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Question (poll?) Do we want to dicuss GWTDT here, or elsewhere (at some book site, for example)? - ty97 Mar 2, 09:57 7
- Argh. I just go the book a few days ago! - musubi Mar 2, 10:03 1
  - got the book, that is. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 10:03
- the only reason i would suggest elsewhere, is so that people can read it all in once place later if they choose. - Andie Mar 2, 10:01
- Take it to the book club board!!!! -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 10:00 1
  - seriously, that would rock. -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 10:00
- It's the ST book club...seems like this is the perfect place for it. nm - Jim Mar 2, 09:59
- We could tag the posts with #bookclub! See?!?!? -- nm - Mop s.i. Mar 2, 09:59
Cohabitation prior do marriage does make a difference in whether or not it will last... -- (link) - znufrii Mar 2, 09:55 10
- without finishing the article, i bet that has to do more with the attitudes of the people than it does with co-habitation. - Andie Mar 2, 09:57 9
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    - I found that to be an interesting observation as well. -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 10:01
  - yeah, I don't think the study implies a direct causal connection there. - znufrii Mar 2, 09:58
  - These kinds of studies are dumb. The results prove nothing. They really don't even suggest anything. - Jim Mar 2, 09:58 4
    - do studies have to prove anything to be meaningful? -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 09:59 3
      - Of course...if they don't, what's the point? -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 10:01 2
        
        "I was the only one who believed in it. Everyone else said it couldn't be done." "It can't." "I know that now. I proved it." -- nm - Max Mar 2, 10:06
        
        to provide observational data, rather than prove any specific causation. -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 10:02
from b2: mus... (ika.) - b. Mar 2, 09:51
This is a test. This is only a test. -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 09:51 2
- Hit me. -- nm - Flavor Flav Mar 2, 09:54
- you failed -- nm - Don Homer Mar 2, 09:51
did you know that the earth rotates at different speeds depending on the time of year? - Andie Mar 2, 09:44 10
- I'm guessing they mean the northern hemisphere's version - Reagen Mar 2, 09:55
- That's what the equator's for. The northern and southern hemispheres rotate at different speeds. -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 09:48 8
  - hee. -- nm - b. Mar 2, 09:54
  - you sure about that one? -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 09:52 5
    - That's not what I meant! -- nm - Endiioulu Mar 2, 09:58 1
      - *spit coffee* - musubi Mar 2, 10:01
    - i was pretty sure he was joking. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:54 1
      - yes. it's ender. -- nm - b. Mar 2, 10:01
    - I was wondering how this was possible. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 09:53
  - *pictures Earth as giant Rubiks Cube like toy* -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:48
Have I mentioned on ST how addicted I am getting to Top Gear? - Spawn Mar 2, 09:43 4
- Somewhere in the world there's always an episode of Top Gear on. -- nm - LMS Mar 2, 09:58
- We love it, it's become a go to show when nothing else is on. - Stephen Mar 2, 09:50
- I'm a Captain Slow fan -- nm - crash davis Mar 2, 09:49
- Amy posted it on Facebook last week - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:45
MouseHunt Question for current event - Capstern Mar 2, 09:36
character poll: what is your biggest fear? -- nm - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:35 41
- I'm fearless. -- nm - OAE Mar 2, 10:19
- Not being able to provide for my family -- nm - Stephen Mar 2, 09:56
- burned alive -- nm - Jovian Mar 2, 09:52
- Not being with Veronica - JD Mar 2, 09:47 2
  - ah. - Andie Mar 2, 09:51
  - don't worry - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:49
- i was going for the more existential fears (failure, rejection, being alone) but good to know - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:42 20
  - I think I've (so far) survived all of those and come out smiling. My philosophy has always been - - MojaveMeg Mar 2, 10:03
  - for me, of those, it would be rejection probalby. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:55
  - failure is the big one for me. -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 09:53
  - being poor again -- nm - Don Homer Mar 2, 09:52
  - other than zombies, my most common nightmare theme is going bald on top with a long Andre Agassi mane. I could only look worse with a mustache. -- nm - Max Mar 2, 09:50 4
    - i don't think i've ever dreamt about losing my hair -- nm - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:53 3
      - i've dreamt about losing teeth. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:55 2
        
