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I have to admit I have a problem with the casting of this Annie re-make. - ty97 Mar 6, 13:25 8
- Who's Diaz playing? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 6, 13:30 3
  - Miss Hannigan -- nm - Andie Mar 6, 13:31
  - Miss Hannigan. -- nm - Daffodil Strongarmzh si Mar 6, 13:31 1
    - "We love you Miss Hannigan!!" - Jovian Mar 6, 13:31
- i haven't seen it, but i don't see her playing mean too effectively. (or singing.) -- nm - Andie Mar 6, 13:30 2
  - She played bee-yotch really, really well in 'She's the One'. - Daffodil Strongarmzh si Mar 6, 13:32 1
    - i don't think i ever saw that, interesting. -- nm - Andie Mar 6, 13:33
- I have to admit I have a problem with this being remade in the first place! - Jovian Mar 6, 13:30
"Special Weather Statement In Effect", it says on the weather canada page for victoria. What does that mean? - Beryllium Mar 6, 13:23 3
- we had one hell of a weather 'statement' last night, no warning, no distant rumbles, just one flash, BOOOOM of thunder - zeitgeist Mar 6, 13:26
- Oh, I see - incoming subtropical moisture. 50-100mm rain imminent. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 13:23 1
  - i would pretty much kill for anything subtropical to be 'imminent'. But, hey, we will go above freezing tomorrow! (probably). -- nm - Andie Mar 6, 13:25
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My 2-cents on Vegas...then I'll shut up :) Friday morning at 9:30 I'll be leaving the Excalibur parking structure for Valley of Fire. I have - Meg Mar 6, 13:16 1
- pic: Meg heads into the Valley of Fire -- (link) - Max Mar 6, 13:18 [Image]
'Sin City: A Dame To Kill For' trailor-licious -- (link) - decline Mar 6, 13:11 [youtube] 2
- odds are 1 to 1 that Eva Green plays a villain -- nm - Jovian Mar 6, 13:22
- Awesome. One of the best times I've ever had at the movies was seeing the original at the Charles in Baltimore -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 13:13
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- Damn -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 13:11 2
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    - not me.....that cutout effect makes it seem disjointed - prayformojo Mar 6, 13:26
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alrighty, going to the director of my department today and letting him know that my rating from last year was bogus and i'm pissed. - colin Mar 6, 13:06 1
- Ah, the old work-to-rule. There's a saying I've seen on twitter - "People don't quit jobs. They quit managers." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 13:11
WHO suggests Americans cut down their weekly sugar intake from 3 lbs to 6 teaspoons. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 12:57 14
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  - corn syrup is in so many things, especially stuff in boxes, bottles...hell its in pizza -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 13:32
- Weekly intake?? that might be my daily intake -- nm - Jovian Mar 6, 13:20
- Who? Nobody, that is who. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 13:17
- good idear -- nm - Stevia farmers worldwide s.i. Mar 6, 13:10
- (6 teaspoons a day) -- nm - Roger More Mar 6, 13:04 1
  - Oops, right. Daily intake. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 13:26
- Not possible. -- nm - Krusty Mar 6, 13:03
- whoa whoa... let's not go crazy. why don't we start with suggesting 2 lbs instead. -- nm - colin Mar 6, 13:00
- Someone missed the A in SMART goals. -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 13:00
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- WHAT -- nm - Max, coke in hand Mar 6, 12:58
- America says: Oh yeah? WHO the f*** are you?! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 12:58 1
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It's like the State Department is trolling the Russians. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 12:54 2
- And the Russians are falling for it. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 12:54 1
  - well duh, they fell for Hitler's bullshit - Jovian Mar 6, 13:27
I just realized DST starts this weekend. -- nm - mara Mar 6, 12:51 1
- Billy Dee FTW! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 12:53
Local college auto program ordered to CRUSH their pre-production '92 Dodge Viper (worth $250k) in 2 weeks. - zeitgeist Mar 6, 12:47 5
- I doubt Chrysler could enforce this order, other than - of course - promising to never donate another car. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 13:00 1
  - Depends on the contract the school signed when accepting the car. -- nm - TWuG Mar 6, 13:11
- i imagine it'll just disappear... -- nm - colin Mar 6, 12:48 2
  - I was thinking, wouldn't be that hard, show them a video of the car being placed in a crusher, the doors close, cut to a blue cube being removed - zeitgeist Mar 6, 12:55 1
    - another thing....just take the engine/tranny out...now you have a nice display -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 13:33
on the topic of vegas.. i don't know if i can do the strip any more. i stayed off strip, drove to the canyons and ate at some of the little local - colin Mar 6, 12:43 11
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  - Yeah, I sorta feel that I should go to Grand Canyon because it is so amaooooooooohhhh alcohol! -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 12:57 3
    - (Do they have party buses to the Canyon?) -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 12:57 2
      - we can always hire one -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 12:58 1
        
