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For "no dial tone problems" press 2, if you're calling from the phone with the problem hang up and call from another phone......morons. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 12, 13:08
Red Envelope Mouses! -- nm - nubby Feb 12, 13:07 1
- Awesome. Something to do tonight. - TFox Feb 12, 13:08
Mmm... Fiona Apple. -- nm - nubby Feb 12, 13:05 1
- Mmm... Apple Pie... -- nm - Ender Feb 12, 13:06
There's a Wii version of Project Runway? - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 12:59
SITWAP... -- nm - CNN Breaking News Feb 12, 12:57
9 Canadian degrees in Vancouver at the moment - - lone canadian leafs fan Feb 12, 12:56
This should be a good poll: Who here has been to a renaissance fair? -- nm - CQ Feb 12, 12:55 36
- me, I hated the ones in california b ecause they would hold them in the heat of summer on hard packed dirt, 100 some degrees and your supposed to wear - zeitgeist Feb 12, 13:19 1
  - I should have posted as -- nm - Sir Aleric the Wanderer Feb 12, 13:21
- Never. -- nm - Krusty Feb 12, 13:11
- Never, but I thank you so much for the freecreditreport.com earworm - kare Feb 12, 13:08
- yes -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 12, 13:07
- I was at one in the days when they had "Drench a Wench' - HdnAgnda Feb 12, 13:06
- many times - although I have not gone in recent years. -- nm - decline Feb 12, 13:05
- Once when I was a kid. -- nm - pmb Feb 12, 13:03 1
  - But back then it was just called a fair, right? :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 12, 13:05
- boobies and beer many times over. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 12, 13:03
- Yes -- nm - eag Feb 12, 13:03
- Nope, but driven by the local one repeatedly - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 13:02
- of course - 'lia Feb 12, 12:59
- in at least 2 different states! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 12, 12:58
- not here -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 12:57
- multiple times. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:57
- *raises hand* - znufrii Feb 12, 12:57 17
  - I've never been, what exactly goes on at these things? -- nm - CQ Feb 12, 12:59 16
    - actors in medieval garb in various staged and non-staged performance pieces, period musicians, vendors selling medieval themed items/clothing/food - znufrii Feb 12, 13:02 3
      - Does that little jester from Safety Dance make an appearance? -- nm - CQ Feb 12, 13:03 2
        
        I dont' know. - znufrii Feb 12, 13:04 1
        
        also... - znufrii Feb 12, 13:07
    - Kind of like a county fair or carnival but with a midevil setting -- nm - eag Feb 12, 13:02 6
      - uhm...later...it is a Rennaissance Faire. -- nm - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 13:03 5
        
        it all kind of blends together...anything from 10-16th century is fair game... -- nm - znufrii Feb 12, 13:04 4
        
        Queen Elizabeth would not approve. - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 13:07 1
        
