it about even smaller stuff. - b. Jul 12, 14:19
  - I had my first (and only so far) anxiety attack after I bought and financed 8k on my first & only new car purchase. - JenBro Jul 12, 14:00
Andie, I noticed that GreenP started this year's contest this week. -- nm - zork Jul 12, 13:47
Mop, you are correct, one of the girls in Despicable Me is named Agnes. - Stephen Jul 12, 13:42
Ha. Reading that Julie Chen 'fist pumped' when they went to commercial break last night after Helen won HoH. - Jovian Jul 12, 13:39
We're getting our first big haboob of the year right now -- nm - Eag Jul 12, 13:35 3
- Heh heh. He said boob. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jul 12, 13:37
- Haboobats! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 12, 13:36
- Oh no!! More sharks!! -- nm - Diva Jul 12, 13:36
ST Poll: Do you believe that the media is whipping up . . . - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 12, 13:29 8
- I will not be ignored! -- nm - Nancy Grace Jul 12, 14:02 1
  - You shut up! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 14:09
- I suspect CNN drags out Wolf to handle it for an hour or so - but otherwise have no ideas. -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 13:57 1
  - wolfe, anderson, and morgan are going to 'gracelessly' chew that bone for days till some fresh meat gets thrown in their bowl -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 14:00
- there is very little 'the media' left since faux spews ...but the story touches on several hot issues, racial fears and guns, it is a greek tragedy -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:49 1
  - this. There are many people following it closely, without needing the media to hype it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:49
- I think people give far too much credit to the forward thinking of TV news media. - ty97 Jul 12, 13:33
- based on what I see on FB, the media doesn't have to whip up anything. -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:30
*kicks Ben Revere's tires* make with the VrrmVrroom. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 12, 13:25
double bonus hax chat: does (s)he have reasonable BF standards or is (s)he just a snob? - charlie Jul 12, 13:23 10
- Considering how many professional athletes go bankrupt before they're 40, I don't think this is an unreasonable concern. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 13:39
- From online dating for a few months, she's no where near alone in feeling this way. - Inigo Jul 12, 13:34 4
  - I think many women are raised that way, but it's stupid. I've met so many awesome men who don't have it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:36 3
    - I don't really blame women for it. Most I've seen have graduate degrees or better. - Inigo Jul 12, 13:40 2
      - I'm not so harsh on her. maybe she didn't realize it would bother her until later. -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:48 1
        
        Yeah! -- nm - Casey Anthony Jul 12, 13:49
- dear writer: if I didn't think you are a snob/close-minded/judgy person, I'd suggest you talk with him about possible future plans. -- nm - b. Jul 12, 13:34
- Yes, you're a jerk and deserve to be alone. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 13:31
- yes, you're a jerk. -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:27
- You will die alone -- nm - amoxy Jul 12, 13:26
Bery poll: last thing you bought online. Links are awesome. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 13:23 32
- So I can stream to my TV from my Kindle (and not have to move the Roku from where it is) -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 12, 15:51
- I better not. -- nm - David Jul 12, 14:14
- T-Fal pots and pans. A Hoover stick vacuum. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jul 12, 13:37
- cross gold filled pen as a gift for a nephew -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:36 4
  - Gold *filled*? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 13:48 2
    - it's like gold-plated but a thicker coating -- nm - zork Jul 12, 13:49 1
      - "filled gold" would make a little more sense -- nm - zork Jul 12, 13:50
  - and..hangs head in shame....i totally forgot to berymander -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:37
- Cable modem for my Internet service -- nm - con_carne Jul 12, 13:35
- I bought it in person, it was just at a different location. Acer Iconia W510-1666, 64gb storage, windows 8 -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 13:35
- civ 5 off steam -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 12, 13:33 4
  - I'm almost glad I don't have a computer to play it. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 13:46 1
    - my mac pro maybe can play it, otherwise desktop time -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 12, 13:48
  - Its about friggin time -- nm - Eag Jul 12, 13:36 1
    - shush it cupcake -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 12, 13:42
- body shop soap is on sale for $2. I bought *mumble* bars of it. -- (link) - amanda, dell Jul 12, 13:30 5
  - (I feel like you all must think that like 80% of my income goes to the body shop.) -- nm - amanda, dell Jul 12, 13:32 4
    - I figured shoes. -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:33 2
      - this month, I spent easily less on shoes than at the body shop. (I spend far less than $100 per month most months on shoes.) -- nm - amanda, dell Jul 12, 13:39 1
        
