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I love currency redesigns. The one where the bills are different lengths is my favorite. -- (link) - mara Aug 24, 17:50 1
- ours too -- nm - blind people Aug 24, 17:52
Passenger caught bringing 200 pounds of dates through LAX. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 17:47 2
- He dates fruits? -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 17:48 1
  - Somebody here had to make that connection :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 17:50
Heather lasted 15 minutes into The Crazies -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 17:31 1
- oops. Sorry. - Kim Pine Aug 24, 17:36
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- His hall of fame performance. - Spawn Aug 24, 17:47
- Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 17:31
Perhaps it is low humidity, but this doesn't feel like 101 degrees. -- nm - ty97 Aug 24, 17:20 1
- It's 104 up here -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 17:31
Oh my! Truck loaded with gravel lost control coming into Santa Barbara, crushed a house killing 3 people. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 17:17
half of all spam comes from one criminal org, which controls 1.3m hacked zombie computers, 92% of all email is spam -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 24, 17:10
loosi alert: "... Jon reports on America's looming bedbugageddon tonight..." on The Daily Show. -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 17:08
This post has ben reformatted from the original. It has been formatted for this screen, content, and to run in the allotted time slot. -- nm - Qale Aug 24, 17:00 7
- no popcorn? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 17:06
- frickin' post and scan -- nm - zork Aug 24, 17:02 3
  - edits the dialog to 'falcon' -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 17:08
  - my favorite! -- nm - dayvid Aug 24, 17:04
  - BttF2 on Nick -- nm - Qale Aug 24, 17:03
- turn down the lights -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 17:01 1
  - where applicable -- nm - mara Aug 24, 17:04
Apple seaking patent on Spyware -- (link) - amoxy Aug 24, 16:58
Big Brother's Kristen is ebaying her hippietard & wig -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 24, 16:48 1
- /steals the word "hippietard" for other purposes -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 16:51
heh, this is neat: kid finds 1856 coin in some old furniture. (This is totally something I would have been excited about as a kid) -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 24, 16:46 3
- "Mark, don't listen to these people, that coin is worthless. However, I'll trade your daughter a nice shiny quarter for it." - heh -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 17:07
- 1,856? Wow, that couch must have weighed a ton. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 16:47 1
  - No, you've clearly mistaken it for your mom. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 16:50
if we were getting the Santa Ana winds, i'd be dead - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 16:44 1
- It is quite comfy here. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 17:47
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- Ugh. It loses just for that awful version of Life is a Highway. -- nm - Inigo Aug 24, 17:48
- haven't seen it. -- nm - CQ Aug 24, 16:40
- Ratatouille -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 16:38
- incredibles. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 16:37 4
  - This has become Connor's latest favorite movie. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 24, 17:46 3
    - Latest? Why not watch it again then. - Spawn Aug 24, 17:50 2
      - Because we had just finished watching it... - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 24, 17:52 1
        
