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If you're in Thailand you can relax now. Bangkok protests 'under control' -- (link) - Loyola Apr 13, 11:21
LYC: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH!!!!!!!!!!!! - TaurusII Apr 13, 11:16 4
- slickertalk.com? -- nm - mara Apr 13, 11:19 2
  - Is how I posted this. But I fear it's only a matter of time..... -- nm - TaurusII Apr 13, 11:20 1
    - if it gets bad enough, and the three existing domains get popped ... I can start adding more ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 12:08
- hsxtt.com? -- nm - zork Apr 13, 11:18
Porn star Marilyn Chambers has died. -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:13 6
- Holy cow...any cause? She wasn't that old, was she? nm -- nm - Jim Apr 13, 11:16 4
  - She would have been 57 next week. Her daughter found her dead at her residence. -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:17 3
    - Probably was a hard lived life for several of those years too. Very well could be natural causes. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 11:19 2
      - Early speculation is overdose of pills and alcohol -- nm - eag Apr 13, 11:20 1
        
        Or not. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 11:22
- asphyxiation? -- nm - zork Apr 13, 11:16
Wow, Harry Kalas was found dead at 12:30pm today -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 11:02 5
- Reading the story sounds similar to how Don Drysdale died - eag Apr 13, 11:12
- Is this the Phillies announcer? I thought they found him unconscious this morning in the booth? -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 11:08 2
  - He is but he's probably better known as the NFL Films guy. -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:10 1
    - Thought so. While I was at lunch I was listening to the rebroadcast of the Fox Radio's First Team (pre 9am east coast) and they reported it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 11:15
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So in relationship news, this whole getting married thing? Not so sure it's going to happen. - pmb Apr 13, 11:01 35
- Ok...seeing that your daughter is 16, it makes my thoughts the same as my initial thought... - Jim Apr 13, 11:27 1
  - I generally agree with this, but the difficulty is that the reality is much less rational than this. - pmb Apr 13, 11:37
- I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope you can work this out somehow. You so deserve to be happy. -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 11:22
- Can't help but put myself in your shoes... I'd be just as confused and lost. Best wishes moving forward. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 11:21
- dude, I am so so sorry. this couldn't happen to a nicer guy. you so don't deserve this. I'll say two things, neither of which will be very helpful. - mandy lane has totally lost track of days Apr 13, 11:19 1
  - Thanks. - pmb Apr 13, 11:29
- I feel a body blow just reading this. Esp. given your previous posts about it. - con_carne Apr 13, 11:18
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- pmb... - Andie Apr 13, 11:16 1
  - It's really not an option right now. There's too much going on. - pmb Apr 13, 11:24
- perhaps she is using some of these things to cover her own doubts? -- nm - zork Apr 13, 11:16
- My question for you is...how old are your daughters? nm - Jim Apr 13, 11:16
- sorry to hear. Sounds so difficult from all aspects - CQ Apr 13, 11:12 1
  - Agreed - such a tough situation to be in. -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 11:12
- My advice, get rid of her. -- nm - Loyola Apr 13, 11:10 11
  - and we have a new contender for a-hole of the month -- nm - CQ Apr 13, 11:19 5
    - Hey now! -- nm - steve114 Apr 13, 11:23
    - That escalated really fast. -- nm - Loyola Apr 13, 11:21 3
      - nmb Loyola - Andie Apr 13, 11:23 2
        
        Think of it as advice more than a command, as such. -- nm - Loyola Apr 13, 11:26 1
        
        well, as "advice" goes, it kind of sucks. -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 11:31
  - 1.) WTF? - Spawn Apr 13, 11:17
  - my advice to you - don't be a jerk. -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 11:14
  - My advice, don't bother giving personal advice on ST. -- nm - mara Apr 13, 11:13 2
    - Winner, winner, chicken dinner. -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:19
    - And, be more sensitive - con_carne Apr 13, 11:14
- Wow, no idea how I'd handle all of that. Very sorry to hear that things have taken this route. -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 11:08
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- So, so sorry. WIsh I had some good advice, but it seems you are doing what needs to be done, but damn. -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 11:06
- I consider you a friend, so I would like to ask you something. Would you prefer sympathy or advice? Whatever you want is yours. -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:06 5
  - Thanks. I guess some of both. Not that I'll necessarily take the advice, but I need to think things through in these circumstances and hearing other - pmb Apr 13, 11:10 4
    - Your finance is going to be family, but your daughter *is* family. No shame in your reaction, what-so-ever. - Spawn Apr 13, 11:14 3
      - It is completely unfair on my daughter's part. - pmb Apr 13, 11:18 2
        
