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Poll: last time you called in sick/played hooky? - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 16:44 4
- Not in like years. -- nm - Loyola Mar 11, 16:58
- Sheesh. Nice placement, moron. Will LIR. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 16:45
- Quite a while ago, but I might do that on Friday. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 16:44 1
  - Well, my method of playing hooky is more like "I need to take a personal day" ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 16:45
oof. I have 75 troops to deploy on cc -- nm - Loyola Mar 11, 16:42
Ah, a perfect draft article for Jack: drawing analogies between dating and FBB. -- (link) - TFox Mar 11, 16:38
Hayden Paniettierre seems like a lovely girl. -- (link) - Reagen Mar 11, 16:27 4
- I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure they'd fire everyone else on that show before they'd fire Milo. -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 16:43
- This is why you shouldn't date a 17/18 year old. -- nm - lileve Mar 11, 16:41
- That's just method acting for playing a cheerleader. - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 16:31 1
  - and almost all are her fathers age :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 11, 16:33
What was Jeopardy doing. yesterday they had celebrities, today I was trying to figure out who those celebrities were. - the liioulu with SUN!!! Mar 11, 16:24
I've never seen a mumblecore film yet I'm already tired of them. -- nm - David Mar 11, 16:14 10
- I still want to see Baghead. -- nm - Reagen Mar 11, 16:17
- they're still making those? I thought that was so last year... -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 16:15 7
  - You need to tell SXSW. -- nm - David Mar 11, 16:26 1
    - They have a love aware with Joe Swanberg for some reason -- nm - ty97 Mar 11, 16:43
  - Ooh, ST should make a movie. Who would direct?... -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 16:19 4
    - Uwe Killbo -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 11, 16:20 3
      - Ooops that L snuck in there -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 11, 16:22 2
        
        The setting is Vegas obvie, but instead of Swingers it's "Slackers -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 16:26 1
        
        Ah yes. Vegas has many prospects. -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 11, 16:34
- remix it as dumblecore -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 16:14
You guys just made me unsubscribe from PBwiki notifications. There. Happy? -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 16:07 2
- Bingo. It's been email spam the last two days. -- nm - Redmond Mar 11, 16:11
- The first thing I offloaded to my Mac Mini was email, so I haven't checked all day long. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 16:09
Oh, and Jack: the widely accepted "don't draft too much pitching early" theory? Not sure I buy it anymore. - TFox Mar 11, 16:05 7
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  - 90 minutes. -- nm - TFox Mar 11, 16:18 2
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      - That includes logging on to the draft ten minutes early. -- nm - Inigo Mar 11, 16:20
- Meanwhile, I believe in the "never draft a pitcher before round 10" philosophy. - David Mar 11, 16:15 1
  - I think the top 20 on my pitching board are far above the rest. I'll probably try to get at least 2 of them. - TFox Mar 11, 16:20
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so when is the ps3 price drop supposed to happen? tomorrow? next week? two weeks? I'm tired of waiting -- nm - dogbert183 Mar 11, 16:00 3
- Keep waiting. Killzone 2 ST Night is next Wednesday and I am trying to get better. Wait until I can blow you up. -- nm - Redmond Mar 11, 16:12
- April -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 16:09
- Buy one now! Then, when the price drops, buy another! -- nm - Ken Katuragi Mar 11, 16:05
Iron Man 2 (IRNM2): Mickey Rourke added to the cast -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 15:57 3
- As what? The Mandarin? :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 16:04 2
  - He'll play a has-been washed up ___________. -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 16:05 1
    - Batman? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 16:08
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- LOL! -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 16:04
Checking e-mail: Huh, I got an E3 registration code? I'd go but I don't have the "Industry ID"... hrm. Anyone want to start a gaming blog with me? -- nm - lileve Mar 11, 15:52 7
- What do they require? I can probably get you the credentials. -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 15:52 6
  - Link for you. -- (link) - lileve Mar 11, 15:57 3
    - Wow. They're bad-ass. I can maybe get one of those things. It was easier to get passes to TIFF. -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 16:03 2
      - I don't blame them. What's TIFF? -- nm - lileve Mar 11, 16:05 1
        
