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I wonder if Carnivore had to turn off "ricin" as a keyword today. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 16:19 1
- I had risotto for lunch, that's got ricin it -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 16:20
Cosplay catastrophe from College Humor. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 30, 16:10 [youtube]
If Drew Brees could suffer some sort of pre-game wood chipper accident, and Brian Hartline could fumble three times then knee himself in the head - Reagen Sep 30, 16:07 2
- I need a New Orleans win tonight... You're not helping. -- nm - J-Nexus Sep 30, 16:22
- Like sticking his hand into Lydia's vayjayjay? -- nm - amoxy Sep 30, 16:08
Hank Green (breathlessly) dispels a series of climate change denying theories. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 30, 15:59 [youtube] 2
- He must be by far the most in-your-face Canadian -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 16:20
- I actually like that video. - Dr.Vermin Sep 30, 16:07
Hey STers, if you begin the insurance enrollment process on healthcare.gov or your state's marketplace, let me know how it goes, if you would. TIA. -- nm - mara Sep 30, 15:57 2
- I imagine the site will be about as stable as Grand Theft Auto V: Online tomorrow, but yeah. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 16:19
- Okay. Mama_carne will definitely be looking into it -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 16:00
Prop. 8 legal team joins fight against Virginia's gay marriage ban -- (link) - con_carne Sep 30, 15:54
Did anyone watch Masters of Sex last night? Thoughts? Opinions? I DVR'd but haven't watched. -- nm - samara Sep 30, 15:42 2
- I saw just the pilot and am hopeful the actual series is more spicy. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 16:20
- I saw it, and the show is very good -- nm - peglegpete Sep 30, 15:57
Bryan Cranston was at the Breaking Bad finale party but he still didn't show up on Talking Bad? -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 30, 15:36 18
- I think if you are watching a show about a show, you definitely need to leave the house more often -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 15:57 4
  - I enjoy. It gives you alternate thoughts on the show and things you might not otherwise have thought of -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 16:15
  - My kids will be fine, right? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 30, 16:00
  - It's nice that it exists for moments such as the finale, but overall ... yeah. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:58
  - *ding again* -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 15:57
- Maybe Hardwick grates on him as much as he does on me. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 30, 15:45 10
  - I like him. Love his "Nerdist" podcasts -- nm - amoxy Sep 30, 15:52
  - I thought I was the only one. Last nights Talking Bad was the only one I have watched. - Jovian Sep 30, 15:48 8
    - I have liked the Talking Bad better than the Walking Bad - amoxy Sep 30, 16:08 2
      - I'm annoyed that they missed an easy opportunity for symmetry with the Talking Bad credits - Reagen Sep 30, 16:09 1
        
        You might say it was ... - Beryllium Sep 30, 16:14
    - He doesn't grate on me - but neither does he grow. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:48 4
      - I used to like him. Especially loved the Nerdist podcast. - Dr.Vermin Sep 30, 15:56 1
        
        he's fine on his podcast, but he doesn't work that well on tv. -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 16:08
      - On the other hand, maybe it's just the concept itself that hasn't grown on me. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:53 1
        
