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Now that the majority of America let alone fans has probably forgotten about it, it's time for MLB to start handing out awards. -- nm - volnelk Nov 11, 10:39
MLB trivia : 7 hitters this season had over a 1.000 OPS vs RHP. (over 200 AB) Name them. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 10:31 11
- Ortiz -- nm - amoxy Nov 11, 10:41
- Cano -- nm - CQ Nov 11, 10:41 1
  - no -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 10:41
- Ortiz -- nm - CQ Nov 11, 10:41 1
  - #2 1.094 -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 10:42
- Choo? Votto? -- nm - volnelk Nov 11, 10:41 1
  - Choo#4 1.010, Votto NO -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 10:42
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  - those are the easy ones #1 and #3 -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 10:43
- Trout -- nm - Beaker Nov 11, 10:32 1
  - #7, just made it at 1.000 -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 10:32
I want everything on this lunch menu. Now. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 11, 10:23 1
- I want golden oreos. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 11, 10:25
are we watching hello ladies? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 11, 10:21 1
- I want to take a look at it but I'm thinking I might find it too much or too on the nose too often. -- nm - Max Nov 11, 10:54
For those that gave all, one minute of silent reflection seems so little. -- nm - H-Mogul Nov 11, 10:12 1
- thoose here gave all to keep some -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 11, 10:28
Andy vs. Serena in Las Vegas -- (link) - nubby Nov 11, 09:49
I've got a horrible pit in my stomach this morning. Dropped off Kate at the new day care. - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:41
part of the issue with portman and Thor is that she doesn't want to be there - Reagen Nov 11, 09:36 2
- They threatened to kill Queen Amadala didn't they? -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:46
- They should have followed her and just packed up production. Would have been better for all -- nm - J Nov 11, 09:42
The Wrong Mans starts on Hulu today - who's watching? -- nm - LMS Nov 11, 09:35
TheMillions.com compiles the first tweets from a number of literary figures including Neil Gaiman, Salman Rushdie and John Green -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:33
Amy's Baking Company thought it had been off the radar long enough, so they did something about it. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:26 4
- She and Reddit are made for one another. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:47
- Their fb page is the gift that keeps on giving. -- nm - MDH Nov 11, 09:36
- Look at meeeeeeeeeeeeee -- nm - Strongbad Nov 11, 09:30
- "the restaurant is scheduled to appear in an update on the first episode of the new season of "Kitchen Nightmares.""...spin-off! -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 09:28
"Modern Family is starting to lose me. These are all hateful people. " I think eventually everyone hits this stage. - Max Nov 11, 09:25 7
- I saw this last night as well. I completely don't get the hate. I love the show. I think it's very well written. -- nm - volnelk Nov 11, 09:29 3
  - me too. but I understand where some of the hate is coming from. -- nm - Jovian Nov 11, 09:43
  - I agree. -- nm - pmb Nov 11, 09:33
  - I agree with you. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 09:30
- I felt that way about 30 rock. I couldn't watch after season two. I kind of feel that way about the mindy project. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 11, 09:29
- There's only been one or two characters that I want to harm....and that's cuz they suck now; not that they're hateful. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 11, 09:27
- Senility? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:25
Good idea or bad idea - buying an imported UK blu ray of Aladdin (with no accompanying DVD)? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 11, 09:23 4
- it's fine - Reagen Nov 11, 09:24 3
  - Does Blu-Ray not have region coding, or were they simply Region 1 discs? -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 10:38 1
    - Yes, typing this made me feel like an old fart -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 10:39
  - Yup yup. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:26
Lawsuits allege that Tenn. women's athletics administrators had to work harder than their men's counterparts, under worse conditions, for less money -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:21 1
- I think it's basically interchangeable. -- nm - volnelk Nov 11, 09:23
Sunday delivery, bitches! -- nm - nubby Nov 11, 09:19 2
- Er, link -- (link) - nubby Nov 11, 09:20 1
  - That's pretty awesome. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:22
Looks like we prevented a school massacre in Vancouver, WA. And the boy is such an upstanding member of society, too! -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:17 8
- 400 rounds of ammo???? how does one sneak that in? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 09:22 7
  - Sounds like he just filled his backpack with weapons. -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:23 3
    - Let's see... homework... lunch... Oscar the teddy bear... Mac 9... all set. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:30 1
      - Now, lets go kill some people. -- nm - Oscar the teddy bear Nov 11, 09:32
    - I would guess so, yes. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 09:24
  - Not successfully. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:23 2
    - and where does an 11 year old get 400 rounds of ammo, anyway? -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 09:23 1
      - America. -- nm - volnelk Nov 11, 09:24
It's funny how a pleasant call center experience can brighten a day. I've long since fired my Discover credit card, but their online banking service - Meg Nov 11, 09:15
PG-13 Movies Have More Gun Violence Than R-Rated Films, Study Finds -- (link) - LMS Nov 11, 09:06 2
- R-rated movies have to stop firing to squeeze in all the F-bombs. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 11, 09:37
- Good news for the Robocop remake! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:17
"35 Things You Absolutely MUST Agree Upon Before Getting Married" makes for a good ST poll. My answers. - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:05 46
- That is a really stupid article. Any marriage that is dependent on such trivial matters is not a marriage - Mr. Havens Nov 11, 10:41
- Breakfast for dinner is awesome. There are people who oppose this? -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 11, 09:50
- 1: don't care 2: dogs 3-35: don't care - dogbert Nov 11, 09:44 1
  - You don't care about the same things I do, you insensitive pig!!! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:52
- I'm going to go out on a limb and say this author is either a really bad comedienne or single (by choice of course, by choice)... -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 11, 09:26
- 1st world problems -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 11, 09:25
- Some of these are really mundane....like the chip bag one? If thats a relationship breaker, I don't want to meet you. -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 11, 09:20 2
  - You say that, but how many ST marriages disagree on mayo vs Miracle Whip? -- nm - Roger More Nov 11, 09:24
  - TOILET PAPER GOES OVER THE TOP!!! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:22
- I've clearly hit a nerve on ST. To clarify, forks go handle down. Knives don't. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:17 6
  - everything is handle down. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 11, 09:18 5
    - yes. -- nm - kelly Nov 11, 09:30
    - I've got kids. Kids are stupid. They'll grab a knife handle down from the dishwasher without a second thought. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 09:29
    - Except knives. -- nm - Krusty Nov 11, 09:21
    - That settles it. You are not marrying anyone on ST -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 09:19 1
      - WHEW!!!! - ST Nov 11, 09:31
- Who sticks knives in point up? Do people like getting cut? -- nm - Krusty Nov 11, 09:08 20
  - Who gets cut from a dinner knife? -- nm - Roger More Nov 11, 09:13 12
    - You can when reaching for something else like a spoon. -- nm - Krusty Nov 11, 09:15 11
      - I still don't see how this is possible -- nm - Roger More Nov 11, 09:25 9
        
