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King of the Hill did a spot on send-up on environmentalism and carbon offsets last night -- nm - con_carne Dec 8, 09:22 2
- Since when is telling the truth a send-up? And wasn't t hat a rerun from six months ago? :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:23 1
  - Oh, could be. And I do like that Strickland has been in more of the episodes. -- nm - con_carne Dec 8, 09:26
Secret Invasion spoiler question. - Mop Dec 8, 09:19
speaking of SS, i bought my stalkee an item, i got it signed. then i 'put it somewhere' until i could get the rest of the gift. - El Fandie Dec 8, 09:16
With Dion stepping down (and Iggy likely to succeed this week), is the coalition dead? - Mop Dec 8, 09:15 8
- Ignatieff is my MP. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 8, 09:22 1
  - The astronaut is my former MP. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 09:23
- Iggy was the weakest of them on that idea. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:22
- Andrew Coyne (likely correctly) just savaged Iggy about his coalition tip-toe. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 8, 09:18 4
  - I'd say he let it happen as a power play. forces Dion to step down, gives him the big chair without all that convention nonsense. -- nm - mafic Dec 8, 09:22 3
    - Yes, but doesn't Coyne's point about showing leadership at a time of crisis ring true? - Name Withheld By Request Dec 8, 09:28
    - I'm sure Bob Rae's thrilled. True, there still needs to be a convention, but at this point, Bob might as well throw in the towel. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 09:25
    - coup! -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:23
This collectible plate probably wouldn't make a good secret stalker gift. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:14 [Image] 8
- Truth in advertising. Very few discerning people will ever own this. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:22 1
  - note: a quick google search says it's a joke, not for sale anywhere. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:24
- oh my god, I need to get that for some of my friends. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:18
- I know I'm missing the point, but who's the kitty sitting in front of the Last Supper supposed to represent? -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 09:16 3
  - Judas Kitty? I count only 11 kitty disciples behind the table. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:21 2
    - you win at band names -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:24
    - I guess so. My own count was off. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 09:23
- oh, i'd love that. :) -- nm - El Fandie Dec 8, 09:15
Heh... latest tweet: HenryPaulson QUADRILLION. QUADRILLION. I'M PRACTICING SAYING IT. QUADRILLION. -- nm - Dano Dec 8, 09:13
Nice. One of the titles of a film playing at Slamdance: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead -- nm - Dano Dec 8, 09:10 8
- They have a new Broken Lizard movie too. (Link to full lineup) -- (link) - Dano Dec 8, 09:16
- "Brains. Brains. Brains. Brains. Brains." -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:11 1
  - *laughing* -- nm - mara Dec 8, 09:11
- please tell me it's a shakespearean zombie movie. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 8, 09:11 4
  - Description inside: - Dano Dec 8, 09:12 3
    - Ralph Macchio! this may be the greatest movie, ever. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 8, 09:13 2
      - I think a zombie movie starring Ralph Macchio and Wil Wheaton would be cool. -- nm - mara Dec 8, 09:14 1
        
