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Zinc found to be best for fighting off a cold -- (link) - oblique Feb 16, 07:56 6
- *whistles innocently* -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:57 5
  - Innocent whistling fared worse than the placebo effect. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 07:58 4
    - *laughing*. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:58 3
      - (I just want kilbo to admit that Airborne crap is a sham) -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 08:04 2
        
        Airborne is...but for whatever reason zinc works for me. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 08:05 1
        
        zinc works because it works (as I have said for ages). -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 08:05
Police remove gun from AZ home of Frankie Muniz. Girlfriend reported she was afraid he migbht be suicidal. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 16, 07:51 4
- Glad that they only took the gun....*eyeroll* - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:04 2
  - he held it to his own head, not hers. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 08:05 1
    - Doh....i suck. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:06
- note: I follow him in twitter and he never sounds anything but upbeat. Of course that is just twitter, but the story is weird. - loosilu Feb 16, 07:54
Is anyone els doing the AMC Best Picture Showcase this weekend (and/or next)? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 07:51
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- Awesome. I'm going next Thursday, so excited! -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 07:56
- go! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:54 6
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    - sell it. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 08:03
    - this -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 08:01 1
      - Actually I can get onboard with this depending on where the seat is -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 08:02
    - We'll see how true it is, but apparently she's revamping the setlist and playing a few of her BSides -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 08:01
    - But how many new costumes? -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 08:00
- There's still time to say no. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 07:51
mlb...pujols!...contract talks have ended..no deal per espn -- nm - budice Feb 16, 07:44 1
- coming soon on espn...The Decision II -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:51
Owner of Vancouver Canucks kicking the tires on the New Orleans Hornets (they would be moved to Vancouver) -- (link) - Beaker Feb 16, 07:39 5
- Yeah, why don't you give that a shot. -- nm - Michael Heisley Feb 16, 08:04
- I don't see it working. baseball maybe, but not basketball. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:45
- They should be contracted, along with a couple of other teams. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 07:42
- makes sense to try there again before a lot of smaller places in the US. -- nm - zork Feb 16, 07:42 1
  - It failed miserably once before. Let's move on to places that aren't failed experiments. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 08:05
oh no. someone near philadelphia has used my email address to sign up at speeddate.com - mafic Feb 16, 07:38 7
- Angie's are evil....decline her!!! decline her!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 16, 08:04
- I'd sign up but I'm still hobbling. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 07:59 1
  - gimpdate.com -- nm - Amy Feb 16, 08:04
- plus side? I guess that means she put her body type as curvy -- nm - zork Feb 16, 07:48
- decline? -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:40 1
  - heh. -- nm - decline Feb 16, 07:44
- It bodes well for me that speed impresses you. -- nm - Chandler Bing Feb 16, 07:40
Blue Valentine -strong B - finally a movie Dano doesn't have to explaim to me why I liked it - ha! Sparatcus, B-, Supernatural - WTF? - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:31 2
- I'll reserve my opinion until I see Winter's Bone again, but I still think Blue Valentine should have been in it's place for an Oscar. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 07:37 1
  - I might give Winter's Bone another chance - couldn't finish it. BV had some strong performances -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:45
I know everyone has been *very* concerned about this, so I would like to inform you all that my ACCOUNTING rah rah banner *finally* has been located. - amanda jones Feb 16, 07:29 4
- did you look at woot? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:01
- We control the numbers so we assign ourselves number 1 -- nm - zork Feb 16, 07:37
- "GAAP IS THE CRAP!" -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 07:31 1
  - IFRS new hotness -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:32
Does Survivor start tonight? - amoxy Feb 16, 07:26 5
- Yes it does...and my return to recapping Survivor will begin Thursday!! -- nm - Jim Feb 16, 07:33 1
  - Wow a double tribal elimination of Rob and Russell right off the top, Awesome! -- nm - HdnAgnda's dream Thursday Feb 16, 07:33
- *silent protest* - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 07:28
- YES! I need to stay awake tonight to watch. Why is running a soundboard for a theater rehearsal for 4 hours so damn tiring? -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:27
- yup -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:27
�Sense of urgency' to keep Atlanta NHL franchise from moving -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 16, 07:24 22
- hopefully their 50 fans can start a save the team movement -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:30 1
  - Hockey is fun, but honestly I wouldn't shed a tear if they left. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 07:35
- sorry atlanta, but I do hope this happens. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:29
- with 130 million in operating losses since 2005, they're gonna need a chump....n - x Feb 16, 07:29 1
  - When I watched the Canes/Thrashers game broadcast from ATL the other night I was surprised at how empty it was for a pivotal game. I told my wife we - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 07:31
- Please welcome to the ice your Winnipeg Thrashyotes - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 07:27 1
  - Jethrashers! -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:28
- I'm sure Bettman will move it to the hockey hotbed of New Orleans first probably. -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:26 14
  - if Bettman had his choice, I bet he'd go Vegas or Kansas City. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:30 12
    - Vegas would be a genious move though. First major sport with a team there. Guaranteed sellouts from the casinos - Beaker Feb 16, 07:31 11
      - Oh please name it the Vegas Craps. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 07:32 10
        