        Toronto International Film Festival. -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 16:07
  - It's an industry only event plus they in the past few years have cut down on attendance so industry people don't have to wait two hours in line to... - lileve Mar 11, 15:56 1
    - Gah, I saw What as Why. Sorry. -- nm - lileve Mar 11, 15:56
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what am I forgetting to pack for my trip tomorrow? current inventory inside - peglegpete Mar 11, 15:50 7
- Clean underwear -- nm - Redmond(first ST Killzone2 night is 03/18 5PM PDT) Mar 11, 16:18
- condoms - Epiphany Mar 11, 15:55 2
  - you want me to - peglegpete Mar 11, 15:58 1
    - LOL!! sure - give us grades A through F scale - Epiphany Mar 11, 16:08
- Back up memory for camera, comb... -- nm - the liioulu with SUN!!! Mar 11, 15:54 2
  - got the memory and almost no hair -- nm - peglegpete Mar 11, 15:57 1
    - ;) - the liioulu with SUN!!! Mar 11, 16:01
LA STers: If I forget, remind me: I'm expecting a head count of 10 or more for L.A. Palooza, and we will want to call the restaurant to reserve - con_carne Mar 11, 15:27 11
- (It's a big restaurant, so shouldn't be a problem in the end) -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:30 10
  - I just looked at where it is. I believe I was cut off last time I was there, although it's been a few years. -- nm - jnine Mar 11, 15:33 7
    - Yelp comments say their service is bad, but I've never had a problem when I've gone *knock on wood* -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:38 4
      - They didn't cut me off, I believe my friends did, so their service was good enough to keep me quite happy, what else does one need? -- nm - jnine Mar 11, 15:41 1
        
        Oh *sure* they did! Just kidding. We're going to have so much fun. (With this new time we must try to get a booth with a window) -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:44
      - They have been fine when I went, but like I said, it's been awhile. -- nm - jnine Mar 11, 15:39 1
        
        I went there a few times last year. I'm just so happy to sit there and try all the brews -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:49
    - naughty girl -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:35 1
      - It involved something to do with challenging someone who I didn't know to go against my friend in naming every college's team name. For some reason - jnine Mar 11, 15:38
  - Mama and I are going...that's two -- nm - BAD Mar 11, 15:31 1
    - Oh, I included you both in my estimate :) - con_carne Mar 11, 15:33
I *really* wish that today would go by faster. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 11, 15:26 [flickr]
Itunes dilema. Friend of mine has itunes on a Mac, she burned me a dvd of audio tunes.... - Remlik Mar 11, 15:21 5
- select icons, drag then into the library -- nm - lileve Mar 11, 15:39
- send it to the people you promised CDs months ago. -- nm - loosilu Mar 11, 15:24 2
  - very true. -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 15:27 1
    - yep. -- nm - loosilu Mar 11, 15:28
- Convert to MP3 then import? -- nm - TWuG Mar 11, 15:23
Tiger Woods 10 Wii Motion Plus Trailer -- (link) - Inigo Mar 11, 15:19 2
- Looks awesome. -- nm - pmb Mar 11, 15:31
- There should be a "beaning the bystanders" mini-game. -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 15:30
Quick! Call Brendan Fraser! -- (link) - Reagen Mar 11, 15:08 [Image] 1
- Haha. He's busy filming....something -- nm - MDH Mar 11, 15:16
I just got an invitation to play "mafia wars" on facebook. I assumed it was a prank from TFox, but no. - the emerald city loves mandy lane Mar 11, 15:08 2
- Why does my FB ads seem to think I need a criminal lawyer? I ain't done nothin! -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 15:24 1
  - You're due? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 17:51
Blockbuster has shipped Rome: The Complete Second Season - Disc 1 - con_carne Mar 11, 15:07 3
- Needed moar buttsechs. -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 15:23 1
  - And baths? :-P -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:40
- (also, Star Wars: The Clone Wars) -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:11
Did we lose the ability to preview changes to the wiki page? In any case, apologies if you got multiple emails due to my changes -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:04
slain Neo-Nazi from Maine planned dirty bomb for the plain -- (link) - Reagen Mar 11, 15:02 7
- From the story, I pictured him as a crazy old fart, but this other story suggests he was in his 20s or early 30s. -- (link) - Mop Mar 11, 15:25 2
  - Are you picking on us crazy old farts again? -- nm - BAD Mar 11, 15:32 1
    - Always. -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 15:53
- Give that woman a medal. Any jury that convicts her should be ashamed. -- nm - TWuG Mar 11, 15:21
- So it's pure luck this was found? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 11, 15:05 2
  - seems to be. -- nm - Reagen Mar 11, 15:05 1
    - Good God. - Mel Profit Mar 11, 15:10
Josh Hartnett to be playing Thor's evil half brother Loki? maybe... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 11, 14:53 4
- Loki evil? he's a trickster. -- nm - the liioulu with SUN!!! Mar 11, 15:38
- NNNNOOOOO!!!!!!!! he'll ruin it.... get Lucius Vorenus, he's perfect -- nm - peglegpete Mar 11, 15:18
- I hear the blond vampire from True Blood may be Thor. Stellan Skarsgards' son. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 11, 14:59 1
  - I'd be down with that - he needs to take some acting lessons from his dad 1st. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 11, 15:43
Dawson, I sent some links. I hope they help. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 14:52 2
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  - You'll do fine, you know the game and you know the players. If you have any questions I'll be glad to help you. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 15:03
This is what bugs me about the AIG fiasco. Why is America shouldering the whole friggin burden!? From their annual report: - Banzai! Mar 11, 14:51 11
- While the fact that AIG is to a large extent an American owned company, that in and of itself isn't enough to justify the burden being borne by the US - Loyola Mar 11, 15:44
- IIRC, there's a consensus that the mortgage meltdown originated in the States -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 14:59 8
  - sure, if you ignore the one that took place in england and other european countries. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 11, 15:06 3
    - Do the troubled assets bundle mortgages from those other countries, though? -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 15:16 2
      - yes, yes they do. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 11, 15:26 1
        
