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I am having the most insane conversation with a billing department. The bill in question has a "cost adjustment" of just over $100. - San Andreas May 20, 12:15 1
- "I'm not arguing that with you. If I said that, I would be wrong" -- nm - professor smartbrain May 20, 12:16
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Omg I was crippled with toothache there for the last half hour. Lovely Nurofen, I love you. -- nm - Loyola May 20, 12:11 3
- Sounds like someone has a voodoo doll of you. - Spawn May 20, 12:13 1
  - My dentist warned me this day would come. He says I need root canals. - Loyola May 20, 12:18
- And look at the pretty colors! -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron May 20, 12:11
2015 summer movie bet/poll: Inside Out will/won't outgross Avengers 2 when all is said and done - professor smartbrain May 20, 12:07 9
- Your steady shilling of the film is cute. I'm going to say 'no' although I hope it does well as it is an Original. -- nm - Diva May 20, 12:18 1
  - aka Hermans Head: The Movie. -- nm - Spawn May 20, 12:58
- Won't. Pixar really doesn't touch 300mil all that often, much less 450mil. - Will Hunting May 20, 12:15 1
  - Yeah, plus AoU is *already* at 378M. -- nm - Spawn May 20, 12:17
- Even the power of Lewis Black will not be enough. Won't. -- nm - Spawn May 20, 12:14
- Won't. -- nm - Kim Pine May 20, 12:13
- Won't. It would need to do about $50M more than Toy Story 3. -- nm - Roger More May 20, 12:10 1
  - That forty-something Herman's Head audience though -- nm - con_carne May 20, 12:13
- Nope -- nm - eag May 20, 12:10
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- We'll see what happens but right now I'm fine with Geno running the show. - Krusty May 20, 11:59 1
  - He blows. Though yes, they have no other options. -- nm - Jovian May 20, 12:04
the Rolling Stones are playing the Fonda Theater tonight. tickets on sale in 10 minutes -- (link) - professor smartbrain May 20, 11:51 2
- prince is supposed to be doing steath shows soon -- nm - z on the go May 20, 12:24
- tickets now sold out :)) -- nm - Peglegpete May 20, 12:01
Lady Sonia -- nm - amoxy May 20, 11:50
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- #3 makes no sense to me - Guigue May 20, 12:03
- "It just isn't going to happen to you" - oblique May 20, 12:00
- "It is unclear whether you get to take the goat home." -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 11:58
Kathryn Bigelow, CIA torture propaganda collaborator -- (link) - professor smartbrain May 20, 11:45 2
- sometimes, seymour hersh is (at least somewhat) right. -- nm - b. May 20, 12:15
- That was another good Frontline last night. -- nm - Krusty May 20, 11:53
SITWAP: KFC to use Colonel Sanders character again tv ads with Darrell Hammond playing the role....(link) - Walt_Disney May 20, 11:44 1
- I just ... no. -- (link) - Beryllium May 20, 11:53
David Simon's next HBO project, Show Me a Hero, to premiere in August -- (link) - professor smartbrain May 20, 11:43
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- sha na na -- nm - professor smartbrain May 20, 11:35
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- Good! I think someone else is with him in this. -- nm - Krusty May 20, 11:29
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  - oh can I, can I?! - ty97 May 20, 11:28
LIR excel issue. Zork wins. Thanks! I was forgetting the quotation marks. nm - sycor May 20, 11:21 1
- Woo-hoo! *stops, blows on fingernails, rubs them on shirt* - zork May 20, 11:35
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- Rams to LA. Raiders to Vegas. - Jovian May 20, 11:36 12
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    - I think the NBA will though. -- nm - Krusty May 20, 11:54 10
      - Being an LA native id rather have an expansion team and Chargers - eag May 20, 11:59 3
        
        honor history by taking another Minneapolis franchise and relocating them here -- nm - professor smartbrain May 20, 12:02 2
        
        It's the right thing to do. -- nm - con_carne May 20, 12:05 1
        
        Growing up the Vikings were my second favorite team behind the Rams -- nm - eag May 20, 12:17
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        we have more than 10,000 people signed up for NHL season tix. we are a very strong contender for the next franchise -- nm - Peglegpete May 20, 12:09 1
        
        It'll be announced at the GM's meetings next month. Book it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 20, 12:53
        
        I believe it keeps growing and there's demand for a team. Is there not enough love for football in St. Louis that they can't get another team? -- nm - Krusty May 20, 12:06 2
        
        Anything would be at best second to baseball in St. Louis. - Der Frühlingshafterbaron May 20, 12:11
        
