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Speaking of shakes. New shake from Flip Burger. -- (link) - When in Dano Jan 21, 10:58 1
- i think i got diabetes just looking at it -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 21, 11:00
not that you care, but the fact that the last 6 boards are filled with talk show shit with hardly a mention of the SC decision - Guy Jan 21, 10:58 28
- Welcome to the SlickerTalk forum. - znufrii Jan 21, 11:03
- Though we do talk about "anything and everything" I still consider this an entertainment board first. - When in Dano Jan 21, 11:02 1
  - Entertainment is what brought us all together in the first place, obvie -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 11:03
- Wait, the NCAA released it's SC decision? I thought they just found Reggie Bush? (nm) - musubi Jan 21, 11:02
- *rolls eyes* -- nm - b. Jan 21, 11:01
- Well, thanks for breaking that to come here and tell us about it. -- nm - Jim Jan 21, 11:01
- *rejoices amongst himself* -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 21, 11:01
- Gee. Didn't know we had a standard to uphold. -- nm - nubby Jan 21, 11:00 2
  - We are no longer the Misc Board. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 21, 11:01 1
    - "Take it to the Guy board." -- nm - nubby Jan 21, 11:02
- Yeah, that is a reason I *do* come here. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 21, 11:00
- What happened in South Carolina? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 21, 11:00
- It's working! Woohoo! -- nm - David Jan 21, 11:00
- have you heard the military term SNAFU? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:59
- "Take it to the sports board!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 10:59 1
  - (Oh, apparently this is not about USC football) -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 11:00
- door, ass, don't let. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 10:59
- damn, we just got served. (wtf is a "SC decision"?) - TFox Jan 21, 10:59 5
  - USC sweatshirts and other sports gear logo is exclusive to Uni So Cal and Uni So Carolina is screwed, - zeitgeist Jan 21, 11:02 1
    - Poor Furman University Christian Knights. -- nm - nubby Jan 21, 11:02
  - South Carolina. - loosilu Jan 21, 10:59 2
    - I actually thought it meant "South Carolina", for real, for a minute. -- nm - TFox Jan 21, 11:00 1
      - I always do. (Duh.) -- nm - nubby Jan 21, 11:01
- What other insight do you want other than "Wow, we're even more hosed than before." -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:58 4
  - Jay Leno should replace Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court. -- nm - When in Dano Jan 21, 10:59 3
    - And kill the comedy contribution there too? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 11:00 1
      - Sotomayor can make up for it by becoming The Beatboxing Justice -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 11:01
    - I've already said that he would probably be beneficial to America if he replaced Pelosi :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:59
One of the things about Craig Ferguson that captivates me is that I find myself thinking that's what I'd be like as a talk show host. - David Jan 21, 10:56 9
- Maybe what you would hope to be like. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 21, 10:59
- It's his ability to play dead air (and it happens a lot) that's amazing. (nm) - musubi Jan 21, 10:57
- What always gets me, and I could be completely wrong here...but it seems like he doesn't actually write a monologue. - Jim Jan 21, 10:57 5
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  - I don't know, I think he writes more than you think, but he's certainly the only one who really does a monologue instead of just a collection of jokes -- nm - Ender Jan 21, 10:59 2
    - yep. -- nm - b. Jan 21, 11:03
    - Yeah, this is my impression too. - musubi Jan 21, 11:01
  - That's what I'm saying. I think he has a general script, but a lot of what he does is pure impulse. - David Jan 21, 10:59
- LYC: My twin would make a great talk show host. It takes polish, something I lack. -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 10:57
BTW, I watched Fergueson's musical intro bits yesterday. I laughed way harder than I should. - musubi Jan 21, 10:50 3
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  - The Britney Spears one killed too. (nm) - musubi Jan 21, 10:55
FNL is going deeper than it ever has gone before into social issues with this season. - crash davis Jan 21, 10:49 19
- Does racism push Smash Williams in front of a bus? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:50 16
  - Smash isn't on this season -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 10:50 15
    - He was on once, but you had to be paying attention to notice. -- nm - David Jan 21, 10:55 5
      - I saw it, but I'm talking to Joey. So lets keep it real simple. -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 10:57 4
        
        Simple.....undefeated teams win national titles. - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:57 3
        
        You must have missed it, I awarded BSU a share of the musubi College Football National Championship�. (nm) - musubi Jan 21, 10:59 1
        
        He is auditioning for a bit called Will's Wheel of Wrong on our sports show. - crash davis Jan 21, 11:02
        
