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"The city sales tax is now 8.875%, up from 8.375%"?! -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 3, 08:28 4
- Welcome to NYC. -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 09:02
- yeah, you didn't hear about this? -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 08:30 2
  - jeebus. I remember when tax was 5% in my state. Now it's 7%, but still... -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 3, 08:32
  - Yes. -- (link) - Spawn Aug 3, 08:31 [Backboard]
Consumerist Morning Deals: Dell Home: [Laptop] Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Dual-Core T4200 2GHz 15.6in Laptop (3GB/250GB) for $399.00 Free Shipping -- (link) - con_carne Aug 3, 08:20
Your animal photo for the day (Great White Egret) -- (link) - CQ Aug 3, 08:19 [Image] 1
- You're gonna need a bigger plane. -- nm - Chief Brody Aug 3, 08:26
Glenn Greenwald on why corporate ownership of media is a bad thing, and the resulting censorship of Keith Olberman and Bill O'Reilly. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 3, 08:15 3
- So when Olberman promised to not talk about O'Reilly a month or so ago - amoxy Aug 3, 08:28 2
  - That would seem to be the case he's making. And in return, O'Reilly dropped his reporting of GE's corporate investments in Iran. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 08:29 1
    - Damn...I never liked O'Reilly, but I thought he had some principles - amoxy Aug 3, 08:33
I think there are reasons that Netflix isn't for everyone, but this slam from Time is really dumb, imo. -- (link) - TFox Aug 3, 08:05 8
- Oh the irony. -- nm - ceregon Aug 3, 08:51
- he should be complaining about Blockbuster movie stores, not netflix... - colinski Aug 3, 08:27
- I like how in his world you can't do both. -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 08:21
- Shocker; a New York critic complaining about something. - JaxSean Aug 3, 08:19 1
  - Well, in some ways, he's illustrates a key point of being able to survive here - znufrii Aug 3, 08:23
- really and idiot web article. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 08:12
- I tried using the amazon interface on Tivo, man what a cluster..... -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 08:10
- It is ironic that the Pop-up ad I get for that link is - amoxy Aug 3, 08:10
"Don't ever pay for electricity, you can make it simple & cheap at home!" - TFox Aug 3, 07:58 1
- Lots of potatoes. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 08:05
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- Please suck. Please suck. Please suck. -- nm - David Aug 3, 08:31
- I'm giving him this week, and then activating him from my bench. - TFox Aug 3, 07:55
Tattooed Librarians -- (link) - TWuG Aug 3, 07:54
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Movie watching over the weekend. Burn After Reading. What the hell was this? Did it have a purpose? It felt like some kind of film the Coen Bros did - HdnAgnda Aug 3, 07:40 26
- Funny People A- -- nm - Ender Aug 3, 08:28
- Avalon - A, Breakfast on Pluto - B+, Science of Sleep - A-. - colinski Aug 3, 08:28
- rewatched Bound ( special edition) - B. I miss Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 08:28
- Harry Potter 6 in IMAX - still A. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - A+. -- nm - Callisto Aug 3, 08:17
- Mullholland Drive: B, Funny People: B- -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 08:14
- new Potter film....C+ -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 07:59
- Event Horizon C+ or maybe B- - con_carne Aug 3, 07:51
- The Front: A, Salesman: A -- nm - 500 dugs of summer Aug 3, 07:50
- The Ugly Truth - C-, Bart Got a Room - C-, Grey Gardens - B-. -- nm - kelly Aug 3, 07:49
- The Hangover for a second time. The audience in the theater was lame. My row was the only one laughing. - Max Aug 3, 07:48 3
  - Maybe the rest of the audience realized how overhyped it was? - MDH Aug 3, 08:16
  - Was going to see this yesterday but the show was *canceled*. Who does that?! -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 3, 07:49 1
    - lots of places. if a new movie is making lots of money, open up another theater and push out the old film. - colinski Aug 3, 08:30
- Revolution Road (B-), Rachel Getting Married (B+, maybe an A-). - JaxSean Aug 3, 07:47
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- Funny People (B+), The Collector (D-) -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 07:46
- GI Joe: B - Hotkiss Aug 3, 07:43 6
  - It's out? -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 07:45 5
    - advanced screening w/secretstalker :) -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 3, 07:48 4
      - Oh ok. becoming the junior reviewer? -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 08:03 3
        
        no, that's secretstalker. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 08:05 2
        
        Yes I know hence "Junior"! -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 08:13 1
        
