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Avatar made $16.385 million on Monday.. - Inigo Dec 22, 12:04 6
- yep. -- nm - Divatar Dec 22, 12:07
- I bet the snowstorm clearing helped bigtime on Monday -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 12:06 3
  - *growls* -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:09
  - cause you know, everyone who wanted to see it lives on the east coast. - tRuMaN Dec 22, 12:08
  - I'm sure but it's still $3 million bigger than Return of the King's first Monday. -- nm - Inigo Dec 22, 12:07
- errr...most films dropped... -- nm - Inigo Dec 22, 12:05
~Go tell the elves to go fuck themselves, it's fucking Christmas time again.~ -- (link) - Eric Idle Dec 22, 12:00 [youtube]
Is FB broken for anyone else? I keep getting blank pages except for my friends menu. -- nm - Its a Disney Christmas Carol Dec 22, 12:00 3
- Works for me. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 12:03
- working fine here. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 12:03
- oh i thought it was my droid -- nm - zdroid Dec 22, 12:02
why is it a "Pat" of butter and not a "Pad"? -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 11:59 11
- to pat: To mold by tapping gently with the hands or a flat implement. - marcel Dec 22, 12:09
- Why is it not "a "square"? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 12:03 3
  - not all butter comes in sticks. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 12:03 2
    - Every pat I have seen has been square. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 12:04 1
      - When butter was originally churned, it would come out in a stiff glop that Goody Housewife would "pat" into a circle. You can buy the high end stuff - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 12:20
- why does "pad" make more sense to you? are you jotting notes on the butter? using it to contain your period? -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 12:00 4
  - cause a pad reminds me of a sqaure of some kind. a "pat" is something I do to someone "Pat's Tfox on the head for his crazyiness" -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 12:01 3
    - see, to me 'pad' is something with 'padding', like a chair cushion. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 12:05
    - "Pat my muffin on the top to make it more buttery." -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 12:02 1
      - real answer from dictionary.com: "A small mass shaped by or as if by patting" -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 12:06
- maybe they needed a less obscure measurement system than "a dollop" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 12:00
It appears an old friend from grade school who II friended on Facebook has turned out to be a serious religious person. This was his latest post - CQ Dec 22, 11:58 20
- That's certainly better than most of the "you're stealing Christ from my Christmas!" BS I see. - TWuG Dec 22, 12:12
- I think remebering Christ's birth also reminds us that God loved us so much that He was willing to take on a form of flesh and blood - MyrrhDragon Dec 22, 12:06
- I'd just as soon reclaim the pagan practices of Yule, if it's all the same to you. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 12:02
- Well this I can appreciate as logically consistent. But good luck convincing me to stop giving presents and eating candy canes. -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 12:02 3
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    - really, there should be an Orthodox Christmas in march-april, and a Secular Christmas where it is now ... -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 12:07
  - yeah, it's a more fire and brimstone and evangelistic brand of Christianity than I prefer, but from where he's coming from it's a proper sentiment. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 12:04
- This probably wouldn't be the best time to tell him Jesus wasn't born in December. -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:00 11
  - ? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 12:02 9
    - historically speaking, iirc, it was in April(?) -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 12:03 3
      - Really? I did not know that. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 12:04 2
        
        Christmas is basically in December to replace a pagan Winter Solstice holiday. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 12:07 1
        
        yep, when they were converting people it was easier to sort of ease them into it. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 12:09
    - Are you being serious? -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:03 4
      - Yes. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 12:05 3
        
        Based on descriptions made in the passages about his birth, he was born in the summer. - David Dec 22, 12:08
        
        here's a brief overview of some of the research -- (link) - znufrii Dec 22, 12:07
        
