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Monday morning - movie poll - what did you see and what was the grade? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:11 22
- Pacific Rim: A-= -- nm - JaxSean Jul 15, 07:57
- Unknown (on cable) B (January Jones wasn't that horrible) -- nm - JenBro Jul 15, 07:26
- I watched about 2/3 of Downton Season 3 even though I already knew the big spoilers. (Episode 5 or 6 major spoilers) - ty97 Jul 15, 07:26
- all at home.... Celeste and Jesse Forever, B-.... Hanna, A-.... Everything Must Go, C+. -- nm - Andie Jul 15, 07:24
- Prometheus. D plus. 48 hours later, all I recall is the stupid. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 15, 07:21
- Toy Story (A), The House I LIve In (A-), The Wire Season 3 cont. (A+) -- nm - Don Homer Jul 15, 07:19
- Pacfic Rim - A- for what it is. (spoilers) - Mel Profit Jul 15, 07:18 8
  - Ted is excellent. You have to remember Sandler tried serious/funny - Spanglish, and fell on his face. - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:22 7
    - I actually really liked spanglish. -- nm - amanda, dell Jul 15, 07:27 2
      - so did I. -- nm - Diva Jul 15, 07:38
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    - That's my Boy is brutally unfunny. I agree - he needs to go plant grapes in France or something. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 15, 07:25
    - i loved Punch Drunk Love. -- nm - Andie Jul 15, 07:24 2
      - maybe I should have said " commercially" but truthfully I don't know what those movies made in comparison - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:29
      - me too. -- nm - Diva Jul 15, 07:25
- A Good Day to Die Hard: C-/D+, Sharknado: Trainwreck, yet loved it - no grade -- nm - MDH Jul 15, 07:18
- The Host C-, Dead Man Down, C+, Spring breakers D ( sorry Dano & Andie), Pacific Rim B+ -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:16
- Pacific Rim A- (2D), closest you'll get to being a 12 year old kid again. - LMS Jul 15, 07:16
- from 2 weekends ago: Side Effects, B- - znufrii Jul 15, 07:16 1
  - I agree with this -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:17
- Pacific Rim 3D: B. Here Comes the Boom: A. The Sweeney: C -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 07:15
- Pacific Rim: B+, Amazing Spider-Man: B+, That's My Boy: D-. -- nm - Diva Jul 15, 07:15
boston.com Love Letters - Do I Let Go Of My Fiance? - Diva Jul 15, 06:59 7
- She seems full of such happiness and joy and optimism. 4 year engagements are the new trend -- nm - CQ Jul 15, 09:02
- This chick cannot be for real. -- nm - kelly Jul 15, 07:24
- That's quite a twist ending. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 07:19
- wow, the grass sure is greener over there... - Beaker Jul 15, 07:17
- yes. -- nm - znufrii Jul 15, 07:06
- what tru read: i've been sleeping around for a while, can i blame him? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 07:05 1
  - snort -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:06
Adam Lambert leaves his RCA album contract after the label demands an "80s Cover Album" -- (link) - MDH Jul 15, 06:48 9
- I'd buy that album. -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 07:19
- have his albums sold well? -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 07:18 2
  - His debut album in 2009 did all right. Certified Gold, sold 837K. The 2012 album only sold 148K -- nm - ty97 Jul 15, 07:22 1
    - And the second album hit #1. Must have been a one/two week seller and then out. - MDH Jul 15, 07:25
- Heh. I read this as "80s album cover". -- (link) - kelly Jul 15, 06:54 [Image] 2
  - I mean really Adam? That has to be one of the worst covers ever. -- nm - MDH Jul 15, 07:13
  - heh...nice -- nm - Jim Jul 15, 06:58
- I don't blame him for the decision, as I am sure that's not where he wants to be artistically. - ty97 Jul 15, 06:52 1
  - If he did the right songs...like Careless Whisper by Wham or something... - Jim Jul 15, 06:53
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- You're just getting to this now? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 06:50 5
  - It's all over my Facebook this morning because of the lawsuit. It's new to a lot of people, apparently. -- nm - spamlet Jul 15, 07:15
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    - Hey!!! How's the new camper anyway?? -- nm - JenBro Jul 15, 07:18 2
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        Yay! Camping is one of my fondest kid memories - there are just some great places to see out there! -- nm - JenBro Jul 15, 07:29
Where are the baseball guys? Ripped some boxes this weekend and want to know how I did. - Jim Jul 15, 06:44 2
- School is the orioles 2nd or 3rd prospect behind Bundy and Gausman. - Will Hunting Jul 15, 06:51 1
  - Schoop. Effin autocorrect. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 15, 07:20
Happy birthday, James Bond! Woo hoo!!! - Krusty Jul 15, 06:41 3
- Happy happy! -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 07:28
- Happy B-Day indeed! -- nm - JenBro Jul 15, 07:20
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:09
Happy birthday, Dawson! Happy birthday, Will Hunting! Woo hoo!!! Have a fantastic day, guys! -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 06:38 7
- Happy B-Day indeed! -- nm - JenBro Jul 15, 07:20
- It's Birthday Day on ST! Woo! Sure -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 07:17 1
  - 7 am is NOT too early for me to be drunk. It's happy hour *somewhere *! -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 07:18
- Happy Birthday to all the great ST guys -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:10
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - decline Jul 15, 07:00
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- Happy Birthday to you all! -- nm - MDH Jul 15, 06:44
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- Bear-nami! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 15, 06:40 6
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    - I am liking my team a hell of a lot more than I did 2 weeks ago. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 15, 06:47 4
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        I would've been happy with Manuel. - Strongbad Jul 15, 06:55 2
        
