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The only real part of Sleepy Hollow that bothered me was the (spoils) - Will Hunting Sep 17, 05:43 3
- and - Reagen Sep 17, 05:45
- That got me a bit too...and it's so easy to fix. (spoils) - Jim Sep 17, 05:44
- That got me a bit too...and it -- nm - Jim Sep 17, 05:44
Have Sports Teams brought down America's Schools? -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 17, 05:03 3
- It's certainly more complicated than that, but I don't doubt that is one reason for our inferior system. On that note, an article about the -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 17, 05:19 2
  - Here's an article you should like -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 17, 05:22 1
    - Here's the point. - Strongbad Sep 17, 05:27
the story of the new hundred — still made by hand with ancient tools — is the story of American money itself. -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 17, 05:02
Parachutist lands on pitch at Salisbury football match -- (link) - LMS Sep 17, 03:48
Wake up....or the Northampton Evil Clown will come say good morning -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 03:19 1
- But he doesn't even live on the same continent. - LMS Sep 17, 03:30
Batman and Captain America Save Cat From Burning House -- (link) - CovingtonCat Sep 17, 03:15
Kinetic sand -- (link) - con_carne Sep 17, 00:21 [youtube] 1
- I'm glad it's gluten-free. I hate gluten in my sand. -- nm - mafic Sep 17, 03:17
Vintage Crime Scene Photos Superimposed on Modern NYC -- (link) - con_carne Sep 17, 00:08
F*ck. Now I hope they renew Siberia for next summer. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 23:27 1
- Can you spoil it for me? The not-fake fake show turned me off about 2 episodes in -- nm - oblique Sep 17, 05:45
No amount of training is going to make Mark Hamill a good actor. But at least he'll be in shame. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 23:23 8
- *glove slap* -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 03:08
- I'm sure Carrie Fisher loves more than being told to lose weight. -- nm - Mop on a Nook running Android Sep 17, 00:48
- Oh, he's doing situps? That must be so challenging for him. -- nm - Harrison Ford si Sep 16, 23:27 4
  - Re-reading the article, I see that they twisted this knife in the final sentence. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 00:29 1
    - Eh, Luke is a Jedi. Han is an old smuggler that married a princess. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 05:43
  - Carrying Seth Green around on his back. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 23:29 1
    - ancient religions and hokey seth greens are no match for being Han Solo *and* Indiana Jones -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 23:34
- Shape. Shame. You know. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 23:26
Sleepy Hollow is at 77% on RT. One negative comment is, "never feeling like its head is in the right place" -- (link) - GregW Sep 16, 22:43 4
- no ear for the nuance of the times -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 23:34
- Booooo - eag Sep 16, 22:49
- RT for TV shows? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 22:46 1
  - Beta, just went online tonight. -- nm - GregW Sep 16, 22:47
Now CBS is doing the man on the street interviews for Hostages. - David Sep 16, 22:11
So early observations on Sleepy Hallow is that its passable - eag Sep 16, 22:05 10
- I turned it off halfway thru -- nm - peglegpete Sep 16, 22:13 9
  - Why? I really kind of liked it even though Sam and Dean still do it better. - Trish Sep 16, 22:21 8
    - to start with, they make the horseman the bad guy. but the backstory/mythos they are creating isn't for me and a few characters are too cliche -- nm - peglegpete Sep 16, 22:50 7
      - The Headless Horseman is a bad "guy" though... -- nm - Stephen Sep 16, 23:02 6
        
        yes, I'm wondering which version of the story he's not a bad guy in - Reagen Sep 17, 05:13 4
        
        You never read the version where the Headless Horseman comes bearing gifts for the village children? -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 05:24 3
        
        BTW, the answer to your question about the next character is costly an older, steampunk Tom Sawyer. -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 05:36 2
        
        I'm hoping for a Perfect Strangers style sitcom starring Tarzan -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 05:49
        
