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hump it -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 07:30 1
- now -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 07:31
Montreal woman who was arrested for posting a picture online of graffiti set to appear in court -- (link) - Beaker Apr 17, 07:22
New Hampshire politician refers to women as "vagina's" (yes, with an apostrophe), then when confronted about it, suggests people re-examine their - mara Apr 17, 07:17 7
- What happens when people start calling him a penis and a scrotum? This is the definition of not thinking ahead. -- nm - Roger More Apr 17, 07:32
- I think the grammar error is the most offensive part. -- nm - Ender Apr 17, 07:24
- "She has a lot of creativity, uniqueness, nerve, and talent." - MDH Apr 17, 07:23
- See? Stupid Apocalypse. -- nm - Jim Apr 17, 07:22
- doesn't everyone? -- nm - charlie Apr 17, 07:20
- GOP? -- nm - Spawn Apr 17, 07:19 1
  - *reads article* Yes. Also, old and male. -- nm - mara Apr 17, 07:30
Internet Explorer market share vs. US murder rate -- (link) - con_carne Apr 17, 07:09 4
- heh -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 07:21
- I can get behind this -- nm - con_carne Apr 17, 07:19 2
  - meant for Ender's pork post -- nm - con_carne Apr 17, 07:19 1
    - you want Ender to pork you from behind. got it -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 07:20
A list of the walk up songs used by the Rockies to celebrate their 20th anniversary. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 17, 07:09
Forget everything you knew about pork chops. -- (link) - Ender Apr 17, 07:07
who complains about someone's license plate? "F CANCR" - Andie Apr 17, 06:58 1
- it really upset me. -- nm - Cancer Apr 17, 07:28
If anyone is looking for gifts for 9-10 year olds (especially girls) I can't suggest the Warriors books enough. - spamlet Apr 17, 06:52 2 1
- My daughters loved them as well. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 07:05
- Favorite'd for 2-3 years from now -- nm - prayformojo Apr 17, 06:57
and in the good news department, my parents are bringing me beef jerky this weekend! -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 06:52 9
- ::goes to update notebook...:: - Spawn Apr 17, 07:20 3
  - There's room, just write it on the back of one of your loosi pages. yoink nm - Jim Apr 17, 07:24 2
    - don't kick the beehive. -- nm - loosilu Apr 17, 07:30 1
      - Wouldn't dream of it. -- nm - Jim Apr 17, 07:31
- that's only good news if it's *good* beef jerky. (I saw duck jerky recently.) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 17, 06:53 4
  - Silver Dollar City in Branson has a booth with every type of jerky imaginable. - Jim Apr 17, 06:56
  - seeing as it's my dad's homemade jerky, it's not likely to be anything but. -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 06:55 2
    - yum -- nm - Don Homer Apr 17, 06:56 1
      - it's so good, look forward to getting a package of it every year, it never lasts long enough. -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 07:04
Dammit. Someone sniped a domain I was waiting for :( -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 06:47 7
- Sniperssuck.com you know because that's ironic -- nm - Bacon Apr 17, 06:55
- trannieswearingmickeymousemasks.com? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 17, 06:50 5
  - Gibsonindex.com was flagged as "pending delete" and I was checking once a day ...someone snagged it yesterday some time after I checked :( -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 06:54 4
    - How much is it worth to you? -- nm - Spawn Apr 17, 07:20
    - ItsTheMotherF-ingGibsonIndexYall.com appears to still be available -- nm - prayformojo Apr 17, 06:57
    - maybe they know what you intend and are squatting on it to eventually blackmail you out of millions. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 17, 06:55 1
      - I don't respond well to blackmail. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 17, 06:56
Fox yanks 'Family Guy' episode showing mass death at the Boston Marathon... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 17, 06:46 5
- yeah, that's probably a good call. i heard yesterday about the promo they cut and how pissed off Seth was. -- nm - Andie Apr 17, 06:47 4
  - why was he pissed? -- nm - Diva Apr 17, 06:51 3
    - oh - i got it now. -- nm - Diva Apr 17, 06:53
    - Someone cut the Family Guy footage to look as though the main character was the bomber of the marathon. -- nm - Jim Apr 17, 06:52
    - I know at least one reason: someone had created a fake vid of Peter using a cell phone to set off bombs there - Beaker Apr 17, 06:52
Why oh why oh why do I keep doing it? What objective am I trying to achieve. FB idiots... - Jim Apr 17, 06:45 23
- I kind of got into it with my paranoid FB friend when he predictably posted about this. - Mel Profit Apr 17, 07:32
- yes Jim they are -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:48 17
  - I have to be honest, I have a hard time living in a world with that kind of stupid running rampant. THAT'S the real zombie apocalypse. It's a - Jim Apr 17, 06:50 16
    - If you haven't seen Idiocracy, you need to watch it. Soon. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 07:08 2
      - so much potential in that movie that never really panned out. concept was great. -- nm - Andie Apr 17, 07:09 1
        
