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TBD, Sceire, Brian x 2 -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 10:10 1
- speaking of TBD: do we have a new owner yet? -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 10:10
I think that it's fairly clear at this point that ML *is* Brendon Loy -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 10:08 4
- Having never heard of this dude before, I googled his name. What kind of self-respecting Trojan goes to ND for grad school? - musubi Aug 30, 10:13
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  - i've heard much stronger denials, Mr. Weather Nerd..... -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 10:10 1
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Over/under percentage chance that Detroit wins the NFC North: 25 -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 10:03 14
- According to current sportsbooks odds, under. - Strongbad Aug 30, 10:07
- I will be contrarian and say over. - serious musubi Aug 30, 10:06
- way under. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 30, 10:05
- The Ghost of Joey Harrington forbids it! -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 10:04
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  - is GB your biggest favorite to win their division? - prayformojo Aug 30, 10:05 8
    - I might go with STL there. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 10:06 5
      - According to the sportsbooks, GB is the biggest favorite in the NFC. - Strongbad Aug 30, 10:09 1
        
        Patriots are also a strong favorite. (4/7) -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 10:10
      - Not a chance in hell that happens. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 30, 10:08 2
        
        Who do you like better, SF or AZ? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 10:09 1
        
        Seahawks all the way baby! We're gonna win and never stop winning! Woooo! (nm) - Pete Carroll Aug 30, 10:10
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    - yes. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 30, 10:05
HP's teasing Touchpad watchers via Twitter right now. Some really pissed off people out there. -- nm - Mop (194 lbs) Aug 30, 10:01 5
- You just never read back boards, huh? - Reagen Aug 30, 10:19
- the promised "exciting news" is, apparently, an e-mail from HP telling us... - Mop (194 lbs) Aug 30, 10:07 1
  - who is "thoroughly vested in this"? who is that person? -- nm - TFox Aug 30, 10:11
- I'd wager the majority are only interested in flipping them so they can tease all they want. -- nm - Tim Aug 30, 10:03
- I'm never buying an HP PC, laptop, or tablet again! -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 10:02
in far more important news, let me ask you this: if it was your job to ensure - amanda "late sleeper" jones Aug 30, 10:00 28
- Geez, it's called supply and demand for a reason, people. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 10:06
- Yes, TFox *did* get pwned in fantasy baseball last week. (nm) - serious musubi Aug 30, 10:05 5
  - (good thing it only mattered for your team and ML's team, not mine, or i might have tried.) -- nm - TFox Aug 30, 10:11 4
    - It's true, my team did beat your will to compete out of you by mid-week. Also pwned (by Woody): ML (nm) - musubi Aug 30, 10:15
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      - To be fair, I only had to go something like 4-7 to finish ahead of you, what with Wood beating the Hellickson out of your team. (nm) - musubi Aug 30, 10:16
      - my role as spoiler starts this week, not last week. -- nm - TFox Aug 30, 10:14
- *snickers* -- nm - moles Aug 30, 10:04 1
  - Mmmm... Snickers... -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 10:05
- Are they buying the fun size assortments or individual full size bars? -- nm - TWuG Aug 30, 10:03 1
  - and who determined the size of "fun"? -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:04
- I like 3m. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:02
- If all that's left is 3M bars, and they keep buying more, how long before there's no room in the basket for anything else? -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 10:01 7
  - the basket has to be empty prior to restock. -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Aug 30, 10:05 1
    - So maybe it's the same 3M bar. The restocker pulls it out of the basket, restocks the basket and puts the 3M bar back in -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 10:11
  - mathematicians call this "Hershey's Paradox". -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 10:02 4
    - This Is Why I'm Fat. -- nm - nubby Aug 30, 10:04 1
      - Hmm, I wonder how many people have Tumblrs by the name showing photos of what they eat. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 10:11
    - I think 3M is an M&M/Mars product -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 10:03 1
      - Hershey's scans better. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 10:05
- Depends if I like 3 Musketeers or not -- nm - Roger More Aug 30, 10:00
- why do they still even make those? They are horrendous. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 30, 10:00 6
  - you may be a good relationship therapist, but you're shit when it comes to candy. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 10:01 5
    - if it does not have peanuts or peanut butter in it, I am not interested. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 30, 10:02 4
      - Heath bars have neither peanuts nor peanut butter, and are the best candy bars on Earth -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 10:03 3
        
