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LYC: I got a 120GB PS3 last night for my sister and her family for just a touch over $150. EB promos rule. This will be a nice Xmas present. -- nm - Shaun Jul 13, 06:54 5
- Keep it and buy her a Barbie -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 06:58 3
  - Like I need 3 PS3a. -- nm - Shaun Jul 13, 07:00 2
    - I've met the original 3 PS3s guy ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 07:00 1
      - this guy -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 13, 07:01 [youtube]
- nice price -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 06:58
AP - A person close to George Steinbrenner says the Yankees owner died -- nm - budice Jul 13, 06:50 2
- NYTimes link -- (link) - budice Jul 13, 06:52
- espn link -- (link) - Beaker Jul 13, 06:51
If it is online, read the SI article on the Gulf and the oil spill, excellent article -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 06:49
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- I'm almost afraid to know who did that video as it could very well be a relative or two. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 13, 06:54
- What does it MEEEEEEN?! -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 06:47 1
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- i don't want to know what that's code for -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 06:46
- A double rainbow? Is the znufrii posting a NYT link? -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 06:46 9
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    - great, now I want to punch someone in the face -- nm - dogbert Jul 13, 06:55 1
      - you're taking something as beautiful as Full Double Rainbow and turning it into face punching. - Reagen Jul 13, 06:58
    - Ok, first off...the rainbows are very cool. Second off...someone forgot his meds. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 06:51 4
      - I feel like the Guiness people should give him an award for being the Highest Person Ever. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 06:53 2
        
        Word. I like when he broke down crying...that was my favorite. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 06:54
        
        that's one hell of a Wake-n-Bake. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 13, 06:54
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  - only if its also about a unicorn. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 13, 06:46
A few sources are saying that Steinbrenner has died. Not yet confirmed by the big players, though ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 06:45 2
- espn has him passing as well...RIP. -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 06:49
- My local CBS station just confirmed this -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 06:47
listening to those mel gibson tapes, its amazing how out of breath he gets from just being upset - tRuMaN Jul 13, 06:44 10
- Granted I think he's probably crazy too. Thw wife or whomever is way too calm in this video - MDH Jul 13, 06:55 7
  - naw, its a setup. she knew how to push his buttons, and she had some serious - tRuMaN Jul 13, 06:57 3
    - I would do the same in her position. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 07:01
    - Yeah. I'm not thrilled with the fact that this is obviously a setup and she chooses her words just right to set him off. - Jim Jul 13, 06:58 1
      - "a pack" of them. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 07:00
  - sketchy? she's taping it for evidence. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 06:56 2
    - Ugh I'm over this whole issue. They both are a mess. -- nm - MDH Jul 13, 06:58
    - yup -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 06:57
- listening now. He is completely insane. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 06:52
- Poor guy. -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 06:46
Looks like there's another tape out there of Mad Mel calling the Latina nanny a wetback. - Diva Jul 13, 06:41
Doesn't anyone in government watch the movies: British Ministry of Defense unveils unmanned stealth fighter -- (link) - decline Jul 13, 06:39
sitwap: Goerge Steinbrenner suffers massive heart attack. Condition critical. -- nm - Diva Jul 13, 06:35 2
- I thought that was vestigial on him. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 06:38
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Discover Channel's HQ in Silver Spring, MD is outfitted for Shark Week. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 13, 06:30 6
- Jaws was on one of the movie channels last night. I turned to it just in time for Robert Shaw's Indianapolis story - decline Jul 13, 06:43 5
  - He apparently didn't do it drunk... - Mel Profit Jul 13, 06:47 3
    - Oddly, Spielberg was the one who said the drunk story for it's 20th anniversary. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 13, 06:55 1
      - weird... - Mel Profit Jul 13, 07:00
    - I watched the 2 hour special as wll, loved it. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 13, 06:51
  - word to the IM -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 06:44
Slayer, Megadeath, and Anthrax on tour together, announce discounted ticket prices for presale if anyone here is interested -- (link) - MDH Jul 13, 06:24
TV News: Rookie Blue, Lebron James: The Decision, The Glades, Haven - MDH Jul 13, 06:17 9
- Watched Rizzolo and Isles last night - decent. I like Angie though -- nm - Epiphany Jul 13, 07:04
- The Glades was decent. Good writing, but the actors weren't the greatest. I'll give it another episode. -- nm - MDH Jul 13, 06:49
- watched Haven last night...decent enough, will watch again -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 06:43
- I gave Rookie Blue about 5 minutes. -- nm - Todd Manning Jul 13, 06:31 2
  - Made it through both episodes of The Bridge though. -- nm - Todd Manning Jul 13, 06:37 1
    - "Chief Tyrol Yells Everything And Is A Cop" -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 06:39
- Rookie Blue is a Canadian co-prod, so that's probably why. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 06:21
- That's the sad state of it all. "Oh this is a terrible idea. Why is ESPN doing this? This sets a bad precedent!" *Watches* - HdnAgnda Jul 13, 06:20 1
  - no, the enemy is *them*, I didn't watch it. - dogbert Jul 13, 06:27
White House, Google violate lobbying pledge -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 13, 06:04
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Mel Gibson is really a pitiful excuse for a human being. -- nm - hotkiss7348 Jul 13, 05:47 9
- I'm listening to the newest tape now - holy.crap. - kelly Jul 13, 06:32 3
  - I tell if he's drunk in this one. - Mel Profit Jul 13, 06:44
  - yup. -- nm - Diva Jul 13, 06:42
  - Mad Max indeed. -- nm - decline Jul 13, 06:40
- In perhaps a literal sense. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 05:49 4
  - Those tapes seriously remind me of an overtired baby right before they finally fall asleep. Total emotional hysteria and drama. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 13, 06:07 3
    - "Look, Mel! Jangly keys!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 06:09 2
      - I like the part where he's so angry that he literally starts huffing and puffing. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 13, 06:14 1
        
