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looking for a roll so i can post something without worrying it'll immeditately get lost in B2-land -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 6, 10:14 1
- and i prefer keiser rolls, please -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 6, 10:14
It's supposed to get colder this weekend? How? - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:08 4
- Friday will be *very* interesting here. It's supposed to be 29� and "morning showers" are forecasted. - JaxSean Jan 6, 10:15
- Dignan's Weather Machine -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 10:09 2
  - Fun fact: it runs on two 9-volt batteries. nm - Dignan Jan 6, 10:13
  - "It's raining merkins?" (nm) - Confused Winnipeggian Jan 6, 10:11
man, I am broke. Brokey broke down broke. I blame Christmas. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 10:02 15
- just charge it! -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 10:09 1
  - Hero House got the layaway -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 10:12
- I'm still paranoid the axe is going to fall on me (even though I think that's mostly in my mind). Been watching every penny (almost). -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 10:08
- ain't nuthin going on but the rent -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 10:06 3
  - this is so my life this month. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 10:06 2
    - *nods* - fatsquatch Jan 6, 10:07 1
      - I mean, it's our month of rain, to boot. Boooo. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 10:09
- Same here. It's gonna be like two ships passing in the foggy moonlight when it comes to paychecks and payouts. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 10:04 2
  - Yup, I got paid yesterday and I'm just about broke today. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 10:07 1
    - It's not a crisis, but I certainly need to make about 50 bucks cash between tomorrow and Friday. I'm hoping for a snowscare not a shutdown. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 10:09
- YOU RUINED CHRISTMAS! -- nm - Diva's wallet Jan 6, 10:03
- on the plus side, - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:03 3
  - That's 'cuz it was about food. :) My phrasing was weird. I'd love to read others. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 10:04 2
    - spoils - prayformojo Jan 6, 10:12 1
      - !!! - I feel bad for the jalapeno. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 10:17
Correction from yesterday: Eureka comes back in the Summer (booo). I want them to guest cast Mike Rowe as Sheriff Carters brother they look so much - Capstern Jan 6, 09:58
I prefer The New World as far as movies about interactions between a more advanced society and an indigineous one. - Dano Jan 6, 09:56 3
- I liked the visuals but I wasn't a fan of that film. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:57
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  - tecnologically advanced -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 09:58
The weather people suggest it will get to 41 degrees as a high temp tomorrow. They've been ambitiously warm every day for the last week or so, hence, - Qale Jan 6, 09:56
I've given this a little thought. Movies that confront racial issues with relatively little "white guilt" that I can tell: - con_carne Jan 6, 09:52 6
- blazing saddles -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 09:56 1
  - The 70s = fuggedaboutit. Very different time. I'm thinking more recent movies to reflect these times. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 09:59
- The Blind Side! -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 09:55 3
  - The Visitor - con_carne Jan 6, 09:56 2
    - It was pretty good, but felt far too long for what little plot it had to talk about. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 09:57 1
      - Exactly -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 10:03
America's Tweethearts.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 09:47 5
- I've never heard of any of them, except for Felicia Day. And that's only becuase of here. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 10:00 1
  - I just spent two days watching every episode of The Guild. Dude. Watch it. Re-watch Dr. Horrible. Fall in love. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 6, 10:13
- I'll be very happy if the word "twilebrity" never catches on. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 09:57
- My new favorite picture of Felicia Day. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 6, 09:55
- Keep the coat on, Felicia. Yeah. Nice. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 6, 09:51
Mel gets less foot injuries if she runs in high heels - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 6, 09:47
I didn't for a moment think Avatar was anti-American as much as anti-Blackwater. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:44 21
- There's also the Indian relations angle... -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 10:21
- I'm pretty sure it's symbolism is "kill blackie." - JaxSean Jan 6, 09:48 3
  - That's smurfing rediculous (spoiler) - Qale Jan 6, 09:50 2
    - If only the Suntots had given the Smoggies the magic coral! -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 09:51
    - Gargamel the rapist. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 09:51
- Have yet to see it, but will likely over the weekend -- nm - budice Jan 6, 09:46
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  - Suuuure.... and you probably think the Wizard of Oz is just a kids movie and not an allegory about the Gold Standard... -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 10:23
  - whether it rises to the level of "preachy" of not, any film is going to be grounded in themes and ideas that are relevant to its audience. - znufrii Jan 6, 10:00 3
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      - I don't think it sucks the fun out of it at all. - znufrii Jan 6, 10:13 1
        
