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Daughter of man born into slavery makes it to vote for Obama -- (link) - Reagen Oct 28, 07:41 2
- Heh, "who is African American." Because there were so many white slaves in this country. -- nm - mara Oct 28, 08:06
- and I can't believe I didn't notice the name on first glance. -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 07:43
NYC condos offering Obama contingency clause -- (link) - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 07:39 2
- Sounds like something that would work great in the DC area. For people who are potential members of an incoming administration. - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:42
- Sounds about right. -- nm - ST Supreme Leader Spawn Oct 28, 07:41
I hate stagers -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 07:37
My music recommendation of the day: Jesus H Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse, "Happier than You" - TFox Oct 28, 07:36 1
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nice work if you can get it -- (link) - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 07:32 1
- Pippy's Sex Slave? -- nm - Redmond Oct 28, 07:33
Wrestling News.....Special Delivery Jones of WWF fame has died.....(link) - Walt_Disney Oct 28, 07:31
+215? I'm whelmed. - ty97 Oct 28, 07:27 3
- You're in Europe? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 28, 08:06
- make it +100....nm - x Oct 28, 07:44
- Unless you're day trading stop looking. -- nm - lileve Oct 28, 07:31
Your tax dollars hard at work. -- (link) - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 07:23 1
- i'm less upset about this, and more upset that the city of atlanta wants to pay out $10M for public art installations that nobody wants - colin Oct 28, 07:24
lyc: the seminar topic this morning was small arms. - loosilu Oct 28, 07:20 10
- "How small were they?" -- nm - TaurusII Oct 28, 07:28
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- No jokes. You went Failsafe with this post. -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 28, 07:25
- was T. Rex the teacher? -- nm - colin Oct 28, 07:21 6
  - "I have a big head and little arms. I'm just not sure how well this plan was thought through." -- nm - T-Rex Oct 28, 07:25
  - "Why aren't you seizing the boy!?" - Will Hunting Oct 28, 07:22 4
    - heh. exactly. - JaxSean Oct 28, 07:26 3
      - was that movie good, or just the trailer? -- nm - colin Oct 28, 07:29 2
        
        Movie was good. It was silly and weird, but good. I imagine it was amazing in 3D. -- nm - TFox Oct 28, 07:31 1
        
        We saw it in 3D. It didn't add much, but I liked the movie. It was decent. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 07:35
US considering talks with Taliban: report - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:20 8
- It's about trying to draw individual commanders away from the Taliban rather than brokering a deal with the leadership. - Roger More Oct 28, 07:29 2
  - I can see what they think they are doing. It just seems to me to show the same lack of understanding that everything else we've done shows. - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:37 1
    - It sounds similar to the tactics adopted behind the Sunni awakening. - Roger Morbid Oct 28, 07:44
- Well Mullah Omar can't be found........ - Will Hunting Oct 28, 07:27 1
  - Didn't we just blow up his house the other day? -- nm - emoticripple Oct 28, 07:28
- "citing unnamed officials".. this article is so incredibly vague... - colin Oct 28, 07:23 2
  - Pretty much like most information that comes out of Afghanistan. -- nm - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:24 1
    - true. i just don't think much of articles that cite vague sources.. -- nm - colin Oct 28, 07:26
10.5 is on Blu-Ray for $10. This might be so bad, it's worth it. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 28, 07:19 7
- why not just rent it for less than half that? you'll never watch it more than once. it's just another thing taking up space. -- nm - Danger Girl Oct 28, 07:52
- Ironically $10 is also the budget for the film -- nm - Redmond Oct 28, 07:26
- Is that an adult film? -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 28, 07:26 2
  - It's only the greatest comedy miniseries ever to hit NBC. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 07:29 1
    - Was it better than Sci Fi movie originals? Ice Spiders and Gargoyles were classics. -- nm - Redmond Oct 28, 07:31
- (That's what she said.) -- nm - nubby Oct 28, 07:20 1
  - nice. -- nm - colin Oct 28, 07:20
Wait, is it still hump day? (overshare) - nubby Oct 28, 07:16 5
- That's usually Wednesday. - TaurusII Oct 28, 07:28
- here (link) -- (link) - Pumpkin Pie-inbaked Uzi w/ jam Oct 28, 07:25 [Image]
- *turns to run, reconsiders, backs away slowly* -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 07:18
- you put your WHAT in a slice of fried pecan pie?? -- nm - colin Oct 28, 07:17 1
  - Nub, you had the fried pecan pie? Verdict? -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 28, 07:26
So apparently a guy with a deadly toxin lives about 3 miles from my house -- (link) - kilboooo Oct 28, 07:14
RC has gmail. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 28, 07:13 1
- yes RC's pritty cool with all this new internet stuff -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 07:14
Should 'nativity' be capitalized at all times? -- nm - Diva Oct 28, 07:10 7
- I'd think so if you're referring to the Nativity, and not just any nativity -- nm - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 07:12 5
  - yes - this is what I found in dictionary.com. Capitalized when referring to birth of Jesus. Thx guys. -- nm - Diva Oct 28, 07:14 4
    - Jesus loves all his children, but he loves capital letters most of all. -- nm - TFox Oct 28, 07:15 2
      - his -> His, he -> He -- nm - nubby Oct 28, 07:19 1
        
