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Seems it rained here overnight!?! Or, at least, drizzled enough to wet the patio. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 08:37
reMop: not only is Microsoft changing its logo for the first time in 25 years. -- (link) - zork Aug 24, 08:34 2
- they need to dump all references to Metro -- (link) - zork Aug 24, 08:35 1
  - I'm still mad they've locked it down so much it is useless on a domain computer. Way to go Microsoft! - oblique Aug 24, 08:38
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- Ooo, Obama's staged shootings are getting more complex. -- nm - mara Aug 24, 08:41 2
  - the cops are overtly wounding civilians now! -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:42
  - definitely -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:41
- the only thing missing was a gun-totin civilian who could have added even more wild bullets to the mix. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:37
- Which just highlights the folly of having citizens carrying weapons and believing that they could reasonably help in situations like this. The - pmb Aug 24, 08:37 2
  - one of the best movie scenes that illustrates this is the end of "Unforgiven". -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:39
  - oh, you want some of this now too??? nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:39
- the state bar forbids you from promising a big fat payout... -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:35
- after seeing them shoot that dog, this shocks me zero percent. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:33
Moh-om, what do you mean I can't have this coat? It's only $3600. - Suri Aug 24, 08:30 12
- I cannot even pathom spending 33K a month on anything. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:32 11
  - Then you lack imagination! -- nm - Roger More Aug 24, 08:42
  - I sure could and it wouldn't be that difficult. - Krusty Aug 24, 08:38
  - $1,000 a day to play poker with.......or the complete master set of Topps cards back to 1951..... - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:37
  - I can. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 24, 08:37 1
    - right? i don't even think it would be that hard. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 08:37
  - Oh, I could. man it would be fun. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:36
  - if you earned $25M a year you'd find a way. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:34 2
    - *ding* even after a one time jackpot of $25M, it would take 62.5 years to burn through at $400k/year without even investing any. -- nm - zork Aug 24, 08:37
    - This. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 24, 08:37
  - That's, like, a $1k hooker EVERY DAY. -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 08:33 1
    - nmbNubby - Beaker Aug 24, 08:34
I am really going to miss going to Farmers Markets when they close up here in September or October. - kelly Aug 24, 08:30 3
- If you haven't been, you should try Larriland sometime. Tons of pick your own fruits (and veggies). - Don Homer Aug 24, 08:33 2
  - I think I'll go there today. Thanks! I've never heard of that place. - kelly Aug 24, 08:38 1
    - Sure. - Don Homer Aug 24, 08:42
free song of the day from Google is REM "it's the end of the world" -- (link) - Remlik Aug 24, 08:29
Ahhh -- good old Fredneck --- local nature reporter gets bit by a snake...again. - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:27 1
- The snake's playing hard to get, but the interview is vital to the story. Go back and try harder. -- nm - Max Aug 24, 08:29
ST poll: Groiny inspired - what your *newest* or latest addiction? - also bonus points: blame someone/something for it -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:25 16
- I guess Forza 3. I need a new obsession/addiction. - Krusty Aug 24, 08:33
- Chicken Tikka Masala. My cow orkers. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 24, 08:33 1
  - I got shot down by SM on this for dinner - so - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:36
- ChefVille -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 08:30
- Minecraft -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 08:29
- Stalking my son and his girlfriend on Instagram -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 08:29 1
  - creepy -- nm - decline Aug 24, 08:31
- The Newsroom -- nm - Jovian Aug 24, 08:29 1
  - Snap. -- nm - Loyola Aug 24, 08:37
- make up - I'm buying higher end stuff ( I wait for sales though), I spend a lot of time with it. I blame Tumblr -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:28 5
  - details please! -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:29 4
    - inside - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:34 3
      - nmbp - loosilu Aug 24, 08:38 2
        
        my biggest lesson: eyeshadow primer - it seemed dumb to me before and now I use it for all shadows that are not creme based - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:41 1
        
