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Suck it, Duke! My friend's son, who you turned down, will be attending Michigan in the fall. -- nm - Was Bar Was Apr 18, 11:55 4
- :( Michigan State turned him down too? - JenBro Apr 18, 12:36
- Congrats to him! -- nm - MDH Apr 18, 11:58
- Welcome to the Big Ten. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:58 1
  - Big Tourteen. -- nm - Was Bar Was Apr 18, 11:58
Fan of Wacky Races? You'll like this ad -- (link) - TWuG Apr 18, 11:54 [youtube] 4
- muttley! -- nm - dogbert Apr 18, 11:59 1
  - Captain CAVE MAN!! -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 18, 11:59
- I just sent this to a friend -- (link) - MDH Apr 18, 11:57
- Seems to be a couple hanna barbera homages in there, which is cool -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 18, 11:57
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- granted, it's April but I'll take it... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 18, 11:56
Crib my quiz for me. "Why is it that you approve of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?" -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 18, 11:48 10
- I reject your reality and substitute my own. :) -- nm - Was Bar Was Apr 18, 11:58
- The main thing approve of is that he is NOT a republican, but I think he was trying to hard to be a president and not lead in the trenches.... - zeitgeist Apr 18, 11:55
- speaking of Obama - he was pissed at the conference yesterday. " Seriously?!" - Epiphany Apr 18, 11:53
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  - more suscinctly said than what I mumbled -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 11:59
  - This is depressing because that is my thought also -- nm - amoxy Apr 18, 11:53
  - I stole this answer. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 18, 11:52
- I hope you didn't write that question. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 11:49 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 11:51
- Go read ceregon's post and pick a comment at random. -- nm - spamlet Apr 18, 11:49
Anyone else run into this problem? Facebook loads but then hangs and you can't interact with any aspect of it? -- nm - TWuG Apr 18, 11:47 7
- Are you iOS? They updated the app (again) to try and fix the issue. - spamlet Apr 18, 11:50 1
  - This is the non-mobile site on a PC. I haven't updated my Android FB app - TWuG Apr 18, 11:52
- it's been like this for me intermittently for a week or so. -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 11:48 2
  - Any solutions or work arounds that you know of? -- nm - TWuG Apr 18, 11:53 1
    - honestly I haven't looked. sorry. maybe the google will help? -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 11:54
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  - winning -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:47
I just discovered FPV RC flying.. insane stuff they can do now. Here's a guy's highlight reel. -- (link) - colin Apr 18, 11:46 [youtube]
boston.com Love Letters - Haunted By the Ghost of his Ex... - Diva Apr 18, 11:46 21
- 3 months is not a long time...If he is still mentioning her, after 6 months, then let it go -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 18, 11:54 3
  - he's still talking about the ex - FIVE years later. that is a sign of " not over her yet" -- nm - Epiphany Apr 18, 11:55 2
    - True. But, everyone goes from love to love, like Tarzan with the vines. She's got to make herself the new vine, first before he can let go of the - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 18, 11:59 1
      - Uhm, he will always refuse to let go of the 5 year old vine. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 12:00
- 3 months vs 7 years. You'll have to stick with him longer to create memories he talks about. -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:54 5
  - If I go out with a girl even three times and she mentions her ex every date, I am out the door. - Spawn Apr 18, 11:57 3
    - doesn't that depend though? "Oh, this one time when i was in Italy, and we ..." "When were you in Italy?" "About 7 years ago we went to visit - Andie Apr 18, 12:00
    - Would you say something about it? or just walk and not return their calls? -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:59 1
      - "I hope you and your X are happy not-together." -- nm - A note Apr 18, 12:00
  - *high five* -- nm - Andie Apr 18, 11:55
- "On one hand, it doesn't bother me"............. are you sure? no, are you really sure? maybe you want to look at that hand again -- nm - dogbert Apr 18, 11:51
- Well, let's start with the fact that this guy needs a therapist, and he's using this woman as a crutch. - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 18, 11:51 2
  - I don't think that's true at all. -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 11:52 1
    - me either. when you are dating someone and sharing stories of the past, his only real option is to include stories that involve his ex. - Andie Apr 18, 11:55
- He knew. -- nm - amoxy Apr 18, 11:48
- At a certain point, you should be able to talk about the past. It's a huge part of his life. It'll change over time. - colin Apr 18, 11:48 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 11:51
- OFFS. He will never be over it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:47 3
  - I'm with you - she cheats on him, he keeps things around? what? no, sir. He's likely in a big ole heap of - Epiphany Apr 18, 11:57 2
    - he's not keeping, like, her clothes, it's building fixtures. -- nm - Andie Apr 18, 11:58 1
      - Which he is using to live in the past. He needs to sell that place, pronto. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:59
Oh, again I have to thank ST for current cultural knowledge. A couple of my desert rat friends were enlisted to help their grandson in a Flat Stanley - Meg Apr 18, 11:45 2
- nice. ST was so great when my daughter's class did Flat Stanley. I'm pretty sure that's when Hotkiss was in Tunisia - oblique Apr 18, 11:55 1
  - I believe that was my introduction to him. I figured my lack of knowledge was because I'm a 'furriner' but I guess it's generational. -- nm - Meg Apr 18, 11:57
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hey hyde, you know what makes job searching better? - charlie Apr 18, 11:43 2
- Not watching the lame Superman trailer? -- nm - Shaun Apr 18, 11:50
- hmmmmm. they would also represent more pounds of meat for me to consume than my cat...nm - x Apr 18, 11:46
I know you're already totally over it, but you know how I'm not broke after all? I totally forgot that karl (my landlord) owes me $125 this month! - amanda Apr 18, 11:38 10
- Dark and lonely on the summer night. Karl my landlord, Karl my landlord. Watchdog barking - Do he bite? Karl my landlord, Karl my landlord. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:43 1
  - ~ Karl your landlord, it's time you had the talk ~ - Dr.Vermin Apr 18, 11:53
- for painting? -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:38 6
  - paint and supplies and new trash cans in the basement (jazz hands (who lives in the basement) melted our old ones - amanda Apr 18, 11:44 5
    - Why would you pour boiling water into trash cans? -- nm - spamlet Apr 18, 11:45 4
      - an excellent question. and very likely the reason jazz hands is moving out. brian and I played "how could it have happened?" - amanda Apr 18, 11:48
      - Because they were *filthy*, spamlet. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:46 2
        
