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Samsung's *next* Galaxy tablet... Froyo? Yawn. Gingerbread? SO "yesterday". Honeycomb, here we come... -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:59 1
- Ignore. -- (link) - David Sep 10, 13:44
Film.com's Movie Director Fantasy Draft. The first pick will surprise you. -- (link) - Ender Sep 9, 09:57 2
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B2 AGT: I agree, it's a 2-horse race at this point *spoils* - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:54
Hey Songza... how do I remove songs from my rotation? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:43
Woohoo! Anti-religion billboards on the way to Georgia -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:40 27
- I love that they provoke incredibly hostile reactions. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:56 11
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    - As an agnostic, it tells me "We're here. You're not alone. Your point of view is valid as well." -- nm - con_carne Sep 9, 10:00 3
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      - "and also, fuck those idiots." -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 10:00 1
        
        No more so that a billboard that tells me I need Christ's salvation is saying that I am an unredeemable heathen. - musubi Sep 9, 10:02
    - not the whole point, no. -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 09:59
    - Are billboards that quote scripture just to antagonize people? (nm) - musubi Sep 9, 09:59
    - see, i thought they called religious folk unevolved in a gesture of friendship and respect. -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:58 3
      - Well you *are* an ape that could use come evolution. - musubi Sep 9, 10:00 2
        
        Or some evolution. Either one. (nm) - musubi Sep 9, 10:00 1
        
        "Well who's going to clean it up?" "You won't have to. It's gonna go from solid directly to gas." -- nm - Max Sep 9, 10:04
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- Finally, some sanity in religious news -- nm - con_carne Sep 9, 09:48
- I like the "Heathen's Greetings" one... -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 09:47 2
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    - in terms of getting a specific message across, I agree. - znufrii Sep 9, 09:57
- Those are pretty douchey. -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:45 1
  - Honestly, I kinda think so, too. - Beryllium Sep 9, 10:01
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  - I find them amusing. It should escalate pretty quickly, with the number of pro-religion billboards we have along our interstates. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:46 6
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      - I'm not sure what the "National day of prayer" case is, but maybe it could be a "national day of reflection or prayer"? :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 09:51 4
        
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        "may" turn to prayer? We don't have crucifix-laden stormtroopers forcing citizens to their knees? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 9, 09:59 1
        
        ooh, that would be great for a V for Vendetta sequel -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 10:00
        
