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report: 1/6 of claims for federal flood insurance come from people who have made claims previously. + why do we have federal flood insurance.... - x Sep 2, 05:01 4
- Several years ago I saw a news story about a couple without fed flood insurance. They were watching the water rise and putting out sandbags. They also - Trish Sep 2, 05:12 1
  - wow I had never heard of that ... I know for a long time it's been suggested that Flood be incorporated into everyones home insurance policies - so - JenBro Sep 2, 05:57
- only 1/6 stupid?...not bad! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 05:07 1
  - if throwing money away is the goal, sure.....nm - x Sep 2, 05:10
i hate that FB keeps showing me adds from thoose crazy reaganomics candidates -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 04:42
Body of infamous Australian outlaw (Ned Kelly) found -- (link) - Beaker Sep 2, 04:41
7.1 earthquake in Alaska. Tsunami warning for the Aleutian Islands. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 2, 04:31
Reading the non-fiction work Gangs of New York was based on. Very interesting read. One policeman averaged over a fight a day....for 4 years.... - Beaker Sep 2, 04:29 1
- this was his quote: �There is more law at the end of a policeman�s nightstick than in a decision of the Supreme Court.� -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 04:31
wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 03:28 5
- calm down -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 04:21
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- Wake up? I've already been at work for 2 hrs and change. I'm hoping to leave early and take a nap. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 2, 04:10 2
  - if you're tired when you leave work, make more overtime! -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 04:22 1
    - The only reason we may be able to leave a little early is because the US is entering a holiday wknd (Labor Day). So things are pretty calm. Actually, - bc/nc Sep 2, 04:33
I know this is a FWC, but I have a 7.5 hour flight tomorrow night followed by a 12.5 hour flight Saturday and there's no way I'll sleep fully through - ty97 Sep 2, 00:44 4
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  - I dunno, narcotics can be dangerous with alcohol. He needs some Ambien to use on flights. -- nm - Trish Sep 2, 04:55
- I'm only flying to Austria tomorrow from Gatwick - I think it's a couple of hours. But I will be on a coach for 3 hours afterwards to Slovenia. -- nm - LMS Sep 2, 03:37
- Dude, you must have flown some serious miles in your life. - Jelly Sep 2, 03:23
Tonight's Futurama reminded me of Crash. -- nm - David Sep 1, 23:39 1
- You can't just leave it at that! -- nm - Trish Sep 2, 04:56
stupid unseasonably warm weather, we are goign to the snow this weekend, but there isn't really any left to just play in -- nm - Karl_S Sep 1, 23:30 8
- It's 84 (29c) here at 1:30 am. Kinda dreadful, but tons better than winter. -- nm - ty97 Sep 1, 23:33 7
  - It's 59F here and only 31% humidity. It'll be 45 my morning. Tomorrow it'll be glorious--75F, 15% humidity, 10mph wind from the NW. - Trish Sep 2, 00:39 6
    - it'll be 80ish for two more months -- nm - moles Sep 2, 00:41 3
      - I'll tell you, the weather when I was in the OC? Perfect, the whole week. -- nm - ty97 Sep 2, 00:42 2
        
        once the june gloom is over, it's like this until thanksgiving -- nm - moles Sep 2, 00:42 1
        
