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GUTOS: Spoiler discussions should only occur in book, film, or television-club discussions, where everyone has seen the topic media. - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:55 4
- Then I blame pmb for bringing up the question in the first place! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 12:56 3
  - The important thing is not to blame; the important thing is to form discussion clubs! - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:57 2
    - (The First Rule Of Spoiler Club Is ...) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:57 1
      - don't spoil it! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 12:58
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- And rumor has it the Cards might be getting HOlliday...not HAlladay. nm - Jim Jul 23, 12:54
- meh.... nm -- nm - groiny Jul 23, 12:53
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- You almost tricked me into funnelling money into DeepDiscount! - TFox Jul 23, 12:55 1
  - I assume you have a story to tell about DD? -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 23, 13:03
is there a living film director, with a first name, whose name is somewhat recognizable that *isn't* Raimi or Mendes? I need two others. TIA -- nm - prayformojo Jul 23, 12:47 35
- Has Samuel L Jackson done any directing? -- nm - Subversive Jul 23, 13:00 2
  - Not for public consumption, no. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 23, 13:03
  - no, but a little producing. he's one busy mo-fo though. -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:01
- Sam Shepherd has directed a couple things. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 12:58
- Sam Friedlander! -- (link) - Loyola Jul 23, 12:55 1
  - i was going to post that but figured his name isn't recognisable enough - zork Jul 23, 12:56
- Ben Stiller. -- nm - Subversive Jul 23, 12:54
- Francis Ford Coppola. -- nm - Loyola Jul 23, 12:50
- very few people don't have first names. -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:49 10
  - Madonna, Prince, Bono, Fabio, OchoCinco, Ichiro.... nm -- nm - groiny Jul 23, 12:51 7
    - Ichiro iIS his first name isn;t it? -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:52
    - most of those don't have *last* names. -- nm - Andie Jul 23, 12:52 5
      - how do you know? - groiny Jul 23, 12:53 4
        
        Ciccone, Nelson, Hewson, Lanzoni, Johnson, Suzuki. -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:55 3
        
        OchoCinco Johnson? -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 12:59
        
        nice -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:58
        
        you da man! -- nm - zork Jul 23, 12:57
  - McG! -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 12:51
  - heh -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 12:50
- dammit. "With a first name of Sam" sorry -- nm - prayformojo Jul 23, 12:49
- Martin -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 12:48
- Peter Jackson -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:48 1
  - Kevin Smith, Christopher Nolan -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:48
- Scorcese, Spielberg? -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 12:48
- what? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:47 2
  - He wants a director with an unusual surname, but common enough first name. -- nm - Loyola Jul 23, 12:49 1
    - (I think) -- nm - Loyola Jul 23, 12:51
- do you want "Sam's specifically? -- nm - Andie Jul 23, 12:47 7
  - Sam Peckinpah (do they have to be living?) -- nm - Andie Jul 23, 12:49 3
    - that is what it says in his original post. - groiny Jul 23, 12:50 2
      - i'm the only one who figured out the SAM part! -- nm - Andie Jul 23, 12:51 1
        
        You definitely get points for that. I completely botched the question. (Yes, they should be living) -- nm - prayformojo Jul 23, 12:52
  - Sam, Sammy, Samuel, any variation. - prayformojo Jul 23, 12:48 2
    - Here, check out this list and do a "find" -- (link) - con_carne Jul 23, 12:49 1
      - thank you. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 23, 12:58
Oh, and shipping for tomorrow: 3 older movies I have never seen. Edward Scissorhands, Good Will Hunting and Fast, Cheap and Out of Control - con_carne Jul 23, 12:45 9
- Spoiler: There's no hunting in Good Will Hunting. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 23, 13:00
- You'll like Edward Scissorhands. Good cameo from old-school horror actor. -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 12:46
- What the hell man? What the Hell?? -- nm - Will SI Jul 23, 12:46
- I've never see the last one there, but the first two are definitely worth seeing. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:46 5
  - The last one is one of my favorite movies of all time. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 12:55 3
    - I like Errol Morris, and I'm semi-sure I queued it because of your mentions :-) -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 12:57 2
      - that would make sense. :) -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:00 1
        
        (fwiw, I think it's his finest) -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:00
  - ditto -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:46
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Remind me to slap Dano next time I see him. -- nm - David Jul 23, 12:44 2
- I score this post an E-1 -- nm - Dano Jul 23, 12:47
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Poll: Which sitcom made race relations in the office funnier: Better Off Ted or The Office? - TFox Jul 23, 12:44 6
- Better Off Ted. "In the meantime, everyone to celebrate the fact that it sees Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Jews." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 23, 12:49
- "Was your dad a G.I.?" -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 12:46 1
  - I was just about to post this. Funniest single line ever in The Office. -- nm - Subversive Jul 23, 12:55
- totally ted. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 23, 12:44
- considering how 11 people watch Ted I vote for The Office. -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:44 1
  - agree. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 23, 12:45
LYC: I was supposed to go to a bar's 5 year Anniversary party this weekend, well... - MDH Jul 23, 12:41
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- jinx -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:42
- guaranteed now that he blows it in the next 15 minutes -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 12:41 19
  - guys, seriously, let's take our example from ESPN's homepage's discretion. -- (link) - TFox Jul 23, 12:49 4
    - heck, on the NYTimes game log, they started putting notes in about it after the 5th inning. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:51 1
      - (so, if anything, it's their fault) -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:53
    - "Ben Roethlisberger in middle of no-hit-on streak" -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:50
    - heh, noticed that. -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:50
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    - Couple of weeks ago, Lincecum had a no-hitter through 6, I posted that here - amoxy Jul 23, 12:44 7
      - clear cause and effect! -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:46 1
        
