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so how many episodes of lost have there been this season? need to know how much it's going to eat into my data package. -- nm - mafic May 11, 19:01 2
- 17.5 TV hours total, I think. - nubby May 11, 19:02 1
  - oy. good thing I haven't used any yet. -- nm - mafic May 11, 19:04
So you could make Paranormal Activity 20,000 times for the cost of Robin Hood. I wonder which will have a higher gross. -- nm - Dano May 11, 18:59 3
- Paranormal Activity XXXXXVVIIII -- nm - sherlock homie May 11, 19:00 2
  - (LXIV) -- nm - mafic May 11, 19:03
  - That's not even a real number. -- nm - Dano May 11, 19:02
WOAH! -- nm - sherlock homie May 11, 18:59 2
- Well now a few things are explained. -- nm - nubby May 11, 19:00 1
  - didn;t like teh start but the last half was great -- nm - Beaker May 11, 19:01
Is there a legit source for a Chuck theme ringtone? - TWuG May 11, 18:54 2
- On my android, you can set any MP3 as your ringtone, and it even has a built-in trimmer so you can select the best part of the song. - Super-helpful Vermin May 11, 18:58 1
  - I don't want the Cake version, I want the TV theme version and want a source that's safe to download from. -- nm - TWuG May 11, 19:03
LOST question (spoiler) - Buzz May 11, 18:52 2
- spoiler - nubby May 11, 18:55 1
  - thank ye -- nm - Buzz May 11, 18:59
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- Enh. Not a huge deal. -- nm - nubby May 11, 18:40 3
  - [deleted] 2
    - apparently they're getting a much bigger share than usual from the road games. -- nm - mafic May 11, 18:53
    - There will be a make-good down the road, I'm sure. -- nm - nubby May 11, 18:44
I love players that call big raises with A-3o -- nm - Strongbad May 11, 18:25 1
- 2-4-5 -- nm - The Flop May 11, 18:29
LOST spoiler - nubby May 11, 18:16 22
- So is tonight the last episode? -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:33 1
  - Third-to-last. -- nm - nubby May 11, 18:33
- i was close - sherlock homie May 11, 18:20
- L3 -- nm - znufrii May 11, 18:18 2
  - and (spoiler) - znufrii May 11, 18:19 1
    - When I'd heard about that, I audibly squee'd. -- nm - nubby May 11, 18:19
- spoiler - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:18 15
  - I can't see what the fuss is about. People should be more upset Hannah Montana is ending! -- nm - Qale May 11, 18:20 6
    - She can't be tamed. -- nm - Dano May 11, 18:49 1
      - Ya think? -- nm - Qale May 11, 18:50
    - Hannah Montana is WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! -- nm - nubby May 11, 18:22 3
      - It's strongly been hinted this is the last season. -- nm - Qale May 11, 18:26
      - Just as long as she doesn't show up on Lost. - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 18:24 1
        
        She can show up as long as her Hang On Dad doesn't. -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:25
  - spoiler - nubby May 11, 18:19 6
    - (Spoilers) - znufrii May 11, 18:31
    - Wait, wouldn't that make it sort of like (spoiler) - mara May 11, 18:22 1
      - Wouldn't be the first one. -- nm - nubby May 11, 18:33
    - spoilers - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:21 2
      - well maybe you'll get lucky and they'll turn Prince of Persia into a TV series -- nm - sherlock homie May 11, 18:21 1
        
        Unless Gemma Arterton is in it I wouldn't care. -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:22
  - Spoils - but I haven't seen it yet. - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 18:19
Idol quick ranking - nubby May 11, 18:06
Ralphs(Kroger) Markets in L.A. accused of overcharging on deli and prepackaged items... -- (link) - MojaveMeg May 11, 18:05 1
- Why would Ralph overcharge for meat? -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:08
There were 63 trading days in the first quarter... on how many of those days did Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan lose money trading/holding stocks? -- nm - stewie May 11, 18:03 4
- -3 they're that fucking corrupt. -- nm - Qale May 11, 18:04
- 0? -- nm - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 18:03 2
  - *ding* - stewie May 11, 18:05 1
    - On the bright side we are giving them zero interest loans, and gave them billions of dollars to stay solvent. - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:07
Creepy Village Voice guy on Countdown is creepy. (the and this is coming from *me* nt.) -- nm - Qale May 11, 18:00