        "clearly" -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 05:39
        
        aaaand now I know why he was called 'The Hessian' in sleepy hollow -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 23:07
How does Jon Stewart have David Cross on, talk about his beard, and the only wife that's mentioned is Odenkirk's?! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 22:00
hah. Local news reporter spoiled Ozymandias a few minutes ago ... twitter has exploded on him. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 21:56 2
- hah: "anyone who's wasting time on twitter when they should be catching up on BB…deserves to have it ruined for them!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 22:27
- (it's the title of last night's breaking bad episode, for those wondering. His spoilers were ... shall we say, as thorough as a single tweet allows) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 21:57
Monday, 9pm... 3 tuners recording. And the fall season's barely started. My eyes are going to melt, aren't they? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 21:55
So my little girl is sick... - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 21:50 6
- :( speedy recovery wishes -- nm - JenBro Sep 17, 02:11
- aw poor kid. I caught that a few years back from my BFF's kids. -- nm - loosi at home Sep 16, 21:51 4
  - Sunday was awful. Fever at 104. I couldn't knock it below 100. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 21:57 3
    - You know you can alternate ibuprofen with tylenol aver 2-3 hours, right? - Trish Sep 16, 22:19
    - ouch yep. mouth blisters? -- nm - loosi at home Sep 16, 22:03 1
      - Nothing visible, only redness in her throat. No sores on her hands or feet, but there's redness on her lips. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 22:09
This artist is finding people on Street View and then pasting life size images of them at the spots where they were located -- (link) - con_carne Sep 16, 21:45 1
- Only 7 billion more to go... -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 21:52
Hmm, night-time temps for the weekend we'll be in Kanab will most likely be in the low 40s. - Meg Sep 16, 21:45 6
- We've been in the low 50s (at night) for the last week. Starting tonight we get: 48, 41, 45, 46, and 46. Highs are in the 70s. - Trish Sep 16, 22:33 1
  - I'm spending the first night in Vegas where it should still be warm, then about 3 nights in Kanab. Coming back we're planning a couple of nights at - Meg Sep 16, 23:18
- sounds heavenly. This is the time of year where I LOVE cold. Ever since May, it is hard to believe I will EVER stop sweating. -- nm - loosi at home Sep 16, 21:49
- is it reservation land? -- nm - peglegpete Sep 16, 21:48 2
  - Nope - our friends' back yard - 3 miles out of Kanab :) -- nm - Meg Sep 16, 21:50 1
    - This was our last trip..... -- (link) - Meg Sep 16, 21:54 [flickr]
Sleepy Hollow spoiler...It's Highlander, there can be only one! -- nm - peglegpete Sep 16, 21:41 2
- wrong -- nm - Trish Sep 16, 22:38 1
  - Ha! Clancy Brown! -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 05:39
Ok, 153MB into my 18GB download for GTA V. -- nm - Ender Sep 16, 21:34 3
- Zowie. this is what you do after putting in the disc? - Dr.Vermin Sep 16, 21:59 2
  - No disc, i bought it straight from the PlayStation store so i have to download all of it. Those who buy physical copies will just need to install... - Ender Sep 16, 22:17 1
    - gotcha. thx! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 16, 23:04
These Photos Contain Exactly One Pixel of Each of the 16 Million RGB Colors -- (link) - con_carne Sep 16, 21:33
has anyone been following the show Siberia? I hate that I have to wait until next summer (?) to see what happens - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 16, 21:33
Do we know for a fact that there was an Insidious 1? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 21:27 1
- Unfortunately, I saw it. -- (link) - Qale Sep 16, 22:00
Tracks I hope they use in the final episodes of Breaking Bad: How You Like Me Now by The Heavy, Sinnerman by Nina Simone. -- nm - GregW Sep 16, 21:26 1
- Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 23:13
Sympathy For The Devil, good choice to open Sleepy Hollow. -- nm - GregW Sep 16, 21:22
On a scale of 1 to Ozymandias how much does it hurt? -- nm - samara Sep 16, 21:10
Amazing Race Canada was better than it had any right to be on paper. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 16, 21:08 2
- They made up for the lack of exotic locations with some hard as hell challenges. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 21:10 1
  - Americans: we lose our shit when asked to unroll a bail of hay. -- nm - Mop on a Nook running Android Sep 17, 00:54
Wow, Ralph Branca is still alive? - prayformojo Sep 16, 21:04
Blood Feud note: presuming no one has a problem with the decision, here is the plan... - David Sep 16, 20:53 1
- I like this change. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 17, 05:17
That last pass won Guy Incognito a game. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 20:50 1
- Which indicates there is no such thing as fantasy football karma. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 16, 21:23
Jayzus, this game isn't over yet? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 20:48 3
- Plus some sloppy play at times. -- nm - budice Sep 16, 20:52
- Stupid AJ Green. Couldn't get me anything -- nm - amoxy Sep 16, 20:50
- NFL games seem much slower thus far in 2013. -- nm - David Sep 16, 20:48
Dear website, no I will not disable AdBlock for you, your website is the reason I have it. -- nm - the liioulu with insects Sep 16, 20:41
Amazing party like atmosphere at Gamestop for the GTA5 midnight. Free food and a DJ. Hype Train is hype and dope. -- nm - Qale as Folk Sep 16, 20:37
hmm, seems like someone from here is farming for karma on reddit -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 16, 20:34
Did anyone watch Bones? Did they un-stupify it? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 20:31 3
- 5 minutes in. writing is ok, but Cam still has a dreadful haircut -- nm - peglegpete Sep 16, 20:42 2
  - "I sure hope we have Sleepy Hollow on the DVR." -- nm - Fox Department of Superliminal Synergy Sep 16, 20:53 1
    - That was horrible...but I liked the episode. -- nm - Jim Sep 17, 05:43
Nice to see Orlando Jones working -- nm - eag Sep 16, 20:31 5
- There were only so many subscriptions to Vibe magazine he could sell. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 21:09
- Show us your can! -- nm - timPhone Sep 16, 20:47 1
  - Make Seven Up Yours. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 16, 20:59
- I love Orlando Jones it's just that he or his agent has had unfortunate taste in projects. -- nm - the liioulu with insects Sep 16, 20:32 1
  - orlando gotta eat -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 20:34
LYC: I am getting convinced that I am becoming far more insane, the older I get. - loosi at home Sep 16, 20:29 2
- Well, it's nice to see you're catching up to the rest of us. nm - Jim Sep 17, 05:45
- Sounds plausible -- nm - Roger More Sep 16, 20:31
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- b what? -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 20:27 1
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so Cuzzin Todd! Was Darwin happy to have you home? The pic before your trip of him looked like he was bumming that you were packing for a trip! -- nm - JenBro Sep 16, 20:14 4
- Of course, it's one of the main reason dogs are better than cats, they're happy to see you when you return. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 16, 20:17 3
  - The neighbor's cat is always happy to see me. - the liioulu with insects Sep 16, 20:34
  - heh ... but cats don't hump their food bags ... although for some, that may be a plus I s'pose :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 16, 20:32
  - omg. I can't stand human puppies. LEAVE ME ALONE - loosi at home Sep 16, 20:29
"There is no limit to the population of a village in New York; Hempstead, the largest village in the state, has 55,000 residents...." - Ender Sep 16, 20:13 10
- in some states, the local govs share state taxes differently depending if they were a city or unicorporated township -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 20:58
- How many legs does a horse have if you call the tail a leg? -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 20:33 7
  - Ha! This is one of my favorite analogies. Though David swears that if you call a tail a "leg" then by definition its a leg. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 16, 20:57 6
    - I don't remember that but I presume the rationale is that once something is assigned identity, that designation must be obeyed. -- nm - David Sep 16, 21:20 3
      - This was your argument at the time. Whereas I like the original joke which is that calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 16, 21:51 1
        
