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Man walks into Target store, starts smashing TVs with a hammer. -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 11:19 4
- *waits for the punchline* -- nm - mara Dec 9, 11:22
- everything except the 480p models, I hope... -- nm - hqmiserable Dec 9, 11:22
- if you pay lots of money for a high quality TV and all they show is bad shows, one might get i bit excited -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 9, 11:22
- "Hammer." -- nm - Spawn Dec 9, 11:21
WashingtonPost chat with 2 of the finalists from Top Chef -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 9, 11:18
I may be the last Mouse Hunter to figure this out, but the Festive Comet shop is available from areas other than the Festive Comet. -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 11:16 3
- Which is cool, since I got to leave there this morning. - TFox Dec 9, 11:19 2
  - why would you leave? if you are just starting out that is by far the best place to be IMO for beginners -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 11:24 1
    - Because I haven't done any hunting in the Harbour yet and I need to catch the mouse that gives admission to the Mountain still. - TFox Dec 9, 11:29
I have absolute respect for all you crazies who choose to drive in tornados. Which brings to mind a very heart warming video. -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 11:15 1
- One year I was driving downtown to a Pacer play-off game. - Spawn Dec 9, 11:18
ST Poll: What am I forgetting on my grocery list? -- nm - adventy97 Dec 9, 11:13 16
- kalamatta olives, mayo, egg nog, and peanut butter. -- nm - Agent.Vermin Dec 9, 11:24
- oh, and, duh! - znufrii Dec 9, 11:24
- satsumas and/or clementines, veggies for roasting. -- nm - b. Dec 9, 11:23
- sardines. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 11:23
- cheese, crackers -- nm - mara Dec 9, 11:22 1
  - salami -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 11:22
- garbage bags -- nm - decline Dec 9, 11:18
- dryer sheets -- nm - con_carne Dec 9, 11:18
- Black shoe polish (they sell those there in grocery shops?) You can't beat shiny shoes. -- nm - Loyola Dec 9, 11:17
- condoms, ketchup, milk, frozen pizza, ice cream, Diet Pepsi -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 11:17
- tp. eggs. apples. cereal. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 9, 11:15 2
  - Maybe I should bake brownies. - adventy97 Dec 9, 11:18 1
    - :) i made cookies on the weekend and then sent almost all of them to dave's office. - Elf Andie Dec 9, 11:19
- pickles -- nm - psilotum Dec 9, 11:15
- booze, obvie. -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 11:14 1
  - man can not live on alcohol alone -- nm - adventy97 Dec 9, 11:15
RE: CO2 discussion below. I farted in the bathroom for a full 6 seconds post Chipotle lunch today. How much methane did I release? - oblique Dec 9, 11:12 1
- phhhew...no idear ....not much....it's almost entirely sulphur -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 9, 11:17
It's exciting when you realize your vacation is close enough to check the extended weather forecast. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 11:11 6
- if you decide to drive the 1.5 hours to Toronto, email me! -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 9, 11:24 1
  - I hadn't even considered that. We may! -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 11:26
- Heyyyy ... I'm going on vacation a week from today ... you too? -- nm - JenBro Dec 9, 11:17 3
  - I leave in three American days. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 11:18 2
    - What's that in dog years? -- nm - mara Dec 9, 11:22
    - Enjoy! -- nm - JenBro Dec 9, 11:21
Passport Application: submitted -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 11:09 6
- Two years ago I filled for a renewal in June and got it in Sept. -- nm - lileve Dec 9, 11:27 2
  - that must have been when they were really backed up. - znufrii Dec 9, 11:28 1
    - Yes and you should. -- nm - lileve Dec 9, 12:17
- Aaaaaaaaaand, STAY OUT! -- nm - Agent.Vermin Dec 9, 11:23
- That means it is time for her to change her mind again. -- nm - Spawn Dec 9, 11:11 1
  - nah, the ideal time for that would've been 30 minutes after we booked and paid for the trip... -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 11:11
ohh, new borderlands dlc was leaked (via an update to the trophies/achievements list) should be announced soon. - tRuMaN Dec 9, 11:07 1
- It's too bad the loot system is the best and worst thing about the game. -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 11:15
Jesus! Who thought shopping for a netbook would be so tough? Intel made the Atom processor roadmap intentionally confusing! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 11:07 2
- If you're nitpicking the processor in your netbook, you're spending too much time on the decision - oblique Dec 9, 11:13 1
  - I'm more concerned about the price and baffled as to why one would cost more than another. Requirements are simple: - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 11:17
ST poll: what is the worst weather you have ever driven in? -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 11:03 27
- White Out Blizzard - no heat - windshield defrost only able to clear partial front window - on I-75 going North near Flint MI -- nm - JenBro Dec 9, 11:18
- Piteeraaq -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 9, 11:18
- Either Hurricane Isabel in PA (lots of flooding) or a really bad snow storm in upstate NY - decline Dec 9, 11:16
- some years ago, bigtime torrential rain at night driving home from stanford. almost zero visibility, slippy highway, cars spinning-out. ugh. - b. Dec 9, 11:15
- i've driven in zero visibility snow storms a few times. - Elf Andie Dec 9, 11:14 1
  - I've been in a few of these too. stupid lake effect snow -- nm - decline Dec 9, 11:18
- One year after watchng a MNF game I had to drive 100 miles in 90 minutes during a full on blizzard, or miss my check in. - Spawn Dec 9, 11:13 1
  - I never thought MNF was *that* memorable. -- nm - psilotum Dec 9, 11:15
- Blizzard of 78 in Ohio, probably. Though I was on the leading edge of a Hurricane a few years back. -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 11:13 1
  - Hmm. Missed the driven part. Though I may have been driven during the 78 Blizzard, I was not the one driving. -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 11:14
- We're Canadian, Beaker. We've driving in zero visibility blizzards and brushed it off. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 11:08
- snow and rain that both left visibility at about 1ft. I think the snow was worse -- nm - oblique Dec 9, 11:07
- going on a long drive when there's black ice on the roads. Auto russian roulette. -- nm - Loyola Dec 9, 11:07
- Hurricane Katrina. -- nm - Russell si #7 Dec 9, 11:06
- in alberta, I drove at night with drifting snow ... that was pretty tough. - Beryllium Dec 9, 11:05
- Driving through pea-soup fog in The Grapefine, where I couldn't see more than 10' in front of the vehicle. (nm) - musubi Dec 9, 11:05 6
  - We had that a couple weeks ago. Everyone kept missing their turn-offs. -- nm - Spawn Dec 9, 11:23
  - I've driven in that many times and it's worse than any snow storm I've been in, you literally can't see anything. I had a car stop right in front of - jnine Dec 9, 11:15
  - Though that's not the "Worst weather" just the worst driving conditions. - musubi Dec 9, 11:07 3
    - I sorta think that counts, though. (One time, the highway was so icy - it was like a sheet of glass ... I had to go 30km/h in the 110km/h zone) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 11:08 2
      - The fog was brutally scary, becuase I was trying to avoid (1) going off the road, (2) hitting someone ahead of me (3) someone ramming into me. - musubi Dec 9, 11:15 1
        
