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Vegas shooters youtube channel...photo of them in 'joker' make up -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 9, 10:38 1
- Why don't they ever talk about the bronies who go on shooting sprees? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 10:39
Quiz -- How many books can you identify based on its map -- (link) - znufrii Jun 9, 10:30 6
- 5 :( -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:38
- 6/10. bah -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:38 1
  - actually 7 - i got #1 right, but it showed i submitted a different answer (it was the easiest one!) -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:39
- 2 -- nm - budice Jun 9, 10:38
- 7 -- nm - mara Jun 9, 10:35
- 7/10 -- nm - decline Jun 9, 10:35
I finally get to return to Gravity! - J Jun 9, 10:27
The NCAA lawyer cross examining Ed O'Bannon is something -- (link) - Beaker Jun 9, 10:22
Best comment of the day on FB: "I don't read books. It ruins the movies and television shows." - Walt_Disney Jun 9, 10:14
That's two games where people can choose to play as the villain thus far. - Imperator Jun 9, 10:13 3
- back in the Tradewars BBS game you could choose good or evil -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 10:35
- There was a Decepticon campaign in the Transformers: War for Cybertron game a few years back. Which games are you referring to? -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 10:22 1
  - I'm not saying it's never been done, just that it seems to be en vogue. - Imperator Jun 9, 10:28
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- My favorite sports quote was when he was destroying the league in 92/93 - Will Hunting Jun 9, 10:25 2
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    - He needs to a few games off via the league, and then he needs to stop acting like a jagoff. - Will Hunting Jun 9, 10:53
Well that was fun. Suzanne just had her wallet stolen. All Credit and Check cards canceled. $100 cash gone. - JaxSean Jun 9, 10:09 6
- :( -- nm - JenBro Jun 9, 11:08
- someone riffle her purse while you were out? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 10:20 1
  - At work. She was working out in their annex,someone left a secure door open. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 10:25
- Ugh! Sorry -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 10:13
- Oof, sorry. -- nm - Imperator Jun 9, 10:12
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hey, ST . . . how hard is it to run background checks on yourself over the internet? i am wondering, because . . . - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 9, 10:05 9
- You have no way of knowing what is going on. Maybe head office got - Andie Jun 9, 10:21 1
  - I mean, maybe you were low in the stack this round and you'll be called next round. -- nm - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 10:24
- unfortunately, that's less the exception than the rule these days. - znufrii Jun 9, 10:13 3
  - you need permission to run a credit or background check. people have to consent. -- nm - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 10:19 2
    - Do they still need consent for background checks that don't return DLPA/GLBA protected information? -- nm - Ender Jun 9, 10:21 1
      - Nolo says any time they hire an outside agency. -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 10:22
- This is old, but Lifehacker was still recommending it last year. - mara Jun 9, 10:13
- they have access to google. they can't do background checks really without your consent. also, I would recommend not giving an employer hell - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 10:10 1
  - Echoing this: job hunting is a lot about swallowing pride - Reagen Jun 9, 10:14
I think if you were a serial killer and only picked the world's oldest people, no one would ever suspect a thing. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 10:00 2
- well, you would have to kill in an old people way. if you shot them, for instance, people might notice. -- nm - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 10:02 1
  - "Jeez, that Tall Dude buys a lot of pillows." -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 9, 10:05
Jacksonville Jaguars to have poolside cabanas -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 9, 09:54 6
- Washington did this too minus the pools. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:11
- Taking out 9500 seats makes me wonder if this is a ploy to try and avoid blackouts. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 9, 10:04 2
  - the tarped seats -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:05 1
    - No, I believe there are still tarped over seats in the upper corners of the stadium. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 10:08
- Companies or fans can rent one of the four poolside cabanas on the first level for $12,500 a game, or $250 per person. - Strongbad Jun 9, 09:54 1
  - its really not a bad deal. (for a corporation anyway) -- nm - Jovian Jun 9, 09:58
Jumpins'. Apple is down around 550 per share! WTF!!! -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:52 1
- Wow, that's fantastic! -- nm - Samsung Jun 9, 10:10
How NOT to spend vacation. Eat something that violently disagrees with you. - TWuG Jun 9, 09:51 1
- :( -- nm - JenBro Jun 9, 11:08
Anything cool happen yet during Microsoft's E3 conference? I know it's only about 20 mins in. -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 09:49 11
- A contaminated energy drink has turned everyone into mutants. -- nm - Imperator Jun 9, 10:01 4
  - Sunset Overdrive, it has a lot of hype already...I don't get it -- nm - J Jun 9, 10:04 3
    - It looks like Dead Rising with the humor of Portal and Borderlands. -- nm - Imperator Jun 9, 10:05 2
      - I thought it looked like a quick Xbox arcade game. -- nm - J Jun 9, 10:09 1
        
