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Paul Heyman on Brock Lesnar.....good article... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 19, 16:36 1
- So I need to see what your wussy boy avatar is for xbox - eag Nov 19, 16:39
People's Sexist Men Alive (2008 Edition). -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 16:28 9
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  - Too many "shouldn't be there" picks. Blake Shelton? Really? Neil Patrick Harris should be on that list. - Mop Nov 19, 16:35 5
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      - Marc-Paul, baby! Let me make some calls, I'll get you into this Sexiest men thing. Your new show on TNT will be huge! -- nm - Preppie's agent Nov 19, 16:37 3
        
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        Jakey! -- (link) - nubby Nov 19, 16:44
        
        I'm surprised Russell Brand wasn't on that list. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:39
- Um... Howard Stern. Larry Flynt. Mel Gibson? - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 16:29 1
  - We'll have to confiscate your ST Men's Choir membership card. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:31
haha, I just now realized "Snoop" on the Wire is a girl - Gwaahjo Nov 19, 16:27 7
- ~How my hair yo?~ -- nm - Snoop S.I. Nov 19, 16:37 3
  - "Girl, you always look fine" (major spoils inside) - Michael Nov 19, 16:41
  - you look good, girl. (remliks) - Guy Nov 19, 16:40 1
    - yeah, you were first, but I still like mine better ;p -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 16:41
- uh... how many seasons did it take you to figure that out? -- nm - Guy Nov 19, 16:28 2
  - season 4 lol -- nm - Gwaahjo Nov 19, 16:36
  - It's just rolled back around to season 1 on BET. -- nm - Trish Nov 19, 16:34
They're fighting smokescreens with smokescreens. Where there's smoke, there's fire. So the debate might be silly, but the net effect is awareness. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:13 1
- Hypocrisy high levels ought to be reported on wherever it occurs. Again, and again, and again - con_carne Nov 19, 16:35
ohh the new Xbox Live is pretty slick. nm - Jovian Nov 19, 15:53 6
- Transfer any gaves to the hard drive yet? Is it easy? Easy to find? Smoother playback? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:54 5
  - what do you mean? all my saves are already saved to the hard drive. - Jovian Nov 19, 15:59 4
    - Yeah, you're supposed to be able to transfer the game to the HD. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:00 3
      - Don't do it for Halo, though - it actually makes the game slower. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:01 2
        
        Really? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:05 1
        
        Yes. There's a big explanation about it up at bungie.net -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:07
Tips to stop wild turkeys from terrorizing you -- (link) - CovingtonCat Nov 19, 15:50 3
- "Hey bird, you know me, I'm Mark Wahlberg." -- nm - Max Nov 19, 16:30
- A local town authorized the police to shoot several. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:56
- Don't drink it? -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 15:53
Jack, did my visual guide help? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 15:42 7
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  - here -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 19, 15:57 [Backboard] 4
    - Hhhhmmmm ... it got deleted from my Flickr account for some reason. Here's the actual link. (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 16:08 [flickr] 3
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      - Seems that image contains porn. ;) - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 16:17 1
        
