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On reflection, I think I'd put Star Trek in the Oscar Hunt ahead of District 9. - Will Hunting Feb 12, 10:23 2
- story wise I'd give District 9 the nod over ST, productionwise ST was supreme -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:25
- smart man. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 10:24
sweet. snow that was supposed to miss Raleigh is now bringing 1-4 inches. Tonight. - sycor Feb 12, 10:23 2
- Yeah, how can they not be able to precisely predict huge chaotic systems more than 48 hours out?? -- nm - mara Feb 12, 10:25
- Uhm... yay? -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:24
I'm so mad at 1-800-FLOWERS right now I'm about to pass out. -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 10:17 19
- Not ok with just ruining Christmas anymore, huh Deevs? You're branching out? -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 10:19 2
  - I'm taking orders for all holidays and lesser festivals, whether they be Jewish, seasonal or pagan. - Diva Feb 12, 10:21 1
    - dang, Imbolc was last week... -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 10:22
- *wonders if I should let her tear into them* - Mel Profit Feb 12, 10:19 15
  - It was supposed to be a wicker or rattan basket! -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 10:21 9
    - "I actually think it improved it, against all odds. 'Take my eyes, but not the vase!'" -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 10:22 1
      - "There's my driver, I'm going to have sex with her." -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 12, 10:23
    - it's very pretty... - Mel Profit Feb 12, 10:22 6
      - I got a plant because it's less gender-specific and then those morlocks put it in a pink vase. -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 10:24 5
        
        people who offend us should be called moorlocks more often - I heartily approve of your post -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:26 1
        
        even if I can't spell -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:27
        
        it's *giggle* fine! -- nm - poochinski Feb 12, 10:25
        
        and oh yeah nmbmel - Diva Feb 12, 10:25
        
        With Mel, it's always better to avoid something that specifies gender. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 10:25
  - *cues the "Maniac" dub mix* -- nm - poochinski Feb 12, 10:21
  - give her a bladed weapon and stand back -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:20 3
    - *puts the knife in my mouth. hops on the bike* -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 10:22 2
      - Diva, Lone Biker of the Apocalypse -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:23 1
        
        Next on The Crash Channel. -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 10:23
i want to rock you baby, all night long. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 12, 10:15 1
- prove that this is really you -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:18
University of Iowa has squashed a student-run campus theater's plans to show a 3-D pornographic movie on campus this weekend. -- (link) - mara Feb 12, 10:13 7
- I had no idea that such a thing existed -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:15 6
  - I remember when DVD was being rolled out that we were promised the ability to see scenes from different angles. I'm shocked the porn industry didn't - zork Feb 12, 10:18 4
    - I've seen it used before. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 10:20
    - They did a little. There is at least one series like this. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 12, 10:20
    - That's the primary use of the angle button. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 10:20 1
      - yes, and I've never seen a disc that offered alternate angles - zork Feb 12, 10:21
  - yeah. me niether! - psilotum Feb 12, 10:17
You have to watch this. I saw it on the Discovery channel one night; the lyre bird and how it can mimic sounds in its environment, including car - Loyola Feb 12, 10:10 [youtube] 1
- That's crazy. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:15
any men getting dragged to Valentine's Day this weekend? - poochinski Feb 12, 10:09 1
- thankfully my bride gets as much or more enjoyment yelling at Bob Costas and Dick Button -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:11
Survivor speculation spoiler - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:09 1
- Don't know about (spoils) - Jim Feb 12, 10:11
Michael Fassbender alert - trailer for Centurion is up -- (link) - LMS Feb 12, 10:07 4
- I'm looking forward to the next Jane Eyre w/Fass as a sexy, smoky smouldering Rochester. - Diva Feb 12, 10:11 3
  - I'm hoping to go on a set visit on that one. The director is damn cute too. -- nm - LMS Feb 12, 10:13 2
    - please lmk if you do. I may have a mission for you. :) -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 10:14 1
      - Will do. -- nm - LMS Feb 12, 10:16
Super Farkle on Facebook is addictive. -- nm - Dano Feb 12, 10:06
Survivor note (not really spoilers) - Beryllium Feb 12, 10:05 3
- Releated...I still can't stand her. nm -- nm - Jim Feb 12, 10:14
- Why you gotta hate? - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:07 1
  - Where did I hate? She was great in magnum force. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 10:08
PIR rules: In Jan - on my desktop alone - Netmeter said I consumed 200Gb of bandwidth. Guess how much Comcast says I used *total* for all my devices. - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:01 24
- 83 -- nm - zork Feb 12, 10:07 5
  - Bit higher. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:09 4
    - 84,85,86,87,88,89,90 - zork Feb 12, 10:12 3
      - 88Gb. Comcast said I used 88Gb in January. Even if they counted download only, that's still only half of what my Netmeter says. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:16 2
        
        does this include TV? If not, what the hell *is* this counting? -- nm - zork Feb 12, 10:17 1
        
