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Christian Civic League of ME teaming with other Catholic Groups to assess "damage done by re-defining marriage" to get another vote next election - MDH Nov 9, 12:11
So who takes Petraeus' place? -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 12:06 5
- Pixie -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 12:07 1
  - hahahahahahahaha ... let's think about that for a second - who could withstand the snark? he'd get them all ... hahahahaa -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:09
- Romney. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Nov 9, 12:07 2
  - Dude jiggered his polls just so he could feel like he was ahead, I think we need someone who recognizes reality. -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 12:08 1
    - that 538 guy knows how to shift thewheat from the chaff -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 12:12
CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned, something about an extramarital affair -- nm - Under the Influence Nov 9, 11:58 28
- I had heard nothing of this until the resignation. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Nov 9, 12:07 2
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    - I know right? -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 12:11
- and as usual - waited for the Friday afternoon news cycle to drop it -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:06 1
  - Sounds like he just handed it in this morning, now the President is up to 6 appointees this term so far. -- nm - Under the Influence Nov 9, 12:09
- "oh, woops, wrong house, sorry to interru- hey, aren't you..." -- nm - SEALs Nov 9, 12:05
- NPR reported it just now. -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 12:05
- someone said last night that he could run for pres in 2016. I said no. I say no even more now. -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 12:03 2
  - I never cared for him as much as his reputation he got. And not a fan of a military guy in that position. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 12:05 1
    - American service personnel would still be in Iraq in large numbers if not for him. - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 12:07
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    - why wasn't I informed? -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 12:08 1
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- I'm not seeing anything on the news sites. Have a link? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 12:02 11
  - It's on wiki but let's see if it stands. -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 12:05
  - Now I see something. Breaking news on msnbc.com and washingtonpost -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 12:05
  - heh ... hits ST first ... AGAIN -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:05 8
    - I saw it on FB first but it was close. -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 12:06 7
      - I checked two BB to make sure it wasn't old news. :) -- nm - Under the Influence Nov 9, 12:07
      - oh hey ... that post about set adrift on memory bliss a few days ago? totally made me laugh ... so funny! -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:07 5
        
        PM Dawn, Sheryl Crow, Enya, Sade... Tori Amos for the twisted girls with issues... -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 12:10 4
        
        it was just the thought of you having room mates that maybe took their cues by what your music was ... hahahaha DUDE! Not NOW ... it's memory bliss!! -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:12 3
        
        I had one older roommate...he was in his mid-30s while I was in my early 20s... - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 12:13 1
        
        LOL -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:22
        
        (oh - and Sade ... yes) -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:12
- wow -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 9, 12:01
- Whoa -- nm - amoxy Nov 9, 11:59
Hey Meg, re: your comments about your daughter - - license to kelly Nov 9, 11:54 2
- PrincessCY was "late" compared to averages.....late to walk, late to potty-train, late to sleep in her crib, but when she did it, it was immediate and - CrankYanker Nov 9, 11:58 1
  - That was my son also -- nm - amoxy Nov 9, 11:58
I never get much opportunity to share drama, so here's some drama - TWuG Nov 9, 11:51 2
- Karma -- nm - amoxy Nov 9, 12:12
- I like it - how very Jerry Springer! -- nm - Pippygalore Nov 9, 12:07
"Visualized" is a conference about how to visualize data effectively. And one of the sponsors did something incredibly dumb that caused in this tweet. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:49
nmbpegleg - one of my clients, now in Vegas, says this place is awesome. -- (link) - CrankYanker Nov 9, 11:48
Did I miss a weekend plans post on bb's? What's up everyone? -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 11:43 17
- my own answer = working working working ... I have some days off coming up this month and over Holidays - need to be all caught up. - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:14
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  - and to think, I almost went to school there. - znufrii Nov 9, 11:58
- Tonight, client's beach house sitting, fire pit, bbq, alcohol. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 9, 11:51
- Saturday: Holy War and Ashlee's birthday. Sunday: Church, football, football, and more football. -- nm - Stephen, No. 3 with a bullet! Nov 9, 11:50 2
  - Your boss make it back to work today? - amoxy Nov 9, 11:52 1
    - No sign of him yet, so I'm thinking he won't be in today, which is a good thing I think. - Stephen, No. 3 with a bullet! Nov 9, 11:58
- I say again: normal night! dinner. drinks. movie. (maybe the town, finally, mel.) normal normal normal. -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 11:49 2
  - put Argo on the agenda if you haven't seen it yet. -- nm - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 11:53 1
    - it's there. maybe over thanksgiving if it's still here. - amanda Nov 9, 11:56
- Cheez-its. -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 11:47 1
  - cheetos and goldfish -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 9, 11:48
- Sleep, sleep and more sleep - amoxy Nov 9, 11:46 3
  - still? that has hung on a while no? still sipping cough syrup? could they give you any antibiotics or isn't it that kind of thing? -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 11:47 2
    - Finished the antibiotics this morning, ran out of cough syrup yesterday - amoxy Nov 9, 11:51 1
      - this reminds me of the cold I had Dec 09/Jan-May 10 - it hung on forever - I'd sleep all weekend - go to work M-F - be wiped out for the weekend & - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 11:58
- Tonight: Surprise B-Day party for my wife. Tomorrow: Skyfall -- nm - TWuG Nov 9, 11:46
bb-catch up - Thanks Meg - neat link/video of the Easter Island thing, Spawn - Huzza!, Kelly - betting Nathan's A-OK - Tru - already? beat Halo 4 ??? -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 11:43 1
- tru took the easy way out -- nm - J Nov 9, 11:58
I'm so angry today that I had to find the last rock station in Atlanta to placate me. -- nm - Qale Nov 9, 11:41 6
- hey? so why won't you watch anything on Bravo? - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 11:44 5
  - From what I've seen/understood, they generally only have bad trashy reality shows which are not part of my complete breakfast. -- nm - Qale Nov 9, 11:51 4
    - ah ... ok - I do get a liberal dose of "this is just my guilty pleasure TV" from that channel for reals :) - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:00 3
      - brovo used to have some good movies, now its "mansion trash" proving that designers and stylists go onlyso far from a trailer -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 12:08 2
        
