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Sure, businesses will start investing in productivity and new equipment any day now... -- (link) - znufrii Jul 22, 06:05 1
- Lowers quarterly earnings and you can't do that anymore. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 06:22
Trailer for 2nd series of Cuckoo, with Taylor Lautner replacing Andy Samberg -- (link) - LMS Jul 22, 05:52
looks like it's been a bad year for airline insurers so far -- (link) - znufrii Jul 22, 05:50 4
- wait - they BURIED a plane full of mercury at the airport? yeah - that's gonna be GREAT for the environment! -- nm - JenBro Jul 22, 06:10 2
  - I loved that little tidbit - that airline has had some serious issues -- nm - Pippy Jul 22, 06:22 1
    - that's crazy. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 06:25
- interesting thanks -- nm - Pippy Jul 22, 06:00
A Statistical Appreciation of the Washington Generals And Harlem Globetrotters -- (link) - Beaker Jul 22, 04:46
Woohoo! I'm in a Run Liz Run video. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 22, 03:04 [youtube]
First hour of RAW spoilers - Qale Jul 21, 22:52 4
- I see Paige studied the Luna tapes. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 23:20 3
  - Second hour of RAW spoiler - Qale Jul 21, 23:39 2
    - Third hour of RAW spoiler - Qale Jul 22, 00:25 1
      - Heyman is always gold. -- nm - Tim Jul 22, 03:51
Hey all, I have been scarce. it's all good. - loosi at home Jul 21, 21:34 12
- you've been scarce? ;) -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 05:59
- Oh, we've all followed - and loved - Adventures in Dog Sitting on FB :) -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 22:03 1
  - And it wasnt like she didnt share her adventures on here either -- nm - eag Jul 21, 22:35
- How do we contact you? -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Jul 21, 22:03 7
  - project the Ginger signal into the sky. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 04:48 1
    - An offer to buy a soul? -- nm - droidlet Jul 22, 04:59
  - yell really loud (this also works on people who don't speak English) -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 04:38
  - Teach an art class. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 21, 23:35
  - sing Babaloo -- nm - peglegpete Jul 21, 22:41
  - Mention the Hanson brothers its like her bat signal -- nm - eag Jul 21, 22:34
  - Drop her a frozen duck. -- nm - .... Jul 21, 22:30
- toast messages on the porch :)) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 21, 21:37
medieval graphitti & other ancient markings being studied at UK chruches -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 21, 21:27 3
- In one college class I took, we read some graffiti from Pompeii. It was naughty. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jul 22, 05:55
- Seeketh thou a ye olde gud tyme? asketh for Hilda at the Duck and Gander Tavern -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 21:46 1
  - the Slaughtered Lamb pub -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 21, 22:45
heh, google finance hasn't noticed my old company's 15:1 stock consolidation yet. has price right, but market cap is off by, well, fifteen times. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 21:12 2
- you werent diluted? -- nm - Broot Jul 21, 21:13 1
  - well, the consolidation was in conjunction with fundraising, so technically yes, but the fundraising allows them to progress to mining, - mafic Jul 21, 21:17
The piano from Casablanca is up for sale -- (link) - amoxy Jul 21, 21:10 15
- parking would be a bitch if I owned the Red Skull's car -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 21, 21:36
- if I had $1M to spend on 1 iconic movie item, I'd buy a pair of Judy Garland's ruby slippers. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 21, 21:17 12
  - I want the sword Excalibur from the movie -- nm - Pippy Jul 22, 06:23
  - the guns Doc Holliday used in Tombstone' -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 05:21
  - Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds would be fun. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 04:49
  - Indiana Jones' hat -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 23:28
  - Metal Bikini Return of the Jedi. No I wouldn't wear it. -- nm - Bacon Jul 21, 21:41 3
    - *bets you'd try it on tho* - JenBro Jul 21, 21:54 1
      - no bet! -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 00:54
    - Of course not. -- nm - .... Jul 21, 21:42
  - I want Veronica's diary from Heathers - JD Jul 21, 21:27
  - good poll. I'm gonna say Clarence's purple Cadillac from True Romance. I love that thing -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 21:24
  - or John Wayne's specially made winchester from Stagecoach -- nm - peglegpete Jul 21, 21:24 1
    - which resides in the NRA museum -- nm - peglegpete Jul 21, 21:28
- Its worthless without the stashed letters of transit though. -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 21:16
Glenn Beck and Ted Cruz do something nice and Humanitarian and the Right Wing explodes -- (link) - amoxy Jul 21, 20:59 4
- Shouldn't linking this article cost you about $5 to the Comments Jar? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 05:59
- I have 100% confidence that even in this Glenn Beck is in it only for himself. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 21:33 1
  - you don't say. -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 06:04
- I always wonder what would happen if Jesus lived now in the U.S. I have a pretty good guess how he would be treated and by whom -- nm - Bacon Jul 21, 21:05
61 shelties? OMG - zork Jul 21, 20:54 5
- Wondered if you saw that. Later news said something like 23 of them had already been adopted. -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 20:59 2
  - I posted this pic of our Blue earlier today to Facebook -- (link) - zork Jul 21, 21:32 [Image] 1
    - Oh Zorc! That is just a LOVELY photo - I love the lightimg! -- nm - JenBro Jul 21, 21:57
- I'm sure some rich old lady who needs a new coat will buy them -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 20:58
- what? that's not a reasonable number of dogs to own? I may need to rethink some life choices here. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 20:56
Smash for Wii U's release date is probably November 21st. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 20:44
Wow, guess my camera (Nikon D50) decided to really kick the bucket. First, auto-focus stopped working, now, in manual, even with flash my pictures are - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:27 15
- mama don't take my kodachrome away -- nm - paul simon Jul 21, 20:59
- I'm going to say either shutter is stuck, or a sensor problem. I lean toward sensor given the autofocus issues. - mafic Jul 21, 20:46 2
  - if it went bad, it went bad quickly, as I was just using it this morning with no problems. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 21:15 1
    - now that I think about it, I had a similar problem with my d70 several years back. it was a reasonably cheap fix (like $80). maybe worth checking out. - mafic Jul 21, 21:22
- Try doing a firmware upgrade, if possible, maybe that will reset stuff. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:34 4
  - *blank stare* -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:35 2
    - It might even have a built-in reset function. Keep in mind that this might reset the shot counter, though, so you might want to note down the current - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:37 1
      - Yeah, it has a built-in reset function, didn't help. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:55
  - good call -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 20:35
- that was their first dslr on the market, right? not even 10 years old though. sucks -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 20:30 5
  - Not sure about the first part, but yeah, I bought it in 2006, so I've had it for just over 8 years. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:33 4
    - different lenses and the same crap happening? -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 20:35 3
      - yeah, tried it with my telephoto lense and am getting the same thing. - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:39 2
        
