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I'm waiting around for my cracked phone screen to be fixed. Amazing how a cracked screen can so mess with your life. -- nm - Loyola Mar 18, 07:19
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- Mirror, mirror on the wall... -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 07:22
this is the stonerest of stoner restaurants. even the name and logo are designed to attract the green team. -- (link) - amanda Mar 18, 07:06 1
- They should do quite well. When I was in college I would have been a big fan of a place like that. - Krusty Mar 18, 07:16
~shake it like a salt shaker~ - Epiphany Mar 18, 07:05 2
- ~Shake it for the birds, shake it for the bees Shake it for the catfish swimming down deep in the creek ~ - Capstern Mar 18, 07:16
- Shake it like a Polaroid picture. - Ultron Mar 18, 07:10
Good news: Middle step-daughter got into her first college choice. Ya! First step to nurse anesthetist - Capstern Mar 18, 06:54 5
- awesome! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 07:05
- Where falling to sleep in class gets you an A+ -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 06:59 1
  - Well I am hoping since shes specifically going for the nursing school and for being semi local supposed to be top notch there -- nm - Capstern Mar 18, 07:02
- Congrats! -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:58 1
  - Thanks. She started crying this morning...took a second to figure out was happy tears LOL -- nm - Capstern Mar 18, 06:59
The return of Political Correctness -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 06:51 5
- On the other hand, I feel like there's a lot more strident opposition to it as well... -- nm - Ender (3 Days till Puerto Rico) Mar 18, 07:14
- Vagina Monologues cancelled at one school as "it discriminates against women who don't have vaginas." -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:52 3
  - doesnt that just make them mute? -- nm - Capstern Mar 18, 07:19 1
    - "The Vagina Inner Monologues"? -- nm - Ender (3 Days till Puerto Rico) Mar 18, 07:23
  - I think that's really funny. -- nm - Loyola Mar 18, 07:17
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- Matt Groening gon' sue somebody. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:00 1
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- That looks just awful. Was there supposed to be comedy in that trailer? - Krusty Mar 18, 07:00
- praying for fun - got a few chuckles but this is going to see if appeals beyond the 35 yo old plus nostalgia feelings -- nm - Capstern Mar 18, 06:59
- looks fun...hopefully -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:58
- I agree with you. High potential for comedy, and for absolute failure. Regardless Sandler has a big hit on his hands, again. -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 06:52
" Now I despise ISIS as much as anyone, but let me just toss out a different question: Should we be arming ISIS?" - Tom Friedm -- (link) - ty97 Mar 18, 06:40 2
- what an asshole -- nm - Jovian Mar 18, 07:27
- "Look at this mess I helped create! Maybe we could set it on fire?" - Reagen Mar 18, 07:01
Of all the times I watched the opening credits on Archer, I never noticed this. - Baron Go Bragh Mar 18, 06:36
I know I shouldn't be surprised. "Can you take full screenshots and attached them to the issue?" - Shaun Mar 18, 06:30 3
- The Snipping Tool is brilliant; I get screen prints of 3 monitors. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:39 1
  - I love my snipping tool. Instead of attaching documents for an answer on one part, just grab that and send -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:49
- I have the same reaction for people that post screenshots of photos on their phone to Facebook - oblique Mar 18, 06:31
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- Just..hire a goddamned taxi or driver! - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:43 5
  - You're not his supervisor! -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 07:14
  - don't teams provide a service to make this even easier on players? (not that it's difficult in the first place.) -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 07:02 2
    - Yeah, they do. There is precisely zero excuse for this stuff to keep happening. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:09
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  - you don't own me! -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:43
- FFS...but he gone. If not now, then after the draft. -- nm - Inigo Mar 18, 06:29 1
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Big Hero 6 ...tough to grade. It was entertaining so it's at least a B, but I think it was one of the lightest Disney movies in recent years. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:22 6
- It wanted to be Wall-E so so bad and it couldn't grasp that emotional side -- nm - CQ Mar 18, 06:33 1
  - Rarely will I ever say a movie should be longer...but this was one. One or two music scenes of his emotional states woudl ahve at least broken up the - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:41
- It was the Disneyest of Disney movies (spoilers) - ty97 Mar 18, 06:26 3
  - Heh. -- nm - kelly Mar 18, 06:52
  - L3! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 06:43
  - *ding* -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:39
I keep reading GG as Golden Globes and it's not helping me understand B2. -- nm - CQ Mar 18, 06:21 2
- Gilmore Girls! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 06:24 1
  - Golden Girls! -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 06:25
Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's first "Selfie Museum" (honestly, i think it looks fun.) -- (link) - Andie Mar 18, 06:17 1
- that'd be great if they could change exhibits fairly frequently. I think it'd be super cool to have something like this at like disneyworld. -- nm - amanda Mar 18, 07:16
I strongly suggest you listen to your good friend Meg -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 18, 06:06 [Backboard]
so, The Royals pilot was free on iTunes this week. I watched the first half on the way to work this morning. it's way better than I expected. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 06:04 1
- Narnia guy is hot. (Saw online, didn't watch) -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 06:47
Guardians of the Galaxy: C (spoils) - CQ Mar 18, 05:59 3
- The Wrecking Crew B- -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 06:13
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  - By the end of the movie, I was reading a tumblr blog called the-feature. It had a story I was more interested in -- nm - CQ Mar 18, 06:08
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There's a new Louis vs Rick! -- (link) - spamlet Mar 18, 05:35 1
- We waited that long for that? - amoxy Mar 18, 06:31
lyc, two nightfall runs. first one got me a multi-tool, second one got me - Truman Mar 18, 05:27
Rahm Emanuel Needs Republican Help -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 18, 05:18 1
- Maybe he can run for Shock's seat then......... - ty97 Mar 18, 05:23
I'm kinda glad I have no idea what you all are talking about on b2. - jaxSean Mar 18, 04:41
Ashley Judd vows to press charges against Twitter trolls -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 18, 04:02
NYT: Common Core and Moral Relativism -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 18, 03:58 17
- It goes well beyond common core if he's blaming college students on it -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 04:48 16
  - But I think it has more to do with the moral relativism of the age and their parents than a school curriculum. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 04:49 15
    - Yes. College students are at the precise age of "question everything!" and it has ever been thus. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 05:39 1
      - And that. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:04
    - With a dose of "dumbing it down to explain to a second grader". Plenty of things we were taught in school didn't tell the whole story -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 05:02
    - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 04:57 11
      - And I'm glad it hits on a major pet peeve of mine. - Strongbad Mar 18, 05:07 10
        
