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1st grader gets suspension lifted for bringing knifey-spoony-forky to school. -- (link) - Mop Oct 14, 06:20 4
- he could really spork someone up with that thing. -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 06:27
- Zero tolerance one of the worst ideas ever. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 06:22 2
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    - 2012 Mayan calendar predictions or ML and Don on the same page. I am not sure which has the more Earth-shattering implications. *cowers* -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 14, 06:28
I hope to goodness that the Senate isn't dumb enough to vote yes for this amendment. -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 14, 06:20 3
- stupid way to get people to not participate - znufrii Oct 14, 06:22 2
  - not just that. Would be impossible to get things done on time. - Don Homer Oct 14, 06:24 1
    - well, yeah, that too. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 06:25
The Internet is about to die. Literally die! -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 14, 05:55 10 1
- I need German porn!!! -- nm - Stan's dad Oct 14, 06:36
- *perk* -- nm - Newspapers Oct 14, 06:32
- Another excellent job by Ars of looking deeper into the story and ripping apart the bullsh*t. -- nm - Mop Oct 14, 06:31
- Good -- nm - amoxy Oct 14, 06:30
- Think how quickly the world would stop if "the Internet" was crippled. - JaxSean Oct 14, 06:18 5
  - I don't know - we all survived 1991 without it. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 14, 06:30 2
    - NO! I'm not going back! You can't make me! -- nm - Mop Oct 14, 06:31 1
      - Yes! Yes you are. And one more thing... - HdnAgnda Oct 14, 06:33
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    - Interesting short story by Cory Doctorow on a somewhat different tangent, but making a very similar point to your I -- (link) - znufrii Oct 14, 06:34
*sigh* -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 05:55
Cool (to me): my cousin is on the front page of their local sports page: -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 14, 05:55
So, HIlary Swank gets nude in front of her six year old step son. What say you? -- (link) - Andie Oct 14, 05:09 8
- I say I am putting myself up for adoption. -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 14, 06:34
- Enh. Would it be different if he were her biological son? -- nm - nubby Oct 14, 06:06
- I don't see the problem with it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 05:53
- *shrug* "But next door there's a family of hard-working, committed, responsible, highly ethical people who just happen to walk around naked - JaxSean Oct 14, 05:44
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- The circumstances she mentions give her more latitude imo. - Will Hunting Oct 14, 05:30
- sorry, but I need a photo to properly judge the potential effects. -- nm - mafic Oct 14, 05:23
- "Yes, she's attractive. But, she is not hot." -- nm - Oscar Oct 14, 05:12
External audit kickoff meeting = zzzzzzzz -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 04:57 1
- The closeout meetings are bananas fun though! -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 04:57
Amazon also has a "Buy 2 get one free" promotion going on with video games. -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 14, 04:49 1
Today's Amazon video game deal of the day: Spectrobes:Origins for the Wii $19.98 (50% off) -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 14, 04:45
Today's Amazon mp3 special: World Wide Open (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) by country artists Love and Theft $1.99 -- (link) - JaxSean Oct 14, 04:42
Push on to expand $8,000 tax credit, possibly remove most income restrictions, possibly expand to $15,000 credit. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 14, 04:36 1
- If they do it, I'm buying a house the next day. -- nm - nubby Oct 14, 04:40
Do we have any estimates for screen counts for this weekend? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 14, 04:27
Wake up -- nm - prayformojo Oct 14, 02:54 1
- *hits snooze* -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 04:57
well i guess RC went and got himself arrested at the Sarah Vowell book signing - big time shamu Oct 13, 23:41 1
- or he's having dirty hetero novelist relations - ty97 Oct 14, 00:16
stalking old addresses in google street is eerily similar to playing Myst -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 23:18 2
- when was the last time you played myst? - 'lia Oct 13, 23:28 1
  - probably longer. maybe 15? -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 23:29
Oh man. Just what I needed. Another big event in my MMO. - Qale Oct 13, 22:40 6
- Out of curiosity, which one is it? - celedhring Oct 13, 22:43 5
  - answer inside for ridicule - Qale Oct 13, 22:52 4
    - And it's really tough since I just discovered I had a Chrono Trigger ROM zipped up in my downloads folder I totally forgot about from a year ago AND - Qale Oct 13, 22:58 3
      - Heh. Good luck with managing your time then! -- nm - celedhring Oct 13, 23:02 2
        
