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US Government status page -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 1, 09:39 3
- the NFL QB FB page folk should do one using politicians... -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 09:40 2
  - Lets cast it. Who would be the Big Ben? -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 09:41 1
    - All of them. - Will Hunting Oct 1, 09:43
The new James Bond book Solo by William Boyd is this week's Book at Bedtime on Radio 4. -- (link) - LMS Oct 1, 09:38
My friends are staying in a motel here in Kanab. There are 2 or 3 busloads of European tourists who were expecting to go to the Grand Canyon today... - Meg Oct 1, 09:36 3
- There are no views of the canyon unaffected by the shutdown? -- nm - TWuG Oct 1, 09:38 1
  - Right? It's huge. Just drive there and walk around. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 09:42
- wow, sucks they came this far and have to miss it -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 09:37
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- I think I just heard Dawson screaming. - Krusty Oct 1, 09:41
Rules of the Road poll: Is it legal in your state to turn left on red (one way to one way)? - CovingtonCat Oct 1, 09:32 13
- I don't think so -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 09:40 1
  - (they've outlawed turning RIGHT on reds here at certain intersections to protect walkers) - Beaker Oct 1, 09:41
- No turns on red in either direction in NYC unless there's a sign saying it's okay. It's very rare to be able to turn on red here. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 09:40
- no idea -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 09:39 2
  - *pats your head* -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 09:40 1
    - found it. - znufrii Oct 1, 09:43
- I don't know about Illinois. In Ohio you could only do it if it was signed saying you could. -- nm - TWuG Oct 1, 09:34
- Yes. -- nm - Ender Oct 1, 09:34
- Yes. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 09:33 3
  - Fun fact. The first time I had to go to Defensive Driving School, that was the *only* thing I learned. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 09:34 2
    - "first time" -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 09:41 1
      - In Indiana if you get two tickets within one year, you have to take the classes. Luckily they now offer them online. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 10:01
- Yep. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 1, 09:33
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- *couldn't care less* -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 09:32
- Actually... -- nm - Bud Adams Oct 1, 09:28
- what a tool. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 1, 09:26
- From CJ2K to CJ20 -- nm - budice Oct 1, 09:26
People. PEOPLE! Stop encouraging them. Don't tell them they did the right thing. We can't break the cycle otherwise. - ty97 Oct 1, 09:19
yes, even though the government is shut down, you still have to pay your taxes. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 1, 09:15
Crap, crap, crap. Just read the article on B2 about the shutdown affecting the housing market. One of the last pieces needed for my mortgage is a - CovingtonCat Oct 1, 09:12 2
- Good news: it's on its way. Bad news: Kevin Costner is delivering it by horse. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 1, 09:35 1
  - DRY LAND IS A MYTH! -- nm - Ford Lincoln Mercury si Oct 1, 09:39
This is a party i want to attend: A Bill Murray theme party. -- (link) - Andie Oct 1, 09:11 2
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  - Yep. -- nm - kelly Oct 1, 09:35
might be a joke but....Did Bob Kane swiper Batman from Siegel and Shuster.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 1, 09:09 6
- *sues him for plagiarizing himself* -- nm - Saul Zaentz si Oct 1, 09:12
- swiper, no swiping! -- nm - groiny Oct 1, 09:10 1
  - You are so pretty. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 09:12
- Swiper, no swiping! -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 09:10 2
  - d'oh -- nm - groiny Oct 1, 09:11 1
    - you Spawned. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 09:12
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- yes they are exempt -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 09:05
- Yes, they continue to get paid -- nm - decline Oct 1, 09:05 5
  - This is actually good because they SHOULD BE WORKING right now -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 09:06 4
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      - Aren't most them already millioanires? -- nm - ty97 Oct 1, 09:17
      - Right. -- nm - David Oct 1, 09:14 1
        
