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There's a significant difference between playing a game that everyone knows is fake and being in an environment where you are encouraged to consider - TWuG Apr 25, 18:54 1
- I am not sure it is so significant. -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 19:03
I'm convinced that they made that movie intentionally bad. -- nm - nubby Apr 25, 18:49 3
- it's the one that made me give up on him. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:52 2
  - what movie? -- nm - Remlik Apr 25, 18:54 1
    - The Happening. -- nm - Stephen Apr 25, 18:56
Vatican funding adult stem cell research -- (link) - Beaker Apr 25, 18:48
anyone ever buy from Bob's Discount Furniture before? opinions? - TFox Apr 25, 18:46
TAR spoils - prayformojo Apr 25, 18:42 3
- Spoils - Fuzzy Apr 25, 18:54
- spoils - Roger More Apr 25, 18:44 1
  - spoils - Roger More Apr 25, 18:47
"Oh, and clear your internet history." - David Apr 25, 18:41 3
- And the new Doctor isn't. -- nm - H-Mogul Apr 25, 18:50
- Is it possible we may have found a Companion we can agree on? Has the incredibly improbable come to pass? - TWuG Apr 25, 18:48 1
  - she was first in the Fires of Pompeii episode -- nm - peglegpete Apr 25, 18:56
Swagger vs. Orton - Remlik Apr 25, 18:33
did we lie tru calling? am I mis-recalling? (I need a new show to watch on DVD. something cancelled is preferable.) -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 25, 18:28 16
- if you never saw daybreak, it's fantastic. -- nm - nubby Apr 25, 18:45
- Deadwood -- nm - Max Apr 25, 18:45 4
  - Rome, The Wir -- nm - Beaker Apr 25, 18:48 3
    - Homocide -- nm - Beaker Apr 25, 18:50 2
      - "Life" (2007) -- nm - H-Mogul Apr 25, 18:55
      - funniest typo of the night, right there. -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 18:51
- it was fair, but wound up good. Dead Like Me is excellent. -- nm - Remlik Apr 25, 18:42 4
  - Loved Dead Like Me. - Stephen Apr 25, 18:53
  - dead like me was *wonderful.* I've seen it three or four times. -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 25, 18:44 2
    - even the new wrap up movie? -- nm - Remlik Apr 25, 18:54 1
      - that was . . . not as good -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 25, 18:58
- random Brotherhood plug (if you might like a new englandy sopranosish show.) -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 18:40
- it was fine, though i really liked the direction it was going in when it was cancelled -- nm - prayformojo Apr 25, 18:38
- I liked it well enough -- nm - Stephen Apr 25, 18:35
- i never watched but it does have zach galifianaikis as i recall -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 25, 18:34
- I didn't intentionally quit it. -- nm - nubby Apr 25, 18:33
here's a FB group I think some of you must belong to: Ever look at your Ex and think, Was I drunk our whole relationship? -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 25, 18:28
I just made s'mores in the oven and added fresh strawberry slices. Let's see how this tastes. -- nm - Max Apr 25, 18:26 12
- You made Stores -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 18:32 2
  - this is funny. (whew, I was starting to think you'd lost it.) -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 25, 18:33 1
    - lost it? I never HAD it :) -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 18:36
- the right way to do this would be lorna doones and no chocolate. (do they still make lorna doones?) -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 25, 18:31 1
  - Sure do. Mmm...shortbread cookies. -- nm - Krusty Apr 25, 18:34
- you are a weird little man -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 25, 18:30 3
  - next up: s'mores with fresh orange slices -- nm - Max Apr 25, 18:31 2
    - the marhsmallow is killing you all over the place. fruit plus fake sugar = gross. -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 25, 18:32 1
      - but just as everything seems to be going wrong, here comes the dark chocolate to save the day -- nm - Max Apr 25, 18:36
- My guess: unbelievably gross. - nubby Apr 25, 18:28 2
  - those, not so much, *these* however are definately unbelievably gross -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 25, 18:35 1
    - bit your tongue, that's clearly a representation of the baby jesus in his crib -- nm - Max Apr 25, 18:37
BB for Meg: potting soil is mostly peatmoss with some perlite and vermiculite and some compost - zeitgeist Apr 25, 18:21 1
- I'll be more organized next year. I was so excited to finally have my deck usable that I rushed into the project with little thought. Now that I'm - MojaveMeg Apr 25, 18:25
if you have any information as to where the hell our little Bissell push-vacuum is, please contact me. - prayformojo Apr 25, 18:09 3
- Ask the ghost. - kelly Apr 25, 18:24
- Check behind all the doors? -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 25, 18:18
- You put it next to the dryer and it has fallen in behind. -- nm - TWuG Apr 25, 18:17
The History of US! -- nm - CQ Apr 25, 18:00 4
- Into the Universe with Hawkins! - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:02 3
  - That Hawkings guy is a tool -- nm - CQ Apr 25, 18:06 2
    - He apparently gets around. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:07 1
      - wants to tell me to avoid alien contact? Like I would have a choice in the matter. what an idiot -- nm - CQ Apr 25, 18:13
how did we not know there is a town in Canada called Vulcan? -- (link) - mr. irrelevant Apr 25, 17:56 2
- I think it's been mentioned before here. - Reagen Apr 25, 18:06 1
  - That really says something about it -- nm - Roger More Apr 25, 18:13
I still can't manage to wrangle the thing into the box. It's like an unsolvable puzzle. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 17:55 4
- Heh. For a minute I thought this was a Redmond post. -- nm - TWuG Apr 25, 18:18 1
  - Hee, baaaaad :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 25, 18:19
- maybe they did it on purpose so you can't return it? -- nm - JenBro Apr 25, 17:56 1
  - I think you may be on to something. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 25, 18:08
TAR spoiler - JenBro Apr 25, 17:52
Happy Birthday Andie! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 25, 17:50 1
- Happy B-Day Indeed! -- nm - JenBro Apr 25, 17:52
oh! oh! speaking of musicals, I found a local community theatre within walking distance that has youth theatre musicals. I'm *so* in. -- (link) - miss amanda jones Apr 25, 17:45 4
- The next production at our community theater is Fiddler on the Roof... - MojaveMeg Apr 25, 18:02
- that reminds me of one of my favorite Sedaris pieces -- (link) - mr. irrelevant Apr 25, 17:52
- Divulge secret time. - HdnAgnda Apr 25, 17:51 1
  - If they decided they wanted to go in the direction of a fat Sweet, I'd be in. -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 17:52
"NBC: The Biggest Loser network." The second episode of 30 Rock (Khonami) this past Thurs. killed. I will have to watch it again. -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 25, 17:45 2
- Hmm. the seond one made me laugh out loud once. The first had me crying from laughing. Twice. -- nm - Spawn Apr 25, 17:46 1
  - yeah, the Khonani/Conan stuff was too on the nose. -- nm - Reagen Apr 25, 18:16
Just listened to a preview of the songs from the American Idiot Broadway cast recording. I think Glee has ruined Broadway musicals for me... - HdnAgnda Apr 25, 17:43 4
- Tangent: What I wanna know is when are we gonna get a Glee/Nip Tuck crossover? -- nm - Spawn Apr 25, 17:44 3
  - "Sing to me what you don't like about yourself." -- nm - nubby Apr 25, 17:49
  - If it involves Quinn and/or Rachel being *this* close to naked, I support this. But, I think the closest you are going to get is - HdnAgnda Apr 25, 17:48
  - Nip/Tuck ended. -- nm - MDH Apr 25, 17:47
I'm watching a Frontline episode right now about the effect of technology on individuals and society. They just came to the part where the Army.... - Mel Profit Apr 25, 17:26 55
- Hmm, I thought for sure this was going to be about "America's Army" . The free video game they had developed for recruiting. - scorpion Apr 25, 18:17
- Would you have a problem with any other profession doing this? - Stephen Apr 25, 18:01 45
  - The more damaging a profession physically or psychologically...yes. - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:06 8
    - LOL, how many kids are playing Halo with STers? Not their kids, but kids. -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 18:08 7
      - Let me know when our legit war-exercises begin. - Will Hunting Apr 25, 18:10 6
        
