Roundup: Devils Beat Rangers, Warriors Moving to San Francisco & Idiot Puts Kid in Washing Machine

All, Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, Gambling, Guns, Movies, NBA, NHL, Roundup, Video Jason McIntyre May 22nd. 2012, 8:11am

Hayden Panettiere … who attacked this woman in Washington DC? … a former LA Times writes about his career and about Tupac … this Sun-Times/Jenny McCarthy thing won’t end well … Kristen Wiig is going to be in a lot of movies in the next year … “NY man who dressed as dead mom sentenced for fraud” … Memphis prep legend gets 90 days in jail … she claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot … first-time drug offense lands Grandma in prison for life … “Man Shot After Dropping Gun While Mowing” …

Pennsylvania leads the US in tax windfall from gambling. Yes, ahead of Nevada. [Delaware Online]

Tom Izzo has some thoughts on the “transfer culture.” [MLive]

Can’t wait for Oklahoma City to reach the NBA Finals and shatter the small market myth. [The Atlantic Cities]

New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 1. The series is tied at two. [Ledger]

The Golden State Warriors are moving across the bridge to San Francisco. [SF Gate]

George Lucas vs. his wealthy neighbors. [NYT]

NBC makes it official: Michelle Beadle is joining the network at month’s end. [Fang's Bites]

Cheyenne Woods – Tiger’s niece – has signed with a big-time agent. [Star Ledger]

Jon Heyman thinks there could be as many as 14 landing spots for Josh Hamilton, though Texas makes the most sense. [CBS]

Lance Berkman needs knee surgery, and his career might be over. [Post-Dispatch]

If the ACC wants a future, ESPN needs to step up. [Eagle in Atlanta]

Looks like the guy in his underwear got his head stomped a few times. [via Busted Coverage]

Idiots. Blithering idiots.

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220 Responses to “Roundup: Devils Beat Rangers, Warriors Moving to San Francisco & Idiot Puts Kid in Washing Machine”

