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College: Still worth it -- (link) - znufrii Sep 17, 09:17 2
- and a 2 year degree from a community college has the highest internal rate of return - ceregon Sep 17, 09:25 1
  - pssst - check out the Corgi pic on my FB (shared from Groiny's post) - it's so cute -- nm - JenBro Sep 17, 09:25
Borderlands 2 Launch Trailer -- (link) - J Sep 17, 09:11 [youtube] 3
- I got my email that it shipped this morning. (*twitch*) -- nm - JaxSean Sep 17, 09:16
- *twitch* -- nm - decline Sep 17, 09:14
- I'm planning on specing a full damage path Siren, but if it gets too rough in Pandora, I'll switch the the healer/health tree. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 09:12
Cane rat meat 'sold to public' in Ridley Road Market -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 09:06
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- I think the Yankees will falter, but the Rays cannot lay an egg like that did this weeknd. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 09:05
- Milwaukee -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 09:04 1
  - (actually rooting for a 4- or 5-way tie for the second WC spot) -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 09:06
InfoPls: Anyone have any caveats about LiveTVCafe.net... - Old Antarctic Explorer Sep 17, 09:00
Newsweek suggests #muslimrage hashtag to discuss cover story. Twitter does what Twitter does best -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 09:00 8
- Is anybody using #nbcfails right now? -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 09:04
- Newsweek is trolling twitter? -- nm - David Sep 17, 09:00 4
  - Newsweek is trolling. Period. -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 09:04 3
    - And winning. When's the last time you thought of Newsweek? - spamlet Sep 17, 09:07 2
      - Oh yeah, I knew it was effective the moment I saw it. - ty97 Sep 17, 09:11
      - heh. -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 09:09
- (SEK) and co-opts hashtag to mock story -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 09:00
- How have companies not yet learned from this? -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 09:00
When your 4 offensive keepers in BF combine for 30.1 points, you're going to have a bad time. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 08:58 5
- I'm getting pounded, but on the bright side, all my WR are looking fairly study. - Was Bar Was Sep 17, 09:18
- *flex* -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 09:11
- This was a weird week in the NFL, and the fantasy one, as well. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 09:03 2
  - I'm just happy that my fantasy QBs don't have to face the Niners D again. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 09:06 1
    - WTF happened to TEs this weekend? - Spawn Sep 17, 09:14
If nothing else, Slacker Alliance is at least incredibly effective at pummeling our enemies until they quit playing. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:55 3
- I swear, little guys see the name "Slacker" and think we will be a pushover or something. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 09:02 2
  - heh .. afterwards they are probably thinking you named it that way as bait :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 17, 09:25
  - so true, and we've fought most of the fighty Alliances to a draw -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 09:12
Boo. Philanthroper.com is shutting down. -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 17, 08:50 3
- Would you describe it as a cross between Indiegogo and Kiva? -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:56 2
  - I'm not sure what indiegogo is. More like a cross between Woot and Kiva. - JaxSean Sep 17, 09:16 1
    - indiegogo is kickstarter for causes/charities, which kickstarter prohibits. -- nm - Tim Sep 17, 09:18
my friend alice is listening to david lynch's CD. *on purpose.* body snatchers? zombies? what do you think? -- nm - amanda Sep 17, 08:47 5
- therapy - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 08:51
- too much Pabst Blue Ribbon? -- nm - Don Homer Sep 17, 08:50
- Oh.Gawd. Is that the one from a few years ago that you mentioned, - Mel Profit Sep 17, 08:50 2
  - yes. I've long thought alice would do great here (maxine, don't you think?) so maybe you should friend her on facebook to ... - amanda Sep 17, 08:59 1
    - word. -- nm - Max Sep 17, 09:31
Nothing, however vile, justifies censorship -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 08:45
wow, oddsmakers are jumping aboard the "FSU is back" train - Strongbad Sep 17, 08:41
Your wacky Fox News moment of the morning. -- (link) - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:38 5