        You reach to grab a spoon and cut your arm or hand on the knife that is sticking point up. - Krusty Nov 11, 09:26 8
        
        dinner knives are round at the top -- nm - Roger More Nov 11, 09:28 7
        
        (usually, I mean. Maybe yours are different) -- nm - Roger More Nov 11, 09:28 1
        
        Those I (we?) call butter knives and are far less dangerous handle down. - Krusty Nov 11, 09:30
        
        Steak knives. -- nm - Krusty Nov 11, 09:28 4
        
        sharp knives don't go in the dishwasher. it dulls them. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 11, 09:48
        
        I can understand those - though we put them in blade up and I still haven't managed to cut myself -- nm - Roger More Nov 11, 09:32 1
        
        It's just the way I've always done it. My mom taught me knives go point down to be safe and I still do it for all knives. - Krusty Nov 11, 09:34
        
        Here... -- (link) - Krusty Nov 11, 09:29
      - BAN UTENSILS!!!!nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 09:17
  - depends on the knife. dinner knives, point up, steak knives and such, point down -- nm - CQ Nov 11, 09:12 1
    - of course, I dry things right away after I wash, so this is never an issue. - CQ Nov 11, 09:13
  - Because blade down, they get dirty from food dripping down. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 11, 09:10 4
    - If there is food dripping down you need to learn to wash dishes better. -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:11 3
      - I put the eating end of all utensils pointing up, it's cleaner. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 11, 09:14 2
        
        do you rinse them before you put them in the dishwasher? -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 09:15 1
        
        yes. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 11, 09:17
- Why would you place knifes handle down? You can cut yourself with the blade sticking up -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 11, 09:07 8
  - don't pick them up by the blade! -- nm - loosi at home Nov 11, 09:10 6
    - It isn't about picking them up but about cutting your hand/wrist while you quickly reach into the dishwasher to grab something. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 11, 09:11 5
      - Knives that sharp shouldn't be in the dishwasher anyway. washed by hand. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 11, 09:15 4
        
        counter point: steak knives - Reagen Nov 11, 09:26 2
        
        mine have wood handles so they don't go in the dishwasher. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 11, 10:20
        
        That's what I'm talking about not a chef's knife. That I wash and dry. - Krusty Nov 11, 09:28
        
