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Breaking news: Ariz. shooting suspect enters not-guilty plea -- nm - decline Jan 24, 12:59 5
- "I did it, but society's to blame..." - znufrii Jan 24, 13:03 1
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- WTF? -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 13:00 2
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    - Arizona -- nm - Roger More Jan 24, 13:04
So far (out of 9), True Grit, Inception, The Social Network, Black Swan, and The Fighter are unanimous choices. - JaxSean Jan 24, 12:52 19
- can't open form at work. :( -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 13:04 2
  - have someone enter them for ya. all they gotta do is put "diva" in the nick box -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 13:05 1
    - I still have to think of possible nominees. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 13:06
- Can we enter just a couple so we can have bragging rights later on about how all of our picks got nominated? -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 13:01 3
  - Can I enter the same movie more than once, because I am *that* confident? -- nm - Spawn Jan 24, 13:03 2
    - JaxSean's post tempts me to enter wacky stuff just to mess with ST -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 13:04 1
      - Clash of the Titans, Sex and the City 2, Furry Vengeance -- nm - Roger More Jan 24, 13:05
- willl get mine up tonight... -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 12:58 1
  - yeah yeah, you say that every night. - mrs. znufrii Jan 24, 12:59
- Can't load from work. I take those six, add King's Speech, The Town, Blue Valentine and as a wild-card Barney Version thanks to Paul G. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 24, 12:57 2
  - counting is hard. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:58 1
    - Whoops. Okay, Kids are Alright for the next slot. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 24, 13:04
- I don't know which I feel more confident about not being nominated, Tron or Book of Eli. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:54 2
  - Machette. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 24, 12:55 1
    - I know how confident I am in that one. - Reagen Jan 24, 12:56
- Gee, I wonder who voted for "The American". -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 12:54
- I missed this on a backboard, what's the vote on? -- nm - MDH Jan 24, 12:53 1
  - Predicting the 10 Best Picture nominations that are tomorrow morning. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 24, 12:54
- Entry Form: -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 24, 12:53
Have we seen the "gay" Doritos ad that may air during the super bowl? -- (link) - MDH Jan 24, 12:50 [youtube] 5
- that was funny -- nm - ceregon Jan 24, 13:01
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  - I gotta, I laughed at some of those - Guigue Jan 24, 12:59
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- dave took the total wrong angle with his -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 12:52
for the first time in its 102-year history, GM sold more cars in a foreign market (China) than the United States last year -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 12:47
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- Hey! Been meaning to remember to ask you... Will I like Rauch? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 24, 12:49 1
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- Google the story about UT's latest issue with the NCAA. (nm) - David Jan 24, 12:48
- That's not too shabby...at least he didn't kill anyone like our old closer did. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 24, 12:48 2
  - At some point I expect Orioles fan to be called as witnesses that Simon is incapable of being that accurate. - Inigo Jan 24, 12:59 1
    - Well....that would explain why the targets were spread out. - Will Hunting Jan 24, 13:02
I am stumped. How far apart, usually, are the holes for a 2-hole-punch at the top of a page? -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 12:46 13
- Took a ruler to one of our files at random and got 2.5 inches exactly. -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 12:53 1
  - from edge to edge of hole, that is -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 12:54
- ::punches holes in paper and measures:: 2.5" from inside to inside. -- nm - b. Jan 24, 12:53 5
  - measurements should be centre-to-centre -- nm - zork Jan 24, 12:54 4
    - that's not what he asked. -- nm - b. Jan 24, 12:55 3
      - but it *is* the answer I wanted... - znufrii Jan 24, 12:56 2
        
