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I broke down and got some of those yellow dish washing gloves. My hands were beat up from doing dishes. All I need is an apron and - CQ Mar 28, 13:03 9
- I'm trying to imagine how that's possible. The closest to harm my hands get from doing the dishes is the occasional cut on a knife or blender blade. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 28, 13:11 1
  - The amount of effin dishes I do is mind boggling -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 13:12
- You know, I use one of these on everything and barely get my hands wet. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Mar 28, 13:08 2
  - LOL @ men trading dish cleaning tool advice -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 13:51
  - got one of those too. meh -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 13:10
- I did the same 3-4 months ago because I was getting really bad rashes on my hands - amoxy Mar 28, 13:07 1
  - I'm getting cuts by the ends of my thumbnails. Pain in the ass -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 13:09
- Your wife will think you're extra hot. -- nm - tl Mar 28, 13:04 1
  - oooh, there's a Bob Ross cooking Apron!? That'll turn her on for sure -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 13:08
Interesting. Jarome Iginla rejected the Bruins, and forced the trade to the Penguins. -- nm - David Mar 28, 12:58
Obama finds common ground with GOP on Medicare cuts, that will later be used by the GOP to attack Democrats on "stealing money from seniors" - znufrii Mar 28, 12:58
Last night, I did the same jogging thing I did last week, 8 sets of run 60/walk 90 seconds.... - Will Hunting Mar 28, 12:41 12
- *grumble grumble* - kelly Mar 28, 13:05
- did you factor in the wind resistance with your gigantic head? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 12:54
- well done! I am still staying off my foot. -- nm - loosilu Mar 28, 12:52
- that's such a cool idea! I never would have thought of a run60/walk90 split - cool idea! -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 12:51
- iirc the whole point in running is to maintain an increased and sustained heart rate, I might suggest brisk walking where you break a sweat but aren't - zeitgeist Mar 28, 12:46 4
  - The Galloway Method even for marathoners is with walk breaks, and there's thousands (if not millions) that do this. - JaxSean Mar 28, 13:15
  - Yeah, it seems like all the science coming out lately says that quick sprints are better for weight loss and building endurance. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 28, 13:09
  - the intervals work to build up longer times. -- nm - Andie Mar 28, 13:04
  - I think his heart rate is sustained if his intervals are that tight ? -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 12:52
- keep doing it. Gonna knock those minutes off soon enough and imo times are effin nonsense. Awesome job -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 12:44
- jeez, even groiny could probably outrun you. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 28, 12:42 1
  - I could never run distance with my asthma but now even my sprinting is 98% gone. - Will Hunting Mar 28, 12:44
Andie and I definitely need more people playing Happy Street... - Kim Pine Mar 28, 12:40 17
- If this is on Facebook, send me a request thingy -- nm - con_carne Mar 28, 12:58
- guess what shirt I'm wearing today -- nm - zork Mar 28, 12:41 1
  - Awww. :) -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 28, 12:49
- what is it exactly? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 28, 12:41 13
  - the closest you'll get to Animal Crossing (but still not quite the same) - Kim Pine Mar 28, 12:47 10
    - (I mean, wiggie and Kelly totally ought to be playing for sure.) -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 28, 12:53 5
      - Wait, what is this? -- nm - kelly Mar 28, 13:05 2
        
        Oh, it's a city? Eh. - kelly Mar 28, 13:06 1
        
        it sounds simplistic but it is friggin' addictive. - Andie Mar 28, 13:09
      - Stop bullying through peer pressure! -- nm - David Mar 28, 12:55 1
        
        Stop yelling at Kim!! - Epiphany Mar 28, 13:02
    - Don't encourage me when I'm teasing you. -- nm - David Mar 28, 12:51 3
      - i missed my subway stop the other day because of it. - Andie Mar 28, 12:52 2
        
