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It's not all about me, but: Patrick Swayze's death made me feel really old/vulnerable. - ty97 Sep 15, 10:27 3
- Swayze's death does nothing for me. I've been through that scenario before, twice. I am just glad that he is out of pain now. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 10:31
- more than Heath Ledger? -- nm - Max Sep 15, 10:30 1
  - Heath's death shocked me, but it wasn't natural, so it was different. -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 10:31
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- I think re-gifting is recycling at it's best myself - I don't mind getting re-gifts - and when giving them - I just try to make sure it's something - JenBro Sep 15, 10:31 1
  - Unless it's fruitcake. Then yucky is not only acceptable, it's a tradition. -- nm - CovingtonCat Sep 15, 10:33
- Not acceptable - Dano Sep 15, 10:28
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- Give them to me if they are good presents. -- nm - Shaun Sep 15, 10:25
- totally fine (as long as you believe the gift matches the recipient.) -- nm - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Andie Newmar Sep 15, 10:24 4
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    - the only risk is if someone else decides to buy it off their registry as well, and they end up with 2. worse things have happened -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 10:27 2
      - usually you can mark something off a registry even if you don't buy it right then, right? - TFox Sep 15, 10:30 1
        
        maybe, I've never come across it, but I wouldn't be surprised. -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 10:31
- as long as you get the old gift tags off, you're fine -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 10:24
- sounds kosher. -- nm - TFox Sep 15, 10:22
- That's fine. -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 10:22
- Oh, this reminds me - we got our first wedding gift yesterday. And it was from someone we don't even know, really ... - Beryllium Sep 15, 10:22 4
  - doesn't *everyone* go on the thank you list? :) -- nm - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Andie Newmar Sep 15, 10:24 3
    - (Also, that particular person was not on the guest list - there's only 44-ish people coming) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 10:30
    - If they end up costing us money by failing to pay for their reserved rooms? No. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 10:29 1
      - did you reserve at their request? they didn't reserve themselves with a credit card? - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Andie Newmar Sep 15, 10:34
- Perfectly fine. -- nm - Loyola Sep 15, 10:21 1
  - agreed. -- nm - Point Beak Sep 15, 10:22
I can't read the writing on the Roadkill T-shirts.com t-shirt in the ad on the side - crash davis Sep 15, 10:19
rudeness aside, Kanye was also wrong. i just watched both videos and other than legs, Beyonce's video was boring - Guy Sep 15, 10:18 13
- And one of the dancers was a guy. -- nm - Be nice...until it's time to not be nice Sep 15, 10:26
- What were the songs involved anyway? -- nm - Loyola Sep 15, 10:24
- Technically, Beyonce's video was certainly superior. - ty97 Sep 15, 10:22 5
  - How is it Best Video but not Best Female Video? Did people see something in that leotard? -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 10:26 3
    - because it's more profitable to hype 2 "award-winning" music videos than one. -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 10:29
    - I'm guessing they used Best Female Video as a runner-up prize -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 10:28 1
      - Which makes Kanye even more of an idiot. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 10:29
  - great, now I have that horrid song stuck in my head, again. -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 10:25
- also, who gives a crap about a VMA? -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 10:19 4
  - Judging from yesterday morning's boards, most of ST -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 10:22 2
    - i don't think any of us cared about the VMAs exactly, just that Kanye was a totally ass. -- nm - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Andie Newmar Sep 15, 10:25 1
      - right. whether she deserved an award or not is entirely irrelevant. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 10:26
  - did anyone watch? i can't believe they tapped Brand to host again after how awful he was last year. - Guy Sep 15, 10:21
American Airlines Workers Arrested on Drug Smuggling Charges at Puerto Rico Airport -- (link) - ty97 Sep 15, 10:14 1
- So American Airlines will be excluded from federal funds, right? -- nm - BB Sep 15, 10:17
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 in hand with the sweet Juggernaut code. Game on. -- nm - Shaun Sep 15, 10:04 12
- Mine has the Hulk code (Best Buy) -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 10:31
- I just got my copy of Wet - decline Sep 15, 10:19 3
  - Was not a fan of the demo. -- nm - Shaun Sep 15, 10:26
  - I really like what games I've played from Bethesda Studios, so please let me know how good that game is. :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 10:20 1
    - will do. -- nm - decline Sep 15, 10:30
- where to get the juggernaut code? - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 10:04 6
  - I also didn't think you needed a special code to play Hulk. If so, lame! :) -- nm - Shaun Sep 15, 10:07 2
    - not sure, I am getting it after work. nm -- nm - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 10:07 1
      - The wiki entry doesn't mention any sort of Hulk code, so I hope wiki is correct. - Shaun Sep 15, 10:09
  - I preordered at EBGames and they give you a DLC code for the playable Juggernaut. -- nm - Shaun Sep 15, 10:06 2
    - how much was the game at EBGames? nm -- nm - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 10:07 1
      - Likely 59.99 for you, but I think the codes were only for preorders, but I could be wrong. -- nm - Shaun Sep 15, 10:26
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- That's a no-lose smart if I'm right, happy if I'm wrong prediction. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 10:21 1
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- AP is injured? -- nm - Guy Sep 15, 10:15 3
  - C'mon, it's all about Favre.....that's what I learned this weekend from the commentators. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 15, 10:16 2
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      - you could replace him with a robot and clear up some cap space -- nm - Guy Sep 15, 10:22
- Well, they are the #5 team in the country. - BB Sep 15, 10:14
- good luck on your prediction - I doubt it -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 10:08
Hockey PSA: Registration for chance to buy Winter Classic tickets is open. -- (link) - TFox Sep 15, 10:01
Medicare would rather buy $8000 computer than $150 iPhone app. -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 15, 09:58 7
- Interesting. Pondering: Is the request to buy the app, or to buy an IPhone? If the Phone, does Medicare have to cover the montly AT&T subscription. - ty97 Sep 15, 10:09 5
  - I'd also wonder how easy the small screen would be to use for many of the people in need of this service - dogbert183 Sep 15, 10:19
  - These questions are why it's not as slam dunky as the headline looks. -- nm - TFox Sep 15, 10:10 3
    - and as the comments note, who's not going to put in for an iPhone? -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 10:17 2
      - yeah, I said that below too. -- nm - TFox Sep 15, 10:20
      - old people -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 10:19
- A couple points: it's totally reasonable that it would take some time for Medicare to react to something as new as iPhone apps. - TFox Sep 15, 10:05
Bernanke: Recession probably over, job market still in the sh!tter. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 15, 09:53 6
- I realize recovery will take a while, but I expected this recession to last a lot longer. - ty97 Sep 15, 09:59 4
  - I like that there's a pretty hard and fast definition of a recession, but I wish there were less of a disconnect between the academic definition and - znufrii Sep 15, 10:01 3
    - Word. While the Fed pumps in funny money (using the investment banks as conduits) into the stock market to give a semblance that the economy is - Loyola Sep 15, 10:06 2
      - but that happens in every recession, the job market is historically a lagging indicator, and the last part of the economy to recover. -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 10:07 1
        
