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Super typhoon headed for Taiwan and Hong Kong "after an amazing burst in its peak winds from 75 mph Tuesday to over 160 mph today." -- (link) - mara Sep 20, 11:05 1
- ugh :( -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 11:06
Today's xkcd is fun. - TWuG Sep 20, 11:05 1
- Links help -- (link) - TWuG Sep 20, 11:05
TV Ratings: X Factor is doomed 6.07M/1.9 Demo, Repeats - Dads 3.02M/1.2, Brooklyn 99 2.67/1.1. Brooklyn also picked up in UK (which can't hurt) -- nm - MDH Sep 20, 11:03 2
- What is a Paulina Rubio and where did she come from? -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 11:05 1
  - Paula Abdul and Marco Rubio's illegimate love child -- nm - Jovian Sep 20, 11:07
P!nk's "Truth About Love Tour" to debut on the EPIX Channel, December 8th. If you get it, definitely watch it. -- (link) - MDH Sep 20, 10:57 [youtube] 1
- Pink's first Top 10 hit was released over 13 years ago. Everybody take a moment to think about that and feel old. -- nm - Ender Sep 20, 11:01
Interesting theory on why Ted Cruz has yet to renounce his Canadian citizenship (nmbl) - Brian Sep 20, 10:52 7
- Free health care. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 20, 11:01
- Nice, a new sub-group of birthers. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 20, 10:57 2
  - Not the way I read it. The author doesn't doubt Ted's citizenship and is only analyzing the documentary logistics of proving it. -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 11:01 1
    - Wait for it. - Dr.Vermin Sep 20, 11:09
- that is what we call...irony -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:55 2
  - He is not very popular in Washington -- (link) - amoxy Sep 20, 11:06 1
    - Everyone in congress hates Cruz... but everybody in the country hates congress! Hmmm... -- nm - The enemy of my enemy is Vermin Sep 20, 11:12
Clearly we can all agree that it should be a song by Poison -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 10:47 2
- /~ I...wanna rock and roll all night! ~/ - oblique Sep 20, 10:48 1
  - seriously? -- nm - Jim Sep 20, 11:00
ST will be all downhill for me today since I just pulled it up and have seen my favorite post of the day. wtg groiny! - crash davis Sep 20, 10:46 9
- I can almost justify a normal teen not getting a cab, but these guys roll with a wad of 100s. - groiny Sep 20, 10:49 8
  - It's their effen ego and they think they are above it all -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 10:53 2
    - of course, and has Shaun points out below, they have been covered for since school. - groiny Sep 20, 10:54 1
      - sorry, spamlet below, not shaun. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:56
  - you expressed my own feelings perfectly -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 10:51 4
    - we discussed maybe Halo'ing tonight. - groiny Sep 20, 10:53 3
      - for the first time in quite a while, I don't have to either work late on a Friday or be up stinking early on a Saturday - crash davis Sep 20, 10:54 2
        
        I am sure we all will. - groiny Sep 20, 10:55 1
        
        not me, i am sure i will continue to kick all you minions around. - Truman Sep 20, 11:06
I watched 3 episodes of Breaking Bad last night before bed, and I spent all night - groiny Sep 20, 10:44 5
- That's really the thing about the show, isn't it? Even in the early - slower - episodes, it just stayed with you. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 20, 11:02 1
  - I am only on the 2nd season, I think, and am trying to catch up to current. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 11:02
- Yeah, yeah. When's breakfast? -- nm - Vermin Jr. Sep 20, 10:48
- you can be my Pinkman - crash davis Sep 20, 10:48 1
  - I love poor Jessie. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:50
Speaking of Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD...what ever happened to Another Bad Creation? -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 10:38 2
- or Hayden or Whytgize.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 20, 10:42 [youtube]
- ~Iesha, you know I want you so bad, and I want to get to know you better....~ -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:39
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The NFL's Concussion Settlement Is A Disaster -- (link) - Beaker Sep 20, 10:34 1
- "The Washington Times's (incomplete) lawsuit database lists scores of players who died before 2006, and would not be eligible for compensation." -- nm - Beaker Sep 20, 10:35
$400k house here. -- (link) - Will Hunting Sep 20, 10:33
The ultimate in FB fail - ty97 Sep 20, 10:32 7
- can I add another/similiar from my FB feed - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:40 6
  - she musta really wanted her baby-back ribs. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 10:44 4
    - Darn you Diva - eag Sep 20, 10:46
    - It had been nine months since she'd had an El Presidente and she was NOT waiting another day. -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 10:45 2
      - I wish this was the case. I sense she literally sees nothing wrong with hauling the baby around for normal teenaged fun activites. - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:56 1
        
