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Day 2a in the WSOP --- 630 survived. - Will Hunting Jul 8, 08:11
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- Me too but you know what's worse. Haven been through a fire and at work and they are testing the system. I jump every time. -- nm - lileve Jul 8, 08:43
Newer 2012 Trailer -- (link) - (500) Days of Dano Jul 8, 07:51 [youtube] 7
- They should USE that for the marketing! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 8, 08:15
- It's different, I'll give it that. -- nm - con_carne Jul 8, 08:11
- Black President??!? That's just ridiculous! -- nm - Max Jul 8, 08:11
- Wow! That is COOOOOLLL!!! -- nm - TWuG Jul 8, 08:05
- That's the best marketing for this thing I've seen yet. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:57
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  - 2012: destruction porn - tRuMaN Jul 8, 08:02
just an fyi...talked to my stockperson at Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney.....regarding Citigroup.... - Remlik Jul 8, 07:45 11
- It won't happen - Brian Jul 8, 07:57 2
  - Obama's financial team is loaded with the Citi and Goldman maroons who chumped this thing in the first place. Of course they don't want to change... - x Jul 8, 08:00 1
    - I love you. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 8, 08:01
- The preferred may drop in the short-term, but be more valuable in the long-term - TWuG Jul 8, 07:53
- I don't see that happening. -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 07:52
- I just dont see the gov nationalizing a bank, unless it totally failed and the FDIC does it. - tRuMaN Jul 8, 07:51 4
  - The FDIC regularly takes over failing banks, gets them in order, unloads them. It's what it does and it's very good at it. -- nm - TWuG Jul 8, 07:54 3
    - yes, but that would not be a nationalization of a bank. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 8, 07:56 2
      - Given the looseness with which falling-skyers are using the term, it would be. - TWuG Jul 8, 07:58 1
        
        all I know is that I am more than willing to start a business if the government wants to give me free money. - tRuMaN Jul 8, 08:00
- NO CALLS TO ACTION! -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 8, 07:46
Looks like I screwed up on my cash out dates with RCOLT's movies. oops -- nm - CQ Jul 8, 07:40
I have a feeling that a horror movie is unfolding in our house. In our bedroom, I've found a spot on our creaky floor, where, when you step on it, - prayformojo Jul 8, 07:35 5
- that's cool -- nm - CQ Jul 8, 07:42
- quick! measure the size of the room and make sure it's not bigger than the outside of the house - decline Jul 8, 07:40
- Redrum! -- nm - Redmond Jul 8, 07:38
- sell it to her as : Casper the friendly knocking ghost. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 8, 07:38
- You should demonstrate this to her before you tell her -- nm - Roger More Jul 8, 07:36
Attention all campers: The last pool of the year has been opened. I repeat, the last pool of the year has been opened. That's the sweety sweetness. -- nm - CQ Jul 8, 07:32 2
- Oh, pool boy, the liner appears to have torn over here. -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 8, 07:33
- CANNONBALL!!!!! -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 07:33
Well, that went better than expected. - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:28 6
- maybe she really agreed with you - Epiphany Jul 8, 07:35 5
  - And I just got confirmation that I'm in a Springer episode; my brother and his just-moved-out-baby-mama - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:37 4
    - well that depends, are they taking the kid too? or leaving it at a relative's house? -- nm - decline Jul 8, 07:39 3
      - They're taking the kid(s). I give up. - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:40 2
        
        I'm the stable one, too. how silly. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 8, 08:09
        
        I'm the wild one. doncha love families? -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 07:57
This is my earworm today. -- (link) - (500) Days of Dano Jul 8, 07:25 [youtube] 1
- cool - zork Jul 8, 07:30
I am mad hungry. And I have 90 minutes to decide on lunch. This will be fun. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 07:25 14
- Tried Penn Station yesterday.... it was awesome -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jul 8, 07:35
- i'm willing to bet "all-you-can-eat" will be somewhere in the final decision.. -- nm - colinski Jul 8, 07:25 12
  - Oh lord, if only there was somewhere nearby... -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 07:26 8
    - Oh! There is. Fire + Ice. I won't be able to convince anyone to have a $15 lunch though. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 07:27 7
      - That place is friggin awesome. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:28 6
        
        True fact. But it is also the opposite direction from the building my 1:00 meeting is in. Which would really cut into my all-I-can-eating time. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 07:30 5
        
        Thats a very important consideration. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:34 4
        
