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SXSW 2011 registration is open -- (link) - ty97 Aug 4, 10:45 4
- Aug 4: San Diego Comic-Con 2011 (July 21-24) Online Registration Opening Soon. - Mop Aug 4, 10:55 2
  - DragonCon is Labor Day Weekend. It's now FIVE days making that 100 dollar ticket at the door feel a bit better. -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 10:57
  - road trip! -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 10:56
- *groans* -- nm - Movie Audience Aug 4, 10:52
Actual model car racing, controlled via a arcade-like console. -- (link) - mara Aug 4, 10:45
Wikileaks posted a 1.3Gb encrypted "insurance" document on its site. -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 10:45 13
- heh. nice. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 10:51
- how James Bond. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 10:48
- In a way, wikileaks is what I have always hoped the internet would become. - David Aug 4, 10:48 10
  - Anarchy for all! - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 4, 11:00
  - I think I simultaneously love wikileaks and support the kid who leaked all the documents getting prosecuted. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 10:50 8
    - no concern about safety of the troops over there? -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:51 7
      - that's not what i said. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 10:52 4
        
        I'm not a fan of Assange, though I may feel sympathy for the kid. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:53 3
        
        I have no sympathy for any of them, I hope they're all prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 4, 10:58
        
        huh. i'm like 100% backwards on that. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 10:54 1
        
        especially since his spy code was his name and birth year. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 10:55
      - oh please. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:51 1
        
        why do you say that? -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:53
latest movies watched - Hot Tub Time Machine, totally wretched and awful movie; Kick-Ass, lived up to its title -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 10:45 31
- Inception B or B+ -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 10:55
- charlie st. cloud: (empty) inception: (I have no idea) -- nm - workmanda Aug 4, 10:54
- HTTM wasn't terrible, but it could have been so much better, a missed oppurtunity. Wish he'd make Grosse Pointe 2 -- nm - Remlik Aug 4, 10:53 1
  - It was terrible. It could have been a whole hell of a lot better. -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 10:54
- I'd probably give them both a solid B. nm - Dignan Aug 4, 10:52
- You are correct about Hot Tub Time Machine, but Kick-Ass is even worse. (I walked out on it) -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 10:50
- We got an interview with Chloe Moretz. That girl's resume clearly suggests she's in for some psychological trouble in the future. -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 10:47 1
  - that is cool -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 10:49
- I really liked them both. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 10:47 17
  - Yup. I walked out of HTTM thinking it might be funnier than The Hangover. - Dr.Vermin Aug 4, 10:48 16
    - dude, oh dude *shakes head* -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 10:50
    - Ugh....it's the movie that pushed me over the edge on theatres. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:49 12
      - I never saw the point of going to the theater for a comedy - con_carne Aug 4, 10:51 10
        
        It's the audience that makes movies funny in some cases. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:54
        
        There's Something About Mary isn't half the movie at home that it was in a crowd - Reagen Aug 4, 10:53 7
        
        mars attacks is one of my least favorites ever. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:54 4
        
        in a full theatre where people are into it, it's fantastic. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 10:55 1
        
        Opening night, especially. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 10:56
        
        Tim Burton. 'nuff said. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:55 1
        
        I love some of his stuff. Other stuff is garbage. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:57
        
        Come to think of it, I still remember the crowd reaction to the zipper scene :) -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 10:54
        
        Hmm. I still think TSAM is a gem, but yeah that was a good theater experience. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:53
        