        I could see someone doing that to get something sticky or caked on off the bottom. -- nm - Krusty Apr 18, 11:53 1
        
        me too. -- nm - Andie Apr 18, 11:57
- I'm totally envisioning Sling Blade right now. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 11:38
2 new planets are most Earth-like yet... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 18, 11:32 3
- Earth 2 and Earth 3! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 18, 11:36
- i'll sign up for a one-way flight.. -- nm - colin Apr 18, 11:34 1
  - I will even go for half if the other earth can meet there to take me to my new home. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:36
That was fast, UMC's Delta Gamma chapter got slammed on FB, and had to temporarily deactive their account -- nm - MDH Apr 18, 11:25 10
- Is this their website? (cappie and mop - they have a lot of pictures on there...) -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 18, 11:38 2
  - Hehe it looks like it! -- nm - MDH Apr 18, 11:52 1
    - Also, I love the heart over once girl's face that clearly isn't in DG anymore/ -- nm - MDH Apr 18, 11:53
- Did I miss something at lunch? -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:30 2
  - The return of a favorite old slang -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 18, 11:34 1
    - "slothing the kitty" -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:39
- nothing obvious pops in news search or ST search. what's the story? -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:29 3
  - Here ya go: Third time in a month UMD has been on Gawker/Deadspin etc. This one wins. -- (link) - MDH Apr 18, 11:31 2
    - Uhm, what is the big deal? - Spawn Apr 18, 11:40 1
      - prehaps because middle america has this quaint belief that sisters back stab like downtown abbey and not like drunken dockyard whores -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 11:44
spamlet, one of my favourite draft years to look at is 1990 - Reagen Apr 18, 11:23 1
- Just look at the Red Wings. Their top two players were both like 7th round draft picks. - spamlet Apr 18, 11:38
sloth hugs cat -- (link) - amanda Apr 18, 11:17 [youtube] 18
- Look at those claws. A classic case of "If you move, I will rip out your throat." -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 18, 11:23
- "shhhhhhhhh let me love u" - Spawn Apr 18, 11:20 13
  - it's all good until one of those needle claws goes in the wrong place. -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:24 12
    - I watched like a minute of it and then got scared -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 11:25 9
      - around 3:25 is a little touch and go... - znufrii Apr 18, 11:39
      - it sort of creeped me out... - Mel Profit Apr 18, 11:32 1
        
        right? that's almost what I said to my newslist. -- nm - amanda Apr 18, 11:34
      - It's freaky, you can know it's a sloth and will never move faster than that, but it sure looks like it's on the verge of flipping out and ninjaing you -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:28 5
        
        those beasts are nasty and will bite. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 11:29 4
        
        there's been one recorded incident.... ever. -- nm - colin Apr 18, 11:30 1
        
        wrong, that one sloth bit everyone -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 18, 11:32
        
