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- That fast? -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 10:50 3
  - not really. - groiny Apr 1, 10:51 2
    - I meant for Sabathia -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 10:51 1
      - A few mph slower than normal. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 10:55
- sounds about right. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:49 5
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    - yeah, but it is also early. See where he is in May. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:53 3
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        which is even more reason to give it some time. - groiny Apr 1, 10:55
      - Diamondbacks. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 10:54
Rizzo!! -- nm - pmb Apr 1, 10:48 4
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  - I would not say that. - groiny Apr 1, 10:50 2
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      - would you rather pitch to him or Soriano? - groiny Apr 1, 10:54
speaking of garage sales, our garage sales in the last two years have been friday and saturday. like, - amanda Apr 1, 10:47 3
- one Summer I took half days off on Friday mornings to garage sale hunt - office co-workers had a blast coming to see my finds when I got to work after - JenBro Apr 1, 10:50
- that reminds me, yard sale season is coming soon, if it hasn't started already... - znufrii Apr 1, 10:49
- that makes *no* sense. -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 10:48
LIR: Krusty. Apparently you can also mine for bitcoins but even that seems so bizarre -- (link) - oblique Apr 1, 10:47 1
- I heard about that but I didn't look into it much. Thanks for this. -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 10:48
Didn't feel like watching Walking Dead last night, so I watched 3 hrs of Breakout Kings Season 2 instead -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 10:46
Fashionista poll! What colours should you *never* wear? -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 10:42 15
- white...orange -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 11:03
- My answer: "As if *I* would know!" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 10:53
- Orange, and pastel lime green -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 1, 10:52
- Brown. I literally look like sh*t in brown -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 10:47
- yellow -- nm - Epiphany Apr 1, 10:47 2
  - yellow is not easy to wear. -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 10:48 1
    - as long as you are rocking a tan. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:50
- orange, I guess. some greens. -- nm - zork Apr 1, 10:47
- white pants! -- nm - Jovian Apr 1, 10:46
- white. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:45
- pretty much anything except blues, grays and blacks. -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 10:44
- pink, white pants, purple anything. -- nm - CQ Apr 1, 10:44
- yellow. green. blue. orange. true pinks. off white. (I look terrible in pretty much everything.) -- nm - amanda Apr 1, 10:43
- Green, but I wear it anyway -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 10:43
- beige, pale pastels. i am too fair skinned, i need darker colours for contrast or i look like a bland blonde blob. -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 10:43
2 questions from Game of Thrones last night (spoils) - Jovian Apr 1, 10:42 1
- spoils - groiny Apr 1, 10:43
Pretty good at bat by JBJ -- nm - CQ Apr 1, 10:38 4
- Jon Bon Jovi? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:41 2
  - He gives love a bad name -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 10:53
  - CQ is lovin' on a player -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 10:42
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Walking Dead Question from last night (spoils) - amoxy Apr 1, 10:38 1
- he (spoils) - groiny Apr 1, 10:42
Ika (com), are we pulling unforged troops from LUX? -- nm - Stephen Apr 1, 10:35 2
- what's the situation? - Mel Profit Apr 1, 10:48 1
  - Right, the battle for LUX. I noticed someone (Dignan I think) saying their Forge was running out so they were going to pull their troops. - Stephen Apr 1, 10:51
