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weekend plans? I really, *really* need to clean my house. so when you see me online around seven, yell at me to do so, please. - workmanda Jun 18, 14:29
Flip-Flop. Meg Whitman goes from strong borders/no amnesty -- (link) - amoxy Jun 18, 14:21
Man it looks nasty outside. It just went from day to night. Apparently torrential rains and hurricane force winds are about to hit. -- nm - pmb Jun 18, 14:18 3
- I don't think I've ever seen a storm like this from my office. It looks like the mothership from ID4 just parked itself over the city. The wind is - pmb Jun 18, 14:26 2
  - There were some wicked clouds yesterday here. Nasty weather. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 14:34
  - I jusy checked the radar and there is no storm in your area. - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 14:27
it looks like i may get to leave early, since the boss is having the carpeting cleaned - tRuMaN Jun 18, 14:14 1
- He obviously wants to look at porn on your computer. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 14:17
That's my first 90 minute workout (no sex jokes, pervs) since the surgery. Things are looking up. -- nm - David Jun 18, 14:12 3
- Sounds like you are ready to buy a house and mow the yard in this heat! -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 14:26
- That's the way things look when you're passed out on the floor. - pmb Jun 18, 14:17 1
  - I agree - 90 minutes - good gawd David. - Epiphany Jun 18, 14:25
How does ST think this will resolve? -- (link) - TWuG Jun 18, 14:09 5
- karma is a bitch. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 18, 14:14
- Dueling pistols or swords -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 14:14
- With a decent amount of press, I expect the dealership to fork over the $500. - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 14:13
- There will be blood. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 14:13
- That's pretty poor service. Odd his was the only one targeted, though. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 14:12
I couldn't help myself... - Mel Profit Jun 18, 13:58 9
- I honestly don't get it. What's the joke? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 18, 14:23 2
  - Say it out loud. If you still don't get it, we're gonna start calling you Donny. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 14:30
  - it's all in the name mentioned. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 18, 14:25
- Enough about golf. How nice was her marmot? -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 14:16 3
  - I don't know about her marmot obviously but she was wearing open toed shoes the last time I saw her... - Mel Profit Jun 18, 14:19 2
    - /checks bank account for an extra thousand dollars/ -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 14:20 1
      - I'll just watch. *fishes $100 out of my wallet* -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 18, 14:24
- dude. awesome. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 14:00 1
  - If God wants to put a test like that in front me, go ahead. I'll fail it gladly. - Mel Profit Jun 18, 14:04
LYC: Jax. Did you try out Waze? - oblique Jun 18, 13:52 1
- No, I meant to but then I bolted out of work yesterday and forgot to turn it on. I'll have to reload it since I upgraded the OS last night. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:56
Dear Brunswick Zone, I don't need to be reminded multiple times during the week that bowling in the summer is free for kids - oblique Jun 18, 13:52
Time to bring back The Sun's cover from a few months ago -- (link) - celedhring Jun 18, 13:49 [Image] 4
- it's "the sun" right? :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 14:04
- heh -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 14:04
- Ha! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 14:02
- Awesome. -- nm - Callisto Jun 18, 13:52
LIR - Vegas next year? Yes!!!!!! This weekend - camping for two nights in the Owens Valley. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 18, 13:44
ugh, one more hour to go until I leave. must. stay. motivated. -- nm - sycor Jun 18, 13:42
ML, if you're on Verizon, want a smart phone and want something running Android, the Incredible is just that. -- nm - TWuG Jun 18, 13:35 23
- Also LIR. The Backflip is a really really crappy android phone. The HTC Aria on AT&T is available this weekend and is a decent midrange android - oblique Jun 18, 13:44
- Droid 2 is coming out very very soon. It's basically the EVO on Sprint. 720p video, super camera, HDMI out, wicked fast -- nm - oblique Jun 18, 13:43 9
  - Android will really own the market for smartphones with so many handset makers and service providers - TWuG Jun 18, 13:48 7
    - yeah... and Apple couldn't keep up even if they had the software know how to do it... they have to space their iterations or there will be a backlash - stewie Jun 18, 13:56 2
      - Apple's business model is to keep things in house. They'd own a lot more market share if - TWuG Jun 18, 13:59 1
        
