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Holy crap CNN front page....is Phil Spector actually Clay Aiken's Dad? -- (link) - ty97 Apr 13, 14:09 1
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STIS: Does anyone have a working link the the Efron/ Kathy lee skit from SNL, or the Kanye gay Fish? - MDH Apr 13, 14:09 4
- I watched the Kanye Gay Fish on southparkstudios.com -- nm - DreadPR Apr 13, 15:51
- If there were any, it would be on hulu -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 14:10
- is it not on YouTube?? -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 14:09 1
  - Nope, Kanye has been removed, and SNL I can't find there or Hulu -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 14:11
I'm looking forward to the results for this weekend prediction game over on Facebook. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 13:53 2
- from backboards: Bery, there really is no point in putting my first book in the Slakershop since it's from 2002 and no one would care by this point. - Qale Apr 13, 14:04 1
  - k. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 14:14
If anyone needs to fly from Boston to LA anytime until the end of May (including Memorial Day Weekend), now's the time to book. - Diva Apr 13, 13:46 1
- Need to? Hell no. Might just for the eff of it? Why not? - TFox Apr 13, 13:56
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- Your IM: That;s because his hair has been relatively normal -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 13:48 1
  - spoiler above !!! -- nm - zork Apr 13, 13:49
"I strongly recommend using [name of law firm] if you are going through a divorce. My wife did, and I'm still paying for it." - znufrii Apr 13, 13:39 2
- that's awesome. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:45 1
  - I'm also a fan of the meta-testimonial. - znufrii Apr 13, 13:53
I take it that this is an Ikariam clone ... Travian -- (link) - zork Apr 13, 13:38 4
- I've seen Travian around at least as long as Ikariam. - Stephen Apr 13, 13:49
- If you do don't bother with a glass island. -- nm - lileve Apr 13, 13:39 2
  - in Ike or Trav? -- nm - zork Apr 13, 13:45 1
    - Ika -- nm - lileve Apr 13, 13:45
STIS:Can the xbox 360 use a USB flash drive to put saves on? TIA. -- nm - lileve Apr 13, 13:37 1
- Yes, I believe so. -- nm - Subversive Apr 13, 13:41
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- The scouting report on him is that he has phenomenal hands and runs crisp routes. His stats are deflated by playing on a run-first team. - David Apr 13, 14:18
According to ESPN's MLB power rankings, there's nowhere to go for the Braves but down. - David Apr 13, 13:33 5
- Go Jays! - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 14:04 4
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    - I thought so too. (Of course, August is almost nothing but AL-East.) - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 14:14
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    - That's Cito Gaston & hitting coach Gene Tennace right there. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 14:08
and my own points post....20k on .org! - Stephen Apr 13, 13:30 4
- I passed vermin again on the com side. - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 13:32 2
  - I think I'm making pretty good progress on .com, but I'm not at home nearly enough to feel like i'm keeping up with everything I could be doing. -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 13:51 1
    - (and I'm pretty sure my cities will have run out of wine again by the time I get home tonight.) -- nm - znufrii Apr 13, 13:52
- You and crash will soon catch me. -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 13:31
Kind of along the lines of part of pmb's situation, ladies how would you feel about moving into your so's "bachelor pad" - Stephen Apr 13, 13:28 48
- my bf has such a bachelor pad. he and his roommate even have a Joey and Chandler setup. - kare Apr 13, 13:55 18
  - omg, and i forgot about the 80's oak mirrored-headboard-and-two-nightstands-in-one -solid-piece bed - kare Apr 13, 14:12
  - Yeah, white walls suck. I much prefer my crinkly Slayer, Pantera and Cannibal Corpse band posters -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 14:03
  - ugh...white walls. - Stephen Apr 13, 13:59 12
    - i'm a fan of light colors, for the most part. but at least warm the place up a little! -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:00 11
      - You know what warms up the place? Heat. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:00 10
        
        so color doesn't really matter to you - sweet! -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:01 9
        
        Sure it does. White is just fine. - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:02 8
        
        well, i'm not talking about making a house sellable. besides, haven't you ever seen "designed to sell?" -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:04 7
        
        *looks around* All the time. - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:05 6
        
        You have to admit though, the bathroom looks pretty nice. -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 14:10 1
        
        Yeah, it does. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:11
        
        i'm just saying, white isn't the only way to make a room neutral and expansive-feeling -- (link) - kare Apr 13, 14:10 1
        
