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These are the cleanest greens I've ever gotten from a supermarket. I'm still going to wash them eight times but seriously, these greens are clean. - Diva Jan 7, 08:42
500 Amtrak passengers stranded on trains overnight outside Chicago -- (link) - znufrii Jan 7, 08:40 1
- oh, that would *suck.* -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 08:41
So I went outside. - ty97 Jan 7, 08:37 8
- Wuss! ;-) - Krusty Jan 7, 08:46
- How did the human race survive the winters to reach this point in societal development? -- nm - David Jan 7, 08:42 5
  - They spent the entire summer stocking up so they could stay inside all winter. -- nm - Ender Jan 7, 08:58
  - animal furs. - znufrii Jan 7, 08:48
  - Growing up in NY, I always wondered how anyone chose to settle here originally. - ty97 Jan 7, 08:44 2
    - And, seriously, how does Saskatchewan exist as an inhabited place -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 08:46 1
      - free land, same as much of the US west. -- nm - zork Jan 7, 08:47
- i just ran out to mail something with no coat. that was brisk. -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 08:40
Urban Outfitters is the retail equivalent of clickbait -- (link) - znufrii Jan 7, 08:29
Waited in my car for an hour and forty five minutes for a train into downtown - groiny Jan 7, 08:26 8
- For you. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 7, 08:43 [youtube]
- ugh. sucks. -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 08:32
- Metra modifications due to the weather? -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 08:32 3
  - Yeah, the cancelled the train I was supposed to be on, then - groiny Jan 7, 08:34 2
    - Are you on the BNSF line? They have a modified schedule posted on-line. - ty97 Jan 7, 08:37 1
      - Yup -- nm - groiny Jan 7, 08:37
- Guess you should live in a city. -- nm - MDH Jan 7, 08:28 1
  - LOL, sure -- nm - groiny Jan 7, 08:29
Dennis Rodman loses his mind on CNN -- (link) - Beaker Jan 7, 08:25 6
- It's like a room full of Wynn Duffys. -- nm - David Jan 7, 08:33 2
  - Another fantastic character -- nm - groiny Jan 7, 08:35 1
    - He is an absolute scene stealer. -- nm - David Jan 7, 08:36
- Anyone want to translate what he even said? nm - Jim Jan 7, 08:33
- whispering in his ear: "now, tell him you'll see him eaten by ravenous dogs" -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 08:26
- he had one to lose? -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 08:25
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- California knows how to party - con_carne Jan 7, 08:24
Programming note: Cougar Town tonight. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 7, 08:14 5
- FYI: Free wine from CougarTown (while supplies last) I just got it! -- (link) - MDH Jan 7, 08:16 4
  - Gone for today. YOU TOLD US TOO LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 08:20 3
    - They are doing it everyday for the next week. You'll have a good chance tomorrow, as repeat winners are not allowed. -- nm - MDH Jan 7, 08:20 2
      - Text me at 10:57am tomorrow. Thanks! -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 08:21 1
        
        heh fine. Also, I've had the best luck with their prizes: A Big Lou wine glass, wine tool set, wine bag, and now 2 bottles of wine. -- nm - MDH Jan 7, 08:22
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- The fact that it's presented plainly and straight faced without a hint of irony is what makes it a winner. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 7, 08:13
My FB news page is blowing up from all the HS friends that went to FSU. Some chick was posting her old cheerleading photos from there. wtf? -- nm - CQ Jan 7, 08:09
airplane baby-slapper gets 8 months in jail -- (link) - znufrii Jan 7, 08:08
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is scheduled to undergo surgery on his torn right ACL on Thursday -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 08:03 1
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I need a headshot for a magazine article. I don't had a headshot. I'm browsing my Facebook selfies. FML. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 7, 07:58 1
- you mean, that you have them? -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 08:00
Dewey Crowe returns tonight. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 7, 07:55 11
- I hope Dickie Bennet shows up too! -- nm - groiny Jan 7, 08:24 2
  - I love that Dickie was the low man in the show until Dewey showed up. And I agree - More Dickie. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 7, 08:30 1
    - He was easily my favorite character on the show's history. -- nm - groiny Jan 7, 08:32
- Cougar Town returns tonight too! -- nm - MDH Jan 7, 08:04
- He was remarkable on Vegas...and unrecognizable. -- nm - David Jan 7, 07:56 6
  - we're somehow caught up on regular TV so I finally was able to get to all my Dl'd Justifieds - Reagen Jan 7, 08:00 5
    - I really liked what they did with the Bob character in season 4. -- nm - David Jan 7, 08:06 3
      - "Bob looks like that 'cuz he wouldn't tell." -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 7, 08:13 1
        
