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SI still uses "*****" to separate sections. That's cute. -- nm - nubby Sep 10, 09:32 2
- And puts the date in all their subject lines. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 09:34 1
  - RAAAAAAGE!!! -- nm - nubby Sep 10, 09:39
the call I dialed in to is skedded for 45 minutes. 12 minutes in and we are still waiting for people to join the call. - Diva Sep 10, 09:12 4
- Everybody you're waiting for got fired. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 09:33 1
  - damn. -- nm - Diva Sep 10, 09:34
- Which means it would have lasted 90 without the delay. -- nm - spamlet Sep 10, 09:15 1
  - we're actually pretty good with ending meeting calls on time. It doesn't take that long to come up with 'Yeah, let's add another layer of oversight - Diva Sep 10, 09:19
mafic alert: Ohio man launches class action against Apple for selling Breaking Bad season pass that only covered the first half of the season -- (link) - Roger More Sep 10, 09:12 1
- Seems legit. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 09:33
Spawn!!! We tied for first inside the office ... not sure yet who won the league "free lunch" yet - inside the office - the other person guessed - JenBro Sep 10, 09:10 2
- Good enough! - Spawn Sep 10, 09:34 1
  - well COOL - I'll let you know if we took the other pool -- nm - JenBro Sep 10, 09:54
Thanks, Dana. It hadn't occurred to me that I should move. -- (link) - TWuG Sep 10, 09:09 1
- "If you don't like it, you can get out!" <--- that's news now? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 09:35
from a friend's food blog - about Eastern Market in Detroit - it's a really neat message and way of thinking about Detroit - and ourselves :) - JenBro Sep 10, 09:08
This was posted to reddit. "What a difference a day makes." -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:05 [Image] 1
- 'Shopped! -- nm - typical Internet chucklenut Sep 10, 09:07
Jim Alert: Richard Hatcj may have fathered upwards of 200 kids through sperm donation -- (link) - Beaker Sep 10, 08:56 7
- TVGN is literally running season 1 of Survivor right now. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 10, 09:05 1
  - I don't think I get this channel. I kind of wish I did. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 10, 09:07
- In other news, 200 women experience sudden feelings of "Ewww, gross!" -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:00 2
  - I regret not going with "200 people have sudden realisation of own narcissism" -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:14
  - Do they hate Battlestar Galactica that... Oh. -- nm - Qale Sep 10, 09:01
- So that is the basis of that Vince Vaughn movie -- nm - amoxy Sep 10, 08:57
- Hatch -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:56
I always knew you were the evil birthday twin, con_carne! -- nm - Qale Sep 10, 08:49
Dez Bryant expected to play Sunday -- (link) - oblique Sep 10, 08:48
BofA, Alcoa, HP out of Dow Jones Average. Visa, Nike, Goldman Sachs added in their place -- (link) - znufrii Sep 10, 08:46 1
- and BoA also just annouced a few thousand layoffs -- nm - decline Sep 10, 08:48
From twitter: Syria agrees to Russian initiative. Did Obama just win without firing a shot? -- nm - MDH Sep 10, 08:45 49
- Define "win" -- nm - Strongbad Sep 10, 09:17
- He won in that, if this works, Assad won't be able to gas his own people... - Mel Profit Sep 10, 09:09 2
  - I have such mixed feelings on this whole thing (including how it was handled). We can beat up Obama for his handling of this all day, but the truth - pmb Sep 10, 09:33
  - Arm The Moderate Rebels should open for RATM -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:12
- I doubt it. Ultimately, we want regime change in Syria. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 08:57
- More like he got saved by the guys who wanted to watch us fail. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 08:49 32
  - they jumped at this awfully quickly. to me that says they were legitimately afraid of an attack -- nm - Reagen Sep 10, 08:52 31
    - agreed. which I can't figure out. - Mel Profit Sep 10, 09:12 17
      - He looks like he's reasonable in giving up the weapons, he emasculates the US and gives these weapons to Russia, and doesn't get any bombs rained on - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:17 16
        
