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From now on, I suggest that all the OPS line of demarcation of .650 be declared the Frenchy Riviera. -- nm - David Jun 2, 12:57
Conan scored a 7.1/17 compared to Letterman's 2.8/7 - Ender Jun 2, 12:56 4
- What was Jay's last show? -- nm - eag Jun 2, 12:57 1
  - 8.8/20 -- nm - Ender Jun 2, 13:01
- What were the ratings for Leno's last show? -- nm - David Jun 2, 12:57 1
  - 8.1 or something. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 13:00
ohh, good my first vaporware trailer, GT 5 -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:56
the guy who did Ico and Shadow of a Collasus is devleoping a new game. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:51 4
- Looks like neverending story the video game -- nm - eag Jun 2, 12:55
- he's going to plunge gamers into new depths of boring? -- nm - colin Jun 2, 12:53
- Shadow of a Collasus was interesting, but it got way too repetitive -- nm - decline Jun 2, 12:53 1
  - not sure what this is going to be, watching the video, its a bit ico a bit shadown. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:55
Alien prequel confirmed by Fox.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 2, 12:48 13
- love the Steampunk dinosaurs commerical. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 2, 12:58
- And under the heading of 'Just Leave It Alone' comes Winona Ryder confirming a Heathers sequel. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Jun 2, 12:52 5
  - cast Laurend Conrad and they'll gett $200 of David's money. -- nm - Remlik Jun 2, 12:59
  - just cause she was in a Summer Hit Film does not mean we want to see more of her -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 12:54 3
    - Et tu, Pippy? -- nm - JD Jun 2, 13:32
    - Actually...I would. Just not in a Heathers sequel. -- nm - Jim Jun 2, 12:56
    - STFU - con_carne Jun 2, 12:55
- I just got... excited. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 12:51 4
  - with Ridley Scott producing. -- nm - Remlik Jun 2, 12:57
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  - I'll reserve all excitement and optimism pending yours and Rem's reviews. Don't want to be fooled a 3rd time. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 2, 12:53
  - zipper or buttons? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 12:52
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"when the levee breaks" may be the best earworm in recorded history -- nm - prayformojo Jun 2, 12:46 6
- i'm partial to Johnny B. Goode -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 12:47 4
  - no Glen Miller? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 12:48 3
    - Benny Goodman :) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 12:50 2
      - Lawerence Welk? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 12:50 1
        
        and a 1, and a 2..... -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 12:51
- not even the best Zeppelin earworm. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 12:47
modnation racing looks interesting. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:44 6
- Looks like a Wii game -- nm - eag Jun 2, 12:45 5
  - It's a Mario Kart ripoff. -- nm - Inigo Jun 2, 12:48 3
    - Mario Kart Tycoon is a better description. -- nm - Inigo Jun 2, 12:50
    - mario kart allows you can create new race tracks, mod your car and charactor, etc? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:50 1
      - The style is verry mario kart but you get to customize -- nm - eag Jun 2, 12:52
  - naw, looks like lbp -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:48
how'd it get burned how'd it get burned? -- nm - nubby Jun 2, 12:43
ohh "serinity" is on tv :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 12:41 4
- not on my tv :-( -- nm - marcel Jun 2, 12:45 3
  - 3plus (scandinavian sattelite tv) - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 12:46 1
    - my 3* shows The Mentalist - marcel Jun 2, 12:51
  - Kill your tv. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 12:46
Thinking of doing a 2-week backpacking type trip in Mexico City in August. Is it a good place to visit? Safe for an individual girl to go? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:39 59
- My gf and I went to Mexico City for about a week the beginning of last year, and had a great time. - Roger More Jun 2, 12:58
- as both Loosi and I have learned from travelling recently. NO ICE CUBES. drink beer! -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 12:48 4
  - huh? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:49 3
    - different bacteria, some people end up with montezumas revenge. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:51 1
      - makes salmonella look like a slight case on indegestion. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 12:53
    - beware of local water, and ice cubes can/will screw your insides up for a day -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 12:51
- rent Touristas. - groiny Jun 2, 12:48 5
  - omg - scary f'ing movie -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 12:50 4
    - Is it like Hostel? And is it realistic? :( -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:51 2
      - yes and no - not so full on gory but more suspenseful and almost more realistic in a way - they were cut off from all humanity - Epiphany Jun 2, 12:53
      - IMO, it is scarier than Hostel. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 12:52
    - mmm Olivia Wilde. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 12:51
- if you like poluted air it's perfect -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 12:46
- Mexico? Hell no. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 12:44
- i'm usually the one who would say 'go!', but i actually don't think you should packpack in mexico alone. - Andie Jun 2, 12:42
- Every time I go to Mexico City, the first thing the local site does is give me a sheet of paper with security recommendations on it. - ty97 Jun 2, 12:42 19
  - Uh, you realize how many people from Mexico sneak into the US, right? - Spawn Jun 2, 12:45 12
    - That number has been declining lately, due to the economy, smartypants :) -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:48
    - $$$$$$$$$$$$$ -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 12:47
    - for long term reasons, sure, but I didn't know Mexico City was on par with Colombia -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:47 9
      - Uh, if we were Columbia they would still want in. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 12:48
      - i've been to Colombia. it's not that bad. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:47 7
        
