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My son's school now does drop-off. I got to work at 8:00 rather than 8:40. - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 24, 08:35 6
- Welcome to modern times, private school! - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 08:38 2
  - Walking the child to the door is actually a reflection of modern times. - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 24, 08:41 1
    - Hmm. Around here we feel safe with our kids in the school building. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 08:42
- yeah, my kids have a nice staggered start time, one at 8:00 and the other at 8:40. - groiny Feb 24, 08:38
- Misread "private school" and "pirate school." How awesome would that be? -- nm - Was Bar Was Feb 24, 08:37 1
  - The grade you could get on a paper would definitely be an "R". -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 08:54
i just now realized that if i start a post with "hey remlik" - Truman Feb 24, 08:33
I feel the most interesting part of this story - about an Olympic medalist want to sell her medal to finance her comeback in 2018 - is the name change - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 24, 08:24
hey-oh. -- nm - Truman Feb 24, 08:23 1
- lets go. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 08:32
Huh, the WWE is offering a free 1-week membership to the Network. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 24, 08:05 1
- Still too much. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 08:19
speaking of running across things, rob ford is in the news again -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 24, 08:03 3
- I find it disappointing that I have to ask "Was this intentional?" -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 24, 08:15 1
  - It does look like he kind of enjoyed it. -- nm - mara Feb 24, 08:22
- coughdrunkenstuporcoughcough -- nm - Andie Feb 24, 08:03
YDC, but I just ran across this self-published book (Best Ever Money Saving Tips) that the author has published in about 800 editions, changing the - mara Feb 24, 07:59 13
- This guy is both a genius and a saddist.....Keeping track of that many titles would be hard....but at least he knows how to market.... - Walt_Disney Feb 24, 08:43
- i have to admit, i am kind of impressed by the thoroughness. -- nm - Andie Feb 24, 08:10 1
  - thoroughne$$ -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 08:11
- This will probably be the best-selling version. -- (link) - mara Feb 24, 08:07
- The Best Ever Book of Money Saving Tips for Paediatric Rheumatologists: seriously? that specific?? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Feb 24, 08:06 8
  - The Best Ever Book of Money Saving Tips for Badminton Players! -- nm - mara Feb 24, 08:08 7
    - It's mind-boggling just to realize that he got a different ISBN for each one. I mean, he had to, of course, but is it worth it? - mara Feb 24, 08:10 6
      - Do ISBNs cost money? Is it difficult to get one? (I'd never thought about this process before) -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 08:11 3
        
        Yes, there's a fee. It's probably pretty easy though. -- (link) - mara Feb 24, 08:20 2
        
        Oh, that explains it. $125 for one, $1,000 for 1000. Buying a thousand just makes sense... -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 08:22 1
        
        That might be one of the most absurd price points I've ever seen. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 08:38
      - The Best Ever Book of Money Saving Tips for Transsexuals! -- nm - mara Feb 24, 08:11 1
        