        I think it's a mixed bag for the US. Less likely to be entangled in another Middle Eastern war + I don't know that they are interested in assisting - Roger More Sep 10, 09:22 11
        
        Your second point is what I thought as well. I thought the rebels are pieces of shit too...and that we really didn't want to help them as much as we - Jim Sep 10, 09:27 10
        
        Also..it seems like Obama was fucked no matter what he did on this. - Jim Sep 10, 09:32 5
        
        I agree, but also Obama is partly responsible for that no-win situation. - Roger More Sep 10, 09:38
        
        Agree completely. We can blame him for waffling, but every option was a bad one. There is no option without consequences, many of which are - pmb Sep 10, 09:36
        
        word on that IM. -- nm - Diva Sep 10, 09:34
        
        also, act, and Bachmann et al. take a trip to Syria and have a press conference accusing Obama of supporting Islamists. -- nm - znufrii Sep 10, 09:33
        
        Proper fucked, yeah. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:33
        
        That's fair and reasonable, but at this point, we pretty much abandoned them. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:30 2
        
        Again, your problem is with Russia looking better than the US, but they were always in a position to make this move. - con_carne Sep 10, 09:38 1
        
        I have a problem becuase there's a finite amount of power in the world. We gave some up via bad strategy. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:47
        
        I wouldn't go that far, but I've read stuff suggesting that a year or two of war + lack of support from America have helped radicalise them. -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:29
        
        The US got what we wanted, and since we don't actually have diplomatic ties to Assad, we got someone else to do the heavy lifting for us -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:21 1
        
        We didn't 'get' someone else, we were lucky that someone else stepped in after snubbing us at the UN. - Dr.Vermin Sep 10, 09:26
        
        I don't understand, what part of this is something that wasn't in our already stated goals? -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 09:19 1
        
        Giving Russia more power/leverage -- not punishing the murderous psycho for using WMD's --- giving hope to any rogue nation - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:22
    - Right. -- nm - David Sep 10, 09:08
    - They should have been deathly afraid of one becuase they merited one. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 08:57 8
      - Sure seemed bungled, But, I think that request for Congressional approval touched off an important debate we needed to have - con_carne Sep 10, 09:12 7
        
        The problem is sometimes, someone needs bombed. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:21 6
        
        Again, my problem is with the notion that it has to be up to the US every time this question comes up - con_carne Sep 10, 09:30 2
        
        America is for better and worse, the shining light in this world. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:35
        
        No one else has the resources + global reach to do this every time + it probably can't happen without US support + that's the price of saying - Roger More Sep 10, 09:34
        
        The Ryan Doctrine from Tom Clancy is what you're saying I believe (and I agree 110%) -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 09:22 2
        
        Ryan/Clark 2016 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 10, 09:26 1
        
        "The Vice President says that the Guatemalan situation has been ... contained." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:32
    - We weren't even close to attacking. I'd suspect they were a lot more afraid of ticking Russia off. -- nm - Ender Sep 10, 08:54 2
      - Once the Russians proposed that Assad give up the chemical weapons, I assume they knew they had to. - Mel Profit Sep 10, 09:13
      - It's my understanding that a strike was ready to go when Obama pulled them back and opted to go for Congressional approval, instead. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 10, 09:12
- The only winning move is not to play -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 08:46
- Luckily our Secretary of State ran his mouth at a press conference! -- nm - spamlet Sep 10, 08:45 9
  - Ents do like to talk. -- nm - Qale Sep 10, 09:03
  - yeah, lucky for that... -- nm - znufrii Sep 10, 08:53 7
    - You're not suggesting it was planned, are you? - spamlet Sep 10, 09:01 6
      - you're suggesting it wasn't? - znufrii Sep 10, 09:05 5
        
        Considering every single news source disagrees with you, I'll go with them. -- nm - spamlet Sep 10, 09:06 4
        
        news outlets report what administration sources tell them. - znufrii Sep 10, 09:09 3
        
        News has no incentive to think otherwise of politicians? When did we return to pre-Watergate times? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:11 2
        