        Vegas Gamblers (although I think this is a minor baseball team name), Vegas Snake Eyes -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:33 9
        
        You can count on some serious over the top sweater design. Probably sparkles and lights. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 07:35 3
        
        Vegas Rattlers...I've got to buy some of these websites jic :) -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:36 2
        
        Vegas Showgirls. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:36 1
        
        the Tables, Celines, illusionists, Winners, Strip -- nm - zork Feb 16, 07:45
        
        The Vegas Mafia...although that probably wouldn't go over too well in alot of circles -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 07:34
        
        Poker Faces! -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:34 3
        
        whole new meaning to taking a shot in the face -- nm - zork Feb 16, 07:49
        
        Pucker Faces -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 07:48
        
        kid, your ... -- nm - zork Feb 16, 07:46
  - Maybe Cleveland needs a team again. I mean basketball isn't cutting it anymore. Barons 2.0. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 07:29
I've really liked the Watson Jeopardy program so far. I'd be especially interested in (spoils from last night_) - prayformojo Feb 16, 07:21 11
- When the question first hit his answer was my first thought - J Feb 16, 07:33 2
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  - Lester Peason was in WWI, not II, BTW. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 07:36 6
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      - in the sense that anyone in civil service was during that time, I guess, but nothing you'd call military service. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 07:44 4
        
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        It's called "Billy Bishop Airport" now. Bishop was a WWI pilot -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 07:54 1
        
        (as J has pointed out) -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 07:55
        
        yes...read my other reply -- nm - J Feb 16, 07:53
Apple announces they want 30% of all subscriptions on iOS devices. Google announces One Pass -- (link) - oblique Feb 16, 07:19 2
- What is Google charging? -- nm - psilotum Feb 16, 07:46 1
  - Seems to be based on Google Checkout so it's probably in the 2-3% range -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:54
st poll: in percentage terms, how much has the price of cotton gone up since 1/1/11?....nm - x Feb 16, 07:17 12
- 43% -- nm - J Feb 16, 07:20 2
  - i will declare this the winner. cotton prices are up 44% for the year to date....nm - x Feb 16, 07:22 1
    - I had heard a report this morning that underwear could go up by as much as 30% because of it -- nm - J Feb 16, 07:34
- 35% -- nm - decline Feb 16, 07:20
- 33ish? -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:20
- 312.5% -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 07:17
- 150. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:17 5
  - crap!!! I take that back. Didn't see the year. 25. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:17 4
    - What time period were you thinking? -- nm - mara Feb 16, 07:20 3
      - 2010. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:21 2
        
