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apparently they just started filming a planet of the apes prequel. yay? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 18:38 2
- Do the Apes kill a baby Tim Burton before he can ruin them? -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 18:38 1
  - Written by the writer of The Relic, starring James Franco and John Lithgow ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 18:41
Eureka's season premiere is great so far. and spoiler - peglegpete Jul 9, 18:33 1
- is that Randy Coutre as a guest star? -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 18:42
speaking of mixers ... anyone else own a Magic Bullet? (I do) - JenBro Jul 9, 18:28 5
- for mixing drinks I use a Cuisinart wand blender. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 18:37
- I got one as a gift ... the gears don't seem to bond properly, so when I use it, little black filaments go flying everywhere. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 18:36
- spoiler - peglegpete Jul 9, 18:35 2
  - hee ... how do you think she's losing all that weight??? - JenBro Jul 9, 18:41
  - you mean it's not a sex toy? -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 18:36
music of the 80's we need to bring back... black flag and X -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 18:27
crockpot frequently food processor even more so mixer? only at xmas panini maker never, waffle once - Zeitgeist Jul 9, 18:23
That Gilbert/Fathead story is...genius. - Mel Profit Jul 9, 18:17
finally! Street Sweeper Social Club's cover of Paper Planes... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 9, 18:02
Now, I've finally scene an episode of House -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 18:00 3
- Were you disappointed when it wasn't Lupus? -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 18:08
- Was it exciting, or did it just plot along? -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 18:04 1
  - I liked it. Cuddy-centric -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 18:07
"I am Hugh! I will not help you assimilate Geordi" -- nm - crash davis Jul 9, 17:57 1
- I saw that was on earlier. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 9, 18:15
More than 27,000 abandoned oil wells "waiting to leak" in gulf of mexico -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 9, 17:57
the thing about mel (gibson) and WME is that Ari Emanuel *hates* him and only kept him on as a favor to Ed Limato - chuckles Jul 9, 17:53 9
- Hey Lloyd, what if Ari saw this post? -- nm - crash davis Jul 9, 17:58 1
  - JackDawson isn't around to answer. -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 18:10
- Gibson has either lost his filter in his old age or else his publicist did a great job all those years. (or a little of both) -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 17:55 6
  - the funny thing is that Cruise's outbursts came after he was tired of his publicist keeping him under wraps. I wonder how many more stars are secretly - Reagen Jul 9, 18:00 3
    - yep, when he hired his sister (I think) to be his rep is when all hell broke loose. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 18:15 2
      - She is a Scientologist too, no? - the liioulu with jewelry stuff Jul 9, 18:33 1
        
        hmmm, don't know. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 18:35
  - Or his drinking is getting out of control. -- nm - mara Jul 9, 17:58 1
    - all of this. -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 18:09
the box score for the first four inning of bos-tor looks like a football scoreboard -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 17:52
"I hated Jim!" -- nm - David Jul 9, 17:47
ok so maybe instead of working all day tomorrow - I'll do the craziest double feature matinee ever ... Predators followed by Toy Story 3 -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:44
Oh, my new silver medi-alert bracelet arrived today...so shiny!! - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 17:41 2
- I can do it. Of course you have to be safe for a few weeks. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry stuff Jul 9, 18:32 1
  - I'll keep you in mind, thanks. I have a friend here who deals in southwestern silver jewelry, so she may be able to come up with something. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 18:36
The Wire actor who played Bubbles will be on Fringe.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 9, 17:40
ah yes, messing with people about -40 temp c/f issues. -- nm - tRuBeRrY Jul 9, 17:38
New pet peeve. Websites that don't update their specials. Coast Hotels featured 'web saver' rate expired on June 30. - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 17:28 1
- I don't know if that's a pet peeve so much as a red flag -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 17:32
8 years ago today... The Tie. -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 17:13
so I wonder if SNL will do some sketch involving Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin doing "dueling verbal abuses" ? -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:13 2
- not if they want Alec to come back. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 17:45 1
  - Well...they could do it if he came back. -- nm - the liioulu with jewelry stuff Jul 9, 18:38
Queen Elizabeth is to become a great-grandmother.... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 17:13 1
- heeeellloooooooo -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 9, 17:15
it's Friday night, and no one has correctly answered this week's BOP trivia question - prayformojo Jul 9, 17:13 1
- doubtful spoiler - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 9, 17:32
princess di is wearing a new dress -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 17:09 1
- Zombie Princess Di? -- nm - amoxy Jul 9, 17:53
if history's taught us anything, it's that in choosing a mixer, it's essential that the first concern should be - prayformojo Jul 9, 17:06 2
- you can't choose the font! the font chooses you -- nm - kare Jul 9, 17:11 1
  - Comic sans, ftw -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 17:40
Is Loosi still around? What happened with the job she thought she had landed (a week or two ago)? -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 17:01 1
- hey. It was more of a "hold tight, we're still waiting for funding" message. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 18:13
can't believe i missed the kitchenaid conversation! based in part on advice received here (from amanda and Andie iirc, who are awesome) - kare Jul 9, 16:55 22
- I don't really care about the mixer itself, but I say always go for the fun color. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 18:18
- here we go again ... who knew? a mixer ... *shakes head* -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 16:57 20
  - kitchenaid stand mixers are to be worshipped. -- nm - kare Jul 9, 17:02 6
    - in which case Fuzzy's answer below is the clear win -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:04 5
      - i know one thing i'm sure as hell not talking about before that movie - chuckles Jul 9, 17:05 4
        
