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- YEAH! -- nm - timPhone Aug 25, 11:28
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"Kieran, what do you want to be when you grow up?" .. "Um. Hmm. Me!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 10:50 4
- Read: unemployed poet -- nm - con_carne Aug 25, 11:28 1
  - Oddly, that's a better gig than "employed poet". -- nm - nubby Aug 25, 11:31
- Yup "Be all that *you* can be" -- nm - Meg Aug 25, 11:27
- *applause* -- nm - nubby Aug 25, 11:22
Scathing indictment of Ballmer's tenure at Microsoft. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 25, 10:49 3
- Though he is overseeing a company that makes billions in profits -- nm - JD Aug 25, 10:56 1
  - With steady growth -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 11:01
- I saw a pro-ballmer piece yesterday, it made some good points -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 10:51
Col. Mel "Saturn" Profit was killed during Operation First Father. He had 31 kills on 18 missions. - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 25, 10:45 2
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  - No, but it has a nice memorial wall where you can visit to see all the soldiers you have gotten killed. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 25, 11:18
So, Miguel Cabrera is good at baseball. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 25, 10:39 5
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  - If I'm AL pitchers, I'm sending him every bottle of booze I can find. - Will Hunting Aug 25, 10:41 3 1
    - And we can at this point, discount WAR if it has Trout with a better Offensive WAR this year. - Will Hunting Aug 25, 10:49 2
      - That just tells me that replacement level OF are worse than replacement level 3B. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 25, 11:06
      - Seriously? Don't need much more proof to show it's a crappy stat. -- nm - Krusty Aug 25, 11:03
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- Check shipping addy...Check with shipping company -- nm - budice Aug 25, 10:40
- If ut says delivered and it's not in my hands, I consider that a possible theft -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 10:38
- I would actually contact immediately. You shouldn't wait to tell them on Monday that something was not delivered Saturday. -- nm - David Aug 25, 10:29 3
  - This. -- nm - Shaun Aug 25, 10:38 2
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- Give it one more day in case delivery guy fudged the manifest. Then contact Amazon customer service. You'll probably get another one shipped. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 25, 10:25
August 29 is supposed to be the fast food workers strike. I'm willing to stay away. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 25, 10:09
CQ - ika - Diva Aug 25, 09:23
The NSA hacked into the UN communications? -- (link) - amoxy Aug 25, 09:19 2
- It's all for national security! We needed to know what the delegation from the nation of Al Qaida was doing. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 25, 10:07
- Who hasn't? -- nm - Lesotho Intelligence Agency si Aug 25, 09:23
I set up the Survivor ST pool again. If you were in last year, you don't need to rejoin - amoxy Aug 25, 09:10
Do not drink & swim -- (link) - CovingtonCat Aug 25, 09:05
Julie Harris has died. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Aug 25, 09:01
In regards to my Ben affleck link below ... It's us! He's making fun of US! - Beryllium Aug 25, 08:40 4
- That's a reskinned page of the old View Askew boards. -- nm - Reagen Aug 25, 08:43 3
  - Ah, nice. Must've been the same original software, then, not our fresh/new/5-year-old stuff -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 09:18 1
    - (I jest ...) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 09:18
  - Yup. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 25, 08:50
OINB - Laura Prepon goodness -- nm - budice Aug 25, 08:21 8
- I just made it through the first ep. Holy lesbian prison sex, Batman. - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 25, 08:47 4
  - spoilers - amoxy Aug 25, 08:57 2
    - I'm actually okay with that. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 25, 10:43
    - This is disappointingly correct. -- nm - nubby Aug 25, 08:58
  - "Wait... they were filming that?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 25, 08:48
- i.e., boobies. -- nm - nubby Aug 25, 08:24 2
  - and... - Krusty Aug 25, 08:39 1
    - Enh. I'll take the boobies. -- nm - nubby Aug 25, 08:58
So Sanchez was hurt because his idiot coach was trying to win a *preseason* game in the 4th quarter. - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 25, 08:09 7
- A preseason win can improve a team's spirit and confidence heading into the regular season - Beryllium Aug 25, 08:35 5
