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LYC, snow flakes swirling outside -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 30, 11:03 1
- Bastards. -- nm - Loyola Nov 30, 11:04
ST Poll -- According to a survey of Foreign Policy's "Too 100 Global Thinkers", what is the "Most Dangerous Country in the World"? -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 11:03 14
- Russia -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 30, 11:07
- North Korea. Iran. Russia. -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 11:05 1
  - Iran, tied with US with 10%, Russia, 5th place with 5% -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 11:06
- most dangerous in the opinion of thinkers? wherever you hail from. -- nm - TFox Nov 30, 11:04 2
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    - how can the land of unicorns and rainbows be all that dangerous? - Epiphany Nov 30, 11:06
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  - US is tied for second with 10% of the votes, N. Korea comes in tied for 6th with 4% -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 11:05
  - Dangerous to global order, I would imagine, looking at the list. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 11:04 4
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      - Iseal is tied with NK at 4%, there's still one more on the list, tied with US and Iran. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 11:07
    - Pakistan. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 11:05 1
      - *ding* 54% of respondents -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 11:06
- Cuba. -- nm - Helms-Burton si Nov 30, 11:04
(the misspelling, "glourious", is a movie reference. Duh.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 10:57 1
- most usefull post in all of 2009 - Danedukenuuk Nov 30, 11:05
Gravy WIN! - znufrii Nov 30, 10:48 4
- The gravy is cursed. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:51 3
  - I don't even care if it has potassium benzoate in it. - znufrii Nov 30, 10:54 2
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    - *blank stare* -- nm - Shaun Nov 30, 10:58
A friend and I went to Chicago on Friday and intended to walk up all 108 stories of the Sears Tower but time prohibited us from doing so. What a bumme - Hotkiss Nov 30, 10:47 11
- Your IM is a bumme - Spawn Nov 30, 11:02
- Walking up the Eiffel Tower was one of the worst things I've ever done in my whole life. Ever. -- nm - TFox Nov 30, 11:02 6
  - "and then that douche faked me out when he tied his shoes, and I cried" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 11:02 5
    - it did make that story worse, remembering how much I hated all of France and humanity itself for about an hour after that climb. - TFox Nov 30, 11:03 4
      - But seriously, what did you expect? - Spawn Nov 30, 11:04 3
        
        I could make an argument that the effing thing shouldn't even have stairs. It's steel. It won't need a fire exit. -- nm - TFox Nov 30, 11:05 2
        
        Power outage. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 11:06 1
        
        or nanobot attack. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 11:07
- isn't it the Willis tower now ? -- nm - decline Nov 30, 10:48 2
  - in b4 Different Strokes joke -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 10:49
  - Fight the power! Long live the Sears Tower! -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 30, 10:49
I scored 2 pairs of Levi's red tabs on Saturday. A store had a buy 1 get 1 50% off *and* a 20% everything sale. - Shaun Nov 30, 10:47 4
- *semi pouts* - Epiphany Nov 30, 10:47 2
  - Sorry. I look good in 559s though :) -- nm - Shaun Nov 30, 10:53 1
    - pics? - Epiphany Nov 30, 11:07
- Damn! -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:47
I have to go drinking in like 30 mins so I'm eating now as fast as I can before I get ready because I totally forgot to eat today. The suck. -- nm - Loyola Nov 30, 10:45 3
- Mandatory drinking? Oh, you live in Ireland, right? -- nm - mara Nov 30, 10:46 2
  - Function type thing I can't get out of. -- nm - Loyola Nov 30, 10:48
  - Either that or Loyola's become a Real World cast member. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 10:48
White Collar (spoilers and speculation) - SyrDragon Nov 30, 10:39 3
- Good guess. One thing's for sure (spoils) - JaxSean Nov 30, 10:47 2
  - I love this show in so many ways. Matt Bomar is awesome. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 10:47 1
    - TTHEI is good too -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 30, 11:00
New Moon in 15 Minutes -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 30, 10:37 1
- *waits for the 60 second version with bunnies* -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 10:39
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- That is so cute! It just cheered me up, thanks for posting that. -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 11:02
- ohhh! I love him! -- nm - kelly Nov 30, 10:55
- love this -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 10:46
- I want him. -- nm - Callisto Nov 30, 10:44
- Abby will love this. She couldn't get enough of the video of the returning soldier's dog going wild -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 10:42 1
  - Has she seen the kittens attacking the box? -- (link) - mara Nov 30, 10:43 [youtube]
- Cute!! -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 10:41
- *laughing* -- nm - mara Nov 30, 10:40
I posted this last week, but I have more high horsing to do. Apple refuses repair because of 2nd hand smoke. - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:36 2
- I hope someone sues them over this, such crap. -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 11:04
- sheesh, talk about over the top PCness -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 10:58
NFARZ -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 10:33
Star Trek question (this hangup is killing the movie for me) [spoilers, natch] - prayformojo Nov 30, 10:29 22
- Several things (spoils of course) - TWuG Nov 30, 10:41
- J.J. said... (spoiler) - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:34
- yes - Roger More Nov 30, 10:33
- (spoiler) - Qale Nov 30, 10:33 12
  - I liked how on the special features for the DVD, the CGI crew discussed the lens flare used in filming, and how they had to replicate it in the CGI - Roger More Nov 30, 10:34 11
    - I wouldn't have noticed it nearly as much until people mentioned it. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 10:47 1
      - It's like the shaky-cam in the Bourne movies - it passed over a lot of people but bothered a large minority -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 10:54
    - I honestly never noticed this once. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 10:41 2
      - I'm not sure I would have noticed much if not for such a big deal being made of them. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 10:43
      - I joked about it a ton, but I think I only noticed a few flares -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 10:43
    - D*Con TV took on Lens Flare -- (link) - Qale Nov 30, 10:38
    - that fact made me angrier about it. "dudes, you created flare *you wouldn't normally see under those circumstances.*" -- nm - Max Nov 30, 10:37 3
      - Their explanation was that it added life to the screen, while 'space' looks kind of boring -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 10:40 2
        
