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my missing-since-I-moved-to-NH passport has been found. in that time, I packed and unpacked my house twice, both times moving states. where was it? -- nm - amanda "bus misser" jones Feb 28, 08:18 3
- Inside the red cake mixer. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 28, 08:48
- In the zipper portion of your travel bag -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:19
- under the false bottom in your top left hand desk drawer, next to $500 in cash and a loaded revolver -- nm - znufrii Feb 28, 08:19
Hmm, looks like there's an iPad 2 launch event in our building on Wednesday hosted by Stephen Fry. - LMS Feb 28, 08:12
Adult Wii game, available only in the UK, "offers a large variety of hilarious, innovative and physical, sometimes kinky, challenges." -- (link) - mara Feb 28, 08:09 2
- twister? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Feb 28, 08:14
- Leisure Suit Larry 43? -- nm - TFox Feb 28, 08:13
Flip Poll: Most recent Oscar Best Picture winner from which you would revoke the Oscar? -- nm - ty97 Feb 28, 08:08 32
- Ghandi, Shakespeare in Love, Crash, Hurt Locker, Chicago, The English Patient -- nm - Jovian Feb 28, 08:20
- King's Speech and Crash. -- nm - MDH Feb 28, 08:18
- just one? King's Speech & Hurt Locker will end up in the Crash/Shakespeare in Love category eventually -- nm - ceregon Feb 28, 08:16
- Chicago -- nm - TFox Feb 28, 08:16
- I'd take back that Shakespeare In Love Oscar and throw that into the fires of Mordor. -- nm - Buzz Feb 28, 08:15
- English Patient -- nm - peglegpete Feb 28, 08:15
- Crash. -- nm - Kim Pine Feb 28, 08:15 4
  - *ding* - it holds up terribly. And the way it won was deplorable. -- nm - Diva Feb 28, 08:25
  - i hated this winning more than any other win ever. -- nm - Andie Feb 28, 08:18 2
    - *horrible* movie. - Kim Pine Feb 28, 08:19 1
      - word to the IM. -- nm - Diva Feb 28, 08:26
- had to look it up, but Titanic. Will Hunting lost out -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 28, 08:13 7
  - That year belonged to LA Confidential more than Good Will Hunting. -- nm - Buzz Feb 28, 08:18
  - I think I'd have changed 4 others before reaching this point - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:16 5
    - I never need to watch Titanic again, but it was an amazing achievement in filmmaking. - ty97 Feb 28, 08:17 4
      - would you have supported Avatar as one of this year's nominees? -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 28, 08:19 2
        
        2009 was a weak year so yeah...it was a technical marvel with a standard story - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:21
        
        I have not seen Avatar -- nm - ty97 Feb 28, 08:20
      - Yeah, the big picture Cameron pulled together is fantastic enough it trumps the standard story for me. - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:18
- The King's Speech. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 08:11 1
  - That won? - Spawn Feb 28, 08:19
- Last night's winner is a pedestrian movie. -- nm - David Feb 28, 08:10
- I can't pick Slumdog becuase the nominees weren't better....I might go back to Crash. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:10 1
  - Crash is my worst Best Picture winner of the decade. -- nm - ty97 Feb 28, 08:12
- Hurt Locker -- nm - con_carne Feb 28, 08:09
- Slumdog. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 08:09 6
  - I want to say this, but I don't what I'd picked over it. - ty97 Feb 28, 08:11 3
    - Dark Knight. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:12 2
      - Of the nominees, what would you have picked? -- nm - ty97 Feb 28, 08:12 1
        
