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"Millennials were more likely to have read a book last year than older Americans" -- (link) - MDH Sep 10, 09:25 1
- Nerdfighters! -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:30
So, I played through the opening mission of Destiny last night, with Immigrant Song on repeat, last night... - IrishStephen Sep 10, 09:25
Krusty, you'll appreciate this...the convention center area of DC is getting a NY pizza place -- (link) - MDH Sep 10, 09:21 1
- Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 10, 09:32
I bought the Borderlands 2 stuff last night...good lord, the downloads/installs are unbelievably long and tedious. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:21
Repost from last night. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 10, 09:18
For tomorrow only, Toronto will have an In-and-Out Burger. -- (link) - Andie Sep 10, 09:17 11
- Wherein I learn about mustard grilling. Hmm, I need to try this. -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:29
- This is about 500 metres from my work, and very tempting -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:28 6
  - Adjust your expectations to WAY OVERRATED -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:29 4
    - The best burgers are at (insert random local place that the hipsters haven't found yet) and everything else is crap. Amiright? -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:34 1
      - It's a bunch of nonsense, but at least people are trying different burgers and having fun - con_carne Sep 10, 09:40
    - It's more about taking the opportunity than going in with high expectations. The nearest In-n-Out to me is in Texas -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:32 1
      - Road. Trip. -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:34
  - "I would walk 500 metres ..." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:29
- Advertising items from their "secret" menu is kind of like killing the goose that laid the golden egg -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:27 2
  - It's on their web page. -- (link) - Mop Sep 10, 09:29 1
    - See, this is how it works with In-N-Out - con_carne Sep 10, 09:34
Bery, you around? If so, I just gmail'ed you about a request. Can you take care of it? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:15 5
- P.S. Avatars -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:16 4
  - P.P.S. I'm good with no Avatars now. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 09:18 3
    - P.P.P.S. See bery, the time is now! -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:19 2
      - P.P.P.P......runs to the bathroom..... - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:23 1
        
        *posts a PP Avatar* -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 09:30
if we all pooled our cash, we could totally buy this $139M mansion in Florida, right? I think there's room for all of us. -- (link) - Andie Sep 10, 09:13 6
- 11 beds, 17 baths....good lord people. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:17 2
  - each bedroom has it own bath, and the master suite has two (his and hers) plus baths at the pool, one for the domestic help, guest access etc -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 10, 09:23
  - At that point, just have a central trough running through the entire building. -- nm - Max Sep 10, 09:19
- I call one of those turret rooms. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 09:16 2
  - Since pmb is putting up about half of the money, he should get a choice of what two rooms he wants; even if both are the turrets. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:16 1
    - That's fair, though I assumed pmb would want a balcony from which to glower over all creation. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 09:21
Thanks for the link re 'Soap Opera Effect' on TVs, it's been driving me crazy for months. -- nm - LMS Sep 10, 08:59 1
- YW. Had noticed the problem ages ago, but it's not exactly something that's easy to google for :) - con_carne Sep 10, 09:20
I stand by my assertion that if Disney were smart, they'd be working on a crossover of Alice/Lone Ranger/Jon Carter/Jack Sparrow right now. - Mop Sep 10, 08:58 42
- The Avengers wasn't just Disney and Marvel throw some characters together who didn't fit or have any backstory, and they magically coalesced. - Inigo Sep 10, 09:23 1
  - When Marvel started creating these characters, were they always in the same universe? Or did that develop over time? -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:27
- Chris Martin of Coldplay, what are you doing here, in a factory in Wigan? It's *mental.* -- nm - Max Sep 10, 09:21
- John Carter and The Lone Ranger in The League of Extraordinary Film Disasters -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:07 10
  - Tagline: More Johnny Depp than anyone would want. -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:09 9
    - It is important to note that Johnny Depp starred in three of the four franchises I mentioned. 3x the Johnny Depp, 3x the box office! - Mop Sep 10, 09:12 8
      - Thanks for explaining my joke for everyone, it is much funnier that way. -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:14
      - barring something amazing, I think JDEPP is about done. - groiny Sep 10, 09:14 6
        
        He will have a rebound after some time in prestige picture jail -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:15 2
        
        He's playing Whitey Bulger in Black Mass. -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:17 1
        
        yeah, I love him as much as anyone, but damn if he has not been picking some klunkers. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 09:17
        
        Yeah, he needs to be less Johnny Depp, and more the actor we remember he could be in the 90's. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:15 2
        
        oh look, it is Jack Sparrow as an Indian! Ooh look, it is Jack Sparrow as the Mad Hatter! - groiny Sep 10, 09:16 1
        
