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ST Poll -- What movie should I force JackDawson to watch because Obama won FL? -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 13:59 2
- An American Carol -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 14:01
- The answer is also Doogal -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 13:59
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Strong Liberal (14). - Mel Profit Nov 6, 13:58 3
- and the rest... - Mel Profit Nov 6, 13:59 2
  - link? - amoxy Nov 6, 13:59 1
    - here you go... -- (link) - Mel Profit Nov 6, 14:02
MMA: Holy crap...Faber? (spoils) - budice Nov 6, 13:58 1
- what happened? -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 13:58
Kelly, here's a link to the RB1 into RB2 thing. -- (link) - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:55 3
- OK, thanks. (nm) - kelly Nov 6, 13:58 2
  - I have about 4000 still on mine; use those. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:59 1
    - k. -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 13:59
Obama might pick up Omaha after all... -- (link) - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 13:55 1
- Whoo-hoo!!!! -- nm - ReluctantCynic (soon $20 richer) Nov 6, 13:57
Indecision 2008 finds first instance of socialism under Obama. -- (link) - David Nov 6, 13:53 [Image] 2
- "Look at what crappy seats Oprah had! He is already redistributing her wealth." -- nm - Stephen Colbert Nov 6, 13:56
- It sickens me!! Won't somebody think of the children?? -- nm - mara Nov 6, 13:54
the dance begins... -- (link) - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 13:52
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- "United We Stand (Remember?)" has really nice teeth. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 14:02
- Heh - I know one of the people -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 13:57
- This is awesome. (nm) - musubi, bad entrepreneur Nov 6, 13:56
- #6 is hot -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 13:55
- blocked here, what's the gist? -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 13:53 8
  - At first it would not load for me, but then I relaxed, drink some Chai and it opened -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 13:57 3
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      - It didn't work for me either...so I... - Mel Profit Nov 6, 14:03
    - it's blocked by my work filter. -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 13:58
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    - huh? -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 13:57 2
      - cam messages from the 52% who voted for Obama... - Mel Profit Nov 6, 13:59 1
        
