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FYI, Syfy has a marathon of the original V miniseries and its follow-up miniseries today. -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 09:23 1
- They do? - Cuzzin Todd Nov 1, 09:23
PSA: V-a-thon starts on SyFy in 10 minutes. Original mini followed by V:The Final Battle. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 1, 09:21 3
- Beat me to it. -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 09:24 2
  - Looks like they're running the entire TV series starting tomorrow morning too. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 1, 09:29 1
    - (The one from the 80s obviously, not the new one that starts Tuesday.) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 1, 09:29
With PIT D on a bye which D do I pick up? Top three available are PHI, NYG or DEN, or do I pick up HOU (vs BUF)? - Fighting Stephen! Nov 1, 09:11 2
- If those are there, I'd look for the Bears. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 1, 09:18
- Denver. -- nm - Jim Nov 1, 09:12
Kosovo unveils Bill Clinton statue on Bill Clinton Avenue -- (link) - CovingtonCat Nov 1, 09:09 1
- I wonder if there'll be a place that people rub for luck? - Trish Nov 1, 09:13
Ok, kids...quickie lineup help: Knowshow or Buckhalter? -- nm - Jim Nov 1, 09:03 3
- Both, given how the Ravens have played lately. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 1, 09:10 2
  - I think it's a 6 of one half dozen of the other kind of deal...but figured I'd ask for opinions. - Jim Nov 1, 09:12 1
    - Which one runs up the middle, and which one catches passes? - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 1, 09:33
lovely. an offshore oil rig that's been leaking into the timor sea for the last ten weeks has now caught on fire. -- (link) - mafic Nov 1, 09:01
So I've done research for Tuesday's election. Do I have research the School Board candidates too? - Dano Nov 1, 08:58 1
- For school board? Yes. You don't want any Creationists sitting on the board or you'll see Creation Science taken seriously -- nm - Count TWuGula! Nov 1, 09:09
Westbrook out. -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 08:31 4
- Manningham, C.Johnson out as well. -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 08:43 3
  - Stafford active and starting. Too bad he won't have Megatron to throw to. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 1, 08:47 2
    - He has another Johnson he'd better throw to. -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 08:49 1
      - I prefer he throws to Northcutt. Also, Jerome Harrison is out. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 1, 09:11
How many timepieces did you have to adjust and how many adjusted themselves? - amoxy Nov 1, 07:58 10
- I've adjusted 6. Only the three computer-type devices have adjusted themselves. -- nm - psilotum Nov 1, 09:30
- 2 adjusted. 2 not that I ignore, the rest switched on their own -- nm - peglegpete Nov 1, 09:01
- *rages* -- nm - mafic Nov 1, 09:00
- 3 manual- bedside clock, cell phone, car -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 1, 08:34
- Stove, microwave, alarm - manual. Computer - automatic. I guess the TV has a clock somewhere but I don't use it. - MojaveMeg Nov 1, 08:25
- 9 manual, 5 automatic, 1 I didn't change in the spring - CovingtonCat Nov 1, 08:24 1
  - Found 1 more manual: thermostat -- nm - CovingtonCat Nov 1, 08:28
- 5 auto and 3 manual -- nm - J Nov 1, 08:06
- The only one I had to adjust was the microwave, everything else did it automatically. -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 08:01
- 3 manual and 4 automatic -- nm - Elybow Nov 1, 08:01
Cate Blanchett is staring as one of the leads in Streetcar Named Desire @ the Kennedy Center, so of course the Post's headline in Style today was: - undeadMojo Nov 1, 07:42 1
- *groan* -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Nov 1, 07:43
MJ did something weird to mrs. zork when he died and she became a fan. So now, I'm about to see This Is It! (the cheap pre-noon show of course) -- nm - zork-o'-lantern Nov 1, 07:42 1
- d'oh, autonick -- nm - zork Nov 1, 07:43
Must show restraint...someone just dropped off two dozen cannolis for the restaurant downstairs. - Krusty Nov 1, 07:38 1
- leave the gun. Take the cannolli. -- nm - mud Nov 1, 08:31
Forgive my ignorance, but what is NANOWRIMO? - Elybow Nov 1, 07:33 2
- Google motherblanker, do you use it? -- (link) - Qale v2.0 Nov 1, 07:38 1
  - Yeah, I did. - Elybow Nov 1, 07:47
Hee. Watching a UFL game: *trick play* "Plays like this make everyone in the stands go crazy!" *camera pans across empty seat sections* -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 07:28
LYC: Here comes the marathon, it's about to pass by my apartment. I love being able to watch from my kitchen window. -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 07:27
ahhh The Clint is on....wiith Clyde this time :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 1, 07:04
Happy Birthday Capstern! -- nm - amoxy Nov 1, 06:16 6
- Happy Birthday, Cappy! -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 1, 08:26
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - JenBoo Nov 1, 07:26
- W to the O to the R to the D -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 1, 07:04
- happy birthday! -- nm - marcel Nov 1, 07:02
- Happy birthday!!! -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 06:52
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - secretslacker Nov 1, 06:18
yesterday in sports rated about a D -- nm - undeadMojo Nov 1, 06:02 2
- A++ -- nm - Deevil Nov 1, 09:09
