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so how long before the Ralph Wiggums Viking quote gets adapted for Favre.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 19, 06:44
LYC: My parking spot this morning was stolen by a person with the license plate "Rudeboy" I am not impressed!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 19, 06:33 4
- his tires were not knifesafe? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 19, 06:39
- call a tow truck? -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 06:38 1
  - Work related spot.....and its not like its got my name on it, I just am early enough to always grab a specific sport... - Walt_Disney Aug 19, 06:43
- Well, he *did* warn you that he was rude... - BB Aug 19, 06:35
It is so humid right now in DC uggh -- nm - MDH Aug 19, 06:30
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- YES!!!!!!!!!!!! nm - Jim Aug 19, 06:33
I wonder if the MLBPA will actually alter the draft given that it seems a lot of its membership is in favor of slotting draft pick compensation. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 06:11 4
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  - Yeah, they have a 'guideline' and you need Selig to bless the over-slots....but like 60% of the 1st rounders were over slot this year. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 19, 06:28
  - Yes, there is. Teams need approval to spend above slot. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 19, 06:24 1
    - the NHL has a hard cap for draft picks as well. -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 06:25
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Denis leary on Mike and Mike is funny, Greeny seems a little uncomfortable with the lack of control hah -- nm - GWAA Aug 19, 06:01
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- This just in...if they get Marshall, Cotchery will be the #2 opposite Beast. nm - Jim Aug 19, 06:34 1
  - he's pissed again according to espn.com -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 06:42
- I didn't know Bowe was a possibility. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 19, 05:59
More like this, please... -- (link) - znufrii Aug 19, 05:42 17
- What side does the HuffPo lean to? -- nm - lileve Aug 19, 06:28 2
  - generally liberal/progressive -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 06:28 1
    - Thanks. -- nm - lileve Aug 19, 06:43
- Posting this link is what Hitler would have wanted. - BB Aug 19, 06:04
- "It is a tribute to the first amendment that this kind of vile, contemptible nonsense is so freely propagated." -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 05:45
- He's one of the few Congresspeople worth keeping. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 19, 05:44 11
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    - Yes, because House Democrats controlled fiscal policy from 1994-2006. - BB Aug 19, 06:07 9
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        And I'm sure anyone with a "D" next to their name is at fault in yours. - BB Aug 19, 06:31 4
        
        Heck, everyone who has sat in Congress and the White House over the last 30 years is at fault in mine. :) -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 06:34 3
        
        That's fine (simplistic, but fine :p). There's enough blame to go around. - BB Aug 19, 06:43 2
        
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        what exactly is politics, if not bad theatre? :) -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 06:46
        
        There's plenty of people ahead of him in the pillory line. - znufrii Aug 19, 06:27 2
        
        ST has become nothing but a board of whiners. -- nm - BB Aug 19, 06:33 1
        
        it is what it is. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 06:35
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- Word. I can start Christmas shopping now. nm - Jim Aug 19, 06:35 1
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Obama advisors say they were unprepared for intraparty rift over the fate of public health option. -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 19, 04:29 6
- Unbelievable. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 05:24 3
  - cause they went from talking about doing stuff (always easy) to actually trying to implement (always harder) -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 05:32 2
    - They can't even get their message out properly. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 05:33 1
      - so many trial baloons that they need an air traffic controller. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 05:35
- That's insane. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 19, 04:53
- no sh!t -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 04:51
after reading the headline I assumed this took place at a nightclub. -- (link) - mafic Aug 19, 03:40
"We are not mad scientists regardless of what our bowling shirts say." -- nm - David Aug 19, 00:14
So Blogger has to give up the info on who called Cohen a "skank." Terrible. Terrible. Terrible. - Qale Aug 18, 23:42 11
- What's wrong with that judge? - Mop Aug 18, 23:58 7
  - From the article, it sounds like the comments involved more than just the word "skank" (including the assertion that she is older than she claims). nm - ralph wiggum Aug 19, 00:06 6
    - Nobody likes a know-it-all law-skank. -- nm - David Aug 19, 00:12 5
      - As long as you don't call me an old law-skank, you're in the clear. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 19, 00:13 4
        
        Someone does have another birthday coming up, one that may create a global candle shortage. -- nm - David Aug 19, 00:16 3
        
        I'm just going to assume you're talking about Salma Hayek. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 19, 00:24 2
        
