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Hey, crafty people (kare?) -- enter the denim recycling contest! -- (link) - mara Oct 18, 10:11
Nominate a book for November. (and pimp this while I sleep, please) -- (link) - ty97 Oct 18, 10:09
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- Is Max Hall going to be a serviceable QB2 this season? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 10:13 2
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    - He's my bye-week replacement for Peyton - Strongbad Oct 18, 10:16
- *waiting by the phone* -- nm - Ryan Leaf si Oct 18, 10:10
hyde, football talk! does liverpool *gasp* get relegated? - hachiko Oct 18, 10:06 8
- Seems like it. (Semi-related: West Bromwich Albion is my new favorite team.) - Kim Pine Oct 18, 10:12 1
  - cesc fabregas. he's in. he's out. he's in. he's out.....nm - x Oct 18, 10:14
- i think it's very likely. they're completely in disarray + fernando torres either is hurt or looks like he couldn't give a crap most of the time.... - x Oct 18, 10:10
- Did they avoid the penalty? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 10:07 4
  - i don't know. the sale to New England Sports went through but they lost to *Everton* 2-0 - hachiko Oct 18, 10:12 3
    - I just glanced at the table....a win or two and they seem to jump a few teams - Will Hunting Oct 18, 10:14 2
      - the problem is there's little in their current form to make that seem all too likely....nm - x Oct 18, 10:15 1
        
        Yeah, my assumption is they're not actually an relegation-talent team.... - Will Hunting Oct 18, 10:20
I love how Mondays always go by so fast... - znufrii Oct 18, 10:05 6
- Fast? I'm wanting to crawl under my desk. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 10:05 5
  - for me at least... - znufrii Oct 18, 10:06
  - yeah, this day is already like 15 hours long....nm - x Oct 18, 10:06
  - isn;t that where the spiders are? -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 10:05 2
    - I hope ESPN and Deadspin both sustain DOS attacks. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 10:06 1
      - "that escalated quickly, I mean that really got our of hand fast" -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 10:08
WTF is Sharron Angle talking about? What does it matter if people look Asian or not? And how is she Asian herself? -- (link) - mara Oct 18, 10:03 5
- The only way someone describes Sharron Angle as Asian-looking is if they have only heard a description of what Asian people look like. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 10:11
- if they are part native american (which many Hispanics are) it's not totally crazy. But I have no idea why on earth she would comment on it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 10:06 3
  - or Italian, some are dead ringer for asian -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 10:31
  - My first thought was, is she saying some of the kids weren't eligible to be members? My second was, is she saying some of you have an advantage, you - mara Oct 18, 10:10 1
    - yeah, that is truly bizarre. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 10:12
the only true NES baseball game is Baseball Stars - hachiko Oct 18, 10:03 1
- this. It's the baseball equivalent of Tecmo Bowl. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 10:06
Things I learned from the Rams-Chargers game yesterday: - Jim Oct 18, 10:00 6
- Every homer gets pumped, after a big win, fun to read that excitement. This is a team that got blown out, by Detroit, the week before - flavorize Oct 18, 10:08 3
  - Yes, every homer does. That's why I'm pumped about Tim Tebow. I'm in no way a Rams homer. That was my objective view on the game. -- nm - Jim Oct 18, 10:12 2
    - Ha! Cool! I thought you were more St Louis oriented, due to your Cards posts. Tebow TD, yesterday! One NFL expert did call Alexander a "Calvin Johnso - flavorize Oct 18, 10:16 1
      - I'm in St. Louis...but am die-hard Broncos. I do love me some Mizzou though...and Alexander's a fantastic WR. He's just on his 4th or 5th knee - Jim Oct 18, 10:20
- What I've noticed in watching Rams games this year (I've seen four) is how precise he is in locating his throws. - David Oct 18, 10:02 1
  - Yes. And for whatever reason, the Rams had 2 botched snaps yesterday and he handled them both perfectly. - Jim Oct 18, 10:06
Also, ML, are you saying you didn't like Objects in Space? -- nm - David Oct 18, 09:59 3
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  - That's my second favorite episode. "Little man loved fire." -- nm - David Oct 18, 10:03
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Just discovered while googling Junior Seau: Google now gives scrolling twitter results with searches. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 09:58 2
- Yup, I've been depending on that feature for a while now. -- nm - mara Oct 18, 09:59 1
  - it's really cool. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 09:59
The Social Network spoilers from a backboard - David Oct 18, 09:58 7
- There's a great balance there between villain and not - Max Oct 18, 10:05
- Yes but (spoils) - pmb Oct 18, 10:04 5
  - Spoilers - David Oct 18, 10:10 1
    - See, I think slightly differently about the first paragraph than you do. (spoils) - pmb Oct 18, 10:16
  - I think though they did have the chance - Max Oct 18, 10:08 1
    - Spoils - pmb Oct 18, 10:10
  - Right... - Mel Profit Oct 18, 10:08
Random TV thoughts: Watched latest HIMYM last night. I did not like the Bing promotion poorly veiled as part of the plot - kilbooooo Oct 18, 09:54 2
- I kinda watched the opener and was whelmed by it. Has it gotten any better? -- nm - amoxy Oct 18, 09:55 1
  - Not really. They don't bring the funny like they used to. -- nm - Krusty Oct 18, 10:07
SITWAP? After Seau is released after his domestic violence arrest, he drives his SUV off a cliff. -- (link) - mara Oct 18, 09:52 10
- Man, he is messed up -- nm - amoxy Oct 18, 10:02
- Don't drive angry! -- nm - Phil Connors Oct 18, 09:59
- I wonder if it in the future, these types of stories will become more commonplace. - Will Hunting Oct 18, 09:56 5
  - there's some of that, but....is it really any surprise that people who make a living playing a violent sport are sometimes violent?... - x Oct 18, 10:01 2
    - Oh yeah....I don't disagree with that either. - Will Hunting Oct 18, 10:03
    - this. - znufrii Oct 18, 10:02
  - I was just thinking the same thing. Add in middle school and high school football players getting bigger and playing a more hard-hitting style. -- nm - mara Oct 18, 09:58 1
    - Yeah....the human body isn't made to withstand 250lb guys traveling at 20mph. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 10:00
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  - Talk about a lightning fast meltdown. -- nm - Jim Oct 18, 09:54
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- does that mean out for the season? - Guy Oct 18, 09:55 1
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- 1-2 IR spots with carry over. -- nm - budice Oct 18, 09:54
- We need IR spots in Blood Feud... hate that he takes 1 of my 5 bench spots. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 09:52 11
  - It's all about the strategery. IR spots are kind of lame imo. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 18, 09:56 1
    - The way we handle IR in my Keeper $$ league - Strongbad Oct 18, 10:07
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    - My rule of thumb... Is he substantially better than a TE you can get in the draft (especially with most people keeping TEs). - Name Withheld By Request Oct 18, 09:57 7
      - TE's rarely are trade bait.....I had to give up T-Gonz last year when I had him and Gates cuz i didn't get an offer close to realistic imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 09:58 6
        
