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Why did we not have a vegastravaganza this year? - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:18 3
- I think the recession didn't help, and maybe we went so many years in a row, people needed a break? - ty97 Jun 18, 12:23
- It's been 2 years since you - Will Hunting Jun 18, 12:19 1
  - Huh, I guess it was two years. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:22
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- the Chris Johnson holdout makes all kinds of sense given how teams treat their RB's -- nm - Beaker Jun 18, 12:23
- Looks like they already fixed the boo-boo. Your link shows Willingham as cut now. -- nm - Inigo Jun 18, 12:21 2
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well there's another 45 minute period of time wasted. should have taken a nap and been more productive -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 12:16
these matches today make Australia look just that much worse relative to the field -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 18, 12:13
Hmmm. The lunch place is now serving a Bacon Jam Burger. - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 12:12 4
- holy crap that sounds good. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:13
- no substitutions! -- nm - surly waiter Jun 18, 12:12 1
  - IT"S AIR! -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 18, 12:22
- *whimper* -- nm - znufrii Jun 18, 12:12
~ All I want is a little of the good life. All I need is to have a good time. ~ - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:10 1
- ~ Shakin' booty, making sweet love all the night, it's time I got back to the good life ~ -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 12:14
Dear Chicago Public Library: It can not possibly take three days to send a book between branches. Please have my hold books already. Thanks! - ty97 Jun 18, 12:02 6
- are you sure there are no holds on it ahead of you? it takes a couple days here once i'm at the top of the queue. -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 12:19 1
  - in my account, they've said 'in transit' for a couple of days. - ty97 Jun 18, 12:23
- Ours is usually the next day and there are 15 branches in the City I believe. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 18, 12:14
- Uh, you realize thay do not just send it book by book. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 12:12
- Our library has been warning us that the state cut funding for interlibrary loan transportation and things will take a very long time -- nm - oblique Jun 18, 12:10 1
  - The train costs $2.25, slacker city employees! - ty97 Jun 18, 12:11
"I'm not wearing hockey pads." - David Jun 18, 12:02 5
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    - Wanna see a magic trick? - David Jun 18, 12:14 2
      - Except the fight scenes. Pretty poorly staged. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 18, 12:21
      - The only part of the movie I don't like (spoils) - Will Hunting Jun 18, 12:20
Does anyone know how accurate the Wii scale is? Because it says I lost 16 lbs in the last 6 weeks. - sycor Jun 18, 11:59 9
- Is it on carpet or solid floor? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:02 1
  - solid -- nm - sycor Jun 18, 12:13
- The Wii scale is wildly unreliable, sorry. - David Jun 18, 12:00 1
  - good to know. I thought that 16 seems a little high. sure I'm a notch tighter on my belt but still... -- nm - sycor Jun 18, 12:07
- Unless you recently lost an appendage in a farm accident, I wouldn't trust the Wii. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 12:00 4
  - ...to match reality anyway. I think it's good at being consistent. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 12:01 3
    - i agree. i use it all the time and in terms of loss or gain it's pretty consistent -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 12:02 2
      - I agree. You have to make sure to stand on it the same way each day, though. -- nm - David Jun 18, 12:02 1
        
