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adding to the weekend plans poll: I think I'll take my fiance out to dinner. -- nm - Diva, holding out for pancakes and backrubs Aug 13, 13:16 9
- busy weekend in the wedding biz...I'll catch a funk jazz band at Doyle's -- nm - Zeitgeist Aug 13, 13:22
- Steaks at Longhorn tonight, in the morning the drive starts from SC to Nova Scotia - J Aug 13, 13:21
- can i read something into that nick? -- nm - TFox Aug 13, 13:18 4
  - nah. did not mean to suggest that. just would like some pancakes and backrubs. -- nm - Diva, holding out for pancakes and backrubs Aug 13, 13:20 3
    - that's something tgat should be negotiated into the prenup - Zeitgeist Aug 13, 13:25
    - heh. ok. :) -- nm - TFox Aug 13, 13:20
    - I think many of us can agree with that. -- nm - the liioulu with heat advisory Aug 13, 13:20
- I am going to a friend's house on a lake to kayak, jet ski and drink beer - amoxy Aug 13, 13:18 1
  - that sounds like a good time - Diva, holding out for pancakes and backrubs Aug 13, 13:19
I've only seen the first hour of Rubicon so far. But I liked it - crash davis Aug 13, 13:12 3
- plot twists are much too telegraphed...spoiler - Zeitgeist Aug 13, 13:16 1
  - I didn't see (spoiler) coming - crash davis Aug 13, 13:18
- It is so slow. I do like the main character, but it is losing me -- nm - amoxy Aug 13, 13:16
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- that boring, retiring to a remote monastery is so much cooler sounding -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 13:13 2
  - oh wow, he's going to become Batman. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 13:13 1
    - even cooler sounding yet! -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 13:14
- He and Ma$e can start a church. -- nm - nubby Aug 13, 13:12
- Awwww chr...me....I had him in my fantasy league. -- nm - Jesus Aug 13, 13:11
People are looking at me because of Project Runway. - the liioulu with heat advisory Aug 13, 13:10
Blair Underwood as the President? - amoxy Aug 13, 13:07 3
- "I would like to extend this hearty handshake to our new......." nm -- nm - groiny Aug 13, 13:10
- "How will know that it's the future in movies now?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 13:09 1
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whenever i see a whole board full of sports talk a always assume there's something unpleasant being unmentioned b2 -- nm - Zeitgeist Aug 13, 13:06 1
- bery went a little banhammer happy on B2. -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 13:07
Chipper's press conference live right now on MLB Network -- nm - nubby Aug 13, 13:05 2
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  - Surgery is tomorrow, and he's talking about a quick rehab. Sounds like he's not planning on it. -- nm - nubby Aug 13, 13:08
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- ugh. i hate you. -- nm - TFox Aug 13, 13:07 3
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    - i admittedly haven't heard word one about him. -- nm - TFox Aug 13, 13:15 1
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Corgi learns to jump into water like a Lab. -- (link) - mara Aug 13, 13:03 [youtube] 8 1
- this of course led to the viewing of other cute corgi videos. work be damned. -- nm - Diva, holding out for pancakes and backrubs Aug 13, 13:18
- oof, every jump is a belly flop -- nm - dogbert Aug 13, 13:17 1
  - But he can dog paddle. -- nm - the liioulu with heat advisory Aug 13, 13:18
- he hasn't learned to trust the life vest. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with heat advisory Aug 13, 13:08
- I like how he first barked at the tennis ball like that would bring it back on its own volition -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 13:07
- awwwww, what a good and brave doggie! -- nm - b. Aug 13, 13:06 1
  - the corgi long jump record remains stuck at 10 inches. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 13:08
- sweet jeebus that's hilarious. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 13:05
lir: diva wins! -- nm - dogbert Aug 13, 13:00 2
- after I saw her answer, I felt silly for not immediately guessing it -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 13:04
- if Mel is the prize, I am happy to lose. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 13, 13:01
heavenly wine and roses seem to inspire me whan you smile -- nm - Zeitgeist Aug 13, 12:55
The guide to the remaining NHL free agents -- (link) - Reagen Aug 13, 12:54
LIR: ugh, this is the family drama stuff that drives me f-in crazy...(with addendum) - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 13, 12:54 59
- I would go along with it. In the long run it won't matter -- nm - amoxy Aug 13, 13:15
- what is the hospital gonna kick your sister out? if it was my new niece/nephew, I would just be there to see the kid. if my in-law didn't want me to - dogbert Aug 13, 13:10
- your feelings are legit. However, you will not win this. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:01
- Women. What can you do. -- nm - Loyola Aug 13, 12:59
- short answer: yes. - b. Aug 13, 12:58 47
  - in my situation, that would be directly attributed to malicious intent - oblique Aug 13, 13:08 4
    - that sucks, but it doesn't sound like it's applicable to stephen. if there's been other shut-out-y behavior, things may be different. -- nm - b. Aug 13, 13:09 3
      - His sister could feel that way (intentionally left out) - oblique Aug 13, 13:11 2
        
        to me, it sounded like stephen is the one who's feeling slighted. I hope his sister, who has given birth herself, would understand. if not, sorry! -- - b. Aug 13, 13:16 1
        
