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Florida DE Dominique Easley, a likely top 10 pick, tore his ACL against UT. - David Sep 25, 09:34
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- cool. If I used mine more I'd be all over upgrading again -- nm - oblique Sep 25, 09:39
- I so wish Netflix had the ability to download for offline viewing. It's a killer feature of Vudu. -- nm - spamlet Sep 25, 09:38
- wow. -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 09:34
- Nice -- nm - JaxSean Sep 25, 09:34
- OK, that "Mayday" thing is going to be revolutionary. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:33 6
  - Is there anything you can do with a Kindle that is that difficult to understand? -- nm - GregW Sep 25, 09:37 3
    - Today's Challenge: Give a Kindle to GregW's grandma. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:38 2
      - That would be tough, my mother however, is 82. -- nm - GregW Sep 25, 09:39 1
        
        Therein lies the challenge. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:56
  - Have you ever talked to a first level CSR at Amazon? They can't even spell 'mayday'. -- nm - David Sep 25, 09:35 1
    - I assume, though, they'll have some remote control functions built in. It's going to be interesting to see in action. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:36
I'm 11/18ths the way through watching Freaks and Geeks for the first time. I'm not exactly loving it - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:26 7
- There's a very uncomfortable scene (it may be coming up) where Lindsey is invited to her boyfriend's basement (was it Nick?) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:44
- What's his name? Joe Flaherty? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 09:33
- Did you not watch SCTV? The dad was one of the main cast members. - Kim Pine Sep 25, 09:29 1
  - Nope -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:30
- the cast is pretty amazing, regardless. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 09:28
- I guess you weren't an SCTV fan? :) -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 09:28 1
  - Heh. :)\ -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 25, 09:30
I had a silly lightbulb moment while getting ready for work this morning - Beryllium Sep 25, 09:23 1
- holy crap. didn't get that till now. Thanks! -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:24
Here are the loudest 5 college football stadiums - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:20 3
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  - Yeah, they had Guiness on the field. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:35
  - What a perfect lead-in for me to post this... - Stephen Sep 25, 09:32
So my ex is urging me to walk out on Monday (strike date is set for Monday). - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:17 24
- has management provided any details on how to handle it? -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:25 5
  - if you aren't a member you'd likely be up for a good ole firing... -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:25 1
    - Not in this scenario. There are others represented by other unions who would suffer consequences, though. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:29
  - How to handle what, exactly? We carry on work to the best of our abilities. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:25 2
    - sometimes they tell folks not to cross picket lines if it seems unsafe, also your situation sounds weird -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:26 1
      - We've got State Police on campus. If the union makes trouble, our instructions are to call the staties first. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:33
- why do you care what she thinks? -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 09:20 4
  - It's disturbing, I know, but I think I have a better, more functional, relationship with her now than before. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:28 3
    - Good for you. - David Sep 25, 09:30
    - your situation stresses me out. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 09:29 1
      - You've got enough stress of your own. You don't need mine. I don't have any, anyway. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:30
- haven't been followingthis at all. what's the issue? -- nm - znufrii Sep 25, 09:18 12
  - Union's set a strike date for Monday. Contract talks have been dragging. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:19 11
    - good luck! -- nm - znufrii Sep 25, 09:22
    - how is crossing the picket line going to be? -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 09:21 6
      - It's a large campus. There'll be ways to get to work without having to look my coworkers in the eye. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:30 5
        
        question: will you benefit from their striking? ie: if they win better terms in the contract, will you get those as well? -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 09:33 4
        
        If the union gets concessions from management, I will benefit, yes. Their contract is my contract. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:34 3
        
        won't that be a problem when the union wins (or if) -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 25, 09:35 2
        
        You mean, will I get nasty looks from my co-workers after the strike is over? Maybe. Fuck them. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:37 1
        
