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what is up with the loud music on tonight's "shark tank"? so distracting. -- nm - b! Dec 12, 21:35
Dear Sorny Pictures, here's your post-hack saviour film idea: "Goldmember 2" -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 12, 21:09 6
- the title still sounds like a James Bond porn homage -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 21:31
- (Which would immediately destroy the price of gold) -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 21:18 1
  - If it all came back at the same time, sure. But it would cost billions to space-mine, and it would have very low yield at first. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 21:22
- Goldmember 2: The Eros Supremacy - Beryllium Dec 12, 21:16 2
  - oh, maybe that could be fixed - Beryllium Dec 12, 21:17 1
    - Goldmember2:Longer, Harder, Uncut -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 21:34
LYC, I went to a coin show today and came away w/ some treasures . . . - call me Ishmael, coin show entuist Dec 12, 20:54 10
- Antique is older than that, 100 years. The 25 years my apply to cars. As for the rings, if they're sterling or better, it's a good price. - tobor.2 Dec 12, 21:16 1
  - Today I went to a gem and jewelry show. I think I did okay. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 21:20
- what is the carat stamp on them? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 20:59 7
  - class rings tend to have a gold content only slightly higher than pot metal - zeitgeist Dec 12, 21:38
  - and can you find someone to pop the stones and melt them into a small bar for you? :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 21:04 5
    - don't know, and don't know . . . and I just realized that I misspelled something in my name a moment ago , , , -- nm - call me Ishmael, coin show enthuist Dec 12, 21:11 4
      - Psstt....enthusiast.....;) -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 21:31 2
        
        yeah yeah . . . I know . . . still messed up trying to fix the mess up . . . i blame my dyslexia . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael, coin show enthuist Dec 12, 21:44 1
        
        I usually blame the spellcheck. ;) -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 21:46
      - *looks for watch* spelling right stopp'd 4 1/2 hours ago. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 21:28
William Shatner was the Nathan Fillion of 1981-1986. -- nm - Max Dec 12, 20:45 1
- Why you want insult Nathan Fillion like that? - tobor.2 Dec 12, 21:10
Sony Hack: Exec - "Broke" Aaron Sorkin Is "Sleeping With" Author -- (link) - budice Dec 12, 20:35 10
- They buried the lede on this. People are afraid to make the poker movie because of Tobey Maguire and his father-in-law, Ron Meyer. - David Dec 12, 21:22 4
  - I found this one more interesting than many of the others - that, because I'm fascinated (and/or disturbed) by what people read into things, and - b! Dec 12, 21:34 3
    - I enjoy Gawker's constant attempts to attack Sorkin. I think the behavior defines them aptly. -- nm - David Dec 12, 21:40
    - b! - budice Dec 12, 21:38 1
      - :) - - b! Dec 12, 21:43
- these are just getting sort of sad. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 20:45 4
  - Sony Hack: Breakroom food constantly stolen despite clear identification of names on tupperware. -- nm - David Dec 12, 21:41 3
    - "Can we not hire lactose intolerant freaks in the future?" -- nm - Max Dec 12, 21:43 1
      - Did starting the sentence with "let" lead you down the wrong path? -- nm - David Dec 12, 21:44
    - "Let' -- nm - Max Dec 12, 21:43
"Human fruit" -- nm - Ultron Dec 12, 20:02 1
- Nice that Constantine finally kicked in. -- nm - Ultron Dec 12, 20:36
Rats. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 12, 19:55 1
- rats . . . why'd it have to be rats? - call me Ishmael, archaeologist and treasure hunter Dec 12, 20:36
One of my Kiva delinquents caught up today !! - Mistletoe Meg Dec 12, 19:39 7
- Hey, did we have a team target for the year? How are we doing against it? -- nm - Roger More Dec 12, 19:56 4
  - Right now we're $25 short of last year's total...with this month's payments still to come. Nubby?? -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 12, 20:00 3
    - Thanks (we've caught up now) -- nm - Roger More Dec 12, 20:03 2
      - Also, I don't understand how my Uganda liquor store investment could be delinquent. -- nm - Roger More Dec 12, 20:07 1
        
        He's drinking the profits :) -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 12, 20:17
- I think all of that partner's loans came through today. -- nm - nubby Dec 12, 19:42 1
  - Ah, so it's maybe the partner - or the country - rather than the borrower? I still have 3 delinquents - one for 2 months now. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 12, 19:49
Will Muschamp is Auburn's new DC. -- (link) - nubby Dec 12, 19:38 1
- huh -- nm - prayformojo Dec 12, 19:41
Justified Season 5 non-spoiler - nubby Dec 12, 19:35
Watching GOTG with 5 10-year-olds, I have no doubt why this movie was so successful. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 19:32 7
- The talking raccoon or the talking tree that says the same thing over and over? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 12, 19:46 4
  - Starlord seems to be the main draw. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 20:10 3
    - Han Solo for their generation. -- nm - Ultron Dec 12, 20:50 2
      - "Man, Star Lord is way cooler than these old fogeys" -- nm - A Dark War Begins, Dec 2015 Dec 12, 21:02 1
        
