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So - this is my Caveman team from last year...Gates and Rivers are obvious keepers...who else? - Beaker Jul 6, 16:04 2
- DeSean Jackson for sure -- nm - amoxy Jul 6, 16:08 1
  - Who is his DJ's QB? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 6, 16:18
Krusty called it: Weaver to the All-Star game replacing Sabathia. -- nm - nubby Jul 6, 15:56
Damn the confluence of circumstances that will prevent me from seeing Inception at the drive-in on its opening weekend - prayformojo Jul 6, 15:51 2
- Tangentially: the HWDYK on Inception is gonna be a bitch to write, I would think. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 15:52 1
  - Q1: Who the...? - nubby Jul 6, 15:53
Lilo poll. Will Lindsay get an early release because of overcrowding in the Ca. penal system, or serve the full 90 days? - peglegpete Jul 6, 15:40 7
- she'll get it to the PHILT, as in 'we've got to make an example for the rest of the population' and she'll serve more than average folks but yeah, - zeitgeist Jul 6, 16:07
- labor day, if not sooner. (as it should be, in context.) -- nm - b. Jul 6, 15:47
- I dunno Drudge pulled out the flashing siren. This could be legit. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 15:44 3
  - I wonder if he mastubates before or after putting up the flashing light. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:45 2
    - Nobody posting HuffPo links has the high ground from which to mock Drudge. :) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 15:55 1
      - Drudge doesn't write any content though. He's just an agitator, er, I mean aggregator. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 15:57
- Does *ANYONE* in California server a full sentence? Even those on death row only kinda get killed a little bit. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:43
Grading every country's national anthem, Part One -- (link) - Reagen Jul 6, 15:36 1
- This is excellent, thanks. -- nm - mara Jul 6, 15:39
BP -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:31 4
- 's media clampdown now has the force of law behind it. Coast Guard order can result in fines and jail time. -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:31 3
  - So... the Coast Guard is issuing orders at BP's request? Is that the theory? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 15:38 2
    - The truth is that these rules are probably required so we can get the horde of reporters out of the f*cking way as fishermen put out the booms. - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:45 1
      - dang those pesky journalists trying to show us what's going on! -- nm - znufrii Jul 6, 15:57
So if I were going to program a "ST Film Festival" where I picked 1 movie a month everyone watched, would people be interested? - Dano Jul 6, 15:25 11
- Sounds good (too bad there's no Watch Instantly in Canada) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 16:13
- Yes. I don't have Netflix, but would find a way, if I haven't seen it already. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 16:13
- Sounds cool. -- nm - Jelly Jul 6, 16:12
- sure -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 16:01
- I'm game. -- nm - znufrii Jul 6, 16:00
- Yes. -- nm - nubby Jul 6, 15:57
- Cool ironic timing ... someone *just* convinced me to try netflix on line ... this would be fun I think -- nm - JenBro Jul 6, 15:44
- best - via netflix watch instantly. ok - just netflix. decent - hulu. - tRuMaN Jul 6, 15:30
- It's a trap! -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 15:26 2
  - I promise to be relatively nice, but I do want to challenge a little bit. -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 15:38 1
    - The Human Centipede (First Sequence) -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 15:59
Firefox 4 beta 1... Get it! -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:24
TMZ: Lindsay Lohan violated her probation -- nm - budice Jul 6, 15:20 5
- 90 days in jail -- nm - budice Jul 6, 15:22 4
  - Surrenders July 20 -- nm - budice Jul 6, 15:26 2
    - Ticket for Switzerland, July 19. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:27 1
      - she's too OLD for me! -- nm - Roman Polanski Jul 6, 15:35
  - This being califoronia, she'll be on her way home this afternoon before the rest of us. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:23
I will be making some photo slideshows for my sister's wedding. Background music suggestions? -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 15:17 [youtube] 3
- Loreena McKennett Prolog, cymbelline, lots of great stuff -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 16:08
- the pogues, love you 'til the end -- nm - kare Jul 6, 15:39 1
  - Nice! Forwarded... -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 15:53
Six Reasons Why Your Starbucks Barista Hates You -- (link) - budice Jul 6, 15:10 10
- Terrible blog post is terrible. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 15:32
