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Sitwap; President Mubarak 'on the brink of stepping down' - Loyola Feb 10, 11:22 4
- I think all the news sources are misinterpreting this from "stepping out" to have a night on the town. He's been under some stress lately. -- nm - Max Feb 10, 11:27
- Be careful what you ask for. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 10, 11:25 2
  - i think after 30 years of brutal dictatorship, the Egyptian people will take their chances -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:27
  - I'd like to introduce my successor as President of Egypt, Sarah Palin. -- nm - Hosni Mubarak Feb 10, 11:27
Today, everything is epic. My purchase just now at Victoria's Secret? Epic! - Mop Feb 10, 11:16 5
- your IM practically guarantees she won't like any of them -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:18 2
  - Yeah, I think he might be missing the point. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:22 1
    - Nah, we're good. They're for different occasions and she's pretty fickle. -- nm - Mop Feb 10, 11:27
- I'm sure whichever one you decide to wear she will love it. -- nm - decline Feb 10, 11:18 1
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Feb 10, 11:18
Hockey: epic! -- nm - Mop Feb 10, 11:13 1
- epic fail! -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:15
bonus color of money chat q: how should they handle this $10k windfall? - cupixie Feb 10, 11:10 12
- eh - maybe he should write some columns - good grief. bravo, well done chap -- nm - Epiphany Feb 10, 11:36
- Michelle's response: - cupixie Feb 10, 11:24 1
  - Word on the car. And definitely don't buy a brand-new one. That's dumb. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 10, 11:27
- Send it to Sarah PAC -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 10, 11:17 1
  - If I'm giving money away, I want it used wisely. - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:20
- screw all that paying things off stuff. Take the cash and go to Vegas and have a great weekend -- nm - decline Feb 10, 11:16
- Don't pay off any debt and get a sex change operation. -- nm - Loyola Feb 10, 11:15
- Pay down the highest rate thing; then put aside a small rainy day fund...then go enjoy the remainder with a week away. - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:13
- depends on the interest rate on the card. -- nm - loosilu Feb 10, 11:12 1
  - car loan would have much lower rate than a CC -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:13
- pay off the cc debt first. -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:12
- Dump her. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:11
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- I just wish couples would be realistic. If you have a boatload of money, then ride down the aisle on a pink unicorn. But don't use in one afternoon - Amy Feb 10, 11:14 10
  - this is exactly the decision we came to. - znufrii Feb 10, 11:23 7
    - they were purple, right? -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:24
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      - yes, it might surprise you to learn that we do actually consult with each other on major life decisions like this. -- nm - znufrii Feb 10, 11:26 3
        
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        oh I know. - znufrii Feb 10, 11:30 1
        
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    - damn your IM -- nm - oblique Feb 10, 11:24
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    - It's so uncomfortable to go to a wedding that you know is bankrupting someone. -- nm - Amy Feb 10, 11:17
- I agree. I'd go really small and simple. Just a nice party for about 20-30 people. - Krusty Feb 10, 11:12
- (spoiler) - znufrii Feb 10, 11:10 4
  - and, fwiw, the new space is *a lot* nicer than the old one in the Municipal Building. -- nm - znufrii Feb 10, 11:11 3
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      - East. The display cases they had of the historical wedding registers were kind of neat too. - znufrii Feb 10, 11:15 1
        
