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11 hour day, but vacation starts..................NOW! -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 17:02 3
- Mine starts Thursday night thru New Years -- nm - budice Dec 15, 17:36
- GO JAGS! -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 17:18
- WE'RE CLOSED -- nm - Quarks Bar Dec 15, 17:04
Lakers giving maximum effort vs the Pacers -- nm - budice Dec 15, 16:59 10
- can they break 60?...nm - x Dec 15, 17:23
- kobe makes enough money, he may be able to fund cloning himself.-- nm - b. Dec 15, 17:02 7
  - Watching Kobe get mad when Kobe didn't pass to him would be OUTstanding. -- nm - David Dec 15, 17:14
  - He is 2-12 tonight. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 17:04 2
    - Only slightly worse than normal. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 17:05 1
      - ESPN was telling me that he's as good as Jordan. -- nm - David Dec 15, 17:33
  - do you want them to be *worse*? -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 17:03 2
    - I do, actually; but I was following on his comments over the weekend. -- nm - b. Dec 15, 17:06 1
      - I find it ironic the guy practicing for the first time in two weeks was calling others soft. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 17:10
- Well, the Lakers have more wins than the Pacers. - Ultron Dec 15, 17:01
dang. wish I'd seen a mug I'd like earlier - the other one on its page would be perfect for our relevant boy. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 15, 16:54
The Eagles are kind of screwed playoffs-wise. Down 1 game plus a tiebreaker to both current wildcards. Best hope is for Dallas to lose to Indy so the - rollo Dec 15, 16:48 1
- The Eagles have the easiest shot with only Wash and NY to beat. Dallas has to win last 2 to have any shot. -- nm - GregW Dec 15, 17:22
ignoring the fact he created Batman. As an artist, do you think that Bob Kane would get work today as a mainstream superhero artist? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:44 16
- no. becuase A. he sucked. B. he stole most of everything he claimed he created -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 16:46 3
  - C. the quick hiring of Shelly Moldoff & Jerry Robinson by 1940 as inkers saved his artistic ass -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:49 2
    - yeah...Then Kane was really smart when it came to the contracts as well. Really screwed over others who created the real stuff -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 16:51 1
      - yup -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:52
- I don't think any Golden Age artist would. -- nm - Ender Dec 15, 16:44 11
  - I agree that many would not inc. Kane. but Bill Everett, Lou Fine and a few others definately would get work today -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:48 3
    - bill everett is the greatest....nm - x Dec 15, 17:10 2
      - you should have the archives of his work. I think vol. 3 recently came out -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 17:12 1
        
        i bought the cheapo essential submariner just to look at his pencils... - x Dec 15, 17:15
  - there were a few exceptions. Joe Simon and Joe Kubert were both working until thier death a few years ago... - Remlik Dec 15, 16:47 5
    - Murphy Anderson is still working occasionally -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:48 4
      - he's doing private commissions or did he go over to the advertising world? -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 16:50 3
        
        private stuff. he's pushing 90. the same for Joe Sinnott. but 99% of things they turn down -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:51 2
        
        they probably only do the $$$$$ pieces -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 16:54 1
        
