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- Look, I am going to say this once: having in the US when they don't care about soccer is STUPID - Epiphany Dec 2, 07:30
- Boooo. -- nm - MDH Dec 2, 07:29
- they're a good news organization. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:27
- blatter's on stage now supposedly. bbc live update hasn't said anything yet....nm - x Dec 2, 07:27 2
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    - both of these are likely, but i think it's people jumping the gun. bbc live says a film is now being shown, announcement after....nm - x Dec 2, 07:31
Police spend hours investigating crime scene only to discover it was a leftover movie set -- (link) - oblique Dec 2, 07:22 5
- In the bottom half of the next hour, they'll find a murderer used the set to cover up his real crime. -- nm - Max Dec 2, 07:48
- hey? from way way back boards, Hope your daughter breaks a leg! - JenBro Dec 2, 07:30 3
  - (spoiler) - znufrii Dec 2, 07:31 1
    - of course you would know this! I love supersticions ... I can't ever keep them all straight sometimes - but they are fun none the less. -- nm - JenBro Dec 2, 07:34
  - thanks - oblique Dec 2, 07:31
Birthday FMK: Britney Spears (29), Rena Sofer (42), Lucy Liu (42)? - nubby Dec 2, 07:21 3
- KMF -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:29
- Jeez. Britney is only 29. Testament to the fact that I have heard way too much about her in the last decade. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 2, 07:23
- KFM. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:23
dear work computer. please dont act like this all day, i know you are upset i have an apple computer at home. - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:14
googl tweaks its search results to stop people using bad reviews to increase their search prominence -- (link) - znufrii Dec 2, 07:12 1
- Good, that bastard from the times story a few days ago needs to suffer. - Mel Profit Dec 2, 07:13
ok, um, wow... - x Dec 2, 07:04 41
- I'm sure I saw a mention of an arsenic based lifeform is some South American cave in an ep of Wonders of the Universe. - LMS Dec 2, 07:29
- I'm so excited, I'm so scared! - MDH Dec 2, 07:28
- This is the sort of stuff you win Nobels for. -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 07:25
- I need to find a way to type! -- nm - The Ghost of Crichton Dec 2, 07:21
- I hope the announcement ceremony goes as wildly wrong as the one in Splice. -- nm - Max Dec 2, 07:20 1
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- Is this perhaps the beginning of our Zombie end? -- nm - JenBro Dec 2, 07:18
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  - considering they have no problems with evolution or alien life, I doubt it. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:18 1
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- "Life will find a way." -- nm - Dr. Ian Malcolm Dec 2, 07:14
- if that's for real, that's *fantastic..* -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 2, 07:14
- "Damnit, Jim, I'm a doctor not a scuba diver!" -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 07:11
- very interesting. I thought the biologics that lived near the volcano vents undersea were a different makeup as well? -- nm - Remlik Dec 2, 07:10 2
  - they're sulfur based (which is one of the six). -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:10 1
    - danke -- nm - Remlik Dec 2, 07:54
- So Mono Lake is where the alien spaceship crashed? and not Rozwell? -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:09 6
  - maybe they created mono lake as a safe place to grow their children... -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:19 2
    - And the Mono Lake Arsenic monster rumors start in 3...2..1... -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:20 1
      - well, honestly, i was thinking this might explain spawn. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:21
  - why not both? -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:11 2
    - it's not like they are driving a Matrix or anything, spaceships just don't crash everyday :) -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:21 1
      - of course they crashed it, they're bacteria. they have no hands to steer with! -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:22
- Arsenic and Old Lace takes on a whole new meaning -- nm - amoxy Dec 2, 07:08 1
  - Arsenic and Old Lake! -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:09
- I always sort of wondered about that basic assumption but figured my dumb poli sci ass just didn't know enough. - Mel Profit Dec 2, 07:08 10
  - there is good reason for it chemically. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:08 9
    - I'm sure. I nearly failed chemistry so you geeks get to tell me stuff. - Mel Profit Dec 2, 07:12 8
      - oh by the way, the sulfur based life does not use oxygen (which is unavailable in the deep ocean). - loosilu Dec 2, 07:15 1
        
        And just speculating, I am guessing that with this new bacteria, Arsenic takes the place of oxygen. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:16
      - I would rather let Reagen answer the chemistry, but it has to do with the number of available bonds. It has long been thought that Silicone could work - loosilu Dec 2, 07:14 5
        
