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what happened to woot -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 19, 09:39
nmb ceregon - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:38 2
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  - oh, God no.... -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:39
landbeck, I thought it was a parable? Or was it a "if a dinner guest is offended by..." sort of thing? -- nm - nubby Feb 19, 09:36 2
- I always thought it was "if your hand offends you, cut it off." but I might be thinking of something different. :) -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:38 1
  - Yeah, that's different! -- nm - nubby Feb 19, 09:42
Thanks for the info about The Pig, finding out about great but obscure stuff is one reason ST is so awesome. -- nm - ceregon Feb 19, 09:15 5
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  - It's just hard to be able to watch shorts. I would totally buy a movie ticket to watch all the nominated shorts if they were shown together. -- nm - ceregon Feb 19, 09:23 3
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      - them's fightin' words...I live in Silicon Valley (thanks Dano...Camera 3 here I come) -- nm - ceregon Feb 19, 09:33
      - You can check here to see if they're playing near you. -- (link) - Dano Feb 19, 09:28
Thanks agai to all that pitched in for the cookie drive for the soldiers, she still has 8 days left...ST people alone donated $100! You guys rock! -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 19, 09:13 1
- Which in case you wondered is almost 29 boxes of cookies to be sent to soldiers -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 19, 09:18
Considering the span of genres he covers, I would have included Peter Berg on the list. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:13 5
- Directors are almost as much to blame for bad scripts as writers - Reagen Feb 19, 09:14 4
  - Directors don't really change the script once it's locked for production. "He Comes Tonight" was far different than what ended up onscreen - pigby Feb 19, 09:27
  - Hancock! (Seriously couldn't remember it's name)....Yes, but if you look at the list, several of the directors have a dud or two. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:16 1
    - Hancock was great in the first part, fell down in the second half of the movie -- nm - amoxy Feb 19, 09:25
  - That's true only for directors that have substantial creative control -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:15
Shipping Today: Blindness -- nm - MDH Feb 19, 09:10 4
- I browsed my BB's documentaries section the other night as a direct result of an ST Poll. - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:14
- arriving today: baraka & recount -- nm - prayformojo Feb 19, 09:11 2
  - I just recently watched Baraka again (now on Blu-Ray). I think I'll watch it once more before sending it back. -- nm - psilotum Feb 19, 09:31
  - Recount is very good. Highly maddening though. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:13
Toronto folks: $5 Level 200 Blue Jays tickets. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 19, 09:09 20
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  - Skydome's actually a really good place to watch a game. If I lived in TO, I'd go to lots of games. -- nm - Subversive Feb 19, 09:20 1
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- *tumbling tumbleweeds* (surprised there's still a team there) -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:11 16
  - why would you say that? - Reagen Feb 19, 09:13 14
    - It was partly a joke, though I thought attendance has been way, way down since their glory years? -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:14 13
      - they're still fairly profitable (albeit in a strange sort of way). the team might officially be on the bubble, profit-wise, but the cable company - mafic Feb 19, 09:18 2
        
        Kind of like the way YES works for Steinbrenner. - Subversive Feb 19, 09:18 1
        
        The dollar's no excuse anymore. Their performance is injury, managing and general managering related. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:24
      - Down from when they were leading the league in attendance? Yes. Near the bottom of the league in attendance? Not even close. -- nm - Subversive Feb 19, 09:15 4
        
        Linky -- (link) - Subversive Feb 19, 09:16 1
        
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        Yeah, you're right. I thought they were lower, but last year they still averaged nearly 30k (18th out of 30). -- (link) - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:16 1
        
        (relatedly, I'd love to see *actual* and not paid attendance figures. Love to see how low KC and Florida were.) -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:18
      - true, but they were also setting attendance records at the time. -- nm - Reagen Feb 19, 09:15
      - Pretty much. But Halladay is the man. -- nm - Shaun Feb 19, 09:14 3
        