        Yup. School bus companies are more than happy to drive your drunk butts out there by the hourt. -- nm - spamlet Mar 6, 13:00
  - I have been to Red Rocks. I have been to the Hoover Dam. I got married near the top of Mt Charleston. And I love to lose myself in the chaos of the - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 12:56
  - I work for the company that built the Hoover Dam, it's like our most celebrated project...I've never thought about going to see it. - Will Hunting Mar 6, 12:48 3
    - i went to the dam once (years and years and years ago) when i was in Vegas. it was actually pretty cool. -- nm - Andie Mar 6, 12:50 1
      - Oh, I have no doubts it's a cool thing...it just falls down the list - Will Hunting Mar 6, 12:52
    - it's very cool. so amazingly art deco. the state park that has beaches on the resulting lake is pretty nice too.. a really good way to get back from - colin Mar 6, 12:49
  - heh. one day, you've got to go out to red rock canyon.. just drive through. it's so pretty out there. i drove out some dual track to a trail head - colin Mar 6, 12:45
And since we're Vegasing, how many of those myVegas gold coins am I aiming to earn? -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 12:41 3
- just win as much as you can, I think the monorail passes for 4 days are like 45k. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 6, 13:25 1
  - oh sweet, I already have that -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 13:26
- All the coins! -- nm - Ender Mar 6, 12:42
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- Weird is awesome. Too me, Bingo is for old people to get together. I imagine there's 1k things more fun or weird to do or see in Vegas. - Krusty Mar 6, 12:48 18
  - my one Vegastravaganza I can honestly say Bingo was one of the most fun events. it's weirdly great. -- nm - Andie Mar 6, 12:51 2
    - and we were all rookies then. - groiny Mar 6, 13:30
    - I'm glad everyone enjoys it and if I went I might have fun but I can't imagine why right now. -- nm - Krusty Mar 6, 12:55
  - I ain't gonna win nuthin! But I do plan to have fun. - Diva Mar 6, 12:51 13
    - i agree with diva. - nAmUrT Mar 6, 12:55
    - I can't wait for the pics and videos. :-) - Krusty Mar 6, 12:54 9
      - Let me know if you plan on doing this. i could be persuaded to drive up and visit my mom that weekend. :) -- nm - kelly Mar 6, 12:57 7
        
        That would be so awesome. - Krusty Mar 6, 13:03
        
        we have an air mattress too. -- nm - Diva Mar 6, 12:58 5
        
        Aww, thanks. I'd have N with me though. -- nm - kelly Mar 6, 13:00 4
        
        ...and that's a problem because...? - Diva Mar 6, 13:08 3
        
        :) -- nm - Kelsey Marftinez Mar 6, 13:18 2
        
        Let's try this again without the sfan. - kelly Mar 6, 13:21 1
        
        :) -- nm - Daffodil Strongarmzh si Mar 6, 13:22
      - Do it. You are always welcome. -- nm - Diva Mar 6, 12:55
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      - spoils - Diva Mar 6, 12:53
  - To. Stupid phone. -- nm - Krusty Mar 6, 12:48
- I'd much rather be at home than in Vegas, under pretty much any circumstance. -- nm - Jim Mar 6, 12:48 3
  - No, you would not. You had fun at the St. Louis gathering. Magnify that by 10 or so and you get an idea od where a Vegas gatering starts. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 13:05
  - I'm on record (repeatedly) about not loving Vegas, but I don't get to see you fuckers very often and love hanging out with y'all wherever. -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 12:58
  - I am sure there are 'better' ways to spend a thousand, but its to meet all my friends, and few other places seem to get us excited/motivated -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 12:57
- Anyone that says no to BINGO is saying no to fun! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 6, 12:40
- I've never been to Vegas Bingo. - ty97 Mar 6, 12:39 23
  - if you go make sure you tell them you don't want a lot of cards. they go FAST. -- nm - Diva Mar 6, 12:44 4
    - It was like taking the SAT under hot lights with a drill sergeant the questions! - Max Mar 6, 12:47 3
      - MAGGOTS, WHAT IS THE AIRSPEED VELOCITY OF AN UNLADEN SWALLOW? -- nm - SARGENT ERNIE Mar 6, 12:53 1
        
