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I played Torchlight this weekend. Damn that's a fun game. So much like Diablo it's scary -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 08:57 4
- this reminds me, does st know if you can buy torchlight as a gift for someone? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 9, 09:00 3
  - Yes, you can buy on Steam and mark it as a gift for someone else -- (link) - oblique Nov 9, 09:03 2
    - hmm, ok. does that require any extra software? - tRuMaN Nov 9, 09:03
    - *notes for my non-existant stalker* -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 09:03
Okay, brain, the choir concert was last night, you can stop with the earworms, thanks. -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 08:56
My boy is getting braces today. And, unrelated, he "like like"s a girl at our church - oblique Nov 9, 08:52 7
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  - that's cruel. - ty97 Nov 9, 09:03 1
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  - don't do that to poor oblique. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 09:02
- those catholic girls start much too late. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 08:53 2
  - ~ you know how us Catholic girls can be ... ~ -- nm - i'm not Alanis yet ! Nov 9, 09:04
  - But it is then a coin flip to see if they'll make up for lost time. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 09:03
Also: I bought the Glee soundtrack this weekend. - musubi Nov 9, 08:51 15
- *buys musubi an I'M GAY!!! shirt* nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 08:51 14
  - Liar! - Will Hunting Nov 9, 08:52 13
    - you are only gay if you receive. - groiny Nov 9, 08:53 12
      - *rereads post* - groiny Nov 9, 08:54 11
        
        Thanks, my day hadn't included nearly enough laughter. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 09:03
        
        this cries out for a znu post so TFox can agree with him... -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 09:00
        
        "I'm coming out. I want the world to know. Got to let it show." -- nm - David Nov 9, 08:58 1
        
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        classic. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:57
        
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        I know what I meant, dammit. - groiny Nov 9, 09:00
        
        *points at groiny* Stoooo-pid. (nm) - musubi Nov 9, 08:56
        
        sadly, it's not any better if you reverse it -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 08:55 1
        
