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my computer has a font named "david" i wonder if it turns everything into 5 paragraphs of stuff. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 15, 09:08 10
- Coincidentally, I've already sent three different thousand word emails this morning. -- nm - David Mar 15, 09:11 9
  - ESPN, Bobby Knight and the NCAA Tournament committee? -- nm - Kick Ass Mar 15, 09:12 8
    - "You are a bunch of morons." + 994 words. "You don't suck." + 997 words. "You make Bud Selig look wise." + 995 words. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:14 7
      - And stop talking like Brady Quinn is relevant! -- nm - David Mar 15, 09:14 6
        
        I remember when Brady Quinn did well against Notre Dame's schedule...god I can't wait for Jimmy Clausen to be an elite NFL QB. - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:17 5
        
        I'm not crazy about Clausen, but I'd rather have him than Bradford. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 15, 09:17 4
        
        I'll take Bradford over Clausen every day of the week; I'll take McCoy over Clausen - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:20 2
        
        no way. We'll see those. Basically a crap shoot. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 15, 09:21 1
        
        err... those=though -- nm - Don Homer Mar 15, 09:23
        
        I wouldn't risk a first round pick on either. -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 09:20
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I always love when ESPN gives Bobby Knight the microphone and asks him to discuss the competence of the NCAA Tournament committee. - David Mar 15, 09:06 5
- Except for the fact that he knows what he is talking about. -- nm - Kick Ass Mar 15, 09:08
- Who were his unlucky targets? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:07 3
  - "Frankly, they lack the basketball intelligence to make the proper determinations..." -- nm - David Mar 15, 09:07 2
    - nice. needs more chair throwing though -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 09:20
    - Awesome. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:09
A lyrebird imitating lots of stuff you'd not think a bird could mimic. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 15, 08:55 3
- There's some great footage (I think available from a link on that page) of a lyrebird imitating a camera taking a photo, and then a camera taking a - Roger More Mar 15, 08:56 2
  - is that the same one where it also does a chainsaw? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 09:20 1
    - Probably. It was from a David Attenborough series -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 09:21
Heh, there's another real movie stock exchange opening and it's going to be open before HSX's. (link) - pmb Mar 15, 08:51 3
- The one in Iowa is with real money. They do elections. -- (link) - mara Mar 15, 08:53
- Whoops. Here's the link. -- (link) - pmb Mar 15, 08:52 1
  - I'm going to wait and see which one RazorHawk endorses. -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 08:58
sitwap. Lady Gaga coming to "Glee". -- (link) - Diva Mar 15, 08:51 14
- I love me some Gaga and I don't like this at all. This show is supposed to be about the kids and the club and the evil cheerleaders... - Jim Mar 15, 09:20
- the Glee kids take on the class from Tranny High -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 09:12
- cool and great for Glee. Can't wait for the Doogie/Whedon episode -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 08:59 4
  - now *that*, I'm looking forward to. Unrelated: Finally finished Dollhouse this weekend. Not bad. -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 09:00
  - I mentioned this to my wife that it is the perfect vehicle for music people to get a little actibg TV time. Groban was the awesome when he was on -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 09:00 2
    - Saw Groban on Oprah a few months ago, he seems like one of the more down to earth decent celebrities I've seen in a long while. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 09:00 1
      - he would have to be for what he did on his Glee performance. -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 09:01
- *sigh* -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:52 6
  - what's so bad about her? -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:54 3
    - well, I'm not much of a fan of her music, her image, and the general non-stop media noise about her -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:55 2
      - That and I don't like her voice. -- nm - Kick Ass Mar 15, 09:06
      - but apart from that, she's fine? -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:57
  - It makes perfect sense. - Kick Ass Mar 15, 08:53 1
    - The funny part is my wife (and me to a certain degree) would normally watch that episode and not have any idea who (s)he was -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:54
iPhone OS developer activity up 185% since iPad announcement -- (link) - oblique Mar 15, 08:51
LYC: some lost Hispanic guy tried to get me to come out of my house at 12:30 last night to give directions to his son on the phone - Epiphany Mar 15, 08:45 1
- what would be funny is if he needed his son to help him break into your house. -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:46
More animal stuff. Video of the all black penguin -- (link) - oblique Mar 15, 08:32 1
- It was in the penguin's garbage can! -- nm - Andrew Young Mar 15, 08:38
ST Bachelor Party Poll -- Weekend in Atlantic City, or overnight party cruise out of NYC? - znufrii Mar 15, 08:30 25
- opera marathon -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 09:13
- South Carolina beaches with swim-up bars. -- nm - David Mar 15, 08:54 3
  - I do like the swim-up bars... -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 09:02 1
    - Tipsy, wet women in bikinis. What's not to love? -- nm - David Mar 15, 09:07
  - Ooooh...... *takes down ideas* - Will Hunting Mar 15, 08:56
- Whatever she says you can do. -- nm - Kick Ass Mar 15, 08:52
- If the boat is weekday, that seems like an automatic no -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 08:51 1
  - actually I was wrong. there's another set of sailing that are either Friday or Saturday sailings. -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 08:51
- I've already told you - Montreal! -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 08:49 3
  - Worth it just for the after hour poutine at La Banquise -- nm - Guigue Mar 15, 08:54
  - this. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 08:51
  - when Roger is right, he's right. -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:50
- what is "the lesser of two evils"? -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:40
- Wherever there is a male strip club - ty97 Mar 15, 08:39 3
  - male strippers are overrated, unless you're gay. - loosilu Mar 15, 08:40 2
    - heh - so true - Epiphany Mar 15, 08:42 1
      - I wonder if 2xist will overnight ship to my hotel....... -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 08:46
- AC -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 08:38
- gambling -- nm - Epiphany Mar 15, 08:37 3
  - the boat has an on-board casino. -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 08:38 2
    - then I vote boat - bring your own strippers -- nm - Epiphany Mar 15, 08:39
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- Cons: Party Cruise (falling off boat), Atlantic City (Atlantic City). Tough call. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 15, 08:34 1
  - cons. Cruise: Seasickness. AC: Atlantic City. -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:45
The paperless movie tickets thingie from Fandango will come in handy when David loses the Urban Meyer bet to me. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 08:29 2
- I blame Lane Kiffin. -- nm - David Mar 15, 08:31 1
  - He is often to blame. -- nm - Diva Mar 15, 08:32
Remember the squirrel that popped up in that couple's photo? Here's an equally funny pic with a seal -- (link) - TWuG Mar 15, 08:18 25
- is that photo shopped? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 15, 08:46 14
  - Uncropped photo. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 15, 08:49 [Image] 11
    - So technically not a "bomb" photo at all, but still funny -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:50 10
      - how is it not a bomb if the seal bombed it? -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:51 9
        
