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People seem to have trouble with the term "metropolitan area". A woman from Whittier said she came from a South Californian town. I asked if that wasn - Facto May 9, 10:23 5
- Are you picking on us people who are from Whittier? -- nm - BAD May 9, 10:32 1
  - Heh, no.. :-) Random example ;-) -- nm - Facto May 9, 10:39
- yeah, a metropolitan area is the parts of a city that are boring, the gothamian areas are the parts that are cool -- nm - crash davis May 9, 10:30
- Because it sounds like "Metropolis", most likely, which evokes imagery of skyscrapers -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:26 1
  - That could be... So next time I'll try "Greater Los Angeles Area", to see if that works better. -- nm - Facto May 9, 10:30
Last nights dinner was my most labor intensive ambitious meal yet, and I met my Waterloo - crash davis May 9, 10:16
In pictures: Russia's Victory Day parade -- (link) - Danedukenuuk May 9, 10:14
Weekend Birthday FMK: Rosario Dawson (31), Melissa Gilbert (46), Candice Bergen (64), Toni Tennille (70)? -- nm - nubby May 9, 10:08 1
- FMCK -- nm - Love Machine May 9, 10:17
4 cut sketches from SNL that NBC has made available... -- (link) - Remlik May 9, 09:33 3
- I am not authorized to see that page -- nm - lileve May 9, 09:44 2
  - try this -- (link) - Remlik May 9, 10:01 1
    - Works. Thanks! -- nm - lileve May 9, 10:05
$133.6 million for Iron Man 2. -- nm - David May 9, 09:31 3
- Rusty Guy 2 is the new 132.5??????? - Danedukenuuk May 9, 10:15
- Ouch, there goes about $1.7 million of fake money :/ - MojaveMeg May 9, 09:54
- still pretty good. -- nm - Remlik May 9, 09:53
"Never ask a mariachi band if they know any Beyonce. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 09:26 1
- what the fuck are you asking i was born in this country -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 9, 10:07
WTF? Eric Holder says Miranda rights should be modified for Terriorist suspects -- (link) - amoxy May 9, 09:16 6
- thats a mood discussion - Danedukenuuk May 9, 10:28 3
  - The word you might have been looking for is "moot" - not mood -- nm - Facto May 9, 10:44 2
    - stolpe? -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 9, 11:02 1
      - ?? -- nm - Facto May 9, 11:49
- What about international treaties that the US is bound by.. ? -- nm - Facto May 9, 09:45 1
  - I like that in the poll of the people that read the article that 2/3s thought this was a bad idea. -- nm - H-Mogul May 9, 09:50
Per Sports center, Tiger has withdrawn from the TPC -- nm - amoxy May 9, 09:11 3
- Offical Reason, neck injury -- nm - amoxy May 9, 09:14 2
  - So ashamed of my first thought... - MojaveMeg May 9, 09:16 1
    - No no no. He slipped in the bathtub. Elin was out with the Cabana Boy. -- nm - H-Mogul May 9, 09:46
Dana White says Kimbo Slice will be released, and Paul Daley will never fight in the UFC again - stewie May 9, 08:58 1
- well at least he gave Kimbo a shot. -- nm - Remlik May 9, 09:16
I met up with Loosi Friday not. It was a lot of fun. Went MoMA saw naked people then dinner at Stand near Union Sqr. -- nm - lileve May 9, 08:53 14
- Did you drink their alcoholic milkshakes? mmmm -- nm - Buzz May 9, 09:55 6
  - I can't have milkshakes anyway. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 10:31
  - No I couldn't find it on the menu and after two pints of beer it probably was a better idea not to ask for one. -- nm - lileve May 9, 10:11 4
    - We should have an NYC meet up there. Food is good and not too pricey. -- nm - lileve May 9, 10:11 3
      - yeah the prices there arent that bad and who doesnt like burgers? Great place to hang that isn't always as crowded as most around Union Sq.. -- nm - Buzz May 9, 10:29 2
        
        We should totally do one the weekend before or after july 4th! -- nm - lileve May 9, 16:00
        
