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- How dare Haiti take France's schtick of being occupied! -- nm - zork Jan 19, 07:29
- YSMIM -- nm - nubby Jan 19, 07:29
- pfft, Hugo Chavez said that a couple days ago. -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 07:26 1
  - Knowing him, it was probably *before* the quake. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 07:26
- why would anyone want to? -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 07:25 2
  - unobtainium? -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 07:26 1
    - If Haiti has dragons, they've totally been holding out on us. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 07:29
- I'm mildly confused though. We were prioritizing military flights over relief shipments? Why were we doing that? -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 07:24 11
  - Because the lack of relief shipments is causing chaos - Guigue Jan 19, 07:26
  - Relief just sits there if there isn't infrastructure to distribute it -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 07:25 8
    - I always thought Medecins Sans Frontieres was a reasonably well-respected organization though, no? - TFox Jan 19, 07:29 3
      - when this is over, I'm sure hinsight wil show several things that could have been done better. - ty97 Jan 19, 07:31
      - They just don't like that we are taking the lead in what they probably still see as their territory -- nm - decline Jan 19, 07:31
      - Yes, but any organization that was on the ground is currently having to rebuild stuff (even the UN) - a mobile force has an advantage -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 07:30
    - more likely it gets looted as soon as it arrives. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 07:26
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      - Indeed. Plus, in the first week, the priority is on rescuing the buried, and that requires manpower. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 07:26 1
        
        and lots of equipment, and fuel -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 07:29
  - probably cause they were military relief planes. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 07:25
- but their beggaring the country over the course of decades is perfectly okay... - znufrii Jan 19, 07:22
- I accuse France of being a bunch of whiney little bitches -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 07:21
- Oh gooooooood! -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 19, 07:20
- They're just upset that they can't occupy it. -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 07:20
PBS World in the morning is the bestest. 9-10 was the 1918 Influenza epidemic and on now is the 1936 flood of the CT river. good stuff -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 07:18
"Hold up! Using IE6 makes babies cry, and Slickdeals very sad!" - TFox Jan 19, 07:10 1
- you and me both. - znufrii Jan 19, 07:16
Toronto advice - friend is looking for a place to rent (2 bed) in the city - any recommendations? -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 07:10 5
- are you looking for specific units or locations? - Andie Jan 19, 07:17 4
  - oh, and they want to be within 2 or 3 blocks of the SUBWAY (not 'transit') - Andie Jan 19, 07:18 3
    - He's got work, she will be looking - want to be close to transit - and a parking space would be good. - LMS Jan 19, 07:23
    - do you have my gmail? - Andie Jan 19, 07:23 1
      - I'll do that - her name is Lorraine. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 07:26
Class update: The QB dropped. -- nm - nubby Jan 19, 07:05 5
- He was intercepted by Pottery 101 -- nm - Redmond Jan 19, 07:12
- Physics? I thought this was Physical Education! -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 07:10 1
  - Especially since he's, you know, a physics MAJOR. -- nm - nubby Jan 19, 07:28
- "sacked" -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 07:09
- Fumble! -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 19, 07:09
Your new Buffalo Bills coach is.......... -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 06:53 17
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- *blink* -- nm - nubby Jan 19, 07:06
- awesome. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 06:56
- What happened to Brian Bilich? -- nm - Redmond Jan 19, 06:56 12
  - Apparently, he was too successful a coach. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 06:57 11
    - so they went out and hired a very sought after offensive coordinator instead. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 06:59 10
      - when the coordinator of the 25th best offense in the NFL comes available, you *have* to take him. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 07:03 9
        
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        how are you getting that ranking? - Reagen Jan 19, 07:20 5
        
        in 09 or 08? he wasnt the OC in 09, he was the OC in 08. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 07:21 4
        
        OK, then 27th and 24th. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 07:23 3
        
