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anyone know when the new season of storm chasers starts -- nm - Truman Oct 15, 10:57 2
- this coming Sunday the 18th -- (link) - Max Oct 15, 11:00 1
  - tanks -- nm - Truman Oct 15, 11:01
Rush blames his ouster as potential owner of the Rams on "Obama's America on full display" -- (link) - Beaker Oct 15, 10:57 14
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  - That sounds strangely like America's America -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 11:02
  - that would have been an interesting board meeting - Reagen Oct 15, 11:02
- I know this is just pr bluster, but it's not like it's hard to remember who was president when he last stuck his foot in his mouth about the NFL - Reagen Oct 15, 11:00 6
  - Well, that and people making up false quotes about James Earl Ray and slavery. -- nm - Ender Oct 15, 11:01 5
    - I actually never saw them (not saying people didn't use them, just that I personally didn't see them) - Reagen Oct 15, 11:03 1
      - Heck, we had one of them show up on ST. -- (link) - Ender Oct 15, 11:05 [Backboard]
    - yeah, I can't imagine why people would feel the need to make up Rush quotes - znufrii Oct 15, 11:03
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      - But it was on a wiki page! They must be true! (The really reprehensible part were the "yeah, they're not true, but they're in line with what he might say" retractions.) -- nm - Ender Oct 15, 11:04
- "post-racial", indeed. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 15, 11:00 1
  - poor misunderstood Rush -- nm - big time shamu Oct 15, 11:01
- how about the blame being placed sqarely where it should be, on Rush being an obnoxious f*ckhead. -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 10:59
- he says that like it's a bad thing -- nm - big time shamu Oct 15, 10:58
This story is fascinating to me. -- (link) - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:57 1
- That's really quite amazing -- nm - oblique Oct 15, 11:02
LIR: There's no way Meghan McCain didn't know what she was doing with that pic. - Reagen Oct 15, 10:51 7
- i saw it as she posted the link and then the follow-ups last night. - b. Oct 15, 10:56
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  - I much prefer them when they bring the left and right together. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:55
  - There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 10:54 3
    - You say that like there's some sort of surplus of imperfect breasts. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 10:56 2
      - There totally is. -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 10:56 1
        
