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Looks like I'm finally seeing My Sister's Keeper tonight with Ko. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 11:59 4
- I *almost* cried once. I'm interested to see how you fare. -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 12:03 3
  - I'm assured he'll be bawwwwing. I'm a little odd with my tearing up at flicks. Up very nearly did it, but I also tear up at Igby Goes Down so - Qale Jul 5, 12:08 1
    - then i'm kinda odd, too. ;) - -- nm - b! Jul 5, 12:11
  - Interesting personal note (spoilers?) - nubby Jul 5, 12:05
the NBC Sports desk is plugging PFT at every opportunity now - Stewie Jul 5, 11:58
Mom said a nabe caught their lawn on fire and they had to put it out with a hose and buckets (its been amazingly dry here in the PNW, one rain in two - zeitgeist Jul 5, 11:53 2
- Because of the dog? Where is the dog when you're at work? -- nm - mara Jul 5, 11:55 1
  - work? work is for 'little people' I'm a minister, I 'work' about a couple hours a day a couple days a week for a couple hundred, dog can come with - zeitgeist Jul 5, 13:10
Oh yay, mom's office comp loaded with spyware. This is how I'm spending this gorgeous day. -- nm - Tim on iPod Jul 5, 10:49 1
- tell her to stop porning at work -- nm - zork Jul 5, 11:49
Wimbledon spoilerish question - Fuzzy Jul 5, 10:37 7
- Spoilers - David Jul 5, 11:54
- I think Sampras at his prime, woulda gotten Feds. -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 10:49 2
  - Maybe at Wimbledon, but overall.....Federer would take him on clay almost without question - Will Hunting Jul 5, 10:50 1
    - Clay definitely, Sampras just couldn't get it with clay, but grass, exluding that loss in 01. heh -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 10:58
- Yes. Reasons are he does have a foil and has won like 6 Slams in the Nadal 'era'. - Will Hunting Jul 5, 10:40
- how do you measure that? (spoiler) - marcel Jul 5, 10:39
- I think it was Scarlett johansson -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 5, 10:38
Wimbledon spoilers - Dano Jul 5, 10:33
Stupid cameraman! Stupid judge's stand! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 10:30
*great* match -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 10:28 3
- Spoilers - David Jul 5, 11:58
- spoiler - nubby Jul 5, 10:29
- much better than if it was Nadal -- nm - dug Jul 5, 10:29
uh oh -- nm - dug Jul 5, 10:24 2
- Which one of those great players do you irrationally hate? -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 10:26 1
  - neither. i'm rooting for feds -- nm - dug Jul 5, 10:27
I have been waiting an hour to go downstairs to make breakfast - amoxy Jul 5, 10:15 2
- I woke up shortly before 8:00 a.m., and I just came downstairs half an hour ago. - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 10:19
- there are NO monsters downthere afterall? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 10:17
Are they ever going to let these guys sit down during this set? -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 10:03 6
- theyre not Lance Armstrong -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 10:07 2
  - speaking of which: - 'lia Jul 5, 10:14 1
    - why? - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 10:15
- They sit down after evey third game. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 10:04 2
  - every odd game, i believe. -- nm - psilotum Jul 5, 10:15
  - Wow I never noticed. iiinteresting. -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 10:05
Incredible (spoilers) - amoxy Jul 5, 10:03
i miss Dick Enberg - dug Jul 5, 10:00 3
- Ted Robinson -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 10:08 1
  - i thought he was good when he announced for the giants, and has been fine with tennis. (didn't watch today's, though.) -- nm - b! Jul 5, 11:36
- *perks up* -- nm - Artie Lang Jul 5, 10:01
Come On! - amoxy Jul 5, 09:43 4
- Rob Schneider? -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:02 1
  - Eileeen -- nm - zork Jul 5, 11:50
- spoilers - secretslacker Jul 5, 10:02
- *thinks about dogbert's post and laughs at this* -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 09:45
LYC: Looks like this weekend is being called a tie between Ice Age/Transformers... we'll see if it's broken before tomorrow. -- nm - secretslacker Jul 5, 09:33 4
- And I"m going to keep refreshing BOM until there's a winner, too. -- nm - secretslacker Jul 5, 10:02 3
  - Hee! -- nm - mara Jul 5, 10:32
  - what are the adjusts? I can't get into HSX -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:11 1
    - ICEA3 will be down $30, PUBNM down $14 -- nm - secretslacker Jul 5, 10:13
wimbledon spoiler - prayformojo Jul 5, 09:29 3
- spoiler - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 10:22
- spoiler - secretslacker Jul 5, 09:38
- spoiler - nubby Jul 5, 09:30
so I'm in love with this necklace on ebay. the description says it has a 22 cm drop. it's not 22 cm long, right? -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 09:27 13
- i've seen that term when there's a part that hangs down from a main chain. like.. this.. nm but: -- (link) - b! Jul 5, 11:34
