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Strongbad, this may help with FFXIII upgrading. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 24, 11:22
SITWAP: Julia Stiles joins 'Dexter' -- (link) - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:21 11
- Barely a month behind this time. You're improving! :) -- nm - Guigue Jun 24, 11:22 10
  - Find me where someone's posted this already. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:23 9
    - And a discussion about it -- (link) - Guigue Jun 24, 11:28 [Backboard]
    - /piles on -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 11:25 [Backboard] 1
      - This has the same vibe as a flash mob, only organic. -- nm - David Jun 24, 11:26
    - here -- (link) - kelly Jun 24, 11:25 [Backboard] 2
      - Didn't you two get repeat warnings? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 11:26 1
        
        no -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 11:28
    - Yoink. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 24, 11:24 [Backboard] 1
      - Didn't you two get repeat warnings? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 11:26
    - *snort* -- (link) - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 11:24 [Backboard]
While reading SteveMartin.com, I just realized Steve has only made three decent movies in 20 years - Mr. Havens Jun 24, 11:19 16
- Do you not like Traitor, or not consider it a movie he made? - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 24, 11:29
- Just got Shopgirl from the library last night. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 11:26
- Grand Canyon, Prince of Egypt. Its Complicated? -- nm - crash davis Jun 24, 11:24
- Steve Martin once called me a great writer. I still get warm fuzzies when I think about it. - David Jun 24, 11:24 1
  - I would also add Father of the Bride, Grand Canyon (one of his best) and A Simple Twist of Fate. -- nm - David Jun 24, 11:25
- iis: The Absent Minded Waiter, is still one of the funniest shorts ever done -- nm - peglegpete Jun 24, 11:23 1
  - his -- nm - peglegpete Jun 24, 11:24
- 3 Amigos was good! -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:21 3
  - So was Roxanne - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 11:22
  - Three Amigos was over twenty years ago -- nm - Mr. Havens Jun 24, 11:21 1
    - crap. it was. that makes me feel old. -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:24
- Bowfinger is under appreciated. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 11:21
- not seen them (yet) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 11:21
- Bowfinger -- nm - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 11:20 2
  - Nope -- nm - Mr. Havens Jun 24, 11:21 1
    - You have a right to your opinion - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 11:22
Futurama. Tonight. That is all. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:15 2
- Two episodes! -- nm - David Jun 24, 11:22
- good news, everyone! -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 11:18
good deal on woot if you're looking for some backup earbud-type headphones. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:13 2
- Sylvania 3-in-1 Value Pack Headphones � 2 Pack $7.99 * + $5 shipping - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:14 1
  - tempting -- nm - oblique Jun 24, 11:15
The Capt. Phil Harris dies episode of Deadliest Catch gets good ratings. -- (link) - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:10 4
- /*faint*/ -- nm - Balloo Jun 24, 11:24
- spoilers - peglegpete Jun 24, 11:23 1
  - milk it! -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:23
- Which ship did he helm? -- nm - Jovian Jun 24, 11:18
Yikes! It's 100F out right now. New record for the date. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 24, 11:09 6
- It's a stay inside as much as possible kind of day. 96 here right now. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:20
- not bad here now that it's rained. 77F, partly cloudy. still humid though. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 11:16
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  - *hate* hotter than hell and humid. ugh. -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:13
- 95� F here. Was outside for a bit - its gross. -- nm - decline Jun 24, 11:12
- turn on the AC - Danedukenuuk Jun 24, 11:10
i swear my friends split in two: super-planners and fly-by-nights. One friend has emailed me at least 5 times over the past month about going to - Andie Jun 24, 11:02
I'm going green tonight. - Dr.Vermin Jun 24, 11:01
i am going to get wendys for lunch. - tRuMaN Jun 24, 11:01 6
- Wendy's has some of the worst fries out there, especially when they aren't hot. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 11:07 1
  - they are better since they changed them. but still low on the list. -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:10
- No! Baked Potato and Chili! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:06
- Those are some great fries. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:05
- 99 cent Caesar salad one of the best deals round -- nm - budice Jun 24, 11:04
- Spicy Chicken! I also love that our Chicago area Wendy's sold these little keychains for $1 and I get a free mini-frosty with every order all year -- nm - oblique Jun 24, 11:03
Woman in sumo wrestler suit assaulted her ex-girlfriend in gay pub after she tried to wave at a man dressed as a Snickers bar -- (link) - ty97 Jun 24, 11:00 5
- Madlib news! -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:17
- Wednesday in the life of Jack Dawson. -- nm - pmb Jun 24, 11:02
- there's a nut joke in there somewhere... -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:01 1
