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Heh. Bow Ties are cool. -- nm - amoxy Nov 8, 18:03
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I wonder if Letterman will bury the hatchet and have Leno on his show before he retires -- nm - amoxy Nov 8, 17:52 1
- I would think not. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 17:52
heh -- (link) - Spawn Nov 8, 17:51 4
- Oh, Steelers. - Will Hunting Nov 8, 18:04 3
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    - Would *you* go to a prayer meeting with the Bieb? -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 18:07 1
      - Seriously. My opinion of Big Ben only goes up in this. - Will Hunting Nov 8, 18:07
I expect Interstellar to be received about the same way as Prometheus. -- nm - David Nov 8, 17:47 11
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  - You're a big fan of Signs, right? -- nm - David Nov 8, 18:05 2
    - spoilers - Max Nov 8, 18:06
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- I should be seeing it right now but Remlik had to wash his hair. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 17:52 1
  - But he doesn't have any... OHHHHHH... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 18:00
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  - Also, does Matthew McConaughey's character grow 100 times his size without anything to feed on? -- nm - CQ Nov 8, 17:56 1
    - no, but (SPOILERS) - Max Nov 8, 18:00
- no, it wasn't terrible -- nm - Max Nov 8, 17:49 1
  - Yes, it wasn't terrible, but it could have been better -- nm - amoxy Nov 8, 17:51
Somebody did tell the Wash Huskies that they were playing tonight right? -- nm - eag Nov 8, 17:45
so, i lost track of time and i'm long on Interstellar . . . is that still a good bet ? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 8, 17:26 1
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in 2 hours several of us will be very very upset that it is a 47 day wait until the Doctor Who Christmas special -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 17:20
I control the weather and wrote the screenplay to Glitter! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 17:10
Go Green! -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 17:04 11
- MSU! MSU!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 17:11 10
  - Dude! Quit jinxing my team! -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 17:18 9
    - Touchdown!!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 17:27 8
      - Every team I have rooted for today has won. ASU won, A&M won, MSU going to win -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 17:28 7
        
        FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!! -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 17:31 6
        
