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History of Rap 5 (Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake) -- (link) - Beaker Feb 22, 14:55 [youtube]
Tim Draper gets green light for an initiative to split california into SIX states -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 22, 14:52 7
- He has as much chance of this working as I do of becoming President in 2014. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 15:00 6
  - send the asshole neighbor with the fireworks to Gitmo -- nm - peglegpete Feb 22, 15:21
  - Press Secretary Wrestling Journalist! -- nm - David Feb 22, 15:09 1
    - *gives an executive order to send David to Gitmo* -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 15:16
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    - Well, the entire succession line could all show up at my house and want dinner... - Will Hunting Feb 22, 15:10 1
      - don't leave the pork barrels out on the loading dock in the sun all day -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 16:02
No matter how it works out the Blackhawks will have three players with gold medals and three with silver. -- nm - the liioulu with chocolate Feb 22, 14:45
Parks and Recreation Digital Original: The Hapley Group (I love Perd) -- (link) - Beaker Feb 22, 14:35 [youtube]
ST Powerball Update... - budice Feb 22, 14:32 5
- put it in the $40M powerball tonight, then those winnings into the $195 Megamillions tuesday. when it gets under $20, keep it with our thanks. -- nm - peglegpete Feb 22, 14:36 3
  - Put it into the next Megamillions. Bigger jackpot, and you get twice the numbers with the same money. Powerball is a waste at $2 a ticket. - Bacon Feb 22, 14:42 2
    - agreed -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 14:49
    - i'm good with that -- nm - peglegpete Feb 22, 14:45
- We take it to Vegas and turn it into 40 mil. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 14:33
Since we missed our movie (blame Universal Studios' lousy web site), ST Group C info is here. - David Feb 22, 14:19 3
- I'm wondering if I should join, I doubt one would get set up up here. -- nm - J-Nexus Feb 22, 14:50 2
  - I don't think this works for Canadian entries at this point. - Will Hunting Feb 22, 15:19 1
    - Yes but I'm pretty much border free I believe -- nm - J-Nexus Feb 22, 15:22
Hawaiian Pretoglyphs surface after storms -- (link) - peglegpete Feb 22, 14:17 3
- and turn out to just read: "Forecast: sunny" -- nm - Max Feb 22, 14:23 2
  - It's Always Sunny In Mauna Kea -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:34 1
    - Sunsets are always cloudy with a chance of Kahlua -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 14:54
Blech, water infiltration around an upper-floor door. Not a happymaker. Trim around it is wrecked, too. - Beryllium Feb 22, 14:17
The world's oldest handbag? -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Feb 22, 14:13
anyone have an Ipod classic 160 gig they want to get rid of? -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 14:06
Taxes: Filed -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 13:56
Wow. Opened the paper and the USA Today section had the third pic on the cover. -- (link) - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 13:55
Have we seen the Brewers new mascot, Hank? He's easily the cutest mascot in all of sports history. -- (link) - Krusty Feb 22, 13:41 1
- What is he, some sort of oversized gerbil? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 22, 14:40
Dallas Buyers Club: B. -- nm - kelly Feb 22, 13:02
Before you hear about it here, yes I hit my wife. No, I mean no, I did not!!! - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 12:54 2
- She says a dog bit her -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 13:09 1
  - That was earlier. - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 13:28
DBC:B/B+ -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 12:54
lowney on Falcons: ``I wish they could trade up for me.'' -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 12:39 3
- Read: Houston isn't going to take me so please trade up to #1, someone else. -- nm - David Feb 22, 13:11
- +C -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 12:40 1
  - C- -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 13:29
Help me! I need validation. - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 22, 12:23 10
- Only tip if you had a special order or they went out of their way to serve you. -- nm - the liioulu with chocolate Feb 22, 14:32
- When you pick up a pizza at a carry out only place that shows as well. Think it is just the system. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 13:57
- no tip -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 13:36
- many many places with nothing to do with restaurants/food service now have tip jars. I just ignore them. -- nm - peglegpete Feb 22, 13:11
- I think same rules as getting coffee somewhere…$1, if you have it…otherwise $0 -- nm - Flavorize Feb 22, 13:10
- No tip required. - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Feb 22, 13:06
- Thank you! I feel validated! -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Feb 22, 12:52
- Word, no tip. You ordered at a counter, they provided you an already made pastry and you sat at their table. What would the tip be for? For handing - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 22, 12:43
