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*uploads a bunch of Kieran photos* I wish my upload speed was faster, 60KB/sec sucks for photos -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 15:15
its 5:11 on a friday, and my boss just came back into the office, from lunch. - tRuMaN Jul 29, 15:11
look away, st-losers! tomorrow, cheesecake factory has their cheesecake slices half-off for in-restaurant diners. one per person. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 29, 15:09 1
- No need, I'm not a cheesecake fan. -- nm - the liioulu with sun (yes it's still humid) Jul 29, 15:09
i had totally forgotten about atlas obscura until i was bored and rummaging through bookmarks. now I am reading about Picher, Ok. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 29, 15:03
free sample of kashi's cinnamon harvest cereal or their tlc peanutty dark chocolate granola bar. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 29, 15:03 4
- ooooo thanks for this - I luvs free kashi stuff that comes in the mail - it's like Christmas! -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 15:44
- the former, at least, is pretty tasty -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 15:04 2
  - i believe i have a box of it at home. I should open that. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 29, 15:06 1
    - it goes great with vanilla yogurt -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 15:09
hmmm...is having Chik-fil-A for dinner worth getting caught driving through a severe thunderstorm? -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 15:01
Reports are that the Jets are out of the Asomugha sweepstakes and he's about to make a decision. - Krusty Jul 29, 14:59 10
- Schefter just tweeted....Eagles. -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 15:16
- Looks like it's going to be Dallas. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 15:00 8
  - supposedly KC made an offer today to him. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 29, 15:02 7
    - I have a feeling Dallas overpaid him. 14m a year, maybe? KC seems to have been rather quiet during this Frenzy. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 15:06 6
      - I'm not sure 14M is overpaying for him. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 29, 15:15
      - i was thinking they were waiting until the waiver wire to look at guys - tRuMaN Jul 29, 15:07 1
        
        Also could have been waiting to speak to guys in person. - Krusty Jul 29, 15:10
      - Weirdness all over ESPN's twitter. Dallas not the team according to his agent. I'll hold all news until it's 100%. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 15:07 2
        
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        arent the raiders like way over the cap already though? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 29, 15:15
did you ever notice that John Boehner looks exactly like the Quaker oats man in a long white wig? -- (link) - moles Jul 29, 14:43 [Image]
i like it when Jerry Lewis just starts ranting about stuff -- (link) - moles Jul 29, 14:32 3
- I think the spirit of the child is being sucked out of people in general when it comes to entertainment. We want everything to make sense now, to be - Guigue Jul 29, 14:46 2
  - [long stare at colin] - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 14:54 1
    - Last time I watched Indiana Jones I realized how silly those movies are - Guigue Jul 29, 14:59
you know it's a "very serious" national crisis when cable news busts out the countdown clocks -- nm - moles Jul 29, 14:23 2
- They should title it 'Countdown to Asteroid Impact' to see if anyone is really paying attention -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 14:25
- Are you sure it's about the debt crisis or are they premiering a new episode of Lockup? -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 14:24
Preliminary grade for Crazy Stupid Love for me is running around a C- -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 14:17 1
- im in C&A now. crazy stupid love has already sold out two late showings. -- nm - MDH Jul 29, 15:10
MTV explains the internet in 1995 -- (link) - moles Jul 29, 14:17 2
- I knew Crunch the penguin. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 29, 14:29 1
  - alas, horatio -- nm - moles Jul 29, 14:30
Painting is either contagious or you just notice something else that needs to be changed because of what you just painted. -- nm - CrankYanker Jul 29, 14:13 2
- The nice new paint makes you realize how bad the rest of it is. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 14:18
- few things are hazardous than someone with just a little bit, an inch or 2 of paint left in the can -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 14:15
GDP Report Shatters Illusion of Jobless, Productivity-Packed Recovery... - x Jul 29, 14:09 24
- That's OK, because the poor and jobless are doing fine. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 29, 14:30 2
  - the united states is the top 2%'s tax haven now. we just live in it -- nm - moles Jul 29, 14:33
  - heck yeah! -- nm - Ochocinco needs money yo Jul 29, 14:31
- I admit to being confused how things can be 'so bad' when profits are (apparently) so good? It mismatches, doesn't it? -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 14:16 3
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    - more natural disasters - Danedukenuuk Jul 29, 14:21
  - Profits come from the entire world -- nm - stewie Jul 29, 14:16
