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what's the fastest you've been caught driving? -- nm - zork Jan 12, 12:04 8
- never got a ticket or been bulled over. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 12:08 1
  - bulled over sounds like something you let a cop do to you on the hood of a car to get out of a ticket -- nm - zork Jan 12, 12:09
- 141 kph in a 90 zone (85/55) in Banff and 79 mph in Texas (Gonzales county? is that right? between houston and new braunfels) -- nm - zork Jan 12, 12:07
- I got my license suspended for driving too fast while talking to Callisto and wiggie on a cell phone. - David Jan 12, 12:06 1
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- 136 - marcel Jan 12, 12:06
- 72.56 mph (I think in a 55 or 65 on Interstate 57 to Peoria) - via helicopter - oblique Jan 12, 12:06
- By who? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 12:05
LYC: I made the bestest pizza for myself evar. Fresh dough I prepped myself, stuffed crust, mushrooms, pepperoni, beef, and bacon. - Qale Jan 12, 12:04 1
- Also the times that I eat usually are around 3pm, 8pm, and 1am. -- nm - Qale Jan 12, 12:10
sitwap. The rumor is that Walmart is talking about acquiring Vudu. - tRuMaN Jan 12, 12:03 3
- It's all about streaming... -- nm - oblique Jan 12, 12:03 1
  - I'm a bit surprised they'd angle for a porn distributor, though. -- nm - David Jan 12, 12:04
- I wasn't impressed with Vudu, but that would change the situation a lot. -- nm - David Jan 12, 12:03
wait, are we still talking about Fillion??? - groiny Jan 12, 11:59 18
- Only if hotkiss is planning on hooking up with him in Mexico. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 12:01
- No, but we should be. He is one of my fav tweeters. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 12:00
- Are we? -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 12:00 15
  - This is another Primer thing, isn't it? (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 12:01 14
    - You'll find out tomorrow. (and I love that Primer is enjoying a mini-resurgence on ST) -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 12:03 2
      - I can't speak for the rest of TT, but I credit Chuck Klosterman. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 12:07
      - Maybe it already did. -- nm - David Jan 12, 12:04
    - Is it? -- nm - David Jan 12, 12:03 10
      - Sweet jeebus, I gotta see this movie. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 12:04 9
        
        It's on Google Video -- (link) - Reagen Jan 12, 12:07 2
        
        That, dear sir, is awesome. Much mahalo. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 12:09
        
        Okay, now everyone on ST *has* to watch it sometime this week. -- nm - David Jan 12, 12:08
        
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        Which, I think, will be fun. Sorta. - musubi Jan 12, 12:08
        
        You have to see it at least twice. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 12:05
        
        I've seen twice and what I've told Kim is this: I could tell you all the spoilers for the film and it wouldn't alter your viewing experience any. -- nm - David Jan 12, 12:05 2
        
        Though I saw it *completely* blind. I didn't even know what they were building. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 12:06 1
        
        FWIW, I ignored the conversations enough to not realize what it was upon initial viewing. - David Jan 12, 12:07
crash davis, paging crash davis, please see this curtesy post. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 12, 11:58
wasnt someone on st talking about how they got into a modernwarfare 2 game where some players moved at super speeds? -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 12, 11:55 1
- Yep, happened twice -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 12, 12:00
I'd love to have the Blade Runner car -- nm - zork Jan 12, 11:55
Ultimately I decided I want to be single on my Mexican adventure. - Hotkiss Jan 12, 11:52 47
- What's your flight #? -fedup si -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jan 12, 12:05
- You and every other contestant on the Real World / Road Rules Challenges. -- nm - Qale Jan 12, 12:00
- Same reason I am single, because I went to Taco Bell today and didn't want to be tied into a relationship -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jan 12, 11:59 11
  - sometimes it's hard when you have to choose between a soft taco and getting laid -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 12, 12:00 4
    - not really - fatsquatch Jan 12, 12:01 3
      - "That's not sour cream" -- nm - Dr.Brown Jan 12, 12:03 2
        
