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looks like a bad year to be a gangster. nm -- nm - Gandolfini and Farina Jul 22, 11:31 3
- you ain't kiddin -- nm - whitey Jul 22, 13:53
- watch your back, 73-year-old Al Pacino. -- nm - Max Jul 22, 11:33
- I hear that it's hard out there for a pimp. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 11:33
Dozens of Japanese train passengers move (lift?) train to free woman -- (link) - Beaker Jul 22, 11:25 14
- Side note: I've heard that for instance a woman can get double or triple strength if her kid gets trapped under somewhere? Adrenalin etc. -- nm - Facto Jul 22, 11:31 2
  - a few days ago I posted a story of a Newf you lifted an SUV off his SIL -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 11:32
  - poor men. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 11:32
- They're sort of tilting it. -- nm - Mara Jul 22, 11:30 2
  - Just a scoche -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 11:32
  - PIVOT! -- nm - Max Jul 22, 11:31
- I'm picturing the MXC guys doing play by play. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 11:29
- where was George Zimmerman?! -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 11:27 3
  - He was busy catching a baby that jumped from a burning building. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 11:29 2
    - I heard he climbed up the side of a building to save a suicidal woman. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 11:30 1
      - What color was she???? -- nm - Fox News Jul 22, 11:30
- Sounded like they pushed it along the track, based on what I heard earlier. - Beryllium Jul 22, 11:26 2
  - the pics make it looks like they had to tip itup so she could get out -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 11:27 1
    - And the article says the cars lean from side to side, so they were just pushing against the springs/hydraulics. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 11:30
At this point, I'm thinking the Daily Show's coverage of the Royal Baby is classier than what the morning shows are doing. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 11:24
Why Most Published Research Findings Are False -- (link) - Facto Jul 22, 11:18 4
- BS. This model that I created HAS to be true. It's predicted the past 30 years of data! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 11:27 1
  - the GOP would like to buy your model. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 11:33
- if everything you say is a lie then this is a lie error error error -- nm - That robot Kirk blows up on TOS Jul 22, 11:20
- "This statement is a lie." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 11:19
TV PSA: Top Chef Masters Season 5 starts Wednesday -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 22, 11:16
His soul just has to be prepped to fit into the royal baby. -- nm - Max Jul 22, 11:16 1
- "Oh, his first word was fuck!" -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 11:18
I did not know until today that Denzel Washington was here in town filming 'The Equalizer'. - Diva Jul 22, 11:09
Dennis Farina tribute..... -- (link) - groiny Jul 22, 10:52 [youtube] 20
- e.g.i.e. fuck you. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 11:37
- Nicely done. Great finish. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 11:24
- "Do you have anything to declare?" "Yeah. Don't go to Florida." -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 11:07 5
  - How original! *gosh* -- nm - B2 Jul 22, 11:09
  - Not sure if you're misquoting, or if you're quoting something awesome that references the proper quote. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 11:09 3
    - He does hate Gator fans in Big Trouble, so it makes sense. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 22, 11:11 1
      - How can you hate GATOR?!?! -- nm - Sterling Archer si Jul 22, 11:12
    - Quote fail. -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 11:09
- I really wish "Luck" would have kept on going. -- nm - MDH Jul 22, 11:06 1
  - word -- nm - Glue factory Jul 22, 11:23
- oh man :( this makes me sad ... LOVED him in Manhunter - the Michael Mann version of Silence of the Lambs - he had the best drop dead stare. - JenBro Jul 22, 11:03 4
  - Red Dragon -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 11:05 1
    - oh yeah :) heh I'm not firing on all cylinders today -- nm - JenBro Jul 22, 11:07
  - So much better than the remake version. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 11:04 1
    - oh, you are one of those. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 11:04
- I mostly remember him from Out of Sight, where he was so proud giving his daughter a revolver -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 10:53 4
  - for me, it was Midnight Run and Get Shorty, first and foremost. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 10:54 3
    - Get Shorty is a movie he *steals* from everyone else. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:56 2
      - I put it and MR together, because they really could enterchange the character. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 10:57
      - and with that cast that is saying something -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 10:57
Apparently it was a blood clot in his lung that did him in -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:51
loosi *really* likes NCIS. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 10:51 26
- oh jeez you can see my activity? eff you fb. - loosilu Jul 22, 10:59 17
  - LOFL -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 11:20
  - Heh, it's pretty much my whole side feed thing -- nm - MDH Jul 22, 11:01 12
    - son of a bitch facebook. sorry. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 11:07 11
      - But really, one of you could have mentioned it a week ago. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 11:10 10
        
