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Ya know, you'd think I'd be enjoying it more, but I really with it was the Phillies and not the Braves choking down the stretch. (nm) - musubi Sep 20, 10:00 2
- Because you're a . . . Mets guy? Marlins? -- nm - Chest Rockwell Sep 20, 10:01
- Chipper must have a hard time looking himself in the mirror today. He failed at the plate and then he choked on the 27th out. -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 10:01
nice story time: there is a bake sale on the main floor today to raise money for a Run For the Cure team. A guy in our office just came up with an - Andie Sep 20, 09:48 4
- Well, seeing how much the people there seem to make it would be like you or I buying a pack of gum and sharing! -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 20, 09:54 2
  - heh, no he's just a normal employee guy, not an owner. :) -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 09:54 1
    - Ah, *very* cool then. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 20, 09:55
- That is indeed pretty awesome. The kicker is that he shared the booty. - musubi Sep 20, 09:52
Remember when most media declared all the MLB playoff spots were "decided"? Good times. (nm) - musubi Sep 20, 09:45
"And for our third course, we have a deconstructed idea of a lobster salad served on a bed of good intentions." -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 09:43 1
- (if they called it art and not a meal...) -- nm - TFox Sep 20, 10:01
Feds Call Full Tilt Poker A Massive Ponzi Scheme - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:37 29
- And apparently, it's Jesus, Professor and only 2 other Directors...so it'd be really hard to argue they didn't know where the cash was coming from. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:53
- geez, if only they had incorporated as an investment bank they'd simply be getting a bailout....nm - x Sep 20, 09:53 2
  - Has anyone ever told you that you can come across as cynical at times? -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:54 1
    - no, this is the first time ever!....nm - x Sep 20, 10:03
- ???????? Holy crap. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 09:45
- Wow. That's....something. (nm) - musubi Sep 20, 09:41
- Wow. And that's the end of their poker careers. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:38 22
  - Ferguson is one of the most popular players I've ever seen. I'm blown away by his inclusion. This is Vick-ish. -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:41 21
    - I'm not an avid poker-follower, but I've never read a bad word written about Fergueson in an arena where it's not hard to find bad words thrown about. - musubi Sep 20, 09:43 2
      - I'd include Ivey on this short list. Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 09:46 1
        
        Yeah, but Ivey isn't named in the suit, and he bailed on FT relatively early in the investigation. - musubi Sep 20, 09:50
    - It'll be really interesting to see who knew what ... Just how...the hell do you not make enough money raking at a top 3 site? - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:42 17
      - We're going to find this out because they're going to face federal chargers over this, I'm sure. -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:54 4
        
        For such a smart guy (Ferguson), this was brazenly stupid in every manner. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:55 1
        
        That makes it even more stunning. Dude's god a PhD in comp sci, iirc. - musubi Sep 20, 09:59
        
        Is this leading to a massive class action suit where players get their money back? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 09:55 1
        
        Well, some portion of it, years down the road. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:56
      - It's not like their juice (5-10%) was any different than other sites. That's just... strange. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 09:49
      - it's never enough. look at sports stars who switch cities for cash. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:44 10
        
        That's really a different animal though. The basic math of gambling should be able to self propogate. - musubi Sep 20, 09:46 3
        
        true, yeah. sorry I'm really stupid. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:48 2
        
        That's ok, because you have your gorgeous red hair. - musubi Sep 20, 09:51 1
        
        *weeping* - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:54
        
        There's a diff between greed and a ponzi scheme though. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:46 5
        
        You can buy a middling NBA team for that. Where did that money go? -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:52 4
        
        Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of that went to all the poker pro endorsements they had. - musubi Sep 20, 09:55 2
        
        I meant Lederer and Ferguson. Could they have lost $100+ million in real estate? -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 10:00 1
        
        If they bought tons of Vegas real estate, yeah, I could see it. (nm) - musubi Sep 20, 10:01
        
