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I have a very, very important poll for next board. -- nm - amanda Oct 23, 06:40 1
- well, let's roll it then. -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 23, 06:40
Yep, there's the hard-luck loser --- 2nd in points, nothing to show for it. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 23, 06:36 2
- *looks ahead to next week's BF* - kilbooooo Oct 23, 06:38 1
  - I just wanna know how David has lost twice given teams aren't averaging 90pts against him. - Will Hunting Oct 23, 06:42
Mitt Romney must have had the same cartography lessons as Buster Bluth. "Obviously this blue part here is land." -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:32 1
- I've been puzzling over this, and have found out that he's said it several times before, and all I can think is that maybe he means it metaphorically? - mafic Oct 23, 06:40
Texas promises to shut down women's health program altogether if compelled to include Planned Parenthood... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 23, 06:23 2
- Women, who needs 'em. -- nm - Boooooker Oct 23, 06:24 1
  - Texas, who needs 'em. - znombie znufrii Oct 23, 06:32
now i want pancakes. - The Andead Oct 23, 06:23 13
- IHOP's new Pumpkin Pancakes are gooooooooooooooooood!!! -- nm - Buzz Oct 23, 06:25
- with banana? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 23, 06:23 11
  - I had never seen this done until this week. I totally want to try it. (also, I *love* raspberry too, andrea.) -- nm - amanda Oct 23, 06:29 1
    - my friend's ex boyfriend used to make amazing orange waffles. - The Andead Oct 23, 06:31
  - in the tailpipe? -- nm - Boooooker Oct 23, 06:29
  - bananas are the devil. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 06:28 3
    - * except in banana bread. -- nm - The Andead Oct 23, 06:28 2
      - or banana bread beer. -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 23, 06:36
      - you speak the truth. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 06:35
  - never! - The Andead Oct 23, 06:24 3
    - Yum -- nm - amoxy Oct 23, 06:25
    - I'm pretty sure I've never had those -- nm - PFM wearing a Lafarrow mask Oct 23, 06:25 1
      - you should (i have never had them in a restaurant, we just make them.) - The Andead Oct 23, 06:25
Gibson.com: Top 10 Guitar riffs of the 1980's -- (link) - amoxy Oct 23, 06:21 1
- Without looking, Money for Nothing has to be there, right? Sweet Child. -- nm - Jim Oct 23, 06:41
Denny's to Launch Middle-Earth Inspired Menu with items such as "Gandalf's Gobble Melt" and the "Build Your Own Hobbit Slam," -- (link) - Walt_Disney Oct 23, 06:19 4
- 2nd and 3rd Breakfast?? Score!! -- nm - Merry and Pippen Oct 23, 06:26
- "One Does Not Simply Order Just One!" -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 06:25
- "Shortcut to Mushrooms" Omelet -- nm - PFM wearing a Lafarrow mask Oct 23, 06:23
- YOU SHALL NOT PASS by these delicious fritatas! -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:20
YAY! Spawn & I won our office weekly "pick-em" pool ... traveling football trophy was on my office chair this morning! ^5 -- nm - ZomBro Oct 23, 06:17 2
- I'm almost sad that he'll never see the photo. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 06:35 1
  - IKR? -- nm - ZomBro Oct 23, 07:00
I just found out yesterday that my camp manager was a swift boat guy in vietnam. I always kind of forget there were aussies in vietnam. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 06:13
a friend, via IM: Looks like early analysis of debate is Obama win but the damage from the first debate can't be undone. - amanda Oct 23, 06:11 6
- FWIW: PPP snap poll had Obama winning in all the battlegrounds by 11 points, and they're overall voting poll had Obama 51-46 last night. -- (link) - MDH Oct 23, 06:28
- I lost all my faith in american democracy when bush got elected, and then again when he was re-elected. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 06:18 1
  - the first time i wasn't shocked. when he got re-elected i was flabberghasted. - The Andead Oct 23, 06:20
- I have had that thought also -- nm - amoxy Oct 23, 06:14
- I wonder if this friend has been watching too much CNN. The lamestream media needs a close election more than anything. - Don Homer Oct 23, 06:13 1
  - I kind of agree. have I told you all that I took the day after off, and then rescinded the request a couple of weeks before the first debate? - amanda Oct 23, 06:17
Paul Ryan doubles down on the shrinking US Navy - amoxy Oct 23, 06:09 3
- you don't bring guns to a missle fight -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 14:22
- "modern American battleships" - you mean the kind of ship that isn't used by an navy in the *entire* world? -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:17
- makes him more willfully ignorant than I already thought he was. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 06:16
Woot off? -- nm - Truman Oct 23, 06:07
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- I was so disappointed I didn't eek out the victory in FJS also. I blame Gould :) - kilbooooo Oct 23, 06:08 3
