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Aging rock stars by TB June 16, 2011 10:01 am

The scary part is half of those guys were "after my time". To me, Springsteen and Bono are FNGs. The ... by ER 2011-06-16 10:16:59

Conan O'Brien's commencement speech by TB June 15, 2011 8:23 pm

The perfect blend of material, delivery, and thought. I enjoy watching Conan very much, but that is better than anything ... by ER 2011-06-16 08:51:12
That was excellent. Thanks for posting the link. Everything he said was true. by Eri 2011-06-15 22:15:34
Saw that a couple of days ago. Great speech, very entertaining! He makes it look so effortless. Loved his reference to ... by mcfly 2011-06-15 21:07:21

Intelligence Test by Eri June 14, 2011 10:54 pm

my dog ate the test. by Jody 2011-06-15 20:40:27
- So which questions did your dog miss? by Eri 2011-06-15 22:16:03
Grrr.... Got 6 on my first try. Personally, I think this game is rigged. Rigged like a shell game. Many questions ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:26:14
- My dear nephew. What that little test should teach you is that when you make assumptions, you become very ... by Eri 2011-06-15 22:20:12
They got me on no. 10. I thought sex was the trap and never noticed Moses vs Noah. by FrankC 2011-06-15 10:46:29
Sigh. I missed 2 & 3. This will, I realize, make me the village idiot. by mcfly 2011-06-15 10:22:43
I got number 7 wrong. In the word problems, "take away" means "remove." What's left is what you ... by TB 2011-06-15 09:44:56

The Fix by Eri June 14, 2011 10:39 pm

I assume it is intended as a joke since we are talking about 40 trillion bucks. I totally agree with the ... by FrankC 2011-06-15 12:48:23
- Of course it's a joke, but it reflects the fundamental theory of "stimulus" economics. Give people a shitload of ... by TB 2011-06-15 12:54:43
Does anyone who gets this e-mail ever sit down and multiply 40 million people by a million dollars? Our entire GDP ... by TB 2011-06-15 09:38:57

Question of the day by TB June 14, 2011 9:36 am

I have visions of Weiner doing all his hot shit communications with a 55 year old fat bald man who ... by Eri 2011-06-14 22:51:02
- LOL. 'Course now I gotta work on getting that picture outa my head... by mcfly 2011-06-15 10:15:11

Bees by Lee June 14, 2011 8:00 am

Lot's o' bees here. by podrock 2011-06-14 10:41:40
- Bee good. by Eri 2011-06-14 22:53:04
Depends on the flowers. I see some bushes that get clouds of bees. Some attract honeybees, others the ... by TB 2011-06-14 08:45:36

What a Lousy Disorder by Eri June 14, 2011 5:49 am

When I was in elementary school, I was terrible with math. Easily my poorest subject. Having an interest in science, ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 11:13:25
- I wanted to be an astronomer, and I knew that required lots of math. So I took all the math ... by ER 2011-06-14 19:41:23
  - I did okay in algebra and aced trig and geometry in high school. My downfall in college was calculus. ... by TB 2011-06-14 19:53:01
    - I remember a sentence in the intro to Dr Goodman's calc text, it went something like this..."Developing a taste for ... by ER 2011-06-14 20:35:42
Now wait just a darn minute. Count backwards from 100 by 7s as a test? I'd have to do each ... by TB 2011-06-14 08:31:28
- Counting backwards by 7's is easy. I did it pretty fast. It's all in numerical relationships. I'm ... by Eri 2011-06-14 22:49:40
I don't know if this is a disorder or not....but I actually have a hard time telling my left from ... by Jody 2011-06-14 08:21:25
- My wife can't tell her left from her right either, but she has an uncanny sense of direction, she always ... by ER 2011-06-14 19:43:14
- Oprah can't tell your left from your right? :-) by mcfly 2011-06-14 10:36:43
  - RIGHT!!!!! :) by Jody 2011-06-14 10:50:58
    - Easy. The left is your other right. by Eri 2011-06-14 22:48:13

This just in... by TB June 13, 2011 8:12 pm

uhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh by Jody 2011-06-14 08:21:58
That's a great news byte to start off the day with. Beavis, RIP. Please. by Eri 2011-06-14 05:47:48

Palin's "letter from God" by TB June 13, 2011 10:26 am

That's very sweet. by mcfly 2011-06-13 11:33:19
- So sweet it's sickening, you mean. Not trying to start a flame war, but in my opinion, it's just pathetic. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 16:11:36
  - No, I'll admit it: I thought this might be the end of Palin's political career. Instead, it may be a ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 10:47:39
  - It is a little over the top. I do admire that she thinks her child is precious and a ... by Eri 2011-06-13 18:37:34
    - Keep in mind the letter was intended for her loved ones, not public consumption. by TB 2011-06-13 20:01:07
      - From my point of reference, she is trying to understand what is about to transpire in her life. She is ... by Jody 2011-06-14 17:50:03
        
        I guess I think about these thinks in a more left-brained kind of way. If I had a kid ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:34:10

Tony Awards by Eri June 13, 2011 12:39 am

How not to look crazy on the internet by TB June 12, 2011 11:20 am

I think I've broken every one of these rules in the past ten years. Could be worse -0 I ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-12 13:33:10
- I am not crazy...but it helps to act as if you are now and then..just to blend in.....bwahahahaha by Jody 2011-06-12 17:17:12
- ME TOO by mcfly 2011-06-12 16:55:42

Finding bin Laden by TB June 12, 2011 10:00 am

That's going to make a dandy low budget horror flick. by FrankC 2011-06-12 18:21:20
Hey, everyone needs a hobby. And it gets him out of the house. But I bet they weighted bin Laden's body ... by mcfly 2011-06-12 17:02:57
Hmmm.... I wonder what the reaction from the Islamic community will be. Will they be happy to have his body ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-12 13:36:22
- They don't have to find him. Just SAY they found him... by ER 2011-06-12 15:00:02
  - Wow. That would kind of bring it full circle. Then we can have this guy and the military ... by TB 2011-06-12 16:00:02
    - They'll put him on display and charge for people to view his remains and use the funds to promote terrorism ... by Eri 2011-06-13 00:29:02
      - Did you ever read Tim Robbins' "Another Roadside Attraction"? by ER 2011-06-13 12:09:35
        
        No, I don't think I have. by Eri 2011-06-13 14:18:26
        
        It's about a priest impersonator who has infiltrated the Vatican's elite commando squad (a highly-trained top secret unit within the ... by ER 2011-06-13 20:02:00
        
        "Weekend with Jesus?" by TB 2011-06-13 20:08:08
        
        The book predated the movie by 16 years. It wasn't even a particularly good book, IMHO, but the plot ... by ER 2011-06-14 05:32:44
- They'll recover just his nose, and try to clone him from it. by TB 2011-06-12 14:05:10

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