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Civics/psychology guy came back to the desk and asked for civics as it related to medical. I said it doesn't. "Well, where are the medical books?" -- nm - mara Mar 10, 12:09 1
- "in the medical district." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 12:10
there's a guy in my office and his (fake) laugh has always bugged me. i just now realized what it sounds like .. a panting dog. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 12:09 1
- *tries out a panting-dog laugh* Huh, it kind of works. I wonder if I've laughed like that. -- nm - mara Mar 10, 12:10
"If someone claims to be a conservative and institutes something in government that benefits him directly, he's not a conservative." - znufrii Mar 10, 12:09
Your weirdness for the day. One of the newly released photos of Hitler's wife, Eva Braun, is of her dressed up as The Jazz Singer Al Jolson -- (link) - con_carne Mar 10, 12:03 4
- you have to figure she had to do some strange things to amuse herself. - Mel Profit Mar 10, 12:07
- is that bear eating her brains? -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 12:05 1
  - The bear suit was a time machine that someone went back to kill Hitler in. - Spawn Mar 10, 12:07
- shortest marriage ever -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 10, 12:04
Behind the scenes of the Halo Reach Defiant Map Pack. Talking with 343 Industries. -- (link) - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 10, 12:01 3
- Firefight... with vehicles! -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 10, 12:08 1
  - That alone makes it worth it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 12:09
- Mop? - Spawn Mar 10, 12:02
ceregon- a serious answer to your depreciation question - spamlet Mar 10, 11:58 1
- thanks -- nm - ceregon Mar 10, 12:00
More layoffs at AOL as it moves to focus on its editorial content. -- (link) - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 10, 11:56
Charles Sheen likes my fan page! - con_carne Mar 10, 11:53 1
- "Eat more tacos for winning." -- nm - Charlie Sheen Mar 10, 11:54
One thing became clear to me while watching Glee this week: Landslide is a really great song. -- nm - Dano Mar 10, 11:47 4
- I can understand Stevie's disappointment when it was cut from Tusk. -- nm - not2fast Mar 10, 12:07
- must not be the Olivia Newton-John song then -- nm - ceregon Mar 10, 12:03
- One thing becomes clearer to me every week about Glee...the only truly good musical numbers are done by The Warblers. -- nm - Jim Mar 10, 12:01
- I can't believe I missed the first half, but I had a lesbian dream the night after seeing Santana's plead at the end. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 11:50
I know there are some photogs here so I need a recommendation. I need free software to bulk resize some images. - sycor Mar 10, 11:43 5
- try this -- (link) - oblique Mar 10, 11:44 4
  - cool. I'll try it out. thanks. I was really not looking forward them all in photoshop to do it manually. -- nm - sycor Mar 10, 11:54 2
    - wait, you have photoshop? it's got a built in script for resizing. File-->Scripts-->Image Processor....nm - x Mar 10, 12:04 1
      - it's an old, old copy of photoshop. but I'll check to see if it's there. -- nm - sycor Mar 10, 12:09
  - if not, there's this web one.... - x Mar 10, 11:54
Survivor spoiler question for yas... - Jim Mar 10, 11:36 17
- Spoils - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 10, 11:58
- Spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:45 5
  - I guess what I'm thinking if...let's say a miracle happens and the tribes actually merge even (spec spoils) - Jim Mar 10, 12:04 2
    - Regardless of strategies and thoughts on this...I'm liking the RI twist WAY more than I thought I would. -- nm - Jim Mar 10, 12:07 1
      - A way that will set it apart as the season moves along... - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 12:10
  - I don't think that's true. I think it was a short term decision. - Max Mar 10, 11:49 1
    - Spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:56
- Spoiler - Dano Mar 10, 11:42
- IMO - peglegpete Mar 10, 11:42
- As long as... - Stephen, Winning Here, Winning There Mar 10, 11:42 4
  - Spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:47 3
    - That would make for a great episode -- nm - Stephen, Winning Here, Winning There Mar 10, 11:49 2
      - This is one of the best aspects of Redemption Island: enemies can settle things once and for all while friends are forced to fight for survival. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:54 1
        
