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US Weekly: Russell Brand and Katy Perry engaged -- (link) - Hotkiss Jan 5, 13:12 2
- I have every confidence in the world that this relationship is going to last. -- nm - David Jan 5, 13:21
- "You see that singer over there? I'm going to have sex with her. yeah. so, bye." -- nm - Aldous Snow Jan 5, 13:19
This may have already been posted, but it just makes me sick, sick AND tired of the sheer meanness that the internet brings out in some people. - Trisha Jan 5, 13:09 4
- Especially when everyone knows that what the world needs now... - Christopher.Vermin Jan 5, 13:13
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- no shit. - Helen Keller Jan 5, 13:12
- well, that governor of new york was blind (mostly) and people mocked him (and moreso with time, iirc) ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:10
For znufrii: Can a company in Taiwan produce a top-shelf, 100 percent distilled- and aged-in-Taiwan single-malt whiskey? -- (link) - con_carne Jan 5, 13:08 2
- why not? I'd love to try it. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 13:10
- Today? Maybe. Given enough time to learn? Hell yes. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:09
Sharon Stone to guest star on Law and Order:SVU - Remlik Jan 5, 13:01 4
- I thought she was going to play Catherine Trammel (I think that was her name). -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 13:04 3
  - Anyone who would have sex with her would probably end up a 'Special Victim'. -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 13:06 2
    - *steps forward* -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 5, 13:07 1
      - Oh come on. I can understand Chloe, and even "get" Angela, But SS is batshit crazy. - Trisha Jan 5, 13:26
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- spoiler response - JaxSean Jan 5, 13:04
- response (spoilers?) - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:03 4
  - spoilers - tRuMaN Jan 5, 13:04 3
    - spoilers - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:06 2
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        yep, that works too -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:08
- spoils - Dignan Jan 5, 13:00
Bery and all the Avatar (story) haters: because you can't appreciate the simple things in life, you might like this one -- (link) - Guigue Jan 5, 12:56 [Image] 2
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- So, evidently, it is a classic tale that was remade in a visually superior form. Sort of like Casino Royale, but not as good. - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:00
I haven't completely researched it, but that Avatar # is the highest January non-holiday weekday figure by a crazy margin. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 12:54 16
- My guess would be Titanic was the previous record holder at around $3 million. -- nm - Inigo Jan 5, 13:02 3
  - I'm also leaning towards in beating out Titanic domestically. - Inigo Jan 5, 13:08 1
    - people laughed at the length of that movie title when I saw the trailer at Avatar -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:08
  - here's the titanic page. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 5, 13:06
- Titanic's Sunday-Monday drop was 66%. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 13:00 9
  - Right, it was definitely a double take number for me. -- nm - David Jan 5, 13:03 8
    - Give me your rough guess....where's it finish? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 13:05 7
      - I honestly have no idea. The average film of this scale makes a factor of 1.4 beyond its holiday box office take. - David Jan 5, 13:09 6
        
        The problem with that 1.4 number is that those December blockbusters were already showing mid to large dropoffs before January. - Inigo Jan 5, 13:14 1
        
        I completely agree. That's why I said that about supposition. - David Jan 5, 13:18
        
        PS: Four weeks ago today, over 65% of Yahoo readers claimed they were most excited about Sherlock Holmes. -- nm - David Jan 5, 13:12 3
        
        I was more excited about Sherlock Holmes. Not now, after having seen both movies -- nm - Roger More Jan 5, 13:13 1
        
        More than anything, I'm amazed that one film is going to beat the other by a box office total of Iron Man. -- nm - David Jan 5, 13:19
        
        I still want to see it, but I am waiting for my expectations to me low enough. - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:13
- but it is kind of a holiday, isn't it? Friday was new year's day, which is a day off for many. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:55 1
  - oh, weekday. D'oh. Nevermind. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:55
"I'm just gonna be me and they can go f*ck themselves...Don't care, that's the only attitude you can have when you go to the DMV." - Epiphany Jan 5, 12:53
Speaking of sports most people look down upon. I'm happy that the Olympics with its Womens Figure Skating will soon be here. -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 12:52 32
- Curling! - Callisto Jan 5, 12:55 6
  - What happened to him? -- nm - David Jan 5, 13:04 4
    - Looks like the gang split up. One of them is the skipper for the 2010 US team. - Callisto Jan 5, 13:07 3
      - I'm surprised you haven't twitter-stalked him. -- nm - David Jan 5, 13:11 2
        