I liked Red Riding 1980 a lot more than 1974. I guess I'll finish the trilogy with 1983 tomorrow. -- nm - Dano May 11, 17:56 2
- I've seen various reviews that give various reviews to the parts. -- nm - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 17:57 1
  - I was lukewarm on 1974 but everyone said that 1980 was the best so I gave it a chance. B+ -- nm - Dano May 11, 18:07
Judas priest. -- (link) - David May 11, 17:53 17
- Who wrote it that they spent more on writing than the producer? -- nm - Dano May 11, 18:48 3
  - Helgeland, who also does Salt this summer. It was rewritten a bazillion times. -- nm - David May 11, 18:53 1
    - He probably made it bad on purpose so they'd have to pay him to rewrite it again. -- nm - Dano May 11, 19:00
  - $7 million on rewrites v. $750k to buy "Nottingham" originall is the number i heard -- nm - sherlock homie May 11, 18:52
- I DECLARE THIS TO BE A BOOOOOMB! -- nm - Beaker May 11, 18:28 1
  - Hee hee! -- nm - nubby May 11, 18:48
- how the hell do you spend 14mil on costumes? - Will Hunting May 11, 18:13 2
  - It's historical so you can't buy off the rack, but you can raid constume houses. But it's action so you need multiples of every costume. - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 18:18 1
    - And.... - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 18:20
- Only $111K for publicity? -- nm - amoxy May 11, 18:00 2
  - Probably when making the movie, not for release. -- nm - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 18:02
  - For the production. Actual publicity billing goes into the negative cost. -- nm - David May 11, 18:02
- And that's just the craft services budget. - Reagen May 11, 17:56 4
  - Russell's gotta eat! -- nm - Dano May 11, 18:11
  - It actually shows the splits. They're funnier than your joke. (nm) - David May 11, 17:56 2
    - the wardrobe amount is astounding -- nm - zork May 11, 17:58 1
      - Historical always cost more. And they were using the "budget" option. ;) - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 18:07
who's up for some LOST in about 15 minutes ? ;) -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! May 11, 17:46 6
- *grumble* *grumble* Stupid west coast feed -- nm - amoxy May 11, 17:59 1
  - They will be found by the time you get to see it -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:00
- *twitch* -- nm - znufrii May 11, 17:54
- I'm now to the point where I'll watch LOST over GLEE. -- nm - nubby May 11, 17:50 2
  - You still watch Idol so pretty much you will watch anything. -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 17:57
  - so would every sensible non-coma-victim on this planet. -- nm - TFox May 11, 17:56
Retroactive +5 Qale Points for... what this can't be right.. Pixie? Goddamnit. -- (link) - Qale May 11, 17:41 [Backboard] 5
- Why intentionally devalue your currency? -- nm - David May 11, 17:48 4
  - He's still at like, negative 70 million. -- nm - Qale May 11, 18:02 1
    - deficit reduction is pixie's job one -- nm - sherlock homie May 11, 18:31
  - It was that or accept takeover from the International Joke Fund. -- nm - Reagen May 11, 17:51 1
    - American taxpayers are supporting Qale Points! -- nm - Tea Party Activist May 11, 18:03
Exchange your coins for mp3 money at Coinstar, and Amazon will bump your gift card up 20% -- (link) - TFox May 11, 17:39 2
- I actually looked to see if it was Mop standing in for you again. -- nm - b. May 11, 17:40 1
  - I could see the confusion... - TFox May 11, 17:42
KITTENS! -- nm - lileve May 11, 17:38
From B2: The change that Canadians will accept coalitions in general. Most won't today. - Name Withheld By Request May 11, 17:34 8
- It's the BQ that's the fart in church in this scenario. - Reagen May 11, 17:37 7
  - I dunno about your IM. The federal NDP still drive a lot of moderate voters towards the right. - Name Withheld By Request May 11, 17:39 6
    - yeah, I'd have to have some pretty clear policy statements before I'd vote for even a potential NDP coalition. -- nm - mafic May 11, 17:42
    - well that's a separate issue. - Reagen May 11, 17:41 2
      - Hmm, that got cut off - Reagen May 11, 17:46 1
        
        yep. well within their rights if they can manage it. -- nm - mafic May 11, 17:48
    - Though you are right about the BQ in that the NDP and Libs would still need to come close to the Tory seat count to have legitimacy. - Name Withheld By Request May 11, 17:40 1
