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- I never pictured you with dreds. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 14:09
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NaNoWriMo Day18. Total words now: 34,195... I really see the plot going past 50,000 though. - Qale Nov 18, 13:59
A shirt in thw woot off? Badd woot. Very bad. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:52 1
- And at $15. meh. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 13:58
Public betas of Office 2010 are available -- (link) - oblique Nov 18, 13:45
I'll say this about Lady Gaga: I saw her video with Beyonce last night and my general opinion was: - TFox Nov 18, 13:44 4
- she's friends with Manson...it shows -- nm - stewie Nov 18, 14:07
- That's why she does it, exactly the same reason Manson does it...... - scorpion Nov 18, 14:01
- apparently their second song (not Video Phone, the other one - "Telephone" maybe?) is a much better song - i haven't heard it yet. -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 18, 13:47 1
  - Telephone is equally bad. I *might* have The Fame Monster, it's more meh than anything, but this is a highlight -- (link) - MDH Nov 18, 13:50 [youtube]
Who have been the biggest sellout music artists (in terms of chasing money for inferior quality) in the last couple decades? -- nm - Max Nov 18, 13:44 68
- Eminem -- nm - eag Nov 18, 14:09
- In terms of simply selling out, it's Liz Phair and she's proud of that fact. -- nm - David Nov 18, 14:06 1
  - Oh, this is good one. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 14:07
- What about Weezer? nm - Dignan Nov 18, 14:06 2
  - an interesting case. I think Rivers was always *trying* to sell out, its just that the style he wrote in at first happened to have cred. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 14:08
  - you're the one with musicpro. jeesus. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 14:07
- I'm shocked Nickelback hasn't been mentioned yet. -- nm - Subversive Nov 18, 14:06 4
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    - Yeah, perhaps I'm confusing "selling out" and "being a sell-out" -- nm - Guigue Nov 18, 14:08
    - I kind of liked their album with Leader of Men on it. Can't remember the name of it. -- nm - Subversive Nov 18, 14:07 1
      - that was one of their first two, I think. If not the very first, then the second. It was all downhill from there. - Beryllium Nov 18, 14:10
- Foo Fighter's latest single is sliding them this way - Reagen Nov 18, 14:02 1
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- Smash Mouth -- nm - Guigue Nov 18, 14:02
- before Jerry Garcia died, the Grateful Dead were one of the top touring acts -- nm - peglegpete Nov 18, 14:01
- I went to The Who's very first "final" concert back in 1982 -- nm - zork Nov 18, 13:59
- Madonna? -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 13:59 4
  - IMO her quality improved over time. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 14:04
  - Her albums have been nothing short of stellar recently. -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 14:00 2
    - Really? Hard Candy was her worst album in over a decade? Easily. Granted, Confessions is her best. -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 14:02 1
      - 1st how many artists get to go on past a decade, much less three. Hard Candy was more populated with singles than Confessions but those singles rock. -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 14:09
- (It's interesting how Alanis did the exact opposite.) nm - Dignan Nov 18, 13:57 7
  - I wonder if she's ever developed a sense of humour about those days. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 13:58 6
    - I think so. She seems like the down to earth, self-effacing type. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 14:02 5
      - she used to get quite curt about it in the Jagged Little Pill days. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 14:03 4
        
        Oh, I see what you're saying. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 14:05
        
        she was still getting over Dave Coulter! Give her a break! -- nm - Roger More Nov 18, 14:04 2
        
        or was it Dave Coulier? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 14:05 1
        
        That one -- nm - Roger More Nov 18, 14:07
- Aerosmith -- nm - con_carne Nov 18, 13:53 12
  - I'm going to agree with this one. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 14:08
  - They've been writing the same rock song/ballad conbo for twenty+ years. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 13:55 8
    - but they didn't get a number 1 until they did a Diane Warren song. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 13:56
    - Nickelback fits into this category as well -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 13:56 6
      - Oh, didn't see this. :) -- nm - Subversive Nov 18, 14:07 1
        
        I tend to block out nickelback as well -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 14:08
      - one would have to first prove that Nickelback ever wasn't shit. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 13:59
      - "gone to shit" = "selling out"? I dunno about that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:58 2
        
        For Nickelback I just was referring to writing the same song for every single -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 13:59
        
