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remlik is *old* -- nm - professor smartbrain May 22, 22:05
Whoever thought a redeye was a good idea (me) should be smacked. -- nm - ty97 May 22, 21:45 6
- Probably the captain. Knock on the cockpit door. -- nm - Max May 22, 23:18
- I'm still up. Come on over. :-) - Krusty May 22, 21:56 4
  - I'm still in CO :/ - ty97 May 22, 22:00 3
    - You definitely should have grabbed an edible in town. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 22, 22:05 2
      - haha. Apparently they have made so much tax money they don't know what to do with it. - ty97 May 22, 22:07 1
        
        I could have sworn some people predicted all of this but who knows. :-) - Krusty May 22, 22:09
Level 34 Hunter. -- nm - Shaun May 22, 21:39 2
- Do you have multiple hunters? -- nm - David May 22, 21:56 1
  - I did awhile ago, but have all 3 classes now. -- nm - Shaun May 23, 03:35
one of my FB friends showed off her dear departed husband, she had ashes made into a glass heart shaped ornament, took photo at a rock show he liked -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 21:30
Olson twins are not returning to Fuller House -- (link) - Peglegpete May 22, 21:10 8
- There was never, ever, a chance. -- nm - San Andreas May 23, 04:55
- I mean, they really only needed one of them. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 21:28 2
  - But they don't need the job, they made a billion over all (I think literally) -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 21:55
  - In a pinch, Elizabeth would work. -- nm - David May 22, 21:47
- I'd love for them to re-cast the roles. -- nm - David May 22, 21:23 2
  - It is really "role". They were both Michelle Tanner. -- nm - San Andreas May 23, 04:55
  - brother/sister twins. this is 2015. one of them had a sex change -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 21:29
- Then who is going to play the grandmother on the show? - ty97 May 22, 21:14
just for the sake of updating . . . LYC, but I had a follow-up at the dr' office this week and . . . - call me Ishmael May 22, 20:48
Is "amongst" not a word? It's gotta be a word, right? -- nm - Max May 22, 20:43 5
- it's a word. it's considered archaic. -- nm - diva May 23, 04:37 1
  - I'm bringing it back! -- nm - Max May 23, 09:11
- 'Tis. -- nm - tobor.2 May 22, 20:58
- between you & me, yes -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 20:57
- amongst friends, it is ... yes. -- nm - call me Ishmael May 22, 20:45
I think I went a bit too dark with this one, but perhaps I was too subtle. -- (link) - Beryllium May 22, 20:25 4
- I prefer my #HorrificStartupIdea: "The Butcher & Barber" - get a steak and a haircut at the same time. (nm) - howie May 22, 20:35 3
  - make it a Bar and Grill, then we could order a Hair of the Son of a Bitch -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 21:10
  - two bits? -- nm - Reagen May 22, 20:46 1
    - yes, Alex, i'll take "What's steak and a haircut cost?" -- nm - call me Ishmael May 22, 20:58
BAZ a musical from Cirque du Soliel is coming to Mandalay Bay -- (link) - Peglegpete May 22, 20:05 11
- I was thinking to plan another free weekend in Vegas but myVegas really seem to have cut back on the room comps. - Meg May 22, 20:57 10
  - do their points count at any of the great hi end restaurants? -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 21:14 4
    - Mostly the in-house buffets and steakhouses. The whole thing is MGM sponsored so you don't get much outside of that. - Meg May 22, 21:58 3
      - the Bellagio buffet is one of the best in town & their restaurants top notch. Mandy's restaurants are all very good. most of the Mirages are good. - Peglegpete May 22, 22:10
      - The Station rewards include the Green Valley Ranch, but only weeknights are free. Otherwise it's a discount on a suite. -- nm - Meg May 22, 22:04 1
        
