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Has ST seen Sharktopus coming to Syfy later this year? - Jovian Mar 12, 17:16
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- Brett Favre announces a comeback anyway. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 17:29
- Very neat!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 12, 17:26
- I didn't do it. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 17:16 1
  - Hmm...you are denying that awfully quickly. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 17:26
I really wanted to hate Cage the Elephant, but I think their second single won't let me. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 17:09 1
- The first single is such a nice match for the Borderlands opening credits. -- nm - Callisto Mar 12, 17:10
from The Big Picture: The many, many varied facial expressions of Kim Jong-il -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 12, 17:01
sitwap? Oregon suspends QB Jeremiah Masoli for the 2010 season following burglary plea -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 12, 16:55
Max Kaiser must be in a right tizzy over HSX going -real-money. -- nm - TWuG Mar 12, 16:49
Anyone interested in this? - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:40 4
- Exactly what I need: a singing elephant! - Old Antarctic Explorer Mar 12, 16:41 3
  - ;) - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:43 2
    - You know, that's not a bad idea, really. Imagine the chatter.... - Old Antarctic Explorer Mar 12, 16:45 1
      - ;) - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:46
update on my mom from earlier this week .. "T'was the best of the times, it was the worst of times" edition ... - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 12, 16:32 2
- Both of you get well soon. -- nm - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:43
- Yuck. Hope you and your mom feel better soon. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 16:37
Dano - Putty hill is on my schedule for Tuesday -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 16:16 1
- I don't want to oversell it, but it's genius. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 16:16
local news just did a story on HSX's real money game starting up -- nm - peglegpete Mar 12, 16:14 4
- It was on Good Morning America this morning. -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 16:27
- Nikki has covered (bashed) it too. -- (link) - celedhring Mar 12, 16:25 1
  - She just doesn't like all the abuse she takes on the Movies board. -- nm - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:42
- It was on the first page of yesterday's NYT business section. SITWAP -- nm - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:25
laughing. I'm approximately #500 in line. ss is #1 -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 16:13
Lunardi has Rhody as the very last team in after today's win. - TFox Mar 12, 16:09
Numbers season (and potential series) finale on tomight -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 16:05
OK, I added the april book to the box :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 16:04 1
- You misspelled Cujo -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 16:09
Lebron tests positive for horse steroids -- (link) - Beaker Mar 12, 15:56 2
- *bets $20 for him to win at the Derby* -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 16:11
- Nasty! -- nm - celedhring Mar 12, 15:58
Heh, my evening classes "don't impact my availability for work during normal business hours" and I should start seeing checks by late next week :) - MojaveMeg Mar 12, 15:53 1
- woo! and hee. -- nm - b. Mar 12, 15:59
so, the wife wants to see "She's Out Of My League" ... I generally think that sort of film is a big steaming pile of "meh", but I just watched ... - Beryllium Mar 12, 15:53 13
- 75% he doesn't do percents. -- nm - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:26 7
  - equivalent score as per metacritic -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 16:27 6
    - Still doesn't really work, since he asssigns stars on how it compares to other movies in the same genre not other movies in general. -- nm - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:29 5
      - the percentage could be the same thing. regardless that's how metacritic has it scored. -- nm - mafic Mar 12, 16:33 4
        
        Well, he gave it a 6.5 out of 10. -- (link) - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:35 3
        
        take it up with metacritic. -- nm - mafic Mar 12, 16:53 2
        
        I do kind of wonder why they didn't do a 1:1 conversion. - Beryllium Mar 12, 16:54 1
        