Is your smartphone killing your creativity? -- (link) - oblique Apr 1, 10:31
Sobering article about how much data is left on phones after wiping them -- (link) - oblique Apr 1, 10:29
Also, I was very pleased to see one of the better actors from the (very underrated) The Thing remake/prequel, get a plum role in Game of Thrones -- nm - Jovian Apr 1, 10:24
Happy B-Day Max! *wonders what outfit Pixie will wear as he presses play on the boom box* -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 10:23
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- I...don't know what this is and I'm probably thankful for that. -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 10:38
- "foul play isn't suspected" uhhh.... what? 3 people are dead -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 10:25 4
  - car accident? -- nm - CQ Apr 1, 10:26 3
    - ohhh ... I missed that I guess -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 10:34
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      - not related and you don't care - just found out my next door neighbor just had his 4th DUI and is going to jail 2 to 10 years - Epiphany Apr 1, 10:48
Bryce Harper is on a pace for 600 HR's -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 10:22 5
- There's no way he keeps that up. - prayformojo Apr 1, 10:25 1
  - Cynic! -- nm - David Apr 1, 10:27
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  - *gloats* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:25 1
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Funny, Vudu. Funny -- (link) - oblique Apr 1, 10:20
The Chiefs are bringing in Geno Smith for a workout today... - amoxy Apr 1, 10:19 1
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Drones will delivery newspapers in France -- (link) - oblique Apr 1, 10:16 1
- You are two days late on your bill, you have 30 seconds to pay or I will bomb your house -- nm - Drone 43745 Apr 1, 10:20
My favorite name in baseball right now is Rubby De La Rosa. Rubby is an awesome name. -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 10:16 3
- it's no rusty kuntz. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:16
- Is that Roo-by or Rub-by? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 10:16 1
  - Rub-by, there are two b's so that's how I think it should be pronouced. - Krusty Apr 1, 10:18
so - for lunch? an uncle ben's santa fe style rice pouch with white chicken chili poured over it does not a Qdoba Mexican Gumbo make ... but not bad. -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 10:15 2
- wegman's harvest salad. mmmm, wegman's salad. -- nm - amanda Apr 1, 10:38
- Got some leftover Easter feast. Glazed ham, quiche and middle_carne's famous guac and chips -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 10:20
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- Lay off, he placed 25th in the MVP ballot four years ago! -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 10:18
- I loved that 3 Tenors thing he did. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 10:15
- "This guy here is dead." -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:14
you know what sucks? when one of your Rock Band guitars breaks. - groiny Apr 1, 10:13 2
- Got mine at garage sale FWIW -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 1, 10:28 1
  - yeah, not too many garage sales here in April. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:28
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs! -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:12 2
- my favorite book as a kid. - znufrii Apr 1, 10:13 1
  - not a good one, anyway. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:13
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- An 88mph change-up. - Will Hunting Apr 1, 10:13 14
  - It arrives at the batter before it leaves the pitcher's hand? -- nm - TWuG Apr 1, 10:19 2
    - "Back .. to the Dugout" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 10:48
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  - Or, as most people call it, a fastball. -- nm - David Apr 1, 10:14 10
    - Add up my totals, m'kay? -- nm - Jamie Moyer Apr 1, 10:14 9
      - 73? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:15 8
        
