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Bub is learning to write cursive. In kindergarten. At this rate he will be smarter than all of us by the time he hits junior high. - Spawn Nov 14, 07:33 9
- Wow. The whole class is? - prayformojo Nov 14, 07:39 1
  - Good question. I *think* she is still trying to teach them all as a unit. - Spawn Nov 14, 07:41
- do 5 year olds have the coordination for that? I think we started in 2nd grade in Catholic school. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 07:37 2
  - He does. He turns 6 in a month. He went to a birthday party Saturday for a kid in his class that turned *7*. - Spawn Nov 14, 07:39
  - 2nd grade here, too. - znufrii Nov 14, 07:38
- grade 3 here I think they started -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 07:35
- that's crazy. I didn't think they taught that anymore. I can't even write in cursive -- nm - decline Nov 14, 07:34 2
  - they don't teach it here anymore. they stopped sometime in the last few years. -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 07:35 1
    - Eh, he will assimilate it in a week or so. - Spawn Nov 14, 07:37
LIPA's flaws exposed by Sandy aftermath -- (link) - znufrii Nov 14, 07:33
The university does very few things efficiently. It's flu shot operation, though, is an absolute machine - prayformojo Nov 14, 07:30 4
- There are some things that I do not mind if they take their time to do! -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 07:31 3
  - I am always afraid they will give me the wrong thing. I am tempted to ask to look at the bottle, but never do. - Bond Nov 14, 07:35 2
    - Presumably they only brought one kind with them. :) -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 07:36 1
      - Last time I got it in an office, so I am sure they have tons of different ones in the back. -- nm - Bond Nov 14, 07:39
Can anyone share the content of the ESPN insider article regarding the Jays chances to win the AL East next season? Linked inside. - Subversive Nov 14, 07:29
'Rogue planet' spotted 100 light-years away -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 14, 07:29 1
- Rogue planet CFBDSIR2149-0403 sounds so Hollywood. -- nm - volnelk Nov 14, 07:57
So last night i got bumped from my paid extra for seat, because of a large family who didnt speak english - Truman Nov 14, 07:25 11
- so write to the airline and ask for your money back. easy peasy. -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 07:26 10
  - Well, it wasnt my money, it was my bosses, so i dont know if i care as much about that - Truman Nov 14, 07:29 6
    - I wouldn't even mention that. They would likely send YOU some vouchers or something -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 07:32 5
      - *ding* - spamlet Nov 14, 07:36
      - totally. he is the one who got bumped, his name is on the ticket, he gets the reward. -- nm - Andie Nov 14, 07:34 1
        
        Yeah, the one inconvenienced should reap the benefit. -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 07:40
      - Hmm. Officer thinking -- nm - Truman Nov 14, 07:33
      - this -- nm - decline Nov 14, 07:33
  - yep - and show your original seat and tell where you got moved to. You'll get a credit for a future flight for sure. -- nm - Andie Nov 14, 07:28
  - this -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 07:28 1
    - oooh, or consumerist. -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 07:28
Jill Kelley thinks she qualifies for diplomatic immunity. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 14, 07:20 2
- I bet it went something like this -- (link) - Beaker Nov 14, 07:33 [youtube]
- Yeah i saw that while watching cnn in the airport - Truman Nov 14, 07:21
It's nice that my BR player can connect to YouTube - means kieran can watch train videos. - Beryllium Nov 14, 07:13 4
- I imagine searching for "Trains" on YouTube gets you an interesting mix of locomotives, music videos, but hopefully not - Master Kilbo Nov 14, 07:17 2
  - YouTube is not that kind of hussy -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 07:19 1
    - You're trying to trick me into searching for orgy trains on YouTube. I won't fall for that! -- nm - Master Kilbo Nov 14, 07:20
- yay for trains! -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 07:13
ST Poll: What new network shows are you still watching a now? What new shows did you give up on watching? -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 07:05 27
- I don't think we're watching a single new show this year. - Subversive Nov 14, 07:31
- I think only nashville is new.I quit AHS, last resort, mob doctor. I'd like to watch emily owens but I think it conflicts. (see also: arrow.) - amanda Nov 14, 07:24 4
  - Nashville is so damn good. - Kim Pine Nov 14, 07:28 3
    - *tell* me. also, re your IM, *tell* me. I wonder if it's a chicks only show. I don't know any dudes who love it. it's the only non-reality show I try - amanda Nov 14, 07:32 2
      - I think David loves it. (He can confirm. He might just like like it.) - Kim Pine Nov 14, 07:35 1
        