        GVR is fine for freeway access, but it is 30 minutes from the strip. -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 22:11
  - Hell yeah, I don't know why I bother to play anymore, used to be you could get enough for most of a weeeknd, now only one night at MGM - zeitgeist May 22, 21:12 4
    - locals are pretty much blocked from playing or the points count differently. i'm not 100% sure but i've met a few locals who play and commented -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 21:15 3
      - mgm properties require at least a one night stay to use one of the show or restaurant awards - zeitgeist May 22, 21:24 2
        
        you don't want Station. they are all off strip, have mediocre restaurants and very tight slots -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 21:27 1
        
        I keep seeing good reviews for their breaksfasts/lunches anyway, but yeah, taxis rides would eat up savings -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 21:31
Thinking about making a playlist of the best disco dance scenes from movies. Would greatly appreciate input. So far I've got Boogie Nights - Dirk Diggler May 22, 19:52 22
- 'ten best disco movies' -- (link) - zeitgeist May 22, 21:19 2
  - is there a bollywood movie without one? -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 21:25 1
    - The Jimmy routine and/or musical video from "Disco Dancer" is great.. (Yup, that's early Bollywood.) -- nm - Dirk May 23, 08:43
- Pride. Awesome scene. -- nm - MDH May 22, 20:51 2
  - LMS is going to be happy to see her film mentioned twice. I loved the film. -- nm - Krusty May 22, 21:11
  - Before checking it out, it reminded me of this gem, from an early eighties Brian de Palma movie (Body Double) -- (link) - Dirk May 22, 20:57 [youtube]
- More rave than disco but Human Traffic -- nm - professor smartbrain May 22, 20:27
- Napoleon Dynamite -- nm - Dano May 22, 20:19
- There's a fun disco dancing scene in Pride. -- (link) - Krusty May 22, 20:14 [youtube] 1
  - Then there's this. Although not from a movie, it could've been - and is approaching 90M views.. -- (link) - Dirk May 22, 20:48 [youtube]
- to break up the disco monotony, the French Mistake from Blazing Saddles -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 19:59 2
  - I just remembered there are some interesting scenes in a good few David Lynch movies -- nm - Dirk May 22, 20:52
  - or the hippo's & gators in Fantasia :) -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 20:16
- Xanadu? -- nm - tobor.2 May 22, 19:58
- The Full Monty - Hot Stuff (Unemployment Office) -- nm - amoxy May 22, 19:57
- Airplane -- nm - Volnelk May 22, 19:54 6
  - There's a dance scene? Btw, might be one or two from Wolf of Wall Street, now that I think about it. -- nm - Dirk May 22, 20:05 5
    - oh yeah -- (link) - prayformojo May 22, 20:06 [youtube] 4
      - They totally ripped this scene off from Ted. -- nm - Tim May 22, 20:31
      - That was..... original -- nm - Dirk May 22, 20:19
      - Would you pinch me to make sure I'm not dreaming? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 22, 20:16 1
        
