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American Airlines, US Airways reach settlement with regulators in suit seeking to block merger -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 08:25 1
- Does this spell the end of US Airways? Then what's the problem? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 08:47
Spawn, you really should get on Facebook. Your woman is posting about blowing off Nathan Fillion -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 08:22 6
- what is that "off" doing in there? -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 08:28 5
  - He is laminated. - Spawn Nov 12, 08:30 4
    - he is in his fat elvis phase -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 08:35 3
      - Aren't we all, groiny? - Spawn Nov 12, 08:37 1
        
        ??? - groiny Nov 12, 08:41
      - word. he needs to put the sammichs down -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 08:36
Hey ST - feel like finding a backpack sort of bag that I might like? My Woot one just crapped out. - elf kelly Nov 12, 08:17 3
- I like this one and it's on sale. Was looking for one for the wife -- (link) - CQ Nov 12, 08:28
- I just bought a North Face bag on eBay for half price. My last one lasted me for eight years. - Krusty Nov 12, 08:25 1
  - I like North Face bags. -- nm - kelly Nov 12, 08:35
Survivor China winner Todd Herzog looks to be in pretty bad shape, major alcoholism -- (link) - MDH Nov 12, 08:14 [youtube] 2
- Wait, Survivor allows alcohol as your personal item? -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:15 1
  - that show is called Real World I believe -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 08:37
What's The Dumbest Thing You Could Say To A Congresswoman Who Lost Her Legs In Battle? -- (link) - Remlik Nov 12, 08:13 2
- thats a smart woman indeed ! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 12, 08:48
- "I think that the time was well-spent." laughed out loud at that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 08:25
Why the fuck did I read Peter King's column this week? - David Nov 12, 08:09 2
- About his dog? Killed me. I've never even had a dog and it got to me. -- nm - volnelk Nov 12, 08:15 1
  - Yes, the story shredded me. -- nm - David Nov 12, 08:31
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- Whatchoo talkin' about? -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 08:11 4
  - As I recall, that was the newspaper headline when the re-name was announced -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 08:21
  - How many Gary Coleman's tall is it? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 12, 08:12 2
    - heh -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 08:37
    - infinity + 1 -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:12
- This whole controversy (I use that word lightly) introduced me to the fact that there is a 'Council on Tall Building' -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 08:10
'However, significant economics research suggests that [Cobb County] residents will be getting a "really crappy deal," ' -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 08:03 7
- Yup, every time a government pays for a stadium it loses. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 08:21
- There's a mistake in thinking that jobs created will only work 82 days a year. Stadiums can have other functions. But I can't believe uber-Republican - Qale Nov 12, 08:09 3
  - I think it's a fascinating battle between their stated fiscal beliefs and the southern obsession with the Braves. -- nm - David Nov 12, 08:44
  - But they won't be full-time jobs, And many of the jobs are low-skill, which isn't good either. -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 08:13
  - because SPORTS! -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 08:12
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- Yeah, "The Atlanta Falcons". -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:05
So this WaPo op-ed is creating a bit of a flurry among some of the liberal columnists on Twitter. - ty97 Nov 12, 08:00 5
- FWIW, a side benefit of the Game Change books is the way it relays the opinions of political operatives about the voting tendencies of Iowa et al. -- nm - David Nov 12, 08:39
- WaPooped -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 08:17
- And after you read that, here's Ezra Klein's reponse -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 08:01 2
  - Seems to me that Cohen isn't talking about America at large, not the GOP, not even the tea party, but... - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 08:46
  - Crazy that it took until the late 90s for that to be the majority view. -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 08:10
You know when you start buying construction paper, a mini stapler, a glue stick, and sticky eyes, you've got to try and make something with the kids - CQ Nov 12, 07:56
so as we head into winter-ish, I realize that the reason I drove so much last year is that my legs were cold. so I've decided to wear pants more .... - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 12, 07:55 7
- Do you really want to sacrifice fashion for comfort, though? There's absolutely no excuse for that crap. Woman up -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 08:01
- I nearly fainted from oxygen loss until I read the IM. - ty97 Nov 12, 07:56
- as long as the skirts stay short, we'll never mock -- nm - decline Nov 12, 07:55 4
  - related: charlie got back yesterday from paternity leave, I happened to be wearing a knee-length skirt. charlie, to me: - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 12, 08:03 3
    - Amanda, the town skirt -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 08:13
    - heh. Amish Amanda -- nm - decline Nov 12, 08:07 1
      - hee -- nm - Epiphany Nov 12, 08:11
*GASP* Today is a perfect soup day!! -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 07:52 2
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- done and done -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 07:52
An update on my PS Vita shipping debacle. - Ender Nov 12, 07:50 6
- The worst news is you bought a Vita. (the, you could have had the 2nd worst selling console, the Wii U, instead. nt.) -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 07:52 5
  - A) Used B) Primarily to be used as a second screen for my PS4. -- nm - Ender Nov 12, 07:56 4
    - A second screen? You mean kind of like the gamepad for the Wii U? ^,.,^ -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 07:59 3
      - Kind of like I'll be able to play Battlefield 4 from my Bedroom. -- nm - Ender Nov 12, 08:00 2
        
