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"Virtually all of the gold that mankind has discovered is considered to have been deposited later by meteorites which contained the element" - prayformojo Apr 1, 16:56
Stolen from Twitter-the only April Fool's Day prank I would support: - ralph wiggum Apr 1, 16:45 5
- So Wiggs..the Blink Angels are for sale... - Remlik Apr 1, 16:49 3
  - Heh. On a Pusherman note, help a sister out with some knowledge. - ralph wiggum Apr 1, 16:53 2
    - yeah this wed for that. we have a column called Shipping this Week which is stuff on the truck.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 1, 16:56 1
      - Awesome. Thanks! nm - ralph wiggum Apr 1, 16:57
- v. good! -- nm - b. Apr 1, 16:47
So I want to ask the pharmacy girl out. ... should I just be straight forward "would you like to go on a date sometime?" -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 1, 16:40 7
- Did you get verification that she is not, like, married? -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 17:02 1
  - There is no way for me to verify that, we only have like 1 mutural friend and she would tell her everything I would say. - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 1, 17:05
- e-mail sent.. oh boy -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 1, 16:55
- I'll say yes, but I find it helps to be specific. like give a day/activity. -- nm - mafic Apr 1, 16:44 3
  - wanna cook some meth tomorrow night? I'll write the script, you bring the goods -- nm - dogbert Apr 1, 17:00
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  - yes, this. but don't stretch too hard with the pre-tense. be natural. be cool. - Beryllium Apr 1, 16:46
Well, it is never good to lose Opening Day, but to the Dodgers? And get shut out?? - amoxy Apr 1, 16:31 15
- At least they didn't attempt to murder a Giant's Fan today. so there is that -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 16:40 5
  - Hey man, that's a really great joke. I'm going to use it. Is that okay with you? - con_carne Apr 1, 16:42 4
    - You ok? - Stephen Apr 1, 16:47 3
      - "He knows wat he did." -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 17:00 1
        
        +h -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 17:00
      - I am okay. - con_carne Apr 1, 16:55
- positive: matt threw a lot of pitches for the low hit and walk counts, but still looked good. -- nm - b. Apr 1, 16:38 8
  - Cain did look good...The Offense? - amoxy Apr 1, 16:41 7
    - at least it was vs. a good pitcher, and he was having a good day. I just read this: - b. Apr 1, 16:44 3
      - p.s. I couldn't remember last year's opener, so I looked it up: - b. Apr 1, 16:52 2
        
        It's game 1. I'm not worried. -- nm - Stephen Apr 1, 16:52 1
        
        right. I'm just showing good things can end up happening when there's a rough start. -- nm - b. Apr 1, 17:01
    - Hi, I'm kind of a big deal. -- nm - Clayton Kershaw Apr 1, 16:43 2
      - heh. -- nm - b. Apr 1, 16:45
      - Yeah Yeah, but I thought the Giants would get more than 4 hits -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 16:45
This kid looks a lot like an ST couple's child... -- (link) - amoxy Apr 1, 16:31 1
- Awesome. - Spawn Apr 1, 17:05
uh oh... pac-12 Head Of Officials investigated for offering refs money to target Arizona head coach Sean Miller - stewie Apr 1, 16:23 2
- And they already investigated and he's free and clear? Oh, eff that. - Will Hunting Apr 1, 16:27
- here is sean miller talking about the technical after the game... his first technical of the year (vid) - stewie Apr 1, 16:26 [youtube]
Take with Grain of Salt: Bryan Singer announces Lady Gaga as Dazzler for the new X-men movie -- (link) - Remlik Apr 1, 15:38 9
- And Prince as Bishop. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 15:42 1
  - Gateway. He'd be Gateway -- nm - Remlik Apr 1, 15:45
- Do you not even know what loaded meaning "take with a grain of salt" has - con_carne Apr 1, 15:42
- April Fools Day joke, right? - Stephen Apr 1, 15:42 5
  - I saw you were under a flood watch. Which river is flooding? -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 15:44 4
    - Yet another bad April Fools joke. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 16:19 2
      - Or is it so good that - con_carne Apr 1, 16:32 1
        