        I got a 5th for Owen Daniels and an 8th. He was just a flyer pick up at the end of last season too. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 18, 10:10 5
        
        I gave up virtually nothing to Samara for Finley. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 10:14 4
        
        My hunch is that that was because a) it was nearing the deadline, and b) I was a little more aggressive selling my extras. (Everyone got emails.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 18, 10:52
        
        hmmm...well, i'm glad it paid off for you. -- nm - samara Oct 18, 10:16 2
        
        I don't regret it. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 10:45
        
        heh -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 10:17
*makes judges scales motions* subway or pasta shells... -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 18, 09:50 3
- shells. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 09:58 1
  - *nods* - kilbooooo Oct 18, 10:14
- Shells. -- nm - Krusty Oct 18, 09:57
"Chris Threadfield" -- nm - David Oct 18, 09:49
Thanks for the tie responses. I know a girl that only ever wears purple and I kind of want to go out with her, so I'm going to wear a purple tie for - Loyola Oct 18, 09:49 2
- *buys purple condoms* JIC. -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 09:54
- I knew an 11-year-old like that. -- nm - mara Oct 18, 09:51
anyone still watching SGU? - spoilers - Beaker Oct 18, 09:47
"Did you get Cancer?" -- nm - hachiko Oct 18, 09:43
*kicks Facebook* I'm logged in, I'm at my usual computer, and it's my own wall. Stop giving me dumbass Captcha! -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 09:42 4
- *invents the dumbass captcha* "Click on the dumbass to access your profile." - Beryllium Oct 18, 09:43 3
  - Captcha is the saddest thing the internet ever created. - Qale Oct 18, 09:45 2
    - heh -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 18, 09:47 1
      - Interestingly I think it's my copy of Firefox that's starting to get corrupted. Chrome had no issues with the Captcha. -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 09:51
I bought a box of mandarin oranges yesterday (Emperor brand) ... man, I should just stick to tangerines. These are bland. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 09:40 3
- i agree. don't care for mandarins, but lurve me some tangerines -- nm - Guy Oct 18, 09:41 2
  - I thought they were the same thing. -- nm - Loyola Oct 18, 09:43 1
    - its a variant. tangerines are much tarter. -- nm - Guy Oct 18, 09:53
NWBR - I saw the U2 show. I thought it was great. -- nm - pmb Oct 18, 09:36
Food I have surprisingly come to really like: brussel sprouts -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 09:35 14
- yuck, no wanna! -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 09:38
- when prepared correctly, yes. - znufrii Oct 18, 09:38 7
  - I've never had them that way, but it sounds delicious. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 09:42 6
    - the recipe I work from says to braise them after sauteeing in a little red wine vinegar - znufrii Oct 18, 09:44 5
      - i sometimes make them roasted in the oven, tossed with soy sauce and a little parmesan. -- nm - Andie Oct 18, 09:47 4
        
