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*pets his new .org wood and crsytal farm* -- nm - Beaker Apr 22, 10:15 7
- the guy I hit yesterday a couple of times, and sent troops to this morning, woke up from - tRuMaN Apr 22, 10:16 3
  - that's the thing to do...and pray -- nm - Beaker Apr 22, 10:17 2
    - the guy is actually smaller than I am - tRuMaN Apr 22, 10:17 1
      - I usually send a message of welcome back, sorry about the pillaging and all, say would you like a nice gift basket and offer to send them a boat full - zeitgeist Apr 22, 10:35
- I am now very happy I started with a Crystal island. -- nm - lileve Apr 22, 10:15 2
  - d'oh, by farm I meant whale :) -- nm - Beaker Apr 22, 10:16 1
    - Oh. -- nm - lileve Apr 22, 10:17
Ya know, if that pitching thing doesn't work out for him, I think Micah Owings could be a solid hitter. - Will Hunting Apr 22, 10:14
Life insurance company denies claim for widow of gunshot victim due to pre-existing medical condition. -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 22, 10:12 1
- Hep C will bust a cap in yo ass! -- nm - TWuG Apr 22, 10:14
On the naming front, it's not quite Tyranny and Justice, but... -- (link) - Reagen Apr 22, 10:12
Roll Poll: If you became a Blogging Journalist able to support yourself, what topic(s) would you want to specialize in? - con_carne Apr 22, 10:11 7
- Winnipeg/Manitoba Micro issues, but lots of general interest stuff as well. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 22, 10:18
- At my local McDonald's, when I get my fries, sometimes there is a sachet of ketchup included, and sometimes there is not. This would be my first - Loyola Apr 22, 10:14
- restaurant reviews -- nm - peglegpete Apr 22, 10:12
- Why limit oneself? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 10:12 2
  - Or, you could have a passion for something. e.g. I love/hate politics, marketing and theMedia - con_carne Apr 22, 10:16
  - So you can make a name for yourself -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 10:14
- Just stuff that caught my interest. -- nm - TWuG Apr 22, 10:12
Holy @*&#! I just heard the Amoxy news. Is he doing OK? -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 10:10
could someone give me an explanation of what this gamestats.org does? -- nm - crash davis Apr 22, 10:06 10
- I just use a notepad personally. -- nm - Beaker Apr 22, 10:16
- I appreciate all the input, pro and con - thanks guys! -- nm - crash davis Apr 22, 10:14
- Basic repository of data for the alliance, construct a map, detail positions of enemies and farms and such -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 10:11
- basically, it stores your pillaging and hideout information - tRuMaN Apr 22, 10:11
- I have yet to use it successfully for anything. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 10:07 5
  - Ditto. Requires way to much effort to put info into it. And to what end? - TWuG Apr 22, 10:11 4
    - Ignore it for that, just put eh combat reports and espionage in there; shares for the map and alliance information -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 10:12 3
      - Again, to what end? Who cares who I fight in my little sphere of influence? - TWuG Apr 22, 10:13 2
        
        *shrug* If you don't want to, fine...that's the reason behind the site. - Will Hunting Apr 22, 10:16 1
        
