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"Experts say it's not unusual for young women to let their guard down after a long night out." Experts had to tell you that? -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 17, 15:57 4
- We demand some more funding to continue our research. -- nm - Expert researchers Sep 17, 16:00
- That's why they're experts. -- nm - Tim Sep 17, 15:58 2
  - You know the definition of expert, right? - MojaveMeg Sep 17, 16:01 1
    - that last part is especially funny and apt. -- nm - the liioulu with extra jacket Sep 17, 16:04
Coach found not guilty in heat stroke death of student -- (link) - CovingtonCat Sep 17, 15:57
On first glance at the website: hottest Survivor cast ever. -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 15:56 1
- uh oh, who'd I get? :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 16:00
New Rammstein song 'Pussy' - marcel Sep 17, 15:50 1 1
- ha! (to the bard what wrote those lovely lyrics: ``dick`` is one syllable) -- nm - mud Sep 17, 15:59
Just read in the elevator that a poll was conducted in Germany where 16% of the respondents wanted the Berlin Wall rebuilt - Stephen Sep 17, 15:37 11
- 16% for ex-westerners, 10% for ex-easterners -- nm - marcel Sep 17, 15:52
- Lets poll on putting up a wall along the mason dixon line. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 15:41 8
  - if it keeps you down there? - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:43 7
    - What do you care, Worst Coast-er? -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 15:44 6
      - *raises eyebrow* -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 16:04
      - ive come to realize that Least Coasters are just agoraphobic - Guy Sep 17, 15:48 3
        
        I laugh when I hear an east coaster bitching about having to drive 2 hours to get someplace. - Trish Sep 17, 15:59 2
        
        2 hours one way? - marcel Sep 17, 16:05
        
        yep, west is best. -- nm - mud Sep 17, 16:03
      - Hey now! -- nm - Stephen Sep 17, 15:48
- They haven't done so well jobwise since it came down. - the liioulu with extra jacket Sep 17, 15:39
My mom needs a cheap laptop that a) runs Windows and Office and b) can "do Internet and play DVDs". - nubby Sep 17, 15:36 17
- Well...why does she need Office? -- nm - the liioulu with extra jacket Sep 17, 15:40 8
  - Irrelevant. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 15:40 7
    - Office is going to have an online version a la Google Docs in the near future, fwiw - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:44 4
      - I've used Open Office (freeware) for a year now and have no complaints. - Trish Sep 17, 16:01 3
        
        it's what i use also -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 16:04
        
        My mother's brain would explode. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 16:01
        
        /nods/ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 16:01
    - Okay. Just trying to get a little more flexibility. -- nm - the liioulu with extra jacket Sep 17, 15:42 1
      - Sorry I'm on the phone and can't type out much. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 15:43
- If she didn't need Office, I'd suggest a netbook. Does she want a big screen (15"+) or is a little screen OK (under 15")? -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:39 7
  - Honest question: is a netbook incapable of running windows? -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 15:43 4
    - She should get a Hercules--it's only slightly larger than most netbooks, comes with Win 7 preloaded, double the harddrive and a gig of memory. - Trish Sep 17, 15:53 1
      - I'm extremely familiar with Open Office. It's a no-go. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 16:03
    - Most netbooks actually run Windows. During the "Vista" era, they actually ran Windows XP. Now they're coming with Windows 7. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:51
    - Some don't have a lot of memory. And are set up to be pretty basic. -- nm - the liioulu with extra jacket Sep 17, 15:44
  - Little is a-ok. Lightweight is a plus. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 15:40 1
    - Dell and HP will be the best prices. You'll have to pick your configuration. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:41
so if I understand that kilbo and decline are telling me - tRuMaN Sep 17, 15:32
I love the fact that we have 3 home town newspapers. It's really cool. I just found out a friends girlfriend flipped her truck. -- nm - CQ Sep 17, 15:31
T-Paw: "Stop all state funding of ACORN!" ACORN: "You don't give us anything." -- (link) - Reagen Sep 17, 15:23 6
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  - I must say, I am a little curious about one thing regarding this topic... - znufrii Sep 17, 15:51 2
    - Where's dawson to judge this analogy? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 15:59 1
      - You don't need him. It's apples and oranges. - Trish Sep 17, 16:04
- Did he say it with Auto Tune? -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:31 1
  - If we are very fortunate. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 15:36
how scripts get screwed up by hollywood -- (link) - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:19
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- Clearly you need to give someone your info so they can order the tickets for you. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 15:29 15
  - Yes! Yes, give me your credit card number, Jack! -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:31 3
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      - redsox.com ... season tickets... home plate... qty: 2... Buy. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:40 1
        