        (this sounded grumpier than i intended!) -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:12
        
        what you want when you are selling is people to be able to see themselves living there. so you go for neutrals - but warm, and furniture that shows - Andie Apr 13, 14:07 1
        
        *turns up the heat* - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:08
  - this is the time when you start trying to hook the room-mate up with a new girlfriend. - Andie Apr 13, 13:58 2
    - if only he'd put down the video game controller long enough to get out of the house and meet someone! -- nm - kare Apr 13, 13:59
    - This will not end well... -- nm - Stephen Apr 13, 13:59
- well, as long as he's open to changes stylistically, i wouldn't really have any issue with that. -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 13:37 3
  - "Raccoons? Seriously?" nm - your hypothetical bachelor SO Apr 13, 13:40 2
    - That's what you get for dating Cyril Sneer. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 13:49 1
      - Andie == Cyril ?? - zork Apr 13, 13:51
- I'd be okay with it. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:37
- I read that as "son's bachelor pad" and wondered about you for a moment -- nm - zork Apr 13, 13:36
- *whistles innocently* - kelly Apr 13, 13:34 13
  - What are decorations? - Will Hunting Apr 13, 13:40 1
    - Eh, you know, I could still hang pictures and whatnot. - kelly Apr 13, 13:41
  - lacey doilies? or did you simply put up a shower curtain - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:37 10
    - Shower curtain and the quilt, mainly. - kelly Apr 13, 13:39 2
      - LOL!! IM - ST will now start a bidding war to woo you away from Will. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:42 1
        
        wasn't there already one after she posted pics of her in that Supes shirt? -- nm - zork Apr 13, 13:48
    - maybe there was one but it was clear - zork Apr 13, 13:39 3
      - babyee - I got that walk around open stone encased shower - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:40 2
        
        nice! - zork Apr 13, 13:42 1
        
        they seem so decadent but they were a standard in some of the newer homes going up 5 years ago. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:48
    - took down the star wars sheets that were thumb tacked up as curtains. - Andie Apr 13, 13:38 2
      - Star WARS!? STAR WARS!???!?!?!?!?!? - Will Hunting Apr 13, 13:44
      - L3! someone on this board likely did this very thing -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:42
- depends how bad the dude's taste is. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:29 8
  - Penthouse wallpaper and a coffee table made of plywood and old tires -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:36 7
    - twin recliners with table in between with beer coaster and remote line-up. - kare Apr 13, 13:59 2
      - Ha! I had the gas pump dispenser for my rum!!! - Stephen Apr 13, 14:00 1
        
        Evapa..what? Drink it faster! I thought you were a military man! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:03
    - why do I get the feeling this is a true story? -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:47 3
      - heh - I'll never tell - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:50 2
        
        *phew* and here I thought it was the dead body buried under the floorboards that you were smelling. - professional gambler ex Apr 13, 13:54
        
        oh my, that's unnerving. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:53
Krusty: I noticed that when I hit 22K I suddenly gained a lot of points without buying ships. must be some kind of building level. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:25 14
- The more it costs to build something the more points you gain. But... - Krusty Apr 13, 13:27 11
  - How long does it take for th epoints to show? The last cargo ship I bought caused no immediate change. -- nm - Spawn Apr 13, 13:30 5
    - scores are updated at :26 after the hours. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:31
    - The scores update twice an hour, I forget the exact time. Mel posted it last week. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 13:30 3
      - Ah. Thanks. The other night when I was posting my scores I thought it was more frequent than that. - Spawn Apr 13, 13:33 2
        
        Loosi was right about the time. I stopped worrying about my score, I'll get excited when I reach 100k. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 13:37 1
        
        yeah, me too. at this level the scores are very volatile. I could easily hit 50 if that's all I wanted. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:46
  - yeah. well, I hope all you people are buidling adequate military, dignan.. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:28 4
    - Some are but too many aren't. A few have ramped up their military over the last week or so. Looks better than a week ago. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 13:30 3
      - I'm going to say right now, if people have not built up their military properly, don't come crying to the alliance when you're attacked. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:32 2
        
        The trust that everyone ought to be able to defend themselves has always been explicit in ImpL. And since the guidelines are now spelled out on the - con_carne Apr 13, 13:37
        
