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I am now the proud owner of two shares of AAPL and ten shares of DIS - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:47 3
- Good on you. I love to see people taking charge of their investments. -- nm - Was Bar Was Apr 1, 11:51 1
  - I rolled over my former employer's 401(k) to my IRA - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:55
- Damn 1%er! -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 11:48
David, you have BOP mail. - JaxSean Apr 1, 11:38
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David Wright on pace to steal 324 bases. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 11:29 8
- I'm from the Earl Weaver camp on this. Stealing just not worth it in most cases. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 11:32 6
  - You might be biased from a few seasons of bad baserunning by the O's. - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 1, 11:57
  - base stealing is like hitting on a woman...sometimes you get away with it...other times not -- nm - budice Apr 1, 11:35 3
    - Whoa -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 11:35 2
      - hitting ON. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 11:54 1
        
        hah. Thanks. I would've just assumed it was a wifebeater joke. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 11:56
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- *knee snaps* -- nm - budice Apr 1, 11:30
Hey ladies, want to help me with something? I am looking for examples of shorter hairstyles that will look good on someone with a round face. - kelly Apr 1, 11:28 3
- have you tried Pinterest? I can't see it from here, but I'm pretty sure there are entire boards -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 11:56
- I googled this up. -- (link) - amanda Apr 1, 11:52 1
  - i like the blonde Rose McGowan cut there. -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 11:56
Lesson I need to learn quickly: finding an empty car on a crowded train does not mean you got lucky. - ty97 Apr 1, 11:27 17
- I learned this lesson about 15 years ago... - Mel Profit Apr 1, 11:48
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- It could also have no A/C or heat. No A/C in the subway is a torture that no person should have to endure. - Krusty Apr 1, 11:45 2
  - My mother tells tales of commuting on the 6 from 42nd to Castle Hill in the late 60s/early 70s in the days of no A/C. In summer. - ty97 Apr 1, 11:58
  - *shudder* -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 11:46
- You and I must have different defintions of "empty". -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 11:34 5
  - Agreed. Empty means NO OTHER GOD-DAMNED PEOPLE. - Beryllium Apr 1, 11:58 1
    - you should see what I call an "empty" interstate. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 11:59
  - in NYC, depending on the time of day, "empty" can mean any car with at least 1 free seat... -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 11:42 2
    - I would call it empty if half the seats were free. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 11:57
    - That is "open". Or empty seat! -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 11:43
- Repost -- (link) - con_carne Apr 1, 11:33 2
  - These are great -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 11:59
  - I thought of this as soon as I read ty's post -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:48
- the first thing you need to ask yourself upon finding an empty car is why is it empty. - znufrii Apr 1, 11:28 2
  - Because they were saving me a seat, right? - ty97 Apr 1, 11:32
  - what a newb -- nm - Epiphany Apr 1, 11:28
When all you guys talk about IKA, it makes me think that EVE Online with it's giant battles and alliances is like IKA except in space - oblique Apr 1, 11:25 4
- Yeah, there are some similarities. - Dignan Apr 1, 11:48
- That's about right and... - Mel Profit Apr 1, 11:36 2
  - Yeah, I was just reading that article which is what prompted my post. Some guy warped into the wrong place - oblique Apr 1, 11:39 1
    - The numbers they were talking about did make me laugh... - Mel Profit Apr 1, 11:50
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- *runs around screaming in panic until slamming into the wall* -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 11:27 2
  - Careful, you'll experience tightness in your elbow if you keep that up -- nm - prayformojo Apr 1, 11:29
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- I'm in the old school camp on this, but I've always felt going slowly with young pitchers is (e.g., limiting pitches) is counter-productive. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 11:25 2
  - That's not really old school. - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 1, 11:38
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Yes, I owe the comment jar but couldn't resist sharing this. Couple lost overnight in Holy Jim Canyon, a local hiking trail....comments include... - Meg Apr 1, 11:21 2
- Ha. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 11:36
- hee -- nm - Epiphany Apr 1, 11:22
"Former Liberian President Moses Blah Has Died" - President Blah? Pull my other leg. *checks wikipedia* Oh, uh. Nevermind. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 11:17 1
- Just wait until Goodluck Jonathan dies. nm - Dignan Apr 1, 11:50
This San Fran mansion has a sex room doesn't it -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 1, 11:17
Oh... did I mention my mom is in a hospital for a ten-day mental eval yesterday? And how was your Easter? -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:14 7
- Good thoughts for her and your family. -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 11:32
- Best wishes to her and your family. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 11:26
- :( I hope she gets better soon -- nm - Epiphany Apr 1, 11:25
- So sorry to hear it...best wishes. -- nm - Meg Apr 1, 11:18
- whoa....what brought that on? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 11:18 1
  - She keeps a lot of things to herself... the love of her life and her brother-in-law died too young in the past 18mos... some other stuff - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:30
- best wishes to her. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 1, 11:15
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- Anytime you can jump at the chance to hire a 4th place manager in your division, you have to go for it. - Will Hunting Apr 1, 11:14
I really need to get out and walk today...do I go to the mall - or - the park/beach - or ? -- nm - Meg Apr 1, 11:12 2
- park. buy yourself a frozen yogurt -- nm - Epiphany Apr 1, 11:22
- Do you want to be around people or nature? - Mel Profit Apr 1, 11:14
Oh and more Game of Thrones speculation (spoils!) - Jovian Apr 1, 11:02 4
- spoils - ceregon Apr 1, 11:05
- Considering Stannis wrote about that topic in an early season episode, I can't.... (Spoils) - Name Withheld By Request Apr 1, 11:04 2
  - yeah (spoil) - decline Apr 1, 11:08 1
    - spoils - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 1, 11:49
I love this version of Google Maps -- (link) - marcel Apr 1, 11:01
This Sox-Yanks game is a regular schadenfreude-fest for Jays fans. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 1, 11:01 22
- This team is a smack in the face to Yankee fans. -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 11:06 21
  - why, specifically? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 11:07 20
    - I get that they need to prepare to get under this stupid cap but they're not building a team that's built for - Krusty Apr 1, 11:14 11
      - you cannot possibly mantain the level of play, as players get older - groiny Apr 1, 11:17 7
        
