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Oh, great. Jury duty questionnaire in the mail. I'm going to get out of this - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 12:50
Somebody's craft idea wasn't well thought out -- (link) - con_carne Oct 29, 12:37 12
- I don't get it. -- nm - Max Oct 29, 12:39 9
  - spoiler - znufrii Oct 29, 12:40 8
    - What book are Michael and Samantha from? -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 12:43 3
      - Samantha is the Pinterest user and Michael is her SO -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 12:44 1
        
        yeah, I got that, was just joking :) -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 12:45
      - spoiler - znufrii Oct 29, 12:44
    - But the highlighted pair - famous or just the names of the person who made the pillow? -- nm - Max Oct 29, 12:42 3
      - I suspect it's not a craft so much as a personalized commercial product. -- nm - mara Oct 29, 12:43 1
        
        I pretty much thought it was a wedding gift from someone to S&M -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 29, 12:44
      - actually, logically I think I just answered my own question. - Max Oct 29, 12:43
- awesome -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:39
- Nailed it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 29, 12:38
Spawn, did you finish Breaking Bad? What was your final grade? - Inigo Oct 29, 12:33 3
- Amazing series, with an ending that managed to be just as amazing. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 29, 12:43 1
  - One more thing, even when an episode would sort of falter, the next one righted it entirely. Which is rare and really elevated it. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 29, 12:47
- not Spawn, but A+, best TV series I have ever watched. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 12:40
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- A. - Dr.Vermin Oct 29, 12:34 1
  - I actually agree with Vermin. This will be a problem for years if she isn't invited -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:37
- She gave BIRTH to you. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 29, 12:33
- a) and have a family member you trust in charge of chaperoning her. - znufrii Oct 29, 12:33 8
  - If she's that much of a concern, you'd better hire a professional bouncer to be her escort -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 12:36 5
    - then you do whatever's necessary - znufrii Oct 29, 12:39 4
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        My suggestion would be this: - kelly Oct 29, 12:58 1
        
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        so that might be closer than I thought to the situation I described below - znufrii Oct 29, 12:50
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    - the only possibility I can think of... - znufrii Oct 29, 12:47
that video on @midnight last night where friends recorded a dude's conversation in a GTA V strip club makes me want to buy it & play online w/ groiny -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:31 1
- that might be awesome. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 12:43
boo -- (link) - con_carne Oct 29, 12:28 [Image]
myvegas players, check your email. I just got a 10K chip bonus -- nm - amoxy Oct 29, 12:27
Olympus has Fallen.....again....sequel on the way this time set in London.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 29, 12:21 6
- Olympus Has Fallen or This is what happens when we don't allow the NSA to monitor overseas communications. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 29, 12:43
- They totally missed an opportunity here. Butler could have been visiting London and gotten caught up in some sort of plot to assassinate the Queen - Jim Oct 29, 12:33 1
  - Ha! (Actually, I'm confident that the Royal Family will be at the PM's funeral, and will need some sort of rescue) -- nm - Roger More Oct 29, 12:40
- This is right along the lines of Taken 3... "You got kidnapped... AGAIN?!" -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 29, 12:33
- Olympus Has Fallen 2: But It Got Back Up -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 29, 12:32
- "Olympus Has Fallen 2 - God Save The Queen" -- nm - Roger More Oct 29, 12:25
When I swipe down on my Iphone with IOS7 on the home screen, I should get the spotlight search, right? - Inigo Oct 29, 12:19 6
- *tongue swipe* -- nm - Miley Oct 29, 12:22
- Nevermind. I'm swipe-challenged. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 12:21
- Try starting the swipe a little farther down? -- (link) - mara Oct 29, 12:21 3
  - That's what she said! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 12:32 1
    - hiyo!! -- nm - mara Oct 29, 12:34
  - Yeah, I'm motarded. Thanks. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 12:24
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- This is me exactly. I've been getting 36 over the LTD on my car and the mixed average is 34. - spamlet Oct 29, 12:14
Update Thrash-Car to 16% funding in 6 hours. Thanks and hope - Capstern Oct 29, 12:11
phew!!! Had a bump form on a former skin cancer spot. And when I say bump I mean a golf ball bump. - Spawn Oct 29, 12:08 33
- "rubbing on the back of my seat too hard" huh? - zork Oct 29, 12:36 3
  - he was giving Remlik a lap dance. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 12:37 2
    - if he has the chair, he is the one getting a lapdance - crash davis Oct 29, 12:41 1
      - It is different in Indiana. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 12:41
- you still need a sponge bath... -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Nurse Mel Oct 29, 12:34
- Glad the scare was only that. :) -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 12:29
- Glad everything is good. And no one mess with Spawn's couch groove again! -- nm - Roger More Oct 29, 12:27
- Scary- glad all is well... -- nm - Meg Oct 29, 12:26
- Awesome! That's a scary possible diagnosis. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 12:22
- Awesome news! Though the potential rise of a Spawnsenberg had me intrigued. - Jovian Oct 29, 12:22 10
  - "The DEA is mystified by the appearance in Indiana of a new meth that is sold in crystals shaped like a Batman logo" -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:23 9
    - you're almost there. Clearly it'd be JokerJuice that he'd be slinging. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 12:26 8
      - what is it that Bane uses? Venom? -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:27 7
        
