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what's with this ika wine discount? -- nm - Diva Dec 22, 13:28 6
- A week of +20% wine production for 2 ambrosia instead of 10 ambrosia. -- nm - TWuG Dec 22, 13:32 1
  - oh - okay. thx. -- nm - Diva Dec 22, 13:32
- buy ambrosia, get discount. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 13:29 3
  - Isn't getting discounts great? -- nm - Progressive Insurance Lady Dec 22, 13:30
  - jello? with whipped cream? -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 13:29 1
    - we are all connected. -- nm - Diva Dec 22, 13:30
LYC Rant: I love the holidays, but I am not excited for the political convos/DADT trashing this year will be. (Of course my parents don't dare speak) - MDH Dec 22, 13:23 20
- Oh hell yes. Make sure to have a backup plan (close hotel, etc) in case it gets to the point where you can't handle it. - Trish Dec 22, 13:35
- casually drop in the conversation that you've been thinking a lot about joining the military the past few weeks -- nm - pixmas Dec 22, 13:25 1
  - Haha love this. -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 13:32
- Maybe you should show up with a boyfriend this year. -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 13:25 3
  - My brother invited his best friend from college (lives out of town), both straight btw and parents were fine. - MDH Dec 22, 13:34 2
    - Heh, hold hands during dinner. -- nm - Trish Dec 22, 13:35 1
      - When I'm dating someone to bring them I'll do it -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 13:36
- that is exactly what my weekend will be. -- nm - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:24 12
  - You're taking your girlfriend? -- nm - Trish Dec 22, 13:29
  - minus one pretty big distinction. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:25 9
    - The boyfriend? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:25 8
      - You should Paypal me $5 for that. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:26 3
        
        How about my hearty thanks for the tee'd up opportunity. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:29 2
        
        Five dolla. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:31 1
        
        you all should send *me* the five dolla. -- nm - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:31
      - et tu? -- nm - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:26 1
        
        I'm hungry...low hanging fruit...you never had a chance. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:29
      - Oof. -- nm - con_carne wants it so bad Dec 22, 13:26
      - *snork* -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:26
  - you're gay now? -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:24
I've found that treating family like normal people makes it pretty easy to end contact with them. - TWuG Dec 22, 13:23
I've said this before....my folks saw Randy Travis a few weeks before he went huge... - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:19 2
- The one thing I miss about when I was a music store manager was all the concerts we attended for bands "before they got big" in small venues. - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:23 1
  - I saw The Killers as an opening act for Stellastarr* at a 300 person venue. 3 Months before the OC song hit. -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 13:35
historians agree that one of the major failures that plagued the UNSC in its struggle against the Covenant was scarcity of sniper ammo - crash davis Dec 22, 13:18 6
- not really. - tRuMaN Dec 22, 13:22 5
  - did you read the IM at all? are you a Scott Pilgrim fan? -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:23 4
    - Almost everyone who has seen Scott Pilgrim is a fan. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:29 2
      - well, except crash, and spawn. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 13:30 1
        
        Dumb and Dumberer. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:33
    - yes. no idea, havent seen the movie or comics yet. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 13:26
I'm not saying anything about Scott Pilgrim's source material. I'm saying the movie did not work. -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:14 15
- I haven't seen any of the source material, but I quite enjoyed the film. Who blackened your heart? :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:22 1
  - I don't think my heart is black. I do think that you like almost every film :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:25
- I'm not saying that Boise State's football team is comprised of chokers, just that they choked in clutch moments. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:19 5
  - first of all moments is plural, but I can see how a SPvtW movie fan could be confused -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:21 4
    - It takes more than a kicker to gag up a 24-7 lead. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:28 3
      - or, possibly, Nevada is a good team who had their best half ever at that point and time -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:32 2
        
        Alternately, the accessory of choice at Boise State is the choker. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:33 1
        