        I don't know about that. - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 17:05
- it got a review today in our paper of 3.5 out of 5 stars. he said the movie is better than the trailer. FWIW. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 16:06 1
  - better than red-band? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 16:21
- psssst. - Dano Mar 12, 15:55 1
  - He hasn't and he says ""She's Out of My League," which is sort of a good comedy" -- nm - the liioulu with sparkly box Mar 12, 16:28
- "I think I'd rather stay home tonight, can we go on Sunday instead?" -- nm - b. Mar 12, 15:55
�Coach Lebo has worked hard and has always represented Auburn with character, class and integrity. However, we feel like the time has come for... - David Mar 12, 15:44 4
- He played basketball for the rival school when I was in high school. He and Billy Owens were there at the same time. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 15:51 3
  - As in they played against each other or the same school had both of them? -- nm - David Mar 12, 15:51 2
    - Same school had both of them. They overlapped. They school won 4 straight state titles the years Owens was there. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 15:52 1
      - Michael Owens was there too. He was more football, but he played basketball too. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 15:54
Water consumption versus Olympic hockey (a graph) -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 12, 15:43 1
- I heard about this on 101.1 yesterday...it reminded me... - Old Antarctic Explorer Mar 12, 16:41
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Hi. Yeah, so, scenario: Someone is trying to Herbalife you. How do you make it very clear it's never going to happen, without hurting their feelings? - Facto Mar 12, 15:38 23
- "Sure, I'l tell you what, I'll pay you with this cashier's check... It's for $3,000 more, so just give that back to me." -- nm - Ender Mar 12, 16:03
- what the heck is =herbalife? -- nm - Beaker Mar 12, 15:52 3
  - VItamins sold via a pyramid scheme like Amway. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 17:14
  - *nodding* -- nm - TFox Mar 12, 16:08
  - Funny you should ask that . . . -- nm - Facto's Friend Mar 12, 15:56
- Start trying to convert them into Jehovah's Witnesses. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 15:51
- "you know I wish you the best; but I have no interest in participating; and I know you'll respect my choice and not pursue this with me further." - b. Mar 12, 15:48 11
  - That's a very good approach, thanks! You've been in this one before, I assume? :-) -- nm - Facto Mar 12, 15:55 2
    - you're welcome, and kindasorta. -- nm - b. Mar 12, 15:58 1
      - related: I think because of the economy, a number of my friends have started selling various products like Herbalife, Pampered Chef, etc. I find it - loosilu Mar 12, 17:16
  - ; = , -- nm - b. Mar 12, 15:49 7
    - Yeah, semi-colons are definite argument starters. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 15:50 6
      - totally!! and don't get me started on serial commas, man. -- nm - b. Mar 12, 15:55 5
        
        wait, what's your problem with serial commas? -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 12, 15:57 4
        
        nonono, I'm a huge fan! -- nm - b. Mar 12, 15:58 3
        
        That's hawt! -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 16:10 2
        
        although usually if you have items in the list that are longer than a few words you should probably use a semicolon to separate them -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 12, 16:13 1
        
        Keep you're steenking english speakin off my body -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 16:21
- have friends who don't Herbalife -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 12, 15:43
- Tell them you never mix business with friendships. You have had bad experiences in the past. -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 15:40 1
  - this is a good approach, IMO. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 17:17
- Tough one. They're trained not to take 'no' for an answer. - Dr.Vermin Mar 12, 15:39 1
  - Luckily, I believe this guy will be cool about it. He's mature etc. But it made me think how we sometimes come across these situations. And next time - Facto Mar 12, 15:52
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Yup, the moment a Toyota is involved in an accident they're looking for uncontrolled acceleration.... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Mar 12, 15:37 1
- We just paid off our Toyota today...so what do I have? A Toyota with two recall notices for it... -- nm - BAD Mar 12, 16:05
cool animation of a song -- (link) - marcel Mar 12, 15:28
your Washington Redskins sign RB Larry Johnson -- (link) - 16 & pixie Mar 12, 15:24 2
- Ugh. -- nm - MDH Mar 12, 15:26
- I doubt he has anything left in the tank -- nm - amoxy Mar 12, 15:24
/me is going to meet secretstalker and see Kick-Ass, in that order. -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 15:17 9
- When are you seeing Putty Hill? -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 15:28
- I enjoyed meeting Secretstalker a couple of years ago in Vegas - amoxy Mar 12, 15:18 5
  - Yup, even if he did get us lost on the way to PLP's :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 12, 15:26
  - Me too. We drank expensive wine and talked shit. Of course he talked much faster shit than I did. -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 15:20 1
    - Yep , he is a cool guy just needs to slow down a bit when he is talking -- nm - eag Mar 12, 15:24
  - agreed. SS is a really good guy, and he should enjoy the night -- nm - peglegpete Mar 12, 15:19
  - yeah, ss is cool -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 15:19
- Where are you at? -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 15:18 1
  - Austin for SXSW -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 15:18
Moving onto a new subject now. Politicians..... - Redmond Mar 12, 15:14 8
- Are you old enough to remember when a Politician was something to aspire to? - amoxy Mar 12, 15:23 4
  - Not really, no. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 15:35 1
    - (Then again, I grew up in BC - we haven't had a scandal-free legislative assembly since the 1950s) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 15:36
  - Willy Brandt? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 12, 15:28
  - Yeah, -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 15:28
- Politicians make me wonder - Danedukenuuk Mar 12, 15:20 2
  - I think voting has become a let me get this over with so I can go back to my life, type of event. -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 15:29
  - But why wonder, why wonder? -- nm - Kermit the frog Mar 12, 15:25
oh, is this the book for April, or is there a paperback one I can link to? -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 12, 15:03 1
- paperback doesn't come out until June -- nm - decline Mar 12, 15:06
A few pictures of Wheelchair Curling -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 12, 15:03
DC High School Names a Woman Head Coach: I hope she lasts longer than the previous woman coach (1 day) -- (link) - MDH Mar 12, 15:00 1
- if she's any good at giving head, she should be fine for atleast a week :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 12, 15:06
I read the first page of Craig Ferguson's book...LOL (spoilers) - amoxy Mar 12, 14:59 2
- Mine's not expected to ship until next week :( - MojaveMeg Mar 12, 15:55
- Now imagine hearing him tell that story...and that's why I strongly recommend the audiobook -- nm - JD Mar 12, 15:15
Paging Dawson: -- (link) - MDH Mar 12, 14:53 [Image] 2
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  - his abs are just stupid ripped -- nm - MDH Mar 12, 14:58
Pope Benedict's former diocese rehoused abuser priest -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Mar 12, 14:51
Rumored jumper at one of the gorges at Cornell. This would be the second this week and the third this month. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 14:51 11
- Cornell has the highest suicide rate of any college in the county - MDH Mar 12, 14:59 7
  - we were told it does not. ANd I don't remember seeing police stationed there, ever. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 15:10 4
    - as of a few years ago, it was MIT that had the highest rate. cornell made a focused effort to cut their stats, and there was progress. nm but: -- (link) - b. Mar 12, 15:28 3
      - nerds need sex -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 12, 15:35 1
        
