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My $$ Keeper Fantasy Football league is thinking about having their draft here next this Fall -- (link) - Strongbad May 21, 10:27 3
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- I don't know if I'd do it, but I certainly can't argue against it. -- nm - TFox May 21, 10:31
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Justin Beiber walks into Door. Door Wins. -- (link) - MDH May 21, 10:26 [youtube] 3
- again? darn he's clumsy -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 21, 10:30
- the door was later destroyed by a band of roving teenage girls in retaliation -- nm - Beaker May 21, 10:29
- Does the M in your handle stand for Mop? -- nm - oblique May 21, 10:28
Bono's back surgery puts U2 dates in jeopardy -- (link) - Danedukenuuk May 21, 10:25
Leave BP alone, Obama! -- nm - Randslide May 21, 10:25
Getting here late today: Trish, I am wishing you a very speedy recovery. -- nm - Jovian May 21, 10:23
Love this little girl...."I love my life!" -- (link) - CrankYanker May 21, 10:18 [youtube] 3
- All I kept thinking was, "why is she standing on a bathroom vanity! She's going to fall!" - kelly May 21, 10:21 2
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty May 21, 10:28
  - She's "Vanity Girl" ! -- nm - CrankYanker May 21, 10:23
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About "What Would you Do" on B2, I just wonder what could be done really by another patron - Guigue May 21, 10:17 10
- But that doesn't make for good outraged tv! -- nm - Stephen May 21, 10:35
- I feel pretty confident that after saying my peace, I'd have gotten up with my family and walked out. - Jim May 21, 10:32
- Yeah, it's not like witnessing somebody beating on their kid or something. - Dr.Vermin May 21, 10:19 6
  - Really, I mean, you would have about a dozen people following you around at all times! -- nm - Reagen May 21, 10:20 5
    - Hmm. L3, I guess. - Dr.Vermin May 21, 10:26 4
      - incredibly low degree of difficulty though - Roger More May 21, 10:30 3
        
        yeah, low hanging fruit. I can't resist those forever. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 10:34 2
        
        /checks out your gut/ Maybe work on resisting them in pie form for awhile. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 21, 10:38 1
        
        (yoink) -- nm - Dr.Vermin, ;) May 21, 10:38
- Maybe get up and walk out if you haven't been served yet and make it known why you're leaving. -- nm - Krusty May 21, 10:19
(sigh) ... very nice article about my home town penned by an author for those interested - JenBro May 21, 10:13 11
- really, you people just eat pie standing by the side of the road? - pixman May 21, 10:21 7
  - Hey, I've eaten pecan pie with my fingers sitting in the car on the shore of Lake Ponchatrain. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 21, 10:36
  - hey ... it's THAT good ... what can I say? -- nm - JenBro May 21, 10:26 5
    - sounds like this author has cherry issues - pixman May 21, 10:28 4
      - clearly you have never tried American Spoon's Sour Cherry Spoon Fruit - JenBro May 21, 10:30 3
        
        "Sour Cherry Spoon Fruit" certainly describes exactly what it is -- nm - pixman May 21, 10:33 2
        
        there are those who think "it's just jam!!!" .. then they try it ... -- (link) - JenBro May 21, 10:35 1
        
        send it to the Hazel Bloom. let her pimp your cherries -- nm - pixman May 21, 10:37
- Very nice indeed! -- nm - MojaveMeg May 21, 10:19 2
  - Thanks Meg ... have a great time camping - maybe some day the North woods will call you for a visit??? - JenBro May 21, 10:29 1
    - I'd really love to do a cross country road trip, visiting STers as I go. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 21, 10:37
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- heh. I was just reading that. *One* person writes all of the pieces? Wow, hats off to that dude. -- nm - JaxSean May 21, 10:12 1
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- *bookmarks for later* -- nm - TFox May 21, 10:12
I think Modern Family is the "better" show but I have come to enjoy Cougar Town more. -- nm - Dano May 21, 10:11 5
- "Noodling" -- nm - prayformojo May 21, 10:16
- You're the Yes Man! -- nm - David May 21, 10:16
- it's character vs. zany. I don't think there's a loser there. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 10:11 2
  - I almost think that Modern Family might be too perfect. - Dano May 21, 10:16 1
    - what I'm consistently imrpessed with on Modern Family is how they can do the three act heartwarming family comedy structure and not get saccharine. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 10:19
Apparently, every year at Google I/O, Google gives away something to the developers. This year? They gave away FREAKING EVO's! -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 10:10 6
- What's an EVO? -- nm - lileve May 21, 10:18 5
  - Mitusibishi Evolutions I think. Sweet rides. -- nm - Krusty May 21, 10:35 1
    - Mitsubishi. I shouldn't have tried typing it quickly. -- nm - Krusty May 21, 10:36
  - something exciting, clearly. -- nm - TFox May 21, 10:19 2
    - I'm guessing DEVO cover band. -- nm - David May 21, 10:30
    - meh :P) -- nm - lileve May 21, 10:23
CNN: Two Iranians detained in Iraq since 2008 have been released. Can we expect the American "hikers" to go home with their moms? -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 10:05
This is probably dumb too - With the advent of multiple deck Blackjack dealing are mathletes still counting cards? -- nm - Diva May 21, 09:59 19
- you and mel thinking of taking down the house? -- nm - pixman May 21, 10:09 1
  - nah - just thinking out loud. -- nm - Diva May 21, 10:10
- They're ususally good up to a six deck shoe (although it's less effective with more cards). It's the continuous shuffle machines they can't count. -- nm - pmb May 21, 10:03
- counting's pretty much pointless now. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 10:03 11
  - Really that's not true at all. There are still plenty of places you can play with limited decks. -- nm - pmb May 21, 10:04 8
    - Admittedly I don't play blackjack much anymore, but I haven't seen anywhere with small deck setups in ages - Reagen May 21, 10:06 7
      - It's hard, but I know people who do it. I played single deck blackjack at Ceasars last fall. I actually didn't enjoy it because you spent so much - pmb May 21, 10:11
      - Yup. The movies and tv make you think it's a simple system of +1, -1 or nothing until the deck is in your favor. Much more math involved than that. -- nm - Krusty May 21, 10:08 2
        