        We done effed up. Now we'll never know. - con_carne Jan 24, 12:57
        
        yes. -- nm - b. Jan 24, 12:57
- I believe it is 2.75 inches - zork Jan 24, 12:52
- There's apparently an ISO standard for that. -- (link) - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 12:51 [Image] 2
  - sure, for people who use the metric system -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 13:01
  - fasteners at Staples -- (link) - zork Jan 24, 12:53
- 312.50 inches -- nm - Spawn Jan 24, 12:47
I get gooey at this thought: VP Biden showed up for jury duty today. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 24, 12:42 3
- More reasons to hate politicians. - Will Hunting Jan 24, 12:45
- "Do you have prior employment obligations?" "No... no, not really." -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 12:43 1
  - heh -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 12:47
Rashard Mendenhall has his way with Big Ben -- (link) - Beaker Jan 24, 12:41
I also keep a blanket, change of clothes, food (and dog food) and water in my car. - ceregon Jan 24, 12:35 5
- I keep ski boots and flip flops in my car, becauase I've never remembered to take them out. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 12:42
- So do I, but I don't want to live there. - Spawn Jan 24, 12:38
- i have to think that unless you've killed multiple people and expect the FBI on your tail at any moment, this is probably overkill. -- nm - TFox Jan 24, 12:38 2
  - Luckily I have been able to dispose of deadbeat tenants without any complications or publicity. - ceregon Jan 24, 12:49
  - The gas might be overkill but I can see the rest of it. Of course I got snowed in for 3 days at a friend's house with nothing but the clothes I was - sycor Jan 24, 12:41
Wow, that's new...a person called me for about job options and asked if I would prefer to discuss the manager job or the worker-bee job. - Will Hunting Jan 24, 12:35 3
- What region? -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 12:40 2
  - Home. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 24, 12:42 1
    - Good. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 12:42
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- Oprah is there new QB? -- nm - Bacon on a droid Jan 24, 12:38 1
  - Was that her big news today? -- nm - Spawn Jan 24, 12:39
What I gathered from the backboards: some insurance agent is about to have the call of their career. - David Jan 24, 12:34
All this discussion is making me feel completely unsentimental and soulless. - Amy Jan 24, 12:33 7
- someone in your household would be at a loss to replace those Spawn toys -- nm - Remlik Jan 24, 13:00
- i think it's cumulative. the work you did in your house? gone. your favourite ____? gone. - Andie Jan 24, 12:50
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  - Yeah, it's more the pita of 1000 trips to the store than feeling emotional about anything. -- nm - Amy Jan 24, 12:55
- I'd be devastated about losing my artwork. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 12:43
- It makes me want to finish archiving my mother's photographs. - Will Hunting Jan 24, 12:41
- I can see a New Years Resolution for 2012! - Spawn Jan 24, 12:35
really though, amanda, you still have your mom - dead like pixie Jan 24, 12:33 4
- word. -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 12:52
- You only have one of her, and if you've still got her, that's a win. -- nm - Max Jan 24, 12:34 2
  - (according to the updated story, the driver of the pickup was killed. not knowing anything else about him, that's a huge loss to his family) -- nm - Max Jan 24, 12:40 1
    - Yeah, the whole thing sucks. Especially if it was just ice that caused it. Dayam. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 12:40
Wow, the amanda show has really upped the ante on the other ST shows. - HdnAgnda Jan 24, 12:32 3
- I just read what happened. how awful. so glad the humans are ok, and so very sorry re: the pets. so crushing on top of the rest of the horror. :( - -- nm - b. Jan 24, 12:36
- Season 2 cliff hanger... awesome. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 12:35 1
  - yes, i bet 'awesome' is the word they are all using right now. -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 12:44
pixie, would this have been fog -- (link) - zork Jan 24, 12:31 [Backboard]
Dear analyst, in all fairness, it's not my job to let your boss know that you're accomodating a request from Europe for a conference call. - znufrii Jan 24, 12:29
Plum District offers $10 Papa Murphy's Gift Card for $5 -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 24, 12:26
This is one thing I like about the digital age - Reagen Jan 24, 12:24 17
- well, unless there is a worldwide emp that wipes out all the digital info. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 24, 12:26 15
  - solid state! -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:29 14
    - Man, you are *prepared* for her first dates humilation, aren't you? -- nm - David Jan 24, 12:34 7
      - "Forget about the C.H.U.Ds. Look at her covered in food!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:36 6
        
        You realize you've taken exactly the same steps that Voldemort did with horcruxes, right? -- nm - David Jan 24, 12:37 5
        
        I found that I'm far too lazy to pull this off. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 12:41 1
        
        For me it is a problem as I keep getting more and more awesome. - Spawn Jan 24, 12:45
        
        No one expects a hacker to have a basilisk fang. -- nm - TFox Jan 24, 12:40
        
        lol! -- nm - Amy Jan 24, 12:40
        
        Charlie Brown's parents say what? -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:39
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      - he also has a reinforced concrete bunker totally lined with copper mesh to fend off an emp burst -- nm - crash davis Jan 24, 12:32 3
        
