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in an hour, someone remind me to preorder avatar. thanks. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 21, 13:12 1
- Hell. No. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 13:19
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What will you be doing on Sunday, May 2nd at about 11am EST? -- (link) - oblique Apr 21, 13:04 23
- likely drinking coffee and killing ikariums and stealing their wine -- nm - zDroid Apr 21, 13:18 1
  - oh wait Ill be in the park setting up a maypole -- nm - zDroid Apr 21, 13:20
- That's an oddly inconvenient choice of time for the US to participate. -- nm - Max Apr 21, 13:14 3
  - Looks like it matches the time of day with the fewest active people with the least populated places -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 13:17
  - you guys just can't take a hint. -- nm - Andie Apr 21, 13:16
  - Flash bulbs in churches nationwide! -- nm - TFox Apr 21, 13:15
- Recovering from the previous night where DJ Tony Moran will be at my usual nightclub for the first time evar. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 13:10
- sleeping -- nm - dogbert Apr 21, 13:09
- probably checking out potential wedding venues... -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 13:08 2
  - anything short of "outer space", and i'm going to be so disappointed. -- nm - TFox Apr 21, 13:09 1
    - Smurf village -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 13:12
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  - Well, remember that you have to take a picture. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 21, 13:11
  - Mile high club! -- nm - ceregon Apr 21, 13:08
- There's no way I can remember this sort of thing that long. -- nm - Callisto Apr 21, 13:08
- likely lying in bed wishing I was still sleeping, listening to radio. oh yah, hot pic! -- nm - b. Apr 21, 13:07
- Cannonball!!! -- nm - Ron Burgundy si Apr 21, 13:07
- Free Comic Book Day! -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 13:06 3
  - ummmm, isn't that the day before? -- nm - J Apr 21, 13:08
  - psst - oblique Apr 21, 13:07 1
    - yeah Saturday.... -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 13:11
- sleeping -- nm - peglegpete Apr 21, 13:06
- running (well jogging with walking breaks) in my first 10K! -- nm - Andie Apr 21, 13:06
The list of slain and missing native girls in Canada is crazy high -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 13:03 1
- do we know where the Episode 3 review is being filmed? -- nm - TFox Apr 21, 13:04
WTF is this wink for? Trying to interpret texting exchange (very boring -- work related) - mara Apr 21, 13:00 20
- u r hawt, this is my address, come on over *wink* - dogbert Apr 21, 13:08 5
  - Seems odd, though -- it's a female customer, for one thing, and there's no indication of "googler's" gender or appearanced. -- nm - mara Apr 21, 13:12 2
    - I'm disappointed in your imagination. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 13:15
    - ok, this just got really hot -- nm - dogbert Apr 21, 13:14
  - that was my second thought because why share it in the exchange? -- nm - b. Apr 21, 13:09 1
    - what is required to get a new card? do I need to sleep with you? I'm willing, here is my address if that is the case. *wink* - dogbert Apr 21, 13:13
- It is likely just their default smiley -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 13:06
- it means someone from ST is effing with you. -- nm - Callisto Apr 21, 13:02 3
  - Heh, doubtful. There's no way to send to me specifically. Hopefully nobody on ST will text (or email or IM) my place of work assuming I'll get it. -- nm - mara Apr 21, 13:04 2
    - ohshitohshitohshit.... -- nm - Redmond si Apr 21, 13:05 1
      - *runs, screaming, away from the computer* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! -- nm - mara's coworker si Apr 21, 13:06
- teasing you about your nickname? -- nm - b. Apr 21, 13:02 1
  - I don't really see it, but it's a theory. (BTW, mad props for realizing "googler" is my nick. I should have made that clear.) -- nm - mara Apr 21, 13:03
- "When I say 'replace', I mean 'grab -- nm - TFox Apr 21, 13:02 1
  - (damn damn enter key. make up the rest of the joke on your own.) - TFox Apr 21, 13:02
- He/she is coming on to you -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 13:02
- probably the same reason people insert lols and :o)s randomly - kare Apr 21, 13:02 3
  - Denise1234 wonders what you mean LOL. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 13:05 1
    - idk lol lol ;o) -- nm - kare Apr 21, 13:10
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Sarah Silverman does a chat on Deadspin...what could possibly go wrong? -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 12:59 1
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  - actually I don't doubt that the GOP said much the same thing when Alito and Roberts were nominated... - znufrii Apr 21, 12:59 1
    - Yes, this reminds me of many of the statements made around the Roberts nomination. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 21, 13:01
- all of them, including the Whigs and the Federalists -- nm - crash davis Apr 21, 12:56