        smart man -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:09 3
        
        you know though ... it occurs to me that if there's an awkward silence ??? ... uh huh ... you know what to do ... -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:10 2
        
        cyanide capsule -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 17:20 1
        
        maybe a t-shirt underneath your other shirt that reads "got mixer?" - JenBro Jul 9, 17:23
  - women! - chuckles Jul 9, 16:59 12
    - yeah but ... "mixer" ... so ... mixer is to chicks as ________ is to guys ... what would it be? -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:01 11
      - Several guys I know (including my brother) are seriously into kitchen gadgets, including kitchen aid mixers. - loosilu Jul 9, 18:15 1
        
        ...and come to think of it, his wife is into cars. so, ya know. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 18:17
      - Power tools -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 17:13
      - nothing. men are completely rational beings -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 17:05
      - Racing Cars -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 9, 17:04 2
        
        i've seen J obsess over car parts not unlike how i obsessed over my mixer. -- nm - kare Jul 9, 17:12 1
        
        cause they only make a certain amount of car parts. they will always make more mixers -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 17:22
      - barbecues? video games? -- nm - kare Jul 9, 17:03 1
        
        ahhhh... serious grill on grill action! -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:05
      - Boobs -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 17:01 1
        
        I was thinking that I have been known to fondle my mixer, so... -- nm - b. Jul 9, 18:02
Kyle Korver leaves the Jazz for the Bulls (it will be funny when the Bulls crush the Heat this year in the playoffs) -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 16:54
Gibson sounds like a lost little boy lashing out in some of that voicemail. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 16:54 1
- nice, I was trying to think of how he sounded and this is exactly it. -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 16:55
DareDevil Shadowland spoilers - Beaker Jul 9, 16:42 2
- agreed above and below. -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 17:35
- Other comics today: The Boys (the Homelander breakdown could make the Plutonians look like a girlscout bakeoff) -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 16:42
While we're on food prep, does anyone have a good recipe for chicken skewers than *doesn't* have a long marinade time? - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 16:39 17
- there's my bacon-wrapped chicken skewers that don't require marination time. they do however require bacon. =fattening -- nm - kare Jul 9, 17:13 2
  - bacon = awesomeness! I, personally, use light sodium bacon. -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 17:42
  - Right - no bacon in this house for the moment :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 17:21
- yes - pineapple juice, teriyaki, and some sugar - very YUM -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 16:58 8
  - oops - I forgot one thing - sherry ... it has sherry in it too -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 16:58 7
    - Maybe I'll try that next time. Wonder if red wine would work in place of sherry ? -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 17:05 6
      - yes, be sure to cut the chicken up first so more surface area gets the marinate, and try to give it an hour before cooking -- nm - peglegpete Jul 9, 17:07 5
        
        At least I remembered to soak the skewers so they wouldn't burn :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 17:09 4
        