        look up cleaning the cpu contacts on the lens and body. -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 20:44 1
        
        That was the first thing I did, when it was just the AF not working. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 21, 21:00
Going to open a concession stand at a baseball stadium: Thai Goes to the Runner -- nm - Tim Jul 21, 20:14 5
- but it doesn't - zork Jul 21, 20:49
- Are you there isn't a restaurant already named that? ;) -- nm - .... Jul 21, 20:22 2
  - someone actually opened a place with the name I wanted to use..The Wurst Bar in Seattle -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 21:01 1
    - I hope they have brats. -- nm - .... Jul 21, 22:05
- I'd eat there -- nm - amoxy Jul 21, 20:20
So wait, Vin Diesel has The Last Witch Hunter, Kojak, xxx 3, and then a Hannibal trilogy. Amazing haha. -- nm - MDH Jul 21, 19:58 18
- And suposedly future character in a Marvel Movie that isnt Groot -- nm - eag Jul 21, 20:20
- And Guardians of the Galaxy! -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 21, 20:02 1
  - But that comes naturally (he IS groot) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:04
- well he wants to do a Hannibal trilogy. I don't think it happens -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 20:00 14
  - Related - I nominate "Colin Farrell is Alexander" as worst casting from B-whatever -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 20:08 6
    - Whoever said Gibson as Maverick is fired. The right answer is James Garner as Maverick. -- nm - .... Jul 21, 20:43 2
      - they were both Maverick in the movie and Mel was great -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 03:27
      - Uhm..that would be perfect casting, not bad casting. -- nm - .... Jul 21, 20:44
    - I nominate that entire movie for worst possible movie from the best possible source material. - IrishStephen Jul 21, 20:35
    - doctor. christmas. jones. (I didn't backboard, but this damn well better be there). -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 20:14
    - Related I nominte Val Kilmer as awesome casting in The Doors -- nm - Bacon Jul 21, 20:10
  - I won't put anything past him after getting that many Pitch Black movies made. -- nm - MDH Jul 21, 20:07 3
    - ... I thought it was only two? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:07 2
      - Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick and Riddick. nm - Dignan Jul 21, 20:10 1
        
