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Aint talking about Love is a verry underated Van Halen song -- nm - eag Jul 16, 14:10 1
- I like the Apollo 440 cover -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 14:11
woot, finally got into the top 5 in bejewled blitz. - tRuMaN Jul 16, 13:57 12
- I don't understand how you people get the scores you do in that game. However I have passed everyone except Andie in scramble. -- nm - Subversive Jul 16, 14:03 10
  - i really dont think i should play scramble. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 14:08 2
    - how far can you invade our scramble system? -- nm - chuckles Jul 16, 14:14 1
      - heh -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 14:17
  - hah, IBM couldn't invent a computer that would beat andie in scramble -- nm - chuckles Jul 16, 14:05 6
    - sure they could! - Beryllium Jul 16, 14:06 5
      - and they'd be really effed... - TFox Jul 16, 14:07 4
        
        Deep Hazard -- nm - chuckles Jul 16, 14:09 3
        
        the only computer capable of defeating SkyNet -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 14:10 2
        
        "The only way to win....is fill out an entry form." (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 14:12 1
        
        maybe that's how she does it. she was sent back from the future to steal all our prizes -- nm - chuckles Jul 16, 14:12
- I'll have to play a 3rd and 4th games this week if you're ahead of me. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 16, 13:58
In good news, my mom is home now. She's zonked out. Now that she's out of the hospital I think she'll actually get to rest. -- nm - Dano Jul 16, 13:50 11
- Good news! Yay! -- nm - Krusty Jul 16, 14:46
- And she's pretty mobile. - Dano Jul 16, 13:56 1
  - lil booze with her pain pills will remedy that -- nm - chuckles Jul 16, 14:07
- good news. and just in time to take her to Sorcerer's Apprentice! -- nm - Max Jul 16, 13:56
- awesome. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:55 3
  - What is SheFox having done? My mom had a lumbar laminectomy and they put a couple rods in there. -- nm - Dano Jul 16, 14:00 2
    - my mom had that...fused three and put in six long screws -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 16, 14:06
    - we have no idea. currently nothing, til she's out of the first trimester. - TFox Jul 16, 14:04
- Excellent. -- nm - kelly Jul 16, 13:51
- good! -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 13:51
- Yay! -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 13:50
Inception was good but not great, also -- nm - ceregon Jul 16, 13:49 5
- Was it confusing? I've been reading the reviews on RT... - President Vermin Jul 16, 13:56 2
  - It seemed easy enough to follow, but twists were telegraphed and it seems to break its own rules. -- nm - ceregon Jul 16, 14:30
  - It's complex, but I was able to follow it. -- nm - nubby Jul 16, 14:11
- that's weird...also, less than 10% full for my 10am imax show -- nm - ceregon Jul 16, 13:50 1
  - oh, bet you can use a "less than" in a subject -- nm - ceregon Jul 16, 13:51
"I'd choose you any day of the week, and twice on a Sunday" -- nm - facto Jul 16, 13:46
Carlos Marmol's strikeout numbers really are insane. - pmb Jul 16, 13:45
Raises the nubby flag! Help! The atmosphere is collapsing...what do we do? -- (link) - oblique Jul 16, 13:42 24
- "Something is going on that we do not understand" - President Vermin Jul 16, 13:58 6
  - So you're shooting down scientists who freely admit that they don't have all the answers? That seems counterproductive. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:59 5
    - I'm not shooting anyone down. - President Vermin Jul 16, 14:00 4
      - It sounds like you're mocking them. - Beryllium Jul 16, 14:02 3
        
        My bad, then. - President Vermin Jul 16, 14:07 2
        
        Even if it's all a red herring, I don't see a problem with taxing and de-incentivizing pollution. - Beryllium Jul 16, 14:16 1
        
        I have no problem reducing pollution... (which has been decreasing steadily for decades) - President Vermin Jul 16, 14:17
- remake Highlander 2 of course. -- nm - Max Jul 16, 13:50
- Well, I guess since I am the Chicken Little around here... panic? - nubby Jul 16, 13:44 1
  - This is because they nuked the Van Allen belt, right? -- nm - landbeck Jul 16, 13:48
- finally some good use for Bruce Willis' services again -- nm - facto Jul 16, 13:43 12
  - this looks like a job for mel gibson and his magical racist bigoted hot air expellerator -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:44 11
    - can you imagine Mel G with a random quote generator? - Diva Jul 16, 13:48 2
      - Google brings up three already -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 16, 14:00
      - I'll add that to my list of knock out toys I'm thinking of starting -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:50
    - see, this is the thing - facto Jul 16, 13:47 3
      - see, Bery, wasn't your joke at all. you're just the facto-pawn. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:48 1
        