        *ding* - Spawn Sep 30, 15:54
- spoils - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:38 1
  - he's in a play portraying LBJ I think -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 15:47
twitter: "Meanwhile, in Ottawa, Harper's watching US gov't shutdown and wondering what the big deal is. 'Doesn't everyone prorogue?'" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:29 6
- that was just closing Parliament. Givernment agencies worked on as normal. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 15:30 5
  - "government", although some will probably find amusement in the typo. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 15:31 4
    - [makes airquotes] ...typo. -- nm - Dr.Freud Sep 30, 15:57
    - Just watch it become a thing -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 15:52 1
      - I forbid it! I kill this meme in its cradle! -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 16:06
    - heh -- nm - Stephen Sep 30, 15:48
This is a great, great, great shutdown article - ty97 Sep 30, 15:21 8
- heh, "extremist rump faction of the main opposition party" -- nm - Jovian Sep 30, 15:47
- Nice -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 15:29
- "quoting liberally from science fiction films and children’s books" -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 15:28
- hah! -- nm - znufrii Sep 30, 15:26
- Hmm, yeah, that is pretty interesting. -- nm - mara Sep 30, 15:25
- "As this correspondent’s cab driver put it" - Reagen Sep 30, 15:23 2
  - It does a good job of mocking the actual situation *and* the way international news is covered. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:27 1
    - Specifically at Thomas Friedman, who is notorious for reporting from the cab driver's perspective. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 15:30
sitwap: Brits have invented the....TomTato....a plant that can grow tomatoes and potatoes.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 30, 15:19 1
- "it tastes like grandma!" -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 15:19
Elizabeth is 16th century Godfather. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 15:18
Ladies and gentlemen, we may waiting for Rep Peter King to save us. That's how effed up this all is -- (link) - ty97 Sep 30, 15:12
Las Vegas helicoptor tours are switching to the north rim of the Grand Canyon if there is a govt. shutdown - peglegpete Sep 30, 15:09 2
- I thought there was a lot of noise issues and copter rides were banned? or limited -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 15:59
- Uh. It sounds like they should just do that anyway. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:12
LA's Loyola Marymount University first in US to offer Master's in yoga studies -- (link) - con_carne Sep 30, 15:09 1
- When you positively have too much money and not enough sense. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 30, 15:13
In Memoriam for all the Breaking Bad deaths (major series spoilers) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 30, 15:07 [youtube] 5
- poor (spoils) - Jovian Sep 30, 15:41
- BWAHAHAHAHA! - Remlik Sep 30, 15:22
- outstanding. -- nm - walt whitman Sep 30, 15:15
- *dusty* Well done. I always forget about... (spoils) - Dr.Vermin Sep 30, 15:14 1
  - dayam, when I win the lotto I'm getting a coffee set up like he had...as for your IM - zeitgeist Sep 30, 16:29
just an ika.com update. War is over. - Mel Profit Sep 30, 15:07 14
- Damn hippies. -- nm - Todd Manning Sep 30, 15:33
- Can we do something about LSK now? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 30, 15:23 1
  - Is he still an issue? - Mel Profit Sep 30, 15:24
- cool. I've been sort of intermittently back, but mostly don't have any time at the moment. was planning on checking in next week. -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 15:13 4
  - seeing you here reminded me that I wanted to make an announcement here. Also, specific to you... - Mel Profit Sep 30, 15:15 3
    - sinistar was my guy. I think he took a bit of a beating as well. -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 15:20 2
      - ah yes. Sinistar. - Mel Profit Sep 30, 15:24 1
        
