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This is weird. We're snowed in. When it does snow around here, it's usually over night. And it all melts by 9am once the sun is out. - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 7, 09:31 5
- I heard you might get down to 0 degrees tonight. -- nm - Bacon Dec 7, 10:02
- Welcome to what we call "winter"! -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 09:34 3
  - I don't understand. Where's the rain? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 7, 09:35 2
    - The rain was down here last night... - IrishStephen Dec 7, 11:55
    - It is that white stuff on the ground. In crystallized form. Mind blowing. -- nm - GregW Dec 7, 09:38
OMG. It's a toaster.... AND toaster oven, in one! -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 7, 09:26
MCR Day 7: 2 AMC Silver tickets and 2 large sodas for 470 pts. - elf kelly Dec 7, 09:16 1
- My gf's firm gets us the silver tickets for $6. Sweet deal. -- nm - Krusty Dec 7, 10:09
gift ideas for young girls - Vera Bradley - they sell purses, totes, wallets etc - looks like quilt material -- (link) - Epiphany Dec 7, 09:15
Seahawk Michael Bennett denied reservation at restaurant. Calls back, pretends to be Russell Wilson, given table immediately -- (link) - crash davis Dec 7, 09:06 1
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SITWAP: Trick Shot Titus 3 (basketball trick shots by a 2-year-old) -- (link) - Dano Dec 7, 09:00 [youtube] 3
- So this is what Shirley Temple was like. -- nm - David Dec 7, 09:58
- That kid is amazing -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 09:42
- You're underselling this by quite a bit. -- nm - Reagen Dec 7, 09:25
Jackpot is at 334M for MegaMillions…should we do a ST group thing again? I can get them if someone can do a spreadsheet….$15/15 tix, max, per person - Flavorize Dec 7, 08:40 3
- Do they take 3% or 6% out? I want to send you the full amount plus their cut -- nm - Epiphany Dec 7, 08:57 2
  - Choose "pay friends" and it will add it to your charge automatically -- nm - MDH Dec 7, 09:48 1
    - free if you use your paypal balance or suck it out of your checking account, fee if you debit/credit card 74 cents -- nm - ruddy the red nosed zeitgeist Dec 7, 09:54
Early season NCAA Tournament Futile Five outlook - Dano Dec 7, 08:38
Sweater Poll: Do you have an ugly sweater? When do you wear it, if you do? or. . . - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Dec 7, 08:28 3
- ugly xmas sweaters are a thing, (IE: ebay) and some folks pay extra to buy a really bad one for a holiday party -- nm - ruddy the red nosed zeitgeist Dec 7, 16:08
- I don't but I should get one for family get togethers. -- nm - Krusty Dec 7, 10:12
- I do. I sometimes wear it at Halloween...I'd donate but I doubt anyone would want it and I'm sentimentally attached :) -- nm - Meg Dec 7, 08:40
Roads are nearly shutdown all over the city. This is what DFW traffic looks like right now. -- (link) - GregW Dec 7, 08:00 7
- Remind me how Google collects this data. Is it geo-location from Android? Because my town's got traffic information nearly to the *foot*. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 7, 09:34 1
  - Sounds like it. -- (link) - GregW Dec 7, 09:46
- "Don't go north. West is a bad idea. East, not so good. South.. you might live." -- nm - Reagen Dec 7, 08:38 1
  - STAND...in the place where you live, now face north, think about direction, wonder why you haven't before -- nm - ruddy the red nosed zeitgeist Dec 7, 16:09
- Snow? If so, how much is on the ground? - Krusty Dec 7, 08:05 2
  - Ice. In some places, it is several inches thick. -- nm - GregW Dec 7, 08:20 1
    - Yikes! Sounds like it's a couch and movie weekend. Good luck if you venture outside. -- nm - Krusty Dec 7, 10:05
I guarantee that the Tigers will win the SEC Championship Game. -- nm - Dano Dec 7, 07:53
Assuming Brazil wins its group like it should, that sets up a hell of a second round matchup - Reagen Dec 7, 07:28 1
- That group B: Spain, Chile, Netherlands, Australia, should be a fun one -- nm - Flavorize Dec 7, 07:44
I just caught the highlights and that was a nice win for Baylor yesterday. I'm not surprised to see Kentucky lose again. - Krusty Dec 7, 07:17 2
- Package sent. -- nm - Truman Dec 7, 07:22 1
  - Cool. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Dec 7, 07:31
I went out and shoveled around my house for the first time, then cleaned off the car. Now enjoying a cup of cocoa. - CovingtonCat Dec 7, 06:29
the storm made the waters rise at the vikingship museum -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 7, 06:00
Ugg. I dont want to get out of bed. -- nm - Truman Dec 7, 04:58 3
