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The Wire is finally coming to terrestial TV in the UK -- (link) - LMS Mar 12, 10:09
lyc: Obama is in the hizzouse. and I am still detained. -- nm - loosi on mobile Mar 12, 10:07 3
- Ask him if amoxy is a chick name. -- nm - psilotum Mar 12, 10:09
- "OK, that's the fourth time you've frisked me." -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:08 1
  - the Marine escort outside is pretty hot. -- nm - loosi on mobile Mar 12, 10:09
SITWAP: Marvel pushes back Thor, Cptn America and Avengers each a year, SPidy 4 has a date. - MDH Mar 12, 10:06 2
- Thor and Cap within 5 days of each other is suicide. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:07 1
  - I was like this might be the stupidest thing I've ever seen release wise - MDH Mar 12, 10:09
dell.ca deal of the day has a 60GB 360 on for $250. -- (link) - Reagen Mar 12, 10:05
if that Gambling act gets overturned, hooboy will the happy fishing grounds return. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:01
Just goes to show that different people look for different things in movies -- (link) - znufrii Mar 12, 10:00 4
- I only know that movie from the "Sure Shot" Beastie Boys reference -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 10:06 2
  - I only know it from the incessant discussion of it on that message board. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 10:08
  - You should check out the original, very, very good flick. -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 10:08
- I watched the trailer and I wasn't impressed. I really hope they didn't screw it up. -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 10:04
this is exciting. i went to lunch, but nmow cannot leave the building, because Obama is about to arrive. - loosi on mobile Mar 12, 09:58 9
- nmb loosi - znufrii Mar 12, 10:02 3
  - nmbz - loosi on mobile Mar 12, 10:04 2
    - *shrug* - znufrii Mar 12, 10:05 1
      - just sayin. - loosi on mobile Mar 12, 10:09
- *shows loosi queen of diamonds* - CQ Mar 12, 10:00 4
  - oooooh... -- nm - Diva Mar 12, 10:05 1
    - well, there's cops outside my house now. I gotta go -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 10:06
  - huh? -- nm - loosi on mobile Mar 12, 10:02 1
    - manchurian candidate -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 10:04
*puts on Dow 7.000 hat* -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 09:58
miss jones alert! Heathers to be made into stage musical... -- (link) - Andie Mar 12, 09:57 3
- ~Greetings, and salutations!~ -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 10:12
- Andy Milonakis as Martha Dumptruck is hilarious and needs to happen. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:06 1
  - The big rousing Act I closing number will be called "I Love My Dead Gay Son!!!" -- nm - Diva Mar 12, 10:07
Just before I walk into the office area where my independent study student is sitting I hear him tell a friend... - nubby Mar 12, 09:54 2
- "Dr. Nubbinson, are you trying to seduce me?" -- nm - pigby Mar 12, 09:57 1
  - Is "Hideouts" the new "Plastics"? -- nm - Diva Mar 12, 09:58
lyc, the sony style deal for at least $100 off a ps3 is back - tRuMaN Mar 12, 09:51
So, I'm intrigued by this Ikariam thing. - znufrii Mar 12, 09:48 34
- Ikariam: Link please, and I've seen reference to Delta server, is that where I want to be if I play? -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 09:57 8
  - Yes, the Delta server. -- (link) - Krusty Mar 12, 09:58 6
    - Thanks. On. Town name is currentlt Polis. Username: TWuG -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 10:04 5
      - I don't understand how we find each other. I'm on Delta but don't recognize any names on my island. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 10:09 3
        
        You get dropped on a random island when you start, to find everyone you need to search for their username. - Krusty Mar 12, 10:13
        
        If you click "show world" you will see that there are many islands. -- nm - psilotum Mar 12, 10:13
        
        With coordinates, but I also don't know what "world" is supposed to mean -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 10:11
      - coordinates? -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 10:07
  - ikariam.com, delta world -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 12, 09:58
- you can play very casually which is why I like it. You can leave for 3 or 4 days and come back or just put it into vacation mode -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 09:52 3
  - I've not seen where the vacay mode is? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:54 2
    - at the top of the screen "options" I think you have to be away for a certain amount of time though. -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 09:56 1
      - at least 48 hours, then you're activated again when you log back in -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 09:57
- At first you should pay attention to your town on a regular basis as things will get done rather quickly and your town will grow rather fast. - Krusty Mar 12, 09:52 2
  - Also, to allocate your workers as the town grows -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 10:02
  - I had to wait nearly 17 hours for Mel's shippment of marble to arrive. - Krusty Mar 12, 09:55
- it's a cool game in that you can, if done right, can play very casually... - Mel Profit Mar 12, 09:49 17
  - so in other words... - znufrii Mar 12, 09:50 16
    - hideouts. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 12, 09:51 15
      - I have no idea what a hideout is - tRuMaN Mar 12, 09:53 6
        
