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Miss February 2006 was found dead yesterday. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jan 17, 07:00 1
- yeah, saw that yesterday. They think she OD'd -- nm - decline Jan 17, 07:01
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- Is Y! open? -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 06:42 3
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    - Someday Faile is going to respond to my emails asking him where to send his cash..... - spamlet Jan 17, 07:01 1
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So, what's in the omnibus spending bill? -- (link) - spamlet Jan 17, 06:36 2
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  - as long as you don't "neigh" you're good. -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 06:38
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- Also, I outed Schock on ST years ago. Homegirl is one of those "DC Gay/Closeted leaving the city" people. -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 07:02 3
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    - Mhmm. Gay DC is too small nothing stays hidden (looking at you Anderson Cooper/Kal Penn) -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 07:13
    - yeah - that guy's gay. -- nm - Diva Jan 17, 07:08
- Tricky issue for me, especially since I was outed. But when someone votes against it, etc. I lean towards it being okay. -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 07:01 3
  - Are you okay with outing a Congressman that votes for gay marriage? -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 07:08 2
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    - This is why it's tricky for me :-) I think being outed myself my perspective is slightly skewed. -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 07:12
- Ultimately, yes. Private sex lives are often considered fair game, if it's a news story. -- nm - Roger More Jan 17, 07:01
- The more I'm reading, the more I'm thinking that every...even the scummiest of politicians...is entitled to this particular freedom of privacy. - Jim Jan 17, 07:01
- It is relevant to Schock's work and stated public views so it is fair game. -- nm - TWuG Jan 17, 06:54 5
  - Can you elaborate more? Specifically: - ty97 Jan 17, 06:56 4
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    - #2 is a particularly tricky bit - znufrii Jan 17, 07:00 2
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        believe me, I could've used a lot more of them. -- nm - znufrii Jan 17, 07:07
- I don't see it as being particularly newsworthy, if the rationale behind the outing is simply his hypocrisy - znufrii Jan 17, 06:46 3
  - however, just because hypocrisy in politicians is common, doesn't mean we should accept it. -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:48
  - and I thought this was a very well thought out response to the whole thing. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 17, 06:47 1
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- I'd say in the case here, it's fair game. The hypocrisy of our legislators is worthy of being reported. That it deals with his personal - Will Hunting Jan 17, 06:44
- I have always been deeply conflicted about this. - ty97 Jan 17, 06:44 6
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    - But being gay is stigmatizing in certain areas/groups. The GOP in his district likely among those areas/groups (I'm sure he has polled) -- nm - ty97 Jan 17, 06:53 2
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        Agreed. Recognize that political turbulence it can cause him and leave it at that. -- nm - ty97 Jan 17, 06:57
  - this pretty much sums me up. i don't think it's anyone else's choice, but, i also think politicians who have a public stance against something they - Andie Jan 17, 06:46 1
    - One of the things that stops me from fully saying "no, stay out of it" is that he is a leader in our society. - ty97 Jan 17, 06:50
- I'm uncomfortable with the news media outing someone like this, even if hypocritical. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 17, 06:40 1
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- For a lot of things, I think the press has an obligation to report. For something like this...a deep personal choice by the person...I think they - Jim Jan 17, 06:38
- No, they have no obligation to report on someone's private lives unless it involves corruption or criminality. -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 06:38
- Generally speaking, unless it proves someone hypocritical or goes against their political statements etc., media should stay out of people's sex lives -- nm - Don Homer Jan 17, 06:36 3
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    - well if they're anti- the practice, they can't exactly name the guy. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 06:54
    - I wouldn't have a problem with it. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 17, 06:43
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- they did this before with Faith Hill. the pictures were fine but showed the obvious photoshopping - Reagen Jan 17, 06:53 5
  - IOW, the point is not to mock Lena but to expose Vogue's practices. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 06:58 4
    - I think the point is to expose lena's hypocrisy. she shouldn't have agreed to do vogue, be photoshopped. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda, 778 Jan 17, 07:00 3
      - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 07:15
      - in any case, I'm 100% positive that Jezebel, of all places, isn't fat shaming. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 07:13
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- um, Vogue is mostly about clothes. she will be wearing them in their magazine.... -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:32
- (This is dumb. Nonetheless......) I hope Lena released it herself - ty97 Jan 17, 06:27
great ad - one minute of spices, exploding from bags (really, it's pretty cool) -- (link) - Andie Jan 17, 06:24
Someone tell Stephen/his kids, Spawn etc. "Marvel Universe: Live!" has announced 250+ tour dates this summer. On sale in a week. -- (link) - MDH Jan 17, 06:23
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Revival of "Titanic: The Musical" headed to Broadway in Fall 2014. Will "tune up" in Toronto this summer. -- (link) - MDH Jan 17, 06:12 5
- Limited number of Broadway theaters and they waste one on this? -- nm - ty97 Jan 17, 06:21
- interesting. (i saw the Aladdin pre-Broadway run in November, i hope the Toronto tune up helped it....) -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:18 2
  - How was the show? -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 06:20 1
    - needed work. -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:23
- okay, I feel old now. - znufrii Jan 17, 06:17
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Ok, so for no reason that I can pinpoint, we have begun playing Animal Crossing: City Folk again on the Wii. Anyone in ST-land still playing this - Jim Jan 17, 06:04 3
- Not City Folk. Qale and I are playing New Leaf on the 3DS. - Kim Pine Jan 17, 06:09 2
  - Dangit. Ok. We've been on a mission lately to fill up the museum. - Jim Jan 17, 06:25 1
    - Thanks for the info on the forum...we'll check it out. -- nm - Jim Jan 17, 06:25
note to self: thank you for almost f*cking that up. - znufrii Jan 17, 06:00
Zara Phillips and her husband had a baby earlier today.....(link) - Walt_Disney Jan 17, 05:57 11
- related unrelated: I can't believe people are naming kids katniss and rue and nobody's picked up on zara. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda, 778 Jan 17, 06:16
- Yeesh, old-timey monarchy "Mrs Michael Tindall today safely delivered a baby" - ty97 Jan 17, 06:12 8
  - My wife and I had the biggest argument during our wedding planning over this very issue. - Walt_Disney Jan 17, 06:32 7
    - she *wanted* to be Mrs. Walt Disney? i love old timey formality, but i have issues with that one still being used. -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:33 6
      - No, HE wanted to be Mrs Michael Tindall. -- nm - Ender Jan 17, 06:44
      - When we sent out our invitations she wanted "Mr and Mrs John Smith" to the adressee's. I wanted "John and Jane Smith"..We argued about it for days. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 17, 06:40 4
        