        I would agree ... AMC stepped into the void left ... or maybe they were already there and I just wasn't paying attention - but they and USA are go to - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 12:11 1
        
        i flip on the chan, its instant nails on blckborad, these bitches are why i never made it as a photog cause these re the ones you have to schmooze -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 12:19
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- He should transfer to the broncos. puff puff pass. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:34
- The nerves in his brain are damaged! -- nm - The Fiscal Cliff Nov 9, 11:32
oh my god this new RN to BS model is going to *kill* me. *kill.* *me.* - amanda Nov 9, 11:28 8
- My wife is in that program! (she has one class left after this semester, in the spring) -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 11:30 7
  - is she in mine? -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 11:34 6
    - there's only one there right? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 11:35 5
      - what campus is she? if her campus is accredited for nursing, she might belong to that campus and not me. - amanda Nov 9, 11:41 3
        
        she's doing it online through world campus. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 11:43 2
        
        charlie's. I'll give him your best. (I do on ground and polycom.) -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 11:49 1
        
        oh -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 12:02
      - THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!(?)! -- nm - The Fiscal Cliff Nov 9, 11:37
What method of overnight or 2 day delivery does ST recommend? - kelly Nov 9, 11:25 8
- Whatever Amazon uses. -- nm - David S.I. Nov 9, 11:32 1
  - Lasership! -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 11:33
- usps is generally good at getting stuff in a day or two -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 9, 11:28 1
  - *RAGES* nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 11:40
- fedex --> ups --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---> usps -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 11:26 3
  - I would probably add about six more dashes after ups. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 9, 11:34
  - yep -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 11:30
  - this -- nm - spamlet Nov 9, 11:27
Wow. To think, my photo for yesterday was a boring safety vest. Could have been this ... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:25 3
- pretty! -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 11:45
- I love the "WTF are you looking at?" stare. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Nov 9, 11:39
- Someone got into Hogwarts! -- nm - The Fiscal Cliff Nov 9, 11:38
Everyone needs a Friday Pick-Up: Ke$ha has released her video for 'Die Young." Beware crazy commenters think she's in the Illuminati now. -- (link) - MDH Nov 9, 11:23 [youtube]
This is why Hermit Crabs arent given 'clear' shells (link) - Jovian Nov 9, 11:21 4
- That's cute. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:26
- heh. (I love hermit crabs) -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 9, 11:23 2
  - who was the last person to give you crabs? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 9, 11:27 1
    - my friend's son gave me crab magnets for my fridge last month. we just looked at each other meekly. "sorry for the crabs," she said. - amanda Nov 9, 11:29
As if Chris Bachalo drawing X-Men wasn't enough, this cover should hook tons of readers. -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Nov 9, 11:20 1
- looking forward to it. -- nm - You Only Remlik Twice Nov 9, 11:34
According to this dude, Andrew Luck is the greatest rookie QB ever. -- (link) - Shauntum of Solace Nov 9, 11:09 9
- You mean if two players have the same number of yards in the same number of games, they have the same average per game? - spamlet Nov 9, 11:28
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- If he keeps it up, he will be. -- nm - Jim Nov 9, 11:23
- Wow. I knew the rookie seaosn comparison numbers but not current: - The Fiscal Cliff Nov 9, 11:13 4
  - Yep, they were exactly tied in passing yards. Peyton has more TDs but still. -- nm - Shauntum of Solace Nov 9, 11:15 3
    - I think/hope that deep down, Peyton is pulling for Luck. -- nm - The Fiscal Cliff Nov 9, 11:21 2
      - how cool ... you did say that Bub would have Luck like you had Manning :) -- nm - Casino JenBro Nov 9, 11:46
      - I imagine he is. When he retires I would fully expect him to be a Colts fan. -- nm - Shauntum of Solace Nov 9, 11:26
