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The other bright side of the 2022 award is that millions of people just learned there's a country called Qatar. -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 08:04 13
- I still think it is just a city that is trying to overachieve. -- nm - Spawn Dec 2, 08:07
- By 2022 people may know how to say it too -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 08:07
- Yes. It's just east of Narnia. -- nm - pmb Dec 2, 08:07
- But they still won't know how to pronounce it :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Dec 2, 08:06
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- *nods* - tRuMaN Dec 2, 08:05 2
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    - well, it could still be in europe. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 08:06
- I would hope people know Qatar because of CENTCOM, but maybe not. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 08:05 4
  - uh, wouldn't we need to know what CENTCOM is first ? -- nm - decline Dec 2, 08:06 3
    - er, the command that's running two wars? -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 08:07 2
      - 'cause everyone walks around saying 'CENTCOM did this'. I doubt 1-10 people know what that is. - decline Dec 2, 08:10 1
        
        that's sad, but probably true. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 08:10
Quantas is asking Rolls Royce for compensation in the faulty engine issue... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Dec 2, 08:04
your halo reach daily challenges post. - tRuMaN Dec 2, 08:03
I have now officially entered Phase 3 - ty97 Dec 2, 08:01 4
- *upset this is not related to the Celestine Prophecy* -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 2, 08:05
- Surgery? - Spawn Dec 2, 08:02 2
  - Soon I will be the woman that znufrii never dreamed of. -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 08:03 1
    - but the one he has on his pin-up wall> -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 08:04
61% off at... Sunstyle Tanning. I need to find a way to tell Groupon I'm not a chick. - con_carne Dec 2, 07:58
MH LYC - reminder mouse hunters - today is Elf Madness Day (every Thursday according to the Festive Calendar) - so lots of Elf Mice Prezzies to be had - JenBro Dec 2, 07:55
wootoff - Shun Elite 8 Piece Cherry Block Set $555 -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:50 2
- ::ears perk up:: -- nm - Spawn MD Dec 2, 07:54
- Those are great, but you can get just as good if not better Wusthof knives for cheaper -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:52
Is nothing sacred! First a new life form and now the answer to how Stonehenge was built? -- (link) - oblique Dec 2, 07:50 9
- the rolling stones built stonehenge?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!?!....nm - x Dec 2, 08:02 1
  - Don't be silly. Of course not. But they played at the opening. -- nm - pmb Dec 2, 08:04
- this is on my list of places to go before I die. I just wish they allowed you to get close to them. -- nm - sycor Dec 2, 07:53 3
  - It's worth a quick look, but we prefer nearby Avebury..... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Dec 2, 08:00
  - When I went there it happened to be on the night before the summer solstice. It was a crazy scene there. -- nm - pmb Dec 2, 07:56
  - Och. Don't think we haven't seen European Vacation. We know what you're thinking of doing! -- nm - Scottish person Dec 2, 07:55
- Typical religious person.\\ -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 07:52 1
  - SFAN - con_carne Dec 2, 07:54
- next you're gonna tell me there's a new explanation for how Tut died. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:51
Raid on Brazilian drug lord reveals shrine to Justin Bieber...(link) - Walt_Disney Dec 2, 07:49 2
- "One Latino gossip site suggested this was how he tortured his victims." -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:53
- worst. mural. ever. -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 07:50
well what you know, the leak was right. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:44 1
- like I said about AJ... -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:45
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- Qatar is the size of a medium city. How they can host all the people that's going to come over (3 million tickets on sale) is beyond me. -- nm - celedhring Dec 2, 08:05
- huh. the average temparature during WC playing monthis is 114F (46C) - Just right for running around for 90 minutes -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:50 10
  - right, which is why they currently have stadiums that cool to 80 degrees....nm - x Dec 2, 07:55 7
    - i wonder what the A/C costs will be. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:56 6
      - if only they were sitting on some fuel. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:57 5
        
        actually, as i understand it, the stadiums to be built will use a lot of solar power... - x Dec 2, 07:59 4
        
        i.e. sell them. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 08:01 2
        
        nope. the bid specifies donating them to developing nations....nm - x Dec 2, 08:05
        
        good for them. it makes no sense to build crap like olympic stadiums or millennium domes that can't be used again. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 08:02
        
