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a retail industry research firm said total Black Friday sales rose 3% this year, to about $10.6 billion nationwide. - Stewie Nov 29, 13:24 4
- trampling and gunshot deaths up 300% -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 13:31 1
  - Weren't people hurt at a Walmart last year? They might need to rethink how they handle it. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 29, 13:37
- I confess to having spent more than last year actually. - celedhrymandias Nov 29, 13:29 1
  - I spent more in the last year than I ever have, probably more than I have in the prior 10 years combined. - Cuzzin Toddfurky Nov 29, 13:34
Has anyone ever noticed that the only time we ever hear about the world's oldest person is when they die? -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 13:11 14
- Well, then we also hear about the "new" oldest person and can start waiting for them to die. -- nm - Cuzzin Toddfurky Nov 29, 13:28
- well it's not like they're negotiating peace treaties or going on crime sprees. -- nm - Reagen Nov 29, 13:15 3
  - You're second suggestion sounds like an awesome Jack Nicholson/Abe Vigoda vehicle. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 29, 13:32 2
    - How soon we forget Tough Guys. -- nm - Reagen Nov 29, 13:34
    - Ack! Your -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 29, 13:33
- what did Trish do now? - Remlik Nov 29, 13:15 5
  - Remlik: guaranteed to never become the world's oldest guy. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 13:16 4
    - ~I got something to say! It's better to burn out! Than Fade AWWWWAAAAYYYYY!~ -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 13:17 3
      - live fast, die young, and leave a .... oh. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 13:18 2
        
        ... bald spot? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 29, 13:29 1
        
        ...wet -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 29, 13:39
- at which point they are no longer teh oldest person -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 29, 13:13 1
  - it's a crazy thing to aspire to, isn't it? -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 13:15
- You forget their birthdays, which is an automatic, "On the lighter side of news..." story every year. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 29, 13:12
Who here still has their Legos from when they were little? -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 12:48 9
- Mom keeps a lot of them. He wants me to pass them on to my sons. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 29, 12:54 2
  - hee, forriners and their amusing gender confusion. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 12:55
  - *She*. Sorry mom :( -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 29, 12:55
- I have a box of Star Wars Legos from 1977 or 78 -- nm - Redmond Go Ducks!!!! Nov 29, 12:54 3
  - Weird, since Legos didn't make Star Wars toys till 1999 -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 29, 13:19 2
    - you are right. I checked. They are space legos but with the fins and angles legos I made Star Destroyers with them. - Redmond Go Ducks!!!! Nov 29, 13:23 1
      - I remember spending years building ships to fit my SW action figures cause they didn't make Lego versions. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 29, 13:34
- i lost 90% of them when i was still little -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 12:50
- no. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 12:49
does anybody have the Sony BDP-350 Blu ray player? Like it? Hate it? -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 12:41 2
- Editor's Choice from PC Mag's Robert Heron. Can't be more recommended than that. -- (link) - Mop Nov 29, 12:46 1
  - danke. -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 12:56
Georgia's defense is not ready for prime time. -- nm - David Nov 29, 12:34 7
- Tell me about it! -- nm - Vladimir Putin Nov 29, 12:46 1
  - *golf clap* -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 12:46
- You know, I just can't win with you people. - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 12:36 4
  - Even I liked Elf. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 29, 13:20
  - She's tough but fair. -- nm - David Nov 29, 12:42
  - just enough time to watch Elf and mend your ways -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 12:38 1
    - I'd sooner watch the retrospective of the 2007 season of Huskers football. - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 12:41
Have we seen the mecha Turkey? (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 12:22
these videos are so cool -- (link) - Marcel Nov 29, 12:17
i like those H&M spots -- (link) - Marcel Nov 29, 12:10 [youtube]
tv station WBQC in Cincinatti has changed it's call letters to WKRP -- nm - peglegpete Nov 29, 12:03 1
- I'd switch my local news program to them, just 'cause of this. -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 12:48
LYC: 2 out of 10 cars in this round of the Stockcar race are VW Sciroccos -- nm - Marcel Nov 29, 11:58 2
- in the next round (1900ccm) 6 out of 10 cars are Sciroccos -- nm - Marcel Nov 29, 12:28 1
  - I loved my Scirocco. Probably the best car I ever had (relatively speaking, of course). -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 12:44
leave it to Spencer and Heidi to fuck up their fake elopement -- (link) - pigby Nov 29, 11:55 15
- I don't think we're there yet, but I believe that fake celebrities like these will spell the end of the celebreality craze. -- nm - Mop Nov 29, 12:51 1
  - if that were true, it would have ended years ago. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 12:55
- Its a serious PITA to deal with foriegn marriage licenses that many couples have a private marriage here before or after just to avoid it. - zeitgeist Nov 29, 12:18
- Regardless, it's sad that they can marry yet gay couples can't. -- nm - Dano Nov 29, 12:18 7
  - But see, Dano, getting married for cheap publicity and a ratings boost isn't a threat to traditional marriage. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 12:24 6
    - getting britney drunk and married (priceless) and apparently did threaten traditional marriage as that was one of hte excuses for closing the marriage - zeitgeist Nov 29, 12:30
    - i feel so indulgent that i have the right to marry but never will - pigby Nov 29, 12:26 4
      - how can it be indulgent if you never indulge? -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 12:47
      - Now, play nice, or I'll have Dignan pay you a visit and use your shower. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 12:32 2
        
        as long as he doesn't do it when i'm actually in it -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 12:33 1
        
