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So Ball State's football team won 12 games in a row last season. Since then, they've lost 9 games in a row. -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 13:31 1
- they're just balancing things out -- nm - decline Oct 23, 13:36
Result starting to come in from childhood obesity prevention programs -- with some success. -- (link) - mara Oct 23, 13:31 3
- they should give them a shot for that. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 13:35
- "Correlation does not equal causation!" -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 13:34 1
  - Hee. -- nm - mara Oct 23, 13:35
That silent film version is genius. - Reagen Oct 23, 13:29
speer backhoe (a company name) just sounds dirty -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 23, 13:28
Speaking of robots - there are 13 fictional robots in the Robot Hall of Fame. Name them -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:26 80
- ROBOT Fund -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 13:37
- "Ship's Computer" on the original Star Trek. - Trish Oct 23, 13:36 2
  - No -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:37
  - Mmm. Lwaxana. -- nm - nubbot Oct 23, 13:37
- so one left? and they come in a trio?? hmmmmmmmm -- nm - Jovian Oct 23, 13:36 3
  - Two more. The trio come from a 1972 Bruce Dern movie. The other one is from a more recent movie that polarizes ST (not Almost Famous) -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:37 2
    - Silent Running! Huey, Dewey, and Louie -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:37 1
      - yep - 2009 inductee -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:38
- they have to induct Roy Batty (Blade Runner) -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:36
- Astroboy -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:34 2
  - Yes - 2004 inductee -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:36 1
    - Excellent. I really liked the newer cartoon series from a few years back. -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 13:36
- Bicentennial Man (or Positronic Man) -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 13:34 1
  - No -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:35
- Deckard? nm - Dignan Oct 23, 13:34 2
  - now you done it... -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 13:36
  - heh - no -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:34
- Twiggy from Buck Rodgers. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 23, 13:33 6
  - Twiki - big time shamu Oct 23, 13:34 5
    - Boxy! -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 13:35 1
      - ironically, not a robot. he was the boy owner of the robot dog, Muffit (a daggit) - big time shamu Oct 23, 13:36
    - Dangit. I knew that looked wrong when I typed it. - JaxSean Oct 23, 13:35 2
      - Fuck me, Buck, fuck me. -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:37
      - you're a twinkie. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 13:36
- gotta be one from I, Robot (can't think of a name though) -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:33 1
  - no -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:33
- HAL? -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 13:33 1
  - (dang, NM) -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 13:33
- Are any of them Transformers, like Optimus Prime? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 13:32 1
  - no -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:33
- Cylons -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:31 2
  - no -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:33
  - nice -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:32
- Wall*E -- nm - Jovian Oct 23, 13:31 7
  - no. Of the remaining, one is from a silent movie, one has a movie coming out this year, one has an ST namesake, and three are a trio -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:32 6
    - are the Powerpuff Girls robots? -- nm - JaxSean Oct 23, 13:37
    - from Metropolis? -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:34
    - is Metropolis a silent movie? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 13:34 2
      - ding ding ding! 2006 inductee (sorry zork) -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:34 1
        
        i lost time by starting to look up the name -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:35
    - ohhh the Robot Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future? nm - Jovian Oct 23, 13:34
- Data? -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:31
- T-800 -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 13:30 1
  - 2009 inductee -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:31
- Data from TNG -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:30 1
  - 2007-8 inductee -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:31
- Gort -- nm - Jovian Oct 23, 13:30
- Tin Man from Wizard of Oz -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:29 1
