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from the backboards... the $79k snake bite .... ya know, if i didnt have great insurance, and i knew there was a change i'd have to pay out... - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 24, 10:12 3
- I TAed for an econ prof who used to play a similar game with his classes. - mafic Nov 24, 10:20
- I had a co-worker get bit by a snake which they think was a copperhead (happened at night) but because they didn't know for sure, they could not give - HdnAgnda Nov 24, 10:20
- then you'd still have to pay for crutches, prosthetics, etc ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 24, 10:13
look out for a silver Hyundai in Hamilton - two prisoners broken out at hospital - 6 Nov 24, 10:04
Fringe to get a 7 week hiatus in Feb - April. From this article...has it already been picked up for a 3rd season? -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 24, 10:01 1
- /* we come in peace always */ - 6 Nov 24, 10:12
I'll try to see Precious, A Serious Man, An Education, The Messenger, 2012, The Men Who Stare at Goats and/or The Blind Side this weekend. -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 09:55 7
- Do you expect any Oscar or guild awards for The Messenger? -- nm - Max Nov 24, 09:59 2
  - I don't know that Oscilloscope can pull that. -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 10:00 1
    - scratch that, I meant nominations -- nm - Max Nov 24, 10:07
- you get to see The Messenger already ? - 6 Nov 24, 09:59
- I want to know the answer to this question. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 24, 09:57 [Backboard] 2
  - 3 -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 09:59 1
    - for a total of six different penes. -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 10:01
a bunch of ducks are a flock right? -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 09:53 17
- Are we sure they're ducks and not geese? -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 24, 10:08
- or unfortunately a string of ducks hanging in a Chinese restaurant window -- nm - 6 Nov 24, 10:01
- I always call em "a damn good time" myself. -- nm - Redmond si Nov 24, 10:00
- team -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 24, 09:59
- a waddling. - znufrii Nov 24, 09:57
- When in doubt I go with "shitload" -- nm - Loyola Nov 24, 09:54 3
  - hmm what is the official number for shitload as it was determined long ago that an assload was 7 -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 09:58 2
    - It was? News to me brother. -- nm - Loyola Nov 24, 09:59 1
      - Old shadowrun gaming group inside joke. -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 10:04
- Ducks come in groups called a floc, brace, or badling -- (link) - zork Nov 24, 09:54 7
  - or a paddling, or a flush. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 24, 09:55 1
    - or a shitload -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 09:56
  - oh, and ... A RAFT, PADDLING or BUNCH of ducks on water. A TEAM, BRACE, BED, FLIGHT OR FLOCK* of wild ducks in flight. -- (link) - zork Nov 24, 09:55 4
    - A-Team? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 24, 09:57 3
      - Murduck - Epiphany Nov 24, 09:59 1
        
        heheh. Speaking of ducks ... I just watched the intro for the show Count Duckula for the first time in years. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 24, 10:03 [youtube]
      - a crack commando unit of ducks that was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. -- nm - mafic Nov 24, 09:59
Bah, breakfast boredom. When I was working I was perfectly happy alternating oatmeal and scrambled eggbeaters for breakfast...not any more :( - MojaveMeg Nov 24, 09:52 1
- Tried it chocolate-covered? Open the Nutella and go for it... - OAE Nov 24, 10:19
Anyone going to a midnight screening of Old Dogs? -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 09:47 6
- coworker saw a sneak of this said it was laugh so hard you cry funny and that SGREE was hilarious -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 09:50 4
  - Did your coworker eat paint chips as a child? Live under high voltage power lines? (nm) - musubi Nov 24, 09:54 3
    - he is a native Texan -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 09:59 2
      - say no more. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 10:00 1
        
