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The 'Freedom to Present Christmas Music in Public School Classrooms or Assemblies' initiative - zeitgeist Nov 3, 11:57 6
- I would accept Christmas music in schools if we accepted that Christmas is no longer a religious celebration. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 12:02 5
  - why wasn't I told? -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 12:03
  - This is akin to my philosophy that marriage should not be legally recognized as it is a religious ceremony and every union should be a "civil union". - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 12:03 1
    - oh, you old romantic you. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 12:04
  - It's right there in the name! :) -- nm - oblique Nov 3, 12:03 1
    - Let's call it Tophermas, then. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 12:04
crash, did we ever decide when the halo endure night will be? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 11:56 1
- I suppose we could try tonight? -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 11:57
Verizon offering 30% off Cellphone Batteries today w/Free Overnight Ship -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 11:54
Society for California Archaeology is holding their conference in Riverside next year. This is one of the hotels they've blocked rooms with... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 11:54 2
- I'm in! -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 12:01 1
  - When they first mentioned it and I looked at regular prices I thought they must be kidding. They're giving us a conference rate of - MojaveMeg Nov 3, 12:05
HIMYM : How they managed to make the return of [spoilers] unfunny is beyond me - oblique Nov 3, 11:52
what should kidyourface.com be? - TFox Nov 3, 11:52
Guigue: Here would be some of my favorites - MDH Nov 3, 11:46 4
- How could they possibly have forgotten Swordfish, The Island, and Signs?! -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 11:58
- I... think I like the Paste Magazine list better -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 11:54 2
  - Haha to each his own :-) My list just is a lot better for me -- nm - MDH Nov 3, 11:54 1
    - Actually, I like some of the movies on your list, and even have a couple of them on DVD - but to me, they are fun movies, not good movies :) -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 11:56
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oh, it's hailing. great. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 11:44 1
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Hi ML! -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 11:41 10
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  - you really have the crappiest luck, I think my point total was about the season average your opponents put up - crash davis Nov 3, 11:45 8
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      - I just looked at my schedule and my five remaining games are against the top five teams. So this last weekend was the season highlight. - crash davis Nov 3, 11:49 6
        
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        I fully expect another starter of mine to be injuried this week -- nm - oblique Nov 3, 11:57
        
        its designed that way so the commissioner can make the playoffs -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 11:52 3
        
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        I figure if I insult his football knowledge enough, he'll keep showing up in Halo to prove he is a better gamer than me. - crash davis Nov 3, 11:55 1
        
        Tell me the part about USC football again! -- nm - David Nov 3, 12:05
Here's the full Past list of Best Movies of the decade - Max Nov 3, 11:40 16
- Seen 37. 7 I found not that good and 2 absolutely awful (Juno & Elephant) -- nm - AJRimmer Nov 3, 12:03
- I've seen 42 (44 if we count all of the LOTR individually). That's a weird but generally solid list. -- nm - David Nov 3, 12:01
- 27 -- nm - nubby Nov 3, 11:50
- I've seen 33. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 11:50
- I've seen 40 out of the 53. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 11:48
- I've seen most of that list (38), and I think there's only one movie there that I truly despised. - kelly Nov 3, 11:48 2
  - I didn't like Mullholland Drive or City of God at all. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 11:54 1
    - Yeah, I didn't either. I absolutely despised The Squid and the Whale. -- nm - kelly Nov 3, 11:57
- 24 out of 50 (counting - as they do - series such as LOTR as 1 movie) -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 11:47
- #1 has one of my 5 favorite movie scenes ever - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:45 1
  - #1 is in my top 5 films of all time. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 11:48
- I've seen 12 1/2 of these. (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 11:43 3
  - The three I haven't seen are Pan's Labyrinth, The Last King of Scotland, and Flight of the Red Balloon -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 11:48 2
    - I'm surprised that you haven't seen two of those -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 11:48 1
      - yeah - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:49
- argh. Paste. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 11:40
SITWAP, but this gave me a great laugh - "less intelligent" v "more intelligent" Google searches -- (link) - Guy Nov 3, 11:37
Vermin: If Fox news is actively engaged in protesting the government then, yes, their acces should be restricted. They shouldn't be censored - TWuG Nov 3, 11:36 32
- You may disagree with this, but I see the tea parties as protesting policy, not 'government' or the admin. as a whole. - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 11:49 16
  - Except that if the administration were to come out in favor of the color orange, you'd see anti-orange protests from them. -- nm - nubby Nov 3, 12:08
  - It's a policy supported by the white house and the democrats and not by the republicans. That's not just a coincidence. - pmb Nov 3, 11:57
  - I have no problems with Fox News or with Teabag Protests. It's that the two work together that makes Fox unworthy of being - TWuG Nov 3, 11:54 9
    - That's funny given that the other "news" organizations created the "tea bagger" slur to begin with. Yeah, that's objective journalism. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 11:56 8
      - Wait, what? How is it a slur to call a political group something they are calling themselves? -- nm - David Nov 3, 12:04
      - Really? Because Fox seems to have no problem using it in a positive sense on a regular basis. - TWuG Nov 3, 11:59 2
        
