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I think I might be falling asleep for the night before 8:30pm. I'm exhausted -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 15:16
Trojan asteroid seen in Earth's orbit by Wise telescope -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 15:14
i just asked my vegetarian friend to go out for BBQ tonight.. he must think i'm an ass... - colin Jul 28, 15:13 1
- I would think that even if I was a vegetarian I would still want to be invited to things -- nm - dogbert Jul 28, 15:17
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Glad to see Facto gets it... -- nm - kelly Jul 28, 15:11 3
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  - Thanks for making it perfectly clear that my hunch was right, though - it most often is. - Facto Jul 28, 15:54
  - You know what? - Facto Jul 28, 15:47
Can someone fill me in a little? The tone of the news reports seems slightly less frantic than I would expect about the whole "US default" think. - Subversive Jul 28, 15:10 9
- I don't think anyone knows for sure what would happen or how far it would reach if there is a default, but it's not going to be Skittles and kittens. -- nm - Reagen Jul 28, 15:15 2
  - and please find the rich person who'd risk their investments against a default to avoid a tax hike -- nm - stewie Jul 28, 15:17
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- there is a difference between late paying or skipping payment due to liquidity and sorry sucker we're bankrupt and you're screwed type broke -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 15:14 4
  - I've heard August 10th, but who in their right mind woould let that be an excuse for putting off action even further... -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 15:15 3
    - you consider tea party "in their right mind" now? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 15:16 2
      - it was a rhetorical question... -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 15:20 1
        
        yes it was - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 15:22
- Heard on NPR today that unexpectedly high tax receipts could carry us through the end of August - con_carne Jul 28, 15:13
If John Boehner is speaker after next years election - eag Jul 28, 15:04 2
- eh, he's probably a lock in his home district, like Pelosi is in San Fran (where she's though of as sorta conservative) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 15:12 1
  - Im not saying he wont get reelected im mean being elected as Speaker of the House -- nm - eag Jul 28, 15:15
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- the review was one word long.... - groiny Jul 28, 15:04
Comic fans: recommend 5 of the new upcoming DC #1 issues for me - Jovian Jul 28, 15:01 5
- JT Krul is a friend and writing 2 of the books. buy those. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 28, 15:04 3
  - he's not bad. but he did write one of the worst comics of all time recently....where Roy (Speedy) becomes a junky again -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 15:11 2
    - he did? I know him best from almost 20 years ago when he was a friend's assistant -- nm - peglegpete Jul 28, 15:16 1
      - it.was.awful. It was roundly hailed last year as one of the worst comics ever. -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 15:23
- Aquaman looks amazing. Batman by Scot Snyder, Batgirl by Gail Simone, Superman by George Perez -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 15:04
brewing beer, listening to ancient roman history... i feel nicely removed from real life. - colin Jul 28, 14:58 16
- LOVE ancient roman history. what period? - Jovian Jul 28, 15:00 2
  - just finished up the slave war from 73-71BC, moving on to the Catiline conspiracy. -- nm - colin Jul 28, 15:04 1
    - Ooooh (nerd squeal) - Stephen Jul 28, 15:27
- "listening" to ancient roman history? - Mel Profit Jul 28, 15:00 6
  - I've shilled it here before: The History of Rome podcast.. very nice, concise. - colin Jul 28, 15:05 4
    - Thanks! -- nm - con_carne Jul 28, 15:08
    - are you aware of the Hardcore History podcast? -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 15:08 2
      - i was not, but now i am -- nm - colin Jul 28, 15:11 1
        
        it's unorthodox but you might like it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 15:12
  - Ceasar is reading to him from his journals. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 28, 15:02
- whatcha brewing? we're brewing Sunday. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:58 5
  - cactus milk stout (the recipe looks great, even if you take out the milk sugar..just add anther few lbs of Dark LME).. - colin Jul 28, 15:01 4
    - oh, wow, sounds neat. for the clone I'd say go with the cardamom because it's fun. - loosilu Jul 28, 15:04 3
      - ooo! rye beer is pretty cool. i had a pumpernickel rye beer in atlanta. - colin Jul 28, 15:06 2
        
        so, sour? I dont' think I'm ready for sour beer. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 15:07 1
        
