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- Yeah, I told her I'd keep Anquan and consider Welker a write-off. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 07:02
According to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 41 percent of Americans have a positive view of the tea party movement. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 5, 06:44 20
- "boston! revolution! that must be good!" -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 06:53
- I hope Idiocracy doesn't come true in my children's lifetimes, but it's coming. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 06:50
- i don't believe that 41% of Americans know what the tea party movement is. -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 06:46 17
  - you're probably right. (TFox warning: 5-syllable words inside) - znufrii Jan 5, 06:55 8
    - no, i mean i don't think 41% of americans know OF it, much less know what it stands for. -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 06:58 7
      - you're pretty close, according to Don Homer's link... - znufrii Jan 5, 07:02 4
        
        I'm confused. Couldn't then one speculate that 52% (probably less) know something about it? - JaxSean Jan 5, 07:09 3
        
        yes. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 07:13 2
        
        this was a solid thread for you. -- nm - TFox Jan 5, 07:14 1
        
        Thank you. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 07:15
      - (he didn't have a real opinion on it. it was just time for his morning vocabulary stretching.) - TFox Jan 5, 07:00
      - (prior to the poll question that named it, obviously). -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 06:58
  - Those 41% are ppl like my Aunt who swear by Glenn Beck and force it on their kids, but can't name one thing he/ they support - MDH Jan 5, 06:55
  - Right. And the poll in question used a very poor question wording, by describing the "tea party movement" in very positive terms. -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:53 2
    - bingo. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 06:58
    - yep, that's a junky poll. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 06:58
  - yup. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 06:52
  - zactly! -- nm - Pippy Bells Jan 5, 06:48
  - Bingo. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 5, 06:47
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:46
Another day, more Avatar talk. I'm a bit surprised by this sentence on THR - JaxSean Jan 5, 06:42 10
- It has a shot. It's hard to say how good of a shot because we can't see country by country breakdowns of box office and weekly dropoffs. -- nm - Inigo Jan 5, 06:57
- It's going to end up in the same realm, which is absurd when you consider the breadth of movies for 1 guy to have the top 2 spots by a wide margin. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 06:51 4
  - Of course "duplicating" the same total over a decade later means it was seen by half as many people this time around. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 5, 06:54 3
    - Of course inflation helps it, but inflation should have helped something else get within 600mil of Titanic in the intervening 12 years. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 06:56 2
      - I'm looking forward to what he does 12 years from now already :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:57 1
        
        He's definitely going to have plenty of what he calls "F*ck You" money to play with for a while. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 07:05
- is the $1.84 billion worldwide or domestic BO? -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:46 3
  - WW -- nm - Guigue Jan 5, 06:47 2
    - then I would think it has a great chance of passing it. It did a billion in 3 freakin' weeks. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:47 1
      - and it's just now opening in China! -- nm - decline Jan 5, 06:49
Man 'buys' $3billion CD-ROM on Amazon - just to see what would happen -- (link) - scorpion Jan 5, 06:28 2
- 'This is going to end poorly. I can feel it.' heh. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 06:45
- he has quite a credit card limit. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:34
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- And it's $9M in 2010, with a $5M player option for 2011 linked to a $1M buyout. Hence the $10M guaranteed. -- nm - TFox Jan 5, 06:55
- I'm starting to wonder if Lowell is just going to get cut. -- nm - nubby Jan 5, 06:23 7
  - heh. -- (link) - TFox Jan 5, 06:54 [Backboard] 1
    - (intentional) -- nm - nubby Jan 5, 07:22
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    - extremely. -- nm - TFox Jan 5, 06:54 3
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        I haven't decided if I'd rather have a 3B who can't really hit but fields wonderfully to a 3B who can't field but hits pretty ok. - TFox Jan 5, 06:58 1
        
