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Meh. My bank changed their online banking website this weekend and now it doesn't support Chrome. -- nm - Qale Mar 9, 10:54 1
- Did You Know that chrome is unable to reflect the orange side of the colour spectrum? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:55
2 hours ago I made an appt. for phys. therapy tomorrow. They just called me to remind me that I have an appt tomorrow. - Diva Mar 9, 10:53 1
- OBEY THE SYSTEM. CONFORMITY IS FREEDOM. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:54
Volunteer hunting instructor for the state of Oklahoma very quickly shown the door after refusing to allow Obama supporters in his class. -- (link) - mara Mar 9, 10:47 2
- This in a state where Obama failed to carry a single county. - znufrii Mar 9, 10:52
- Oh, sure. Piss off the guy with guns. WTG Oklahoma. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 10:48
I watched the pilot of Moonlighting, it's holds up pretty well, and I don't consider it a chick show. - LMS Mar 9, 10:44
The Simpsons, TAR, Celebrity Apprentice, Desperate Housewives. I'd like to thank Tribune Media Services for screwing up my Sunday night viewing. -- nm - Uwe Mar 9, 10:44 2
- ... and we'd like to thank Uwe for Postal. -- nm - Tribune Media Services Mar 9, 10:45 1
  - *grrr* -- nm - Mop Mar 9, 10:46
Having an interesting email debate with a buddy stemming from a Corner post regarding Rush L. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:43 9
- The GOP would need ideas that appeal to the middle ground to get any of the voters they've lost in the last 3 years; but they did win just about every - Will Hunting Mar 9, 10:52 2
  - The background of the discussion is the David Frum-like thinking (which appeals to me) that the party needs to "get smarter" and turn against.... - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:55 1
    - I'm convinced "turning against" him is the wrong tactic, the goal needs to be superseding him. - Ender Mar 9, 11:00
- I vote for the person, not the party -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 10:51
- Rush or no Rush I'm not buying what the GOP is selling. -- nm - Krusty Mar 9, 10:46 3
  - yup. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:51
  - Ditto. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 10:48
  - Though I have voted for republicans, Pataki each time he ran and Giuliani once. -- nm - Krusty Mar 9, 10:47
- after teh pervious decade, a republican would have to make a strong case to get me to consider them, but I have voted for GOP candidates before - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 9, 10:46
What does it mean when you buy "presale" concert tickets? - con_coffee Mar 9, 10:40 7
- In an effort to get more seats filled with regular fans, they offer sales earlier to members of fan club and previous ticket purchasers via a code - zeitgeist Mar 9, 10:55
- Some decent ones, and some bad ones. Which company is the presale though it depends on that? -- nm - MDH Mar 9, 10:51
- you're given first shot before general public -- nm - J Mar 9, 10:42
- they're usually pretty crappy seats. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 10:42 2
  - I got decent Cohen tickets on pre-sale. Only one section further away than I would have liked. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:47
  - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 10:44
- I think megan got presale tickets for No Doubt, but I'm not sure. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:41
I don't want to reignite any old discussions, but I have to say I think we're in a pivotal era of action films, where more try to transcend the genre. - crash davis Mar 9, 10:36 18
- I dunno. I started watching the beginning of Predator last night on tv and I realized, I haven't seen as good an actioner in a long time. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:46 3
  - Predator is fun, but I'm sensing something more serious emerging than The Two Governors and Carl Weathers were capable of (if that makes sense) -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:49 2
    - Maybe that's the issue. There hasn't been many fun & good actioners in recent years. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:57 1
      - The Rundown had a great sense of humor, very very fun :) -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:58
- I think people have finally come around to the idea that just becuase it's a comic movie or an action movie doesn't mean it shouldn't strive for - Will Hunting Mar 9, 10:45 7
  - word, also sort of unrelated, but still - acting in TV has gotten a hell of a lot better as well -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:47 4
    - TV's getting more freedom to be more real; more real = better acting opportunities = better actors. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 10:54 1
      - DON'T GO INTO THE BARN! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:55
    - and writing, too. Except for CSI's spinoffs. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:49 1
      - the writing/acting thing go hand in hand. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:57
  - *deducts points for no mention of Paul Blart in IM* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:46 1
    - Deducts permanent points for mentioning Paul Blart. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 10:46
- You might say that Dark Knight and Casino Royale are the "Apocolypse Now" of action films, eh? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:39 5
  - sure, but even then there were great war films preceding Apocalypse, like Paths of Glory, Bridge On The River Kwai, etc etc -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:40 4
    - and there were great action films preceding Dark Knight and Iron Man ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:41 3
      - yeah, but they were much rarer - I think action still is something considered as "the film area that keeps Stallone working" -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:42 1
        
