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What do we think this theater means by the phrase "classic laserium"? - con_carne Jun 29, 09:49 2
- This might give you an idea. -- (link) - mara Jun 29, 09:51
- Ugh. Link -- (link) - con_carne Jun 29, 09:49
Billy Mays had heart disease, says the coroner. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jun 29, 09:48 6
- Maybe he didn't know. -- nm - Mop Jun 29, 09:51
- But do we really know what the natural lifespan for wolfmen is? -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 09:49
- dang, the guy looked rather fit and trim -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 29, 09:49 3
  - Nah. A little rolly-polly. I hear he was going to become the pitchman for Taco Bell. -- nm - Mop Jun 29, 09:50
  - Trim, yes. Fit ... with that much travel? Not entirely likely. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:49
  - now Im thinking it will turn out to be those fen fen diet pills -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 29, 09:49
speaking of Michael Jackson, Bravo was playing The Wiz this weekend and i watched about 1/2 hour of it, near the end. - Andie Jun 29, 09:46 3
- Wikipedia: The Wiz proved to be a commercial failure, as the $24 million production only earned $13.6 million at the box office. -- (link) - Mop Jun 29, 09:48 1
  - not surprised. the most interesting thing was you could clearly see what MJ was first going for when he started his plastic surgeries - Andie Jun 29, 09:50
- Critically panned. - Reagen Jun 29, 09:48
Is it "bound to happen": Will there be leaked autopsy photos of MJ? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:45 2
- Probably, the "last picture" of him on the stretcher is eerie -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 09:50
- Someone will just keep shouting numbers until they get them. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 09:47
fwiw, I imagine Frooling as a combination of frothing and drooling. Doesn't everyone react to savory BBQ ribs that way? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:43 1
- also, last night I grilled two different cuts of pork (2 double loin centres, 6 boneless rib cuts) ... yummy -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:44
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are having a nice summer. Wrote/Produced Star Trek, Produced The Proposal, Wrote Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- nm - Dano Jun 29, 09:42
I also made ribs on the weekend. Tried a different rub. I like this new one better. Also, back ribs were on special at Sobeys which rarely happens. -- nm - Shaun Jun 29, 09:41 4
- you need to say what was *in* the rub! -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 09:43 1
  - Kansas City rib rub. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 29, 09:44
- weather turned out better than they were calling for...fvcking raining again today though -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:42 1
  - True. They were done in the oven though. My tank is empty and I haven't refilled yet. -- nm - Shaun Jun 29, 09:43
Your daily dose of "awwww" -- (link) - Reagen Jun 29, 09:39 2
- *steals it.* -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 09:43
- Don't be frooled. That there is a ferocious killing machine. -- nm - mara Jun 29, 09:42
Note to real estate listers. It helps if all of the photos in your listing come from the same apartment. -- (link) - znufrii Jun 29, 09:36 1
- I don't think I'd hold a Craigslist listing for much. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 29, 09:37
I set up my 22" Samsung TV this weekend and I gotta say it's pretty. - Mop Jun 29, 09:35 5
- heh. I bought myself a 19" Samsung last weekend for gaming and my pc. -- nm - Jovian Jun 29, 09:46
- 22"? That's a monitor! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 29, 09:36 3
  - They call it a "monitor" on the box, but with NTSC, ATSC and QAM tuners, it's a TV. - Mop Jun 29, 09:40 2
    - My monitor (24") has many inputs, but it's still just a monitor. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:42 1
      - In the heady early days of HDTV, the distinction was clear: no tuner? Monitor. Tuner? TV. -- nm - Mop Jun 29, 09:45
garage sale done. $300 made. almost moved in. whoever voted for the bandaid approach: you were right. - kare Jun 29, 09:31 11
- well, you did the piecemeal bandaid approach yes? - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:33 7
  - i've been moving in spurts. and still have a few things (though not much) plus more plants. next time: *rippping* the damn thing off. -- nm - kare Jun 29, 09:35 6
    - I'll never not hire movers for my moves again. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 09:36 5
      - the actual transport has been fine (well, that's because jeff and todd went and got two loads and did a bunch of the dirty work one - kare Jun 29, 09:38 4
        
        I shudder to think the amount of crap I'll accumulate now that I have a house. Which means I have a basement and an attic to fill! ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 09:40 3
        
