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I know it's only one game in, but the change in the bears offensive line in one offseason is pretty impressive. 2 rookies on the right side were - pmb Sep 9, 09:44 4
- I'd be very happy if that performance if I was a Bears fan. Cincy's front 7 is very strong. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:45
- zero sacks allowed vs Cincy is a big accomplishment. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 9, 09:45 2
  - I was incredibly impressed with how Mills kept his composure at the end drawing the unsportsmanlike conduct on Maualuga. He didn't engage and the - pmb Sep 9, 09:51 1
    - yes, that was another huge bonehead play by someone yesterday. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 9, 09:52
Can you tell that South Carolina lost this game? -- (link) - David Sep 9, 09:43
NFL Just heard the end of the Jets-Bucs game. Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 9, 09:38 8
- Dumbest play in a week of stupid plays. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:42 6
  - San Fran/GB gets my vote. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 09:45 5
    - that is where running your mouth off in the media is a bad idea. - groiny Sep 9, 09:46 4
      - He should have been ejected for that. It was not a football play. -- nm - David Sep 9, 09:48 3
        
        Yep. There's zero defense for that. Kaep was already out of bounds when he launched. - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:51
        
        I loved Kapernick's reponse post game to the question.... - groiny Sep 9, 09:50
        
        *punches groiny in the face twice* - Spawn Sep 9, 09:49
- there were a bunch of stupid mistakes this week. - groiny Sep 9, 09:39
I'm back and it looks like our Sherlock Holmes movie was announced while I was away. -- (link) - LMS Sep 9, 09:35 1
- No Longer Young Sherlock Holmes - David Sep 9, 09:47
LYC: Dear Local PO -- Thx for moving the pick up times. . . - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Sep 9, 09:29
At this point, a restaurant doing a Groupon means that it's completely floundering and about to go under, right? :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 09:27 1
- ("foundering" is probably also the correct word to use. But floundering is floppier.) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 09:32
Jim: Did you see this? The anti-gay alternative to Boy Scouts debuted this weekend "Trail Life." -- (link) - MDH Sep 9, 09:20 6
- There is a section in there that says those experiencing same-sex attractions are okay, but if you're out, you're out. This is how toe-tapping in - Qale Sep 9, 09:30
- If nothing else, at least all these bigots have labeled themselves as such. -- nm - Jim Sep 9, 09:28
- why, because the Boy Scouts are promoting gayness now? ugh. -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 09:21 3
  - Their press release is comical: - MDH Sep 9, 09:27 2
    - How did they type that without laughing? -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 09:37 1
      - It sounds like the Mython Python Lumberjack song. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 9, 09:39
lyc - I love playing IKA but when I go into vmode, rarely, it's like I'm really on vacation! -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 9, 09:18 2
- I think I've been on vacation for about a year now. (Ika emails me saying my people are missing me. I log in, and go right into vacation mode again.) -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:20 1
  - I was doing that when I was on 4 servers....finally picked one, the newest one, and deleted the rest. Now I'm on all. the. time. -- nm - CrankYanker Sep 9, 09:31
Well, that's horrible. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 9, 09:15 4
- lawsuit in 1....2....3.. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 9, 09:32
- Wow, he was landing it on a table in front of him where he was seated....at least in this video from July. Looks like he had great control during the - CrankYanker Sep 9, 09:27 [youtube] 1
  - it's basically a lawmower blade. -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 09:38
- My mom's husband flies remote planes. A couple years back he got hit in the back by a helicopter that went out of control - decline Sep 9, 09:18
did we poll weekend movies yet? maybe we should. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 9, 09:13 11
- We are the Millers D, The Grandmaster B- -- nm - amoxy Sep 9, 09:39
- The Neverending Story with my brothers. This was the first time I noticed how hippie/antiauthority the message is. - Max Sep 9, 09:37 1
  - Moonchild. -- nm - Qale Sep 9, 09:45
- we saw empire state. man, what tripe. great art direction. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 9, 09:22
- Football weekend: B-. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 09:18
- Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, C- -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 09:15
- Moneyball (with the kids): A - oblique Sep 9, 09:15
- Now You See Me -- A- ....I'm amazed at how much I like Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson in the last 5 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:15 3
  - Huge spoilers for Now You See Me - David Sep 9, 09:22 1
    - Huge spoiler thoughts - Will Hunting Sep 9, 09:37
  - I'd give it a B+. Fun and enjoyable, a little bit smug, maybe. - Kim Pine Sep 9, 09:17
LYC: stuff - oblique Sep 9, 09:09 22
- a temp job or two now and then will make up the difference, or sell shit on ebay -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 9, 13:28
- would you get refi'd on one income? -- nm - zork Sep 9, 09:47
- The finance guy in me says it's a bad idea, but you gotta do what you gotta do. - spamlet Sep 9, 09:41
- I would say, drop it, and when she starts working consistantly, put the extra 400 a month back in principal payments. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 9, 09:20 13
  - you're still losing ground in the long run because of the higher interest, but you gotta do what you gotta do. -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 09:26 9
    - sure, but paying the extra principal will drop the interest paid total as well. - groiny Sep 9, 09:29 8
      - it'll help in the long run, sure - znufrii Sep 9, 09:33 7
        