  - no -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:30
- Number 5 -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:29 1
  - no -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:30
- C3PO and R2D2. -- nm - pmb Oct 23, 13:29 1
  - I should read down before I post. -- nm - pmb Oct 23, 13:30
- fail if they included that annoying one from the 70s Buck Rogers series -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:29 5
  - no fail -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:30
  - Or Vickie from Small Wonder. nm - Dignan Oct 23, 13:29 2
    - this post makes skagnetti cry -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 13:30 1
      - So do taunting schoolgirls. Big whoop. nm - Dignan Oct 23, 13:31
  - bidibidibidibidibidibidibidibidibidbi -- nm - Jovian Oct 23, 13:29
- nubbot -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 13:29 1
  - What. Are. You. Talking. About. Humahn. -- nm - nubbot Oct 23, 13:29
- Does the Iron Giant or the things from War of the Worlds count? Day the Earth Stood Still? -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:28 1
  - Iron Giant - no. Gort - 2006 inductee -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:29
- T-1000 -- nm - Dr.Vermin, not David Oct 23, 13:28 2
  - No -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:28 1
    - T-100 -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:30
- R2D2/C3PO nm - Dignan Oct 23, 13:28 1
  - R2 - inaugural inductee 2003, C3 - 2004 inductee -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:28
- robbie -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 13:27 1
  - 2004 inductee -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:28
- That robot from Lost in Space -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:27 1
  - No. -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:28
- Bender -- nm - Callisto Oct 23, 13:27 1
  - Unfortunately... no -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:27
- Hal -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:27 5
  - Inaugural inductee - 2003 -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:27 4
    - nitpick: Hal was a computer not a robot -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:27 3
      - I wonder if they included K.I.T.T then? -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:30 1
        
        no -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:30
      - Bring it up with the good folks from Carnegie Mellon :) -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 13:29
Confession: I did the robot in class today. - nubby Oct 23, 13:25
I love that Mop went on an anti-drunkness rant, and then was the first to answer the drunkness poll on B2, and then was all adamant about his answer - con_carne Oct 23, 13:21 1
- We can't ever change Mop's world. All we can do is live there and stay under his radar. -- nm - Trish Oct 23, 13:28
"I've been hanging out with Tim Riggins, and he taught me everything there is not know about the game of football and I doubled my skill level in just - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 13:20 1
- I was worried for Jim Zorn's job when John Riggins blasted him. Then I realized it was just John, not Tim -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:22
can we start a facebook fan page called "Fans of Betraying Crash Davis" - tRuMaN Oct 23, 13:19 6
- another highlight of last night's firefight: hearing Pete's voice say "Sorry crash" just before I turn all blue and explode -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:29 2
  - I had one of those on Remlik as well, so I got him for ya. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 13:35 1
    - good man -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:36
- *pixie likes this* -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 13:26
- Can Facebook accommodate that many fans for a single page? -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 13:20 1
  - I really don't know. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 23, 13:21
We really like to torment people who have just eaten at Five Guys. -- nm - Ghosts in Empty Houses Oct 23, 13:19 5
- If you poke them, they might explode. It's a fun sport. Like those exploding frogs from a few years ago. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 13:22
- heh. --nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 13:21 3
  - I double dog dare you to see Paranormal Activity tonight. -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 13:21 2
    - no way -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 13:23 1
      - wuss -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 13:25
Facebook "Suggestions" is telling me I need to reconnect with crash davis - con_carne Oct 23, 13:17 2
- I got that earlier too. -- nm - Callisto Oct 23, 13:27
- yeah, I got a nasty gram from Facebook about not checking in on my page -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:18
Thanks for the password help, guys. -- nm - Dr.Vermin, not David Oct 23, 13:15
Squirrel update - ceregon Oct 23, 13:13 10