        I thought he was gonna punch him -- nm - Dirk May 22, 20:19
Roundtable has a Pizza and movie special through VUDU. Order a pizza combo get a free movie -- (link) - amoxy May 22, 19:45
IMDB Game of Thrones spoilers - amoxy May 22, 19:34 1
- counter theory spoiler - Peglegpete May 22, 19:44
Mad Max: Tetanus Road... Yup yup, it's a great big big action movie -- nm - con_carne May 22, 18:48
Bizarre slow speed chase in the valley.... -- (link) - Meg May 22, 18:27 5
- booorrrrrrring, they keep thinking he's about to stop, the cop behind keeps opening door to rush the dude -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 18:43 3
  - They're gonna start arresting those pedestrians soon if they keep running out to take pictures. -- nm - Meg May 22, 18:46 2
    - someone stood in front of the car, made it stop, they arrested the driver, then cuffed the pedistrian that stopped him??? -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 18:53 1
      - Interference with police activity -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 22, 19:00
- Ventura blvd. i n Encino. I know it well. -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 18:35
our electrical kw usage is down almost 10% over this bill period last year...only difference I can see, new front load washer -- nm - z on the go May 22, 18:22
CNN seems more nostalgic over letterman than CBS -- nm - z on the go May 22, 18:18
So while DragonCon is still king for me, I do like that Comicpolooza here in Houston has SO MUCH SPACE to keep growing. - Qale May 22, 17:56 2
- it looks like a really good guest list -- (link) - Peglegpete May 22, 18:04 1
  - It's a good guest list. Lacking on the number of panels though. Mostly merch, photo ops, signatures. -- nm - Qale May 22, 18:16
A Letterman fan details every one of the 537 frames of the montage set to Everlong (nmbl) - Brian May 22, 17:34 1
- heh, I sent that to myself earlier to look at after I watch the show. :) - (this kind of work is something.) -- nm - b. May 22, 17:36
International Trailer for Knock Knock. I can't wait -- (link) - Pippy the Pole Cat May 22, 17:30
Do cats have bad dreams, or just wake up feeling lonely? Mini will be upstairs and I'll hear a plaintive cry and she'll come rushing into the room.... - Meg May 22, 17:25 4
- Their nightmare is that they dream they aren't at the center of the universe. Scares them silly. -- nm - Qale May 22, 18:41
- there is a movie coming out about a former combat dog with PTSD -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 18:08
- they definitely dream, but it can be that sleep-movement can startle them awake and they get out of sorts. - b. May 22, 17:34
- Maybe something that happened to her before she got to the shelter? -- nm - tobor.2 May 22, 17:27
Ferguson 'Protesters' are now protesting about not getting paid to protest -- (link) - Strongbad May 22, 17:19 2
- Defund ACORN! -- nm - professor smartbrain May 22, 17:44
- Lemme guess, they also work for Mickey-Ds? -- nm - budice May 22, 17:20
from b2, I'm being sent another tube, woo! -- nm - b. May 22, 17:16 1
- TMI! - eag May 22, 17:20
Why did the toilet paper roll down the hill? - budice May 22, 16:55 3
- boo.! - b. May 22, 16:57 2
  - Haha. You said boob! -- nm - Qale May 22, 17:58
  - b! - budice May 22, 16:58
amanda: 60in TV for $549 with free ship -- (link) - budice May 22, 16:44 1
- The description says it's only 6-inches. Seems pricey. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 22, 19:25
Utah cave dig reveals all sorts of ancient neat stuff -- (link) - Peglegpete May 22, 16:42
Really enjoying watching this season of Survivor with the kids. They don't get all the strategic stuff, but they really enjoy it -- nm - Beaker May 22, 16:32 5
- The selection for Second Chance they did at this seasons reunion was oddly compelling -- nm - Rollo May 22, 20:53
- and just a note: Rogers On Demand is not showing the auction episode. Not sure exactly why but it isn;t availble -- nm - Beaker May 22, 16:35 3
  - mid-season spoilers - major - Beaker May 22, 16:49 2
    - explaining to the kids about Jhonny Fairplay.... - Beaker May 22, 17:06 1
      - spoilers for this season - Beryllium May 22, 17:08
Bellagio changed their garden theme to summer - Peglegpete May 22, 16:16
That construction zone down the street with the one big hole? I counted 22 people on site today - including the two with the Slow/Stop signs. - Meg May 22, 16:11 7
- where at? -- nm - budice May 22, 16:15 6
  - On Lampson just east of Euclid. Right on the edge of the area affected by the Strawberry Festival. -- nm - Meg May 22, 16:17 5
    - Gas, watwr, or electric -- nm - budice May 22, 16:20 4
      - water even, Starbucks at Euclid and Chapman is my fave Sbux. -- nm - budice May 22, 16:21 3
        
        See my IM - Gas Company trucks everywhere. How do you ever get in and out of that Starbucks? Stupidest location ever! -- nm - Meg May 22, 16:26 2
        
        True dat, but park near the dumpster along far wall. They dont tow. And got Google Wifi. -- nm - budice May 22, 16:30 1
        