        they make good Blizzard ingredients. - groiny Aug 30, 10:04 2
        
        If you have them in a Blizzard, you're eating them. And good for you -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 10:05 1
        
        as a standalone candy bar, I will pass. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 30, 10:06
Cappy... pay attention, I'm only going to say this once... - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 09:55 3
- Thanks man. I think I know this. I think the way I am wired makes it hard for me to quit anything. Honestly. We talked just now - Capstern Aug 30, 10:18
- Never.....no, always.....remember to check your references. (nm) - serious musubi Aug 30, 10:02
- wear. sunscreen. -- nm - serious Max Aug 30, 09:57
Did we know that Irene's death toll has risen to 40? At this point I'm thinking not overhyped. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 09:55 33
- I think 'over-hyping' is the wrong term. Some channels (I'm looking at you TWC) were thriving on fear hysteria for ratings. - ty97 Aug 30, 10:06 6
  - as far as DC/NY go, that's where their film crews are already located. Of course they will show footage. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:08 5
    - I'm not referring to during-the-storm coverage. I mean the many days leading up to it. -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 10:09 4
      - same deal. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:10 3
        
        offs. How is it the same deal that people in a studio in Atlanta were fear-mongering? -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 10:11 2
        
        admittedly, I do not regularly watch CNN. However, don't they and the other networks all have studios in DC and NYC? -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:13 1
        
        TWC is in Atlanta. -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 10:14
- For this issue, I'd prefer the media to err on the side of overhype vs. underhype. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 10:04
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  - I think some people are criticizing the continual reporting when there wasn't that much to report. Like Weather Channel people out standing in the - mara Aug 30, 10:05 6
    - Jeez, it's called supply and demand, people -- nm - The Weather Channel Aug 30, 10:14
    - There used to be a local reporter they'd throw out in any weather. - Mel Profit Aug 30, 10:10
    - But that complaint flies in the face of the fact that if you have to evacuate everyone, you can't wait until the winds hit 70mph. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 10:10 1
      - very true, especially for NYC. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:10
    - 1) it's the Weather Channel. It's by far the biggest weather event, what else are they supposed to do? - serious musubi Aug 30, 10:09
    - it's the Weather Channel! what else are they going to report on? -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:06
  - "If nothing bad happened to ME, then it was stupid." -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:03
  - don't be defensive. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 30, 10:02 6
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      - - -- (link) - Reagen Aug 30, 10:04 3
        
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        *laughing* -- nm - mara Aug 30, 10:10
        
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      - you missed parts of yesterday. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 30, 10:04
- have we seen this? - amanda "late sleeper" jones Aug 30, 10:00 2
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  - If he was watching Cooper he would have seen the wind gauge right on the screen which was starting in Cat 1 territory and gusting to Cat 3. - Max Aug 30, 10:05
- Overhype is a real public service tool for officials. Carmageddon was overhyped on purpose... and it worked for its intended purpose. - con_carne Aug 30, 10:00 1
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  - I believe so. ABC News says "death toll rises to 40 across seven states." -- (link) - mara Aug 30, 10:03 1
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- lots of inland flooding. Not hyped at all IMO. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:55
Just discovered the Social Security Administration's page on Ponzi schemes. Brilliant. -- (link) - mara Aug 30, 09:53 10
- Obviously, the accusations must have some truth to them if they feel the need to defend themselves against them so strenuously. -- nm - znufrii Aug 30, 10:13
- Fuzzy logic abounds! - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 10:10
- They Lie! -- nm - Rick Perry Aug 30, 10:01
- tl;dr -- nm - 90% of American voters Aug 30, 09:58
- That they now have a page on this is amusing. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 09:57 3
  - You may have misspelled sad. -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 10:09
  - I know, I think so too. Kind of like the IRS's page on why you really do have to pay income tax. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 10:06
  - hilarious, really - znufrii Aug 30, 10:05
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  - *I* read it. - znufrii Aug 30, 10:09
pmb and groni are correct (windy city advice columnists, represent!) - amanda "late sleeper" jones Aug 30, 09:51 [Backboard] 3
- it is not surprising that he re-evaluated when he found a potential bounce back candidate. - groiny Aug 30, 09:55 2
  - right, but afdmit that. don't place all the blame on her. -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Aug 30, 09:56 1
    - right. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 30, 09:58
I am amused that the Australian and American versions of that article were different. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 09:50 1
- s/guy/mate -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 09:50
Just to be clear about Miami, they have no running game and huge questions at QB. - David Aug 30, 09:45 2
- Still surprised they bailed on the Kyle Orton deal. -- nm - Jim Aug 30, 09:50 1
  - If they had taken him, who would be Denver's starting QB? -- nm - amoxy Aug 30, 10:03
My draft result FFB peeps see what you think - suggestions welcome - Capstern Aug 30, 09:44 16
- Do the rules say you need 2 defenses? - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 30, 10:08 2
  - Oh we dont start 2 D - but we all tend to deaft 2 and then play match ups -- nm - Capstern Aug 30, 10:12
  - Thanks -- nm - Capstern Aug 30, 10:12
- My $$$ FF team is in such dire straits. My draft was awful. - Strongbad Aug 30, 09:51 5
  - Here's my $$$ league: - samara Aug 30, 09:59 4
    - Here's my 14-team draft - Strongbad Aug 30, 10:02 3
      - I'm hoping for big things from Jimmy Graham this year. -- nm - samara Aug 30, 10:08 2
        
