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Remlick: HOLY F*****G S**T comics have gotten pricy. Went to store at lunch and - Capstern Jan 6, 12:38 6
- Civil. War. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 6, 12:38 5
  - Yeah thats in the box too... Avengers Dissemble, New Avengers Vol 1-3, House of M and Darl Avengers - Capstern Jan 6, 12:39 4
    - Okay. Be sure to read in order. Avengers Disassembled, New Avengers (I own these in hardback, so good), Civil War and then Dark Avengers. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 6, 12:45 3
      - I liked House of M myself. A good little mini that was a good adventure that had a a good end result..... - Remlik Jan 6, 12:51
      - OK noted -- nm - Capstern Jan 6, 12:49 1
        
        Might I suggest you hold off on Dark Avengers till you get a little further long in your reading... - Remlik Jan 6, 12:50
Modern Family and Cougar Town return tonight -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 12:35 1
- Ugly Betty episode tonight for any who still watch -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:37
re: netlflix ( dragging it up here) I will literally flaunt my affair with Redbox in their face if they push new releases out 28 days - ridicilous! - Pippy Bells Jan 6, 12:33 13
- for me, I want more newer movies now. I don't want to wait. I don't want to go out to Redbox. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:44
- I think RB can easily charge more than $1 and make all parties happy and keep the new release dates. Why is this impossible? -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:43
- I don't think Redbox is any better with the newest releases though. Too few copies. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 12:38 2
  - It's pretty for me to not find a new release at Redbox by Friday. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:42 1
    - (But I would imagine this situation is worse in larger cities.) -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:42
- Unfortunately, I expect that if Netflix had to acquiesce to WB's demands, the much smaller Redbox will most likely have to as well -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:36 1
  - They're already in court. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:43
- Interesting. I use netflix almost solely for watching old tv series and streaming stuff to the man-cave-office. Many of my friends are the same way. - Capstern Jan 6, 12:36
- We actually use both, DVDs for the newer releases, and stream a lot of older stuff we missed. But I'll also move my # of dvd's to 1 if I can get more - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:35 2
  - Streaming seems like such a much more cost efficient delivery system -- nm - Capstern Jan 6, 12:38 1
    - they can't stream new titles until 28 days - if even then. They do not stream new titles now - not block buster ones anyway - Pippy Bells Jan 6, 12:44
- Pixie has it right (shocking as that thought may be), though. Netflix is in a precarious position. - David Jan 6, 12:35 1
  - I think in this case the star athlete is Brett Favre - we all know that DVDs themselves are going to away - Pippy Bells Jan 6, 12:42
TSN is showing Team Canada - Team USA -it's still 5-5 in OT -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 6, 12:33
Speaking of picking, Dawson...... - ty97 Jan 6, 12:29 3
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  - I didn't actually check, I just kew what your respose would be. - ty97 Jan 6, 12:33 1
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Will...pwi is saying that the WWE is not happy at all with Monday night rating internally. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:29 2
- Wait til they see next week, given how not exciting the show was. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:32
- Dear WWE continue looking to the future and doing things differently than constantly casting backward glances to the past. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 12:31
~That's when she said I don't hate you boy, I just want to save you while there's still something left to save~ - Pippy Bells Jan 6, 12:27 3
- I like this song. -- nm - Subversive Jan 6, 12:28 2
  - Yup. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 6, 12:29
  - I don't want to like it but it is making me - Pippy Bells Jan 6, 12:29
Holy crap, Mariah Carey's drunk acceptance speech for "Precious" is priceless -- (link) - MDH Jan 6, 12:25 10
- the only thing about to 'breakthrough' was them titties thru that dress. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 12:37
- What I wouldn't do to a drunk Mariah. Mmmm.... -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:33 5
  - hells yes. She doesn't even need to be drunk. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:35
  - I hate that I still think she's hot. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:33 3
    - Same here. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:44
    - I'm very happy with myself that I never thought she was hot to begin with. -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 12:37 1
      - YSMM. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 6, 12:47
- She wasn't that bad. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 12:32
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  - btw I just saw your comment on "what my memoir would be called" - MDH Jan 6, 12:30
sorry Courtney no one is interested.....Hole to restart with a new band.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 12:25 1
- I was stunned they have tour dates announced -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 12:25
Will, my friend, I suppose I should give you a simple demonstration of your wrongness. Is figure skating a sport? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:22 26
- nope, it's like diving -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 12:25
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  - Does Vegas play it? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 6, 12:34
  - While I agree with your overall point, there are *some* quantifiable elements of judging. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:27 9
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      - but ultimately you have to split hairs on subjectiveness, because I posit nothing is more subjective than the strike zone -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:31 5
        
