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I really do like that Google Calendar has the option for reminders now. - JaxSean Jun 24, 14:05 1
- yeah... its been around for a long while -- nm - Guy Jun 24, 14:13
EvilCorp and EvilMedia are teaming up to pose a threat to Hulu and free internet content. -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 24, 14:02
Warriors and Hawks will soon complete a deal sending Crawford to Atlanta for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton. - Stewie Griffin Jun 24, 14:01
I'm thinking of looking for an album that's a collection of country music's best songs. - Loyola Jun 24, 14:01 8
- Johnny Cash Greatest! - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 14:02 7
  - Oh I already have that. I'm looking for something that comes with a free miniature tractor. -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 14:04 6
    - i said Johnny Cash not John Deere -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 14:06 5
      - I take it you haven't seen Walk the Line? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 14:07 1
        
        ahh forgot that part actually -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 14:09
      - I've never considered him as *country* though. More blues/rock. -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 14:07 2
        
        he ain't jodeling thats true -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 14:09
        
        (Well, you know, 1950's version of Rock) -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 14:08
Posted? Tattoo Chick with Stars on Her Race admits she was lying. -- (link) - mara Jun 24, 14:01 4
- race = face -- nm - mara Jun 24, 14:01 3
  - Racist! -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 14:02 1
    - *smack* mine was funnier -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 14:03
  - facist! - Beryllium Jun 24, 14:02
The doctor who was rescued from the South Pole has died from her breast cancer. -- (link) - loosilu Jun 24, 13:54 3
- sad ... but at least she got those extra ten years. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 13:56 2
  - oh sad. i read her book just this past winter. (fascinating look at life at the South Pole.) -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 14:04 1
    - (you all should read it.) -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 14:06
hmm, that iowa football coach story gets a bit more interesting, the guy who - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:50
Just for humpday. Burger King debuts its Seven Incher. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Jun 24, 13:48
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- I'll reserve final judgment on this until I see how it plays out but way to try to boost the television ratings, AMPAS -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 24, 13:50
- *laughing* -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 13:49
I defy anyone to watch this and keep a straight face. It's yet another cat-on-a-roomba video, but this time, he also has -- (link) - mara Jun 24, 13:48 [youtube] 7
- So that's a roomba in operation? It'd last 5 minutes in my house before I would have to destroy it. - TWuG Jun 24, 13:51 6
  - You generally don't run it while you're home, you schedule it to go do its rounds while you're at work. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 14:01 2
    - also: crappy microphone + hardwood floor = unrealistic depiction of actual noise -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 14:01 1
      - Mine is pretty loud. But not as loud as a vacuum cleaner. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 14:03
  - the ones Ive seen were not so loud. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 13:55
  - Maybe people have them running during the day when they're not home? -- nm - mara Jun 24, 13:53 1
    - Or they sit in the corner collecting dust? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 13:56
Michael Bay's career peaked with the Aaron Burr Got Milk commercial, and has been in free fall ever since. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 13:47 2
- "Ahwan Buh. AHWAN BUH!" -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 13:49
- I had no idea that was him. - znufrii Jun 24, 13:48
So I guess Stanford wasn't really against the "stimulus" after all. -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 13:47 3
- Was he for it before he was against it, or vice versa? -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:48
- (Sanford, dammit. He's my governor.) -- nm - nubby Jun 24, 13:47 1
  - ~Run, Nubby, Run~ -- nm - Remlik Jun 24, 14:03
ike question - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:46 10
- you still ned to transport them right? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 13:48 5
  - That's a minor cost. I build all my troops on my island with Ares' Stronghold. -- nm - psilotum Jun 24, 13:53 4
    - sure but blockade is a factor then - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 14:00
    - that actually does something? -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 13:56 2
      - Lower military unit production costs. - musubi Jun 24, 13:58
      - about - 10 percent -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 13:58
- It would help you build units more quickly. -- nm - psilotum Jun 24, 13:48