        If they have a great PR system behind them, I'll believe you. -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 10:59
    - because he got hit by a bus? -- nm - When in Dano Jan 21, 10:51
    - I know Crash, but thanks for the spoilers. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:51 7
      - That isn't a spoiler, mo-mo. -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 10:52 6
        
        I haven't seen the season...thanks for letting me know what happened. - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:54 5
        
        obviously you haven't seen the previous season either, otherwise you wouldn't say "what happened" - crash davis Jan 21, 10:56 4
        
        Don't try to get out of this sir. (nm) - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:57 3
        
        well then - you know you are wrong, so man up - crash davis Jan 21, 10:58 2
        
        Bzzt...your IM did happen. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:59 1
        
        He did not return as a series regular, so other than one episode, you're wrong -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 11:01
- "Tonight, on a very special FNL..." -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 10:49 1
  - the issues have an organic development so none seem forced, and every episode is very special -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 10:51
Prayformojo; Black Eyed Peas. -- nm - Loyola Jan 21, 10:49 5
- Technically, doesn't just Fergie sing and the other three rap? (nm) - musubi Jan 21, 10:53 3
  - No they mix it up a good bit. You couldn't even really say anyone is a lead singer in that group. -- nm - Loyola Jan 21, 10:55
  - technically, I am not sure Fergie sings. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 10:54 1
    - blasphemy! There are two songs of theirs that I've heard where Fergie knocks it out of the park. -- nm - CrankYanker Jan 21, 10:57
- And Destiny's Child, if they're still on the go. -- nm - Loyola Jan 21, 10:51
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- All night or 1-2 drinks? - Mel Profit Jan 21, 10:54 1
  - L4 - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 21, 10:55
- I'll probably get heat for this, but the image in my mind I think "kind of pathetic." - JaxSean Jan 21, 10:54 14
  - I don't see it as pathetic at all. I'm single by choice and often go to bars alone - decline Jan 21, 11:03
  - Being drunk allows one to not care about stuff like this :) -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 11:00
  - Sure just start talking to the guy next to you. -- nm - Loyola Jan 21, 10:59
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    - that of course does wonders for the stressful things in your life -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 21, 11:04
    - yeah, getting sh!t-faced by yourself in the middle of the day is pretty pathetic -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 11:00
  - i gave some examples in my post to b below. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 10:57
  - I do this at the airport sometimes. Helps the time pass on a layover and calms me down when I don't know when I might get to leave. -- nm - Diva Jan 21, 10:56 6
    - I can see the "traveler" thing at the airport. Sitting in a neighborhood bar drinking alone? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 21, 10:59 4
      - Sure. I've met some nice fellow travelers and struck up nice conversations w/them that way too. -- nm - Diva Jan 21, 11:05
      - at least if you're alone you won't get a whole message board razzing you for a couple years. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 11:03
      - i just remembered something i hadn't thought of in years... - Andie Jan 21, 11:02 1
        
        See, I pity him. So maybe not "pathetic", but still sad. (Not that there's anything wrong with it.) - JaxSean Jan 21, 11:04
    - *rips off the Diva mask* -- nm - amanduh Jan 21, 10:57
- Don't mind it at all. If I'm drinking alone on a street corner, that's different. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 10:53 1
  - What's up with you & Diva and the street cor... Oh..... -- nm - Fuzzy Jan 21, 10:58
- Home drinking, no. Public, yes. -- nm - Loyola Jan 21, 10:53
- for me, I think it would be depressing. -- nm - b. Jan 21, 10:52 3
  - i think if there's a reason you are at a bar/restaurant alone, then having a drink is no biggie. - Andie Jan 21, 10:57 2
    - I agree with this mostly. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 21, 11:02
    - I was thinking alone alone; but, yes, as you and mel say, I think context/environment/reasons matter. - b. Jan 21, 11:00
- at a bar? wouldn't mind at all. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 10:52 1
  - me neither. Now if I was standing alone drinking on a street corner, that might be a bit sad. -- nm - Diva Jan 21, 10:53
- Sure, why not? -- nm - Diva Jan 21, 10:52
- *Drinking*, or just having a drink. I've done the latter, would not do the former. (nm) - musubi Jan 21, 10:51 3
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    - A drink or three, yeah, no biggee. (nm) - musubi Jan 21, 10:54 1
      - yeah, I've only done the "getting sh!t-faced alone" thing once - znufrii Jan 21, 10:55
- Fine by me. When I did this, I was at the bar for their sports packages so I was entertained either way. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:51 3
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  - yeah, I've definitely gone to a bar by myself to see musicians I like. -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 10:52 1
    - Well sure, this I do as well -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 10:55
- Only while waiting for people/killing time until something else -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 10:50
- I do it all the time - conversely, I hardly ever drink at home and never do so alone. -- nm - decline Jan 21, 10:50
- I wouldn't mind it at all - znufrii Jan 21, 10:50
Loyola, that's clearly not the case considering how many people have tried talk shows and failed. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 10:49 3
- I guess. But if you have no particular favourite host, I imagine alot of people will look to see what guests are on and watch accordingly. -- nm - Loyola Jan 21, 10:50 2
  - Cuz the 2-3 hosts they got are talented enough to do good interviews. You ever see bad interviews? Painful. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:55
  - on any given night, I might do that. But there can't be a show at all if the host is no good. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 10:51
Ok...so about the Haiti thing. All these eartquakes, aftershocks and tremors are destroying the country. It's horrible...I know this. But I can't - Jim Jan 21, 10:49 32
- I don't think "destroying the country" is the right phrase. - Ender Jan 21, 10:56 3
  - though it will be interesting to see the effect this has on the rural areas as people continue to flee the city... -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 10:57
  - 9 million people in haiti, 3 million lived in PAP ... which pancaked. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:57
  - Yeah, the rest of the country was already in this pisspoor shape. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:56
- The distance between the Port Au Prince and the easternmost big city on the island is like Pittsburgh to Indianapolis. -- nm - Max Jan 21, 10:54 4
  - I just think it's amazing that something this massive with this much destructive power could destroy one country - Jim Jan 21, 10:56 3
    - The destruction here isn't due to the strength of the quake, it was only a 7.0, it's because the buildings are so poorly built. - Ender Jan 21, 11:03 2
      - To be fair, IIRC, if the epicenter of the quake was as close to SF as it was to Port au Prince (with the ensuing aftershocks), the damage would still - musubi Jan 21, 11:06 1
        