- can you summarize please? -- nm - Don Homer Sep 17, 08:40 4
  - The clip is only 44 seconds long, but for those who cannot load it... - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:43
  - they got punked when looking for someone that voted for Obama as an 18-24 year old that is jaded now. -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 08:41 2
    - Not so sure if they got punked or if the guy was just drunk. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:44
    - Dammit. I was hoping they got punked by the Onion's "1000 years of liberal darkness" article -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 08:43
Which QB's draft status dropped the most over the weekend? Barkley, Wilson or Thomas? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 17, 08:29 4
- Who is Thomas? - Will Hunting Sep 17, 08:33 2
  - Logan Thomas at VT - Strongbad Sep 17, 08:34 1
    - Wilson showed more leadership with his comments than anyone associated with Arkansas football in years. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 08:38
- Bray. :( -- nm - David Sep 17, 08:32
45 degrees this morning. 95 later today. Mid-90s through Wed, high 80s through the weekend. Woo! -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:27
It's like Kmart has decided to go with the jailbait look with their new Selena Gomez collection. -- (link) - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:27 1
- K-mart = trailer park? -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:30
Remlik: I need Modern Masters #3: Bruce Timm. Any idea where I can get this at a decent price? -- nm - sycor Sep 17, 08:24
LIR: JenBro -- it's not like there's any pressure... - Old Antarctic Explorer Sep 17, 08:21 2
- ah - for mine is was a very soft beep ... which makes me wonder - it may have been shrieking for a while in the basement without mom knowing :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 17, 08:36 1
  - ah -- so they do die! Hazzah. Now if they would while I'm traveling... - Old Antarctic Explorer Sep 17, 08:58
I'm looking forward to seeing the Chavez vs. Martinez replay. It sounds like (spoilers) - Mel Profit Sep 17, 08:14 4
- Grantland has a good breakdown on that fight and another one fought the same day -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 09:13 2
  - "[The judges] each scored 10 or more rounds for Martinez, two or fewer rounds for Chávez, and zero rounds for Timothy Bradley." -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 17, 09:28
  - Thanks. I love Grantland. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 17, 09:25
- Hugo Chavez? -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:23
LYC: bulb for TV has been ordered, signed up for Prime, should be here tomorrow. - sycor Sep 17, 08:12 1
- Did you see my bulb installastion "saga"? -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:31
And on a lighter note (and a lyc note) I am about to prep this for dinner tongiht -- (link) - ty97 Sep 17, 07:46 3 1
- *wrestles with the McDonald's vs. Burger King conundrum* -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:39
- Yum - printed/saved -- nm - Epiphany Sep 17, 07:56 1
  - The only hard part is finding a 4 pound turkey breast. - ty97 Sep 17, 08:58
Ohio's Statehouse giftshop sells license frames that say "America's favorite Campaign Stop" and "We'll pick your president" . Obama here in Cincy now -- nm - volnelk Sep 17, 07:44
Ooph, Newsweek stepped in it this week -- (link) - ty97 Sep 17, 07:41 46
- living with 24 houer boduguards for a decade tend to color some of your oppinions - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 08:26
- Why does Fareed Zakaria hate Ameri--- uh, Islam? -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Sep 17, 08:23
- Why is anyone surprised after the Daily Beast takeover? - spamlet Sep 17, 08:01 2
  - (how did that Heath Miller pickup work out for you yesterday :) ) -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 08:02 1
    - Pretty good, though I'm still going to lose. -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 08:14
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- I love it. Muslims acting like idiots worldwide and Newsweek gets called out for being Islamophobic - Jovian Sep 17, 07:52 37
  - On-the-ground reports say that the protesters and violence is a very small minority of people. - ty97 Sep 17, 07:54 25
    - Perhaps. Just perhaps, if they had just even ONE Iman or leader or respectable religious leader to step forward and speak out against them - Jovian Sep 17, 07:59 24
      - chaiman of the islamic counsil in germany did speak out against the madness yesterday -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 08:30
      - You should probably do a google search. - ty97 Sep 17, 07:59 22
        
