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so - tonight's HBOgo movie was the Place Beyond the Pines ... actually I watched part of it last night and finished it tonight ... C spoilers - JenBro Jan 16, 19:54
Polar Vortex 2: Polar Boogaloo! -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:49 3
- I bet this means our bay freezes over early this year ... and we'll likely get more HUGE dumps of Lake Effect Snow - YAY -- nm - JenBro Jan 16, 19:57
- They mentioned that on the news this evening, but the forecast showed highs in the 20s through next week. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 16, 19:55 1
  - It'll sneak up on you when you least expect it. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:56
Google might launch glucose-monitoring contact lenses for diabetics -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 19:40 3
- That. Would. Be. AWESOME. -- nm - kelly Jan 16, 19:43 2
  - blink and there goes what's left of your pancreas -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 20:09 1
    - Heh. There hasn't been anything there for decades now. - kelly Jan 16, 21:04
33% of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:40 25
- It might be two years since I've read anything longer than a 10 page magazine article. -- nm - Max Jan 16, 19:53 6
  - I wouldn't know where to find a 10 page magazine article (outside rage-inducing screeds in Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair) -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:58 2
    - He subscribes to Playboy just for the 10 page articles -- nm - @babybean1128 Jan 16, 19:59 1
      - The pinup diatribes are the best part! - Beryllium Jan 16, 20:01
  - I haven't read a book in decades. -- nm - @babybean1128 Jan 16, 19:56
  - *gasp* -- nm - mara Jan 16, 19:54 1
    - And attempting to read Just So Stories to my niece soured me on reading! It was awful! Nothing like my childhood memories! - Max Jan 16, 19:58
- Some sources: - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:51
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- The Most Likely Person to Read a Book? A College-Educated Black Woman -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:48 2
  - Diaries don't count, Madea. - Max Jan 16, 19:56
  - From this, we can extrapolate that I am a ... - Beryllium Jan 16, 19:53
- egad. That`s pathetic -- nm - mud Jan 16, 19:48
- One-in-four adults have not read a book in the last year. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:47 7
  - I've read two this month, but they were just novels ... not amazing literary accomplishments. - Beryllium Jan 16, 19:52
  - Count me as 1 in 4 -- nm - @babybean1128 Jan 16, 19:51 4
    - This is a retread (a Mop, but he was here) from today, but yeah, so am I. - Spawn Jan 16, 19:52 3
      - Do you read books to your son? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 19:54 2
        
        Yes. But not novels. -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 20:18
        
        *scratches chin* that was possibly a rude question, I apologize if so. I was just trying to say that kids books might count somewhat. - Beryllium Jan 16, 20:00
  - This is like a statistics class. Based on this information, we can extrapolate what percentage of the population are college graduates. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:47
- *sheds a single tear* -- nm - Robert Munsch si Jan 16, 19:43
- 75% of inmates are illiterate at the 12th-grade level and 19% are completely illiterate. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:43 1
  - *sheds a single tear* -- nm - Brooks Was Here Jan 16, 19:45
- That's sad. -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 19:41
Watched True Detective, that was something. Slightly slow/boring start, but intrigued by the end. -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 19:39
ok so - I had a bit of "JenBro Irony" today ... a friend and I got picked for a contest where we get to dine out - gourmet - they photo and film us - - JenBro Jan 16, 19:37 3
- charcuterie, moules, beef bourg [you have too, now], duck normandy, duck & porcini gnocchi -- nm - peglegpete Jan 16, 19:54 2
  - there's more than one preparation on that menu that I had to look up to see what it meant ... I hope we get to go back into the kitchen -- nm - JenBro Jan 16, 19:55 1
    - go with the interesting stuff you rarely get, which means skip ordering any salads & pizza -- nm - peglegpete Jan 16, 19:57
Screw bisque. -- nm - Cuzzin Toddroid Jan 16, 19:34 2
- bisque is a tedius thing to make properly -- nm - JenBro Jan 16, 19:37 1
  - But oh so delicious. -- nm - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jock Strap) Jan 16, 19:47
the Doomseday Clock remains at 5 minutes to midnight -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 16, 19:30
This happened at the pool yesterday. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:17 1
- your kids are so cute :) -- nm - JenBro Jan 16, 19:26
Avery White Rascal Ale A- -- nm - budice Jan 16, 19:10
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This Is The Best Thing Seahawks And 49ers Fans Have Ever Done -- (link) - Beaker Jan 16, 18:40 1
- The Beavers and Ducks do this every year. Blood drives, charity drives, exercise cycles, the works. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 18:42
tHE cw'S wONDER wOMAN SHOW IS NO MORE. -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 18:38 4
- They tried another Wonder Woman reboot? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 18:41 2
  - They were going to do a Smallville, but gave up since it appears the Flash show will happen. -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 18:53 1
    - So DC's got movie continuity, Smallville continuity (Arrow, Flash, etc.), and soon... Gotham PD continuity. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:08
- sfcapsk -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 18:38
Fuck this day. Tomorrow will be better. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 18:21 22
- keep that thought in the front of your mind right before you go to sleep ... "Friday - Tomorrow - is going to be AWESOME" - JenBro Jan 16, 19:49
- Well, good thoughts to all the STers who had hard days today. Tomorrow will be better for most, I'm sure. - Beryllium Jan 16, 19:12 1
  - Seriously, though. Shitty day for Slackers, 'eh? - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:20
- Sorry dude. -- nm - kelly Jan 16, 19:11 4
  - Hugs for you and Will. So sorry about your furry buddy. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 16, 19:22 3
    - Damn, just read the bb's. So sorry Kelly, it's never easy, even if it's the right thing to do. - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Jan 16, 19:58
    - Thanks. It'll be a tough day. -- nm - kelly Jan 16, 19:31
    - ditto. I just saw the backboard :( -- nm - peglegpete Jan 16, 19:23
- IK.R? -- nm - Llewyn Davis Jan 16, 19:10
- you know, I find that it's really easy to love small things about days to make them better. the whole day doesn't have to be great. - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 16, 18:33 12
  - And I have advised some people to keep a journal and if nothing else, write that one thing down each day. -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 18:56 3
    - My standard for what constitutes a "bad day" changed dramatically after those 3 months when Zoe was in the hospital. - ralph wiggum Jan 16, 19:01 2
      - right? every day is pretty much good. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 16, 19:05 1
        
