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The rock stars of science. (GQ puts seventeen prominent biomedical researchers in fancy photo spreads with eight different musicians.) -- (link) - mara Nov 17, 08:11
LYC: I need to chill. I'm letting too much petty stuff bother me at work. (I think writing it here will help me do it.) -- nm - mara Nov 17, 08:08 2
- Have a cup of Chamomile tea (nm) - amoxy Nov 17, 08:10
- ~woosah~woosah~ -- nm - decline Nov 17, 08:09
Calling all filmmakers and screenwriters! Introducing Amazon Studios: Make money, get noticed, get your movie made. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 17, 08:07 1
- PIXIE ... let's get that project we briefly talked about launched! -- nm - JenBro Nov 17, 08:33
After reading the 6 page Willow Palin facebook comment stream, I truly see how dumb she actually is - MDH Nov 17, 08:05 12
- not defending every word used in there, but that looks no different from the comment threads of any of the HS or college kids I have friended on FB. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 08:10 3
  - I agree, but she's Sarah Palin's daughter as my comment below states. -- nm - MDH Nov 17, 08:11 2
    - she's just a kid. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 08:12 1
      - I think she's 15, and that is not a kid. Don't underestimate teens. -- nm - MDH Nov 17, 08:17
- But sadly, the fact that you read (and it took) *6* pages tells us something about you, too. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 08:08 2
  - this. ~just don't look/just don't look~ -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 08:10 1
    - I read one page then quit. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 08:17
- She sounds like a pretty typical teenager to me. Of course, I tend to think teenagers are pretty dumb. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 08:06 4
  - She is a typical teenager and any other teenager this would not be news - amoxy Nov 17, 08:09 3
    - That's my point though. She's Sarah Palin's daughter. She she know the effect this will have. Common Sense. -- nm - MDH Nov 17, 08:11 2
      - But we are talking about a Teenager...Common sense? -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 08:11
      - she shouldn't be dropping the "fa****" bomb. that one i for sure agree with you on. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 08:11
Are you struggling to find a phrase to describe a product you bought that was supposed to be really good, but thus far is just disappointing? -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 08:03
Some Colts news from twitter.... - Remlik Nov 17, 08:01
UK betting sites offering odds on the date for William and his smokin' hottie's nuptuals -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 08:01 5
- has ST determined she's hot or not? - Epiphany Nov 17, 08:09 4
  - I wouldn't throw her out of bed for eating crackers -- nm - decline Nov 17, 08:12
  - She is attractive, just not smoking hot -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 08:11 2
    - you are dumb -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 08:11 1
      - There is just something different about her face - amoxy Nov 17, 08:13
12 Places You Didn't Know Had Free WiFi -- (link) - con_carne Nov 17, 07:58 1
- signs in the window at Denny's say they have it. -- nm - zork Nov 17, 08:09
I don't like the dentist -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 07:45 2
- At least he lets you spit when he is done. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 07:46
- spoiler: Yes, this is real life. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 07:45
A bit late, but a little too "LA underbelly" to resist: Longtime Hollywood publicist shot to death in Beverly Hills, hours after Burlesque premiere -- (link) - con_carne Nov 17, 07:44 1
- hours after *attending* the premiere -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 07:45
Too bad Bery doesn't drink. I found his beer glass. -- (link) - mara Nov 17, 07:44 6
- I drink water. And kool-aid. Nothing stopping me from using that glass ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:04 5
  - But it's for BEER! Hmm, do you like root beer? -- nm - mara Nov 17, 08:05 3
    - no, it's for drinking erbium infused with ... - zork Nov 17, 08:08
    - indeed I do -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:05 1
      - *pastes a Square Root sticker over the two atomic symbols* -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:06
  - (On the other hand, I don't know anyone named erbium.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:05
"Elton John announces first ever date on the Isle of Man." - nubby Nov 17, 07:43
There's been a coup in Madagascar -- maybe. This would mean the DJ is deposed. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 17, 07:36 5
- I wonder if he stopped anyone from getting killed. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 07:46