        sounds like you get the nasty looks allready :) -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Sep 25, 09:57
    - how can you not be a member but be represented by them? -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:21 2
      - It's like this in most states, I believe. Open shop or whatever it's called. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:25
      - oh yes...SCAB! -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:21
I enjoyed Agents of SHIELD. I LOVED The Blacklist. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:09 6
- Agents was ok, I'm reserving judgment till episode 3. As it stands I'm kinda on the fence about it -- nm - J Sep 25, 09:28 5
  - I really like Fitz+Simmons, but I had trouble understanding them (even when they weren't whispering to each other). -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:31 1
    - I married a Scot so I don't even notice it most times. -- nm - J Sep 25, 09:34
  - good man. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 09:28 2
    - You too? -- nm - J Sep 25, 09:30 1
      - yeah, yawn. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 09:35
You'd think Elton John would be a big sell out for performing in Russia in light of the current anti-gay situation, but you'd be wrong you asshole! -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:07 1
- is Pussy Riot opening for him from prison? -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:08
Holy Shitsnacks the Yahoo Fantasy upgrade sucks balls -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:06 2
- Also, David, players dropped overnight are showing as being on waivers till October 2nd...is that right? -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:07 1
  - Who the fuck knows? -- nm - David Sep 25, 09:11
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- He's no Wendy Davis -- nm - Epiphany Sep 25, 09:11
- Considering his breaks have been multiple hours, I think that's a bit misleading. -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 09:05 3
  - Wuss! -- nm - Strom Thurmond si Sep 25, 09:11
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    - I didn't realize you had an auto-post of their Twitter feed to ST that you couldn't override -- nm - ty97 Sep 25, 09:14
This has been happening for 2 years: "The Fall of the Heritage Foundation and the Death of Republican Ideas" -- (link) - MDH Sep 25, 08:59 2
- Their softball team has been suffering lately too. -- nm - Max Sep 25, 09:01 1
  - Several years ago, before I knew what they were about, I came || this close to applying for a tech job with them - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:16
Your IPhone is NOT waterproof, regardless of any update you may have gotten... -- (link) - Beaker Sep 25, 08:59
TVBTN has last night's ratings in a chart if it's easier to see -- (link) - MDH Sep 25, 08:57
kids cover Tool's 46&2 -- (link) - Remlik Sep 25, 08:54
Today's GC: $50 OfficeMax for $40 -- (link) - oblique Sep 25, 08:54
15 Simple Misunderstandings That Had Huge Consequences -- (link) - Beaker Sep 25, 08:47 1
- Uh. #2 and #1 seem like pathetic jokes compared to some others. - Beryllium Sep 25, 09:32
What was your favourite Volkswagen camper van moment? -- (link) - LMS Sep 25, 08:45 1
- Brazil is mental. They were also the last to produce the old Beetle. - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:39
Ouchies. Lucky 7 premiered to a 1.3 -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 08:43 2
- dang....that is god awful -- nm - Epiphany Sep 25, 08:44
- that looked horrible anyway. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 08:44
Trailer for one of my films - Dom Hemingway. -- (link) - LMS Sep 25, 08:41
What was your favorite monarch butterfly moment? -- (link) - Beaker Sep 25, 08:39 3
- its those damn kids under the dome -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 08:51
- i hate this. -- nm - Diva Sep 25, 08:44
- so sad. everyone plant some milkweed! -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 08:44
my "meeting people from online" moment was when my realtor (realtor mike) met decline and assumed I'd imported him to bang. - amanda hk Sep 25, 08:37 18
- When I visited Seattle with my kids, Kare and tried to meet up. My kids were freaked out. You NEVER meet anybody from the internet. I guess we taught - pmb Sep 25, 10:00
- When I went to NY to meet you, my mother was fearful and my brother was claiming my stuff after you murdered me. -- nm - ty97 Sep 25, 09:15 1
  - that first trip to NYC, when i stayed in a hotel with you, i basically didn't even tell people i was going. - Andie Sep 25, 09:23
- i forget that not everyone does it. and then you realize your friends are like 'oh, well, that's odd...' -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 08:53 13
  - I just tell people about HSX. They end up not so much thinking it's weird as being interested in the game -- nm - con_carne Sep 25, 09:30
  - I guess my first meet was Amy and Spawns wedding. It's probably easier to do it in a group like that. - Meg Sep 25, 08:59 1
    - I'm so looking forward to meeting you in Vegas '14 Meg - it'll be strange to be the relatively new ST'er and meet some of you who others have not :) -- nm - JenBro Sep 25, 09:08
  - it really is very unique to our situation. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 08:56 9
    - it so is. it's because of that stupid game. I love what that stupid game brought to my life. (I very cheesily love you all.) -- nm - amanda hk Sep 25, 09:00 8
      - anytime I am traveling to anywhere, one of the first things I look at is.... - groiny Sep 25, 09:03 7
        
        I had an emergency two weeks ago where I needed something in PGH that day. The first thing I did - Amanda Sep 25, 09:15
        
        i was really bummed that i couldn't meet up with an DC area people a few weeks ago. - Andie Sep 25, 09:06 5
        
        The next time you're in DC, and can't meet any STers, don't forget to not meet Marylanders too! ;) -- nm - Inigo Sep 25, 09:19 1
        
        i promise1 -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 09:21
        
        jerk. -- nm - Max Sep 25, 09:06 2
        
        I'm sure that we won't hold this against you personally for a very, very long time -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:17
        