        With the rain we've gotten in the last few days, and the fact that it doesn't take much to flood certain areas of the Delta... -- nm - Stephen Apr 1, 16:45
    - We are? heh no idea. -- nm - Stephen Apr 1, 16:13
Do I get the homer from Kershaw? Cuz really, that would be swell. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 15:33 1
- nope. no soup for you -- nm - CQ Apr 1, 15:47
SITWAP: White House releases its April Fools video. the kid kills it. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 1, 15:33 [youtube] 1
- Tax dollars at work. - Dr.Vermin Apr 1, 17:01
All of the flags at O'Hare are at half mast. Anyone know why? -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 15:31 4
- a fallen state trooper. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 1, 15:35 2
  - You are good. Thanks -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 15:36 1
    - you're welcome. the story is pretty bad and sad. :( - nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 1, 15:41
- You moved away? -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 15:32
Colt McCoy and 6th rounder to the Niners for 5th and 7th rounder to Cleveland -- nm - Beaker Apr 1, 15:30 1
- Cardinals released QB John Skelton. -- nm - Beaker Apr 1, 15:31
come on now, Robin, no need to blow Sale out the first game. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 15:18 9
- 89 pitches? That is blowing out a pitcher? -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 15:27 7
  - look again buddy. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 15:32 6
    - Sale 104 pitches, first start of the year, is a little high. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 15:32 5
      - On the bright side, Steven Strasburg has been pulled for the season to rest that arm. -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 15:33 4
        
        All the Nationals' naysayers about whether it was the right choice or not...Redmond has proven it was. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 15:34 3
        
        only if they make the playoffs this season -- nm - Beaker Apr 1, 15:39 1
        
        That's probably the 2nd safest bet in baseball behind Detroit (and that's only cuz the AL Central is far worse) - Will Hunting Apr 1, 15:52
        
        Beetlejuice!! -- nm - Bacon Apr 1, 15:37
- What? -- nm - Dusty Baker SI Apr 1, 15:22
Clayton Kershaw is having a pretty good day so far. -- nm - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 1, 15:18
This is totally important and critical. Spotify has been having a banner ad that advertizes one of those "Spotify playlists." It's for April Fool's. - con_carne Apr 1, 15:11 4
- check their last twitter post? nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 1, 15:15 3
  - Hey. My clicking on this made that banner come back again. And here it is for everybody! - con_carne Apr 1, 15:28 [spotify] 2
    - (Yeah, I log into Spotify "with Facebook." That's why the "automatically" doing stuff...) -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 15:39 1
      - And now since I been hearing - con_carne Apr 1, 16:12
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Hit 10 People, Leaving Boy Brain Dead -- (link) - ty97 Apr 1, 14:48 11
- ... less punishment than the guy who hit a plane and a chopper with a laser -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 16:24 1
  - (To be fair, NY is not the same as CA, of course) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 16:24
- Yeah. I could get behind taking her license away for life, but beyond that... - Dr.Vermin Apr 1, 15:56 1
  - [reply to Znu] -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 1, 15:56
- on the one hand, ugh. on the other... - znufrii Apr 1, 15:50 1
  - If she was speeding and lost control then it sounds like reckless driving and there's a punishment for that. - Krusty Apr 1, 16:22
- they must have reason to believe it was a medical problem? -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:56 2
  - Why would you assume that? -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 14:57 1
    - I am not, but it must be a possibiliyt. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:59
- I assume they can still sue the driver regardless of charges being issued? -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 14:55
- *smh* She should be looking at major charges. I completely agree that drivers get away with a lot when it comes to accidents involving - Krusty Apr 1, 14:54
Follow-up: Wowza CEO sends an e-mail apologizing. That'll convince me to delete this list of 100s of Wowza users. Sure. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 14:37 8
- I just found your OP. yikes. (jax.. - b. Apr 1, 15:18 1
  - It's pretty big in the online video industry. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 15:19
- (What is Wowza?) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 1, 15:06 1
  - Apparently, it's the pun of the week -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 15:06
- Wowza! -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 14:43
- Do you know exactly how long the list is? If it's over 1000, gibsonindex might be interested :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 14:43 2
  - search/replace counted 499 semicolons. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 14:48 1
    - Good thinking. (Doesn't even rate a Level Zero, though, unless the director gets fired) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 15:00
Did we do this: 2013 Baseball Guesses? Playoffs, major awards? - Will Hunting Apr 1, 14:34 2
- These will likely be wrong. - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 1, 17:11
- sure - groiny Apr 1, 14:40
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- You never send me any! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 14:52 1
  - with that mug???? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 14:52
- ??? - spamlet Apr 1, 14:33 4
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    - ML loves the big dong. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 14:36 1
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  - bigger threat to who??? - groiny Apr 1, 14:34
just saw cool kids idea - someone put their laundry basket into their tub and put the baby into it with all their toys - JenBro Apr 1, 14:24
If you get a phone call and it is a robo call saying all of our reps are busy, please wait for the next operator - amoxy Apr 1, 14:18 12
- yeah, screw that. don't call me just to put me on hold. -- nm - mafic Apr 1, 15:26
- This is a social engineering technique. It establishes dominance and creates an investment in the outcome of the call due to the wait time. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 1, 14:41
- *click* -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 1, 14:36
- I always want to wait for someone to come on, and them put them on hold. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 14:21 6
  - and then just never go back? i could get on board with that. -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 14:24 3
    - they generally will not hold longer than a minute. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 14:27 1
      - come back a couple of times after 30 seconds and ask if they are still there then put them on hold again. -- nm - zork Apr 1, 14:29
    - yup. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 14:26
  - Ooooh, I like this -- nm - amoxy Apr 1, 14:24
  - brilliant -- nm - Epiphany Apr 1, 14:23
- hang up. - znufrii Apr 1, 14:21
- never ever wait. -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 14:19
Doctor Who spoils - peglegpete Apr 1, 14:08 7
- a spoil about the current big bad - tRuMaN Apr 1, 14:50
- ty97, if you're not doing Halo-type gaming, then amanda's suggestion is probably right. - zork Apr 1, 14:32 1
  - oops, this should have been in a separate thread. -- nm - zork Apr 1, 14:32
- yes. -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 14:14
- me, too, from what was shown. (spoileryish) - b. Apr 1, 14:10 2
  - I miss (spoil) - loosilu Apr 1, 14:12
  - IM, I also like it -- nm - peglegpete Apr 1, 14:12
Vermy, try the Doctor Who starting with the Eleventh Doctor. it's better. - loosilu Apr 1, 14:05
from bb, I can't use the Moroccan Oil label stuff at all, as it's mostly silicones; but I do like to add - b. Apr 1, 14:03 7
- I use pure argan oil from the natural food store. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:03 6
  - i buy yetti oil from the unnatural food store. -- nm - colin Apr 1, 14:08
  - I bought mine from amazon after reading different reviews. oh, for those who like the branded version, I've seen reviews of the - b. Apr 1, 14:08 4
    - I am very suspicious of how much argan oil those really contain. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:11 3
      - wait, is this the same as the moroccan you use below? -- nm - amanda Apr 1, 14:35 1
        