        if they are chokers, I'd hate to see what you consider a team that loses five game is - quitters? -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:35
- Stop. Please stop. I'm embarrassed for you now. (nm) - musubi Dec 22, 13:16 3
  - you're embarassed that I won't accept pablum and deem it caviar? -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:19 2
    - *shakes head* There are just no words for what I'm feeling towards you now. (nm) - musubi Dec 22, 13:23
    - i.e. Kellen Moore. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:20
- You and David... trying to piss me off. -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 13:15 2
  - Bobby Knight is wildly overrated. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:16 1
    - ^this. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 13:30
re: My family. The conservative faction assumes that everyone else agrees with them, and that everyone wants to talk about conservative topics. - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:12 21
- Sounds like what happens anytime my dad and Ashlee's grandma are in the same room... - Stephen Dec 22, 13:22 1
  - after 42 years, I really desperately wish someone would change the channel. -- nm - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:25
- Just for your dad -- (link) - con_carne wants it so bad Dec 22, 13:21 2
  - I realize some people think I should start an argument or something, but shockingly, I do not. -- nm - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:23 1
    - No, NO. I'm not saying that at all. - con_carne wants it so bad Dec 22, 13:29
- Seems like hearing aids (with off switches) would be a blessing here! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 13:16 1
  - oh, they're both hard of hearing themselves and they talk loud.... -- nm - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:16
- "So, Dan....you like the Red Sox?" ....*I'm in Hell*.... "How about Tom Brady?" *shoot me* - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:15 9
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    - I could ask the same thing about politics in regards to loosi's family above. - Dr.Vermin Dec 22, 13:22 1
      - on the other hand, I think my family should actually discuss it more often... - znufrii Dec 22, 13:28
    - mine doesn't... - znufrii Dec 22, 13:20 2
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        Silly... - znufrii Dec 22, 13:27
    - When we had our Steeler fan family over for Thanksgiving, they had to audibly remind themselves they were in Patriot country during the game. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:19 2
      - (and I really loved ribbing my brother's fiancee about Cleveland sports... until the Decision, and then it got depressing.) -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:21
      - my dad's wife and daughters are all Steelers fans. it's pretty serious -- nm - pixmas Dec 22, 13:20
- Secret stalker alert: Someone get loosi this shirt before her next family gathering. (link) - musubi Dec 22, 13:15 [Image]
- Don't go then. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 22, 13:15 2
  - there is greater shit for not going. -- nm - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:16 1
    - anyway ... I do want to see my nieces and nephew! -- nm - santa loosia Dec 22, 13:17
Oh, and kare, check out The Bishop Museum (link) - musubi Dec 22, 13:08 1
- And I hope you like pineapple. Field ripened pineapple is so much better than what gets into the stores here. - MistletoeMeg Dec 22, 13:14
LIR: kare RE: relations - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 22, 13:08 6
- the more parmesan the better. :) like, seriously, hideous amounts. -- nm - kare Dec 22, 13:09 5
  - I feel bad when I never have anything to cook for her. This is a golden opportunity to both do that and take care of her on Christmas - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 22, 13:10 4
    - :) - kare Dec 22, 13:15 3
      - recipie printed. Now...I assume I can find this stuff at a local market? We have a Trader Joe's as well as a fresh produce market that carries - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 22, 13:16 2
        
        i'm pretty sure you can find quinoa at TJ's... and probably everything else. :) - kare Dec 22, 13:18 1
        
