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Obama speaking now -- nm - Max Feb 11, 12:11 2
- ("I am just going to Camp David; Biden is *not* I repeat *not*...") -- nm - Max Feb 11, 12:13
- "So... who wants to go shoot some hoops?" -- nm - President Obama Feb 11, 12:13
CNN reporter just said "I think we'll all remember where we were on this day" meh, not really. - CrankYanker Feb 11, 12:09 8
- I'm much more likely to remember it as the day I made the most wicked awesomest Valentine's Day plans ever. nm - Dignan Feb 11, 12:17
- Heh. Yeah, the "we're witnessing history!" exaltation is getting a little tired. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 11, 12:12 3
  - it's sorta kinda true. -- nm - loosilu Feb 11, 12:13
  - they're not witnessing history? -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 12:13 1
    - When are we not? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 11, 12:13
- I think he means everyone *there* will remember. -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:09 2
  - I'm sure, but it didn't come across that way. She was in the studio. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 11, 12:11 1
    - I tease. The reporters are immersed in this and have no perspective. -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:12
scientists discover female squids emit a pheremone that triggers an immediate fighting reaction from male squids upon contact -- (link) - cupixie Feb 11, 12:05 5
- Ink, by Estee Lauder -- nm - Max Feb 11, 12:08
- bitches, man. nm - Dignan Feb 11, 12:07 2
  - they probably squirt a little on two guys just to watch them beat the crap out of each other for fun -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 12:08 1
    - Ah. It's the squid version of beer. -- nm - TWuG Feb 11, 12:10
- Drama makes her girl parts beep. -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:06
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- While in Egypt, no. Once she's back here and on the clock, she's on the clock. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 11, 12:03 4
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    - "Now, about that raise..." -- nm - iNubby 4 Feb 11, 12:08
  - And by no I mean yes. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 11, 12:03 1
    - Meow means no! -- nm - iNubby 4 Feb 11, 12:05
- "It is, uh...tradition in my country after revolution to take...10 days siesta." -- nm - yeah, that's the ticket Feb 11, 12:02
- What is she gonna do instead really? -- nm - Guigue Feb 11, 12:02
- typical American. tsk -- nm - sycor Feb 11, 12:01
Is there a Mitchell here? -- nm - iNubby 4 Feb 11, 11:55 6
- My my my my GOD! -- nm - Crow T. Robot Feb 11, 12:07
- He's one of the great followers. -- nm - Reagen Feb 11, 11:59
- Are you maybe thinking of the Braves blog? -- nm - David Feb 11, 11:56 2
  - This one is in California. -- nm - iNubby 4 Feb 11, 11:57 1
    - I don't know if I'm stepping on a bit here, but there is a troll on the Braves blog who goes by Mitchell. - David Feb 11, 11:59
- Your crush is nice, but you really need to find someone to call your own. -- nm - Mitchell Pritchett Feb 11, 11:56
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- So, C/D/F people, what could the Administration have done better? -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 12:05 2
  - They could have started by at least appearing to have some clue what was actually going on over there. - Ender Feb 11, 12:12
  - well all thoose who propagate Democrasy could start taking their own words serious -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 12:10
- D/E along with the rest of the "west" compared to Italy or France a A -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 12:00 3
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    - well having some french minister expalin how the egyps should behave and offer the police more equipment to take care of business is not really helpin -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 12:04 1
      - and for Italy it was not really the best idear from Belusconi to say the underage girl he probably fucked was Mubaraks Niece -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 12:14
- based on the current outcome being the best we could hope for in terms of our interests in the region's stability, I'd give him a B - znufrii Feb 11, 11:59
- I think C is the only grade that applies. Could have been much worse. -- nm - Jovian Feb 11, 11:58
- What's your grade and what would be A-worthy? -- nm - Max Feb 11, 11:57 14
  - In my mind, a clear consise accounting of what Mubarak has been and why we stand by him. - Will Hunting Feb 11, 12:00 13
    - "Mubarak has been a good guy" is not what the people in the streets wanted to hear - cupixie Feb 11, 12:02 4
      - I'm talking with us. Egypt was going to settle this up with egyptian blood or cheers - Will Hunting Feb 11, 12:06
      - and our foreign policy is somehow beholden to what an angry mob in the streets is chanting? -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 12:03 2
        