        I shouldnt have to search google. they should be out in front of the major news outlets speaking to their 'peaceful' followers -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 08:01 21
        
        Blame the news outlets then. -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 08:03 6
        
        I do. But my point is, I am really not concerned that Newsweek published an article critizing Islam. I mean they make it really fucking easy. -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 08:05 5
        
        If he were a guy who simply criticizes Islam, it'd be different. - Inigo Sep 17, 08:09 4
        
        She. And I'm not sure that her point is to eliminate Islam. It's that views in Islam that we see as extreme, such as blasphemy being punished by the - Roger More Sep 17, 08:26 3
        
        she has often stated that islam need a "reformation" like the catholic church had 500 years ago - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 08:28 2
        
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        her point is that they are not small fractions but in cases like this they are the mainstram - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 08:34
        
        Like USA Today? -- (link) - spamlet Sep 17, 08:02
        
        like the news would waste their time with that when their are people around who could get more ratings -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 08:01 12
        
        Agreed. But the truth of the matter their isnt anyone speaking up. - Jovian Sep 17, 08:03 11
        
        Other than the people in the locations where it happened (as Spamlet showed you above) - Will Hunting Sep 17, 08:08
        
        your IM touches on a very interesting observation I've seen pop up in a couple places now - znufrii Sep 17, 08:06 8
        
        problem is that for many in the muslim world religion= politics = power - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 08:55
        
        I normally cannot tolerate the guy, but Ross Douthat has a good column in yesterday's NYTimes to this effect -- (link) - znufrii Sep 17, 08:12
        
        My point is, speak out about this, make the west *know* that this isnt what Islam is about. - Jovian Sep 17, 08:08 5
        
        protest the protest? :) - Danedukenuuk Sep 17, 08:36
        
        this is like the opposite of "what have the Romans done for us?" - Reagen Sep 17, 08:28
        
        As I said already, people have spoken out against the violence. - ty97 Sep 17, 08:15
        
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        No, Newsweek publishes stuff like this because there are people that believe it and buy it. -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 08:10
        
        How about the interim President of Libya? -- (link) - spamlet Sep 17, 08:06
  - Well, that's what happens when you put a cover story out by a guy who called for the end of the religion. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 07:53 10
    - right. cause we really need to take the concerns of one person calling for an end to the religion of over a billion -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 07:55 9
      - one person...who now has a national platform for his anti-Islam views. -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:59 6
        
        so we should be more concerned about him then the millions of muslims irrational hatred of the west. okay got it. -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 08:00 2
        
        We should do both. - Inigo Sep 17, 08:04
        
        Some of us are able to draw distinctions that you can have multiple things wrong about a situation. It's fun and easy! - Will Hunting Sep 17, 08:03
        
        well, it is Newsweek -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 08:00
        
        Her. -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 08:00 1
        
        oops. right. -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 08:04
      - Most reasonable news groups don't give a cover story to a guy advocating the end of a religion. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 07:57
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- This gasoline will put the fire out, for sure! -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:46
- that doesn't look like Kate's boobs... -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 07:42
Hmmm. Revolution premeires tonight. Glad I just checked. 10pm NBC -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 07:40 4
- thanks for the heads up -- nm - Epiphany Sep 17, 07:48
- My wife is going to have a coniption fit when she finds out The New Normal, New Girl, and Happy Endings are all on at 9 PM Tuesdays. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 17, 07:46 1
  - Eh, go with the new and ditch the end. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:30
- Yes, this is a rather busy week. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 07:43
Very cool story about a Reds batboy for a day from earlier this year. -- (link) - volnelk Sep 17, 07:39 2
- great read -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 07:52
- awesome. -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:45
'Why did I get put in jail and a nickelodeon star has had NO punishment(s) so far?' Lohan tweeted, apparently referring to Bynes -- (link) - ty97 Sep 17, 07:32 8
- you should tweet the presidemt about it. -- nm - mara Sep 17, 08:30
- OMG, could she be any more stupid? -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:56 1
  - Challenge Accepted! -- nm - Lindsay Sep 17, 07:57
- She's only on infraction #9...jail is #10. You...are on #21. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 07:37
- It's well knows that Nickelodeon controls the US justice system -- nm - Guigue Sep 17, 07:34
- "I was the star of three Disney remakes! Why can't I do whatever I want?" -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 07:34
- Lohan has brass balls speaking up on this in any capacity - Jovian Sep 17, 07:34 1
  - ha! -- nm - Diva Sep 17, 07:35
I Rule. -- nm - Dress Sep 17, 07:32 3
- You really do. -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 07:33
- seriously ruled. - Epiphany Sep 17, 07:32 1
  - and you know what else? it would be a tough dress to do shoes with I thought ... but she rocked it. - JenBro Sep 17, 07:36
US files WTO complaint against China over car and auto part exports -- (link) - znufrii Sep 17, 07:23 4
- Speaking of China/US trade. How long it is before Romney's campaign has to retract his latest ad calling China blatent cheaters? -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 07:30 3
  - If he wins, inauguration day...if he loses, never. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 07:37
  - They won't. Calling China a blatant cheater is part of his Day One agenda. -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 07:36
  - why would they need to do that? -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:36
did Mel survive? -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:22 6
- I live. - Mel Profit Sep 17, 07:23 5
  - One detail from the B-Party... - Mel Profit Sep 17, 08:57
  - You went to Andie's wedding? - Spawn Sep 17, 07:29 3
    - Andie's wedding looked anything but standard. - Mel Profit Sep 17, 07:31 2
      - it seems hipster ...an alt standard -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 12:46
      - she was a knockout. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 07:57

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