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Ok, so let's break down one facet of the Cards postseason: - Jim Oct 29, 10:47 9
- you're fighting The Power of my Soaked Foot, pal. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 29, 10:59
- I gather ticket prices for Game 6 are insanely high -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 10:57 1
  - Average price, just under $1900. nm - Jim Oct 29, 10:58
- are they finally going to nut up and just fucking WALK Ortizzle? - groiny Oct 29, 10:54 2
  - They did in Game 4. I'm not surprised at all that Wainwright didn't walk him. - Jim Oct 29, 10:57 1
    - does not matter at all. man on 2nd base, first base open. - groiny Oct 29, 10:59
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- I think we'll see a game seven. -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 10:52 1
  - I actually so too...course, I'm a horrible homer. nm - Jim Oct 29, 10:54
Was last night the first time a Money in the Bank winner lost his title match? -- nm - David Oct 29, 10:43 3
- Nope -- Cena lost on Raw 1000 to Punk. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 10:45 2
  - Okay thanks. Have there been any others? - David Oct 29, 10:46 1
    - Nope, those are it. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 10:48
ST Poll: Which Lou Reed album should I listen to next? - con_carne Oct 29, 10:43 7
- new york -- nm - the ghost and ms zeit Oct 29, 15:32
- the Marky Mark remake -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 10:58
- Berlin -- nm - LMS Oct 29, 10:46 3
  - Forgot about that one (it's on my list to check out). Done. -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 10:49 2
    - It's really depressing. -- nm - LMS Oct 29, 10:57 1
      - I heard (probably the reason I skipped it at first). -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 10:59
- (totally open to live albums too) -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 10:44
Perception Poll: eCigarrettes/"Vaping" - From a personal (not health) perspective are (A) Better than (B) Same as (C) Worse than regular cigarrettes. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 29, 10:41 25
- A. -- nm - Roger More Oct 29, 11:03
- A. -- nm - MDH Oct 29, 10:59
- B, but I've never seen one in person -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 10:56
- A by a wide margin. If it wasn't for vaping I'd still be smoking cigarettes. They work and they're awesome. - Krusty Oct 29, 10:54 6
  - i didn't know you'd switched.. congrats!! -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:55 5
    - It was seven months without smoking as of Nov. 11th. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 10:56 4
      - excellent! go run a marathon! -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:56 3
        
        Ha! - Krusty Oct 29, 10:58 2
        
        suuuuure. -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:59 1
        
        I don't run for fun. Only from criminals and to get to a bathroom. -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 11:00
- Health perspective, I guess A, better. However, they're just as addictive AND the people using them are anywhere from 5-7 times the tool bag they - Jim Oct 29, 10:53 7
  - Yes, the nicotine is still addictive but it's so much better than cigarettes. I don't see many vapers here to say if they're tool bags. - Krusty Oct 29, 10:55
  - I should have added...in my experience. nm - Jim Oct 29, 10:55 5
    - we need to introduce the element of shame, like we have for smokers. -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:56 4
      - I hope you're just joking. - Krusty Oct 29, 10:58 3
        
        get outta here, ya damn vap'r! take your filthy water vapor elsewhere! - colin Oct 29, 11:00 1
        
        Me and my watermelon/coconut/strawberry vape will leave you in peace. It's been fun. - Krusty Oct 29, 11:01
        
