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Happy birthday pmb and Sgt Mike! -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 10:35
I'm surprised people are surprised that something like that could happen in Cole freakin' Harbour. They used to have weekly race brawls - Beaker Apr 26, 10:31
Congress passes bill to ease airline delays as a result of the sequester -- (link) - znufrii Apr 26, 10:30
DMLunch poll: Chipotle or cheesesteak? - znufrii Apr 26, 10:26 3
- Cheesesteak. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 10:39
- An Apple -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 10:30 1
  - WRONG!!! -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 10:32
Seems to me, footage of Justin Trudeau performing a striptease is just one more point in the "AWESOME" column for the Liberals. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 26, 10:21 22
- Until you attach "Can you imagine any other Prime Minister - even his father - doing that as well?" - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:23 11
  - i can imagine his father doing all sorts of crap. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 10:36 1
    - PET was an open and somewhat flamboyant guy, but make no mistake, he was as image conscious a PM we've had up until Harper. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:38
  - Dude, the guy is *gorgeous*. He's entitled to do this as frequently as he likes. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 26, 10:34 2
    - *blank stare* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 10:35 1
      - no he's correct, Justin lucked out big time. One of THE names in Canadian politics and he got his mother's looks -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:36
  - Sir John A was a notorious drunk. Mackenzie King held seances with his dog. We've had some odd ducks. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 10:26 1
    - Ralph Klein is the last functioning alcoholic the public will embrace and one would argue that King got away with it due to the era. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:28
  - 22 Minutes have had numerous MP's in all sorts of different things (the best being when they all had a giant sleepover) -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:25 3
    - The sleepover didn't involve one MP who was in leadership consideration. The closest example to think of would be Bob Rae on Mercer. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:27 2
      - Justin's political ambitions are fairly recent. When he started teaching, he had no plans to enter politics. -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:28 1
        
        The striptease is what I'm referring to there. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:30
- "Do you really want us to pull out this photo again? Cause we will." -- (link) - Reagen Apr 26, 10:23 2
  - It was used against him for many years. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:24 1
    - Honestly, he should recreate it in a higher quality. Microsoft had the policy of "embrace and extend" to vanquish threats, this could be applied here. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 10:37
- for once I think the Conservatives attack ads will not pay off for them. The strip was for charity and bringing up stuff he did 15 years ago is stupid -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:23 6
  - Yeah, the far better charge against Trudeau is "what has he actually done to deserve being in the running for PM?" -- nm - Roger More Apr 26, 10:32 4
    - That one's mostly on voters. Doesn't matter which party (think Belinda Stronach running for CPC leadership). - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:37
    - Absolutely. The other stuff is ... the trudeau package. Can't really be a debbie downer on that. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 10:36
    - this is definitely the better question. - Reagen Apr 26, 10:34 1
      - exactly this. -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:34
  - yeah, that will backfire. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 10:23
Even if we chem WMD we wouldn't use it, and we'd use VX anyway, and if we used VX it would've been on a Monday not a Thursday, and not in that area. - Syria Apr 26, 10:16
This week on Don't Blow Your Hands Off For Science...we blow shit the fuck up... -- nm - A Show I Would Watch Apr 26, 10:15 7
- It's called Mythbusters. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 26, 10:22 4
  - similar only with more and bigger explosions...and hotter and less clothed chicks -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:23 3
    - Next up on "Blowing Things." -- nm - Scantily Clad Hostess Apr 26, 10:24 2
      - see that could end up as a running gag --- nmm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:26 1
        
        There could be a series of exploded interns, a la Spinal Tap drummers -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:27
- "Yeah Bob, that blow'd up good - blow'd up REAL good!" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 10:18
- "I'm your host, Stumpy McGee..." -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 10:17
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Michael Buble gives surprise gig in NY Subway -- (link) - Beaker Apr 26, 10:14 7
- and we are years away from cell service in the subway -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:21 1
  - "We can put a man on the Moon..." -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 26, 10:21
- Have you ever seen this video on Buble bringing the kid on stage? -- (link) - groiny Apr 26, 10:19 [youtube]
- I really, really like this guy. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 10:17 2
  - I would screw his wife all weekend long, but he bores me silly -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:31 1
    - watch the video I posted above. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 10:33
- "You are too sober to be who you're trying to emulate, Michael Buble." -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:15
Happy birthday, PMB! Happy birthday, Sgt. Mike! -- nm - David Apr 26, 10:10 2
- what David said -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:15
- Happy birthday, gentlemen. May you receive satisfactory pleasure today. -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:13
Interesting read - "What if the Boston bombers had had assault weapons instead of bombs?" -- (link) - Andie Apr 26, 10:07 15
- I take issue with the 'policy implications' paragraph. - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 10:19 9
  - Yes and no. Since the NRA opposes comprehensive background checks, their arguments for "identifying the crazy people" is mostly misdirection since - pmb Apr 26, 10:21 8
    - The irony is that we have a much greater ability to identify an unstable person from causing harm with a gun than a bomb... - Mel Profit Apr 26, 10:32
    - I feel their objections to this last failed legislation were more on slippery-slope grounds. - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 10:28 6
      - why not just keep weapons out of the hands of those who have proven they shouldn't have them? - Andie Apr 26, 10:39 3
        
