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BOA to repay $45B TARP money -- (link) - oblique Dec 2, 14:39 1
- oh man, this is going to bankrupt David! -- nm - Max Dec 2, 14:39
mus. - b. Dec 2, 14:38
Pop quiz time: An MLA wrote the following on his Facebook page and was forced to resign. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 2, 14:36 15
- reminds me about when a post to a 'model' photographers mailing list was deliberately cross posted to alt.support.sexualabuse and altsomething.pedo - zeitgeist Dec 2, 14:46
- not offensive, just offensively stupid. -- nm - mafic Dec 2, 14:43
- Not offensive. Irresponsible. -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 14:39 5
  - To whom? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 2, 14:40 4
    - To the people of NB? -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 14:41 3
      - I'm confused. It was irresponsible of the citizens that he wrote it? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 2, 14:42 2
        
        It was irresponsible of him to phrase it the way he did, I think is what con_carne is trying to say. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:43 1
        
        (And I'm talking about the original poster, not the reply) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:44
- Not offensive. -- nm - Loyola Dec 2, 14:38
- I honestly don't know what it means. It sounds pretty damn retarded, though. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:37 4
  - The implication that in order to disperse the debt in a managable way, that more people are required. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 2, 14:41 2
    - Given that the birthrate is trending downward, it's a somewhat valid point ... just couched in a very silly phrasing. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:42 1
      - (I say "somewhat", because more people == more social services == more debt, until the social services are streamlined) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:43
  - wait, I think I'm seeing a translation emerge ... - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:40
- Whoops. Not forced to resign. Just apologize. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 2, 14:36
*quietly wonders how much puss a limo driver would get......* nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:33 6
- an effin ton - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:35 1
  - Think of all the drunken pippys they meet! -- nm - David Dec 2, 14:38
- In Chicago? None. -- nm - oblique Dec 2, 14:35 1
  - or else some old lady would hire the driver to chauffeur her cats -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:35
- That's not very quietly. (nm) - musubi Dec 2, 14:33 1
  - I whispered it. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:34
These are my top ...13 favorite movies - Max Dec 2, 14:31 5
- "How Daddy is Doing?" -- nm - Guigue Dec 2, 14:38
- no LA Confidential? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:34 3
  - tied in the 51-100 bracket. -- nm - Max Dec 2, 14:35 2
    - Shawshank Redemption? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:35 1
      - 14 or 15, I have to reassess -- nm - Max Dec 2, 14:39
What I don't get about the media saying Tiger needs to talk to them is that whenever people in these situations do talk - stewie Dec 2, 14:29 16
- I thought his statement was worded in such a way as to admit as far as possible to everyone; yes, I've been fooling around, but not to admit to it - Loyola Dec 2, 14:33 12
  - I wonder if he will go the David Duchavony route and enroll in Sex Addict Rehab - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:34 11
    - getting some does not mean its an addiction, when you're a billionaire superstar you kinda have to beat it away with a golf club and these gals are - zeitgeist Dec 2, 14:39 1
      - having money/being famous doesn't take away your free will. - b. Dec 2, 14:45
    - He's probably too famous for that. -- nm - Loyola Dec 2, 14:39
    - you ain't the doctor, but you sure got the cure -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 14:36
    - *quietly wonders what goes on in Sex Addict Rehab* - groiny Dec 2, 14:35 6
      - Watch it on VH1. Dr. Drew's Celebrity Sex Rehab. - pmb Dec 2, 14:36 2
        
        that is a real show now? - groiny Dec 2, 14:37 1
        
        Yes. Here's the cast. -- (link) - pmb Dec 2, 14:40
      - No-touch strip clubs. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 14:36 2
        
        I would kill someone there if I could not at least rub one out. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:37 1
        
