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god damn it, Heath Ledger. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 10:52 1
- he still owes you $50, too? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 10:53
MLB fasion cops get all up in Joe Maddon's grill -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 20, 10:50 2
- As long as they apply the rules consistently, I don't have a problem with requiring a certain level of professional appearance. -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 10:55 1
  - Professional appearance and baseball managers don't live on the same planet. They let that beached whale Lasorda run around in uniform for years. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 10:56
observed in a commercial last night: the Rebel T2i can "auto-focus while recording movies" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:49 3
- Well, it says you can half-press the shutter to make it focus during the movie. It doesn't continuous autofocus like a traditional camcorder -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 10:51 1
  - which might actually be better -- nm - zork Apr 20, 10:55
- and damn if that commercial didn't nail exactly why I want to get it :( -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:50
Cool. BeetleCam robotic DSLR buggy takes close-up pictures of wildlife -- (link) - oblique Apr 20, 10:47 1
- I need one of those -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 10:48
TT Poll: do you use an IM program at work? (as in, an officially recognized form of IM, like MS Communicator or Lotus Sametime.) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 10:47 11
- yes, ms ocs communicator -- nm - marcel Apr 20, 10:54
- Yes -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 10:53
- No. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 10:52
- nope :( -- nm - TFox Apr 20, 10:48
- we piloted Reuters IM, but it never really got much use... -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 10:48
- Yes - Pidgin. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:48 1
  - (with an internal Jabber server handling the communication) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:54
- Ah...you mean a corporate IM. No -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 10:47
- negatory -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 10:47
- AIM -- nm - Ender Apr 20, 10:47
- Digsby -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 10:47
CNN: President of Colorado Rockies baseball team found dead in Salt Lake City hotel room, police say. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:46 1
- wow. what a bizarre week for that franchise -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 10:48
nmbPsilotum - Hotkiss Apr 20, 10:36 1
- Awesome. - psilotum Apr 20, 10:40
Dave Batista was removed from the film role that HHH took over due to not being under WWE Contract... - Remlik Apr 20, 10:35 8
- they should sign Bobbie Batista -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:41
- Wait, a guy in the main event of their PPV isn't under contract? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 10:36 5
  - yep. they are talking, but they didn't want a dvd release of the film if he goes to TNA. -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 10:37 4
    - How is Orton facing Swagger? - Will Hunting Apr 20, 10:40 3
      - not sure on that one -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 10:43 2
        
        I wonder if Vince is panicking about them not being able to get back for the PPV at this point. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 10:44 1
        
