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So yes, we're looking at homes in Vegas. Holy carp, there's some cheap houses there. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 19, 15:34 4
- They're the same price as one bedroom apartment in Bulgaria 2 years ago. -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 15:36
- 20 minutes to the MGM Grand on I-15. Not bad. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:35 1
  - (It's right on the north edge of town, though. Like ... go two blocks north, and it's full-on Desert Storm.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:36
- it's like a neutron bomb went off in Nevada -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 15:34
I am amused by the pokerface annecdote. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:33
some old dude is in the next office interviewing for something. he's the living image of Ol' Gil -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 15:26 2
- It's up to you to do something nasty to him to see how he reacts -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 15:27 1
  - *casually leaves a coupon pack on the floor in the hall* - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 15:32
and avalanche in China and flood in the Gaza strip -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 19, 15:26 1
- they're rioting in africa, they're starving in spain, there's hurricanes in florida, and texas needs rain. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 15:38
Geesh, all these warnings about rain/runoff and they're still having to fish kids out of the washes :/ - MojaveMeg Jan 19, 15:16 7
- I am sure that there are also a dozen or so cars around town stuck in high water - peglegpete Jan 19, 15:32 1
  - Yup, typical SoCal rainy day. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 19, 15:35
- my mom: "stop trying to jump your bike over the creek, you're gonna get hurt." 10-year old me: "ok" .... *10-year old me jumps bike over the creek* -- nm - dogbert Jan 19, 15:21
- maybe the kids don't read the newspapers? -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 15:20 2
  - There are hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on informational campaigns. Not just newspapers. - musubi Jan 19, 15:22 1
    - But do they put those ads on Gameboy and Wii? -- nm - the liioulu with cake recipes Jan 19, 15:35
- how are they going to learn to swim if you keep pulling them out of the water? -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 15:18
to change directions, can anyone offer a defence of why the US Senate should be run under what is effectively a supermajority rule? - Reagen Jan 19, 15:13 23
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- 41 votes is expensive enough for those poor special interests -- nm - stewie Jan 19, 15:25
- It's shocking that they run the Senate like that. -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 15:18 1
  - It's shocking that it runs at all. -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Jan 19, 15:19
- Theoretically, the minority needs a mechanism so that a simple majority doesn't overwhelm by decree. - musubi Jan 19, 15:17 8
  - To me, that's democracy. A simple majority of the representatives of the people should legislate as they see fit. - Loyola Jan 19, 15:23 4
    - That's fine and good if the majority is respectful of the minority. - musubi Jan 19, 15:28 3
      - Of course, in the senate, the minority is the majority. -- nm - psilotum Jan 19, 15:30 2
        
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        I'm referring to the small states thing. -- nm - psilotum Jan 19, 15:55
  - upordownvote! upordownvote! -- nm - Hyparrots Jan 19, 15:20
  - except that's not in the constitution -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 15:18 1
    - So? Not every good rule is in the constitution. - musubi Jan 19, 15:20
- Depends what the issue is and isn't that the rub? People don't think it should be a loss when they agree with the legislation. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:15 7
  - It doesn't depend what the issue is there now, which is the point. But imagine Parliament if the Bloq could effectively veto everything. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 15:17 6
    - If the hardline positions remain on all legislation, sure, but I wouldn't react too quickly to the politics of the immediate on this one. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:24 5
      - This isn't just about health care. They've gone to plaid. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 19, 15:26 4
        
        During a eight-year period our of a country approaching two hundred and fifty years old. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:30 3
        
        Effectively they do. - Reagen Jan 19, 15:35 1
        
        Effectively they do. I'm asking...Do you agree with that here? Or would you like to see it changed? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:37
        
        "out" -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:31
- because the alternative is to replace Pelosi with Leno -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:14 1
  - ... which, now that I think about it, might not be a half bad idea -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:14
Weekend Update actually had the best analysis of The Late Shift 2: NBC Boogaloo -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:10
I never watch late night TV, but all this ST talk has made me midly curious. Can someone give me the readers digest version of what happened on NBC? -- nm - Subversive Jan 19, 15:09 8
- Here goes... - Mop (226 lbs) Jan 19, 15:17 5
  - One proposed change to this: It wasn't that Leno didn't want to leave NBC. It was that he didn't want to leave TV. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:27
  - /approves this synopsis/ - Daddy Vermin Jan 19, 15:18 3
    - and the thing that made it spiral out of control, is that it's the second time Leno's hosed someone over the Tonight Show (Letterman being the other) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:19 2
      - Regardless, I think it will be best for *everyone* to get Conan over at Fox. Or wherever. - Daddy Vermin Jan 19, 15:21 1
        
