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batmaaaaan! -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 13, 09:49 [Image]
Now that Sidney's been cleared for practice contact...I wonder how long till we hear of him suffering another concussion? - Will Hunting Oct 13, 09:48
color of money chat q: she lives in a house that is only 10 years away from being paid off. but could buy a house closer to work with a new 30-yr - moles Oct 13, 09:47 6
- what are the neighbourhoods like? would be my first question. How much longer does she plan to work -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 09:50 2
  - Loudon (depending how far west) is rural exurbs. Arlington is closer to DC and more urban - moles Oct 13, 09:51 1
    - this. and it's one hell of a long commute. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:51
- The writer's age would be a big factor here. But still probably a "do it". -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 13, 09:49 1
  - as well as how much equity she has in her current house versus any price difference between the two areas - znufrii Oct 13, 09:57
- If you're waiting another decade to really start on a nest egg...reconsider that plan. - Will Hunting Oct 13, 09:49
Flyers fans boo anti-cancer commercial featuring Sidney Crosby, among others. -- (link) - mara Oct 13, 09:46 1
- Mop? -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:47
my real estate tax bill went up a thousand dollars. - groiny Oct 13, 09:42 18
- Conversely, I guess if you're not looking to sell, there are big perks to being 'underwater', eh? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 13, 09:46 6
  - like? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:48 5
    - Uh... wouldn't your property tax be a lot lower? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 13, 09:50 4
      - hence, my dilemma. - groiny Oct 13, 09:53 2
        
        A drop in 10k in assessed value over the past 9 years sounds like not enough. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 09:55 1
        
        my guess is that I would be LUCKY to get the 168k I owe on it if I sold it today. - groiny Oct 13, 09:56
      - assessed value almost never actually reflects current market value -- nm - moles Oct 13, 09:52
- Do you remember what the value was last year? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 09:43 3
  - no, but I should still have the bill lying around somewhere. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:44 2
    - My question is whether the tax hike is due to increase in value or increase in millage. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 13, 09:49
    - The valuation we get in the mail has the previous numbers along side the current. - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:46
- *pats his RE tax bill with a *total* of less than 1k* -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:43 3
  - this helps me how?????? - groiny Oct 13, 09:45 2
    - And your basement! -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:45 1
      - yes, this plays perfectly into my pitch to the bank to just give the house back. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:46
- Would an appeal involve an appraisal? What a hassle. -- nm - mara Oct 13, 09:43 2
  - I have not called just yet to gripe, I have no idea. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:44 1
    - What was it valued at last year? What kinda percentage increase is it? -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:45
Parents: do you close your kid's bedroom door at night? Would you for an 11-month-old? Do you still use a baby moniter at that age? -- nm - mara Oct 13, 09:40 16
- Yes, yes, we did not but depends on room location. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 13, 09:50
- No to all. But it *would* be yes to all... - Dr.Vermin Oct 13, 09:48 4
  - But what about, you know, sexy-time? -- nm - mara Oct 13, 09:49 3
    - There are several other rooms in the house. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 13, 09:51 2
      - so you kick yourself out of your bed? -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:52 1
        
        Only if he's been a very bad boy -- nm - Mrs. Vermy Oct 13, 09:54
- we used a baby monitor till they were like 4 -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 09:47 1
  - and always closed their doors -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 09:47
- Kieran is almost 15 months. Yes, yes, and yes. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 09:43
- Mostly (open a crack), Yes (they were closed at that age), Yes (I actually still have one in the upstairs hall now) - oblique Oct 13, 09:41
- Yes. Yes. Yes. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:40 4
  - wrong, wrong, wrong. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:41 3
    - The Bub proves me right. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:41 2
      - how? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:43 1
        