        Poison Ivy made some serious good party blow -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 12:30 6
        
        I can't remember if her toxin had a name or not. I'm a bad geek today -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:35 5
        
        fine. Go back and re-read Gotham City Sirens -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 12:46 1
        
        AHEM...... - groiny Oct 29, 12:48
        
        pussy juice. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 12:45 2
        
        Wasn't that a Prince song? - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 29, 12:48 1
        
        yes, all of them. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 29, 12:49
- Sweet! -- nm - Jim Oct 29, 12:21
- and do you mean, go back to work and apologize for that fatalist "and here's what I actually think of you a-holes" farewell speech? -- nm - Max Oct 29, 12:20
- phew, great to hear -- nm - loosilu Oct 29, 12:20
- Sure it wasn't your unborn twin trying to escape? - amoxy Oct 29, 12:20 1
  - It looked like it. Was on my back so could not see much. The nurse was taken aback. And the process was rather messy and gruesome. - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 29, 12:42
- whoa, sweet -- nm - Max Oct 29, 12:19
- *whips off sunglasses* YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:18
- Frickin' High Five dude! -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 29, 12:13
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- yay for having to get back to work (in this case)! -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 12:11
- Fantastic news! -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 29, 12:11
- "Rubbing...too hard" Alrighty, then. Glad it wasn't cancer, though! -- nm - TWuG Oct 29, 12:11
- you're going to blame me somehow for this since I picked the restaurant. - Remlik Oct 29, 12:09
Sports Journalist Told To Write Some Slop About Baseball Healing Boston -- (link) - ty97 Oct 29, 12:07 1
- Stories like that puzzle me to no end. - con_carne Oct 29, 12:12
Not sure if this made it here or not, but WSJ looks at airline seats. Long haul flights are getting the 17" seats in coach, now - TWuG Oct 29, 12:00 5
- This should be regulated. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 29, 12:21 1
  - It is regulated: Buy the business class seat if coach is too tight. Or don't fly. (The 'mount up' nm) - ty97 Oct 29, 12:23
- that's skinny -- nm - decline Oct 29, 12:03 1
  - I just measured my desk chair. if you weigh over 175, these will be tight -- nm - Ancient Alien Theorist Oct 29, 12:08
- 17" width is tough regardless of height, if you have any width to you at all. - ty97 Oct 29, 12:02
in Top Chef, I think Tom Colicchio has it out for attractive blond chefs whose name starts with a J -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 11:59
meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia -- (link) - marcel Oct 29, 11:57 [youtube]
Forget the assassin's. Passwords are the biggest assholes in Batman:AO. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 29, 11:57 [Image]
And there's this irony: Premiums are much lower than the Congressional Budget Office estimated when the law first passed. - ty97 Oct 29, 11:56 8
- $190 billion is almost enough to cover one government shutdown per year for the next decade. -- nm - Max Oct 29, 12:18
- That is interesting. I'd be curious to see what the premiums were in 2013. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 12:02 6
  - 2013 health benefits survey: Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,351 this year, up 4 percent from last year, -- (link) - mara Oct 29, 12:09 2
    - Thanks. It must not be the same number that the Washington Post is using. - Inigo Oct 29, 12:16
    - My personal contribution to my employer-sponsored plan rose around 5% for 2013. - ty97 Oct 29, 12:11
  - I think it would be apples and oranges. Or maybe it would be comparing apples, oranges, and bananas to a whole produce department. - ty97 Oct 29, 12:04 2
    - It'd be nice to see both numbers. The ones that only include compliants plans and all plans. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 12:08 1
      - true -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 12:10
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- I'm good with that. -- nm - Jim Oct 29, 12:15 3
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    - Although Schefty is saying Broncos won't make a move. -- nm - Jim Oct 29, 12:20 1
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The Great Gatsby VFX -- (link) - marcel Oct 29, 11:53 [youtube]
ST Random Poll: Name on person (who is not an STer) that you recommend following on Twitter. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:46 38 1
- Olivia Wilde. -- nm - loosilu Oct 29, 12:18 1
  - loved her valet parking tweet :) -- nm - marcel Oct 29, 12:27
- Harlan Ellison -- nm - Ancient Alien Theorist Oct 29, 12:10
- @kumalin Kumail Nanjiani. He's a commedian and is Pindar on Franklin & Bash. He's *funny* (and quality over quantity). -- nm - JaxSean Oct 29, 12:04 1
  - I know who he is now thanks to @midnight #butt -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:15
- I'm a big fan of @ezraklein for pure wonkery links -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:53
- @JamesBlunt replies and shows he's witty -- nm - marcel Oct 29, 11:52
- @drunkhulk -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 29, 11:51
- Jimmy Fallon -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 11:51
- Although I click on twitter links from here and other sites, I still don't have an account. -- nm - Inigo Oct 29, 11:50 17
  - I have it but don't use it much. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 12:05
  - this is me as well -- nm - decline Oct 29, 12:04
  - I created one in the beginning, and never got into it (although I followed a bunch of people). Then a few months ago I cleaned up who I was following, - JaxSean Oct 29, 12:02 5
    - I'm in a clean-up cycle now, I pure a few people and add new relevant people every six months or so -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 12:02
    - I really need to do that. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 29, 12:02 3
      - There. I just got rid of a bunch. Let's see if that helps. - Kim Pine Oct 29, 12:12 2
        
