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omg they did it! - pigby Dec 18, 09:55 7
- Spoilers........ - Walt_Disney Dec 18, 10:00
- Muppets, pfffft. Clearly Christmas was saved by the Heat Miser allowing it to snow in Southtown. Everybody knows that. -- nm - sheba Dec 18, 09:57 2
  - wtf is the Heat Miser? -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 10:00 1
    - *blink* *blink* seriously? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 18, 10:00
- SITWAP: Ohio town loses 7500 jobs, or more than half its population. -- (link) - O Taurenbaum Dec 18, 09:57 1
  - Curse those muppets!!! -- nm - JaxSean Dec 18, 09:57
- I thought Christmas only comes once a year. -- nm - Kermit Bond Dec 18, 09:57
Do you ever get mail at work that you look at and think: -- nm - Diva Dec 18, 09:53 9
- Why is this box meowing? -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 18, 09:55
- mail that makes you go hmmmm? -- nm - pigby Dec 18, 09:54
- "This must have anthrax in it." -- nm - Diva Dec 18, 09:53 6
  - We've had some prison letters in the past making vague threats to members of congress. - Max Dec 18, 09:58 1
    - but where is a prisoner going to get anthrax? -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 10:00
  - Yes, but in our case, it might actually have anthrax in it. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:54 2
    - nmb Will - kelly Dec 18, 09:58
    - doesn't your mail get cooked? if I got mail, I think it would be. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 09:56
  - mail? -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 09:54
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- yes. -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 09:57 1
  - That's because you read the NYT! -- nm - oblique Dec 18, 09:59
- FW De Klerk. I believe he's the white South African president who threw in the towel for Apartheid. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 09:54
- yes. You're just a youngun. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 09:54
- White leader of South Africa who steered the ship out of apartheid. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:53
- Rita... goes to my church. Nice lady. -- nm - VMan Dec 18, 09:53
- It's your age, really. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:53 3
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  - Yep.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 18, 10:01
- former president of south africa under apartheid -- nm - pigby Dec 18, 09:52 1
  - yes. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 09:53
santa's list poll: naughty or nice? -- nm - pigby Dec 18, 09:51 6
- Awshum! -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 18, 10:01
- Not nice enough for a pony, not naughty enough for coal. -- nm - O Taurenbaum Dec 18, 09:56 2
  - "Does it bite?" "yes." -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 09:58
  - i wonder what happens to people who are equal parts naughty and nice? -- nm - pigby Dec 18, 09:57
- this year, naughty. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 09:54
- Neechay. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 18, 09:54
To volunteer at the Humane Society here, you have to first book a spot in their quarerly orientation. You don't just show up. -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 18, 09:49 3
- "I'm here for the puppies." "What?" "The puppies. And the cats. I'm here now." -- nm - Max Dec 18, 10:00
- on the other hand, the homeless shelter probably doesn't kick people out for having a criminal record. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 09:59
- excuses excuses, mara - pigby Dec 18, 09:50
These Batman 3 rumors have got to be the most ridiculous rumors of late. - HdnAgnda Dec 18, 09:47 6
- I give this zero credibility. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 09:55
- don't forget - prayformojo Dec 18, 09:52
- One thing the reboot lets them do ... - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:48 3
  - Yeah, I'm hoping King Tut will be in the Dark Knight sequel... maybe played by a real Egyptian actor -- nm - secretslacker Dec 18, 09:49 2
    - That guy from the Mummy! -- nm - oblique Dec 18, 09:56