        ~150% is about right since july or so 2010...nm - x Feb 16, 07:25 1
        
        I need a hankie. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:26
ST poll - where does news come from? give us a percent break down - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:14 16
- 30% ST, 30% podcasts, 30% NYTimes (app, mostly), 10% email alerts. -- nm - psilotum Feb 16, 07:49
- NPR 40%, RSS Feeds 25%, ST 20%, TV in the AM 5%, Other 10% -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 07:48
- If you mean where I first hear about things, that is probably close. I do read articles at various websites to get the details. -- nm - not2fast Feb 16, 07:42
- News web sites (cnn, reuters etc.) 50%, NPR 25% newspaper, mags 15% (work related, also) the rest, misc. links etc. -- nm - Amy Feb 16, 07:32
- 50% ST/Facebook, 50% News websites/blogs -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 07:22
- 80% internet. 10% npr, 10% tv news -- nm - decline Feb 16, 07:22
- News sites/ST/FB/Radio: about 40/20/10/20 -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:20 1
  - yes, math is hard. 40/25/10/25. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:20
- Blogs, Twitter, ST, maybe 40/40/10. It's hard to say because it depends on where I am. -- nm - mara Feb 16, 07:19 3
  - Wow, math *is* hard. Make that 45/45/10. -- nm - mara Feb 16, 07:19 2
    - You I would have pegged as an NPR listener. No? -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 07:44 1
      - I used to on my commute all the time, but never outside of the car. Now I just listen to music in the car. So, no. Even though I like it when I do - mara Feb 16, 08:00
- generically from the internet. ST, google news, the economist (which I also get print, but mostly read on my iphone). not sure I could give %. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:18
- 18% twitter/facebook. 55% NPR. 25% ST. 2% newslist. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 16, 07:16
- You see pippy, when a man loves a woman they they want to express their love... - oblique Feb 16, 07:15 1
  - ha! - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:18
IN is the most conservative state in the nation? -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:12 28
- Not according to Gallup. ST Poll: Name the top 10 conservative states -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:14 27
  - We have enough liberal areas to keep us off the list. -- nm - Amy Feb 16, 07:36
  - You're missing 5, 8, and 10. Five is a brother to one of the already guessed ones. The other two are in the midsection of the country (surprise) and - oblique Feb 16, 07:24 9
    - Tennessee. -- nm - Kim Pine Feb 16, 07:44
    - Georgia? -- nm - mara Feb 16, 07:27
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      - Corroborating link -- (link) - oblique Feb 16, 07:28
    - North Dakota, Oklahoma, West Virginia. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:26
    - north dakota, louisiana, oklahoma. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:26 1
      - #5, #10, #8 (ding ding!) -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:26
    - N.Carolina, Louisiana. Missouri should be in there, but probably isn't. -- nm - Jim Feb 16, 07:25 1
      - No, #10, No -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:26
  - California -- nm - decline Feb 16, 07:22
  - south dakota, idaho, nebraska. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:22 1
    - #3, dupe, #9 -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:22
  - Texas, Kansas, Georgia, New Mexico -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 07:18 3
    - No, No, No, No -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:20 2
      - South Dakota, Arkansas. What about Georgia? -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:21 1
        
        #3, No, *slap* -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:22
  - Georgia! Woooo! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 07:17 2
    - Nope -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:17 1
      - -20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 07:18
  - Alabama, Mississippi, Alaska -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 07:16 1
    - #4, No, No -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:17
  - Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, South Carolina. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:15 3
    - #2, #1, #6, No, #7 -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:15 2
      - Alaska, Georgia, Alabama, New Hampshire. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:16 1
        
        No, No, #4, No -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:17
"Revealed tonight: Watson hopes to win these games for its adorable little sister, who has leukemia!" -- (link) - ty97 Feb 16, 07:10 1
- "C'mon IBM! You just invented SkyNet! Own it!" -- nm - nubby Feb 16, 07:13
Poof! -- nm - lileve Feb 16, 07:10 2
- Spoof! - zork Feb 16, 07:13 1
  - Shazam! - lileve Feb 16, 07:14
What is B1? -- nm - Watson SI Feb 16, 07:09 6
- Also, is Jeopardy! doing that badly that they're whoring themselves out to IBM for the week? - nubby Feb 16, 07:11 4
  - It's seems like a marketing boon for the show and for IBM, based the amount of talk I'm seeing (on and off ST) about it. -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 07:26
  - great, now ty is going to burn your house down. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 07:16
  - I suppose it's better than naming it JeoPOrdy for Kung Fu Panda 2 for a week and pitting people against Jack Black -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 07:12
  - why not? I'm sure their ratings are soaring this week. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 07:12
- i'll take "history in the making" for 300 -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 16, 07:10

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