        Slumdog....I left the movie far more impacted than the others. - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:13
  - actually, what am I saying? Last night's. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 08:10
  - this -- nm - Beaker Feb 28, 08:09
NHL: link to TSN's Tradecenter site. Trade Deadline is today. -- (link) - Beaker Feb 28, 08:03 3
- C'mon Canes. Surprise me with a good D man. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 28, 08:06 2
  - you traded away a good one in Anton Babchuk I thought -- nm - Beaker Feb 28, 08:08 1
    - Yeah. We'll have to see what Derek Joslin brings to the table. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 28, 08:11
"Gandalf is a war-monger intent on crushing the scientific and technological initiative of Mordor..." : LOTR from Mordor's point of view. -- (link) - mara Feb 28, 08:03 2
- Gaddify is a .... -- nm - What Beak read Feb 28, 08:04 1
  - Who the heck is Gadfly? -- nm - what mara thought Feb 28, 08:07
Is the score to the Social Network that good? I mean the Inception soundtrack has become so...ubiquitous? Used at hockey arenas, in spoofs (such as - HdnAgnda Feb 28, 08:00 19
- As cool as TSN's was, I was secretly rooting for John Powell and How To Train Your Dragon. -- nm - Buzz Feb 28, 08:06 2
  - I'm so pleased I got to see John Powell conduct a full orchestra perform the excepts from the score at the Royal Albert Hall last year. -- nm - LMS Feb 28, 08:09 1
    - that must have been so rad. -- nm - TFox Feb 28, 08:12
- Reznor's talent level as a musician is almost on Prince's level. - David Feb 28, 08:05 4
  - When Atticus said he was a genius last night, he wasn't kidding. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 08:12
  - I mean I know he's bad, but Prince level bad? C'mon. -- nm - TWuG Feb 28, 08:10 2
    - *puppy dog head tilt* -- nm - David Feb 28, 08:12 1
      - I'm yanking your chain. I don't much care for either artist. - TWuG Feb 28, 08:13
- I remember at the start of the film the score set up a good 'statement of intent' but I don't remember it after then. -- nm - LMS Feb 28, 08:03
- They're both $5.99 on Amazon. Here's a few of the Oscar scores -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 28, 08:02 3
  - I'm sampling them right now. TSN first. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 28, 08:05 2
    - What can I say? I'm a fan of the Zim. The music (like Dark Knight) really gets me. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 28, 08:13 1
      - The fun thing with Zimmer's scores is wondering how much of it he actually wrote this time. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 08:14
- I would say that the score for TSN is almost a character in the movie. - Kim Pine Feb 28, 08:02
- I.... don't really think that's the point of a score. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 08:02 2
  - I guess TSN is the edgy pick. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 28, 08:12 1
    - It's non-traditional, certainly. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 08:13
- I'd say there's a difference between score and soundtrack -- nm - oblique Feb 28, 08:01 1
  - in general yes, though both films are all "orchestral" music. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 08:02
Poll: What was the last Best Picture winner that you thought was worthy of winning? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 28, 08:00 28
- Braveheart -- nm - Stephen, Enemy of the RNC Feb 28, 08:18
- Damn, the early 90's started off-wicked strong: The Silence of the Lambs, Unforgiven, Schindler's List. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 28, 08:11 2
  - did you just say Shawshank shouldn't have won? Or are you saying that after Shawshank it went bad? -- nm - sycor Feb 28, 08:19 1
    - nevermind. I got it now. -- nm - sycor Feb 28, 08:22
- The Departed -- nm - Buzz Feb 28, 08:08
- Most deserving of its year or just deserving of Best Picture? The former is Hurt Locker; the latter is The Departed. -- nm - David Feb 28, 08:08
- I think they're all "worthy," but of the ones I wanted to win, probably The Departed, or Return of the King. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 08:07
- For it's year, Hurt Locker was deserving. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:06 1
  - I think Slumdog was the best of the 5 nominees; Dark Knight is a better movie imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:09
- The King's Speech - con_carne Feb 28, 08:06
- I'm okay with Hurt Locker (my heart is still with Basterds) but probably No Country -- nm - MDH Feb 28, 08:06
- Haven't seen Return of the King, No Country or Hurt Locker yet, so I have to go back all the way to Braveheart as an "all-time" classic great movie. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 28, 08:05
- Hurt Locker (although it's effect is lessened on repeat viewings), but my heart was pounding first time I saw it. -- nm - LMS Feb 28, 08:05
- Slumdog -- nm - TFox Feb 28, 08:03
- The King's Speech. -- nm - Kim Pine Feb 28, 08:03 1
  - The Colin Firth Issue rears its ugly head once more. -- nm - David Feb 28, 08:10
- I didn't have a problem with Hurt Locker winning last year. -- nm - Jim Feb 28, 08:02
- Depends what you mean by worthy. I had Hurt Locker near the top of my list, and before that No Country for Old Men wasmy #1 for that year. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 28, 08:02
- Sidenote! I did not like Kathryn Bigelow's gown(?) at all. Too informal. -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 28, 08:02 7
  - Agreed. Zachary Levy looked too informal next to Mandy Moore, too. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 08:04 6
    - He was just nervous because at that moment Adam Baldwin was kicking someone's ass in the rafters above him. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 08:05 4
      - He was scared shitless the peacock she was wearing might rear up and bite his groin. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:08
      - is it known who either of them are dating? Cause they shared a couple looks.... -- nm - Beaker Feb 28, 08:06 2
        
