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- Getting a letter from yourself would be scary. -- nm - Inigo Jan 8, 08:04 2
  - I am JackDawson's Complete Lack of Surprise -- nm - letter return address Jan 8, 08:06
  - Especially if you don't remember sending it. -- nm - Inigo Jan 8, 08:04
So, Aaron Hernandez is a bad man. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 07:50
From below: Seems to me that if we rated the government charitable efforts (welfare, etc) on the same scale we rate the Red Cross and other charities - oblique Jan 8, 07:41 1
- I'm happy to see people coming to this conclusion. Anything that isn't along "Let them starve, it's all they deserve" lines is becoming acceptable to - mara Jan 8, 07:52
So now that it's the New Year, who's in the for 2014 savings plan challenge? - ty97 Jan 8, 07:39 15
- I'm doing it ... but just a little bit different so it's not weighted so heavily at the end. - JenBro Jan 8, 08:05
- Yeah, I think the flaw in that plan is that you are putting away the most during the holidays. The option to alter it makes it viable. -- nm - volnelk Jan 8, 07:59
- What are you people trying to do, wreck the economy? -- nm - con_carne Jan 8, 07:55 1
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  - I was thinking of a google doc where there columns/rows for 1-52 and we can just put an X as we complete each -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 08:05
  - I'm using an envelope with the number 1 through 52 on it. - znufrii Jan 8, 07:49
  - just post your login ID and password for your bank account here and we'll keep an eye on it for you -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:49 1
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- can I put $1378 away this week and then spend frivolously for the rest of the year? -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:43 2
  - (I know your kidding but....) My thought would be you have to save something every week, but it can be any amount as long as you cover the 1-52 - ty97 Jan 8, 07:45 1
    - Last year I noticed how easy online banking was for savings. I set it up to take $25/week out of my checking and put it into savings. Nice little bit - Spawn Jan 8, 07:56
- I suggest two changes: (1) Start with $1 and double every day and (2) Give the money to me. -- nm - Was Bar Was, Vampirates Primogen Jan 8, 07:42 1
  - People can do this with me and I'll let them start at one cent -- nm - zork Jan 8, 08:00
- I've already started. -- nm - znufrii Jan 8, 07:40
Archer news... no longer about spies, now they're getting into the drug trade. - colin Jan 8, 07:34 2
- I think he is pulling your leg. -- nm - Spawn Jan 8, 07:39 1
  - you never watched Frisky Dingo, did you? -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:43
omg, watch this video Alchemy just posted. You don't even have to watch the whole thing, just like one minute. it's crazy (weather related, creepy) -- (link) - Andie Jan 8, 07:27 9
- that is amazingly cool - Jovian Jan 8, 07:43
- The person at the beginning of the video is wearing a short sleeve shirt -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 07:42
- water expands when it freezes!? -- nm - CQ Jan 8, 07:39 2
  - sure, but you don't think that fast rate and the crawling crystals are a little unusual? -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:40 1
    - oh, it's cool as hell -- nm - CQ Jan 8, 07:45
- Expiation! -- nm - Was Bar Was, Vampirates Primogen Jan 8, 07:34
- what the crap is going on there? -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:28 2
  - Lake Michigan ice flows. The wind is pushing the water up and it forms ice as it hits the air -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:31
  - right? -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:29
Canadians complaining about a little cold? When did we become a nation of pussies? (The frozen heavy hauler is pretty epic though) -- (link) - Mop on Chrome on iOS Jan 8, 07:19
What I learned from Justified: how Tim Horton died. -- nm - David Jan 8, 07:15 15
- donut overdose? -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:16 14
  - Apparently, the family sold the company for only a million. -- nm - David Jan 8, 07:21 1
    - Boy, they dodged a bullet there. -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iOS Jan 8, 07:22
  - drinking, speeding, no seat belt... car crash. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:17 11
    - Serious question: do most Canadians know that? -- nm - David Jan 8, 07:22 7
      - I didn't. -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 07:30
      - i don't know. probably not. Tim Horton, the person, isn't a hero or anything. Tim Hortons, the brand is what they like. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:28
      - probably a good portion of us, yeah. - Reagen Jan 8, 07:26 2
        
