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"Freeze! Federal Agent!" "ha ha. pfff, whatever." -- nm - from now on Feb 17, 09:29 4
- laughing. I loved how muckful they were. loved. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 17, 09:31 3
  - Spoiled - MDH Feb 17, 09:32
  - mockful. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 17, 09:31 1
    - Franquesqa is my new favorite name. -- nm - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 17, 09:33
Survivor has its lowest premier ever: Down 29% from last season -- (link) - MDH Feb 17, 09:23 4
- That really surprises me given how great last season's finale was. -- nm - Max Feb 17, 09:25 1
  - Not really. - Spawn Feb 17, 09:26
- That's a whole lot of people missing out on the best season premiere ever. -- nm - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 17, 09:25 1
  - Next week's ratings will be very interesting. - MDH Feb 17, 09:26
Justified was all kinds of awesome last night. that is all. - Epiphany Feb 17, 09:20 17
- I fear we won't ever watch Justified the day it airs this entire season. -- nm - David Feb 17, 09:25 14
  - Modern Family killed. -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 09:26 13
    - On the other hand, I watched Mr. Sunshine for the first time. What a spectacular cast and a spectacular waste of talent. - pmb Feb 17, 09:36 1
      - As usual, we saw the first fe wminutes thankls to DVR. I was like, "Wow, Mike (Las Vegas) is in it!" - Spawn Feb 17, 09:37
    - I didn't really like it all that much. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 09:28 4
      - it had all the correct elements, yet somehow it didn't quite meld together for me - crash davis Feb 17, 09:30 3
        
        I thought it was very funny. It was harder to relate to than some because the story with mom and the old boyfriend was too much of a stretch. But - pmb Feb 17, 09:34
        
        It just never grabbed me at all....really nothing worked at the level I'm used to the show working. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 17, 09:32
        
        too much hysteria, not enough funny, IMO. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 09:32
    - if by "killed" you mean "sucked". -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 09:27 5
      - From you "sucked" means "killed", so yes. -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 09:27 4
        
        This is one of the few times we agree. Everyone I watched it with loved it. -- nm - MDH Feb 17, 09:28 3
        
        "Wait, the bear's a girl?" I can't remember how many times we had to pause it to laugh. -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 09:30 2
        
        "You've just made a little girl very happy." "I can see that." -- nm - pmb Feb 17, 09:32
        
        "Cam's just going to return it." Cue Gasp. -- nm - MDH Feb 17, 09:31
- I'd like you to know that I too am not scared of heights, snakes, or red-headed women. -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 09:21 1
  - boo. -- nm - Visigoth Feb 17, 09:22
that lunch burger was sooooooooooo good ... - Never Go Full JenBro Feb 17, 09:19
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions on B2. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 17, 09:17
I need a TV channel called The Andie Channel. It will show stuff I've never heard of like Shake Hands With The Devil (both dramatic and documentary) -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 09:17
Cussing coming from the meeting in my boss's office! I love overhearing cussing meetings! -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 09:16 6
- "... Where the fuck is Amy?" -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 09:18 5
  - Nope. It's about that school librarian who is stealing our stuff. Turns out? She's using her children's cards to steal, as well! -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 09:22 3
    - Christ, what an asshole. -- nm - mara Feb 17, 09:23 1
      - We told her principal about it in 2008 and 2009. She just gets more creative. (library stuff inside) - Amy Feb 17, 09:27
    - String her up to set an example. - Spawn Feb 17, 09:23
  - she was just giving Mel the best fukcing idea ever for grooms gifts on B2 -- nm - Never Go Full JenBro Feb 17, 09:19
so how do you like my chances if/when the alien invasion of Los Angeles comes? -- nm - moles Feb 17, 09:16 12
- Still won't get a date. Not even a green chick. Sorry. -- nm - pmb Feb 17, 09:21
- can't you slink away un-noticed somehow? -- nm - Never Go Full JenBro Feb 17, 09:21
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- Your only chance of survival is to sell out the human race -- nm - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 17, 09:19 2
  - And im sure he would do that in a heartbeat - eag Feb 17, 09:21 1
    - The fact that both Stephen and I thought of it proves it. -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 09:22
- Depends...how do you like being their pet? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 17, 09:17 1
  - I could totally see him as the guy that sells out humanity. -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 09:18
- So be it. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 17, 09:17
- sorry dude, you're doomed. (you don't seem like the 'i can live hidden in the wilderness for months' type. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 09:17 2
  - I'd be happy to take him along - but you're probably right about whether he could handle it :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 17, 09:21
  - i would go to summer camp for eight week stretches! -- nm - moles Feb 17, 09:18
Arts & Faith top 100 films -- (link) - Dano Feb 17, 09:15
Speaking of movies... From the plane last night: Social Network (Second Viewing) & The American. Both are A-. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 09:13
Interesting. The most popular link on my library's twitter feed for a while: Common Misperceptions about Public Libraries. -- (link) - mara Feb 17, 09:13 6
- any possibility of C&P for those of us who are blocked? -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 09:24 3
  - Sure. - mara Feb 17, 09:26 2
    - Wait...all Librarians aren't super models with glasses who get freaky at night when they let their hair down? - JaxSean Feb 17, 10:48
    - thanks! I really like #3 as well. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 09:31
- #3 is really frustrating when no alternative is given. I would never dump, but one library simply told me "no." - Max Feb 17, 09:19 1
  - Heh, I knew some of you would like #5. -- nm - mara Feb 17, 09:22
That Sex and the City 2 review is indeed fantastic, and hits all the points on why it's a disgusting piece of cinema. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 09:05 4
- I'm almost tempted to watch the damn thing due to all the horrible reviews -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 09:23 3
  - It's kind of not worth it unless you enjoy being angry. - Reagen Feb 17, 09:24 2
    - ah, the Jesus Camp/Hell House recommendation. -- nm - TFox Feb 17, 09:26
    - uh-oh, how angry? -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 09:26
crash, if big 100/500/1000 lists are what you want, here's your one stop shop... - x Feb 17, 08:57 1
- awesome, this will help - critical acclaim is one third of my criteria and this can simplify it -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 09:00
Is Kilbo here? No? Drat. I have a tech question - prayformojo Feb 17, 08:53 15
- To answer the question, I don't think a USB splitter exists - and if it did, it probably wouldn't do what you want. - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 17, 09:07 4
  - googling this morning found lots of usb splitters, but also lots of articles saying 2 computers can't access the same usb - prayformojo Feb 17, 09:10 3
    - it's a two-way electrical signal ... not a three-way one. It's not silly at all. It can't have two masters, or the drive will get corrupted. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 09:13
    - this might help too -- (link) - decline Feb 17, 09:11 1 1
      - thanks, mister -- nm - prayformojo Feb 17, 09:14
- no kilbo, but you probably could install a second ethernet card in each server and use a crossover cable -- nm - decline Feb 17, 08:59 9
  - He's already going over the network. I'd upgrade the network cards to gigabit, and get done CAT6 cables and a gigabit switch to connect them. :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 17, 09:01 7
    - true, but the benefit of the xover cable is that you won't bog down the rest of the network during transfer -- nm - decline Feb 17, 09:12 5
      - it's the exact same effect as having them on a switch, and I don't know if a crossover cable can run at gigabit speeds ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 09:13 4
        
