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Odd (to me): I 100% randomly picked teams in the two Pick 'ems, one a few days ago and another today. I had the same top 2 in both. - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 06:26
so on facebook (MANDY. SHUT UP.) is "poking" like flirting? I don't think I understand it. -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 17, 06:24 13
- *ninja kick* -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 06:29
- i didn't even know it still existed. -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 06:27 1
  - ditto -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 06:31
- i don't even think i know how to do it anymore. is there still a poke button? - TFox Mar 17, 06:27 9
  - but what does it mean? -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 17, 06:34 4
    - bjj -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 06:36
    - "hey, what if we wanted to imbed the ability to say 'hey' to somebody, like, as a feature." - i think? Mar 17, 06:35 1
      - (i suspect its a holdover from when it was really college-based only, meant to replicate poking your friend's back during class to get their attention -- nm - i think further? Mar 17, 06:37
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  - I remember seeing it not long ago and thinking "They must have brought that back recently." -- nm - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 06:29
  - It's on each persons profile page right next to "Send a Message" -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 06:28 2
    - huh. i really would have bet money it was gone. interesting. -- nm - TFox Mar 17, 06:29 1
      - I have *never* used it so yeah, it seems pointless to me -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 06:29
That was a pretty boring episode of Survivor. -- nm - HdnAgnda Mar 17, 06:23 3
- I'm betting post Russell the ratings crash this season. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 06:38
- Without Russell, that happens. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 06:32
- yeah. I thought that too. -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 06:26
NCAA Survivor Poll: pick one team to win today, but you can only pick them once for the entire tourney. - TFox Mar 17, 06:20 3
- Northern Colorado. - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 06:34
- Richmond, of course. - Strongbad Mar 17, 06:31 1
  - My top two objective picks are Temple and Cincinnati. - TFox Mar 17, 06:33
NCAA - Last minute bracket (Yahoo) - Jammed Uzi Mar 17, 06:18 1
- There's two others already. (But you can have up to 5 I think on Yahoo.) -- nm - Blinky the Three Eyed Fish Mar 17, 06:23
Final Four starts - tick. St Patrick's Day - tick. I predict alot of consumption of alcohol today. -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 06:09
Another bait and switch at Atlantic Yard development in Brooklyn. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 17, 05:52 2
- "The prefabricated, or modular, method he would use, which is untested at that height" - this is a great idea!! -- nm - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 17, 06:00 1
  - There's that, too. Although I must admit I am intrigued by the engineering challenges it presents. - znufrii Mar 17, 06:02
sasha is going to her mom's house (sashamart north? sashamart II?) this weekend to help clean out the dining room. she says that she has no real - amanda jones, transitarian Mar 17, 05:43
Grant Hill: "And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five." Repost cause it is such a kill shot. -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 05:22 1
- Jalen Rose is such a punk - Strongbad Mar 17, 05:27
Is Krusty's NCAA pick'em the only one, or is there another? (ps -sign up asap if you haven't yet, there aren't many participating so far) -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 17, 05:05 [Backboard] 3
- Posted one above too. -- nm - Jammed Uzi Mar 17, 06:19
- J has one too I believe. Links here. -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 05:11 [Backboard] 1
  - Thanks. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 17, 05:22
Radiation found on Japan travellers in South Korea and Taiwan -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 04:59
wake up -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 04:31
Love raylan's boss. Laughing my butt off here. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 16, 23:38 1
- that was an all-round fantastic episode. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 00:23
Survivor (spoils) - Stephen of Ireland Mar 16, 23:22 1
- word. - spoilers - Beaker Mar 17, 05:13
pepsi will pay $60 million to be the soft drink sponsor of X Factor -- (link) - moles Mar 16, 23:18 3
- I can't fathom how this makes financial sense. - ty97 Mar 16, 23:54 2
  - it makes perfect sense for both parties -- nm - zork Mar 17, 05:34
  - Simon Cowell is smirking at you while rolling in his piles of money -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 04:34
