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A cow orker just called me "Gonzy" in a Spanish accent. Only my mom has ever done that. - con_carne Jul 1, 10:41
trailer for that new Vaughn/Faverau movie directed by Ralphie... -- (link) - remlik Jul 1, 10:32
re: Thanksgiving letter (b2). My cow orker forwarded me a similar letter regarding bringing wine for dinner. - loosilu Jul 1, 10:31 22
- Budweiser tall boys, it is. (nm) - musubi Jul 1, 10:42 2
  - Yeah I'd do this as well. But with guinness. -- nm - Loyola Jul 1, 10:45 1
    - a tall boy and Guinness - 'lia Jul 1, 10:50
- can't say I disagree about zinfandel or chardonnay in general. - mafic Jul 1, 10:41 3
  - that's an important piece that we're missing here, what were they having for dinner? -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 10:45
  - This is going just a little beyond "Hey, we're having a roast, so bring a red wine" though. -- nm - Ender Jul 1, 10:43 1
    - meh, not all red wines go with a roast, and depending how it's prepared, some you might think would be fine might actually suck. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 10:46
- "I think I'll leave the wine up to you. What else should I bring?" -- nm - zork Jul 1, 10:37
- Hm. She single? -- nm - Paul Giamatti Jul 1, 10:35 5
  - it's a guy. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:36 4
    - *blinks twice* - znufrii Jul 1, 10:39 2
      - project manager at DARPA. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:40 1
        
        did you know Darpa adopted the Illuminati Seal as it's own seal? Don't trust her! -- (link) - Remlik Jul 1, 10:47
    - Ruiner. :) -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:38
- *blinks* - znufrii Jul 1, 10:34
- That's a mess -- nm - MDH Jul 1, 10:34
- I'd bring box wine after that. -- nm - jnine13 Jul 1, 10:33 5
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:36
  - I'd bring beer in cans. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:33 3
    - Natty Light. -- nm - Ender Jul 1, 10:40 1
      - OMG *flashback to college years* -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:42
    - tall boys! -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 10:36
NASCAR's Jeremy Mayfield tests positive for Meth -- (link) - Beaker Jul 1, 10:27 1
- is this a new guy who tested postive? -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 10:38
Why did I just do that? - znufrii Jul 1, 10:26
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- "...by killing them another way first." -- nm - what loosi always expects Jul 1, 10:32 2
  - That's Stalins. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 10:46
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- *drool* -- nm - Pharma companies Jul 1, 10:31 13
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    - they'll just tweak the old ones. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:32
    - *changes one ingredient, gets new patent, launches ad campaign* -- nm - Pharma companies Jul 1, 10:32 10
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        Actually there's increasing evidence that they aren't quite as good. - pmb Jul 1, 10:45
        
        but that information doesn't have nearly as good of a marketing department. - znufrii Jul 1, 10:37
        
        you'd need a pharma degree to understand it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:35 6
        
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        to me, the problem is the docs who prescribe the brand new stuff and I have no idea that there is something similar available for much less -- nm - crash davis Jul 1, 10:42 2
        
        I have actually looked for that information, and not shockingly, it's hard to find. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:44
        
        or fail to suggest a cheaper, just as effective, alternative when a patient requests the brand name drug. -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 10:44
        
        doesn't help with the drugs that get tweaked, re=patented, and marketed as new. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:41
        
        That's an unusual way to congratulate me on my new job at the bowling alley, but thanks. (nm) - musubi Jul 1, 10:41
Tim Minear (of Angel fame) to remake Alien Nation for Sci Fi -- (link) - Beaker Jul 1, 10:25 3
- I liked both the movie and the TV series -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 10:28
- Interesting. I liked Alien Nation (I think I have it on dvd somewhere) -- nm - Stephen Jul 1, 10:27
- can't be any worse than BSG - dug Jul 1, 10:26
Canada Day Corner Gas marathon makes Beak happy. -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:24
One of the TV's in the cafeteria was showing Wimbledon. I am happy. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 1, 10:22 1
- Paul Bettany rocks. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 1, 10:24
con_carne: since you and znu were wondering about about that Ft. Worth TABC raid - 'lia Jul 1, 10:20
wouldn't it be illegal for a government contractor to accept a bribe in exchange for a job? that to me seems really unethical. - mobile broadband loves mandy lane Jul 1, 10:19 5
- ah, the foreign corrupt practises act. yes, for any company that does business in the US, EU, or Canada, whether the bribe or job is in one of those - mafic Jul 1, 10:29 1
  - (actually in the US it might just be companies that report to the SEC). -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 10:32
- illegal. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:28
- US companies, it's illegal. - Will Hunting Jul 1, 10:21
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So, Wolverine, the same company that makes work boots, also makes glasses frames. I do not recommend them. - con_carne Jul 1, 10:12 2
- Problem, bub? - HdnAgnda Jul 1, 10:15
- It was seeking balance. Duh. -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 10:14
St poll: If you could date one celebrity who is over 50yrs old, who would it be? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:12 42
- Susan Sarandon and I'd always have some lemons handy -- nm - ceregon Jul 1, 10:35
- Dana Delaney would be up there too. -- nm - pmb Jul 1, 10:35 1
  - you're almost as smart as dignan -- nm - crash davis Jul 1, 10:46
- Tim Robbins -- nm - 'lia Jul 1, 10:31
- Hugh Laurie just squeaked in. -- nm - loosilu Jul 1, 10:30
- Bruce Campbell. (nm) - Callisto Jul 1, 10:29
- Oh wait, real answer: Angela Bassett. (nm) - musubi Jul 1, 10:22
- Susanna Hoffs. nm - Dignan Jul 1, 10:22 1
  - sometimes you are a genius -- nm - crash davis Jul 1, 10:41
- Mary McDonnell -- nm - peglegpete Jul 1, 10:21
- Helen Mirren -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 1, 10:17 1
  - this. -- nm - znufrii Jul 1, 10:30
- Jamie Lee Curtis or Jennifer Tilly -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 10:17
- Bea Arthur -- nm - Redmond si Jul 1, 10:16 1
  - Hide the shovels! -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:17
- Sela, Bebe, Mimi -- nm - dug Jul 1, 10:15 2
  - Who is Mimi? -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:36 1
    - make-up chick from the Drew Carey Show -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:38
- Michelle Pfeiffer. -- nm - Jim Jul 1, 10:14 5
  - OK, this choice is pretty compelling. I agree. -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:33
  - Definitely. -- nm - Loyola Jul 1, 10:30
  - Yup. -- nm - pmb Jul 1, 10:29
  - agreed. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:17
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:17
- Betty White. Oh yeah. (nm) - musubi Jul 1, 10:14
- Kim Basinger -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Jul 1, 10:14
- Rene Russo. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 1, 10:14 2
  - This would be my answer as well. -- nm - Stephen Jul 1, 10:19
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  - Tilly is 50+, for reals? (nm) - musubi Jul 1, 10:14 7
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      - She would kick your ass at Strip Poker -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 10:16 5
        
