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ST poll: Have you ever eaten something that you haven't had in several years and all of the sudden you want it all the time? - Trish Jun 26, 08:36 3
- I got back into fish sticks in a major way when Jacen was born. And I went on a 3 month pudding pop binge once I realized they still made them. -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 08:37 2
  - So you like FishSticks? -- nm - Cartman Jun 26, 08:41 1
    - So you're like a gay fish? -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 08:45
After seeing the "Box Office Data" Madonna can safely be added, scroll down -- (link) - MDH Jun 26, 08:28 2
- And btw, the $270 tour gross so far is missing a bunch of her dates -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 08:33
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Ne-Yo would be a great "Black Micheal Jackson" and Diego Luna a "white Micheal jackson" for the Biopic -- nm - gogreen Jun 26, 08:27 1
- I loathe Diego Luna, Neyo would be good, but he's sort of cocky enough already. Get Chris Tucker! - MDH Jun 26, 08:28
In discussing the magnitude (media-wise) of MJ's death, I don't think you can underestimate the incredibly odd life he led and the negatives of his - pmb Jun 26, 08:20 9
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  - the whole J Howard Marshall thing always makes me giggle - 'lia Jun 26, 08:29
- odd life seems like a weak description of it -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 26, 08:24
- Yup. I find myself looking forward to the more sensational of the respectable biographies. - mara Jun 26, 08:24 1
  - i'm looking forward to the crazyness to become old -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 26, 08:25
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  - imagine how weird it is to be Lisa Marie? -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 08:25 2
    - Word. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 08:36
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Nationals Park: B-/C+ - prayformojo Jun 26, 08:17 1
- I haven't been there, but not surprised it's mediocre there. Just driving by it, where half the outside is blocked by a parking garage you kind of - Don Homer Jun 26, 08:22
New Study: 1 in 25 deaths worldwide can be linked to alcohol consumption -- (link) - Beaker Jun 26, 08:16 6
- I'll drink to that !! -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jun 26, 08:20
- 25 in 25 deaths linked to having been born. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:19
- Breaking News: Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still clinging to death. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 08:18
- the authors seem to be using "linked to" as broadly as humanly possible -- nm - Beaker Jun 26, 08:18 2
  - It's still a crazy number. -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 08:19 1
    - If "linked to" is so broad, I'm actually surprised it's so low. -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 08:20
so, a girl i knew vaguely in high school just sent me a message on facebook that says " i really like the blonde hair on you. " - Andie Jun 26, 08:15 2
- Or she is hitting on you -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 08:19
- I like the blonde hair on you too !! - Jammed Uzi Jun 26, 08:18
I hate buyers on eBay who can't be bothered to leave seller feedback. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 08:15 3
- I don't generally fill out a satisfaction survey for every other purchase I make in life, either. -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 08:16 2
  - It's part of the system on eBay, unlike elsewhere. It's an expectation of using it. - Don Homer Jun 26, 08:21 1
    - Awww. That IM was nice. -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 08:21
Batman: Arkham Asylum will be a PS3 purchase for me. I can't resist the PS3 exclusive dlc for the Joker as a playable character. -- nm - Shaun Jun 26, 08:12 1
- agreed. -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 08:41
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- Or it could simply be a routine part of their investigation... -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 08:12 1
  - apparently they towed his vehicle from michael's house. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 08:12
- demerol is pretty serious, isn't it? -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:12 2
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  - It's like morphine. -- nm - pmb Jun 26, 08:13
heh ... My soon-to-be ex-colleagues Farewell e-mail - Jammed Uzi Jun 26, 08:07
if prince Harry or William had a quick tragic death, they would be escalated to their mother's of MJ's scale of press attention -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 08:04 58
- The number of international people who'd cause this furor, I think goes 1 deep. - Will Hunting Jun 26, 08:20 31
  - I just don't think it's the same for the reasons I described above. It would be shocking. There would be tributes and people would move on. This MJ - pmb Jun 26, 08:37
  - I don't think Jordan's impact would be that big. 15 years ago, yes. now, less so. -- nm - mafic Jun 26, 08:29 6
    - If you take that approach though, you could say the same about jacko 20 years ago. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 08:30 5
      - If you're only counting achievements. Celebrity reporting and controversy - Jackson had always been around - Roger More Jun 26, 08:35
      - I'll give you 10 years ago...but 20 years ago, he still had #1 hits ahead of him. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 08:34 1
        