        Well, we don't have Battlefield 4. But can I interest you in Wii Party U with Wayne Brady? -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 08:05 1
        
        No, no you can not. -- nm - Ender Nov 12, 08:10
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- ugh. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 07:53
this is really horrible. someone's mom might love it though. -- (link) - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 12, 07:48 2
- Open your mouth, Santa. I said open your effin mouth! -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 07:53
- SANTA NOOOOO -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 07:49
Can we just turn off the whole waivers thing in Blood Feud? Wednesday is ridiculous! -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 07:31 13
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- Democracy doesn't work. -- nm - David Nov 12, 07:43
- I'm sorry, I stopped reading after "Waaaaaaa!!!!". -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 07:41 10
  - I am in another league that uses it and you can pick players up today! -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 07:45 9
    - My other league (12 years strong) has always done waivers on Wednesday. -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 07:47 8
      - That is nice but 12 years ago there was no TNF. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:03 7
        
        And somehow, we've managed to survive. -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 08:13 6
        
        Surviving is not really living, nubby. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:22 5
        
        Neither is not having waivers. -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 08:24 4
        
        Nobody said that. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:27 3
        
        (at least not seriously) -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:28 2
        
        Let's just keep going to see who gets the last word. That's how arguments about nothing work, right? -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 08:34 1
        
        Maybe. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:37
So, just as Andre Brown leaves my ICU, Mike James joins Julio Jones and Arian Foster there, with Percy Harvin about to leave. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 07:26
9 points was all I needed from Wallace and Miller...thanks for nothing losers. -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 07:11 13
- Clenched my first play-off spot! -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 07:13 12
  - what is the prize for making the playoffs? - groiny Nov 12, 07:25 7
    - Bitching about getting knocked out in the first round by a team with a losing record? -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 07:50 4
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        Relatedly to this...in the PPR league, could we push next year to make a 6 team playoffs? - Will Hunting Nov 12, 07:53 2
        