        Yeah, we need a stronger definition here. Starting to release crappy music doesn't mean you've sold out, it just means you suck. -- nm - Ender Nov 18, 13:59
  - I would say that is equally selling out and getting too old. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:55
  - excellent call. -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 13:54
- Nelly Furtado hands down. "I'm like a Bird" to "Promiscuous" and Mariah Carey -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 13:51 4
  - I'd argue against Carey. She was making plenty of money before, she just plain went to crap. -- nm - Ender Nov 18, 13:53 1
    - But from Love Ballads to an R&B/Dance/Rap artist, she sold out her main audience -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 13:54
  - I thought both were equally blah. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:52 1
    - They may be blah but they sold millions, and toured etc -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 13:53
- Maybe Barenaked Ladies, too. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 13:50 3
  - hmm. How do you figure? -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 13:57 2
    - I think they have more to offer than their slide into perfectly generic easy listening would indicate. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 13:59 1
      - (though, to be fair, it probably isn't "selling out," exactly.) nm - Dignan Nov 18, 14:03
- Hanson. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 18, 13:49
- Nelly Furtado, Sugar Ray. *NM* - Ender Nov 18, 13:47 9
  - Furtado is from here ... I used to work two blocks from where her parents live ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:49 5
    - Well that proves she is a sell out, then. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:50 4
      - I was posting it without any inherent relevance, the point being "what is there to say about her, really?". She sold out? - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:52 3
        
        "Loose" was her last real album, and it sold millions and led to an area tour and DVD. That's huge sell out money -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 13:53 2
        
        and what year was that? 2005? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:53 1
        
        2006/2007 and then she was all over Timbaland's album -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 13:56
  - I quite liked Loose for what it is. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 13:48 1
    - it's fun music, but Promiscuous and Maneater seem a far cry from the message in Powerless. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 13:52
  - Sugar Ray never didn't suck. To my knowledge. - TFox Nov 18, 13:48
- Black Eyed Peas, easily. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 13:45 2
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  - (If you told me that there is a sweatshop in Malaysia where eight year old boys are forced to write their lyrics, I would absolutely believe you.) n - Dignan Nov 18, 13:49
- Metalica -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:45
- Incubus, Black Eyed Peas. -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 13:45 1
  - Incubus, really? - Subversive Nov 18, 14:09
LYC: Well, since all plans fell through, time to start looking for a job in Buenos Aires... -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 18, 13:40 1
- fun city. I was there in March -- nm - peglegpete Nov 18, 13:51
TV by the Numbers does not like where Flash Forward or V's ratings are going. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Nov 18, 13:40 27
- Maybe both shows should try being less boring. -- nm - Callisto Nov 18, 13:41 26
  - It's getting kinda annoying waiting 3 weeks for an interesting FF episode. - musubi Nov 18, 13:42 2
    - Hmm. I have the last 4 to watch. So should I skip the first two then? -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:44 1
      - Well, they talk a lot to explain things. So you'd miss all that. -- nm - Callisto Nov 18, 13:45
  - or in V's case, less overtly stupid. - Reagen Nov 18, 13:42 22
    - I try not to cast aspersions but all of the tv journalists praising V prior to release seem like their opinions were bought. -- nm - David Nov 18, 14:09 1
      - probably paid for by the lizards who run hollywood -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 14:10
    - I'm a Morena fan since'Firefly' but she looks like she could use a sammich. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 13:46 14
      - hidef does not hide the scar on her chin -- nm - peglegpete Nov 18, 13:53
      - I noticed on her closeups that she does look rather alienish. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 18, 13:48
      - Does she still have short hair? It just doesn't work on her. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 13:47 7
        
        Everyone below this post is crazy, yo. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 13:52
        
        I dig the hair, just not the Skeletor frame. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 13:49
        
        I'd buy this version's services sooner than I would from Inara. I like the pixie hair. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 13:48 3
        
        pixie says thanks -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:53 2
        
        From the pit in your basement? -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:54 1
        
        *shrug* too many si jokes for today. Let's just say he texted me. - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:58
        
        Oh, I disagree. As does Amy. - Spawn Nov 18, 13:48
      - the close crop isn't doing her favours. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 13:47
      - she looks like she's saved some sammich under her upper lip. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 13:46 1
        
        this post elicited a giggle. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 13:50
      - *nodding* -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 13:46
    - How about people wondering why aliens look exactly like humans? - nubby Nov 18, 13:42 4
      - I was thinking about this with the (spoils) - Reagen Nov 18, 13:45
      - And speak english, even amongst themselves. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:43 2
        
        and refer to themselves by a name we gave them. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 13:45 1
        
