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So can I expect there to be a sale on lawnmowers at any point before summer hits? - Stephen Apr 13, 15:15 3
- right now I think -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 13, 15:26
- Unless you have a huge lawn, you could consider one of the human powered ones. They're pretty slick and cost less than a gas one. -- (link) - Subversive Apr 13, 15:18
- Shrug. Probably. Home Depot. Kmart. Sears. -- nm - Mop (239 lbs) Apr 13, 15:17
ah fantasy baseball, the joy of watching your starter (Berkman) go 0/3 while your benched backup (Konerko) goes 4/5 with a dinger and 4 RBIs -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 15:10
harry kalas and mark fidrych, baseball players beware -- nm - dogbert183 Apr 13, 15:06 2
- Adenhart makes 3. The rest of the league is safe. - sgtmike Apr 13, 15:09
- The rookie pitcher Adenhart from last week. -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 15:08
BB review. Something, something, t-shirt, cannons. I can't recall and I shouldn't be expected to. -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 14:58
Goldman reports $1.8 billion profit and paves the way to repay its TARP loans http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/news/goldman. earnings.report.fortune/ind -- (link) - sgtmike Apr 13, 14:57 2
- See, I don't get it. People talk about this bailout money like it's stuff that's gone, disappeared. No, it gets paid back. -- nm - Mop (239 lbs) Apr 13, 15:16
- opps, how did I do that. Got trigger happy on the Ctrl-V -- nm - sgtmike Apr 13, 14:58
On a scale of 10, how would you rate the name Quinn for a girl? nm - Dignan Apr 13, 14:56 18
- -10 - Danedukenuuk Apr 13, 15:18
- A little too close to 'quim' for me. (slang for pussy) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 13, 15:11
- 8-9, but I'm southern and used to girls having boy names, family names, or Mama's maiden name as a first name. - Trish Apr 13, 15:09 1
  - My rock band avatar is named Quell Thyself - Subversive Apr 13, 15:13
- You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn. - TWuG Apr 13, 15:06
- IIRC, The Canterbury Tales or The Country Wife uses the word "quinny" as slang for (spoilers) - con_carne Apr 13, 15:00
- 8.5 -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 15:00
- 3, though I'd probably pronounce it like Gwen. (the, my name is like Kale not like Quail nt.) -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:58 2
  - Sorry, but it will always be quail in my head. :) -- nm - Subversive Apr 13, 15:04 1
    - Goddamnit! -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 15:12
- kind of rules out being a doctor.... -- nm - Stewie Apr 13, 14:58
- 7. 8 if there's a family connection being attached. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 14:57
- 1 sorry. -- nm - lileve Apr 13, 14:57
- 0 (zero) - Stephen Apr 13, 14:57 1
  - hmm, I never did fix that, did I ... heheh ... (in PHP, the input-checking function "empty" sees 0 as being empty ... might do the same for "false") -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 14:59
- I don't know if 10 is good or bad, but I don't mind it. -- nm - Subversive Apr 13, 14:57
- I think thats a terrible female name. 2 -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 14:57
- 5. Harley Quinn? 9. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 14:57
ty97: Just because you have a driver's license, doesn't mean you can safely drive an 18 wheeler across the country and outmaneuver Smokey -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 14:47 2
- Watch the spoilers, please. -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 14:53 1
  - especially if theyre loose on the bigrig -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 13, 15:16
Just watching the final final final scene from LOTR ROTK - marcel Apr 13, 14:46 5
- spoiler to your internal message... - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 13, 15:05
- on thing about these films? I think amost every role was perfectly casted. -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 14:56
- (LOTR and Matrix spoilers) - reluctantcynic (en treo) Apr 13, 14:53
- Or it could be Tony Blair. - Trish Apr 13, 14:47 1
  - you have a point there .. -- nm - marcel Apr 13, 14:53
Damn, Billy Bob is being a total dick to Canada. - Trish Apr 13, 14:41 18
- "seem to be very reserved" is an insult? Really? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 13, 15:15 1
  - "mashed potatoes without the gravy." - Dignan Apr 13, 15:18
- the radio interview is the most bizzare thing, its almost as bad as Phoenix's -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 14:54 1
  - Except Joaquin is " acting" like an ass whereas BBT is just a plain ole ASS -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 15:04
- he got booed that night in toronto and then cancelled the rest of his canadian dates. :) -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 14:43 5
  - Really? That's awesome. -- nm - Subversive Apr 13, 14:50 2
    - they claim a band member and some of the crew have the flu, but they'll be fine for their US dates. :) -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 14:52 1
      - Awesome. Awesome awesome awesome. - Subversive Apr 13, 14:55
  - i saw him perform years ago (just before it was announced he and angelina were breaking up...) - Andie Apr 13, 14:45 1
    - ~ Oh I met her at the Tower, we were doing it within an hour ~ - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 14:56
- I believe he has some legit mental health issues. - Reagen Apr 13, 14:42 7
  - See! This is what I'm talking about. - Trish Apr 13, 14:45 6
    - And it's more, "WGAF what a crazy dude thinks?" than being polite on his behalf. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 14:49 2
      - I had to read this about 5 times to figure out what WGAF means. - Subversive Apr 13, 14:54 1
        
