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LYC: It took 30 tries and 3 billion in game funds but I finally upgraded my weapon to ultimate in my MMO. -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 13:07 2
- so it was fairly easy ? -- nm - decline Oct 18, 13:08 1
  - No. I very nearly rage quit. -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 13:11
today has given me a better understanding of what it must have been like to have been caught in... - Mel Profit Oct 18, 13:06 3
- Ole! -- nm - CQ Oct 18, 13:08
- That's the last time your office will do Free Beer Mondays. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 13:07
- uh-oh... -- nm - Diva Oct 18, 13:06
Lunch today was homestyle Mexican: Carne and pollo asado, cactus salad, rice, beans, warm tortillas and "pastel de tres leches." - Lon_cHaneY Oct 18, 13:04
Will Hunting: The dad reads a poem he wrote when his son was born. The son's only comment is "gay!" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:57 1
- Is this a kissing book? -- nm - The Grandson Oct 18, 13:04
bench warrant issued for the arrest of Randy Quaid and his wife ... -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:54 6
- quick, someone turn on the microwave so he pisses himself and forgets who he is for half an hour. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 18, 13:02
- jeezus f'in christ -- nm - Dennis Quaid Oct 18, 12:56
- shitter's full -- nm - CQ Oct 18, 12:55 1
  - heh. -- nm - zork Oct 18, 12:56
- again? -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:55 1
  - yes, apparently. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 12:56
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- wonder how high this would have to be for people to stop watching it... -- nm - znufrii Oct 18, 13:07 4
  - This is not Unicorn Land. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 13:09
  - would not change a thing. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 13:08
  - and give up their precious fantasy teams? - hachiko Oct 18, 13:08 1
    - I know, it's total unicorn thinking... - znufrii Oct 18, 13:09
- instantly, less than 1%....over time, 100% -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 13:07
- 1% -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 13:00
- 5% -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 12:57
- as a direct result? 5%. still far too high. -- nm - TFox Oct 18, 12:55
- lower than that. - groiny Oct 18, 12:55 15
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    - It's been what, 15 years since the last NFL paralysis? - Will Hunting Oct 18, 12:58 12
      - When was the dude they iced and made it back? -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 13:01
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        I do not know how anyone could get hit hard enough to kill them. - groiny Oct 18, 13:03 9
        
        That New Yorker article on the subject is fascinating -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 18, 13:07
        
        It's the smallest of steps from paralysis to death. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 13:05 6
        
        trick answer, you can't take even a small step when you're paralyzed -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 13:08
        
        sure, but from a hit in football? - groiny Oct 18, 13:07 4
        
        and people get punched in the nose and do die. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 13:08 3
        
        sure, at the right angle. - groiny Oct 18, 13:09 2
        
        broken neck could sever the instructions to the lungs and heart resulting in death -- nm - zork Oct 18, 13:10
        
        so then why is it so hard for you to believe that someone's spine could break in the right way to kill them from a hit? -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 13:10
        
