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ST Poll: What is the most referenced movie in pop culture that you have never seen? - con_carne Mar 14, 09:44 21
- Casablanca -- nm - Max Mar 14, 10:36
- Tied between It's a Wonderful Life & E.T. -- nm - JenBro Mar 14, 10:07
- The Godfather (yes, still.) -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 10:01
- Gone With The Wind probably -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 09:57
- Home Alone. A bunch of Disney movies - Bambi, The Little Mermaid, Lady and the Tramp, etc -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 09:54
- 2001: A Space Odyssey -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:53 6
  - I take it you know a 2001 reference when you see it? I can't imagine not knowing these (no spoilers) - con_carne Mar 14, 09:58 1
    - yes, of course i'm familiar with all the references, I just haven't seen the film. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 10:05
  - we'll have a bottle of wine and then watch it. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 14, 09:54 2
    - I would have suggested something else. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:58
    - groovy. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:57
  - Oof, yes, this for me too -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:53
- GWTW or It's a Wonderful Life, probably. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:52 1
  - Haven't seen GWTW but I think I've seen It's A Wonderful Life -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:54
- I've only seen parts of FMJ and apocalypse now ... also haven't seen old yeller, but i think i read the book -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:48
- ... Titanic -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 09:47
- Pulp Fiction, Big Lebowski -- nm - eag Mar 14, 09:46 3
  - You and Dane need to watch Pulp Fiction this weekend. Awesome film. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 09:53 2
    - I think someone put in our group vudu collection -- nm - eag Mar 14, 09:55 1
      - It's one of my favorite films of all time. Quentin at his best. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 10:08
- Pulp Fiction -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Mar 14, 09:45
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- But Pujols contracts are guaranteed, so more like 1! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 09:46 1
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Has anyone's code propagated to Vudu yet? -- nm - David Mar 14, 09:34 9
- It's in my vudu now. -- nm - Ender Mar 14, 09:55
- Yes. I just redeemed mine on Flixter, and logged into Vudu.com and it's there. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 14, 09:47
- yes -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 09:36 6
  - Just to be clear, you redeemed in Flixster and it it showing up in your Vudu account as owned? -- nm - David Mar 14, 09:36 5
    - now that you mention it....I did redeem in Flixster and I *just* looked and it's not in Vudu -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 09:37 4
      - You've just failed this particular trust exercise. - David Mar 14, 09:38 3
        
        I just re entered the code at flixster and followed the steps again and I'm playing via Flixster -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 09:45 1
        
        it's now in my Vudu account. confirmed HDX File -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 09:47
        
        It's UV, so it WILL show up there eventually. It's not unusual for it to take a few hours for it to propagate. -- nm - Ender Mar 14, 09:44
Canadian sportsanchor babe dance-off! -- (link) - Reagen Mar 14, 09:34
Free Captain America screenings (pic).. -- (link) - Broot Mar 14, 09:14 [Image]
So, I posted up a link to my most recent Survivor column on the FB Survivor group page. - Jim Mar 14, 09:14 2
- She's seemed self-aware of her failures as a player. -- nm - David Mar 14, 09:33
- hah -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:22
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- David Alert: 4 OTs end in 60 ft buzzerbeater. -- (link) -- Spawn Lord (aka Spawn) Mar 13, 21:55 -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 09:11
If you missed the BBC Life on Mars followup "Ashes to Ashes" starring Keely Hawes it's on Hulu -- (link) - Remlik Mar 14, 08:59 [hulu] 5
- I'm not sure if I finished watching it although I know what happens. - Mel Profit Mar 14, 09:05 4
  - we saw that last ep. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:07 3
    - it's scary that I can're remember if we saw it or not. Thanks. - Mel Profit Mar 14, 09:27 2
      - It was *that* good! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 09:28 1
        