        The Best Ever Book of Money Saving Tips for Middle-Aged Cultured Korean Women! -- nm - Don Homer Feb 24, 08:11
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- ST told you first -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 07:59 1
  - We are good men (and women) and thorough. -- nm - Was Bar Was Feb 24, 08:34
2Cellos: a cover of AC/DC's Thunderstruck -- (link) - Remlik Feb 24, 07:41 [youtube] 1
- Nice. And points for presentation. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 07:57
"In Drag, It Turns Out, There Are Second Acts" NYT Profile of RuPaul Charles -- (link) - ty97 Feb 24, 07:39
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- What was your favorite ML is sober while posting moment, STers? -- nm - Inigo Feb 24, 07:46 1
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  - He certainly is impressive but an enigma. In a couple years, people are going to either look like idiots for drafting him or idiots for not. -- nm - volnelk Feb 24, 07:40
- Link-tastic! -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 07:37
Opening the weekend's mail for the office. - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 07:28 5
- I somehow got an extra paycheck - Epiphany Feb 24, 08:13
- yikes...but now you have Vegas betting cash anyway -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 07:31 3
  - *twitch* - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 07:32 2
    - you can't turn nuthin into nuthin until you get it booked!!!! - groiny Feb 24, 07:33 1
      - Somehow she heard the "book it 7 weeks out" thing. - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 07:34
Possible Farscape Moive -- (link) - Capstern Feb 24, 07:21
Warren Sapp really is an idiot. -- nm - David Feb 24, 07:16
This was an interesting read: Meet the 4 Most Desired People in New York (According to OKCupid) -- (link) - ty97 Feb 24, 07:05 5
- I imagine it would come as no surprise to STers that I find both the men - straight and gay - more attractive than the women indicated. - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 24, 08:14 3
  - Of course you do. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 08:15 2
    - Consider the straight woman, though. She looks like she'd eat me up. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 24, 08:26 1
      - The men are as boring as paste. She is hot. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 08:43
- Interesting. I don't know enough about how the site works. I'd bet that after a certain point, your ratings get you ratings. - volnelk Feb 24, 07:38
Ten Things You Should Never Pay For -- (link) - ty97 Feb 24, 06:46 2
- Sex isn't there. We can pay for sex! -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 07:05 1
  - neither is getting smacked in the head....and i do it cheaply - DaneDukeNuuk Feb 24, 07:14
Monuments Men: B -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 06:39 37
- Now You See Me - C+ - Mel Profit Feb 24, 08:42
- Spectacular Now - A, Dallas Buyers Club - B, Lego Movie - B, Gravity - C. -- nm - ajrimmer Feb 24, 08:02
- Jeff, who lives here B+ -- nm - amoxy Feb 24, 07:40
- Philomena: A-, Dallas Buyers Club: B, Wolf of Wall Street: C (may drop it a bit though), 21 Years a Slave: A. -- nm - kelly Feb 24, 07:35
- Pompeii - B - girl meets boy who experience a "end of world event." Kiefer was great as a bad guy. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 24, 07:29
- 3 Days to Kill - wasnt what I was expecting and really liked it. B -- nm - Capstern Feb 24, 07:28 1
  - First Season of Veronica Mars A -- nm - Capstern Feb 24, 07:30
- Gravity B- -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 07:23 14
  - Other than Avatar, it's the second best 3D I've seen in movies. IMAX made it even better. -- nm - Inigo Feb 24, 07:31 11
    - agreed. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 24, 08:45
    - right, so it is the gimmick that is fantastic, not so much the movie itself. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 07:34 9
      - It might be, I don't know. I saw it in 2D and thought it was great -- nm - con_carne Feb 24, 07:51 2
        
        it is pretty much Castaway in space. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 07:58 1
        
        Are you calling Sandy a volleyball? -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 08:06
      - Disagree. It's so tense, and Sandra is amazing. -- nm - Inigo Feb 24, 07:38 1
        
        she is very good in it. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 07:40
      - Much in common with Avatar, then. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 07:35
      - The movie is absolutely brilliant. The visuals are just a (glorious) bonus. -- nm - David Feb 24, 07:35 2
        
        it was decent, I never have to re-watch it. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 24, 07:36 1
        
        You should rewatch it. I think you would appreciate it more upon second viewing. -- nm - David Feb 24, 07:38
  - it was good, but I don't get all the "ooh, aah!!!!": stuff with it. - groiny Feb 24, 07:28 1
    - your IM would make a big difference i think. -- nm - Andie Feb 24, 07:29
- Rush B -- nm - volnelk Feb 24, 07:20
- First 9 episodes of House of Cards S1: A-; Philomena: B+; Dallas Buyers Club: B/B+: Wolf of Wall Street: C-; 12 Years a Slave: B+/A- -- nm - prayformojo Feb 24, 07:13 1
  - I'm curious to see what you think of the last 3 episodes of HoC. That's where it lost me. -- nm - Inigo Feb 24, 07:22
- 3 Days of the Condor - B, All The President's Men - A, Patton - A, The Odd Couple - A - TWuG Feb 24, 07:09 5
  - "Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!" -- nm - mara Feb 24, 07:17 2
    - What amuses me is that if the film were made today, a lot of it would be CGI and I think that'd kill the feel the movie had - TWuG Feb 24, 07:31 1
      - they certainly wouldn't use M47 and M48s for "German Tanks" though. - Mel Profit Feb 24, 08:47
  - condor is one of my all time fav's i like it a lot -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Feb 24, 07:15 1
    - The only real issue I have is (spoils) - TWuG Feb 24, 07:27
- Thor 2 B -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 07:05
- American Horror Story: Asylum. Production values and aspiration: A+, Execution B-. -- nm - Was Bar Was Feb 24, 07:04
- Downton Abbey S4, A -- nm - con_carne Feb 24, 07:00
- Only Lovers Left Alive - C+ (needed a bit more plot). -- nm - LMS Feb 24, 06:42
- Sherlock (first episode): A+ ; The Taking of Pelham 123: B ; Return of the Jedi: A- - Beaker Feb 24, 06:41 1
  - Wait, just the first episode? It gets *so* much better. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 07:24
True Detective has gotten very good. Just watched episode 6 last night. (spoils) - Inigo Feb 24, 06:31
Missouri county spelling bee on hold after finalists exhaust word list after 66 rounds....(link) - Walt_Disney Feb 24, 06:19 2
- i love this. -- nm - Andie Feb 24, 07:32
- That's awesome. -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 06:22
john Dingell (D,MI) the longest serving member of Congress (since 1955) announces his retirement. He is 87. -- nm - Under the Influence Feb 24, 06:11
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- Wow. That is faster than Freeney. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 07:22 1
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  - I think Donald has played his way into the top 25. -- nm - David Feb 24, 06:30 7
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      - He really is a scheme fit for only about a dozen teams, though. That is why I don't think it's a slam dunk. - David Feb 24, 06:36 5
        