        I think it's veyr plausible, I just ain't willing to jump to near-certainty on either of these serious injuries. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 13:04
    - yeah, I saw that, but how many college games have been played since the last time it happened? - groiny Oct 18, 12:57
and the exodus continues ... more key folks leaving work. - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:52
Is kare around? I made the mac and cheese recipe from Hazel Bloom this weekend. - Strongbad Oct 18, 12:48 11
- LYC: tonight i am cooking kohlrobi for the first time. anyone got a good method? - Andie Oct 18, 12:57 4
  - peel dice cook like carrots, tastes like broccoli stem -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 13:09
  - Just set it next to a wifi router until just before it starts to smolder. -- nm - Ontario School Board Oct 18, 12:59
  - sure (what's kohlrobi?) -- nm - hachiko Oct 18, 12:58 1
    - it's a this: -- (link) - Andie Oct 18, 13:01
- *refuses to try the mac and cheese* - TFox Oct 18, 12:50 2
  - like you've never had that before -- nm - hachiko Oct 18, 12:54 1
    - never on macaroni. -- nm - TFox Oct 18, 12:55
- I made a mac and cheese with a pretzel and bleu cheese crust this weekend, a few tweaks and next time will be great -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:49 2
  - All his life has he looked away. To the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. What he was doing. -- nm - Yoda Oct 18, 12:52
  - Ours was with a sharp & white cheddar mix. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 12:52
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- *gets a full erection picturing the post-game press conference* -- nm - Philip Rivers Oct 18, 12:49
the traffic alert on the radio: watch out for a motorhome on fire on rt2, driver doesn't know, patrol enroute to bintercept -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 12:41
Parents vote to eliminate Wi-Fi at Ontario school over health concerns... -- (link) - Beaker Oct 18, 12:39 18
- hada gf who was an emf nut, your biggest expo is from all those little dongle transformers and the refer - zeitgeist Oct 18, 12:49 3
  - refer? Refrigerator? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:53
  - Oh, I expect reefer was involved. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 12:50 1
    - Actually Mom, this is a good point. Medicinal is supposed to help with headaches. Can you call the pediatrician, or just order me a card online? -- nm - students si Oct 18, 12:51
- They're buying it, they're buying it, I can't believe they're all buying it... -- nm - students si Oct 18, 12:44 2
  - i bet the students are *furious.* -- nm - Andie Oct 18, 12:47 1
    - Naw Mom, it's weird, I still have a headache... maybe you should get the wifi turned back on, and maybe focus on the surprise meat in the caf? - students si Oct 18, 12:48
- They should also stay away from cell phones, cordless phones, radio stations and microwaves. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 12:42 2
  - But it's okay to sit two feet from the TV. -- nm - mara Oct 18, 12:48
  - in fact, the kids should wear farraday cage helmets -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:43
- *grabs headdesk gif from the glossary* -- nm - TFox Oct 18, 12:41
- Next up: the vote to bring back leeches. -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 12:40 5
  - uh, leeches are used in medical procedures still. As are maggots. Depending on the situation, of course :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:42 4
    - Crazy Canadians -- nm - decline Oct 18, 12:44 3
      - If I throw you at zork hard enough, will you two combine and form "dorkline"? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:46 2
        
        or if you do that in the Large Slackron Collider, then we'd break apart into dozens of threads and posts spinning in all directions -- nm - zork Oct 18, 12:50
        
        I'll do the commercials! -- nm - William Shatner Oct 18, 12:47
- Great! Now ontario will have the healthiest children in canada, guaranteed. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:39
oh, and open memo to the Chicago Bears - if you spend a decent amount of cash on a quarterback, you might think about protecting him -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:35 4
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  - some Seahawks defenders said they got excited watching film of Bears-Giants, now every team will think if the 'hawks got to him six times, then us too - crash davis Oct 18, 12:40 1
    - er, we can sack him at least six times or more too -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:40
- Thank you cowboy, I'll take it under advisement -- nm - Hans Gruber, Bears Head Coach Oct 18, 12:36
so do we think the chilean miners did, you know, what they had to do to take care of their sexual needs for 33 days? -- nm - hachiko Oct 18, 12:32 8
- "My friend was in pain so I stepped up!" -- nm - Joey Oct 18, 12:46
- This adds a whole new dimension to "The Contest". -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:38
- is there a porn script screenwriting contest starting up? -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:33 5
  - like i need one more contest to fail at -- nm - hachiko Oct 18, 12:39 3
    - I think you're going in the right direction, making your porno topical -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:41 2
      - I've never heard of a script treatment being in ointment form before -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:47 1
        