        link to the menu in case anyone in nyc is interested... (link) -- (link) - Buzz May 9, 10:30
- I had a great time! -- nm - loosilu May 9, 09:41 3
  - Me too! How is the painting going? -- nm - lileve May 9, 09:44 2
    - finished my two paintings and they are drying in brooklyn. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 09:45 1
      - Nice. That naked show at MoMA was quite intresting. -- nm - lileve May 9, 09:47
- doh! -not/ -- nm - lileve May 9, 09:06
- I met up with Loosi Saturday as well NOT -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 9, 08:54 1
  - Get on a plane buddy! -- nm - lileve May 9, 09:01
Hindsight -- (link) - nubby May 9, 08:49
At the movie theater observations - Dano May 9, 08:29
Happy Mother's Day, ST Mamas! -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:25 1
- I echo that sentiment! -- nm - kare May 9, 08:41
missed opportunity for a joke last night: "Greece, your retirement age is *fifty-four.* Really? - Max May 9, 07:24 2
- Amazingly the last sketch of the night was fantastic too. Maybe my favorite. - pmb May 9, 08:27
- "You think I want to be hosting here? No! I just can't retire yet!" -- nm - Betty White May 9, 07:27
Happy Mothers Day, ST Moms! -- nm - TFox May 9, 07:18 2
- word -- nm - Beaker May 9, 08:08
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Mothers Day breakfast - almost ready. Eggs, maple sausage & blueberry muffins -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 05:57
Happy birthday Dr. Vermin! -- nm - nubby May 9, 04:21 9
- Happy, Happy, Vermin. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 9, 08:48
- Wow, Vermin gets ripped off. His birthday is on his wife's first Mother's Day as a mom. -- nm - Dano May 9, 08:31 2
  - he's such a shy, retiring guy who lets people walk all over him, too. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 09:47
  - He's had lots of birthdays. I doubt he minds. -- nm - nubby May 9, 08:42
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker May 9, 08:09
- Happy Birthday Vermin! -- nm - Krusty May 9, 07:17
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Roger More May 9, 05:21
- Happy birthday Vermy! -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 04:35 1
  - Happy birthday Verm -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 9, 04:36
Britain's Got Talent - excellent show act! -- (link) - marcel May 9, 00:57 [youtube]
i do love me some jay-z - reluctantcynic (en treo) May 9, 00:17 1
- ~!I want to be, forever young.~ -- nm - Love Machine May 9, 09:43
ha, Iron Man 2 isn't going to beat Twilight 2's opening weekend - sherlock homie May 9, 00:07 1
- Sad, Sad, Sad! Maybe if he had diamond skin when he walked into the sun. -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 9, 08:14
�Es un gran desastre, el MacGruber! -- nm - con_carne's mom watching SNL May 9, 00:06
"This muffin hasn't had a cherry in it since 1939" - Trish May 8, 23:46 5
- i just about peed my pants from laughing. - reluctantcynic (en treo) May 8, 23:55
- only she could resurrect that skit -- nm - sherlock homie May 8, 23:47 3
  - *really* -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 00:37 2
    - wizard. of. ass! -- nm - reluctantcynic (en treo) May 9, 00:41 1
      - "instead, you're going to have ten men, lying you face down, turning you into a scared ho!" -- nm - TFox May 9, 05:37
worse Laurence Welk ever, I mean everybody used to be able to do him and they didn't even try - zeitgeist May 8, 23:37
slideshow of my fishing trip :) -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 23:03 15
- a link would help -- (link) - Beryllium May 8, 23:04 [flickr] 14
  - t'wuz a gorgeous day, w'n'it? -- nm - OAE May 9, 09:24
  - thanks for sharing the slideshow ... great fish & neat pics of the other wildlife - JenBro May 9, 04:55
  - So like, were those dinner? Very nice, btw. -- nm - con_carne May 8, 23:17 2
    - no, I had to drive five hours and didn't get home until 9:30pm ... they're tomorrow's dinner. - Beryllium May 8, 23:18 1
      - Tomorrow's dinner will last about 5 hours. -- nm - mara May 9, 05:47
  - some of those would make a nice logo up top -- nm - peglegpete May 8, 23:11 8
    - good idea. :) Far superior to ugly moss. -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 23:12 7
      - it's not pot? - peglegpete May 8, 23:24 6
        
        those are sea lions. They're freaking massive. -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 23:26 5
        
        you got some nice shots of them -- nm - peglegpete May 8, 23:29 4
        
        They followed us for 45 minutes, 3 feet off stern, waiting for scraps :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) May 8, 23:31 3
        
        they also like to body surf in your wake -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 23:39 1
        