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apparently aapl just took a quick -1.5% plunge on some sort of steve jobs rumor....nm - x Feb 10, 11:06 8
- He'll die suddenly one day (hopefully not anytime soon), and the day that happens, God help shareholders. - Mop Feb 10, 11:20 1
  - i assumewe just got a foretaste of that. actually looks like the stock went down more like -3% on nothing but an idle rumor...nm - x Feb 10, 11:22
- are we sure that wasn't some guy dressed up as skeletor?....nm - x Feb 10, 11:09 3
  - argh. i can't even post right anymore...nm - x Feb 10, 11:09 2
    - your IM trumped my intended reply -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:14
    - *snork* -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:10
- i saw a blurb yesterday that he was spotted on the cupertino campus "looking good" -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:08 1
  - Oh really? Maybe I *should* have visited there on monday ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 10, 11:11
Facebook, Google kicking the tires on $10 billion Twitter purchase -- (link) - Beaker Feb 10, 11:03 2
- Epic! -- nm - Mop Feb 10, 11:15
- hyde, don't click it! -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:11
dear god, my friend that is home on mat leave is really out of it. she just sent an email to about five of us telling us about these "great new daily - Andie Feb 10, 10:58 4
- It's her first computer time in months! -- nm - Amy Feb 10, 10:59 1
  - i would believe that if it weren't for the weekly picture-emails. :) -- nm - Andie Feb 10, 11:00
- (it's cute, but i'm pretty surprised, she's a pretty hip chick.) -- nm - Andie Feb 10, 10:59
- Mopina? -- nm - Reagen Feb 10, 10:59
Laurence Maroney couldn't hit an open hole if it belonged to ScarJo and she was begging him to. -- nm - TFox Feb 10, 10:56 3
- maddening. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 10, 10:57 2
  - That's what she said! -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 10:58
  - *accepts handoff from Brady, instantly auditions for "Hangin Tough" music video* -- nm - Laurence Maroney si Feb 10, 10:58
eign horror movies were like let me in, i would have far less anger...nm - x Feb 10, 10:55 3
- whoa, that got garbled. it was supposed to say" if more american remakes of foreign" etc.... - x Feb 10, 10:56 2
  - these posts need an American remake. -- nm - TFox Feb 10, 10:57 1
    - "If more american" *overbearing metallic music screech* "remakes of foreign" *incomprehensible plot contrivance* - Will Hunting Feb 10, 10:58
Another question: Do we see any tv shows now that could have the cutural impact that Friends did in the mid 90's? - Will Hunting Feb 10, 10:55 79
- This and Seinfeld....2 shows I've never sat through a full episode of. - Jim Feb 10, 11:18
- Was Friends culturally impactful or just impactful to you? -- nm - oblique Feb 10, 11:06 20
  - smelly cats started getting respect! -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:12
  - i only ever watched one whole episode (and hated it), but it's hard to argue it wasn't culturally impactful...nm - x Feb 10, 11:11
  - White people -- nm - con_carne Feb 10, 11:10 6
    - what's your point? :) -- nm - Reagen Feb 10, 11:11 5
      - Hey, to Freinds' credit, there is a lot of you :) - con_carne Feb 10, 11:17 4
        
        I recall a report that it was the lowest rated show among blacks. -- nm - Reagen Feb 10, 11:18 3
        
        Who you calling black? -- nm - con_carny Feb 10, 11:20 2
        
        black people? -- nm - Reagen Feb 10, 11:20 1
        
        darth vader! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 10, 11:24
  - women would head to the hairstylist to get the Rachel....instant mass-appeal quotations - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:10
  - It affected hair salons, so I think that counts. -- nm - Max Feb 10, 11:10
  - he was on a break! -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:09 1
    - it turned into a paste! -- nm - loosilu Feb 10, 11:10
  - i never really watched a lot but it was the seminal Gen X sitcom -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:09
  - After the first season, it never dropped below 5th in the ratings. -- nm - Reagen Feb 10, 11:08
  - how YOU doin? -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:08
  - Laminated list? -- nm - loosilu Feb 10, 11:08
  - could it *be* any more impactful? -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:08
  - Cultural. Big time. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:07 1
    - For us, of a certain age group that was a certain age when it aired. But outside of us? -- nm - oblique Feb 10, 11:15
- I want to say Mad Men, but I don't think the audence is large enough. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 10, 11:06 1
  - twice as many people watch American Pickers as Mad men -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:07
- Desp. Housewives? I hope not. -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:04
- Modern Family -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:02 15
  - Not culturally impactful but damn funny -- nm - oblique Feb 10, 11:06 13
    - Sure it is. This is the Cosby Show of this generation. -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:08 12
      - not even close -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:15 1
        
        Thank you for this. -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:17
      - It's nowhere near as popular or pervasive as The Cosby Show. -- nm - Inigo Feb 10, 11:10 9
        
        As much as something can be in this era, it is. -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:12 8
        
        Doesn't Two and a Half Men kick it's butt in ratings? -- nm - Inigo Feb 10, 11:18 5
        
        Sadly, you are correct in that it comes closer than Friends. - Spawn Feb 10, 11:27 1
        
        *to* Friends. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:28
        
        And Big Bang Theory..... -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:23 2
        
        Right. I could buy David's theory if Modern Family was the #1 show in America like The Cosby Show was. - Inigo Feb 10, 11:26 1
        
