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Hamas condemns Holocaust lessons -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Aug 31, 08:42
Disney to buy Marvel in $4bn deal -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Aug 31, 08:40
Breathalyzer developed that detects lung cancer. -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 31, 08:39 4
- Like getting a DUI wasn't bad enough already. "The bad news is, your license has been suspended for a year. The good news is... - Ender Aug 31, 08:43
- get back to me when they make one for Liver Damage -- nm - Jack Dawson SI Aug 31, 08:40
- I can detect bullshit as soon as someone opens their mouth. -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 31, 08:40 1
  - ahhhh.... - W si Aug 31, 08:41
Vamps BF: Picked.... - budice Aug 31, 08:38
so Chris Brown, admits guilt and that he is sorry...but follows that up with the nugget he doesn;t remember hitting Rihanna...*calls Elves* -- (link) - Beaker Aug 31, 08:35
so, i'm not *loving" the new season of Mad Men. i like it, but i don't love. -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 08:33 1
- Same here. - kelly Aug 31, 08:35
New music discovery at the show last night: Justin Townes Earle. Amazing. -- nm - TFox Aug 31, 08:29 3
- Is he the offspring of Townes van Zandt and Steve Earle? -- nm - Dano Aug 31, 08:32 2
  - Son of Steve Earle, named after Townes, actually. - TFox Aug 31, 08:41 1
    - who does he sound most like? - 'lia Aug 31, 08:48
When CTV does an article on Harper Conservative patronage, then you know it is bad -- (link) - Beaker Aug 31, 08:26 1
- This type of crap is a huge reason why I dont think I can ever go back to party politics....and all the parties do it. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 31, 09:02
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- Bah, 2 days of rehab won't do anything. I suggest you go on a 2 day bender. -- nm - Ender Aug 31, 08:45
- "You've got 2 days to make this stick before my housewarming party. Get to it and good luck." -- nm - Dawson SI Aug 31, 08:33 1
  - lol -- nm - Epiphany Aug 31, 08:33
- "Promises is fakey rehab" - MDH Aug 31, 08:30
- I'm sure znu will put it up in yo...will put you up. -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 08:29
- Did your drinking cause the closing to be delayed? If not, drink on my friend. -- nm - Krusty - 2008 Vampirates Champion Aug 31, 08:28 2
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    - No liver damage, no rehab! -- nm - Krusty - 2008 Vampirates Champion Aug 31, 08:39
Fans of naked Morena Baccarin might want to check out egotastic. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 31, 08:26
Tedy Bruschi retired today? I somehow missed that til just now. - TFox Aug 31, 08:26
I found out last night that my 58 year-old father bought a motorcyle out of the blue this past week. - Ender Aug 31, 08:22 12
- hee - 'lia Aug 31, 08:25 1
  - I was gonna say, when Rolling Thunder comes through DC, ain't no one under 50. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 08:30
- (a), you're dad's young. (b) is he also growing a ponytail/getting a tattoo/or piercing anything? -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 08:24 2
  - *you* -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 08:24 1
    - (i give up) -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 08:24
- wild hogs -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 31, 08:24
- don't freak out unless he gets chaps. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 08:23 5
  - if he starts attending the bike rallies he's gonna start buying gear -- nm - 'lia Aug 31, 08:41
  - and starts wearing them when he's not riding the bike. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 08:24 3
    - and they're assless -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 08:24 2
      - chaps with an ass are leather pants. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 08:25 1
        