        I feel so used and dirty. - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:49
      - (swat) -- nm - facto Jul 16, 13:47
    - Hey Mel...your girlfriend is wearing something provocative, said she's not going to blow you and she's eying the Hispanic Gardner! -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 16, 13:46 3
      - Wow, this is *off the charts*! Thanks, Mel Gibson! -- nm - NASA si Jul 16, 13:47 2
        
        "ME first! THEN the jacuzzi!!! Aggh!!!" *strokes out* -- nm - Mel G. Jul 16, 13:50 1
        
        Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. Louder, More Bigoted, and Astronomically Offensive! -- nm - NASA si Jul 16, 13:52
- duck? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 13:42
Caveat about Netflix watch instantly. I've heard terrible things about the quality of the Starz Play library. - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 16, 13:41 6
- You can still tell it's Lucy Lawless' breasts, so it's all good. - Will Hunting Jul 16, 13:51 1
  - you think if Charisma Carpenter was on a scrambled cable channel, her boobs would turn flesh colored? - TFox Jul 16, 13:53
- I notice a small difference, but nothing that would make me not watch it. (But then again, I'm not *looking* for problems, either.) - kelly Jul 16, 13:44
- I only run SD but they've all looked fine to me via my Roku -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 13:43
- I haven't had any problems with them. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 13:42 1
  - Nor I. -- nm - David Jul 16, 13:43
hmmm...which alcoholic beverage to I want to illegally consume at the Philharmonic in the Park concert tonight? -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 13:37 16
- rumplemintz - keeps your breath minty fresh -- nm - 'lia Jul 16, 13:45
- Something that will knock you out. - Black Rabbit Jul 16, 13:43
- from a flask? my current spirit of choice is rye...weird i know - Zeitgeist Jul 16, 13:42 3
  - one of these days I'll get around to getting a flask... - znufrii Jul 16, 13:44 2
    - wait a minute, you DON'T have a flask?!?! - 'lia Jul 16, 13:53
    - a. liquor stores have gift boxes that often include a free one...flask of whiskey is just one of those things that must be included in any emergency - Zeitgeist Jul 16, 13:50
- Johnny & Ginger. - President Vermin Jul 16, 13:39 8
  - what kind fo whiskey drinker do you think I am? - znufrii Jul 16, 13:42 7
    - pour ginger ale on a nice 15 Glenlivet and watch me mock you. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:44 6
      - *shudder* - znufrii Jul 16, 13:45 4
        
        *you* suggested such a thing. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:45 3
        
        I certainly did not suggest that I'd mix it with ginger ale. -- nm - znufrii Jul 16, 13:46 2
        
        is it a nice flask? - 'lia Jul 16, 13:50 1
        
        buy a pint of something...they usually come in a flat flask like bottle -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 16, 14:04
      - (15 yr) -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:44
- zimapolitan -- nm - chuckles Jul 16, 13:38
Heh. Old job wants me to give them advice (for free) on how to run a film festival. - Dano Jul 16, 13:30 21
- "We'd like to sweeten the deal with net profit points from the festival." -- nm - employer Jul 16, 13:53
- remind them that that was why they used to pay you a salary -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 16, 13:47
- "I don't know, guys. I'm kinda busy moving my cardboard box down the street to get away from the schizo bum with a knife." -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 16, 13:42
- I love it. -- nm - mara Jul 16, 13:34
- Please tell me you're going to tell them to eff-off. - JaxSean Jul 16, 13:34
- tell them they can't afford for you to answer that question -- nm - sycor Jul 16, 13:32
- how did this make you feel? -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 13:32 13
  - Conflicted - Dano Jul 16, 13:37 12
    - I would be honest with them by saying roughly this the next time you talk. -- nm - David Jul 16, 13:44
    - tough love? - facto Jul 16, 13:42
    - Will you be telling them they have no right without them hiring you as a consultant at a price that you set? -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 13:40 9
      - *sigh* I don't know. I'm considering giving them one telephone conversation for free. It's complicated. - Dano Jul 16, 13:45 8
        
        Where is Miss Hazard when you need her? (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 14:04 1
        
        winning free spacefare to the moon -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 14:05
        
        They're probably short on time, but could you turn this [festival running] into an article and sell it to an industry magazine? -- nm - Max Jul 16, 13:55 1
        
