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So looks like the death penalty stays in California. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 09:13 9
- Damn. Hopefully they never use it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 09:18 2
  - Clearly, the citizens think it should be. -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:21 1
    - there have been a couple prisoners who have requested DP figuring their stay will be as long and more comfortable/less violent than in gen pop - zeitgeist Nov 8, 16:07
- Damn, but I don't think it will be used again -- nm - amoxy Nov 7, 09:18
- where was it thinking of moving to? -- nm - zork Nov 7, 09:17
- good -- nm - Beakraker Nov 7, 09:16
- But when was the last time it was used? -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:14 2
  - yea no kidding. They've still got that human piece of garbage Charles Ng still sitting on death row. -- nm - Jovian Nov 7, 09:16
  - 2006 -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 09:15
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- Heh - "this is probably a good time to link to my book" -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 09:16 3
  - He already had the #1 business book on Amazon but I'm about to give him more business. - Wreck It David Nov 7, 09:21 1
    - (I would love to see a chart of his book sales over the past month.) -- nm - Wreck It David Nov 7, 09:22
  - heh. I LOL'ed too when I saw that. -- nm - Jovian Nov 7, 09:16
- He's becoming the Bill James of elections... - ThunderProfit Nov 7, 09:15 1
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- I've heard that mentioned before but wasn't sure if it was accurate. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 09:14
- It's been bandied about since 2008, but I don't think he's confirmed it. -- (link) - mara Nov 7, 09:14 1
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- I didn't know that til he was on TDS a week or so ago. -- nm - TWuG Nov 7, 09:14 2
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    - didn't have to. he has 'gay face', d-uh. -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 7, 09:18
- Not very "open" if nobody knows it. -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:13
In other news, about 50k people voted for Roseanne. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 09:10 6
- I wonder if John Goodman was one of them. -- nm - Wreck It David Nov 7, 09:18 1
  - (I know that none of the writers did.) -- nm - Wreck It David Nov 7, 09:19
- What about the other non-candidates? -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:12 3
  - Johnson about 1M, Stein about 600k - Reagen Nov 7, 09:15 2
    - sorry, Stein about 400k. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 09:18 1
      - Too bad. :-( I was hoping she'd get more votes. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 09:19
I'm watching the acceptance and concession speeches right now. - David Nov 7, 09:06
�Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus.� -- (link) - znufrii Nov 7, 09:05 1
- heard that on the radio this morning. awesome -- nm - Beakraker Nov 7, 09:05
Lord of the Rings marathon tickets for Dec 8...purchased! - ceregon Nov 7, 09:00 5
- I can't believe there's not a screening in Boston. -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 7, 09:06
- my condolences - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:02 3
  - There's only one "Return" and it ain't "of the King" it's "Of The Jedi". -- nm - Jim Nov 7, 09:04 2
    - ok, Jar Jar -- nm - Beakraker Nov 7, 09:05
    - *fist bump* -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:04
I'm waiting to hear back from the owner of this Escape. I offered 17K. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 08:58
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- It's a trap! - Admiral Akbar Nov 7, 09:05
- Why does Kyle Rudolph huff sooooo much hog rod? -- nm - TFox Nov 7, 08:59 3
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    - (Doom is ML's new thing. Also, if you're not up to date on ML's last two months, boy has he got a story for you ...) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 09:15 1
      - So, what was your favorite ML moment? - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:18
Educate me. What is iTunes Match? Does Amazon have a similar service? What about costs? -- nm - Truman Nov 7, 08:57 2
- iTunes match has two components 1) matches any MP3 or music you have on your computer and gives you an iTunes version of it in the cloud 2) allows you - Master Kilbo Nov 7, 09:00
- $25/year. Can be very nice if you have multiple devices. Any music you purchased from them, or anything else you upload I'd available. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:59
also if anyone does the Onion's crossword puzzles, apparently, they're discontinuing them - znufrii Nov 7, 08:52 1
- So, if nobody does them they will continue? -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 08:56
I'll now take suggestions for an album to Spotify this afternoon - prayformoJaws Nov 7, 08:51 2
- its old school but good - not heavy - Default's cd titled: The Fallout -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 7, 08:56
- Florence + the Machine. Pick one. - spamlet Nov 7, 08:53
Our Amazon story for Mop... - David Nov 7, 08:51 31
- wow -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 09:12
- "and the other TV in this room does not have the Amazon app" -- nm - zork Nov 7, 09:08 5
  - It makes the other tv *very* angry. - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:09 4
    - they don't turn each other on? -- nm - zork Nov 7, 09:10 2
      - It is like they don't even speak the same language. -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:15 1
        
