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Look at the prices on this book at Amazon. WTF? -- (link) - mara Jan 11, 13:45 4
- only those who can afford it will be "in the know" when the time comes. -- nm - b. Jan 11, 13:48 1
  - Like cell phone service in 2012! -- nm - con_carne Jan 11, 13:49
- well it *does* tell you exactly how the world really works, mara -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:47 1
  - and it's gotta be a collector's item since used ones are more expensive than new! -- nm - zork Jan 11, 13:49
Have we done a weekend movie poll? District 9 - A, The Proposal - C+(maybe B -), Angels and Demons - D - -- nm - Stephen Jan 11, 13:38 16
- Youth in Revolt: A, Valkyrie: B -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 11, 13:49
- I don't think I watched a movie this weekend ... but I did read a book. Dexter By Design: B. - Beryllium Jan 11, 13:48
- Hard Boiled: A, State and Main B+ -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 13:47 7
  - Man, those early Woo movies bored the shit out of me. nm - Dignan Jan 11, 13:50 1
    - It's the first film of his that I've seen that wasn't made for Hollywood. - Albert Belle Jan 11, 13:55
  - (that's a kick-ass movie weekend right there.) -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 13:50 1
    - If I liked SJP more, I'd have given it an A. So funny, loved William H Macy. -- nm - Albert Belle Jan 11, 13:53
  - "On the coast? Of course he's on the coast, where would he be, The Hague?" -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:49
  - Well *that* happened... -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 13:48 1
    - Chuckie........... that's the national sport. -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 13:49
- Zodiac: B+ What Just Happened: C -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:41 2
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    - it was very good but, at the end of the day, still just a true crime thing -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:46
- Up in the Air, A-; Hangover, B+ -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 13:40
- Daybreakers - C+ -- nm - nubby, male Jan 11, 13:39
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5 consecutive hours of John Adams. That is a damn good miniseries. damn good indeed, sir -- nm - CQ Jan 11, 13:36 1
- *contorts his face for no good reason* -- nm - Paul Giamatti Jan 11, 13:38
Hey, HOF voters. You know who never did any steroids in his career? Ever?? -- nm - Edgar Martinez Jan 11, 13:33 12
- Hitler? -- nm - Diva Jan 11, 13:40 2
  - no but he damn near took everything else. - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:50 1
    - Wait till you see my movie. The truth might surprise you -- nm - Oliver Stone Jan 11, 13:51
- How do you know? (nM) - musubi Jan 11, 13:38 4
  - I'm Edgar F'in Martinez. You think I don't know what goes into this Adonis-like body, bub? -- nm - Edgar Martinez Jan 11, 13:39 3
    - All I know is that you, sir, were one of the most feared hitters in the game. -- nm - David Jan 11, 13:47 2
      - Dont forget about me...everyone else seems to have. - Albert Belle Jan 11, 13:51
      - Ah the Jim Rice argument. - musubi Jan 11, 13:50
- Sorry crash and David, I think Edgar was dirty too. -- nm - Inigo Jan 11, 13:36 1
  - This is a weird thing to say but I think it depends on Jay Buhner. If he confesses, I'll think Edgar was as well. - David Jan 11, 13:38
- except that one time, at band camp. -- nm - Edgar Martinez Jan 11, 13:35
- because they would not waste them on a DH. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 11, 13:35
The AP is now saying Simon is out of Idol. -- nm - nubby, male Jan 11, 13:33 7
- *after* this season and this was out a week or two ago (I think I linked to a report on it then). -- nm - zork Jan 11, 13:43
- LAT link -- (link) - con_carne Jan 11, 13:34 3
  - that link title has a funny miswording. -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 13:40 2
    - It'll be even more American. Contestants can only sing to John Phillips Sousa songs. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 13:44 1
      - ~ Be kind to your fine feathered friends. For a duck may be somebody's mother~ -- nm - zork Jan 11, 13:47
- yeah...Zap2it just sent out a notice saying that. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 13:34 1