        wait for it..... -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 10:58
- A -- nm - Jovian Oct 29, 10:52
- Not a clue, but I'm not convinced that vapor is any less annoying to be around. - TWuG Oct 29, 10:44 2
  - It doesn't smell bad like cigarettes. People tell me I smell like candy now thanks to the sweet aroma my vape gives off. - Krusty Oct 29, 10:59
  - you've clearly never been around someone who was using a cherry flavored ecig. -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:51
- better. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 29, 10:43
- Better.. helping folks quit, don't think non smokers are becoming ecig users. -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:42
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Abreu's deal official. $10m signing bonus. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 29, 10:31 2
- Wouldn't it be better if all this were postponed to the off season? I can't imagine management handling stuff like this during a playoff run. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 29, 10:34 1
  - day off, they announce this stuff in between game days. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 10:34
LIR - Jax's 2 week post - made me realize - that means there'll be smiley selfie photos of Mr./Mrs. Jax all over the caribbean on his FB feed! FUN :) -- nm - JenBro Oct 29, 10:28 4
- I'm not posting from the ship. Hopefully there's some wifi in the ports. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 29, 10:35 1
  - yep - I logged on when I was on the Italy/Greece cruise and it was pricey :) -- nm - JenBro Oct 29, 10:48
- oops ... carribbean -- nm - JenBro Oct 29, 10:28 1
  - wait ... hahahaha ... oh hell -- nm - JenBro Oct 29, 10:29
QUIZ: Who was the only NL pitcher to win a Gold Glove other than Maddux from 1990-2008? -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 10:27 16
- Mike Hampton? -- nm - David Oct 29, 10:30 2
  - *ding* 2003. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 10:31 1
    - I swear I didn't cheat. -- nm - David Oct 29, 10:32
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- Jose Rijo? -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 10:29 1
  - Nope -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 10:30
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  - Me too but it makes sense. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 29, 10:30 5
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      - He had a career batting average of .246 and an OPS of .650. - David Oct 29, 10:33 2
        
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        Holy crap. An .891 OPS from the pitcher's spot? That's like having a deluxe DH. - David Oct 29, 10:36
      - spoils - Kim Pine Oct 29, 10:31
- Smoltz -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 10:28 1
  - Nope -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 10:30
I know this will come as a great surprise to you all but The Walking Dead has been renewed for a 5th season. -- (link) - LMS Oct 29, 10:25
New Sriracha sauce factory odor causing headaches, burning eyes, says local city -- (link) - con_carne Oct 29, 10:23 2
- lolmop. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 10:24 1
  - My headline's funnier -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 10:26
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- noooooooo!!!!!!!! - groiny Oct 29, 10:23 6
  - ^5, I was a fan before it was cool -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:27 4
    - yeah, well, I am better looking than you. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 10:27 3
      - yeah, you post pretty - crash davis Oct 29, 10:30 2
        
        did I tell you that I have 2 dogs? -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 10:32 1
        
        I've learned from my last go round, its going to take four to take me down next time - crash davis Oct 29, 10:39
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NYC photog takes strangers off the street and poses them together -- (link) - znufrii Oct 29, 10:21
NBC: Buried in Obamacare regulations from July 2010 is an estimate that ..... “40 to 67 percent” of customers will not be able to keep their policy. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 29, 10:20 28
- I love that people are now scouring through every item then feeding the info to news agencies. -- nm - David Oct 29, 10:23 1
  - "keep the pigs, tell me how many broads I'm getting" -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 10:25
- And this from Slate shows how the admin is trying to push it on the insurance companies but I'm not really buying in. - ty97 Oct 29, 10:22 25
  - The question being levelled was "will the *government* force me to change insurance" and the answer was "no. if you like your policy you can keep - TWuG Oct 29, 10:30 24
    - The government regulated half the private policies out of existence. - Dr.Vermin Oct 29, 10:37 9
      - And, again, the insurers could make that clear by offering increased benefits with the increased rates. They've chosen to cut instead. The goal of - TWuG Oct 29, 10:42 8
        
        That's not "keeping your insurance." - The Devil and Daniel Vermin Oct 29, 10:48
        
        You're making the assumption that all of the cases are where they had barebones insurance. - spamlet Oct 29, 10:45
        
        Which circles back to Obama saying this wouldn't happen. It did. - Inigo Oct 29, 10:44 5
        
        He said you could keep your policy because the government wouldn't take it away. The government hasn't forced any insurers to cancel any policies. - TWuG Oct 29, 10:47 4
        
        Dude, I'm an Obamacare supporter, I think that's clear. There's nothing to spin here though. What Obama said, repeatedly, is wrong. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 10:59 1
        
        I am as well. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 11:01
        
        Yes they did. Read Ty's link. Millions of "their existing policies don’t meet the standards mandated by the new health care law" -- nm - The Devil and Daniel Vermin Oct 29, 10:51
        