        I like where he starts over-enunciating everything. - Mel Profit Jul 13, 06:36
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- Last night, moppy. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 06:25 2
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    - I got a news alert from WaPo timestamped 7:42pm. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 06:31
- And it has a reservoir tip going for it which is nice. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 13, 06:04 1
  - And it's ribbed for the well's pleasure. -- nm - Ender Jul 13, 06:07
Sherlock press pack, so excited to see this in a couple of weeks - curious to see who is directing the 2nd episode. -- (link) - LMS Jul 13, 05:07 1
- that looks fun -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 05:18
for RC...happy birthday Sir Jean Luc Picard.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 13, 05:03
special Deadliest Catch tonight the Phil Harries tribute episode -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 04:55
Wow, Inception's RT score is at 96% -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 04:32 3
- It's still going down? -- nm - Roger More Jul 13, 04:34 2
  - Stupid David Edelstein -- nm - landbeck Jul 13, 04:51 1
    - He hated on Dark Knight too. I still have ridiculously high expectations for Inception. -- nm - Jelly Jul 13, 05:02
is there any openings for any fantasy football leagues or would anyone like to start up another? - J Jul 13, 04:07 7
- Feel free to make a league (yahoo preferrably) and I should be able to join. - Shaun Jul 13, 06:50 1
  - ok, ill check into that when i get home tonight -- nm - j Jul 13, 06:54
- I'm not going to be re-upping my spot in Football Forever, whenever that launches. Too much on my plate right now. - TFox Jul 13, 06:02 1
  - Find another league, or cutting down? - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 13, 06:39
- Probably not what you're looking for, but I'll probably have an opening in a keeper league. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 13, 05:50 2
  - im just looking for something straight forward....pick your guys and make some trades. Im new to this so as basic as they come probably -- nm - j Jul 13, 06:43
  - I'd love to do an auction league with ST if we could find 12 people. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 06:11
Re: TSA and pizza boxes..I dont work for TSA I am contracted with Homeland Security with a private company which has higher standards than TSA - Stacy Jul 13, 02:55 3
- sounds limiting, but also sounds like a great opportunity... -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 04:26 2
  - sounds like we have a budding steve114 -- nm - Roger More Jul 13, 05:29 1
    - limiting internet wise (which shouldn't be a consideration given how good the job sounds was what I meant) -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 06:53
Signed up for Caveman the other day, looks like I'm the last to join. -- nm - Stacy Jul 13, 02:33
Biggest Loser: Weighing later today...I now weigh on Tuesdays/Wednesdays...my cheap ass scale at my house isnt accurate have to use my dad's -- nm - Stacy Jul 13, 02:31
is this kevin bacon 'death sentence' on FX worth watching? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 23:38
watching Mad Men always makes me want to drink Old Fashioneds (Crown Royal) -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 23:02 2
- I prefer Manhattans -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 05:51
- watching rescue me makes me want to chugg from the bottle -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 01:02
In Pete Campbell's apartment ... the 2 gifaffe prints on the wall? I kind of remember those from I think a friend's home when I was a little kid. - JenBro Jul 12, 22:35
Pixie doesn't eat avocados? *shakes head sadly* - 'lia Jul 12, 22:33 6
- he said he'd try them - just has to see proof a dog eats them -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 22:36 5
  - dogs love avocados. especially on a burger or roast beef sammich. - 'lia Jul 12, 22:39 4
    - *pictures them on a teeter totter in your back yard* -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 22:44
    - Where, where is this dog? Did you see it, JenBrody?? -- nm - Mayor Vaughn Jul 12, 22:43 2
      - silly pixie - 'lia Jul 12, 23:14
      - I think you'll be eating a turkey sandwich with avocado slices in no time at all :D -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 22:52
I think I have played 100 games of Bejeweled Blitz tonight - amoxy Jul 12, 22:19 2
- I made 100 moves in ikariam tonight. - Black Rabbit Jul 12, 22:21 1
  - free88 will pass us both anyway by the end of the summer is my guess. -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 04:52
somebody go unlock amanda from the stairwell -- nm - chuckles Jul 12, 22:11
So wait, the new First Four games of the NCAA basketball tournament will be aired on CourtTV? - Black Rabbit Jul 12, 22:07 2
- where else can you play basketball? - chuckles Jul 12, 22:09 1
  - *There* is one of the lame jokes we have come to expect from you. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 12, 22:11
Mad Men Season 4 question - spoilerish if you haven't watched all episodes - JenBro Jul 12, 22:04 6
- What I want to know (spoiler) - amoxy Jul 12, 22:14 2
  - they tend to move forward with their storylines - chuckles Jul 12, 22:17 1
    - I don't know - amoxy Jul 12, 22:18
- Spoiler - amoxy Jul 12, 22:12
- not that i've heard - chuckles Jul 12, 22:06 1
  - are you watching the season II marathon? that last shot in the office ... - JenBro Jul 12, 22:10
Anyone watch Property Ladder on TLC? All those people are clueless about flipping the homes. Yet surprisingly most actually made a good profit. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 12, 22:00 9
- Are those new shows? I haven't seen it in a long while and I think the shows I did see dated back to the 'bubble.' -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 12, 22:19 1
  - Hmm, good point. The two I just watched where from 2006 and 2007. I don't remember when the others were from. I thought there were some new stuff. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 12, 22:43
- I think "flipping -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 22:13 6
  - SFEK: I think "flipping" shows share some of the blame of what crashed the housing market. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 22:13 5
    - It just seems so darn easy. If these clueless people can do it then anyone can. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 12, 22:44 4
      - Plus the commission is killer. This last episode had the house sell for $790k, and the people "made" $123k or so. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 12, 22:46
      - they don't do shows about the people who fail -- nm - chuckles Jul 12, 22:45 2
        
