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obviously I live in central PA so all of my dude friends and some of my chick friends are hunting today. - amanda Nov 26, 07:11
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- Awesome. -- nm - MDH Nov 26, 07:13
- Mom: "As long as they stay out of my Drambui supply!!!" -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 26, 07:09
- nice. -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 07:08
Gas tanker Ob River attempts first winter Arctic crossing -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 26, 07:02
zenni optical has buy one get one 50% off today. use your leftover FSA $$ and get some fab new specs. -- nm - amanda Nov 26, 06:49 4
- If you haven't yet...RHAP has Tyson...dude is hilarious. You should check it out. - Jim Nov 26, 06:58 3
  - I was listening before I fell asleep last night. he hasn't watched? and he' -- nm - amanda Nov 26, 07:02 2
    - s talking about the season? awesome. -- nm - amanda Nov 26, 07:02 1
      - I know, right? He decides to be on the podcast and watches 1 episode. - Jim Nov 26, 07:07
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ST is Christmas smarter - if I wanted to buy a " live" tree - how far out from Xmas do I buy it so its not a dead shriveled up mess on Xmas? - Pippy Nov 26, 06:44 27
- depends on your local climate and if you can "store" it outside untill you decorate -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 26, 07:00 3
  - 70 to 75 degrees here -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 07:07 2
    - well around freezin here and they started selling trees last week - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 26, 07:11 1
      - thanks -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 07:15
- We got ours on Saturday (about a week earlier than normal). Should be good until after New Year's as long as you water properly. Paid $30ish at - Don Homer Nov 26, 06:54
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  - I won't say I'm a convert to the fake tree, but it's an acceptable substitute for now. - znufrii Nov 26, 07:06
  - I much prefer a good quality fake tree. It can last for years (my parents have theirs since the 80s) and you don't have to cut a god damn tree every - Guigue Nov 26, 06:55 6
    - Actually, from what I understand, unless the fake is used for a long time it may actually be "greener" to use a live tree instead. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 26, 07:05 1
      - LYC: I just found out that the fake tree we use is something like 30 years old, and my grandparents in nearly 50. -- nm - MDH Nov 26, 07:06
    - paper or plastic? -- nm - CQ Nov 26, 06:58
    - I do have a fake one - and once about every 10 years, I think - lets do " real" this year and then I'm good for another 10 -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 06:56 2
      - Its the "Im tired of picking up needles" impulse that lasts 10 years...Then the Griswold Gear kicks in -- nm - Claire si Nov 26, 07:00 1
        
        sfan -- nm - budice Nov 26, 07:02
  - Fake Santa too? -- nm - Claire si Nov 26, 06:54
- I'm getting mine in about a week and a half. I usually get a 7 footer and pay about 50-60 bucks. It lasts until after New Years with good watering -- nm - CQ Nov 26, 06:51
- i buy mine 4 weeks out, but mine is probably cut more recently than one you would get. - Andie Nov 26, 06:49 3
  - actually there's a really good chance that yours was a month or two ago at least. - zork Nov 26, 07:19 1
    - yep worked a few years in the forrest - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 26, 07:24
  - all great ideas here in this post -- nm - CQ Nov 26, 06:52
- 2 weeks max....Not much over $100 -- nm - budice Nov 26, 06:45 6
  - $100, are you mad? - znufrii Nov 26, 06:49 5
    - Didn't you live in NYC? I'm pretty sure you did. - TFox Nov 26, 06:55 1
      - oh, I know how expensive they are in the city, but never had the room for one myself. -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 06:57
    - you can easily spend that much around here for a fresh cut tree -- nm - decline Nov 26, 06:51
    - they are crazy expensive the further south you go. even here the lots sell them for up to that much. - Andie Nov 26, 06:50 1
      - was at a lot yesterday, and they were $50-60 for the large ones, iirc. - znufrii Nov 26, 06:52
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Saw Dirty Pretty Strings and Friends at Union Chapel this weekend - it was a magical evening. Here's one of Brett Anderson's songs. -- (link) - LMS Nov 26, 06:28 [youtube] 3
- And for MDH here's Sophie Ellis-Bextor's duet with Carl Barat doing Dream a Little Dream -- (link) - LMS Nov 26, 06:32 [youtube] 2
  - SEB is wildly underappreciated. :-( Thanks for this! -- nm - MDH Nov 26, 06:39 1
    - She did a few other songs on the night, probably online already. -- nm - LMS Nov 26, 06:42
average hourly "wage" of the top 400 highest income earners in the US, assuming a 40-hour work week? -- (link) - znufrii Nov 26, 06:25 4
- Speaking of, can we NOW see Mitt's tax returns? -- nm - nubby Nov 26, 06:29 2
  - Ha. No. (He's already filed a revision) -- nm - Reagen Nov 26, 06:31 1
    - really? I assume this to revise down his voluntary tax burden? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 26, 06:56