        Reagen == Eric Idle? -- nm - zork Nov 24, 10:12
- Robin WIlliams, but only cuz he wants alone time. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 09:50
20 fat people dressed as superheroes (some link pics to other pages not very SFW) -- (link) - zork Nov 24, 09:47 1
- and 101 Princess Leia slave bikini girls -- (link) - zork Nov 24, 09:53
sitwap? From adfreak: 10 Best Celebrity Computer Ads of the 1980s -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:45
Poll: will you be going to the movie theater in the next 4 days? -- nm - Max Nov 24, 09:42 28
- No. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 24, 10:03
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Nov 24, 10:02
- Yes. -- nm - Diva Nov 24, 09:55
- Nope - next trip to the theater (given what's being released in the near future) is likely months away. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 24, 09:51
- Probably not. (nm) - musubi Nov 24, 09:50
- Just saw Blind Side - really good. Going to see Ninja Assassin and Planet 51...as for new moon.. - Capstern Nov 24, 09:49 2
  - well the acting is much better in Vampire Diaries that is for sure -- nm - Epiphany Nov 24, 09:59
  - I get the added benefit of living near Cinemark's HQ and flagship theater...sooooo NICE - gonna see Avatar in Xtreme Digital when it comes out -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 09:51
- yes. We always go on Thanksgiving with my brother-in-law's family in Iowa. I predict we will see Planet 51 -- nm - oblique Nov 24, 09:48
- with Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans opening here - yes - 6 Nov 24, 09:46
- no. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:46
- yes -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 09:46
- likely, yes. - znufrii Nov 24, 09:45 2
  - and it will be to see either Fantastic Mr. Fox or The Road -- nm - znufrii Nov 24, 09:49 1
    - or both -- nm - znufrii Nov 24, 09:49
- most likely -- nm - Jovian Nov 24, 09:45
- I'm seriously debating going to the movie theater in the next 15 minutes. -- nm - David Nov 24, 09:44 1
  - Man is evil! -- nm - Max Nov 24, 09:44
- Maybe. -- nm - Loyola Nov 24, 09:44
- nope -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:43
- nosir. -- nm - TFox Nov 24, 09:43 4
  - oh wait. yes, probably. duh. -- nm - TFox Nov 24, 09:52 3
    - yes. yes you will. -- nm - Diva Nov 24, 09:55 2
      - you do realize... - TFox Nov 24, 09:57 1
        
        "It's all about the love. L.O.V.E." -- nm - Diva Nov 24, 10:04
- Yes. Seeing New Moon Wednesday night, and will probably see Planet 51 by the weekend. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 24, 09:43
- Nope. -- nm - Fuzzy Nov 24, 09:43
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Does ST know that today is the 150th anniversary of the Origin of Species publication? -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:38 4
- It was mentioned on the upcoming events of the week on Marketplace. -- nm - psilotum Nov 24, 09:54
- i bet kirk cameron does -- nm - remlik Nov 24, 09:50
- i bet kirk cameeon does -- nm - remlik Nov 24, 09:50
- Thanks to NPR, yes. (nm) - musubi Nov 24, 09:47
"That's nice for you. Here is your order. Have a good day." -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:38 2
- This post would be more fun as a blind item. (nm) - musubi Nov 24, 09:53 1
  - kid, your face.... -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:57
Kid spends 11 days in NYC subways... -- (link) - znufrii Nov 24, 09:36 2
- LYC: He's from the neighborhood I grew up in. -- nm - Krusty Nov 24, 10:08 1
  - Also, if I was his family I would have freaked out and after 10 days probably would have thought the worst had happened to him. -- nm - Krusty Nov 24, 10:10
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LIR: yes it was the SRU (Strategic Response Unit) which stands for the ETF -- nm - 6 Nov 24, 09:33 7
- I repsonded to your b ackpack question. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:34 6
  - ah merci - 6 Nov 24, 09:38 5
    - wait, are you spelling that right? -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:39 4
      - dos ! - 6 Nov 24, 09:42 3
        
