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Reminder for kelly. Springsteen on Fallon tonight. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 19:42 1
- Plus, Dr Who night on Craig Ferguson. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 19:45
I have some great advice about not doing something stupid on a first date - dogbert Nov 16, 19:35 6
- what did you do? you must spill. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:40 5
  - he's embarrassed 1 testicle hangs lower than the other :) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 16, 19:48 1
    - this post reminds me of the patient I had that fell on the fence - dogbert Nov 16, 19:52
  - I think that's just general bitterness, not anything specific. -- nm - mara Nov 16, 19:44 2
    - *finger to nose* - dogbert Nov 16, 19:50 1
      - :-) -- nm - mara Nov 16, 19:52
Gemma....damn....Gemma is hard core. -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 19:34 7
- spoils - Jovian Nov 16, 19:39 1
  - the guy playing Jimmy...Man in Black from Lost is terrific. -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 19:51
- ah, Remlik's latest geek pinup. - loosilu Nov 16, 19:35 4
  - bzzzzt! WRONG! Thanks for playing...Gemma on Sons of Anarchy! You pick a place yet on Planet Wrong? - Remlik Nov 16, 19:37 1
    - watch it, Baldy. I usually approve of your celebrity stalkees. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:40
  - He's at least 12 months behind redmond -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 19:36 1
    - except, Redmond only just heard of Christina Hendricks. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:39
If Louisville is down this season, what does that make Butler? -- nm - David Nov 16, 19:33 4
- Let's go Belmont! *clap clap clap-clap-clap* -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 19:38 1
  - aka the good team in Nashville -- nm - David Nov 16, 19:47
- Still a top 25 team at this point. -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 19:36 1
  - Only cuz the rankings don't get revisited for a few more days. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 19:45
Still not used to lib=ving in a small town. The Mrs. told me she has a remote at Best Buy on Black Friday - TWuG Nov 16, 19:24 1
- you can't all live on the Best Coast. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:32
I watched about 30 seconds of Two and a Half Men last night and the Charlie Harper character was plastered - amoxy Nov 16, 19:13 4
- i think he's usually got a happy buzz and isn't so wasted like that scene -- nm - zork Nov 16, 19:53
- its typical of the show -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 19:13 2
  - Oh I know, but with Charlie's Sheen off air problems, it just seemed really sad - amoxy Nov 16, 19:16 1
    - Charlie the drunk isn't funny to me on the show. Narcissistic, womanizing, one-liner Charlie is funny. - JaxSean Nov 16, 19:24
Man I'm gonna miss the Irish theme song when this SOA arc ends. -- nm - Jovian Nov 16, 19:12
Another movie I didn't expect to be this funny: Dog Day Afternoon. -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 19:04 4
- Attica! Attica! Attica! -- nm - amoxy Nov 16, 19:06
- the reveal of Chris Sarandon is great. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 19:06 2
  - His filmography is fascinating. He's got this role, Prince Humperdinck, and Jack Skellington? -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 19:52
  - "Wyoming." - TFox Nov 16, 19:30
Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong jacket! - David Nov 16, 19:00 1
- let go of your hand? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 19:07
NaNo2010. Day 16 excerpt. (Total word count currently is 35,649) -- language, violence, you know the usual. - Qale Nov 16, 18:54
STIS - does anyone else use the Google homepage/toolbar? Have you been able to reach your bookmarks since the upgrade? I've found them in my - MojaveMeg Nov 16, 18:50 3
- Don't "quit using IE", just start using Chrome. :-) Why I prefer it: - TWuG Nov 16, 19:14 1
  - I'm probably going to try that or Firefox but meanwhile I'm going crazy not being able to navigate from my bookmarks. My whole life is in that list :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 16, 19:50
- Quit using...oh, damn. Nope, no toolbars for me, or homepage. I just type in the search in the url field in Firefox. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 18:56
A very small percentage think taxes or the national debt are the biggest problem. Even among Republicans. -- (link) - mara Nov 16, 18:35 7
- I think the biggest problem continues to be reality programming. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 18:52 4
  - That's ridiculously naive in a world that still has the designated hitter rule. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 18:52 3
    - Like I'd care about the American League. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 18:55 2
      - Just like the people of the 1930s didn't care about the German Jews... -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 19:00 1
        
