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Amanda's mother's boyfriend might want to buy a lottery ticket today. - CovingtonCat Jan 24, 15:18
If you took your iPhone 4 to the Apple Store for repair, they probably replaced your Philips screws with pentalobe screws. - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 15:14 3
- I wasn't aware that the phone had any screws at all -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 15:17 2
  - Yeah, unlike the iPhone 3/3G/3GS, the 4 has visible screws across the bottom. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 15:18
  - You can't have an Apple product without getting SCREWED somewhere! -- nm - Mawp Jan 24, 15:17
Heading to Vegas tomorrow for a conference. Of course work is busy so I hope I can fit in some fun. -- nm - pmb Jan 24, 15:12
Amoxy, LIR. Going out to dinner -- nm - Bacon Jan 24, 15:10
Is it just me, or has there been a lot of Windows updates in the last couple of weeks? -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 15:06 1
- hackers get bored over the holidays, and MSFT has to play catchup ... - Beryllium Jan 24, 15:09
Somebody remind us tomorrow morning that somebody needs to go thaw out Krusty -- nm - prayformojo Jan 24, 15:05 8
- i am sure him and his gf can find ways to stay warm. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 24, 15:08 3
  - You're refering to Mel Sauce, aren't you? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 24, 15:09 2
    - what are two words that I never ever want to see combined into a sentence again. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 24, 15:09 1
      - Your bill????? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 24, 15:11
- I'm wearing gloves to type now. :-) - Krusty Jan 24, 15:06 3
  - get a electrical heater or two -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 24, 15:21
  - Oh wow, do you have no heat? I'm so sorry. - Trish Jan 24, 15:14 1
    - Yeah and thanks. No heat all day, went out last night. It's 19F today. Thankfully this didn't happen yesterday when it felt like -8F. -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 15:16
There's something about a pasta bowl Monday that just sets the whole week up nicely. mmmmmmm -- nm - CQ Jan 24, 15:03 10
- I made a yummy chicken/broccoli/Stove Top/cheese dish last night and was looking forward to leftovers today. - kelly Jan 24, 15:04 9
  - I've woken up with 200+ every day for the last week and a half. - Trish Jan 24, 15:23
  - ugh, that bites. :( -- nm - CQ Jan 24, 15:08
  - That really sucks. :-( -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 15:05 6
    - Eh, at least I have heat. :/ - kelly Jan 24, 15:06 5
      - Thanks but diabetes is scary and I worry since you have such a hard time with it sometimes. -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 15:07 4
        
        There's good days and bad days and "normal" days I guess, just like everything else. - kelly Jan 24, 15:11 3
        
        My mom has been dealing with it for 30 years so I worry. I'm glad to hear it's only been one complication and - Krusty Jan 24, 15:15 2
        
        I'm betting on all the insulin I've taken all day to suddenly decide to work all at once. :) -- nm - kelly Jan 24, 15:17 1
        