        If you want to nitpick, 15 years ago Jordan still had 3 titles ahead of him. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 08:37
      - he's hasn't really been out of the public eye. I don't remember the last time I saw anything meaningful about jordan. - mafic Jun 26, 08:33
      - Jackson was still popular in the media, and was getting ready for a tour -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 08:32
  - 2 - Madonna. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 08:21 22
    - She would qualify in the US, but I dunno her worldwide impact. - Will Hunting Jun 26, 08:22 21
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      - Um her worldwide following is gigantic -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 08:22 18
        
        Then put her on the list. - Will Hunting Jun 26, 08:23 17
        
        and I put McCartney over Jordan. My Mom would cry over McCartney but hasn't the foggiest idea who Jordan is. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:24 16
        
        McCartney is old. Him dying isn't a part of the shock aspect these stories need. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 26, 08:26 15
        
        If you had asked me a week ago who's healthier, Jackson or McCartney, I would have said McCartney. His dying now would definitely be a shock. -- nm - mara Jun 26, 08:30
        
        John Paul 2 was old and sick. There doesn't always have to be a shock. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:27 13
        
        The shock takes these stories into the stratusphere. Hell, Payne Stewart died in a plane that crashed and became the news cycle for days - Will Hunting Jun 26, 08:29 12
        
        I get that. I'm saying McCartney is so big it doesn't matter. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:30 11
        
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        You know a ton of them. it's impossible not to. - loosilu Jun 26, 08:34
        
        Probably. But you might recognize a few. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 08:33 3
        
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        Yesterday. With a little help from my friends. Penny Lane. Hey Jude. - loosilu Jun 26, 08:37
        
        Lennon -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 08:36
        
        It is hard to find anyone who doesn't know a McCartney song. - loosilu Jun 26, 08:32 3
        
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        his influence is global and cross generational. - loosilu Jun 26, 08:35 1
        
        But the music doesn't die; it's the icon that dies. Hence, smaller. -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 08:36
      - oh yeah. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:22
- perhaps by the media but thats not the same as by the people -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 26, 08:07
- I doubt it, their mother had appeal but they wouldn't reach that level -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 08:07 3
  - William is second in line, he absolutely has the appeal. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:08 2
    - In Europe and America, no where else though. MJ is even bigger worldwide than in the US -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 08:09 1
      - Have you never heard of the Commonwealth? -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jun 26, 08:12
- I don't think so. They can't be compared to their mom as far as media attention goes. nm - Jim Jun 26, 08:06 17
  - not necessarily as they live now, but if they died, the press would go overkill on the story to Diana porportions -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 08:08 8
    - That's exactly why it wouldn't be as big. Diana couldn't leave her house without 3 dozen cameras in her face. - Jim Jun 26, 08:09 7
      - Exactly, she actually was important for things in the world with all her accomplishments to boot. - Will Hunting Jun 26, 08:21
      - The Princes are stalked just as much - ty97 Jun 26, 08:17 5
        
        I can watch TV for a week or more and not see their faces on it. Diana was on it EVERY DAY. nm - Jim Jun 26, 08:20 1
        
        She was actively being "outrageous" at the time, by dating Dodi. That's what got her in the news in the months up to her death. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 08:22
        
        yes, and William is if anything more popular than Diana. He gets very little negative press. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:18 2
        
        his "approval rating" may go above hers, but her popularity was on a whole other level. -- nm - ty97 Jun 26, 08:18 1
        
        he rides her coattails still. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:19
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  - disagree, William especially is right up there. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:07 6
    - ... really? no he's not. -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 08:07 5
      - I think you underestimate. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:08 4
        