        This. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 8, 07:34
        
        You people fascinate me. -- nm - David Jan 8, 07:32
      - I didn't. -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iOS Jan 8, 07:22 1
        
        like you count. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 07:26
    - Aka The Canadian Triple Play -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iOS Jan 8, 07:18
    - a texas death! -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:18 1
      - Dammit! -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iOS Jan 8, 07:20
"Rejected Bowl Games" is trending on Twitter and the best one is the "Clorox Toilet Bowl"....and it comes from Clorox's own official twitter account. - Walt_Disney Jan 8, 07:09 2
- It was on @midnight last night. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 8, 08:30
- What it happen next year. In Cincinatti. -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iOS Jan 8, 07:20
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- "This coming Sunday" -- nm - Mop on Chrome on iOS Jan 8, 07:21 1
  - Yup. -- nm - kelly Jan 8, 07:23
- A, it could be either. B, I'm pretty sure I would never just say "next." Maybe "Sunday after next." Or just give the date. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 07:07
- 12th is "this Sunday". 19th is "Sunday after next" or "Sunday the 19th" -- nm - Strongbad Jan 8, 07:07
- When I use "this" it's for the next one of those days on the calendar. -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 07:06
- i would probably say "this Sunday, January 12", and "two Sundays from now, January 19". I am pretty big on giving dates and days of the week i - Andie Jan 8, 07:05
- "We are going to brunch on Sunday" "We are going to brunch on Sunday the 19th" -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 07:04
- I *might* say "This coming Sunday" for the 12th. But I usually just reference the date, or how many days away it is (i.e. "Sunday, __ days from now") -- nm - landbeck Jan 8, 07:03
- "this coming Sunday" for A and "Sunday the 19th" for B. -- nm - spamlet Jan 8, 07:02 4
  - *very precise high five* -- nm - landbeck Jan 8, 07:04 3
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      - It comes from a lifetime of a) amusingly imprecise relatives who never know what they are doing when and b) a career in bureaucracy. -- nm - landbeck Jan 8, 07:20 1
        
        me too - i have spent so much time managing film crews that i learned to be specific. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:39
I have paid little attention to Christie/GWB lane closure/retaliation claims story. But they've tied a top Christie aide to it now. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 8, 06:54 9
- "I feel badly about the kids." "They are the children of Buono voters." -- nm - mara Jan 8, 07:24
- but not christie yet, right? so he can just fire them all. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 8, 07:17 1
  - Depends on how willing the resigning folks are to stay quiet (i.e. how good the next job they are given is) - ty97 Jan 8, 07:32
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- Heh. I read "GWB" - Strongbad Jan 8, 06:56 2
  - I guess they figured personal e-mails weren't subpoenable. -- nm - spamlet Jan 8, 07:02
  - I got confused by the first for a second. And totally agreed on the second. - ty97 Jan 8, 07:00
- also link -- (link) - ty97 Jan 8, 06:55 1
  - yeah, that was just dumb. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:11
MRod got blitzed at the Knicks game last night -- (link) - budice Jan 8, 06:51 3
- for interested parties, here is her sweater -- (link) - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 8, 06:56 2
  - it's a crime to print on cashmere... -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:09 1
    - well... should be. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:10
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- God no. Most years, you already have a situation where merely decent teams are in the mix. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 07:21
- Owners wanting more $$. Shocker! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 8, 06:54
- Stupid -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 06:52
- This annoys me WAY more than any of the baseball HOF/PED discussions...this is just, dumb -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 06:49
- Great news for the -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 06:47 1
  - Cowboys, now 8-8 every year may be worth something! -- nm - Don Homer Jan 8, 06:47
NASA later this year will finish $350m rocket test stand it doesn't need because MS Senators kept getting the project funded. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 8, 06:45 1
- Build it, and the rockets will come -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 07:42
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Americans increased their consumption of Velveta by almost 25% last year and now there is a shortage....(link) - Walt_Disney Jan 8, 06:43 26
- Sorry about that. -- nm - Brit Brit Jan 8, 07:20
- dear lord, why? -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 06:45 24
  - Be calm Andie, you will survive this shortage. -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 06:52
  - because they came out with the shredded stuff!!! it's awesome! it makes the BEST pimento cheese and is better for you than regular cheese. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 06:50 22
    - except it's not real cheease and isn't better for you -- nm - decline Jan 8, 06:51 21
      - compare time! - colin Jan 8, 06:59 20
        
        I wouldn't eat either one if looking to get healthier -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:01 19
        
        but i like cheese. and it DOES make great pimento cheese. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:01 18
        
        go to wholefoods and get some real cheese without all those chemicals in it -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:05 17
        
        we don't all live in happy hippy land. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:07 16
        