        I can understand the SoCal draw. That's great weather. -- nm - ty97 Sep 2, 00:45
    - That weather would actually depress me. Not because it's intrinstically bad - ty97 Sep 2, 00:41 1
      - See, it's different here. We have 320 sunny days a year. It rains some in October/November and again in April/May but it's mostly sun with no clouds. - Trish Sep 2, 04:53
Some 20-something's at the bar just ordered shots that are 3 parts Jameson, 1 part butterscotch schnapps - ty97 Sep 1, 22:58 4
- strangely that doesn't sound strange, its not that much different conceptually from other mixed drinks, Manhattan used vermouth (whats up with that?) - zeitgeist Sep 2, 00:06
- Prime kissing candidates. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 1, 23:13 1
  - Ding! -- nm - Pippy Sep 2, 04:42
- Correction: orange juice chaser -- nm - ty97 Sep 1, 23:00
Nubby: nice move. Yikes. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 1, 22:42 1
- It's rare that I get any 100+ pointers anymore. -- nm - nubby Sep 2, 04:33
Too late to get in on secret stalker? -- (link) - The Ruiner Sep 1, 22:22 4
- Even though it's anonymous (and great), I don't think I could do that to someone. :) -- nm - Jelly Sep 2, 03:00
- Downtown Comics shirts are void from participation -- nm - peglegpete Sep 1, 22:45
- So mean. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 22:37
- sorry you didnt like your tshirt -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 22:34
I set my season pass for Sons of Anarchy tonight. It made me so very happy. - Trish Sep 1, 22:19 3
- Jax's Hair! Gone! -- nm - Pippy Sep 2, 04:42 1
  - *sigh* and he was so pretty. -- nm - Trish Sep 2, 04:57
- Cool. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 1, 22:27
Today the Simpsons taught me that we're not the only family that starts Finding Nemo on chapter 2. - Mop Sep 1, 22:18 1
- *sits down to watch another episode of House with his toddler* -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 22:24
I heard Adele sold another 80k albums last week. Damn, that's good for a week 1 debut. This is her 27th week. -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 21:56 2
- it's almost like people are still willing to pay a fair price for genuinely good songs, well sung -- nm - moles Sep 1, 21:58
- Someone Like You and Set Fire to the Rain are finally hitting club play, I know that much. -- nm - Qale Sep 1, 21:57
tv's frank is live-tweeting from dragoncon (push the tweet button, qale) -- nm - moles Sep 1, 21:52 1
- I am not at Con this year, making my first miss since 1999 and only second miss since 1995. - Qale Sep 1, 21:56
So a baby has certain automatic reflexes that later go away as the kid grows. For example, if you touch their palm they will close their hand. - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 1, 21:50 15
- the cheek thing is needed for breastfeeding i think -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 04:29
- Myth or Fact: Teething in infants/toddlers can cause a low-grade fever. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 22:12 1
  - I believe that is true. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 1, 22:13
- I tried these with my nieces and nephews! my brother showed me some reflexes. very cool. There's another one which is very useful. - loosilu Sep 1, 22:03 2
  - Yeah, the reflexes are pretty cool. The foot one is the Babinski's sign. Normal in babies, abnormal in adults. -- (link) - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 1, 22:10 1
    - nice! -- nm - loosilu Sep 1, 22:41
- And by 'tap your forehead' I mean actually 'your ass'. -- nm - Qale Sep 1, 21:57
- So, if I tap your forehead, you won't blink :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 1, 21:54 6
  - with or without a sledgehammer? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 04:29
  - I picture everyone at the next Vegastravaganza tapping each others' foreheads. -- nm - ty97 Sep 1, 21:55 4
    - There is also the Anal wink sign... - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 1, 21:59 2
      - I know all about that one. -- nm - Dignan SI Sep 1, 22:04 1
        