        Moore is married to Ryan Adams. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 08:07 1
        
        so...maybe? -- nm - ty97 Feb 28, 08:08
    - he was undercover for an Op!! -- nm - Beaker Feb 28, 08:05
- Return of the King -- nm - nubby Feb 28, 08:00 1
  - I take it back: No Country for Old Men in a very weak field. -- nm - nubby Feb 28, 08:02
Did I miss it? This weekend's movies: Animal Kingdom - B+ (with A+ performances), The Gunfighter - B+, The Page Turner - B-, HTTYD (again) - A-. -- nm - LMS Feb 28, 07:59 2
- The Social Network - A+, Easy A - A-, Flipped - B- -- nm - MDH Feb 28, 08:04
- Winter's Bone: B. Black Swan: A. Inception: A. The Social Network: A-. The King's Speech: A-. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 08:01
TV PSA: Chuck, House, HIMYM -- nm - Beaker Feb 28, 07:58
I wonder if Anne is now famous enough that I can just say "like the actress" when people ask me to spell my street name. - not2fast Feb 28, 07:55 12
- you have to spell it? doesn't seem like it should be that hard. - loosilu Feb 28, 08:06 5
  - It isn't, and I enuciate it very clearly. -- nm - not2fast Feb 28, 08:10
  - You'd be surprised at what people can misspell. - Reagen Feb 28, 08:07 3
    - with both your names, it's understandable. -- nm - loosilu Feb 28, 08:08 2
      - people pay attention for the last one because they know they don't know it. - Reagen Feb 28, 08:10 1
        
        exactly my point. that's not stupidity so much as overcoming an iconic name. -- nm - loosilu Feb 28, 08:11
- hath*a*way? -- nm - Diva Feb 28, 07:59 1
  - Yep -- nm - not2fast Feb 28, 08:00
- you live on Annae Street? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 07:58
- Haven't had your morning coffee yet? -- nm - not2fast Feb 28, 07:58
- me: huh. not2fast is a chick named anne. good to know. -- nm - amanda "bus misser" jones Feb 28, 07:56 1
  - I thought he was a cross-dressing prostitute known as Anne when working. - ty97 Feb 28, 07:59
From B2 and B3, re the death montage - My take on the non-clapping is that it has to do with the switch to a "live" backing performance. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 28, 07:55
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- that's great. and it doesn't disprove my point at all. - znufrii Feb 28, 07:58
- And won almost every major award leading up to it. Give me a well-thought out speech vs. meandering shock any day. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 28, 07:58
- That's a misguided thought for her in particular. The reason people thought she might not win is how she's acted entitled during awards season. -- nm - David Feb 28, 07:56 1
  - *shrug* - znufrii Feb 28, 07:59
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- eh -- nm - Don Homer Feb 28, 07:54
I liked Melissa Leo's speech because it seemed genuine -- nm - ty97 Feb 28, 07:53 2
- I dug the bit about the crowd in the balcony. - Mel Profit Feb 28, 07:54
- I'll cut her a break somewhat after the mind-f**k Douglas was enjoying at their expense. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 07:53
Physicians' group wants to ban tanning salons for minors. - loosilu Feb 28, 07:50
The guy from Nine Inch Nails has an Oscar that didn't involve a stand-alone song. That'll take getting used to. - Will Hunting Feb 28, 07:49 17
- What's stranger to me is that the guy who tore up Woodstock and redefined iD Software now looks like an accountant. -- nm - David Feb 28, 07:54 4
  - those wives don't grow on trees. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 28, 07:55 3
    - she's stunning. -- nm - loosilu Feb 28, 08:07
    - The asian woman with the 9.95 body? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:04
    - Tangent: this is the point I made to Kim last night. - David Feb 28, 07:59
- "the guy" from NIN? -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 28, 07:50 11
  - The maesto, the ringleader, the driving force... - Will Hunting Feb 28, 07:51 10
    - ah. I see. - Mel Profit Feb 28, 07:53 8
      - 1989 Reznor would have punched 2011 Reznor in the face. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 07:55 7
        
