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Yep, I like Life. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 18:32 5
- Rent Band of Brothers. He's really great in it. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 18:32 4
  - I was not a big fan of him in that shitweasel movie. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 18:33 3
    - uh, okay? -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 18:35 2
      - Dreamcatcher -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 18:36 1
        
        Never saw it. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 18:38
The late great David Foster Wallace, on John Ziegler. -- (link) - nubby Nov 19, 18:31 1
- Holy crap. The OJ stuff is bordering on scary insanity. -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 18:37
Life is excellent tonight. -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 18:29
Two turkey days for us in the next week....On, tomorrow with Daughter and Son in law and the other next Thursday with family... - BAD Nov 19, 18:22 2
- I'm trying to convince myself that I absolutely do not need a turkey.... even if it is only 37 cents/lb. - MojaveMeg Nov 19, 18:27 1
  - Mama is looking foreward to try out her new kitchen for first big meal...She is going to call in sick for the next two days... - BAD Nov 19, 18:31
I need help with a word. - Qale Nov 19, 18:21 8
- acquiesce -- nm - David Nov 19, 18:22 6
  - Okay wordmaster, now define this one without googling: Pescatarian -- nm - Max Nov 19, 18:33 3
    - lover of fish -- nm - Trish Nov 19, 18:38 1
      - Enough to ruin a film career? -- nm - Max Nov 19, 18:41
    - "Max is 'bout to get a beatin' of Pescatarian proportions." -- nm - nubby Nov 19, 18:38
  - Spell Master! -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 18:23
  - Yes! That is it. Now looking at how it's spelled, I don't feel *that* bad for not knowing how. Thanks. -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 18:23
- aquence -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 18:21
Spiderman Noir #1 -- (link) - Beaker Nov 19, 18:02 2
- wow this looks very sweet -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 18:15
- sweet -- nm - J Nov 19, 18:05
Declared: The score of Scent Of A Woman is totally underrated and very fun. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 19, 17:55
so wait, does ST really hate the Star Trek trailer that much? nm - Jovian Nov 19, 17:52 13
- I'm not a fan. -- nm - Muffin Pants Nov 19, 18:07
- The trailer is exactly what is wrong with a sexy, young reboot of a series that is supposed to be forward focused. -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 18:07
- I can't decide if it looks like it belongs on Fox or the CW. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 18:06
- Makes me want to see it. But I would have done so anyway. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 19, 18:06
- It's decent -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 18:04
- I liked it. Want to see more. -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 18:03
- Lukewarm. -- nm - nubby Nov 19, 18:03
- I would've been borderline on seeing it (kind of Trek nuetral overall, have liked some of the movie/shows not all) but after that trailer... - Cuzzin Toddfurky Nov 19, 18:00
- I enjoyed it seeing it in the theater. Looks more interesting than a Trek film has in ages. -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 17:58
- I'll go see the movie but the trailer breaks my heart. - David Nov 19, 17:54
- I liked it. I'm looking forward to the movie. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 17:54 1
  - ditto -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 18:00
- I haven't seen it so I can't say. -- nm - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 17:53
Thanks, ST ER hotline: So I got my mom to the hospital for her flu fever and phlegmy cough - zeitgeist Nov 19, 17:41 4
- Your mother is an adult, stop treating her like a child. If she's unable to care for herself, then you need to be the person to keep up with current - Trish Nov 19, 18:47 1
  - What she said. -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 18:58
- I'm a little confused by your rant. are you mad at the ER for not knowing what meds she takes? -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 19, 17:54
- Maybe you should make an appointment with her primary doctor just to cover the bases. Hope she gets well soon! -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 17:47
In case you have to know what Obama got Biden for his birthday -- (link) - crash davis Nov 19, 17:38
Amazon Gold Box has Too Human for $35 for the next 25 minutes if you're interested. -- nm - David Nov 19, 17:35
And the McEnroe commerical for National Rent a car cracks me up -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 17:33 1
- Every time I hear the one with "Flowers from a mister mop" I do a double-take -- nm - nubby Nov 19, 17:37
Can anyone familiar with Planned Parenthood or the ICLU tell me if this guy is a conservative or not? - Hotkiss Nov 19, 17:32 1