        It's a lot like the n-word. They're taking it back. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 12:00 1
        
        I'm not quite sure about the chronology here. -- nm - nubby Nov 3, 12:10
      - Again the point is objectivity. The point being argued is whether they are passively involved and providing commentary or organizing an opposition. - pmb Nov 3, 11:58 3
        
        And my point is the MSNBC is an active part of the opposition to the opposition. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 11:59 1
        
        They aren't organizing. They aren't promoting or organizing protests. There is a distinction, though I agree it's a fine line. - pmb Nov 3, 12:02
        
        Sorry. The point "isn't" objectivity. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 11:58
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    - "TEAR IT ALL DOWN!" ;) - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 12:02
  - it starts to look like the bush admin. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 11:52
  - Agreed. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 11:51
- I think the daily show from last week laid out my thoughts on this - tRuMaN Nov 3, 11:44
- I forgot about that part of the first amendment that only limits the freedom of the press when they exercise their other first amendment rights... *NM - Ender Nov 3, 11:39 13
  - Perhaps you missed the part where the Bush admin excercised the same discretion in favor of conservative news purveyors? - TWuG Nov 3, 11:43
  - which of their First Amendment right is he proposing be restricted? -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 11:42 11
    - About half of them if he's suggesting that a press organization should be punished by the government for aiding the people to peacably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 11:45 9
      - There is no punishment. There just isn't cooperation. The first amendment doesn't guaranty cooperation. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 12:00 3
        
        They're actively attacking Fox News from the Press Room Podium, don't tell me they're not trying to punish them. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 12:02 2
        
        The first amendment doesn't guaranty that you can express your opinion without opposition either. - pmb Nov 3, 12:05
        
        They are answering critics from the Press Room, through the Press Secretary. That's kind of his job. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 12:03
      - You aren't reading what I'm writing, you're reading what you *expect* me to have written. - TWuG Nov 3, 11:52 3
        
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        I would have no problem with only one organization being credentialed for the press room as long as WH statements were released online and in print - Max Nov 3, 12:00 1
        
        word -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 12:01
      - "not talking to Fox" isn't a limitation of their Freedom of Speech. - Reagen Nov 3, 11:47
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seen two Claire Denis movies at TIFF - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 3, 11:36
Amazon rolls out PayPhrase 3rd party payment service. -- (link) - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 3, 11:33
I don't completely agree with the order of their top 50, but that's an extremely solid group of films. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 11:32 8
- i still think that Paste is a weird name for a magazine -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:38 4
  - Kid, Your Face is a weird name for a magazine. -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 11:39 3
    - Kid, Your Face is an *excellent* name for a magazine, actually. -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 11:42 2
      - hmmmm - Dano Nov 3, 11:44 1
        
        (not anymore) -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 11:48
- I've seen 47 of them and agree. I like the list, and it would be a good group of movies to work your way through. - Dano Nov 3, 11:36
- There's some horseshit in there (like Ghost Dog, especially seeing some of the stuff Ghost Dog beat) but its a good group of movies. - TFox Nov 3, 11:34
- yep. -- nm - b. Nov 3, 11:33
ST Decide My Lunch! KFC, greek food place, pizza place, McDonald's, Good Stuff Burger (pretty good burger place), Weinerschnitzel -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 11:31 7
- We have a clear winner. Greek it is. -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 11:37
- Greek. -- nm - kelly Nov 3, 11:36
- greek -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 3, 11:32
- greek. -- nm - b. Nov 3, 11:32
- It's $2.49 Popeye's Tuesday -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 3, 11:32
- burger joint. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 11:31
- Go greek. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 3, 11:31
I stand corrected. It looks like they did give Ratatouille the nod. (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 11:30 51
- Would anyone on here go 1, 2 with Up and Ratatouille in their personal rank of Pixars? In either order? - TFox Nov 3, 11:32 17
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    - At least you watched the best half -- nm - oblique Nov 3, 11:47
  - Wall-E, then Finding Nemo, then Up, then Ratatouille -- nm - Guy Nov 3, 11:39
  - No. It's Up, WALL-E, Monsters, with Rat being towards the bottom -- nm - oblique Nov 3, 11:39
  - Ratatouille, Up and Incredibles would be my top 3 of the ones made this decade -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 11:38
  - I think I'd go Incredibles, WALL-E, Ratatouille, Monsters, Toy Story, Up, Finding Nemo,Toy Story 2,Cars, Bug's Life -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 11:37
  - No way, no how. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 11:35
  - I love them both. I think with time Up might become my fave over Monsters, Inc. - Callisto Nov 3, 11:34 7
    - I'm with you, I love virtually everything they've touched, but... - TFox Nov 3, 11:36 6
      - If you want to try to appreciate the weakest of the Pizar films, sure. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 11:58 4
        