        *laughing* -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 15:18
this ad for Tim Pawlenty's PAC is . . . something -- (link) - dead like pixie Jan 24, 14:56 [youtube] 12
- I didn't know Michael Bay still made commercials. -- nm - ceregon Jan 24, 15:08 2
  - I was thinking the same thing. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 24, 15:12 1
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  - no, even for a "serious" political ad, it's pretty pretentious -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 15:05 3
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      - i'd not rather him do anything. i just thought it was funny -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 15:17
      - And as his potential -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 24, 15:13
- Or is this an ad for the sequel to Deep Impact? -- nm - amoxy Jan 24, 14:59 3
  - Yup. This ad needs T.Paw in a space suit walking in slow-mo. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 15:01
  - are we still talking about peglegpete? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 15:00 1
    - Boom! -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 15:02
What am I watching? "Going on a year now, I ain't had nuthin twixt my nethers t'weren't run on batteries!" - Trish Jan 24, 14:46 14
- Legally Blonde 3? -- nm - amoxy Jan 24, 15:01
- you found crash's pron stash and are watching lil abner in dog style -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 24, 14:57
- The real housewives of Atlanta? -- nm - ceregon Jan 24, 14:55 1
  - That would explain NeNe being such a beyotch. -- nm - Trish Jan 24, 14:58
- The Closer. -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 14:53 3
  - Oh, poor Fritz. -- nm - Trish Jan 24, 14:56 1
    - BBC's Cracker? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:57
  - Well, as long as we're doing joke answers, I've got two ... Castle! The Dog Whisperer! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:55
- all I can think of is Scruffy the Janitor, but I'm positive I've heard this line somewhere. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:48
- Firefly -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 14:47 4
  - Serenity! -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 14:48 3
    - *giggle* You gat the +5, but you almost disappointed me. -- nm - Trish Jan 24, 14:49 1
      - I always get the two titles mixed up. Like every time. -- nm - con_carne Jan 24, 14:50
    - yes, this sounds most likely -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:48
Going to the doc today, here's how its going to play out - ceregon Jan 24, 14:40 11
- Swimming and running aren't your only choices, man. Quick abusing your ears. Try some cycling (even stationary) or some gym workouts. - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 15:03 1
  - I don't wear speedos, I wear board shorts. I lift, I just need to do a lot of cardio. With cycling (TMI inside) - ceregon Jan 24, 15:10
- samples in exchange for BBJ? -- nm - Mop (214 lbs) Jan 24, 14:55 1
  - My tenant who does club promotion can get him into any club. Plus I have recommended adult entertainment businesses. - ceregon Jan 24, 14:58
- Can't you wear earplugs or something to avoid infections? -- nm - not2fast Jan 24, 14:44 6
  - Or even just use the drops (Swimmer's Ear) after you get dry. -- nm - Trish Jan 24, 14:48 5
    - I tried that and a lot of other things, still get ear infections. - ceregon Jan 24, 14:52 4
      - ok - at the risk of being called out for recommending this far too much on ST - have you tried swabbing your ears with apple cider vinegar after swim? - JenBro Jan 24, 15:15
      - have you tried a hair dryer? that's what my brother recommends. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 14:56 2
        
        Have not tried that. I'll have to borrow one and see if that works. -- nm - ceregon Jan 24, 14:59 1
        
        works like a charm for me. I have better results if I lean forward. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 15:00
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- I always get confused when they do the adapted/original script - ceregon Jan 24, 14:41 1
  - A screenplay is more than words (~is all you have to do to make it real~) - Reagen Jan 24, 15:05
- "based on material previously published" - dead like pixie Jan 24, 14:41 18
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    - Think of it in terms of rights - you wouldn't be able to submit a screenplay using established characters without getting the rights to do so. - Max Jan 24, 14:54 7
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        If you write a sequel I would assume you'd be using at least one character from the first movie, which you would need the rights to do. -- nm - Max Jan 24, 15:02 5
        
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        ah, then my comparison fails because it's not truly a rights issue. Does the script originate characters/environments or use ones already known? -- nm - Max Jan 24, 15:11 2
        
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        Then if it uses something previously known, it's not Original. - Max Jan 24, 15:15
        
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    - it's a derivative work. it's not wholly original. -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 14:52 7
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        You're trying to denounce something that is completely arbitrary by definition ... as being arbitrary. Who is committing the greater waste of time? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:57 5
        
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        (Kill Bill, if it had been nominated for any Oscars) -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 15:08
        
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        We need some metrics here. Let's start by assuming you make more per hour than I do .. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:58
  - what about biblical films? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:42
- Isn't that how they generally handle sequels for screenplays? - ty97 Jan 24, 14:39 7
  - To look into this I was trying to think of sequels nominated for screenplay Oscars, and I could only come up with Godfather 2. -- nm - Max Jan 24, 14:43 5
    - Hmmm...The Barbarian Invasions is a sequel, but it was nominated for Best Original -- nm - Roger More Jan 24, 14:49
    - After the Thin Man, The Color of Money -- nm - Max Jan 24, 14:48
    - Before Sunset is the one I thought of -- nm - ty97 Jan 24, 14:46
    - And that would have been adapted anyway -- nm - Roger More Jan 24, 14:45 1
      - (also, Return of the King) -- nm - Roger More Jan 24, 14:47
  - Yup. "Adapted" as opposed to "original." Sequels are based on previously published material, in that sense. -- nm - mara Jan 24, 14:41
- adapted from scribbles writen on $10,000 bills -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 24, 14:38
"Then why be one?" - Will Hunting Jan 24, 14:24 2
- I wasn't sure about it initially, but now I think it's hilarious. - Kim Pine Jan 24, 14:27
- It is hit and miss -- nm - amoxy Jan 24, 14:25
I think Ricky Gervais is pulling my leg and Karl Pilkington is a brilliant performance artist/comic -- nm - crash davis Jan 24, 14:19 30
- I've met people like that (though not as hilarious as him). I think he's 100% genuine. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 15:10
- Speaking of Gervais, did you see Apatow make comments about his GG hosting? - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 24, 14:25 12
  - Apparently, Apatow needs to get a sense of humor like most of hollywood. -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 14:26 10
    - the only joke I thought was truly dangerous was the Scientology Joke. - Mel Profit Jan 24, 14:28 9
      - my impression is that not too many people in hollywood really give a shit about scientologists - dead like pixie Jan 24, 14:42 6
        
