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Hello, first rule of Fight Club? four arrested in Peru on charges of killing people to sell their fat. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 20, 11:11
OK, here is where Simmons goes off the rails. He is perfectly willing to accept that the Pats win 80 percent of the time if they punt... - TFox Nov 20, 11:10 2
- Well, to be fair, he's bang on about the whole Bookie offering you 3-1 on a TD score at that point. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 20, 11:15 1
  - exactly - these stats mean very little in that situation -- nm - Guy Nov 20, 11:16
Poll: supposing I found a book only available at your local bookstore, what price would you charge if I asked you to get it and mail it to me? - Max Nov 20, 11:09 13
- zero -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 11:12 1
  - oh, the last line would make me say $5-10 -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 11:13
- nothing. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 11:11 1
  - oh, a regular thing? five bucks. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 11:14
- free. -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 11:11 5
  - but only because it's you who's asking... -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 11:12 4
    - Yeah but assume it's a stranger, and you know he can't buy it anywhere else. -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 11:12
    - no no, I want you to disregard that. assume this becomes a monthly request. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 11:12 2
      - why couldn't the store just ship it to you themselves? -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 11:16 1
        
        the point of the poll is to guage your fee for the service. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 11:17
- $10 -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 11:11
- $2 -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 11:11 1
  - (and if I couldn't do it for $2, I probably wouldn't bother.) -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 11:11
Variety has New Moon at $26.3 million from the sneaks. -- nm - Callisto Nov 20, 11:05 4
- is there a quick list for sneaks records? I saw a post on HSX saying that HR reported it as taking the record for most presales. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 11:11 3
  - In short, you're totally screwed. It's making well over $100 million this weekend. -- nm - Inigo Nov 20, 11:13 1
    - it's front loaded! $60M Fri-Sun! -- nm - Max Nov 20, 11:14
  - I don't have one, but it beats Harry Potter 6 by over $4 million for the record. -- nm - Callisto Nov 20, 11:12
Unsolicited advice to Bery and the rest of you: Always keep printed copies of your performance reviews. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 11:04 4
- That'll be easier this year than it was last year ... excel files are mad annoying to print -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 11:10
- Why *wouldn't* you? -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 11:07
- Oh good. Career advice from the unemployed! - Dr.Vermin Nov 20, 11:06
- truth -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 20, 11:05
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- I love Niedermeyer's mental calculus there. - Reagen Nov 20, 11:02
- wow, i'm not even sure the dude grabbing for the stick was the trashy one. - TFox Nov 20, 11:02 3
  - at first i thought it was the guy in blue, but i think he was with the girl. it was the guy behind them who grabbed his face -- nm - Guy Nov 20, 11:10
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    - its like "dude, just let it go... oh, ok you did... wait, where the fuck did that headlock come from?!" - TFox Nov 20, 11:05
Okay, I was on the fence all week, but Simmons convinced me that Belichuk screwed up on Sunday. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 20, 10:55 18
- im not a Simmons fan, but I also agreed with the bulk of his analysis. -- nm - Guy Nov 20, 11:11
- Having now checked out the BB discussion of the same, I *think* I'm about to back up Guy. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 20, 11:03 5
  - Well, it looks like Guy might have gotten that from Simmons. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 20, 11:13 1
    - yes. i didn't mention his name so as not to 'tarnish' the statistics with ST hatey -- nm - Guy Nov 20, 11:14
  - the difficulty in scoring 3tds in a 4Q comes from a variety of things - Reagen Nov 20, 11:08 2
    - 4) limited plays to make those TD drives happen. defenses can (sometimes) adjust to what was working for the offense and stop it. -- nm - Guy Nov 20, 11:13
    - That's fair, so you would have to compare the success factor vs only the games involving the situation. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 20, 11:13
- I know nothing about this except what's been said on ST, but it sounds like the football equivalent of Tin Cup at the 18th hole -- nm - Roger More Nov 20, 11:01
- He is also implying that Belichick is on the downhill slide -- nm - amoxy Nov 20, 10:58 7
  - The Patriots have five monster defeats since winning Super Bowl XXXIX -- 2005 (Denver, playoffs); 2006 (Indy, AFC title game); 2007 (Giants... - Spawn Nov 20, 11:02 5
    - are we really going to call the Giants win a self-destruct, and not the biggest horseshoe-in-my-anus drive in NFL playoff history? Really? -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 11:03 4
      - Should that particular Pats team and that particular Giants team have been less than 7 pts apart at that point of the game? - Name Withheld By Request Nov 20, 11:05 3
        
        a completely different discussion. -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 11:07 2
        
        Not really. The Pats prepareness going into a historical game matters into the discussion of whether the Giants were lucky or the Pats good. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 20, 11:09 1
        
