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time warrner wants me to email them my bank statement. what? seriously? -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 06:29 2
- They need your account on file so they can mistakenly bill you more in the future. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 17, 06:35
- It's a shame the police don't typically get involved in stuff like this. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 17, 06:34
Passengers refuse to leave plane until airline promised to get them to their destination via bus -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 06:26 1
- Passengers intentionally staying on a plane? That's different. Why were firefighters involved in the negotiations, though? - Mop Nov 17, 06:43
Captivate Elevator News Question: Should Four Loko be banned? Answer Options... - Diva Nov 17, 06:25 8
- how is it different to irish coffee, really -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 06:39 3
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  - well, irish coffee is drinkable, for one. -- nm - decline Nov 17, 06:41 1
    - well, yeah, but when we remove taste from the equation... -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 06:42
- The company that makes Four Loko announced this morning they will voluntarily remove the caffeine from the drinks -- nm - decline Nov 17, 06:37 2
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    - L3 -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 06:44
- Heaven forbid people be responsible for making their own decisions... -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 06:26
Sports Night: The Complete Series 10th Anniversary Edition is $27.99 on Amazon Gold Box right now. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 17, 06:13
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ST Pop Quiz -- which state had the lowest voter turnout for the midterm election? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 06:10 8
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  - *ding* -- (link) - znufrii Nov 17, 06:17 4
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      - *whew* - Charles Rangel Nov 17, 06:28
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      - I'd though Paladino might have scared up more votes against him than he did...but yeah, other than that, nothing. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 06:26
- Louisiana -- nm - Don Homer Nov 17, 06:13
- Massachusetts? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 06:12
A bunch of new albums are $4.99 on Amazon mp3: Rascal Flats, Rhianna (Loud), Annie Lenox (xmas), HarryPotter Sdtk, Tangled sdtk, Kid Rock ($4), more. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 17, 06:09 7
- Obligatory TFox is a douchebag reminder. -- (link) - Mop Nov 17, 06:18 [Backboard] 6
  - The 100 albums for $5 has been a monthly thing for a while. These are albums released yesterday. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 06:26 5
    - Exactly. Announcing the release of the new batch of releases is perfectly legitimate, unless you -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 06:39 4
      - 're TFox, and I did the announcing. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 06:39 3
        
        To be fair, IMO your post was more like "Hey, there's 100 albums for $5 on Amazon" instead of "there's a new batch of $5 albums today." -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 06:45 2
        
        I'll submit my posts to TFox for review in the future. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 06:46 1
        