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TheRealAC Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:17 AM
Can’t wait for Oklahoma City to reach the NBA Finals and shatter the small market myth
aren’t the spurs small market too?
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:20 AM
I dont want to know what tom izzo thinks
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TheRealAC Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:20 AM
she claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot …
so not hot.
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Roethlishotdog Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:20 AM
she claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot …
No you weren’t
/also loses points for hiring Gloria Allred
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:21 AM
she claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot …
Does Gloria Allred find these people or do they find her? Now I’m just upset I clicked on that.
/it said she said she was hot …
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:21 AM
claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot
lets just agree to disagree lady. “A temp agency placed Odes at Native Intimates, where she performed data entry and coordinate shipment of samples, according to Allred”
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sousedbergin Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:21 AM
I don’t know who this Victoria chick is but she sure does love binge drinking and explosions.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:21 AM
Narrative, real ac, narrative
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Breesus Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Can’t wait for Oklahoma City to reach the NBA Finals and shatter the small market myth
Let’s revisit this when Durant bolts for the big city and Westbrook becomes Penny Hardaway.
/Orlando 2.0
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coop247 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:22 AM
she claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot
/looks at picture
//case dismissed
PA’s casino’s are disgusting hellholes filled with the lowest rung of society.
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cracker jack Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:23 AM
Odes and her lawyer, Gloria Allred
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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captain_spalding Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:23 AM
the window on Kobe’s championship run is closed
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Roethlishotdog Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:24 AM
Pennsylvania leads the US in tax windfall from gambling. Yes, ahead of Nevada.
This article just pisses me off
Pennsylvania’s 2011 casino revenue was more than three times the $419.4 million it collected through taxes attributable to oil and gas drilling, according to the state Revenue Department.
How this is possible is beyond ridiculous. PA should be rolling in $ from the Oil and Gas industry but Corbett refused for the longest time to put any tax on it, and now it’s a very low tax that gets divvied up to a bunch of entities.
The growth has helped restrain residential property taxes in Pennsylvania, with $782.5 million of gaming proceeds slated to go toward credits against levies for local school districts, according to a state estimate
I think the average PA resident had their property tax relieved about $100. Not exactly the windfall people were looking for.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:24 AM
Radical, spalding
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TexansFan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:24 AM
Orlando 2.0
Dwight Howard has the rights to this
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captain_spalding Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Let’s revisit this when Durant bolts for the big city
except he signed an extension in 2010 to keep him there until 2016
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mmonast Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Jenny McCarthy is a terrible person
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Someone link that wedding in kansas that coincided with a tornado in the distance. Great pics for that couple
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Cheyenne Woods – Tiger’s niece – has signed with a big-time agent
She signed w/ Tigers Woods agent/Minister for Public Enlightenment Mark Steinberg.
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:31 AM
she claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot
I hope she invokes her right to a speedy trial, cause that would be the quickest court case ever.
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reggie_dunlap Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:31 AM
she claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot
I’m going to sue Gloria Allred for false and misleading statements. Fat? Yes. Hot? No. And please don’t speak, she has an annoying voice.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:31 AM
narrative? Try reading comp:
The San Antonio Spurs, who hail from a metro of roughly 2.2 million people, have won four NBA titles, and are in the thick of it again this year. The Orlando Magic, with a population over 2.1 million, have been to two NBA Finals, losing both. And the Cleveland Cavaliers, with 2.25 million, went to one final, which they lost.
/obligatory nobody reads the links
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squawkbox Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:32 AM
Epic Parenting Fail
I love how, when people do stupid shit, it becomes everyone else’s problem as well. Idiots.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:32 AM
PA’s casino’s are disgusting hellholes filled with the lowest rung of society.
I take it someone hasn’t visited Rivers yet. Their buffet is delightful.
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:32 AM
Idiots. Blithering idiots.
That’s messed up. Watching the adults freak out was chilling and funny, all at once.
But…who (as a kid) hadn’t thought at least once “wow, spinning around like laundry might be fun…”
/looks around for other hands to go up
//realizes I’m alone…all alone…
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Jenny McCarthy is a terrible person
I’m glad I’m not the only one of this opinion.
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tonystarkssowhatchasayhuh Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Someone link that wedding in kansas that coincided with a tornado in the distance. Great pics for that couple
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K44w81FKHP4/T7pfP08CJJI/AAAAAAAAJ8k/0U92Dleemrs/s1600/tornadowedding.JPG
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ButtersBC Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:36 AM
It’s easy to see why a small market myth would exist in the NBA when there’s no parity in the league and teams from Boston, LA and Chicago have won over half the championships in league history
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Roethlishotdog Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:36 AM
I take it someone hasn’t visited Rivers yet. Their buffet is delightful.
I like the Wheelhouse as well.
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hailleroy Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:37 AM
The San Antonio Spurs, who hail from a metro of roughly 2.2 million people, have won four NBA titles, and are in the thick of it again this year. The Orlando Magic, with a population over 2.1 million, have been to two NBA Finals, losing both. And the Cleveland Cavaliers, with 2.25 million, went to one final, which they lost.
One of the comments in the article made the point that – by the definition that the noted sportwriters at the Atlantic are using, there really are only about 4 or 5 teams that fit their “small market” criteria in the first place, limiting the number of teams that could carry that banner – and that OKC could conceivably be omitted, since Presti and Durant were technically Sonics before the team got moved
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reggie_dunlap Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:37 AM
Kristen Wiig is going to be in a lot of movies in the next year
She is doing voice work for two animated movies and is in 4 other movies of which she is paired with Ben Stiller, Paul Rudd and Robert DeNiro. Reading about those movies sounds like she is on the Jennifer Aniston fast track for shitty movies.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:39 AM