making North Korea the villans in Red Dawn is like intentionally aiming to sweep the Razzies - moles Mar 16, 23:04
hey dignan, wanna jump on my Maple Leafs bandwagon until they bring a team back to Winnipeg? -- nm - moles Mar 16, 22:53 1
- Nothing good has ever come from a sentence beginning: "Hey dignan, want to jump on my..." nm - ralph wiggum Mar 17, 00:43
Who doesn't like adult diapers? -- nm - ty97 Mar 16, 22:35 1
- "Michelle Obama wants you to shit your pants!" nm - Fox News Mar 16, 22:47
trouty mouth -- nm - moles Mar 16, 22:22
former WWF wrestler Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi) is living in his car after his home and restaurant washed away... - Remlik Mar 16, 22:18
First they came for Sugar Bear... then they came for Boo Berry... now they're coming for Cap'n Crunch... -- (link) - Mop Mar 16, 22:01 8
- Michelle better keep her damn hands off my Cap'n Crunch! - Stephen of Ireland Mar 16, 22:14 5
  - she was never going after it. -- (link) - Reagen Mar 16, 22:42 2
    - well Reagen, there you go again - moles Mar 16, 22:52 1
      - Lighten up Francis... - Stephen of Ireland Mar 16, 22:57
  - I read that as. Michelle better keep her damn hands off of my Cap'n Crotch -- nm - Bacon Mar 16, 22:15 1
    - That too! -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 16, 22:41
- Cap'n Crunch: Shredding mouths everywhere. -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 22:02
- Boo Berry still shows around Halloween. Love it -- nm - Bacon Mar 16, 22:02
I used to be excited about naming new projects, but now I'm gun-shy. The current project codename for something I'm working on is 'infosheik', but ... - Beryllium Mar 16, 22:01
I keep hearing reports that John Hamm is here. Might have him sign my boob for Kelly -- nm - ty97 Mar 16, 21:54 1
- Wasn't he born in the land of sky blue waters? -- nm - Bacon Mar 16, 21:57
Speaking of Irish music, I was raised on it, thanks to my dad. This is my favorite song of all time. - loosilu Mar 16, 21:47 [youtube] 6
- my friend's irish mother, on learning her favourite was black velvet band: "sure Amy, 'tis a protestant song." -- nm - mafic Mar 16, 23:36
- That's not a link to Reagan and Mulroney singing "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling". -- nm - Mop Mar 16, 21:49 4
  - I don't think Reagen has even met Ben Mulroney ....... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 16, 22:03 2
    - Dermot Mulroney, dumbass -- nm - moles Mar 16, 22:07 1
      - I believe that's what it says on his tombstone. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 16, 22:09
  - no, it's GOOD. -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 22:02
Survivor spoiler question - Mop Mar 16, 21:44 2
- It's like when ST posts, Spawn is smart? -- nm - Bacon Mar 16, 21:49
- spoils - Beryllium Mar 16, 21:47
Okay, just to tick off pixie, I filled out a bracket. - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 21:39 4
- Which bracket group did you join? -- nm - Stephen of Ireland Mar 16, 22:23
- Richmond Spiders! -- nm - moles Mar 16, 21:42 2
  - I actually picked them to win as a way to counter my phobia. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 21:46
  - *saws you in half* -- nm - TFox Mar 16, 21:44
Whoops! We just realized the Libyan rebels can't do it on their own. UN resolution tomorrow will not only authorize a no-fly zone, but airstrikes, too -- (link) - Mop Mar 16, 21:29 2
- The big issue will be if the no-fly and air-strikes don't unseat Kadaffy. Then what? -- nm - TWuG Mar 16, 21:34 1
  - The Arab League or AU needs to get its act together and send in a force, either offensive or as peace keepers. -- nm - Mop Mar 16, 21:35
Randy Moss still loves the Patriots -- (link) - moles Mar 16, 21:28
clearly the finest rendition of Danny Boy ever... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 16, 21:14 [youtube] 5
- Reminds me of SNL's Frankenstein, Tonto and Tarzan. -- nm - Mop Mar 16, 21:30
- So the pain pills kicked it. - Bacon Mar 16, 21:23
- probably my LEAST favorite Irish drinking song by far. -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 21:22 1
  - ...but this version could change my mind. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 21:29
- speaking for the ranks of the drunken Irish, it really isn't -- nm - mud Mar 16, 21:19
I love redmond: Charles Sheen likes Teddy Bears and Adult diapers. I laughed out loud. -- nm - six degrees of amanda jones Mar 16, 21:05 6
- and Hanson! -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 21:31
- Holy crap you saw that fast! -- nm - Bacon Mar 16, 21:06 4
  - I love how Pippy's inlaws are seriously debating whether its the real Charlie Sheen. -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 21:31 2
    - It could be him! -- nm - Bacon Mar 16, 21:35 1
      - they're not the sharpest, bless their hearts. -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 21:43
  - amanda is nothing if not fast -- nm - moles Mar 16, 21:20
Overheard: "they're the gay White Stripes" - ty97 Mar 16, 21:05 1
- I just assumed Matt and Kim were "together". -- nm - Mop Mar 16, 21:27
