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Aw, man. Jaime Pressly Busted for DUI in Santa Monica. -- (link) - con_carne Jan 6, 12:48 4
- *gets distracted by the story for food truck porn* -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 6, 12:51
- *Great* mug shot, though. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:50 1
  - I do want to see that one on smoking gun -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 12:52
- karma -- nm - Earl Jan 6, 12:48
NFL uses fan videos from YouTube in promos. Should those fans get paid? -- (link) - oblique Jan 6, 12:47
*frantically dials Andrew Luck's number* -- nm - Matt Leinart Jan 6, 12:47 14
- thing is, what if staying one more year in the minors helps extend your career in the majors? I know it didn't work for Leinart, but .. -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:48 13
  - We don't know that. We don't know that he won't be catastrauphically injured next season. What we do know is if he goes pro, that financial windfall - musubi Jan 6, 12:52 2
    - Lets agree to revisit this in a couple years, and we will see who (me) is right. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:54 1
      - Outcome doesn't make the process right. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 13:00
  - How do we know it didn't extend Leinart's career? He's still in the pros. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:50 1
    - it might have, but he isn't performing at the projected level - I guess its an unproveable supposition -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:52
  - is there a negative 1 pick I don't know about? He's the number 1 draft pick. -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:48 7
    - not what I was getting at, but I'll drop it for the moment -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:51 6
      - I was being a dick -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:51 5
        
        And wrong. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:51 4
        
        About Luck being the #1? (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:53 2
        
        About Leinart talking Luck out of staying. Given what has happened in the pros, I have no doubt Leinart wishes he could be a senior 4eva. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:53 1
        
        I'm sure Leinart enjoyed every second of his senior year (and I'm personally glad he came back), doesn't mean it wasn't a *financial* mistake. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:57
        
        why break my streak :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:52
I really enjoyed Human Target last night -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:47 1
- I'm glad they showed all two hours at once. And they really had me guessing as to how it would end. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:48
We watched Cougar Town last night. meh. The last scene on Better With You was better than Cougar Town. -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:42 3
- We generally watch the opening scene, then FF to the ending scene of Better Than You. - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 12:46 1
  - The final scene is recorded before CT, which is nice (and all we have seen). -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:47
- They were both good. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:43
It looks like fanball is trying to prevent people from going to their forums. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 6, 12:40
I'm picturing pixie in teased out red hair, wearing a bustiere and holding a cutlass. - Mel Profit Jan 6, 12:34 5
- I always picture him as Niles Crane, Frazier -- nm - Trish Jan 6, 12:49 2
  - sfek! Frazier's brother -- nm - Trish Jan 6, 12:51 1
    - *this* -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:52
- You play WOW in his guild? -- nm - Amy Jan 6, 12:35
- whatever it takes to get you there -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 12:35
OWN. has anyone watched Oprah's new network yet? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 12:33 10
- A few minutes. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 12:38
- Trish has -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:35
- He watched it when it came on live. - David Jan 6, 12:35
- not available in canada yet -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:34 6
  - also, you have a penis. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:35 5
    - i do? - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:37 4
      - is she blind? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 12:42
      - I'm presuming you didn't reproduce by mitosis. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:37 1
        
        she kept her eyes shut -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:38
      - (this post wasn't intended to be quite so funny, but it's *really* funny) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:37
Returning show anticipation: Justified & White Collar. the rest all just ended and/or don't come back for awhile -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 12:28 3
- When does Justified come back? -- nm - Fighting Stephen! Jan 6, 12:30 2
  - Feb, Feb 9th iirc -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:31 1
    - "well i say if you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly - but this, my friends, is a ko-di-ak" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 12:33
The Empire State Building is now fully wind-powered. -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 12:26 5
- [reads] Oh, they're just buying wind power. I thought maybe they put turbines on the building or something. -- nm - Dr.Vermin, not as impressed Jan 6, 12:33 2
  - there's enough wind on the roof. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 12:42
  - I just assumed Rudy moved there -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:35
- good for them, now that they are nature friendly I bet the gorilla will leave them alone -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:29 1
  - Let's hope. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 12:34
The worst news for Carolina is that they traded the #33 pick, the first pick of day two, for a guy who didn't even play 13 out of 16 games. - David Jan 6, 12:26 7
- Wow...who the hell was that? -- nm - Jim Jan 6, 12:33 5
  - Armanti Edwards, a wide receiver who has no career receptions...but one fumble. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:45 4
    - Wow. Makes me feel a little better about the Alphonso Smith deal a couple years ago. - Jim Jan 6, 12:46 3
      - It was a trade with New England. They should have known better. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:47 2
        
