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$200 little league bats? $130 gloves? -- (link) - znufrii Apr 24, 06:26 9
- you should see hockey equipment costs... -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 06:34 1
  - I can imagine - znufrii Apr 24, 06:37
- and that's why soccer is so popular -- nm - J Apr 24, 06:33 1
  - (and even basketball. Ball plus shoes and a hoop which are usually provided in parks and such) -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 06:35
- When I played little league (more than 10 years ago) bats were $175-200. Parents pay it, trust me. - MDH Apr 24, 06:31 4
  - how? why? -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 06:39 3
    - same thing for hockey/golf/etc. Alot of parents see their kid as the next Tiger Woods.Gretzky, etc and will pay whatever it costs to get him/her there -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 06:41 1
      - I don't know about gretzky, but Woods' dad did a lot more than buy him pricey clubs. - loosilu Apr 24, 06:44
    - guilt? -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 06:41
10 outdated gadgets you can still buy today... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 24, 06:25 1
- That list kinda sucks. Most of the things on it are marginally outdated and many still have some legit uses today - oblique Apr 24, 06:36
LYC: Friday Cable TV ratings are really interesting. Adult Swim blows alomst everything away, and even charts very high at 4am -- (link) - MDH Apr 24, 06:20
I'm sure some of you here would use this in your job. Amazon launches Amazon Supply for parts supply to lab, research, and commercial customers -- (link) - oblique Apr 24, 06:18
CBS Sports Network�s Expanded Draft Coverage Includes Guest Analysts Tom Bradley, Ron Zook And Tim Couch -- (link) - MDH Apr 24, 06:12 2
- I'm surprised Ron Zook wasn't mentioned for the Arkansas job. That would be funny. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 06:22 1
  - donthireronzook.com -- nm - prayformojo Apr 24, 06:24
I eventually found the information I was looking for... - znufrii Apr 24, 06:08
When I need to fly to the Middle East, I'm flying Etihad. - spamlet (iPhone) Apr 24, 05:50
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- I will always think of this guy as "Something named Jerome Simpson" - Strongbad Apr 24, 05:52 2
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    - He was high as a kite. - Will Hunting Apr 24, 05:57
- If I'm not mistaken, that triggers a large annual bonus, per Bengals standard contract terms. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 24, 05:49 2
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  - heh -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 05:50
CCTV shows girl falling through pavement in China -- (link) - J Apr 24, 05:38 1
- I'm a little surprised by the number of people that ran right up to the hole assuming it wasn't unstable anywhere around it -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 05:43
Man, that 24 hours groiny had is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. - prayformojo Apr 24, 04:49 11
- I thought *my* Monday sucked... -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 05:58
- What happened? -- nm - J Apr 24, 05:33 6
  - Just troning here, but -- (link) - oblique Apr 24, 05:36 [Backboard] 5
    - Even if her reveal is true, that poster needs to be bitchslapped for the way she told everyone. - Inigo Apr 24, 05:57 4
      - more than bitchslapped. that shit could destroy a family. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 06:40
      - Seriously. -- nm - kelly Apr 24, 06:30
      - Yep, just wrong in every way -- nm - J Apr 24, 06:02
      - It stinks of button-pushing. Also, for pixie, I would like to state that I have never been Mrs. Groiny's boss - oblique Apr 24, 05:58
- seriously. - Mel Profit Apr 24, 05:19
- Yes. groiny, my best wishes and I strenuously hope that everything works out well. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 24, 05:16 1
  - I can't see the word strenuously without thinking "object". -- nm - Inigo Apr 24, 06:00
Say what you want about the NHL fines and suspensions, but at least they act immediately. Haven't heard boo from Stern and the NBA on Artest -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 04:36 1
- Lakers' regular season finale is Thursday, I'd expect something before then. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 06:24
Tory majority in Alberta...again -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 04:19
holy crap! teenager in China falls into hole in sidewalk -- (link) - zork Apr 24, 04:02 [youtube]
Calgary toddler (not Reagen's (yet)) has IQ of 154 and has become a member of Mensa -- (link) - zork Apr 24, 03:45 3
- As much as I want Princess Disney to be very smart, I honestly dont think its possible to measure IQ that early.... - Walt_Disney Apr 24, 04:12 2
  - Also, the original purpose of the IQ test doesn't apply to adults .... :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 06:09
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 04:19
This day in 1953 Winston Churchill was knighted. The head of his statue in front of Westminster Abbey is electrified - zork Apr 24, 03:28 8
- Apr. 24, 1981: IBM PC introduced -- nm - zork Apr 24, 03:32 7
  - 1704 � The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts. -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 03:41
  - 1978: Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game -- nm - zork Apr 24, 03:33 5
    - 1969: Paul McCartney says their is no truth to rumours he is dead -- nm - zork Apr 24, 03:34 4
      - he woudl say that, wouldn't he? - znufrii Apr 24, 05:58
      - 1962: Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18-strikeout game -- nm - zork Apr 24, 03:35 2
        