- Not really. You can always deploy troops and fleets to keep it protected. -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 13:47
- Sure. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:46 1
  - Plus, they are the cheapest and quickest buildings to upgrade -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 13:49
Why is PZ Meyers quoted on that Creationist page to promote their version of Origin of Species? Because he's this guy: -- (link) - TWuG Jun 24, 13:43 2
- there you go. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 14:00
- brilliant marketing strategy there. -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:53
Love this quote from Warren Buffett ... - MojaveMeg Jun 24, 13:41 3
- That's awesome. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 13:45
- is more than willing to try..... -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:43 1
  - Pft. Been there, done that. (nm) - Travis Henry Jun 24, 13:45
So is anyone else interested in the Myrtlestravaganza? - JaxSean Jun 24, 13:34 2
- when would this be? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 14:04
- I am definitely interested. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 24, 13:47
IMF; Ireland �is in the midst of an unprecedented economic correction,� the Washington-based lender said today in a report. �The stress exceeds that - Loyola Jun 24, 13:32 3
- the Irish are just good at complaining thats all -- nm - Iceland SI Jun 24, 13:34 2
  - Piss off Iceland, you had your day in the sun! -- nm - Ireland si Jun 24, 13:35 1
    - kiddies let's not argue over nothing -- nm - EU SI Jun 24, 13:38
that was a nice goal (us first one) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 13:32
for those that care, leaked details point to two versions of the Zune HD, one with 16gb, the other with 32gb. - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:28 2
- Pricing yet? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 13:30 1
  - nope -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:44
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- Sweet jeebus. Billy Bean with stigmata? - musubi Jun 24, 13:33 2
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  - It's not meant literally, just that he has bleeding hands from the bat splinters. -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:39
so, i'm watching 30 Rock while i research costs for ths budget, do we just assume Tina Fey wrote the character just for the opportunity to smooch Jon - Andie Jun 24, 13:23 9
- "I've got this great idea for a movie about a couple of middle aged women who join the army and get laid by some young studs." (nm) - Carrie Fischer Jun 24, 13:25
- I've never quite understood the Jon Hamm love over his looks. - Reagen Jun 24, 13:25 7
  - I think he looks like a cross between Bill Pullman (circa Spaceballs) and Paul Rudd. (nm) - musubi Jun 24, 13:28 1
    - I think he looks like Sandra Bullock gone wrong. -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 13:29
  - Eye of the beholder time. I think he's so handsome it sort of hurts. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 13:27 2
    - mmHMM. -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 13:30
    - i know. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 13:28
  - I think it's the mix of looking both attractive and attainable -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 13:26
  - When I see him on Mad Men, he's the coolest man in the room every scene. He exudes that "IT" factor. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:26
At least My Sister's Keeper is at 89% Fresh so far. -- nm - Dano Jun 24, 13:19
ST Poll -- I have only ever seen one Michael Bay movie. Without looking anything up, guess which one. -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:18 27
- i don't understand why the hatey of Bay movies they are almost as great as Kevin Smith or Quentin Tarrantino - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 13:30
- Man, you need to be strapped into a chair and watch all his films until your eyes bleed tears of joy. -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 13:21
- You haven't seen Bad Boys? Not even Bad Boys 2? -- nm - Sgt. Danny Butterman Jun 24, 13:20
- bad boys -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:19
- he's made a movie about opera, the NYT, and unicorns? -- nm - zork Jun 24, 13:19 4
  - The creepiest scene is when Ben Affleck prances a little animal cracker down into the unicorn's pants. - TFox Jun 24, 13:22 2
    - I thought the part where the unicorn was trying to sing but then Jennifer Lopez came along and swallowed it with her ass, was a bit unnecessary. -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 13:24 1
      - but just wait until you see what happens to the opera house... -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:24
  - *shudders at the thought* -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:21
- Pearl Harbor -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 13:19
- Armageddon -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 13:18
- The Rock -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 13:18 12
  - I liked that one. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 13:36
  - Very entertaining movie. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 13:19 8
    - His best imo - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:20 7
      - I haven't seen pearl harbour ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 13:21 6
        