        I'm not going to lie, some days after pretty sub-awesome. They just don't make it to "bad" anymore. (Hope tomorrow is better, Moppers.) nm - ralph wiggum Jan 16, 19:14
  - You didn't lose the 7 in that figure! -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 18:52
  - This has got to be some of the best advice ever. It really is the small things that make you eager to rise the next day. -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 18:44 1
    - tomorrow I get to wear my awesome new socks. I have seven hours of marketing meetings and I don't even care. purple and pink and black stripes! - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 16, 18:54
  - also: new games magazine in the mail today! huzzah! -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 16, 18:38 4
    - Awww, man. I love Games Magazine. I need to resubscribe. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 16, 18:56 3
      - it's so great. world of puzzles, too. I love bussing to work because I have these little gems. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 16, 19:08 2
        
        Do you get the paper subscription or the digital? I see that digital isn't interactive but OTOH...international postage, yunno? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 16, 19:15 1
        
        Side note: looking at the publisher's subscription page, I see they list the TV Guide Crossword under "Harder Crosswords" Heh. - ralph wiggum Jan 16, 19:16
thats one of the best Parks & Rec I've seen in awhile. -- nm - Jovian Jan 16, 18:17
So if NCAA sports are news events, then they can't sell ads for them? -- nm - the liioulu iwth Jan 16, 18:09 1
- Uh, they sell ads for every news program they broadcast. -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 19:46
Okay. Now watch Short Term 12. -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 18:05 7
- It's definitely in my Top 3 of the year. -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 18:27
- It's on the list! I'm just one man! -- nm - Max Jan 16, 18:08 5
  - I just feel like I'm on a roll. -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 18:10 4
    - Wouldn't you rather me quit while you're ahead? -- nm - David Jan 16, 18:17 3
      - You'll like it -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 18:34 2
        
