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It's hailing! - con_carne Jan 20, 10:34 2
- So far it's moving to the north of us, but I'm sure we'll be getting it soon. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 20, 10:37
- We are having, "Wintry Precip." according to my computer. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:35
LAT: anecdotal evidence that many Academy members are having trouble coming up with 10 best pic noms for their ballots -- (link) - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 10:34 14
- It's time for them to see "In The Loop" - con_carne Jan 20, 10:36 1
  - I think I only saw about 15 movies this year, and it wouldn't be in the top 10. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:41
- Holy crap, I wonder if we'll really see some insane popular choices. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:36 2
  - I think Up is a lock. The Hangover and Star Trek are real possibilities. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:36 1
    - That's insane to me to think they'd get nominations - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:42
- I'd put Drag Me To Hell on my list no problem. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:35 1
  - Word. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 10:37
- are they required to, for their ballot to count? -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 10:35 6
  - [deleted] 2
    - cause Oscar voting and presidential elections are exactly the same thing -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 10:38
    - I'm talking about for nominations, not for the award - znufrii Jan 20, 10:38
  - Nope, but their weighted vote system could easily throw some oddballs up if you have a few votes for it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:36
  - no, but the way that the nominations are tallied, it could skew the bottom, say, 5 nominees -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 10:36
  - I believe so. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:36
SITWAP: Jets fan arrested at game last weeks game, apparently for rooting for the Jets. -- (link) - Krusty Jan 20, 10:32 [youtube] 2
- assholes. -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 10:35
- What I like most is that the Chargers fans were on his side the whole time. - Krusty Jan 20, 10:33
have we talked about hoarding? I don't have time to read all the BBs, but think about - amanda Jan 20, 10:32 2
- So Tiger is a mistress hoarder. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:34
- Yes, there's a bit of that involved, as well. Once you cross a line enough times, eventually the paint wears off and you can't tell it was ever there. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:32
Box office results posted -- (link) - oblique Jan 20, 10:31
LYC: I just got handed a fre cappuccino becuase I mentioned to the cafe owner that it looked good and I might want one. - con_carne Jan 20, 10:30 2
- they are just trying to get you addicted -- nm - GWAA Jan 20, 10:34
- I love when stuff like that happens! -- nm - JenBro Jan 20, 10:32
My thoughts on sex addiction therapy ... - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:24 5
- I was thinking you could make a ton of money if you opened a video game addiction clinic. -- nm - Loyola Jan 20, 10:28 2
  - yah, there already are programs for that. -- nm - b. Jan 20, 10:30
  - i think treatment does exist (or maybe just counselling?) -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:29
- Triggers: low cut blouses, short skirts, tight jeans, nudity or the word, "yes". -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:27
- Yeah. I guess this is my thinking. It may be a PR thing, but even if it is, maybe some good rubs off and he's a better person off for it. - musubi Jan 20, 10:26
lunch poll - club grinder and lemonaid -- nm - JenBro Jan 20, 10:24 4
- ham and cheddar sandwich, gummi bears -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 10:33
- turkey noodle (typo: "needle") soup. yuck. -- nm - amanda Jan 20, 10:32
- grilled cheese with cheddar and mozz. cherry tomatoes and carrot sticks on the side. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:28
- I will probably have that crazy nameless blueberry/pecan/goat cheese and chicken salad from the local cafe. Or tacos. -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 10:28
eep. charlie sheen's wife is in icu at a so. cal, hospital. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 20, 10:24 5
- yikes. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:30
- Wonder what poison he used? (nm) - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:27 2
  - my first thought as well. -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 10:31
  - he's horrid. my first thought was that he beat her up. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:29
- did she have a broken jaw? -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:27
3 leading women advocates in Haiti are among those confirmed killed. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:24
The Vice guide to Liberia....video link -- (link) - J Jan 20, 10:23
I'm addicted to food. *hungry for lunch* -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 10:15 7
- amen -- nm - GWAA Jan 20, 10:19
- eat the monster mouse you caught! heh heh -- nm - JenBro Jan 20, 10:15 5
  - *flex* -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:16 4
    - how's the blue mouse these days? -- nm - JenBro Jan 20, 10:18 3
      - I had not heard about him until I was informed he was sitting on the steering wheel this morning. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:19 2
        
        who knew? you should pull over and park sometime and just wait for the question to come "what are you doing" and say - it's not me - it's mousey -- nm - JenBro Jan 20, 10:21
        
