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ok, for more important stuff, for those who are thinking of going to Vegas in May...... - groiny Sep 11, 09:43 1
- Thanks -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:46
14 things every football fan pretends to understand -- (link) - oblique Sep 11, 09:40 1
- Is this a poll? If so...holding penalties. the salary cap. pass interference. -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 09:41
Wladimir Balentien Ties Single-Season Japanese Home Run Record -- (link) - Beaker Sep 11, 09:37 1
- (he has 22 games left in the season...) -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 09:38
Lance Armstrong Can Lie In His Autobiographies, Federal Judge Rules -- (link) - Beaker Sep 11, 09:35
Disney characters as modern college students... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:31 1
- The t-shirt on Atlantis's Milo is clever. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 11, 09:35
I wondered why this shot was getting so many views on Flickr...... -- (link) - Meg Sep 11, 09:18 [flickr] 5
- name all of your photos common searches.. "Miley Cyrus Twerk" - colin Sep 11, 09:21 4
  - "See that pixel? Twerking reflection." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 09:24 3
    - I feel the need to relink this related graphic. -- (link) - Was Bar Was Sep 11, 09:37 [Image] 2
      - 404 - File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 09:40 1
        
        Interesting. Try this one. -- (link) - Was Bar Was Sep 11, 09:44
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- Ok, I laughed out lout at that. -- nm - Ender Sep 11, 09:27
- Wow. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 09:24
- Ill match you and raise you one better -- (link) - eag Sep 11, 09:24 3
  - I can't wait for the inevitable 9/11 mattress sales and shit. That'll be boss! -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 09:31 1
    - "What better way to remember Pearl Harbour than with this fabulous Pearl Necklace?" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 11:35
  - The name of the golf course makes it even worse. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 09:26
- And I know I'm going to hell for immediately thinking..... - Meg Sep 11, 09:22 1
  - STPOW!!! -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 09:30
- that M looks suspiciously like.... -- nm - colin Sep 11, 09:22
- Well, it's better than charging for them -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 09:19 1
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- *Whew* It's a Marriott! -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 09:17
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 09:16 5
  - I take it those are the... - con_carne Sep 11, 09:28 4
    - not exactly... - znufrii Sep 11, 09:34 3
      - 8:46 -- nm - decline Sep 11, 09:35 2
        
        this -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 09:36
        
        thx -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 09:36
Guess who else the NSA is sharing raw intel with? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 11, 09:11
Ok, so what's the NFL Lock of the Week this week? - Jim Sep 11, 09:10 16
- Pats and Houston were my first thought -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 09:28
- iggles - decline Sep 11, 09:27
- Based on Week 1, Denver. -- nm - Shaun Sep 11, 09:22
- The Ravens haven't lost to the Browns since 2007. - Inigo Sep 11, 09:17 1
  - they're due! -- nm - groiny Sep 11, 09:23
- Ravens, you fools! -- nm - mud Sep 11, 09:17
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  - I'm having issues because all the real shitty teams are playing almost as shitty teams... - Jim Sep 11, 09:16 4
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      - I was actually thinking about that one...but are the Vikes that bad? -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 09:22 1
        
