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Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Cheesy Southwest Chipotle flavor: not spicy enough. - Tim Jul 17, 12:12
Kick Ass 2 trailer tv spot -- (link) - Remlik Jul 17, 12:03 [youtube]
Whoa. Flo from the Progressive commercials is what age? - ty97 Jul 17, 12:01 20
- she's tough in that she has a feel of a cross between someone 25 to 30 and an old, old waitress -- nm - zork Jul 17, 12:14
- I'd have guessed 49. -- nm - Max Jul 17, 12:09
- You can see lots of lines on her face when you're close up. But the make-up is very well done. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 12:08
- Quick, guess the age of the actress who played Moaning Myrtle -- nm - zork Jul 17, 12:06 10
  - spoils - zork Jul 17, 12:12 1
    - woot! -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 12:13
  - [deleted] 1
    - *kicks a puppy* -- nm - Max Jul 17, 12:14
  - One dollar! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 17, 12:10
  - 97 -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 12:09
  - Older than me. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 17, 12:09
  - 52 -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 17, 12:09
  - 43 -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 12:07
  - 24 -- nm - Jim Jul 17, 12:07
- She was one of the telephone operators in the early episodes of Mad Men. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 17, 12:02
- Before I checked your IM, I thought (spoils) - Kim Pine Jul 17, 12:02 2
  - you're 29 I thought. -- nm - Remlik Jul 17, 12:08
  - Yeah, that was why I asked. I had her at - Spawn Jul 17, 12:03
- Please explain which way you are surprsied. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 12:01 1
  - I think he thought she was younger. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 17, 12:03
Image Comics (which apparently still exists) went DRM free earlier this month. PDF and ePub downloads. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:54 11
- Uh, they are still the #3 in the industry. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 11:56 10
  - And publishing a large number of really good series. -- nm - TWuG Jul 17, 11:57 9
    - Saga. I need more Saga. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 17, 12:01 5
      - Very enjoyable. Jupiter's Legacy #1 was enjoyable. I like Clone, Think Tank and Peter Panzerfaust, too - TWuG Jul 17, 12:06 4
        
        Ooh! We both like something! -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 17, 12:12
        
        I enjoy Thief of Thieves as well -- nm - Remlik Jul 17, 12:11
        
        Manhattan Projects -- nm - Remlik Jul 17, 12:08 1
        
        Read the first 6. Just really did not enjoy it. -- nm - TWuG Jul 17, 12:10
    - they've gone under a real renaissance over the last 4 years. -- nm - Remlik Jul 17, 12:00
    - Off the top of my head, Marvel tends to have around 40%, DC near 30% and Image has near 10%. - Spawn Jul 17, 11:59 1
      - Here. Was pretty close -- (link) - Spawn Jul 17, 12:02
Rolling Stone's statement - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 17, 11:48 10
- The part I take issue with is the suggestion that Rolling Stones readers are that young. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 17, 12:05
- I'd like to add that had they just told the truth, I'd have more respect for them. - Jim Jul 17, 12:04
- And again, no one is complaining about the inclusion of the article (that I know of). It's the choice to put the dude on the cover. *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Jul 17, 11:56 3
  - Hopefully someone here will actually read the article and tell us if warrants it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 11:57 2
    - Like Reagen said... - Dr.Vermin Jul 17, 12:01 1
      - One's things for certain, he's unlikely to have.... - Name Withheld By Request Jul 17, 12:08
- makes sense to me. -- nm - Andie Jul 17, 11:51
- It is time for Kids React on this. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 11:51 2
  - haha -- nm - ty97 Jul 17, 12:02
  - Teens React -- nm - Remlik Jul 17, 12:01
man, i was whining about my prospects earlier. i've gotten three dear john emails since then....nm - x Jul 17, 11:47 1
- dear x...its not you, its me...you just remind me too much of my ex -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 11:49
hey mandy...in case you've been missing RHAP...the most recent podcast is a Sharknado podcast! -- nm - Jim Jul 17, 11:40
Mental Floss: The names of 44 Fictional Characters. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 17, 11:39 1
- Woohoo! I'm over the moon that John Green is doing the Mental Floss videos. He is my god. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:41
Did we watch/discuss Who's Line? OMG, the scene they did backstage nearly killed me -- nm - oblique Jul 17, 11:30 2
- is it back already? who do I fire? -- nm - zork Jul 17, 12:13
- We're recording the repeat later this week. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 17, 12:12
Most famos brand by state has been done, but have we done most famous brand by province? Go. -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:29 50
- If ever we needed more proof that power in Canada is focused in the east and Alberta... -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:51
- Newfoundland ... - zork Jul 17, 11:50
- Manitoba ... - zork Jul 17, 11:49
- Saskatchewan: This page left blank intentionally. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:46 2
  - hah. I got this one ... - zork Jul 17, 11:47
  - Potash Inc! -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:46
- Ford or GM for Ontario? -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 17, 11:39 2
  - Blackberry? I'd suggest a bunch of banks, though. RBC, BMO, etc. But they all started in Montreal. CN, too. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:40
  - henry ford and General Motors were from ontario? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 11:40
- Keith's, NS -- nm - Shaun Jul 17, 11:39 1
  - correct as mentioned below -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:53
- Bombardier, Quebec -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:36 8
  - not quite. Air Canada -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:37 7
    - Quebecor. Alcan. Sun Media. Quebec is a big driving force in the Canadian economy. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:44
    - List fail, Bombardier is much more Quebec for me than Air Canada is. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 17, 11:40
    - That's not really the same thing, is it? That's like saying "No, not Dell. But Microsoft." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:38 4
      - Well, I'm surprised AC was founded/HQ'd in Quebec -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 11:40 1
        