        I'm an excellent driver. I'm not wearing my underwear. -- nm - mousie Jan 20, 10:20
STIS: If trying to display the intersections of three sets of data, is there a simpler method than a Venn diagram? - TFox Jan 20, 10:11 21
- I use them all the time in presentations -- nm - ceregon Jan 20, 10:22 16
  - They are just a pain in the dick in Excel. It's dumb that Venn isn't a set graph type. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:23 15
    - Insert > Diagram > Venn Diagram -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 10:24 12
      - in newer versions, at least, you can do it as a smartart thing. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 20, 10:29 3
        
        i *wish* i had 07. i've been googling, and all the answers i find suck. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:31 2
        
        heh, I mostly wish I didn't; but I hear ya. -- nm - b. Jan 20, 10:34 1
        
        I know what you mean - con_carne Jan 20, 10:41
      - woah. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:25 7
        
        wait, this still sucks. i can't even resize the friggin circle labels? -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:28 2
        
        take away the labels and draw your own boxes? -- nm - b. Jan 20, 10:36
        
        *shrug* - znufrii Jan 20, 10:32
        
        This is the most a thread about Venn diagrams have ever made me laugh. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:27 3
        
        you're a simple man with simple pleasures -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 10:30 2
        
        For this, I make no excuses. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:31 1
        
        PS- glass houses, mister reads stuff in a southie accent. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:32
    - use power point. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:23 1
      - it's not especially easier. still gotta draw the circles and shit. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:25
- not really, no. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 10:14
- the phrase "raison d'etre" comes to mind. :) I can't think of a counter-example. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:13
- Pictorialy, I don't think it gets simpler than a Venn diagram. - musubi Jan 20, 10:12
- Hit it with a golf club. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:12
Can't you see Tiger Wood's penis is tearing us apart!? -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 10:11 6
- i actually find this a fairly interesting conversation. (everyone is being pretty open and civil.) -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:12 4
  - Exactly. This helps fight Alzheimers. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:14
  - (Commenting on the civility of an ST discussion is like ringing a giant "let's go batshit" gong :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:13 2
    - i'm going with a 'positive reinforcement' approach. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:14
    - we have one of those? - znufrii Jan 20, 10:14
- He was into virgins too? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:12
I'm also addicted to breathing. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:09 8
- that is definitely a physical dependence, not an addiction. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:10 7
  - any time I try to quit, though, I feel horrible and end up caving to the pressure. - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:12 6
    - it's a vital function, dumbass. ;P -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:13 4
      - So is sex. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:14 3
        
        not at all, you don't need sex for your own survival. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:14 2
        
        Speak for yourself. -- nm - Tiger Jan 20, 10:18
        
        fair point. It's just for genetic survival. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:18
    - Not me. But then I pass out and have no control over the breathing. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:13
musubi - re: AA - Andie Jan 20, 10:08 [Backboard] 11
- I'm confused as to why you think I'm saying anything that contradicts that. - musubi Jan 20, 10:10 10
  - you seem to think it's a decision that can be made, at any time, by the addict. i'm saying, i don't think it is. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:11 9
    - Theoretically, it *could* come at any time. It mostly doesn't though. - musubi Jan 20, 10:14 4
      - i think we're really really close to saying the same thing - Andie Jan 20, 10:17 3
        
        Perhaps on this point we'll have to agree to disagree. Getting help is a conscious choice that an addict has to make in order to recover. - musubi Jan 20, 10:21 2
        
        yes, that i agree with. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 10:25 1
        
        Hooray! Now, tell me how you feel about Carlton Fisk being a jerk? (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:28
    - isn't that the "moment of clarity" concept? which could come at any time? though the addict probably has to wait for the moment of clarity? -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:13 3
      - well, like i said above, the general consensus is it happens when they hit bottom. - Andie Jan 20, 10:14 2
        
