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Back in Nov I polled the lowest DJIA before the inauguration. Right now it's 7168. Here are the poll results from Nov. -- (link) - Max Feb 23, 12:07 [Backboard] 3
- (spoiler) - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 12:07 2
  - I'm just posting it for historical reference. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 12:08 1
    - but, who won? -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 12:08
Roll Poll: Toy Story 2....Did it have Oscar buzz for Best Picture? Yay or nay? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 12:06 6
- I think Toy Story in 95 had a bigger push. It should have been nominated. -- nm - Inigo Feb 23, 12:09
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- 1999 is generally thought, iirc, to be one of the deepest rosters of worthy films in recent memory - Will Hunting Feb 23, 12:07
- No. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 12:07
- There was a smallish push. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 12:06
- No. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 12:06
I wonder why I always forget that a pound of hamburger makes more than enough meatballs for 2 people (leftovers included!) - kelly Feb 23, 12:04 2
- 2lbs of burger? Okay, but what are you having? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 12:08
- but what are you going to eat? -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 12:05
sitwap: Norway iTunes accidentally makes Kelly Clarkson's new album available 2 weeks before it's release. -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 23, 12:00 2
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  - that was accidentally leaked in Australia by getmusic.com.au. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 12:06
Loosi: Nation was the only club to bring good DJs to DC that doesn't think it's "trendy" -- nm - MDH Feb 23, 11:57 2
- I am so too old to know this, it's not even funny. :) -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 12:00 1
  - Old warehouse style, really fun, yet shady area at night obviously -- nm - MDH Feb 23, 12:08
One more piece of the puzzle towards Demolition Man becoming reality -- (link) - Reagen Feb 23, 11:56 1
- Phew! I thought this was going to be about seashells -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 11:57
sigh, my boxes were shipped to work - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:49 2
- OPEN THE BOX!!! -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:50 1
  - its just more boxes. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:52
If I go ahead with my plan to make a sloppy-joe-like dish using green curry, what should I call it? Sloppy Amitabh? Sloppy Slumdog? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:47 6
- curry joes. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:49
- Sloppy Abu? -- nm - TaurusII Feb 23, 11:49
- A Thai green curry? -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 11:49
- sloppy soilent gree -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 23, 11:49
- you're making green slop? -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:47 1
  - a coworker brought in some green curry she made, reports are that it's very good, but very spicy -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:48
Socks the cat has died. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 23, 11:46 1
- This was already posted. (heh) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:47
gizmodo is looking for an intern in the NYC area -- (link) - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:46
Watching West Wing and John Locke is a general! -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 11:44 5
- hmm i thought he was a colonel -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 23, 11:47 2
  - I'm almost certain it was general. I'd hit rewind, but, you know. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 11:49 1
    - IMDB says General. (four star) -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:51
- hhhmm... who to blame then? the island? dharma initiative? Ben? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 23, 11:46 1
  - :) -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 11:48
I wish I could draw. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:42 12
- do you wish you were a baller? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:49 3
  - no, I'm too short for that. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:50 2
    - so you wish you were a bit taller? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:55 1
      - not really. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 12:07
- Me too. -- nm - Alexander Hamilton Feb 23, 11:44 1
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- That's what CAD is for. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 11:43 5
  - specifically comic-book-style. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:43 4
    - it's learnable to an extent. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:47 2
      - you've never seen me try and draw. :) -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:48 1
        
        I can draw pretty well but not comic style. that's a different animal. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:49
    - Well yeah, that requires talent. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 11:45
DC STers: Elton John and Billy Joel, Nationals Park, July 11th -- nm - MDH Feb 23, 11:38 5
- It's the new game, "Murder-Dick-Hunt". -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 11:42
- Helen Mirren at the Folger theater this fall. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 11:42
- pass. but it's near where i work. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:39 2
  - Still midly bitter they tore down all the night spots in SE to make room for the stadium -- nm - MDH Feb 23, 11:40 1
    - what, had to find a new place to buy crack? -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:41
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- He had a lot more impact than Mr. Stayinthecloset. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:39
The Last Days of Circuit City: -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:37 6
- He goes a long way to say "Inflated prices" and "no service". -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 11:53 1
  - so nothing has changed from pre bankruptcy? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:56
- Yeah, sounds about right. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:44 1
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- "Why is there a pig on a spit in the middle of the store?" -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:38 1
  - "They have a stick sharpened at both ends!" -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 11:40
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Heh: Andre Smith's hobbies include setting large piles of money on fire -- (link) - Beaker Feb 23, 11:35 2
- He's the Roland Burris of the NFL Draft -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 11:45
- He could get a job with Lehman Brothers -- nm - Jammed Uzi Feb 23, 11:42
ST Advice: Do you apply for an internal job promotion where you see the chances of getting it say, less than 20%? - Strongbad Feb 23, 11:34 12
- it totally depends. if it's within your group, it would probably show initiative and drive. but beware bosses feeling betrayed - kare Feb 23, 12:07
- Yes. But also of consideration would be; are there further possibilities for promotion were you to get the position and/or would you be better off - Loyola Feb 23, 11:42
- Your last sentence is what I was thinking. What would be the disadvantage of applying? -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 11:38 4
  - your boss will find out you want out. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:39 2
    - Same group. - Strongbad Feb 23, 11:41 1
      - oh, just do it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:41
  - Couldn't think of any -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 11:39
- definitely, shows iniative and drive -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 11:36
- as long as it doesn't entail any risk to your current position, heck yeah. Lets them know you want to move up, and if you don't get this one, the next - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:35
- yes. always apply if it doesnt hurt your current position. - Guy Feb 23, 11:35
- Internal? Sure - for the reasons you say, especially the second one -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 11:35
- Sure. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:35
I think my favorite moment last night as Tina Fey and Steve Martin dissing on Scientology - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 11:33 9
- Bowfinger was like a giant middle finger to Scientology. If it was going to happen, it would have already. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:34 8
  - That's weird. I saw it and didn't realize that. -- nm - mara Feb 23, 11:49 1
    - Me too -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 11:55
  - Except nobody saw Bowfinger -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 11:44
  - and the South Park epis were nothing to sneeze at either -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 11:39
  - That movie is so funny to me. -- nm - Diva Feb 23, 11:35 3
    - "Gotcha suckas !!" - Jammed Uzi Feb 23, 11:40 2
      - "K, I, T, Keep it together!" -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:41 1
        
