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Technology encourages shyness, according to a study. Also, tips on how to be more social IRL while still FBing and Tweeting. -- (link) - con_carne Jan 20, 09:55 2
- shyness is nice and shyness can stop you - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 09:59
- "correlation is not causation" :) Shyness may also beget a fascination with technology. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 09:57
The best thing about the playoffs is realizing that I have Shonn Greene on my keeper squad. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 09:52
Did Malcolm Glazer operate any banks before he bought Man U? -- (link) - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:50 1
- You know if the economy gets worse, he could very well kill Man U. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:55
Walt Disney, this is my favourite Stereophonics song; -- (link) - Loyola Jan 20, 09:48 [youtube]
If The Simpsons took place in a small Estonian village, what would the opening sequence look like? -- (link) - mara Jan 20, 09:41 [youtube] 8
- a friend and I are discussing how the bit at the end looks like it was cribbed from the BBC. I wonder if they have a licensing deal of some kind? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 09:51
- That's pretty awesome. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 20, 09:50
- awesome -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 09:46
- I feel depressed on behalf of those people. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:43
- 35 year old women ... Everywhere -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 09:43 3
  - Dammit! Screwed that up. Should be: Lisa is a 35 year old woman. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 09:45 2
    - it would make more sense for Bart to be the 35 year old estonian woman ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 09:45 1
      - heh -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 09:59
Movieline: The 5 Films Likeliest to Ignite a Sundance Bidding War -- (link) - con_carne Jan 20, 09:39 2
- there are no bidding wars at Sundance anymore - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 09:44 1
  - There's still usually 1 or 2 but the numbers are lower. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 09:46
Coach who set the groundwork for Gonzaga's basketball success died. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:38
That Trek family photo didn't look very awkward to me. - con_carne Jan 20, 09:36 1
- Exactly. The wife comes closest, and she seemed fine. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:37
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- Duante and DBrees -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:34 5
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  - yep -- nm - Jim Jan 20, 09:34 3
    - And Brees wanted to go to Miami, if I remember correctly. -- nm - Jim Jan 20, 09:34 2
      - I mean, who wants to go to NoLa? Er, I mean to work. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:41 1
        
        4 months after Katrina so the other option wasn't even good. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:41
I just went to see what doppler color our deluge is, and the weather channel site told me that jim cantore has a new show starting sunday. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 20, 09:33
We're all doomed. Sitting too much can be deadly. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Jan 20, 09:28 1
- breathing to much can be deadly too - Danedukenuuk Jan 20, 09:43
Coffee cures cancer! well, not quite, but it seems to be good for everything else........ - CrankYanker Jan 20, 09:18 1
- *pours half a cup of sugar into his morning coffee* -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 20, 09:21
Soul Asylum and Conan. Hmm. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:18
Breath-takingly audacious racism (or is this some kind of joke?) -- (link) - mara Jan 20, 09:17 13
- in Canada this is called hockey. -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 09:28 1
  - *Jarome Iginla beats Beaker senseless* -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 20, 09:54
- I wonder about this sometimes: Did the Nazis fuck things up for white people, and whites can't have "White Pride" like black and brown do? - con_carne Jan 20, 09:27 4
  - White folk aren't institutionall oppressed in this country the way visibly different folks are. - TWuG Jan 20, 09:33 1
    - Class is tied to wealth ... or at least, it's assumed to be. There's little evidence that this is true in America :D -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 09:42
  - The implication is that there are already leagues and clubs for white folk. (See: Senate.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 09:29
  - I don't think it was the Nazis so much as the Klan. -- nm - Ender Jan 20, 09:28
- next thing they will want to form some sort of Woman's only Basketball Association... -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 09:24
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- I encourage them to do it. I'm sure *tons* of people will flock to watch the best players who can't play *anywhere* else. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 09:20
- Meh. I could see an organization like the KKK or Aryan Nation putting together something like this. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 20, 09:20
- The Nazi Basketball Association? - pmb Jan 20, 09:19
- wtfuuuuck? -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:18
nmbkilbo: 2 pokemon questions - SyrDragon Jan 20, 09:16 2
- Also, typically you deal your 7 cards, then your 6 prize, then you look to confirm if you have any basic pokemon - oblique Jan 20, 09:19
- 1. No. They are face down and you cannot peek. Certain cards like Azelf will allow you to peak. 2. No. Each pokemon can only evolve once per turn - oblique Jan 20, 09:18
I love, Love, *LOVE* it when poombah gets riled up. It's awesome. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 09:15 2
- *laughing* -- nm - pmb Jan 20, 09:17
- yep. -- nm - b. Jan 20, 09:16
The library here (on campus) is loaning out Kindles now. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 20, 09:14 1
- that'll go well -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 09:16
Pete, I had exactly that situation (straight down to waiting in hopes of avoiding surgery) but with two holes. -- nm - David Jan 20, 09:13 5
- geez. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 09:31
- This is the plot of a porn movie, isn't it? (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 09:15 3
  - What type of twisted bastard are you? -- nm - David Jan 20, 09:16 2
    - I just assumed when you said "two holes", it was porn related. It's humpday. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 09:42
    - I think he wrote Human Centipede. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:22
anyone else read those Meredith letters to themselves in the thickest South Boston accent you can imagine? - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 09:11 4
- you need to do it out loud. on youtube. -- nm - b. Jan 20, 09:12 3
  - Did he lose another bet? -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Jan 20, 09:14
  - it'd be wikked pissah funny -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 09:14 1
    - yep. -- nm - b. Jan 20, 09:17
IMO, the biggest difference between alcoholism and sex addiction is that more people *understand* alcoholism, because most of us drink. - TFox Jan 20, 09:06 85
- Also one involves addiction to a chemical substance. The other is addiction to a certain behaviour. - Loyola Jan 20, 09:17 50
  - "Which in some circles isn't an addiction at all" - pmb Jan 20, 09:26 41
    - Because he waited to say it until he got caught. And lost his contracts. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:28 40
      - Most people don't really address their addictions until it negatively affects their lives. People don't realize they have a drinking problem until - pmb Jan 20, 09:32 30
        