        just like the "I'm not touching you!" game adds life to a boring car ride, sure. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 10:44 1
        
        KIRKSPOCK PUNCH BUGGY! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 10:44
    - Haha! -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 10:36
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  - agreed, though I think you could say ____ (creating another issue) - Max Nov 30, 10:35 2
    - spoiler discussion - Roger More Nov 30, 10:38 1
      - nubby should address this, but I think - Max Nov 30, 10:46
  - yeah, your point in the IM was the one that kind of bothered me for a minute. - Callisto Nov 30, 10:31 1
    - hmm. i was hoping i had missed something, esp since we were playing the Star Trek Drinking Game - prayformojo Nov 30, 10:32
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- The record for fewest yards gained in a game is (-7) by Seattle versus Los Angeles in 1979 -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 10:23 5
  - For fun, here's the boxscore. -- (link) - Dano Nov 30, 10:31 1
    - apparently there were 12 sacks in the 9/30/07 Giants/Eagles game but it doesn't show in the box score. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 11:14
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    - "in a half" is not possible. "in the 2nd half" is possible. -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 10:26 1
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PSA: Bookcloseouts.com has a 50% off fiction sale along with free shipping (on orders over $35). nm - Dignan Nov 30, 10:16
I love early season RPI rankings. -- (link) - Dano Nov 30, 10:11 2 1
- Oof. ISU is 202 (but we're 6-0, baybee!) -- nm - Callisto Nov 30, 10:23
- #278 baby! -- nm - Don Homer Nov 30, 10:12
Just checking - anyone had any experience with the on line education provided through Capella University? - JenBro Nov 30, 10:10 2
- Let me make a few calls to HR folks. -- nm - ceregon Nov 30, 10:13 1
  - Thank you for doing this ... email inside - JenBro Nov 30, 11:01
Purse sale at Amazon -- (link) - Epiphany Nov 30, 10:09 7
- Are you a purse lady ? - eag Nov 30, 10:13 2
  - not really - I covet, then buy, carry for 6 months and then I am done with it. - Epiphany Nov 30, 10:26 1
    - This makes you a normal woman -- nm - con_carne Nov 30, 10:54
- There are few terms which would elicit less interest in me. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:10 3
  - 50% off dandy canes! -- nm - Max Nov 30, 10:16
  - "free vasectomy" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 10:15
  - LOL! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 10:13
Love Letter Response: It's Electric! - Diva Nov 30, 10:08 3
- wow this is helpful advice ... not just for the letter writer I mean .. thanks for posting! -- nm - JenBro Nov 30, 11:03
- on the nose. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 10:10
- I love Meredith -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 10:10
Wife confirms we got our 20% Bing Cashback on the two computers we bought this weekend. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:08
57.7mpg and the car actually looks nice; -- (link) - Loyola Nov 30, 10:04 6
- "when a [automotive industry] member opts to think outside the box and challenge convention a rebuke rarely follows." Really? I think I disagree. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 10:13
- I saw one of these parked at a store this weekend - it's not 57 mph, it's vicious -- (link) - Epiphany Nov 30, 10:13 [Image] 1
  - Nice. -- nm - Loyola Nov 30, 10:41
- I'm glad Volvo is surviving. I'm heartbroken that Saab is folding. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:07
- Diesel. Nice. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:06
- This is a better photo; -- (link) - Loyola Nov 30, 10:06
Bobby Bowden's coaching future plans to be made Tuesday. My guess: He'll retire after 2010. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 09:58 1
- Well if he doesnt they have to pay Jumbo Fisher 5 million - eag Nov 30, 10:06
Unexpected factoids I just read in the Monticello newsletter: this year more UK residents visited Monticello than Canada, and - Max Nov 30, 09:56
Obama issues order for more troops in Afghanistan. -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 30, 09:55 35
- This is neither good nor bad until I see what goals he's set and whether he has changed policy even a little bit. - TWuG Nov 30, 10:33
- More troops for an unwinnable "war" (or, in essence, more police officers) is generally a bad thing ... - Beryllium Nov 30, 10:02 24
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    - Iraq has taught us that that depends on if there's money to be made -- nm - con_carne Nov 30, 10:18
    - I was just trying to think what event a time traveller would have to undo to prevent all this, or if there'd be one - Reagen Nov 30, 10:08 16
      - My Jewish friends will not agree with me, but I would have prevented the creation of Israel as a Jewish state -- nm - con_carne Nov 30, 10:25 3
        