        SIR! AFRICAN OR EUROPEAN! SIR! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 6, 12:53
      - I think I did go in drunk and I was still uncomfortable. Sooooo many cards. I was sober when we left. - Diva Mar 6, 12:50
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    - This is one of my favorite stories -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 12:46 1
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  - I was excited. It turned out to be incredibly stressful. -- nm - Max Mar 6, 12:40 14
    - How many cards did you have? -- nm - mara Mar 6, 12:47 11
      - I can't remember. Too many for sure. Six? -- nm - Max Mar 6, 12:48 10
        
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        mean old ladies?! Can we get drunk and hit on them? -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 12:56 2
        
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        I was planning on marrying her anyway. -- nm - ty97 Mar 6, 13:06
        
        they smelled funny. -- nm - Diva Mar 6, 12:54 5
        
        They also have hard, evil glares. -- nm - Max Mar 6, 12:56 4
        
        friggin carnie witches. they were HATING us. -- nm - Diva Mar 6, 12:57 3
        
        I just remember meeting up with you guys as... - Mel Profit Mar 6, 13:31 1
        
        man - they were glaring at us like we super-ruined their round-robin or some shit. -- nm - Daffodil Strongarmzh si Mar 6, 13:34
        
        You could somehow *see* the hate. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 13:24
    - LOL -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 12:41
    - yep. -- nm - Diva Mar 6, 12:41
My Vegas itinerary - ty97 Mar 6, 12:37 10
- 1. sleep..... - Tie97 Mar 6, 13:21
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  - You know me, laid back and never worrying about a thing. - ty97 Mar 6, 12:40
  - Woudn't that be the entirety of #2 on his list? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 6, 12:40 6
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      - They will have booze on the menus! - Will Hunting Mar 6, 12:49 4
        
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        I dunno; I'm not attending this year...one thing I wanted to do but the weather needs to cooperate -- the outdoor pavilion at harrahs - Will Hunting Mar 6, 12:53 2
        
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        I love it. My sinuses finally dry out. (but then again I love the desert.) -- nm - Diva Mar 6, 12:57
I'd *love* to have had a tshirt, but there used to be a bingo 'charity fund raiser hall' in Tacoma called Brain Injury Bingo - zeitgeist Mar 6, 12:35
wap? Astley/Lent -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 6, 12:33 [Image] 1
- I have bent lent-rolled! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 12:36
Candice Bergen should join The Newsroom and have an epic catfight with Jane Fonda. -- nm - Max Mar 6, 12:26
Are we sure that "unfroze my water" isn't some obscure sexual reference in the UP? - prayformojo Mar 6, 12:25 4
- I think she's at the tip of the oven mitt -- nm - Roger More Mar 6, 12:28 2
  - oh yeahhhhhhh - prayformojo Mar 6, 12:30 1
    - just the tip - JenBro Mar 6, 12:32
- Worst Penthouse letter ever. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 12:27
Love it. Elway, "Champ will always be a Bronco. We look forward to his Ring of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame election." -- nm - Jim Mar 6, 12:23 1
- ....in bed. -- nm - colin Mar 6, 12:31
JenBro, remember that the tickets need to be picked up by 4pm. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 12:23 10
- right - I am thinking we could sneak out and get them in the morning - I'll double check box office hours. -- nm - JenBro Mar 6, 12:25 9
  - In the *morning*? You mean, like, before you go to sleep? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 12:32 7
    - *grins* - remember a while back when Andie asked me when I slept? I'm notorious for getting by on very little sleep - JenBro Mar 6, 12:34 6
      - You have 3 small children, too? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 12:35
      - Yeah, but 8am - 1pm is for sleeping! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 12:35 4
        
        3am to 7am for me.... - Will Hunting Mar 6, 12:41 3
        
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        The only thing I will get up at 7am for is a medical emergency. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 12:42 1
        
        I had a muscle spasm in my poker hand.... - Will Hunting Mar 6, 12:51
  - Yeah, I think getting them earlier is best. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 6, 12:26
Go go gadget SAS code! -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 6, 12:21
Vegas, baby!!! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 6, 12:20 4
- Bingo! - Krusty Mar 6, 12:23 3
  - you wait - the bingo will be the high point of our whole trip :) -- nm - JenBro Mar 6, 12:34 2
    - that is setting the bar very low. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 6, 13:22 1
      - heh-heh... -- nm - Daffodil Strongarmzh si Mar 6, 13:23

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