        *sigh* -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 11:06
  - No WAY -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 10:42
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Two guys dead in road rage incident after they each pulled a gun. -- (link) - mara Sep 20, 10:23 7
- Obama!!!! -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 10:31
- "I'm not backing down!".... "neither am I!" -- nm - dogbert Sep 20, 10:29
- That's aweesome. -- nm - Jim Sep 20, 10:24 3
  - works out exactly like it should. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:25 2
    - well, except for any family they leave behind. -- nm - Truman Sep 20, 10:26 1
      - Pruning the family tree of limbs likely to flip out and pull a gun to shoot you dead is maybe a good thing. -- nm - TWuG Sep 20, 10:27
- *gets out of my car, gets in one if theirs, drives off* nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:24
one nfl thought, - Truman Sep 20, 10:22 28
- the QB for the Chiefs looked like crap last night - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:30 25
  - the first thing i think he worries about is turnovers. so he will take the easy pass, or scramble, instead of risking a throw. - Truman Sep 20, 10:32 1
    - bottom line, the Chiefs are 3-0, which is cool -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 10:49
  - Alex Smith. 3-0. Zero INTs. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 10:32 22
    - I really dont' like him. almost in a irrational hatred way. - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:38 6
      - Did Bacon/Redmond hijack your account? -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 10:47 5
        
        Must have been a bad night for him - eag Sep 20, 10:50 4
        
        where is El Baco? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:56 3
        
        Is that a new mexican restaurant ? - eag Sep 20, 11:00
        
        I think he may be gone after the Minimum Wage Fight last weekend - amoxy Sep 20, 10:59 1
        
        He gets that way sometimes - eag Sep 20, 11:02
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      - I was thinking Dilfer or his former coach Harbaugh as who reminds me of -- nm - eag Sep 20, 10:36
      - whats interesting is that he wasnt always this way, the first years with the niners, didnt he take more risks? - Truman Sep 20, 10:34 12
        
        He has a better coach now. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 11:01
        
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        The Niners were also hoplessly shitty in his early years. -- nm - Shaun Sep 20, 10:34 9
        
        true. and different offensive schemes every year -- nm - Truman Sep 20, 10:35 8
        
        I think the problem people have with him - eag Sep 20, 10:38 7
        
        I think this is part of my problem. - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:41 6
        
        I picked them to win yesterday in our pick em league -- nm - eag Sep 20, 10:48 4
        
        me too. - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:54 3
        
        And if you were - eag Sep 20, 11:05
        
        I knew we would either see the old Smith or the old Vick. - Spawn Sep 20, 11:04 1
        
        I figured Reid would know how to play against Vick -- nm - eag Sep 20, 11:06
        
        no, think of me instead of him. - Truman Sep 20, 10:46
- good things happen when you do not turn the ball over. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:23 1
  - not sure if anyone answered my poll earlier on that. chiefs and titans are the only teams without a turnover so far this season. -- nm - Truman Sep 20, 10:24
Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy stated that today's House vote to defund the ACA was a "bipartisan vote" - Brian Sep 20, 10:20 1
- It was. Both parties voted. -- nm - ty97 Sep 20, 10:55
Something by Tool or absolutely something by NIN... - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:20 10
- I just saw your comment on B2 about Baba. I think we'll have to step outside. -- nm - spamlet Sep 20, 10:31 8
  - Seriously. Crazy talk. -- nm - pmb Sep 20, 10:51 1
    - all kidding aside. I get why people love them, I was just never one of them. I'm a Who Hits kinda guy and that's it. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:56
  - *steps in as Mel's second since he's unable to perform his water pistol duel duties* -- nm - Epiphany Sep 20, 10:42
  - Who is that band? -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:38 4
    - Yes -- nm - Jim Sep 20, 10:46 1
      - That's what I'm asking. Who is the band!? - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:55
    - Who are you? -- nm - spamlet Sep 20, 10:46 1
      - who. who. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:55
- Think globally. -- nm - Spawn Sep 20, 10:27
ST Sick Joke of the Day (courtesy, of all things, some research I was doing for 1 of my classes) ... - i'm not dead yet ! Sep 20, 10:18 1
- worst joke ever -- nm - mud Sep 20, 10:20
B2: That video of Aryan is awesome. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 20, 10:14
"She was a fax machine" is pretty great -- nm - prayformojo Sep 20, 10:13
Salon/Alternet - Are religious people more depressed? -- (link) - amoxy Sep 20, 10:10 1
- Not in my experience. - Dr.Vermin Sep 20, 10:47
re: housing prices, there are some complete teardowns in our neighborhood that are about 400k. -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 10:09 11
- Buyers in my brother's neighborhood are tearing down half million dollar homes that really don't even need renovation. -- nm - Max Sep 20, 10:50
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  - Here's what 499K gets you in my neighborhood -- (link) - ty97 Sep 20, 10:23 6
    - This house is a hundred yards from mine. Went up for $420K asking. (Which means it won't go below $440K.) -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Sep 20, 10:33 2
      - right? the good ones always end up selling for way more. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 10:36 1
        