        no, very pumpernickel.. tasted like i was drinking bread. - colin Jul 28, 15:13
one does not simply just walk onto the floor of the House of Representatives -- nm - moles Jul 28, 14:57
ESPN is reporting that Ochocinco is going to the Pats after restructuring his deal. Ugh!!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 14:54 6
- bwahahahaha! they totally deserve him. -- nm - colin Jul 28, 14:56
- This is another Belichek "I'm Keith Hernandez!" moment, no? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 28, 14:55 4
  - It seems like it's worth a chance with him but what does this mean for Moss? -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 15:07 2
    - Moss got dealt of NE last season -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 15:10 1
      - maybe the Jets for Randy - crash davis Jul 28, 15:11
  - Belichick. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 28, 14:55
wow, only 1 team in the AL Central is over on Runs Scored vs Runs Allowed. - groiny Jul 28, 14:53
and what pressing business did the House turn to while Boehner gets his ducks in a row? -- (link) - znufrii Jul 28, 14:51
the court has ruled against the estate of Jack Kirby in Kirby vs. Marvel Comics -- (link) - Remlik Jul 28, 14:50 1
- SHIT! -- nm - peglegpete Jul 28, 14:56
Bohner gets teary-eyed hearing a Tea Party supporter email read aloud to the GOP caucus meeting -- (link) - moles Jul 28, 14:49
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan's open defiance of Speaker John Boehner's efforts to solve the debt-ceiling crisis could cost the Urbana Republican his seat. -- (link) - mara Jul 28, 14:42 2
- BANHAMMER! -- nm - con_carne Jul 28, 14:45
- well, Speaker for now -- nm - moles Jul 28, 14:43
Slackertalk seems to be down right now Bery. - Stephen Jul 28, 14:38 3
- Working fine for me too. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 28, 14:41
- working fine for me -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 14:38 1
  - Ok, and now it's working fine for me too. - Stephen Jul 28, 14:42
so the Cardinals think there's a difference between Matt Leinart and Kevin Kolb? - stewie Jul 28, 14:37
Rand Paul responds to John McCain -- (link) - znufrii Jul 28, 14:36 2
- ~I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail~ -- nm - Reagen Jul 28, 14:38
- mccain would eat his face off -- nm - moles Jul 28, 14:36
debt vote has been "postponed" in the house - stewie Jul 28, 14:30 12
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  - What you seem to have such trouble coming to grips with (and by the way, I understand why it's so hard to come to grips with) is the power of - pmb Jul 28, 15:16
- What an incredible exercise in futility. The Senate won't pass it, but no one wants to put themselves on the line anyway. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Jul 28, 14:34
- republicans say the vote is still happening this evening -- nm - stewie Jul 28, 14:34
- Convenient. -- nm - con_carne Jul 28, 14:33 3
  - you don't bring your own bill to the floor when you know it won't pass -- nm - moles Jul 28, 14:34 2
    - That's fine when you aren't a week away from defaulting on your country's debts -- nm - con_carne Jul 28, 14:44 1
      - you expect politicians to get a little thing like that in the way of their political maneuvering? -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 14:47
- Anyone seen my nuts? -- nm - Speaker Boehner Jul 28, 14:33
- Awesome. -- nm - TWuG Jul 28, 14:33
- ha. -- nm - Reagen Jul 28, 14:32
- nice. -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 14:32
For Jim and Kim, (link) -- (link) - musubi Jul 28, 14:28 [Image]
catching up: i'm pretty sure i've never ever seen a firefly, and that makes me sad. -- nm - kare Jul 28, 14:22 26
- I used to bottle them. -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 14:41 9
  - Me too. Loved catching them at night when I was kid. -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 14:42 8
    - did you pinch them and rub the glow stuff on your friends? -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 14:47 7
      - Haha. No, but now that you mention it, it does seem like a good idea. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 14:50 2
        
        Too bad they would have to die to get the glow juice out. - Krusty Jul 28, 14:52 1
        
        mosquitos deserve it. Pretty glow bugs don't. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:53
      - nevr did that but we would always smack/stun them so the went crashing down glowing till they came to -- nm - dogbert Jul 28, 14:49 1
        
        yeah we did that to. -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 15:21
      - only horrible mean people did that. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:47 1
        
