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October 26, 2010: BluRay editions of Back to the Future (apparently, the whole trilogy) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:49 5
- I love living in the future. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 11:56
- yeah... have to buy all 3 -- nm - stewie Jul 5, 11:53 3
  - I don't even have a bluray player -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:55 2
    - I meant that they won't sell them as individual movies - stewie Jul 5, 11:58
    - Betamax still? -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 11:56
Holy crap, Greg Norton, who played for the Braves *last* year, is the AAA manager for the Marlins now. - David Jul 5, 11:44
I think I'm in the special gay screening of Eclipse. It is surprisingly a sausage-fest in here. Guys outnumber gals at least 8 to 1. -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 11:40
things i find amusing, people in mw2 who complain - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:38 8
- ditto for heartbeat sensors. Either use it yourself, or kit out your perks so you don't show up. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:40 7
  - agreed -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:44
  - Bleh, MW2's online is so messed up. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 11:41 5
    - bleh your face is messed up - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:45 4
      - Too many matches when the lowest on their team is 20+ levels higher than the highest guy on your team. LAME. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 11:49 3
        
        I don't even pay attention to the levels ... the more important measure is how many times they've prestiged. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:50 2
        
        true, or the match scores -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:52 1
        
        ... all I see is blonde, redhead, teabagger ... -- nm - Cypher si Jul 5, 11:53
blobbing -- (link) - marcel Jul 5, 11:29 [flickr]
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- I don't know about "worst person in the world," but that's pretty stupid and messed up. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 5, 12:01
- Disgusting -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 11:52
- what an asshole -- nm - CQ Jul 5, 11:31
Biggest Loser participants - less than half have checked in so far this week. Too much BBQ? :) I'll post rankings later today or tomorrow. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 11:16 7
- I checked in within the past week, I weigh again on Wednesday. -- nm - Stacy Jul 6, 02:54
- 193 -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 11:40
- I went to a bbq last night, some chick told me that eatin veggie burgers would be healthier and help me loose weight, but it didn't work - zeitgeist Jul 5, 11:35 2
  - And, all kidding aside, apart from the vegetarian aspect I don't see them as being much better than regular burgers. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 11:50 1
    - from when i have looked at the details on the packaging, i would agree -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:59
- you mean for last friday right? i checked in right? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:18 1
  - Right, you're in. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 11:21
World Cup losing teams are firing coaches and team players are worried about their safety....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Jul 5, 11:12
Walked out of the garage and wondered why I could smell rain? Maybe because... - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 11:04 4
- you sure it just wasnt the tears of the heavens? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:07 3
  - Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven? -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 11:08 2
    - no. but then you arent going to heaven you heathen. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:10 1
      - Too true. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 11:17
'Magic' World Cup python seized in South Africa -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 11:03
NHL news: Ilya Kovalchuk expected to sign 7 year $60 million deal with the NJ Devils -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 11:02
Ok, i'm trying out a new posting method for FV, etc. where only those that play see those posts. Can someone who doesn't play FV check FB to see if - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 10:57 8
- Fwiw, I see them -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 11:25 4
  - I don't -- nm - CQ Jul 5, 11:29 2
    - I might have missed a few, i'll add you. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 11:38 1
      - Weird, you are on the list. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 11:43
  - Well, yeah, you play FV... - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 11:26
- i don't play and I don't see it. I may have hidden your FV posts though. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 11:00 2
  - Yup, think I"ve got FV blocked. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 11:02 1
    - Ok, thanks, both of you. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 11:27
OK, I admit it, I almost want to buy the Badonkadonk. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:56
I remember when Price is Right would give away eh cars. Today a motor-home, and a corvette. Damn! -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 10:53
Canadian PSA: Lotto Max is $43 million Friday night (lump sum tax free) -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:50
quoted from twitter ... In 'Back to the Future', Doc sets clock in the DeLorean to a day 25 years in the future. Today is that day. - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:49 13
- October 21, 2015 *plays price is right loser sound* sorry tweet -- (link) - Bacon Jul 5, 11:32 [youtube] 5
