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i think it's happened. the internet is boring me. - Andie Jul 2, 15:42 4
- Neatorama? Mental Floss? Geekologie? McSweeney's? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 15:48
- porn? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:43
- errr. present company excluded, obviously. -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 15:43 1
  - *phew*. - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:48
what changes FIFA should so? - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:37 6
- A player who stays on the ground for X amount of time has to leave immediately and be replaced - Guigue Jul 2, 15:51
- I agree with the use of VT, I think the rules are fine if they are applied. Personally think the new offside rule was a great change. - celedhring Jul 2, 15:40 2
  - seen a few wrong judgement's on Offside but none in the WC sofar - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:42 1
    - A bit more granularity in punishments might be needed. - celedhring Jul 2, 15:48
- 5 give the players sticks, so that the injuries are more visceral and real -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:40 1
  - without padding? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:40
my new camera is here. Panasonic ZS5. now I have to wait 2 hours for the battery to charge so I can use/programme it. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 2, 15:36 1
- Looks like a fun little camera. Can't wait to see the shots you take. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 2, 15:40
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- (Just to make sure, you're a regular visitor of College Humor, right?) - Guigue Jul 2, 15:24 5
  - I've seen that video linked in half a dozen places, at least. -- nm - mara Jul 2, 15:26
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    - Ok, cause you post a lot of links the same day it's posted there - Guigue Jul 2, 15:29 2
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        Some of their videos are really college oriented, but they spoof pop culture very well - Guigue Jul 2, 15:32
A request? If you aren't FB friends with me, could you look me up to see if I'm lookupable? - prayformojo Jul 2, 15:21 5
- huh. I wonder why not. Thanks fellers. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 15:30 2
  - aha. i should be searchable now. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 15:34 1
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- no results found here either. -- nm - celedhring Jul 2, 15:26
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Incidentally, that ending was what I love and hate about football rolled into one. Magic. - celedhring Jul 2, 15:16 1
- exactly again - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:17
2 things about Twilight: Ashley Greene is absolutely gorgeous. Also, on our ride home today my wife explained the entire plot and mythology of the - prayformojo Jul 2, 15:10
Yikes what a day - will be so happy when I can leave work (have to wait for someone dropping off something) ... so reading BB's - where's Pixie today? -- nm - JenBro Jul 2, 15:07
ST poll Fireworks? watching? buying? shooting? - Epiphany Jul 2, 15:07 11
- No fireworks plans, but I guess anything's possible. -- nm - mara Jul 2, 15:46
- Yes, no, yes. -- nm - loosi-loonie Jul 2, 15:44
- Thought about shooting some, but I need to buy a new tripod. Not sure that's going to happen this weekend. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 2, 15:42
- I'll hear the Disney display - like I do every night :) and probably a bunch outside in the street. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 2, 15:38
- May watch Pop Goes the Fourth on TV. The Esplanade gets too crazy and packed. -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 15:20
- Watching. I think our friends have some poppers too. - ty97 Jul 2, 15:18
- every year, the wife and I spend the afternoon at Downtown Disney and then watch the fireworks from the top of the parking garage. :) -- nm - tealfan Jul 2, 15:17
- I used to be able to watch the Macy's fireworks from my roof. They moved it to the west side so no fireworks again this year. - Krusty Jul 2, 15:16
- Loud noises still freak Abby out something fierce, so we won't be watching any. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 15:10
- Same every year - everyone comes to my house to watch them - big party! This year - Cajun theme - I'm making Gumbo! -- nm - JenBro Jul 2, 15:08 1
  - oops sorry - the Fireworks for our town and the town across the lake both are perfect view from my porch - so just watching - not lighting any -- nm - JenBro Jul 2, 15:09
How's this for an analogy? Soccer is to sports as the iPhone is to smart phones. - TWuG Jul 2, 15:06 6
- don't forget Halo -- nm - stewie Jul 2, 15:16
- football don't like technology at all - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:09
- You're playing it wrong. -- nm - SteveJobs Jul 2, 15:08 1
  - "Center holds it ... wrong! he's holding it wrong! Oh, this is a national tragedy!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:13
- Americans don't think the iPhone is boring. (nm) - musubi Jul 2, 15:07
- It's widely perceived as the greatest thing ever, but no one can quantify exactly *why*? - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:07
simpsons fans need to see this -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 2, 14:58 [Image] 4
- Related: all of Bart's blackboards -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 15:03
- I'm disappointed that's not a soundboard. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 14:59 2
  - many of those aren't actual T McC titles. (nm) - howie Jul 2, 15:33
  - Kid, I'm disappointed your FACE isn't a soundboard -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:05
9 out of 11. And don't call me Shirley. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 14:58
So...Paris Hilton has been busted in South Africa for pot? - Diva Jul 2, 14:55 2
- no! I said 'that's HOT' not pot. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 14:59
- thak god for he she did't also wear a Nederlands support jersey -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:57
Dean McDermott has punctured/collapsed lung after motorcycle accident -- (link) - zork Jul 2, 14:52 1
- been there done that -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:54
HPOT7 teaser poster (pic) -- (link) - budice Jul 2, 14:46 [Image]
It's not as catchy, but the phrase "herding cats" should be replaced by "family pictures with 6 kids under 6". - Reagen Jul 2, 14:42 4
- Two words; duct tape -- (link) - landbeck Jul 2, 14:48 1
  - One word: ether -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 2, 15:43
- i think it wouldn't make such a good tv ad though -- nm - marcel Jul 2, 14:45
- Kids under 6"? What kind of miniature family is that? (nm) - mis-read then initial thought Jul 2, 14:44
Wasn't there some issue with Kindle or ebook readers in general that a publish could end the license and you loose the book you bought? - sycor Jul 2, 14:37 4
- ref link -- (link) - ty97 Jul 2, 14:54
- There was one issue where Amazon discovered a seller of 1984 didn't have the rights to it so they went back and deleted the copies. -- nm - Ender Jul 2, 14:39 1
  - ... an act which seemed hugely fitting. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:06
- Sortof/not exactly. Someone published a copy of Orwell's 1984 for Kindle. Except that person didn't have the right to do so. - ty97 Jul 2, 14:39
So I've bought my wife "Cookin with Coolio" as a gag gift but there's definitely a learning curve. How much pepper would a dime bag be?? -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 14:37 7
- A gram. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 15:18
- Tangentially, i have the "Marijuana Cookbook" if anyone is ever looking for recipes. - Andie Jul 2, 14:57 3
  - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 15:18
  - LOL! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 2, 15:05 1
    - i believe it was a 'Risque' theme. -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 15:10
- I love everything about this. -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 14:39 1
  - Apparently one should roll soul rolls nice and tight like a blunt -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 14:42
Soccer just doesn't get much right. -- nm - David Jul 2, 14:37 61
- ofcourse not but football is pritty much on target a few people think - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:41 14
  - Soccer is the game of the devil. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 14:45 13
    - and the devil was gods creation so it's actually devine -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:46 12
      - All I'm saying is roll on 2012 for Uruguay. And France. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 14:50 11
        
