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Poll: Only 51 shopping days till christmas! Have you started shopping? -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 10:10 16
- This reminds me, I need to make a wish list. I don't think I'll consider a DSLR this year, maybe next year. - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:18
- In fact, UPS just delivered four of Kim's gifts. -- nm - David Nov 3, 10:16
- No. Only in early or mid December -- nm - FabioParme Nov 3, 10:14
- There are boxes and boxes in our bonus room filled with toys. - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 10:13
- We have Jacen almost done. I need to decide if I have it in me to write V3.0 of our annual Christmas book. -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 10:12
- soem stuff for the kids if toys have been on sale. -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 10:12
- *hackles* -- nm - Max Nov 3, 10:12
- Ordered the grandkids' goodie package from the British Grocer in August. Otherwise I'm waiting for my SS assignment :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 10:12
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  - heh, yeah, this is the only gift I have so far. -- nm - kelly Nov 3, 10:12
- I do all mine Christmas Eve, then go to the pub. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 10:11
- I haven't even started thinking about what I'm going to get people -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 10:10
- no, i'm really behind this year, but also my family is doing Secret Santa so i have very little to buy. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 10:10
- Not at all. -- nm - MDH Nov 3, 10:10
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- No, not really. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:10
LYC: In 2 weeks P!nk's Live DVD has gone the AUS equiv of 15x Platinum, she announced a 3rd Euro leg in...Stadiums. Huge feat for a solo artist. - MDH Nov 3, 10:09
This is my SlackerTalk list for Twitter. Let me know who I'm missing. -- (link) - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 10:08 5
- gcuruchet -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 10:11
- david and callisto -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:11 1
  - ^-- those are not their twitter names, so that's probably not helpful at all -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:12
- maralinn -- nm - mara Nov 3, 10:11 1
  - I thought I had you... -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 10:13
There's like 500 groups on facebook called st. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 10:06 5
- search for "Ticker Talk" -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 10:08 1
  - Done. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 10:13
- But how many are called SlackerTalk? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:07 2
  - None. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 10:08 1
    - Right, the group was set up when we still thought of ourselves as TTers. -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 10:10
from B2 ... is "erected" the right word to use for Clinton's statue? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 3, 10:04 2
- I wouldn't have linked to it unless they used that word. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 10:06
- No. It's wrong .. so deliciously wrong. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:05
S Korea taxi drivers can watch TV -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Nov 3, 09:58
Google Music launched a couple of days ago. -- (link) - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 09:54
The more I see of When in Rome, the worse it looks -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 09:51
There are no items for me to vote on this Election Day since I do not live in a city and there are no state referendums apparently. I am disappoint. -- nm - Qale v2.0 Nov 3, 09:50 1
- Je suis disappoint. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 10:07
Bush's statue should go in Fucking, Austria. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 09:49 2
- Truth or Consequences -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 09:52
- agree with R*ag*ncumber -- nm - budice Nov 3, 09:50
I'm still waiting to hear back from Vancouver2010 and even though they're still giving out assignments, I'd really like to know now. Tickets aren't - Hotkiss Nov 3, 09:48 1
- All calling again (when you know the process is ongoing) will do is annoy the person who takes the call. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 10:02
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- the banks are the evil ones, here. - znufrii Nov 3, 09:53
- Taking millions from public transport authorities for a technical breach = evil!!!! -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 09:52 2
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    - Yes (generally an exclamation point from me means I am joking) - though if I were a transit authority, I'd be using every trick I could to get - Roger More Nov 3, 10:03
I hate that my cafeteria never offers gravy to go with the mashed potatoes. - znufrii Nov 3, 09:45 4
- No gravy on mashed potatoes is the work of the devil. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 10:08
- byoj. -- nm - b. Nov 3, 10:02
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  - huh, I get one for gravy recipes. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 09:51
Dear online retailer - oblique Nov 3, 09:45 3
- Yeah, try getting stuff shipped to Alaska. - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 09:48 1
  - *starts trying to ship Sarah Palin back to Alaska* -- nm - Qale v2.0 Nov 3, 09:51
- Oh yeah? Well bagpipe you too! -- nm - Online retailer Nov 3, 09:47
Bery why did you have to change the channel from Mad Men? Planned recording? -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 3, 09:43 4
- Not a fan. I was just testing out my new HDTV. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:46 3
  - *disheartened* -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 3, 09:55 2
    - I've just never given it a shot, that's what I mean by "not a fan"; not that I disliked it. - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:56 1
      - That is absolutely true. Start from the beginning and allow it to wash over you. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 3, 09:58
Stupid Saints. Stupid refs. Stupid football. -- nm - David Nov 3, 09:43 17
- with his helmet on, Matt Ryan looks a lot like Tate Donovan - prayformojo Nov 3, 09:58 1
  - He actually reminds me of Gomer Pyle at times. It's his expressions more than his features. -- nm - David Nov 3, 10:00
- Learn to win road games 1-3..albeit to good teams. Need another gear. -- nm - budice Nov 3, 09:53 9
  - 1) Get refs to call pass interference on plays where Roddy White gets tackle. That's a 14 point swing right there. -- nm - David Nov 3, 09:55 8
    - 2) Be far enough ahead in the game where a ref call (on the road) won't matter. -- nm - budice Nov 3, 09:58 7
      - 3) Win all games in the first quarter. Yes, that's reasonable. -- nm - David Nov 3, 09:59 6
        
