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AmIdol question - the episode shown last night featured auditions in New Jersey, right? Anywhere else? TIA -- nm - prayformojo Jan 20, 12:46
I realize that I'm late to the party, but Mad Men is all kinds of awesome. nm - Dignan Jan 20, 12:30 14
- What? -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 12:39 3
  - Be more specific or less dumb. nm - Dignan Jan 20, 12:40 2
    - *very* what -- nm - wonderpixie Jan 20, 12:40 1
      - go outside, marcus. nm - Dignan Jan 20, 12:43
- It's not The Wire, but it's very good. (Though I think Breaking Bad is better, as far as AMC shows go, frankly.) -- nm - Don Homer Jan 20, 12:37
- What season are you on? -- nm - amoxy Jan 20, 12:34 1
  - One. nm - Dignan Jan 20, 12:37
- *you're* all kinds of awesome, buddy -- nm - wonderpixie Jan 20, 12:32 1
  - Yeah, there's no getting around that. nm - Dignan Jan 20, 12:36
- The best part about that show is that it only gets better. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 12:31 4
  - See, I think it was best in season 1. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 20, 12:37 1
    - This past season was top notch. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 20, 12:46
  - Unrelated: Which Carolla newsgirl were you rooting for? nm - Dignan Jan 20, 12:32 1
    - Shira Lazar stood out to me, but I'm pretty happy with the choice of Alison. - Dr.Vermin Jan 20, 12:46
I just found out my friend (ex-co-worker really) works in a giant gummy bear factory. employee discount! -- nm - sycor Jan 20, 12:29 6
- and what do the giant gummy bears manufacture at their factory? -- nm - wonderpixie Jan 20, 12:30 5
  - gummi hikers. nm - Dignan Jan 20, 12:42
  - It's people! -- nm - Heston Jan 20, 12:40 1
    - soylent gummy? -- nm - sycor Jan 20, 12:43
  - gianter gummy bears, of course. -- nm - sycor Jan 20, 12:33
  - 800 pound gorillas. -- nm - Max Jan 20, 12:31
Beer-dispensing system will end ballpark lines... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 20, 12:24 1
- even better than Ralph's Redbox -- nm - Bacon on a phone Jan 20, 12:33
Catching up on Top Chef last night (spoilers) - amoxy Jan 20, 12:24 27
- Spoilers - David Jan 20, 12:39
- Agree on all counts. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 20, 12:30
- spoiler - prayformojo Jan 20, 12:26
- *spoilers* - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:25 23
  - spoiler - crash davis Jan 20, 12:27 22
    - The last one was a UDFA. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:37 4
      - I've got a brain cramp. What is that acronym/ -- nm - crash davis Jan 20, 12:43 3
        
        UnDrafted Free Agent -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 20, 12:44
        
        Unstaffed free agent. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:43 1
        
        Autocorrect from undrafted. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:44
    - *spoilers* - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:30 16
      - *spoiler* - crash davis Jan 20, 12:33 15
        
        Spoilers - David Jan 20, 12:43 5
        
        wow - this is a powerful assessment and I will have to think on it. Don't you also think that ... - JenBro Jan 20, 13:30
        
        I disagree *spoils* - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:46 2
        
        Spoilers - David Jan 20, 12:49 1
        
        *spoils* - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:53
        
        great point -- nm - crash davis Jan 20, 12:45
        
        *spoils* - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:37 5
        
        *spoils* - crash davis Jan 20, 12:42 2
        
        spoils - Kim Pine Jan 20, 12:44 1
        
        My hope for Final 3 are *spoils* - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:47
        
        It was over at that point. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:38
        
