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Die Hard Blu Ray....all 4 movies for $37...thanks Hans.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 11, 10:25 3
- arg, I think I have all of the originals on dvd, so I dont need the bluray. good price though. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 10:26 2
  - There's really that little a difference, do you think? -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 10:28 1
    - no idea, but just not sure if I need to replace them. - tRuMaN Nov 11, 10:30
Do my job ! Need creative ideas - a show about Wombats, and some crazy marketing to save them. - Elf Andie Nov 11, 10:20 6
- I'm picturing bats that spread news by word-of-mouth. -- nm - Ender Nov 11, 10:31
- Like Don and Gwen plus Ten (Wombats)? -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 11, 10:29 1
  - hee -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 11, 10:32
- You lost me at "save them" -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 10:23
- there was a DOS text game called Golden Wombat of Destiny - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 11, 10:22 1
  - not *really* the right angle. -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 11, 10:24
,/` Stupid callous homophobic hateful legislation...." ,/~ -- (link) - mara Nov 11, 10:18 [youtube] 1
- Awesome. ST always brings on the awesome. Thanks. -- nm - ceregon Nov 11, 10:25
Beck loses suit against GlennBeckRapedAndMurderedAYoungGirlIn1990.com . Founder subsequently gives the site to Beck. -- (link) - mara Nov 11, 10:13 5 1
- lol 4chan. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 10:15 4
  - It should be common sense not to mess with 4chan. -- nm - lileve Nov 11, 10:23 3
    - Someday 4chan is going to pick on someone capable of more evil than they. Then I bet they cry like little babies. -- nm - TWuG Nov 11, 10:25 2
      - They regularly fight with one another if that counts. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 10:28 1
        
        Beck and 4chan or 4chan members vs 4chan members -- nm - lileve Nov 11, 10:35
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- He doesn't have any burn left now, but he thinks he'll still have some in 3-4 years? - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 11, 10:19
- tru sayz : shut it. let the three-headed-fantasy-league-hating-rb system start. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 10:13 3
  - Fantasy players don't hate that as much as they hate 10 total rushes in a game. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 11, 10:22 2
    - savage is the speed guy, but usually catches out of the backfield. - tRuMaN Nov 11, 10:25
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The NYT has a good article (or column) about where healthcare reform stands. -- (link) - mara Nov 11, 10:11 1
- Shit creek. -- nm - Republicans Nov 11, 10:12
My Freemium MMO went up a version level today and with it spawned 2 new events. It's like they don't even realize I have too much on my fun plate - Qale Nov 11, 10:09
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- I hope those cops get nailed to the wall -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 10:11 1
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- "Worst of all, they ran out of liquor!" -- nm - nubby Nov 11, 10:10
- hideous - but the cop picked the *wrong* guy to do that to. -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 11, 10:09 4
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    - charges will be dropped, but they still spent the evening/day in jail and legal fees, besides eastern NY can be as redneck as any Arkansas backwoods - zeitgeist Nov 11, 10:40
    - Keep me updated, I can't wait to hear the outcome -- nm - MDH Nov 11, 10:22 1
      - I hope they make lots of money -- nm - Epiphany Nov 11, 10:25
- That's wretched. I'm rooting for your friend and her husband. -- nm - Jelly Nov 11, 10:08
Ugh. You know that moment when your throat suddenly feels like you are on the downward slide to a cold. I think mine went there about 15 minutes ago. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 11, 09:58 7
- its because you arent laughing enough. st has not brought the funny today. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 10:02 5
  - Oh it's already been broughten -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 10:05 4
    - i havent seen it. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 10:06 3
      - Listen here, this is not a cheerocrocy. This is a cheertatorship and I'll make all the cheercisions. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 10:07 2
        
        is this some strange Glee reference which is supposed to be amusing? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 10:11 1
        
        /* bring it on ! */ -- nm - lone canadian kirsten fan Nov 11, 10:12
- I think I'm having the same thing. - Callisto Nov 11, 10:01
SI.com's Don Banks: "Doing my midseason review this week, I noticed that in last year's edition I had Redskins then-rookie head Jim Zorn - prayformojo Nov 11, 09:58 1
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hmm, according to HSJ, there will be a December 31, 1969 bond adjust. wow, we really do predict the future. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:47 1
- SHORT BKARL -- nm - oblique Nov 11, 09:49
hey eag, check your email. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:43 2
- I told you already I just dont have those feelings for you:) - eag Nov 11, 09:50 1
  - enjoy boss. - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:51
For my iPod Nano viewing pleasure on my flight to Boston this past weekend. Dollhouse - Epitaph One. Tough to watch the low-lit shows on that. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 11, 09:43
st poll: it would be bad to install Torchlight on my work computer right? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:39 19
- AHRHAAAH!! *freaks out* -- nm - Frankenstein Nov 11, 09:53 1
  - now *that* is a Glee reference -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Nov 11, 10:13
- depends. I don't have much problem with people installing games but I don't expct to fix their machine then either if something goes wrong -- nm - oblique Nov 11, 09:42 12
  - I was thinking more about productivity issues. - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:44 11
    - I don't think it'd be worthwhile. You'd burn through your break so quick and want to continue playing SO bad. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:52 1
      - true true. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:58
    - Oh, yeah, you won't get any work done, that's for sure. I used to play Diablo II during my lunch breaks @ Motorola -- nm - oblique Nov 11, 09:44 8
      - heh. I usually watch something on hulu during my lunch "break" -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:45 7
        