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      - heh. That would have been my third choice. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 09:21
- Im gonna say Oak against the Jags - eag Sep 11, 09:13
- Jacksonville. - Spawn Sep 11, 09:11 2
  - ?! -- nm - mud Sep 11, 09:18 1
    - Locks to lose. Jacksonville or Pitt. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 09:18
ST Music Poll: What are your favorite *new-to-you* musical discoveries of 2013? Or, are there any *re*-discoveries that came back in your life? - con_carne Sep 11, 09:09 23 1
- Beasties and RatM were rediscovered in my ears. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 11, 09:47 1
  - I definitely rediscovered some BB since MCA's passing. Notably Paul's Boutique -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:48
- Kid Astray, "Walking on a Dream", Phoenix, Rodriguez, "Sleeping Satellite", Risky Business soundtrack. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:29 1
  - Man, Phoenix. They kind of took me by surprise. Also, I love "Risky Business Soundtrack." -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:39
- The Lone Bellow, Jake Bugg. Rediscovered I'd say Led Zeppelin. After seeing Robert Plant I started really listening to them again for the first time - pmb Sep 11, 09:24 1
  - Yeah, in the nineties when my roommate got the all album Led Zep box set, that was a time of much joy -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:26
- i've enjoyed the crap out of M83's stuff. never listened much until Oblivion came out. -- nm - colin Sep 11, 09:20 2
  - I should pay more attn to them. Midnight City has grown on me more than any other song I was least likely to enjoy -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:29 1
    - It's a very good song. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:30
- a resurgence and fine tuning of my hard rock love has happened gradually over the last 3 months. Heavy guitar riffs, heavy bass - Epiphany Sep 11, 09:19 3
  - Although nothing like what you describe, you might like The Kills. They are like if punk music decided to slow down and be sexy -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:38
  - That sounds like what I get into when I get to drankin' - con_carne Sep 11, 09:35 1
    - (So I guess I can identify with your "fine tuning" comment.) -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:41
- Deap Vally, Savages, and the current Tegan and Sara album got me listening to that and their back catalog -- nm - JD Sep 11, 09:17 1
  - Savages is great - con_carne Sep 11, 09:20
- Poe has been slowly creeping back into my rotation. I always forget how much I love that album until I listen to it. -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 09:10 2
  - do you like haunted? it's better now that I'm older. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 11, 09:11 1
    - I own but don't know that I've ever listened to it. - spamlet Sep 11, 09:26
- I am kind of expecting to get back into Jimi Hendrix with the stuff that is being released in November, if that counts -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 09:10 3
  - Most certainly. Also, one of my favorite albums of his happens to be a posthumous one, Voodoo Soup -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:12 2
    - Agreed! -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 09:19 1
      - That was weird when that CD came out. "Man, I'm totally rockin' to the latest Hendrix." -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:23
- 2013 so far, that is -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 09:09
B2: we always stuck our arms out car windows to try and get transport trucks to blow their horns. - Beaker Sep 11, 09:06
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The US Postal Service is so short on funds it can't afford to buy new mail delivery vehicles (nmbl) - Brian Sep 11, 09:00 4
- oo, i hope they're selling some old ones. the bigger vehicles are geared for highways and are pretty cool. -- nm - colin Sep 11, 09:13
- it is a common cost saving move that usually just leads to more costs - Beaker Sep 11, 09:05
- pretty sone they'll be back to using horses - decline Sep 11, 09:03 1
  - 'soon' even -- nm - decline Sep 11, 09:03
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- A) That was yesterday, he's back in court today. B) He hasn't technically entered any plea yet. - Ender Sep 11, 09:07 1
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- LOOK AT MEEEEEE!!!!! -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 09:00
Orange is the New Black - B+ (spoils) - Inigo Sep 11, 08:57 19
- I consider every discussion of this show to be an elaborate ST prank to trick me into watching a show with Janeway in it. - David Sep 11, 09:15 8
  - I don't know who Janeway is but this show is pretty good. Give it a watch. -- nm - Krusty Sep 11, 09:48
  - I tried watching it and I didn't get to the part with Janeway. Although that first shower scene was quite funny. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 09:23 1
    - If you saw 15 minutes of the show, you saw her. (spoils) - Inigo Sep 11, 09:25
  - If the credits didn't say Kate Mulgrew in it, you'd never guess it's her. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 09:19 1
    - Speak for yourself. I can always sense her evil. -- nm - David Sep 11, 09:24
  - It might be the best show of 2013 imo. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:15 2
    - Suuuuure it is. -- nm - David Sep 11, 09:25
    - It's definitely right up there for me. -- nm - pmb Sep 11, 09:16
- I really enjoyed the show. There are just great characters and I think the lead is very good. - pmb Sep 11, 09:13
- good explanation on (spoils) - Epiphany Sep 11, 09:03 5
  - I think a big part of the point was (spoils) - Inigo Sep 11, 09:13
  - what about her... - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:04 3
    - funny, funny - the about face of *spoils* - Epiphany Sep 11, 09:08 2
      - Spoils - pmb Sep 11, 09:12
      - yes I agree with that. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:08
- I didn't think they were that cartoony, totally agree on the lead and about being engaged. Great ending to the season too. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:00 2
  - (spoils) - Inigo Sep 11, 09:09 1
    - yes I agree on the guard, not as much on the other two. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:09
One of Weiner's sexting partners showed up at his election night event. - David Sep 11, 08:53 24
- It's a city of only 8 million+ people. In any room of a couple hundred people statistics say there are bound to be a couple of them. -- nm - Ender Sep 11, 09:10
- reap it! It wouldn't surprise me if he gets divorced and ends up marrying Ms. Leathers in a totally nude ceremony. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 09:01 5
  - she may be hiv+ now - decline Sep 11, 09:02 4
    - Weiner is an idiot about his little head - do you think he will care? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 09:03 1
      - Ah Pippy - eag Sep 11, 09:10
    - and passed out a 31 flavors last night? -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:03 1
      - I love celebrity life/gossip and while I could care less about Sydney Leathers and Farrah teen mom turned pr0n actress - I'd love to know the $$ they - Epiphany Sep 11, 09:06
- Mop? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 11, 09:00
- "The one person who could make Anthony Weiner look less pathetic has arrived" -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 08:56
- I really hope we are done with this guy (and his media circus) now -- nm - decline Sep 11, 08:56 12
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    - I am surprised he didn't drop out. What did he hope to gain? -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 08:58 9
      - wait. I thought he had dropped out? -- nm - amanda hk Sep 11, 09:01 2
        