        when they say "Take your script treatment and shove it up your..." that doesn't mean its in suppository form -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:48
  - just the Spike TV reality show i think. -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 12:34
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- Awesome, this will save me a ton of time prepping my excuses this week. -- nm - Philip Rivers si Oct 18, 12:33 2
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  - #1 is that Norv Turner is his coach -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 12:33
I just need Ventnor Avenue (and thanks to google maps, I know that I can find it in Atlantic City ...), Tennessee Ave, Vermont Ave, or Virginia Ave -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:26 3
- they're all in Atlantic City. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 12:29 2
  - I thought everyone knew this -- nm - zork Oct 18, 12:37 1
    - First, I'd have to give a crap about New Jersey. Then, I'd have to give a crap about Atlantic City. THEN, I'd have to give a crap about ... - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:42
woohoo! Discless Netflix Streaming is here for the PS3! -- nm - Stephen Oct 18, 12:25 6
- And a much, much better interface, imo. - Stephen Oct 18, 12:33
- I just got an email from them about discless on my Wii. The instructions in the email were for the PS3 -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 18, 12:26 1
  - heh -- nm - Stephen Oct 18, 12:28
- and the wii! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:26 2
  - xbox will be getting an update in about 2 weeks too. But still no 1080p or surround sound apparently - decline Oct 18, 12:36
  - They really snuck the Wii release in there. -- nm - Ender Oct 18, 12:32
cute dog overload -- (link) - zork Oct 18, 12:23
I will give the Skins credit where credit is due. - Spawn Oct 18, 12:23 1
- the Redskins seemed to always have excelled in that aspect of the game -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:30
Spawn - for the Bub - His daddy and daddy's friend crash being attacked by evil Uncle Pete -- (link) - crash davis Oct 18, 12:21 2
- and since Crash would probably be driving, I would once again be victorious. -- nm - Remlik Oct 18, 13:01
- heh. Yeah, they are finally starting to get these right. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:22
Multiculturalism gets das boot in Germany -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 18, 12:21 1
- to be fair, multiple marriages nearly always institutionalises child rape -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 12:54
Huh, I didn't know Tiger Woods was a Capricorn. -- nm - Loyola Oct 18, 12:20
Who wants a Brett Favre Fathead for $6? -- (link) - TFox Oct 18, 12:20 10
- is this a trick to get me to click on that link Beaker posted? -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:22 8
  - His name isn't even 'Brett Favre" anymore to us. We just call him Dick Pictures. -- nm - Diva Oct 18, 12:26 6
    - Guess what his "fathead" looks like. -- nm - pmb Oct 18, 12:30 3
      - "I Mister Fav-reay sent you a picture of a hot dog." -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 18, 12:43
      - must...find...mental brillo... -- nm - Diva Oct 18, 12:31 1
        
        I have an ap for that. -- nm - Brett Favre Oct 18, 12:33
    - That's Richard Pictures to you, sweetheart. -- nm - Dick Pictures Oct 18, 12:27 1
      - you wish RichardFace. -- nm - Diva Oct 18, 12:28
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- "who" indeed. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 12:20
"No, they're mine." ... muahahah! all mine! - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:15 9
- I've had kids come around to my table in the past and ask if I'm going to use my pieces... -- nm - znufrii Oct 18, 12:16 8
  - if they're not one of the rare pieces, you might as well. - Reagen Oct 18, 12:22 5
    - yep. I have three connecticut avenues now. and two marvin gardens! What am I going to do with two marvin gardens? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:24 1
      - start a marvin farm, duh -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 12:25
    - Where is the list? -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:24 2
      - It's always the last alphabetically except for Boardwalk. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 18, 12:29 1
        
        did not know this -- nm - zork Oct 18, 12:30
  - oh, and it turns out, 3 out of 4 of the pieces were new to me ... yay! :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:21
  - well, kids are another story - but this was a 40+ year old woman -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 12:20
Awesome! Torchlight on Xbox Live before the Holidays, supposedly! -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 12:13 1
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Anyone else read the Herbert Nitsch (free diver) article in ESPN mag? - Spawn Oct 18, 12:13 17
- I never got past the page with the water polo team. -- nm - TFox Oct 18, 12:18 16
  - Hell, I was hung up on the basketball page. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:19 15
    - Big Amare Stoudemire fan? -- nm - TFox Oct 18, 12:25 14
      - Was that her name? -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:26 13
        
        Diana Taurasi, you meant. Gotcha. (The most surprising revelation in that magazine was that I'd consider getting Jeanette Lee done.) -- nm - TFox Oct 18, 12:28 12
        
        Had you never seen her before now? - Will Hunting Oct 18, 12:34 9
        
        Meanwhile, this is what Diana Taurasi actually looks like: -- (link) - Reagen Oct 18, 12:36 8
        
        I'd need to see the magazine pictures cuz Taurasi has never done nothing for me, but Lee is mmmm-fine. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 12:37 7
        
        here -- (link) - Reagen Oct 18, 12:39 6
        
        Meh.....doesn't look like her and not all that hot. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 12:45 4
        
        As I said, wrong one. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:49 3
        
        ... or maybe it is. The inside photo is light years better. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:50 2
        
        Here it is. -- (link) - Spawn Oct 18, 12:54 1
        
        Here they all are. -- (link) - Spawn Oct 18, 12:55
        
        That is not the one I mean. Single tat, laying on the ball. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:41
        
        Most!?! You mean least? -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 12:32 1
        
        Meh. I didn't realize she was so... ample. -- nm - TFox Oct 18, 12:35
*Nobody's* on your side, B2. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 18, 12:13 2
- a line I liked that had a lot more meaning than the character intended - Reagen Oct 18, 12:17 1
  - Sure - Max Oct 18, 12:56

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