        Mars needs women. -- nm - mara Mar 12, 15:53
      - third from last paragraph here has more recent cornell info., confirming improvement. nm but: -- (link) - b. Mar 12, 15:32
  - That's why the GPAs are so high. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 15:07 1
    - hee -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 12, 15:19
- Here Comes Treble was really counting on those Scranton weddings. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 12, 14:58
- But the basketball team made the tournament. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 14:53 1
  - But the tournament is held across the gorge. -- nm - Max Mar 12, 14:59
So, some time in the next two hours I'm supposed to have a telephone interview with the unemployment office. Last month I made the mistake of - MojaveMeg Mar 12, 14:51 2
- That sucks. On the bright side (?) you should get all the claim forms for the time you've missed at the same time to catch you up. - Stephen Mar 12, 15:44 1
  - Looks that way. See above :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 12, 15:54
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- The toilet paper I sell is worth more than your Law Degree. Though both absorb the same amount of shit. -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 15:07 1
  - *pays a lawyer $1000 an hour to attach a smiley face to my post making it alright now* + :) -- nm - Redmond Mar 12, 15:10
What does the #fb hash tag on Twitter mean? -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 14:46 12
- Fa-boom! -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 12, 15:01
- It's a way to automatically update your Facebook status from Twitter without having every tweet change your status. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 14:47 7
  - do you need to be posting on a certain program ? how do you link the 2 accounts -- nm - G.waa Mar 12, 14:55 5
    - I think it's a built-in feature of Twitter. But read this -- (link) - mara Mar 12, 15:16 4
      - this will update FB with *every* tweet. #fb is for an app call Selective Tweets -- nm - marcel Mar 12, 15:17 3
        
        Oh! Thanks! -- nm - Kermit the frog Mar 12, 15:25 2
        
        btw - selective tweets is mentioned at the bottom of your link :-) -- nm - marcel Mar 12, 15:30
        
        Blargh. -- nm - SFAN! Mar 12, 15:26
  - ahh, thanks! I appreciate the non-auto-linking of tweets to FB -- nm - ty97 Mar 12, 14:48
- facebook? -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 12, 14:47 2
  - was my initial guess, but I don't see how it fits. (though there doesn't seem to be any theme) -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 14:48 1
    - "This one is a special tag in the sense that if used at the end of a tweet, it performs a programmatic update to your Facebook account status..." - Mop Mar 12, 15:18
[drops a quarter on the desk] Go downtown have a rat gnaw that thing off your face. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 12, 14:45

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