Thanks tonystark. Now…i’m gonna need those reports from sutherland deal and i mean like yesterday
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reggie_dunlap Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:43 AM
I stopped eating at buffets when I was in a restroom with my son who was potty training at the time and heard a guy taking toilet paper then flushing and walking out without washing his hands. We came out of the restroom and this douchebag was handling utensils and filling up a plate of food. At that point I figured more people were like that and the poop germ phobia kicked in and I won’t go near a buffet anymore.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:43 AM
Pool opens this weekend. My bikini bod is ready
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:45 AM
I stopped eating at buffets when I was in a restroom with my son who was potty training at the time and heard a guy taking toilet paper then flushing and walking out without washing his hands. We came out of the restroom and this douchebag was handling utensils and filling up a plate of food. At that point I figured more people were like that and the poop germ phobia kicked in and I won’t go near a buffet anymore.
Immune system needs germs to practice on.
/Carlin’d
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Idiots. Blithering idiots.
Once again, you should have a license to breed.
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:46 AM
Someone link that wedding in kansas that coincided with a tornado in the distance.
If that tornado don’t kill him then …
If that aint a sign then…
/low hanging fruit.
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:46 AM
I stopped eating at buffets when I was in a restroom with my son who was potty training at the time and heard a guy taking toilet paper then flushing and walking out without washing his hands. We came out of the restroom and this douchebag was handling utensils and filling up a plate of food. At that point I figured more people were like that and the poop germ phobia kicked in and I won’t go near a buffet anymore.
thankfully I never had that experience, but that is pretty much the reason why I quit eating at them as well. I guess you can say I am prejudiced against people that wear sweats out to eat.
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Jenny McCarthy is a terrible person
When will a lawsuit come about because some kid who has been around her’s gets a vicious illness?
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Cheyenne Woods – Tiger’s niece – has signed with a big-time agent.
she signed with tiger’s agent…probably relevant to mention.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:50 AM
I think the average PA resident had their property tax relieved about $100. Not exactly the windfall people were looking for.
that’s $100 extra for the slots!
The Sands was nice when I was there.
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payaso Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:50 AM
/obligatory nobody reads the links
The word “myth” is nowhere in that article about the NBA’s small market disadvantage.
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johndewar Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Pennsylvania leads the US in tax windfall from gambling. Yes, ahead of Nevada. [Delaware Online]
You’re welcome.
/Fast Eddie Rendell’d
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:51 AM
I guess you can say I am prejudiced against people that wear sweats out to eat.
you know what’s fun and can also swear you off buffets? Drive by any Country Buffet on a Saturday evening around dinner time. the gross tonnage of the patrons lined up to get into the building will make you analyze your eating habits.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Spencer – Then who would click the link?
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Can’t wait for Oklahoma City to reach the NBA Finals and shatter the small market myth.
TBL, shut up…it wasn’t even two years ago you wouldn’t shut up about how small market’s have no chance.
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:53 AM
thankfully I never had that experience, but that is pretty much the reason why I quit eating at them as well. I guess you can say I am prejudiced against people that wear sweats out to eat.
How many buffet opportunities are there? I’m near a Golden Corral, but beyond that … CiCi’s Pizza?!
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Spencer – Then who would click the link?
fair point.
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:54 AM
How many buffet opportunities are there? I’m near a Golden Corral, but beyond that … CiCi’s Pizza?!
red dragon…pretty sure that’s a chain chinese buffet.
uh…big boy bfast?
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heldover Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:54 AM
George Lucas vs. his wealthy neighbors. [NYT]
I’m pulling for the wealthy neighbors. Fuck that guy for ruining ‘Star Wars’.
/THAT guy’d
TBL, shut up…it wasn’t even two years ago you wouldn’t shut up about how small market’s have no chance.
Spencer, don’t get sent on vacation. We need you for our David Caruso fill.
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:56 AM
I just read that Jenny McCarthy article and now I am even more infuriated, and I don’t even have kids, although my sister just had her first one on Saturday (proud uncle). if she ever tried to pull any of that stupid shit I would personally drive to her house and slap the shit out of her.
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:56 AM
-time drug offense lands Grandma in prison for life …
She’s 56 and she and her boyfriend tried to smuggle in a large amount of coke across the border to Houston. The blog states she claims she didnt know shit and had nothing to offer the feds. It is very one sided and reeks of bullshit.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:56 AM
red dragon…pretty sure that’s a chain chinese buffet.
Chinese buffet’s were always a top choice on a Saturday afternoon during college after a hard night of drinking. Good for colon cleansing.
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johndewar Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:57 AM
This paragraph from the Lucas article in the NYT made me LOL:
Whatever Mr. Lucas’s intentions, his announcement has unsettled a county whose famously liberal politics often sits uncomfortably with the issue of low-cost housing and where battles have been fought over such construction before. His proposal has pitted neighbor against neighbor, who, after failed peacemaking efforts over local artisanal cheese and wine, traded accusations in the local newspaper.
I do find it funny when people don’t walk their talk.
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:57 AM
red dragon…pretty sure that’s a chain chinese buffet.
uh…big boy bfast?
For no good reason, the category “Asian buffet” makes me nervous. And every location I’ve seen seems to make you wonder how/why a restaurant got there.
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:58 AM
horatio, there was hammer and a trail of bloody footsteps leading away from the internet commenter’s corpse.
well looks like we’ve got our…
/sunglasses
…big lead.
/YYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 8:59 AM
This paragraph from the Lucas article in the NYT made me LOL:
Whatever Mr. Lucas’s intentions, his announcement has unsettled a county whose famously liberal politics often sits uncomfortably with the issue of low-cost housing and where battles have been fought over such construction before. His proposal has pitted neighbor against neighbor, who, after failed peacemaking efforts over local artisanal cheese and wine, traded accusations in the local newspaper.
I do find it funny when people don’t walk their talk.
I’m siding with Lucas on Team Eff the Uptight Rich People.
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:00 AM
How many buffet opportunities are there? I’m near a Golden Corral, but beyond that … CiCi’s Pizza?!
there are Chinese buffets everywhere around here, I can’t even do those anymore. everything tastes the same.
I’ve thought about taking my gf on a surprise date to Golden Corral, I just don’t think I can do it.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:02 AM
I just read that Jenny McCarthy article and now I am even more infuriated, and I don’t even have kids, although my sister just had her first one on Saturday (proud uncle). if she ever tried to pull any of that stupid shit I would personally drive to her house and slap the shit out of her.
friends of my inlaws have a daughter in law that is a jenny mccarthy clone, no vaccines, no wi fi in the home, all sort of crazy stuff. she’s not well liked in her husbands family.
