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Looooooooooooooooooooooong jacket! -- nm - David Apr 13, 16:32
Google opens doors to its wealth of public data. -- (link) - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 16:27
Richard Dawkins: Arrest The Pope During UK Visit -- (link) - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 16:20
Fed & State Taxes Filed - YAY - even found the email coupon code for the on line one I use - $39.95 for both! -- nm - JenBro Apr 13, 16:19
Toyota suspends sales of 2010 Lexus GX 460 -- (link) - ty97 Apr 13, 16:16 1
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Please look at the response WMATA (aka Metro) sent in regards to this Grandmother standing -- (link) - MDH Apr 13, 16:15 16
- I'm not sure what more you'd want in their response. - Fuzzy Apr 13, 16:33
- It's not a horrible response. - ty97 Apr 13, 16:22 9
  - Because the company didn't grovel and beg forgiveness for a minor inconveinance that's just a part of life... - Stephen Apr 13, 16:29 3
    - Because the response is insensitive and makes it sound likes her fault. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:35 2
      - IT. IS. - ty97 Apr 13, 16:37 1
        
        And she was able to get on and off. The problem is that the worker was insensitive to her needing a bit of break so she could. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:41
  - Did you read the responses to the response? - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:25 4
    - um....yes. That's what I commented on. - ty97 Apr 13, 16:29 3
      - I'm talking about the responses about just how accessible DC is. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:31 2
        
        The responses at 'unsuckdcmetro'? I perused them. - ty97 Apr 13, 16:36 1
        
        DC doesn't have a great record for accessiblity. Why make a suggestion that makes things harder to get around? -- nm - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:44
- A wheelchair sounds like a pretty good suggestion for someone complaining about having to stand up for TWELVE WHOLE MINUTES. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 13, 16:18 4
  - She'd been walking around longer and had reached her limit. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:21 2
    - And that's Metro's fault that she pushed herself beyond her capabilities? -- nm - Drill Sergeant Stephen Apr 13, 16:42 1
      - She needed a rest. She didn't ask to be helped on the train. She didn't ask for special treatment beyond being allowed to sit until a train arrived. - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:46
  - The way they handled that e-mail was a joke. Stay classy WMATA. -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 16:19
One last call: May Book voting closes at 10pm ET tonight -- (link) - ty97 Apr 13, 16:08 1
- Louis L'Amour! -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 16:09
Well, that ain't right! Natali Del Conte pregnant? Grr. Well, at least she'll only become *more* endowed. Wait, who's the father? - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 16:07 1
- That is one of the most poorly written articles I've ever read. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 13, 16:24
PLEASE vote for my niece to have a Glee audition. -- (link) - peglegpete Apr 13, 15:48 14
- happy to - she's good! -- nm - b. Apr 13, 16:34
- I voted, and I added her to the tiny news box (but it's going to take a little while to update, unfortunately) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 16:24 5
  - (oh, and I call it the "tiny news box" because that's what I named the database table ... :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 16:24 4
    - thanks. I have found I can fote 5 or so times before I get blocked. I plan on voting again tomorrow for her. I think it runs thru the weekend -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 16:29 1
      - If you clear your cookies and your cache, you may be able to vote even more. -- nm - David Apr 13, 16:33
    - Sometimes is is tiny. And others it's huge. -- nm - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:26 1
      - today it is huge, unfortunately. I'll try to edit it down a bit when I get home from work. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 16:32
- done - she sounds great! -- nm - JenBro Apr 13, 16:23
- Done. She sounds really good! -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 16:22
- Five votes from Kim and I! -- nm - David Apr 13, 16:16
- Done, she's got a great voice. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 16:04 1
  - thanks! -- nm - peglegpete Apr 13, 16:10
- done! -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 15:59
- done -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 13, 15:50
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Whale almost swallows kayak... -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Apr 13, 15:41 [Image] 12
- *whale thinks* "heyyyy... you're not krill ... get outa my way!" -- nm - JenBro Apr 13, 16:25 1
  - "What the krill!" ;) -- nm - the liioulu who is an idiot Apr 13, 16:26
- wow -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 15:59
- looks like a humpback - Danedukenuuk Apr 13, 15:47
- Orcas surround pedal kayak ... -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:45 [youtube] 2
  - I wonder if that guy realizes he has a fish hook in his eyebrow? -- nm - Stephen Apr 13, 15:46 1
    - More importantly, does he realize that the killer whales are sizing him up as bait? heh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:54
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  - Judging from the email, looks like it. The guy in the pic is a dentist out of Sitka. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 13, 15:44 3
    - That's an awesome picture. If it is indeed legit, it should be viral. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:53
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      - or Geppetto -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:46
My super power is the ability to read tiny type. -- nm - psilotum Apr 13, 15:37 1
- You will be an invaluable assistant. -- nm - Daredevil si Apr 13, 15:38
STIS: Can anyone help me find a Treasury doc? - MDH Apr 13, 15:29 8
- Is this it? -- (link) - mara Apr 13, 15:30 7
  - Holy crap. That's it! Mind if I ask how on Earth you found this so fast!? Thanks so much! - MDH Apr 13, 15:33 6
    - YOU DARE QUESTION THE ANSWERSLUT?! -- nm - Comic Book Store Guy si Apr 13, 15:34 1
      - *ahem* Hopefully I composited the correct nickname there. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:35
    - I corrected your spelling and googled it in quotation marks. :-) -- nm - mara Apr 13, 15:34 3
      - mara is to search as andie is to contests ;) -- nm - JenBro Apr 13, 16:27
      - Wow, I truly am slow. But seriously, thanks a lot! -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 15:44
      - owned. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:34
and let the complaining begin...Marvel Movies just posted the Whedon news on FB, only a handful of responses so far but none of them positive... - Stephen Apr 13, 15:26 20
- I joined just to congratulate them. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:29 2
  - it's not actually run by Marvel. it's a fan group. However there have been a ton of production people have joined it. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:32 1
    - Oh, the hell with that then. All of the idiots were annoying anyway. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:40
- well internet comic fans on the whole are a pretty negative lot. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:28 16
  - I think it's going to be the non-comic fans who are pissed. B/c they didn't care about Firefly/Dollhouse and don't want the association -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 15:34 14
    - why would non-comic fans even care about an Avengers movie? - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 15:35 13
      - Why did comics fans see Batman or Iron Man? -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:49 6
        