        Agreed. But it's also scary how semi-foretelling it is. - JaxSean Apr 17, 07:17
    - I think it's not about smart vs. stupid. It's about belief. - con_carne Apr 17, 07:00 3
      - smart people can figure out that what they believe has no basis in fact or reality. -- nm - Andie Apr 17, 07:09 2
        
        They can, but it's often the easier thing to do. - con_carne Apr 17, 07:11 1
        
        it's often *not* -- nm - con_carne Apr 17, 07:14
    - I'm hopeful the smart people out number the stupid people - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:53 4
      - L5 -- nm - CQ Apr 17, 06:55
      - they don't -- nm - Don Homer Apr 17, 06:54 2
        
        I agree. Between the stupidity and the selfishness, I honestly believe humanity is doomed. Or at least our civilization. -- nm - mara Apr 17, 06:57
        
        This is my fear. -- nm - Jim Apr 17, 06:55
    - Idiocracy -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 06:50 3
      - someone needs to remake that. as a good movie. -- nm - Andie Apr 17, 07:03 2
        
        "Because Brawndo's got electrolytes" -- nm - decline Apr 17, 07:09 1
        
        heh. See my post above in response to Andie. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 07:23
- *headdesk* -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 06:47 2
  - By the looks of it, some news source posted a photo of the slain principal with a comment underneath about the current principal. - Jim Apr 17, 06:48 1
    - False Flag! -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 06:49
- yes, Jim, people are that stupid. -- nm - CQ Apr 17, 06:47
FYI: My wife *loved* Eleanor * Park. Loved it. Thanks for the recommendation. Next I sent her The Fault in our Stars - oblique Apr 17, 06:44 4
- I've heard TFIOS is awesome. -- nm - MDH Apr 17, 06:48 3
  - I can send it to you if you eread. -- nm - amanda Apr 17, 06:51 1
    - I *think* the bf has a copy, let me check. Thanks :-) -- nm - MDH Apr 17, 07:00
  - miss jones sent it to me - it is a pretty great read. -- nm - Andie Apr 17, 06:48
yesterday, one of gladiator sandals broke. I'm kind of devastated. today: shopping for gladiator sandals. would you like to help? - amanda Apr 17, 06:40 9
- yes!! my silver ones from payless need to be replaced - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:43 8
  - I have two pairs of silver gladiator sandals. we call those my "spaceman gladiator sandals." -- nm - amanda Apr 17, 06:50 1
    - oo I want these -- (link) - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:56 [Image]
  - i had a pair of muted bronzish sandals that i *loved loved loved.* they were cheap but went with everything. they broke last month on vacation. - Andie Apr 17, 06:46 3
    - we should all shop after my 10:00 meeting. I think I am free the rest of the day. -- nm - amanda Apr 17, 06:54 1
      - yes -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:57
    - :( -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:54
  - Can you wear them to work? -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 06:45 1
    - oh yes, they were like strappy sandals with no heels. zipped up the back. very stylish. like Andie's they went with everything -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:48
is it really only Wednesday morning? - Andie Apr 17, 06:28 12
- Well, more than a little has happened this week -- nm - con_carne Apr 17, 06:47
- Final night for Trivia League! Woo! -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 06:44 2
  - We will crush you -- nm - The Tourons Apr 17, 07:17
  - kick their butts! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:57
- word. Today is going slooooooooow too -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 06:42
- It's mini Friday -- nm - Dano Apr 17, 06:40
- somewhat related: 6.5 hours til 4-day weekend for PFM! - prayformojo Apr 17, 06:39 1
  - woot woot! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:44
- But that means it's Survivor day...so that's a good thing. Just watched a preview of tonight's epiosode - Jim Apr 17, 06:38
- really! why *is* that? -- nm - amanda Apr 17, 06:36
- for reals. -- nm - Diva Apr 17, 06:35
- Hump Day! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 06:28
so the orange rose issue from yesterday: I have been offered $15 credit. - amanda Apr 17, 06:12 1
- *a nice post on their facebook feed saying "what you see may mot be what you get" would perhaps get them to understand* -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 06:47
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- so's my work email. again. -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 06:21 1
  - so I'm forced to use Web Outlook, which doesn't have any of my archive folders. ugh. fwp. -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 06:21
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- standing 8? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 17, 06:06
Report: CEOs make 354 times the salary of the average worker -- (link) - znufrii Apr 17, 05:57 1
- CEOs of large, public companies, at least.... -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 05:57
Gollum's wife was on the bus home last night. -- nm - LMS Apr 17, 05:42 1
- His precious? -- nm - Roger More Apr 17, 05:48
FWP: Dear manager, please stop f*cking up my email filing system by hijacking emails you are copied on to send me unrelated questions. -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 05:41
KS has a new law that declares the federal gov has no power to regulate guns and ammo in the state. Also makes it a crime for a federal employee to - Truman Apr 17, 05:35 8
- Missouri is trying to top that. There's a bill to make it felony to introduce gun control legislation in the state. -- nm - spamlet Apr 17, 06:48
- What are they trying to do? Join the South? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 17, 06:28 5
  - do we even want Kansas? - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:38 4
    - I wonder how much of the federal debt we could pay off if we sold it to China instead? -- nm - znufrii Apr 17, 06:39 3
      - And we'll throw in Texas as well! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 06:41 2
        