        No no no no. That's not right at all. There's no hierarchy for Theory to Fact. - Reagen Mar 18, 05:31 6
        
        Oh... so you're one of those people who believe in gravity? -- nm - Ender (3 Days till Puerto Rico) Mar 18, 06:44 1
        
        *watches you fling off into space* -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:02
        
        I agree that laws must have a mathematical component to it. - Strongbad Mar 18, 05:52 1
        
        the word that science uses for how laypeople use "theory" is "hypothesis". -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 05:54
        
        Theory to Law, I meant to say. - Reagen Mar 18, 05:34
        
        But that's just, like, your opinion, man. -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 05:33
        
        And the flip side of that - znufrii Mar 18, 05:09 2
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 05:12
        
        In my ind the problem he describes is not that children are taught a false distinction between opinion and fact - znufrii Mar 18, 05:12
schools closed here again do to storms (also closed Monday) -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 02:49
Netanyahu gets 4th term -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 18, 01:47 1
- Crap! This isn't good for peace. He's a warmonger and at this point unreasonable. I fear what he's going to do with the Palestinians. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 06:07
When BCS makes a reference to BB ... is it a callback or a callforward? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 18, 00:41 1
- Must be the latter since BB hasn't happened yet. -- nm - GregW Mar 18, 01:14
So looks like I'm taking the place of a runner who had to drop out of the So-Cal Ragnar - JD Mar 17, 23:10 1
- Awesome! Looks fun! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 17, 23:28
Nintendo to make mobile games because they haven't annoyed their fanbase enough yet in 2015. -- (link) - Qale Mar 17, 23:05
If a convicted criminal serves their full punishment, they aren't also on probation for additional time after release, right? - Max Mar 17, 22:52 3
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- IIRC, probation is for misdemeanors, often in lou of jail, or with early release, Parole is when you are let out of prison for felony crimes - zeitgeist Mar 17, 23:59
- why do you ask, max? - professor smartbrain Mar 17, 22:58
Tonight, I learned that my love of Elisha Cuthbert has limits. - David Mar 17, 22:14 2
- I liked it way more than I thought I would -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 06:14
- Tsk. Separate the fan from the fanatic - JD Mar 17, 23:14
Arkansas judge mauled by family's pet zebra -- (link) - professor smartbrain Mar 17, 21:50 1
- "Racing Strips 2: Out For Vengeance." -- nm - TWuG Mar 17, 22:17
Serious, sincere question for my friend Dignan. - ralph wiggum Mar 17, 21:42 21
- Honestly, I don't think it started as ethics in journalism. - Dignan Mar 17, 22:09 5
  - It's fucking maddening that people managed to turn even this into left vs right... -- nm - Guigue Mar 18, 05:24 1
    - Politicization of Everything FTW -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 05:53
  - Great link, thanks. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 05:11
  - That's really helpful. *smooch* nm - ralph wiggum Mar 17, 22:13 1
    - eww, tongue -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 17, 22:15
- I'm one who thinks ethics in game journalism isn't a petty issue, but we had this argument months ago and I'm in a tiny minority opinion on it. -- nm - Max Mar 17, 21:44 11
  - Apologies if it actually is about ethics. I assumed that was a red herring - ralph wiggum Mar 17, 21:50 10
    - I wouldn't try to find much sanity in the GG discussion, as most of it seems to be "don't be misogynist" vs "we're not, it's just that women suck" - Max Mar 17, 21:59 5
      - I actually agree with much of this - Reagen Mar 17, 22:07 3
        
