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Against my better judgement, I picked up Modern Warfare 2. I am fabulously terrible. -- nm - Tim Jun 9, 15:29 1
- blech. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 15:30
Les Grossman movie has been announced... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 9, 15:29
nobody cares, but my sister is driving me nuts lately. absolutely nuts. crAZy LiKE pINEaPpLE. -- nm - workmanda Jun 9, 15:27
Strasburg's next start is against Cleveland. A masterstroke by the Natinals to give him two more AAA starts before facing actual major league hitters. -- nm - Tim Jun 9, 15:24 1
- Awwwww. (nm) - Shin Soo Choo Jun 9, 15:27
Thanks for the good thoughts. The offer was accepted, escrow closes July 9. -- nm - ceregon Jun 9, 15:23 2
- Ooh, Vegas is delightful in July ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 9, 15:29 1
  - Yeah, it's so hot people don't wear shirts. :) -- nm - ceregon Jun 9, 15:36
heh ... load average: 3.69, 28.65, 40.51 (this is a VM server at work running Linux ... load average of 40 is rather extreme) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 15:09
Conclusive evidence that Facebook lies about at least some of its membership numbers. -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 15:08
Got a quote for materials for a 12'x20' deck. Treated wood, screws, joist hangers, sonotubes for supports, 12 bags of cement... guess the total. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 9, 15:08 7
- I don't know. People just add stuff to my house without my asking. -- nm - Ted Stevens Jun 9, 15:17 1
  - L4 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 9, 15:18
- I'm going to guess there is a materials mark-up there and go $2,800. -- nm - David Jun 9, 15:17
- 312.50 -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 15:12 1
  - I wish. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 9, 15:17
- $2135 -- nm - Ender Jun 9, 15:12
- 1900 -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 15:09
LIR . awwww what's the lil corgie's name anyway? I saw my first one last Summer (IRL) at one of those dog contest things - where they go through a - JenBro Jun 9, 15:02 5
- That's agility training and corgis excel at it. That one is named Bobby. I rescued him about 3 years ago. - ceregon Jun 9, 15:23 2
  - my daughter deperately wants one. I joined the local rescue waiting list. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 15:30
  - Dang, that means it was well over three years since I was up your way. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 9, 15:27
- You know they're a favorite of Queen Elizabeth? But not of the palace staff :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 9, 15:20 1
  - I saw them in the movie the Queen ... such short little legs - JenBro Jun 9, 15:29
Fuck. - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 15:01 15
- "I heard my dad say it when some guy groiny kept killing him in Halo." nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 15:24
- Trish wanted me to tell you that appropriately using vocabulary he shouldn't know is a sign of being gifted. -- nm - crash davis Jun 9, 15:23
- soon he'll use the computer -- (link) - marcel Jun 9, 15:22
- "Daddy, daddy! Read me the 'Good Night, Deadwood' again tonight?" -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jun 9, 15:20
- Ohhhhh boy. No more Goodfellas for him. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 9, 15:18
- Heh, daughter and her first(?) grade boyfriend were busted for writing it on the playground with chalk... - MojaveMeg Jun 9, 15:18 1
  - HA! -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 15:22
- "Now, I had heard that word at least ten times a day from my old man . . . " -- nm - ralphie dalton Jun 9, 15:14
- awards him 75 Remlik points and hardbound edition of Watchmen. -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 15:08
- I saw Amy's FB status update. So, so funny. You in twubble. -- nm - David Jun 9, 15:08 1
  - no more Halo for Mikey -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 15:25
- Mama Shark! -- nm - wheezy Jun 9, 15:05
- blame it on the other older kids ... unless ... he said it about his teacher leaving him? -- nm - JenBro Jun 9, 15:04 2
  - Heh, no. Good point. - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 15:07 1
    - then there's only one other explanation ... - JenBro Jun 9, 15:08
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- But it's the first one - "the remainder (of the members) wish" -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 15:03
- why not "...option, the rest do." -- nm - JenBro Jun 9, 15:03 3
  - *head desk - wishes she could delete this* remind me I shouldn't give grammer advice -- nm - JenBro Jun 9, 15:07 2
    - or grammar. or spelling. -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 9, 15:16 1
      - aaauuuuggghhhhhhhh - JenBro Jun 9, 15:28
- Generally, a collective noun takes a singular verb ("wishes"). The exception is when you want to imply differences between what each individual does. - mara Jun 9, 15:03 5
  - I'm not sure that's the only exception. "The remainder of the pie was eaten" but "the remainder of the pies were eaten". The verb has to agree with - Roger More Jun 9, 15:09 1
    - I think you're right when the prepositional phrase is present with a plural object. -- nm - mara Jun 9, 15:15
  - Mara is correct. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 9, 15:04
  - Oh, the source: -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 15:04 1
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- "Remainder" is the wrong word choice there. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 15:02
- first one I think -- nm - Jovian Jun 9, 15:01
- My personal preference is for the first one, but I can't name specific rules to base that on. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 15:01
- The first one, I believe. -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 15:01
- Personally, I wouldn't use "remainder" to describe "everyone in a group except two people" - Roger More Jun 9, 15:01 2
  - "the others wish" would work -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 15:06
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None of this would have happened if the Big 12 had ever learned to play defense. -- nm - David Jun 9, 14:57
Has it been mentioned that Tim Wakefield is not the Red Sox all-time leader in Innings Pitched? (nm) - musubi Jun 9, 14:54 2
- "there are kids getting their drivers licenses who don't know a world where Wakefield is a Red Sox pitcher." - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:56
- "...is *now* the Red Sox..." (nm) - musubi Jun 9, 14:54
we need to start a Zima drinking game - Remlik Jun 9, 14:54
Play the University of Nebraska off, keyboard cat! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 14:47 2
- What'll be the most entertaining sporting event this weekend? The World Cup or the collapse of the Big Ten? -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jun 9, 14:49 1
  - Oh, sorry. looks like it's the Big 12 collapsing. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jun 9, 15:12
Apple's Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed... including very high profile names - stewie Jun 9, 14:45 8
- I like how the bury that it's really an AT&T breach in paragraph 5 -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 14:48 6
  - I don't think the article title is meant to say it's their fault... just that it's a security breach of their product - stewie Jun 9, 14:49 5
    - *head tilt* - TFox Jun 9, 14:57 4
      - When I tweeted it, I made sure to put the blame squarely where it belongs :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 14:59 3
        