  - One of the greatest NFL teams (that no one talks about) went 1 & 3 in the pre-season - Will Hunting Aug 25, 09:03 3
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      - all we ever need to know about preseason results is revealed in the sentence above. -- nm - mud Aug 25, 11:28
    - Losing can also be a motivator. All these sports cliches cut both ways. - Beryllium Aug 25, 09:26
  - Heh. :-) True. In this case it was a big mistake since the QB was playing behind guys that are second string guys and rookies that aren't - Krusty Aug 25, 08:38
- Made no sense. -- nm - Krusty Aug 25, 08:35
Japanese bizarre video game - Japan World Cup 3 -- (link) - amoxy Aug 25, 07:56 [youtube] 2
- When the Yeti jumps on the back of the Trojan horse... - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 25, 08:57
- *blink* -- nm - nubby Aug 25, 08:11
Keeper $$ Draft Results - Strongbad Aug 25, 07:46 3
- Is that the league where you need to have 2 defenses all season? - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 25, 09:07
- Looks like you had a good draft. I'd be happy with that team. -- nm - Krusty Aug 25, 08:00
- I was 1 pick away from David Wilson instead of L Miller at the end of Rd4 :( -- nm - Strongbad Aug 25, 07:50
Possible steal of the draft in my other keeper. Managers keep 4, rosters are 20 players. I got Gronk in the... - Shaun Aug 25, 06:48 1
- Very nice. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 25, 06:51
I have this 45 packed away. I've been looking for a digital version for, like, forever. In my mind this was a Sister Sledge "B" side but it's not. - CovingtonCat Aug 25, 05:53 [youtube]
Ugh, 8-year-old boy shoots grandmother reportedly after playing GTA4. May well end up being not quite so simple, but still ugh. -- nm - Mara Aug 25, 05:47 10
- bitch got what she deserved after stealing his car and smacking his whores around -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 25, 10:50
- Unless GTA4 gives kids guns with every game system, it's not that simple. - Will Hunting Aug 25, 06:02 8
  - Oh, this is the story --- let's count the number of ways it's f**ked up. - Will Hunting Aug 25, 06:21 3
    - That's the easy sell to get people's outrage up and have them share the story. -- nm - spamlet Aug 25, 07:36
    - Exactly. Let's blame the game for making him want to do it and not the adults that should have - Krusty Aug 25, 06:52
    - Linky -- (link) - Will Hunting Aug 25, 06:22
  - also of note is that gta iv is rated a mature game for 17 years olds and up by the esrb...nm - x Aug 25, 06:11 2
    - My sister wouldn't let my 13 year old nephew play it, said it wasn't a game for a kid his age. - Krusty Aug 25, 06:56
    - *shouldn't be*...nm - x Aug 25, 06:12
  - Plus every kid who ever shot someone was doing something before... -- nm - Guigue Aug 25, 06:08
ML -- in the ST baseball league, are you Mooby? - Will Hunting Aug 25, 05:11 3
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  - If it ends now, you're in by 1 game I think. I needed 6 and I'm up 5. - Will Hunting Aug 25, 05:55 1
    - Course, I shouldn't have been in this position but my team went ice cold about a month ago. I'mv 16-42-2 since the all-star break. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 25, 06:01
I blame spawn. -- nm - Truman Aug 25, 05:06
Wake up -- nm - prayformojo Aug 25, 04:37
Quinoa, kale and vinyl -- (link) - CovingtonCat Aug 25, 04:27 1
- Quinoa sent jim a draft card, right? -- nm - Mara Aug 25, 05:48
Bummer to wake up to e-mail that says the seller accepted another offer. - CovingtonCat Aug 25, 02:42 4
- You'll find another place and it'll be a better place for a better price. -- nm - Krusty Aug 25, 06:58
- Sorry, it just wasn't meant to be for whatever reason. - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 25, 06:35
- *crosses fingers that the other offer fals through* -- nm - JenBro Aug 25, 03:39
- ah :( You'll find the right place soon, I'm sure. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 25, 02:58
ML (or anyone else in the PPR auction league that may know) what's the draft budget? - Stephen Aug 25, 00:58 3
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  - That's the standard auction value for football (the equivalent of $260 in baseball) - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 25, 06:32 1
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So here's Ben Affleck discussing "The Internet". Notice anything familiar about the displayed website? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 24, 23:57 [youtube] 1
- there are some fun clips there - I love Kevin Smith telling "stories" -- (link) - JenBro Aug 25, 03:58
Ice Island, Braveland, West Classtooth, Very Lucky Soldiers, and Russia. A map of Europe showing literal translations of their Chinese names. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 24, 23:55
