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What's the deal with "Monsters"? Why is ST all ga-ga for a low budget creature feature? There's countless on Netflix. -- nm - Mop Mar 6, 18:48 3
- Perhaps -- and I'm going out on a limb here -- low budget creature features can vary in quality? nm - Dignan Mar 6, 18:49 2
  - You mean, in sorta the same way that not all of ST is ga-ga over it, in fact there have been more detractors of the movie than those who liked it? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 18:53 1
    - My question is more along the lines of: why are so many people watching it? -- nm - Mop Mar 6, 18:54
If you're Rand Paul, why do you go on The Daily Show? -- nm - nubby Mar 6, 18:46 2
- They think its just a talk show, sure it has a liberal bent but then so does Leno, they just look at the demographics, reaches males 21-45, bingo -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 19:45
- To continue differentiating yourself from the regular Republicans? -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 19:03
TAR (not really spoiler) - prayformojo Mar 6, 18:40 1
- It takes a special talent to be so passive yet so unlikable. -- nm - Mop Mar 6, 18:44
why does my throat hurt? why? i hate you life, if you make me sick on a vacation i may go all charlie sheen on you. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 6, 18:39 4
- just spring allergies, you're not going to die -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 6, 19:47
- You stick your tongue down enough throats, you're gonna catch something. -- nm - Mop Mar 6, 18:46
- Nipple rubbing withdrawal -- nm - TWuG Mar 6, 18:41
- maybe because you went "outdoors"? - loosilu Mar 6, 18:40
I wonder if the Your Highness ads are going to use "Oscar winner, Natalie Portman" and "Oscar nominee, James Franco" -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 18:37 1
- They'd be foolish not to! -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 18:48
Salem witches and warlocks are upset with Charlie Sheen... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Mar 6, 18:25 3
- I'd say the chances of Sheen apologizing for that are the same as the chances of Redmond going vegetarian. -- nm - loosilu Mar 6, 18:40
- You think they can burn him at the stake? -- nm - eag Mar 6, 18:30 1
  - They'll take his ass to the octogon. -- nm - Trish Mar 6, 18:36
Wait, Jaws 4 is worse than this? How the hell is that possible? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 6, 18:24 3
- Netflix has a LOT of movies! maybe it's time to pick another one!! :) (nmb Will) - kelly Mar 6, 18:29 2
  - Sounds good to me. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 6, 18:31 1
    - It wasn't the most exciting event, but I'd like to see how he is around all those other dogs this year. - kelly Mar 6, 18:34
comedian -- nm - Remlik Mar 6, 18:20 1
- comedians steve coogan and rob brydon discuss Micheal Caine... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 6, 18:21 [youtube]
footage from a 1973 Star Trek convention..... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 6, 18:12 1
- Right, OK. I'll say it. FREAKS! -- nm - Mop Mar 6, 18:43
Celeb Apprentice - Jovian Mar 6, 18:10 1
- I can't wait to see NeNe take on Star Jones. - Trish Mar 6, 18:16
TOSH!!! -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 18:06
Tosh! -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 18:00 4
- I'm 6 minutes behind because I had to strip naked and gather essential preperational devices before turning it on. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 18:11 3
  - I'm pretty sure I called him first. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 18:12 2
    - You're so not on his deviant level. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 18:16 1
      - Lots of sports jokes tonight. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 18:38
rewatching thirtysomething, i would have liked to see Michael Steadman coming up with Don Draper c. 1988 as his boss -- nm - moles Mar 6, 17:54 5
- The location of thirtysomething was a question on Jeopardy! this week. Despite never having seen an episode, why did I know it was set in... - Mop Mar 6, 18:06 1
  - jung's collective unconscious is *strong* -- nm - moles Mar 6, 18:07
- is it as awful as it was the first time? -- nm - loosilu Mar 6, 18:05 2
  - I didn't think it was awful at all the first time. I liked it a lot. -- nm - Trish Mar 6, 18:08
  - if i said no, i'm sure you'll take my word for it -- nm - moles Mar 6, 18:06
FYI: I have found an underground bunker for when the zombie apocalypse happens. -- nm - CQ Mar 6, 17:49 19
- I'm just going to surround myself with people who run slower than me. -- nm - loosilu Mar 6, 18:04 12
  - Um, you'll probably be running by yourself because everybody else has already made escape plans. They'll be long gone while you're dithering on what - Trish Mar 6, 18:14
  - good luck -- nm - Remlik Mar 6, 18:07 10
    - you're first on the list, gimpy. -- nm - loosilu Mar 6, 18:08 9
      - Are you kidding? That infection he's got going makes him Zombie Zero. - TWuG Mar 6, 18:20 6
        
        it's MRI Monday to see what the eff is going on in there! -- nm - Remlik Mar 6, 18:34 4
        
        I'm surprised they did your shoulder with your foot still infected. - TWuG Mar 6, 18:41
        
        will you fit in the MRI machine? how long is it? -- nm - loosilu Mar 6, 18:39
        
        Worst theme day ever. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 6, 18:34 1
        