        Nah, it took me a minute too. Reagen's gotten all sassy since he got married. - Trish Apr 13, 15:11
    - No pics yet. I landed back in a DEFCON 2 situation at work, so no time. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 14:48 2
      - When you get time to post them, say something :) - Trish Apr 13, 14:55
      - Mason Raymond started dating Elisha Cuthbert? - Subversive Apr 13, 14:52
AP: DA says former major league pitcher Mark Fidrych found dead beneath pickup truck at his Northborough, Mass., home. -- nm - sgtmike Apr 13, 14:40 2
- : ( - Day-um. Him and Kalas on the same day. -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 15:03
- Oh, no. Not the Bird -- nm - CQ Apr 13, 14:42
I have hit the wall - amoxy Apr 13, 14:40 5
- I'm there with you babe--caffeine pills are my best friend right now. - Trish Apr 13, 14:43 1
  - i went home early (4pm) today cause - tRuMaN Apr 13, 15:07
- Don't drool on the mousepad! -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:43
- boobies. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 13, 14:42 1
  - and breakfast sandwiches. - reluctantcynic (en treo) Apr 13, 14:55
ST jinx is in order. Something something is going on in Chicago -- nm - CQ Apr 13, 14:31 3
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  - jinx! -- nm - CQ Apr 13, 14:47 1
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also in today's news: Marilyn Chambers is dead at 56. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 14:30 4
- anyone ever seen Behind the Green door? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 14:31 3
  - Read the Oral History of The Porn Industry last summer and she comes off amongst the best in the lot. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 13, 14:34 1
    - No pun intended I'm sure. Or am I? -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 13, 14:45
  - ages & ages ago. it's the Ivory Snow boxes with her on them, that are worth money -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 14:32
Weesa going hooome! - TFox Apr 13, 14:21 6
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  - You had a great week. Consider me unconcernified. -- nm - TFox Apr 13, 14:30 2
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      - If beating a rare and unique talent like myself is what teaches you the joy of FBB, I'll be glad to have helped. -- nm - TFox Apr 13, 14:34
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  - I would have to be half a man indeed to put any credence in Week 1. - TFox Apr 13, 14:26
kare... - Andie Apr 13, 14:21 4
- laughing. friggin' compromise. ;) -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:23 3
  - Kare - Trish Apr 13, 14:24 2
    - nice!!! -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:26
    - Sounds fine to me. (nm) - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:25
Looks like the Caprica pilot hit the torrent sites today. nm - Dignan Apr 13, 14:20 1
- it *just* finished filming. - Andie Apr 13, 14:21
Movieline, the best movie mag of the 1990s, makes its web site return today. -- nm - David Apr 13, 14:20
Kind of update: You can now search pixiesticks from Amazon's main page without being in the "book" section so that's changed from yesterday. Still.. - Qale Apr 13, 14:20 15
- Gizmodo picked up the story about the hack -- (link) - oblique Apr 13, 14:21
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  - I'm not so sure I believe that, mostly because it's not his typical M.O. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:24 12
    - I dunno, sounds a lot like the racist/sexist/homophobic stuff he usually gets off on. -- nm - Callisto Apr 13, 14:30 1
      - Well, kinda. Not really though. That whole culture is rather screwed up to be sure. - Qale Apr 13, 14:34
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      - Wait, you mean people can hack the Internet? Is that new? - TFox Apr 13, 14:27 2
        
        FAIL FAIL! -- nm - oblique Apr 13, 14:29 1
        
        To be fair, if it was a hack Amazon's response is still pretty tragic considering they are an online only entity and this happened in their own yard. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:51
      - It stems from the part where Amazon told an author: - Qale Apr 13, 14:27 5
        