        What does A Bug's Life have to do with anything? -- nm - David Nov 3, 12:01
        
        Have you watched it? -- nm - Inigo Nov 3, 12:01 1
        
        Partial. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 12:05
        
        That's where I'd put it in my list too. -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 11:59
      - I think yes. It's like a fine wine. -- nm - Callisto Nov 3, 11:52
  - Yeah, I missed up, but I thinkUp is #4 among Pixar movies of the last decade. (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 11:34
  - Monsters...Up 1/2 for me. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 3, 11:33
- Up was better. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 11:30 32
  - Up was sweet but I'd personally take Coraline over it for the Oscar this year. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 3, 11:38 7
    - I really disliked Coraline, but I blame that on Selick. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 11:54
    - I love Coraline, but it's not Up. -- nm - Callisto Nov 3, 11:53
    - i really liked Coraline, but i thought it ended weakly. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 11:40
    - TTWPOD! -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 11:40 1
      - Woo do i get a prize? I hope it's a cookie. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 3, 11:42
    - no. way. -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 11:39
    - Not a chance. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 11:39
  - just by a hair -- nm - Guy Nov 3, 11:38
  - (and rated higher on the list) -- nm - Callisto Nov 3, 11:31
  - I still haven't seen Up or Cars -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 11:31 19
    - Wait until you have a son that forces you to watch Cars, it's not very good. -- nm - Inigo Nov 3, 11:32 8
      - I wouldn't say that. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 11:39 2
        
        I'm with Spawn. It's far better than it's given credit. - musubi Nov 3, 11:40 1
        
        There are weaker Pixars. - Spawn Nov 3, 11:58
      - Someday I should finish my essay on why Cars is inherently creepy - Reagen Nov 3, 11:38 4
        
        Speaking of which, image googling "Lightning McQueen Halloween" produced some....disturbing results. (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 11:39 2
        
        Mmm like what? I don't see anything special -- nm - Guigue Nov 3, 11:41 1
        
        It's a few pages into the google search. (spoils) - musubi Nov 3, 11:45
        
        I think you've put more thought into the plot than the writers did. -- nm - Inigo Nov 3, 11:39
    - I have seen Cars enough for the both of us. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 11:32 9
      - I wonder who would win in a contest of which one of us has seen Cars the most. - musubi Nov 3, 11:35 8
        
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        I am willing to admit how wrong I was about this film. - Spawn Nov 3, 11:38
        
        Wait till v2 is about 1.5 years old. - musubi Nov 3, 11:38
        
        It's coming. -- nm - Inigo Nov 3, 11:38 2
        
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        Compared to Barney or Thomas The Tank Engine, Cars is far better. - Inigo Nov 3, 11:44
        
        I think I'd win that bet. Sadly. -- nm - Inigo Nov 3, 11:37
        
        Not there yet. Thanks to Mater Tales. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 11:36
  - also on the list. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 11:31 1
    - Good. I missed the context of musubi's post anmd thought the Rat got listed as the only Pixar film on the list. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 11:38
so ... I have microwaveable soup for lunch. Should I go with that, or go for tacos? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 11:30 1
- *outside* -- nm - b. Nov 3, 11:33
LIR (and with link this time) Eternal Sunshine and City of God are the only ones I would vouch for. - Hotkiss Nov 3, 11:29 6
- I've seen all 10 and like all 10 to varying degrees. I would say I love 7 of them. -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 11:30
- And City of God is so, ugh. Bleh. Overall I like the list, but the #1 is blah. -- nm - Callisto Nov 3, 11:30 4
  - City of God is in the bottom films of the decade, not the top. -- nm - David Nov 3, 11:59
  - I agree, looking at the list. (Although I have no opinion on the two in the top 10 I've never heard of.) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 11:32 2
    - They really should have done a Top 10 Films of the Last Decade that JaxSean has Seen. - Spawn Nov 3, 11:34 1
      - Exactly. Bastages. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 11:43
Roll, I got a Poll. -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 11:28

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