        it's so dallas for 2012, you know? it is just the right amount of soapiness. -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 07:38
- Partners, arrow, elementary. Nothing else really hooked me -- nm - Truman Nov 14, 07:20
- My DVR is recording the following shows, but I have yet to watch: 666 Park Ave, American Horror Story, Fringe and Elementary - Spawn Nov 14, 07:19
- Elementary and Revolution -- nm - CQ Nov 14, 07:16
- Of the ones I get, I'm watching Elementary and Last Resort. - LMS Nov 14, 07:15
- none of the above. -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 07:11
- Still: The Neighbors and The Mindy Project -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 07:11 1
  - I'm trying to watch mindy but my tivo is boycotting it for some reason. -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 07:27
- Elementary. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 07:11
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- Elementary and Last Resort. Go On, too, but I think our PVR missed some. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 07:09
- Just The Neighbors -- nm - prayformojo Nov 14, 07:09
- Arrow and Elementary (occasionally). -- nm - decline Nov 14, 07:09
- Heh Goon -- nm - Ryan Lochte Nov 14, 07:08
- Arrow (just for Barrowman because I'm not digging the show), Elementary, Emily Owens MD, Go On, Nashville. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 14, 07:07 3
  - Oh, and gave up Revolution, 666 Park Avenue, Last Resort, Mob Doctor. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 14, 07:10
  - my wife has liked Emily Owens alot -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 07:09 1
    - It's surprisingly charming. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 14, 07:10
- still watching Elementary (which picked up some), and Mindy Project on Demand - don't DVR or watch them in their time slot. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 07:06
- Go On, Revolution (Screw you, we like it). Gave up on 666 Park Ave. -- nm - Jim Nov 14, 07:06
- Arrow (my favorite new show), Go On, Vegas. Gave up on Last Resort (really liked it, but the timing didn't work and the cancellation fear sealed it) -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 07:06
- Still: Vegas, Elementary, The New Normal Gave Up: Revolution Still haven't tried: Arrow -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 07:05
I swear, 90% of my use of my cell phone is as an alarm clock - prayformojo Nov 14, 07:02
QB Ben Roethlisberger officially out Sunday. Byron Leftwich to start vs. Ravens -- nm - budice Nov 14, 06:51 5
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  - It must be 2006 all over again, cause Peyton Manning is gonna win the Supa Bowl! -- nm - Jim Nov 14, 06:58
  - JaMarcus Russell? -- nm - budice Nov 14, 06:55 2
    - If we have another weekend of losing a QB in one out of every three games, you never know. -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 07:20
    - He'll get back to you after he finishes assembling this #1, Super Size, with a Diet Coke. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 14, 07:01
UK TV PSA - The Hour season 2 starts tonight on BBC2 (28th on BBCA), and if you like Downton I highly recommend The Paradise coming to PBS. - LMS Nov 14, 06:40 5
- we just started Downton this week. enjoying it so far. -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 07:14 4
  - 2nd season is a bit of a train wreck in terms of plotting but it finds it stride again for the 3rd season. -- nm - LMS Nov 14, 07:16 3
    - for some reason, Netflix only has season 1 available right now. - znufrii Nov 14, 07:17 2
      - 3rd season doesn't get broadcast in the US until January. -- nm - LMS Nov 14, 07:21 1
        
        ah. *makes a note for the DVR* -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 07:25
Those against gay marriage are in for a rude awakening: WaPo/ABC poll shows 66% of 18-29 year olds support it. -- (link) - MDH Nov 14, 06:35 4
- "You guys don't understand, you've already lost." -- (link) - znufrii Nov 14, 06:40 [youtube] 3
  - Did you see Huckabee on The Daily Show re: Gay Marriage. He scared millions of people away after that chat. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 06:44 2
    - that extended chat was very interesting. I wish more journalists engaged people like Stewart. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 14, 07:15 1
      - or that more journalists simply assumed their audience was as smart as they are... - znufrii Nov 14, 07:31
Breaking News: Pelosi staying on as house minority leader. -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 06:33
hey mandy...if you've been digging the Cesternino podcasts...he has one up with Jeff Probst right now. - Jim Nov 14, 06:15
Boy, Windows 95 was a lot darker than I remember. -- (link) - Ender Nov 14, 06:13 2
- ::runs ScanDisk:: - Spawn Nov 14, 07:23
- "Note: Do not click Preview" -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 06:18
Ok Will...caught up on The Voice...(spoils) - Jim Nov 14, 06:13 5
- Spoils - Will Hunting Nov 14, 06:16 3
  - Our top 5 is similar (spoils) - Jim Nov 14, 06:23 2
    - I can see that from a talent standpoint - Will Hunting Nov 14, 06:32 1
      - I wouldn't be shocked by that...but I would be bummed. For me, the next 2 boots are pretty obvious (spoils) - Jim Nov 14, 06:35
- Oh...one other I liked (spoils) - Jim Nov 14, 06:14
"(MLB's new TV deal will bring each team an average of over $25 million in revenue beginning in 2014)" - Will Hunting Nov 14, 06:09 11
- Sweet...that'll cover almost the entire Marlins payroll. -- nm - Jim Nov 14, 06:09 10
  - Yeah, and they'll get Yankee welfare money ... Loria can go buy another few million in paintings without ever selling a ticket - Will Hunting Nov 14, 06:13 8
    - At what point does it become imperative for MLB to step in and do something about this? - Jim Nov 14, 06:25 2
      - Like yesterday. David said he thinks this is the tipping point and I don't disagree. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 06:28
      - Stern might step in, but only to make sure they got traded to a top market -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 06:26
    - who put up the money for that shiny new stadium of theirs? -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 06:22 3
      - State and city to the point the SEC is investigating. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 06:28 1
        