- I am thinking of crawling back into bed -- nm - amoxy Dec 7, 07:32
- ...and have to then go to the mechanic. (to finish my own version of that) -- nm - Jovisn Dec 7, 06:16
- It's okay -- the board bridges from Friday and now it's Saturday. -- nm - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Dec 7, 05:24
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- Yeah, they've been talking about it all week, with temps in the 70s here. - nubby Dec 7, 07:43
Today's Shirt.Woot made me laugh. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Dec 7, 03:13 1
- *want* -- nm - Bub Dec 7, 09:21
SlackerTalk Kiva goal met -- nm - CovingtonCat Dec 7, 02:41 6
- Fantastic! We are awesome! ST…changing lives! -- nm - Flavorize Dec 7, 08:41
- Whoo!! We were still $50 short when I checked yesterday and I figured we'd hit it on the 17th when the payments came in. -- nm - Meg Dec 7, 08:37
- That's amazing. I'm so heart-warmed. New goal posted, starts tomorrow. -- nm - nubby Dec 7, 07:51
- YAY! -- nm - JenBro Dec 7, 07:26
- good job folks. Remind me in the new year and I will sign up to help out to the 2014 goal - Beaker Dec 7, 05:20 1
  - Don't sign up until one of is sends an invite so we get the bonus extra 25$ to donate. -- nm - JenBro Dec 7, 07:25
Overnight low, -7C ... Wind chill, -18C -- nm - Beryllium Dec 7, 01:25 4
- -29C, wind chill -39. (-20F, -38F) -- nm - Reagen Dec 7, 06:36
- It's going to be 81°/62° here today. I'm like, brrrr. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 7, 03:35
- Currently 8F, with 18-30 mph winds, Blowing Snow, Fog, and up to 4-6 inches new snow. Saturday day: high 15, additional 3-5" snow winds WNW @24-35 mph - Trish Dec 7, 02:26
- best argument ever for a rum toddy -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 7, 01:28
The only way you can beat my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself -- nm - ruddy the red nosed zeitgeist Dec 7, 01:13
"It's a small office, Raylan. I'm concerned when we switch brands of coffee." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 23:39 1
- "It used to be a couple crackers in an SUV would set the town on edge. These surely are end times." - Beryllium Dec 6, 23:40
Hah. Apparently bitcoin tanked this evening (down to $650) ... I'm sure it'll bounce up again, but it is amusing how volatile it can be -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 23:19 5
- ain't so funny if you have to explain to the salesmanager that Tesla you sold for 90k now only gets 60k worth -- nm - ruddy the red nosed zeitgeist Dec 6, 23:35 4
  - the amount of free advertising they're getting is worth the whole price -- nm - zork Dec 7, 09:54 1
    - To a larger point, that dealer got their cash faster than they would have through any other banking system. - David Dec 7, 10:07
  - the dealer locked in the sale price with Bitcoin. he got his $103K despite the drop the last 2 days -- nm - peglegpete Dec 7, 01:44
  - Maybe them cashing out is what tanked it :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 23:36
Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger made a song together. Dear Mayans: Please end it now. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 22:34 2
- For the uninitiated, that's Avril Lavigne and *her husband* Chad Kroeger... -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Dec 7, 06:49
- This is all part of the master plan to simplify your life, don't you see? By combining their efforts, they make it easier for you to ignore them. - Beryllium Dec 6, 22:45
Slowed down, JLAW's voice sounds like Will Ferrell -- (link) - con_carne Dec 6, 22:17 [youtube] 1
- "We're going streaking!" -- nm - Reagen Dec 7, 06:42
*sigh* all the cat toys in the house and you know who just showed up with a potholder :/ -- nm - Meg Dec 6, 22:15 2
- Hitler?! -- nm - Mara Dec 7, 06:59 1
  - Lololol -- nm - JenBro Dec 7, 07:30
I'll tell you this much. If this live musicals on network TV thing really does catch on, I'm going to be scoring a lot more marijuana -- nm - con_carne Dec 6, 22:06
Reagen, you can easily beat it at L51. It's not hard and scales to your level. -- nm - David Dec 6, 22:02
High dive into frozen waves where the past comes back to life -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 21:56
win $344 MILLION next wednesday by playing MegaMillions!!...yeah, nobody won tonight. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 6, 21:52 5
- d'oh, tuesday -- nm - peglegpete Dec 6, 21:53 4
  - no...it's wednesday... ... ... -- nm - znufrii Dec 6, 23:01 3
    - Tuesday :) -- nm - Meg Dec 6, 23:08 2
      - ixnay on the uesdaytay - znufrii Dec 6, 23:13 1
        