        Sometimes it can be a lot of fun via infectious laughter. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:52
      - Is it really that bad? *recalibrates expectations* -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:51
    - I hope you're right. I really like The Hangover, and expect to watch HTTM tonight (as long as the USPS doesn't let me down). -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:49 1
      - If you enjoyed and/or fondly remember the 80's, that helps a lot. - Dr.Vermin Aug 4, 10:52
- *glove slap* -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:45 3
  - what are you slapping me for - John Cusak should be slapped -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 10:46 2
    - For 2012, maybe. Though I don't really blame him for that. - Callisto Aug 4, 10:49 1
      - I rented HTTM expecting it to be quality because his name was on it. I don't blame Robinson and Corddry for doing whatever comes their way -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 10:52
- i haven't seen either of these. How is that possible? -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 10:45
There were only 12 people in the theater during Inception yesterday, and there was still groaning when N. Night's name showed up on the Devil trailer. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 10:44 4
- Ours Sunday had about 30 people. All but two groaned. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 10:49 1
  - remember when we saw Scott Pilgrim, I started booing and people started laughing. -- nm - Remlik Aug 4, 10:54
- Hee. I was all, "oooh!" Then his name came up, "Oh. Skip." -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 10:45 1
  - Same here. "Ooh, that looks decent... oh no... -- nm - Ender Aug 4, 10:46
LYC: Wow, Bill Shatner is shilling for a DC ambulance chaser law firm. Didn't think he was hard up for money. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:44 9
- I got Frank Furillo (hill street blues) a couple days ago -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 11:09
- I see the Hulkster is schilling for Rent-a-Center now. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 4, 11:03
- he's not. but cut a large enough check and Big Bill is there. -- nm - Remlik Aug 4, 10:54 1
  - looks like a pretty slimy firm. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:55
- He isn't. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 4, 10:47
- he did a couple ads here a few years ago for a lawyer - Lafarrow Aug 4, 10:46
- Didn't he make a bazillion dollars on Priceline stock? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 10:45 1
  - No, he sold it before it took off. He made money but not the hundreds of millions that people say. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 10:46
- pretty sure he's not. -- nm - zork Aug 4, 10:44
Hmm. Another bad email addy giver. Anyone live near this place? - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 10:42 1
- Rebecca Eagen is going to miss her MSU reunion. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 10:43
I just had one of my favorite lunches ever: I ate the cold slimy cheese off of two pieces of pizza. mmmmm. -- nm - workmanda Aug 4, 10:42 14
- that sounds about as appetizing as groiny jizz. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 10:44 4
  - fuck you JaxSean - zork Aug 4, 10:45 2
    - Better your mind than on your face. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 10:47 1
      - sounds like you're speaking from experience - zork Aug 4, 10:59
  - did you really need "groiny" in that sentence?? :) -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:45
- I had an uber-yummy lunch. Some delicious cream of crab soup, and split a spicy sausage and pepperoni pizza with someone. -- (link) - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:43 4
  - Matchbox is one of my favorite restaurants! What are you doing in DC? -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 10:45 3
    - Working / living. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:46 2
      - I meant like actually in DC? I thought you were in Columbia? - MDH Aug 4, 10:46 1
        
        Yeah, I live there. Work just outside DC. Our staff went there for lunch to celebrate someone's promotion. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:48
- I will now puke -- nm - CQ Aug 4, 10:43
- you're weird -- nm - chuckles Aug 4, 10:42
- We should totally date. -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 10:42 1
  - it's the *best,* right? my favorite is with sausage. mmmm. (obvs not fridged pizza. pizza left on the counter for several hours.) -- nm - workmanda Aug 4, 10:53
Nominate a book for September here -- (link) - ty97 Aug 4, 10:42
there's 600, Albert. That's what you were waiting for. - prayformojo Aug 4, 10:41
USGA is using the Canadian tour to test shorter distance balls -- (link) - zork Aug 4, 10:41
12-year-old Little League pitcher's fastball reaches 79 mph, comparable to big leaguer's at 104 (due to smaller distance from mound to plate). -- (link) - mara Aug 4, 10:40 11
- We're never even going to know when the cyborgs take over, will we? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 10:47
- It's humbling to know that a 12-yr old could probably blow a fastball by me. - zombie musubi Aug 4, 10:45 2
  - About 8 years ago, for our company softball team, we all went ot eh batting cages (lots of Indians who'd never played).... - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:48
  - *bunts* -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:45
- A kid when I was growing up hit 72-73 at 12. When he was 17 as a senior, he was hitting 77-78. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:42 4
  - I imagine that might be fairly common. The wunderkind who peaks in little league. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:44
  - I wonder what kind of INTs Favre was throwing at that age? -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 10:43 2
    - Horrendously bad ones into triple coverage. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:43 1
      - Quadruple coverage?? YES!! Watch this, dad! -- nm - 15 year-old Favre Aug 4, 10:47
- His manager denies all rumors of Wheaties abuse -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 10:42
- *gives hima signing bonus of $1,000,000* It's the next Brien Taylor! -- nm - Yankees Aug 4, 10:42
Seriously, what does Justin Smoak have to do to be considered waaaaaay overhyped? -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:39 5
- I.....agree? - zombie musubi Aug 4, 10:41 2
  - Weren't you talking about how much you liked that deal for Seattle or am I confusing you with somebody else here? - David Aug 4, 10:43 1
    - I hope that wasn't me. I thought Texas "won" that one. - zombie musubi Aug 4, 11:00
- change his name to heyward? -- nm - Lafarrow Aug 4, 10:39 1
  - .450 OBP since coming off the DL! -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:41
I can not wait until The Walking Dead comes on the air. Can.Not.Wait. grrrrrr -- nm - CQ Aug 4, 10:38 1
- Because I'm it it? -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 10:53
oooh, just bought adorable round toed, cuban heeled, brown shoes with some top stitching detail at lunch for **$5.31** including tax. - Andie Aug 4, 10:36 13
- round...OH, round TOES, never mind -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 11:12
- what is cuban heeled? -- nm - Lafarrow Aug 4, 10:38 10
  - low thick heeled, like a professional dance show -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 10:41 3
    - 1940's style - gotcha -- nm - Lafarrow Aug 4, 10:45
    - Havana Rakatan! -- nm - Black Rabbit Aug 4, 10:44
    - or, shoe. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 10:41
  - recycled raft parts -- nm - CQ Aug 4, 10:40
  - Beatle boots were cuban heeled. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:39 2
    - oh that clears it up - whats a beatle boot? -- nm - Lafarrow Aug 4, 10:40 1
      - Oh lookie, they have their own wiki page. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 4, 10:41
  - crafted from real Cubans! -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 10:39 1
    - i thought maybe clear -- nm - Lafarrow Aug 4, 10:39
- ooh, jealous. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:37
*has a "600" tattoo stenciled onto the centaur* -- nm - ARod Aug 4, 10:36
Jessica Alba in FHM -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 10:34 1
- And...Kelly Brook for Reebok -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 10:35
who will be . . . america's first MasterChef?! -- nm - chuckles Aug 4, 10:34 25
- Whomever it is, the Covenant is in for a world of hurt. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Aug 4, 10:40
- how many frigging gordon ramsay shows can one world need?....nm - xi Aug 4, 10:36 14
  - He must not like his home life - amoxy Aug 4, 10:54
  - He's broke, so he needs all the tv money he can get. -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:45
  - well - none of the 12 restaurants are making money so... -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 10:38 11
    - i guess i should eat at london someday -- nm - chuckles Aug 4, 10:42
    - i kind of don't get celebrity chef restaurants. i mean, it's not like these guys are actually doing any cooking in them....nm - xi Aug 4, 10:40 5
      - It simplifies things for people who are dilletante foodies and unwilling to actually research which may be the better restaurants -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 10:46 1
        
