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Speaking of Spider-Man, my friend has his crossword in the Onion this week, and it's "Turn Off the Dark"-themed. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 9, 07:36
ST 40 Day Challenge: Could you give up Facebook for 40 days? - oblique Mar 9, 07:29 33
- yes -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 07:50
- sure -- nm - ceregon Mar 9, 07:40
- If I had to, yes -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 07:37
- sure -- nm - decline Mar 9, 07:36
- Sure -- nm - prayformojo Mar 9, 07:34
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- Yes, i'd prefer to just use twitter but no one I know really uses it -- nm - J Mar 9, 07:33 4
  - I was very confused last night when there was a tweet from Dr Drew in my feed because I don't follow him. - ty97 Mar 9, 07:34 3
    - it confuses me as well. I see all this stuff and I have no idea where it's coming from. - Mel Profit Mar 9, 07:37 1
      - I'm on-again/off-again with Twitter. I need to find more people to follow that aren't the random Gawker guy I just un-followed - ty97 Mar 9, 07:38
    - I follow you, ty. I follow you. - Dr. Drew Mar 9, 07:36
- Would I have to block email notifications? I get invites I might need to see. And, can I use it for work? -- nm - Amy Mar 9, 07:33
- Given a compelling enough reason, sure. Just to do it? No, why would I do that? -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 07:33
- yes - znufrii Mar 9, 07:32
- no problem .i could give up the internet for 40 days...nm - x Mar 9, 07:32 6
  - This post is causing me to hyperventilate. I have trouble giving up the internet for a few hours. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 07:33 5
    - I went out the other night and forgot my phone. I was in a panic. -- nm - decline Mar 9, 07:38
    - i'm pretty wedded to it too for the most part, but i really wouldn't have much trouble going 6 weeks w/o it....nm - x Mar 9, 07:34
    - yes. i'll resemble one of the vegetable people on the Axiom within 2-3 years. -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 07:34 2
      - I have become crazy reliant on being able to pull out my phone and google anything. - ty97 Mar 9, 07:35 1
        
        aNYthing. the only brand that matters. ... the aNYthing score � the aNYthing Treasure Mapx � the aNYthing BLOB � The Newyork Craze � -- nm - Google Mar 9, 07:37
- Not right now, but later, yes. -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 07:32 4
  - classic -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 07:32 3
    - It's an indispensable tool right now with the wedding planning and the dispersion of people. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 07:36 1
      - this -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 08:06
    - she can quit any time, spawn!....nm - x Mar 9, 07:33
- *snork* -- nm - Spawn Mar 9, 07:31
- I think I could relatively easily. I don't rely on it much, would just have to break the habit of checking it. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 07:31
- Yeah. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 07:31
- I would not like it, but yes. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:31
- No way -- nm - Bacon Mar 9, 07:30
- no. - TFox Mar 9, 07:30
- easily. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 07:30
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- Frasor makes a lot of sense if that can get it done. He's odd man out and was only back due to being a Type A reliever. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 07:32
So hockey fan, we've all seen Zdeno Chara's hit on Paccioretti last night, right? What do we think of it? -- (link) - Guigue Mar 9, 07:22 [youtube] 11
- It's a clean hit but that's brutal; just wrong place. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 07:33
- I'm not a hockey fan and not doing this to defend the home town team but it looks like... - Mel Profit Mar 9, 07:29
- it's a clean hit. - Reagen Mar 9, 07:25 7
  - I was just gonna post this. 99% of the time, that's a check that no one even notices. he just happened to be in the exact wrong place. -- nm - Jim Mar 9, 07:30 6
    - But he has been gunning for him since early january. There's reason to believe it was intentionnal -- nm - Guigue Mar 9, 07:31 4
      - I would amend my initial sentiment to say that Chara should know better than to do that there. - Reagen Mar 9, 07:32 2
        
        Ya he knew what he was doing and that he was doing in Montreal was just icing - J Mar 9, 07:35
        