        Oh, I'm feeling it, on her behalf as well, and when/if she finds out I'm sure she will too -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 13, 13:21
  - Sure, but when she sets it up that way...and in such a way that her family is included and mine isn't... -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 13, 12:59 41
    - imo, if she spent all this time carrying and delivering the baby, she gets... what's reasonable? like 6 hours? - TFox Aug 13, 13:05 17
      - Agreed. - musubi Aug 13, 13:10
      - Amy said no visits the *day* of. That was for the three of us. - Spawn Aug 13, 13:09 6
        
        See, that's what I wanted, but even with Connor it was her moms, and her grandma that were there right afterwards... - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 13, 13:21
        
        Then reitirate that and say the sister can bring Conor, but then she has to leave, and can see the baby the next day. -- nm - the liioulu with heat advisory Aug 13, 13:16 1
        
        Sorry, misread the pposter. -- nm - the liioulu with heat advisory Aug 13, 13:20
        
        See, that's what I wanted, but even with Connor it was her moms, and her grandma that were there right afterwards... - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 13, 13:16
        
        personally, that's what i would prefer. i didn't want to deal with anyone else that day. -- nm - TFox Aug 13, 13:11 1
        
        It really made sense and made it far more enjoyable. - Spawn Aug 13, 13:15
      - logic would dictate nine months. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:06 8
        
        eff that. she already cashed in a lot of it getting pancakes and backrubs and shit. - TFox Aug 13, 13:08 7
        
        right, because 2 hours a week of pancakes and backrubs is equivalent. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:09 6
        
        he's totally joking. -- nm - b. Aug 13, 13:11 5
        
        loosi is too - Roger More Aug 13, 13:12 3
        
        zing! (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 13:14
        
        you are so dead. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:13
        
        heh. -- nm - TFox Aug 13, 13:12
        
        I know. - loosilu Aug 13, 13:12
    - she also gets to decide who sees her after she's gone through surgery. - b. Aug 13, 13:04 7
      - p.s. if it is just about seeing the baby, like in the nursery instead of her room, I'd wager ashlee wouldn't have an issue with it. -- nm - b. Aug 13, 13:08 4
        
        I don't think most hospitals have nurseries anymore. (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 13:19 2
        
        although some hospitals still have them, I should have said "a nursery" instead. -- nm - b. Aug 13, 13:21
        
        STOP IGNORING ME!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 13:21
        
        That was why I asked. A lot of hospitals don;t do the nursery thing, unless theer are complications. -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 13:08
      - this too. I'd pick my sister or best friend before anyone else. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:07 1
        
        *feels shunned* -- nm - dogbert Aug 13, 13:14
    - You've got two choices - suck it up, or invite your sister to come too. -- nm - the liioulu with heat advisory Aug 13, 13:01
    - 20 years down the road, no one's going to give a crap about who saw who first. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 13:00 13
      - hurt feelings are hurt feelings. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 13, 13:09 7
        
        Is your sister making an issue of it? "Is someone seeing the new baby before me?" - JaxSean Aug 13, 13:16 1
        
        She isn't, because she doesn't know yet. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 13, 13:25
        
        And people can let hurt feelings go. - musubi Aug 13, 13:13
        
        all I'm saying is, you can make this an issue, or you can take the long view that it's not going to matter in the end. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 13:11
        