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  - and nobody forced us to deregulate the financial industries which made it possible -- nm - Stewie Mar 11, 15:01 3
    - Blame America First, Second, and Third! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 15:07 2
      - let me guess...you have no actual knowledge about the deregulation that's taken place in the financials since 2000 -- nm - Stewie Mar 11, 15:27 1
        
        I know you're a humorless crank. - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 16:08
- Let me guess, that's a one way street where everyone should bail out AIG, but we shouldn't have to help foreign companies that operate here -- nm - Stewie Mar 11, 14:59
Jack, the reason those rounds exist is because you need players at that point too. - TFox Mar 11, 14:49 5
- You'll have a harder time helping out crash. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 11, 15:56
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- I think the theme of my draft will be oft-injured players who collectively will hit .245 with very little power. - crash davis Mar 11, 14:52 2
  - I had a friend once do a draft by taking the Rays payroll, the upcoming payroll of every fantasy player, and building a team that cost less. - TFox Mar 11, 14:54 1
    - Probably would have paid off even more if it were a keeper league. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 11, 15:44
LIR to Mop. The reason I say no is that I would not want to show disrespect to a place where others worship their faith. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 11, 14:48 15
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- Ditto. -- nm - TaurusII Mar 11, 14:53
- *ding* -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 14:52
- My sex cult is offended by your abstinence. -- nm - Reagen Mar 11, 14:52 7
  - *Takes an offsite meeting* -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 11, 15:00
  - my sex cult says "only one dude allowed" -- nm - crash davis Mar 11, 14:53 4
    - but it does have the 'multiple women' clause right? -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 15:16
    - *considers setting up a compound of my own, closer than Idaho* -- nm - TaurusII Mar 11, 14:56
    - Branch Davidian? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 11, 14:54 1
      - Branch Trishian. -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 15:16
  - *wants to convert* -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 11, 14:53
- Yup. -- nm - pmb Mar 11, 14:50
- this my answer as well - - Epiphany Mar 11, 14:49 1
  - I'll cuss in front of the religious...just avoid the Lord's name ones - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 11, 14:54
- /nods -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 14:49
I know its late in the day, but can I post a 'Babe of the Day' please? -- (link) - Jovian Mar 11, 14:46 4
- *makes note for when I get home* -- nm - TaurusII Mar 11, 14:53
- Ain't never too late for babeage like dat. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 14:49
- Gay FAIL! -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 14:48 1
  - znufrii? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Mar 11, 14:48
Slackertalk loves spiders. Go to #8 of this 'Today's Photos' slideshow. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Mar 11, 14:46 3
- Heh. And #9 makes a good 'caption this' photo. - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 14:52 1
  - The response to "Did the President really give PM Gordon Brown DVDs?" -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 11, 14:57
- okay not even remotely funny - reminds me of Madame Octavia from Circque D Freak - nmb Hdnagnda - Epiphany Mar 11, 14:49
/sniffs B2 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 14:44

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