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Enough of this school crap. ST Poll: Fave nude model of all-time. Erica Campbell. -- nm - Shaun Apr 28, 11:25 5
- The Josh Duhamel nudes are nice. -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:29
- Milla Jovovich -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 28, 11:27
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  - and there would have gone your fancy new eyes -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 11:27
- I don't know if I have a "favorite", but the first that I vividly remember was Jenny McCarthy. (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:27
Arizona's governor assures us the new immigration law is good for business! -- (link) - Mop (223 lbs) Apr 28, 11:25 1
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I'll say this: Carnegie Mellon sounds more like something from Bath & Body Works, more than a university. (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:25 3
- i miss the beehive - mr. irrelevant Apr 28, 11:26
- Did you know Feathers went there? -- nm - David Apr 28, 11:26 1
  - Bath & Body Works? I kinda assumed. (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:28
Weekly DC Real Estate: $6.5M House near Georgetown -- (link) - MDH Apr 28, 11:23 1
- i like the kitchen -- nm - CQ Apr 28, 11:24
I want to make a movie just so I can use the song "In One Ear" by Cage the Elephant in it. -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:22 5
- it's the theme song of Borderlands (the game they're all talking about right now) -- nm - Callisto Apr 28, 11:27
- Ryan Adams' Nobody Girl needs to be used over the last 10 minutes of some personal grwoth movie. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 11:27
- I have a few of these too... - Mel Profit Apr 28, 11:23 2
  - I often want to make short films in the style of music videos to certain songs that I like. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:24 1
    - Have you ever? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 28, 11:26
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- IIRC, it was the eyeroids that caused an awful aftertaste in my throat. -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 11:24 5
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    - it was not the steroids. -- nm - groiny, unzipped Apr 28, 11:27
    - Stop eating it, dummy. (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:25 2
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        Therein lay the joke. (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:31
- *outrage* (nm) - Sports media Apr 28, 11:21
- great. eye-boobies. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:20
wait. I finally get a free minute from work and we're discussing how crappy my business school was and that my degree is useless *again* *and* - workmanda Apr 28, 11:16 17
- One: I hope you aren't implying that *you* are a d-lister. You always bring your A game and that makes you, at the least, a B-lister - TWuG Apr 28, 11:22
- you must have missed the speculum discussion -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:20 3
  - (The ivy league discussion was started by Hotkiss on B3, and continued by znufrii on B2) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:22 2
    - ... and dawson. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:23 1
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- And then there's those of us who never went to school at all - until it was too late to matter :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 28, 11:19 1
  - or never finished... -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 11:20
- Here, use my thread skimming glasses. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 28, 11:19
- we were also talking date movies, best/worst ever -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 28, 11:19 5
  - I have jacob's ladder and saving private ryan in a tie for worst. -- nm - workmanda Apr 28, 11:20 4
    - though I will agree with my ex-boyfriend mark, who argues that movies like sleepless in seattle and eternal sunshine kill more relationships than they - workmanda Apr 28, 11:26 3
      - I hate those movies because I can never live up to the romance expectations they create -- nm - zork Apr 28, 11:29
      - i read a study once that said that the genre of movie most likely to let to sex is a comedy. -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 11:28 1
        
