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What value does the Federal government assign to human life? -- (link) - znufrii Feb 17, 06:13
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- In other gay news apparently MD is voting today to pass gay marriage, O'Malley has stated he will sign it immediately if it passes. -- nm - MDH Feb 17, 06:18
Perhaps the oddest meeting of two people ever caught in a photograph -- (link) - TWuG Feb 17, 06:11
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Which of the following absolutely essential items did I forget this morning: - Andie Feb 17, 05:56 7
- I forgot my coffee yesterday. left it sitting right on the counter. *bang.* -- nm - amanda jones Feb 17, 06:18 1
  - nmbmaj - Andie Feb 17, 06:23
- None of those items are essential. nm - Dignan Feb 17, 06:02 2
  - pfft. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 06:09
  - "He happened upon an essentials kit. It was full of food, shelter and love!" -- nm - Brian Regan Feb 17, 06:07
- d) all of the above? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 17, 05:56 1
  - oooh, quick buzz in skills! Strongbad wins! -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 05:57
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we're not talking about survivor because... ??? -- nm - amanda jones Feb 17, 05:45 7
- ...we talked about it last night. -- nm - nubby Feb 17, 06:17
- I'm sure you'll all start talking about it, because I watched last season and am not watching this one. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 17, 06:02 5
  - I agree. Rob and Russell overload for me -- nm - amoxy Feb 17, 06:07 4
    - I wasn't going to watch but from what I've read the crazy in this episode trumps all the other crazy combined -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 06:13 1
      - it was some serious crazy. and obvs we all know that (splr) - amanda jones Feb 17, 06:17
    - i've hated Russell so much since Day 1 of his first show, that i can't watch with him in it. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 06:09 1
      - Really wasn't much Russell focus IMO, but the craziness of certain cast members was awesome to watch -- nm - MDH Feb 17, 06:20
Hey Hyde. Impulse bought The Big Short last week and got started on it. Did you read it? Thoughts? I'm kinda not believing some of the "heroics" of.. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 05:42 2
- I got a book called The Quants last weekend...very interesting. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:20
- i haven't read it, but yeah. all those people are actual big time players.... - x Feb 17, 05:52
"Does the "New Economy" Measure Up to the Great Inventions of the Past?" - x Feb 17, 05:23 3
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- excerpt: "The New Economy has created a dynamic explosion of productivity growth in the durable manufacturing sector... - chinese central bank Feb 17, 05:35 1
  - sfan...nm - x Feb 17, 05:36
This might be the stupidest premise for an article ever. The Knicks "owe" it to Amare to bring Melo to the Knicks -- (link) - Beaker Feb 17, 05:13
Bahrain Police Crack Down; 5 Dead and Hundreds Hurt -- (link) - Hotkiss Feb 17, 05:09
i'm with dano. modern family is getting pretty weak...nm - x Feb 17, 04:46 3
- I guess it's just me, but I thought last night's was a lot better than recent episodes. -- nm - MDH Feb 17, 06:17
- and community gets stronger and stronger. (I have chosen well.) -- nm - amanda jones Feb 17, 05:45
- last night was my least favorite in a long time. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 04:49
Bautista expected to sign 5 year $65 million deal with the Jays -- (link) - Beaker Feb 17, 04:35 3
- I'm a week behind on my Jays info, but I think I like this deal. I believe in the guy and the fact the Red Sox really wanted him this off-season... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 05:38 1
  - I agree, $13 mil a year is reasonable....kind of shocked that was all truthfully -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 06:12
- Batista -- nm - what Strongbad read Feb 17, 04:40
B2: I agree with the majority. listen to your mom Kelly. -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 04:34
New on Netflix streaming: The Karate Kid (new one), Freakonomics, Me and Orson Welles. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 17, 04:22
I know it was already posted... but the Bama fans poisoning Toomer's Corner is below even SEC standards -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 17, 04:18 3
- I would think that it would be a chargeable offense... -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 04:56 2
  - There will be retribution, rest assured. - Strongbad Feb 17, 04:58 1
    - he'll be lucky if the cops get him first I'm betting -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 05:04
Royal Wedding Souvenir Alert - there's a sick bag. -- (link) - LMS Feb 17, 04:14
from the department of "duh!": interest payments on national debt to soar as bills come due... - x Feb 17, 04:05 2
- "Guess what China, we aren't paying. Screw you." -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 04:58 1
  - enjoy your worthless paper dollars, sucker!....nm - chinese central bank Feb 17, 05:27