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I've been hovering between 219 and 225 for like two months now. It's getting old. - David Oct 1, 09:02 10
- you're hit a plateau. You need to change something up. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 09:06 4
  - That's when Kim tells me but I have so few foods in my diet that's easier said than done. -- nm - David Oct 1, 09:13 2
    - shock the system. Eat a cake -- nm - decline Oct 1, 09:20 1
      - I just ate a birthday cake a couple of weeks ago! - David Oct 1, 09:22
  - you've. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 09:06
- you working out? -- nm - groiny Oct 1, 09:05 4
  - I've been horrible about that since Kim's disability leave. - David Oct 1, 09:12 3
    - normally, when I hit a plateau, I alter something in the workout. - groiny Oct 1, 09:14 2
      - ...or rub one out (burns 300 calories no?) -- nm - budice Oct 1, 09:27 1
        
        Only if you masturbate for 12 hours straight. - David Oct 1, 09:33
TV Tonight: Person of Interest, SHIELD, NCIS, Brooklyn 99 -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 09:00 3
- we finally watched hte SHIELD pilot. It was all over the place and I couldn't stand Fitz/Simmons. - Diva Oct 1, 09:18 1
  - I liked them, just couldn't understand them. -- nm - LMS Oct 1, 09:34
- Found out yesterday I get season 2 of POI next year, that's almost as bad as Castle (season 3 just started here). -- nm - LMS Oct 1, 09:04
Shutdown may scrub Saturday's Air Force-Navy game -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 1, 08:58 3
- Relatedly, I left myself a Siri reminder last year to get you Army/Navy tickets for Christmas. - David Oct 1, 09:00 2
  - huh, you're right. I really thought it was in Baltimore this year - prayformojo Oct 1, 09:04 1
    - I blame Siri. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 09:05
Heh.....Five of the top 10 trending topics on Canada Twitter are hockey related (NHL starts tonight)....I dont think it will be the same for the US. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 1, 08:54 7
- in dc:Three shutdown-related trends -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 09:05
- And the other five are beer and bacon. - Spawn Oct 1, 08:56 5
  - Tim Horton's Beercon! -- nm - David Oct 1, 09:03 1
    - It would sell ... but it would be impossible for all of their locations to get liquor licenses -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 09:41
  - there is always some totally bizarro item. like, you can't even imagine who is posting about it or why. -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 08:59
  - maple syrup! -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 08:59 1
    - Was gonna put that but it would have ruined the IM. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 09:04
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- I'd be curious to see an informal poll of who these people voted for in the last election -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 09:06 12
  - Tough one. They're probably mostly Roosevelt Democrats, but they're also probably mostly racists... -- nm - Ender Oct 1, 09:16
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    - Would we be so quick to gladhand these people if we knew they helped get us into this mess? -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 09:16 7
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        Well, if they voted for a Republican, for example, they can go find a way to remember WWII that isn't on the Federal dime, can't they? -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 09:25 5
        
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        Again, curious. There's something political in just about everything we do. We can either choose to see it or not -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 09:32
        
        I think they just did. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 1, 09:26 2
        
        Ba dum tsh. -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 09:36
        
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    - Yes? The guy who posted this made this about the shutdown. "#shutdown" -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 09:14 1
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- *storms the National Parks, gets lost, needs to be rescued* -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 09:03
- That's fantastic. Good for them -- nm - prayformojo Oct 1, 08:54 7
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    - that would be park police -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 09:06 3
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        cool. -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 09:23 1
        
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    - Sorry, that's federal land, I have no jurisdiction. *slow clap* -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 1, 09:02
  - then they got hit with the tear gas... -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 08:59
I'm going to have to stay off FB for a while obvs. Some of my friends are just too dumb to breathe. -- nm - Diva Oct 1, 08:50 13
- It's because of FB politics that I don't talk to an old dear family friend and one of my favorite play friends. - Mel Profit Oct 1, 09:17 6
  - these are two people btw. - Mel Profit Oct 1, 09:22 3
    - nmbmel - Diva Oct 1, 09:28 2
      - Yep... - Mel Profit Oct 1, 09:30 1
        