        best thing to do is to plot out the amortization tables in excel and compare the different scenarios. -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 09:36 6
        
        best thing to do is cover your monthly expenses as best you can. the long run isn't important here. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 9, 09:38 5
        
        even in the short run, it's about $150-200 more being spent on interest a month instead of paying down principal to free up $400 a month in cash flow - znufrii Sep 9, 09:47 3
        
        the money spent on interest a month is irrelevant for this exercise. - groiny Sep 9, 09:49 2
        
        while your IM may be entirely true, including a discussion of costs in decisions about cash flow are by no means irrelevant. -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 10:07
        
        right -- nm - Don Homer Sep 9, 09:51
        
        yeah, it is no fun stressing for 6 months on how you are going to feed your kids. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 9, 09:39
  - This. -- nm - pmb Sep 9, 09:24
  - Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Pisses me off I didn't just do that 2 years ago. We'd be sitting on a <4% 30year -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 09:22 1
    - you can't dwell on that, do it now, and get some peace of mind. - groiny Sep 9, 09:31
- If your mortgage is 150k, with your current one, you will pay $41,365.15 interest. - loosilu Sep 9, 09:17 1
  - all that is fine and good, but in order to swing making monthly payments on 1 income..... - groiny Sep 9, 09:19
- you're going to pay a heck of a lot more in interest, unless rates go back down and you can refi again later, once your situation has inproved. -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 09:14
- How long do you expect she will be out of a job? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 9, 09:13 1
  - She still does various things - oblique Sep 9, 09:14
Breakfast of champions -- (link) - marcel Sep 9, 09:05 1
- That's a lot of work to not go very far. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 9, 09:07
Sony announced some weird kind of Vita adaptor thingy that lets you play (some) Vita games on your TV using a Dualshock. I think it also plays - Qale Sep 9, 09:01
in the cafeteria today is... - Mel Profit Sep 9, 08:57 13
- To cut through the joke, a lot of times, primarily vegetable soups, side dishes, etc are made with some kind of meat base/broth/etc -- nm - prayformojo Sep 9, 09:00 1
  - ruiner! -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 9, 09:03
- is it made with real vegetarians? -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 08:58 1
  - the hardest part of eating vegetables is ... - zork Sep 9, 09:01
- I can't be alone in growing up with veggie soup including hamburger, right? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 08:58 6
  - usually pieces of leftover pot roast instead of hamburger, but yeah -- nm - znufrii Sep 9, 09:05 2
    - in my world, this would be "pot roast soup" or "hamburger soup." -- nm - amanda hk Sep 9, 09:08 1
      - Or just "beef and vegetable soup". -- nm - Ender Sep 9, 09:16
  - Italian Wedding soup -- nm - zork Sep 9, 09:04 1
    - in the gratland souper bowl, italian wedding was in my final two (it lost to hot and sour, obvs). -- nm - amanda hk Sep 9, 09:07
  - not at all, plus most soup that you buy has meat-based broth. -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 08:59
- made from real vegetarians! -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 08:58
- "Vegetarian Salad". -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 9, 08:58
F*CK! It's Always Sunny premiered last week?! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 9, 08:51 1
- Sons of Anarchy s6 starts tomorrow night -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 08:55
Does anyone have a good site that lists new TV shows and when they premier? -- nm - decline Sep 9, 08:48 8
- epguides grid -- (link) - Max Sep 9, 09:05
- I posted one a week or so ago as well -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 08:54
- It's Always Sunny ... 9/5. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 08:53
- remember when all the shows used to start within a couple of weeks of each other? -- nm - zork Sep 9, 08:50
- Try this at the Futon Critic. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 9, 08:49 1
  - this might be better. You can filter for just new shows by type. thanks to you too! -- nm - decline Sep 9, 08:55
- TV Guide's Fall preview calendar -- (link) - znufrii Sep 9, 08:49 1
  - yep. thanks :) -- nm - decline Sep 9, 08:51
Arsenio Hall returns to late night TV tonight... -- (link) - Don Homer Sep 9, 08:44
LIR: About Kelly's bracelet - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Sep 9, 08:34 10
- Also, I would recommend writing "Diabetes Type 1" as opposed to just "Diabetic" -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 9, 08:40
- they appear to be equally capable of the job so what's wrong with deciding which one you'd rather wear? -- nm - zork Sep 9, 08:36 8
  - Well, my personal preference is gold, so making a choice for someone else. . . - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Sep 9, 09:28 3
    - and yet she was asking. - Reagen Sep 9, 09:29 2
      - I have to start remembering that IM -- nm - zork Sep 9, 09:47
      - Yup -- and if I didn't care about these kinds of signals. . . . - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Sep 9, 09:43
  - incidentally, I suggest the silver ... - zork Sep 9, 08:39
  - it's sort of like eyeglasses. I need to wear them, so why not pick a pair I like? -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 08:37
  - exactly. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 08:37
  - this -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 9, 08:36
Dear Owners, - Spawn Sep 9, 08:24 4
- Mine: "can you prepare a document on our 14/15 budget for tomorrow to go to the President?" - Beaker Sep 9, 08:33 1
  - Oh yeah, had a meeting Thursday that asked for somethinglike this, plus a meeitng tomorrow night, plus my office help is home sick. - Spawn Sep 9, 09:28
- Effing owners. -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 08:27 1
  - I know, right? -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 08:30
true detective trailer? -- (link) - amanda hk Sep 9, 08:19
Amazon has an AC1750 router on sale for $109.99 right now. - David Sep 9, 08:17 4
- Would that be a considerable upgrade over this? -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 9, 08:31 3
  - Yes. -- nm - David Sep 9, 08:52 2
    - Thanks. Sold! - prayformojo Sep 9, 08:53 1
      - I had purchased the Netgear R6300 *yesterday*. - David Sep 9, 09:21
Gonna be a long week for Giants and David Wilson -- nm - budice Sep 9, 08:11 4
- Didn't Tiki have fumbling issues early on? Coughlin fixed him up. -- nm - Jim Sep 9, 08:38
- Giants working out RB Willis McGahee tomorrow, reportedly scheduled before Wk1 games -- nm - Strongbad Sep 9, 08:17 1
  - He is the best fit, but thought they also might try M Turner. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 08:30
- I sense a lot of slap the ball out of his hands drills./ - groiny Sep 9, 08:12
Lady Gaga performed on GMA today. Whoa, this is not what I expected. She may have lost it. -- (link) - MDH Sep 9, 08:10 [youtube] 4
- A)That may be the most normal thing she's ever done. B) Not often you see 4 hair changes in one song. -- nm - Ender Sep 9, 08:41 1
  - I think only Dylan has tried that before. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 08:52
- Many of us fully expected her to lose it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 08:15 1
  - I mean she went full on Wizard of Oz camp. People loved it, but this "Artpop" album is gonna be a weird mix of stuff. -- nm - MDH Sep 9, 08:17
Only 2 players have won the Cy Young award without throwing a complete game. Name them. -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 07:49 15
- Here's a hint: The other guy did it twice. - spamlet Sep 9, 08:19 2
  - Clemens -- nm - Inigo Sep 9, 08:21 1
    - *ding* 2001 and 2004 he didn't throw any complete games. -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 08:23
- Brandon Webb -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 07:56 2
  - Jake peavy -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 07:56 1
    - He's one. -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 08:17
- Eckersley, Gagne? -- nm - groiny Sep 9, 07:51 8
  - Sorry, I wrote the way that it was written but it should be starters only. -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 08:17
  - I'm guessing they mean non-relievers. If they included relievers, there's a bunch more who won. -- nm - Inigo Sep 9, 07:56 6
    - I am pretty sure the list of relievers who have won a Cy Young award is pretty sparce. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 9, 08:03 5
      - probably at least 8 or 9 times -- nm - Don Homer Sep 9, 08:04 4
        
