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The cutest animal photo you'll see this weekend. -- (link) - mara Oct 25, 08:29 1
- I clicked.....*weeps tears of joy endlessly* -- nm - budice Oct 25, 08:35
ST Poll: Sitting at the Volvo dealership wher I came to get the oil changed. How much is it going to cost me when I leave? - JaxSean Oct 25, 08:26 6
- If they are doing spark plugs and filters then definately in the 312.50 on up, heck my saturn was 450 after they nicked me for the 'brown' brake fluid -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 25, 10:48
- I'd say they nab you for $400 easy -- nm - budice Oct 25, 08:38
- $312.50 -- nm - TaurusII Oct 25, 08:31
- $135 -- nm - Loyola Oct 25, 08:28
- Servitude of One Daughter. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 25, 08:27 1
  - *curses* I should have brought one with me. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 25, 08:28
Has anyone heard the new AC/DC record yet? The Wal-Mart only thing is a pain in my fucking ass (pardon my French) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 08:19 4
- it's ok. -- nm - Remlik Oct 25, 08:23 1
  - Are there any songs about rock or having sex with women? -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 08:31
- its also available at their website and sams club. -- nm - truman Oct 25, 08:20 1
  - I don't even know what Sam's Club is... -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 08:30
Waiting in line to vote: sucks. Gassing up on the way in for $2.12/gallon: small savings. Beating CT: priceless. -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 07:58 6
- Do states with early voting also have absentee voting? I don't believe I've ever voted in person...always mailed it in. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 25, 08:29
- We are/were planning on going to vote today, I think. - JaxSean Oct 25, 08:27
- where did you early vote? -- nm - Remlik Oct 25, 08:24
- I have left the house yet today so we'll see, we'll see. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 08:03 2
  - "haven't left" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 08:03 1
    - *Stacy*? -- nm - pixie fierce Oct 25, 08:15
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- Heh, high mid 80s, low mid 50s, Sunny, winds light and variable (I think the fire red-flag warnings are being lifted) - MojaveMeg Oct 25, 08:35
- Wow. -- nm - mara Oct 25, 07:55
posting while waiting to give blood. -- nm - loosilu Oct 25, 07:32 1
- remember what happened last time... -- nm - BAD Oct 25, 08:19
SITWAP: New meaning for "desparation pass": Woman seeks $3 million to place Super Bowl ad for a husband. -- (link) - TaurusII Oct 25, 07:26 3
- It's a comedian with cds and books to sell... same old meaning for "publicity stunt" -- nm - Stewie Oct 25, 07:32 1
  - That's the impression I got - still, an amusing one. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 08:14
- well, they do say go to sports events. -- nm - loosilu Oct 25, 07:29
Quotation accuracy always interests me. I just read something about a Jefferson misquote on religion. -- (link) - mara Oct 25, 07:25 1
- movin' on up -- nm - Dano Oct 25, 08:22
McCain's Private Visit With Chilean Dictator Pinochet Revealed For First Time -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 25, 07:10
Have they implemented a way to delete accounts yet on HSX? -- nm - mara Oct 25, 07:08 7
- You mean other people's accounts? Or your own? -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 07:09 6
  - My own. (I did figure out I could delete my profile, so that's good.) -- nm - mara Oct 25, 07:10 5
    - Okay, so you got my message about your birth year/zip code, good... (actually you can hide that info too) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 07:17 4
      - Yes, thanks be to Bery and his RSS feed. The funny thing was I went and checked my profile to see if my birth year was there, and it wasn't. Or at - mara Oct 25, 07:23 3
        
        I think some stuff got ported over from the old HSX. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 07:38 1
        
        And now you're the only person who knows how old I am! :-) -- nm - mara Oct 25, 08:17
        
