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- look on the bright side, Vegas just got 3 inches of snow yesterday -- nm - decline Dec 18, 07:07
- That's a detailed absense memo. Did he include jpgs of the hookers he's planning to jam too? -- nm - TFox Dec 18, 07:05
TDK is expected to become the top selling video release of the year. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 18, 07:01
And WALL-E won the Chicago Critics award!! Yay!! - Marlowe Dec 18, 06:55 3
- I love that this keeps happening. Related: I got the 3 disc edition last night as a late birthday present. - TFox Dec 18, 07:03 1
  - THe packaging is interesting, but I'm concerned that it won't last. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 07:08
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Will, could you load this URL and tell me what your results are? -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:53 3
- Sure. - Will Hunting Dec 18, 06:56 2
  - darn :( -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:57 1
    - Is this for work? Trying to block employee proxys? -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:59
Folks from the temp agency just came 'round to deliver our 'Christmas gift' - I was sure it was going to be lame. - kelly Dec 18, 06:51 8
- Hey, if my lunch bag can be Volunteer Orange and I still carried it to work every day... - TFox Dec 18, 07:01 2
  - Volunteer Orange? -- nm - kelly Dec 18, 07:04 1
    - Safety Orange. -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 07:08
- I carried one that was given out as part of some sort of welfare/food stamps charity thing the library did. I called it the "government cheese bag" - Amy Dec 18, 06:58
- create an iron-on that changes it like people cover up old tattoos! -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:54
- I need a lunch bag as well - that Chinese thing sounds interesting - photo? or where can I can one? -- nm - Epiphany Dec 18, 06:54 2
  - here -- (link) - kelly Dec 18, 06:58 1
    - that is so cool that I don't trust someone not to steal it from the frig - Epiphany Dec 18, 07:01
Okay I have thoughts on the new Muppet Special last night...... - Walt_Disney Dec 18, 06:49 2
- It was certainly not up to par...but I've felt they haven't been doing their best work since Muppets Tonight was cancelled -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:52
- I stopped watching during the first number. -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 18, 06:51
Yesterday's Movie: Watched "Were the World Mine" started Star Wars: Clone Wars - MDH Dec 18, 06:49 13
- re: Clones, I like how they give everything a brush stroke texture, also I like her [did you know that the voicing actress is married to ...] - zork Dec 18, 06:53
- The Clone Wars show has improved dramatically on the material included in the movie. -- nm - TFox Dec 18, 06:50 11
  - it can actually be an interesting little show when it doesn't pander to the kids. - Mel Profit Dec 18, 06:57 4
    - They have had some really awesome sequences (spoils) - TFox Dec 18, 07:00 3
      - The last episode had actual character development and depth. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 18, 07:04 2
        
        I've got about 4 stacked up on the DVR to muscle out. -- nm - TFox Dec 18, 07:05 1
        
        I've got every one stacked up...lil miss ccc wants to watch them with me, but we need to rent the movie first -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 07:10
  - how does it compare to the original Tartakovsky series? -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 06:52 4
    - It doesn't. I dunno. Tartakovsky focused on giving very brief glimpses into things, but doing those glimpses awesomely. - TFox Dec 18, 06:58 1
      - gotcha. -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 06:59
    - I loved his use of split screen, switching between wide and full screen, etc. very cool -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:53 1
      - also his sense of timing and visual wit in the action sequences was top-notch. -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 06:56
  - I started watching the show before I saw the movie. -- nm - Shaun Dec 18, 06:51
Pippy - please email me (at work) when you get a moment -- nmbp - JaxSean Dec 18, 06:49
FYI: Gold Box is all PS3 today -- nm - oblique Dec 18, 06:49
I just received Battlestar Galactica Season 4... and I've never seen Seasons 1 -3 . *sigh* -- nm - secretslacker Dec 18, 06:47 2
- Well, seems like you have some DVDs to rent -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:53
- I'll give you my address.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 18, 06:51
I got stalked and it was spectacular! - Amy Dec 18, 06:37 7
- And I fogot to mention that Logan got bubble wrap (his first) and the cats got a box, so the whole family is thrilled! -- nm - Amy Dec 18, 06:59
- Oh, wait, we're supposed to send them gifts? - nubby Dec 18, 06:44 1
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- Cool! -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:42
- yeah! -- nm - El Fandie Dec 18, 06:40
- Wow! That sounds great! -- nm - sheba Dec 18, 06:40
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heh heh. fuzzy wuzzy carpets. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:34 8
- Yep, that's the store I live above. Carpet store. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:37
- part 1 received! awesome! -- nm - El Fandie Dec 18, 06:35 6
  - I was worried. they told me that wouldn't get there before christmas. I'm still a little leery about the second part. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:40 5
    - i'm not worried. whenever it arrives will be great! -- nm - El Fandie Dec 18, 06:41 4
      - I wonder what it could be! - mafic Dec 18, 06:44 3
        
