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- Weren't you trying to get tickets at Fenway last season? Are you the piece of shit? -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 07:54 3
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  - oooh... -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 07:55
What an insane few weeks it's been. Besides work being crazy-busy, yesterday wife got a call that the job offer she had accepted on Friday (and was - Don Homer Mar 2, 07:47 2
- that is awful - they should have handled that better! glad she has another opportunity -- nm - Epiphany Mar 2, 07:55 1
  - thanks. me too. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 2, 07:57
Hey Tru see this wild story about Activision and Ifinity Ward yesterday -- (link) - eag Mar 2, 07:44 1
- yeah, saw that this morning. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 07:46
Why do they still make cars where the lights don't automatically turn off when you turn off the ignition? I parked my wife's car last night and - pmb Mar 2, 07:43 3
- Agreed. It really irks me that some new cars still don't include this feature. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 2, 07:48
- It should at least ding that the lights are still on. -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 07:48 1
  - yeah -- nm - Don Homer Mar 2, 07:48
Darwin Award Alert: Authorities believe a Washington man was killed by accidentally urinating on a downed power line after a car crash......(link) - Walt_Disney Mar 2, 07:41 2
- Mythbusters said it wasn't possible by peeing on train tracks (as the popular myth goes) so I doubt that's what happened. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 2, 07:43 1
  - I didn't buy their experiment on that one. They concentrated so much on flow rate, but I don't think they properly factored in pressure and nozzle design. -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 07:51
The game of Ikariam has been 60% about emails for me... - Mel Profit Mar 2, 07:40 2
- I think I'm giving up on the war effort and just going back into defensive mode. - JaxSean Mar 2, 07:42 1
  - Good. Do just that. - Mel Profit Mar 2, 07:53
when does god of war 3 come out? - tRuMaN Mar 2, 07:37 6
- 16th. *twitch* -- nm - Shaun Mar 2, 07:38 5
  - is there a pre-order bonus? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 07:40 4
    - Kind of. You get some downloadable skin/costume for Kratos. There's also a sexy Ultimate Edition that comes with a replica of Pandora's Box. -- nm - Shaun Mar 2, 07:41 3
      - ok, so probalby not worth it. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 07:43 1
        
        Also just read about it. It's like the Batman armour that Walmart was giving out for AA. The skin unlocks after you beat it anyway. *BUT* - Shaun Mar 2, 07:48
      - This is at EB/Gamestop. -- nm - Shaun Mar 2, 07:41
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- *wishes I could qualify for financing* - TFox Mar 2, 07:54
- That just might get me to the table a year and a half earlier than previously expected. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 2, 07:45
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- Don't they usually do something similar each year? - Fuzzy Mar 2, 07:35 3
  - Yeah, it seems most car companies run something similar almost all the time. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 2, 07:38 2
    - Toyota almost never offers 0% financing. - Subversive Mar 2, 07:40 1
      - I love my 4runner. As I said, it is 9 years old and it runs great. - Fuzzy Mar 2, 07:42
Phil Sheridan (Philly Inquirer) said "The snow [at the Olympics] isn't the only thing that's white." I disagree. - Mop Mar 2, 07:27 11
- There were some black Canadian bobsledders as well - both men and women. -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 07:44 2
  - Ethiopia, India and Ghana sent teams. It's probably time to let this complaint go. - Reagen Mar 2, 07:46 1
    - the snow leopard! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 07:50
- Disagree with him ... - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 2, 07:32
- Since when is Scott Neidermayer not white?! -- nm - Shaun Mar 2, 07:30 5
  - 1/64th Hindi! I did his family tree really quick. I might have screwed up, though. -- nm - Mop Mar 2, 07:35
  - Heh, I only just realized that Sid wasn't the captain. I just assumed he was. -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 2, 07:33
  - I think he means Iginla -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 2, 07:32 2
    - I meant Iginla. -- nm - Mop Mar 2, 07:35 1
      - Get your facts straight hoser!!!!!!! - Shaun Mar 2, 07:38
- (link) -- (link) - Mop Mar 2, 07:27
oh boy - moving into high school territory with the friend requests I'm receiving. Not sure I want to go there... -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 07:26
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- It's "Native" with E.T. removed. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 07:44
- Does Zelda also have *trees*? Avatar is a total ripoff. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 07:28 2
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    - I'm just playing. I agree with you. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 07:45