        I saw a little girl at Target playing with Rocket Raccoon toy. She called it "Cool" -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 21:45
- Because it's awesome. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 19:32 1
  - ding -- nm - Remlik Dec 12, 19:40
this, from a magazines.com (legit site!) e-mail made me laugh: - b. Dec 12, 19:12 3
- (heh, they included a photo of a woman looking at her watch and biting her nails.) -- nm - b. Dec 12, 19:13 2
  - Anything's better than those damn Patek Philippe ads they have on the back cover. -- nm - Roger More Dec 12, 20:24
  - and one more, because this is the best offer I've ever seen for them - ebates has 40% cashback today, plus an extra $5 for using the code: hohoho - b. Dec 12, 19:19
Wyatt Russell is proof that the Owen Wilson cloning program is proceeding nicely. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 19:06 1
- Hey. Your sister's really hot. Have you... you know... seen her naked? - Mop Dec 12, 19:30
I went to a Halloween party. Small apartment, maybe 30 people. It was packed. It wasn't as noisy as... - Mop Dec 12, 18:38 5
- did any supermodels ask for your number? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 18:51 3
  - I have trouble reconciling my self-worth with the possibility that someone may actually find me attractive and desirable. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 19:29 2
    - someone did at least 3 times. - b. Dec 12, 19:36
    - we all do. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 19:30
- You are way behind in your holiday celebrating. ;) -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 18:49
Happy Birthday Jen and Zeit!! -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 18:38
Heh. United made a funny. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 12, 18:22
Vermont Man Wins Right to Use ‘Eat More Kale’ Slogan, Despite Chick-Fil-A Objections -- (link) - con_carne Dec 12, 18:19 8
- Did they go after BK when they used the Chicken Run chickens with signs saying "Eat More Beef" -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 18:45
- Poor Qale. -- nm - Tim Dec 12, 18:25 6
  - Eat me -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 18:51 2
    - Call us. we see a future for you in pink slime. -- nm - McDonalds Dec 12, 19:33
    - nope sorry -- nm - Chick Fil-A Dec 12, 18:54
  - he's worth 10 times more per pound than he was an hour ago :) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 18:31
  - '/~it's the final countdown..'/~ -- nm - b. Dec 12, 18:29
  - Um... -- nm - nubby Dec 12, 18:28
Is this the end of out-of-focus photography? -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 12, 18:11 1
- Not if my tablet has anything to say about it! -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 18:58
speaking of spotify, listening to some new-to-me's from this week's viral 50 list, and this song title just made me tilt my head. - b. Dec 12, 18:00 10
- The song's nice and Zack did a pretty good job with his verse. - Krusty Dec 12, 18:55
- 69, duh. -- nm - Max Dec 12, 18:16 1
  - well, that depends on what the definition of "is" is. -- nm - b. Dec 12, 18:28
- Featuring Zack de la Rocha. Heh. -- nm - nubby Dec 12, 18:02 1
  - oh yah, it does say that on the full list. (doesn't on the little "playing now" box.) -- nm - b. Dec 12, 18:04
- er, the group is "run the jewels" -- nm - b. Dec 12, 18:02 4
  - And they're really good. It's a collaboration between two rappers, they have two albums together. - Krusty Dec 12, 18:42
  - "Bitches brew" is an old Miles Davis track. -- nm - nubby Dec 12, 18:06 2
    - and record -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 12, 18:34
    - and "bitch's brew" an aerosmith song. so many possibilities! -- nm - b. Dec 12, 18:07
Sony Hack:New Bond Script Leaks: Execs Scrambling to Fix Awful Ending -- (link) - budice Dec 12, 17:48 10
- The news on the Spider-man/Marvel cross over went plaid. Has it been posted on ST? - Mop Dec 12, 18:07 5
  - Welll....what they would want is a new actor... - Remlik Dec 12, 18:15 4
    - If they used the original Spider movies as there back story ix be pleased - eag Dec 12, 18:21 3
      - the actor playing the Flash would be a decent choice -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 18:32 2
        
        Correct me if I'm wrong, but he looks a great deal like '70s TV Spider-man, yes? -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 18:50 1
        
        there are definate similarities -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 18:51
- Too late. I already saw Skyfall -- nm - Bacon Dec 12, 17:50 3
  - Hey now, it had a fine ending. (spoils) - Beryllium Dec 12, 17:56
  - Right? -- nm - David Dec 12, 17:52 1
    - Agreed. -- nm - budice Dec 12, 17:54
My somewhat procrastination has forced me to stalk in two separate shipments. One coming here first, one going straight to you. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 12, 17:45 4
- Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have been overcome by events and have yet to stalk my stalkee. - ReluctantYuleLog Dec 12, 18:03
- You ruined Christmas! -- nm - Bacon Dec 12, 17:51 2
  - Not for everyone. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 12, 17:53 1
    - And in fairness, one is going there because it takes longer. Both packages may arrive on the same day. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 12, 17:54
mailkimp.com -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 12, 17:44
OK Foxygen, I give up. I like you. -- nm - rollo Dec 12, 17:29 8
- ...this is a parody band, right? -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 17:32 7
  - A parody of what? -- nm - rollo Dec 12, 17:35 6
    - indie twee folk. - Reagen Dec 12, 17:35 5
      - That's exactly where I was. I don't know what happened. I've been Vampire Weakened. -- nm - rollo Dec 12, 17:37 4
        
        hee. -- nm - b. Dec 12, 17:38 3
        
        I mean, check this out -- (link) - rollo Dec 12, 17:39 [youtube] 2
        
        You have to watch it with your eyes closed though, but it's a great song -- nm - rollo Dec 12, 17:40 1
        