        Pretty sure NBC owns the bear. And triumph. We may never see them again ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:21
- NBC gives Jay Leno a daily show at 10pm. Conan takes the Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon takes the Late Night show... - Daddy Vermin Jan 19, 15:17
- I can give you the Unrated Readers Digest version: NBC clusterfucked themselves because they were too cheap to pay for dramatic shows ... - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:11
boom! goes the thunder. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 15:06 1
- *voids bowels* -- nm - mububers Jan 19, 15:07
Blind Item! - Remlik Jan 19, 15:05 5
- Oh, Jane Lynch -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 15:10 3
  - "young" -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 15:10 2
    - So this is how con_carne felt -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 15:11 1
      - Apparently, it's Let's Miss Each Other's Jokes Day. - con_carne Jan 19, 15:22
- anna paquin had hers on prominent display -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 15:09
Citytv lays off staff in news division - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 19, 15:05 1
- I'm glad Sangita wasn't laid off - zork Jan 19, 15:10
I decided to run out to the market between storm fronts...just in time for this... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jan 19, 14:59 [flickr] 8
- I saw 3 rainbows in a row once. -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 15:08 5
  - nobody is interested in your drug habit, Loyola -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 15:10 4
    - Seriously. Was pretty cool. -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 15:13 3
      - did you notice that each one flipped the order of the colours? -- nm - zork Jan 19, 15:15 2
        
        Actually no, crap. (was driving) -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 15:16 1
        
        it's true. -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 15:19
- prittty, and full! -- nm - b. Jan 19, 15:04
- I hate those things -- nm - eric cartman Jan 19, 15:03
Lone gunman surrounded in Virgina woods; multiple fatals. -- (link) - mara Jan 19, 14:54 3
- in Appomattox? what year? -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 14:58
- yeah, that show killed a lot of careers -- nm - zork Jan 19, 14:56 1
  - Hated when they cancelled that show. - Stephen Jan 19, 14:57
Inigo, I made a post that was LIR. -- nm - David Jan 19, 14:53 7
- Oh, dude. That's so horrible. I'm so sorry. - Inigo Jan 19, 15:21 1
  - And to be clear, when Meg "spanked" Adam it was very light. - Inigo Jan 19, 15:26
- that's some good/creative parenting there, I. (and, david, I can imagine.) -- nm - b. Jan 19, 15:03 4
  - It's the ultimate 'where do you get the nerve?' scenario. -- nm - David Jan 19, 15:04 3
    - It was the ultimate "If you ever touch that kid again I'll break every one of your fucking fingers" situation. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 19, 15:05 1
      - The worst part of it - and Kim and I were talking about this after playing with Chris on Saturday- is that autistic kids are... - David Jan 19, 15:09
    - I'm so angry and appalled just thinking about it. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 15:04
I may be naive, but I believe Leno and think he holds little blame in the whole late nite kerfuffle. - musubi Jan 19, 14:52 44
- NBC is just taking after Dubya! (I think Jay has more say in it than he lets on, especially from what other comedians have said.) - JaxSean Jan 19, 15:04
- His fault is believing NBC when they told him Conan was cool with moving the Tonight Show. -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Jan 19, 15:02 2
  - yeah, "believing" -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 15:04 1
    - deluding himself, then. -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Jan 19, 15:05
- If it happens once, Leno gets the benefit of the doubt. That was 18 years ago. Now, he's just a bastard. - David Jan 19, 14:59 17
  - Why shouldn't he try to get what he wants? It's up to NBC to fire him if that's what they want to do. He's not making them do anything. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:03 6
    - They're wrong too. It's like Randy Moss getting a big contract from the Raiders a few years ago. Both sides deserve one another. -- nm - David Jan 19, 15:12
    - So it's whatever Jay wants. Jay made a decision and a deal. Stick to it and say "No, I won't do that." -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 15:09 1
      - Wasn't NBC trying to break his contract too? His contract gave him two years at 10:00. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:33
    - Agree here. He might be a arrogant jerk, but that doesn't necessarily lay the blame at his feet. (nm) - musubi Jan 19, 15:06
    - Right. It was NBC who made the call in order to keep Conan and then NBC who didn't want to pay the Conan penalty and then NBC.... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:06 1
      - ~/ Mooooo-rons! In-comp-e-tent Mooo-rons! /~ -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:09
  - Why should he want to go? He was still #1 in ratings. I didn't like him, but I think his response seems fair and reasonable. (nm) - musubi Jan 19, 15:02 1
    - Add The Late Shift to your Netflix queue. As for why he should want to go, he should have thought of that 5 years ago. -- nm - David Jan 19, 15:02
  - a smarmy, convincing bastard. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:01 7
    - For the sake of argument, were Conan's viewership figures less than those of Leno's previous show? -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 15:04 5
      - Yes, they were. But that's comparing gingers to chins. The real comparison is in the start of each show. - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:07 4
        
        I think if you're relying on there being something good to watch prior to your own show, in order for your show to be a success ratings wise, you - Loyola Jan 19, 15:13 3
        
        NBC's actions are spurred 100% by the news affiliates sandwiched in between Leno and Conan -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:17 2
        
