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- Strange game... the only winning move is to go back inside and drink hot chocolate... -- nm - Ender Jan 7, 06:36
- Would we get to call him Parson Brown? -- nm - Ender Jan 7, 06:35
- we don't have any snow. It melted yesterday -- nm - decline Jan 7, 06:29
I have only recently been introduced to Netflix's Post Play feature. I already hate it. -- nm - Was Bar Was, Vampirates Primogen Jan 7, 06:20 2
- Why? My only complaint is that it only auto-plays two episodes. -- nm - David Jan 7, 06:35 1
  - I usually only watch one episode at a time. I don't need or want it starting up another episode for me. -- nm - Was Bar Was, Vampirates Primogen Jan 7, 06:50
fancy igloo village! -- (link) - Andie Jan 7, 06:11
So there were 2 hour delayed starts for schools around here because of cold? Daycare was opened at the usual time. weird -- nm - CQ Jan 7, 06:08
Go home Polar Vortex! -- nm - Jovian Jan 7, 06:06
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Also: You know how my super loves a sweatbox? He seems to have forgotten the heat this morning. -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 06:02
"Fun fact: it's currently -13 in Hell, MI, with a wind chill of -33. It has literally frozen over." -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 05:55 1
- we need photos...definately photos -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 10:46
"Lindsey Lindsey Vonn to miss Olympics, have knee surgery." - David Jan 7, 05:43 3
- I'm not quite sure how anyone didn't expect this. I think they just tried to drag it out for as long as they could. -- nm - MDH Jan 7, 06:33
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- That has to be one of the most devastating feelings for an Olympic athlete -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 05:54
7 degrees, wind chill of -11. - znufrii Jan 7, 05:36 17
- News says this is the coldest morning in NYC in 9 years -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 06:22 1
  - It's awful out there. - Krusty Jan 7, 06:30
- 3, -9 - David Jan 7, 06:16 2
  - It was colder at home than at work. - Kim Pine Jan 7, 06:33
  - We had a record low, by the way. -- nm - David Jan 7, 06:18
- -2, -22 -- nm - CovingtonCat Jan 7, 06:04
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- 1, 1. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 7, 05:58
- 4, -8 -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 05:56
- -22C, feels like -37C. (that is -8F, feels like -35F) -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 05:54 4
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    - i just posted below, our wind chill is expected to hit -40C today, that is the same as -40F. but, until today, you've all been colder. :) -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 06:00 1
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  - Toronto's Pearson airport is still shut down - planes on tarmac. Too cold. -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 05:55
- 3, -14 -- nm - Don Homer Jan 7, 05:51
- 2, -16 -- nm - decline Jan 7, 05:50
- -8, -30. maybe I *should* have worn pants today. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 7, 05:40
@NotifyNYC All w/b & s/b Amtrak trains are being held in Penn Station until further notice due to catenary system issues in the Trenton, NJ area. - ty97 Jan 7, 05:26 4
- yup. A bunch of NJ transit is down too -- nm - decline Jan 7, 05:51 2
  - hey, -40C is the same as -40F. That is our wind chill today. I don't know if i've ever had that before. -- (link) - Andie Jan 7, 05:59 1
    - (this was so NOT supposed to be here.) -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 05:59
- I didn't do it! -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 05:37
I was promised a low of 11. It's 4. Clearly I am a shut in today. -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 05:23 1
- wimps. -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 05:55
The World’s Best Bounty Hunter Is 4-Foot-11. Here’s How She Hunts... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 7, 05:12 1
- Cool article, thanks. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 7, 05:21
"Tim Tebow Predicted Florida State To Win 35-31" -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 05:01 1
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I can't believe I didn't get one client to cancel their dog walks because of the weather. - Krusty Jan 7, 05:01 6
- My dog loves this weather. I had to practically drag him back inside this morning after his walk -- nm - decline Jan 7, 05:52
- my best friend is a dog walker, in this weather she just straight up tells her clients she will take the dogs out to pee (etc), but she won't walk - Andie Jan 7, 05:46
- walk dogs? chain them to the holding spot and clean it when spring arrives - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 7, 05:41
- do the owners put little mittens on their feet? Alot do around here as it protects the pads of their feet from the cold and salt -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 05:05 2
  - They have little booties but they're not for warmth, just dealing with the salt. Some have jackets or sweaters but in this cold they're useless. - Krusty Jan 7, 05:08 1
    - well unless the dogs are huskies or malamuts i agess :) -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 7, 05:42