- To which the French in me says 'Maybe bold coup.' -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 07:41
- Friggin David Schwimmer -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 07:40 2
  - huh, I thought people would go with jokes about the DJ being fired. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:41 1
    - or the roof is on fire -- nm - zork Nov 17, 07:48
Lea Michele will receive Billboard's First "Triple Threat Award" for singing/dancing/acting -- (link) - MDH Nov 17, 07:32 6
- for dnacing? They've watched the show and seen Britney right? -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:55
- Mr. Schu deserves it more. Did they see "Make 'Em Laugh" last night?! - nubby Nov 17, 07:43 2
  - me too to the IM -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 08:10
  - Gwyneth did well last night. A necessary breath of fresh air. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 07:50
- How can we whore out for Glee...I know, let's reward ... *picks one*. -- nm - Billboard Nov 17, 07:39 1
  - Pretty much. -- nm - MDH Nov 17, 07:41
Good morning, STers. The Earth says hello. -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 07:31
here is a poll: spoil something. my spoiler: cauliflower. -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 07:29 9
- Soylent Green is not an organic food. -- nm - celedhring Nov 17, 08:02
- you're a Replicant and don't know it. -- nm - zork Nov 17, 07:56
- I've been dead this whole time? -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 07:49
- it wasn't just the " tip" -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 07:48
- those *were* the droids you were looking for. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:46 2
  - Nice. Also, it really wasn't a boating accident, and indeed, they probably could have used a bigger boat. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:47 1
    - It was *not* just a flesh wound. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:48
- It was just the first round. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 07:44
- Johnny Greenwood -- nm - LMS Nov 17, 07:33
chronicle.com is having a live chat with the guy that writes custom student papers at noon today. -- nm - nubby Nov 17, 07:27 1
- I wonder if it is actually Will Ferrell reprising his role from Undeclared... -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:29
Which is Worse for Children, the Pat-Down or the Porn Machine? -- (link) - mara Nov 17, 07:25 3
- They both have crossed the "unacceptable" line. I don't bother distinguishing degrees of bad past that line. -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 07:42 1
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- the pat-down, since the images from the backscatter machine are already illegal. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 07:27
uh-oh - the Bank has blocked youtube. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:25 2
- just use your smartphone -- nm - decline Nov 17, 07:27 1
  - reading gmail and pillaging on ika w/that! (heh) -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:29
chromanda, I saw this on a t-shirt in downtown Raleigh and I think it means I need to get you as my t-shirt stalkee next summer. :P -- (link) - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 07:24 [Image] 5
- I love it. -- nm - sycor Nov 17, 07:33
- That's fantastic -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 07:29 1
  - Local artist by the name of Paul Friedrich. Does a small strip called Onion Head Monster. I find you kind of grow into appreciating it. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 07:34
- I just laughed out loud. tana: what's funny. me: nothing. -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 07:25 1
  - It became my computer background a few hours ago. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 07:28
Why aren't my Outlook rules working automatically all of the sudden? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 07:23
I'm having a weird issue on facebook -- I can't reply to or comment on anything, and I can't expand the comments section -- - chromanda Nov 17, 07:17
For the wonderful ladies of ST : google launches boutiques.com -- (link) - decline Nov 17, 07:17 11
- Hmmm, if it's Google, why doesn't my Google log-in work? -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:19 2
  - looks like you need a separate account. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:25 1
    - Exactly, and exactly why I won't be doing anything with it. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:29
- this is the best thing since google wave!....nm - x Nov 17, 07:18 7
  - admit it, you're perusing the Handbags section as we speak. -- nm - decline Nov 17, 07:19 6
    - I can't. I just can't. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:21
    - I went straight to shoes. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:19 4
      - it makes me feel so poor. -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 07:20 3
        
