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Just in case people are still confused about Buzz, the "turn off" option has become much more detailed and you really can opt out completely. -- (link) - mara Feb 18, 10:59 1
- Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you don't have a public profile, none of the buzz "problems" occur, right? - musubi Feb 18, 11:03
TWuG, it's a clear snub to DiDio. It's "Dan, you're doing a great job. Here's someone to share your job with!" -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Feb 18, 10:57 1
- "And don't fuck his wife." -- nm - David Feb 18, 10:57
New information from the Boneyard: Tesla has a cover Too Late for Love. -- nm - David Feb 18, 10:50
I have not watched a single second of this years olympic competition. - musubi Feb 18, 10:50 23
- my friend is boycotting over the seal hunt. - Andie Feb 18, 11:02 1
  - A friend from Canada? -- nm - Guigue Feb 18, 11:06
- I just don't understand that. The Olympics represent everything that is right about sports. - David Feb 18, 10:51 16
  - I understand it for the Winter Games -- nm - Roger More Feb 18, 10:58 4
    - Oh come on, it's just like the summer games only everything's 47% more awesome because it's all done on freaking ice! -- nm - Ender Feb 18, 10:59
    - Don't make me surgically removed your bad opinion from you. -- nm - David Feb 18, 10:59 2
      - Oh, it's not a diss on the Winter Games. But before I came to Canada I hardly watched any of it, it just wasn't relevant. -- nm - Roger More Feb 18, 11:06 1
        
        And now I think of it, the coverage was very poor -- nm - Roger More Feb 18, 11:07
  - The olypians usually do. The Olympics are about making money. - musubi Feb 18, 10:52 10
    - heh, this is the guy who likes to say i'm a cynic....nm - x Feb 18, 11:00
    - Don't you go to baseball games? -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:58
    - so you watch pick up games of basketball to "keep it real" -- nm - CQ Feb 18, 10:54
    - Or, in this case, losing $200 million of it. -- nm - David Feb 18, 10:53
    - there are altruistic sports leagues, just formed to celebrate awesomeness as a non-profit? -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 10:53 3
      - Don't get me wrong, that's not why I haven't watched. I have no problem with The Olympics being about money. - musubi Feb 18, 10:56
      - (and if there was, wouldn't the Olympics probably be closest to it?) -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 10:54
      - We call that the Arena Football League - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:54
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      - True. I've read a lot of recaps and read some profiles. I'm just don't feel compelled to watch. I probably will at some point. - musubi Feb 18, 10:55
- me either, except i'm actually sad about it -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 18, 10:51
- What's it like to have no soul? -- nm - Subversive Feb 18, 10:51 2
  - Thrilling, apparently. -- nm - mara Feb 18, 10:52 1
    - Hee! -- nm - Subversive Feb 18, 10:53
last night was the first time in *six* years that Idol did not win its time slot -- nm - poochinski Feb 18, 10:48 10
- Where are they at in the competition? - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:53
- It was a stupid episode in the first place. All they did was reveal the final 15 finalists. I fast-forwarded the whole thing and just watched the - JaxSean Feb 18, 10:53
- against Olympics or something else? That should be marked with an asterix. -- nm - Max Feb 18, 10:52 5
  - against anything -- nm - poochinski Feb 18, 11:00
  - The Olympics had almost 30 million viewers due to accidentally setting the deck with Vonn, Davis, Ohno and White on the same night. -- nm - David Feb 18, 10:53 3
    - NBC did something right? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:55 2
      - Like I say, it was accidental. The Olympic stars aligned due to the weather delays. -- nm - David Feb 18, 10:56
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- does that mean the terrorists have finally won? -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 18, 10:49 1
  - I'd say it's evidence that they're finally losing. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 10:52
ST poll: who here owns white pants? (men only poll btw) -- nm - CQ Feb 18, 10:45 10
- linen off-white that I bought for going to the Bahamas and have worn a few times since. They are a pain to iron. -- nm - zork Feb 18, 10:51
- uh, no - poochinski Feb 18, 10:49 1
  - "I've got a Burn Notice spec for you today, and I've dressed the part." -- nm - Max Feb 18, 10:54
- one pair of white cargos, which I don't wear often for the same reason as Vermin. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 10:49
- thermal underwear pants, sure -- nm - crash davis Feb 18, 10:48
- I think I owned a pair in 1990 when I was in junior high. -- nm - Subversive Feb 18, 10:48
- I think I owned a pair of white shorts in the late 80's. No white pants. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 18, 10:48
- not since 1988! -- nm - Max Feb 18, 10:47
- one pair of white linen pant which I haven't worn in years. -- nm - znufrii Feb 18, 10:47
- I have a pair of linen pants. They're not "white" but very light-tan. -- nm - psilotum Feb 18, 10:46
Take that, Swedish curling bitches! -- nm - Subversive Feb 18, 10:43
did we hear about the plane from Denver to SF that was diverted to Salt Lake after a threatening letter was found on board? -- nm - zork Feb 18, 10:38
Internet note regarding tax case posted by man linked to plane crash -- (link) - mara Feb 18, 10:31 13
- that was.... something, to read. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 10:53 3
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      - I was gonna say, it's a little late for that... -- nm - znufrii Feb 18, 10:59
- so if Obama doesn't crack down on the Tea Party will they still denounce him for being soft on terrorism? -- nm - poochinski Feb 18, 10:36 7
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      - sounds more anti-corporatist rather than anti-capitalist, which seems much more in line with Tea Party ideology. -- nm - znufrii Feb 18, 10:46 4
        