        They didn't help their cause by being the ones behind 7 dollar beer. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 19:02
- It's kind of like asking a guy with cancer and a gunshot wound which he's more concerned about. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 18:50
- well "the economy" "jobs" and "the deficit" are not seperate problems actually -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 18:39
Have I mentioned how much I love Garret Dillahunt? -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 18:23 20
- I am trying to forget how evil he was in his other roles - Epiphany Nov 16, 18:53
- I've been thinking about boat names. "The Love Burt?" "Aquaholic." "Heyyy Buoy!" -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 18:41 4
  - We already decided on that... - Dano Nov 16, 19:03 3
    - *beernose* -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:04
    - *laughing* - JaxSean Nov 16, 19:04 1
      - It works -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 19:18
- no but feel free to do so -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 18:32
- Plus it's the only show to regularly feature a ukulele. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 18:31 9
  - Wait, is this network? -- nm - mara Nov 16, 18:31 8
    - Raising Hope on Fox. I would say at this point there's a uke song every other episode. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 18:34 5
      - Here's a sample. -- (link) - Dano Nov 16, 18:36 [youtube] 4
        
        That's pretty excellent. Nice strum pattern too. -- nm - mara Nov 16, 19:34
        
        (weird that video is flipped.) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 18:55 1
        
        Heh. I didn't notice that. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 19:00
        
        Thanks, I'll watch at home later! -- nm - mara Nov 16, 18:38
    - kate micucci is a regular now, i think (Fox) -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 18:32 1
      - Garfunkel and Oates slay. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 18:51
- He's awesome. I never expected him to excel at comedy, but damn! -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 18:26
- he's in Amigo! -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 18:23 1
  - Apparently so is the main kid on the show. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 18:38
i wonder if William and Kate will have as many issues planning their wedding & reception as the new ST couples have -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 18:17 15
- I'd like to see them say "fuck it" and just go to city hall... -- nm - Prince William Nov 16, 18:40 8
  - right?! (did you have to just say "fuck it?" i never saw the backstory there) - kare Nov 16, 19:16 6
    - I'm eloping. Just letting you all know right now. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:18 5
      - Ummm....I'm 50% of this toots. -- nm - Mr. Loosi to be Nov 16, 19:22 1
        
        you'll do it, and you'll be grateful. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:41
      - did i miss some news?! -- nm - kare Nov 16, 19:21 2
        
        yeah, the news that I'm eloping. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:36 1
        
        ps. If you mean specifics, no. Do you think I tell these animals anything about my love live any more? -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:37
  - sfan -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 19:07
- Will and Kate Plus 8... Hundred Million. I could go on, but I won't. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 18:23
- A small ceremony. Just 8 or 9... hundred million people. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 18:21 1
  - the biggest Electric Slide dance *ever* -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 18:22
- i think that family has a tradition of using wedding planners -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 18:20 2
  - A photog friend actually got a copy of the planning schedule, thick as an LA phone book back when there were phone books, everything was spelled out - zeitgeist Nov 16, 19:43 1
    - would love to see this. I bet it's been planned for years. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 19:46
Vamps have 4 teams with less than 1,000 pts scored. They are in 12th, 11th, 10th, and 2nd. - TFox Nov 16, 18:13 4
- has anyone in the vamps clinched a playoff berth yet? - tRuMaN Nov 16, 18:27 3
  - Yep. Jack Foley is clinched. -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 18:27
  - I clinched last week in Astronauts. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 18:27 1
    - i had a playoff berth clinched before the games over the weekend in cavemen. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 18:28
For those following at home, I finished the respiratory system and we are now on endocrine. Respiratory was okay, the vast majority of disease are - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 16, 18:10 7
- Does chemo improve the quality of life or just prolong the agony? Should someone just skip the chemo and go climb Everest? -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 18:27 1
  - I don't actually know. For now we are just learning pathophysiology and such. Actually treatment is next year. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 16, 18:35
- all i know is that when you have to pump out the air in the lungcavaty don't put the pump on full power -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 18:17 2
  - Haha.. yes, when someone is on a respiratory you have to be careful with the pressure of the air coming in or you can blow out the alveoli. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 16, 18:20 1
    - or air going out...it took out 1/4 of my right lung - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 18:22
- endocrine is hard. (for me). good luck. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 18:11 1
  - On the plus side Thanksgiving break is in the middle, so it will give me more time to review the material from the first 2 weeks. - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 16, 18:12
$66,000 per year? I kind of like writing papers. Hmmm. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 18:09 12
- Seriously, this sounds like a great job. -- nm - mara Nov 16, 18:16 10
  - spoilers - Dano Nov 16, 19:08 1
    - you have references! -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 19:08
  - Here's one: -- (link) - mara Nov 16, 18:20 2
    - And if those testimonials are any indication, there's no need to be able to write well. -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 18:26 1
      - Realism! -- nm - nubby Nov 16, 18:27
  - although wasn't the point of writing papers in college to get a degree so you could get a job where you didn't have to write papers anymore? -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 18:17 4
    - aren't you a lawyer? -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 18:24 3
      - lawyer ritin is easy, once you know how. you couldn't pay me enough to write a scholarly researched paper like college -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 18:30 1
        