- I love this guy -- nm - Guigue Nov 26, 06:29
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- apparently, turkey legs are only there for decoration, and not actually meant to be eaten. - znufrii Nov 26, 06:21
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- I bow down to the genius that is the Tampa Bay front office. They have had a contract with him since his 6th game of his career for $145m over 15 yrs -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 26, 06:22 3
  - he has kind of a concerning injury history though. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 26, 07:11 2
    - Yeah...but if he stayed healthy and unsigned, the odds they keep him are what, 10%? - Will Hunting Nov 26, 07:15 1
      - oh, it is a good deal, I just have concerns that he has not played close to a full season in a while. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 26, 07:16
- That's a pretty good price for a big bat. -- nm - nubby Nov 26, 06:16 1
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Weekend Movies Poll: Red Lights - C+, Margin Call - B-, first half of Appropriate Adult - B. -- nm - LMS Nov 26, 06:01 25
- Skyfall: B+. thanksgiving movie crowds: F-. -- nm - David Nov 26, 06:57
- Skyfall: A. The House Bunny: B-. -- nm - TFox Nov 26, 06:56
- Cloud Atlas A -- nm - amoxy Nov 26, 06:51
- Guardians B, Life of Pi B -- nm - budice Nov 26, 06:39
- Flight B -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 06:39
- Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - C- -- nm - MDH Nov 26, 06:38
- Red Dawn B, Guardians C-, Breaking Dawn 2 D, Life of Pi A -- nm - ceregon Nov 26, 06:27
- City Light: A-, 50/50: A-, Casino: B+ -- nm - Guigue Nov 26, 06:26
- GoldenEye B, Savages B-, Skyfall B. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 26, 06:17
- Skyfall: A, Lincoln: B+, Prometheus: B+ - nubby Nov 26, 06:13 6
  - I didn't think it was as bad as some other people did, though (spoils) - TFox Nov 26, 06:37 5
    - Spoilers - David Nov 26, 06:59 1
      - spoilers - TFox Nov 26, 07:03
    - I think a lot of it was the anticipation of being an Alien prequel - amoxy Nov 26, 06:52 1
      - Well, that's stupid. Thanks. -- nm - nubby Nov 26, 06:56
    - agreed to the IM -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 06:39
- Arthur Christmas C+, The Campaign C+, Battleship D-. -- nm - Kelly Nov 26, 06:11
- Snow White & the Huntsman: C-, Brave: B, Prometheus: B- -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 26, 06:06
- Coldplay Live 2012 A-. -- nm - Jelly Nov 26, 06:06
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (A-), Moonrise Kingdom (B+), Cinderella (B), Magic Mike (B+), and something else that is totally slipping my mind. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 26, 06:05 1
  - You shoulda saved Magic Mike to the end of your listing so you could still have enough blood flow to your brain to remember. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 26, 06:06
- The Campaign --- B-......Battleship --- D-. - Will Hunting Nov 26, 06:05
- no movies. Colm Wilkinson concert with my mom. A+. -- nm - Andie Nov 26, 06:04
- Silver Linings Playbook: A- -- nm - prayformojo Nov 26, 06:03
- Game of Thrones season 1 (final 2 episodes): A++ (loved it) -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 06:02
Mitt Romney's national vote share now stands at 47.49%. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 26, 05:52 2
- This will go down as one of history's great underappreciated coincidences -- nm - prayformojo Nov 26, 05:59 1
  - Oh I appreciate the hell out of it. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 26, 06:57
Sweet, every person in my department is out today. I'm leaving early. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 26, 05:49 1
- Seriously? -- nm - Kelly Nov 26, 06:30
arg, i hate when i have this idea rolling through my head, and i get stuck on the execution - tRuMaN Nov 26, 05:46
Giants lose Andre Brown to a broken leg, opening the door for rookie David Wilson -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 05:18 2
- Don't get too excited, he'll just fumble that opportunity like he has all season long. - Will Hunting Nov 26, 05:50 1
  - I've made several misses so far in Blood Feud drafting - Strongbad Nov 26, 07:04
What was your favorite Norv Turner moment with the Chargers? (nm) - budice Nov 26, 05:06 6
- Just to be clear, this isn't actual news, right? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 26, 06:00 4
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    - or DOOOOOOOM. -- nm - Reagen Nov 26, 06:28 1
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  - Right. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 26, 06:11
- signed - 2008 -- nm - Strongbad Nov 26, 05:07
FF: BF is a win, 2 others are Wins if DeSean Jackson and Cam Newton have good games. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 26, 04:53 8
- Repost. my teams have scored 80, 125.55, 116.6 and 121.75 points. One team has lost. Guess which one. -- nm - Spawn Nov 26, 05:47 1
  - I'll take the obvious and say the highest scoring one. -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 05:51
- I need Car to cover to split my money league with 2 other people -- nm - J Nov 26, 05:25