        aka "little boys" -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 28, 14:49
- is planet earth still turning slowly? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 14:36
- I didn't see any until I came out to the east coast... -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 14:32 3
  - i've been to the east coast a gazillion times, but nada. maybe i'll have to time my next trip just right. -- nm - kare Jul 28, 14:37 2
    - i don't recall seeing them as much there as i used to when i was a kid` - moles Jul 28, 14:38 1
      - they have enjoyed a population surge in the east for several years now. For kare: In my area, I mostly see them from Memorial Day to mid July. - loosilu Jul 28, 14:46
- they show around here in August. pretty cool -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 14:27
- one of the many things I have taken for granted -- nm - dogbert Jul 28, 14:25 4
  - They must be perfect to smoke a good bowl and frolic in -- nm - con_carne Jul 28, 14:27 3
    - our parents used to get so pissed. we would collect up as many as we could and let them loose in our rooms. dozens and dozens of them flying around - dogbert Jul 28, 14:36 1
      - damn, wish we'd thought of that. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:47
    - as long as the skeeters aren't biting. :) -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:29
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  - *jealous* -- nm - kare Jul 28, 14:38
  - there's growing evidence that they synchronize. some species better than others. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:25
- I think I was about 30 the first time I saw one. - Reagen Jul 28, 14:24
- I love them. they are like slo mo christmas lights. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:22
Why the hell is Big Government telling us how much public debt we can have, anyway? Let the market decide! -- nm - Reagen Jul 28, 14:21 1
- We would need to invent new numbers. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Jul 28, 14:21
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- L4! -- nm - Pippy Jul 28, 14:26
Speaking of my trip, does anyone live in the Whitefish area? - Subversive Jul 28, 14:19
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- Peter!! -- nm - Pippy Jul 28, 14:34
Are disposable cell phones a realistic option in the US these days? It will cost me an arm and a leg to add some minutes to my Bell plan for - Subversive Jul 28, 14:18 7
- Alllllright? -- nm - Subversive Jul 28, 15:08
- go into any mexican or other ethnic mom/pop store -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 14:40 2
  - but try the mexican first -- nm - moles Jul 28, 14:40 1
    - well, they are all smugglers, stick your arm up high enough you just might find one -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 14:46
- You could probably get a Tracfone for less than that. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Jul 28, 14:24
- I'm guessing it does if The Wire has any basis in accuracy -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 14:20
- Spies use them all the time. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Jul 28, 14:19
Brad Penny and Victor Martinez, not likely BFFs. (link) - musubi Jul 28, 14:17
Family road trip starts tomorrow. Lake Brantingham, here we come! ~holiday road wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah, holiday road, wah wah wah wah wah - CQ Jul 28, 14:15 3
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 14:28
- *rents a convertible* -- nm - Pippy Jul 28, 14:18
- *picks up his holepunch, beats you up with it mercilessly* -- nm - con_carne Jul 28, 14:17
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- It's gonna be a bitch to get that dress cleaned. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Jul 28, 14:24
- Jeebus. Yeah, that's NSFW. - musubi Jul 28, 14:16 3
  - well, I'm sure no one ever suggested it would run on TV - Reagen Jul 28, 14:23 2
    - Maybe I'm a prude but if I were a CEO, I wouldn't want my product to be portrayed that way, broadcast TV or not. (nm) - musubi Jul 28, 14:25 1
      - It's a fake. (And not in the Skittles, "Uh, yeah, that's a fake!" fake-way either.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 28, 14:48
Now imagine losing it in a soda machine -- nm - con_carne Jul 28, 14:11 1
- your virginity? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 14:30
New study says modern humans crowded out Neanderthals in Europe. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 28, 14:10 13
- did you just get the memo? - Remlik Jul 28, 14:43
- I thought this was common knowledge. hmm -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 14:13 3
  - For years now, there's been a debate over whether the Neanderthals disappeared, or if they were assimilated. - loosilu Jul 28, 14:16 2
    - yeah, sounds good -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 14:20
    - if the second is true, then we are borg? -- nm - dogbert Jul 28, 14:19
- Well, I read not long aco that the Caucasians have the most Neanderthal in them. Africans the least. -- nm - Facto Jul 28, 14:12 7
  - genetically, this is incorrect. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:17 6
    - Check the news. There's something out there that says what he's saying. No idea of the validity though. -- nm - TWuG Jul 28, 14:22 5
      - You're right, I just found it. It's from May 2010. THe field goes back and forth so often I can't keep track. - loosilu Jul 28, 14:24 4
        
        I'm sure some were assimilated and then others died out due to our ability to adapt and thrive. -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 14:26 3
        
        but why couldn't they adapt? -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:27 2
        
        climate change! -- nm - CQ Jul 28, 14:29 1
        
        but it didn't bother the cro mags? -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 14:30
lyc: Phew, company just completed a move...4 days, 3 hours of sleep... - budice Jul 28, 14:09 3
- I need these weekends that last till Thursday :) -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 14:12
- Did the movers pack up your office and then unpack it exactly like you left it? -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Jul 28, 14:10 1
  - This is why I always go with the Quantum Teleportation Moving Company. No job too small. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 28, 14:14
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- Kid, you're in the wrooooong place to be rejecting new interface concepts ... Oh, wait. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 28, 14:11

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