        what one has to do with the other is beyond me - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:53 10
        
        The rules as they stand are in direct contravention of a spirit of fairness that should be the foundation stone of any sport. - Loyola Jul 2, 14:59 9
        
        the problem is as i've said before not the rules but the timing and to some extent - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:02 6
        
        The problem is the rules when the offending player, precisely because it's the last minute, spoils - Loyola Jul 2, 15:08 5
        
        it's not a game for people who tend to cry for help all the time - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:11 4
        
        It is a game for people who tend to cry for help all the time. Sneeze on some of them and they roll around on the ground like they're mortally wounded -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 15:13 3
        
        yes sure they do - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:16 2
        
        Heaven forbid anyone should question the rules. My bad. Heil Fifa. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 15:18 1
        
        "I wish people could live on the Moon so we could send all the crazy people there." - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:22
        
        Yeah, I think anyone with a modicum of common sense realizes this. -- nm - David Jul 2, 15:01 1
        
        in your world sure - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:04
- LIR: I misspoke. I shouldn't have said "equivalent". There are parallels between those plays. - musubi Jul 2, 14:39 45
  - Yeah, I got that. I agree that sycor's goaltending analogy is the best one. The points count in that scenario. -- nm - David Jul 2, 14:42 41
    - That's a direct analogy of what we think the rule *should* be, but as the rule is now, my analogy is the accurate one. - musubi Jul 2, 14:48 28
      - Goaltending was created because it was done intentionally. A defensive player could be placed under the basket to just swat at the balls coming down. - pmb Jul 2, 14:53 5
        
        Again: I agree that is what the rule *should* be like. But as it is *now*, the parallel act in basketball *IS* a foul to prevent a dunk. (nm) - musubi Jul 2, 14:58 4
        
        Just to be clear, in basketball circles, that's known as a "super-lame play", right? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:02 3
        
        Not if the dunk is to win an elimination game. - musubi Jul 2, 15:15 2
        
        I guess it's a bit different because there's no goalie, but a hard foul at the end of a bball game like that sounds like a super-lame play to me. - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:21 1
        
        There are intentional fouls and just plain old hard fouls. An intentional one will get you a free throw and the ball back. - Krusty Jul 2, 15:26
      - Everyone has moved on from the atrocity of your analogy but you. We're focusing on the failings of soccer instead. - David Jul 2, 14:49 21
        