        " I could probably be talked into more background checks" - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 10:44 2
        
        sure - but that isn't always possible. you can't find every crazy person, ever. - Andie Apr 26, 10:47 1
        
        That's the conversation we should be having. I don't necessarily agree. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 10:50
      - you're arguing that something will happen that will *never* happen... - Mel Profit Apr 26, 10:37 1
        
        Your lips to God's ears. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 10:39
- If only there were people with legally owned bombs there to stop the expolders -- nm - NBA Apr 26, 10:09 4
  - I am confused by this post. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 10:11 3
    - the only good defense from a bad guy with a bomb is a good guy with a bomb -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 10:33 2
      - but why does the NBA care!!!!! -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:34 1
        
        National Bomb Association! -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:36
An off-duty U.S. navy sailor wrestled a Dubai bus driver to the ground and beat him into submission after he tried to rape her at knifepoint on Jan 19 -- (link) - con_carne Apr 26, 10:04 2
- I assume she's being tried in Dubai for not being submissive? -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 26, 10:12 1
  - or for showing her wrist? -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:14
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- Well, at least they didn't start filming at the NBA Draft. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 26, 10:14
- Yeah. I read that he was supposed to be the Bills GM, but Ohio trumped New York's offer to film, so he switched to the Browns. -- nm - volnelk Apr 26, 09:59 2
  - the Fortune Cookie II -- nm - peglegpete Apr 26, 10:01
  - the script was #1 on this year's Black List. it was okay -- nm - charlie Apr 26, 10:00
behold the wonders of Facebook.... - groiny Apr 26, 09:55 1
- they can live with ceregon! - Beaker Apr 26, 09:58
NWBR, the thing with guys is that the closer you get to being too drunk to make that decision, the closer you are to not being able to perform -- nm - zork Apr 26, 09:53 24
- i am actually surprised that the guys somewhat justifying the boys actions all have daughters. Let's talk about this in 10 years. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 10:01 21
  - I am not justifying them in the least. That's my point. This case sickens me because I don't think it's right the girl got it so bad after that... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:10 19
    - assigned her culpability is one step away from excusing it away. - Reagen Apr 26, 10:16 13
      - You can choose to have sex though. If given multiple options to leave and you don't, at what point do... - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:20 12
        
        I certainly hope that in 10 years I'm a better parent than to embrace this double standard. - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 10:23 10
        
        what do you think that message is, exactly? - Andie Apr 26, 10:29 3
        
        Your first sentence is indeed implied. - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 10:36 2
        
        yeah, i think i need to disengage here. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 10:37 1
        
        (also - it can work both ways, it's just MUCH rarer. see link) -- (link) - Andie Apr 26, 10:38
        
        bull. The standard is you shouldn't take advantage of drunk people regardless of their gender. - Reagen Apr 26, 10:28 5
        
        if someone takes money out of someone's wallet while they are drunk, it's still theft - zork Apr 26, 10:31 3
        
        she was drunk! and she left her purse laying there, open! it was an invitation to take her money. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 10:32 2
        
        Wouldn't a better analogy be, "She said I could have the $20." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:33
        
        And her purse was really skimpy and sexy. It was just asking for it. -- nm - mara Apr 26, 10:33
        
        I'm with you on this. (Though I think biology has a big role to play there in that alcohol usually hits females harder.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:29
        
        not at that age and that level of intoxication, we've decided. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 10:21
    - ah, that's clearer. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 10:12 4
      - I don't believe the boys are innocent. I'm just not convinced their immoral monsters.* - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:15 3
        
        what the did individually may not be entirely monstrous but their actions as a group make me feel that it was -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:18 2
        
        Group: The boys or the larger group at school afterward? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:20 1
        