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ML...did you know Vince Flynn has a new book out? - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:46 2
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  - The last one was mediocre.....I'm about 30 pages into this one - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:51
I am not making this up - one of my interns today is wearing the Seinfeld poofy pirate shirt. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 10:45 7
- But, does he know it's from Seinfeld? -- nm - con_carne Oct 15, 10:51 1
  - Like Max would have a male intern. -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 10:56
- Ask if you can plunder her booty. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 15, 10:50 1
  - or wants to walk your plank -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:51
- "But I dont wanna be a pirate" -- nm - eag Oct 15, 10:46
- Are you new here? -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 10:46 1
  - I'll give it a shot. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 10:47
Google to launch online bookstore. -- (link) - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:44 2
- "Glamazon"? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 10:45 1
  - The greatest bookstore of all of the times! -- nm - Santino si Oct 15, 10:46
Comic book FYI: Max Brooks (World War Z dude) has a Zombie GN of short comics out -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:40
Thing that *really* bugs me about Glee (spoils) - Jovian Oct 15, 10:40 9
- did the hot tub have water in it? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 11:03
- I still don't like the spontaneous musical numbers. - Dr.Vermin Oct 15, 10:56
- Yeah, but on the bright side... (spoils) - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:46
- spoils - Deevil Oct 15, 10:46 2
  - They are indeed writing him that way (spoilers) - oblique Oct 15, 10:51
  - i *huff* think *huff* the whole show *huff huff* is supposed to be totally *huff* over the top -- nm - pixie in a compound hamster wheel Oct 15, 10:48
- It is like these kids don't have access to the internet, or something. - Spawn Oct 15, 10:44
- Yeah, I agree on all points. I'm enjoying it regardless, but I think it could get a lot better. -- nm - Subversive Oct 15, 10:43 1
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:45
wheels, gay guy, asian....other asian -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:39 1
- Aretha, Shaft... -- nm - Deevil Oct 15, 11:11
DDN - from B2... - Andie Oct 15, 10:38
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- bangin. totally hot -- nm - Jovian Oct 15, 11:01
- certainly wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:59
- she's cute -- nm - Guy Oct 15, 10:59
- I wouldn't say "Hot", but certainly attractive. -- nm - Ender Oct 15, 10:48
- Cute in a Reese Witherspoon way. -- nm - Reagen Oct 15, 10:47
- short. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 10:46 1
  - aka bonus -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 10:46
- On the "Hot Scale" she's a 5, imo. -- nm - Shaun Oct 15, 10:45 1
  - I'd rather have cute than hot. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:50
- Very good looking but not hot. What's your problem with her? - Krusty Oct 15, 10:43 4
  - your IM is why I dig her. -- nm - Deevil Oct 15, 10:47
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    - :-) Every Yankee fan should thank her for being a money grubbing craddle robber if that's what brough him here. - Krusty Oct 15, 10:47 1
      - Love her! -- nm - Deevil Oct 15, 10:54
- Love her. (And him too.) -- nm - Deevil Oct 15, 10:38
- the Page 6 stuff about all the cat fighting and backbiting against Kate Hudson from the other wives/GF's is quite amusing -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:38 2
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    - nmbl via Deadspin -- (link) - Beaker Oct 15, 10:44
- Very hot. -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 10:38
- More cute than hot at this point imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:38
- She looks like a sweetheart. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:37 1
  - agreed -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 10:39
well, this is hilarious. Dave is getting a company they are affiliated with to hire me to do some online social networking/viral type marketing - Andie Oct 15, 10:35 7
- Post your breasts on Twitter! -- nm - Dano Oct 15, 10:56
- You know, when I used to tell people about HSX, they would invariably sound impressed. - con_carne Oct 15, 10:41 1
  - heh: "yeah, I'm closing in one a couple billion dollars and provide advice to numerous movie industry peoples" -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:49
- Cool. -- nm - lileve Oct 15, 10:38
- "contest running" - finally, a contest you can't win. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 10:37
- *posts on ST* viral marketing done. -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:36 1
  - This was my thought. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:40
CNN tackles the story about VBACs and how women are being forced to have repeat c-sections. -- (link) - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:35 1
- I need to post louder. I don't think Trish heard me. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:40
Is Jim Carrey crazy? SITWAP -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Oct 15, 10:34 9
- his intial arguement is sound. one judge does not a truth make. - Guy Oct 15, 11:01
- I agree that he presents this argument in as lucid a fashion as could be expected. -- nm - TFox Oct 15, 10:38
- "I come before you to stand behind you, and tell you something I know nothing about..." -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 10:38 1
  - "... so my wife will continue having sex with me in very interesting ways." -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 10:39
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- As fake-james-carville said on Saturday, "You can't call actors geniuses when real geniuses exist." -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 10:36 3
  - Oh, I'm the first to agree that monkeys should stick to their dancing. - Dr.Vermin Oct 15, 10:52 2
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    - I don't know much about the vaccine-to-autism link theories, but I do know that the (probably rushed) 1976 Swine Flu vaccine had a major flaw. - Beryllium Oct 15, 10:54
Ultimate List of Google Wave Gadgets and Tools -- (link) - budice Oct 15, 10:30
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- Not a black hole. -- nm - nubby Oct 15, 10:35 5
  - Cnet's Buzz Out Loud had a hilarious argument yesterday about whether or not it was a black hole. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:36 4
    - It seems to me that it sounds like a meta-material that is blacker than black. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 10:44 1
      - Sadder than sad. -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 10:45
    - There is nothing funny about this. -- nm - Nubby Oct 15, 10:43 1
      - It's how serious some of them took this that made it so funny. -- nm - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:55
- I call foul, because the Higgs Boson time ripple should have eliminated it -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:31 7
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    - someone has to, now that Crichton isn't with us anymore -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:35 5
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        he "co-writes" a book at least once a month...and by co-write I mean he writes his name on the cheques as he cashes them -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:47 2
        
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        "Now, hand me a technical manual that I can spice up into a novel. BAM!" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 10:50
        
