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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised that if elected, he would restart production of Lockheed Martin�s F-22 Raptor stealth fighter. -- (link) - Truman Sep 11, 14:54 5
- "I'm in the right district to say this, right?" -- nm - Mitt SI Sep 11, 15:00
- spending 5% of GDP on defense is exactly what we need! - SG3 Sep 11, 14:57 [Image]
- Battlefield Airborne Communications Node system, or BACN -- (link) - Truman Sep 11, 14:56
- I presume he plans to bankroll it as well? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 14:55 1
  - sell demilitarized ones to his supporters for commuter planes, buy 2, the AF gets one free -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 14:59
This isn't helpful. Big banks now "loaning" collateral to companies to post against their derivative positions if the companies don't have their own. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 11, 14:45 1
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Zuck: Relying on HTML 5 for Facebook's mobile app is "one of the biggest mistakes if not the biggest strategic mistakes we've ever made," -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Sep 11, 14:41 1
- word -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 14:44
ESPN Power Rankings after Week 1: Pats, 49ers, Ravens, Texans, Packers -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:31 3
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- Bottom 5: Vikings, Jaguars, Dolphins, Browns, Colts -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:31 1
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Dawson alert: Tara Reid collapses on parked motorcycles during drunken stupor on St. Tropez vacation -- (link) - ty97 Sep 11, 14:30 4
- I thought she had cleaned herself uo. -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 14:36 2
  - Nope. She hangs around the Riviera and rich dudes pay for her company. -- nm - loosilu Sep 11, 14:51
  - My first thought was "I just saw her and she looked fine!" Then I realized I'm thinking of Christina Aguilera. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 14:45
- that second pic deserves the Pulitzer. -- nm - Diva Sep 11, 14:32
Millenials are moving to cities, but....will they stay? - ty97 Sep 11, 14:28 8
- YAs love cities as thats where the clubs are and you can walk/bus home, but schools are not that bad - zeitgeist Sep 11, 14:33
- That assumes that they'll have kids, and that urban school quality will remain the same, -- nm - Roger More Sep 11, 14:30 3
  - The former will happen, perhaps not at the same rate as previous generations, but still the majority will have kids. - ty97 Sep 11, 14:33 2
    - What does it take to turn the urban schools around? - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:35 1
      - Competition from charter schools is another factor. -- nm - Roger More Sep 11, 14:36
- Here locally, what I expect to see is an urbanization of the suburbs - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:29 2
  - businesses realize that workers live way out there and are willing to get a little less pay for a shorter commute, and with all the cabling required.. - zeitgeist Sep 11, 14:43 1
    - "Class A Office Space" is a dying land use. In 20-30 years it won't matter. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:45
CBS to Push Sunday Slate Back 30 Minutes on Days of NFL Doubleheaders -- (link) - Todd Manning Sep 11, 14:17 5
- Good, that way I'll only have to run TAR recordings 30 minute late instead of 60 minutes. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:41
- Futurama Law. -- nm - David Sep 11, 14:41
- It only took how many decades to figure this out? -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 14:23 2
  - This season will be worse due to the replacement refs. Game time was an average of 12-16 minutes longer depending on who you ask. - David Sep 11, 14:40
  - Well, the NFL has pushed the late game back 25 minutes over the last 5-6 years. - spamlet Sep 11, 14:36
Rampage and Aldo out of UFC 151 due to injuries. -- nm - Remlik Sep 11, 14:10 4
- (153) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:22 3
  - thank you! -- nm - Remlik Sep 11, 14:32 2