        :( -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 09:07
- *winks* -- nm - decline Sep 25, 08:39
TIL - Frank Deford is still alive -- nm - amoxy Sep 25, 08:37 2
- When I had my early morning commute, I would hear his commentaries on NPR - con_carne Sep 25, 08:39 1
  - That is where I heard him. Normally listen to Dan Patrick, but the radio station that used to play him switched formats -- nm - amoxy Sep 25, 08:40
If NBC can launch a few shows that stick on the basis of The Voice, do they build a statue of Blake and Adam out front or just back up the money truck -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 25, 08:31 2
- I think what really makes it work is that the judges seem to genuinely enjoy themselves. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 25, 09:16
- *beep beep beep* -- nm - money truck Sep 25, 08:37
So NBC, CBS and ABC averaged 15M while Fox only managed 4M. It is like twenty years of tv history just vanished. -- nm - David Sep 25, 08:30 4
- "Get Applegate ont the phone." -- nm - con_carne Sep 25, 08:44
- Also, Ziva's situation increased demand for NCIS. That was the highest rating in 7 episodes despite the staggering competition. -- nm - David Sep 25, 08:35 1
  - next week will be bigger. after that, who knows? -- nm - loosilu Sep 25, 08:51
- Yeah, Fox can't be happy....they got destroyed on a night they've spent a few years trying to build. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 25, 08:31
Those things ROLL, baby! They ROLL! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 08:29 2
- I season-passed this. (probably the first 30min comedy I've added in years). -- nm - decline Sep 25, 08:34 1
  - "Baby steps, Captain. Baby steps." Heheh -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 08:39
Pippy, she is absolutely hysterical on Children's Hospital. Comedy is her niche. -- nm - David Sep 25, 08:27 1
- I stand corrected. I had forgotten about that show. I need to netflix if I can. - Epiphany Sep 25, 08:34
According to the Futon Critic, SHIELD is only scheduled for 13 episodes. Is that right? The TV warrant is already priced at nearly 21. -- (link) - GregW Sep 25, 08:27 10
- It also says there will be an encore of the pilot tomorrow night. -- nm - GregW Sep 25, 08:33 3
  - thanks! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 25, 08:35
  - yep (I was wrong on B2). 8PM tomorrow. -- nm - decline Sep 25, 08:35 1
    - I wonder if it stands up well if they don't consider a move to Thursday at some point -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 08:36
- They only ordered 13 just in case -- full season orders are uncommon if not rare. - Will Hunting Sep 25, 08:28 3
  - with the pedigree and the material, the fact they didn't just order it right away kinda surprises me -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 08:29 2
    - it's just economics. They'll have all the actors under contract so extending it is not big deal - decline Sep 25, 08:31
    - Probably costs a fair bit; they wanted to make sure first. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 25, 08:29
- TV shows get a back end order for the other 9 episodes after the ratings are in for the first few airings. -- nm - David Sep 25, 08:28 1
  - So we can expect random plot resolutions for no reason on Ep 13. Groovy. -- nm - con_carne Sep 25, 08:46
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- Kevin Maas and Phil Plantier went apeshit for like 300 AB in the same season. - groiny Sep 25, 08:29 11
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    - I do not think he played any C. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 08:30 9
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        Nokes had a year where he hit an ass ton of homers in limited at bats as well. - groiny Sep 25, 08:32 7
        
        1987 was his rookie year; aka the everyone hit a ton. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 25, 08:33 6
        
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        Interesting, he was 6th in voting for ROY in 1988, 3rd in voting in 1989 -- (link) - amoxy Sep 25, 08:40 1
        
        the at bat threshold comes into play for that. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 08:47
        
        yes, a prime example of people calling someone the next big thing too early. - groiny Sep 25, 08:39 2
        
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        a career .289 avg is nothing to sneeze at. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 08:48
- Wild guess, but Leyritz? -- nm - mara Sep 25, 08:29
- you thinking of Kevin Maas? -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 08:28
- Mickey Tettleton? or was he with the Tigers? -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 08:28
POI spoiler - Beaker Sep 25, 08:26 1
- I didn't get that threat - Max Sep 25, 08:59
Job application protocol question - znufrii Sep 25, 08:26 3
- no -- nm - Epiphany Sep 25, 08:44
- Not if it was unsuccessful. Unless it's a third party recruiter, in which case I don't think it matters -- nm - con_carne Sep 25, 08:43
- I would not. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 08:27
I'm going to look at that house today. also, the goldbergs didn't hook me either -- I took out my trash twice during it. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 25, 08:25 1
- code? -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 08:26
Bill Goldberg has his own show now? Huh. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 25, 08:24 2
- 29 minutes of buildup with a 1 minute payoff -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 08:24 1
  - *looks at groiny* -- nm - oblique Sep 25, 08:27

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