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"appertizer" - b. Jul 28, 17:15 2
- makes you wonder doesn't it? - JenBro Jul 28, 17:20 1
  - They were $1.77 two weeks ago, and I didn't get any because I'd thought there'd be more sales. *sigh* -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 17:29
hey Farmville peeps. please go to my profile and help me expand my coop. tia -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 17:13
Pixie how's the beach so far? -- nm - JenBro Jul 28, 17:00
congress moving forward with overturning its online gambling ban -- (link) - chuckles Jul 28, 16:38 1
- Good. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 16:41
New Kindle. -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 16:38 2
- Who had 17 days in the "How soon after Ender buys one will they announce the new one" pool? -- nm - Ender Jul 28, 16:51 1
  - pssssttt ... don't forget to vote for your Pepsi ReFresh project -- nm - JenBro Jul 28, 16:56
Former NBA player Lorenzon Wright's body was found this afternoon. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jul 28, 16:34 2
- This is what I was referncing earlier. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 28, 16:53
- who? never heard of him. -- nm - zork Jul 28, 16:39
Mets game spoiler - musubi, adorable Jul 28, 16:32 7
- Giants Spoiler - amoxy Jul 28, 16:56 1
  - Posey's hitting streak is now 21 games -- nm - amoxy Jul 28, 16:58
- Cards spoiler - musubi, adorable Jul 28, 16:54 1
  - including Frenchy walking on four pitches, a sign of the apocalypse if ever there was one -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:55
- *does the math* - Will Hunting Jul 28, 16:35
- Braves game spoiler - David Jul 28, 16:34 1
  - Other spolier - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 28, 16:44
Here's an interesting question: What search will HTC use on their Android phones in China? Google or Baidu? -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 16:30 4
- Personally, I'd go with Erykah Badu -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 16:34 3
  - Tyrone *wishes* he had an Android. -- nm - Diva Jul 28, 16:40 2
    - heh -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 16:46
    - Ha. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 16:44
Works starts auto-turning-off-lights this early? -- nm - ty97 Jul 28, 16:22
This is a solution to Arizona's illegal immigrant issue? "Safe passage" home? Isn't that what the xenophobes wanted in the first place? -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 16:17 18
- nazis deported the jews, at first -- nm - chuckles Jul 28, 16:31 5
  - You should put out your own newsletter... -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 28, 16:35 4
    - Hey, did you see from the BB we are playing Conquer Club again? -- nm - amoxy Jul 28, 16:41 1
      - Yeah, I did. I haven't played in a few months...but I may start again. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 28, 16:55
    - i already do. Great Nazi Firsts (www.greatnazifirsts.com) -- nm - chuckles Jul 28, 16:37 1
      - Awesome! Glad to see you embracing your own brand of crazy! -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 28, 17:11
- Is this a problem now? Do you even need ID to walk into Mexico? - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 16:21 10
  - "Look, we don't want you here. We don't want go give you a hard time. Just go home and save us the trouble, 'kay?" - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 16:26 1
    - I think I mostly agree. I'm largely confused by this article. - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 16:31
  - Doesn't anyone need a passport to get out of the US now? -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:22 7
    - There's certainly no exit requirements. When you get to the Mexican border, you meet a Mexican official, not an American one. - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 16:25
    - Not that I knew of. Getting *into* another country might require one, but I didn't think we had any exit requirements like that. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 16:23 5
      - Well, they'd have to leave by a route without INS at the door. - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:25 4
        
        Maybe not in this budgetary climate :) -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 16:28
        
        IM: Really? I would be highly surprised. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 16:26 2
        
        It's the Governent Verm. And they've got quotas. - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:31 1
        