        Please do. :) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 06:54
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- Hmmm, no... still garbage, despite Ryan Reynolds in his tighty-whities. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 06:45
I know some people here were looking for PCs. TigerDirect has a decent deal. $200 quad-core. Just add an OS and a video card -- (link) - oblique Nov 17, 05:46
Good Lord. Microsoft could sell 5 million Kinects by the end of the year? The year 2010? -- (link) - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 05:46 3
- there are a lot of fanboys. - tRuMaN Nov 17, 06:05 1
  - I also think there's a blurry line between "shipped" and "sold." -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 06:36
- I have to keep reminding myself that this is a gaming interface and not an e-reader. I guess it means I'm getting old when all the digital device - mara Nov 17, 05:50
This Heartland granola cereal with raisins is damn good. beats Raisin Bran by a mile -- nm - CQ Nov 17, 05:21
Who remains an ITunes holdout? -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 04:53 7
- Also this line is odd: "though album-only downloads are still discouraged." That doesn't seem the case to me, unless I misunderstood. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 17, 04:56 3
  - I took it to mean iTunes is loathe to only do album-only's. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 06:11 2
    - and I can see AC/DC especially not wanting to do the song sales as their albums still sell great -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 06:16
    - ok, that makes sense. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 17, 06:12
- Most (all?) of those mentioned are also holdouts on other services (such as Amazon MP3, for example), fwiw. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 17, 04:55 2
  - Kid Rock's new album is on Amazon for $3.99, but only as an "album only" deal. You can't buy the singles individually. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 06:41
  - I thought AC/DC had a special album only deal with some service -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 04:58
Politicians still doing the important work. Outgoing Fla. gov. wants Jim Morrison pardoned. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 04:52
Gay Michigan student defends teacher -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 04:49 6
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  - Bong Hits 4 Jesus! - znufrii Nov 17, 06:39
- What the hell was this kid doing at age 9 that got him teased enough to attempt suicide? -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 06:23 2
  - Why would he need to have been doing anything? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 06:40
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Thanks for the info LMS -- nm - Karl_S Nov 17, 03:19 1
- No problem. -- nm - LMS Nov 17, 04:01
ugh...Ray Rice 2 TDs through 9 games. -- nm - budice Nov 17, 02:17 1
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Are you near the route of the Zerotracer? Go say Hi to them! -- (link) - marcel Nov 17, 01:35
In that Stays in Vegas ad with the limo driver that trades places, there's a sceen in a freezing Ice Bar, is that a real place in Vegas? that would be - zeitgeist Nov 17, 00:13 1
- I beleive it is. I've seen it on Extreme Barhopping on the travel channel... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 06:02
I am shocked and disappointed at the lack of enthusiasm for an ST gathering up North ... I never said it had to be during snow season :) -- nm - JenBro Nov 16, 23:30 14
- i'm afraid i'd end up in a shallow grave and never be seen again -- nm - cameo Nov 16, 23:48 7
  - well ... maybe if we get bored from doing all the other fun stuff there is to do up here :D -- nm - JenBro Nov 17, 00:02 1
    - canning cherries *check* watching the sunset on the bay *check* buy quicklime to cover pixie's dead body *check* -- nm - cameo Nov 17, 00:05
  - sheeet, all they have to do is offer to take you sight seeing and then just leave you out in the dessert -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 23:50 4
    - Hey, you made it back to Vegas!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 16, 23:54 2
      - It was the trip back that almost did me in (it was a 110? and we were stuck in traffic on the blacktop, omg must have been 130-140) - zeitgeist Nov 17, 00:11
      - i doubt you'll make that mistake again -- nm - cameo Nov 16, 23:55
    - the harsh, harsh Michigan desert -- nm - cameo Nov 16, 23:51
- I think with the new Federally mandated junk groping to fly it'll have to be somewhere within driving distance for me - Stephen Nov 16, 23:40 1
  - woo hoo ... ROAD TRIP -- nm - JenBro Nov 16, 23:50
- Hey, it'll take me a couple of days...but I'll be there :) - MojaveMeg Nov 16, 23:37 3
  - even better ... your own guest room with private bath and a view of the bay ... sunset every night! -- nm - JenBro Nov 16, 23:49 2
    - sure, sounds great - cameo Nov 16, 23:50 1
      - pfffttt ... silly pixie ... what makes you think I'd hurt you? -- nm - JenBro Nov 17, 00:04
The lady on the Batteries Plus commercials sounds like the SNL Target check out lady -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 23:19
apparently, you can leave your heart in San Francisco, but you're taking your foreskin home with you -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 23:17 2
- Ok, the city that gives away fresh clean needles to junkies won't let your kid have a gordon lightyear cause of the message it might give? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 23:18 1
  - gordon lightyear? *makes the drinky drinky motion* -- nm - JenBro Nov 16, 23:28
This new Mercedes SLS is really hot. -- (link) - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 16, 22:46 1
- nice old school look -- nm - J Nov 17, 03:14
Harrison Ford is too good to be bleeped by TBS apparently. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 22:36
somebody on auction kings just paid $12k for a "vampire killing kit" - cameo Nov 16, 22:33 1
- have you ever see one not work? :) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 16, 22:37
apparently Pink is pregnant? I wonder if it's twins. --nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 22:18 7
- I don't get it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 22:44 4
  - That's a shocker. --nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Nov 16, 22:52 2
    - two in the pink! -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 05:31 1
      - *golf clap* -- nm - zork Nov 17, 06:08
  - twinkies -- nm - cameo Nov 16, 22:50
- PINK2 -- nm - cameo Nov 16, 22:20 1
  - I hadn't even thought of that, but that's a good take on it. Not what I was going for, but it works. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 22:21
how about we start with you kissing mah ass -- nm - cameo Nov 16, 21:59 1
- what's the word? -- nm - psilotum Nov 16, 22:27
Thunder! -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 21:24 2
- Struck !! -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 16, 21:40 1
  - awww. I miss JJ. -- nm - psilotum Nov 16, 21:56
West coast hour is sucking the major suck tonight. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 21:20 6
- I got power back this afternoon and was catching up with work and ikarium -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 22:12
- Sorry, I had a column to write and a computer issue to resolve.....back in the groove now :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 16, 21:52 1
  - It's too late baby now it's too late. Though I really did think we'd make it. -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 22:01
- Too Busy playing Zuma Blitz -- nm - amoxy Nov 16, 21:30 1
  - Which I'm still not quite getting the hang of. (the my aim sucks nt.) -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 21:41
- sssshhhhh. you'll wake the baby. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 21:22
I fucking detest Arcade Fire. There, I said it. nm - Dignan Nov 16, 20:54 3
- this. I also hate MGMT. just shut up, dooshers. -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 06:30
- I don't think I had ever seen them until SNL this weekend. - TFox Nov 16, 21:03
- not extra-psyched about arcade fire *makes note in dignan's file* -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 20:55
have William and Kate registered online somewhere? i'd like to get them a little something -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 20:49 5
- Don't bother checking with Herreds -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 20:52 2
  - err Herrods -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 20:52 1
    - Harrods? ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 16, 21:10
- iTunes gift card. (i hear they have the Beatles now!) -- nm - TFox Nov 16, 20:50 1
  - Pauls are dead! -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 20:51
I had generally ignored Neon Trees until I found out their drummer was a chick. She cute. -- nm - Tim Nov 16, 20:47 1
- I enjoy their song when I hear it on the radio but not enough to do anything more than that. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 21:05
There must be some Journey song we haven't done yet! -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 20:43
YMC: (You May Care) Scrabulous, now Lexulous got a revamp on their website (non-facebook application) and looks pretty nice. -- (link) - Qale Nov 16, 20:31
Hey Kelly... I know you're a Springsteen fan ... question for you - do you have his autograph yet? -- nm - JenBro Nov 16, 20:22 12
- Nope, that is something I do not have yet. - kelly Nov 17, 04:23
- If that's what you're getting her for Secret Stalker, I hope you're sending some M&Ms with it or something. - TFox Nov 16, 20:23 10
  - given jenbro's enthusiasm for secret stalker, i figured she was going to kidnap him and deliver the Boss hogtied on kelly's doorstep -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 20:50
  - I will never part with my Springsteen autograph :) -- nm - JenBro Nov 16, 20:32 8
    - Then I'll just have to steal it. Cool. A challenge. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 20:36 7
      - You're welcome to try ... Petoskeystravaganza everyone? -- nm - JenBro Nov 16, 20:39 6
        
