March 17-24 OT Thread: Fire-y
by buckets on Mar 17, 2011 12:04 PM CDT
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The roof the roof the roof is on fire
The roof the roof the roof is on fire
The roof the roof the roof is on fire
We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn
Burn motherfucker burn
Hello my name is Jimmy Pop and I'm a dumb white guy
I'm not old or new but middle school, fifth grade like junior high
I don't know mofo' if y'all peeps be buggin' give props to my ho 'cause she fly
But I can take the heat 'cause I'm the other white meat known as Kid Funky Fry
Yeah I'm hung like planet Pluto hard to see with the naked eye
But if I crashed into Uranus I would stick it where the sun don't shine
'Cause I'm kind of like Han Solo always strokin' my own Whookie
I'm the root of all that's evil yeah but you can call me Cookie
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is anyone going to see limitless? i think i might even though it looks slightly cheesy.
also, i don’t think that there should be a second hangover. zach galafanakis should go away.
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I thought Hangover was exceptionally average.
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No
I might watch Paul, though…and maybe Sucker Punch, haven’t quite decided. I’m not the target audience for that film and attractive young women don’t do it for me, but it looks somewhat interesting
Need July 15th now so I can watch Deathly Hallows pt. 2
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i'm skipping paul because of seth rogen, i don't know about sucker punch. it's not necessary for me to see.
as for hp, i can wait for that because i wasn’t a fan until recently.
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I don't know if it will be shown here
But I want to see Daydream Nation
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Via IMDB
Tells the story of a city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.
If done right, it might be a good coming-of-age film; I like those kinds of things
Kat Dennings is the city girl in question
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It could be good!
Maybe I just like Kat Dennings
You know what movie disappointedme…Easy A. I was expecting it to be wittier and instead it wasn’t. It was trite and predictable…I expected better from you, Emma Stone!
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yeah i can see that. i didn't really have any expectations. just thought it would be a time waster.
and it was. i got a pocket got a pocket full of sunshine.
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bad marie
sneaking into movies? your dollars line the fat cats’ pockets.
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hahaha
THAT’S EVEN WORSE. YOU’RE SUPPORTING PIRARRRRRRRRCY. i’ve done that.
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mediafire
i’m beginning to think that piracy is its only use.
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I haven't snuck into a movie in forever
The last time I did so was to watch Pirates of the Caribbean (the first one)
Actually, my brother and I snuck in to see Black Swan, but we had paid to see The Fighter
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I did
But like a couple of weeks after we did that
See, we got to the theatre and there was a sign saying that Black Swan was sold out, so he bought tickets for The Fighter and then we went to see Black Swan instead, robbing two people of their seats, but whatevs
You snooze, you lose
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funny
i went to a theater over here, predominantly black, on a saturday night, the week that big mamma came out. i was so sure that the roommate wouldn’t be sold out, and i was right (at the time). when we sat down, the entire theater was packed. i walked past the line for big mamma’s house, and it would around the theater. so insane.
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yeah my friend picked it. i'm punishing her by choosing the movie from now on for a while.
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oh fuck no. i saw that train wreck from a mile away. also, it's pg-13. even the scenes that called for nudity didn't have any.
i felt cheated so bad.
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Wow weak plot...
…and they’re calling it “Daydream Nation”?
I like that Dennings chick, though. But she should go away. Go to France and do splatter films.
Seth Rogen annoys me too
But I really like Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
Jason Bateman is in the film, as well
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yep. i like those three guys a lot, too, but i hate rogen with a passion right now.
jonah hill, seth rogen, zach g hate em
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Seth Rogen's voice is grating
I didn’t mind him overly much in Freaks and Geeks and I liked him in Knocked Up and Superbad
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never saw freaks and geeks
disliked knocked up, and HOLY FUCKING FUCKING WHAT THE FUCK i hated superbad on so many levels, namely the insane usage of the word fuck.
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Gasp, we are in disagreement
I can feel my world crumbling
Give Freaks and Geeks a chance though, it’s great
Lately I have been re-watching The League; that show is so hilarious even though I don’t know anything about fantasy football
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hah, we can disagree about movies or shows. we've seen so many.
i watch parts of the league since it’s usually after it’s always sunny. it has funny moments.
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Do you watch or have seen Party Down
Great show…only lasted two seasons, though
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You have to watch!
It has Ken Marino, Jane Lynch (season 1, anyway), Adam Scott (I have such a crush on him), Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Lizzy Caplan
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For real, I think you'll like it
Especially since you like Sunny
It’s about a group of has-been actors who now work for a catering service
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yeah i think i've heard of it. it used to be on showtime or hbo or something, right?