        (I was hoping that "delete" button would be my entire account, which is why I tried it.) -- nm - mara Oct 25, 07:24
Love this quote: "Right now the only thing that works is the forum and it is treetarded." - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 07:06 1
- Poor treehard... I think I started the attacks on him with my response to his TOYS3 post. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 07:08
Anyone here use Gamefly to rent games? Thinking of doing it myself, just wanting to know if people have generally had a good experience with it. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 06:55 2
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  - My main concern is having the time to play a couple different games a month to make it worth it... - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 07:08
Can someone tell me the moviestock symbol for Pride and Glory - Gwaahjo Oct 25, 06:50 10
- They have some odd definition of ordering of search results - when you search for it, it's on Page 2 of the results -- nm - Beryllium Oct 25, 07:22 1
  - Let's just say that Google-type ranking is in no way involved. -- nm - mara Oct 25, 07:29
- That's their plan - make it hard to find things so you have more site-hits searching! - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 06:56 3
  - So you work as a consultant? :) -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 06:59 2
    - I wouldn't sell out HSX like that! *whistles innocently, drives away in new Porsche he shouldn't be able to afford* -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 07:10
    - The orange was CT's contribution -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 07:01
- can't recall for sure - prdgl perhaps -- nm - ty97 Oct 25, 06:51 3
  - Yup. -- nm - Jelly Oct 25, 06:57
  - That sounds right. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 06:54
  - isthere a reason why you can't just search for a name... or that when i go to the moviestocks list it is not even listed under P -- nm - Gwaahjo Oct 25, 06:52
No one told me there were Nurses Uniforms... -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 25, 06:34 11
- If I was the guy I'd kill the sister. - Mel Profit Oct 25, 06:58
- they make them in your size? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 25, 06:38 7
  - A visit from Nurse Mel will cost you $10K. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 25, 06:39 6
    - Does that cover the therapy bills one will need after that visit? :) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 06:48 3
      - Therapists Mel will see you now... -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 25, 06:56 2
        
        followed my Mental Institution Attendant Mel. -- nm - loosilu Oct 25, 07:29 1
        
        Special Imaginary Friend Mel is next. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 25, 08:26
    - before or after insurance? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 25, 06:40 1
      - I can't tell you. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 25, 06:40
- I don't know if my Gaydar will survive this guy... -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 25, 06:37
- How do you know that? - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 06:36
Friday numbers/weekend estimates from FM: HSM3 $16.5M/$55M, SAW5 $12.3M/$29M, Pride & Glory $2.2M/$6.3M. -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 06:17 6
- long, short, long? -- nm - ty97 Oct 25, 06:49 4
  - Longs all around. -- nm - Jelly Oct 25, 06:55 2
    - If these numbers hold, I think it's +15 for HISM3, +11 for SAW5, +4 for PRDGL. -- nm - Jelly Oct 25, 06:56 1
      - Yup, about a million for getting them all right. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 07:00
  - Beats me - someone willing to go to and navitgate HSX will have to check that. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 06:52
- Ha ha... you didn't get $1000 for posting it here. :) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 06:19
I can't recall if anyone other than Nubby watches The Shield on ST but last night I caught up on this week's ep. Oh man, was it good! -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 25, 05:45 2
- I gave up a couple seasons ago but been in and out this year. - secretslacker Oct 25, 06:05
- Blech. Poorly structured sentence. -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 25, 05:45
There's a "long-simmering dispute" over Obama's birthplace? - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 05:35 9
- fraksal! - pixie fierce Oct 25, 08:21 1
  - Don't be an idiot. You'll disappoint many people. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 09:44
- I finally looked up the Birth Certificate controversy - Mel Profit Oct 25, 06:34
- This is the type of guy that would carve a backwards B on his face -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 25, 06:14
- alright, assume for a minute the court finds he was born in Kenya, then assume it also decides the canal zone of panama doesn't count in making you a - mafic Oct 25, 05:38 4
  - I think the election would go through as planned and the Supreme Court would fight it out afterwards. -- nm - mara Oct 25, 06:09 1
    - That worked out great last time. -- nm - BB Oct 25, 06:42
  - McKinney vs Nader vs Barr - BB Oct 25, 05:51
  - Oh, please not that! -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 05:40
sitwap - Hairspray, Spamalot, and Spring Awakening - all former Tony winners for Best Musical are all closing on Bway in January 2009. - Diva Oct 25, 05:33
So someone suggested over at HSX that schmoozing can offset commissions. Hmmmm. - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 05:09 23
- BTW, who is this? You obviously created a new nick but can't figure out who this is. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 05:34 12
  - Just someone who didn't want to bring preconceived notions from the old board based on username or handle. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 05:40 11
    - aka a troll -- nm - pixie fierce Oct 25, 08:20 1
      - No, I don't think anyone ever considered me a troll. - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 08:29
    - shades?!?!?! (rimshot) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 05:42 8
      - Ha Ha - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 05:47 7
        
        well, you aren't me. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 25, 06:15 6
        
        This is what was confusing me. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 06:19 5
        
        Yeah, I thought it was CCC too. -- nm - Roger More Oct 25, 06:38 4
        
        ditto -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 06:39 3
        
        Will be confusing in Dec when I use my "Coventry Carol Coalition" nick -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 25, 06:42 2
        
        Pay for the movers and I'll move to another town. :) -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 06:53
        
