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Sitwap: Tax reform proposals to be secret for 50 years -- (link) - Truman Jul 26, 07:28 3
- what legislative bravery. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 07:30 1
  - Why have to save the sanctity of congressional hypocrisy -- nm - Truman Jul 26, 07:33
- That should be "US Senate" after the sitwap. -- nm - Truman Jul 26, 07:29
ST Poll on the radio this morning: You are on a desert island, you can have the songs of one band/group/singer to listen too, who do you choose? -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 07:26 6
- In a surprise...Led Zep. - Mel Profit Jul 26, 07:34
- Do you mean you are stranded there? Or for like, a weekend? -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 07:33
- U2 -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 07:33
- Anyone singing/ playing Verdi -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 26, 07:31
- Beastie Boys. Easiest choice ever. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 07:31
- If I had to be specific I'd say The Beatles, otherwise I'd go Sir Paul to get his solo stuff and Wings too -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 07:27
Don't worry, ( du dh du du dhdadu) be happy -- nm - Truman Jul 26, 07:20
LYC software testing hell whine: We just got the 6th release to test. This one is supposed to work. Will it work? -- nm - loosilu Jul 26, 07:12 1
- Yes. And then no. -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 07:20
SWOC -- (link) - ty97 Jul 26, 07:03
Not sure if it is the sexiest, but this is a pretty sweet Double play -- (link) - amoxy Jul 26, 07:00
Should Olympians fear Russia's anti-gay laws? -- (link) - Beaker Jul 26, 06:57 18
- Guardian Op-Ed: NHL stands up for LGBT rights – so why no boycott of the Sochi Olympics? -- (link) - znufrii Jul 26, 07:14 6
  - As I said below, go and do something. See if they'll start arrest whole teams of athletes. - Krusty Jul 26, 07:17 5
    - *arrests the Norwegian curlers for wearing those gay pants* -- nm - Russia Jul 26, 07:19 1
      - They had that coming and they knew it. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 07:21
    - -start How did that get in there? -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 07:18
    - great, you buying my ticket? I'll probably need bail money as well... :) -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 07:18 1
      - Not you, the athletes. :-) If the entire U.S. or Canadian hockey team wore rainbow flags or held signs in support of LGBT rights what would they do - Krusty Jul 26, 07:20
- I want to know what the folks who say the West should "do something about it" want the countries to do if not boycott. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 26, 07:11 4
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  - What if every athlete wore a rainbow flag? Would Russia take issue with that? - Krusty Jul 26, 07:15 2
    - Sure, they can do that, but knowing Putin, do you think it would make any difference? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 26, 07:21 1
      - It's not about him but everyone else. It's about changing the culture and spreading the word that - Krusty Jul 26, 07:24
- Related (though a few weeks old): Tilda Swinton holds a rainbow flag in front of the Kremlin, in support of gays -- (link) - ty97 Jul 26, 06:58
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  - Or ones that support gay rights. Or ones from countries that have any kind of gay rights laws. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 26, 07:11 2
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    - ML's probably going on the "fear" aspect of the first post. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 26, 07:12
  - that would be an interesting development...the international reaction would be telling -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 07:03
Long but good read about a stripper going to Modern Boomtowns like Williston ND -- (link) - amoxy Jul 26, 06:47
Arctic scientists are watching in awe this week as a raging summer cyclone tears up what could become a record amount of rotting northern sea ice. -- (link) - Andie Jul 26, 06:44
SM has gone to surgery for his neck. Good healing thoughts appreciated. - pippy Jul 26, 06:40 18
- Best wishes. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 07:34
- May SM emerge symptom-free, please -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 26, 07:33
- as you wish. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 26, 07:23
- *runs in full speed...wearing nothing but one of those ole fashion nurses hats pinned to my head... - Nekkid Crazy Nurse Mel Jul 26, 07:23 5
  - I am more than a little concerned that you have these outfits laying around. -- nm - groiny Jul 26, 07:24 4
    - y'all don't want me to win the lottery. - Mel Profit Jul 26, 07:25 3
      - Finally come out as the cross-dresser we all know you are? -- nm - amoxy Jul 26, 07:33 2
        
