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World saved. Problem solved. Next? -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 16:24 2
- Man, I haven't seen this quackery rolled out for awhile. -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 16:27
- (How the Irish Saved Civilization 2) -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 16:27
It's the same old story. Photographer gets busted for taking pictures of cops. Cops lie about it. Cops get brought up on charges. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 16:20
NYTimes.com is still down? Geez. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 16:19 5
- and backup site -- (link) - ty97 Aug 27, 16:23
- See -- (link) - ty97 Aug 27, 16:23 1
  - That's what you get for going with an Australian ISP. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 16:24
- I blame The League of Shadows -- nm - eag Aug 27, 16:22
- Their DNS provider was hacked. They have a backup site running -- nm - ty97 Aug 27, 16:20
What are you to do when you want to take a picture of the harbor and skyline, but the city is hazy/smoggy? Hong Kong's got a solution. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 16:17
Pictures of an underwater river. This is really funky. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 16:13 1
- Separated by Hydrogen Sulfide? Odd. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 27, 16:38
Rock of Ages on HBO Latin makes for surprisingly effective background noise while I work -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 16:13 2
- What those people did to "Pour Some Sugar On Me" should be classified as a hate crime. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 16:26 1
  - Not any worse than Alec Baldwin and Russel Brand singing I cant fight this feeling as a duet -- nm - eag Aug 27, 16:29
Loose lips my dear auntie. Now I know my wife is throwing me a "surprise" 40th b-day party. Suckas -- nm - CQ Aug 27, 16:11 1
- I smoked out my surprise party 40th by saying I was going to the beach by myself that weekend - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Aug 27, 16:26
heh. Here Comes Scorpion King 4, Follow Up To The Sequel To The Prequel To The Spin-Off Slash Prequel To The Sequel To A Remake -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 16:08 4
- Which no one cared about after the prequel to the spinoff which was a sequel to prequel of the remake -- nm - eag Aug 27, 16:17
- 3...wasn't awful for a direct to video one. Russell Mulchay (Highlander) directed it -- nm - Remlik Aug 27, 16:16 2
  - Ive only seen the first Scorpion King and have only seen it once - eag Aug 27, 16:21 1
    - The Rock is disappointed in you Jabroni -- nm - Remlik Aug 27, 16:35
When did McDonald's get rid of hot fudge for chocolate syrup? This sundae is a disappointment. -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 15:59 4
- What are they using now if not hot fudge? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 16:14 1
  - um, chocolate syrup? -- nm - CQ Aug 27, 16:18
- my brother! I secretly loved mcdonald's sundaes until the switch (and I hate ice cream). -- nm - amanda Aug 27, 16:00 1
  - So good even Mandy liked it! Bring back real fudge! -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 16:02
First World Problems: I've biked so much this month relative to my usual that it's going to be hard for me to set new records. -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 15:58 3
- That's a humblebrag, not a FWP. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 16:04 2
  - sure it is. I've exercised *too much*. -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 16:25 1
    - fwp pnly if you do it in a gym after driving your hummer to get there -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 18:15
I've switched back to Safari from Chrome in my iPhone. The ST beta is way faster now. - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 27, 15:56 1
- Hmm. I'll have to look into ways to fix that up. Been rather busy of late :( -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:56
Jeff Goldblum does stuff -- (link) - amoxy Aug 27, 15:53
canadians ... should a job application form (not an offer, just an application) be able to ask for a SIN? (For americans, what about SSN? Common?) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:52 4
- Asking if the applicant has one is common - asking for the actual number is not. -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 16:34
- Common -- nm - con_carne Aug 27, 15:59 1
  - "Are you or have you ever been Common?" "Yes/No/Tupac" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 16:00
- They can ask, but you shouldn't give until everyone is serious and there's a legitimate reason. -- nm - psilotum Aug 27, 15:55
the RG3 documentary you've been craving starts in just a few minutes on ESPN! -- nm - stewie Aug 27, 15:52
hey Vermin...since you're around....are there any comic shops near you? - Remlik Aug 27, 15:50 2
- Only a couple that I know of. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 15:53 1
  - thanks...I may get back to you -- nm - Remlik Aug 27, 16:06
So, not only did I just learn that one of my favorite bands right now happens to be from Alaska, they are from *Wasilla* - con_carne Aug 27, 15:39 2