        I hate to say it, but as a child of divorce I side with your finace here. - Spawn Apr 13, 11:22 1
        
        Word. -- nm - Jim Apr 13, 11:30
IANAL, but found a site that says most prenups don't expire. "There are no statistics on sunset clauses, but most attorneys say they are atypical. - mara Apr 13, 10:51 5
- The real issue I would guess for Gibson is that when they married he had really only done Mad Max. The vast majority of his money has been made while they were married. -- nm - Ender Apr 13, 10:53 1
  - and even if that wasn't the case, I can't say that I'd feel sorry for him. ;) -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 10:53
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  - Ah, interesting, thanks. -- nm - mara Apr 13, 11:13 1
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TAR spoiler question - prayformojo Apr 13, 10:50 22
- My spoiler question....Did anyone else notice.... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 11:13 1
  - Yes, it was no notable I wonder if an entire leg was unaired. -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:24
- In season one - Reagen Apr 13, 10:55 5
  - Along those lines, does anyone ever remember a leg where two teams screwed up that huge simultaneously? -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:01 3
    - Not as big, but my favorite multiple-group screwup is still the unleaded gas in the diesel engine. -- nm - Ender Apr 13, 11:08
    - i have a hard time believing that it was a coincidence that (sp) - prayformojo Apr 13, 11:06 1
      - My thoughts... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 11:09
  - OH! Right, I forgot about that. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 10:56
- (spoils) - Beryllium Apr 13, 10:51 13
  - you sure? - prayformojo Apr 13, 10:52 12
    - yep, it was (spoils) - Jovian Apr 13, 10:54
    - You have the second ones cut in half. It was.... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 10:54 7
      - but to their credit they got through without doing anything racist. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 10:56 6
        
        Jaime! -- nm - Mauer++ Apr 13, 10:58 2
        
        what is with all these foreigners and their insistence on speaking things other than English? -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 10:59 1
        
        You could -never- afford a BMW, Mr. Taxi Driver! -- nm - Mauer++ Apr 13, 11:00
        
        did you mean this to belong in the Mel Gibson thread? -- nm - zork Apr 13, 10:57
        
        from the look he was giving last night, - prayformojo Apr 13, 10:57 1
        
        spoilers - Mauer++ Apr 13, 10:59
    - (spoils) - Beryllium Apr 13, 10:53 2
      - right you are. thanks -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 10:55
      - "But even if you're right, it'd be 1 plus 1 plus 2 plus 1, not 1 plus 2 plus 1 plus 1..." -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 10:54
senior TA for next year ABCD? my prospective senior TA for next year wanted to talk to me urgently - mandy lane has totally lost track of days Apr 13, 10:47 15
- congratulations to con carne, winner of a penn state blue star! -- nm - mandy lane has totally lost track of days Apr 13, 11:05 1
  - Yay! -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 11:09
- C. And he's stupid for thinking c is unprofessional -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 10:53
- b -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 10:52
- d -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 10:50
- d - celedhring Apr 13, 10:50 2
  - But will you do *anything* to get it? -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 10:51 1
    - Yes, I would even *gasp*... work. -- nm - celedhring Apr 13, 10:53
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- d -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 10:48
- b -- nm - Shaun Apr 13, 10:48
- B and C -- nm - zork Apr 13, 10:48
- D! -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 10:48
- c -- nm - Ender Apr 13, 10:47
- c -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 10:47
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- Dear ML, so's your face. -- nm - Gmail Apr 13, 10:46 1
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From b2 -- The film I would add to the TCM list is Fellowship of the Ring - Fuzzy Apr 13, 10:37 19
- That's not a huge influential deal imo. That's just economics of massive productions -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 11:00
- also, for the attention to detail in costuming, jewelry, weapons, sets, etc. I went to the display we had here ... - zork Apr 13, 10:41
- Matrix and Back to the Future did that for their sequels, before LOTR. - celedhring Apr 13, 10:40 14
  - but filming 2 and 3 after a successful 1 is much different than committing to 1,2,3 before any revenues come in -- nm - zork Apr 13, 10:45 5
    - Yes, but how can it be influential in that arena when no other franchise has done that since. -- nm - Ender Apr 13, 10:49 3
      - which is why I mentioned the artistry of the crafts (above) -- nm - zork Apr 13, 10:50 2
        