        It's salmon day in the caf. I love salmon day. Also teriyaki steak salad day. - TFox Jul 8, 07:38 3
        
        I wish we had salmon day. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 07:52
        
        The steak salad is the right answer. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:38 1
        
        steak salad is always the right answer. - znufrii Jul 8, 07:39
  - nice shiv -- nm - zork Jul 8, 07:26 2
    - it wasn't a shiv! when you have that long to decide, and you're that hungry, it becomes the only logical conclusion.. -- nm - colinski Jul 8, 07:32 1
      - If only all the shivs tossed in my direction could be as blissful as "go somewhere you can eat and no one will ever tell you to stop." - TFox Jul 8, 07:34
For those of you who love the Snuggie origianl version, you can now get a kids version and new styles.....(link) - Walt_Disney Jul 8, 07:23 1
- snuggie origami ... is that for contortionists? -- nm - zork Jul 8, 07:26
EB Games Canada PSA: MGS4: LE on for $9.89 today. That is not a typo or a price error. -- nm - Shaun Jul 8, 07:20
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- Did he want to drill for oil in Teddy Roosevelt's head? -- nm - Beaker Jul 8, 07:22
- Unreal. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:21
- Only 4 angles? Everyone knows you can't trust video unless you've got at least 5 angles! -- nm - Ender Jul 8, 07:19
- How else could he keep all that money fresh until he found its true owner? -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 07:17
- Caught him cold. -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 8, 07:17
so, i'm just exhausted this week (stress, i'm sure), but here's an example, i tried to date a fax page yesterday and i *couldn't remember what year it - Andie Jul 8, 07:07 14
- I've been tired before, but I *never* tried to date a piece of paper. Wow. -- nm - Shaun Jul 8, 07:17
- Wow! your electrolytes might be low on top of everything else - Epiphany Jul 8, 07:09 5
  - i'm sure. - Andie Jul 8, 07:09 4
    - might also be low on B vitamins - zork Jul 8, 07:12 2
      - i've been multivitamining! -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 07:13 1
        
        i love how you made that into a verb! -- nm - zork Jul 8, 07:15
    - eek! at least drink some Ensure. - Epiphany Jul 8, 07:12
- i missed most of yesterday. did the grant audit go decently? -- nm - zork Jul 8, 07:08 1
  - it wasn't a grant audit, it was an Ontario MInistry of Finance and CRA audit. but, yeah, it went quite well. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 07:10
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  - that part, yep. we get the report in a couple weeks. - Andie Jul 8, 07:09 3
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      - She had a bad month in winning sweepstakes and needed an infusion of capital. (nm) - Will Hunting Jul 8, 07:39
      - i wish. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 07:15
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- Can I play standard def dvd's on it and will it upconvert those? -- nm - pmb Jul 8, 07:12 1
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I feel like I need to scrap my entire old resume format (that I *love*) because it ports horribly into a text-only box. Horribly. - TFox Jul 8, 07:03
Hooray....women might never need men again.....Scientists create human sperm from stem cells....(link) - Walt_Disney Jul 8, 06:40 2
- *schwinggg* -- nm - stacy SI Jul 8, 07:03
- Finally. There had been such a sperm shortage. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:43
Sometimes I can't figure out why I think things look cool and want to buy them. I really can't. -- (link) - TFox Jul 8, 06:32 10
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  - You are still welcome to latch onto a bet if you wish; I went to lunch when you suggested terms. - TFox Jul 8, 06:38 8
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      - well, that was true on Monday morning too... -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:58 5
        
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        This is why I don't bench people like Grady Sizemore. :) -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 07:04 3
        
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        No one, I'm just saying. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 07:06 1
        