        (the tea party doesn't even know what tea party ideology is.) -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 10:47 1
        
        rhetoric, then, if not ideology... - znufrii Feb 18, 10:48
        
        nobody was supposed to take any of that "revolution" talk *seriously* though -- nm - poochinski Feb 18, 10:47 1
        
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tonight, mens figure skating long program - pixie is in sixth place, not out of medal contention - crash davis Feb 18, 10:27 15
- can Lysacek do a quad? - poochinski Feb 18, 10:37 4
  - hopefully, he draws a spot after the Russian so he can see if it is necessary -- nm - crash davis Feb 18, 10:38 3
    - Lysacek will be skating before Plushenko tonight. -- nm - Diva Feb 18, 10:44 2
      - ah, care to make predictions (and ignore the Philistines below) -- nm - crash davis Feb 18, 10:46 1
        
        If Lysacek does everything he's trained for (which does not include a quad) it will be close. But he can't miss a single thing at all if he's going - Diva Feb 18, 10:58
- OK, I just need to say the majority of TV time given to skating is sleep inducing, but XC is too boring? - loosilu Feb 18, 10:34 9
  - Don't even get me started. (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:40
  - I agree, the figure skating drags on FOREVER.... - Subversive Feb 18, 10:37
  - Really...they should keep a camera on the judges so you know exactly how much money is changing hands. - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:37 4
    - I do feel that each judges scoring should be individually posted so it can be analyzed -- nm - crash davis Feb 18, 10:41 2
      - I don't think the viewers really need to see it, and I'll bet actual officials *do* have access to them. - mara Feb 18, 10:43 1
        
        posted so that those who want to know could find it - I said nothing about broadcasters talking about it - crash davis Feb 18, 10:46
    - Yeah, I know it brings the ratings. I am just bummed out at the taste of the viewers. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:38
  - don't you dare musubi this thread - crash davis Feb 18, 10:36 1
    - I was trying to be respectful and not mock your favortie exhibitions. - musubi Feb 18, 10:40
another admission: I know it probably hurt a lot, but I can not watch the Flight of the Lycra clip without laughing my ass off. - TFox Feb 18, 10:26 5
- I think it's ok to laugh since she wasn't hurt. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:33
- This is still the worst crash I've seen on skis (that wasn't catastrophic an outcome) The Herminator. - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:32 [youtube] 3
  - that one's good, but she.... i mean, she *flew*. like twice as far as that dude, easy. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 10:49 2
    - She landed on her skis and butt...this dude landed on his shoulder and face! - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:49 1
      - that's the second best part! it appears over, she catches an edge and the skis turn and then *boom!* second crash! -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 10:52
Why does the wife buy me white pants? I swear these things get dirty just from the air. Anyone have experience dyeing cargo pants? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 10:23 19
- First step: tell your wife not to buy you pants. Second step: return white cargo pants. - JaxSean Feb 18, 10:31
- just exchange them for a different colour rather than risking a dye disaster -- nm - zork Feb 18, 10:29 3
  - dude, you can't exchange something you already got dirty. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:30 2
    - pfft. You've never worked at a retail returns desk, have you? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 18, 10:35 1
      - indeed not. heh. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:36
- Why does your wife buy you any pants? You don't pick out your own clothes? -- nm - mara Feb 18, 10:26 11
  - She was at the store! She had a gift card! She called and asked if I wanted anything! - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 10:32 3
    - File it under lessons learned. The next time she buys you white, return it without wearing it. -- nm - mara Feb 18, 10:44
    - "Nobody has gotten a hand job in cargo pants since 'nam." -- nm - JaxSean Feb 18, 10:34
    - And you went, "White pants please?" - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:34
  - maybe she has better taste than him? -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:28 6
    - He's a guy. The bar wouldn't be very high. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 10:29 5
      - OTOH, she married *him*. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 10:29 4
        
        zing! (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:30 3
        
        This thread got ugly in a hurry. -- nm - Dr.Vermin, just asked about pants, dammit Feb 18, 10:31 2
        