        (I know that I heart and will miss Mike Lowell. I do know that.) -- nm - TFox Jan 5, 07:00
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- The phrase "iPhone killer" seems near-impossible at this point. More like "capable iPhone competitor" -- nm - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:20 2
  - There's been countless "iPod killer" in the last few years... -- nm - Guigue Jan 5, 06:46
  - Agreed. Of course, they say the same silly phrase in gaming too. "Halo killer" "Mario killer" - Inigo Jan 5, 06:22
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dammit people, I have some chores to d today. I got my run out of the way. twas brisk out. - CQ Jan 5, 06:18 1
- dump run? Stacy? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 06:37
The big thing in both my money Survivor pools for next year: not allowed to pick games involing St Louis Rams... - Beaker Jan 5, 06:17 9
- What??? That's crap. -- nm - Jim Jan 5, 06:19 8
  - How do you overlook the Lions if you're going to put something this inane into play. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 06:21 6
    - They were going with the worst team in the League...now talk is they may do the worst team in both the NFC and the AFC.... -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:22 5
      - They do know the NFL has a good history of bad teams getting solid quickly, right? - Will Hunting Jan 5, 06:27 3
        
        I pointed that out to them. Also that when the crappy do win a game they tend to knock off a lot of players. I may just boycott and save money -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:31 2
        
        *nodding* that sounds smart to me. -- nm - TFox Jan 5, 06:52 1
        
        The fact I picked against St Louis 3 of the last 4 weeks for the win this year also counts :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:54
      - That's dumb. -- nm - Jim Jan 5, 06:25
  - tell me about it. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:19
Producer's Guild nominees... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:12 1
- (fans of District 9 or Star Trek will like the list) -- nm - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:15
When is/was ty's lasik surgery? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 06:08 7
- he update fb a few minutes ago, so don't think he's been sliced yet. -- nm - decline Jan 5, 06:14
- today, I believe. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:09 5
  - (we need a live webcam of it) -- nm - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:09 4
    - (and 150 photos) -- nm - nubby Jan 5, 06:09 3
      - (first half are fuzzy, second half clear.) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 06:15 1
        
        Win. -- nm - nubby Jan 5, 06:18
      - I'd look at those. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 06:10
"We are experiencing longer than normal wait times. Wait times should return to normal shortly, if you would like to try your call again, later." -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 06:07 2
- Speaking of long wait times... wife got to work last night and there was an average of 13 hour wait. - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:09 1
  - yikes. - znufrii Jan 5, 06:11
I found some evidence -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 06:01 8
- AC, it's time to start the Bronco again! -- nm - OJ Jan 5, 06:09 1
  - maybe you can finally catch the real killers! -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:47
- Bag and tag -- nm - ST CSI Jan 5, 06:09
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- Dignan strikes again. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:06
- Prank caller! Prank caller! -- nm - nubby Jan 5, 06:03
- Wash the dress! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 06:03
- Jinkies! -- nm - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:02
ESPN is launching ESPN 3D Network in June. Will broadcast 25 World Cup matches, the 2011 BCS championship, Summer X, and more in 3D. -- (link) - TFox Jan 5, 05:56 12
- *ugh* -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 5, 06:43
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  - The cable network ESPN will be debuting a 3D channel in June, and numerous upcoming sports events will be featured. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:01 6
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      - :) This link has some quick info on 3D TV. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:03 4
        
        most. confusing. thread. ever. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 06:06 3
        
        whoops. Here's the link. ;) -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 5, 06:11
        
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        And this is why I'm thinking its going to technically be a network, but 98% of the people watching will be in movie theaters at first. - TFox Jan 5, 06:51
- How exactly is 3D television supposed to work? - JaxSean Jan 5, 05:58 2
  - My guess is, at first, it will be more about special event programming in 3D theaters than it is for home viewing. (I think.) -- nm - TFox Jan 5, 06:00 1
    - that would be the logical step, but that doesn't seem to be what they're talking about here. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 06:15
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I love my friends... - znufrii Jan 5, 05:49
Max (or anyone else looking to register a domain name), GoDaddy is having a 30% off sale - JaxSean Jan 5, 05:49
Oh, I keep forgetting to mention this... so for some reason a couple days before Christmas Andrew became obsessed with my Batman ornament. It even - Don Homer Jan 5, 05:40 [flickr] 3
- cute! -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 06:25
- that's great. (and i like the "hunk" bib) -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 05:47 1
  - If you listen closely to this short video from Christmas morning, he says "Batman" at the end. -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 5, 05:50 [flickr]
TV PSA: NCIS and Biggest Loser new tonight - Beaker Jan 5, 05:03 1
- *whacks you in the shins* -- nm - Hetty Jan 5, 05:51
A good friend of mine is on his way to surgery now to have a lung removed. he just texted "This really sucks," - loosilu Jan 5, 04:46 2
- best wishes for him. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 04:50 1
  - appreciated. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 04:52
I've gotta disagree about TNA, their wrestlers suck. Botched moves, no charisma, fat, old and drugged out geezers. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 04:45 10
- I'd take MVP, Miz, Legacy, hell even Cena, RKO, HHH, Y2J, HBK, Taker over anyone on their roster. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 04:47 9
  - AJ Styles, Daniels, Angle, Samoa Joe and Homicide/Hernandez + Beer Money could easily be huge stars and can - Will Hunting Jan 5, 04:53 8
    - Samoa Joe looked like crap last night...(I've always liked Styles and Daniels). TNA's production values is another HUGE problem area. Just terrible. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 05:02 4
      - They've booked Joe horrendously the last year to 18 months. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 05:04 3
        
