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C'mon Orioles...put a bid in on this guy. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 14:33 2
- the new Lipken -- nm - cameo Nov 17, 14:33 1
  - I'll take anyone who hits better than the direct descendents of Mark Belanger. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 14:34
For the LEGO fans: Series 3 minifigs are starting to show up in stores. -- (link) - TWuG Nov 17, 14:29 5
- No! No no no! I've just ordered my first 4 series 2 figures, and I've got ZERO series 1! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 14:40 1
  - I missed series one too. Still gotta find a ninja, zombie and nurse. -- nm - sycor Nov 17, 14:41
- has there been an update for the app to scan the bar codes yet? -- nm - sycor Nov 17, 14:37 1
  - The blog posts says "no word" yet. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 14:41
- hey did you see the guy selling the 1,000 lbs of lego on eBay? 20K can get it. -- nm - sycor Nov 17, 14:36
hmmm. is 53 inches a realistic or reasonable value for ground displacement after an earthquake? - loosilu Nov 17, 14:26 11
- the 1906 earthquake caused a displacement of up to 20 feet. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 14:30 1
  - different type, though. I wonder about the 1812 earthquake in the zone I'm looking at. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 14:42
- I don't think so. - mara Nov 17, 14:29
- Sure it is. Of course it is. Why wouldn't it be? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 14:29 2
  - Do I look like an earthquakeologist? that's why I'm asking. :P -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 14:41
  - *checks my LCD pocket earthquake ground displacement calculator* yep, looks ok to me. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 14:30
- 53 inches? *splurt* -- nm - Ty97 si Nov 17, 14:27 4
  - nubby, please -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:27
  - *demolished* -- nm - Katy Perry's vocal cords Nov 17, 14:27 2
    - the callback was almost as funny as the original joke. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 14:29 1
      - I missed the original joke. But the call back is pretty good -- nm - sycor Nov 17, 14:37
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- for me to poop on -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 14:34 1
  - ...in your pants ... -- nm - Geoff Nov 17, 14:41
Yes, I did just bribe my son with a cookie so he'd stop running/hiding from me so I could change his diaper. - Stephen Nov 17, 14:19 4
- so in a couple of hours you'll be changing a diaper filled with cookie-pooh -- nm - zork Nov 17, 14:21 3
  - Oh, thought I had added in there that I had bribed him with a cookie, but didn't give him one... -- nm - Stephen Nov 17, 14:23 2
    - oh, you *are* a die-hard a Republican - ty97 Nov 17, 14:25 1
      - heh - Stephen Nov 17, 14:31
Anyone see NCIS last night? Spoilers inside. (yes real ones) - loosilu Nov 17, 14:11 15
- wait...what? - Mel Profit Nov 17, 14:36 1
  - check that. I was thinking of Ziva's brother. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 14:39
- Spoils - TWuG Nov 17, 14:28 1
  - I'd love if... - Mel Profit Nov 17, 14:43
- Yeah, I really liked it as well (spoiler) - Stephen Nov 17, 14:18 6
  - spoil - loosilu Nov 17, 14:19 5
    - Ah, I missed the previews. (spoils) - Stephen Nov 17, 14:20 4
      - yes please. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 14:42
      - spoils. - loosilu Nov 17, 14:22 2
        