        Okay, fine, let me throw another. - Jamie Moyer Apr 1, 10:16 7
        
        85? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:17 6
        
        *retires* -- nm - Jamie Moyer Apr 1, 10:17 5
        
        I hope somebody signs him this year. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:19 4
        
        I think last year was it...he bounced a few times and got lit up at AAA...so he's probably finally done. - Will Hunting Apr 1, 10:23 2
        
        I'll be curious to see how many HOF votes he gets. never a "great" pitcher but longevity adds up in the win column etc. - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:25 1
        
        He should maybe get 1 or 2 just for being an awesome story...but if guys like Kevin Brown didn't see Year 2 on the ballot, he shouldn't get much - Will Hunting Apr 1, 10:30
        
        (besides the Os, I should add.) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:21
My gf just asked if they were booing Lou Pinella. Hahaha. I said they're chanting, "Lou. Lou." -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 10:09 6
- They chant "Lou. Lou." for canucks games (Luongo). Always sounds like booing when I hear it on TV. - Beryllium Apr 1, 10:20
- one time I saw Dilated Peoples play in San Fran - con_carne Apr 1, 10:17
- hehe. Love this. I asked this same exact question to my father at my first Yankee game, well over 30 years ago -- nm - Jovian Apr 1, 10:17
- "I was saying Lou-urns." -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:11 1
  - My gf just laughed out loud and clapped at this reply. Well done. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 10:11
- I was booing -- nm - CQ Apr 1, 10:11
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- Sorry Sith Lords...we did this to you first. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 1, 10:11
- I have to watch this game listening to Michael Kay. ugh -- nm - CQ Apr 1, 10:08 1
  - The ultimate in, do I want a victory or not? - Will Hunting Apr 1, 10:17
- They've done it before. It's awesome. -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 10:08
LYC: My son sold off some DS games and cashed in his $20 gamestop card to pick up Bioshock: Infinite on xbox this weekend. His net outlay? $3 - oblique Apr 1, 10:04 16
- sounds like he learned his dad's mad frugal skillz -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 10:14 4
  - This was after he sold his 3DS and some games to his sister for like $70 -- nm - oblique Apr 1, 10:15 1
    - did he throw in a bridge too? (sis got robbed.) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:16
  - cheap bastard! -- nm - groiny si Apr 1, 10:14 1
    - now now - there's nothing wrong with creative recycling -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 10:16
- I've been looking for deals so that I can buy it for Krusty. -- nm - David Apr 1, 10:06 10
  - I don't know what to say. - Krusty Apr 1, 10:15 2
    - screw you, you yankee lover. - tRuMaN Apr 1, 10:29 1
      - :-) - Krusty Apr 1, 10:39
  - Well, depending on how fast my son finishes it... -- nm - oblique Apr 1, 10:08 6
    - I guarantee he's going to want to play it twice. There is an M. Night Shyamalan quality to it. -- nm - David Apr 1, 10:09 5
      - I watched him for a little bit (and my dad was with us this weekend also) and I was surprised at how much we had to "coach" him through this type of - oblique Apr 1, 10:12
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        There's nothing to explain and it's not spoilerish. The point is that after knowing the ending, you'll want to play again to appreciate it. -- nm - David Apr 1, 10:28
      - that's... not good. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 10:10 1
        
        (In a *good* M. Night way.) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 1, 11:00
Is HBO making it clear that Season 3 of Game of Thrones is the first half of book 3? -- nm - Inigo Apr 1, 10:00 7
- No, but I thought they would need to start doing that. - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 1, 10:07
- I don't know. But there are a couple of events that will make good fodder for the season ender. -- nm - TWuG Apr 1, 10:06
- We had this debate last night. I wish the series would show which book was being adapted that season. - David Apr 1, 10:06 4
  - gives them the freedom to move scenes around this way, to streamline the storytelling for tv. -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 10:07 3
    - Kim was surprised by (spoilers) - David Apr 1, 10:08 2
      - Spoils - TWuG Apr 1, 10:12
      - I haven't read the books, so I wouldn't know one way or the other. - znufrii Apr 1, 10:11
TWD. I'm pretty sure I saw the same zombie killed twice in the second to last episode. spoils - CQ Apr 1, 09:55 5
- oh - they mentioned that on talking dead ... they were twins -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 10:17 2
  - isn't that convenient -- nm - CQ Apr 1, 10:19 1
    - Dude - totally not serious -- nm - JenBro Apr 1, 10:21
- I am pretty sure they all shopped at Wal Mart down there. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:04 1
  - It's the hair that gives it away. That zombie had some awesome locks -- nm - CQ Apr 1, 10:07
And I love the booing of Youkilis. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 09:53
Wait, you mean the sequester didn't mean long lines and cancelled flights at the airports? We were promised this! -- (link) - spamlet Apr 1, 09:52 11
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  - the unmanned small airport control towers aught to worry everyone a great deal. - Epiphany Apr 1, 10:52
  - If only there was technology that allowed meetings to occur over long distances and avoid travel costs :) -- nm - oblique Apr 1, 10:05 1
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- shocked face? they all look like they're whistling. -- nm - colin Apr 1, 09:56
- It definitely means the goverment is delaying contracts. :( -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 09:55 3
  - I agree that there are some aspects that affect people (including here). - spamlet Apr 1, 09:57 2
    - is that really surprising, though\? the claims were scare tactics. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 09:59 1
      - It would be to some here. -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 10:02
Oh, Joba. That mustache is awful. Looks like a dead caterpillar on his lip. -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 09:52
Word. -- nm - Jim Apr 1, 09:52

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