  - uh, that links to Back to the Future 2. That's not what the tweet was about. - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:41 2
    - hmm. Nevermind. Wikipedia recounts the ending differently than I recall. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:45 1
      - I wonder if they pulled some DVD change like Lucas did putting in Hayden Christensen at the end of that movie -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 11:47
  - ah, nice. The day after my birthday. I'll be turning 34 ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:39 1
    - I will get you a self drying jacket for your birthday. -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 11:40
- We should start referring "the present" as "the future" like in the movie. -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 11:01
- still no hoverboards :( -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 10:59 1
  - Stupid kids aren't wearing their pants inside out yet. It's ruining this decade\ -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 11:01
- social networking, iphones, digital cameras, the web, Lady Gaga ... hmm. Maybe it would have looked like utopia. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:56
- In the day, the valet brought around DeLorian's car... - OAE Jul 5, 10:55
- Funny, we were watching my nieces and nephew this weekend, and they insisted on watching all 3 Back to the Future movies. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 10:54
- The shark still looks fake -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 10:50
ugh, I hate waking up with a tweaked achilles tendon. I mean really, it was fine last night, what the hell could I have done in my sleep to strain it? -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 10:49 1
- you probably stressed it eysterday walking more than usual and it took a while to get cranky about it -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 11:37
Floyd Landis' next claim will be that Lance Armstrong drank the blood of babies while peeing on the US flag -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 10:44 2
- funny how Landis' claims seem to absolve Lance - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 10:50
- Lance Armstrong sabotages the oil rig to blow it up as he was a member of the Russian KGB spy network. -- nm - Floyd Landis Jul 5, 10:49
Per Facebook recomendation. Michael Jackson, many who like Megan Fox like him. - Redmond Jul 5, 10:43
Toy Story 3 has become the second Pixar film to earn over $300 million. - David Jul 5, 10:43 1
- I really wish it would kick Shrek 2's ass as the king of box office in the animation dept. but I don't think that's happening. :( -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 10:56
The Georgia athletic director story is one of my favorites in years. -- nm - David Jul 5, 10:39 2
- i just love that espn has to say "he was either fired or resinded" every time they tell the story -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 10:56 1
  - He got paid $237k. I'm unclear if he was paid in Victoria's Secret gift cards, though. -- nm - David Jul 5, 11:38
MIT Media Lab working on a wallet that becomes hard to open when you get low on funds. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 5, 10:34 3
- I want the one that prints more money when your funds get low. -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 10:35 2
  - i think that's deserving of a research grant -- nm - zork Jul 5, 10:37 1
    - A wallet that prints its own grant money! -- nm - CovingtonCat Jul 5, 10:43
FYI: Taxidermia is available to Watch Instantly on Netflix. -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 10:18
What are you reading/just finished reading? -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:14 31
- Still reading Alexis DeToqueville: A Life, and I just started Boneshaker (by Cherie Priest) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 11:28
- Still working my way through the Dresden Files. Just finished Small Favor and just started Turn Coat. -- nm - Ender Jul 5, 10:55 1
  - as you keep reading them I assume you are liking them :) -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:56
- Still reading Caesar's Triumph by Saylor. About 3/4 of the way through then will start Watership Down! -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 5, 10:48
- Learning C# 3.0 -- nm - psilotum Jul 5, 10:37 1
  - how are you finding it? Readable? Useful>? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:48
- Portrait of the Artist as the Young Man by Joyce (to prepare for Ulysses) - Callisto Jul 5, 10:24
- Dead in the Family, the latest Sookie Stackhouse book. So far it's *way* better than the previous book. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jul 5, 10:24
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- Call Me by Your Name by Andre Aciman -- (link) - Dano Jul 5, 10:21
- The Pope's Ceiling... - Mel Profit Jul 5, 10:21
- Save the Deli -- nm - peglegpete Jul 5, 10:21
- Watership Down -- nm - landbeck Jul 5, 10:17
- Gave up on Horns, caught up on a month's worth of magazines, ready to start Watership Down. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 10:17
- I need to track down a John Sandford novel at lunch today, I skipped one in the Prey series and it's bugging me. Need to find it. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:16 6
  - Also, I'm feeling an urge to read a Tom Clancy novel. I wonder if there are any good ones I haven't read yet. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:22 5
    - I don't think I ever read the novel of The Hunt for Red October. Worth reading? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:24 4
      - great book. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 5, 10:34
      - good, Without Remorse is his best IMHO and I would recommend starting fresh and reading them in order. -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:33 2
        