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        I'm gonna have to do some research first. - Strongbad Jul 15, 07:28
I like this property, but I don't like the monthly service fee. -- (link) - LMS Jul 15, 06:32 11
- I love the character of the building -- nm - ty97 Jul 15, 06:51
- Nice looking place. The outside looks interesting and sort of reminds me of a government building. - Krusty Jul 15, 06:43 2
  - Dont' know Herne Hill/Dulwich at all, but hear it's really nice, Brixton is edgy, but has great art house cinema and music venue. -- nm - LMS Jul 15, 06:47 1
    - I hope you find a wonderful place. -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 07:14
- interesting - znufrii Jul 15, 06:36 6
  - That's correct. The higher the share you buy the less rent, but the rent is cheaper than the mortage costs in most cases. -- nm - LMS Jul 15, 06:41 5
    - This is the other one I like, but only one bedroom. -- (link) - LMS Jul 15, 06:44 4
      - nice, I like the first one better, though. -- nm - znufrii Jul 15, 06:48 3
        
        Second one is near a tube station. First one is not. - ty97 Jul 15, 06:51 1
        
        As long as there is a bus/night bus route nearby, I don't need to be near a tube station. -- nm - LMS Jul 15, 06:58
        
        Me too, all the modern places are tiny. -- nm - LMS Jul 15, 06:50
back to the grind. *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Jul 15, 06:14
is it 5:30 yet (aka, quittin time) -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 06:05
m mom's ting phone arrived and I tried to activate and port her number. it's hung up somewhere so I called ting. one ring. - amanda, dell Jul 15, 06:05 4
- What's a ting? -- nm - oblique Jul 15, 06:05 3
  - low cost cell carrier for low use people. -- (link) - amanda, dell Jul 15, 06:15 2
    - Hmm. Thanks. I'm not sure if we qualify as "low use" in my house -- nm - oblique Jul 15, 06:16 1
      - it's perfect for my mom -- she uses like 40 minutes and 100 messages per month. -- nm - amanda, dell Jul 15, 06:20
so i finally heard the audio of that cali tv station reporting the names of the pilots - tRuMaN Jul 15, 06:04
I Appear Missing -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 06:04
I L3'd at the disclaimer at the beginning of Big Brother last night. - Strongbad Jul 15, 06:01
we've talked about this before, but I have to mention it again: guys, the clever coffee dripper is the best single cup coffee maker ever. -- (link) - amanda, dell Jul 15, 05:56
HBWH! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 05:20
whoa, Loblaws is buying Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion. -- (link) - zork Jul 15, 05:05 3
- I rarely shop at SDM, but hopefully this deal doesn't kill their Optimum program. -- nm - Shaun Jul 15, 06:48
- wow. that's a huge deal. -- nm - Andie Jul 15, 06:07
- wife told me that this morning. crazy. -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 05:49
Ugh ... Thought I overslept this morning because I thought it was Tuesday!!!! - JenBro Jul 15, 04:32 1
- I was up at 3:30am for 5:30am maintenance on our phone system - oblique Jul 15, 04:41
Wake up! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 15, 04:25
Baseball players scrap gloves for game's origins -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 15, 04:16
I'm a total loser. I can't even figure out the right answer to the first question in the Chipotle contest -- nm - oblique Jul 15, 03:47 5
- I had to cheat and google it. *spoilers* - Strongbad Jul 15, 06:02 3
  - I cheated also. I'm disappointed by the answer - oblique Jul 15, 06:04 2
    - Challenge 2 is a little more fun. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 15, 06:12 1
      - I also cheated on that. I suppose I could've worked backwards from the prominent stores they opened last year - oblique Jul 15, 06:14
- choose "C" it's always "C" when you don't know the answer -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 15, 04:17
There's a great mystery surrounding J.K. Rowling's new book. Who leaked the author's true identity? -- (link) - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 00:21 6
- This affords me the opportunity to brag that I know the guy that discovered Richard Bachman was Stepehn King. -- nm - landbeck Jul 15, 05:35 1
  - That's pretty cool. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 15, 06:55
- the coincidence of publisher/editor with a similar style made it easily guessible...besides it was just the right time to reveal anyway -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 15, 00:55 2
  - "Hey, we've sold like 500 copies, maybe we should tell them who it's by..." -- nm - Ender Jul 15, 06:23 1
    - xactly -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:06
- probably a fucking Hufflepuff -- nm - charlie Jul 15, 00:32
That Aspberger's article is laughable. Most of the tv characters they reference aren't even close to that condition. And sports referees do not - GregW Jul 15, 00:02 4
- Give the guy a break, he's autistic. -- nm - Ender Jul 15, 06:10