        Certainly not -- nm - Blind Barry Zito Jan 12, 12:04 1
        
        ysmm. -- nm - Diva Jan 12, 12:04
  - Good man. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 12:00 5
    - The cashier was totally hitting on me because she gave me a sweetheart deal on a 5 layer burrito for only 89 cents!!!!! -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jan 12, 12:01 4
      - "Is that cool? Is that, like, still cool?" -- nm - TFox Jan 12, 12:05
      - hey, they charged me 99 cents, WTF?!?!?! -- nm - groiny si Jan 12, 12:03
      - I bet that other cashier was jealous. -- nm - Diva Jan 12, 12:02
      - You are *so* in. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 12:02
- I think most of us have been in a situation like this. Good for you. - con_carne Jan 12, 11:57 11
  - If you can't travel when you're in a relationship because you're worried about meeting someone while travelling you probably shouldn't be in any - Stephen Jan 12, 12:06 1
    - If only we knew these things going into a relationship. We don't. We never do. -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 12:10
  - not me. but i'm a 7 weird -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 12, 11:57 8
    - Look, when you travel, you want to leave your life in order for when you return, right? -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 12:00 6
      - So you trash a relationship before you leave? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 12:01 5
        
        she's not trashing it. she's being honest and straightforward about her needs. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 12:02 4
        
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        So, trashing it. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 12:03 2
        
        call it what you want, the dude didn't sound like the best catch -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 12:06
        
        you say potato... - znufrii Jan 12, 12:03
    - i think when you are ready to be single, you find a reason (everyone does it). So, it's probably good she's doing it now. -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 11:58
- what massive boyfriend responsiblities could be weighing you down so much on a short trip to Mexico? -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 12, 11:55 15
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    - And lord help you if you don't get them a souvenir -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 11:58 1
      - and no, herpes does *not* count. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 11:59
  - The responsibility to not sleep with hot Mexican dudes. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 11:56 1
    - massive -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 12, 11:57
  - how long is Hotkiss going? -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 11:55 9
    - two months IIRC -- nm - Roger More Jan 12, 11:59
    - 2 months -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 12, 11:59 7
      - (is this shorter and less of a big deal than I think it'll be?) -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 12, 12:01 6
        
        Two months is a long time....that will pass in a flash. Only you know how big a deal it would be. - musubi Jan 12, 12:03 2
        
        thanks mushu. And I'm actually quite surprised at the lack of ST hatey I'm getting. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 12, 12:06 1
        
        We love ya, kid....well, as much as a group of (mostly) internet strangers can. - musubi Jan 12, 12:10
        
        2 months is a long time for any relationship, unless you're like married -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 12:03
        
        only you can say for sure. if you don't feel like you are up to the challenge of maintaining a relationship during that time, well, then, that's that -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 12:02
        
