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SITWAP: Apparently, the word "terrorist" is too scary for Homeland Security. They're replacing it with "man-caused disasters". -- (link) - TaurusII Mar 20, 13:05 4
- I feel safer already -- nm - dogbert183 Mar 20, 13:11
- that'll last as long as "homicide bomber" did -- nm - zork's inner Tae Kwon Do-Do Mar 20, 13:07
- oh yeah, it's a bad word now. We're also not allowed to say Global War on Terrorism any more. -- nm - loosilu Mar 20, 13:07 1
  - "Global War on Not Being Nice"? -- nm - TaurusII Mar 20, 13:07
For those who remember: Part 2 of that Dramatic relationship advice story I had early this week, and needing more - MDH Mar 20, 13:02 [Backboard] 2
- umm, stay away from the explosion. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 20, 13:13
- which Gossip Girl character are you? -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 13:08
2007's annual report for Citigroup was 8 pages long. - znufrii Mar 20, 13:01 2
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  - I'm not surprised in the least. -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 13:04
You know what's more annoying than restaurant websites? It's that every two-bit chain restaurant has to have an "Executive Chef." - con_carne Mar 20, 13:01 2
- Rob Feenie!! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:02 1
  - Oh, and that commercial: "Hi, I'm blahblahblah, Executive Chef at Coco's!" WTF? -- nm - con_carne Mar 20, 13:05
NY Times Hardcover, Softcover Comic and manga Top 10 lists... - Remlik Mar 20, 12:59 4
- What in the world is Naruto its on there a lot? (note I don't read comics) - MDH Mar 20, 13:06 2
  - it's a Manga book. -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 13:10 1
    - sorry..it's a Manga series that is huge. -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 13:10
- Oh, I thought it was just the one list. - TaurusII Mar 20, 13:03
Don't forget, tonight is the "must see" episode of "Dollhouse". -- (link) - not2fast Mar 20, 12:59 6
- Sorry, BSG starting an hour early + FNL means no Dollhouse. -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 13:03 2
  - That's why God invented Hulu. - nubby Mar 20, 13:04 1
    - Until I can watch it on my big tv, yes. -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 13:20
- Yay Joss! -- nm - nubby Mar 20, 13:00
- Unless it's an hour of Eliza in a porn shoot, the only reason it's must-see is cuz it's the last one. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 13:00 1
  - I have a feeling it'll be a mini-reboot. -- nm - nubby Mar 20, 13:00
This is the new Razer Mamba wireless mouse. I'm sorry, but there's something incredibly sexually suggestive about this. -- (link) - Mop Mar 20, 12:54 4
- what? - Danedukenuuk Mar 20, 12:58 1
  - /me rubs stuff on mouse, calls Toby. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 13:00
- I think I just found my wedding ring! -- nm - Bery SI Mar 20, 12:55 1
  - Point of order: I dislike the Razer products. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 12:57
I just finished watching the entire 3 seasons of Arrested Development. What an effing great show! -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 20, 12:51 6
- I concur - I put off watching it so long cause I got it mixed up with Curb your Enthusiasm which I have no interest in - Epiphany Mar 20, 13:02
- now you're ready for Little Britain :-) -- nm - marcel Mar 20, 13:00
- glad you could join us -- nm - Guy Mar 20, 13:00
- So great! -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 12:59
- Now we wait for the movie. -- nm - nubby Mar 20, 12:57
- Indeed. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 12:54
intersting....FBI says that D.B. Cooper was inspired to pull off his heist by comics... - Remlik Mar 20, 12:49 7
- D&D made me do it! -- nm - lileve Mar 20, 13:06
- I disagree that it was based on a popular comic of the era. I French-Canadian comic book I never heard of? - Mop Mar 20, 12:59 4
  - well the theory is that cooper was in the Air Force and served overseas in France where it was big....but yeah I agree. -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 13:02 3
    - There's only 3-4 prime suspects for Cooper. Do any of them fit that profile? -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 13:04
    - Perhaps the theory is that comic book geeks have lots of free time, and extreme OCD tendencies. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:03 1
      - while that is true, they're not quite as bad as Halo Hardcores that study game film. -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 13:09
- See! we told you comics were bad. -- nm - Mothers Against Fun Mar 20, 12:54
Humpback Whale - only 4 Americans estimated to have the same name. I know of 2 of them, wonder who the other is. -- nm - not2fast Mar 20, 12:49 2
- You know two people named Humpback Whale? -- nm - loosilu Mar 20, 12:55
- And "modestly envoweled". -- nm - not2fast Mar 20, 12:50
SITWAP: More banana news: German supermarket clerk opens case of bananas, finds 60 pounds of cocaine instead. -- (link) - TaurusII Mar 20, 12:48 2
- is surprised how quickly they're sold out -- nm - marcel Mar 20, 12:51
- WOOHOO! -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 12:49
Free money sparks road chaos -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Mar 20, 12:48
Nuclear energy approval at 59%, a record high -- (link) - nubby Mar 20, 12:48 6
- 20 years of "the simpsons" propaganda works! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 20, 12:59
- light 'em up I say! -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 12:49 4
  - *builds a plant in your back yard* -- nm - nubby Mar 20, 12:50 3
    - Bring it! - Dr.Vermin Mar 20, 12:57
    - 88% approval at the Town in NB where it is located -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 12:53
    - "Except there." -- nm - TaurusII Mar 20, 12:50
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you Bing Crosby and Bob Hope and the Automatic Banana Feeding Machine! -- (link) - mara Mar 20, 12:44 [Image] 2
- peglegpete just got a boner (nm) - nubby Mar 20, 12:45 1
  - I thought that was constant --nm - Trish Mar 20, 12:52
indeed, Eleanor Rigby could be interpreted as a tango -- nm - marcel Mar 20, 12:40 5
- Microsoft SongSmith? -- nm - nubby Mar 20, 12:42 4
  - watching Dancing Stars :-) -- nm - marcel Mar 20, 12:44 3
    - wetten dass tomorow right? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 20, 12:49 2
      - dunno, is it? -- nm - marcel Mar 20, 12:52 1
        