        yup. or charity projects dear to their hearts. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 17:03
  - "OK, where's the rest of the pages?" -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 16:45
DC Cancels 13 Ongoing Monthlies, Ends 3 Weeklies -- (link) - Beaker Dec 15, 16:29 7
- They really hate Batwoman. -- nm - David Dec 15, 16:32 3
  - wrong. It's just not selling. they gave it a healthy chance. -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 16:32 2
    - HATE her. - David Dec 15, 16:35 1
      - *shrug* I disagree....I do think there was editorial interference and promises made that were not kept... - Remlik Dec 15, 16:37
- Well the weeklies were planed to end there...all the others...just weren't selling. They'll try out new titles. It's the Batgirl debacle that will be - Remlik Dec 15, 16:31 2
  - Batgirl debacle? -- nm - David Dec 15, 16:32 1
    - yeah....it has to do with a villian that dressed as Batgirl.... - Remlik Dec 15, 16:34
Good ST karma, please. I have a family member battling depression. - TWuG Dec 15, 16:25 6
- The holidays are vicious. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 17:07
- **good vibes** -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 16:47
- Good thoughts your way. Just be there for them -- nm - amoxy Dec 15, 16:36
- best wishes. not fun at all -- nm - prayformojo Dec 15, 16:34
- good luck. -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 16:32
- so sorry, that's such a difficult thing to deal with, for everyone involved. my best, strong thoughts to you and your family. *hugs* -- nm - b. Dec 15, 16:27
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- Poor Gruden. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 17:04
- That sucks. What did he ever do to them? -- nm - rollo Dec 15, 16:49 2
  - ruined their franchise quarterback, for one -- nm - prayformojo Dec 15, 16:57 1
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- Doing what? Being a Ball boy? -- nm - amoxy Dec 15, 16:36
- "And RGIII throws it up and... it's caught! By RGIII! And the Washington RGIIIs have Just. Won. The SuperBowl!" -- nm - RGIII Dec 15, 16:26
- *golf clap* -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 16:25
Politifact's 2014 Lie of the Year: Exaggerations about Ebola -- (link) - ty97 Dec 15, 16:18
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- and she wasn't even pregnant! -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 16:24
WWE Rumor: Cena held a talent meeting... - Remlik Dec 15, 16:08 3
- Problem two leading the charge to protect problem one. Perfect. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 17:06
- Interesting. Didn't watch much last night, yet, but I saw Cena's match and thought it was pretty good. A little convoluted at the end, but a good - pmb Dec 15, 16:22 1
  - it was ok. Ziggler's match was the best. Bray/Ambrose was decent. the rest...functional -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 16:27
Cheddar Cheese Popcorn is an acceptable entree for dinner right? With a honeycrisp apple for my side dish? - JenBro Dec 15, 16:02 8
- As an entrée, yes. As a main course, no. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 16:24
- you need a strawberry shake -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:13
- I got hooked on Honeycrisp apples while on this WW diet - Bacon Dec 15, 16:10 5
  - so like 5 apples then? ;p - b. Dec 15, 16:26 1
    - $3.39 a lb so it was about 11 or 12 and yes that's crazy expensive. Organic so I paid .50 more a lb -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 16:27
  - Funny how important fruit get to be. Pre-WW I could go a year without eating oranges or apples. Now they're a weekly purchase. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 15, 16:23 2
    - Heck yes. Produce used to get bought and rot, now I am always running out. -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 16:26 1
      - I go to the ethnic market about once a week and spend about $8. That's most fruit and veggies for a week. - Mistletoe Meg Dec 15, 16:30
Pippy's Next BF: JLaw's bodyguard. -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 15:49 1
- Hmmm I could work with that -- nm - Epiphany Dec 15, 19:07
WSJ-worthy: Andrew Luck - The NFL’s Most Perplexing Trash Talker -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 15:47 16
- This is pretty interesting. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 16:38
- I read that earlier - it's great. -- nm - b. Dec 15, 15:58 14
  - I meant to add that I remember some similar stories about him from when he was local, but I didn't know he'd continued it in the pros. so good. -- nm - b. Dec 15, 16:29 13
    - I'm going to start that on ST! -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 16:38 12
      - someone did that here as a bet payoff - tfox? - b. Dec 15, 16:43
      - Great idea! Good job, Roger More! -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 16:40 10
        
        It's supposed to come after an insult, dumbass! -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 16:50 7
        
        after something good is done. up your self-esteem, RM! -- nm - b. Dec 15, 16:56 4
        
        Nah, it's when the quarterback is sacked. If it's whenever something good happens, the whole "sick mind games" aspect is lost. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 17:08 2
        
        (I forgot where I was, sorry.) not everything good, but when an opposing player makes a good hit or play. - b. Dec 15, 17:11 1
        
        I don't know that I have a mortal enemy. One of my many failings on ST. -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 17:25
        
        hee -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 17:01
        
        Woo! Nice correcting! -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 16:55 1
        
        That's more like it! -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 16:56
        
        heh. anyone but me watching "the voice" this season? pharrell williams has been (seemingly genuinely) doing this to other coach's singers. - b. Dec 15, 16:45 1
        
        but = besides -- nm - b. Dec 15, 16:46
So, was the RG3 play a (incorrectly officiated) TD or not? - David Dec 15, 15:40 5
- They said basically once he lost control, and re-got it that he needed to retain possession through the ground - Will Hunting Dec 15, 15:42 4
  - I know what the rule is for a pass, but I am really surprised that a mid-air football is treated the same. - David Dec 15, 15:43 3
    - I was very confused by the ruling on the field. Like when I first saw that tuck rule in that Raider game. I was like WTF?? -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 15:44 2
      - We were in a sports bar, so I couldn't hear the explanation. - David Dec 15, 15:46 1
        
