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Katee Sackhoff has had discussions with Marvel about availability for next year... - Remlik Sep 6, 09:25 3
- nmbP - Spawn Sep 6, 09:27 1
  - possibly...I'm working all day...and I have radio station stuff to do, will know later today -- nm - Remlik Sep 6, 09:28
- That will work. -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 09:26
aww...RIP scifi writer Ann "AC" Crispin..... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 6, 09:16
I'm working from a restaurant right now. :) You'd be surprised how hard it is to ... - Beryllium Sep 6, 09:12
ST Poll: Is This Person Actually Working Or Not? (deets inside) - Diva Sep 6, 09:06 13
- I always call it "working from home". She is not working -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 09:17
- Kim(berly) does this when she "works" at home. It's maddening but I'm not allowed to change the precedent. -- nm - Amanda Sep 6, 09:10
- And as a sidenote, I am awful when I try to work at home. - amoxy Sep 6, 09:10 2
  - Me too, except at night. Working from home during work hours is just binge watching TV on NF. -- nm - Amanda Sep 6, 09:12 1
    - Yeah, same here. My mind just "works" better at night when I'm at home. -- nm - Inigo Sep 6, 09:19
- No. -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 6, 09:10
- Probably watching "Pretty Little Liars" -- nm - amoxy Sep 6, 09:10
- hell no. why wouldn't she have questions on those days? -- nm - zork Sep 6, 09:08 2
  - this -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 09:14
  - Tue-Thur is the research period, Mon and Fri is the implementation stage! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 6, 09:10
- yeah, she's probably cramming all her work into an hour or two and not working the rest of the time -- nm - decline Sep 6, 09:08
- based on personal experience, probably not. :) -- nm - znufrii Sep 6, 09:08 1
  - (but I'm much more responsive to emails than that) -- nm - znufrii Sep 6, 09:12
I love how the Yahoo Fantasy app nags me for feedback every time I open it. -- nm - colin Sep 6, 09:00 2
- "You suck, OK?!!!" -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 09:01 1
  - I wonder if it goes away if I say its great. -- nm - colin Sep 6, 09:03
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hyde, initial reactions of that Team Canada jersey are slamming it pretty hard. -- nm - zork Sep 6, 08:46 5
- still better than the last american one. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:51
- well, i guess i better change my mind. wouldn't want to independently buck the crowd.....nm - x Sep 6, 08:48 3
  - ok, then. -- nm - zork Sep 6, 08:53
  - when will you ever learn not to have opinions? -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 08:51 1
    - mostly i just need to learn to wait until the prevailing opinion shows itself....nm - x Sep 6, 08:52
I laughed and thought of Diva when I watched an episode of Happy Endings last night - prayformojo Sep 6, 08:43 1
- heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 08:56
Thoughts? Silver, or vintage? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 6, 08:37 4
- neither. fugly design and they look uncomfortable -- nm - zork Sep 6, 08:57
- Vintage -- nm - Krusty Sep 6, 08:46 2
  - yes -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 09:05
  - obvs. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 6, 08:47
If you had to buy one of these Game of Thrones t-shirts, which would you get (assume there are spoilers here through S3) -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 6, 08:37 7
- imp, most likely. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:49
- viva la imp. (note the pricepoint, cappie!) -- nm - amanda hk Sep 6, 08:48
- the Syrio Forel one. -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 08:43 1
  - yeah, that's mine too -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 08:44
- Talk to the Hand -- nm - znufrii Sep 6, 08:38
- Fighting Imps -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 08:38 1
  - This one. -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 6, 08:45
According to Park Police, the Lincoln Memorial is "commonly used by individuals engaged in voyeuristic activity" - Brian Sep 6, 08:29
ok, from B2 or so ... if Texas were to secede and become a stand alone nation, they would be .. - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 6, 08:28 43
- we would lose pippy. this cannot happen, end of story -- nm - dogbert Sep 6, 08:54 1
  - she's already a DOT, but I'm sure there will be border crossings allowed. -- nm - zork Sep 6, 08:55
- I wonder how high oil prices would rise. Also, what would happen to the TX tax rates - zork Sep 6, 08:51 1
  - tangent: Top 100 Federal Funding Sounces in the Texas State Budget (Oct 2010) -- (link) - znufrii Sep 6, 08:54
- nope. The Federal Govt would come down hard if Texas tried to keep the nukes. -- nm - Remlik Sep 6, 08:37 4
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    - no question. And if they nationalized the oil companies in their territory...you could expect war. -- nm - Remlik Sep 6, 09:05
    - Just think of the hit that the belt buckle industry would take! -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 08:54
  - right. -- nm - znufrii Sep 6, 08:46
- also, isn't that basically how the civil war started? states seceding, I mean? -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:37 4
  - "basically"? -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 08:39 3
    - The War of Nothern Agression. -- nm - colin Sep 6, 08:55
    - "aside from the obvious schism between abolitionists and non-abolitionists there were economic factors both domestic and international." -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:48 1
      - just say slavery -- nm - dogbert Sep 6, 08:56
- after quebec almost seceded they announced they would have appropriated federal government property if it had happened. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:36 2
  - Which I would have given slight odds at causing a civil war. -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 08:40
  - Though for nukes, presumably some deal would be done, like with Ukraine and Kazakhstan when the Soviet Union broke up. -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 08:38
- I'd like to point out that the net immigration of Mexicans is zero right now. An equal amount leave as come in to the country. - Krusty Sep 6, 08:35
- it's totally pointless to speculate since it'll never happen, but for reference's sake texas produces ~30% of american oil....nm - x Sep 6, 08:32 11
  - huh, looking into this more: texas' production in oil and natural gas is immense.... - x Sep 6, 08:37 10
    - I kind of wonder what their rig specifications are, because there are a lot more than 3300 drill rigs out there. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:44 7
      - yeah, that i don't know. i certainly bow to your industry knowledge on this front....nm - x Sep 6, 08:53 6
        