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- Don't be so quick...Diego is starting to emerge as the front runner -- nm - Jim May 20, 11:23 1
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Again, everybody, thanks for the very kind words and support on B2 - prayformojo May 20, 10:50 3
- Kids (of all ages) can really surprise you. My daughter, who'd had very little contact with her grandmother, made a point of - Meg May 20, 11:10
- Everything about it is terrible, and I'm sorry beyond words you're having to go through it. -- nm - David May 20, 10:51 1
  - I just caught up, and yes - so sorry, pfm. good thoughts to you and your family; and a big e-hug to miss a., clearly a very special kiddo.-- nm - b. May 20, 12:10
ML, you want Okafor. Towns is getting overhyped based on projection. - David May 20, 10:50 18
- Towns was forced to rotate with other guys and wasn't given the minutes like Okafor. His numbers would be much better - Krusty May 20, 10:54 15
  - If Minn takes Towns ill gladly take Okafor as a Laker fan - eag May 20, 10:58 7
    - The Lakers deserve whichever guy gets injured first. -- nm - Krusty May 20, 11:01 6
      - I think your talking about the 76ers - eag May 20, 11:03 5
        
        Heh. I'm glad they weren't rewarded for their shamelessness. -- nm - David May 20, 11:05 1
        
        I can definitely agree with this! -- nm - Krusty May 20, 11:09
        
        No, I despise the Lakers and wish them ill will. - Krusty May 20, 11:04 2
        
        Im sure the conversation between Phill Jackson and his GF Jeanie Buss post lottery was interesting - eag May 20, 11:10 1
        
        Their relationship intrigues me, especially at this juncture. -- nm - Krusty May 20, 11:12
  - My ironclad rule of any sports draft is that projection is the path to madness. - David May 20, 10:56 5
    - I think Towns is a known guy too. I don't see it as projecting. *shrug* - Krusty May 20, 11:00 4
      - Towns was #9 heading into this year while Okafor was #1. - David May 20, 11:04 3
        
        I think both will have very good careers and be comparable throughout their years in the league. I'd be happy with either guy. - Krusty May 20, 11:08 2
        
        I may simply prefer Duke players. I felt the same way about Parker over Wiggins last year. - David May 20, 11:10 1
        
        I would have taken Parker over Wiggins because I saw Wiggins play. :-) - Krusty May 20, 11:13
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  - The reverse of this is that all of his numbers are inflated because the team was so comically gifted. - David May 20, 10:55
I think I'd rather have Towns over Okafor. Towns is a more well rounded player and has no big hole in his game. He can hit the mid range jumper and - Krusty May 20, 10:46 6
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  - You'll be happy with either guy. Might get annoying watch team hack Okafor but if he can make the FT's he'll be outstanding. - Krusty May 20, 10:51 4
    - They're going to fix the foul rule this offseason. -- nm - David May 20, 10:52 3
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        On live tv, the commissioner said they're going to look at it. I believe him. - David May 20, 10:57
      - Yeah? I hadn't read anything about it but I'm very interested to see what they plan to do. -- nm - Krusty May 20, 10:55
Amazing girl. Amazing parents. -- nm - kelly May 20, 10:43 2
- yep -- nm - Remlik May 20, 11:07
- yep. -- nm - Diva May 20, 10:53
Happy birthday to Kim - zork May 20, 10:38 2
- happy birthday, Kim! -- nm - b. May 20, 12:11 1
  - Thanks to all for the well wishes today. :) -- nm - Kim Pine May 20, 12:14
Coffee IPA? Say what and yes please? -- nm - ty97 May 20, 10:37 4
- Meh. - znufrii May 20, 10:58
- Pretty soon people are going to realize that beer cocktails exist, and half of all microbreweries will go out of business -- nm - con_carne May 20, 10:49 2
  - since you can mix vermouth with gin, there is no need for napa, might as well bulldoze and put up condos -- nm - z on the go May 20, 12:35
  - beer cocktails are so in here. I prefer my micros, thanks. -- nm - amanda May 20, 11:08
Abbey is a great girl -- nm - zork May 20, 10:37
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- I love the Internet. -- nm - David May 20, 10:42
- That's the problem with this stuff...on a purely $6-7mil per WAR free agent rate, it's feasible. - Will Hunting May 20, 10:37
Kimmel bids teary-eyed farewell to Letterman, tells his audience to watch the finale. Kimmel will be a rerun, which "please do not watch that" -- (link) - con_carne May 20, 10:34 [youtube] 2
- Ah, and the normally silent Cleto on Paul Schaeffer! -- nm - con_carne May 20, 10:47
- He'd asked the network to run a placard instead of a rerun show - they declined -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 10:42
just watched the Aloha trailer, it does not look half bad. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 10:33 34
- it's his comeback after the disastrous Almost Famous. -- nm - Remlik May 20, 11:30 1
  - All comic books suck. -- nm - David May 20, 11:33
- It's Cameron fucking Crowe. It'll be brilliant. -- nm - David May 20, 10:41 19
  - I am kinda shocked with it's star power, that I had to go searching to watch a trailer for it. - groiny May 20, 10:44 5
    - The Sony hack revealed that it doesn't have much support in the studio. -- nm - Roger More May 20, 11:01
    - It's Cameron Crowe...that explains it all. - Will Hunting May 20, 10:50
    - this is the thing, i expect i will love it, but i don't think it has any buzz, at all, in the general public. -- nm - San Andreas May 20, 10:46 2
      - First I'm hearing about it is today. -- nm - Krusty May 20, 10:48
      - (and i don't think the trailers are doing much to help that) -- nm - San Andreas May 20, 10:47
  - My point exactly. -- nm - iSpam May 20, 10:44
  - What if it was starring Mike from Survivor? -- nm - Jovian May 20, 10:44 11
    - Jim would inexplicably defend it as it sloppily tried to be treacherous in front of the entire tribe. -- nm - David May 20, 10:52 10
      - seriously, he's bottom 10 for the auction letter thing? really? -- nm - Jim May 20, 11:41 7
        