        nope. but he did plummet from the front of the pack to an also-ran. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 09:02
        
        oh no. lost, conceded. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 11, 09:02
      - Keep his name out there with the hope of eventually getting a job in public office? He did get 30k votes yesterday and finished 5th out of nine. - Krusty Sep 11, 09:00 2
        
        MSNBC's warming up a chair for him. -- nm - Dr.Vermim Sep 11, 09:44
        
        4.9%. He's a pariah now. - ty97 Sep 11, 09:16
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      - He's an attention whore. He wanted attention. -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 08:59 1
        
        Even attention whores understand the short play vs the long play. There was no long play here. - ty97 Sep 11, 09:00
  - He is an abomination. -- nm - David Sep 11, 08:56
- Sydney Leathers sounds like a character on Parks and Rec. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 11, 08:54 1
  - When you are the D-list version of Monica Lewisky it's time to hang it up. -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 08:56
I wasn't particularly turned off by it, but last night's Sons of Anarchy really didn't do anything for me -- nm - prayformojo Sep 11, 08:52 1
- I was thinking this earlier today -- nm - J Sep 11, 09:01
Colorado lawmakers recalled after passing tougher gun laws -- (link) - znufrii Sep 11, 08:52 4
- Nice. -- nm - Dr.Vermim Sep 11, 09:48
- that's harsh. - colin Sep 11, 09:01
- ha! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 08:53
- 'MERICA! -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 08:53
Hey Beaker, why don't you post another childhood poll I can be obnoxiously ignorant about -- nm - con_carne Sep 11, 08:52 1
- Children under the age of 8 are subject to car seat and booster seat laws. - Meg Sep 11, 09:01
I feel kind of guilty avoiding FB today. I know people like to share their remembrance and memories today but that's just not my thing. -- nm - Diva Sep 11, 08:51 5
- Agreed. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 09:57
- The first step. Now, do it again tomorrow. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 09:04
- everyone deals with it in their own way, no reason to feel guilty about it. -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 08:59
- I'm with you. -- nm - Jim Sep 11, 08:53 1
  - I'm there as well. and I feel like I may be judged for like, being my usual airhead self on facebook, but if I wanted to be sad about it - amanda hk Sep 11, 08:59
apparently diva and spamlet graduated together? heheh -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 08:51 3
- I think they were high school sweethearts. (Let's write the alternate ST history!) -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 08:58 1
  - the role of Dan Baxter will now be played by spamlet. - Diva Sep 11, 09:05
- I was going to make a joke about not being near her class but decided against it. -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 08:57
Andie! You can still buy them :) -- (link) - oblique Sep 11, 08:49 1
- i wouldn't be at all shocked to find one in the deep dark corners of the tool shed in my mom's backyard. -- nm - Andie Sep 11, 08:53
I see your crazy and raise. -- nm - David Sep 11, 08:49

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