  - but IN for the American version of X-Factor -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:35
Woah. Apparently one of the managers at my company was murdered last night. I'm not sure if I knew her or not. - TFox Jan 11, 13:31 5
- yikes. -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 13:45
- :/ -- nm - b. Jan 11, 13:37
- horrilble, -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 13:36
- wha? -- nm - Pippy Bells Jan 11, 13:35
- yikes. -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 13:32
Sweet. HIMYM S1D1 has shipped to my casa -- nm - con_carne Jan 11, 13:30
I'd love for everyone that's ever used performance enhancing drugs to get kicked out of the HOF or not let in and have their - Krusty Jan 11, 13:23 14
- Really the answer is that they need a separate wing for these guys. I know it's been suggested jokingly before, but I think it's appropriate. - pmb Jan 11, 13:44 2
  - Here's a good take on the character clause by (the best sportswriter on the planet) Joe Posnanski (link) - musubi Jan 11, 13:49
  - *designs an asterisk-shaped building* -- nm - con_carne Jan 11, 13:48
- Players should be disqualified if they ever pooped their pants in Vegas. -- nm - Dano Jan 11, 13:31 1
  - awwww, man... -- nm - Stacy si Jan 11, 13:37
- Exactly. (nm) - musubi Jan 11, 13:27
- or were racist, or only played against white people, or were ever mean to a child? -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 13:24 1
  - Yes, kick them out because they were mean to children! -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 13:30
- And what is a PED? Tylenol? Excederin? Where do you draw the line? -- nm - nubby, male Jan 11, 13:24 5
  - I haven't really thought about it that much but to keep it simple... - Krusty Jan 11, 13:28 1
    - *they wouldn't have had* -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 13:29
  - "Disqualified. All stolen bases were achieved via a slip-and-slide." -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 13:26
  - Viagra -- nm - Dano Jan 11, 13:26 1
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- There are web sites containing pornography? What wonderful times in which we live! -- nm - David Jan 11, 13:47
- keezmovies.com or redtube.com. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 13:41
- pubic fold. -- nm - Max Jan 11, 13:26
- Right now it's either xvideos dot com or tnaflix dot com. -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 13:25
- Corbin Fisher -- nm - Dano Jan 11, 13:25
- grayfoxesgrayboxes.com. nm - Dignan Jan 11, 13:25
- foodnetwork.com - Diva Jan 11, 13:24 2
  - Mmm, Jamie Oliver. -- nm - nubby, male Jan 11, 13:24 1
    - mmmmm Nigella. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 13:34
- spoiler - nubby, male Jan 11, 13:23
- ikariam. -- nm - b. Jan 11, 13:23
- slackertalk, it is porn for the idle mind -- nm - ceregon Jan 11, 13:23
- kinkdotcom redtube -- nm - Pippy Bells Jan 11, 13:22
do they still have the thursday night charity priced ticket sales? where tickets cost a premium but there was some argument by the studios about the - zeitgeist Jan 11, 13:21
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- Shocking. -- nm - David Jan 11, 13:38
- I'm sure he works a lot... on his alter egos. -- nm - nubby, male Jan 11, 13:22
- didn't Shanahan coach him in Denver? -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:21 2
  - And unloaded him as soon as he had a buyer. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 11, 13:22 1
    - ayup -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 11, 13:38
McGwire almost assuredly won't get in to the HOF now. I think that sucks. (nm) - musubi Jan 11, 13:13 38
- I was a big fan, and I think it's the right thing. just because a set of players did it and ptbs knew about it doesn't make it ok. - b. Jan 11, 13:20 5
  - I don't think it was "ok" that he did it. Not at all. But at the same time it wasn't against the rules. - musubi Jan 11, 13:30 4
    - the rules thing is the only part that may be an out for me. that's at least somewhat countered by the hiding and the obfuscation and sometimes - b. Jan 11, 13:33 3
      - They all knew it wasn't "ok". There's no question in my mind about that. But baseball - musubi Jan 11, 13:37
      - playing in Coors field as a hitter should also keep you out of the hall. - groiny Jan 11, 13:34 1
        
