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I may or may not have just purchased tickets to a Cher concert. - MDH Oct 3, 07:15 2
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  - I've never understood Cher's singing career. nm - Jim Oct 3, 07:18
Noticed this while walking through Camden the other day -- (link) - LMS Oct 3, 07:06 [flickr] 2
- nice -- nm - budice Oct 3, 07:16
- "Hold on, I have to go to the Johnny" -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 3, 07:14
Speaking of the Other Survivor, NFL Survivor Pool, I am taking the Niners over the Texans - amoxy Oct 3, 07:02 2
- Dude...I wouldn't call beating the Rams "putting it together". Just sayin'. -- nm - Jim Oct 3, 07:03
- I'm leaning Atlanta. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:03
Here's an example of how the shutdown is having an immediate effect on the local economy here. - CovingtonCat Oct 3, 07:00
wayback machine update: 359,874,282,000 urls now archived. also available: many govt sites now dark...nm - x Oct 3, 07:00 6
- Hey, what happened with your job situation? -- nm - David Oct 3, 07:01 5
  - i never did update, did i? i'm moving to woodstock, new york in two weeks. the u florida job was a bridge too far.... - x Oct 3, 07:06 4
    - out in the boonies? should be interesting -- nm - budice Oct 3, 07:14
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    - great to hear! hope you like it. best wishes! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 3, 07:11
    - huge congrats! -- nm - decline Oct 3, 07:08
Jacques Parizeau, former PQ premier of Quebec, slams charter of values -- (link) - Beaker Oct 3, 07:00
we can talk Face-Off now...(last episode spoilers) - Mel Profit Oct 3, 07:00
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- Is it odd that in ESPN's "Jimmy Graham is the best TE in the league" article...she compares him to 10 (or so) - Jim Oct 3, 07:12
- Peyton Manning wasn't awarded? - David Oct 3, 07:00 1
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30 metre long dinosaur fossil found in Alberta -- (link) - Beaker Oct 3, 06:58
We may have our first hurricane of the season that will make landfall in the US: Karen -- (link) - decline Oct 3, 06:38
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- Except you then need to spend the next two years removing it from your mailbox and throwing it in the recycling bin. -- nm - Ender Oct 3, 07:01
- they must charge alot for advertising cause they can't be making much on subscriptions -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 06:33 1
  - ad rates are based on circulation. they can charge more if they sell more subscriptions -- nm - AHK Oct 3, 06:37
“We’re not going to be disrespected. We have to get something out of this. And I don’t know what that even is.” - ty97 Oct 3, 06:29 43
- Seems a little too late to avoid being disrespected. -- nm - mara Oct 3, 07:21
- I hope these people die very slow and painful deaths. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 3, 06:57 4
  - I doubt it, *they* have great health insurance -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 10:58
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  - come on, DH - you obviously cannot go back to work if there's a chance he's going to be disrespected. - Diva Oct 3, 06:59 1
    - DH is so selfish. - Andie Oct 3, 07:03
- *Obama reaches into his pocket and pulls out whatever change he has* "No, not even that." -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Oct 3, 06:53
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- I like what Harry Reid had to say yesterday - Strongbad Oct 3, 06:46 30
  - Hol;ding the government and the economy hostage is not leverage, it's blackmail. -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 07:04 4
    - blackmail is a type of leverage. -- nm - znufrii Oct 3, 07:05 3
      - Blackmail is what people without real leverage use. Like toddlers and terrorists. - TWuG Oct 3, 07:08
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        (that's exactly the point) - znufrii Oct 3, 07:12
  - It's educated people like you buying into this bullshit that has me terrified -- nm - ty97 Oct 3, 07:03 18
    - yes. at least he finally admits where he stands though. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 3, 07:09
    - Who's buying in? - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:07 16
      - Then why are you criticizing Reid's statements if you concur with him? -- nm - ty97 Oct 3, 07:14 1
        
        Based on the past 4-5 years, offering to "discuss the budget" with the House is disingenious at best. Surely you recognize that? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:16
      - you seem to have bought into the argument that the GOP's actions in shutting down the government are a morally justifiable use of "leverage" - znufrii Oct 3, 07:11 1
        
        Morals and Politics don't often go well together. - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:20
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        There are people with R's in front of my name that I don't agree with, just like I'm sure there are D's that you don't agree with. - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:24 10
        
        those "values" being 'spending's just fine when there's an R in the Oval Office. When there's a D, shut the whole damn thing down'. Gotcha. -- nm - Diva Oct 3, 07:32 5
        
        Sorry, no. - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:36 4
        
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        You're correct. I was not a member of the House from 1996-2004. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:38 2
        