- that's a weird way to describe it. drop usually refers to the pendant size, I think. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 09:58 1
  - hmmm, apparently it usually refers to the length of the chain. it must be a 22 inch chain. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 09:59
- how long is the chain? -- nm - 'lia Jul 5, 09:56 1
  - it doesn't say. 22 cm drop is all it says. otherwise I ouldn't have asked. -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 09:58
- Is that nearly nine inches? - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 5, 09:52 7
  - i always wear a 24" chain w/ pendant - 'lia Jul 5, 10:00 3
    - right. my opera-length chain is 38" and it falls to my... - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 5, 10:04 2
      - i can handle a 24" chain w/ pendat but the opera length doesn't do much - 'lia Jul 5, 10:06 1
        
        That's why you have them and I don't! - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 5, 10:08
  - Is it the silver one with two charms: a shoe and a bag? -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 5, 09:59 2
    - are you seriously trying to guess my purchase on ebay? NO, I would never wear "shoe" and "bag" charms. but thanks for looking! -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 10:05 1
      - sorry -- we're all here just trying to help - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 5, 10:06
I'm just shocked that soon-to-be former Governor Palin has a TWitter account.. .and she's posting on it! - secretslacker Jul 5, 09:14 16
- i actually thinks is bad she resigns - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 09:51 3
  - Maybe Satan offered her a better job. -- nm - secretslacker Jul 5, 09:57 2
    - private safe cleaner in the cheaney household? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 10:02 1
      - hunting valet -- charged with reloading weapons. -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 5, 10:05
- everyone has twitter accounts. this shouldn't shock you. -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 09:25 10
  - Not everyone. -- nm - Spawn Jul 5, 11:19 2
    - I'm surprised you're even willing to post on a message board Mr. Social-Technology-is-the-Devil. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 5, 11:23 1
      - I like visiting a board. I just don't want all you people up in my business! -- nm - Spawn Jul 5, 11:25
  - When i have one, that'll be shocking. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 5, 10:53
  - I am shocked that secretslacker is shocked. Shocking! -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 09:28
  - The fact she has a Twitter account isn't shocking.. the fact that she's posting stuff NOW while she's under so much scrutiny. -- nm - secretslacker Jul 5, 09:28 4
    - Her stuff generally appears on her Facebook page first, though, like the lawyer's statement. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 09:35 1
      - Oh, I didn't even realize she was on Facebook... figured I would have read it here last October. -- nm - secretslacker Jul 5, 09:37
    - oh. your post said you were shocked that she had one. sorry. -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 09:29
    - Kind of like what you always do :P -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 09:29
- She has a massive ego larger than any Hollywood diva - amoxy Jul 5, 09:22
great news, everyone! the second cake came out perfect! --nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 09:10 3
- Wuzzah! -- nm - mara Jul 5, 09:14 1
  - that still makes me laugh -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 5, 09:17
- Yeah! -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 09:13
Name the drink I came up with yesterday. (A Fourth of July name would be cool.) Black cherry Smirnoff vodka, 7up, amaretto (proportions were probably - mara Jul 5, 09:01 7
- Girly Drink. nm - Dignan Jul 5, 09:09
- This calls for some kind of George Washington/Cherry tree reference....The Hatchet? -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 09:04 5
  - ooOOO hoo! -- nm - KT Tunstall Jul 5, 09:30
  - how are we supposed to help when you come up with the perfect name so quick? -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 5, 09:16
  - I like it -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 09:14
  - ooooh. and it's perfect for mara because she's such a total enforcer. -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 09:11 1
    - Not to mention enough of them would probably chop your legs out from under you :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 09:13
Ouch! That looks like it hurt -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 08:49 1
- it's completely impractical, of course, but i'm always thinking that they need to save a pristine court for the finals - prayformojo Jul 5, 08:50
Are Roger Federer and Gavin Rossdale BFF's? -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 08:47 1
- Apparently Roger/Mirka and Gavin/Gwen are good friends according to the book "Strokes of Genius" -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 09:23