        *puts on assless leather pants* -- nm - Subversive Aug 31, 08:38
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- Kang/Kodos 2012! -- nm - Loyola Aug 31, 08:22
- boo hoo hoo -- nm - Don Homer Aug 31, 08:21 2
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  - heh... -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 08:24
ohh, i can finally turn my desktop on again. yeah. - tRuMaN Aug 31, 08:19
Vamps: budice (about 40 minutes left), Foley, NWBR. Also, I think the league needs to be activated on Yahoo so we can add players as we draft. - TFox Aug 31, 08:19 3
- Im here, picking shortly -- nm - budice Aug 31, 08:26 1
  - Hooray! I was worried you would get Vikinged. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 31, 08:29
- Second. -- nm - Scruffy the janitor Aug 31, 08:22
Gotta love the autodraft (FJS) - oblique Aug 31, 08:19 4
- Yeah, looking at that I may let you have the Team Autodraft name there. - Spawn Aug 31, 08:41
- This is an awesome squad - amoxy Aug 31, 08:28
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- That is a pretty beastly squad for an autodraft. -- nm - TFox Aug 31, 08:20
from the 'people are funny' files: we are optioning a book from a woman whose husband happens to be an agent - Andie Aug 31, 08:18 3
- CIA is a strange workplace -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 31, 08:20
- "maybe you can hand deliver it...I'll be in the bedroom...come right in..." -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 08:19
- odd. ducks. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 31, 08:19
from the -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 08:15 2
- windoooooows... -- nm - TFox Aug 31, 08:16 1
  - L3! - Epiphany Aug 31, 08:18
6 of the top 10 Trending Topics on Twitter are Marvel-Disney related. -- nm - Ender Aug 31, 08:12
I wonder when the Obama daughters will get their first Facebooks -- nm - Hotkiss Aug 31, 08:08 1
- Jan 21, 2017 -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 08:10
I can't wait for Spider Pirates of the Caribbean -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 08:02 2
- Haunted Avengers Mansion! -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 08:12
- Pixar's Fantastic Four -- nm - Dano Aug 31, 08:09
The Big Picture: Senator Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009. -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 31, 08:02
i saw the National Geographic Photo of the Day, and so wanted to do an st caption this. - tRuMaN (*whispered* by David) mobile version. Aug 31, 08:01 [Image] 1
- I'm sure there's a nubby/Jennifer Garner joke in there somewhere -- nm - oblique Aug 31, 08:16
Video Statement from Robert Iger of Disney..... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 31, 07:54 4
- Wait, wait! Haven't watched it yet. 5 bucks says he closes with "Excelsior!" -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 07:56 3
  - Geez, say what you will of Eisner, at least the guy had personality! -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 07:58 1
    - yeah Iger is a stiff. -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 08:03
  - 'nuff said -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 07:56
rate this baseball (keeper league) trade offer I received. - tRuMaN (*whispered* by David) mobile version. Aug 31, 07:52 1
- yucky. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 08:12
La la la... browsing headlines... la la la... wait, Disney to acquire WHAT?! -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 07:52
Paul Krugman hits the nail on the head, re: health care reform. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 31, 07:51 9
- i still haven figured out why the employer is involved in health care - Danedukenuuk Aug 31, 08:24 4
  - well, after the government, it's the next logical level in terms of the percentage of people who would be affected. - znufrii Aug 31, 08:27 3
    - If you assume you have to have a top-down approach. In Australia (for example) people choose their own private healthcare insurer -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 08:43
    - sure, but it also restricts (or can be restricting) you when changing jobs - Danedukenuuk Aug 31, 08:39 1
      - Well, yes, I think the flaws in the employer-based model are evident. - znufrii Aug 31, 08:42
- Fascism! -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 07:52 3
  - Or, as the poster I have in my room says: Fascism: It works! -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 07:58 2
    - as tempting as a dictatorship can be in certain trying times, the downsides far outweigh the upsides. -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 08:29
    - so does selective memory -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 31, 08:27
Tru, which group isw blocking you? If its the Imperiumj group I might be able to fix things on that end. -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 07:51 4
- its the imperium. I was writing up a page, now I just get the same message. -- nm - tRuMaN (*whispered* by David) mobile version. Aug 31, 07:57 3
  - here is what I keep getting: - tRuMaN (*whispered* by David) mobile version. Aug 31, 07:57 2
    - It's probably an issue with Google and not the group or you. I did adjust your posting priveleges - TWuG Aug 31, 08:09 1
      - Ok, It finally working I posted the page. -- nm - tRuMaN (*whispered* by David) mobile version. Aug 31, 08:17
Paramount has 5 more movies under the distribution deal with Marvel until it ends. -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 07:50 7
- I wonder what it means for Islands of Adventure in Orlando - Jovian Aug 31, 07:53 1
  - Break 'em down, truck 'em down the highway. I hear Disney's got a place in the area, too. -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 07:55
- So, another 6 months, then? -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 07:50 4
  - ha! If Marvel Studios stays on schedule is 2.5 years. -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 07:51 3
    - so would they be: Iron Man 2, Thor, Cap, Avengers, Spiderman 4...and one other? -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 07:52 2
      - Sony has Spiderman so no. Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, Avengers are on the slate. -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 07:55
      - Doesn't Sony have Spiderman? -- nm - Dano Aug 31, 07:54
LYC: Was planning to get things done this weekend. Instead it was totally hijacked by a bunch of college friends who were visiting from out of town. - loosilu Aug 31, 07:48 6
- if you had lots of fun it was a good thing, right? - 'lia Aug 31, 07:53 5
  - oh yes, overall. what's a rugger? -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:53 4
    - nmblink - 'lia Aug 31, 07:56 3
      - Dang, I had no idea that anyone in this country played rugby!! - MojaveMeg Aug 31, 07:58 1
        
