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Music will never recover from this. The end. -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:51
CNN HLN says they physically escorted Kanye out of the building after the incident and that he apologized to Taylor and her mother in his blog. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 14, 09:44 5
- TaylorSwift later reported says: Hey Kanye you were a big enough of a d*ck to interrupt me on the show, how about another intterption to apologize ... - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 14, 09:49
- In his blog? I bet it was in all caps, too. - Spawn Sep 14, 09:48
- piss poor way to apologize though. - groiny Sep 14, 09:46 1
  - And even then, it was, Sorry, but I'm still right, i'm a pop culture savant, Beyonce's the best. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 09:51
- didn't he apologise in one tweet and then follow it up with "but I was right" or something like that? -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 09:45
hey st, tell me what you think of this computer? - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:40 3
- Acer PCs come with the crappiest speakers you've ever heard. You may want to figure in the cost of decent speakers. -- nm - con_carne Sep 14, 09:47 1
  - its gonna be conncted to my tv/stereo via hdmi, so no bothers there. - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:48
- FWIW My company purchased a lot of Acers about 3 years ago, and we're getting a bunch of Mobo, HD & PSU failures now. -- nm - Scorpion Sep 14, 09:43
"...acting on a complaint by the United Steelworkers...Obama Says Tariff Ruling on Chinese Tires Isn�t Protectionism" - Loyola Sep 14, 09:28 10
- The "United Steelworkers" is short for "United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers - TWuG Sep 14, 09:32 8
  - Interesting. Though a complaint from US tyre makers would seem like a more obvious source, rather than a union. -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:35 4
    - First you'd have to find someone in the US that makes "tyres". -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:40 1
      - Goodyear? -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:43
    - The union represents tire workers. Imports threaten jobs in the tire industry. - TWuG Sep 14, 09:37 1
      - yup, but usually both the union and the companies file a complaint when they accuse another country of dumping merchandise into the US. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:38
  - The United SPFRMEAISW. Who didn't know that? -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:34 2
    - If they ever teamed up with SSCCATAGAPP... -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 09:39
    - "Hi, I'm with the United Spiffermeeyeswah..." -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 09:36
- steel-belted radials? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:30
Speaking of looking forward to nude scenes... details on Seyfried in Chloe (spoils) - Todd Manning Sep 14, 09:26 1
- *10* minutes. - Spawn Sep 14, 09:30
Off-Broadway to Broadway...and now back to Off-Broadway -- (link) - znufrii Sep 14, 09:24 5
- I see the gross figures etc in Variety weekly, but I have a question about profit - MDH Sep 14, 09:29 4
  - also, I'm not sure where you're getting the "hundreds of millions" from. - znufrii Sep 14, 09:52
  - union labor is a huge cost driver for Broadway houses - znufrii Sep 14, 09:36 2
    - "I have one job in thius theater and it's to plug in that extension cord. Now get your filthy actor hands off of it before I bitch-slap you." - Union Gaffer Sep 14, 09:40
    - here's an article from 10 years ago, about the advent of the $100 dollar ticket and where that money goes. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 14, 09:39
ST Monday Poll #1: What did you most recently finish reading? Did you like it? -- nm - ty97 Sep 14, 09:19 22
- Mannahatta -- mighty work! -- nm - OAE Sep 14, 09:39
- Ric O'Barry - Behind the Dolphin Smile, liked it a lot -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 09:38
- The Stranger Beside Me -- nm - Jovian Sep 14, 09:37 1
  - WTF are you looking at? -- nm - the stranger beside jovian Sep 14, 09:38
- Patient Zero - it was quite good -- nm - decline Sep 14, 09:25 2
  - No audiobook. bummer. sounds interesting -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:33 1
    - he is a pretty good author and writes action quite well, but a bit predictable though -- nm - decline Sep 14, 09:38
- The Starter Wife: Yes. -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 09:25
- Infinite Jest (ha ha!). Yes, very much. -- nm - Callisto Sep 14, 09:24
- 2nd book in the Axis of Time series...B+....pretty solid alt-history -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 09:24 1
  - I loved these books -- nm - Jovian Sep 14, 09:31
- covert one series (books 1 to 5). they would make a good movie series. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:23
- Corduroy. Yes, it's good. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 14, 09:23 2
  - The bear? Logan hates those. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:23 1
    - And that reminds me: Little Einsteins: Galactic Goodnight. Pretty good. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:25
- Mortal Prey. Solid B. -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:22
- A Brief History of British Kings and Queens; really enjoyed it. -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 09:22
- Recently finished the Alienist by Caleb Carr - pretty good, but too long. -- nm - LMS Sep 14, 09:21
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - I almost hated it. -- nm - ty97 Sep 14, 09:21 1
  - It's a pretty odd book. -- nm - Callisto Sep 14, 09:26
- The Old Man and the Sea, A -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 09:21
- The Doomsday Key- James Rollins, and yes. -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 09:20
Kanye West is Hitler. - Spawn Sep 14, 09:08 3
- Kanye West should be executed live on the 6 o'clock news. -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:09
- *time travels to kill Kanye's parents* -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:09 1
  - I would go back in time and secretly give everyone in the audience Nerf guns - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:11
ST Weekend Movie poll: what'd ya see? -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 09:07 55
- Duplicity: C+ -- nm - Subversive Sep 14, 09:50
- Whiteout D+; 9 B+ -- nm - OAE Sep 14, 09:40
- Inglorious Basterds - B, The Cove B+, Cold Souls, C. -- nm - AJRimmer Sep 14, 09:28
- Space camp and Starship Troopers. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:26
- Nothing over the weekend, but I did watch Duck Soup last week. - Callisto Sep 14, 09:25 1
  - (not Duck Soup. A Night at the Opera). (nm) - Callisto Sep 14, 09:35
- Seasons 2 & 3 of Two and a Half Men - amoxy Sep 14, 09:24
- I love the absence of this week's openers -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 09:20 1
  - I would have loved to have seen 9, but was too busy. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:22
- Role Models - B-, The Kite Runner - C. -- nm - LMS Sep 14, 09:19
- Licence To Drive. Heather Graham hasn't changed much in 20 years. -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:14
- My Fair Lady - C. - Will Hunting Sep 14, 09:14
- My Fair Lady - A-, Singin' in the Rain - A. -- nm - kelly Sep 14, 09:13 2
  - so it was Will's turn to pick movies this weekend? nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:13 1
    - Heh. - kelly Sep 14, 09:21
- Nothing new, but a bunch of rewatches. The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming: B+ (weird seeing Alan Arkin 40 years younger); The Freshman: A -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 14, 09:11 14
  - Weekend at Bernie's: C+ (fun from a nostalgia stand-point but really not very good); Breakfast Club: A-; sent Watchmen back unwatched -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 14, 09:12 13
    - evidently, CT does *not* watch the watchmen -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:13 9
      - I sent it back so I could get Wolverine. Not really trading up, am I? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 14, 09:15 8
        