    - oh man ... that would rock :) - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:52
oh Gonzo, you miserable failure - pigby Dec 18, 09:46 3
- Our PVR screwed this up about 20 minutes in :( sad. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:47 2
  - did you at least get nummy Uma Thurman? -- nm - pigby Dec 18, 09:49 1
    - Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:54
Nothing starts a day off like letting your daughter borrow the car - amoxy Dec 18, 09:41 2
- ha! my daughter took off with the car and house key once. I walked to Starbucks and spent two hours reading the newspaper. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 18, 09:45 1
  - Nice. I didn't have that option, but a co-worker had a key - amoxy Dec 18, 09:48
One of the measures in Ireland's just announced attempt at a kickstart to the economy; - Loyola Dec 18, 09:40 3
- Can you link me please? I have a very good use for the information :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Dec 18, 09:57
- 18% tax on all non-diet whiskey. -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 18, 09:52
- Taxes on red hair. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 09:49
One other 80s reference that went over my head from Monday's episode of Chuck. (spoils) - HdnAgnda Dec 18, 09:39 5
- I knew I recognized that word from somewhere! -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 18, 09:42
- Nice. We finally watched it last night. The worst part was at the end my daughter and I both said "FEBRUARY 2ND?!?" at the same time. - JaxSean Dec 18, 09:41 2
  - And Ellie goodness too. There's gotta be some good slash fic out there on these two getting together. -- nm - HdnAgnda Dec 18, 09:45
  - Ned? Ned Ryerson? -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:45
- When Emmitt (spoils) - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:40
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- /forwards to lady bosses, scores brownie points/ Thanks. -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 18, 09:44
- Holy crap, that's a deal. Thanks. -- nm - kelly Dec 18, 09:41 3
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    - Which ones did you get her? - JaxSean Dec 18, 09:47 1
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- *forwards to wife* -- nm - JaxSean Dec 18, 09:39
I never knew Best of Craigslist existed until now. -- (link) - HdnAgnda Dec 18, 09:34
How does the publisher of Bioshock and GTA LOSE MONEY in the last quarter? -- (link) - Mop Dec 18, 09:32 20
- Poor management plus HD game development is enormously expensive. - Inigo Dec 18, 09:40 5
  - take two is terribly run....nm - x Dec 18, 09:43 4
    - Ultimately, Microsoft is going to throw enough money at Rockstar and Take Two will sink. - Mop Dec 18, 09:47
    - I think they really regret not taking EA's buyout offer. -- nm - Inigo Dec 18, 09:44 2
      - Take Two was really banking on GTA and so was EA. It was stupid of EA to think they could get Take Two right before the release of GTA. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 09:46
      - EA would have runined them. -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 09:45
- Walter "made off" with it. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 18, 09:34 1
  - No worries, cousin! We'll get it back once my next 'investment' comes through! -- nm - Roman Bellic Dec 18, 09:46
- Did New Line ever admit to LOTR making any profit at all? -- nm - sheba Dec 18, 09:34 11
  - Yeah, but we're not talking about a specific project. We're talking about quarterly earnings (which have caused stock price to tumble) - Mop Dec 18, 09:40
  - what?? they said it didn't?? -- nm - the naughty list loves mandy lane Dec 18, 09:36 8
    - Oh yeah. The actors had to band together and go through all kinds of crap to get their bonuses. Seems they were based on profit, - sheba Dec 18, 09:39
    - "but Mr. Fenyman, there never are any profits" -- nm - pigby Dec 18, 09:39 1
      - hee. -- nm - kelly Dec 18, 09:42
    - Hollywood accounting on profits so they wouldn't have to pay the actors/crew members. -- nm - Inigo Dec 18, 09:38 4
      - the whole trilogy? -- nm - the naughty list loves mandy lane Dec 18, 09:39 3
        