        Has that worked its way into other films since then either? -- nm - Ender Apr 13, 10:54 1
        
        no, I was thinking innovative (or thereabouts) rather than influential -- nm - zork Apr 13, 10:56
    - Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 10:48
  - Back to the Future did? I did not know that. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 13, 10:41 2
    - Yes, 2 and 3 were shot back to back. - celedhring Apr 13, 10:43
    - I think 2 and 3 were done at virtually the same time; it led to some complications in Fox's private life -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 10:42
  - Oh wait, I just had a brain fart about Matrix. Scrap that. -- nm - celedhring Apr 13, 10:41 4
    - was the planning for LOTR possibly before Matrix? -- nm - zork Apr 13, 10:42 3
      - No, no I was wrong. Principal photography for LOTR came first. - celedhring Apr 13, 10:44 2
        
        I suppose the point isn't who did it first. It's really about which one had the most influence on the film industry. - Fuzzy Apr 13, 10:46 1
        
        I agree on that. It's like who discovered America. - celedhring Apr 13, 10:51
- Such as Pirates 2 and 3? -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 10:39 1
  - Thank you! ST really is smarter!! -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 13, 10:40
LIR - Amanda if that kid does not show up with Lemon Doughnuts he must fail for not even paying attention - Epiphany Apr 13, 10:37 2
- And if he *does* show up with lemon doughnuts?? -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 10:39 1
  - well we know my standard answer for this - Epiphany Apr 13, 10:40
Did we do a weekend movie poll yet? Yes Man C+, Bedtime Stories C, Doubt B+. - kelly Apr 13, 10:36 22
- Yes Man....C+ -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 10:59
- Dragonball Evolution F, Duplicity B -- nm - ceregon Apr 13, 10:46
- Observe and Report: ?+ *NM* - Ender Apr 13, 10:44
- Miracle at St Anna (A), X Files Season 1 Disc 4 A -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 10:44
- Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist...B+ (Cute story, cute chicks, nothing really goes down) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 10:40
- Entourage Season 4, A, rewatch of Brotherhood of the Wolf, B, it is so very....French!! hey Kelly - Epiphany Apr 13, 10:39 1
  - Hmm, I don't know. (spoils) - kelly Apr 13, 10:51
- Undercover Brother: A; The Terminator: B/B+; Wedding Crashers: B- -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 10:38 1
  - Solid. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 13, 10:42
- No movies, but I caught up on TSCC series one: B- - celedhring Apr 13, 10:38
- about half of a tv-edited version of The Departed. - znufrii Apr 13, 10:38 3
  - "Forget you!" -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 10:40
  - LOL - I can not even imagine -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 10:39 1
    - not as painful as being continually interrupted by promos for Snakes on a Plane on FX - znufrii Apr 13, 10:48
- The Day the Earth Stood Still remake (D+), Matrix Reloaded (A-), The Breakfast Club (A). -- nm - Don Homer Apr 13, 10:37 4
  - I think a D+ is being generous. (spoils) - Stephen Apr 13, 10:42 3
    - It was an F, imo. Just a horrible movie. -- nm - Shaun Apr 13, 10:44 2
      - worst movie of 2008 imo nm - Jovian Apr 13, 10:50
      - We bought this on blu-ray. I have no idea why. - Stephen Apr 13, 10:46
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  - I have no idea how Knowing is getting positive WOM and showing some legs. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 13, 10:42
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars, C -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 10:36
The short first round of the NHL playoffs was more justified when it was 16 out of 21 teams getting in. - Reagen Apr 13, 10:35 7
- I'd say even drop down to 65 games (idk), but having the Finals end in June is sort of silly imo. -- nm - Shaun Apr 13, 10:41 3
  - The issue is that fall hockey hits the US teams very hard. It's a significant difference in Oct-Nov attendance and... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 10:42 2
    - No doubt. On a positive note about the playoff format, it's a 2 month grind and the team who wins completely earns it. -- nm - Shaun Apr 13, 10:47 1
      - I'd give it to the team with the least playoff beards - zork Apr 13, 10:49
- Yep. And for Shaun, the only reason the brackets were locked was that you had to play out of the Norris, Patrick, Smythe and Adams divisions... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 10:39
- also nice about less playoff games is that you wouldn't have to wait at least a day between games (and in the final that can be so brutal) -- nm - Johnny Rotten Apr 13, 10:37 1
  - freakin' autonick (again) -- nm - zork Apr 13, 10:43
I am not rolling this board again -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 10:33 1
- liar. you lie lie lie lie lie -- nm - Johnny Rotten Apr 13, 10:35

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