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I thought praline in the US was pecan. -- nm - the liioulu with a bike in the snow Jan 18, 14:18 5
- I thought praline was a snack made of nuts. Pecan is a seed. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 14:24 4
  - Aren't nuts seeds too. -- nm - the liioulu with a bike in the snow Jan 18, 14:31
  - Apparently they use pecans to make pralines. I learned something today. :-) - Krusty Jan 18, 14:28 2
    - Well... here in America. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 14:28 1
      - I did say US. -- (link) - the liioulu with a bike in the snow Jan 18, 14:32
So, my ears didnt "pop" on the landing, is there a good remedy for this? -- nm - Truman Jan 18, 13:54 5
- Chewing gum. -- nm - the liioulu with a bike in the snow Jan 18, 14:19
- Ice pick jammed in really hard will do the trick. Seriously, chewing gum works for some people. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 14:16
- Maybe someone can gut punch you while you're yawning. Oh, try yawning. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:56 1
  - ears are up here, I'd say a punch in the head would do the trick -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 15:55
- Swimming? I dunno. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:55
Only saw part of one of the soccer games this morning but also heard much of one on the radio. Sounds like a good day for footy fans -- nm - zork Jan 18, 13:40
pacrat. Ika... - Mel Profit Jan 18, 13:40
Holy eff. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 13:33 2
- More crap piled on the season of crap. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 13:39 1
  - Trouba is our tiny light at the end of the tunnel. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 13:42
A disaster in the making: 95% of ATMs still run Windows XP -- (link) - budice Jan 18, 13:14 5
- I'm still running xp -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 14:09
- I'm not sure what's disastrous about that -- nm - zork Jan 18, 13:36 2
  - Microsoft won't be patching it, so it will be open season. - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:49 1
    - I'm surprised that after all these years we don't have more hacking or crimes involving ATM machines. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 14:29
- Not to mention the magnetic stripe tech that's obsolete and being abandoned by libraries and transportation systems. -- nm - the liioulu with a bike in the snow Jan 18, 13:30
*headdesk* Butler in overtime with Marquette...we've got a player can't hit Free Throws. should have won this -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 13:06 1
- *phew* got the win! -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 13:27
full time 31-28 -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 18, 13:05
I seem to have lost a Sunday somewhere...seems tomorrow is a tour day :/ -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 12:49
Jen, where is the Beef Borg recipe? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 18, 12:48 3
- Hmm...there's a moose version my cousins created. -- nm - the liioulu with a bike in the snow Jan 18, 13:30
- It will be assimilated into your stomach? -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 13:15 1
  - sustenance will be futile -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 15:56
"From noon to 10 p.m. Jan. 29 through Feb. 1, the NFL will own Broadway between 34th and 47th streets" -- (link) - ty97 Jan 18, 12:28
“Praying on all fours on a carpet, what is that all about?” -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 12:27 2
- the secular charter testimony in Quebec is mind boggling. I got pickpocketed by people wearing religious stuff...BAN RELIGION! - Beaker Jan 18, 12:29 1
  - the Liberal guy egging the racist couple to keep going cracks me up -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 12:41
“Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no. People are always gracious and say, ‘Oh, you should run again.’ I’m not running again. " -- (link) - ty97 Jan 18, 12:25 2
- the secular charter testimony in Quebec is mind boggling. -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 12:28 1
  - crap meant for above -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 12:28
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- 2 Fast 2 Runnings -- nm - budice Jan 18, 12:38
- Zombie John Candy! -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 12:34 1
  - As long as he is not a gay zombie he can still touch children -- nm - President Putzin Jan 18, 12:39
Peter Capaldi, the new Dr. Who, did some fan art back in 1976 -- (link) - Remlik Jan 18, 12:09 2
- he predicted Trenzalore !!! -- nm - zork Jan 18, 13:39
- Dude, casting spoilers! -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 12:18
halftime 16-14 -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 18, 12:08
So, it sounds like it was *not* The Bieb's coke. But... - Spawn Jan 18, 12:07 1
- Just a messed up kid in my book, otherwise a non-factor -- nm - budice Jan 18, 12:39
lovely...6 more US retailers attacked like Target.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 18, 12:03
BJ car auction is starting on Fox. it's their hi end sports & salon cars. almost all are worth over $1M -- nm - peglegpete Jan 18, 12:02 1
- hope crank yanker can get that car he linked to -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 14:06
A battle for first place in the ACC between Pittsburgh and Syracuse makes me a little sad. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 11:46 3
- Yup. So wrong. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 13:21
- scoring less than 20 points in a half makes me very sad. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 12:34 1
  - 56-42. Yeah that's the final score, not the halftime score. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 13:29