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        I'll agree with you that figure skating is all in the judges score at the end. The point I'm making is that you can't rule out subjectivity in any - crash davis Jan 6, 12:38 2
        
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        I was with you until the last sentence. The socring is different. I agree. - crash davis Jan 6, 12:42
        
        batters and pitchers can adjust accordingly to the strike zone, you can't adjust to a shitty judge -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 12:33
      - I totally agree. I was just voicing out the counter argument. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:30
      - 2.7 -- nm - North Korean judge Jan 6, 12:30
- No, it's an athletic contest determined by corrupt judges. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:23 12
  - okay, now read your post from B2 again. - crash davis Jan 6, 12:27 [Backboard] 9
    - The IOC is to sport what the Chicago Board of Elections is to democracy. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:28 8
      - But the BBWAA is awesome because they support your opinion on one issue? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:29 7
        
        You show me how often the BBWAA have been implicated in bribery scandals. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:31 6
        
        I don't think I can. But that is besides the point to my question to you. -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:34 5
        
        No, it's not. The BBWAA has an integrity the IOC doesn't. What one considers right doesn't impact the other's corrupt interpretation of sport. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:37 4
        
        stubbornly maintaining your inconsistencies while insisting they aren't is another part of your special charm :) -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:40 3
        
        You're the one pointing out the similarities between the corrupt IOC in regards ot a sport solely determined by judging (proven corrupt in the past) - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:43 2
        
        no, I'm the one who pointed out that you used one type of argument one day and dismiss the same logic the next - crash davis Jan 6, 12:47 1
        
        Nah, you classify one thing that people take for granted as a sport and apply it as though it applies elsewhere - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:52
  - Boxing! -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:25 1
    - Slightly above figure skating becuase you can win by knockout but similar levels of judging. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:25
From a hometown Cubs fan...grats Hawk -- nm - budice Jan 6, 12:20
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We've seen the Pink Glove Dance on Youtube already, right? -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 6, 12:19 [youtube] 4
- what, was that produced by Alex Van Halen or something? jeez -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 12:24
- I saw it from Snopes, about how it was going around saying if it got over a million views they'd donate $1M. - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:22
- Then they all punched Rhianna. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:20 1
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con_carne, see B2 for unhiding news feed items -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:19 5
- That seems to not be for apps (I see no apps listed there) -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:21 4
  - Hmm... -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:26 3
    - Did you specifically *hide* items from an App? It should be the same thing. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:31 2
      - Yeah, there's three options when you go there: Friends, Pages, Applicaions. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:33 1
        
        At Edit Options, I just see one page with a "Show More" list and a "Hide" list. No apps are in either place, even though I've hidden plenty of apps - con_carne Jan 6, 12:37
A sad story that ends well..... - CrankYanker Jan 6, 12:17 1
- Wow did it get dusty in here all of a sudden. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 12:31
Wow. I celebrated ten years with my company yesterday - ty97 Jan 6, 12:17 7
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  - *flattered* - znufrii Jan 6, 12:19 5
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      - you're flirting with znu and nubby at the same time? - ty97 Jan 6, 12:26 2
        
        Nah, he threw me over long ago. -- nm - nubby Jan 6, 12:43
        
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    - *Here* you are. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 6, 12:21
Mac supposedly started using in 94, coming back from injury, right? - musubi Jan 6, 12:17 20
- He isn't Mark Reynolds; let's put it that way. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:21 12
  - his OBP was routinely at least 120 points higher than his BA. - groiny Jan 6, 12:26 11
    - He got better in Year #8. He was already 30 years old. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:27 10
      - He had a .370 OBP in his first full season. - musubi Jan 6, 12:29 8
        
        You state his career # was .385....then in the first 6 years of his career, he only touched it once .385 in 1992... - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:33 7
        
        That's still not Rob Deer. Taking just his first 6 seasons (that's a low point his OBP) his OBP was *STILL* .351. Deer's career OBP is .324. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:38 6
        
        Adam Dunn to McGwire is comparable. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 6, 12:39 4
        
        Yeah, although I don't think Mac has as epicly a bad glove as Donkey. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:41 1
        
        well, neither is going into the hall for their glove. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 6, 12:44
        
        And if you found out tomorrow Dunn was roiding; would he be a HOFer to you? - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:40 1
        
        he is 30 years old, with 318 career homers. He is a very consistant 38-42 homer guy. - groiny Jan 6, 12:45
        