        IP bandwidth (so Netflix streaming, too) but regular cable doesn't factor into our internet use. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:23
- 127.3 -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 10:06 1
  - Shockingly... LOWER! -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:06
- 170 -- nm - zork Feb 12, 10:06
- 202 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 10:04 1
  - Comcast would hardly be that accurate. Lower. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:04
- 35gb -- nm - Loyola Feb 12, 10:04 6
  - Higher. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:04 5
    - (this is The Clock Game) -- nm - poochinski Feb 12, 10:05 2
      - 190, 1, 2, 3-4-5-6-7-8-9! -- nm - psilotum Feb 12, 10:06
      - I suppose it is. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:06
    - 36gb -- nm - Loyola Feb 12, 10:05 1
      - Higher! -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:05
- 500 Gb -- nm - JaxSean Feb 12, 10:03 1
  - MUCH lower -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:03
- 312.50GB -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 10:03 1
  - Still lower -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:03
- 400GB -- nm - Ender Feb 12, 10:03 1
  - lower -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:03
yeah, there's no possible way this could go wrong... -- (link) - znufrii Feb 12, 09:59
it's been a while since ABC had the Olympics but didn't they used to air a mix of live and taped events on the network feed? - poochinski Feb 12, 09:58 24
- they have farmed some of the stuff out to cable affiliates though -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:09 9
  - i know but it's the freakin Olympics. what else are you going to be running during the day? soaps and Judge Mathis - poochinski Feb 12, 10:11 8
    - I'm sure they did some kind of research and found that soaps would get better ratings. - Ender Feb 12, 10:14
    - as I posted down below - wouldn't they have saved some money by not buying two weeks worth of soaps? -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:12 6
      - Which would be offset by the increased production costs to put together the olympics broadcast. - Ender Feb 12, 10:16 3
        
        but wouldn't they have cameras and crews there already doing stuff for tape and their cable affiliates? -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:17 2
        
        It still takes money to turn camera feeds into a telecast, plus added satellite time to beam it out to headquarters. -- nm - Ender Feb 12, 10:20 1
        
        true, the finances of TV are a mystery to me -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:21
      - not sure that the contracts would let them just opt out of episodes here and there -- nm - zork Feb 12, 10:14 1
        
        they've known for years that they were hosting the Olympics - they could have done something back then -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:16
- "People who want to watch it live" must be a much bigger set than "People who actually *could* watch it live." -- nm - mara Feb 12, 10:06
- Some events will be aired live on NBC's web site, but not the marque ones (and you need to log into your cable account to see it). -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 10:02
- In their mind the tape delay IS getting the most bang for their buck. - Ender Feb 12, 10:01 2
  - plus the ability to insert commercials and to take out performances by non-USA athletes -- nm - zork Feb 12, 10:11
  - I know that's what they think/what they bank on, but they miss that many will alter plans for big events. - b. Feb 12, 10:05
- it's irksome that we're in the same time zone but won't see most things live. -- nm - b. Feb 12, 10:01
- I would think that they would have made arrangements for two weeks to suspend their soap operas during the day and at least save the production costs. -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:01
- NBC is determined to suck. Except for Chuck. -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 10:01 5
  - you're gonna be a figure skating zombie -- nm - poochinski Feb 12, 10:02 4
    - I'm convinced I'll fall asleep before they get to it. -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 10:03 3
      - I don't understand why they would do that. Isn't figure skating the ratings behemoth? Why wouldn't they show it in prime time? -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 10:09 2
        