        That seal didn't just jump into that picture of the penguins unexpectedly -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:52 7
        
        were you there, huh+ -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:52 6
        
        It's just a hunch, but I'm going to bet that it didn't flop into the pic -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:53 3
        
        seals are mobile, ya know. -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:55 2
        
        it's no squirrel -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:55 1
        
        well, it's still funny. -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:57
        
        If the seal jumped in, the photog should run like hell before he's rolled over. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 15, 08:53 1
        
        assuming the photographer is a penguin, yes. -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 09:02
        
        The seal was just lying there! -- nm - mara Mar 15, 08:52
  - someone's always got to chime in and claim it was shopped. - loosilu Mar 15, 08:48
  - It does look like it could be. -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 08:47
- that's a WIN. -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:43
- looks like a leopard seal - Danedukenuuk Mar 15, 08:35
- That's great. -- nm - pmb Mar 15, 08:33
- that's L4 funny -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:27
- squirrelbomb was extra funny because of the autofocus ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 08:23 5
  - It's funny because the squirrel gets dead. -- nm - Dano Mar 15, 08:29
  - That's like saying a pie in the face is funny because the pie is lemon. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 08:27 3
    - But football in the groin is funny because it's a football. In the groin. -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 08:33
    - I said "extra funny". Like pie in the groin ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 08:32
    - Everyone knows it's banana creme FTW. -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 08:30
Thanks RC for picking up the typo in the Point Total Pool. It has been corrected. If this changes your entry, let me know. (link to pool inside) - Dano Mar 15, 08:16
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- none is essentially an unapostrophied contraction of "not one" so it's singular -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 09:16
- You wouldn't say "none is affected" so "are" is correct. -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 08:17 20
  - you can say that, although it's a little stilted to my ear. -- nm - Reagen Mar 15, 08:18 2
    - It's a lot stilted to mine. -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 08:20 1
      - This sentence, however, is badass. -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 08:20
  - But you would say "none of the wheat is affected" -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:17 16
    - Since none doesn't have a singularity/plurality, you use the other word (students/wheat) tio determine the is/are - ty97 Mar 15, 08:20 5
      - Oops, I forgot kilbo's undergrad degree.... -- nm - ty97 Mar 15, 08:22 4
        