        listen, lady... -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 07:35 1
        
        and yes... - Mel Profit Jul 26, 07:36
- good thoughts! and be careful with S&M in the future! - Jovian Jul 26, 07:13
- done. -- nm - loosilu Jul 26, 07:11
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- Good thoughts for SM. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 07:08
- sent -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 06:50
- done! -- nm - ty97 Jul 26, 06:49
- sent! -- nm - Diva Jul 26, 06:46
- Sending all my positive thoughts down to Texas. - amoxy Jul 26, 06:45
- absolutely. good healing thoughts headed south! -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 06:42
it is way too quiet in here this week. Let's talk about the weekend - what are you doing? Spin it to make it sound like the most exciting weekend ever - Andie Jul 26, 06:27 28
- I'm going to draw a line in the sand and make a stand against an invading species coming to take our resources and crowd out our future - zeitgeist Jul 26, 11:03
- I guess I'll be the one to see Wolverine, got some Caprica DVD's to watch too. -- nm - LMS Jul 26, 07:17
- I will be spending the weekend with Nekkid Crazy Mel. Pray for me. - Diva Jul 26, 06:53
- I intend to have a street fight with a man armed with scissors that I will lose. - ty97 Jul 26, 06:51 1
  - :) -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 06:52
- Vacation starts next week and heading to the Lake. -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 06:48
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  - v. cool! -- nm - Diva Jul 26, 06:54
  - Jealous -- nm - ty97 Jul 26, 06:52
  - Nice! -- nm - amoxy Jul 26, 06:51
  - yeah, that's awesome. -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 06:50
  - That's awesome! -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 06:48
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  - More dangerous: Bronx bullet dodging, or drinking with Chun? -- nm - ty97 Jul 26, 06:48 3
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      - Chun makes the Bronx nervous. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 06:51
      - one usually follows the other right? -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 06:50
- Volunteering at the (world-renowed) Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival all weekend. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 26, 06:44 1
  - "n"s are important. Oof. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 26, 06:45
- I'm going on a mission to rescue my long lost daughter that I don't know is my daughter. - Krusty Jul 26, 06:37 1
  - : ) -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 06:37
- Going to see "The Way Way Back" on Sat. It will be the 11th WEEK in a row I have seen a movie in a theater - amoxy Jul 26, 06:35 1
  - nice. -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 06:35
- After a hugely too-busy week, tonight i will sit and enjoy a lovely pinot grigio and watch the sunset over the city - Andie Jul 26, 06:31
- Going to the races tonight (weather permitting), drive in tomorrow night (ditto). Baseball game Sunday night (tritto). -- nm - spamlet Jul 26, 06:30
- I'll be here pretty much all weekend, starting tonight -- (link) - znufrii Jul 26, 06:29 2
  - you guys suck at 'spinning to make it sound super exciting) -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 06:31 1
    - I missed that part. I get to see Bob f*cking Dylan in concert this week and a bunch of other awesome people! -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 06:32
Thanks to Chief Justice John Roberts, the secret court that's supposed to provide oversight on wiretapping is stacked with Republican appointees... -- (link) - znufrii Jul 26, 06:25
French parliament lifts ban on insulting president -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 26, 06:23 1
- Damn cheese eating surrender monkey! -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 06:24
MLB Dodgeball game? Ervin Santana had a genius idea. -- (link) - Krusty Jul 26, 05:57
[NIN] concert live stream on Youtube ... 1 hour from now -- (link) - budice Jul 26, 04:38 [youtube] 1
- excellent. thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 26, 05:04
Justin Trudeau favours pot legalization (the anti-pot ground seem kinda silly using "dangerous" and "harmful" against him...ever hear of cigarettes? -- (link) - alcohol?) - Beaker Jul 26, 04:36 17
- Until the US follows suit, I hate the idea of decriminalization here. The border is not nearly pourous enough as it is. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 26, 06:46
- on the downside I can just see the cigarette companies creating their product and loading it with nicotine to make it addictive. -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 04:38 15
  - That makes no sense since the majority of people wouldn't use it if it contained added crap like nicotine. - Krusty Jul 26, 05:34 13
    - Watch the government try and impose stringent production license requirements, so only big corporations can grow it... -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 06:52 9
      - if they plan to add any tax revenue from it, this is certainly the way to go (also protections so the product won't kill people too) -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 06:55 8
        
        I agree there needs to be licensing and regulation, but you can do that without making the barriers to entry so high as to ruin small would-be growers -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 07:07 7
        
        for sure (I view it similar to some of the specialty brewers popping up, beer has regulations but it hasn't stopped them) -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 07:08 6
        
        exactly - znufrii Jul 26, 07:12 5
        
        if legalized I totally see the cigarette companies jumping on this new market, super fast. - Beaker Jul 26, 07:18 4
        
        Again, my only issue with your point is the added chemicals. Why would they do that? I'd never buy it and most people I know wouldn't. - Krusty Jul 26, 07:26
        
        yeah, no question about that. The question I'm posing is will they use their political power to set the bar for entry too high for small producers -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 07:22 2
        
        ahh, gotcha. I'd say they'd try for sure, but might be more difficult as the players pushing for legalization would likely have a say -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 07:24 1
        
        but I doubt legalization happens at all unless and until you get corporate money and political power behind it... -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 07:27
    - $$ -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 06:49 2
      - I certainly don't have the knowledge or inclination to grow my own, but if I could buy a bit now and then I might -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 06:49 1
        
