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AIG reports largest quarterly loss in US history - almost $62 billion -- (link) - Beaker Mar 2, 05:50 1
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10 demerits to whoever was supposed to tell me "High Stakes Poker" was back. -- (link) - not2fast Mar 2, 05:50 1
- It'll be on what, once a week for the next 2 years? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 2, 05:52
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- While I'm very curious to hear more details about this incident (like, why was he fighting?)...I'm just completely blown away by - Jim Mar 2, 05:53
Bye, slackers, I'm off to Wisconsin to take my mom back. I'm hoping to come back on Wednesday. -- nm - mara Mar 2, 05:41 2
- be careful out there -- nm - Epiphany Mar 2, 05:42 1
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14 degrees overnight in Raleigh from Mon-Tues. What. The. Hell? -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 2, 05:11 1
- Yeah, I don't feel like I live in the south today. -- nm - David Mar 2, 05:34
TV PSA: 24 is two hours tonight; no House. -- nm - nubby Mar 2, 04:40
4:30am, minor minor dusting. 6am, 3inches of snow. - Will Hunting Mar 2, 04:33 2
- My friend in Bah-ston sent me a radar screenshot that has something called "jackpot" in terms of potential amounts. Wouldn't it be cool to have a job - HdnAgnda Mar 2, 05:10 1
  - I'm glad I got out of there last night when I did. -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 05:52
CNN...you're dumb, that video show no signs of a "major winter storm" - J Mar 2, 04:05
Today's Amazon mp3 special: The Prodigy's brand-new album, Invaders Must Die. Everyday low price: $7.99 Today's price: $1.99 -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 2, 03:52
this is so gossipy. beyond my usual comfort level. but i can't resist. - b! Mar 2, 01:06 3
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- one of my law school professors went to law school with him at Harvard - pigby Mar 2, 01:11 1
  - i feel a little grimy for having posted that, but... - b! Mar 2, 01:14
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a kick in the face for auctions? -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 2, 00:30 1
- I would guess they offer it to the 2nd highest bidder, probably after some negotiations about how much the protest bid effected the price. - zeitgeist Mar 2, 00:42
secretweet is no postsecret. -- nm - b! Mar 2, 00:24 1
- errata: apparently, the front page is screened. not always so well, it seems. -- nm - b! Mar 2, 00:31
My hair is going salt-and-pepper. No, I'm not going to fight the process. - Beryllium Mar 2, 00:05 10
- I think I'll dig it when my hair starts to go gray. -- nm - mafic Mar 2, 05:30
- I would much rather be salt-and-pepper than lose it altogether. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 2, 05:02
- My hair is going salt-and-pepper, and I am not fighting it either - Mr. Havens Mar 2, 01:42
- I'm going to fight it kicking and screaming. In fact, I just got some awesome highlights. - Trish Mar 2, 00:22
- but if you could actually reverse the process? - pigby Mar 2, 00:06 3
  - How is that also not fighting? Unless there's a medical benefit, I don't see a reason to bother. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 00:11 2
    - How about if the same enzyme that removed the color from your hair is the one that reduces melanin in your skin as you age. So increasing the enzyme - Trish Mar 2, 00:26 1
      - That has a medical benefit, so I wouldn't be averse to it. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 00:28
- or (spoils) - Beryllium Mar 2, 00:05 1
  - hee. -- nm - b! Mar 2, 00:10
ty97 has five minutes to wrassle an alligator, or I'm going to bed. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 23:51 1
- you're so cute when you speak Southern. -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 23:56
i can't decide which band i wish more would do a new album. The Sundays or Lush? - pigby Mar 1, 23:16 5
- Lush would need a new drummer. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 2, 02:59 1
  - Or a drum machine. -- nm - secretslacker Mar 2, 05:33
- I have listened to both in the last two weeks. I think lush wins this one. -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Mar 2, 00:22 1
  - miki had the best hair ever - pigby Mar 2, 00:46
- Definitely The Sundays. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 23:26
Pixie alert! Pixie alert! "Chloe" is the guest star on Flight of the Conchords. - Trish Mar 1, 23:09 5
- that guy with the glasses creeps me out. i don't watch it. -- nm - pigby Mar 1, 23:12 4
  - Ah, that's Jermaine. (spoils) - Trish Mar 1, 23:20 3
    - It's actually "Jemaine", no "R" -- nm - secretslacker Mar 2, 05:34
    - i couldn't get past him in the Eagle v. Shark trailer -- nm - pigby Mar 1, 23:21 1
      - The HBO show is actually very clever and keeps me laughing. spoils) - Trish Mar 1, 23:23
the wind is howling so loudly it sounds like sirens. and I have no heat. and I have class at nine. what a crap night. *whine.* -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Mar 1, 23:06 14
- Oh my, where's the heat? Do you have an electric blanket? Maybe one of those blanket things with sleeves? - Trish Mar 1, 23:17 10
  - my heat's been broken since saturday. it was a huge party weekend here so our maintenance staff was too busy cleaning pee out of elevators to - the ides of march love mandy lane Mar 2, 00:25
  - That reminds me, I should order a couple of snuggies, just for the book lights. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 23:19 8
    - don't support the evil slanket people! -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 23:21 7
      - Some people live where it's actually cold and don't have alligators in the canals in the back yard. - Trish Mar 1, 23:25 5
        