        I did not know that, but I can't say I'm surprised. - znufrii Feb 12, 13:08
        
        No 9th?! LAME!!!!! -- nm - Shaun Feb 12, 13:05 1
        
        pfffft. that's why there's the SCA - 'lia Feb 12, 13:07
    - eating, drinking, wenching, fighting and shopping - 'lia Feb 12, 13:01
    - there's a lot of food and merchants selling costumes and drums and jewelry and stuff. usually a jousting exhibition. a petting zoo. - TFox Feb 12, 13:01 1
      - (and admission gets you in the door, but virtually everything else costs more money once you get in.) - TFox Feb 12, 13:02
    - The freecreditreport.com guys sing a really stupid song there, I know that. -- nm - mara Feb 12, 13:01 1
      - that's the extent of my knowledge of these fairs. -- nm - CQ Feb 12, 13:02
- I have -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 12:57
- Not a full RF, but fairs with bits of it. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:56
I just saw an unsourced tweet that snow has fallen in every state this week except Hawaii. (I guess their mountains aren't as high as I thought.) -- nm - mara Feb 12, 12:54 1
- I saw the same thing, but I think there's snow in Hawaii. -- nm - nubby Feb 12, 12:56
Man, I bet you wish your kids were this cute. See? Canada makes everything cuter. -- (link) - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:54 3
- pheanomenal -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 12:57
- they'd be a downgrade. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:55 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:55
@colbycosh: Aussie luger: "To what extent are we just little lemmings that they just throw down a track and we're crash-test dummies?" Um, 100%? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 12, 12:49 10
- What's an Australian doing on the luge, anyway? -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:50 1
  - There's a Stephen Bradbury joke to be made here, but it would be in bad taste -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 12:54
- aussie....luger?....nm - x Feb 12, 12:50 7
  - they're a little slower because they start out upside down -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 12:51 2
    - isn't that the difference between luge and skeleton? -- nm - zork Feb 12, 12:52 1
      - Upside down with the head at the back of the sled. -- nm - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 12:53
  - ~ Feel the rhythm, mate. Feel the rhyme, g'day. Get on up, it's luging time! ~ -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:51
  - It is pretty ridiculous. -- nm - Jamaican bobsled team Feb 12, 12:51 2
    - i've never heard anything that stupid before -- nm - Ghana Salom participant Feb 12, 12:53 1
      - Word. -- nm - Eskimo sprinter Feb 12, 12:57
CNN Breaking News on Twitter: Georgian luger seriously injured. - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:49 6
- My head's about to break at the irony of you tweaking some press groups about reporting things later than others. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 12:56 1
  - #ding -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:57
- TMZ will be reporting it later today. -- nm - mara Feb 12, 12:54
- I would post "I'm feeling much better." as Nodar, but this needs to stop. - Spawn Feb 12, 12:51
- CNN: Tommy Gun said to be concerned. Browning Auto is providing vehicle services for emergency personell -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 12:51
- Sayid! -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 12, 12:49
This is a little bit of awesome: Guess who works for an attorney that will be taking Anthem to court over their announced 39% premium rate increase? - Stephen Feb 12, 12:44 12
- Out of curiosity, on the basis of what? -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:50 2
  - Amongst other things unfair business practices. - Stephen Feb 12, 13:00 1
    - ok cool. just curious, i'd be interested to read. thanks. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 13:03
- thanks. they have my insurance -- nm - peglegpete Feb 12, 12:49
- ST is full of gays and attorneys or people that work under them -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 12:48
- Anthem? I thought it was someone else? -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:45 6
  - Well, it's Wellpoint (Anthem's parent company) and Anthem Blue Cross. -- nm - Stephen Feb 12, 12:46 3
    - Ah! That was it but did not know the connection! -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:48 2
      - Went to the clinic last week and my copay went from $35 to $75. - Spawn Feb 12, 12:49 1
        
        He's a policy holder too, his rates went up about $600 a month - Stephen Feb 12, 13:04
  - Something like Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:46 1
    - That is our insurance, so this excites me. - Spawn Feb 12, 12:47
Jeff Probst Survivor blog - spoilers obv -- (link) - Beaker Feb 12, 12:44
lkf, you're looking for Olympic mittens and scarf? You want me to go downstairs and see if they have them still? -- nm - zork Feb 12, 12:42 5
- Haven't seen the scarf anywhere. Are they as iconic as the mittens? There's actual press stories about the mittens. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:46
- that wouldn't be bad if you don't mind -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Feb 12, 12:42 3
  - I'm not familiar with the line. Is there a particular set you need? - zork Feb 12, 12:44 2
    - Ah, I just posted a link above. They appear to be ubiquitous. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:55
    - they're just called "the red mittens* afaik -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Feb 12, 12:52
A friend of mine is claiming she's going to the second most awesome art fair. I'm trying to convice her that awesome and art fair don't go together -- nm - CQ Feb 12, 12:39 8
- that is so bizarre it's DLC - 'lia Feb 12, 12:57
- *refresh refresh refresh* -- nm - loosi SI Feb 12, 12:45
- I wouldn't be so quick to judge. What if they bodypainted Victoria's Secret models there? That would be an awesome art fair, wouldn't it? -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 12:42 2
  - But he's going to the second most awesome one. It's probably a bunch of Coke bottles taped together -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 12:44 1
    - finally a laugh not related to the accident - thanks! -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 12:46
- good luck with that i hope you fail - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 12:42
- Man, they'll put out a ranking for anything. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:39 1
  - That's your 17th best post of the day. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 12, 12:41
Jax: I think they were steel columns. The media is calling them "poles", but they're more like barrel-chested scotsmen. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 12:37 1
- Yup, looking at Mop's link below. How very sad. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 12, 12:41
HuffPost is hosting the video on their site. It's clearly taken from the NBCOlympics.com feed. -- (link) - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:36 10
- he bounced between the track sides and somehow the sled rail or his foot caught and the inertia threw him up and over the track side -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 12, 12:51
- seems like they should have protected people from those - tRuMaN Feb 12, 12:51 1
  - Umm no, they hold up an important structure. Nothing could be done. -- nm - mafic si Feb 12, 13:00
- Ugh, he's dead? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 12, 12:40 5
  - Canadians are trying to cover it up or something but yes. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:41
  - Yes. -- nm - mara Feb 12, 12:41 3
    - That's going to put a damper on the Olympic games before they're even started. Yikes. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 12, 12:43 2
      - on the bright side, ratings for the luge will be through the roof....nm - x Feb 12, 12:44 1
        