        Damn it. - Spawn Nov 18, 13:46
LYC: we were pretty upset that it took stumbling on it to find out what the adjuvants contained. Mrs. zork is allergic to vitamin E and likely would - zork Nov 18, 13:38 7
- Not fun. -- nm - lileve Nov 18, 13:44 1
  - hi, I was just wondering if going to show up again -- nm - zork Nov 18, 13:58
- do they not give you allergy warnings when you go get the shot? -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 13:39 4
  - they've never used adjuvants for flu shots here and warnings always just refer to eggs -- nm - zork Nov 18, 13:40 3
    - so... maybe they do warn you when you get the shot? -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 13:40 2
      - well, the gov't website says ... - zork Nov 18, 13:47 1
        
        hmmm, that's not good. good thing you checked. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 13:48
fedup - one thing you may also want to consider is airline hubs. - Banzai! Nov 18, 13:38
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- change "music" to "the pop music industry", and yes you're absolutely right. - znufrii Nov 18, 13:38 5
  - it's not just pop music. Rock, Opera, Musical theatre, they all understand this. -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 18, 13:49 4
    - To varying degrees, sure, but not to the extent they become inseperable from each other. -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 13:51 1
      - *bzzzt!* please try again. -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 13:52
    - shhhh, you're going to shatter znufrii's bubble, and we all know he can't breathe our air safely. -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 13:50 1
      - heh! -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 13:51
- agreed, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. She has talent. It's not like she's trying to substitute image for talent. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 13:38
- Madonna 2.0. nm - Dignan Nov 18, 13:38
- I look at her as performance art. -- nm - Dano Nov 18, 13:37 1
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"Holy shit, this is crazy... I bet this will get my picture taken" vs. "Holy shit this is crazy... I LOVE IT!" - Dr.Vermin Nov 18, 13:36 4
- What if it's, "This is crazy...it'll get my picture taken...I love it!" - musubi Nov 18, 13:39 1
  - That's what I meant by "or even a combination of the two" in my IM. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 18, 13:39
- "I'm paris hilton" vs. "I'm lisa nowak" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:37
- or all of the above? -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 13:36
LOL too true, Jax. Friggin' meetings. He is already on shaky ground, but I don't think he knew that. Not sure he even does now. Kind of oblivious. - Banzai! Nov 18, 13:36 2
- I would've at least said "I'd have to get back to my office and compile a more complete list of accomplishments." - Dr.Vermin Nov 18, 13:38
- Well now he will be able to say that 10 hours was keeping track of the other 30. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:37
Jax, don't you live in one of the biggest cities? - Reagen Nov 18, 13:36 1
- Spread out, yes. I thought he was meaning cities with major "downtown" areas. (We do *not* have a large central city area at all.) - JaxSean Nov 18, 13:42
My first exposure to Lady Gaga was her performance on American Idol. - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 18, 13:35 4
- Can't remember my first, but know it is/will be me my only. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:36 3
  - I don't get her appeal at all either. I can't stand her. - JaxSean Nov 18, 13:44 1
    - I dislike her sound and voice so the rest is just annoying. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:45
  - After her, you'll swear off all other men. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 18, 13:37
H1N1 is a beta test and the govt is using the vaccines to spread the virus! -- (link) - CrankYanker Nov 18, 13:35
I forgot to mention in regards to the concert tickets discusson in which hotkiss said shows here are not $60... - Spawn Nov 18, 13:33
Oh no! You're tires all flat and junk. -- nm - zork Nov 18, 13:33 9
- err, Your tire's -- nm - zork Nov 18, 13:34 2
  - I think it's technically correct if you use the wrong grammer, given the context... and junk -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:35 1
    - (grammer. cute.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 18, 13:35
- *hate* -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 13:33 5
  - really? cracks me up everytime -- nm - zork Nov 18, 13:34 4
    - 'cuz ima pothole. So... -- nm - Pothole si Nov 18, 13:52
    - Me too. I love this commercial. -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 13:47
    - I don't really like or dislike it much, but my initial though was that the voice was Kelly Pickler (sp?). (nm) - musubi Nov 18, 13:37 1
      - totally -- nm - zork Nov 18, 13:40

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