        My issue is with your point about adding nicotine. I don't see them doing that. It would change and ruin the product. It wouldn't be pot anymore. - Krusty Jul 26, 07:29
  - (or more addictive as the case/research may be) -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 04:38
The opening of Suits was great this week - Beaker Jul 26, 04:34
Kickstarter project burns money, cancels game -- (link) - budice Jul 26, 03:28 3
- interesting - i can't see kickstarter here, but is there language on the site that basically tells the donor that it is at their own risk? or no? - Andie Jul 26, 06:07 1
  - There usually is a "Risks" section in the project description, iinm. -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 06:09
- I knew I should've thrown money at that Veronica Mars project instead! -- nm - Was Bar Was Jul 26, 06:02
Someone vandalized the lincoln memorial overnight. - Truman Jul 26, 03:21 1
- Yes, and at least Monopoly eliminated Jail. - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 26, 07:35
Niners CB skips voluntary workout...missesout on $2 mil clause in contract...fires agent... -- (link) - Beaker Jul 26, 03:20
Soriano goes to NYY, Yankees will have nine players making $15M or more in 2013. Rest of AL has 12. -- nm - budice Jul 26, 03:19 6
- the Cubs will pay the lion's share for Soriano. - Diva Jul 26, 06:08 1
  - Shhh... - Krusty Jul 26, 06:09
- So what? Tell the other teams to spend their profits. - Krusty Jul 26, 05:36 3
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    - Word. I can admit we have spending issues but the rules are the rules and we don't break 'em... usually. - Krusty Jul 26, 05:46
what do they call men's slip on shoes where the leather is not a solid but a mesh or woven grid? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 00:25 1
- Ugly? ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 05:37
Please Rise for the Futurama Theme Song -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 22:57 2
- "Daddy, how do I flush you?" ... "GO TO BED!" ... heheheh -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 23:15 1
  - "Oh dear. She's stuck in an infinite loop, and he's an idiot." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 00:05
And speaking of Arizona and monsoons...2 weeks today until I hit the road.....can't wait. - Meg Jul 25, 22:37 2
- Monsoons up to now have been mild - eag Jul 25, 23:12 1
  - Exactly...but considering what Vegas has had and that I'll be up on the divide in Flagstaff...been there, done that :) - Meg Jul 25, 23:25
This is the view from the lookout on Rt 89a where those people were killed by lightning... -- (link) - Meg Jul 25, 22:24 [flickr] 1
- Lesson for the day...stay away from high ground during a monsoon..... -- nm - Meg Jul 25, 22:30
"Dune may bury Star Wars set," had me worried for a minute -- (link) - mafic Jul 25, 22:05 1
- not even a sand worm can swallow that shit -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 22:16
Oh, that I was 30 or 40 years younger..... -- (link) - Meg Jul 25, 22:03 5
- me too!!! -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 22:13
- This would make a great TV show. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 25, 22:06 3
  - Sea Quest -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 22:20 2
    - Heh. I'd really like to see more emphasis on underwater archaeology on the west coast.... - Meg Jul 25, 22:30 1
      - Sea Hunt -- nm - LLoyd Bridges Jul 25, 22:43
Big Brother... OMG Judd is stupid! (spoilers) - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 25, 21:48 2
- I think they're sneaking new people into the house. Who the hell is Jessie? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 25, 22:08 1
  - Ive only been watching for this last week and its been amusing -- nm - eag Jul 25, 22:20
b., according to him it's only a two day stay after the operation, so he'll be released on Sunday? - Stephen Jul 25, 21:37 3
- for the first month or so, after implantation, movement of arms is supposed to be limited, including lifting more than a little - hope he's not - b! Jul 25, 21:45 1
  - here's a write-up on post-implant guidelines. nm but: -- (link) - b! Jul 25, 21:50
- Also, i'll have a CT with your name on it ready in the morning -- nm - Stephen Jul 25, 21:38
I'm watching The Gatekeepers, the documentary that interviews the heads of Israel's Shin Bet - Max Jul 25, 21:34
Wolf Blitzer was commenting on Jason Sudakis retiring from SNL asking who would portray him in their skits now...uh .... - zeitgeist Jul 25, 21:30 1
- He obviously liked that parody. - the liioulu with a hoodie Jul 25, 22:19
Take you a glass of water Make it against the law See how good the water tastes When you can’t have any at all -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 21:26 2
- I was once I was strolling one very hot summer's day When I thought laid myself down to rest, In a big field of tall grass -- nm - peglegpete Jul 25, 21:38 1
  - Lay your head where my heart used to be hold the earth above me lay down in the green grass -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 21:47

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