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ST Poll - have you ever had huckleberry? in anything? jam? candy? syrup? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 22, 14:06 3
- yep - they're great! they grow wild here in the UP - near Whitefish point - have made pies -- nm - JenBro Jul 22, 14:15
- nope. -- nm - kelly Jul 22, 14:09
- I am your Huckleberry -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 14:08
aw, man, I just spelled huckster as "huxster" -- nm - Max Jul 22, 14:05
"If the Zimmerman rescue was staged, don't you think the family would have been black?" - Beryllium Jul 22, 14:03
Lifetime rank #536, Capstern is #535. I'm coming for you. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 22, 14:00 1
- check the playgrounds. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 14:03
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- I wonder where this leaves 538 and the predictive weighted spreadsheet. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 14:02 8
  - Nate Silver's spreadsheet is the true royal baby. -- nm - David Jul 22, 14:11
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  - Spreadsheet? Property of Microsoft. Remember to sign up for SkynetDrive! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 14:04
  - from reading elsewhere, fivethirtyeight.com will return to being a standalone website -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 14:03 1
    - (and stays with Nate) -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 14:04
  - Nate owns 538. He only leased it to NYT for three years but it's all his -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 14:03
  - It goes with him. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 22, 14:02
  - ABC. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 22, 14:02
Good news/bad news dept - There's now a Puma store in the outlet mall down the street, but - Meg Jul 22, 13:53 4
- with real puma, right? -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 13:54 3
  - Meg would never do that to her prized pets. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 22, 13:57 1
    - that's where she gets them sometimes. (at least the ones she hasn't captured in the wild.) -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 13:59
  - I think it's all jerky. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 13:55
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sitwap: Cast of Sandlot reunited for 20th anniversary -- (link) - Remlik Jul 22, 13:45 2
- you're killin' me, smalls. -- nm - Tim Jul 22, 13:47 1
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In the UK, they announce royal babies in style. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 22, 13:45 3
- Check out the merit badges he had to earn to get that gig. Bell-ringing, scroll-reading, crying... -- nm - Roger More Jul 22, 13:48
- that's got to be a fun job... -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 13:46 1
  - I wonder what he does for the other 10-20 years of his job. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 13:47
John McCain joins calls to revise "stand your ground" laws -- (link) - znufrii Jul 22, 13:45 4
- if John McCain is involved - has the issue now jumped the shark? - Epiphany Jul 22, 13:45 3
  - but he's not wrong. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:55
  - Your IM is a given for anything -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 13:52 1
    - true that -- nm - Epiphany Jul 22, 14:06
OK IMDb... WTF?! Anything currently "in development" now needs Pro access to get data? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 13:36 4
- they are getting a big for the britches -- nm - Epiphany Jul 22, 13:45
- I'm still paying for it. If there's a tidbit here and there you'd like I can look it up for you. -- nm - Max Jul 22, 13:39 1
  - Their mobile site still carries the data. Switch "www." in the URL to "m." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 13:41
- Pretty much. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 13:38
Can I play ripped DVDs on a Nintendo ds without having to buy anything extra? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 13:27 10
- Why would you even want to do such a thing? Do you enjoy watching DVDs on a tiny dual screen or something? -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 13:33 4
  - Bought tablet to entertain kid on trip. Returned for budget reasons. Bought DVD player instead. Returned because shit broke. - Beryllium Jul 22, 13:40 2
    - I think it'll require too much effort and items to accomplish the same goal as just finding a game to put in it. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 13:42 1
      - Hmm! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 13:42
  - Best screen is the one that actually have with you? -- nm - JD Jul 22, 13:34
- And I don't mean 3DS -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 13:28 4
  - Near as I can look up, you'd have to convert to DPG file format to have a chance -- nm - JD Jul 22, 13:34 3
    - And even that would require a homebrew stuff. A cell phone has got to be easier somehow. -- (link) - Qale Jul 22, 13:37 2
      - You need extra stuff, if only to get the video onto the proprietary cards. - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 13:42 1
        
        Yeah, it's all way crazy. Streaming won't work because of the absense of flash. Netflix is viable. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 13:49
Royal succession poll: What year will the new prince get the throne? -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:11 47
- The Last Emperor II: Rule Britannia! -- nm - budice Jul 22, 13:22 1
  - Ultima Online: Royal Baby Britannia Edition -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 13:31
- 2018 -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 13:17 7
  - you think charles and william will die in the next 5 years! -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 13:18 6
    - when charles is in charge he will ship them all to the londontower for treason -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 13:22 3
      - Damn Right I will! -- nm - Scott Baio Jul 22, 13:24
      - Well, that's what you get for putting him in charge of your wrongs and your rights. -- nm - Ender Jul 22, 13:24
      - i think charles will cut off the cash flow to his brother, etc. i think he'll be pretty frugal and change stuff up. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 13:23
    - And the Queen also...It is what the Illuminati want -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 13:19
    - and Liz! -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:18
- 2066 -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:15
- 2060 -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:14 31
  - more like 2080 - decline Jul 22, 13:30 13
    - I suspect Camilla will kill Charles once he is on the throne - Eag Jul 22, 13:40 3
      - then she'd be powerless, that would be a rookie mistake. - Andie Jul 22, 13:44 1
        
        true to the IM -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:45
      - Camilla Wormtongue -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 13:41
    - so you say the Queen will live to 107, Charles to 105, and William to 101+. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:38
    - now if it was Harry, I could see him getting killed in a plane crash or something. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:37 7
      - I see Hary either never getting married or marrying a non brit -- nm - Eag Jul 22, 13:43 6
        
        oh he has to get married. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:45 5
        
        he's still fourth in line -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:53 4
        
        he still has to get married. Even the gay ones get married. - loosilu Jul 22, 13:53 3
        