        I really don't keep track. -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:49
    - and 20% to SodaStream. (nm) - spamlet Jul 12, 13:32
- Honey Pearry e-liquid. - Krusty Jul 12, 13:30
- Cat-5 cable from Monoprice and wireless router from Newegg for a friend. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 13:29
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- this spendy magic potion ointment for my oldest sister's foot, second set of 'em in 2 weeks. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 12, 13:28 4
  - I hope she uses it and it works. -- nm - Krusty Jul 12, 13:32 1
    - thank you! it's a gamble, but hopefully will turn out well. -- nm - b. Jul 12, 13:45
  - she doesn't want to try it? -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 13:29 1
    - she's been using it (her husband changes the dressing and applies it daily). the head-banging was re: why she didn't/couldn't buy it herself. -- nm - b. Jul 12, 13:43
- DNA test from 23andme -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:26
- London Belongs to Me (which i still have no idea if my effin 3rd-party amazon seller has even shipped yet) -- nm - charlie Jul 12, 13:24
- i bought cushions. for my couch. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 13:24
So will the royal baby be born by the end of the weekend i say no -- nm - Eag Jul 12, 13:23 4
- I saw a picture with her baby bump. She looked even cuter than ever -- nm - amoxy Jul 12, 13:27
- First babies take their time -- I'm saying under Leo after the 22nd -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 12, 13:26 1
  - some of them are earlier (KimK). I am going with born on Monday. -- nm - loosilu Jul 12, 13:27
- i am saying next Wednesday she goes into labour, birthday on Thursday. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 13:24
SI.com has some pictures of superstars when they were kids. - Will Hunting Jul 12, 13:20 4
- Strasburg rooted for the right team growing up. A couple of these dudes' mothers clearly wanted girls. -- nm - David Jul 12, 14:15
- those were AWESOME - thanks for linking ... and is it just me or does #79 not sorta look like TFox? (without glasses of course) - I miss TFox :( -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 13:51 2
  - I assume you mean #78, as #79 is *definitely* a woman. :) - kelly Jul 12, 14:07 1
    - ooops - heh heh ... yeah - the hot looking Canadian Hockey Player guy is who I meant :) THANKS!!! -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 15:25
either today or next friday is my 9 year anniversary at this job. - tRuMaN Jul 12, 13:16 6
- hmm, i looked, its next friday. please hold off on the party until then. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 12, 14:23
- /~'I'm a survivor...'~/ -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 13:48
- Wow. Sounds about right. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 13:29 1
  - oh, you got not important mail. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 12, 13:34
- Wow. For some reaosn thought it was longer than that. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 13:21
- wow. I wouldn't have thought it was that long. -- nm - b. Jul 12, 13:17
Bought a tablet today. Gotta wait for staples to shuttle it between locations before I can pick it up, though. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 13:15 3
- I went ahead and got the windows 8 one -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 13:29 2
  - Why do you hate your child? -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 13:30 1
    - I cut my teeth on 3.1 -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 13:31
has anyone ever quit BB? -- nm - amanda, dell Jul 12, 13:13 10
- I did. I get enough voyeurism and real world cattiness from reading ST. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 13:32 1
  - heh. usually things involving people/personalities/choices they make are of interest to me; but BB has seemed like - b. Jul 12, 14:00
- Yes. Neil from season 9 - Jovian Jul 12, 13:22
- I don't watch; and I know one, I think. - b. Jul 12, 13:16 5
  - Yes Evel Dick walked the second time around (last season) -- nm - Jovian Jul 12, 13:23
  - There might have been another one involving a family illness -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 13:17 2
    - there's this: - b. Jul 12, 13:19 1
      - those are it, from this list. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 12, 13:22
  - yep. this dude. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 12, 13:16
- FLICK YOU ALL! -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 13:14
Picture walking into Starbucks wearing this Tshirt (pic) -- (link) - budice Jul 12, 13:12 [Image] 4
- someone ought to tell him how many caleries there are in each extra shot -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:16 2
  - why? carpets don't care about calories. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 12, 13:18 1
    - i'm looking at him in the tshirt -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:38
- I saw that, but didn't want to post it here because it seemed too creepy -- nm - amoxy Jul 12, 13:12
...and 'Andie' is a *boy's* name. -- nm - Dagny si Jul 12, 13:11 2
- Bawitdaba da bang da bang diggy diggy dagny said the boogy said up jump the boogy -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 13:13
- Damn right it is! -- nm - amoxy Jul 12, 13:11
what tv comedy had a character die face down in a bowl of soup?...my cousin came very close to doing just that... - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:10 3
- I know I've seen it but just can't remember and google isn't helping except for a scene from... - b. Jul 12, 14:09
- nobody? seinfeld? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:42 1
  - Was it Seinfeld? I don't recall. What character? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 12, 14:03
thirty helens agree -- nm - charlie Jul 12, 13:10
cap... - Mel Profit Jul 12, 13:09 1
- Yeah thanks agreed. I love the ones that think they should gave a 7-10% raise after 11 months - um we are fortune 500 - Capstern Jul 12, 14:24
Speaking of TAL's 500th episode, they've turned their webpage into a mosaic of all 500 episodes. -- (link) - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 12, 13:09
All I can tell from BB this year, is that if a bomb killed everyone there, we'd be better off as a society. Fair assessment? - Will Hunting Jul 12, 13:08 2
- if you are planning to change society with a bomb in a house...eh...congress maybe? (oh boy...i just moved a couple notches up nsa's shit list) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:14
- Pretty much -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 13:13
sad man's tongue..... *rock solo* -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 12, 13:08
there is a season, turn turn turn, and a reason for every purpose under heaven -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:05

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