        One of us would have if it actually bothered us. - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 11:16 9
        
        hey, can EVERYONE see those posts, or only people who also liked the page? - loosilu Jul 22, 11:21 7
        
        screenshot sent to you. I had to scroll down a while to get a good block of them though. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 11:30 1
        
        yeah, I answer in blocks. did a bunch last night. - loosilu Jul 22, 11:33
        
        I don't like the page and I can see everything. - kelly Jul 22, 11:24 4
        
        heh, I told a bunch of other people and now they're all freaking out. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 11:32 1
        
        and now we'll probably see all their freakouts -- nm - zork Jul 22, 11:33
        
        This. -- nm - MDH Jul 22, 11:32
        
        great. thanks for the info. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 11:25
        
        sign the damn petition, ok? -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 11:17
  - :D See below. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 11:00 2
    - nmb nubby - MDH Jul 22, 11:09 1
      - Cool, glad it worked out. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 11:12
- nubby! - kelly Jul 22, 10:58 7
  - The funny thing is, if I felt this strongly, I'd totally be doing the same thing. - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 11:00 6
    - I think a lot of people would, and I wouldn't give them shit for it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 11:08 2
      - Just playful ribbing. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 11:15 1
        
        ribbed, for her pleasure! -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 11:21
    - Me too. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 11:02
    - Guys, I pood my pants again. I've been camping outside Madonna's house all day waiting for her to come out, then we're getting married tonight! :))) -- nm - Stacy si Jul 22, 11:02 1
      - *sigh* The good ol' days... -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 11:03
I bought eggplant at a farmstand the other day. I've had eggplant a few times and didn't like it at all (usually eggplant parm), but these are - kelly Jul 22, 10:50 26
- We tried it dipped in olive oil and grilled. I still didn't like it but my wife did. - spamlet Jul 22, 11:17 3
  - this is what I did last week, olive oil, a little balsamic, garlic and herbs - znufrii Jul 22, 11:21
  - I'm allergic, so it's all bad to me. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 11:19
  - I have had awesome eggplant, and I have had shitty eggplant. - groiny Jul 22, 11:19
- i bake it in cubes. with seasoning. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 11:11
- I've given eggplant several chances and never liked it. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jul 22, 11:09 3
  - It's not the most versatile veggie -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 11:12
  - you have to give it another try - see attached links - there's more to it than just cutting it up -- (link) - JenBro Jul 22, 11:11 1
    - No, I really don't. I've tried it in several forms. I do not find it appealing. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jul 22, 11:13
- I had some horrible eggplants last week - znufrii Jul 22, 11:02
- fwiw, the purple and white ones are likely "graffiti eggplants", wife grew these in the garden last year. they were pretty good (as far as eggplants - Don Homer Jul 22, 10:59 [flickr]
- you can roast it with other veggies. I dusted some slices with panko, fried them and then put mozzarella between the slices. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 22, 10:59 1
  - it's like a grilled cheese sammy with eggplant as the bread! brill! -- nm - amanda Jul 22, 11:03
- If you make tomato sauce, put it in that -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 10:56
- He's not an eggplant, he's retarded -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 10:55
- in my humble opinion, the key to eggplant is getting rid of the acidic tastes and while many people slice and salt them (it's quicker) - I learned it - JenBro Jul 22, 10:55 3
  - What does salting it do? -- nm - kelly Jul 22, 11:24 1
    - draws out the moisture, IIRC -- nm - zork Jul 22, 11:32
  - (sorry for the typos - my fingers are not hitting keys right today :) ) -- nm - JenBro Jul 22, 10:57
- I usually dice it up, sautee it in olive oil and garlic - groiny Jul 22, 10:53
- *sends up the kare emergency signal -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 10:53
- at the italian place I go to all the time they serve eggplant rollatini that everyone raves about - decline Jul 22, 10:52 3
  - martha stewarts recipe: -- (link) - decline Jul 22, 10:54 2
    - *bookmarked* -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 11:10
    - that looks *so* good. -- nm - amanda Jul 22, 10:59
- cut it up and throw it into some pasta (e.g., spaghetti) with sausage. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 10:52
sooooo... does anyone who has kids have any spare party invitations laying around? like, "we needed 14 but had to buy 20?" - amanda Jul 22, 10:50 5
- can't you design it in photoshop? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 22, 10:54 1
  - sure. I need the cheese factor of the storebought kids invitation, though. I don't just post without thinking. I feel like you think I do. -- nm - amanda Jul 22, 11:02
- does it matter what kind? -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 10:52 2
  - nope. any kind at all. girl, boy, birthday, christmas, sleepover. -- nm - amanda Jul 22, 11:01 1
    - let me check when I get home later. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 11:05
I was first introduced to Dennis Farina with Crime Story, a series I *loved*. He stayed on my radar evermore. - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 10:45 1
- CS was a great show, even after it went weird with the Vegas move -- nm - peglegpete Jul 22, 10:52
Nana -- (link) - con_carne Jul 22, 10:45 [Image] 1
- ugh but heh -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:55
Man records final fight with soon-to-be-ex wife. -- (link) - amoxy Jul 22, 10:44 17
- "Gamer Responds to Last Week's Xbox News From Microsoft" -- nm - Max Jul 22, 11:03
- This internet comment is actually insightful. No, really. - David Jul 22, 10:59 9
  - I don't have the numbers handy, but the Freakanomics folks would take issue with this. Stats show living together before marriage has a statically... - Name Withheld By Request Jul 22, 11:18 8
    - Here's a How Stuff Works article on it. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jul 22, 11:27 2
      - And oddly, a story about how the CDC researched it too. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jul 22, 11:29 1
        