        Go Spartans!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 17:34 5
        
        My guess your rooting for the Tigers over Bama? -- nm - eag Nov 8, 17:36 4
        
        Of course I am. -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 17:38 3
        
        You know whats funny - eag Nov 8, 17:41 2
        
        If an SEC team finishes with 1 loss, they're in. - Will Hunting Nov 8, 18:09
        
        I was having that same thought after the Auburn loss -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 18:07
Vito and Nick's - the Illinois pick for 50 best, is one of those places that didn't do pepperoni until recently. - tobor.2 Nov 8, 17:01
If I were a DJ at a club tonight, I would have stripped the Too Many Cooks theme from its youtube video put a beat behind it and would drop it on them - Qale Nov 8, 16:50 1
- yep. -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 16:52
Big Hero 6 - probably my favorite superhero movie of the year! Great movie. grade: A -- nm - Buzz Nov 8, 16:47 6
- You need to see GotG! -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 8, 17:22 5
  - What did he ever do to you? -- nm - David Nov 8, 17:47
  - Heh I've seen that and Cap 2 and GoTG is a close 2nd and Cap 2 is 3rd but all three are amazing movies. I loved them all. -- nm - Buzz Nov 8, 17:30 1
    - Excellent. Hopefully Bub and I will feel the same. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 17:49
  - Cap 2 is by far my fave of those two. - Will Hunting Nov 8, 17:24 1
    - I only saw Cap 2 once. -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 8, 17:35
Found the first thing for my S.Stalker package today....hee. -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 16:42 2
- you're slacking. by this time last year, you had them already fully stalked, and the box shipped :) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 17:02 1
  - Need some more poll answers to be sure....last year I knew my stalkee better ;) -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 17:15
Has anyone here used a Magic Bullet blender for pureeing hot foods? If so, did you use the regular cup or the blender cup? - kelly Nov 8, 16:28 4
- we have one of those hand held wands that you immerse into the soup pot, actually works great for you just that - zeitgeist Nov 8, 18:35
- Potato masher. But really, just wait until they cool down so you can use your Bullet. If it's a lot, maybe cook them the day before -- nm - con_carne Nov 8, 17:27
- I use a hand blender. I use it in the hot sauce as it's on the stove with no issues. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 8, 16:32 1
  - Or with beans you can just mush with a wooden spoon if they're cooked long enough. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 8, 17:03
BENCH GOLSON!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 16:26
This Auburn game has had everything -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 16:25 1
- The Bacon Jinx is undefeated -- (link) - budice Nov 8, 16:27 [Backboard]
Some of the sloppiest football I have seen in crucial game with 5 minutes to go -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 16:25
Taking Logan to Big Hero 6 tomorrow. Worth staying through the credits? -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 16:22 4
- I think you'll like it, yes. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 8, 17:28
- YES, absolutely YES. -- nm - Buzz Nov 8, 16:44
- yes -- nm - budice Nov 8, 16:23
- Natalie says yes. -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 16:23
They should run a fake punt now. -- nm - The Danodook Nov 8, 16:22
Wow, what a bad call. You *don't* want to pitch it back into your own end zone right there -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 16:19 2
- The only QB I would see doing that is Jameis Winston trying to help his friend win a bet -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 16:20 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 16:25
Worst call I have ever seen, ever! STUPID CALLL -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 16:19 1
- If they drops that and they fall on it it's a touchdown, how do you call that play there? -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 16:19
It was impressive how silent Jordan-Hare got in the second before the replay ruling was announced -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 16:16
How can you overturn this on those camera angles? -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 16:13
Mmm, nice piece of pork cushion in the crockpot about ready to pull....is it dinner time yet? -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 16:13
Pippy I just IM'ed you. -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 16:13 1
- Holy crap - Epiphany Nov 8, 16:19
A&M is going to choke this away -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 16:08 3
- There it is. -- nm - budice Nov 8, 16:09 2
  - They should let Auburn score now -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 16:11 1
    - The Power of the Bacon compels you. -- nm - budice Nov 8, 16:16
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- This would be funny if it wasn't so clearly staged -- nm - flavorize Nov 8, 16:39 1
  - It's on the internet so it must me true -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 16:40
Woo! Hook Em Horns! -- nm - budice Nov 8, 16:05
Down goes Notre Dame!! No playoffs for JOOZ -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 15:58 2
- ASU with the shocker -- nm - JD Nov 8, 16:04 1
  - As an Oregon fan ASU does worry me in the Pac-12 Championship game. - Bacon Nov 8, 16:06
MICH/NU Spoiler. One of those coaches is a moron. - zunk via drone Nov 8, 15:53 3
- I thought NU was playing ND. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 8, 16:21 1
  - Different week. Though for reason there were a lot of folks in ND gear around. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 8, 16:23
- He couldn't beat Michigan this year either -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 15:54
Pick 6 for the dagger!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 15:53 1
- Ouchie. -- nm - zunk via drone Nov 8, 15:54
That's more like it. Where the heck was that the whole second half? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 15:47 1
- Finally -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 15:49
Matt Damon confirms he is in Bourne 5 -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 8, 15:41 2
- He is Bourne Again. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 15:51
- and the story -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 8, 15:42
ASU flaiming out huge!!! Wow choke choke choking -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 15:40
So say you bought one of those big stalks of brussel sprouts... what exactly would you do with them? - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 15:39 5
- Well if you have to eat them....fry them -- (link) - Epiphany Nov 8, 16:15
- Give them to the homeless. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 8, 15:52 2
  - Haven't they suffered enough? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 16:07 1
    - Yes, but you can kill 2...well 3 birds with one stone. - Will Hunting Nov 8, 18:10
- pluck them off the stalk + roast 'em... - x Nov 8, 15:42
Hmmm. ND/ASU. -- nm - zunk via drone Nov 8, 15:31 2
- This is what happens when you play not to lose, instead of playing to win. -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 15:34 1
  - Guesz who is right in front of the stadium trying to get on the light rail going home from work - eag Nov 8, 15:40
15 maddening 'Interstellar' plot holes - major spoilers -- (link) - Beaker Nov 8, 15:29 1
- Yeah, they spoil the entire movie in here. - droidlet Nov 8, 15:33
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I'm rooting against Auburn solely because of the smugness of Colin Cowherd. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 8, 15:28
That poppy installation at the Tower of London is pretty impressive -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 15:26
Seeing the Dr. Who previews (spoiler) - amoxy Nov 8, 15:06
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- trade accepted! I get Jones, Gordon, and Gates for Forte. - CQ Nov 8, 15:05 7
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      - Sorry. Was going to look at it last night but got busy. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 16:04 3
        
