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Here's an interesting article from The Slate about the difference between east/west coast earthquakes -- (link) - Trish Aug 24, 16:45
i know (at least i'm pretty sure) this is a misprint, but take a look at the attendance.... -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 24, 16:42 1
- If a baseball game happens and no one is there to see it, does it count? -- nm - Dano Aug 24, 16:46
its 92 out, and i have been standing outside for 30 mins waiting for a board meeting to start - zombie tru Aug 24, 16:42
I am no longer here. The people that have my draft card can feel free to use it if my pick comes up tonight. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 24, 16:39
What is that wet stuff falling from the sky? I seem to remember some word from the olden days. - not2fast Aug 24, 16:38
Feds cracking down on Illeagal streaming sites... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 24, 16:18 6
- You can stream the entire season for $40 from the NFL, so really no excuse. -- nm - not2fast Aug 24, 16:37 2
  - but only afterward -- nm - David Aug 24, 16:43
  - I see 40. (nm) - spamlet Aug 24, 16:38
- *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* - David Aug 24, 16:25 2
  - ya think? -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 16:27 1
    - Gambling in this establishment? *shocked* -- nm - David Aug 24, 16:30
Today is the 19th anniversary of Hurricane *A*ndrew making landfall...we're already at the I's this year - Will Hunting Aug 24, 16:14 2
- technically Irene is the first hurricane of the season. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 16:42
- re the IM: One because it had a funny name, and one because it was actually strong ... right? :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 16:25
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- I was blinking. Can we try it again? -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 16:17
The National Zoo in DC thought you might like an animal-by-animal reaction to the quake, so it put out this press release -- (link) - con_carne Aug 24, 16:05 3
- I just had pizza with hot peppers. I'm about to do some "belch vocalizing" myself. -- nm - Dano Aug 24, 16:42
- video would have been a lot more interesting -- nm - stewie Aug 24, 16:31 1
  - Get out of my face, bitch! -- nm - red-ruffed lemur Aug 24, 16:35
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- what I do on my own time and off school property is my own business dammit -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 16:36 2
  - It also ignores my first admendment right to freedom of expression (watch me use penis puppetry to demonstrate) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 16:37 1
    - Most contracts with schools include a moral turpitude clause. -- nm - Trish Aug 24, 16:46
Rate this food-poisoning-danger: homemade cookie dough containing two raw eggs, been in the refrigerator for 48 hours. - Dr.Johnny Vermin Aug 24, 15:58 8
- Thanks everybody. I will consume with no hesitation. - Dr.Johnny Vermin Aug 24, 16:31 1
  - (more) - Will Hunting Aug 24, 16:33
- I believe the high amount of sugar inhibits bacterial growth and acts as a preservative - con_carne Aug 24, 16:07
- why the hell would you bake cookie dough? that just ruins it -- nm - dogbert Aug 24, 16:05
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  - this -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 16:02
  - Yeah, we know. -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 16:02 1
    - *wishes she could erase that post above* heh -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 16:03
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"rookie Ryan Williams tore his patella tendon Friday night in a loss at Green Bay, forcing the second-rounder to the sideline for all of 2011" - Beaker Aug 24, 15:54
Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild) arrested again -- (link) - Beaker Aug 24, 15:51
RC - JF - JF - RC - me. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 24, 15:50 3
