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If it was any other coach than Hoodie...we're demanding them run out of town. - Will Hunting Nov 16, 14:35 3
- It's the 4th time I've seen this same thing this season (Hoodie's second already). - David Nov 16, 14:37
- I really wish someone would computer model it. PLay the game 1,000,000 times each way. Tell me what works more often. -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 14:36
- true. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:35
People in towns with less than 1million population should have to drive to a mail distribution center. Problem solved. ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:31 5
- This is the sort of logic that comes to fruition when the wants of the profiteers outweigh the needs of the many. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 14:34
- Australia Post can make a profit, so USPS shoudl be able to -- nm - Karl_S Nov 16, 14:33 1
  - Yeah, but Australia is less dense and just about as big so... wait, let me start over. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 14:34
- I think that people in cities of more then 2.5million should have to play 10x the stamp price, because of the amount of money congestion and traffic - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:33
- Teleportation! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:33
Doc Magnus is sufficiently skilled to give Cliff Steele a human body, fix Cyborg's robot parts, and make Barbara Gordon walk. Why doesn't he? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:28 1
- He could even make Red Tornado human. But that would lead to another crappy "What does it mean to be 'human'?" story. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:33
*refrains from making an ST-like response comment on FB* -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:23 2
- Does it have the sufficient level of nasty snark? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:25
- After they enable a 'dislike' button, they need to implement a "si" feature. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 16, 14:24
Phone report: Decided on the HTC Eris rather than the Motorola Droid because it's lighter. -- nm - mara Nov 16, 14:22 9
- Note: Eris runs Droid 1.5, not 2.0. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:24 8
  - Leo Leporte recommends the Eris because it's lighter, too. And he says it's upgrading to 2.0 soon. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:36
  - I doubt mara cares. though the Eris doesnt have the ability to use the google gps that the droid has. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:25
  - Huh. -- nm - mara Nov 16, 14:25 5
    - Is that "Huh." or "Huh?" -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:25 4
      - ~ double up, HUH! HUH! ~ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 16, 14:29 3
        
        Raise the roof! Woop Woop! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:30 2
        
        classic rap recognition fail. -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 14:31 1
        
        Point of pride. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:32
I've had a "Dancing with Myself" earworm for four days now. -- nm - nubby Nov 16, 14:17 11
- I ff'd through that song because I didn't care for the arrangement. Also, I hate the handicapped. -- nm - Max Nov 16, 14:25
- I think that makes it a personal theme song. -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 14:24 1
  - My "I Could Have Danced All Night" earworm from a few years ago was vicious. (nm) - nubby Nov 16, 14:27
- the Donnas version? -- nm - z6rk Nov 16, 14:23
- I didn't like the version on Glee. Too much like Iz Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole "Over the Rainbow". -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:21 2
  - you had to look it up and cut n paste it didn't you -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 14:22 1
    - God yes. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:22
- I had that last week for a bit. nmbn: - b. Nov 16, 14:20 2
  - People would get hurt. :) -- nm - nubby Nov 16, 14:28 1
    - I now feel we should both take action right near Max. ::hands you spare cane:: -- nm - b. Nov 16, 14:29
- oh, new reality show! -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:20
I think the Belichick bashing is a reach on this one... taking your chances getting 2 yards vs. punting to a hall of fame QB is not that bad a move - stewie Nov 16, 14:14 49
- Good call - bad result - Epiphany Nov 16, 14:34
- I want any QB to have to go 75 yards vs 30 to beat me. - Will Hunting Nov 16, 14:31 3
  - true. - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:32 2
    - Manning ain't sharp, even better. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 14:34 1
      - uh oh. we're agreeing. -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:34
- It was a bad decision that put his team in a terrible position. The gutsy call would have been to let Indy score from inside the 15 before the clock - pmb Nov 16, 14:23 15
  - Addai could have pulled a MJD/Westbrook and still screwed them -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:25 1
    - Addai couldn't do that because it was more than a 6 point lead, not a 1 pt lead. - musubi Nov 16, 14:28
  - That's not so gutsy or unusual. In fact, the Jets were instructed not to tackle MJD yesterday in a similar situation. Del Rio told him to take a knee. -- nm - David Nov 16, 14:25 12
    - They needed a field goal, not a touchdown. No way Addai doesn't score. - pmb Nov 16, 14:27 11
      - so what you are saying, is that they should have told Brady to throw an Int, told the offense to not takle him. and then used the 2 mins to attempt - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:29 10
        
        No. I'm saying once Bellicheck made the stupid decsion, he compounded it by not putting the ball back in Brady's hands. I can see playing d on the - pmb Nov 16, 14:31 4
        
        That was a tough situation. Once it got down to 20 seconds, Indy really couldn't run any more. - David Nov 16, 14:39
        
        I'm sure he was thinking, "Boy, a timeout would be handy right about now... -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 14:32 2
        
        Although, if you thought that going on 4th down was insulting to his own defense, taking a TO would have been doubly so. (nm) - musubi Nov 16, 14:38 1
        