        Yeah...I wondered back in the day why anyone ever took Walt Jocketty's phone calls. I wonder the same thing about Belichick. -- nm - Jim Jan 6, 12:50 1
        
        The beauty of Belichick is that he's like a credit card. No payment now but the interest... -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:51
- the NFL is determined to make their draft caveman speed -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:32
"accidental facebook friend"? -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 12:24 12
- A few years ago, when I was new to facebook, I got a friend request from some dude in london. He just had screwed up an email address. But I - Amy Jan 6, 12:26 9
  - also, some other A. Dalton has been waiting a long time to be friended :( -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 12:30
  - like 84 Charing Cross Road! (but with Facebook, and not on purpose) -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 12:29 7
    - i love that book! -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:31 6
      - i'm totally writing this script. Accidents Will Happen -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 12:33 5
        
        I was totally going to type that up for Harlequin, but then the couple who friended eachother because they had the same birthday got married. -- nm - Amy Jan 6, 12:36 3
        
        wasn't there also a couple with the same name (Kelly Something), that ended up married? -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:38 2
        
        Kelly could be one of the many names Will Hunting has used at some point -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 12:39
        
        Oh, wait, that was it! And now I get accidental friend requests about once a week so it's not special anymore. Stupid common email address. -- nm - Amy Jan 6, 12:39
        
        as long as it's better than You've Got Mail, i'll be happy. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:35
- Counting Crows are really running out of ideas. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:26 1
  - and inbetween the farmville news the zombies get a better view of coming mafia/crusader wars -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 12:50
As someone who wishes more student-athletes took the student part more seriously I applaud Luck's decision. - Fighting Stephen! Jan 6, 12:24 67
- agreed. - znufrii Jan 6, 12:40 4
  - Becuase colleges pay better than semi-pro. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:47 2
    - which has what, exactly, to do with the fact that it's a college? - znufrii Jan 6, 12:54 1
      - For elite athletes in the NFL, it's a manner to improve against peers - Will Hunting Jan 6, 13:00
  - Because pro football teams can't draft high school students.(nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:46
- I don't think it makes much sense. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 6, 12:34 1
  - agree 110% -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:47
- Does he have big ass Nike deal like me? -- nm - Michelle Wie Jan 6, 12:31
- he runs a big risk by deciding to be in the same draft class as Kellen Moore - crash davis Jan 6, 12:30 8
  - What is Timmy Chang doing these days anyway? -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:32 5
    - Throwing for moe INTs in a season than Moore's thrown in 3 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:45
    - Hey! I'm just an innocent bystander here, why you gotta be hating on UH players! (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:39 1
      - he hates everything not covered in kudzu and corruption -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:40
    - Trying not to violate his probation. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:34
    - I'm not sure. Kellen, however, is getting his master's and getting ready to whip some SEC ass. -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:34
  - *golf clap* For your clever take on the situation. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:32 1
    - I'm glad I pleased -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:39
- I'm pretty much convinced the only reason these professional-caliber players are there is to get a job in sports. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:30
- Right, it's a remarkably mature decision. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:27 7
  - Just hearing on the radio that apparently he very much wants to graduate from Stanford. Plain and simple. - Jim Jan 6, 12:30 6
    - He'll make a *little* more money next year, but will also take a year longer to get out of his rookie contract. - musubi Jan 6, 12:36 2
      - Maybe Stanford pays better. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 6, 12:44 1
        
        Well played sir, well played. *tips cap* (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:47
    - This is a pretty good take on it, imo. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:32 2
      - It is almost like the kid has actually talked to some people before making a choice. - Spawn Jan 6, 12:34 1
        
        If he were my child, staying is the advice I would have given him. Let him be a boy king for another 12 months. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:49
- I agree. Once he ascends, that is all he will ever be. - Spawn Jan 6, 12:27 2
  - just stay away from the women's basketball team. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:28 1
    - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:28
- To be fair, he's not "wrong" per se, cause he's a big boy and he can make his own decisions, but financially, it's a huge mistake. - musubi Jan 6, 12:27 2
  - that remains to be seen -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 12:30 1
    - That's emphasizing outcome over process. Buying $50,000 worth of lottery tickets might work out financially, but it's not really a good decision.(nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:33
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  - Was PManning's? -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:29 33
    - How about Tim Duncan? nm - Jim Jan 6, 12:32
    - In terms of financial risk management, yes. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:30 13
      - This kid is the next Manning, so why not follow in as many of his footsteps as possible. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:32 12
        
        Because you don't know that he's the next Manning. Maybe he's the next Akili Smith. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:34 10
        
