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Huh. My newspaper (the one where I work) will not endorse a presidential candidate this election. - Kim Pine Oct 15, 08:23 2
- What did Romney do to piss them off? -- nm - David Oct 15, 08:24 1
  - They say it's because they don't interview the presidential candidates and therefore feel the practice is outdated... - Kim Pine Oct 15, 08:24
Ugh, nothing worse than a sluggish remote connection. *click*...*wait*...*wait*...*wait*...*click*. ..*wait*...*type*...*wait*...*wait*... - znufrii Oct 15, 08:23 3
- first world problems, man -- nm - amanda Oct 15, 08:23 2
  - especially when I'm working on a report that's now 2 hours overdue. -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 08:26
  - The book "One Second After" is freaking me out. I already had enough freakiness watching Trigger Effect - oblique Oct 15, 08:25
Finally watched this weeks The Neighbors last night. The show is definitely a keeper. - Jovian Oct 15, 08:21 1
- *spoils* - Epiphany Oct 15, 08:26
Game 6 tickets: purchased. - spamlet Oct 15, 08:14 7
- Huzzah! -- nm - JenBro Oct 15, 08:25
- nice. -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 08:23
- Root against evil. -- nm - David Oct 15, 08:19 4
  - Shouldn't you be over this by now? -- nm - Jim Oct 15, 08:21 3
    - Evil is undying. -- nm - David Oct 15, 08:23 1
      - well, if the Cards are evil...you're right. it will be undying...for this season anyway. - Jim Oct 15, 08:26
    - When your season ends, you have plenty of time to reflect. -- nm - volnelk Oct 15, 08:23
Britain and Scotland signed an accord Monday paving the way for a historic vote for independence... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 15, 08:14 2
- FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOM!!!! -- nm - Braveheart Oct 15, 08:23
- why would england want independence from scotland? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 15, 08:16
This is a very good article about boobies. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 08:11 2
- I see what you did there. - Spawn Oct 15, 08:25
- Excellent points. -- nm - volnelk Oct 15, 08:21
Skydiver Baumgartner sets YouTube live view record -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 15, 08:10
Costa Concordia skipper in Italian court today...as well as over 1000 survivors, family members and their lawyers -- (link) - Beaker Oct 15, 08:08 2
- 1000 survivors? Then what's the big deal? -- nm - Costa Concordia skipper Oct 15, 08:09 1
  - he tried to bury them! - Beaker Oct 15, 08:10
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2 Americans share Nobel Prize in Economics -- (link) - Beaker Oct 15, 08:01
whichever one you jackasses what switched my brain with oatmeal today has got some ess... explane... - Reagen Oct 15, 07:57
So, will my 8yo be excited or pissed if I end up getting WS tickets for Halloween night? - spamlet Oct 15, 07:57 34
- Let her dress up for the game, and it is all win. -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 08:08
- Depends on if he's going or not? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 07:58 32
  - She would be going with me. -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 07:58 31
    - does she have plans for a party or trick or treating? some towns (like ours) do trick or treating on a different day. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 08:01 16
      - St. Louis is pretty much a Halloween only town. -- nm - Jim Oct 15, 08:03
      - Trick or treating on a day other than Halloween is the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time. - MDH Oct 15, 08:02 14
        
        Word! I hate that some places trick or treat on a different day. So very wrong. -- nm - Krusty Oct 15, 08:15
        
        If you had children, you'd want to protect them from the evil spirits that lurk on All Hallows' Eve -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 08:06 1
        
        but that's the day vampires and demons take off from doing evil! - Beaker Oct 15, 08:06
        
        yes. (many towns that do it don't use the 'school' argument but 'kids will behave better') -- nm - Don Homer Oct 15, 08:05 6
        
        What six year old behaves well on a stomach full of candy? -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 08:07
        
        that seems like wishful thinking to me. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 08:06 4
        
        it's common in conservative areas of central PA. my wife's town did this when she was growing up. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 15, 08:06 3
        
        I don't think "conservative" has anything to do with it. I think it's predominantly a midwest thing. Here it's Tuesday the 30th this year. -- nm - Ender Oct 15, 08:14
        
        i just don't know why kids are going to behave better on Saturday than, say, Tuesday. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 08:11 1
        
        Exactly, if anything worse. Because then all of the teenagers can stay out late and cause trouble. -- nm - MDH Oct 15, 08:12
        
        Over in Alton, Il...they have a huge Halloween parade on Oct 31 every year. In an effort to get more attendance downtown on parade night...they allow - Jim Oct 15, 08:04
        
        I know. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 08:04
        
        yes -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 08:03
        
        ditto. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 08:03
    - It's a pretty big deal. Hell, I've had 6 World Series roll through this town in my lifetime...never gotten to a game. -- nm - Jim Oct 15, 08:01 2
      - Yeah, I was picked in the lottery this time. - spamlet Oct 15, 08:02 1
        
