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*sends a shovel to AJRimmer* ... winter storm warning for Ottawa -- nm - zork Oct 28, 03:47 3
- Stupid frickin snow. I still ache from all the shoveling last winter. -- nm - AJRimmer Oct 28, 04:19 2
  - whoa, i`m powerful, you showed up - zork Oct 28, 04:25 1
    - I lurk around a fair bit during the day. -- nm - AJRimmer Oct 28, 04:27
It's been like 4 days since I could get in to HSX and see my port. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 03:16 8
- I'm pretty sure that means you're banned. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 04:00 4
  - Thank Christ. (nm) - Will Hunting Oct 28, 04:02 3
    - *paints the bathroom bright orange* -- nm - kelly Oct 28, 04:18 2
      - He's banned from the bathroom, too!?! -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 04:25
      - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 04:23
- What browser/system are you using? I've had no problems getting into HSX or my port since the first day. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 03:30 2
  - IE, whatever the standard work version is nowadays. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 03:41 1
    - I do believe they said something about problems with IE but I'm not sure... gotta check out Support or Email them. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 03:47
the end of an era: just heard that JVC has stopped production of VCRs -- nm - zork Oct 28, 03:13 2
- I hope they don't replace them with some lame new technology that makes it harder to play my movies. - secretslacker Oct 28, 03:38 1
  - here you go ... -- (link) - zork Oct 28, 03:44
Let's Go Phillies! - Will Hunting Oct 28, 03:01
Interesting Life to Date board -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 28, 02:22
Yo the Cellist -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 23:51
Wiggum has 22 minutes to...wait, did that bit carry over to SlackTalk? -- nm - David Oct 27, 23:43
CS: Amy Adams set for DQSHE (penny stock) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 23:27 7
- huh. Avg paid H$6.29 -- nm - psilotum Oct 28, 01:03 5
  - uhhh ave. paid: 0.70 -- nm - Stacy Oct 28, 01:12 4
    - Clearly, I knew this was going to pan out years ago. - psilotum Oct 28, 01:13 3
      - this has been bouncing on the market lab for years -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 02:06
      - hee. (i can't buy even a single share. how fun.) - b! Oct 28, 01:24 1
        
        my port is about 50% red -- nm - Stacy Oct 28, 01:40
- It's telling that I have no impulse whatsoever to jump into my port and buy this. -- nm - David Oct 27, 23:39
hsx now has red :) -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 23:22 3
- Yeah, that is *nice*, also it seems much more responsive. Now if they could reduce the silly amount of clicks to make a trade... - celedhrymandias Oct 27, 23:28 2
  - Yeah, I'd like to see symbols showing up in the Trade Now! box when you are on a stock's page. - secretslacker Oct 28, 03:32
  - agreed -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 23:32
don draper poll: what do women want? -- nm - pigby Oct 27, 23:15 5
- Well, I wouldn't mind having Don Draper. - Trish Oct 28, 00:29 2
  - but you get Freddy Rumsen -- nm - pigby Oct 28, 00:36 1
    - Freddy is just gag-inducing. - Trish Oct 28, 01:47
- Don't ask me. Ask Kevin Smith and Lela. -- (link) - David Oct 27, 23:26
- well according to the movie "what women want" they really just want to be understood :) -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 23:23
I seem to have lost 20 million since the new HSX debutted, must be some record. - celedhrymandias Oct 27, 22:59 5
- relax. there are only 57 bonds adjusting tomorrow :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 27, 23:10 3
  - Good thing I dumped all my bonds on the weekend. - celedhrymandias Oct 27, 23:20
  - maybe it will stimulate the HSX economy :) -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 23:15
  - at current rates of making trades, that should only take 8 to 12 hours -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 23:12
- I've lost over 30 million, but part of that is from V2. -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 23:09
Damn, just watched the Fallout gameplay videos... I want! - celedhrymandias Oct 27, 22:55
For those who care about these things, a new Early Report is now available in the usual place -- (link) - Mr. Havens Oct 27, 22:45 1
- You could blog about it on the new HSX. - Qale Oct 27, 22:45
Mama's back, with sound -- nm - Trish Oct 27, 22:42 2
- puppy cam? -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 22:53 1
  - sure nuff -- nm - Trish Oct 27, 23:07
I love nunavut elections. -- (link) - mafic Oct 27, 22:36
Why am I just seeing this now? -- (link) - nubby Oct 27, 22:32 [youtube] 1
- well that's an unfortunate slip. -- nm - mafic Oct 27, 22:37
you know, I've never really liked mats sundin much, but now I think I hate him. make a freaking decision already mats. - mafic Oct 27, 22:26 1
- i didn't mind him before but now i hate him too and the leafs for working around him still - zork Oct 28, 03:46
Vote, ya bastard! -- nm - Michelle Obama Oct 27, 22:24
I would tell you fine folks about all the developments on Moola, but since it took 5 months to get 10 bucks from them last time... - Qale Oct 27, 22:14
16-8 in HSX play. -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 22:14 1
- 22-10 (7-1, 7-1, 4-4, 4-4) in HSX play. -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 22:31
So, what else do I need in the box office prediction game. I've got the basic predicting done, results, friend list with results, leaderboard -- (link) - kilbooo Oct 27, 22:09 17
- "Most accurate and least accurate prediction" -- nm - David Oct 27, 22:41 3
  - per movie or per user? -- nm - kilbooo Oct 27, 23:14 2
    - I had meant per user but both would be kind of nifty. Another thought is "widest range of opinion". - David Oct 27, 23:18 1
      - Make it the range between 25% and 75% predictions to avoid those outlier problems. - psilotum Oct 28, 00:48
- glad to see its working now -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 22:37
- charts are also good. visual representation of how you rank compared to your friends is catchier than numbers. -- nm - mafic Oct 27, 22:16
- schmooze points! -- nm - pigby Oct 27, 22:13 2
  - RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!!! -- nm - Qale Oct 27, 22:18 1
    - - 20 kilbobucks -- nm - pigby Oct 27, 22:19
- I think it needs a more catchy name. develop your brand, man! -- nm - mafic Oct 27, 22:12 4
  - I'm going to have to consult with mandy on that, I think -- nm - kilbooo Oct 27, 22:13 3
    - "Guess the Grosses" -- nm - pigby Oct 27, 22:18 2
      - "Pick the Flicks!" -- nm - pigby Oct 27, 22:29 1
        
