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Colts linebacker Erik Walden suspended for one game for his Thursday night head butt of the Titans' helmetless Delanie Walker -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 12:41 1
- Appeal that shit. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 12:46
Rob Ford attacks councillor at city council meeting -- (link) - Beaker Nov 18, 12:37 7
- Not to defend the guy in any way, but it looked to me like he was trying to run down that aisle because of something out camera shot and she was in - pmb Nov 18, 12:47 1
  - it was. apparently he was rushing to help his brother out. who was in some sort of altercation. -- nm - Andie Nov 18, 12:50
- dear lord. -- nm - Andie Nov 18, 12:43 1
  - Raawwrrr!!! -- nm - Rob Ford Nov 18, 12:45
- no no, he was actually on fire and he was smothering it! - Reagen Nov 18, 12:41 1
  - your IM - i totally think they believe that. - Andie Nov 18, 12:44
- "attacks" -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 12:39
Oh my - the December all-photography issue of Arizona Highways Magazine...dedicated to 'color'....glorious!! -- nm - Meg Nov 18, 12:27 2
- we had a subscription to that when I was a kid - beautiful pics -- nm - JenBro Nov 18, 12:36 1
  - It's the only magazine that I currently pay for. Any others come with various memberships. -- nm - Meg Nov 18, 12:39
PC Gamers: Humble Bundle has FEAR2, FEAR3, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Batman: Arkham City, plus others for $5. - colin Nov 18, 12:18
RE PS4 TV Incompatibility: My old Westinghouse HDTV doesn't work with HDCP either. - Ender Nov 18, 12:08 2
- Shoulda got an XBone! -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 12:13 1
  - No. -- nm - Shaun Nov 18, 12:38
I just received my new driver's license, the second online renewal I've done and it is good for 6 years. Haven't had to go to the DMV in over 18 yrs. - GregW Nov 18, 12:06
Did anyone get in on the $19 PaperWhite deal yesterday? I saw it on my Kindle Fire but not until it was all gone -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 12:02
Clever idea of the day: The Dollar Bill Savings Plan -- (link) - znufrii Nov 18, 11:56 7
- I don't do it that aggressively but I do put all my loose change aside and periodically take it to coinstar for Amazon credit. - Meg Nov 18, 12:12 4
  - That is not saving!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 12:13 2
    - There comes a time in life when 'savings' are less important than having liquid assets available as needed :) - Meg Nov 18, 12:34 1
      - just like Robert DeNiro in Heat. -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 12:38
  - yeah, we have a coin jar for that purpose, too. - znufrii Nov 18, 12:13
- This would be even easier if we would get rid of the rag dollar. -- nm - GregW Nov 18, 12:07
- I like it. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 12:02
So just tiny little bit of guilt, I did decide to buy this Lego Architecture set (link) - Jovian Nov 18, 11:54 9
- Nice! I love these sets. There are a few I'd love to build. -- nm - Krusty Nov 18, 12:33
- I bought a huge Lego set to play with over the holidays this weekend. -- nm - Amanda Nov 18, 12:18 1
  - Which one!? Which one!? -- nm - TWuG Nov 18, 12:19
- only $ 512 more to spend of your winnings! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 11:59 2
  - lol, thats why I said just a little guilt. a LOT of guilt would have been buying several sets - Jovian Nov 18, 12:15 1
    - yeah to the IM! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 12:23
- Cool! Have you seen the Creator version of the Sydney Opera House -- (link) - TWuG Nov 18, 11:59 1
  - yeap, that thing is amazing. -- nm - Jovian Nov 18, 12:13
- Shame on you. You really need to give it up to atone. - Spawn Nov 18, 11:57
Pips ... how'd you get into the Godiva Choc of the Month (I googled - looked like entry back in 2012?) - that's so cool!!! -- nm - JenBro Nov 18, 11:45 2
- it was an " in store" thing? I had no idea - I was checking out at the store last month and she said it was free and I had to give an email address. - Epiphany Nov 18, 11:52 1
  - open oyster is my indulgence ... the middle is so freaking awesome -- nm - JenBro Nov 18, 12:37
ok, here is my favorite thing on the internet this afternoon. 83yr old man makes flying boats. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 18, 11:40
hasmarysnewcouchshipped spoiler - training day amanda Nov 18, 11:35 10
- this does not bode well for having it by the weekend does it? -- nm - JenBro Nov 18, 11:39 1
  - If it's not here by thanksgiving, I quit. I just quit. -- nm - Amanda Nov 18, 12:17
- Andie's wedding dress thinks this is taking a rather long time -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 11:36 7
  - score. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 12:14
  - ha! -- nm - ty97 Nov 18, 12:00
  - *golf clap* -- nm - zork Nov 18, 11:59
  - Amateurs. -- nm - Dress Nov 18, 11:54
  - *snort* - Epiphany Nov 18, 11:53 1
    - :) - Andie Nov 18, 11:58
  - They are waiting for ty to sleep on it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:37
I'm so used to binge watching HBO/Showtime shows due to waiting til they are available on DVD/Netflix instant. - elf kelly Nov 18, 11:31
Six states refusing to comply with Pentagon's order that gay spouses of National Guard members be given same federal marriage benefits as heteros -- (link) - ty97 Nov 18, 11:26 1
- DON'T MESS WITH US! -- nm - colin Nov 18, 11:31
A friend's daughter could use some votes in the Aviva Community fund to help receive auto-immune treatments and to start a charity -- (link) - zork Nov 18, 11:22 4
- dont -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 11:34 2
  - why not? - Spawn Nov 18, 11:42 1
    - not required -- nm - zork Nov 18, 11:54
- done -- nm - JenBro Nov 18, 11:33
what's good on the internet today? -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 11:20 23
- Van Damme: -- (link) - samara Nov 18, 11:53 15
  - meh, he was wired from above -- nm - zork Nov 18, 11:57 10
    - Something involving cars that was faked? Surely that's beneath us. -- nm - nubby Nov 18, 12:08 1
      - People make... mistakes. -- nm - Dateline NBC Nov 18, 12:24
    - Nailed into a cloud! -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 12:01
    - what a sissy! -- nm - Jim Nov 18, 11:59
    - They say he's not. -- nm - pmb Nov 18, 11:58 4
      - click the link - zork Nov 18, 12:00 3
        