        Why wait? People can pillage you right now -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 09:54
        
        yes warehouse. build effin 4 of them to protect your goods. You can demolish later. - CQ Mar 12, 09:54 4
        
        So I shouldn't have been building every building I could, huh? - Krusty Mar 12, 10:00 2
        
        no no no ,that's fine now. I'm just saying right when you start a town. -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 10:04
        
        Nope...some of the buildings can wait... - Mel Profit Mar 12, 10:03
        
        I like how warehouses protect the goods....like they'd not be the first place any competent marauder would look. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:55
      - gotcha -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 09:51 7
        
        it's fun, challenging and can be played very leisurely. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 12, 09:52 6
        
        hmmm...I might check it out then. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 09:56 5
        
        Sign up on .org :) -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 09:58 4
        
        uh huh... - znufrii Mar 12, 09:58 3
        
        Also, quit goofing off and go save the economy -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 10:08 1
        
        working on it. - znufrii Mar 12, 10:10
        
        *cries* stupid google -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 10:00
I like the new "home voters are stupid so judges get to make the final call" feature of American Idol. -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 09:46 4
- The only thing I didn't quite understand is... - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:54 1
  - The example should have been Jennifer Hudson as she now has an Oscar and at least one Grammy. - Diva Mar 12, 10:10
- They stole that from So You Think You Can Dance -- nm - The Last Dano on the Left Mar 12, 09:51
- Me too. My only question is: how do they settle a tie? - con_carne Mar 12, 09:49
So, if I'm getting a 360 what games do I want and what features should I get? -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 09:46 12
- Just get the regular premium system (60 gb hd). The games depends on your tastes. - Don Homer Mar 12, 09:48
- Get a harddrive. Get Halo 3. No idea what to get for the girl, though. :) - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:48 1
  - Router? This needs to be close to my router? My router is in the basement and we run our comps over the cat5, but there's no cat5 near the TV. -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 09:59
- Halo 3 natch, Burnout Paradise....Tiger Woods 09. - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:48 1
  - And throw a Lego game in...those are fun; and problem-solvey. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:55
- Lego Batman. -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 09:47 4
  - Amazon is still selling the package with this and Kung Foo Panda, IIRC -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 09:49 3
    - Kung "Foo"? Stupid Foo Fighters. -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 09:50 2
      - And it's not Lego Batman, but Lego Indy -- (link) - con_carne Mar 12, 09:52
      - "skidoosh!" *plays riff* -- nm - Dave Grohl Mar 12, 09:51
- Dead or Alive Xtreme Volleyball 2! - Guigue Mar 12, 09:46 1
  - For realsies: Halo 3 to play with ST people, and I love Scene It! 1 and 2 for party games. Everyone likes those - Guigue Mar 12, 09:49
iPhone OS 3.0 - ooh, and I have the platform to program for it ready to go ... nice -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:45 6
- (all I need now is a smidge of an idea of what to make. :D) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:46 5
  - iphone friendly version of Slackertalk! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 12, 09:49 2
    - that ... doesn't need an app ... just a new skin. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:52 1
      - yep (unless you wanted to make it into an app with some nice bonus features, like a tab for search, a tab for post count rankings, etc.) ;) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 12, 09:54
  - Step 3... profit! -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 09:47 1
    - exactly! Except I almost never buy iPhone apps, so I don't know if selling one is the way to go. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:49
Andie? ... - zork Mar 12, 09:45
Where Bernie sleeps tonight -- (link) - sgtmike Mar 12, 09:44 1
- hmmm...it's missing something. - znufrii Mar 12, 09:45
Jealous of the big blue penis in Watchmen, the Wolverine filmmakers have made a few last minute changes. -- (link) - The Last Dano on the Left Mar 12, 09:40 1
- Ooooh...shiny. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 12, 09:49
ST Poll: If I was looking for a gaming system that offered a good selection of games appropriate for an 8 yo girl, plus games for me such as Halo or - TWuG Mar 12, 09:40 6