        Are you calling Bery fat? -- nm - mara May 9, 08:17
        
        they never do that here in Las Vegas :) - peglegpete May 8, 23:34
I wonder if there will be any food behind security, or if I'm meant to eat before security? -- nm - ty97 May 8, 23:01
Bery, are you still up? Did you watch the last Fringe? -- nm - Gwaahjo May 8, 22:33 2
- Not yet, no, been busy :) -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 22:34 1
  - ahhh, i had a few questions :) lemme know when you finish -- nm - Gwaahjo May 8, 22:36
Excellent episode of Survivor this week (spoilers) - Stephen May 8, 22:27 2
- spoilers - psilotum May 8, 22:30 1
  - Oh, and regarding Ponderosa... (spoilers) - psilotum May 8, 22:32
Happy Birthday Vermin -- nm - Redmond on a phone May 8, 22:10 15
- indeed -- nm - crash davis May 9, 10:13
- Happy birthday you crazy Alaskan! -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:20
- happy b-day! -- nm - Diva May 9, 05:16
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- Happy Birthday dude! -- nm - Stephen May 8, 23:26
- Happy Birthday! **Smooch** -- nm - Sarah Palin May 8, 22:33
- Happy happy! -- nm - Mop May 8, 22:27
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 8, 22:25
- happy birthday -- nm - peglegpete May 8, 22:24
- indeed -- nm - Remlik May 8, 22:23
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 May 8, 22:20
- happy birthday! -- nm - 'lia May 8, 22:19
- happy happy! -- nm - loosilu May 8, 22:12
- Happy B-Day!!! -- nm - JenBro May 8, 22:11
- Happy! -- nm - con_carne May 8, 22:11
yay - ten hours of driving, a speeding ticket, a 26lb chinook, and a 36-pound halibut - and finally, I'm home :) - Beryllium May 8, 22:06 7
- ohhh halibut ... YUM ... I had the BEST halibut at a cooking class recently ... it was poached in olive oil with fennel and some other things ... the - JenBro May 8, 22:13
- some how I'm trying to figure out how speeding and two large fish are connected, must be a canadian thing, we only run over raccoons and armadillos -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 22:11 1
  - I drove to Ucluelet (a five hour drive) to go fishing with my dad. I got a ticket at Cathedral Grove. -- (link) - Beryllium May 8, 22:31
- Do you know how Canadian you were driving? -- nm - Qale May 8, 22:09 3
  - I was doing 73km/h in a 50km/h zone. The nice RCMP lady gave me a ticket and sent me on my way. - Beryllium May 8, 22:10 2
    - If I ever get caught speeding, it's not going to be on the highway. It's going to be one of those 43 in a 35 type deals. -- nm - Qale May 8, 22:13 1
      - Well, who's fool idea was it to run a highway through a provincial park, anyway? :) -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 22:33
Happy Mother's Day Midwest Mommas! -- nm - psilotum May 8, 22:00
ST Mothers' Poll: What is your mom's favorite TV show? - con_carne May 8, 21:59 15
- Does watching Red Sox games on NESN count? If not, then Law & Order. -- nm - kelly May 9, 07:08
- I believe the Tommy Hunter show is still #1. -- nm - Subversive May 9, 06:35
- Murder She Wrote. -- nm - mara May 9, 05:29
- of all time? probably a tie between star trek and ER. - reluctantcynic (en treo) May 8, 23:58 4
  - you are an awful awful son - sherlock homie May 9, 00:05 3
    - well, she also took me to the opening of every good star wars movie. - reluctantcynic (en treo) May 9, 00:09 2
      - and that's how you repaid her? - sherlock homie May 9, 00:10 1
        
        my mother? let me tell you about my mother ... -- nm - reluctantcynic (en treo) May 9, 00:19
- She always watcged "As the World Turns" and never missed a Cubs game. -- nm - Trish May 8, 23:42
- it was Dallas and Falcon Crest -- nm - Remlik May 8, 22:24
- Most of the BBC productions on PBS, Sex in the City, Jepardy and Jay Leno -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 22:13
- she doesn't seem to have one. -- nm - loosilu May 8, 22:10
- The Lawrence Welk Show .... - JenBro May 8, 22:07
- She watches a TON of TV so really don't think she has a favorite favorite. I think it's cute she likes Graham Norton -- nm - Qale May 8, 22:05
- She has been gone for a while, but her favorite show was Columbo -- nm - amoxy May 8, 22:01
They also gave us a cooler, 2 spill proof cup things, a hat and a key chain. How nice of them. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 8, 21:58
OK, that was a GREAT episode Community. -- nm - Mop May 8, 21:58
I'm shocked, shocked, that putting a huge tin can over the oil spill didn't really work. -- nm - TFox May 8, 21:58 3
- I really wished it would have though. -- nm - Qale May 8, 22:04 2
  - I'm not rooting for the mass extinction of fish either. -- nm - TFox May 8, 22:04 1
    - Yeah, it's kind of one of those, can we at least catch a break, however unlikely. -- nm - Qale May 8, 22:09
IM2: A -- nm - Love Machine May 8, 21:57 2
- so how did sitting in the middle go over? -- nm - JenBro May 8, 22:01
- Spawn: F -- nm - sherlock homie May 8, 22:00
SHARKS!!!!! -- nm - amoxy May 8, 21:55
chomp! -- nm - sherlock homie May 8, 21:55

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