        "Using video games to glorify war to...13 year olds is some sort of evil" Mel's quote not mine. -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 18:13 5
        
        You are the one bringing normal Halo with STers into this - Will Hunting Apr 25, 18:16 4
        
        It's a video game that glorifies war. It's a great example. -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 18:17 3
        
        No, it's not. This is military personnel setting up 'war' games for kids to play free - Will Hunting Apr 25, 18:21 2
        
        You aren't seeing the forest between the trees. You are promoting war violence with the children playing against you. - Redmond Apr 25, 18:31 1
        
        I have a hard time arguing against this. -- nm - loosilu Apr 25, 18:42
  - the military is a pretty unique profession in that middle schoolers are not close to equipped to choose for themselves yet. -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 18:04 35
    - Until they are 18 they can't join though. -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 18:07 34
      - Don't be obtuse. - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:08 31
        
        They still can't make the decision until they are 18 years old. - Redmond Apr 25, 18:12 30
        
        Kids are highly impressionable in all facets; it's why we have laws against kiddy-izing smoking and such -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 25, 18:14 29
        
        I don't consider being a soldier with being a smoker. I think kids should look up to police, soldiers, firemen as great professions. - Redmond Apr 25, 18:16 28
        
        yes BUT, its not like you can change your mind once you realize just how much it sucks, therefore ... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 25, 18:24
        
        You're arguing something I'm not... - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:22 12
        
        And you really think that a kid that plays a war video game at 13 and thinks it's cool isn't going to have a single other thought about joining up - Stephen Apr 25, 18:24 11
        
        and do you think these children have even the slightest idea of the consequences? -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:32 8
        