        yeah, I think it would get much more useful the larger you became, especially so if you are running an Alliance or major military campaign -- nm - Beaker Apr 22, 10:18
Collection agency apparently tracking people through MySpace; - Loyola Apr 22, 10:04
ahhh, after last year's pain in the ass contest winner - we got a lovely lovely letter from this year's winner. it's so nice it makes up for the jerk - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 22, 10:02 2
- you guys still owe me a coat! -- nm - Contest Jerk Apr 22, 10:11
- Nicey. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 22, 10:04
Project Runway returns 8/20 on Lifetime and is followed by a second show from the models point of view -- nm - peglegpete Apr 22, 10:02 2
- I thought it was a Bravo show -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 10:03 1
  - they just have seasons 1-5. season 6 is on Lifetime. they had a court case on this the past few months -- nm - peglegpete Apr 22, 10:09
I see the Turks still have a bee in their bonnet about this whole "We didn't massacre Armenians" thing. -- (link) - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:59 1
- "genocide" is the term the Turkish government has trouble with. Ironically, I don't know that they would object to it being called a "massacre" -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 10:01
Interesting. There *is* one. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 22, 09:59
I was disappointed by Adam on AI last night (spoilers) - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:49 7
- I *really* don't get the love for that dude. - JaxSean Apr 22, 10:00 3
  - He is that good, but not at pop music - con_carne Apr 22, 10:02 2
    - Agree 100% with your IM. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 22, 10:03 1
      - It's where he belongs. He'd have to make major changes to succeed in pop/rock music -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 10:05
- It was one of his weakest performances. I'm hoping Lil and Anoop go tonight. - Strongbad Apr 22, 09:52 2
  - They should go. Although I dont think Matt was any good either. I thought Kris was excellent though -- nm - DreadPR Apr 22, 10:06 1
    - It would be a shame to see Kris go after last night. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 22, 10:17
Janet Napolitano: 9/11 Terrorists came through Canada! -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 22, 09:49 27
- Some American news network did a piece on the holes in the USA/CA border. Open fields and towns divided by the border but you can walk right through. - lileve Apr 22, 10:10 3
  - it's a really really long border, there's really nothing you can do. - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 22, 10:12 1
    - Oh, yes I understand that. It is tough. -- nm - lileve Apr 22, 10:15
  - cartographers? -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 10:11
- god, I miss concrete blonde. -- nm - background checks love mandy lane Apr 22, 10:08 2
  - ha. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 10:10 1
    - every time I hear her name, I get a little happy. -- nm - background checks love mandy lane Apr 22, 10:18
- i'm always amazed how the fact that people crossing into the US, that go through US Customs, from Canada are Canada's responsibility. -- nm - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 22, 09:54 5
  - theoretically we let them in the first place. Except we didn't. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 09:54 4
    - so, if they got into our country, it's our fault, but if they got into the US, it's also our fault. got it. -- nm - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 22, 09:55 3
      - That's how the song goes, yes. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 22, 09:57
      - Evidently, Americans view Canada as a big "Escape From New York" type prison, with countless bloodthirsty savages at the gates just trying to get in. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:57
      - We're always looking for someone else to blame. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 22, 09:56
- la la la -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 22, 09:51 [Image] 11
  - I kinda don't get that sign at all. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 22, 09:53 10
    - I think it's a crappy pic, but I get the sentiment. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:57
    - It's a hacked billboard. Someone defaced it with a more appropriate message. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 09:56 3
      - The original message was along the lines of "Snoop through your neighbors garbage and then report it to the gestapo!" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 09:58 1
        
        Whatever. People would get shot if they tried to pull that stuff here. -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 09:59
      - OK, that makes more sense. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 09:57
    - I'm lost. "Don't waste our time"? -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:55 1
      - i *think* it means that all the checking of liquids, etc is a time waster and they should be looking at bigger issues. - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 22, 09:56
    - it's sort of weird. -- nm - Andie - get well Amoxy! Apr 22, 09:54
    - I get the sentiment, but not the point of the pic. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 09:54 1
      - maybe if I could tell what's being thrown away. - Mel Profit Apr 22, 09:56
- Fuck you! -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:50 1
  - I hope Michael Wilson kicks ass and takes names. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:54
Who's going to help a guy out with a Blue Jays mail bag? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Apr 22, 09:47 3
- I wish I could love a thing as much as you love the Blue Jays mail bag - con_carne Apr 22, 09:49 1
  - Thanks guys. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 22, 10:06
- Here we go. - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:48
Baby Katie Flickr stream. -- (link) - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:43 [flickr] 1
- So tiny! (Congrats!) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 22, 10:00
Drowned spiders come back from the dead. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 22, 09:41 3
- *shudder* -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:44
- zombie spider! -- nm - decline Apr 22, 09:44
- Hope RC doesnt see this -- nm - eag Apr 22, 09:42
Roast beef sammie with cheese and lettuce, doritos, and a pickle spear. Does it seem like I eat a lot of samies? I love sammies -- nm - CQ Apr 22, 09:36 5
- *screams* -- nm - Sammie Apr 22, 09:38
- I eat them most every day. What kind of cheese? -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 09:37
- what sort of cheese? blue or asiago would rawk. -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:37 2
  - white american. It's all we had -- nm - CQ Apr 22, 09:38 1
    - Same here. Except for that Mexican fellow... -- nm - Scraps Apr 22, 09:47
How to succeed in life with the name "Marijuana Pepsi Jackson" -- (link) - Reagen Apr 22, 09:32 2
- i'm trying to decide if that's better or worse than Aryan Nation -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:36 1
  - Pot Pepsi Jackson makes people snicker... - Mel Profit Apr 22, 09:52
Dear Flikr, "Upload My Pictures" should be a HUGE BUTTON right in the MIDDLE OF THE FRONT PAGE. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:32 16
- Agreed. Hate their interface. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 09:41
- Flickr LYC: I have 200 photos on there already, and my Pro ran out in January. I need to go and delete older ones so I can upload new ones. - JaxSean Apr 22, 09:41 7
  - What's the benefit of Pro? -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:46 3
    - Pretty much unlimited space and as many "groups" as you want to set up, you aren't limited to 10 (or whatever the number is), more slots on the - Trish Apr 22, 09:49 1
      - Maybe I need to re-examine Picasa's web albums. Their new desktop photo viewer is *awesome*. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:51
    - unlimited is the primary benefit. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 22, 09:47
  - um. I don't think that's how it works; as you upload new ones, doesn't it just hide the old ones? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 09:43 2
    - Does it automatically do that? Hmm. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 22, 09:45 1
      - yes, but if you waqnt to choose what gies it is best to delete. -- nm - Spawn: TT Fantasy Hoops Champion Apr 22, 09:46
- Geez, the uploading tool is right there on your front page in the pull down menu right under the greeting. *Namaste* - Trish Apr 22, 09:37 1
  - With hyde away, I have to pick up the slack. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:43
- Use the Flickr Uploader client. It's much easier. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 22, 09:34 4
  - talk about a red flag. you know your interface sucks when people build an alternative one. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 09:42 2
    - It's made by Flickr. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 22, 09:46 1
      - *snork* - Trish Apr 22, 09:50
  - yes -- nm - Don Homer Apr 22, 09:42
Stupid question....for MySQL. If i have a database set up and I wish to perform a query every time I import bulk information...is there any easy way - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:30 5
- you can run it from a command line - decline Apr 22, 09:34 4
  - Yes, that's pretty much it. Thanks. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:35 3
    - Sounds like a perfect opportunity for a shell script to make batches of commands. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 09:43 2
      - *blank stare* - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:46 1
        
