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HSBC mailed me warning that my savings account will go dormant next year and I'll lose the money held within if I don't do something. I forgot I had - Qale Nov 7, 15:18
NASCAR: Jeremy Mayfield indicted on federal drug charges -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 7, 15:17
I wonder how soon Law and Order: SVU uses this plot. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 15:01 16
- Without Stabler there it's just not SVU anymore. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 15:19
- one big problem: They'd have to have a NYC college football team of note. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:08 10
  - make it a local high school team -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 15:16
  - Rutgers! Close enough! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 15:15 2
    - jurisdiction, shmurisdiction! -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:18 1
      - It's network TV! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 15:19
  - I imagine they'd have to have a fictional team and use dialog to establish its dominance. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 15:14 4
    - Establishing dominance is what got us into this mess -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 15:16 3
      - +5 MMMbop points -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 15:18
      - (too soon) -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 15:17
      - *low whistle* -- nm - nubby Nov 7, 15:17
  - they could just use the Mets. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 15:10
- season finale with Craig T. Nelson as the Coach. -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 15:03 3
  - Oh, Jerry van Dyke, what have you done! -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:04 2
    - Poor Dauber! -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 15:05 1
      - M-O-O-N, that spells molested in the shower -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 15:07
A harsh view of Paterno -- (link) - mara Nov 7, 14:44 24
- Now, I can't say I've ever been in McQueary's position, but I'd like to think that if I saw a man sodomizing a 10 yr old boy, I'd kill that man. -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 15:00 12
  - yeah, I don't get that. How were the police not called? -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 15:16 3
    - My understanding is that the "university" police were notified. Not the state police. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 15:20
    - Because the graduate assistant didn't want to jeopardize his future in the program. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 15:17
    - The Cult of JoePa. -- nm - nubby Nov 7, 15:16
  - didn't we have a big story a few years back about a Hockey Camp dude abusing boys? - groiny Nov 7, 15:14 7
    - not a hockey camp, but major junior level. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:20
    - That Fleury and Sheldon story? -- (link) - mara Nov 7, 15:17
    - the brother of a good friend of my sister actually -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 15:16 4
      - Oh wait, was the the thing with the Leafs? - Reagen Nov 7, 15:21
      - it was a pretty big collection of kids abused in that case too? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 15:17 2
        
        Graham james, huge story (which became huge again when it was learned he was coaching again (can't remember where though)) -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 15:21 1
        