        I noticed during the summer olympics they'd spend the evening building up events all night and then show them much later. - Diva Feb 12, 10:13
        
        you guys just live in the wrong time zone - its in prime time for me -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 10:10
- I've assumed every Olympics I ever watched were both lived and taped. (Particularly ones halfway across the world.) -- nm - mara Feb 12, 10:01
Coworker's sister had a baby last night. We're hearing the horror story now. I've never been so glad that Mrs.Vermin had the c-section. - Dr.Vermin Feb 12, 09:56 1
- I'm so sorry for anyone who had a "horrifying" birth experience. -- nm - psilotum Feb 12, 10:13
*hunts down and kills Nigeria's new President* -- (link) - Liam Neeson Feb 12, 09:55 2
- "Dear friend, I have recently been made the acting president of Nigeria and wood very much like increase business ties with American businessmen such as yourself..." -- nm - Ender Feb 12, 09:59
- Wait, I think I have his email address. - Dr.Vermin Feb 12, 09:58
E-readers and eyestrain: E-ink may be best in bright light, but in other situations, "a piece of paper can be a better display than E Ink, and in dim - mara Feb 12, 09:54
Most New Yorkers hear neighbors having sex. -- (link) - pmb Feb 12, 09:52 1
- True. Until their dog chased me out of the yard. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 12, 09:55
My son is rain man with guessing games. Last summer he won at our family camping guessing Skittles in a jar. Now our ortho emails us that he won the - oblique Feb 12, 09:47 20
- I'm good at stuff like that, too. - JaxSean Feb 12, 09:51
- I guess they didn't use PIR rules! -- nm - Shaun Feb 12, 09:48
- your ortho needs to brush up on his Price Is Right rules and tell your son to guess better next year -- nm - poochinski Feb 12, 09:48 4
  - Why do so many people have a fixation with Price is Right Rules? -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 09:51 3
    - because math is hard. -- nm - psilotum Feb 12, 10:11
    - Because Wheel of Fortune Rules just don't seem to work for those situations. -- nm - pmb Feb 12, 09:54
    - No overbidding! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 12, 09:52
- Take him to Vegas! -- nm - pmb Feb 12, 09:48 7
  - *gets 22 on 7 straight hands of blackjack* - oblique's son Feb 12, 09:48 6
    - Obviously I need to be standing next to him. -- nm - nubby Feb 12, 09:49 4
      - I'm already planning that for my 40th birthday, I'm going to Vegas to celebrate. Because your true friends will go to Vegas with you :) - oblique Feb 12, 09:51 3
        
        I've always liked you - Epiphany Feb 12, 09:55 2
        
        It's in September of next year so mark your calendars! -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 09:56 1
        
        Doable! - Epiphany Feb 12, 10:00
    - L3 -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 09:49
- free braces? -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 09:48 4
  - Just the need for more braces, ie the candy. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 12, 09:49 2
    - I was just thinking that. they could have had "count the flossers" or something. heh. - b. Feb 12, 09:51 1
      - I'm assuming he wins the jar but I don't know for sure -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 09:52
  - I wish -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 09:48
"failure pile in a sadness bowl" -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 09:47
*smacks-up y'all for the 30 rock spoilers* (with a sharp poke for survivor subject lines, too.) -- nm - b. Feb 12, 09:46 3
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  - already on it! -- nm - b. Feb 12, 09:47
- I want to eat your boogers. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 12, 09:46
also, if he's at all into afrobeat and/or modern dance, Fela! might be worth his time... -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 09:45
How long until someone comes up with a Jersey Shore Boys parody musical? -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 09:44 12
- My idea was a mashup of the song "Be Italian" from Nine with video from Jersey Shore. -- nm - Dano Feb 12, 10:06
- You just did! Of course the theatre down the street here is probably gearing up for Jersey Sore Boys -- nm - zork Feb 12, 10:01
- I'm on it... - Gerard Alessendrini Feb 12, 09:44 7
  - "Sherry Baby" will becaome "Snooki Baby". -- nm - Diva Feb 12, 09:46 6
    - Holy crap. This is playing on the radio right now. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 12, 09:53 2
      - Oop, no nevermind. It's Oh Sherry by Journey. Close, though. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 12, 09:53
      - they write fast. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 09:53
    - i don't know much, but i know that that girl ain't gonna age well -- nm - poochinski Feb 12, 09:48
    - this is brilliant. we should totally do this... -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 09:47 1
      - I get 10%. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 09:48
- or Jersey Shore! -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 09:44 1
  - fuck me. I should just go home. - oblique Feb 12, 09:48
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- Go white boy! Go white boy! -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 09:45

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