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Gravity A+ - amoxy Oct 5, 13:48 6
- I would be hard pressed to name a way to improve the film. -- nm - David Oct 5, 13:58 5
  - Two words. - Will Hunting Oct 5, 14:00 2
    - Two other words - budice Oct 5, 14:07 1
      - You wouldn't want Sandra to wrap those thighs around your head - amoxy Oct 5, 14:09
  - huge spoiler - Dano Oct 5, 14:00 1
    - heh -- nm - amoxy Oct 5, 14:05
Blacklist gets full season order from NBC -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 13:23 1
- Fuck yeah. NBC should blow Spader's dick. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Oct 5, 13:45
So it begins: Woman attacked by aggressive hornets walking her dog at the local military base (JBLM) no available personel to deal with it w/shut down -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 5, 13:15
The military commissary (grocery stores) was locked up, (they normally close now on monday's cause of the sequester, still full of produce etc - zeitgeist Oct 5, 13:00 4
- That means they will be selling the stuff for *cheap* when they open back up. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 13:10 2
  - wuddaya think? this steak ain't too gray is it? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 5, 13:16 1
    - You can just cut off the bad part. And go for medium well. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 13:18
- but the golf courses are open. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 5, 13:08
already posted? ESPN’s David Pollack: Women don’t belong on playoff selection committee -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 5, 12:50 4
- Stupid Bulldog. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 5, 14:04
- Stanford is trying to stack up the votes! -- nm - CQ Oct 5, 12:58
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  - I don't think I'd want to make an enemy of Condi Rice -- nm - prayformojo Oct 5, 12:53
Nice showing today, Terps. Solid effort -- nm - CQ Oct 5, 12:48
lir Con Carne. The Black Swan is a Tyrone Power swashbuckler. Black Swan is the ballerina flick -- nm - peglegpete Oct 5, 12:38
SecDef Chuck Hagel is recalling nearly 400,000 civilian DOD employees next week. That means I can actually do my job. - loosi at home Oct 5, 12:13 2
- IOW: the republicans get the government they want, a little defense, a little law, Fuck anybody who's hungry, poor or wants to have a park vacation -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 5, 12:34 1
  - that's actually a pretty good description. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 5, 12:48
WWE fans sideline: How many remember Ravishing Rick Rude -- (link) - budice Oct 5, 12:07 6
- Dead Wrestler of the Week: Rick Rude -- (link) - Tim Oct 5, 12:27 1
  - heh, I was just reading this at work today -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 13:08
- If you were a fan of wrestling in the 80's how do you not remember Rick Rude? - Stephen Oct 5, 12:22 1
  - this -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 5, 13:42
- one of the best bad guys before he got injured -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 12:17 1
  - absolutely ... i *hated* that guy ... loved the angle they had between him and Jake Roberts -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 5, 13:42
Alabama is playing Georgia State? That's really low.. - colin Oct 5, 12:04
If you are using MSE, it might be time to switch. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 5, 11:58 4
- So.... what does ST recommend? -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 11:59 3
  - ESET antivirus program -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 13:20
  - One of the articles about this suggested Avast. - TWuG Oct 5, 12:02 1
    - Thanks. Have never had a virus (*knocks wood*) so will wait and see. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 12:08
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- Grokin is like Twerkin now -- nm - budice Oct 5, 11:55
- Seacrest? -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 11:52
Go Terps? -- nm - MDH Oct 5, 11:38
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Most DOD employees to return to work next week -- (link) - CovingtonCat Oct 5, 11:20
Gravity - A - Jovian Oct 5, 11:13
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- Clearly, the military needs more funding to employ ninjas. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 11:10
- That's awesome. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 5, 11:08
- That kid is going to win most of his coin challenges now. -- nm - TWuG Oct 5, 11:08 1
  - yeah he is. -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 11:28
House votes 407 - 0 to reimburse Federal workers when the shut down ends. - CovingtonCat Oct 5, 10:51 17
- Oh your god, our Government is dumb. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 5, 10:59 7
  - Someone voted them in ... We'll see how well this goes over -- nm - budice Oct 5, 11:10 2
    - People have short memories. There's a reason these things happen in off years. - Tim Oct 5, 11:59 1