        Well, they do. There are some episodes that had the person fail. Would they really trash all their footage because the house didn't sell. That seems - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 12, 22:49 1
        
        Actually, the episode I watched of Property Virgins was a fail last night, they ended up looking at 70+ homes, put in nearly a dozen offers - znufrii Jul 13, 05:55
please help me, I am suffering a Frampton Comes Alive earworm. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 21:59 10
- fixed: ~working in a factory...eight days a week~ -- nm - Max Jul 12, 23:40
- I don't need no doctor, cause I know what's ailing me. I don't need no doctor, cause I know what's ailing me. -- nm - now for a Humble Pie earworm Jul 12, 22:35
- It is still a great album and he was fantastic in concert -- nm - amoxy Jul 12, 22:15
- wasn't frampton the one with the goofy hair? -- nm - 'lia Jul 12, 22:03 4
  - was -- (link) - chuckles Jul 12, 22:05 [flickr] 1
    - and Sonic Youth is still stealing his sandwiches - Reagen Jul 12, 22:15
  - *do you feel like I do* in that weird voice changing thingy -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 22:05 1
    - and that is the technical term for it -- (link) - chuckles Jul 12, 22:07
- no. you deserve to suffer -- nm - chuckles Jul 12, 22:01 1
  - 'Deserve' aint got nothin to do with it. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 22:04
Feed me a stray cat. -- nm - ATM Machine Jul 12, 21:58
ancient box! c'mon!! -- nm - chuckles Jul 12, 21:52 1
- a fetish of yours no doubt! -- nm - JenBro Jul 12, 21:53

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