        Thanks! The NaNo is a sequel to the one I did in 2007 and is actually pretty well plotted out. It will really just be a matter of - Qale Oct 13, 23:05 1
        
        I need a NaFiWriMo - celedhring Oct 13, 23:06
I like the CIA agent in Castle. I hope he's a recurring character. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 13, 22:38 2
- ditto -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 04:43
- Indeed. "Agent Gray" ... me likey. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 22:39
this just in: mitten industry is doomed. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 13, 22:18 2
- Uh-oh. This was a federal study. Watch for someone to latch on to this as an example of waste. -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 22:22
- damn kittens -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 22:21
people on mafia wars are retarded, half of them dont understand the game completely. -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 21:56 7
- That is why I gave up on it a year ago -- nm - amoxy Oct 13, 21:59 6
  - I will continue to play, love winning fights, jsut getting tired explaining the rules to people, and people who want to socialize with small talk.. -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 22:02 5
    - Sooo....people that realize that it is a *game*? -- nm - kelly Oct 14, 04:15
    - but isn't the small talk how you meet people? -- nm - 'lia Oct 13, 22:16 3
      - some of it is fine, but my mafia is so big Ir eally dont have the time to become best friends with all of them, some are closer than others.... -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 22:38 2
        
        delegate that to your capo de voce -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 22:44 1
        
        that would be sweet. -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 22:50
YES! There's a Phineas and Ferb soundtrack! And it's hardly comprehensive. I mean, they had a new song every episode! - Mop Oct 13, 21:51 4
- are these the guys that did the song about balls and tallywackers? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 21:57 3
  - tallwackers??? -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 21:59 2
    - tallywackers??? -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 21:59 1
      - yeah, it was for kids -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 22:12
"Today, I had an argument with my wife. I told her to get back in the kitchen. How does she respond? - amoxy Oct 13, 21:30 2
- no woman ever murdered her husband.... - zeitgeist Oct 13, 21:39 1
  - Snopes should look into this. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 21:40
Just watched Flash Forward first ep after the hype on this place. (very mild spoilers) - celedhring Oct 13, 21:20 3
- It's addressed. -spoiler- - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 21:24 2
  - Heh, I just reached that point in the ep. I should have waited before posting -- nm - celedhring Oct 13, 21:27
  - spoils - Beryllium Oct 13, 21:24
pick up the pace -- nm - 'lia Oct 13, 21:08 6
- look, i posted an awesome chicken picture. not sure what more i can do -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 21:15 2
  - yes from shamu's twitter page, we can see you put alot of effort into it :) -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 21:22
  - lame, sushi boy, lame - 'lia Oct 13, 21:20
- Take a look at the crowd and take a look at my face. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 21:11 2
  - whas a matter hoosier boy, slow nite? - 'lia Oct 13, 21:17 1
    - any night without remlik is slow for spawn -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 21:18
Meg, will you be at the Autry on 11/7-8? -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 13, 21:04 1
- Darn it - that's the weekend of the Rock Art Conference in San Diego. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 21:07
NCIS spoiler - peglegpete Oct 13, 20:58
let's focus on what's important here: a chicken trying to hatch a lil puppy dog -- (link) - big time shamu Oct 13, 20:58 1
- Hee, the little chick doesn't look amused. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 21:00
Play Ball! Your Hotties of the day -- (link) - amoxy Oct 13, 20:54 [Image] 3
- I'm playing a double-header with #2 & #4. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 14, 03:11
- I would slide into #4 (since you dirtied #2). -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 21:02 1
  - I'll take 3, she seems a decent catcher -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 21:41
"Suck lead, Moon!" -- nm - Max Oct 13, 20:54
Bored!!!!!! - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 20:51 17
- Meg, couldn't you join a team on a season-long dig? This is your chance. - Mop Oct 13, 21:48 2
  - The field seasons pretty much done for this year, but that's a thought for the future. There's a company here locally that I may have a shot with. - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 21:53 1
    - after those storms its probably a good time to go gold panning/digging in the mojave -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 13, 21:54
- You need to hire a cabanna boy. :)) -- nm - H-Mogul Oct 13, 21:05 1
  - I really do.......you'd like California :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 21:07
- Maybe you could make a Momma Magi character in World of Warcraft or something. - Qale Oct 13, 20:59 2
  - Yeah, the last thing I need is to spend more time online. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 21:02 1
    - There is an offline? -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 21:04
- you retired? -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 20:55 7
  - That -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 20:58 6
    - sfek - That's what we're calling it :) It was a *forced* retirement..... -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 20:59 5
      - this can be a great thing, now you have more time to do the things that you love and travel :) -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 21:01 4
        