- because I REFUSE to use starbuckian terminology? No I don't want a grande, I want a MEDIUM -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 15:26 4
  - they'll accept regular names for sizes just fine. -- nm - b. Jul 6, 15:46 2
    - used to be, if you asked for a medium they'd ask back, "Vente" 'what?' "Do you want a vente?" 'no, I want a medium, thanks' -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 16:04 1
      - some may still, but I've heard people ask for normals many times. - b. Jul 6, 16:15
  - Order it by the ounce. Say you want a 12-ounce or a 16-ounce or a 20-ounce or whatever. -- nm - mara Jul 6, 15:33
- 7) I do nto go to Starbucks -- nm - peglegpete Jul 6, 15:16 3
  - The link suggests to me that I may hate Starbucks baristas and customers equally. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:23 1
    - if I really thought all of their employees were like that *$#$%^&, I would never go there. fortunately for both sides, I don't think he's the norm. - b. Jul 6, 15:42
  - not -- nm - peglegpete Jul 6, 15:17
st poll: someone is going on a trip, and they want you to recommend one musical artist for them to listen to on the trip. - tRuMaN Jul 6, 15:08 15
- Ethan Lipton -- nm - znufrii Jul 6, 16:10
- Neil Young is always a great road companion in my humble opinion. -- nm - JenBro Jul 6, 15:45
- boston. duh. - kare Jul 6, 15:42
- Nine Inch Nails. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 15:34
- A selection of Who songs -- nm - Guigue Jul 6, 15:31 1
  - THE Who -- nm - Guigue Jul 6, 15:31
- Foo Fighters -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 6, 15:30
- Train - nubby Jul 6, 15:24
- The Beatles. Unless they're driving cross country, then Bruce Springsteen. -- nm - jnine Jul 6, 15:23
- Spoon. nm - Dignan Jul 6, 15:20
- Guster -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 15:16
- The Weepies. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 15:11
- Elton John, so they could take a very very long trip -- nm - ceregon's evil loan agent Jul 6, 15:09
- Tragically Hip -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 15:09
- Grateful Dead -- nm - peglegpete Jul 6, 15:09
Check out this picture from the June 18 storm that hit Chicago. -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:07
So far I've avoided my wife's horendous allergy sufferings. Not so much any more. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:54 4
- this has been the worst year for me in years. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 15:10
- Mine seem to be going away. I used to suffer them through half the summer. Then it was just July. - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 15:00 2
  - Some new studies say women's allergies get worse as they get older, men's get better. -- nm - jnine Jul 6, 15:03 1
    - YAY! -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 15:20
I'm surprised Will never jumped all over that earlier trade offer. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 6, 14:43 10
- I was busy working on some work stuff.....in double checking it....I accept it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 15:01
- I make trades up in volume. -- nm - David Jul 6, 14:45 8
  - And you were smart enough to turn down ML's offer. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 6, 14:56 1
    - It was smart of him to try to trigger my fanboy instinct, but it's not much of an offer. -- nm - David Jul 6, 15:10
  - I'll admit I'm a bit disappointed that you have neither offered, nor berated me for, any trades in Prophbaseball. (nm) - musubi Jul 6, 14:46 5
    - Fantasy baseball goes on too long. My attention span isn't that...ooh, shiny! -- nm - David Jul 6, 15:07
    - you should play Halo, and we can berate you for your lack of skills. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 6, 14:48 3
      - First person shooters are generally not my thing, so my suckage would likely be the stuff of legend. - musubi Jul 6, 14:52 2
        
        How unusual for you. -- nm - David Jul 6, 15:06 1
        
        I understand how my not being good at something would surprise you. (nm) - musubi Jul 6, 15:09
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- I was going to go to this, but I'm thinking about skipping it. -- nm - jnine Jul 6, 14:54
- good, saves me from watching it. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 6, 14:47 1
  - werd -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 6, 15:09
- The lack of Votto is supremely disappointing. - musubi Jul 6, 14:44 5
  - Vote Votto! -- (link) - Ender Jul 6, 14:51 3
    - Not until he stops destroy every baseball the Mets send his way. - musubi Jul 6, 14:53 2
      - Hey, they're managed by A Manuel, that's close enough. -- nm - Ender Jul 6, 14:54 1
        
        I will gladly offer Jerry Manuel as human sacrifice if Votto promises not to do what he did to the Mike Pelfrey fastball again. - musubi Jul 6, 14:57
  - it is a travesty to include him on that list. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 6, 14:47