        yes, lots of college teams. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:59
      - could be great, as long as you are not insistent on a full set of teeth. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:56
NHLPA fire their Executive Director of 2 years -- (link) - Beaker Aug 31, 07:46 2
- and a little more info on what questions about the firing remain to be answered (like who will replace him...Buzz Hargrove? really?) -- (link) - Beaker Aug 31, 07:49
- Yeah, saw that. There's some serious dissention in the ranks. - Subversive Aug 31, 07:48
Librarian by day, MegaBeth by night. Pick a roller derby name for ST's librarians. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Aug 31, 07:46 8
- Nothing will top Stackwench. And as a "plus", she could also use that name at the renaissance fair -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 08:11
- Shush n' Crush -- nm - con_carne Aug 31, 08:09
- Stacks 'N Racks. -- nm - Diva Aug 31, 08:07
- Book, Don't Touch -- nm - con_carne Aug 31, 08:06
- Library of Conqueresses. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 08:05
- The Dewey Decimal Divas, captained (of course) by MightyMara... -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 31, 08:04
- Heh, cool. (I got nothin' namewise, though.) -- nm - mara Aug 31, 08:01
- Heh, her uniform number is the Dewey Decimal classification for roller skating. -- nm - Ender Aug 31, 08:01
Weekend Movies: Adventureland (C+), Absurdistan (B-), The Final Destination 3D (D+), The Country Teacher (C), Halloween 2 (B) -- nm - Dano Aug 31, 07:46 11
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  - Is this part of your Oscars thing? I agree, great movie. -- nm - con_carne Aug 31, 08:11
- The Perfect Getaway; D+, Funny People; E, What Just Happened; D -- nm - Loyola Aug 31, 08:03
- Adventureland - C+. -- nm - kelly Aug 31, 07:59
- stardust b- -- nm - tRuMaN (*whispered* by David) mobile version. Aug 31, 07:58
- Adventureland (D+) - Will Hunting Aug 31, 07:57
- Adventureland C+ -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 07:57
- Adventureland, C+, The Day the Earth Stood Still, C. -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 07:56
- Kung-Fu Panda, A. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 07:49
- District 9 : A -- nm - decline Aug 31, 07:49
- Time Traveler's Wife B, Last House on the Left B- -- nm - Epiphany Aug 31, 07:47
"If you are not in garb, you are WRONG!" -- nm - ren faire znu Aug 31, 07:44 11
- that's an excellent way of ensuring only weirdos show up to your ren fair -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 07:55 9
  - or a very clever way of getting otherwise normal people to rent garb, -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 07:58 8
    - "Let's ensure it's a fun event by forcing everyone to par for costumes they don't want to wear" -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 08:05 6
      - no one is forced to wear costumes. - znufrii Aug 31, 08:06 4
        
        IIRC, most people don't. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 08:15 2
        
        All you need is a turkey leg. Or a flagon. -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 31, 08:16 1
        
        or both. -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 08:17
        
        Judging. Even better :) -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 08:08
      - *pay* -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 08:06
    - No, he was right the first time. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 08:00
- it's not like ya gotta do something drastic like join the SCA -- nm - 'lia Aug 31, 07:48
so, how can we make these superheroes more family friendly? I mean does Wolverine rea;;y need to hurt people? Maybe his claws can give hugs. -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 07:44 7
- Pixar them -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 31, 07:52 1
  - Incredibles proved a Pixar Fantastic Four would work. At the very least this merger means the cartoon voice work will improve - TWuG Aug 31, 07:54
- Does this mean we'll get more 2nd-rate sequels to movies...or less? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 31, 07:45 3
  - And will we get to welcome the X-Men's newest member, Ariel? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 07:47 2
    - Punisher vs Mickey Mouse (they did do an Archie one...) -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 07:50 1
      - vs. Goofy would be an interesting (and evenly matched) competition. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 07:52
- laughing. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:45
greinke! -- nm - tRuMaN (*whispered* by David) mobile version. Aug 31, 07:44

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