        Yeah, when I moved form the house to the apartment (while we were looking for the current house) I took *so* much stuff to Goodwill. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:42
        
        yeah, it is AMAZING how easy it is to accumulate! -- nm - kare Jun 29, 09:41 1
        
        *nods* -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:41
- oh and also, to be the bragging type, i got a 4.0 in both my psych and environmental science for spring quarter! (what's new with you guys?!) - kare Jun 29, 09:33 2
  - Don Homer! -- nm - JenBro Jun 29, 09:34
  - WTG! -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 09:34
BBC News convinces 13-year old to give up iPod for a week for a Sony Walkman. "It took me 3 days to figure out there was another side to the tape." -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 29, 09:26 15
- I like that he regards the buttons on the Walkman as a nuisance. :) -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 09:44
- This story amuses me. I did have a walkman when I was younger, but it was plastic and far more compact than the one in the article. - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:34 6
  - I had a walkman pro, recorded very well, was all metal and weighed like a brick, damn good sound, why I'm half deaf today -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 29, 09:48
  - word to your IM. -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:35 4
    - With regard to the walkman, I dissassembled it after I heard a very strange story on talk radio on it. - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:37 3
      - VN -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:40
      - *doggy head-tilt* wait...what? - JaxSean Jun 29, 09:39 1
        
        Ah, the power of having an AM/FM radio built in. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:48
- Cool story, I still have 2 walkman's but I haven't used them in many years. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 09:34 2
  - I think I still have a cassette one in the attic. Maybe. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 29, 09:41
  - heh ditto, I know one still has a Soundgarden/Pearl Jam mixed tape in it to :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:40
- I've never understood why CD double albums couldn't be double-sided - con_carne Jun 29, 09:29 3
  - it probably costs more to make and handle than two single sided -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:43
  - Technology-wise, they could be. In terms of printing the discs, they probably want to have a writable surface for copyright info and stuff. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:32 1
    - Yeah, the problem is that when both sides are data there's not much room for label. -- nm - Ender Jun 29, 09:48
Oh, I missed it on the BBs: Weekend movie poll. Capote: A-. Darjeeling Ltd: A-. - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:25 1
- Beyond Borders: B, Confessions of a Shopaholic: C- -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 09:26
Heart failure is a known complication from extreme weight loss ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 09:23 1
- Well, that won't be a problem for me, then. -- nm - Mop Jun 29, 09:23
Megan Fox reportedly says "no more tattoos" -- (link) - zork Jun 29, 09:18 1
- Have we seen Megan Fox naked yet? 'Cause, two words: - Mop Jun 29, 09:20
Ika.com: so what's the dealio with war plans? - musubi Jun 29, 09:17 3
- you have ingame mail. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 29, 09:19 2
  - No access till lunch. A quick summary on the IMPL board would be helpful. (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 09:21 1
    - yggmail. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 29, 09:32
Is it worth it to investigate a too-good-to-be-true real estate listing even though you think it's a scam? - znufrii Jun 29, 09:15 3
- If all it's going to take is your time and not your money, I don't see the harm in looking into it. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 09:15 2
  - here's the listing -- (link) - znufrii Jun 29, 09:17 1
    - Neither map link works and the price is the best I've seen in many years. - Krusty Jun 29, 09:25
Life on Mars star returning to the London stage -- (link) - LMS Jun 29, 09:14
Have you ever gone to a restaurant or cafeteria and they make it a point to serve day-old soup? - con_carne Jun 29, 09:13 3
- Le Central in San Fran serves a bean soup that has been continously cooking (added to of course) for 40 years -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 29, 09:52
- well, some things take a while to cook correctly - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:16
- Nope, never seen it. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 09:15
I hate it when there are cities to be pillaged and I have no boats -- nm - amoxy Jun 29, 09:12 38
- Wow. The first 17 boats bought lumber, not wine. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:29
- ~elvis needs boats ... elvis needs boats~ -- nm - Dano Jun 29, 09:21 2
  - Funny, because on the org sign our little pain-in-the-ass is named elvis. -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:26
  - love that song -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:22
- I have 600k in goods to ships back to my towns and it's going to take me 2 weeks to do it. - Krusty Jun 29, 09:14 23
  - You might want to buy some ambrosia. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:17 22
    - So Ambrosia is worth it? - amoxy Jun 29, 09:18 13
      - I have not used it, but I researched that offer of transport ships and was pleased with that set-up. -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:21 4
        
        watch out though, I made a mistake once and ended up with just a couple ships rather than the full load...same price -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:23 3
        
        I doubt I will do it until I get the 160 boats. They way my mind works I would feel like I was wasting money right now! -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:25 2
        
        I was worried someone would poach my kill. so this cut the time in half to get stuff out -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:29 1
        
