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"Are you a Knicks Fan?" - amoxy Jul 25, 20:37
if TFox is here: I bought a four pack of Palo Santo Marron for the baptism party today. *Awesome* - loosilu in MA Jul 25, 20:34 2
- its not for everyone. it has an insanely intense flavor. but its so good. -- nm - TFox Jul 25, 20:35 1
  - yep, it's crazy. -- nm - loosilu in MA Jul 25, 20:38
My highlight of the day so far - amoxy Jul 25, 20:17 2
- Im not verry good at that game - eag Jul 25, 20:19 1
  - Just keep getting matches to get the speed bonus and hope for a cascade - amoxy Jul 25, 20:24
Check out the crazy funnel cloud that passed through town about 30 minutes ago. - Subversive Jul 25, 20:15 [flickr] 9
- its...god's nipple -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 21:23
- bizarre. there hasn't even been a hint of a cloud here in the city today. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 20:59
- Oh Wow!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 25, 20:47
- that's unreal -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 20:21
- that's a fucking awesome picture, dude. -- nm - TFox Jul 25, 20:18 3
  - Did you like how I put the church in the shot? I did that on purpose. :) - Subversive Jul 25, 20:20 2
    - gives a great sense of scale, too. -- nm - loosilu in MA Jul 25, 20:28
    - kind of, but i was mostly staring at that crazy ass cloud. - TFox Jul 25, 20:24
- Whoa...Looks like an Alien Spaceship -- nm - amoxy Jul 25, 20:17
The Runaways-A; The Crazies-B; Zombieland-B+; Kit Kitteridge-B. Followed tonight by True Blood, Pillars of the Earth, Leverage, Entourage; Mad Men and - Trish Jul 25, 20:08 13
- I've been watching a lot of movies while on babyholding duty. It's been fun :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 25, 20:49 6
  - You can interact with the baby, too, not just hold it! -- nm - psilotum Jul 25, 21:17 1
    - I leave that to Clint Eastwood, Stephen Seagal, and Steve McQueen ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 21:23
  - Wait, what??!!! When did y'all have the baby? Details, I want details. :) -- nm - Trish Jul 25, 21:08 3
    - July 19th :) he weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces, labour was about 14 hours start to finish, no epidural ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 25, 21:22 [flickr] 1
      - Congratulations! What's his name? Does he have hair? How is Mrs. Beryllium? - Trish Jul 25, 22:54
    - I can't believe this isn't in the News Box. -- nm - psilotum Jul 25, 21:16
- That's a lot of media to consume... we're getting ready to watch the latest True Blood as we speak. -- nm - Subversive Jul 25, 20:41
- How are you doing? -- nm - amoxy Jul 25, 20:17 3
  - Meh - Trish Jul 25, 21:00 1
    - :( i so hope things turn around for you soon. -- nm - TFox Jul 25, 21:05
  - And yourself sir? -- nm - eag Jul 25, 20:19
- And how ya feeling lately? -- nm - eag Jul 25, 20:15
"The film stars indie-film heartthrob Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim" - David Jul 25, 19:54 2
- tracking in the high teens! -- nm - chuckles Jul 25, 19:55 1
  - Ooh, nice! -- nm - David Jul 25, 19:58
hrm ... Rubicon sneak preview after Mad Men ... I hadn't heard much about it yet ... anyone else? -- nm - JenBro Jul 25, 19:39
I just realized that Haren's not a rental; the Angels have have him through 2012 or 2013 with an option. - TFox Jul 25, 19:08 2
- exactly...Plus it gives them give to slap Kazmir around. Torii is 1/5th of their payroll. And Matsui can go away. -- nm - budice Jul 25, 19:12 1
  - time even -- nm - budice Jul 25, 19:39
Leverage is replaying last week's singing episode now on TNT. - Will Hunting Jul 25, 19:01
Mad Men *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Jul 25, 18:59
Tommy Wiseau promises to re-release The Room in 3D... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 25, 18:36
have the summer stalker emails gone out? - tRuMaN Jul 25, 18:07 2
- I don't think so. She's having email issues. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 18:23
- FWIW, that's not what I'm emailing the Elf about... -- nm - con_carne Jul 25, 18:18
pfm, what are you talking about? I mean, Landry had a nice episode - Reagen Jul 25, 18:05
watching Food, Inc. right now....some scary stuff there. -- nm - kelly Jul 25, 18:00 13
- The cow with the hole in it's side still freaks me out -- nm - J Jul 25, 18:29 5
  - i'll be honest, the part that bothered my brain the most (spoils) - TFox Jul 25, 18:35 3
    - and now I'm imaging that process set to the Looney Tunes "factory music". -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 19:23
    - I knew there was a reason the Obama's were so concerned we were getting fat, we won't fit the slicing machines. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 18:56 1
      - the soylent green party is .....PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 19:20
  - yep. -- nm - kelly Jul 25, 18:31
- scary delicious stuff. -- nm - TFox Jul 25, 18:21 5
  - I'm not debating the deliciousness... -- nm - kelly Jul 25, 18:26 4
    - every time I get a McDouble now, I picture (spoils) - TFox Jul 25, 18:29 3
      - you know in all the years i spent on my grandparents farm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 18:41 1
        