        I can live with being right, even after you've moved on. (nm) - musubi Jul 2, 14:52 20
        
        AnalogyFail says what? -- nm - David Jul 2, 14:54
        
        You seem to be with Dane on this one. - pmb Jul 2, 14:54 18
        
        Really pmb? I'm not, and I've said so numerous times. I've just made an analogy, and explained why it's apt. - musubi Jul 2, 14:57 14
        
        Not trying to misrepresent, just misunderstanding. - pmb Jul 2, 15:03 5
        
        The frustration what that I stated this perspective of my analogy numerous times. - musubi Jul 2, 15:06 4
        
        You don't actually expect me to read what you're posting do you? - pmb Jul 2, 15:07 2
        
        The other reason Moose's analogy failed is that... -- nm - David Jul 2, 15:09 1
        
        I am so gonna punch you in the ear someday. - musubi Jul 2, 15:10
        
        "....frustration *was* that...." (nm) - musubi Jul 2, 15:06
        
        Moose, we're being silly. Take a deep breath. It's the Friday before a holiday. Have some fun mocking an awful sport. -- nm - David Jul 2, 14:58 7
        
        Perhaps a smiley would have let me in on the joke. :P - musubi Jul 2, 15:01 5
        
        ACKNOWLEDGE MY ANALOGY!!! - David Jul 2, 15:02 4
        
        It's like all the world is watching national teams playing Wipeout. -- nm - pmb Jul 2, 15:05
        
        "No, it's not. It's apt, APT!!!" - musubi Jul 2, 15:04 2
        
        We use that quote a lot. Of course, we haven't used it as much lately as "Center holds it. HOLDS IT!" -- nm - David Jul 2, 15:06 1
        
        "This will determine once and for all, which is the greatest nation on earth, Brazil or Portugal!" (nm) - musubi Jul 2, 15:11
        
        you'r ider of fun borders closely on the pathologic envious - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:59
        
        you can't make rules for all eventualities of a football game - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:56 2
        
        90% of the time that penalty would have been in and Uruguay would be one man down to make up the deficit (if there had been time). - celedhring Jul 2, 15:03 1
        
        exactly -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:04
    - FWIW, in hockey, a penalty committed on s -- nm - Reagen Jul 2, 14:46 11
      - And that is just the common sense solution about how it should work. I'm frankly stunned FIFA doesn't do that. - David Jul 2, 14:48 4
        
        if you had it your way there would be two weeks and the game is not the same i expect - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:50
        
        I can tell you that Gary Bettman is feeling *awesome* about himself, watching this WC -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 14:49 2
        
        They use video replay. They might as well be wizards from the year 3000! -- nm - David Jul 2, 14:50 1
        
        This is what I'm saying. People accuse him of weakening the sport or whatnot, because of expansion/neglect, but at least the game is tight -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 14:51
      - ahem. a player shooting at the net when the goalie is pulled is an automatic goal. -- nm - Reagen Jul 2, 14:47 5
        
        year well football is a bit more tough sometimes - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:48 4
        
        of course, no one's said that, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 2, 14:59 [Backboard] 3
        
        you got any links where i agree that a change of the rules is needed? - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:14 2
        
        the point that was being made is that soccer already treats fouls differently depending where they happen on the field - Reagen Jul 2, 15:19 1
        
        the key is not if something happens in your own pen. are or the opponents - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 15:26
  - And to be clear, I don't fault the player for taking advantage of the rules. It may not be the purely sporting thing to do, but I agree you see it in - pmb Jul 2, 14:41 2
    - It's telling that *both* players were trying to do a handball. They knew to exploit the rules. -- nm - David Jul 2, 14:43 1
      - they ought to since they play this professionally -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 2, 14:45
*sharpens machete* -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 14:37
now, ladies and gentleman, Dane will discuss an entirely different topic than the rest of us -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 14:36 6
- Oddly enough, I don't think Dane is totally wrong here. - musubi Jul 2, 14:42 5
  - But other sports recognize the loopholes and weaknesses of the rules and change them appropriately. - pmb Jul 2, 14:51 2
    - *shrug* I agree with your arguement, I'm just saying that dane isn't completely off base. - musubi Jul 2, 14:55 1
      - But, to commit an even greater analogyFail, even though you and he are not off base ... you're on First, and everyone else is on Third. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 14:56
  - My issue is that he blindly repeats "that's the rules" and refuses to discuss the quality of said rules - ty97 Jul 2, 14:50 1
    - Though not with him since that would be pointless. -- nm - David Jul 2, 14:51
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOLL! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 2, 14:35 1
- Nice. -- nm - mara Jul 2, 15:28

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