        I have tix good thru the end of the month -- nm - peglegpete Dec 7, 01:42
Both Haley and Alex were a little... busty this week. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 6, 21:37 3
- There was some Dome happening, I guess -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 21:41
- We are way behind but watched a couple tonight, including the beer bottle in the pool episode. -- nm - Moriarty Dec 6, 21:40 1
  - Yeah, Haley in a bikini is fine. But Sofia the First in a low cut top is weird. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 6, 21:48
Stephen King (verified) has joined Twitter -- (link) - ty97 Dec 6, 21:14 1
- The interaction between him and Joe Hill is cute -- nm - Epiphany Dec 7, 06:33
9-9-14. Destiny awaits -- nm - Truman Dec 6, 21:14
Those Kay Jewelers coloured diamonds seem like a lifetime sentence of "no, no, it's real." -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 21:09 4
- and I don't have math to back it up but I'm pretty sure "every kiss" does not begin with Kay. - Mel Profit Dec 7, 08:50
- *ding* -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 05:21
- It does sound like a shot to the foot. More so than lab-grown ones. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 21:25 1
  - They've been less popular because of the color (seen as a flaw?). But have become more popular because they are, or were, cheaper. - the liioulu without crickets Dec 6, 21:32
The To Do List is quite funny, especially Bilson vs. Plaza. -- nm - Max Dec 6, 20:58 1
- Did you Bing it or are you an idiot? -- nm - David Dec 6, 22:07
Stephen Colbert, Carol Burnett, David Sedaris, Billy Crystal, Pete Seeger - Reagen Dec 6, 20:34 2
- Crystal and Burnett are trying to move into only missing the O from an EGOT -- nm - Dano Dec 6, 21:09 1
  - Go Carol! (She could get an Oscar for playing someone bitter grandmother or aunt) -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 21:15
Raising Hope has officially reached the "no one is watching so we can just fuck around" portion of its run. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 20:32 1
- I tried keeping up but there were so many episodes. This is one of the first 30m comedies I plan on binging on when we get set up. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 7, 08:51
Without really thinking about it, I expected at least one major nomination for Justin Timberlake. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 20:29 6
- Best Pop Solo Performance - Mirrors is pretty major (like just below marquis award level) -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:49 1
  - yeah, I suppose, though I was really referring to a Big Three nomination. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 20:51
- What, Best Pop Vocal Album isn't major enough for you? -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 20:43
- (tonight is "make a million Hitchcock references" night) -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 20:38 2
  - (mobile browsing is annoying) -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 20:42 1
    - Well, I've always considered Tim to be our equivalent of Jimmy Stewart, so it was kind of appropriate -- nm - prayformojo Dec 6, 20:52
Kendrick Lamar used to work at the Starbucks near my mom's house. He has... come a long way -- nm - con_carne Dec 6, 20:21
Wait? Kashmir by Led Zeppelin? Grammy nominee in 2013? -- nm - Dano Dec 6, 20:19 1
- or see below -- nm - Dano Dec 6, 20:19
If I ever get drunk and make a fantasy NBA team, it will be called Bon Iverson. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 20:18
Do we know of anyone *EVER* who has successfully faked his death and then returned/been exposed? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 6, 20:16 7
- Holmes -- nm - Moriarty Dec 6, 20:32
- Moriarty -- nm - Holmes Dec 6, 20:31
- Olivia Newton John's former boyfriend -- (link) - Roger More Dec 6, 20:19 3
  - Canadian residents scare me -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:33 2
    - She's part of my cultural heritage! -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 20:36 1
      - so is vegamite :) -- nm - peglegpete Dec 6, 20:41
- Olivia Newton-John's boyfriend. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 20:19
Holy hell, Lana Del Rey is a Grammy nominee -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:13 36
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- Proving nominations are bought -- nm - Epiphany Dec 6, 20:55 4
  - I have an embarrassing love affair with Summertime Sadness. - ty97 Dec 6, 21:16 2
    - the remix improved the hell out of that song. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 21:19 1
      - It's probably the remix that I listen to -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 22:21
  - So what you're saying is that you won't still love her when she's no longer young and beautiful. -- nm - Qale Dec 6, 21:11
- Snoop Lion is nominated. For Best Reggae Album. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:22 1
  - yeah, he went full Marley. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 20:31
- Edie Brickell and Steve Martin (yes, that one) are co-nominated -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:21
- Mandisa from Idol apparently has a successful Contemporary Christian music career (and nominations) -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:20
- Fantasia (from Idol) is nominated. As is Tamar Braxton (any Toni relation?) -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:18
- Other thoughts: Darius Rucker is still making country music. Looks like Kurt Cobain is nominated for songwriting. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:18 16
  - But in Best Polka Song, which is definitely odd. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 20:21
  - (where is Cobain nominated? That's the two surviving members, plus McCartney and Smear.) - Tim Dec 6, 20:21 13
    - "some LA recording studio?" -- nm - con_carne Dec 6, 20:40
    - Huh. Best Rap Song, actually. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 20:23 10
      - Nirvana is very clearly sampled on Holy Grail -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:24 7
        