- the big bang writers/creators have actually said Sheldon doesn't, but mostly because they don't want to be limited by it. -- nm - mafic Jul 15, 02:58
- He seems to have taken the rather hostile approach that because it's been reclassified, the medical establishment is saying the disorder exist anymore -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 00:17
- the guy who wrote it has (had) Asperger's, for the record. his book about living with it is fantastic -- (link) - charlie Jul 15, 00:06
hey, Enty revealed the blind item about the drunk actress who got beat up by the dolphins - charlie Jul 14, 23:57 3
- this is my shocked face. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 15, 00:00 2
  - Seriously, this sounds like an average Friday night for her. -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 00:19
  - a lot of commenters just assumed it was LiLo, originally -- nm - charlie Jul 15, 00:01
late night trivia (no googling): after the Vatican, what is the second-richest church in the world? - charlie Jul 14, 23:45 13
- the Golden temple in Amritza -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 15, 04:19
- Your IM was a dead giveaway. I've been following that story. -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 00:23
- from that lawsuit a few years ago, trinity church in NYC has to be way up there; so I'll guess that. -- nm - i.b! Jul 14, 23:52 4
  - oh wow, this from April has it valued even higher than I remembered. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Jul 14, 23:56 1
    - Very Cool! -- nm - JenBro Jul 15, 07:25
  - *ding* one yucky green avocado star for you! -- nm - charlie Jul 14, 23:52 1
    - (est. to be not less than $2 billion) -- nm - charlie Jul 14, 23:54
- The LDS temple in Salt Lake City -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 23:51
- .... uh ... churj ... dubai? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 23:51
- Darn your IM, was gonna say Scientology. :) no idea ... maybe 15 years ago I'd have said Crystal Cathedral :) -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 23:49 1
  - you're sort of on the right track. hint: the value doesn't come from its donations -- nm - charlie Jul 14, 23:51
- there is a temple in India that everyone donates gold statuettes to that alledgedly has almost a billion worth just stacked in a warehouse -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 23:47 1
  - then it would still not be as rich as this one -- nm - charlie Jul 14, 23:48
hmm so apparently the Trayvon Martin protesters are at Hollywood & Highland - charlie Jul 14, 22:59 1
- They were blocking one of the ramps to the 10 fwy earlier. Not sure what that was trying to achieve. -- nm - Meg Jul 14, 23:01
Happy birthday, Luigi! -- (link) - Qale Jul 14, 22:45
NSA's PRISM has a twitter account now -- (link) - charlie Jul 14, 22:45 1
- The TSA account will have something to say about that. -- nm - Mop on Nook Android Tablet Jul 15, 00:20
One of the gang has agreed to share a room for the 3 days in Flagstaff next month...that'll help the budget a little :) - Meg Jul 14, 22:21 7
- My mom lived in Flagstaff back when she was a WAC (Woman's Army Corp) - she loved the Southwest -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 22:37 6
  - My mother was a WAC too, she was an RN and held a Captain's rank. Her 2 favorite bases were some place in Austria and Ft. Sam Houston, TX - Trish Jul 14, 23:57
  - We've been there a number of times - it's a popular venue for the Pecos Conference. -- nm - Meg Jul 14, 22:59
  - working on the manhattan project? (wouldn't that be the main reason to be in the SW desert?) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 22:48 3
    - That work was done primarily in New Mexico...long way from Flagstaff. -- nm - Meg Jul 14, 22:57 2
      - yeah but...when you worked at Los Alamos you had an address someplace else, gallop or flagstaff -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 23:46 1
        
        Santa Fe. P.O. Box 1633 -- nm - charlie Jul 14, 23:49
1:19 & I'm WIDE awake. Tomorrow's gonna be a LONG day! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 22:19
i think i would have rather been sold to gypsies -- nm - charlie Jul 14, 21:54 4
- I bet your parents feel the same way. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 22:17 3
  - maaaannn, we coulda got a whole 8 ball -- nm - Pixie Sr. Jul 14, 22:27 2
    - Nah, Pixie's dad's a dentist - plenty of laughing gas fun to be had! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 22:38 1
      - Oh .. Wait .. You meant the OTHER kinda 8 Ball!!!! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 22:39
I was rolling down the road in some cold blue steel ...I had a blues man in back and a beautician at the wheel. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 21:51
i go crazy -- nm - charlie Jul 14, 21:51 2
- Crazy for feelin' so lonely? -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 23:33 1
  - no when he looks in your eyes - Epiphany Jul 15, 07:09

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