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  - That's just crazy talk. -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 15:30 3
    - I'd only buy double the amount of tickets to sell online for a profit. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 15:35 2
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        Fine, ruin my plan. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 15:37
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    - I understand but not having tickets would piss you off. - Krusty Sep 17, 15:31 5
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        Yeah, you'll need to take an hour to explain everything, - Krusty Sep 17, 15:36 3
        
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        I'd go with the game your sure to see over a potential game. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 15:44
        
        Can MAJ do it for you? - the liioulu with extra jacket Sep 17, 15:41
- why would you want to see the Yankees get swept in the first round? -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:20 2
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    - Things Jack Dawson Will Be Drunkenly Muttering After the Yankees Get Swept in the First Round, for $500 -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:22
- Germany doesn't have the Internet yet. -- nm - TFox Sep 17, 15:17 3
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    - "14 left field bleacher seats to the White Sox playoffs?!?!?" -- nm - dawson at Oktoberfest.com Sep 17, 15:43
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looks like Hulk is only available if you buy the game from Best Buy and Juggernaut from Gamestop. -- nm - Remlik Sep 17, 15:14 8
- I hate that they do this now. All the characters should be available no matter where you buy the game. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 15:58 1
  - I was pissed about that crap with the Joker only being available if you bought the PS3 version. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 16:00
- Hulk is an ingame code you enter using the D-Pad. Juggs is an actual Xbox Live dlc code. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 15:18 3
  - Juggs? Is there a Hustler or Penthouse dlc code, too? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 17, 15:37
  - ah thanks! I guess I was reading stuff wrong. -- nm - Remlik Sep 17, 15:21 1
    - I just did it and it worked. Also Thor's is inside" - Shaun Sep 17, 15:29
- I take it you tried the code for Juggernaut? That sucks. - Stephen Sep 17, 15:16
- That's *fucked*. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:16
Big report out on the Ultimate Bet scandal from last year. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 15:13
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- Does she still look like smashed ass? - TFox Sep 17, 15:15
- helpful hint. Don't tell Mrs. ML that. -- nm - Remlik Sep 17, 15:13 4
  - double word -- nm - Stephen Sep 17, 15:16 3
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      - Lucky you, I caught hell for FB friended a girl I had a crush on in the 8th grade that I ended up being best friends with all through high school. - Stephen Sep 17, 15:19 1
        
        that's a little much, heh -- nm - CQ Sep 17, 15:25
more comics for Tfox! -- nm - Remlik Sep 17, 15:10
My coworkers' lunch smells WAY too good, to a guy trying to keep his caloric intake under 1000 today. - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 15:04 3
- Wow, isn't that sort of low for a man? That's starvation type rations. - Trish Sep 17, 15:44
- Fried whale blubber? -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:28 1
  - Close. Smells like fried halibut. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 15:31
THR: Arianna Huffington and HIMYM executive producer Greg Malins to Produce Comedy Series For ABC -- (link) - con_carne Sep 17, 15:01 21
- other than West Wing, has there ever been a show about DC that's worked? - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:03 20
  - the FBI starring Efram Zimblist Jr. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 17, 15:32 1
    - okay, "this century" -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:34
  - 227 -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 15:28
  - You lack imagination. -- nm - David Sep 17, 15:24
  - Not DC of course, but Spin City was certainly political. -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 15:14 1
    - Benson! -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 15:15
  - "K Street" failed -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 15:10
  - Upcoming: Real Housewives of DC, Real World DC -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 15:09 4
    - non scripted aren't real shows -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:13 3
      - Then why is the word "real" in their titles, huh? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 17, 15:13 2
        
