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@jbendery Top Sen aide confirms outlines of latest deal: Debt lim hike thru early Feb, govt funding thru early Jan, budget conf by Dec 15 - ty97 Oct 14, 12:57
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The Walking Dead Season opener drew 16.1 million -- (link) - amoxy Oct 14, 12:52 12
- Just make sure, if it was sustainable, that'd be what, 4th or 5th in viewership for network shows - Will Hunting Oct 14, 13:05 2
  - For the week ending Oct. 6th it would be #3 behind only CBS and NBC Football. -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 13:09 1
    - Oops, #2. CBS did a 9.9 and NBC did 7.0 so it would be #2. Wow! -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 13:10
- after season 3's ratings I'm kinda surprised there weren't any zombie shows on the big 4 networks -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:53 8
  - Zombies, Aliens or lack of electricity...there is one theme being worked. - Mel Profit Oct 14, 13:02
  - there were apolcalyptic shows like 'Revolution' and 'Dads'. - Diva Oct 14, 13:01 4
    - Yoink. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 13:04
    - what are they doing to Ribisi? -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 13:02 2
      - the latest episode previews make it look like he's got something extraordinary up his butt. - Diva Oct 14, 13:06
      - Whatever it is, the guys in Gitmo feel awful for him - Will Hunting Oct 14, 13:06
  - Too many vampire shows. -- nm - GregW Oct 14, 12:54
  - but expect a shitload to start up for next season -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:53
let me get this straight....the *Republicans* are accusing the *Democrats* of moving the goal posts? hi-f*cking-larious. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:50 1
- they *always* take the left's main points and claim the, use them often first -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 13:12
Kinda of a repost: Your Regular Reminder That Phil Mushnick Is A Race-Baiting Troll -- (link) - Beaker Oct 14, 12:49
Meg... I have a few questions, if you have time! - colin Oct 14, 12:48 4
- Hmm, I know all kinds of good places in northern AZ and NM, but they may not be good for winter camping. In California, Anza Borrego State Park would - Meg Oct 14, 13:02
- we stayed here for a night in NM, was a lot of fun. They also do day passes if you don't want to spend the night... -- (link) - znufrii Oct 14, 12:54 2
  - that place looks cool! i also saw that Circus Circus has a dope RV park in Vegas.. that may be a future trip. -- nm - colin Oct 14, 13:01 1
    - It was a lot of fun, there was a great mix of maybe about a dozen people hanging out in the pools when we were there. - znufrii Oct 14, 13:04
Fuck ika and their new servers. If I was starting out I would quit. slow as shit for a week or so now -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:45 1
- yeah! -- nm - colin Oct 14, 12:46
Heh: Elizabeth Berkley Will Dance To 'I'm So Excited' On 'Dancing With The Stars' -- nm - MDH Oct 14, 12:39 4
- I'm So Excited -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 14, 12:41 3
  - You just can't hide it. -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 13:06 2
    - he's about to pee and just can't hide it -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 13:14 1
      - about to?.... -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 14, 14:22
Guess there's no need to check the mail box for a 3rd time on a federal holiday :/ - Meg Oct 14, 12:36 9
- The parade just went by outside my office. It's gotten very small. The crowd was very sparse. I think there were like 2 floats and a marching band. -- nm - pmb Oct 14, 12:45
- My family did for many years. The Italians here celebrate Columbus Day. - Krusty Oct 14, 12:41 5
  - I don't think I've ever worked for a company that recognized it. -- nm - Meg Oct 14, 12:53 1
    - The only time I got off for it was when I worked for the NYC Board of Ed. - Krusty Oct 14, 13:04
  - should really be Isabella Day -- nm - zork Oct 14, 12:44 2
    - She only risked her cash not her ass. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 12:47 1
      - money = naming rights. It doesn't happen without her backing. -- nm - zork Oct 14, 12:52
- oh, right...duh... - znufrii Oct 14, 12:37 1
  - And you're not even retired ;) -- nm - Meg Oct 14, 12:54
LYC: I took two sudefeds about two hours apart since the first wasn't working well enough. I'm feeling kind of Trevor-ish. -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 12:22
well, at least the insurance company called. - Truman Oct 14, 11:54
So here are a few historical tidbits about the 4 LDS teams Dodgers,Cardinals ,Red Sox ,Tigers and how close they are connected - eag Oct 14, 11:53 18
- (spoils) - spamlet Oct 14, 12:28 1
  - Well they are at .481 but they are only ranked 15th -- nm - eag Oct 14, 12:30
- Oh and here is a quiz of the top 10 teams in wins in MLB history name the only team that is not above .500 - eag Oct 14, 11:59 15
  - crap, meant to put my answer here. - spamlet Oct 14, 12:29
  - Pirates? -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 12:21 4
    - .503 -- nm - eag Oct 14, 12:27 3
      - Then the other Pennsylvania team, the Phillies. -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 12:29 2
        