        All grocery stores carry real cheese. If possible, get anything from Wisconsin or New England (Cabot!). If not, compare salt and saturated fat between - mara Jan 8, 07:12 5
        
        real cheese has more fat, saturated fat, and calories.. you gotta have more salt for flavor :) -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:15 4
        
        also, i think it's kind of presumptuous to tell someone i they want to eat healthy, they should buy expensive cheese from whole foods. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:16 3
        
        not really. Eating fake cheese it not healthy and I was simply using whole foods as an example - decline Jan 8, 07:23 2
        
        real cheese is loaded with saturated fat. how is that healthy? i'm all for cheese flavor with fewer calories and less fat. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:27 1
        
        It's really not clear that the saturated fat in cheese is bad for you. From a caloric standpoint you're correct, but the extra sugar is worse for you. - pmb Jan 8, 07:49
        
        even just a block of cheese, grated yourself, is better. they put stuff in pre-grated to keep it from drying out. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:09 9
        
        seriously, I'd take a brick of crackerbarrel any day over kraft or velvetta -- nm - decline Jan 8, 07:11 4
        
        Kraft makes Crackerbarrel. -- nm - Shaun Jan 8, 07:16 3
        
        I was more refering to the kraft processed cheese colin used in his comparison above - decline Jan 8, 07:20 1
        
        the ingredients are very very similar. the only real difference is anti clumping agents. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:22
        
        kraft makes velveeta too! -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:16
        
        work with me here ;) - colin Jan 8, 07:10 3
        
        aren't the shreds just shredded velveeta? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 8, 07:19 1
        
        they're drier.. something is different. they hold their shape. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:20
        
        re your IM... um, no. :) -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:11
I understand Costa's view, but I wholeheartedly disagree. - spamlet Jan 8, 06:38 2
- In Bonds' case, it was a matter of money and ego. He saw guys who couldn't carry his jock making $$$$$$ and being idolized. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 07:20
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Ed commented on his FB post... -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 06:35
Interesting look at what actually happens when you just give money to the poor? -- (link) - znufrii Jan 8, 06:33 7
- Planet Money covered this research in detail a couple of months ago. - spamlet Jan 8, 06:49 5
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    - I think you misunderstood me. It's not giving $1,000 to someone with money already. It's research that just giving money doesn't have the miracle - spamlet Jan 8, 07:04 3
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        Here's the short version of the podcast if you're at all interested. - spamlet Jan 8, 07:25 1
        
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- what happens when you give money to the poor... and then keep close tabs on them. - colin Jan 8, 06:46
Because you care... my thoughts on Star Wars and the continued saga.. - colin Jan 8, 06:30 19
- bold stance on the prequels, there. - Reagen Jan 8, 06:42 5
  - Joel Schumacher was a fresh set of eyes on Batman..... -- nm - colin Jan 8, 06:48 4
    - As was Christopher Nolan... -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 06:49 3
      - two sides to the coin. with at least 4 maybe more star wars movies coming out, what do you think will be the success rate? -- nm - colin Jan 8, 06:50 2
        
        if "someone might make a bad movie" is your concern, we should probably just stop making movies altogether then. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 07:04 1
        
        i've been saying that for years!!! -- nm - colin Jan 8, 07:08
- My thoughts have not changed on the whole thing ever...they're kid's movies. - Jim Jan 8, 06:37 10
  - the prequels were so convoluted, i don't think kids could even tell you the story. -- nm - Andie Jan 8, 07:08
  - Pixar has made some of the most affecting and meaningful cinema of recent years out of "kids films". just sayin.'. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 06:55 3
    - Very true. I think what Pixar is shooting for is far different than what Lucas was shooting for. - Jim Jan 8, 07:01 2
      - early Lucas was playing with big ideas, Joseph Campbell hero with a thousand faces type stuff - Reagen Jan 8, 07:06 1
        
        He's a perfect real life example of the Jurassic Park quote, - Jim Jan 8, 07:10
  - Welcome to the side of truth, Jimmy me boy! -- nm - David Jan 8, 06:50 3
    - Let me ask you this...is there really nothing about the "saga" that you like? - Jim Jan 8, 07:02 2
      - I love the character of Vader. That is villainy done right. -- nm - David Jan 8, 07:15 1
        
        *wiggles hands around* noooooooooooo! - colin Jan 8, 07:26
  - too true. but i can still like kids movies and expect more of them :) -- nm - colin Jan 8, 06:43
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  - you'll always care, luke. you'll always care. -- nm - colin Jan 8, 06:34
Word. -- nm - Jim Jan 8, 06:29

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