        I actually thought (spoils) - Stephen Nov 17, 14:26 1
        
        I liked it too... - Mel Profit Nov 17, 14:40
- I don't get this show at all. Jersey Shore is (genuinely) more watchable. nm - Dignan Nov 17, 14:14 3
  - It's not the best show ever done but when they do things well it's very good. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 14:41
  - me either, if i was going to spoof a procedural, it would be this one -- nm - ceregon Nov 17, 14:24
  - I can't watch one minute of JS. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 14:16
casting call: nationwide talent search for a guest-star spot on Glee - cameo Nov 17, 14:10 7
- Diva alert -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 14:11 6
  - hell yes -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:12 2
    - Of course, Andie needs to submit her application for her. You know. Because. -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 14:15 1
      - does the show really need another school slut? -- nm - cameo Nov 17, 14:19
  - Mercedes older, hawter sister? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 14:11 2
    - "who can convincingly portray the role of a teenager" - Diva Nov 17, 14:29 1
      - say you got left back. a lot. -- nm - cameo Nov 17, 14:30
cute video of the week: puppy barks in his sleep (and now I see that Mop beat me to this) -- (link) - zork Nov 17, 14:09 [youtube]
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- Weird is in the eye of the beholder. So everyone is weird to someone else, but not necessarily to everyone else. -- nm - pmb Nov 17, 14:29
- agreed. any body that is different than you is weird. -- nm - CQ Nov 17, 14:28
- I just assume that I'm the weird one and everyone else is normal. -- nm - Dano Nov 17, 14:24
- Yes and no. -- nm - mara Nov 17, 14:24
- generally no -- nm - ceregon Nov 17, 14:12
- Agree. We all have some level of weirdness about us. - Stephen Nov 17, 14:10
- disagree -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 14:10
- Disagree. Not enough people are weird, and that's something that makes life dreary sometimes. -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 14:09
- Disagree. Generally speaking, people define what the norm is. So, generally speaking, only a minority of people can be weird. - ty97 Nov 17, 14:08
- Disagree, There's at least something weird about everyone, but that doesn't mean they are weird. -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 14:08
I moved the turkey from the freezer to the fridge at 12:30pm today. When will it be defrosted and ready to cook? - ty97 Nov 17, 14:06 8
- Definitely by Thanksgiving... - Stephen Nov 17, 14:21
- You could defrost that in 24 hours by immersing it in water -- nm - ceregon Nov 17, 14:15
- take your garbage can, stick a clean liner or 2 in it, add water. it defrosts much better & quicker -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 14:11 3
  - Something I read said that this was not as safe as a the fridge thaw. (not sure of the basis for that though) -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:14 1
    - you are correct, and it's because most of the bird is not being kept cold. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 14:16
  - won't it taste like garbage? -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 14:12
- three days -- (link) - znufrii Nov 17, 14:08 1
  - three days of the condor -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:08
I think it's disgraceful there was a whole thread about Bristol Palin on DWTS and not one reference to her monkey costume -- (link) - Roger More Nov 17, 14:04
Had a coupon for the supermarket I don't normally shop at for $7.50 off a $50 purchase. - Tim Nov 17, 14:03
I'll be more impressed if the person who wins the mongoose gets a splatter spree. -- nm - David Nov 17, 14:01 1
- I'm game, let's roll. -- nm - Lizzie Grubman Nov 17, 14:03
I'm going one a date tomorrow. - ty97 Nov 17, 14:00 1
- is she taking you to the slums or the monocle side of town? -- nm - cameo Nov 17, 14:01
Stalker poll: what is your favorite restaurant? Store? Movie? Musical artist? -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 13:57 19
- store: REI, restaurant: 1770 house, True Romance, and Jack Johnson -- nm - CQ Nov 17, 16:06
- I have a feeling the Christmas Tree Shop is my favorite store but I've never been there. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 14:31 7
  - *gasp* -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 14:38
  - God No. - Mel Profit Nov 17, 14:38 4
    - Its easily my favorite dollar store type store ever. But that's not saying much. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 14:40
    - oh hello. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 14:39
    - with great useless junk! :) -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 14:38 1
      - actually, I shouldn't say that. I pretty much only go there for food stuff (herbs and spices, etc.) - kelly Nov 17, 14:39
  - oh, you're going to be heartbroken. -- nm - TFox Nov 17, 14:33
- Banderas, REI, Aliens, Jim Steinman -- nm - ceregon Nov 17, 14:14
- I like trying local places of all kinds. Favorites are Afghan, Pakistani, Thai, Vietnamese, and seafood. Store: Amazon I guess. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 14:13 1
  - OH! lately I've been learning to swim properly, so swim related stuff is good. - loosilu Nov 17, 14:18
- Several local Mexican places (Soccer Taco, Pelancho's, El Chico), Amazon, Say Anything..., I like a variety of music. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 17, 14:11
- the local Thai place, Thai Basil, followed by Olive Garden. - Stephen Nov 17, 14:09
- Pizzeria Pulcinella, Comic Shop, Serenity/other cool SciFi, Vangelis/instrumental -- nm - marcel Nov 17, 14:03
- anyplace that makes the pasta fresh, it varies, grateful dead -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 14:01
- Five Guys (Fastfood-y), Target/Amazon, Glory, Nine Inch Nails. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 14:00 1
  - "Oh heavenly father, we want you to know that we died facing the enemy!" -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 14:01
- a local middle-eastern place (with bellydancers on friday and saturday nights!); any kind of home-goods store; The Sound of Music; Bruce Springsteen. -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 13:59
Unstoppable: (B-), The Girl Who Played With Fire: (C-) nm - Dignan Nov 17, 13:54 5
- least favorite part about Unstoppable? -- nm - Max Nov 17, 14:03 4
  - no nudity - Epiphany Nov 17, 14:09
  - I don't know if anything stands out. nm - Dignan Nov 17, 14:05 2
    - I'd give it a B- too, but there were multiple bothersome things - Max Nov 17, 14:10 1
      - I can't argue with any of this. nm - Dignan Nov 17, 14:12
"I used to know her when my house was sober"???? -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 13:53
little kid totally rocks out the guitar solo from Stairway To Heaven -- (link) - zork Nov 17, 13:50 2
- the part just before Plant picks back up and starts singing looks hard. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 14:09 1
  - and some of the time he's not even looking -- nm - zork Nov 17, 14:12
Oh you've got to be kidding me! Way to make me feel like a procrastinator! - Stephen Nov 17, 13:46 3
- Now you have to do as jenbro says and not open it for a month! -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 13:48 1
  - andie's going to deputize her to be the new secret stalker enforcer -- nm - cameo Nov 17, 13:50
- I already know what I'm getting my stalkee, but I was thinking of waiting until at least December 1st to get them. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 13:47
ST Booze Poll -- Rank your liquors from most favorite to least - znufrii Nov 17, 13:46 27
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  - Have you ever had it? It's mad yummy... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 14:08 7
    - does it taste like jagermeister? - Epiphany Nov 17, 14:10 6
      - heh. I think jager and absinthe are my 2 least favorite boozes (at least ones I've tried) EVER. Instant sickness. *shudder* -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 14:15 3
        