        I would really play up the "hurting from the surgery and does not want to entertain" aspect, then. -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 13:10
        
        if its part of a pattern, that's different, but people shouldn't feel excluded if they don't get to immediately see other people's babies. * - TFox Aug 13, 13:10 1
        
        it's the "before the other person" part where it gets weird. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:11
      - This. (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 13:08
      - I disagree. My mother and I saw my my niece before any other (non mom & dad) family members 14 years ago. - Spawn Aug 13, 13:07
      - this. I never understood the whole thing about this. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:01
      - what else are they going to have to fight about in the hovercar? -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 13:01 1
        
        whose turn it is to get probed by the Antaerians. -- nm - Reagen Aug 13, 13:02
- I don't think you're overreacting in having those feelings, but that said, in the long run its probably best to just go along with her. -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 12:56 6
  - This sound far too much like taking the "yes, dear" route for me. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 13, 13:01 5
    - as they say, pick your battles. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:04
    - Agreed. But theone time I give into this is when my wife has expelled a new human from her body. - Spawn Aug 13, 13:04
    - yeah, but Reagen had a valid point above -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 13:03
    - As long as *you're* the first one to see the baby (along with her), I think that's importance #1. - JaxSean Aug 13, 13:03 1
      - I was probably the eleventeenth person to see my younger brother and sister, and couldn't care less. -- nm - loosilu Aug 13, 13:06
We started getting some traffic today from a site with the url la-gang.net - prayformojo Aug 13, 12:52 2
- woah, those guys look *tough*....nm - xi Aug 13, 12:54
- French hoods? -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 12:54
ML and Musubi need to open up a business as arbitration attorneys. - groiny Aug 13, 12:52
sitwap - Peru battles rabid vampire bats after 500 people bitten -- (link) - crash davis Aug 13, 12:52 2
- somebody dispatch James Woods! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 13, 12:53 1
  - Its going to be a long drive in the muscle car for me, plus hiding the shotguns at every border crossing. Not looking forward to it. -- nm - crash davis Aug 13, 12:54
groiny: Wins are a crap stat, and you know that. (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 12:52 24
- and your basis of Cahill being less than Liriano is based on the strikeout? - groiny Aug 13, 12:53 10
  - Popups are almost equivalent to Ks. But Cahill isn't getting a ton of popups, he's getting a ton of gound balls. - musubi Aug 13, 12:57 9
    - one half a runner per inning less makes up a lot of ground. - groiny Aug 13, 12:59 8
      - If the question is: Are Cahill and Liriano both good pitchers? The answer is yes. - musubi Aug 13, 13:03 7
        
        for 2010, you would be wrong. - groiny Aug 13, 13:07 6
        
        Who had better results? Cahill. Who was better? Liriano. (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 13:11 5
        
        seriously, you were on my side on the Value of Adam Dunn, correct? - groiny Aug 13, 13:14 4
        
        Not really. A pitcher's job is to stop any runners. A strikeout gives you basically a 0 EV of bases. - Will Hunting Aug 13, 13:20 1
        
        no, it is putting the value in the ON BASE, and not in the whiffs. - groiny Aug 13, 13:22
        
        No it's not. Pitching is different from hitting. Pitchers rely on defense to get outs. Hitter rely only on themselves to hit the ball. - musubi Aug 13, 13:16 1
        
        you are ignoring the on base to concentrate on whiffs and HR allowed. - groiny Aug 13, 13:20
- Lets not get too adamant about this -- nm - Cy Young Aug 13, 12:52 2
  - You've got your record and a award named after you, just be happy. (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 13:05 1
    - although, for a pitcher like Lee who pitched for the teamwith the worst record in baseball.... - groiny Aug 13, 13:09
- yes, I do, but when discussing "best pitcher" they have to factor in somewhere. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 13, 12:52 9
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    - although, i'll through this out there: if you're talking "best pitcher", then that has to account for results, not expected future performance. - TFox Aug 13, 12:59 4
      - That's a fair point. Forward vs backward looking makes a difference. (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 13:05
      - this is pretty much my point, spoken a bit better. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 13, 13:00 2
        
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        Sure, I love to debate baseball shit, regardless. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 13, 13:02
    - point taken, but other than whiffs, where is Liriano better than Cahill? - groiny Aug 13, 12:55 2
      - Preventing HRs. Cahills been good at it, Liriano's been *great* at it. (nm) - musubi Aug 13, 13:01 1
        
        I have never heard this used for a pitchers effectiveness. - groiny Aug 13, 13:07
eat pray hyde -- nm - dr. banjo Aug 13, 12:51 10
- eat, $#!t, and live, because =====> -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 13, 13:10
- die die die....nm - xi Aug 13, 12:58
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  - no, i'm thinking of any deposition that i want to make sure the deponent shows up under compulsion of a subpoena - dr. banjo Aug 13, 12:59 5
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      - have all of your depositions been taken with leave of court? - dr. banjo Aug 13, 13:07 3
        
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        you depose non-parties too. who, as you astutely point out, have no obligation to show up unless they are compelled by an accompanying subpoena - dr. banjo Aug 13, 13:12 1
        
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- ::updates stalker rankings:: -- nm - Spawn Aug 13, 12:51

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