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ugh. accidentally bought flavored coffee at the store by mistake. - znufrii Sep 7, 06:51 7
- Bletch - I'm with you on the no flavor -- nm - JenBro Sep 7, 07:42
- For that earthy, rotting leaf taste that gets your morning going. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 06:55
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  - f*cking suburbs! -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 06:54
- I like to sometimes go to the store and get a bag and mix like 4-5 different kinds of beans at the bulk station and then gind into a custom blend. - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:53
- Mmm..fresh taste of leaves and pinecones -- nm - budice Sep 7, 06:52 1
  - more like nasty artificial cloyingly sweet caramel flavor. blech. -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 06:52
I've been meaning to say this to the True Blood naysayers (from back at the beginning of the season) - Trish Sep 7, 06:48 3
- I have taken to watching only the Sookie/Bill/Eric scenes and the Jessica scenes for my own personal, uh, reasons. - bc/nc Sep 7, 06:58
- I'm a naysayer - and I loved the books but I don't think it's a " book v series" problem - they just went too far left field - Epiphany Sep 7, 06:51 1
  - See, I'm loving the stuff you hate. - Trish Sep 7, 06:53
Seagate releases 4TB hard drive -- (link) - budice Sep 7, 06:42
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it's too early for fall, but let's poll it anyway: what's your favorite fall-only treat? - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 06:40 16
- homemade chili. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 06:55
- Oh, my answer: post-Halloween cheap candy, especially single-cup Reeses -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 7, 06:53
- Uh oh. How far is the nearest Timmy ho's? -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Sep 7, 06:51
- Pumpkin Pie and roasted pumkin seeds. -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 7, 06:51
- wild mushroom season! -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:47
- Almost anything without pumpkin in it. :) -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:45
- Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins -- nm - amoxy Sep 7, 06:44
- Apple Cider Donuts -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 06:41 1
  - Nice. *makes mental note to check out local shops* -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 06:47
- is beer a treat? I like fall beers (pumpkin/oktoberfests). If not, then apple picking -> homemade apple pie. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 06:41 1
  - beer is a treat -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 06:42
- Hot spiced cider -- nm - Trish Sep 7, 06:41 2
  - Even just fresh non-pasteurized Cider! -- nm - JenBro Sep 7, 07:40
  - yes! -- nm - budice Sep 7, 06:41
- curried pumpkin soup (is that a treat? well, it is to me.) -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 06:40 1
  - that's a treat -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 06:42
SITWAP: WTF? Canadian McDonalds to renovate 1400 stores with "leather furniture, plasma televisions and fireplaces" - Walt_Disney Sep 7, 06:39 6
- This is not as exciting as the introduction of Bacon McDoubles. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 06:43
- They've been doing that for a while here in the states. Trying to make it more of a place to go and hang (ala Panera, etc) with free WiFi, etc. -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 06:41 4
  - Is it working? I just cant see myself going there for that reason. -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 7, 06:43 3
    - Dunno. I do go there when I need to wait for something like I did last night after I dropped the kids off at a class - oblique Sep 7, 06:45
    - Wait until you have 4-8 year olds -- nm - decline Sep 7, 06:44 1
      - heh, my friend keeps his (5 and 7 year old) kids out of mcdonald's by telling them the workers don't wash their hands. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:49
Have you kept up with Sons of Anarchy? If so, assign letter grades to the seasons, please - prayformojo Sep 7, 06:38 3
- 1:A, 2: B+, 3: A+, 4: A+ for last night's ep (first of the season) -- nm - Trish Sep 7, 06:40 2
  - I'm thinking of doing "Sons" after I finish "West Wing." - MDH Sep 7, 06:48 1
    - So....you'll finish WW in about 18 months? BTW, I'm so proud of you for watching 16 Candles, it's one of my favorite flicks. -- nm - Trish Sep 7, 06:51
Why is loosilu's finger on the trigger? Company spends $200M to build a town no one will live in -- (link) - oblique Sep 7, 06:38 1
- iraq/afghani village for troops to train in urban warfare? for fbi/secret service to practice swat tactics? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 7, 13:17
12 days til preseason hockey! - bc/nc Sep 7, 06:36
Wow looking at tickets to see my football team play the local guys and decent, slightly nose bleed seats, 200-300 each. Wow -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:34 6
- NFL? Yeah. - TFox Sep 7, 06:36 5
  - I guess it was just shocking. I have not gone to a live NFL game since 2000. So I was like daaaamn. But going to get them and go, not like I get to - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:44 4
    - You might be better off waiting until closer to the game. How much higher could they go? - TFox Sep 7, 06:45 3
      - I was thinking that but it is a Thanksgiving Day game and was told its always sold out. Only about 9000 tix left now. I might wait a little longer, - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:52 2
        