        I probably can...I'm still trying to map out the financial side of things...... - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 21:04 3
        
        I think you will. I've now dropped over 10 pounds of swelling in 3 weeks, getting lots of protein and eating healthier. -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 21:08 2
        
        Wonderful - you'll be better all round. - MojaveMeg Oct 13, 21:15 1
        
        that's amazing and sounds promising, congrats :) -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 21:20
- stick up a convenience store for thrills -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 20:52
Sad news: The 2 girls involved in the car accident with the US player both went to UMD and were a year behind me - MDH Oct 13, 20:49 1
- Ugh. Sorry to hear. -- nm - Jelly Oct 13, 20:51
I'll go on record with my predictions. Paranormal Activity: 24.50 - Qale Oct 13, 20:47 18
- A tough one to call. Outside the internet buzz I wouldn't have even heard of this one though. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 20:54 6
  - I've never heard of it until seeing people talk about it today on ST. -- nm - Subversive Oct 13, 21:09 5
    - Step 1: Go to theatre. Step 2: See a movie called Paranormal Activity is playing in October. Step 3: Vaugely may have heard of it. - Qale Oct 13, 21:15
    - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 21:11 2
      - it's done crazy numbers with just midnight showings in a limited number of cities -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 21:13 1
        
        And obviously it's done quite well with unconventional marketing techniques. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 21:40
    - I've been hearing about it on and off for a month or two. It sounds vastly more watchable than Antichrist. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 21:11
- Law looks better than Stepfather -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 20:53 1
  - It's really a matter of which will suck less in my opinion. -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 20:54
- My early thoughts inside -- nm - Jelly Oct 13, 20:49 1
  - of here! :) - Jelly Oct 13, 20:50
- i think Paranormal and Wild Things battle for first at around 30 million each -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 20:48 6
  - I want to go lower on Wild... but IMAX. Party Cloudy is fading, ToyStory double feature as well. All that it needs is crossover. -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 20:50
  - I think you're way low on wild things and high-ish on the sleeping movie. -- nm - amanda Oct 13, 20:49 4
    - Not sure he is. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 20:55 2
      - brown is the new black -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 20:55 1
        
        "That's Mr. Moviefone! How'd you get him on your CD? OMG You slept with him!!!" -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 20:58
    - i haven't seen any tracking that has Wild Things in the 40s. Paranormal keeps pushing the envelope upward -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 20:51
Today was a great day. I think I'm finally out of my funk. - David Oct 13, 20:43 9
- sweet dreams :) -- nm - Stacy Oct 13, 20:58
- Glad to hear my friend...have a good evening -- nm - amoxy Oct 13, 20:51
- And just think, you are one of the two people to score less points than me in Blood Feud. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 20:49
- Groovy groovy jazzy funky. -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 20:45 1
  - dip trip, flip Fantasia ... -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 20:48
- ~gonna have a funk good time~ -- nm - Remlik Oct 13, 20:44
- funk soul brother. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 20:44 2
  - (Is that how the song goes?) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 20:44 1
    - check it out now. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 20:47
I made (and saved) a special Sandbox map that lets you teleport straight to the skull :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 20:39 5
- I still need Catch and Famine. I can't grenade jump worth a damn. -- nm - Remlik Oct 13, 20:54
- must not be that good a transporter if you still have to take a bus to work & home :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 13, 20:47
- Yeah I had to get one that turned the Guardians off so I could get it. -- nm - Remlik Oct 13, 20:41 2
  - Wuss. :) Sure, I checked if I had saved one, but when it turned out that I hadn't, I got the job done myself. :D - Beryllium Oct 13, 20:44 1
    - I tried the bubble shield thing and I couldn't do it. I tried overloading the map with trip wires and that didn't work... - Remlik Oct 13, 20:46
Welcome to the Arizona Fall League, Jason Heyward! - David Oct 13, 20:39
deeetective munch -- nm - big time shamu Oct 13, 20:38

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