        along a similar line, this book will only further stoke that controversy... -- (link) - znufrii Nov 30, 10:28
        
        Or it should have been created from German territory. -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 10:27 1
        
        That couldn't happen in Europe, not without risking a repeat of the Holocaust in the years to come. - Roger More Nov 30, 10:30
      - Sending in reinforcements in 2001, when we *had* Bin Laden trapped -- nm - Jovian Nov 30, 10:24
      - I think earlier, like around Muhammad's death -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 10:12 6
        
        I'm not sure I believe that. There's no reason we had to end up with these series of conflicts in this region - Reagen Nov 30, 10:19 5
        
        Are you talking about Iran or Afghanistan? I was thinking Iran, and that its quest for a nuclear bomb isn't so much about the West as enemy as its - Roger More Nov 30, 10:26 4
        
        Iran leads to Afghanistan. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 10:41 3
        
        I see them being on different tracks - if not for September 11, there's be no US involvement in Afghanistan, and I don't believe the Taliban operated - Roger More Nov 30, 10:53 2
        
        I'm not claiming they ever did (in fact Iran had a lot of issues with AlQaeda) - Reagen Nov 30, 11:01 1
        
        Thanks - now I get the links -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 11:03
      - I think it would involve an apple -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 10:10 3
        
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        Stupid Eve -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 10:33 1
        
        man I aint going for that. pink cadillac. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 11:00
    - I love that every penny matters for things like health care spending, but not for military. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 30, 10:05 3
      - I'm a bit of a broken record about this, but have we seen Why We Fight? -- nm - con_carne Nov 30, 10:24
      - *submits another billion in fraudulent reimbursements* -- nm - KBR Nov 30, 10:09
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    - Vietnam? Iraq? -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 10:05
- Do you go online to do that? I'm glad he waited until Cyber Monday. I bet he got a discount on that order. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:00 3
  - Blackwater was offering 20% off. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 10:02 2
    - but wait, act now, and we'll throw in a free masacre of innocent bystanders! - Xe Nov 30, 10:05
    - At those rates, you'd be crazy not to! -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Nov 30, 10:03
- meh. -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 10:00 1
  - this one -- nm - Epiphany Nov 30, 10:02
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- War, boy, I don't know. -- nm - Loyola Nov 30, 09:56
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- *throws self on bed and cries* -- nm - B2 Nov 30, 09:59
- And thus 3 credits shy of graduation. -- nm - Fuzzy Nov 30, 09:59

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