        I was pretty happy with him as the 9th/10th TE off the board. - Strongbad Aug 30, 10:11 1
        
        I'm actually considering bundling him up with James Starks to the guy who owns Ryan Grant in exchange for Mark Ingram. -- nm - samara Aug 30, 10:13
- It's probably a lot better than my team, but that's not saying much. (nm) - musubi Aug 30, 09:49
- RB's OK, I like Bradford, WR's ehh - amoxy Aug 30, 09:46
- How many teams? That's a solid RB crew in a normal draft. - Will Hunting Aug 30, 09:45 3
  - 10 teams - more or less normal scoring. I dropped Peyton as a keeper this hoping Bradford becomes his replacement on my team -- nm - Capstern Aug 30, 10:10
  - I really think Bradford will not have a sophmore slump and do really good this year -- nm - amoxy Aug 30, 09:46 1
    - He should progress...but honestly, he has a lot of room to progress to be 'elite'. - Will Hunting Aug 30, 09:48
- Oh yeah we start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 1K 1 DST -- nm - Capstern Aug 30, 09:45
ST Poll #happy news: Name things ST should be grateful for. - ty97 Aug 30, 09:43 7
- crazy politicians -- nm - ceregon Aug 30, 09:56
- boards that roll -- nm - Epiphany Aug 30, 09:51
- earths magnetic field -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 30, 09:50
- The federal government! -- nm - Republican Governor Christie Aug 30, 09:50
- Bery. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 09:45 2
  - This (too) -- nm - OAE Aug 30, 10:16
  - This -- nm - amoxy Aug 30, 09:49
Going on the Internet and not expecting to meet any nerds is like going to a bar and not expecting to meet any drunks. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 09:42 14
- yup -- nm - znufrii Aug 30, 09:46
- I love that this woman is the most intellectually incurious human alive apparently. "I'm a world champion." - Will Hunting Aug 30, 09:44 12
  - I agree - I'd be impressed before they even got anything else out -- nm - Epiphany Aug 30, 09:52
  - Seriously. At the very least you'd think she'd say, "Oh I'm so sorry, Nerd, is that a treatable condition?" (nm) - musubi Aug 30, 09:46 7
    - Apparently, he should have handed out business cards with his name, title and skill...of course designed after the M:tG card created for him. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 09:48 6
      - If the two of them are pranking the entire internet, I'm impressed. - David Aug 30, 09:50 5
        
        It doesn kinda feel like trolling for page views, knowing nerds would get upset. - musubi Aug 30, 09:53 2
        
        *does* kinda feel like trolling, that is. (nm) - musubi Aug 30, 09:54 1
        
        Nah, if they were trolling, they'd do better, IMO. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 10:00
        
        Her editor is feeding her lines? I dunno. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 09:50 1
        
        Stranger shams have happened. -- nm - David Aug 30, 09:52
  - I agree completely -- nm - Roger More, #8 in the world at HSX Aug 30, 09:45
  - which is exactly the characteristic you want in a writer. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 09:45 1
    - I'm going to also report myself to the Department of Redundancy Department - Will Hunting Aug 30, 09:47
::does happy unicorn dance:: -- nm - The Ruiner Aug 30, 09:41 2
- I have seen that dance - its nice -- nm - Capstern Aug 30, 09:42 1
  - Dance! Unicorn! Dance! -- (link) - Epiphany Aug 30, 09:58 [Image]

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