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Hee, the telemarketer from last night called again. Courtesy call to William regarding his Discover Magazine subscription :) - MojaveMeg Jul 15, 18:39 1
- wait till they call to sell life insurance -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 15, 18:45
Is that a grenade? -- nm - Remlik Jul 15, 18:36
loosi, what's the XF episode where Mulder is on a case and keeps calling Scully at home? At one point she answers the phone while washing her dog. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:36 8
- My favorite standalone (I guess only favorite) X-Files episode was the carnival park. - Max Jul 15, 18:40
- That's War of the Coprophages, which nubby and I are quoting below. It's really fantastic. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:37 6
  - I AM NOT NUBBY!! -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:39 3
    - "I'm prettier than this man!" -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:43 1
      - THERE ARE FOUR NUBBYS! -- nm - Max Jul 15, 18:54
    - HA!!! I totally thought I was talking to nubby. I have no idea why. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:39
  - Heh. Yeah, I knew I liked it. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:37 1
    - The shot of a cockroach crawling across the screen is brilliant. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:38
st poll: what tv show had the most consistent high quality episodes? - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:33 31
- breaking bad -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 15, 18:47 1
  - prime suspect and upstairs downstairs and perhaps. the best ever...I Claudious -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 15, 18:50
- The Wire, Rome -- nm - Remlik Jul 15, 18:42
- Deadwood, maybe. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:41 1
  - I am going with this - Epiphany Jul 15, 18:43
- Modern Family had a pretty consistent first season. -- nm - Dano Jul 15, 18:41
- Entourage -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:39
- Geez, I can't even say "The A-Team" ... heh ...uhm. Vengeance Unlimited, I guess. -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:39
- Sports Night -- nm - David Jul 15, 18:38 9
  - Loved that one too. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:40
  - someday i need to buy this -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:40
  - this. - kelly Jul 15, 18:39 5
    - WTF, Joey? -- nm - David Jul 15, 18:41 4
      - ESPN newscasters are already so damn full of themselves I have no desire to watch a show that reminds me of them. -- nm - Max Jul 15, 18:41 3
        
        I watched ESPN during the early days of Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and it was just fun. Pure fun. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:43 1
        
        having seen Olbermann's current iteration, I find that impossible to believe. -- nm - Max Jul 15, 18:53
        