        I was surprised at the drop frequency in Torchlight. I only played for a few hours but I already had a unique weapon and nearly everything I wore had - oblique Nov 11, 09:47 6
        
        black clingy mini skirts ? -- nm - lone canadian Jays fan Nov 11, 10:11
        
        Inflation is a bitch. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:53
        
        heh. I havent even played the demo for torchlight yet. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:48 3
        
        I was playing the demo. I'm for sure going to buy it. It's stellar -- nm - oblique Nov 11, 09:50 2
        
        Yes. It's an easy MUST BUY at that price. But must wait until after NaNo. Must wait until after NaNo. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:52
        
        I may download the demo and put it on my netbook - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:52
- When y'all type 'Torchlight' I keep thinking you mean 'Torchwood.' -- nm - JaxSean Nov 11, 09:41 3
  - Get your nerd loves straight -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 09:43
  - Yeah, I have almost responded, "Ask Tosh." -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:43 1
    - Torchwood Season 2 Disc 1 arrives today. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 11, 09:50
Birthday MFK: Adam Beach, Leonardo DiCaprio, Stanley Tucci -- nm - Dano Nov 11, 09:35 4
- none of the above -- nm - lileve Nov 11, 10:03
- M, F, K -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 11, 09:59
- I can only say: F, n/a, n/a -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Nov 11, 09:58
- That's a tough one. I'll have to go with K,F,M though. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:49
I hope they have some good soup in the cafeteria today. -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 09:34 3
- It's time for my wife to whip up some of her pumpkin soup with lightly dusted cinnamon toast points. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 11, 09:44 1
  - mmmmmmmmmmmmm -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 11, 09:51
- stay away from that Italian Wedding vegetable thing - lone canadian Jays fan Nov 11, 09:37
hey ender, who is Cincy gonna handle pike coming back - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:28 6
- The official word is that Pike will start when he's 100% but that he's not 100% for WVU this week. - Ender Nov 11, 09:32 3
  - is Pike a senior? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:41 2
    - Yeah. Collaros is a redshirt sophomore. -- nm - Ender Nov 11, 09:42 1
      - cool. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:44
- how. I need to give up trying to communicate via typing. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:32 1
  - Okay, how? -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:32
At this rate they might as well shut down de movie forum. {nm} gogreen on Nov 11, 08:13 - lone canadian Jays fan Nov 11, 09:28 7
- Poor HSX. If SS was the life of their boards they are in way more trouble than we thought. -- nm - TWuG Nov 11, 10:16
- i noticed that the "Life" board is mostly used by antibody has a twitteresque feed -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:30
- Protip: If we wanted to know what was happening on HSX, we'd be on HSX. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:29 4
  - yeah - lone canadian Jays fan Nov 11, 09:31 3
    - Great, now you're gonna make him appear here. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:33 2
      - Only if we say secretstalker's name three times. -- nm - nubby Nov 11, 09:34 1
        