        Remember it was Canada's biggest city (by a long way) until the 60s. -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:48
      - I'm giving answers so it doesn't take the whole board -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:40 1
        
        We're bored. Humour us. - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:41
- Bell, Quebec -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:36 1
  - no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:36
- Sobeys, Nova Scotia -- nm - ajrimmer Jul 17, 11:35 2
  - no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:36 1
    - Sobey's (and Bank of Nova Scotia/Scotiabank) were considered but non-customers are more likely to know ... Alexander Keith's -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:39
- Lululemon, BC -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:34 9
  - Yes -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:36 7
    - That's crazy. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:36 6
      - Not as crazy as Tim's /= Ontario -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:38 5
        
        people in the Middle East don't know Tim's but they do know ... BlackBerry -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:39 4
        
        They asked international people? Poll void, needs to be rebooted. -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:40 3
        
        I didn't say so but BB is a bigger brand - zork Jul 17, 11:43 2
        
        But Tim's is a dominant brand in Canada (and the donut of choice for patriots!) while Blackberry is #3 -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:46 1
        
        Formal protest - Dr. Sheldon Cooper Jul 17, 11:48
  - Yep. Less famous: HOLY CRAP -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 11:34
- Irving, New Brunswick -- nm - ajrimmer Jul 17, 11:33 2
  - no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:35 1
    - Irving was considered but the spot was given to McCain -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:37
- Boston Pizza, Alberta -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 11:33 2
  - no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:35 1
    - AB = Imperial Oil -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:40
- Tim Horton's, Ontario -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:31 1
  - no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:35
- McCain, PEI -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:30 6
  - Is Anne of Green Gables a "brand"? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:36 2
    - I would say so but the list shows Amalgamated Dairies (which I don't recall hearing of before) -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:41 1
      - ...wha? Not your fault, but this list *sucks*. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:42
  - no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:35 2
    - is it NB? -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:37 1
      - Yep, or that would be my guess. -- nm - Shaun Jul 17, 11:38
Summer Stalker poll: have you purchased? Sent? Received? -- nm - kelly Jul 17, 11:28 8
- Yes, yes, no -- nm - CovingtonCat Jul 17, 16:50
- No no no - should have shirt by Friday tho & will send Saturday. -- nm - JenBro Jul 17, 12:49
- no and no -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 11:51
- Yes, yes, yes! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 17, 11:45
- Yes, Yes, No. -- nm - Meg Jul 17, 11:39
- Yes, Yes, No -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:33
- Yes, Yes, No -- nm - amoxy Jul 17, 11:30
- Yes, no (aaargh! It's too hot today), no -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:29
2014 Corvette - Do you like the look? -- (link) - amoxy Jul 17, 11:25 9
- Yes for a Corvette, no if I have other brand options. -- nm - Max Jul 17, 11:47
- No. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 11:37 2
  - The front is slightly better. -- (link) - Spawn Jul 17, 11:41 [Image] 1
    - I think your IM is the point. -- nm - spamlet Jul 17, 11:47
- Wow. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:34
- I've seen worse. -- nm - znufrii Jul 17, 11:27
- Wow, nice. - spamlet Jul 17, 11:27
- Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 17, 11:27
- Yup, I like that a lot. -- nm - Stephen Jul 17, 11:26
FF ALERT! FF ALERT!! - amoxy Jul 17, 11:23 2
- ...at a charity basketball game - that really sucks. -- nm - decline Jul 17, 11:25
- I knew Tynes would end up somewhere. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 17, 11:24
9/15 -- nm - decline Jul 17, 11:22 1
- fail :( -- nm - decline Jul 17, 11:22
total brain fart moment ... what do you call the area in a major airport where there are places to get something to eat? is it ,,, - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 17, 11:21 7
- food court -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:25
- Are you thinking of the concourse ? -- nm - Meg Jul 17, 11:23
- food court, if it's a bunch of places grouped together, concession if it's a standalone space. -- nm - znufrii Jul 17, 11:22
- Concourse? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:22 3
  - kind of sort of ... I guess that'll work ... i was just trying to remember if "the food court area" had a specific name -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 17, 11:26 2
    - I'd say not all airports have a defined 'food court' sometimes the bars/restaurants/snack bars are scattered through the general commercial area. -- nm - Meg Jul 17, 11:30
    - ( I hate feeling compelled to be so damned detail-specific when I'm writing fiction .... ) -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 17, 11:27
Keith Olbermann's new show sounds like he is barred from Politics -- (link) - amoxy Jul 17, 11:21 10
- Yes he is. Dan was talking about it this morning. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 11:38
- that's probably for the best... -- nm - znufrii Jul 17, 11:22
- It must take a lot to be *fired* from MSNBC. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 17, 11:22 7
  - And CurrentTV. -- nm - spamlet Jul 17, 11:26 4
    - i don't think i've ever even heard of current tv...nm - x Jul 17, 11:36 2
      - It's changing to Al Jazeera America next month. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 17, 11:45
      - It's Al Gore's network. I haven't seen it in years but it was like Public Access tv for the web, broadcast. - spamlet Jul 17, 11:45
    - and didn't he take an ownership stake in that as well? -- nm - znufrii Jul 17, 11:28
  - "Replaced by Eliot Spitzer" doesn't look good on the CV either. -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:24 1
    - L3. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 17, 11:25
London peeps PSA: One of my favorite bands is doing a 4-week gig on your side of the pond in November -- (link) - znufrii Jul 17, 11:13
Buzzfeed: Boy Band Member or Lesbian? - amoxy Jul 17, 11:13 5
- 11 but mostly guesses -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:24
- 7/15. I got the first 5 in a row wrong. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:19 1
  - no wonder you can't find a date -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:26
- 11/15 -- nm - MDH Jul 17, 11:19
- 8/15 -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 17, 11:16

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