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Oh yes, there is a Santa! - Fighting Stephen Dec 24, 20:06
omg -- It's a Wonderful Life is on TV! Movie dilemma solved right there. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 20:01 2
- Uh... of course it is? -- nm - Spawn Dec 24, 20:02 1
  - My adoration for watching It's a Wonderful Life on TV knows no bounds. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 20:10
I honestly don't think I'll make it to 1 am for the BOC on Woot. - JaxSean Dec 24, 19:39 1
- You are worthless and weak. - Spawn Dec 24, 19:48
watching Parking Wars, they're pretty smart to put them behind bulletproof glass -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 19:25 1
- that show was ... not as interesting as I'd hoped. could have done half as many eps, I think -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:26
Poll inspired by a FB friend: When is the last time you woke up on Christmas in your own home? Me: never have, ever. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:22 8
- Uh... always? - Spawn Dec 24, 19:57
- I have for the past several years, but I don't think I ever did as a child. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:53
- I can't remember the last time I didn't. -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 24, 19:44
- Pretty much every year. Maybe once or twice we traveled on xmas. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 24, 19:35
- last year -- nm - black peter Dec 24, 19:32
- When I was growing up, always. We never travelled around Christmas. - psilotum Dec 24, 19:28 1
  - I wish I knew what it was like to be at home on Xmas evening. I hear that friends get together and it's fun. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:29
- hmmm, maybe once when I was about 8, and we traveled on Xmas day which was the stupidest idea ever - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:24
wow, judge rules Fox *does* own the rights to WB's "Watchmen" -- (link) - pigby Dec 24, 19:22 4
- Whoa ... that's freakin' insane. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:26 2
  - i haven't studied the minutae of who secured what rights when but i always thought WB should have just settled for certainty and peace of mind - pigby Dec 24, 19:27 1
    - I'll have to go back and look at the filings (I downloaded them from the internets), but I remember thinking WB had pretty much nailed the case shut. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:31
- (preliminarily, at least the distribution rights) -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 19:22
Decide My Movie: (A) Prince Caspian; (B) Master & Commander; or (C) a 28 Days Later / 28 Weeks Later double feature? - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:17 5
- Wonderful Life -- nm - Beaker - Caveman Finalist Dec 24, 19:57
- Master & Commander is boooooooooooring. 28 Days part 1 & 2. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 24, 19:36
- M&C -- nm - con_carne Dec 24, 19:22
- Bones reruns on Fox -- nm - black peter Dec 24, 19:19
- Caspian -- nm - Buzz Dec 24, 19:19
LYC: I couldn't possibly turn back because I love doing XMas with the kids. Toinght I am Santa's Handwriting Forger. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:16 1
- "See, kids, I would've stayed 'cause I'm your bestest Aunti Loosilu, but the rest of the family ruined Christmas." -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:18
SS you still around? Have you reviewed Gran Torino? -- nm - Beaker - Caveman Finalist Dec 24, 19:01 1
- Yes... mixed more towards negative -- (link) - secretslacker Dec 24, 19:11
My suitcase is by the front door, my carry-on is right here for last minute items. What have I forgotten? -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 19:01 24
- cell phone charger -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 19:40
- tickets, cash for this n that, directions and/or phone numbers for the folks you're going to visit -- nm - A zeitgeist inna pear tree Dec 24, 19:32
- Merry Christmas and have a great time with the grand kids. - BAD Dec 24, 19:20 1
  - Thank you...I plan to :) -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 19:28
- Dramamine. Books. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:06 11
  - No need, yes. (The Golden Compass) -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 19:11 10
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      - I'm trying to catch up on things I've never read, that everyone else has. -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 19:19 2
        
        it's really good, ignore mr hatey....nm - x Dec 24, 19:26 1
        
        oh thank god. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:28
      - you people are nuts. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:17
      - do you have a special detector that tells you when someone posts about it? - pigby Dec 24, 19:16
      - Word. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:15 3
        
        *gasp* -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:17 2
        
        I really didn't like the book. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:21 1
        