        Me too. It's a quite common dream. I've read it means that you feel you are losing control of some aspect of life. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 2, 10:11
        
        I've dreamt of losing hands or feet. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 09:56
  - in that vein, i fear being poor and old when i am old. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:49 3
    - this is existentially funny. -- nm - Max Mar 2, 09:51
    - err, poor and alone! -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:50 1
      - maybe by then we'll put our H$ together and start an ST Retirement Home -- nm - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:51
  - can you give us more choices? -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 09:47
  - I suffer from none of those. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:43
  - I was going to say being alone, but I knew it'd get a reaction. -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 09:43 4
    - God, I *love* being alone. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:43 3
      - be careful what you wish for - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:45 2
        
        he wasn't alone. - Andie Mar 2, 09:50 1
        
        i think even Wilson would find a way to kick Spawn to the curb -- nm - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:54
- Spiders -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 09:41
- i would say heights, i guess -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:41
- I don't do well with open heights, but bugs planting eggs under my skin is by far the worst. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 2, 09:40
- Still seems to be heights. I had a pretty vivid dream about that last night - and I rarely remember my dreams :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 2, 09:40
- buried alive -- nm - prayformojo Mar 2, 09:39
- flooded trash compactor. -- nm - Max Mar 2, 09:38
- Something bad happening to Logan. - Spawn Mar 2, 09:37 3
  - Word. nm - Jim Mar 2, 09:40
  - awwww - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:38 1
    - L5! - Spawn Mar 2, 09:39
- ~I'm not afraaaaaaaaaaaaaaid of anything!~ -- nm - znufrii Mar 2, 09:37
- drowning/choking/suffocation/burial alive. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 09:37
- drowning -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:36
- probably snakes or being trapped with my arms pinned -- nm - Capstern Mar 2, 09:36
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- "The filming took over a year as von Trier wired his own jaw shut and communicated to the actors in a sign language of his own creation." -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 09:37
- *cries* I can't take it - slighly off topic - I finally watched a movie that Dano didn't have to explain to me - Epiphany Mar 2, 09:34 5
  - I was so disappointed by this movie. It couldn't tell what it wanted to be imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 09:43 2
    - it was very dark all the way through - standard hollywood ending - but man it really had a punch. My god the cameos were insane! - Epiphany Mar 2, 09:45 1
      - I meant more in the idea of (spoils) - Will Hunting Mar 2, 09:49
  - I loved the scene (spoils) - JaxSean Mar 2, 09:36 1
    - I agree not funny at all. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 2, 09:46
hey remlik - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:30 3
- Well I grinded out the final missions from Borderlands that I had to do so I gained some levels that way. I still think the key to this game.... - Remlik Mar 2, 09:34 2
  - yeah, I am working through the second playthrough now. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:40 1
    - glad I had most of that out of the way before the DLC came out. -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 10:04
liking this new Gorillaz song a lot....fun video -- (link) - Remlik Mar 2, 09:24 [youtube]
Catching up: I like that loosi tells Dawson he is clearly unaware of the line-waiting culture on Capitol Hill, even though he has attended scotus - Spawn Mar 2, 09:19 19
- Dawson for enough money I'lll save you a spot in advance - MDH Mar 2, 09:33 3
  - Dawson: so are you def coming in for this? - MDH Mar 2, 09:38 1
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  - No, now he gets to walk past them all and make funny faces at them. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:36
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  - You *just* got admitted to the supreme court bar, right? -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:32
  - 10 yrs! Dawson is old. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:28 1
    - But he is still a pup, compared to us. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:34
  - so your post wondering why people wait in line was just rhetorical? - loosilu Mar 2, 09:27 1
    - You've posted enough for 10. -- nm - jnine Mar 2, 09:49
- Still, 24 hours is pretty extreme. I mean, it's not Avatar ... :) (the well-off ones pay someone to stand in line, right?) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 2, 09:23 7
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  - yes, there are companies that do nothing but provide line-waiters. And I am pretty sure JD said on b2 that he has a pass. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 09:25 4
    - Can you link us to one of these companies (not Craigs List)? -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:29 3
      - sure. -- (link) - loosilu Mar 2, 09:31 2
        