Cameron: "I want to hear all about Mitchell in High School. Did he have a beard?" - amoxy Mar 16, 21:03
just got back from my trip to FLA. Only one major fiasco LYC... - howie Mar 16, 20:59 5
- I once left my wallet - with all my ID - in my car at a park-and-ride on the way to an airport. - MojaveMeg Mar 16, 21:14 4
  - Lost my wallet on the plane once during a business trip to NYC. - Fuzzy Mar 16, 21:24 1
    - Monocle Air . . . the only way to fly -- nm - moles Mar 16, 21:26
  - I had to fly without. The office was closed until after my flight left. The panic was that the phone had the # of the person I was supposed to call.. - howie Mar 16, 21:19
  - another reason to take mel with you when you go on trips. your personal valet! -- nm - moles Mar 16, 21:17
from the backboards, my new favorite phrase: disaster porn -- nm - ceregon Mar 16, 20:54 2
- the Japanese have every other kind so why not -- nm - moles Mar 16, 20:57 1
  - Rule34 -- nm - znufrii Mar 16, 20:58
Carolina Hurricanes? More like the Hurri-can'ts! Leafs win,baby! -- nm - moles Mar 16, 20:45 1
- speaking of hockey, I think the oilers just became the first team mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. -- nm - mafic Mar 16, 20:53
I just injected my bracket with crack cocaine. - TFox Mar 16, 20:31 3
- I don't think I'll have time to enter any brackets this year. - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 20:37 2
  - no big loss - moles Mar 16, 20:37 1
    - Might've provided an iota of more satisfaction for whoever is crowned champion. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 20:45
My wife says that Anderson Cooper should be broadcasting from within a radiation-proof dome. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 16, 20:18 8
- Anderson Cooper is naturally radiation-proof. -- nm - Mop Mar 16, 20:58 2
  - He has geiger blood and radonis DNA? -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 16, 21:15 1
    - If Jim Cantore and Anderson Cooper were in a room together, only Chuck Norris could save us from the ensuing destruction. -- nm - Mop Mar 16, 21:34
- he's an asshole. - Max Mar 16, 20:45 1
  - Based on your subject, it sounds like you're saying assholes can make governments fail. But then what do you call the politicians?! :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 16, 20:51
- "He's a national treasure!" - direct quote, minus the slightly exaggerated tone ... :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 16, 20:19 2
  - meh. -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 20:36 1
    - (to put it in context, I'm the real AC fan in this house ... she was just joking about that) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 16, 20:43
Watching on West Coast Survivor spoilers - Bacon Mar 16, 20:12 4
- Spoilers - amoxy Mar 16, 20:21 3
  - Spoils - Beryllium (iPhone) Mar 16, 20:23 2
    - Ahhhh - amoxy Mar 16, 20:24 1
      - spoilers - Bacon Mar 16, 21:08
Arizona Cardinals front office workers and coaches will lose 35 percent of their salary beginning April 11, 30 days after the start of the lockout. - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 16, 20:12 5
- see what you did, greedy players union -- nm - moles Mar 16, 20:15
- halo traitor -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 16, 20:14 3
  - Let's not say things we can't take back. - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 16, 20:20 2
    - ahh, well, there is a justifiable exemption for watching justified. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 16, 20:31 1
      - I'm there now. Where are you? -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 16, 20:56
I think that Chick that says stupid stuff that I won't mention by name. Figured she had to be more crazy because Charlie Sheen is stealing her crazy -- nm - Bacon Mar 16, 20:07 1
- Ann Coulter? She has done this shit for years. -- nm - loosilu Mar 16, 20:28
kind of neat....Star Wars New Hope animated in ASCII style.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 16, 19:59
Somehow I drafted 3/5 of the Brewers rotation. -- nm - nubby Mar 16, 19:56
I hate when they ask for salary from previous jobs. I don't remember what I made. -- nm - Dano Mar 16, 19:55 4
- Then don't answer honestly :) -- nm - Roger More Mar 16, 20:09 1
  - How can I properly lie when I don't know the truth? -- nm - Dano Mar 16, 20:45
- I keep a document with all of my typical job application info. I got tired of trying to remember it all. -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 16, 19:58 1
  - I know I have my tax returns somewhere but they're packed away. -- nm - Dano Mar 16, 19:59
Sex Sex Sex! -- nm - Bacon Mar 16, 19:54 4
- Is it hump day? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 16, 20:29 2
  - If you insist -- nm - ty97 Mar 16, 20:45
  - no, just bacon -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 16, 20:33
- best idear today -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 16, 19:55

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