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Reggie Wayne to rejoin the Colts in a day or two -- (link) - Remlik Aug 23, 12:22
New photo released of the devastation in DC. -- (link) - Ender Aug 23, 12:22 6 1
- oh, the humanity! -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:28
- that same photo was used last summer for the 'ottawa' quake. :) -- nm - Andie Aug 23, 12:27 1
  - heh, I just did a google image search. Apparently it has been used for previous quakes in Maryland and Oklahoma as well, -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:30
- L2 -- nm - lileve Aug 23, 12:26
- I was imagining that to show exactly that magnitude of damage -- nm - zork Aug 23, 12:24
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I'm really pissed that I didn't feel it. Left out. -- nm - lileve Aug 23, 12:19 6
- I have some friends in downtown Atlanta that claimed to have felt it, but 20 miles away we didn't feel a thing. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 23, 12:28 1
  - My town felt it and I'm currently two towns south. -- nm - lileve Aug 23, 12:31
- I'll try harder next time. -- nm - zork Aug 23, 12:21 1
  - hehe -- nm - lileve Aug 23, 12:24
- You and groiny hooked up? -- nm - nubby Aug 23, 12:21 1
  - haha -- nm - lileve Aug 23, 12:22
in case you were wondering. the Kardashian wedding has supposedly taken in $17.9 mill (i'm skeptical). Kris Humphries parents and sister flew coach. -- (link) - Andie Aug 23, 12:19
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- Don't tease me. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 23, 12:23 3
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    - AA strikes again! - Name Withheld By Request Aug 23, 12:25 1
      - KJ had the worst batting average of all NL qualifiers. - David Aug 23, 12:26
I have added Salt & Vinegar Lay's to my usual two taco lunch. Sigh. - con_carne Aug 23, 12:18
so when was the last time ESPN dropped sports coverage? I'm thinking 9/11 -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 23, 12:16 1
- They didn't drop sports coverage. Several team facilities were evacuated as was a tennis match. -- nm - David Aug 23, 12:28
Missed this yesterday, CQ, good thoughts and prayers for your wife and the babies! - Stephen Aug 23, 12:12 10
- Yes - I did not know anything was going on - grow, grow little babies! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 23, 12:29
- exactly -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 23, 12:23
- what he said -- nm - zork Aug 23, 12:18
- mother eff'n word. -- nm - znufrii Aug 23, 12:18
- all over this post with major agreeance. - Diva Aug 23, 12:17 2
  - Just what do you think you're trying to do, Private?! -- nm - Major Agreeance Aug 23, 12:19 1
    - Sir, just spreadin' a little sunshine, Major, or trying to. Nothing to see here, Sir. -- nm - Private Diva Aug 23, 12:20
- I missed this. Is something wrong? -- nm - Krusty Aug 23, 12:16
- thanks for the well wishes. Hopefully, she'll be back soon. Pinch and I are planning a few keggers in the meantime -- nm - CQ Aug 23, 12:15 1
  - Found it with a search. I'm so happy everything is okay now. - Krusty Aug 23, 12:21
Metro posted an article in February noting that NYC was due for a quake -- (link) - oblique Aug 23, 12:12 1
- mafic needs to pop up to remind us that there's no such thing as "due". -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:12
Det Pempleton may be joining Law and Order SVU as a new character.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 23, 12:10 2
- didn't realize Men of a Certain Age had been cancelled. - sycor Aug 23, 12:14 1
  - yeah. This season was really good -- nm - Remlik Aug 23, 12:21
According to CNN, there was damage to the National Cathedral. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:09
I just laughed so hard I'm crying -- (link) - marcel Aug 23, 12:06 [youtube]
*laugh* My wife was driving near Fredericksburg when the earthquake happend. Didn't feel a thing. Now she's past Richmond, on the way to Norfolk. -- nm - landbeck Aug 23, 12:06 3
- godspeed, mrs. landbeck -- nm - moles Aug 23, 12:12
- v. good. -- nm - Diva Aug 23, 12:11
- good news -- nm - OAE Aug 23, 12:11
Weird. People posting fake earthquake videos -- (link) - oblique Aug 23, 12:05
Earthquake, wtf? I didn't feel it. -- nm - lileve Aug 23, 12:04 2
- I've been wanting to be in the office for one to feel if I could tell it wasn't the subway downstairs. of course I was in the car and didn't feel it. -- nm - zork Aug 23, 12:06 1
  - Apparently my town felt it but I didn't feel it at work. - lileve Aug 23, 12:08
update on my mom: I just talked to her. They still don't know what's wrong, doing more tests tomorrow. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:01 11
- Good thoughts -- nm - eag Aug 23, 12:16
- *sending good thoughts* -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 12:09
- I pray they find out what's going on so you guys can move forward with helping her get better -- nm - oblique Aug 23, 12:09
- All the best. -- nm - lileve Aug 23, 12:08
- *wishes for good results* -- nm - zork Aug 23, 12:07
- Thoughts & prayers on the way! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 23, 12:07
- *sending good thoughts* -- nm - Krusty Aug 23, 12:03 3
  - she sounds way out of it. it's hard to get any specific infomration from her. - loosilu Aug 23, 12:05 2
    - I'm sorry she's going through this. I hope they can figure out what's wrong - Krusty Aug 23, 12:08 1
      - thanks. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:09
- best wishes -- nm - CQ Aug 23, 12:02
heh. Earthquake depth 0.1 km +/- 3.1 km -- (link) - zork Aug 23, 12:00 9
- Dammit, Aang! -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 12:06
- It's really very shallow. Every so often we have events out here that are later identified as blasting activity. I wonder what kind of reading you'd - MojaveMeg Aug 23, 12:05 1
  - i'm thinking they may change that depth as more data is processed to triangulate it better. -- nm - zork Aug 23, 12:20
- If it happened above ground, I'll be impressed. -- nm - TFox Aug 23, 12:03 4
  - Airquake! (coming to SyFy this fall) -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 12:06 3
    - It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an airquake! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 23, 12:11
    - The Tunguska Event was an airquake. -- nm - Discovery Channel: AIRQUAKE WEEK Aug 23, 12:09 1
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Facebook will be updating the "status box" on the site to be more like Google+ -- (link) - oblique Aug 23, 11:56 [youtube] 5
- the choices are "public" and "friends"... what's the difference? -- nm - colin Aug 23, 11:59 4
  - Technically the controls are already there (the lock on each post) but they're making it easier and more visible. Full list of privacy changes here -- (link) - oblique Aug 23, 12:01 2
    - yes, they have been there for a long time. and as you can see, hardly anyone knows about them because they are hard to see. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:03
    - ah. huh, okay. -- nm - colin Aug 23, 12:02
  - public is the whole world. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:00
So who was the first person to say that this was God sending a message to politicians in DC? -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 11:56 10
- Maybe if it's a signs and wonders kind of message, but if it's alleged to be a direct message . . . I think God would have more precise aim. - landbeck Aug 23, 12:11
- it's global warming -- nm - znufrii Aug 23, 12:07 1
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- I'm waiting to find out how this affects Obama's re-election chances -- nm - con_carne Aug 23, 12:05 5
  - ML will post the poll as soon as it's up -- nm - moles Aug 23, 12:10 3
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      - hey, just like Reagan in 82! -- nm - moles Aug 23, 12:22 1
        
