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there is a rumor that Gearbox (aka the group that made Borderlands) may be working on completing Duke Nukem forever. - tRuMaN Aug 11, 14:59 5
- they'd be a great choice to do that. -- nm - Remlik Aug 11, 15:03
- they might but i doubt i will be like the first Duke - Danedukenuuk Aug 11, 15:02
- If it's true, it'll actually get completed in a timely fashion. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 11, 15:02
- hope you didn't throw away your GameStop reservation slip -- nm - pickles the cat Aug 11, 15:00 1
  - I'm lining up at GameCrazy right no--- Oh, right. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 11, 15:02
discussed? a grilled-cheese sandwich stuffed with mozzarella sticks. -- (link) - workmanda Aug 11, 14:58 3
- Something about mixing those two cheese flavors doesn't sit right with me. - Max Aug 11, 15:53
- a Mozzarella stick can never be Mozzarella - Danedukenuuk Aug 11, 15:04
- I think I could eat that. Happily. -- nm - mara, cheesehead Aug 11, 15:01
ohhhhhhhhh. Claptrap's New Robot Revolution," will be available in September on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC for $10. -- (link) - tRuMaN Aug 11, 14:55
It's not just a desert, it's a land of "immense solar resources." Unique solar energy farm in Dubai. -- (link) - mara Aug 11, 14:55
this board has died because there hasnt been enough halo talk -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 11, 14:52 2
- Uh-huh. -- nm - the liioulu with files Aug 11, 14:57
- I haven't played halo in weeeeeeeks. Mostly just MW2 and Braid. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 14:53
Man sets up romantic seaside proposal, $9k ring falls into ocean -- (link) - CovingtonCat Aug 11, 14:52 1
- Smart mom. -- nm - the liioulu with files Aug 11, 14:58
oil or all -- nm - BAD Aug 11, 14:42 2
- I do something between. I don't say oy-il, exactly, but it's not exactly all. -- nm - workmanda Aug 11, 15:02
- earl (not how I say it but how I hear it here) -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 11, 14:46
Clearly, we need audio of moose and squirrel (squirrel being TFox) saying these names. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 14:32 2
- "You say 'sabotage'. I say 'sabotaj'." -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 14:35 1
  - Don't tell me how to talk....it's sabowtajjjjjjjj -- nm - Big Bill Aug 11, 14:43
Chef FuX is on - Danedukenuuk Aug 11, 14:30
This board died a quick death. -- nm - David Aug 11, 14:27 4
- its all of the baseball talk. obviously. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 11, 14:30 2
  - Damn you, Brandon Phillips! - David Aug 11, 14:30 1
    - i am pretty sure that he was auditioning for a spot - tRuMaN Aug 11, 14:31
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Say Coo -- nm - CQ Aug 11, 14:14
Braves spoiler.... - David Aug 11, 13:55 2
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  - Spoiler - David Aug 11, 13:59
Announced that the "Bodies.." Exhibit is coming to town for the fall. I had never heard that the "donated" bodies were Chinese prisoners before. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 11, 13:53 17
- The one I've seen, Bodyworlds, goes to some length to explain how all of its bodies were obtained from volunteers. Whether this is a different show - Roger More Aug 11, 14:14 4
  - there are volunteers and then there are those who are volunteered -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 14:35
  - BodyWorlds uses only volunteers (see wiki link). Their competitors do not have a donor program and may have questionable sources - TWuG Aug 11, 14:19
  - there is a long waiting list too (so to speak) -- nm - zork Aug 11, 14:16 1
    - Looks like Winnipeg is (unsurprisingly) getting the "cheap" Asian knockoff. That doubles down on my reservations. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 11, 14:18
- from what I've read, there are serious questions about the provenance of the bodies used in the exhibit - znufrii Aug 11, 14:13 9
  - I have a serious question about the word provenance. PRO-veh-nance or PRAH-ve-nance? - Dr.Vermin Aug 11, 14:16 7
    - proooovnannceeey -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 11, 14:28
    - it sounds lovely in oration though. -- nm - TFox Aug 11, 14:18 2
      - I've never visited Oratia, but I hear the language is beautiful. -- nm - pmb Aug 11, 14:28
      - you've developed an oral fixation -- nm - zork Aug 11, 14:25
    - nmbl -- (link) - mara Aug 11, 14:18
    - Yeah, I don't get that euphemism either -- nm - jaxsean SI Aug 11, 14:17
    - pro-, pronounced as in prod -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 14:17
  - Yep. Your IM is what the wiki of this exhibit says...... -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Aug 11, 14:15
- I think that's a myth -- nm - zork Aug 11, 14:11
- We saw it in Vegas. It's pretty interesting. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 13:55
Where is this new Soundgarden song? nm - Dignan Aug 11, 13:48 3
- Link to song -- (link) - jack foley Aug 11, 14:07
- Relatedly: has anyone else heard the new Linkin Park song "The Catalyst?" - JaxSean Aug 11, 13:57
- heard it on the radio. Called "Black Rain". -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:49
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- I endorese her opinion but that might be much more difficult than she realises..... - Walt_Disney Aug 11, 13:55 12
  - While I think it's going to be very hard to find a Catholic priest who supports gay marriage it's not like they're going to harrass anyone who is gay - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 11, 14:04 11
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      - that's just all kinds of wrong - up to and including being factually incorrect. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 14:55 1
        