        Huh. They said differently on some news show I saw. -- nm - pmb Nov 18, 12:29 1
        
        I don't think the insurance company would allow the stunt unless there were some precautions in place. -- nm - TWuG Nov 18, 12:36
        
        The links, they lie!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 12:02
    - still impressive -- nm - decline Nov 18, 11:57
  - Originally someone posted they thought it was filmed in reverse. I do not think so. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:56 3
    - looks like it to me. at first I thought it was green screen but he had harnesses and wires. -- nm - zork Nov 18, 11:58
    - the trucks are going in reverse... -- nm - colin Nov 18, 11:57 1
      - But someone said they were driving forward, filming in reverse. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:59
- Have you seen the Breaking Bad alternate ending? -- nm - Mop on Safari Nov 18, 11:23
- beer labels.. animated! -- (link) - colin Nov 18, 11:23 1
  - never saw. Ommegang is great. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 11:26
- I'm never sure what you mean when you ask that (news? site? long read?). I posted a long read below, and also, have you see the Colassal blog? -- (link) - mara Nov 18, 11:22 3
  - just ... interesting? that's totally useless. I do like Colossal, thanks. :) -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 11:26 2
    - BTW, did you look at the second entry at Colossal about the houses as depicted by "jade-colored silk"? Doesn't "jade colored" usually mean green?? - mara Nov 18, 11:32 1
      - yeah, usually it's green. someone doesn't know their colors. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 11:33
@daveweigel This George Zimmerman update is just Florida reclaiming its natural place in Weird News from Toronto. -- nm - ty97 Nov 18, 11:20
Without Googling, do you know in which occupation Yousuf Karsh excelled? (you may not know his name, but you almost definitely know his work) -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 11:14 6
- yes indeed -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 18, 11:49
- no -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 11:20
- Spoiler link -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 18, 11:19
- No but my guess would have been right. -- nm - David Nov 18, 11:19
- No -- nm - mara Nov 18, 11:17
- yes -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:14
How to cook a three-course dinner in your hotel room using nothing but a coffee-maker -- (link) - znufrii Nov 18, 11:10
George Zimmerman Arrested After Domestic Dispute With 'Girlfriend' -- (link) - amoxy Nov 18, 11:04 9
- Wow, losing Mens Warehouse was hard on him. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:07 1
  - Golf clap. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 18, 11:10
- He's going to end up like OJ. What crime do we think finally puts him behind bars? - TWuG Nov 18, 11:06 1
  - ripping the FED Tag off several hundred mattresses in a fit of rage that the barista at Starbucks got his order wrong -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 11:15
- Are they suggesting with the quotations that she was a pre-op transgendered person? -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 11:05 4
  - He's still married so I think they are being a bit evasive on the terms of the new relationship. -- nm - David Nov 18, 11:12
  - not sure about the quote marks. Orlando Sentinel says his girlfriend since at least September lives in the area where he was arrested -- (link) - ty97 Nov 18, 11:11
  - I'd guess the "girlfriend" is a pro and "girlfriend" is what he called her. -- nm - TWuG Nov 18, 11:07 1
    - yeah, that's what I assumed. -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 11:12
NFL: Marques Colston's became the Saints' alltime receiving yardage leader on Sunday. - Strongbad Nov 18, 11:02
So...has anyone else here caught Tony Bourdain's Parts Unknown visit to Tokyo this past season? - Diva Nov 18, 10:57 48
- no. he's gotten too obnoxious for me. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 18, 12:13
- a lot more interesting than Guy Feiry, its a lot more travelog and really echoes how most of us would have liked to travel around -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 18, 11:52 1
  - Plus, nobody can stand Guy Feiry. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:53
- No, but I really ought to watch it. His shows remind me so much of Insomniac with Dave Attell. -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 11:04
- "That's a boy!" -- nm - Max Nov 18, 11:01 1
  - ha! -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:10
- What happened? -- nm - David Nov 18, 11:01 18
  - It was an ep mostly designed with Tokyo after dark in mind. - Diva Nov 18, 11:08 17
    - LOL @ "green tea alternating fugue state dream" LOLOLOLOL -- nm - JenBro Nov 18, 11:41
    - I'm never leaving. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 11:15
    - WIll it... reair? -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:08 14
      - It better cuz I need to see it again. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:10 13
        