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Please do
On that note, I’m heading out to have lunch. Thanks for the chat, I was having a bad day/in a bad mood and it helped cheer me up a little :)
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hah ken marino
i like children’s hospital but i don’t know the actors’ names.
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I. Love. F&G.
watched the whole season (why’d they cancel it??) in a weekend.
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Same here!
I have to get the series on DVD (it’s expensive); I watched the whole series on Youtube. Haverchuck is my favorite :)
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I know it's cheesy
but I LOVE John Francis Daley, and I get so excited when I watch him on Bones.
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I thought he was cute then too
but then again, I like nerdy guys sometimes.
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Admittedly he is dreamy.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Yeah I wanna see Sucker Punch too
but I really don’t know why.
by elbow greater than face on Mar 19, 2011 2:50 AM CDT up reply actions
you're a straight male who likes attractive women and action movies where things blow up?
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Oh yeah!
Still looks like a movie with the kind of retarded premise that would normally piss me off. This is probably best suited to be one of those “sneak a pint into the theater and dump it in you $8 soda” kind of movies.
by elbow greater than face on Mar 19, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
how do you think i got the kingdom?
traded magic beans for it.
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I thought maybe it was through pillaging and plundering
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pshhhh
i’m a non-violent prince. as they say, i’m not a violent man, that’s why i have guards.
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Why is it that you need to store your money in my bank account again
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Jennifer Lawrence will play Katniss in The Hunger Games (if anyone cares)
Those books are okay
First two were passable, third one is shit
Battle Royale did it better
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I LOVED the series
and wanted to play Katniss :( my “agent” wouldn’t submit me for it. dunno why. (pipedream…)
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Even the third book, though?
The second one isn’t even as good as the first, in my opinion, and the first was only okay.
Who did you want her to get with?
There are rumors that Hunter Parrish (hot dude from Weeds) is going to be Peeta. Do you agree with the Jennifer Lawrence casting? She can act, but looks-wise she’s no Katniss. I was hoping it’d be Hailee Steinfeld
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I feel like Hailee isn't "angry" enough in the right way
and Lawrence is too pretty. that’s why I decided I’d be perfect… not hideous but not gorgeous, and brown hair… and perpetually angry about life.
And I liked how much Peeta loved her… but Gale was super sexy. I admit- I was torn.
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I actually had no idea who to choose
And I kept picturing Gale as the annoying kid from Captain Planet who had the lame heart power
Lulz
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HAHAHA
not at all how I pictured him. I’ll have to think about that now, and try and find a visual representation.
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I just deleted the pics...
too much effort to reduce size. In my head, I had them this way, I think based on their names. Peeta sounded like he’d be Indian-looking, and Gale sounds, I dunno, Brad Pitt-esque. I kinda ignored her descriptions because my brain has more fun doing it myself.
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Peeta is the bread dude
And it makes me think of pita bread
Gale, of course, makes me think of the power of heart and rainforests
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Damn Old Dominion
was a national upset pickers and fell at the buzzer.
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Well shit.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Mar 17, 2011 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
What does "high score" mean? New high score... is that bad? What does that mean? Did I break it?
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YEAHHHHHHHHHHH
i’m excited. even though every day is fried egg to meh.
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Partyin' partyin' (yeah)
I wish everyday was fried egg for me too
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hey you're not an editor.
that’s not your decision to make. fried egg fried egg.
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i know, but leave it to the professional
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Time to party!
let’s get drunk and attack san an. Libya is already going down, might as well take down that damn town down south.
Lisa, it’s your birthday
Happy birthday, Lisa
Internet hug
This song better get stuck in your head now
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THANK YOU
and it’s been stuck in my head alllllll day. people keep posting it on my fb wall.
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Wow
Thanks for managing to make a hot woman look ugly, Disney
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You should
One of Woody Allen’s better films that he’s made recently and the shots of Spain are really, really nice (makes me want to go there even more)
Oh and Penelope Cruz and ScarJo get to make out, if you’re into that whole thing
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you know, funny you should say that.
i wasn’t really that into the whole black swan thing. i mean it felt strange seeing two girls i would totally get an ice cream cone with making out and munchin on each other.
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what is this bullshit on the front page? why do we act chummy with spurs fans?
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No idea. I fucking hate that team and their fans.
I could be reasonable but no, not when it comes to the spurs.
no? were you looking at what the higher seed was? cause you fill out a bracket like sports illustrated was looking over your shoulder.
scoreboard brah.
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Marie, when you get a chance, have you ever listened to El Guincho?
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I sure have :)
Novias is the jam
He changed his sound, but I still really like it. If you’re not familiar with his older stuff, listen to this. He works with Coconot, too. El Guincho’s like the Spanish Panda Bear.