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Lorenzo Von Matterhorn Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Pretty sure the last 5-10 times I’ve been to a buffet has been in Vegas. Can’t think of any other buffets I’ve been to, we don’t have Golden Corral pr Cici’s around NYC/NJ that I know of. Probably for the better.
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Lorenzo Von Matterhorn Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:03 AM
friends of my inlaws have a daughter in law that is a jenny mccarthy clone
Down to the furburger?
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:04 AM
she’s not well liked in her husbands family.
Does he have an obligation to strongly suggest different behavior?
No wi-fi?! Outrageous.
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:04 AM
cici’s pizza is fucking garbage.
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NinoBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:04 AM
she claims she was fired from a lingerie store for being too hot
Story I saw on this said she fired for having big boobs, and wearing tight shirts. Didnt mention hotness.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:06 AM
How many buffet opportunities are there? I’m near a Golden Corral, but beyond that … CiCi’s Pizza?!
Some of the casino buffets are ok, def a step above Golden Corral, and the even worse Old Country Buffet.
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:07 AM
golden corral still have those sugar-free chocolate cookies? those things were danker than the cookies with sugar in em.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:07 AM
No wi-fi?! Outrageous.
Meh, I’m doing alright in life without shit like wi-fi, smart phones, ipad, and all of that other shit.
/team flip phone
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johndewar Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:07 AM
cici’s pizza is fucking garbage.
I don’t know what it is about shitty pizza, but kids seem to like it. My kid loves that place.
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cleet Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:08 AM
May be Duckworthing but gg I trust everything went okay with your surgery? Glad to see you back.
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NinoBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:09 AM
My kid loves that place.
Is it becuase of the game room or the pizza. That is why my kid likes to go. Skee ball! The pizza is crap.
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:09 AM
I don’t know what it is about shitty pizza, but kids seem to like it. My kid loves that place.
kids’ palates suck, not to mention, they’re stupid as shit…simple as that.
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tonystarkssowhatchasayhuh Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:09 AM
Thanks tonystark. Now…i’m gonna need those reports from sutherland deal and i mean like yesterday
Yeh, I wanted to say do the damn thing yourself you lazy, entitled POS but decided to take 5 secs out of my busy morning to google search and link
/ helping others help themselves
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:09 AM
People of WalMart blog could start a sister site called Eaters of Golden Corral.
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:09 AM
cici’s pizza is fucking garbage.
I don’t know what it is about shitty pizza, but kids seem to like it. My kid loves that place.
It’s the cinnamon and icing dessert pizza.
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cleet Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Looks like the Roundup girl has tried the joker line of beauty products.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:10 AM
No wi-fi?! Outrageous.
it’s the ignorant belief that wi-fi and vaccines cause autism that this woman has.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:14 AM
It’s the cinnamon and icing dessert pizza.
yay diabetiss!
/wilfred brumley’d
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Der Kaiser Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:14 AM
That fight video is crazy. Seemed like those 3 guys were walking away and the guy in booty shorts decided that he wasn’t ready for it to end. Bunch of idiots.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:14 AM
kids’ palates suck, not to mention, they’re stupid as shit…simple as that.
You would know!
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:14 AM
yay diabetiss!
/wilfred brumley’d
DIABEETUS!!!
/fire
//brimstone’d
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njensen79 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:17 AM
I’ve thought about taking my gf on a surprise date to Golden Corral, I just don’t think I can do it.
You better plan on taking her to the Palm on the next date should you do it. I jokingly once took my then GF to a shitty greasy spoon type place and so from then on if I even smirk when I tell her it’s a surprise, she gets nervous
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jthussler Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:17 AM
NBC makes it official: Michelle Beadle is joining the network at month’s end. [Fang's Bites]
I’m disappointed this wasn’t turned into a couple of posts, and 10-15 tweets.
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mmonast Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:17 AM
When will a lawsuit come about because some kid who has been around her’s gets a vicious illness?
It just sucks that there are millions of parents out there who are making medical decisions for their children based on false and disproven misinformation from a fucking former playboy playmate over the medical community. How anyone deems her to have any credibility whatsoever is amazing to me.
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:18 AM
You would know!
oh come on…kids are totally picky eaters. show me a 5 year old who demands a fontina mozz blend on his pizza and i’ll paypal you a dollar.
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njensen79 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:19 AM
DIABEETUS!!!!
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Urinal Mint Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:19 AM
I have been completely off the grid since Thursday evening. Someone please catch me up.
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Hop Slam Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:20 AM
yay diabetiss!
/wilfred brumley’d
Reminded me of this: http://www.theonion.com/articles/shotgun-blast-to-abdomen-just-pisses-wilford-briml,9512/
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HtownHacker Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:20 AM
I have been completely off the grid since Thursday evening. Someone please catch me up.
Hope you got a lot of golf in.
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Someone please catch me up.
Well, let’s see. First the earth cooled. And then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di’s clothes. I couldn’t believe it.
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:22 AM
May be Duckworthing but gg I trust everything went okay with your surgery? Glad to see you back.
Thank you sir. Good to be back. All is well.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:23 AM
after failed peacemaking efforts over local artisanal cheese and wine,
hello howard, how you doing friend, next door neighbor, oh yeah, get your fucking jumbo jet off a my airport
/ain’t no fun waiting round to be a millionaire
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:24 AM
It just sucks that there are millions of parents out there who are making medical decisions for their children based on false and disproven misinformation from a fucking former playboy playmate over the medical community. How anyone deems her to have any credibility whatsoever is amazing to me.
scared and ignorance are a dangerous combo.
i almost want to start telling these families cell phones and high fructose corn syrup are to blame to see what would happen.
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ButtersBC Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:24 AM
I have been completely off the grid since Thursday evening. Someone please catch me up.
Erin Andrews is dating some guy from a CW show…but not really, or something
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NinoBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Watching the latest Golden Corral commercial, apparently people will jump out of moving cars to get to a Golden Corral.
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jthussler Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:25 AM
The word “myth” is nowhere in that article about the NBA’s small market disadvantage.