        Stand By Brains? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:17
The views on my last workblog post really suck. Want to inflate them for me? -- (link) - mara Dec 8, 09:09
Did you know? the final minute of 2008 will be 61 seconds long (we are adding a 'leap second') -- (link) - El Fandie Dec 8, 09:09 2
- somebody make sure to keep track of where sean connery is for that second. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 8, 09:12
- I'm sure they'll try to be clear on the Times Square countdown again, and screw it up... again. - Mop Dec 8, 09:11
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Happy Birthday to Jim Morrison - would have been a senior citizen today. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 8, 09:06
You know you care - The Wire: The Complete Series is out on DVD tomorrow. -- (link) - Dano Dec 8, 09:05 1
- SShhhhEEEEEeeeeeEEEEEiiiiTTTTTT -- nm - Sen. Clay Davis Dec 8, 09:07
So that Newsapalooza thing was lots of fun. Robin Meade is both attractive and a really, really good singer. - pmb Dec 8, 09:03 [youtube] 2
- She's my favorite NILF -- nm - con_carne Dec 8, 09:04 1
  - I got a chance to talk to her a little. She's very nice. -- nm - pmb Dec 8, 09:08
Dawson: I think for me it's more the realization that I rarely go back and watch DVDs again. Once or twice is typical, except for "classics" like - JaxSean Dec 8, 09:01 19
- We borrow them from the library. Quit buying them a long time ago. -- nm - lileve Dec 8, 09:26
- I almost never rewatch them. I have some that the kids love, but for me I'll never pick up a movie I've seen before to watch again. If I run across - pmb Dec 8, 09:12 1
  - Yep. It took us a long time to realize this. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 8, 09:13
- For me, if I saw a movie in the theater I liked, I'll Netflix it for a rewatch when it comes out. Rarely purchase one instead. -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 8, 09:09
- I've never been much of a DVD purchaser. -- nm - Dano Dec 8, 09:06
- Agreed. I cut down my 250+ DVD collection to about 20 kids discs. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 09:04
- Even if I want to watch something again--I'll just get it somewhere. I don't need to own it. I have too much crap already. -- nm - Amy Dec 8, 09:04
- there's a critical mass around 100 DVDs where you realize you're never watching all of these over again. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:02 9
  - *ding* I feel guilty putting them on the Xmas list this year -- nm - Epiphany Dec 8, 09:38
  - yep. the only stuff i buy now is the region 2 and region 3 stuff i can't see otherwise....nm - x, riding a unicorn of happiness over a rainbow Dec 8, 09:24
  - I have 160 listed on DVD Aficionado that I haven't updated in a while, but I bet I haven't bought 10 DVDs since then. -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 8, 09:15
  - I never got this far, but I'm not a big rewatcher so it has never been worth it to me to purchase. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:09
  - yeah, I've been toying with the idea of putting a bunch of stuff we just don't watch on half.com. - Callisto Dec 8, 09:09 2
    - I'll TiVo movies I own such because I like the TiVo control better than the DVDs player control you have while watching. -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 8, 09:10 1
      - exactly. -- nm - Callisto Dec 8, 09:11
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  - This is why I rarley buy DVDs anymore. And even with that, most DVDs I own haven't been touched/watched in years. -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 8, 09:04
- (so it's not worth the money to buy them.) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 8, 09:01 1
  - That and having to store them. I just hate having lots of stuff around, really. -- nm - mara Dec 8, 09:04
Weekend movies? The Visitor (A-), Transsiberian (B+), The Hoax (B), Die Hard (A). -- nm - Don Homer Dec 8, 08:58 26
- the deer hunter, A -- nm - mafic Dec 8, 09:26
- son of rambow c; le deuxieme souffle: a minus....nm - x, riding a unicorn of happiness over a rainbow Dec 8, 09:22
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- 1st hour of Step Brothers while priming for a Xmas party: A+ -- nm - Shaun Dec 8, 09:09
- Rewatched Cloverfield (B+) and the Original Andromeda Strain A -- nm - amoxy Dec 8, 09:05
- I watched no movies. I did get caught up on Dirty Sexy Money. - Callisto Dec 8, 09:03
- get smart: b. laughed the hardest i have i a long time at the (spoiler) - prayformojo Dec 8, 09:02
- Hancock - B - Liked it a lot. Wanted - A - Total popcorn goofiness, but sweet action sequences. -- nm - Jim Dec 8, 09:01
- Last half of The Punisher: C+. -- nm - emoticripple Dec 8, 09:01
- 1/2 of Hellride - that shit is almost impossible to watch - so far D - Epiphany Dec 8, 08:59
- Tropic Thunder (on the plane), B+. Downey is great. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:59 10
  - Ooof, they probably had to cut that movie up to get it on planes. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:01 9
    - pfffft, what are you talking about? That movie is not *nearly* as bad as that vulgar "Step Brothers"! -- nm - kelly Dec 8, 09:10 3
      - I was stunned when he said that; and I've not seen StepBrothers. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:11 2
        
        Rent it now. It's hilarious. -- nm - Shaun Dec 8, 09:19
        
        I wasn't. - kelly Dec 8, 09:13
    - If it's shown on one big screen, then yes. But not necessarily if there are individual entertainment systems for each passenger -- nm - Roger More Dec 8, 09:09 1
      - we did. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:10
    - I would imagine. there was swearing though. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:02 2
      - if there's nae Man Gravy, eet's crap -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 09:19 1
        
