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Just a heads up Gamescom from germany started Sony Presser in about 20 minutes expect release date for ps4 to be announced -- nm - eag Aug 20, 09:47
This pool dunk(s) is something else -- (link) - Beaker Aug 20, 09:43 1
- I'm liking that "pool dunking" is a thing now. But it'll get lame eventually. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:46
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- Ryan Braun owes him some money. Aaron's out to collect. -- nm - Diva Aug 20, 09:42 1
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Here's that Business Insider link with all the survey opinions of states -- (link) - con_carne Aug 20, 09:39 7
- These little, unimportant people don't know what they are talking about -- nm - ty97 Aug 20, 09:49 1
  - :-) - Krusty Aug 20, 09:49
- Weird accent? Fugheddaboudit! -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:44 1
  - And it's not even close that we're the most arrogant. That sound right to me. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:46
- We really don't like Texas. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:43
- Massachusetts is wicked smaht! -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 09:42
- I must take issue with the 'best scenery' results. - Dr.Vermin Aug 20, 09:41
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Arg. The supervisor for the firm I am on loan to is sick, he is barely functional today - Truman Aug 20, 09:34
We just barely fail to crack the top 10 in the Sierra Club's "Cool School" rankings. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:34
ST Quiz: Which state is the nicest, according to the Business Insider survey? -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:33 14
- Utah -- nm - amoxy Aug 20, 09:38 1
  - If not Arizona, then a land not too far away. Where all parents are strong and wise and capable and all children are happy and beloved. -- nm - landbeck Aug 20, 09:40
- Georgia? -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:37 2
  - *ding* Georgia is the correct answer Max: Georgia, 104 of 1545 votes, 7% -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:38 1
    - I was going to go with S.C. :-) - Krusty Aug 20, 09:42
- Vermont. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:37
- Hint: Like Canadians, I think these people are actually known for being nice -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:36 2
  - Hawaii? -- nm - Beaker Aug 20, 09:37 1
    - It's like 2nd or third (looks about the same shade as MN to me) -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:37
- Minnesota? -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:35 1
  - MN is like 2nd or third -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:36
- Louisiana -- nm - Truman Aug 20, 09:35 1
  - Louisianna is in the top 15ish or so -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:37
- Canada -- nm - Beaker Aug 20, 09:34
Purdue's rap video...is something.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 20, 09:27
ST Quiz: According to the same Business Insider survey, which state is the drunkest? -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:25 15
- *BZZT* Time's up (spoiler answer) - con_carne Aug 20, 09:32
- Kentucky? -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:32
- Massachusetts. -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:31 1
  - 10th or so -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:31
- Nevada. -- nm - Truman Aug 20, 09:30 1
  - Like 6th -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:30
- It might help if I rephrase the question: "Which state other than yours have you gotten drunk in the most?" -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:29 3
  - New York? -- nm - Roger More Aug 20, 09:30 2
    - It's like 5th place or so -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:31 1
      - That must have been calculated when Dawson was out of town. -- nm - SpawnDroid Aug 20, 09:45
- North Dakota, or Alaska -- nm - Roger More Aug 20, 09:27
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  - No, this is a poll of I guess BI readers. Looks like WI is in the top 10 though -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:28
- Florida b -- nm - Truman Aug 20, 09:26 1
  - Florida is in the mix, like 3rd (again, going by color shaded map) -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:27
psilotum (if you're still around): your twitter has been hacked. - spamlet Aug 20, 09:23
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- Nnnnnnnnoooooooooooo!!! - Krusty Aug 20, 09:22 5
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    - *whew* He should take an okay governemnt/non-profit job and live with the fat paycheck. ;-) - Krusty Aug 20, 09:26
