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- Sorta. - Will Hunting Jan 9, 09:37
- I have a hard time believing he is that stupid. It still reflects badly on him even if he did not. He hired these people. -- nm - GregW Jan 9, 09:31 3
  - This is his Benghazi! -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:32 2
    - This is probably more accurate than you realize. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 09:34 1
      - Oftentimes my jokes are based on frightening reality! -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:34
- If he's as smart as people think he is, he didn't know specifics. Since Nixon you know to keep that stuff from the boss. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 09:31
- the best kind of operation. Fully deniable -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:31
Universe measured to 1% accuracy -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 9, 09:17 2
- until, you know new information comes along and makes this laughable -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:34
- "I now know the size of the universe better than I know the size of my house." - Spawn Jan 9, 09:19
F--king Wolf on Wall Street: Someone counted all the F-Bombs in the movie, here's the results (pic) -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 09:01 [Image] 3
- CTRL-V got stuck while writing the dialogue? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 9, 09:19
- I understand it's the record. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:03 1
  - Easily, IIRC. - Spawn Jan 9, 09:04
Pointed out elsewhere: Christie said, repeatedly, he fired his aide "for lying to me" - TWuG Jan 9, 09:00 6
- He seems to understand that part of it, he has denounced the actions. I suspect he just didn't want to rehash all of that when he had plenty of cause - GregW Jan 9, 09:22
- been. this is sounding a bit like Stephen Harper in the Senate scandal. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 09:03 1
  - I've noticed the parallels. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:06
- Welcome to your job interview. Basically, you have zero duties but when the time comes I will fire you. Any questions? -- nm - Christie Jan 9, 09:03 1
  - How much does it pay? -- nm - Roger Clinton Jan 9, 09:06
- "If she had just told me that we were fucking with these guys for voting against me, that'd be totally OK." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:01
"If Georgia is a test case for conservatism, it has failed." -- Jay Bookman of AJC - David Jan 9, 08:59
Speaking of: Christie had a press conference a bit ago, said he knew nothing about this, apologized, and fired the e-mail lady -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 08:58 2
- I wonder which of his budy's will get to hire her next week? -- nm - decline Jan 9, 09:03 1
  - *finger to nose* -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:04
TV Wednesday: Chicago PD 8.56M/2.0 (decent - but not up against CSI/Nashville), Super Fun - series low -- (link) - MDH Jan 9, 08:56 4
- oh I should watch chicago PD. I will do that now. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 9, 09:05
- PD beat Fire in overall and tied in the good demo...guaranteed renewal I'd think. -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:59 2
  - It was the premier, give it 5-6 weeks to see how it holds, then reneweal can be discussed. CSI/Nashville coming back could kill it. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:02 1
    - but keep in mind it IS NBC :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:29
The ending of Don Jon just about gave me whiplash -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 08:56 2
- The car chase and gun fight came out of nowhere. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:07 1
  - My body. My pad. My mobile methlab. My family. My church. My boys. My girls. My porn. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:15
I will pay money to anyone who can develop a prednisone tablet that doesn't taste like evil. - Will Hunting Jan 9, 08:51 14
- what about your testosterone pills? -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 09:17
- I put the water in my mouth first and immediately swallow. No tasting that way. - spamlet Jan 9, 08:59 3
  - Pre-water? - Spawn Jan 9, 09:04 2
    - I do that too. -- nm - pmb Jan 9, 09:20
    - Yeah, it really helped the kid start to take pills when I showed her. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 09:10
- Wrap it in bologna like you would if you were giving it to a pet. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:56 1
  - he would just bite his own hand then. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 08:56
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 08:55
- easy...buy a milky way and insert the pill - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 9, 08:54
- Take it with cheese. - David Jan 9, 08:54
- aren't they tiny tablets????? - groiny Jan 9, 08:53 3
  - Yeah, but if they hit the tastebuds in the right spot, it's horrid. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 9, 08:53 2
    - hmmm, I do not usually have that problem with any pills. - groiny Jan 9, 08:58
    - Agreed. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:53
Adaptive reuse strikes again. The United Artists building, ex-flagship movie palace for the studio, has been converted to hip Ace Hotel -- (link) - con_carne Jan 9, 08:51 11
- That is not an attractive hotel. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:00 5
  - It is strange-looking, yeah. That view actually made me cringe... but it is located in an area that is still redeveloping commercially -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 09:07 3
    - Fun fact: Portland companies are creeping their way into the area. Ace is a Portland-based chain - con_carne Jan 9, 09:14 2
      - Wait until Portland gets a load of Voodoo Doughnuts. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:21 1
        