        it can be -- nm - ty97 Nov 9, 08:56
        
        L4 -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 08:54
*gains another 25 yards....* nm -- nm - Chris Johnson Nov 9, 08:48
for the st parents: The Disney Store has Disney PJ Pals character pajama sets for $5 today. -- (link) - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:47
I caught up with Flash Forward last night. Last week's ep was frakkin' great. - musubi Nov 9, 08:47 2
- agreed. this weeks episode was very good. I was getting ready to drop this, but I will be on for a bit more now. - Jovian Nov 9, 08:56 1
  - If you stick with Heroes, there is absolutely zero logical reason to drop FF. Spawn gave up on Heroes. *Spawn*. (nm) - musubi Nov 9, 08:58
SNL was alternating between hilarious and god-awful this week, with seemingly every sketch. - TFox Nov 9, 08:46 10
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- I was very impressed with Swift, she was better than a lot of "real" actresses who've hosted. (nm) - musubi Nov 9, 08:48
- I thought it was consistently average. - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:47 2
  - I'm only halfway, but so far: monologue was awesome, digital short was awesome, parent driving PSA was awesome... - TFox Nov 9, 08:48 1
    - The monologue was the best part, I thought. - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:50
- Did Swift do an alright job hosting? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 08:46 4
  - yes -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 09:46
  - the EW review guy thought she was great -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:57
  - Thus far, she's been excellent. Most of the funniest stuff has been her. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 08:47 1
    - I might have to watch the DVR tonight. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 08:50
I tink I saw a shwunk-ed Mop. - ty97 Nov 9, 08:42
I was afraid of posting about this on FB for some reason, so I'm just going to gush about it here. LYC: I got a new (to me) TV over the weekend. - con_carne Nov 9, 08:42 3
- "This radio can play both AM *and* FM?!" - TFox Nov 9, 08:44 2
  - Right? What's the opposite of early adopter? That's me. :) -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 08:45 1
    - don't feel bad, I just figure out to take photos on my camera to match to my phone contacts - Epiphany Nov 9, 08:47
Amazon $9.99 Blu Ray Blowout - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:42
JaxSean: Her new album was supposed to come out this fall, but everything leaked so its early 2010 (and new label) - MDH Nov 9, 08:38 [youtube] 3
- Coolio, thanks. Will listen to it tonight. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:46
- "Back Words" -- (link) - MDH Nov 9, 08:40 [youtube]
- "Keep Forgetting (To Forget about You)" -- (link) - MDH Nov 9, 08:39 [youtube]
The Seth McFarlane thing last night was a huge waste other than the guest appearance. - Will Hunting Nov 9, 08:36 1
- agreed. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:37
Fun clip from C-SPAN of the GOP members of the house acting like obstructionists -- (link) - TWuG Nov 9, 08:36 [youtube] 2
- Constructive take-away message: The House bill closes the "donut hole". -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 9, 08:41 1
  - can I punch someone for suggesting the " trigger option"? - Epiphany Nov 9, 08:44
paging the hobbit. - ty97 Nov 9, 08:36 2
- I think the missing phrase in the first sentence is "against the US." -- nm - Jelly Nov 9, 08:43 1
  - that would add some clarification. though... - ty97 Nov 9, 08:46
Haute couture clothing rentals. -- (link) - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 9, 08:36
Interesting NY Times article about a court case in Britain that asks where you can be "not Jewish enough" to attend a Jewish school. -- (link) - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 9, 08:32 3
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- "Our tests show that you are only one-third jewish ..." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:34 1
  - *insert tasteless Hitler joke here* -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 9, 08:36
did st know that Walmart is trying to rename black friday to "Sales event day" or "Event Day" - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:31 9
- Has the industry every really called it "Black Friday Sales?" I figured that was just a media-coined term. - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:36 1
  - pretty sure the ads say black friday. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:40
- Orderliness and rationality in consumer spending? Why do they hate America? -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 08:35 1
  - Seriously. Standing in line for stuff is communist! -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:36
- I don't understand why they don't roll out their sales department by department, over the whole month of November. How does one day of chaos benefit? -- nm - mara Nov 9, 08:33 2
  - if they dont offer the sales that day, then they will lose out on the shopping traffic on the single biggest - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:37
  - i thought they did it because the people are spending the money that day anyway. got to get them there somehow. - TFox Nov 9, 08:34
- Crockpots! -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:33
- no surprising to the IM considering the trampling last year. Frankly I am surprised they are even doing it at all. - Epiphany Nov 9, 08:32
follow-up TAR spoiler comments to a post from overnight... - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 9, 08:30 4
- yea (spoils) - Jovian Nov 9, 08:47 1
  - Assuming I'm ever on the race, I'm there to have fun. I pick explosions every time. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:50
- Vikings! - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 9, 08:33 1
  - agreed... - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 9, 08:45
LIR: weekend movies - I Love You, Beth Cooper: D+, Vertigo - B+, Smother - D. -- nm - kelly Nov 9, 08:27 1
- Inglorious Basterds C, Severance C- -- nm - Epiphany Nov 9, 08:28
So, it sounds like the Walmart XBox deal may last all week in some stores. I guess I'll have to call around. - Inigo Nov 9, 08:23
Anyone planning on buying UP tomorrow? $14 at Zellers (after trade and save). -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:23 5
- preordered from amazon. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:29
- No, Netflix should ship it to me tomorrow -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 08:27
- What do you need to use for a T&S? -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 08:26 2
  - Zellers points on their Club Card...it's a little over $17ish at Walmart IIRC, and the Zellers thing is Tuesday only -- nm - Beaker Nov 9, 08:27 1
    - I wonder if I have enough. Probably not. It didn't say if the T&S was good for Blu-ray though, from what I saw. -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 08:27
*wonders of the "subtitles" comment applies to Ong Bak or The Dark Knight* -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 08:23 1
- "Are you speaking Bat?" -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:23
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- 5-4 which way? -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 08:24 1
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for Pippy, Nudist Cup streaker -- (link) - zork Nov 9, 08:16 1
- Pippy thanks you in advance the viewing of this later tonight -- nm - Epiphany Nov 9, 08:33
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- this and the attempted Soviet coup in '91 (and the subsequent collapse of the USSR) are like crystaline in my memory. - Jovian Nov 9, 08:55
- yes. we were at a family reunion watching it in the hotel room as i recall -- nm - big time shamu Nov 9, 08:26
- Yeah, I remember it and despite not knowing what it meant exactly that something huge was changing. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 08:25
- I remember wanting a piece of that wall -- nm - con_carne Nov 9, 08:21 2
  - I think my mom bought a piece from somewhere. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 08:25
  - Yes, I've always had a feeling of annoyance that I was just a little it too young to go over there during that whole opening-up period. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:23
- Yes. It was very surreal, as I was somewhat obsessed with the Cold War at the time. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:19 2
  - "Hey, Reagen. Wanna play Transformers?" "Shhh, I'm trying to watch Dan Rather in Afghanistan." -- nm - Neighborhood kids Nov 9, 08:28 1
    - Peter Mansbridge, in fact. - Reagen Nov 9, 08:32
- Nope. -- nm - Jelly Nov 9, 08:17
- Sure. I was 18 -- nm - oblique Nov 9, 08:16
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- honestly, the moment I was informed they cut his sorry a$$ -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:29
I'm just gonna throw it out there: 2 of Jojo's new songs leaked yesterday and they are great, but damn, she grew up -- (link) - MDH Nov 9, 08:05 [Image] 13
- She turned down the Hannah Montana gig years ago -- nm - GWAA Nov 9, 08:29 1
  - huge mistake. huge. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 9, 08:31
- yes she did. they play a ton of those artists at the gym. -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 08:16
- I've always liked her songs. - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:09 2
  - Now I feel old. She turns 19 in a month. -- nm - MDH Nov 9, 08:10 1
    - Does she have a new album? - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:15
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  - Some like 12 year old who used to sing about guys. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 9, 08:09
  - she was in that bad RV movie with Robin Williams. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 08:09
  - R&Bish tartlet. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:08 2
    - I like that choice of words haha. She was also in RV and Aquamarine. -- nm - MDH Nov 9, 08:09 1
      - I forget where I heard it first, but it always seems very appropriate for these precocious kids. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:11
  - "Leave get out" song and "too little too late" -- nm - MDH Nov 9, 08:08
Did they get rid of Nessa on White Collar? My only complaint if they did. -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 9, 08:05 1
- They brought in Natalie Morales. Instant win. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 08:22
TFox: for the large part, games follow the Tuesday release model like music and movies. - Reagen Nov 9, 08:01 12
- For some reason Nintendo likes to release their big games on Sunday. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 08:08
- Aren't Sony (PS3) on Thursdays? - JaxSean Nov 9, 08:04 10
  - The PSN store updates on Thursdays. Brick & Mortar store games are on the standard schedule. -- nm - Ender Nov 9, 08:05
  - the games are tuesdays. the DLC's are usually tuesday, wednesday, or friday. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:05 8
    - is this new, within the last year or so, that they figured this all out? or all y'all just pulling my leg? - TFox Nov 9, 08:06 7
      - they, mostly, adopted the Tuesday release model some 5+ yrs ago. - tRuMaN Nov 9, 08:14 4
        
