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So, people, what are your Halloween plans? Parties, costumes, decorations. Tell us all. -- nm - Andie Oct 23, 08:06 6
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  - Argh! I need made-up super hero cuostume! -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 08:15
- We always go to our friends that have a Halloween party (been doing it for over 40 years) and my not so wee one will be Cinderella this year. - spamlet Oct 23, 08:11
- we have to go to a house party this weekend (dave's family). i think i am making dave and his son do 'three blind mice' (or maybe Rock Paper Scissors - Andie Oct 23, 08:09
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- have the day off to do the kid's costumes and makeup, take them trick or treating. - groiny Oct 23, 08:08
NFL Survivor Week 8: Trying to decide between Packers and Saints this week. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 08:01 3
- Other big favorites that I've already used: SF (-16), DEN (-13), SEA (-11) -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 08:02 1
  - I have used all five you have listed. I am choosing between Cincy, NE and KC -- nm - amoxy Oct 23, 08:14
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- I feel bad for him. - Truman Oct 23, 08:03 3
  - "can you just cut me?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 08:04
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    - That seems reasonable. I doubt anyone will give another performance like Oakland did. -- nm - Truman Oct 23, 08:07
- Man, look at that ST influence! -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 07:59
New Prince single "Breakfast Can Wait" -- (link) - MDH Oct 23, 07:51 [youtube] 5
- not bad although a few horns would make it more interesting -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 23, 08:00
- So, Brunch Then? -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 07:56 2
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    - or the full title " Breakfast Can Wait, Suck My Knob." -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 07:59
- Also, the single cover may be the single best thing Prince has ever done. -- nm - MDH Oct 23, 07:52
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- Carrie (2013) : C+, not as bad as I expected, and I love Chloe, but some of her scenes.... - groiny Oct 23, 07:53
ST Pop Quiz -- Without looking, do you know when the last time the two teams with the best records met in the World Series? -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 07:42 5
- no -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 23, 07:45
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  - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 07:43 2
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      - except -- (link) - znufrii Oct 23, 07:46
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- Amendola injures shoulder, groin, ankle. - Thursday's Headline Oct 23, 07:39
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Sons of Anarchy (spoilers) - amoxy Oct 23, 07:17
"Yet somehow the current generation of party activists has managed to do what no previous Republicans have been able to do..." -- (link) - znufrii Oct 23, 07:14 2
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  - I agree, but I get the sense that's he's looking back a little farther than that for this comparison. -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 07:17
Johnny Weir has retired, and will become an NBC correspondent for the Sochi Olympics. -- (link) - MDH Oct 23, 07:08 17
- NYET! NYET! *bangs shoe on podium* NYET!!! -- nm - Russian Minister of Culture and Heterosexuality Oct 23, 07:26 2
  - ocin karacho -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 23, 07:38
  - heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 07:28
- uuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 07:12 11
  - What's your thought on that video/do you have one of those trees? -- nm - MDH Oct 23, 07:36
  - this could be *awesome.* -- nm - Andie Oct 23, 07:32 9
    - she's going to have the *best* mink hats. -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 07:36 8
      - what are those fur lined things ladies used to put their hands in and hold in front of them? - Mel Profit Oct 23, 07:56 4
        
        muffs! - Reagen Oct 23, 07:57 2
        
        that's literally the closest he'll get to stuffing his hands in a muff. [nm] - Mel Profit Oct 23, 07:58 1
        
        I'm getting a 'Lara's Theme' earworm... -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 07:59
        
        muffs. -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 07:57
      - When you called him Lady Miss Weir I laughed so hard, and totally refer to him as that now. -- nm - MDH Oct 23, 07:55 2
        
        It's so perfect for her. Balenciaga Tree just reinforced it greatly. She's some lovely fun. -- nm - Diva Oct 23, 08:01
        