        Dunkin Donuts is welcome to stay away as long as they like. I would welcome Voodoo Doughnuts here -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 09:25
  - Yeah, the "industrial" look on the room floors is very off-putting. - TWuG Jan 9, 09:05
- I'm pleased they restored the theater for use as a theater and performance area. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:56 3
  - For sure. Things like this were actually weirdly against the law until around 1999 - con_carne Jan 9, 09:01 2
    - Restoriung the theater as a theater was against the law or converting the upper floor to hotel rooms was against the law? -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 09:06 1
      - The second one. It had to do with zoning restrictions, and the 1999 law loosened them up -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 09:11
- But do they have room service!?! -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:54
at how old would you consider a reference letter to be too stale to use? - Reagen Jan 9, 08:50 3
- maybe six months? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 9, 08:51 2
  - how about a year? -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 09:00 1
    - I suppose it depends on how glowing it is. If it's "He's ok", then 6 months. If it's "He's the best employee on the face of the earth!", it's a keeper -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:08
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RM, watch out for that nephew Peter of yours. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 08:40 1
- I hadn't even thought of that. Dammit! Especially as he dies and stays dead. - Roger More Jan 9, 08:47
Petrine just made a joke at his press conference about almost wrecking on the way in. - David Jan 9, 08:37
No ships in sparta. - spamlet Jan 9, 08:36 9
- good... - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:38 8
  - This island only has two towns. I'm going to hit the town on the next island that he sent the flames from after that. - spamlet Jan 9, 08:40 7
    - Right, thanks. Watch your butt. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:41 6
      - I found Simpson and others. - spamlet Jan 9, 09:06 5
        
        Do you have more front line coming in? -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 09:19 1
        
        I'm waving in per your primer but other than that, that's all I got. - spamlet Jan 9, 09:25
        
        I moved the remenants of my navy back in. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 09:18 2
        
        7 hours away. Sorry. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:35
        
        My wave got wiped out so I've got no back line but they'll be there in 45 minutes. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 09:19
I 100% travel with soap. who doesn't travel with their own soap? do you know what's in hotel soap? - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 9, 08:32 19
- I do too, but there's a hotel I stay at in London that has amazing bath products. If I'm going there, I plan on restocking. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 08:44
- I don't normally, depending on the hotel, I might buy some at a local CVS or something. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 08:37
- Rendered animals. Probably cute ones. Like kittens and puppies. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:36
- If it is just a day or two, I will chance it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:33
- I have never ever traveled with my own soap. Or shampoo. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:33 14
  - Well Mary, I guess that answers that -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 08:53
  - Keep the change, you filthy animal. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 08:47 1
    - and get your paws off me while you're at it -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 9, 08:57
  - Would never even think to do it. -- nm - David Jan 9, 08:42
  - same -- nm - CQ Jan 9, 08:41
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  - Ditto, -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 08:35
  - never with own soap, almost always with shampoo though -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:35 4
    - Yeah, I am almost shocked by these responses. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:42 3
      - Why on earth do you bring your own? Slash, how much do you travel, b/c this may have something to do with it -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 08:42 2
        
        I do not like... foreign shampoos. I have a travel kit, so it does not really matter how often. - Spawn Jan 9, 08:44 1
        
        I am sure that is holdover from when I had the hair halfway down my back. I guess with short hair, it is not as big of a deal. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:45
  - same here -- nm - decline Jan 9, 08:34
  - Whoa. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:33
Shameless plug: So, the bf's Pew post from yesterday is officially their "first to go viral." 700k views in less than 24 hours. -- (link) - MDH Jan 9, 08:30 2
- Congrats. I saw it climbing Reddit yesterday - con_carne Jan 9, 08:48
- Time to ask for a raise! -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:32
I'm sure drink delivery will still be available. It's having a full kitchen staff available that raises room service costs. - ty97 Jan 9, 08:29
Client: OMG We haven't been getting emails since this <this date>. Not sure if it matters but we changed our email provider on <this date>. - Shaun Jan 9, 08:28 1
- LOL -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:05
The NY tabloids seem to think this is a bigger deal than I suspect the rest of the country does. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 08:28 37
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  - The front pages are saying, basically, "No White House for you!" Really, does Arkansas or Mississippi or California feel that way? - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 08:49 3
    - California definitely feels that way. Have you been to California?! Seriously though..... - ty97 Jan 9, 08:55 2
      - As an aside, re:Christie's White House chances, didn't we hear that the 2012 GOP candidates had a bunch of dirt on him? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 08:58 1
        