        Finally, another study made news just last week. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jul 22, 11:30
    - but do they account for how many people don't get married after living together and finding out that it doesn't work? -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 11:22 1
      - I'll grant you that shacking up first prevents some bad marriages, but I'm surprised by NWBR's stat regardless. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 11:23
    - Only slightly counterintuitive. - Beryllium Jul 22, 11:21 2
      - going along with that, I would think it's more likely both partners are more likely to be financially equal in a cohabitatiting scenario - znufrii Jul 22, 11:26
      - This is my only thinking as to why it would be. I'm going to Google a bit and see if I can find some of the links. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 22, 11:24
- yikes. he was a douche to throw it up online though. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 10:53 5
  - She was texting her friends and talking shit about him. He absolutely deserved the right to shed light on the actual situation. -- nm - Max Jul 22, 11:11 1
    - Just watched it and that is spot on. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 11:17
  - It all depends. There are breal ups where the entire world thinks it is one sided. Maybe he is proving them worng. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 11:09
  - Yeah, nobody is clean in this, but seeing this 30 year old woman throw a tantrum that a 4 year old would be proud of is - amoxy Jul 22, 10:57 1
    - Why Most Published Research Findings Are False -- (link) - Facto Jul 22, 11:11
Arod makes $0.89 per second. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 10:43 1
- I wonder how much Jim makes for each first -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:44
damn. Nick Miller's dad really is dead. :( -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:42 1
- I'd forgotten that. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 22, 10:49
The Act of Killing: (A). One of those once in a decade documentaries. nm - Dignan Jul 22, 10:42
FB update from the conference I'm attending in a couple of weeks... - Meg Jul 22, 10:40 4
- Nice! always fun to taste stuff you can't find anywhere -- nm - JenBro Jul 22, 11:04
- Is znu going? -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 10:52 1
  - I wish, but I'm still not convinced my stuff is good enough to enter into competitions... :) -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 10:56
- Here are the rules for the contest...... -- (link) - Meg Jul 22, 10:43
Greenman Gaming has a discount code for the Civ V DLC: Brave New World. 30% off, expires today. -- (link) - Krusty Jul 22, 10:39 3
- Also, RIP Steam Summer Sale. I bought 3 games in total. Darksiders 2, Castle Crashers, and Mark of the Ninja. -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 10:41
- Nice. I'm liking the new content a lot. -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 10:40 1
  - I'm enjoying it a lot. I've only got one game under my belt and I had it set too easy at chieftain. - Krusty Jul 22, 11:29
Fuck you, fuckball. -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 10:39
"Tony, look in the dog" -- nm - decline Jul 22, 10:39
"isn't that right, Billy." -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 22, 10:36
yup -- nm - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:35 1
- I miss Dave. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:39

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