- Nice! I will check them out myself. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 15:42 1
  - Tracks of theirs that I like include - con_carne Aug 27, 15:58
Military strikes on Syria 'as early as Thursday,' US officials say -- (link) - con_carne Aug 27, 15:25 5
- I'll be interested to see what they choose to hit. - TWuG Aug 27, 15:35 4
  - Saw this yesterday -- (link) - con_carne Aug 27, 15:40 3
    - "Alright, so what we're gonna do is relocate all the schools to these positions!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:47 1
      - "Uh, sir ... what schools?" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:47
    - Well, that's handy! -- nm - Syrian Bad Guys Aug 27, 15:44
This so cool (no pun intended) -- (link) - CovingtonCat Aug 27, 15:25
My tan may have a sunburn. - Truman Aug 27, 15:24
YDC: Just got polled for NY mayor and I had a good time doing it. I had the woman laughing hard by the end. -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 15:13
Sounds like HuffPo may also have been hacked -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:04 4
- Gibson Index is agetting a workout this week! -- nm - Remlik Aug 27, 15:08 1
  - If I make a blog post, sure. (Shit, I totally need to make a blog post.) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:24
- These hackings lately have been making me think of the same movie references - con_carne Aug 27, 15:08 1
  - This made me laugh - thanks :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:24
Twig+Dr Pepper = Twix + Dr Pepper. Brain in code mode. Twig is a templating library. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:03 4
- What abut TWuG + Dr Pepper? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 27, 15:06 3
  - I suppose that might make me throw up too -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:14 2
    - It's true that I do go better with Coke. -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 15:36 1
      - *snort* -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:37
rightwing site has a whole Impeach Obama store...but my favorite is the book How to defeat Obama in 2012, its marked down to 99c -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 27, 14:53 6
- I'm going to ask the same question I asked when the whole "Impeach Bush" movement started. - Trish Aug 27, 15:00 5
  - Only because this *just* hit my twitter feed: -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 15:10 4
    - Silly Vermin, every president is allowed three secret murders and one illegal war before impeachment. -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 15:31 1
      - Well, shit. I miscounted. -- nm - Bill Clinton si Aug 27, 15:36
    - There is a website called weaselzippers.us? - David Aug 27, 15:22 1
      - u jelly? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 15:23
Hee, my workplace is being very careful not to imply I'm some kind of acting manager. - mara Aug 27, 14:45 2
- someone had better bring in some great doughnuts tomorrow, or they are fired!!! -- nm - peglegpete Aug 27, 14:49
- I meant to say [mara's boss's boss's]. Doh. -- nm - mara Aug 27, 14:47
I'm so unbelievably frustrated today - and over something relatively minor. - JaxSean Aug 27, 14:35 15
- Why do you have to go together? -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 15:30
- call costco. they may have them on file and can print a new set before you get there -- nm - peglegpete Aug 27, 15:15
- All joking aside that does suck. In 75 days you won't care -- nm - Bacon Aug 27, 15:00
- our county office and our post office shoots the photos for a small fee right there in the office -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 14:54
- If it makes you feel better, smack my ass -- nm - con_carne Aug 27, 14:38 2
  - *fakes a need to feel better, stands in line* - Epiphany Aug 27, 14:45
  - ... -- nm - David Aug 27, 14:44
- Walgreens also does them fast. -- nm - Bacon Aug 27, 14:37 7
  - it's not that. - JaxSean Aug 27, 14:38 6
    - Could they be in her purse? -- nm - Bacon Aug 27, 14:40 2
      - No - this is stuff I'm "in charge of." - JaxSean Aug 27, 14:42 1
        
        Blame the children. always blame the children -- nm - Bacon Aug 27, 14:43
    - Also this may help. There are many places to turn in your application as I found out. Maybe there is one closer to her, or you to make it easier. - Bacon Aug 27, 14:39 2
      - The one on Sunbeam I have to make an appointment, and the next date is in October. - JaxSean Aug 27, 14:41 1
        
        Sounds like you are dialed in - Bacon Aug 27, 14:43
SITWAP: New team up at the puppy-cam (NMBL) - howie Aug 27, 14:34
I just may have to drag the old woodburning set out of the crawlspace. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 14:31
Six second science projects on Vine -- (link) - con_carne Aug 27, 14:28 1
- Very cool! -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 14:35
Don't let me forget - saw my copy of The Cuckoo's Calling on the hold shelf on my way through the library. - Meg Aug 27, 14:27
rowr -- (link) - marcel Aug 27, 14:26 [youtube] 8
- hee -- nm - JaxSean Aug 27, 14:39
- That's great! -- nm - Stephen Aug 27, 14:32
- I'm afraid to open this but I am forever grateful for the Chica Bomb link - Epiphany Aug 27, 14:28 5
  - what'sthisnow? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 27, 14:37 2