        Must get more flooz! -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 28, 12:52 1
        
        my new strategy on that is - Andie Mar 28, 12:53
  - binary crack -- nm - David Mar 28, 12:42 1
    - yeah, i have a problem. -- nm - Andie Mar 28, 12:50
I knew my INXS inspired Google Glass entry wasn't going to make it. I should have said I was going to "cut a bitch" -- (link) - oblique Mar 28, 12:39
"The Detroit Tigers will start their AL title defense without a set closer after optioning rookie reliever Bruce Rondon to Triple-A Toledo on Thursday -- nm - David Mar 28, 12:37 2
- Jim, if you take me out to turn the game over to these schlubs, I'm signing with the Yankees 100% guaranteed. -- nm - Justin Verlander Mar 28, 12:43
- Bullpen by committee! I remember when the Sox did this. It's a wonderful idea. -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 12:39
6 bizarre ways to stop yourself from masturbating -- (link) - Beaker Mar 28, 12:37 7
- why on earth would you want to stop masturbating? -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 12:46 4
  - job interviews -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 28, 12:47 3
    - really though, that's *delaying* masturbating - oblique Mar 28, 12:47 2
      - yeah, I was uh coming to that in a moment -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 28, 12:49 1
        
        *rimshot* -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 28, 12:58
- no -- nm - Don Homer Mar 28, 12:39
- Ha. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Mar 28, 12:39
bb-ing was rough today. good thoughts to everyone needing them! -- nm - b. Mar 28, 12:37
Student groups at Catholic universities told to stop handing out condoms. -- (link) - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Mar 28, 12:36
5 factors that secretly influence how much you like a movie -- (link) - Beaker Mar 28, 12:36 2
- I assume "tits" counts for two? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 12:38 1
  - that's not a secret. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 28, 12:38
Interesting deep dive follow-up to the article posted earlier about the Spamhaus DOS attacks -- (link) - oblique Mar 28, 12:32 1
- There's also a good piece on Gizmodo about it, but I don't have the URL handy -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 12:37
Wreck-It Ralph blu-ray on sale at Amazon, $17.99 (about $10 off)... -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 28, 12:28
I'm not saying the Bioshock Infinite story is bad and I'm probably less than halfway through but - timPhone Mar 28, 12:28 12
- There is a connection to the first Bioshock ive been told -- nm - eag Mar 28, 13:08
- It's definitely intentionally complex. It's a lot more than just "guy goes to floating city to rescue/kidnap a girl". -- nm - Ender Mar 28, 12:31
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- It's an A for gameplay so far though for sure. Difficult enough without being unfair (like Borderlands 2). -- nm - timPhone Mar 28, 12:29 6
  - What difficulty are you playing on? I'm on Medium and the only times I've really died have been when I did something stupid. - Ender Mar 28, 12:33 5
    - Can you jump off the sides? I haven't tried that yet. -- nm - David Mar 28, 12:42 2
      - *spoils* - Ender Mar 28, 13:19
      - Not if there's a rail, yes to open areas. -- nm - timPhone Mar 28, 12:43
    - Normal, but admittedly I am bad at FPS games. I've died a fair amount but nothing that's made me rage. -- nm - timPhone Mar 28, 12:35 1
      - I suppose I would have died a lot more if I hadn't focused on upgrading the shield right from the start. -- nm - Ender Mar 28, 12:39
- wow. Of everything about it, the story is the part I heard most people gushing about in general -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 12:29 1
  - I think I left off right before a key plot point but I'm hopeful it starts tying together soon. -- nm - timPhone Mar 28, 12:30
Is it wrong that I saw this and immediately thought -- (link) - oblique Mar 28, 12:28
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- Well, it definetly has a hard time feeling like baseball season when it still feels like football weather. - Will Hunting Mar 28, 12:28 2
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    - I don't recall the wind being this consistent here ever. - Will Hunting Mar 28, 12:31
- Me also. There just doesn't seem to be that much buzz going on -- nm - amoxy Mar 28, 12:27 3
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    - I am giddy with excitement and The Sox and Marlins are gonna finish last in their respective divisions. -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 12:34 1
      - The Marlins might finish last in their AAA farm team's division. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 12:36
SimCity talks 2.0 update -- (link) - oblique Mar 28, 12:21 3
- c/p? -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 12:22 2
  - here - oblique Mar 28, 12:22 1
    - thx -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 12:36
Interesting. Unreal 3 gaming engine is coming to the web -- (link) - oblique Mar 28, 12:20
SI's projected MLB team standings -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 28, 12:20 12
- so strange seeing the Astros listed in the American League -- nm - zork Mar 28, 12:36
- Yeah, I'd be shocked if the AL East turns out that.... segmented. - Will Hunting Mar 28, 12:29 3
  - I'm all for the Red Sox being firmly in the bottom though. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 28, 12:30 2
    - October 1st, you could tell me just about anything combination of the standings other than Boston in 1st place and I'd buy it. - Will Hunting Mar 28, 12:32 1
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- If the Royals break .500, I'll eat my hat. -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 28, 12:29 2
  - *notarized* Okay, deal. ;) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 28, 12:30 1
    - *orders a hat-shaped birthday cake just in case* -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 28, 12:33
- Last season SI had the Nats winning 80 games. When they got to 80 in the season, I just smiled. -- nm - MDH Mar 28, 12:25 1
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- To a degree yes, but degree matters. -- nm - pmb Mar 28, 12:20 2
  - Politics in Western countries usually involves coalition governments, and their parties make no bones about the fact that - con_carne Mar 28, 12:30
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This will be a tough level in Candy Crush. Level 153, where you have to have 2 Candy Bombs next to each other - amoxy Mar 28, 12:18
Understatement alert! In an email I just wrote, I described Alan Moore as "a bit prickly." -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 28, 12:14
Can I get an opinion on which way is best to label something? - ceregon Mar 28, 12:14 10
- Ordered pairs. (1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (2,1), ... , (4,4) -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 28, 12:17 3
  - there's actually 4 classes at each level: reading, writing, listening, speaking -- nm - ceregon Mar 28, 12:18 2
    - Ordered 4-tuples then! :) -- nm - Was Bar Was Mar 28, 12:19 1
      - R1-S1-L1-W5 - Beryllium Mar 28, 12:27
- Level 1.5 -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 12:15 2
  - I dropped that one because there'd actually be a 1.25, 1.33, 1.5, 1.67 and 1.75 -- nm - ceregon Mar 28, 12:16 1
    - Level 1+ -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 12:20
- Grimwold place -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 12:15
- Level 1A -- nm - amoxy Mar 28, 12:15
- Bieber Level -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 12:15
FOUR DAY WEEKEND STARTS NOW!!! -- nm - Beaker Mar 28, 12:10 8
- *yearns for a cookie* - Diva Mar 28, 12:12 7
  - per im, I am back tomorrow morning...maybe tonight -- nm - Beaker Mar 28, 12:15 1
    - whenever you can make it will be grand. -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 12:16
  - *goes into the fridge and takes a few Nutter Butters out to eat* -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 12:13 4
    - *nom nom nom nom. brief smiley sneer at Diva. nom nom nom nom. -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 12:14 3
      - I don't want none of yo nasty-ass fake sugary-assed peanut butter cookies no how heffa. -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 12:15 2
        