        There I disagree. I think coaches don't use timeouts to save clock on defense (when they're ahead) enough. - pmb Nov 16, 14:45
        
        in that case, just get sacked in the endzone for a safety -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:30 3
        
        except the colts would then get the ball again. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:32 2
        
        Yeah, 65 yds away needing a TD to win. I don't give a damn if it's the love child of Unitas, Montana and Manning at QB, i'm making them work for it. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 14:33 1
        
        I am totally agreeing with you here. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:34
        
        No, he's saying that once the 4th down failed, and Indy was on the verge of scoring, they should have let Indy score quickly, allowing Brady time - musubi Nov 16, 14:30
- His defense had intercepted Manning twice already (including the previous series). why not give them a shot at #3 when you know he's forcing throws? -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:19 19
  - true (though you have the facts of when the ints happened wrong). but remember - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:23 3
    - fair enough, but it wasn't Manning's 'A' game that night and if it was me, i make them work for the TD -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:24 2
      - the drive before, manning marched 80yrs downfield to score in 2mins. - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:26 1
        
        in the "any given sunday" thing, you can't just concede that he'll do it again - no matter who it is -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:37
  - Why take the risk if you can end it without giving the other team a chance? - David Nov 16, 14:21 13
    - He went for a gut shot straight instead of waiting to play the next hand. -- nm - pmb Nov 16, 14:24 12
      - I see it as the other guy sucking out on the river after he led the whole hand. - David Nov 16, 14:26 11
        
        It's the risk-reward that's all screwed up. If you're at the Colts 40 you go for it. But deep in your territory you play the odds. And the odds are - pmb Nov 16, 14:29 3
        
        Again, you're worrying about the second thing prematurely. - David Nov 16, 14:34 2
        
        I see, but you can't look at the decision in a vaccuum. The decision is a chance with good odds of succeeding versus terrible consequences if you - pmb Nov 16, 14:43 1
        
        This is where we disagree. I see this as the decision that -does- take place in a vacuum. - David Nov 16, 14:47
        
        see, i would have felt better if they went big on it. Colts know you're going short, so go long, or play a flea flicker. - Guy Nov 16, 14:27 6
        
        That's a silly needless risk. The play call worked. Faulk just didn't make the play clean. -- nm - David Nov 16, 14:29 5
        
        I agree to that extent, I think it could be argued that the route needs to be run 1 yard deeper. - musubi Nov 16, 14:33 4
        
        he wouldn't have even gotten his hands on it to bobble if he went deeper. it was well covered. -- nm - Guy Nov 16, 14:38
        
        I think that with the pass rush the Colts were getting, they couldn't risk it. - David Nov 16, 14:36 2
        
        That just argues more for punting. If you can't risk running your route 2 yards deeper you're taking too big a risk. -- nm - pmb Nov 16, 14:47 1
        
        I'd buy that if the play as called hadn't had such a strong chance of success. - David Nov 16, 14:50
  - no, the previous series was when they went 79 yards in 1:44. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 14:21
- I can accept that it was a defensible move, but I still think it was "wrong". - musubi Nov 16, 14:19 5
  - Im more interested in the fact he creates a situation where the Patriots win or Belichick loses, but Indy does not cleanly beat them - stewie Nov 16, 14:26
  - I'm hoping someone finds a camera angle that shows definitely whether he made it or not. -- nm - David Nov 16, 14:19 3
    - sure, maybe, maybe a video would be better. but then it comes to the realities of how the ref's spot the ball. - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:22
    - I don't think such a camera angle exists, because of the etherial nature of "possession" on a catch. - musubi Nov 16, 14:21 1
      - I think he controlled right at the 30 yard line, give or take a few inches. That's why I'd like to see one. -- nm - David Nov 16, 14:23
- David and stewie agreeing on a football topic? Someone check the seventh seal. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 14:17
- What is getting lost in this is how well New England's offense had played. They were needing 2 yards and had averaged 8.7 yards per play. -- nm - David Nov 16, 14:17
Damn you Weight Watchers. You put a picture of pecan pie on the front page of your Thanksgiving recipes but don't include a pecan pie recipe? - ty97 Nov 16, 14:13 5
- go find a bottle of caro syrup, its on there. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:15
- nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 16, 14:14 3
  - stop defending them! - ty97 Nov 16, 14:15 2
    - there's no defending this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 16, 14:17 1
      - oh, those look kinda good! -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 14:25
The thing that *really* reinforced by "crazy" gut reaction to Belicheck's decision was both Dungy and Harrison saying it was a mistake. - musubi Nov 16, 14:12 5
- watching Harrison getting ready to cry made it all worthwhile. -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 14:17 1
  - Seriously. I swear it physically pained him to criticize Belicheck. (nm) - musubi Nov 16, 14:23
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- Dungy's glee over the whole thing was so, so great. -- nm - David Nov 16, 14:13 1
  - It was totally stupid, but I enjoyed Harrison abandoning even the pretense of impartiality and saying, "We'll win." - musubi Nov 16, 14:16
Hmm, a gift catalog from Wine Country Gift Baskets. Too bad there's no one I love enough to invest that much in them...... - MojaveMeg Nov 16, 14:11
Heh, everyone on Around the Horn but Mariotti likes the call. - David Nov 16, 14:09
Poll: Who do you want to win the war on drugs? terrorism? poverty? - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:09
even the torchlight demo from the official torchlight site - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:09
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sitwap: Edgar Wright eulogizes Edward Woodward.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 16, 14:07
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- How do you fix USPS and still fulfill its obligations? Does a stamp have to cost a buck? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:15 11
  - It would have to cost more than the expense to get your letter to its destination obvie. ;-) - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:19 1
    - We make it up with volume! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:20
  - The more you raise it, the more people/businesses will find another delivery method. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 14:17 8
    - mailboxes receive less junk mail, companies spend less on advertising, prices can go down. I like this plan! -- nm - Max Nov 16, 14:32
    - I know, but there must be some comfortable middle. I bet an account at USPS has a spreadsheet which shows where the two lines converge. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:19
    - There isn't a competitive option, as ML points out. - Reagen Nov 16, 14:19 5
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        I would like to see their profits comparing prior to the mass-consumption to email and after. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 14:22 3
        