        Plus its small so people dont hog the wifi -- nm - budice May 22, 16:35
A I feel really old day...22 year old at work doesn't know the song "The Rainbow Connection" -- nm - amoxy May 22, 16:03 7
- I just watched the ed sheeran/kermit video. super cute. -- nm - b. May 22, 16:27 1
  - (and the coldplay GoT bit was pretty darned funny.) -- nm - b. May 22, 16:31
- I don't know the song The Rainbow Connection. Hum a few bars? -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 16:21 4
  - Looking around for the cameras and microphones, because I had to do that for them - amoxy May 22, 16:22 1
    - Some people just don't listen to Willie, ya know. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 16:24
  - Neither do I -- nm - eag May 22, 16:22 1
    - You know it. ~~Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what's on the other side~~ -- nm - Krusty May 22, 17:48
from 2011: the downside to being a viking -- (link) - Beryllium May 22, 16:02 1
- "Because going berserk doesn't always work." -- nm - Dirk May 22, 19:54
Tomorrowland is pretty good! (no spoilers) - con_carne May 22, 15:34 1
- agreed. [minimal spoilery] I saw it a few hours ago. - Peglegpete May 22, 15:41
Man, that Haxchat question from B2. "I'm insecure about my body, so I'll badger you into confirming my insecurity, then be angry at you." - TWuG May 22, 15:31 1
- He should have answered, "Silence, woman" -- nm - Loyola May 22, 15:41
Reserved Sales Update: The $33M 4 day Poltergeist from B2 sounds dead on- just below The Purge 2 now.Tomorrowland picked up to mid 30s (34-36 3 Day) - MDH May 22, 15:26
The Rusney Castillo Era is about to begin, yo -- nm - Six Pack Charlie May 22, 15:25
icfsnmtp: "hmm, this sounds a lot like the owl city guy." ::goes to check:: you guessed it. nm but: -- (link) - b. May 22, 15:25 [youtube] 3
- courtney love's new single "miss narcissist" includes a familiar-sounding '/~no apologies..'.~ in its chorus. nm but: -- (link) - b. May 22, 16:24 2
  - this is really nicely done - an animated lyrics video for aviici's latest, ft. martin garrix.. nm but: -- (link) - b. May 22, 17:09 [youtube] 1
    - er, make that co-prod. by martin, ft. simon aldred (of cherry ghost.) -- nm - b. May 22, 17:11
hmm...cocktails.. -- nm - Six Pack Charlie May 22, 15:23
Coldplay's working on a Game of Thrones musical. -- (link) - Beryllium May 22, 15:21 1
- ... so far I haven't heard Tyrion My Wayward Son -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 15:27
LYC observation. With this year's batch of scholarship apps I'm noticing students are much more likely to be using their name as their email address. - Meg May 22, 15:14 2
- You only *think* that's not my real name. -- nm - Six Pack Charlie May 22, 15:16 1
  - *flexes* -- nm - Six Pack Charlie May 22, 15:17
astronomers identify a 'cannibal star' which is eating it's mate.they are binary stars. -- (link) - Peglegpete May 22, 15:13
"Your Order Has Shipped". And thus begins the anticipation phase, wherein I kick myself for being too cheap to pay for fast shipping. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 15:01 11
- quit bitching. you can get mail monday :)) -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 15:11
- I never pay for faster shipping, and I often get things the next day - Guigue May 22, 15:05
- I got a 4TB external drive, 4 16GB SD cards, and an Archer C7 router -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 15:04 8
  - I just bought a 2tb HD for my Xbone -- nm - eag May 22, 15:15
  - Poll: what will he call his wifi on his new Archer router? -- nm - iSpam May 22, 15:08 6
    - The Danger Zone -- nm - Krusty May 22, 15:45 2
      - Winner Winner Liquid Dinner -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 15:53 1
        
        "If I stop drinking all at once I'm afraid the cumulative hangover will kill me." -- nm - Krusty May 22, 17:58
    - LANA! -- nm - amoxy May 22, 15:21 1
      - From a network engineering perspective, this is rather amusing. :-) -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 15:23
    - as a hint, the current router is named Let's Get Dangerous. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 15:11
You look great -- nm - professor smartbrain May 22, 14:54
Beer O'clock! -- nm - Beaker May 22, 14:54

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