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i think someone was looking at/talking about netbooks, so here is the deal I just saw, just in case - tRuMaN Jan 26, 13:13
$3,240,192 for Avatar Monday, giving it a running total of $554,981,691. -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:11 1
- the IMAX 3D screenings are still selling out at night - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 26, 13:13
Handball is one of those sports NBC gives 5 minutes to during the Olympics - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 26, 13:10 5
- kind of like they do for badminton. -- nm - i'm gay for figure skating Jan 26, 13:13 1
  - Badminton is fierce - especially when seen and played live at pro levels - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 26, 13:18
- I now it reads like shtick, but I honestly had no idea it was a real sport. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 13:12 1
  - pritty much money in pro handball too -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:14
- including reruns? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:11
Handball is one of those sports NBC gives 5 minutes to during the Olympics - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 26, 13:09
Look3D, for all your designer 3D eyewear needs -- (link) - con_carne Jan 26, 13:09
Things you don't see everyday: There are glass doors and windows on all the offices here. I just walked by a guy's office and he was - i'm gay for figure skating Jan 26, 13:08 10
- I like this guy. -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 13:14
- omg - he's coming over here now...NO!!!!!!! -- nm - i'm gay for figure skating Jan 26, 13:09 8
  - this is why ST needs a 'instant video link'. we can switch to an STs web cam on a moment's notice. -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 13:14
  - if he offers you chocolate covered pretzals...run! -- nm - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 26, 13:13 3
    - O.M.F.G!!! He just offered me some caramel corn!! And he KNOWS I saw him! -- nm - i'm gay for figure skating Jan 26, 13:15 2
      - that guy sees you typing all this? -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 26, 13:18 1
        
        no. He's onto offering to other unfortunates now. -- nm - i'm gay for figure skating Jan 26, 13:20
  - It's like a horror movie "Asshand" -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:10
  - Here, smell this. -- nm - Dano Jan 26, 13:09 1
    - oh my God... -- nm - i'm gay for figure skating Jan 26, 13:12
this shouldn't have worked but it did - thanks people! - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 26, 13:08
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- the evil one or the good one? -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:08
- told you. -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 13:07 2
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    - liar. -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 13:13
Okay, I'm gonna start posting EPL updates. Who wants to know the Wolverhampton score? *crickets* -- nm - CQ Jan 26, 13:06 11
- wolwes play now? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:11
- I'll see your EPL and raise you cricket -- nm - Roger More Jan 26, 13:10
- North Kiltown! -- nm - Groundskeeper David Jan 26, 13:07 7
  - ah, you must mean Preston North End. They're up one-nil -- nm - CQ Jan 26, 13:09 6
    - So, nil is bad? -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:10 5
      - Serious question - what do you say for a zero score in football? Zero? Nothing? None? -- nm - Roger More Jan 26, 13:13 2
        
        "And Matt Millen's team has the ball..." -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:14
        
        usually nothing or zero. I've heard both -- nm - CQ Jan 26, 13:14
      - I'm going to write a breakup movie about a soccer player and a tennis player. "Nil Love". -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:11 1
        
        there is that Icelandic movie N�i alb�n�i -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 26, 13:15
- if only there were a series of interconnected computers... -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:07
Well I think I did my work, we're don't have regular updates about handball anymore! - Guigue Jan 26, 13:04
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- The internet gave away the milk for free, and there's no putting milk back in the cow. -- nm - Dano Jan 26, 13:04 1
  - Though this sounds like a great idea for a reality show. -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:12
- plus it's Newsday. Who even gets that paper? -- nm - CQ Jan 26, 13:02 1
  - They interview me a lot, so I like them...and it's adding to BOP's potential reader base by 35! -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:03
- So, do those 35 people feel silly or special right now? -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:00 4
  - Oh God, this is hysterical. - David Jan 26, 13:02 2
    - "the reporter then looked into community college classes." -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:03 1
      - I wonder how much money was being spent on porn sites at that exact moment. -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:09
  - Yes. (nm) - musubi Jan 26, 13:02
ACORN pimp/undercover cameraman arrested for attempting to bug Sen. Landrieu's office -- (link) - Reagen Jan 26, 12:55 7
- I had never seen a picture of the guy before. That "costume" is f***ing ridiculous. (nm) - musubi Jan 26, 13:01 1
  - There was a report that the transcripts of the video were *highly* suspect and almost certainly overdubbed. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:02
- "It's for the greater good!!!!" -- nm - TWuG Jan 26, 12:58
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  - sounds like he'll get to experience the other side of the street soon. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 12:58 2
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      - Speaking of which, I couldn't get past the fact that the sweet father in The Princess and the Frog was a pimp. -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:07
60 min 23 -24 last min from back 2 to ahead 1 - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 12:50 45
- Why do I have to be the bad guy and say that no one else here really cares...? -- nm - Guigue Jan 26, 12:51 44
  - I don't even know what he's talking about. -- nm - Ender Jan 26, 12:53 39
    - Handball, Denmark vs Norway -- nm - Guigue Jan 26, 12:54 38
      - That in turn begs the question... "What the eff is 'handball'???" -- nm - Ender Jan 26, 12:59 1
        