        Not necessarily. But that's also why they can't join at 13. - Stephen Apr 25, 18:38 7
        
        Why can't they join until 18? -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:42 6
        
        Because that's the age their legally allowed to (without parents conset). - Stephen Apr 25, 18:55 5
        
        answer the question... - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:58 4
        
        Because that's the arbitrary age we've chosen. In other countries its 17, and even 16 in some. - Stephen Apr 25, 19:05 3
        
        The reason there's an age limit... - Mel Profit Apr 25, 19:19 2
        
        So let's ban all video games involving war, killing, driving... - Stephen Apr 25, 19:22 1
        
        There's a reason why society takes a dim view of... - Mel Profit Apr 25, 19:41
        
        I'm certain the military personnel there talking with them are talking about the weather. - Will Hunting Apr 25, 18:25
        
        no one is saying that either. -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 18:25
        
        No, but being a soldier is a highly dangerous activity that can be sold as the greatest thing ever without mentioned the quite real - Will Hunting Apr 25, 18:20
        
        It's what it sounds like to me as well. - Stephen Apr 25, 18:19 3
        
        Yep, that's exactly what I said. Kids minds are impressionable and we try to ya know limit their ability to be swayed with life-altering decision - Will Hunting Apr 25, 18:24 2
        
        At age 12 I met a guy that was a fireman. My parents allowed me to talk to him all day and ask tons of questions. - Redmond Apr 25, 18:28 1
        
        There's a difference between promoting a career by going to a school and talking about what you do, and doing it by saying "Free video games!" -- nm - Roger More Apr 25, 18:42
        
        no one is saying that. we all want kids to respect our troops. - TFox Apr 25, 18:19 8
        
        I see your point. I do. You need to worry about Hollywood, The video game industry, more than the U.S. Army. There are some double standards in - Redmond Apr 25, 18:24 7
        
        sure, i'll worry about the impact of all of those things on my kids. but while most of those are companies out to make a buck however they can... - TFox Apr 25, 18:28 3
        
        I will concede that the parent should have to sign a waiver for their kid to go to the Army exibit. - Redmond Apr 25, 18:34 2
        
        why would you concede that? I'm curious. - Mel Profit Apr 25, 18:39 1
        
        second on the phone. I might post it LIR next board -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 18:46
        
        And how many would argue in a different discussion that video games don't make kids violent? - Stephen Apr 25, 18:27 2
        
        just because most kids are smart enough to not give it a considered decision doesn't then prove this to be a meritous tactic. -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 18:29 1
        
        (fuck that sentence. it's all fubared.) -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 18:32
      - oh, really? huh, who knew. totally cool then. -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 18:08 1
        
        You said choose for themselves. I assumed you meant joining. My bad that I took your wording at face value. -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 18:09
- they were doing that in the 90's by sponsoring gaming tents at rock festivals -- nm - Remlik Apr 25, 17:57 1
  - that's evil too. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 25, 17:59
- That was my first thought as well. My first reaction. Then I thought about it a bit. - Redmond Apr 25, 17:40
- *takes notes* -- nm - Big Tobacco Apr 25, 17:28
- SheFox and I watched that exact special the other day. Really interesting stuff. Keep watching. -- nm - TFox Apr 25, 17:28 3
  - I wonder if the game includes being covered in your friend's entrails. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 25, 17:30 2
    - brrrrr. this is *chilly.* -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 25, 17:42 1
      - what do you mean by this? -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 25, 17:54
BAD (from b2) -- (link) - Fuzzy Apr 25, 17:21 [Backboard] 1
- That is pretty neat...But I no longer get around to make many pics anymore. - BAD Apr 25, 18:10
right, looks like we need to get the Chicco KeyFit. Apparently it's the only one that actually fits the car to any degree. (Anything else squishes the - Beryllium Apr 25, 17:20 4
- You checked the link? -- nm - Spawn Apr 25, 17:45 1
  - the carseatdata one, yes -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 17:47
- better than squishing the baby, I guess. -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 25, 17:43
- so we're going to look at returning the Aura and getting a Chicco Cortina thing. Not quite as cool as the one we got ... - Beryllium Apr 25, 17:40
I think mother hawk is out hunting again. Prepare for more carnage brought to you by Raptor Cam! - Redmond Apr 25, 17:18 5
- This is almost as bad as you seeing Avatar 50 times. -- nm - Spawn Apr 25, 17:19 4
  - I knew a guy who saw Jaws more than 50 times in the theatre. - Taylor Apr 25, 17:27 2
    - And back when hit movies were actually good. -- nm - Spawn Apr 25, 17:34
    - SFAN -- nm - zork Apr 25, 17:28
  - 4 times! I own it now though. So maybe you will be right someday -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 17:20
Stick your tongue down Max's Chili Hole -- nm - nubby Apr 25, 17:17
As if! -- nm - Redmond Apr 25, 17:16 1
- Deal with it! -- nm - Taylor Apr 25, 17:18

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