        I think it was a compromise....I sent my invites with my way and she sent her's her way....Princess Disney will learn my way :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 17, 06:51 1
        
        :) -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:53
        
        ah. who won? -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:46
        
        You probably should have gone with your actual names instead of obvious pseudonyms. You probably confused a great many of your guests. -- nm - Ender Jan 17, 06:45
- i would like to know where i stand in line for the throne. "Lady Andrea, 456,812th in line to the throne." -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:04
Kotaku with a good breakdown of what the net neutrality ruling could mean for online gaming -- (link) - Beaker Jan 17, 05:44
Predators goalie made an amazing save last night (with all the cameras on the game, the shots of it are very poor however) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 17, 05:41
I think I read more now than I did in HS, and I enjoy it a HELL of a lot more. - Strongbad Jan 17, 05:33 1
- HAVING to and wanting to is an important distinction. -- nm - volnelk Jan 17, 06:03
Some interesting new demographic on Facebook users in the US. Sizeable drop in young users (13-17 and 18-24) in the past three years... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 17, 05:33
A Penny Stock Called Nestor Surged 1900% Because People Confused It With The Company That Google Bought... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 17, 05:28 3
- or people thought *other* people might confuse it for Nest. -- nm - znufrii Jan 17, 05:28 2
  - Or people thought that *other* people might think that other people might confuse it for Nest. -- nm - Ender Jan 17, 05:31 1
    - play the players, not the game. :) -- nm - znufrii Jan 17, 05:34
Storehouse - this seems like a pretty neat new app for the iPad... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 17, 05:26 1
- This is pretty nifty. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 17, 06:10
Traffic ticket for driving in Google Glass dismissed -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 17, 05:20
A new NBER paper* argues that the impact of fracking on water quality has affected the value of otherwise similar properties in parts of America. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 17, 05:00 2
- In a case like this, it doesn't necessarily have to even be true. IMO, the perception is strong enough to effect people's behavior. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 17, 05:19 1
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jan 17, 05:33
Wow. NBA team scored 73 points in the 1st half last night, and 19 in the 2nd. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 17, 04:41 1
- 12-20 shooting 3's in the 1st half, 0-14 in 2nd half. - Strongbad Jan 17, 04:43
This Democrat thinks he can win in 2016 as the anti-Obama -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 17, 04:19
While I am in favour of the death penalty, what happened in Ohio is beyond ridiculous and I hope his family sues the State and everyone involved -- (link) - Beaker Jan 17, 03:38 2
- Agreed. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 17, 04:41
- Agreed. That's terrible. -- nm - volnelk Jan 17, 04:35
Remember that Zach Braff Kickstarter movie? -- (link) - con_carne Jan 16, 22:47 3
- nice poster. -- nm - Andie Jan 17, 06:38
- I guess all that money went into casting. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 22:49 1
  - "Billy likes to keep the money on the field." "Soda money?" -- nm - Max Jan 17, 03:53
*snicker* Watching archer season 4 and laughing ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 22:43 2
- Geez, I'm on an Archer bender -- nm - Beryllium Jan 17, 00:19
- ............................................. ....... "Can we have the radio?" *closing credits* -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 23:19
It's already over where you are... but, Happy Birthday, Mel! -- nm - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Jan 16, 22:40