        exciting - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:01
      - well you're partially right about the don't care since Norway don't care anymore -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 12:56 17
        
        I'd say I'm totally right since no one here ever cared - Guigue Jan 26, 12:57 15
        
        then you're wrong - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:00 14
        
        I mean here - Guigue Jan 26, 13:02
        
        "here" -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:01
        
        nope, still right. -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 13:00 11
        
        use logic in the future please -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:02 10
        
        It's so weird, I know 1 other Dane in RL, and you remind me of him all the time - Guigue Jan 26, 13:03 3
        
        my brother - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:05 2
        
        He didn't just move to Montreal did he? -- nm - Guigue Jan 26, 13:06 1
        
        no - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:06
        
        taken under advisement. -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 13:03 5
        
        I advise against being in the first 3 floors of your building after saying that phrase. -- nm - Inigo Jan 26, 13:05 1
        
        The quarterback is toast! -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:06
        
        one is still more then zero - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:04 2
        
        "No one else here really cares" he was dead on balls accurate. -- nm - Jim Jan 26, 13:05 1
        
        can we take a round of golf soon? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:07
        
        Ooh, burn on all of ST's Norwegians! -- nm - David Jan 26, 12:57
      - It's a matchup of global import. -- nm - David Jan 26, 12:55 7
        
        "Holds it... HOLDS IT... HOOOOLDS IT...." -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:00
        
        yep - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 12:59 1
        
        a group that is legion -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:00
        
        It truly will determine the worlds greatest nation. (nm) - musubi Jan 26, 12:57 3
        
        France???? - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:03
        
        World War III will be fought on the handball court. - David Jan 26, 12:57 1
        
        I thought handballs were supposed to be put on drumsets. -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 12:58
      - Wait, this is Handball? - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:55 9
        
        it's pretty cool. My high school quarterbacks coach played on the U.S olympic team -- nm - CQ Jan 26, 12:57 8
        
        Yeah it's fun to play, doesn't require a lot of skills to play decently, unlike other sports - Guigue Jan 26, 12:58 4
        
        depends on the level you're playing -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:06 2
        
        Do you always have to argue with everyone about everything? You really need to have the last work about everything? - Guigue Jan 26, 13:11 1
        
        doesn't require a lot of skills to play decently, unlike other sports - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 13:13
        
        I'd rathher watch the championship of beer pong -- nm - CQ Jan 26, 13:00
        
        Wait, there is something called Handball in the US? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:58 2
        
        Don't be coy. There's no debating, you were the master in your youth. -- nm - TWuG Jan 26, 13:00
        