        er, not sure. truthfully, I was in my usual airplane zombie state. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:26
- Mission Impossible 3 ... A-. First 2/3 of Get Smart, B+ -- nm - Isaiah Thomas Dec 8, 08:58 3
  - is that when the sleeping pills kicked in? -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:00 2
    - Nah, we had to run to meet folks - Will Hunting Dec 8, 09:00 1
      - see, cause... -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:01
- Rachel Getting Married: A- -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 08:58
At my "wrong songs" dance event, someone danced to "Homo Christmas". I haven't laughed that hard is ages. -- nm - Amy Dec 8, 08:53 1
- I bet that was a lot of fun. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 8, 08:55
Amazon: Free Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Through Dec. 17th. -- (link) - Mop Dec 8, 08:52 4
- Wow, it's their.... normal... thing. (although good to know when it stops for Christmas. -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 08:53 3
  - Is it? I have that Prime thing (and abuse it frequently) so I didn't know. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 08:55
  - Mop, maybe you should just lay down for a bit. Sit this one out. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 08:55 1
    - I'm on a roll. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 08:55
Pippy, that is the way my family is, too. - kelly Dec 8, 08:50 2
- I hope it works out for them - one way or the other - life is too short to be unhappy. Big issues may need to be broached - Epiphany Dec 8, 08:55
- You know, this didn't even occur to me when you said you were "staying with your parents". - TFox Dec 8, 08:53
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- Hey guys, if you need a long-term solution to your problem, you got my number. -- nm - Isaiah Thomas Dec 8, 08:51 5
  - Don't forget me. I'd take the job too. -- nm - Bill Simmons Dec 8, 08:57 4
    - I really think it would be interesting to see Bill Simmons given a chance to do it. -- nm - pmb Dec 8, 09:04
    - I think I could do it too. Only 5 guys to keep watch over! That's like .... *counts on fingers* Not as much as football! -- nm - Mike Tice Dec 8, 08:59 1
      - and think of all the tickets you could scalp! -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 09:02
    - hell, I would. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 08:58
- Best GM in sports! -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 08:49
Did amoxy just call me "candy canes"? - nubby Dec 8, 08:48 2
- Put on a Santa Suit and do a strip tease nubby -- nm - amoxy Dec 8, 08:55
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I feel I need to apologize to JD. I feel terrible for getting your name confused. I suck at names. I promise it's not a "hispanic" thing. - Mop Dec 8, 08:45 7
- they all look the same -- nm - pigby the snowman Dec 8, 08:55
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  - that's the less popular Whitney Houston B-side. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 08:52
- I wouldn't stress it. I literally call every Mexican I've ever met "Ryan" as a default. - TFox Dec 8, 08:48 3
  - Do you have nieces or nephews? -- nm - nubby Dec 8, 08:50 2
    - Not a one. (?) -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 08:51 1
      - Then you don't know what it's like to be called Uncle Tom. -- nm - nubby Dec 8, 09:10
so have we heard Cantor is taking HSX real in 2009? will you play?? -- (link) - pigby the snowman Dec 8, 08:45 26
- Are they giving me a billion real dollars? -- nm - Amy Dec 8, 09:08
- Because now is such a good time to be investing in independent film. -- nm - Dano Dec 8, 09:03 1
  - I think they're pitching this as a financing vehicle for studio films as well, not just independent films... -- nm - znufrii Dec 8, 09:05
- "It has long sought to further leverage the 700,000 registered members of HSX" HAHA! Active? -- nm - lileve Dec 8, 09:00
- Wait. How is this not gambling? You're spending real money on virtual items. There's nothing backing these securities. - Mop Dec 8, 08:59 4
  - is that like credit default loans? -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 09:01 1
    - It's too complicated for us. Just approve it and be done with it. -- nm - SEC Dec 8, 09:05
  - there are futures markets in non-tangible things, like the value of the Dow or S&P over time -- nm - pigby the snowman Dec 8, 09:00 1
    - True. The future markets are nothing more than gambling. Legalized gambling. The casinos should all move to NYC and buy the failing brokerage firms. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 09:02
- I would but can a little person invest in such things? - Epiphany Dec 8, 08:51 1
  - i like it -- nm - Mazujingle Bells Dec 8, 08:52
- If I feel comfortable with how it works in reality I would try it. -- nm - pmb Dec 8, 08:50 3
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  - one big question for me is if they'll have short selling -- nm - pigby the snowman Dec 8, 08:52 1
    - I'd think only in the way it works in real life, which is more complicated than hitting a 'short' button. -- nm - TFox Dec 8, 08:57
- There. See. That's a realistic way of turning HSX viable. I won't play, though. I suck at HSX. - Mop Dec 8, 08:47
- At that point, I'm not sure "play" is the right word anymore, but I'd sure consider it. - TFox Dec 8, 08:47 5
  - it seems fraught for manipulation but we'll see -- nm - pigby the snowman Dec 8, 08:48 4
    - Well, as actual securities, I wonder how the "insider info" and things like the IRC channel would fly. - TFox Dec 8, 08:50 3
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        oh shit, that Anonymous Prime dude is gonna be busy -- nm - pigby the snowman Dec 8, 09:01
        
        Wow really, there are laws about this stuff? Who fucking knew? - TFox Dec 8, 09:01
- THey'll need to hire consultants to redo their website. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:47 1
  - *head explodes* -- nm - TaurusII Dec 8, 08:54
- hmmmm....doubtful I could afford to spare the cash...but an interesting concept, for sure... -- nm - znufrii Dec 8, 08:46
- I think I would. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 08:45
That Meg Ryan photo looks exactly like what Kelly Bundy would look like as a 50 year old. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 08:45
It wouldn't shock if there were multiple random shared friends between STers, having nothing to do with ST. - TFox Dec 8, 08:45 2
- It looked like Twug is also friends with her - not you. - kelly Dec 8, 08:48 1
  - Jeez, Mop. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:48
*loads up photoshop to give david some Fabio hair* -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 08:42 4
- you know who had creepy scary hair IRL? Yanni. a very obvious black dye job. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:44 2
  - Trump -- nm - Mazujingle Bells Dec 8, 08:45 1
    - good one. also, I have not seen him IRL, but Sir Paul looks like he has a bad dye job that would be obvious IRL. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 08:48
- darnit, I was aiming for a Last, not a first -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 08:43

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