        plus imagine the sp - amanda jones Mar 10, 12:08
- (spoiler) - ceregon Mar 10, 11:38
- spoiler - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:38
- Even if - Max Mar 10, 11:38
My question is, What effect will Supermoon have on Devout Christian Nerd Girl? - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:29 19
- I'm imagining Emma on Glee performing Toucha Toucha Touch Me. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 11:32
- if i were 24 i would so be having a "supermoon" party that night. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:31 17
  - *starts planning hypothetical party* what would we drink? how would i decorate? do i go astrological or disaster? -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:32 16
    - the government faked andie's moon party. it was all filmed on a soundstage in the Nevada desert -- nm - moles Mar 10, 11:46
    - the music playlist would rule. (Man on the Moon, Moondance, Moon River, Fly Me To The Moon...) -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 11:40 1
      - right? i'm almost bitter than i am (a) old and my friends don't go to impromptu parties anymore and (b) i have plans anyway that night. -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:41
    - Costume--dress as your zodiac sign. (Note, Cancer's body part is breasts!) -- nm - Amy Mar 10, 11:35 6
      - Dressing as a nervous system could be fun. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:53 1
        
        tasers on every appendage. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 11:55
      - what is taurus? -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 11:40 2
        
        google says "throat". -- nm - Amy Mar 10, 11:48 1
        
        weird. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 11:51
      - well, the breast is the best part of the crab. - Andie Mar 10, 11:36
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      - i think it would also need to involve 'moonwalking' and 'moonshine.' -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:34 1
        
        "Take these." "What are they?" "I call them Moon Rocks." "What do they do?" "They make you feel weightless." -- nm - Max Mar 10, 11:35
    - lots and lots of cheese. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 11:33 2
      - and moonpies. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 11:40
      - excellent. i'm also thinking the made up drink for the night needs to be blue and called a 'tidal wave.' -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:34
Anyone else watching Top Shot? - musubi Mar 10, 11:24 1
- I watched most of Season 1 but haven't wtatched 2. Season 1 had a lot of age gamesmanship. - Max Mar 10, 11:31
Watch 36 Hitchcock movie deaths happen at once... -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 10, 11:21 1
- minor spoiler ... there's a possible NSFW moment or two near the bottom right corner -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 10, 11:47
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- "shotgun approach"? -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 11:26 3
  - "throw it at the wall, see if it sticks"? -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 11:26 2
    - "from the windooooooows to the walls!"? -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 11:26 1
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- fire sale? -- nm - Max Mar 10, 11:24
- I define the "kitchen sink approach" as trying everything you can think of and hope something works. Is that what you are looking for? - not2fast Mar 10, 11:23 1
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- throwawa? Are you drunk? -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 11:21 1
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Top Chef spoiler - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:14 14
- also, weren't we thinking yesterday that next week was the finale? there are 3 more episodes left -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:17
- Spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:17 12
  - The chef that has surprised me the most this season *spoils* - Strongbad Mar 10, 11:19 11
    - How can you tell if anyone is over or under rated when you can't taste the food? - Dano Mar 10, 11:31 4
      - *spoilers* - Strongbad Mar 10, 11:39 3
        
        Top Chef spoilers (I guess) - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:53 2
        
        Question - Strongbad Mar 10, 12:11
        
        Whoops, miscounted. - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:58
    - Spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:25 5
      - 4 and 6 were the best overall casts. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 11:35
      - Spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:34 3
        
        i was thinking the same -- nm - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:35 2
        
        Spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:41 1
        
        spoilers - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 10, 12:10
UConn/Pitt spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:09 5
- spoiler - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:27 3
  - Hoyas spoiler - TFox Mar 10, 11:32 1
    - I suppose. Frankly they have no business being the the tournament. They're barely even showing up. - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:40
  - Spoiler - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:31
- spoilers - TFox Mar 10, 11:25
IMO, Cottonmoth was the best episode of Justified's second season. Coincidentally, here's a quiz on it: -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:08
Whoa. Scam involved hackers creating 1M in fake Microsoft Points -- (link) - oblique Mar 10, 11:07 5
- It's inevitable that these codes - like the iTunes codes - will be cracked. You just need enough used cards. - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 10, 11:19 4
  - Also, ooo! Banshee avatar prop1 -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 10, 11:20 3
    - Mop? - Spawn Mar 10, 11:21 2
      - But... free! -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 10, 11:23 1
        