        They're casting for the Real houswives of Chicago. - the liioulu with extra jacket Sep 17, 15:47
        
        curse your vulcan logic! -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:13
  - The District! -- nm - Remlik Sep 17, 15:09 2
    - wasn't that like Bones, criminal procedural that just happened to be set in DC? -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:13 1
      - Somewhat, but it dealt very heavily with the politics of DC as well. - Stephen Sep 17, 15:18
  - I remember loving DC Follies with Fred Willard, but I was in HS or Jr. High at the time... -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 15:07 1
    - Yeah, I remember that show. -- nm - Stephen Sep 17, 15:10
  - Bones? -- nm - CQ Sep 17, 15:03 2
    - Well, I wouldn't say that show's "about" DC -- nm - Stephen Sep 17, 15:04
    - DC meaning more "political world" -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:04
backbeat, the word is on the street - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:01 1
- you're my wonderwall -- nm - CQ Sep 17, 15:03
Got your New Moon tickets? It might be too late. -- (link) - Cloudy with a Chance of Dano Sep 17, 14:58 4
- I have no intention of seeing it opening weekend but I will probably check it out. Twilight was rather mediocre. Certainly not worth the hatey. -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 15:21
- Too late to reconsider? -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Sep 17, 15:08
- *waits for the DVD* -- nm - JaxSean Sep 17, 14:58 1
  - *waits until the universe implodes* -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 17, 15:10
Time: Top 10 doctored photos -- (link) - con_carne Sep 17, 14:54 5
- the put Oprah's head on *Anne Margaret's* body? -- nm - Andie Sep 17, 15:16 2
  - That one made me chuckle -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 15:18 1
    - they're all really interesting, that one just seemed the most ridiculous. -- nm - Andie Sep 17, 15:20
- (not doctored: zubaz, cake nipples, and headband) -- nm - Max Sep 17, 14:59 1
  - Have those three been linked yet on ST? I don't know if they have ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 15:11
Ok, can someone tell me what the hell "dropped points" in our pick 'em leagues is? - Stephen Sep 17, 14:50 4
- Your worst week gets dropped. -- nm - nubby Sep 17, 14:55 2
  - Ah, thanks. - Stephen Sep 17, 15:13
  - This isn't your physics class, nub -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 14:56
- neither do I. No clue what that is -- nm - CQ Sep 17, 14:55
who here on ST is a Rock Band drummer? -- nm - crash davis Sep 17, 14:48 12
- moi but I mainly like to play guitar on expert. - JaxSean Sep 17, 14:51 3
  - you're a better guitarist than me then - now do you have RB on the 360 or is it the Wii you have? -- nm - crash davis Sep 17, 14:52 2
    - Both. - JaxSean Sep 17, 14:54 1
      - cool my offer stands too, if you ever want to play co-op on the 360, just say the word -- nm - crash davis Sep 17, 14:56
- GH, but I'm the drummer. Nearly everything on medium and some on hard. -- nm - pmb Sep 17, 14:50 3
  - we've got that game too, I'd love to do some full song sets in co-op mode some time & finding a drummer seems to be the tough part -- nm - crash davis Sep 17, 14:51 2
    - GH5 You can do up to 4 drummers at the same time, I believe. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 17, 14:52 1
      - Bass Hero 1 allows you to simultaneously play as *every bass player in the known universe* - Beryllium Sep 17, 15:03
- i hear remlik likes to wear a mullet wig and pretend he's neal peart when he plays -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 14:50 1
  - yeah, even in his fantasies he kind of sucks -- nm - crash davis Sep 17, 14:50
- n do just about everything on Medium and the odd song on Hard. -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 14:48 1
  - awesome, if you ever feel like co-op play let me know (I'll warn you though, I'm a mediocre guitarist) -- nm - crash davis Sep 17, 14:49
here's an NPR story on those two guys that made the Red House & Cuban Gyno commercials -- (link) - Guy Sep 17, 14:46
so, i'm watching the new Glee right now and i'm annoyed at one thing (spoilers) - Andie Sep 17, 14:45
ST Poll #K�ssen: While in Germany, A) how many people will Dawson make out with. B) how many of those will be female - ty97 Sep 17, 14:44 3
- 0-0-0 -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 14:45 1
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- 7-1-3 -- nm - CQ Sep 17, 14:44

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