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So upon hearing the latest details of the health care bill, it sounds a lot more like health industry regulation than universal health care. - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:25 3
- Hey, that sounds familiar. -- nm - GOP Plan Dec 22, 09:26 2
  - "We will take the best ideas of both parties." - Pres. Obama Dec 22, 09:27 1
    - Have you read it? -- nm - *DOCTOR* Vermin Dec 22, 09:27
a friend of mine's article on last minute gifts...it's for Downtown Indianapolis business's...but may spur ideas for where you live.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 09:22 4
- a friend ... with a woman's name ... is this the friend that keeps you from Halo? :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 09:27 1
  - we'll know for sure when Remlik posts about what he received for Christmas -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 09:28
- plus, I ship for only $5! -- nm - Remlik si Dec 22, 09:24 1
  - euphemism? -- nm - zork Dec 22, 09:25
I love this song from Public Enemies; Otis Taylor, Ten Million Slaves. - Loyola Dec 22, 09:18
sitwap: Freshman Democrat from Alabama to switch parties.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 09:16 1
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Hee! I showed up in someone's snow photos on flickr. -- (link) - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 09:15 [flickr] 7
- This looks like a beautiful neighborhood. What's this square? -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:29 [flickr] 1
  - It's in the tags! Logan Circle. A lot of embassies. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 09:30
- snowpocalypse? it isn't even close to your knees. - zork Dec 22, 09:22 3
  - [shakes head] -- nm - Valdez, AK Dec 22, 09:24
  - Yes, I'm a Northerner, I knoqw. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 09:23 1
    - plus duh! I'm on skis!!! It was a good 18" of snow. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 09:23
- that's how my brother met his girlfriend -- nm - mafic Dec 22, 09:16
Crap like this is why the post office loses money. -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:13
One thing's for sure. Mike Fisher had better never go Tiger Woods on Carrie Underwood. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:09 2
- "that song isn't about anyone *specific*, honest" -- nm - zork Dec 22, 09:11 1
  - ~ Ohhhh the fisher-man took his pole and moved over to another pond but what he caught wasn't a fish.~ - C Underwood Dec 22, 09:14
indieWIRE 2009 Critic Survey: Best Films of 2009 -- (link) - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 09:09 4
- 53 -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 09:26
- 12 -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 09:22 1
  - Still Walking - beautiful film -- nm - Facto Dec 22, 10:02
- 13 -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 22, 09:20
Remlik: "Microsoft" is the pansiest name ever, unlike "Massive Dynamic" -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 22, 09:08 1
- true. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 09:18
Well, I was supposed to drive down to Boise today. I reckon I'll take a nap and just go to Walmart around 11pm. The snow was "eh", but the - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 09:06 5
- then she'll quit her waitressing job and drive away in her pickup truck to find her old flame - zork Dec 22, 09:10
- is she looking for a gun to shoot her cheating husband, and dog? -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 09:08 2
  - My windows are shaking from the wind. This is the same storm that the midwest is supposed to get in 24 hours or so. - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 09:18 1
    - its supposed to rain here, rain, for the next 2-3 days. but in western kansas - tRuMaN Dec 22, 09:20
- Trish I think you've got the beginnings of a country song with those first few sentences. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 22, 09:07
win a signed copy of Fables Deluxe Hardcover Vol. 1 by DC Comics.....terrific series.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 09:05
baking recipe help request - adventy97 Dec 22, 09:04 6
- The "raw" batter is supposed to be the consistency of Play-doh. Basically you just stir everything up, let it rest a few minutes, then scoop the - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 09:15 1
  - you're freakin' amazing. - zork Dec 22, 09:20
- put a little elbow grease into it, princess. -- nm - mafic Dec 22, 09:08
- Less yolk, more egg white? -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 09:08
- it's allrecipes - always check the reviews there, as there frequently are tips. here's one: - b. Dec 22, 09:07
- Try adding another egg or two. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 09:05
Alright, here we go - The Most Annoying Thing In The World. Crazy Frog :) -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 22, 09:03 [youtube] 5
- I thought that title went to the Fred something kid on YouTube. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:07
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  - This hit #1 in europe in 2007/2008 and might be equally if not more annoying -- (link) - MDH Dec 22, 09:10 [youtube]
  - I was reposting for the forgetful folks below -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 22, 09:09 1
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I'm not one for newfangled approaches to exercise but since we were talking about resolution on the BBs & I just read about this, some STers might -- (link) - HdnAgnda Dec 22, 09:03 4
- I find it interesting because in addition to my 'sleep' resolution I was also thinking that even though I exercise, i tend to make a production out of - HdnAgnda Dec 22, 09:06 3
  - I have the exact same problem. Keep updating... -- nm - Facto Dec 22, 09:07
  - Sleep post for you on the top of B2 -- nm - oblique Dec 22, 09:07 1
    - Saw that! Let me borrow your iPhone for the evening. ;) -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 22, 09:09
I like the idea of relegation in NA pro sports because it would elimiate the idea of owners running their teams into the ground on the cheap a la the - Reagen Dec 22, 09:01
lost episode of Fringe to air....or...is it an episode from the alternate universe? -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 08:56
I am now receiving "Nigeria-letters" from US troops in Iraq - or so it would seem: - Facto Dec 22, 08:55
LYC: Serving meals @ the local senior centers for... - OAE Dec 22, 08:53 1
- OAE for Saintliest ST Poster! -- nm - mr. squiggles Dec 22, 09:17
(Brittany Murphy's husband) Simon Monjack hired �Internet artists� to remove negative press circulating about him on the web. -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 08:51
did y'all already talk about the hp face-tracking webcam that has issues recognizing darker skinned people? nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 22, 08:48 10
- Science proves it: they all *do* look alike! -nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 22, 09:23
- The same issues supposedly happened with Project Natal. -- nm - Inigo Dec 22, 08:50 6
  - (I had to google that.) -- nm - b. Dec 22, 09:08
  - Am I allowed to say that I think Natal is stupid? :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 08:54 3
    - or, correction: I think the technology has potential, but I can't imagine it's anywhere ready to compete as a profitable enterprise - Beryllium Dec 22, 08:57 2
      - is that stuff still slated for 2010? -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:57 1
        