        If you're lucky, he won't do much more than that. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 12:38
- I'd pay someone 5 bucks to smack them both in the face. -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 12:06 1
  - i'm sure they would pay someone $100, and get it on tape for the show -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 12:08
- that's so awesome. -- nm - Callisto Nov 29, 11:59
- Is Spencer a jerk just for the cameras or really one? I have no clue what she seems in him. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 29, 11:59
Also surprisingly funny: Role Models. B+ nm - Dignan Nov 29, 11:41 8
- I liked it as well -- nm - Redmond Go Ducks!!!! Nov 29, 11:46
- hi dignan! -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 11:43 6
  - D+ nm - Dignan Nov 29, 11:44 5
    - i'd call that improvement. hey, what's my second secret of the week? -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 11:48 4
      - I pee in the shower. nm - Dignan Nov 29, 11:51 3
        
        your own shower or other people's? -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 11:52 2
        
        Tune in next week. nm - Dignan Nov 29, 11:52 1
        
        *sets TiVo* -- nm - pigby Nov 29, 11:53
Want to talk to single arab women? - musubi Nov 29, 11:40 4
- I talked to single Arab men just a few minutes ago. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 12:48
- Arab Lounge Dating and Chat 4 Arabs - Join Free Now - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 12:25
- like, about geopolitical events? -- nm - Reagen Nov 29, 11:41
- It's all Loosi's fault -- nm - amoxy Nov 29, 11:40
finally got a feed on the puppy cam... cute little buggers... they appear to be taking a nap at the moment -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 29, 11:30 1
- I couldn't tell, but I think they broke down the screen door before. It was like a scene out of Braveheart. -- nm - Buzz Nov 29, 11:40
Loosi, it is 11:30 am on the west coast. what time is it in Algeria? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 29, 11:26 3
- PST + 9. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 12:59
- 8:30 pm -- (link) - Marcel Nov 29, 11:31
- I think they are 5 or 6 hours ahead of us. -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 11:29
agh, decisions, decisions .. - Marcel Nov 29, 11:26 1
- turn on the radio and listen to Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust. -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Nov 29, 11:45
sorry JD, Winona Ryder is being accused by someone of swiping stuff again -- (link) - crash davis Nov 29, 11:21 4
- what the hell is her problem? sheesh. -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 11:26 1
  - *makes twirling motion around her temple* -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 12:58
- I can not wait until this shoplifting movie she's been prepping 10 years for comes out! Oscar for sure. -- nm - Inigo Nov 29, 11:24 1
  - she's researching the role of Selina Kyle for the next Batman Movie. -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 11:27
Mop from B2: Yes, they both got IVs, but we didn't see them get put in. - Inigo Nov 29, 11:15 1
- I thought this was about David Letterman's turkey gravey recipe, Yikes, I hope they are ok, runs to read b2 -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 29, 11:52
Elf is an annoying guy yelling for 90 minutes. (nm) - David Nov 29, 11:05 30
- I agree with David. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Go Beavers!!! Nov 29, 11:41 3
  - You don't get to talk to me for two hours. -- nm - Callisto Nov 29, 12:23 1
    - Bit Thief! -- nm - David Nov 29, 12:34
  - Score one for the master political strategist. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:46
- Oh my god. You don't like Elf? Jeebus. - musubi Nov 29, 11:10 11
  - almost as bad as your miracle whip hatey - pigby Nov 29, 11:28
  - See, it's funny because he's tall and they're short. - David Nov 29, 11:25 8
    - I don't know how your wife puts up with you. (nm) - musubi Nov 29, 11:28 7
      - Please. She's wrapped in bliss all day and all night. - David Nov 29, 11:29 6
        
        So you're saying you drug her? - musubi Nov 29, 11:31 5
        
        No, I'm saying I'm wonderful and a joy to be around. Please pay attention. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:34 4
        
        ah, You're brainwashing her where she's asleep. Tell me...do you use medication or some kind of light/video sequence to make it work? -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 11:41 3
        
        Lessons in how to please a woman aren't free, dude. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:45 2
        
        No - David had to pay $49.95 plus shipping for the hypnosis tapes -- nm - Roger More Nov 29, 11:50 1
        