        yonh! -- nm - Diva Jan 7, 08:30
      - Also, Solid Citizens and Bad Seeds are the two Vegas episodes to watch to see his character. - David Jan 7, 08:08
    - agreed. what I love about that is... - Mel Profit Jan 7, 08:02
Happy Zork's Birthday Day! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 7, 07:43 7
- Happy birthday, Zork! -- nm - Krusty Jan 7, 08:19
- Way to make it another full year without being eaten by a Grue, dude! -- nm - David Jan 7, 07:57 1
  - Now you can buy that small white house! -- nm - Was Bar Was, Vampirates Primogen Jan 7, 08:33
- Happy Birthday Zork. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 7, 07:55
- happy birthday! -- nm - Diva Jan 7, 07:50
- happy happy! -- nm - decline Jan 7, 07:49
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 07:48
It seems that ever 3-5 years there's a really 'bad' winter up north. I wonder if anyone has studied if there is a surge in southern moves following? -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 07:38 3
- Florida poised to outpace New York State in populations numbers this year . . . - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Jan 7, 08:23
- my hope right now is that if it's this cold now, it won't be hideous in a couple weeks when i move. - Andie Jan 7, 07:39 1
  - You might or might not want to read this then -- (link) - eag Jan 7, 07:50
Bernie Madoff scheme nets $1.7B US fine for JPMorgan -- (link) - Beaker Jan 7, 07:38
Congrats to whoever beat me at College Bowl Pick 'em...Nice Pickin'!! - Beaker Jan 7, 07:35
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- The Day After Pacific Rim is Tomorrow -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 07:36
- DOOOOOOOOM!!! -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 07:36
The Buffy episode, Family, was on this morning and TiVo caught it. - David Jan 7, 07:33 1
- Adams was in a number of random things early in her career - Reagen Jan 7, 07:47
The funny part of last night's game... - David Jan 7, 07:23 9
- you know who wouldn't be laughing? That dude who had the $50k ticket on Auburn...what a gut punch -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 07:37 7
  - His refusal to hedge that pretty much loses any sympathy from me. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 7, 07:43 2
    - true, he should have hedged bet as soon as the final was set -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 07:49
    - right."oh I'll jinx them." Magical thinking, motherfucker! -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 07:45
  - actually, he would have had Auburn and the points, so he'd be fine -- nm - CQ Jan 7, 07:43 2
    - I don't think so. He had Auburn to win the national title iirc from months ago. - Will Hunting Jan 7, 07:44 1
      - ah, yeah, one of those bets. my bad. -- nm - CQ Jan 7, 07:45
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- It was basically "YAY... oh crap." -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 7, 07:24
Look Who started work full time today. -- (link) - LMS Jan 7, 07:20 2
- "Notes to Editors Please note that this picture does not show the Doctor’s new costume." - TWuG Jan 7, 07:27
- *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 07:23
Deion Branch is actually a Hoodie spy! -- nm - Patriots Haters Jan 7, 07:18 1
- I'm not saying he's a spy...but I'm not so sure he's videotaping everything because it's his last chance in the NFL. :) -- nm - Jim Jan 7, 07:26
We watched Rush last night. Liked a lot about it, but it felt overly dramatic for some of the scenes. -- nm - colin Jan 7, 07:13
I'm wondering if the unrelentless bleakness of Broadchurch is because some of the jokes were edited out on US broadcast. -- nm - LMS Jan 7, 07:08 9
- BBCA showed an edited version? -- nm - TWuG Jan 7, 07:15 6
  - I hate that they do this. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 7, 07:49
  - speaking of editing, is PBS still cutting down Sherlock episodes, or are they showing the full thing this season? -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 07:34 3
    - Ep 3.2 has language, that they'll probable cut out, or dub over -- nm - Flavorize Jan 7, 07:47
    - Not sure, but run time on first two episodes has been 1h26m. -- nm - LMS Jan 7, 07:36
    - they're calling it Sherlo this season -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 07:35
  - Ever so slightly I believe. -- nm - LMS Jan 7, 07:19
- I'm watching the real version. it's just bleak. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 7, 07:10 1
  - whatever version I saw made me want to take a shower after most episodes. The one with (spoilers) - Mel Profit Jan 7, 07:52
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- In a different polar context, here goes - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Jan 7, 08:30 1
  - When i read Ice Bound, the most interesting parts were the daily life at the South Pole. -- (link) - Andie Jan 7, 08:39
- You know it's bad when my bolo tie freezes to my chest hair. nm - Dignan Jan 7, 08:09
- I'm scared. This poll is scary -- nm - con_carne Jan 7, 07:44
- While shoveling the last two days, I had on t-shirt, hoodie, winter jacket, lined pants, socks, boots. -- nm - spamlet Jan 7, 07:42
- Since I'm still inside (waiting for a plumber) I'm in a long-sleeved T, sweat pants, socks & slippers. - CovingtonCat Jan 7, 07:28
- My lower half has on underwear, thermals, flannel pajamas and then jeans over all of that. Wool socks with a cotton pair over those and warm boots. - Krusty Jan 7, 07:28 1
  - I forgot about the scarf which is wrapped around my neck and face. I'm still freezing out there. -- nm - Krusty Jan 7, 08:06
- long sleeve pale pink tshirt, navy cotton sweater, brown pants, flats. Long black down coat, wool hat (not toque), mitts. -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 07:15 1
  - (please note, i am only outside for like 2 minutes total to get to my desk from home.) -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 07:17
- I wore a berry-colored dress, black cardigan sweater, black tights, Uggs (I brought shoes to change into)... - Kim Pine Jan 7, 07:12
- is this a poll? short half-pleated brown/beige/pink/orange skirt, beige sweater, orange tights, brown knee-high back-zip riding boots. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 7, 07:07
- I can usually deal with the cold but I made sure I had gloves and a scarf this morning....I should have a hat. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 7, 07:04
- we're holed up at the library.. like this.. -- (link) - colin Jan 7, 07:04 [Image]
- cotton sweater, big-ass scarf, wool coat, hat. -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 07:03
- Coat, gloves and a scarf. I had a hoodie with the hood up yesterday, but just an Old Navy fleece today. -- nm - Ender Jan 7, 07:01
80 retired NYPD and FDNY arrested over 9/11 disability fraud -- (link) - znufrii Jan 7, 06:58 1
- Classy. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 7, 07:49
Nubby Alert: Triple-star system may challenge Einstein theory of General Relativity.....(link) - Walt_Disney Jan 7, 06:56 6
- Two months later: "Nope, things are still some." -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 07:20 4
  - "fine". -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 07:20 3
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      - MLubby, please. - Reagen Jan 7, 07:39 1
        
