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have you picked your turtle in the National Geographic Great Turtle Race? (they hit the seas on Thursday!) -- (link) - Andie Apr 13, 08:01
sitwap? i love that in googe images you can now specify a color in your search -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 13, 08:00
Another alternate take on the pirates -- (link) - mara Apr 13, 07:57 1
- that's not a link to that big budget porn movie -- nm - zork Apr 13, 08:01
LYC: A good friend helped book/ run all UMD's concerts, fun rider info inside - MDH Apr 13, 07:54
a Golf pro was once asked, how it feels when ten thousand people applaud. - marcel Apr 13, 07:48 [youtube] 2
- Simon's got 2 angles on this. First the talent involved is awesome; but he's gotta be hearing cash registers. - Will Hunting Apr 13, 07:51 1
  - If she is half as successful as Paul Potts she will be a success story -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 08:01
AOL's new search engine thingie creates topic-oriendted webpages on the fly. Check out papermaking.love.com (link) - mara Apr 13, 07:47 1
- Here's one for Guy... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 13, 07:49
so, umm, since st knows everything, npr did a story this morning about a guy who went to africa to trace the history of a musical instrument - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 07:47 5
- Bela Fleck (i'm listenting to it right now) -- nm - pigby Apr 13, 07:55
- 1) wait more than two minutes before getting mean. 2) check npr.org. -- nm - mandy lane has lost track of days Apr 13, 07:51 2
  - I was being mean? - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 07:52 1
    - link -- (link) - mandy lane has lost track of days Apr 13, 07:54 [Backboard]
- fine, whatever, I will find it myself. -- nm - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 07:49
STIS: Neftlix Question regarding extra disc - MDH Apr 13, 07:47
Billy Bob's concert rider for the Boxmasters tour of 2008. What a fucking douche. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 13, 07:45 11
- All things considered, that seems a fairly reasonable rider. - Ender Apr 13, 08:01
- how can smoking on stage be "a part of the show" -- nm - zork Apr 13, 07:59 2
  - Lot of concert venues do not allow smoking at all for the audience -- nm - amoxy Apr 13, 08:01
  - Oh, come on. -- nm - Eddie Van Halen Apr 13, 08:01
- I love how they request insane amounts of food/ drink, you know they stock up for home! -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 07:50 2
  - well, they do have roadie staff etc that i assume they provide for. -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 07:59 1
    - And if you have a few more guests then the free food/drink can go pretty quickly. -- nm - Ender Apr 13, 08:03
- Yes - BBT is the King of all Doucheteria, but that is a rider for the 2008 tour which *could be* different from a rider for 2009. -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 07:49 2
  - yeah, he's had more time to inflate his ego and think of more crap to ask for. -- nm - zork Apr 13, 07:56 1
    - heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 07:59
- "you were instructed not to talk about that" - zork Apr 13, 07:47
numerology, black cat superstition, and karma gems assembled in Canada -- nm - zork Apr 13, 07:44
Mars Attacks!!! is on now :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 13, 07:38 8
- What a horrible movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 07:39 6
  - word -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 08:02
  - I remember liking it, in an off-the-wall comedy kind of way -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 07:53
  - it's pritty funny i like it -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 13, 07:51
  - guilty pleasure -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 07:49
  - I think my brother had some of the trading cards that it was based on -- nm - zork Apr 13, 07:42
  - It's not very good, but at least it's a big step up from the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 13, 07:40
- OMG! *Unplugs TV* -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 07:39
Cool Google ads on this board right now, about prophecy and stuff. -- nm - mara Apr 13, 07:32 3
- and a book about crop cirkles and UFOs in the bible -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 13, 07:39
- I was getting "Spy HSX Sunglasses" when I clicked to here, Movie Theaters and CPK -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 07:38
- I clicked on your post, and got Progressive with Big Name Tag Flo -- nm - Redmond Apr 13, 07:35
Next major metropolitan newspaper to fold... -- (link) - znufrii Apr 13, 07:18 9
- Pretty grim in the Globe newsroom and around the city - Harry Lime Apr 13, 07:32 5
  - it would suck if the only paper there was the Herald. *shudder* - znufrii Apr 13, 07:34 4
    - That would be honestly awful. -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 07:51 1
      - but would anybody notice, I guess, is the real question. -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 07:55
    - They should sell their interests in the Red Sox and NECN first. - Harry Lime Apr 13, 07:37 1
      - I'm pretty sure a deal for their stake in the Sox is in the works, if it hasn't already happened. -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 07:38
- Are the newspapers around the world noticing this trend? Are they trying to change their model? - Subversive Apr 13, 07:26 2
  - Investigative reporting would be crippled. It's already hurting. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 13, 07:37
  - The St. Louis Post-Dispatch just totally redid itself. - Jim Apr 13, 07:32
also, I am using a new keyboard at work, and I keep hitting the wrong keys. - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 07:16
my only ike post for the day, I have cultural treaties/things available to those who want/need them. -- nm - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 07:11 3
- 2 pls? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 13, 07:13 2
  - You can only do 1 with each other player. -- nm - psilotum Apr 13, 07:42
  - I have 4 availab.e -- nm - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 07:15
what a difference 45 years makes -- (link) - znufrii Apr 13, 07:05
I'm not a religious man but: God please grant me the strength to get through these next two weeks. -- nm - Dano Apr 13, 07:02 3
- Sure thing Dano. Would you like fries with that? -- nm - God Apr 13, 07:34 2
  - Who knew you could find God at Arby's? -- nm - TaurusII Apr 13, 07:44 1
    - Most people who've eaten at Arby's.... - Will Hunting Apr 13, 07:45
Ok Sarah Connor spoiler questions here for those who watched: - Jim Apr 13, 06:57 19
- Question (since the show is unlikely to return): Does it end in a way that feels largely complete? - Cuzzin Todd Apr 13, 07:25 1
  - Well...if you look at it from one angle, kinda sorta. I mean, you can make a connection between the end of this season - Jim Apr 13, 07:27
- My thoughts... - Mel Profit Apr 13, 07:04 16
  - Ok...so we saw it the same way then. (spoilers) - Jim Apr 13, 07:19 2
    - I'd forgotten the... - Mel Profit Apr 13, 07:21 1
      - Exactly. (spoils) - Jim Apr 13, 07:25
  - On the first point (spoils) - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 07:17 12
    - *rallies around T3* -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 07:28 6
      - agreed...that's a gutsy ending that deserves to be applauded. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 13, 07:29 5
        