        Did not know this was dishwasher. Thought it was drying rack. So disregard. -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:16
  - Ha! But... right?!? -- nm - Krusty Nov 11, 09:08
Love it. Jay Mohr in his show intro, " I WILL NOT talk about Richie Incognito at all. Three hours. Richie Free." -- nm - volnelk Nov 11, 09:04 4
- whereas Jim Rome would claim to not want to, then devote an entire hour to it. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 09:28
- ... still will not listen to him. -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 09:05 2
  - It's a unique taste for sure. I like it. He's a nice alternative. -- nm - volnelk Nov 11, 09:09 1
    - He is a nice alternative in that he has next to zero sports knowledge. - Spawn Nov 11, 09:10
As of yesterday, the difference in the VA AG race was 17 votes. Out of 2.2 million votes cast. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 11, 09:03
Go to universityofnike.com today. It doesn't go where you think it should go. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 08:53 1
- Here's more -- (link) - volnelk Nov 11, 09:02
VV: "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Is Worthless" -- (link) - ty97 Nov 11, 08:48 5
- The Village Voice: Paying blowhards to vent their spleen since 1955! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 11, 08:53
- I was with him up until he dissed ZZ Top and Billy Joel -- nm - Beaker Nov 11, 08:51 3
  - I'm still with him there. My one comment is that "Nick Drake, Roxy Music, Big Star, The New York Dolls and Lou Reed" are all not famous - Roger More Nov 11, 08:57 1
    - At least three of those are famous *among musicians* - con_carne Nov 11, 10:02
  - The Billy Joel jab felt like trolling, yeah. -- nm - ty97 Nov 11, 08:53
I bought some sriracha sauce yesterday - I've never had it before. For those of you who love it, do I want to use it as a dipping sauce or in recipes? - kelly Nov 11, 08:43 12
- I almost bought some yesterday, because my store had it in stock again ... but I chickened out. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 11, 09:55 1
  - Try me. I'll fuck your shit up -- nm - Bery's asshole Nov 11, 10:00
- I use it on burritos cause I love my mexican/asian fusion. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 09:51
- Supposedly it started off as a sort of seafood cocktail sauce and I think that's kind of what it most resembles - con_carne Nov 11, 09:09
- you should also grab some Sambal Oelek if you like the Sriracha -- nm - decline Nov 11, 09:01
- I don't use it. Never have. Maybe I should? -- nm - CQ Nov 11, 08:53 1
  - you should. It's better than tabasco or redhot and a gazillion times better than ketchup -- nm - decline Nov 11, 08:58
- mostly as a condiment -- nm - decline Nov 11, 08:51
- I use it after the cooking process, I put it on almost everything Asian. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 08:49
- I have put it on scrambled eggs, very tasty -- nm - amoxy Nov 11, 08:49
- as a condiment -- nm - Roger More Nov 11, 08:45
- I use it as a condiment mostly, adding it to taste to spice up a stir-fry, for example -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 08:44
Education tax question - znufrii Nov 11, 08:43 5
- I need to do taxes this year. I need to figure out deducting loan interest and also tuition.. and oh "looking for a job" expenses. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 11, 08:48 1
  - Interest is easy, each lender will send you a 1098-E showing the interest you paid. - znufrii Nov 11, 08:54
- nevermind - znufrii Nov 11, 08:47 2
  - well.......? -- nm - ty97 Nov 11, 08:50 1
    - (spoils) - znufrii Nov 11, 08:52
All of a sudden, Finch doesn't like kiwis? dumbass -- nm - CQ Nov 11, 08:37 3
- Maybe he realized how dumb a word "kiwis" is? -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 08:38 2
  - what's the plural, kiwi? Is that like meece? I hate English -- nm - CQ Nov 11, 08:50 1
    - heh. Meant the word itself. - Spawn Nov 11, 08:58
ML, that is why he has to hit that well every season. - groiny Nov 11, 08:37 1
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- (pending MRI results) -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 08:38 8
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    - For starters. -- nm - Spawn Nov 11, 08:40
    - bah, he was waiting for Luck to pull it out in the end again. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 08:40 5
      - I wish he would youtube footage of him expressing the anger of the fans to the organization today. - Will Hunting Nov 11, 08:41 3
        
        I picture a lot of Steve Austin impersonations. -- nm - David Nov 11, 08:42 2
        
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        Given Austin's ring behavior, these are not mutually exclusive possibilities. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 11, 08:44
      - I was *sick* yesterday. Laying there watching the game, I thought my mind had snapped. - Spawn Nov 11, 08:41
Word. -- nm - Jim Nov 11, 08:35 2
- to your mother -- nm - Epiphany Nov 11, 08:36 1
  - No? -- nm - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Nov 11, 08:42

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