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Stargate SG1 Complete Series $104 at Amazon. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 15:15 4
- There were *10* seasons of that? - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:16 2
  - And I only remember like 6 episodes, all of which had those little replicant thingys. -- nm - David Nov 4, 15:17 1
    - I only remember one of those episodes. Do you remember any episodes where Daniel gets himself in danger, and Macgyver has to rescue him? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:18
- somewhat tempted. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 15:15
Anyone here handle any sort of consignments as middle-men? - Will Hunting Nov 4, 15:14
Is Glee on tonight or does it get interrupted? -- nm - e Nov 4, 15:14 2
- baseball is on tonight. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 15:15 1
  - drats! -- nm - e Nov 4, 15:17
mac users can get a disk space visualization app free from the macheist folks if they act quick -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:14
I guess this is picking at a scab that has healed over already, but Easterbrook is a genius for landing a gig that must pay by the word. - crash davis Nov 4, 15:11 10
- Heh, this is an excerpt, written last night, from the life story I'm working on. Sound familiar? - MojaveMeg Nov 4, 15:18 1
  - very :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 4, 15:19
- Also, news flash: House is not even medically accurate, let alone realistic and lawyers aren't allowed to do half the crap they do in TV courtrooms. - ralph wiggum Nov 4, 15:14 7
  - I'll buy that about House, but you are just lawyer-lying about the legal shows on TV. - crash davis Nov 4, 15:16 1
    - She's lying. Those 2 seasons of Law & Order have you ready to pass the Idaho bar exam. Go for it! (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 15:19
  - And Joss Whedon probably isn't a rapist. -- nm - David Nov 4, 15:16 3
    - you know ... it would be great if it turned out that that LJ user was Whedon in disguise -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:18
    - Also, Almost Famous didn't actually have lava lamps. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 4, 15:18
    - probably -- nm - e Nov 4, 15:17
  - but CSI:Miami is a deadly-accurate representation of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:15
ncis spoiler alert - tRuMaN Nov 4, 15:10
Mousehunt: At last I got the ship plans! - celedhring Nov 4, 15:07
I'm only vaguely aware of Sara Bareilles, but this is hilarious. - David Nov 4, 15:06
I gotta go write my words for NaNo right now, but I wanted to say what's not said enough: Thanks to those on ST that support those gay rights issues. - Qale Nov 4, 15:06 2
- You should see my hair nowadays (or maybe not) -- nm - celedhring Nov 4, 15:09
- :) - -- nm - b. Nov 4, 15:07
has ST seen this interview with Sarah (from Chuck) about the new season? -- (link) - tRuMaN Nov 4, 15:01 1
"The Real Black Dahlia" L.A. bus tour -- (link) - con_carne Nov 4, 15:01
As prisons get more crowded, I'm sure we'll start seeing more punishments like this one. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:01
hmm, I think Whose line is it anyway would be a good show to bring back to tv - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:52
it would be helpful if one was apprised of a deadline before it passed. -- nm - b. Nov 4, 14:50
Electronic Arts website is offering 20% off video games -- (link) - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:42 5
- you know what, ignore this post. Dragon Age Origins is $59.95 on the site, but when you click the 20% off link, the price jumps to $74.95 -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:43 4
  - It's a steal! -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 15:13
  - that's the new Bioware game. Can't wait to play it. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 14:46 2
    - It's getting *rave* reviews. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 14:53
    - yeah, I think I am gonna rent it first, to see if I like it. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:47
Why fear gay marriage, because if you allow a group of marginalized people to become 'normal' then it will soon be apparent that there are a lot more - zeitgeist Nov 4, 14:36 2
- Whew, that was quite a rant. Semi-related fun fact: blacks are *over*-represented on TV these days. - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 15:02
- Hee, and to support that we get an "all love is equal" tee-shirt ad in the sidebar :) -- (link) - MojaveMeg Nov 4, 14:43
I'm happy to see that Brandon Jennings is making all of the people that trashed him for playing in Europe instead of college look real stupid - stewie Nov 4, 14:32
Hump Day News: "Transient Global Amnesia" (and no, that's not a new TV show plot) ... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:29 1
- or "getting your brains fucked out" -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 14:33
Geek Deal: AMD Radeon HD4890 1GB for $11,000 -- (link) - budice Nov 4, 14:28
Those who wish to be must put aside the alienation, get on with the fascination, the real relation, the underlying theme. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 14:27
ST: You now realize every Halloween costume you saw can't compare to my friend's -- (link) - MDH Nov 4, 14:19 [Image] 3
- Lady Gaga has made it acceptable to dress in drag in public... you know, for kicks. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 15:01
- her head is being eaten by a Tribble! -- nm - peglegpete Nov 4, 14:22
- Lady Gaga red outfit ala VMAs -- (link) - MDH Nov 4, 14:21 [Image]
That Bud Lite commercial making fun of the online dating sites cracks me up every time -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:18
The real problem with the gay marriage issue began when the state and church used the same word for two different things. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 14:16 8
- Until I moved to this country I had no clue that marriage could be controlled by the state....you talked to your minister/priest/whatever, he read the - MojaveMeg Nov 4, 14:21 7
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  - yes, you need a license here. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 14:22
  - A license is required here, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:22 4
    - Ah okay, I have an acknowledgement from the Registrar General of Ontario with a copy of the cerificate we completed at the church. So it seems it was - MojaveMeg Nov 4, 14:28 3
      - Basically, the priest performs the service and sends the paperwork off to the government. It's that way in Australia too. -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 14:29 2
        
