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here is a poll: on a scale of one to ten, how funny do you think you are? give us your benchmark, too. -- nm - gingerbread men love mandy lane Dec 3, 07:14 24
- Me, 5.5 Benchmark? That's tough. On TT probably Dignan. -- nm - Amy Dec 3, 07:22
- 6. 10 = Carrot Top. -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 07:20
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  - I think that's because you're drunker in real life. -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 07:21
- 10! I am also a 10 on the modesty scale. -- nm - Redmond Dec 3, 07:18
- I'm a 3, but I make myself laugh. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 3, 07:17
- 6ish. I can zing, but I mainly just wait for the opportunity. Molly Shannon is a 1. Eddie Murphy (Delirious or Comedian) is a 10. -- nm - Inigo Dec 3, 07:17 1
  - I think this is mainly what I do. maybe I'm only a six as well. -- nm - gingerbread men love mandy lane Dec 3, 07:19
- I think ST has banned me from answering this. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 07:17 1
  - L5 L5 L5!!!!!!! -- nm - Inigo Dec 3, 07:18
- I'd say a 7. - Will Hunting Dec 3, 07:17 1
  - I think Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor in their stand-up primes are guys who are 10's. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 3, 07:19
- Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Bill Hicks: 10. Steve Martin, 8. Me: 4. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 07:17
- I always feel like my sense of humor is a bit skewed. I crack myself up though, so I'll say a 7. -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 07:16 2
  - (Amanda Bynes is 9) -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 07:18 1
    - (and Anna Faris is a 10) -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 07:19
- funny enough -- nm - znufrii Dec 3, 07:16
- 3.5 maybe - benchmark - Diva & Mel -- nm - Epiphany Dec 3, 07:16
- i have my moments, but really, i'm about a 5. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 3, 07:15 3
  - babe! benchmark! -- nm - gingerbread men love mandy lane Dec 3, 07:15 2
    - oh, right, right, Feathers McGraw-10. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 3, 07:16 1
      - I wish I remembered feathers more. the funniest person I know is karen, and I think even she might only be a nine point five. -- nm - gingerbread men love mandy lane Dec 3, 07:17
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- in a world in which reagen, pixie, and dignan of yore are about a nine, I think I'm a six point five. -- nm - gingerbread men love mandy lane Dec 3, 07:14
We'll give you $2000 and twelve camels. Just take her back, please! -- nm - Algerian kidnappers Dec 3, 07:13 1
- hee. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 07:13
Wasn't there a movie within the last couple of years about the sex charges brought against Roman Polanski in the 70's? -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 3, 07:04 5
- Yep - a documentary called "Wanted and Desired". -- nm - Diva Dec 3, 07:06
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  - He makes some great movies though. -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 3, 07:07 2
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    - Yes, but that's not a free pass to have sex with a child. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 3, 07:09
*grumble* i wish it were possible to get flowers deliverd for less than $50 -- nm - prayformojo Dec 3, 06:51 3
- kelly will do it if you give her benefits -- nm - zork Dec 3, 07:16 1
  - Flowers with benefits -- nm - Redmond Dec 3, 07:20
- no way jose -- nm - Epiphany Dec 3, 07:15
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- I'm not quite sure I get it. How would the remotes for the components work? - Guigue Dec 3, 07:00 1
  - You move the components into a less visible location. - Will Hunting Dec 3, 07:01
- i wouldn't throw money away on that. -- nm - colin Dec 3, 06:59 1
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- Nice if you don't have any non-hdmi components - Will Hunting Dec 3, 06:56
- $1500.00???! -- nm - lileve Dec 3, 06:52
I wonder if the Monopoly on Amazon today features a recession as well. -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 3, 06:50 1
- they could make the little banker dude look like henry paulson....nm - x Dec 3, 06:59
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- If De Blob is one of those games, get it. -- nm - Inigo Dec 3, 07:01
- they knew it was my birthday! -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 3, 06:52
- Yesterday was some good deals on Guitar Hero World Tour (like 40% off, but not with the drums). -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 06:46
grrr....I hate it when I hear a news story on the radio when I wake up in the morning, but then can't find any information about it online. - znufrii Dec 3, 06:40 1
- did I imagine it? - znufrii Dec 3, 06:52
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- /me curses his MIN D, that he was going to use this weekend -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 3, 07:16
Heroes spoils from B2 - Beaker Dec 3, 06:33
You'll be pleased to know that the new Wallace & Grommit is excellent. -- nm - LMS Dec 3, 06:31 2
- *gah!* hope this plays atlanta film festival (Dano, i'm looking at you!)... -- nm - colin Dec 3, 06:32 1
  - gah, and I'm having a bad hair day - Dano Dec 3, 07:13
~Lithium, don't want to lock me up inside. Lithium, don't want to forget how it feels without...~ - Epiphany Dec 3, 06:30
Hump Day Poll: Would you see (or have you ever seen) a "mainstream" porn in a movie theater? - JaxSean Dec 3, 06:25 [Backboard] 18
- That depends - Do we count 9 Songs as porn? -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 07:14 4
  - What was it rated? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 07:17 3
    - It was released unrated. -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 07:19 2
      - Hmmm. Overruled. Not a porno. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 07:21
      - FWIW, I consider it to be porn (there's a money shot), but I just don't think porn necessarily has to = a bad movie. -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 07:20
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- The only Rated X movie I ever saw in the theater was Day of the Dead. - Callisto Dec 3, 06:42
- sure. i saw "inside desiree cousteau" at an amc theater, amazingly...nm - x Dec 3, 06:41
- doubt it. -- nm - znufrii Dec 3, 06:32
- probably not. - colin Dec 3, 06:31 3
  - So that means no oral from you? Sorry, we can't date. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 06:45
  - How far away are yours? -- nm - Cuzzin Toddfurky Dec 3, 06:35 1
    - i don't get out binoculars to look at them. -- nm - colin Dec 3, 06:40
- I have seen a porn in a theater - I would go to a Pirates II screening for the giggles -- nm - Epiphany Dec 3, 06:30
- Nope. -- nm - kelly Dec 3, 06:29 1
  - Oh, wait - would I? Uhh, sure, maybe. -- nm - kelly Dec 3, 06:33
- Depending on which version of Pirates they choose to show....that might not be a pure porno - Will Hunting Dec 3, 06:26 1
  - Yes, but I meant a regular XXX movie. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 06:27
*adds this to the list of jobs I wouldn't want* -- (link) - znufrii Dec 3, 06:13
Okay, this is getting ridiculous. The power in my building needs to either stay on all day, or stay off. - kelly Dec 3, 05:58 4
- Sounds like you might need to defrag your comp and add RAM. -- nm - lileve Dec 3, 06:11 2
  - and get a back up battery. -- nm - lileve Dec 3, 06:12 1
    - or a ups -- nm - znufrii Dec 3, 06:44
- *muhahaha* -- nm - crazy janitor, flipping switches Dec 3, 05:59
This is so fucked up. NBC is making an American Gavin and Stacy. This is the turd in my Christmas stocking. -- nm - Amy Dec 3, 05:50 10
- They're throwing everything against the wall and hoping something sticks like The Office. -- nm - nubby Dec 3, 06:26 4
  - And if it can come with potentially an installed base, all the better. - Will Hunting Dec 3, 06:33 3
    - I think there's only one 'brand' which we wouldn't sell the remake rights - can you guess? -- nm - LMS Dec 3, 06:41 2
      - The Doctor. -- nm - Amy Dec 3, 06:42 1
        