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        (I'm not saying he's not good. No one could have turned around KC. Just riffing on his situation) -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 07:28
        
        i was just giving dates, I dont know where ML gets his info - tRuMaN Jan 19, 07:23
        
        ayup. but haley didnt like him, so they basically removed him from the job without letting him go -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 07:20
        
        technically, he wasnt coordinator last year, but the year before. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 07:15
sigh, I feel old and grumpy today -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 06:46
Part of me thinks Conan should replicate Leno's "all the staff children born while we've worked on this show" bit on his last show. *NM* - Ender Jan 19, 06:46
Ugh so every movie in my netflix queue is either not realeased or has a wait, I've had to add TV shows I was planning to start later to it now - MDH Jan 19, 06:42
On the perils of compromise... -- (link) - znufrii Jan 19, 06:29
Simon Boccanegra, A- - znufrii Jan 19, 06:17 2
- Znu - make sure you watch The Choir when it comes to BBCA in Spring - it's an excellent programme. -- (link) - LMS Jan 19, 06:22 1
  - thanks for the tip! -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 06:25
I think I'm going to do a tour of Morocco in March (hopefully it won't be too hot) -- (link) - LMS Jan 19, 06:16 2
- seems like a good price? -- nm - GWAA Jan 19, 06:49 1
  - Not too bad compared to other places, although the hotels aren't as great as advertised. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 07:08
Women are now the higher-income spouse in 1 out of 5 marriages. -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 19, 05:29
Lots of Netflix Streaming releases: Goonies, American President, Heist, Spartan, Heat, Blade Runner, plus lots of stuff for the kids -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 05:10 2
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- (Like The Iron Giant. Monster add.) -- nm - TFox Jan 19, 05:42
Mike Nolan nearing deal with the Dolphins -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 04:52 1
- *sigh* -- nm - Jim Jan 19, 06:20
Also, Sugar Shane Mosley and Money Mayweather are in talks to fight after Mosley's Jan 30th fight was cancelled. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 04:50 9
- I can't believe Mosley is being given this opportunity. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 05:25 7
  - and Berto would have been him senseless. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 05:29 6
    - And Money wants his payday and no one else is going to drive PPV like Mosley. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 05:31 1
      - Yep and you're right... - Mel Profit Jan 19, 07:04
    - I feel bad for Berto given the why here. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 05:30 3
      - Berto will come back and...may just wreck a few divisions... - Mel Profit Jan 19, 07:00 2
        
        I wanna see him vs Collazzo since their first fight was close. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 07:01 1
        