- great news - -- nm - Trick or Pippy Oct 23, 13:27
- I'm guessing I'm in the minority here, but I love watching them jump from branch to branch' building their little squirrel villages; decorating their - Trish Oct 23, 13:26 2
  - they're f'in rodents -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 13:30
  - chipmunks is cute - squirrels are rats with good hair. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 13:30
- Good man. I'm glad you were able to find the squirrel help and I hope it pulls through. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 13:25
- wonderful story (so far). good on ya -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:15
- Wonderful. So glad you were able to find help for her. -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 23, 13:15 1
  - thanks to your link, i only found a squirrel rescue place in TX, which is where i got the diet info -- nm - ceregon Oct 23, 13:16
- Very nice of you. I hope she gets well. -- nm - lileve Oct 23, 13:14
- you did a good thing -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:14
do we know about the free Snuggie promotion? (good in US and Can) -- (link) - zork Oct 23, 13:06 1 1
- Nice, I'll sign up at home. -- nm - lileve Oct 23, 13:15
and a congrats to Trish's alma mater for being the worst FBS team in the nation! -- (link) - crash davis Oct 23, 13:06 6
- Wow - look at Ball State. What's the record for negative turnaround from one season to the next? -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 13:27 1
  - I'm not sure, but they have to be approaching it, if they haven't already met it. -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:30
- You. Get OFF my Hilltoppers. -- nm - Trish Oct 23, 13:15 3
  - He couldn't help it...they had a football and he's just one man. - Will Hunting Oct 23, 13:24
  - I'll say this for Western Kentucky, at least they're realistic about what is in their state. West Virginia Mountaineers...not realistic -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:19
  - kinky. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 23, 13:18
ST Glee Poll: have you downloaded any Glee cover songs? -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 13:04 16
- Hell to the no. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 23, 13:23
- Most of them. -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 13:17
- I just listened to Don't Stop Believin' a little while ago. - Callisto Oct 23, 13:15 1
  - *mouth agape* -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 13:23
- In (roughly) 2013, I will reply "no" to the "Have you ever seen an episode of Glee" poll. nm - Dignan Oct 23, 13:13
- yes. I download them and burn them to cd and then smash them into oblivion. nm - Spawn si Oct 23, 13:10 2
  - You are dumb. - Spawn Oct 23, 13:12 1
    - so that's how you get those cuts on your buttcrack - zork Oct 23, 13:18
- Nope. I'm assuming they'll release a CD at some point. -- nm - Jim Oct 23, 13:04 1
  - November 3rd -- nm - MDH Oct 23, 13:11
- Don't Stop Belivein' and today or tomorrow Sweet Caroline. -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 13:04 4
  - Bap! Bap! Bap! -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 23, 13:12
  - I watched that last night - great song - I like his vocals bettr then *spoils* - Trick or Pippy Oct 23, 13:07 2
    - that seems to be the consensus here -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:10
    - word from the wife and I -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 13:08
- No. But then I almost never buy music -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:04
LIR: David. Sharepoint really is a great solution for what you want to do. Free for Windows Server, integrates to the domain if you have it, ties in - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:04 8
- but wouldn't that necessitate using Windows? - decline Oct 23, 13:11
- How does this help me get Five Guys? (It was Vermin.) -- nm - David Oct 23, 13:05 3
  - well, see, you have to offer something in return. - tRuMaN Oct 23, 13:09
  - Some guys are geeks and ya know, will see your presentation and show up with bells on? - Will Hunting Oct 23, 13:06
  - Dr...David...whatever :) -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 23, 13:05
- SyrDragon's solution is pretty ingenious actually -- nm - zork Oct 23, 13:04 1
  - *preens* -- nm - SyrDragon Oct 23, 13:11
- *grrr* I'm not sure Sharepoint's a great solution to anything. -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 13:04
motorin, what's your price for flight? -- nm - big time shamu Oct 23, 13:02 6
- ROCK! -- nm - nubby Oct 23, 13:14
- /read as 'motrin' -- nm - SyrDragon Oct 23, 13:03 2
  - and Dawson read it as an invitation for motorboatin' - zork Oct 23, 13:07
  - me too and I thought - " about a buck fifty nine" -- nm - Trick or Pippy Oct 23, 13:06
- the need to do this on glee -- nm - prayforEscapefromUndeadmojo Oct 23, 13:03 1
  - there is *alot* of 80's goodness that they can draw from for this show. nm - Jovian Oct 23, 13:17

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