Agree with this – nothing in that article is represented as anything other than fact. Of course I wouldn’t put it past JMac to argue against facts, How do you dispute something like this as a myth?
Teams from these metros (mainly the Lakers and the Bulls) have been represented in 33 percent of championship series and won 47 percent of all titles since 1976.
That doesn’t even include Boston – just LA, Chi and NYC.
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KC Resident Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:26 AM
NBC makes it official: Michelle Beadle is joining the network at month’s end. [Fang's Bites]
I’m disappointed this wasn’t turned into a couple of posts, and 10-15 tweets.
Its still early.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Well, let’s see. First the earth cooled. And then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di’s clothes. I couldn’t believe it.
I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Yeh, I wanted to say do the damn thing yourself you lazy, entitled POS but decided to take 5 secs out of my busy morning to google search and link
/ helping others help themselves
hoooold on there. slow down. now what comes first?
/i was on my phone back then
//not sure how to copy a link and embed it in comments
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Of course NBC will fuck this up, but the trailer is pretty badass.
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squawkbox Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:31 AM
cici’s pizza is fucking garbage.
This all the way – I hate that damn place. My kids know better than to even ask.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Of course NBC will fuck this up, but the trailer is pretty badass.
Everyone is impeccably groomed, wearing beautiful, fashionable, wrinkle free clothing… and carrying bow and arrows.
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:32 AM
I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
fantastic.
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:32 AM
You better plan on taking her to the Palm on the next date should you do it. I jokingly once took my then GF to a shitty greasy spoon type place and so from then on if I even smirk when I tell her it’s a surprise, she gets nervous
haha, actually she loves greasy spoons, Waffle House is one of her favorites. Golden Corral is another story though.
they have a bunch of Mazzio’s pizza’s around here as well. equally as bad as CiCi’s. I used to work at a place that was about 2 blocks away from a Mazzio’s, and every time I ate there it was a challenge to see if I could penguin-walk back to the office without shitting myself.
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jthussler Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Also, find it odd you’d post about shattering the small-market myth, and then post the story about the Warriors move to SF just below it (about time):
The owners apparently have come to see the NBA’s free-agency market as something of a real-estate game. Because the league’s salary cap allows little variation in how much a premier player can earn on any team, a star might be more easily swayed by location, location, location.
“We went through a year of negotiations in free agency and we whiffed,” Lacob said at a Monday meeting with Chronicle reporters and editors, in advance of Tuesday’s news conference announcing the Warriors’ plans for a waterfront arena near the Giants’ ballpark. “It does appear that it matters to major free agents where they play.”
/no one reads the links
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Big Hoss Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Jenny McCarthy is a terrible person
Let’s not forget that St. Oprah is complicit in this too. She gave Jenny McCarthy a platform years ago when her idiot anti-vaccination crusade started.
It’s not an exaggeration to say kids have probably died thanks to Jenny McCarthy. How awful.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:34 AM
cici’s pizza is fucking garbage.
This all the way – I hate that damn place. My kids know better than to even ask.
their commercials make it look so fun. everyone eating there seems fit and trim
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:34 AM
I stopped eating at buffets when I…
…realized they’re fucking nasty.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:35 AM
haha, actually she loves greasy spoons, Waffle House is one of her favorites.
ark’s a chubby chaser
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jthussler Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Of course NBC will fuck this up, but the trailer is pretty badass.
I could dig that. Fucking Gus Fring. Speaking of, Breaking Bad is only two months away.
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mmonast Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Without a doubt big hoss; I think there is a website dedicated to that though name/address escapes me
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Big Hoss Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Once again, you should have a license to breed.
Hear, hear, You have to have a license to fucking fish yet anyone can reproduce at any time.
/still pissed cause I got the news over the weekend that a relative who is completely broke is pregnant yet again
//stop making god damned bad decisions people
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
It’s not an exaggeration to say kids have probably died thanks to Jenny McCarthy. How awful.
Jenny McCarthy Body Count is a site I direct the anti-vaccine crowd to see.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
friends of my inlaws have a daughter in law that is a jenny mccarthy clone, no vaccines, no wi fi in the home, all sort of crazy stuff. she’s not well liked in her husbands family.
I get limiting internet and tv access for kids. Totally. Kids need to learn to develop their own imaginations. I wouldn’t ban TV of the Internet in my house, but it will most certainly be limited. The vaccine thing is just fucking weird, though.
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PurdueMatt Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Izzo is a snake. That’s all.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Without a doubt big hoss; I think there is a website dedicated to that though name/address escapes me
tonystark, can you help? spence, can you guide him?
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Ark and Tiger Woods, closing down the Waffle Houses of the South
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TexansFan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:39 AM
as many frivolous lawsuits this country seems to have, I find it shocking that she hasn’t been served with a wrongful death lawsuit.
I’m not saying it would be frivolous..The parents would have a case but I also believe its ultimately up to the parents whether or not they want to believe what some Hollywood Bimbo has to say about vaccinations.
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KC Resident Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Jenny McCarthy is a terrible person
Let’s not forget that St. Oprah is complicit in this too
Fuck Oprah. And anyone who listens to medical advice from a chick that got famous for showing her tits and muff needs to be removed from the breeding population by any means necessary.
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Big Hoss Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
I get limiting internet and tv access for kids. Totally. Kids need to learn to develop their own imaginations. I wouldn’t ban TV of the Internet in my house, but it will most certainly be limited. The vaccine thing is just fucking weird, though.
We’ve had an electronic explosion in my house since Christmas. We got a Lead Pad (little learning/game system for young kids) and an iPad for Christmas. Plus my wife and I have smartphones. And our kids constantly want to play with one thing or another.
Of course I set a fine example by hanging out on the Twitter machine more than I should.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Everyone is impeccably groomed, wearing beautiful, fashionable, wrinkle free clothing… and carrying bow and arrows.
Meh…that’s TV. Kate was always damn hot on Lost. I agree that they need to dirty everyone up more, but the concept seems pretty cool. But again, NBC can’t put out a good drama to save their life at this point, so this one will most likely end with a whimper a la “Awake.”
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St. Bear Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
cici’s pizza is fucking garbage.
This all the way – I hate that damn place. My kids know better than to even ask.