        :) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 16:32
- Self deportation. - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:20
Huh, Clooney's getting a movie buried for Labor Day? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 16:15
LYC: My friend just posed on FB that he ran into Obama outside a restaurant in Manhattan. What's funny is that he was walking - Krusty Jul 28, 16:15 2
- Uhm...he didn't run into Obama, he ran into his security detail. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:16 1
  - Technically, yes. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 16:17
Bear uprising continues. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 16:00 4
- "A pile of dead bears! That can mean only one thing." -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:08 3
  - "Someone said howitzer! *opens fire*" -- nm - Reagen Jul 28, 16:31 1
    - I love that Baby Bender is drinking a cerveza. -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:33
  - "Teenagers." -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:11
Looking for a new hobby? Try lockpicking. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 28, 15:59 1
- better than pocklicking :-) -- nm - marcel Jul 28, 16:00
Pop quiz, hotshots. You have a weekend to spend in either Caracas or Bogot�. Which do you choose? -- nm - ty97 Jul 28, 15:51 18
- Bogota (Colombian food is good, but I expect Venezuelan food is similar) -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 16:23
- Paris -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 16:15 3
  - Lower chance of kidnap. -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:17 2
    - Unless you're a hot young American girl. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 16:25
    - if you stay out of the suburbs -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 16:18
- You're luggage is going to get a good going over when you return to the states regardless of which you pick. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:02
- Bogota.... but something tells me you should pack some heat. -- nm - Buzz Jul 28, 16:01
- Bogota - link to fodors - a year or 2 out of date but most souds reasonable -- (link) - gort Jul 28, 16:00
- Caracas -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 15:59 2
  - son, have you gotten down on this big boi cd yet? -- nm - TFox Jul 28, 16:01 1
    - Nope. I haven't listened to anything new in a while. I'll be sure to check it out soon. -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 16:06
- iirc, those are two of the lowest scoring livability cities; but, if I had to choose, bogota. -- nm - b. Jul 28, 15:58 1
  - +e, and yep for the index: - b. Jul 28, 16:02
- Caracas. Unless I'm trying to cash in on some life insurance. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 15:55
- Caracas - i like the sea -- nm - marcel Jul 28, 15:54 1
  - Caracas is inland :) -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 16:22
- Shoot the hostage - prayformojo Jul 28, 15:53
- no idea -- nm - zork Jul 28, 15:53
ST Travel Poll - when researching hotels, is lack of in-room WiFi a deal breaker? What about free vs. surcharge? -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 28, 15:49 9
- Most hotels seem to have free wireless in the lobby, and that's fine for me. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 16:21
- I'd rather look for a local library and work in the business center at the hotel... - OAE Jul 28, 16:17 1
  - Seven days at sea with no internet is gonna kill me :) I tried using the public PCs on my last cruise and they were so slow I gave up. Particularly - MojaveMeg Jul 28, 16:23
- I was just looking at hotels in Laughlin. They're very much old-style Vegas, I'm surprised they even have in-room TV :) - MojaveMeg Jul 28, 16:00 1
  - Well, they've caught up to the 20th century. -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 16:05
- On a vacation I wouldn't care since I wouldn't bring my laptop. I'd just use my Blackberry if I need the internet for something. -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 15:57
- I like wifi, but if they have wired, I can live. I'd like it to be included, but if the non-included room is $30 cheaper, then it's still a deal. -- nm - ty97 Jul 28, 15:53
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- Not anymore. -- nm - Dr.Vermin with Android Jul 28, 15:50
MLB Trivia: name Albert Pujols' favorite team growing up! -- nm - David Jul 28, 15:48 17
- considering his age and being from the D.R. my first thought was the Blue Jays -- nm - zork Jul 28, 16:33 1
  - You had the right logic. He said he picked the Braves because of their profile in the D.R. -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:40
- Stoke United? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 16:21
- David's asking so..... it's either Lane Kiffin sucks or the Braves. - Will Hunting Jul 28, 16:08 2
  - The Braves are the correct answer! What impeccable taste Albert Pujols has, rooting for the right MLB team! -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:10 1
    - To be fair, he was like 10 years old.. and they were winning, which makes him a front runner. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 16:12
- Manchester United! (nm) - musubi, adorable Jul 28, 16:01 1
  - This post aptly represents your baseball knowledge. -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:02
- Pirates? -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 15:58 5
  - No, he has much better taste than that! -- nm - David Jul 28, 15:59 4
    - He'd look great playing in those 70's painters hats they wore. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 16:08 3
      - Seriously, I hope they rock them one day with the throwback uniforms. - Krusty Jul 28, 16:10 2
        
        A lot of 1980s uniforms seem like lost bets and dares, don't they? -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:14 1
        
