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Dominick’s Owners To ‘Exit’ Chicago Market By Early 2014 -- (link) - ty97 Oct 10, 14:12 3
- Wow. -- nm - spamlet Oct 10, 14:19
- That's great news for Jewel which has struggled to. At the rate that Mariano's is coming into the area somebody was going to have to lose. -- nm - pmb Oct 10, 14:14
- OBAMA! -- nm - groiny Oct 10, 14:12
Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter has died at 88 (nmbl) -- (link) - Brian Oct 10, 14:06 1
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Brooklyn man feels the rage of a thousand Canadians for his twitter handle after service outage by Rogers -- (link) - Beaker Oct 10, 14:00 3
- and apologies from a handful today for tweeting & not thinking -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 14:14
- Canadians? I don't think they do "rage". -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 14:07 [Image] 1
  - i saw a cute Canadian cartoon yesterday (can't find it now): - Andie Oct 10, 14:12
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I loved Super Clyde! Better than a lot of the new stuff that got picked up. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 10, 13:47 2
- I did not know The Millers was a Garcia show. Might check it out on Hulu -- nm - con_carne Oct 10, 13:58 1
  - The pilot was excruciating. -- nm - David Oct 10, 13:59
UEFA floats proposal to replace international friendlies with European "Nations League" -- (link) - znufrii Oct 10, 13:37
(sorry, David) -- (link) - Kim Pine Oct 10, 13:34 1
- I've seen it. - David Oct 10, 13:50
sitwap According to CDAN, Food Network is trying to bring Paula Deen back. -- nm - Diva Oct 10, 13:30 1
- who told Claire Danes? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 13:32
Interesting casino fact inside about if a casino owns land and there is no current casino on it. periodically they must open a "Trailer Station" - peglegpete Oct 10, 13:29 2
- That is a great publicity stunt -- nm - amoxy Oct 10, 13:30
- this was copied from one of the local news sites -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 13:29
In exchange for a six week debt ceiling delay, House Republicans plan to permanently ban the Treasury Department from using extraordinary measures -- (link) - ty97 Oct 10, 13:28 4
- offs -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 13:32
- "Okay, we won't launch the missiles right now as long as you give us the missile key and the missile codes." - David Oct 10, 13:31
- Someone else reads Wonkblog! -- nm - spamlet Oct 10, 13:30 1
  - I get most of it from Twitter, but I follow Ezra and many of the other wonk types so, in effect, yes -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 13:33
Newest GOP plan: Extend the debt ceiling six weeks in exchange for removing some of the extraordinary measures Treasury has been using to keep afloat. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 10, 13:26 12
- I can't believe what complete jackwads these guys are. -- nm - pmb Oct 10, 14:00 4
  - Seriously. I can't figure out if it's malice driven by ignorance or ignorance driven by malice. - TWuG Oct 10, 14:11 3
    - They actually feel wrong in this bizarrely -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 14:13 2
      - I know. But for a lot of them I really think they've become angry because the president and dems didn't bail them out of a position they knew was - pmb Oct 10, 14:18
      - *wronged*. Not wrong. Very different meaning. -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 14:13
- I hope they all burn in hell. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 10, 13:56 1
  - Don Homer! -- nm - budice Oct 10, 13:57
- Oh you guys! -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 13:31
- It sounds like a rider that the Senate can strip thankfully -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 13:30
- I really want to kick somebody in the nuts -- nm - amoxy Oct 10, 13:29 2
  - *pushes spamlet forward* -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 13:30 1
    - I meant somebody in Washington, but if push comes to shove - amoxy Oct 10, 13:30
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Variety: Magic Johnson Leaving ESPN -- (link) - budice Oct 10, 13:24 2
- Bill Simmons ruins everything. -- nm - David Oct 10, 13:30 1
  - ha! -- nm - Diva Oct 10, 13:31
Entrepreneurship, East New York style -- (link) - ty97 Oct 10, 13:17
Huge salvage vessel may help lift Costa Concordia wreck -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 10, 13:11
from backboards: Again, thanks for the birthday wishes yesterday. Con_Carne, I'm sorry that you felt a bit down. - Qale Oct 10, 13:02 7
- Thanks buddy. Back atcha -- nm - con_carne Oct 10, 13:22
- Happy BDay dude! -- nm - budice Oct 10, 13:19
- *hurling into Qale wearing nothing but an ACME jetpack...taking him down...does "stuff"...stands over him triumphantly...pointing* Birthday! *runsoff* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel Oct 10, 13:15 4
  - I'm... surprisingly okay with this. -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 13:24 1
    - that's what they all say, bubby. -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel Oct 10, 13:31
  - qale wouldn't prefer the ghillie suited mel? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 13:23 1
    - that version comes with a real bog smell too! -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel Oct 10, 13:33
another single-use countertop appliance that you probably do not need... -- (link) - znufrii Oct 10, 12:59 1
- probably is an understatement -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 10, 13:01
Hmm. Orlando in November should be fun. Sadly it's for work training, but still free to me. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 10, 12:57 1
- Is your company based there? -- nm - spellbinding thriller Oct 10, 13:15
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- sell sum tix -- nm - budice Oct 10, 13:00 3
  - We -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 13:02 2
    - We're getting a new Dome, we have to pay for it somehow. -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 13:03 1
      - heh -- nm - Stephen King Oct 10, 13:07
Modern Family last night killed it. Lily is quickly becoming my favorite underhanded one liner deliverer in the show -- nm - oblique Oct 10, 12:44 6
- I enjoy it when they aren't playing everyone nicely....a little catty is great. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 13:22 1
  - yep. just like a real family. And that Phil isn't always an idiot. -- nm - Remlik Oct 10, 13:48
- that one-liner to Cam last night was too funny -- nm - Jovian Oct 10, 13:14
- that one was good. i was ready to quit after the first two...nm - x Oct 10, 12:45 2
  - I'm the opposite. I loved the first two but wasn't crazy about last night's. -- nm - David Oct 10, 13:13
  - Pretty much agreed. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 12:52
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- Neck injuries shorten NFL careers. -- nm - David Oct 10, 13:52
- Yeah, holding on to ABrown if possible. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 12:46
- IRC he wasn't playing well anyhoo -- nm - budice Oct 10, 12:43 1
  - (he was picking up and getting more playing time) -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 12:43
- oh well, least it isn't my Money League -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 12:41
Bank examiner claims she was fired after refusing to reverse her conclusion on the inadequacy of Goldman's internal conflict controls -- (link) - znufrii Oct 10, 12:40
Joe Thornton: On scoring 4 goals: " I’d have my c*ck out, stroking it" -- (link) - budice Oct 10, 12:39 4
- he must be a SOA fan -- nm - Jovian Oct 10, 13:14
- Something that would actually get me to tune into hockey. -- nm - nubby Oct 10, 12:47 1
  - C*ck. Out. Stroke. -- nm - Thornton si Oct 10, 12:58
- what was Darryl Sittler supposed to do? -- nm - zork Oct 10, 12:43
Person of Interest was the awesome this week - spoilers - Beaker Oct 10, 12:38 3
- I was mixed about it (spoil) - decline Oct 10, 12:41 2
  - yeah, definitely to the im - spoilers - Beaker Oct 10, 12:42 1
    - it certainly didn't hurt any -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 10, 13:52
China overtakes U.S. to become world's biggest oil importer -- (link) - Beaker Oct 10, 12:34 11
- And the reason gas prices have jumped over the last 10 years -- nm - budice Oct 10, 12:42 4
  - wait, I thought that was Obama's fault? -- nm - decline Oct 10, 12:43 3
    - he is secretly chineese -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 10, 13:02 2
      - heh. I'm sure it wouldn't take much to get some people to believe that. -- nm - zork Oct 10, 13:11 1
        