    - 151 was the card that was cancelled due to Jones not taking Chael as a replacement. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:35 1
      - as it is normal in my case, I mistyped. -- nm - Remlik Sep 11, 14:48
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Our Carefirst premiums reset in October. Rates are going up 10% this year. PPO coverage for family will cost $1529 per month. - Max Sep 11, 14:09 3
- Nationally premiums appear to be up 4% on average which is lower than historical increases. - pmb Sep 11, 14:12 2
  - I saw the same earlier -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 14:13
  - crazy - all of it - where will it end? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 14:13
Jacoby Ford out 6-8 weeks after foot surgery. -- nm - David Sep 11, 14:05 2
- aka Mr. Glass -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:11
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1st episode of not called "Inspecator Spacetime" is up -- (link) - Remlik Sep 11, 14:00 [youtube] 1
- Second New Old Earth 7! -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 14:06
Today shows dumps 9/11 moment of silence coverage for interview with Kardashian mom -- (link) - Remlik Sep 11, 13:53 3
- I hope the director who made that call enjoys working for cable access from now on. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 11, 14:10
- they be trollin' america -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 13:54
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College football player kicked off team for being gay -- (link) - ty97 Sep 11, 13:52 6
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  - It's North Dakota, there are, like, 10 gay people there. -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 13:58 1
    - and 7 of those are just very, very happy people -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 14:00
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  - Give MDH hope for his future dirty-old-manness -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 13:54 1
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Is it OK for a college professor to breast-feed during lecture? -- (link) - CovingtonCat Sep 11, 13:51 3
- students or child? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 11, 13:57 2
  - I support college professors breastfeeding students -- nm - oblique Sep 11, 13:58 1
    - can you milk me, Fokker? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 14:39
the Terry Brooks Shannara series looks like to be heading to tv -- (link) - Remlik Sep 11, 13:51 4
- darn I shoulds held onto that hildebrandt bros. painting of shannara I had 20 years ago -- nm - peglegpete Sep 11, 14:30
- I'm not impressed with the new book. I'm 6 discs in and basically nothing has happened - oblique Sep 11, 13:51 2
  - which book? -- nm - Truman Sep 11, 13:56 1
    - Dark Legacy of Shannara - oblique Sep 11, 13:57
Apparently the teachers are marching downtown at rush hour again. - ty97 Sep 11, 13:45 3
- don't those people have jobs! - oblique Sep 11, 13:46 2
  - I wonder about the logistics. Do they only have on red strike shirt? Does it get stink after three days? -- nm - ty97 Sep 11, 13:47 1
    - they should have nanosilver in their shirts. just air it out overnight. no need to wash. no stench. antimicrobial. -- nm - amanda Sep 11, 13:48
Demarco Murray and Big Ben for Jordy Nelson, Kevin Smith and RG3. Who wins? -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 13:43 20
- non-keeper and Big Ben is currently the starting QB for the team -- nm - Beaker Sep 11, 13:58
- The RG3 side but it would be hard to give up DeMarco Murray. -- nm - David Sep 11, 13:47
- I don't even know who the first guy is so I say the Nelson/RG3 guy -- nm - oblique Sep 11, 13:45 15
  - There are going to be 11 people trying to start trade talks with you in the offseason. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 11, 14:04
  - What I am feeling right now must be how Cavemen feel all the time. -- nm - David Sep 11, 13:48 10
    - What was high score in the 'nuts division? -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 13:50 5
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        154.80! -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 13:57 2
        