        The ending of T3 was great to see. It pretty much was the only advancement in story that whole movie gave us. Otherwise it was just a showcase for - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 07:34 2
        
        I will be very pissed off if they take the mythos in the line of an unsuccessful tv show - Will Hunting Apr 13, 07:41 1
        
        Oh we could go in circles to the point of aneurysms on this point. I am cool with the time travel convention used now. I would use future - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 07:47
        
        I liked T3 a lot. If only they (spoils) - Jim Apr 13, 07:31 1
        
        I didn't even mind her presence. - Will Hunting Apr 13, 07:31
    - Thank for confirming... - Mel Profit Apr 13, 07:23
    - Definitely (spoils) - Jim Apr 13, 07:21 3
      - Yes, I believe the writers did a pretty good job of (spoils) - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 07:29 2
        
        True. That still won't stop me from wanting to pipe-bomb Fox if they cancel the show. -- nm - Jim Apr 13, 07:33 1
        
        I agree. It makes me hungry for more. EW.com has a recap of this last ep in their PopWatch section with nearly 330 replies to the article (I replied - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 07:37
just saw on the backboards that Loosi is in a landing party and wearing a red shirt ... did she never watch Star Trek? -- nm - zork Apr 13, 06:56 5
- "Oh crap" -- nm - Ensign Timmy Apr 13, 07:00 4
  - "The landing party will consist of, me, Mr Spock, Dr McCoy and Ensign Timmy" -- nm - Capt Kirk 5 seconds before Apr 13, 07:01 3
    - Crewman #6!!!!! -- nm - TaurusII Apr 13, 07:44 2
      - and to think that they need to go to the Academy for several years for that -- nm - zork Apr 13, 07:46 1
        
