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Kind of bad news for Flashpoint lovers: won't return now until midseason. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 8, 06:01 1
- That was the plan from renewal. It's a mid-season show for them -- nm - TWuG Jul 8, 06:04
Happy Birthday to Liioulo!! - Epiphany Jul 8, 05:59 3
- happy birthday! -- nm - Diva Jul 8, 07:01
- The liioulu with candles? Happy birthday! -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 8, 06:03
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I started a trade thread for Cavemen. I'm looking to move up in the 1st. Make an offer if you're interested! -- nm - Shaun Jul 8, 05:51
LYC: Anne Hathaway is just as delicious on stage as she is on screen, and quite the good actor. -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 05:45 8
- She's marvelous. I saw her do the role of Lili in 'Carnival' years ago at City Center with Stokes. She pretty much carried him. - Diva Jul 8, 05:55 1
  - not surprised from what I saw last night. - znufrii Jul 8, 05:58
- Related: Just saw Rachel Getting Married last night. - Jelly Jul 8, 05:55 2
  - They could have easily cut another 15-20 minutes from the movie and it would have been better. -- nm - Ender Jul 8, 06:01
  - I thought that movie was great, and her performance was the best part of it. -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 05:57
- Any nudity? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 05:48 2
  - "Havoc in the Park" -- nm - prayformojo Jul 8, 05:51
  - nope. -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 05:50
Ontario MP demoted after funding Toronto Gay Pride Parade -- (link) - Beaker Jul 8, 05:37 1
- and at the Romeo Leblanc memorial Harper palmed the wafer (front page news here and the Catholics are POed) -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 05:40
worst hangover in the wooooorld, why does this always happen when i travel? -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 8, 05:30 2
- Because you drink a lot when you travel? -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 8, 05:43 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 05:43
Google said it would release an open-source operating system based on its Chrome browser. The OS will be free, geared (at first) toward netbooks. -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 8, 05:20
*looks at empty radar screen* - Jelly Jul 8, 05:19
Job vacancy for a Witch - pay is great: "applicants must be able to cackle and cannot be allergic to cats". -- (link) - LMS Jul 8, 05:01 2
- I'm dubious... "Must be able to relocate to Salem, Massachusetts" -- nm - secretslacker Jul 8, 05:18 1
  - IT'S A TRAP! -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 05:44
wow: "The logistics are mind-boggling: an eight-way, multi-hospital, domino kidney transplant involving six men and 10 women in four states" -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 8, 04:45 3
- House would be proud -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 05:43
- Cool. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 05:26
- whoa. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 04:57
Figures. - znufrii Jul 8, 04:42 6
- I some how forgot to sign my form -- nm - Epiphany Jul 8, 05:52 1
  - yikes. -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 05:53
- That's another reason to file electronically. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 05:17 3
  - I did, but I need a copy of my W-2 for income verification to get this apartment. - znufrii Jul 8, 05:38 2
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      - good to know. thanks. - znufrii Jul 8, 05:59
Amazon's mp3 deal of the day: Stellastarr*'s new album Civilized for $3.99 -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 8, 04:19
Eight charged with filming (*simulated*) sex act in public. -- (link) - nubby Jul 8, 04:18 5
- (insert obligatory Vegastravaganza joke) -- nm - secretslacker Jul 8, 05:18
- "FLANDERS! What are you DOING?" -- nm - JaxSean Jul 8, 04:24
- ...and TSG has details. -- (link) - nubby Jul 8, 04:21 2
  - The police report said a 12 year old boy asked his grandmother what was going on and she said "you don't want to know". - nubby Jul 8, 04:23 1
    - Oops, I was wrong. - nubby Jul 8, 04:23
Crap. Hudson is rehabbing for the Pelicans on the day I leave for NC. -- nm - nubby Jul 8, 04:14
Episode 2 of Torchwood (minor spoilers) - LMS Jul 8, 04:05
Hyvaa syntymapaivaa Lii! -- nm - marcel Jul 8, 01:12
You know what's worse than jury duty? being an alternate juror. - zeitgeist Jul 8, 00:37
ty, I'll bet you want this for your new house -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 8, 00:34
great seats; horrible game - psilotum Jul 8, 00:23 8
- I liked the game. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 8, 00:28 6
  - First base. Mariners. -- nm - psilotum Jul 8, 00:31 5
    - fek - psilotum Jul 8, 00:33 1
      - I was wondering if you got to hear much of what Trembley said. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 8, 00:46
    - hey, at least you got to first base -- nm - dug Jul 8, 00:32 2
      - Well, after 8 $7 beers, I better! - psilotum Jul 8, 00:34 1
        
        i was hiding under the porch because i love you -- nm - dug Jul 8, 00:37
- Orioles Magic, feel it happen! - dug Jul 8, 00:28
Oh, for jury duty. They dismissed the lawyer guy. Of course. But they also dismissed the other recent college grad. And another guy that is probably - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 7, 23:30 16
- They *never* let the law-talkin'-dudes stay on jury duty! - ReluctantCynic Jul 7, 23:46 14
  - of course. i always got struck even though i don't think they were allowed to ask my profession straight out. - dug Jul 8, 00:18 3
    - I put on my robe and wizard hat. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 8, 00:28 2
      - "this case can only be settled by wizard law, your honor!" -- nm - dug Jul 8, 00:30 1
        