        ah, will check it out when I get home. -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 14:00
- right on. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 6, 13:53
- Um... - Dr.Vermin Nov 6, 13:52 2
  - Hug! -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 13:54
  - ditto. - Mel Profit Nov 6, 13:53
- Not working for me. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 13:51
- That's so weird... - secretslacker Nov 6, 13:50
The plane was full and I had to CHECK. MY. BAG!!!!! - Diva's Boss si Nov 6, 13:44 4
- When do they legalize weed? -- nm - budice Nov 6, 13:45 3
  - You know, you still wont be able to toke on the plane. ;P -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 13:49
  - I'll probably need to start tokin' up about five months into my Presidency. -- nm - Obama Nov 6, 13:46 1
    - Ill show you how -- nm - Marion Berry Nov 6, 13:52
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- *steals for facebook* -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 6, 13:57
- I'm surprised it made it in, considering how its main use is pretending it's a gun! -- nm - Dr.Vermin, pew pew pew Nov 6, 13:47
Earliest video game I remember playing was arcade Galaga and Meteor, adn Nintendo stuff like Tanks and Pong. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 13:42 9
- my aunt and uncle had a pong in the early to mid 70s -- nm - zork Nov 6, 13:47 1
  - We had a Pong from Radio Shack. One of only two game systems we owned. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 13:54
- Good old Atari 2600. I can identify the PacMan on Atari sound from 100 miles away -- nm - budice Nov 6, 13:47 2
  - I loved my Pitfall on Atari. *Loved* it. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 13:50
  - ditto... - Mel Profit Nov 6, 13:48
- I'm thinking Tanks may have been Combat, the free cartridge that came with the Atari 2600. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 6, 13:46
- I'm pretty sure Tanks and Pong were Atari. - secretslacker Nov 6, 13:44 2
  - You and Todd are absolutely right -- it was Atari. -- nm - mara Nov 6, 13:49 1
    - We're both older than The Hills. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 6, 13:57
Is Wii fit going to get in stock anywhere in time for Christmas? -- nm - Subversive Nov 6, 13:41 9
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  - Doesn't ship to Canada. $160 for used ones on .ca -- (link) - Subversive Nov 6, 13:51 5
    - *really*? i bought one and have yet to open it. i'm tempted to sell, and rebuy later.... -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 14:08 1
      - Oh yeah, you could definitely sell it for a profit. If you aren't in a rush to use it, I'd be tempted. - Subversive Nov 6, 14:10
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        yggm. -- nm - Subversive Nov 6, 14:09
  - Holy crap! Thanks. Finally. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 13:46 1
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My Daughter learned all the cuss words watching Mama play Frogger -- nm - BAD Nov 6, 13:40 2
- I'll most of them were learned watching you work on your cars. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 6, 13:50 1
  - Only when I knocked the hide off one of my knuckles... -- nm - BAD Nov 6, 13:55
ugh. Zappos going through a big round of layoffs today, too. - Callisto Nov 6, 13:39 15
- Old news, but on-topic. All remaining Linens-n-Things getting liquidated. -- (link) - Mop Nov 6, 13:56
- fidelity laid off 10300. mattel laid off 1000. + the jobs number for tomorrow has a real chance to be u-g-l-y.....nm - x Nov 6, 13:49 2
  - uh, that's *1300* for fidelity....nm - x Nov 6, 13:52
  - 50 for us. No idea how many company wide. -- nm - Callisto Nov 6, 13:52
- I tried, man, I tried. - Amy Nov 6, 13:41 2
  - and you complain about Spawn and his heroclix. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 13:51
  - I know. I really admire them as a retailer. - Callisto Nov 6, 13:43
- Oh, tweet firings. How cutting edge. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 13:41 4
  - well, they encourage all their employees to tweet. It's kind of nifty. -- nm - Callisto Nov 6, 13:44
  - this actually impresses me. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 13:42 2
    - ceo @employee you're fired -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 13:43 1
      - *laughing* -- nm - Callisto Nov 6, 13:44
- dotcom laying someone off? *feigns shock* -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 13:40
- hmm, now would be the perfect time to found a company with a lot of affordable employees ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 13:40 1
  - Like a internet shoe company! (nm) - musubi, bad entrepreneur Nov 6, 13:42
*jumps in back of a warthog, asks truman to drive me towards Will* -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 13:39 32
- not sure what game but a coworker's friend will fly a bunch of people in a helicopter and quietly bail -- nm - zork Nov 6, 13:52
- I almost asked you to drive once ... and then I remembered what Trish said, and almost kicked myself. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 13:41 10
  - NEVER never let Crash drive. Also, if you're on his team, smack him and take the sniper rifle away. - Trish Nov 6, 13:50 6
    - I'm getting better! Its like I used to hit .215 and now I'm a .228 hitter. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 13:51 5
      - You and me are about on the same level -- nm - Marion Berry Nov 6, 13:54
      - Oh, the Varitek Principle. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:53 3
        
        It drives me nuts, he keeps focussing and focussing and won't take a shot. - Trish Nov 6, 13:58 2
        
        I will stand behind him for a few seconds just to see who he's aiming at. "Higher...higher...to the left....." *Punch* -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:58 1
        
        Yep whenever I hit him in the back of the head he rarely sees me coming -- nm - eag Nov 6, 13:59
  - even you are a better driver than me, despite your proclivity to find the craziest jumps to take :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 13:42 2
    - Im a reluctant driver but most of you have better shooting aim than I do - eag Nov 6, 13:45
    - The valhalla jumps are integral to controlling CTF matches. - Beryllium Nov 6, 13:43
- At least Truman knows how to drive unlike well im not mentioning his name but his nick starts with a R and his first name with a P -- nm - eag Nov 6, 13:40 12
  - See that glowing blue ball of light...yeah, that's going to hit us.....*drives into it* -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:41 9
    - did Remlik drive you into a Wraith one time? -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 13:48 7
      - One time? I've seen bugs and bug zappers that had less an attraction then Remlik and a Wraith - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:52 5
        
        except you don't swivel! I call out the action on the screen and it's like you don't pay attention. Now i know how Kelly feels. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 13:57 1
        
        That cuz I'm too busy shooting other people. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:59
        
        I remember on sandtrap and driving the elephant and it took him about 5 minutes to get up a hill - eag Nov 6, 13:56 2
        
        Tru and I make a good warthog team. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 13:58
        