        We have 2 goals (3 if you wanna be cynical).... 1) peace 2) choice 3) protect cheap oil - Will Hunting Feb 11, 12:14
        
        as the clear expression of the will of the Egyptian people? yeah, we do respect that -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 12:06
    - To be fair, it's hard to throw 35 years of political relations out of the window in less than a month. - David Feb 11, 12:01 7
      - Oh, I don't in any form doubt that....just when you say that he's not a dictator or whatever missed spoken comment Biden put up - Will Hunting Feb 11, 12:04 1
        
        ummm...this is Joe Biden we're talking about here... - znufrii Feb 11, 12:06
      - and to do that would have destabilized our other relationships in the area. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 12:03 3
        
        For sure. -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:09
        
        I haven't said anything about it here, but I have been legitimately worried for that very reason. - David Feb 11, 12:08
        
        not to mention accelerated the domino effect of other countries getting it in their heads to overthrow their leaders. -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 12:05
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- This is the sort of thing that is impossible to say without being privy to the inner workings. - David Feb 11, 11:54 20
  - I think the the social media aspect of it is exaggerated. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 12:01 7
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    - It's effect is exaggerated internally, but given the era, external monitoring and communication shines more sunlight on the situation than say - revolutions of 50 years ago. Feb 11, 12:06 1
      - I think maybe it's perhaps easier to start a revolution but the question is, given the fragility of the Internet apparently... - Mel Profit Feb 11, 12:12
    - I'm not claiming to be an expert here, but I had understand Wael Ghonim's FB page to be the anchor to the insurrection. - David Feb 11, 12:05 2
      - I'm no expert either obviously. I just don't see that FB was anything other than the means they used to organize. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 12:08 1
        
        The difference to my mind is that you can get accomplished in 10 minutes on the net what would take a thousand man hours of phone calls. - David Feb 11, 12:10
    - The swiftness and size of the demonstrations makes me think social media was absolutely essential to their success -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 12:04
  - This. There was no winning response available. Support Hosni full-throatedly and you lose the Egyptian street. Throw him under the bus and he retains - TWuG Feb 11, 11:59 6
    - And either forceful stance comes across as meddling, and without invading we can't exactly type up the successor regime for them. -- nm - Max Feb 11, 12:01
    - except it was clear even a week ago that he was not going to survive this, politically - cupixie Feb 11, 12:01 4
      - It's clear *now*, it most assuredly was *not* clear a week ago. The military was still a wild card. - TWuG Feb 11, 12:04 3
        
        disagree completely. It was clear a week ago. -- nm - loosilu Feb 11, 12:11 2
        
        It was "likely" a week ago. There was nothing certain about it. Just because you said he was done a week ago doesn't make it so. - TWuG Feb 11, 12:13 1
        
        it wasn't exactly just me. -- nm - loosilu Feb 11, 12:14
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    - He's a pragmatist with natural diplomatic skills, so that wouldn't surprise me, but if he has been heavily involved... - David Feb 11, 12:00 1
      - as one must in this kind of situation. - znufrii Feb 11, 12:01
    - You answered my question above. I think it's hard enough to even know what we would have wanted out of the situation to be able to grade it against. -- nm - Max Feb 11, 11:58 1
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- A. They stayed on the sidelines and wished the Egyptian people well. -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 11:53 6
  - what? We know for sure they didn't. They sent at least one envoy. - loosilu Feb 11, 11:55 1
    - Hell, the Saudi's were asking/telling us not to kick him too hard out the door. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:56
  - At least we didn't bomb Iraq for no good reason this time. -- nm - David Feb 11, 11:54 3
    - Well, let's not jump the gun on this. We did wait a few months to get that drumbeat going again. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:55 2
      - It takes that long to move a few divisions half way around the world anyway. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 11:57 1
        