        I was going to go with "Coincidentally, 'Anal Wink' is Dignan's porn name." nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 22:27
    - Heh.. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 1, 21:58
- interesting -- nm - Go Ducks! via droid Sep 1, 21:52
maybe we should get off this road -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 21:45
The predicted stalling of (soon-to-be) Tropical Storm Lee is such a bad thing for Louisiana :/ -- nm - ty97 Sep 1, 21:38 4
- storms seem to spit out west africa like those rocks fired out the butts of those cockroaches in starship troopers -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 21:47
- it's going to be very very bad -- nm - Go Ducks! via droid Sep 1, 21:42
- Good news: drought's over! But we've got some bad news... -- nm - Tim Sep 1, 21:39 1
  - In this vein, it should be good news for Georgia's returned drought. -- nm - Qale Sep 1, 21:58
It struck me, as I was hauling two of my kids up a sand dune this morning, that getting off the beach shouldn't be life-or-death. -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 21:26 1
- were you taking german machine gun fire like saving private ryan? -- nm - moles Sep 1, 21:27
Appraisal for our re-fi came in at $30k more than we needed. This is awesome, like we're sitting on a gold mine! The price will just go up forever! -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 21:23 3
- be happy you are not in nevada -- nm - peglegpete Sep 1, 21:34 2
  - *buys the bunny ranch for pennies on the dollar* -- nm - Go Ducks! via droid Sep 1, 21:35 1
    - and sets up a solar farm -- nm - peglegpete Sep 1, 21:54
Patient Referred To Physician Who Specializes In Giving A Shit - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 1, 21:22 2
- I think those guys specialize in patients money coming out the wazzoo -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 21:49 1
  - That sounds like a very disturbing condition. Tell me more. Does it hurt? Is it untraceable? Can I dodge the IRS? -- nm - Dr. Leo Spaceman Sep 2, 08:35
Dear Bioshock 2, when you crash while finishing a level, you ensure that I will never play you again - oblique Sep 1, 21:15
For Redmond: U.S. Is Set to Sue a Dozen Big Banks Over Mortgages -- (link) - Mop Sep 1, 20:57 3
- yay -- nm - Go Ducks! via droid Sep 1, 21:20
- And: Nevada Says Bank Broke Mortgage Settlement -- (link) - Mop Sep 1, 20:57 1
  - Oh, look at that AA+ credit rating. Hate to have to downgrade it further . . . -- nm - Wall Street Sep 1, 21:14
Repost from last night: What I saw of Zooey's "New Girl", I liked *very much*. -- nm - Mop Sep 1, 20:55
Seems like I've somehow walked over 5 1/2 miles today. Could be why I'm feeling stiff :) - MojaveMeg Sep 1, 20:50 3
- I am also feeling stiff -- nm - Go Ducks! via droid Sep 1, 21:19
- Very nice! -- nm - amoxy Sep 1, 20:50 1
  - I'd like to hike the beach trails but parking is so outrageously expensive. Parking in the wetlands preserve (across the coast highway) is free :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 1, 20:53
So I was sitting in my son's biology class and the teacher was talking - amoxy Sep 1, 20:49 2
- If you weren't paying attention to what she was saying... how do you expect he will? :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 1, 20:57
- And BTW, he has all female teachers and they were pretty hot - amoxy Sep 1, 20:50
Dirty Deeds: The true nature of ATT/TMobile merger -- (link) - budice Sep 1, 20:41 1
- done dirt cheap? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 2, 05:10
Inside Animal House on the Bio Channel is fantastic. great new interviews in it and as funny as the film -- nm - peglegpete Sep 1, 20:36
I don't think Shark Night hits the percussion effect in its trailer nearly enough times. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 20:35 10
- It needs more cowbell. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 1, 22:23
- It's doomed to fail, the world has gotten used to entire weeks of sharks. One night will never be enough. -- nm - Ender Sep 1, 21:39 1
  - not to mention how much of it seems to be during the day. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 21:46
- Is it any worse then Voldie screaming Noooooo in the HP:7 part 2 trailer? -- nm - Qale Sep 1, 20:42 3
  - effing lucas. he ruins everything. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 20:43 2
    - Well, I guess I should have been more clear: He does it 4 times I believe. -- nm - Qale Sep 1, 20:50 1
      - Oh. Nevermind. I get it now. - Qale Sep 1, 20:55
- I can't understand why they don't just walk 10 feet inland. There, safety! -- nm - ty97 Sep 1, 20:36 2
  - Lasers. Intelligent sharks. Ship of Death. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 20:41
  - There's a Saw element to it. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 20:37
Yes!!! -- nm - Krusty Sep 1, 20:34 2
- I love that every time you post something like this (good or bad, vague or not) I know to run and check the Yankees score -- nm - ty97 Sep 1, 20:35 1
  - Haha. :-) It was a nail biter of a game, especially the 9th. -- nm - Krusty Sep 1, 20:36
MH LYC good fortune = hunting with Nubby & Cuzzin Todd in the Seasonal Garden :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 1, 20:33 1
- country garden in the wind & the rain, wherever she goes, people all complain. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 1, 21:04
Holy crap, this is funny (to me); in an online draft right now for a league that we usually do in person, and we have keepers but only those players - Stephen Sep 1, 20:32
"Break the Laws of Physics to access Axe" is definitely badass (from a cracked article posted earlier) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 20:26
big brother spoiler HOH winner - peglegpete Sep 1, 20:16 2
- *speculation* - Strongbad Sep 2, 05:11
- Well, that's that. (spoilers) - Mop Sep 1, 22:00
Wow. Look how young everyone looks. Trailer for Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan's followup to You Can Count on Me - filmed in 2005, released this month) -- (link) - Dano Sep 1, 20:11 3
- i still lived in baltimore then -- nm - moles Sep 1, 20:19
- Yeesh. Damon especially. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 20:17 1
  - Compare and contrast with the Contagion trailer. -- nm - Dano Sep 1, 20:30
I just saw a Justin Bieber photo from the VMA red carpet. He really does look like a lesbian. -- nm - Dano Sep 1, 20:00 23
- so, lesbians look like a hello kitty doll with too long hair in the eys and no chest? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 2, 04:38
- Do lesbians handle snakes, though? -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 1, 21:36
- I thought his girlfriend was rumored to be a lesbian...so beard? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 1, 20:06 18
  - I think you're thinking of Demi Lovato. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 20:10 15
    - Maybe who was Lovato best friends with and then they stopped speaking to each other? -- nm - Pippy Sep 1, 20:28 14
      - Btw, that Love Child blind item is supposed to be Angelina and Mick Jagger. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 20:34 13
        