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      - Fun wedding. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 11, 14:48
      - at least you've moved down the list. Thank God for nuclear weapons! -- nm - zork Aug 11, 14:12 6
        
        Still above the Khmer Rouge though. -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 14:15 5
        
        The question is...what if you're a Gay Khmer Rougeian? -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 11, 14:29 4
        
        then you appreciate the accesorization. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 14:32 3
        
        how much flair can you get on an AK-47? -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 11, 14:40 2
        
        The Hello Kitty options alone are staggering. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 11, 14:44 1
        
        What they did to that T-34 is a shame. - Mel Profit Aug 11, 14:52
- What she really means, "I don't want to get married." -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 11, 13:54
- Depending on what she means, I'll give her better than a 0% chance of finding one. - TFox Aug 11, 13:48 1
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  - I'm confused...what law? I assume Argentina's passed a same-sex marriage thing...but that shouldn't truly impact church, right? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 14:03
  - Maybe you can turn one for her. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 13:50
- "I won't accept water that's wet." -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:45 3
  - ::gives you ice cubes:: -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 13:45 2
    - still wet. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:46 1
      - Not when I gave them to you. Not my fault if you ruined them. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 13:49
- ... -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 13:45
- Good for her. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 13:45
- um -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 13:45
- "Good luck with that." (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:45
ftr, *I* say AN-dree-ah. but i hear everything - On-dray-ah, onDRAYah, whatever. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 13:41 1
- congrats on the Thornton jersey. If it's a game-ready one it could be worth a fair bit. - zork Aug 11, 14:10
Okay....I just booked a flight that halved Southwest's prices. i've never seen that - Will Hunting Aug 11, 13:39 2
- you do have to help out with cranking the rubber band, though. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:39 1
  - No no, it's a legit airline and plane!! Well, as much as Delta is legit. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 13:40
angelica ... an-ja-LEE-ca or an-GEL-eh-ca - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 11, 13:38 1
- depends on how they say. i've heard both. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 13:41
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- Post your log in information and I will check it for you. I promise to cut and paste only on the IM, with "nmbML" on the outside. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 13:44
woah. metacritic just launched a redesigned site. -- (link) - TFox Aug 11, 13:36 2
- something I've found amusing is how it shows just how shitty an album has to be to get less than a 70. - Reagen Aug 11, 13:38 1
  - its true. this is probably why i was such an effective hack at it for so long. -- nm - TFox Aug 11, 13:40
Regardless of y'all's crazy pronouciation (except TFox), mara is still "mar-ah". (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:36 2
- Yes, of course. nm - Dignan Aug 11, 13:37
- I say thee NAY! -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:37
btw sens and sons rarely marry the other but often the same - Zeitgeist Aug 11, 13:33 2
- and also, they'll have six kids out of wedlock first. -- nm - TFox Aug 11, 13:34 1
  - no just two..no counting the his n hers previously -- nm - Zeitgeist Aug 11, 13:36
We clearly need Dane's input on all of this. -- nm - pmb Aug 11, 13:33 1
- heh -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 13:35
Has anyone but Covington Cat rec'd their summer stalker stuff yet? -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 13:30 6
- Oui. Two t's. Thanks Meg!!! -- nm - the liioulu with files Aug 11, 15:01
- Well, how about that, I just opened the package I received yesterday, and was going to post just how freaking awesome my stalker is!!! - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 11, 13:36 3
  - phew! I was worried that you hadn't rec'd it - yay!! - Diva Aug 11, 13:42 2
    - That is so sweet, thank you! - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 11, 13:50
    - ashlee - yikes, today has been rough. -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 13:43
- Yes but "Out for Delivery or Available at PO Box, August 07, 2010, 8:25 am" -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 11, 13:32
T-woo-ga (but don't pronounce the "a") -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 11, 13:30 7
- "twitter hug" -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 11, 13:34 1
  - *glare* - TWuG Aug 11, 13:36
- I'm surprised at the variations on my handle. FTR, it rhymes with "rug", but the different takes on it amuse me. - TWuG Aug 11, 13:32 3
  - Yes. - CovingtonCat Aug 11, 13:34
  - that's what I figured -- nm - sigh-core Aug 11, 13:33
  - I've always read it as sounding like rug. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 13:33
- Did The Mask just destroy a car windshield? -- nm - TFox Aug 11, 13:31
How do you pronounce enunciation? - David Aug 11, 13:28 9
- ee-nun-cee-ay-shun and pro-nowns -- nm - TWuG Aug 11, 13:34
- enn-unn-see-ay-shun. pro-noun-seh (sort of) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 13:30
- What's another word for thesaurus? -- nm - oblique Aug 11, 13:29 6
  - should abbreviation be such a long word? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:30 5
    - what did tornadoes hit *before* there were trailer parks? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 13:32
    - Why won't this thread end? nm - Dignan Aug 11, 13:31 3
      - this -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 13:32 2
        