        I've only seen one episode, and I can definitively say that you. are. wrong. -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:42
  - (It's just as great 11 years later, which is remarkable) -- nm - David Jul 15, 18:39
- Homicide: life on the streets -- nm - the liioulu at a different computer Jul 15, 18:38
- BSG -- nm - ceregon Jul 15, 18:37
- NYPD Blue -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 18:37
- Chappelle's Show -- nm - TFox Jul 15, 18:35 1
  - Yeah, I will go with this. I think if it had gone to a third season, it would have - amoxy Jul 15, 18:38
- Sledge Hammer! -- nm - Max Jul 15, 18:35 1
  - I loved that. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:36
- Rome -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 18:34
- Firefly is DQ'ed! -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:34
- Scrubs is as close as I can think. MASH was a gold standard in my youth. -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:34
- West Wing. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:34
- Cupid (the original) -- nm - chuckles Jul 15, 18:34
- Hill Street Blues -- nm - peglegpete Jul 15, 18:34
poll for those of you who used spaghetti sauce from a jar: do you have a favorite brand, or will you buy anything? - kelly Jul 15, 18:31 18
- bertolli....barilla -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 15, 18:54
- when i use it i use Classico tomato and basil but i *always* add my own veggies and /or meat if i use -- nm - Andie Jul 15, 18:51
- Ragu Marinara. -- nm - lileve Jul 15, 18:45
- Rarely use it, but anything chunky and on sale. I usually add to it - ground beef, mushrooms, whatever. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 15, 18:43
- Prego is the fav and he refuses to touch Ragu -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 18:42
- Almost always Classico unless we make it from scratch. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 15, 18:39
- Emeril's is surprisingly good. -- nm - Tim Jul 15, 18:35
- Prego w/ meat -- nm - Jim Jul 15, 18:34
- Classico Roasted Peppers and Italian Sausage ... something like that. - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:34 1
  - I like making sauce in the slow cooker. - kelly Jul 15, 18:35
- i just buy a none spiced base and then spice it myself. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:34
- The one Will thought was chili must be pretty delicious. -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:33 1
  - That was his mother's. - kelly Jul 15, 18:45
- I use Newmans as a base -- nm - peglegpete Jul 15, 18:33
- I'll buy anything chunky. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:33 1
  - *perks up* -- nm - kilbo SI Jul 15, 18:35
- i'll buy anything on sale that looks good. - TFox Jul 15, 18:33
- what is that stuff called ... Classico. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:33
73 degree dew point at 9:30 pm sucks -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 18:30
Gee, sometimes Manny Ramirez plays a little casually, doesn't he. :-) (Thanks, bro!) -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:22 4
- Did he lemonade behind The Green Monster again? -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:23 3
  - Turned a single into a double with casual fielding, and the guy on second just scored. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:24 2
    - That's just Manny being Manny -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:25 1
      - I'm very happy he's not playing for us. :-) -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:26
BC first jurisdiction to offer online gambling -- (link) - Beaker Jul 15, 18:22 1
- I think it's dumb ... but I'll admit that I'm tempted to try the blackjack. Online roulette seems STUPID. -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:44
OMG. Best post on b2. I would say you owe me a new keyboard, except, I might be drinking lemonade. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 15, 18:20 [Backboard]
Warning: The trailer for The Town seems to give everything away. Might want to close your eyes and ears when it plays before Inception. -- nm - Dano Jul 15, 18:18
iPhone iOS 4.0.1 update repeatedly failing for some customers - stewie Jul 15, 18:13 1
- so glad I went with a droid instead of waiting for this -- nm - J Jul 15, 18:14
Here was the most unexpectedly great tasting pizza I made for dinner: - prayformojo Jul 15, 18:09
poll time: whats your most perfect single epidosde of a tv show? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:05 81
- Ghost Facers of Supernatural - Epiphany Jul 15, 18:46
- BSG, Downloaded. -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:41
- Homicide: Life on the Street, "Three Men and Adena" -- nm - landbeck Jul 15, 18:34
- Also the "Lightning Striking" episode of Strange Luck. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:31 5
  - I was so pissed when Fox cancelled that -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 18:34 4
    - That and Firefly are the most painful cancellations of all time for me. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:35 3
      - Millenium's cancellation right before the freakin' actual Millenium was one of mine -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 18:35 2
        
        the Millennium episode of XF sucked BALLS. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:37 1
        
        this is incorrect. -- nm - mud Jul 15, 18:43
- My favorite ST:TNG episode is "Who Watches the Watchers," which is the one where a primitive society worships The Picard. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:28 4
  - My favorite is Family, the one after the Borg when he returns home to France. -- nm - David Jul 15, 18:28 3
    - Conundrum, or Cause and Effect -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:40 1
      - Cause and Effect is really good. -- nm - David Jul 15, 18:41
    - which I have just realized is written by Ron Moore of BSG fame -- nm - David Jul 15, 18:30
- Seinfeld: The Contest -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 18:28 1
  - ahh, good one. -- nm - kelly Jul 15, 18:30
- Dr Who Blink and the Girl in the Fireplace. Several of the Prime Suspects. -- nm - the liioulu with heatstroke(maybe) Jul 15, 18:24
- My first thought is "Lost Boys" episode of Jack and Bobby, but I know something else will pop into my head. -- nm - Dano Jul 15, 18:23
- I'm sure there have been episodes I've thought were better - but I'll never forget the E.R. episode where Dr. Green died. - kelly Jul 15, 18:22 6
  - i loved that one - chuckles Jul 15, 18:28
  - Yeah, but the ER that still gets me is the pregnancy one -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:26 4
    - whose pregnancy? -- nm - kelly Jul 15, 18:32 3
      - Love's Labor Lost -- (link) - amoxy Jul 15, 18:35 2
        
        Hmm, I must have seen this one - it was still early on, when I never missed an episode. -- nm - kelly Jul 15, 18:37 1
        
        Bradley Whitford was in it as the husband - amoxy Jul 15, 18:42
- I think there must be an XFiles episode. Have to think which one is the perfect standalone. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:21 29
  - Bad Blood -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:35 1
    - so very word. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:40
  - the baseball game set in the Negro Leagues that Duchovny directed and wrote, -- nm - Remlik Jul 15, 18:27 1
    - "In the Big Inning" - loosilu Jul 15, 18:29
  - War of the Coprophages - amoxy Jul 15, 18:25 8
    - That was the first one I saw EVER, with a bunch of entomologists. Could that be any more awesome? - loosilu Jul 15, 18:28 7
      - Her name is Bambi? -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:29 6
        