        Bleak Boy strikes again. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 14, 09:32
*snicker* current events at SXSW -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:54 6
- You're talking about her so she got what she wanted with the stunt. -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 09:34
- This kinda makes me want to punch something. - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 14, 08:58 2
  - I knew that but I am just astounded since Gaga claims to fight bulimia. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 08:59
  - Thankfully for you, that's part of her next show -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 08:58
- Now we know what "other" was in her charity financials. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 08:55 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 08:58
We are code positive. I repeat, code positive. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:53 2
- Titanfall in 3 ... 2 ... wait, is this for the new blizzard technical alpha? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:54 1
  - Oh, probably VMars, nevermind -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:55
Happy Pi Day! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 14, 08:48 10
- Sorry. I know I hang out here and all, but I just can't get this white -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 09:36 9
  - Whoa, take the guy out of Argentina and all of a sudden he's not white! -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 09:58 1
    - ooh! -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 10:04
  - as a non-white, I see this less as 'white' and more as Ultra-Dorky (to an extent which even I can't get with). -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:52 4
    - as a chemist, it's tragic that I don't like guacamole for mole day (Oct 23rd) -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:55 1
      - What about molé sauce? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:58
    - Right, this is what I was getting at. But also, pie is tasty and even dorks know tasty. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:53 1
      - me encanta pastel. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:56
  - Not getting the whiteness. Are you mathist? ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 09:45 1
    - In Spanish, pie means foot -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 09:50
Line of day: @stephenasmith just walked into ESPN green room, sighed and said, "Man, I need to take a break from Skip..." -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 08:42 5
- and that's HIM saying that -- nm - David Mar 14, 09:12 2
  - Right? How annoying do you have to be to annoy Smith? -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 09:23
  - My second favourite thing about the video of Cuban taking Skip down is Smith remaining very very still so as not to be noticed. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:17
- New guest host: TEBOW! -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 08:44
- Stephen A Smith is truly the voice of the fan. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 08:43
part of The Simpsons opening done with Legos (including couch gags) -- (link) - Beaker Mar 14, 08:38 1
- Best. Couch Gag. EVER. -- nm - Vitruvius si Mar 14, 08:49
Library today: Tombstone Blues by Chadwick Ginther (sequel to Thunder Road - If you like Norse mythology give it a read. Great book -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 08:34
code redeemed -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 08:29 3
- Ditto. -- nm - Ender Mar 14, 08:32
- SUCK IT, DAVID!!! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 08:29 1
  - Well , it IS Friday -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 08:31
LIR, R: I think my parents paid around 70K for the house (new construction) in 1979. - ty97 Mar 14, 08:25 16
- We paid $96k for our condo in 1981 and I think the rate was about 16%. First refi was for 12% and then 6%. Both times we also took out some cash..... - Meg Mar 14, 08:59 4
  - in...various.... foriegn currencies. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:05 1
    - there were shell corporations and alias involved. - Mel Profit Mar 14, 09:06
  - ..rolled around on it, and burned it. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 09:04
  - nice -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 09:01
- My parents bought the current house in august 1981 for 63k...I remember hearing them saying at 17%. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 08:37
- and now that house would go for? - Reagen Mar 14, 08:27 8
  - Heh, was I just looking in my hometown to figure this out. A little hard to say. - ty97 Mar 14, 08:33 7
    - Just check the address in Zillow. It might not be perfect, but that's as realistic a guess as anything. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 08:38 2
      - I find zestimates to be craptastic on a good day and complete farce on other days (but I'll look) -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 08:54 1
        