        Sounds good :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 09:50
MFK. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is 43 today -- nm - peglegpete Apr 22, 09:30 16
- M Jeffrey, K Dean, F Morgan. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:48
- F. Lather, rinse, repeat. - Trish Apr 22, 09:40 1
  - my pleasure -- nm - peglegpete Apr 22, 09:46
- and the female MFK - Michelle Ryan, Amber Heard and Sherri Shepherd -- nm - Roger More Apr 22, 09:39 1
  - FMK. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:40
- Where's the other 2? He's clearly the K -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:32 6
  - Jack Nicholson, VI Lenin -- nm - Roger More Apr 22, 09:34 5
    - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 22, 09:41
    - Doesn't matter, Morgan has to be the K. - Will Hunting Apr 22, 09:36 3
      - Could one re-kill Lenin? - Trish Apr 22, 09:42 2
        
        only if he breaks out of his tomb -- nm - Roger More Apr 22, 09:43 1
        
        I thought they took him out about once a year to scrape the mold off. - Trish Apr 22, 09:46
- Are these three different fellows? FMK based on the names alone -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 09:32
- K -- nm - Spawn: TT Fantasy Hoops Champion Apr 22, 09:31
- *drool* -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 09:31
- better than 16:9 -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:31
ARGH! Stupid SITWAP checker!!! It can bite me! WB will upgrade your HD DVDs to Blu-ray. -- (link) - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:28 4
- *not* free! -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:45
- "Mop-filter" -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 09:30 2
  - "TWAP" -- nm - Shaun Apr 22, 09:31 1
    - What'd you call me? -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Apr 22, 09:32
LiLo rumored to be looking for a new man. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 22, 09:27 4
- I think she is a beautiful girl, but I wonder how long I could put up with the crazy. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 22, 09:38 3
  - she looked better before losing so much weight -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:40 2
    - And turning that really odd orange shade. -- nm - Trish Apr 22, 09:44
    - Mean Girls was her peak physique. -- nm - Shaun Apr 22, 09:41
amanda: i'm thinking black would work. nothing mousy. hair always looks best in "comic book" colour - zork Apr 22, 09:27
long walk for chili or short walk for... something else? maybe veg chili? maybe steak and potato? -- nm - background checks love mandy lane Apr 22, 09:23 10
- why not cake? -- nm - decline Apr 22, 09:26 2
  - it lies -- nm - zork Apr 22, 09:30 1
    - Dirty, no good cake -- nm - Pie Apr 22, 09:35
- Given your list I'm assuming a giant-burrito place isn't anywhere nearby? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 22, 09:25
- is the chili really good? I vote for short walk. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 22, 09:24
- Long walk if the sun is out/weather's nice -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 09:23 4
  - oh. important to note: very bright out. no sunglasses. *shit.* -- nm - background checks love mandy lane Apr 22, 09:25 3
    - short walk. -- nm - Spawn: TT Fantasy Hoops Champion Apr 22, 09:30
    - STAY OUT OF THE SUNLIGHT!! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 22, 09:27 1
      - Bright light! Bright light! -- nm - Gizmo Apr 22, 09:31

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