i think i've got more done at work in the past hour then i did all day yesterday. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 07:17
so yesterday the pc version of the game Portal got a strange update, the update include a bunch of new "audio" files. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 07:13 3
- I love stuff like this. Group puzzle solving of multiplayer online games like this is so awesome. - TFox Mar 2, 07:48
- Who thinks of this sh*t? - Mop Mar 2, 07:17 1
  - i have no idea. a few of the files are actually morse code, so maybe there was a hint in them? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 07:18
So, what do we think of the "Coffee Party" movement? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 2, 07:10 1
- Civil War 2: The Sequel! -- nm - Mop Mar 2, 07:14
This amuses me: Fewer people like the GOP than think marijuana should be legalized -- (link) - TWuG Mar 2, 07:08
It's March 2. Did you finish The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo? - JaxSean Mar 2, 07:07 5
- spoils discussion question - TFox Mar 2, 07:27 4
  - I thought that it helped (spoils) - JaxSean Mar 2, 07:41 1
    - yeah, i agree. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 07:46
  - spoilers... - Callisto Mar 2, 07:31 1
    - spoils - TFox Mar 2, 07:44
boston.com Love Letters: Should I move for him? - Diva Mar 2, 07:06 19
- A year and a half into dating the "we could still have our own lives" thing is crap. - Ender Mar 2, 07:47
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  - I wonder if during the entire time he was applying to school did he bring up her moving to the West Coast. - Diva Mar 2, 07:32
  - I think the self-imposed two hour distance is a pretty artificial and silly barrier. - TFox Mar 2, 07:31 1
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- My response. You could be overanalyzing, or he could be pulling away. But, if you are moving for yourself, like you say you are, this won't matter - Andie Mar 2, 07:14 13
  - I was going to type a bunch of words, but Andie answered it perfectly. - Fuzzy Mar 2, 07:40
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    - And why is he just starting his "college experience" at 23? Shouldn't he be done with that by now? -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 07:41 2
      - Letter writer says he's "going back" to college... - znufrii Mar 2, 07:49
      - I had to work a while before I could go. $$$ -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 07:42
    - I get that, and if he chooses to end the relationship for his own reasons that his right, but she should be able to move to a city she desires if that - Andie Mar 2, 07:39 3
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        oh, i agree - that's why i said do a little introspective searching and figure out why you really are moving there. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 07:42 1
        
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    - True, if she has convinced herself to move west for herself, she shoul dbe confortable enough with her decision not to need to give him 2 hours worth - znufrii Mar 2, 07:37
  - yup. -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 07:29
  - I think this pretty much nails it. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 07:28
  - *likes this* -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 07:18
Who knew? Mushroom roots make a great "green" packaging -- (link) - TWuG Mar 2, 06:58 1
- cool -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 07:05
for some reason i am considering buying the woot item today. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 06:57
The answer to why Canada beat the US in the gold medal game. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 2, 06:49 [Image] 1
- more goals? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 2, 06:52
Did anybody watch Leno's return last night? -- nm - amoxy Mar 2, 06:49 5
- I did. I was curious. Won't be watching much after this. his new set looks weird. The band seems way stripped down too. It seemed odd. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 07:30
- Even if I wanted to, his guests woulda convinced me not to. - Will Hunting Mar 2, 07:04
- Someone in the gym had Leno on one on the tvs last night. - MDH Mar 2, 07:02
- nope. (but then again, I'm in bed by 10:30pm and I rarely if ever watch any late night shows.) -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 06:58
- I hope not. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 2, 06:53
TO let go by the Bills -- (link) - amoxy Mar 2, 06:47
After wiki-ing it, this might be one of the more random DWTS casts - MDH Mar 2, 06:47
somebody say somethin -- nm - prayformojo Mar 2, 06:45
USPS estimates losses over next 10 years could reach $238 billion -- nm - prayformojo Mar 2, 06:15 2
- Its all the bad management and the management salaries. We get paid so little. Please think of us and our starving familes. -- nm - USPS Worker Mar 2, 07:00
- linkage -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 2, 06:15
Great Legal Issue: Catholic Charities to Avoid Giving Benefits to DC Same Sex Couples, by Denying Benefits to all Current/ Future Unmarried employees - MDH Mar 2, 06:13 8
- i don't agree with them personally (obviously), but i do understand what they are doing. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 07:16 1
  - yes -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 07:24
