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Speaking of believing, I am struggling these days... - amoxy Mar 9, 09:46 16
- Questions aren't a bad thing. Perhaps you need to find a way to express your faith? - TWuG Mar 9, 09:56
- I'm pretty sure that just means that con_carne has quit stalking you for the week. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 09:55
- Sorry, man. My wife is in exactly the same boat. -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 09:52
- Nothing has made me question more than listening to "christians" talk about faith and morality - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 9, 09:51 1
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- Don't worry. Like Andie coming back last night, Loosi will return to ST soon enough. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 09:50
- Anything in particular you're looking for? -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:49
- I'm not religious, but for some, doesn't "faith" mean not having any questions? -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 09:49 8
  - I think just the opposite. If you're not questioning then you're not enriching yourself by understanding your faith. Otherwise it's "blind faith." -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 09:57
  - To some, yes. But having faith that God exists doesn't necessarily mean that you don't have other questions about His plan, etc. -- nm - Alan More Mar 9, 09:55
  - No, I know preists that have questions they can't answer but they rely on their faith to see them through and help them find the - Krusty Mar 9, 09:51 1
    - *priests* -- nm - Krusty Mar 9, 09:52
  - i'm not either, but i think the idea is, when you're not feeling it and when find yourself questioning things, this is when you need to have faith the - kare Mar 9, 09:50 3
    - Yeah, that's where the leap of faith comes in. - Inigo Mar 9, 09:56 2
      - I think this as well. And there is a lot of work going on in evolutionary biology currently, seeking to explain religion as an evolutionary response -- nm - Alan More Mar 9, 10:01
      - i wonder that too. i'm someone who likes to see proof of things. which is why i am not religious. -- nm - kare Mar 9, 09:58
Googling 'Silk Spectre II' led automatically to a nice image, albeit one I prefer not to have come up at work. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 9, 09:45 1
- It is funny that a non-wig came up first. -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:48
One last one I forgot to include below..... (Watch spoils) - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 09:45 1
- *ding* -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:46
tru wished he hd some special mental connectionto the internet, so that he could post on st when there was no net available where he was. -- nm - truman mobile Mar 9, 09:42
One of my Watchmen annoyances (spoil) - Spawn Mar 9, 09:41 5
- my annoyances *spoil* - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:45 4
  - re: Nixon's look (spoils) - crash davis Mar 9, 09:49 3
    - also, food for thought... - znufrii Mar 9, 09:50 2
      - yeah, but if a big plot point got changed for realism, that could have too...as Pippy said, it takes you out of the movie -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 09:52 1
        
        fair enough - znufrii Mar 9, 09:53
CSI had the best phoned-in performance last week -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 09:40
it's sort of annoying, when you get up to a certain amount of time in a relationship, and you plan a little trip, say. and then friends are all like, - kare Mar 9, 09:39 39
- I don't get the idea of "an appropriate amount of time" having passed. poor dudes. I can't imagine living by rules like that. like the two days rule. - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 9, 09:54
- "Oooo, maybe I'll propose to him!" -- nm - kare s.i. in response to friends Mar 9, 09:48
- Yeah I got that on a few occasions. You just have to deal with it. -- nm - Shaun Mar 9, 09:43 8
  - oh, i know and am. it's just... kind of funny how some people are, i guess, conditioned to expect such things on vacations in particular - kare Mar 9, 09:44 7
    - I think there's become such a premium put on the event being special that there's pressure to plan it on a day or vacation like that. - pmb Mar 9, 09:53 1
      - while i would have doubts about saying "yes" to someone who tossed a ring on my lap and said "here it is" - kare Mar 9, 10:01
    - people have a vested interest in trying to make their lives more interesting, and having their friend have a romantic engangement vacation story helps -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:45 2
      - so cynical! -- nm - kare Mar 9, 09:46 1
        
        but true though. My fiancee didn't tell her coworkers about our engagement for about a week (there wasn't any proper moment, ring was being re-sized, - Alan More Mar 9, 09:51
    - Are you expecting it soon? -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 09:45 1
      - (no! please for the love of god no.) -- nm - kare Mar 9, 10:03
- *raises hand* -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 09:41
- Don't ask me - I waited six and a half years, and then asked on her birthday ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 09:41
- you know it never stops - holidays, birthdays, dating anniversarys - even later: when yall having a kid. - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:41 4
  - "Have you set a date yet?" is in the middle somewhere -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 09:42 2
    - but when *i* ask i'm just showing interest/making conversation! - kare Mar 9, 09:45
    - gah! -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:42
  - yep. -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 09:41
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  - We know this because we know kare, I think, but other people think of Vegas in this way -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 09:50
  - i more than doubt it, too. -- nm - kare Mar 9, 09:42 12
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      - don't say such things. *that* makes me worry. ;) -- nm - kare Mar 9, 09:49 10
        