        Knowing how Ivey plays those guys, probably him at the 4k/8k no-limit table. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 09:54
HIMYM (Spoilers from last night) - amoxy Sep 20, 09:32 3
- Well - con_carne no comprende English Sep 20, 09:38
- i'm pretty sure he is. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 09:34 1
  - Ugh -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 09:35
STIS: Does anybody beside UHaul rent one-way cargo trailers? -- nm - colin Sep 20, 09:27 3
- here -- (link) - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:31
- google: hertz, budget, penske, service magic... -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:29 1
  - Yes I did at first interpret this to mean Google was in the moving van business now. They probably have cool doodles on the sides of their vans. -- nm - bc/nc Sep 20, 09:32
Matt Hardy arrested for drug possesion now... - Remlik Sep 20, 09:18
So I mentioned Friday I was going to dinner at this place (Moto) that is sort of gastro/chemistry experiment. It was fascinating. Thought I'd give - pmb Sep 20, 09:11 37
- that sounds like so much fun. -- nm - kare Sep 20, 09:31
- My brother is dying to go here. -- nm - kelly Sep 20, 09:29
- it's fascinating, but call me old fashioned. I prefer my food to look like food, not like some crazy chemistry experiment -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 09:23 7
  - Psst. I hear they present their menus on tablets. And sometimes give it to children. To children!! -- nm - con_carne no comprende English Sep 20, 09:42
  - as an 'experience' i think it would be incredible. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 09:36
  - I would love to try it, just probably once -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 09:29
  - how unenlightened. -- nm - colin Sep 20, 09:27
  - I'm all for the experiment. just one meal. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 09:26
  - Really? As long as it's good, I couldn't possibly care any less what it looks like. -- nm - Jim Sep 20, 09:24 1
    - It's possible. Good presentation of food has the ability to stimulate the appetite. -- nm - con_carne no comprende English Sep 20, 09:48
- If you don't mind my asking...how much was it? -- nm - Jim Sep 20, 09:22 6
  - It's really expensive. They don't put prices on the menu, but the for the 2 of us, with one full flight wine pairing and one half flight wine pairing - pmb Sep 20, 09:26 5
    - congrats on the anniversary!! - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:29 2
      - Thanks. 2 years. It hasn't all been easy, but we seem to have weathered the initial storm. - pmb Sep 20, 09:31 1
        
        :) -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:35
    - That is better than I thought. I thought it would be closer to 1K -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 09:28
    - Wow. Ok...that sounds like something Carrie would absolutely love. - Jim Sep 20, 09:27
- that sounds like a ton of fun. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 09:21
- can you tell us about the champagne strawberry soda? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:19 2
  - I'm trying to remember. I think we had a slightly different course than that. It was a "pine soda" served in a laboratory beaker with a - pmb Sep 20, 09:24 1
    - sounds very interesting -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:29
- This sounds awesome -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 09:19 6
  - There's another restaurant in Chicago that's more famous for this. Alinea (the Grant Aschatz restaurant) that was recently named the best restaurant - pmb Sep 20, 09:28 5
    - that's the guy who got cancer of the tongue and lost his sense of taste, right?....nm - x Sep 20, 09:37 4
      - Yes. He has a new restaurant called "Next". It changes menus once a quarter and each menu represents a sort of famous moment in culinary history. - pmb Sep 20, 09:43 3
        
        yeah, I heard him talk about the ticket idea too. seems like an interesting angle...nm - x Sep 20, 09:48
        
        the coastal kitchen in seattle sort of does this. they redecorate, change the menu every quarter to a different locale. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:46 1
        
        mmm, ck -- (link) - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:48
- holy crap - I have never heard of such a thing - that is pretty amazing. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:17 2
  - There's a place in DC like this, can't remember the name. I bet there's one in Dallas as well. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 09:20 1
    - found one!! Fuego at Stephen Pyle's. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 20, 09:22
- I love the edible menu and things made of other things. - loosilu Sep 20, 09:17
- gimmicky and delicious?! hecks yes. -- nm - colin Sep 20, 09:17
- I missed something. - The Ruiner Sep 20, 09:17
- that sounds so amazing. i love the aspect of you just have no idea what's coming. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 09:15 2
  - It's funny, because you find yourself really wanting to peak at the other tables, and then stopping yourself so you don't ruin the surprise. -- nm - pmb Sep 20, 09:19
  - Sounds really fascinating. Not sure, though, that I'd enjoy eating cigars, even knowing they're not. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 20, 09:17
The gig with N*tf!ix requires an NDA, I'll pass along comments and am open to suggestions. Read instructions below. - ceregon Sep 20, 09:05 7
- i'd just like to see them admit flat out that it all has nothing to do with pretty much anything but licensing....nm - x Sep 20, 09:25
- anything anyone here says is already being said by twitter. NF should listen to their global audience. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:21
- one thing, really. - colin Sep 20, 09:14
- be our eyes and ears ceregon. -- nm - budice Sep 20, 09:14 2
  - I can, but once the NDA is signed, I can't be a mouth -- nm - ceregon Sep 20, 09:16 1
    - Thanks for sharing? -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 20, 09:17
- bring back a price point in the middle of what they had and what theyhave now - people will flock to it. - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:13
or if you want new construction... -- (link) - znufrii Sep 20, 09:03 15
- I always forget how anti-front-porch suburban philly is. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:11
- hate the cabinets. -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 09:09 6
  - meh. don't love them, but I could live with them. -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 09:13
  - I like them way better than all the previous ones we've seen. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 09:11 3
    - I've hated every cabinet so far, fwiw -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 09:12 2
      - I do as well - not sure why - I need some pop and pizazz -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:14 1
        