        Well, there is a simple system like that that works. -- nm - TFox May 21, 10:20 1
        
        Not really. It's just the way it's described in short since describing what it actually takes to count cards well is boring and full of equations. - Krusty May 21, 10:38
      - surveiliance is the killer - not deck size -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 21, 10:08
      - I miss the single deck blackjack table at the Golden Nugget -- nm - oblique May 21, 10:07 1
        
        DO NOT WANT! -- nm - Golden Nugget Buffet May 21, 10:08
  - Yeah, really, just play the game. If you need to get into counting, it's not the game for you. -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 10:03 1
    - If you're out to win money, counting will help you. I'm not in it for the fun, I'm in it for the cash! -- nm - Krusty May 21, 10:04
- yes since your only counting the cards drawn whats in the deck is irrelevant -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 21, 10:01
- Multiple decks, meaning a six or more deck shoe? - Krusty May 21, 10:01 1
  - yes. -- nm - Diva May 21, 10:02
- rainmain counted into a six deck shoe. I'm sure anyone can do it. -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 10:00
hmm, sigh. dammit. (just read the backboards) - tRuMaN May 21, 09:57
This is probably a dumb question, but - how would one get rid of excess dirt/soil? Will planted a shrub in the front yard and decided the best place - kelly May 21, 09:57 4
- Unless you have somewhere else in the yard where it will do less damage, you'll probably just have to deep dig and recondition the soil. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 21, 10:12 2
  - How would I recondition the soil? Is there an additive that I can buy or something? - kelly May 21, 10:17 1
    - Talk to someone at Home Depot (or similar) about a good planting mix. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 21, 10:21
- Make him eat it -- nm - oblique May 21, 10:04
weekend plans? -- nm - JenBro May 21, 09:55 26
- Bachelor party tomorrow - woohoo! -- nm - Strongbad May 21, 10:18 1
  - Me too! going to New York for the Weekend -- nm - Guigue May 21, 10:23
- Heading to Montreal. Bonus - there is an Australian meat pie bakery that recently opened there. I will probably get sensory overload -- nm - Roger More May 21, 10:09 5
  - What's the name? Never heard of that -- nm - Guigue May 21, 10:32
  - Are you guys going there at all for Jazzfest this year? -- nm - Diva May 21, 10:11 1
    - We're planning to, but it's a little up in the air at the moment. -- nm - Roger More May 21, 10:13
  - "I'll have mine with extra wallaby." -- nm - Reagen May 21, 10:11 1
    - It is very tasty, but unfortunately they only have been, chicken and salmon -- nm - Roger More May 21, 10:25
- Heading to Brooklyn for a party later, nothing manana but psyched for Lost on Sunday. -- nm - Krusty May 21, 10:07
- Nephew's first birthday party tomorrow, Melting Pot tomorrow night (for now), continuing to look for work. -- nm - kelly May 21, 10:04
- Gospel Shabbat tonight. Gospel housecleaning tomorrow. sleep. -- nm - Diva May 21, 10:00 4
  - Good Shabbat! - Krusty May 21, 10:10 2
    - We make sure just about everything is derived from a Psalm. This will actually be my 3rd one. - Diva May 21, 10:14 1
      - Interesting. I hope it all goes well, especially the part in Hebrew. -- nm - Krusty May 21, 10:26
  - *waits for Jesus* -- nm - pixman May 21, 10:00
- brother-in-law's anniversary/billiard party and then a girl friend's birthday party tonight, Party in honor of my friend who died last week Sat. night - JaxSean May 21, 09:59
- Two nights camping. With any luck we won't see anyone but our group for two days :) -- nm - MojaveMeg May 21, 09:59 3
  - Zoom in one notch on this map and draw a line due north to Opal Mtn.... -- (link) - MojaveMeg May 21, 10:04 2
    - Oops, due north of Hinkley, that is. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 21, 10:05 1
      - Incidentally - Hinkley was the town featured in Erin Brockovich. -- (link) - MojaveMeg May 21, 10:09
- Continuing to try to house train the puppy. -- nm - pmb May 21, 09:58 2
  - ummm ... have we seen photos yet of said puppy? I missed them - can you post again? - JenBro May 21, 10:17 1
    - search for "Baxter" -- nm - pixman May 21, 10:20
- all day choir rehearsal tomorrow - znufrii May 21, 09:56 1
  - Ah, crap. Forgot LOST was on Sunday night. - JaxSean May 21, 10:00
- ritin -- nm - pixman May 21, 09:56
leave Rand alone! -- nm - Ron Paul May 21, 09:53
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- I'll say this...if anyone picks against Jimenez right now; they aren't watching baseball. -- nm - Will Hunting May 21, 10:23
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Can't pay cash for an iPad? Well, you can now. *whew!* -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 09:48 9
- i'd pay cash for you to link something that wasn't two days old -- nm - pixman May 21, 09:50 7
  - can i take you up on that offer too, my paypall is working again -- nm - Danedukenuuk May 21, 10:04
  - My J Allard post on B2 is brand-spanking-new! I'll take my payment in singles. - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 09:53
  - ruhroh. - b. May 21, 09:51 4
    - whew. i don't have to pay -- nm - pixman May 21, 09:52 3
      - how's that? -- nm - b. May 21, 09:53 2
        