        I know...it's followed by It's Not a TUMOR Tuesday! -- nm - Remlik Mar 6, 18:36
        
        true, they might mistake him for already dead. -- nm - loosilu Mar 6, 18:23
      - oh sure if it happened now. But give it six months and you're food -- nm - Remlik Mar 6, 18:17 1
        
        give it six months and it'll be amputated up to your ribs. -- nm - loosilu Mar 6, 18:22
- Plan ahead for entertainment. The Barnyard Animal Noise Guessing game.....does not end well -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 18:02
- Am I invited? -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 17:50
- Good Luck. We're building a compound way up in the mountains. - Trish Mar 6, 17:50 3
  - I hope Red Jacket is supplying the weapons :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 6, 17:57
  - exactly. I'm using this site as a temporary base until the first winter freeze, then I'll be kayaking and hiking to Canada -- nm - CQ Mar 6, 17:55 1
    - Canadian Zombies are ever so polite. "Braiiiiiinnnnnnsssss plllleeeeaaaassssseeee" -- nm - TWuG Mar 6, 17:58
Pippy, this one is for you. I haven't seen it (yet). -- (link) - Dano Mar 6, 17:47 1
- Added! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 6, 20:06
Pixie, you LIED to me. In no way are the women in Real Housewives of OC even close to as good as RH of Beverly Hills. - Trish Mar 6, 17:44
YourMomHatesThatIBeatThisGame.com -- nm - David Mar 6, 17:31 3
- u playing nightmare level now? -- nm - Remlik Mar 6, 18:06 2
  - I will not be replaying it. I didn't really care for it that much. -- nm - David Mar 6, 18:27 1
    - ah though I saw you start over -- nm - Remlik Mar 6, 18:37
"Spoelstra said some Heat players are crying in the locker room at the moment." -- nm - Beaker Mar 6, 17:24 9
- "Spoelstra" sounds like an ad for a blood pressure medication. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 6, 17:55 1
  - "May cause choking, brick balls, and overrating." -- nm - TWuG Mar 6, 18:18
- Awwww...I guess they're finally realizing that it's going to take hard work to win with your buddies. - Will Hunting Mar 6, 17:26 5
  - You know, I'm not sure if Hollywood Hogan was ever this universally reviled. -- nm - David Mar 6, 17:32 4
    - Well, Hogan was actually successful. Outside of D-Wade being given a title 5 years ago, these 3 haven't done squat. - Will Hunting Mar 6, 18:25 3
      - Because the regular season is so important in the NBA. - Dano Mar 6, 18:36
      - LeBron did make it to the finals in 2007 -- nm - amoxy Mar 6, 18:35 1
        