        yep, and on a hard floor. -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 12:06
Had to go get my BMI measured (to coincide with this morning's blood tests). I'm "Average" now. - JaxSean Jun 18, 11:58 3
- are you sure it was BMI and not body fat percentage? -- nm - znufrii Jun 18, 11:59 2
  - I guess the device he had me hold was this thing, so...maybe it also did body fat percentage. -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:12
  - Dunno, the email says "bmi testing." - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:03
Help decide my bachelor trip: The Flamingo, Treasure Island, Luxor - Name Withheld By Request Jun 18, 11:53 21
- You can get cheap tables at Luxor on the weekend but you can not get a waitress at the $ 5 tables to save your life -- nm - Epiphany Jun 18, 12:05
- also, if you are here before next weekend, Juliens auctions have a pop memoribilia/movie stuff sale at Planet Hollywood. - peglegpete Jun 18, 12:00 1
  - Nope. Not until opening weekend of the NFL. But I'll troll for stuff to do when that's closer. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 18, 12:07
- I think TI is the nicest of the 3 (and I like gambling there). It's a bit at the end of the strip, but that doesn't bother me. Venetian, Wynn, - pmb Jun 18, 11:59 2
  - TI is definitely good, location wise. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:04 1
    - You do have to walk in summer heat though from it unless you trolly to the Mirage. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 18, 12:21
- here is the best local restaurant review site -- (link) - peglegpete Jun 18, 11:57
- I stayed at the Luxor and almost hated it. - Mel Profit Jun 18, 11:57 7
  - I always think it looks like kind of dump when I walk through it. -- nm - pmb Jun 18, 12:00 2
    - the casino takes confusing layout to a new level. - Mel Profit Jun 18, 12:11 1
      - Word -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 12:13
  - I think I stayed at Luxor during Meatgrinder II. nm - Dignan Jun 18, 11:59 1
    - Death Star had better service. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 12:17
  - We weren't that impressed with it either. - JaxSean Jun 18, 11:58 1
    - *rides the elevator for hours* -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 18, 11:59
- Luxor....Flamingo, TI.... - Will Hunting Jun 18, 11:57
- I've stayed in the Luxor and Flamingo. Of those two, Flamingo by far. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 11:57 2
  - because you guys stayed there is why I stayed there the next time I went... - Mel Profit Jun 18, 11:58 1
    - heh -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 11:58
- Luxor, you're one hotel away from Burger Bar (at Mandalay Bay) -- nm - znufrii Jun 18, 11:55
- the Luxor seems way too far away from everything. -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 11:55
6 walks vs 2 strikeouts. Maybe not broken, but scary. - musubi Jun 18, 11:47 3
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  - the threadjump, how did you like the stadium? was that your first time there? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 18, 11:57 1
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Those stilettos would not pass code! -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 11:45
from backboards, around B3 or 4 .... a question on Sarah McGlaughlin ... - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 18, 11:42 47
- hehe a friend of mine used to run a fan site for her and I think even helped run the fan club at one point. this was back in 90s though -- nm - sycor Jun 18, 11:58
- "...Sarah McLachlan guessing game....tearing us apart" --nm - prayformojo Jun 18, 11:56
- all I know is her music sucks -- nm - CQ Jun 18, 11:48 14
  - gah....runs to get some nails -- nm - zdroid Jun 18, 12:01
  - she saved DMC's life (it's true) -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 18, 11:52
  - Careful. She knows the people who put lost animals down. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 11:51
  - Whoa, slow down partner. It isn't even officially happy hour yet. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 18, 11:50
  - *hands you another beer* - ty97 Jun 18, 11:50
  - and with a simple post, ST's debate topic of the day has been chosen -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 11:49 5
    - "Resolved: CQ should be beaten until the jam leaks out his ears." -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 11:51 4
      - I couldn't help it. I think I know one song of hers. I'm sure I'd know others if I heard them -- nm - CQ Jun 18, 11:52 2
        
        Then how can you make a statement about her music? - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 11:53 1
        
        what? a random post to piss people off? heh -- nm - CQ Jun 18, 11:54
      - mmm...jam... -- nm - znufrii Jun 18, 11:51
  - Oh *hell* no. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 11:49 1
    - *coors light* is his favourite beer. he has no credibility. it's okay. -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 11:50
  - shit just got real. -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 11:49
- If I had to place money on it, I'd say she had experiences with Paula Cole. But that is pure speculation. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 18, 11:47
- She was married for about ten years to a dude and had two kids - that said, I wouldn't be surprised if she had travelled the other side of the fence - Reagen Jun 18, 11:45
- McLachlan -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 11:45 5
  - we're not talking about her, we're talking about sarah mcglaughlin -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 11:46 4
    - Oh! Yeah, *that* chick eats box all day. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 11:48 2
      - I just kinda turned on. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 18, 11:51
      - L3 -- nm - zork Jun 18, 11:50
    - Yes, of the McGlaughlin clan to the north. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jun 18, 11:48
- her husband would probably say she is straight -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 11:44 5
  - Ex husband, IIRC. - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 11:45 2
    - second is almost 3 (she mentioned this when i just saw her on wednesday.) -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 11:47 1
      - Oops. Interview yesterday, the interviewer said that. - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 11:48
  - divorced -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 11:45 1
    - really? then he'll probably claim she's gay out of spite -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 11:47
- I haven't heard that. She married a dude and had two kids with him, FWIW. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 11:44 13
  - She says herself that she goes to lesbian bars with friends a lot. Between that and Lilith Fair, there is going to be speculation. -- nm - David Jun 18, 11:45 5
    - I knew someone in university that claimed to have personal knowledge in this area about Jann Arden, but she was also a bit of a exaggerator. -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 11:48 4
      - Whomever she sleeps with, Jann Arden rocks. I listen to tracks from Living Under June on a weekly basis. -- nm - David Jun 18, 11:57
      - oh, jann arden is gay. i know this for a fact (no, i never slept with her.) - Andie Jun 18, 11:51 2
        
