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LYC: Had to do it: I deleted the groupon offer for... - OAE Feb 23, 11:56 1
- so much for flying through the air with the greatest of ease -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 11:58
so has the amazon all day gold box game sale been interesting? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:51 1
- meh -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:54
Quiz #1,402 that HWDYK has published is Roger More's quiz on The Simpsons: Bart on the Road. So if you love SunSpheres, Grammar Rodeos - prayformojo Feb 23, 11:41 5
- This is my favorite episode ever, but I still missed one. Rats. -- nm - David Feb 23, 11:48 3
  - ditto. now name your other four favorite episodes. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 11:56 2
    - Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge is 1A. I also love Summer of 4'2", The Secret War of Lisa Simpson, Blame It on Lisa and Missionary: Impossible. -- nm - David Feb 23, 11:58 1
      - I don't know what any of those are, but I highly recommend them. - Max Feb 23, 12:06
- *plays with the radio fade knob* -- nm - Max Feb 23, 11:42
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- I really don't see the big deal. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 23, 11:40 3
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    - have the greenlit the porn parody yet? -- nm - Remlik Feb 23, 11:53 1
      - I'd call it The King's Oral -- nm - Max Feb 23, 11:57
Tonight, I have to scrub the kitchen floor, and then I'll watch The Departed. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 11:36 12
- loved this movie -- nm - Epiphany Feb 23, 11:37 7
  - have you seen Infernal Affairs? - prayformojo Feb 23, 11:39 6
    - 1,2 or 3? -- nm - Remlik Feb 23, 11:53 1
      - Showoff. :) -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 11:54
    - I did not like IA. -- nm - kelly Feb 23, 11:49
    - south korean? it's a johnnie to film!....nm - x Feb 23, 11:41 1
      - It's mistakes like this that has the CIA recruiters knocking at my door -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 11:44
    - will rent - sounds good -- nm - Epiphany Feb 23, 11:40
- The senseless violence, scathing profanity, mindless bloodshed and basic disregard for human decency will humble the most callous observer. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 11:36 3
  - and that's just dinner with Dignan, before the movie starts. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:38
  - man, you take housework WAY too seriously -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 11:38
  - (spoils) - prayformojo Feb 23, 11:37
Due Date was really unfunny. (spoiler question inside) - kelly Feb 23, 11:32 3
- I don't remember your question ever being resolved. I didn't think it was funny either. -- nm - ceregon Feb 23, 11:36 1
  - nmbCeregon - Epiphany Feb 23, 11:40
- My wife agrees with you. I haven't seen it, so I can't answer the IM. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:34
overheard in the hallway: CEO: "This is [Inga]." former congressman: "She's pretty. You always hire young women." CEO: "uh, not always." Me: (bwah) - Max Feb 23, 11:31 1
- Nice skirt, Maxine -- nm - Former Congressman Feb 23, 11:39
Found while packing - GameBoy and a Barbie hand-held pinball game...both still work. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 23, 11:31 1
- How much you want for the gameboy? -- nm - lileve Feb 23, 12:05
So, when The Bub got his haircut this weekend, there was a kid playing there named Zaius. - Spawn Feb 23, 11:29
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  - No Michael Bay, list fail. (for me at least) -- nm - MDH Feb 23, 11:56 3
    - nobody blows shit up bigger -- nm - moles Feb 23, 11:56 2
      - the explosion in The Expendables was pretty damn big. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 11:57
      - Those aren't ideas! They're special effects!! -- nm - Don Homer Feb 23, 11:57
  - no Favreau and the hack Malick is on the list?????? -- nm - peglegpete Feb 23, 11:54
  - I'm not surprised at #2....he's both commercially successful and high-quality with projects that range from fanboy to original. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:46
  - Ah, I see they went more "standard". 7 makes sense, but now I'm a little shocked at #1 and #2 being that high. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:44 4
    - He's my pick for #1, no doubt. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 23, 11:45 3
      - Probably mine too, but a third of that list is costing off of works at least four or five movies ago and beyond. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:47 2
        
        It's certainly an imperfect list. And I guess it depends on what "working" is and what the time frame to consider is. Like, in the last 10 years no - Don Homer Feb 23, 11:49 1
        