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        Annually or total? Did that money go back into the federal general fund? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:29 1
        
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- [obligatory "let's put these guys in charge of health care" snark] -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 16, 14:10 3
  - Why would you put the Post Office in charge of health care? -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 14:11 1
    - Its a lot more fun imagining the health care system running the post office -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 14:21
  - *wonders why anyone would want the USPS running health care* -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 14:11
- Who else can you get to take a letter 3000 miles for less than .50 cents? -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:10 6
  - maybe a hobo. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 14:13
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    - not that any private common carrier would want to take on a money-losing business like that anyway. -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 14:23
  - i think this all the time, or world wide for, like, $1.50. and that's to the person's door. -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 16, 14:11
  - The internets. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 14:11 1
    - They're all slackers. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:11
- *takes notes* -- nm - GM Nov 16, 14:07 2
  - psssst... You don't actually sell stamps. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 16, 14:11 1
    - but they sell the undercoating. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:12
- I don't mind them raising the price of stamps... but just bump it up enough so it won't have to be done again for several years. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 16, 14:07 2
  - and what are your stamps, 50 cents? I've thrown away more money than that. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 14:09 1
    - 40-something cents I believe... not sure the exact amount, usually I buy a book and it last quite awhile, don't mail much. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 16, 14:10
Parent company of HSX, Cantor Fitzgerald weighs going public.....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Nov 16, 14:05 2
- Orange stock certificates are ugly. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 16, 14:14 1
  - Oh yeah? here's the car to pick the head honcho from headquarters -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 16, 14:25
Oh, hey. Does anyone have a Dell coupon they're not going to be using? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:05
My S.I. posted the funniest message on B2. I'm happy to have inspired. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:04
JackDawson: Arguing over new features is way better than arguing over perceived slights, IMO. - Beryllium Nov 16, 14:03 7
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  - fortunately, you can only mark links NSFW. -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 14:08 2
    - For now. It does store the flag, if you mark a post as NSFW ... there's just no reason to differentiate a post. - Beryllium Nov 16, 14:12
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- oh please, we just like to argue. - ty97 Nov 16, 14:05 2
  - what do you mean we like to argue? -- nm - b. Nov 16, 14:06
  - I could call it "Operation Freedom STroller" and make it so it only does it on blank boards. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 14:06
I was told it was going to snow today. I was appearantly lied to. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:02 6
- It is, close by to you -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 14:06 1
  - close is not here. close only counts in horseshows, handgrenades, - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:08
- The weather guy once said on tv here at the end of his segment; "Ah sure you wouldn't know what it's going to be like really" - Loyola Nov 16, 14:04 2
  - Does anyone in Ireland actually speak Gaelic (like, are there Gaelic TV channels?), or is it just a big F-U to Britain just to say you're different? - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:06 1
    - Yes. -- nm - Loyola Nov 16, 14:09
- If you don't get it, can we have it? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:04
Meg - ty97 Nov 16, 14:02 2
- I guess I'm going after a 2nd goal now. I'm already well below my original goal weight, now I think I'd like to hit 100 lb total loss... - MojaveMeg Nov 16, 14:08 1
  - My WW goal isn't my final goal either - ty97 Nov 16, 14:10
YOU'RE NSFW! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:00 5
- Maybe WORK isn't safe for ME! Ever think about THAT?! -- nm - nubby Nov 16, 14:02 2 2
  - *favorite* -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 14:07 1
    - Randomly selected lines from ST will one day populate a successful script for a Hollywood comedy. I hope this line makes it. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Nov 16, 14:23
- ::tugs collar of shirt up:: -- nm - b. Nov 16, 14:00
- why yes, yes I am. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 14:00

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