        pay for play, plagiarism, and lack of sourcing. My concern is after we defeat the a-holes in GG, everyone cries 'Victory! We can all go home now.' - Max Mar 17, 22:12 [youtube] 1
        
        I think a more inclusive gaming community will help rectify some of those issues. Be a bit less hand-in-glove in nature - TWuG Mar 17, 22:21
        
        If think you are probably right. -- nm - tobor.2 Mar 17, 22:11
      - It's not a petty issue, but they seem to beusing it as a weapon against women in gaming. - tobor.2 Mar 17, 22:05
    - It mostly is a red herring. The relevant issue of "ethics" is discussed in the second paragraph under "History" at the link -- (link) - TWuG Mar 17, 21:53 1
      - Got Depression Quest right, forgot it was Quinn's disgruntled ex that started the "ethics" part of it. - tobor.2 Mar 17, 22:00
    - I would say that gaming journalism/reviews is garbage, but not for the reasons that GG supposes. - Reagen Mar 17, 21:52
    - GG is an onion. At its core is a bunch of crybabies who exploit people's legitimate concerns in order to further their own hateful screed. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 21:51
- This is what I'm curious about, to. Because I don't see GGers arguing "for" anything, but "against" quite a lot. -- nm - TWuG Mar 17, 21:44 2
  - The ethics disclosures policy changes at some of the major gaming sites would beg to differ. -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 21:45 1
    - "We hung some curtains!" "Great, but we asked you to take out the trash." That seems to be a very self-serving - TWuG Mar 17, 21:48
Our Arc.Soc. speaker this month was someone I've known for years and more of a friend than just an acquaintance. I find it so much harder to write a - Meg Mar 17, 21:34 3
- if they're a real friend, they'll appreciate your brutal honesty -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 17, 21:34 2
  - I'm more afraid of getting the facts wrong - I get involved in the story and forget to take notes :) -- nm - Meg Mar 17, 21:48 1
    - just blame that on the steadily-creeping dementia -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 17, 21:48
What are you talking about, Stephen? The whole damn outrage from the Adam Baldwin side of things has been a complete bitchfest against the very idea - TWuG Mar 17, 21:33 2
- (Stephen, if I could offer some advice?) - Dignan Mar 17, 21:39 1
  - Yeah, I agree. this, I don't think, can be a productive discussion at this point. -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 21:46
"That's odd, ralph wiggum never butts in on my thread when we're at home" -- nm - 1970s Coffee Commercial Mar 17, 21:30 5
- My butt is a playable character. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 17, 21:38 2
  - "I'm never going to fit into this Civic." nm - Dignan Mar 17, 21:41
  - how do you unlock it? -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 17, 21:40
- "Ancient Chinese secret, huh?" -- nm - TWuG Mar 17, 21:35 1
  - You're soaking in it! -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 17, 21:38
Only slightly related, but talk of GTA always make me think of the time my sister came home and found her boyfriend playing GTA and his character was - ralph wiggum Mar 17, 21:22 8
- I actually really like playing golf in GTAV, it's relaxing. -- nm - Max Mar 17, 21:34 1
  - But you choose female opponents who can't drive as far. nm - Dignan Mar 17, 21:36
- Heh I always thought those were weird things to put in a game like that... - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 21:29
- I'd mock, but I've spent way too much time fishing in both WoW and Minecraft. - TWuG Mar 17, 21:25 1
  - I played it years ago. - tobor.2 Mar 17, 22:10
- *phew* - Ultron Mar 17, 21:25
- these activities are definitely in GTA V. -- nm - Tim Mar 17, 21:23 1
  - Totally gangsta downward dog, ese! nm - ralph wiggum Mar 17, 21:26
The threes stopped falling for BYU and that was a huge Ole Miss comeback. -- nm - Tim Mar 17, 21:20
Let us never speak of b2 again, -- nm - David Mar 17, 21:18

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