        That's my point. Hell, I would say that Ben Affleck is a better working director today than some of those listed. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:53
- Soderbergh -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 11:41
- Michael Bay!! -- nm - decline Feb 23, 11:40
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  - Longshot... Favreau? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:43
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- Allen -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 11:37
- Scorsese, Berg, Favreau, Fincher -- nm - peglegpete Feb 23, 11:32
- m. night shmalyanayanayanaayanayanayan....nm - x Feb 23, 11:32
- Eastwood -- nm - znufrii Feb 23, 11:31 3
  - wait, are we talking artistically, finacially, or a combination of both? -- nm - znufrii Feb 23, 11:32 2
    - well, it's EW so probably financially. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 23, 11:33 1
      - Not if Cameron is 18th. -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 11:38
- Speilberg, Howard, del Toro -- nm - MDH Feb 23, 11:30
- Spielberg, Fincher, Nolan, Coens, Aranofsky -- nm - moles Feb 23, 11:30
- Cameron. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:29
- Cameron. -- nm - kelly Feb 23, 11:29
- Fincher! -- nm - Don Homer Feb 23, 11:29
- Nolan -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:29
also, that's not a great picture of Nova Scotia's skip. I just saw a shot of her on TV and she looks a lot better than that. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:26 1
- this posts makes me realize I haven't watched any hot curling action all winter. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 11:27
DML: should I eat the instant lunch thing I brought from home or go grab something from outside. - musubi Feb 23, 11:25 4
- home lunch. (i have been so so good eating-wise for the past month, today, we got a tray of home baked cookies. i have NOT been good.) -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 11:32
- Both. duh -- nm - oblique Feb 23, 11:26
- Eat what you brought and save the cash. -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 11:25 1
  - I did this today. it was so unsatisfying. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 23, 11:27
Pip, I do it at home. But my guess is the lady only laughs if you start crying. -- nm - Gypsy Black Widow Feb 23, 11:24 9
- at home?! maybe it is going to make me cry, I should start at home and go from there. - Epiphany Feb 23, 11:42 4
  - (I am like agog. how is it possible to brazilian one's self at home??) -- nm - amanda jones Feb 23, 11:50 3
    - she's bendy? - Epiphany Feb 23, 11:55 2
      - TTTTTMI - Amy Feb 23, 11:58
      - I just burst out laughing at this. (charlie to me: are you still laughing at my five alarm nuts?) -- nm - amanda jones Feb 23, 11:58
- Out of context, this is a fun post. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:25 3
  - Honestly, I misread it as a Glenn Beck si post. Not sure how. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:26 1
    - I do need to switch back. -- nm - Amy Feb 23, 11:27
  - Hell, *in* context it's still pretty good. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:26
I realized that all 10 Best Picture nominees would fall in the B/B+ range for me. They are a good but not amazing tightly bunched group. -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 11:24 9
- Shutter Island got robbed, IMO -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 11:50
- I gave a few of them A's when I first saw them - since then, my grades have dropped a bit. - kelly Feb 23, 11:29
- What was your thoughts on True Grit? It's the only one that seperated out from the pack to me. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:27 5
  - I actually wasn't a big fan of the girl in a weird way. - Dano Feb 23, 11:38
  - This. Although I could see The Fighter being mentioned in the same breath as Rocky and Raging Bull in future years. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 23, 11:33 1
    - I loved the story, acting and shooting of the movie (especially the stuff that mimiced HBO), but it still felt like a glorified (B) movie to me. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:41
  - I was discussing something with a friend yesterday (True Grit spoils) - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:28 1
    - it was obvious but not horrible in a way that detracted from the rest of the great storytelling -- nm - moles Feb 23, 11:32
- I gave Inception an A, but everything else so far has been B+ or lower. I'm hoping Social Network or King's Speech give it some competition this Sat. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:26
Fox�s sitcoms were up double digits with Raising Hope up 14% to a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating and Traffic Light up 21% to a 1.7 rating. -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:24 1
- Woohoo! Go Raising Hope! -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 11:25
A+ funny. (I'd give con_carne a twixx, but I'm all out.) -- (link) - amanda jones Feb 23, 11:21 [Backboard] 1
- Well, I am more of a Caramello kind of guy -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 11:25
its sad that I look at penny arcade today, laugh, then my mind starts to critize it. - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:17 33
- I'm vaguely disappointed with almost everyone in this thread. -- nm - David Feb 23, 11:33 1
  - its one of those "oh funny........................wait, what?" type of things. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:34
- Yeah, I'm pretty sure he's got at least one extra 90 degree bend piece. -- nm - Ender Feb 23, 11:31
- Seriously, no U pipe? That drain's gonna be a stinky mess. (nm) - musubi Feb 23, 11:20 19
  - How would that stop the stinky? - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:21 18
    - I always thought that the water in the U acted as a plug to stop vapour back-flow -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:23 11
      - it does. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:23 10
        