  - I blame Suh for rattling Cutler's brain and shanking the Bears offense, keeping Gould from getting much -- nm - Boooooker Oct 23, 06:15 2
    - I was mad about the garbage time catches that Johnson got but looking at his line, I would've been more upset this morning to wake up and found him - kilbooooo Oct 23, 06:18 1
      - Because of that extra point by Hanson, I lost one league by .5 -- nm - amoxy Oct 23, 06:27
Was looking at tvs today. Would you prefer an LCD or an LED tv? -- nm - Loyola Oct 23, 05:59 8
- Ok thanks guys. -- nm - Loyola Oct 23, 06:32
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- LED is absolutely better. Price is the only consideration. -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 06:20
- LED without a doubt -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 23, 06:08
- E is better than C -- nm - Don Homer Oct 23, 06:06
- we went with LED -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 23, 06:02 2
  - same. love our Samsungs -- nm - Boooooker Oct 23, 06:22 1
    - we're happy with it. their warranty service went smoothly as well - znombie znufrii Oct 23, 06:35
Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes yesterday ST! -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 05:56 15
- Hope it was a great one, diva! (same birthday as Alex, who turned 3.) -- nm - Don Homer Oct 23, 05:59 6
  - yay! Happy Birthday Alex!! -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 06:00 5
    - cake pic... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 23, 06:06 [flickr] 4
      - awesome -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 23, 06:12
      - He looks like he is about to pass out from too much cake -- nm - amoxy Oct 23, 06:11
      - heh -- nm - The Andead Oct 23, 06:10
      - Perfection. I didn't have cake, but that's pretty much how i looked last night downing profiteroles. -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 06:08
- Happy day after your birthday! -- nm - Loyola Oct 23, 05:58 5
  - thx! - Diva Oct 23, 05:59 4
    - *nods approval at IM* - The Andead Oct 23, 06:04 1
      - ha! -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 06:07
    - Good woman, that's the way to do it ;) -- nm - Loyola Oct 23, 06:03 1
      - :) -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 06:08
- Don Homer! -- nm - Boooooker Oct 23, 05:57 1
  - woo-hoo! -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 05:59
the new bat for lashes is pretty good. I could listen to it obsessively for a day or two. -- nm - amanda Oct 23, 05:50
Lesson number one: Heroes... there is no such thing. -- (link) - nubby Oct 23, 05:42 3
- Is this after Avengers? -- nm - amoxy Oct 23, 05:50 2
  - spoil - Spawn Oct 23, 05:52 1
    - Here's what I wonder about that though...(spoil) - Jim Oct 23, 06:01
I love how on b2 Reagen is like "10-20 cm" of snow. Obviously he's just trying to make it sound like more. Use inches like the rest of the world, man! - Amanda Oct 23, 05:24 1
- Wait, does that work?! I may have another use for that them... - Guigue Oct 23, 05:28
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- Climate change? First time in 30 years it wasn't mentioned in a debate. -- nm - nubby Oct 23, 05:31
- Ban affirmative action? Huh? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 05:17 2
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    - Didn't realize that. Thanks for the info. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 05:22
- I think none. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 23, 05:13 1
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  - just did a quick search of the three transcripts, and in the 2nd debate Obama mentioned it regarding Lilly Ledbetter, but that's it. Also, no mention - Don Homer Oct 23, 05:19 1
    - Because that's a damn dirty lie perpetrated by hipsters. Duh. -- nm - Amanda Oct 23, 05:20
You hear how much crap is spewed over this election, and then Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski was on "Morning Joe" and shows you - Under the Influence Oct 23, 04:58
Man, I hate having free time at work before ST wakes up. -- nm - volnelk Oct 23, 04:52
Wake up -- nm - PFM wearing a Lafarrow mask Oct 23, 04:26 10
- I did. And then I went to IHOP for breakfast. Ordered a short stack and an omelette. Three bites in, there it was: - Max Oct 23, 04:56 4
  - Waffle House >>>>>>> IHOP -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 05:17
  - yuck -- nm - Don Homer Oct 23, 05:12
  - Why are you awake so early? -- nm - Amanda Oct 23, 05:12
  - Wimp. It's just extra protein. - Bloody AxeSean Oct 23, 04:57
- Darn, I didn't get the 60+ points from Megatron that I needed to win in BF. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 04:45 3
  - I didn't get the 6 points from him I needed to win so don't feel bad... -- nm - Boooooker Oct 23, 04:46 2
    - But I did have a good enough game from Brandon Marshall to finish in the + for FanDuel this week. Hooray. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 05:02
    - But I got the 3 points from him I needed to win, so feel bad! -- nm - nubby Oct 23, 04:49
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Oct 23, 42 BC � Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi � Mark Antony & Octavian decisively defeat Brutus's army. - Beaker Oct 23, 03:33 6