        Spain, IIRC. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:21
- I realize now that I don't know what Joe Paterno sounds like. For some reason I imagine him speaking like Peter Falk. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 14:59 2
  - - -- (link) - Ender Nov 7, 15:10 [youtube] 1
    - So I wasn't that far off, then. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:13
- Thanks for posting this Mara - there are some really good points made here. IMHO -- nm - BroDuckJen Nov 7, 14:55
- WTF! "The local district attorney, who for unknown reasons decided not to press charges, disappeared in 2005 and was declared legally dead in July" -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 14:50 6
  - Huh. And Scott Paterno is a Clinton Death List guy. - Reagen Nov 7, 15:05 1
    - Yeah, it's really hard to just ignore that quote, try as I might. -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 15:06
  - Yeah, Ray Gricar - Brian Nov 7, 14:53 1
    - Possible suicde, but quite strange. -- (link) - mara Nov 7, 14:59
  - That would be just grand if it turned out to be connected and resulted in a murder charge. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 14:53
  - I know !! -- nm - mara Nov 7, 14:51
It's early, but J Edgar may be this year's Oscar Award flop -- (link) - ty97 Nov 7, 14:35 9
- The ads for it are very odd. "Come see old-Leo ranting about paper work!" -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 14:52
- Meanwhile, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas, 75% fresh -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 14:48 4
  - It's really much better than the second one. -- nm - Ender Nov 7, 15:13
  - I would have thought the opposite would be true. - Krusty Nov 7, 15:02 2
    - EW guy gave it an A, Another reputable site gave it a high grade as well. The EW guy caught alot of shit for it but - Beaker Nov 7, 15:06 1
      - Glad to hear that. I just want it to be on par with the first. - Krusty Nov 7, 15:15
- I did not see a single frame in the trailer that made me excited for it. - Dr.Vermin Nov 7, 14:47
- poor leo. all he wants is an oscar. is that too much to ask? -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 14:46
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Premiere isn't even a .com site any more? Not that I've read it in years, but that makes me sad. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 14:32 4
- Premiere Magazine has been cancelled. Signed: 2007. - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 14:35
- I loved that magazine. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 14:33 2
  - Gosh I hadn't thought of it in year's but me too - that plus Warhol -- nm - BroDuckJen Nov 7, 14:39 1
    - Sfek - Warhol's Interview magazine back in the 80's when it was HUGE and printed on paper not glossy stuff so that the photos were really captivating. - BroDuckJen Nov 7, 14:42
Psychiatrist vs. Bartender (passed to me in an email, so I'm sure at least some of you have read it before) - dogbert Nov 7, 14:31
sitwap: Cain's staffers handing out a Journalist Code of Ethics when anyone asks about the harrasement stuff.. -- (link) - Remlik Nov 7, 14:28 4
- Probably is smartest/best play politically, though still a weak one after the shot he took today. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 14:32 1
  - probably. He looks really bad in how this is being handled. -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 14:43
- throws away legal code of ethics at press circu...I mean conference -- nm - allred Nov 7, 14:30
- wha? -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 14:29
At one point today. the yield on 10 year Italian bonds was at 6.66% - Brian Nov 7, 14:22 7
- Me dumb. Explain to me why, when a country is about to default, bonds become popular. -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 14:30 6
  - The interest rate is not determined by popularity. It's not like a stock price. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 14:36 1
    - The yield is determined by the markets, as explained below. -- nm - psilotum Nov 7, 15:09
  - It's the opposite of popular. Risk is so high that the yield has to increase in order to attract buyers. -- nm - pmb Nov 7, 14:35 2
    - Ah. I see. We need you to buy our bonds so we can build roads. Don't want to buy them? What if we promised 10% return? 15%? 20%? - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 14:41 1
      - Sort of. This is really sales of the already outstanding bonds among traders I believe. So people are selling them at growing discounts that - pmb Nov 7, 14:45
  - think about the bankruptcy auction when all those works of art are sold off -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 14:32
Huh. Thats a first. There is a package sitting ay my front door that arrived 2 days before the start of the (week-long) delivery window. -- nm - kelly Nov 7, 14:19 1
- throws it through the window -- nm - fedex si Nov 7, 14:28
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- Tell them you are quiting them! -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 15:18
It's been a quick yet amazing 6 months. - Mel Profit Nov 7, 14:05 23
- So what's the traditional gift for 6 months? -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 7, 15:20
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 15:07
- congrats you two! -- nm - kare Nov 7, 14:59
- Congrats. -- nm - amoxy Nov 7, 14:46
- Wow - clone this man! So sweet! -- nm - BroDuckJen Nov 7, 14:44
- congrats you crazy kids. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 14:40
- wuzzah! -- nm - dogbert Nov 7, 14:29
- Congra -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 14:27
- yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 14:27
- Congratulstions! -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 14:22
- You guys are so damn cute. Congrats!! -- nm - kelly Nov 7, 14:17
- talk to me when you pass 7 months! :) kidding...congrats! -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 14:14 2
  - That's the play-doh anniversary isn't it? -- nm - pmb Nov 7, 14:42
  - oof, the self shiv! -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 14:15
- *love this* -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 14:12
- to early to toss one back yet, repost tonight -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 14:11 1
  - Looks at rum & coke...early? - MojaveMeg Nov 7, 15:22
- congrats! -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 14:11
- Awww. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 14:10
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- :) -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 14:09
- *cues the music*..WTG guys -- nm - budice Nov 7, 14:09
- lucky bastard -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 7, 14:08
LIR - NMB Dogbert ... your post about vegan and bacon? a local restaurant here decided to open on their upper level a vegie restaurant as an option - - BroDuckJen Nov 7, 14:03 1
- ha! the smell of a bacon cheeseburger is one way test the resolve of any vegetarian -- nm - dogbert Nov 7, 14:24
It appears that Citi is set up some sort of big event downstairs, complete with flags and banners. I wonder if I can crash for free food? -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 13:54 3
- Whoa, whoa, whoa there, buddy. What's in *your* wallet? -- nm - Hot dog vendor Nov 7, 14:23
- It's not free food. It's ObamaFood. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 13:59
- handing out the bonus checks? -- nm - walrus Nov 7, 13:58
Dr Murray sent direct to jail, no bail for Mr Fail -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 13:51 6
- That must have been a surprise. Ch.4 was speculating house arrest at worst...and no custody until he was sentenced. -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 7, 15:19
- Excellent photo on the LOLfeed for this post. -- (link) - mara Nov 7, 14:08 1
  - or kare's post of "this looks really, really delicious, right?" on a cat photo -- nm - dogbert Nov 7, 14:27
- Facing up to four years in prison, in LA that means he could conceivably spend up to a week in jail. -- nm - Ender Nov 7, 14:01 1
  - this would be a state prison, not county, but yeah, I'll say one year with good behav, plus the usual 1/2 knock off -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 14:15
- "how do you get out of jail?" .. "you have to eat a cake."... "that doesn't sound bad." .. "oh, it's bad. you have to eat the ingredients of a cake" -- nm - dogbert Nov 7, 14:00
Hell on Wheels had 4.4M viewers, second on AMC only to Walking Dead -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 13:51 7
- Recorded. What did you think of it, ST? - Dr.Vermin Nov 7, 13:54 6
  - Unspecial. -- nm - nubby Nov 7, 15:12
  - The acting could be better but the environment makes up for it. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 14:33
  - I haven't watched it yet - will catch it on a re-run... Had to watch Next Iron Chef :) -- nm - BroDuckJen Nov 7, 14:04
  - I liked it alot (but I love westerns) -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:04
  - it's not better than Deadwood...but it's fair. -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 13:55
  - I DVRd and haven't watched, but friends liked it. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 13:55
FML: Marion Barry plans to run/be elected to 3rd term on DC City council, not serve his full term, and install his convict son in his place -- (link) - MDH Nov 7, 13:40 3
- and why not? it'll work. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 14:06 1
  - Ward 8 needs a lot of help. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 14:10
- you people abolished royalty too early -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 7, 13:47
I... am a human firewall. - Spawn Nov 7, 13:39 8
- I am your singing telegram. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 14:02 2
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    - "God DAMN it, Archer!" -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 14:24
- At least you can finally state your job title/description now. -- nm - David Nov 7, 13:45
- and I am a meat popsicle -- nm - i'm Korben Dallas Nov 7, 13:42 3
  - I am the eggman -- nm - walrus Nov 7, 13:53
  - I'm a rooster illusion. -- nm - Tugg Verman Nov 7, 13:51 1
    - I'm the dude playin' the dude disguised as the other dude! -- nm - Beryllium Lazarus Nov 7, 13:58
spicy chocolate board! -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 13:37 20
- do i want to make this mexican hot chocolate? -- (link) - kare Nov 7, 13:39 18
  - chili chocolate would be the prefect way to celebrate the mayan end of days -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 14:08
  - I like Mexican hot chocolate, but I don't think much of her recipe -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:47 3
    - I buy and keep Ibarra chocolate at home. It has got to be relatively easy to find in Seattle -- (link) - crash davis Nov 7, 13:51 2
      - The Abuelita brand is practically inescapable here, in certain stores -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 13:58 1
        