        *weeps* -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:24
- Important prescription and non-prescription drugs? - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:04 1
  - Yes, yes, killed those years ago, canceled the paper when they wouldn't honor vacation holds, and I'd come home to a stack of papers on the - NutMeg Dec 24, 19:09
- vitamins/supplements -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 24, 19:03 1
  - Meds in my purse - plus a couple of extra days in case I get stranded on the way home. -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 19:06
- Passport/ID -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 19:03 3
  - Driver's license -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 19:06 2
    - flying to Kansas city? Don't wear a metal belt or metal-zipper jeans. Those people gave me QUITE the patdown. - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:07 1
      - Noted. I'm still pretty much all elastic :) -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 19:10
It's A Wonderful Life - spoiler - Beaker - Caveman Finalist Dec 24, 18:53 4
- We don't know what happens after the movie. Could happen. I choose to believe that Potter gets his due. -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 18:56 3
  - Also, your large bottle of water and bag of random electrical parts, wires and batteries. -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 19:04 2
    - *wonders what thread it's supposed to be* -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:08
    - This is *SO* in the wrong thread. -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 19:05
Oh yeah? I drove 500 miles and was promptly berated for being late, then was berated for not bringing a trunkload of fancy food, which I did last year - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:53 13
- Oh, and I'm with Beaker -- I would've just gotten back in the car and started home. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:05 4
  - 500 miles back, through bumfuck West VIrginia? -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:08 3
    - I'd stop at the nearest good hotel that had both a bar and a jacuzzi. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:13 2
      - mmm . . . The Greenbrier -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 19:18
      - what, you think they'd apologize? *falls off chair laughing* -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:18
- does RC have the food section of the shared brain tonight? -- nm - black peter Dec 24, 19:00 3
  - he doesn't have the transportation part. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:01 2
    - We need to do a better job of coordinating those lobes in the future. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:03 1
      - I was driving 500 miles! I needed it. and your posts are giving me ads looking for salesmen. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:06
- *would be turning around and driving home* -- nm - Beaker - Caveman Finalist Dec 24, 18:54 1
  - Yeah, and I would not be going back there. -- nm - Spawn Dec 24, 19:53
- sheesh, real life is almost as dysfunctional as your virtual life on ST -- nm - A zeitgeist inna pear tree Dec 24, 18:54 1
  - I'm sure it couldn't possibly be related. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:55
Anyone else been out there tonight? It's nuts! The stores are packed, and so are the restaurants. - Mop Dec 24, 18:48 4
- I was at Target twice between 4 and 6 PM. Crazy busy. The mall was also super busy. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 24, 19:37
- I went to the market this morning. It was overrun with cruise shippers. - psilotum Dec 24, 18:58
- was out this afternoon, Mall was dead, not many people out at all -- nm - Beaker - Caveman Finalist Dec 24, 18:50 1
  - That's odd. -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 18:51
Made it to courtenay :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 24, 18:42 2
- Say hi to her for me. -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 18:48
- that bitch -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 18:43
Poll: How long did I wait for a bus to arrive at the bus stop outside the grocery store? - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:23 31
- (poll answers -- spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:01 5
  - Shit, I'll pick you up for a case of beer! -- nm - psilotum Dec 24, 19:15 4
    - Next time I'm stranded at the store, I'll call you. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:22
    - you'll have to take a number -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 19:17 2
      - 437! - psilotum Dec 24, 19:20 1
        
        you're gonna have to give more than a ride for the beer, if you know what i mean -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 19:28
- My God. Given how long ago you posted that you were going to the grocery store, I'd say three horus. -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 18:52 2
  - Should we call off the rescue Daihatsu? -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 18:53 1
    - Yes -- tell guy he can get back to his "herb garden." -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:58
- hey, quitcher bitchin, at least your store was still open, I went to the fancy veggie mart with the indi butcher, they closed at 3... - A zeitgeist inna pear tree Dec 24, 18:50
- You didn't. You're sitting in the bar next to the grocery store waiting for the bartender to get off work :) -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 18:46 1
  - I only wish! - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:56
- 1 hour, 15 minutes, then beat up a little girl and stole her ice skates then skated home, pulled by a snowmobile. - JaxSean Dec 24, 18:43 1
  - You got the time right, actually. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:57
- I have "hot policeman in K9 SUV picked you up and drove you home" for part 2. -- nm - hot hot heat loves mandy lane Dec 24, 18:34 5
  - Good thinkin' (you are one smart cookie), but alas, no. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:38 4
    - Oh, and I'll give you partial credit for creativity. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:41 3
      - thanks. I imagined the cop as super, super hot, if that gets me extra credit. -- nm - hot hot heat loves mandy lane Dec 24, 18:47 1
        