        Agreed -- nm - amoxy Jan 20, 12:38
        
        "Why Foam, Why now?" -- nm - amoxy Jan 20, 12:36 2
        
        2nd question should have been "why ever except on coffee?" -- nm - JenBro Jan 20, 13:32
        
        that made me laugh -- nm - crash davis Jan 20, 12:43
Poll: How You Like Me Now? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 20, 12:23 14
- I found a brand new love for this man. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:36
- me likey - Epiphany Jan 20, 12:35
- Half as well as I should like, but less than half as you deserve -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 12:33
- Less than 3 minutes ago, but more than 3 hours ago. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 12:29 4
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    - Carlos Gonzalez would like to buy you a taco. (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 12:44
  - votemojofortunisia -- nm - Max Jan 20, 12:30 1
    - Only if he returns to Haiti first. -- nm - Amy Jan 20, 12:37
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- I'm minutes away from buying that song. Possibly one or two more from the album. - Beryllium Jan 20, 12:25 3
  - that's great, kid. now, answer the poll -- nm - prayformojo Jan 20, 12:25 2
    - not much any more, dummy. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 12:27 1
      - (maybe dummy should be pushy. hard to say. brain need food badly.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 12:28
- *belated punch to the face* -- nm - Max Jan 20, 12:23
This is right up my alley. a behind the scenes look at Cnet's production at CES. -- (link) - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 20, 12:18 1
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- if he dies, does a matching Uru Mystic die at the same time? -- nm - wonderpixie Jan 20, 12:33
- it's like a pic from the facing melting scene in Raiders... -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 12:23
- Since Ashlee doesn't follow football and likely didn't know who that was I played the "zombie or living person" game with her with this picture. - Stephen Jan 20, 12:22
- Gross. -- nm - C. Montgomery Burns Jan 20, 12:20
- Rasputin. -- nm - Diva Jan 20, 12:18
- Jeebus. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 20, 12:17
- What would Hue Jackson have been thinking during that press conference? - David Jan 20, 12:17 3
  - Did it come out why Al despised Cable so much? All the guy did was bring respectablity to the team recently. (After that punching incident.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 20, 12:25 1
    - You can google details but he sounds like a man who enjoys hitting women. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:34
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- NSFH - Bacon on a phone Jan 20, 12:16
A look at a form socialized medicine that the Founders appeared to be perfectly okay with. -- (link) - mara Jan 20, 12:10 2
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- Oh, that's rich. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 20, 12:11
Star Walk is awesome. I think what I saw was Venus, and that my compass was lying to me. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 20, 12:09 3
- The Google Sky Map app is still the best thing on Android. I was showing it off yesterday and it dazzles everyone who sees it. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 20, 12:10 2
  - indeed -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 12:18
  - absolutly this -- nm - Bacon on a phone Jan 20, 12:11
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- very well done. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 12:27
- "completions are way more awesome when you force them through triple coverage!" -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 12:15
Top Chef spoilers - David Jan 20, 12:08 4
- spoilers - prayformojo Jan 20, 12:22 1
  - I completely agree with this assessment. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:33
- of course -- nm - crash davis Jan 20, 12:21
- Absolutely. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:09
so *that's* what two weeks worth of mail looks like... -- nm - znufrii Jan 20, 12:07
sometimes my job is fun - i get to comparison shop for private planes today. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 12:06 9
- If they want a classic Dehavilland Beaver or Otter, they can go to Viking Air ... :) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 20, 12:18 1
  - i'm looking at a super swanky Dassault Falcon 2000LX at the moment. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 12:20
- like a G6? -- nm - Far East Movement Jan 20, 12:10
- Advise them to go Ontario-made. And the factory is just up the road from you! -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 12:10 2
  - ooo....they should wine and dine her for her recommendation -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 12:11 1
    - Yes. Yes, they should. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 12:11
- Deal of the Century -- nm - wonderpixie Jan 20, 12:09
- you better arrange for some test flights. It's best to be thorough -- nm - decline Jan 20, 12:08
- I'd be curious to hear about this after the fact. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:07
Two policeofficers killed after shootout in Miami -- (link) - Beaker Jan 20, 12:05
LIR - Remlik - yep, largest rocket ever launched from the west coast. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jan 20, 12:03 [Backboard] 4
- for anyone not there, you an watch it live at this site -- (link) - decline Jan 20, 12:29
- I'll hear a sonic boom in Santa Monica, right? - con_carne Jan 20, 12:26
- remlik's polished dome allowed him to achieve altitude in record time. -- nm - Max Jan 20, 12:05 1
  - less friction you see. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 12:06
"Of course I'll spend eight minutes of my life watching your branded content!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 20, 12:02
my sister, to me: will you be more descriptive in your email subject lines? "I find this stupid" doesn't allow me to get a sense of the urgency of the - amanda jones Jan 20, 12:01 7
- i bet it's really marcus hacking into her gmail -- nm - wonderpixie Jan 20, 12:34
- "hey" -- nm - Amy Jan 20, 12:15 1
  - "omgwtf??" nm - Dignan Jan 20, 12:16
- I have a friend (and arch. soc. board member) who consistently sends emails with no subject. - MojaveMeg Jan 20, 12:06 2
  - grrrr. -- nm - Andie Jan 20, 12:07 1
    - He's the same one who continues to send me .docx files after being told I can't open them...of course I didn't tell him I loaded the - MojaveMeg Jan 20, 12:12
- what was it you were finding,stupid? -- nm - Max Jan 20, 12:03
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- I expect a pair of blowouts. The Jets need to run to have success and Pittsburgh has the best run defense in football. - David Jan 20, 12:14
- Packers and Jets. Rex Ryan vs. Aaron Rodgers -- nm - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:08
- sasha weekend(!!!!). (oh wait. was this not that poll?) -- nm - amanda jones Jan 20, 12:08
- Green Bay will meet the Steelers in Da Bowl -- nm - Bacon on a phone Jan 20, 12:02 14
  - This. - Stephen Jan 20, 12:23
  - This is my thoughts, but the lop-sidedness of the calls are making me cringe. Nobody's giving the Bears or Jets a shot. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 20, 12:03 12
    - i think the Jets will not have much of a problem with Pittsburgh - wonderpixie Jan 20, 12:05 11
      - I don't think the Jets offense can perform. We know the Steelers can. - Will Hunting Jan 20, 12:07 8
        