        Unless it's a bio-pic of Keith Richards, Cap'n Jack needs to be buried for a while. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:19
- this is why you do not work for Disney. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 09:01
- They're too busy pocketing billions from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and their own animation studios to get crazy like this. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 08:59 23
  - They've exported the Avengers concept to Star Wars already. It's just a matter of time. - Mop Sep 10, 09:04 22
    - Alice grossed over a billion dollars in 2010. It was insanely popular; just not good. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:06
    - except, the Avengers and characters already are living in the same world. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 09:04 20
      - There's nothing to say these other characters aren't. Heck, they may even be living in the Avengers world. -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:05 19
        
        "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away." -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 09:07 2
        
        You make a good point. I'll just go back to reading my Star Trek/Doctor Who crossover. -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:08 1
        
        Uhm, Dr Who is one of the best known time travelers. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 09:11
        
        when you go into a Marvel movie, you have to know that any character could appear at any time - groiny Sep 10, 09:07 15
        
        Audiences would be "Dafuq?" -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:07 5
        
        And then they'd be all like "Take my money!" -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:11 4
        
        bah, anything more than a cameo, and people would certainly meet it with a turned up nose. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 09:13 3
        
        Here's a raccoon with a machine gun. -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:14 2
        
        which is miles different than throwing Jack Sparrow on the Milennium Falcon. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 09:15 1
        
        But put Emmet (Chris Pratt) on the Millennium Falcon and ka-ching! -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:31
        
        Spider-man and Wolverine in Avengers 3! -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:07 8
        
        with the licensing issues with the companies, this is not possible, but without that, it would be likely. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 09:08 7
        
        That's my point. You argue that "Marvel Universe = Marvel Characters" and I said "nuh-uh". -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:13 1
        
        they still have hundreds of untapped characters to keep bring in fresh talent. - groiny Sep 10, 09:14
        
        "Wolverine vs Hulk"," Spider man vs Wolverine" - groiny Sep 10, 09:09 1
        
        the Wolverine/Hulk cartoon was quite good -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 09:10
        
        Yeah, and I wouldn't be shocked if it gets to Avengers: Civil War, that if Disney doesn't open the checkbook to Sony to use the character. Or at - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:09 2
        
        with the spinoffs Sony has planned for Spidey and his world I can't see it happening -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 09:11 1
        
        I don't see it happening, but backing up the money truck has swayed people before. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:11
- Also, a Tangled/Frozen/Little Mermaid/Belle movie would make a gazillion dollars. Make it so. -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 08:59 2
  - Vincent Vega, Jules Winfield, The Bride, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, make it happen! -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:05 1
    - We'll call it "The Survivors". So... we just need to talk to Uma Thurman's agent, then? -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:06
So, Kansas plays Duke this weekend. Sadly, it isn't basketball. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 08:57 1
- Go KU! -- nm - Krusty Sep 10, 09:34
More than half a *billion* dollars worth of Destiny shipped day one. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 10, 08:44
Standard X-Files plotline. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 10, 08:40 [Image] 1
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- "Take the position" means what exactly? - con_carne Sep 10, 08:53 4
  - Assume the position. -- nm - Mr. Whul Sep 10, 09:02
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    - Thanks. As usual, your SCOTUS insight extremely valuable -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 08:58
  - take the position that they already offer the "rights of marriage", is what I think he means. - znufrii Sep 10, 08:55
Laughing at this calgary hashtag today: #yycsnomg -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 10, 08:22 14
- This morning's forecast includes snow in Western Montana. Guess that's really just down the road from Calgary. -- nm - Meg Sep 10, 08:42
- A bunch of trees are breaking off from the weight of the snow + leaves. - Reagen Sep 10, 08:38 1
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- eff that. -- nm - decline Sep 10, 08:29
- No wonder Reagen is plotting retribution. -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 08:29
- that is actually TODAY? f*ck that. -- nm - Andie Sep 10, 08:28 7
  - Looks like Atlanta with all the cars off the road. You'd think people in Calgary would know how to drive in snow. -- nm - Shaun Sep 10, 08:32 6
    - people need to learn how to decide to stay home sometimes. -- nm - zork Sep 10, 09:26
    - no one has snow tires on yet (unless they just left them on). -- nm - Reagen Sep 10, 08:37 4
      - Most people are clearly driving too fast then. Hey y'all, when it snows, slow down a bit, kthxbye. -- nm - Shaun Sep 10, 08:47 3
        
        oh without a doubt. - Reagen Sep 10, 08:49 2
        
        Did they treat the roads? -- nm - Ender Sep 10, 08:58
        
        A truck couldn't *possibly* spin out and crash off the road could it? Not in the puny snow. Never. -- nm - Shaun Sep 10, 08:51
I probably would have said Garth. -- nm - 1997 ty97 Sep 10, 08:18 16
- I don't think I've ever listened to a Garth Brooks song -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 08:33 15
  - You should remedy this, immediately! -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 10, 08:56 5
    - Sure, right after I listen to a Grateful Dead song! -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:11 4
      - *gasp* So wrong... - IrishStephen Sep 10, 09:26
      - Okay. Guess which one this is! ~noodle, noodle, needle, needle Hey hey yeah yeah~ -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:14 2
        
