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omg, FB just suggested I should be friends with a hobit...someone named u n d e r h i l l -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 13:50 3
- just DON'T do it i beg you -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 13:53 1
  - uh, ok -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 16:41
- who is probably a slacker named shaun that a couple dozen of you friended -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 13:51
Whoa, these Kirkland (Costco?) Cafe Cappucino instant coffees are really good. They're loaded with sugar, though. - con_carne Aug 1, 13:19
DET/BOS spoiler - musubi, adorable and right Aug 1, 13:15 4
- spoils - Jelly Aug 1, 13:55
- ARI/NYM spoiler - musubi, adorable and right Aug 1, 13:22 2
  - Last night's game was pretty awesome since I was at it. -- nm - Tim Aug 1, 13:24 1
    - me= very jealous. - musubi, adorable and right Aug 1, 13:31
FYI & LYC. Amazon's free MP3 offering of 'Round and Round' is *not* a cover of the 80s tune by Ratt. Avoid it outright. - HdnAgnda Aug 1, 13:08 3
- I *just* d/l'd it. had to listen to what they say is the best song of the year so far. -- nm - b! Aug 1, 13:13 2
  - Hmm...I really dig Ariel Pink. -- nm - Callisto Aug 1, 13:18
  - and, uh, no. not even a year from those in the past from which it so heavily borrows. -- nm - b! Aug 1, 13:16
if this list is right, a really odd assortment of movies were all released on 8/7/09 - prayformojo Aug 1, 13:00 2
- August in particular is always a mishmash of movie genres -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 13:02 1
  - And it's not like studios want to be releasing their movies against similar movies anyway. -- nm - Ender Aug 1, 13:13
happy (sunday) birthday, mafic!! :) - - nm - b! Aug 1, 12:52 1
- Happy, Happy!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 1, 13:20
Poll, are you going to watch Rubicon? I probably will though I have the impression that - prayformojo Aug 1, 12:44 7
- they keep "PREMIRING" the damn thing, I've seen twice now -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 13:13
- Yup, I'm there even if I do have to resort to episode recaps to understand. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 1, 13:03
- I d/l the free preview from iTunes, looks interesting enough, though seems like it will be a bit slow from what I saw. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 1, 12:55 1
  - I'm thinking (hoping?) it will pick it up a bit as it goes on but 1st ep does get the award for most somber use of color on set in recent history. -- nm - HdnAgnda Aug 1, 13:10
- yes -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 12:49
- Hadn't heard about it before. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 12:48
- Haven't a clue what it is other than the incessent watermark on AMC. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:44
Tommy's caught the John WIlliams bug. All morning he was humming the Imperial March, that was followed by the Indiana Jones theme. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 12:25 1
- will tonight be Max Steiner & Eric Korngold? they are huge influences on Williams -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 12:27
Bah - local paper announced the re-opening of the local farmers' market for today...NOT!! - MojaveMeg Aug 1, 12:11 2
- did the ad mention a website for the market? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 12:26 1
  - Wasn't an add - one of the online blogs. One of the store owners down there had an official flier. Actual opening is the 15th. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 1, 12:36
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- I lurve Sweden. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 13:11
- That's terrible! -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 12:24
- reminds me of ft apache, bronx with paul newman -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 12:22
- LOL -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 12:10
- *crosses Sweden off the list of nations that are threats for world dominance* -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:10
For the non-Christians among us, does it bother you to use Christian phrases (e.g., wishing someone Merry Christmas)? -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 1, 12:05 18
- Nope. The more holidays the better. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 13:12
- Bad example? Don't mean to start a debate, but Xmas has pagan origins. -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 12:52 1
  - And even today, it's at best half Christian - con_carne Aug 1, 13:08
- No. Years i -- nm - TWuG Aug 1, 12:50 1
  - n retail conditioned me to use Happy Holidays. - TWuG Aug 1, 12:53
- Doesn't bother me but I try to avoid using them, I usually say Happy Holidays. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 12:50 1
  - I say the same. -- nm - kelly Aug 1, 12:50
- not as personal conversation, when its offical business then yeah. btw I have no problem with xmas trees ... - zeitgeist Aug 1, 12:34
- Or - if someone wishes you a Merry Christmas, how do you respond? - kelly Aug 1, 12:25 6
  - HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! -- nm - mud Aug 1, 12:56
