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Syfy is showing episodes of Jericho -- nm - amoxy May 10, 10:59 5
- CW is also bringing back Moonlight on Sunday nights -- nm - sherlock homie May 10, 11:01
- is it any good? I have it queued on netflix streaming and have been wondering if it's worth watching -- nm - decline May 10, 11:00 2
  - er, had it on netflix streaming apparently. -- nm - decline May 10, 11:01
  - It's a great series. -- nm - pmb May 10, 11:01
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The Big Picture is awesome today because of #5: Cray Aiken -- (link) - oblique May 10, 10:47 10
- I did not know the red fox was not native to CA. And #6 is giving me second thoughts while I'm sober. -- nm - crash davis May 10, 11:00 1
  - I'll buy the liquor, you wuss. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 11:02
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- i like how they call what's in that alligator's mouth "a chicken" -- nm - sherlock homie May 10, 10:57 2
  - Formerly known as a chicken. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 10:58 1
    - 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-CHICKEN!! -- nm - mara May 10, 11:09
- #17 is as ugly as #21 is cute. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 10:56
- the woman in #11 is insane -- nm - decline May 10, 10:51 1
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- and #6 is crash's attempt in Vegas -- nm - Dano May 10, 10:49
Playboy to launch 'safe for work' website. -- (link) - TFox May 10, 10:47
waitaminute...crash putting a tiger in our hotel room is what gets Will to agree to a Vegas wedding? - kelly May 10, 10:43 13
- Well, tigers are pretty awesome -- nm - Stephen May 10, 10:52
- A tiger in the bedroom makes men agree to a lot of things. -- nm - Fuzzy (193 lbs) May 10, 10:48
- Men and women sometimes see the world in different lights -- nm - crash davis May 10, 10:46 7
  - Oh no, you don't understand. - kelly May 10, 10:48 6
    - I got that. You forgot to throw in a tiger on your initial discussion -- nm - crash davis May 10, 10:50 5
      - Truly an amateur mistake on her part. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 10:53 3
        
        ~and if pixie gets murdered by crystal meth tweakers~ -- nm - crash davis May 10, 10:56 2
        
        think we can get Pixie to pull his own tooth out? -- nm - Remlik May 10, 11:03 1
        
        If it means he ends up hitched to Heather Graham, let's not find out. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 11:04
      - :) -- nm - kelly May 10, 10:50
- No no.....Crash attempting to get a tiger to put in our hotel room is what gets me to agree. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 10:45 2
  - Yeah, let's do it! This I've gotta see... -- nm - kelly May 10, 10:46
  - i'd fly to vegas just to watch him try - sherlock homie May 10, 10:46
I love stuff like this. I was thinking about this the other day. I wonder if someone ever made a timeline that tracked how big we thought - oblique May 10, 10:41 4
- Smart...Pirates? -- nm - JaxSean May 10, 10:45 1
  - That article is interesting also. People will pirate anything, even stuff that is essentially free -- nm - oblique May 10, 10:46
- and that's not the right article at all -- nm - oblique May 10, 10:44 1
  - here. And damn the commenter for making me wonder. We're measuring the distance from a galaxy to earth, not anything else -- (link) - oblique May 10, 10:44
They totally messed up my order at the Chinese take out place, but I don't feel like going back. - Dano May 10, 10:36 10
- "And then?" -- nm - HdnAgnda May 10, 10:40
- What did you order? What did they give you? -- nm - Callisto May 10, 10:38 8
  - Ordered spicy garlic shrimp. Received General Tso's chicken. And they forgot my egg roll. -- nm - Dano May 10, 10:39 7
    - oh, I love General Tso. Now I'm jealous of your mistake order. -- nm - Callisto May 10, 10:44 1
      - (and hopefully whoever got his order isn't allergic to shellfish.) -- nm - JaxSean May 10, 10:45
    - YOU TAKE GENERAL TSO AND LIKE IT. -- nm - Chinee Takee-Outee May 10, 10:42
    - You can never go wrong with the General -- nm - oblique May 10, 10:41 1
      - I'm not thrilled with the lack of vegetables and the shrimp was $1.50 more expensive. -- nm - Dano May 10, 10:44
    - so instead of sending Delicious, they sent Disgusting. That's unfortunate. -- nm - Beryllium May 10, 10:41
    - f*ckers. -- nm - znufrii May 10, 10:40
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I think that the Baltimore Ravens are the best team in the AFC and the New Orleans Saints are the best in the NFC at this moment. - David May 10, 10:35 6
- And Cleveland and Tampa Bay are the worst. - David May 10, 10:44 1
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- i am sure that burned your mouth to say -- nm - the narcissist May 10, 10:38 2
  - Note that I specifically didn't say that they'd win. -- nm - David May 10, 10:43
  - *gives David some vikes for the pain* -- nm - Sean Payton May 10, 10:40
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- at least when we're head-to-head we're the Yankees/Red Sox... - Mel Profit May 10, 10:35 1
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Why is thre a photo of Mike Myers wearing earings on the front of page of my local newspaper? -- nm - zeitgeist May 10, 10:29 1
- Because he finally decided to stop wearing the dresses. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) May 10, 10:34
SITWAP: Sounders to give refund to Season ticket holders -- (link) - Elybow May 10, 10:29 3
- Ha! -- nm - Pittsburgh Pirates May 10, 10:31 2
  - I know, right? - Seattle Mariners May 10, 10:33
  - The Pirates would be wise to offer a season ticket option like "you pay $40 per seat for every home win". - TFox May 10, 10:33
24 series finale not so spoiler -- (link) - sherlock homie May 10, 10:27
Speaking of names, can we hope that Labour picks Ed Balls as their next leader? -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:24 6
- Balls! -- nm - Dano May 10, 10:26
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  - They'd be nuts not to. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 10, 10:28 3
    - if they didn't...he'd be getting the shaft. -- nm - Mel Profit May 10, 10:28 2
      - They need to stop dicking around. -- nm - Dano May 10, 10:37 1
        