        I thought u were gonna say the prince of monoco -- nm - Eag Jul 22, 14:00 1
        
        I used to think he was gay until I found out he had illegitimate kids. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 14:01
        
        unnecessary IM -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:56
  - How old are Liz and Chuck -- nm - Eag Jul 22, 13:19 16
    - the important thing is how old is William -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:24 15
      - Either way looks like the house of Windsor will have the longest reign in the last 600 years -- nm - Eag Jul 22, 13:28 12
        
        I wonder if there has ever been this many successors at the same time, from one direct line? -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:54 11
        
        You been reading my mind - Eag Jul 22, 13:58
        
        yes, there are four alive today and apparently there were four in Victoria's time. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 13:57 9
        
        well, 3 straight line succession (Charles, Will, Baby X), Harry is 4th, and Charles' siblings/nephews/nieces follow, then QE2's -- nm - zork Jul 22, 14:02 4
        
        and there would have been others in succession similarly during Victoria's time. Previous to that there could have been times when as many or more str - zork Jul 22, 14:04
        
        well there have probably been times when more successors were alive, when there were larger families. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 14:04
        
        four generations -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 14:03 1
        
        ahh, that's what you meant. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 14:05
        
        of course, forgot her. and her descendants married into other houses of Europe. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:59 3
        
        Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, and George VI were all born before Vicky died, however, it wasn't a straight line because of the abdication. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 14:00 2
        
        The Brits lost a colony and a king cause of us - Eag Jul 22, 14:06
        
        well, they were all direct descendants. it just wasn't the oldest. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 14:03
      - 27 right ? -- nm - Eag Jul 22, 13:26 1
        
        31 -- nm - decline Jul 22, 13:30
- Britain will fall in 2033 so never. -- nm - David Jul 22, 13:13 3
  - He will rule through out the zombie invasion. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 13:23 2
    - as the Zombie King! -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:25 1
      - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 13:26
Slacker Footy people: Changes (by Yahoo) for this years format. $*150M, 4 extra players form your bench (1 GK, 3 pos'n) who automatically sub in if a - zork Jul 22, 13:08 3
- interesting... -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 13:34
- I barely made any transfers last season, do most people make a lot? -- nm - J Jul 22, 13:10 1
  - some do, some don't -- nm - zork Jul 22, 13:12
most people don't know what a corpse smells like, so WAMU asked people in DC to describe the smell of the flower - Max Jul 22, 13:07
New Republic: The Last Days of Big Law. Apparently a law degree is not the road to riches anymore. -- (link) - GregW Jul 22, 13:06 3
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- Heh, that they show Saul -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 13:14
I'm so sorry for those getting into Disney Infinity. The idea of physical DLC is both amusing and horrifying. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 13:04
I guess that bee-yotch wanted to go to the lake. -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 12:58 2
- ika is yours again. - Mel Profit Jul 22, 13:41
- you have email. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 22, 12:59
Dubai pardons Norwegian woman jailed for being raped... -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 22, 12:57 5
- Yes, there was considerable pressure from the Norwegian government towards Dubai. - Facto Jul 22, 13:35
- plus the accused rapist - this is no joke Jul 22, 13:01 2
  - In Norway there's this reviled Men's Rights Activism (MRA) blogger.. -- (link) - Facto Jul 22, 13:39 1
    - *takes notes* -- nm - GOP Jul 22, 13:42
- You're free to go, but don't let it happen again. -- nm - Max Jul 22, 12:59
Oh, according to twitter they've named the baby - Beryllium Jul 22, 12:53 4
- Damn, I was hoping for Kal-El -- nm - Nic Cage Jul 22, 13:01
- I kinda love you right now. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 12:56
- *races to text her friends* -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 12:55
- Hashtag. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jul 22, 12:53
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Avi: Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary f'ing Poppins... LONDON. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 22, 12:49 1
- "Sit down and shut up you big, bald, f**k!" -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 13:09
8 pounds 6 ounces, who got it? -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 12:47 16
- Never in a million years would I have guessed that she was carrying an 8+ lb baby. -- nm - kelly Jul 22, 13:07 5
  - Like everyone else, I was hoping for a Kaiju. -- nm - David Jul 22, 13:09 2
    - The Onion. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 13:55 1
      - Joke thieves! -- nm - David Jul 22, 13:55
  - she is pretty tall. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 13:07
  - Really? I had her at 9+. - Spawn Jul 22, 13:07
- Looks like Beaker was the closet (4:10pm) without going over -- (link) - amoxy Jul 22, 12:59 [Backboard] 1
  - smoke 'em if you got 'em!! -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 13:16
- Exactly a pound off. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 12:48 3
  - that's not a betting thing! -- nm - Max Jul 22, 12:53 2
    - I would never bet on a human life! - Spawn Jul 22, 12:56 1
      - whats the line on queen elizabeth? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 13:01
- Kater's vag (and good) -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 12:47 3
  - If you're going to go with "Kater" then I'm pretty sure you're grammatically obligated to use the word "cooter" as well. -- nm - Ender Jul 22, 13:00 2
    - i'm pretty sure them brits have their own words for everything, its like they don't speak english -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 13:03 1
      - Kater's Royal Cooter. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 13:03
All in all, he's just another brick in the wall. -- nm - David Jul 22, 12:46
We now return you to actual news -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 12:46 4
- not till we know the name. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 12:46 3
  - the Doctor -- nm - peglegpete Jul 22, 12:47 2
    - i do love the title used in a news report here, Royal Gynocologist -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 12:58 1
      - he's not 'The Doctor' :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 22, 13:02

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