        Nobody would want to license iPhone OS for what they'd charge - stewie Jun 18, 14:04
    - Android is amazing in this respect. As an ex-Motorolan, I just about creamed myself with it was announced as it truly offered the way for Motorola to - oblique Jun 18, 13:50 3
      - I wish the Nexus One model had taken off. Buy the phone, choose the provider you want. - TWuG Jun 18, 13:52 2
        
        Works fine except that users don't realize how much of the phone cost the carrier is really picking up - oblique Jun 18, 13:53 1
        
        Yep. It's still mostly a fair trade to lock into a contract in exchange for a discounted phone price. -- nm - TWuG Jun 18, 13:55
  - Link to the Droid X page -- (link) - oblique Jun 18, 13:46
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  - Incredible has double the processor speed and double the RAM of the Droid along with 8GB onboard storage - stewie Jun 18, 13:42
  - Compare the two on CNET: -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:39
  - I would prefer the Droid personally but I'm a big fan of having a physical keyboard. virtual keyboards are the suck. - sycor Jun 18, 13:39 5
    - until you install Swype... then the physical keyboard becomes an antique -- nm - stewie Jun 18, 13:44 2
      - Swype is only in Beta for Android right now. -- nm - TWuG Jun 18, 13:57 1
        
        Not entirely. It's not readily downloadable, but it comes preinstalled on several phones, like the Cliq XT. -- nm - Ender Jun 18, 14:08
    - I can use it, but I like my keyboard better than the screen keyboard. - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:41 1
      - true about the practice. I just like being able to feel the buttons. I'm old school I guess. -- nm - sycor Jun 18, 13:42
  - Here's a rundown of the differences. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 18, 13:39 2
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      - There is haptic feedback available for the virtual keyboards and a "suggestion" feature to correct miskeys. - TWuG Jun 18, 13:50
It's all here: fast kickin', low scorin', and ties. -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 13:31 4
- i don�t know what you were seeing i can't have been the WC - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:43
- Did you see that graphic in the sports section the other day: Mr. Potatohead watches the world cup? 4 rows of 5 pictures of Mr. Potatohead, every - pmb Jun 18, 13:37
- Arriaga! Arriaga II! Barraiga and Pizzoza! -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 13:33 1
  - oh, i've never heard of those people -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 13:35
Halo tonight? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:28 5
- Probably won't be able to get my xbox in time -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 13:43 1
  - CALL THEM!!! -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 13:46
- Briefly. - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 13:38 2
  - Hello? 8 am 5K for me. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:48 1
    - I would much prefer to do a 5k. - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 14:09
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- and this is why soccer is stupid. -- nm - sycor Jun 18, 13:33 2
  - NCAA football has just as many contingencies. - TWuG Jun 18, 13:36 1
    - I don't care about Bowl games usually. Being a State fan has it advantages. LOL -- nm - sycor Jun 18, 13:38
- wikipedia has the full chart of possibilities -- (link) - znufrii Jun 18, 13:28 2
  - spoilers in above link obviously -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:29 1
    - (That's really cool they have the uniforms and the layout of that page, though.) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:30
- exactomundo -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:24
- yup. - znufrii Jun 18, 13:23 4
  - Likely that the US wins the whole thing, too. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 13:28
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    - brain fart, confused my tiebreakers - znufrii Jun 18, 13:27
    - quite it seems - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:26
- well, what if - prayformojo Jun 18, 13:23 17
  - We're in still. - Will Hunting Jun 18, 13:25 2
    - gotcha, thanks -- nm - prayformojo Jun 18, 13:27
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  - then - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:24 12
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      - no - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:27 10
        