        hmm, nope, this is slightly wrong: It's nearly the same effect. A switch is easier to configure, but a secondary network adapter with a crossover is - Beryllium Feb 17, 09:16 1
        
        (A switch creates an isolated electrical circuit between the two hosts, but it ends up sharing the same primary network connection on both machines) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 09:17
        
        ... and having a switch would allow you to connect a third device at some point in the future if you needed to quickly move the 50GB file elsewhere -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 09:14 1
        
        good point. -- nm - decline Feb 17, 09:17
    - Done=some -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 17, 09:03
  - crossover cable at monoprice -- (link) - decline Feb 17, 09:00
Lunch Poll! - me = olive burger w/bacon, mushrooms and gorgonzola cheese - on it's own - a snarf fest! -- nm - Never Go Full JenBro Feb 17, 08:52 8
- Heh, let me finish these breakfast bran-flakes before we talk lunch... :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 17, 09:01 1
  - spoiler alert - TFox Feb 17, 09:28
- lentils + plain yogurt, cumin potatoes, chicken-pistachio-raisin salad, marinated mushrooms, some salad, pretzels, cookie, apple....nm - x Feb 17, 08:58
- leftover chicken from last night -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 08:56
- split pea soup, turkey sausage, celery. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 08:55
- italian style meatball? italian wedding? chicken corn? chicken pot pie? spicy meatball and rice? chicken and rice? (you pick) -- nm - amanda jones Feb 17, 08:54
- being as mine is sitting on my kitchen counter, i guess it's going to be sushi. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 08:53
- I'm thinking shrimp but I'm not sure yet. -- nm - sycor Feb 17, 08:53
huh, here is a link to Berardinelli's all-time 100 made in 2003. I've never seen Patton at a #1 ranking before -- (link) - crash davis Feb 17, 08:51 38
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  - what I really agree with there is ranking Rear Window above Vertigo, most critics don't do that -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 09:20
- You know, I've never seen Patton. nm - Dignan Feb 17, 08:54 33
  - Correct this defect immediately! - Stephen, Most Miserable Poster in America Feb 17, 09:02 16
    - Hey look, Netflix Canada has it. "This movie is: Exciting" nm - Dignan Feb 17, 09:05
    - Canadians... what are you gonna do? -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 09:03 14
      - (i haven't seen it either.) -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 09:03 13
        