- 1946 � The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City. -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 03:35 5
  - 1983 � Lebanon Civil War: The U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. - Beaker Oct 23, 03:36 4
    - 2001 � Apple announces the iPod. -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 03:36 3
      - 1972: Mrs Beak is born -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 03:36 2
        
        And you put this one last? *head slap* - Under the Influence Oct 23, 03:45 1
        
        she doesn't read ST! - Boooooker Oct 23, 05:21
5% cut in discretionary spending sounds so small and easy, until you +10% to the military amounts to a -28% to the non-security programs. - Under the Influence Oct 23, 01:02
DL Houghly on TDS: interviewed private prison officals about their preference for young black cons with long sentences, then interviewed LA gangsters - zeitgeist Oct 22, 23:29
the trouble with living near Bullshit Mountain, whenever it rains, you get a mud slide -- nm - John Stewart Oct 22, 23:11
Bery, would it be possible for you to expand on why SOAP is a bad idea - Karl_S Oct 22, 22:40 3
- I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I'm saying it's a pain in the butt to work with in PHP. - Beryllium Oct 22, 22:51 2
  - (And also, if you're using PHP, definitely look into Composer for dependency management ... it's pretty great.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 23:09 1
    - Thanks, will look into it -- nm - Karl_S Oct 23, 00:15
Last of the Mohicans actor Russell Means dies -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 22, 22:32
@jandrewpotter: Gaddafi died from a bayonet wound, fwiw. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 22, 22:17 4
- "This man's appendix is about to explode!" *kaboom* "Don't thank me, thank the knife!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 00:02
- There's no excuse for the president not knowing this the instant it happened! -- nm - Rudy Giuliani Oct 22, 22:27
- and there it is. Obama should issue a retraction, citing that example. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 22:21 1
  - (Then he could use the opportunity to really twist the bayonet ... heheh) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 22:22
Is there a concise way to say "built in 24 hours spread over several weeks"? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 22:09 5
- built over a span of several weeks -- 24 hours in total -- -- nm - Qale Oct 22, 22:37 1
  - Oh you said concise, not more elegant. -- nm - Qale Oct 22, 22:38
- 24 man hours...24 billable hours -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 22:29 1
  - 24 hours 'hands on' over a span several weeks while segments compiled/dried/ferments/gestated/germinated/w hile the engineer sobbered up between binges -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 00:38
- Every way I try to phrase that, it comes out stupid. The 24 hours thing really hurts. How about... - Mop Oct 22, 22:19
"And cars remain legal." -- nm - David Oct 22, 22:05
Does it count if you "phrasing!" yourself? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 21:50 1
- no -- nm - znombie znufrii Oct 22, 22:01
Argo: A. Hugely entertaining film from start to finish. -- nm - Buzz Oct 22, 21:35 1
- I also enjoyed the spoiler - Old Antarctic Explorer Oct 23, 06:02
"FOX: Obama Asleep, Romney Basically President MSNBC: Obama Crouches on Romney, Devours Entrails CNN: Here's Wolf Blitzer Eating a Scone" - @SteveHuff -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 21:31
OMG! The 10" Google tablet could have 299 PPI! -- (link) - Mop Oct 22, 21:28 6
- Eventually these companies will realize that they need to improve the eyeballs themselves. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 21:29 5
  - The iEye. - Mop Oct 22, 21:34 4
    - yi yi yi -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 21:45
    - Google Glass was the first step. -- nm - Molly Millions si Oct 22, 21:40
    - Even Geordi wouldn't have made that one. -- nm - Qale Oct 22, 21:37 1
      - Scotty might have. -- nm - the liioulu with something Oct 22, 21:37
From a reporter friend's fb: "John Kerry just entered the hotel bar and got a standing ovation." I can only imagine the atmosphere there. -- nm - MDH Oct 22, 21:27 2
- So that's what that sounds like. -- nm - John Kerry Oct 22, 22:09
- I didn't realize Ents could fit in the Prancing Pony. -- nm - Qale Oct 22, 21:37
So many sites are saying you can get a copy of halo 4 now, illegally of course. - Truman Oct 22, 21:26 5
- Like, a week ago in fact. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 21:31
- and microsoft will ban you for live from XBL, so .. why do people do this? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 21:27 3
  - life. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 21:27 2
    - from live -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 21:33 1
      - yes. I really should have gone to sleep before midnight last night. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 21:33

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