        "res ipsum loquitor!" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 8, 00:30
  - Are they afraid the lawyer guy will see through the tricks? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 7, 23:52 6
    - Not really. It's because we're know-it-alls. - ReluctantCynic Jul 7, 23:54 5
      - hee - - 'lia Jul 8, 00:03
      - I see, good point. I am off to sleep now, but I am curious what you think about a system that uses career jurors. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 8, 00:03 3
        
        It's an interesting concept, and I'm not entirely opposed to it. At all. - ReluctantCynic Jul 8, 00:30 2
        
        Last I checked, voting wasn't mandatory either. :P nm - ralph wiggum Jul 8, 00:38 1
        
        Aha. YSMIM! -- nm - psilotum Jul 8, 00:39
  - nor do they ever let cops - 'lia Jul 7, 23:50 2
    - Well, I believe cops are actually exempt. Almost every other juror said that they knew a cop or had one in the family and they didn't get kicked off. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 7, 23:52 1
      - cops are, their families aren't - 'lia Jul 7, 23:58
- maybe you seem...malable -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 23:35
Have you guys discussed this: Google turns Chrome into Google Chrom Operating System, I would guess a wave of netbooks etc - zeitgeist Jul 7, 23:25 3
- their stock is getting shotkicked thanks to them going after Microsoft -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 05:38 1
  - "pounded" -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 05:38
- What about Android? -- nm - psilotum Jul 8, 00:23
hmm - USA has the movie Twilight just starting - Paul Newman, LIev & Reese ... worth watching? -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 23:06 4
- yes -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 05:39
- just Reese topless scene in the first 5 minutes -- nm - peglegpete Jul 7, 23:15 1
  - uh huh ... but edited so you only saw shoulders ... now that one actress that played Rizzo in Grease has shown up in the movie too ... -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 23:19
- wow - Susan Sarandon & Gene Hackman too ... how is it I don't know of this movie? -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 23:08
Q: is there any mouse/pointer device you can use with your feet? (seriously) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 23:04 8
- sure. here's one. nm but: -- (link) - b! Jul 7, 23:19 7
  - geez you guys are good, I've been looking for something like this, wow, thanks -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 23:26 5
    - ordered, 210 bucks, hope it works -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 23:35 1
      - quick-draw z-graw? - b! Jul 7, 23:40
    - well.. - b! Jul 7, 23:30 2
      - sigh -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 23:36 1
        
        poor z. -- nm - b! Jul 7, 23:41
  - that just made my night/mornin/err day.. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Jul 7, 23:20
anyone ever use a computer mouse that stands up? - b! Jul 7, 22:38 [Image] 6
- how about a trackball? -- nm - zork Jul 8, 04:02
- That is ... intriguing ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 7, 23:45
- get a graphic tablet, wacom bamboo or an old intuos2 you use a pen like pointer, I use it alot -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 23:01 1
  - my regular set-up is fine, so far. this is just a temporary thing, fortunately. -- nm - b! Jul 7, 23:17
- Yuck. I would hate that. But then my hands hurt if I use one of those ergonomic keyboards at all. -- nm - Subversive Jul 7, 22:42 1
  - the keyboard is a big, space-agey thing. - b! Jul 7, 23:01
If you listen to Pandora for more than 40 hours a month, it'll cost you... only 99 cents. -- (link) - Qale Jul 7, 22:02 2
- I just downloaded this App... I've always missed internet radio, since yahoo's isn't mac compat. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Jul 7, 22:32 1
  - I listen to plenty of Pandora, but porbably not 40 hours/month. The iPhone app is pretty cool. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 22:34
OK - on a scale of 1-10 - ten being most devious - how sounds this plan - I'm helping with a Red Cross Fundraiser and - JenBro Jul 7, 21:53 19
- Always go big first. Then ask for smaller items. - JaxSean Jul 7, 22:22 1
  - "Oh Gary, you're breaking my balls, Gary." -- (link) - Qale Jul 7, 22:27
- try to contact PENN & TELLER at the RIO here in LV. they work a lot with the local blood drives, and if you're lucky, may do a package gift for you -- nm - peglegpete Jul 7, 22:15
- that's just having a Plan A and B. not devious at all -- nm - dug Jul 7, 22:03
- that is just some normal ass tactics. negative four. -- nm - TFox Jul 7, 21:57
- I know our particular resturant is much more giving of product than credits, but I'd give that deviousness a zero. -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 21:56
- what the worst that could happen, they'll say "no" twice? - b! Jul 7, 21:56 12
  - I'm actually hoping by offering a choice - they will be more likely to pick one instead of just saying "no" - the economy in MI is not - JenBro Jul 7, 22:00 11
    - And then the successful bidders don't claim their prizes. Our archaeological society donated a selection of our quarterly journals at the - MojaveMeg Jul 7, 22:08
    - i get that, and think it's a good idea to give options. :) - - b! Jul 7, 22:06
    - vintage wine, restaurant certs, also see if you can get a celeb to host a dinner catered by a celeb chef, those go for big bucks - zeitgeist Jul 7, 22:05 8
      - funny you should mention wine - 'cause I'm asking some of the liquor stores and wine shops to each donate a couple bottles to make up 2 assorted wine - JenBro Jul 7, 22:09 1
        