        Who's the most awesome Canadian General in the last 100 years? -- nm - Max Feb 17, 09:04 10
        
        Romeo Dallaire, maybe? He got a movie! -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 09:06 9
        
        I wish to register a polite opposition to this suggestion and will move on. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 09:09 7
        
        honestly he's just the first guy that popped into mind. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 09:10 6
        
        Reading wiki on him led me to this list of The Greatest Canadians, and he was the highest voted military officer in the list. -- (link) - Max Feb 17, 09:13 5
        
        No other generals at the time had books and movies (and let's not forget the sympathy) going for their campaigns. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 09:15 4
        
        What a spectacularly Canadian politically correct Top Ten. (I had forgotten.) Even has the token Don Cherry. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 09:18 3
        
        i hate Don Cherry. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 09:31
        
        Recency effect looms large. - Reagen Feb 17, 09:23 1
        
        An external list probably drops at least three altogether, possibly four. And it certainly shifts the top five. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 09:26
        
        he got two, really. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 09:07
        
        Nor I. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 17, 09:04
        
        See, I can give you guys a pass. - Spawn Feb 17, 09:04
  - I hadn't before I met mel. Since it's always on whenever Jaws or The Godfather isn't, I've probably now seen it about 5 times. -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 08:57 2
    - we should make you play MFK with these 3 movies. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 17, 09:16 1
      - M Jaws, F Patton, K Godfather -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 09:17
  - I'm not sure I can adequately describe the job George C. Scott did there -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 08:57 6
    - he reportedly did some slapping around of women while under the influence in his real life. -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 09:00 1
      - That's terrible. Reprimands should always be dealt sober. nm - Dignan Feb 17, 09:01
    - One of those roles that branded the guy. - Spawn Feb 17, 08:58 3
      - listening to recordings or Gen. Patton after watching the movie are funny. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 17, 09:16
      - Just like Amy will always beThe Coworker. nm - Dignan Feb 17, 09:00 1
        
        "NotSwan" -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 09:02
  - It's 100% gripping. - Reagen Feb 17, 08:56
  - *THUD* -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 08:54 4
    - the proper response here is *SLAP* -- nm - Max Feb 17, 08:56 3
      - "I won't have this COWARD stinking up this place of honor!" -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 17, 09:18
      - YSMM. -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 08:57
      - *snork* - Spawn Feb 17, 08:57
- Never ever ever understood the love for Fish Called Wanda -- nm - prayformojo Feb 17, 08:54 1
  - *thud* -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 08:54
gf's baby update: It was a boy and a girl. :) - Diva Feb 17, 08:50 8
- Screw all ya'll, "two girls, one sippy cup" was funny. nm - Dignan Feb 17, 09:02
- Phoenix is the boy -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 08:51 6
  - For sure--she's all out of it from labor and then a c section. Totally Phoenix from the ashes. Adderley was picked out months ago. -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 09:11
  - Nope. I'm thinking Adderley is the boy. -- nm - decline Feb 17, 09:07 2
    - i'm with Pippy. Adderley is the girl. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 09:09
    - this -- nm - Spawn Feb 17, 09:08
  - That's what I'd guess, too. -- nm - mara Feb 17, 09:00 1
    - I guessed opposite ... curious now. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 09:05
Andie, you made me look up and old friend. It's too funny. She's still a librarian, and she took up bellydance. (oh, and she's still married) -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 08:48 5
- The Coworker, starring Leighton Meester and Chasing Amy. -- nm - Max Feb 17, 08:50 2
  - I should be the stalker. She's more successful and ambitious than I. -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 08:55 1
    - how awesome is her bub? -- nm - Max Feb 17, 08:56
- Black Swan II. nm - Dignan Feb 17, 08:50
- heh -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 08:49
my favorite was a pocket watch, 0/4 ended in divorce, though several I've attended as a guest unfortunately have - one just recently after 20 years -- nm - crash davis Feb 17, 08:48
Sofia V. bikini video goodness, c. 1998 -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 17, 08:48 1 1
- bookmark that for later -- nm - sycor Feb 17, 08:51
Quiz: women's suffrage in the U.S. was finally passed in 1918. Guess the years for France, and Switzerland. - Max Feb 17, 08:47 3
- close enough on both. France 1944, Switz 1971. I had no idea, mostly because I'd never thought of it. -- nm - Max Feb 17, 08:55
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- Switzerland's is like 1975, IIRC. -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 08:48
That Brian Williams thing on the overnight board is sterling. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 08:47 4
- what I found exceptional is he never broke cover - not even a twinkle in his eye - well done! -- nm - Never Go Full JenBro Feb 17, 09:26
- He's still no Tom Brokaw, who has the most gravitas as a... - OAE Feb 17, 08:51 1
  - But, in this case, he is funnier than Brokaw. Thx for the ref. -- nm - OAE Feb 17, 08:56
- "It's a flash artisinal market!" -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 08:49

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