        As we have noted. "Do I drink too much?" vs "Do I sleep with too many women that are not my wife?" are *worlds* apart. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:35 29
        
        Not necessarily. - pmb Jan 20, 09:44 23
        
        In all honesty, I don't care how sincere he is. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:45 22
        
        if it just boils down to "fuck him, i could give a shit why", then fine. we don't need to debate anything then. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:46 21
        
        But that is not really it. If he jammed a chick or two, maybe. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:49 13
        
        so he would need help, right? because that is fucked up? -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:49 12
        
        well, serial killing is a bit of a stretch..... - groiny Jan 20, 09:53 7
        
        Just saying that a true compulsion will always be there. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:56 2
        
        but he can learn how to channel it more constructively, contain it, step back, deal with it. that's what treatment is *for*. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:57 1
        
        If he was to stupid to figure that out on his own, nobody will be able to teach him. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:58
        
        Because it's possible that you can handle somethings in your life exceptionally well and struggle with others. - pmb Jan 20, 09:56 2
        
        yet, it is not indicate "addiction". - groiny Jan 20, 09:59 1
        
        Again: admitting addiction does *NOT* equal denying responsibility for actions. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:01
        
        you will get no argument from me that he shouldn't have gotten married. that is clearly true. - TFox Jan 20, 09:55
        
        And here is the main reason I dropped out of my psychology major... he is beyond help. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:51 3
        
        how you could possibly know that is amazing. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:52 2
        
        He is only going because he has to. If it is addiction, no way it will do any good. The getting caught will do it, maybe but nothing that will be - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:55 1
        
        how you could possibly know that is amazing. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:56
        
        I thought this was pmb's entire point about we don't know anything so shut up about it posts. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:47 6
        
        there is a difference between "i've made up my mind about him and nothing can convince me otherwise" and "I don't know so I'm not ruling it out". -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:51 5
        
        The evidence to convince me otherwise was....what? - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:57 3
        
        you have no evidence to support your iron clad opinion. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:59 2
        
        Well, there's more smoke for his position (Tiger just liked jamming chicks, got caught and now he's doing PR) than the Tiger is afflicted argument. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 20, 10:05 1
        
        That's what I'm saying...I'll gladly stand on my side given the likelyhood of which is right. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:06
        
        Exactly. -- nm - pmb Jan 20, 09:53
        
        except that they aren't. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:38 4
        
        Yes, they are. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:39 3
        
        It is a line he crossed. A line in black and white. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:40 2
        
        which is not ok. but the underlying conditions are not overwhelmingly different. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:41 1
        
        It doesn't matter. Any human with at least a semi-average IQ knows they have crossed that line. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:44
      - What addict randomly admits they need help prior to getting in deep trouble? - TFox Jan 20, 09:31 7
        
        The Enquirer (IIRC) found out a year before and he was able to squash it. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:34 6
        
        Seriously? You think this is evidence he *doesn't* have an addiction? - musubi Jan 20, 09:47 3
        
        I say this simply because of the rock bottom argument. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:50 2
        
        Knowing with the perfect view of retrospect, how can you possibly call his (at least then) successful coverup of the problem "rock bottom"? (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 09:55 1
        