        *opens up a sleeve of thin mints* he he he he nom nom nom nom -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 12:33 1
        
        curse you! and your playtex living gloves!! -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 13:05
An emotional Wayne LaPierre Honors Victims Of Background Checks -- (link) - amoxy Mar 28, 12:09
SC5 note - tRuMaN Mar 28, 12:08
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- You mean Zen Master Phil Jackson. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 28, 12:11
By the way, I totally forgot to say: WAINWRIGHT!!!!!!!! -- nm - Jim Mar 28, 12:08 13
- I always advise giving $100 million to guys coming off of Tommy John surgery. - David Mar 28, 12:16 10
  - he's not "coming off" Tommy John...he's a year removed... -- nm - Jim Mar 28, 12:34 6
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    - Like Chris Carpenter had been! -- nm - David Mar 28, 12:36 4
      - Good try, but Carp's done because of a shoulder, not an elbow. -- nm - Jim Mar 28, 12:44 3
        
        You know who was perfectly healthy that you guys were too cheap to extend? - David Mar 28, 12:46
        
        I'm sure his shoulder issues are a direct result of him overcompensating from elbow concerns. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 12:44 1
        
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    - We won't know for sure for another six days. - David Mar 28, 12:27 1
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  - He's got his money now, he can phone it in. 12-12 with a 5.35 era -- nm - CQ Mar 28, 12:12
homophobic com? -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 12:08
Mop, you have a FWP, but FML -- nm - amoxy Mar 28, 12:08
I would like for my back to stop hurting now, kthxbye! -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 12:08 3
- Ice..Heat..Ice..heat..Ice..Heat -- nm - amoxy Mar 28, 12:15
- Ive had tendonitis in my knee for like a week now -- nm - eag Mar 28, 12:13
- Ex. Er. Cise. -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 12:08
"As @JasonLaCanfora reported, Patriots have agreement with WR Michael Jenkins" -- nm - Beaker Mar 28, 12:08
I'm betting Havens had made that 1 email = drink deal with certain people back in the day -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 12:06

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