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This is a real thing regarding the Kansas City Star newspaper. -- (link) - David Dec 12, 11:38
also, I start accruing an extra 5 days/year of vacation time in January, whoo hoo!* - znufrii Dec 12, 11:38
For Mel: According to this link, Roger Waters also announced he's doing "Comfortably Numb" with Vedder tonight. -- (link) - TFox Dec 12, 11:37 7
- This is turning into something I have to see. - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:41 6
  - McCartnirvana -- nm - TFox Dec 12, 11:42 5
    - there it is. -- nm - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:43 4
      - (and Pearl Floyd) -- nm - TFox Dec 12, 11:44 3
        
        Grohl is clearly winning when it comes to Rock and Roll but Vedder is carving out a nice little time too. - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:45 2
        
        Paul asked him to produce his album too, but he was too busy with Sound City. -- nm - jnine Dec 12, 11:49
        
        I've really been diving into the The Who catalog and live material and it's amazing how many times Eddie Vedder and PJ show up to play with them -- nm - Remlik Dec 12, 11:48
New GI Joe trailer for retailiation -- (link) - Remlik Dec 12, 11:37
Over the last 5 seasons, Choo and Josh Hamilton have the same OPS. I'll take that for Drew Stubbs. -- nm - volnelk Dec 12, 11:33 7
- which is why, everyone knows who Josh Hamilton is and Choo is an afterthought. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:34 6
  - I'm not saying he should be in the MVP discussion, I'm saying I should be happy that my team got him. Reds leadoff hitters were the league's worst. - volnelk Dec 12, 11:37 5
    - Stubbs strikes out way too often and his average has fallen every year he has been in the league - amoxy Dec 12, 11:39 4
      - um, never? nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:40 1
        
        ~no, never!~ -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:40
      - They traded him yesterday for Choo. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:40 1
        
        Duh! Didn't read the article -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 11:40
Jason Reitman will be doing a live reading of "Ghostbuster". He's cast Seth Rogen, Jack Black and Rainn Wilson as the leads. - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:33
last report spoils question from last week ... - Beryllium Dec 12, 11:30 4
- aaaand now I can see it's not worth pondering anything about this show. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 11:37
- WTF kind of report was it!?! -- nm - Spawn Dec 12, 11:32 2
  - resort. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 11:34
  - The last kind. -- nm - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:33
Heh. Goodreads doesn't consider Audiobook editions when looking at stats for books or pages read -- nm - Kilbo Baggins Dec 12, 11:29
I can't tell you the number of times that I apologize to the people around me when my child cries or screams or otherwise makes a scene in public - kelly Dec 12, 11:29 30
- actually babies DO cry sometimes - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 12, 11:44
- they aren't lying. those people today were asstards. -- nm - loosi at home Dec 12, 11:41
- Did you see my FB from a few days ago! A lady actually came up to Ash -- nm - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Dec 12, 11:41 3
  - sfek. Up to Ashlee in a parking lot and asked her if she was beating Declan cause he was crying and being fussy about being put in his car seat. - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Dec 12, 11:42 1
    - *shakes head in dismay* -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:43
  - Beast Mode. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:41
- Strangers criticized your mothering skills? I would be seeing red. my friend's daughter is autistic. She's 14 and sometimes has melt downs in public - jnine Dec 12, 11:36
- i think as soon as people apologize, people really cease to be upset about something. - Andie Dec 12, 11:34 7
  - "Can't you see *my* needs are more important than your child's?" -- nm - Roger More Dec 12, 11:44
  - This time I figured, eh, everyone says I make a big deal out of stuff I shouldn't, so I'll just keep quiet. - kelly Dec 12, 11:40 4
    - I had a woman in a restaurant comment about me blowing my nose at the table. - groiny Dec 12, 11:43 2
      - you blew your nose on one of the kids, didn't you? -- nm - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:43 1
        
        I would of, had I known she commented on it. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:44
    - people are stupid. always remember that. -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 11:42
  - This. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 12, 11:35
- as long as you are not bringing him into a movie theater, or at a wake - groiny Dec 12, 11:33 12
  - It was 5-10 minutes at a restaurant. - kelly Dec 12, 11:37 11
    - Parenting is one of those things where everybody wants to look down on everybody else. It's so aggravating. - David Dec 12, 11:46
    - Now if it was your husband you'd have to worry about "someone" licking the carpet. -- nm - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:42 1
      - *blank stare* nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:43
    - oh, *hell* no. - znufrii Dec 12, 11:40 6
      - They were all old people. I'm just assuming they are cranky (and forget their kids weren't always perfect angels). - kelly Dec 12, 11:43 5
        
        ah. -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:44
        
        old people do not get off the hook because they are old. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:44 3
        
        true, but you can't really get away with punching them in response. -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:44 2
        