        think so -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 20, 12:56
right now I am eating some of the best salsa I've ever tasted - con_carne Mar 20, 12:39 17
- I've always liked corn-based salsa, yum. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 12:44
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  - beer goggles? -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:46 2
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      - I prefer midori goggles, all the same. :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:56
  - FWIW, that's how I feel about NYers being able to stay out past 2am :-) -- nm - con_carne Mar 20, 12:46 11
    - wait, you can't in LA? I don't get it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 20, 13:02
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      - heck yeah -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:53
      - ugh -- nm - Trish Mar 20, 12:52
      - Yes. You guys have the craziest variety of little businesses open 24/7 - con_carne Mar 20, 12:51 6
        
        When I lived in Long Island City and owned a Ford, I could get any kind of repair 24/7. - loosilu Mar 20, 13:01 2
        
        Whose taxi fleet? Ford, or a big taxi company in NY? -- nm - con_carne Mar 20, 13:04 1
        
        most taxi companies in NYC. -- nm - loosilu Mar 20, 13:09
        
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        Heh. Aren't you planning an L.A. trip this year, IIRC? DawsonStravaganza time! -- nm - con_carne Mar 20, 13:02 1
        
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Your personal power animal is the Tae-kwon Dodo? -- nm - amoxy Mar 20, 12:39 1
- high-five -- nm - zork's inner Tae Kwon Do-Do Mar 20, 12:40
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- Originally read this as 'yankees e-mail about persecution' and immediately wondered wth was going down. -- nm - Diva Mar 20, 12:43 3
  - King George is assuming his Final form. -- nm - nubby Mar 20, 12:45 2
    - ~To the right, ever to the right. Never to the left, forever to the right...~ -- nm - Diva Mar 20, 12:52 1
      - ~We sing Hosanna, Hosanna! Emblazoned on our banner is, "Kepp Cool!"~ -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:59
- Nope, no love from the Yankees for me. -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 12:40 3
  - :( -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:46 2
    - I know! But my face is angry right now, not sad. F'ing Yankees! -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 12:48 1
      - if there's anything you particularly have an eye on, let me know if I can help. -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 13:08
- I'm in. -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:40 2
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    - *speechless* -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:41
how the hell do you eject a dvd from your laptop? Somethings missing all right -- nm - CQ Mar 20, 12:33 3
- aaaah, figured it out. I'm getting old -- nm - CQ Mar 20, 12:35 2
  - Took me an hour to find the on-switch on my iMac the first time. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 12:48 1
    - There's an on switch???? - TaurusII Mar 20, 12:49
The Arabian Ostrich - only 1 person estimated to have my name - Reagen Mar 20, 12:31 8
- Did it think you were a boy or a girl? -- nm - Dano Mar 20, 12:35 1
  - it didn't know. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 12:35
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  - tell it to the Welsh! -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 12:35 4
    - You're lucky it isn't spelt Reallgwenys -- nm - Roger More Mar 20, 12:37 2
