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Today's Penny Arcade is great if you watched the trailer Shaun linked last week. -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 24, 01:27 1
- (Shaun's post) -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 24, 01:28 [Backboard]
oh boy, media fame....a nearby house will be featured on Hoarders: Buried Alive....known as the House of Rats by neighbors -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 24, 00:55
Dang has it been that long, Eddie Brickel sure don't show it (on the lettermen show singing with Steve Martin) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 00:37
Tsaranev claims he and the brother only planned their attack about a week before the marathon -- (link) - charlie Apr 23, 23:08 1
- whaddaya want to do? I dunno, what do you want to do. I don't know, whatever you wanna do. I do whatever YOU want to do bro. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 00:39
Since we are on health insurance (and I will ask this later when more people are here). What the heck is a POS (point of service) insurance? - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 22:43 2
- patient needs a PCP but can go out-of-network with their PCP's referral -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 22:46 1
  - So you need a referral but the referral can be out of network. Hmm.. wouldn't the referral say where you should go? I get the concept but confusing. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 22:51
Watching Backyard Oil....I'm surprised they have mineral rights even if they own the land (remember those families that had to move off so they... - zeitgeist Apr 23, 22:38
your brain is lopsided -- (link) - charlie Apr 23, 22:08
an interesting bottle stopper -- (link) - zork Apr 23, 22:08 1
- We almost need to get our Stalker assignments a year in advance :) - Meg Apr 23, 22:20
I am a bad, bad person, because these unintentionally pervy children's cartoons make me laugh and laugh (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Apr 23, 21:38 3
- Good thing we don't live in Australia or else we'd all get arrested for clicking. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 22:05
- oh, Angelica. -- nm - kelly Apr 23, 21:44
- well that's one reason -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 21:42
fall into the Internet K Hole -- (link) - charlie Apr 23, 21:38 4
- What... The fuck was that? -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iPad Apr 23, 21:45 3
  - The 80s. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 22:08
  - America -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 21:47 1
    - "Trish" see link on the 3rd page are some funny ones -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 23, 22:49 [Image]
25 Photos You Need To Really Look At To Understand -- (link) - zork Apr 23, 21:36
Should I re-read The Great Gatsby before the movie? -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 21:15 14
- Reading a novel before the movie, rather than after, is almost always a bad idea. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 22:36 2
  - Well, I have already read it.... just a long long time ago. -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 22:43 1
    - in a galaxy far far away -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 22:54
- no, study up on 1920's luxury cars :) -- nm - peglegpete Apr 23, 22:17
- Fitzgerald was a hell of a writer. His cockiness leaps off the pages, but man that guy could write. Fun, IMO -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 23, 22:08
- I had to read it once for HS and once for college. Never liked it. Always a chore. -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 21:32
- When did you last read it? I just reread it and got a lot more out of it than when i was forced to in high school. -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 21:27 2
  - I expect that would be the case for me too. In high school, you haven't gone through a serious "the one that got away" yet. -- nm - zork Apr 23, 21:34
  - high school -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 21:28
- if you have trouble sleeping, sure. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 21:22
- Yes. Maybe I should, too. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 21:17
- i should probably read it -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 21:16 2
  - As far as books I had to read for school go, I remember liking it. -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 21:18 1
    - I got an A on the oral report I read pretty much straight out of a book. - tl Apr 23, 21:28
guess the Habs really want that first-round matchup with the Leafs - charlie Apr 23, 21:13 6
- after their last game, all the radio people were pointing out that 3 of montreal's 10 losses this season were at the hands of the Leafs. - zork Apr 23, 21:30 1
  - their next 4 will be too -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 21:30
- Hockey playoffs haven't started yet? It's almost freaking May! -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 21:16 3
  - the season did start a fair bit later this time but that doesn't change the fact that the NHL playoffs are *way* too long. - zork Apr 23, 21:32 1
    - And usually last 'til June. -- nm - tl Apr 23, 21:33
  - and Leafs Nation wants to turn the CN Tower into a goal light -- (link) - charlie Apr 23, 21:17
Bill Gates shakes hands with one hand in pocket, S.Korea outraged... - zeitgeist Apr 23, 21:04
I can turn off auto-debit for my student loan and pay it of my own accord, but I get a discounted rate if I do auto-debit. - Mop Apr 23, 21:03 4
- i am confused, what happened that you paid until 2018? Did I miss an earlier post? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 22:34 1
  - Been using my credit card rewards to pay off in advance. Built a 5 year buffer with those points. - Mop on Chrome on iPad Apr 23, 22:48
- call a supervisor and see what can be done -- nm - peglegpete Apr 23, 21:06
- at this point, i would be happy to pay as much as i could possibly afford to just to be free of the accursed thing - charlie Apr 23, 21:06
LYC: A Magic artist is going to be at a local pre-release event for the new set on Saturday. - Tim Apr 23, 20:48 2
- Ha ha. We get Gavin Verhey. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 22:09 1
  - Eric Deschamps! He can talk about Ral for the first time in like 3 years. -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 22:24
Florida man accused of stealing a woman's car on their first date -- (link) - charlie Apr 23, 20:39
Where do they find these contestants for Hell's Kitchen?!? -- nm - Meg Apr 23, 20:30 4
- the women are former Maryland state prison guards -- nm - peglegpete Apr 23, 20:37 1
  - With "Tavon Barksdale" tattoos -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 20:40
- i'd pay to watch Thug Kitchen - charlie Apr 23, 20:31 1
  - They need to have a guest post by McSweeney's Decorative Gourd Season guy -- nm - con_carne Apr 23, 21:03
well at least we know one Harbaugh can finish a tough mudder race -- (link) - charlie Apr 23, 20:23
Ah I love my news feed sometimes -- (link) - J-Nexus Apr 23, 20:15 2
- hmm... no jet fuel? -- nm - tl Apr 23, 21:20
- Dumb people are fun to laugh at -- nm - Bacon on Google Nexus 10 Apr 23, 20:18
Let's all say congratulations to Ward 8, they elected the female Marion Barry to DC City Council. The other wards split votes b/n real candidates. - MDH Apr 23, 20:11
really liked the Thor trailer -- nm - Capstern Apr 23, 19:57 1
- meh -- nm - spawn si Apr 23, 19:57
So I'm enrolling for health benefits for the plan year (starts in June) and they're pushing the fuck out of this Health Savings Account. - Tim Apr 23, 19:54 24
- That should be combined with a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). In fact it has to be in order to deduct contributions to the HSA. It works great - GregW Apr 23, 20:46 1
  - Yes, the deductible is quite high. Which is why I say it's not really insurance. -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 20:47
- I didn't like having an HSA instead of normal insurance. It works for some people but it wasn't working for me. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 20:28 5
  - As long as I'm healthy I might as well run with it but this has to be a horrible option for anyone with a serious condition. -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 20:32 3
    - Yup. If you're healthy it shouldn't be an issue at all and after a year or so you'll have a decent amount saved. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 21:12 2
      - Was is a decent amount? $5000. That will get almost wiped out with 1 ER visit. if there is no additional insurance. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 23, 22:41 1
        