        Testicle. -- nm - TFox May 10, 10:38
I think it's fairly clear why this woman opted for the hyphenated last name. -- (link) - TFox May 10, 10:22 3
- She comes from a long line of... -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:24 2
  - Barrel makers? -- nm - TWuG May 10, 10:45
  - does she show up in men's whiteys and a cape? -- nm - Mel Profit May 10, 10:27
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- "he forgot the string" is so friggin funny. -- nm - TFox May 10, 10:35
- Looks like Leo with a ballcap on. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) May 10, 10:33 1
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LYC: I updated my TomTom maps using their map subscription. $40 for a year with 4 updates per year instead of $80 for the map. Not sure why they - oblique May 10, 10:21 20
- I paid about $100 for my unit. I figure in 3 years, I'll pay $50 for a new unit with better features and an updated map. -- nm - psilotum May 10, 10:53
- I find your lack of upgrading disturbing -- nm - Darth Vader May 10, 10:21 18
  - I knew it! I'm surrounded by assholes! -- nm - Dark Helmet si May 10, 10:30
  - I'm seriously tempted to buy that just for when I borrow the unit. *breathing* Turn left *breathing* -- nm - oblique May 10, 10:22 1
    - "You have missed the exit to return home for the last time!" -- nm - Lord Vader May 10, 10:25
  - I bet 90% of the people who use the Star Wars voices set it to Vader. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 10:22 14
    - I would go C-3PO #1, then Chewie #2 (comedy gold), then Vader. -- nm - TFox May 10, 10:24 13
      - Chewie's not an option, dumbass. - loosilu May 10, 10:24 12
        
        He ought to be. Dude sits in the effing copilot seat. - TFox May 10, 10:26 11
        
        they should have him in the background of Han Solo's -- nm - sherlock homie May 10, 10:27
        
        I'm surprised they didn't hire Fisher or Hamill. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 10:26 9
        
        Probably couldn't trust Fisher to not work blue in the recording studio. -- nm - TFox May 10, 10:27 8
        
        that's what editors are for. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 10:28
        
        Foul-Mouthed Princess Leia would be the killer app - sherlock homie May 10, 10:28 6
        
        "Do you live by The Book too?" -- nm - Mel Profit May 10, 10:36
        
        "You want to go to IHOP? I'd rather butt-f&ck a Wookie." -- nm - TFox May 10, 10:30 1
        
        I thought I smelled your foul stench when the door was closed -- nm - zeitgeist May 10, 10:33
        
