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"Building A Better Ohio" illegally used their oppositions ad to spin the vote, its ad which cost $780K has been removed from TV, fraud charges pending -- (link) - MDH Oct 13, 07:07 [youtube] 1
- Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 07:15
Ron Paul's campaign claims it looked like his eyebrow was falling off in the recent debate because his allergies were acting up. -- (link) - Ender Oct 13, 06:56 1
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Looks like the whole family comes home tomorrow! This is great news. This place is going to be nuts, heh. Thanks for all the congrats and well wishes - CQ Oct 13, 06:24 49
- Awesome news! -- nm - Stephen Oct 13, 07:11
- Glad to hear! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 13, 07:07
- Party of 5! Woo ... ^5 Congrats - WTG lil Fin!!! -- nm - JenBro Oct 13, 06:51
- Yay! - psilotum Oct 13, 06:48 1
  - yeah, he came through like a champ. it was hard seeing him in there with all that crap attached to him. sucked -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 06:52
- Wonderful! but, okay, i'm going to ask, how is Edolie pronounced exactly? - Andie Oct 13, 06:45 36
  - eh-DUH-lee? -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 06:50 28
    - you don't know? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 06:58 27
      - He's just the poolboy. :) -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 07:00 24
        
        My two pronunciation guesses would be (french) ed - oh - LEE, or (english) ED - oh - lee. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:01 23
        
        I'm bad with pronunciation, but the accent is on the second syllable. DUH sound -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:04 22
        
        My wife and I were trying to figure it out the other day, we thought it would be more of a DOH pronunciation - Stephen Oct 13, 07:08
        
        Like the word "dully" with a short little "eh" in front of it? -- nm - mara Oct 13, 07:06 2
        
        yep -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:06 1
        
        kind of. -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:07
        
        kind of sounds like Italy? in terms of accents? -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:05 11
        
        (what we're learning: this may not be an easy name to live with. nickname that child pronto.) -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 07:06 3
        
        once people hear it, it's fine. but, yeah, you're right :) -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:09
        
        Edie? -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:09
        
        we do need ST nicks for them. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:07
        
        right on -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:06
        
        you say Italy funny. :) -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:06 5
        
        really, where do you put the accent in Italy? -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:06 4
        
        IT - ah - lee. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:07 3
        
        okay, so. ED-ah-lee -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:08 2
        
        now you've totally screwed me up. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:08 1
        
        I suck at this, sorry -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:10
        
        ed - OH - lee? eh - DULL - ee? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:04 5
        
        well, he did say eh-DUH-lee, so....... eh-DUH-lee! -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:06 2
        
        duh and dull don't sound the same to me! -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:07 1
        
        right. that's why i said, i would go with what he already wrote. -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 07:08
        
        second one sounds pretty close, heh. -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 07:06 1
        
        ok, that's what it is in my head now. It's pretty. :) -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:06
      - That's not even close, Loosi. The name starts with an E. -- nm - Inigo Oct 13, 07:00 1
        
        pfft. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:00
  - EEEdolly. doll for short. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 06:49 2
    - eh DOOOL eye. -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 06:50
    - or Eddy! :) -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 06:50
  - I've been thinking (wrongly, I'm sure) that it rhymed with "etoile". -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 06:49
  - you IM is funny, factoring in your Canadianishism -- nm - prayformojo Oct 13, 06:47 2
    - how else do you do a long-A sound? i thought about it! -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 06:47 1
      - ay! -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:01
- Great news. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 06:43
- awesome!!!! it's gonna be a wonderful madhouse. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 06:42
- that's good stuff. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 13, 06:41
- yay! -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 06:39
- Yay! Congrats!! -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 06:27
- That's fantastic -- nm - prayformojo Oct 13, 06:25
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dang, there are a lot of people on facebook who are bad at math. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 06:22 12
- anything multiplied by zero is still zero, right? -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 06:24 10
  - Think order of operations...the zero only impacts the last 2. - Will Hunting Oct 13, 06:26 8
    - I glanced at it and didn't see the the subtraction sign heh. -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 06:28 4
      - Yeah, that was my failing. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 07:04
      - also, I'm dumb and couldn't remember the process. whatever, I'm just a poolboy -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 06:44 2
        