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  - I agree generally, though I think there was a general pro-environment and anti-imperialist theme. - pmb Jan 6, 09:54 2
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      - Exactly. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 09:58
  - I do agree with this. My attempts to draw analogies have nothing to do with interpreting it as preachy :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 09:50
  - Very much this. I mean, oh noes there were racial steriotypes in Phantom Menace and Transformers 2 too. Big deal. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 09:47
- It's Anti-American only if you think no American can do anything wrong, ever. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 09:45 2
  - fuck yeah! -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 09:48
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- Speaking of, did you see the other week how the charges were dismissed against the Blackwater guys who slaughtered a bunch of civilians? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 09:45
It's sort of like shooting fish in a barrel now, but TDS's Glenn Beck piece was brilliant last night - Reagen Jan 6, 09:44 2
- I think the Coke ad symbolised a time when Whitey was in power. nm - Dignan Jan 6, 10:11
- Nothing wrong with doing that if you do it better than everyone else. -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 6, 09:45
LIR, ty97 - already left you congrats on FB :) How are the eyes this morning? - MojaveMeg Jan 6, 09:43 1
- minorly cloudy, but working amazingly! - ty97 Jan 6, 10:11
"Dear JaxSean: Your order for 1 Santa�s Sack O� Crap on 12/25/2009 has been recently shipped" - JaxSean Jan 6, 09:43 2
- 1? - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 6, 09:44 1
  - They didn't give the option of 3. - JaxSean Jan 6, 09:46
I'd vote for Bert Blyleven, Tim Raines, Andre Dawson, and Alomar. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:43 26
- I'd vote Blyleven, Raines, Trammel, Larkin, Alomar and McGwire. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 09:50 1
  - Poor Trammel. Ten years too soon. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:51
- I'd vote for Blyleven, Alomar, Larkin, Raines and Smith. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 09:49 17
  - I ain't voting for a closer ever if they weren't automatic (Hoffman and Rivera are my only 2 actives who merit it) - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:50 16
    - I'm kinda on the fence about Lee Smith. His numbers are a lot better than I remember him. - musubi Jan 6, 09:53 4
      - My comments to Krusty.....WHIP matters most to me there. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:56 3
        
        You make very good points but I think I'd still give a vote to Smith. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 10:01
        
        That's what I'm talking about. At his peak, his WHIP was 1.219. That's certainly better than I remember him. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 10:01 1
        
        For me, most HOF pitchers's WHIP iirc is about 1.25. But that's starting pitchers. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:03
    - Why won't you vote for a closer? - Krusty Jan 6, 09:52 10
      - There's been far too many closers who pile up huge save #'s without it meaning anything (Armando Benitez was the %-rate leader for a while) - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:55 3
        
        Hell, I'd consider Billy Wagner ahead of Lee Smith. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:01 2
        
        I'd agree with that. He's another borderline candidate that I think ends up outside looking in. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 10:03 1
        
        Yep. Like I said, only 2 right now are Hoff & Rivera. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:04
      - It's only the most over-rated position in professional sports. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 6, 09:55 3
        
        I disagree, not everyone can do it, a lot of people can't take the pressure of being a closer. - Krusty Jan 6, 09:57 1
        
        Not everyone can, in the sense that not everyone can be a good MLB reliever. - musubi Jan 6, 10:07
        
        No kidding. Give *any* MLB pitcher a 2-run lead with only 3 outs to get and I bet they get the job done a lot more often than not. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 09:56
      - I misread your post, so you wouldn't vote for them unless they were automatic? - Krusty Jan 6, 09:53 1
        