        That's just the top of the pile. He's a loathsome person and really bad at Survivor to boot. -- nm - David May 20, 11:43 6
        
        Other than the letter thing, what did he do that makes him a bad person? I'm totally not seeing what you're talking about here... -- nm - Jim May 20, 11:44 5
        
        There was his advice to Dan about how "women just want to hear the apology" -- nm - Roger More May 20, 11:50 4
        
        well, there was that...I guess. -- nm - Jim May 20, 11:55 3
        
        I think we'd see more if he were in a position of power. Being an underdog suits the "never give up" side of his personality. -- nm - Roger More May 20, 12:04 2
        
        He was definitely the "why am I the only one working" guy. I guess the conversation with Dan...then the letter thing., - Jim May 20, 12:12 1
        
        Let's just all be thankful that the worst person in the cast was voted out in episode 2 -- nm - Roger More May 20, 12:19
      - I see that as bad gameplay in a moment of weakness, while you see it as something that speaks to his true character and morally bad? - Roger More May 20, 10:59 1
        
        Wow, the gloves are *off* in that IM. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 11:06
- Emma Stone looks like she is ready to sit on Bradley's stick every single time she glances over at him in the commercials. - Jovian May 20, 10:40
- it looks totally fine. but not exciting. -- nm - San Andreas May 20, 10:35
- It's total fanboy bait but I have trouble seeing it cross over. - iSpam May 20, 10:35
- I'm intrigued but not enough to go to the theater to see it - its definitely a rental - Epiphany May 20, 10:35 8
  - Pippy, don't make me hurt you. -- nm - David May 20, 10:41 7
    - you see it and tell me if its special -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 10:43 6
      - People like you never buy zoos. -- nm - David May 20, 10:53 5
        
        I'd buy a zoo in a heart beat - Epiphany May 20, 11:01 4
        
        I liked it. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 11:03 3
        
        holy crap - it made less than 20 mil in its opening weekend - Epiphany May 20, 11:11 2
        
        It opened December 23. Families waited until after Christmas to see it. -- nm - Roger More May 20, 11:14 1
        
        like the holidays weren't already depressing enough -- nm - professor smartbrain May 20, 11:16
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- It's a really unique (for better and worse) form of the art-form. -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 10:34 1
  - yup. fwiw...Lucha Underground is pretty damn good show -- nm - Remlik May 20, 11:31
Maybe Miller insisted on an R because of the violence, whereas most movies earn their R with sex? - Beryllium May 20, 10:28 10
- The actual violence was not really all that bad IMO to warrant an R. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 10:30 9
  - But does a PG-13 Mad Max excite anyone? - iSpam May 20, 10:34 3
    - Yet, show one bare ass and it's an insta-R. So backwards. -- nm - Shaun May 20, 10:37 1
      - This is what I was suggesting Miller might have had an issue with. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 10:39
    - ... I really want to spoil it, but if you haven't seen it, it wouldn't have the same effect ... -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 10:36
  - I'm just saying, maybe Miller disagrees with that and pushed his own agenda to correct society's predilection for violence and prudishness? - Beryllium May 20, 10:32 2
    - I think for certain properties that are established as R's...it's just accepted. No one wanted a Die Hard to be PG-13. Just make the movie well. -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 10:39 1
      - I honestly pay so little attention to the ratings. It only matters if I am thinking of bringing a kid to it. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 10:50
  - hmmm - Amanda may have a point as far as PG13 v R in ticket sales -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 10:31 1
    - I am sure that is a part of it. nm -- nm - groiny May 20, 10:32
Oh, that new Florence single is *fantastic* -- (link) - iSpam May 20, 10:26 [spotify] 4
- its blocked - what is it called so I can youtube it? -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 10:30 3
  - Delilah. -- nm - iSpam May 20, 10:32 2
    - delightful! -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 11:59
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