        maybe David should enable the subtitles -- nm - zork Nov 7, 09:17
    - the microwave hates being in the middle... -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 7, 09:10
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- *THE* largest video library at Amazon? Holy!!! -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Nov 7, 09:01
- that is freakin awesome -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 7, 09:00
- that is amazing. on many levels. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 7, 08:59
- Are you going to forward our repsonses? If so, I wanna say, "Hi mom!" -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 08:59
- wow. how many frickin' videos do you have with them ? -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:55
- Just out of curiosity, how many Amazon titles do you have? -- nm - Master Kilbo Nov 7, 08:54 13
  - We only have about 100 movies (we have more UV titles than Amazon) but we are approaching 10k TV episodes. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:56 11
    - I think you may have an addiction :) -- nm - decline Nov 7, 09:19
    - I'm not sure how you would have the time to watch that much tv -- nm - Truman Nov 7, 09:01 1
      - Take a year off from work, never sleep, never leave the room.. - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:04
    - how the frick do you have that much tv Episodes? - You Only Remlik Twice Nov 7, 09:01
    - that's incredible -- nm - prayformoJaws Nov 7, 08:59 6
      - He probably has the complete series - TWuG Nov 7, 09:02 5
        
        *golf clap* -- nm - Beakraker Nov 7, 09:13
        
        Even the unaired season, which was easily the best. -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 09:10
        
        heh. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 7, 09:09
        
        Heh. :-) I loved that show. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 09:03 1
        
        "do NOT try this at home!" -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 7, 09:09
  - All of them. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:55
- I bet your picture is hanging in the IT center with votive candles under it. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:54
- Very interesting story and I hope you love your new TV! Congrats! - Krusty Nov 7, 08:54
- Sweet -- nm - Truman Nov 7, 08:53
- Congrats David, that's awesome. (Hope the new tv is a champ.) -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:52
Catching up on my twitter feed... apparently as of 1:52 am there were still people in line to vote in Miami. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:49 2
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  - it really is. There's no excuse. -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 7, 09:13
It's snowing :( -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:46 1
- I always love the first snow of the year. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:46
wtf? they're naming winter storms now? -- (link) - znufrii Nov 7, 08:46 3
- If only they would tell us why!!! -- nm - Spawnfall Nov 7, 08:47
- I think this is not NOAA approved. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 08:47 1
  - correct, this is the Weather Channel just trying to be clever. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 08:48
Apparently Iowa has still never sent a woman to Congress. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 08:45 4
- I was surprised to hear that a woman was elected to congress before she could vote - zork Nov 7, 09:02
- Read this as Iowa has never seen a woman. -- nm - LMS Nov 7, 08:46 1
  - *That* explains their adoption of same sex marriage. -- nm - TWuG Nov 7, 08:47
- That's terrible. Iowa is still one of my favourite states though. Good people. -- nm - Loyola Nov 7, 08:46
Doghouse Sofa. I like it. I think dogs will still want to get on the couch though. -- (link) - Moneypandie Nov 7, 08:44 1
- nice -- nm - zork Nov 7, 08:53
Entertain me! - Truman Nov 7, 08:41 3
- *punches kilbo in the babymaker, while wearing a Mitt Romney mask* nm -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 08:43 2
  - Kilbo had an awesome game after you left - Truman Nov 7, 08:52 1
    - Something like that. My top kills for the night was 15 -- nm - Master Kilbo Nov 7, 08:53
Where's Hunting...do we have Voice talk from Monday? (spoils) - Jim Nov 7, 08:41 1
- I think I posted --- I would go Terry, Cassadee and the Mariachi guy for Blake... - Will Hunting Nov 7, 09:08
LIR - PIP - wanna go see Dollyrots tonight? -- nm - ShakenNotSterned Nov 7, 08:39 5
- probably not - we may be helping some friends move ( heh, you remember what thats like!) Have fun - Pippygalore Nov 7, 08:41 4
  - can you ask lilpip if she would be interested please -- nm - ShakenNotSterned Nov 7, 08:51 2
    - I'll text her - what venue? -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 7, 09:02 1
      - La Grange - go ahead nad give her my number if shes interested -- nm - ShakenNotSterned Nov 7, 09:06
  - yes jiggy with kelly ..mmmmmm :) -- nm - ShakenNotSterned Nov 7, 08:47
Obama got 69 million votes in 2008, he got 59 million in 2012 -- nm - amoxy Nov 7, 08:37 28
- There were 129.4 million votes in 2008. As of this moment, there are 117.3 million. - David Nov 7, 08:54
- still a sizable amount to come in, although he'll likely still be down overall. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:41 11
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    - Cnn, Google Elections - Reagen Nov 7, 08:45 8
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        2008: about 13.2M votes in CA - 2012 counted so far 9.1M -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:52 4
        