        it's not a regular thing. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 19:03
      - (spoils) - kelly Jul 25, 18:31
- Gas Land would make a good double feature. wash down that killer corporate food with some tasty exploding water -- nm - chuckles Jul 25, 18:05
Oh yeah, that was a much needed, and deserved, nap right there. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 25, 17:58
aside from piniella, cox, leyland and torre, who is another long-tenured MLB manager? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 17:49 3
- Scioscia, Gardenhire and Bochy. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 18:25
- Dusty Baker's been managing 18 seasons now (longer than Earl Weaver). -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 17:56
- larussa -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 17:55
Andie has Elf.Andie gmail -- nm - con_carne Jul 25, 17:46
I've read the first sentence of the "Best Answer" five times and can't figure out where the "black people" part comes from (Yahoo Answers warning) - prayformojo Jul 25, 17:43 4
- what I don't get is the asker's nic, hoping 'he' will bless with #1? wtf, dear god please piss on me? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 19:05
- spoils - Jelly Jul 25, 17:48 1
  - Or with a more positive light (spoil) - Qale Jul 25, 19:48
- Well, the asker chose it as best, so I have no idea. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 25, 17:47
Dear Microsoft Xbox - eag Jul 25, 17:26
at 5 Pm the following happened: [announcement]Thank you for attending Comic-Con 2010 [and the air conditioning in the whole room goes dead] -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 17:25 2
- Pffft. Like nerds mind smelling of sweat. -- nm - TWuG Jul 25, 17:49 1
  - the temp in the room goes up about 15 degrees an hour. the dealers who are now packing up, hate it -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 18:15
I need some nerd help. You know the Westboro Baptist Church counterprotecst at ComicCon with all the funny signs? - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 17:22 12
- Sentry was a character in Marvel Comics that was a schizo Superman.... - Remlik Jul 25, 18:34 2
  - the sign was held by a spy fro TF2, though. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 19:04 1
    - can sentries see spies? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 19:11
- it's a Skrull joke? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 17:27
- Kill All Humans! - prayformojo Jul 25, 17:25 1
  - Besides the always outstanding Hypnotoad reference, I was strangely amused by "HAVE YOU SEEN MY KEYS?!" nm - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 17:27
- It an automated turret in Team Fortress 2. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 17:24 5
  - Why does God hate them? Are they particularly vexing? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 17:25 4
    - like claymores/mines. The indignity of being dead, but not at the direct hand of a human. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 17:27 1
      - Robots are Gay, so of course god hates them too -- nm - crazy jesus freaks Jul 25, 17:31
    - more annoying, and kind of cheap play. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 17:26 1
      - Thanks. I knew I could count on My People to help me. :) nm - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 17:29
Barring anything unforseen, 24 hours for now I'm going to be watching Scott Pilgrim -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 17:18 1
- Hi, i'm -- nm - Jack Bauer Jul 25, 17:20
PSA: Jolene Blalock will guest on next week's Legend of the Seeker -- nm - con_carne Jul 25, 17:11 2
- i thought that that show had already been cancelled - tRuMaN Jul 25, 17:12 1
  - Come to think of it, I don't know if the ep I just watched was a repeat or not. So, YMMV. -- nm - con_carne Jul 25, 17:25
According the Hawaii Five Oh commercial that was just on, I've been spelling my name wrong all this time. -- nm - Danno Jul 25, 16:56 5
- You're the original, that's the sequel -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 17:22 1
  - Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing Danny Williams to arrest the alleged offender(s) with the phrase: "Book 'em Danno!" -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 17:25
- That depends - eag Jul 25, 17:18
- I was going to say something, but opted against it. Besides, Dano looks nicer. Linguistically. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 17:06
- Now with 100% more N -- nm - Qale Jul 25, 17:00
Mexican prison guards arm & release prisoners to carry out contract killings. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 25, 16:49
I keep hoping in spite of hope that "Let Me In" will be at least a watchable remake. -- nm - Qale Jul 25, 16:48 4
- I'm not that impressed by the original, but part of that was the lousy translation. -- nm - David Jul 25, 16:50 1
  - Yes. And pacing, but then again I often say pacing when it comes to foreign films. -- nm - Qale Jul 25, 16:53
- I've seen nothing to suggest it won't be. -- nm - TFox Jul 25, 16:50 1
  - I just know they probably didn't keep one key plot point. (spoiler) - Qale Jul 25, 16:54
"Mom called off the attack, although I don't see how it's her." -- nm - David Jul 25, 16:45 7
- Unrelated: I am now about 50 pages into the second Locke Lamora book and I'm going to have to insist that you read them. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 16:55 6
  - My reading time is at a premium and I just started World War Z, but I'll see what I can do. -- nm - David Jul 25, 16:56 5
    - Only a year or so late! -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 25, 17:21
    - Heh. I was trying to sound enthusiastic, not pushy. :) nm - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 16:58 3
      - No, it's fine. I just ordered both for the iPad. -- nm - David Jul 25, 17:07
      - He's just being an assface. -- nm - Danno Jul 25, 17:03 1
        