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        Now I'm a moron. Awesome. - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:40
        
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        I'm glad. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:33 2
        
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        Fine. I'll leave. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 07:40
  - extortion, leverage...same thing, really. -- nm - znufrii Oct 3, 07:03
  - Dude. -- nm - David Oct 3, 06:59
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    - I agree. - Strongbad Oct 3, 06:50 2
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      - spoiler - znufrii Oct 3, 06:51
- *sniff* *sniff* ty has me on ignore! -- nm - amoxy Oct 3, 06:33
- I don't know what I want, but God damn it I want all of it! -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 06:30 2
  - The people that elected that dope deserve every ounce of pain this shutdown and a default will bring. -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 06:32 1
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I'm willing to contribute to the campaign of whatever Tea Party candidate primaries John Boehner. -- nm - ty97 Oct 3, 06:26
~Your mom cooked meatloaf even though I don’t eat meat. I dug you so much I took some for the team~ -- nm - Epiphany Oct 3, 06:25
ABC has renewed "Motive," whatever that was. -- nm - MDH Oct 3, 06:24 4
- Its kind of a brainless crime story ( fiction) female cop is the main and cheeky bearded male counter part. - spoils on the plot device - Epiphany Oct 3, 06:26 3
  - it sounds alot like one of the L&O shows (Criminal Intent maybe?) -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 06:56
  - Was that the Canadian one? -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Oct 3, 06:54 1
    - believe so yes -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 06:55
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- Well, honestly the drop was more due to the R.W. Baird analyst downgrading them to Neutral -- nm - decline Oct 3, 06:33 1
  - This. The battery pack seems to have worked as designed and the fire was exacerbated - TWuG Oct 3, 06:36
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  - oh noes! now it's only up 411.74% for the year!.....nm - x Oct 3, 06:32
"We're not going to be disrespected," Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) told The Washington Examiner. - amoxy Oct 3, 06:22
Even with all the laws tightening things up, apparently you can still get a mortgage for quite a bit more than you can reasonably afford. - Andie Oct 3, 06:18 1
- (... In Canada. But our laws weren't as lax as the US's to begin with.) -- nm - Andie Oct 3, 06:19
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Hey mandy...looks like there's a fill in for Cesternino on Survivor Know It Alls. - Jim Oct 3, 06:00 2
- I listened to part of it this morning on the bus. he is so *charming.* it's actually disarming how charming he is. - AHK Oct 3, 06:05 1
  - It really is impossible not to like him. -- nm - Jim Oct 3, 06:10
Cool...apparently, Carrie's sitting next to Darryl Strawberry on her flight to KC. She said people are taking - Jim Oct 3, 05:37 6
- I hope she got a pic too! -- nm - Don Homer Oct 3, 07:13
- *sheds one tear* -- nm - Strawberry Oct 3, 05:48
- she should be like, "wait. you think it's *you* they're photoing? honey, do you not know who I am?" -- nm - amanda hk Oct 3, 05:44 3
  - L3! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 3, 06:21
  - That would have been awesome! -- nm - Jim Oct 3, 05:53
  - Ha! :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 05:47
Ok, I don't know the circumstances behind this photo, but this looks like a classic 'gold digger at her husband's funeral' facial expression. -- (link) - CrankYanker Oct 3, 05:33 [Image] 4
- That's his daughter -- nm - Roger More Oct 3, 05:40 3
  - The lady in the red dress is Martha DeLaurentiis, wife. The two girls at her side are the daughters. He also has two other daughters and a son from - CrankYanker Oct 3, 05:50 2
    - Ah, I was going by the URL -- nm - Roger More Oct 3, 05:52 1
      - yeah, I don't know why it shows like that....here's the origin....I met Martha in January and met Dina, daughter to the right, last night. -- (link) - CrankYanker Oct 3, 06:04
Banksy has taken up a month's residency in New York, and his first picture has already been painted over. -- (link) - LMS Oct 3, 05:30 5
- Cool, I'll need to keep an eye out for some of his work. -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 05:49 4
  - Yesterday's is on W25th between 10th/11th. Haven't heard about today yet. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 3, 06:00 3
    - I'm uptown a lot so I'm not sure how much I'll get to see. He is all over the city when he's here. There's a couple of his pieces in my neighborhood - Krusty Oct 3, 06:19 2
      - today's is at 24th and 6th in manhattan... - x Oct 3, 06:53 1
        
