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The only thing I'll add on Swisher: he had an epic failure of a season in batting average yet still had an OBP that was almost league average. - David Nov 14, 16:57
We have a cat who is such a politican. - David Nov 14, 16:54 1
- While she's away you wield the can opener. -- nm - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 16:59
so wish I had hdtv nasa tv -- nm - truman Nov 14, 16:52 1
- 1000 watt subwoofers on the surround -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 16:57
got out of work early - power outage at 4:30 :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:49 1
- (posting from the bus) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:52
New HPOT 6 trailer -- (link) - eag Nov 14, 16:47 [youtube]
Quantam of Solace in T-minus 60 min. /excited/ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 14, 16:41
I pretty much slept all day. What did you do? -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 14, 16:35 4
- Tried to sleep, lost job, tried to sleep some more. Gave up and came to ST. - the darcy Nov 14, 16:58 1
  - sexay -- nm - truman Nov 14, 17:00
- Wished I slept all day -- nm - secretslacker Nov 14, 16:52
- fuck. all. -- nm - pretty awesome pigby Nov 14, 16:36
some strange issue with a door and the space shuttle launch, according to the nasa feed. -- nm - truman Nov 14, 16:32 1
- "open door policy" fail -- nm - M Nov 14, 16:33
We haven't done this in a while: What term or phrase is in your Google (or other) search bar? - ReluctantCynic Nov 14, 16:26 20
- lolcats - I really should bookmark it :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 14, 16:59
- lyrics acdc hells bells -- nm - the darcy Nov 14, 16:59
- WD10EACS Jumper Settings -- nm - David Nov 14, 16:53
- Convert filemake database to mssql -- nm - Subversive - least conducive to reworking Nov 14, 16:45 1
  - LYC: Yesterday mine was "Convert mp4 to flv" - Dr.Vermin Nov 14, 17:04
- number of IRS employees -- nm - CovingtonCat Nov 14, 16:41
- "retaining color" "leaf pressing" -- nm - mara Nov 14, 16:38
- prop 8 blacklist - zeitgeist Nov 14, 16:36
- saint james hotel times square -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 14, 16:34 2
  - What are you coming into the city for? -- nm - krusty Nov 14, 16:48 1
    - we were supposed to see a play, but it got cancelled, so now just for fun. I'll send you a gmail -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 14, 17:03
- It's empty...I just cleared it out with CCleaner -- nm - amoxy Nov 14, 16:33
- "Francois Ozon IMDB" -- nm - secretslacker Nov 14, 16:28 1
  - I guess I should add that I had the imdb drop-down selected before entering my search terms -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:29
- poop scooper walmart -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 14, 16:28
- simon pegg -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:27 1
  - (I was checking to see if he had been cast in World War Z. Apparently not.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:28
- churrito -- nm - pretty awesome pigby Nov 14, 16:27
- nasa channel -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 16:26
- cat dog diary -- nm - M Nov 14, 16:26
someone post on tt when halo starts, thanks. also, space shuttle launch in 30 mins or so I think. -- nm - truman Nov 14, 16:20 1
- I was gonna link to my live stream of the NASA channel, but I see that NASA does it for me. -- (link) - Mop Nov 14, 16:22
Oh hell yeah, I spend an afternoon talking about a baseball player I don't even like all that much. - musubi Nov 14, 16:19 1
- Hey, did you see my Willie Mays post last night. - Will Hunting Nov 14, 16:39
that young girl needs to get to sleep. someone make her a stout drink or something. -- nm - truman Nov 14, 16:13 3
- She's young and tough, she can handle it. - Trish Nov 14, 16:17 1
  - umm, no. -- nm - truman Nov 14, 16:18
- oh and trish, quit waking her up! -- nm - truman Nov 14, 16:15
There is a 78% chance my cat is plotting to kill me. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:11 6
- There is a 80% chance your cat is plotting to kill you. - David Nov 14, 17:00
- it's all true -- (link) - M Nov 14, 16:24
- It's a cat. 78% is probably an all time low. (nm) - musubi Nov 14, 16:18 1
  - I only answered for one of my two cats. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:20
- 83% and now I'm locking them out at night. - krusty Nov 14, 16:15
- my cat just told me that I should take a nap, I think he is right -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 16:12
is it wrong that i'm serving hot dogs at my doggy's little birthday soiree? - kare Nov 14, 16:08 4
- tofu? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 16:37
- That's canibalism! -- nm - Trish Nov 14, 16:11 1
  - i know! - kare Nov 14, 16:25
- They're more likely to be made from rat meat than dog meat, if that helps you feel better. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:08
yep, the election is over - for almost two years I don't think we've been able to focus a board's worth of content on something like Nick Swisher - crash davis Nov 14, 16:04 8
- I'm happy to do my part. (nm) - musubi Nov 14, 16:11
- what do you think of the Marc Forster/WWZ news? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:05 6
  - *hangs head in shame* I haven't read World War Z yet, so I really feel like I can't comment -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 16:07 5
    - I'm reading it now. It's interesting but not great. -- nm - CovingtonCat Nov 14, 16:17
    - I may read this soon. Would you care to do a mini-book club thing with me? -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 16:14 2
      - that sounds like a cool idea - crash davis Nov 14, 16:16 1
        