        Yes I know hence "secretstalker"! -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 08:17
- Torchwood Day 1: A (and I really liked BAR.) -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 07:42
- Bourne Ultimatum, B - znufrii Aug 3, 07:41 1
  - and I gave BAR a B+ when I saw it. - znufrii Aug 3, 07:45
Has anyone seen the new FAAB functionality in Yahoo FFB? Is it robust, or just like a "budget left" thing a commish can update? - TFox Aug 3, 07:38
Staff at a furniture warehouse in England attempt to break the world record for Matress Dominoes; -- (link) - Loyola Aug 3, 07:35 [youtube]
*puts on S&P 1000 and Nasdaq 2000 hats* -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 07:32 8
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  - "I used to think correlation equalled causation. Then I took a class in statistics. Now I don't." - znufrii Aug 3, 07:48
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    - Don't be hatin' - decline Aug 3, 07:49 3
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        *plugs it into his trading algorithm* -- nm - Quant Analyst Aug 3, 07:56
        
        With stats like this, it's a wonder our financial system is so fucked up................... -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 07:51
SITWAP; In Virginia, health fair tends to America's poor - Loyola Aug 3, 07:27
LYC: Its Maury paternity day...and the dads all want to be fathers!! - Walt_Disney Aug 3, 07:27 4
- Isn't EVERY day paternity test day on Maury? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 3, 07:38 1
  - Not often enough....too many weekdays that I am home and actually get a chance to watch and its the "caught on video" or "man or woman" day. - Walt_Disney Aug 3, 07:46
- Any women testing the 8th different guy still trying to find the father? -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 07:32 1
  - Not so far....it seems to be dads and kids that did not know and find out after the mother died - Walt_Disney Aug 3, 07:36
So I feel like half of my head looks like Mad's Alfred E. Newman today. That bee sting on my ear has caused it to swell and stick out a bit. And it - HdnAgnda Aug 3, 07:26 3
- Rub vinegar on bee stings. -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 07:28 2
  - Then put bread on it to soak up the vinegar... - ST Aug 3, 07:29 1
    - Then stick it in Beaker's ear! -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 3, 07:33
DoubleDown, I'm very sorry to hear about your Dad. My condolences. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 07:24 2
- Indeed. I just got here and can't really say anything that hasn't already been said. My condolences. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 3, 07:45 1
  - Agreed. Very sorry. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:32
psilotum - in "church speak", your father obviously had done more than enough during his working years and was needed in Heaven for his retirement and - CrankYanker Aug 3, 07:24
Three movie ideas for Hollywood -- (link) - LMS Aug 3, 07:21
LYC: I'm growing a goatee while on vacation. -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 07:17 3
- That makes you EvilBeaker. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 3, 07:23 2
  - sweet. -- nm - Evil Beaker Aug 3, 07:24 1
    - You need one of these in your IM now. - JaxSean Aug 3, 07:36
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- What's that you say?? And injured pitcher?? Let's get 'im!!!!! nm - Tony LaRussa and Dave Duncan Aug 3, 07:22
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psi, I'm so sorry for your, and your family's, loss. My condolences. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 07:08
Oh, this could be fun...ST Casting Poll -- Spielberg is doing a remake of Harvey, who should play Elwood P. Dowd? -- (link) - znufrii Aug 3, 07:06 6
- Bruce Willis -- nm - LMS Aug 3, 08:11
- Zachary Levi. -- nm - Diva Aug 3, 07:35
- Mark Wahlberg - nubby in NC Aug 3, 07:08
- This reminds me, I saw the new Indiana Jones film last night. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. - Loyola Aug 3, 07:08 2
  - You must have had stunningly low expectations for it. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 3, 07:24 1
    - I thought it was going to make my eyes cry. -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 07:25
Going to get some coffee and breakfast... -- nm - psilotum Aug 3, 07:04 1
- I've got my hand on your shoulder. -- nm - lileve Aug 3, 07:08
STIS: have water in my ears from swimming. Hard to hear. what is something that could get it out? -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 06:55 22
- We always use Hydrogen Peroxide. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 07:37 1
  - tired that, didn't work :( -- nm - Evil Beaker Aug 3, 07:38
- GO TO THE ER! -- nm - mafic Aug 3, 07:05
- park your @ss next to a dehumidifier for about 3 hours {nm} - Banzai! Aug 3, 07:04 1
  - But he said the water was in his.... oh wait, it's Beaker. Good call. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 07:05
- Thanks all! -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 07:04
- There's a product called Swimmer's Ear that supposedly helps -- nm - ty97 Aug 3, 07:01 1
  - I think also a product called Auri Dry. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 07:02
- put a little Wonder bread on the end of a Qtip. Soak that stuff right up. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 06:58 7
  - "Doctor, I have bread stuck in my ear." -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 07:00 5
    - put a duck in your ear to eat the bread! -- nm - ST Aug 3, 07:02 4
      - The world is heading for a catastrophic energy crunch that could cripple a global economic recovery because most of the major oil fields in the world - Loyola Aug 3, 07:05 2
        