        that's very cool and might even lead to some engineering advances, sounds like. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 08:00
  - "Qatar is now playing with a 2 man advantage as 2 members of the French team have evaporated." -- nm - World Cup Announcer Dec 2, 07:52 1
    - "France leads, 4-1." -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:52
- *die on the pitch* -- nm - Soccer Players Dec 2, 07:46 4
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    - yeah, this is likely to be a repeat of south africa on that score....nm - x Dec 2, 07:56
    - they have 12 years to break the top 100. -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 07:50 1
      - Exactly. There will be a new generation of players by then. -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 07:51
Blargh. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 2, 07:44 4
- It's all Obama's fault. -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 07:44 3
  - I blame Morgan Freeman. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 2, 07:45 1
    - On the plus side, it was kind of fun watching my Arsenal peeps call FIFA corrupt arseholes. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 2, 07:46
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Ke$ha has released her video for 'We R Who We R" it's a lot tamer than I envisioned -- (link) - MDH Dec 2, 07:44 [youtube] 26
- she's easily the least talented "singer" today -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 07:46 25
  - no that's Katy Perry. -- nm - sycor Dec 2, 07:47 24
    - It makes me sad how wrong you are. -- nm - Spawn Dec 2, 07:55 6
      - Word. I'm no Katy Perry fan...but Ke$ha has set the bar so low... - Jim Dec 2, 07:59 1
        
        And one of these days John Travolta will get tired of performin gin drag. -- nm - Spawn Dec 2, 08:01
      - Okay, maybe she not the worst, but she's up there. If she could hit more than 2 notes I would change my mind. -- nm - sycor Dec 2, 07:57 3
        
        After watching her perform at the Victoria's Secret Runway Show, I am in love with her again. - Spawn Dec 2, 08:00 2
        
        I agree she is attractive. I just don't think she can sing her way out of a paper bag. - sycor Dec 2, 08:06 1
        
        Well, at least she sings. Ke$hit sounds like, well, shit. -- nm - Spawn Dec 2, 08:08
    - Both of you are full of it. Autotune has given us much worse offenders. -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 07:49
    - At least Katy has a sweet personality and a unique style. Ke$ha is just a trashy, 100% autotuned Miley knockoff, if that. -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 07:49 15
      - You live on a different planet if you think ke$ha is a Miley knockoff. - MDH Dec 2, 07:54 9
        
        it's not really that big of a stretch. Both have been produced by Dr. Luke at one point. -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:58 7
        
        Dr. Luke has produced songs for almost every pop star the past few years. - MDH Dec 2, 07:59 6
        
        but equally horrendous music. What the hell kind of songs were Tik Tok and Your Love Is My Drug? did she write the lyrics while high on bleach? -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 08:01 5
        
        and the lyrics to Fireworks are a work of art? - sycor Dec 2, 08:04
        
        The scary part is that apparently, she's incredibly smart. Like smarter than most of us. - Jim Dec 2, 08:04 1
        
        I heard Katy is supposed to be really freaking smart too. And a sweetie. -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 08:06
        
        Are you under the impression that pop singers actually write songs? -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 08:03 1
        
        I'm pretty sure she does, in fact, write her songs. -- nm - Jim Dec 2, 08:06
        
        or if you think Katy's sweet. she may smile for the camera but she's not so nice. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:56
      - Unique style? You mean the way she dresses? Her style is just yelling lyrics and trying to hit keys she shouldn't be. The beginning of Teenage Drea - sycor Dec 2, 07:50 4
        
        Teenage Dream is one of the best pop songs of the year. Kesha, on the other hand, sings the stuff of 16 year old kids who think they're sooo kewl. -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 07:53 3
        
        seriously? SERIOUSLY?! I mean, her voice almost cracks from trying to hit a note that even I could hit if I tried. -- nm - sycor Dec 2, 07:56
        
        I am pop's biggest fan on ST, and even I am shaking my head at how wrong this is. Teenage Dream isn't even one of the 5 best songs on the album. -- nm - MDH Dec 2, 07:55 1
        