        I'll put it this way ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:54
      - no wonder our educational system is going down the tubes -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 18:47
- 50 minutes. Got a taxi. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:24 10
  - You get partial credit (spoiler hints). - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:40 9
    - dayum, that's like DC at 2am on Jan 1! -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:45 8
      - Little known fact: You can't really 'flag down' a taxi in Portland. That worked for me once in the 20 years I've lived in Oregon. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:55 7
        
        see: TAR finale this season. -- nm - psilotum Dec 24, 18:59 5
        
        The TAR finale was in Portland? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:06 4
        
        inexplicably -- nm - pigby Dec 24, 19:09 3
        
        Why did no one tell me this? - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:14 2
        
        It was so funny to see them running through the streets of Portland. (spoilers) - psilotum Dec 24, 19:18 1
        
        (more spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:25
        
        In DC you can call and schedule a pickup, but that is no guarantee a car will ever show up. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:56
it's 9:20 p.m. UPS still says that my parcel is coming today and that a grownup has to sign for it. seriously? can't we bend the rules for christmas? - hot hot heat loves mandy lane Dec 24, 18:22 6
- Might be to late but have someone stay in your apt while you go out and grab somethings. -- nm - lileve Dec 24, 20:05
- Call them up and see if they will have the wave signature. Do you have a door man? -- nm - lileve Dec 24, 18:23 4
  - if I had a doorman, he would be the grownup. they won't *waive* because it's an express package. I'm betting it never shows. -- nm - hot hot heat loves mandy lane Dec 24, 18:32 3
    - If you're on the East Coast, it's not showing. Tracking said it was still out for delivery? -- nm - secretslacker Dec 24, 18:33 2
      - I spoke to a human being at UPS that said it was still coming today. I would so love a beer, but at this point I can't leave. I've waited all day. -- nm - hot hot heat loves mandy lane Dec 24, 18:35 1
        
        You should call them back and ask them to deliver a six-pack with the package. - secretslacker Dec 24, 19:12
Well that was a bummer. Smart Ones rigatoni with broccoli and chicken...except that there was NO CHICKEN!! - NutMeg Dec 24, 18:16 6
- I had the exact same thing happen with two different Lean Cuisine meals a couple years ago. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:33 3
  - wow, usually LC is pretty good. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:58
  - Ah, so I should hold out for 2 or 3 at least :) I really like their dinners - lots of flavor. -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 18:38 1
    - my friend amy, when she was really broke, would call up the customer service line for every manufacturer she could and give feedback. even if she said - hot hot heat loves mandy lane Dec 24, 18:40
- Get the packages and call the 1800 number with the control number. -- nm - lileve Dec 24, 18:19 1
  - Oh, I plan to.. :) -- nm - NutMeg Dec 24, 18:20
We're watching Cars, and about an hour in, my 3 year old niece pipes up "A TALKING CAR???!!!" - Reagen Dec 24, 18:15 1
- LOL! -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 18:49
my parents are driving me CRAZY! -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:12 17
- "When are you going to change clothes?" "So, that's how you're going to keep your hair?" "Have you met anyone?" -- nm - Mop Dec 24, 18:51 1
  - "Are you still going to church? What chruch? Who's the priest? What's his order? Where else has he been assigned? Did you tel him about your brother?" - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:58
- so? they always do at holidays. go play with your niece :) -- nm - black peter Dec 24, 18:21
- Funny ... I was being driven crazy, too. - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:20 4
  - Were Berbers involved in any way. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:23 3
    - No, unfortunately. I could've had some fun with some Berbers. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 18:34 2
      - You realize I don't mean the rugs. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:56 1
        
        Oh, yes ... I do ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 24, 19:15
- What are they doing? -- nm - lileve Dec 24, 18:15 7
  - ok. I just typed this email for a friend so I'm pasting it here. - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:22 6
    - so she's a racist? tell her so, make her shut up, and go out drinking heavily with your siblings. how is this hard? -- nm - hot hot heat loves mandy lane Dec 24, 18:33 1
      - oh honey, if only it were that easy. And we have all been drinking all evening. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 19:01
    - I believe they were called the Moops. -- nm - Loosi's mom Dec 24, 18:25 1
      - oh, she started asking me about the name of some missionary who went there and was killed. Knowing my mom the missionary could have been anywhere from - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:27
    - Oh dear. Print them out the wiki -- nm - lileve Dec 24, 18:24 1
      - Oh, this is an improvement. Before the trip she asked if Algeria was in a different time zone. Then she asked if it was as old as the US. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:26
- ...and I have been here less than four hours, including an hour for church. -- nm - loosilu in Kentucky Dec 24, 18:12

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