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        oops :) -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 07:05
      - "Ducks eat for free at Subway! If I had known, I would have ordered a much bigger sandwich." - TFox Aug 3, 07:03
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- eHow gives a bunch of ideas. Please try the hopping thing and post a video. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 3, 06:58
- WD40 -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 06:57
- rubbing alcohol -- nm - psilotum Aug 3, 06:57 3
  - STIS: have rubbing alcohol in my ears from getting the water out of my ears from swimming. Hard to hear. what is something that could get it out? -- nm - Beaker si, 5 minutes from now... Aug 3, 06:58
  - like with a dropped and drop a couple drops in? -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 06:58 1
    - Yeah. A couple of drops will help the water evaporate. -- nm - psilotum Aug 3, 07:01
LIR for psilotum: My deepest condolences for your loss. Your father sounds like an extraordinary man. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 06:52 5
- I read the news on the B2....he was a great person and everyone around him was lucky to have him....sorry on your loss. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 3, 07:25
- Really sorry to hear Psi. -- nm - Redmond Aug 3, 07:01
- Exactly. Our best is with you. -- nm - nubby in NC Aug 3, 07:01
- Thank you. And everyone. He was. - psilotum Aug 3, 07:01
- Same here. Very sorry to hear this. -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 06:55
"Officials have sealed off an isolated town of 10,000 people in rural west-central China after an outbreak of pneumonic plague" - Loyola Aug 3, 06:52 5
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  - Heh. 10 Evil Beaker points cause this was my exact first thought -- nm - Evil Beaker Aug 3, 07:38
- I call zombies -- nm - Epiphany Aug 3, 07:16 2
  - oops, I missed this one, 10 Evil Beaker points for you too -- nm - Evil Beaker Aug 3, 08:08
  - *nice* -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 07:21
hmmm... itunes seems to think that because I own billy idol, I might also like... wang chung? - mafic Aug 3, 06:43 1
- iTunes is smart. - TFox Aug 3, 06:44
So today marks my 19th anniversary of... - celedhring Aug 3, 06:42 3
- how do you even remember something like that? -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 3, 06:52 1
  - Well. - celedhring Aug 3, 06:57
- Confession; I've never seen any of the old Star Wars films. - Loyola Aug 3, 06:45
Quick Poll: buying $5 concert tickets on Ticketmaster. What will cost more: the tickets or the TM fees? - TFox Aug 3, 06:39 16
- $17.50 total tag. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:33
- $5 tickets probably cost $13.50 per. So, $27 total for $10 worth of tickets. -- nm - Jim Aug 3, 06:53
- I'm calling it, and have to award it to Banz, but everyone was high. - TFox Aug 3, 06:52 3
  - you fell for their shennigans. Yeah for you for cheap tickets but don't think they - Epiphany Aug 3, 07:17 2
    - Man, I dunno, I can't get the eff way up to Boston to buy those tickets for less than $8. - TFox Aug 3, 07:19 1
      - I'd go with "U" for "usury." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 3, 07:20
- Easily the fees. $22.50 -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 06:48
- I'm gonna say $45 total. -- nm - Loyola Aug 3, 06:46
- Total cost: $31.95 - znufrii Aug 3, 06:42
- 22$ for two tickets. -- nm - celedhring Aug 3, 06:41
- Easily the fees. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 3, 06:41
- $5 concert tix? Are they having some sort of special? -- nm - kelly Aug 3, 06:40 3
  - Nah, it's an alt-country showcase at the Middle East, that just happens to be headlined by my favorite songwriter on the planet. - TFox Aug 3, 06:42 2
    - Shit...the bbq is worth the price of admission. It's like the concert's a bonus. -- nm - Jim Aug 3, 06:55 1
      - Yep. I'm gonna get my Nashville on *hard* that day. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 06:57
- concert tickets will cost more - Banzai! Aug 3, 06:40

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