- A big huge A+ here. Big win last night for the Yanks. -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 06:51
scientists say all mushrooms at one time glowed but lost the ability over time -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 1, 04:56 3
- Well, scientists say a lot of things, don't they. -- nm - mara Nov 1, 05:26 2
  - and 4 out of 5 of them agree. -- nm - mafic Nov 1, 06:19 1
    - I thought that was Dentists? -- nm - JenBoo Nov 1, 07:26
this is not called sleeping in -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 1, 04:50
Halloween Trick NBA Style: Ginobli catches bat in middle of game. -- (link) - Deevil Nov 1, 04:48 2
- vid (tubey) - stewie Nov 1, 05:13 [youtube]
- saw that, pretty cool. -- nm - Beakeratu Nov 1, 05:11
Well maybe its a good thing we turn the clocks back an hour tonight - eag Nov 1, 01:41
NSFW 2010 Calendars - Nude, charity and bizarre calendars for next year -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 1, 01:33
Amazon's 50 for $5 has lots of good stuff. The latest from Owl City, Jay-Z, Mae, & Mike Doughty, plus Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique, BEP, & Jay-Z. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 1, 01:26 1
- and a steal on the minutemen, and an amazing live clash album, and nelly furtado's latest... - TFox Nov 1, 04:45
boo -- nm - big time shamu Nov 1, 00:20 1
- Boo Who? -- nm - JenBoo Nov 1, 01:22
So Madona on air smootches Kenan but totally denies Mike Myers years ago when they did that Wayne's World skit (which was one of the best bits) -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 00:15 5
- I was trying to figure out which castmember was playing Madonna, thinking "the arms don't look accurate" :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Nov 1, 00:27 4
  - Ooh Whee Beryllium, you just embarrassed yourself on the internet by not knowing what Madonna looks like -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 00:29 3
    - I actually wasn't sure it was her the first time I saw the sketch either. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 1, 06:18
    - well sure but on the other hand Bery just showed he has a life founded in the real world occupyed by real persons to some thats an accolate -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 1, 01:50 1
      - hehehehe, see that line was paraphrasing what the Kennan character in the skit says to his idiot co-host everytime he opens his mouth - zeitgeist Nov 1, 09:46
Alrighty, I got 1808 words which I think is a great kick-off. I'm going to post daily excerpts as I did before. Please ignore if it ain't your thing. - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 22:56 [youtube] 2
- 725 for now...more in the morning hopefully -- nm - J Oct 31, 23:46 1
  - I certainly try to make it as easy as possible on me. - Qale v2.0 Nov 1, 00:07
How do the Chinese continue to get away with entering children in world gymnastics? you look at most nations contestants they look like young women.. - zeitgeist Oct 31, 22:47 7
- I blame Mattel. -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 05:35
- having them in intensive training from before they can walk also makes them freaky little stunted kids. -- nm - mafic Oct 31, 23:14
- Most countries are above forging birth certificates. -- nm - Ender Oct 31, 23:08 4
  - [insert Obama birther joke here] -- nm - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 23:12 3
    - Obama could solve health care, bring prosperity back, and broker peace in the mideast but he still couldn't do a 2.5 reverse flip on the balance beam - zeitgeist Oct 31, 23:21 2
      - I think he could do that. He's Obama dontchaknow! -- nm - Loyola Nov 1, 06:38
      - I really don't want to see him in one of those tight lycra outfits either. -- nm - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 23:30
for kilbo: - Truman Oct 31, 22:45 1
Grey's Anatomy is being stupid/unrealistic. First I don't think you can fire a resident. The gov actually pays the residents and the hospital - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 31, 22:27 4
- getting? even more unrealistic might be better wording :) Even my wife is almost over it. -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 05:36
- I would think there'd have to be some way to fire them, if only for negligence/incompetence. -- nm - Ender Oct 31, 23:06 1
  - Well yeah you can discipline them for negligence/incompetence. To get dismissed you would have to do something crazy. Plus, that would pretty much end - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 31, 23:15
- That Greys Anatomy, it's like they have cameras in our hospital watching us -- nm - John Dorian Oct 31, 22:29
Quack Attack!!! -- nm - Redmond at Autzen Stadium Oct 31, 22:20
A man in Cleveland was arrested for rape, and then 6 bodies were found in his home. Finally, an acquaintance said something other than "he was quiet" - Dano Oct 31, 22:16
by the way, concerning NANOWRIMO ... i made a last minute change at the line of scimmage ... - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 31, 22:12 2
- Good, now run with it. Remember... - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 22:24 1
  - Oh yeah, SAVE YOUR WORK. Multiple places. With daily email copies to yourself too. -- nm - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 22:24
Nice to see some gender role-reversal -- (link) - Dano Oct 31, 22:12
the silver pot makes this -- (link) - big time shamu Oct 31, 22:07 2
- kelly already posted this ;( - 'lia Oct 31, 22:11
- i'll be your huckleberry -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 31, 22:11