        Yes to your IM. You do. I agree Chara probably wasn't headhunting, but that's what he did, intentional or not. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 07:34
      - I don't know anything about that. I just saw a normal check that you see a dozen times a game (probably more)... - Jim Mar 9, 07:32
    - Yup. -- nm - pmb Mar 9, 07:30
- I do like that fan is plural. Where is Guy at? -- nm - Bacon Mar 9, 07:25
It's hard not to look at the attacks on education and teachers as a conscious plan to ensure legions of future voters - TWuG Mar 9, 07:19 5
- You do know that both sides of the aisle use this argument, right? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 07:32 4
  - the system works!....nm - x Mar 9, 07:35
  - what are the Democrats cutting to turn people stupid? -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 07:33 2
    - Not that I agree with this - Strongbad Mar 9, 07:38 1
      - If that's the best argument they've got, how in the hell are the Democrats losing this argument? - Will Hunting Mar 9, 07:41
"Several polls have shown that about 60 percent of Pennsylvanians would still support taxing the natural gas drillers at a rate similar to the other - ty97 Mar 9, 07:19 7
- Is the poll a 60/40 split or is it 60/25/15 yes/no/don't know? -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 07:23 1
  - Article did not specify -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 07:37
- Depends, you have a core group who say cut taxes for any reason....you have others who might think cut taxes = more chance of those jobs coming to PA. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 07:22
- You'd need to meet Pennsylvanians. They mad red state outside of Philly, and if the Repubs say don't tax em... - TFox Mar 9, 07:20 3
  - It's just kinda crazy to me that anywhere that has a huge budget hole would find average people saying "don't tax that poor huge energy conglomerate!" -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 07:29 2
    - What the Republicans are saying in PA is 'If we tax the gas companies they will just leave and drill elsewhere and you all will lose your jobs' - decline Mar 9, 07:37
    - We're morons. We prove it time and time and time again when it comes to fiscal policy. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 07:36
So, my morning...woke up in the middle of a panic-asthma attack, took the meds, got ill...then realized I'd rather be at work where I don't have time - Will Hunting Mar 9, 07:18 1
- :-( sorry again, yo. -- nm - TFox Mar 9, 07:25
Phil Collins confirms retirement -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 07:17 3
- Dude is the Brett Favre of music. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 07:17 1
  - OMGOMGOMG. -- nm - John Madden si Mar 9, 07:18
- YAY!!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 9, 07:17
I weighed myself for the first time since October today. Guess my weight gain/loss since then - Reagen Mar 9, 07:16 29
- The answer is: - Reagen Mar 9, 07:30 3
  - awesome! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 07:49
  - (and, I guess, chasing a baby around for four months) -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 07:34
  - nice! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 07:32
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  - yeah, I'm voting for down 10 pounds. it's march, too late for holiday fat. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:27
- 255. The holiday 10! -- nm - Amy Mar 9, 07:25
- ps. pounds or kilos? -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:21 16
  - Ye gods. you thought I could be 500 pounds? -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 07:22 11
    - I wonder why is it that some posts are automatically assumed to be jokes (or so it seems) and others are not. -- nm - mara Mar 9, 07:30 5
      - combination of the poster, and the joke actually looking like a joke. - TFox Mar 9, 07:33 2
        
        oh, thanks a lot. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:34 1
        
        ...what? - TFox Mar 9, 07:36
      - I thought Loosi was joking as I thought Reagen's response was a joke. -- nm - Bacon Mar 9, 07:31
      - I really thought that was obvious. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:31
    - Your monster height carries it well. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 07:24
    - Well when you said you were over 6 tall I assumed it was 6 meters. -- nm - Loosilooooooooooooo Mar 9, 07:24
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    - ffs, I can function perfectly well in metric. i worked in labs. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:23
    - *makes WiiFit sound* -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 07:22
  - i'm *pretty sure* he doesn't weight 245 kilos. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 07:21
  - dumb question -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 07:21 2
    - there are no dumb questions. - loosilu Mar 9, 07:22
    - *shrug* Reagan *could* be 550lb -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 07:22
- 312.5 -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:21
- you weigh 245. - Andie Mar 9, 07:20
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- -1 -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 07:17
- 249 Gained 4 lbs -- nm - Bacon Mar 9, 07:17
Taymor out as showrunner for the Spider man musical... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 9, 07:11 14
- brilliant. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 07:22
- I totally want to see this before it flops shut. jack, remind me, ok? -- nm - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 07:16 4
  - it would be interesting to see it once a month and watch how it keeps changing. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:22
  - me to. I hope it's still going around Thanksgiving -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 07:18 2
    - Opening Night will probably be pushed to December. -- nm - Bacon Mar 9, 07:30 1
      - the great thing is, you can still see it before then. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:30
- Boy, I sure hope they can get things turned around for the official opening night in 6 days. - TWuG Mar 9, 07:14 6
  - the opening has been delayed until June. they announced last night. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:23 5
    - I think the official announcement is expected today. - znufrii Mar 9, 07:25 2
      - well, the NYT had a breaking news alert about it last night. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:26 1
        