        Exactly! -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 12:47
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        I bet no one in the world pointed out that Sanchez was pitching a no-hitter! -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:47 3
        
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        no announcer worth his salt would mention it. -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:49
        
        Swear to God, I was the ONLY one! The ONLY one...(nm) - amoxy Jul 23, 12:48
    - how do people even get to the point of believing this? -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:43 3
      - Well, first your team needs to not win a title for 80+ years... - TFox Jul 23, 12:44 1
        
        :) *every time* -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 12:45
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    - C'mon Jack! Even *I* know you don't jinx it by talking about it! - TWuG Jul 23, 12:43
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- I'd rather mountain bike. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:44
- those do not look comfortable. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:41
My 8 year old little girl just said "Say 'hello' to my little friend!" with the accent and everything - TWuG Jul 23, 12:36 16
- My kids were saying it too. I think it's the gerbils -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 12:40
- It's an old spoiler, man. You know how those things are common knowledge, right? ;) -- nm - Inigo Jul 23, 12:40 3
  - It *is* well known, but her TV is pretty well monitored so I was just curious how *she* had heard it. - TWuG Jul 23, 12:41 2
    - I know. I'm just giving you the business. -- nm - Inigo Jul 23, 12:43 1
      - I know you were. I deserve "the business" - TWuG Jul 23, 12:45
- Oh - I think it's in a trailer for that movie about the kid who finds the wishing stone... -- nm - kelly Jul 23, 12:39 1
  - (Shorts - but now that I'm looking at others' answers, maybe it is G-Force. I must be confusing my kiddie movie trailers!) -- nm - kelly Jul 23, 12:41
- Scarpuss? - groiny Jul 23, 12:39
- they're using a varient of it in G Force. -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:37 1
  - That's it. She's been quoting other things from the ad "James Bond nver had these problems" and such. -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 12:39
- Scarface? -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:37 1
  - I hope not! -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 12:38
- That is one of the most quoted lines in all of pop culture right now. I'm sure even kids' programming uses it sometimes. -- nm - con_carne Jul 23, 12:37 1
  - yep, the media is churning out a generation of children who think it started out as a midget joke -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:38
- hmm. youtube, maybe? the simpsons? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:37 1
  - She doesn't do youtube. We are very strict with her TV and the Simpsons is just starting to be allowed. -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 12:44
Obama more popular in Germany than their own Prime Minister -- (link) - znufrii Jul 23, 12:35 11
- have you seen her? -- nm - marcel Jul 23, 12:45
- I call Elves! Germany does not have a Prime Minister, IIRC -- nm - zork Jul 23, 12:42 2
  - Chancellor, whatever -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:44 1
    - ah, the attitude that endears the US to the rest of the world - zork Jul 23, 12:46
- I'm sure that's true of a lot of politicians. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 12:38
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  - "Would you describe yourself as a Muslim? Thanks. Would you describe yourself as a Muslim extremist?" - con_carne Jul 23, 12:40 1
    - Have a woman ask the question. She'll know the difference pretty quickly. -- nm - Inigo Jul 23, 12:45
  - interestingly enoughm Israel's opinion of Obama was the only one to decline. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:39 2
    - That's not very surprising. He's taken them to task for a few things. -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 12:40 1
      - and rightly so -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:42
nmbPippy - Andie Jul 23, 12:35 1
- Good luck to both her and you - Epiphany Jul 23, 12:58
I have many many music enstrumans my home I can play! -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 12:34 2
- he tried to sue Sasha Baron Cohen. -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:36 1
  - he has a point. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 12:36
Bery, I would expect it to be something like Frappe Vulcanis Spock -- nm - zork Jul 23, 12:34
ok, so I watched better off ted the other night. - tRuMaN Jul 23, 12:33 13
- EVERYONE WATCH BETTER OFF TED. - JaxSean Jul 23, 12:35 1
  - Ooh. Portia de Rossi. Will check if I can download it later. -- nm - Loyola Jul 23, 12:38
- if only we had relentlessly praised it and practically quoted the screenstory from each episode. If only! -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:34 2
  - wait, you posted something? - tRuMaN Jul 23, 12:36 1
    - "I sent a boat and a helicopter, what more do you want?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 12:36
- I seem to be the only one here who wasn't impressed with it - amoxy Jul 23, 12:34 7
  - word -- nm - Spawn Jul 23, 12:49
  - Go watch "Racial Sensitivity" on Hulu.com now. right now. then come back and tell me that show isn't funny. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 23, 12:36 2
    - Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits is even funnier imo, which is no small feat. -- nm - David Jul 23, 12:40
    - I promise I will check it out tonight (Can't at work) and report back -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 12:38
  - I watched a bit and agree with you. -- nm - Beaker Jul 23, 12:34
  - That's because you're dead inside -- nm - oblique Jul 23, 12:34 1
    - *sniff* -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 12:36
Does anybody hang out on MySpace anymore? -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 12:33 8
- Yes, kids, and people behind in the times. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 23, 12:38 1
  - Even my daughter who was huge into Myspace a year ago has abanded it and moved to Facebook - amoxy Jul 23, 12:40
- it's a haven for degenerates. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 12:35 2
  - So I guess a lot of people from here still go there -- nm - amoxy Jul 23, 12:37 1
    - it's a step above craigslist. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 12:39
- That is a place to find dirty encounters. - con_carne Jul 23, 12:34
- Havent been there in ages - eag Jul 23, 12:34
- no. -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 12:33
B2 is so money and it doesn't even know it. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 23, 12:33
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- That... would be terrifying. Shields, Garza, Kazmir, Lee, and Price/Niemann? - TFox Jul 23, 12:34 1
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