        I was thinking the boys but both really. If they hadn't lined up to have sex with her, the later stuff wouldn't have happened -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:22
  - I also wonder whether we heard about this happening in another country, if we would be convicting the guys in absentia -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:06
- I get that, but also don't know if that's ever been tested to make it more than a gut feeling opinion. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 09:54 1
  - plus, those lines for teenage guys are farther apart than for us old farts -- nm - zork Apr 26, 09:56
Our company brought in Moe's (mexican food) for lunch. I waited too long and all the meat was gone - but there's still 4 trays of Queso. - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:52 8
- Why Chipotle doesn't just add queso to the menu and take over the world is beyond me. - volnelk Apr 26, 10:06 2
  - Yup. Plus, moes has these new Stackers that are yummo. - JaxSean Apr 26, 10:23
  - Chipotle also charges extra for chips. Moe's and Willy's do not. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 10:07
- Yum. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:59
- mmmm...queso... -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:55
- queso? -- nm - zork Apr 26, 09:55 1
  - White cheese dip. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:56
- I love Moe's -- nm - decline Apr 26, 09:54
PSA/shill: If anyone knows anyone who would be interested in an online homeschooling course in comparative myth. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 26, 09:52
*runs in like a muddy...smelly berserker...plunger over my head...wild eyed...leaving bits of branch, mud and unidentifiable nature behind me... - Nekkid Crazy Mel Apr 26, 09:52 1
- so...boston is getting back to...uh....normal then -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 10:39
Re:Parsons, there's still potential criminality for distributing child porn. -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iPad Apr 26, 09:51 11
- Doesn't sound like the photo in question (it was just one being circulated) would meet the definition of porn. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 09:56 9
  - I don't think being faceless makes it porn/notporn but it certainly does change whether they could do anything about it - zork Apr 26, 10:00
  - I'd have to see what the actual definition is, but it seems like it's a for a sexual purpose. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 09:57 7
    - Maybe so, but again, I think that opens up a lot of kids nowadays to "distribution of child porn charges" if it's left too broad. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:01 6
      - You'll note that a lot of kids are subject to exactly those charges these days. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 26, 10:13 2
        
        Maybe in the US, but not up here from what I understand. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:16 1
        
        don't we have some law about their needing to be more than a 2 year age difference of something - Andie Apr 26, 10:32
      - that IM would shut down a lot of websites -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:03 2
        
        Which probably should happen anyhow. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 26, 10:12 1
        
        true -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:16
- And the argument can be made that the suicide was the result of the distribution of the photo, not the actual rape. -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iPad Apr 26, 09:54
"Meet at the airport dot com" ranked the best airports for single travellers to meet others. Can you guess the top five? -- nm - zork Apr 26, 09:51 12
- answers: Orlando, Miami, Newark, Logan, Philly (reasons in the linked story) -- (link) - zork Apr 26, 10:01 4
  - surprised they don't mention the rooms in philly you can rent by the hour... -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 10:10
  - Where do they go to "hook up" in an airport? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 10:07 2
    - meet and hook up are not necessarily the same thing -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:08
    - Smokers Lounge! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 10:07
- Where are there lots of connections? DFW, ATL, ORD, JFK -- nm - Roger More Apr 26, 10:01
- LAS, SFO, MIA, HNL and...MSY (New Orleans). -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:56 1
  - Miami Int'l is #2 -- nm - zork Apr 26, 09:58
- Vegas! -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:55
- Worldwide? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:53 1
  - err, US -- nm - zork Apr 26, 09:54
- *taps your foot in a bathroom stall* -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iPad Apr 26, 09:52
Just reading a summer movie preview and realized that "This is the End" and "The World's End" are two totally different films. - volnelk Apr 26, 09:50 1
- It's surprising this isn't *more* confusing with the 2-3 other apocalypse-y movies coming out this year. - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 09:52
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- *giggling wildly* -- nm - James Harden Apr 26, 10:12
- It's on SI.com now. THAT. BLOWS. -- nm - volnelk Apr 26, 09:56
Who the hell puts a filled propane container inside another sealed container? - Reagen Apr 26, 09:48 14
- The stupid? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 10:10
- someone local meme'd it on reddit -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 26, 10:01 4
  - I think the term meme is being applied way too quickly these days -- nm - zork Apr 26, 10:04 3
    - How so? Google:define has a pretty loose definition of the word, and I think it absolutely applies -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:11 1
      - zork is referring to the sociological concept, I think - a cultural meme, when something goes pervasively viral. Like zubaz. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 10:14
    - In this case it is referring not to the concept of the Meme, but to the art form of "words on a picture" which is colloquially referred to as a meme -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 10:10
- People who will now have to answer to WorkSafeBC :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 09:58
- The under-regulated? -- nm - mara Apr 26, 09:56
- Reagen's students who want the extra credit, that's who -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:50 4
  - I had to talk kids down from doing almost pretty much this (on a smaller scale) - Reagen Apr 26, 09:52 3
    - your im would make a great science tv show -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:11 2
      - Bob Newheart will be on BBT next week as a Mr. Science type guy -- nm - NBA Apr 26, 10:13
      - Or a Hangin' With Mr. Cooper-type comedy -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:12
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You can use the accordioning of the steel shipping container to guess the strength of the explosion -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 26, 09:46
why is a gorilla guarding that gingerbread house? -- nm - charlie Apr 26, 09:45

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