        Awesomeness. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:44
- no, no, no. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:40
at some point I need to rake up the leaves in my yard, right? -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 09:40 13
- my gf just bought a "Leaf Hog" (think giant vacuum. it's really kind of cool) -- nm - decline Oct 13, 09:42 10
  - There's a leaf blower in the garage, no idea if it actually works though. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 09:44
  - does it work on more than leaves? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:43 7
    - If you want your balls riped off your body, sure! -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:44 5
      - He wants to get them out ofhis wife's purse without leaving fingerprints behind. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 09:46 4
        
        you do not REALLY want to go there, do you????? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:48 2
        
        Not particularly. - Will Hunting Oct 13, 09:50 1
        
        I would but... - groiny Oct 13, 09:51
        
        And he (unlike znu) can go buy one of these without her permission. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:47
    - heh -- nm - decline Oct 13, 09:44
  - "i got you a big vacuum. for leaves" -- nm - moles Oct 13, 09:43
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  - *ack* -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:42
Oil heat bills are expected to soar -- (link) - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 09:37 2
- *fires up the gas furnace* - oblique Oct 13, 09:40 1
  - the natural gas providor here is trying to quadruple rates...people are pissed (I didn't switch so don't care :) ) -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 09:48
Siri is stuffed with hilarious easter eggs... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 13, 09:33 3
- they must be fans of Portal -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 09:56
- The "I need to hide a body" response is pretty good. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 13, 09:35 1
  - If it learns from your behavior, it will eventually switch to "Calling groiny..." -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 09:37
I should have known it wasn't possible not to know this, but until now I didn't know who Rashida Jones's father was - prayformojo Oct 13, 09:29 9
- I learned all kinds of neat things at Carrie Fisher's broadway show. I didn't consciously know that she was married to Paul Simon -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 09:30 3
  - dude. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:43
  - Hearts and Bones -- (link) - TWuG Oct 13, 09:32 [youtube]
  - Mop should form a club. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:31
- Mop? -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:30 4
  - This wasn't a reposting, see, but rather a self-deprecating indication that I should have known said fact - prayformojo Oct 13, 09:34 3
    - True. Mop is bold and unflinching in his delivery. I meant it more that it has been discussed here as far back as when she was on the Office. - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:36 2
      - In the future, please make pains to ensure that I know this stuff - prayformojo Oct 13, 09:38 1
        
        You need to read your newsletter more thoroughly. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:39
help me out: what is the verb for when a title/honor is given to someone - prayformojo Oct 13, 09:20 10
- dubbed -- nm - peglegpete Oct 13, 09:44
- granted. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 09:22
- splurted -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:22
- awarded. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:22
- awarded -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 09:22
- conferred -- nm - moles Oct 13, 09:21
- bestowed (and thank yo7u!) -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 09:20 3
  - *takes away Andie's Greatest ST Typer Award* -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 09:23 2
    - unbestows -- nm - mara Oct 13, 09:24 1
      - strips! -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:27
Texas man pardoned and released after 25 years in prison, after DNA evidence proves his innocence. -- (link) - loosilu Oct 13, 09:19 12
- Should have executed him while they had the chance. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Oct 13, 09:28 2
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    - Texas looks like less in the eyes of the Tea Party today. -- nm - bc/nc Oct 13, 09:35
- Factual innocence is no reason to set someone free if due process was followed - Justice Scalia Oct 13, 09:26
- that last sentence is Holy Shit. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 09:22 7
  - well, the kid was 3 years old. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:29 4
    - and he's been told for the last 25 years that he was wrong and his father was the one who did it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 09:38 1
      - I know, and it sucks, but it wouldn't be admissible. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:45
    - Still old enough to know who his father is... -- nm - Stephen Oct 13, 09:36 1
      - but generally their testimony (which wasn't testimony) is not seen as reliable in court, right? - loosilu Oct 13, 09:44
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  - Lesson to learn: Never piss off your Mother In Law. -- nm - TWuG Oct 13, 09:26
fwiw, HBO GO is coming to Roku "soon", per e-mail I just got. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 09:17 12
- Is Roku portable? -- nm - bc/nc Oct 13, 09:24 11
  - It's really small and only requires power + HDMI (or whatever other video cable) - oblique Oct 13, 09:28
  - In the sense I can move it from room to room, yes. - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 09:28
  - As long as you take the wires with you too, sure. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 13, 09:25 8
    - I mean you get where I am coming from, right? In order to have HBO GO you must be an HBO subscriber...well - bc/nc Oct 13, 09:29 6
      - I want Carnivale S3 dammit! "Go" me that. -- nm - bc/nc Oct 13, 09:33
      - Yeah, X-box is doing this, as well. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:31
      - I imagine the initial setup requires some sort of "HBO subscriber" validation, and then the internet connection will regularly check to ensure you - Don Homer Oct 13, 09:31 2
        