        don't even start on the padres either, sassy -- nm - pixman May 21, 09:54 1
        
        are you having a spell of some kind of aphasia? do we need to call 9-1-1? -- nm - b. May 21, 09:59
- *mocks you* -- (link) - oblique May 21, 09:49 [Backboard]
if you ever think you're really down against the house in vegas, remember this dude -- (link) - pixman May 21, 09:46 2
- Harrah's is damned if they do and damned if they don't - Epiphany May 21, 12:14
- Sir Charles? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 09:49
SITWAP: Pee-Wee Herman coming to Broadway -- (link) - znufrii May 21, 09:46 2
- "Warning: The first three rows may get wet." -- nm - Reagen May 21, 09:47 1
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"The Godfather saga concludes with Michael’s quest for redemtpion and Francis Ford Coppola’s quest to avoid bankruptcy. " - prayformojo May 21, 09:46 1
- My "bros night" to see the Godfather tomorrow night has been postponed. Will have to wait until June - oblique May 21, 09:50
Rand! Rand! Do you have any opinions on AT&T or Comcast? What about Massey Energy? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 09:44 13
- one thing I'll give him is that we're at least getting the true Rand - Reagen May 21, 09:46 12
  - might as well not bother regulating anything, really. it's an entropic universe. accidents just happen! -- nm - pixman May 21, 09:51 1
    - especially when regulators look the other way while companies fake the results of safety tests... -- nm - znufrii May 21, 09:56
  - Yup. I said as much yesterday. He's a true libertarian and credit to him for sticking to his principles. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 09:48 9
    - I really don't think (or at least I hope it's not) a widely held libertarian view that denial of service equals free speech. - pmb May 21, 09:57 5
      - I believe it is the libertarian view that a business can do pretty much what it likes without gov't intervention. - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 10:04
      - I thinks it's a widely held libertarian view that the government should stay out of their business - znufrii May 21, 10:02 3
        
        His argument was that it's a free speech right. - pmb May 21, 10:05 2
        
        regardless of how they rationalize it, the implications are the same. -- nm - znufrii May 21, 10:10
        
        whether it's based on property rights or free speech rights, it boils down to the same thing. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 10:07
    - "When does my honeymoon period start. I had a big victory," he said. "I thought I got a honeymoon period from you guys in the media." - Rand, on GMA this morning May 21, 09:55 2
      - Let's ask Howard Dean... -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 09:57 1
        
        YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! -- nm - Howard Dean May 21, 10:10
Just catching up. Crash, give my best to Trish and all of you. -- nm - pmb May 21, 09:44 2
- Prayers for Trish last night. Hopes she goes the other way now. -- nm - BAD May 21, 09:49
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game over -- nm - pixman May 21, 09:43 2
- you must get the new board the most ... has anyone ever checked stats? I swear you POUNCE on it -- nm - JenBro May 21, 09:54 1
  - i don't think i'm even close -- nm - pixman May 21, 09:58

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