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oh boy....a Greatest American Hero Web Series....with Bob from That 70's show as Agent Maxwell.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 6, 14:39 [youtube] 4
- That's almost as bad as the original series. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:47 3
  - that little blonde girl is a cutie. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 14:47 2
    - Her mom warned her that would happen to her voice if she didn't stop huffing helium. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:48 1
      - ha! -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 15:11
Pages and pages of official US Gov't mobile apps. -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:36
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Please Give (B-). I really expected to like it a lot more. -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 14:26
I do like that a USC kid transferred to UT. - David Jul 6, 14:24 5
- Hadn't heard that about Monte....seems silly. - musubi Jul 6, 14:38 2
  - God knows we need the help on the d-line. - David Jul 6, 14:39 1
    - Though, I can see the "waitafrakkin' second, they burn my son in effigy, then they do that?!?" line of thinking. - musubi Jul 6, 14:42
- so, when should we expect the karmic retribution for your trashing of Boise St? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 6, 14:37 1
  - Presumably at the end of the BCS championship. - David Jul 6, 14:38
*headdesk* - tRuMaN Jul 6, 14:19 3
- Sh!t, why me? -- nm - Desk Jul 6, 14:27 1
  - my desk was obviously a co-conspirator in a previous life. - tRuMaN Jul 6, 14:28
- Try to find a place that will appreciate you. I know now is the worst time but you never know. -- nm - lileve Jul 6, 14:24
Free sample of Secret Clinical Deoderant. -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:04 4
- you use Secret? I always suspected. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 14:10 3
  - They say it's strong enough for a man. -- nm - Fox Mulder si Jul 6, 14:12 2
    - That was a short episode of the X-Files. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:15 1
      - "Shapes", Season 1 Episode 18. - Beryllium Jul 6, 14:18
Are you happy? Your f'ing stupidity has killed me. Now my goddamned cat is homeless -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 14:03 7
- "It has teh apps." -- nm - David Jul 6, 14:22
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  - I just hope David and nubby don't watch or plan on watching. (casting spoilers) - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 6, 14:35
- "does it have the wifis?" -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 6, 14:10
- "My sister says they have them at Walgreens." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 14:09 1
  - L3! -- nm - lileve Jul 6, 14:36
- "It f*cking prints money" Classic. -- nm - Loyola Jul 6, 14:07
This is interesting. Seems a major impediment to Netflix streaming some major films is that HBO/Showtime are blocking this. - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:02 6
- Showtime...pffft. Literally *the* worst cable station for major films. nm - Jovian Jul 6, 14:04 5
  - It should be Dexter 24/7 -- nm - stewie Jul 6, 14:15 1
    - I'm only one monster. Give me a break. -- nm - Dexter si Jul 6, 14:16
  - Tell me about it. I got Showtime free for 12 months. Can't find ANYTHING to watch! Even their softcore sucks! -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:05 2
    - i thought that was the point of softcore? -- nm - Lafarrow Jul 6, 14:55
    - I had showtime for three months and there was nothing on but some nutcase named Eric who was going across the country reading from his crappy book. -- nm - lileve Jul 6, 14:47
It's an 11 minute (or so) loop. -- nm - nubby Jul 6, 14:02
That's... unusual. Two of the top suggested iGoogle themes I was offered show nearly naked women. - Mop (220 lbs) Jul 6, 14:01
Toy Story 3 spoiler question... - Mel Profit Jul 6, 14:01 11
- Vague spoil - Black Rabbit Jul 6, 15:29
- Buttzilla knocks Woody out the window of a train on a bridge over a molten lava river filled with crocodiles. (spoilers) - Max Jul 6, 14:11
- i think depending on your life, probably a little of both. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 6, 14:10
- a little bit of both. -- nm - kelly Jul 6, 14:09 1
  - this. but in a good way. -- nm - kare Jul 6, 15:38
- Well it definitely aint like the first 10 minutes of Up thats for sure. nm - Jovian Jul 6, 14:05 1
  - that was a gut punch. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 6, 14:06
- It's really hard to say. It's like crying at your kid's graduation, where they're leaving for college the next day. - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 14:03 2
  - ...and, as I've said repeatedly here... - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 14:09 1
    - Agreed. I almost mentioned that. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 14:10
- spoiler - JaxSean Jul 6, 14:02
/cries at the end of B2 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 14:00

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