        I said something similar last week. People need to be able to defend themselves and not rely on the alliance unless it's way more than they can - Krusty Apr 13, 13:35
- Just about at 26 right now. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:26 1
  - probably a research was completed -- nm - CQ Apr 13, 13:27
(lydc: This week marks my ten year TT/ST anniversary.) nm - Dignan Apr 13, 13:23 14
- Nice! I'm not even close to a decade yet. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 13:39
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  - Ouch. When is the groinflesh anniversary? nm - Dignan Apr 13, 13:33
- I guess that's why I remember 1998 so fondly. -- nm - David Apr 13, 13:29 2
  - You remember 1998 through a misty red haze of rage and bloodlust, Mr. Most Improved. nm - Dignan Apr 13, 13:31 1
    - I think 1998 was when I was reigning Best Poster. I didn't improve from that for a couple of years. It's the Albert Pujols Conundrum. -- nm - David Apr 13, 13:48
- Mine is either very soon or has just passed. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 13:27 1
  - And by just passed, I mean July 6th last year. (Logged in to check.) Wow. Didn't realize that at all. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 13:55
- Congrats, newbie -- nm - JD Apr 13, 13:25
- *I* don't care. -- nm - Anakin Skywalker Apr 13, 13:25 2
  - (lydc means "like you don't care", right?) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 13:26 1
    - Of course. nm - Dignan Apr 13, 13:32
- *breaks open the henkell trocken.* - Andie Apr 13, 13:24 1
  - LYC: I prefer the cheaper Rosato Bambino - zork Apr 13, 13:25
Big Turtle & Little Turtle -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 13:23 1
- ack should have gone under the stuff animal question -- nm - prayformojo Apr 13, 13:24
lyc - I think my interview went okay. - kelly Apr 13, 13:23 2
- enough time for baked good bribery - get to work!! kidding good luck. I hope you get it. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:24
- Good luck and I hope you get it! -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 13:24
BTW, there is a different Falcons/Chiefs rumor that is our first round pick for Gonzalez and Hali. - David Apr 13, 13:21 3
- when has dorsey looked like a stud? - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 13:29 2
  - He was first in tackles among rookie down linemen by like a dozen. -- nm - David Apr 13, 13:30 1
    - still not really a stud - tRuMaN with an army of monkeys Apr 13, 13:32
ST Poll -- what was the name(s) of your first stuffed animal(s)? - znufrii Apr 13, 13:20 21
- i think "tag." i got it for christmas and my gran walked by saying she needed something to cut a tag off of a suitcase she just got - kare Apr 13, 14:05
- Teddy :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 13:32 4
  - ...and here he is :) -- (link) - MojaveMeg Apr 13, 13:35 [flickr] 3
    - he's in wonderful shape for his age - zork Apr 13, 13:41
    - awesome! I still have my Holly Hobbie. :) -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 13:40
    - damn, damn blocked at work! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:39
- Ellie the Elephant -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 13:27
- the first one i remember is a pink stuffed elephant. which i think was 'pinky.' so original. - Andie Apr 13, 13:26 6
  - I had a pink stuffed elephant that my parents got me when I had my adenoids removed. - Callisto Apr 13, 13:27 5
    - My bear was also named Teddy. I think most of them are. -- nm - David Apr 13, 13:31
    - oh! you just reminded me - when i got my adenoids out i was allowed to bring my stuffed bunny... - Andie Apr 13, 13:30 1
      - cute story ... - zork Apr 13, 13:34
    - I still have one -- nm - jack dawson SI Apr 13, 13:30 1
      - one adenoid? -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 13:30
- Paddington -- nm - CQ Apr 13, 13:26
- I think he was Teddy but my grandparents had a bunny for visiting kids that I wished every time that they would give to me. -- nm - zork Apr 13, 13:24
- "Zeddy". Canadians should know what that means. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 13:24 1
  - it means you are damn young - zork Apr 13, 13:45
- Cookie -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 13:22
- stuffed teddy bear named Monsieur Lessart (after my grandmother's neighbor). I am sure this was some kind of joke by my dad. - loosilu Apr 13, 13:22
- Mr. Spud. nm - Dignan Apr 13, 13:21
When is the last episode of Chuck? When abouts should we know if this gets re-newed or not? Its driving me nuts. - Jovian Apr 13, 13:19 1
- Sign up to ST Suicide Watch. It's very useful, but requires you to post to ST every five minutes, day and night, or we call the cops. -- nm - Mop (239 lbs) Apr 13, 13:22
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Chip chip hooray!! -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 13:16 2
- heh. - Andie Apr 13, 13:19 1
  - Yeah. - kelly Apr 13, 13:20
Bear Pookey? -- nm - lileve Apr 13, 13:15

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