        plus the animated one. everyone loves a little voice work. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 20:18
  - Perhaps not, but I would definitely watch Kojak. - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:05 2
    - right script, right director it could be fun -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 20:05 1
      - Exactly. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 20:06
Brie is so effin hot. -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 19:39 3
- I thought it should be served at room temperature? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 21, 19:51
- She's by far the hotter of the two. - Tim Jul 21, 19:40 1
  - yeah he did. -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 19:58
Mainstream media upset with (fake Russian) Lana's use of the term "current events" at the PPV., implying the plane crash. -- (link) - Tim Jul 21, 19:27 2
- That sure put her in the Danger Zone - amoxy Jul 21, 19:39
- *meh* as long as they don't mention the plane crash it's fine. -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 19:28
Nation 2.0! -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 19:22 5
- That was a sudden change of character for Xavier Woods. -- nm - Tim Jul 21, 19:22 4
  - That's what happens when you get dropped on your head week after week. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 23:51
  - yeah it was. -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 19:24 2
    - they should play up his PhD. -- nm - Tim Jul 21, 19:29 1
      - did he finally get it? And yes they should. -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 19:30
Oh, Steph, surely that's not your first experience with handcuffs. -- nm - Tim Jul 21, 19:09 3
- It's a good thing they didn't fire Otunga. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 23:33
- oooohhhh yeeeaaaahhhh -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 19:15 1
  - heh. not who i was implying but heh. -- nm - Tim Jul 21, 19:28
At last an original creationist argument: -- (link) - Reagen Jul 21, 19:01 6
- *This* is the effin' god they worship? - Dignan Jul 21, 19:45
- man, if he's right we're totally screwed. all the aliens out there will be gunning for us for condemning them to eternal hellfire. - mafic Jul 21, 19:20
- Ken Ham is a pig -- nm - amoxy Jul 21, 19:17 1
  - In that case, no heaven for him. No cocept of salvation. -- nm - CQ Jul 21, 19:20
- Adam’s sin affected the whole universe. -- nm - mud Jul 21, 19:10
- God created aliens so they would burn in hell. I mean it's all right there in print! Muslims, Jews, Buddhists unfortunately too because only - Bacon Jul 21, 19:05
Several good suggestions on B2. A side project could be Hard Boiled Mad Libs. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 18:57 3
- "She had [color] [body part] & gams that went all the way to the [noun]. She said she needed help [gerund] her [noun] but she didn't have any [noun]. - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 19:06 2
  - I'll [gerund] her [noun] all [time period] long. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 19:16 1
    - "And then [number] times on [day of the week]." nm - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 19:22
Officially addicted to Orphan Black, Everyone who said don't start in season 2 was wrong. - loosi at home Jul 21, 18:56 18
- You missed all the fun, though. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 21, 19:02 14
  - Yeah, it's not a matter of not being able to keep up. It's that S1 is also great. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 19:07 13
    - Especailly getting to know the Club. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 21, 19:19 12
      - And of course, more Felix! nm - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 19:21 11
        
        aka The Best Part of the Show. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 21, 19:22 10
        
        very debateable. he gets on my nerves -- nm - Remlik Jul 21, 19:27 7
        
        You are just jealous. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 21, 19:28 6
        
        Remlik only wishes he could rock the assless chaps the way Felix does. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 19:32 5
        
        point of order: all chaps are assless. it's kind of what makes them chaps. - mafic Jul 21, 21:00 4
        
        I don't think I quite understand all the nuances. Could you model some examples for us? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 21:20 1
        
        you really are a naughty girl -- nm - zork Jul 21, 21:23
        
        it's all about what you are wearing, or not, under the chaps -- nm - zork Jul 21, 21:17
        
        No...you have an ass in chaps. ;p -- nm - .... Jul 21, 21:01
        
        True in S1. In S2 its a close race between Felix and Helena. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 19:23 1
        
        ::dances:: -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 21, 19:26
- I can disprove starting in season 2 in three minutes. -- nm - Bacon Jul 21, 19:00 2
  - loosi is confusing her ignorance of source material for knowledge :) -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 20:48
  - QUACK -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 19:02

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