        Or heck, even decide what they like and want to try -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 10:50
      - but we're supposed to think they cam up with all the recipes, right? -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:45
      - nope. but his blatant whoring for bland chain food probably made him some nice cash!....nm - xi Aug 4, 10:43
      - woah woah woah. Tyler Florence didn't cook my meal at Applebees? - TFox Aug 4, 10:41
    - I know a guy that worked for him, said he's unbearable in person -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 10:39 3
      - that's so hard to believe. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:46
      - as opposed to his loveable TV personality -- nm - chuckles Aug 4, 10:41
      - I'd love to see him on Top Chef Masters, but that would never happen. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 10:40
- has that started? any good? -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 10:35 8
  - I foresee a fair amount of yelling -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 10:39 1
    - not really. just blunt evaluations of the dish -- nm - chuckles Aug 4, 10:41
  - 2nd episode this week. it's American Idol with food -- nm - chuckles Aug 4, 10:35 5
    - The problem I see is that on AI you know as a viewer when a contestant's bad. Here even the bad ones have food that looks halfway decent. -- nm - Ender Aug 4, 10:44
    - I'm glad they hammer on the people that do all the little frou frou presentation things - Reagen Aug 4, 10:39
    - that would be like porn for me. better not watch. -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 10:38 2
      - c'mon. you know you wanna -- nm - chuckles Aug 4, 10:41 1
        
        *~bow chick bow eaaaat...~* -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 10:49
dawson - why was the need for the marked ball erased? i can't watch the game. -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 10:33 2
- spoils - Krusty Aug 4, 10:34 1
  - nice! -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 10:35
Torchlight 2 coming next spring -- (link) - eag Aug 4, 10:33
STIS: Is every single episode of Maury about paternity? - loosilu Aug 4, 10:31 13
- This time, I'm 10,000% sure that this 11th guy is my baby's daddy. - zork Aug 4, 10:43 1
  - Years ago I saw one where they tested at least 8 guys. I think the girl couldn't even remember who else to test. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:47
- No, some are about cheating and others are about controlling/abusive men. -- (link) - mara Aug 4, 10:34 1
  - thanks. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:36
- doesn't he still do "I was a geek but now I'm hawt!" among other classics? -- nm - zork Aug 4, 10:34 2
  - Don't forget the classic "He or She?" episodes -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 10:36 1
    - I always like the "I'm cheating on you"... with your mom... and we're having a baby eps. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 4, 10:50
- You ARE the baby's father! *crowd gasp* OMG! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 10:33 2
  - *does a victory dance around the stage* -- nm - other guy Aug 4, 10:36 1
    - heee -- nm - zork Aug 4, 10:42
- "and the envelope says!" -- nm - CQ Aug 4, 10:33 1
  - This one is interesting. Eight women, eight babies, one guy. Not sure of the score so far. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 10:37
- yes -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 10:32

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