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"*wallows in old ST things** - con_carne Jun 11, 21:37 " Random thought - said to the Social Security rep this morning I used to think 70 was old.. - Meg Jun 11, 23:51 2
- Its all fun and games till someone breaks a hip -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 02:05 1
  - hang on Meg - I'll bop him on the head for you ... "bonk" -- nm - JenBro Jun 12, 04:00
Heh, two earthquakes today in "Central California." Guess there's no nearby city that anyone would recognize. -- (link) - Meg Jun 11, 23:24
How to check your room for bedbugs. -- (link) - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 22:43
First The Shield breaks up and now Dean Ambrose is reportedly dating Renee Young. - Tim Jun 11, 22:31
Things I am missing from The Departed until now (mild mild spoilers) - con_carne Jun 11, 22:24
Natasha Lyonne and Jason Biggs, alum from American Pie, are both in Orange Is the New Black -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 22:20 1
- Can it be...? No, sadly, Eugene Levy is not the warden. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 22:21
Apparently, the Franco-American vote is a key demographic in Maine politics. Who knew? -- (link) - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 22:06 3
- In other news, politicans need to appeal to people that live in their constituencies. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 22:13 2
  - Wha? -- nm - Eric Cantor si Jun 12, 04:14
  - The dick Tea Party governor and his Democratic opponent both come from French-speaking families. - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 22:19
The best part of my day today: - kelly Jun 11, 22:04 3
- awesome! -- nm - JenBro Jun 12, 05:01
- :) -- nm - amoxy Jun 11, 22:10 1
  - Hey, yggm. - kelly Jun 11, 22:17
World Cup Google Doodle. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:46 1
- I like the part where the small g crushes a favela. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 22:00
How does one spend $168,000 at steakhouses? -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 21:45 14
- Years ago a local (county?) administrator was investigated for personal/excessive spending on his expense account. The charges included a large lunch - Meg Jun 11, 22:06
- "Yes, I'll some of your cocaine appetizers..." -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 21:59 4
  - aka "$3,000 bottle of wine" -- nm - mafic Jun 11, 22:08 3
    - The martini bar on the ship had something on the top shelf that I believe they said was $1,200 a shot..... - Meg Jun 11, 22:10 2
      - There is no consumable that is really and truly worth that much. - Reagen Jun 11, 22:13 1
        
        Body Shot off Kate Upton would be worth it -- nm - budice Jun 11, 22:20
- It sounds like NFL rookie hazing, doesn't it? -- nm - David Jun 11, 21:48
- Related to crazy politics: is Aiken likely to win NC? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 21:46 4
  - Cook Report: Likely GOP; Larry Sabato: Safe GOP -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 21:56 2
    - And what did they say about Cantor? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 22:16 1
      - Safe GOP but nobody expected him to lose the primary. - Tim Jun 11, 22:17
  - I'm not finding *any* polling whatsoever. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:54
- (or, more specifically *a* steakhouse?) -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 21:46 1
  - This is why he lost. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:47
Homer is about to fight Dedrick Tatum. -- nm - David Jun 11, 21:45
Melissa McCarthy plays the same character in every movie she's in, doesn't she? -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:40 2
- In her next movie she plays Paris Hilton. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 21:47 1
  - Paris Hilton driving erratically, Paris Hilton running erratically, Paris Hilton flailing he arms... -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:54
I should probably unpack before I start planning my next trip....right ? :/ -- nm - Meg Jun 11, 21:37 11
- No, don't. I might need you back here in Houston to evict people living in what I'm hoping to make my part of the Colin Compound -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 21:41 4
  - Of course, that's only if the pilots and flight attendants don't run in fear when they see you coming. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 21:45 3
    - Nah, I expect this to be a road trip. Blanding, UT the first weekend in August. Don't know yet what my friends will want to do after the conference. - Meg Jun 11, 21:55 2
      - Kanab sounds like a word I try to sneak past Scrabble dictionaries. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 22:31 1
        
