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so in the middle of painting the kitchen (a series of disasters there) mom smelled smoke, look out the backyard and a neighbor's house is smoking huge - zeitgeist Jan 18, 15:31
wow, Daylight is pretty bad. pretty bad indeed. I'm laughing -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 15:23 2
- Right? So overrated. nm - vampires Jan 18, 15:24 1
  - (because sunlight kills us. watch a vampire movie.) nm - vampires Jan 18, 15:27
I know I'm late to the party, but I very much enjoyed Up in the Air. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 18, 15:19 14
- I tired to see it, but the projector bulb was bad, and I walked. I will see it, what I saw was good. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 18, 15:24
- I want to see it again. I thought farmiga and clooney had such great chemistry. -- nm - amanda Jan 18, 15:21 4
  - They were so damn sexy together and Anna Kendrick was *great* at what could easily have been a cliched character. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 18, 15:29 3
    - Your IM nails it. - Dignan Jan 18, 15:32
    - I just found out that Farmiga used a body double. That should take her out of Oscar contention right there! -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 15:32 1
      - I found that strange. She's nude in almost every other movie. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 15:33
- Did you like Lost in Translation? nm - Dignan Jan 18, 15:20 7
  - Very much so. Although I still (*gasp*) don't really like Scarlett. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 18, 15:21 6
    - I'm with you 100%. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 15:22 5
      - Did I know this about you? I not hot her as well. -- nm - amanda Jan 18, 15:23 4
        
        Re her LiT character, I think the thing he says to her at the Awkward Breakfast sums it up: - ralph wiggum Jan 18, 15:28
        
        There's something about her (and Jessica Alba) that make them seem like little girls playing dressup. - Dignan Jan 18, 15:26 2
        
        Unsurprisingly, one of the things I've liked about her all the way back to Eight-Legged Freaks is that she has always looked older than her age to me. -- nm - David Jan 18, 15:28 1
        
        I thought I smelled crazy coming. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 15:29
I joined this tagged website the other day (after a girl, she's all the oh you should join love if you did noise, bit of a recurring theme with me - Loyola Jan 18, 15:16
::looks up at skylight, goes to look at doppler radar:: why, yes, a band of red is just over us. -- nm - b. Jan 18, 15:14 2
- Bad things, bad people. You do the math, b. -- nm - Dignan si Jan 18, 15:18 1
  - it's just *loud*, faux dignan. -- nm - b. Jan 18, 15:19
Asshole of the Night at the GG's goes to "I got beat by cancer" asshole. -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 15:12 9
- I think he's saying "I knew he would beat me -- I got beat by Dexter." nm - Dignan Jan 18, 15:13 7
  - Here's the clip -- (link) - Reagen Jan 18, 15:16 [youtube] 6
    - I want to give the benefit of the doubt to an affable actor. -- nm - David Jan 18, 15:18 2
      - I'm not expert lip reader, but the mouth movement matches an x sound rather than an n. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 15:20 1
        
        and it looks like d, not c. -- nm - b. Jan 18, 15:24
    - oh totally. -- nm - b. Jan 18, 15:18
    - there you go ruining a perfectly good lynch mob. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 15:16 1
      - it was the agreed saying last night *shrug* -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 15:31
- it's not for sure Paxton said that or "I got beat by Dexter" -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 15:12
and if Sanjay Gupta doesn't get some sort of award for stepping up when those UN medical personnel left their patients, then I'm going to raise hell -- nm - zork Jan 18, 15:11
the other problem with untrained people digging out trapped victims is that often the release of pressure causes bleeding that they don't recognise or - zork Jan 18, 15:09
this board only serves to remind me how much i want to kill ABC for canceling the original Cupid -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 15:05
Mark Steyn is one of my favorite political writers, but his writing about music & movies is where he's truly masterful. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jan 18, 14:51 5
- *Reagen comment in five....four...three...two...one* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 18, 14:53 2
  - ok - that's impressive ... are you psychic? -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 14:55
  - oh I hate Steyn, but I've made this comment before. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:54
- Raindrops is the only mar on an otherwise flawless film. I'd lift that right out. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:53 1
  - i hadn't noticed until a recent re-watch how much i don't think that anachronistic soundtrack does not really work - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:57
PTI discussion - Warner Reed Westbrook may retire -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:46 5
- Westbrook should be forcably retired. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:48 4
  - His salary is 7.25 million next year... -- nm - stewie Jan 18, 14:53 3
    - Wayne Chrebet and Don Beebe should get on the phone with him. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:54 2
      - What's a phone. And will someone stop that damn ringing! -- nm - Wayne Chrebet Jan 18, 14:55 1
        