        My mother is affectionately and teasingly referred to as The Dowager Countess Profit. - Mel Profit Oct 23, 07:57
- did you see the new Calvin Harris song? -- (link) - decline Oct 23, 07:09 [youtube] 1
  - A tad too much EDM for me, but not bad. -- nm - MDH Oct 23, 07:36
I guess I need to get a cheap dtv tuner box. Stupid tv. - Truman Oct 23, 07:07
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- Galaxy Nexuses (Nexi?) have a known glitchy USB port. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 07:47
- I've had my 4s for two years with no issues. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 23, 07:44 2
  - Two 4s divided by 2 years = 1 year each! -- nm - Spawn Oct 23, 07:45 1
    - 2 + 2 = ... - David Oct 23, 07:46
- That's not my experience at all, fwiw. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 23, 07:38
- I just traded in my 4s that had no issues and my wife's hasn't had any issues either. - spamlet Oct 23, 07:35
- That is built in to make sure apple users are even more apt to upgarde to the new version each year. -- nm - Spawn Oct 23, 07:33
- I've heard the iPhone hardware does not work well in high BAC environments -- nm - oblique Oct 23, 07:31
- Correct. -- nm - nubby Oct 23, 07:30
- They've lasted nicely for me - although I did break the mute switch on my last one. Dropped this one many times, no breaks ... -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 07:30
- I've had my 5 about 1.5 years (I think) and no hardware problems. - ty97 Oct 23, 07:09
- I've never had an issue with any that I've had. I don't even have a case on my 5. -- nm - volnelk Oct 23, 07:09
- Had my 4s for two years with no issues. Mate you just smash phone too much. -- nm - Truman Oct 23, 07:08
- well, how else can they convince you to upgrade if the old one still works? -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 07:07
ugh. - znufrii Oct 23, 07:04 4
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  - spoiler - znufrii Oct 23, 07:06 2
    - If he's 80, how long and hard could he be banging? - Will Hunting Oct 23, 07:07 1
      - You'd be surprised - znufrii Oct 23, 07:32
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- I'm not saying he's the answer, but why wouldn't they give Campbell a chance? - Will Hunting Oct 23, 07:32 1
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- oh good. the Jeff George joke was getting stale. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 07:31
- Tebow! Tebow! Tebow! -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:47
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- had to Tebartz is also the first to be under investigation of lying -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 23, 07:41
- i know. and i am not even Catholic. -- nm - Andie Oct 23, 06:44
- yup. -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 06:44
Gallup has a new Obamacare poll out. No shockers, but a couple of somewhat interesting points. -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 06:38 12
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- source link -- (link) - ty97 Oct 23, 06:40
- 2. The group that disapproves the most is the 65+ set. You know,t he one who have government healthcare. -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 06:40 2
  - I suspect a lot of that may come from those who are afraid they might lose some of what they already have. - Meg Oct 23, 07:33
  - hah! -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 06:46
- 1. Approval inches up slightly, despite the glitches. -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 06:39 3
  - The bummer of this whole thing is...what would the rating be if the rollout of the website has been seamless with no issues, glitches or problems. - Jim Oct 23, 06:51 1
    - but then this is why you do this three months before you start giving out the insurance. - Reagen Oct 23, 08:03
  - People always want what they can't have. :) -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 23, 06:39
- ...well? -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 06:38 2
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    - don't worry .... Obamacare will take care of that -- nm - Random Obligatory Halloween Change Up Oct 23, 07:53
From BB's: Took the mood test and I got Utah!!! Utah...people!!....does this mean I should be a Mormon? -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 23, 06:24 1
- Of course, and you should use the traditional greeting of "Hasa diga eebowai." -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 23, 06:33
Hmmm, just realised I'm going to be Stateside for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary. May have to do a trip to The Waystation again. -- nm - LMS Oct 23, 06:23
FF: Oh fun. My 49ers DEF has Jacksonville this week. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 05:47
False hope I expect, but judge granted a 10 day stay on Five Pointz in LIC for the artist to make a case to save it -- (link) - ty97 Oct 23, 05:27 2
- It's such a shame that they couldn't work out a better deal. That place is NY institution that is landmark to a lot of people. - Krusty Oct 23, 05:37 1
  - Clearly I hate the letter a. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 05:38
Using Giant Mirrors to Light up Dark Valleys -- (link) - ty97 Oct 23, 05:13 2
- seems like an awful lot of effort for a tiny bit of light -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 05:27 1
  - I think when you have that light pretty much whenever you want it's hard to imagine losing it for months at a time - Guigue Oct 23, 05:33
Would having every police interation be recorded on camera protect people from abuse, or violate their privacy? -- (link) - znufrii Oct 23, 05:12 2
- THe protection from abuse would far outweigh any privacy concerns. -- nm - TWuG Oct 23, 05:26 1
  - Looking at the columns, police privacy isn't the issue - it's having more video recordings of private citizens - Roger More Oct 23, 06:04
Thanks very much for all the birthday wishes here and on FB! It was a great day - Thx! - Diva Oct 23, 04:40
L3. Clemson HC, after getting drilled by 37 points to #3 FSU at home - Strongbad Oct 23, 04:10
*installs MongoDB* ... something I should have given a spin over two years ago -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 23:04 4
- I started messing with it a few months ago... - stewie Oct 23, 02:33
- *curious to know how the new job's goin'" -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 23:10 2
  - I still feel like a fish out of water for one part of it (learning how to work with the actual software) - mostly because I'm used to the alternatives - Beryllium Oct 22, 23:22 1
    - (Oh, I do miss the concept of best practices) -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 23:43
SITWAP: Honest Trailer Pacific Rim - amoxy Oct 22, 22:10 [youtube] 1
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I don't know what I should think of the actors who appear in the Atlas Shrugged movies. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 22, 21:55 6
- Why would you think any different of them? -- nm - spamlet Oct 23, 05:05 2
  - for picking a crappy project to be involved in? -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 05:29 1
    - Actors gotta eat - but it was telling that the leads in the first movie didn't return for the sequel -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 05:54
- I haven't seen Atlas but Taylor Schilling is pretty good in Orange is the new black -- nm - amoxy Oct 22, 21:58 2
  - I was going to say you were overselling it, but then I realized you said "pretty" and not "very" like I thought - Reagen Oct 23, 05:41
  - I haven't seen Orange but Taylor Schilling is very awful in Atlas Shrugged. - David Oct 22, 22:07
Remember when Microsoft backed HD-DVD? whoops. -- (link) - Tim Oct 22, 21:42 7
- Remember when Microsoft saved Apple? whoops. -- (link) - zork Oct 22, 21:47 1
  - saved is a little overboard. apple still had a billion dollars when that happened. - mafic Oct 23, 03:28
- I still have King Kong on hd-dvd. -- nm - David Oct 22, 21:46 4
  - And I posted this -before- reading the column. -- nm - David Oct 22, 21:47 3
    - hah! -- nm - Tim Oct 22, 22:00 2
      - I'll do you one better. I read both your and David's post before even knowing what "HD DVD" is -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 02:33 1
        