        (not that I think your concerns are entirely misplaced, they're just not relevant to the specific point at hand) -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 10:08
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Miami Heat brass take pay cuts (up to 20%) to avoid layoffs -- (link) - Point Beak Sep 15, 09:50
LYC: Victoria was nice, even with the gloomy weather. Road Trip report inside: - Guy Sep 15, 09:46 [Image] 4
- Mmm..my kind of weekend. Sounds great!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 15, 10:15
- cool -- nm - Point Beak Sep 15, 09:51
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 09:48
- I was enjoying spectacular weather on the north island on saturday ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 09:48
How did I not know that Obama called Kanye a jackass? He, Kayne and Wilson need a beer summit. - Mop (232 lbs) Sep 15, 09:46 1
- I think 95% of the population agrees with him. nm -- nm - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 09:49
STIS: I'm thinking of doing Cedar Point in the spring, is it a 1 or 2 day park - MDH Sep 15, 09:45 3
- Weekend or weekday? Weekend...you'll need 2 days because of lines. - Jim Sep 15, 09:47 2
  - It'd be a weekday -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 09:52 1
    - You'll probably be cool. You'll definitely be cool if you exchange one ride on their latest and greatest with 4 on the Magnum. -- nm - TFox Sep 15, 10:27
That Eddie Izzard thing is just crazy amazing. Props to him. -- nm - Mop (232 lbs) Sep 15, 09:41
You know I don't like when the trail mix I buy doesn't come with pieces of chocolate. I feel cheated. Caveat emptor I suppose. -- nm - Be nice...until it's time to not be nice Sep 15, 09:41
And other theme park news fantasyland in disney world to double and star tours to be redone in both parks -- (link) - eag Sep 15, 09:41
Leno Show hits big with 17.7 million -- (link) - Point Beak Sep 15, 09:37 32
- I guess the relentless ST hate for this over the past few weeks got this one wrong -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 09:49 11
  - Conan's first show was huge too. -- nm - Tim Sep 15, 09:56
  - someone predicted that the opening night show would bomb? -- nm - dogbert183 Sep 15, 09:54
  - well a) it's 1 show and b) popular things can still suck. According to Jim ran for 7 years. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 09:51 8
    - Well, I'm referring to predictions that no one will watch this, that it will fail like the Chevy Chase Show, etc. -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 09:52 6
      - I don't recall seeing that prediction. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 09:56 3
        
        me either. -- nm - TFox Sep 15, 09:58 2
        
        third. I think we expect the show to fail, but not flop up front. -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 10:00 1
        
        Fine, fine. Jeez, you'd think Leno proposed to his wife next to a Paris hot dog stand. - con_carne Sep 15, 10:04
      - and this doesn't disprove those theories -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 09:55 1
        