        That's awesome. -- nm - Jim Oct 15, 08:05
    - She should love it. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 07:59 1
      - she's 8. i am not so sure i would have. (when she's 20 she'll be glad this happened though) -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 08:02
    - Does she like baseball? Tell her, you will hit up some stores the next day for some sale candy to rectify the situation -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 07:59 8
      - She loves baseball *and* Halloween. - spamlet Oct 15, 08:01 7
        
        candy sales will heal any hurt! go to Game -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 08:03
        
        can she dress up and go to the game in costume? -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 08:02 4
        
        Was just going to say, let her dress up, and have her hold a sign "I skipped Trick or Treating for a win." or something -- nm - MDH Oct 15, 08:03 3
        
        Very nice suggestion. -- nm - Krusty Oct 15, 08:16
        
        perfect! -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 08:04
        
        Admiral thinking right here -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 08:04
        
        I think go to game. it's so huge. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 08:01
CM Punk and Stone Cold Steve Austin interview for new WM videogame.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 15, 07:56 [youtube]
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- oof, a nasty hit for that Defense -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 07:55 1
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Parts of downtown Vancouver shutdown due to gunman walking into a hotel -- (link) - Beaker Oct 15, 07:50
ST Achivement Poll: As a thinly veiled excuse for me to brag, what was your crowing achievement over the weekend? - oblique Oct 15, 07:34 22
- I defeated at least one person in the Magic Pro-Tour Qualifier. -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 08:14
- Lots of moments, no clear winner. Your killtacular was hella-sweet. -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 08:13
- I stomped some grapes with my feet. Stomped'em hard. No contest. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 08:08 4
  - drink any anti-freeze? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 15, 08:09 3
    - I do not know this reference, but I did drink some wine. My brother's zinfandel beat four other professional ones in a blind taste test. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 08:11 2
      - "Anti-freeze in the wine? That is a very serious crime." It's from an early episode of The Simpsons, The Crepes of Wrath - Don Homer Oct 15, 08:25 1
        