        "Zounds! What mounds!" - David Aug 19, 00:25 1
        
        God, the whole idea is mind boggling intimidating. Though Bells would probably be right up there. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 19, 00:28
- Vogue model Liskula Cohen. You know, the skank. - Qale Aug 18, 23:44
- Cohen who? Sasha Baron Cohen? Leonard Cohen? Skanky McSkankerson Cohen? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 23:44 1
  - Rabbi? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 23:46
Take a driving test and post your grade. -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 18, 23:24 10
- C-. But I think some state laws vary. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 19, 04:07
- 3 wrong and a C? sheesh, and one had nothing to do with driving (percentage of accidents involving alcohol) and I dispute one answer (ABS also helps.. - zeitgeist Aug 18, 23:45
- Pedestrians ... - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 18, 23:36 6
  - here it's only at marked crossings. there are signs around my neighbourhood to remind you. -- nm - mafic Aug 19, 01:46
  - Can't live with 'em, don't get extra points for smushing 'em -- nm - Beryllium Aug 19, 00:05
  - they don't belong on the freeway -- nm - dogbert183 Aug 19, 00:04
  - Not crossing in the middle of the block. -- nm - psilotum Aug 18, 23:38 2
    - IF you hit one its always your fault, so the true answer is peds always have right of way, besides who wants to clean the mess off the fender -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 23:47 1
      - We have numerous accidents involving pedestrians here that aren't the fault of the driver, and aren't prosecuted as such. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 05:49
- C+ -- nm - psilotum Aug 18, 23:31
Today I went to the top of a mountain and rode through cobbled streets on a motorcycle in Taxco, a silver mine town. Beautiful! -- (link) - Hotkiss Aug 18, 23:21 [Image] 3
- nice -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 23:53
- it is also very famous for their silver jewelry from the 1920's-40's - peglegpete Aug 18, 23:34 1
  - Totally did :) Though at those prices, it was mostly a bargain rather than splurging -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 18, 23:41
hah, I got re-tweeted by Adam Savage. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 23:13 5
- plausible? -- nm - dogbert183 Aug 18, 23:17 4
  - I have a link to prove it -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 23:17 3
    - 67% You Barely Passed - not bad given the laws are not that similar -- nm - Karl_S Aug 18, 23:35 1
      - This shoudl be under Jaxsean's post -- nm - Karl_S Aug 18, 23:35
    - confirmed -- nm - dogbert183 Aug 18, 23:19
right ... so ... Last King of Scotland. Probably around a B+ or so. - Beryllium Aug 18, 23:05
24" LCD monitor 189 at sellout woot (good deal?) -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 18, 22:45 1
- on 2nd thought, costco has a samsung for 199 with free shipping -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 22:51
Botanists discover new rat-eating plant -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 22:40
Amazon has the PS3 for $299 preorder -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 18, 22:39
Today would have been my 25th Anniversary -- nm - amoxy Aug 18, 22:07 3
- sigh -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 22:43
- I will address this as I do with every serious situation: with inappropriate humor. - Mop Aug 18, 22:34
- {{{hugs}}} -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 18, 22:26
Big Brother comments: OMG! GROW UP! -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 22:04 11
- the producers HAVE to start looking at the psych evaluations before casting -- nm - peglegpete Aug 18, 22:35 4
  - I think they accidently chose from the "NOT" pile. My wife suspects suicides in the future of this cast. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 22:35 3
    - if lydia is evicted, jessie is gonna kill her if he has to spend a week alone with her in the jury house :) -- nm - peglegpete Aug 18, 22:58 2
      - Scale of 1 to 10....How crushed is Natalie when she learns that outside the house, Jesse has no time for her. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 18, 23:06 1
        