        We offered $20K above asking for ours (6.9%). Received $13K above on our old house (7.9%). Left another $2K on the table b/c of financing conditions. - Name Withheld By Request Sep 20, 10:39
    - This place is only 275K though. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 20, 10:24 1
      - bargain! -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 10:36
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- We could (and still may) get a 3k sq ft house right by West Town Mall for $300k. - David Sep 20, 10:13 1
  - admittedly we are walking distance from the downtown core, which adds a bunch to value - Reagen Sep 20, 10:19
10 demirits each to PMB and Groiny for not alerting me to Plant being in Chicago -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 10:07 5
- We talked about it here!! -- (link) - pmb Sep 20, 10:09 [Backboard] 3
  - Dangit! -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 10:17
  - groiny has short term memory problems -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 10:11 1
    - no, I remember talking about it months ago, did not know if he was here now. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:12
- WHEN? -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:09
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- Von isn't drinking or using (from what I understand). He just doesn't seem to think he needs to be at court dates or mandatory tests...or has to go - Jim Sep 20, 10:28 1
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- DONT THESE ASSHOLES MAKE ENOUGH TO GET A FUCKING CAB????? -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:10 18
  - or at least call someone like CY? -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:23 8
    - If I made 20 million a year, I'd spend 100k on a driver who was on call 24/7. - ty97 Sep 20, 10:26 6
      - agreed. how is this even a debate. just pay someone to drive you around. - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:31 5
        
        It's gotta be mindset. They also make enough money to watch someone carry the ball, but hell if they'll allow it when they think they can do it. -- nm - Max Sep 20, 10:53 1
        
        I agree. It's a control thing. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:57
        
        *wins the lottery, pays mel to drive him around* -- nm - Truman Sep 20, 10:35 2
        
        you might want to rethink that. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:38 1
        
        *crashes, dodging a Markakis foul ball* nm -- nm - Mal Profit Sep 20, 10:39
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  - This is exactly what I think every time a rich person gets arrested for DUI. - ty97 Sep 20, 10:21
  - The NFL recently added a free cab service. They just have to text a number. -- nm - David Sep 20, 10:11 7
    - players won't use because they think the drivers will snitch -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 10:26 2
      - they had an owner or a GM on doing a radio interview last year who stated the contract with the car service has a confidentiality clause that the - dogbert Sep 20, 10:36 1
        
        yep. players don't believe it though. So stupid. -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 10:39
    - even worse, these guys are morons. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 20, 10:12 3
      - This is what happens when you give 22-25 year olds millions of dollars. Also, yeah they be dumb as fuck. - Shaun Sep 20, 10:15 2
        
        They've also been babied throughout high school and college in whatever way they screw up it gets fixed. -- nm - spamlet Sep 20, 10:51
        
        Hell, most teams have 2-3 guys with a sole job of making sure the players get home safe. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 10:19
- *sigh* -- nm - amoxy Sep 20, 10:09 1
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John Noble joins Sleepy Hollow. -- (link) - LMS Sep 20, 10:04 2
- that instantly means I'll watch the first season at least. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 20, 10:17
- It just gets better! -- nm - mud Sep 20, 10:07

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