        Chrebet should spend all his time shirtless leaning against fences anyway. -- (link) - Dano Jan 18, 14:57 [Image]
LA peeps: free screening of "Mr. Fox" with Q&A by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach on Wed night at the Egyptian - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:43 18
- wow - nice post - wish I were close enough to go! so how long do you have to keep that nic for the bet you lost? -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 14:58 1
  - a week -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:58
- Linky no worky -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 14:52 3
  - Well, the URL as pasted, any way ("file not found") -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 14:53 2
    - try this one -- (link) - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:56 1
      - Thanks -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 14:58
- * cuss * -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:46
- I'd so go if I were in LA. I love that movie more the more I think about it. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 14:46 10
  - I really want to see it again, but I'll wait for the DVD - Guigue Jan 18, 14:50
  - I'd go with you if we were both in LA! -- nm - Callisto Jan 18, 14:48
  - I hate that Up is going to sweep the awards. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 14:48 6
    - as with his live action movies, i always appreciate wes's style but especially for a kids' movie meandering plots just don't work -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:51 3
      - I'll take personality + meanderings over bland + formula any day. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 14:52 2
        
        wes's dry, quirky formula is just as much a formula as pixar's - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:54 1
        
        We'll agree to violently disagree. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 14:57
    - I agree with you. - Dano Jan 18, 14:49
    - Up or Up in the Air? -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:49
  - i probably won't go because i did not like it enough to sit through another screening -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:47
Fallout 3ers.....Questions Inside: - Name Withheld By Request Jan 18, 14:42 3
- 1- I don't think it's a good option, he doesn't come often and it's random. I felt there were better options. - Krusty Jan 18, 15:05
- 1) yes - Dr.Vermin Jan 18, 14:44 1
  - agree with #1. I can't remember about #2 -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 14:52
Bluray sales rise 67% in 2009 - stewie Jan 18, 14:41
i just did something i don't think i've *ever* done before - set up two friends. - Andie Jan 18, 14:38 24
- I just did this for the first time ever in December - fingers crossed that it works - known him forever - her only a year - but they seemed - JenBro Jan 18, 15:04
- If that sort of thing has ever been done to me I wasn't told, and I never figured it out. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 14:47 5
  - this is why you tell the girl and not the guy. the guy will never know. - Andie Jan 18, 14:48 4
    - If it's me, don't tell me. I won't know. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:49
    - (not sure how that works with two guys...) -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 14:49 2
      - Point to guy 1 and ask guy 2, "Would you do him?" -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 14:50
      - Guys only figure out we're dating each other 3-4 months after the fact. We're that relationship dumb. -- nm - TFox Jan 18, 14:49
- at -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:47 1
  - Sneaky Dees? -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:47
- I'm still pissed at wigs and dp3 for not getting married. -- nm - David Jan 18, 14:41 4
  - There's a Porsche denting joke that I'm not man enough to make here. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:43
  - TT and ST setups have a bad track records, IIRC. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:43
  - I was way out of his age range. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 18, 14:42 1
    - Be more younger! -- nm - David Jan 18, 14:48
- *checks email* - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:41 3
  - you, in fact, would love her. sadly, you live a LOOOOONG way away. - Andie Jan 18, 14:42 2
    - Besides, he's gay for batman anyway. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 14:48 1
      - one week only -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:51
- *This* is the way to do blind dates. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 14:40 3
  - my friends sucked at it too. -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 14:43 1
    - My friends got it amazingly wrong every time. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:44
  - yeah. I told my friends, if you're going to set me up, don't tell me. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:41
- Suave. -- nm - Loyola Jan 18, 14:40
- that sounds like it has potential. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:40
I don't like my wireless internet connection. At first I loved it, but now all love is gone. -- nm - Loyola Jan 18, 14:38