The only time I’ve been to a Cici’s, a little girl was having her birthday party there. It was kind of sad.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
I get limiting internet and tv access for kids. Totally. Kids need to learn to develop their own imaginations. I wouldn’t ban TV of the Internet in my house, but it will most certainly be limited.
yeah, i plan on severely limiting TV and internet to a certain point, and definitely no video games.
i’ve learned from my own sedentary lifestyle when i should have been moving around more.
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
haha, actually she loves greasy spoons, Waffle House is one of her favorites.
ark’s a chubby chaser
that’s why I don’t bitch when she gets up at 4:45 in the morning to do those gd brazillian butt lift workouts.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Kids need to learn to develop their own imaginations. I wouldn’t ban TV of the Internet in my house, but it will most certainly be limited.
you’d be surprised how much they self regulate hd. they don’t want to watch tv be online or play video games all the time. they like to play and draw and read. i was all set to keep my stepson away from video games when he was old enough, say 4 or 5. then i watched him play sly cooper. lots of good lessons there….persistence, puzzle-figuring, hand-eye.
left on their own, they don’t want to do it for more than a hour maybe two. of course, this is a small sample size. we make all of them ask first before going online. the 6yo would play sims all day if we let her, but we are the bosses, not the kids, as in all things
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KC Resident Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:42 AM
I think Okie City has the big city thing down just fine.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/justice/oklahoma-shootings/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Big Hoss Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:43 AM
That would be a LEAP Pad, not a Lead Pad.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Fuck Oprah. And anyone who listens to medical advice from a chick that got famous for showing her tits and muff needs to be removed from the breeding population by any means necessary.
oooh, link to prah muff, please?
/covers eyes, runs from pc
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TexansFan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:44 AM
i’ve learned from my own sedentary lifestyle when i should have been moving around more.
This just popped in my head but I’d like to add a sandbox when I have children. I used to stay outside for hours making tunnels for my GI Joes and vehicles.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Meh…that’s TV. Kate was always damn hot on Lost.
I’m a sucker for sci-fi, but you are right to have a fair amount of skepticism for anything the networks do.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:44 AM
And our kids constantly want to play with one thing or another.
My niece and nephew are obsessed with their grandma’s iphone and ipad. Shit it like a drug for them. It creeps me out a bit, actually, because I assume my daughter will be the same way.
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Roethlishotdog Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:44 AM
People of WalMart blog could start a sister site called Eaters of Golden Corral.
I hate Golden Corral, but I was a little disappointed Cici’s near my house just closed.
/knows the pizza isn’t great
//likes the cinnamon roll things
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captain_spalding Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:45 AM
It’s not an exaggeration to say kids have probably died thanks to Jenny McCarthy. How awful.
If you took medical advice from a Playmate it was a matter of time when your kids were going to die.
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cleet Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:46 AM
I get limiting internet and tv access for kids. Totally. Kids need to learn to develop their own imaginations.
It’s funny considering I saw a report (I think on 60 minutes) that having autistic kids use computers increases their functionality.
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KC Resident Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:46 AM
oooh, link to prah muff, please?
Things were different back in the early 90s.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:46 AM
http://www.avclub.com/articles/why-dan-harmons-firing-from-community-is-just-the,75423/
Great longread. Focuses on what losing Harmon on Community, but focues moreso on how important (or not important) a showrunner really is.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:46 AM
as many frivolous lawsuits this country seems to have, I find it shocking that she hasn’t been served with a wrongful death lawsuit.
I’m not saying it would be frivolous..The parents would have a case but I also believe its ultimately up to the parents whether or not they want to believe what some Hollywood Bimbo has to say about vaccinations.
The parents who get their medical advice from Oprah and Jenny McCarthy deserve to watch their children die.
I agree on the lawsuit thing though, for years I’ve been waiting for one to pop up. Not from one of the parents who listened to them, but from the parents of a kid who got sick as a result of associated with all the little Typhoid Madisons that those stupid assholes created.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:46 AM
I’m a sucker for sci-fi, but you are right to have a fair amount of skepticism for anything the networks do.
It’s not so much the networks as much as it is NBC specifically. If it were an ABC show I would feel it has a chance. Nothing lasts on NBC other than comedies.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:47 AM
It’s funny considering I saw a report (I think on 60 minutes) that having autistic kids use computers increases their functionality.
What about non-autistic kids?
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scripty Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:47 AM
Something great I once was told: Kids often need to be bored to have a creative or personal breakthrough. Then they can independently decide what they like, develop their imagination, etc. Constant planning and too-accessible entertainment retards their growth.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
I had a dream I went into a game late with OKC against the Lakers. I turned the ball over on an inbounds. We won by 2, but I couldn’t even look KD in the eye. I let him down.
/still woke up with a smile
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Great longread. Focuses on what losing Harmon on Community, but focues moreso on how important (or not important) a showrunner really is.
Mike Scully and Al Jean killed The Simpsons and the show runner policy stagnating there was a huge role in that.
Dan Harmon is nothing but television’s Troy Duffy, though.
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Der Kaiser Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Kristen Wiig is going to be in a lot of movies in the next year
Really don’t get her appeal. The characters she plays on SNL aren’t that funny. I’ll admit that Bridesmaid was pretty good, but I think the reason why people liked it so much was that they were pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t a typical chick flick. Apparently Lorne is a big fan of her, therefore she became a front and center player on SNL at the expense of other people on the show.
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cracker jack Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:49 AM
It’s not so much the networks as much as it is NBC specifically. If it were an ABC show I would feel it has a chance. Nothing lasts on NBC other than comedies.
Its funny because I just saw a preview on NBC for a show about this dude who’s in a coma at a hospital, trying to help people or something. I thought, thanks a lot NBC, you’ve replaced “Awake” with “Asleep”.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:49 AM
Something great I once was told: Kids often need to be bored to have a creative or personal breakthrough. Then they can independently decide what they like, develop their imagination, etc. Constant planning and too-accessible entertainment retards their growth.
I totally buy into this line of thinking. Kids need to develop their own thoughts. I hope my child has an imaginary friend. I don’t want her to be tied to the computer.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:50 AM
I’ll admit that Bridesmaid was pretty good, but I think the reason why people liked it so much was that they were pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t a typical chick flick.