        At least they slowed down, a lot of times people just drive 70 anyway. -- nm - jnine Dec 9, 11:18
- I've driven in a blizzard, in an ice storm, in a tornado. - Callisto Dec 9, 11:05 1
  - same here. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 9, 11:06
- a tornado after the Eric Clapton Concert last year. Scariest thing I've ever been in. -- nm - Remlik Dec 9, 11:04
- drove to the airport (an hour away) with my mother during one snowstorm, I had to keep my door open to see the side of the road so we wouldn;t ditch - Beaker Dec 9, 11:04
- Idioticallly drove a 1987 Z-28 (no traction) in a sleet/freezing rain/snow mix for about 40miles to get home. - Will Hunting Dec 9, 11:04
SITWAP: My TV tonight: Glee, Top Chef Finale, Nip/ Tuck, Steven Seagal: Lawman -- nm - MDH Dec 9, 11:02 8
- Modern Family, Glee will be Hulu'd tomorrow. (nm) - musubi Dec 9, 11:12
- Modern Family, Cougartown, Top Chef Finale(!) - Callisto Dec 9, 11:12
- related: I listened to the "Glee 2" cd on my way in this morning. not as good, first pass anyway, as the first; but there's one song, which I think - b. Dec 9, 11:12 1
  - And I am telling you? -- nm - MDH Dec 9, 11:28
- Glee, The Middle, Modern Family, Cougartown -- nm - Agent.Vermin Dec 9, 11:10
- How's Lawman? Is Seagal and more believable when he's not acting? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 11:08 1
  - The show is hysterical. All about him and his zen state. That's all he talks about -- nm - MDH Dec 9, 11:28
- Bones and GLee. -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 11:02
Anyone else read the Flash Forward novel? I just finished it and (spoils) - musubi Dec 9, 11:01
I just want to say it again: Prep & Landing was the awesome. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 11:00
Subcommittee passes College Football Playoff Bill -- (link) - Beaker Dec 9, 10:56 2
- Really? This is not something Congress needs to be involved in. -- nm - TWuG Dec 9, 11:00 1
  - This sounds not dissimilar to making Pi Day official, or commemorating the 476th anniversary of Washington crossing the Potomac. - TFox Dec 9, 11:02
You know how tons of TV shows have transparent glass whiteboards now? Where do you buy those? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 10:54 7
- You want a "clear dry erase board". Such as this one. -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 10:55
- google it -- (link) - oblique Dec 9, 10:55
- usairforce.gov -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 10:54 4
  - *Laughs.* Whatever store CSI: Miami has bought out? -- nm - MDH Dec 9, 10:56 3
    - Foresics Dept.: The budgetary darling of any municipality. Lasers? Infrared goggles? You got it! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 10:58 2
      - and how about a Hum-vee with a built in mass spec.? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 10:58 1
        