        I wonder about that as well. If they're not on a flight by Friday morning, I'd be sweating huge. -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 10:46
- so the truth comes out .... contract's almost up , so let's give him 1 more title run before he goes as a parting gift -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 20, 10:36
as long as we're talking polls .... just remember that as many as 1 in 5 people suffer from some sort of mental illness... - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 20, 10:35
Poll #answer w/o thinking too much: For which film role is Nicole Kidman best known? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 10:34 28
- For me it's Dead Calm because that's the first and last time I thought she was hot. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 20, 10:50 1
  - That was mine until Birthday Girl. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 10:53
- The answer is almost always "whatever movie she was most naked in" -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 10:45 3
  - My first thought was Birthday Girl, which answers your question too, I believe. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 10:50 2
    - *waits for David to shoot you* -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 10:52 1
      - Keep on waiting. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 10:53
- I wish it were The Others. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:43 4
  - very underrated. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 20, 10:50
  - word -- nm - TFox Apr 20, 10:49
  - was an underappreciated role for her, I agree. -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 10:47
  - That was second for me. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 10:46
- don't think she's known for one much more than others. There's also Cold Mountain, To Die For, etc. in addition to the ones below. maybe TCRUI's wife - zork Apr 20, 10:42 1
  - oh, and I also meant to mention Stepford Wives -- nm - zork Apr 20, 10:47
- Days of Thunder -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 10:37
- BMX Bandits! okay, I'll say Days of Thunder (IMDB spoiler) - Max Apr 20, 10:37 1
  - somewhat related - prayformojo Apr 20, 10:41
- I always think of Dead Calm but maybe Eyes Wide Shut? -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 10:36 2
  - There's a generation of moviegoers who were born after Dead Calm was released. *sigh* -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 10:38 1
    - And sadly, Malice too :) -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 10:40
- Moulin Rouge! (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:36
- Early on: Dead Calm. Nowadays: Moulin Rouge -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 10:36
- Moulin Rouge! -- nm - Callisto Apr 20, 10:36
- MR -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 20, 10:35
- Moulin Rouge. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 10:35
- Moulin Rouge -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 10:35
- tom cruise's wife -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:35 2
  - (ex). yes. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 10:43 1
    - her role at the time was being his wife - zork Apr 20, 10:45
another day, another corrupt NY politician... -- (link) - znufrii Apr 20, 10:32 4
- Jeez. They approved a severance for him that would have bankrupted the nonprofit? - Krusty Apr 20, 10:36 3
  - although it's not as personally revolting as this group... -- (link) - znufrii Apr 20, 10:37 2
    - "...the arts community will be up in arms with this line of questioning." - Krusty Apr 20, 10:43 1
      - yeah, notsomuch. -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 10:44
Sexy vs. Beautiful -- (link) - psilotum Apr 20, 10:23
Mike Cameron out 4-6 weeks with abdominal tear. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:22 3
- Needs more roids. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 10:23
- I read that as Kirk Cameron -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 10:22 1
  - I read it as his having a crybaby stomach tearing up. -- nm - zork Apr 20, 10:23
~ when i think about you, i touch myself ... i don't want anybody else, when i think about you i touch myself ... ~ - i'm not dead yet ! Apr 20, 10:20
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- "and the other four were lying" -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 10:25
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- A 2010 survey of ST librarians found that 100% have engaged in sexual trysts in the stacks -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 10:18 4
  - funny how you were able to deduce that with a sample size of zero -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:21 3
    - There is a 100% margin of error. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:22 2
      - 19 times out of 20 -- nm - zork Apr 20, 10:22 1
        
        312.5 times a year -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 20, 10:31
- I bet 20% of librarians are male and that masturbation counted as a tryst in the survey. -- nm - zork Apr 20, 10:18
- "You'll do anything to get rid of those late fees, eh? Follow me." -- nm - Max Apr 20, 10:18 2
  - how long until I've worked it all off? -- nm - George Washington Apr 20, 10:18 1
    - How do you think he lost all those teeth? -- nm - Max Apr 20, 10:33
leverage is filming on the rooftop across the street and a few floors below me. - reluctantcynic (en treo) Apr 20, 10:16 3
- Hey, can you jumo on ika? - Spawn Apr 20, 10:54
- go for it! -- nm - 'lia Apr 20, 10:19
- do it. -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 10:18
Krusty, as I understand it, they usually bypass the electric meter and really crank the heat and lights. There's so much juice running through the wir - zork Apr 20, 10:12 2
- It's probably cheaper and easier that way. No way I'd buy a house that was a former grow op. - Krusty Apr 20, 10:18 1
  - The heat from the lights is intense. No way you could run them off the grid and not get caught. - Krusty Apr 20, 10:19
Shopping report: Bought the SnS sauce, Oreo Stix, also grabbed 3 prepacakged salads for $3 each (1/2 what I pay at Subway) but I splurged on - oblique Apr 20, 10:10
There is a Sneak Peek for FlashForward on Facebook (spoiler obive) -- (link) - amoxy Apr 20, 10:09
Adam Lambert has started announcing dates for his "Glam Nation Tour" Openers: Alision Ireheta, Orianthi - MDH Apr 20, 10:04 4
- Orianthi, yummm. - zork Apr 20, 10:16
- i'd go see this, just to watch the crowd as much as the performers. -- nm - reluctantcynic (en treo) Apr 20, 10:14 1
  - I would have to be somewhat drunk, and have a free ticket. - ty97 Apr 20, 10:44
- 50% seem to be casinos -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 10:10
"Montreal Expos" and "1994" in the same sentence always makes me sad... -- nm - Guigue Apr 20, 10:03 8
- it's the point where they lost me for good as a hard core fan. - Reagen Apr 20, 10:10 5
  - I was a big fan of baseball as a kid. The strike and the departure of the Nordiques is probably the reason I'm not really interested in pro sports - Guigue Apr 20, 10:25 1
    - how do you feel about Montr�al getting an MLS team? -- nm - zork Apr 20, 10:27
  - the strike then killed a lot of other people's interest in the game too. -- nm - zork Apr 20, 10:13 1
    - My interest in baseball ended right about there, so I'm pretty sure it was strike-related. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:16
  - word -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 10:10
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- That team was stacked! -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 10:04
Headlnes you don't expect: "Shakira to play before Muse at this year's Glastonbury festival" -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 10:01 3
- Headlines you expect "Shakira booed before Muse at Glastonbury festival" -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 10:02 2
  - Around the time she breaks into She-Wolf, I think the crowd will be too stupified to do anything. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 10:03
  - Headlines you expect: "Shakira to perform at Gentleman's Club" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 10:02
Lessons in bad PR. Geurgis: "There's no photos of me and my husband with hookers and cocaine." -- (link) - Reagen Apr 20, 09:59 2
- "we picked only the most discreet hookers" - David Apr 20, 10:02
- "we burned them all" -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 10:00
LIR: ty, sorry, I meant to say 'fountain soda' rather than soda machine. - kelly Apr 20, 09:56
Fun stat of the day: Houston's team OPS+ so far this season is 39. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:55
Groiny, where ya getting your numbers. I see Frenchy as being 1/3 on non-walk 3-0 counts, and 19 for 52 on non-walk 3-1 counts. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:52 17
- Nevermind, you must mean for just 2010. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:54 15
  - 2009 is also an interesting tale as well.... - groiny Apr 20, 09:57 14
    - I don't know if he got it or not, but he was on pace to have the most 0-2 counts in a season in MLB history. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:59 13
      - 123 oh-two counts in 632 plate appearances in 09. Not sure, but it doesn't seem like a historic number. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:03 10
        
