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- "I'm probably going to Purgatory when I die. Heaven hasn't a notion of letting me in, and hell would be afraid I'd take over." -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 07:52
- heh. (and actually, would totally work in reverse too.) -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:49
passengers evacuated as train engine catches fire. (my university roommate was on the train. she said on facebook the worst thing was the mosquitoes) -- (link) - Elf Andie Aug 17, 07:48 4
- Speaking of mosquitos...i'm tore up...how do they always bite on the worst places? - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:51 3
  - they go for the hot spots/. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:52
  - They were aiming for bone marrow -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 17, 07:52
  - blood is closest to the surface for them to get to? -- nm - Elf Andie Aug 17, 07:52
Two questions: How was new True Blood last night (better then last week I hope) and how has the 2nd season of Leverage been? - Jovian Aug 17, 07:45 3
- Leverage is starting off slow and I think Sophia is preggers in real life -- nm - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:49 1
  - umm, the actress is yes. *spoilers) - tRuMaN Aug 17, 07:53
- True Blood was better than last week (spoils) - CovingtonCat Aug 17, 07:49
SITWAP: Horrible Texting while Driving PSA. Gets right to the point. -- (link) - lileve Aug 17, 07:39 6
- Completely appropriate. And probably about a thousand times more effective than a standard message. - TWuG Aug 17, 07:44
- well, it might actually make kids pay attention. -- nm - Elf Andie Aug 17, 07:44
- ~ One way to turn a little LOL into a great big OMG. ~ -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:42 1
  - Sing it, Katie! -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 17, 07:43
- There's a billboard near here that's similarly abrupt. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 17, 07:41
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st poll. so lets say your boss calls you into his office, to tell you to - tRuMaN Aug 17, 07:35 19
- laugh. if he persisted, probably say something along the lines of "there's no effing way." -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 07:51
- Depends on how they ask -- nm - con_carne Aug 17, 07:48
- botch it up so badly that he never asks you again. -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:47
- i'd laugh loudly, then leave. - colinski Aug 17, 07:44
- I'd do it but it would be an odd request -- nm - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:42
- "I wanna dip my *balls* in it!" -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:40
- Drop dead. -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 07:40
- sure, the first time -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:40
- Sure, no problem. How would you like your coffee. -- nm - Kate Beckinsale Aug 17, 07:39 1
  - heh, nice. -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:41
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- i guess i would do it. -- nm - Elf Andie Aug 17, 07:38 2
  - (as in, my boss would only ask me if there was a reason. like, stuck on a conference call, broken ankle, etc.) -- nm - Elf Andie Aug 17, 07:39 1
    - no, its not something like that. - tRuMaN Aug 17, 07:43
- Laughing as I walk out of his office - CovingtonCat Aug 17, 07:38
- "Are you being seious?" I would do it if they were dead serious otherwise hell no -- nm - MDH Aug 17, 07:38
- Get your own damn breakfast, I ain't a fucking butler. Because you say it was a demand. If it was a "TWuG, i'm tied up on this conference call - TWuG Aug 17, 07:38
- My response would be. Dude you are fucking crazy. You don't want any bacon? -- nm - Redmond Aug 17, 07:36
- yes, sir. how high, sir? -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 07:36
FF: keep 1: Ryan Grant (GB Packers), Pierre Thomas (NO Saints) - Beaker Aug 17, 07:32 10
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  - Forte is my other guy and he is being kept for sure (it is Caveman BF) -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:40 8
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      - and this was my reasoning too and then I get SI's preview and they rank him frakin' 28th (gave me the jitters) -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:48 3
        
        fwiw, I don't like SI's fantasy rankings much, at all. for football or baseball. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:51 1
        
        that my explain my result in the dingers League :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:52
        
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      - you try trading in Caveman! :) not much activity sadly (yet hopefully) -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:46 2
        
        If anyone could do it, it would be ML. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 17, 07:49 1
        