        I can't remember if I saw that one but Berto is shaping up to be a very good figthter. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 07:05
- they should book this fight and Manny's fight for the same card....that would sell huge. -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:53
Chargers extend Norv Turner through 2013 -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:49
Mariners agree with King Felix to a long-term contract. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jan 19, 04:48
Rachel Alexandra wins Horse of the Year honors over Zenyatta. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 04:47 1
- poor SJP -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:49
Sometime today if not already, Avatar's international gross alone will be enough to put it into 2nd place worldwide. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 04:01 2
- Although I've yet to see it Smurfahontus can't be as bad as Titantic and so I can live with it being No 1. I'm softening my attitute towards it too - LMS Jan 19, 07:14
- which is amazing for a movie that is a mashup of Dances with Wolves and Fern Gulley. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 19, 06:47
So the book I decided to take with me on my travels is... (spoiler) - Hotkiss Jan 19, 02:01 2
- have a nice journey there keep safe and have fun -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 19, 02:10 1
  - ditto -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:53
Cadbury agrees Kraft takeover bid -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jan 19, 01:54 2
- Sad news - it better not affect the quality of the chocolate. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 05:05 1
  - Try the new Cadbury Tobaccolate! -- nm - Kraft - Philip Morris Jan 19, 06:08
heh, this is great - cracking ice sounds like star wars ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 19, 01:13 1
- you noticed that NOW? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 19, 01:44
So, I watched Conan and Letterman ... Letterman's personal address to Dick Ebersol was awesome. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 01:08 2
- link? -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:54
- (I also watched friday's Fallon; the letter-writing bit was great) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 01:08
Variety: WWE parts ways with Fox, Lionsgate, studio inks deal with Samuel Goldwyn, Vivendi. Part 1 - H-Mogul Jan 19, 01:06 1
- Part 2 - H-Mogul Jan 19, 01:09
I was critical of my usually-favored anderson cooper the other day. here's a much better side: he jumped-in and pulled an injured boy to safety. - b! Jan 19, 00:02 2
- and he set his mini network HD camera down on the most theif ridden city in the world to carry him away - zeitgeist Jan 19, 00:40
- there be - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 19, 00:04
Colbert is auctioning off his old interview table which he'll sign and provide a list of the 700 celebs that have sat at it, this sounds sorta cool - zeitgeist Jan 18, 23:50
It's been a long time since I've posted a DJ set I've done on the internets. I am proud of this one. Please enjoy. - Qale Jan 18, 23:47 2 1
- Nice work! I'm only 10 minutes in, but I'm digging it. -- nm - Jim Jan 19, 06:32
- Ooh, and we can listen to it. Neechay. - JaxSean Jan 19, 05:02
So we have a serious candidate for senate with a nude centerfold, wouldn't that totally derail a woman candidate? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 23:34
The team of doctors from my school that went to Haiti is making news! There is an article about one of them already. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 18, 23:11
Stella Artois is on strike ? -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 22:49 1
- send more Coffee Crisps!! :) -- nm - peglegpete Jan 18, 22:51
My favorite part of tonight's show was... - David Jan 18, 22:39 [youtube]
just in case - west coast should see Conan Chevy Chase on Kimmel Leno -- nm - lone canadian kirsten fan Jan 18, 22:06 4
- Well said. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 22:08 3
  - chevy would be a great last guest: "so tell me about having a talk show on Fox . . . " -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 22:10 2
    - Chevy is never a great guest. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 22:13 1
      - ah, this is true -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 22:14
Sweet Jeebus, The Heavy rocked on Letterman. - David Jan 18, 22:06 3
- at least one of their songs has been getting some play here. this.. nm but: -- (link) - b! Jan 18, 22:12 [youtube] 2
  - woo, free legal download. nm but: -- (link) - b! Jan 18, 23:00
  - Yeah, that's the one. -- nm - David Jan 18, 22:14
You know what I want to watch right now? - Beryllium Jan 18, 22:06
ott and I are now discussing other hsx lessons learned, the hard way(s), aside from oprah. - b! Jan 18, 22:02 10
- yeah, i hate trying to predict tween girl movies. horror = instant short no matter what the o.w. does. -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 22:04 6
  - hee. see im below. -- nm - b! Jan 18, 22:05 4
    - wednesday openers will almost never do as much business as you think they could -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 22:08 3
      - especially if it's the first Spider-Man ? - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 22:10 2
        
        i thought the first spidey was a fri opener, cause it was the first 3-day $100 million movie -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 22:12 1
        
        so - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 18, 22:16
  - (except Paranormal Activity) -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 22:04
- Perry's like 7-1 at this point. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 22:03 2
  - she said 9 out of 10. heh. -- nm - b! Jan 18, 22:04 1
    - "Another Damn Tyler Perry Movie" -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 22:06
a heartfelt interview with the masturbating bear -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 22:01 2
- Hand it over to Ed the Sock.. I mean Triumph. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 22:02
- Pimpbot! -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 22:01
lir2: ty, you can change the "country" store in iTunes from U.S. to whatever. the only question is whether it would let you buy (and keep) songs you - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 21:56
from b2: I decided to skip showing Extrodinary Measures. Went with two Tooth Fairy. I know, I know. I hate it too. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 21:56
lir: oprah pushed Australia last holiday season. that went poorly. otoh, she pushed Precious this fall and it opened very well -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 21:55 4
- I responded back there; but, for this, I think Precious was helped far more by wom than Oprah. - b! Jan 18, 21:59 1
  - it definitely had festival buzz since sundance last -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 18, 22:00
- This is reaching way back, but one that always amused me was the push she gave Batman & Robin. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 21:59 1
  - City of God with Patrick Swayze is the random one I always remember with amusement. -- nm - David Jan 18, 22:00
"If you want me to perform after midnight, it'll cost you." -- nm - David Jan 18, 21:54
[an error occurred while processing this Windows 7 compatable directive] -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 21:54
Tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 21:52 4
- Good because I will never change my mind -- nm - Redmond Jan 18, 21:52 3
  - if I can't change your mind then no one will. -- nm - amanchester Jan 18, 21:54 2
    - change. you can change. -- nm - gay tears for batman fears Jan 18, 22:01
    - Well you have two things Ty no longer has since his weight loss. - Redmond Jan 18, 22:00

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