Photos of Niagara Falls (partially frozen) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 22:28 [500px]
I think Vegas is out for us. Can't do an Alaska Cruise in September and Vegas too - @babybean1128 Jan 16, 21:39 4
- if only you were playing that facebook game and earning free comps like the rest of us ... darn! - JenBro Jan 17, 05:58 1
  - The Jax's already have 2 comp rooms between us. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 17, 06:20
- booooo -- nm - JaxSean Jan 17, 05:50
- Heh, I'm looking at Vegas in May and a Caribbean cruise two weeks later....just as well I got that raise in my Social Security ;) -- nm - Meg Jan 16, 22:00
Just (re) watched that PBS documentary on Prohibition....boy I need a drink -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 21:36 2
- I'm on my second Founder's Breakfast Stout. I don't know if I want a third. It's so damn tasty though. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 21:38 1
  - Beer for Breakfast....that's the way it was in the founding father's day -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 22:53
Virginia GOP state senator running for the House. Let's see what he has to say about rape... -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 16, 21:22 1
- *golf clap* -- nm - Beaker Jan 17, 05:50
The last book I read was the 12 Days of Christmas over on BOP. What do you mean that isnt a book? -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 21:07 2
- Awww, thanks. -- nm - Tim Jan 16, 21:54
- Genius is rarely laconic. -- nm - David Jan 16, 21:18
Google contact lens -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 20:56 2
- This is really interesting. (I am curious to know how many people said diabetes management was a part-time job.) - kelly Jan 16, 21:08 1
  - My assumption is that the only opening would be for the sensor, everything else would be sealed inside the lens -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 21:32
Read the Bub some War and Peace. Night short bedtime story -- nm - @babybean1128 Jan 16, 20:23 4
- War and Peas, the abridged children's edition -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 20:27 3
  - I like this -- nm - @babybean1128 Jan 16, 20:28 2
    - all we are saying is give peas a chance ... -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 16, 20:39 1
      - Visualize whirled peas. -- nm - mara Jan 16, 20:42
"...Pass?" -- nm - Max Jan 16, 20:15 2
- the dutchie on the left hand side? -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 20:29
- the Grey Poupon? -- nm - budice Jan 16, 20:21
Pizza in a gourmet restaurant might seem like over thinking a peasant food, but its damn good with fancy cheeses, fresh herbs etc -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 20:14 8
- "Local Man Drops Bombshell - 'Pizza is Good' Film at 11:00. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 16, 20:43 1
  - Local man lies. -- nm - David Jan 16, 21:19
- Boeuf bourgignon is also peasant food -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 20:31 5
  - it's funny - I tried making it off some recipes on the net - and when they sent me their recipe - as expected - some of the difference is ingredients - JenBro Jan 16, 21:01 4
    - Yep - these dishes are all about using the cheapest, toughest cuts of beef, cooking it for hours and transforming it into something magical -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 21:15
    - chuck is quite flavorful and it comes out best when you braise it...I'm surprised they don't brown (maybe they sear at 450-500 first?) and then you.. - zeitgeist Jan 16, 21:13 2
      - I sear the chunks ahead of cooking everything in the oven -- nm - peglegpete Jan 16, 21:24
      - I'll post their recipe tomorrow - when I'm at work and can do a cut and paste -- nm - JenBro Jan 16, 21:15
Diva, don't get the machete. Mel's birthday wishes are not that out of hand [for a change] -- nm - peglegpete Jan 16, 19:59 2
- but yes on the trifle :) -- nm - peglegpete Jan 16, 20:07 1
  - Oh, man, I misread that at first. - Beryllium Jan 16, 20:21

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