        248,544. And apparently my parents sold for 155 in 1993 and it hasn't been sold since. -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 08:55
    - The other thing is, they would give anyone a loan back then -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 08:34 3
      - They would give anyone a loan in 2003 too (case in point: me) - ty97 Mar 14, 08:54
      - good point. as rates have dropped the hoops to jump through and risk analysis' at the banks have risen -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 08:35
      - I'm still seeing ads that say "We don't have as high standards as the banks do" ... WELL WHY NOT? -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:35
- (for anyone from the Northeast who will know what this means: It was a raised ranch) -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 08:27
Uh Oh...(Operation Mindcrime Spoilers)... - Mel Profit Mar 14, 08:15 6
- on the altar?\ -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 09:12 4
  - and...I've been listening to live clips of him recently. - Mel Profit Mar 14, 09:28 3
    - Too bad. Geoff Tate was the man back in the day -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 09:35
    - ruh roh... -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 09:34 1
      - the thing I was at least going to be available for you to appreciate appears to have dwindled due to time. - Mel Profit Mar 14, 09:44
- "Mary...?" -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 14, 08:19
2 for 1 discount? Medlen and Beachy will both see Dr. Andrews on Monday. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 08:14 2
- I legitimately cannot recall the last time Tommy John surgery went this wrong. - David Mar 14, 08:48
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Why is Samuel L Jackson dressing like Max Fischer? -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:14 1
- When you absolutely, positively got to bore every motherscratcher in the room, accept no substitutes. -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 14, 08:52
lol. Update from @peterjschaffer: His hockey team lost last night b/c he forgot to wear a cup on acct of aggravation dealing w/ the Browner news. - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 08:13
"Once again the dust-laden portfolio pays off for the australian investor" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:10
MyVegas, started the night with 20k chips, went to bed at 1:30 with 600k -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 08:05 2
- nice -- nm - JenBro Mar 14, 08:43
- swanky. -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 08:06
Speaking of police chases, had one in Chicago too where it ended with an off duty cop being killed when the suspect crashed into his car (unrelated to - oblique Mar 14, 08:04 1
- 42, my age, I hope it is no one I know.... -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 08:09
This CAN'T be what he had in mind when he signed with the Angles. -- (link) - Jim Mar 14, 08:03 6
- Sure it's not Tony Cox from Bad Santa giveaway night? -- nm - amoxy Mar 14, 08:25 1
  - *snort* right? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 14, 09:55
- I want an Albert gnome! -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 08:11
- To be fair, the AAA is a promotional tie-in and not a representation of his talent level at this point. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 08:05
- Right? I'd be expecting more raids on England. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:05
- Morning Angle. -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 08:04
our rate is 2.59 fixed...giggity - Beaker Mar 14, 08:01 19
- Yeah, we seriously considered fixed in 2011 when we were picking, but landed a 2.25% varible and are ecstatic we took the risk. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 14, 09:19 1
  - Oh, and ty, it's about two-thirds fixed in Canada, one-quarter variable with the remainder made up of a combination. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 14, 09:23
- good lord -- nm - Epiphany Mar 14, 08:05
- wow. from where? - Reagen Mar 14, 08:03 13
  - No kidding. How could that rate be almost more than a point lower than mine given the single month of difference. - Shaun Mar 14, 08:05 11
    - we refinanced. it is fairly recent (year or two iirc) -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 08:06 10
      - Ahhh, you should hook a brother up with info like that :) -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 08:06 9
        
        yes please. -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 08:07 8
        
        you would probably have to move to Canada to get it. :) -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 08:08 7
        
        BOOOO!!!! -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 09:31
        
        NOOOOOOOOO -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:34 5
        
        No worries, being forced to play a certain percentage of Nickleback would kill him. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 08:41 4
        
        You know, this is a brilliant way to cut down on porn consumption in canada. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:46 3
        
        heh, Cracked had this in anarticle today. Canadian pron channels getting in trouble for not enough Canadian content -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 08:47 1
        
        CBC had it a few days ago, I guess it's amusing enough to go international :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:50
        
        (Since all porn must have a certain percentage of canadian content, all they need is a Nickelback soundtrack to kill the industry) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:47
  - spoilers - Beaker Mar 14, 08:05
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- That is a sexy rate. -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 08:01
Ok, so I think it's ridiculous that DeAngelo Hall is calling out Richard Sherman. However... - Jim Mar 14, 08:01
LIR: Fav pie = Apple with carmel cover from Dutch Mothers in Lynden - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Mar 14, 07:57
I am hoping quite heavily that mortgage rates stay low until we are due to re-up, which will be March 2015. -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 07:56 2
- Even if they go up 1 whole point like that article suggests, that's still crazy low. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 07:58 1
  - Ours is 3.74% right now. Sub-3% would be glorious. -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 07:59
WHERE IS MY CODE??? -- nm - David Mar 14, 07:54 9
- Have the showings started? - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 08:28 2
  - the email had said "starting at midnight". -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 09:29 1
    - Hong Kong! -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 14, 09:44
- Suckers -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 08:28
- IK.R? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 14, 08:16
- I know just the person to put on the case. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 07:57
- did you order it?! -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:55
- Did you try Guest? -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 14, 07:54
- In your nose? -- nm - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Mar 14, 07:54

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