        Vamps had 1 player > 160. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:12
        
        Congratulations....it's about time a Caveman did something better than an Astronaut. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 11, 14:09
      - 131.80 - oblique Sep 11, 13:50
    - *nods* - Spawn Sep 11, 13:48 3
      - I've seriously never heard of him - oblique Sep 11, 13:55 2
        
        When he played at Oklahoma, he was Adrian Peterson's replacement. - David Sep 11, 13:59 1
        
        I have below zero interest in college football. I suppose that doesn't help -- nm - oblique Sep 11, 14:01
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    - *looks up player* Oh, he was on that team I beat this weekend - oblique Sep 11, 13:47 1
      - *burn* - spamlet Sep 11, 14:38
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- Is it a keeper league? -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 13:44
Is this the last, great iPhone launch? -- (link) - oblique Sep 11, 13:40 2
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  - from a hardware perspective, they're pretty much right - oblique Sep 11, 13:43
Emanuel spokeswoman: He does not like Nickelback -- (link) - ty97 Sep 11, 13:36 1
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the guy who create wing commander has a new website for a game he is building - Truman Sep 11, 13:33
Romney even flip-flops on how he learned of the 9/11 attacks... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 11, 13:32 3
- Nah, he just *evolved* -- nm - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:27
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  - ha! good one -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 13:58
I'm going to mark off a box on Dirty Old Man Bingo because I know one of the girls in this pic somewhat. But rate! -- (link) - oblique Sep 11, 13:28 [Image] 11
- 1, 4 and maybe 5...ah the glory of FB, I'm friends with a few of the wealthier cousins, I see their ski trip, prom, carib photos, wow -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 14:56
- 541 -- nm - Loyola Sep 11, 13:42
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- 4 -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 13:39
- And I'm the one who needs to stop posting, huh? :P -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 13:32
- Squeeee!!! -- nm - Cappie si Sep 11, 13:32
- 11! -- nm - Capstern si Sep 11, 13:31
- 4...maybe number 5. -- nm - Remlik Sep 11, 13:30
- eh... -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 13:30
- I would likely do the one in the middle, the others I would throw back. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 11, 13:29 1
  - Yeah, throwing them all back. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 13:33
Yes, it would save people a lot of people heartache and anger. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 13:28 3
- Err. That was meant as an answer to Jack's poll. -- nm - Inigo Sep 11, 13:29
- I'll take "Why should Inigo stop posting for $200, Alex" -- nm - oblique Sep 11, 13:29 1
  - heh -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 13:33
random factoid: Magic Mike DVD release is 10-23-12 -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 13:28
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- I don't care about their money, its just those nasty venomous 'that guy is an evil ahole' commercials they repeat every com break,and f'n robocalls -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 11, 14:30
- yes, if the campaign dollars would go to something worthwhile. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 13:42
- Actually no, at least on the local level. It is great for our business -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 13:38
- duh -- nm - Don Homer Sep 11, 13:34
- How are the polls looking? ;) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 11, 13:33 13
  - Held today Obama would clear 310 electoral votes. -- nm - TWuG Sep 11, 13:37 12
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      - hell, I'll live dangerously and take the over at 310, name your stakes. -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 14:28
      - Is 310 really considered a landslide? - Strongbad Sep 11, 14:25
      - and the single most likely scenario is even higher, at 332 evs. - znufrii Sep 11, 13:42 8
        
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        Here's the thing though, I think this all bodes very poorly for the GOP in terms of current and future elections, but on a state by state basis they - pmb Sep 11, 14:11
        
        332 is also pretty much the best case scenario given the 6 pt. gap between the lightest blue state (FL, D+1) and the lightest red state (NC, R+5) - znufrii Sep 11, 14:05
        
        It may seem drop-in-the-bucket, but Romney not getting the FOP endorsement really hurts him in the swingers.. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 13:47 4
        
        I know a FOP who swings - what does that buy me? - Epiphany Sep 11, 14:00
        
        ? -- nm - amoxy Sep 11, 13:50 2
        
        Kos -- (link) - znufrii Sep 11, 13:53
        
        The Fraternal Order of Police for the first time in 100 years are not endorsing a candidate this year. -- nm - Spawn Sep 11, 13:52
- yes - but moresoi want the l.a. mayoral election to happen tomorrow- so i would know if i need a new job or not -- nm - gLu Sep 11, 13:33
- Yes. to stop wasting all that money. - Mitt Sep 11, 13:31 2
  - "That precious, precious money." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 11, 13:32
  - heh. -- nm - decline Sep 11, 13:31
- no. because i think that if we dont suffer, nothing will ever change. -- nm - Truman Sep 11, 13:29
- I'd push the hell out of that button -- nm - Epiphany Sep 11, 13:28
- Yes, just to stop the ads. -- nm - CovingtonCat Sep 11, 13:28
- *pushes the button* -- nm - znufrii Sep 11, 13:27
- oh....hell...yes. -- nm - spamlet Sep 11, 13:27
- yes, because the whole process is annoying -- nm - oblique Sep 11, 13:27

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