        to *lead* to sex -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 11:28
- yes, my post below praising the UCs was a direct personal attack on you. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:18 2
  - Please try to understsand it is very difficult to NOT take it personally. - workmanda Apr 28, 11:28 [Backboard] 1
    - I am just confused, since I posted specifically praising state schools, in myown discipline, how you could possibly take it in a negative way. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:30
Realization that I am either not romantic, or it doesn't matter: I don't think I've ever paid attention to the film I was going to on a date. - JaxSean Apr 28, 11:16 13
- The best date movies are watched in a living room. -- nm - mara Apr 28, 11:20 2
  - with beer. -- nm - Remlik Apr 28, 11:23 1
    - and a date - mr. irrelevant Apr 28, 11:24
- Yeah that's how it usually goes. Movie dates suck anyway. The point of a date is to get to know someone, usually - Hotkiss Apr 28, 11:17 9
  - Movie dates are *awesome.* nm - Dignan Apr 28, 11:27
  - it's not a good *first* date, i agree, but in the early stages of a relationship, movies are usually a big factor. - Andie Apr 28, 11:22 1
    - and it's dark...and you're sitting close together. -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 11:22
  - Movies can lead to discussion. Like what are your thoughts on a grown man allegedly fondling little boys during computer class? -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:21 1
    - or, what would *you* do if the Soviet Union and Cuba actually invaded the United States? -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 28, 11:22
  - hence, "dinner and a movie" -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 28, 11:19 1
    - i prefer skipping the movie and going straight into the sex. -- nm - groiny Apr 28, 11:22
  - And if she starts talking during the movie, she's not getting another date. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 28, 11:18 1
    - WORD -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 28, 11:18
This is scary! And kind of cool. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 28, 11:14
Johnny Weir's new routine Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" -- (link) - MDH Apr 28, 11:13 [youtube]
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- Denise Richards was pretty bad, i'll have to compare and contrast. -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 11:15 1
  - Eddie Vedder wasn't that bad at all. Ozzy, however... nm - Dignan Apr 28, 11:17
- He threw out the first pitch too. It was just as bad. He airmailed into the back screen. -- nm - pmb Apr 28, 11:14
Amazon ad for Frankenberry amuses me. -- nm - sycor Apr 28, 11:08 2
- was it ender who linked to it? -- nm - b. Apr 28, 11:11 1
  - I don't know how to figure that out. -- nm - sycor Apr 28, 11:22
It was 25 lsat week this time - now it's snowing. Very funny, spring. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 11:07 2
- it *should* be snowing when it's 25.... - TFox Apr 28, 11:09 1
  - It rained most of the night here, and now it's beautiful That's the way it should be :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 28, 11:21
OK. What the F*CK. My cousin whom I've never met just found me on Facebook now he's got my IM and he's asking me to redesign his web site! - Mop (223 lbs) Apr 28, 11:07 19
- Here's his web site. Let's make his day and make that counter jumper (yes, a counter) -- (link) - Mop (223 lbs) Apr 28, 11:22 1
  - apply the Geocities machine, he'll probably like it. -- (link) - Hotkiss Apr 28, 11:26
- well, he is your cousin. just say you're too busy if he wants it for free. (if you are too busy.) -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 11:14
- I bet he's a brousin. nm - Dignan Apr 28, 11:12 7
  - keep trying... it'll catch on -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:14 5
    - Thanks, bruh. nm - Dignan Apr 28, 11:18 4
      - Shouldn't that be bruz? -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:24 3
        
        bruz:cuz, bruh:bra. nm - Dignan Apr 28, 11:25
        
        don't tell the million-dollar catchphrase guy how to do his job -- nm - mr. irrelevant Apr 28, 11:25 1
        
        million dollar business management idea: delegate the creative work. -- nm - Max Apr 28, 11:27
  - figures that someone from Winnipeg would have this word in his vocabulary -- nm - zork Apr 28, 11:14
- Barter with him! (What does he do?) -- nm - Roger More Apr 28, 11:11 2
  - is he hot? -- nm - workmanda Apr 28, 11:11 1
    - is he gay? -- nm - ty977 Apr 28, 11:15
- for free, right? -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:07 4
  - I wish I could find the comic for this. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:11 3
    - I remember it too. -- nm - Shaun Apr 28, 11:16
    - everyone wants a damn free painting. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:11 1
      - When I'm President, you can be my portrait artist. For free, though. Think of the publicity you'll get! -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Apr 28, 11:15
I didn't think where I went to school mattered, until I started noticing I was being treated differently because of where I went. -- nm - nubby Apr 28, 11:06 4
- most people have never heard of where I went, and the one's that do know seem impressed I guess. weird -- nm - CQ Apr 28, 11:14
- finally dawned on you why all that rotten fruit was being tossed your way, huh? -- nm - decline Apr 28, 11:12
- "You went to Duke?" *punch* -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 11:08
- Yep - people think it matters, so it does -- nm - Roger More Apr 28, 11:07
Funniest post on B2 -- (link) - TFox Apr 28, 11:04 [Backboard]
For Reagen: Why undergrad matters if you want to be an elite biologist. - loosilu Apr 28, 11:03 27
- I would argue that if you think this is true in bio, you think it true in every field. - workmanda Apr 28, 11:14 5
  - I didn't say that or suggest it, and I don't think it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:15 1
    - and in fact gave an example below stating the opposite. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:15
  - Yes. It "matters" in that way for every discipline, from fashion to nuclear physics. (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:15 2
    - precisely. I don't think you can pick disciplines. -- nm - workmanda Apr 28, 11:18 1
      - I named the one discipline I'm familiar with because I know you always think I'm talking about you, when I'm not. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:19
- Ditto for comp sci and MIT - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:07 14
  - Randomly throwing this out there: CMU has a better comp sci dept than MIT does. - decline Apr 28, 11:14 3
    - Well ... MIT also has robotics and engineering ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:18
    - Canada Methodist University? Central Maryland U? Center for Married Unitarians? (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:16 1
      - Carnegie Mellon -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:17
  - I believe ReyRey's point was, reputation matters, but no school (or schools) has a monopoly on quality education. - musubi Apr 28, 11:12 9
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    - Indeed, you can get the quality education from many places - it's the business opportunity that the big schools unlock. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:13 1
      - (The networking, as loosi says) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:13
    - I'm not disagreeing with that at all. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:13 5
      - note: There are great opportunities for undergrads at a lot of state schools as well, since they have the funding. - loosilu Apr 28, 11:14 4
        