        Fair enough, but it seems to me that 17 million is a high place to drop down from. I don't usually follow ratings news, so what do I know -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 10:02
    - mmmm Courtney Thorne Smith (her sister on the show is cute too) -- nm - Point Beak Sep 15, 09:52
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  - Yep, saturation advertising, Kanye, new show curiosity, and reruns on the other nets. -- nm - Ender Sep 15, 09:48
  - definitely, if it levels out around 11-12 mil I think they will be happy, if it drops continuously, trouble -- nm - Point Beak Sep 15, 09:45
- "Critics slam 'Leno Show,' call it 'Tonight' rehash" -- (link) - Ender Sep 15, 09:41 5
  - Leno has specifically said it will contain several elements of his Tonight Show -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 10:12
  - I figured that's exactly what it would be. -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 09:45
  - That's exactly what it is, but at 10 o'clock, it's cheap and saves NBC from dying entirely. -- nm - Mop (232 lbs) Sep 15, 09:42 1
    - yup, around $3mil for the week is the estimate I read whereas 1 drama at that time slot would be around $3mil (so $15 mil for the week) -- nm - Point Beak Sep 15, 09:43
  - What, exactly, were they expecting? -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 09:41
- The Kanye affect...nothing more. -- nm - Be nice...until it's time to not be nice Sep 15, 09:39 8
  - I was gonna watch to see if Kanye really is retarded maybe - but the Leno dislike kept me away - I just googled what Kanye said instead. -- nm - JenBro Sep 15, 10:34
  - All I knew until yesterday was the Seinfeld was gonna be on. Then came the Kanye news. I wonder how much of an impact it had. -- nm - Mop (232 lbs) Sep 15, 09:47
  - There's also the general "first show curiosity effect". -- nm - Ender Sep 15, 09:41 3
    - I am going to dimiss that effect this time around because I really had no expectation this would be different than a late night show. Guess we'll see - Be nice...until it's time to not be nice Sep 15, 09:45
    - Um, NBC promoted the hell out of this show -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 09:44 1
      - yes... that's his point. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 09:57
  - Uh...effect, that is. -- nm - Be nice...until it's time to not be nice Sep 15, 09:39 1
    - depends on the age breakdown. If it skews younger than probably, but if it is his bread and butter older crowd, probably not -- nm - Point Beak Sep 15, 09:41
- ugh. - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 09:38
- What's the estimated drop when actual shows start airing? -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 09:38
Driver wanted with Final Cut Pro Experience. -- (link) - Mop (232 lbs) Sep 15, 09:35 1
- weird. -- nm - lileve Sep 15, 09:37
Who is this? -- (link) - Mop (232 lbs) Sep 15, 09:34 4
- The sexiest woman alive. -- nm - Dalton Sep 15, 09:39 2
  - Stay hungry, my friend. -- nm - Mop (232 lbs) Sep 15, 09:41 1
    - I would eat that like a slab of ribs. nm -- nm - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 09:42
- nice view. nm -- nm - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 09:37
7 most inappropriate products for kids. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 15, 09:34 7
- Haha those are great. Although the tattoo gun isn't that bad -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 09:38 2
  - the hairy baby is kind of scary, though -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 09:52
  - exactly, teaches kids a trade they can use later in life -- nm - dogbert183 Sep 15, 09:39
- chup, chup, chup? wtf -- nm - dogbert183 Sep 15, 09:38 1
  - That's onomotapaeia (sp) in another language for "Suck, suck, suck" -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 09:51
- "my first vibrator"? -- nm - dogbert183 Sep 15, 09:36 1
  - not quite, but the nipple-tassled t-shirt comes close... -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 09:38
Native American group wants Supreme Court to the review the name "Redskins" -- (link) - Beaker Sep 15, 09:31 10
- What would make the trademark invalid? Is there a rule that trademarks can't be offensive or something? - ty97 Sep 15, 09:44 2
  - the team would never relinquish the name. nm -- nm - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 09:45 1
    - If the courts ruled that there was no trademark protetion, couldn't they still call themselves the Redskins? - ty97 Sep 15, 09:46
- is it the name that defames Native Americans, or the fact that the team sucks? -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 09:41 1
  - the NFL introduces its next franchise, the Chinatown Slopes. nm -- nm - Road House Groiny Sep 15, 09:41
- Not gonna happen -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 09:35
- I heard they may make fans pay reparations. -- nm - Dalton Sep 15, 09:34 2
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  - Haven't the fans paid enough? - Be nice...until it's time to not be nice Sep 15, 09:40
- Oh for the love of God... -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 15, 09:33
that jerk strikes againhttp://ebaumnation.com/2009/09/15/kanye- interrupts-patrick-swayze -- (link) - dogbert183 Sep 15, 09:31 1
- *fails at cut and paste* -- nm - dogbert183 Sep 15, 09:31
I think mop's ped is actually a vet. -- nm - Dalton Sep 15, 09:28 2
- Or a podiatrist. - Don Homer Sep 15, 09:31 1
  - ~having breakfast at the circus, with the lions and the clowns~ -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 09:32

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