        it's the "personal knowledge" that strikes me as the exaggeration. :) -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 11:52 1
        
        ahhhh, right -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 11:52
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    - Joke all you want, I'll point you to lots of gay men and women with exes of the opposite sex and and kids. - ty97 Jun 18, 11:47 5
      - This is my point on sexual fluidity. What people want today may not be what they wanted last week or next month. - David Jun 18, 11:51 4
        
        No means no. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 11:55 2
        
        ie "No, Spawn can't kill anybody." -- nm - David Jun 18, 11:59 1
        
        Eh, we still won. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 12:25
        
        And (listening to Bowie at the moment), I can see how celebrities and rock stars tend to go gay, however briefly or unexclusively. - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 11:54
- "It seems to me, that just about every performer, at some point in their career, there are stories of them being gay." -- nm - Sarah McLachlan Jun 18, 11:43
- cause really, you had a shot if she was? -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 18, 11:43
nmbTfox - Qale Jun 18, 11:41 2
- nmbQale - TFox Jun 18, 11:44 1
  - oh wow! - Qale Jun 18, 11:47
Wow, my cousin, who works for MLB and is a huge Yankee fan, bought my boy some Red Sox clothing - CQ Jun 18, 11:39
the world's biggest wasp is in my living room. i'm actually getting my camera out. -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 11:39 3
- And that's a good thing -- nm - Martha Stewart in Andie's Living Room Jun 18, 11:41 2
  - hehehe -- nm - zdroid Jun 18, 12:06
  - hee. (i have him trapped in a glass, but he won't pose for the camera.) -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 11:43
"You arrogant ass. You've killed us." -- nm - David Jun 18, 11:38 21
- the Fields Medal, the Fields Medal -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 18, 11:40
- my big complaint during that final scene was that - prayformojo Jun 18, 11:39 13
  - As much as I hate remakes, this is a film that would vastly improve visually from modern SFX. -- nm - David Jun 18, 11:41 12
    - I think the effects hold up reasonably well. (spoilers) - Mel Profit Jun 18, 11:50 4
      - I just turned it off and my thought was that HDTV really hurts pre-digital films. - David Jun 18, 11:53 2
        
        That's a good point. I did not consider HDTV as we don't have one yet. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 18, 11:55 1
        
        But that's only because they are using old sources for broadcasts. If they went back to the actual film and digitized, it would be as good as anything - zork Jun 18, 11:57
      - agreed -- nm - zork Jun 18, 11:52
    - Well, sh*t I can get right on that! -- nm - Lucas Jun 18, 11:49
    - I agree with the FX update. Although the exploding sub above water is still pretty cool -- nm - Inigo Jun 18, 11:46
    - nah, SFX like that made up a very small part of the movie. Besides, a remake would not be done as a cold war story and would suck badly. -- nm - zork Jun 18, 11:46 4
      - What I'd like to see is a once a decade update for emerging SFX. With digital tech, the process is feasible. -- nm - David Jun 18, 11:48 3
        
        but I don't think that running around that engine room with walkie-talkies would have helped anything -- nm - zork Jun 18, 11:51 2
        
        That's the aspect that's fascinating to me. Even our current computers will look archaic a few years from now after tablets have taken over. - David Jun 18, 11:54 1
        
        *takes notes for next E.T. release* -- nm - Spielberg Jun 18, 11:55
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  - "You've lost another boat?" -- nm - David Jun 18, 11:41
  - "Careful Ryan...some of these things do not react well to bullets." -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 18, 11:40 3
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      - "Next time, Jack, write a damn memo" -- nm - prayformojo Jun 18, 11:42 1
        
        "Jesus Jack, I said speak your mind but..." -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 18, 11:48
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Leviosa! -- nm - amoxy Jun 18, 11:37
*pretends to be injured/ rolls on ground till b2 gets a penalty* -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 11:37 2
- "GGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO - i'm not a soccer player yet ! Jun 18, 11:39
- get up, Gasol -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 18, 11:37

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