        *points at John Wayne* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:43
      - Those are exactly the two films that came to mind for me as as examples of this as well. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:42
Stupid TAR question, can the teams speed when they drive? - Krusty Mar 9, 10:27 14
- Thanks for the answers, back to watching season 4. :-) - Krusty Mar 9, 10:32
- In previous seasons, teams have suffered a time penalty for speeding, but AFAIK it's not enforced very rigourously - Alan More Mar 9, 10:30 6
  - if I remember right, all the speeding penalties were after the teams were caught speeding by local cops. -- nm - peglegpete Mar 9, 10:36 4
    - That may be true. There's a specific example I'm thinking of from an early season, but I can't find anything on it so it might just be my hazy memory -- nm - Alan More Mar 9, 10:39 3
      - OK - this is what I;m thinking of - in TAR 2, teams were driving in Namibia and advised to travel 20kmh under the speed limit for safety - Alan More Mar 9, 10:44
      - There was an incident in either season 1 or 2 that a team or two went over the speed limit - Krusty Mar 9, 10:43 1
        
        I don't remember seeing anyone get a ticket, maybe after season 4. I'm trying to catch up to this season. -- nm - Krusty Mar 9, 10:44
  - Further to this - there was an episode last season (TAR 13 spoilers I guess) - Alan More Mar 9, 10:36
- technically, no. - Reagen Mar 9, 10:29
- "breaking local laws" is against the rules, afaik -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:27 4
  - I've seen illegal turns and things like that happen without penalties which I why I asked about speeding. -- nm - Krusty Mar 9, 10:29 2
    - From what I've seen, it tends to be a "if a cop catches you" thing. - Ender Mar 9, 10:32 1
      - That seems fair, get away with what you can and hope not to get caught. - Krusty Mar 9, 10:36
  - that's right. -- nm - Callisto Mar 9, 10:28
This quote from a recent RS article about McCain's relationship to the religious right says it all for me. - not2fast Mar 9, 10:22
oh, one more thing. does anyone have any vegas shows (recurring) they would recommend? -- nm - kare Mar 9, 10:15 24
- Coyote Ugly! -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 10:53 1
  - Way overpriced. Way underfun. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:57
- sometimes I've enjoyed just watching the pit bosses, of course the show changes once they notice you're watching them -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:38 1
  - and it takes a sudden twist, when a security officer comes and escorts you into a back room... -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:45
- Cirqu or blueman are the only 2 I can think of, what are the choices? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 9, 10:20
- "Love" is a fantastic show. - Mel Profit Mar 9, 10:20 6
  - i didn't even know about this one. thanks to you and all! -- nm - kare Mar 9, 10:28 2
    - (I still say see "O," but it's probably more expensive.) -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 10:36
    - it really is wonderful. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 10:29
  - Is it a many splendored thing? -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 10:26
  - I think this would be second on my list, and I hate the beatles. - JaxSean Mar 9, 10:21 1
    - I just loved that... - Mel Profit Mar 9, 10:23
- "O". Go see "O." Trust me. - JaxSean Mar 9, 10:20 2
  - I'd love to see 'Ka' or 'O'. Having seen Zumanity and Beatles-Love I'd recommend Beatles-Love first. Zumanity was good fun, but - Diva Mar 9, 10:28 1
    - ka was my favorite. also, wayne brady was absolutely hysterical. -- nm - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 9, 10:30
- Were I going to Vegas with a loved one, Zumanity would be my #1 destination for shows. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:18
- Penn and Teller -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 10:16 1
  - Seconded. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 9, 10:20
- I've yet to see any Vegas incarnation of it, but Blue Man Group always puts on a fun show. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:16
- Mystere is tremendous. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 10:16 3
  - and the sexy Circque show is called Zumanity at New York ( I think) you can get a couples seat - Epiphany Mar 9, 10:18 2
    - Well... - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:20 1
      - he went last year and went to zumanity then, so prob a no-go for us. -- nm - kare Mar 9, 10:35
- Love -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 10:16
I got a genius trash talking email from my comissioner in my fantasy baseball league this morning. -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:13 1
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so i watched "forgetting sarah marshall" again this weekend. question, i don't consider it a spoiler but some may (so, inside) - kare Mar 9, 10:11 4
- I don't remember what that's about. - JaxSean Mar 9, 10:15 3
  - he's lying nekkid on the bed - kare Mar 9, 10:30 1
    - Ah. Sad. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 9, 10:32
  - me neither -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 10:20
Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cells. -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 9, 10:10 8
- Thank goodness and I hope it brings some major breakthroughs. -- nm - Krusty Mar 9, 10:13
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  - My main take on it is that if they are using embryos that are due to be destroyed, it is kind of wasteful not to get some use - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 9, 10:39
  - Why "of course"? -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 10:18 1
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  - Now starts the debate of "What do you mean we can't use lines that from embryos specifically created to be destroyed? Those are the best lines!" -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 10:13 1
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  - and those 5-10 years are a long time for some. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 10:13
My stomach is making noises that sound like they came straight out of "Atomic Dog" -- nm - Max Mar 9, 10:06
Inigo, that's short for "pull the other one, it's got bells on", which is a British way of saying "you've got to be kidding me". -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 10:04 33
- Znufrii, quite honestly I love the Terminator series and take it as seriously as I take Watchmen (which is not much, but they compare to each other) -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:08 21
  - it's philosophically in the same territory as the Alien series, which got Sigourney Weaver an Oscar nom. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 10:10 20
    - I'll get flamed for this. But Watchmen feels dated to me, the overwrought fears of a European during the Reagen era. -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:12 19
      - Which can be fine...it's like staging a play in the era it was written in -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 9, 10:49
      - We have the graphic novel at home and I was thumbing through it the other day and was surprised how data the art looked. - Mel Profit Mar 9, 10:22 6
        