        Phlegm the Films? -- nm - Qale Oct 27, 22:47
- Eliminate the facebook aspect to it. -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 22:10 2
  - Why someone hasn't come up with a FakeSpawn on Facebook yet is really beyond me. -- nm - Qale Oct 27, 22:19 1
    - isn't the real Spawn fake enough already? -- nm - pigby Oct 27, 23:00
Slickdeals.net has a link to a Dell sale with 15% off coupon. PS3, Xbox 360, PSP... -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 22:06
The JT O' Sullivan has ended in failure as expected. Someone please console Mini-Ruiner. -- nm - David Oct 27, 22:00 1
- *raises hand* -- nm - nubby Oct 27, 22:29
IGN gives Fallout 3 a 9.6 (link) - Jovian Oct 27, 21:47 1
- *twitch* I'm not sure if I can wait until after Christmas to see if someone buys it for me. Hello $25 gift cert, how are you? -- nm - kilbooo Oct 27, 21:49
Nice I came from behind and won in Caveman, thanks to Bironas :) -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 21:43 1
- oops not Caveman different league -- nm - Stacy Oct 27, 21:44
How is The New Adventures of Beans Baxter not up on YouTube? (nm) - David Oct 27, 21:41
cute l'il babies all nursing on their mama -- nm - Trish Oct 27, 21:31 23
- Is this really just a bunch of puppies? Why is ST going nuts over it? -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 22:07 4
  - I'm writing in "Box of Puppies" for President on my Absentee Ballot -- nm - secretslacker Oct 28, 02:27
  - The world's a frightening and uncertain place right now. But one thing remains the same, and that is the comforting cuteness of puppies. -- nm - the darcy Oct 27, 22:19
  - Hey. I get Facebook. This I do *not* understand. -- nm - kilbooo Oct 27, 22:14
  - Yes, it really is a bunch of puppies and I have no idea. -- nm - Qale Oct 27, 22:10
- Since puppy-cam has turned me into a 12-year-old girl, I guess I better go see HISM3, huh? -- nm - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:50 1
  - You're really hell-bent on throwing up, aren't you? -- nm - kilbooo Oct 27, 22:02
- I like that (puppy spoilers) - Mel Profit Oct 27, 21:46 2
  - A replay of the cute. good idea. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 27, 21:49
  - They need an instant replay function -- nm - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:47
- I've posted a link on the new HSX Forums to try and quell all the kvetching. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:41
- Now they're sleeping on green pillows... ADORABLE! -- nm - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:38 5
  - (that's 'cause one of 'em crapped on the white one) -- nm - mafic Oct 27, 21:43 1
    - Which one? Crappy McCrapper? -- nm - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:46
  - fuzzy puppy pile! -- nm - the darcy Oct 27, 21:42 2
    - I think at the next Vegastravanza, TT needs to have a similar sleep cam - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:45 1
      - ...fuzzy slacker pile? -- nm - the darcy Oct 27, 21:50
- thank god al qaeda doesn't know about that site - pigby Oct 27, 21:36 5
  - If Al Qaeda knew about puppy cam, there would be no more hate in the world. -- nm - Mop Oct 27, 21:43 4
    - Unless the puppies grow up and all take on different faiths - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:46
    - It's hard to focus on a jihad when you and your mortal enemy are cooing over the same adorable lil butterballs. -- nm - the darcy Oct 27, 21:44 2
      - Oh Paws McGee, you can't sleep in the same spot as Sleeps-On-Back! What a lil scamp -- nm - Osama Bin Laden Oct 27, 21:46 1
        