Billy Joel was going to be the lead in A Clockwork Orange? -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 21, 12:53 3
- I think the photo is tim curry -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 12:55 1
  - Yeah, but... -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 21, 12:59
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one of my new employees just replied all to two several-hundred-person distribution list that i had her added to - kare Apr 21, 12:51 5
- ugh. not to poke, but... - b. Apr 21, 12:54 3
  - hmm? (not understanding the question. :) -- nm - kare Apr 21, 12:54 2
    - to avoid reply-to-all madness, you usually can put the distribution list in bcc - putting a dummy name or your own address in the "to" - b. Apr 21, 13:01 1
      - oh, i didn't set up the list. i don't manage it, i don't mail to it. it's just corporate insanity, pretty much. ;) -- nm - kare Apr 21, 13:09
- UNSUBSCRIBE -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 12:52
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- I sure hope he's fully versed in the penal code. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 13:11 1
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- fets the general stats then - Danedukenuuk Apr 21, 13:07
- You read DC's metro weekly regularly? -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 13:03
- I object -- (link) - Jon Kyl Apr 21, 12:53 2
  - I think I heard my name in that list of nominees. I didn't realized I was up for a job in the gov't. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 21, 13:05
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- it took that long for any gay person to be qualified enough to be nominated? - dogbert Apr 21, 12:53
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  - ugh -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 12:57 4
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      - I liked the story that had a WH staffer saying they knew the GOP would fight them on anyone so they may as well go liberal. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 13:06 1
        
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      - Well, I think Garland would be much worse, but yeah I will not be happy with a Kagan pick. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 13:03
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- *puts a hold on the nomination* -- nm - Sen. Jim Bunning Apr 21, 12:44
Hey Mel...Can you do that incredibly difficult thing that usually takes weeks in less than 48hrs? - Mel Profit Apr 21, 12:39 5
- When did you start working with Truman? -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 21, 12:54
- yeah, I got one of those requests this morning too... -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 12:40 3
  - I just sort of looked at the phone and made faces... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 21, 12:41 2
    - fortunately, I'm not the one who has to do the work in this scenario, just process the request. - znufrii Apr 21, 12:42
    - I once had a co worker who would pick up the phone on those days, scream "I'M DEAD!" then slam it down. - loosilu Apr 21, 12:42
Happy birthday, Queen Elizabeth. Check out her baby photos. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 21, 12:39
The Telegraph: the Tories have a fortnight to save themselves from disaster -- (link) - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 21, 12:38
I bought way too many fresh mushrooms yesterday - I need a good recipe to start using them tonight. - MojaveMeg Apr 21, 12:36 13
- Chicken marsala. -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 13:14
- quiche - with mushrooms, swiss cheese, grated nutmeg and a bit of thyme -- nm - JenBro Apr 21, 13:11
- i love sauteed mushrooms over a couple slices of polenta. grate some parmesan on top. yum. -- nm - kare Apr 21, 12:49 6
  - I think that's the direction I'm heading - no polenta, but I do have brown rice and barley, and maybe still some quinoa. Maybe risotto. -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 21, 12:52 5
    - I have a great recipe for a mushroom and barley "risotto" -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 13:09
    - oh, and depending on the type of mushrooms, maybe stuffed shrooms? -- nm - kare Apr 21, 12:55
    - mushroom risotto. num! -- nm - kare Apr 21, 12:53 2
      - change that to a long grained rice or couscous and you've got it. - decline Apr 21, 12:58
      - "What am I making for dinner tonight? I'll take fungus for $1000, Alex" -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 12:56
- brown some stew meat and one onion in red wine, put everything in a crock pot, add... - ceregon Apr 21, 12:47 1
  - Hmm? I do have some stewable meat lurking in the freezer (trimmings from a jerky event), I could make that and refreeze. - MojaveMeg Apr 21, 12:51
- mushroom soup! -- nm - decline Apr 21, 12:38 1
  - I was gonna suggest that -- nm - peglegpete Apr 21, 12:42
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- Big Ben can assault all he wants as a Raider! -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:53 1