        Oh those are the from the box office prices? Then yeah, just get em. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 06:55 1
        
        Thanks T -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 07:03
I don't get when it's someone's last day at work, and people take them out for drinks... b.ut take them to Uno's. - TFox Sep 7, 06:32 1
- "You're number one!" -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 06:33
NASA unveils new sharper images of lunar landing site -- (link) - oblique Sep 7, 06:29 2
- Okay, who left the half a Twinkie? -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 06:32
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Only three teams have seen their QBs combine for a completion % below 51% over the past five years; Name the QB who was on all 3 teams. -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:28 6
- Derek Anderson? -- nm - samara Sep 7, 06:33 2
  - winner! (3rd string with the Browns) -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:35 1
    - Panthers sorry. -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:36
- he is now a third stringer... -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:33
- Jake Delhomme? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 7, 06:30
- I'll say either Kerry Collins or Rex Grossman -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 06:30
According to reports, the SEC presidents met Tuesday night and voted to accept the Aggies as the 13th member of the conference effective 7/1/2012. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 7, 06:26 3
- SEC acceptance is 'conditional' however since Baylor is apparently considering suing. - ty97 Sep 7, 06:39
- what's up with the missing link stuff? -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 06:28 1
  - oh weird. try this - ty97 Sep 7, 06:29
As Katia seems to be observing a restraining order to keep away from the US coast, TD 14 may be a little more problematic - prayformojo Sep 7, 06:26 5
- GET AWAY FROM MYRTLE BEACH, YOU BITCH! -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 7, 06:31 2
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    - Just find a Golden Tee machine and throw down for the weekend that way. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 06:32
- I shall call her Maria (most likley) -- nm - ty97 Sep 7, 06:28
- I know TD 30 was problematic for the rest of the NFL. -- nm - Jim Sep 7, 06:27
we have two new guys in the office (one started yesterday and one a couple weeks ago) - they are both "hearty laughers" - Andie Sep 7, 06:23 3
- WHAT?!?!?! -- nm - Ed McMahon Sep 7, 06:33
- Stay away from NPRs Car Talk, then. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 06:29
- Bwhahahaahahahahahaha I know, right? -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:25
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney held Canada's benchmark interest rate steady at one per cent -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:16 1
- *pets his variable mortgage at 2.25%* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 7, 06:42
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- beat *this* ten day -- (link) - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 06:25 9
  - well I was going to complain about single digit overnight lows, but at least it's clear. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:34
  - Come back, summer, I didn't mean those nasty things I said about you! -- nm - ty97 Sep 7, 06:30 1
    - you're hired!! -- (link) - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 06:31 [Backboard]
  - the Delaware already flooded last week with Irene. It was super high this morning in New Hope. I expect it to flood again in the next couple days -- nm - decline Sep 7, 06:29 2
    - oh poor new hope. easton was flooded, of course. I haven't seen how badly, but I assume mcdonald's is gone again. -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 06:30 1
      - yeah, that's what I heard from my friend who lives up there. -- nm - decline Sep 7, 06:31
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    - so I live in a college football town, right? and on friday nights during home games we sit on porches and watch - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 06:30 1
      - But just think about it. If you get up early enough Saturday morning, you can sit out on your porch and see the stumble shamble of shame as they - Trish Sep 7, 06:39
Ya know what's great....not only did the mortgage company over-escrow me and send me a big check...but the mortgage re-eval for insurance/etc.... - Will Hunting Sep 7, 06:14 2
- just don't eat the profits -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:17
- Nice -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:15
Yay, someone in Pennsylvania has stolen my credit card number! -- nm - ty97 Sep 7, 05:59 15
- Hello :) -- nm - decline Sep 7, 06:12 2
  - Bethlehem and Whitehall to be precise. - ty97 Sep 7, 06:13 1
    - he's way south. that's my old stomping ground. -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 06:32
- you can't say "thank you" without ty! -- nm - CC thief Sep 7, 06:05
- she thought it was her cheque card, honest! -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:02
- Ugh, such a pain - prayformojo Sep 7, 06:02 5
  - Chase isn't making this painful (thus far) so I can't really complain. -- nm - ty97 Sep 7, 06:22 4
    - I blame singapore. that's where I found out someone in Illinois stole my credit card number. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:27 3
      - I apparently went drinking in Pennsylvania while simultaneously shopping at Boots in Heathrow. - ty97 Sep 7, 06:29 2
        
        yeah, I tried to buy a shirt in singapore while taking delivery of $5,000 in lumber in something-or-other-plains, Illinois. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 06:35
        
