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- It's people like you, with your total indifference to the impending zombie problem, that will hasten the collapse of society. -- nm - decline Oct 13, 13:07
- don't look at me. -- nm - Luke Skywalker si Oct 13, 13:07
- *cries* -- nm - lileve Oct 13, 13:06
I had a zombie dream last night. It was pretty awful, I killed a lot of them. -- nm - nubby Oct 13, 13:04 3
- I suppose there's no distinction between glass half empty and half fully when you only kill most of the zombies. -- nm - Max Oct 13, 13:06
- fast or slow? -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 13:06 1
  - Fast, I think. - nubby Oct 13, 13:07
after all that abuse, I grab my coat and folder with the papers, @#$#$#$ its tommorrow, not today - zeitgeist Oct 13, 13:03 1
- I am with ya on this. - Epiphany Oct 13, 13:04
There are two great weapons for fighting a zombie sword. One of them is a 12-gauge shotgun. - Beryllium Oct 13, 13:02 5
- Silly Zombies, bringing big knives to a gun fight. -- nm - TWuG Oct 13, 13:05
- obviously, we need to develop some type of saw blade firing weapon, which can be used as a - tRuMaN Oct 13, 13:04 2
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    - it isnt a reloading, its a defensive perimeter weapon - tRuMaN Oct 13, 13:07
- horde. not sword. dangit. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 13:02
... and she used to fall down a lot. that girl was always falling again and again... -- nm - amanda Oct 13, 12:57 2
- ...and i used to sometimes try to catch her ... but never even caught her name... -- nm - Dano Oct 13, 13:01
- run, florist, run! - Beryllium Oct 13, 12:58
Don't look for Sen. Snowe to become ranking minority member on the Senate Commerce Committee any time soon. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 13, 12:57
Hmm, just noticed that an old intern of mine from Maryland won an Emmy for Cash Cab. - Dano Oct 13, 12:53
Polaroid relaunching instant film. They're the Brett Favre of cameras -- (link) - oblique Oct 13, 12:51 9
- Fuck YAY! -- nm - lileve Oct 13, 13:06
- sons of bitches, I need this before Halloween - have you priced the film on eBay? extremely high -- nm - Epiphany Oct 13, 12:58
- You're welcome. -- nm - The Black Eyed Peas Oct 13, 12:57 2
  - What the hell did you guys do? -- nm - OutKast Oct 13, 12:59
  - You're stupid. -- nm - Outkast Oct 13, 12:57
- really? I *loved* p'roids, there was nothing quite like the anticipation of waiting....waiting...waiting a full minute for the image to be peeled and - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:55
- speaking of reni- ... guys who retire and come back, is Sugar Ray Leonard alive or dead? -- nm - Max Oct 13, 12:53 2
  - maybe they should have a 'master's division -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:57
  - I hope you weren't going to say (spoils) - Beryllium Oct 13, 12:57
Wait, they released a real Richard Castle book? OUTstanding. -- nm - David Oct 13, 12:51 4
- Yes! I saw it while I was browsing the new releases on the B&N app and ordered it. - Stephen Oct 13, 13:07
- yeah, I saw that at the end of the ep, and was wondering if it was true. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 13, 13:05 2
  - I got it as an Amazon recommendation. Good call, Amazon! -- nm - David Oct 13, 13:06 1
    - hmm, I wonder if it is in ebook form. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 13, 13:07
Sidealks should be foam padded to prevent cut knees. Discuss. -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 12:44 12
- the lesson learned from B2 is that we all should take personal responcibility or own up and pay the consequences of our actions -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:53 1
  - "Do what you must, and then pay the price." -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 12:54
- Boo. -- nm - Natasha Richardson Oct 13, 12:48
- Wear kneepads and it won't matter. See? -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:45 2
  - 5 Beak points. -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 12:45 1
    - Woo hoo!!! I hope these are better than "Moose points". -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:46
- when cutting your knee is as serious as a cracked skull, that will be a valid point. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:44
- Highway dividers should be made from gummy bears to lessen crash impacts. -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 12:44 4
  - counterpoint: the number of children hit on highways would increase by orders of magnitude. -- nm - mafic Oct 13, 12:46 3
    - But only the stupid ones, so it's ok. -- nm - Ender Oct 13, 12:55 1
      - it would also work for adults! -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 12:55
    - fewer fat kids, more smart kids. healthcare and education problem solved! -- nm - Max Oct 13, 12:52
"The Court does not make this observation simply as a rhetorical device for emphasis; the Court has actually received correspondence - Reagen Oct 13, 12:43
Captain Lou Albano has fallen very ill and is under hospice care with his family.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 13, 12:43 1
- (He's still alive?) -- nm - nubby Oct 13, 12:43
my topic - the standardized calibers for compound firearms, so we'll be ready for the zombie siege - crash davis Oct 13, 12:40 20
- hmm, maybe you need to look at it this way, what ammo can be used in the most weapons. it would be easier to have one massive stockpile - tRuMaN Oct 13, 13:01
- I'm thinking there's situations where you want the stopping power of a .45. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 12:53 9
  - "Stopping power" really isn't a factor when the only thing that will stop them is a headshot. - Ender Oct 13, 12:58 6
    - headshots might not always be possible though, and taking off a limb to remove mobility could buy time. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 13:01 4
      - obviously, we are going to need everyone to have some weapons training. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 13, 13:02 3
        