        Remember Clockwork Orange's hands-off scene....yeah, just like that. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 14:38
- The media is more interested in ratings than honest answers to questions -- nm - Roger More Dec 2, 14:31 1
  - exactly, he's not an elected official, he doesn't 'owe' anybody anything. - Elf Andie Dec 2, 14:42
- He's a 'get' and to get him they'll agree not to dig too deep because they know he'll bump ratings even if he doesn't say anything more -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 2, 14:31
i'd like to see the smelly pirate hooker from 'Anchorman' and the sad clown hooker from 'GLee' compete in a beauty pageant. - Diva Dec 2, 14:26 1
- *punches Diva in the uterus* nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:28
the other day I had lunch with my dad. first time in years that we've seen each other. found out my 62 year old uncle has a one year old kid. -- nm - zork Dec 2, 14:25 2
- Not much for exchanging xmas cards? maybe if your dad facebooked his brother? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 2, 14:32
- big pimpin, he is -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 14:26
i'm back from my quarterly cardiologist check up. all is fine - peglegpete Dec 2, 14:25 2
- great and good luck with the IM -- nm - zork Dec 2, 14:26
- congrats and yes to the IM -- nm - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:25
(An Education: B) nm - Dignan Dec 2, 14:24 1
- imdb'd because of multiple mentions: Peter Saarsgard is the older man?! I'd hook up with him too -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 14:25
LYC: The other day as I was talking to my mom on the phone, she relayed big "celebrity" sighting news. - musubi Dec 2, 14:22 10
- I thought the Flyin Hawaiian had more class than that. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 14:24 8
  - I hate Victorino. A fact I had to conceal from my aunt when she got me an autographed ball from the Phillies '08 WS. - musubi Dec 2, 14:27 6
    - Why do you hate Victorino? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 14:34 4
      - he's not a Met? nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:34 3
        
        That's all I'm coming up with. He ain't offensive enough to hate otherwise. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 14:36 2
        
        He hit a HR off a Met pitcher (I want to say Heilman...probabilitiy suggest it was Heils) at Shea, then stood at home plate showboating. - musubi Dec 2, 14:44
        
        I thought I remembered him having a monster game vs the Mets at some point, but am not sure. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:38
    - ouch. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 14:28
  - wedding crasher -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 14:26
- they were both mistrisses too. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:23
Finally, the REO Speedwagon-themed video game we've all been waiting for! -- (link) - Reagen Dec 2, 14:22 5
- *wonders whatever happened to my Journey video game* nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:23 4
  - Cheesiest game ever; but I seem to remember enjoying playing it. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 14:25
  - Don't Stop Believing it will come -- nm - oblique Dec 2, 14:24 2
    - unless the creators and the developers go their separate ways -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 14:25 1
      - What if they are welcomed back with open arms? -- nm - oblique Dec 2, 14:38
cc, who did you meet? -- nm - Loyola Dec 2, 14:22 2
- Nobody. Why, do you know someone? *combs hair* -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 14:29 1
  - Heh, yeah a few, I'll keep one warm for you ;) -- nm - Loyola Dec 2, 14:35
Comcast rolls out bandwidth usage reports... in Portland, OR. I'll have to check to see if that includes me. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Dec 2, 14:19
Sprint Air has "Eye of the Tiger" sale with...you guessed it...a tiger driving into a fire hydrant -- (link) - oblique Dec 2, 14:19
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- It has to be sold out for it's run, no? -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 14:21 2
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    - *sucks up Brooklyn* nm -- nm - znoofree Dec 2, 14:24
- oooh, shiny... - znufrii Dec 2, 14:16 11
  - nmb Znufrii - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:26 9
    - Across the Universe is a really pretty but long one, even if not a traditional musical -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 14:28
    - depends on what she likes. - znufrii Dec 2, 14:28
    - how hip is she? Phantom, Mamma Mia, Cats? -- nm - zork Dec 2, 14:27 6
      - I'd say she is on level 2, all you have described are level 1 - in my opinion which is not all that valid. - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:28 3
        
        Chorus Line -- nm - zork Dec 2, 14:29 2
        
        thank you everyone! I appreciate it. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:33
        
        this is actually a fantastic idea, there's a documentary that come out this year about the casting of the recent revival. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 2, 14:31
      - Urinetown -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 14:28 1
        