- the CC machine prints it out as they are listed with the banks as a food service, this also effects how some cards rebate % - zeitgeist Feb 22, 12:41
- Counter service + self-bussing = no tip (except for a special order) - CovingtonCat Feb 22, 12:30
Nelson Cruz cost himself (or his agent cost him) $5-6M this offseason. - the wrong element, bad guy Feb 22, 12:22 7
- Holy shit, we signed him too? - Will Hunting Feb 22, 12:24 6
  - It might still be pending physical, which wouldn't be a concern for any other team. - the wrong element, bad guy Feb 22, 12:33 5
    - If he's even the same player as he was last year, (.260/25/100)...he's easily worth $8mil...for a 2nd round pick... - Will Hunting Feb 22, 12:57 4
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        For $8mil, I'm okay if it's a bust...it's 1 year. - Will Hunting Feb 22, 14:48 2
        
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        It's a 2nd round pick...it's literally about a 3% chance of finding a legitimate player. - Will Hunting Feb 22, 15:02
A friend of mine posted a picture of a baby named Karsyn. Boy or girl do we think? - spamlet (droid) Feb 22, 12:20 7
- Apparently it's the female version of Carson. - the wrong element, bad guy Feb 22, 12:25 2
  - It's her friend's kid. It is a girl. -- nm - spamlet (droid) Feb 22, 13:05 1
    - Wow. Even worse. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 13:49
- I say there's a 75% chance it's a girl. -- nm - mara Feb 22, 12:24
- Is his middle name "ack"? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 12:23
- Poor little dude. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 12:21 1
  - The wrap was white, so I don't really know. -- nm - spamlet (droid) Feb 22, 12:22
So, today's countries in unrest: Ukraine, Venezuela, Thailand. Plus those on simmer from last year. - Beryllium Feb 22, 12:08 4
- looks like it's the end of the alphabet's turn now. -- nm - marcel Feb 22, 12:17 3
  - Unrest bubbled over in Walleyworld today... -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 12:21 1
    - but John, when the POTC ride breaks down, the pirates don't *eat* the riders -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 12:44
  - Zimbabwestan! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 12:19
The head of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico was captured last night. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 22, 11:46 2
- Yeah, I don't envy the lieutenants at this point. It's going to be bloody. -- nm - spamlet (droid) Feb 22, 12:23 1
  - I have to figure that it was one or more of the Lt's that tipped the cops off - zeitgeist Feb 22, 13:50
Gru-ray. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 11:43
reported the lead of NBC’s Constantine - the Warner Bros. TV drama based on the Vertigo/DC comic books is close to going to Welsh-born actor Matt Ryan -- (link) - Beaker Feb 22, 11:41 2
- Looks to be done. -- (link) - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 14:10
- So... Not Keanu? -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 12:03
Btw, the world is ending today. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Feb 22, 11:37
Jack Reacher a 2nd time through is still walking that fine line between tedious and deliberate. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 11:35
OK, already I see that the Art Assignment is going to be a difficult program for me to watch. But I'm committing. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 22, 11:33 [youtube]
I've read this elsewhere, but here's the New Republic on why what's happening in Ukraine is terrifying to Putin. If it happens in Kiev... -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 22, 11:21 2
- the big difference being that Putin has wide popular support. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 13:51
- And if you're running a government that's afraid of being toppled by street protests, that you should be terrified. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 12:02
Any ideas on how to be able to see The Missing Picture (the Oscar nominee from Cambodia) before next Sunday? -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 11:16 1
- Pirate Bay seems to be down today. Try again tomorrow? -- nm - mud Feb 22, 12:02
Speaking of totally legal movie sharing club, when the next one starts up i'd be interested. - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Feb 22, 11:10 9
- TLMSC -- nm - Max Feb 22, 12:49
- Okay, Kelly and tru have interest as well. So that's four out of six and counting. -- nm - David Feb 22, 11:38 6
  - Yeah i am, it just sucks that i would have to use a new account. - Truman Feb 22, 15:53
  - am I interested? -- nm - Max Feb 22, 12:49 1
    - I will kill you and sell your corpse on eBay. -- nm - David Feb 22, 13:09
  - Ty97 posted interest on a backboard -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 12:43
  - I would like to join also. Let me know what I need to do. -- nm - GregW Feb 22, 11:47 1
    - Okay, assuming tru is interested, that is another group of six right there. We are heading out for dinner and a movie. Will post later. -- nm - David Feb 22, 13:10
- I just started Vudu like a week ago and have a small collection but I could be in too -- nm - eag Feb 22, 11:17