        Heh- heh...that lady let me have sexual relations with her! -- nm - Jiff Feb 23, 11:43
Resolved: Australia would have been 300% better if it was made by Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, etc) - Guy Feb 23, 11:32 2
- *kicks Baz in the head for that Oscar number* -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:33
- Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:33
Jack, I responded on B2 re Nemo, but just discovered that Toy Story 2 actually won the Golden Globe for its catagory. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:31 1
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Jimmy boy, you still do Survivor Lost & Delirious somewhere? - Mop Feb 23, 11:29 1
- Heh heh...last season was my last and despite David's pleas...I had to stop writing. - Jim Feb 23, 11:39
I keep waiting for boards to roll so I can post something cranky and then I forget what I want to post. -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 11:28 1
- I assure you, it would be vile and repugnant in its crankyness. If only I could remember... -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 11:30
Ok...so I'm looking at the grades for fashion and stuff. I don't get how some guys (Brad) get an A+ in a tux and some guys get Bs or Cs. - Jim Feb 23, 11:25 5
- the fit. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:34
- the nature of Brad Pitt is that he could wear a mumu and still be an A -- nm - Guy Feb 23, 11:34
- Some of the tuxes didn't fit well....Clooney's are all perfect cut for him. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:26 1
  - The tailoring is what makes him look like a movie star in the tux. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:34
- It's all in the tailoring - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:26
LYC: tystrav 2009 + Oscars telecast = seriously not enough sleep the last 2 nights. -- nm - Diva Feb 23, 11:25 6
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  - Also it was a pleasure meeting your friend S. She's hilarious. -- nm - Diva Feb 23, 11:34 1
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  - I did okay Saturday night. Sunday morning was a different story. Took a while to get going. : ) -- nm - Diva Feb 23, 11:30 2
    - I'm getting you an ice pack for your head. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 23, 11:45 1
      - Line. Them. Up. -- nm - Diva, pointing Feb 23, 11:53
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I'm not sure if these are more popular lately, or if I just haven't noticed them, but - has anyone here seen those "car memorials" that people stick - kelly Feb 23, 11:24 30
- yes, I see them now and then. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:35
- never seen one. - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:26 9
  - Me neither, but it totally sounds like something an L.A. driver would do -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 11:31 1
    - actually I think it is cultural. I think it is almost always Hispanic drivers. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:35
  - *sigh* Do you walk on sidewalks, where there are cars on the street? - kelly Feb 23, 11:27 6
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    - barely. and when I do i'm not really paying attention to the back windows of cars. - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:28 3
      - not even parked cars? -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:36 2
        
        nope. I'm pretty much paying attention to the sidewalk, and not trampling slow-walking pedestrians on my way to the subway, - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:38 1
        
        oh, I just punch them in the back of the head. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:40
    - "But you're aware of this thing called television, where they have shows, right?" -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:28
- saw one today for the first time....didn't really bother me. -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 11:26
- I vote obnoxious. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:25 16
  - I vote creepy. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:36 2
    - I think they're creepy, too. Was curious to see what ST thought. -- nm - kelly Feb 23, 11:48
    - you got your creepy in my obnoxious! -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:37
  - i find the stick figures representing the mom, dad, boys, girls, dogs & cats to be obnoxious. -- nm - kare Feb 23, 11:27 12
    - But the Mickey Mouse ears one is great. -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 11:31
    - If I were single I'd have a stick figure of a dude surrounded by 5 girl stick figures. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:29 5
      - I could have so much fun with this concept... -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:31
      - aka "The Hefner" -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:30 3
        
        Hells yes. - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:31 2
        
        Right up until all the girl stick figures run to other male stick figures. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:33 1
        
        *moves on to new bunny stick figures* -- nm - JaxStickFigure Feb 23, 11:36
    - not as, to me, but they're both in the category of "why should I care?" - Reagen Feb 23, 11:29 2
      - hee. -- nm - kare Feb 23, 11:31
      - *laughing at IM* -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:30
    - (but to each their own) -- nm - kare Feb 23, 11:29
    - those are showing up EVERYwhere and you're right. they are obnoxious. -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 11:29
- i see them a lot nowadays, yeah. i think it seems kind of weird, but if it helps them get through, why not. -- nm - kare Feb 23, 11:25
First. -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 11:22 4
- *whistles* -- nm - Kate Winslet's Dad Feb 23, 11:23
- Worst. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 11:22 2
  - Pursed -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 11:23 1
    - Blurst! -- nm - Mr. Burns' monkey Feb 23, 11:29

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