        She's always concerned about nutrition and the protein count sounds like a great thing but it's still carbs - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 22, 13:24
Lilo & Stitch makes Toy Story 3 look like Shrek 3. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:08 7
- Agreed. It's a fabtastic movie. - TWuG Dec 22, 13:11
- It makes me sad how dumb you can be. - Spawn Dec 22, 13:11
- No. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 22, 13:11
- I haven't seen any of those films. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:10 1
  - Lilo & Stitch is one of the best movie hugs ever made. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:10
- I love Lilo and Stitch! -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 13:10
- Preach on. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:09
Isn't the last day at work before Christmas supposed to be all chocolates and slacking? *busiest day ever* here. Grrr. -- nm - Elf Andie Dec 22, 13:06 10
- that's pretty much what's happening here. a four foot tall mean Albanian cow orker just noisily took a hammer to a huge block of dark chocolate. - Diva Dec 22, 13:09 7
  - i revise my answer from yesterday. i *definitely* want Diva GPS in my next car. "OFFS, that was the turn" -- nm - pixmas Dec 22, 13:11 3
    - You ruined this trip. -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 13:23
    - best. voice work. ever. -- nm - Diva Dec 22, 13:12
    - She should make one for TomTom -- (link) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 22, 13:12
  - What did Pap do now? - Mel Profit Dec 22, 13:10 2
    - she might be. who knows? - Diva Dec 22, 13:12 1
      - for everyone's safety it's probably for the best. - Mel Profit Dec 22, 13:14
- fish cookies? -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 13:08
- WE NEED MORE COOKIES!!!!!! -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 13:07
The Village Voice Film Poll has been released! The Village Voice Film Poll has been released! -- (link) - Dano Dec 22, 13:06 1
- Inception is tied for Worst Film? That's just "Pay attention to me!!!" votes. - Dano Dec 22, 13:15
I love lamp. (nm) - musubi Dec 22, 13:06
They be havin' relations... -- nm - Diva Dec 22, 13:05
Next Concert Poll: Biggest surprise? Saw Big Head Todd & The Monsters. Opening band was a new one I had never heard of. Hootie and the Blowfish. - Spawn Dec 22, 13:05 46
- Oh yeah, saw Mayfield Four be the opening act of an opening act in 2000-ish. Who knew lead singer would be someone someday? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:19
- Taj Mahal at some tiny club on an open mike night, in the 60s opening acts were usualy old delta bluesmen whom i liked better than the headline -- nm - double dose Dec 22, 13:15 1
  - *swoon* - Spawn Dec 22, 13:18
- The guy who was playing and being ignored by everyone at my honeymoon hotel's beach patio was Edward McCain. - David Dec 22, 13:15 9
  - I was going to ask "how did you discover your IM?" and then realized -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 13:21 2
    - On TT a couple of years back, oddly enough. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:28 1
      - That was a really awkward day. -- nm - kare si Dec 22, 13:30
  - Edwin McCain turns you gay? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:17 2
    - "Don't act so surprised." -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:18 1
      - I can't recall what he sang...i know some chicks in college loved him. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:20
  - Was the desk manager a former Kindergarten teacher? -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 22, 13:16 2
    - I'm not her biographer so...maybe? -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:17 1
      - you fail at Janine. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 22, 13:29
- The Silver Seas, at the Living Room - znufrii Dec 22, 13:13
- '94 Page/Plant... - Mel Profit Dec 22, 13:12
- I knew almost nothing about Arcade Fire before I saw their first local show. Green Day also surprised me with their entertainment value. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:12
- Surprise Good: P!nk (I thought she'd be good, but damn) and Adam Lambert Bad Surprise: Lady Gaga (concert #1) -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 13:11
- Seeing Bo Diddley at age 73 and him still ripping that guitar in half. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:11 1
  - Agreed, but I was not shocked. -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 13:12
- I prepared to be mocked for it, but i still routinely listen to Cracked Rear View. - musubi Dec 22, 13:11 5
  - Hold My Hand is still one of my favorite songs. Top 100 for sure. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 22, 13:12 4
    - Agreed. Soaring chorus plus blazing lead vocals. -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 13:12 3
      - I finally understand how Gin Blossoms can have actual fans. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:14 2
        
        Haters gonna hate. (nm) - musubi Dec 22, 13:17 1
        
        I also hate ebola, Hitler and acid wash jeans. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:22
- Ozomatli - con_carne wants it so bad Dec 22, 13:10
- REO Speedwagon in Merriville, IN. Theater style seating. Had very close seats, didn't expect to have as much fun - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 22, 13:09 2
  - Adam Sandler was also 100% more fun than expected because they were filming his HBO special unbeknown to us until we arrived -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 22, 13:11 1
    - Cool -- nm - con_carne wants it so bad Dec 22, 13:19
- You weren't blown away, you were reeling from the after-effects of an estrogen overdose. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:09 3
  - It was like my third real date with Amy (the first with other people) so it was all good. - Spawn Dec 22, 13:10 2
    - ... and no, not plenty of sex with the group. -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 13:13 1
      - We'll agree to disagree. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:14
- tie between Cowboy Mouth and Sick Puppies -- nm - Epiphany Dec 22, 13:07 5
  - I can agree with Cowboy Mouth. They were an *amazing* live show. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:08 4
    - I had no idea - went to SXSW which is a very short show and that lead singer tore it UP. Did not know one song - Epiphany Dec 22, 13:10 3
      - Good point. I normally do not like to hear a bunch of new material at shows. Saw GnR a week or so before Use Your Illusion came out and they played - Spawn Dec 22, 13:15 2
        
        Word. I hate when I don't do my homework before a show. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:15 1
        
        That one, there was no way to. I mean, a cople songs they actually stopped and started over as they were still mastering them. - Spawn Dec 22, 13:20
- Mute Math in Ft. Lauderdale the first time I saw them. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:07
- I saw Family Values Tour in '99. It's perhaps easy to make fun of now, but frankly Limp Bizkit put on a good show. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 22, 13:06 5
  - I actually bought Three Dollar Bill Yall$ based precisely on a live show. They opened for a headliner, don't remember who. -- nm - con_carne wants it so bad Dec 22, 13:13
  - that they did. I saw them and Crystal Method. Hot, hot show. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 13:08
  - Understood. Even seeing Hootie a few years later, did not come close. -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 13:08
  - Ooh, Godsmack opening for Limp Bizkit was also one that surprised me. - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:08 1
    - hmmm - interesting - that would have been a great line up -- nm - Epiphany Dec 22, 13:11

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