        It was free before. Could never get it to work but it was on Slick Deals. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:24
Survivor spoilers - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:05 2
- got it. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 10, 11:08
- i'd love to see the IM character on Big Brother -- nm - peglegpete Mar 10, 11:07
ML, except the incident happened to a player on a Canadian team. - Reagen Mar 10, 11:03 4
- In the coverage I've seen, everyone agrees it was a relatively clean hit from a person who probably had bad intent. - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 10, 11:18
- I guess I was coming at it in the direction ML was saying, but thinking about it more, it makes less sense than I thought. - TFox Mar 10, 11:14 2
  - in your example, eventually peacekeepers would have to be called in. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 11:16 1
    - yes, that makes more sense. i've seen enough Sox/Yankees flareups to know how that stuff works. - TFox Mar 10, 11:17
SITMOP - Have we discussed the March 19th "Supermoon" and the 'massive damage' it could inflict? -- (link) - Andie Mar 10, 11:01 34
- Because everyone remembers the massive damage it caused 18 years ago. -- nm - mara Mar 10, 12:07
- why isn't there a syfy movie about this? -- nm - ceregon Mar 10, 11:44 1
  - There was one about the moon crashing into the Earth. -- nm - Dano Mar 10, 11:49
- There could be a repeat of the mass extinction of 18 years ago! -- nm - Dano Mar 10, 11:35
- Kilbo needs to put his pants back on. -- nm - Mop (209 lbs) Mar 10, 11:15 1
  - Are we fighting crime today, then? -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 11:23
- three points! Perfect triangle! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 11:15
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- No, but now there are three billboards on my way to work declaring May 21st as Judgement Day -- nm - amoxy Mar 10, 11:09 1
  - In order for their calculations to be correct, you have to accept that earth was created in 11013 bc -- (link) - ceregon Mar 10, 11:19
- The PMS epidemic alone could ruin the earth. -- nm - Amy Mar 10, 11:08 3
  - Personally, I'm more concerned about rampaging werewolves. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 11:09 1
    - PMSing werewolves... very scary. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:10
  - This woman speaks the truth. And werewolves, of course -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 11:09
- It should be noted that astrology is not a real science, but merely makes connections between astronomical and mystical events. -- nm - CQ Mar 10, 11:07 2
  - oh, phew. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 11:08 1
    - I like how they threw that in there, heh -- nm - CQ Mar 10, 11:10
- Goodnight stars. Goodnight air. Goodnight noises everywhere. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 10, 11:06 4
  - "Goodnight no-room. Goodnight two moons. Good night Shai-Halud jumping out of the dune." -- (link) - Reagen Mar 10, 11:11
  - *wipes a tear* - oblique Mar 10, 11:09 2
    - I prefer Kima's version from The Wire: "Goodnight moon. Goodnight stars. Goodnight po-pos. Goodnight fiends. Goodnight hoppers. Goodnight hustlers. - Don Homer Mar 10, 11:18
    - I miss Opus. -- nm - Spawn Mar 10, 11:11
- "On top of that, it will be full" Heh, as if it meant it was bigger or something -- nm - Guigue Mar 10, 11:05
- uh, an astrologer is predicting damage, not an astronomer. There's a difference. -- nm - ceregon Mar 10, 11:05 4
  - yep, the astronomers in the story are all saying the moon doesn't cause earthquakes. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 11:08 2
    - But the seismologists do. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 11:13 1
      - only one of them. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 11:23
  - ??did i say differently? -- nm - Andie Mar 10, 11:08
- lol! they're quoting an astrologer. -- nm - loosilu Mar 10, 11:05
- idiots -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 11:04
- How's your sense of wellness NOW, California? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 11:04
- (beware my overnight mass perigee) -- nm - luna Mar 10, 11:03
- No. We are trying not to think about it. - Spawn Mar 10, 11:02
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Please Don't Sue the Trolls -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 10, 11:01
I drank what? -- nm - Socrates Mar 10, 11:01

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