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- It is like they have a completely different GM. - groiny Feb 1, 07:13 1
  - Well, they missed out on the big prize and their area of need only has re-treads once you get past that. Do it cheap and hope for the best - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:15
This morning I was listening to news radio, and the guy goes, "How does the State Department contact Americans in Egypt who - loosilu Feb 1, 07:00 3
- do what the men in black do, wait for the bodies to show up at the morgue -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 13:04
- Implant? -- nm - LMS Feb 1, 07:10 1
  - oh, they said the State Dept has people in Egypt designated as "wardens" who are supposed to help contact Americans. - loosilu Feb 1, 07:13
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- oooh, Dreamcatcher! - prayformojo Feb 1, 06:59
- (I'm also wondering how The Cosby Show holds up today.) -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 06:58 7
  - "How old is Rudy? How can she have a moustache at that age?" -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:11
  - it plays here on some retro station - i watched about 10 minutes a few weeks ago. way too cutesy. ick. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 07:10
  - Not well. (nm) - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:09 3
    - It actually holds up worse than Seinfeld which aged terribly. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:11 2
      - Agreed, I can't watch Seinfeld at all. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:13 1
        
        Never liked that show. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 07:14
  - Those sweaters, ugh. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 07:04
- Xanadu! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 06:58
- The Jacket is good. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 06:57
morning poll: how much snow are you expecting in the next 24 hours! -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:28 49
- 12-24. The worst part is that we're having our floors redone. They started yesterday. So the whole first floor is off-limits (including the kitchen - pmb Feb 1, 07:13 1
  - I have low rates. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 07:14
- Got about .1" to .2" of ice last night, expecting probably another .5" plus an inch or two of snow. -- nm - Ender Feb 1, 07:02
- Sunny and 48 today -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:02
- Here: none. At home 12 - 24 inches. -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:02
- None -- nm - LMS Feb 1, 07:00
- Hahahahahaha! -- nm - nubby trebek Feb 1, 06:57
- 6 feet - groiny Feb 1, 06:54 7
  - the drifting is what worries me, since my garage is on the south side - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 1, 06:54 6
    - jump in it! -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:55 5
      - dressed as a Spartan, re-enacting Reagens quad betrayal on Avalanche.... - groiny Feb 1, 06:58 3
        
        i am not spawn, i dont own the costume already. -- nm - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 1, 06:59 2
        
        Spawn has no Halo Stamina.He was playing OK last night for a bit - groiny Feb 1, 07:00 1
        
        i might be playing all afternoon and tomorrow at this rate. - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 1, 07:42
      - i could, from the second story balcony (my apt is on the second floor) if the drift is big enough. -- nm - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 1, 06:55
- let's just say I'd rather be in the midst of a violent revolution...with teargas. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 06:50 2
  - blame palin. she is from alaska, I think that is where snow is born. -- nm - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 1, 06:54 1
    - WTF! -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 06:56
- none that I know of. Some icing I think. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 06:49
- None. It's supposed to be 70� here. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 06:47
- High of 70 degrees today...oh darn -- nm - budice Feb 1, 06:46
- 15-20 cm -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:44
- 12 - 15. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 06:44
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- A few inches. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 06:42
- 2 inches -- nm - Pippy Feb 1, 06:39
- hmm, the forecast varied. so from 6" to 16" inches. -- nm - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 1, 06:39
- about six inches, but the roads are already really bad. - amanda jones Feb 1, 06:37 3
  - re: your IM, that should take about 30 minutes, right? (i'm shocked they came in in the first place!) - Andie Feb 1, 06:38 2
    - when I walked in and saw nicci here, I almost plotzed. - amanda jones Feb 1, 06:51 1
      - i do that when i'm sick. i come in so i can be sent home. - Andie Feb 1, 06:54
- 1-4 inches (looking more like 1) and then 1/3 to 2/3 inches of ice on top of it -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:34
- wintry mix with freezing rain overnight. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 06:34 4
  - if your in PA now , it looks like the ice is going to be nasty tonight through tomorrow -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:41 3
    - Still in NYC, will be driving the back from Trenton this evening. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 06:42 2
      - becareful. -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:44 1
        