        Holy crap, I just remembered what it is -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 02:43
"I could kill you with my pen." -- nm - the liioulu with pumpkins Oct 22, 21:38
LIR: Changes I'd make to that Heritage Minutes list ... - zork Oct 22, 20:58 2
- why do you hate racial integration, zork? -- nm - mafic Oct 22, 21:02 1
  - heh. actually, I think feel very strongly that there should be one for Viola Desmond -- (link) - zork Oct 22, 21:37
SOA spoilers - amoxy Oct 22, 20:55 4
- Holy Crap! (spoilers) - amoxy Oct 22, 21:06 3
  - just wait. -- nm - Remlik Oct 22, 21:26 2
    - I keep wondering how low they are going to go -- nm - amoxy Oct 22, 22:01 1
      - time to go 'hood sister' -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 23:17
Google autocompletes some disturbing stuff when your search includes the word "women." A Dubai firm uses that in a pro-equality ad campaign -- (link) - con_carne Oct 22, 20:51 2
- might vary by region, your user profile/past searches, cause I get not so worrying fills.... - zeitgeist Oct 22, 21:07 1
  - Look - con_carne Oct 23, 02:31
Hey con_carne Chloe is not bad nothing really special but attractive -- nm - eag Oct 22, 20:37 2
- Yeah attractive (spoilers) - con_carne Oct 22, 20:41 1
  - Tonight (spoilers) - eag Oct 22, 21:36
"I have got to see this movie about turkeys in 3D." -- nm - absolutely nobody Oct 22, 20:37
We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 20:33

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