        For me it was a very large deductible and then it was like insurance with me paying a percent and the ins. paying - Krusty Apr 24, 00:10
  - This year is the first time they're offering it along with other normal insurance options, but they're implying next year it'll be the only choice. - Tim Apr 23, 20:31
- no but hsa usually come with some company funds and then you - Capstern Apr 23, 20:00 8
  - Yeah, as an individual they kick in $1,000 plus whatever I want to add. - Tim Apr 23, 20:03 6
    - (and based what comes out of my paycheck, if I DON'T SEE A DOCTOR AT ALL FOR ANYTHING EVER, I come out ahead. If I do, it's gonna hurt.) -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 20:10 4
      - Is there no cap to your out of pocket expenses? -- nm - David Apr 23, 20:11 3
        
        $5,000. -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 20:17 2
        
        Wow, Kim and mine in combination is $5,200. - David Apr 23, 20:18
        
        "we call it the Audi Plan" -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 20:17
    - It's such a vile premise. -- nm - David Apr 23, 20:07
  - $2000 wouldn't even cover my annual PCIP premiums (with $2500 i still have to pay out of pocket before it kicks in) - charlie Apr 23, 20:01
- "put your own money in this account and you can spend it on your own health care. that's a great deal!" -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 19:55 6
  - still pretax withholding -- nm - Capstern Apr 23, 20:00 5
    - doesn't make my premiums or deductible any cheaper -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 20:02 1
      - Yeah, I'm actually paying more. - Tim Apr 23, 20:05
    - dont you lose any amount you dont use? -- nm - Bacon on Google Nexus 10 Apr 23, 20:02 2
      - Supposedly anything put into this rolls over year to year, it's not a flex spending account. -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 20:05 1
        