        I'll have to enlist ST's help on the plumbing issue I have at home ... - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:25 9
        
        go to the ER! -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:26
        
        well, ok, go to a store and buy a cheap plastic sink " -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:26 2
        
        sfek. "snake" to see if a bunch of stuff is clogged up in the drain. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:27 1
        
        cause it sorta sounds like the trap is clogged up. either that our that sink doesnt have a vent. -- (link) - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:30
        
        What drips? - musubi Feb 23, 11:26 4
        
        And what the hell is a plug you set via the faucet? -- nm - Ender Feb 23, 11:39 1
        
        he is probably taking about the drain stopper, which you can pull out if needed. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:40
        
        the base of the sink, where the pipe connects. Underneath. - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:30
        
        (me too) -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:27
    - What the other guys said. The U pipe holds a bit of water that creates a seal to preven sewer gasses from coming back up. (nm) - musubi Feb 23, 11:23 2
      - as a bonus, it means your wedding ring won't drop straight into the pipe! -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:25 1
        
        Yup. You can easily remove that pipe and get your ring back. -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 11:27
    - its a trap, its basically a way to keep sewar gasses from coming out the drain. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:22
    - vapour rises and gets trapped in it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:21 1
      - Okay.....thanks all. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:24
- I'm not even sure why it's supposed to be funny. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:18 2
  - twenty years of puzzle solving in video games ... plumbing becomes "This is a puzzle. I know this." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:21 1
    - Oh, *video* games! -- nm - mara Feb 23, 11:27
- Someone spoil me on what it was supposed to reference? - con_carne Feb 23, 11:18 6
  - what? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:19 5
    - Well, it seemed to be referencing something I don't know about cause I did not get it. - con_carne Feb 23, 11:22 4
      - the most direct vg reference would be Bioshock. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:28 2
        
        I took it to be a reference to Pipe Mania/Pipe Dream. -- (link) - Ender Feb 23, 11:34 1
        
        super mario bros -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 23, 11:41
      - I don't get how you got to The Fighter. - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:25
Thanks Andie...I'll look into those apps for Disney and Universal. -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 11:16
well, oil busted over $100 a barrel there for a bit...nm - x Feb 23, 11:16 16
- i gave you the t-shirt! -- nm - moles Feb 23, 11:29 1
  - woo hoo! i hope it's made of nylon!....nm - x Feb 23, 11:31
- Jeez, reminds me to top up. It was $85 a week ago. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 23, 11:21
- Pump prices have jumped over the last couple days, in this area. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:19 2
  - jumped 40 cents again -- nm - Remlik Feb 23, 11:26 1
    - wow, ours is nowhere near that dramatic. 5-10 cents, looks like. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 11:28
- we're all going to die aren't we?! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 23, 11:19 3
  - Start gathering leather and feathers. We're going Road Warrior soon. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 11:20 1
    - OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT A RUSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:20
  - Yes. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:19
- Hey, have you read The Big Short? - David Feb 23, 11:17 5
  - no, though i do tend to like lewis' stuff. and i never mess with options, all my trading is done with the long term in mind.....nm - x Feb 23, 11:19 4
    - The way two guys in this book did options makes me appreciate how much of an arbitrage situation that can be in the system. - David Feb 23, 11:32 3
      - a lot of quant stuff is like that too. it's all about combing through mounds of data and exploiting some edge the market has missed....nm - x Feb 23, 11:36 2
        
        It's an interesting book. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:44 1
        
        One thing i noticed is there didn't seem to be much approaching what I consider fiscal knowledge - Will Hunting Feb 23, 11:49
we're gonna party like our parents are out of town -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 11:15 1
- *hooks feet* -- nm - Kid 'n Play Feb 23, 11:16

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