        Sure you can...just do it out of view of anyone else. "Your honor, bitch be alzheimy." -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 12, 11:45
        
        you should be able to run faster than them. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:45
    - this is when I would enter beast mode. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:39
- It's not necessary that you be so sensitive to others' - - - Old Antarctic Explorer Dec 12, 11:31 1
  - especially condescending fuckwads -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 12, 11:37
I wasn't playing about that cake. -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 11:27 3
- I'm sensing you want cake... - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:33 1
  - *snort!* -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 12:30
- If you can wait 2 days, there may or may not be cookies headed your way. - kelly Dec 12, 11:29
Okay, I didn't expect to see this as a pre-roll on YouTube. Kobe and Messi doing an ad for Turkish Airlines. -- (link) - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:26 [youtube] 1
- heh - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 12, 11:46
Lilo's going to jail! -- (link) - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:23 1
- Or not - at least not for another month. -- nm - CovingtonCat Dec 12, 11:43
Maz Jobrani did a killer set at a TED Talk in Doha, Qatar. -- (link) - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:20 1
- Apparently, he's a regular at TED Talks. -- (link) - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:20
I've been stalked! Unfortunately, Coolio has grabbed the package and said I'm not allowed to open it until Christmas. - Roger More Dec 12, 11:16 2
- heh. -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 11:20
- The way it should be. -- nm - Spawn Dec 12, 11:19
Poll: Do you own books you haven't read? Movies your haven't watched? Clothes you've never worn? -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 11:16 20
- dozens, dozens, no -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:44
- Yes, yes, no (books will be read within the next few months, movies - who knows?) -- nm - CovingtonCat Dec 12, 11:40
- yes, no, just a few. -- nm - loosi at home Dec 12, 11:40
- books yes, movies no, clothes a few -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 12, 11:38
- yes (way too many), yes, no -- nm - ceregon Dec 12, 11:33
- Are there such things? - Old Antarctic Explorer Dec 12, 11:32
- Yes, yes (lots), a few. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 12, 11:27
- Yes, yes, no. -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 11:23
- Yes. Yes. Yes. -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 11:21
- Yes, yes, probably. -- nm - spamlet Dec 12, 11:19
- just a couple i recently bought, no (i only own movies i love love love and repeat watch), i think just one thing i've never worn. - Andie Dec 12, 11:19
- Yes -- nm - Meg Dec 12, 11:18
- probably -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:17
- Yes to all. Books/movies in stack to enjoy, and clothes will prob wear this weekend. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 11:17
- Yes, no, yes. -- nm - Roger More Dec 12, 11:16
- Yes. Yes. Yes. -- nm - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Dec 12, 11:16 4
  - Yup -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 11:22
  - same here. -- nm - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:19
  - yesh. -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 11:17
  - This. -- nm - TFox Dec 12, 11:17
ty: My company already has that policy that we get one lump sum at FYE. - spamlet Dec 12, 11:15 5
- same here. -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:23 2
  - though if we leave, we still get the matching contributions for the portion of the year we were working (iirc) -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:24 1
    - I believe that we do as well but I don't remember. -- nm - spamlet Dec 12, 11:26
- It's becoming very popular in the industry. We've done several cost-effect forecasts for clients showing the savings they will have - decline Dec 12, 11:21 1
  - Would I rather get them as I get paid? Sure, but it's not something I'm getting all pitchfork-y about. -- nm - spamlet Dec 12, 11:28
Fed lowers growth forecast for 2013, but also believes unemployment rate will be below its original estimate. -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 11:14
University of Iowa is First Public Institution to Ask Applicants About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity -- (link) - MDH Dec 12, 11:13
Hell on Wheels officially renewed, with new showrunner John Wirth (V, Falling Skies, T:SCC) -- (link) - MDH Dec 12, 11:11 4
- Sweet! -- nm - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Dec 12, 11:24
- I watched the first two episodes and gave up. Worth going back to?\ -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 11:12 2
  - Hell yes! - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Dec 12, 11:16
  - IMO no. I gave up during season 1. It moved at a glacial pace. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 11:12
What are you reading ? -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 11:08 24
- Galilee by Clive Barker -- nm - CovingtonCat Dec 12, 11:38
- Aristotle -- Poetics - Old Antarctic Explorer Dec 12, 11:33
- Still finishing my big book of Roald Dahl stories, also Land of Lincoln by Andrew Ferguson. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 12, 11:24 1
  - Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl is one of the *many* titles on my "own but not read" list. -- nm - TFox Dec 12, 11:25
- The Twelve. nm - Dignan Dec 12, 11:21
- Explorers House: National Geographic and the World it Made (the history of the National Geographic Society) -- (link) - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:18
- still working on the last 2 issues of EW and the last 3 issues of O. -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 11:15 4
  - Relatedly, we started a trial of NextIssue yesterday. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:15 3
    - ooh...what's that? -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 11:18 2
      - Go to NextIssue.com and check it out. Basically, a monthly subscription gets you about 75 magazine subscriptions. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:19 1
        