        except when it's Wednesdays. or when they can't get the game done in time for when they said they'd ship. -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 08:15 3
        
        It's the same in the movie business too. Movies release on Friday. - Inigo Nov 9, 08:20 2
        
        except they do that for things like "reasons". -- nm - TFox Nov 9, 08:23 1
        
        I think it's almost always the same reason: they believe it will optimize sales. -- nm - Inigo Nov 9, 08:25
      - There are certainly exceptions. -- nm - Ender Nov 9, 08:07 1
        
        Nintendo is pretty notorious for effed up release days, like Sundays. -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 08:09
Jerry Fuchs, Brooklyn drummer of !!!, the Juan MacLean, and Maserati, dies after fall down elevator shaft during loft party -- (link) - Hotkiss Nov 9, 08:01 7
- My great-grandfather was killed in an elevator accident. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:04 6
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    - In fact, I wouldn't exist if that hadn't happened. So take that, causality! -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:10 1
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  - Rope and pulley systems are risky -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 9, 08:06 2
    - This was in, like, 1920, so modern safety standards were but a dream. But still. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 08:10
    - Gravity sucks. -- nm - mara Nov 9, 08:07
TFox, for the most part, Tuesday is also video game release day, but there are always exceptions. -- nm - Shaun Nov 9, 08:01 2
- except only sort of, and the flyers sometimes have to clarify what time of the day they'll be in, and... - TFox Nov 9, 08:02 1
  - mom and pop stores have always broken street dates (music and movies) now with video games making more money than ever, it's a problem for video games -- nm - Remlik Nov 9, 08:19
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