        Speaking of which, I'd pay cash money to see ty97 do a bit of gator wrasslin'. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 23:28
        
        They are genius creations, really. They just bug me for some reason. - ty97 Mar 1, 23:27 3
        
        And the fact it's a dead wringer for cult-attire..... -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 04:50
        
        You're secretly amish. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 23:44 1
        
        I dunno, I hear those Amish can flat fight a gator. -- nm - Trish Mar 2, 01:48
      - Does the slanket come with a free book light like the snuggie? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 23:24
- Want a glass of wine? I have extra. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 23:12 2
  - make it *hot* wine. (that no heat thing sucks) -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 23:16 1
    - I can make mulled wine very easily. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 23:18
the b.! is wise in the way of hair coloring. - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 23:06 1
- ::blinks:: i totally missed this 'til now. - b! Mar 2, 00:36
I am very impressed with Joan Rivers. In the past, whenever I see her on tv, she has been a harpy from hell. On the Celebrity Apprentice she is caring - peglegpete Mar 1, 22:54 4
- I think we saw a different show, I saw a harpy (spoils) - Trish Mar 1, 23:14 1
  - we saw different things, too. re: your im, i remember...(spoilery) - b! Mar 1, 23:32
- fwiw, i've long known she had a persona she puts on.. - b! Mar 1, 23:02
- I've had the impression for a while that her public persona is nothing like her private persona. - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 22:59
just breathe. -- nm - b! Mar 1, 22:44 3
- ~ just believe ~ -- nm - pigby Mar 1, 22:50 2
  - ~And he sings~ / ~They break the most beautiful things~ / ~But I hear violins, when I close my eyes~ ~I am at the center of the sun~ - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 22:58
  - just do it -- nm - psilotum Mar 1, 22:52
hmmmm -- (link) - ty97 Mar 1, 22:24 12
- Looks very nice! -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 23:23
- it's too fast and you know it. (since when am I the damn voice of reason?) -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Mar 1, 22:36 8
  - My main concern I would need to address is whether or not it's a finanically sound decision. - ty97 Mar 1, 22:58
  - Is there a relationship involved? -- nm - psilotum Mar 1, 22:44 6
    - i thought it was with his brother and they're looking for a place soonish; but maybe i missed something.-- nm - b! Mar 1, 22:47 5
      - nothing's decided for certain, but if it happens, would be a summer move. -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 22:52 4
        
        ah, ok. so y'all are just scoping out possible parameters and such for what might be liked?-- nm - b! Mar 1, 22:56 3
        
        *nods* window-shopping -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 22:59 2
        