        WHAT?!?!?! Why I *never* wou-- - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 16:18
- Tab A, Slot B? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:46
The Ting Tings remind me of Smoosh. -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 15:40 2
- except not as good. -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 15:46 1
  - is this the first band we both like (Smoosh)? -- nm - Guy Nov 19, 16:30
Okay .. so I got the Gmail theme, but how do I change it? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 15:40 5
- In settings under the Theme tab. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 15:54 4
  - "Themes" tab? I don't have a themes tab under "Settings". -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 16:09 2
    - Then you don't have Themes. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 16:12 1
      - Then why did my Gmail interface get extraordinarily blue and much bolder in the 20 minutes I was away from my computer? - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 16:17
  - Lame. My daughter got the themes change, but I didn't. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 15:59
So, in summary: I don't support the bailout, I think the planes might be better off on the auction block, and if they truly want a bailout ... - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:39 1
- .... a slightly softer version of what hyde suggests below, that's what I'm looking for. I don't really want to see the world burn, I just ... - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:40
Ex-ter-mi-nate! -- (link) - CovingtonCat Nov 19, 15:36 [youtube] 1
- Is that normal sweeping pattern for a Roomba? It doesn't even back up. It actually turns around. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:40
Nobody wants the auto industry to fail. - musubi Nov 19, 15:33 28
- I do. (for the same reason as hyde). we're trying to save the dinosaurs here. -- nm - Guy Nov 19, 16:33
- I would like to see some bankruptcies happen. I don't equate 'bankruptcy' with 'fail'. - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 16:12 2
  - I think the stockholders do. Do you mean Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection? Or firesale bankruptcy? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:29 1
    - The former. - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 16:31
- A bailout would be a little easier to swallow if the Detroit 3 management would - Brian Nov 19, 16:06 2
  - The arrogance is just astounding. - Trish Nov 19, 16:33 1
    - Ballmer: Let me be clear. We are done with all acquisition discussions with Yahoo. - Yahoo drops 20%. -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 16:46
- if nothing else the private jets underscore how PR stupid the companies are. - Mel Profit Nov 19, 16:00 3
  - ... and the PR stupidity might explain a portion of their hard times -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:01 2
    - the most egregious mistake of all was they spent the last few days on a pr blitz trying to send the exact opposite message....nm - x Nov 19, 16:03 1
      - Indeed. And that's why I think that this media debate, as pointless as it may seem, has a place: it fights PR with PR. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:09
- I say screw them, other car manufacturers are changing their ways and surviving financially. -- nm - Stacy Nov 19, 15:40
- i don't *want* them to fail, but i believe they should. because they haven't demonstrated any real ability to compete in a global marketplace... - x Nov 19, 15:40 12
  - I'm reminded of the GM VP (I think) on the Colbert Report a month or so ago, talking about their plans for alt energy vehicles and their new hybrid - Trish Nov 19, 16:28 2
    - This looks like it. Worth a look. -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 16:38 1
      - Yep, this was it exactly. I'm still absolutely flabbergasted at the guy. He might as well have said, "I don't give a fuck if you buy it or not" - Trish Nov 19, 16:45
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    - personally i never made the argument that the airplane faux pas was anything but a pr screwup that underlined the ceo's general ineptitude... - x Nov 19, 15:55
    - It's simply something that the majority can wrap their brains around and get outraged about. Just like Lewinsky. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:50 5
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        Dawson, you give us way too much credit -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 15:58
        
        I don't know, there are a lot of people who eat Miracle Whip, that suggests a lack of intelligence. - musubi Nov 19, 15:53 1
        
        Agreed! - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 16:13
        
        I'm debating from that perspective because it's the outrage that was presented. - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:52
  - Indeed. I just hate the idea that this is some sort of class warfare against CEOs. It's not. - musubi Nov 19, 15:47
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  - True. Unfortunately, the industries deepest workings and economics are beyond the laymans understanding. - musubi Nov 19, 15:43
- Exactly. Personal jetpacks for Google execs, Toyota Camry Hybrids for GM execs. - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:35
So the only question now is whether Mussina goes into The Hall as an Oriole or a Yankee. -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 15:33 2
- Oriole. More time, more wins, same # of titles either place. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 15:45 1
  - yeah, but then he has to wear that Orioles hat forever. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 19, 15:55
I swear I'm gonna gain like 20 pounds this holiday season, we have made about 11 dozen cookies here in the past 48 hours. -- nm - Stacy Nov 19, 15:30 3
- Don't make cookies then. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 15:31 2
  - had to lots of office parties to go to for my ex. ?I got about half the cookies for myself, luckily I've requested reinforcements. -- nm - Stacy Nov 19, 15:33 1
    - Ok. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 15:33
Argh. Heart burn is a bitch. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 15:30
Score! Leftover Halloween stash found!...Mounds, Butterfinger, KitKat and 3 Musketeers -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 15:28 2
- In the folds of kilbo's belly? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:30 1
  - You only WISH it was belly folds. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:36
In the day of laptops and blackberries, the idea that a CEO waiting for a flight can't do anything is baffling. (nm) - musubi Nov 19, 15:22 46
- fwiw, i agree with ender on b2. - b! Nov 19, 15:47 4
  - as for multi meetings in the same day...they can tele-conference and not even have to leave the home office. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 19, 16:02 3
    - that's not always appropriate. - b! Nov 19, 16:06 2
      - It's not always, but in today's age of telecommunications, the need for travel is *much* reduced. - musubi Nov 19, 16:11 1
        
        exactly... - Mel Profit Nov 19, 16:19
- Srry C0ngre55. Pl@ne 45 m1n late. LugGage in Mex1c0. CU.$oon - Stewie Nov 19, 15:31 [Backboard] 11
  - look, I don't want them to fail. I'm for helping. But if this is the judgement they use on expenses, then I want a huge amount of oversight. - crash davis Nov 19, 15:48 1
    - Absolutely. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:51
  - it's not class warfare. they deserve to fail because management and workers combined to form companies incapable of competing internationally.... - x Nov 19, 15:38 6
    - you keep saying they can't compete internationally but Ford's international business has been profitable - Stewie Nov 19, 15:46 5
      - if they can make money on their international divisions, more power to 'em. let them shut down their non-profitable domestic operations or... - x Nov 19, 15:52
      - Don't Honda and Toyota both manufacture in the US? - musubi Nov 19, 15:49 2
        
