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decline is one of us, hehe. - tRuMaN Oct 26, 08:46 2
- Canadian? -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:49
- I've yet to come across a yellow weapon. I'm hoping soon though. I wouldn't mind getting a more powerful smg. -- nm - Shaun Oct 26, 08:48
I am beside myself with delight. My Windows 7 install was easy peasy. -- nm - Mop (232 lbs) Oct 26, 08:45 2
- did you see my dell post on b2. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 26, 08:47 1
  - Just got here. Thanks for the heads up. -- nm - Mop (232 lbs) Oct 26, 08:47
More things that drop today: my body weight - celedhring Oct 26, 08:45 3
- Congrats! -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:47
- awesome! -- nm - Trick or Pippy Oct 26, 08:47
- Wonderful - that's a *good* drop :) -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 26, 08:46
WTF just happened to the market? 100 points straight down and still dropping?? -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 26, 08:37 3
- it appears to be tied to the fact that the dollar is unexpected rising again. -- nm - decline Oct 26, 08:47 1
  - "Ha! You want a strong dollar? Fine! Say goodby to Dow 10,000! Bwahahahahahahaha!" -- nm - Market Forces Oct 26, 08:48
- Go, baby, go! -- nm - Mop (232 lbs) Oct 26, 08:44
And now for the Halloween nick. -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 26, 08:35 2
- HEY! What did you think of last night's Mad Men or have you yet to watch it? -- nm - JenBro Oct 26, 08:40 1
  - Watching tonight. Kills me that I have to wait until Monday. Wish they would air it at 9pm ET. But I will see the finale on Sunday 11/8. No waiting. -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 26, 08:42
ST Poll: Can you name the 10 highest grossing concert tours of all time? (Since I always do music and in honor of U2) - MDH Oct 26, 08:34 104
- *n* Sync? -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:54
- Pink Floyd -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:54 2
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:54 1
    - Moody Blues -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:55
- *n* -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:54
- *n* -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:54
- Iggy Pop. Garbage. Pretenders. Echo and the Bunnymen [new edition], New Order -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:53 2
  - Sergio! -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 08:54
  - I can safely say none of these would make the top 100 -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:53
- Hint: The #4 tour was an older band who "reunited" in the past decade for a tour -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:51 15
  - Police? -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 08:55 2
    - good answer -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:56 1
      - agreed. -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:56
  - Hint again: One member of the band had a very successful solo career, and the tour happened in 2007-2008 -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:54 1
    - The Police -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:56
  - Eagles -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 26, 08:53 1
    - Nope -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:54
  - Simon and Garfunkel -- nm - TWuG Oct 26, 08:53 1
    - Nope -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:54
  - Fleetwood Mac -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:52 1
    - No, but much closer to the time period than NKOTB -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:53
  - or New Edition -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:52 1
    - Nope -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:52
  - New Kids -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:52 1
    - Haha nope -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:52
- Kiss -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:50 2
  - Nope -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:50 1
    - Hint? :) -- nm - con_calabazas Oct 26, 08:51
- Led Zeppelin -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:50 1
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:50
- Trans Siberean Orchestra -- nm - TWuG Oct 26, 08:49 3
  - Nope -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:51
  - good band -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:50 1
    - I have 2nd row seats for the show in January here in town. - TWuG Oct 26, 08:52
- Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Cher. -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:48 1
  - No, No, #10! The Farewell Tour (325 Shows) $223M -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:50
- Hannah Montana - lkf Oct 26, 08:48 4
  - No to them all. While they all sell out their shows, their tickets don't nearly cost enough, and they play to much smaller crowds -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:49
  - Jonas Bros. -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:49 1
    - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:50
  - ooh, good one -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:49
- Green Day, Dixie Chicks -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:46 4
  - Neither of them come close. -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:47 3
    - #4 and #10 are missing -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:47 2
      - Margarittaville! -- nm - david Oct 26, 08:48 1
        
        No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:50
- American Idol. -- nm - Mop (232 lbs) Oct 26, 08:45 1
  - No. Keep in mind the threshold seems to be establishing the tours made 200M plus... -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:45
- Beyonce -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:44 4
  - jay-z, usher, puffy -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:45 1
    - Highest grossing rapper with $35 million (aka rap doesnt tour well), no, and no -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:46
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:45
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:44
- Mariah. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Oct 26, 08:44 1
  - Nope. Sadly she has never toured well. Even with the "Mimi" cd her tours never sell -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:44
- Elton John, Billy Joel. -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:43 2
  - Surprisingly not in the top 20, good guess though, this stunned me -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:44 1
    - wow. -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:46
- Black Sabbath -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:43 1
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:43
- basically the latest big artists to tour -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:42 1
  - The top 20 consists of 18 tours from 2000 on, and 2 from the 90s (MJ and Stones) -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:43
- U2 -- nm - Spawn Oct 26, 08:41 5
  - Cheater! -- nm - con_calabazas Oct 26, 08:42 3
    - Why. They are my fav band and my answer to everything. - Spawn Oct 26, 08:43 2
      - Hey, hey, I kid. -- nm - con_calabazas Oct 26, 08:44 1
        