- I need a positive balance between the CAR DEF and Maclin/Stewart -- nm - oblique Nov 26, 05:22
- I'm pretty much out of the playoffs at 5-7 in 1 league if DeSean doesn't get me a TD and 100 yards. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 26, 05:11
- my BF team is screwed if Forte and McCoy don't come back. -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 05:00 2
  - My only chance in the playoffs is a healthy MJD. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 26, 05:07 1
    - Hoping I clinch tomorrow, aiming for that 4 seed (just like last year) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 26, 05:13
Should school districts be able to use RFID to track students on campus? -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 26, 04:52 3
- no. - znufrii Nov 26, 06:15
- Sure, unless they object. -- nm - Mara Nov 26, 06:13
- um, no. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 26, 04:56
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- want! that would make for a cool SS gift -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 04:59
- Did you buy one? (Hope you had a great time, and hope to see some pics soon!) -- nm - Don Homer Nov 26, 04:56 1
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Bieber booed during his Grey Cup appearance -- (link) - Beaker Nov 26, 04:38 1
- I figured he would would but did not watch, why they would even book him for that is beyond me. -- nm - J Nov 26, 04:54
Nov 26, 1476 � Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia - Beaker Nov 26, 04:28 6
- 1789 � A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as recommended by President George Washington and approved by Congress. -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 04:28 5
  - 1842 � The University of Notre Dame is founded. -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 04:28 4
    - 1842 - People start hating Notre Dame. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 26, 04:45
    - 1863 � President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November - Beaker Nov 26, 04:29 2
      - 1917 � The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas - Beaker Nov 26, 04:29 1
        
        1922 � Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years. -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 04:30
Buy 1, get 1 half off at mlb.com today -- (link) - CovingtonCat Nov 26, 03:18
If you were going to give your True Love the 12 Days of Christmas, it would hit your credit card to the tune of $107,300. -- nm - Under the Influence Nov 26, 03:03
If its not too late put me down for $2/1 share for powerball -- nm - Karl_S Nov 26, 02:53
I beat the shit out of some kids today. But it was for a purpose. It made me feel good about myself. It was like I did something constructive.... - Zirak Galeistur Nov 26, 01:31 1
- Thank goodness for the IM. I thought it had finally happened. -- nm - Jelly Nov 26, 03:29
You know what the worst thing about the end of Liz and Dick (yeah I watched till the end but I was also FB/ika/etc so only partly paying attention) - Zirak Galeistur Nov 26, 00:09
Re-posting ST POWERBALL group ticket option - see link to Meg's post here -- (link) - JenBro Nov 25, 23:43 [Backboard] 1
- mailing my $10 this morning! -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 04:59
Walking Dead spoils - Beryllium Nov 25, 23:38 2
- It's all just ... So captivating - spoiler - JenBro Nov 25, 23:49 1
  - I'm very interested to see what happens. Not knowing the books at all, there are several ways things can go from here. - volnelk Nov 26, 05:57
Melissa McBride's List of Reasons Why [Walking Dead Spoiler] - Max Nov 25, 22:08
OK I can't take any more of Liz and Dick. - Under the Influence Nov 25, 21:54 6
- She can also headline the porn spoof, Lez and Dick -- nm - Beryllium Nov 25, 22:22 1
  - I was having fun with just the original title. :) -- nm - Under the Influence Nov 26, 01:13
- if it gets ratings, and I'm sure for a lifetime channel it wouldn't take much to score, she could get another crack or two out of it -- nm - Zirak Galeistur Nov 25, 22:08
- See certainly appears hard up for cash. Charlie Sheen "gave" her $100,000 out of the kindness of his heart. -- (link) - Mop Nov 25, 22:02 2
  - Wouldn't that generate a gift tax? -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 22:03 1
    - Would it be more or less than if he was paying her for "services rendered"? -- nm - Mop Nov 25, 22:11
kelly... Awful sleeper during the day. 30-40 minutes and clearly tired when she wakes up, but just will not go back down. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 25, 21:48 3
- We have similar napping issues. I feel your pain. - kelly Nov 25, 21:56 2
  - Nice. Anna's got a fun and happy disposition as well. Super fun age, eh? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 25, 22:03 1
    - Yeah, I'm really enjoying this age. - kelly Nov 25, 22:04
[an error occurred while processing this return to regularly scheduled SlakerTalk] -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 21:45
I'm bored (she's at her worst when she's solo...its like the director hired his girlfriend or daughter -- nm - Zirak Galeistur Nov 25, 21:43 1
- this was an unintentional first -- nm - Zirak Galeistur Nov 25, 21:43

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