        He's not out there. -- nm - Callisto Jan 5, 13:15 1
        
        Not even the pizza place? -- nm - David Jan 5, 13:21
  - I hope to see some more of that. I'd started to like it in Torino -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 12:58
- *prepares for the "it's not a sport" discusssion* (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 12:54
- Don't you mean Men's? -- nm - Katarina Witt Jan 5, 12:53 1
  - don't make me hurt you (again) -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 12:55
- I prefer pairs. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 12:53 5
  - tangentially, I'll admit, i never cared for ice dancing until Belbin/Agosto came along -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 12:54 4
    - I'm not really an ice dancing fan, but the old Torvill and Dean routines are still great. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 13:01 3
      - I like Davis & White a lot - even more than Belbin/Agosto at this point. - Diva Jan 5, 13:08 2
        
        you're probably a bit more objective on this than I :) -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 13:10 1
        
        I hope those 3 couples make it up there. Either American couple could place first and I'd be pleased. -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 13:11
- What is the sport that most people look down on? -- nm - psilotum Jan 5, 12:53 15
  - Anything that is determined by judges alone. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 13:00 13
    - like beating a throw to a base, travelling, or ball placement for first downs? -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 13:01 6
      - Don't listen to Will. Argue with my good point below about "artisitc merit". (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 13:03 2
        
        Then gymnastics is a sport now. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 13:08 1
        
        Yes. You convinced me of that a long time ago. (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 13:10
      - See...judges alone. You fail reading comprehension. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 13:03 2
        
        I don't know about your example, but if Sasha Cohen had landed that one jump (an atheletic endeavor) she wins. - crash davis Jan 5, 13:06 1
        
        she already won in my book -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 5, 13:07
    - with figure skating it's more cut and dry. execute your program completely, don't fall, and you get the points -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 5, 13:00 5
      - The new gymnastics scoring system is also more objective than in the past. - Dano Jan 5, 13:06
      - I'd modify Will's definition to say whenever the winner can be determined by something like "artistic merit". (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 13:02 3
        
        calling a fake punt on 4th and 9 on your own 33 has artistic merit -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 13:08 2
        
        Lady in the Water has artistic merit, doesn't make it a sport. (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 13:11 1
        
        I won't argue the second part, but some may argue the first. And yup, - crash davis Jan 5, 13:14
  - I'd say that at least here, soccer and NASCAR have its detractors, but as far as the least favorite, I'm not sure -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 12:57
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- Transparent! -- nm - Senator.Vermin Jan 5, 13:02
- I *heart* Brain Lamb. -- nm - psilotum Jan 5, 12:52 1
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musubi: I bus um. -- nm - psilotum Jan 5, 12:49
musubi: which is harder, being a Met fan or Bears fan? -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 5, 12:48 5
- A Mets fan, without question. - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 12:50 4
  - but . . . Jay Cutler -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 5, 12:51 3
    - *shrug* It's possible that I'm just far more passionate about baseball, so it "hurts" more. (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 12:53 2
      - Plus, your team there has advantages that NFL teams don't. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 13:04 1
        
        I already said that two posts ago. (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 13:06
musubi: It's totally just me. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:46 1
- BTW, I just used the PIVOT line over the weekend while moving dressers with my BIL -- nm - SyrDragon Jan 5, 12:50
I still don't understand the "don't follow the puck" thing re: hockey. -- nm - b. Jan 5, 12:46 15
- hockey is not about where the puck is but where it's going to go. - Reagen Jan 5, 12:52 2
  - as shared before, I don't *just* follow it. I see the action well enough. -- nm - b. Jan 5, 12:57
  - just like sex. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 12:52
- I don't know what you mean -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:49 11
  - Amercians always complain that that is why they don;t watch hockey -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:51 10
    - not me. I like it a lot, but I follow the puck more than a lot of y'all apparently do. -- nm - b. Jan 5, 12:56
    - i used to watch hockey when it was on ESPN. i think their abandoning it in the US really hurt -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 5, 12:53
    - well, yes, but that would be phrased as "can't follow the puck", not "don't follow the puck" ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:51 7
      - iirc, I had shared that sometimes it was hard for me to follow the puck when watching hockey, especially in person. - b. Jan 5, 13:02 5
        
        ah, I see. "Follow the Action", I guess is what they meant. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:04 4
        
        (Personally, I don't get the problem. Enjoying the sport is as simple as watching the TV. ;-) ) - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:07 2
        
        re: the clock (and there's none in baseball, btw - heh), there has to be some endpoint. - b. Jan 5, 13:11 1
        
