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Oh, shit. -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Sep 10, 12:01
So forget about Mel and Will and there foreign policy plans when you have Chuck Norris -- (link) - eag Sep 10, 12:00
Disney to roll out the Second Screen expierence on IPAD in theaters...for Little Mermaid.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 10, 12:00 [youtube] 10
- They cancelled the 3-d release for this?! -- nm - MDH Sep 10, 12:11 1
  - Who thought that 3D for a movie about a blossoming girl in a clamshell bikini was a good idea?! -- nm - Bob Iger Sep 10, 12:13
- Ugh. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 12:10
- We need to teach people to pay attention to the movie, not their phones/ipads. This goes the wrong way. -- nm - pmb Sep 10, 12:08 3
  - Not only that...but kids already can't seem to figure out that they're not in their living room watching a movie... - Jim Sep 10, 12:16
  - Disney may be thinking we need to create experiences that get people in theatres by any means necessary. -- nm - Qale Sep 10, 12:12 1
    - I think on a family day like a Saturday matinee it's fine. -- nm - Remlik Sep 10, 12:14
- Yeah, that won't be annoying at all -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 12:03 2
  - *sweeps up all the broken ipads* -- nm - Theatre Attendant Sep 10, 12:06
  - Might work for Pron -- nm - eag Sep 10, 12:05
I got a George V nickel in my change today, which I haven't seen in ages. - Reagen Sep 10, 11:56 4
- quit your job, buy a yacht, get drunk. -- nm - mud Sep 10, 12:17
- I'll give you a dime for it. -- nm - Rick from Pawn Stars Sep 10, 11:58 1
  - More like a "good" nickel. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:58
- *throws tea in the harbor* Whoops, wrong George. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 11:57
This is pretty great. Husband wakes up after surgery with amensia, and realizes his wife is smokin' hot. -- (link) - Inigo Sep 10, 11:56 8
- Fooled you! Nah, that's really your wife over there. Sorry dude. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 12:14
- Move #436. Rarely used. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 12:03 3
  - agreed. this is Jedi Master level shit right here. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 10, 12:12
  - although after a hernia surgey, you're kind of limited in how much you can do. -- nm - Reagen Sep 10, 12:11 1
    - But not what she can do. He earned at least a few passes there. -- nm - Inigo Sep 10, 12:18
- That is hilarious. -- nm - GregW Sep 10, 12:01
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- Amnesia too - I forgot how to spell it. -- nm - Inigo Sep 10, 11:57
Amazon Deal of the Day: The Dark Knight Trilogy in Bluray ($24) -- (link) - GregW Sep 10, 11:53 1
- I got the Nolan Collection from the WB store just for Inception and Memento. $20. Already had the others. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 12:09
Sons of Anarchy return tonight! (Spoilers from the last episode) - amoxy Sep 10, 11:53 1
- that teaser is aces. - Mel Profit Sep 10, 12:03
Barrier of rock protects a beach from ocean waves. -- (link) - mara Sep 10, 11:53 [youtube] 2
- Anyone else expecting a kaiju to come over those rocks at any time? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 12:11
- I like the one womanin thee water that just keeps filming her kids until right at the end. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:56
so PrincessCY now goes to the same gym as Octomom. Princess feels sorry for Octomom because all eyes are on her the entire time she's exercising. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 10, 11:45 3
- Probably no different than any other well known person. I will not call her a celebrity. -- nm - GregW Sep 10, 11:57
- Spend a lot of time on the Kegelcizer, does she? -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 11:50 1
  - Octomom, I mean. Sorry about the ambiguous antecedent. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 11:51
TIME Cover Story: It's Time to Pay College Athletes -- What say you? - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 11:45 11
- I would do the following. I'd pay them a small amount for the hours they spend for the team (workouts, meetings, practices, games). Maybe minimum - pmb Sep 10, 12:02 2
  - Education is already seconday to most of these athletes. Why not just remove it altogether. Have Higher Education Institutions own professional teams - decline Sep 10, 12:11 1
    - Several reasons. First, that will create as many issues as it solves. You're going to wind up with collective bargaining, and top players will make - pmb Sep 10, 12:18
- Athletes are already paid. It's time to make it official. -- nm - David Sep 10, 11:58
- I'm comfortable with paying them according to a work-study program. - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 11:54
- Nope. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 10, 11:52
- with Article 9 though they won't be able to cut programs for women -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 11:49 2
  - Just cut everything. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 11:51
  - true. but funding will go away. -- nm - Remlik Sep 10, 11:50
- Sure, go ahead and pay them, but also take away their scholarships, room & board, access to free coaching, training and - decline Sep 10, 11:49
- It's time to reduce coaches salaries and use the income for infrastructure, programs, and scholarships. -- nm - Max Sep 10, 11:47
You know, it's been twelve years yet I still mentally compare every football injury to Fred Taylor's. -- nm - David Sep 10, 11:44
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- I agree with CC. Until they start sitting these guys for a game, this kind of shit will never go away. Fines don't mean anything to these guys. - Jim Sep 10, 11:47