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Please send positive thoughts to Mrs. Fuzzy this afternoon. She will be taking (and hopefully passing) her N-CLEX exam. -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 17, 07:32 1
- sent -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:32
Happy birthday Sceire! -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:29 11
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Danoslam Aug 17, 07:51
- happy birthday! -- nm - 'lia Aug 17, 07:46
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - con_carne Aug 17, 07:45
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:43
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Aug 17, 07:37
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- Happy Birthday -- nm - Redmond Aug 17, 07:36
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 17, 07:32
- Birfday! -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:31
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 07:31
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:31
Not Canada, not Great Britain...Paul Krugman casts a light on what countrys health care system our current reform effort is likely to imitate... -- (link) - znufrii Aug 17, 07:24 2
- I would have gone for Germany but they pay a lot in taxes. -- nm - LMS Aug 17, 07:37
- Europe circa the Black Plague years? -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:25
Did anyone watch that Strikeforce show Sat night? Not a lot of surprises, except... - TFox Aug 17, 07:21 5
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  - I wish you all the luck in that endeavor. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:29
- was that the one with the girl fight? that was surprising wasn;t it? she had been everywhere. -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:22 2
  - It wasn't surprising, once you saw both of them. - TFox Aug 17, 07:29
  - The result wasn't surprising. (more) - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:23
Anyone looking for some football tickets? I have a pair. Michigan St. @ ND, Sep 19. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 17, 07:20
normally I would idle on here for another 20 minutes before heading to work. Instead, I think I'll just go now ... heh -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 07:19
Facebook had a month to deal with Canada's privacy issues...that month is now up. -- (link) - Beaker Aug 17, 07:14 2
- More privacy is good. Hopefully the Canadian concerns were valid and not "OMG! The internet knows about me!" bullshit. -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 07:17 1
  - the canadian concerns are "I can't delete my profile from facebook. Ever. They retain the data forever and ever." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 07:18
Weekend Movies: Bandslam (B+); Time Traveler's Wife (C); District 9 (B-); Tetro (B+); Spread (C-); I Love You, Man (B) -- nm - Danoslam Aug 17, 07:14 17
- In the Loop - B-. -- nm - kelly Aug 17, 07:49
- District 9 (C+), Time Traveler's Wife (D) - I got tricked into seeing The Notebook! -- nm - colinski Aug 17, 07:47
- Hot Rod (C), From Dusk Till Dawn (B) -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 17, 07:32
- Julie & Julia A-, District 9 solid A -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 17, 07:31
- In the Loop (again) A-, In Bruges (again) A-, Incendiary D- (never again) -- nm - LMS Aug 17, 07:26 2
  - Ugh my parents rented Incendiary a few weeks ago, horrible -- nm - MDH Aug 17, 07:30 1
    - Possibly the most insenstive movie I've ever seen, I'll be surprised if it ever gets broadcast on TV. -- nm - LMS Aug 17, 07:34
- District 9: First 1:15- D, Last 45mins A, Overall B- -- nm - MDH Aug 17, 07:26 3
  - really? it's flip flopped for me. i liked the idea, but once it got into the story, it was teh suckage (spoils) - colinski Aug 17, 07:46
  - what was your main criticism of the first half of D9? -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 07:32 1
    - I couldn't get into it, nothing happend, bored. And the lead actor annoyed me - MDH Aug 17, 07:37
- District 9: A-; Ponyo: A. -- nm - Callisto Aug 17, 07:25
- 500 Days: B+. D9: A-. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 07:22
- In the Loop - C. - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:18
- District 9, B+, The Goods D+ -- nm - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:16
- I'm interested to hear your thoughts on District 9... - znufrii Aug 17, 07:15 1
  - thoughts with spoilers - Danoslam Aug 17, 07:35
loosi: So far it just feels like a bruise running up the interior of the outside of my lower jaw -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 07:10 2
- normal. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:11 1
  - hopefully the advil I take in an hour or so will help reduce the swelling -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 07:11
Dancing with the Stars lineup announced. I'll watch until Natalie loses. -- (link) - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:08 7
- I might have to watch this - Liddell is going to be interesting and my favorite model ever - Krupa - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:19 4
  - I will enjoy Liddell for as long as he sticks around; but I'm not hopeful he'll be all that graceful. - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:22 2
    - LOL to the IM -- nm - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:26 1
      - His WSOP appearance last year or 2 years back....he had the permanent, WTF am I doing and what did I drink last night face on. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:31
  - TO I believe -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:19
- And if I'm not mistaken....reading this article; are they actually shortening the seasonal run? - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:10 1
  - probably not, they will just have more none eliminations shows, and the double eliminations will be a - tRuMaN Aug 17, 07:11
poll: what's your phobia? I am scared of small spaces, fluorescent light bulbs, and turning on gas grills. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:04 33
- Snakes - CovingtonCat Aug 17, 07:26 1
  - and heights, but that's a more recent fear - don't know how that came to be - CovingtonCat Aug 17, 07:27
- Wasps, coachroaches, Celine Dion. -- nm - LMS Aug 17, 07:20 2
  - Coachroaches: The smelly guys flying coach trying to hit on you for 3 hours? -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 07:35 1
    - Then they puke up on your shoes. -- nm - LMS Aug 17, 07:38
- I'm pretty claustrophobic. -- nm - Subversive Aug 17, 07:16
- Actual phobia? As in a debilitating fear? Nothing. Severe dislike: putting my hand in dark holes (cleaning old basements = not fun) - TWuG Aug 17, 07:16 3
  - I'm stretching the definition of "phobia". I can change a lightbulb, I just don't like to. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:23
  - Temple of Doom must have freaked you out. :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:16 1
    - Nah. I can watch that stuff and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. DOING it though... -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 07:18
- I'm scared of monsters, the dark, and evil dictators. -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 07:10
- heights -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:09
- I've gotten over my phobia of turning on gas grills ... it interfered with BBQing for too long. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 07:09
- snakes, spiders, and any other insect that appears to be attempting to take away spiders' creepiness crown. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:09
- calling people on the phone. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 07:08 8
  - me too! why is that? -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:08 7
    - too many unknowns re: who will actually pick up the other end. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 07:11 6
      - "Is this Steve?" "no it's Bill" "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 07:12 5
        