        China quietly purchased Kenya in the summer of 2008. Coincidence? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 13:13
- and I think they are the biggest users of steel and concrete. not sure who uses more oil though. -- nm - zork Oct 10, 12:36 5
  - the difference there is that they are also the largest producers of steel and concrete....nm - x Oct 10, 12:40
  - Probably still the US, because it would have far more domestic production than China. -- nm - Roger More Oct 10, 12:38 3
    - and our production has increased dramatically in the past couple of years -- nm - decline Oct 10, 12:42
    - that's my thought but I didn't want to presume especially since China has been buying oil companies and I don't know how all that counts -- nm - zork Oct 10, 12:40 1
      - Those would be counted as imports. -- nm - Roger More Oct 10, 12:42
a tweet about something that happened forty years ago moved markets today.... - x Oct 10, 12:34 5
- The word "Soviet" should be a tip-off. -- nm - mara Oct 10, 12:51
- Nice...Says a lot bout influence of Twitter on Wall Street, yet another source of instant info -- nm - budice Oct 10, 12:42 1
  - or about how much it means to trade fast now, and how that can make people jump to incorrect conclusions in haste....nm - x Oct 10, 12:44
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- those who do not learn from history... -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 12:34
... and Leon's getting LARRRGGGERRR .... -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Oct 10, 12:33
One of the funniest bits on the last "New Girl" was (spoilers) - Mel Profit Oct 10, 12:32
Speaking of TV, has the once upon a time spinoff started? I'm reLly curious how it fares. -- nm - spellbinding thriller Oct 10, 12:31 3
- premieres tonight, I think. -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 12:31 2
  - I love that I know that you all will let me know if I need to check this out. -- nm - spellbinding thriller Oct 10, 12:37 1
    - meh, I'm not watching it - znufrii Oct 10, 12:46
LAT Movie review: 'All the Boys Love Mandy Lane' a spellbinding thriller -- (link) - budice Oct 10, 12:29 5
- Jennifer's Body 2: The New Batch -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 12:59
- Wait. Wait. Is this the movie poster I want for my bedroom? -- nm - spellbinding thriller Oct 10, 12:32 2
  - Hee. This one, or the red one? -- (link) - mara Oct 10, 12:52 1
    - God they're both terrible. This one is marg better. -- nm - spellbinding thriller Oct 10, 13:24
- Never heard of it. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 12:30
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(mandy signal) 'Sleepy Hollow' Premiere Hits 25 Million With DVR, VOD and Streaming -- (link) - ty97 Oct 10, 12:23 7
- Id love to see weeks two and three. Maybe I'll watch up to current in sea. -- nm - Amanda Oct 10, 12:25 6
  - heh -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 12:26 5
    - (Note: I deleted them and the pass this morning.) -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 12:26 4
      - I would say something, but at least you decided to bang out Breaking Bad -- nm - Jovian Oct 10, 12:37
      - I promised patryk I'd give it a handful of episodes. I don't anticipate I'll keep it. -- nm - Amanda Oct 10, 12:29 2
        