        Hmm. Was curious what they charge. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:33 1
        
        the standers get paid something like $20 an hour. I don't know how much they charge, though. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 09:33
- Hi Conan? Yeah, it's me. Doing well, doing well. Yup still on for Friday. Listen, you need to send Triumph out on a mission. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 2, 09:23
hostile hookups - jingoist pixie Mar 2, 09:17 1
- Yeah, man. Hot. And you bet I acknowledged it. Proclaimed it from the balcony. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 2, 09:20
Hmm? The local market's asparagus special ends today. They're also the store with the recycler in their parking lot....take down the recycling and - MojaveMeg Mar 2, 09:08 2
- Meg, i thought of you last night... - Andie Mar 2, 09:15 1
  - I've thought about it, but our local shelter is county facility and depressing (I know, all the more reason to help out :)) I do get out with my own - MojaveMeg Mar 2, 09:37
I would say if they filmed it and put it on Youtube or something, sure. If they filmed to show their parents or principal, then no. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 09:08 2
- damnit. down there. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 09:08 1
  - ..........that'swhatshesaid. -- nm - Michael Scott Mar 2, 09:09
My stepfather sent me this story this morning that I had never heard: how the British used Monopoly to get maps and escape supplies to POWs. -- (link) - TFox Mar 2, 09:07 10
- the most impressive part was that the race car token actually functioned. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 09:22
- ...and that's when the Germans stopped using concentration camp names like "Marvin Gardens" and "Boardwalk" -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 09:19 1
  - :) -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:34
- heh, this was just on Snopes the other day. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 2, 09:16
- great story. -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 09:15
- This was an item on QI (Quite Interesting) a great TV show hosted by Stephen Fry. -- nm - LMS Mar 2, 09:14
- that's very cool -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:11
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  - I was mostly impressed he forwarded an e-mail that was actually interesting. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 09:12 1
    - a red-letter day in history! -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 09:13
sitwap: Apple sues HTC for infringing 20 iPhone patents -- (link) - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:06 1
- And, not surprisingly, almost all of the noted "patents" are either Obvious, and therefor not patentable, or have easily discoverable Prior Art -- nm - scorpion Mar 2, 09:30
Yay or nay? Students who filmed the teacher lap dance may now be punished for breaking rules about camera usage at school. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 2, 09:05 17
- I agree with TFox above. If they recorded it to show their parents because it was outrageous behavior their parents probably wouldn't believe, that's - pmb Mar 2, 09:18 2
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:38
  - I agree. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 2, 09:22
- From the footage I saw, I'd say "usage" may be too strong a term. "Fumbling" may be a better one. -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 2, 09:15
- Interesting. The comments on the Winnipeg Free Press site are almost universally pro-student. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 2, 09:13 3
  - self-selected group. -- nm - loosilu Mar 2, 09:15
  - My opinion might change if it was something illegal they taped and it was clearly a reaction to the taping.... - Will Hunting Mar 2, 09:15
  - We aren't newspaper website commenters. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 09:14
- yes. it was against the rules. -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 09:10 3
  - but good luck enforcing that on a regular basis. -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 09:11 2
    - bring on the tasers, bro! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 09:13 1
      - I know several teachers that would be in favor of tasing the kids -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 09:16
- Yes. (nm) - musubi Mar 2, 09:10
- Yes. If it's against the rules; it's against the rules. Just becuase they caught soemthing 'newsworthy' doesn't change that. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 09:07
- of course. -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 09:07
- yes -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:06
- Yes. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 2, 09:06
Just yell "Right foot, blue!" and see what happens. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 09:04
wrong step, you got off track. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 2, 09:03

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