- The fine just doesn't strike me as making a difference to this guy. -- nm - decline Sep 10, 11:41
- I look forward ti the million dollar fine he will eventually get (and still not miss any playing time). -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:38
nice...more Peggy Carter (Captain America) short films coming.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 10, 11:37
The librarians of ST will not like this... -- (link) - MDH Sep 10, 11:29 5
- that's a disgrace. "more than 250,000 books were destroyed" -- nm - decline Sep 10, 11:32 4
  - I expect a number of books are destroyed every year because of disrepair. I'd like to know how that compares to what happened here. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 11:43
  - "but they were all slightly used copies of 50 Shades of Grey" -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 11:36
  - Since when are you a librarian? -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:34 1
    - heh. :-) guess I could have worded it differently. -- nm - MDH Sep 10, 11:37
ugh. - znufrii Sep 10, 11:28 7
- put some salt on it and then leave it under a coworker's desk. -- nm - Max Sep 10, 11:35
- Riveting story, bro. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:31 1
  - I half-laughed at this. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 10, 11:33
- just sprinkle some salt on it -- nm - decline Sep 10, 11:29
- so throw some salt in it. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 11:29 2
  - it's more the texture I don't like, it's too firm and doesn't make as good of tuna salad. - znufrii Sep 10, 11:31 1
    - make tuna cassarole? -- nm - peglegpete Sep 10, 11:36
You know, there are just some things on my phone that I don't want my thumb to have access to... -- nm - Ender Sep 10, 11:27 3
- Kim and I use one another's phones on occasion. I can't decide if this locks us out from such exchanges. -- nm - David Sep 10, 11:30 2
  - it will keep track of multiple different fingerprints (don't know the max number). -- nm - Don Homer Sep 10, 11:34 1
    - Law enforcement will *love* this thing. Proof of who made calls, etc. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:37
Now that I have a charging dock at work, I need to test to see if I can turntable at some point -- nm - Truman Sep 10, 11:25
I missed part of the iphone 5s intro, but it is 64 bit. That's pretty amazing. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 10, 11:25
"The home button is now made of laser-cut sapphire crystal" - David Sep 10, 11:21 3
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  - Pure. Bad. Groin. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:32
- oops ... thought I cleared everything out when I went in after Daphne -- nm - Dirk the Daring Sep 10, 11:23
So I have a $100 free agent fund in my money league where I have WR depth issues. How much is Edelman worth to me? - Name Withheld By Request Sep 10, 11:19 4
- If it's just depth you need, I wouldn't bid that much. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 10, 12:04
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  - (they had Vereen last week...) -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 11:37
- are your other receivers that bad? - groiny Sep 10, 11:24
Oh, Kelly, the boys finally got to play with the crystal McQueen (and the Mater we'd bought previously)...they LOVED it. - Stephen Sep 10, 11:16
So, according to Talking Bad, the character Mike was created because Bob Odenkirk (Saul) was not available for the episode when Jane died. Talk about - GregW Sep 10, 11:15 3
- He appeared before that episode if I remember correctly. Didn't he... (spoils) - Name Withheld By Request Sep 10, 11:17 2
  - I think that was after jane - zeitgeist Sep 10, 11:41
  - Nope. I'm remembering Season Three events. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 10, 11:22
A NFL Power Ranking (Philly moves from 25 to 12) -- (link) - decline Sep 10, 11:15 1
- Saints, Bears, Cowboys, Jets all up 5. Redskins, Steelers, Bucs all drop hard. -- nm - GregW Sep 10, 11:18
SITWAP: Woman has second thoughts about marriage, pushes husband off cliff -- (link) - amoxy Sep 10, 11:08 2
- till death...... -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 10, 11:15
- reasonable. -- nm - colin Sep 10, 11:11
if you don't care about 3D, this is a pretty good deal on a 55" TV. -- (link) - colin Sep 10, 11:08 29
- Can someone give us a run down on features? - Mel Profit Sep 10, 11:31 14
  - Realistically, any set you buy will be fantastic. - David Sep 10, 11:43 5
    - I can also add that on David's recommendation I bought an LG and I've had zero issues with it. It has been stellar -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 11:54
    - question: aren't Samsungs getting knocked for crapping out sooner than other tvs? -- nm - Remlik Sep 10, 11:50 1
      - I have seen comments along those lines, which was the reason why I recommended LG. In searching Consumer Reports... - David Sep 10, 11:56
    - Thanks for this. Very helpful primer. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 10, 11:45 1
      - Anything for you, my friend. -- nm - David Sep 10, 11:50
  - smartapps like Netflix or Vudu or Amazon...that will allow you to utilize those services are cool. -- nm - Remlik Sep 10, 11:34 6
    - thanks. follow-up question: do smartapps limit what is available? - Mel Profit Sep 10, 11:36 5
      - It all depends on what content each provider has contracts for. -- nm - Ender Sep 10, 11:39
      - you'll find many (buy not all) shows/movies on both Netflix and Amazon (GoT isn't on Netflix but can be purchased on Amazon instance video) -- nm - decline Sep 10, 11:39 3
        
        Thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 10, 11:42 2
        
        Also, you can buy codes online to populate your own Vudu/Cinemanow library. - David Sep 10, 11:59 1
        
        I wondered what this was about. - Mel Profit Sep 10, 12:13
  - 480p for the win!! -- nm - decline Sep 10, 11:32
- $749. Had to enter a fake email address just to get the price. Really annoying. -- nm - GregW Sep 10, 11:30 1
  - If you enter a real email address it is $699. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:31
- Here were my recommendations to truman the other day: 47LA6200 for lower budgets, 47LM8600 for people willing to spend $1000. -- (link) - David Sep 10, 11:13 1
  - Second link. -- (link) - David Sep 10, 11:14
- "if you don't care about 3D" - this means that it has 3D, right? but that if you don't care that it has 3D, it's still good? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 11:09 9
  - if you don't require 3D... -- nm - colin Sep 10, 11:09 8
    - 3D is pretty dead as an option -- nm - decline Sep 10, 11:12 6
      - I love our 3D Pixar BD -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 11:15 2
        
        other than movies I just don't see 3D tv moving to the mainstram - decline Sep 10, 11:17 1
        
        Your IM is sad, as that was the only time I ever thought it was worth it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:18
      - Yup. Holding out for 4D. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:12 2
        
        4D comes with mandatory Facebook login. -- nm - Max Sep 10, 11:13
        
        Smell-o-Vision! -- nm - decline Sep 10, 11:13
    - Oh, I see, I thought it was more like "if the thought of 3D doesn't send you into uncontrollable fits of laughter" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 11:10
iPhone 5C and 5S launch -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 10, 11:07
Agents of Shield feels very "Heros" to me. Popular first season, spectacularly quick flame out in years two and three. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 10, 11:05 14
- I think it will be different than what you apparently expect it to be. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 10, 12:21
- just wondering - what are your feelings based on? -- nm - Diva Sep 10, 11:29 3
  - Dunno. Mostly gut call watching the promos, but I think there could be something to the writing story on B2... - Name Withheld By Request Sep 10, 11:43 2
    - Its basicly a live action comic book - eag Sep 10, 11:52 1
      - To your IM... Not that widespread of an audience. Pete would know, but what's a best-selling DC or Marvel issue? 100K per month? - Name Withheld By Request Sep 10, 12:15
- I don't get that feeling at all, then again this is right in my wheelhouse, so... -- nm - Stephen Sep 10, 11:17 1
  - Its a TV show with already a built in audience - eag Sep 10, 11:25
- Disney earns over a billion annually on Marvel toy sales. The show will be a staple for years to come. -- nm - David Sep 10, 11:11 2
  - yeah, Disney may be the game changer here -- nm - decline Sep 10, 11:25
  - especially if there is an occasional superhero guest star -- nm - peglegpete Sep 10, 11:12
- I dunno, they have a deep character pool to be able to pick from. - groiny Sep 10, 11:09 1
  - Yup. And if it lags it will get closer to the movies to ride the wake. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:12
- I dunno, there's every chance that it could become NCIS: Marvel -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 11:07
- I wonder how many are already completed? Just the pilot? -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:06
16GB $199 / 32GB $299 / 64GB $399. New cases including red one for mandy -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 11:04 7
- are they the same form factor as 5? -- nm - amanda hk Sep 10, 11:19 1
  - Yep, afaik. -- nm - Shaun Sep 10, 11:20
- 4S stays in the lineup (free, with contract) -- nm - Don Homer Sep 10, 11:05 4
  - that pisses me off -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 11:06 3
    - why? -- nm - Don Homer Sep 10, 11:06 2
      - We were planning on getting the 5 for cheap now vs buying our people (work) the 5S and keeping the same connectors/accessories - oblique Sep 10, 11:10
      - Because! -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 11:06
tried my first bacon jam last night. on the whole, they were a little too sweet and not bacony enough for my tastes -- (link) - znufrii Sep 10, 11:04 1
- garlic jelly is excellent. dump it in with some chicken, cook it up. -- nm - colin Sep 10, 11:05
Precioussss!!! -- nm - Smeagol Sep 10, 11:04
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 11:04

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