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Refs gave the Flyers the win today... so many BS calls -- nm - Guy Apr 20, 18:48 1
- ottawa and pittsburg dont like each other. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 20, 18:51
Talk about raised expectations. Glee is a snooze-fest tonight. -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 18:35 4
- My one true hope for Season 2 - ty97 Apr 20, 18:41 1
  - It being Ryan Murphy, not much hope of that. -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 18:42
- It's very, very nice. Well, come here. I'm very happy we're gonna have all the sex. -- nm - Chandler Apr 20, 18:38 1
  - "You should. I'm very bendy." -- nm - David Apr 20, 18:46
Oh well, so much for improvement on the late relief pitching. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:34
Oh yeah saw John Barrowman on DH Sunday. Mark Cherry should be fined for his misuse. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:22
no ncis tonight? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 20, 18:21 1
- rerun -- nm - peglegpete Apr 20, 18:21
"Whitford Hanks Mustache" -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:18
TV PSA: Idol went 3 minutes over, so Glee will last until 10:04pm (EDT) at least. -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 18:17
I'm #13 in the library hold queue for Horns. How soon do you think I'll get it? :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 20, 18:14 5
- ooh, bad luck. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 18:35
- is it just one branch? if not, i'll say 8 days. - Andie Apr 20, 18:18
- How many copies does the library have, and what's the loan period? :-) -- nm - mara Apr 20, 18:15 1
  - They only appear to have one, but there are 6 or 8 in the county system. - MojaveMeg Apr 20, 18:28
- hmm.....2 1/2 weeks. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:15
help: In the 80s or early 90s there was a major league pitcher who tried to flick sandpaper out of his back pocket on the mound right next to the umps - Max Apr 20, 18:05 8
- gaylord perry and it was an emery board -- nm - dogbert Apr 20, 18:11 5
  - oops, sorry, it was niekro throwing the emery board -- nm - dogbert Apr 20, 18:14 4
    - it could have been any of them with all sorts of foreign objects -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 18:17 3
      - He's looking for a particluar one. I'm pretty sure it's Niekro, though Perry would have been a good possibility. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:19 2
        
        Even better -- (link) - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:27 1
        
        Seems Perry used vaseline though. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:28
- Joe Niekro -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 18:05 1
  - Didn't realize he died - amoxy Apr 20, 18:09
Idol quick ranking - nubby Apr 20, 18:03 2
- that little Aaron has some pipes. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 18:04 1
  - But he's too plastic. -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 18:08
The Idol recap is making me hapy I'm not watching this season (spoilers) - ty97 Apr 20, 18:02 4
- You are very wrong. -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 18:03
- you could not be more wrong. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 18:03 1
  - I agree they should nuke the set and call it a mulligan, but apparently they insist on having a winner this season. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 18:26
- I feel the same about "highlights" from DWTS. - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:03
"Jack respects you." - the liioulu with Apr 20, 17:56 2
- happy 62'nd birthday to President Logan! -- nm - peglegpete Apr 20, 18:09
- 7 more hours? *sigh* -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 17:58
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- You know its bad when Vlad Guerrero has 2 of them -- nm - budice Apr 20, 18:17
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  - You "think"? Like you have that random piece of knowledge in your head and didn't just hear it or look it up? -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 17:53 1
    - I think he means 82 years. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 17:54
- The backup catcher has sore knees? Yikes. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 17:49
- The Red Sox are not who we thought they were. -- nm - G.waa.h Apr 20, 17:48
While Treme still remains kind of meh to me after the first two eps it's theme song has become quite the earworm for me. -- nm - Stephen Apr 20, 17:43 1
- I'm a little irked with their website. You can buy the songs but you can't listen to them to make sure they're the right ones. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 17:44
We "He's doing okay, but we wish he'd done better early in the game" Zambrano. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 17:38 1
- Uhm...that's - We've got.... -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 17:39
2K for Ortiz, BA at .150 -- nm - budice Apr 20, 17:35
Wind, rain, and the snow level's dropping...in April !! - MojaveMeg Apr 20, 17:33
Oh boy. That was one of the craziest things I've ever pulled off at a film festival. -- nm - Dano Apr 20, 17:32 3