        And got swept. And since the NBA actually started getting stacked teams again...he's not gone back. - Will Hunting Mar 6, 18:38
- You would cry too if Lebrick was on your team -- nm - Bacon Mar 6, 17:25
For those who don't already know this, I have a teenage son. - Fuzzy Mar 6, 17:24 2
- Don't do it! - Trish Mar 6, 17:49
- That's okay - he'll grow up and have your grandchildren.... - MojaveMeg Mar 6, 17:30
ST poll: ( don't ask) give us a tid bit we can't ask for further info on. - Epiphany Mar 6, 17:12 27
- It takes three shorts from a .22 to kill a hobo, but only 1 shot from a .44. Go figure. -- nm - Mop Mar 6, 18:38
- I love watching Anne of Green Gables on PBS, but I hate hate hate the 20 minute interruption begging for money in the middle of the ep. - Trish Mar 6, 18:02 1
  - This is one of those things you just can resist when flipping channels, but... DAMN! How much do I have to give to shut you all up? - Mop Mar 6, 18:07
- LUCKY! -- nm - Mop Mar 6, 18:00
- "Charlie Sheen" makes a good answer to most replies below -- nm - peglegpete Mar 6, 17:56
- jeggings. -- nm - Andie Mar 6, 17:56
- every muscle in my body is sore. -- nm - kelly Mar 6, 17:44
- It lasted 4 hours. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 17:43
- 5.1 inches. -- nm - amanda jones, gravity fan Mar 6, 17:31 3
  - poll weinner - nubby Mar 6, 17:33 2
    - (it's how much snow we're estimated to have gotten so far. brian and I are dying over the .1 inch. -- nm - amanda jones, gravity fan Mar 6, 17:38 1
      - That .1 inch makes all the difference. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 17:48
- It's universal. Like Jimmy Bullard -- nm - CQ Mar 6, 17:30
- 1x hours from now, Redmond will be VERY sorry he ate that. -- nm - loosilu on BB Mar 6, 17:29
- Jesus christ, Will. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 6, 17:25
- I read 2 Entertainment Weekly magazines today -- nm - Remlik Mar 6, 17:24
- truman has no idea -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 6, 17:22
- Cocaine, marijuana, tequila, two girls, one guy, same day. -- nm - Crankyanker Mar 6, 17:22 2
  - Charlie Sheen?! -- nm - Beaker Mar 6, 17:22 1
    - Obvi -- nm - Bacon Mar 6, 17:23
- You have gas? -- nm - Bacon Mar 6, 17:20
- I moved the lotion back to its proper place. -- nm - nubby Mar 6, 17:17
- What movie did you see? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 6, 17:16 1
  - My tidbit: Operation Surprise is going well so far. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 6, 17:16
- Did you eat it all? -- nm - amoxy Mar 6, 17:14 2
  - you misunderstand the poll. - Andie Mar 6, 17:22 1
    - Yeah, i really wanted to ask Pippy if she was pregnant because she had all that food -- nm - amoxy Mar 6, 17:26
The Adjustment Bureau: B+. Almost reaches the point of genuine thriller, but falls just short. Still, wonderful Dick film. -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 17:01 7
- I saw some *great* dick films this weekend. nm - Dignan Mar 6, 17:04 4
  - Yeah but cheering for the chancres to take over is just nasty. -- nm - Trish Mar 6, 18:06
  - You should wash it more often. -- nm - nubby Mar 6, 17:28
  - I imagine, but how many of those dick films were also Dick films? -- nm - Qale Mar 6, 17:04 1
    - Do Androids Dream of Electric Dicks? - Roger More Mar 6, 17:15
- You know what I found amusing when I thought about it? (spoiler) - prayformojo Mar 6, 17:03 1
  - (spoiler) - Qale Mar 6, 17:04
MH: has anyone got the birthday explosives yet? -- nm - Beaker Mar 6, 17:00 4
- nope. have the fuse and wax though -- nm - CQ Mar 6, 17:07
- Yep. Turned in for the new trap already. Be patient, there's more than a week to go in the event. -- nm - TWuG Mar 6, 17:06
- yes. only missing the fuse. -- nm - TFox Mar 6, 17:04
- I only have the red wax. -- nm - nubby Mar 6, 17:01
So, I'm watching Jaws 3 (don't ask) and I am amazed at how bad the effects are. - Will Hunting Mar 6, 16:58 9
- i saw it in the theater in 3D. it didn't look any better that way either -- nm - moles Mar 6, 17:01 5
  - I'd never seen 3 or 4.... - Will Hunting Mar 6, 17:03 4
    - Jaws 4 famously inspired Michael Caine's quote that he never saw the movie but he saw the house it bought. -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 17:19
    - Michael Caine's quote is the best thing about Jaws 4 -- nm - Beaker Mar 6, 17:18 2
      - Yep, which is the all-time greatest cashing-in quote. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 6, 17:24
      - that was back when he was doing anything and everything for the money -- nm - amoxy Mar 6, 17:20
- I own it on DVD -- nm - Dano Mar 6, 16:59 2
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    - You all are dedicated; Dennis Quaid doesn't even have a copy. - Will Hunting Mar 6, 17:10
The 60 Minutes segment on the polar bears/animal photogrpher is *great* - I'd recommend Tivoing it or watching it online later. (CQ, take note) -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 16:53 2
- damn, missed it. thanks, will watch it online later -- nm - CQ Mar 6, 17:06
- did the beqars attack Crash? -- nm - peglegpete Mar 6, 17:06
Spoilers - David Mar 6, 16:49 2
- Pthbbbbt!. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 6, 17:33
- spoilers - Spawn Mar 6, 16:51
thanks for the reminder how boring my travels have been. no curacao in 2.5 years. no vegas in 3 years. seattle and north carolina have both been 4 - dogbert Mar 6, 16:47 7
- a friend and i are seriously considering Harry Potter World for the long weekend in May.l -- nm - Andie Mar 6, 17:59
- Indeed - I have a road-trip this week and one in August but I don't really classify them as 'travel.' - MojaveMeg Mar 6, 16:53
- (as in pig) -- nm - prayformojo Mar 6, 16:53
- I have Geneva, NY; Austin, TX; and Malawi on the docket for this year. -- nm - psilotum Mar 6, 16:51 1
  - My sister liked Malawi; she spent 2 years there -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 6, 17:34
- Costa is always calling -- nm - CQ Mar 6, 16:49
- Patagonia -- nm - peglegpete Mar 6, 16:48
Proposed GA law would require a woman who has a miscarriage to prove there was no "human involvement" to avoid a felony conviction. -- (link) - Dano Mar 6, 16:45
TV PSA: Amazing Race, Breakout Kings, America's Next Great Restaurant, Celebrity Apprentice, Secret Millionaire, DH, -- nm - Beaker Mar 6, 16:42 1
- Chopped -- nm - peglegpete Mar 6, 16:46
(spoiler) - amanda jones, gravity fan Mar 6, 16:40 2
- and in a wonderful way, schlow has become my new word for slut. - CQ Mar 6, 16:43
- KASCHLOW! -- nm - moles Mar 6, 16:43
pie -- nm - moles Mar 6, 16:38
~Monday Monday~ -- nm - Beaker Mar 6, 16:37

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