        Winner! Chicken Dinner! - eag Oct 14, 12:33 1
        
        Looking at their record through the years. 1918-1949 wasn't kind to Phillies fans. - Krusty Oct 14, 12:37
  - Would it be... - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 14, 12:16 8
    - You would think that - eag Oct 14, 12:21 7
      - Cubs are actually at .511 and ranked 6th in percentage -- nm - eag Oct 14, 12:22 6
        
        The great NY Yankees are #1 in win percentage. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 12:25 5
        
        Yep and 8th in total wins - eag Oct 14, 12:29 4
        
        Other teams are just older. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 12:30 3
        
        Yep - eag Oct 14, 12:37 2
        
        Right. The Braves and Cubs were like 1870's or something and the Reds, Cards and others weren't far behind. -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 12:39 1
        
        Braves are only 62 games above .500 in there history -- nm - eag Oct 14, 12:44
Took a walk at lunch: I can confirm the racists are still outside of the White House -- nm - MDH Oct 14, 11:44 9
- What's this now? - con_carne Oct 14, 12:32 5
  - nmbl -- (link) - mara Oct 14, 12:46 3
    - "What the “Million Vet March on the Memorials,” lacked in numbers, it made up for in offensive statements, " -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:58
    - I knew I'd be sorry I asked -- nm - con_carne Oct 14, 12:57
    - "What the [bunch of idiots] lacked in numbers, it made up for in offensive statements" -- nm - GregW Oct 14, 12:53
  - hundreds of vets are marching around waving flags saying that the healthcare available to their wives and kids makes obama the worst commie ever -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 12:38
- Better than inside. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 11:49 2
  - I'd estimate 40% are carrying confederate flags. -- nm - MDH Oct 14, 11:50 1
    - *smh* I'm not sure what's going on but I'm sure I won't agree with the people carrying that flag. -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 12:43
@TVMoJoe In A18-49 demo, THE WALKING DEAD season premiere scored an incredible 8.3 rating. Bigger than any network show this fall. -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 11:44 1
- Jeez. 16.1M viewers. Wow. -- nm - MDH Oct 14, 11:58
eag, are you playing the Marvel Avengers Alliance game on FB? - Stephen Oct 14, 11:33 2
- I just started - eag Oct 14, 11:34 1
  - Cool, i'll send an ally invite. -- nm - Stephen Oct 14, 11:36
As you know I've been watching s1 of ST:TNG. I think the Conspiracy episode s1, ep25 is a real hoot! -- (link) - Qale Oct 14, 11:32
Another trivia question from last night (put your answers/guesses as spoilers in your IM) Can you name: - ty97 Oct 14, 11:15 16
- I don't keep up with the whips. They really don't matter much to anyone outside the House. -- nm - GregW Oct 14, 13:01
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  - I should have insisted to at least discuss it. - ty97 Oct 14, 11:45 4
    - Just do what I do. Grab the answer pad and write in my guess. - Will Hunting Oct 14, 11:52 3
      - Problem is: I already did that - ty97 Oct 14, 12:01 2
        
        Oh, then yeah, you shouldn't be allowed near the pencil again for the rest of the night. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 14, 12:33 1
        
        They all wanted to write Nirvana! - ty97 Oct 14, 12:54
- spoiler - Krusty Oct 14, 11:28
- 3/5, I think - Roger More Oct 14, 11:27
- I can do three (spoils) - mafic Oct 14, 11:23
- spoiler - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 14, 11:22
- I know 3 out of 5. I learned the third because of mafic's post about him earlier. -- nm - Inigo Oct 14, 11:22
- Spoils - Will Hunting Oct 14, 11:21
- spoils - znufrii Oct 14, 11:18 2
  - spoilers - ty97 Oct 14, 11:18 1
    - spoils - znufrii Oct 14, 11:19
*sigh* story of my life - whenever I get addicted to something...now Costco doesn't have Diet Snapple :( - Meg Oct 14, 11:09 2
- Its for your own good - eag Oct 14, 11:10 1
  - I really hesitate to say I'm addicted to life ;) -- nm - Meg Oct 14, 11:13
Walking Dead - spoiler comment (for earlier debated item) - JenBro Oct 14, 11:08 9
- spoilers - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 14, 12:14 1
  - spoils....... - groiny Oct 14, 13:03
- I was just disappointed (spoil) - Jovian Oct 14, 11:14 3
  - Agreed. spoils - volnelk Oct 14, 11:16 1
    - holy crap (spoils) - Jovian Oct 14, 11:23
  - yeah, I have to agree with you there. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 14, 11:15
- Spoils - groiny Oct 14, 11:11 2
  - wow ... good catch Groiny - I forgot that! -- nm - JenBro Oct 14, 11:27 1
    - oh - and last night on talking dead? (spoils) - JenBro Oct 14, 11:37
GTA V (very minor end game spoil) - Jovian Oct 14, 10:58
In an effort to be less of a downer about the Nicky situation, I do have good news. - Inigo Oct 14, 10:50 13
- Eeeeeeexcellent. -- nm - kelly Oct 14, 12:20
- *runs in...shakes pom-poms...runs out* - Nekkid Crazy Mel Oct 14, 11:06
- very nice. remember, with 6 you get eggroll :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 14, 11:05
- awe so me -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 14, 11:05
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- Happy for you but just take it one day at a time - eag Oct 14, 11:01
- That sounds great. -- nm - Qale Oct 14, 11:01
- so there is hope for us all -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 11:00
- Woohoo! -- nm - spamlet Oct 14, 10:59
- good for you :) -- nm - decline Oct 14, 10:59
- Huzza ^5! (never give up) -- nm - JenBro Oct 14, 10:58
- NICE! -- nm - groiny Oct 14, 10:57
- Nice! Best of luck! -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 10:56
Strongbad, there were previous rules on limiting earmarks that dealt with public disclosure of them prio to them being included in a bill - znufrii Oct 14, 10:47
Need. More. Bioshock. -- nm - David Oct 14, 10:42 6
- No GTA V eh? -- nm - Jovian Oct 14, 11:15
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  - The only thing released so far is the Combat in the Sky challenge maps. Burial at Sea is supposedly less than two months away. -- nm - David Oct 14, 10:46 3
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      - You can google the first few minutes of video. Rapture looks breathtaking. -- nm - David Oct 14, 10:47 1
        