        I'm not sure this epic of sports requires 3 update posts per board, but to each his/her own -- nm - CQ Jan 26, 12:59
  - Cause Spawn and I are tired of being the bad guys. :) -- nm - Jim Jan 26, 12:51 2
    - Unpossible! :-P -- nm - TWuG Jan 26, 12:54
    - heh -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:53
  - Redmond loves play-by-plays. Maybe he asked for one. -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 12:51
fomer SNL'er Jan Hooks to guest star on 30 Rock. -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 12:49
60 min 23-23 plus danish pen ahead -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 12:49 1
- I assume this is for *someone's* benefit. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 12:50
Look away now if you're a Muslim woman; A French parliamentary committee has recommended a partial ban on women wearing Islamic face veils. -- (link) - Loyola Jan 26, 12:46 1
- It's funny how France is actually a very tough environnement for woman in the workplace yet they do this for equality - Guigue Jan 26, 12:50
That's to Ms. Dalton for this. Check out the $3500 BD-30 Lexicon Blu-ray player. Or the $500 Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player. Same machine. -- (link) - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 26, 12:45 1 1
- The THX part of it is the real story. -- nm - David Jan 26, 12:52
What is it with Alabama linemen not preparing well for the draft? - David Jan 26, 12:43 1
- Word. The Broncos liked him...but at 370, in the thin air...he's a 1 down NT at best. - Jim Jan 26, 12:44
Bery: Just thought it was funny that - years ago - Artie was joking to Conan that NBC would pay him $40 mil to not work. That guy's psychic! -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Jan 26, 12:40
SITWAP: Avatar is now at $1.858 billion worldwide. Titanic is 1.843 billion - Inigo Jan 26, 12:39 11
- what is Titanic's adjusted dollar figure? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 26, 12:55 1
  - $950 million domestic (and about to go up a bit)...the conversions don't translate well worldwide. -- nm - David Jan 26, 12:56
- "Avatar is now the #1 movie of all-time in terms of worldwide revenue. The -worst- of James Cameron's last two releases earned $1.8 billion." -- nm - David Jan 26, 12:43 1
  - What's crazy is that Avatar's foreign total compared to Titanic is mostly market expansion. - Inigo Jan 26, 12:52
- Just think of what Titanic could have done released right now, in 3D and IMAX 3D. - Jim Jan 26, 12:41 5
  - Or Gone with the Wind! -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:42 4
    - Now you're talking crazy talk. -- nm - Jim Jan 26, 12:43 3
      - Still a better movie than Avatar. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:48 2
        
        Have you seen it yet? nm - Jim Jan 26, 12:51 1
        
        Hells no. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:53
- Misdisbelievable. -- nm - Loyola Jan 26, 12:40
Good to see an A- for Public Enemies on B2. I think it'd make my top 25 all time best films. -- nm - Loyola Jan 26, 12:39
Anybody else having problems with friends request on FB - eag Jan 26, 12:37 4
- I think that has to do with the "pending" peoples' privacy settings - con_carne Jan 26, 12:43
- That's happened to a couple of mine too, not sure what the deal is -- nm - GWAA Jan 26, 12:38
- Sorry, they just don't like you. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:38 1
  - Nonsense, I am well loved - eag Jan 26, 12:40
Ika .com note: Troop moves and other sensitive info should be sent as personal messages and not Alliance-wide messages for the time-being - TWuG Jan 26, 12:35 13
- Note to self: I'm glad I didn't keep playing this game. Sounds like a royal pain in the ass -- nm - oblique Jan 26, 12:45 2
  - Congrats on being a quitter. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:49 1
    - He wants to be in shape for the Ikariam Super Bowl. -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 12:49
- yeah...that new big score recruit smells like a plant to me. - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 26, 12:42 4
  - He used to be with GOLD, not TPC -- nm - Guigue Jan 26, 12:52 1
    - Yes, but that does not preclude his/her being a spy. - TWuG Jan 26, 12:57
  - hey, used ika-world.com to look the player up (their servers have not updated yet). - decline Jan 26, 12:51
  - Hey - eag Jan 26, 12:51
- Double agents? -- nm - lileve Jan 26, 12:36 4
  - "And ze traitor is zomewhere in zis room!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 26, 12:44 1
    - "The call is coming from inside the house" -- nm - eag Jan 26, 12:51
  - I knew there was always something fishy about Mel - eag Jan 26, 12:39
  - They don't want me to join in their reindeer games. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:38
50 min 21 - 19 -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 26, 12:34 6
- Is this some kind of frickin' code? -- nm - Jim Jan 26, 12:36 5
  - Three seconds, MacGruber! -- nm - TFox Jan 26, 12:37 4
    - *takes a sip of Pepsuber* That's plenty of ... *BOOOM* -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 12:37 3
      - (You know, if they do a pepsi tie-in with the MacGruber ad campaign, I will totally buy the shit out of that shit.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 12:38 2
        
        Speaking of, have you tried the throwback Pepsi and Mountain Dew? - Dr.Vermin Jan 26, 12:40 1
        
        They're not sold here. - Reagen Jan 26, 12:44
Superman? what the cuss?? -- nm - tik tok Jan 26, 12:30 1
- You are so cute when you Second. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:31
Super Bowl!!! -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 26, 12:30

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