        I really wonder if surrendering 10pm to the locals and moving Leno to 10:30 (1 hour) or 11:00 (30 minutes) might have worked. -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Jan 19, 15:19 1
        
        I think 30 minutes of Leno was a good idea, but bumping the tonight show at the same time was not such a good idea -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:20
    - (He could be the next Governator) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:01
- I don't like though as part of his defense he's basically saying Conan is a failure. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 14:59 1
  - It wasn't the *nicest* thing to say, but considering the *hammering* he's taken (good naturedly, I might add) from Kimmel, Letterman *and* Conan.... - musubi Jan 19, 15:08
- The Slate Culture panel basically said the same thing last week. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 14:59 16
  - For viewers, high production values (a la CSI) is plenty bold and innovative -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 15:02
  - a lot of us do, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 15:00 14
    - Why? Why should they be hit for trying it? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:04 13
      - The ST hate for Leno was pretty strong when he tried this. I think that was because it would mean less big prety shows to fill up the TiVo - con_carne Jan 19, 15:07 3
        
        What those discussions confirmed is that ST is smarter than NBC, which is kind of like beating a chicken at checkers. -- nm - David Jan 19, 15:15 1
        
        Unfortunately, I've never done that. But I did beat Carson Daly at public awareness. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:16
        
        I wouldn't say hate. - b. Jan 19, 15:10
      - It's like putting on 5 nights of The Jersey Shore. It's not being innovative - it's being cheap and unimaginitive. - JaxSean Jan 19, 15:07 7
        
        Yes, but isn't figuring out the proper economics of running a network in the 21st Century a part of this? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:12 4
        
        Sure, but keep in mind FOX has *no* late night programming. In that essence, they should just do Dateline and Law & Order 5 nights a week. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 15:19
        
        there's a difference between never having something and taking something away. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 15:14 2
        
        Yeah, this argument carries little water with me. We're living the greatest era of television in history and I can't begrudge a network.... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:21
        
        It's like NBC is conceding defeat, rather than fighting to regain #1 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:15
        
        Exactly. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 15:09
        
        and they were pretty open about cost being a big reason for it as well. - Reagen Jan 19, 15:09
      - Losing five hours of programming is a kick in the pants to serial fans, yes. But a lot of us saw this format not working. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 15:06
- I do too, I think it's just easier to blame him if you didn't already like him to begin with. -- nm - Stephen Jan 19, 14:56
- Listening to a link (out of sheer boredom) on the backboards earlier, I'd have to agree. -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 14:55
- I can't wait till Comcast cleans house. -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 14:53
the sad thing is, Pokerface is one song my 2 year old likes..... - groiny Jan 19, 14:50 9
- the g/f son loves the South Park version -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 15:03
- Heh. My son *hates* that song. He says "Stop singing that!" if I sing it. - musubi Jan 19, 14:53 5
  - yeah, i'm sure it's the song, Pavoratti -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 14:57 1
    - moose jr loves my singing! I don't understand why, but still... (nm) - musubi Jan 19, 14:59
  - why would a grown up sing that i ask? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 19, 14:55 2
    - It's catchy, and it sticks in my head when I see that Parks and Rec episode. (nM) - musubi Jan 19, 14:58
    - I was kinda going to go there too. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 19, 14:55
- my kids are addicted to a CD called Choose Jesus, catchy as all get out. -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 14:51 1
  - it was kind of funny, one day in the car, it came on,when it ended, a little voice from the backseat.... - groiny Jan 19, 14:52
Lane Kiffin killed a man in a hit and run. -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 14:50 9
- I know TMZ is after him and wants to get him fired, but this was a known situation. - David Jan 19, 14:54
- I killed a man with a Trident. nm -- nm - Brick Jan 19, 14:53
- and it still makes him clean to the UT program by comparison -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 14:52 6
  - Pixie is throwing stones from inside Reggie Bush's glass house...err, condo. -- nm - David Jan 19, 14:55 5
    - we call it Kiffin's House now -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 14:56 4
      - Does he get Caroll's mistress in addition to his players? -- nm - David Jan 19, 14:57 3
        
        GRAD STUDENT IN MALIBU - Charlie W. Jan 19, 14:59
        
        with that gorgeous wife of his? why would he need them?! -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 14:58 1
        
        Does that make Glena Caroll an ugmo? -- nm - David Jan 19, 15:00
ohh, Adam. -- nm - kelly Jan 19, 14:50 1
- He's like me during that Glee "Don't Stop Believing" crap -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 14:53
...but I'm out to dinner right now, give me time. - the nubbyphone Jan 19, 14:49
*knocks on Inigo's door* nm -- nm - DCFS Jan 19, 14:49 1
- that was a great story. I hope the royalties he's going to own are not too much -- nm - zork Jan 19, 14:50
can't read my, can't read my . . . -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 14:49
LIR: conanonfox.com was registered on Jan. 12 -- (link) - zork Jan 19, 14:47

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