        after a little checking, it seems they're talking production rotary mud rigs, which makes sense, but is a small slice of all the drill rigs out there. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:56 5
        
        there's a new show on History or Discovery (or NatGeo) about backyard drillers in the US. - zork Sep 6, 09:00 4
        
        stupid dictionary: artesian not artisan -- nm - zork Sep 6, 09:02 3
        
        No, no, don't be so hasty. -- nm - Marketing Sep 6, 09:07 2
        
        heee -- nm - zork Sep 6, 09:09 1
        
        yeah, i think "artisan drilling" is actually pretty brilliant...nm - x Sep 6, 09:11
    - They'd be a secular Saudi Arabia, for a while - Reagen Sep 6, 08:42 1
      - until people start talking about aborting drill sites -- nm - zork Sep 6, 09:07
- Why would you be tempted to move there if they seceded? -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 08:32
- The nukes are held be the Federal Government, not the Texas government. They would not be a nuclear power. -- nm - TWuG Sep 6, 08:30
- Uh, the USA would take it's belongings out if that happened. -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 08:29 9
  - (Assuming there was still a functioning Federal Government. In an apocalypse situation all bets are off.) -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 08:35 8
    - (And whether they'd have the capability to build their own after an orderly secession is another question.) -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 08:41 2
      - Probably not given their textbook standards. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 6, 08:48 1
        
        It only took exactly 7 days to create the world, don't underestimate God's ability to make them a nuke if they pray hard enough. -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 08:50
    - Oh, I thought we were just talking about when Texas secedes in 2016? -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 08:41 4
      - Hey, who knows what can happen in 3 years? We saw how quickly New Orleans went to hell. -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 08:46 3
        
        and California could fall into the ocean an hour from now -- nm - zork Sep 6, 08:47 2
        
        Four our purposes here I think I'll go with "surprise asteroid wipes out everything east of the Appalachians. -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 08:52 1
        