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        Actually went and checked it out and would have rejected. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 17:54 1
        
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  - nice -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 15:07
Art Briles is going to get *paid* in the NFL. If he wants it. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 8, 14:48
ND score...NOPE INT! -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 14:41
So, we're going to Vegas. Gambling is far from a priority. Do we still stay on strip? If so, where? -- nm - droidlet Nov 8, 14:26 26
- I wasn't impressed with the MGM - maybe their upgraded rooms are nicer. - Meg Nov 8, 16:03 3
  - (one of my favorite places to play poker) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 8, 17:25
  - I don't think that's the reason for the mirrored walls, Megs. - Qale Nov 8, 16:45 1
    - Not much fun when you're by yourself ;) -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 17:10
- I'd definitely stay on the strip, and depending on your budget and need for amenities, I'd suggest NY NY or the Monte Carlo - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 15:55
- 2 of my favorite restaurants are Jaleo & Milos. both are at the Cosmopoliton -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 8, 15:21
- Don't forget to redeem your MyVegas points. -- nm - Mop Nov 8, 15:17 1
  - Is banzai spreadsheet still available? -- nm - droidlet Nov 8, 15:30
- If it's your first time there, yes. Stay on the strip. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 8, 14:49
- Well, then what is the priority? -- nm - amoxy Nov 8, 14:39 5
  - Shows, restaurants, probably do Hoover Dam - droidlet Nov 8, 14:45 4
    - you will also want to know where the monorail stops are -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 8, 15:17 1
      - monorail!....nm - x Nov 8, 15:22
    - this is the best site for visitors with all the info you are looking for -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 8, 15:15
    - the good food critic just finished posting his annual top 50 restaurants -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 8, 15:13
- We are going to a brothel. Sex is far from a priority. - Spawndroid Nov 8, 14:33 4
  - Lol -- nm - Epiphany Nov 8, 15:28
  - I'd say downtown's likely worse; they don't have the volume of other things - Will Hunting Nov 8, 14:37 2
    - Umm..only if you limit your choices to stuff right on the couple of blocks of Fremont street - JD Nov 8, 14:46 1
      - Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 15:57
- the strip is where the action is, most of the local slackers seem to go to the excalibre as they show on the cheaper package deals - zeitgeist Nov 8, 14:27 5
  - Yeah, I've been playing and have about 70k coins. Thanks for the rec -- nm - droidlet Nov 8, 14:29 4
    - NYNY is a nicer place, and where I ususally end up spending the most time, (the irish bar) Mandalay has a cool pool and shark reef - zeitgeist Nov 8, 14:58 3
      - They pretty much all charge a resort fee. $28 (incl tax) at the MGM. -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 16:07 2
        
        The Platinum Hotel is a few blocks off strip and doesn't charge resort fees. No casino. Reviews are good. I want to try it next -- nm - Epiphany Nov 8, 16:40 1
        
        When we were there for Amy and Spawn's wedding we stayed off-strip at the Tuscany... - Meg Nov 8, 16:49
*always* run the fake field goal - prayformojo Nov 8, 14:24 1
- Early Madden. -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 8, 14:33
Oh, Auburn. -- nm - nubby Nov 8, 14:23
[an error occurred while processing this broth directive] -- nm - Qale Nov 8, 14:23 1
- needs more kale? -- nm - mud Nov 8, 14:24
Sharp! - ♫! - Distance! - ♫♪! -- nm - mud Nov 8, 14:22

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