        I sent it along saying "ipad privacy/security breach" - blame the hardware! -- nm - b. Jun 9, 15:24
        
        Adobe? -- nm - stewie Jun 9, 15:04 1
        
        har har. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 15:06
- bwahahahahaha -- nm - sycor Jun 9, 14:46
You think Zima is bad, I have a friend who went through a Mike's Hard Lemonade and... - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:44 16
- dude, even for me that crosses a line... -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 14:46
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- it is no White Russian. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 14:44 13
  - Phil Helmuth's favorite drink. (nm) - musubi Jun 9, 14:47
  - The Big Lebowski made it permissible to drink those. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:45 11
    - you drink Cosmos too, don't you? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 14:46 10
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        Classic vodka martini. This is my drink of choice. She made you drink them? Like you needed much encouragement? ;-) -- nm - JD Jun 9, 14:55 1
        
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      - If I want the drink my ego can take the hit. - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:48 6
        
        oh, I am fine with White Russians, but I draw the line at - groiny Jun 9, 14:49 5
        
        SATC makes it impossible for cosmos, Scrubs makes it impossible for appletinis -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 15:00 3
        
        the names "cosmos" and "appletinis" make it impossible for cosmos and appletinis. - TFox Jun 9, 15:06 1
        
        Sea Breeze! -- nm - D.Spade Jun 9, 15:20
        
        I had a kickass Chocolate Coffee Martini in DC, one damn near knocked me on my arse. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 15:00
        