        Spawn's assertion is that the Pats self-destructed, which I would contend with full-throated vigor. -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 11:13
  - An argument could be made that such a thing is likely to happen the longer he stays. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 20, 10:59
- .......? link please? -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:55 1
  - Here I was just reading it -- (link) - amoxy Nov 20, 10:56
nubby? what's your take on the new John Mayer? - Guy Nov 20, 10:54
so what time will I actually leave work today - tRuMaN Nov 20, 10:54 1
- 3:12pm -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 20, 11:06
Happiness is an eggnog latte. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 20, 10:53
a family thought there was nothing to worry about as they drove through a South African safari park.... -- (link) - mara Nov 20, 10:52 1
- kitty! -- nm - Crow T. Robot Nov 20, 10:54
Me texting someone; Looking forward to seeing you again. Her; I can meet you late Sat night. Me; I'll be somewhere else. Her; *silent rage* -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 10:44 8
- so you're the afterthought? too bad for her. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 10:57 2
  - Some family dinner she has to go to first. -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 11:00 1
    - hmmmm, ok. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 11:04
- Hey, is her reply "*silent rage*"? Or are you just getting no reply (because that's how I read it) - Roger More Nov 20, 10:57 1
  - No she actually typed that. -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 10:59
- the obvious reply is: *changing plans* - TFox Nov 20, 10:53 1
  - Yeah I'll backtrack tomorrow. -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 10:59
- Hee! I like her! -- nm - mara Nov 20, 10:52
hmm, itunes decided to play the soung "young americans", but I keep mishearing the lyrics as "dumb americans" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 10:41 1
- (this performance review stuff is messing up my head. and my spelling.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 10:41
(Hockey fans may know who this is) This is just an incredible picture -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 20, 10:39 [Image] 5
- Saw VII. "He wants us to hit ourselves with our sticks." -- nm - Max Nov 20, 10:42
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  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Nov 20, 10:42 2
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      - such a pussy, that Jacques Plante. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 10:47
New EU President is a fan of Haiku; -- (link) - Loyola Nov 20, 10:39 7
- that's great. -- nm - b. Nov 20, 10:40 6
  - I am literally beside myself with joy. - Loyola Nov 20, 10:42 5
    - Wow. Get someone to take a picture. -- nm - mara Nov 20, 10:53 2
      - Technically, he could do it. "Look, it's me! I shot that!" -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:54 1
        
        *laughing* -- nm - mara Nov 20, 10:54
    - the world can be harsh, poetry softens nicely, balance will be his. -- nm - b. Nov 20, 10:46 1
      - They made me the prez, but I don't know what to do, oh ffs God. -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 10:48
Couple arrested for not paying a tip. -- (link) - Ender Nov 20, 10:29 8
- if it's mandatory, that's not a tip, then, is it. That would be part of the bill. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 10:30 7
  - yeah! someone should arrest those police officers for unlawful detainment. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 10:35 6
    - The people who first put "mandatory" and "gratuity" next to each other are the ones who need jail time. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 20, 10:46 5
      - Word. -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 10:48
      - i really don't have a problem with this for larger parties. i'd prefer they call it a "service charge", but then... - TFox Nov 20, 10:48 2
        
        Put "no tip necessary" in smaller print under the "service charge" line on the bill. -- nm - mara Nov 20, 10:54 1
        
        That would cover it. -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:54
      - this is sort of my point, if I wasn't clear. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 10:48
Rival studios says New Moon did around 23 or 24 million from midnight shows last night. -- (link) - Inigo Nov 20, 10:25 1
- fandango's harry medved said on the radio this morning that they were selling 1K tickets a minute. - b. Nov 20, 10:31
Help! I need the links to some specialty toy stores in the UK. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 20, 10:25 4
- what did you google? nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 20, 10:38
- try this -- (link) - The wraith of oblique Nov 20, 10:26 2
  - Asshole! -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 20, 10:28 1
    - those are specialty toys! -- nm - The wraith of oblique Nov 20, 10:30
Chuck. Jan 10. *splurt* -- nm - The wraith of oblique Nov 20, 10:24
Interesting question: what does Lincecum get in arbitration, now that he has his second Cy? - TFox Nov 20, 10:24 11
- an ounce of weed -- nm - Guy Nov 20, 10:51
- I'll say 11mil. If i"m the Giants, I offer him a 5 year, 90mil contract today as a bottom line. - Will Hunting Nov 20, 10:28 9
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    - the market is slightly different now, but i agree that he wouldn't take that. -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:40 2
      - (although, wasn't Johan closer to free agency than Lincecum is right now? that is a factor.) -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:41 1
        