        This is true but late 90s Reznor would be thrilled to know that he came out on the other side relatively unscathed. -- nm - David Feb 28, 08:01 1
        
        (and/or still relevant.) -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 08:14
        
        I'd like to see the Reznor/Ice Cube time travelling tag-team match. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 07:56 4
        
        While I'll grant that Cube has had the greater change in direction, let's not forget Ice T -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Feb 28, 08:00 3
        
        Ice T never did Are We There Yet. -- nm - David Feb 28, 08:01 2
        
        The man who sang Cop Killa has been playing a cop on tv for 10 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 08:04 1
        
        heh -- nm - JaxSean Feb 28, 08:08
    - The IM: Definitely not this soon. -- nm - con_carne Feb 28, 07:52
Speaking of the Coen Brothers, their air of indifference last night actively annoyed me. -- nm - David Feb 28, 07:47 14
- "We're here cuz we got nominated....but we don't have a chance in hell of winning and this is old hat for us." -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 07:50
- The fact that no matter what they do, they get an Oscar nomination actively annoys me. -- nm - Jim Feb 28, 07:49 11
  - This isn't really true. Since Fargo, they were passed over (deservedly) for Burn After Reading, Intolerable Cruelty and the Ladykillers and - Reagen Feb 28, 07:52 6
    - I don't consider any of the movies named here nor A Single Man worthy of serious Oscars consideration. - David Feb 28, 07:55 5
      - I don't consider the first three worthy either. But if he's saying "everything thing they do gets nominated", well, I'm just pointing out that they're - Reagen Feb 28, 07:58 2
        
        the first three aren't worthy of much beyond the trash can.... - x Feb 28, 08:00 1
        
        I'll go ahead a say it...No Country didn't deserve the Oscar it got either, IMO. - Jim Feb 28, 08:07
      - So basically, you're qualifying your false blanket statement that fact refutes with a completely subjective opinion that makes it no more or less true -- nm - con_carne Feb 28, 07:56 1
        
        Your twin brother would get it. - David Feb 28, 08:00
  - Of course, this is not true. But, the fact that they keep making good, unique movies helps them a lot, wouldn't you say? - con_carne Feb 28, 07:51 2
    - Cuz even Oscar has standards. A Serious Man is an awful nomination though, even for a down year and 10 nominees. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 07:52 1
      - I'll say it: it was a passion project that struck a chord with the Jews, of which there are a ton in the Academy. - con_carne Feb 28, 07:55
  - Last year was a bad nomination, but I believe True Grit was the best of the year in 2010. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 28, 07:50
- that was a joke I didn't get out in time. "The Coen Brothers are not impressed by Oprah." -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 07:48
Dawson, eat at Langers or Phillipes if you do go to LA -- nm - peglegpete Feb 28, 07:47 3
- langer's is like a million times better than phillipe's....nm - x Feb 28, 07:53
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- mmm...phillipe's.... -- nm - znufrii Feb 28, 07:47

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