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Just back from It's Complicated. Lots of good reaction from the crowd, and Jack Donaghy was better than I had expected. -- nm - Max Dec 17, 19:07
*sigh* In my other fantasy league, I've got Peyton, he has Clark. Too bad Clark couldn't be charged with that pick. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 17, 19:06 2
- Two of my money leagues I am playing against Wayne in one, and Wayne Manning in the other. - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 19:07 1
  - Playoffs started this week -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 19:07
this board is time stamped dec 17 17:17 -- nm - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 17, 19:04 6
- Nuh uh. -- nm - nubby Dec 17, 19:09
- just wait until it's B17 :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 19:06 1
  - Bingo! -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 17, 19:07
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH HH! -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 17, 19:06
- The prequel movie to 2012? -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 19:06
- *nodding sagely* nm - mayan shaman Dec 17, 19:05
backboarding: that wsj climate change article guy has a pretty fundamental misunderstanding of geologic processes. - mafic Dec 17, 18:58 1
- I noticed that as well, but figured I'd leave it to the the geologist to talk about. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 18:59
MrsCY and Princess went Xmas shopping last night; they can't find the bank card. - CrankYanker Dec 17, 18:55 4
- Heh, last time that happened to me I didn't check down the side of the car seat until *after* I'd canceled the card....oops :) -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 17, 19:01 3
  - The side of the car seat is my "Thank God!" place to find stuff. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 17, 19:03 2
    - You find religion in the side of your car seat? -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 19:04 1
      - I bow to my wallet with money and credit cards. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 17, 19:07
Have we chewed on the Mom tweeter who posted about her son's death by drowning? - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 17, 18:54 16
- Jeebus, people talking about it on the internet like what she did is a big deal is even worse then what she did - Guigue Dec 17, 19:08 1
  - Sorry that subject doesn't make much sense I think.... -- nm - Guigue Dec 17, 19:09
- it's not like she tweeted for someone to call 911. -- nm - mafic Dec 17, 19:04
- Imagine if Susan Smith had had a Twitter account. nm - Dignan Dec 17, 19:01 3
  - or Jeffrey Dahmer. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 17, 19:01 2
    - *It's Complicated* -- nm - Jeffrey Dahmer Facebook Page Dec 17, 19:03 1
      - ACCEPT ! -- nm - Friend Request Dec 17, 19:04
- My take: its not like she was tweeting while the kid was still floating or gasping for breath, and what better way to get the word out to your circle - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 17, 18:57 3
  - yeah, it's a new day - while it seems odd, it's really no different than sending letters by snail mail or calling people on the phone. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 17, 19:00 2
    - Or having someone email someone else to have it posted on TT....been there, done that :( -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 17, 19:03 1
      - yeah. I think if it was me, I would rather do it once (tweet) than have to call a dozen people. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 19:03
- wow. it seems more than a little insensitive to criticize her. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:56 4
  - It's a little weird that her apparent first reaction is to post on the internet about it. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 18:57 3
    - It wasn't her first reaction, she didn't first tweet about it until 34 minutes after the medics arrived. -- nm - Ender Dec 17, 19:19
    - Her husband is deployed, she's out of her mind, she needs to connect to adults. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 19:00
    - No her first reaction was to go to the hospital while the EMS worked on her kid and it wasn't till after that she shared her pain with her followers - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 17, 19:00
What Spider-Man can learn from Batman: Arkham Asylum. -- (link) - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 17, 18:52 1
- agreed. -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 18:58
DAMNIT! -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 18:51
Of all the dudes to have alligatoe arms. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 17, 18:50 2
- This little Alligatoe went to the market, this alligatoe stayed home... -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 18:50
- I'd be interested in a stat of "INTs caused by receivers". -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 18:50
OMG, I've gotten sucked into that Love Boot Camp show. -- nm - ding dong mara-ly on high Dec 17, 18:29 14
- I never heard of this. can you explain it in a nutshell? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:31 13
  - Oh, Tough Love (the word bootcamp is used a lot but not in title). A male matchmaker from NJ picks a group of women and tries to make them lovable. -- nm - ding dong mara-ly on high Dec 17, 18:36 6
    - On VH1 -- (link) - ding dong mara-ly on high Dec 17, 18:37 5
      - OMG, I need to see this. are they awkward/not cute/old? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:37 4
        
        They're all obviously flawed (too slutty, too businesslike, too shy). All 20s/early 30s. -- nm - ding dong mara-ly on high Dec 17, 18:38 3
        
        Wow, Arianne has a huge rack. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:46
        
        The season must be at least half over. Marathon of episodes (I think) today, new ep on Sunday. -- nm - ding dong mara-ly on high Dec 17, 18:39 1
        
        I season passed it. I'm sure I'll pick up a lot of them. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:41
  - Well..... it's a boot camp...... about love. -- nm - Subversive Dec 17, 18:32 5
    - Can we get redmond on it? -- nm - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 18:39 4
      - Is he a slutty mid-20's business woman? -- nm - Subversive Dec 17, 18:44 3
        
        no, but he wants to date one. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:46 2
        