        "there's a beverage here, man!" -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:51
my thing : Night Train. - groiny Jun 9, 14:44 4
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  - *pees in a cup* nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 14:46
- They had Boone's Farm strawberry for $1.49 a few weeks ago at the grocery store. We had to buy it. - JaxSean Jun 9, 14:45 1
  - not when I was 19 it wasn't. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 14:45
Am I reading that So. Carolina thing correctly? One adult shows another adult dirty pictures and is guilty of a *felony*? - TWuG Jun 9, 14:43 1
- uh-oh. nm - Dignan Jun 9, 14:44
drinks named after cities/places poll. ex. singapore sling -- nm - peglegpete Jun 9, 14:40 15
- Cuba Libra -- nm - JenBro Jun 9, 14:55 1
  - and the lesser known Cuba Capricorn -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 14:59
- Iron City -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 14:55
- does an ICB count? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 14:43 2
  - Insane Clown Beer? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 9, 14:55 1
    - it's sold by the jug...galo -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 14:57
- Manhattan -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 14:43
- alabama slammer -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 14:42
- Alaskan Oil Spill -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jun 9, 14:42
- long island iced tea -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 14:41 1
  - Which was my fall back if I was not drinking CR. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 14:41
- SHATS!!! -- nm - JackDawson si Jun 9, 14:41 3
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    - (spoiler) - znufrii Jun 9, 14:45 1
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"Icing" is the dumbest drinking "game" I've ever heard. And not the good kind of dumb. - musubi Jun 9, 14:39
JaxSean came out when he was in college! -- nm - nubby Jun 9, 14:39 2
- Bah. I didn't say beer bong queen! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 14:43
- don't tease dawson like that. -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 14:41
I declare the subject of drinking to be over on ST, mainly because I don't want to side with pixie against Spawn. - crash davis Jun 9, 14:38 11
- the alcohol is gonna do the same thing to you whether it's $2.99 a case for some Beast or top-shelf liquor - wheezy Jun 9, 14:39 10
  - someday I'm going to have Macallen 25. - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:50
  - Cause I don't want to have to drink a six pack to get a buzz. - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 14:40 7
    - that and you weigh about 150 pounds and are at least 6'3 -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 14:57 1
      - Now? 180. Then? - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 15:03
    - that's why god invented drinking games - wheezy Jun 9, 14:42 4
      - While guys like you were playing your little drinking games, I was getting laid. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 14:50 3
        
        I can not imagine the babes you got drinking Zima. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 14:54 2
        
        One. And a half. Zimas. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 14:58 1
        
        Total. Ever. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 14:58
  - I said no talky! -- nm - crash davis Jun 9, 14:40
Anyone can walk into a polling station and vote in either primary. - nubby Jun 9, 14:37
bitches who drank zima, like spawn, should not call beer drinkers losers - wheezy Jun 9, 14:37 13
- Beer is for heathens. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 14:45 3
  - walk that crazy back to Crazytown, Mr. McCrazy. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:52 2
    - I drink it, but I do not really care for it. - groiny Jun 9, 14:55 1
      - odd...you struck me as a beer drinker? - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:57
- I did overcompensate and start right in on my Black and Tan Phase after I realized Zima was for vaginas. - Mel Profit Jun 9, 14:42
- I drank a total of 1.5 Zimas. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 14:38 6
  - wow, even znu could outdrink you -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 14:39 3
    - and I am proud to say I have never once had Zima. -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 14:41 2
      - you'd love it -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 14:45 1
        
        okay! -- nm - JackDawson as "znufrii si" si Jun 9, 14:46
  - it was enough - wheezy Jun 9, 14:39 1
    - cut him some slack on this one it was 2 for 1 night at the Classy Chasis. -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 14:47
- Madeline? -- nm - marcel Jun 9, 14:38
Miller High Life. I would probably still be drinking it if it weren't for those odious commercials. -- nm - mara Jun 9, 14:35 3
- I wonder if Windell Middlebrooks has dreams where his worlds collide? - TWuG Jun 9, 14:40
- That was a sloooow roll. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 9, 14:36 1
  - Everybody was so into the poll. -- nm - mara Jun 9, 14:38

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