        There aren't reporters like there were at Watergate anymore. News gathering just doesn't work that way, because it's expensive to pay people... - Kim Pine Sep 10, 09:17
        
        this isn't about politics, really. they're entirely dependent on adminitration sources for this type of reporting. - znufrii Sep 10, 09:17
~ i'm in love (*I'm in love) with the other woman ~ -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 10, 08:45 1
- and with that, I realize that I went a *whole day* without posting on here ... - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 10, 08:46
Syria accepts Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to avoid a possible U.S. military strike -- (link) - con_carne Sep 10, 08:44 2
- the international control to be headed by Iran, North Korea and the KKK -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:46 1
  - Trail Life USA will act as weapons inspectors. -- nm - Ender Sep 10, 08:53
Report: OK St. players got paid while Les Miles was HC -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 10, 08:43 3
- Sorry for the re-post. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 10, 08:43 2
  - I doubt you will be the last one. This is going to be a big story over the next few days. -- nm - David Sep 10, 08:45 1
    - especially as new details start coming out -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:47
"You are like a foot taller than a human should be." -- nm - Reagen Sep 10, 08:41 1
- "From my point of view, you're like a foot shorter than a human should be. Also, you should wear a hat." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:12
Sports Illustrated has a cover story regarding football payments at Oklahoma State. - David Sep 10, 08:39 3
- so by now do we think most sports magazines just have a form article pre-written where they can just change the school name, coaches and the rule - Beaker Sep 10, 08:44
- ORANGE! The color of desire! BLACK! The color of despair -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 08:43
- my goodness! -- nm - colin Sep 10, 08:40
PQ set to ban religious symbols such as hijabs, kippas, turbans and visible crucifixes for people who work with the public today. -- (link) - Beaker Sep 10, 08:35 10
- I am very surprised poll support runs so high. The fact it includes crucifixes would make me think it should be the other way -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:37 7
  - on addition to "i can't drive" je me souviens also means "not much with the tolerance". -- nm - Reagen Sep 10, 08:47 1
    - heh, basically. -- nm - loosilu Sep 10, 08:48
  - I'm not, for a bunch of reasons. Many people see this as part of protectiong Wuebecois culture. Many Quebecois resent the Catholic Church's complicit - Roger More Sep 10, 08:44 4
    - I assume it won't pass a Charter challenge in a court of law in any event. -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:51 2
      - Muwahahahahaha! -- nm - Notwithstanding Clause Sep 10, 08:53
      - it sounds like bullshit to me. They're like the French on crack with this. -- nm - loosilu Sep 10, 08:52
    - I have no response here, I just like typing Wuebecois. -- nm - loosilu Sep 10, 08:48
- Colanders? -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 08:37 1
  - *giggles* -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 10, 13:45
The problem I am having is local clients setup conference calls at 11, then a fed agency sets one for 12 (1pm their time). Tru gonna need food badly -- nm - Truman Sep 10, 08:30 1
- Pizza delivery! -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 08:37
SQUEAMISH/DEATHY WARNING: asshole of the day from yesterday... - colin Sep 10, 08:29 18
- :( this is beyond horrible - and you are both Saints - so sorry. -- nm - JenBro Sep 10, 09:14
- ugh, you did the right thing. poor Allie. -- nm - loosilu Sep 10, 08:49
- That's awful. :-( I'm sorry for the cat and for Allie having to do what she did. - Krusty Sep 10, 08:38
- ...and that's how meg's new kitten assassins got their first assignment - znufrii Sep 10, 08:31
- a few things... - Mel Profit Sep 10, 08:31 7
  - yes, yes - neither could i, and yes.. not something nice to see. - colin Sep 10, 08:32 6
    - yeah, I have seen a couple in similar circumstances, and 20 years later, I can still see it. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 08:44
    - sometimes there are things you can't unsee unfortunately. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 10, 08:43 4
      - And strangely so many of them for me ocured in Vegas with you people - oblique Sep 10, 08:45 3
        
