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Personally, I think "acquiescing" is a really challenging word even for me with a spellcheck, but thankfully Google had my back. -- nm - Qale Aug 17, 14:03
Redbox entering video game market -- (link) - eag Aug 17, 14:02
Garrett Anderson went from August 25, 1998 to August 12, 2004 without getting hit by a pitch. - David, Nailin' It Aug 17, 13:59 1
- maybe he moves in bullet-time. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 14:02
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- ah, the ol' gas pedal. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 14:04
- Crotchacabra! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:59
- Qale just got a happy feeling -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:59 2
  - Happy Funtime Crotch Step Crunch -- nm - Qale Aug 17, 14:02 1
    - Enjoy the GoodTime for to make Happy Fun Crotch -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 14:03
I think it's cute that my aunt still sends me a birthday card with $5 in it every year. -- nm - Danoslam Aug 17, 13:57 2
- very sweet. -- nm - Andie Aug 17, 14:05
- the $5 is for you to buy her a card for her birthday. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 14:01
Two ex-cops on why it's time to legalize drugs. -- (link) - mara Aug 17, 13:57 1
- Because I like drugs. mmmmm, drugs. -- nm - ex-cop #1 Aug 17, 13:58
Enterprise rented - then sold - cars without standard airbags. -- (link) - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:56
"This was supposed to be a new era, one where progressive ideas would dominate public policy, not an era where a false charge of "death panels" would - Loyola Aug 17, 13:53
loosilu'll love this. Swine flu vaccine may cause GBS (that's mad cow disease, people!) -- (link) - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:52 7
- It's not mad cow, that's CJD. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:54 6
  - yeah, Creitzfeldt-Jacob Disease in humans, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in cows ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:55 1
    - generically called TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:57
  - Well, OK then. -- nm - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:55 3
    - dummy! nm -- nm - groiny Aug 17, 13:57
    - Ah, GBS is african sleeping sickness. Completely different. Nothing to be worried about. -- nm - Dr. House, MD Aug 17, 13:57 1
      - (Okay, it has nothing to do with African Sleeping Sickness ...) -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 17, 14:02
sitwap: NFL players rep warns of possible 2011 lockout. Any news on that ST? -- nm - Remlik Aug 17, 13:52
Just to be different from the French, pool in Britain enacts mandatory "burkini" garb. -- (link) - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:49 10
- While I admire the pool's desire to be accomodating, I can't say I like this practice any more than the French one. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:53 7
  - I have no problem with it. Apparently it does not apply to all of their swim sessions. It's not different from somethhing like all-women. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:55 4
    - It's a fine line as to how marrowly you want to slice your programming to appeal to different sectors of the community, at the expense of serving the - znufrii Aug 17, 14:00 3
      - marrowly? now you're just making words up. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 14:03 1
        