        scale of 1 to 10 ... how quickly will jesse be filing restraining orders against all three of those women? - Beryllium Aug 18, 23:12
- spoils - Jovian Aug 18, 22:15
- no kidding. heheh -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 22:07 3
  - It's one thing to be a sore loser (see Ronny). But, honestly... these people are acting like children. It sucks to be on the losing side, 'eh? -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 22:09 2
    - (spoils) - Beryllium Aug 18, 22:11 1
      - spoils discussion of strategy - Name Withheld By Request Aug 18, 22:39
- someone's mom emailed the producers? -- nm - mafic Aug 18, 22:07
August 24th I suspect is when GrooveShark will jump the shark by sadly being forced to erode to working more similarly to other online music sites. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 21:58 4
- Is this like a dead pool? -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 22:02 1
  - It's when their VIP program kicks in, so, kinda. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 22:02
- You just want so desperately to be like fonzie that you can't bring yourself to wish them well .... heheh - Beryllium Aug 18, 22:00 1
  - I can't help liking it so much. The concept of everyone pile their stuff together and you can come to the pile to listen - Qale Aug 18, 22:02
"They call me MISTER nubby." - BB Aug 18, 21:48
[insert favorite female ST joke here]: researchers on the verge of creating artificial tongue -- (link) - farmer ted Aug 18, 21:42 2
- Yummy! -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 21:48
- "Ashley". - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:44
your average u.s. videogamer? 35, fat, and depressed -- (link) - farmer ted Aug 18, 21:39 7
- does Ikarium count? then i'm 55, just slightly over at 185 but yeah I deal with depression - zeitgeist Aug 18, 22:43
- 30, 135 pounds, Often. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 22:31 3
  - I transposed my numbers there. Should say 153. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 22:32 2
    - Still one fine looking gay man. Only the leather pants will be a little tighter. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 22:35 1
      - I'm more of a suede kind of leather anyway. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 22:42
- See, I *am* below average. - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:57
- /cries. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 21:41
Thus far, Ninja Cheerleaders is more fun than I expected. -- nm - TFox Aug 18, 21:32
so this is as good as it gets? - farmer ted Aug 18, 21:29 2
- How can you diagnose someone with an obsessive compulsive disorder, then act like I have some choice about barging in here? -- nm - BB Aug 18, 21:57
- fantastic -- nm - psilotum Aug 18, 21:30
I've just spent an hour mapping my job duties to fit a 20 hour week. I could probably do it - I shouldn't (at least for another year)... - MojaveMeg Aug 18, 21:29
Bery, did you know know Gillian is a really good actress? -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 21:23 16
- Yes, but she's had a hard-knock career ... she hasn't been in very many movies that I've seen. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:25 15
  - (Well, maybe hard-knock is the wrong way to put it ... fringe, maybe.) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:28 14
    - she's been painted into a corner by XF. It doesn't seem as if she wants to do big movies at all, though. - loosilu Aug 18, 21:32 13
      - The House of Mirth was brutally tedious. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 21:39
      - didn't she run off to the UK to get married? - 'lia Aug 18, 21:34 11
        
        she ran off to the UK, got married in Africa, had an affair and got knocked up, then divorced the first guy. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 21:37 10
        
        Apparently divorced the 2nd guy, too. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 21:40 9
        
        THey have two sons. Don't think they ever got married. - loosilu Aug 18, 21:43 8
        
        "Next time, on Gillian Anderson Talk . . . " -- nm - farmer ted Aug 18, 21:44 7
        
        She must hold some kind of world record for being different from her character. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 21:47 6
        
        Speaking of which - not typecast in Last King of Scotland? - Roger More Aug 18, 21:54 5
        
        didn't see. did you see Bleak House? - loosilu Aug 18, 22:03 2
        
        No - I don't think I've seen anything she's been in besides XF and LKOS (but I've always thought she was a bit weird) -- nm - Roger More Aug 18, 22:08 1
        
        it was pretty good for what it was (pbs great masterpiece special) -- nm - 'lia Aug 18, 22:10
        
        she was James McEvoy? wow!! great make up. -- nm - peglegpete Aug 18, 22:02
        
        *snicker* -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:55
nubby, why did you guys over enroll the class? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 18, 21:22
The Internet in this hotel sucks. My phone is 10 times faster. -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 21:17 2
- Well duh. You can set it to vibrate. -- nm - H-Mogul Aug 18, 21:20
- The bright side is your hotel is housing the entire Internet. -- nm - Inigo Aug 18, 21:20
I do not make it a habit of inserting myself into ST's boards rolling... -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 18, 21:17 4
- If you're going to have another board, it should be at a comparable time. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 21:23
- FITB: but nubby does have a habit of inserting himself into [blank] -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 21:18
- ...there's always another oriface. -- nm - 'lia Aug 18, 21:18 1
  - I'll allow it. -- nm - God Aug 18, 21:22

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