        Oh, I can totally understand. -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:31
      - yes/no. its worth it for the transmorphing of goods, and the extra transport ships - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:20
      - It is, you can double the ships used to transport goods, you can turn any excess goods into another one you need more and the 20 bonus for marble has - Krusty Jun 29, 09:20 4
        
        if I know I'm going to use it, I will transfer a ton of stuff to one city and just do it all at once (save on the ambrosia from doing it multiple tim) -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:21 3
        
        and build up the warehouse to hold it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:22 1
        
        right -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:24
        
        yeah, I wish they would just allow you to convert each city at the same time - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:22
      - yes. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:19
      - I love it. Great if you have a ton of one item but need something else or to get the extra transport ships (great for a MWC) - Beaker Jun 29, 09:19
    - I had done that before but I'm broke right now so it's the slow and steady route. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 09:17 7
      - I would build a trading post and start selling. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:20 6
        
        make sure your defenses are high though -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:22 4
        
        spies up the wazoo to keep spies out. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:26 2
        
        At that point, it's a full colony, not a MPC, isn't it? (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 09:32 1
        
        Yeah, that is a no go. That is why I said deploy and station. -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:34
        
        Oh yeah, deploy troops and navy. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:26
        
        agreed. and I want to build a new post to get more buyers. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:20
- one of my biggest farms just got deleted so I am pissed (2 huge wine colonies) :( -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:14
- I am upo to -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:12 8
  - Grr. I am up to 120 boats. Was about to buy my next but instead I maxxed out production on all 6 colonies for a while. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:13 5
    - 120 boats, nice! I'm at 78 now but I need way more. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 09:16 4
      - 75 here...but every unit is maxed to the limit allowable...so I have that going for me anyway :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:18 1
        
        I have 88 and need a ton more. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:18
      - I only have 55 and would want a ton more - amoxy Jun 29, 09:17
      - 120 is not nearly enough. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:17
  - ?? -- nm - amoxy Jun 29, 09:13 1
    - Please excuse Spawn. - con_carne Jun 29, 09:14
I *knew* that was a wig ... autopsy reports that MJ was *bald* and weighed 110 lbs. - zork Jun 29, 09:11 24
- so sad, -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 09:14
- source: The Sun. take with grain of salt. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:13 21
  - true, although it was pretty obvious during the London concerts announcement -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:15 19
    - and the helicopter shot of his body when it had been taken from UCLA looked *tiny* -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:16 1
      - I agree with that. I had to ask my friend whether there was a body there because I couldn't see him. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:17
    - 110 pounds is iffy, I think. Yeah he was skinny but that's dying of cancer skinny. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:16 16
      - bmi of 15.8, although he was small framed. And not impossible if he was abusing narcotics. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 09:21 10
        
        With that London gig (that I heard was expanded against his wishes), it is becoming more-and-more obvious why he did it. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:24 3
        
        You're saying it was quasi-suicide? -- nm - Subversive Jun 29, 09:32 2
        
        Well, I actually think he faked his death to cash in. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:37 1
        
        another conspiracy theorist! sweet! - kare Jun 29, 09:40
        
        would a guy in that condition be planning to do 50 shows, with dancing? -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:21 5
        
        Nanny Grace (not Nancy) says that he thought it was only 10 shows and never knew what he was signing. -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:24
        
        Rationality may be misplaced here. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 09:24 1
        
        yeah, the more I read the more I agree. Plus, he really had wasted away to nothing. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:27
        
        a delusional man 500 million in debt, sure. -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 09:23 1
        
        maybe so. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:26
      - i ment the wig there but his weight in the other post above -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:17 1
        
        I totally agrre he's worn a wig for years. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:18
      - this was my thought as well...plus wasn't he suppossed to be working out to get in shape for the concerts? -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:16 2
        
        he was supposedly in training, I heard. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:17 1
        
        with Lou Ferrigno -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:21
  - AFAIK no information from the autopsy was released, so it's either a leak or a fabrication. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 09:14
- I suspected a wig. His hair hadn't changed a bit in years. -- nm - Mop Jun 29, 09:13
If a random player occupies a small town on my town, I'd immediately send out a spy. - musubi Jun 29, 09:11 1
- Also, check the invading army's alliance; maybe there's a direct target on the island they're at war with. - Will Hunting Jun 29, 09:13
REB2ika: I have a CVT with parise, or I would have cleaned him out, too. -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 09:10
seriously, I want BBQ for lunch. darnit. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:09 2
- I have leftover pizza as well as fettuccine alfredo at home. Damn it. - Spawn Jun 29, 09:11
- is this a poll? - left over pizza -- nm - Beaker Jun 29, 09:10
"You can whistle really loud." (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 09:09 1
- You know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together and blow. -- nm - zork Jun 29, 09:14
frool me with your love. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:08 4
- I am not going to live this down for a while...(nm) - amoxy Jun 29, 09:11 3
  - these froolish games we play ... -- nm - JenBro Jun 29, 09:34
  - frool for a day -- nm - Roger More Jun 29, 09:17
  - did you frool on this post? - tRuMaN Jun 29, 09:15

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