        I can't unsee Groiny's inflamed thighs... -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 10, 09:16 1
        
        you were closer to them than most. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 09:30
        
        my precious. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 08:46
- I hope you had a chance to take down the guy's plate ... I think that's worthy of a report. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 08:31 2
  - (Here in BC, driving while cellphoning is illegal. Pretty much everywhere, driving without due care and attention is.) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 08:32 1
    - it's technically illegal, but it's just a tack-on if you get pulled over for something else, not something they pull you over for. - colin Sep 10, 08:34
- that is fing brutal. -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:30 2
  - did you get his license #? -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:30 1
    - no, we didn't. not that HPD could/would do anything. -- nm - colin Sep 10, 08:31
LYC: I just saw the James Franco "Spring Breakers" for your consideration ad. it's funny. -- nm - MDH Sep 10, 08:28
Heh. The keynote speaker for the annual trade association convention I attend (the commercial finance association, basically a bunch of bankers), is - pmb Sep 10, 08:22
so, nubby, what's the answer? - znufrii Sep 10, 08:20 3
- Yes, exactly. -- nm - nubby Sep 10, 08:21 2
  - whoohoo! - znufrii Sep 10, 08:22 1
    - just because you got the right answer doesn't mean you aren't the latter -- nm - oblique Sep 10, 08:36
ok, the host is the person who is carrying a virus, what is the person called who is passing the virus? -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 08:20 15
- they are hosts too -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 10, 13:48
- If we are talking about human to human, the host is also the vector. -- nm - loosilu Sep 10, 08:51
- Slampiece. nm - wang Sep 10, 08:31
- I'd say Tebow, but everyone knows he can't pass... -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:25 2
  - you all are making me hope loosi shows up, and no one realy wants that. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 10, 08:28
  - manning help him if he gets kidney stones -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 08:28
- Twilight Mom -- nm - David Sep 10, 08:25
- Typhoid Mary? - Epiphany Sep 10, 08:23 1
  - That's a specific situation where the host is infectious, but unaffected by the virus itself -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 08:24
- The skank? -- nm - pmb Sep 10, 08:23 1
  - [spits coffee] - Dr.Vermin Sep 10, 09:07
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- Infected? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 10, 08:22
- a vector? -- nm - decline Sep 10, 08:21 1
  - What's your vector, Victor? -- nm - Captain Oveur Sep 10, 08:25
I thought it was a hysterical closing sentence. - David Sep 10, 08:19 2
- Funny, but inappropriate for the setting. -- nm - nubby Sep 10, 08:21 1
  - he should write for Big Bang Theory! -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 08:42
sitwap: Game of Thrones has cast the band Sigour Ros for the show.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 10, 08:17 11
- Red Wedding 2: The Unstabbingening. -- nm - David Sep 10, 08:21 9
  - I caught flack for spoilers way less spoilery than this. -- nm - TWuG Sep 10, 08:26 4
    - spoilers for Season 4 of GoT - Roger More Sep 10, 08:36 2
      - Spoils - TWuG Sep 10, 09:07 1
        
        ah, gotcha -- nm - Roger More Sep 10, 09:16
    - really? "Red" Wedding was the episode title -- nm - mud Sep 10, 08:32
  - hey Newsroom fandom, can anyone tell me just what the (spoiler) - mud Sep 10, 08:26 3
    - "I MEAN, WHAT THE FUCK?!!!" -- nm - Reagen Sep 10, 08:40
    - I will check when I get back from lunch. -- nm - David Sep 10, 08:29 1
      - thank you. It was just one word. -- nm - mud Sep 10, 08:30
- coolness -- nm - mud Sep 10, 08:19
i just saw Meg's kittens. they are too cute. -- nm - Andie Sep 10, 08:16 1
- "too" cute? Their cuteness level is unacceptable? What do you suggest we do to - mud Sep 10, 08:23
Ramen burger creates a 4-hour line for a taste. -- (link) - CrankYanker Sep 10, 08:16 2
- first cronuts, now this? wtf is wrong with people? can't we just enjoy normal food? -- nm - znufrii Sep 10, 08:17 1
  - Well, I heard both foods are actually from NYC, so... -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 08:18

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