        "...A'llah willing." -- nm - Osama Bin Laden Oct 27, 21:48
Chuck related: Anyone see "King of Kong"? How long does it take to beat the game? -- nm - Mop Oct 27, 21:31 4
- I actually saw him hit a kill screen... not sure what time he started but was playing for a couple hours -- nm - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:39
- Didn't the movie Cloak and Dagger have a similar premises? Spoilers... - lileve Oct 27, 21:35
- Yeah... that was my main "problem" with the ep. -spoileresque- - Cuzzin Todd Oct 27, 21:33 1
  - Have you ever listened to the *live* version of Tom Sawyer? I swear, it's 7 hours long. -- nm - Trish Oct 27, 22:01
mmmm, delicious portal -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 21:25 5
- I'm making a note here: huge success. -- nm - the darcy Oct 27, 21:28 4
  - Im not even angry. I'm being so scincere right now. nm - Jovian Oct 27, 21:31 3
    - We're out of beta, we're releasing on time. -- nm - the darcy Oct 27, 21:33 2
      - And the science gets done. And you make a neat gun. nm - Jovian Oct 27, 21:35 1
        
        Maybe you'll find someone else to help you... maybe Black Mesa? -nm - the darcy Oct 27, 21:38
Congrats Budice, you won in the last 2 minutes: 87-85.75 - Trish Oct 27, 21:17
Vomit free since '93! -- nm - Ted Mosby Oct 27, 21:12
Mop activates the Politi-pagers. Howard Kurtz at the Washington Post writes about polling and predicting the electoral outcome. -- (link) - Mop Oct 27, 21:11
Who won the BF runner-up matchup anyway? -- nm - David Oct 27, 21:04 15
- my average score against is now 110.8. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 21:23 2
  - That sounds like Kim last year. She was either first or second in points and drafted second. -- nm - David Oct 27, 21:31 1
    - on a different note, I'm 7 for 28 the past two weeks against the spread. - Reagen Oct 27, 21:33
- You aren't talking the 140 points I put on nubby are you? -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 21:15 9
  - So, you're the silver and he's the bronze? Got it. -- nm - David Oct 27, 21:16 8
    - Sounds like you are regretting letting me switch into your division. - Spawn Oct 27, 21:18 6
      - This is about as accurate as the refs being to blame for the Colts getting wiped out tonight. -- nm - David Oct 27, 21:19 5
        
        Commpare the halfs, do the math. - Spawn Oct 27, 21:21 4
        
        The weak team got beaten down by the strong team. Where's the confusion? -- nm - David Oct 27, 21:23 3
        
        The play I mentioned on B2? ESPN showed the replay from 3 different angles so there was no doubt of the missed call. -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 21:24 2
        
        Did the ref call a phantom fumble with 2:20 to play and your team out of timeouts to challenge? Then don't come crying to me about it. -- nm - David Oct 27, 21:27 1
        
        heh -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 21:33
    - I guess the only good thing about .500 is that I'll be in 4th. -- nm - nubby Oct 27, 21:17
- When did you turn heel anyway? -- nm - nubby Oct 27, 21:10 1
  - I'm the Roddy Piper of TT. Face, heel, I'm still out of bubblegum. -- nm - David Oct 27, 21:14
I haz an orange box. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 21:02
"Madline said to the lion. Poo poo." -- nm - lileve Oct 27, 21:01
I don't remember the afterwards. The meds knocked me out for two full days. -- nm - David Oct 27, 20:59
CHUCK WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - TWuG Oct 27, 20:59 8
- so many awesome references this ep my brain almost exploded. nm - Jovian Oct 27, 21:32
- I like Plan B. I want Plan B every day. Twice on Sundays. -- nm - Mop Oct 27, 21:22 2
  - I *LOVED* plan B! Definitely one of the all best plans EVER. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 27, 21:25 1
    - Plan B makes up for the loss of the Weinerlicious outfit. -- nm - TWuG Oct 27, 21:28
- Yeah, I figured you'd like it. Wish I caught the beginning. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 27, 21:16 1
  - hulu -- nm - psilotum Oct 28, 00:50
- Chuck is ON so far this season. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 27, 21:00 1
  - Chuck was one of those shows that I heard the premise and thought "eh." I watched the premiere on a lark. - TWuG Oct 27, 21:05

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