        for HBO go, do you login with username/pass? I can get sasha's. -- nm - amanda jones, spawn-hater Oct 13, 09:36 1
        
        You're prompted to log into your cable/satellite provider's website (via pop-up). - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 09:39
      - Yes -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 13, 09:30
    - The world is revolving, which means everything is moving. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:26
LIR: groiny. Really? See, I do need to play around more with that. I'm not sure I've ever used it - oblique Oct 13, 09:12 13
- I assume you mean Spawn? - groiny Oct 13, 09:14 11
  - sorry, yeah. Pit is helping a lot to learn the weapon placement as well. Is the focus rifle different than the laser beam I see on the big team game -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 09:17 10
    - yes. - groiny Oct 13, 09:18 9
      - Sword is fun (and plays nicely into my sprint usage) but I need to get better at evading while closing -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 09:22 5
        
        Learnign distance for sword lunge is key. Radar is helpful in that. - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:24 3
        
        I'm going to sound really stupid here but are you saying that the circles on the radar are indicative of weapon ranges? -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 09:29 2
        
        No, but you can use them to time such things as sword lunge. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:30
        
        no. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:30
        
        yes, Sprint and Sword is one of the better weapon-loadout combos - groiny Oct 13, 09:23
      - Really? Laser is difficult to use but the focus rifle is easy and rocks. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:20 2
        
        see, I am more used to the laser, and can use it pretty easy enough. - groiny Oct 13, 09:21 1
        
        I was thinking more for kilbo purposes. - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:23
- that's not what your pets say. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:13
I know this falls into the category of "Oh, that Cappy!" but... he's getting divorced *and* he gets a vasectomy? - Mop (197 lbs) Oct 13, 09:11 12
- here Mop, a little backstory..... -- (link) - groiny Oct 13, 09:16 [Backboard]
- oof. -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 09:12 1
  - It's not the Hotkiss show, but it's good during the hiatus. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Oct 13, 09:18
- newsflash: Not all women want babies. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:12 7
  - Wait, what!? - MDH Oct 13, 09:14 6
    - Like strippers. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 13, 09:28
    - (MDH *totally* wants babies) -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 09:27 4
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        They are the *it* accessory. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:34 1
        
        and you have one! - moles Oct 13, 09:37
      - Chocolate babies. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:27
- Mop? nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:12
Ashton Kutcher's one night stand has broken. Her. SILENCE! -- (link) - loosilu Oct 13, 09:11
I hate spawn. *hate.* -- nm - amanda jones, spawn-hater Oct 13, 09:10 7
- What happened to Michael, anyway? -- nm - con_carne Oct 13, 09:38
- Your hate tastes good. It tastes like, victory. -- nm - The Ruiner Oct 13, 09:15 2
  - she tastes like a peach. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 13, 09:16 1
    - She tasted like cigarettes. -- nm - Vermin Gump Oct 13, 09:20
- welcome. - the rest of ST Oct 13, 09:11
- Sure, we all do! -- nm - Sally Struthers Oct 13, 09:11
- this is how the trouble started last time. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 09:11

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