        and the best thing to train initially on is .22s, cheap plentiful ammo to learn the basics - plus its great for squirrel, rabbit, and other small game -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 13:04 2
        
        well, see that is what I was saying above - tRuMaN Oct 13, 13:05
        
        I'm with you on that. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 13:05
    - *double taps* -- nm - Epiphany Oct 13, 12:59
  - Zombies in bullet-proof armour? -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 12:54 1
    - maybe for roaming bands of pillaging survivalists though.... -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 12:56
- uh, you can run out of bullets. When the zombies come everyone should have a lobo -- nm - decline Oct 13, 12:44 6
  - of course, but try to get a deer or a moose to stand still enough for you to use a lobo -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 12:45 5
    - glock -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:47 4
      - hmm, I am beginning to see that I should just make an executive decision and leave the city boys out of this one -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 12:51 3
        
        I'm saying as the best handgun, not best weapon -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:57 1
        
        ah, I thought you were suggesting it for deer hunting -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 13:01
        
        reliable, easily purchased, plentiful ammunition anywhere -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:56
- Finish WWZ first and then we'll talk firearms. -- nm - Remlik Oct 13, 12:43 1
  - well, I already know that everyone will be equipped with a shovel/axe survival tool -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 12:44
Roger Goodell suggests the NFL has standards. -- (link) - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 13, 12:39
Boston.com Love Letters - She wants to know what love is... - Deevil Oct 13, 12:37 8
- She is safe and comfortable and trying to tell herself that's love. -- nm - David Oct 13, 12:54
- she thinks too much. -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:45 2
  - WADC -- nm - con_carne Oct 13, 12:50
  - *ding* -- nm - Deevil Oct 13, 12:47
- 1. she needs to let go of her past. 2. she needs to realize that each relationship is different from the previous one, and 3... - znufrii Oct 13, 12:43 2
  - sounds like she wants # 2 back but is not sure if she should really let go of # 3 - Epiphany Oct 13, 12:47 1
    - *ding* -- nm - Deevil Oct 13, 12:49
- Does she want you to show her? -- nm - Dano Oct 13, 12:40
I guess they don't do tape backups anymore .. -- (link) - marcel Oct 13, 12:37
next topic: Bike helmets for adults! -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:35 74
- Multi-tasker! also good to wear while engaging in certain sex acts :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 13, 13:00
- I don't wear one for two reasons: they look retarded and they make my head sweaty. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 12:53 8
  - oh, can I use that excuse for my seat belt ticket? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 12:56 1
    - But if there was a law that said I *had* to wear one I probably would. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 13:03
  - Am I alone in having traumatic brain injury - either by blunt force trauma, stroke, or aneurysm - as one of my greatest fears? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 12:55 1
    - no. I used to work next door to a brain injury clinic. Seeing those patients is unforgettable. - loosilu Oct 13, 12:56
  - I would rather look retarded than crash and become retarded - decline Oct 13, 12:54
  - the better ones have better ventilation. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:54 2
    - as for looking retarded ... are you sure that's the helmet? - loosilu Oct 13, 12:55 1
      - ah, I was trying to find it. Neechay :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 12:55
- I'm sorely disappointed that no one has brought up Reagen and his bell yet. -- nm - David Oct 13, 12:52
- I would wear a helmet if I had a bike - although I have ridden a bike without one at times. Not for very far, but also not on pavement. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 12:39
- see y'all later. -- nm - b. Oct 13, 12:38
- my favourite is people who loop them over their handlebars and ride around. -- nm - mafic Oct 13, 12:38
- I only wear one with my tri bike. I never do with my mountain bike -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:36 14
  - how fast does your tricycle go? -- nm - Max Oct 13, 12:37 2
    - hee -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:38 1
      - I'd watch the X-Games if they took tricycles into the half-pipes. How cool would that be? You could even have a passenger on the back steps! -- nm - Max Oct 13, 12:40
  - what are you, nuts? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:37 10
    - it's not like I'm biking over cliffs, just dirt trails and such. -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:38 9
      - that's where pretty much all my crashes have been. I Supermaned off the front of my bike when my shocks bounced in a washout. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 12:41 5
        
        never had an issue on the mountain bike. -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:43 1
        
        oh, that proves you're safe. ;P -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:44
        
        you're on two wheels on uneven ground, go figure. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:42 2
        
        he's agreeing with you, I think. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 12:42 1
        