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Right?
That’s my comparison. Panda Bear. Straight up.
"You're failing Seymour; what is it with you and failure?"
Have you heard of Kisses?
He’s like an upbeat Jens Lenkman, though I only make that comparison due to their similar voices.
I love this whole album, it’s perfect for summer
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Let me know if you can't find it
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Not bad from that link you sent.
I’ll have to listen again later. I’m in a metal mood right now, haha
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EMILIOOOO
Stars need to attempt the Flying V
sure it’d be called offsides, but at least the heart would be there.
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As a kid
I hated that stupid movie. All 3 of them actually.
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Well shit.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Mar 18, 2011 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, me too
And we always were made to watch the damn things on the day before Christmas break. Sucked hard.
by elbow greater than face on Mar 19, 2011 2:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I love how the Domino's commercial about it's new chicken talks about how Tate is worried about his job....
And asks you to go rate his chicken…..Sorry Tate.
http://more.dominos.com/wp/2011/02/rate-tate/
I'm a friggin parrot..
I just want morehead
than I’m currently getting.
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Saw Paul on saturday. Loved it.
I’m a big homo for Pegg and Frost so they can do no wrong in my eyes. Bateman was really good as Michael Bluth, and Rogan wasn’t ugh as Paul. Exactly as I figured he wouldn’t be. Check it out yeah.
Does Paul talk a lot
Because I’m not a fan of Seth Rogen’s voice
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I didn't get to post this earlier, but
I was obsessed with Knut when he was first born and he was all over the news. I remember when I was at my old job I changed all of the desktops on the student computers to this adorable photo of Knut and everyone was like, “Goddamn it, Marie, it’s just a polar bear,” to which I replied, “He is the epitome of all that is good in the world!”
Can I somehow blame the Mavs for this…the news bummed me out all weekend :(
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:(
Others have tried, but none have stolen my heart like him
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Read a book
I’m currently in the middle of two books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Never Let Me Go. I have no idea when I’ll finish, especially since I’m planning on re-reading the Harry Potter series before the movie comes out in July.
Or you can work on your screenplay…
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haha
ahhh, i’ve found that i need to be in a certain mood to read a book, and it’s the same with me and writing. i should read.
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Ugh, I know how you feel about writing
I’ve had plenty of free time to do so over the past two weeks and yet I haven’t done it since I’m not in the right mood.
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arby's
shoveling angus down your gullet in a way the man doesn’t.
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Your new Wonder Woman
Gross, her outfit looks like a cheap Halloween costume
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Did Devin Harris really say "Playoffs, baby" after being traded to Utah?
After the New Jersey debacle and “We knew we were gonna be a playoff team”? Poor guy.
Fuck my life
Rebecca Black already a millionaire with iTunes sales
Maybe I also need to write a shitty song and shoot a shitty video with some awkward friends by my side
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I asked Followill the following question on a live chat.
Bruce182: Crazy theory, CAN a person control what the ball do? Thanks
Followill: A very crazy theory, but according to Josh Howard of course not.
One of the best songs ever made
Ignore the slideshow by some random dude
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as do i
i shall root for them in person. maybe that will make the difference.
if they fall behind, i’ll get some nachos.
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mehhhh
i’ll spring for a clean one. it’s a rangers loss, not a mavs loss.
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Oh my god, haha
My first laugh of the morning
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im still thinking the suns picking aaron brooks is a steal
alvin know whats up with coaching in the west
brooks the future in point guards i think he has the speed like rondo
him with gortat and lopez can be good in a couple years
charmin frye.
not really a fan of tall guys who stay beyond the 3 point line. Dirk is an exception. Yeah, they do have a promising frontline.
yeah I know. But Carter shouldn't
be taking that amount of shots from behind the arc if they’re not falling at all. He still has a decent mid-range game.
most definitely nash owns the 3 points line
dirk mostly perfected the pick and roll with nashy. i miss those nothing to lose run n gun days
Nellie Ball. haha.
Dirk pops up and shoots a perfect jumper. Nash drives and shoots an awkward fadeaway. Then Van Exel shoots all the way from the parking lot with 18 remaining on the shotclock. Then of course Bradley getting posterized by anybody.
i miss the days of nellie more than averys fail in the finals
if only he had TC and haywood back in the day
Yeah TC was like rotting in Chicago
but Haywood was still Washington’s next best center behind Kwame Brown.
So are the Magic
Seriously
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don't care. if it's off-topic, then this is the thread for it.
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New Explosions in the Sky.
Thoughts?
I really like it so far.