        Excellent episode -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 08:31
- nsfw -- nm - Don Homer Oct 15, 08:04
- Already bragged about. Told off a horrible woman on the phone. -- (link) - Subversive Oct 15, 08:00 [Backboard]
- getting up before noon on Sunday. -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 07:57
- Watching Princess Disney try and take her first attemp at walking. - Walt_Disney Oct 15, 07:56
- Add me to the list of people who survived it :) -- nm - Meg Oct 15, 07:51
- Finally got some banking done that needed to be done at a branch. Trust me, that was actually an accomplishment. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 07:46
- I almost made it to the end of the 1st quarter of the Mizzou/Bama game. nm -- nm - Jim Oct 15, 07:43
- I got to have lunch with my dad on his 70th birthday. -- nm - nubby Oct 15, 07:42
- I didn't die. -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 07:41
- I called 2 out of 3 peeps I needed to call - I hate talking on the phone. - Epiphany Oct 15, 07:40
- it is Monday morning and I'm still alive! the art opening party started friday night, and I left Saturday at 1pm - just as the drinking resstarted. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 07:40
- Knotts Scary Farm, private maze...I ate the cricket -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:38 1
  - MatrixMafia was there this weekend too. I drove by there Saturday :) -- nm - Meg Oct 15, 07:50
- I earned the "Feet of Joy" achievement after installing carpeting in my bedroom. - Krusty Oct 15, 07:38
- got our trailer closed up for the winter (just have to remove the blocks) -- nm - Beaker Oct 15, 07:36
I think I'm sort of accepting that the Patriots' best days are behind them. I'm really disappointed that Belichick just hasn't been able to - prayformojo Oct 15, 07:33
this is kind of cool. maybe an okay christmas gift for a college student? -- (link) - amanda Oct 15, 07:27
ST monday movie poll - what did you see? what is the grade? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 07:26 28
- 2012 D- - -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 15, 08:22
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: B for Brutal, ie. D -- nm - Shaun Oct 15, 08:14
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- Argo - A -- nm - Spawn Oct 15, 08:07
- No movies this weekend. Did start watching the first season of American Horror Story though. Liking it so far. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 15, 08:04
- Chronicle: B+ -- nm - Guigue Oct 15, 08:03
- Snow White and the Huntsman: D+, People Like Us: B. -- nm - kelly Oct 15, 07:55
- Argo - A -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 15, 07:50
- The Master, B- (as below. Also *I saw a movie! yeah!* Also again, our theatre now has "butter chicken poutine" on the menu.) - Andie Oct 15, 07:47 6
  - I don't understand how anyone could consider poutine "gross." More like "super duper yummy". -- nm - Don Homer Oct 15, 08:23
  - I've had butter chicken poutine. I don't recommend it. (I do know a place in Quebec City that does a good Indian poutine) -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 07:56 2
    - i've had 'curry on chips' in england, and liked it. i just really hate the idea in a closed theatre. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 07:57 1
      - No argument here. Exhibit B: nachos -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 08:05
  - yikes, I'd be afraid to sit down. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 07:49 1
    - they already had poutine, which i have seen exactly *zero* people ever eating, so.... -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 07:51
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- Sinister A, Seven Psychopaths C- -- nm - ceregon Oct 15, 07:43
- Frankenweenie C, Hotel Translyvania B, Seven Pychopaths B-, Mother's Day ( remake) WTF? - Epiphany Oct 15, 07:39
- Seven Psychopaths B-, Argo A -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:38
- Argo - A, We Need to Talk About Kevin - B- -- nm - MDH Oct 15, 07:38
- Argo-A- ; Avengers again-A ; Lorax-C+ ; Love Actually-A+ -- nm - volnelk Oct 15, 07:38
- Rock of Ages - C+. Objectively terrible, but enjoyed it quite a bit. -- nm - Subversive Oct 15, 07:33
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes: B+ -- nm - nubby Oct 15, 07:33
- Argo - A -- nm - JenBro Oct 15, 07:32
- Snow White and the Huntsman. D-. Boring, uninspired, nothing redeeming. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 07:31
- my choices were "movie" or "lunch at that weird diner in mill hall." I was hungry. -- nm - amanda Oct 15, 07:27 1
  - oh, I'm all caught up on raising hope now though. B+, I think. maybe A-. -- nm - amanda Oct 15, 07:28
- Battleship: C+ -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 07:27
Study: Domestic Violence Increases After Major Sporting Events -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 07:24
Retail Sales in U.S. Climbed More Than Forecast in September -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 07:13
nmb Truman... - Krusty Oct 15, 07:10 3
- Does anyone know where you enter that Amazon code for the $2 off a digital game purchase? - Krusty Oct 15, 07:19 2
  - Easiest way I can suggest... -- (link) - David Oct 15, 07:20 1
    - Thank you! That was much harder to do than it should be. - Krusty Oct 15, 07:22
What was your favorite unencrypted basic cable channels moment? -- (link) - oblique Oct 15, 07:09
British Columbia launches ad campaign "Hipster is not A Real Job" -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 07:08
XCOM: Enemy Unknown - ST Squad update! - Jovian Oct 15, 07:07 4
- Somehow fitting for Capt. Wiggum. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 07:09 2
  - I wonder if her Australian friends call her a septic? -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 07:16
  - lol yea. and 'you' were her replacement on the squad. been doing good so far - Jovian Oct 15, 07:10
- Ralph Wiggum turned into a mindless zombie and had to be killed cracked me up. -- nm - spamlet Oct 15, 07:08
My boss just scheduled a 3 hour meeting, an hour away for 10am on election day, thanks -- nm - MDH Oct 15, 07:00 3
- This provides an opportunity for my every two years reminder that early voting is the way to go. -- nm - David Oct 15, 07:04 2
  - I just researched this actually, and MD now has it! Rolled it out on the 2010 primaries. -- nm - MDH Oct 15, 07:07 1
    - If you can find a way to avoid the lunch crowd, lines will be almost non-existent. -- nm - David Oct 15, 07:17
Your Blood Feud situation could be worse, folks. You could be Spawn. -- nm - David Oct 15, 06:56 4
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- I'm not sure about that -- nm - oblique Oct 15, 06:59
- Yeah, I forgot to mention, spawn left nearly as many points on the bench in 2 players as his 10man team scored. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 06:57 1
  - "Shonn Greene having first useful fantasy day since, um � maybe the �09 Outback Bowl" - David Oct 15, 07:03
*wonders what the line on the NFC winning the Super Bowl is right now* - Beaker Oct 15, 06:54 3
- I totally loved asking Siri "Did the Vikings lose?" and getting back the result and a full box score - oblique Oct 15, 06:58 2
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    - I know I raised my son right when he was upset that I didn't save the recording of the Vikings game just so he could watch them be beaten - oblique Oct 15, 07:12
DYC? I saw The Master last night, i was a little more whelmed than i expected to be. - Andie Oct 15, 06:53 1
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You have to wonder if Jeb Bush is voting for Obama this year -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 06:52 1
- From page 2, I had no idea that Bush 41 is so ill. That's sad, that guy has been the picture of vibrant - Will Hunting Oct 15, 07:01
I'm a viking at b1. -- nm - David Oct 15, 06:51

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