        Fine...I'll withdraw my Deer comment and call him non-worthy of the HOF. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:39
      - he had ONE year where he hit .201, then was in the .235-.250 range for a bunch. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 6, 12:28
- well, I take 87 with a grain of salt, as Will Clark hit like 35 homers that year. - groiny Jan 6, 12:20 6
  - Will The Thrill, yet another guy who got shafted by the Hall voters. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:22 4
    - I put him and Mattingly in the same category. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 6, 12:23 3
      - I think if Mattingly were not derailed by injuries he mighta been in Will's class. - musubi Jan 6, 12:24 2
        
        Will was a personal favorite, but he was only great for a small handful of years. - groiny Jan 6, 12:27 1
        
        I can certainly see your point, the distiction between the two isn't a *ton*. Enough where I see them differently. - musubi Jan 6, 12:34
  - And Boggs hit 24 iirc. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:21
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- perhaps the stupidest event in football. Current playoff coaches/coordinators allowed to interview for new jobs. -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:17 1
  - pro and college -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 6, 12:20
63.8% of Hall of Fame voters are Musubi-level blowhards. (nm) - David Jan 6, 12:16 7
- The Seattle Times baseball writer is a First Ballot guy. He better change his non-vote next year (if he isn't lynched in the interim) -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:17 1
  - I think in some ways it's a litmus test he just failed. If you get to watch greatness like that every day and can't appreciate it, you should quit. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:21
- They're probably even bigger blowhards then me, but they're still right about Edgar. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:17 4
  - 36.2% of them are, anyway. (nm) - David Jan 6, 12:18 3
    - Nah, I expected him to do better honestly. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:25
    - Not really. They're admitting Andre Dawson and not Bert Blyleven, they're notorious about misjudging good players. - musubi Jan 6, 12:21 1
      - Well, 36.2% of them got him right. The rest were short-sighted like you. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:24
am i allowed to be totally amused at all the people having horribly cold weather and blizzards when it's pretty mild and non-bitter here? - Andie Jan 6, 12:15 3
- The cold is quite alarming, but I really appreciate the freshness of the cold air. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 12:18
- everyone look at andrea. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:16 1
  - *waves* -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:20
re: netflix - is there any reason to think that other studios won't follow suit? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 12:15 15
- Yes. They won't follow suit if they prioritize not giving away free content over DVD sales. - David Jan 6, 12:19 13
  - down whose throat? WB? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 12:20 1
    - Yup. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:24
  - can you elaborate a little? i'm interested. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:20 10
    - Studios really, really hate the Watch It Now program on Netflix. - David Jan 6, 12:23 9
      - Interesting. I guess my only question is, how much more open is the library now? I.e. are they getting significantly more than they just lost? - TFox Jan 6, 12:26
      - as a Netflix customer, though, I"m not sure that I see past the "now I can't get new movies for a month after they're released" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 12:26 5
        
        I've got a dozen recently released titles at the top of my netflix queue that are short or long waits. This just extends that. - Max Jan 6, 12:29 1
        
        also just a mention: WB has always been crabby stingy with their dvds. I don't think it automatically means other studios will follow suit. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:33
        
        yeah, I think a lot of people will not keep Netflix subscriptions if this becomes the standard for more than just Warner Bros.] -- nm - Callisto Jan 6, 12:29
        
        I would imagine a lot of folks at Redbox are popping champagne corks over this. - David Jan 6, 12:27
        
        this will be a huge deal for some people, for sure. for me, it means the movie doesn't come out for another month. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:27
      - well they better figure out a way to love it because tangible media is a dead format walking -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 12:25 1
        
        I don't think it's coincidental that every decent new tv includes some version of Viera Cast. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:29
- not that i can think of. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:16
That Netflix deal seems odd. Sure they will save money on the DVD's, but opens up the first 28 days to Blockbuster or whoever to rent out first... -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:14 4
- I don't think they wanted to do that. Looks like WB played hardball. They pulled most (all?) of the WB content from streaming on Jan 1. - TFox Jan 6, 12:15 1
  - This just continues my philosophy to never trust a talking and singing frog. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 12:17
- I expect Blockbuster to follow suit if they get a price break on product. Now I could see BB selling them. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:15
- I wouldn't be surprised to see WB force the deal on BB too. - decline Jan 6, 12:15
*composes a strongly-worded letter to Newsweek* -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 12:13 7
- "What makes Avatar remarkable is that it has no basis in previously established material," Gray says - con_carne Jan 6, 12:19 3
  - Well, I will grant Cameron that the creature designs and (spoils) were pretty slick ideas - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:41
  - Disney touted the Lion King as entirely a new creation..when it was Hamlet. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:22 1
    - Oh, I know. I just found it funny in the context of recent ST threads. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:39
- *preens* -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:16 2
  - if i had a subscription, i would cancel it. forthwith! -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 6, 12:17 1
    - Now, now, the other guy's good, too. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:17
*smacks B2* -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:13

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