        Is this Steve, or it is Bill pretendning to be Steve? -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 07:13 4
        
        This is obviously much clearer on the -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:15 2
        
        damnitihateruiningjokeswithfatfingers Internet. - TFox Aug 17, 07:16 1
        
        except, on the internet, I have no vested interest in you being any way other than how you choose to project yourself. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 07:22
        
        that sounds more like paranoia. (I, also, don't like phoning people, though ... :)) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 07:15
- i dont like heights, bees, or spiders, but I am not scared of them. not sure what my phobias are. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 17, 07:08
- spiders, heights, whitesnake on the radio of a car - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:07 4
  - and dont forgot - tRuMaN Aug 17, 07:08 3
    - well that is more of a " hatey boner" - not a phobia - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:09 2
      - well it could be a phobia causing irrational hatred and agressive responses. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 17, 07:10 1
        
        or one that causes rational hatred and appropriate responses - Epiphany Aug 17, 07:16
- bees/wasps. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 17, 07:07
- Formerly Heights until I went skydiving, also small confined caves -- nm - MDH Aug 17, 07:06
- Fluorescent light bulbs? - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:05 1
  - I don't like changing them. got a bad cut from one. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:06
STIS: Decide if I should Groupon- Washington DC - MDH Aug 17, 07:04 1
- sure. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:06
learned on b2: TFox does not like to hold large snakes. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:02 5
- or small snakes. really, any snake. or spiders. or any of those other animals invented by the Devil to scare me. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 07:03 4
  - Preach on. (nm) - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:04 2
    - but they're cute. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:05 1
      - Even moreso when you can see their insides sliced open by garden tools and such. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:10
  - Ophidiophobia. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 07:04
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- I'd never thought of having a side of ML with my meal of hatey before this post -- nm - zork Aug 17, 06:59
- (((HUGS))) -- nm - Brett Favre Aug 17, 06:59 1
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