        I can't disagree. You are finally right about something. -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 18:47 1
        
        gee, I wonder what tipped me off about your taste in women? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:50
The definition of Frustration: Teaching your 70 year old father how to make a facebook profile. - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 18:21 21
- I'm a little older than you Dad and I sent my first text message (and probably my last) last night - OLD SAINT BAD Dec 17, 18:25 8
  - lxourtnh&%^*ldl -- nm - BAD's first text message Dec 17, 18:50
  - My mom has a cell phone but does not know how to make calls. I don't think she knows how to answer it, either. - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:32 5
    - Same here. I use it on road trips and for emergencies. I turn it on when I want to make a call. - MistletoeMeg Dec 17, 18:43 2
      - but you know HOW to make a call, right? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:44 1
        
        Oh yes :) -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 17, 18:44
    - Same here, every time I call her on her cell it's turned off. Not sure if she knows how to turn it on. -- nm - Krusty The Snowman Dec 17, 18:41 1
      - Of course, even if my mom turned it on and answered it, she's deaf as a post and won't do anything about it - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:42
  - Woohoo!! By the way happy anniversary. That's awesome! -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 18:27
- I'm not sure my mom knows how to use a mouse. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:24
- I love this. - ReluctantCynic Dec 17, 18:22 10
  - Then I had to explain why I wouldn't be facebook friends with him (another 10 minutes) - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 18:25 9
    - room = roof -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 18:25 3
      - I was wondering why he was living under your room. I thought maybe you were hiding him under the floorboards. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:35 2
        
        I thought dad lived on the first floor. -- nm - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 18:44
        
        Well, I do live in a two story house. However under my room is the living room, not my Dad's room. -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 18:39
    - damn, I was going to have some fun. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:25 4
      - Yeah, it's NEVER going to happen. -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 18:26 3
        
        All of ST could have been dating you. ;) -- nm - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 18:27 2
        
        "Son, why does it say you're engaged to a girl named 'Qale'? That's a pretty funny name for a girl." -- nm - Redmond's Dad Dec 17, 18:32 1
        
        L4 -- nm - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 18:37
gawd...our defense just can stop Drew. -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 18:19 1
- er....can = can't -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 18:19
Fucking property management company totally ignored one of our council's motions, and scheduled a fire inspection for Dec 22nd. What the fuck? - Beryllium Dec 17, 18:11 11
- obviously 1) you are not a big enough customer to them that they feel they have to accommodate you, 2) - zork Dec 17, 18:14 5
  - I don't understand what point you're making in your IM. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 18:15 4
    - they can't accommodate everyone who wants to schedule around Christmas and if they did then they would lose money. - zork Dec 17, 18:18 3
      - we DON'T want to be scheduled around christmas. It was too fucking annoying last year. That's the point. And we instructed our property manager to - Beryllium Dec 17, 18:22 2
        
        Really, all it is, is that I don't want to have to deal with other people. Especially idiots who can't do their job. I want a house, so I don't have - Beryllium Dec 17, 18:25 1
        
        (Additionally, if what I think happened is what actually happened, there would end up being two inspections and we'd be billed for both) - Beryllium Dec 17, 18:27
- Tell them you're not paying for it. (don't know if you actually can, but they do work for you) -- nm - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 18:13 1
  - We'll see how they respond. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 18:14
- additionally, they wasted our money by putting these wrong notices to drop off our keys with them ... on every door - Beryllium Dec 17, 18:13 1
  - You should be able to dock them some pay. -- nm - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 18:14
- watch your mouth! or I'll report you to the moderator. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:13
We went to Christmas Street tonight (a single block on W 34th St in Baltimore, where all the houses go crazy with lights and stuff ala Clark Griswold) -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 17, 17:54 [flickr] 8
- Neat. I've been meaning to get out and take some pictures of nice lights but it just hasn't happened -- nm - Subversive Dec 17, 18:34
- The big xmas drive in Olympia is strangely subdued this year, usually most all homes are over done, some with lights sync'd with a soundtrack you can - Zhu-Zhugeist Dec 17, 18:17
- Good old Hampden -- nm - Dano Dec 17, 18:10
- Very cool. That'll put you in the mood for the holidays if you weren't already. - Sam Cassell Dec 17, 17:59 2
  - It was fun (and crowded). Andrew threw a tantrum when we left though, because he didn't want to leave. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 17, 18:01
  - *sfan -- nm - Krusty The Snowman Dec 17, 17:59
- Fun! I drove a client to the Newport Boat Parade last night. Over 100 decorated yachts, dingys, and sailboats cruising thru the harbor. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 17, 17:58
- A little more info here... -- (link) - Don Homer Dec 17, 17:55
Survivor spoilers - Beaker Dec 17, 17:54
great catch -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 17, 17:49
FWIW, I look at global warming the same way I looked at WMDs in Iraq. - Dano Dec 17, 17:47 22
- also re zorks comment that "we will likely never know how much influence, if any, we have had." - Guy Dec 17, 18:24
- when 'playing it safe' doesn't involves countless billions in waste, unneccessary deaths and the invasion of another country - why not play it safe??? -- nm - Guy Dec 17, 18:16 3
  - well, it could mean that some measures are unnecessary, which could involve billions in waste. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:17 2
    - most of the measures I've read about are neccessary for reasons beyond global warming -- nm - Guy Dec 17, 18:18 1
      - I have no specific argument here, I'm just speculating. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:18
- i have no idea if the deniers' own science is any good or if they're the equivaent of Holocaust deniers, which no historian is obligated to give - mr. squiggles Dec 17, 18:07 1
  - or creationists. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:09
- the future effects of global warming can't be known for sure... knowing there are WMDs in Iraq before claming it should have been known for sure -- nm - stewie Dec 17, 18:03
- I'm always willing to listen to arguments, but they always seem to come down to "Why do we still have winter?" and "Al Gore flies private planes!" -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 17:55 11
  - It also bothers me that there seems to be two sides to an issue that I can't imagine being binary and both sides have dug in. -- nm - Dano Dec 17, 18:06 9
    - tobacco companies paid doctors to proclaim cigarettes safe and create the "controversy" over whether they really caused cancer when there was no - mr. squiggles Dec 17, 18:09 8
      - this is exactly like creationism v. evolution. There is no legitimate scientific debate there. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:12 7
        