        Right? I still want to own a few despite how ugly they are, particularly that Astros jersey. -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 16:17
- Expos! -- nm - Guigue Jul 28, 15:56 1
  - No, it's a real team! -- nm - David Jul 28, 15:59
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- I couldn't put aside the crappy writing there - no data, etc.; so I went to look for the actual study. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 28, 16:07 2
  - and reading more, the whole deal sits even worse; plus they couldn't bother to spell-check. whatever! (note: no ipad for me, unlikely to, etc.) -- nm - b. Jul 28, 16:11 1
    - man, don't be bringing that weak ass schizz up in b.'s heezy! -- nm - chuckles Jul 28, 16:29
- Talk about nonsense stats... "96 percent of those most likely to criticize the iPad, on the other hand, don�t even own one" -- nm - stewie Jul 28, 16:01
- Might that be true of all early adopters of new tech? -- nm - TWuG Jul 28, 15:53
- Baaaah -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 15:51
off to sams club to spend money on stuff in bulk -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 28, 15:33 3
- when I'm in Sam's Club - or Costco - etc., I'm always amazed at the large size container of olives, and think to myself , that's a lot of martini's -- nm - JenBro Jul 28, 15:43 2
  - hmm... -- nm - Diva Jul 28, 15:47 1
    - DEEVS!!!!! -- nm - JenBro Jul 28, 15:51
While not exactly "Dangela!" (or the Dano Showv for that matter) the testimony at the Ric Pitino extortion trial is... - Diva Jul 28, 15:31
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- Well, people got upset when New Era made gang-themed Yankees caps. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 28, 16:02
- I other news, NBC Chicago just noticed that there is a southern half of the city, and that black people live here. -- nm - ty97 Jul 28, 15:44
- there was a gang in my hometown during the 80s. There lack of respect, I'm sure, was a direct result of their love for Tampa Bay -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 15:42
- they also have a "Cindy Crawford spills beauty secrets" link, so clearly they are stuck in the 90s -- nm - Guy Jul 28, 15:35
- Is ir local sweeps or something? - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 15:34
- I think I read that article 30 years ago. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 15:31
That 95-96 Clippers team is cursed. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 28, 15:27
has google changed the presentation of pics? -- (link) - marcel Jul 28, 15:26 2
- yes. its much much better now -- nm - Guy Jul 28, 15:29
- They sure have. I rather like it too. Though when I use it for work, I like to see the image and file size without having to mouseover. - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 15:28
Besides Chuck, the Daily Show, and Attack of the Show, I didn't realize that Olivia Munn had a part in NBC's upcoming "Perfect Couples". -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 15:24 4
- I don't get this chick at all. nm - Dignan Jul 28, 15:25 3
  - You know what I don't get? People who think Misty May is hotter than Keri Walsh. Those people are baffling. (nm) - musubi, adorable Jul 28, 15:57
  - She's hot, that's enough for most people. -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 15:29
  - like, you don't understand her face? -- nm - Max Jul 28, 15:26
Does ceregon get to vote twice in the Nevada senate race now? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 15:20 5
- Sorry, only registered in California. Someday there will be a "taxation without representation" lawsuit where absentee landlords sue about extra... - ceregon Jul 28, 15:24 4
  - You're still eligible to vote in Chicago elections. -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 15:37 3
    - but I'm not dead yet -- nm - ceregon Jul 28, 15:39 2
      - Does't matter. You've been through here at O'Hare right? -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 15:41 1
        
        Yep, way too many times. -- nm - ceregon Jul 28, 15:57
"You stole this house!" -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 28, 15:18 1
- ".....I failed." -- nm - the UnderArmor guy Jul 28, 15:19
hi amoxy - tRuMaN Jul 28, 15:18 1
- not so fast -- nm - amoxy Jul 28, 15:29
People are friggin weird. It's 28 deg out and I passed by a woman going for a walk in a sweatshirt. - Reagen Jul 28, 15:16 9
- 28 is ine of the reversible ones - zork Jul 28, 15:42 2
  - I have to use a converter every time I see a temperature in celsius. Don't get me started on the metric system. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 15:47 1
    - if you remember those ones I metioned and that it's almost 2F for 1C you can estimate a lot of temps -- nm - zork Jul 28, 15:50
- I just returned the rental car I've had for a week. The guy did the walkaround and said, "So, it looks like some hail damage..." - Max Jul 28, 15:25 5
  - stomp on their face and say hail (sic) hitler -- nm - zork Jul 28, 15:46
  - Temp doesn't matter hail wise. On the other hand hail matters hail damage wise. -- nm - the liioulu with possible rain Jul 28, 15:44
  - we had hail here last Wednesday night. -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 15:32 1
    - quiet you. would you like me to hail on your face? -- nm - Max Jul 28, 15:45
  - hail mary - chuckles Jul 28, 15:27

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