        what sells for well over donor value is aged, you know old dusty bottles, 5 years or better - zeitgeist Jul 7, 23:15
      - Ooh, yeah. Dinner with Antonio Banderes cooked by Mario Batale. Go to that store first. -- nm - TFox Jul 7, 22:07 5
        
        Mario's already taken sadly - he does a dinner for a Traverse City event for a group - I *wish* I could get him to drive North an hour - would rock!` -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 22:12 4
        
        Ok, then Bobby Flay and Kate plus Four. I hear they hang at Olive Garden sometimes. -- nm - TFox Jul 7, 22:14 3
        
        I can tell you think I was kidding about Mario ... but I wasn't. -- (link) - JenBro Jul 7, 22:24 2
        
        any word on what his menu was? - 'lia Jul 7, 22:37 1
        
        no word yet on this year's menu - last year it auctioned for $67,000. - 5 course Roman Lunch - JenBro Jul 7, 22:48
Dawson, what happens after HK reads the backboards tomorrow? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 7, 21:48
ok ... help me ST .. what is bootylessness - I feel dumb asking. -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 21:47 2
- dry spell, I think. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 21:48 1
  - GAH ... I was totally missing it ... thinking weight loss in the trunk area ... HAHAHHA - Thanks Loosi! -- nm - JenBro Jul 7, 21:49
~birthday sex ... birthday sex~ -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 7, 21:46
Alright, I think it's pretty reasonable and virtually unanimous. Thanks ST Afterdark. -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 21:45
HK? not sleeping. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 21:36 22
- hello kitty: always watching, always waiting. -- nm - b! Jul 7, 21:38 21
  - Oh lawd! -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 21:38 20
    - b!: always bootyless. -- nm - b! Jul 7, 21:40 19
      - it's sandal season. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 21:42
      - protip: If booty is not plunderable currently, offer up your own to be plundered to suitable suitors. -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 21:41 17
        
        hi, i'm b! i thought we had met, but apparently not. -- nm - b! Jul 7, 21:51 16
        
        Hey, can't blame me for thinking if you're working, you better be playing too. nmbmwhahaha - Qale Jul 7, 21:58 15
        
        um, ikariam?-- nm - b! Jul 7, 22:03 14
        
        you need to offer up more CTs - 'lia Jul 7, 22:09 4
        
        i'm supposed to offer myself to cuzzin todd? *flee* - b! Jul 7, 22:15 3
        
        iknowrite what a terrible taste in movies that one has. -- nm - Qale Jul 7, 22:22
        
        cuzzin todd puts out? i'll have to look into that... - 'lia Jul 7, 22:22 1
        
        i should say that i'm not the best source of current intel. on cuzz. - b! Jul 7, 22:25
        
        Totally been there no doubt. No doubt. - Qale Jul 7, 22:05 8
        
        not now! woowoohoo! - b! Jul 7, 22:09
        
        you my friend are positively giddy - 'lia Jul 7, 22:07 6
        
        Wha? I always love b! - Qale Jul 7, 22:13 5
        
        it's even long-published! nm but: -- (link) - b! Jul 7, 22:17 2
        
        If it's on the internet, it must be true. - Qale Jul 7, 22:25 1
        
        :D - b! Jul 7, 22:26
        
        who doesn't love b! --- b! is the best - 'lia Jul 7, 22:16 1
        
        ack! asking for trouble. ;) - - b! Jul 7, 22:18

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