        no, see, 'cause bone marrow's like really tiny and full of holes. yeah... that's it. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 14:06
      - I'm assuming there was demand from the community to have the muslim swim sessions. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 14:03
  - plus, you only wear the burkini for Dawson. -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:54 1
    - and only when he's been behaving himself. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:54
- that's awesome. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:51 1
  - The woman in the photo certainly looks happy about it. -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 13:56
This ML news has been posted, right? -- (link) - ty97 Aug 17, 13:48 5
- I don't think he is going to be happy until he has Tom Brady's life - Epiphany Aug 17, 14:02
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  - I like how he made you let your guard down to sweeten the deal. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 13:51 2
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    - What can they do... they still have no QB, and he's still their best option - Stewie Aug 17, 13:52
LYC: There's an empty cube next to me, and someone has been using it for a week. All he does is talk on the phone - MDH Aug 17, 13:46 2
- Cisco consultant? -- nm - zork Aug 17, 13:47 1
  - haha no, he works for my company, but is based out of another office - MDH Aug 17, 13:48
~ With my fist...in your face...and your face ... on the floor ~ - JaxSean Aug 17, 13:45
SEC Policy bans Twitter... for fans in the stands! (Article also includes your Hotties - 2 of 'em! - of the Day!) -- (link) - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:45 6
- Have fun enforcing it! -- nm - David, Nailin' It Aug 17, 13:49 4
  - seriously. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:53
  - The NCAA and its constituent organizations are ridiculous thugs about this kind of stuff. - Reagen Aug 17, 13:50 2
    - That contract they just signed has them seeing shadows. -- nm - David, Nailin' It Aug 17, 14:00
    - can't wait for the lawsuits to start...way to alienate your fanbase, boys! -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:58
- Please enact this somehow for the Real World DC/ get the cast a restraining order from certain bloggers -- nm - MDH Aug 17, 13:47
I've decided to lay off those who put LOL after their own posts. I realize now it's no worse than putting "hehehe" or "Heh." -- nm - Qale Aug 17, 13:44 7
- hehehe'ing or heh'ing your own posts isn't much better. i advocate mocking them all. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 13:45 6
  - I think the general goal is to provide tone which is often lacking on the internets. -- nm - Qale Aug 17, 13:46 5
    - Unpossible. The tenor of my posts have never been misconstrued on this site. Ever! -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 13:48 2
      - heck, mine was misconstrued on this very board. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:59
      - Well that goes without saying. Hehehe. - Qale Aug 17, 13:50
    - the net is tone deaf -- nm - zork Aug 17, 13:46 1
      - You rang? (the Wild Thing nt.) -- nm - Tone Loc Aug 17, 13:48
Because his life isn't enough of an episode of Springer, Jeremy Mayfield's stepmother has been arrested at his home in Catawba County. sitwap. -- nm - Diva Aug 17, 13:42 2
- What is a Jeremy Mayfield? -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 13:44 1
  - NASCAR driver who has tested positive for meth a couple of times. See? It's Springer-esque. -- nm - Diva Aug 17, 13:49
Did you know that in 25 years, India is projected to have the largest population of any country. -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 13:38 11
- I'm surprised they haven't passed China already, considering China's population growth control efforts. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 13:48
- Jai ho. Jai ho indeed. -- nm - Qale Aug 17, 13:45
- yes, and they seem almost giddy about it, which seems a little shortsighted. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 13:42
- Are they rude to Americans? -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 13:41 6
  - IME, not rude. But beggars/salespeople can be very pushy. - ty97 Aug 17, 13:43 1
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  - They're usually pretty polite, but sometimes I can't understand them and they aren't always able to solve my problem over the phone. -- nm - Danoslam Aug 17, 13:43
  - why don't you call tech support and ask? - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:42 2
    - meh. tonight 5 of them will call wanting you to switch your cable -- nm - zork Aug 17, 13:44
    - ~ I said 'Lady what's yo number?', she said 'H-E-L-P'. Ha! ~ -- nm - Lil Wayne's "Ms. Tech Support" Aug 17, 13:43
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sitwap. Aubrey Huff to Detroit Tigers for minor leaguer. -- nm - Diva Aug 17, 13:35 3
- wasn't there like... a deadline... or something? -- nm - Guy Aug 17, 13:38 1
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They were chatting about Detroit on This Week in Tech. They make it sound like a warzone. -- nm - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:34 4
- And? Everything I've heard about it in the past two years makes it sound like that. Desolate post-apocalyptic ghost town. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:35 3
  - *thunk thunk thunk* Put down your weapon - Robocop Aug 17, 13:38
  - Yep, everything I've heard about Detroit (the city proper) sounds this way -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:38 1
    - ... there's a reason that RoboCop was set there. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:38
What amuses me about all of these unsigned MLB draft picks is that... - David, Nailin' It Aug 17, 13:33
Now, when you're talking about loud French tourists... do you mean French-French or Quebec-French? - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:32 1
- The one's I heard where shreaking. -- nm - lileve Aug 17, 13:34
farming v ranching: needn't be an arguement over eliminating meat consumption altogether - Guy Aug 17, 13:30 4
- So true. When I order a steak these days I can't believe there was a time I'd have eaten the whole thing at one meal. Now I generally just eat a - MojaveMeg Aug 17, 13:52
- Sure. But I like meat. Beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish. It's all good. And I'd rather see improvements in farming than reductions in consumption. -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 13:37 2
  - there are certain inefficiencies you can't get around, animals need a lot more energy than plants. - mafic Aug 17, 13:40 1
    - We can help you out -- nm - Soylent Corp. Aug 17, 13:43
presented without context -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:28 [Image] 6
- Yeah, I saw this on the digg feed, but it was also a link directly to the image file. How on earth do people "Digg" specific image files like that? - con_carne Aug 17, 13:36
- Where is this magical place where you can get Carl's Jr and McDonald's at the same place? -- nm - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:33 1
  - Japan. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:34
- I'm assuming context is "fetish mag." -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 13:30 1
  - that was my original assumption as well. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:30
- Will? -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 13:28
zork - i wouldnt be concered with breaking any records - Guy Aug 17, 13:27 22
- What if an airplane runs into you. -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 13:37
- this wasn't a hypothetical? this is an actual worldwide ballooning plan? -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 13:29 17
  - I'm tempted to sail around the world ... but it would take a lot of time, money, planning, and effort to convince the fiancee to let me. - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:34 7
    - I'd join you. - znufrii Aug 17, 13:34 6
      - *drowns self* -- nm - Bery si Aug 17, 13:37 4
        