        I've actually listened to a some of their songs on spotify - haven't watched a video, though. -- nm - b. Dec 12, 17:44
Mel...the news story of Heather Cho (the South Korean airplane exec) and her apologizing.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 12, 17:04 [youtube] 2
- I love the theater of this. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 21:22
- Oddly elegant piece of video. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 12, 18:51
And the Pork Buns are yummy tasty -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 17:00
Holy Crap. Got a flyer from Rent-a-Center.samsung Galaxy S5, 32.99 a week - amoxy Dec 12, 17:00 11
- That's crazy. Why would you have the same phone for over six years?? -- nm - Max Dec 12, 17:39 3
  - weeks, not months. (btw, for the rest, I read somewhere that the vast majority of RAC type customers don't keep items for very long.) -- nm - b. Dec 12, 17:42 2
    - heh, there was a reddit thread a la this one. (its title is corrected downthread.) a little ways down someone who worked there says only around - b. Dec 12, 17:47 1
      - a thread I meant to link. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 12, 17:48
- What do you expect from a company whose ad slogan is "Because Fuck You, That's Why"? -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 17:08 3
  - That seems to be the slogan of a lot of people/corps these days -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 17:13
  - "Rent-A-Center: We Understand Compound Interest and You Don't." -- nm - David Dec 12, 17:11 1
    - "Cause What Else Are You Going to Spend Your Payday Loan On?" -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 17:27
- that's why being poor is so expensive -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 17:01 2
  - not that I don't agree about some things; but, in this case, it's more about people who can't delay gratification. - b. Dec 12, 17:11
  - yup -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 17:03
I know it's microsoft, ahd hello ribbon madness; but I just don't get why they sometimes take away intuitive things. - b. Dec 12, 16:53 1
- ahd? and! -- nm - b. Dec 12, 17:49
Sony Hack: they were looking at aggressive legal options if Murray was turning down Ghostbusters again.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 12, 16:52
super duper easy scuttlebutton today. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 12, 16:42
FX Orders Pilot for Atlanta, A Comedy Starring Community’s Donald Glover -- (link) - con_carne Dec 12, 16:36
Pictures from Russian social networks -- (link) - con_carne Dec 12, 16:17 5
- he's *orange* orangely orange -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 17:00
- the ones I see the most are instagram reposts of pretty, stylish people. *pause* oh "sad and useless" nevermind. -- nm - b. Dec 12, 16:45
- let's not get cocky *coughcoughpeopleofwalmartcough* -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 16:28
- Have some followers from Russia, some good, so not so. -- nm - budice Dec 12, 16:25
- My eyeballs just vomited. -- nm - nubby Dec 12, 16:19
Since I always order beef with mixed veggies from my Sichuan place I've decided to risk it buy ordering Sha Cha beef tonight. I'll report later. -- nm - Max Dec 12, 15:52 6
- The Sha Cha is a lie. I think this place just has a big pot of beef and veggies and just names it a dozen different ways. -- nm - Max Dec 12, 18:21
- Ching Chong Ding Dong! -- nm - Colbert Dec 12, 16:26
- I'm really into triple cooked pork lately. I don't know they cook it, but it's goooooood. -- nm - peggy ann mchomesweethome Dec 12, 16:25
- NO! no that typo. you get ChaChi's' beef'. -- nm - Chinese Chef Dec 12, 16:11
- Daredevil 2! -- nm - David Dec 12, 16:03
- ~Sha Cha beef let me rock you, let me rock you Sha Cha beef. Let me rock you, it's all I wanna do~ -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 12, 15:56
I am still giddy about the NXT show last night. If anyone ever asks me why I watch wrestling, I want to just make them watch that show. - Tim Dec 12, 15:50 5
- Santino Marella just had emergecy surgery, they removed everything out of his neck -- nm - Remlik Dec 12, 16:09 1
  - he was retired as a wrestler anyway, but yikes. -- nm - Tim Dec 12, 16:11
- Have you tried the Hearthstone expansion packs yet? - eag Dec 12, 15:54 2
  - yup, and bought 16 packs with my gold. no legendaries, though. -- nm - Tim Dec 12, 15:56 1
    - I bought a couple extra I did get a golden card - eag Dec 12, 16:00
Oooohh, I have Trader Joe's Pork Buns in the freezer for dinner tonight - amoxy Dec 12, 15:49 2
- You and Max are making me hungry. -- nm - ReluctantYuleLog Dec 12, 15:59
- leftovers from last night's dinner -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Dec 12, 15:54

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