        One of our favorite places - where our friends let us camp out back of their 'cabin' - Meg Jun 11, 22:52
- Why must you toy with me -- nm - Roderigo, who you clearly met on the cruise Jun 11, 21:40
- If you hurry, you can meet us in New York before going to Toronto. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:39 1
  - One of these years.... -- nm - Meg Jun 11, 21:59
- I mean at the very least disassemble and oil. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 21:39
- nah, just throw the bag in the laundry, then start again tomorrow. -- nm - mafic Jun 11, 21:38
- Depends on when the next trip is. -- nm - ..... Jun 11, 21:38
I've *finally* started watching the Good Wife. And it's nice to see it generally living up to the hype. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 11, 21:36 9
- I've seen some early eps and it delivers the legal and political TV show fix in spades -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:39 8
  - Though it gets some of the Chicago specifics wrong. - ..... Jun 11, 21:42 7
    - Like, it's perfectly acceptable for the governor of Illinois to accept unmarked envelopes full of cash. I mean, it's a given. -- nm - Mop on iPad Air Jun 11, 23:16
    - Nobody cares. -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:43 5
      - Then why bother set it in Chicago? It doesn't make any difference then. -- nm - ..... Jun 11, 21:46 4
        
        It could just be that Chicago is a great city that sparks the imagination... -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:53 3
        
        Can't be that if no one cares. -- nm - ..... Jun 11, 21:56 2
        
        Well - con_carne Jun 11, 22:14 1
        
        Nobody cares. - ..... Jun 11, 22:19
Thor 2 (spoilerish) (actual spoilers) - Beryllium Jun 11, 21:35 3
- Spoiler - secretslacker Jun 11, 23:20 1
  - spoilers - Beryllium Jun 11, 23:41
- That seemed like an open question to me. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:41
I had a great night. Son came over, we had pizza, watched 2 episodes of MST3K - amoxy Jun 11, 21:33 4
- Shout Factory posted this last week. -- (link) - David Jun 11, 21:37 1
  - "He's one of the great followers." -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 21:39
- I would consider that some good gd education - con_carne Jun 11, 21:35
- *likes* -- nm - JaxSean Jun 11, 21:35
A couple of new episodes of Growing Up Fisher on NBC tonight. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:33 1
- Six Feet Under sequel? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 22:16
22 Jump Street B..Funny stuff... -- nm - budice Jun 11, 21:31
Listening to the 80s channel on XM, Bryan Adams "Somebody" came on, and my 5-year-old started singing along. I assume it's genetic. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:29 2
- SOMEBODY LIKE YOU! nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:31 1
  - ~I mean, not you specifically~ -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 21:32
In happier news, I got my fourth absurdly expensive piece of paper with fancy writing today. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 21:29 15
- Congrats!!!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 12, 05:39
- ^5 Congrats! -- nm - JenBro Jun 12, 05:04
- Congratulations on joining an undervalued profession! -- nm - Roger More Jun 12, 04:20
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 03:57
- Hell, yeah! Very nicely done -- nm - JD Jun 11, 23:04
- Very nice job! -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 22:48
- That's great. Congratulations! -- nm - kelly Jun 11, 21:57
- very nice! -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 21:53
- a real hattori hanzo kaligraphy???? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jun 11, 21:52
- Congrats !! -- nm - Meg Jun 11, 21:50
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- you're married again? :) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 11, 21:33
- Let us celebrate with the adding of chocolate to milk -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 21:30
- I HATE YOU AND THE DEGREE YOU EARNED! nm - ralph wiggum Jun 11, 21:30
- Awesome! -- nm - amoxy Jun 11, 21:30
Hearing Heather try to name Game of Thrones characters(*) made for an interesting ride home - prayformojo Jun 11, 21:24 6
- Blonde Cher, Rehab Lindsay, Baby Kristen Stewart, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and John Snow. - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 11, 21:37
- I have a feeling I'm going to be a lot like her on this. We are 4 episodes in. I can remember 5 names. - kelly Jun 11, 21:26 4
  - please remember. for every 5 characters I introduce, I kill off atleast 2. -- nm - George RR Martin Jun 11, 21:30
  - you'll get used to it about now. Truly.... -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 21:27 2
    - We have to pause about 5 times per episode so I can try to keep everything straight and ask questions without missing anything. -- nm - kelly Jun 11, 21:29 1
      - that will disappear soon I think. took me about 6. -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 21:39
I am going to go off and argue with a more open minded opponent. - Will Hunting Jun 11, 21:20 4
- Maybe just arm altar boys and kill two birds with one stone. -- nm - secretslacker Jun 11, 23:23
- Is this a FB argument that I'm (thankfully?) missing? -- nm - IrishStephen Jun 11, 21:25 2
  - No (Spoiler) - amoxy Jun 11, 21:29 1
    - *head, desk* - IrishStephen Jun 11, 21:36
Gregory Peck just got dumped by Audrey Hepburn. I blame ST's hostility. -- nm - David Jun 11, 21:19 6
- *sniffle* damn her sense of duty -- nm - David Jun 11, 21:31
- The hostility never went away, it just got repressed. -- nm - ..... Jun 11, 21:27 2
  - I can only bring ST so much peace and love. -- nm - David Jun 11, 21:28 1
    - Peace and Love Incorporated! -- (link) - Qale Jun 11, 21:29 [youtube]
- makes sense -- nm - mud Jun 11, 21:24
- his buddy ended up with Eva Gabor :) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 11, 21:24
"I AM INSANE WITH ANGER!" NM - ralph wiggum Jun 11, 21:17 30
- Hi Ralph! -- nm - amoxy Jun 11, 21:30
- Let's sacrifice him to our Gooooood!... What, we did it all the time in the 30s. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 21:26 2
  - I'll volunteer. I promise not to post again for a a week. - ..... Jun 11, 22:02 1
    - .... - ..... Jun 11, 22:04
- Also, I don't know what you mean by saying "NM" when there is obviously no NM. I know other STers do this and I still do not get this -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:21 20
  - It's an old HSX thing. (the explanation nm) - Tim Jun 11, 21:24 11
    - I don't get this -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:32 7
      - It also goes back to the time before the nm was automatic. (nm) - Tim Jun 11, 21:43 1
        