  - If you like your nuts in chocolate, come with me! -- nm - Snickers Bar Jun 24, 11:05
- Inigo's support group has some work to do here... -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 11:01
putters sold out finally -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:59
So, I joined a straight spouse online support group yesterday. - Inigo Jun 24, 10:59 15
- This is very good to hear... -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 11:25
- Fantastic - people who have been through it -- nm - Epiphany Jun 24, 11:22
- I'm sad that there are enough people who have been through this that there are groups, but am very happy you have an outlet like this to help. -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 11:22
- Shouldn't be too surprising. It helps to talk to people who have been where you are now - Mr. Havens Jun 24, 11:21
- hmm I think I missed an episode or two. Glad you are getting support though. A friendly person to talk too can make all the difference. -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:21
- this sounds like good news -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 24, 11:19
- Well done. -- nmbI - Black Rabbit Jun 24, 11:19
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- Wow. I wish this had been around 10 years ago. Sounds like a great place - amoxy Jun 24, 11:12 2
  - Oh, duh. I should have forwarded it to you. Sorry. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 11:14 1
    - No problem, I got through it with the help of the newsgroup - amoxy Jun 24, 11:18
- that should be immensely helpful for you -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 11:03
- Excellent, that seems like an awesome find. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 11:02
- excellent. I'm glad you did this and that its seems to be helpful. - Mel Profit Jun 24, 11:00
- Good for you. Definitely good to have something (local) for support that you can go to. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:00
Pawn Stars is my new favorite show. I love it. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:57 14
- I'm not the biggest on this, but I love American Pickers. -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 11:19 1
  - Another good one, I was surprised how much I liked it. - Krusty Jun 24, 11:21
- good blend of interesting items/stories and also interaction between Old Man/Rick/Hoss/Chumlee (spoils) - SyrDragon Jun 24, 11:19
- I am tired of the fake tension in the store, but I like the historical items -- nm - amoxy Jun 24, 11:16
- "That's not gonna happen" -- nm - zork Jun 24, 11:06 1
  - you can pretty much guarantee if an item is deemed authentic by an expert, the sales price will be about 50% of the estimated value -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 11:12
- It's fantastic. The only negative is Rick's sometimes very fake laugh. -- nm - Jovian Jun 24, 11:01 2
  - I find it infectious. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 11:02 1
    - ughhh. its soo obviously fake and obnoxious most of the time. nm - Jovian Jun 24, 11:06
- Such a good show, so many interesting things get brought into that shop. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 10:59 2
  - there are a few problems I have found..here are 2 spoilers - peglegpete Jun 24, 11:03 1
    - The first one was surprising...spoilers - Krusty Jun 24, 11:18
- very amusing show. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 10:59
- Pron Stars? -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 10:58
Pixie, the Errol Morris article is awesome. So many juicy quotes. I too admit that I do not know the melting point of beryllium. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 10:57 5
- "In a way, the living-room [Scrabble] player is lucky . . . He has no idea how miserably he fails with almost every turn, how many possible words or - chuckles Jun 24, 11:01 4
  - �Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties of Recognizing One�s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-assessments� - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:04 3
    - The article offends me. - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:10 2
      - Scrabble? -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:13 1
        
        No, professional development and business acumen. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:14
Say you were going to move somewhere temporarily (like, 6 months) - would you pack up all of your stuff and bring it with you/store it, or would you - kelly Jun 24, 10:56 20
- I would leave it all -- nm - amoxy Jun 24, 11:19
- I left everything. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 11:07 2
  - (I had a pre-existing tenant to look after it, though) -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 11:09 1
    - I'm sure your brother was thrilled to have been locked in the basement of your house for 6 months. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 11:14
- i'd try to find someone to stay in my house, even rent free, for insurance reasons and not having to vacate. - Andie Jun 24, 11:05
- leave it -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 11:05
- Depends on if I can somehow temp-rent the existing home -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:03 6
  - For 6-9 months? I don't see that happening at all. - kelly Jun 24, 11:05 4
    - Most likely.......I can let my brother have it once his woman wises up and boots him. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:06 3
      - *sigh* - kelly Jun 24, 11:27
      - i'm serious about the insurance thing. some have clauses that if a building is not occupied for a certain amount of time, that some things won't be - Andie Jun 24, 11:08 1
        