        oh, well, it should clearly be rephrased to include synagogues and mosques -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 09:59
For no other reason but I was bored: Before the season starts, here is a Google Form to enter all your NFL PICKS for division and SB winners. -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:34 3
- looks like it's working without a login? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:40 2
  - I submitted but I don't see a way to view them to make sure. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:40 1
    - Looks OK. I'll open up the spreadsheet for anyone to view later. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:43
5 horrors parents most worry about vs. 5 most likely to occur... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 9, 09:28 8
- Here's my list for Jacen: home invasion, serious illness, a fall from great heights, car accident, Juggalos. -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:41
- Click... click... Jeez. Here's the list. Yeah, I'm terrified of accidents. Strangers? Terrorists? Not so much. - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:32 6
  - Snipers? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 9, 09:40
  - kidnapping and strangers are seperate worries? -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 09:37 2
    - most kidnappings I hear about in my state are custodial kidnappings -- nm - crash davis Sep 9, 09:39 1
      - but strangers could do things other than kidnap, so that is why I think they are seperate -- nm - crash davis Sep 9, 09:39
  - It... was right there in the initial link. You really never have learned how to use the Internet, have you? -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:33 1
    - The tubez are scary! -- nm - Mop si Sep 9, 09:34
Will and Jada's 9-yr-old daughter makes her music debut (heh... "Fresh Princess") -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:28 4
- She should cover parents just don't understand. -- nm - Dano Sep 9, 09:32 3
  - With them in the video. That would be awesome. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 09:36
  - This would rock. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 9, 09:35
  - Jazzy Jeff will be glad for the work. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:33
Weird kid story for today: so Jacen is speech delayed. catching up at a rapid pace, but behind where you'd expect a 3.5 yr old to be. - TFox Sep 9, 09:28 10
- nice -- nm - prayformojo Sep 9, 09:53
- Does he hear the radio in the morning, or does the local news play on the TV? That's pretty impressive. Tommy is 5, and he can't read yet. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:33 2
  - We figure maybe they've been doing dates during circle time at daycare, and it just stuck from yesterday. -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:35 1
    - They're little sponges. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:38
- Nice. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 09:31
- Cool. Work on days of the week. The Bub loves it. - Spawn Sep 9, 09:31
- Then he turned to you, and said it again so it would sink in with you, right? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:31 1
  - "Now when I say 'Hello Mr. TFox' and press down on your foot, you smile and nod." -- nm - Don Homer Sep 9, 09:32
- (and when i say read a calendar, like, read across "Sunday Monday Tuesday..." Not like glean information from it.) -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:30
- heh. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 9, 09:29
Is it irrelevant or sort of mean to wear three inch heels to lunch with a male friend who is already quite a bit shorter than you? - Andie Sep 9, 09:27 13
- poor Mel -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 09:54
- If he pouts, tell him to grow up. -- nm - Max Sep 9, 09:44
- But I'm not even in Toronto! I'm short, but I don't care if people are much taller than I. You get used to it. -- nm - Dano Sep 9, 09:43 1
  - exactly. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 9, 09:45
- Remids me of Nicole Kidman's comment on Letterman after her divorce from Tom Cruise -- (link) - amoxy Sep 9, 09:32 [youtube] 2
  - i loved that. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 09:33 1
    - I had not seen it from the beginning, but she set him up - amoxy Sep 9, 09:35
- FWB? yes. Ohterwise? no. - Spawn Sep 9, 09:32
- If it bothers him, tell him to grow more. Not your problem. -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:29
- friend? do it. potential boyfriend? maybe wear something different. -- nm - sycor Sep 9, 09:28 2
  - ? If it matters, would she still want him as a potential BF? - JD Sep 9, 09:36
  - friend. we are working on a project together. it's a catch-up-on-the-project-and-have-a-beer lunch. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 09:29
- You can't help his genetics suck. - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:28
B2: WTF? How can a lighter-waving list NOT have Freebird on it? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:27 1
- Nobody can keep waving the lighter through the entire song - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:27
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- LYC: One of my most memorable July 4th's was in Alaska (Seward) where fireworks are shot off and it's not even dark. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:28
- Were the reenacting "Eyes Wide Shut"? - amoxy Sep 9, 09:28
There's a lot of divorce in the news. Let's ask Marla Maples about it! -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:18 2
- From that page, Meghan McCain is sort of hawt. -- nm - decline Sep 9, 09:23
- Actually, I'm fascinated by the report that Sandy's going to co-parent Jesse James' three kids. a) didn't know it was 3. b) GOOD. - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:19
John Bolton for President?! -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 9, 09:10 1
- Again? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:18
REB@ prayformojo. The Bub has been having bad dreams from time to time for a couple months. - Spawn Sep 9, 09:08 6
- nightmares suck. I hope both your kids outgrow them. - decline Sep 9, 09:15 5
  - Thanks and sorry. - Spawn Sep 9, 09:19
  - bwahahahahaa!!!!! -- nm - John Edwards, scourge of dreams Sep 9, 09:17 3
    - Oh John. Your hair. So thick. So lustrous. Tickle me Johnny. Tickle me! And film it. - znu s.i. Sep 9, 09:19 2
      - ~ And then you *crash*... into me, yeah.... bayyyy-bayyy... and I come intoooooooo.... ~ -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:20 1
        
        I lurve the Kids Bop version of this. -- nm - Cappie Sep 9, 09:21
ST Pop Quiz -- When was the last NYC ticker-tape parade that did *not* involve a professional sports team? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 9, 09:08 8
- Eternal Flame by the Bangles -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:14
- There was one for John Glenn in the '90s. Before that, Mandela I think. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 09:11 6
  - yup, November 16, 1998 -- John Glenn and astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95. - znufrii Sep 9, 09:14 5
    - Oops, forgot about the vets. I remember John Glenn only because I was working near there at got to see a bit of the parade. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 09:21 4
      - looking through the list at wikipedia, this has to be my favorite description -- (link) - znufrii Sep 9, 09:24 2
        