    - I remember you going through a lot of this same struggle during your search. -- nm - ty97 Aug 20, 09:24 2
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        Presumably no way for him to do the DC job from NY? - ty97 Aug 20, 09:27
ST Quiz: According to a Business Insider survey, which state has the weirdest accent? -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:19 19
- Jersey. -- nm - landbeck Aug 20, 09:31
- North Colorado -- nm - ty97 Aug 20, 09:30
- Maryland. -- nm - pmb Aug 20, 09:29
- North Dakota -- nm - decline Aug 20, 09:23
- Minnesoda. -- nm - Truman Aug 20, 09:23
- Alabama. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 09:22 1
  - It's like 3rd or 4th -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:23
- Rhode Islands is odd. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 20, 09:22
- Minnesota -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 09:21 1
  - MN is like third (going by color shaded map here) -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:22
- Wisconsin? -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:20 8
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    - For me, I can't understand a thick southern accent at all. Might as well be speaking Urdu. -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:29
    - He doesn't hear it since he sounds that way. -- nm - spamlet Aug 20, 09:24 1
      - DTM! - Krusty Aug 20, 09:30
    - *ding* Massachusetts is the correct answer -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:23
    - Ha! I think Maine is worse. -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 09:22 2
      - Boston's is odd, but it's easy to pick up as soon as you hear it quick - Will Hunting Aug 20, 09:25 1
        
        I can understand it most of the time but there's an adjustment period before the words make sense. - Krusty Aug 20, 09:28
The CNE has begun (kind of state-fair-ish) - here are the foods to (not) try: - Andie Aug 20, 09:19
Google's App Status Dashboard... -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:18
*takes every coach out back who's a fan of the running back by committee* - Will Hunting Aug 20, 09:17
The predictive text on my Android's SMS is frightening. But then, it's Google, isn't it? - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:16
By the way, I saw that a couple of you suggested I sleep in a tent. :) - loosilu Aug 20, 09:13 2
- use some 21yr old guy as the bedding. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 20, 09:18
- To be fair, I don't know that you mentioned the B&B as an option -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:17
I've been lied to all this time -- (link) - znufrii Aug 20, 09:07 3
- Just wait until you measure a Subway footlong sub. -- (link) - LMS Aug 20, 09:14
- *sharpens his pitchfork* -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:11
- So I have to eat 1.075 boxes to get a true double stuff? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 09:10
The myth of youthful drug offenders -- (link) - con_carne Aug 20, 09:04 4
- Why are we reconsidering mandatory drug sentencing? Because drug offenders are increasingly white. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:20
- That joint is all tobacco with barely any weed. *smh* - Krusty Aug 20, 09:07 2
  - Germany bro says he doesn't like the taste of weed. He gets backy and flavored cigar papers to make spliffs with -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 09:22 1
    - That doesn't compute. Weed tastes sweet and wonderful. :-) - Krusty Aug 20, 09:24
Can trouble: What should I do? - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:02 5
- Just glad I didn't go for the ball bearing repair. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:18 1
  - yup. -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 09:24
- Yeah, I'd probably just let that one go. -- nm - Jim Aug 20, 09:05
- not worth it, chalk it up to a laerning experience and never use shop #1 again. -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 09:04
- Also: *Car trouble. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:02
LYC: I booked a room at the guest house (not the hostel). it's a B&B. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 08:55 2
- did you check the AirBnB link? there were several within a few miles. -- nm - Andie Aug 20, 08:56 1
  - I did, but I would rather stay in town. The only one in town was already booked. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 08:57
Weiland talks about STP and Chester in Philly and apologizes to the crowd... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 20, 08:48 1
- I think it's time for him and Lindsay Lohan to finally tie the knot -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 08:52