        But really, is there any loser in that scenario? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 1, 10:21 4
        
        It is ML we are talking about here -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 10:28
        
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        Tilly (nm) - musubi Jul 1, 10:22 1
        
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- For this poll, do they have to be single? -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:13 2
  - no. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:15
  - Dude, leave Ted Danson alone! -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 10:14
- Sela Ward -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 10:13
CNN: MJ's Will says kids should be with his mom, if she can't care for them...Diana Ross? Intentionally omits Rowe -- (link) - MDH Jul 1, 10:10 5
- Good choice...IMO, I would have picked Aunty Janet next after mommy though.. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Jul 1, 10:12 3
  - The mom might be a good choice...but that would mean they'd have to live with his dad Joe too, right? - Stephen Jul 1, 10:26
  - That's what I said the other day, until everyone mentioned all the Janet rumors - MDH Jul 1, 10:13 1
    - OH snap..really... LOL. that's sorta funny..but sad if it's true.. Well she was - Matrix_Mafia Jul 1, 10:16
- I'll be fairly surprised if the will and estate are finalized in court within 3 years. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 1, 10:12
Sedin twins sign with Vancouver. 5 years $6.1 million per year -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:07 5
- for point/game players, that's pretty reasonable. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 10:09 2
  - no-trade clause too so they want to stay there (F you Dany Heatly) -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:11
  - I agree, certainly better than their original contract requests -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:11
- 6.1 each or together.. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Jul 1, 10:08 1
  - each :) -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:08
MFK (a day early birthday edition) July 2 birthdays: Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Tisdale, Michelle Branch. - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:00 22
- MKF -- nm - MDH Jul 1, 10:23
- FMK -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 1, 10:20
- KMF -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:11
- KFM -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 1, 10:10
- FKM -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:07
- M- so I can make daily crazy jokes K- Blondes, Blood, beatiful F- seems like fun -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Jul 1, 10:06
- I don't know who the last two people are, but I'll say KFM just as a guess. (nm) - musubi Jul 1, 10:05 4
  - tisdale was in high school musical and other disney shows - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:06 3
    - Branch went country..really..since when (off to iTunes) -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Jul 1, 10:08 2
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        yup -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:10
- I thought it on the last one, but a time machine would change these, a lot. -- nm - Spawn Jul 1, 10:01 9
  - Or detox -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:02 8
    - Oh, who am I kidding. Lindsay is a lost cause. -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:04 6
      - I would have to agree.. LONG gone... -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Jul 1, 10:05 5
        
        Hence my time machine post. You guys need to try and keep up. - Spawn Jul 1, 10:10 4
        
        I think she would be wild though, hence my F -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:16 3
        
        Wildly emptying your pockets for crack money -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:17 2
        
        hence the non-M -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:18 1
        
        Spawn is right, people need to keep up -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 10:18
    - well, for the last one, you still might need a hep c vaccine... -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:02
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- They look... a lot alike -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 10:05
Dear Google, why is ML such an effing motard? Love, moose. (nm) - musubi Jul 1, 09:58 4
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  - I can't help my unquenchable thirst for knowledge. - musubi Jul 1, 10:07
- Cause he brought a dish to Thanksgiving with a Soup Spoon and Aluminum Foil! - amoxy Jul 1, 10:00 1
  - you could have frooled me... - tRuMaN Jul 1, 10:01
You want a kid to stay home to observe a religious holiday, it's totally your right as a parent. - musubi Jul 1, 09:55 1
- I actually view it as more a function of how much of the school will take the day off. - pmb Jul 1, 10:02
*cancels school for Flying Spaghetti Monster Day* - znufrii Jul 1, 09:55 2
- Feast of Maximum Occupancy -- nm - Beaker Jul 1, 09:56
- carbo diem -- nm - 'lia Jul 1, 09:55
FRICKLES!!! -- nm - Jim Jul 1, 09:53 2
- you want fries with that? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 1, 09:55
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