        The human error story on this will be *hysterical*. -- nm - David Jan 24, 12:35 1
        
        *makes a phone call* -- nm - Will Smith si Jan 24, 12:36
        
        yeah, the faraday cage is the only true way to be sure. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:35
      - portions might. Depends on how the NVRAM is constructed. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 12:31
- (I mean, aside from a Dies the Fire type situation, in which case we're all screwed anyway) -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:25
TFox Alert: Lil Wayne announced "I am Music Tour II" with openers Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Travis Barker and MixMaster Mike -- (link) - MDH Jan 24, 12:23 5
- It's not fair to make it a TFox Alert when there's no nearby stops, yo. -- nm - TFox Jan 24, 12:31 4
  - it's hard out there for a wookiee -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 12:36
  - Sorry. Side note: Whoever was his tour manager needs to be fired. - MDH Jan 24, 12:33 2
    - Seriously, no dates in NYC. Long Island and Jersey. -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 12:45 1
      - *Just L.I. and Jersey.* -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 12:46
With recent events showing the importance of this, a great thing to do is to prepare a "go bag" - ceregon Jan 24, 12:23 11
- One of my pending projects is to scan all my old photos. I already did the wedding album but there's so much more to do. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 24, 12:32 3
  - If you're interested, I used these guys to do some scans from negatives and I'm planning to send them a very large batch soon -- (link) - oblique Jan 24, 12:34 2
    - I just keep stuff at work -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 12:44
    - Thanks. I'll probably do most of them myself - not like I don't have plenty of time :) But I'll bookmark that just in case. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 24, 12:37
- And a good time to remind people: Off Site Backup - oblique Jan 24, 12:28 4
  - what is ST's recommended site? -- nm - sycor Jan 24, 12:29 3
    - Crashplan is the official backup product of oblique -- nm - oblique Jan 24, 12:33 2
      - i'm pretty sure crash davis is not having any part in my data recovery plan -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 12:37 1
        
        The part I love best about that product is you can use your friends and family and back each other up. Disks are cheap. Buy one - oblique Jan 24, 12:40
- agreed. I need to make better backups of my electronic stuff other than my photos. But the importance is right up there with keeps a bag of clothes - sycor Jan 24, 12:26
- and a fire-proof box for important papers/jewelry -- nm - zork Jan 24, 12:25
Bolton/Chelsea spoil - zork Jan 24, 12:22
Kevin Smith: no longer a fan of Bruce Willis -- (link) - Reagen Jan 24, 12:21 8
- I heard the podcast and he wasn't going to say anything but spit out what he said anyway. - Krusty Jan 24, 12:30 1
  - *not trying* -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 12:31
- You can usually count on Marc Maron for an interesting interview. nm - Dignan Jan 24, 12:29 3
  - Yeah, I skip through his self-therapy sessions though. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:31 2
    - oof. nm - Dignan Jan 24, 12:35
    - Same here. I like the interviews. -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 12:32
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  - But I'm sure it would have been a better movie if Willis had been willing to promote it. -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 12:26
Ok, chapters 17 & 18 of Catching Fire are all kinds of awesome. -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 12:20 7
- Which chapters are those? -- nm - David Jan 24, 12:36 2
  - *spoils* - Ender Jan 24, 12:40 1
    - Okay, I'm afraid to say too much until you're finished. -- nm - David Jan 24, 12:45
- umm, that's unfortunately timing. -- nm - zork Jan 24, 12:21
- wrong day -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 12:21
- Your timing could be better. nm - Dignan Jan 24, 12:21
- ... -- nm - nubby Jan 24, 12:21
*sigh* -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 12:17 7
- dear lord, it's contagious. -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 12:21 6
  - Miraculously, my three day old nephew disagrees with this -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 12:33
  - if ever there was a time for jenbro to give us a casualty insurance pep speech . . . -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 12:21 4
    - I'm heavily invested in Causality Insurance, so nothing will ever go wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 12:23 3
      - I got Correlation Insurance. was that a mistake? -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 12:24 2
        
        It's impossible to say for sure. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 12:28 1
        
        that's the joke I was looking for. -- nm - zork Jan 24, 12:29

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