        And canada. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:52 1
        
        Where safety standards and labor costs are arguably even higher than in the U.S. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:29
      - Labor standards is a scape goat. The same standards apply to Japanese automakers with US factories. Unions... that's another matter. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:48
  - Yeah, because they can't possibly get here early. - musubi Nov 19, 15:37
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- In the day of high price call girls, trophy wives, and executive lounges, the idea that a CEO waiting for a flight can't do anything is baffling. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:26
- not to mention telephone and video conferencing -- nm - M Nov 19, 15:24
- This is what I'm saying. Private jets are for dinosaurs and douchebags. - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:24 7
  - not all of them are so luxurious. - b! Nov 19, 15:57 3
    - Indeed. Ditto for yachts. But this hatey (and the associated misconceptions) stems from 80s-style business tactics. - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:00 2
      - ah, i get that; and it presented with some dot-coms, too. i'm not a fan of willy-nilly spending, even for successful companies. -- nm - b! Nov 19, 16:08 1
        
        Indeed. While some willy-nilly spending is OK in good times, you have to prove that you're fiscally capable of withstanding bad times. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:10
  - Nothing at all like yachts, right? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:29 2
    - Oh, yachts are for douchebags. Perkins, Ballmer, Allen, Branson, all of them. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:30 1
      - ... but *most of all*, Ellison -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:46
- You assume they know how to use all the latest tech and not just their assistants. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 15:23 18
  - If my girlfriend's 90 year old grandmother can send emails, every CEO on the planet should be capable of it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:24 8
    - Forward this e-mail to 20 people or you will have bad luck. -- nm - Bery's grandmother Nov 19, 15:28 6
      - My grandmothers are dead, jackass. - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:29 5
        
        Then you've got a pretty talented grandmother. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:29 4
        
        you missed the part where I said "my GF's grandmother" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:30 3
        
        No, I got that part. It just didn't play well with test audiences. "Why is his GF's grandma sending him e-mails?" they asked. - Mop Nov 19, 15:33 1
        
        *snicker* You work for FOX, don't you? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:35
        
        He was probably just in shock and couldn't believe you have a GF so ignored that part. - Cuzzin Toddfurky Nov 19, 15:32
    - (I have to deal with a fucking luddite dinosaur on the strata council. Pain in the fucking ass.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:25
  - Indeed quite the assumption on my part. - musubi Nov 19, 15:24
  - I don't think you know what you are arguing for anymore -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 15:24 7
    - I never said the automotive leadership was bright. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 15:25 6
      - so you want to give a bunch of idiots a massive bailout from our tax money? -- nm - Guy Nov 19, 16:39
      - ... great! So how about you fill in a special box on your income tax form that says "yes, I agree to give a portion of my taxes to the auto industry"? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:26 4
        
        I would prefer they make different arrangements than a flat handout. I'll also admit I'm biased being based in automotive central. - VMan Nov 19, 15:29 3
        
        Oh, I don't want them to fail. I just want them to reorganize. And I agree with Will (I think) that unions are part of the problem. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:31 2
        
        This is why the plane thing is not a big deal. They should have been discussing restructuring and financing issues not scoring cheap points. - VMan Nov 19, 15:36 1
        
        But like I said, it appears to be a symptom of a systemic issue, a recurring reason NOT to bail them out. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:37
dear henry paulson: please to read up on the "law of unintended consequences"... - x Nov 19, 15:20 3
- How's industrial property doing? Might have some availale for you soon. -- nm - Rick Wagoner Nov 19, 15:22 2
  - We're looking for something big to blow up. -- nm - Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay Nov 19, 15:25 1
    - Can I borrow your ride, jerry? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:27
Asus: Do you pronounce it "ah-soos" or "ehy-s'us"? I've heard both, but I go with the latter. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:18 3
- ass-ooze -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:20 2
  - That's a funny way to pronounce "Abit". -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:21 1
    - Dude, my BH6 was awesome. Don't knock them. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:22
Howdy. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 15:17
As a method of debate, increasingly escalating arguments into the height of irrationality and ludicrousness has a place. - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:17 3
- See? Now stop asking stupid questions and just give us money. -- nm - Big 3 CEOs Nov 19, 15:19
- *zips mouth shut*.....nm - x Nov 19, 15:18 1
  - *him too* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 19, 15:22

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