        You need no sympathy? - TWuG Oct 13, 06:46 1
        
        get me more things to throw. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 06:47
    - Please Excuse* My Dear Aunt Sally. - znufrii Oct 13, 06:27 2
      - I wanna hold you in parentheses -- nm - CQ Oct 13, 06:28 1
        
        fetished were last week. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 06:29
  - Sure, but the only thing being multiplied by zero is the last 2. And the 2 before that is being subtracted, not added. -- nm - TWuG Oct 13, 06:25
- *hangs head in shame* - Will Hunting Oct 13, 06:24
As part of the iOS5 upgrade, I lost my ringtones (because heretofore I had last synced my music against a machine that no longer exists) - Beryllium Oct 13, 06:14 6
- Also, one annoyance. You can't put the "Newsstand" app into a folder. WTF? -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 06:56 3
  - evidently, it is a folder unto itself -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 06:58 2
    - Yeah, that's annoying. Hope they change that. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 13, 07:07
    - I can put iBooks into a folder. That's what's weird. -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 06:59
- I had to reinstall a bunch of apps that apparently didn't get synced/restored. No biggie now with the cloud stuff. Was a little confused by the - oblique Oct 13, 06:29 1
  - I'm not even thinking of upgrading until I have my new phone in my hand. my current phone is just acting weirder every day. - amanda jones Oct 13, 06:40
I hadn't heard about this -- banks can sue people for the shortfall when their foreclosed homes sell? -- (link) - amanda jones Oct 13, 06:11 7
- I'm sure they don't bother if the person is truly broke. But if they have other assets, properties, it might be worth it to them. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 06:43 4
  - "nvestors know that most states allow up to 20 years to try to collect the debts, ample time for the borrowers to get back on their feet" -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 06:51 3
    - good god, imagine that hanging over your head. -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 06:51 2
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        And people wonder *why* the Wall Street protesters are pissed off? -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 06:57
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- I remember reading about this last week, I think they are mostly using this as a tool against "strategic defaulters" -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 06:16
so, my best friend is going to be 'Bachelorette #2' at a charity event version of The Dating Game tonight.. Place your bets now which Bachelorette - Andie Oct 13, 06:07 1
- ftr, i'll go with #1 -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 06:11
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- I don't know if that's a relief or more frightening.... - Mel Profit Oct 13, 06:58
- Thus, the need for Mafia Wars 2! -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 06:50
- I figured it was something not terribly nefarious. Unfortunately, there's still a big gaping hole in security. - TWuG Oct 13, 06:17
What are the Wall Street protesters angry about? Here's what. A chart-pron lover's dream -- (link) - ty97 Oct 13, 06:03
Obama raises $70+ million for the 3Q -- (link) - moles Oct 13, 05:51
spider pic -- (link) - znufrii Oct 13, 05:48 [Image] 7
- wow ... bigguns ... so did you release this morning? -- nm - JenBro Oct 13, 06:54 4
  - not yet, still sitting on the table next to my desk under a glass. - znufrii Oct 13, 06:58 3
    - well don't wait too long ... he's prolly freaking out -- nm - JenBro Oct 13, 07:00 2
      - Turnabout's fair play? -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 07:00 1
        