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  - I know. PS, I also hate you. - Will Hunting Aug 24, 15:54 1
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Of course Rick Perry is in the lead....he hasn't been pulled through the mud yet. - ty97 Aug 24, 15:43 2
- and it's not like that'll even be hard to do. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 15:50
- Can you hear the digging? -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Aug 24, 15:48
To be fair, that Reds-Marlins game was an impromptu doubleheader to avoid Irene. - Ender Aug 24, 15:41
The local mansion with parking for 24 cars has been reduced in price by $3.5 million. - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 15:40
Steve Jobs resigns as head of Apple. -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 15:37 12
- This is pretty unfortunate. Sadly, he probably won't be with us in six months. -- nm - TWuG Aug 24, 16:15 1
  - I'll say six weeks, he wouldn't give up the controls until they start slipping from his nearly dead fingers -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 16:39
- Wow. Health issues I wonder? -- nm - Don Homer Aug 24, 15:55 2
  - i can only imagine that means that he is in really, really rough shape... - x Aug 24, 16:39
  - Well, yeah. -- nm - Michael Aug 24, 16:04
- Again? -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 15:41 3
  - "Who dares question the boss we fired ten years ago and then brought back?" -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 15:48 2
    - That, plus didn't he resign a couple of years ago because of health reasons - amoxy Aug 24, 15:55 1
      - last time he just went on leave, this seems more permanent. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 15:57
- there goes that stock price -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 24, 15:41
- wow... looks like AAPL has halted after hours -- nm - stewie Aug 24, 15:41
- link -- (link) - Remlik Aug 24, 15:38
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- GROINY!!!! -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 15:43
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Does [Cali/O.C/Costa Mesa] have a law that [restaurants/fast food chains] put nutritional information on menu boards? -- nm - ty97 Aug 24, 15:23 6
- Only major chains - I believe they need more than 50 locations. It's a problem I've run into with our go-to restaurant. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 15:26 5
  - I thought that was just for calorie counts, which I believe is CA-wide -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 15:28 1
    - (calorie counts go on the menu boards, nutritional information s/b available upon request) -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 15:31
  - It's so strange to see at places like Subway and BK, but noticed it wasn't in place at Cosi, so was attempting to figure out the parameters. -- nm - ty97 Aug 24, 15:27 2
    - And I'm not even sure if it's required on the menu board - just on the website and available to customers. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 15:29 1
      - It must be required on the boards, because even BK had it right up there next to the Whoppers and Tenders. - ty97 Aug 24, 15:31
Update on a terribly sad local story. The baby that was thrown from a parking structure on Monday night has died :( -- (link) - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 15:19 11
- :( -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 15:43
- In cases like this, I always wonder if the mother new that the hospital would have taken the baby no questions asked. - ty97 Aug 24, 15:25 8
  - there are generally some other underlying mental health issues with cases like this too. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 15:27 6
    - That'll be her defense - postpartum depression. She'd already started therapy. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 15:30 5
      - a friend of mine recently had postpartum psychosis. I didn't even know that was a thing. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 15:31 4
        