        You mean 2011 White Sox opening day starter Roy Halliday? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:18 2
        
        I don't see the Yankees changing their team name to White Sox anytime soon, much less by 2011. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 19, 09:24 1
        
        I don't think Halliday would like to play in New York. Just a hunch, but I see him taking slightly less to play in another market. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:39
  - They should totally move it to Montreal! -- nm - Guigue Feb 19, 09:11
Credit Card frustration - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:08 2
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  - it's still annoying as f*ck -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:11
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- I've spent the last two and a half years in school part time, remember? - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:09 14
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    - yeah, 6 credits is the minimum, which is what I was taking -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:11 11
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        it was all online classes - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:13 9
        
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        yeah, I figured that out the hard way - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:14 7
        
        on the plus side - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:15 6
        
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        I don't think that, in and of itself, would be sufficient. - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:21 3
        
        and I would advise against suggesting the Lysistrata method to anyone else. -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:23 2
        
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        past performance is no guarantee of future returns. -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:28
        
        From himself? *slaps hand* -- nm - oblique Feb 19, 09:18
  - (and took out a whole new slew of student loans to show for it) -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:11
- You can defer student loans for economic hardship and stuff for seemingly forever. -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 09:05 9
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    - We broke people rule at spending money on dumb shit. - TFox Feb 19, 09:08
  - but they still capitalize interest in the meantime unless you agree to pay it -- nm - pigby Feb 19, 09:06 6
    - deppends on if it's subsidized or not. -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:11
    - Oh sure. My student loan bills look like an economic stimulus package. -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 09:07 4
      - How much do you owe, out of curiosity? Consolidated mine and my wife's a few years ago - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:08 3
        
        I'm probably around there, with another probably $10k for SheFox. -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 09:09 2
        
        I paid mine off 3 years ago. So awesome when you get there. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 09:09 1
        
        I would have just finished paying them off last month if I hadn't gone back and added a whole new slew of them. -- nm - znufrii, scoreless Feb 19, 09:14
Networking in the sky -- (link) - ty97 Feb 19, 09:04
I don't think he'd make it, but Jonathan Demme probably should be on an "almost made it" list. -- nm - TFox Feb 19, 09:03 40
- Unsurprisingly, I'm pissed at the Wes Anderson exclusion. nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:09 35
  - I didn't read the list, but I am outraged as well. -- nm - Callisto Feb 19, 09:12 31
    - I mean, Jon Favreau made the list. nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:15 30
      - oh, come on. - Callisto Feb 19, 09:20 8
        
        Elf is great? Are you Bizzarro Superman? -- nm - David Feb 19, 09:29 3
        
        my Elf stance remains as it always has. -- nm - Callisto Feb 19, 09:33 2
        
        Stop projecting! It's JD bait. -- nm - David Feb 19, 09:35
        
        Which is adorable, incidentally, with your little pointy shoes. nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:34
        
        Did the guy who did United 93 also do one of the Bournes? - Will Hunting Feb 19, 09:23 3
        
        two. plus Bloody Sunday, which is sort of well-regarded. -- nm - Callisto Feb 19, 09:25 2
        
        FWIW, he's on the list at #23. -- nm - Inigo Feb 19, 09:25 1
        
        Doh! All the P's right there, i mindblanked on him. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 19, 09:26
      - I guess he's there on the backs of Elf & Iron Man...or more apt, the backs of Ferrell & Downey Jr. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 19, 09:19 12
        
        Good films, but you don't watch them and think, wow, this movie has Favreau written all over it! nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:23 2
        
        Not all great directors have to be visionary auteurs, IMO -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:26 1
        
        He's certainly above average, but he has no discernible style, in my opinion. nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:31
        
        Swingers is well-remembered -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:21 8
        
        That would be awesome if he'd actually directed it. -- nm - Callisto Feb 19, 09:23 7
        