        He didn't put that qualifier on it. You are. He spoke in absolutes, as Will said. - Inigo Oct 29, 10:51
    - More: The insurance providers had a choice. They could comply with the ACA by offering the coverage the law requires - TWuG Oct 29, 10:36
    - No. This was Obama doing many speeches saying "If you like your insurance, you can keep it. If you like your doctor, you can keep it. Period." - Inigo Oct 29, 10:34 12
      - It was him answering the question being asked, whether it was directly from a reporter or not. And the answer is exactly correct. - TWuG Oct 29, 10:38 9
        
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        Again, no. It was in his words, a promise. One he either lied about, or didn't realize he couldn't make happen. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 10:40 7
        
        or, he just went with the simplest answer that was truest for most people. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:45 6
        
        He spoke in in absolutes. He's either inept or lying. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 10:46 4
        
        or he's a politician. - znufrii Oct 29, 10:51 3
        
        So both? Defend all day long...they had an inkling half the people wouldn't qualify to keep the policy - Will Hunting Oct 29, 10:58
        
        This was 2009, not the campain trail. Unless you mean the Obamacare campaign trail. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 10:53 1
        
        that's what I mean, yes. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:55
        
        unlike opponents of his plan who decided to just make sh!t up. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:45
      - Yeah, I agree that the message/result are problematic. - Kim Pine Oct 29, 10:37
      - and since when does nuance ever play well on the campaign trail? -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:36
Syeknom -- nm - Truman Oct 29, 10:19
Can someone explain for me... so on my current healthy plan, I pay about $300/month. If I had to go to the exchange, I'd pay about $600... why? -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:15 14
- I expect competition in the exchanges will intensify in the future and prices will go down. Also, Vermont. - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 29, 10:36
- Is your current plan employer provided? If so, they probably cover some of the cost. - TWuG Oct 29, 10:17 9
  - Also, companies have better negotiating power than individuals -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 10:19 3
    - But the power of the exchanges should abate that, right? It's not 'individuals' anymore. Its a group? -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 10:26 2
      - Right, but colin wouldn't be seeing the effects of that today. Maybe like in a year... -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 10:32
      - *snork* - kilbooooo Oct 29, 10:28
  - I'm not due any subsidies, yes, the employer pays. I'm just looking as a point of information at the moment. - colin Oct 29, 10:19 4
    - Yep, that's the answer. Your current insurance cost more than 300. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 10:23 3
      - i'm having trouble finding, but how is prescription handled? that's what kills me, some of the medications are so expensive without it. -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:25 2
        
        I'm not sure if this will answer, but scroll down to find your state, then look at the •Summary of EHB benefits, limits, and prescription drug coverag -- (link) - mara Oct 29, 10:32 1
        
        oo, cool, thank you! -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:35
- OBAMA! -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 10:16 2
  - Fuck that guy! -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 10:20
  - *shakes fist towards washington* -- nm - colin Oct 29, 10:19
I won a pair of Psy socks during trivia at spinning class today. - kelly Oct 29, 10:13 1
- spinning Gangnam style! -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:14
I miss the usual beta site. -- nm - Qale as Folk Oct 29, 10:12 4
- It'll come back tonight. I would have reset it last night, but I was dead to the world. -- nm - Heisenbery Oct 29, 10:34
- Yup, it rocks on mobile. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 10:28 1
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- Gotta say I do too -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 10:13
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- *senses himself building into a full blown rant about the offensive guard position and JR Sweezy and backs away from the keyboard* -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:22 1
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    - you'd think with half their D on IR the Pats might come sniffing around (but Hoodie would never part with a draft pick) -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 10:19
My boss made & brought me in a jar of these (jalapenos pickled in bourbon & honey) - reallly good - we had meatball sandwiches for dinner last night - prayformojo Oct 29, 10:11 1
- *prints out the recipe* -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:17
I will admit, I have developed some very specific, unusual and unexpected rituals for this WS. I did not expect some of them. - Mel Profit Oct 29, 10:10 6
- IT'S A TRAP! -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 10:18
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  - I was going to have Oreos last night during the game until Diva reminded me that this would be a deviation. - Mel Profit Oct 29, 10:24
- for the whole game? -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:11 2
  - starting in the 2nd inning approximately... - Mel Profit Oct 29, 10:12 1
    - I was pulling for theCards, but I would be ok with them winning at home. - groiny Oct 29, 10:15
right. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 10:10

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