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  - Silly, first we need a report about whether it affected the Kardashian/Humphries honeymoon. -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 12:08
- I think it's a message to ABC for screwing with OLTL. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 23, 11:57
Brian Witherspoon also has a torn ACL, so the Giants lost two corners for the season in one meaningless game. -- nm - David Aug 23, 11:55 3
- This is why fantasy football drafts in early August are dumb. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 23, 12:08
- It's all part of natural selection -- nm - oblique Aug 23, 11:57
- nice. Pre-Season football is just dumb. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 23, 11:56
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  - it's really very far away. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:17 5
    - further from Virginia than Toronto is? -- nm - TFox Aug 23, 12:19 4
      - New Madrid fault is about 300 miles further from the epicentre than Toronto is from the epicentre -- nm - Andie Aug 23, 12:23 2
        
        you're right, i thought it was a little closer. but still, given that it was felt 500-600 miles away. -- nm - TFox Aug 23, 12:27 1
        
        I wish mafic was here to help, but I think it's just not part of the same seismic system. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:31
      - I am pretty sure it is. Here's a map of US seismic zones. The bright orange spot on the Mississippi - loosilu Aug 23, 12:22
  - I certainly am more concerned now that there's been one in CO and VA -- nm - oblique Aug 23, 12:16 4
    - NM is a pretty dangerous fault. in seriousness, I hope you've done whatever earthquake preparation is appropriate. - loosilu Aug 23, 12:18 3
      - Honestly, no. What's the consensus on what should be done? -- nm - oblique Aug 23, 12:20 2
        
        Participate in exercises like we did! :) and Foxy's link is good. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 12:22
        