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- My car saw the - 11 it was trying to display on the radio and had a nice long think about whether it wanted to start or not. -- nm - Ender Jan 7, 05:37
- school cancelled here as well, more for ice on the roads than the cold though -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 05:00
Rather than parking across the street, I should get a ticket, right? It's ten dollars that saves me 20 minutes In the cold. -- nm - Amanda Jan 7, 04:47 5
- Take the ticket...thought I bet you don't get one. -- nm - Jim Jan 7, 06:03
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  - jonathan and I wondered this as well, but really they have to know a lot of people without passes will drive today and look at it as a revenue stream. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 7, 05:39
- I would pay the $10. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 7, 04:48 1
  - yes -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 04:53
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Four ways to tell if ACA/Obamacare is working -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 7, 04:30
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- "temple spokesman Lucien Greaves" - Strongbad Jan 7, 04:31 1
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kim texted me at 530 to let me know she wasn't coming in today. I don't have to get up until 7:30. - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 7, 04:16
Shoulda worn the hat/scarf Meg made me - my face & ears are so fricking cold just from dusting snow off my car for 5 minutes! -- nm - JenBro Jan 7, 03:47 2
- Did you really go out without a hat?? -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 03:59 1
  - Yes ... such a dumb move - at least I didn't have wet hair today. -- nm - JenBro Jan 7, 06:29
The Bulls are sending two-time All-Star Luol Deng to the Cavs for Andrew Bynum, three future draft picks and major salary savings. - Beaker Jan 7, 03:42 7
- Chicago plans to waive Bynum by 5 p.m. Tuesday and clear his $12.3 million salary off their books. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 7, 04:14 6
  - Bynum is expected to clear waivers and become a free agent by the end of the week. Clippers, Heat and Knicks are reportedly interested. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 7, 04:15 5
    - any time you can get someone who's quit on 3 teams in a row you have to do it... -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 04:41 4
      - I don't blame Chicago for making this deal at all. - Strongbad Jan 7, 04:47 3
        
        Oh I agree great trade for them. This is more for the Clips/Heat/Knicks. He's quit on everybody why will you be different? -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 04:52 2
        
        and I mean "great" not great! - Beaker Jan 7, 05:06
        
        Well with the Knicks - Strongbad Jan 7, 04:56
Crap. No water. I have a space heater pointed at the pipe coming into the basement. - CovingtonCat Jan 7, 03:10 4
- even if the tank is full you need the mains cold pressure to get the water out, unless you can use gravity -- nm - Karl_S Jan 7, 04:06
- Yikes - call 911 to report possible frozen City pipes - they may already know and can tell you what to expect. :( -- nm - JenBro Jan 7, 03:49 2
  - We're waiting for a callback from the water district. Their anwering service isn't aware of any issues. - CovingtonCat Jan 7, 03:58 1
    - can you lay some towels down or something to catch it if some leaks through jic? -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 05:07
No surprises here. LA County Sherriff Lee Baca to announce retirement, sources say -- (link) - con_carne Jan 6, 23:14 2
- Elected by default! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 6, 23:22 1
  - Default? The two sweetest words in the English language! De-FAULT! De -FAULT! De-FAULT! -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 04:42
I would not object to the Daily Show being 45 minutes - or them cutting the satirical investigative reports - if it meant we get more interview. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 6, 23:03 1
- Yeah. I too frequently switch away when the senior correspondent comes on and I don't switch back for the interviews. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 00:13
As for almost human stealing from Csi - that is based on an actual bombing. The pizza guy. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 23:03
Elvis Costello earworm you say? -- (link) - JenBro Jan 6, 22:01 2
- I Knew the Bride When She used to Rock & Roll -- (link) - peglegpete prefers Nick Lowe earworms Jan 6, 22:36 [youtube] 1
  - or Graham Parker & the Rumour -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 6, 22:47 [youtube]
Michael Bay. -- (link) - Spawn Jan 6, 21:37 2
- I can't blame him to much...that's not his venue...for comparison..here is Tom Hanks epic presentation -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 21:50 1
  - Talking...is not his venue? -- nm - David Jan 7, 05:36
Wow, the ACC just beat the SEC in a national championship game. - David Jan 6, 21:08 3
- and since it's the last "BCS Championship" they'll probably make more of it than it is - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 6, 21:22 2
  - It will be interesting in the 4-team system, how often a conference gets 2 teams in. - Strongbad Jan 7, 04:48
  - Not anymore! -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 21:38
Prepare for crazy shit. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 21:02 8