        If you send another diamond then I know the fix is on! - Amy Dec 18, 06:50 1
        
        heh, based on part 1 i'm *pretty sure* it's not anything rock-based. :) -- nm - El Fandie Dec 18, 06:52
        
        ohhh, now i'm on pins and needles thinking... is it? is it not? is it? -- nm - El Fandie Dec 18, 06:46
which of these myths is true (no googling) according to a paper in the British Medical Journal and the pending book ... - zork Dec 18, 06:34 63
- [SPOILS] - zork Dec 18, 06:45 6
  - Did you see that wiki link yesterday...tons of good misconceptions out there. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:47 3
    - no. linky? -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:48 2
      - Here you go -- (link) - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:55 [Backboard] 1
        
        thanks -- nm - zork Dec 18, 07:03
  - I was right! -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 06:45
  - spoils - nubby Dec 18, 06:45
- 9. Suicide rates rise during the holidays -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 2
  - Yes. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
  - no -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:36
- 8. You lose body heat more through your head than other parts of the body -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 3
  - yes. more blood flow, less insulation, more heat loss (maybe not a majority, but relatively more than other parts). -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:38
  - No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
  - no -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:36
- 7. Some hangover cures work -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 11
  - only if the cure is drinking water. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:36 8
    - Or absorbing 5 pounds of water in the shower. - Amy Dec 18, 06:43 2
      - Still funny. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:49 1
        
        ...which reminds me, do you think he ever weighed himself before and after the shower? -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:49
    - ...before the hangover. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:37 3
      - which raises an interesting point. can one consider pre-emption as curing? - mafic Dec 18, 06:39 2
        
        Are you implying the Bush Doctrine does not apply to drinking? *SECURITY!* -- nm - sheba Dec 18, 06:41
        
        I say no. Hence my answer. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:40
    - (or more booze) -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:37
  - No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
  - no -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:35
- 6. Eating at night causes people to put on weight -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 6
  - Yes. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
  - no, I read the article before your post! -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:35 4
    - [spoil] - zork Dec 18, 06:37 3
      - 4u. -- (link) - lileve Dec 18, 06:42 2
        
        mine is better (above) :-p - zork Dec 18, 06:46 1
        
        Now you need to update yours! -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:46
- 5. Poinsettias are poisonous -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 7
  - sort of. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:48
  - Myth...sort of...yes...but you would have to eat about a pound of them -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:45
  - I'm pretty sure this one's a no. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:42
  - yes -- nm - kelly Dec 18, 06:38
  - To whom? I'm going with this one. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 18, 06:36
  - Yes. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
  - mo -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:35
- 4. Consuming sugar makes kids hyperactive -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 3
  - No, but's it's nice to have something to blame. -- nm - Amy Dec 18, 06:39
  - No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
  - no -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:35
- trick question. - znufrii Dec 18, 06:35 1
  - semantics -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:36
- 3. Hair and fingernails continue to grow for a period of time after death -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:34 8
  - no. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:48
  - No -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:45
  - (the skin dehydrates and pulls back) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:38
  - Yes. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:35 4
    - no! -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:36 3
      - What actually happens is much grosser! -- nm - Amy Dec 18, 06:38 2
        
        What happens? - lileve Dec 18, 06:49 1
        
        that one was on south park -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:54
- 2. We only use one-tenth of our brain -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:34 3
  - no. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:48
  - THis was in the wiki link yesterday -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:45
  - No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:35
- 1. You should be drinking 8 glasses of water a day -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:34 2
  - no. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:48
  - No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:35
kelly/Will: Thoughts on Prince Caspian? -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:34 1
- I fell asleep an hour in. :) - kelly Dec 18, 06:40
Rarely do I mind when someone doesn't look like the person they're portraying, but Langella's dissimilarity to Nixon takes me out of the moment - Will Hunting Dec 18, 06:32 3
- I find it weird that Michael Sheen can look like Tony Blair, David Frost, Kenneth Williams, Brian Clough and Jeremy Dyson. -- nm - LMS Dec 18, 06:43
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- My brother. -- (link) - nubby Dec 18, 06:33 [Backboard]
geez, even on my old crappy TVs in the past I saw Uncle Billy's squirrel. On the plasma though, I did see some skull thing on Potter's desk. -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:29 6
- LIR: No longer into candles because of a gutting house fire but this past year I lit a candle twice. - lileve Dec 18, 06:33 5
  - Hey, candles are great for getting into moods. - lileve Dec 18, 06:44 3
    - tealights are great. otherwise putting a candle in a cakepan surrounded by water is pretty safe -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:48 1
      - My sister put a bunch of tealights in the fireplace, looks super pretty. -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 07:00
    - responded to the wrong post. -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:46
  - d'oh! -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:38
Honestly, thinking more and more about the Drew Carey clip; I don't think Ben Stein from Bueller would be that damn bored/monotone. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 06:28 6
- So, what do you think of the new duplicate-post-detection stuff? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:29 5
  - get back to work you slackers!! -- nm - steve114 si Dec 18, 06:31 1
    - but that makes us more efficient here so we can get more work done! -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:50
  - I like it; first time I got me was just then. It's gotta be network issues or something - Will Hunting Dec 18, 06:30 2
    - Does your work use a proxy server of some kind? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:31 1
      - Zero clue. If so, it's changed in the last day or so. - Will Hunting Dec 18, 06:32
JD: Either Frost/Nixon or Doubt, I would guess.. But it's just a WAG.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 18, 06:28 9
- I'm far from convinced that TDK is a shoo-in for a nod. - znufrii Dec 18, 06:33 5
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    - Or people are realizing that just because one of its main actors died after filming doesn't actually make it a better film than it is. -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 06:38 2
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        you do have a point, although it had seeme dto me that the sentimental hype had died down somewhat - znufrii Dec 18, 06:41
  - I give it slightly better, especially if Button and Doubt underwhelm at the box office - Will Hunting Dec 18, 06:35
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  - I of course haven't seen most movies.. - Marlowe Dec 18, 06:33
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- Posting first on a board....priceless -- nm - budice Dec 18, 06:28
- that'll teach you! -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:27

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