        I did not know it was a brand. I thought moroccan oil = argan oil. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 14:46
      - me, too. that's why I read reviews. :) - -- nm - b. Apr 1, 14:13
My hold on Looper at the library has arrived. I assume that means it will be on Netflix tomorrow. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 14:01 1
- I've had it from the library and haven't had a chance to watch. Need to decide if tonight is the night or I send it back. -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 14:07
I know it's 1 day, but my two fantasy teams today are a combined 1-36 at the plate. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 13:58 3
- And Will Hunting is 100-100 at his dinner plate. -- nm - Kelly si Apr 1, 14:31
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  - I know. I'm eager to finish 3rd in Dingers; and 4th in SlackerBall. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 14:35
LIR: ty97. I'd personally do 15 only because of Netflix and other streaming - oblique Apr 1, 13:58 2
- I... This sounds like something I'd post. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 14:06
- I do stream (I don't get cable TV) so I think I need to go that route. -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 14:01
I'm a fool for you honey, my pride won't let me stay, i'm a fool for you baby, i'll come back anyway -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 13:57
As much as I'm hating April Fools, the Funny or Die Kickstarters are solid, if only because of the accompanying videos. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 13:56 2
- speaking of skincare, Kiehl's annoyed me with their AF email today. - b. Apr 1, 14:05
- Pixie will enjoy this. "Think of it as a $1,000 ticket to the film." -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 1, 13:57
oh, Axford, you goof. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 13:55 6
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  - he did whiff 3 guys in between the solo homer. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 14:50 1
    - That thing musta been a moon shot if he had time to strike out people before it landed. - Will Hunting Apr 1, 14:51
- Is he fast at work losing his job again this year? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 13:56 2
  - yeah, up one, gives up a homer to Dexter Fowler. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 1, 13:56 1
    - I see Tulowitzki has shown up today. - Will Hunting Apr 1, 13:59

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