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From the BB podcast poll: TWiP and Photoshop User TV. I've been collecting others but haven't listened yet. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 21, 12:34
Facebook killing Facebook Connect in favor of OAuth and the new Open Graph API -- (link) - oblique Apr 21, 12:29 1
- Tell us more! -- nm - Reagen s.i. Apr 21, 12:32
food poll. what food/beverage have you had in your home the longest? alcohol does not count. stuff like rice or beans can last almost forever - peglegpete Apr 21, 12:28 18
- powdered salt and vinegar popcorn topping - I thought it would be so good - but it wasn't - JenBro Apr 21, 13:13
- I know you said booze doesn't count however... - Mel Profit Apr 21, 12:48 6
  - I have some wines from the mid-70s...the last one I opened was okay, but that was a few years back :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 21, 12:54
  - I have a bottle of aged rum I bought in 1981 -- nm - peglegpete Apr 21, 12:53
  - if it's just vodka vodka, it last basically forever. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 12:52 3
    - Not knowing Vodka beyond the "Hey...let's put it in OJ!"... - Mel Profit Apr 21, 12:54 2
      - Only certain kinds of wine improve in the bottle, and even then not much. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 12:56
      - it doesn't change -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 12:55
- baking powder, cornstarch. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 12:40
- probably some spices. -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 12:37
- oh, I have some smoked oysters that are approaching a year old ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 12:36
- I know I must have spices and herbs that Bill bought ...it really is time to clean out the spice rack :/ - MojaveMeg Apr 21, 12:34
- I have some popcorn in a jar ... but that would only be since we bought the jar, which was less than 2 years ago. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 12:32
- having moved in each of the last two years, there's nothing that's particularly old... - znufrii Apr 21, 12:32
- It would probably be something like lentils or split peas -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 12:31
- I have some powdered Gatorade that's been at our house for a really long time -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 12:30
- probably some Ramen noodles. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 12:30
- Maybe the bottom of the flour jar? - Spawn Apr 21, 12:30
Bery, I was just referring to System Shock. - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 21, 12:25 2
- Among first-person shooters, I would say that Half Life is still the king. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 12:27 1
  - I'm sure there have been numerous forgettable "pretty" FPS which ultimately sucked because of broken gameplay or bad storyline. - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 21, 12:28
LIR for Jack -- (link) - Inigo Apr 21, 12:23 [Backboard] 5
- glad to hear you're going to therapy on your own. - Mel Profit Apr 21, 12:41
- I'm glad to hear that. - Stephen Apr 21, 12:36
- You're making the right determination. Saying nothing would represent tacit acceptance. -- nm - David Apr 21, 12:31
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- re: im, oh good. -- nm - b. Apr 21, 12:25
I *really* hope Bungie incorporated vastly improved graphics for Halo: Reach. -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 12:19 8
- Based on the trailers, I don't think they "vastly" improved it, but I do think they improved it a certain amount. - Beryllium Apr 21, 12:23 2
  - I'm looking forward to firing up the Reach beta. May 3rd iirc. -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 12:24 1
    - yep -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 12:25
- You need a better tv. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:23 1
  - I really don't. -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 12:24
- you are just a hater. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 12:20 1
  - I like my prettys! Shut it! -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 12:23
- I think the trailers certainly suggest this. -- nm - Mop (224 lbs) Apr 21, 12:20
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- hmmm...could you argue that he left the basepath? :) - znufrii Apr 21, 12:38 3
  - Even if you could, it was still within a stride or so of the line ... people do that all the time when they overshoot the turn at a base -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 12:48
  - This was my question. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 21, 12:44 1
    - according to MLB rules, it looks like he would not be out... - znufrii Apr 21, 12:53
- The coach arguing is dumb. I have seen someone leap like that but too far and not be able to make it back to tag the plate. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 12:28
- Sweet move. -- nm - psilotum Apr 21, 12:25
word -- nm - Spawn: Halo Master Apr 21, 12:18 1
- you forgot me!!!! NM -- nm - Bater Apr 21, 12:19

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