        Favreau wrote and starred, but did not direct. My mistake -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:25 6
        
        though Doug Liman deserves to be there more than Favreau. - Callisto Feb 19, 09:27 5
        
        Also true. nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:32
        
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        Very cool! I'm a big fan of his -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:30
        
        was he nice? - Callisto Feb 19, 09:29 1
        
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      - this is ridiculous. more ridiculous by far than jack white. -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Feb 19, 09:17 7
        
        Jack White made the list? nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:24 6
        
        best guitarist ever list a few years ago. everyone was outraged. -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Feb 19, 09:25 5
        
        Ahh. nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:32 4
        
        He was 7th all time. -- nm - Inigo Feb 19, 09:35 3
        
        Wow. That's editorial abuse. nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:37 2
        
        (He was #17. Still, though.) nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:39 1
        
        (And Kurt Cobain was #12. Heh.) nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:40
  - Ah, yes, you're right. He'd be ahead of the other Anderson (PTA) imo. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:10 2
    - I can see not being a fan of his writing, but he's a *great* director. nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:11 1
      - (Wes, not PTA.) nm - Dignan Feb 19, 09:11
- This is a travesty. We should make our own list! Everyone email me ten nominees for the best active directors! - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:05 2
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    - We shall debate this for one hundred boards! -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:06
- Take away his Oscar winner and he's got a fairly mediocre resume. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:05
Remlik & other comic mavens. I am now repping Jeff Purves for comissions & recreations. he is best known for drawing the Hulk #347-66 -- nm - peglegpete Feb 19, 09:03
Wonderlic Test: you have 4 minutes: GO! -- (link) - Beaker Feb 19, 09:02
Don Homer is a smart man -- (link) - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:01 [Backboard] 2
- It would seem to be based on how you feel about Moulin Rouge. I'm definitely in the thumbs down category. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:06
- ^LIR from B2^ -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:01
*overrates Peter Jackson again* -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 19, 09:01 1
- *waits for the final ending* -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:03
Obama in Canada -- (link) - Beaker Feb 19, 09:01 24
- he's just there to buy lottery tickets -- nm - Jammed Uzi Feb 19, 09:37
- All your trees are belong to us. -- nm - Max Feb 19, 09:17
- There's no mention of Obama pants-ing Harper or pulling his coat over his head and pummeling him. -- nm - Mop Feb 19, 09:06
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- The 51st state deserves attention once in a while -- nm - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:03 4
  - you mean the 58th? -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 09:08 3
    - I do think they edge out Guam - con_carne has class tonight Feb 19, 09:12 2
      - we're not going to Guam, are we' -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 09:12 1
        
        You and con_carne are an item? -- nm - amoxy Feb 19, 09:15
- did we know that Dubya's first public speaking appearance after leaving DC will be in Calgary? -- nm - Reagen Feb 19, 09:02 14
  - Tony Blair and Bill Clinton also came to Calgary very early post-office. The city's influence is growing. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:07 1
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    - I'm not sure exactly what the specific qualification on this is. I'm just going off the press report. -- nm - Reagen Feb 19, 09:03 5
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        the report is from the Dallas Morning News. - Reagen Feb 19, 09:06 1
        
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      - probably 'first scheduled speaking engagement' or some such. -- nm - mafic Feb 19, 09:04 1
        
        This is the right answer. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 09:08
  - Are you going? -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:02 4
    - loan me the money for the ticket? -- nm - Reagen Feb 19, 09:04 2
      - Changing the subject slightly, have you seen W yet? What did you think of it? -- nm - Don Homer Feb 19, 09:07 1
        
        don't really have an interest in it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 19, 09:10
    - one of my uncles is. maybe two. -- nm - mafic Feb 19, 09:03
crap -- nm - ty97 Feb 19, 09:00 2
- chute -- nm - mara Feb 19, 09:01 1
  - ladder -- nm - CQ Feb 19, 09:06

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