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ST poll - Bad Idea Jeans - what you got? yours or someone elses? - Epiphany Jun 3, 08:23 5
- My bad idea yesterday was to do laundry at 2 in the morning. I flooded the kitchen when - Krusty Jun 3, 08:32
- Having a [opposite sex] for a best friend - other than your spouse. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 3, 08:30
- my bad idea yesterday was clicking on someone's post explaining the premise of Human Centipede. - loosilu Jun 3, 08:28 2
  - My Bad Idea yesterday was agreeing to go to this movie. I guess I just love Dano too much. Who could blame me? -- nm - Diva Jun 3, 08:30 1
    - do you lvoe him enough to be sewed to ... you know. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 08:30
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- It's fine for her to move on, but not him. a) She wonders how another woman was able to please him when she apparently couldn't so that makes her - pmb Jun 3, 08:31
- A) She was still in love with him and B) women are crazy. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 3, 08:27
- Just tell Hotkiss there are other fish in the sea. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 3, 08:27 5
  - damn. -- nm - Diva Jun 3, 08:27 4
    - If the Crazy fits..... - ralph wiggum Jun 3, 08:29
    - I was going to go with "I thought znu got on well with his ex-wife" -- nm - Roger More Jun 3, 08:28 2
      - damn. -- nm - Diva Jun 3, 08:29
      - heh -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:29
- Seems like she doesn't want him to happy. She'll get over it eventually, especially if she focuses on her own relationships and happiness. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 08:26
- wow - sounds like the poor thing could use some counseling. Might help her to feel better. -- nm - Diva Jun 3, 08:26 7
  - JD says she has shrinks (noted). she has to want to change. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 08:27
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    - aside: why would you need 2 shrinks? do they do different things? different methods? -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:28 3
      - don't know if this is her sitch but it is common to have a doc for meds and a counselor for therapy. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 08:29
      - I was wondering the same thing. - ty97 Jun 3, 08:29 1
        
        I would think they might offer differing advice and really mess things up... -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:29
    - damn. -- nm - Diva Jun 3, 08:28
- is she asking for advice? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 08:26
- i don't like it, but if she makes you happy!!!! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 08:26
- not to state the obvious but best case scenerio I don't think she is over him - Beaker Jun 3, 08:26
- have less crazy friends... -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 08:25 4
  - *holds up a mirror* -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 08:27
  - bite your tongue. -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:26
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    - heh -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 08:30
- She's nuts. -- nm - mara Jun 3, 08:25
- This tells me one thing - ty97 Jun 3, 08:24
I sooooo can't wait to get my ears syringed tomorrow. My right ear is down to around 95% and the constant ringing is driving me fucking crazy -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:20 3
- Dear gosh, what happened? -- nm - lileve Jun 3, 08:21 2
  - just wax buildup. - Beaker Jun 3, 08:22 1
    - or not (to the im) according to Mythbusters -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:22
Thing I learned yesterday about my grandparents. - ty97 Jun 3, 08:16 7
- No luck with real estate, I see. - Krusty Jun 3, 08:21
- Your dad had 4 kids at 14? -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:18 5
  - you grok wrong. heheh. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:18 3
    - I should have stopped with the Will Hunting Danish jokes - oblique Jun 3, 08:19 2
      - you gotta keep firing! -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:24
      - I know the feeling. - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:19
  - *goes away now* -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:18
The internet is for porn! Some stats on internet porn... -- (link) - Krusty Jun 3, 08:14 [Image]
Does anyone know if there exists a baseball cap holding device that would go on the back of a door? My son has a growing number of caps from his - HdnAgnda Jun 3, 08:14 12
- we have a hat store here, they might have something -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:16
- Something like this? -- (link) - Krusty Jun 3, 08:15 3
  - Jackpot, Krusty. Thank you! -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 3, 08:18 1
    - I have something similar. I collect hats myself. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 08:19
  - cool! -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:16
- 3M makes these detachable hooks you can put on nearly any surface -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:15
- shrink heads from new gunniea? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 08:15
- Google baseball cap rack, you'll see pictures of some. -- nm - mara Jun 3, 08:15
- A hook? -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:14 3
  - I'm thinking more of something you hang off the door that has multiple small hooks so I can better utilize the whole door up and down. - HdnAgnda Jun 3, 08:16 2
    - Krusty hooked you up with his link above -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:17
    - More than one hook? -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:17
Quiz for ST: Who has the most Emmy noms without a win with 22 noms? -- (link) - TWuG Jun 3, 08:10 3
- Interesting. I never would have guessed. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 3, 08:16
- Used to be Susan Lucci -- nm - amoxy Jun 3, 08:12
- Angela Lansbury isn't it? -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:11
I watched Brick again last night. The more I see it the less I understand. Still a great film though. -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 08:09 2
- Really? I still think it's great, but the plot makes way more sense on repeated viewings for me. -- nm - Inigo Jun 3, 08:13 1
  - Plot I get, what they're actually saying is another matter. I was disturbed about 5 times though while watching it last night. -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 08:14
Asthma risk 'linked to burgers' - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 08:08 11
- This explains a LOT. -- nm - kelly Jun 3, 08:30
- I had a burger for lunch today, although I'm on about 1 a month. -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 08:16
- *raises hand* - Will Hunting Jun 3, 08:10 8
  - 3 burgers for lunch? - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 08:12 7
    - I'm genuinely baffled by this; how'd you miss the years of jokes about my eating habits? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 3, 08:13 5
      - He's Danish. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:15 2
        