It's going to be 70 today? Checks calendar. 70? Really? -- nm - CovingtonCat Feb 17, 03:15 1
- well happy birthda..... sorry i read it as i'm not it's -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 17, 03:43
Carnivorous underwater plant sucks in prey -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Feb 17, 01:53 1
- *double take* carnivorous underwear what? (what I read) time to wake up!!! -- nm - Never Go Full JenBro Feb 17, 04:47
MGM Grand rooms 52 a night plus 2 free buffet -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 17, 01:05
it took me a long minute to realize this headline had to do with sports: Cellar-dwelling San Diego shocks St. Mary's -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 17, 00:49
What is your six word love story? I like: "Met in leftist group; felt right" -- (link) - crash davis Feb 17, 00:15 6
- "I live in the suburbs now." -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 05:51
- "Karaoke battle rap worked. Once. Ever." -- nm - TFox Feb 17, 05:18
- I like the classics: "For sale: baby shoes, never used." -- nm - iNubby 4 Feb 17, 03:51 2
  - Not really a love story.... -- nm - mara Feb 17, 05:17
  - (Oh, *love*.) -- nm - iNubby 4 Feb 17, 03:51
- matches say: close cover before striking -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 17, 00:57
He is too modest to say anything, but ST's own pixie will be on Jimmy Kimmel live Feb 27th -- (link) - crash davis Feb 17, 00:07 3
- LYC: I still wish I had a copy of when I was Conan's show 10 years ago - Strongbad Feb 17, 05:27
- awwww ... now won't you be upset when she gets more oscar picks right than you crash? :) -- nm - Never Go Full JenBro Feb 17, 04:54
- that was dumb...and mean - crash davis Feb 17, 00:18
Wow, I've never seen a more predictable hour of television than that Hawaii Five-0 episode. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 16, 23:35 8
- (and I've seen every single episode of The A-Team.) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 16, 23:37 7
  - H50 spoiler that pissed off my wife - crash davis Feb 16, 23:59 6
    - Spoils - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 17, 00:24 1
      - yeah, I'm having a tough time sticking with it -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 00:37
    - me too! i love nick lachey and was like "wtf, CBS?" -- nm - starving haitian cholera victim Feb 17, 00:01 3
      - instead of watching H50, you should be practicing proper sanitation and searching for food -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 00:04 2
        
        now that you mention it, it costs more than i would ever make in my lifetime to buy a cheap b&w 10" television - starving haitian cholera victim Feb 17, 00:05 1
        
        why would you want to buy one when you have no electricity? -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 00:08
E.P.I.C. (Survivor spoils) - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 16, 23:33
Apparently Rosanne is doing a reality show (reminiscent of Ozzy, focused on her family) - psilotum Feb 16, 23:30
yeah, survivor (not really much of a spoiler) - moles Feb 16, 23:15 3
- Agreed. Spoils - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 16, 23:30
- holy crap - moles Feb 16, 23:30 1
  - man - moles Feb 16, 23:36
Trailer for upcoming game -- Dead Island -- while no game play, the trailer is beautiful -- (link) - Gwaahjo Feb 16, 23:02
Just finished Survivor (spoils) - Jim Feb 16, 22:24
the most romantic valentin episode of Teen Mom *ever* -- nm - moles Feb 16, 22:14
What do we think are the odds of the title of "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps" being changed before being released? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 22:08
Survivor: EPIC. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 22:04
Excellent story on how out-sourcing led to massive cost overruns and delays with the Boeing 787. -- (link) - Mop Feb 16, 22:04
Mr Sunshine just tries too hard -- nm - amoxy Feb 16, 21:56
Beastly: it's Beauty and the Beast for Twihards - moles Feb 16, 21:53 9
- ugh - znufrii Feb 17, 06:01
- have you seen the trailer for "red riding hood?" nm - howie Feb 16, 21:59 1
  - it looks like they spent about 500 bucks on sets for that. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 22:00
- Ah yes, the forbidden love of hansel and gretel -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 16, 21:58 1
  - it's already happening -- (link) - moles Feb 16, 21:59
- They'll probably quote you on the poster now. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 21:56
- I want to stab this movie in its face -- nm - Jovian Feb 16, 21:54 2
  - don't judge a movie by it's appearances! -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 21:57
  - you'll only make the Beast more tortured and appealing to his forbidden emo girlfriend -- nm - moles Feb 16, 21:56
David: okay, I'll bite (survivor spoils) - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 16, 21:50 2
- Keanu's on Survivor? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 22:02
- Yes. -- nm - David Feb 16, 22:01
Military moving on Bahrain square per MSNBC -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 21:38
"I got Gloria!" -- nm - Phil Feb 16, 21:28 2
- (cue the gasp) -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 21:37
