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Police: NASA employee got an automated security test call saying there's a man with a gun, but didn't hear the message say "this is a test" -- nm - mara Nov 5, 08:25
Huh, how did I not know Helen Bonham Carter and Tim Burton were together? -- nm - amoxy Nov 5, 08:22 3
- Wow. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 08:26
- I... don't know. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 08:24 1
  - It's weird cause I heard a story on the radio about her saying he was in charge on the set and she was in charge at home - amoxy Nov 5, 08:27
Offhand how many tea party candidates are now in Congress? -- nm - Loyola Nov 5, 08:19 2
- It's said to be 45. -- (link) - mara Nov 5, 08:21 1
  - Thanks. That's alot. I was expecting 7 or 8. -- nm - Loyola Nov 5, 08:22
So the guy behind Ancient Aliens used to be a bodybuilding promoter? You don't say -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 08:18
How does the band Phish feel about having a type of internet fraud named after them? -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 08:16 2
- They only care when someone followed a phishing link to a phish webpage. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 08:21
- Flip that and reverse it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 08:19
BTW, I find shopping for real estate to be a lot of fun. - ty97 Nov 5, 08:14 2
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- Agreed. - znufrii Nov 5, 08:16
Stolen line from Twitter: "It's a good thing that the Chunnel is of no strategic value to the UK, otherwise it couldn't have Canadian owners." - Name Withheld By Request Nov 5, 08:14
Egotastic has what are probably topless pictures of Jessica Alba and Kat Dennings. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 5, 08:11
CA State Atty Gen's race is still far from decided. Kamala Harris' (the Democrat) lead has shrunk from around 12,000 two days ago to 9,364 -- (link) - con_carne Nov 5, 08:11
Second Qantas jet in engine scare -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Nov 5, 08:10
I don't really ever skim tweets, but the trending #tweetyour16yearoldself has some interesting responses. -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 08:07
IMO, Community killed again last night. 30 Rock was good, as well. -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 08:02 6
- I really liked the Troy/Jeff storyline. The Abed/girls one was kind of meh for me. - JaxSean Nov 5, 08:18 1
  - sometimes Abed talked so fast I couldn't understand what he was saying. (nm) - howie Nov 5, 08:21
- It was meh. It's funny, but not gut busting funny like before - oblique Nov 5, 08:18 2
  - No, it's nowhere near that. Take it back! - JaxSean Nov 5, 08:20 1
    - It was funny when it was The Breakfast Club...once. It's not so funny anymore -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 08:22
- "its the start of a maze" -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:02
*puts on his US Dollar and loonie parity hat again* -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:59 6
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- that's a funny looking hat. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 08:00 4
  - Do you like my hat? It's a parity hat. -- nm - Go Dog Go Nov 5, 08:00 3
    - No, I do not like your hat. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 08:02 2
      - Goodbye. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 08:02 1
        
        Goodbye. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 08:03
"Right now, there are only three major role models in American society for black children to aspire to: the gangsta rapper, the pro basketball player, -- (link) - mara Nov 5, 07:57 1
- they forgot FBI Agent, Boxer and Lawyer -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 5, 08:11
So, did any STers end up actually going to the Rally to Restore Sanity? -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 07:57 5
- my sister went. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 5, 08:03 2
  - What is her screen name? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 08:04 1
    - it's a secret. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 5, 08:15
- Didn't MDH go? -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:58 1
  - Yup. What's up? -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 08:02
ST Gut Check: Megamind, Due Date, For Colored Girls (data inside to decide) - ty97 Nov 5, 07:56 8
- I've never even heard of the third one. -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:04 2
  - It's widely thought of as Tyler Perry's bid for an Oscar -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 08:05
  - Well, it isn't for you. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 08:05
- Long, Pretty Even I think, Small Short -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 08:03
- Long, Short, Short -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 08:00
- Long, Long, Short. -- nm - LMS Nov 5, 08:00
- short x3 -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 07:58
- long, small short, short -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:57
It's like the new "friends" thing on Ikariam. I don't know if I want non-STers knowing when I am online, especially new members. -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:49 4
- Well, they can always look at the alliance page. - Spawn Nov 5, 08:02 3
  - I thought it was online as in on my computer. Otherwise how is it different from the Alliance page? -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:03 2
    - It's the same as the alliance page. If the person you have friended is not on Ike, they have a red next to them, yellow if they are. -- nm - Buzz Nov 5, 08:06 1
      - this friends thing irks me. I hope their multi hunters are ready to roll cause I see the number of multis going up tenfold -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 08:10
Qantas 747 makes emergency landing in Singapore (not the same incident as earlier this week). -- (link) - loosilu Nov 5, 07:47 1
- If I'm in Qantas PR, I quit today. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:47
note to self: make sure you take you annual health assessment today. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 07:46
Congrats to Mrs. Beaker for winning so much carne. -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 07:44
Bon Jovi 12-pack, Deftones, New Order, and Talking Heads are next Tuesday's Rock Band tracks. - Buzz Nov 5, 07:42
Logging into Flickr, I got this Yahoo message/question. What does ST think? - ty97 Nov 5, 07:41 18
- Interesting, but that's because you *are* in India, right? -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 07:47 7
  - well, that would make sense, then -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 07:56
  - I'm wondering if it may be. Seems logical. - ty97 Nov 5, 07:50 4
    - I would go with local servers myself. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:54 2
      - I'm only here for about another week. I'm not sure the performance is worth letting my private data be copied. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:57 1
        