        To be fair, that's exactly the look Gibbons and Moore wanted. They were playing with comic book conventions and the 9 panel page was a biggee. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 10:28 1
        
        Exactly, it's rather meta. -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 10:29
        
        dated... - Mel Profit Mar 9, 10:28
        
        it's very formal. Sort of like Mozart writing fugues. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 10:24 2
        
        *awards you one powdered wig* -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 10:30
        
        fugee all-stars? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:26
      - I haven't seen it yet, but I almost wonder if "dated" is the wrong word. What about "anachronistic"? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:18 8
        
        not really, everything is of the time period in which the film takes place... -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:19 7
        
        oh, so there are cellphones and the internet and stuff? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:19 6
        
        Watchmen is set in 85. I don't remember having wide-spread avail. of cell phones or internet. - TWuG Mar 9, 10:22 1
        
        Yeah, sorry, I misunderstood what znu was saying :) Also, the first dot-com was registered March 15, 1985. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:23
        
        it takes place in the 80's so, no... -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:20 3
        
        but also it's an alternate reality (thanks to Dr Manhattan) so there are things that were not present in our 1980s -- nm - Alan More Mar 9, 10:21 2
        
        but in terms of the scale of techonological advancement, it's fairly consonant with what could have developed in that time. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:23
        
        although computer tech is the same, the point of floppies and I think an Amiga. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 10:22
      - no flames, I agree - I said that to CCC about how his kids can watch it 5 years from now and it won't feel dated - Epiphany Mar 9, 10:17
      - it's tone is very much of the era in which the book was written, I agree. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:15
- Figures. Only those action movies that znu deems worthy should attempt a high level of acting. -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 10:08 10
  - I'm gathering that I missed a discussion about Christian Bale? -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:10 9
    - no, they're just falsely asserting that my comments regarding the demands on the actor in an action movie are contradictory to my opinion that - znufrii Mar 9, 10:13 7
      - Dude, you're clearly taking out of both sides of your mouth on this issue. Just own up, and move on. -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 10:16 6
        
        I'd gladly take on both sides of Akerman's mouth. -- nm - Max Mar 9, 10:18 2
        
        I didn't realize she was raised in Canada from a very young age, since she still retains so much of her Swedish accent. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 10:25 1
        
        wait, she's Canadian? - znufrii Mar 9, 10:26
        
        no, I'm talking about two different things, and people are asserting they're the same thing. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:17 2
        
        Reread your posts here. -- (link) - Inigo Mar 9, 10:21 [Backboard] 1
        
        Akerman clearly falls into the "paid to look pretty and badass and blow sh!t up" category, not the "paid to act" category. -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 10:28
    - Oddly, it started as a Watchmen discussion. Something about a brick being a better actress than one of the actresses. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:12
heh, the ad I got for B2 was "Learn Biblical Hebrew Online!" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:03
So the new Dr. Who actor is 26 and the new companion actress is 19. I will be SO pissed if they start skewing the stories "young", too. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 10:03 7
- "We must make sure Britney Spears puts on underwear.) -- nm - con_coffee Mar 9, 10:07
- hopefully there will be a few 'doctor's daughter' episodes -- nm - peglegpete Mar 9, 10:05
- "This week on Dr Who, the Doctor must interrupt his Murder She Wrote marathon to search for prunes and All-Bran" -- nm - Alan More Mar 9, 10:04 4
  - "This week on Dr Who, The Doctor must assist a young lady with her incredibly shrinking wardrobe." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:07
  - Yeah, cause not wanting DW to feel like a show on CW means I want the other extreme. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 10:06 2
    - It was just a joke, and not aimed at you specifically. - Alan More Mar 9, 10:13
    - what's wrong with shows on CW!!! *shakes fist* - Epiphany Mar 9, 10:10
*loses faith in B2* -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 09:59
Kind of amusing, interesting article... about a Led Zeppelin concert that may (or may) not have actually happened back in Jan. 1969. -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 9, 09:58
GH:WT DLC updated up till March 26 in Wiki. We Are the Champions and Fat Bottomed Girls are on the list. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 9, 09:57 5
- I'm kind of stoked for the Rise Against song "Death Blossoms," as they're releasing it on GH:WT before releasing it on an album. - JaxSean Mar 9, 09:59
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  - I maintain that Fat Bottom Girls is one of the more disturbing rocks song ever written. -- nm - Inigo Mar 9, 10:09 2
    - Naughty Nanny in your past? - Epiphany Mar 9, 10:11 1
      - Points to my rather large... - Inigo Mar 9, 10:18
Hurm -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 09:56

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