        This factor actually probably does hurt Larry Walker's candidacy. - musubi Jan 11, 13:42
- if you don't let him in, then no Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, or anyone tainted by roids -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:15 5
  - or ARod -- nm - stewie Jan 11, 13:31
  - that would be fine by me, but: without the roids, McGwire's Dave Kingman. Most of those other guys had a case before the roids. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 13:26 3
    - Fair enough. Kong had a viable argument for the HOF though. (nm) - musubi Jan 11, 13:38
    - For me, Bonds career ends in 1998. Clemens in 1996. - Will Hunting Jan 11, 13:28 1
      - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 13:33
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  - He didn't cheat the game any more than Gaylord Perry did using a spitball. - musubi Jan 11, 13:20 2
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      - Fair nuff. - musubi Jan 11, 13:40
  - It doesn't seem fair at all! - Cuzzin Todd Jan 11, 13:18
- Why does that suck? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 11, 13:14 20
  - Because it's hypocrisy. - musubi Jan 11, 13:17 19
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      - In a weird way, yes. (nm) - musubi Jan 11, 13:22
      - keep in mind, at the time, it was not banned in baseball. - groiny Jan 11, 13:21 6
        
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        Then how do you know who *was* doing it? The only way to know is if people are open and honest. - musubi Jan 11, 13:26 2
        
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        That's why I think it sucks. (nm) - musubi Jan 11, 13:33
        
        noone knows how many were doing it at the time - groiny Jan 11, 13:24
        
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    - Well, with this admission, he won't get in becuase of his play. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 11, 13:17 8
      - yep. - b. Jan 11, 13:22 7
        
        I don't even think McGwire was that good before. - Will Hunting Jan 11, 13:23 6
        
        You are just wrong there. (nm) - musubi Jan 11, 13:28
        
        maybe not tippy top; but, iirc, he went to the all-star games early on and got some mvp votes.-- nm - b. Jan 11, 13:27 4
        
        Becuase he was a long ball hitter. That doesn't make him good hitting .230 - Will Hunting Jan 11, 13:29 2
        
        looking at his numbers overall... he was good enough. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 11, 13:34
        
        You're tying his worth to his batting average, when clearly on-base is the more important stat? - musubi Jan 11, 13:32
        
        .235 with 49 homers and 100 walks was a fine season in 1989. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 11, 13:28
i can think of no movie, anywhere anytime anyplace, that i would pay $40 to watch straight up - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:13 21
- Spielberg has said in the past he thinks that it's gonna happen in 10 to 15 years. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 13:35
- Those happen fairly frequently here. We's lucky. -- nm - con_carne Jan 11, 13:22
- Next Batman movie comes out, say it opens worldwide in June. Screen it one month earlier at $40 a go to bleed the fanboys, that's just sense. -- nm - Loyola Jan 11, 13:17 3
  - a month is just crazy. the buzz is totally over a month in. if i haven't seen it by then, i've moved on. you'll lose a lot of the general audience - Andie Jan 11, 13:25
  - How much would they really make? Compared to the risk of someone taping it somehow? -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 13:19 1
    - It's hard to know, but I'm guessing it'd work for the really popular films. Someone taping it is always the risk I guess. - Loyola Jan 11, 13:21
- If I had luxury seating to an awesome movie, I'd think that price a better deal than $100+ for a live concert ticket. -- nm - Max Jan 11, 13:16 1
  - we have this here now. "Gold Class" -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:20
- When I see pr0n movies priced at $40, I think they're crazy. - JaxSean Jan 11, 13:15 1
  - Greencine has pr0n - con_carne Jan 11, 13:20
- the IM said what I was thinking. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 13:14
- it's same sort of thing as the 3D ticket prices - people are seeing that price and saying "OK" - Reagen Jan 11, 13:14
- I wouldn't anymore. But I did drive like 7 hours roundtrip to see an advance screening of AI once, so I probably would have back then. -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 13:14 8
  - ha. that was stupid -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:14 7
    - they told me i could have a poster with my name printed in it, and i was in college and had nothing better to do. - TFox Jan 11, 13:15 6
      - Wait....you were in college with a woman....and you had nothing better than to drive 14 hours to see a movie on the promise of a poster with your name - Will Hunting Jan 11, 13:17 5
        
        for *AI* -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:22 1
        
        it's a movie i like a lot, and one that i *loved* when i saw it with an ultra-hyped advance audience like that. -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 13:23
        
        not 7 hours each way. 7 hours total. - TFox Jan 11, 13:18 2
        
        Did they put your name in sparkles? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 11, 13:19 1
        
        most people would have needed a magnifying glass. -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 13:21
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- and of course, commenters are griping about how the show hasn't been funny/culturally relevant for 10 years. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 13:25
- "My son's name is also Bort." -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 13:16
Wait--what? -- nm - nubby, male Jan 11, 13:11 5
- "Penetration" -- (link) - Max Jan 11, 13:15 1
  - Nobody ever needs Moleman's torso. -- nm - nubby, male Jan 11, 13:38
- Your mom is hawt. - Pippy Bells Jan 11, 13:12
- exactly -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 11, 13:11
- i'm in love with nubby's mom -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 13:11

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