        he's stacking up pirate points early on -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 16:00
- who won? -- nm - budice Sep 30, 15:11 3
  - we did. - Mel Profit Sep 30, 15:13 2
    - now if lux and vip can throw down we would see some real server fireworks -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 15:17 1
      - "you might think that, I couldn't possibly comment." -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 30, 15:19
- cool! -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 15:08 1
  - just wanted to let people know who might otherwise not have logged in for the next few weeks. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 30, 15:11
So this happened in Canoga Park yesterday -- (link) - con_carne Sep 30, 14:59 3
- haveing lived in CP & Tarzana almost 20 years, I think I know the spot by the yellow sign. that's a strong utility pole. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 30, 15:07
- "Nico! Cousin!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:01
- Spawn was there? -- nm - groiny Sep 30, 15:01
The TF-X personal transportation...hybrid to helicopter to plane. I could do this. -- (link) - CrankYanker Sep 30, 14:54 [youtube] 2
- I'm throwing the BS flag on this. Not a "Zero" chance it happens, but I find it very unlikely. -- nm - volnelk Sep 30, 15:21
- I have to imagine that it would be an insanely shaky/bumpy flight, with the tiny wingspan ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:01
Yo Yo Ma followed by Charles Mingus. I can dig it. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 14:51
And the government shutdown has given us a John Hughes reference - Brian Sep 30, 14:46
Bryan Cranston's Advice to Aspiring Actors -- (link) - con_carne Sep 30, 14:44 [youtube] 2
- no ... this. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 30, 14:47 [youtube]
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- wocka-wocka-wocka -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 15:02
Speaking of GTA5... -- (link) - David Sep 30, 14:32 [youtube] 1
ML, are you gonna follow Oscar Goodman's career as a mob lawyer, then become mayor of Las Vegas? :) -- nm - peglegpete Sep 30, 14:32 4
- And then lend your name to a steakhouse with the tag line of Beef*Booze*Broads ? -- nm - JD Sep 30, 14:39 3
  - DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Nighclub at Circus Circus -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 14:53
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    - Hamburgers*Hooch*Hos ? -- nm - JD Sep 30, 14:45
At this point, I'm not sure I shouldn't fire myself. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 30, 14:31
"If we can't pass this, we're truly entering a banana republican mindset." - Harry Reid Sep 30, 14:31 5
- I'm not paying $75 for a pair of khaki's. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 14:32 4
  - *smacks you with the errant apostrophe* -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 14:34 3
    - That extra apostrophe was an extra $5. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 14:35 1
      - And that extra extra was an extra $5. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 14:36
    - (While wearing $69.90 BR pants) - ty97 Sep 30, 14:35
(GTA 5) I drove onto the tarmac accidently and my car got clipped by the back left tires of a 747 as it took off. - Jovian Sep 30, 14:31
How to tell if your dog is involved in a sex scandal -- (link) - con_carne Sep 30, 14:30
The Dutch are a bunch of pussies who are afraid to ride their bikes in traffic like 'Mericans do! -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 30, 14:30 [youtube]
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- if you make it to Perth (nobody ever makes it to Perth), drinks on me. -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 15:05
- Free time is not going to serve your blood pressure well :) -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 14:32
breaking bad finale spoiler question - Beryllium Sep 30, 14:25 4
- Lydia the Tattoed Lady first was sung in The Marx Bros. At the Circus, and as said below it became a signiture song for Groucho -- nm - peglegpete Sep 30, 14:29
- Groucho Marx -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 30, 14:28
- I read someplace - Remlik Sep 30, 14:27
- That's an old, old, old song. YouTube says it was Groucho Marx's 'signature song' Someone sings a bit of it in The Fisher King, IIRC. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Sep 30, 14:27 [youtube]
MyVegas players, check your emails - znufrii Sep 30, 14:22
Was too much hullabaloo made about Chip Kelley coming to the Eagles? -- nm - crash davis Sep 30, 14:18 13
- They're moving the ball great. They just aren't finishing. - David Sep 30, 14:31
- pitchin and catchin ain't easy -- nm - Steve Spurrier Sep 30, 14:23 2
  - i know right? -- nm - any available USC bottom Sep 30, 14:32 1
    - have they offered him the job yet? -- nm - stewie Sep 30, 14:43
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  - yeah, fair enough about the roster - it took three years for Pete Carroll to create his own roster -- nm - crash davis Sep 30, 14:24
- He did take over a 4 & 12 team from last year. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 14:19 6
  - I don't get to watch many NFC East games. Looking at their schedule, Giants and Bucs - they can get back to even I guess -- nm - crash davis Sep 30, 14:21 5
    - The Redskins are 1 game back of the division lead. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 14:26 4
      - so every team (except the Giants) will be in the mix up to week 16? -- nm - crash davis Sep 30, 14:31 3
        
        Given our divisional draws this year, 7 & 9 might win the division. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 14:42 2
        
        It has been done before -- nm - crash davis Sep 30, 14:53 1
        
        Yeah, but this ain't Seattle, none of these 4 stadiums are a legitimate 12th man. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 15:11
That was a pretty good address (POTUS took no questions afterward) - con_carne Sep 30, 14:17 11
- (Why isn't ML liveblogging this?) -- nm - con_carne Sep 30, 14:18 10
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    - "I do great work with scumbag clients" -- nm - Roger More Sep 30, 14:27 1
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    - If you had grabbed the Sex Boat case when I told you to, you could be making a million off Aaron Hernandez right now - crash davis Sep 30, 14:22 5
      - "when you need a lawyer...embrace the awesomeness and call ML!" -- (link) - Remlik Sep 30, 14:27 4
        
        ^ Joey Buttafuco to be the celebrity pitchman for ML's lawfirm -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 14:28 3
        
        "I should have called ML" -- nm - OJ Simpson Sep 30, 14:29 2
        
        if not for you, we may never have heard of any Kardashians :(((((((((( -- nm - peglegpete Sep 30, 14:30 1
        
        "Stay strong, Juice." -- nm - Cecily Strong Sep 30, 14:34
    - make that $1M for each year :) -- nm - peglegpete Sep 30, 14:22
Chuck Pagano said at Monday's press conference that linebacker Bjoern Werner will miss 4-6 weeks with a foot injury -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 14:10 1
- However will the team survive without one starting defensive player? -- nm - The Walking Falcons Sep 30, 14:13
LIR Truman - if only there was a test could be done to verify the paternity of the baby in question.... - Epiphany Sep 30, 14:09
"NASA's Mission Control will remain open to support the astronauts aboard the International Space Station, except when Gravity opens in theaters." -- nm - Max Sep 30, 14:04 1
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