        That may work. As long as it covers the bitterness -- nm - amoxy Oct 18, 09:50 2
        
        roasting is actually good for that. I like roasted cauliflower and otherwise really can't stand them. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 09:53
        
        or try teriyaki - i keep meaning to. (if you do it first, let me know.:) ) -- nm - Andie Oct 18, 09:51
        
        oooh, I might have to try this... -- nm - znufrii Oct 18, 09:49
- I have learned to like Broccoli and Califlower, but Brussel Sprouts - amoxy Oct 18, 09:38
- I don't like the really big ones, I like the smaller ones where you can eat them whole and get the pain over with. -- nm - Loyola Oct 18, 09:37
- the best thing about turkey dinner: bits of turkey and brussel sprouts mixed in with mashed potatoes and stuffing, drowned in gravy. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 09:36
- That reminds me, I had pickled brussel spouts the other day, they were great. (Pickled with horseradish, even.) -- nm - mara Oct 18, 09:36
- *shudder* -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 09:35
Toronto Maple Leafs fans must be excited by the team's start. -- nm - HdnAgnda Oct 18, 09:34 1
- the bandwagon might go off the rails. Leafs suck. -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 09:34
Russian spies receive top state honors. -- (link) - loosilu Oct 18, 09:32 2
- She has to be the most beautiful Russian spy in the whole world. -- nm - Loyola Oct 18, 09:36 1
  - haha... i think most spies are probably rather attractive - Guy Oct 18, 09:59
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- Damn. -- nm - Chuck Cecil Oct 18, 09:51
- Did I understand an announcer correctly last night, that helmet-to-helmet is allowed when it's the ball carrier? -- nm - mara Oct 18, 09:33 1
  - I figured they meant it is nearly impossible not to. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 09:44
- I agree generally, though I think a lot of them are inadvertent. - pmb Oct 18, 09:32 2
  - Rodney Harrison gave some good info on this last night during the game. They are taught to tackle a specific way and it leads to those hits at times -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 09:33 1
    - Harrison's full of shit. He's a dirty player justifying dirty play. -- nm - Jim Oct 18, 09:54
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A new book says a cabinet member during the Clinton administration proposed letting Saddam kill an American airman as a pretext for war -- (link) - mara Oct 18, 09:29 3
- egads -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 09:31
- �Just as soon as we get your ass qualified to fly it, I will have it flown just as low and slow as you want to go.� -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 09:30 1
  - Isn't that great?! He'll be telling this story at parties for years. -- nm - mara Oct 18, 09:30
for NWBR: I think U2 is always worth seeing. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 09:28 1
- *disagrees* -- nm - Gary Powers Oct 18, 09:32
con_carne: It matters for the acceptability of the movie. I knew little of the plot, the seeming arrogance of the trailers was a total turn-off. - Beryllium Oct 18, 09:27
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- Someone should warn the Rangers. -- nm - jnine Oct 18, 10:11
- This was just a case of him endangering himself, or did he commit a crime? -- nm - Max Oct 18, 09:30 2
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    - is his name junior seau?...nm - x Oct 18, 10:04
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82 year old Oregon woman gets ticketed for driving 110 mph. -- (link) - loosilu Oct 18, 09:24 6
- this is definitely ironic, since everyone who visits here complains about how slow everyone drives -- nm - Guy Oct 18, 09:34
- "The octagenarian said she was on her way to an appointment and wasn't aware she was going that fast." - Reagen Oct 18, 09:26 3
  - I have to wonder if there's an amount of dementia there. -- nm - mara Oct 18, 09:29 2
    - its kind of sad that we will probably never get better testing for senior drivers - Guy Oct 18, 09:41
    - My grandfather (93) last week packed a small bag and tried to leave his "hotel." - Max Oct 18, 09:32
- Wapner was on in five minutes. -- nm - Max Oct 18, 09:25
NFL: Junior Seau arrested for Domestic Violence -- (link) - budice Oct 18, 09:24 7
- Not reading TMZ, but didn't he 'allegedly' beat up Tila Tequila too? -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 09:29 5
  - he's a juggalo? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 09:34
  - I think you're thinking about Shawne Merriman. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 09:33 2
    - Ah. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 09:50
    - yup -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 09:34
  - (or is that who the violence was against?) -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 09:29
- Everybody say "OW!" (OW!!!) -- nm - mara Oct 18, 09:25
My new tea is taste bud tested and rocker approved. -- nm - Jim Oct 18, 09:23
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