        Yes. Around November is the current plan. -- nm - Inigo Dec 22, 08:58
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- "we're 14 black people on an elevator. Of *course* he got off." -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 08:50 1
  - "They insist the worst people can call it is indifferent" -- nm - prayformojo Dec 22, 08:50
Study: The carbon pawprint of man's best friend rivals an SUV -- (link) - con_carne Dec 22, 08:48 3
- And a prof at OSU is popular for advocating cutting down on children because of a person's footprint on the environment. - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:18
- that's gonna piss off a lot of the PETA freaks when someone announces a program to... - i'm not dead yet ! Dec 22, 09:03
- Scratch that: "more than double" that of an SUV. - con_carne Dec 22, 08:50
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  - Have you gotten to the Bill Walsh stuff yet? -- nm - David Dec 22, 08:49 3
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      - I love that the genesis of the Wildcat and the West Coast Offense were largely by accident. -- nm - David Dec 22, 08:53 1
        
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the decades forgotten faces....a few one hit wonders in there -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 08:44 13
- Now *this* is a decade list. Thanks. :-) - con_carne Dec 22, 09:06
- That's a list full of stupid. Richard Hatch? The Zune? Rush Hour? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:03 4
  - I'll take "things that suck" for $1,000, Alex. -- nm - mafic Dec 22, 09:05 3
    - Fair enough. But they're hardly forgotten. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:12 2
      - /clutches Zune, sobbing/ DAMN RIGHT! -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 22, 09:25
      - close enough. zune has single digit market share, hatch is in prison (or house arrest, or whatever), and their point was more about chris tucker than - mafic Dec 22, 09:23
- WTF is that Crazy Frog thing? -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 08:57 2
  - does Remlik's post have the HD video for Crazy Frog? (I gather it's popular with a segment of motorcyclists) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 08:59
  - I dunno. But I heard that ringtone a lot on kids phones in the store. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:59
- ah, the Runaway Bride. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 08:50 3
  - that was a big box of crazy right there. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:56 2
    - I was wondering what happened with her. Apparently t he fiance ended up marry someone else. smart man. -- (link) - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 08:58 1
      - I love Wikipedia for its ability to follow-up on stories. "What ever happened to...?" -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 09:03
sigh. wtf is the "eichleay formula" - tRuMaN Dec 22, 08:44 1
- googling it shows it to be a fairly simple formula. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 09:01
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- Only IMAX -- don't short change yourself. -- nm - OAE Dec 22, 08:50
- I saw it on a small 3D screen, seeing it on the Imax 3D Thursday. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 22, 08:50
- 3-D -- nm - pmb Dec 22, 08:49
- I think if you see it in non-3D, you are approaching "he's a witch" status on ST by now -- nm - con_carne Dec 22, 08:49
- The 3D is an imperative here (and keep in mind that I usually say it's pointless). -- nm - David Dec 22, 08:45 2
  - see, I dont see it as being imperative. sure it was nice, but if they want to do 3d movies, the whole damm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 08:47 1
    - it's imperative. the IMAX 3D is a luxury in this case -- nm - mr. squiggles Dec 22, 09:18
- having seen it on 3-d imax, I think I would rather have seen it on a smaller 3d digital screen. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 08:45
- smaller 3-D. -- nm - Callisto Dec 22, 08:45