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        Seattle actually makes the most sense. - David Feb 24, 07:03 3
        
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        I wouldn't have a problem with somebody drafting him in the top 5. I'm just saying that is not the way it usually works. - David Feb 24, 07:37 1
        
        I'd like to see them trade down a few picks and take him. - pmb Feb 24, 08:17
ST Poll: Bought my first 3D Vudu title last night. Take your guess -- nm - oblique Feb 24, 06:04 19
- Frozen -- nm - LMS Feb 24, 06:43 1
  - So close. -- nm - LMS Feb 24, 06:48
- Avatar -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 06:39 1
  - Not available in 3D on Vudu, unfortunately. -- nm - David Feb 24, 06:41
- Wreck It Ralph -- nm - David Feb 24, 06:38
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  - Another UV title we "own". Sorry. I should have noted it was a "Pre-order" -- nm - oblique Feb 24, 06:29 4
    - Oh, Frozen. -- nm - David Feb 24, 06:42 3
      - *ding* Oddly, the only way to get it 3D and we get it about 2 weeks before the BR/DVD release -- nm - oblique Feb 24, 06:47 2
        
        Does this mean everyone in your UV group gets it, too? -- nm - Inigo Feb 24, 06:59 1
        
        No because it's Disney. -- nm - David Feb 24, 07:01
- Thor 2. -- nm - Was Bar Was Feb 24, 06:28
- Are the codes like super cheap?I see some STers with hundreds of titles, I mean that has to get expensive... -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 06:27 2
  - We space out our disc to digital conversion so we're not converting all at once. A lot of times, there are deals available where you get 50% off if - kelly Feb 24, 06:32
  - This Vudu title was not cheap (it was a birthday gift for a family member). The UV codes are generally -- nm - oblique Feb 24, 06:28
- Gravity -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Feb 24, 06:25 1
  - Good guess but no, I have that non-3D via the UV program so I'm satisfied -- nm - oblique Feb 24, 06:27
- The Croods. - Krusty Feb 24, 06:08 1
  - Negative 22 Kilbo points for you -- nm - oblique Feb 24, 06:28
Happy Breaking Bad Final Episodes on Netflix Day! -- nm - Was Bar Was Feb 24, 05:55
Barrier = Broken. Jason Collins played last night. -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 05:54
As far as Mondays go, today is excelling at being a Monday. - ty97 Feb 24, 05:40
Doctor Who casting news (spoils) - LMS Feb 24, 05:11 2
- Mickey? -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 24, 07:24
- Cool! -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 05:17
Radio 4 Extra presents The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Game 30th anniversary edition -- (link) - LMS Feb 24, 05:06
U.S. and Mexican authorities detail coordinated effort to capture drug lord "El Chapo"... -- (link) - Don Homer Feb 24, 05:00
"I dunno, Dad - slap a wig on you, you're the spitting image of when I was a kid." -- psych -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 00:51
testing ..... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 00:38 1
- man, that works better than I expected -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 00:38
it's like The Birds but with rabbits -- (link) - zork Feb 24, 00:25
today in Queensland somebody stole a 7 tonne mango. -- (link) - mafic Feb 24, 00:20 5
- I'm not good at international conversions... how heavy a potato would that be? -- nm - Ender Feb 24, 05:37
- wow, he really let himself go since leaving SNL -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 00:58 1
  - well played :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 01:07
- Ooh, but I found an island resort for sale nearby. Do want. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 00:27
- These words don't belong together. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 00:21

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