        I don't believe it's simple, at all. I really don't think I've suggested it's simple anywhere on the past 2 boards, if I have it was not intended. - musubi Jan 20, 10:17 1
        
        see above. :) - Andie Jan 20, 10:17
groiny: Admitting addiction is *NOT* denying responsibility for actions. Generally, it's the opposite. - musubi Jan 20, 10:03 2
- on the other hand, checking into a rehab facility is not the same as admitting addiction. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 10:09
- It is also an *awesome* excuse. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:06
LA peeps: PaleyFest includes Modern Family, Community, Glee, Lost -- (link) - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 10:02 1
- My first thought: "Sweet, I should go." Second thought: "HOLY FRAK, $750? I catch Hulu recaps." (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:05
plenty of people say "I can not function without coffee", does not mean they are addicted. - groiny Jan 20, 10:02 28
- I realized I was addicted to caffeine and so I weaned myself off it. - ceregon Jan 20, 10:24
- addiction is not nessesarily a bad thing we all are - Danedukenuuk Jan 20, 10:08
- IMO, most people who say that are in denial. Caffeine is extremely addictive. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:06 1
  - so is tobacco but actually it pritty easy to stop - Danedukenuuk Jan 20, 10:09
- Have someone who drinks coffee (or caffeine in general) quit cold turkey. They will definitely go through withdrawl. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:06 10
  - so they should open a clinic then for it. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:07 9
    - if it has a negative impact on people's lives (generally not), and if it's hard to quit (not so bad), then it would make sense. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:09
    - I don't even drink much caffeine, but when I quit I get a horrible headache to the point of nausea at least for the first day. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:08 7
      - Whenever I've quit caffeine I make sure to do it on a weekend because that first day is usually a lost day because I feel so bad. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:09
      - I agree. But no one seeks help for it. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:09 5
        
        Because the negative consequences of caffeine addictions generally aren't nearly as bad as for drinking. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:11 4
        
        as bad as sex? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:11 3
        
        Where's colin when you need him? -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 10:16
        
        when's the last time coffee got someone pregnant, gave them an STD, or ruined a marriage? -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:12 1
        
        Many cheaters meet for coffee. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:15
- physical dependence does not equal "addiction" - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 10:04 2
  - addiction is a state of mind. I have an addictive personality (soda, snooze button, knuckle-cracking), so it's a good thing (IMO) that I avoid things - Beryllium Jan 20, 10:08
  - hmmmm, interesting. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:07
- to be clear, no one is saying it does. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:03 9
  - IMO alcoholism is a chemical dependence. -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:05 8
    - Like Dano points out, coffee drinkers do have a chemical dependence, yet you don't consider them addicts. Clearly it's more than just that. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:07 3
      - I think a lot of coffee drinkers are addicts. I am. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:11 2
        
        I'm sure you are. I was merely trying to point a flaw in gry's reasoning. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 10:15 1
        
        from what I have always understood, alcoholism is a combination of physical and mental dependence. -- nm - loosilu Jan 20, 10:16
    - it is fine to say "i just think he's full of shit. maybe he isn't, but i strongly suspect he is." that's fine. -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 10:06 3
      - Like Spawn, I strongly suspect he's full of shit and this is a PR move more than a legitimate exercise in betterment. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:10 1
        
        *ding* -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 10:10
      - Ok. I strongly suspect he is full of shit. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:08
NYTimes to try charging for content again... -- (link) - znufrii Jan 20, 10:01 4
- Yes, we discussed it (and you) the other night. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:01 3
  - sorry to have missed it, then. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 10:02 2
    - hey, those operas ain't gonna see themselves -- nm - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 10:05 1
      - actually at that point I was on a bus. hadn't gotten to the opera yet. -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 10:11
ARGH! -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:00
ask me i won't say no - i am gay for batman Jan 20, 10:00
Did Venus Williams go commando at the Australian Open? -- (link) - Beaker Jan 20, 09:59 7
- Before I click, is she the sorta cute one? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:00 5
  - She's the tall lanky one as opposed to the linebacker. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 10:04 3
    - I would prefer to shtoop the linebacker. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:06 2
      - either one is a champion. So it doesn't matter to me. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 10:10 1
        
        In all honesty, I would probably want to nail them both so I could compare and contrast. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 20, 10:15
  - not in my eyes. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:01
- my sex addiction is cured! nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 10:00

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