        according to Bones (or rather, a character on the show who is not Bones), Jesus was born in March -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 12:05
  - or that "Xmas" isn't a bastardization. -- nm - Max Dec 22, 12:01
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Speaking of Genius Bars,I took my 2.5 year old MacBook to the Apple Store last night because the battery appeared dead. - ty97 Dec 22, 11:56 1
- the batt might be part of the massive recall due to spontaneous combustion -- nm - zdroid Dec 22, 11:59
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- People run for the exits less with polls than they do for being on juries ... -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:56
Repost from last night. More free (Christmas) music from Amazon. Sinatra, Mahalia Jackson, others. -- (link) - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:51
STIS: How big of a roast do I get for 8 people? -- nm - Fiiiiiiive Cuzzin Todds Dec 22, 11:50 11
- boner or boneless? - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 11:54 4
  - Undecided what kind to even get... something not TOO pricey, but tasty. Suggestions? - Fiiiiiiive Cuzzin Todds Dec 22, 11:59 2
    - Eye of round, top round--both are nice cuts of meat but have to be marinated and cooked a good while so they won't be tough. - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 12:05
    - try lamb. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 12:00
  - Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh -- nm - Beavis Dec 22, 11:55
- 8 pound. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:51 5
  - I was wondering if it would just be a pound per person... is that too much though? -- nm - Fiiiiiiive Cuzzin Todds Dec 22, 11:52 4
    - depends, are you serving anything else? ham, goose? rememberb you can always use leftovers -- nm - zdroid Dec 22, 11:55
    - *salivates* -- nm - Starving African child Dec 22, 11:53 1
      - You live in a desert. MOVE TO WHERE THE FOOD IS!!! -- nm - Sam Kinnison Dec 22, 11:58
    - no, not too much. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 11:53
Dear Vendor: I would very much appreciate it... - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:46
You can soften butter in the microwave, right.............? - ty97 Dec 22, 11:43 32
- What they usually do on the chef shows (and I've done myself) is wash your hands well, put the butter in a bowl and squish it all around, through your - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 11:58 1
  - weird. I don't think I've ever seen that done on a tv show, and I've watched a lot of cooking shows. usually, they seem to magically always have - b. Dec 22, 12:01
- Use a bowl of hot water and dump the stick of butter in it with the warpper still on. Let sit for about 30 secs to a minute -- nm - CQ Dec 22, 11:52
- my favorite "butter" story from my catering days: I was working the Bloomberg company picnic, and they had a seafood shack - znufrii Dec 22, 11:51 1
  - mmmm, dip your $15 crab legs in this milkfat! -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:53
- I would not. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 11:51
- just do 10 or 12 seconds at a time and lop off the soft parts before they melt -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:48 2
  - Not if he's going to cream it with sugar. -- nm - Jolly St. Trishalaus Dec 22, 11:56 1
    - good point -- nm - zork Dec 22, 12:05
- Movie theater popcorn these days has as much saturated fat as 27 strips of bacon and 4 pads of butter. - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:47 6
  - nitpick: pats of butter -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:48 1
    - *5 Mop Points* -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:49
  - wait, the yellow stuff contains butter? -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:48 1
    - Some theaters have gone back to coconut oil or something because the other stuff had no flavor. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:49
  - mmm...bacon... -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 11:47 1
    - I'd much rather smuggle 27 strips of bacon into a movie theater than eat their popcorn. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:48
- warm with body heat. -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 11:46 3
  - Marlon Brando? -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:47 2
    - he would probably have eaten it if he were that close -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:50 1
      - someone needs to rent Last Tango in Paris -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:53
- Yes, but don't over cook it. As soon as it starts to melt, stop. It will melt the rest of the way itself -- nm - oblique Dec 22, 11:45 1
  - that's similar to what I do. just wait until the outside starts to soften a bit, turn it over and nuke a few more seconds. done. -- nm - b. Dec 22, 11:58
- Are you pre-heating the oven? I put it on top of the oven to soften. -- nm - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:45 3
  - make sure to watch it, though - I've had the bottom get melty, and, actually, a whole cube liquify once. messy mess. -- nm - b. Dec 22, 11:59
  - *awards you one genius points* - ty97 Dec 22, 11:48 1
    - Genius Points not honored at Genius Bars -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:49
- When I make drinking chocolate, I heat up the milk in the microwave. -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 11:44 1
  - Yeah, you can use the microwave for all kinds of wild things these days. -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:47
- Sort of. If you're not delicate with it, you'll end up with soft parts, liquid parts, and hard parts. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:44 2
  - Make sure the tray is rotating. -- nm - nubby Dec 22, 11:46
  - That's what she said! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 22, 11:45
- yes -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 11:43
Of course that makes sense..... "Harper can't rule out carbon tax" -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 11:42 35
- I hate that Ontario is thinking about selling the LCBO (liquor control board). It *makes* the province about $1.5B a year. Selling it is very short - zork Dec 22, 11:47 25
  - The world will be destroyed in less than 2 years now - why think long-term? -- nm - Fiiiiiiive Cuzzin Todds Dec 22, 11:51
  - Why should the gov't still be involved in the sale of liquor? You need a reason beyond, "It makes money." - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 11:51 23
    - I prefer that liquor sales not be in the hands of someone who is purely motivated by profit and is more likely to turn down intoxicated shoppers. plus - zork Dec 22, 12:01 2
      - Let's think about this one a little bit: One situation in two settings.... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 12:06 1
        
        you are missing something though, in private enterprise, those small stores are usually run by the owners... - Elf Andie Dec 22, 12:12
    - i would be totally fine with the government opening up a Tim Hortons if it was well managed. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 11:57 5
      - You don't think that's a little outside the mandate given a government by the constitution? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 12:01 3
        
        it is, i suppose, but governments invest in all sorts of things to make money, why not just a simple business? -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 12:03 1
        
        Because typically there's another underlying philosophy behind it. (Think: "We're getting more jobs/investing where the private sector wouldn't.") -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 12:08
        