        oof. -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 06:31
      - a big bunch of suckers -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 06:24
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  - Almost twice! -- nm - Ender Nov 14, 06:12
NWBR, there's a few in Alberta that get close - Reagen Nov 14, 06:07
suite 223 ABCD. Kimberly is off today and tomorrow. why is that? - amanda Nov 14, 06:01 9
- c -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 06:04 4
  - congratulations! please have a star that I selected from the website of our local newspaper *just for you* while searching for news of said accident. - amanda Nov 14, 06:08 3
    - Maybe you're lucky and she is interviewing for a new job. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Nov 14, 06:23
    - she's like Jessica Fletcher, misfortune seems to follow her around -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 06:17 1
      - her life is just an experiment in terror. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 06:22
- a -- nm - Don Homer Nov 14, 06:03
- B -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 06:02
- D! - prayformojo Nov 14, 06:02 1
  - it's no grammar rodeo. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 14, 06:03
Obama to open fiscal talks with $1.6 trillion plan in new revenue over next 10 years... -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 14, 05:58
just got my first new Canadian $20 dollar bill....really like them, look very sharp -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:56 2
- So sharp you could butcher a moose with it? -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 14, 07:03
- is that the one with Celine Dion on it, or is that the $50? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 14, 05:58
suite 223 ABCD? or should we wait until more people are around? -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 05:43 10
- now -- nm - Don Homer Nov 14, 05:49 9
  - as you wish. suite 223 ABCD. kim(berly), who was off for three weeks because her son broke his leg, was out this week because - amanda Nov 14, 05:53 8
    - a -- nm - mara Nov 14, 05:59
    - d -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 05:56
    - d -- nm - Don Homer Nov 14, 05:56 2
      - congratulations! please take this guaranteed sterile until opened star, and use it in the best of health. -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 05:59 1
        
        *puts it in customized mylar protective bag* -- nm - Don Homer Nov 14, 06:00
    - C -- nm - prayformojo Nov 14, 05:56
    - b -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:54
    - (note: she was out monday and tuesday for this reason) -- nm - amanda Nov 14, 05:54
well, *that's* a first - znufrii Nov 14, 05:40 2
- *snork* -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 07:20
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People's 'Sexiest Man Alive' for 2012 is... (no not you)... -- (link) - Don Homer Nov 14, 05:37 2
- [wonders if he'll be at the BIFA party hanging out with Fassbender like last year's winner.] -- nm - LMS Nov 14, 06:09
- Damn, my application musta gotten lost in their mail room. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 05:58
"Do these shoes make my feet look fat?" - TWuG Nov 14, 05:33
Happy Birthday to Filmjerk! - secretslacker Nov 14, 04:49 1
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 04:50
"Following a disturbing trend, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and team prez David Samson begin Black Friday door-buster sale 10 days early" - Beaker Nov 14, 04:34 2
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  - "The good news for Jose Reyes is the disabled list works the same in Canada as it does in Miami and New York" -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 04:44
sitmop: Colorado man arrested. Allegedly wanted to shoot children and be the 'Guy Who Killed Obama'. -- (link) - Diva Nov 14, 04:29 1
- Sounds like someone needs to sit down with some recreational weed and just chillllax. -- nm - volnelk Nov 14, 05:35
For those wondering what MA has to do if Kerry leaves the Senate. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Nov 14, 03:33
Nov 14, 1770 � James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 03:33 2
- 1922 � The BBC begins radio service in the United Kingdom. -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 03:33 1
  - 1967 � American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser. -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 03:34
Well, already had the water pump done under warranty a couple of years ago, so wonder if my Prius is among those for the sterring column - JD Nov 14, 03:08 1
- Yeah, I love my Corolla. As long as Toyota fixes things before they become a pain to me, I'm good. - CovingtonCat Nov 14, 03:28
More Toyota recalls - steering, water pump defects -- (link) - CovingtonCat Nov 14, 03:03

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