        Without Remorse is definitely my favourite -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:46 1
        
        Cardinal of the Kremlin is my favorite Jack Ryan book -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:52
- The Gastromical Me (MFK Fisher) and Look At Me (Jennifer Egan.) -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 10:16
- a visit from the goon squad by jennifer egan. overall G/VG. excellent in a few parts. true blood S2 in a few parts. -- nm - workmanda Jul 5, 10:15 4
  - i'm just finishing Look At Me on your rec. -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 10:16 3
    - do you love it? when I realized who charlotte was (splr) - workmanda Jul 5, 10:19 2
      - spoilers - Andie Jul 5, 10:25
      - (little charlotte, obvs.) -- nm - workmanda Jul 5, 10:19
- Game Change (SHOCKED by the Elizabeth Edwards revalations....Did not see that coming.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 10:14
- Just finished The Raid (book about the Son Tay POW raid during the Vietnam War): B+ (great read) -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:14 1
  - starting Cemetary Dance by Preston & Childs -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:15
- Ulysses. Slowly. -- nm - TFox Jul 5, 10:14
it's too hot to think. so i just took out "Couples Retreat" from the library. i figure this will require no thought whatsover. -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 10:12 10
- my first thought - Kristin Davis looks better here than in SATC2. -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 10:36
- Sadly, it wasn't as funny as I expected it to be. Disappointing. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 5, 10:19
- You paid too much to borrow it. -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 10:17
- It doesn't, but if you like the actors, it's fun enough to watch them on their vacation. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 10:14
- the only thought required, from what I understand, is "why did I rent this movie?" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:13 5
  - ah, but it's from the library. where i happened to be anyway. so i don't even have to justify a rental fee! -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 10:14 3
    - but you have to make a trip back to return it in the next day or two - zork Jul 5, 10:16 2
      - one week! -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 10:17 1
        
        Wow, that is nice! Mine is like 2 days. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 5, 10:20
  - (I haven't seen it, though, so I could be way off base) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:14
maybe talking heads is correct, actually. I wish I could listen now to verify but NO, I have to watch poop blood. - workmanda Jul 5, 10:12 2
- It gets better, especially when Eric starts being super awesome. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 10:17
- "doctor it hurts when I do this." "then stop doing it" -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:13
An iraq war movie america would want to see is one in which you guys *win*. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:11 3
- disagree. look at all the great Vietnam movies.... -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:12 2
  - Filmed after the conflict was over. Green Berets was filmed during. Look at the contrast -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 10:13 1
    - ahh, excellent point -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:13
As an aside, Jason Isaacs makes for a very convincing bad-ass. - David Jul 5, 10:11 4
- man, I didn't even realize that was him. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 10:14 3
  - I'm saying! - David Jul 5, 10:16 2
    - he was great in his recent TV show too (Brotherhood is the name IIRC) -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:17 1
      - I'd forgotten about this. I'm going to have to check it out at some point. -- nm - David Jul 5, 10:24
RE: Green Zone - Reagen Jul 5, 10:10 1
- also, ML - Reagen Jul 5, 10:13
"we deal in lead, friend" -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:09 1
- "I'm a lead farmer, muthafucka!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:09
isn't announcing there's a major twist a type of major spoiler? -- nm - zork Jul 5, 10:08 4
- Yes - Redmond Jul 5, 10:11
- Depends on the movie - forex when it's about a series of mysterious murders, it's kind of expected. -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 10:11
- no -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 10:11 1
  - If I had been inclined to see Perfect Getaway, I know that now I'd spend the whole time looking for foreshadowing of it rather than letting it surpris - zork Jul 5, 10:12
Video games threaten kids' attention spa...oooh shiny! -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 10:07 1
- I think they pay pretty close attention to them when playing. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 10:46
Shazam! -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 10:07 5
- Gomer? Is that you, Gomer Pyle? -- nm - zork Jul 5, 10:09
- Oh, Mighty Isis! -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 10:08
- Captain Marvel! -- nm - Freddy Freeman Jul 5, 10:07 2
  - Hmm, Atlanta's top hitting prospect has this name. I guess there will be a lot of Shazam! signs in his future. -- nm - David Jul 5, 10:22
  - mmmm Mary Marvel -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:08

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