        What it really reminds me of is the Sega Dreamcast, which is high praise from me. -- nm - Imperator Jun 9, 10:11
- AC Unity right now, this my most wanted this year. -- nm - J Jun 9, 09:56 2
  - The teaser that came out awhile ago looked amazing. I want to see gameplay footage though. -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 09:59 1
    - You can form your own brotherhood and play co-op with 3 other assassins -- nm - J Jun 9, 10:05
- Looks like Forza and Call of Duty so far. -- nm - Inigo Jun 9, 09:53
- You might like to monitor a live blog about it. -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 09:51 1
  - No! ST needs to do my dirty work. -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 09:56
and we thought the Tea Party stuck their foot in their mouths when talking about rape, they've got nothing on Indian politicians.... -- (link) - znufrii Jun 9, 09:48
Chef, B. Lean On Me, A (never seen it before!) -- nm - con_carne Jun 9, 09:44 5
- I watched Lean On Me a few weeks ago. Love that film. -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 10:16
- Maleficient. B-. Fine, pretty forgettable though. -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 09:59 1
  - That's too bad. The trailer looked quite excellent. -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 10:00
- XMen Days of Future Past- B+. -- nm - pmb Jun 9, 09:54
- Edge of Tomorrow: A -- nm - Jovian Jun 9, 09:45
This is what happens when agents sue players: Drew Rosenhaus Bribed DeSean Jackson -- (link) - Beaker Jun 9, 09:40
ST Weekly Box Office Poll: How much will How To Train Your Dragon 2 make this weekend? 22 Jump Street? -- nm - Inigo Jun 9, 09:17 12
- $86 million for Dragon, $49 million for Jump. -- nm - Inigo Jun 9, 09:46
- I'll take 69 and 52. I reserve the right to change my answers later. -- nm - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 09:42 1
  - oh wait. I think I have 57 for jump. I feel like neighbors added some goodwill for it. -- nm - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 09:44
- 67M for Dragon and $55 for Jump -- nm - mara Jun 9, 09:40
- $68m for Dragon and $60m for Jump -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 09:37
- 69 for Dragon and 45 for Jump -- nm - Pippy Jun 9, 09:32
- 82mil and 58mil...Dragon over Jump Street. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 09:25
- was watching 21 Jump Street last night....still funny - Beaker Jun 9, 09:25
- Dragon is currently priced for $72M. i think that's about right. -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 09:23
- I have literally no sense of dragon. "a lot." you just reminded me too to watch the trailers for both 21 and 22 to see how they compare. -- nm - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 09:18 2
  - The Trailer for 22 sort of requires buy-in from 21. I don't know if that's wise. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 9, 09:30 1
    - You think I don't that's a dick and balls? I know all about dick and balls! I partied with Robert Downey Jr. before he got sober, - Beaker Jun 9, 09:32
World's largest video game collection for sale -- (link) - znufrii Jun 9, 09:16 2
- *starts a ST Kickstarter campaign to raise $312,500* -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 09:52 1
  - oh, I would have just started at a simple $312.50 and let the bidding go up for there -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 9, 09:53
"sponsored by cocaine and chainsaws" -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 09:14 10
- Any time you can play soccer in 50C (122F) you have to do it -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:29 1
  - Lebron would literally not be able to move -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:29
- Also, I never really thought about it until now, but FIFA sure got some help in its name from the Department of Redundancy Department. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 09:20 4
  - and the Association of Associated Associates -- nm - zork Jun 9, 09:29 3
    - The "Association" actually refers to the sport: "Association Football", which is where we get the "soc" in "soccer". -- nm - Ender Jun 9, 09:36 1
      - and Associated Associates are my teams - zork Jun 9, 09:39
    - the American Association of United States Americans -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:30
- One reason that his show works for me a lot better than the Daily Show is that - prayformojo Jun 9, 09:17 2
  - yes -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:24
  - I really didn't see the draw of a Daily Show on HBO, but it has me hooked for the reasons you described. -- nm - Inigo Jun 9, 09:20
Meg, you're plane just made it DFW from El Paso -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 09:08 2
- Departure updated to 1:00 pm. Meanwhile it's been thundering and raining pretty good here. -- nm - Meg Jun 9, 09:28 1
  - its extremely cloudy in Dallas but no rain right now -- nm - Pippy Jun 9, 09:31
Wait, Hateful Eight is IPOing? I thought it wasn't getting made after Quentin's hissyfit? -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 09:04 1
- There was word on the street that he was going forward with the full cast that did the table read. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 9, 09:23
Lunch = Honey chipotle pulled pork on ciabatta topped with chipotle lime coleslaw and havarti. -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 08:59 5
- where from? -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:33 1
  - ahh saw homemmade below, nice -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:34
- Let me wipe the drool from the corners of my mouth -- nm - amoxy Jun 9, 09:02 2
  - Right? It's like geez, have something interesting will ya? -- nm - con_carne Jun 9, 09:04 1
    - Homemade as well, clearly. -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 09:11
I only have one thing to say after seeing this page ... -- (link) - zork Jun 9, 08:58 4
- [spoils] - zork Jun 9, 09:12
- And Christopher Walken! -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 09:02 2
  - I wonder how many Perry Como records were down there -- nm - zork Jun 9, 09:40 1
    - more importantly, where is the antiquated computer needed to reset the numbers every so often and thus prevent an unfortunate accident? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 9, 09:52
So how about that NPH Hedwig number last night on the Tony Awards, huh? - con_carne Jun 9, 08:56 9
- is it on youtube somewhere? -- nm - Pippy Jun 9, 09:27 5
  - I think this is it. -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 09:30 [youtube] 4
    - And if you don't remember or didn't see NPH's opening number from last year, you simply must. -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 09:32 [youtube] 3
      - speaking of opening numbers, wtf was up with the hopping? -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 09:50 1
        