- The guy writing it? - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 17:42
sitwap: Twilight reaches #7 all-time for advance sales per Fandango -- (link) - Beaker Nov 19, 17:28 1
- Not going to lie, I almost want to sit through that pile of crap just to see what all the fuss is about. -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 19, 17:33
ooh, it looks like Paris is single again! -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 17:28 3
- so? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 19, 17:33
- i swear whenever a celebrity is quoted as being "very happy" in a relationship, they split within weeks. -- nm - kare Nov 19, 17:33
- She was dating someone? -- nm - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 17:28
Seriously, I love any interview transcript that ends with "go fuck yourself". -- nm - David Nov 19, 17:25 9
- Fresh Air can get really fresh. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 18:21
- oh, shades . . . -- nm - pigby Nov 19, 18:15
- Faaaaaaaaaaantastic. -- nm - Tim Nov 19, 18:11 1
  - The comments are also great: "I would only go gay for you and Cal Ripken Jr...and you only since this interview." -- nm - David Nov 19, 18:15
- the Nate Silver one? -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 17:32 3
  - Yup, the guy is so, so angry that he's been called on his nonsense. - David Nov 19, 17:36 2
    - Link? -- nm - Subversive - least conducive to reworking Nov 19, 17:38 1
      - here you go -- (link) - crash davis Nov 19, 17:40
- That's My Rove! -- nm - nubby Nov 19, 17:27
so can you changed the background stuff which is shown behind your avatar on the friends page? -- nm - truman Nov 19, 17:15 4
- what does mine background look like...if you noticed, I was only on for a few minutes to make my guy and look around -- nm - J Nov 19, 17:27
- Well they added new themes plus any you still downloaded -- nm - eag Nov 19, 17:16 2
  - ok, but does the theme affect the stuff behind your avatar on the friends page? - truman Nov 19, 17:18 1
    - I think the stuff they show behind your friends has to do with what they are or were playing on the xbox -- nm - eag Nov 19, 17:20
Love the themes now in Gmail. -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 17:12
In al-Qaida's first response to Obama's victory, al-Zawahri also called the president-elect � along with Colin Powell and Condole- "House Negro" -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 19, 17:11 1
- Lovely. - nubby Nov 19, 17:24
I just paid $1.99 for gas - amoxy Nov 19, 17:11 11
- It's all supply and demand you see....soon there will be textbooks about how the United States reduced their thirst for oil by 55% in months... -- nm - Stewie Nov 19, 17:28 2
  - Well you know hurricane season is over too and apparently there are no impending problems near production pipelines or anything. - Qale Nov 19, 17:37
  - STFU -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 17:32
- .78 cents per litre here....lowest since 2002 -- nm - J Nov 19, 17:26
- Down to around 2.20 here. -- nm - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 17:21
- Lowest I've seen here, so far, is $2.09, but it's dropping daily and already less than half - MojaveMeg Nov 19, 17:21
- $0.829 here...per litre -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 17:21
- $1.83 here. lowest Ive seen it in several years. nm - Jovian Nov 19, 17:19
- ~$1.99 are you out of your mind!?!~ -- nm - Guy Nov 19, 17:16
- Mickey D's value menu rocks. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 17:12
- $1.95 at the corner gas station. - Stephen Nov 19, 17:11
Pac-Man Jones reinstated to the NFL. He'll return for the December 7 game. -- nm - David Nov 19, 17:04 3
- *makes it rain* -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 17:17
- pffft. He'll probably still beat Steven effing Jackson. - Trish Nov 19, 17:08
- I watched Hard Knocks and swallowed every tale he told about not being Pac-Man anymore. I hope Adam Jones round #2 goes better for him. -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 17:08
my cat like bbq pringles -- nm - truman Nov 19, 16:58
SITWAP Download Half Life for $1 -- (link) - Hotkiss Nov 19, 16:49
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- here ya go - crash davis Nov 19, 16:51 10
  - I hear Edgar is going to wear a Mariners cap. -- nm - David Nov 19, 17:17 3
    - They let half-players in the Hall? -- nm - nubby Nov 19, 17:26 1
      - Says the fan of no-half Francoeur. -- nm - David Nov 19, 17:29
    - I think you are correct -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 17:18
  - Hmm.. I thought Bruce Sutter picked out which cap he was depicted in. - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 17:07 4
    - if he picked the Cubs, the Hall wouldn't have had a problem with it -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 17:08 3
      - he went with the Cards. Darn him! - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 17:11 2
        