    - marcel posted this a while back - its catchy and lovely -- (link) - Epiphany Aug 27, 14:43 [youtube] 1
      - oh my -- nm - JaxSean Aug 27, 15:05
  - i hope i posted the girls only version? -- nm - marcel Aug 27, 14:31 1
    - yes. I'm not sure if I'd like the other version, I'm use to the girl version -- nm - Epiphany Aug 27, 14:41
Here's a pretty interesting look at the use of light in films -- (link) - con_carne Aug 27, 14:04 2
- ...and if you groove on light in films, watch the Coen Bros'. The Man Who Wasn't There. - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 14:15 1
  - I liked that movie a lot, but I haven't seen it since it was in theaters -- nm - con_carne Aug 27, 15:19
EXISTENCE OF NEW ELEMENT CONFIRMED -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 27, 13:58 4
- Baconite -- nm - Bacon Aug 27, 14:42
- holy crap....the RUSSIANS are *bombing* americanium -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 14:41
- I knew it - twerknium -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 14:24 1
  - when the acky breakinium gets smashed it produces one of those -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 14:38
This Week's Crazytown is going to be tough to beat: Pat Robertson Claims Gays Deliberately Spread AIDS Using Sharp Rings Descigned to Cut People -- (link) - MDH Aug 27, 13:57
SCHAAALLLLKE - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 27, 13:51 1
- Who doesn't like Sarah Chalke? -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 14:22
Heh. I like the Success Kid meme -- (link) - con_carne Aug 27, 13:51 1
- When I need a smile, I look up this meme - amoxy Aug 27, 13:56
Damn you ML! -- nm - Stephen Aug 27, 13:46 5
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  - Any interest in a trade? - Stephen Aug 27, 14:08 3
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      - Sent via BOP -- nm - Stephen Aug 27, 14:30 1
        
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Breaking Bad spoiler - amoxy Aug 27, 13:44 [youtube]
Swiss democracy at work - marcel Aug 27, 13:43 13
- must be in the switzerdütch region? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 27, 13:50 2
  - it's nationwide of course -- nm - marcel Aug 27, 13:52 1
    - yes? i need to see more swiss news on 3sat :) sounds fun -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 27, 13:54
- Tell us about the drive-in prostitution shacks in Zurich. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 13:48 3
  - according to newspapers, they had about 30 girls there yesterday on opening day - marcel Aug 27, 13:52 2
    - say what now? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 27, 14:27 1
      - no rotisseries -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 14:47
- Is this a special election? And the big question... - amoxy Aug 27, 13:45 5
  - obviously you have to vote for brats at 3am cause if you're left with only pizza, well the swiss lose their identity as a people - zeitgeist Aug 27, 14:50
  - my vote is on mustard and a Brötchen -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 27, 13:52
  - Switzerland is the classical definition of anarchy, in that citizens vote on every matter. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 13:49 1
    - and have guns ! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 27, 13:50
  - i'll wait for the big tv discussion to make up my mind -- nm - marcel Aug 27, 13:49
Maybe if somebody is giving you their aol email address, it says something about how they prioritize you in their life. Did you ever think of that? -- nm - con_carne Aug 27, 13:42
3 fortures, who wants them? -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 13:40 11
- You're doing it wrong. They can say "n", they can't say "r". You need to replace the "r" with a "w", not the "n" with an "r". - Walter White Supremecist si Aug 27, 13:43 1
  - (I feel that this does not have as much potential for hilarity as I had hoped) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 13:44
- Yes lease -- nm - amoxy Aug 27, 13:42 4
  - The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination. -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 13:43 1
    - I know. But sometimes I just want to sit in the middle of the road and pout -- nm - amoxy Aug 27, 13:44
  - buy! -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 13:42
  - Please -- nm - amoxy Aug 27, 13:42
- Please. -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 13:41 1
  - Prevention is better than cure. -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 13:42
- sure! -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 13:41 1
  - The Master doesn't take sides; same as your spouse. -- nm - znufrii Aug 27, 13:41
Hah. The tech director of NYT just tweeted "Not again." ... and the site isn't loading for me -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 13:38 5
- "Most evidence so far is pointing to the Syrian Electronic Army" - Brian Aug 27, 14:34 1
  - *enlists* -- nm - znu Aug 27, 16:08
- That's gonna get him fired. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 27, 13:42
- "Oh, no! Not again!" -- (link) - TWuG Aug 27, 13:41 [youtube]
- Oh, sorry - "Senior iOS Engineer at NYT until next month" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 13:38

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