        hm. that's interesting. - Diva Oct 1, 09:33
  - That final sentence is wonderful. -- nm - David Oct 1, 09:21 1
    - I don't like to tar and feather an entire age group but... - Mel Profit Oct 1, 09:32
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  - the one I'm specifically referring to is a Cuban National whose grandfather was President of Cuba for a few hours before Castro moved in. - Diva Oct 1, 09:06
  - being a Muslim duh -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 09:02
  - *smh* -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 09:02
- they want the ACA over Obamacare? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 1, 08:51 1
  - close. just as uninformed but of course doesn't have the common sense to shut up about things she hasn't a clue about. -- nm - Diva Oct 1, 09:20
TV Ratings: Blacklist 12.08/3.6 (3.8 last wk, good hold), Sleepy Hollow 7.93/3.0 (3.1 L wk, great hold), We are Men 6.4/2, Mom/2 Broke/Hostages down -- (link) - MDH Oct 1, 08:49 1
- I really like these posts because they remind me what to work watch. -- nm - amanda hk Oct 1, 08:52
~You want this money, come take it from me. Won't stop at nothing, your a gold gold rush girl~ - Epiphany Oct 1, 08:49
From b2: Thanks, Groiny. Hopefully a lot of people will benefit and get to see a doctor finally. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 08:48
Ranking the Best Newspaper Front Pages on the Government Shutdown -- (link) - con_carne Oct 1, 08:48
Kilbo, the reason I was thinking expandable memory is that I could have a card full of movies - Truman Oct 1, 08:46 3
- Movies for a 7" screen are relatively small. I'd just sync them on before I left or use a device like the Kingston WiDrive (which I own) -- nm - oblique Oct 1, 08:51
- There are a couple of solutions you could look into. A WiDrive is one. Using your phone (or any other bluetooth enabled device) for storage is another - decline Oct 1, 08:51
- That's why I jumped on the Nook. I haven't bought the card yet but I don't have any travel planned until December. -- nm - spamlet Oct 1, 08:49
Swedish nuclear reactor shut down due to jellyfish influx. -- (link) - Andie Oct 1, 08:45 2
- I remember seeing Jellyfish Influx open up for Jethro Tull at the Upstate Grass & Beer Festival in '79 -- nm - prayformojo Oct 1, 08:47
- SyFy better get on this stat -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 08:46
25 ESPN 'Experts' predict the MLB Postseason. I'm going with Pedro Gomez. -- (link) - volnelk Oct 1, 08:41
What year was the last government shutdown? - nubby Oct 1, 08:40 15
- related: which party caused the most shutdowns? -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 08:45 5
  - Rhino Party! -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 08:51
  - The other one! -- nm - nubby Oct 1, 08:46 3
    - always. -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 08:50
    - *snickering* -- nm - Epiphany Oct 1, 08:50
    - this wins -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 08:48
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  - Die during a marathon cross fit session. -- nm - David Oct 1, 08:56 2
    - It was a wonderful series. :-) "Back, at the track, at the wall, we are tied!" -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 09:30
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- 1996. lots of them in the 80s -- nm - loosilu Oct 1, 08:42
- Without googling, the answer's going to be the Blue Jays, isn't it? -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 08:42
- apparently during Clinton. and there were a bunch in the 80s. -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 08:42
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  - I'm pretty sure everybody knows. -- nm - nubby Oct 1, 08:56
I thought The Bling Ring was a very lightweight effort. It did really poorly what Spring Breakers did very well - prayformojo Oct 1, 08:35 7
- What, make guys think about seeing it? - Spawn Oct 1, 09:05 2
  - Sofia Coppola. Dumbass. -- nm - David Oct 1, 09:09 1
    - In a bikini? - Spawn Oct 1, 09:11
- i got the feeling that the bling ring was trying to distance itself from judgement.... - x Oct 1, 08:44 1
  - I think you're saying much better what I was thinking - prayformojo Oct 1, 08:45
- i compared them too (see link). but i agree. I enjoyed Bling Ring, but it felt empty. - Andie Oct 1, 08:40 [Backboard] 1
  - I saw your comment when you posted and agreed with you that (sp) - prayformojo Oct 1, 08:43
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When, exactly, did Compassionate Conservatism die? -- nm - TWuG Oct 1, 08:32 3
- it lived about as long as 'arbeit machs frei' -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 1, 09:04
- Was it ever alive? -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 08:35
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"NO, NO, NO, NO" - David Oct 1, 08:30 1
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