        I don't really think there's any concept of save #'s to actual quality yet. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:57
- Mr. Expo -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 6, 09:47
- Jeff Blair of the Globe & Mail convinces me that Dawson doesn't merit it based on pedestrian on-base and lousy playoffs when he was "the guy". -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 6, 09:47
- I'd like to vote for Hawk, but I just can't get over a .323 on-base percentage and his MVP was kinda undeserved. - musubi Jan 6, 09:45 2
  - He also had a SLG% near 480 in a weak-ball era....and had 2 other top 2 MVP finishes. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:14
  - *nods* -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 09:46
- Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Mark McGwire, Jack Morris, Bert Blyleven. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 09:44
How is it that more of you haven't had beer before? One of the posts I made about beer got no responses. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 09:42 3
- I have a man crush on you. -- nm - Subversive Jan 6, 09:46
- Maybe it wasn't a good post. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 09:46 1
  - No, based on my own empirical research, I post awesome. Always. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 09:56
While in Australia directing a play, Soderbergh decides what the hell let's make a movie while we're at it. -- (link) - Dano Jan 6, 09:41
an interesting article a friend sent me. basically says that avatar is all about white guilt. - mafic Jan 6, 09:37 8
- I see white guilt a lot in movies. - con_carne Jan 6, 09:47 1
  - (It's like every good guy is always completely free of racial prejudice. And if you are prejudiced, you are automatically a villain) - con_carne Jan 6, 09:54
- I couldn't manage to sit through it. (the article, not the movie, which is made of awesome and win) -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 09:43
- and yeah, spoilers in that. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 09:40
- cause, really, white people have *nothing* to feel guilty about -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 09:40 2
  - In the 21st Century, not nearly as much as gets thrown at 'em. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 6, 09:49 1
    - it's been a good nine years, whitey -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 10:00
- *sits back, smiles* -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 6, 09:38
"Why BLACKEST NIGHT Has Become Comics� Brightest Day" - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 6, 09:36 3
- It is DC's answer to Civil War. - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 6, 09:38 2
  - Did you get #6? -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 6, 09:38 1
    - I think I already had it (as there was non there to pick up). All I know is the every issue has rocked. - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 6, 09:40
to me book of eli looks to be a one-man action version of a canticle for leibowitz. -- (link) - mafic Jan 6, 09:34
How is it that not more of you have seen Up in the Air? At least presumed from the lack of responses on my comments last night. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 6, 09:34 13
- i dug it. well directed and acted. -- nm - Guy Jan 6, 09:52
- My wife wants to see it. We might go this weekend. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 09:49
- I saw it. Loved it. Ryan Bingham is now my hero. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 09:49
- I just didn't have anything much to add re: your comments on it. - kelly Jan 6, 09:40
- I want to see it again. I don't reply to every status on facebook. -- nm - all about andrea Jan 6, 09:40
- I'm still not convinced it's a movie I want to see. I'm sure it's good, though. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 09:39 1
  - Yup. I figure it's DVD material once it comes out. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 09:44
- I didn't see your question, but I saw and loved it. A+ -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 09:38
- Because I do not like the font they used. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 6, 09:36 1
  - Goddamn Helvetica. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 09:45
- I saw "Up In the Air" but I haven't seen your comments. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 09:36
- spoil - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 6, 09:36
- it's only been in wide release since Xmas. -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 09:35
im calling it - the Dolphins will reach for Tebow in the draft -- nm - Guy Jan 6, 09:34 7
- doubt it -- nm - Jim Jan 6, 09:44
- Redskins? -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 09:38 2
  - Nah, we'll take a standard QB first. But Shanahan apparently likes Jason Campbell so we might stand pat on that and get OLine help. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:11
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 6, 09:38
- They draft 10th, but realistically would only use him in a wildcat offense. I can see them doing this. - ceregon Jan 6, 09:37
- As a Fins fan, I hope not. - Strongbad Jan 6, 09:36
- uh... no. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 6, 09:34
Canadian economy expected to have added 20,000 jobs in Dec. Jobs report on Friday. Suck it. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 6, 09:32 7
- I'm so confused on where you live - con_carne Jan 6, 09:34 5
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  - he's not sure either. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 09:41
  - Sadly, he thinks Canadian, too. -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 6, 09:36 1
    - If you ask us nicely enough, we may annex parts of your country. We'll start with Alaska, Hawaii, and the National Parks. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 6, 09:38
  - When America goes to pot, I'm moving back home where the water's clean and the winters are snowy. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 6, 09:35
- So everyone there's working two jobs now? wtc! -- nm - Max Jan 6, 09:33
spawn - halo newb! -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 09:31
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- Often these are contractual. But what's ultimately the harm? It's all publicity for the film. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 09:48
- *Clicks Like Button* -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 09:37
- She's getting a Lifetime Achievement award from SAG. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 09:32 1
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- I love that ad. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 09:31
- Almost there....almost there.... (nm) - Dignan si Jan 6, 09:31

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