        Have you ever read what a boondoggle the first 10 days was? - David Feb 11, 11:58
- C- -- nm - loosilu Feb 11, 11:53
- without knowing what happened behind closed doors the only way I can grade it right now is by the outcome in Egypt. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 11:52 1
  - This sounds fair. - Dr.Vermin Feb 11, 11:57
- D+ - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:51
- Non-complete. I wasn't aware they had actually done anything -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 11:51 1
  - i'm sure they were involved in much back-channel communications with the players to try and resolve the situation -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 11:52
- without knowing the details, A for acceptable and F for fine. -- nm - Max Feb 11, 11:51
- like pretty much everything else they do, C- -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 11:51
bonus friday hax chat q: more sex in relationships! he likes to have it outside of theirs from time to time - cupixie Feb 11, 11:49 8
- which fork in the road takes you way from this dipshit? take that one. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 11, 12:11
- Gross. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 11, 12:06
- Heh. The side effect of SSRI is loss of libido. - loosilu Feb 11, 11:54
- the phone book -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 11:52
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- "Sex addiction? That's not a real thing." -- nm - David Feb 11, 11:51
- she sounds smrt. "No baby, really I HAVE to have sex outside the relationship in order to save it" -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 11:50
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Canadian Tire might be killing Canadian Tire money...bastards -- (link) - Beaker Feb 11, 11:49 1
- I'll be glad to see it go, I would like to see some kind of debit card form of CT money - J Feb 11, 11:59
Diva, statistic. - Mop Feb 11, 11:49 1
- That it's from AV Club speaks volumes. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 12:46
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lir Amy - I bought one of these and LOVE it! Great phone/device holder for the car! $20 at Radio Shack - CrankYanker Feb 11, 11:46 [youtube]
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I don't think I'd watch TV in the kitchen. I'm not in there that much. -- nm - Amy Feb 11, 11:43 2
- you baked during the blizzard! -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 11:46 1
  - Stickernoodles! -- nm - Amy Feb 11, 11:47
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- From what I've been reading Egypt may be secular and pro-western enough to make A a viable possibility. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 11:49 3
  - like in Gaza? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 11:55
  - Muslim Brotherhood are not Jihadists -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 11:50 1
    - I segued. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 11, 11:53
- From most to least likely: A,C,B,D. -- nm - loosilu Feb 11, 11:46
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  - it's not unlikely depending on what El Barradai does -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 11:49
- E. Sphynx will animate and rule across the land -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 11:45
- Probably C. -- nm - not2fast Feb 11, 11:44
- The newley appointed Queen Hotkiss... -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:44
- E. Israel invades and enslaves the population. Payback, b!tches!!! -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 11:44 2
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    - This reminds me of the e-mail my boss got from his cousin: Dear Egypt, please don't destroy the pyramids, we won't build them again. - Stephen Feb 11, 12:07
- E -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 11:43
- best case scenario, A. worst case, the secular and islamist factions begin to feud a la Iraq and the process gets hopelessly bogged down -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 11:43
- Yeah, I kinda worry about B. I'm reading a lot of "The Egyptian people are FREE!" on Twitter and thinking... - Dr.Vermin Feb 11, 11:43 1
  - Bush Doctrine in tha house -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 11:44
- B/C -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 11:43
- I hope A, I expect C. - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:43
JackDawson needs a trenta -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 11:42
This is bizarre - after a server change we've been having connectivity issues. I can't connect to a single website...except this one. ST uber alles! -- nm - Max Feb 11, 11:41 8
- we're run out of IP numbers -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 11:44
- If you like, you can test your internet by calling me names. - con_carne Feb 11, 11:43 2
  - Captain Bumpylandings -- nm - Max Feb 11, 11:44 1
    - You've seen me naked -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 11:46
- I've been having server issues all day as well. ST has been working though. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 11:42 3
  - ST: The new home of SkyNet! -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:43 1
    - Or should I say SkyneT? -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:44
  - Egypt can try, but they can't shut this internet tube down. -- nm - Max Feb 11, 11:43
My family drives me fucking insane. - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:41 1
- sorry to hear this - I hope the family pulls their shizz together - Epiphany Feb 11, 12:13
sweepstakes - sign up if you want a chance to win a trip to the NFL Scouting Combine -- (link) - crash davis Feb 11, 11:40 3
- i would kill the wonderlic portion but might have some problems with the 40 and dead lifts -- nm - cupixie Feb 11, 11:41 1
  - lifting the dead is easy -- nm - Dignan si Feb 11, 11:46
- WooHoo! The far away land of Indianapolis! -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:41
Bad mother. -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:39 4
- shut yo mouth -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 11, 11:40
- Jules' Vallet? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 11, 11:40
- Like Joan Crawford or like Shaft? -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 11:40 1
  - Shut your wire hangers! -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:40

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