        It's that song from Rock Band that Kelly loves! -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:20 1
        
        somehow *ding!* -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:28
  - Consider yourself lucky. -- nm - nubby Sep 10, 08:47
  - I like him enough to not turn his songs and I sing along but not enough to buy them -- nm - Epiphany Sep 10, 08:42
  - i think i have but hard to say they all sound the same -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 10, 08:38
  - I like him (but I like a lot of different types of country music). -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 10, 08:37 1
    - "Oh, we got both kinds. We got country *and* western." -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 08:44
  - I've Got Friends in Low Places? i feel like i hear it at every wedding.... - Andie Sep 10, 08:35 3
    - I don't hear the faintest of bell rings. -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 08:49
    - I'm pretty sure this is the only one I've heard -- nm - decline Sep 10, 08:42
    - Yup. And that one is nore than enough. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 08:41
Chipotle in downtown State College, PA is closed after employees left this note about sweatshops -- (link) - budice Sep 10, 08:18 21
- But all their ingredients are locally grown and eco and all that shit. A scarecrow told me. -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 09:04
- We got our first Chipotle by my house. It's a decent backup when I can't get to Moes. - spamlet Sep 10, 08:29 11
  - Chipotle's problem is they charge for chips. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 10, 08:39 4
    - They and all those other similar places need to serve their meat sizzling hot, not out of a boiler tin - con_carne Sep 10, 08:45 3
      - Comparing taco joints in LA to taco joints elsewhere is sort of unfair... - spamlet Sep 10, 09:06 1
        
        I don't think so. Scoop it out of the tin, liven it up on a grill, done. It's one extra step that could make it so much better -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:10
      - I think they are doing just fine doing what they do. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 09:03
  - I had only been to Moe's at rest stops when driving home. I was very happy to learn (while at one of the rest stop locations) that a restaurant was - kelly Sep 10, 08:38
  - We have one that is close but I've still never been to a Chipotle. - Kim Pine Sep 10, 08:33
  - this - although I would put Qdoba above Chipotle too -- nm - decline Sep 10, 08:30 3
    - The closest Qdoba is equidistant as Moes, so that's a no brainer. I think I've eaten there once. -- nm - spamlet Sep 10, 08:33 2
      - I need to take a trip to Creve Coeur to check this place out. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 08:44 1
        
        Yes, yes you do. I know there's one in St. Peters as well but not sure if any closer to the city. - spamlet Sep 10, 08:46
- To Qdoba! -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 10, 08:29
- it's all Amanda's fault! -- nm - decline Sep 10, 08:27
- *continues lifelong boycott of Chipotle* -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 08:27
- I have been seeing the word "swag" a lot lately from young people and I don't know why - con_carne Sep 10, 08:26 2
  - It was at this moment that I realised I was no longer with it, and that whatever I was supposed to be with had changed. I had become an old man -- nm - con_carne's Wonder Years voice-over Sep 10, 08:28 1
    - Wow. Older me sounds like I've been to hell and back -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 08:36
- The chipotles I go to don't seem like that *noms on nike made burrito* -- nm - Lil Roo Sep 10, 08:26
- 1. Good thing mandy likes salad, not burritos. 2. kilbo just did the Anakin 'noooo!!!' scream. 3. SC has a downtown? -- nm - ty97 Sep 10, 08:21
LIR, is Destiny available for the 360 and is it worth it? Or is it a game that was clearly designed for nextgen capabilities, etc? -- nm - volnelk Sep 10, 08:15 5
- it's available on all current and last gen systems -- nm - decline Sep 10, 08:17 4
  - I found that much. Is the playability worth it? I've heard that it's essentially a MMO game. Does that work on a 360? -- nm - volnelk Sep 10, 08:23 3
    - Here maybe the answer to your question -- (link) - eag Sep 10, 08:28 1
      - Thanks. Doesn't look much different. I may check it out. -- nm - volnelk Sep 10, 08:43
    - Bungie basically merged Halo and Borderlands, with a tiny MMO aspect. -- nm - Shaun Sep 10, 08:25
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- plus a 20 cent tip? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 10, 08:21
- He then pulled the money from his wallet and gave it to the aid agencies. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 08:20
- that is awesome -- nm - Epiphany Sep 10, 08:19 2
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    - Well, that and Gates isn't an a-hole. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 08:23
Viacom signs on to Sony's nascent internet tv service. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 10, 08:14 3
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  - Pull my finger. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 08:19
  - it's a good word. -- nm - znufrii Sep 10, 08:17

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