        *smack* - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:29
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I'm going to leave my laptop at work two nights in a row. This will be awesome. -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 14:13
How can you hope to know someone if you don't know their favorite movie? nm - Dignan Dec 2, 14:12 21
- By taking a facebook quiz, duh. (nm) - musubi Dec 2, 14:14
- '/~if you don't know me by now, you will never ever know me..'/~ -- nm - b. Dec 2, 14:14
- I don't know my own favourite movie. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:13 5
  - How am I not myself? -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 14:16 1
    - *wacks you in the face with a big rubber ball* -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 14:17
  - right? -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 2, 14:14 1
    - I could come up with a list of candidates pretty quick, but I couldn't decide on a #1 -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:16
  - I rest my case. nm - Dignan Dec 2, 14:13
- I tend to ask all my dates what their top 5 favorite movies are. -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 14:13 12
  - If they don't answer like this, get rid of them; - Loyola Dec 2, 14:19 1
    - you want her to die a lonely woman? nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:20
  - 1. Jaws 2. True Romance 3. Boondock Saints 4. Kill Bill and 5. - groiny Dec 2, 14:19
  - My Top 5: Jaws, The Graduate, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover, Breaking the Waves, Simple Men -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 14:18 2
    - (I need to see more classics) -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 14:20 1
      - And fewer castrations. nm - Dignan Dec 2, 14:21
  - I bet they just make up a bunch of stuff :) -- nm - Roger More Dec 2, 14:18 5
    - the notebook, a walk to remember, beauty and the beast, beaches, and rambo. -- nm - b. Dec 2, 14:22 1
      - and insert "my own private idaho" in there somewhere -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:22
    - "I have many leatherbound books, and my apartment smells of rich mahogany!" -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 14:20 2
      - I don't believe in mahogany. -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 14:20 1
        
        "where did you get your clothes, from the Toilet Store?" nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:21
I'm having trouble concentrating. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:12
ST Poll: What obscenity did CrankYanker use with Wells Fargo (from B2) -- nm - oblique Dec 2, 14:12 7
- Chitty chitty bang bang -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 2, 14:33
- the same one his wife used when she saw his hand on the waist of the Cougar -- nm - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:16 4
  - *rents 3 Ho's and a Limo Driver part 1* - groiny Dec 2, 14:17 3
    - CY's Backseat Adventures, Volume 5 - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:28 1
      - we could make a fortune! nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:29
    - heh heh -- nm - Epiphany Dec 2, 14:27
- dadgummit. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 2, 14:14
*love* Open Range...probably my favorite gunfight on screen. -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 14:11 3
- have you seen Appaloosa? -- nm - Max Dec 2, 14:13 2
  - not yet, on the list -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 14:17
  - aka "The Cuckolding of Ed Harris" -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 14:16
Barbara Walters is going the "freak show" angle for her most fascinating people list this year. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 2, 14:08 10
- how can Kate be on the list without Jon? -- nm - zork Dec 2, 14:14 7
  - I would have replaced her with Richard Heene. nm - Dignan Dec 2, 14:16 1
    - "Are you happy now?" -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 14:17
  - the hair, woman overcoming obstacles (even if some are of their own making)..-- nm - b. Dec 2, 14:16
  - Jon isn't fascinating, he's embarrassing, -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 2, 14:14 2
    - they both are. -- nm - Remlik Dec 2, 14:15
    - yep, but she wouldn't even be on the radar without the dynamic between them -- nm - zork Dec 2, 14:15
  - Unrelated: The show is now on Netflix Streaming -- nm - oblique Dec 2, 14:14
- I'm wondering who should be more offended to be on that list: Farve or Tyler Perry. (nm) - musubi Dec 2, 14:12
- ho ho ho, Glenn Beck, you're quite a character. -- nm - Walters Dec 2, 14:10
ugh. I am far too tired to be going to a Phish concert tonight. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 14:07 7
- if only you hadn't posted on 13 boards in a row ;-) -- nm - zork Dec 2, 14:16
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  - Phish fans would never, *ever* do that. - TFox Dec 2, 14:11
  - I'm not going to the one on Friday. - znufrii Dec 2, 14:11 1
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- as though lounging around and passively enjoying 10-minute jams is somehow difficult work. -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 14:09
- Way to dodge a bullet. nm - Dignan Dec 2, 14:07
I'm sorry, did I break your concentration? -- nm - nubby Dec 2, 14:06 4
- So you're a fan of foot massages? -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 14:10
- ... ... what? -- nm - Max Dec 2, 14:08
- "Do you know what a Nemesis is?" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 14:08
- Nope. -- nm - the liioulu who's about to leave for the day Dec 2, 14:07

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