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- It's wildly hypothetical, but just because nuclear weapons are there, it doesn't make them their's. They are US property and would be relocated. - volnelk Sep 6, 08:29
there are brownies in WD PPM. I'm obviously going to WD PPM *right n... -- nm - amanda hk Sep 6, 08:25
I am normally the schlub in jeans and a hoodie on the plane, even when upgraded. - ty97 Sep 6, 08:22 2
- Velvet jumpsuit? -- nm - oblique Sep 6, 08:24 1
  - he goes full heff. PJs and a smoking jacket. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:27
Breaking Bad intro, Dukes of Hazzard style -- (link) - TWuG Sep 6, 08:20 1
- YEAH BITCH! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 6, 08:54
If we polled "What is currently your favorite type of cheese?" - and wouldn't that be a good idea if someone did - my answer would be: - prayformojo Sep 6, 08:18 27
- Cambozola -- nm - JenBro Sep 6, 09:52
- Akawi -- nm - colin Sep 6, 08:56
- swiss -- nm - dogbert Sep 6, 08:53
- Sharp cheddar always been my favorite, but I'm really in dill havarti lately. -- nm - mara Sep 6, 08:31
- something blue. I had a really good auvergne earlier tonight. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:30
- I think we did this because Spawn answered with a cheese that isn't even a cheese. -- nm - spamlet Sep 6, 08:28
- Right now it's pepper jack. - kelly Sep 6, 08:25
- Mozzarella. Today, tomorrow and forever. -- nm - Krusty Sep 6, 08:23 2
  - Now just watch the US market get flooded with Chinese-produced mozzarella...... -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 08:33 1
    - Heh. :-) - Krusty Sep 6, 08:38
- Mozzerella. -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 08:23
- Mop? -- (link) - Spawn Sep 6, 08:22 [Backboard] 3
  - to be fair, it's a different question. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 6, 08:32 2
    - Ah. Figured most answers would be the same. -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 08:43
    - (but I'm totally on your side.) -- nm - amanda hk Sep 6, 08:32
- really my one true love is new yorker american, but almost any non-swiss cheese is delightful. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 6, 08:21
- Manchego -- nm - decline Sep 6, 08:20
- this is like asking a parent whcih child is their favorite.....nm - x Sep 6, 08:20 6
  - Exactly. At least categorise - favourite blue, favourite soft cheese, etc -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 08:24 5
    - ik, r? -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 08:26 4
      - Sophie's Choice it, y'all -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 08:32 3
        
        We really need a cheese bracket -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 08:34
        
        then brie I guess. Brie. -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 08:34 1
        
        Always knew you were hot for me -- nm - Alison Sep 6, 08:36
- Sharp Cheddar -- nm - amoxy Sep 6, 08:18 2
  - this, -- nm - znufrii Sep 6, 08:19
  - This -- nm - oblique Sep 6, 08:18
Tony Cingrani, pitcher for the Reds, stole a base last night. Can you name the three teams that have never had a pitcher steal a base? -- nm - amoxy Sep 6, 08:16 17
- Here is a list of all the teams and when was the last time a pitcher stole a base -- (link) - amoxy Sep 6, 08:34
- AL expansion is the most likely. Marlins, Rays. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:21 9
  - oh wait. Marlins are NL. I'm bad at baseball. the principle is still sound. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:23
  - Yes, Yes. One more. Hint it was also an expansion team -- nm - amoxy Sep 6, 08:22 7
    - Do you count the Nationals as new? -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 08:32
    - Mariners? Blue Jays? -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 08:31 1
      - Mariners is the last one. Toronto Blue Jays - Bob Bailor, 8/16/80 - amoxy Sep 6, 08:33
    - Diamondbacks? -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 08:24 1
      - Joe Saunders, 9/4/10 -- nm - amoxy Sep 6, 08:29
    - Rockies? -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 08:23 1
      - Mike Hampton, 7/22/02 -- nm - amoxy Sep 6, 08:28
- i know it's not st louis, because bob gibson stole 13...nm - x Sep 6, 08:19 2
  - If you love Bob Gibson so much, why don't you marry him! -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 08:27 1
    - i dunno, he's 77. but maybe....nm - x Sep 6, 08:29
- I'd like to point out that Yadi had the night off last night. -- nm - Jim Sep 6, 08:18
- Atlanta. -- nm - colin Sep 6, 08:17 1
  - Nope, last one Kris Medlen, 6/19/13 -- nm - amoxy Sep 6, 08:18
Hmm, there's a documentary about Cantor Fitzgerald and 9/11. -- (link) - Ender Sep 6, 08:16
Holy crap... Day 7 already. Vacation is winding down... NOOOOO!!! -- (link) - Cuzzin Toddcation Sep 6, 08:10 1
- Nice pic of Pismo Beach -- nm - amoxy Sep 6, 08:14
ST Opinions: I wear khakis and polos to work and would like something more boot-like. Opinion on these? -- (link) - colin Sep 6, 08:09 5
- Anyone that orders a boot is aksing for trouble. - Spawn Sep 6, 08:15 2
  - zappos has free returns, so that's a big plus. i wouldn't order otherwise. - colin Sep 6, 08:16 1
    - "Please send one pair of each boot you have. Thank you." -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 09:23
- you live. in texas. (you'd get brown, right?) -- nm - amanda hk Sep 6, 08:13 1
  - yeah, probably go with the brown. i like these because they come in a wide width. also considering something lower... -- (link) - colin Sep 6, 08:15
One of the films at the Calgary film fest this year is described as "Thelma and Louise by way of Harold and Maude" -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 08:07
Wow. Facebook actually served me an ad that I find interesting. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 6, 08:06 [youtube]

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