        Ooh, creative. Nice idea! -- nm - Subversive Jul 16, 14:02
        
        Hmm... -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 13:52
        
        Do you also need them as a reference? -- nm - mara Jul 16, 13:51
        
        reee-tain-er! -- nm - Chuckie Jul 16, 13:48 1
        
        "Ya suspect!" -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 16, 14:00
- your reply should be: hire me at $500 a day -- nm - peglegpete Jul 16, 13:31
So Rory Mclroy followed up his 63 with an 80. -- nm - pmb Jul 16, 13:29
One person needed for a Yahoo FF league, if I can't get the last person I will just start with the 9 of us - J Jul 16, 13:28 3
- IT DOES NOT LIKE ME! nm -- nm - groiny Jul 16, 13:32
- there's... really no rush. being july. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:29 1
  - I like to get things sorted out... -- nm - J Jul 16, 13:31
Amoxy, I'm now picturing the penitent robot from last night's Futurama. -- nm - David Jul 16, 13:28
Jax, I'm only doing a movie pick once a month, but Christopher Nolan's first film is available on WI. (It's my favorite film of his still) -- (link) - Dano Jul 16, 13:23 1
- I tried watching that and eventually deleted it. - JaxSean Jul 16, 13:25
Subby: No youtube at work, is that the remix of La Bilioteca? - musubi Jul 16, 13:21 1
- Yeah, that's the one. -- nm - Subversive Jul 16, 13:22
Manny Pacquiao may not fight Mayweather, but he's got a new cologne for men -- (link) - chuckles Jul 16, 13:20 6
- we're waiting Floyd... -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 16, 13:23 4
  - *whisper* by Money -- nm - Money Jul 16, 13:24 2
    - that's how afraid he is that Manny will outright beat his ass that he'll - Mel Profit Jul 16, 13:27 1
      - you ain't *never* lied! -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 13:29
  - My cologne's coming out soon too! -- nm - Floyd Mayweather Jul 16, 13:24
- related: I absolutely *loved* how Wilbon straight up called Mayweather a coward. It truly needed to be said. - Diva Jul 16, 13:23
Monster-truck-like cycle -- (link) - mara Jul 16, 13:18 1
- I'd like a monster-truck light-cycle -- nm - prayformojo Jul 16, 13:19
T: Is Dead Snow the one with the Zombie Nazis? -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 13:17 7
- yep. its fantastic (if you enjoy subtitles). -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:18 6
  - (and documentaries.) nm - Dignan Jul 16, 13:21
  - just added it. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 13:19
  - don't mind them at all. it looks hilarious (is it supposed to be funny?). -- nm - Diva Jul 16, 13:18 3
    - it is a shade less funny and a shade scarier than Shaun of the Dead. but the use of gore is fantastically inventive. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:19 2
      - they have a thing for intestines. -- nm - sycor Jul 16, 13:27 1
        
        without saying much more, yes, they clearly had a long and productive intestinal brainstorming session. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 13:27
this whole "agreeing with will re: movies" thing is really starting to freak me out. -- (link) - kelly Jul 16, 13:17 [Backboard] 4
- Geez, if you love him so much, why don't you marry him? -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 16, 13:23 2
  - Hmm, that's an interesting idea. I'll have to think about that. -- nm - kelly Jul 16, 13:36
  - *ding* -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 16, 13:26
- could it be magic? -- nm - facto Jul 16, 13:23
I was thinking "I wish I could have akimbo Rafficas in Halo" when I realized I should rename my MW2 class to Raffi -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:17
st poll: What movie do you think that with a simple casting change, it would have been awesome? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 16, 13:17 10
- I think K.Zeta Jones hurt both the Terminal and Intolerable Cruelty. -- nm - President Vermin Jul 16, 13:24 2
  - to be replaced by....... kate beckinsale? -- nm - facto Jul 16, 13:28
  - I somehow misread this as Terminal Velocity. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:24
- Cabin Boy -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:20 6
  - Do you wanna buy a monkey? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 16, 13:20 5
    - just swap Chris Elliot with Edward Norton. Then it would be a winner. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:21 4
      - But he would have rewritten half the script. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 16, 13:21 3
        
        so you see what I'm getting at, then -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:23 2
        
        (But, just for a moment, imagine Ed Norton dressed as a Fancy Lad ...) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 13:23 1
        
        This is much easier to do after Death to Smoochy. - President Vermin Jul 16, 13:38
After watching Facing Ali I've decided that the greatest fight that never was was Shavers-Foreman, and the greatest champ that never was was Chuvalo - Max Jul 16, 13:17
Go below the surface of the Gulf oil disaster. -- (link) - mara Jul 16, 13:16 1
- Geez, I thought it looked bad... then I started scrolling. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 16, 13:22

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