        the hat's are great -- nm - decline Nov 17, 07:25
        
        should I bother? it's actual boutique stuff? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:21 1
        
        not just boutique -- nm - decline Nov 17, 07:25
the good thing about the contingent of STers who i have forced to hate me is, if someone hates me irl, i know its not cause of my face. - TFox Nov 17, 07:15 6
- who hates you here? put em up ... put em upppp -- nm - JenBro Nov 17, 08:35
- What if I like you here but hate your face? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 07:43 2
  - Then I would suggest wearing a baseball cap with a brim. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 07:44 1
    - you rap like a deaf guy. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 07:52
- I still Love you -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 07:19
- the number can only go up! -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 07:18
*adds 'znufriiisabigstupidhead' to spellchecker* -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:15 2
- :P -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 07:29 1
  - *giggle* -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:31
MS Outlook 2007 should just give up the ghost already and start accepting 'anyhoo' as a correctly spelled word. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:12 5
- sometimes I feel like this, but where would the line be drawn? better just to use the queen's english and let us self-correct for lexiconography. -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 07:13 1
  - I like that it accepts things like 'lmk' etc. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:14
- you do realize that you can add words to the spellchecker, right? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 07:12 2
  - yeah - just making a joke. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:13 1
    - (spoiler) - znufrii Nov 17, 07:27
ohhh. how.very.itneresting. just discovered i *can* get gmail here if i access through igoogle, not gmail. - Elf Andie Nov 17, 07:07 5
- blocked too. :( -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:13
- that's blocked here as well (the gmail content, not igoogle itself)... - znufrii Nov 17, 07:11 2
  - there are other pages (like netvibes) you could try if you really needed it. -- nm - decline Nov 17, 07:15 1
    - I don't want to bring attention to myself by digging around, lest they find this place. :) - znufrii Nov 17, 07:17
- you've got mail! you've got mail! -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 07:10
I hope the movie Battle: Los Angeles is as good as the trailer. I was digging it. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 06:59
Louisiana Citizens Horrified that there�s Evolution in Science Books -- (link) - mara Nov 17, 06:59 11
- Can't wait until churches are forced to give equal time to all the bad stuff that religion has fomented over the years. - ceregon Nov 17, 08:25
- I wonder how we should divide up the United States in terms of geography. I think you gotta go more E/W rather then N/S. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 17, 07:02 1
  - I think textbooks should offer an altnernate theory to what NSEW means. We can call it "Intelligent Geography" -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:07
- why do you want to make me cry so early in the day, mara? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:02 7
  - Dunno, I guess it's because I'm an elitist socialist and I hate America so much. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:05 6
    - You also hate God and our children. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:05 5
      - Right, right, right, sometimes I forget that part. I never think of the children. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:06 4
        
        also, you've ruined christmas. -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 07:13 2
        
        Dang!! -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:17 1
        
        amy told me yesterday that there are candy cane pop rocks in indiana. DO WANT. (I haven't seen. I am on a mission starting black friday.) -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 07:19
        
        You're contributing to the breakdown of the family! -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:07
Speaking of Kinnect, Penny Arcade says stop! -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 17, 06:55 2
- sorry, don't get it -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:01 1
  - as in their joke either sucks or I don't get it (I'm leaning toward suckage) -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:02
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A TSA success story... (I wonder if this is the same incident mafic mentioned last night on backboards) -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 17, 06:47 2
- here... -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 17, 06:47 [Backboard] 1
  - sounds like it might be. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 06:52
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- people were aware it was based on the Green Lantern comic book, right? - Mel Profit Nov 17, 07:06 17
  - It is actually the most powerful weapon in the DC universe. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 07:49 2
    - wiki has a goo list of powers (Note: not defending the movie, just the power) - Spawn Nov 17, 07:53 1
      - ....defeated by Canary Man. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 08:09
  - This looks like total crap even given those parameters. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 07:21
  - nmhereb I've sent you the best e-mail ever. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:20
  - a magic ring that doesn't work against yellow stuff. that is the very definition of total crap...nm - x Nov 17, 07:17 6
    - the silver age GL had a problem with wood.... -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:21 1
      - He should have used the ring to create a boner shield. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 07:21
    - So his magic ring would have issues with a mutant Sunflower? -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 07:19 1
      - or a guy with a smiley face mask and a banana gun....nm - x Nov 17, 07:30
    - "hey dude, would you like a sprite?" "no! keep that shit away from me!" -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 07:18 1
      - his main enemy was Urinating Lad. He always won in the end by having him drink lots of water and turning his pee from yellow to a more whitish tinge -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:22
  - which one is the one with Kato? Lantern or Hornet? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 07:13 1
    - Hornet -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:13
  - A Magic Ring? -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 07:10
  - Which was also total crap? -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:07 1
    - like most comicbooks it depends on the creative force behind the character at any given time. -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:10
- What is Green Lantern's power again? -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 07:05 2
  - Casting green light. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:06
  - he can make giant fists! -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:06
- saw a trailer in front of of HP on Monday. the audience laughed - but not in a good way. -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 17, 06:53 1
  - Just remember, this was gonna be a Jack Black role a while back. - Spawn Nov 17, 07:42
- who's in that again? - Epiphany Nov 17, 06:44 1
  - The Sexiest Man Alive! (according to People) -- (link) - Elf Andie Nov 17, 07:52

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