        I've heard similar stuff. -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:13
  - ugh. i wouldn't want strangers in my house if i was coming back that soon unless i needed the money. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 11:04
- Leave it -- nm - oblique Jun 24, 11:00
- assuming I was not a homeowner and could leave it all there, store it and take what I need - peglegpete Jun 24, 10:59
- Assuming I own: For six months I leave my stuff in my house. - ty97 Jun 24, 10:58
- I'd attempt to take the bare minimum. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:58
- Ask mafic. (Me, I'd take what I needed to entertain, clothe, and feed me.) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:57
- more of the option b than option a. but - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:57
- the latter, easy. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 10:57
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- Greg Monroe. Cousins will have the best stats, though. -- nm - David Jun 24, 11:21
- favors, though there are so many jokes one can make using his name. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 11:01
- Turner. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:01
- Favors -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:00
- (knows I'm out of the loop that not one of these names even remotely sounds familiar.) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:58
- Favors -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 10:55 2
  - He reminds me of Dwight Howard -- nm - Strongbad Jun 24, 10:59
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And speaking of the PS3, I went to their E3 "exhibit" on PS3 Home, some interesting stuff. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 24, 10:53 6
- Twisted Metal: Black was pretty effed up with its storylines. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 10:58 4
  - Yeah, that one I didn't play. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 24, 11:03 2
    - That it's taken them this long to develop another one given the on-line abilities of this generations consles....they be sleeping at the wheel. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:07 1
      - He's been a bit busy with the God of War games. -- nm - lileve Jun 24, 12:52
  - agreed -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 11:00
- gt5 will have nascar racing stuff i believe. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:54
vermin, thanks. crash, still a failure. spawn, still not as good as jax at halo. did I miss anyone? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:52 6
- I want to Borderlands again soon. - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:56 5
  - hehe - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:57 4
    - maybe tonight? - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:58 3
      - ok, i will probably be playing tonight - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:59 2
        
        I can probably get on tonight as well. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 11:18
        
        I'll try and be on tonight. I had a bad headache last night, sorry for not signing on. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:01
tru - there are instructions of a sort there, I really haven't thoroughly read them - crash davis Jun 24, 10:52 8
- just a couple of tips - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:53
- (1) heat up chili; (2) cook spaghetti; (3) throw out spaghetti, eat chili the way god intended -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 10:52 6
  - I'm not sure why chili and spaghetti are in the same sentence. - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:55 2
    - because cincincatti is full of craziess who think it should be like a slight spicy spaghetti. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:56 1
      - Then add tobasco to the jar of Ragu. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:57
  - that wouldnt be authentic cincinatti chili. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:53 2
    - and crash will thank god for that -- nm - chuckles Jun 24, 10:53 1
      - but he doesnt believe that cincy chili exists, so therefore he has to try it the authentic way so that he can then have real - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:54
tru: Co-op? If you mean "Can we race and compete against each other online?" then yes, yes you can. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 10:50 10
- I d/l a couple of the "how-to" videos for creating mods last night. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 24, 10:58 2
  - I think the first recipe is "spend hours designing them." I just don't have that sort of patience. - Shaun Jun 24, 11:01 1
    - Yeah, true. Right now i'm just playing with other peoples' creations, but eventually i'd like to try my hand at creating some of my own. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jun 24, 11:17
- sweet. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:51 6
  - Only in a casual race though, not xp races. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 10:57 5
    - ok, but could you play on tracks you built yourself? - tRuMaN Jun 24, 10:58 4
      - There's even a trophy like "Be the first to race on a published track" -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 11:03
      - Oh hell yeah! -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 11:02 2
        
        ok, I will try to remember to get this game this weekend. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 24, 11:03 1
        
        Here's the official site. Look at all the sweet creations! - Shaun Jun 24, 11:06
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's entry on Daleks. -- (link) - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 24, 10:48

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