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Well... was a very interesting trip to Kentucky for the game business... - Capstern Oct 14, 10:38 8
- Yay! ^5 -- nm - JenBro Oct 14, 11:03 1
  - Thx -- nm - Capstern Oct 14, 11:06
- That's awesome! I'm glad it went well at the demo and that things are looking good. - Krusty Oct 14, 11:01 2
  - That is the ultimate hope. Guy I work with knows him and Felicia. - Capstern Oct 14, 11:02 1
    - Good deal! -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 11:30
- nice. good luck! -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 10:45 2
  - Walking into a building to meet a guy whose last name was on it was a little intimidating.. - Capstern Oct 14, 10:51
  - Its a fun board game - basically screw your neighbor with funny cards and cool art. Know a few here who should love it -- nm - Capstern Oct 14, 10:47
Jack Clark's Lawyer Responds To Albert Pujols's Lawsuit With Pizazz - "Clark has retained a real-life TV defense lawyer to represent him in the case." -- (link) - Beaker Oct 14, 10:36 13
- If that lawyer ever wants to switch careers, he's got a bright future as a snarky blogger. I'd read his stuff. -- nm - Inigo Oct 14, 11:02
- Juicing has many definitions! How can you pick just one? -- nm - spamlet Oct 14, 10:58
- Believe me, I still have no love for Albert. But the bottom line is this...if you want to get on the radio and start - Jim Oct 14, 10:46 9
  - And Albert better be one of these guys who will ddeny till the end of time that he has been clean only to find out 5-10 years from now he wasnt - eag Oct 14, 10:59 1
    - be not -- nm - eag Oct 14, 11:00
  - In this case it'd be slander, I think, but yes. Clark better have proof to make such a statement. - Inigo Oct 14, 10:55
  - No love for Albert? Ye gods. -- nm - David Oct 14, 10:48 5
    - Dude...I respect the hell out of him as a ball player and I'm thankful that I got to watch him play... - Jim Oct 14, 11:04 4
      - how much was a little coin again? -- nm - groiny Oct 14, 11:05 3
        
        Cards are looking like they made the right decision - eag Oct 14, 11:08 1
        
        Without a doubt this couldn't have worked out any better for the Cardinals. - Jim Oct 14, 11:09
        
        less than 10%...about $20mil over 10 years. -- nm - Jim Oct 14, 11:08
- "Perhaps I am speaking out of turn, but I would strongly discourage the concurrent use of both Viagra and Ben Gay." -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 10:37
Everything you need to know about Canadian Thanksgiving -- (link) - ty97 Oct 14, 10:31 2
- 17. For those expecting Black Tuesday sales, please see the Facts About Boxing Day entry. -- nm - zork Oct 14, 12:37
- heh, pretty close -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 10:35
So Meg! where you guys having lunch today? -- nm - JenBro Oct 14, 10:30 4
- Johnny Rocket's was suggested - guess it may depend on how long Mop's delayed. -- nm - Meg Oct 14, 11:12 2
  - COOL! (I've never been to one) - hey? if you have time check out my FB post in our vegas group page - I would totally do 3 of those attractions -- nm - JenBro Oct 14, 11:31 1
    - Guess a lot depends on how long we all plan to be there. At least those deals aren't the BOGO type. I hate those when I'm traveling alone. -- nm - Meg Oct 14, 11:49
- whoopsy --- unintentional first here - but I'm "ok" with it! :) -- nm - JenBro Oct 14, 10:31

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