        I'm agreeing with him back. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:43
      - dude, do you have any idea what the crash rate is for off road cycling? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:38 2
        
        yeah yeah yeah. :0 -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 12:40 1
        
        it's not like trees are covered with foam padding. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:41
- No way. -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:36 13
  - my brother and dad both had bike accidents where the helmet saved their lives. - loosilu Oct 13, 12:37 12
    - I guess I must not do it right because I've had maybe one bike accident in my life. *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:37 11
      - eveyrone I know who rides a lot has had multiple crashes. sometimes it is not your fault. - loosilu Oct 13, 12:38 10
        
        maybe jim is less clumsy. maybe he has better karma. maybe he's nicer, less contrary, so the gods have decided not to punish him on bikes? -- nm - amanda Oct 13, 12:57 9
        
        *ding* *ding* *dingdingdingding* -- nm - amanda's inbox Oct 13, 12:59 1
        
        I have really limited internet this week. I'm not checking email so much. also, nmbswearing - amanda Oct 13, 13:04
        
        maybe he's lucky. I've had a crash maybe once every two years. This is not at all unusual for someone who rides a lot. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:59 6
        
        ...and clumsiness does not control potholes, cars, and other bikes. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:59 5
        
        I rode a lot when I was a kid. I fell once, and I had a helmet on, and I didn't hit my head. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 13:00 4
        
        ah yes, the old "nothing has happend to me therefore it's not a risk" argument - loosilu Oct 13, 13:03 3
        
        it's not a logical fallacy. I still wear a helmet when I ride. At the moment, I own neither a bike nor a helmet, however. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 13:09 2
        
        or rather: The logical fallacy is not what I'm saying. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 13:09 1
        
        oh, sorry. sounded like it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 13:10
- Yes. What's the freaking point of not wearing a helmet when biking, especially with your kids - oblique Oct 13, 12:36 28
  - did you hurt the turtle? -- nm - decline Oct 13, 12:39 8
    - Next question! -- nm - Skagnetti SI #25 Oct 13, 12:46
    - No, I swerved to avoid him, lost control, hit a fence and went headfirst over the bike into the fence -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 12:45 6
      - well, that's good. - decline Oct 13, 12:46 1
        
        I did curse him out as I dragged my mangled bike back to the nearest road to await my ride -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 12:49
      - I once had my front brake seize and I flew across the road and into the dirt on the other side. - loosilu Oct 13, 12:46 3
        
        when I was a kid, I was riding home in the dark and a car was where it should not have been. Flipped up on the hood - decline Oct 13, 12:48 2
        
        I'm not convinced. I think ST needs to see video of all these... unfortunate accidents so we can learn the lesson. -- nm - con_carne Oct 13, 12:54
        
        I didn't hurt the dirt... but I was a bloody mess. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:50
  - most people don't crash in groups. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:37
  - I'd suggest NOT hitting the fence. -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:37 17
    - it's just that simple! -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 12:38
    - shit happens. I'd suggest not getting in car crashes too but... -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 12:37 15
      - Little harder to control an SUV pulling a trailer at 60 MPH that it is a bicycle. But, that's just me. -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:38 14
        
        yeah, that brake pedal is tricky. -- nm - mafic Oct 13, 12:40 5
        
        Not when a car swerves out from right in front of you to reveal something large in the lane. -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:40 4
        
        eh, for every car traffic situation you could probably find an equally unavoidable bike crash situation. - mafic Oct 13, 12:43 1
        
        causes of my crashes have been other cyclists, cars, road conditions. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:44
        
        when I rented a trailer they told me not to go over a certain speed (maybe 50? can't remember). this is why. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:41 1
        
        Thanks for the lesson. I appreciate it. As if the cuncussion and loss of memory and my wife soaked in my blood wasn't enough.... - Jim Oct 13, 12:43
        
        I've had one car crash and at least half a dozen bike crashes, and I drive far more often t han I bike. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:39 7
        
        Sounds like you should bike more...maybe you wouldn't crash as much. -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:39 6
        
        I've logged thousands of miles. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:40 5
        
        Then I guess you probably need the helmet. *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:42 4
        
        This sounds like the healthcare debate. "Then I guess you probably need the health insurance" :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 12:44 2
        
        I have a question. If nothin happens, shouldn't I get my money back??? -- nm - Chris Rock Oct 13, 12:55
        
        Heh heh. -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:45
        
        since I don't control the earth (and cars and other cyclists and potholes, etc), yes I do. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 12:42
- I was hoping for declawing cats... -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 12:36 1
  - And...most definitely. -- nm - Jim Oct 13, 12:36

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