        The book Double Down at least implies that Romney's vetting of Christie made them run away from the thought of him as VP on the ticket. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 09:00
  - In this instance, it matters because Christie is widely believed to be running for POTUS in 2016. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:41 2
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      - I agree with that. It was obvious from the get-go that this would be today's headline. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:45
- Abuse of power, especially from someone expected to make a run for president, is going to get play. - TWuG Jan 9, 08:35 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:36
- heh, I have read an article about the fall out but still do not know what actually happened. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:35 10
  - I don't quite get all the specifics, but here's the cliff notes version - ty97 Jan 9, 08:38
  - A Christie aide got a transit authority guy to close lanes on an important bridge because the mayor (I think) of the community it serves refused to - TWuG Jan 9, 08:38 8
    - Holy crap. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 08:42
    - also it was the first or second day of school and first responders were impacted causing a death or two -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:39 6
      - Well, an ambulance was delayed getting to a 91 year old woman who later died. BUT... - ty97 Jan 9, 08:41 4
        
        (wait for it, now that there is a nice club against Christie expect his opponents to have a different story of heartache every day come out) -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:42 3
        
        he's audio the guy who said he loves being governor because he gets to speed through tunnels, isn't he? -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 08:43 2
        
        Have you pissed off the autocorrect gods, or something? -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 08:47 1
        
        sparingly. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 08:51
      - supposedly -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:39
- I think this is a big deal. It's elemental. Most everyone knows about traffic jams. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:34 1
  - and the quotes just reek of callous arrogance. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:36
- i am not even American and i think it's kind of a big deal. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 08:31 1
  - Sure, but you hippies say thanks to each other and care for your ill. - ty97 Jan 9, 08:32
- it made national news on both cable and network news stations. I'd say it's a pretty big thing -- nm - decline Jan 9, 08:30 10
  - Yeah. I am not yet convinced it will stay big, or even seem big in hindsight, but it certainly is big in the moment. - ty97 Jan 9, 08:32 9
    - I'm sure this won't kill his chances but... - Mel Profit Jan 9, 08:40 4
      - I don't think it hurts him with core GOP voters (his willingness to compromise hurts him worse there). I expect the core GOP voters love him better - TWuG Jan 9, 08:46
      - I agree, it seems to reinforce his style (/his admin's style if he is not involved) of being brash and telling detractors to eff off. - ty97 Jan 9, 08:43 2
        
        because applying to the GOP base is working real well for them... - Mel Profit Jan 9, 09:05
        
        Just wait until he applies that to Iran! -- nm - GOP Jan 9, 08:47
    - Any viable republican wanting to run in 2016 - eag Jan 9, 08:37
    - this. especially because we have such a short attention span as a nation -- nm - decline Jan 9, 08:33 2
      - The downside for Christie is that there will almost certainly be a drawn out investigation now, and Dems control NJ. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:40 1
        
        yup and they will do everything possible to keep it in the spot light -- nm - decline Jan 9, 08:48
- Based on my Twitter feed, the cable news channels that don't have Fox in their name were all over it yesterday too. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 08:29
Christie giving a press conference right now on the subject -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:28 6
- He appears to be handling this like a pro - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Jan 9, 08:32 5
  - His press conference yesterday already killed him. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 08:47
  - I found it amusing so many said this cuts him from the presidential race. Like this will be remembered in a month much less in two years. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 9, 08:44 3
    - The investigations that are going to happen will give it a bit of shelf life. - TWuG Jan 9, 08:49 1
      - agreed -- nm - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Jan 9, 09:01
    - when he';s running against some Tea Party nominee for the Republican nod you better believe they will bring it up non-stop -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:45
Traffic Jam -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 08:26 1
- Backed up to B3. -- nm - GregW Jan 9, 08:27

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