        The epicenter of the '89 quake was a bit further away, but the 89 quake was .1 bigger and still only killed 63 in a region with over 7 million people. -- nm - Ender Jan 21, 11:13
- related: Does anyone know whether there are decent roads connecting DR and Haiti? -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 10:52 5
  - I heard this last week. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 21, 10:54 1
    - "At times, it just turns into a rutted dirt road � this is the main road linking Port-au-Prince to Santiago in the Dominican Republic." Thats what - loosilu Jan 21, 10:57
  - I believe ther are - I've heard some of the DR border towns have really stepped up to help Haitians in need. -- nm - decline Jan 21, 10:54 1
    - I've heard that some relief organizations are landing stuff at ports in DR and transporting via land to Haiti -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:54
  - based on what I've heard, it sounds like there are roads, but I have no idea if they're decent. - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:53
- The Dominica Republic didn't make a pact with Satan. -- nm - When in Dano Jan 21, 10:52
- Here's the shake map. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 21, 10:52 5
  - it was in *exactly* the worse spot. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 10:55 1
    - The Ming Vase and Faberge Egg Museum/Orphange. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 10:56
  - bummed that this isn't a map that shows you where to get the best milkshakes -- nm - When in Dano Jan 21, 10:55 2
    - someone could do a google maps mashup of that -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:56
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- Those scientists have really gotten their earthquake machine down to pinpoint accuracy -- nm - decline Jan 21, 10:51
- pretty much unscathed. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 10:50
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- don't you know earthquakes don't travel across country borders? duhhh -- nm - GWAA Jan 21, 10:50
- Because it was such a shallow quake, the major effects were almost entirely contained in Haiti. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 10:49 1
  - also, the major population centers of DR are way on the opposite side of hispaniola, due to the mountainous terrain in the middle of the island -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:50
- DR had very little damage on the initial quake.....if any at all -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 10:49 2
  - Holy shit...that' -- nm - Jim Jan 21, 10:49 1
    - that's amazing. -- nm - Jim Jan 21, 10:50
- Yes, the DR is virtually unscathed by this. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:49
"in my defense...I usually ignore IM's" grrrrrrrr! ;) - -- nm - b. Jan 21, 10:49
LIR - Thanks Andie! -- nm - JenBro Jan 21, 10:48
Speaking of Costas, looks like Colbert will be doing a segment on the Costas Olympics show. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 10:47
The Unicorn Hour! with your host -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 10:47
Max Keiser -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 21, 10:46 1
- Mom Talk with Amy D. -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 21, 10:47
Haiti has had 5.9, 4.9. and 4.8 tremors today. -- (link) - Andie Jan 21, 10:46 2
- Ouch :( And Jellystone is having clusters of tremors, too -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 10:47 1
  - Hey Boo Boo -- nm - When in Dano Jan 21, 10:49

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