        Right. I tried as best I could to emulate that in the ST code (even though it's not strictly necessary) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 23:41
      - here -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 11, 21:38
      - Ask Spawn next week. - David Jun 11, 21:34 3
        
        I want to say I met him once at one of my shops...I recall that I did... - Remlik Jun 11, 21:41 1
        
        He was a vry nice guy. -- nm - ..... Jun 11, 21:42
        
        *wallows in old ST things** - con_carne Jun 11, 21:37
    - Such a great guy. -- nm - David Jun 11, 21:29
    - :( (the 'we miss you, Teacher' nm) - ralph wiggum Jun 11, 21:25
    - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 21:25
  - Ahhh. That's just a bad habit. I use it when the IM is more of a footnote, rather than necessary to the main post. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 11, 21:23 1
    - Footnote is exactly the term I'd use for it... I've learned to click when certain beloved peeps (like yourself) type "nm" nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:29
  - It's an old gag from the HSX days. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 21:23 4
    - DID YOU CALL WIGGUMS OLD? - Remlik Jun 11, 21:25 3
      - Aren't we all. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 21:28
      - I AM OLD AND ANGRY!! PLEASE SPEAK LOUDLY SO I KNOW WHAT TO BE OFFENDED BY. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 11, 21:27 1
        
        since when did you start watching Fox News? -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 21:28
  - Except now there is an inner message. Ralph wiggum, you are just messing with my mind and I only want to know more -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:22
- I'm always self conscious that posts like this are about me - con_carne Jun 11, 21:18 4
  - Not to fear. My angry, hatey posts are always about Dignan. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 11, 21:20 3
    - Love the spark. When you got ST in the state we're in, we could use some spark -- nm - con_carne Jun 11, 21:24
    - I thought that's what the jumper cables were for? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 21:21 1
      - My nipples explode with delight! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 21:27
not sure if you can see this...but a little video review of Free Comic Book Day -- (link) - Remlik Jun 11, 21:15 [vimeo] 7
- That wss fantastic! Also, those Captain America shields near the entrance...are they the metal ones, or the plastic costume ones? -- nm - IrishStephen Jun 11, 21:22 1
  - plastic -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 21:23
- No problem on my end. - ..... Jun 11, 21:21 4
  - cool. thanks -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 21:23 3
    - Was a pleasant suprise all around. - ..... Jun 11, 21:25 2
      - I had two students do it. they did a great job. -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 21:26 1
        
        The music was great too. -- nm - ..... Jun 11, 21:51
I have a comment about B2. It might be spoilerish - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Jun 11, 21:12 5
- You blow -- nm - amoxy Jun 11, 21:31
- Not a spoiler in the least B2 always blows. -- nm - ..... Jun 11, 21:16 3
  - ahem, in my defense, apparently that's open to interpretation -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 11, 21:27 2
    - Ahem....I thought b2 blowing was declared a given many b2s ago. ;) -- nm - ..... Jun 11, 21:33 1
      - There is no B2 - history starts at B3. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 21:36

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