      - re: the regionals - I think that's an ethics of convenience - Reagen May 11, 17:45
so .. any good, doable, dignified ideas to end a 21 yr relationship? - marcel May 11, 17:34 26
- I had to make someone else take mine away. -- nm - loosilu May 11, 19:03
- Donate to a high-school auto shop class? -- nm - Super-helpful Vermin May 11, 18:59
- Calvin's was a true horror story. The nurse and vet were in tears, too. It lasted 45 minutes. -- nm - David May 11, 18:25 2
  - Dude, that sucks! Ugh, I am dreading that day. My cat is 11. -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 18:28 1
    - I just realized he said cat, not car. The replies in the thread had me mystified. (nm) - David May 11, 19:01
- donate to the fire department training academy - zork May 11, 17:48
- thanks everyone! -- nm - marcel May 11, 17:48
- donate to Mythbusters -- nm - Max May 11, 17:47
- introduce her to Redmond and stand back -- nm - zork May 11, 17:45 1
  - L2 -- nm - lileve May 11, 17:50
- Let Pixie move into it? -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 17:44
- Hmm...not sure I know any. - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 17:44 2
  - i would like it to go with a big bang -- nm - marcel May 11, 17:47 1
    - Hmm...Car bombing just won't do right now. ;) - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 17:50
- trade up! -- nm - Beaker May 11, 17:42 1
  - no way. sales guy said i would get 100-300 bucks for it - marcel May 11, 17:44
- take her for a drive, get out for a romantic walk but push her off a bridge -- nm - zork May 11, 17:42
- I gave mine to charity. -- nm - mafic May 11, 17:41
- give her a bath, take her for a drink, just sit with her a while. (here's someone's description of their relationship... ) nm but: -- (link) - b. May 11, 17:39 1
  - that's it. thanks. - marcel May 11, 17:43
- Buriel at sea. -- nm - mara May 11, 17:38 1
  - Poor, poor Mop. -- nm - TFox May 11, 17:39
- Depends on how big a statement you want to make. -- nm - Thelma & Louise May 11, 17:37
- dynamite. -- nm - znufrii May 11, 17:37
- fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire -- nm - CQ May 11, 17:36
- Demo Derby! -- nm - TFox May 11, 17:35
I know people say this a lot, but on 30 for 30 about NWA and the Raiders, Al Davis REALLY looks like he is 135 years old. -- nm - Volnelk May 11, 17:34
Max Keiser says the 1,000 point drop was financial terrorism - stewie May 11, 17:33 7
- Good ol Max...Always good - amoxy May 11, 17:37
- of course he does. (it's funny, though, OTT suggested the market guys consult HSX for how they fixed the similar issue.) -- nm - b. May 11, 17:36
- Intriguing primise, but sounds a little too Grisham for me to believe without more evidence. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 11, 17:36 1
  - *cough* Tom Clancy *cough* -- nm - Beaker May 11, 17:43
- He really seems to have his finger on the pulse, that guy. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) May 11, 17:36 1
  - A fat finger? -- nm - Qale May 11, 17:38
- Of course he does. "What the thinker thinks, the prover proves." - mara May 11, 17:35
My cat was sitting on my lap when I played the kittens on the slide video - amoxy May 11, 17:32 1
- You said you only got one lap dance in your life. Liar! -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 17:34
AI: a couple of weeks ago I realised who Crystal was reminding me of - zork May 11, 17:32 2
- I don't see it. Related: her boyfriend is way too clean-cut from what I'd expected. -- nm - nubby May 11, 17:49 1
  - we were just saying that he looks so normal (the pants aside) - zork May 11, 17:54
Ok for those who have seen Iron Man and Iron Man 2 now have a question for ya - eag May 11, 17:32 1
- Cheadle. -- nm - Will Hunting May 11, 17:39
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- What a bunch of delusional sheep. -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 17:34
loosi alert : The evolution of an artist. -- (link) - mara May 11, 17:31
idol spoiler - nubby May 11, 17:29 1
- [spoils] - zork May 11, 17:33
Free Willy! -- nm - nubby May 11, 17:25 4
- *unzips* -- nm - Will Hunting May 11, 17:26 3
  - He said Willy, not Nilly. -- nm - David May 11, 17:30
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    - Hasn't anyone learned? You must be specific on this board. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with wax and stuff May 11, 17:54
Lap Dance! -- nm - Redmond of Persia May 11, 17:25

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