        LYC: I have a petoskey stone. -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 21:50
        
        Now that's a mouthful. -- nm - nubby Nov 16, 20:52 3
        
        dang nubby! -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 20:53 2
        
        You're so jealous of my Heat Bath. -- nm - nubby Nov 16, 20:53 1
        
        ParTay! -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 21:03
        
        my luck i'd get stuck there, Groundhog Day style -- nm - bonny prince pixie Nov 16, 20:48
I need a new nickname. -- nm - ReluctantCynic (0.65 points) Nov 16, 20:15 2
- OverEagerCynic -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 20:20
- Dreamboat. -- nm - nubby Nov 16, 20:18
SITWAP: Green Lantern trailer -- (link) - Dano Nov 16, 20:15 5
- It's funny. The fan trailer, made with Nathan Fillion, looked 10X better than that nonsense -- nm - flavorize Nov 16, 20:55
- Well that looks like total shit. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 20:37 3
  - Not *total* shit. Ryan Reynolds is shirtless. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 21:02 1
    - Whenever I see a trailer like this, I remind myself that this is the *best* footage they thought they had. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 21:07
  - I wondered why they didn't show it on Conan -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 20:38
thanks for the reminder, Dano. -- nm - kelly Nov 16, 20:06
The new housemate brought in Apple TV. Apple TV has full seasons of Top Gear, Dog Fights, and Battle 360. - ReluctantCynic Nov 16, 20:03 10
- I went and d/l all my favorite episodes of all the seasons of Top Gear on my AppleTV - Stephen Nov 16, 22:16
- Are you sure you're... you know... not 60 years old? -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 20:52
- does it get Chasing Classic Cars? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 16, 20:07 2
  - Yep! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 16, 20:12 1
    - great show -- nm - peglegpete Nov 16, 20:19
- you have housemates? -- nm - loosilu Nov 16, 20:03 4
  - Yes. Well, I do now. I was going to get a cat, but then the housemate came along, too. - ReluctantCynic Nov 16, 20:12 3
    - housemate, or *housemate*? -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 20:19 2
      - "housemate" -- nm - ReluctantCynic (0.65 points) Nov 16, 20:19 1
        
        ^5 -- nm - psilotum Nov 16, 20:59
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Must Halo. -- nm - David Nov 16, 19:58
Dear Fox: I don't care that you're fighting with Time Warner. Stop fucking up my HD. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 19:52 1
- Fuckin a-right, man. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Nov 16, 19:53
Ah, Onatopp. We meet again. -- nm - nubby Nov 16, 19:52

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