        Still sounds right in my head, yeah. -- nm - David Sep 16, 22:09
      - friggin lawyers -- nm - loosi at home Sep 16, 21:26
    - It must be the 'Viking" debate equiivalent for law school. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 21:12 1
      - Lil dude excels at sleep! -- nm - David Sep 16, 21:21
- I LIVED THERE! -- nm - loosi at home Sep 16, 20:30
HALLELUJAH! Jeopardy!!! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 20:10
As aggravated as I am with TiVo, I have to say that the Roamio is a strong step forward for them. - David Sep 16, 20:07 13
- I find it ridicuolous that they have to make them cable or antenna only. The original idea with the ir-blaster or - GregW Sep 16, 20:23 1
  - Actually, the base TiVo Roamio can do over the air and cable. - David Sep 16, 20:45
- that tivo rep called me today. she took care of everything, seemed really pissed at how I was treated. - Remlik Sep 16, 20:19 4
  - Wait, you have to pay full price? Or $199? -- nm - David Sep 16, 20:44 3
    - 199. she also waived the transfer fee of the lifetime ticket -- nm - Remlik Sep 16, 21:00 2
      - I'm surprised that lifetime subscription transfers are so common that there's actually a transfer fee. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 21:18 1
        
        I know she said a lot of lifetime subscribers have been really complaining -- nm - Remlik Sep 16, 21:18
- You own one already or just got to play with one? I hate Tivo with a burning future because of the Roamio. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 20:14 5
  - It would have been fantastic to include OTA on one if the models that can stream though. - spamlet (iPhone) Sep 17, 04:54
  - We purchased one last week and are getting a second one from the company tomorrow. - David Sep 16, 20:48 2
    - I think it's the DirecTV DVR that has the ability to pause a program, switch away, then come back to the pause point. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 20:55 1
      - I could always do that with TiVo. -- nm - David Sep 16, 21:22
  - *fury -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 20:19
Costa Concordia (spoiler!) has been righted. Good as new. Let's go. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 20:06 1
- I'm hoping that the atlantic or the big picture does a series on the post-righted ship -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 20:08
A solid start for Sleepy Hollow. Sure, plenty ridiculous at times. And it didn't all make logical sense. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 16, 20:05 2
- So which fictional public domain character will be the next to get a 21st century reboot? -- nm - Roger More Sep 16, 20:40
- As a professional historian with an interest in time travel, I'd like to see someone tackle the subject of time displacement accurately for once. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 20:09
I've decided something very important. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 16, 20:01 1
- Your spirit is noble, but your logic is flawed. - Beryllium Sep 16, 20:07
Under the Dome (not much of a) spoiler. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 16, 20:01 3
- And, spoilers from tonight. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 16, 20:04 2
  - Put Barney Fife under a dome and see what happens! -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 21:03 1
    - I already kinda know what will happen. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 16, 21:20

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