        Drinking games will be in full force. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:46
- Looking closer, there was an extended guard at the top of the track at that point, he just cleared it by about half an inch. - Ender Feb 12, 12:39
Dane: Sun? Hah. You're funny. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 12:35 5
- forgot the sun never shines in Canada -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 12:36 4
  - Well, the Pac West part in Winter rarely. -- nm - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 12:38 3
    - a little sun on such a trak is hell for the "track ice master" - Danedukenuuk Feb 12, 12:41
    - indeed. However, I see in the huffpo video that there's a bit of sun. So I guess I might be wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 12, 12:39 1
      - I was always under the impression that Vancouver got a a bit more sun than Seattle in Winter. - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 12:57
Wash has it right ... Firefly > Twilight (pic) -- (link) - budice Feb 12, 12:35 [Image] 1
- Go Alpha, go! -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:37
See... Jolie likes (liked) knives. -- nm - Spawn Feb 12, 12:35 6
- And see how well that relationship worked out. -- nm - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 12:37 5
  - I swear it's like you never actually read the boards here. nm - Jim Feb 12, 12:41 4
    - I tend to ignore the stuff about certain celebs. - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 12:44 3
      - It. Was. A. Joke. - Spawn Feb 12, 12:49 2
        
        One I obviously didn't get. And my IM was supposed to be one too. -- nm - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 12:52 1
        
        You should have left it on B2 -- nm - the liioulu with less leggings Feb 12, 12:56
i imagine the name "nodar kumaritashvili" is making that video easy to find when it hits youtube.....nm - x Feb 12, 12:34 3
- only if people spell it right. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 12, 12:46
- *names video David's Backyard Adventures XVI* -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 12:35
- That's Georgian for "Frank". -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:35
be default JD Roberts would be the world's most recognizable Canadian? - then Jeanne Beker and Erica Uhm -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Feb 12, 12:32 23
- who??? -- nm - Alex Trebek Feb 12, 12:42
- I think Shatner and Pam Anderson would be more reconizable than Roberts -- nm - crash davis Feb 12, 12:38
- .....ummm.... recognizable by who? -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:34 12
  - by whom, actually. BTW, that motive post was pretty funny -- nm - zork Feb 12, 12:41
  - sometimes it's like twinspeak except he's missing the twin. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 12:35 10
    - I don't know who he's talking about with the second one but the third was another VJ that was popular for about 4 minutes - Reagen Feb 12, 12:39 9
      - Jeanne Beker(sp?) was the host of Fashion Television. -- nm - Shaun Feb 12, 12:43
      - The second one was a MuchMusic co-host with Roberts. No idea of the 3rd though -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 12:42 7
        
        he also spelled it wrong. It's Erica Ehm. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 12:43 6
        
        people referred to her as Erica Uhm because of her lack of skill in front of the camera. She was a receptionist and I think related to Moses Znaimer -- nm - zork Feb 12, 12:47 2
        
        aka Erica Ahem. I was no fan of hers but she has turned out very milfy these days -- nm - zork Feb 12, 12:50 1
        
        Teresa Roncon is still pretty hot, too. nm - Dignan Feb 12, 12:56
        
        Seriously. Doesn't matter how you spell it. How does any Canadian not remember Erica Ehm? -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:44 2
        
        *raises hand* Didn't have cable tv until 1997. Rick the Temp, Master T and supposedly bitchy in real life, but yummy on the screen Rachel Perry. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 12, 12:53 1
        
        I remember Master T getting beaten up in Saskatoon. Good times, good times. -- nm - Reagen Feb 12, 12:54
- who? -- nm - oblique Feb 12, 12:34 7
  - He's better known as "John Roberts" these days. I think he's a CNN anchor. Used to be one of the original Much Music VJ's. -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:35 6
    - CNN - lone canadian leafs fan Feb 12, 12:37
    - source? -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:35 4
      - He says "Eh?" and "Aboot" a lot. What more evidence do you need? -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Feb 12, 12:39
      - Actually, it's kind of hilarious -- (link) - Reagen Feb 12, 12:36 [youtube] 1
        
        I think that guy was on my high school hockey team. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 12:39
      - I found him on wiki - but I think JD Fortune is a more recognised Canadian than JD Roberts -- nm - Roger More Feb 12, 12:36

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