        FEMA has got yo shit covered, son./ -- (link) - TFox Aug 23, 12:22
- I've had earthquake insurance ever since I got a house. -- nm - Remlik Aug 23, 12:11 1
  - *ding* - The Ruiner Aug 23, 12:12
- I need to find some earthquake themed porn. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 23, 11:58 1
  - Rule 34 - znufrii Aug 23, 11:59
- it will be bad. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 11:55
- My emergency plan consists of fleeing to my parents cabin in Wisconsin and living off venison for a while -- nm - oblique Aug 23, 11:55
OKay the first thing you do NOT want to see when you turn on the TV is a shot of the Shearon Harris nuke plant in our county. -- nm - bc/nc Aug 23, 11:52 8
- uh, is it okay? -- nm - sycor Aug 23, 11:53 7
  - Yup. WRAL copter just circling around it. -- nm - bc/nc Aug 23, 11:54 6
    - ok just making sure. Need to know if I should start driving south as fast as possible. -- nm - sycor Aug 23, 11:56
    - Well, it's not like they're going to see a glowing green cloud shoot out of the thing -- nm - con_carne Aug 23, 11:55 4
      - there should be a feature installed in nuclear plants to do just that, just for fun* -- nm - oblique Aug 23, 11:58 3
        
        Or an odor, like they do for natural gas. Make radiation stinky. -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 23, 12:00 1
        
        It is arledy the stinky and yu all shuuld know that. It is not the good. -- nm - Dane si Aug 23, 12:01
        
        you have a very strange definition of "fun" -- nm - znufrii Aug 23, 11:59
I wonder how much money Haiti is gonna give me -- nm - CQ Aug 23, 11:51
I was just busy basking in the glow of a Championship. I was signed up before the draft started so all whining aside - Beaker Aug 23, 11:48 1
- One point away from glory. Stupid Bengals. -- nm - Shaun Aug 23, 11:50
Have you heard of the new sensation that's sweeping the nation? -- nm - con_carne Aug 23, 11:48
Speaking of ruining...is Stacy playing this year or is she being replaced? -- nm - Stephen Aug 23, 11:48 13
- which answer counts as ruining? -- nm - TFox Aug 23, 11:49 4
  - At this point...playing. She doesn't seem very interested in being involved this year. -- nm - Stephen Aug 23, 11:56 3
    - (the last couple really) -- nm - Beaker Aug 23, 12:00 2
      - once you beat groiny's ass, it's all downhill -- nm - moles Aug 23, 12:01 1
        
        I am not real proud of that moment. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 23, 12:10
- That's still being debated. She hasn't named keepers. -- nm - David Aug 23, 11:49 7
  - I bet one of the keepers will be "boo". -- nm - TFox Aug 23, 11:52
  - Tell him Madonna said to name her keepers -- nm - con_carne Aug 23, 11:51
  - so can I alter my keepers then? nm -- nm - groiny Aug 23, 11:50 4
    - I haven't locked in players yet on Yahoo, so yes. If you do this, you need to make sure the keepers thread is updated. -- nm - David Aug 23, 11:51 3
      - Oh Bears defense, why have you caused me this agony? - groiny Aug 23, 11:53 2
        
        pre-season -- nm - Beaker Aug 23, 11:54 1
        
        I know, but that does not look like a great sign of things to come. - groiny Aug 23, 11:56
can someone confirm that news outlets have stated aftershock coming soon? thats what we are hearing -- nm - MDH Aug 23, 11:48 13
- USGS : "People should expect further shaking." - mara Aug 23, 11:55 4
  - see Mel? -- nm - Diva Aug 23, 11:59
  - He's just saying how aftershocks usually behave. -- nm - con_carne Aug 23, 11:57 1
    - I know. I'm just letting MDH know what was meant by what he heard. -- nm - mara Aug 23, 12:05
  - suck it people. -- nm - Michael J Fox Aug 23, 11:55
- they wouldn't be able to say taht. -- nm - loosilu Aug 23, 11:54
- I'm really surprised there've been none so far. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 23, 11:51
- how would news outlets know that? did they interview the Earth? -- nm - TFox Aug 23, 11:48 2
  - Yes, and they were very pushy. -- nm - Earth Aug 23, 11:50 1
    - Push Back -- nm - Hurricane Katrina Aug 23, 11:54
- You can't predict an aftershock any more than you can the initial quake. -- nm - Ender Aug 23, 11:48
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  - i figured as much. just didnt know if usgs could still feel some rumblin. :-) -- nm - MDH Aug 23, 11:51
standing on shakey ground, ever since you put me down -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 23, 11:47
Pat Summitt speaks. -- (link) - David Aug 23, 11:46 [youtube]
quake insurance coverage costs just skyrocketted for the entire east coast -- nm - peglegpete Aug 23, 11:45 2
- my other stepsister, who now sells insurance apparently, just posted this on FB -- "call me for earthquake coverage!" seriously? -- nm - moles Aug 23, 11:57
- Speaking of skyrocketing ... this is the twitter trend for the word Earthquake for the past 30 days ... -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 23, 11:49

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