If you had to buy a family car/van/SUV/X-over right now, what would you get? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 08:43 30
- A divorce. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 09:10
- Subaru Forester. Just waiting for the wife's Civic to die. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 20, 09:09
- If cost was no object: Plug-in hybrid 2012 Ford Escape. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 09:05
- i'd like to test drive the Subaru XV Crosstrek. I've seen a few on the road and like them. -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 20, 09:02 5
  - I agree, I wonder if those are any good. -- nm - Truman Aug 20, 09:24
  - Subaru found a space between the Forrester and the Outback? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:03
  - (that's for a "family" car. for me, my next car is the Scion FR-S Convertible if/when they make it.) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 20, 09:03 2
    - I'm seriously considering getting a Subaru BRZ (same basic car as the scion) -- nm - decline Aug 20, 09:06 1
      - Yup. I like them as well (but they have basically said they're definitely not producing a convertible of that). -- nm - JaxSean Aug 20, 09:07
- we love our Toyota Sienna -- nm - Beaker Aug 20, 09:01
- Hovervan. -- nm - LMS Aug 20, 08:58
- Prius V -- nm - JD Aug 20, 08:58
- Smart Car - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Aug 20, 08:55 1
  - you and the triplets will be cozy. - Andie Aug 20, 08:57
- We're looking to get a Ford F150 pickup, extended cab. Gotta have enough power to pull the bigger camper we want to get. -- nm - Jim Aug 20, 08:55
- I'd probably get a Passat Tdi, truthfully. - spamlet Aug 20, 08:53
- Bought a Ford Focus Station Wagon a few years ago and it has done all we needed and more. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 20, 08:51
- Cost no object: Tesla Model S. Cost an object: probably a Prius. -- nm - TWuG Aug 20, 08:47
- BMW X3 for an SUV. Regular car then I say check the Ford Focus or Mazda 3. -- nm - Krusty Aug 20, 08:47
- Fiat 500, because a friend just got one. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Aug 20, 08:47
- I have missed some major news -- nm - con_carne Aug 20, 08:46
- Does the Kia Optima count as a "family car"? I *love* them right now -- nm - oblique Aug 20, 08:45
- audi Q5 -- nm - decline Aug 20, 08:45
- are the 2014 golfs out yet? I would get a golf or a gti (I think you have to get the GTI to get manual transmission). -- nm - amanda Aug 20, 08:44 5
  - If I was going to buy something today I'd definitely look at the GTI. - Krusty Aug 20, 08:57
  - for your family of squirrels? -- nm - decline Aug 20, 08:45 2
    - golfs are huge inside. *huge.* -- nm - amanda Aug 20, 08:48
    - Eh. My Jetta has traveled us to Florida and NC for vacation just fine. - spamlet Aug 20, 08:47
  - note that if the 14s aren't out, I would wait. -- nm - amanda Aug 20, 08:44
- not a clue -- nm - znufrii Aug 20, 08:43
Have we seen Google's new Android Device Manager page? Locate your lost device, etc. etc. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 08:40 7
- My tablet is wifi only (no GPS). The fact that they can locate it within "24 meters" is frightening. The only way they know this is because of the ISP -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 09:10 1
  - ... and usage patterns, and surrounding Wifi routers -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 09:16
- dayam. that's spot on for me. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 20, 09:05
- Welcome to 2010! -- nm - Apple SI Aug 20, 08:47
- Wow. Too bad Amy already replaced her lost phone. -- nm - Spawn Aug 20, 08:45
- I remember hearing about it a couple of months ago. It works. Pinpointed my phone perfectly -- nm - decline Aug 20, 08:42 1
  - About 20 meters off for mine. - Spawn Aug 20, 08:48
LIR: Vine. No way that you have to record "in the moment". I saw one the other day where a kid appeared out of nowhere - oblique Aug 20, 08:39 4
- here -- (link) - oblique Aug 20, 08:40 3
  - You can pause mid-recording. But there's no editing beyond that. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 08:41 2
    - If you reverse engineer the API, you can probably post anything ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 20, 08:49
    - well, that makes that video of the kid even more impressive -- nm - oblique Aug 20, 08:42
NFL: Vick named Starter in Philly -- nm - Strongbad Aug 20, 08:39 1
- After that second game there really wasn't much choice. I just hope he stays healthy -- nm - decline Aug 20, 08:47
In light of the inevitable demise of Barnes and Noble, I demand a federal investigation into Amazon's outage yesterday. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 20, 08:39

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