        Ravens DEF has been below their usual standards all year long. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:10 7
        
        maybe, maybe not. 318 ypg and 270 pts against vs the Jets 291ypg and 304 pts - Will Hunting Jan 20, 12:14 6
        
        Neither team will be able to run the ball. - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:18 5
        
        Wait, you give the edge to Mark Sanchez over Big Ben? - Will Hunting Jan 20, 12:20 2
        
        Are you insinuating that Ben did something untoward with The Sanchize's mom? (nm) - musubi Jan 20, 12:46
        
        I give the Jets passing offense the edge over the Steelers in this game, yes. - Strongbad Jan 20, 12:26
        
        really? Sanchez over Big Ben? yikes. -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 12:19 1
        
        "Sanchez over Tom Brady? Yikes!" -- nm - everyone a week ago Jan 20, 12:27
      - or did they blow their load by beating the Pats and now they are done -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 12:06 1
        
        Pittsburgh is pretty beat up, especially on the O-Line -- nm - wonderpixie Jan 20, 12:07
- last I heard Packers favoured by 3, Steelers favoured by 3 -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 12:01 1
  - It's been Packers -3.5 since Tuesday morning and Steelers - 4 overnight. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 20, 12:02
Wii people, kids woot has a bundle of Wii Controller Bundle with Wave Remote and Nunchuk Controller $17.99 + $5 shipping -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 12:00
1,301,296 was the final Amazon/Living Social tally. -- nm - David Jan 20, 12:00 8
- This is going to make me sound idiotic, but I missed the part where I actually receive the Amazon GC. - con_carne Jan 20, 12:06 3
  - don't get greedy, just enjoy being part of something big. -- nm - Max Jan 20, 12:08
  - I imagine processing 1.3 million cards takes some time. -- nm - decline Jan 20, 12:07
  - They'll email you a notification when it's ready. - David Jan 20, 12:07
- so approx. 13 Million dollars and anticipated sales of 26 Million. -- nm - decline Jan 20, 12:01 1
  - Given that Amazon averaged $13.7 million a day in 2010, that's going to be a notable spike for them. - David Jan 20, 12:03
- How many were free? -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 12:00
- Dannnngggg that is a ton -- nm - Epiphany Jan 20, 12:00
oopsy -- nm - decline Jan 20, 11:59

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