        1884: National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes in Atlanta -- nm - zork Apr 24, 03:38 1
        
        2005: first video uploaded to youtube -- nm - zork Apr 24, 03:39
zzzzzzzzzzzip! -- nm - Google Apr 24, 03:22
yeah, this seems like a totally reasonable thing to do. -- (link) - mafic Apr 24, 02:14
Will you stay with me, will you be my love among the fields of barley, We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky as we lie in the fields of gold -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 01:32
Tonight;s weather forecast has been postponed due to bears. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 23, 23:02
how much to take out your appendix? somewhere in the $1,529 to $182,955 range -- (link) - pixitude Apr 23, 22:43 5
- I'd actually like to know what specifically that includes. I know part of the reason is what JB mentioned, but also the same hospital will charge - mafic Apr 24, 01:33
- The Hospital Compare website linked in the article is interesting. -- (link) - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 23:03 1
  - I go there, enter my zip, but it won't take, UNLESS I allow google, and a half dozen others script permissions, REALLY? dear corp overlords, - zeitgeist Apr 23, 23:37
- Just like everything else, appendicitis varies. I am currently carrying a patient who is on day 10 post appendectomy. Young guy (late 20s), no - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 22:56 1
  - Just FWIW, it matters when you are uninsured. As an overseas visitor, I was charged full rates for my daughter's hospital stay. - ralph wiggum Apr 24, 01:41
House. -- (link) - Iron Spawn Apr 23, 22:25 4
- a fixer-upper -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 04:35
- I like that 'fire damaged' is a feature! -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 22:36 1
  - I like that the taxes are trending down -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 22:41
- Yikes -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 22:33
"Smoke bomb!" -- nm - David Apr 23, 22:11 1
- "I'll take 'Game of Thrones' cliff hangers for $300, Alex." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 23, 22:14
Woot off is possible -- nm - Truman Apr 23, 22:01 1
- boc came and went -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 23:51
the Mega Millions solution to voter turnout -- (link) - znufrii Apr 23, 21:32
Nice try, Tire Boobs. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 21:02 7
- Wild Rose Defeats Truman! -- nm - zork Apr 24, 03:46
- *closes door, fails to see Tire Boobs Airways on aircraft door* -- nm - Reagen si Apr 23, 21:04 5
  - This is just a really strange result, and yet very typical in some ways - Reagen Apr 23, 21:22 4
    - I don't think you have to look much further than wildrose having a bad final week. - mafic Apr 24, 02:18
    - Lots of entrails to shift thru tomorrow. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 23, 22:12 2
      - On a purely selfish level, I'm thrilled that this means there's almost certainly money for school boards next year. - Reagen Apr 23, 22:19 1
        
        Oh, and the value of seeing Ezra Levant look like an idiot twice in a month simply cannot be measured. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 22:40
Eureka spoil - Iron Spawn Apr 23, 21:00
*resists the urge to pick up Alex Rios* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 23, 20:59
This pales in comparison, but a small update on Mrs. Fuzzy's knee - Fuzzy Apr 23, 20:35 24
- so what's the current thinking? -- nm - loosi Apr 23, 20:38 23
  - The PCP thinks bad sprain but no meniscus issues. - Fuzzy Apr 23, 20:48 14
    - The MRI wouldn't be a couple of grand, maybe $600? (dont really know). But certainly get the MRI. Unless you are looking for a fracture the x-ray is - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 21:18 2
      - Mine was right at $1300 total for the MRI plus the radiologist's bill. It showed a small tear in the medial meniscus. When my ortho scoped it, I had a - Trish Apr 23, 22:56
      - Mine was about $750 so it's in that range, yeah. -- nm - David Apr 23, 21:48
    - We have the high deductible thing, too. It sucks to factor it in to medical decisions. - Kim Pine Apr 23, 20:53 7
      - I think it is a good concept so far as it keeps people from dashing to the ER for every hangnail. - Fuzzy Apr 23, 20:56 6
        
        as a frame of reference, my knee had 85% of the cartilidge shredded in it - groiny Apr 23, 21:24
        
        Sadly, it is a flawed concept since responsible people get screwed (you pay for the MRI, wait for it..) while those we don't care about credit or - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 21:22
        
        Well, we don't have the option for the "normal" coverage. - Kim Pine Apr 23, 21:00 3
        
        (It's not the money, it's the hatred of going to the doctor.) - David Apr 23, 21:07 2
        
        well, the fact that I have to pay for it doesn't help. :P -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 23, 21:10 1
        