        nah, that just means Havens will get an email... -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 09:35
The Cleveland Show closed on Journey's "Any Way You Want It" this week. Ick. - Mop on iPhone Nov 11, 09:27 3
- The Cleveland Show. Ick. -- nm - nubby Nov 11, 09:33 2
  - Racist! -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:33 1
    - Comedy-ist, maybe. -- nm - nubby Nov 11, 09:34
Wow. For anyone still using DVD: Firefly: The Complete Series [4 Discs] - $12.99 -- (link) - Spawn Nov 11, 09:21 13
- DVD will be my mode of home viewing for at least another 10 years. -- nm - nubby Nov 11, 09:35
- How much is the VHS set? -- nm - Dano Nov 11, 09:33
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- More alarmingly: For anyone who still doesn't own Firefly on DVD -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 09:28 2
  - *raises his hand* - znufrii Nov 11, 09:29 1
    - Now's your chance to be better than groiny! - nm - JaxSean Nov 11, 09:30
- All DVDs, $1! -- nm - Mop on iPhone Nov 11, 09:28
- too expensive. - groiny Nov 11, 09:28
- anyone still using DVD = what, about 90% of the viewing market? -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 09:26
- Psha. DVD. That's for poor people who can't afford to have the actors come over and recreate the scenes. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:26
- What's a DVD? -- nm - Mop on iPhone Nov 11, 09:24 1
  - it's like a VHS cassette but it doesn't use t .. aw .. forget it. -- nm - marcel Nov 11, 09:25
- Whole series also on Hulu.com for online viewing -- (link) - budice Nov 11, 09:22 [hulu]
The big announcement for Final Fantasy XIII (presumably a release date) will be by video on Friday at 10:30 EST. -- (link) - Jelly Nov 11, 09:14
Joe Jackson can not inherit Michael's assets -- (link) - Beaker Nov 11, 09:10 1
- Sure, he had some success in the 80s but what's that got to do with anything? -- nm - Mop on iPhone Nov 11, 09:20
One of my FB friends has taken to posting 30 second clips of herself lip synching to BEP and stuff like that. - con_carne Nov 11, 09:08 2
- The 30 second part or the lip synch part? -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:09 1
  - Well, she's very short... -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 09:14
Ex-Blackwater execs tell of plans to bribe Iraqi officials to quiet down their opposition to the company after the 2007 Nisoor Square shootings. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Nov 11, 09:04 2
- During that period, that probably wasn't all the unusual. -- nm - Mop on iPhone Nov 11, 09:22 1
  - and a drop in the bucket compared to how many millions they were raking in in government contracts at the time. -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 09:25
No TV acting can be as bad as NCIS LA, it is unpossible. -- nm - Beaker Nov 11, 09:04 9
- I like it fine...but I have low standards -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 11, 09:23 1
  - wow - your SS is LUUUUUKEEEEEY -- nm - JenBro Nov 11, 09:28
- YES - finally someone sees it besides me - others here at work think it's great - I don't get it - the acting is horrible. - JenBro Nov 11, 09:09 4
  - agreeance. -- nm - loosilu Nov 11, 09:24
  - yeah it's pretty bad. -- nm - Remlik Nov 11, 09:18
  - there is not one good actor in the entire cast. -- nm - Beaker Nov 11, 09:10 1
    - I dunno ... I have seen Linda Hunt do some decent acting ... maybe not this show ... but she can bring it with the right tools ( script, etc. ) -- nm - JenBro Nov 11, 09:19
- Big Bang Theory. -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:08 1
  - *nods* -- nm - Remlik Nov 11, 09:08
Hmm, maaaaaaybe if my house was flooding for the second time in so many months I'd think about moving. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:00
So Modern Warfare 2 gets a 9.5, but yet they state this for people only interested in single player: - Jovian Nov 11, 08:58 13
- I think XPlay also suggested that if you're only in it for the single player then it's just a rental. -- nm - Ender Nov 11, 09:23 1
  - yeah, I hope that the multiplayer is good, or else I am gonna be mad at myself for buying it. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:24
- I think if the single player campaign is 1/3 of the game, and the rest of the game is a 10, then it can get a 9.5. - JaxSean Nov 11, 09:11 1
  - it was meh. the story was meh, the game play was good, but it seemed skitish - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:21
- Well, if the previous was, like, an 11 maybe. -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:00
- the single player campaign, which I finished on normal last night in less than 5 hours, maybe gets an 8. - tRuMaN Nov 11, 08:59 7
  - Speaking of MW 2 can we now just call Keith David Mr Video Game :) -- nm - eag Nov 11, 09:14
  - Yep, Modern Warfare 2 is getting a pass. Assassin's Creed 2 or Dragon Age will be my next purchase. -- nm - Jovian Nov 11, 09:00 5
    - yeah, it isnt living up to what I thought it should. - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:03 4
      - I might be able to get online tonight. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 11, 09:11 3
        
        sweet. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 11, 09:19
        
        If your daughter lets you play - eag Nov 11, 09:13 1
        
        She's off and at home today. She'll probably be playing all day. By tonight I'll kick her off. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 11, 09:17
LYC: I need to totally strip out my old computer if I'm going to use it for just secondary storage and old XP usage. - Qale Nov 11, 08:58 1
- I kept mine and all its attendant 'spensive software... - OAE Nov 11, 10:01
grny. - b. Nov 11, 08:57 2
- thanks, not quite so sure, as mine are kind of a group of small bumps. - groiny Nov 11, 09:05 1
  - Hmm. Sounds more like the contact dermatitis I have, - Spawn Nov 11, 09:08
Transition contacts -- (link) - oblique Nov 11, 08:53 2
- that would look downright creepy -- nm - decline Nov 11, 08:55 1
  - If by "creepy" you mean totally awesome. - Spawn Nov 11, 09:01
roll -- nm - oblique Nov 11, 08:53 1
- with it, baby. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 08:54

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