        This is the thanks I get for helping you find your glasses? -- nm - David Jul 25, 17:08
hmm, when my parents start working for Amazon in october, i can get 20% off my amazon orders - tRuMaN Jul 25, 16:32 15
- It occurs to me that I'll be home every day for the next two weeks. What better time to make some online orders? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 16:33 14
  - or you could complete that project david is always nagging you about. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 17:13 13
    - wait, wouldn't his wife get upset if he builds a girl robot? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 17:28
    - If I could figure out why my test server isn't accessible on the macbook, I could make some progress while baby is napping. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 17:18 2
      - maybe its stuck in binary access mode. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 17:19 1
        
        Not quite; I just fixed it. The problem was that the firewall wasn't granting permission to share port 80. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 21:25
    - Don't get me started. - David Jul 25, 17:13 8
      - just dont drive david around in a warthog - tRuMaN Jul 25, 17:16 7
        
        How many people could get a frenzy while vomiting? THAT is dedication. -- nm - David Jul 25, 17:17 6
        
        you mean other than the greatness that is spawn right? - tRuMaN Jul 25, 17:18 4
        
        BTW, after you left, I was lead the team in kills a couple times. - Black Rabbit Jul 25, 17:23 3
        
        I just realized I was second on the team in kills the round I threw up three times. This is my Halo medal of honor. -- nm - David Jul 25, 18:02 2
        
        Was your mic on? I hope so and you were not in a party. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 25, 18:12 1
        
        No, I'd taken my headset off. -- nm - David Jul 25, 18:13
        
        *flies through the air and explodes on impact, sending David halfway across Valhalla* -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 17:17
Wikileaks has released to the media 90,000 US military records about the Afghan war. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 25, 16:26 1
- And cnn.com is asking readers to sift thru the data & report anything interesting. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 25, 16:58
has anyone told reagan that his favorite band has a concert on hdnet at 7pm. - tRuMaN Jul 25, 16:19 4
- ABBA has reunited? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 25, 16:23 3
  - even worse - tRuMaN Jul 25, 16:24 2
    - singing "dancing Queen"????? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 25, 16:26 1
      - i am pretty sure that is reagans's nightmare. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 16:33
Will Hunting: Regarding Jackson's editing oscar ... couldn't we just break into his house and remold it so that Oscar is flipping the bird? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 16:17 2
- Perimiter defenses have been breached again, Jarvis. Release the Kong. -- nm - Peter Jackson si Jul 25, 16:24 1
  - *shows the ape his death scene and waits for him to be bored to death* -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 16:26
Our long national nightmare is over. Amanda Bynes has unretired. -- (link) - Dano Jul 25, 16:13 2
- Right now, boxers think she's disrespecting the word retirement. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 16:15 1
  - yeah -- nm - Brett Farve Jul 25, 17:29
Is AVG still the ST-approved free antivirus software of choice? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 25, 16:13 10
- Related. You can try the new beat of the Microsoft Security Essentials -- (link) - oblique Jul 25, 17:31
- that or Avast -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 25, 16:16
- yeah, that or the Microsoft security essentials which many of us use now -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 16:14 6
  - Heh. :-) I switched to MSE and I'm very happy. I feel like it's a bit better than AVG. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 16:15 5
    - AVG's been kinda sucky lately, so MSE might be the preferred solution -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 16:16
    - i use it at work and at home. i like that it doesnt drag the computer down when it starts a scan. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 16:15 3
      - i dont think i've ever noticed it doing a scan once. - TFox Jul 25, 16:35 1
        
        the only reason i've noticed is because i have seen the icon show that the scan is running -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 16:39
      - Agreed. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 16:19
- That and Microsoft Security Essentials. Both are free and work well. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 16:14
I don't know if I've ever been good enough; I'm a little bit rusty, and I think my head is caving in -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 16:12

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