- If Destiny was on their side, they would have won on an amazing kickoff return.. - JaxSean Jan 6, 21:33 1
  - Or perhaps God figured it was up to them as it could be seen that had already been divine intervention (twice?) just to get them to the game -- nm - JD Jan 6, 22:03
- a ton of it? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 21:27
- it looked like he might have had a seam down the sidelines. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 21:04 3
  - they didn't have the Stanford Band to block for them -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 21:12
  - I'd like to see the rest of the field from the overhead cam. #20 for FSU streaked him in and caused him to go inside. - David Jan 6, 21:08
  - Yeah, I replayed it. Unless there's someone there we're missing, the sideline was wide open. Musburger thought so. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 6, 21:06
- Heh. @midnight was starting to record, and I stopped it just in case. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 21:03
great national champ game. wow -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 20:59
Holeee sheet -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 20:58
Are you all watching this? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 6, 20:58 1
- I know, right? What a game. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 20:59
Tre Mason went from a fourth round pick to a first round pick in about 6 weeks. -- nm - David Jan 6, 20:48 2
- Well, we did what we could! -- nm - Mizzou's defense Jan 7, 06:09
- "3 Round High and Rising" -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 20:51
Regarding going with Rainbow Six instead of [previous movie = Sum Of All Fears], I think it comes down to demographics. - Beryllium Jan 6, 20:45
(This is a great game) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 20:42 2
- uh, yep -- nm - mud Jan 6, 20:49 1
  - Huh? Turned my back for just a moment..... -- nm - Meg Jan 6, 20:51
Burritobox, the world's first burrito vending machine -- (link) - con_carne Jan 6, 20:21 3
- Chipotle would clean house with this ... kilbo would burst -- nm - budice Jan 6, 20:27
- It's like RedBox, but it serves diahrrea ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 20:26 1
  - *looks for the return slot -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 21:10
I don't know what it normally measures at, but the water coming out of my cold line faucet is 43 degrees, that's pretty cold. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 20:14 1
- MaxWater bottled at 43 degrees. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 20:21
25 passes? That's a crazy stat. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 20:12
JAKE THE SNAKE! -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 20:10 3
- Ambrose almost breaking character. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 20:12 2
  - yeah,,,,caught that too ... (spoiler) - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 6, 20:15 1
    - the only thing that would have made this a perfect ending to the show for me would have been ... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 6, 20:16
Netflix CEO at Sony presser talking 4k formats... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 20:08
Tag team champions of the WOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD - Tim Jan 6, 19:59 1
- oh, you didn't know? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 6, 20:17
I never could take Chris Pine seriously to begin with. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 19:59
In case anyone cares, a 2014 Toyota Sienna weighs about 4400 lbs and a 1964 Ford Mustang weighs about 2500 lbs. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 6, 19:57 2
- it's cute that you think I wouldn't have done the research before posting that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 19:59 1
  - One day... -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 6, 20:02
Whisker basket! -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 19:52
Hey Allstate, constantly reminding us that we can die at any time for any reason really doesn't go over well with my son. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 6, 19:47 1
- I get almost daily mailings from AAA and AARP offering life insurance...why?!? - Meg Jan 6, 19:57
B1 is the US version of the Canadian version of the board after B2 -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 19:47 1
- hey buddy .. eh? -- nm - budice Jan 6, 19:48
Mean Gene! -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 19:46 2
- the hotline! -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 19:47 1
  - That was very funny. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 19:48
I have never had a doritos taco -- nm - Bacon Jan 6, 19:46 4
- the Doritos commercial where the dad first & then his pals all dress like fairys & wear make up for his daughter's tea party is my new favorite. - JenBro Jan 6, 22:12
- ive had plenty of tacos -- nm - budice Jan 6, 19:47 2
  - Vegas makes you wild - Epiphany Jan 6, 19:55 1
    - nummynumnum .... :PpPp lol -- nm - budice Jan 6, 20:04
the angels want to wear my red shoes -- nm - peglegpete Jan 6, 19:45
"You mean I had four kidneys?" -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 19:45 1
- Dewey Crowe: As I Live And Breathe, An Illustrated Autobiography -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 19:55

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