        Mel would be trying to mount the unity. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 10:28 2
        
        it's a fair characterization. -- nm - Mel Profit May 10, 10:39
        
        UNIT! not unity. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 10:29
Microcops: Two microscopic cops from outer space come to Earth in pursuit of an equally tiny intergalactic criminal mastermind. - Jovian May 10, 10:20 2
- It sounds like it would make for a great off-the-shelf kids show. With today's level of animation technology, it would probably be cheap, too. - Beryllium May 10, 10:21 1
  - Team Umizoomi! -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) May 10, 10:32
And I quote: - David May 10, 10:19 6
- I just care that they mention Better Off Ted. -- nm - JaxSean May 10, 10:26 1
  - Better Off Ted is the perfect example of how much suits run the show. If they don't like something, it has no chance. - David May 10, 10:27
- TV is so fragmented now (as is all media, really). It's really changing the nature of the business in a big way. -- nm - Callisto May 10, 10:22
- i read that as they are equally engaging to a greater number of distinct target viewers -- nm - sherlock homie May 10, 10:20 2
  - I agree with David. The metric needs refining, a lot of refining. -- nm - crash davis May 10, 10:21 1
    - It's a good idea done poorly thus far. -- nm - David May 10, 10:25
My roommate is transferring to a UC in mid June, should I host a transfer or congratulations party? - ceregon May 10, 10:17 5
- Are the graduation parties generally for an AA? Or is your's a 4 year college? If AA then I'd consider a transfer to be equivalent. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 10, 10:19 1
  - well, he technically graduated last year and got his AA, but stayed another year to take classes like o chem &calc because it was much cheaper - ceregon May 10, 10:31
- transfer. no, wait, congratulations -- nm - sherlock homie May 10, 10:18
- if you really want to, sure. it's an excuse to throw a party! -- nm - kare May 10, 10:18
- sure, sounds like a nice gesture. -- nm - loosilu May 10, 10:18
Kagan is not an attractive woman. - TFox May 10, 10:17 6
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  - I'd get Sotomayor done, and I'd make her wear the Yankees hat. -- nm - TFox May 10, 10:25 1
    - (the best looking Justice is Roberts and it's not even close.) -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:27
  - gun to my head, I pick Sotomayor. -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:24 1
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- Justice Rachel Dratch. -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:19
Star Wars voices coming to Tom Tom GPS (Vader, 3P0, Yoda, Han Solo) -- (link) - sherlock homie May 10, 10:15 7
- yoda? You'll miss your turn while you parse his statements -- nm - crash davis May 10, 10:28 2
  - "Turn or Turn not. There is no try." "Speak clearly! I just want to know where the freeway is!" -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:29 1
    - One must freely know thine ownself's way before one is able to find the freeway. -- nm - The Sphinx si May 10, 10:31
- "If women are so bad at directions, how come every GPS voice is a woman?" -- nm - crash davis May 10, 10:24 1
  - Women are good at telling men what to do? -- nm - Fuzzy (193 lbs) May 10, 10:26
- "I calculate that the chance of your destination being after a right turn are 100 per cent" -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:22 1
  - "But sir! Nobody takes the 405 North between the hours of 3 and 6 pm!!" -- nm - Threepio May 10, 10:24
L5 - TFox May 10, 10:14
Something I loved about the premier of FNL is that - Reagen May 10, 10:14 9
- season has been over for a few months and you're just now talking about that? - crash davis May 10, 10:16 4
  - "GET OFF OF MY BOARD! I MEAN IT! GET OUT! NOW!" -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:18 3
    - *gives you a Landry like clueless puppy look* -- nm - crash davis May 10, 10:22 2
      - I wonder if Coach Taylor's finally learned his name. -- nm - Reagen May 10, 10:23 1
        
        It becomes obvious (very slight spoilers for this season) - crash davis May 10, 10:25
- I thought multiple times last week to set the DVR. Shockingly, I didn't set the DVR. - Will Hunting May 10, 10:15 3
  - Do you have a TiVo or some other brand? -- nm - David May 10, 10:19 2
    - Just the standard Comcast one. I totally spaced multiple times to set the season recording. -- nm - Will Hunting May 10, 10:22 1
      - Okay, I was going recommend Unbox since it's available there. - David May 10, 10:24

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