- Dumb question, but how the hell did they manage to miss that badly and just now realize #'s from 2008/09? - Will Hunting Jul 29, 14:15 7
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  - as much as i love to badmouth economists, i think getting and assembling this sort of data is really difficult... - x Jul 29, 14:25 2
    - it is actually - Danedukenuuk Jul 29, 14:28
    - and then put the pressure that people seem to think they can produce quarterly day within a month of the end of a quarter - tRuMaN Jul 29, 14:27
  - Because the Republicans didn't want it to look as bad as it actually was back then. - the liioulu with sun (yes it's still humid) Jul 29, 14:23 2
    - this is silly. there's likely an upside bias for data from any administration, but that tendency is completely bipartisan... - x Jul 29, 14:29 1
      - Not at all. The Recession was back-dated so Obama would look bad if the recovery didn't start in the usual time frame. - the liioulu with sun (yes it's still humid) Jul 29, 14:38
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  - well, of course the stimulus package helped in the short term. there's no question about that.... - x Jul 29, 14:20 2
    - I think it depends how you measure the positive. I believe the short term benefits smoothed out the downward drop and it's really impossible to know - pmb Jul 29, 14:56
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- obviously the only answer is to cut government spending and taxes even more -- nm - moles Jul 29, 14:11 4
  - This of course that the biggest job sector cuts even more jobs. -- nm - the liioulu with sun (yes it's still humid) Jul 29, 14:25
  - it works perfectly here -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 29, 14:14
  - soon you will be bucking for supervisor on the floor of znu's straw man factory.....nm - x Jul 29, 14:13 1
    - i would be super productive! -- nm - moles Jul 29, 14:15
Big Brother update/spoiler - peglegpete Jul 29, 14:08
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- As a show of appreciation, Chad Ochocinco has filed to change his name to Aaron Hernandez Ochocinco. -- nm - pmb Jul 29, 14:06 2
  - heh. (isn't he johnson again though?) -- nm - TFox Jul 29, 14:08 1
    - No. He legally changed it to Chad Ochocinco. -- nm - pmb Jul 29, 14:58
- classy move by Hernandez. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 29, 14:04 1
  - I think he might have tries to make the number switch even without Chad joining the team. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 29, 14:11
Q: does the world's investors really need a lapdog rating agency to tell them ok the US today more shaky than yesterday? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 14:03 1
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Moody's says a negative outlook is likely now even if the debt ceiling is raised -- nm - stewie Jul 29, 13:53 9
- The Republicans have put the entire country in a (wait for it)...........A Bad Moody -- nm - bacon on a droid Jul 29, 14:17 5
  - Brought to you by Redmond's Standard and Poor Jokes. -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 14:35 2
    - Because of me, you all seem funnier - bacon on a droid Jul 29, 14:42
    - L4! -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 14:37
  - Bad Bacon!!! -- nm - the liioulu with sun (yes it's till humid) Jul 29, 14:18
  - it's the Standard Moody and poor -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 29, 14:18
- oh, those bozos again....nm - x Jul 29, 14:02
- which is not a downgrade. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 13:57 1
  - ".....were also dowgraded despite having solid financial profiles and significant foreign revenue." -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 29, 14:11
hee - clients son just dashed in to let me know he made the Varsity Soccer team as a Freshman and wants to be "friended" with me on facebook! - JenBro Jul 29, 13:50 1
- *likes* -- nm - CrankYanker Jul 29, 14:12
on espn X games skateboard competition, I haven't seen one contestant wear a helmet -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 13:45 7
- also, nmbz - psilotum Jul 29, 13:57 2
  - really? way cool...uh junk yard jane? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 14:00 1
    - 3 pm: VamoLa -- nm - psilotum Jul 29, 14:33
- I saw a guy riding his bike with his helmet hanging off the handlebar. - psilotum Jul 29, 13:56 2
  - Helmets ward off wrecks. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 13:57 1
    - this rock keeps tigers away. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 14:05
- so much for not showing executions on TV -- nm - oblique Jul 29, 13:50
Fun essay. Best modern vampire: Don Draper? -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 13:43 1
- thanks for posting that ... reminds me again about Sunday 6 a.m. AMC re-runs starting with Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 14:18
"Real names only!" So, if I change my G+ and/or FB profile name to Colonel Dolarhyde, am I likely to get deleted? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 13:38 16
- Colonel Dolarhyde: He's a dude I like. -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Jul 29, 21:09
- I havent had any issues with mine, considering it isnt a real name. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 29, 13:56 3
  - But you *look* like a truman. Everyone knows Vermin is not military material. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 13:57 2