        I stop listening to that song when the Jay-Z part starts. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 20:26 3
        
        this -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 05:24
        
        I thought that was a JT song featuring Jay-Z, not vice versa. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:27 1
        
        Depends on who was the top that night. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 20:31
        
        Jump to 1:58 -- (link) - ty97 Dec 6, 20:26 [youtube] 2
        
        MARKETING, MOTHERFUCKER! -- nm - JZ Dec 6, 20:36
        
        Ugh. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 20:30
      - ...Holy Grail..."contains elements of Nirvana's 1991 hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit"" - Tim Dec 6, 20:24 1
        
        I feel like I should have heard the howls of outrage over this before now - Reagen Dec 6, 20:28
    - in the rap category -- nm - Dano Dec 6, 20:23
  - I looked up the original version of Hootie's song. He kind of ruined it. - Tim Dec 6, 20:19
- I blame Dano -- nm - prayformojo Dec 6, 20:15
- ummmmmmmmm......Led Zep's Kasmir is nominated for a Grammy. This year. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 20:14 6
  - anthrax, Black Sabbath and Dream Theater are nominated in the Metal Category - Reagen Dec 6, 20:19 5
    - The first year that category existed, it was won by...Jethro Tull. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 20:22 2
      - Everybody knows that -- nm - con_carne Dec 6, 20:39
      - I mean, at least these are real metal bands. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 20:23
    - Dream Theater is still a thing? -- nm - IrishStephen Dec 6, 20:21 1
      - "Led Zep's Kasmir is nominated..." -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 20:28
FRIDAY!!! -- nm - peglegpete Dec 6, 20:12 1
- 7am wake up in the morning gotta be fresh -- nm - amoxy Dec 6, 20:29

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