        Hey, are you doing a column today? - David Jan 16, 18:36 1
        
        I would turn in. - Dano Jan 16, 18:45
And... Microsoft's HBO Go exclusivity has run out. -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 17:43
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I'm watching The Spectacular Now. Shailene Woodley is impossibly secure for her age. - Max Jan 16, 17:36 5
- she really is fantastic in that...nm - x Jan 16, 17:41 1
  - I agree.. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 16, 19:14
- Woodley is an acting savant. I'm in awe of her, and I've only seen her in two movies. -- nm - David Jan 16, 17:37 2
  - I thought she was *horrible* in that teen pregnancy show she was in. I was a little hesitant to see The Descendants as a result. - kelly Jan 16, 17:39 1
    - I've never seen an episode of that but I plan to go back and watch it because she is the star. - David Jan 16, 17:41
CRAP!!! an old friend died yesterday from a fire in his house -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 16, 17:29 9
- UGH, SORRY DUDE -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 18:38
- Damn. :-( I'm sorry for your loss. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 18:26
- :( oh hell ... I'm so so sorry {{{{{ HUGS }}}}} -- nm - JenBro Jan 16, 18:01
- So sorry. -- nm - the liioulu iwth Jan 16, 17:48
- Sorry to hear... -- nm - kelly Jan 16, 17:35
- That's horrible. I'm so sorry. - David Jan 16, 17:34
- dang. sorry, man...nm - x Jan 16, 17:31 2
  - my ex-roomate & best friend growing up, called me to tell me an hour ago. - peglegpete Jan 16, 17:36 1
    - yeah, that's rough. hang in there....nm - x Jan 16, 17:46
Wow. I actually just watched the trailer for that mystery Oscar nominated film -- (link) - Reagen Jan 16, 17:28 [youtube] 6
- I will hunt you down and shoot you like a rabid badger for linking that. - Marlowe Jan 16, 19:20
- what hath god wrought?....nm - x Jan 16, 17:37 4
  - It's rare to see a film made in 2013 that takes the bold stance that the Natives got what they deserved. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 17:38 3
    - is the wolf with drool dripping from it's fangs intercut with the war painted savage supposed to be some sort of symbolic association?....nm - x Jan 16, 17:45 1
      - why won't this director just come straight out and tell us what he thinks! -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 17:46
    - The moral of the story: never kidnap a white woman. - David Jan 16, 17:43
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - Jovian Jan 16, 17:19 4
- is there any paint residue from their car on your door? you never know when you will need the evidence :( -- nm - peglegpete Jan 16, 18:13
- any security cams around that might have it on film? - JenBro Jan 16, 18:02 1
  - have to check tomorrow at work - Jovian Jan 16, 18:10
- *starts to call lawyer* -- nm - tony the tiger Jan 16, 17:23
I have been downloading Bioshock Infinite on PS3 for three hours now. It's 7 GB. - David Jan 16, 17:18 16
- It's a really good game. You should play it. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 19:21
- Yes, it was about an hour for Borderlands 2 (about 5.6 GB) for me. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 16, 18:20 1
  - Probably about that long. A GB file generally takes about 30 minutes. -- nm - David Jan 16, 18:26
- if you're lucky, there'll also be a ps3 system update!.... - x Jan 16, 17:22 12
  - spectacular now isn't great, but it's good...(no real spoils) - x Jan 16, 17:28 9
    - Kim and I were just talking about it and I came to decide it's my favorite screenplay of 2013. - David Jan 16, 17:34 7
      - i like that angle of it. i think it has structural problems, though... - x Jan 16, 17:40
      - I *loved* it. -- nm - kelly Jan 16, 17:35 5
        
        It's probably going to be in my top 5 for the year, maybe top 3. - David Jan 16, 17:35 4
        
        It ended up in my Top 10.. - Marlowe Jan 16, 19:24 2
        
        You really ought to be writing for BOP. -- nm - David Jan 16, 19:32 1
        
        Thank you. That means a lot. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 16, 19:37
        
        It's in my top 5 as well. -- nm - Jelly Jan 16, 18:18
    - this should have been at the top of the page!....nm - x Jan 16, 17:29
  - THERE WAS!!! - David Jan 16, 17:24 1
    - color me un-shocked. the ps3 ui is an atrocity....nm - x Jan 16, 17:31
oh Community, how I've missed you. tonight's has been crazy good so far -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 17:08 1
- spoilers - Beaker Jan 16, 17:17
Happy Birthday Mel!!!! -- nm - the liioulu iwth Jan 16, 17:02 7
- HBD! -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 18:46
- hb!....nm - x Jan 16, 17:19
- happy birthday! -- nm - loosi at home Jan 16, 17:12
- Don Homer!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 17:09
- WHAT? Hmm. Should we brace for a Nekkid Crazy Protonic Inversion? - Beryllium Jan 16, 17:05 2
  - There are some streams that should not *ever* be crossed -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 18:47
  - latest sex craze. -- nm - loosi at home Jan 16, 17:12
I just realized that Manning's constant "Omaha!"'s as of late were just brilliant subliminal marketing for Nebraska's Oscar nomination campaign -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 16:56
sweet. World-class douchebag Rob Anders is getting a nomination challenger, and a tough one. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 16, 16:49
Buzz, I agree with you. - David Jan 16, 16:33 1
- I'm usually a big fan of Russell's movies but this one fell so flat for me. - Buzz Jan 16, 16:43
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- *arm falls off* -- nm - Tanaka Jan 16, 16:54 1
  - Or a chronic and debilitating in-grown toenail. - the liioulu iwth Jan 16, 16:59
- *sigh* - the liioulu iwth Jan 16, 16:46
Lenovo all-in-one Windows PC with built in battery (basically, a giant tablet) for $750. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 16:25 2
- too bad it uses windows 8 -- nm - @babybean1128 Jan 16, 17:52
- 20" -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 16:28

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