        Trading down. - Spawn Sep 14, 09:31
        
        Hell. No. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 09:17 6
        
        I barely wanted to see Watchmen to begin with, then with it requiring a 3-hour commitment to watch... - Cuzzin Todd Sep 14, 09:19 5
        
        I can understand the logic, but it's kind of like trading in a Lincoln Navigator for a Hyundai Tiburon. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:32
        
        You are dumb. - Spawn Sep 14, 09:31
        
        Prepare for shitastic CGI in Wolverine. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 09:20 1
        
        Loved Gambit, HATED Emma Frost. - groiny Sep 14, 09:47
        
        Smart. -- nm - kelly Sep 14, 09:19
    - CTDNLTBC? nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:12 2
      - Assuming DNL is "did not like"... I gave it an A-, so yes, I did. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 14, 09:20 1
        
        or BC = Blue Cock. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:45
- The Sting, B+ (first viewing ever for me) -- nm - con_carne Sep 14, 09:11
- Watched Beveryly Hills Chihuaua on netflix streaming with the kids (again) and most of I Love You, Man (didn't quite finish) -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:09 5
  - how did you not finish that movie? nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:10 4
    - My wife was sleepy. Move is hilarious (we saw it in the theaters) -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:14
    - he starting building his special chair. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 09:11 2
      - he already has one. - groiny Sep 14, 09:11 1
        