        The UC's only receive approximately 20% of their funding from the State. The rest is all from fees, patent and research earnings and donations. -- nm - jnine Apr 28, 11:30 3
        
        It's totally irrelevant where they get their funding. that's not the point. A high proportion of research grants is indicative - loosilu Apr 28, 11:39 2
        
        It seemed you were implying they had an advantage because of their guaranteed government funding, when in fact, as you stated above, they receive the - jnine Apr 28, 11:56 1
        
        no no no, absolutely not. Grants are the key. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 12:03
- and people wonder why top-level Pre-K admissions are so cutthroat in Manhattan. :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 11:06 5
  - I think that's rather extreme. :) -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:07 4
    - no offense, but i'm going to trust the opinion of the guy who just went through the admission process. -- nm - TFox Apr 28, 11:08 3
      - z is in kindergarten? -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 11:08 2
        
        They let him finger paint clouds and unicorns. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 11:09 1
        
        and next year, they'll let me use different colors for the rainbows! -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 11:09
will I think she will finish the program with Angelina love...but her contract is up. -- nm - Remlik Apr 28, 11:02 1
- Unbelievable. They hose up what's working and the WWE can't make it work. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 11:03
This wasn't a date, but I went to see Leaving Las Vegas with some buddies before we went out to the bar. - Dr.Vermin Apr 28, 11:02 2
- You went back to his place for snuggle time? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 11:08
- That was totally a date. -- nm - mara Apr 28, 11:06
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- You've got to be kidding me. -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 11:10
- *cries tears of joy* -- nm - david si Apr 28, 11:10 1
  - That would be if it were Joss Whedon. -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:19
What in the blue hell Reagen? - Mel Profit Apr 28, 10:59 6
- I bet she still tells her friends about this. "I had this one guy..." -- nm - David Apr 28, 11:14
- I honestly wasn't thinking of anything - Reagen Apr 28, 11:03 1
  - you know you're a blog entry because of this...right? - Mel Profit Apr 28, 11:18
- i'm trying to think of a worse option - mr. irrelevant Apr 28, 11:01 2
  - An X-Rated version of Schlinder's List maybe? -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 28, 11:16
  - Shoah. -- nm - jnine Apr 28, 11:03
Oh course it matters what school you go to. - musubi Apr 28, 10:58 5
- You have no idea! They did change up the way tickets were distributed a few years ago. - TWuG Apr 28, 11:01 4
  - You're a Buckeye? (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:03 3
    - Yep. Though I never tried to get into the ticket lottery. I did have student tickets my first 3 years there. - TWuG Apr 28, 11:04 2
      - Now your disdain for Pixie comes into clear focus - Will Hunting Apr 28, 11:07 1
        
        I *love* mop! I'd never ride roughshod over him! - TWuG Apr 28, 11:11
Ya know, every other mascot hates that guy now. - Will Hunting Apr 28, 10:56 10
- while on fire. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 11:04 5
  - I look forward to the half-court catapault. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 11:10
  - This game of one upsmanship can only end with a stick with a nail through it. (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:09 3
    - "You had a mascot skydive into a *non* retractable roofed domed stadium?" -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 11:15 2
      - "To be fair, we did give him a parachute." (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:17 1
        
        "This time." (nm) - musubi Apr 28, 11:19
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  - Crap. YSMM. Probably scored with the whole cheerleading squad. -- nm - TWuG Apr 28, 10:59
- there isn't enough money in the world to make me do that without a costume - mr. irrelevant Apr 28, 10:57 1
  - The only saving grace if he misses; the furry deer face will cushion the lack of teeth he now suffers from. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 10:57
Honestly I have an innate skepticism that Purdue produces students with expertise in anything but chickens. -- nm - Max Apr 28, 10:55 6
- Be careful.... - budice Apr 28, 11:11 1
  - Fortunately I went to OU where we were taught to rely on objective thinking rather than innate feeling. -- nm - Max Apr 28, 11:29
- The marigolds make them smarter. -- nm - TWuG Apr 28, 10:56
- And boiler assembly. Don't forget boiler assembly. -- nm - Ender Apr 28, 10:56 1
  - Used to be. Now they're just good at drinking beer and whiskey together. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 28, 11:22
- like that El Pollo guy from Breaking Bad ....... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 10:56
Papers, please. -- nm - Arizona Border Guard Apr 28, 10:54

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