        Well, now, Amazon didn't say that, one underpaid CS rep did. - TFox Apr 13, 14:29 3
        
        I'm saying where it stemmed from, which was ML's question on why people would be so ready to take arms at Amazon. - Qale Apr 13, 14:31 2
        
        Also, I can tell you with complete certainty, all their frontline customer service calls are routed to a call center in Mombai. - Trish Apr 13, 14:32 1
        
        I should call them just to hear them completely mangle the English language some. Now *that* would be lulzworthy. -- nm - Qale Apr 13, 14:36
        
        And if someone hacked the complaint system to get a book flagged as adult, that's exactly what would happen - oblique Apr 13, 14:28
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- In hindsight, he probably shouldn't have shot and killed her. nm - Dignan Apr 13, 14:25
- Wow. -- nm - lileve Apr 13, 14:21
- I replied on Pettigrew as the board rolled. -- nm - David Apr 13, 14:20
MDH - dlisted might have the Kathy Lee/Zac episode -- (link) - Epiphany Apr 13, 14:19
Tim and Redmond... - Mel Profit Apr 13, 14:18
Box Office Prediction Results - Hannah Montana Edition - oblique Apr 13, 14:17 2
- Are there lifetime stats for this? -- nm - David Apr 13, 14:20 1
  - Hmm. I think the leaderboard reset every year. No one has asked about lifetime yet but it wouldn't be too hard to do -- nm - oblique Apr 13, 14:21
my bf even mentioned something the other day about the perfect new house having a mother-in-law apartment to rent to his current roomie... - kare Apr 13, 14:16 19
- That's weird. My former roomie who is engaged talked about this exact same setup for me! - con_carne Apr 13, 14:20 11
  - lol! - kare Apr 13, 14:22 9
    - They own a flat in London now - con_carne Apr 13, 14:29 2
      - awesome. nice connection. -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:30 1
        
        Word. Everyone I know is metaphorically kicking me for not having flown there already -- nm - con_carne Apr 13, 14:32
    - Crash's brother had a guy living in the basement for like 11 years. He's now on his 2nd wife with the guy still down there. - Trish Apr 13, 14:29 5
      - that setup seems okay. i think i'm just... - kare Apr 13, 14:31 4
        
        how long have they been roommates? -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 14:46
        
        You may have to bring that to a gentle gradual halt. - Trish Apr 13, 14:35 2
        
        i have no idea how to go about that. more time at my place, i guess - kare Apr 13, 14:37 1
        
        step 1: get them both really really drunk, step 2: put on some pron - Epiphany Apr 13, 14:50
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- Does he realize he's gay for his roommate? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:17 6
  - jeez, it kinda sounds like that, doesn't it? - kare Apr 13, 14:18 5
    - Trust me, I know all about slower younger brothers. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:21
    - find him a girlfriend if you have to put that beotch on retainer for 6 months. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 14:20 3
      - ha! -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:23 2
        
        maybe you all need to rent that Matthew McConaughey/Sarah Jessica Parker movie. :) -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 14:24 1
        
        we've talked about posting a personal online for him. ;) -- nm - kare Apr 13, 14:28
aww. my coworker just showed me a pic of his adorable 4 year old and was all - kare Apr 13, 14:14 2
- Just remember--the reason that little kids are so cute is so we won't kill them. - Trish Apr 13, 14:19 1
  - *nods* - Epiphany Apr 13, 14:21
passenger lands plane after pilot dies mid-flight -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 13, 14:14 7
- I was just going to post about this, what a freaking nightmare. -- nm - Trish Apr 13, 14:19
- This has been all over the local new, yet....it's not really news! The passenger has a pilot's license! -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 14:19 5
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  - He has a license to fly single engine prop planes--This was a Super King Air two-engine turboprop jet. - Trish Apr 13, 14:23 2
    - I'm well aware of the details. - ty97 Apr 13, 14:28 1
      - ^^Poo-Poo head^^ -- nm - Trish Apr 13, 14:51
  - so it's (a) lucky he was on the plane and (b) he'd never flown a plane like that before. -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 14:22
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- I think... - Mel Profit Apr 13, 14:17
- but what about (spoils) - Subversive Apr 13, 14:13 3
  - I'd never been to Belize. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 13, 14:17
  - (spoils) - Reagen Apr 13, 14:14
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