        Think of how much China will pay for Florida...All those theme parks and beaches! -- nm - MDH Apr 17, 06:44 1
        
        California's closer, and probably cheaper. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 06:49
- Yeah, that'll stand. -- nm - TWuG Apr 17, 06:02
NHL plans to have 6 outdoor games next season -- (link) - Beaker Apr 17, 05:02 2
- Detroit, Los Angeles, New York x 2, Chicago and Vancouver. -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 05:03 1
  - Los Angeles???? -- nm - tl Apr 17, 16:26
New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Apr 17, 04:56
If you live between New Jersey and North Carolina, you might be able to see the rocket launching at Wallops Island today. -- (link) - landbeck Apr 17, 04:55
Haven't booked it yet, but I'll be in New York for 2 weeks middle of June. -- nm - LMS Apr 17, 04:02 3
- Sweet! Hopefully I'll get to meet up with you this time. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 17, 07:03
- Looks like we'll just miss you. My wife and I will be there the first weekend of June. -- nm - spamlet Apr 17, 05:06 1
  - Nice! Vacation or work trip? -- nm - Krusty Apr 17, 07:03
Boston Marathon: Twenty-four hours of Instagram photos -- (link) - CovingtonCat Apr 17, 02:47
MIT professor says cell service outage in Boston highlights need for upgrades so calls can go through during disasters. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Apr 17, 02:45 3
- I read that they actively took parts of the network down to stop other theoretical bombs from being set off by phone. -- nm - mafic Apr 17, 02:57 2
  - 5 viral stories about Boston attacks that aren't true -- (link) - CovingtonCat Apr 17, 03:28 1
    - Yeah, I was watching CNN and the reporter said cells were turned off and the guy he was talking to said "I'm talking to you from a cell phone." - volnelk Apr 17, 04:05
The horrors of being a Facebook moderator. The story of the girl who called for help but was drowned in a sea of wrist-wringing is especially sad. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 17, 00:46 3
- Interesting, although I think the youtube moderator article is way more jarring. -- nm - MDH Apr 17, 06:39
- i am not sure i can even read that, it would be terrible. -- nm - Andie Apr 17, 06:25 1
  - I read some of it on a FB post yesterday. I was wondering if it's real or not. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 06:28
RIP Rita McNeil (1944-2013) -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 16, 23:33 5
- reminds me of a joke from the 90s ... - zork Apr 17, 06:42
- likely her most Iconic song with the Men of the Deeps -- (link) - Beaker Apr 17, 06:23 [youtube]
- Mrs Disney and I had the privledge of meeting her at her Tea Room last year when we visted Cape Breton....It was a highlight of our trip. -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 17, 04:45
- RIP -- nm - Beaker Apr 17, 03:36
- er, MacNeil, that is. (it's even in the url ... erph) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 23:41
EA's newest ad campaign is with OralB and Crest. Promotion includes SimCity exclusive buildings, oh and credits for SimSocial which is shutting down. -- (link) - Qale Apr 16, 23:15
G'evening West Coast ST'ers! Off work tomorrow & in Traverse City tonight - saw 42 - A spoilers - JenBro Apr 16, 23:05 5
- Spoilers? -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 23:15 4
  - Yep ... Also - previews for the Summer Will Smith movie looked good! - JenBro Apr 16, 23:17 3
    - Really? I thought the trailer for After Earth looked terrible. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 17, 06:30 2
      - me too. looked like a tear jerker with an unimaginative plot -- nm - Epiphany Apr 17, 06:39 1
        
        I was fascinated by what Earth & the animals turned into. -- nm - JenBro Apr 17, 06:51
Interesting news story about Linode getting hacked (ST runs on Linode) -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 16, 23:00 1
- Rating? -- nm - spamlet Apr 17, 05:05
>:/ -- nm - charlie Apr 16, 22:53

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