        maybe there's a crash course for the red shirts .. -- nm - marcel Apr 13, 07:49
trying to downlod a driver for something, but the company' -- nm - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 06:46 1
- s website doesnt seem to want to give me the correct driver. -- nm - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 06:46
Dawson: ygFBm! -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 13, 06:40 1
- did you find out where you're assigned? -- nm - mandy lane has lost track of days Apr 13, 07:41
It's really ugly here today weather-wise. -- nm - Dano Apr 13, 06:29 13
- snowing here, not staying thoughthankfully. Have about two dozen robins pecking around in the backyard -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 06:42
- it's like 40 here. in april? what? -- nm - mandy lane has lost track of days Apr 13, 06:35 5
  - if you were in texas, it would be warmer. -- nm - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 07:16 1
    - only slightly -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 07:31
  - it *really* needs to warm the heck up already -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 06:47 2
    - totally. poor newton is lonely. -- nm - mandy lane has lost track of days Apr 13, 07:06
    - Global Warming is scientific hookum! -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 06:54
- Rain is good, makes pollen go away. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 06:32 4
  - Yeah, but I could do without the 35 mph wind gusts and the power blinking off here. -- nm - Dano Apr 13, 06:36 1
    - We had 1 flicker a little bit ago, must be worse further South -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 06:38
  - but then it comes back the next day with a vengeance. -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 06:32 1
    - Not if it rains then too. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 06:33
- Our dreary rain is beautiful, imo -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 13, 06:30
Repost - 110 year overdue library book returned -- (link) - Beaker Apr 13, 06:17 [Backboard]
*jealous* -- (link) - znufrii Apr 13, 06:16 12
- Depending where you went, a North American salary would stretch considerably further. -- nm - Subversive Apr 13, 07:22
- Actually you probably could if you had to. I'm surprised at how far I'm stretching my severance and unemployment. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 13, 06:27 3
  - not in NYC, at any rate... -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 07:23 2
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      - fortunately that's still on - znufrii Apr 13, 07:35
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  - seems like a fun opportunity to get away from it all for a year, provided it's enough to live off of. - znufrii Apr 13, 06:20 5
    - and to know that'll you have a job when you come back. -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 06:22 4
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        See, here i thought you'd be more concerned with your ability to survive a year-long drinking binge. :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 06:26 2
        
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        but how many years worth of drinking could you fit into 12 months, if you didn't have work getting in the way? :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 06:32
gah! I made a doctor's appointment 3 months ago, and it's either today or 2 weeks from now. - znufrii Apr 13, 06:13 3
- If only the doctor had some sort of communications device where you could contact their office and ask... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 13, 06:14 1
  - I was just going to do that when I found the email. :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 06:17
- found it - znufrii Apr 13, 06:14
47 Year Old on Britain's Got Talent, Really Surprises Judges - MDH Apr 13, 06:10 [youtube] 3
- this is another fun one posted yesterday -- (link) - Beaker Apr 13, 06:23 [Backboard] 1
  - that was just *fantastic.* and it gets better as it goes! -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 06:37
- she looks about 60! ack! (she's ***great*** though). -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 06:17
6 hrs til my interview. - kelly Apr 13, 06:08 25
- Knock 'em dead! -- nm - TaurusII Apr 13, 07:42
- You'll do awesome. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 13, 07:09
- *crossing fingers* -- nm - Dano Apr 13, 06:57
- Good luck! -- nm - amoxy Apr 13, 06:38
- Do it. Do it. -- nm - Starsky si Apr 13, 06:36 1
  - I love that I knew who posted this before I scrolled over the name. - kelly Apr 13, 06:38
- break a leg! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 06:31
- good luck! -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 06:23
- is this the job with will's company? good luck!!! -- nm - mandy lane has lost track of days Apr 13, 06:23 8
  - No, this is for the company I'm at now, for the position I'm currently in. - kelly Apr 13, 06:25 7
    - oh, you're trying to temp to perm? good luck!!! -- nm - mandy lane has lost track of days Apr 13, 06:32 6
      - I'm trying...along with half the department! -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 06:40 5
        
        If I may make a suggestion... - znufrii Apr 13, 06:49 4
        
        Pour some Colon-Blow in the coffee pots. - Will Hunting Apr 13, 07:03 1
        
        corollary: avoid the office coffee today. -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 07:05
        
        ha. :) -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 06:50 1
        
        equally effective against pirates and scheming cow orkers -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 06:58
- rock it! -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 13, 06:22 1
  - ~Satellite of love~ -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 07:46
- you will do well - you can do this! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 06:16
- good luck, kid -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 06:14
- Deep breaths. Just focus on breathing. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 06:10 1
  - I think I need to focus on saying the right answers! :p - kelly Apr 13, 06:13
- Good Luck! -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 06:10
- *crosses fingers* - znufrii Apr 13, 06:09

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