        You know, those waves make me think about a new paradigm for self-governmentation... -- nm - znufrii si Aug 17, 13:38 3
        
        bah, I don't need waves to do that -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:46
        
        there's a news story floating around about floating cities experimenting with new governmentation. - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:40 1
        
        Wait till we get them floating in the *air*. -- nm - L.Calrissian Aug 17, 13:44
      - don't do it, bery! - zork Aug 17, 13:37
  - i dont think i could afford such a thing at this juncture in my life - Guy Aug 17, 13:31 7
    - You really think you could balloon that much without being like "seriously, get me the fuck out of this basket!" -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 13:33 6
      - yes, but you missed the part about stopping to explore places. - Guy Aug 17, 13:34 5
        
        One benefit of sailing, rather than ballooning, around the world ... is that sailboats can get pretty luxurious. With showers and galleys and such. - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:36 4
        
        Which is why you just tie a shitload of balloons to your house. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 13:37 3
        
        I so wish that movie had been better -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:38 1
        
        It'll have to settle for "one of the best of 2009" instead of "best Pixar ever", I guess. -- nm - TFox Aug 17, 13:40
        
        can't argue with that logic. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:38
  - He will take his passion, and make it happen. -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 13:30
- No, you get 80 days. No more! -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 13:28 2
  - they didn't balloon the whole way! -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 13:28 1
    - *roundhouse kicks mafic* -- nm - Jackie Chan Aug 17, 13:33
Okay, if our system is in 'crisis', and the Candians' is 'imploding', where's the happy medium? -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Aug 17, 13:27 15
- I've been hearing "the system is imploding." for about 15 years, which is also about as long as I've been paying attention. - mafic Aug 17, 13:36 3
  - 15 years... yeah, I think that's when Hillary first tried to revamp our system! - Dr.Vermin Aug 17, 13:38 2
    - If you don't talk about it, it's not a problem. -- nm - BB Aug 17, 13:42
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- The Canadian system is imploding? Are Canadians aware of this? -- nm - Mop (238 lbs) Aug 17, 13:34 7
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    - who, exactly, is the "we" that is all agreeing here? - znufrii Aug 17, 13:41 5
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        so she's saying that every member of the CMA agrees? - znufrii Aug 17, 13:44 3
        
        considering they all want more money and less hours? probably. - zork Aug 17, 13:46 1
        
        there's that too. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:49
        
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- CBS -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:31
- Switzerland -- (link) - znufrii Aug 17, 13:29
- norway -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:27
фownage chicken: emptied. Next! - Spawn Aug 17, 13:26
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Big Brother nomination spoilers - Danoslam Aug 17, 13:24 3
- spoils from last night - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:26
- That possible plan makes little sense to me -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:26 1
  - spoilers - Danoslam Aug 17, 13:32
In Russia as long as I didn't open my mouth I passed for a Russian. I don't look American people say. I sound German when I speak German poorly. -- nm - lileve Aug 17, 13:22 6
- When I had shoulder length hair, and it curled into sausage curls, my girlfriend's family were so pleased she found such a nice Jewish boyfriend. - TFox Aug 17, 13:24 1
  - Cute. I get mistake for a jew too. -- nm - lileve Aug 17, 13:26
- You do not *post* russian. -- nm - Firefox Aug 17, 13:24
- Bad first -- nm - lileve Aug 17, 13:22 2
  - schlecht zuerst -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:24 1
    - Ich sprecht bissien, sehr bissien. "zuerst"? -- nm - lileve Aug 17, 13:25

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