        Akili Smith still got his money though. There's only 1 name I can think of that stayed in school and suffered for it (financially). - Jim Jan 6, 12:35 9
        
        Locker is giong to......Hell, i went to high school with the poster child for NBA fubars....Terrence Morris. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:36
        
        Locker this year, Jevan Snead last year. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:36 4
        
        Locker was really stupid. With financial armagedden about to descend on the NFL, I would not have told ANYone to stay in school last year. - Jim Jan 6, 12:37 2
        
        Right, Locker *had* to go pro last year and everyone knew that but him. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:38 1
        
        Yeah...that's dumb. That's really dumb. I don't think what Luck is doing is comparable - Jim Jan 6, 12:40
        
        Michael Bush out of Louisville. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:36
        
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        Yup. - musubi Jan 6, 12:38
        
        So next year, he'll lose the Heisman and also come up short in the Pac-10? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:34
    - Yes. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:30 17
      - There were others that would have drafted Ryan Leaf. That's not an insult to Peyton Manning; it's an insult to the skill of those "talent evaluators". -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:33 14
        
        I'm not saying it is in an insult to Peyton. I'm saying when you are in the draft, you're at the whims of others. Peyton was fortunate to have Polia - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:35 13
        
        So what? If he is a top tier NFL QB, he'll be wrapped in money the rest of his life. - David Jan 6, 12:37 11
        
        I guess I'm missing where we're assuming he's set for life with a new coach at Stanford and 8 months there. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:38 10
        
        My belief is that Andrew Luck's basement is the same as Sam Bradford's. - David Jan 6, 12:47 2
        
        And seriously, college is the end of one of his lives. Once he goes up, he can never get that back. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:49 1
        
        or maybe he just says, "F*ck football, I'm going to be an architect." - znufrii Jan 6, 12:50
        
        Exactly. It's bird in hand, or *one* bird in the bush. - musubi Jan 6, 12:43 6
        
        For his life, it is. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:44 5
        
        If you don't consider the financial implications, it might be. That's why we're saying it's a bad *financial* decision. - musubi Jan 6, 12:49 4
        
        And what we're saying is that you're basing that on ordinary league behavior. - David Jan 6, 12:53 3
        
        And if nuclear winter doesn't come, you admit Luck was horribly wrong? - musubi Jan 6, 12:55 1
        
        If training camp happens as normal and there is no work stoppage, I will feel Luck made the wrong choice for all the right reasons. - David Jan 6, 12:57
        
        No. He gave up a guaranteed #1 for the risk of an injury or a subpar performance under a who-knows coach. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:54
        
        Maybe he just doesn't want to be a Panther and doesn't want to look like Eli. nm - Jim Jan 6, 12:36
      - In other words, your answer is "no". -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:32 1
        
        No, he rolled the dice; they came up good. If Polian's not picking #1, they easily coulda crapped out. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:33
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- what a picture in the paper - has anyone ever taken an attractive booking photo? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 12:27
- Do you see him in the mirror every morning? (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 12:23
ST poll - would this be overly sad - etiquette question - Epiphany Jan 6, 12:22 19
- Probably not. Rip that bandaid off. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 6, 12:36
- Not me anyway. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 12:26
- i imagine he's been to this house many other times, right? and it is his mom's house. - Andie Jan 6, 12:26 3
  - once or twice - before - it's an upscale rental - we use to go to her apartment before this place -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 12:27 2
    - i would ask, but in a casual way. don't make it seem like it SHOULD make him sad, you know? -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:27 1
      - yes - I will do this. very casually. - Epiphany Jan 6, 12:31
- If you really think it might bother him, ask him. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:25
- Leave it up to him. If he's already planning to do it, I'm guessing it probably isn't a big issue. - musubi Jan 6, 12:25
- if you have any free time, I would love to see both of you while you are here -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 12:25
- It wouldn't bother me, but I'd bring it up to him and let him decide the arrangements as necessary. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:23
- Think of it this way, his mother lives in that house. -- nm - Amy Jan 6, 12:23
- thats a really individual call, i guess. but i doubt the fact that he saw his brother there trumps it being his mom's house. -- nm - TFox Jan 6, 12:23
- Honestly, I'd ask him. It's such a personal thing...that's the only way. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:23 5
  - this -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:28
  - I agree with this. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 12:24 3
    - that sounds logical doesn't it - but I don't want to *make* him think about it - right? but he may be passively aggressively - Epiphany Jan 6, 12:29 2
      - Sounds like you better stay home. - Spawn Jan 6, 12:30 1
        
        if he doesn't, I will -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 12:32
- truly worst 1st ever -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 12:22

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