        She's just adopting back all of her secret love children. -- nm - Dano Sep 1, 20:52
        
        wait a sec. when was Mick married? -- nm - loosilu Sep 1, 20:50 10
        
        If only there were some way to find out. :) nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 20:59 9
        
        my instantaneous gut reaction: Not Angie's kid. -- nm - loosilu Sep 1, 21:03
        
        Though it is pretty interesting that two blue eye parents produced at brown eyed son. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 21:03 7
        
        What are we talking about? -- nm - David Sep 1, 21:08 4
        
        Pippy posted a blind item earlier about a secret love child of a very famous actress and a major music star. - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 21:14 [Backboard] 3
        
        Didn't Liv Tyler brag a lot about doing Mick Jagger? -- nm - David Sep 1, 22:01 1
        
        Biggest. Electra Complex. Ever. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 22:38
        
        unscientific gut reaction: Neither Jerry's nor Angie's. -- nm - loosilu Sep 1, 21:15
        
        hee! happened in my own family (two blue eyed grandparents, 3 brown eyed kids). - loosilu Sep 1, 21:05 1
        
        Sounds like Granny was doing the milkman. -- nm - Trish Sep 2, 05:07
        
        wait. what? - loosilu Sep 1, 20:49
  - No. She just thinks that she's actually in a lesbian relationship. -- nm - Dano Sep 1, 20:07 1
    - "Be careful not to mess with the balance of things Because everything is not... What it seems." -- nm - Qale Sep 1, 20:14
- he drives a Ferrari Tracker -- nm - moles Sep 1, 20:03 1
  - drove -- nm - peglegpete Sep 1, 20:07
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- Not for about a half-hour :) Or, at least, what I think was a vague reference to it :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 1, 20:01
More WCH 4 U -- nm - Go Ducks win win win! Sep 1, 19:57

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