        Who died now? -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:30 5
        
        You know, I never thought I'd say this to you, Scully, but you smell bad. -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:30 4
        
        I'm not going to ask you if you just said what I think you just said, because I know it's what you just said. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:32 3
        
        I'll say. He's hung like a club-tail dragonfly. -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:36 2
        
        Are you sure it wasn't a girly scream? -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:39 1
        
        Eat, sleep... defecate, procreate. That's all they do. That's all we do, but at least insects don't kid themselves that it's anything more than that. -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:40
  - the one with the inbred hillbillies was one of the scariest TV episodes I have ever seen -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 18:23 1
    - Home. creepiest episode EVER. Fox banned it for years. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:23
  - The one with the circus freaks. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:22 9
    - That one was great. And Small Potatoes and the one with Bruce Campbell. -- nm - the liioulu with heatstroke(maybe) Jul 15, 18:25 6
      - those are awsome, and WHOA, when was Bruce on it? omg! -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:26 5
        
        Hmm...he was but I don't know how to describe it without spoiling it. -- nm - the liioulu with heatstroke(maybe) Jul 15, 18:28 4
        
        I just looked it up. Episode called Terms of Endearment, which is actually pretty weak. oh well. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:28 3
        
        Also, Flukeman!! -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:29 2
        
        hmmm, IMDB doesn't think so. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:33 1
        
        No, I mean as another memorable episode. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:37
    - Humbug!!! where Scully eats bugs. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:25 1
      - Yes! I have fondness for that -- it was the episode we watched at a face-to-face gathering of online fans. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:26
  - and the answer is, Jose CHung's From Outer Space. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:22 3
    - Correct. -- nm - Tim Jul 15, 18:34
    - Okay, yeah. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:23 1
      - It even has Jesse Ventura in it. and the diner scene (sweet potato pie) is priceless. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:25
- Cheers Where Coach gets suckered out of his money playing Gin - amoxy Jul 15, 18:21
- House: THree Stories is up there. Just perfectly constructed. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:19
- Simon & Simon - spoilers - Beaker Jul 15, 18:15
- Two Cathedrals - West Wing. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 15, 18:14 1
  - twas my first thought -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:27
- Possibly Twin Peaks when Bob was revealed -- nm - ty97 Jul 15, 18:14 1
  - definitely one of the best TV moments ever for me. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:18
- sdrawkcab dlefneiS -- nm - peglegpete Jul 15, 18:13
- buffy "Once More w Feeling" -- nm - mud Jul 15, 18:12 1
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 18:13
- Scrubs when Scrubs Season 5 Episode 20 (My Lunch) about 4 transplant patients who receive organs - Bacon Jul 15, 18:11
- That's a tough one. Maybe the West Wing episode with Bartlett yelling at God in a cathedral. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:10
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- Scrubs -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:09 4
  - "My Occurence" -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:09 3
    - My Screw Up -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:42 1
      - Yeah, My Screw Up is more dramatic, My Occurence is funnier - amoxy Jul 15, 18:44
    - Just looked up that one. Yep -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:17
- Too many to count. When Woody runs for election on Cheers is up there as is Moonlighting's Atomic Shakespeare. - David Jul 15, 18:09
- the Once and Again where Jesse first goes to the shrink for her anorexia - chuckles Jul 15, 18:08 3
  - or the St. Elsewhere when Dr. Craig has his son come into the ER from the auto accident -- nm - chuckles Jul 15, 18:10 2
    - God, I loved St. Elsewhere. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:11 1
      - once it found it's groove, there was nothing better for a very long time -- nm - chuckles Jul 15, 18:12
- Veronica Mars pilot, BSG 33, Dr. Who-Blink; Sports Night - Mary Pat Shelby -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 18:07
- Off the top of my head I think I'd say Futurama's "Luck of the Fryish". -- nm - Ender Jul 15, 18:07
- My most immediate thought was the last episode of My So Called Life. I may change that with further thought. -- nm - Max Jul 15, 18:06
Knee Socks! -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:02 4
- Tube socks! -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:05 3
  - Fashion show! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 18:05 2
    - Now when I hear knee socks I think of that Scarlett Johansson picture. -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:22 1
      - i'll buy that for a dollar -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 18:23

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