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*waves goodbye to Julius Thomas* -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 05:24
Millions left uncovered by health care law -- (link) - znufrii Oct 3, 05:22 5
- "Because they live in states largely controlled by Republicans that have declined to participate in a vast expansion of Medicaid..." -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 05:28 4
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    - To your IM: because not helping them creates problems for everyone. -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 06:38 1
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  - yes - znufrii Oct 3, 05:36
Ok, Survivor stuff (spoils) - Jim Oct 3, 05:13 25
- also, I am loving the twist this season. loving. I think it adds a whole new dimension of strategery. -- nm - AHK Oct 3, 05:56 1
  - It is turning out better than I thought. The interesting thing is also (spoils) - Jim Oct 3, 05:58
- your number one is the biggest deal I think. doesn't probst get to refuse? so like sp - AHK Oct 3, 05:53 2
  - He was pissed. I think that pretty much sums it up. -- nm - Jim Oct 3, 05:54 1
    - And he takes shit way too personally. -- nm - Jim Oct 3, 05:55
- oooh...Tyson shoulder stuff (spoils) - Jim Oct 3, 05:52
- spoils - Roger More Oct 3, 05:30 7
  - Regarding 10... (Spoilers) - David Oct 3, 05:45
  - I just watched a scene with Laura (spoils) - Jim Oct 3, 05:35 5
    - Love me some Tina (spoils) - Jim Oct 3, 05:45 4
      - Spoilers - David Oct 3, 05:46 3
        
        I think the experience of having been there before is really a huge advantage. I think the newbies sp - AHK Oct 3, 06:09
        
        We talked about it last night. It's experience. Both in the game and in life. - Jim Oct 3, 05:50 1
        
        ha ha. we are thought twins almost. -- nm - AHK Oct 3, 06:09
- Also...the secret scenes at CBS.com are really interesting this season. Hearing Monica talk (spoils) - Jim Oct 3, 05:27
- Spoilers - David Oct 3, 05:20 9
  - Heh...maybe I should have said "dumber". nm - Jim Oct 3, 05:21 8
    - Not possible. -- nm - David Oct 3, 05:23 7
      - So, how are you feeling about (spoils) - Jim Oct 3, 05:24 6
        
        Spoilers - David Oct 3, 05:42 5
        
        "casting ploy"? -- nm - AHK Oct 3, 06:07 3
        
        Colton's return -- nm - David Oct 3, 06:09 2
        
        sorry, I miss how that was a ploy -- do you mean a ratings ploy? -- nm - AHK Oct 3, 06:15 1
        
        An attention grabbing ploy. We are seeing that none of the cast members move the needle in ratings much. -- nm - David Oct 3, 06:57
        
        I could see why they (spoils) - Jim Oct 3, 05:47
I was at this small abode last night.......the home built by Dino DeLaurentiis. - CrankYanker Oct 3, 04:22 3
- ~Beverly Hills - that's where I want to be~ -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 05:00
- so is he next door to the "Ship House" property that's up for sale? (looks like the place) -- nm - JenBro Oct 3, 04:54 1
  - Wow, $3000-$6000 per night rental...I've never heard of that house but it seems to be in the same general area. -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 3, 05:31
just when I thought the US government shutdown didn't affect me. -- (link) - mafic Oct 3, 03:48 1
- well, that sucks. -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 3, 04:19
Was just in the lift with David Attenborough, plus I saw Neil Kinnock yesterday. -- nm - LMS Oct 3, 03:06 4
- ah ... Sir David :) -- nm - JenBro Oct 3, 04:57
- I would've had a hard time not hitting the emergency stop button and making out with him. -- nm - mafic Oct 3, 03:49
- Niels Daughter in Law held the opening speach of the Danish Parlament yesterday -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 3, 03:20 1
  - Reminds me I'm looking forward to the 3rd season of Borgen. -- nm - LMS Oct 3, 05:37
It must be tough to work on person of interest. No one is ever in the same room ... :-) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 00:47
Bery? - eag Oct 3, 00:17 1
- First two in one shot. I'm sold. - Beryllium Oct 3, 00:33
I have come to the conclusion that sniffing brush cleaning solvent destroys my language ability. - loosi at home Oct 2, 23:36 2
- How many pink Elephants are floating around the room? -- nm - amoxy Oct 3, 00:00
- yet this is a logical, coherent thought with no typo's :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 2, 23:50
I think that was Ron Glass. No one told me it had Ron Glass. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 23:11 4
- If your watching what I think your watching - eag Oct 2, 23:19 3
  - Darnit. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 23:22 2
    - Its possible he might show up from time to time - eag Oct 2, 23:33
    - not satisfying your ron glass fix? -- nm - samara Oct 2, 23:26
He came dancing across the water with his galleons and guns, Looking for the new world In that palace in the sun. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 2, 22:59 1
- the women all were beautiful and the men stood straight and strong. They offered life in sacrifice so that others could go on. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 23:23

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