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        it is? -- nm - kare Mar 9, 09:51 8
        
        I don't get that impression. My impression is (LYC) - con_coffee Mar 9, 09:54 5
        
        pretty much :) -- nm - kare Mar 9, 09:56
        
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        i think people project their own timelines, maybe. in this case, my friend/coworker was married 10 months after meeting her current hubby - kare Mar 9, 09:57
        
        I think they do. Your friends want to be happy for you, and like hearing nice things. But not for the cynical reason znufrii posted above :) IMO -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 09:56 1
        
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        i'm maybe, like, 15% ready. the idea gives me heart palpitations. - kare Mar 9, 09:54
  - though Vegas trips can spawn the drunk at 3 am, just won a crap load on slots, let's get married type of event - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:42 4
    - i don't think so. ;) -- nm - kare Mar 9, 09:42 3
      - What, he doesn't play craps? ;^) -- nm - TaurusII Mar 9, 09:43 2
        
        she doesn't drink - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:46 1
        
        ha! ;) -- nm - kare Mar 9, 09:48
- Hrmmmmm -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 09:40
Amazon has some Bo Burnham dude's mp3 album for $0.99 today. I don't know who he is and didn't have a chance to link. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 09:39
The percentage of Americans who call themselves Christians has dropped dramatically over the past two decades... -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:38 18
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  - Topless beaches? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 09:51 1
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- if you hack up the denominations, we're a plurality. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 09:45
- '34 percent of Vermont residents say they have "no religion."' - JaxSean Mar 9, 09:43
- Is it wrong to be happy about this? - Krusty Mar 9, 09:42 7
  - I'm more concerned about those heathen Vermont farmers than anything else! They've overtaken us here in the Pac-NW! -- nm - Uwe Mar 9, 09:44
  - me too. :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:43 5
    - I still don't get that you go to church every sunday just to sing in the choir? -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 09:44 4
      - I like to sing, and my firends sing there too. - znufrii Mar 9, 09:47
      - He's one of those that are non-religious but act more religious than a lot of religious people. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 09:45 2
        
        i.e. irrationally. :) -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 09:46 1
        