        okey-doke. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 16:18
    - Neither have I, but I found it interesting nonetheless. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:08
Beryl, can you create a search function to look up HSX symbols, for lliououououliu? -- nm - secretslacker Nov 14, 16:01 2
- I wrote a Firefox search plugin for that. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:05 1
  - Come to think of it, I should add SlackerTalk search to that list -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 16:10
I need to stop watching the first 5 minutes of Fringe. It's gonna give me nightmares. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 15:59
Jeez - Melrose got fired fast. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 15:59
Is that Warren Sapp in the Coors Light "vent" commercial? Or just someone who looks like WS? -- nm - rollo Nov 14, 15:58 1
- Page Kennedy does some maybe it's him? -- (link) - krusty Nov 14, 16:01
very annoyedright now -- nm - truman Nov 14, 15:53 15
- wassa matter -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 15:54 14
  - was looking for something in the kitchen, found a stack of papers that I thought my wife had put i our safe deposit box at the bank almost two years - truman Nov 14, 15:57 13
    - I'm not sure what to conclude, but here's my suggestion. - Mop Nov 14, 16:07 3
      - no, probably never got there. just like the couple boxes of junk mail from 3 years ago - truman Nov 14, 16:14
      - Asset assessment? -- nm - Dr.Vermin, divorce attorney Nov 14, 16:11 1
        
        Maybe. Maybe there's more stuff tru needs to look into. This doesn't make me comfortable. - Mop Nov 14, 16:13
    - You need a kitten. - Trish Nov 14, 16:00 3
      - i need churritos - pretty awesome pigby Nov 14, 16:06 1
        
        Then I'd suggest your hike your sluggish ass over to the closest JitB--they're guaranteed fresh 24/7 - Trish Nov 14, 16:09
      - i have a cat - truman Nov 14, 16:01
    - sorry to hear that, but on the positive side, you now know where they are - and you can take your annoyance out in Halo -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 15:58 4
      - remlik will die many wonderful and amusing deaths this evening. - truman Nov 14, 16:02 3
        
        Doesn't he have a wedding or something to do this weekend. -- nm - Trish Nov 14, 16:08 2
        
        he always has an excuse to avoid a beating -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 16:09 1
        
        werd -- nm - truman Nov 14, 16:15
Who is Peter Ustinoc? - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:52 1
- the son of a secret brittish agent? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 14, 15:54
DHD: "Quantum" could have a $25 million Friday -- (link) - pretty awesome pigby Nov 14, 15:52 5
- people were shorting the Bond? -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 15:59 1
  - Apparently, I did. - krusty Nov 14, 16:22
- "shorters"? It's November. Who's still wearing shorts? -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 15:53 2
  - It is going to be 90 tomorrow. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 14, 15:54 1
    - We're getting snow tonight. - Trish Nov 14, 16:01
"I can't believe we still have to protest this crap." -- (link) - Mop Nov 14, 15:50 1
- Best. Sign. Ever. -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 15:51
Woohooo! Just got AUSTL screenings... Oprah, you better not be leading me on -- nm - secretslacker Nov 14, 15:47 3
- Austin Powers has a new movie coming out? Awesome!!! - Qale Nov 14, 15:51
- Okay...calling a movie by its bond code is just plain mean on ST. - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:49 1
  - ANd considering the source... do you have a question? :) -- nm - secretslacker Nov 14, 16:01
*berymanders* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 14, 15:46
Renames b2 MLK Boulevard - Qale Nov 14, 15:45 6
- Traditionally, it's usualy B1s that get named MLK Boulevard. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 15:48
- If the people making the t-shirts were doing it not-for-profit, and to keep up his memory/inspiration then I'd see your argument. - musubi Nov 14, 15:47 4
  - And I believe The King children wouldn't be interested unless there was a profit involved because profiting off his legacy is pretty much their M.O. - Qale Nov 14, 15:50 2
    - Maybe so, but if *anybody* is gonna profit off it, it should be his kids. - musubi Nov 14, 16:01 1
      - I know I'm wrong, but I still disagree. -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 16:10
  - Actually some of the heirs would, and have, objected to such usage. -- nm - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:50
Trish: pigby's compound *is* the warming shed, don't you see? :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 15:44 1
- she's too busy in the compound kitchen making me a fresh batch of churritos to respond to this post -- nm - pretty awesome pigby Nov 14, 15:47
Baby, you can drive my... -- nm - Dr.Vermin, creative destructor Nov 14, 15:43
Honest to god, Yankee fans who complain about the Swisher trade should get their fan card revoked. - musubi Nov 14, 15:43 38
- If you couldn't tell, I'm *loving* that we're talking about baseball. - krusty Nov 14, 16:14
- He's useless, he's just a backup. They Yanks don't need him. - krusty Nov 14, 15:47 18
  - Swisher isn't a superstar. But worst case, he's still better than what the Yanks gave up to get him. - musubi Nov 14, 15:53 17
    - I can agree that they didn't have to give up much to get him. - krusty Nov 14, 15:57 7
      - It's the start of the offseason, there is *tons* of time to "fill needs". Acquiring talent doesn't stop that at all. - musubi Nov 14, 16:06 6
        