        I hope mel gibson doesn't see this post. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:47 5
        
        Why? -- nm - mara Jan 24, 14:48 4
        
        I'm sure he'd find an antisemitic way to spin it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:49 3
        
        Jewish and Scientology are nothing alike. -- nm - Trish Jan 24, 14:51 2
        
        Sure they aren't - one runs Hollywood, and the other just thinks it does. -- nm - Mel Gibson si Jan 24, 14:51 1
        
        (This also works as a Mel Brooks si) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:52
      - I missed the show but caught his monologue and jokes on youtube and found them to be funny. - Krusty Jan 24, 14:31
      - I'd be more pissed that Gervais went with his 2006 monologue. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 24, 14:30
  - no, I didn't see any of that -- nm - crash davis Jan 24, 14:25
- I can't wait for the trip to India this week. - Trish Jan 24, 14:22 8
  - what is this? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 24, 14:31 6
    - An Idiot Abroad. Karl Pilkington from the Ricky Gervais podcasts is sent to visit the seven wonders of the world. - Krusty Jan 24, 14:33 5
      - hmm. never heard of it -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 24, 14:36 4
        
        Ricky Gervais started his podcast just to talk to Karl more. The guy has some rather interesting ideas and beliefs. - Krusty Jan 24, 14:40
        
        Just started this wekend on Science channel. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 24, 14:38
        
        It's showing on The Science Channel right now. -- nm - Trish Jan 24, 14:38 1
        
        well, thats fine and dandy, but I aint at home. - tRuMaN Jan 24, 14:55
  - The trip to Brazil is just great television. I hope they do another season and send him to more places. -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 14:27
- I'm on the fence. nm - Dignan Jan 24, 14:22 6
  - the guy is so quick and out there with stuff, the Chinese bathroom rant was just amazing -- nm - crash davis Jan 24, 14:24 5
    - I'm easily willing to believe none of that was a bit. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 24, 14:28 4
      - I thought he was talking about the hardware for hanging toilet paper rolls. -- nm - crash davis Jan 24, 14:29 3
        
        He might have been, I think I missed some due to laughing. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 24, 14:36 2
        
        That bathroom brought out the extreme "ewwwwwwww" factor for me. -- nm - Trish Jan 24, 14:40 1
        
        It made me think I would starve if I ever went to China. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 24, 14:46
medical overshare.. just now while standing in the checkout line at the pharmacy, the clerk asked how I was today. obviously she did not notice - peglegpete Jan 24, 14:18 16
- Sorry to hear that, hope everything comes out ok. -- nm - ceregon Jan 24, 14:41
- "Charmin is on sale. Aisle 4" -- nm - CQ Jan 24, 14:34
- Would you have rather she said in a bright, loud voice: "Oh, having trouble shitting, I see! I hope you go and your doc doesn't have to dig it out!" - Trish Jan 24, 14:28 5
  - in his defense he has a right to be cranky. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 24, 14:28 4
    - Sure, constipated = cranky. - Trish Jan 24, 14:37 3
      - i'm not blaming her. it was just amusing she did not see the box label before she was being polite -- nm - peglegpete Jan 24, 14:42 2
        
        it would still be considered politeness even if she had notices. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:43 1
        
        er, noticed -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:43
- "full of shit. You?" -- nm - peglegpete SI Jan 24, 14:26
- Uh, eww. They sell those over the counter? - JaxSean Jan 24, 14:22 6
  - yes -- nm - peglegpete Jan 24, 14:24
  - Please God, let this not turn into a poll. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 14:23 4
    - I think a pole would only make matters worse. -- nm - not2fast Jan 24, 14:32 2
      - This made me laugh and laugh -- nm - Epiphany Jan 24, 14:56 1
        
        me too, damn it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 24, 14:59
    - n'night! -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 14:25
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