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- Hey, it's only a theory. -- nm - Einstein Jan 7, 07:06
charlie, to me: I didn't bring lunch today so I'm going out. - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 7, 06:56 1
- I just realized I didn't either but it will get all the way up to +20 today! - spamlet Jan 7, 06:57
Naked Australian man freed from washer with olive oil......(link) - Walt_Disney Jan 7, 06:48
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- That made our news. My wife and I thought it was an appropriate punishment. -- nm - spamlet Jan 7, 07:46
A federal judge on Monday stripped away a key element of Chicago's gun ordinance, ruling that it is unconstitutional to prohibit licensed gun stores -- (link) - ty97 Jan 7, 06:46
Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate "Coonrippy" Brown: "This is all about the racoon"... This story is 98% less racist than one would expect... - Ender Jan 7, 06:45 1
- David, you know what you have to do. -- nm - spamlet Jan 7, 06:54
In 1971, FBI documents were stolen in Philadelphia showing that the FBI was spying domestically. 43 years later, the burglars come forward. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 7, 06:42
it's a balmy -6 here right now. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 06:41 8
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  - his -6C is a lot warmer than that! -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 06:43 6
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    - Stop trying to make Celsius a thing! -- nm - ty97 Jan 7, 06:44 4
      - I mean, it's Latin. Why not just skip to the last page and summon Ga'haal the Destroyer? -- nm - David Jan 7, 07:21 1
        
        "I'm drawing a line in the f*cking sand. DO NOT READ THE MYSTERIOUS LATIN!" -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 07:23
      - STOP KEEPING FAHRENHEIT AS A THING! -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 07:18
      - We would rename it Fetch, but the F is already taken. How about Kvetch? K isn't used for temperature. Oh wait.... -- nm - Was Bar Was, Vampirates Primogen Jan 7, 06:57
My gift to ST this morning -- (link) - ty97 Jan 7, 06:37 [Image] 2
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- i can't believe this is the year i am not going south for a week.... :( -- nm - Andie Jan 7, 06:38
~I said, brrrrrr! It's cold in here. There must be polar vortex in the atmosphere!~ -- nm - znufrii Jan 7, 06:36
Antarctic ships escape from ice trap as weather changes -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 7, 06:35 1
- It's summer: sun 24/7 -- we expected this as a result. -- nm - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Jan 7, 08:32

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