        that's a pretty good trip, and it's right if you feel it's right. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 12:02
- You should leave the country without telling him and see what crazy messages he leaves in your voicemail. - Max Jan 12, 11:54 1
  - that was some funny sh!t... -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 11:55
- sounds totally reasonable -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 11:54
- good for you. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 11:53
- Just have fun and sleep around. No need to have be locked in at this point. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 11:53
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- He's too busy preparing for ML/Mel 2012 -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 11:51 2
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    - *shakes Candidate Mel's hand at the campaign stop, gets a Dead Zone flash forward to him launching the nukes* -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 12, 11:56
hmm, in 5 yrs we get to see if back to the future 2 was wrong. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 12, 11:50 1
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Some arty Euro-director needs to make a movie where Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Fassbender are gay lovers. Get on that, LMS. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 11:49
lir b2 - the quality of the beer in the local store? - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 12, 11:45
What do I win for knowing what that photo was from? -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 11:44 2
- and I was merely joking... -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 11:46
- The GPS from my TurboTax -- nm - prayformojo Jan 12, 11:45
myself, 90 driven on the autoban 100 (160kph) -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 12, 11:44 1
- oops, that should be been under the poll below -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 12, 11:45
"sometimes I'm in awe of myself." - Mel Profit Jan 12, 11:44 9
- "Mark McGwire raped my childhood!" -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 11:52 2
  - I should just kill myself...maybe I'll come back on Pandora where McGwire didn't juice. -- nm - Jim Jan 12, 11:52 1
    - All I can say, is USC is having a hell of a week. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 12:04
- It'd be nice if Mac stayed logically consistant in his apology, but really it changes nothing. - musubi Jan 12, 11:49 4
  - I'm still unsure. Did he break any *baseball* rules? -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 11:52 3
    - It's a grey area. There was a "memo" from the commisioners that basically decreed PEDs against the rule, but with no enforcement or repercussion. - musubi Jan 12, 11:56
    - Steroids were illegal, which made them against baseball's rules...technically. Though.... - Jim Jan 12, 11:53
    - No, afaik. -- nm - Shaun Jan 12, 11:52
- now or have to deal with it every day during the rest of the season - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 12, 11:46
My dream car would be something like this Porsche 911 GT2. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 12, 11:44 8
- LIR - I love that Audi doesnt go over the top but the R8 is as flashy as they get and are very supersports car looking - whereas the S8 is plush -- nm - Capstern Jan 12, 11:49
- I've always wanted the 928s like Joel's dad in Risky Business. -- nm - Jim Jan 12, 11:46
- Mine, in the colour I want too; -- (link) - Loyola Jan 12, 11:45 [Image] 1
  - Those are sexy as well. -- nm - Shaun Jan 12, 11:46
- I always loved the 959... -- (link) - Mel Profit Jan 12, 11:45 [Image] 3
  - I wouldnt buy it but the new 4door porsche is pretty nice -- nm - Capstern Jan 12, 11:49 1
    - I have talked to someone that has one, and they love it. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 11:50
  - I used to like it but I've come to the point where I think it, like many cars of the late 80s, was designed by someone who works with balloon animals. - Max Jan 12, 11:48
Poll: Fastest you have driven? - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 11:43 43
- a little over 170 kph (105+ mph) -- nm - zork Jan 12, 12:04
- Every time I hit 88, the front end gets all sparkly. -- nm - Dr.Brown Jan 12, 12:00
- 136 in my Chevy Berretta, coming from Vincennes to Indy on a some backroad. -- nm - Remlik Jan 12, 11:59 1
  - I miss my Chevy Beretta. Cherry red... -- nm - oblique Jan 12, 12:02
- I think I hit 150 in my Stratus once, near Osoyoos -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 12, 11:53
- speedo all the way back to 5mph in my '87 Firebird, 135 in my '03 dodge truck [that's where the rev limiter kicked in] - scorpion Jan 12, 11:52
- hurray for risking your life and those of everyone else on the road1 -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 11:49 5
  - the faster you drive the chaper it is - Danedukenuuk Jan 12, 11:55
  - The same could be said of your bio-hazard apartment. -- nm - Spawn: *The* Blood Feud Champion Jan 12, 11:51 2
    - L4 -- nm - Speed Vermin Jan 12, 11:59
    - heh. -- nm - zork Jan 12, 11:53
  - You've never had any fun, have you? nm -- nm - Jim Jan 12, 11:51
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  - 80k=50m -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 12, 11:49 1
    - a little less. the factors are about .6 or 1.6 depending which way you are converting - zork Jan 12, 11:59
- I hit around 110 in my Ford Focus. It should have blown up. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 11:46
- TGV Marsailles to Paris -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 12, 11:45
- Probably around 110 or so. (nm) - musubi Jan 12, 11:45
- I had my Old Buick Electra buried once...and it went to 120. -- nm - Jim Jan 12, 11:44
- I've done 110. In a Rabbit. -- nm - David Jan 12, 11:44
- Car - 137....Motor Cycle 146 -- nm - Capstern Jan 12, 11:44 6
  - and the 146 was out of necessity and looking at asphault at that speed is scary as hell -- nm - Capstern Jan 12, 11:46 5
    - i'm not sure 'running from the cops' is really filed under 'necessity,' -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 11:54
    - My 135 was in anger. And it was not on the straighest of roads. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 11:49 3
      - My 137 was in the midst of deciding if I wanted to plow a concrete barrier at 17. The 146 was a mad dash from the local sheriff.... - Capstern Jan 12, 11:53
      - I did mine in a BMW M3 and it was still stuck to the road. -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 11:52
      - Glad I (survived, and) grew up. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 12, 11:50
- unsure. The speedometer pinned at 160kph. - Reagen Jan 12, 11:44 3
  - (this was on a gravel road) -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 11:51 2
    - and here I thought you were smart -- nm - zork Jan 12, 12:02 1
      - He was accelerating toward illinois nazis. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 12:06
- Around 120. -- nm - Speed Vermin Jan 12, 11:44
- 115 - in my '85 Toyota (mini)Van. - psilotum Jan 12, 11:44
- 90 -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 11:44 1
  - this is my answer, and it was by mistake (was on a big featureless road). -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 11:50
- 95 in an extended van -- nm - Max Jan 12, 11:43
- I had a Buick with a digital speedometer that started blinking 120mph. I'm guessing we were going about - oblique Jan 12, 11:43
- 88 miles per hour. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 12, 11:43 1
  - Hello? McFly?! -- nm - Qale Jan 12, 11:59
- I've hit as high as 90 driving a 15-passenger van full of cater-waiters... - znufrii Jan 12, 11:43
- 130 -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 11:43 2
  - kilometers per hour? -- nm - mara Jan 12, 11:46 1
    - mph -- nm - Loyola Jan 12, 11:47

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