        Yeah...it was #6 last season...on it's own network. - Jim Feb 10, 11:28
        
        That's the question, with us being in this era; is a Friends possible? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:13 1
        
        It is but the scale changes each iteration. -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:17
  - I'm all for this if it leads to more women looking like Sofia. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:03
- Not currently, but I think something might come along and surprise us. -- nm - loosilu Feb 10, 11:02 9
  - I have nothing to back it up but I agree. - Mel Profit Feb 10, 11:03 8
    - the problem with creating the next Friends is Gen Y and the next one are not necessarily appointment television watchers - cupixie Feb 10, 11:14
    - I would have thought children's literature was dead, then Harry Potter came along. -- nm - loosilu Feb 10, 11:06 5
      - I don't think children's 'literature' was hurting. Books that appealed to children *and* their parents is what Rowling reintroduced. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 10, 11:09 4
        
        in terms of a single series with huge numbers of fans? nothing came close. -- nm - loosilu Feb 10, 11:11 3
        
        Because parents and other adults weren't buying copies too. - Dr.Vermin Feb 10, 11:21 1
        
        For sure. There are huge children's books out now, that people who don't have kids wouldn't know about. - Amy Feb 10, 11:24
        
        just because it wasn't doing massive numbers doesn't mean it was dead. just sort of invisible. -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:16
    - new Dallas, maybe. or some other remake show that's in the works. -- nm - zork Feb 10, 11:05
- American Idol has been this show for a good part of the decade -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:01 1
  - good point - zork Feb 10, 11:03
- Lost was probably the last Event finale. -- nm - Reagen Feb 10, 10:59 19
  - I did not realize The Event had ended. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:05 1
    - It's still on? -- nm - oblique Feb 10, 11:06
  - not with a bang, but with an effing annoying whimper....nm - x Feb 10, 11:05
  - House might get one -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:00 15
    - "House, you're suffering from *insert disease*." "No I'm not you senseless prat. I'm clearly suffering from *other disease*." *smothers House in - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:02 12
      - Here's the final House episode: House is dying. House diagnoses himself. House dies. -- nm - loosilu Feb 10, 11:07 7
        
        of Lupus. -- nm - Jim Feb 10, 11:16
        
        Naw ... it's more of a flash forward to House in an old-folks home ... - Beryllium Feb 10, 11:10 5
        
        I can't see that. he dies violently or from an OD. -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:11 4
        
        Paralysis that looks like coma. He spends the rest of his life awake but unable to tell them what simple meds would save him. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:13 3
        
        *blinks out NyQuil in morse code* -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:14 1
        
        Now the world is gone, I'm just one. Oh God help me. Hold my breath as I wish for death. Oh please God, help me. Darkness imprisoning me ... -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:17
        
        or Lupus gets him -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:13
      - Man, wilson got *dark*. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 10, 11:05 3
        
        Nah, not him. I was thinking more, "Losing the Super Bowl... changed him." -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:06
        
        that's Foreman -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:06 1
        
        That's Cuddy. - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:07
    - Greys Anatomy too unless they drag it out forever like ER -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:01 1
      - Both of those fall way short on the impact scale. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:03
- i think there are very few properties that aren't niche media anymore....nm - x Feb 10, 10:57
- your im nails it. TV is splintered. -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 10:57
- Of anything on the air now, HIMYM probably had the best shot, but fell well short -- nm - prayformojo Feb 10, 10:56 3
  - No, it is too focused on the title character. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 10:58 2
    - Who is pretty much the Ross of later seasons in levels of charisma. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 10, 10:59 1
      - Yup. Friends and Seinfeld before that were good in that all the main characters were very different and featured equally. - Spawn Feb 10, 11:00
Swimmer recently directed Trust with Clive Owen, the trailer came out this week. -- (link) - LMS Feb 10, 10:54 [youtube] 3
- hope I'm not hurting your paycheck but I downloaded the Chef! series -- nm - zork Feb 10, 10:56 1
  - It's so old I'm sure we don't have the rights any more. Although if Lenny Henry got more money maybe he'd produce another Gaiman series. -- nm - LMS Feb 10, 10:59
- Schwimmer I should say -- nm - LMS Feb 10, 10:55
"I've got a little demon in me, too." -- nm - David Feb 10, 10:54 2
- how long till it Spawns? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 10, 10:55 1
  - What am I, a demonologist? -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:08
Word. -- nm - Jim Feb 10, 10:53

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