what else did I learn from ESPN - Stephon Marbury is signed to Chinese Basketball Association team -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:34
Was Kate Hudson storing snacks in her cleavage with her Golden Globes dress? -- (link) - Dano Jan 18, 14:33 3
- I would rather enjoy tasting those contents, yes. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 18, 14:35 2
  - Less filling. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 14:36 1
    - I guess that answers the question of what kind of beer. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:43
I love the trailer for The Good Guy more than can possibly be healthy for even a gay man. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 14:28
Manning face with a surprise twist ... -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 14:26 [flickr] 3
- ~ma-ma-ma-manning face.ma-ma-ma-manning face` -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 14:36
- awesome. -- nm - TFox Jan 18, 14:29
- hee! -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 14:27
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Qale.. - Andie Jan 18, 14:21 [Backboard]
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  - "You know I'm a 9ers fan." -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:22
if only Apple could invent an iMac screen impervious to fingerprints and water drops -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:19 4
- Amazon *finally* has these headphones. I want them. :) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:23 1
  - if Cybermen wore those they'd be a happier lot -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:37
- Gwynneth's kid is that smart? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 18, 14:22
- (tmi) - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:21
Around the Horn ESPN - is it over for Warner, LT, Reed? - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 14:18 9
- Warner might retire while being unquestionably qualified to come back...Reed's just talking the talk of a man who's season ended - Will Hunting Jan 18, 14:30
- Warner clearly has another year left in him. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:21 5
  - I think so. Be a shame if he gave it up. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 14:24
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    - yeah, "will", "should" and "could" are different questions here. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:24 1
      - Yeah, he really did seem to committ for two years when he re-upped, but he's also smart enough to not take head chances. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 18, 14:38
    - Go to the ER! -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 14:23
- I think they all come back. -- nm - Stephen Jan 18, 14:20
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signed up for one of the new Fios bundles earlier... they upped the bar big here - stewie Jan 18, 14:18
I guess you could overlay some iPhone-esque interface features over a full MacOS. -- nm - psilotum Jan 18, 14:14
hah, law students are such suckers. BarBri will sell you a $1,000 iPhone app to prepare for the bar exam -- (link) - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:13 1
- (actually, it's a BarBri competitor) -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:14
Cruising on to Board 2! -- nm - nubby Jan 18, 14:12 1
- this reminds me of the Montreal-based movie (and sequel) called Cruising Bar (aka Meet Market) that is hilarious. I believe it is required viewing if - zork Jan 18, 15:13
I'm starting an all-rescue cruise line! You sail around a part of the world, disembark at disaster sites, and dig out bodies, hand out food, etc. - Dr.Vermin Jan 18, 14:12 15
- what if the earthquake is in Mongolia? -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:15 5
  - Segway tour -- nm - psilotum Jan 18, 14:15 4
    - ... brilliant. Frigging brilliant. Team America 2: World Rescuers, Segwaying into action! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:16 3
      - ~Ulaan Bataar! FUCK YEAH!~ -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 14:40
      - I think we're ready for a sequel. -- nm - nubby Jan 18, 14:19 1
        
        Trey Parker and Matt Stone said they would never work with puppets again -- nm - Guigue Jan 18, 14:26
- First Stop: Somalia -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:14 7
  - you mean after the pirates board the boat? -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:15
  - There's a real adventure vacation! -- nm - psilotum Jan 18, 14:15 5
    - I'm not sure if I'd want to man the 120mm turret, or the RPGs - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:15 4
      - Oh, Russia totally beat us to this idea. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jan 18, 14:23 3
        
        you know how you know it's a joke? "Russian yachts" -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:29 2
        
        Here's a russian yacht -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:31 1
        
        Ruiner. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 14:35
- like alternative spring break, for grown ups. -- nm - amanchester Jan 18, 14:14
18 and life to go -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 18, 14:12

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