        Well at least that is good -- nm - Bacon on Google Nexus 10 Apr 23, 20:06
ah root beer, one true friend. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 19:48 3
- we need to talk -- nm - root beer Apr 23, 19:51 2
  - threesome? -- nm - Max Apr 23, 19:56 1
    - you watch too much mad men -- nm - root beer Apr 23, 19:57
"Chechnya might as well be a suburb of Narnia" -- nm - budice Apr 23, 19:37
Spawn, have you made it your mission to get me to like Iron Man 3? -- nm - amoxy Apr 23, 19:35
Student from Coastal Carolina U. on Wheel of Fortune tonight. -- nm - Meg Apr 23, 19:32 2
- last week i saw a CCU sucker on a car, and i thought, Eggs Up!!! -- nm - loosi on the kindle Apr 23, 19:36 1
  - I used to have an EUG sticker on my car. -- nm - nubby Apr 23, 20:16
Reported budget of the first two Atlas Shrugged movies: $30 m. Reported box office for the first two Atlas Shrugged movies: $7.9m - prayformojo Apr 23, 19:31 3
- Nobody likes a money leech, right Ayn-ites? -- nm - David Apr 23, 19:59
- All the important box office people suddenly disappeared. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 19:44
- Aaah but the third movie will be HUGE! -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 19:39
flipperbot mimics baby sea turtles -- (link) - peglegpete Apr 23, 19:30
LIR - JamesBond - this is where we stayed in Seattle. Very nice hotel and walking distance to 'everything.' -- (link) - Meg Apr 23, 19:25 6
- Just a couple of blocks over from the Consulate General of Canada. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 20:30 3
  - his he planning on defecting? (hey why not, they can't sue for student loans in canadian courts can they?) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 20:46
  - yeah, that's every hotel's killer app -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 20:40 1
    - When the Water Wars break out, we're not letting you in. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 20:49
- and, unlike San Francisco, they speak virtually no Spanish there -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 19:30 1
  - There were somr good mexucan restaurants there. -- nm - tl Apr 23, 21:03
11 most baffling things the Boston bombers did -- (link) - charlie Apr 23, 19:20 17
- Also, several of these things could be explained by the original plan having been for a suicide bombing -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 22:50
- #7 will be a great part for the eventual Coen Brothers movie about it -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 22:49
- They did/do seem to be dumb as fuck. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 23, 20:28 2
  - Remember when one of them ran over the other one as he was trying to escape? - Mop Apr 23, 20:34 1
    - sitcom idea: / THUMP [cue Yackety Sax] / catchphrase: "Oh, brother!" -- nm - Haiku Vermin Apr 23, 20:42
- Seems to me their plan was to hide in plain sight, hope they didn't get I.d.'d, but when they did get I.d.'d they had no plan and panicked. -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iPad Apr 23, 19:54 4
  - it is impossible to think that anyone these days wouldn't anticipate being caught on security cameras somewhere along their route -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 20:22 3
    - I'm betting they weren't particularly bright. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 20:32 2
      - smart enough to build those fucking bombs - charlie Apr 23, 20:34 1
        
        They were thoroughly trained in that aspect. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 20:36
- the only baffling thing is how/why did the idea of blowing up bombs at the marathon ever cross their minds as something to do at all, wtf is the point - zeitgeist Apr 23, 19:31 6
  - It was intended for biggest impact. It wasn't a religious target, it was a target of convenience and opportunity. -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iPad Apr 23, 19:57 1
    - Just like Alderaan -- nm - Bacon on Google Nexus 10 Apr 23, 19:58
  - You're quite right. It makes slightly less sense than OKC, in that regard. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 19:53 1
    - It makes far less sense than the guy who crashed his plane into the IRS -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 19:54
  - this.so very much this. -- nm - loosi on the kindle Apr 23, 19:36
  - They hate us? -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 19:36
ps. we need a picture of that corrections officer -- nm - loosi on the kindle Apr 23, 19:17 3
- There were 4 female corrections officers, and one Thug Kitchen inmate. -- nm - Inigo Apr 23, 19:19 2
  - the man. we need a picture of him. -- nm - loosi on the kindle Apr 23, 19:35 1
    - that prison is gonna need a bigger day care center -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 19:36
David, glad to see you are still DLC. as for the spoiler, - loosi on the kindle Apr 23, 19:16 1
- It was a glacially paced episode and toward the bottom of the ones I've seen. -- nm - David Apr 23, 19:58
get yo lycopene on -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 19:12
my god, the c's offense can be brutal once the knicks decide to play d..nm - x Apr 23, 19:11
Spoiler for Krusty - nubby Apr 23, 19:09 4
- my thoughts went to a much darker place -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 19:12
- Ahhh. Well, sacrifices must be made for the good of the team. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 19:11 1
  - "i say f*ck you Jobu." -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 19:15
- Cock Block! -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 19:10
~the wheels on Nubby's bus go round and round, round and round, round and round~ -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 19:09
spoon betrayal! -- nm - charlie Apr 23, 19:07 3
- it's funny cause it's true...nm - x Apr 23, 19:08 2
  - I'm not sure what's worse, when I can't see the spoon, and it water fountain's me all ninja-like from the bottom of the sink. - Inigo Apr 23, 19:17
  - They are the ticking time bombs of kitchen clean up. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 23, 19:14
Hosers. -- nm - Shaun Apr 23, 19:05 1
- Shakespeare's 21st word, eh? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 19:07

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