        Him I meant Truman -- nm - eag Nov 6, 13:57
      - The boy does not know how to drive valhalla -- nm - eag Nov 6, 13:52
    - *drives away unscathed* -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 13:47
  - Who, J? -- nm - David Nov 6, 13:41 1
    - Wussy boy Remlik -- nm - eag Nov 6, 13:42
- *blows the warthog up into a tighter spiral than Peyton Manning throws* -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:39 6
  - *gets decapitated* -- nm - David Nov 6, 13:40 3
    - the time I got you with the banshee was awesome -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 13:41 2
      - I liked the way truman and I both used your corpses to betray each other. -- nm - David Nov 6, 13:42 1
        
        with teamwork like that, who needs enemies? :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 13:45
  - *lands unscathed, hears Will cuss as he dies* -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 13:40 1
    - Sadly, the voice you hear is not coming from the tv, but instead through the 3000 miles between us. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:41
I'm not one to geek out over videogames, but -- (link) - Amy Nov 6, 13:38 9
- I was the Dominator on that game. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 13:59
- mine wasn't Sears branded. It might have been Coleco. -- nm - zork Nov 6, 13:46
- You can run this on Windows, Palm, or Pocket PCs. Near perfect emulation -- (link) - oblique Nov 6, 13:40 4
  - MAME is a piece of genius -- nm - budice Nov 6, 13:42 3
    - That isn't even MAME. That guy wrote his own that looks *exactly* like it -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 13:43 2
      - I know. I was simply making a comment about another emulator -- nm - budice Nov 6, 13:44 1
        
        i was advising Andie to use it to fill a Centipede cabinet her S.O. has. -- nm - zork Nov 6, 13:50
- I had one. I loved it! -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 13:40
- *gasp* my brother had that! -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 13:39
I think someone has spyware on my computer... -- (link) - secretslacker Nov 6, 13:38
I wonder if I could rent out my work office for Japanese tourists to sleep in if the Olympics come to Chicago - oblique Nov 6, 13:37 1
- You could make them pay to enter a wacky gameshow where the winners get the apartment. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 13:38
I'm so liberal my blood cells are pinko! -- nm - David Nov 6, 13:37 1
- Sidenote: my lovely wife and I went to the doctor on the same day. - David Nov 6, 13:39
Did this make it to ST? DMac posted it on Movies. The Audacity of Joke. -- (link) - emoticripple Nov 6, 13:37 3
- does anyone have a link to the Luke Skywalker version? -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 13:38 2
  - GID -- (link) - Roger More Nov 6, 13:39 1
    - awesome! -- nm - znufrii -- least fighty poster Nov 6, 13:40
B1: The Change We Need. -- nm - emoticripple Nov 6, 13:36 2
- *throws a quarter* -- nm - Stuffed Uzi with Jam Nov 6, 13:38 1
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- I like it! -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 13:36
I think Guitar Hero WT is one of the better things I could buy, because even my wife loves playing. - JaxSean Nov 6, 13:35 15
- It's sort of interesting how Cobain's legacy has just been completely whored out to the highest bidder. - Subversive Nov 6, 13:40 1
  - Courtney needs money! -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 13:45
- I'm pretty sure the 3 song pack of Metallica I got for Rock Band has killed my desire to buy Death Magnetic for GH3. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:37 8
  - Totally worth it. Best $5 ever spent. The library is now SO huge, I hardly have any repeats. Much nicer. -- nm - Subversive Nov 6, 13:41 7
    - I have to find the code on the RB2 thing then. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:42 6
      - Where would it be? - kelly Nov 6, 13:50 5
        
        It's on the back cover of my manual. Also, have you ported your songs from RB1 over to RB2? - Trish Nov 6, 13:54 1
        
        That's what we're talking about doing now. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:56
        
        It's inside the manual if I remember correctly. -- nm - Subversive Nov 6, 13:52 2
        
        Would I be going into XBox marketplace in order to put the code in somewhere? Do it online? Or do I have to be in Rock Band? -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 13:53 1
        
        Put in RB1; it'll ask to update, allow it to update. Then in Options; there'll be a choice for Export. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 13:54
- Did you just buy the game or the complete shebang -- nm - eag Nov 6, 13:36 3
  - whole thing. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 13:36 2
    - So have you played the drums -- nm - eag Nov 6, 13:37 1
      - Yes, on Easy. The jump to Medium kills me, though. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 13:43

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