        Mexico City isn't that bad either, IME. I'm trying to present it fairly. - ty97 Jun 2, 12:49 4
        
        oh, i agree. i've backpacked in mexico, i just don't think she should go *alone*. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:50 3
        
        precisely. - ty97 Jun 2, 12:51 2
        
        Point taken from this thread, eek. -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:52
        
        i did it with a female friend. you need to be smart, for sure. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:52
        
        I once heard the cartels know everyone who's flying in and out for kidnapping purposes -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:48 1
        
        *laughing* -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:49
  - Wow I had no idea it was so bad there. Darn. -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:44 5
    - The areas I was in never *felt* too unsafe, but that's probably partly due to all of the security. - ty97 Jun 2, 12:46 1
      - I think the kidnappers see what kind of ugly clothes you wear and its like in nature how animals ignore bugs that are red and yellow - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 12:51
    - Organized crime violence has been crippling parts of the country. Not sure about the capital, though. -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:46
    - It's sorta like the kidnapping capital of the world. -- nm - Diva Jun 2, 12:45 1
      - even the elves down there are all badass -- nm - prayformojo Jun 2, 12:46
- Backpacking thru Tuscany might be safer. -- nm - Diva Jun 2, 12:42
- I would not recommend it for safety reasons. Go to Canada instead -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 12:41 22
  - The US State Dept has issued a travel warning foe Mexico -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 12:42 2
    - That's for the drug areas up north, I believe, not Mexico City -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 12:43 1
      - They've had assasinations all the way down to the south though. Orget the city but one on the sothern coast -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 12:45
  - Are there any Latin/South American countries you feel would be a safer bet? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:42 18
    - my brother and his wife went to Argentina last fall and had a great time - decline Jun 2, 12:52
    - Belize, I'd say. English is one of its official languages. Used to be called British Honduras. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 2, 12:47 2
      - Hm, $308 for a multi-city trip to Belize. Looking good. -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:51 1
        
        you only want to go to the islands (the cayes). belize city is a dive. - Andie Jun 2, 12:53
    - Seriously, backpacking through Canada could be a ton of fun. - Subversive Jun 2, 12:47 6
      - Want more of a culture shock -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:48 5
        
        I've heard wonderful things about Peru -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:53 2
        
        oh, peru would *rock*. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:56 1
        
        Cuzco? Lima? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 12:57
        
        Arkansas -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 12:52
        
        cuba! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 12:49
    - Brazil -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 12:45
    - A female friend of mine just had a blast in Honduras and Belize. She was by herself. -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:44
    - If you didn't mind an island Costa Rica or puerto Rica would be good -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 12:44 3
      - Rhode Island is also awesome -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:47
      - nb: costa rica is not an island. :) -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:46 1
        