        Becasue he was faced with the fact that it could happen, where before he thought he could do anything. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:59
        
        There aren't rules to this stuff. "It was ok to realize you had a problem by x date, but now, fuck you." -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:35 1
        
        Well, I honestly think it was too late before it even started. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:36
      - most addicts hit some sort of "rock bottom" before they acknowledge that they need help... -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 09:31
  - technically, couldnt sex addiction be an addiction to certain chemicals released during sex? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 20, 09:26 5
    - Technically Hitler wasn't so bad, maybe he was just addicted to the buzz he got from killing millions. - Loyola Jan 20, 09:30 3
      - Dictators Anonymous -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 09:32
      - Godwin's Law applied - argument over. -- nm - LMS Jan 20, 09:32 1
        
        *laughing* couldn't resist. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 09:32
    - There are other ways for them to be released, so no. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:27
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  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:19
- Worst. Hump Day. Ever. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 09:17
- I really don't think casual drinkers understand alcoholism -- nm - decline Jan 20, 09:15 1
  - I agree. Heck, I'm a somewhat compulsive drinker and *I* don't understand alcoholism. -- nm - mara Jan 20, 09:18
- if we can understand alcohol b/c we all drink, why can't we understand sex addiction since we all have sex? - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 09:13
- For some sex addiction stems from sexual abuse as a child. Sometimes it's hard to judge without knowing all the facts. -- nm - LMS Jan 20, 09:13 1
  - and for others it comes from being famous and thinking they have the right to nail anyone they want -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 09:14
- I don't have the link handy, but there's a growing body of study that suggests even alcoholism or drug addictions aren't "addictions". - Name Withheld By Request Jan 20, 09:10 2
  - This doesn't surprise me. I could be convinced that alcoholism is a *symptom* of something and not a disease itself. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 09:13 1
    - Of course it plays to the "personal responsiblity" self-righteousness of myself, but I could very well see it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 20, 09:21
- And Will, LIR but, "If I go out and drink and act like a violent asshole; that doesn't make me an alcoholic"? - TFox Jan 20, 09:07 24
  - If I stop drinking becuase I realized the issue, I'm not beholden to the booze...I'm not addicted. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:10 14
    - And Will, my point is (which was LIR), that you don't have a clue what it is. - pmb Jan 20, 09:14
    - Alcoholics don't drink against their will either. It's still a choice. Admitting adiction doesn't equal saying "it's not my fault". - musubi Jan 20, 09:11 12
      - Alcoholics can make a million excuses to have a drink (despite previous horrible consequences). - Andie Jan 20, 09:16 2
        
        I agree and nothing I've said contradicts this. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 09:25
        
        The extent of the compartmentalized thinking is just amazing. -- nm - mara Jan 20, 09:20
      - They are severely compromised by the 'need' for the stimulus. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:15 8
        
        It may be easier to say that, but that doesn't make it true. - musubi Jan 20, 09:17 7
        
        i lived with an alchoholic i feel pretty confident saying she was not in control of herself. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 09:18 6
        
        Does it absolve her for responsibility of her actions? No, and that's what we're saying. - musubi Jan 20, 09:24 5
        
        I never made this leap, at least knowingly. I don't believe it absolves him of all fault. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 09:30
        
        hell no, but it does explain them to a degree. i have no comment on Tiger, just because i don't know. - Andie Jan 20, 09:26 3
        
        They do have a choice. They accept powerlessness over alcohol, but they have the choice to reachout and get help to stop. - musubi Jan 20, 09:52 2
        
        i don't think we can say that. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 09:55 1
        
        My understanding (and I'll gladly admit to being mistaken if I am), is that is the foundation of AA. - musubi Jan 20, 09:59
  - Right. Once is understandable, twice I'd at least be concerned, any more and there's no doubt. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 09:10
  - no, that means you are a bad drunk. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 09:10 4
    - But once you know that and decide to get that drunk again anyway there's a problem. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 09:11
    - I think "bad drunk", if not the definition of alcoholic, is at least a SERIOUS warning sign. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 09:11 1
      - the definition of "alcoholic" is much broader than "I can't get through the day without drinking". -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 09:12
    - provided that the two categories overlap significantly, yes. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 09:11
  - thats seems like a broad brush you have there to me anyway -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 09:09 1
    - lots of people cheat on their spouses and arent sex addicts just like lots of people drink and get a-holey and aren't alkies -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 09:10
  - Agreed, once again. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 09:08
*casually busts out a Chipotle burrito during his performance review* -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 09:05 1
- 5 stars -- nm - oblique Jan 20, 09:07
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