        I know how to resolve this... - secretslacker Oct 25, 06:48
- Commissions are the reason you're not trading? -- nm - mara Oct 25, 05:25 1
  - No, just making a (very) little joke. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 05:29
- Actually, it doesn't hurt to get a couple thousand a day from posting... -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 05:15 7
  - I know you've done YTD (STD, too?) ports. What effect do you think schmoozing will have on those kinds of challenges? - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 05:20 4
    - Actually, I've never gotten involved in those competitions (at least not consciously) - secretslacker Oct 25, 05:34
    - I'd like to see them remove schmoozing money from the leaderboards, they already have it separated, so it shouldn't be that hard. - mafic Oct 25, 05:25 2
      - Yes, but "hard" is relative when you're dealing with HSX consultants. :) -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 25, 05:30 1
        
        I think the consultants have already gone, and moved on to their next job. -- nm - Roger More Oct 25, 06:46
  - it really is a meaningless amount, but still enough that people will clutter up the boards (and especially the polls) with it. -- nm - mafic Oct 25, 05:17 1
    - People need to be limited so they can only create one poll a day. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 05:18
Last night's episode of "Life" had - by far - one of the best "I didn't see *that* coming" moments in years (for me). - JaxSean Oct 25, 05:06 1
- yup -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 06:40
From the BB's: mara, b., and kelly - it was 12/23/2006. It was one of the only times I ever called someone a dick on this board. -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 25, 05:04 4
- Bah... and we can't find out from that link, who you called a "dick" - secretslacker Oct 25, 05:16 2
  - This refers to the departure of steve114. (Or did I miss a joke?) -- nm - mara Oct 25, 05:26 1
    - not richard, but... -- nm - mafic Oct 25, 05:29
- Ah. My stupid memory. How it sucks. :-) Thanks! -- nm - mara Oct 25, 05:09
For those who care (and still are playing), it looks like three longs this weekend. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 04:30
Heh haven't heard this in ages. -- (link) - Loyola Oct 25, 04:27 [youtube] 1
- Same singer doing an old irish song. Good voice. -- (link) - Loyola Oct 25, 04:34 [youtube]
One benefit of the new HSX which I don't think anyone has noticed... - secretslacker Oct 25, 04:25 1
- in the beta, sometimes you got signed in to other people's accounts -- nm - Beryllium Oct 25, 06:49
babytxrd just crossed SIX BILLION, well at least that's what's on the ltd board -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 25, 00:39 1
- VNT TxRedd! -- nm - M Oct 25, 03:09
The leader in the ytd has over 400,000% yet only 30k port? I guess they shorted stuff till they had less than a dollar, then reset the day after -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 25, 00:07 4
- Must be a glitch. The leaderboard should only recognize gains over the $2,000,000 mark - BB Oct 25, 04:34
- link -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 25, 00:07 2
  - Check out 162 on the LTD ranking. -- (link) - psilotum Oct 25, 00:17 1
    - oooohKay -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 25, 00:52
oph yeah. The Thing is hulued -- (link) - pixie fierce Oct 24, 23:48 [hulu]
I found out the secret to smoozing....create a poll earns you 10k....people are create lots of polls are getting milions right now -- nm - Stacy Oct 24, 23:48 6
- It's no secret... I just created a poll :) -- nm - secretslacker Oct 25, 05:18
- i didn't think they could do more than what i saw in the beta to make me want to play the game less - pixie fierce Oct 24, 23:49 4
  - I made a few polls just to test it out...there is no limit to how mant you can make. -- nm - Stacy Oct 24, 23:51 3
    - I don't know how many more times I can answer "does the new hsx suk" so we'll have to think of some new topics - zeitgeist Oct 24, 23:54 1
      - yeah I made an Obama/McCain, but I'm probably not the first. -- nm - Stacy Oct 25, 00:47
    - many -- nm - Stacy Oct 24, 23:52
Nice, Life is moving to Wednesdays starting Nov 5 -- nm - Gwaahjo Oct 24, 23:46 1
- Just saw that. Great news. Friday night has been the TV graveyard. -- nm - not2fast Oct 25, 07:44
"I challenge you to an honor dew-ell." -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 24, 23:27 3
- that doesn't sound like Falling Down -- nm - Die Incognito Oct 24, 23:31 2
  - Daily Show, I think. -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 23:44 1
    - stupid ad -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 25, 00:40
these are actually interesting: historical campaign ads -- (link) - pixie fierce Oct 24, 23:11 [hulu] 2
- I have 2 Obama rainbow flag buttons from a gay festival here in SF -- nm - Stacy Oct 24, 23:29
- I still have my "Ross for Boss" and a couple other Perot pins. :) -- nm - sheba Oct 24, 23:12
i cannot get over the fact that Kyle-fucking-Orton is 7th amongst QBs this year - Die Incognito Oct 24, 22:57 2
- my parents house wreeks from pot and all they are doing is bagging it up...it's driving me crazy!! -- nm - Stacy Oct 24, 23:05 1
  - can I have some? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 23:09

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