        It's more to do with the size of the atom. - Reagen Dec 2, 07:19 2
        
        ps. can arsenic form chains, like carbon? -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:23
        
        ah, thanks. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:20
        
        yeah, i always understood silicon as the most likely if this sort of thing was found....nm - x Dec 2, 07:17 1
        
        right, but as previously stated I am thinking the arsenic replaces oxygen in this case. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:18
- wow. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:07
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  - Francis Crick was no fool. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:07
- Wow. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 2, 07:06
- whoa. no joke? -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:05
SITMOP: Suspect in Hollywood publicists death, kills self during police questioning. Yikes. -- (link) - Elf Andie Dec 2, 07:01 1
- rumor is he was paid to kill her - but why?? who??? -- nm - Epiphany Dec 2, 07:29
Switched over to Microsoft Security Essentials after finding out about the AVG bug last night. at least I didn't learn about it the hard way -- nm - sycor Dec 2, 06:52 2
- AVG bug? -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:56 1
  - maybe this? Which only effects some 64 bit Win 7 computers and is fixable? -- (link) - decline Dec 2, 06:59
Speaking of Secret Stalker this is my first serious *GET ON IT* warning, and, also re: rap-up - Elf Andie Dec 2, 06:49 10
- yeah yeah i know, i just dont have a clue what to get my stalkee. - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:19 1
  - didn't they complete any of the quizzes? - JenBro Dec 2, 07:31
- Seriously...why should Andie have to post something like this every. single. year? Are we not adults here... - Jim Dec 2, 06:50 6
  - She's an elf silly - she can't help herself - it's in the genes :D Every Elf wants everyone to have a magic and wonderful Holiday! -- nm - JenBro Dec 2, 07:17 4
    - well, that and i get really disheartened when people send me emails that say 'hey, just so you know, i never got a gift last year. - Elf Andie Dec 2, 07:19 3
      - ok - I'm going to send you a quick email ok? -- nm - JenBro Dec 2, 07:20 2
        
        i can't actually check email here - i'll have to get it tonight. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 2, 07:22 1
        
        it's not urgent at all ... just "elf talk" :D -- nm - JenBro Dec 2, 07:33
  - this is an early warning, i think people just don't think about the time to buy, wrap, get to a post office, transit time... -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 2, 06:55
- (yes, it's a rap-up, not a wrap-up. i'm going to rap.) -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 2, 06:50
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- thank you. -- nm - Remlik Dec 2, 07:10
yay, one of my students isn't working today because her best friend is in a coma after crashing his car while texting....nm - x Dec 2, 06:44 4
- jeez, that sucks. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 2, 06:54
- and i feel so bad for this kid. 2 years ago her high school best friend was killed in a car accident....nm - x Dec 2, 06:46 2
  - good lord. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 2, 07:27
  - Oof. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 06:47
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- lender of last resort to the world, with total impunity and zero accountability....nm - x Dec 2, 06:48
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- Agree. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 2, 06:50
- Disagree. It was a fight. It wasn't a cheap shot and no one was in danger of being injured. - Jim Dec 2, 06:45
- Disagree. No one gives a rats ass about Andre Johnson other than fantasy players. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 06:43
Back to back Big 10 / ACC Challenge wins!! - Don Homer Dec 2, 06:36 4
- Do you (or Hunting) have any indication which bowl UMD will get? - MDH Dec 2, 06:43 2
  - We'll either get the 3rd bowl (Champs?) or the 8th (Military Bowl in DC). - Will Hunting Dec 2, 06:44 1
    - We played Champs a few years ago. The DC Bowl game would love us. That's a horrible split 3-8 though :-( -- nm - MDH Dec 2, 06:47
- Go Illini! - Kim Pine Dec 2, 06:40
Grammy Noms: Bruno Mars got 7 Nominations and his solo album isn't eligible till next year - MDH Dec 2, 06:35 12
- Dude, the Eminem CD is fantastic. I have no problem with any of the noms he got for it. - Jim Dec 2, 06:46 2
  - My biggest problem with the AOTY nom is that it probably means The Roots won't win best rap album, and they should. - TFox Dec 2, 06:48 1
    - Haven't heard The Roots album...but yeah. Recovery for best album pretty much locks up Best Rap Album. -- nm - Jim Dec 2, 06:51
- He's far far more deserving than the Perry nomination. Like, by a factor of the Earth. -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 06:38 8
  - laughing. - ty97 Dec 2, 06:44
  - HAHAHA I love this. - MDH Dec 2, 06:39 1
    - My TV set almost ceased to be when she started performing last night. She's so terrible. So so bad. -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 06:42
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    - How far back does one have to go to find a worse nomination than that one? -- (link) - TFox Dec 2, 06:41 3
      - You know exactly why she's qualified: Because she'll show up to the broadcast in little more than a bra. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 06:55
      - Last Year: Taylor Swift maybe. Holy crap "Fanmail" by TLC got nominated. That wins. -- nm - MDH Dec 2, 06:50
      - Jeez, the 70s and 80s noms were really bad, in general. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 2, 06:49
I haven't watched all of it yet but I couldn't resist starting the Twin Peaks ep of Psych. Those opening credits by Julee Cruise got me all tingly and - HdnAgnda Dec 2, 06:33 3
- yeah, I didn't recognize him until I looked at the IMDB cast list. There were some folks in the cast who weren't listed, either. - loosilu Dec 2, 06:36 2
  - Not yet on the Isaak song. Did it come late into the ep? If not, I'll have to start from the beginning. So far on characters I have: - HdnAgnda Dec 2, 06:49 1
    - nope, it's early. - loosilu Dec 2, 06:53
OK - my ST Secret Stalker is SO MUCH FUN!!! How much fun you ask? I just got a SECOND package - as if the Mad Men Philosophy book wasn't terrific - JenBro Dec 2, 06:32 4 1
- that's awesome. :) ... I am getting *VERY* annoyed with the postal service that my stalkee has not got their gift yet. - Elf Andie Dec 2, 06:46 1
  - I've almost got mine all put together - we have our annual Down Town Open Houses for Petoskey & Harbor Springs on Fri/Sat and I'm just waiting to see - JenBro Dec 2, 06:59
- Those are great gifts. (I am not the stalker so I am not patting myself on the back here) -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 2, 06:34 1
  - *pets her Mad Men Philosophy Book and smiles* ... you would LOVE this book! This is such fun isn't it? -- nm - JenBro Dec 2, 07:02
Gene Wojceikowski rips the NCAA over their Cam Newton moronic decision -- (link) - Beaker Dec 2, 06:12
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- favre should be treated like a zombie. only way to stop him is to cut his head off. - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:23
- has he mentioned that he is fighting the Black Death or Ebola yet? -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 06:13
NFL PSA: Eagles/Houston game tonight. Set your FF teams, make your Pick 'ems and Survivors too -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 06:06
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- Who's "he"? -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 06:20 6
  - i'm guessing blake griffin....nm - x Dec 2, 06:25 5
    - His 2 dunks about 2 weeks ago were absurd. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 06:27 3
      - even the missed one yesterday was insane.... - x Dec 2, 06:30 2
        