        non-comics fans, that is. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:49 5
        
        because of Christian Bale and RDJ. nobody cared about and most probably couldn't name the directors -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 15:50 4
        
        Then Remlik's point stands: RDJ. - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:54 3
        
        But did those non-fans care up front when the director was announced? Do those non-fans even know who directed Iron Man? -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 16:00 2
        
        I'm in no way advocating that Josh (or whomever) directing will make a bit of difference. - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 16:11 1
        
        they may care by the time it actually gets made and released. at this point, 99% of the moviegoing audience can't even tell you what an Avenger is - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 16:17
      - cause with RDJ, Sam Jackson, Ed Norton and Evans and Helmsworth...people will want to see it. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:36 4
        
        if those actors are in it, who the director is won't matter a bit to non-comic fan moviegoers - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 15:46 1
        
        David Lynch? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:49
        
        needs more sam neill. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 15:40 1
        
        hmmm....he'd be an awesome Kang or Immortalus. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:46
      - Because they like action movies -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 15:36
  - Worst. Casting choice. Ever. -- nm - Comic Book Store Guy si Apr 13, 15:33
Lost spoiler guest star - Remlik Apr 13, 15:14 5
- what about - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 15:21 2
  - spoil..... - Remlik Apr 13, 15:21 1
    - spoil - psilotum Apr 13, 15:25
- Nothing we didn't see in the "Next week on Lost" promo. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:15 1
  - I didn't want to spoil it here. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:17
Oh, looks like WH will be happier with today's lineup. As am I. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 13, 14:59 3
- if Pie keeps getting on, and drawing the hold, it can open up some holes - groiny Apr 13, 15:00 2
  - It would also be nice if Adam Jones could take a pitch. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 13, 15:09 1
    - It would also be nice if Erik Bedard could make a pitch. -- nm - psilotum Apr 13, 15:26
"Nigel called us a curious combination of inbreeding and type 2 diabetes." -- nm - Tim Apr 13, 14:50 2
- Australians are mean. -- nm - David Apr 13, 14:58 1
  - but insightful -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 15:01
My last shill for the Beat the Streak group created on MLB.com - groiny Apr 13, 14:49 [Backboard] 5
- what was that other site that a few of us were trying to get to 25 picks? - J Apr 13, 14:52 4
  - its an espn game. -- nm - TFox Apr 13, 14:55 1
    - ahh found it, thanks -- nm - J Apr 13, 14:56
  - there is a facebook fantasyleague thingy too, but I am not sure. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 13, 14:53 1
    - no it wasn't on FB -- nm - J Apr 13, 14:55
Avengers movie: Who should be the villain? Who should play him? - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 14:46 52
- sorry but there will only be one Mrs Peel in my lifetime -- nm - zDroid Apr 13, 16:09
- Ultron! -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 15:44
- The correct answer is Bad Horse. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:25
- Am I the only one disappointed by the Whedon choice? -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 15:04 29
  - You're in the pixie camp, which should make you want to swallow a bullet. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:04 28
    - I loved Firefly and liked Dollhouse, I just think this choice is a bad one. -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 15:05 27
      - I don't follow that logic. How many high profile directors have actually written for Marvel? -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:06 26
        