- smaller, 3D -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 08:44
"Karl, scheiss auf das fenster." -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 08:41 5
- Flip you. Flip ya for real. -- nm - Fenster Dec 22, 08:46
- and technically you just said (spoiler) - mafic Dec 22, 08:43 1
  - blame IMDB. -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 08:45
- and technically you just said (spoiler) - mafic Dec 22, 08:43
- "ah, I see you didn't understand. perhaps I should repeat it in a language that is native to neither of us?" -- nm - mafic Dec 22, 08:42
PSA: Prep and Landing airs tomorrow night on ABC Family. It you haven't caught it yet, you should. It's great -- nm - prayformojo Dec 22, 08:40 6
- yep. thumbs up. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:44
- Really, thanks. My mom will love it. -- nm - con_carne Dec 22, 08:40
- agreed -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 08:40 3
  - I just rewatched it. I loved (sp) - prayformojo Dec 22, 08:42 2
    - see, i disagree on the length. it's like a really badass short story. it could have been extended for sure, but didn't need it. - TFox Dec 22, 08:43 1
      - I just wasn't ready for it to be over -- nm - prayformojo Dec 22, 08:47
Time to go play in traffic. You be nice to each other and enjoy whatever holiday celebration you choose....... -- nm - MistletoeMeg Dec 22, 08:38 3
- drive safe, have fun, and happy holidays! :) - -- nm - b. Dec 22, 08:49
- I, for one, will be singing rebel songs. -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 08:40
- Merry Christmas -- nm - con_carne Dec 22, 08:40
Since 2003, MLB has charged a total of $190M of luxury tax. How much of that was paid by the Yankees? - TFox Dec 22, 08:38 23
- $ 1 Bob -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 22, 08:53
- clearly they are not taxing them enough. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 22, 08:48 9
  - It brings their total 2009 payroll spend to $252M, clearing the rest of the league by a full $100M. - TFox Dec 22, 08:49 8
    - hence, it is not much of a deterrant to keep some sort of competetive balance. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 22, 08:50 7
      - I am equally disturbed by the teams pretending to field a professional team at less than $50M of payroll, fwiw. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 08:52 6
        
        I agree completely. - groiny Dec 22, 08:57 5
        
        I wonder how bad the Marlins lease is given the revenue sharing.... - Will Hunting Dec 22, 09:00
        
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        hey, don't get it twisted. i *love* beating your quarter billion dollar team. love it. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 09:00 1
        
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        Which is why I don't really think there is as big of a salary problem as some. You have one douchebag way up top, and a few at the bottom. - TFox Dec 22, 08:59
- $125 million -- nm - mafic Dec 22, 08:45
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- $89 M -- nm - Don Homer Dec 22, 08:44
- 154mil - Will Hunting Dec 22, 08:43 1
  - (don't forget the Cubs and Phillies. all five teams between $138M-$142M of payroll in 2009.) -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 08:46
- 170 -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 08:42 4
  - close enough. $174M. Boston paid $14M for the years 2004-2007, and the Tigers and Angels each paid about $1M. -- (link) - TFox Dec 22, 08:45 3
    - Yeah b*tches! And I don't even follow basketball. -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 08:47 2
      - Bulls, Cubs, same thing. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 22, 08:51
      - L5 -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 08:48
- $185 million -- nm - Inigo Dec 22, 08:41
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- bloody brilliant, that -- nm - con_carne Dec 22, 08:39 1
  - top notch, I say. cracking good time. -- nm - mafic Dec 22, 08:41

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