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        We gotta get him off the Clippers. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 06:31
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Unsurprising SITWAP: 4G is imaginary and doesn't really exist in practice. -- (link) - TFox Dec 2, 05:38 11
- oh friggin' a. it's not even 9 am and the damned scales are off my eyes already....nm - x Dec 2, 05:45 1
  - Who needs real 4G when we can put a cheap Arwen the Elf knockoff in a pink racing suit and rip off a competitor's ads? -- nm - T-Mobile Dec 2, 05:47
- It's like the ITU has no sense of reality. 3G defined as 200kbps. 4G...let's go for 100Mbps. WTF, ITU? - oblique Dec 2, 05:42 1
  - Forget wireless, most places can't even get 100mbps wired service yet. -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 07:07
- I'm surprised one of the companies hasn't called their network 5G yet. - Don Homer Dec 2, 05:41 6
  - InfiniG! -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:36
  - Now with Straight Up G! -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 05:51
  - no Gillette and Wilkinson bought all thoose that go down that road -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 2, 05:44
  - "We have the wifis, the GBs, *and* the 5Gs." "Oooooooh..... *Navy* Seals!" -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 05:44
  - 5 blades! -- (link) - oblique Dec 2, 05:43 1
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Krusty, I think I've seen people saying the US is even money come 2022 to host mainly cuz - Will Hunting Dec 2, 05:37 3
- i dunno. given that it's fifa, the ~50 billion the qataris are saying they'll spend is likely to help a lot.... - x Dec 2, 05:44 2
  - *nods* I did forget that FIFA's on par with the IOC when it comes to being bought off. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 05:52 1
    - ^Atleast -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 2, 05:57
The Hooters estate will be settled today -- (link) - nubby Dec 2, 05:19 9
- We're doing the financing for the proposed private equity sponsor. I'm told the closing dinner is going to be scheduled in Miami at the Hooters - pmb Dec 2, 07:19
- I wonder if they requested a change of venue - "Your honor, we feel that we need to settle this in a more Horry county" -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 2, 06:38
- Coby Brooks, the son and current CEO, was pretty likable on Undercover Boss. He's much dorkier than expected. -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 05:32
- Please keep us abreast of any developments. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 2, 05:32 5
  - I didn't realize they'd gone bust. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 06:30 4
    - they've been on the rack for a while. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:42 3
      - I hope this gives them the financial push up they need. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 06:43 2
        
        I asked Victoria why things had gotten so bad, and she said it was a secret. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:49 1
        
        It's no secret they were padding their numbers. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 06:53

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