        Well, there are a couple of good bars up that way :) -- nm - decline Sep 7, 06:30
- Don Homer! -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 06:01
- congrats! -- nm - colin Sep 7, 06:00
- Lookin at you, Amish! -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 06:00
- wasn't me! -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 05:59
Why yes, I did have to go into my CD collection and put Queen's Greatest Hits in the car after yesterday's Google doodle. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 05:58 4
- The remasters that they are doing have been excellent -- nm - Remlik Sep 7, 06:48
- Was singing "Under Pressure" this weekend on rock band and I tell you Freddie was amazing. The length of that note and height was painful. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:15 2
  - One of my favorite songs that happens to be put to great use in my favorite movie (Grosse Point Blank). - bc/nc Sep 7, 06:21 1
    - He and Bowie are just awesome, way better than Bowie and Jagger collaboration. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:26
"You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public." - Scott Adams -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 05:56
Netflix cracks down on multiple simultaneous streams in conjunction with price hike going live -- (link) - oblique Sep 7, 05:55 4
- this blows. we've always been able to run 2 concurrent streams despite having the 1 disc plan, so the "oh noes!" talk didn't really bother me. - TFox Sep 7, 06:08
- seems reasonable. i'll just have to coordinate with my wife when i'm out of town and we're both watching. -- nm - colin Sep 7, 05:59 2
  - I counted. I have 7 Netflix capable devices in my house not including computers - oblique Sep 7, 06:01 1
    - 2 streams plus 2 DVDs at a time for $20 isn't bad... - colin Sep 7, 06:05
Now that it is finally out on DVD, I've got to see the movie Hanna. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 05:54 3
- Very good movie. Great pacing, story and the action is very Bourne-esque -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 05:57 2
  - yeah, except for that the middle third was really boring (spoil) - prayformojo Sep 7, 06:01 1
    - I will grant that, was a little fillerish. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:18
It's still summer, still warm but darn you Target with your Halloween candy and in-store Starbucks already putting the pumpkin spice latte on the menu -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 05:40 7
- Warm? I think the car said it was 48 this morning. Summer is o-ver -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 05:48 5
  - I know we're all sick of heat, but we need to hope for indian summer so we can play with my cars one last time before tops up for good. -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 06:26
  - Was 78 in my garage at 5:45 am, according to the car anyway. Not sure why it keeps calling me Michael though. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 05:55 1
    - are you in the only warm place left in the US? -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 7, 06:31
  - Summer? Thank god I was able to travel to places with actual summers this year. - psilotum Sep 7, 05:55
  - 48 already? Heh. You guys are toast (or quite the opposite) this winter. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 7, 05:50
- Yeah, we already have a Scary Spider on our front door, and at least one bag of candy corn has been consumed in our house -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 05:42
Wake up! -- nm - ty97 Sep 7, 05:30 1
- Am am! -- nm - colin Sep 7, 05:46
In your "WTF?" link of the day: the City of Vancouver tries to blame the NHL for the rioting -- (link) - Beaker Sep 7, 05:29 3
- With as much weed as there is there you would figure all you would ever see were munhcie riots. -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 05:53
- Well, there wouldn'ta been a riot if there wouldn'ta been a hockey game, right? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 05:39
- Not the Onion? - bc/nc Sep 7, 05:35
Somalia pirates free Danish family seized in February -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Sep 7, 05:14 1
- And how was your vacation? -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 06:04
You know who's awesome? Kelly Metz, that's who -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 05:12 20
- Huh, who knew it took so very little effort to be awesome? - kelly Sep 7, 05:24 2
  - *raises hand* - TFox Sep 7, 05:42 1
    - In so many ways. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 7, 05:45
- You can't say Metz without "meh". -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 05:18 16
  - you can't say Douglass without "Duh". -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 05:20 15
    - Dudes with lisps can't say your name without "shemale". -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 05:46 12
      - this is masterful smack talk! - Beaker si Sep 7, 05:54
      - *shakes head* - oblique Sep 7, 05:48 10
        
        You try doing something with that one! -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 05:49 9
        
        Well, other than the fucking obvious one that just dawned on me. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 05:50 7
        
        "The jerk factory called and they're out of you!" - oblique Sep 7, 05:53 6
        
        you're there all time best seller! -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:10 5
        
        did you mean "seller" or "speller"? - TFox Sep 7, 06:13 4
        
        Having to fallback to scoring points on Beaker.....shameful. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 7, 06:15 3
        
        this whole thread is like quicksand. it's like the caliber of smack talkers is pulling me down. I feel like Artax right now. -- nm - TFox Sep 7, 06:17 1
        
        I thought my self diss was quite good actually :) -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:19
        
        plus using spelling as a diss...double shame -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 06:16
        
        Sometimes you just have to concede the point to your opponent and live to fight another day -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 05:50
    - *golf clap* -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 05:44
    - you gotta admit - she got you there TFox :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 7, 05:28
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- yes -- nm - JohnnyB Sep 7, 05:53

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