        that was my concern and why I used phishing... -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:58
    - lyc, I work next door to Yahoo. - ty97 Nov 5, 07:50
  - that's my assumption. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:48
- I know Yahoo and Flickr are linked somehow, but... -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 07:45 2
  - Flickr is owned by Yahoo. - znufrii Nov 5, 07:47
  - Yes, Yahoo owns Flickr. I log into Flickr using my Yahoo ID. This question was after I authenticated. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:46
- actually I think it sounds legit. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:43 1
  - "Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see" -- nm - Loyola Nov 5, 07:49
- phishing sounds like to me -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:42 4
  - I don't see how it could be phishing, as I'd already typed in my credentials. Theoretically could be Man In the Middle, but I don't see what purpose - ty97 Nov 5, 07:46 1
    - I would do it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:48
  - Don't phishing sites try to have you type your credentials though? -- nm - celedhring Nov 5, 07:44 1
    - "like" :) Just seems shady -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:45
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- I always thought Spies Like Us was waaaay overrated. there I said it -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:39 1
  - It's so bad it's good. I like to watch it because it's just stupid. -- nm - Bacon (voted) Nov 5, 07:40
Nuns sell Honus Wagner baseball card for $220k (condition was poor) -- (link) - Beaker Nov 5, 07:35
"DIE HERO CAT!" -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:33
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I have much family in Florida. One FL posted on Facebook "Hello 60 degrees! It feels so good" Just above, another cousin posted: - ty97 Nov 5, 07:28 10
- if it goes below 70 here, i start wearing my peacoat and scarf -- nm - Hotkiss Nov 5, 07:37
- mittens at 60????? -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:29 8
  - there's a reason FL gets it's own tag on fark. lol -- nm - sycor Nov 5, 07:31 1
    - I couldn't live there. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:32
  - sounds about right. If it fell below 60, that was ski jacket weather -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 07:31 4
    - what sort of warm weather girly man are you? -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:32 3
      - we grew up in south FL. we had no idea what cold was. -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 07:33 2
        
        This cousin was born up north, but moved to South FL when she was very young. - ty97 Nov 5, 07:34 1
        
        that would be me, with a little more OH THANK GOD. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:34
  - "ays 58 degrees but im pretty sure its wrong..its AT LEAST 30 degrees" laughing -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:31
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- Or in it. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 07:26
- that's random. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:25 1
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Minnesota woman ordered to pay $1.5 million for the illegal download of 24 songs -- (link) - Beaker Nov 5, 07:23 8
- To be fair, she was ordered to pay for illegally distributing those songs, not specifically downloading them -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 07:27 1
  - ahh, good distinction -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:28
- How did they arrive at that figure? -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 5, 07:25 1
  - $62,500 per song. -- nm - Ender Nov 5, 07:27
- No sympathy for her at all. I use Itunes and pay the damn dollar so I have piece of mind I am not a thief. -- nm - Bacon (voted) Nov 5, 07:24 3
  - this is my take as well. -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:27 2
    - I don't think it was as common in 2005. (Was it even usable for non-Apple devices then?) -- nm - mara Nov 5, 07:32 1
      - I always just got the songs and burned them to CD's so I could listen to them in my car, or stereo. -- nm - Bacon (voted) Nov 5, 07:38
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Randy Quaid live interview on The Early Show. (well taped for us, it was live) -- nm - Bacon (voted) Nov 5, 07:21 1
- Oh noes!! Now the assassin team knows where he is! -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:44
Okay I need to figure how to get some prescription meds to sell on the street. - sycor Nov 5, 07:20
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- celebrate the night before (and make it last till after midnight.) and make sure he has plans the night-of. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:33
- Celebrate the birthday all week(month) like I do. And see him after the event if possible. -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 07:21 1
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- you have a boyfriend? when the hell did this happen? I'm so out of the loop these days - CQ Nov 5, 07:20 6
  - JackDawson is a reserved and private individual - oblique Nov 5, 07:27 2
    - You could have met the bf, but nnnooooo, your family had to come first. - ty97 Nov 5, 07:30 1
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    - hee -- nm - CQ Nov 5, 07:24
  - It's Znufrii right? -- nm - Bacon (voted) Nov 5, 07:22
- Do the work thing. Celebrate his Birthday the day before or after. -- nm - Bacon (voted) Nov 5, 07:20
- Birthdays can be lots of fun, but it's not the end of the world if the day isn't the super-speciallest unicorny day evar. -- nm - mara Nov 5, 07:19 1
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- take him along? -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:18 3
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    - do something the night before. -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:20
    - sucks. But if it's crucial, he'll understand. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 07:20
- clone yourself. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 07:18
- break up with him the day before - ty97 Nov 5, 07:18 1
  - But that is what he got him *last* year. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 07:46
Gay Canadian celebritities release video addressing bullying -- (link) - Beaker Nov 5, 07:16 4
- thinking about this, I realize we have very few openly gay celebrities. huh. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:18 3
  - heh. I was thinking 'gay Canadian celebrity' was extremely redundant. - ty97 Nov 5, 07:19 1
    - UNless you know something about Shatner that we don't... -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 08:01
  - the first one that came to mind was kd lang, but they don't mention her, she must not be involved. -- nm - Andie Nov 5, 07:19
MDH - I'll definitely take Nothin On. If you have Dance in the Dark...I'll take that too. - Jim Nov 5, 07:16 1
- No prob. - MDH Nov 5, 07:20
Truest post on B2 -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 07:15 [Backboard] 2
- It's like weapons grade Fran Drescher. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 5, 07:17
- I didn't have to click to know which one you meant. -- nm - loosilu Nov 5, 07:16
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- Was that PA or PA2? - oblique Nov 5, 07:18 1
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B2: The prize was 52 coupons for free meat that expire next October (their boxed stuff, which is actually really good). -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:14
Friday is here! -- nm - Bacon (voted) Nov 5, 07:13 1
- TGIF! -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:14

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