        yep, the UD primer is fantastic. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:42
- Downton Abbey. (Nobody else is to blame, though.) -- nm - kelly Aug 24, 08:27
What other reality shows should I be watching? My guidelines are simple -- I don't want fake people making fake drama - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:21 38
- Here Comes Honey Boo Boo -- nm - znufrii Aug 24, 08:30 1
  - You, go sit in the corner. Fake stupid people, fake drama - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:31
- For something light and non-competitive I enjoy American Pickers. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 24, 08:29 2
  - I like this show too. -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 08:37
  - yeah, good show -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:31
- I'm getting into the show where people bring stuff to a pawn shop and get ripped off. -- nm - Loyola Aug 24, 08:28 9
  - Hardcore Pawn is fun. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 08:29 5
    - Pawn Stars seems reasonably fair with people (at least the ones on camera) and you actually learn stuff while watching. -- nm - zork Aug 24, 08:39
    - That is the one pawn show I can't stand. The owner looks like your typical sleazy thief that is going to rip you off. - Krusty Aug 24, 08:36 1
      - It's the only one besides Pawn Stars I like. - Strongbad Aug 24, 08:38
    - Is that the one where they bring in old microwave ovens and expect to get $35? - zork Aug 24, 08:32 1
      - Yes. Regularly Les offers them about 5% of their initial asking price, and they're so desperate for cash they'll take it. (filmed in Detroit) -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 08:36
  - Is that the one where you can smell the desperation on the people that walk in? -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:29 2
    - Ha yeah. I think they secretly want to get ripped off. It reinforces their world view. -- nm - Loyola Aug 24, 08:38
    - either that or the gambling addiction -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:33
- I've seen two eps of Duck Dynasty and it's one of the few I would ever watch. - spamlet Aug 24, 08:25
- I saw a couple of the moonshine ones, and they were kinda cool. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 08:25
- I really like American Guns. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:25
- *sigh* - kelly Aug 24, 08:24 10
  - Just getting ideas honey. - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:25 9
    - 75% of the stuff we tape is your stuff. - kelly Aug 24, 08:26 8
      - *runs to make more popcorn* -- nm - nubby Aug 24, 08:30 2
        
        Just enjoy the 2% of the DVR that is rightfully yours!!!! nm -- nm - Will HUmping Aug 24, 08:31 1
        
        5%. I'm not Tom Cruise. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:34
      - heh, tape -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 08:30 4
        
        Is 'record' a better word? - kelly Aug 24, 08:31 3
        
        I'm pretty sure there are no tapes in your Tivo -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 08:32 2
        
        *shrug* - kelly Aug 24, 08:36 1
        
        It's silly, that's why we nitpick! - oblique Aug 24, 08:38
- I like MasterChef. relatively low on manufactured drama and it's all about who's best with little gamesmanship. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:23
- If you are into cooking, Chopped meets your first criteria -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 08:22 3
  - I watch this while at the gym alot. It's good. -- nm - decline Aug 24, 08:32
  - I still love this so much. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:24
  - Come for the Amanda Freytag, stay for the Alex Guarnaschelli! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 08:24
- Gator Boys -- nm - decline Aug 24, 08:22 1
  - or that new on Extreme Catches - Stars the wrestler Showtime Eric Young. -- nm - decline Aug 24, 08:23
- Deadliest Catch is the best of the best -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:22 1
  - Crash Davis Approved! -- nm - Remlik Aug 24, 08:22
You know you have serious issues when you friends stage an intervention and it takes you two guesses to even figure out what they are intervening abou - Beaker Aug 24, 08:21
I work tonight until 10:15 and them am going to hang out on a friend's porch to watch the skank parade (first weekend students are back, yo!). - amanda Aug 24, 08:18
Whoa...didn't know that many people were watching. Face Off spoils - Jim Aug 24, 08:17 17
- I'm bummed that... - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:28 6
  - I'm not a fan of the " rocker" look on men over 40 who are not Nikki Sixx - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:30 3
    - I was going to mention this as well... - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:33 2
      - LOL -they totally are -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:37 1
        
        Glen is hiding behind it...Patrick is just enough "different" that everyone knows it's real. - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:42
  - Glen Hetrick might be the coolest man alive. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:30 1
    - I dig him. - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:32
- dude, I would not have lasted 10 minutes with him on my team. (Joe) - groiny Aug 24, 08:20 2
  - Yeah...that was stunning. I couldn't believe... - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:27
  - Yep...don't touch my work, dude. -- nm - Jim Aug 24, 08:21
- I didn't know what it was until the night before last. Ditto for The Nerdist. - Beryllium Aug 24, 08:20
- Face Off is definitely something that wouldn't be on my radar if it not for ST -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 08:19 5
  - my 13 year old loves it...so it's our show to watch together. -- nm - Jim Aug 24, 08:20 4
    - this - me and Lil Pip watch it together -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:23
    - my daughter digs it too........ - groiny Aug 24, 08:21 2
      - *sigh* Tom Savini -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:25 1
        