        I believe any possession call has the same rule as a catch. So you must maintain possession through the play to be deemed to have it. Even on a - pmb Dec 15, 15:50
I went to Best Buy to see the tv sets and ended up with a 70" sony -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 15, 15:00 21
- ps...they deliver it friday -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 15:52
- happy viewing! mememe, for tv-smarties: I saw plp advised to not necessarily get 1080 for a big boy; but I do want it for a smaller one, yes? -- nm - b. Dec 15, 15:25 15
  - Other way around. The bigger the tv, the more important the higher resolution is. - pmb Dec 15, 15:27 14
    - it would have been helpful if I had asked about the correct thing (oops, sorry). I meant to ask about 120hz! -- nm - b. Dec 15, 15:32 13
      - HZ is all about blur in action. So sports, action movies, never go lower than 120hz and bigger shows the flaws more imo -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 15:34
      - That relates to the refresh rate. The higher the number, the smoother the motion. More important for sports than a lot of other things. -- nm - pmb Dec 15, 15:33 11
        
        thanks, guys! the look of some things, including sports broadcasts, is part of what's finally pushed me to seek something new and enter the flat - b. Dec 15, 15:40 10
        
        One thing to consider is that the new tvs take up a lot less space than the old ones, so I would go with the biggest tv you can fit in the space. The - pmb Dec 15, 15:43 6
        
        that's what I'm doing - I wish it could be somewhat bigger, but I'd have to replace furniture or rewire or move. ;) - -- nm - b. Dec 15, 15:56 5
        
        re. IM. sardine?... I am a hermit with 2200 sq.' :))) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:31 2
        
        maybe just seemingly antisocial, since I wouldn't invite people over if they'd have to sit on the floor or my bed in another room. -- nm - b. Dec 15, 16:35 1
        
        :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 16:38
        
        Just move. There's nothing more important than a gigantic tv. ;) -- nm - pmb Dec 15, 16:23 1
        
        Because, USA. -- nm - Ultron Dec 15, 16:24
        
        You are a SF Giants fan. As boring as I find regular season baseball? Baseball looks amazing in HD flat screen. -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 15:42 1
        
        yah, I've seen how good things look. I just haven't been able to justify, to myself, replacing something that works.. until it's gotten annoying - b. Dec 15, 15:57
        
        yes on the IM. that is why I spent a few hundred more for the 3D. over time there will be alot more of these to watch. some will even be good :) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 15:41
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 15:06
- 3D wasn't important to you right? If so you are good -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 15:03 2
  - correct. not important, but to have the capability is nice -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 15:14 1
    - We only have 7 titles in 3D but you are correct. It's nice when you want to use it. -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 15:15
speaking of task-specific appliances. some particular-item-lustful eaters may enjoy this one. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 15, 14:52 4
- One of those where kitchen appliances have jumped the shark. Now if its a single person with roomies, I'd understand. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 15:00
- I had one of the early versions of that. It was a PITA to clean. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 14:57 1
  - this one actually gets decent reviews, everything nonstick, etc. (the combo. toaster/breakfast cookers are a different story.) -- nm - b. Dec 15, 15:05
- wait just a second here. Hmmmmmm -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 15, 14:54
AP: Russia's central bank raises key rate to 17 percent from 10.5 percent amid currency meltdown. -- (link) - budice Dec 15, 14:37 5
- Everything's fine! -- nm - Putin Dec 15, 14:37 4
  - This has nothing to do with Ukraine or Crimea! -- nm - Putin Dec 15, 17:29
  - and a free bottle of Vodka in everyone's pot this year . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael, Russian banker & political fi Dec 15, 14:40 2
    - xmass is on the 6th jan there :) -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 15, 14:42 1
      - Because of inflation! -- nm - Covington Dec 15, 14:46
Stalker package...away!!!! - Mistletoe Meg Dec 15, 14:31
LYC, i just had a minor heart attack concerning end of semester grades . . . - call me Ishmael Dec 15, 14:29 1
- I have nitro pills if you get another one -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 15:30
daytime crew offer: I should now have two codes for a free "12-month 8x11 Wall Calendar from Shutterfly" -- nm - b. Dec 15, 14:29 3
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  - yay! ygm! -- nm - b. Dec 15, 16:38 1
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"Walmart has the perfect stocking stuffer for any Knicks fan -- a plush, 14-inch Carmelo Anthony doll. The only problem is the doll wears No. 17 and - prayformojo Dec 15, 14:27
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- Hoge is such a douche -- nm - Beaker Dec 15, 15:51 1
  - But so is Johnny Manziel -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 16:15
- *whistling innocently* -- nm - Mel Kiper Jr Dec 15, 14:52
- that is what you get for drafting a Hobbit to be your QB. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 15, 14:40
- relatedly, #4 here is kinda funny -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 15, 14:29
- And there's the next 2 days of story that ESPN's generated on their own for this done-shit qb. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 14:25
- Oly things left for Merril to garner attention with are the bikini calendar and Playboy shoot. -- nm - Grandpa Simpson Dec 15, 14:23 1
  - heh -- nm - budice Dec 15, 14:23
- that's silly -- nm - prayformojo Dec 15, 14:21 1
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- Draft Day 2: The Bloodening -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 14:20

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