        Yup. Nine total. -- nm - Inigo Sep 9, 08:06 1
        
        and what the hell is Bedrosian doing on that list? nm -- nm - groiny Sep 9, 08:10
        
        most notably in the 80s, when it happened seemingly every other year. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 9, 08:06 1
        
        yeah,. only 3 in the last 25 years. - groiny Sep 9, 08:09
have we seen this new Guinness ad? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 9, 07:46
My HS story... - Mel Profit Sep 9, 07:46 6
- nice *sniff*. I loved high school. Most of the jock-types went to the nearby tech school so I was with people like me. Also, the music program ... - zork Sep 9, 08:46 3
  - Those are definitely more accepting atmospheres I think. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 9, 08:52 2
    - I feel bad for the people who took typing or art in grade nine. "You didn't take music? Oh." -- nm - zork Sep 9, 09:03 1
      - *raises eyebrow at you* -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 09:08
- that's really neat. :) -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 08:39
- great story. wonderful write up -- nm - Epiphany Sep 9, 08:38
Has anyone seen the one-person play for the LOTR? Same guy did one for Star Wars as well, coming here in October... -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 07:43
I don't like Mondays. -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 07:38 6
- Tell me why. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 9, 08:59
- it looks like you are not a big fan of Sunday nights either. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 9, 07:40 4
  - I swear I'm starting to dread sunday nights - as far as trying to go to sleep at a normal time - Epiphany Sep 9, 08:12
  - methinks one may have caused the other. -- nm - spamlet Sep 9, 07:45 1
    - heh, could be. but really it's my first monday with a full week ahead in awhile. -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 07:48
  - not really. -- nm - loosilu Sep 9, 07:42
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 07:31

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