        its understandable why players want to go with the team that they win the World Series with -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 17:16 1
        
        I know, but still. He became the first great reliever when he was a Cub. - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 17:37
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- The player decides. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 16:50 2
  - not anymore - see above in reference to Gary Carter -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 16:53 1
    - Yeah, just found it. The BBHOF usually defers to the player, but can have ultimate say. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 16:54
Oh my, this is almost embarrassing. I took the "guess the chest" contest at the People sexiest man issue link. - Trish Nov 19, 16:48 10
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  - I'm such a spaz, I just realized you had to go past my little spoiler in order to click the link for the damn test. - Trish Nov 19, 17:03
  - Max Payne! -- nm - nubby Nov 19, 17:01
  - spoils - Trish Nov 19, 16:54
- have you created your new xbox avatar yet? do they have enough clothing options for you? -- nm - truman Nov 19, 16:50 5
  - I'm going to when I get home. Darcy did hers last night, it's cute. -- nm - Trish Nov 19, 16:51 3
    - why is it that I do not have darcy as a friend on the xbox? -- nm - truman Nov 19, 17:09 2
      - I'll tell her to send you a friend req later, how's that? :) -- nm - Trish Nov 19, 17:10 1
        
        that will make me feel all warm and fuzzy -- nm - truman Nov 19, 17:14
  - There will be a plethora of clothing options available in the coming months -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:50
I just don't want to see the Big 3 avoid bankruptcy by selling out to the Chinese. I think a bailout is preferable to that. - crash davis Nov 19, 16:48 2
- There really isn't anything to stop them right now. - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 17:28
- Ha sho ni she gwauh -- nm - Wash SI Nov 19, 17:05
(accidently posted to another thread) Ballmer: Let me be clear. We are done with all acquisition discussions with Yahoo. - Yahoo drops 20%. -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 16:48
A) what's in that link is not the whole list B) I think Joshua Jackson belongs there - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 16:47 5
- Put up some more pictures on Facebook then we'll see! -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:49
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  - Oh, and speaking of... is Hugh Jackman's wife of 12 years just in total denial? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:49 2
    - Just because the man can sing and dance and played a gay man, doesn't mean he's gay. - Trish Nov 19, 17:02
    - The man is straight. -- nm - the liiou.lu with . Nov 19, 16:50
The work required to turn Jake Gyllenhaal into a shirtless stud must have been epic. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:47 2
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  - *whimper* -- nm - nubby Nov 19, 16:49
So Ed...is your Avatar just a head with a big pair of glasses? - Remlik Nov 19, 16:46 17
- Yours should be Mr. Peanut without the monocle. -- nm - Trish Nov 19, 17:05
- yours is just a bald head, with no features right -- nm - truman Nov 19, 16:49
- Its too bad that there not interactive or I get my avatar to go kick your avatars ass - eag Nov 19, 16:48 13
  - On a side note they need more hats and hopefully they will get like stuff from some of the games that you can put on your avatar -- nm - eag Nov 19, 16:50 1
    - What I'm most looking forward to the potential of: Ghostbusters avatar, complete with proton pack. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:52
  - see what happens when you miss a weekend, Remlik? -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 16:49 10
    - everyone missed last weekend, it was boring. - truman Nov 19, 16:50 9
      - We need to get on tonight just so we can compare avatars and use the party mode -- nm - eag Nov 19, 16:51 8
        
        NO-THURSDAY IS TV NIGHT! - Trish Nov 19, 17:06 5
        
        Ok but today is wednesday -- nm - eag Nov 19, 17:08 4
        
        Scratch the above and substitute Wednesday for Thursday. - Trish Nov 19, 17:12 3
        
        He gets in enough trouble without you blaming him for more. ;p -- nm - Trish Nov 19, 17:23
        
        Like I said there lack of hats is disapointing most of them are like ball caps and you have one that is sherlock holmes like -- nm - eag Nov 19, 17:15 1
        
        Oh and I blame Remlik if ive become a smart ass :) -- nm - eag Nov 19, 17:18
        
        installing the nxe now -- nm - truman Nov 19, 16:54
        
        I'll be on -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:52
- If by "Ed" you mean secretstalker, I hope he goes with Elvis glasses -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:48
Amoxy, if you're looking to me as a Sugar Mama, you sure as he(ck) didn't see today's market close... - MojaveMeg Nov 19, 16:46 1
- Ooops, maybe you didn't see the latest change of ownership:) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 19, 17:10
For tha trailer-haters: Star Trek 90210 -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 16:46 [youtube] 3
- Epic win! -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 17:15
- Not a repost AFAIK, and very clever. I think I like it better than the original. BOOBS. IN. STAR TREK. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 16:52
- HA! -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 16:52
Dr.Vermin: I totally agree that that is one of the best options in this entire debacle. Ditto for the mortgage meltdown. - Beryllium Nov 19, 16:44

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