        And yet science does not equal politics. - ReluctantCynic Dec 17, 18:21 6
        
        There's another trap some people fall into, which is that if enough people believe a scientific theory, it becomes true. - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:23 5
        
        Absolutely. Science is not a democracy. - ReluctantCynic Dec 17, 18:29 2
        
        ahhh.... whereas the other side is using political arguments. They're speaking different languages. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:30 1
        
        Precisely. It's like the Tower of Babel all over again. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 17, 18:32
        
        This is where the attacks on Gore tend to come from as well, as if somehow if they can take down "the prophet", the belief falls apart. - Reagen Dec 17, 18:25 1
        
        yes, very much so. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 18:26
  - Agreed. I'm discouraged by a scientific argument that seems to be based on politics. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 17:56
- My approach is I can make little changes in our lifestyle to help minimize the "bad stuff" we emit, no big deal. But you can't turn the Titanic 90�. - JaxSean Dec 17, 17:54
- Uhm, too much of the opposition is trying to discuss the issue without using scientific research. - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 17:54
Hey Fuzzy - eag Dec 17, 17:44 2
- Details inside. - Fuzzymeister Meisterfuzzy Dec 17, 17:55 1
  - Thats one of those that id love to catch -- nm - eag Dec 17, 18:03
wow, my static electricity question really took a wrong turn. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 17:38 5
- or a right turn! I'm willing to take the blame (or the credit) - zork Dec 17, 17:55 2
  - oh, I didn't have to see your nick to know it was your fault. :P -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 17:56 1
    - ~If you don't know me by now~ - zork Dec 17, 17:58
- This is ST. ;) -- nm - the liioulu without fruitcake Dec 17, 17:50
- To answer your question, you have to buy those RV flaps and hang them from your butt. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 17, 17:48
I wonder why anyone thought "Morningwood" was a good name for a music duo. -- nm - ding dong mara-ly on high Dec 17, 17:32 12
- Hmm. And I guess not a duo. -- nm - ding dong mara-ly on high Dec 17, 17:46
- Is their genre cock rock? Ba-dum-bump -- nm - con_carne Dec 17, 17:44
- The name is line with the innuendos in their lyrics -- nm - ty97 Dec 17, 17:34
- their lead singer tells the audience to take their clothes off during one of their songs. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 17:34 3
  - The song is appropriately titled "Take Off Your Clothes" -- nm - Dano Dec 17, 17:38 2
    - imagine that. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 17, 17:41 1
      - so they are known for their subtlety? -- nm - zork Dec 17, 17:54
- Because it's the name of the apartment complex in Office Space? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 17, 17:34 2
  - that's not the only thing it is. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 17:38 1
    - Yes it is, Stacy. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 17, 17:42
- way LIR, from last night: ulna = elbow. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 17, 17:33 1
  - Ah! -- nm - ding dong mara-ly on high Dec 17, 17:44
the reason the Flyers are sucking? Rumour is Jeff Carter is boning Scott hartnell's wife -- (link) - Beaker Dec 17, 17:31 1
- and I can't believe they didn't mention the rampant rumours that a similar reason was why Pronger wanted out of Edmonton.... -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 17:32
I...can't believe I'm going to say this. - kelly Dec 17, 17:28 1
- it will pass. :) -- nm - Guy Dec 17, 18:16
The Portland Trio rides again!! Avatar time! -- nm - Red Nosed Reindeer Poop Dec 17, 17:17 2
- Yeah, but is "The Lady" comin' along, too? - ReluctantCynic Dec 17, 17:54
- Brought to you by Motley Crue -- nm - ty97 Dec 17, 17:27

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