        Clearly they need to double their ticket prices and spend even more. - Spawn Apr 1, 11:36
        
        My issue is with the moves they've made or not made over the last few years. I don't think they've done well in preparing for the coming loss of and - Krusty Apr 1, 11:29
        
        Well, we'll see what Pineda turns out to be...that deal could easily be a steal. - Will Hunting Apr 1, 11:18 4
        
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        hence, why I said "yet" nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 11:20
        
        When's he due back? Didn't realize until just this weekend that he wasn't starting the season fully rehabbed. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 1, 11:20
      - (I think you mean Red Sox fans) -- nm - TFox Apr 1, 11:15 2
        
        Right, forgot they rip you bitches off worse than us. Just a buck or two but it's still ridiculous. If it wasn't for Dawson I'd go to maybe two - Krusty Apr 1, 11:19 1
        
        *can't be predicted* -- nm - Krusty Apr 1, 11:20
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      - you have 3 starters hurt, what do you expect? - groiny Apr 1, 11:11 6
        
        4 -- Tex, Jeter, Arod, Granderson. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 11:16 2
        
        They knew Arod was out for quite some time. - groiny Apr 1, 11:17 1
        
        Until he gets hurt....which we know will happen becuase he is what he is. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 11:18
        
        I think the "you didn't have extra money for Russell Wilson, but trade for Vernon Wells" argument has some play. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 1, 11:14 2
        
        They saw Russell Wilson try to hit in the Rockies organization and wisely chose not to pay him. - Will Hunting Apr 1, 11:15 1
        
        Bah. Phooey. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 1, 11:16
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- Hoppa? -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:16
- Good lord. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 11:13
- ML is a big fan of Canadian politics. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 11:12
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- LOL. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 11:04 1
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The White Stripes to reform, with Tilda Swinton on drums -- (link) - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 10:59 11
- I love that the idea isn't so implausible as to be immediately dismissed as an April Fools... -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 11:21 8
  - I didn't even click. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 11:28
  - crud. I forgot about that. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 1, 11:23 1
    - *points and laughs at you* -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 11:32
  - agreed -- nm - Epiphany Apr 1, 11:23
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    - it`s like you know nothing about Tilda Swinton. :) -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 11:25
    - c'mon. you know for a second you wanted to believe it was actually true... - znufrii Apr 1, 11:25 1
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- She's making a run at Bill Murray for Most Fun with Celebrity. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 1, 11:05
- Have Tilda Swinton and James France ever met? Because they should. - Andie Apr 1, 11:01
I look bad in light gray, beige, light pastels, and most shades of orange. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 10:58
stephen... - Mel Profit Apr 1, 10:57 4
- It, I believe, was more of a concern over damage points. - Stephen Apr 1, 11:05 3
  - WarMachine's forge ran out at abour 2am. Did not think it wouyld be an issue as newer/forged troops usually take to the front line. - WarMachine Apr 1, 11:38
  - I'm less worried about the Damage from Unforged Troops than... - Mel Profit Apr 1, 11:13
  - non ammo troops that have been in there since forever will probably sit forever as the game is usually last squad in is first to the front - zeitgeist Apr 1, 11:11
Groiny, if the Cubs suck as much as we expect them to, there's no reason to pitch around anyone. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 10:56 3
- not so much to walk him intentionally, just no need to lay anything in there for him. - groiny Apr 1, 10:58 2
  - If Soriano can come close to last year it's a less appealing choice. - pmb Apr 1, 11:32
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Repost for the Monday crew: Please help with a school project - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 10:55 20
- Pretty lame Aprils Fool's joke. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 11:31
- Sorry, I don't belong to any so I can't help you. -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 11:08 1
  - I appreciate you were willing to assist -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:12
- Done. That SurveyMonkey is great, isn't it? - Dr.Vermin Apr 1, 11:08 3
  - It's very good for a free resource. Not complaining one bit -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:12
  - have you used Google Forms? how does it compare? -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 11:09 1
    - I haven't. But I'll check out Google next time. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 1, 11:12
- I don't think I understand "how much should be spent..." maybe I'm stupid. -- nm - amanda Apr 1, 11:07 1
  - I don't understand the question, since I never ask how much should be spent - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:11
- Done. -- nm - MDH Apr 1, 11:01 1
  - Thank you -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:48
- needed a 0 option for the first question -- nm - Beaker Apr 1, 11:00 5
  - "As I am specifically looking for habits before and after one joins a loyalty program, there is no choice for not belonging to any program" -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:01 4
    - there is one factor that is not accounted for - time. i joined a points program YEARS ago - so, since joining my viewing has gone *down* due to life. - Andie Apr 1, 11:03 1
      - True that. This is my first attempt at a survey. I'm sure I didn't get it as good as it could have been -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:31
    - yes, I read the top portion after I posted :0 -- nm - Beaker Apr 1, 11:02 1
      - It's cool. It's the #1 comment I get -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 11:04
- maybe Bery will put it in the box? -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 10:59
- done. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 10:57 1
  - Thank you -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 1, 10:58
The list of Record Store Day releases is out. -- (link) - TFox Apr 1, 10:55
Build a Bear? How about Build a My Little Pony! -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 10:54 1
- Must hide this from my Dragon girls -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 1, 11:08
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