Chick is with guy who doesn’t respect her
Chick’s best friend gets engaged
Chick meets nice guy
Chick freaks out and chooses shitty guy over nice guy
Chick falls out with best friend
Chick gets back with her friend and ends up with the nice guy
Yeah not a typical chick flick at all.
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cleet Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:51 AM
What about non-autistic kids?
That is a great question. I’m not smart enough to have the answer. I think at least exposing kids to technology early on is a good thing. Having them constantly plugged in is a bad thing IMO. My nephew is 3 and he can work an Ipad very well, and they have some cool apps like one that just explores the solar system according to your touch. But my sister still wants to limit it until he is older. However sometimes, she will give him the iphone with some video playing on it just to keep him quiet for a little while.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Yeah not a typical chick flick at all.
It was a good comedy based on a female ensemble cast. That doesn’t happen often. It was a good movie. It wasn’t as funny as I was led to believe, but it was still worth renting.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:52 AM
It’s funny considering I saw a report (I think on 60 minutes) that having autistic kids use computers increases their functionality.
yeah, there’s some autistic kids that really take to online communities like “second life” to communicate when they normally aren’t able to communicate offline.
Something great I once was told: Kids often need to be bored to have a creative or personal breakthrough. Then they can independently decide what they like, develop their imagination, etc. Constant planning and too-accessible entertainment retards their growth.
hell yeah. i ended up doing some of the coolest shit when i was bored as hell over the summer. still fondly remember the epic lego sets a friend and i would create. a sprawling 3′x5′ lego ‘aracde’ with pin ball machines, stand up video games… awesome.
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Chick is with guy who doesn’t respect her
You’re no longer my #3.
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sportsgal116 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:53 AM
I had the most fucked up sci-fi/comic book dream last night. I guess I shouldn’t eat roasted red pepper hummus and pita chips for dinner.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:53 AM
It was a good comedy based on a female ensemble cast. That doesn’t happen often. It was a good movie. It wasn’t as funny as I was led to believe, but it was still worth renting.
I enjoyed it. The fat chick and the guy from The IT Crowd made it funny.
Wiig and Maya “John Merrick” Rudolph, eh.
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Der Kaiser Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Chick is with guy who doesn’t respect her
Chick’s best friend gets engaged
Chick meets nice guy
Chick freaks out and chooses shitty guy over nice guy
Chick falls out with best friend
Chick gets back with her friend and ends up with the nice guy
Yeah not a typical chick flick at all.
Come on, the shitting scene alone excludes it from being a chick flick. Last 20 minutes of that movie was the typical tug at your heartstring thing that all chick flicks have in common, but the first part of the movie I thought was pretty funny.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
That is a great question. I’m not smart enough to have the answer. I think at least exposing kids to technology early on is a good thing. Having them constantly plugged in is a bad thing IMO. My nephew is 3 and he can work an Ipad very well, and they have some cool apps like one that just explores the solar system according to your touch. But my sister still wants to limit it until he is older. However sometimes, she will give him the iphone with some video playing on it just to keep him quiet for a little while.
Of course they need to be exposed to it. I just think it becomes too easy for parents who are tired from working all day to just hand the kid the phone or tablet and let them tee off. Being a parent for just three months I’ve realized how exhausting it can be, but our child has only watched maybe 3 hours of TV in her short life, and all have been Baby Einstein programs.
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sportsgal116 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Chick freaks out and chooses shitty guy over nice guy
Well, I’m pretty sure every single female on the planet would choose a “relationship” Jon Hamm even if it’s only a short fling.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
I’ll admit that Bridesmaid was pretty good, but I think the reason why people liked it so much was that they were pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t a typical chick flick.
people liked it so much b/c of Melissa McCarthy, who carried that movie.
maya rudolph is one of the most unfunny people i’ve ever seen, hated watching her in that movie. except when she shit the wedding dress in the street. that was funny.
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cleet Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Bridesmaids was enjoyable until after the plane scene. Took a nosedive after that.
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Mr. C Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
I guess I shouldn’t eat roasted red pepper hummus and pita chips for dinner.
This created no dreams for me, but probably wasn’t the best choice as a pre-hockey-games meal.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Nothing lasts on NBC other than comedies.
At least they gave us Homicide: Life On the Street a full run when it was close to be shit canned many a times. For that, I will always be grateful.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
If Wiig is a comedic genius for writing the shitting in the street scene I should get an Oscar for the fact that I took a shit in a trash bag on Sunday.
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cracker jack Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Come on, the shitting scene alone excludes it from being a chick flick. Last 20 minutes of that movie was the typical tug at your heartstring thing that all chick flicks have in common, but the first part of the movie I thought was pretty funny.
Even Wedding Crashers had that shitty romantic ending
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ButtersBC Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Did Apatow play any role in Bridesmaids? That’s the only reason I can think of for why that movie would be over 2 hours long…so much filler in there and scenes that wouldn’t end
When watching it not and laughing all I could think of was the Amazonia warrior saying “Humor funny in different way”
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PeerLessPrices Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:56 AM
I had the most fucked up sci-fi/comic book dream last night
My dream kicks your dream’s ass
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mmonast Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:57 AM
It’s funny considering I saw a report (I think on 60 minutes) that having autistic kids use computers increases their functionality.
My wife is a special ed teacher and her district bought her classroom a license for a piece of software called “Vizzle” and she said it was amazing how much in impacted her students. Like night and day difference.
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cleet Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:57 AM
Being a parent for just three months I’ve realized how exhausting it can be, but our child has only watched maybe 3 hours of TV in her short life, and all have been Baby Einstein programs.
That’s how my nephew started out. They were very strict about not letting them watch TV or play with the phone or anything. However, with both parents working on opposite schedules they just get too exhausted. Like kaiser said, when kids are left alone they can get creative, I too created vast lego empires and couch forts but perhaps if kids are allowed to use tech stuff that takes that creative intuition and fosters it instead of just saying watch a movie or show, the process works the same.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:58 AM
I can’t recommend “Veep” enough, speaking of female leads in comedies. The past two episodes have been hilarious.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Even Wedding Crashers had that shitty romantic ending
Terrible movie.
When watching it not and laughing all I could think of was the Amazonia warrior saying “Humor funny in different way”
Why? Whyyyyyy?
/Bea Arthur
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Baby Einstein
Bigger scam than Airborne.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:59 AM
That’s how my nephew started out. They were very strict about not letting them watch TV or play with the phone or anything. However, with both parents working on opposite schedules they just get too exhausted. Like kaiser said, when kids are left alone they can get creative, I too created vast lego empires and couch forts but perhaps if kids are allowed to use tech stuff that takes that creative intuition and fosters it instead of just saying watch a movie or show, the process works the same.
I would create full battles between He-Man/Autobots and Skelator/Deceptacons. I would then add TMNT and X-Men into the fray as I got a bit older. I used to play by myself with those toys for hours and hours.
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MP Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Count me out of the “Bridemaids shitting scene was funny” camp.
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
can’t recommend “Veep” enough, speaking of female leads in comedies. The past two episodes have been hilarious.
+1 Veep Throat
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St. Bear Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
That’s how my nephew started out. They were very strict about not letting them watch TV or play with the phone or anything. However, with both parents working on opposite schedules they just get too exhausted. Like kaiser said, when kids are left alone they can get creative, I too created vast lego empires and couch forts but perhaps if kids are allowed to use tech stuff that takes that creative intuition and fosters it instead of just saying watch a movie or show, the process works the same.
Obviously it’s not strictly black or white, but it does depend on what the kid is doing/watching with the technology. There are educational shows and apps, and then there is crap.
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njensen79 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
I think I spent half my childhood either playing by myself in the sandbox or in the woods behind the house.
/Only boy
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Der Kaiser Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Watched Office Space for 25th time this weekend. Just to take my mind off the bayern game. Peter’s apartment is named Morningwood. Heh.
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cleet Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Even Wedding Crashers had that shitty romantic ending