        Shhh... YouTube -- (link) - Roger More Nov 18, 11:18 [youtube] 11
        
        Thanks. Subscribes to get other episodes. Though 360p? Boo! (Nintendo's channel does this too!) -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 12:38
        
        *banana bookmark* -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:22
        
        danke! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 11:22 7
        
        right - I didn't even mention the pai-gow clubs lit up like Target. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:24 6
        
        what?! I must go, I must go. I'm seriously thinking my next tattoo - Epiphany Nov 18, 11:35 5
        
        I really, really want to go back so bad. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:36 4
        
        you better put a shock collar on me. - Mel Profit Nov 18, 11:39 3
        
        Are you allowed into the country yet? -- nm - spamlet Nov 18, 12:35
        
        L3! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 18, 11:53
        
        heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:40
        
        Will watch at home -- nm - amoxy Nov 18, 11:22
        
        Make it so!!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:11
- I watched it the other night. It might be the most fascinating hour of TV I have ever seen. Seriously. -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 11:01 17
  - didn't it make you want to go to Japan like, right now? - Diva Nov 18, 11:23 7
    - My firsth thought was "I can never go here" -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 11:45
    - did you notice how my eyes lit up like one of those street signs? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 11:31 5
      - I may have, yes. :) - Diva Nov 18, 11:33 4
        
        I want to go see Merging Moon. - Mel Profit Nov 18, 11:36 3
        
        i thought it was 'Virgin Moon'... -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:37 2
        
        I think close capture was wrong, Google suggest it was Merging Moon. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 11:38 1
        
        ah... -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:40
  - there were momoents that I couldn't believe I was actually watching basic cable TV. - Diva Nov 18, 11:04 8
    - The entire bit in the nightclub/at the show. jaw dropped. -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 11:06 6
      - the entire bondage with ropes bit was...something. - Mel Profit Nov 18, 11:17 4
        
        there's a whole part you didn't see. the part with 'The Show'. - omg -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:20 3
        
        hmmm.... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 11:21 2
        
        chawl. - Diva Nov 18, 11:24 1
        
        *finger to nose* -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 11:26
      - I still haven't been able to put into words what I saw. my mouth is still open from it. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:08
    - Please explain. -- nm - volnelk Nov 18, 11:06
- Is he still on the Travel Channel? - amoxy Nov 18, 11:00 4
  - it's on CNN now - znufrii Nov 18, 11:01 2
    - there's still food, but it seems somewhat deemphasized - at least in the few eps I saw. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 11:12 1
      - This is perfect for me, then. - Spawn Nov 18, 11:13
  - CNN Sunday nights -- nm - MDH Nov 18, 11:01
This group's logo resembles Cthulhu. -- (link) - Was Bar Was Nov 18, 10:56 2
- I... want to go there. -- nm - Spawn Nov 18, 11:04
- Sorry, I didn't mean to roll the... Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn! -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 18, 11:01

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