        I always do that and I have a friend from there -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 12:49
    - only if you were on a tour. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:43
So every company is assuming that we all want motion control of some kind for our games -- nm - eag Jun 2, 12:39 1
- As I said on the BB's, I would not want it for a lot of games. - Subversive Jun 2, 12:48
That Final Fantasy XIV thing has to be a joke. -- nm - Inigo Jun 2, 12:34 5
- Enlighten me. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 2, 12:41 2
  - sony just kinda dropped it as a 2010 release, said it was an exclusive, and showed some footage, that is all. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:44 1
    - And that it was online -- nm - eag Jun 2, 12:44
- Speculation is that its an MMORPG -- nm - eag Jun 2, 12:36 1
  - Which is really cool, but it's not Final Fantasy 14 then. -- nm - Inigo Jun 2, 12:43
Ali would never have been a limited release even with an unknown starring. - Guy Jun 2, 12:30
Thanks Pippy! -- nm - colin Jun 2, 12:28 1
- Thanks Redmond. -- nm - nubby Jun 2, 12:30
So I guess Heidi and Spencer have no quit "I'm a celebrity . . .". -- (link) - pmb Jun 2, 12:28 28
- "My husband is a very new Christian so he is working very hard on his temper and stuff" - colin Jun 2, 12:51
- He's clearly oblivious to the concpt of the show. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 2, 12:41
- what pete said -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 12:40
- They are so useless. -- nm - kelly Jun 2, 12:40
- someone is overestimating his own celebrity. - ty97 Jun 2, 12:39 2
  - Well Heidi, it looks like it's Playboy for you. -- nm - Spencer Jun 2, 12:41 1
    - Honest to gawd, she has the looks for it - Epiphany Jun 2, 12:50
- he called Ben Silverman (NBC pres) to complain about living conditions. -- nm - Remlik Jun 2, 12:38
- I checked the show out last night. It was just boring. - con_carne Jun 2, 12:38
- ::pushes "Bees" button:: -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 12:37 1
  - WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE BEES??? -- nm - Nic Cage Jun 2, 12:39
- it's like they had no idea what they were signing up for. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:36 4
  - or: this all proceeded exactly as they planned. -- nm - prayformojo Jun 2, 12:39 1
    - maybe. either way, NBC is laughing today. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:41
  - I love how one of their biggest complaints is that the other "celebrities" aren't up to their stature. -- nm - pmb Jun 2, 12:38 1
    - seriously... - Mel Profit Jun 2, 12:41
- Every time someone accidentally writes "no" instead of "not", I imagine it being said by Inigo Montoya. -- nm - nubby Jun 2, 12:32 7
  - actually the "no" there should have been "now". They have quit. -- nm - pmb Jun 2, 12:33 6
    - wow. wusses. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:34 5
      - The phone call they had with the producers is really something. -- nm - pmb Jun 2, 12:36 3
        
        I'm going to name my band Little Guinea Pig Torture Act. -- nm - nubby Jun 2, 12:38 1
        
        oh, i love that. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:40
        
        i'll have to youtube, but i love the part in the article where he complains that the other people are 'devaluing his fame.' -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:37
      - wow. publicity whores. -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:35
- who?? -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 12:32 3
  - You don't understand, peglegpete.. it's so *hard*! Everything is *hard*! -- nm - colin Jun 2, 12:33 2
    - 2 people I knew. 2 more I recognized their name. after 10 minutes I stopped watching last night -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 12:38
    - it's a hard rain's gonna fall. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 12:33
sony now talking about their eye toy history, and what they are going to be bringing out in the future. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:28 2
- demoing a wand thingishthing which works with the eyetoy has a controller. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:30 1
  - ok, this demo is pretty cool - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:37
Mmmmmmm Vegas Redhead memories -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 12:28 3
- Your left-handed typing skills are formidable -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:31 2
  - I wonder if a woman has ever fantasised about me and (bleeped) -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 12:37 1
    - Yeah, like a guy thinks about baseball. - Spawn Jun 2, 12:39
Dear Dano: Less of the Jonas Bros twink, more of the hotness please. Much love, ty97. -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 12:28
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- *wants you to be smaller, cheaper, faster and dang it, smell nice!* -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 12:27 1
  - new operating requirements for GM? -- nm - colin Jun 2, 12:30

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