        You are on quite a run of overhyping some boring white British dudes. - TFox Jun 26, 08:09 3
        
        heh. -- nm - kelly Jun 26, 08:12
        
        you're still the King of Wrong. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:10 1
        
        and Prince William is the future King of England, Canada, Australia ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 08:19
- totally agreed. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:05 1
  - thank you. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 08:06
- of = or -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 08:05
The I'm going to hell because I laughed at this yesterday Facebook status update. - Dano Jun 26, 08:02 6
- that is pretty funny. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 08:12
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- I think it was actually an Asian woman, and not a white man. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 08:04 1
  - a cultured middle-aged Korean woman? - znufrii Jun 26, 08:11
- lol -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jun 26, 08:03
- heh. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 26, 08:02
Ghostbusters was excellent. Couldn't stop playing it. should rent it. -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 07:59 2
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  - Get 'er ML! -- nm - Remlik Jun 26, 08:01
It's blood donor day! Scheduled to be drained in about 1.5 hours. -- nm - Shaun Jun 26, 07:57
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- Nicely done! -- nm - Shaun Jun 26, 07:55 1
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- tonight, maybe The Hangover. Tomorrow bake a cake and go to a house party. Sunday pick strawberries and go to a dinner party. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 08:09
- Watch Transformers. Hang out with my girl. Go to the Farmer's Market. Relax. -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jun 26, 08:09
- Clean house -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 08:07
- i think i'm going to pick my eyebrows - Danedukenuuk Jun 26, 08:04
- No specific plans at the moment. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 26, 08:04
- Saturday is our Raingutter Regatta/Fun Day for Cub Scouts. Sunday morning I send my oldest to Boy Scout camp... - Jim Jun 26, 08:03
- Officially: staying celibate, sober and serious - 'lia Jun 26, 08:02 7
  - oh, you went with Cherries in the Snow? what's on your fingers? I have cherries at home, I might do that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:07 2
    - fingers have a sheer opalescent white - i'm way hard on nailpolish so it's best to stay neutral - 'lia Jun 26, 08:10 1
      - I need a light blue-pink for the fingers. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:11
  - one of these weekends, you'll get it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 08:05
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    - the important thing is that you have too much fun - 'lia Jun 26, 08:12 1
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- Yard sale early tomorrow morning, then a day at the movies. No set plans on Sunday. -- nm - kelly Jun 26, 08:02
- Helping some friends move tonight, brother's graduation party tomorrow, rearranging my grandparents' furniture Sunday. -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 07:59
- Lake tomorrow, the weather be damned! -- nm - Beaker Jun 26, 07:59
- If today counts, then currently nursing a hangover at work. Cleaning tomorrow, going to the movies. Not much else as traveling next weekend. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 07:59 1
  - oh and frig - seeing a friend who is here in town with her show later today. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 08:00
- brunch tomorrow, pride parade on sunday, party in Williamsburg sunday eve. -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 07:59 1
  - and hopefully seeing Twelfth Night either tonight or tomorrow night. -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 08:00
- TFRM2 tonight, Sea World tomorrow, free hotel in Orlando Sat. night, Sunday playing by ear. - JaxSean Jun 26, 07:58
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- NYC. Seeing friends, partying, brunch... -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 07:57
- Hopefully get a lot picked out and start the wheels turning on our house. -- nm - Subversive Jun 26, 07:57
- Our Caribbean cooking class tonight was cancelled. No other real plans - this weekend is sandwiched between 2 travel weekends -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 07:57
- SheFox's birthday festivities, whatever she wants that to be, until we depart to run our church camp next week. - TFox Jun 26, 07:56
- I will check out some lesbian porn to get bonus points. -- nm - Shaun Jun 26, 07:56
- hmm, workout this evening, halo, drive up to grandpas house sat morning, scenic drive home, tv, more video games - tRuMaN Jun 26, 07:56
Shaun: I haven't got a new game since Christmas, and before that I have no idea what the last one I bought was. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 07:54 4
- I've been playing Oblivion for so long, I don't even know when I'll need a new game. - Subversive Jun 26, 07:58 1
  - Batman: AA clearly. Or Borderlands, whenever that comes out. -- nm - Shaun Jun 26, 07:59
- Ah. I've read that it's a short game, so with a 1-week rental, you could probably finish it. -- nm - Shaun Jun 26, 07:55
- (And now we're in heavy money-saving mode.) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 07:54
Anti-Abuse bus stop ad only batters women when nobody's looking -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 26, 07:53 2
- Neat. -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 07:55
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