      - Wisconsin was partly a "we don't like recalls" response from some voters. -- nm - TWuG Oct 5, 12:08
  - And I'm sure a good number of voters think the shutdown saves money. -- nm - Mara Oct 5, 11:03 3
    - The same people that think *not* implementing AHA will save money, too? - JaxSean Oct 5, 11:19
    - Well... it was until this! -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 11:06 1
      - Ha! -- nm - mud Oct 5, 11:12
- Yeah, this is such a no win. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 10:58
- Will they have to pay back any unemployment they receive? -- nm - Mara Oct 5, 10:57 7
  - I read somewhere that yes, if they are reimbursed, they are required to return any unemployment. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 5, 11:17 1
    - Here's the answer -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 5, 11:46
  - I'm sure but I doubt anyone has collected anything yet. KY has a 1 week waiting period and then you don't file your first claim until after the 2nd - CovingtonCat Oct 5, 11:00 4
    - I think she means when this drags on for a few weeks and everyine *does* start collecting. Think the answer is that they will pay it back at tax time. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 11:01 2
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    - Ah, thanks. -- nm - Mara Oct 5, 11:01
"Mike Smith indeed ruled out Steven Jackson" -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 10:49
Damn, Minnesota's Jerry Kill has suffered another seizure this morning, won't coach against Michigan. -- nm - Stephen Oct 5, 10:23 2
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  - Yup, and I hope he does so himself, without the school having to make that decision. -- nm - Stephen Oct 5, 11:22
Every little thing the reflex does Leaves you answered with a question mark -- nm - Truman Oct 5, 10:20
wow ManU sucks this yr -- nm - mud Oct 5, 10:17 4
- Yes it'll be a long year. Not sure Moyes is the long term solution -- nm - budice Oct 5, 10:50
- Now *that* is a bad name. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 10:46
- they have absolutely no midfielders to run a solid game on either side of the pitch. I love watching them lose. effers -- nm - CQ Oct 5, 10:24
- seruiously wodnering in Moyes lasts the season, the way things are going. -- nm - znufrii Oct 5, 10:18
Boston Dynamics, they of the walkning and running human-shaped robot, have this to scare the ever-loving piss out of you -- (link) - TWuG Oct 5, 10:11 2
- Good ol' Massive Dynamic -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 12:51
- at least you`d heard it coming from two miles off -- nm - mud Oct 5, 10:16
Berlin School of English -- (link) - Max Oct 5, 10:06 [Image] 1
- That's not sinister at all. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 5, 11:40
I fell in to the trap of contributing some obvious choices to the #Addaword frenzy last night, but I'm proud of adding "Now You See-Saw Me" - Max Oct 5, 09:45 8
- I think my favorite of yours was "You've Got Hate Mail." I think I retweeted that one. -- nm - Mara Oct 5, 12:29 3
  - As it turns out though it was a dupe. Searching today, there were two dozen people who tweeted it before me. I was about nine hours late. - Max Oct 5, 12:45 2
    - Well, crap. -- nm - Mara Oct 5, 13:10 1
      - I don't think this would possibly work but it would be nice if duplicates were automatically converted to retweets to preserve the original credit. -- nm - Max Oct 5, 13:17
- The Italian Sub Job. Lambada: The Forbidden Fruit Dance. Three Men and a Baby Panda. -- nm - TWuG Oct 5, 10:06
- Bingo Night of the Living Dead -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 09:57 2
  - Zombie Candy Land -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 5, 10:52 1
    - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the JarJar Clones -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 10:55
local high school here in indy made a music video "Peyton's Coming Home" -- (link) - Remlik Oct 5, 09:40 [youtube]
I taped the first two episodes of Agents of SHIELD but I'm getting the idea I shouldn't bother watching them from ST. Should I just hit delete? -- nm - Dano Oct 5, 09:36 19
- You should see for yourself if you like it -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 5, 11:36
- Follow up question: How's the beefcake? -- nm - Dano Oct 5, 10:28 1
  - A little dry -- nm - rollo Oct 5, 10:32
- Just remember that those that haven't liked it are big doody heads and you'll make the right choice. - Stephen Oct 5, 10:19
- It's slow. It isn't great yet but it has promise. - TWuG Oct 5, 09:52
- Its hit and miss with people on here - eag Oct 5, 09:52
- I want to hang with it, see what tricks Whedon has up his sleeve in future eps -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 09:50 1
  - Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 10:47
- At the moment I'd call it SyFy Channel quality but I get the sense that it's lining things up. -- nm - Max Oct 5, 09:50
- I like it, very promising. and I thought those of ST that favoured it were in the majority (?) -- nm - mud Oct 5, 09:46 1