        mangoritas! -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:16 2
        
        that was a fun night, we shoudl do that again some time... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 14:30
        
        Oh, that took a while, though - and they were delicious! -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 14:17
      - mmmmm, jager -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:12
      - not really -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 14:12
- Island single malts, Drambuie and the likes, Vodka, Beer -- nm - marcel Nov 17, 14:05
- Rum, anejo, vodka, everything else. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 14:01
- rum & gin faves. all the rest are least -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 14:00
- ummmmmm. I don't like sipping liquors -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 13:59 1
  - could be mixed, if you like... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 14:00
- whiskey. -- nm - chromanda Nov 17, 13:58
- Neat, it would be tequila, whiskey, vodka, rum, gin - Roger More Nov 17, 13:56
- rye bourbon rum vodka taquila irish gin absinth (gawd that was awful, gave it away at a party pour table but nobody else drank it either) -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 13:52
- Beer. nm - Dignan Nov 17, 13:49
- Brandy, scotch, gin, tequila, irish whiskey, rum, vodka, rye, bourbon -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 13:48
- Vodka, rum, tequila (in margaritas ONLY, not by itself or in anything else), done. -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 13:48
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- Of those? Rum, Vodka, Whiskey, Absinthe, Gin, Tequila. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 13:48 1
  - feel free to elaborate...I just picked the main classes for my list... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 13:48
- Rum, Vodka, ............ if you hide the rest in something yummy I probably won't care -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 13:48
- Vodka, gin, tequila, whiskey, rum - absinthe ( is n/a) -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 13:47
- Rum, Scotch, Whiskey..................................then gin and tequila as my least favorites -- nm - Stephen Nov 17, 13:47
- Rum, vodka, foo-foo, done. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 13:46
hey did they ever find the Ohio people that were missing? - Epiphany Nov 17, 13:45 5
- there were people missing in Ohio? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 13:50 1
  - four missing in o-hi-o. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:00
- One was found, others presumed dead at this point. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 13:49 1
  - :( -- nm - Epiphany Nov 17, 13:50
- I only heard about the teen girl they found bound in the guy's house -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 13:46
The whole *point* of The Situation is that people scorn him. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 13:44 10
- I loved the Bones episode where Temp discussed them like a lost tribe of New Jersey aborigines. -- nm - not2fast Nov 17, 14:14
- Except those that don't... - Stephen Nov 17, 13:52 7
  - I've never done a poll but I would suggest that it leans heavily towards the "look at these douchebags" side. - Reagen Nov 17, 13:57 5
    - I have literally never heard a scrap of praise for any of them. nm - Dignan Nov 17, 13:58 4
      - I have but only from people in new jersey. -- nm - zork Nov 17, 14:22
      - I mean that in the royal "you" -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 14:10
      - Vinnie seemed normal and educated. But then he slept with Snooki -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 14:10
      - Exactly. What they do get called a lot is "train wreck." You watch them because they are a disaster. You do not want them to be happy. -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 14:08
  - Your IM is *exactly* opposite. nm - Dignan Nov 17, 13:54
- I'm trying to think of a response to this, but I can't quite work out a phrasing I like... - Beryllium Nov 17, 13:49
fresno state student body president admits to being undocumented -- (link) - cameo Nov 17, 13:44
Thank you, Facebook friend of Amy. I *am* a genius -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 13:43 1
- *hawt* Facebook friend of Amy -- nm - cameo Nov 17, 13:50

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