        We both advance. Win and in. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 18, 13:31
        
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        If that happens - Reagen Jun 18, 13:28
        
        we'll both advance it's just a question of first place or runners up at that point -- nm - znufrii Jun 18, 13:28 6
        
        spoils: - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:30 5
        
        WE BOTH ADVANCE! That's was the question! -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 18, 13:31 4
        
        READ the tread -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:36 [Backboard] 2
        
        I did. Win and we're in. *ANY* situation for advancement involving a US win means we advance. This soccer snobbery falls apart the moment you can't - Will Hunting Jun 18, 13:39 1
        
        i agree it's important - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:42
        
        *giggle* - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:32
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holy crap! (wc spoilers) - dogbert Jun 18, 13:20 5
- Lots of (spoilers) - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:21 4
  - spoils - Shaun Jun 18, 13:22 3
    - I want - Reagen Jun 18, 13:35
    - You should get an asterisk for the one - Will Hunting Jun 18, 13:34 1
      - Cry my a river. -- nm - Shaun Jun 18, 13:37
Also, I like how on ESPN3 they have markers in the video timeline of the highlights of each match. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:19 1
- in this one, the start, and then the end. -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 13:22
Weekend plans: Tonight some CoD2: WW, tomorrow watch some WC, then an evening dance recital for my nieces (and I will walk out if any of the dances - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:18 9
- You mean COD:MW2? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 13:24 3
  - Yeah, yeah. That too! -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:25 2
    - Well, I was just trying to clarify between MW1 and MW2, it was a bit confusing :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 13:26 1
      - It's battle fatigue. Cut this soldier some slack man! - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:27
- WTF is COD2:WW? -- nm - Shaun Jun 18, 13:19 4
  - call of duty in a beetle? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:25
  - Doh! I keep doing that WW=Modern Warfare - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:22 2
    - You playing online or campaign? The campaign is awesome. -- nm - Shaun Jun 18, 13:23 1
      - Playing through the campaign right now. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:26
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- i miss read the cnn crawl...saw...tweeters kill 3 in MN -- nm - zdroid Jun 18, 13:18
England knows these games count, right? -- nm - Reagen Jun 18, 13:14 11
- (spoiler) - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:17 6
  - spoils - Reagen Jun 18, 13:21 2
    - spoils - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:23 1
      - no - Reagen Jun 18, 13:25
  - yes -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:19 2
    - Nice. (spoilers) - JaxSean Jun 18, 13:20 1
      - probably one of the most open groups sofar - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:21
- i can't believe we drew against them -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 18, 13:17 2
  - And were lucky to do so. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 18, 13:21
  - i can't belive they went on the field knowng millions would see them like this -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:19
- WC (spoils obvie) - Danedukenuuk Jun 18, 13:15
LIR: What should my Manny Sign say? - Mel Profit Jun 18, 13:13 8
- Hobbits love Manny!! -- nm - Shaun Jun 18, 13:17
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- Thanks for cheating. - Will Hunting Jun 18, 13:14
- "I want to be your Human Centipede!" -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 18, 13:14 4
  - It's fuuny 'cause it's true. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 18, 14:10
  - you have to do this in the off chance it makes it on tv -- nm - dogbert Jun 18, 13:16
  - that is so wrong. -- nm - b. Jun 18, 13:15
  - "a-rod can be the middle of the centipede!" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 13:15
Ugh and now starts the battle between sisters-in-law over who gets to throw Ashlee her baby shower. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:12 6
- Oh sure, this crappy post of mine rolls the board -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:14
- solution: two baby showers! -- nm - znufrii Jun 18, 13:12 4
  - I actually suggested this to Ashlee. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 18, 13:18 1
    - Not uncommon. Mrs.Vermin had three. -- nm - Dr.Vermin is dead. Jun 18, 13:47
  - outstanding! more presents! -- nm - 'lia Jun 18, 13:18
  - exactly! -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 13:16

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