        some of his early work is so groundbreaking. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:26
Would you like to see a little kid play piano really well? -- (link) - mara Aug 24, 08:16 [youtube]
I hope Arthur Blank moves the death ray to the new Falcons stadium. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:15
Not sure what I wandered into, but I suspect that groiny's WWF tray is full of the letter S -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 08:13 1
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Stephen the draft order is based on rankings for the first round losers, NOT where you end up in the rankings -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:12 3
- so the 4 losers in the first round get seeded in the draft based on their seedings going into playoffs - Beaker Aug 24, 08:12 2
  - so, you wre ranked #1 going in, so you get pick 8 (9-10 is me and nudie in the semi and 11-12 is groiny and tbd) -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:15
  - Exactly. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:13
Today's silly user request: Ink cartridge for a Laserjet P2035 -- nm - oblique Aug 24, 08:09 1
- NO INK FOR YOU! -- nm - spamlet Aug 24, 08:29
We have the dumbest bar trivia here now. Final Question, you can only risk like 25pts... - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:08
being an Eagles' fan means you'd lack the scruples to care about Vick in the first place. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:07 1
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LIR: Onion -- (link) - oblique Aug 24, 08:06
when your parents get divorced, your life is gonna change. - groiny Aug 24, 08:06 31
- Baby Mama: "Eff you, pay me!!" -- nm - Brian Mulroney, Prime Sinister Aug 24, 08:13 1
  - I loved her in Goodfellas! -- nm - Beaker Aug 24, 08:21
- It is supposed to, but never really can. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 08:07 1
  - as stable as possible. I mean, that's all we can ask for. -- nm - amanda Aug 24, 08:18
- i think it sort of is. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 08:06 26
  - I think it "should" be for ensuring the child is cared for well. - groiny Aug 24, 08:08 25
    - honestly, i think it depends. i don't know why Tom Cruise wouldn't be expected to make sure his daughter is provided for in a way - Andie Aug 24, 08:12 21
      - more than that, I don't know why he wouldn't *want* to. -- nm - amanda Aug 24, 08:18 1
        
        right, good point. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 08:20
      - honestly, I have never ever heard of this logic before. - groiny Aug 24, 08:18 6
        
        if your kids weren't with your on a day to day basis, wouldn't you still want them to have as much as you could give them? -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 08:22 4
        
        yes, within reason, sure. - groiny Aug 24, 08:23 2
        
        The money is there. It's not going to be redistributed to hungry kids if Suri doesn't get it now. It's in her bank account or Tom's. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:24
        
        but it's all relative. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 08:24
        
        I can't type today, sorry. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 08:22
        
        just make sure your kids aren't used to shit all. -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:19
      - This. He is a rich, rich man. He *should* give his daughter a chunk of that. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:18 11
        
        I am sure she will have a trust fund, or some $ put aside by him for her when she hits 18. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:18 10
        
        She'll inherit plenty when he dies. that's not the point. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:20 8
        
        WTF does a 6 year old need????? -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:24 7
        
        WTF does Tom Cruise need?! -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 08:25 5
        
        well yeah, this is also the root of my issues. - groiny Aug 24, 08:28 4
        
        He makes $20 million, but him being in a movie role earns other people a lot more than that. If he's that big a factor in richer people earning even - Roger More Aug 24, 08:40
        
        you can't change that. it's a fact that he is ridiculously rich. -- nm - loosilu Aug 24, 08:29 2
        
        I am aware of that. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:30 1
        
        Well, if he gets dinged for more than 400k a year, he'll be less rich....see? - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:32
        
        What she has had for the last few years. - Spawn Aug 24, 08:24
        
        but if she's not given nice things until she's 18, when she turns 18, she'll be more easily tempted to blow her trust on crack and lamborghinis. -- nm - amanda Aug 24, 08:19
    - It is. And as pointed out on B2, for the wealthy, ensuring the child is cared for well can include an expensive education, a nanny, security etc. -- nm - Roger More Aug 24, 08:11
    - I don't disagree per se...but whoever it was on B2 (spawn, amanda) who said two separate situations could cause resentment/bitterness - Will Hunting Aug 24, 08:11
    - The very definition of child support is that it is supposed to insure the child does not suffer for the parents mistake. -- nm - Spawn Aug 24, 08:10
I don't think she cared about the money, was focused on getting sole custody -- nm - amoxy Aug 24, 08:06 3
- yes. I agree with this, and I applaud her for it. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:06 2
  - ditto. - Mel Profit Aug 24, 08:07 1
    - and my door is always open for her. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:08
*pays support to B2 in the amount of 2% of B1.* -- nm - amanda Aug 24, 08:04 3
- I think groiny just needs to step up his gigolo business - oblique Aug 24, 08:05 2
  - *books him for a weekend* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 08:08 1
    - sweetie, you do not need to start a new addiction. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 08:09

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