        It was a reference to an old MGM number. (It was playing on a monitor in one of the corridors he hopped through.) -- nm - mara Jun 9, 09:52
      - thank you for both -- nm - Pippy Jun 9, 09:42
- Sting enjoyed it. I didn't like the song. But the performance was great. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 9, 09:16
- yeah, that was the best performance of the night, hands down. -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 09:00 1
  - Of that I am no judge, but it went remarkably from "well this is strange" to "anything can happen now" for me -- nm - con_carne Jun 9, 09:02
from B2 . . . we've lost a Young One . . . - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 9, 08:50 [youtube]
Dwyane Wade getting in form for the World Cup -- (link) - Reagen Jun 9, 08:47 [Image] 3
- They called that? Good lord. -- nm - Imperator Jun 9, 08:59 2
  - Wade timed it perfect so the ref had a terrible view. Ginobli turned around and did one almost as bad right after that. -- nm - decline Jun 9, 09:17
  - It's sort of poetic that it happened to Ginobli, but... -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 09:03
Hey now! It's the 15th Anniversary of the Bobby "Incognito" Valentine game. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jun 9, 08:47 1
- Only the 2nd funniest time he's tried to pass himself off as a major league manager. - Will Hunting Jun 9, 09:02
The laptop on Curious George looks like it's from Apple, but instead of an apple logo, it has a banana. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 08:37 2
- LOL. On Cowboy Bebop, Ed's computer was a Tomato. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jun 9, 08:41
- They toss those little things in so that parents don't kill themselves. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 9, 08:40
I'm with Reagen about wings. I know it was the 80s but I still compare everything to the 5¢ wings my favourite pub offered. -- nm - zork Jun 9, 08:36 12
- I'm not planning on going in there. I've got their WiFi signal in the boarding area :) -- nm - Meg Jun 9, 09:21
- Chickens got expensive. - JaxSean Jun 9, 08:38 10
  - it's also supply and demand. Chicken thighs are now cheaper than wings. - Reagen Jun 9, 08:39 9
    - They started making buffalo wings because nobody wanted the wings. Now that they have a use they're no longer surplus... -- nm - Ender Jun 9, 09:11 2
      - wings were great for making stock -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 09:45
      - YOU MANIACS! -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 09:14
    - I *love* chicken thighs. mmmm. -- nm - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 09:09 4
      - same here. I found this amazing braised chicken thigh recipe - so flavorful -- nm - decline Jun 9, 09:18 2
        
        you should share -- I can get sash to make for me. -- nm - duchess of 3pm friday Jun 9, 09:19 1
        
        it's a really easy recipe - has an Indian feel to it. - decline Jun 9, 09:32
      - bok bok bok -- nm - zork Jun 9, 09:14
    - your IM is craziness -- nm - zork Jun 9, 08:57
Five Thirty Eight's burrito coverage is very funny with how serious they're taking it. -- nm - Tim Jun 9, 08:30
I bring you peace and love. -- nm - Imperator Jun 9, 08:27 6
- Muzzle it -- nm - Troi Jun 9, 09:03 1
  - That's Imzadi, not Imperator -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 09:11
- With great power comes great responsibility. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 08:46
- *tries to figure out the ulterior motive* -- nm - zork Jun 9, 08:34
- *bounding in like a dog off a leash...leaping at NWBR...tackling him in the face...bringing him down... - Nekkid Crazy Birthday Mel Jun 9, 08:30
- He's bringing peace and love! Don't let it get away! -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 08:29

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