        Email Rob Neyer and ask. Going down 0-2 19.4% of the time surely can't happen often. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:05 9
        
        A quick google shows Adam Dunn face 121 oh-two's in '04, and that's the first season I looked up. - musubi Apr 20, 10:16 8
        
        And there it is: Adam Dunn saw 128 oh-two counts in 2007. - musubi Apr 20, 10:18 7
        
        His post-trade performance must have saved him. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:28 3
        
        He saw 67 in 324 PA (20.7%) with the Braves, and 56 in 308 PAs (18.2%) with the Mets. He wasn't gonna catch Reynolds (21.7%). (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:34 2
        
        he was only 1% down, so let's not act like it was impossible. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:41 1
        
        1% is pretty significant in this sample size. That's 21 more 0-2s. - musubi Apr 20, 10:57
        
        Check Mark Reynolds if you would for last year. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 10:20 2
        
        Just did. 144 (!) oh-two counts. Yikes. If that's not a record....damn. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:24 1
        
        More fun: Reynolds saw 100 oh-two counts in only 414 PAs in '07. That's 0-2 in about 24% of his plate appearances. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:26
      - Also, talking about his first pitch batting average is wildly misleading. - David Apr 20, 10:01 1
        
        Agreed. I'd wager almost *everyone* in MLB does pretty well on first pitch hitting. - musubi Apr 20, 10:06
- ESPN.com. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:54
Michael Jackson-themed Cirque show on its way to Vegas in 2012 - Strongbad Apr 20, 09:51 6
- looks like the touring and the Vegas shows will be separate. There may even be more versions done -- (link) - zork Apr 20, 10:31 1
  - some conflicting stories about whether the premanent or the touring version will launch first. nmbl - zork Apr 20, 10:35
- maybe it will take over where the Elvis Cirque show just opened. Do we know if that one is drawing OK? -- nm - zork Apr 20, 10:06
- That makes 37 Cirque shows in Vegas, right/ -- nm - amoxy Apr 20, 10:05 1
  - Welcome to Cirque de Solegas -- nm - ceregon Apr 20, 10:26
- Hmm interesting touring production before Vegas, that would imply 2011 tour maybe? -- nm - MDH Apr 20, 10:05
they should have blown up the Big O the day it was paid for. - Reagen Apr 20, 09:50 3
- I'd argue much much sooner. -- nm - mafic Apr 20, 09:57 2
  - I suppose we could let the players out first. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:58 1
    - are you sure? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:58
This junk food talk is making me have a hankering for 4-cheese pringles, oreo cookies, and sugar snap peas. - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:49 1
- I've got a hankerin' for a hunk of cheese. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 09:52
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B2 needs a lap dance stat! -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 09:48

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