        I love how they all wear white and always get dirty due to explosions. I wonder if they get paid back for that? -- nm - MDH Dec 9, 11:01
Moss and 3 other Patriots sent home after being late for 8 am meeting -- (link) - Beaker Dec 9, 10:54 11
- whoever set that meeting for 8 am should be beaten -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 11:06
- are the patriots in meltdown mode? -- nm - Remlik Dec 9, 10:57 2
  - This sounds more like a "y'all haven't earned the privelege of me being lax about shit like this" from Belichick. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 10:59 1
    - That's the real life version of what I said :) -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 10:59
- If it is due to the weather, they should have left earlier to give themselves time. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 9, 10:56 5
  - I have a schedule to get ready for work, I don;t know while I am asleep that we just got 30 cm of snow.... -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 10:57 4
    - What's the % chance that you are up earlier tomorrow? -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 10:59 1
      - SNOW DAY! -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 11:00
    - Do you seriously not check the night before was the forecast is supposed to be? - Name Withheld By Request Dec 9, 10:59 1
      - sure, but if I based my decision s on weather forecasts I would be off over 50% of the time anyway :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 10:59
- Probably due to it not being are fairies and candy canes in Patriot land these days. -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 10:55
Something strange is happening in the skies of Norway -- (link) - oblique Dec 9, 10:53 4
- "Would you say that now is the time to panic?" "Yes. Yes I would." -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 11:14
- Wow. And in English: -- (link) - mara Dec 9, 10:56 2
  - wow indeed. -- nm - Remlik Dec 9, 11:02
  - Universe Today has a theory about a failed rocket launch -- (link) - mara Dec 9, 10:59
i need help deciding whether or not to spoil a surprise - prayformojo Dec 9, 10:52 5
- Don't tell, clean the house for her. -- nm - Loyola Dec 9, 10:54 4
  - agreed, call it a Christmas Cleanup or something so she tinks you are just being nice rather than you know something is up -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 10:59 1
    - That's so crazy it just might work!! -- nm - mara Dec 9, 11:05
  - I think this is wise. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 10:57
  - yep. -- nm - b. Dec 9, 10:55
Vevo has a playlist queue very much like the one in GrooveShark. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 10:49 1
- And what's the first thing I queue up? A bunch of Belinda Carlisle videos. Followed by Incubus. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 10:53
I started playing God of War II last night and it looks *really* nice. Much more polished and just better looking than GoW. -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 10:48
This made me laugh out loud. -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 10:43 [Backboard] 2
- I'll start a band and name it - nubby Dec 9, 10:45 1
  - I say we skip the music and go straight to the groupies. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 10:56
happy birthday, h-mogul! -- nm - b. Dec 9, 10:39 4
- happy birthday! -- nm - 'lia Dec 9, 10:46
- Happy Birthday -- nm - Dano Dec 9, 10:45
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Dec 9, 10:44
- I dub him st-mogul! Happy birthday! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 9, 10:43
PS3 STers: Why should I bother with the folding@home thing? -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 10:39 12
- Because you can help save the world by running your electronics at 100% CPU all the time - oblique Dec 9, 10:40 9
  - actually, it doesnt run at 100% while running the folding program -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 9, 10:42 7
    - You're not saving the world very efficiently, are you then? -- nm - oblique Dec 9, 10:43 6
      - if the ps3 ran folding at home for an entire month, it would take about 140kwh -- (link) - tRuMaN Dec 9, 10:44 5
        
        On average, electricity sources emit 1.297 lbs CO2 per kWh. So you're dumping almost 182 lbs of CO2 to support that folding experiment -- (link) - oblique Dec 9, 10:48 4
        
        That will feed 14 of us for a year! -- nm - Tree Dec 9, 11:00
        
        How much are you dumping into the air after a massive ass blast after Chipotle day? -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 10:50 2
        
        if there's anything kilbo likes, its a massive ass blast. -- nm - TFox Dec 9, 10:51
        
        Give me a few minutes and I'll measure it for you -- nm - oblique Dec 9, 10:51
  - It's winter, we need all the heat we can get! -- nm - Ender Dec 9, 10:42
- save the world man. save.the.world. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 9, 10:40 1
  - So why should I bother running a PS3 all the time? -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 10:43
Your hottie of the day... -- (link) - Dano Dec 9, 10:37 [Image]
What's ceregon having done? -- nm - nubby Dec 9, 10:37 2
- here's what he said. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 9, 10:39 [Backboard] 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - nubby Dec 9, 10:40
Go ahead and start a conversation to get things moving. -- nm - Shaun Dec 9, 10:35
Beak's top 7 comicbooks (or events) of the decade: - Beaker Dec 9, 10:35 2
- I'm not sure I can get seven, but.... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 9, 10:54
- good picks -- nm - Remlik Dec 9, 10:36

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