        If your lazy ass team would just score 30 points per quarter, you wouldn't have to worry. Slackers. (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 10:04 5
        
        Maybe if we played against our own defense. -- nm - David Nov 3, 10:05 3
        
        I swear to Jeebus, I expect you to say this... - musubi Nov 3, 10:07 1
        
        USC was rebuilding this year. They lost their top 4 (!) linebackers and are starting a pair of freshmen at QB. - David Nov 3, 10:15
        
        Reminds me of that simpsons football strategy board. "Okay, you to run around in circles ... and you, you fall down." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:07
        
        At which point everyone will whine about running up the score on those poor professional athletes. -- nm - TFox, Patriots fan Nov 3, 10:05
- ~Are you ready for some stupid football!!~ -- nm - Max Nov 3, 09:49
- I think the falcons need to work on their hail mary play. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 09:45
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- What happened? -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 09:44 1
  - The NFL made the "fix the game" signal. -- nm - David Nov 3, 09:51
Spawn: Perhaps the problem is that I just can't imagine the response time of the Wii controller (and physical space) to be what I need it to be in FPS -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:42 31
- I really enjoyed the RE series on the Wii. I've played COD also and it worked just fine. Even enjoyed the lobbing of grenades using the wiimote -- nm - oblique Nov 3, 10:01
- spawn has been told to switch the controll setup to green thumb right? - tRuMaN Nov 3, 09:46 4
  - Unknown, but good point. Much better for close-quarters combat. (Myself, I tend to jack the response times way up, too, so the controls are super-fast -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:47 3
    - yeah, I have mine set to - tRuMaN Nov 3, 09:48 2
      - "his grenades are still dancing!" -- nm - Master Chief Nic Cage si Nov 3, 09:49 1
        
        "The Bad Master Chief" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:50
- Does the Wii online service have a subscription cost like XBox? -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 09:45 10
  - the ps3 and wii services are free i believe. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 09:46 9
    - hmmm... meaning the Netflix linkup on Wii would likely be free too... hmmm... - TFox Nov 3, 09:48 8
      - i'm just not sure the wii will be able to handle hd netflix. - tRuMaN Nov 3, 09:50 7
        
        Apparently, there is an HD Wii coming next year that will fix this problem too. -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 09:55 2
        
        Rumor is the Wii Netflix may only work on the Wii HD -- nm - oblique Nov 3, 10:05 1
        
        Yeah, I saw that too. That blows gorilla nuts. - TFox Nov 3, 10:07
        
        I don't have an hd tv, and won't in the near future. Which is why the Blu-Ray in PS3 isn't attracting me either. - TFox Nov 3, 09:51 1
        
        We future-proofed; got an HD-PVR when we were shopping, despite not having an HDTV. Two years later, we got an HDTV, and it just works. It's great :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:52
        
        afaik, the wii can only output at 480p tops (using component cables). -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:50 1
        
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- It works brilliantly in RE. All the mags raved about it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 09:43 13
  - And how many of the mags came from a keyboard/mouse/WADS background? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:47 12
    - The Wii is currently as close as you can get to keyboard/mouse on a console. - Ender Nov 3, 09:53 11
      - I need my reticule linked to my screen; mouselook. Anything less is basically just VirtuaCop, highly annoying. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:54 10
        
        I don't know what you mean by "mouselook", but I was a bit worried that I wouldn't like the targeting in RE, but I quickly found it to be great. - musubi Nov 3, 09:57 5
        
        on a PC, the mouse controls the center point of the screen (the reticule) - moving the mouse moves the player's head. - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:59 4
        