        Don't assume my English degree equates to me any official knowledge on this subject - oblique Mar 15, 08:23 3
        
        an English degree is a license for other people to mock you when you make a grammatical error. -- nm - loosilu Mar 15, 08:56 1
        
        pretty much :) -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:59
        
        You speak English good. -- nm - Dano Mar 15, 08:36
    - *trades a wood and a brick* -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 08:19
    - Because you wouldn't say "the wheat are affected." You wouldn't say "the students is affected" either. -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 08:19 8
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        You wouldn't say "us is perfect" or "us are perfect" so go with what sounds best when none is involved. - TWuG Mar 15, 08:29 6
        
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        Interesting. It certainly follows that is would be correct because you'd use is in the "not one" and "no one" constructions. -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 08:50
        
        You'd say "we are perfect" though. Also, I'd say "Not one of the students is affected" but "None of the students are affected" - Roger More Mar 15, 08:32 3
        
        "one is" "none are" -- nm - TWuG Mar 15, 08:34 1
        
        But "not one is". Yet "not one" = "none", which is kind of weird -- nm - Roger More Mar 15, 08:46
        
        Because I'm right and Jack is wrong, that's why :) -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:34
- are -- nm - Dano Mar 15, 08:16
- r -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 08:16
- are -- nm - znufrii Mar 15, 08:16
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- both are correct but are sounds better to the ear -- nm - oblique Mar 15, 08:14 6
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    - you is wrong -- (link) - oblique Mar 15, 08:16 4
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        Dr Grammar's quoting "Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage" though... -- nm - Ender Mar 15, 08:20
        
        heh. Probably, but there are cases where "are" and "is" are correct. For "count nouns" both are technically correct but most will use "are" because - oblique Mar 15, 08:19 1
        
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- are -- nm - Ender Mar 15, 08:13
- are -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 08:12
LIR: MW2 map pack, $15 -- (link) - oblique Mar 15, 08:09
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- Is this the Homer League I am in? Last year it was just straight draft though right? -- nm - Beaker Mar 15, 08:19 3
  - Yes, it was a straight draft, but homers are pretty much dependent on draft position - Will Hunting Mar 15, 08:24 1
    - heh, this should be fun. I have never done one of these before...can't be worst then last year anyway - Beaker Mar 15, 08:37
  - Yes, it was a straight draft, but homers are pretty much dependent on draft position - Will Hunting Mar 15, 08:23
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  - Go to the league page, click on Draft Central, and the edit your rankings link is right there. -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 08:12 1
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- You're double drafting that day too? Good times, good times... -- nm - TFox Mar 15, 08:09 2
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    - SheFox took her calendar, drew a big X through Saturday, and wrote "No Dad" on it. - TFox Mar 15, 08:12
- I am so going to rule you all. - Will Hunting Mar 15, 08:09 4
  - I'm going to miss out on Hunting draft day rage in all my drafts this year? That's sad. - TFox Mar 15, 08:10 3
    - related somewhat: I am being sent out of my apartment on Draft Day. - Diva Mar 15, 08:31
    - You caused the one! - Will Hunting Mar 15, 08:24 1
      - "It won't work!... No, fuck that, I'm not doing the thing that will fix it!" -- nm - Hunting si Mar 15, 08:26

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