- hey they probably need more money to pay for peadofilic priests performances -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 2, 06:43
- It's consistent with their teachings and consistent across the board. That said, it puts them further outside mainstream society - TWuG Mar 2, 06:32
- The upside is that this forces the issue and challenges the idea that private charities alone can serve society's needs (or preferred benefits) -- nm - Max Mar 2, 06:23
- saw that last night...they're shooting themselves in the foot, really. - znufrii Mar 2, 06:22 2
  - at least it puts the issue forward to people in a tangible way. Keep your principles or keep your money -- nm - oblique Mar 2, 06:29 1
    - I'll take the money, thankyouverymuch :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 06:36
Glenn Close's face has started to look really odd on Damages; plus spoilers from last night - prayformojo Mar 2, 06:04
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- Ah, the one about Denmark Tourism campain has a nice ending Dane would like -- nm - Guigue Mar 2, 06:34 1
  - darn no fake preggers in that one!!! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 2, 06:51
Looks like I have to travel to Port Jefferson today. Well, I got that going for me, which is nice. -- nm - CQ Mar 2, 05:24
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PSA: Roger Ebert on Oprah today - prayformojo Mar 2, 04:44 2
- I just used DirectTV.com to record something for the first time. Cool. - Jim Mar 2, 05:37
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Just heard that the quake in Chile was so powerful the Earth' -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 04:33 2
- (sfek) ..... the Earth's axis moved by 8 centimetres, and the day was *shortened* by something like one hundredth of a second. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 04:33 1
  - [Insert John Cusack was right joke here] -- nm - LMS Mar 2, 05:10
half of the ST'ers will start drooling in 3..2.. -- (link) - marcel Mar 2, 02:23
Just how 'vivid' do your dreams have to be to mentioned on the TV ad as a side effect? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 01:12 1
- I've had that side effect, and you'll know. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 03:52
Letterman does a whole winter olympics top ten list and doesn't mention once 'zamboni' -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 00:00
"What'd they do to Elvis? Cut his balls off or somethin??" -- nm - Rooney Mar 1, 23:35
I am going to interview an applicant. What questions should I ask? - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 1, 23:24 14
- Which Star Trek captain would you rather work for and why? -- nm - ceregon Mar 2, 07:49 1
  - "Sisko. Those bajoran chicks are hot, and he gives out shore leave like candy." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 07:53
- "What do you think about HIPAA?" -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 06:11 3
  - AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 06:19 2
    - hee! -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 06:23 1
      - bastage. -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 06:24
- Who would win in a fight between an astronaut and a caveman? -- nm - LMS Mar 2, 06:04
- Ask something specific about healthcare reform, like: What impact do you predict if insurance has to cover pre-existing conditions? -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 2, 06:03
- "The country with the most total medals wins the Olympics. Right? Right??" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 2, 06:03
- Would you use hospital resources to secretly treat a wounded Superman? Would you use the data of his alien physiology to further your own research? -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 2, 05:58
- "When Ralph Wiggum says sleep is where he is a Viking..." -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 05:52
- "What's your favorite cartoon character, and why?" -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 05:50
- Ask them what they think about cosmetics in hospitals -- nm - oblique Mar 2, 05:19
- "So ... vegetables. Are they a great snack food or what? Why is their flesh so illegal?" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 23:35
Taxes filed for the last time as a single man. $2,455 coming back (and almost immediately headed into the wedding account). -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 1, 23:14 3
- FYI, there's no difference when you file as married if you don't have dependents. - Reagen Mar 1, 23:34 2
  - No, but figuring out RRSPs and various deductions will take some extra time. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 1, 23:53 1
    - oh yeah, there's fun stuff with that and health reciepts, for instance. - Reagen Mar 1, 23:59
local fire captain, 30 year veteran, arrested for trying to lure 14 year old girl on Craigslist - peglegpete Mar 1, 23:09
Of course, considerably less tragic are the rock stars who die *in* their 60's -- nm - con_carne Mar 1, 22:17 2
- it's awful to say but i'd swap Ringo to have Lennon here today - jingoist pixie Mar 1, 22:22 1
  - imagine -- nm - z-droid Mar 1, 23:07
Sam Cooke was smoove but Otis brings tears to your eyes - jingoist pixie Mar 1, 22:16

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