        (but we need a license here first, right? I mean, you buy the provincial license in advance of the ceremony, the official fills it out and finalizes - Andie Nov 4, 14:48 1
        
        yes -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:52
Does $45-55 seem reasonable for tix to see Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood in an "intimate" theater setting? - kelly Nov 4, 14:16 20
- Is Colin Mochrie one of those guys from "Whose Line Is it Anyway?"? -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 14:20 9
  - Yeah - I loved him on the British version. -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 14:23 5
    - my sistah. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 14:31 4
      - Tony Slattery is still my absolute favorite part of that show. I loved that guy. -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 14:33 3
        
        Who was the big fat guy...He was terrific. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 14:46 2
        
        IIRC it was Michael McShane - the only other thing I remember seeing him in was Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Friar Tuck. -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 14:49
        
        Drew Carey isn't that obese. - con_carne Nov 4, 14:48
  - Yeah, the bald one. Sherwood being the big tall Vince Vaughny looking one. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 14:21 2
    - Brad Sherwood is the one that raps with Karl Rove (!!) -- nm - Guigue Nov 4, 14:23
    - ah, now I know who they are. -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:22
- I honestly have no idea who they are. So I'm gonna say too much -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:19
- What venue? It's a little high but the fees could be a determining factor -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 14:18 2
  - $7/ticket. An extra $3 for mail, but the show's next Friday so will call (for free) would work there, too. -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 14:25
  - Ugh. Venue fees and "service charge," etc. Tell me about it. -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 14:22
- $35-45 would be reasonable, I think -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:17
- Depends on the theatre, is my guess. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 14:17 4
  - Maryland Theater in Haterstown. -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 14:18 3
    - They played Warner in DC for like the same price, so I guess relative to rest of the tour its okay. is that too high overall for them is the question -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 14:22
    - Seems a tad high..... -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 14:20
    - "the keys are, like, right next to each other". :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:19
is it nap time? -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 14:10
Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnap case -- (link) - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 4, 14:08
awww, Diva. -- (link) - kelly Nov 4, 14:08 [Backboard] 3
- I'm working on a treatment. It's actually much more complex than it sounds. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 14:12 2
  - multiple ... layers ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:16 1
    - "You may begin with my toes..." - Clive si Nov 4, 14:18
LIR: I think if you asked opponents of interracial marriage why they opposed it you would get similar answers -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 14:06 31
- There's also a gut level "ick" factor that a lot of people can't get past. - Reagen Nov 4, 14:12 10
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  - but who's gonna want to marry me when I'm 60? -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 14:13 5
    - Loosilu will have come around by then. -- nm - David Nov 4, 14:55
    - *meaningful look* -- nm - b. Nov 4, 14:51
    - mandy! - Reagen Nov 4, 14:14 2
      - I dunno, she loves Maine a little too much... -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 14:15 1
        
        but she loves NH more. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 14:25
  - in your IM, did you mean 'supporters' or -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 14:12 2
    - yeah, I bungled that one. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 14:12
    - .. 'opponents'? -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 14:12
- which is what? -- nm - e Nov 4, 14:09 5
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    - "god didn't intend it" is the key part... attempting to legislate the views of one religion onto everyone - stewie Nov 4, 14:21 3
      - and i've never actually heard a response to "but god made me gay." - Andie Nov 4, 14:26 2
        