        I'm thinking of asking to leave early. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:00
- 12, i think? and i might see each one of them fall from this bus. - TFox Feb 1, 06:31
- I don't think any, though some more icing likely overnight. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 06:31 3
  - I think the icing will be worse for you guys, north of the city. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 06:49 2
    - Yeah, though everything tends on the temp. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 06:55 1
      - right at 32 in Alexandria now. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 06:56
- 0! Woohoo! - Kim Pine Feb 1, 06:31
- Half-inch to one inch. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 06:30
- Zero -- nm - amoxy Feb 1, 06:29
- up to 15. (niagara falls could get up to 18, and my friend in goderich could get 22.) -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:29 1
  - (that's inches - i converted.) -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:29
- 1" with a high temp of -2. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 06:29
- Word around the campfire is 12 inches or so. -- nm - Jim Feb 1, 06:28
I'm going to assume the name of this committee is shorter in Arabic -- (link) - znufrii Feb 1, 06:09 1
- PCP of POT...I want to go to there -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:10
whoa. my friend Todd posted 904K on Bejeweled. how is that even possible? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 06:02 3
- 500k+ game with a cats eye, my guess. -- nm - TFox Feb 1, 06:06 2
  - must be. it's crazy. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 06:51
  - That'd be my guess. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 06:07
day 2 of bus commute (morning): 38 minutes. noteworrthy things: - amanda jones Feb 1, 05:59 8
- #1: "it makes it easier to hide a gun." -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 06:06 2
  - *sees same dude on bus tomorrow wearing a skirt* -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:08 1
    - Lol -- nm - Pippy Feb 1, 06:22
- i love bus commuting, but am glad i'm not a chick. bus dudes can't act right with professional-looking womens. - TFox Feb 1, 06:05 3
  - hmm - moles Feb 1, 06:45 1
    - Economist girl? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 07:08
  - [insert disparaging (but true) remark about renters here] -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 06:14
- "I don't speak English. Except for this." -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:04
Charlie Sheen is actually not at a rehab facility. He is at home with a "sober coach" -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 05:53 6
- Vegas should do odds on how long til he pays the Sober Coach to look the other way when the Porn Starlet Party Bus shows up. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 06:25 4
  - He is so lucky! -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:03
  - i bet the bribing has already started (or, the attempts anyway.) -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:38 2
    - I take this as a sign, he didn't want to go at all...so this was a " compromise". - Pippy Feb 1, 06:41 1
      - what are the odds he wants to get better? what a jackwagon. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 06:55
- If I'm a cast member suddenly not getting paid while he sits at home humming to himself eating Cheetos and listening to a guy drone on about sobriety - Will Hunting Feb 1, 05:55
on my drive into work (I am stupid) I followed an suv with "I AM ML" on its license plate. - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 1, 05:49 3
- I AM JIM VAN NEST! nm -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 06:59
- Everybody loves Miller Lite. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 06:07 1
  - I love how you immediately think of beer -- nm - Pippy Feb 1, 06:42
Undercover Egyptian police were among looters, hospitals tell Human Rights Watch -- (link) - mara Feb 1, 05:36 1
- inconceivable! -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 05:46
i am stupid. yes I am. - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 1, 05:29
Good morning! the King of Jordan has dismissed his Cabinet. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 1, 05:24
Friday's $50 million Lotto Max was won by a group of factory workers. Prize being held up as more and more come forward claiming a portion -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 05:21
New Netflix streaming: The Cosby Show, That 70's Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Ugly Betty -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 1, 04:48 5
- Plus, there's a few Disney show/movies in there as well. Wizards of Waverly Place, Camp Rock, StarStruck, Good Luck Charlie, Cheetah Girls, etc. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 06:12 3
  - Just noticed: The Runaways and Moulin Rouge are on there as well. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 06:13 2
    - yes, yes, but where are the $5 albums for February? - TFox Feb 1, 06:28 1
      - I know. I couldn't find it this morning. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 06:48
- MFKKK -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 04:49
7 year old finds 33 million year old sabertooth cat skull -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 04:39 1
- see... cleaning the room helps -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 1, 05:41
Wake up -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 03:27 3
- before ya go go? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 05:05
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- Been there done that. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 04:38
New Fleet Foxes album out 3rd May, and the title track is available for free download on their site. It's really good. -- (link) - LMS Feb 1, 03:26
Cairo today is more exciting than any movie I've seen in weeks. -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 1, 03:19
Nominees are in. Vote for ST's February Book here -- (link) - ty97 Jan 31, 23:39 18
- confession: in 25 years, I have failed to finish less than 5 books that I started to read.... - x Feb 1, 04:43 15
  - I don't read all that much; only things I've not finished that I started (that I remember) is The Stand and LOTR. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 06:14 4
    - you didn't finish... The Stand? -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:22 3
      - This was years ago and I got about 100 pages in and just got busy with other stuff and never returned. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 06:30 2
        