        the best twitter story I've heard is David getting flamed on Twitter by Chef Josie and not even knowing it - crash davis Oct 29, 12:14 1
        
        Yep. I wonder if she still follows him. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 29, 12:17
  - It took my two years of having an account and never really using it before I find the niche it served for me. -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 11:51 8
    - it serves me well for music and comic book news. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 12:08 2
      - unrelated, Comic Book Men is better this season. I may have to start listening to their podcasts -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 12:12 1
        
        I was surprised it was still on. If I had more TV time I'd be watching this. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 29, 12:45
    - I'm like you were but seeing how it serves ML in football, I may have to start using it -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 11:53 4
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        very much yes -- nm - ty97 Oct 29, 12:04
      - I sometimes think he's the one injuring football players -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 11:54 1
        
        I hadn't considered that but it would explain how he is ahead of the injury news -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 11:56
- I like Steve Martin. @SteveMartinToGo -- nm - Jim Oct 29, 11:50 1
  - ALbert Brooks is amusing, Patton Oswald is interesting -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 12:08
- @YesYoureRacist if you find ironic racism funny. -- nm - nubby Oct 29, 11:49
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  - This...is not what I expected. - spamlet Oct 29, 12:05 1
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  - He is great. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 29, 11:49
- Taniel... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 29, 11:48
- Dr. Aaron Carroll. -- (link) - Kim Pine Oct 29, 11:48
- If you browse Imgur, you've probably read some of this guy's jokes already. Either way: -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Oct 29, 11:48
- Bill Moyers -- (link) - mara Oct 29, 11:48
on a completely different note, if anyone's in Brooklyn the weekend before thanksgiving and wants to see a *hilarious* rendition of Peter and the Wolf -- (link) - znufrii Oct 29, 11:45

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