Yes, yes it did. But it held out for longer than Bridesmaids.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Bigger scam than Airborne.
It puts her to sleep like whoa, so I’ll take it. When she can’t go to sleep we drop baby Einstein on her and bam…she’s out.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:02 AM
if kids are allowed to use tech stuff that takes that creative intuition and fosters it instead of just saying watch a movie or show, the process works the same.
it goes back to the “moderation” clause. it’s all good in moderation, but in a society that is increasingly connected through electronic devices it’s harder to emphasize offline boredom.
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:04 AM
It wasn’t as funny as I was led to believe
glares at CRM
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:05 AM
I would create full battles between He-Man/Autobots and Skelator/Deceptacons. I would then add TMNT and X-Men into the fray as I got a bit older.
i was GI Joe, but added in some random other toys with themes, getting an “ALIENS” alien action figure and recreating the movie in my GI Joe Mobile HQ, robocop toy.
also had crash test dummies, which i spent more time with them not working than i did playing with them.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:05 AM
My nephew got an iPod touch for his fifth birthday. I didn’t get a cell phone until I was 20. I don’t know what that says, but anyway his two year old brother is smarter than him anyway.
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Scouser Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Obviously it’s not strictly black or white, but it does depend on what the kid is doing/watching with the technology. There are educational shows and apps, and then there is crap.
Agreed. My kids don’t have an iAnything when they’re with their mom, so my iphone and ipod touch are a treat for them when they stay with me. Of course I limit the use, but I’m a bit more lax. My 8 year old is into iCarly and Victorious, and some of the other ‘tweener shows. Loves the science channel as well. Methinks he’s getting into girls already. Younger one’s all about soccer.
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sportsgal116 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:06 AM
I can’t recommend “Veep” enough, speaking of female leads in comedies. The past two episodes have been hilarious.
This week’s episode and the frozen yogurt one made me almost pee myself from laughing.
“Piss face?!”
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cleet Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:07 AM
i was GI Joe, but added in some random other toys with themes, getting an “ALIENS” alien action figure and recreating the movie in my GI Joe Mobile HQ, robocop toy.
Many local flora suffered at the end of the blade of my Sword or Omens.
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NinoBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Best cinnamon rolls?
Still like the Pillsbury cinnamon rolls that you bake at home. I could eat an entire thing of those in no time.
Panera Bread has good ones too.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Younger one’s all about soccer.
I hope my daughter wants to play either golf, tennis or soccer. The latter two I can teach her myself, the former one being something that I’d love to be able to do with her. My dad blew out both shoulders throughout his career in gymnastics, so he can’t swing a club for shit anymore. It sucks not being able to play a round of golf with him.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:09 AM
This week’s episode and the frozen yogurt one made me almost pee myself from laughing.
the frozen yogurt episode sold me on the show.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Nothing lasts on NBC other than comedies
A pure fallacy. ER? The Law and Order franchises? Going farther back, Hill Street Blues?
Better known for sitcoms sure. But there have been some long-lasting dramas.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:13 AM
A pure fallacy. ER? The Law and Order franchises? Going farther back, Hill Street Blues?
Better known for sitcoms sure. But there have been some long-lasting dramas.
ER and L&O aren’t exactly cutting-edge, new dramas though. It’s been a long time since a Drama lasted a while on NBC, Jay.
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NinoBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:13 AM
But there have been some long-lasting dramas.
The A-Team
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:14 AM
A pure fallacy. ER? The Law and Order franchises? Going farther back, Hill Street Blues?
Third Watch, West Wing, Heroes, no long running non-sitcoms at all.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:15 AM
ER and L&O aren’t exactly cutting-edge, new dramas though. It’s been a long time since a Drama lasted a while on NBC, Jay.
True. But the original comment was a blanket statement that was wrong.
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Scouser Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:16 AM
ER and L&O aren’t exactly cutting-edge, new dramas though.
Pretty much every episode of L&O CI was about as intricately woven as you can get. One of the more underrated shows on network teevee. So yeah, CI was definitely cutting edge.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Heroes, no long running non-sitcoms at all.
Heroes lasted 3 years, right? The West Wing ended in 6 years ago. Third Watch ended 7 years ago. Other than the L&O with the Hargitay woman (I think that’s still on) what Drama’s last on NBC longer than 3 years since the mid-aught’s?
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Mantis Toboggan Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:18 AM
NBC fucked it all up when they got rid of The Cape. Entertainment at it’s best on that show.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:18 AM
True. But the original comment was a blanket statement that was wrong.
Wait…you thought I meant in the networks history? I just assumed people would know I was referring to recent history.
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captain_spalding Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:19 AM
But there have been some long-lasting dramas.
Bj and the Bear
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reggie_dunlap Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:20 AM
The Cosby Show and Family Ties were great heist shows.
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Watsonian Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:20 AM
“Piss face?!”
VPILF indeed
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Bj and the Bear
Now there’s a concept I can’t get enough of, a man and his monkey.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:24 AM
/Only boy
only child. single mom
/entitled, self-centered, serial killer
//ruggedly average looking
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Jason McIntyre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Jay V – better season finale? Gossip Girl or Hart of Dixie?
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reggie_dunlap Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Manimal.
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NinoBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:26 AM
what Drama’s last on NBC longer than 3 years since the mid-aught’s?
How long did Medium last? 5-6 years.
Everytime I see Patricia Arquette, I think Alabama Worley.
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:28 AM
How long did Medium last? 5-6 years.
That sounds about right. Did that one start off on CBS and then move?
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Drama’s
What does a character from Entourage possessing something have to do with any of this.
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Bj and the Bear
Now there’s a concept I can’t get enough of, a man and his monkey.
Man, early 80s NBC was an even bigger shitshow than its present day mess. BJ and The Bear, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Gimme A Break, Father Murphy, the BRADY BRIDES!
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Jay V – better season finale? Gossip Girl or Hart of Dixie?
Gossip Girl. Last 15 minutes redeemed entire terrible season.
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:32 AM
what Drama’s last on NBC longer than 3 years since the mid-aught’s?
rizzoli and isles?
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Scouser Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Drama’s
What does a character from Entourage possessing something have to do with any of this.
Nicely done.
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:33 AM
what channel is Veep on?
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HuskerDawg Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:34 AM
what channel is Veep on?
HBO
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sportsgal116 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:34 AM
what channel is Veep on?
HBO
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spencer096 Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:35 AM
what channel is Veep on?
yahoo finance.
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Everytime I see Patricia Arquette, I think Alabama Worley.
true romance was her peak lookswise
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SenyorMadre Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:38 AM
BJ and The Bear, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Gimme A Break, Father Murphy, the BRADY BRIDES!
did you do this off the top of your head?
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arkbadger Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:39 AM
HBO
thanks, wondered why I never see commercials. I really need to switch over to Direct TV and quit talking about it. I think they were offering 3 free months of HBO.
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Lack of Institutional Control Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:39 AM
“I do believe sadly it’s going to take some diseases coming back to realize that we need to change and develop vaccines that are safe. If the vaccine companies are not listening to us, it’s their f___ing fault that the diseases are coming back. They’re making a product that’s s___. If you give us a safe vaccine, we’ll use it. It shouldn’t be polio versus autism.”
Jenny McCarthy in Time Magazine, April 2009
Yeah, because Polio and Whooping cough are such a fucking blast!
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Jay V Of Considerable Influence Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:44 AM
did you do this off the top of your head?
Sadly, yes.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Lobo! Lobo! I miss Sheriff Lobo!
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Mugatu Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 11:01 AM
House Guest been sleeping on my couch. I offered him my room. He thought it was because I was being generous. The DVR is in the same room as the couch. I haven’t seen anything from Sunday and I’m having withdrawals. He’s French so he doesn’t care about our silly American Television, he only watches documentaries, the elitist.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
May 22nd, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Sinbad is French?