        I never finished it either. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 06:52 1
        
        you both sicken me -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:09
  - At 736 pages, you could have finished a few others. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 05:46
  - well crap, I didn't even vote for my own nominee once I read about that one -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 04:52 4
    - Ignore him! I'm backing it and I'm offering boobies. All he's offering is slightly used Dow hats. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 1, 05:12 3
      - heh. not to mention, chacun a son gout and all that rot.....nm - x Feb 1, 05:33 2
        
        You know me. I -- nm - ralph wiggum Feb 1, 05:48 1
        
        I'm all about the middlebrow entertainment. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 1, 05:49
  - That's a remarkable stat. Not finishing books that I start is one of my specialties - prayformojo Feb 1, 04:51 3
    - I'm nowhere near hyde-level, but I wish I was better at quitting books, rather than trudging through some crap. - ty97 Feb 1, 05:39 2
      - Me too. I just can't quit books. I might cheat on them with other books, but I think I'm in the same range as hyde with books not finished. - Kim Pine Feb 1, 06:01 1
        
        It happens to me occasionally - mostly with nonfiction - some of the stuff I pick up is just way to dry. -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:13
- wow, I want to read all 4 actually -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 04:38
- Wooooooooo, Locke Lamora!! nm - ralph wiggum Jan 31, 23:45
Bacon: best wishes for your auntie and uncle. - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 31, 23:13 2
- (in all seriousness, though, it sounds like river boats are anchored away from ports, which would explain the lack of comms) - Beryllium (iPhone) Jan 31, 23:17 1
  - The travel agentcy was able to contact them. They are all accounted for. (still stuck but safe) -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:05
Switched from Tool to Radiohead and am now doing the OK Computer/In Rainbows shuffle. Love OK, but first time hearing In Rainbows. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 31, 22:59 4
- In Rainbows has replaced Kid A as my #2 album from them. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 23:07 3
  - Have you done this mashup? I have to say... No better drinking music. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 31, 23:10 2
    - Yes, but I don't really hear the connections other people say they do. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 23:23 1
      - Really? I think it flows together remarkably well. (Hence, I remarked.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 31, 23:28
Unnhh. Melanie Jane (Rios)? Say what you want, but Charlie does a bender *right*. - Dr.Vermin Jan 31, 22:51
127 Hours is way more claustrophobic than Buried. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 22:41 2
- but does Ryan Reynolds, you know - moles Jan 31, 22:42 1
  - *spoils* - epiphany Feb 1, 04:36
god i'm such a sucker for Highway to Heaven -- nm - moles Jan 31, 22:41
Ow, can't believe how I've stiffened up tonight. Hiking on sand and rock is nothing like nice flat sidewalks :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 31, 22:39 3
- How YOU doin'! -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 22:41 2
  - Gonna sleep real well tonight for sure :) Not that I didn't last night...under two sleeping bags :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 31, 22:45 1
    - This winter, I feel like I've been doing that inside my own house! -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 22:51
We meet again, underage drinking. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 22:35 1
- I was going to say there are safer ways to stunt your child's growth, but I really can't think of any that qualify. -- nm - Max Jan 31, 22:37
99 tacos for $.02 !! -- nm - peglegpete Jan 31, 22:35
you kill me -- nm - moles Jan 31, 22:34

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