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  - yes - znufrii Nov 7, 13:40 2
    - good idea. :) -- nm - kare Nov 7, 13:42 1
      - probably lighter on the sugar as well, but that's just to my taste. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 13:42
  - do Mexicans really drink hot chocolate? - groiny Nov 7, 13:40 9
    - I mean, if they did, they'd sell it at Taco Bell. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 14:04 3
      - They have hot chocolate in America? I thought all they drank was Coca-Cola. -- nm - Groiny's Mexican alter-ego, at this very moment Nov 7, 14:12 2
        
        Groiny's non union Mexican equivalent needs a name. El Groino? -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 14:15 1
        
        El Tigre con Ojos Verdes -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 15:02
    - Atole is served on special occasions. Also, there's champurrado for everyday... -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 13:54 1
      - (In fact, I get old ladies on the bus drinking champurrado. The smell is... very particular, definitely no Swiss Miss) -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 14:02
    - They invented it. -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 13:44 1
      - this conversation just makes me want to rent Like Water For Chocolate tonight. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 13:48
    - aka "the Hershey bar five minutes after leaving the store" -- nm - TFox Nov 7, 13:43
- there's a place near my office that makes spicy hot chocolate. I'm getting some when I go back next week. - mafic Nov 7, 13:39
We nubbed off work early to go drive. Jz just reminded me that our new child care center is the Gary Schulz child care center. It's all so unfortunate -- nm - amanda, bathroom Nov 7, 13:36 1
- I'm guessing that will be changed in the dead of night. very quickly. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 13:40

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