        You are what you eat -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:17 1
        
        catholics are only half people during lent? - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 08:19
      - i simply can't remember jokes - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 08:14
      - *makes WiiFit noise* -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 08:14
    - we call him "Mail Slot" for a reason... -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 08:12
In honor of Aziz Ansari's video from the other day. R Kelly's "The Zoo" easily the most hysterical R Kelly song -- (link) - MDH Jun 3, 08:08 [youtube] 4
- Who seriously listens to that shit? - Guigue Jun 3, 08:17
- the one Dignan posted a wekk or so ago is one of the funniest things I have ever seen... -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:10 2
  - I was laughing so hard at that. That's how I discovered this song. - MDH Jun 3, 08:13 1
    - I am still partial to the Chocolate Factory - Epiphany Jun 3, 08:14
French Open spoilers - Dano Jun 3, 08:05 1
- spoiler - Diva Jun 3, 08:18
Heh - "Apparently it is a great idea to elect a president who is calm in a crisis, except when there's a crisis" -- (link) - Roger More Jun 3, 08:04 1
- Someone should come up with a list of all the presidents, and what they would do in this situation ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:11
Thanks to taxes, I effectively took a 3% pay cut moving to Chicgo. If I were to move to NYC... - ty97 Jun 3, 08:03 11
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  - yep. - ty97 Jun 3, 08:07 9
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      - I don't know if I'm a good enough money manager to be poor. - ty97 Jun 3, 08:13 4
        
        I think it stems in part from the desire to be a part of something bigger than yourself, and what can be bigger than NYC? -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 08:20 2
        
        I wish I were that deep. It's just always been my roots. - ty97 Jun 3, 08:22 1
        
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      - Costa Rica -- nm - Epiphany Jun 3, 08:13
      - NYC -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 08:12
    - property tax and insurance is going through the roof - State Farm had a 30% increase - Epiphany Jun 3, 08:09
LYC: Paul McCartney has announced a few more tour dates - MDH Jun 3, 08:03
When has MLB reversed a call in the past? - oblique Jun 3, 07:58 7
- George Brett's pine tar HR. -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 07:59 6
  - That happened during the game though. -- nm - Inigo Jun 3, 08:01 5
    - nope, appealed to the League offices. -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:06 4
      - Maybe, I'm misunderstanding you. Brett hit the HR. - Inigo Jun 3, 08:11 3
        
        The Royals appealed the 'out' and the league re-instated his homer iirc. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 3, 08:14
        
        yes and then the League reversed the onfield ruling after and made them finish the game. -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:13 1
        
        Ahh, okay. -- nm - Inigo Jun 3, 08:14
Gene Hunt's Quatro is currently parked a couple of feet from the Tardis. Sometime work is like an alternate reality. -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 07:54 4
- take a picture! -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 08:03 3
  - Have you been watching Luther? It's a ridiculous show. -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 08:06 2
    - no...what is it about? -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 08:06 1
      - Idis Elba plays a cop on the edge, blah, blah, blah. Indira Varma plays the estranged wife. - LMS Jun 3, 08:12
Adam Yauch/MCA is releasing a doc about William S. Burroughs. I can't wait! -- (link) - Krusty Jun 3, 07:49 [youtube]
BP to fund oil barriers off Louisiana coast -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 07:44 3
- I'm sure they will be installed ass backwards. -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 08:07 2
  - what I can't understand is why the gas prices have not gone up due to this -- nm - Epiphany Jun 3, 08:08 1
    - it was not online - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 08:11
That mash-up posted by Remlik, Together Undone is super. - Mel Profit Jun 3, 07:41 3
- yeah it's come a long long way since 2004. -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 08:05 2
  - oh and I love the solo beatles footage from the 70's mixed together like they're still playing. -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 08:05 1
    - Loved that. - Mel Profit Jun 3, 08:25
76% of voters (around 42k total just now) on espn.com's home page think the call should be reversed and a perfect game awarded... -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 07:41 13
- People are way too reactionary, I hope they just leave it be, he'll be remembered more than any perfect game winner anyways -- nm - Gwaahjo Jun 3, 07:48
- If they don't have a system for instant replay, then the sport has to live with decisions like this -- nm - Roger More Jun 3, 07:48 3
  - Agreed. Didn't they vote on this just before this season? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 3, 07:49 2
    - I believe they voted for it but only for home runs. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 07:51 1
      - Ah. I recalled seeing something about instant replay discussed on here. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 3, 07:58
- It would be very wrong to reverse the call. As was mentioned, if they don't do it for the other blown calls they can't do it here. - Krusty Jun 3, 07:45
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- Was it the last out? -- nm - mara Jun 3, 07:42 5
  - Yes. -- nm - Inigo Jun 3, 07:42
  - would've been, yes. -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 07:42 3
    - In that case, I'm surprised it's on 76%. What's the case to be made for not reversing the call? Just precedent and tradition? -- nm - mara Jun 3, 07:44 2
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      - Never mind, I see ML has answered above. -- nm - mara Jun 3, 07:45
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- what did she say to that? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 07:40 1
  - OUT? -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 07:42
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- I'd be worried about his safety. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 07:39
- *wonders if Detroit will sell the unsold tickets to last night's game at face value* -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 07:39
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- The British Blood Donor Service should follow suit. -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 07:55
- It all began with French McDonalds. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 3, 07:54
- But what if it turns me gay? -- nm - Roger More Jun 3, 07:52 2
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    - bless your jealous heart -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 07:58
- That's huge. -- nm - MDH Jun 3, 07:51
- Hooray! -- nm - nubby Jun 3, 07:45
Catholic bishop stabbed to death in Turkey -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jun 3, 07:37
Windows 7 fo Seniors for Dummies? That's...specific. -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 07:36
Google disabled leghump! - Mel Profit Jun 3, 07:34
boo! -- nm - decline Jun 3, 07:32 3
- kitty! -- nm - mara Jun 3, 07:52
- urns! -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 07:34
- [wets self] -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 07:32

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