    - Nor, surprisingly, is he vermin. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Jul 29, 14:05
    - well, he doesnt play halo with military discipline, I can agree with that. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 29, 14:02
- yes indefinatley plus you'll be banned from using any other google "service" -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 29, 13:46 5
  - Yikes! Drag. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 13:53 4
    - Don't believe everything you read on ST. -- (link) - mara Jul 29, 13:56 1
      - Hmm. I still fear angering the Google. But thank you for the clarification. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 14:02
    - Telling a lie is being evil. - Spawn Jul 29, 13:54 1
      - not using your real name is a lie -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 29, 14:42
- they don't like rank inflation, they'll probably be fine with Corporal -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 13:39
- G+ seems to be pursuing it more aggressively than Facebook. -- nm - TWuG Jul 29, 13:38 3
  - Ugh. I don't even know where to change it. -- nm - mara Jul 29, 13:52 2
    - if you haven't found it yet: - b. Jul 29, 14:11
    - My guess is they are more worried about IP Freely, Hugh G Balls, Amanda Huggenkiss, etc, than Mara Notherreallastname -- nm - TWuG Jul 29, 14:04
I shared my favorite podcast (History of Rome) - what's yours? - colin Jul 29, 13:37 16
- The Tobolowsky Files -- nm - moles Jul 29, 14:03
- Snap Judgement -- (link) - mara Jul 29, 14:00 1
  - Another great one. I love the storytelling podcasts. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 14:05
- Adam and WTF *never* disappoint. Comedy Film Nerds is great. Sklarbro Country is good for sports and comedy. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 13:46
- no one cares about my real favorite (the guardian's football weekly) so i'll say kcrw's good food...nm - x Jul 29, 13:43 2
  - oh god, that woman's voice is like nails on a chalkboard -- nm - moles Jul 29, 14:04 1
    - you just hate food. -- nm - x Jul 29, 14:09
- My favorite is Doug Loves Movies, which you mentioned. I also love Sklarbro Country, Risk!, Stuff You Missed In History Class, Stuff You Should Know, - Krusty Jul 29, 13:43 2
  - I had to quit the Nerdist. Hardwick started to grate on me too much. How is the show lately? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 13:52 1
    - Up and down still. I check in now mostly when there's a guest I like. - Krusty Jul 29, 13:58
- TAL. nothing even comes close. -- nm - 15 more days of amanda jones Jul 29, 13:43 5
  - I catch this religiously, but only find about half of them compelling. You should look for The Moth podcast. - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 13:48 4
    - I love these, and also Radio Lab. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 13:57
    - I listen to this too. I find it VERY hit and miss. -- nm - 15 more days of amanda jones Jul 29, 13:50 1
      - You need to listen on just the good days, then. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 13:56
    - I agree with this 100%. - Krusty Jul 29, 13:49 1
Any word on the new Pats controversy? - Spawn Jul 29, 13:37 2
- evidently, the Redskins offered the Bengals two first round picks for him in 2008 -- (link) - crash davis Jul 29, 13:38 1
  - Bungles!!! - Spawn Jul 29, 13:41
Conservatives getting on the Boehner bandwagon? -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Jul 29, 13:34 3
- well, that's better, then... -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 13:46
- In other words, now that Boehner has given them what they want, they'll let him live. For now. -- nm - pmb Jul 29, 13:37
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sitwap - "Kurt Warner on Kevin Kolb: �The verdict is still out on this guy�" -- (link) - crash davis Jul 29, 13:33 3
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  - good/great? Weren't they both Player of the Week? -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 13:37
  - I remember him getting picked just 3 or 4 spots right before I was going to draft him. I was bummed at the time. Later, not so much -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 13:37
this is kind of interesting. 8% of all existing homes ($82 billion worth) sold in the us between 3/2010 and 3/2011 were foreign buyers... - x Jul 29, 13:32 4
- a. when there is blood on the streets, buy the street. b. US property has historically been a good investment - zeitgeist Jul 29, 13:42
- Interesting. I'm surprised the Florida percentage isn't even higher than it is. - ty97 Jul 29, 13:34 2
  - it makes sense.with all the brutatlity to the dollar lately, this stuff must look stone cheap if you're not paying with greenbacks....nm - x Jul 29, 13:39 1
    - True. Cheap Dollar plus depressed housing prices = fire sale -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 13:44
The BarackObama twitter account has been very busy today - oblique Jul 29, 13:28 3
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  - Would you want to talk to those people? -- nm - Amy Jul 29, 13:49 1
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RM - nice stalkage. -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 13:28 1
- Phew! Just glad it arrived. -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 13:49
Meg, YG Navajo rug M -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 13:27
It's in the game. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 13:27

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