        What did you expect...you posted about fashion - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:34
        
        hey, it started with you in white pants. -- nm - Max Feb 18, 10:33
- Pink is nice. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:25
- She's trying to shame you into buying your own clothes. Just be glad you're not wearing zubaz. (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:25
Will is....wait, right? - musubi Feb 18, 10:22 29
- It's meditative to watch. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 10:30 2
  - Fair enough. It's not entertaining though. (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:35 1
    - maybe if Michael Bay directed it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:37
- Oh come on, curling has *brushing*!!!! - Subversive Feb 18, 10:27 7
  - I'm saying, the participants never move more than what 30 yards (meters for you canucks) and it's still more action packed than X-country. - musubi Feb 18, 10:29 6
    - You clearly haven't watched a minute of XC. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:30 5
      - Tragically, I have. I've also watched marathons. They are comparably bad spectator sports. - musubi Feb 18, 10:32 4
        
        sort of like baseball!....nm - x Feb 18, 10:37 1
        
        Better than small men riding on horses in an oval. - musubi Feb 18, 10:45
        
        You suck. I totally don't have your back in any topic today. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:35 1
        
        Wrong, I am awesome. You should be thrilled with me. - musubi Feb 18, 10:38
- "We'll be right back with highlights... as soon as someone manages to film some." - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 10:25
- another topic, your heater being out on "the coldest day of the year", what was it? 66 degrees? -- nm - crash davis Feb 18, 10:24 6
  - 34 degrees overnight, mister sassy pants. There was *ice* on my windshield! ICE! (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:26 1
    - I had ice on my headlight after driving for a half hour last year. I doubt that had happened in the past 10 years. -- nm - David Feb 18, 10:27
  - don't forget the frost on his windshield. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:25 3
    - See, loosi gets it. (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:26
    - omg, poor guy - he probably didn't even have a scraper -- nm - crash davis Feb 18, 10:26 1
      - Guess he had to wait the extra 30 seconds for the Cali sun to melt it away. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:50
- "See, it's sort of like a marathon, but they run in the snow with planks on their feet. It's *thrilling*." - TFox Feb 18, 10:23 8
  - even so, you have to admit that at least the last km and final lap into the stadium is mucho fun -- nm - crash davis Feb 18, 10:25 6
    - plus, isn't it nice to have forest shots now and then? The Olympics shouldn't all be in a damn rink. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:27 5
      - It should exist. It's a legit sport. Just don't make me watch it on tv for more than 10-15 minutes. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 10:27 4
        
        And who is this Hitler making you watch it? -- nm - mara Feb 18, 11:00
        
        Right.....those guys go the limits of human endurance...but often...it's not thrilling at the end - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:29 1
        
        I'll grant you that for sure. In terms of thrills it can't touch the speed and acrobatic events. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:31
        
        hey, I said a bunch of times already, I'm cool with highlights. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:28
  - oh come on, I'm sure they do faster in freestyle. Besides, they don't have to show the whole races. Highlights are fine. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:24
- oh come on, there are sprints! -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:23
Good lord, this is horrible. - David Feb 18, 10:21 4
- Yikes. How sad. (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:23
- Link -- (link) - Will Hunting Feb 18, 10:23
- holy crap. -- nm - loosilu Feb 18, 10:22
- :-( awful. -- nm - TFox Feb 18, 10:22
kare, what sort of writing? articles, technical, educational, ...? -- nm - zork Feb 18, 10:21
*puts a validation stamp on znufrii's outrage parking ticket* - TFox Feb 18, 10:21
this is a good article on how Mancuso and Vonn actually push each other toward collective greatness. it started with a bike ride -- (link) - poochinski Feb 18, 10:21 2
- ....and ended in a hot tub with multiple bottles of champagne? - TFox Feb 18, 10:22 1
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A good article on finding the best airfare. -- (link) - mara Feb 18, 10:21
I am thrilled with me, and you should be too. (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:19 3
- Yep, we're the best, aren't we? ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 18, 10:24 1
  - Meg gets it. I'm thrilled with her, too! Aw. Some. (nm) - musubi Feb 18, 10:27
- naw -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 18, 10:21

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