        That's a good question. I can count at least 2. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:14 20
        
        Smith and Faverau? -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:17 19
        
        I forgot Favreau (what'd he write?) Plus Whedon makes 3. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:23 12
        
        Nothing comic-book-y - psilotum Apr 13, 15:28 9
        
        These are his writing credits from imdb, btw. -- nm - psilotum Apr 13, 15:34
        
        Other than an Iron-Man miniseries. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 13, 15:31
        
        He wrote Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas, which I think was a tie-in to the first film or followed in its wake. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:31 6
        
        he never finished it either. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:31 5
        
        As in it was never published? That's weird because I read a review of it at the time. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:32 4
        
        no...the 1st two issues were published and released. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:33 2
        
        Okay, started but not finished makes sense. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:35
        
        It started out ok, but I wasn't very fond of the artwork. -- nm - Stephen Apr 13, 15:35
        
        Only two issue were published iirc. -- nm - Stephen Apr 13, 15:33
        
        Does Straczynski count? I don't think he's ever directed a feature film. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:24 1
        
        tv so far. But he is a screenwriter (Changeling and others) -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:31
        
        Richard Donner. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:20 5
        
        And in smaller names, Bob Gale and Reggie Hudlin. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 13, 15:25
        
        (though he was DC, if that matters to the larger point) -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:22 3
        
        Smith and Donner for DC. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:22 2
        
        Smith has done both with that blind lawyer and Green Arrow. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:24 1
        
        He's also doing a Batman miniseries for DC, and Green Hornet for another publisher. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 13, 15:29
        
        Can we just have Michael Bay direct it and call it a day. - MDH Apr 13, 15:12
        
        setting that aside how about managing huge casts that form a Team. Like on Buffy and Angel...he was able to service all the characters -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:09
        
        I think he writes good TV, but it won't translate to a movie. Hard to explain. - MDH Apr 13, 15:09 2
        
        Indeed. It's not like he made the best film of 2005. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 13, 15:15
        
        Serenity is 81% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.0 at IMDB. It translates very, very well. -- nm - David Apr 13, 15:14
- Kang, Ultron, Loki, Skrull or Kree Invasion, Thanos -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 14:56
- See I think it's simple...The Avengers were originally formed to fight the Hulk who was under control of Loki... - Remlik Apr 13, 14:51 9
  - Did Marvel finally rip the rights to the Hulk out of Universal's hands? -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:05 4
    - no. Universal still owns it, but is more than happy to partner with Marvel. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:08 2
      - But the Avengers franchise is Paramount, no? -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Apr 13, 15:15 1
        
        not quite. It's Marvel, but Paramount is the distributor, it was part of the package they signed.... - Remlik Apr 13, 15:20
    - Out of their HULK HANDS?! -- nm - psilotum Apr 13, 15:07
  - I do like this. I would really like to see Ed Norton brought back as Hulk -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 14:58 1
    - he wants to do it. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:01
  - that's clears everything *right* up -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 14:52 1
    - once you see the movies it will! -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 14:53
- Didn't they already make a really bad movie about this 10 years ago? -- nm - ceregon Apr 13, 14:49 1
  - wrong Avengers. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 13, 14:50
- Niska -- nm - budice Apr 13, 14:49
- i'm happy to say i don't know what an Avenger is or who should play anything in a movie version -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 14:47 4
  - Frank Whaley is.... The Ignoramus! [lightning crash] -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 13, 14:52 2
    - on the other hand, i have zero personal investment in Joss Whedon's inevitable fucking up of it all -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 13, 14:56 1
      - with Faverau producing I'm not seeing a downside here. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 15:03
  - true...we want to avoid a Brandon Routh situation here. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 14:52

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