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      - *breaks both your legs* - znufrii Jul 8, 06:57
From his death through July 5th Michael Jackson sold 4.8 million downloads, and 1.22 million albums - MDH Jul 8, 06:25 32
- I still think the biggest winner will be the hedge fund that took a stake in Neverland Ranch to prevent it being foreclosed. - znufrii Jul 8, 06:54 11
  - Dateline did an interesting story on this, and how at the moment it's unfeasible - MDH Jul 8, 06:57 5
    - They start by subdividing a portion of the estate and creating the "Homes at Neverland Ranch". -- nm - pmb Jul 8, 07:14 1
      - "A pedophiles paradise! Just minutes for an amusement park geared toward children!" -- nm - TWuG Jul 8, 07:18
    - what's a bigger problem right now, getting people to go to Neverland, or keeping people out? - loosilu Jul 8, 07:08
    - I'm not saying it'll pay off immediately, it'll be a long-term thing, for sure. - znufrii Jul 8, 07:00 1
      - your DROI is dropping fast -- nm - zork Jul 8, 07:03
  - wrong. not very accessible and the town doesn't want the extra. getting the road widened would take years to approve -- nm - zork Jul 8, 06:57 4
    - IMO people will go there anyway. In the end the town will have no choice. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 07:06
    - shuttle buses. - znufrii Jul 8, 06:58 1
      - they could make a high end resort out of it but not something for the masses. won't be the cash cow you're anticipating -- nm - zork Jul 8, 07:02
    - We posted the exact same thing haha -- nm - MDH Jul 8, 06:57
- mininova has a crapload of active MJ torrents -- nm - zork Jul 8, 06:38
- Read somewhere that Amazon has sold more Jacko music since his death than in the entire decade leading up to it. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:34 16
  - I find that rather unlikely, but I would probably believe "year". -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:35 15
    - Why is that unlikely? He hasn't done anything new worth noting since the early 90s. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 8, 06:40 6
      - Not just new stuff. Number Ones sold 2 million copies -- nm - Roger More Jul 8, 06:47
      - A decade is a long time, compared to one day. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:44
      - "Invincible" in 2001. Which before anyone yells at me. Is a very underrated CD - MDH Jul 8, 06:42 3
        
        Underrated or not, it didn't take off or connect with the masses at the time. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 8, 06:44 1
        
        True, but it still sold moderately well. -- nm - MDH Jul 8, 06:45
        
        Agreed. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:43
    - "Amazon sold more of the pop star's recordings in the 24 hours following his demise than it had in the whole of the past decade." - TFox Jul 8, 06:37 7
      - I really think this is false, especially with the numbers this seems impossible. - MDH Jul 8, 06:44 5
        
        Keep in mind you probably need to factor in the size and total sales of Amazon 10 years ago. In 1999 it was a shadow of what it is today. - Ender Jul 8, 06:51
        
        I mean, here's the link. I don't have it direct from Amazon's lips, but these guys tend to be incorrect infrequently. -- (link) - TFox Jul 8, 06:46 3
        
        It's actually all merchandise, not just music. -- (link) - mara Jul 8, 06:51 1
        
        Ahhhh..... there it is. Consider the hole plugged. (good lookin out, mara.) -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:52
        
        Thanks, I had no doubt you had read it. I just think when you look at the #s it's not possible -- nm - MDH Jul 8, 06:49
      - Huh. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:40
- Quite amazing. Though the week-on-week increases mentioned in the column are misleading because the previous week had a couple days post-death. - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:27 1
  - I remember reading his entire catalog sold 10,000 copies the week prior. Something like 1,000% jumps -- (link) - MDH Jul 8, 06:33
And the latest brilliant TV property to make it's way to the big screen? -- (link) - TFox Jul 8, 06:22 4
- That is incredibly stupid. Amd I the only one that thought this was completely unfunny? -- nm - MDH Jul 8, 06:27 1
  - I love MacGruber, but color me skeptical about a feature length version of a skit that ends in explosive death every 30 seconds. -- nm - TFox Jul 8, 06:31
- I'm hoping they make a Full House movie. With all new actors, though maybe the original cast can make cameos. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 8, 06:23 1
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Austrian culture minister is urging cinemagoers to boycott Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie Bruno....(link) - Walt_Disney Jul 8, 06:22
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UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Tops List of Sports Gaining Momentum in Canada....(link) - Walt_Disney Jul 8, 06:06 1
- in Canada it's also known as Hokey -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 8, 06:25
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- so she wants *all* the boys AND girls! Good for her. (as long as everyone is being safe) -- nm - Diva Jul 8, 07:00
- woot!! - Epiphany Jul 8, 06:47 1
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- You're such a square... free love, baby! -- nm - secretslacker Jul 8, 06:18 2
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    - I'm jealous that your apartment is turning into a 24-hour version of Bertolucci's The Dreamers -- nm - secretslacker Jul 8, 06:28
- WTG Hotkiss! -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 06:06
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- not really, it's already 9 hours old. I want a refund, damnit! -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 06:04
good deal for Guitar Hero peoples: Smash Hits and Metallica and bonus shirt deal (link) - JaxSean Jul 8, 06:03

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