        happened to my wife's cousin, too (unless that's the same person) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:53 2
        
        Brooke Shields developed the condition after having her last baby. After taking anti-depressants and counseling she became the national spokesperson. - Trish Aug 24, 16:31
        
        probably not, unless she's irish and lives in perth. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 15:58
        
        (basically ended up committed for a month, with the baby, but always supervised) -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 15:32
  - I believe at this age it was a little old for the safe-haven law (any ER, fire, or police station). Also there was a supportive husband at home. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 15:27
- *erase/erase/erase* ... that's just horribly sad Meg :( -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 15:24
Where did I put that thing? Anyone know? -- nm - David Aug 24, 15:19 4
- Zoidberg took it -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 15:42
- You left it next to the other thing, with the stuff. (nm) - musubi Aug 24, 15:20 2
  - I checked there and I see the stuff, but not the thing. -- nm - David Aug 24, 15:23 1
    - Maybe it's under the stuff. Or behind that other thing, in that other place. (nm) - musubi Aug 24, 15:51
Wasn't Warehouse 13 supposed to be coming to Netflix streaming? - West Coast Stephen Aug 24, 15:18 1
- Nope, just DVD. -- (link) - not2fast Aug 24, 15:58
Gilligan's Island on Netflix anyone know? -- nm - Jovian Aug 24, 15:05 4
- could you not just check on netflix? -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 15:18 1
  - I could have. but I am at work and cant access it. -- nm - Jovian Aug 24, 15:19
- Not on Watch Instantly. -- nm - David Aug 24, 15:08 1
  - ahh damn. figures -- nm - Jovian Aug 24, 15:17
What newton needs now: water pump. Timing belt. Of course. Of course. -- nm - amanda Aug 24, 15:04 6
- figs? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 15:41
- Lucky they caught it. I've lost a car because I didn't know the water pump died and the engine overheated. -- nm - Dr.Johnny Vermin Aug 24, 15:32
- I had the timing belt thing a couple months ago - was in for DAYS to do it too. -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 15:30
- timing belt is regular maintenance you might as well get done when they already have to take half the car apart - zeitgeist Aug 24, 15:11
- is another folk singer -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 15:10
- The good news is that they should likely be cheaper together than if you did them separately. - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 24, 15:08
we got 3 Las Vegas chefs in Top Chef Deserts which starts tonight on Bravo. 2 contestants, and judge Hubert Keller -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 14:59
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- I hate flying - probably as much or more than you - I'm chicken - feeling your pain. :( -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 14:59
SITWAP: Disney Alumni News.....Brenda Song is reportedly pregnant with Trace Cyrus's baby.....yes Miley Cyrus's brother!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 24, 14:53 1
- but what about Frankie & Annette? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 15:00
Always nice to hear a good report on heart tests I took a while ago from my doctor. - BAD Aug 24, 14:50 10
- Great News! -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 15:42
- Hooray! (nm) - musubi Aug 24, 15:20
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 15:09
- So what you're saying is that BAD is good! -- nm - Qale Aug 24, 15:05
- Yay! -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 15:03
- I must also be doing something right. 2 weeks ago mine said I could drop the plavix. -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 15:02 1
  - and congrats -- nm - peglegpete Aug 24, 15:02
- awesome news -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 15:01
- Great news!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 15:01
- ^5 - good for you! -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 15:00
The few hours after an eye dilation appointment is so odd. - kelly Aug 24, 14:50
Chocolate pudding pancakes for dinner! - prayformojo Aug 24, 14:47 1
- You have the best dinners at your house. - kelly Aug 24, 14:49
TFox and Hunting in the same room is....hilarious. - kelly Aug 24, 14:44 3
- Though, this is true of me and literally anyone else. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 14:52 2
  - The night that included the gem "You're a woman, right? Okay. Go get me a beer." was just a funny night, great time. - kelly Aug 24, 14:56 1
    - And who said that gem? Me. -- nm - TFox Aug 24, 14:57
Hey DC folk. Is the Melrose hotel decent? - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 24, 14:44 7
- TripAdvisor looks positive. So far I've been happy with their review trends. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 15:36
- I really don't know hotels very well, since I never stay in them. :) -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 15:27 2
  - Well, I figured you might have heard something. I never stay in STL hotels either, but I know people get shot at the Super 8 by our house :P - spamlet Aug 24, 15:30 1
    - I understand. there are a few hotels I know (but not that one). -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 15:39
- I don't have any experience with it but based on location it probably caters to GWU parent/visitors. -- nm - Max Aug 24, 15:12 1
  - Is that good or bad? - spamlet Aug 24, 15:27
- i've never heard of it but if it's in Georgetown, chances are good -- nm - moles Aug 24, 14:49
I am going to wait by my mailbox for the next few days. - kelly Aug 24, 14:43 2
- is this another SNL skit or something? -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 14:43 1
  - Blues Clues -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 14:46
TFunting. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 14:42 13
- the gratvitational fields of their heads colliding would be something powerful -- nm - moles Aug 24, 14:48 1
  - aaaand you made this joke on B2 - moles Aug 24, 14:49
- weren't they in the same room at the wedding though? -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 14:43 10
  - we kept them apart with mirrors and other science shit. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 14:43 9
    - "Look over there food!" took care of Will and "Look over there...rap!" took care of TFox -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 14:48 8
      - heh. "Look over there! Caesar Wraps!" would take care of both -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:15
      - "This young man doesn't believe there's any difference between west coast rap and east coast rap, and would like a detailed explanation on the - Reagen Aug 24, 15:04 4
        
        I thought after both those two guys were killed they both merged into one? -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 15:21 3
        
        Like all dead rappers -- nm - con_carne Aug 24, 16:30
        
        oh, now you're just trying to provoke him. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 15:28 1
        
        that transparent? dang -- nm - JenBro Aug 24, 16:01
      - I would have gotten a cardboard cut-out of znufrii and propped it up in a corner, with audio of random words of three of more syllables -- nm - Roger More Aug 24, 15:02 1
        
        unpredictably ruminatious spontaneous oration bot! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 15:18
rut ro ... someone got injured - JenBro Aug 24, 14:39

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