        Yup. Forrest Gump ($700 million worldwide) didn't make any money either. -- nm - Inigo Dec 18, 09:41
        
        Here's a short article from last year -- (link) - Max Dec 18, 09:40
        
        3 billion in world-wide box office just doesn't go as far as it used to. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:40
  - *Exactly* what I was thinking. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:34
So, I've never seen Jesus Christ Superstar. Should I netflix the original 1973 movie, or this 'updated' 2000 version? -- (link) - Dr.Vermin, superstar Dec 18, 09:31 10
- Original. -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 18, 09:46
- The guy who played Jesus on Broadway, and in the original movie, is STILL playing the same part, on the road with the play. - sheba Dec 18, 09:37 6
  - It's in DC this Spring, as is Avenue Q, Rent, and A Bronx Tale, which to see? - MDH Dec 18, 09:39 3
    - omg, really? - kelly Dec 18, 09:44
    - Avenue Q -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 09:42 1
      - (if you don't mind puppets doing naughty things) -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 09:43
  - Yeah, I just heard an interview with him on the Dennis Miller show, which is what sparked my interest! -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 18, 09:39
  - Jesus, he's been playing Jesus for longer than Jesus was actually alive ... - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:38
- the 2000 version looks like its a filmed stage production, unlike the original, which is not. -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 09:34
- Original, naturally. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:32
Is there a definitive sex smell? - CrankYanker Dec 18, 09:30 8
- Kleenex and tears. -- nm - Eight Tiny Vermin Dec 18, 09:43
- in my case, it's failure -- nm - pigby Dec 18, 09:38
- I have no idea, but I would say no. Trish seems to favor calling it the Wet Monkey Smell, though, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:35 5
  - again, "partner and location". ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 18, 09:40
  - crash is gonna kill you, man. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 09:38 3
    - :P It's documented in the tron(s); an elevator ride with another woman inspired it. - Beryllium Dec 18, 09:42 2
      - /me furiously Trons for "sex" and "elevator". -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 09:49
      - Yes, it is. -- nm - Steven Tyler Dec 18, 09:48
Nubby.....1) Tom Brady 2) Tony Romo 3) Brady Quinn 4) Cutler 5) Eli Manning? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:29 23
- and #2 is... - nubby Dec 18, 09:37 9
  - First mistake was asking Captain Caveman to help in the rankings. - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:41 4
    - ...eh? -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:44 3
      - Rothlisberger always reminds me of a knuckle-dragging club-weilding caveman. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:50 2
        
        Right, but you'd think gay men would have a different ranking than straight women? -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:53 1
        
        Actually that's kind of an interesting question. -- nm - pmb Dec 18, 09:56
  - Good lord! Who ranked these? -- nm - Shaun Dec 18, 09:39 1
    - Some gal on First Take this morning. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:41
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    - It was on ESPN's First Take this morning. No link. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:38
- FMK? -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 09:33
- Carr, Boller -- nm - Inigo Dec 18, 09:30 9
  - #4, #3 -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:31 8
    - Leinart -- nm - Inigo Dec 18, 09:32 7
      - no -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:32
      - Inigo knows pretty men with limited talent. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:32 5
        
        Sad, isn't it? I was going though my mental rolodex of second rate QBs... -- nm - Inigo Dec 18, 09:33
        
        So you're good friends with him, then? -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:33 3
        
        You need glasses if you think I'm pretty. - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:34 2
        
        Hey, it's Inigo's taste that's in question here. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:36 1
        
        You're hot. -- nm - Inigo Dec 18, 09:42
- Romo #5 -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:30
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Five "best-looking" QBs in the NFL now. Brady is #1. Go. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:28 8
- The most interesting part of this was that it was ranked on ESPN. - pmb Dec 18, 09:36
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  - ohfer. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:30
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    - #5 -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 09:30 1
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- billy volek! --nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 09:28
If I were reading the regular run of Astonishing X-Men, would I understand WTF I was seeing in Ghost Boxes? -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 09:27 2
- You know what I hate? I hate mini-series that could just as easily be integrated into the main series! - Mop Dec 18, 09:35 1
  - xmen stories that spill out into mulitiple boooks? say it aint so!.... - x Dec 18, 09:45
SITWAP: The Cato Institute cracks me up. Marketplace Morning: Don't be frugal to follow recession chic -- (link) - con_carne Dec 18, 09:27 2
- It's trendy to be poor! -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 09:28 1
  - I am so cool. -- nm - Amy Dec 18, 09:30

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