        B+ -- nm - Spawn Oct 26, 08:47
  - #3 and #7 $389M (131 Dates) and $300M (44 dates, with 50+ shows left) -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:42
- George Strait -- nm - con_calabazas Oct 26, 08:41 1
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:41
- Coldplay -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 26, 08:40 3
  - oooh Coldplay. maybe Metallica tours enough to get in the top 10 - lkf Oct 26, 08:41 1
    - Nope -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:42
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:41
- Brooks & Dunn -- nm - con_calabazas Oct 26, 08:40 1
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:41
- Bon Jovi -- nm - Jovian Oct 26, 08:40 2
  - Nope, does chart at #20 though -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:41 1
    - And at #12 sorry -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:48
- The Cure. Pearl Jam. Radiohead. Neil Young. -- nm - lkf Oct 26, 08:39 1
  - No to them all. They wouldn't even be in the Top 50 -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:40
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  - Paul McCartney maybe. -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:42
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:39
- The Who -- nm - Jovian Oct 26, 08:37 1
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:39
- Backstreet Boys, Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion, Garth Brooks. -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:37 1
  - No, No, #8 $279M Taking Chances Tour (132 Shows), No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:39
- N'Sync. Britney. Madonna. -- nm - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:37 1
  - No, See Below, No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:38
- One of the Rolling Stones' final tours. -- nm - The Legend of Sleepy Hdn Oct 26, 08:36 1
  - #1, #5, #6 $558M, $320M, $300M (144,129,117 shows) -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:38
- Grateful Dead -- nm - con_calabazas Oct 26, 08:36 3
  - No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:37 2
    - but they make it up in volume, right? -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:43 1
      - It was ticket sales.. not marijuana sales. -- nm - secretslacker Oct 26, 08:44
- Bruce Springsteen -- nm - con_calabazas Oct 26, 08:36 1
  - #9 Magic Tour $235M, 100 shows -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:37
- Madonna. Spice Girls. -- nm - Hotkiss Oct 26, 08:35 1
  - #2 $407M Sticky and Sweet Tour (85 Shows) and No -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:36
- Michael Jackson -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 26, 08:35 1
  - Nope, he does chart at #14 with the HIStory tour, keep in mind he only did 3 solo tours -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:36
- Eagles -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:35 1
  - Nope -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:35
Oh, forgot one: Hamlet 2: C -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:33
I can't stop laughing whenever I remember (Modern Family spoils) - TFox Oct 26, 08:33 13
- Is this the Ed O'Neill show? - Will Hunting Oct 26, 08:40 6
  - Yes. Best new show of the season. -- nm - Spawn Oct 26, 08:43 4
    - When and where? - Will Hunting Oct 26, 08:43 3
      - Hulu has the first five episodes, but the pilot is about to disappear in a day or two. -- nm - Dano Oct 26, 08:55
      - Not sure when/where (DVR). You can jump in. mildest set-up spoiler. - Spawn Oct 26, 08:46
      - ABC Wed night, and i jumped right in without a problem. Nice thing about sitcoms. -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:45
  - yes -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:42
- the show is much much better than the promos made it out to be -- nm - undeadMojo Oct 26, 08:37 2
  - And it's getting funnier which is good. Community is doing a pretty good job too -- nm - kilboooo! Oct 26, 08:38 1
    - the bicycle thief was the best so far - undeadMojo Oct 26, 08:41
- There's a fish in nature that swims around with its babies in its mouth. - Bloody AxeSean Oct 26, 08:35
- "We shouldn't have friends with names like 'Andre'." -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 08:34 1
  - "Are you not hearing these names?" -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:35
British Independent Film Award Nominations - Dano Oct 26, 08:32 4
- We got 26 nominations I think, but we if lose out to Moon, I'd still be happy. -- nm - LMS Oct 26, 08:42
- I got very scared Il divo was a movie about the band -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:35
- Why is The Wrestler being nominated for anything at this time? -- nm - Hotkiss Oct 26, 08:33 1
  - All the Oscar bait movies come out in Jan/Feb in the UK so it's this year. -- nm - LMS Oct 26, 08:43
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- I don't think it is a good sign and it would cause me to leave even if I am not the one betting on 15 - Trick or Pippy Oct 26, 08:47
- If a casino's cheating; they're risking killing the golden goose. - Will Hunting Oct 26, 08:39 1
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- I do not trust electronic tables. -- nm - znufrii Oct 26, 08:34
- The ball went into a number but was projected OUTSIDE the roulette? That's weird -- nm - Guigue Oct 26, 08:33
- What were craps table mins? -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 08:33 1
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- For $40? Eff no it's not rigged. - TFox Oct 26, 08:32 7
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    - If they have a problem with that payout compared to the bet size, they shouldn't have roulette tables. -- nm - TFox Oct 26, 08:37 1
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  - Casinos really have no motivation to cheat with the massive house edges they have built in. - Reagen Oct 26, 08:36 3
    - yep, but still, there have been companies caught programming low payout rates on slots -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:41 2
      - lower than they say? Cause to me cheating in slots is sort of academic - Reagen Oct 26, 08:42 1
        
        actually, video poker now that I think of it. -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:47
boo -- nm - con_calabazas Oct 26, 08:30 1
- bies -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Oct 26, 08:30

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