        You'll beg the Queen for your Crown Royal, or you'll GTFO. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 12:02
      - I would be fine with the goverment opening up a Tim Hortons that was badly managed, just to watch the documentary about it. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 11:58
    - There's a lot of evidence that it's reduced costs and increased selection for Ontario. - Reagen Dec 22, 11:54 10
      - There's been more than a few studies suggesting otherwise as well, so it's a point of debate, but I'm talking about the underlying belief system... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 11:58 8
        
        I'm with Andie. If it's efficiently run, I don't see the problem. -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 12:00
        
        Why should Doctors be the only ones who can prescribe morphine and heroin? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 12:00 3
        
        Because they are trained and knowledgable about the proper administrating and dosage of them? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 12:02 2
        
        and you've heard of "alcohol poisoning", right? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 12:03 1
        
        Of course I have, but 99% of the people who serve alcohol in Ontario are not government workers. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 12:10
        
        because it is a less painful way for the government to make money and not raise taxes? -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 11:59 2
        
        They can tax alcohol sales -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 12:01 1
        
        they still do. They keep the taxes *and* the profits -- nm - zork Dec 22, 12:04
      - Though whenever I go to Quebec, I always bring back several bottles of wines etc, because I find the variety there is much better - Roger More Dec 22, 11:58
    - To clarify: That's the *retail* side of liquor I'm speaking on. Even I believe some regulatory powers are needed. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 11:53
    - Why shouldn't it? Crown corporations rock! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:52 1
      - They do. (*curses the death of BC Tel and the privatization of Petro Canada*) heheh -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 12:01
- HA! -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:46
- Only Nixon can go to China... -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 11:43 7
  - "I know who the Vulcan Ambassador is damnit!" -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 11:54 2
    - Beat ya! -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:56 1
      - I know damnit. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 11:57
  - "I'd give real money if he'd shut up." -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:47
  - (I would say that if there isn't sufficient political will in Europe to implement a carbon tax, the chances of Canada or the US adopting one are nil) -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 11:44 2
    - I'm more than a little flabbergasted how so many who preach, "Follow the science!" on climate change cannot accept that the economists are right.... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 11:48 1
      - "It's everyone else's fault, why should we pay for it?" -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 11:51
This is the house at the address I used on B2. I love the layout. - TWuG Dec 22, 11:41 6
- /shakes head at the price - so cheap! -- nm - decline Dec 22, 11:52
- they really should have taken a bunch of stuff out of that house cause the rooms look small -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 11:48 1
  - I just did some measuring and the MB is a touch bigger, but the largest of the other BRs is 3ft smaller than our largest. -- nm - TWuG Dec 22, 11:56
- I don't like Cindi's hair. -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 11:43
- by the way, I found this number for att uverse on their search by address page - tRuMaN Dec 22, 11:43 1
  - Ah, thanks. :-) -- nm - TWuG Dec 22, 11:47
I miss the leg hump. Why hasn't he been around lately? -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:40 11
- To clarify, check the backboards form last night. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:49
- Been wondering this for the last couple of weeks. I wondered if I had missed something. He needs to get back here. -- nm - pmb Dec 22, 11:46
- tired of ST, I believe. -- nm - Loosi Lou Who Dec 22, 11:44
- speaking of leg hump......it's too late to order one of these for Christmas...... -- (link) - CrankYanker Dec 22, 11:41
- took a lot to get the courage up to ask the big Q? -- nm - zork Dec 22, 11:41
- Where were you last night? -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 22, 11:41 3
  - I don't remember exactly but it was cold and there were wolves. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:42 2
    - did you wear your 3 Wolves howling at the moon shirt? -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 11:52
    - "Be safe." -- nm - Edward Cullen Dec 22, 11:43
- *nods, waits for explanation* -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 11:40
- knothole. starving to death. -- nm - (way way way throwback) Dec 22, 11:40
"My cookie would break you in half." -- nm - Sistah Girl Dec 22, 11:40 5
- "that may be so, but that would be some long division" -- nm - prayformojo Dec 22, 11:46 3
  - Mess with the fro, you got to go. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:50 2
    - I got student *loan* payments! -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 11:51 1
      - Blackness confirmed. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:56
- You bring your sugar, I'll bring my butter. -- nm - David Dec 22, 11:40
If anyone wants me, I'll be in the Angry Dome. -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 11:39 1
- Now you're in my domain! (well outside the world of logic and reason) -- nm - Mop (229 lbs) Dec 22, 11:42
*makes sausage on B2* - znufrii Dec 22, 11:39
Thanks to Dano's link, I'll be watching Summer Hours after a while. -- nm - Loyola Dec 22, 11:39 1
- I think I've put it back at the top of my favorite movies of 2009 list. It's available to Watch Instantly on Netflix. -- (link) - Dano Ho Ho Dec 22, 11:44
Death by Snu-Snu! -- nm - nubby Dec 22, 11:38
Thanks for the help, ST. -- nm - TWuG Dec 22, 11:37

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