~i'd like to make myself believe...that planet earth turns slowly...~ -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 21:52
Qale, do you need to be signed up on the 1st, or can you join in later? -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 31, 21:48 5
- you don't have to be signed up on Nov. 1 for NANOWRIMO ... you can sign up any time ... just remember, the goal is ... - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 31, 22:10
- We should have organized a ST collaborative novel. 30 different people each do one day. -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 21:54 3
  - I like this idea. -- nm - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 22:24
  - I was thinking of that too...maybe next year? -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 31, 22:02 1
    - definitely next year :) .... gives us time to organize stuff if we decide to do it ... coule be pretty cool -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 31, 22:09
if this is a counselor's ship, then where is the ambassador? - big time shamu Oct 31, 21:40 3
- ewoks aren't supposed to overthink things - 'lia Oct 31, 21:47 2
  - ewoks can't overthink things. their brains aren't much larger than the size of a chestnut -- nm - big time shamu Oct 31, 21:54 1
    - exactly, so's an orca's hmmmm, - 'lia Oct 31, 21:58
Watching the snl rerun on the new tv ... and starting to get hungry -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Oct 31, 21:11 2
- I did not realize you were a... Ryan Reynolds fan. -- nm - Spawn Oct 31, 21:13 1
  - Well, I certainly didn't mean Lady GaGa ... Not even HD can help her. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Oct 31, 21:19
OH MY GAWD!!! -- nm - Redmond at Autzen Stadium Oct 31, 21:09 1
- no bacon? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 31, 21:10
And in between the moon and you, the angels get a better view of the crumbling wall between wrong and right -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 31, 21:08 2
- She says shes tired of life, she must be tired of something. -- nm - Spawn Oct 31, 21:10 1
  - ~Blue morning, Blue morning, Wrapped in strands of fist and bone, Curiosity, Kitten, doesn't have to mean you're on your own.~ -- nm - 'lia Oct 31, 21:31
NaNo works on the honor system so while you are supposed to write a 50,000 word *novel* Do As You Wish. - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 21:06 14
- hey Qale... is Lulu what you went through with the book you finished when you went to start getting published? - i'm not Undead yet ! Oct 31, 21:30 3
  - If you just want the book to be available in print, yes. Lulu is great. - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 21:35 2
    - yeah, i've glanced over the site a few times .... looks very intersesting .. i guess i just have cold feet lol - i'm not Undead yet ! Oct 31, 21:43 1
      - Yeah, you can always email me too - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 22:25
- I was considering trying it this year, but November just isn't a good month for me to be able to do something like this. -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 21:18 2
  - I was starting to think maybe taking a year off, but no dice. I start on "Later, Skater: On Tour" in just a few minutes. Maybe next year. -- nm - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 21:24 1
    - A different month would work better for me. I had a screenplay idea I decided would work better as a novel so I was considering it. -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 21:30
- I keep meaning to write my story for my grandkids. Maybe I should do that. - MonsterMeg Oct 31, 21:15 4
  - can I have the movie rights? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 31, 21:25 1
    - I'll be willing to accept offers ;) -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 31, 21:28
  - I think it's a really good idea. I mean the point is just to keep moving forward. -- nm - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 21:23
  - That's a cool idea -- nm - J Oct 31, 21:19
- But if you cheat you will be banished from published works for life. -- nm - Secrets Publishers Don't Want You To Know ($19.95) Oct 31, 21:09 1
  - Thank god for Lulu. -- nm - Qale v2.0 Oct 31, 21:15
Lia, here is a nik for you - peglegpete Oct 31, 21:03 1
- of course, if you prefer Japanese monster films, GodzilLia -- nm - peglegpete Oct 31, 21:06
BOOOOOO! -- nm - peglegpete Oct 31, 21:01
Bub the Builder. - Spawn Oct 31, 21:01 13
- poor lil candy hooker - big time shamu Oct 31, 21:04 12
  - Next year either he will be Luke and I will be Han. or he will be Robin and I will be Batman. - Spawn Oct 31, 21:05 11
    - he's Han and you're Chewie! -- nm - Remlik Oct 31, 21:52
    - Supes and Jimmy Olson - big time shamu Oct 31, 21:18 2
      - Maybe the Toyman -- nm - eag Oct 31, 21:20 1
        
        i doubt spawn could even pull off Mr. Mxyzptlk -- nm - big time shamu Oct 31, 21:21
    - Indy and Short Round -- nm - Max Oct 31, 21:06 6
      - He would make a great Indy. - Spawn Oct 31, 21:07 5
        
        McClane and Gruber -- nm - Max Oct 31, 21:09 4
        
        He won't be up to that level of violence yet. - Spawn Oct 31, 21:12 3
        
        you be a tiger the 2 of you can go as Calvin & Hobbes -- nm - peglegpete Oct 31, 21:14 2
        
        that would be an incredibly cute costume duo - 'lia Oct 31, 21:16 1
        
        except spawn is so big and ugly - big time shamu Oct 31, 21:21

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