        Does 51/48 sound about right to you? -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:55 3
        
        I haven't crunched it but it's looking that way - Reagen Nov 7, 08:56 2
        
        I am rooting for 47 for Romney. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:57 1
        
        exactly. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:57
        
        CNN's county maps have 100% in but still 69% statewide - Reagen Nov 7, 08:50 1
        
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    - Sorry about that. -- nm - Indiana Nov 7, 08:44
- Abductions got a little out of hand last year, but they were so purrty! -- nm - Aliens Nov 7, 08:40
- Which is, IIRC, still more than McCain got in 08 -- nm - TWuG Nov 7, 08:39
- 49 million in 2016. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 7, 08:37 12
  - in 2042 I'll be president after all y'all vote for me. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 08:38 11
    - I have the birth requirement so I'll have to lead the ticket - zork Nov 7, 08:40 1
      - yep, same requirement. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 08:48
    - I'd vote for you. It'd be about the only chance America has to get the metric system -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 08:40 8
      - Too late now. We're stuck. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:42 4
        
        your car gets 40 rams to the hog's head and that's the way you likes it! -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:44 3
        
        They are about a million furlongs behind on this, and it will take firkins of complaining to change it. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 7, 08:48 1
        
        These posts gave me a good laugh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:51
        
        (rods) -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:46
      - Man, single issue voters. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:41 2
        
        "Kilometers... boy, I don't know...." -- nm - TWuG Nov 7, 08:44 1
        
        I won't even insist on the "kilometre" spelling. See, I'm willing to compromise! -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 09:02
LIR: spamlet. I only had to do it because I bought the wrong thing but vs. retail it's probably 50% cheaper -- nm - Master Kilbo Nov 7, 08:37 2
- Oh, ok. -- nm - spamlet Nov 7, 08:37 1
  - Also, LIR: I'll wait until later, no biggie. I really apprecite the offer. - Krusty Nov 7, 08:41
amanda, I refreshed my ST tab that had been idle since the other morning. - zork Nov 7, 08:36
The RNN decision desk is ready to make a call: - Reagen Nov 7, 08:33 3
- I blame Bruce Springsteen. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:36 1
  - heh. -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 7, 08:39
- I would like to thank God, and all other beings who helped me. -- nm - Loyola Nov 7, 08:36
I just came downstairs after a nap with the baby to find the dishwasher running. By the amt of heat in the dishwasher, it had been running for a while - kelly Nov 7, 08:32 9
- some have a delay feature that someone might have unknowingly clicked earlier -- nm - zork Nov 7, 08:35
- Ok, Diane -- nm - Master Kilbo Nov 7, 08:34 1
  - This dishwarsher would be better if our MUSIC WAS PLAYING!. nm -- nm - Diane Sawyer Nov 7, 08:35
- I hear some poltergeists tidy up after themselves. -- nm - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 7, 08:34
- Well then you better go and catch it! - TFox Nov 7, 08:34 3
  - *pats you on the head* - Master Kilbo Nov 7, 08:52
  - Good lord, Obama gets reelected and now Bery's letting anybody back in here. FFS! - Jim Nov 7, 08:38
  - you were teleported to 3rd grade in the last few months? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 08:34
- the ghost of Alice the housekeeper! nm -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 08:33

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