        Who agrees with dignan? -- nm - David Aug 11, 13:33 1
        
        right is right - Spawn Aug 11, 13:35
amanda, you also have years worth of gum rotting in your stomach that you've swallowed -- nm - oblique Aug 11, 13:28 4
- and pepper! Pepper never leaves your intestinal tract. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 13:30 2
  - really? -- nm - sigh-core Aug 11, 13:33 1
    - No, not really. It's an old wive's tale. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 14:51
- right? and what if danny pagano was telling the truth about raisins? all you raisin eaters are going to die of beestings! -- nm - workmanda Aug 11, 13:30
I feel like znufrii attending an ex-school of oratory explains a shitload. -- nm - TFox Aug 11, 13:27 3
- I still feel like I'm being Punk'd. (nm) - musubi, pronounciation guide Aug 11, 13:29
- damnit, you figured that one out. Now I need to come up with something new to keep people on their toes... -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 13:28
- plus: all the lead-flavored paint chips. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 11, 13:28
nmbKrusty - Spawn Aug 11, 13:27 1
- Luckily I didn't send it out yet. I did pack it really well and I'm annoyed I'll have to ruin my nice packing job. - Krusty Aug 11, 13:29
Jax. Re: 7 Samurai. - Mel Profit Aug 11, 13:26 15
- I figure I'll watch it just so I can make an informed decision. - JaxSean Aug 11, 13:30 9
  - I'll reluctantly admit that I hit the fast forward once or twice on it -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 13:31 8
    - I also have Rashomon in my queue. Is that any better? - JaxSean Aug 11, 13:34 7
      - imo, much -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 13:37
      - love Rashomon. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 11, 13:36 5
        
        Though Mifune is no less scenery chewing. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:38 4
        
        I don't recall the cackling like in Seven Samurai. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 11, 13:39 3
        
        maybe "no less" isn't right, but he's kind of hammy. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:41 2
        
        big time. he chews the scenery and finds it delicious. -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 13:49
        
        hammy I can deal with...shrieking cackles is another matter. - Mel Profit Aug 11, 13:44
- I agree. that's why I like a lot of the recent chinese takes on the 7 Samurai. they get right to it. -- nm - Remlik Aug 11, 13:30 2
  - and while part of the original MTV Generation I'll gladly sit through 2+hrs of something. But not that. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 11, 13:32 1
    - you and me both brother. -- nm - Remlik Aug 11, 13:39
- Sturges gets to the point soooo much faster. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:28 1
  - I wanted to love it... - Mel Profit Aug 11, 13:31

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