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Where is my favorite senior network engineer (a.k.a. bbob)
I have my iPad, finally! Stalking Target’s inventory page really paid off. I bought it yesterday right after work when I found out the nearby Target has the kind that I want.
:D
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that's what he does?
i thought he was some kind of outer space potato man.
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Admittedly that is much cooler than senior network engineer
Do outer space potato men sell potatoes to aliens and other life forms? Or do they explore other planets to determine if potatoes can be harvested there?
"Would you rather live in the pocket of a giant kangaroo, or, have a pocket on your own stomach that has a tiny kangaroo in it all the time?"
I have a feeling that you're making stuff up
"Would you rather live in the pocket of a giant kangaroo, or, have a pocket on your own stomach that has a tiny kangaroo in it all the time?"
My mom works with cancer patients
So you decide
"Would you rather live in the pocket of a giant kangaroo, or, have a pocket on your own stomach that has a tiny kangaroo in it all the time?"
Your job is hopefully less depressing than hers
"Would you rather live in the pocket of a giant kangaroo, or, have a pocket on your own stomach that has a tiny kangaroo in it all the time?"
How much crack money does that get you
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Nice!
If you sleep on it like it’s a pillow it will actually play soothing ocean sounds and massage your neck as you go to sleep.
I'm a friggin parrot..
I have...
…this awesome app instead that analyzes my sleep cycle. I would look at my charts and be like, “Wow, why was I so restless?” or “I barely moved”
Typing on the iPad will take some getting used to.
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Dude, I'd never seen that...getting that now.
Yeah but so did typing on the iphone…itll be second nature soon.
I'm a friggin parrot..
I love that app
Contrary to what the instructions say, you don’t have to sleep with the phone plugged in
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David West is done for the season with an ACL tear...
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHa
I'm a friggin parrot..
I hate him
"Would you rather live in the pocket of a giant kangaroo, or, have a pocket on your own stomach that has a tiny kangaroo in it all the time?"
I hurt my knee yesterday playing basketball so I should be sympathetic but FUCK THAT!!
Hahahaha you stupid asshole!
Aw, I hope you're okay
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I'm doing better now. I think it's bruised though since it hurts a bit when I walk.
I’m tweeting Caron and asking if I can rehab with him.
You can rehab with David West
And belittle him as you recuperate
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i think i may go buy a lottery ticket for tonight's drawing. i got a feeling.
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4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
You get your own island if you win
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oh no. no way i play those numbers.
that’s just asking for a lifetime of bus rides.
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changed my mind
went the family birthday route cuz there’s always an even number in there just waiting to fuck up my master plan.
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I always go that route when I play (which is rare)
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yep
first timer here
got in line, gave it to the cashier, and he told me that i didn’t have everything filled in. embarrassment ensued while i slunk to the back of the line.
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What else is there to fill in other than your numbers?
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there's a box for cash option or annual installments
which i missed. bah
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i didn't win. surprised panda.
got one number right though. go me.
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Yay
:)
"Would you rather live in the pocket of a giant kangaroo, or, have a pocket on your own stomach that has a tiny kangaroo in it all the time?"
The most numbers I've gotten right was three
"Would you rather live in the pocket of a giant kangaroo, or, have a pocket on your own stomach that has a tiny kangaroo in it all the time?"
I don't recall if I received money or not
Maybe like $3.50 or five bucks or something
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the ending still pisses me off...
thanks for making me remember, Marie, thanks.
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Oh my god, I hated it too!
I had no idea why people loved it so much; I felt like a heartless bitch for not shedding any tears (though I did in that Jin and Sun episode).
"Would you rather live in the pocket of a giant kangaroo, or, have a pocket on your own stomach that has a tiny kangaroo in it all the time?"
Too lazy
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i watched an hour of the other guys.
first movie i couldn’t finish in a long time. marky mark is a mean asshole. will ferrell’s character is a dumb asshole. the story has no point.
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LOL
That cracks me up. Yes, I know it’s not polite to laugh at the misfortune of others but it is the Spurs so whatever…
by elbow greater than face on Mar 26, 2011 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
0:32 Tony Parker lost ball (Andre Miller steals) 96-92
0:30 96-94 Andre Miller makes driving layup
0:07 Manu Ginobili lost ball (Wesley Matthews steals) 96-94
0:00 Matt Bonner shooting foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul) 96-94
0:00 96-95 Nicolas Batum makes free throw 1 of 2
0:00 96-96 Nicolas Batum makes free throw 2 of 2
0:00 Steve Novak enters the game for George Hill 96-96
0:00 Steve Novak bad pass 96-96
0:00 96-98 Nicolas Batum makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
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