        You wind up with a vocabulary builder tape instead. - David Nov 29, 11:55
  - I thought the first hour was charming and funny. The last half hour formulaic and dull. -- nm - Inigo Nov 29, 11:16
- You could say the same for nearly ever Will Ferrel movie. -- nm - Qale Nov 29, 11:07 13
  - I do. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:23
  - Elf is the only Will Ferrel movie I like - amoxy Nov 29, 11:10 11
    - Anchorman and Step Brothers for me. nm - Dignan Nov 29, 11:39
    - Anchorman and Talladega Nights are the good ones. Kicking and Screaming, Elf and Semi-Pro are the cringers. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:26 6
      - Stranger Than Fiction is up there with Anchorman as his best. (nm) - musubi Nov 29, 11:31 2
        
        STF is a good idea that isn't executed that well. As for Elf, I like the sentiment and it gets huge bonus points for Bob Newhart, but it's awful. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:33 1
        
        but, it wasn't Ferrell's fault. -- nm - Reagen Nov 29, 11:42
      - Never saw Talladega Nights, but Anchorman left me flat -- nm - amoxy Nov 29, 11:27 2
        
        I wasn't crazy about Anchorman the first time I saw it. A year later, I gave it another chance and fell in love. -- nm - David Nov 29, 11:28 1
        
        same story here. One of the more quatable comedies in recent memory -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 11:29
    - Totally. -- nm - kelly Nov 29, 11:23
    - I don't like none of 'em. -- nm - Qale Nov 29, 11:10 1
      - I love lamp -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 11:11
TTIFAS: If I order room service do I give the tip in cash or can I charge it to the room? -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 11:04 7
- charge it to the room -- nm - peglegpete Nov 29, 11:26
- A tip is either an investment or a reward - Marcel Nov 29, 11:10 5
  - that's what I'm asking. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 11:12 4
    - I doubt that they'll receive a detailed list with who gave how much, broken down on whose shift it was at that time -- nm - Marcel Nov 29, 11:15 3
      - so you're saying I need cash, which I don't have. - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 11:17 2
        
        Your cheap tipping got you a room with a square toilet -- nm - Redmond Go Ducks!!!! Nov 29, 11:23
        
        not really. but for it to have the desired effect, it's probably better to use cash. -- nm - Marcel Nov 29, 11:22
I just got a complete run of the 1st Marvel Annihilation series and all 4 mini series...and the complete Planet Hulk story... - Remlik Nov 29, 11:03 1
- Both are excellent stories. I would rank Annihilation slightly ahead of Planet Hulk though. Annihilation is one of my favorite arcs in the last 5 year -- nm - Beaker Nov 29, 11:06
Is there biology and chemicals behind guys wanting to go to sleep after sex? -- nm - Redmond Go Ducks!!!! Nov 29, 10:51 14
- We'll do anything to avoid "talking about our feelings." -- nm - Cuzzin Toddfurky Nov 29, 13:30
- Yes -- (link) - CovingtonCat Nov 29, 11:04 6
  - "A recent survey of 10,000 English men revealed that 48 percent actually fall asleep during sex." Yeowch!! WTF? - Redmond Go Ducks!!!! Nov 29, 11:15 1
    - leave it to the brits to make sex boring -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 29, 12:02
  - Wow, that is what I was looking for. I knew it! -- nm - Redmond Go Ducks!!!! Nov 29, 11:10 3
    - �Men go to sleep because women don�t turn into a pizza.� - It's that simple! -- nm - Marcel Nov 29, 11:10 2
      - If women turned into a pizza afterwards, hell, even I would have sex with them. -- nm - Qale Nov 29, 11:23 1
        
        don't you have, like, unlimited access to pizza? -- nm - Reagen Nov 29, 11:40
- Once we blast off, our day has been successful. No need to stay up after that. It is our victory nap. -- nm - TFox Nov 29, 10:59 1
  - *ding* time to recharge as well. -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 11:03
- women are looking for a mate for their family - Marcel Nov 29, 10:54
- um, they're tired? -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 10:51 2
  - But when we go to the gym we don't get tired. -- nm - Redmond Go Ducks!!!! Nov 29, 10:55 1
    - then you're not working out hard enough/ -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 10:57
rectangular. -- nm - Marcel Nov 29, 10:51
Dano: I can't leave the hotel and all the restaurants are super expensive. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Nov 29, 10:50
[an error occurred while processing this gloomy November directive] -- nm - Qale Nov 29, 10:48
Pixie I have a lot of Archie but no Richie Rich as no one is making any. -- nm - Remlik Nov 29, 10:47 1
- I had *tons* of Richie Rich comics. - JaxSean Nov 29, 10:53
monkeys with fast food -- nm - truman Nov 29, 10:46

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