- The Wii has a much easier learning curve for young kids, but the game selection could be better. -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 12, 09:42
- Wii is a good kiddie system, but it's got nothing in the Halo range. 360 will get you both. -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 09:42
- Xbox 360. Very good overall selection of games for people of all ages. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 12, 09:42
- Halo is only on the 360 so if you want to play Halo you have no choice but to get a 360. - Krusty Mar 12, 09:41
- Xbox 360. - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:41 1
  - Viva Pinata! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 09:42
Sorry Bill -- (link) - zork Mar 12, 09:39 [Image] 1
- Oh, God, it's true! Once you go black you never go back! -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 09:41
Anyone getting Resident Evil 5? Amazon says mine should arrive today, looking forward to it. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 12, 09:37
ST Fruity Poll: How do you eat an orange? Do you (a) peel it by hand, (b) cut it into 8 wedges, (c) cut it into 4 'long' wedges, - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:37 22
- a -- nm - lileve Mar 12, 11:10
- cut into six (I know, weird huh) long wedges -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 10:18
- like an apple. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 09:57 2
  - including the skin? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 12, 09:57 1
    - I'm kiddin. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 10:02
- � i don't eat that -- nm - danedukenuuk Mar 12, 09:49
- A -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 12, 09:43
- a -- nm - psilotum Mar 12, 09:41
- a -- nm - The Last Dano on the Left Mar 12, 09:41
- peel by hand but sometimes use this peeling tool I have ... - zork Mar 12, 09:40
- usually A, sometimes C -- nm - Roger More Mar 12, 09:40
- D) juice it with 5 other oranges -- nm - peglegpete Mar 12, 09:39
- B) 8 wedges and then remove it from the peel with my teeth -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 09:38 2
  - This is me as well. - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:42
  - Same here. -- nm - MDH Mar 12, 09:39
- peel by hand, in one piece if possible. eat in segments. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 09:38
- Usually C -- nm - amoxy Mar 12, 09:38
- peel it by hand then break it in half then eat one wedge at a time -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 09:38 1
  - Same here. -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 09:40
- Usually peel it. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 12, 09:37
- A) Open up a small section, peel it, separate the wedges, enjoy. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:37 1
  - ^5 -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 09:38
krusty... - Mel Profit Mar 12, 09:36 8
- I reach capacity pretty quickly, though -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 09:42 1
  - See below... - Mel Profit Mar 12, 09:48
- Gotcha. I seem to reach capacity in my town rather quickly. I've been at capacity for days now. - Krusty Mar 12, 09:40 1
  - hideouts. - Mel Profit Mar 12, 09:43
- and it's not too crazy to build 5 warehouses in the beginning, with a 11-12 level hideout. -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 09:39 3
  - right... - Mel Profit Mar 12, 09:50 2
    - Ahhh..so I shouldn't have been every building that I was able to. - Krusty Mar 12, 09:56 1
      - *been building( -- nm - Krusty Mar 12, 09:57
best day of work *ever* - airport screening dude Mar 12, 09:33
After being referred to as "the blond guy" by Jimmy Fallon, is Alex Albrecht getting tired of being Kevin Rose's sidekick and looking to get out? -- (link) - Mop Mar 12, 09:33 7
- It's a sad commentary when Jimmy Fallon is, by miles, the biggest name on his show. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 12, 09:34 6
  - Did you see the crowd shots for Diggnation on the road? That sh*t is crazy. -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 09:38
  - Conan: "Who do you have scheduled for next week?" Fallon: "We have ... um, Right Said Fred." - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:38 1
    - Hey, next week he gets Public Enemy. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 12, 09:45
  - The Roots are way too good for Fallon -- nm - sgtmike Mar 12, 09:36 2
    - They're in it for the free Palm Pres. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 12, 09:37 1
      - I told my wife "The Engadget guy brought on a PALM PRE!!!" No reaction. None. -- nm - Mop Mar 12, 09:39
Dr. Who right now on SCIFI is the Dickens/Cardiff episode, and Eve Myles [Torchwood] is in it! -- nm - peglegpete Mar 12, 09:32
An error occurred while processing this JackDawson sobriety request. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 09:31
Honk -- nm - CQ Mar 12, 09:31 3
- wack-y-mole...! -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 12, 10:12
- E. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 12, 09:32
- ball! -- nm - Netherlands WBC team Mar 12, 09:32

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