Somebody across the street must be having a party - I'm hearing a very loud base rhythm. -- nm - Meg Aug 24, 22:47 2
- The rhythm is gonna get you -- nm - Gloria Estefon Aug 24, 22:50 1
  - They better shut it down at 11:00, it's right across from my bedroom window. -- nm - Meg Aug 24, 22:51
Can someone here help me find a suicide prevention hotline in Nunavut? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 21:31 6
- They should have something cause its supposed to a bigger than normal problem -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 21:33
- Looks like the NSPL works for Canada, too, that might be good enough -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 21:32 4
  - is this a current situation you are dealing with? or a general inquiry? here's a list -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 24, 21:36 3
    - Beat me to it....just found the same link. -- nm - Meg Aug 24, 21:47
    - Thx. I shouldn't go into detail. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 21:43 1
      - any news? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 25, 11:35
I just beat New Super Mario Bros. U, but that's a far cry from 100%ing it. -- nm - Qale Aug 24, 21:22
Rex Ryan press conference was ... interesting -- nm - budice Aug 24, 20:23 3
- video -- (link) - budice Aug 24, 20:37 2
  - He's a moron for putting Sanchez out there in the 4th. I'm not sure he really knows what he'd doing despite his years of experience. - Krusty Aug 25, 07:23
  - I sense an autotuned dance version in its future. -- nm - Diva Aug 25, 06:03
So I'm watching "The Man With the 132 Pound Scrotum" on TLC. - Trish Aug 24, 20:00 3
- sometimes you feel like a nut -- nm - budice Aug 24, 20:03 2
  - Ohhh, they did surgery ant UC-Irvine. Isn't that where James-Igor goes to med school? I wonder if he saw him. -- nm - Trish Aug 24, 20:14 1
    - No, James is up in L.A. (UCLA?) UCI is down here in O.C. They have a med center just a couple of miles from me. -- nm - Meg Aug 24, 21:32
Orange is the New Black might be the first non-animated show with an episode title that made me laugh out loud. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 19:53 5
- ******giving -- nm - budice Aug 24, 20:03 1
  - adn there's that pie dude..like wtf? -- nm - budice Aug 24, 20:13
- Oh, I see one that is probably relevant to you, so it's probably that one - Beryllium Aug 24, 20:00
- Spoils - Beryllium Aug 24, 19:59 1
  - My fav -- nm - Pippy Aug 25, 06:07
Help me parse this sentence please, the part in between my added *** - ty97 Aug 24, 19:53 10
- Gitmo -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 24, 20:13
- Arrested, but not formally dispositioned? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 24, 20:13 2
  - This. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Aug 24, 21:13
  - Hmm, good point. Not everyone gets (or can make) bail. -- nm - ty97 Aug 24, 20:31
- A lot of people spend up to 11 months, 29 days imprisoned in a local jail for misdemeanors. -- nm - Trish Aug 24, 20:03
- I believe it means that you can vote from prison unless you're in for a felony. - howie Aug 24, 19:58 1
  - Ahh, thanks to you and Trish...I hadn't thought of prison time for misdemeanors. -- nm - ty97 Aug 24, 20:12
- legal obligations -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 19:58
- Contempt of court? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 19:56
- house arrest? -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 19:54
wrestling nerds: Sami Zayn (formerly known as El Generico) and Antonio Cesaro have match of the year candidate on NXT. -- (link) - Tim Aug 24, 19:42 3
- (The entire thing is great but the awesomeness really starts at about 9:30.) -- nm - Tim Aug 24, 19:49
- nxt becoming must watch wrestling -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 19:48 1
  - Three of the best matches ive seen this year in a week. The two big PPV matches and that one. -- nm - Tim Aug 24, 19:55
NYT endorses Christine Quinn in Dem Primary, Lhota in GOP Primary -- (link) - ty97 Aug 24, 19:28
Why does Yahoo! want to hurt my eyes with their new FF design? -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 19:19 4
- They need to winnow out users with taste. -- nm - Mara Aug 25, 05:49
- All oranged up? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 24, 20:37
- It's a real problem. -- nm - David Aug 24, 19:38 1
  - Jets have it worse I figure -- nm - budice Aug 24, 19:41
Today's XCOM body count: 2 red shirts. They nobly gave their lives and will be remembered well. - spamlet (nook) Aug 24, 19:17 2
- His name was Robert Paulson! -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 19:20
- *pours a 40 out for Privates Lia and Foodchem* -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 24, 19:19
Go Leafs!!! -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 19:15

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