        Me too. Don't care about pizazz but I hate country style kitchens. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 09:14
  - (I'm very cabinet-picky) -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 09:09
- fixtures & color - love it. that outside deck area - very nice -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:08 2
  - actually great that there are two, most of the units including the one we saw only have the upper deck, with no access to the grass... -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 09:09 1
    - When I was younger I might have wanted access to grass, but I'm pretty sure I could find a dealer close by. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 20, 09:11
- Wow, the resemblance to our current place is scary....same LR/DR setup, garage underneath, even down to the light fixtures in the bathroom. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 20, 09:08 2
  - same developer, perhaps? -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 09:08 1
    - Not 'that' close, but it is the same general plan. I love the decks; we don't have that. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 20, 09:10
- ...with �2 OUTDOOR DECK SPACES!� - znufrii Sep 20, 09:05
My answering machine and an autodialer are having a conversation. - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:02 1
- Heh, giggling here. -- nm - MojaveMeg Sep 20, 09:08
This is the house I owned in Texas (not mine actually, but the same house a few blocks over) for sale -- (link) - ty97 Sep 20, 09:02 7
- that's cute. damn that's cheap. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 09:05 6
  - It always amazes me how much real estate prices vary by location. I don't think you could even build that house in Chicago if you already owned the - pmb Sep 20, 09:13 1
    - Yeah, its crazy. And Chicago, compared to NYC/PHL/WAS/BOS is crazy cheap too. - ty97 Sep 20, 09:14
  - It's suburban, and quite a drive in rush hour to downtown, but yeah it's definitely affordable. - ty97 Sep 20, 09:08 3
    - its darling -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 09:10 1
      - Mine was a smokey red brick, It looked nice, but not as nice as this limestone version. - ty97 Sep 20, 09:12
    - it just can't be done around here. maybe an actual crack house. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 09:09
6 Italian scientists are on trial for manslaughter for 2009 earthquake. this is insane. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 20, 08:58 3
- You guys should count yourselves lucky. -- nm - Hsi and Ho Sep 20, 09:35
- that... really is insane. -- nm - TFox Sep 20, 09:00
- What century is it? - The Ruiner Sep 20, 08:59
In Highlander mythos, did they ever explain how (spoils) - Will Hunting Sep 20, 08:55 5
- yeah they mentioned it a little bit.... - Remlik Sep 20, 09:00 2
  - ahh, and they did do some other alternate universe later on the TV show too...never knew that, thanks -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 09:00 1
    - it was a big bone on contetion on the AOL chats for a couple of years until Panzer/Davis addressed it at a con. -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 09:02
- "man movie #2 sucked. Fuck it let's pretend it never happened...and the ending of #1 Bobby woke up in the shower" -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:57
- I think it had something to do with Spike destroying the Hellmouth. -- nm - TFox Sep 20, 08:56
here's one we looked at this past weekend. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 20, 08:54 4
- you need 7beds? -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 08:55 3
  - not at all. hence the need for a gut reno. - znufrii Sep 20, 08:57 2
    - ah, that explains why no bedroom photos? -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 08:58 1
      - ayup. -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 09:00
I seriously thought he meant food trim. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 08:52
I leave for a while, I come back and you're talking Highlander and then the board rolls. - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 08:51 5
- I agree on B2: Daltry was great -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 08:54 4
  - It was obvious they instantly regretted killing him off. -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 08:56 3
    - yeah they did. Thankfully they could still tell stories (and did) of them in the past with Fitz Hugh -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 09:01 2
      - Yup, the Stone of Scone episode is one of their finest hours. -- nm - David, Archer fan Sep 20, 09:04 1
        
        great episode. -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 09:16
I might love this place -- (link) - ty97 Sep 20, 08:50 8
- i think this place is better than the photog has displayed it. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 09:05 2
  - I'm not sure what their fixation on the basement fixtures is all about - znufrii Sep 20, 09:06 1
    - prove that it's new? -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 09:07
- It kind of reminds me of your current place. :) -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 09:03
- I hate it. we can never get married. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 09:02
- cute, but small. don't really like the kitchen, would be better if you added an island in the middle. -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 08:56 2
  - yep, needs an island, but there's plenty of space for it and that's the only 'need' I can see. It's cozy and warm looking. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 20, 08:57 1
    - you're also looking at 3 small bedrooms upstairs and likely no master bath. - znufrii Sep 20, 08:59
I'm not a grown up, but I play one on TV. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 20, 08:50
Is it lunchtime yet? -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 08:50

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