        the other big problem for TNA was all the face time given to the older guys. They promoted big change yet every time I turned it on - - Beaker Jan 5, 05:06 1
        
        TNA's only good move last night from a product standpoint was Jeff Hardy and he's heavily tarnished - Will Hunting Jan 5, 05:10
        
        I'm guessing Umaga's bloodlines/family helped him get a leg up -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 05:06
    - and Rocky Maivia was horrible until The Rock - Strongbad Jan 5, 04:59 2
      - Yep. It's why the most vital people in the orgs are the writers and why TNA and WWE are so mediocre right now. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 05:01 1
        
        And thanks! -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 05:01
Not surprising, but darn. PSU LB Navarro Bowman to enter NFL draft. -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 5, 04:42
What a nice story, restores my faith in humanity a little. -- (link) - Beaker Jan 5, 04:42
One of you should make a Yahoo group for Fantasy Golf, the season starts in 2 days! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 04:20 1
- *drafts Tiger* -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 04:50
wake up -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 03:31
I'm as thoughtful as a man can be while still pillaging like a Viking in the bedroom. -- nm - David Jan 4, 23:28 3
- "It was just a hug, that drifted. Boobwardly." - Reagen Jan 4, 23:36 2
  - "I love promiscuous sex waaaaay more than I fear pain." - David Jan 4, 23:59 1
    - I may have laughed harder at the "In ten years you'll look back..." line than any other moment in the show's run. -- nm - TFox Jan 5, 05:59
LYC: I was two for two in successfully picking the right combination of films over on FlickPicks. - Qale Jan 4, 23:12
LYC: What 4 main groups of patients are at high risk for developing rubber latex allergy? - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 4, 23:02 5
- There's a hidden complexity to this, there are various ways of making the condoms/gloves that can trigger a nasty reaction - zeitgeist Jan 4, 23:41
- doctors? -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 4, 23:21 1
  - I would image so. Vinyl gloves are pretty cool. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 4, 23:24
- I was going to say hookers and johns -- nm - Trisha Jan 4, 23:10 1
  - Wouldn't they fall under 3)Patients that frequently use latex? :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 4, 23:25
There should be a law against new programming during Bowl week. -- nm - H-Mogul Jan 4, 22:53 8
- There is only one day for Bowl Games and it is January 1st. All others are "we like money" games -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 05:07 1
  - *nods* -- nm - Don Homer Jan 5, 05:16
- There should be a law preventing so many meaningless bowl games. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 23:00 1
  - so...all of them? -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 05:45
- To this moment, I don't know who won tonight's game. (Sorry, Crash.) -- nm - David Jan 4, 22:57 3
  - Boise State. of course 17-10 over TCU. - Trisha Jan 4, 23:12 1
    - i knew that Dalton kid would choke -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 4, 23:20
  - the undefeated team -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 4, 23:00
[an error occurred while processing this directive in HD] -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 22:43
"weeks" photoshopping? That sounds like a veiled snark. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 22:42 2
- I didn;t think it was veiled at all :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 05:31
- actually there is some special software that does a whole lot of manipulation and morphing automatically - zeitgeist Jan 4, 23:45
fun cameo fact of the night: Ridley from The Right Stuff (as in "hey ridley, got any beemans?) is Levon Helm from The Band - fatsquatch Jan 4, 22:40

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