        I always forget that - and then wind up trying to use my collection of fondue forks without charring the ends :D -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:12 3
        
        no wonder you can't first -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 17:23 2
        
        hey pix, methinks you protest too much - 'lia Jul 9, 17:34
        
        *sticks out tongue* I can too ... I just have to not think about it -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:26
- yes, but I have a brine injector. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 9, 16:55
- I googled "easy chicken skewers" and found some good-looking possibilities, including this.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 9, 16:52 3
  - I went ahead with something very close to that. A variation on my beef jerky marinade - soy, liquid smoke, wocestershire and some hot sauce. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 17:05
  - hey, I think I sent you email but I'm not positive I still have your current one. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 16:58 1
    - that one worked! and I just responded. - b. Jul 9, 17:42
spectacularly hard call: best 1986 album? Brotherhood, Black Celebration, or The Queen is Dead -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 16:37 16
- queen is dead *by far.* -- nm - miss amanda jones Jul 9, 18:22
- Clearly it was The Big Prize by Honeymoon Suite. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 17:11
- either Graceland or Licensed To Ill. -- nm - TFox Jul 9, 16:44 4
  - it was a really good year for music. those were/are both in my mix, too. so good. -- nm - b. Jul 9, 16:49
  - (clearly Graceland) -- nm - TFox Jul 9, 16:45 2
    - This is probably the right answer for quality of music, though for significance I'm tempted to go with Bon Jovi -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 16:51
    - this -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 16:46
- that's a serious toughie; but I'm gonna go with peter gabriel, "so" - b. Jul 9, 16:41 8
  - yes. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 18:20
  - Yes. This. -- nm - Callisto Jul 9, 17:07
  - word -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 9, 16:44
  - wasn't So 1985? - chuckles Jul 9, 16:42 4
    - nope. -- nm - b. Jul 9, 16:43 3
      - ok, fine, share: - b. Jul 9, 16:47 2
        
        wow b! ... I totally associate a song in that same way ... it's a bit odder though ... - JenBro Jul 9, 16:56 1
        
        I totally could see the poignancy there. - b. Jul 9, 17:48
I wasn't around earlier, did we do the weekend plans poll? - Fuzzy Jul 9, 16:36 13
- garage sale, major backyard work (involving machinery). possibly site design work, if i can swing it. -- nm - kare Jul 9, 17:16 1
  - Having a garage sale, or going to a garage sale? -- nm - mara Jul 9, 17:49
- uhm ... no plans. Not that I recall, anyway. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 16:42
- ~ three, eleven, three three eleven... ~ - TFox Jul 9, 16:39
- pilot writing, one supposes -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 16:39
- wedding showdown: Future Mother-in-law vs. Wedding Planner - znufrii Jul 9, 16:38 1
  - My money is on the mother of the bride. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 16:39
- I am going to announce my weekend plans tonight on ESPN at 6pm Pacific -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 16:38 1
  - wrong day - that was yesterday - today think "mixers" -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 17:20
- Archaeology curation project tomorrow afternoon. Nothing Sunday :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 9, 16:38
- work tonight/work tomorrow/Blissfest Sunday - JenBro Jul 9, 16:37 2
  - Do you still work for your brother? -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 16:38 1
    - sure ... I just need to catch up from covering for a co-worker that was on vacay -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 16:43
I just remembered that I do have something for lettuce drying (aside from tea towels and pillowcases) - spin-n-stor! nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 9, 16:34
I'm not an elitist, but I play one on ST -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 16:32 2
- god job -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 9, 16:36
- We all know you're really playing a poseur, but all poseurs think they're elitists, so bravo for staying in character! - Roger More Jul 9, 16:35
Hey ... how come this didn't roll yet? -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 16:30 8
- *sigh* -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 16:33
- getting to 150 posts isn't enough, it has to be the first top-level post after the 150th post -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 16:31 6
  - You know, this was a lot more fun when it was a great mystery for her. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 16:37 3
    - you're being really optimistic that this is the clue she needed. -- nm - TFox Jul 9, 16:41
    - Heh. I can always change the number ....... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 16:39 1
      - If you can somehow tie it to the number of MH points she has, you'll make her head explode. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 16:41
  - ohhhhhhhhhhhhh .... *light bulb over head blinks* -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 16:36 1
    - even amanda thinks you're kinda dim -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 16:52
(BK uses lettuce on their Whoppers, Will.) -- nm - kelly Jul 9, 16:30 2
- Exactly, why would I need to wash it? It's already done for me. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 16:30 1
  - Stop fighting you are making me cry!! -- nm - Murphy Jul 9, 16:34

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