        You are the only one that would know that, because who on earth would buy that album? -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 08:00
We all love slow motion cameras, right? Well, combine it with a moving train and you get some pretty awesome results -- (link) - oblique Dec 2, 07:43 3 1
- that's kind of awesome -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 07:47
- the flickering of the lights was something i didnt expect. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:47 1
  - I didn't even notice until I watched it a second time and looked for ti... -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 07:54
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- Hey, we were first to get knocked out. Russian football needed this, their stadiums desperately need rebuilding so a win justifies the cost. -- nm - LMS Dec 2, 07:47
- The 2022 host has been leaked too (spoils) - celedhring Dec 2, 07:44
- With their mascot, the Alpha Dog. -- nm - Max Dec 2, 07:44
- I'm selling front row seats -- nm - Sarah Palin Dec 2, 07:42 2
  - heh -- nm - Don Homer Dec 2, 07:45
  - *golfclap* -- nm - Hotkiss Dec 2, 07:43
- My backyard! Utilizing my time machine that I invented earlier this morning, I'm thrilled to announce the victory of North Korea. I scored 18 goals. -- nm - kim jong il Dec 2, 07:41
- *claps* -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:39
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- good choice....nm - x Dec 2, 07:38
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- It takes a lot of restraint not to confront their employees when I walk by their DC office. -- nm - MDH Dec 2, 07:38
Wheelchair bound hottie in lingerie has to go through TSA patdown twice. With video, naturally -- (link) - oblique Dec 2, 07:34 13
- The Onion is really getting out of control. -- nm - Spawn Dec 2, 08:06
- and of course she has a pet. -- nm - Remlik Dec 2, 07:53
- the terrorists have won. -- nm - sycor Dec 2, 07:43 1
  - pretty much -- nm - lileve Dec 2, 07:43
- We should all starting going in our underwear. No matter body type. -- nm - lileve Dec 2, 07:41 4
  - I think next time I go I will request a woman to do my pat down and then make groining pleasure noises while it's being done. -- nm - sycor Dec 2, 07:44 1
    - I don't think they do requests. -- nm - mara Dec 2, 07:59
  - NO fat chicks!! -- nm - Don Homer Dec 2, 07:42 1
    - Overweight people are the exact people who should be doing this. Make a point. -- nm - lileve Dec 2, 07:43
- Do smell nitrates? I totally smell nitrates -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 2, 07:37
- Loni Anderson? -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 07:36
- Fembot! -- nm - J Dec 2, 07:36 1
  - I thought the exact same thing. The expression on her face made it clear she was had no actual brain activity going. -- nm - pmb Dec 2, 07:39
now blatter is onstage w/ the envelopes....nm - x Dec 2, 07:34 4
- The suspense is killing me! -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:36 3
  - heh. "Sepp is not exactly in a hurry here..."....nm - x Dec 2, 07:37 2
    - Sun headlines tomorrow will blame the BBC for ruining our chances. -- nm - LMS Dec 2, 07:54
    - Needed to make sure the winning bid's wire transfer came through. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:47
Pippy, you're right, it's not the Olympics. It's bigger. - Reagen Dec 2, 07:32 13
- " ethical" is not the right word but maybe hypocrisy is - Epiphany Dec 2, 07:45 4
  - But soccer is becoming quite popular here...it's a solid second tier sporting interest at this point -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:48
  - but again, Americans do care about the sport. - Reagen Dec 2, 07:48 2
    - do they care more about now then they did? maybe - but is it to the same peak as the rest of the world - NO. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 2, 08:02 1
      - The rest of the world basically has soccer as it's sport....we have the NFL, MLB, NBA, college sports, NHL etc etc. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 08:08
- Also, the listen live link on this is working for me for the announcement -- (link) - Reagen Dec 2, 07:34 1
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  - especially when you have to build out zero infrastructure....nm - x Dec 2, 07:36 2
    - yeah, I don't think we'll get it either. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:37
    - agreed, on both counts. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:37
- agreed. it will bring in tons of international fans. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:33
- right. they'd break those records, too....nm - x Dec 2, 07:33
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- a good work team does this anyway. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 2, 07:51
- Seems to create needless internal competition and might be detrimental to team building. Also, fairly arbitrary. - pmb Dec 2, 07:49
- I think they do this here, but it's never divulged until force-reduction comes up. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:41
- yes, actually. it'd help force the managers who overrate everyone underneath them to get in line with everyone else. -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 07:38 2
  - at my last place we had a manager who consistently overrated his one favorite and underranked the others. I'm sure this is quite common. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:40 1
    - i also mean, like, "an average employee should average a 3, but all my people average a 4.5 always. what? they're all perfect, that's why." -- nm - TFox Dec 2, 07:43
- no -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:36
- no -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 07:35
- no. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 07:33
- It doesn't seem like a good idea. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 2, 07:33
arsenic and the lady -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 07:31

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