        yup, but that was based on an inside scoop, not an official announcement, iirc. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 07:27
    - Sure. They'll make that. Yep. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 07:25 1
      - oh, I know. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:25
- you misspelled Showruiner -- nm - Bacon Mar 9, 07:13
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- I sort of had one of those chats with a good friend. She's a teacher and her husband works for the County. - Diva Mar 9, 07:20 1
  - It's sort of funny to see the fall out of the actual policies once they start implementing what they promised. - Mel Profit Mar 9, 07:27
- Ditto for Wisconsin (and elsewhere). -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 07:13 3
  - It'll be interesting to see if the fervor stays in place for the recalls. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 07:18 1
    - yep. A shame Walker isn't eligible yet. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 07:25
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- In the long term, stuff like this is just going to lead to another Roosevelt and another New Deal. But a lot of people are going to suffer - TWuG Mar 9, 07:12 2
  - When we start hitting big chunks of boomers retiring, that's going to be fun. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 07:13 1
    - Things would be different if their weren't so many apathetic voters. "They all suck, so why vote?" - TWuG Mar 9, 07:16
- What's really frustrating is that I voted and didn't vote for those guys, but still have to live with this bullsh!t -- nm - decline Mar 9, 07:09 12
  - I feel like corbett's cutting off his nose to spite his face, really. give me a long-term plan, not a one-year plan. in ten years, a balanced budget - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 07:13 7
    - just wait. he'll sell off the liquor stores before year end - guaranteed. - decline Mar 9, 07:16 6
      - I never understood State run Liquor Stores, since California has always had private owned stores - amoxy Mar 9, 07:36
      - I thought they were a huge money maker. -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:30
      - the liquor store selloff idea is nuts. we get what, a couple hundred mill *once*? we should outsource and give the people to whom we outsource - amanda "training day" jones Mar 9, 07:29
      - that actually ended up working really well in Alberta in the early '90s. led to more stores, longer hours, better selection, lower prices, and - mafic Mar 9, 07:28
      - Government ownership of liquor distribution is a Prohibition legacy that should have ended decades ago. - TWuG Mar 9, 07:23
      - I'm not necessarily opposed to that... - znufrii Mar 9, 07:17
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    - *nods* It also ignores all the other (non-financial) factors to consider - i.e., you're voting for hard right social too. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 07:20
    - The Lottery Ticket Theory of Voting. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 07:12
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Wealthy Swiss Tourist Offers U.S. Government $87 Billion To Buy Indiana's Populace For Just One Night -- (link) - Bacon Mar 9, 07:07 1
- I'll take it! -- nm - Amy Mar 9, 07:12
So, Logan and I got into a fight last night and he ended up sleeping naked. I haven't heard from Michael how the morning went. Any bets on if the - Amy Mar 9, 07:07 3
- Dry. He wanted naked cartoons, but I forced pajamas. - Spawn Mar 9, 07:31
- Are we betting on whether Spawn wets the bed? I'll take those odds -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 07:25
- I'd have to get really good odds. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 9, 07:11
Anyone got a good link to the brackets for the conference tournaments? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 07:04 3
- Yahoo March Madness bracket challenge...details inside - J Mar 9, 07:30
- ESPN has most of them. Here ya go: -- (link) - TFox Mar 9, 07:08
- you may need to go to individual conference websites. Here is the big east one -- (link) - decline Mar 9, 07:07
what.street? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 07:03 6
- *laughing* -- nm - loosilu Mar 9, 07:06
- Hooters Road? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 9, 07:06
- didn't you need to head over that way this afternoon? -- nm - decline Mar 9, 07:04 3
  - yes. yes I do. Diva forgot...ahhh...her lunch...her contacts...he shoes...this morning. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 9, 07:06 2
    - ha. -- nm - Diva Mar 9, 07:25 1
      - How did they look? - Mel Profit Mar 9, 07:32
RP for JackDawson: Hoboken considers cancelling its St. Patrick's Parade -- (link) - znufrii Mar 9, 07:02 5
- None of this happened *at* the parade, right? This will change nothing. -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 07:14 2
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  - Well, no, the parade is just the excuse for wanton debauchery - znufrii Mar 9, 07:16
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- -20 SB points - Strongbad Mar 9, 07:03
n -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 9, 07:01
Social networking site becoming primary source of evidence in divorce proceedings and custody battles -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 9, 07:01 3
- cause? or symptom? -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 07:03 1
  - trigger for discovery of. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 07:06
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