        yeah, that's different. that's why I quit grad skool -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 18:59
      - haha.. I was thinking the same. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 16, 18:26
- "I like seminary students." -- nm - David Nov 16, 18:12
do you guys remember a couple of months ago when I was dying to watch red dawn but nobody had it? library, amazon, itunes; no? - miss amanda jones Nov 16, 18:08 1
- and dignan said you were ditzy -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 18:09
Ok, effin Drudge linked me over to a story on that friggen prison planet site, that said part of the new enhanced searches - Stephen Nov 16, 18:07 5
- I've read accounts of that happening. -- nm - mara Nov 16, 19:36
- "that Alex Jones morons' site" you answered your own question, though you could have stopped with Drudge Report. Yea, I visit it too, but it's mostly - Qale Nov 16, 18:57 1
  - Yeah, drudge does have some eyebrow raising link titles, but it's just one of several news sources I use. -- nm - Stephen Nov 16, 19:44
- left or right hand? -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 18:08 1
  - Well, I think he pulled out the dudes waistband with the left hand, and then groped his junk with the right hand. -- nm - Stephen Nov 16, 18:31
I left a note on my neighbors' door asking her to turn her darn music down. It is effing annoying. She plays the same songs, some slow oldies - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 16, 18:04 3
- *takes a photo, sends it to passiveaggressivenotes.com* -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 18:55
- "Leaving a note", aka "knocking for pussies". -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 18:06 1
  - *doesn't deny it* -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 16, 18:10
Random junk trivia for znufrii: It's usually the left testicle that's lower. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 18:02 11
- don't touch my random junk! -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 18:09
- Are you sourcing this from personal experience like Sunday evening flight delays, or is this grounded (hey-o!) in fact? -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 18:05 6
  - it's from majoring in anatomy. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 18:08 5
    - Hey, no biggie. I was just testesing you. -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 18:09
    - a.k.a. personal experience -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 18:09 2
      - oh honey, I don't mix business with pleasure. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 18:10 1
        
        you calling nuts business???????? - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 18:15
    - but since you clearly don't believe me, here's a wiki entry. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 16, 18:09
- oh, and it's related to handedness. Usually in right handed men, the left testicle is lower; and in left handed men it's the opposite. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 18:05
- well, then that just goes to prove that reality has a well-known liberal bias... :) -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 18:04
- Really? Can we get confirmation from a Snapple cap? -- nm - mara Nov 16, 18:03
If the TSA can pat down women and children here, why can't soldiers do it in Afghanistan where they're actually in danger? -- (link) - mara Nov 16, 17:49 3
- "Strip or we'll shoot!" never works :( -- nm - peglegpete Nov 16, 17:58
- you just need more Taliban in the US? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 17:56
- I like when you get in link-win mode. -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 17:51
Also, and I know this might now be the nicest thing to say, but when people argue about the high standards and professionalism of TSA agents, I can't - Stephen Nov 16, 17:48 2
- I'm pretty much in agreement with your b2 post about the scanners. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 18:07
- now = not -- nm - Stephen Nov 16, 17:50
smoke a little smoke, drink a little drink -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 16, 17:43
"I don't know. I always preferred doing it with the left, but ST said that was kind of weird, so I'm just changing it up for a while. So what?" -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 17:39 2
- Gosh-darn ambiwankers. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Nov 16, 17:41 1
  - the internet is going to breed this trait into existence in four or five generations - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 17:43
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- Heh, this is a more concise version of what I just said on B2. Keep it up, TSA :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Nov 16, 17:40 1
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- This is what I was trying to do! Bring people together! -- nm - Favre Nov 16, 17:38
Pats down ST -- nm - amoxy Nov 16, 17:33

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