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        yeah, I've seen them. neat stuff... -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 09:30
      - *and not at* -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 09:21
Wife got her laptop from the Dell return/refurb shop last Friday, and immediately found out why it had been returned. - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:07 3
- porn? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 9, 09:07 2
  - "Comes pre-loaded with porn" is a feature. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:20
  - herpes. -- nm - lileve Sep 9, 09:09
so, i was just flipping channels and i stumbled on the first episode ever of Cheers, how fun. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 09:06
WTF, Tennessee? Minister plans to jump on the bandwagon and burn Quran too. -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:05 2
- wonder when alle theimans are going to strart burning the bible and if that will make a stirr? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 9, 09:07
- Look at MEEEEEE!!!!!!! - znufrii Sep 9, 09:06
Does this mean I can make you guys start calling me CoCa? -- nm - con_carne Sep 9, 09:02 9
- *snort* -- nm - amoxy Sep 9, 09:14
- I have a friend i call RoRo sometimes by this abbreviation. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 09:14
- shit, i have to change my name to.... TFox. oh. ok. -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 09:14
- call me MoHeKa then -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 9, 09:04
- But that would make me KeKu. blech! -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 09:04 4
  - ObQue -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:07
  - And I'd be KeBo -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 9, 09:07 1
    - GoCu -- nm - con_carne Sep 9, 09:26
  - Sounds like a sidekick in Sailor Moon -- nm - con_carne Sep 9, 09:06
I'm intrigued by the Trades "Nikita" review. Every other one I've read has been A or better. -- nm - MDH Sep 9, 09:00 11
- I'm quite excited for this show. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 9, 09:11
- Do any of them say, "Why do we need a remake of a bad tv show that was a remake of an okay movie?"? -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 09:02 7
  - Shuttup....Maggie Q is involved. - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:22
  - Was the American remake or the original frech film the "okay" one? -- nm - lileve Sep 9, 09:05 4
    - Hmm, don't think I ever saw the American one. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 09:20
    - is that rethorical or ironic? - Danedukenuuk Sep 9, 09:06 2
      - The Toy! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 9, 09:19
      - True Lies! Twelve Monkeys! -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 09:11
  - that was also a remake of an ok movie? -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 09:05
- We gave an "A" to Hellcats. If Nikita gets a C+, something's wrong with the show. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 09:01 1
  - NYTimes, EW and every other major publication have said A. - MDH Sep 9, 09:08
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- Jets, Ravens, Colts, Chargers... Cowboys, Packers, Saints, Niners... Packers over Colts -- nm - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:32
- Jets, Ravens, Colts, Chargers....Giants, Packers, Saints, 49ers. - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:26
- Where's Stewie's Pick thingamjig? We should at least set up a Google Page for this. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:06 1
  - (I'll start making one.) -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:08
- My picks: - Krusty Sep 9, 09:05
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- "He's a golfer, not a speller" ... heh -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 09:00
- I'm a lefty but play Wii Golf righty. -- nm - lileve Sep 9, 08:54
- Damn, clubs are not supposed to make that noise. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 08:54
Also from the Daily Mail: Lou Reid vetoed Susan Boyle's song choice on America's Got Talent with 2 hours to go before airtime. -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 08:48 9
- Lou Reed comes off as a dick in this story. Also, just heard on the radio that the backup singers was a - amoxy Sep 9, 08:55 5
  - Now I feel bad for the kids. I bet they were excited to be on the highest rated show on TV. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 08:58
  - One of the comments made a good point, how did the show not try and get permission earlier than 24 hours before she was to perform? - Krusty Sep 9, 08:57 3
    - SuBo waits for the last minute. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 08:59 2
      - SuBo likes to live dangerously -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 09:01
      - SuBo - the latest Martial Arts techinque - amoxy Sep 9, 09:01
- "SuBo?" Really?!? - JaxSean Sep 9, 08:49 2
  - Heh -- nm - HdnAgnda Sep 9, 08:53
  - The British are nothing if not efficient. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Sep 9, 08:52
Berry, T1i thoughts after having used it for a week or so now. The video isn't as bad as I expected - oblique Sep 9, 08:46 3
- and the framerate is OK? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 08:51 2
  - Here's a short clip at 720p from the parade this weekend. I should upload the clip from the Navy band as it's longer with better audio -- (link) - oblique Sep 9, 08:52 [vimeo] 1
    - That's converted to 480p for uploading (didn't want to waste my HD upload on it). Taken with my 28-102(?) lens -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 08:56
Give sB2 a C- -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 08:45 1
- *flicks bic lighter* - JaxSean Sep 9, 08:46

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