        Not according to the CDC. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:30 1
        
        the Cdc can bite me like the sloth did. -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 18, 11:31
    - this is what kristen bell fears - a sloth shocker -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 11:24 1
      - Why would you do that!?! - KBELL Apr 18, 11:28
- IMRAAA GAWDDDD ITS A SLOOOTHH -- nm - Kristen Bell Apr 18, 11:19
- KBELL passes out -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:17 1
  - I wonder how amused I'd be if she decided to prank people and show up on a red carpet with claw marks on her back. -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:37
pixie, when i bought gold it was $425 an oz....nm - x Apr 18, 11:15 17
- PPDM! -- nm - zork Apr 18, 11:25
- Have you bought any BitCoin yet? I'm genuinely curious. -- nm - David Apr 18, 11:18 15
  - nope, I'm in the business of conserving resources at present. I think it's a totally fascinating experiment, though....nm - x Apr 18, 11:25 14
    - The upside is you have more time to hang out here! - spamlet Apr 18, 11:46 1
      - perhaps. i seem to have no shortage of things to get done, somehow....nm - x Apr 18, 11:49
    - last IM sentence = making me sad - ty97 Apr 18, 11:39 1
      - hey, how do you think i feel????...nm - x Apr 18, 11:44
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      - thank!....nm - x Apr 18, 11:44 2
        
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        he does have a heart of gold! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 11:48
    - Oh dude, that sucks. If you need a recommendation on LinkedIn, just let me know. -- nm - David Apr 18, 11:31 1
      - cool, thnx....nm - x Apr 18, 11:34
    - sorry to hear. best wishes. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 11:26 3
      - thnx. i figure it'll work out somehow....nm - x Apr 18, 11:29 2
        
        there's always action bowling -- nm - charlie Apr 18, 11:41
        
        Hope that happens soon - zork Apr 18, 11:33
I have been observing some focus groups today with people who don't have health insurance...here's a sample of the crazy - ceregon Apr 18, 11:11 8
- where the hell are you? a tea party convention? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 11:49 3
  - The supposedly very liberal People's Republic of Berkeley -- nm - ceregon Apr 18, 11:51 2
    - sounds a lot like the Venice Beach mind set, where I used to live -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 12:01
    - yeah, they get the homeless crazies from all over california, talk show radio got its start there cause of them and its been a symbiotic relationship -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 11:58
- *smh* -- nm - amoxy Apr 18, 11:17
- I for one welcome our new Gay Overlords -- nm - Epiphany Apr 18, 11:17
- I think only S.H.I.E.L.D. does #3. - Dr.Vermin Apr 18, 11:16
- I'm a firm believer in mandatory sterilization. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 18, 11:12
CISPA passes the House 288-127. Here's the roll call, see if your Rep voted yes or no... -- (link) - Don Homer Apr 18, 11:11 10
- My rep (and Senators) suck. - Kim Pine Apr 18, 12:04
- You're having a great month, Don Young. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 18, 11:42
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- My guy voted no -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 18, 11:36
- Yea -- nm - Dano Apr 18, 11:35
- Yea - its TX they roll with what big business wants them to do -- nm - Epiphany Apr 18, 11:31
- Nay. -- nm - Krusty Apr 18, 11:26
- Nay -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 18, 11:21
- He voted yes. But it doesn't surprise me he is a dumbass -- nm - amoxy Apr 18, 11:13
- Nay -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 11:12
Master! - Booger Apr 18, 11:08
Really, JANIS? Cupping? REALLY? -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 18, 11:07 6
- Gotta get ready for the Friends reunion! - MDH Apr 18, 11:11
- Who's the second girl? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 18, 11:11
- why would cupping make your skin lighter instead of darker? -- nm - Max Apr 18, 11:10 2
  - Because it sucks the life out of you? -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 11:11 1
    - "Now, this is for posterity, so please be honest." -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 11:13
- she never seemed particularly bright to me -- nm - zork Apr 18, 11:09
The Digital Public Library of America is live. -- (link) - mara Apr 18, 11:05
Oh Oklahoma... -- (link) - MDH Apr 18, 11:05 1
- Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain -- nm - Was Bar Was Apr 18, 11:05
*clinch* -- nm - con_carne Apr 18, 11:01

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