  - I say Merry Christmas right back to them. I go with the flow despite being an atheist. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 12:51 1
    - Esto -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 12:53
  - I don't see how that would be an issue for her. - Mop Aug 1, 12:28 1
    - christmas is a lot easier for the jews since the pope exonorated them for killing jesus -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 12:37
  - Merry Christmas. -- nm - Loyola Aug 1, 12:27
- Doesn't bother me, buy I try to modify my own terminology with groups that may be bothered. - MojaveMeg Aug 1, 12:16
- nope -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 12:08
- I don't have an issue wishing a Jewish person a Happy Hanukhah becuase it's an event. - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:08
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  - *pencils him in for a season ending injury in Week 1, 3rd quarter* -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 12:10
heh, i'm watching the A-Team with Rick James and Isaac Hayes guest starring in it. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 1, 11:55 1
- And now it's the one with Hulk Hogan! - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 1, 12:26
For the month of August, my novel "Freakshow" is on sale for 10 dollars. Digital downloads are 3 dollars. End your summer with a bang. - Qale Aug 1, 11:52 2
- Is it only through Lulu or can I order through Amazon? They're less likely to screw up my order. -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 12:51 1
  - It will not be discounted over on Amazon. The Lulu over to Amazon experiment is not going well. I'm not even sure if Authors are getting paid. - Qale Aug 1, 13:14
I won 175 euro from a tenner win at the races today. Paid for the drink anyway! -- nm - Loyola Aug 1, 11:36 2
- that must be one hellova martini to cost 175 dollars or euros -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 11:53
- And my favourite episode from the west wing was where spoils - Loyola Aug 1, 11:40
whats the story on crank yanker's fb status? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 11:34 1
- I believe this is the daughter of his older daughter in Texas. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 1, 12:25
We took the kids to Dutch Wonderland amusement park in Lancaster yesterday. They had a good time. A few pics... -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 1, 11:26 [flickr]
Well, it looks like it's time to buy myself an external hard drive. Any suggestions? - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 1, 10:49 7
- 2TB does nicely around the 110 range -- nm - budice Aug 1, 11:16 1
  - That's what my uncle got last October and then he became a full-fledged pirate. - Qale Aug 1, 11:54
- This may be overkill but... -- (link) - David Aug 1, 10:53 2
  - Oh, there is one that probably suits your purposes a lot better. -- (link) - David Aug 1, 10:54 1
    - Oh nice, that's the one I was looking at a few months ago. Great price too. Thanks! -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 1, 11:16
- I've got a WD that works fine though it's annoying that it keeps trying to make me use its archiving software that comes with it. -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 10:51 1
  - You may be able to disable that. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 1, 11:27
Schalke update - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 10:26
Librarian Marathon on TNT at 3pm eastern! Woohooo! - Will Hunting Aug 1, 10:14 1
- Love it! -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 10:28
The permissions on the cute video in question (b2) have been adjusted so that friends-of-friends can view it. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 10:11 5
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  - An upgrade is not likely necessary. A couple of things to consider... - Mop Aug 1, 10:21 2
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      - NP. More information you probably don't need. - Mop Aug 1, 10:28
- cute, but short :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 10:14
The fridge was set too cold and the eggs froze. I cooked them anyway. I'm not going to die, am I? -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 10:11 10
- because of this post I had eggs for brunch, I'm so malable -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 12:23
- I wouldn't touch them. -- nm - Loyola Aug 1, 11:35
- You need to find a sparkly vampire stat! -- nm - David Aug 1, 10:46 3
  - I'd rather have a werewolf. -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 10:46 2
    - YIFF IN HELL! -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 11:39
    - rawr! -- nm - nubby Aug 1, 10:47
- How did you cook frozen eggs? Hardboil I presume? - SyrDragon Aug 1, 10:20 1
  - Didn't know they were frozen until I cracked it. I cooked it regular. It kind of cooked nicely for an egg sandwich as it melted it didn't spread out. -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 10:44
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- did you remove the shell before eating? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 10:15
B2, CQ is correct it was Michael Clayton on AMC - SyrDragon Aug 1, 10:09
Amazon video game deal of the day: The Beatles Rock Band for $19.99 -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 1, 10:00