        That's actually an easy one. - Dano Nov 4, 14:30 1
        
        Dano is right. That's how I've heard it said -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 14:32
- I don't get this at all either, but I think you're right -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:08
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  - I thought my answer was a good one, too ... nothing like casting aspersions of "The [masses] doth protest too much, methinks" on those folks. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:14 1
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  - i always saw it as a 'gays don't deserve it!' - like being married is some elite privilege that - Andie Nov 4, 14:11 9
    - If they'd vote out divorce, I'd respect their decision. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 14:12 8
      - If Heidi and Spencer can get married, then I should be able to marry a dude. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 14:15 2
        
        Only Spencer, though. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 14:16 1
        
        even Dano ain't going to take that hit for the team. Nasty -- nm - e Nov 4, 14:34
      - i think those people would be better off picketing people getting divorced for the 4th time if they actually care about the 'sanctity of marriage.' -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 14:14 3
        
        The places in the US where opposition to gay marriage is strongest are also the places with the highest proportion of people married 3 or more times -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 14:21
        
        Please don't give them any more ideas... -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 14:16 1
        
        oh be quiet! Trust in the sanctity of marriage! :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:17
      - Absolutely agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:14
And Beaker - eag Nov 4, 14:06 1
- cool. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 14:12
sitwap. his year, Toys R Us will donate $1 to the Toys for Tots Program for every person who becomes a Fan on Facebook - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:05 1
- Which reminds me I need to get this year's Big Book -- nm - eag Nov 4, 14:06
I think I might be down to 4 more days of actual physical work. I'm gonna need a hobby. -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:04 5
- Don't you have some baby stuff to build now? -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 14:11 1
  - I think we're good with the hand me down stuff. There's an awful lot of it. -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:12
- you say this every year - e Nov 4, 14:10 2
  - you're right, I'm a broken record. cocktail? -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:11 1
    - you be Tom Cruise and I'll be Ms. Shue -- nm - e Nov 4, 14:35
He starred opposite a famous director (and this should close out the poll) -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 14:04 13
- Solaris! -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:07 1
  - no, but this was my favorite movie that was released that year. -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 14:09
- From Dusk Till Dawn -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 14:07 6
  - Yep! From Dusk Till Dawn is correct! Seth Gecko remains one of my favorite characters of any movie, ever. - Jovian Nov 4, 14:08 3
    - 5 CQ points to you for getting me to think about sweet sweet Salma -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 14:09 2
      - and now the music from that Salma intro scene is playing in my head. And it works for me. -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 14:11
      - mmm...Sweet, sweet donair sauce... -- nm - Shaun si Nov 4, 14:10
  - Good Will Hunting! (wait, what?) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:07 1
    - wow, I totally forgot that Clooney was in FDTD -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:08
- Goodnight and Good Chuckle -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:05 3
  - no, I never even heard of this! hasnt anyone ever seen this movie that I hold so dear? -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 14:06 2
    - He wasn't in Ed Wood, was he? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:07
    - (Goodnight and Good Luck, I meant ... the Chuckle thing was a 30 rock joke.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:07
you know I think remlik is lying about playing borderlands - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:01 17
- Nope. I'm playing. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 14:33 1
  - well, when you decide to start playing - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:39
- I haven't played it, maybe gameplay is fun, but from the commercials the graphics look cheap to me. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 14:16 2
  - The graphics are amazing. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 14:17 1
    - I can believe it's probably just a translation issue to the tv screen. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 14:20
- you know, I also think that this first could have been a lot better if bery would put some warning saying this post will be a 1st post. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:03 4
  - No, still would have sucked. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:03 3
    - maybe I should have posed in canaian then. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:04 2
      - You can pose whatever way you want, poser. (heheh) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:06 1
        
        eh? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:08
- ohh I just finished my first playthrough last night. Started over again with my level 36 Soldier, cant wait for better loots -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 14:03 6
  - you know what bugs me - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:04 5
    - oh tell me about it, I got either a hunter or brick drop the other day that sold for like 120k in the store. thing was epic. - Jovian Nov 4, 14:05 4
      - heh. did you finish all the side quests? - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:08 3
        
        I finished every quest cept the Machine Gun scavenger quest -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 14:09 2
        
        cause I couldnt find the last goddamn piece -- nm - Jovian Nov 4, 14:18 1
        
        heh. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 14:25

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