        Correct. -- nm - LMS Dec 3, 06:44
- This was always going to happen. Have you seen the last episode yet? -- nm - LMS Dec 3, 06:09 4
  - Yes, but not the second to last. I think BBCA screwed up. The episode descriptions are messed up on their website. -- nm - Amy Dec 3, 06:10 3
    - Spoilers - LMS Dec 3, 06:25 2
      - Me too! (And Spawn, but he'll never admit it.) spoilers - Amy Dec 3, 06:35 1
        
        Steve Carrell! - LMS Dec 3, 06:40
I fully expect the Dems, who feel beholden to big labor, to bail out the automakers come January/February -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 05:40 4
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- Of course. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 05:48
- oh, i don't think there's any question they'll throw our money down the sewer on this worthless crap...nm - x Dec 3, 05:45
- I expect the final bailout will be a bi-partisan bill that gets about 265 votes - Will Hunting Dec 3, 05:43
treasury form to apply for bailout money now available... - x Dec 3, 05:38 1
- hah. It's funny because it's true. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 3, 05:41
We are making a break for it this afternoon! shopping trip. the Embassy gave us three rules. Guess the rules. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:35 45
- 1. Spa certificate! 2. Shoot the hostage. 3. Nuke 'em from orbit, it's the only way to be sure. 4. Always bet on black. -- nm - mara Dec 3, 05:59 2
  - neechay. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 06:02
  - *laughing* -- nm - kelly Dec 3, 06:01
- Spoiler for the last rule (list inside) - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:59 3
  - Keep your red hair under wraps at all times -- nm - Epiphany Dec 3, 06:36
  - but you can take the bus? -- nm - colin Dec 3, 06:03 1
    - private cars only. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 06:04
- 1. Shut 2. The 3. Fuck 4. Up. -- nm - Shaun Dec 3, 05:54 1
  - they don't let you work with people, do they? -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:56
- don't go anywhere with anyone not in the group, don't accept anything from anyone if you don't know who they are. -- nm - mafic Dec 3, 05:53
- don't feed the bears! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 3, 05:53
- You may not go outside a designated area. You must identify yourselves as Canadian -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 05:50 1
  - YES! and no. Two rules left. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:52
- the only useful rule would be don't buy anything at all for the initial price quoted....nm - x Dec 3, 05:49 12
  - hint: let's assume the Embassy doesn't give a shit about my money. - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:51 10
    - Don't get in any unmarked vans with strangers who offer you a ride home from school. - Will Hunting Dec 3, 05:54 8
      - And no candy? -- nm - Amy Dec 3, 05:59 6
        