        ok, because your sentence doesn't make sense. - loosilu Nov 24, 09:42 2
        
        it could be - 6 Nov 24, 09:51 1
        
        ah!!! I've heard it but am not very familiar with it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:53
ST Poll: What are we currently playing through on Xbox/PS3? - Jovian Nov 24, 09:31 10
- MW2 -- nm - Krusty Nov 24, 10:02
- borderlands -- nm - remlik Nov 24, 09:52 2
  - I need to clear up a few missions so that we can try more co-op - tRuMaN Nov 24, 10:04 1
    - thats cool on your im. we will do it when iget back -- nm - remlik Nov 24, 10:07
- I want to leave it another week or two before I do MW2 on a higher difficulty. Hopefully I should have forgotten swathes of it by then. -- nm - Loyola Nov 24, 09:37
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  - ohh there is an expansion? where? -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 09:40 1
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- MW2 and L4D2. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 24, 09:35
- Finished Fallout 3...currently playing RB2 and Netflix through my PS3 :) -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 09:35
Holy crap, this is a first. I just got guilt-tripped by my father. -- nm - kelly Nov 24, 09:31 3
- Actually, it's a sixth. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 24, 09:33
- usually mom does it? -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 09:31 1
  - Yeah, she does. It usually involves an enormous amount of bitching and snark, but yeah. - kelly Nov 24, 09:33
During dinner last night, my wife totally shocked me when she said that she'd never done a particular thing related to Thanksgiving - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:29 29
- get this: - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:36 13
  - I don't think I have, either. -- nm - kelly Nov 24, 09:41 2
    - who.are.you.people??? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:41 1
      - they are Visitors! -- nm - Capstern Nov 24, 09:53
  - show her the youtube redubbed clips first to see her reaction. -- nm - Max Nov 24, 09:40
  - More importantly, how is it that this wasn't one of the determining factors for marrying her? -- nm - Fuzzy Nov 24, 09:39 1
    - she aced the Football Trivia Test, so I thought I was home free -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 09:41
  - she's the same age as us? That is impressive. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:38
  - bwah? -- nm - znufrii Nov 24, 09:38
  - Hmmm...I know I've seen it, but it's not like it's some sort of holiday tradition...like Year Without a Santa Claus or something. -- nm - Jim Nov 24, 09:37
  - heh. what i found almost weirder with my wife... - TFox Nov 24, 09:37 2
    - This is the soundtrack to trimming the tree every year for me. - Diva Nov 24, 09:41
    - That's just... wrong. -- nm - Fuzzy Nov 24, 09:40
  - I've never either. But I've heard of it. -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 24, 09:36
- carved a turkey -- nm - David Nov 24, 09:33 2
  - damnit, this was mine. i want half credit. -- nm - TFox Nov 24, 09:34 1
    - You'll get nothing and like it. -- nm - David Nov 24, 09:34
- put her hand down the front of her unbuttoned waistband. -- nm - Max Nov 24, 09:32
- Watched football -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 09:31
- given blankets to native americans -- nm - Beryllium Nov 24, 09:31 3
  - Interesting story. My grandfather was interviewed for his local paper once because as a kid his family used to trade with local Indians - oblique Nov 24, 09:33 1
    - "I'll give you *five* *new* rookie cards for your Mickey Mantle. Come on, it's a great deal." -- nm - Max Nov 24, 09:35
  - in exchange for their land? -- nm - Jim Nov 24, 09:31
- set the table -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 24, 09:31
- had sex in the leftovers? nm - Jim Nov 24, 09:31
- Said grace. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 24, 09:30
- wished on a wishbone. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:30 1
  - I take this back since Jim guessed first. Watched the Macy's parade. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:30
- made a wish on the wishbone -- nm - Jim Nov 24, 09:30
Greenberg trailer -- (link) - Dano Nov 24, 09:29
TFox: Still wrong. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:29 3
- shhh.... *holds you close, petting your cheek to calm you like a small child* it's ok. -- nm - TFox Nov 24, 09:30 2
  - znufrii was right. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 09:31 1
    - shhh, it's ok, it's naptime now. -- nm - TFox Nov 24, 09:31
The SNL monologue from this week. -- (link) - TFox Nov 24, 09:28 [youtube] 3
- Stones. Boulders, really. (nm) - musubi Nov 24, 09:55 2
  - Also, it suffered from SNL-dead-horse-beating-syndrome, but "I like to be kissed when someone is doing sex to me!" was initially hilarious. - musubi Nov 24, 09:58 1
    - word. and before you go any further, ~ ooooooooooh - eee! what up with that? what up with that? ~ -- nm - TFox Nov 24, 09:59
I found God on the corner of 1st and Amistad where the West was all but won. -- nm - David Nov 24, 09:28 4
- how does an all-knowing entity get lost? - mafic Nov 24, 09:29 1
  - Went to play Skee-ball. nm - Jim Nov 24, 09:33
- ... and then you tranquilized him and hit him with a stun gun? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 24, 09:28 1
  - Lost and insecure. -- nm - David Nov 24, 09:29

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