        Has a fantastic attack scene. The rest is a steaming pile of shit. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:22 5
        
        some great action scenes and Baldwin as Gen. Doolittle was terrific. -- nm - Remlik Jun 24, 13:46
        
        Pearl Harbor gets attacked? Dude, spoils! -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 13:23 3
        
        He didn't say it was Pearl Harbour that was attacked. Now you've ruined it for everyone! -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 13:24 2
        
        twist beginning! I never saw it coming! -- nm - random american viewer Jun 24, 13:26 1
        
        Oh wait, that's alright. They attack Pearl Harbo*U*r, not Pearl Harbor. Silly me, I was worried for no reason. -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 13:29
  - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:19 1
    - Probably his best one -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 13:19
- Armageddon. -- nm - Subversive Jun 24, 13:18
- Pearl Harbor. (nm) - musubi Jun 24, 13:18
- The Island. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:18
znufrii, weren't you the one who was trashing US soccer and the fact that they were in this tournament? -- (link) - zork Jun 24, 13:17 [Backboard] 3
- that doesn't mean I don't want them to do well. -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:19 1
  - but I think they lose 4-0 toBrazil in the final. -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:34
- I thought that was CQ. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 13:19
The fire alarm is going off in the middle of the movie. This movie SUCKS!! Tform2 is a stinker!! -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 24, 13:16 2
- *kicks your ass for being on a phone during a movie* -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:17 1
  - they stopped it -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 24, 13:18
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thanks! -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 13:11 1
- Rolling the board just takes a click, it's no big deal -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 13:12
"A cinematic avalanche in which Michael Bay eschews anything resembling plot or characters and instead screams at the audience's eyes for 2-1/2 hours" -- nm - Dano Jun 24, 13:11 16
- Bah! Go home and watch PBS, grampa! - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 13:41
- "At once loud and boring, like watching paint dry while getting hit over the head with a frying pan." -- nm - Dano Jun 24, 13:17 2
  - While I'm all for frying-pan analogies, being hit with one doesn't seem boring. - musubi Jun 24, 13:20 1
    - Piss off enough women, gets to be old hat. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:20
- so in other words, a Michael Bay movie... -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 13:16
- Michael Bay Presents: Fahrenheit 9/11 2 -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 13:16
- resusing words is not a positive way of recycling -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 13:14
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- 79% of Rotten Tomatoes critics can't be wrong. -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:14
- So what is that in reference to? (nm) - musubi Jun 24, 13:14 4
  - transformers 2, aka so pretty your eyes bleed and you forgot about the need for a plot. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:15 3
    - Was the rhetorical joke nature of that question too subtle? (nm) - musubi Jun 24, 13:17 2
      - What are you doing bringing subtlety into a Michael Bay conversation? -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:20
      - wait, those words are too big for me to understand. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:19
- Gone with the wind 2? -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 13:14
- Is this multiple choice? nm - Dignan Jun 24, 13:13
The analyst on Sporting News radio is convinced OKC drafts Curry at #3. That would be interesting. - David Jun 24, 13:10 5
- Curry's going to go about 15 picks too early. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:12 3
  - He's a top 10 talent in this draft... a solid prospect, but not what the NCAA hype lemmings are selling him as -- nm - Stewie Jun 24, 13:43
  - In this draft, I'd be hard pressed to name many guys I am more certain will be long time pros. - David Jun 24, 13:14 1
    - Yeah, he's going to be solid for a long time; but nothing special imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:15
- umm, I think SI is now saying the same thing. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 13:11
win $5000 for hooking Megan Fox up with the "Boy with the Yellow Rose" that she snubbed.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 24, 13:10 6
- This is about as stupid a promotion as I've ever heard. (nm) - musubi Jun 24, 13:13 1
  - Those antivirals have come in handy. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 13:15
- you can win only once????? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 13:12
- I'm pretty sure that's me. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 13:12
- *gives the kid #1,564 in the EFF Megan Fox queue* - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:11
- she turned someone down? -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 13:11
/sues for calling someone a democrat/ - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 13:09 2
- That makes you a democrat. - Beryllium Jun 24, 13:37 1
  - Touche', sir. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 13:52

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