        I finally had the gumption to swear off Patterson 6 years ago or so, some of these others I keep playing the sucker for though -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:45
Nascar's inaugural Hall of Fame is announced. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:27 10
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  - *laughs* - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:33
- No Danica Patrick?!?! Biased!! -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:28 7
  - She wouldn't even make the women's driver Hall of Fame at this point. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:28 6
    - but, but, but isn't she the best driver ever? - Beaker Oct 15, 10:34 5
      - Best looking, maybe. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:37 4
        
        *waves* Michelle Wie -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 10:39 3
        
        The results Wie had from 14-17 years old were pretty much worthy of slobbering attention from marketers - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:41 2
        
        all those wins, who wouldn't want to sign her -- nm - big time shamu Oct 15, 10:49 1
        
        You give me a 15 year old in 95% of sports that routinely top 5 in the biggest events...you have a star. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:53
These are good: - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:20 3 1
- I really like the Billy Graham one -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:22 2
  - me too. too bad he died in the helicopter crast 15 years ago -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 10:25
  - The possums one is my favorite. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:23
Blackberry Storm 2 officially announced -- (link) - budice Oct 15, 10:20 6
- heh, i was going to order storm 1 (for work use) this week. maybe i'll wait. -- nm - b. Oct 15, 10:39 2
  - you should wait. from everything I've read, the touchscreen on 2 is vastly improved - decline Oct 15, 10:58 1
    - thanks! (i knew it was coming, but it sounded like it might not be until next year.) -- nm - b. Oct 15, 11:01
- The Cnet review is very favorable. The "big button" is gone, praise the gods! -- (link) - Mop (233 lbs) Oct 15, 10:24
- Product webpage -- (link) - budice Oct 15, 10:20 1
  - i don't know whether to get this or Omnia 2 for verizon -- nm - GWAA Oct 15, 10:22
Crash, I think a pastry chef or 2 are also needed for the compound -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 10:18 10
- pastry/baking is a spot where we can put STers who can't fight zombies -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:20 9
  - *signs up* -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 10:35
  - if they can't fight zombies, do you really think they can make a great napoleon or floating island? - peglegpete Oct 15, 10:24
  - *hands crash the icing bag* - big time shamu Oct 15, 10:23
  - Deal.....I should dig out my recipe for cinnabuns, right? - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 10:22 5
    - oh yeah, windmills, photovoltaics, and possibly very small scale hydro....and let me say mmmmm, cinnabuns -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:24 4
      - Am I wrong to picture Pixie pedalling a generator? - MojaveMeg Oct 15, 10:26 3
        
        a bike is one possibility, or possibly a pixie-sized hamster wheel -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:26 2
        
        no Christmas displays! -- nm - pixie in a compound hamster wheel Oct 15, 10:27 1
        
        until they decide to withhold your pastry rations - 'lia Oct 15, 10:34
Will, here is the show bio for Bryan Voltaggio who still cooks in Frederick -- (link) - crash davis Oct 15, 10:17 6
- I read it early this morning. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 10:18 5
  - well there's always applebee's -- nm - big time shamu Oct 15, 10:21
  - yeah, I wouldn't expect it to be cheap eats -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:19 3
    - I just checked out that place's menu. He's heavy into the offal. -- nm - Deevil Oct 15, 10:37 2
      - that is a route I'm not sure I'm prepared to go down just yet -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:40 1
        
        I know! Me neither, at least not yet. It's all pig's feet and veal sweetbreads and stuff. I like foie gras though. -- nm - Deevil Oct 15, 10:59
set me free why dontcha babe? -- nm - big time shamu Oct 15, 10:17 9
- their most professional dance number yet -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:17 8
  - they didn't do the football butt pat. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 10:27 1
    - but the grind on the blocking sled was much appreciated -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:30
  - dance-wise nothing beats "Rehab" yet for me. -- nm - Deevil Oct 15, 10:19 5
    - A former SYTYCD contestant, Lauren, plays one of the members of Vocal Adrenalin. -- nm - Subversive Oct 15, 10:35 1
      - *nods* I spotted her in the premier -- nm - oblique Oct 15, 10:49
    - that was good too, hopefully we'll see the competition again soon -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 10:28
    - well other than the girls' mashup last week - big time shamu Oct 15, 10:20 1
      - as usual, you're sweet, but wrong. -- nm - Deevil Oct 15, 11:00

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