        Talk about joke fail. Damn me. -- nm - TFox Oct 28, 07:32
    - No problem -- nm - Jesus Oct 28, 07:15
- hmm. I don't think so. But don't quote me on that -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 07:11
Is Epiphany around? Want to discuss True Blood. -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 28, 07:07 2
- and i want to see pictures from her Halloween party! -- nm - Danger Girl Oct 28, 07:08 1
  - Save those for Hump Day -- nm - budice Oct 28, 07:15
Come on... Deadly Games? Misfits of Science? - nubby Oct 28, 07:07
Fallout 3 gets a 9.6 from IGN (on the 360, not sure if they rated the PS3 one the same). Wow. It doesn't get much better than that. -- nm - Shaun of the Dead Oct 28, 07:07 6
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- wow, you can't even get to the site without getting hammered with an ad. i hate IGN.. -- nm - colin Oct 28, 07:09 4
  - Yeah, it used to be a good site, but now it's pretty crappy. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 28, 07:10 3
    - they've always been a little ad heavy, but i was just suprised to get a full page ad right off the bat. -- nm - colin Oct 28, 07:15 1
      - gamespot has been doing that for a LONG time also -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 07:15
    - HSX?????? - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 07:12
*lits the Jack-o'lantern* -- nm - Pumpkin Pie-inbaked Uzi w/ jam Oct 28, 07:06
ST Poll -- What should Ted Stevens's sentence be? - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 07:00 24
- Larry Craig's wingman -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 28, 07:16
- Make him GM of the Detroil Lions, or Head Coach of the Raiders. -- nm - Redmond Oct 28, 07:13
- Bad boys get spankings. -- nm - Sen. Larry Craig si Oct 28, 07:08 5
  - Who ordered the Nightmare Fuel? -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 07:12
  - *mental brillo* -- nm - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 07:12
  - Delicious. -- nm - nubby Oct 28, 07:11 2
    - Who knew you liked older men? -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 07:12 1
      - Aw, too bad grampa ty, it's the irony I find delicious, not you. -- nm - nubby Oct 28, 07:17
- Max time for his crimes. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 07:07 1
  - I like the idea I came across in a Terry Pratchett novel. As soon as they are elected, put them in jail. - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 07:08
- he should serve out his sentence, whatever the judge decides it will be. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 07:05
- "including any contact whatsoever with other politicians." Why should he be so lucky? -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 07:04
- Dismantle the house. -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 28, 07:02 3
  - by hand? -- nm - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 07:02 2
    - With his teeth. -- nm - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:05
    - NO! -- nm - Convicted criminal Ted Stevens Oct 28, 07:04
- Lose his Senate seat and follow Obama around fanning him with a palmetto leaf throughout his term in the Whitehouse. -- nm - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:02 2
  - He'll likely be losing his seat in one week anyway. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 28, 07:02 1
    - Yeah, but the mental image of that second part made me giggle. :) -- nm - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:04
- move to Alaska....ohh wait.... -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 07:02
- He has to pay every Alaskan $1,000 out of his own pocket. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 07:01
- "I am not a crook" -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 07:00
- 35 years in prison -- nm - decline Oct 28, 07:00 1
  - Agreed. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 28, 07:02
"You're suppossed to be a helper mother-in-law! You're not helping!' - Reagen Oct 28, 06:58 3
- you poor man. I'll have a hard time convincing my mother not to, uh... help... if I ever get married. -- nm - mafic Oct 28, 07:01 1
  - LOL Yeah, my mother helped me right up to divorce court. -- nm - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:07
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it was 23 outside when I left for work today. - tRuMaN Oct 28, 06:58 4
- it was only 20 here today, except celsius. -- nm - mafic Oct 28, 06:59
- It was 42� here this morning. I hate cold. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 06:59 1
  - Is it Two Unrelated Sentences Day? -- nm - Reagen, Canadian Oct 28, 07:00
- /me sprinkles snow over Tru. -- nm - lileve Oct 28, 06:59
Halloween is in three days! Halloween nicks people! -- nm - Danger Girl Oct 28, 06:56 9
- This serves dual purpose . -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 28, 07:01
- I finally finished the kids costumes last night. Now we wait. :) -- nm - sheba of seven veils Oct 28, 07:00
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- Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! -- nm - lileve Oct 28, 06:56 5
  - ... about Halloween coming! - lileve Oct 28, 06:58 4
    - it's not like you have halloween shopping to do, and still have not found the perfect halloween tree... -- nm - colin Oct 28, 07:07 3
      - I used to get stressed about getting a costume together. But not anymore. -- nm - Diva Oct 28, 07:12 2
        