        Just saying, after the dozens of times I have seen the two, seeing anything else would be welcomed. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 17:53
- Hands down. - Spawn Aug 24, 16:35
you know whose DNA test revealed some Jewish and African heritage? -- (link) - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 16:33 8
- ummm, everyone? -- nm - zork Aug 24, 17:02 1
  - heh, this is what I thought :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 17:06
- Sammy Davis. Jr. -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 16:37 1
  - I thought he was a convert -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 17:11
- Corey Feldman definitely qualifies for this one. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 16:37
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- Yaffet Khotto -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 16:35
- Coccotti. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 16:35
"You let me down. You didn't deliver the sapphire monkey" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 16:16
"I'm not goin to the Sheriff, I'm not goin to the Governor, I'm not goin to the President; I'm comin to YOU" -- nm - John Wayne Aug 24, 16:07
Bery - con_carne Aug 24, 16:01 [Backboard] 1
- I did, yes :) I do like boats of all kinds, but I have a preference for sailboats. they at least have the pretense of being "green". :) - Beryllium Aug 24, 16:04
The Jordan Jesse Go podcast episode with the Penny Arcade guys never officially went up, it seems. - Tim Aug 24, 15:49
Any one else having trouble getting into MOuse Hunt? -- nm - the liioulu with umbrella just in case Aug 24, 15:44 5
- both hitgrab games have had suck load times and sporadic outages for a few days now. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 15:45 4
  - maybe they are hosted in Vancouver. (They have had some major power issues lately) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:49 2
    - i actually do think they are in the canadas. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 15:50 1
      - based in Oakville, Ontario ... but they might still be affected. - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:52
  - I'm not even getting it today. -- nm - the liioulu with umbrella just in case Aug 24, 15:46
phish is stopping a five minute walk from my office on their fall tour. - TFox Aug 24, 15:43 8
- why is phish walking only for five minutes and why from your office? - zork Aug 24, 16:51
- Make sure you have plenty of air freshener. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 16:17 1
  - and coolers of cheese sandwiches. -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 16:19
- So, you're willing to go out of RI see them? That's dedication, man. -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 15:47 1
  - thats well played. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 15:48
- Never really listened to them -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 15:46
- that would be a tough call between a Phish show and a 3 hour conference call. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 15:45 1
  - or gouging my ears out. -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 15:53
Dammit Will, do you have supercharged Bejeweled Blitz? - amoxy Aug 24, 15:38 3
- I played it for like 2 hours last night - eag Aug 24, 15:40 2
  - Have you used the boosts? - amoxy Aug 24, 15:44 1
    - Yeh I have -- nm - eag Aug 24, 15:46
There might be better movie scores, but I don't know if there's a more fun score than Beetlejuice. -- nm - Dano Aug 24, 15:38 2
- the main riff is the Muppet Show theme in reverse. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 16:46 1
  - I....buried.....kermit.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 17:12
frustration is trying to review documents before a conference call tomorrow only to realize that your boss - tRuMaN Aug 24, 15:38
Wow. ST Quiz. What music artist has been in two different vampire movies? (hint/qualifier the two movies were over 20 years apart). -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 15:37 22
- peter murphy. -- nm - b. Aug 24, 16:42 3
  - Never heard of him -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 24, 17:51
  - 25 Spawn Points -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 16:46 1
    - The Hunger and Eclipse. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 16:46
- screaming Jay hawkins? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 16:15
- Technically... I think Corey Feldman put out a bad CD or two... -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 15:55 2
  - spawn did phrase it as "music artist", and not "musician", so you might be on to something -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 16:00 1
    - Nice but musician is accuarate. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 16:16
- Jonathan Lipnicki -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 15:55
- Bill Nighy. -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 15:53
- Ooh, Kris Kristofferson? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 15:51 2
  - this is a great guess -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 15:52 1
    - con carne beat me to it. :( And he's been in at least three, technically. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 15:54
- Lady GaGa -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 24, 15:49
- guess - con_carne Aug 24, 15:49 1
  - Not the one I was going for, but nice. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 16:31
- Not answer yet. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 15:46
- Stevie Nicks -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 15:46
- um, is there an answer? -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 15:45
- guess. - loosilu Aug 24, 15:37 1
  - this would be my second guess -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:38
- Meat loaf -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:37
Engadget puts the Tivo Premiere up against Windows 7 Media Center. -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Aug 24, 15:23 3
- And a related article: Windows 7 Media Center... Embedded! DVR manufacturers (incl. Tivo) should be worried. -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Aug 24, 15:23 2
  - that's like telling android and iphone to be afraid of Windows Phone 7. - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:34
  - Verizon has started talking about moving away from boxes all together with Fios - stewie Aug 24, 15:31
In the future, I believe finance companies will use OnStar to stop your car if you haven't made your payment. - CrankYanker Aug 24, 15:21 4
- the potential for lawsuits from people endangered by the car shutting down on the highway (etc.) would kill this idea. plus, - zork Aug 24, 17:01 1
  - a. think it would be that you couldn't start it from park b. rights to do so would be in the contract you sign -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 17:14
- IIRC there are used car dealers who already have some kind of interlock on the cars to avoid repo costs -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 15:25 1
  - mind = blown. teh futar iz now! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:37
the complete TIFF list -- (link) - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 15:18 3
- Bummed to not be going this year. -- nm - Dano Aug 24, 16:04 2
  - how do you think andie's vagina feels? -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 16:05 1
    - Like a Spring meadow. -- nm - Dano Aug 24, 16:10
Halo Derivative 2010 gets hacked, leaked weeks before release date... - stewie Aug 24, 15:15 5
- Woohoo! Halo Derivative is almost here! -- nm - David Aug 24, 16:32
- Mop? -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 15:35
- is this the one where you run around picking up guns and shooting at things? -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 15:16 2
  - only if it's power rangers running around and the graphics are cutting edge from 2000 - stewie Aug 24, 15:22 1
    - har har, because it's a cash grab. *rolls eyes* - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:32
I don't like horror movies much, but I did think The Crazies was pretty great. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 24, 15:14 3
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- It's still in my top 10 for the year. -- nm - Dano Aug 24, 15:27
- refreshing to see people crazier than david, i imagine -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 15:15
zHOTD -- (link) - zork Aug 24, 15:13 [Image] 3
- G -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 15:19
- /chooses D, but feels dirty about it. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 15:17
- D, but only in about 7 years. -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 15:15
My cable bill is due on 9/11; maybe I'll remember to pay it this time. -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 24, 15:10 10
- I had cable installed on 9/11/01. The cable guy sat and watched the news with me for a while. -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 15:14 7
  - My first day of metalsmithing (jewelrymaking) class. -- nm - the liioulu with umbrella just in case Aug 24, 15:35
  - whoa, was his name Mohammud? what if had stood up and cheered when it happened? -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 24, 15:17 4
    - you're an odd bird. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 15:18 3
      - Actually, I think that's the best way to catch terrorists in this country. Show a similuted attack and arrest the people who run into the streets - CrankYanker Aug 24, 15:23 2
        
        That only takes care of the stupid ones. The really dangerous ones would know better. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:31
        
        "arrest"? /revs engine/ -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 15:25
  - "if you don't give me free HBO, then the terrorists win" -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 15:15
- how insulting to the memories of the victims to make cable bills due on that date - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 15:12 1
  - It just proves that cable IS evil. -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 24, 15:12
kitty! -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 15:09
While I have wanted my electric mower to stop working - I guess I needed to specify that I wanted it to die after mowing the *entire* lawn. - kelly Aug 24, 15:09 11
- (as it turns out, it tripped the fuse.) - kelly Aug 24, 16:14 1
  - score. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 16:22
- *completely doesn't envy the ST homeowning/lawn-mowing types* -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 15:22 2
  - I used to envy lawnowners... - Stephen (Status Seeker) Aug 24, 15:39 1
    - bah. Don't pity lawnowners. - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:43
- That has to be on the Murphy's Law list. -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 24, 15:12 2
  - The dog wanted it to die too? -- nm - the liioulu with umbrella just in case Aug 24, 15:37
  - I can't get anything to work now - I tried both that outlet and one at the other end of the house - 2 different extension cords - with both teh mower - kelly Aug 24, 15:23
- I wish my lawn were emo so it would cut itself -- nm - zork Aug 24, 15:11 1 1
  - laugh -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 15:16
- you didn't secret it hard enough -- nm - pixie yanagita Aug 24, 15:10
possible cause of the Haiti earthquake has been revealed -- (link) - zork Aug 24, 15:08 [Image]

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