        I like it but it tends to be hard to follow at times - eag Oct 10, 12:39
        
        I saw part of a description while deleting that made me feel even better about doing it. spoil - Spawn Oct 10, 12:38
Love it or hate it Shield gets picked up for full season -- (link) - eag Oct 10, 12:23 19
- It occurred to me with Marcel's post yesterday that this show could have better than usual international syndication opportunities -- nm - con_carne Oct 10, 13:46
- I'm hoping it follows the arc of all Mutant Enemy shows, where the first season is by far the weakest. -- nm - nubby Oct 10, 12:24 17
  - The weakest Buffy seasons were the last two. The weakest Angel season was due to Charisma Carpenter's unexpected pregnancy. - David Oct 10, 12:26 16
    - I`ll never understand your hatey for those 2 seasons -- nm - mud Oct 10, 13:14 3
      - Random character assassinations, a completely disinterested lead, and rarely compelling villains. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 14:04
      - In my defense, I watched them. - David Oct 10, 13:16 1
        
        They were rough for sure. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 10, 13:19
    - I disagree. -- nm - nubby Oct 10, 12:47
    - i actually think Angel ended better than it started. i wouldn't have stuck around in Season 1 if i did already love Buffy. -- nm - Andie Oct 10, 12:28 10
      - Oh, season 5 was absolutely the best season, maybe of everything Joss has done. -- nm - David Oct 10, 12:31 7
        
        the growth of Wesley in that Universe from his time on Buffy is some of my favorite stuff he's done -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 12:32 6
        
        the bromance (even though i hate that word) of Angel/Spike made it for me. -- nm - Andie Oct 10, 12:35 4
        
        Angel always had a a thing for blondes. -- nm - Diva Oct 10, 13:08
        
        Terrible word. - Spawn Oct 10, 12:39 1
        
        Cause it reminds you too much of you and Pete ? - eag Oct 10, 12:42
        
        You're a wee little puppet man! -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 12:36
        
        Yes, switching him from punchline elevated the entire show. -- nm - David Oct 10, 12:35
      - Agreed. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 12:30
      - *didn't* already... -- nm - Andie Oct 10, 12:29
Sweet. The Colts are going to be doing something to honor Peyton before the game. -- nm - Spawn Oct 10, 12:23 3
- Just keep the owner off Twitter jeebus -- nm - budice Oct 10, 12:28
- Is this his last game against Indy ever? -- nm - nubby Oct 10, 12:24 1
  - No. - Spawn Oct 10, 12:25
Punkin' instigator. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 12:21
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- I know. I'm setting up informal calls to inquire about new job positions. - Mel Profit Oct 10, 12:19
- Nellie. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 12:17 2
  - Furtado -- nm - zork Oct 10, 12:19 1
    - Is so bright I gotta wear shades? -- nm - Amanda Oct 10, 12:22

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