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  - In the Keith Law chat on ESPN today, he suggests that MLB is likely begging the Giants to do exactly that. -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:29 4
    - Tell him he'd make a few million more in the first 2-3 years of the deal to go with a smaller back-end...but still with the chance for a 2nd mega-deal -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 20, 10:30 3
      - I wouldn't do it, I bet, if I'm him, but we'll see. Probably not for $90M. -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:34 2
        
        5/90 would be my starting point. 5/110 would be my ceiling. - Will Hunting Nov 20, 10:38 1
        
        Yep, you and I are in full agreement. -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:39
survivor watcher poll - giganto Nov 20, 10:24 18
- spoils - Roger More Nov 20, 10:45 3
  - spoils (and from earlier) - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 20, 11:02 2
    - spoils - Roger More Nov 20, 11:16
    - OK I can agree with this -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 11:03
- my guess: - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 20, 10:30 9
  - the "has to" question is interesting. my recollection is: - TFox Nov 20, 10:32 8
    - I think you're probably right about that, with one exception. (spoiler) - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 20, 10:37 5
      - (spoils) - TFox Nov 20, 10:40 1
        
        spoils - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 20, 10:49
      - (spoils) - The wraith of oblique Nov 20, 10:40 2
        
        spoils - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 20, 10:47
        
        (spoils) - TFox Nov 20, 10:42
    - if he's going to do that - giganto Nov 20, 10:36 1
      - i'd modify slightly to say... - TFox Nov 20, 10:39
- spoils - The wraith of oblique Nov 20, 10:27
- I posted some thoughts on that last night. - TFox Nov 20, 10:26 [Backboard] 1
  - (whoops) -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:27
- spoils - Beryllium Nov 20, 10:25
I resent time tracking. There, I said it. Gorram performance reviews. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 10:21
Max, there'd definitely be wiggle room on the odds based on the teams, the exact situation and the "momentum" of the game, but it wouldn't be more - Reagen Nov 20, 10:20 11
- unrelated question since I don't follow sports too much: is it generally agreed that fatigue affects offense or defense more than the other? - Max Nov 20, 10:27 8
  - I think it varies. Fatigue favours the offense in football, but the defense in hockey. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 10:28
  - In the NFL, it makes it easier to score, imo. -- nm - Inigo Nov 20, 10:28 6
    - plus, the offense can dictate tempo. the defense can't -- nm - prayformojo Nov 20, 10:31 5
      - Really, the offense only needs the QB at his best. The rest can be winded. If the defense has even one guy that can't keep up, they'll get scored on. -- nm - Inigo Nov 20, 10:33 4
        
        How about in baseball? Assume you can't put in a reliever. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 10:35 3
        
        If a pitcher has to run a lot in a game. It can really affect the way he throws. - Inigo Nov 20, 10:40 2
        
        Tell me about it. -- nm - Chien-Ming Wang Nov 20, 10:48
        
        Daniel Cabrera had a strategy to prevent such things. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 20, 10:43
- and reading your example, it kind of depends - that's just another version of the gambler's fallacy. - Reagen Nov 20, 10:24 1
  - but...but...that's why I'm betting against New Moon! -- nm - Max Nov 20, 10:27
and the air is thin, and it blows through your skin, and you feel like something is about to begin. -- nm - b. Nov 20, 10:19
Secret stalker ideas! The 30 most disturbing Twilight products. -- (link) - mara Nov 20, 10:19 4
- Bella's womb! in felt! -- (link) - Andie Nov 20, 10:48
- The books and movies take up the first 6 slots... -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 10:35
- The fact alone that there's 30 is disturbing. -- nm - Mop (231 lbs) Nov 20, 10:25
- It's a shame David gets only one stalker -- nm - Roger More Nov 20, 10:21
I'm Teeddy Ruxpin. Would you be my friend? -- nm - giganto Nov 20, 10:18 1
- That's good legal advice right there -- nm - Roger More Nov 20, 10:22
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- is that good or bad? :) -- nm - The wraith of oblique Nov 20, 10:19 1
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NFL Anti-Trust case: cold and compelling...the players, coaches and Unions must be crapping their pants right about now... -- (link) - Beaker Nov 20, 10:17 4
- It's the ideal solution for the baseball non-parity problem. -- nm - mara Nov 20, 10:22 1
  - As much as I'd like to see parity break out in baseball....this is way too far in the other direction -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 20, 10:24
- You know... that does make a lot of sense. I'm not sure it's a great idea, but it makes a ton of sense. -- nm - TFox Nov 20, 10:20
- The next step in the process will be oral arguments before the nine justices of the high court now scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 13. - Beaker Nov 20, 10:19

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