        I didn't know what the Algerian kidnappers would offer. - Will Hunting Dec 3, 06:00 5
        
        They have this awesome almond stuff. A friend made it whe we were doing this big Rai music number with my dance troupe. -- nm - Amy Dec 3, 06:09
        
        If you were trying to lure me into a van, what would you offer me? - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 06:03 3
        
        Skulls and Hobnobs. -- nm - LMS Dec 3, 06:26
        
        3 missing kangaroo carcasses. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 3, 06:08
        
        He'd offer you a pizza. -- nm - kelly Dec 3, 06:04
      - I'm going to accept this one out of generosity. Rule 2: No taxis. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:55
    - hey, don't worry. i *always* assume the us government in general doesn't give a shit about taxpayer money....nm - x Dec 3, 05:53
  - I almost posted this. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 3, 05:51
- Don't steal anything. Ensure you have your passport on you. Stay out of open spaces? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 05:48 1
  - no, no, no. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:48
- oh crap, I'm sorry, there are four rules. you have three more chances. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:45
- stay together, stay together, don't separate. -- nm - mafic Dec 3, 05:43 7
  - we have now thoroughly covered rule # 3. :) -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:45 6
    - rule #3 is also the three rules of the mountains. - mafic Dec 3, 05:45 5
      - Leave breadcrumbs to mark your location. - Will Hunting Dec 3, 05:47 1
        
        gps? I wish. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:49
      - is there a kidnapping problem in the mountains? ;P -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:46 2
        
        yeah. bears are real dicks about ransom too. -- nm - mafic Dec 3, 05:52 1
        
        And I hear they like blondes and redheads. -- nm - mara Dec 3, 06:00
- No domestic food, buy nothing uniquely american; Buddy system. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 3, 05:42 1
  - No, no, close enough. Rule number 3: Stay with the group. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:42
- Don't trample greeters; don't get Plasma TVs, they get burn-ins; Don't leave home without it -- nm - Guigue Dec 3, 05:39
- Always stay near your escort. Do not spend more than fifteen minutes in any store -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 05:36 3
  - no, no. No escort for us on this trip. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:39
  - And don't feed loosi after midnight -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 05:37 1
    - heh -- nm - prayformojo Dec 3, 05:38
- note: the rules we were given do not involve clothing. Modest attire is assumed. -- nm - loosilu in Algiers Dec 3, 05:36
November layoffs at U.S. firms surged to their highest monthly level in nearly seven years during November, led by the financial and auto sectors -- (link) - ty97 Dec 3, 05:34 1
- october revised up as well, and I'd expect this number to go north with time too....nm - x Dec 3, 05:39
you know what my favorite thing is about ford yesterday saying that if they got a loan, they'd be profitable by 2011? - x Dec 3, 05:23
Isn't the combined value of all GM stock right now only about $3 or 4 billion? Yeah, I'm on board with letting them die. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 3, 05:09 2
- the current market cap of gm is $2.96 billion...nm - x Dec 3, 05:17
- It is clear that people don't want what they are making. Let them go like any other failing business large or small. Other car companies will step in - HdnAgnda Dec 3, 05:12
Nations sign cluster bomb treaty -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 3, 04:37 1
- Of course the U.S. is not one of those. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 3, 05:10
Roll, please. - kelly Dec 3, 04:22 5
- ...in the hay. It is hump day, after all. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 3, 05:27
- Just a thought, expand your searches to Montgomery County. - Will Hunting Dec 3, 04:26 3
  - How far is Montgomery County? -- nm - kelly Dec 3, 04:29 2
    - Next one south. Gaithersburg is 25 minutes down 270; Rockville is 30'ish. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 3, 04:29 1
      - Oh, okay. - kelly Dec 3, 04:34

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