- And they will always remember this was they day they *almost* caught Captain Dano Sparrow. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 18:44
- Do you think you'll ever get your clothes back? -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 17:42
- ::googles your name:: -- nm - b. Apr 20, 17:39
Ma, this is ugly -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 17:26 2
- Ma, he's makin' eyes at me. -- nm - mara Apr 20, 17:35
- er...Man -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 17:26
7 of 9 Rockies players have RBIs tonight, and it's only in the 3rd inning -- (link) - budice Apr 20, 17:15 1
- I bet their owner's happ--oh. -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 17:26
So you're not a fan of things anymore on Facebook, but you like them? Lame. -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 17:10 6
- And now in chat, you're labeled as "Me". Heh. -- nm - nubby Apr 20, 17:48
- I wanted to create a profile named "benefits," so you could become friends with... - psilotum Apr 20, 17:47
- so I could inadvertently sign up for a news feed? that's obnoxious. -- nm - loosilu Apr 20, 17:19
- youtube recently switched from a 5 star rating system to like or dislike. I think it's stupid. -- nm - b. Apr 20, 17:13 2
  - if oonly you had a way to express your feeling about it in more than a binary fashion! -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 17:15 1
    - to a point. yt partners make money from numbers of views and comments, and the ratings. - b. Apr 20, 17:24
from APOD: Ash and lightning above unspellably volcano. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 20, 17:05 1
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- Ortizzle batting 6th tonight...not looking good 1K, 2LOB already -- (link) - budice Apr 20, 17:10
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, The International League of Conservation Photographers has selected the top nature photos ever. -- (link) - mara Apr 20, 16:54 [flickr] 2
- Why's that one elephant shot out of focus? ;) -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 17:14
- I just bought a lens off ebay from this guy (whom I swear I've seen on some PBS special on polar bears) -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 20, 17:09
*sigh* had some hillbilly from Greenwood try to tell me that Iron Man 2 is already out. -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 16:49 5
- It is out here. I gave it an A++++. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 17:22
- boad: maybe he heard the story in the news today about its premiere? -- nm - b. Apr 20, 16:57
- He done saw it on the teevee! -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 16:50 2
  - he had a spray on tan as well. -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 16:54 1
    - Hillbillies with spray tan. What hath Jersey Shore wrought? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 16:55
I use an android, I guess I got the right phone - zeitgeist Apr 20, 16:46 2
- hmm...I wonder how many computers they would have sold if you couldn't download pron on them. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 16:49 1
  - reminds of that famous memo a top IBM exec wrote in the 50's where he figured they could market maybe as many as a dozen of them -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 16:59
Are you a breezy person who goes around saying "yaka-wow"? Would you like to be? -- (link) - mara Apr 20, 16:45 2
- the original intervew with her is fascinating and strangely entertaining. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 20, 16:52
- hilarious. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 16:49
the Just Cause 2 demo was really fun. But the shooting mechanic really really lacks. Anyone have the full version? Is it improved upon? -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 16:34
So, I'm not very financially-knowledgeable, but can anybody tell me what's so "bad" about the Cantor market that has all of Hollywood up in arms? - celedhring Apr 20, 16:34 11
- They're still bitter about the orange fiasco. -- nm - CovingtonCat Apr 20, 16:44
- so far the only harmful effect i can tell is the negative perception that a low share price would have on a film's opening prospects - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 16:39
- Insider trading is a main one. and a possibility of them making profit off a loss. - the liioulu with Apr 20, 16:39 1
  - Link above -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 16:59
- People are making money off their product and they're not getting a cut. If they got a cut, they'd be happy. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Apr 20, 16:37 1
  - They can invest in the HSX market. Maybe it was in the NYT but it said that it could be used as a way to minimize some losses. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 16:41
- because they are doing all the work of making movies and new york is somehow making money that hollywood doesn't get a cut of -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 16:37 1
  - *high five* -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Apr 20, 16:38
- same reason they got Max kicked off Access Hollywood back in the day when he was talking about what traders thought of projects... - Remlik Apr 20, 16:37 1