        Ahhh. I think you can do that in RE, though. - musubi Nov 3, 10:02 2
        
        I'm too lazy to acquire the game and try it (haven't turned the wii on for a month), but that sounds usable. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:08 1
        
        The only drawback to the RE controls, afaicr, is the inability to "strafe". - musubi Nov 3, 10:11
        
        (It's not in the slightest bit realistic, which I'm fine with. :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:59
        
        Well, that's up to the individual game developers. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 09:56 3
        
        Using the wiimote to mouselook would also annoy the snot out of me. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:57 2
        
        (It's hard enough to control that damn hand in Mario Galaxy :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:00 1
        
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repost from B2: One of the thing that worries me about Flash Forward, is how are they going to make a Season 2 - celedhring Nov 3, 09:41 18
- I'm wondering if the work of Hugh Everett is going to come into play (the father of Mark 'Eels' Everett). - LMS Nov 3, 09:50
- There could be another flash, but this time everybody 'sees' different things! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 09:44 7
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    - Doing her hair, maybe. (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 09:58 1
      - This made me laugh, and the addition of the IM made me laugh more. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 09:59
    - I know I wouldn't last 2 minutes and 17 seconds. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 3, 09:53 3
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        Hmmm, maybe for humpday I will tell of a real and similar experience from my past. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 3, 10:00
      - I know I would be pleased with just 137 sekunden with her! -- nm - FabioParme Nov 3, 09:56
- I think they will follow LOST to a degree. - psilotum Nov 3, 09:43 1
  - You mean everybody will crash on an island? - FabioParme Nov 3, 09:54
- Presumably, they will be working together to fend off some cataclysmic event. -- nm - David Nov 3, 09:43 2
  - Save the cheer- oh, wait. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 09:44
  - 2012 !! -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 09:44
- Well, I have only watched the first, but is time flying by on the show? I mean, is each episode a day? A week? -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 09:43 3
  - Last week's episode was Halloween. So, it seems season 1 will end at the day of the flash forwards -- nm - FabioParme Nov 3, 09:52
  - I assume it's real-time - celedhring Nov 3, 09:45 1
    - That seems to be about how it's worked out so far. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 09:46
what's the best way for a new Facebooker to hook up with the ST crowd? -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 09:40 9
- Search for the Ticker Talk group. That way you get real names corresponding to ST names. -- nm - mara Nov 3, 09:44
- Find the Ticker Talk group and go to Discussions. Jax listed most of the original members there. We still need to add those that may have - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 09:44 1
  - The officers list alludes to each person's ST identity. -- nm - psilotum Nov 3, 09:45
- There's a slackertalk group - ask the membership to be your friend (and when you do say "it's Beaker from ST" or something so it doesn't appear to be - Roger More Nov 3, 09:43 2
  - cool. merci. -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 09:43 1
    - BTW on the discussion board of the ST group, there's a list of real names matched with their ST handles so you can tell who's who -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 09:44
- Once you add an STer, you can see their friends and start adding the ones you recognize. - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 09:42 1
  - thanks -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 09:43
- Joining tonight to join the anti-NB Power sale group...feel free to join!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 09:41
Work Query - Restaurant recommendation in Santa Monica please? Not too expensive. -- nm - LMS Nov 3, 09:40 10
- OK - con_carne Nov 3, 09:53 3
  - Oh! Lula Cocina Mexicana (couldn't remember the name there for a spell...) -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 10:00
  - Thanks! -- nm - LMS Nov 3, 09:59
  - I went to Bubba Gump Shrimp in Anaheim - it was great. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:55
- I used to go there for an English style tea shop - probably not what you're looking for :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 09:46 2
  - The Tudor House? (never been there, myself) -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 09:55
  - Where was that we went with Kare? That was nice. -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 09:47
- Don't get out to the west side much, but I liked this place when I went there. (link) - musubi Nov 3, 09:45 1
  - Oh yes, C&O's is excellent. All the locals know about it (but may be a tad out of the way for this purpose) -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 10:05
- Jerry's deli -- nm - peglegpete Nov 3, 09:42
I was re-watching some Modern Family episodes over the weekend, and I got a very Arrested Development vibe to it. - musubi Nov 3, 09:39 1
- Yeah, a lot of the reviews I have read mentioned this. - Spawn Nov 3, 09:40
hit it. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 09:38 1
- We're on a mission ... *puts on sunglasses* ... from God. -- nm - YEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWW!!! Nov 3, 09:39

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