Despicable Me! thanks movie club - Bacon Feb 22, 11:05 6
- It's SD unless someone bought the HDX code. That was my bad. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 11:12 3
  - Wife doesn't care about SD as much as I do. She's the one that is watching it, and I am following along while I surf on my pc. - Bacon Feb 22, 11:14 2
    - Not that I know of but it's easy enough to check. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 12:01 1
      - We are now up to 510 titles. I just added 31 new titles. -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 12:44
- "It's so fluffy!" -- nm - David Feb 22, 11:07
- A Pack o Flicks Now? -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 11:06
of those five superlong lasting, energy saving, hyperthingamajig lightbulbs that I bought two years ago, number 4 has died now. - marcel Feb 22, 11:01 5
- are you using them in enclosed fixtures? - Reagen Feb 22, 11:06 1
  - maybe they were a bad bunch, who knows. LED will be next -- nm - marcel Feb 22, 11:13
- CFLs aren't ideal for certain uses (recessed fixtures). But LEDs have really come down in price and improved in quality. - TWuG Feb 22, 11:04 1
  - they're in one piece, a glass bulb over the spiraly thing inside. nothing around but air :) -- nm - marcel Feb 22, 11:10
- yep they should be better - DaneDukeNuuk Feb 22, 11:03
So the combine is going on? Doesn't that mean I should be seeing photos of shirtless twenty-something hotties? -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 10:50 4
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  - Sleeveless is alright, but they're all wearing shirts. -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 11:07 1
    - You need to tune in for Combine: After Hours. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 11:18
- That is all I see on tv, but of course, it is here in Indy. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 10:51
And there you go, Russian State TV is promoting Kharkiv in the east as an alternative capital of Ukraine. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 22, 10:47 2
- they can suggest it, but... - Reagen Feb 22, 10:58 1
  - Unless the half of Ukraine that wants it starts suggesting it as well. That's where Yanukovych is taking up shop. He's not quitting this easy. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 22, 12:57
I'm waiting for this to become an olympic event -- (link) - marcel Feb 22, 10:44 [youtube] 1
- natholdet :) -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Feb 22, 10:45
Philomena: A- - kelly Feb 22, 10:43 5
- When you get home, google the story. A TON of good has come out of it. -- nm - David Feb 22, 10:47 1
  - I've read a bit about it but wasn't aware of what's happened as a result. I'll look into that. -- nm - kelly Feb 22, 10:49
- yeah. wasn't expecting that. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 10:46 2
  - They did a good job with the advertising. Spoilers - Dano Feb 22, 10:48 1
    - exactly -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 13:04
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- Medical is exacty how a 2nd round pick becomes a 5th round pick. - David Feb 22, 10:47
I don't think this is outside the norm really...we've had decades of drama between africa, southeast asia, central america, south america - Will Hunting Feb 22, 10:39 1
- Yeah, I don't see the argument for the Soviet Union providing stability. So many proxy conflicts... - Roger More Feb 22, 11:37
Philomena: B+ -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 10:37 5
- It's far and away my favorite Steve Coogan movie. He's normally unbearable. -- nm - David Feb 22, 10:39 1
  - Rock me, rock me, rock me sexy Jesus... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 22, 10:46
- What's next? -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 10:38 2
  - Dallas Buyers Club -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 10:39 1
    - Meh. But some good performances. -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 10:42
ouch. those canadian vikings in the bobsleigh took quite a hammering -- nm - marcel Feb 22, 10:32
Here is that epic Men's Ski Cross finish. You will want to see this. -- (link) - David Feb 22, 10:30 8 1
- remember that boarder cross finale with Lindsey Jacobellis in Torino? -- nm - marcel Feb 22, 10:36 4
  - In America, they show that clip prior to every race of hers. - David Feb 22, 10:38 3
    - (Spoils if you haven't seen the women's snowboard cross yet) - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Feb 22, 10:41 1
      - Spoilers - David Feb 22, 10:44
    - both times it was a swiss who profited :) -- nm - marcel Feb 22, 10:41
- A whole lot of surrendering going on. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 22, 10:34
- Yeah, that was awesome. - Krusty Feb 22, 10:34
- Oh come on now, man in black, that was a flop. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 10:33
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- It wasn't me, it was the one-armed man! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 10:31 3
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    - As a lawyer do you think we have a case for a class action suit? -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 10:52 1
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