Is Amazon down for anyone else? All I get is the header and "recently viewed" items. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 5, 08:42 3
- "Service unavailable" nm - Dignan Jul 5, 08:49
- fine for me. -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 08:43 1
  - (but slow.) -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 08:44
Go Andy Go! -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 08:40 4
- Do you always cheer for yourself? -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:45 3
  - I do that with Wang Chung ~Everybody have fun tonite. Everybody (Diva's real name) tonite...~ -- nm - Diva Jul 5, 09:01
  - Of course! I loves me! -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 08:47
  - only when he's masterbating -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 5, 08:47
2 episodes into Breaking Bad S1 this weekend and already I am sad that it is only 7 eps long. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 5, 08:27
So the ground bloom fireworks are lame now. Also the piccolo petes. Both last about 1/3 the time that they used to last. - Redmond Jul 5, 08:21 1
- as you get older the more rediculous it is blowing money on blowing sparks, that's all, I'm sure to the kids its beautiful and wonderfull and seems to - zeitgeist Jul 5, 11:14
Roddick is only 26? It feels like he's been playing long enough to be a decade older. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 08:19 2
- I want this post to be about his height. "roddick is only 2'6"?" -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jul 5, 08:39
- Federer and Roddick both won their first Grand Slam tournament the same year. -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 08:23
Laguna Niguel cracks down on Amtrak mooners :( -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 08:17 4
- Funsuckers! -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 09:20
- Cracks down? I see what you did there. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 5, 08:28
- There goes our fun... -- nm - BAD Jul 5, 08:21 1
  - Like we ever went down there anyway :) - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 08:27
Palin's attorney warns press not to publish defmatory material -- (link) - amoxy Jul 5, 08:13 15
- She's the gift that keeps on giving. Dan Quayle is jubilant at no longer being the default GOP laughingstock. -- nm - TWuG Jul 5, 08:56
- just the press, right? it's still ok for us I hope -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 5, 08:39
- I didn't realize there was actually a story they were afraid of. - Mel Profit Jul 5, 08:32
- The constitution of Alaska? WGAF? -- nm - mara Jul 5, 08:27
- Has anyone tracked Sanford and Palin's whereabouts over the past few weeks, months to see if their paths crossed? Kidding! - HdnAgnda Jul 5, 08:26 1
  - She's not his soul mate, but lines may have been crossed. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 09:51
- and in so doing gives them a pass to explain what they're not supposed to talk about - Stewie Jul 5, 08:24
- And those of us that hadn't seen or paid attention to these rumours are rushing off to research them :) - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 08:20 1
  - *finger to nose* -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 5, 08:33
- due diligence and fact checking ?? - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 08:19 2
  - but when does that ever stop them? -- nm - 'lia Jul 5, 08:25 1
    - when is the next major election? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 08:28
- I think she's from another planet. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 08:16 2
  - Please don't pin this one on us. -- nm - The Other Planets Jul 5, 08:17 1
    - I like this. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 5, 08:26
68 hot dogs in 10 minutes?????? -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 07:55 4
- I ate 2 hot dogs in about 15 minutes. - psilotum Jul 5, 08:12
- The thing that always gets me is that *includes* the bun. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 5, 08:10 2
  - I wonder how much water too. At least a couple soda cans worth. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 08:14 1
    - that's the part that gets me. all that water and all those soggy buns, I would puke on the first one -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 5, 08:48
One dies in Florida Disney crash -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 07:54 1
- no! not neo! -- nm - dogbert183 Jul 5, 09:18
there hasn't been a game that went to deuce yet, has there? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:52 1
- No. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 07:59
wimbledon spoiler - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:35 5
- Agreeance (spoiler) - Diva Jul 5, 07:38 4
  - Absolutely! (spoiler) - Buzz Jul 5, 07:41 3
    - Argh! (spoilers) - amoxy Jul 5, 08:17 2
      - Another word starting with A! -- nm - mara Jul 5, 08:30 1
        
        I'm ready to throw something at my TV if he keeps doing this. -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 08:33

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