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  - Uh-oh-shon. -- nm - nubby Aug 1, 10:36
- Knowshow! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 09:59
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Congratulations, Lisa Simpson! -- (link) - znufrii Aug 1, 09:54 2
- Congratulations! -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 10:24
- heh! *toasts the bride* -- nm - Andie Aug 1, 09:56
Happy "no more cluster bombs" treaty day - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 09:50
LIR: Zeitgeist, did you get to the wedding on time? - OAE Aug 1, 09:44 5
- i got there early by driving way around the mess. ..but the wedding was about 40 minutes late cause family followed printed directions - Zeitgeist Aug 1, 10:43 2
  - Hey, summer in the city, eh? - OAE Aug 1, 11:25 1
    - not my friends, I'm the officiant, -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 11:27
- he posted pictures from the site, but didn't mention if he was late. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 09:53
- is he wearing the ring? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 09:50
Lazy Sunday poll: what is something you miss from when you were a kid? -- nm - Andie Aug 1, 09:43 24
- My mother's cooking. Not much else. -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 1, 13:55
- I had a great group of neighborhood friends round about sixth grade. Playing outside with them was some good times. -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 12:30
- Frequent visits to the N. Georgia Mountians and all the activities that involved including horseback riding. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 11:40
- Hang out on the block playing games like manhunt, wiffle ball, stickball, skelly, etc... -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 11:39
- Neighborhood sports/games...kick the can, baseball with a tennis ball, volleyball on a small fence, etc -- nm - David Aug 1, 11:22
- Kids meals, Burger Chef, Sunday Red Lobster trips, being able to do cartwheels and flips and so on. -- nm - Callisto Aug 1, 10:44 1
  - oh, and riding my bike to the swimming pool every day. -- nm - Callisto Aug 1, 10:59
- tonsils -- nm - peglegpete Aug 1, 10:15
- Limitless energy... and being able to do the monkey bars at the park. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 10:11
- The general outdoors of living in a neighborhood where we had to invent our fun - Will Hunting Aug 1, 10:09 1
  - This. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 1, 10:16
- camping, sailing, diving, svimming, climbing, bonfires, fish, and lower prices -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 09:53 1
  - ohh and playing football in the middle of the street for hours without interruption from cars or other traffic -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 1, 10:13
- watching TV on the back porch in the summer. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 09:51 2
  - Elvira, Distress of the Dark. The Breather always used to crack me up, and her show was where I first saw Body Snatchers, Killer Tomatoes, etc. -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 12:42 1
    - *Mistress* -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 12:43
- summer camp. -- nm - kelly Aug 1, 09:46
- Used to get real sour pickles from a pickel barrel when I was a kid... -- nm - BAD Aug 1, 09:46
- Sitting in the porch about 10PM in the summer in Jackson Hole... - OAE Aug 1, 09:45
- i for some reason was remembering listening to old-timey radio plays on sunday nights after i'd gone to bed. also, hide and seek every night in the - Andie Aug 1, 09:44 4
  - loved hide and seek/manhunt...I would still play today if my friends could remember how to be kids again - J Aug 1, 09:50 2
    - Word. I'd go out and play tonight if I had some willing friends. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 11:55
    - *ding* -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 10:09
  - Hide and seek yeah -- nm - amoxy Aug 1, 09:46
"I found some evidence" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 09:33 2
- wow, so that guy really was innocent (uh frank, he got executed at san quentin 2 years ago) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 11:29
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stupid roll, Will Hunting, I answered you about TDK second half flaws on B2 -- nm - ceregon Aug 1, 09:29 1
- I don't agree....but more to the compare of Wall-E & TDK...I think the 2nd half weakness of Wall-E is a much more acknowledged issue. - Will Hunting Aug 1, 10:06
Hacker uses $1,500 homebuilt system to intercept and record cell phone calls, says the GSM network AT&T and TMobile use is beyond repair - stewie Aug 1, 09:26 2
- Aside: GSM is also used in Europe. Verizon/Sprint use CDMA. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 12:39
- I love/hate DEFCON/Black Hat. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 12:38
G'morning -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 09:21
if I put on that suit I'd probably growl like that too. Plus you have to change your voice so that you aren't recognised. -- nm - zork Aug 1, 09:17
TV Critics Association Awards - Dano Aug 1, 09:00

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