        can't live in a window, dope -- nm - pigby Mar 1, 23:16 1
        
        oh yeah? you said the same thing about boxes to me once. -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 23:21
- That's a helluva deal. Especially given how often you fly. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 22:33
- Chicago? More direct flights? -- nm - psilotum Mar 1, 22:30
"Today, my fiancee broke up with me. Via a myspace message. While we were in the same apartment. FML" -- nm - b! Mar 1, 22:13 1
- i hate when that happens -- nm - pigby Mar 1, 22:44
Annie Duke Celebrity Apprentice spoiler - peglegpete Mar 1, 21:53 1
- she apparently has... - b! Mar 1, 22:16
For you, a pinball wizard - For Mara Mar 1, 21:51 [youtube]
Films from the 1990s are already getting reboots now. - David Mar 1, 21:50 10
- Do androids dream of electric sheep? -- nm - peglegpete Mar 1, 22:31
- I keep waiting for a Goonies remake announcement. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 22:01 3
  - i don't think they have enough bankable young talent to do it -- nm - pigby Mar 1, 22:16 2
    - Most of the talent in Goonies wasn't bankable when they did it. - celedhrymandias Mar 1, 22:35 1
      - it was a different time. proliferation of media in general and specifically, increase in number of cable channels make it so saleable stars are an - the ides of march love mandy lane Mar 1, 22:39
- Get your ass to Mars. Get your ass to Mars. Get your ass to Mars. Get your ass to Mars. -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 21:58 3
  - I could see Statham in a good remake of this. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 22:05 1
    - no ... no ... no ... no ... No. NO! NO!NO!NO!NO!NO! -- nm - Shia laSchwarzenegger Mar 1, 22:06
  - Two weeks... two weeks... two weeks... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 1, 21:59
- Interesting we are still getting Terminator sequels while rebooting Robocop and Total Recall - celedhrymandias Mar 1, 21:53
What movie sh ould I watch while I code this evening? Iron Man, or a western, or Three Kings? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 21:46 2
- Three Kings -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 21:47 1
  - Done. Exactly what I was thinking. I got it for $6 a few months ago, and hadn't watched it yet -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 21:48
former TNA Tag Champ Adam "pacman" Jones joins Spike's "Joes vs. Pros" show... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 1, 21:39
You know, I wouldn't mind having my own harem (or the equivalent, whatever it is). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 21:34 7
- I see ty went there already with his "boysse", but just a plain ol' posse might work. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 21:46
- reverse harem. -- nm - b! Mar 1, 21:41
- platoon -- nm - peglegpete Mar 1, 21:41
- A hermen -- nm - Redmond Mar 1, 21:35 3
  - "Stable"? Would that be the right term? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 21:37 1
    - boysse -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 21:38
  - Munster? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 1, 21:36
Nice couch sequence on the Simpsons this week. -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 21:28 2
- Stupid Nascar running long screwed up my Tivo and I missed it. -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 21:37
- effing nascar... -- nm - Ender Mar 1, 21:37
vanity question: researchers have discovered the enzyme that causes gray hair. if they come up with a way to reverse the process, would you do it? -- (link) - pigby Mar 1, 21:27 21
- Probabky. -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 22:26
- as long as nothing else is negatively impacted, sure. -- nm - b! Mar 1, 21:36 3
  - Reduced sperm count. Oh, and cancer. -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 21:40 2
    - i doubt she's worrying about her sperm count -- nm - pigby Mar 1, 21:41 1
      - at least he didn't say prostate cancer. -- nm - b! Mar 1, 21:42
- Probabaly not. Maybe enough to lessen it somewhat, but I kind of like the grey hair. - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 21:36 10
  - normally i wouldn't fight the natural process but all men out here dye it for professional reasons - pigby Mar 1, 21:40 8
    - mm, greying george clooney. that said, i am baffled by the single-color hair thing that too many men do -- it makes it so much easier to tell. -- nm - b! Mar 1, 21:44 7
      - Speaking as a man that colored his hair for years, we have no idea what we're doing AND we think it's a waste of money to pay someone to do it for us. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 1, 21:45 5
        
        i get that for regular guys more than people who are frequently in the public eye - newscasters, actors, et al. - b! Mar 1, 21:48 4
        
        I was thinking about getting my hair colored a kind of burnt copper, but I'm still debating it. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 22:01 3
        
        first thought: no. - b! Mar 1, 22:14 2
        
        My natural hair color is sort of mousy light brown and greying at the temples -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 22:27 1
        
        ok, then - no. - b! Mar 1, 22:35
      - i'm at a loss. it's so obvious and i would be embarrassed. but then i don't get plastic surgery/botox either -- nm - pigby Mar 1, 21:45
  - YSMM...I figure I've earned every one :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 1, 21:37
- Hell yes! -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 21:34
- Sure. I would also use something to put more hair on my head. -- nm - Redmond Mar 1, 21:32 1
  - I would call it: Hairroids -- nm - Redmond Mar 1, 21:36
- Good god YES. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 1, 21:30
- No -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 21:30
nubby, which V2? The "Great Reset"/"Founder's Cup" or the Orange/Black? -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 21:26 4
- The V2 that allowed shorting, I think. -- nm - Tim Mar 1, 21:27 3
  - Then that was more like '99/2000. -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 21:29 2
    - It was '99. -- nm - Tim Mar 1, 21:30 1
      - Cool, thanks. - nubby Mar 1, 21:32
B2 = F -- nm - Qale hates everything si Mar 1, 21:21 2
- Well it's not that, it's just, Another Gay Sequel is pure shit, Between the Floors is STV horror nonsense, and Kickin' It... is Jamie Kennndy. - Qale Mar 1, 21:27
- :-( -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 21:26

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