        that path would lead to madness for me. Madness. (but sounds pretty cool.) -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 11:20
- i need to get Telegraph Avenue -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 12, 11:15
- "The Third Gate" Lincoln Child -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 11:12
- Martin Cruz Smith: Stalin's Ghost and Smiley's How to make Corn Likkur -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 11:11
- Let's Pretend This Never Happened, Jenny Lawson. -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 11:11
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  - Are you reading Cussler in any order? - MDH Dec 12, 11:12
- "Death in the City of Light" by David King -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 11:10
- re-reading Cold Days by Jim Butcher. Fear Index by Robert Harris up next -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:10
- (tangential) I'm not big on New Year's Resolutions, but I need to read more in 2013 than I did in 2012 -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 11:09 2
  - According to Goodreads I only read 11 books this year. That doesn't seem right -- nm - Kilbo Baggins Dec 12, 11:13 1
    - Although one of them was that huge King book so maybe that's what took so long -- nm - Kilbo Baggins Dec 12, 11:16
- rereading Snuff, by Terry Pratchett -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:09
- Just finished Mad River and I'm reading The Twelve now -- nm - Kilbo Baggins Dec 12, 11:09
I have holds on the following 5 DVDs at the library. Which one has the most people waiting? (hint, the number is 80) - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:08 10
- John Carter, of course. -- nm - spamlet Dec 12, 11:12 1
  - #2 with 52 holds. I wonder if there's inverse correlation with box office. -- nm - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:13
- Bourne -- nm - znufrii Dec 12, 11:11 1
  - #4 with 35 holds. -- nm - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:12
- Moonrise Kingdom -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:10 1
  - Ding! Ding! #1 with 80 holds. -- nm - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:12
- Dark Shadows. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:09 1
  - #5 with 30 holds. -- nm - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:12
- mib3 -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:09 1
  - #3 with 36 holds. -- nm - Mop (187 lbs) Dec 12, 11:12
David : Choo is the least exciting .381 OBP player in existence. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:08 10
- I'd rather have that then the most exciting .335 OBP guy in baseball. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:09 9
  - that has worked real well for Cleveland the last few years. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:10 7
    - You of all people are not going to argue that it's the fault of their best player. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:11 6
      - he is a perfect example of a good complimentary player. - groiny Dec 12, 11:15
      - no, but while he has good numbers, they are mostly empty. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:13 4
        
        Career OPS+ of 132 indicates he is a stud. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:15 3
        
        meh. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:19 2
        
        All of your baseball posts are terrible. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:23 1
        
        there are probably 6-10 right fielders I would take before him. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 11:25
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Sitwap? Indiana high school girls team wins game 107-2 -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 12, 11:07 1
- Uhm, your IM is untrue. -- nm - Spawn Dec 12, 11:08
I don't really want this, not really... -- (link) - Melkor Profit Dec 12, 11:05 2
- Dude, you probably know this, but you are good people. - TFox Dec 12, 11:15
- get the whole collection, would go great with the star wars nativity scene -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 11:10
*kills amoxy* -- nm - Iron Man Dec 12, 11:05 4
- Why? -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 11:08 3
  - Because you side with the Mandarin. - Iron Man Dec 12, 11:10 2
    - Am I supposed to know what you are talking about? - amoxy Dec 12, 11:11 1
      - Mandarin is the villain in Iron Man 3. -- nm - Spawn Dec 12, 11:19

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