        He takes a spot on the team that I'd rather see filled by someone else. I don't like what he brings to the team. - krusty Nov 14, 16:10 5
        
        Who's gonna produce better for the Yanks in the OF? - musubi Nov 14, 16:15
        
        Mediocre to below average is nothing to get excited over. Period. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 16:13 3
        
        That's what the Yanks had before acquiring Swisher, now they at least have league average. - musubi Nov 14, 16:16 2
        
        They now have a guy who hit .219 last year - it'll be neat if he can make a significant contribution. atm it doesn't seem impressive at all. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 16:20 1
        
        I'll bet you anything you want that he'll improve on him 2008 numbers. - musubi Nov 14, 16:25
    - He doesn't make them a better team. He could have stayed w/the Sox as far as I'm concerned. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 15:56
    - It's hard to call anyone who just got done hitting his weight a steal for the other team; especially since it limits the options on much better player - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:55 7
      - You think Cashman can't trade away an OF if they want to sign Tex? - musubi Nov 14, 16:00
      - Didn't Swisher have the league -- nm - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:57 5
        
        's lowest average for batters with a full year's worth of at bats? -- nm - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:57 4
        
        yes. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 15:59 3
        
        It's batting average. The least important of the big three rate stats. - musubi Nov 14, 16:04 2
        
        Nah, he just got a 6th outfielder, who's spare parts in every manner. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 16:04 1
        
        In 2006 and 2007, over nearly 1300 plate appearances his line was approximately .260/.375/.475 that's the best 6th OF ever to play. (nm) - musubi Nov 14, 16:09
- I'm gathering that Sox fans aren't too cut up about it. -- nm - the liioulu without yarn Nov 14, 15:47
- baseball arguments? IT'S FRIGGING NOVEMBER.....nm - x Nov 14, 15:46 5
  - See what I'm saying? Do we never get a break from the baseball crap? -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 16:00
  - Hot stove, beyotch. - musubi Nov 14, 15:49 1
    - didn't a 180 game season of three hour plus snoozeathons just end?....nm - x Nov 14, 15:52
  - NO! It's Hot Stove time!!! -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 15:49 1
    - mmm . . . churritos -- nm - pretty awesome pigby Nov 14, 15:50
- Dude has a career OPS over .900 and you're saying "he can't hit"? - musubi Nov 14, 15:45 6
  - Melky's gone, Matsui can't play the outfield anymore is likely a DH next year. The kid Gardner is the CF and Girardi likes him a lot. - krusty Nov 14, 15:49 1
    - Swisher won't be the everyday CF, he'd be a corner, playing CF in a pinch if needed. - musubi Nov 14, 15:58
  - His career OPS is .805.....not over .900. - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:47 3
    - Eff me, you're right, I read the line wrong. Still his OBP skills are still well above average. - musubi Nov 14, 15:49 2
      - His league # is 112 so he's 12% better than average. - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:51 1
        
        12% of the entire league. As a corner OF, he's about league avg. - musubi Nov 14, 15:55
- to be fair to the Yankee fans (whether they deserve it or not), they like good first basemen. -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 15:45 3
  - Then why did they sign Jason Giambi? - musubi Nov 14, 15:46 2
    - Cuz he had a OPS the 2 years prior to being a Yankee of about double the league average - Will Hunting Nov 14, 15:50
    - they'll sign anyone who has a name - heck they gave millions to Canseco to ride the bench, and they didn't even want him -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 15:47

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