- Wait for it... -- nm - The Fiscal Cliff Nov 9, 11:10
if i get 5 guys for lunch, will david play halo tonight? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 9, 11:05 1
- truman... what are you going to do with those 5 guys? -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Nov 9, 11:08
*looks up zeppole* -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 11:05 12
- oh shoot - i call those sfingi. -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 11:05 11
  - Doesn't sfingi have cheese in it. A zeppole is just fried dough and powdered sugar. -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 11:20 10
    - the sfingi i had had powdered sugar on it. sometimes my bff's mom would put this kind of honeyed syrup on it. - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 11:32
    - I miss Non's fried dough. done in a giant cast iron skillet. - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 11:26 4
      - more details... - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 11:40 2
        
        what kind of sauce? -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 11:43 1
        
        pasta sauce. - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 11:46
      - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 11:37
    - I can't find a definitive answer. Some recipes have ricotta and some don't are exactly like a zeppole. -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 11:24 3
      - it's probably a regional thing. ours didn't have cheese, but that sounds good too. hmm... -- nm - Deev Another Day Nov 9, 11:33 1
        
        It does. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 11:37
      - *and are* -- nm - Krusty Nov 9, 11:24
Teo will be a top 10 pick, right? His size would be the only limiting factor? -- nm - prayformoJaws Nov 9, 11:04 1
- I'd say no question. And it's kind of amazing that staying his senior year has resulted in his draft stock going up. - Stephen, No. 3 with a bullet! Nov 9, 11:21
Crap, Jack, responded on two. Playing poker here. -- nm - Loyola Nov 9, 11:02 22
- Raise! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 9, 11:07 2
  - *gives znufrii a glare* -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:08 1
    - *calls* -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 11:08
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  - Obviously we're, well at least I am, talking in generalist terms here. I'm also not taking into account those people who voted for Obama because he - Loyola Nov 9, 11:16 1
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  - The weirdest part to me is that for all his weakness in politics, the man had a ground game that was stellar - Will Hunting Nov 9, 11:07 15
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      - they saw the ground game in '08. - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 11:17 1
        
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      - There was an article about this - apparently the Romney people took centralized control of the GOTV process and botched the databases. -- nm - Reagen Nov 9, 11:09 11
        
        can I have a link to that? or do you recall where it was? -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 11:14 9
        
        This isn't the same one I saw but it's saying the same things -- (link) - Reagen Nov 9, 11:16 8
        
        GOTV should not be that complicated.....as someone who has worked on that thing for past elections, the Repubs f*cked that up badly... - Walt_Disney Nov 9, 11:59
        
        this would be a great HBS teaching case. -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 11:34
        
        I kiss you or the male person of your choice. -- nm - amanda Nov 9, 11:25 1
        
        pick me! pick me! -- nm - znufrii Nov 9, 11:33
        
        Project ORCA sounds like something to create a... - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 11:18 3
        
        and...holy shit. That's some story. - ThunderProfit Nov 9, 11:23 1
        
        on that guy's linkedin ... - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:37
        
        shhhh! -- nm - Dept. of Defense Nov 9, 11:23
        
        Probably outsourced their IT to china -- nm - Beryllium Nov 9, 11:13
also fun, last night as we were celebrating the election over a couple of drinks, my friend was trying to convince me that we need to abolish the Fed. - znufrii Nov 9, 11:02
Ron Paul: Already over fiscal cliff -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 9, 11:01

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