  - I got the impression most were excited for it before it started but were since whelmed at best. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 5, 09:52
- they're ok. Coulson is saving the show, which I expected. -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 09:41 5
  - I have a question about him, if y'all don't mind - con_carne Oct 5, 09:45 4
    - spoilers - Beaker Oct 5, 09:48 3
      - yep. He's a touchstone for the viewer... - Remlik Oct 5, 10:14
      - Cool. Thanks -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 09:51 1
        
        Thats what I like about him - eag Oct 5, 09:57
- No. They're a little patchy in spots, but like all Wheedon shows it's finding its footing. -- nm - Reagen Oct 5, 09:37
- I enjoyed them. Hoping the quality picks up but some good potential storylines -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 09:37
Argentine Artist Paints by Snorting Colors Then Crying Them Onto a Canvas -- (link) - con_carne Oct 5, 09:29 1
- Next you'll say he painted a bathroom by rolling his eyes. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 09:33
Whoo, blast from the past! I just had an email newsletter from Telos Publishing - who I purchased from *once* about 8 years ago. Do any of the - Meg Oct 5, 09:29 2
- vaguely. Was it good? -- nm - mud Oct 5, 09:48 1
  - It's been a while - I should re-read it. Guess I bought it mainly 'cause I *knew* the author :) -- nm - Meg Oct 5, 09:54
Oh, CNN. We have come to depend on your follies for brightening up our lives -- (link) - con_carne Oct 5, 09:22 2
- Geography-wise, it's almost as if they couldn't be more wrong. -- nm - spamlet Oct 5, 09:24 1
  - st. John`s, Nfld? -- nm - mud Oct 5, 09:28
I'm back on ika org. Is there anything I need to know? - spamlet Oct 5, 09:22 1
- I thinkwe're good, I sent my ships home from where DMN was fighting with cobra -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 09:38
I love the smell of Bungie surveys in the morning. -- nm - David Oct 5, 09:14
The references in del Toro's Treehouse of Horror opening (airing tomorrow) revealed -- (link) - con_carne Oct 5, 08:41 3
- I think at the checkout the cashier was a reference to The Fly that they missed -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 10:08
- Nicely done. It really gets out of hand around the 3 minute mark. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 5, 08:49
- It plays the opening straight afterward (WAP) -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 08:44
I loved Reggie Jackson's British accent - prayformojo Oct 5, 08:19
ugh...so this is happening at Natalie's school for the blind that she works at... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 5, 08:12 4
- Ugh. How old is the girl? -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 08:41 1
  - in her teens. -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 08:56
- Stuff his ass into a Civil War reenactor cannon and fire him into the Barrycades -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 08:29
- :( -- nm - Pippy Oct 5, 08:14
I cannot believe 50 mill for gravity. Deadline has the numbers; I'm on my phone, sorry. -- nm - Amanda Oct 5, 08:11 10
- "booyah!" -- nm - Max Oct 5, 09:18
- I look forward to Gravity 2. Now with twice the gravity -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 09:06 1
  - big spoilers - Dano Oct 5, 09:25
- "Only nine Fall releases have ever opened over $40 million, and none of those are original live-action movies." -- nm - BOM Oct 5, 08:22 5
  - I think it's way to easy to fall back on these kind of trivia points, as they're for the most part self-fulfilling. -- nm - Reagen Oct 5, 08:32 4
    - The original concept is much more interesting to me. -- nm - David Oct 5, 08:37 3
      - Yes, ticket price inflation usually takes care of the former sort of box office barrier -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 08:45 2
        
        Plus, it's going to make about $10M on IMAX screens alone. -- nm - Roger More Oct 5, 08:52
        
        Yes and no. The very top end has stretched, but if you're not one of those can't miss franchise films, things are still opening in the same range - Reagen Oct 5, 08:50
- It's the same article you previously linked. They're updating in-line. $48mil prediction right now. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 5, 08:17
Democratic Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio outlines his plan for NYC in a speech which NYT annotates -- (link) - ty97 Oct 5, 08:09 1
- It sounds very good to me. Now we need to see how it's implemented once he takes office. I'm very hopeful that he'll do a great job for our - Krusty Oct 5, 10:56
has anyone used GeekSquad before? i'm having some desktop issues ... and ... - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 5, 07:47 1
- I would strongly recommend anyone but them. - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 5, 07:51
Gooooooood Moooooorning, SlackerTalk! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 07:33 2
- I'm still giggling at Boron. - Pippy Oct 5, 08:13
- morning...*yawn* -- nm - budice Oct 5, 07:45

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