        i don't normally go to parties, so i don't stress it. - colin Oct 28, 07:16
        
        Because you're a grownup? -- nm - TFox Oct 28, 07:15
Ok, now it's snowing out -- nm - decline Oct 28, 06:54 3
- raining non-stop here since around 8 last night. Flooding in the wind... -- nm - Beaker Oct 28, 06:57
- lightning and thunder here -- nm - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 06:56
- better outside then inside -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 06:55
I'm proud. I took my mother to vote yesterday. - ty97 Oct 28, 06:53 4
- So, you took her to cancel out your vote? -- nm - ST Supreme Leader Spawn Oct 28, 07:43
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  - She votes every 4 years (at least) as far as I know. - ty97 Oct 28, 06:55
- Say hi to your mom for me! -- nm - znufrii wants pie Oct 28, 06:54
Study Breaks Long-Standing Stereotypes and Shows Gamers are More Social, More Active and More Valuable as Consumers than Non-Gamers...(link) - Walt_Disney Oct 28, 06:53
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SQL question: is there a function that finds the [item] that shows up the most in a query? - JaxSean Oct 28, 06:52 6
- SELECT lastname, COUNT(name) as freq FROM table GROUP BY lastname ORDER BY freq ASC. Then take the first result. -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 07:08 4
  - Yeah, I think this is about where I'm getting. Infortunately, I have to nest the above in another query. - JaxSean Oct 28, 07:14 2
    - that would have been ORDER BY freq DESC also (it's too early). What's the other query? -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 07:15 1
      - here's the whole thing: - JaxSean Oct 28, 07:24
  - sorry, that's COUNT(lastname) -- nm - kilboooo Oct 28, 07:11
- i don't think so -- nm - decline Oct 28, 07:03
My brother's dog (who we are watching for a month) is a toal Linus. - ty97 Oct 28, 06:51
*touches B2's pancakes* -- nm - znufrii wants pie Oct 28, 06:51
Who would have thought the Wassup guys would get a 16th minute? -- (link) - Reagen Oct 28, 06:50 [youtube]
It is now 1 week until the election. - JaxSean Oct 28, 06:50 16
- And 8 days until the losing party starts planning for the next one. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 28, 07:05 1
  - Sarah Palin has already started planning for 2012 -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 28, 07:17
- seriously. then the finger pointing and whining starts. -- nm - colin Oct 28, 06:58 2
  - woo! my favorite part! -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 07:00
  - at least at that point it's out of "our" hands. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 07:00
- Hooray! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 28, 06:53
- what election? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 06:52 9
  - TT Supreme Leader -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 06:52 5
    - elections? how quaint. -- nm - TT Supreme Leader znufrii Oct 28, 06:55
    - is this the same as Compound Leader? -- nm - Beaker Oct 28, 06:54 2
      - Compound Leader will be decided by an impromptu death pit match -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 06:54 1
        
        Pixie just got mutiliated by every member of the Compound roster. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 06:56
    - I'm voting for Bippy. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 28, 06:53
  - THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIMES!!! - JaxSean Oct 28, 06:52 2
    - HSX most schmoozing blogger???? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 28, 06:54 1
      - *votes for Treehard* -- nm - Beaker Oct 28, 06:54

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