        Wow. Had not noticed that. - Spawn Nov 12, 08:31
        
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    - Yeah, I saw that. - Spawn Nov 12, 07:28
    - Maybe he's a big fan of Thomas Covenant. -- (link) - Was Bar Was Nov 12, 07:28
  - Love it and squeeze it and call it "George." -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 12, 07:23
  - heh -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 07:19 2
    - (not in BF, obvie) -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 07:24 1
      - I clench when I clinch -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 07:26
Huge congratulations to Redmond and his wife on their wedding today! - elf kelly Nov 12, 07:09 16
- Congratulations to the happy couple! Woo hoo! -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 08:31
- *discreetly picks up thrown rice* -- nm - Jack's Shaun Nov 12, 08:08
- outstanding -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 12, 08:07
- congratulations. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 12, 07:58
- Congratulations! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 07:56
- Congrats! Do we know what time the ceremony is? -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 07:28 4
  - Since it's 11/12/13, I'm assuming 9:10. -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 07:38 2
    - Or, altenatively, 2:15 pm. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 12, 07:46 1
      - Or 12:11. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 08:03
  - Yeah, I will congratulate after we know she went through with it! -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 07:35
- Congratulations! I'll drink to that -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 07:20
- Congrats! -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 07:17
- congratulations! -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 07:14
- woo-hoo!!! Congrats!!! -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 07:12
- Don Homer!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 07:10
- *raises a glass* -- nm - Andie Nov 12, 07:09
The World's End is now available on Vudu. -- nm - David Nov 12, 07:05 2
- Well, we'd better get it off of there then -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 08:09
- Let's boo boo. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 12, 07:10
ml, we've had sub $3 gas for a few weeks (at least). It got down to 2.79 in some places. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 07:04 10
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- in related news: the US will surpass Saudi Arabia to be the top oil producer by 2016 -- (link) - decline Nov 12, 07:24
- And I'm happy it's below $4. This area is getting ridiculous -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 07:17
- $3.29 here. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 12, 07:12 3
  - yup, that is what I saw here this morning. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 07:26
  - diesel: still $3.59 (it's total bs) -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 07:17 1
    - *total* bs. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 12, 07:27
- Saw $3.02 today. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 07:07
- i've had it at 2.89 -- nm - colin Nov 12, 07:06
- We're still at $3.25 -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 07:05
To Will's question from B2, the more I read, the more I think the cost through the exchanges has no % cap unless you make between 100-400% FPL -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 06:47 7
- 400% FPL for a family of 2 in 2013 is 62,040 -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 06:48 6
  - So if that lady makes 62,041, she would get not subsidy and no cap (I think) -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 06:54 5
    - That is correct. The subsidies simply cut off at that level. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 07:00
    - But even if that's true, it's impossible that the Maryland exchange doesn't offer policies cheaper than 1700/month. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 06:55 3
      - Will added that she was moving from an employer plan to an exchange plan, so it is possible that - TWuG Nov 12, 07:00
      - Quoting Will he did say "her policy". Doesn't mean she's necessarily picking the cheapest -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 07:00 1
        
        Agreed, that's the point I am making: She could get something cheaper for certain. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 07:05
effin snow. -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 06:45 5
- is awesome. most pleasant walk to bus stop so far this month. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 12, 06:50 4
  - If it were just me, I'd love it too. Pain in the ass with the wee ones. cabin fever! -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 07:16
  - I don't mind cold but this snuck up on me. I wasnt' -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 07:04 2
    - ready for 25 degrees this morning. I needed some 30s first. We went from 50 to 25 at the bus stop with no inbetween. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 07:05 1
      - I agree. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 07:29
Ouch. "If you make less than the poverty level and live in a state that refused to expand Medicaid, you’re pretty much out of luck." - ty97 Nov 12, 06:43 16
- Yes, that's been a well known hole in the law. - spamlet Nov 12, 07:01 7
  - That's what they get for expecting reasonable governors I guess. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 07:06 6
    - It was a budgetary trick that's really going to hurt people. - spamlet Nov 12, 07:11 5
      - No, only 90% of it until the year 2020. -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 07:54 4
        
        Which is three years after Medicaid is projected to go broke... -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 08:05 3
        
        Like Social Security, it's on a bad trajectory, but "broke" isn't quite right. If nothing changes, they'll have funds to partially - Qale Nov 12, 08:22
        
        that's medicare, not medicaid. -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 08:20 1
        
        oh, right. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 08:22
- awesome: That answer was too long, so I didn’t read it. Can you just show me some cartoons instead? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 12, 06:52
- i thought you're supposed to be able to buy insurance in other states now..? -- nm - colin Nov 12, 06:50 3
  - Not sure what you mean? 14 states built their own exchanges, the other 36 use the (broken) federal healthcare.gov exchange -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 06:53 2
    - i am recalling that one of the new benefits was that you could take your insurance across state lines, etc.. i might be wrong. -- nm - colin Nov 12, 06:58 1
      - That was the alternative to the ACA pushed by the Republican Party. - Roger More Nov 12, 07:05
- those folks will just not get insurance and pay the $95 extra in taxes - so (other than that) they are probably in the exact same boat they were in - decline Nov 12, 06:46 2
  - which is total crap. -- nm - Andie Nov 12, 06:46 1
    - true -- nm - decline Nov 12, 06:49

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