        *ding* -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:14
- JackDawson's ceiling. -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 09:09 5
  - znufrii - MDH Sep 14, 09:11 1
    - (spoiler) - znufrii Sep 14, 09:18
  - i figured you'd prefer being face down for that -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:11
  - so you ate all weekend for free then? nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:10 1
    - heh -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:15
- Year One: F -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 09:09
- n/a. But the weekend gets a solid A. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:09
- Rewatched; The Thin Red Line. B -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:08 5
  - Heh, I just sent this back unwatched. -- nm - kelly Sep 14, 09:18
  - i was just about to upload a picture you'd find interesting -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:10 3
    - What stopped you? -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:10 2
      - *refreshing ST obviously* -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:16 1
        
        *removes asterixes from above post* -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:17
- Halloween 2 : C. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:08 2
  - That saddens me. - Spawn Sep 14, 09:09 1
    - I will watch it again on DVD, but I think he tried too hard to make it different. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:11
- Role Models: B+ -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 09:08
"I was standing on stage and I was excited b/c I had just won the award, And then I was excited b/c Kanye was on stage, then I wasn't excited anymore" - MDH Sep 14, 09:06 3
- one of her fans is gonna get him and drag him behind their pickup truck. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:08
- She *really* looked confused. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:07
- Won't someone please excite her again? -- nm - Loyola Sep 14, 09:07
LIR ty - I'd have to pay something like $40 in taxes - cheaper b/c it's being given as a gift (MVA just told me it would technically have to be sold - kelly Sep 14, 09:04 17
- THis is exactly how I got my first car, except I bought it from them for $10. Tax was $0.50. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 09:22 1
  - now they probably charge a minimum tax based on the book value of the car. they do here. -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:33
- She ain't a sister from another mister? -- nm - con_carne Sep 14, 09:06
- I doubt such thing as a "transfer registration" exists. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:05 4
  - actually, it does in maryland, but you have to have already sold/gotten rid of the old car and the new car has to be the same type - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:34
  - It does in RI. -- nm - kelly Sep 14, 09:11 2
    - From a truck to a car? -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:12 1
      - AFAIK you can transfar plates from a car to a truck, so I'd imagine it works the other way around, too. -- nm - kelly Sep 14, 09:14
- ok, but did you ask if you turn the truck tags in if they give a refund for the remaining time? - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:05 8
  - I don't think NY does this ... dunno about RI. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 09:23 4
    - (All I care about now is if Maryland does it.) :) - kelly Sep 14, 09:29 3
      - you should read this page then -- (link) - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:37 1
        
        Danke. (I swear, I looked for this.) :) -- nm - kelly Sep 14, 09:39
      - oh, right. and this reminds me I have to renew my tags. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 09:36
  - This is the norm. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:13
  - Really? I'll have to check into this. Thanks. -- nm - kelly Sep 14, 09:12
  - ontario does this -- nm - zork Sep 14, 09:08
Hmm, coworkers (all guys) are discussing the Kanye/Beyonce/Swift incident ... heheh -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:01 6
- I can't believe he destroying the sanctity of an event like the VMAs. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:04 3
  - We need an audio clip of george bush saying "kanye west hates new musicians" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:05
  - Where is Borat when you need him? -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:04 1
    - Have we ever seen Kanye and Sasha in the same place? Maybe it's a really elaborate bit. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:06
- he should have just went up there and sodomized her. - groiny Sep 14, 09:03 1
  - Yes, exactly what I was thinking. - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:03
rabbit season. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:01 5
- duck season! -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 14, 09:01 4
  - rabbit season! -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:04 2
    - Truman season! -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 14, 09:12 1
      - rabbit season! -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 14, 09:24
  - mad season -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:03
Super sized, for his pleasure -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:01 1
- "znu.....I got a happy meal......" nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:03

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