        I understand, but in hockey the passage of time is clearly delineated. In football and soccer, it is not. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:12
        
        yah. it's a combo. for me. -- nm - b. Jan 5, 13:07
      - I can't follow what you're saying -- nm - Guigue Jan 5, 13:00
I liken watching Soccer to watching a good chess match. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 12:44 15
- I like the chess/boxing combo -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:48 3
  - If anything I'd think a chess/football comparison is apt. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 12:48 2
    - no I meant the guys who box a round then play chess for 3 minutes, then box again :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:49 1
      - oooh... -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 12:50
- and you expect us to think that you have any idea what you're talking about when you provide your opinion on either? -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 12:45 10
  - it does not stop you from getting in any conversations around here. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 12:46 9
    - I at least try to look like I know what I'm talking about, rather than making comparisons that are absurd on their face. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 12:47 8
      - This post is like League of Extraordinary Gentlemen crossed with Shoot 'em Up. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:49 5
        
        A+*A? -- nm - Roger More Jan 5, 12:52 2
        
        I haven't seen League, but I have heard unfavorable things about it. Have seen Shoot Em Up, I think I gave it an A+ -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:52 1
        
        :) -- nm - Roger More Jan 5, 12:53
        
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        if only he had recently lost a bet, his head would have exploded. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:50
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      - if that is the case, you fail miserably. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 12:47
I don't understand 12 minutes of set plays spaced over 3 or 4 hours being exciting, while 90 minutes of dynamic play over ~95 minutes is dull. - mafic Jan 5, 12:44 26
- Give me games that matter (World Cup) and I enjoy it. Give me Univision soccer where they play keep away with a 1-0 lead, I want to riot. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 12:57 7
  - but that's like any sport. the games that matter more are played at a higher level. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 13:01 6
    - Not even that. Keep away isn't a valid tactic; it's like watching old time basketball where they could hold the ball all game. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 13:07 5
      - I think that's a valid criticism of competition in general, but running out the clock is hardly unique to soccer. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 13:09 3
        
        if you could run out the clock after 10 minutes. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 13:11 2
        
        again, I don't think that's unique to soccer. - znufrii Jan 5, 13:14 1
        
        Football has a finite possession system. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 13:16
      - Or it's a lot like benching all your starters in weeks 16 and 17. -- nm - Callisto Jan 5, 13:08
- I thought it was boring until I really started watching soccer regularly. Now i love it. - Callisto Jan 5, 12:52 9
  - This is my experience too. - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 12:56
  - it's about the potentialities of constantly shifting momentum - znufrii Jan 5, 12:54 7
    - It's also about watching it in a bar full of hot Brazilian babes -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 13:00 1
      - that too... -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 13:04
    - To paraphrase. It's about taking advantage when you get a good opportunity. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 12:58 2
      - well, sure. - znufrii Jan 5, 13:00 1 1
        
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    - *shakes head* There are times when I don't believe you're real. (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 12:58
    - have at it, tfox -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 5, 12:57
- dynamic would be the 3 minutes spent within yards of the goalie. - groiny Jan 5, 12:45
- it's the lack of hitting for me, plus the diving when their is contact. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:45 6
  - I actually like watching socer, but I'd absolutely agree that the diving drives me absolutely crazy about soccer. (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 12:47 1
    - Damn, if I said "absolutely" one more time, I'd have a hat-trick. (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 12:48
  - *holds up a red card* - soccer referee Jan 5, 12:46 3
    - by that logic baseball is boring because you can't bowl over the first baseman. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 12:48 2
      - but you can bowl over a catcher. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 12:56
      - baseball is boring :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:49
Saskatchewan Roughriders GM gets absolute discharge after pleading guilty to sexual assault -- (link) - Beaker Jan 5, 12:44
Jason Bay is officially a Met. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:43 2
- No truth to the rumor he was dragged kicking and screaming to the signing. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 12:56
- Hooray. (nm) - Happy mu Year! Jan 5, 12:45
The Pittsburgh Steelers will reportedly fire offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, according to Ken Laird of 1250 ESPN in Pittsburgh. -- nm - David Jan 5, 12:41 1
- That's what he said... -- (link) - decline Jan 5, 12:45
speaking of Chris Hansen jokes, SNL was once considered bold in broaching socially risky topics. What would be their most recent example of that? -- nm - Max Jan 5, 12:40 5
- tiger woods, plus Britany Murphy, plus the recent obama skewering, I gather -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:56 1
  - (also, salahis) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:56
- Tiger Woods sketch? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 5, 12:41 1
  - They got heat for it from abused women's advocacy groups, too. -- nm - nubby Jan 5, 12:53
- The Tiger Woods sketch on the same show as Rhiana? -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 5, 12:41
Leafs suck. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:38

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