        She does not like the Cone of Shame! nm - ralph wiggum Apr 23, 21:11
    - my unneeded input into the fight: Do NOT mess around with knee issues. they will haunt you for YEARS. take care of it. -- nm - loosi Apr 23, 20:49 2
      - I completely agree, especially with as physically active as she is. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 23, 20:53 1
        
        it's horrible regardless. If she is physically active, so much worse. Take care of it. Just ask groiny and Diva. - loosi Apr 23, 20:55
  - "It hurts, and the ortho specialist might have an idea on how to fix it." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 20:39 7
    - heh, I will be seeing my 4th specialist, and mine still hurts. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 23, 20:40 6
      - That is a shitty situation on the backboards. Sorry, and I hope you find a way forward. -- nm - Roger More Apr 23, 20:50
      - dude, nmbgroiny - znufrii Apr 23, 20:48 4
        
        also.. - znufrii Apr 23, 20:53
        
        thanks, I have worked hard to control my temper over the years. - groiny Apr 23, 20:51 2
        
        for groiny - I can see it, and you are doing great. -- nm - loosi Apr 23, 20:58
        
        *drinks to that* -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 20:54
hey dano, have you ever seen "World on a Wire" by Fassbinder? -- (link) - pixitude Apr 23, 20:26 [hulu] 1
- No. We wanted to show it when we were doing a Fassbinder retrospective but at that time there wasn't a print available. -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 20:28
Wow Deevs! Guess what??? I'm just reading my work emails & I got a reply for the one I sent the restaurant anout the charity dinners! - JenBro Apr 23, 20:23 1
- nmbjenbro - Diva Apr 24, 04:20
Chain Gang! -- nm - Remlik Apr 23, 20:10 1
- hooo, haaa. hooo, haaaa. Well that's the sound of the men working on the chain, gaaang. thats the sound of the men working on the chain, gang. -- nm - Sam Cooke Apr 23, 20:18
So our hospital went on back-up power yesterday. *ALL* electricity was out for like 10 seconds and then the back-up generators kicked in. That was a - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 20:07 8
- how many hours does your hospital have? -- nm - loosi Apr 23, 20:16 7
  - I don't know, but I wondered about that. Overall a decent amount of things worked (elevators, most computers). But all imaging was down. Hall walls - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 20:20 6
    - Do they have diesel generators? or is that battery power? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 21:01 2
      - I have no idea. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 21:22
      - should be diesel. -- nm - loosi Apr 23, 21:02
    - I can't remember the new standard. I want to say 72 hours. -- nm - loosi Apr 23, 20:23 2
      - Oh, that is a lot of power. But certainly makes sense. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 20:26 1
        
        google is failing me! it's the standard I was using for NLE 11 (the mega earthquake scenario). - loosi Apr 23, 20:27
I'm surprised none of the MMQBers really mentioned the Screen Gems effect more. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 20:07 4
- We were too busy celebrating Reagen's failures. -- nm - David Apr 23, 20:11 3
  - And a collective failure by Reagen, John and myself to remember Dear John was a Nicholas Sparks book. - Tim Apr 23, 20:17 1
    - Yes, we collectively had a terrible week. I *HATE* when we make mistakes. - David Apr 23, 20:24
  - A notable goal to be sure. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 20:13
what is spicy pie? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 20:04 6
- feed me some chili and I'll show you tomorrow morning. -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 20:25
- I'm glad you asked me that question ..... -- nm - Billy Crystal as Fernando LLamas Apr 23, 20:20
- We sell NY style pizza, fresh squeezed lemonade, sweet tea and desserts at large outdoor events. -- (link) - JD Apr 23, 20:10 3
  - Great report! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 23, 21:36 1
    - You're are most welcome. er, though hoping that this is for Coachella reports as opposed to Spicy Pie ;-) - JD Apr 23, 21:49
  - I thought it was a pie, like apple or pecan only with hot peppers or something....d'oh -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 21:11
Conn. HS softball pitcher throws a perfectest game: 21 straight strikeouts -- (link) - pixitude Apr 23, 20:04
Reagen, you watching this? - Subversive Apr 23, 19:59 9
- M made me turn away for a bit, but I'm following online during Top Chef - Reagen Apr 23, 20:02 8
  - and my strategic vote seems like it wasn't needed - Reagen Apr 23, 20:16 5
    - Psych! -- nm - PC Party Apr 23, 20:24
    - And mine made no difference. :) also, melynda has a question... - Subversive Apr 23, 20:24 2
      - The conservative Toronto mayor, who I compare to Chris Farley - Reagen Apr 23, 20:28
      - Oh god, you haven't heard about Toronto's mayor Rob Ford? Look him up. He's a piece of work. If you need a witness, Andie can testify. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 20:28
    - "Like one vote ever made a difference." -- nm - David Apr 23, 20:16
  - How many hours before we see this comment come out of someone. ..."55% of Albertans did not vote this government!!!!" -- nm - Disgruntled Albertan Apr 23, 20:09 1
    - First past the post sucks ass! Get with the times, Canada! -- nm - Roger More Apr 23, 20:59
Heard it through the grapevine -- nm - Trish Apr 23, 19:58 1
- People say believe half of what you see, Son, and none of what you hear. - Inigo Apr 23, 20:00

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