- G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria. G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria! -- nm - Van Morrison Feb 16, 21:33
Today I learned that Wilshire Blvd in LA has more MRI machines than Canada. - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 16, 21:25 17
- the LA area does, though maybe not Wiltshire. I looked up the latest OECD data, and it says Canada has 8.0 MRI units per million, the US 25.9. - mafic Feb 16, 22:13 3
  - Which is why wait times are insane and going across the border to Buffalo is much faster - J Feb 17, 04:05
  - shut up, johnny canuck. MORE IS BETTER! -- nm - moles Feb 16, 22:22
  - Interesting, thanks! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 16, 22:18
- I work on Wilshire and there's an MRI across the street, behind a burger joint. - howie Feb 16, 21:41 6
  - semi related: the corner is a good burger -- nm - moles Feb 16, 21:47 2
    - "counter" and yes, it's a good burger. (nm) - howie Feb 16, 21:52 1
      - yeah, that one -- nm - moles Feb 16, 21:54
  - you can't swing a dead cat on wilshire without hitting a medical center of some kind - moles Feb 16, 21:45 2
    - Hi Doctor Nick! -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 21:46 1
      - "ze cat got better, everybody!" -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 16, 21:48
- how many are in historical and/or art museums? -- nm - peglegpete Feb 16, 21:32
- This source says LA has more than Canada. - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 16, 21:29 3
  - LA and surrounding areas - about 15 million people. Canada - 30 million. - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 16, 21:36 1
    - call us when you guys get some fucking MRIs, LOSERS! -- nm - moles Feb 16, 21:40
  - we will bury them with our needless medical testing. BURY THEM! -- nm - moles Feb 16, 21:31
- therefore, Canada, your socialized health care system SUCKS ASS! -- nm - moles Feb 16, 21:27
hot chicks in LA secretly film dudes checking out their asses with a hidden camera -- (link) - moles Feb 16, 21:25 4
- 'What "Jesus" was doing was admiring God's creation. Nothing wrong with that.' -- nm - psilotum Feb 16, 23:13
- What seems to be the problem here? -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 21:42
- AOL didn't waste any time fluffing up HuffPo. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 21:28 1
  - Oh, I don't know if you can blame that on AOL... - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 16, 21:44
The office Bridges story is now available (again?) at the AJC web site. Fascinating. Talk about a liability to the force. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 21:24
Remind me not to get on the bad side of Brian Williams. -- (link) - Reagen Feb 16, 21:21 [youtube] 1
- Razor sharp wit on that one. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 21:25
Mars Needs Moms looks like utter crap. -- nm - Stephen, the Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 16, 21:17 5
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- Yeah, it looks a little sketchy -- nm - amoxy Feb 16, 21:29 1
  - Stupid auto fill, but it works -- nm - amoxy Feb 16, 21:31
- so did Mars Needs Women 50 years ago :) -- nm - peglegpete Feb 16, 21:25
- Area 51: Electric Boogaloo -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 21:18
Adrianne Palicki is (was?) dating Alan Tudyk? nm - Dignan Feb 16, 21:13 4
- she just became that much cooler. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 21:21
- for both of them. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 21:20 1
  - Exactly. That's a good, if unlikely, couple. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 16, 21:21
- Awe-some. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 16, 21:18
acetaminophen -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 16, 21:12 2
- Naproxen sodium -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 21:17 1
  - ibuprofen! -- nm - psilotum Feb 16, 23:30
This doesn't bode well. My B&N.com order gave me a shipping number that isn't found. Worse, they used DHL? I didn't think they existed in the US still -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 21:11 8
- congratulations! you are now an unsecured creditor of the debtor-in-possession -- nm - moles Feb 16, 21:15 3
  - You better beleive I'll show up in court. I could have used Amazon to buy The Child Thief you know! -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 21:17 2
    - oh wait, that's barnes and noble, not borders. never mind. you're screwed -- nm - moles Feb 16, 21:19 1
      - I was still thinking DHL. FML! -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 21:22
- Yeah, they still exist. I thought they were somewhat of a newer company that is expanding. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 16, 21:13 3
  - We used to get our paychecks from them. Used to see their trucks all the time. Not anymore. Wiki says they work with UPS. *shrug* - Qale Feb 16, 21:16 2
    - Someone probably just forgot to scan it. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 16, 21:17 1
      - "Oh he used a Groupon... chuck it." -- B&N Employee -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 21:18

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