  - and I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling kids. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 17:54
- The studios have their reasons. Their reasons are often not grounded in reality. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 16:35
Sooo, why isn't florida the seismic epicenter of a 9.8 quake each weekend? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 16:31 3
- america's wang is limp -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 16:34
- because it's built on a swamp. it practically floats. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 16:32 1
  - when a quake hits it's more like jello wiggling. Though if your near Universal or Disneyworld, you just think it's the rides. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 16:34
Steelers trade for Bryan Leftwich -- (link) - amoxy Apr 20, 16:29 6
- Why? -- nm - Stephen Apr 20, 16:34 5
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  - big ben is not likely to be starting for the first 3 or 4 games -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 16:34 3
    - I think I would rather have Charlie Batch start -- nm - amoxy Apr 20, 16:42 2
      - Dennis Dixon is the best option. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 20, 16:45 1
        
        The Pager King? -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 16:49
Shanahan says no to T.O. -- nm - stewie Apr 20, 16:29 1
- I would have loved to Brendan Shanahan playing for the Leafs -- nm - J Apr 20, 16:35
on my lunch break today, I bought shoes. And swim goggles. (and lunch, too. heh. no soda, though.) Anyway, how much do you think I spent on each? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 16:23 1
- shoes $50. Goggles $9. Lunch $8. -- nm - loosilu Apr 20, 17:21
Christian Science Monitor finds many flaws in the carbon offset system. -- (link) - mara Apr 20, 16:13 5
- It seems the problems with carbon offset system are related to those looking to exploit and abuse it. - Mop (222 lbs) Apr 20, 16:31
- #1 flaw: it exists. heheh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 16:16 3
  - Agreed. - Stephen Apr 20, 16:38 2
    - I don't think we quite have the tech to do it correctly but there's no reason one can't be developed. - Reagen Apr 20, 17:21 1
      - stick a "yet" in there. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 17:22
I finished the latest Dresden Files book, Changes. Definitely not the one to start with if you're new to the series, but awesome for regular readers. - crash davis Apr 20, 16:12
Daffney of TNA was injured last night in a dark match.... - Remlik Apr 20, 16:05
Is every Red Wings fan blind? That was clearly not a goal. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 16:03 4
- They believe their team can do no wrong. - the liioulu with Apr 20, 16:33 1
  - also, the octopii stench causes temporary blindness due to a neurotoxin -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 16:34
- won't you feel bad if they are all, in fact, blind - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 16:08
- Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 16:04
The Categorize my comics is LOL -- nm - amoxy Apr 20, 16:02 1
- *snort* damn furball cats! -- nm - Stephen Apr 20, 16:15
NFL posts all schedules - stewie Apr 20, 16:01 10
- Jeez, the bears schedule is brutal. -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 16:37 1
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- ugh the only home game i'd really want to go see is a Monday night game. - Stephen Apr 20, 16:31
- They delivered in the promise of late-season intra-divisional match-ups to (potentially) avoid starter-sitting. - ty97 Apr 20, 16:06 4
  - There was a brief note about that around the time the idea was first brought up. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 20, 16:15
  - All games in the last week are divisional -- nm - stewie Apr 20, 16:07 2
    - I should have said 'key' intra-divisional games. They promised more of that late-season this year. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 16:12 1
      - Well, three of the Ravens last three (including the last two) are divisional games. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 20, 16:29
- i don't suppose we could luck into a 4-game suspension for Raplesburger -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 16:02 1
  - Today there was talk of 4 games, shortened to 3. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 20, 16:25
Peanuts...Peanuts...I like Cashews -- nm - amoxy Apr 20, 16:01
Repost of Amoxy's Hotties of the Day -- (link) - Beaker Apr 20, 16:00 [Backboard] 4
- #5 then #2 -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 16:33
- Is #4 their mom? -- nm - mara Apr 20, 16:01 1
  - If so, I can see where most of them get their fugly hair styles. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 16:02
- 5 -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 16:00
*pops open a raging bitch* -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 16:00
B2 will be stone dead in a moment. -- nm - Dr.Vermin would like to go for a walk. Apr 20, 16:00
sitwap: Leftwich traded from Bucs to the Steelers -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 16:00 1
- so big ben's penis cost the steelers a draft pick - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 16:10

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