      - Please send any names to be translated. -- nm - Dano Mar 20, 12:54
      - my mother is not that cruel. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 12:38
    - *swears at you* -- nm - Christian Bale Mar 20, 12:36
it also guesstimated only 1 american with my name. there was another non relative by my name in the same town as me growing up -- nm - dogbert183 Mar 20, 12:30
Geek Deal: CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad 6700 (2.66MHz) for $150 -- (link) - budice Mar 20, 12:30 1
- ...4-core CPU -- nm - budice Mar 20, 12:33
Will... - Mel Profit Mar 20, 12:30
*laughing* My "power animal" is usually referred to as "roadkill"--the Nine-banded Armadillo - Trish Mar 20, 12:28 7
- this is what a Slow Loris is, evidently its a primate -- (link) - crash davis Mar 20, 12:29 2
  - that's a little advanced for you, no? -- nm - pigby Mar 20, 12:29 1
    - now look at the photo, I'm a helpless cutie -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 12:32
- I am going to harness the power of my power animal and use it in my nick today. -- nm - Andie - Tasmanian Devil Mar 20, 12:28 3
  - good idea -- nm - zork's inner Tae Kwon Do-Do Mar 20, 12:33
  - *plays music to soothe the savage beast on his violin* -- nm - pigby Mar 20, 12:29 1
    - nice. -- nm - Andie - Tasmanian Devil Mar 20, 12:29
Loosi, here is the test I took -- (link) - Remlik Mar 20, 12:27 20
- You are a Wolf 25, Swan 24 -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 20, 13:10
- Cougar (28) -- nm - Dano Mar 20, 12:59
- Fox - 27 -- nm - Roger More Mar 20, 12:51
- You are a Horse! (your score: 24) - marcel Mar 20, 12:47
- Fox 24, Wolverine 22 -- nm - DreadPR Mar 20, 12:46
- You are a Wolf (your score is 26) - Stephen the Wolf Mar 20, 12:44
- I am an Owl (35 points). My second place (25 points) is tied amongst the fox, crow, and hawk. - Trish Mar 20, 12:40 2
  - I got Wolf (24 points), Bear was also 24 points, Wolverine and Hawk with 22 points each -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 12:43 1
    - *eek* according to the quiz, we simply must split up. -- nm - Trish Mar 20, 12:48
- Bear(27) -- nm - TaurusII Mar 20, 12:39
- Wolf (26) -- nm - Callisto Mar 20, 12:38
- a Crow? -- nm - pigby Mar 20, 12:35 1
  - I think that means you eat out of dumpsters. - Trish Mar 20, 12:55
- I'm a Spider. ha! - loosilu Mar 20, 12:34 3
  - I'm a spider, but only at 22 pts. - znufrii Mar 20, 12:42 1
    - but I like being an otter better -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 12:44
  - The best part - you can use self-portraits to pay bills -- nm - Roger More Mar 20, 12:39
- You are a Wolverine! (your score: 27) -- nm - Shaun Mar 20, 12:32 1
  - word -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 12:48
- You are a Wolf! (your score: 25) -- nm - Strongbad Mar 20, 12:30
Bat-eared Fox. -- nm - Shaun Mar 20, 12:27
I just realised that it's been years since I've seen a webring -- nm - zork Mar 20, 12:27 1
- Weird you should mention it. I saw one a day or two ago. -- nm - mara Mar 20, 12:38
bwaaahahahahahaaaaa! - marcel Mar 20, 12:26 1
- mine is equally laughable - zork Mar 20, 12:27
here's where the story ends -- nm - pigby Mar 20, 12:24 6
- that came up on my mp3 player yesterday for the first time in over ayear. -- nm - loosilu Mar 20, 12:27
- so how does it end? -- nm - phil collins Mar 20, 12:27
- ~This is the song that never ends~ - Strongbad Mar 20, 12:25
- ~Here's the story of a lovely lady ...~ -- nm - The Brady Bunch Mar 20, 12:25
- I told you that story to tell you this one -- nm - Bill Cosby Mar 20, 12:25
- *cues up Limahl* -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 12:24

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