        also thought about giving him to my cat to play with, but my cat would probably be too scared of it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:03
- Now that's a big wolf spider. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 05:52 1
  - isn't it? -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 06:18
Harrisburg, Pa., Votes to File for Bankruptcy -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 13, 05:47 2
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  - 1 out of 4 ain't bad -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 06:44
Betty White's still hot. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 05:45 [youtube]
If you ain't first, you're last! (NH Primary Dec 6?) -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 13, 05:44
I'm 65% sure I dreamed this, esp with what happened on American Horror Story last night. But...(keep reading, poll inside) - prayformojo Oct 13, 05:21 9
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  - spoils - prayformojo Oct 13, 06:21 1
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- I am never going to answer the door after seeing that episode. - Epiphany Oct 13, 05:45 3
  - one thing i liked about the episode last night was the homage to (spoil) - prayformojo Oct 13, 06:29
  - do you speak espanol, pips? -- nm - amanda jones Oct 13, 05:57
  - sounds like that was a good call -- nm - prayformojo Oct 13, 05:56
- Ignore until it becomes too insistent to ignore, then investigate. - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 05:45
- try and see who it is without letting them know, might be a enighbour in trouble -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 05:31
Mayor of Atlanta warns OccupyAtlanta to vacate park by Monday afternoon -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 13, 05:21
Snakes in a Car! -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 13, 05:13
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Mmm... homemade apple pie. Brought some in to work today. (wife made it of course, not me.) -- nm - Don Homer Oct 13, 05:04 1
- Sounds lovely. Do you ship to Annandale? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 13, 05:06
Heh, this is pretty amusing. A short story from a guy who used to work at Apple: "the last time I saw Steve Jobs"... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 13, 04:39
What the &%$# Papi... -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 13, 04:30 6
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  - let's see if he was asked that question or volunteered it knowing it's a red meat offering. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 13, 06:59
- it's called increasing the field of bidders - Papi Oct 13, 04:37 3
  - Oh I get it. - Mel Profit Oct 13, 05:26 2
    - *grabs Lackey's beers and chicken legs off the table on his way out the door* -- nm - Papi Oct 13, 05:44 1
      - One last act for the Red Sox. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 13, 07:00
Radiation hotspot in Tokyo after Fukushima accident -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Oct 13, 04:11 3
- The title says "Tokyo radiation hotspot 'not linked to Fukushima'" -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 04:36 2
  - probably updated - Danedukenuuk Oct 13, 05:15
  - "Radiation hotspot in Toyko after Napleon's invasion of Moscow" -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 05:14
wake up -- nm - prayformojo Oct 13, 03:35 1
- MAAAAA i am awake damit - Danedukenuuk Oct 13, 04:03
Sony recalls 1.6 million Bravia tvs for a faulty component that could cause them to melt or catch fire -- (link) - moles Oct 13, 00:13 1
- That would be cool to watch the face melting scene in Temple of Doom on a tv that's melting -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 04:40
someone remind crash davis to set his picks and lineups tomorrow - moles Oct 13, 00:03
My niece turned 12 years old today...one more year and she'll be a teenager. - Stephen Oct 12, 23:33
from b2: I assume Dennis Quaid doesn't count. -- nm - Qale Oct 12, 23:06 2
- I think I'll remember him more for Nat Lampoon Vacation -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 23:33 1
  - (Randy) -- nm - moles Oct 12, 23:34
OK, am I the only one who noticed that it was David Sedaris who rear-ended Cam & Mitchell on Modern Family tonight? - Dr.Johnny Vermin Oct 12, 23:03 1
- Wow. Racy episode of the show this week. -- nm - bc/nc Oct 13, 06:15
English man runs the first 20 miles of a marathon. then hops a bus to finish 3rd -- (link) - moles Oct 12, 22:47
wow, officially there are 315.5 million Americans....there are 327.6 million cell phones in service -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 12, 22:21 2
- ok, who here has more than 1 phone? not me. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 22:32 1
  - a. lots of folks have one for personal use, and a work phone (gov workers get crucified for using one for personal use) and then there are pda's - zeitgeist Oct 12, 22:44
fake Netflix ap for droids going around.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 12, 22:17
I so hope I can get a full night's sleep tonight. Did nothing all day today and still sooo tired. -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 12, 22:08
What is it, a Buffalo Bill Spider? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 22:04 1
- Well, he didn't ask *me* to put the lotion on my skin. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 12, 22:06
I hope my iphone doesn't brick -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 22:02
let's hear it for the boy -- nm - moles Oct 12, 22:01 2
- Tommy can you hear me? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 22:08
- when teaching big dumb white dudes how to dance montages really meant something -- (link) - moles Oct 12, 22:04 [youtube]

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