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- How about the percentage that *act* like Christians? -- nm - TaurusII Mar 9, 09:42 4
  - to my mind's eye, that's always been far lower than the ones who *call* themselves christians. -- nm - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 9, 09:44 1
    - Word. -- nm - TaurusII Mar 9, 09:44
  - depends. What does a christian act like? ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 09:43 1
    - Hopefully, Christ-like. ;^) -- nm - TaurusII Mar 9, 09:45
Ender and Shaun, while you're correct on the visual, I found the implications of the Joker scarier than the violence shown in Watchmen - crash davis Mar 9, 09:31 3
- Absolutely. The Joker is right up there with Lecter. CreeePeee. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 09:32 2
  - and if it came down to it, I say Ledger's Joker takes Hannibal Lecter in a fight -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 09:33 1
    - Oh, easily. The Joker would play with him like a cat with a mouse. Even Lecter would think Joker was a sick fuck. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 09:34
I *love* Winter this year ... with drifting - nearly 3 feet of snow this morning - it's like the Winter that won't quit! - JenBro Mar 9, 09:30
"Mmm! I just burned my tongue." -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 09:29
Shaun, from B2 RE Rorschach's mask (spoils) - TWuG Mar 9, 09:26 1
- Aye, I've read all 3 responses now. I guess I just forgot about that part in the book. -- nm - Shaun Mar 9, 09:26
And from the bottom of B2, some stuff I'd like to see add to the director's cut... - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 09:24 20
- one word - Spawn Mar 9, 09:31 4
  - I dunno. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 09:34 2
    - spoil - Spawn Mar 9, 09:37 1
      - seeing how they did handle it and their stated reasons for changing it - Reagen Mar 9, 09:40
  - I think the way they did it worked for the film. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:34
- The shrink sidestuff is of little consequence to me. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 9, 09:31 1
  - I disagree, -spoil - Spawn Mar 9, 09:35
- Spoils - TWuG Mar 9, 09:28
- also doesn't... (book and movie spoiler) - znufrii Mar 9, 09:28 3
  - spoils - Shaun Mar 9, 09:29 1
    - okay, I couldn't remember specifically. (spoils) - znufrii Mar 9, 09:32
  - Yep -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 09:28
- that last thing is my major criticism of the film - Reagen Mar 9, 09:27 7
  - I was annoyed that the only time we saw spoil - Spawn Mar 9, 09:33 3
    - Yes, they were needed to convey the continuing ramp up to war. I liked that the movie - HdnAgnda Mar 9, 09:38
    - yup. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:33 1
      - heh. Just read yours. R spoil - Spawn Mar 9, 09:38
  - I think this is part of the reason I just can't get into the book. - Inigo Mar 9, 09:32
  - Absolutely (spoils) - TWuG Mar 9, 09:30
  - I couldn't put my finger on it but Alexandra Dupont on AICN put it sort of that way too. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 09:30
From now on, Zack Snyder should just do all the directing of graphic novel to film movies. -- nm - Shaun Mar 9, 09:24 1
- I can do it for you for fifty bucks and a stick of gum. -- nm - Uwe Mar 9, 09:32
REB2 R mask. spoil - Spawn Mar 9, 09:22
I saw an article on the weekend on the actress who played Silhouette hoping it launched her into bigger things - Reagen Mar 9, 09:20 2
- on the other hand, anything with a line or two would be bigger things -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 09:34
- Let's do lunch. -- nm - HdnAgnda: Producer Mar 9, 09:27
I have confirmation from another Tivo user in my town that Tribune has screwed up the grid. F-U, Tribune!!! -- nm - Mop Mar 9, 09:20
Barbie was based on a sex doll in Germany -- (link) - amoxy Mar 9, 09:19
Pippy, good point - I forgot about that scene and yeah, its worse. -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 09:19 21
- Yeah this scene would take the cake if Matrix's scene was thought uncomfortable -- nm - MDH Mar 9, 09:23
- can I say that I liked seeing Jeffrey Dean Morgan *spoils* - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:21 19
  - guess who didn't? :) (spoils) - crash davis Mar 9, 09:26 1
    - *spoils* - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:34
  - I thought he nailed the role. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:24 16
    - He, Wilson, and Haley were sublime. -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 09:27 13
      - agreed on all counts. - znufrii Mar 9, 09:29 12
        
        *spoils* - Patrick Wilson - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:35 2
        
        yes. (spoils) - znufrii Mar 9, 09:37 1
        
        Hmmm - okay. makes sense -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:40
        
        I guess while I thought Manhattan was a bag of vinegar and water, Crudup did do a great job. -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 09:31 8
        
        He did. The voice he used worked and the CGIers did a great job conveying that Manhattan detachment through his eyes. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 9, 09:34
        
        It's just a bitch of a character to nail, the way it's written. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:33 6
        
        It's an action movie. No need to nail the role. -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 09:36 5
        
        it's quite a bit more than just an action movie. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:38 3
        
        So is the Terminator series to a lot of people. -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 09:40 2
        
        Pull the other one -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:48 1
        
        I have no idea what that means. -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 09:54
        
        Just phone it in. -- nm - Shaun Mar 9, 09:37
    - I thought maybe I was biased - but I thought so as well. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:25 1
      - I haven't seen him in anything that I can remember prior to this and he was the real deal. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 09:27
Besides seeing the first trailer in Imax, B2 is the best advertising I have seen yet for Watchmen - con_coffee Mar 9, 09:19 4
- Think if she knew about the violence, Mrs. CCC won't want to see it. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 9, 09:21 3
  - they are not going to lose one aspect if they wait to see it 5 years - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:23 2
    - She's almost 40, doubt waiting 5 years will make her like gratutious violence any better - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 9, 09:26 1
      - LOL!! sorry I thought you mean your kiddo - no it's too violent for your Missus. - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:32
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- that's one strange looking boat... - Mel Profit Mar 9, 09:26 2
  - "The U.S.S. Completely Harmless" -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 09:27 1
    - "The U.S.S What? Me Snoop?" -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 09:30
- it's okay, he's got his flippy floppies -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 09:19
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- yes you can... just click the name tab -- nm - Zoolander Mar 9, 09:18 4
  - You made ML look stupid...here, have Mel Pts... - Mel Profit Mar 9, 09:27
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    - What a n00b. -- nm - Shaun Mar 9, 09:21 1
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