Checking my Kiva and I notice that Julia is delinquent. When do I get to send in the kneecap breakers? -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 11:43 4
- Meg -- nm - JD Jan 18, 11:46 3
  - you didn't think she was really going on vacation did you? she's on the collection route. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 11:49 2
    - For her, that *is* vacation. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:52 1
      - it soothes and calms her to get her money... - Mel Profit Jan 18, 14:21
I believe I finally wrestled the AA reservation system into submission. For a couple of days I've been trying to book reward tickets for - Meg Jan 18, 11:40
Black Sails episode 1 is availible NOW on Starz On Demand...it debuts a week from tonight. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 18, 11:28
I'll take a point at Anfield every day. Good job Villa. -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 11:28 1
- Nicely done. -- nm - JD Jan 18, 11:34
ok, so ... minor gripe (you know how I like to grip about trivialities) ... I'm at the library right now, and there's this lady ... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 18, 11:20 9
- umm, don't they automatically log out if someone hasn't used them for five or ten minutes? Screw them all! -- nm - zork Jan 18, 13:38
- Report her. - the liioulu with a bike in the snow Jan 18, 13:34
- I would not say anything to her but would go take the computer you want. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:42
- I get people. They're a-holes. Pretty much everyone is an a-hole. I mean, we're all a-holes. I need a hot pocket -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 11:27 5
  - yeah ... and I've already had lunch, but I could use a snack. maybe i'm just getting grumpy. -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 18, 11:29 4
    - One of my biggest gripes is people just can't mind their own business. so frustrating to me -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 11:33
    - Or a Snickers. -- nm - mara Jan 18, 11:31 2
      - We weel ween thees for Mother Russia! -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 11:45 1
        
        my favorite part of the "extended / full" version of the commercial is (spoiler?) - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 18, 11:48
GAME ON! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 18, 11:18
Drought Emergency declared in California. 2013 was driest year on record -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 11:13 8
- relatedly, seriously folks ... i think it's time we hooked up a few pumps at least along the coastline and started desalinating some seawater ... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 18, 11:22 6
  - Not difficult but expensive and environmental concerns -- (link) - JD Jan 18, 11:50
  - One just went online in San Diego, I think. But really I think we need to regulate or ban front lawns - con_carne Jan 18, 11:35 3
    - well, if there's a serious draught ... well, i'll just say, "hhhmmm ... water to bathe, cook, do dishes and laundry, or ... something that will ,... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 18, 11:38
    - Or, you know, grass lawns in general. Fuck 'em -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 11:37 1
      - At least one of my friends has ripped his out - cities are paying a nice amount to those who do. -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 11:43
  - or tap into the aquafer under Death Valley -- nm - peglegpete Jan 18, 11:29
- my thoughts on this yesterday -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 18, 11:20 [Backboard]
Juan Pablo aka The Bachelor just doesnt get it -- (link) - eag Jan 18, 10:56 4
- "..who is the first person of color to lead the franchise", he is?!?! - Jovian Jan 18, 11:01 3
  - If you're an American born white guy with Venezuelan background, you're a minority. If Italian/English/South African, you're not. It's retarded. -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 11:12 2
    - In the end, what matters is how he chooses to identify himself -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 11:13 1
      - Homophobe. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:14
crap -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 10:41 1
- effin flopper. -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 10:42
news article about a secure (https) web site to get target's credit monitoring, says it will not automatically renew - zeitgeist Jan 18, 10:28 2
- I got that e-mail. I did not click the link. Instead, I went to my bookmark for my Target account, found the same info from the e-mail, - CovingtonCat Jan 18, 10:38
- Yep, I was one of those who got the email and made sure not to click thru, but went to the Target site instead. The sign-up process for monitoring - Meg Jan 18, 10:34
I have just seen THE worst commercial of all time. Here are the key words: "Compact Catheter". - David Jan 18, 10:25 1
- Oh, so targeted at groiny. - CovingtonCat Jan 18, 10:39
That's a bad number for an attempt to reboot a Jack Ryan franchise. -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 09:59 13
- It looked so incredibly ordinary. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 13:20 1
  - This. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:24
- They need to forget jack ryan and focus on John Clark. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:05
- What Hollywood doesn't understand about Tom Clancy — and how it's killing a franchise -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 12:36
- it is am almost impossible story to do in a movie format. 10-13 episode hour long show however would own -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 11:15 2
  - do it ala GOT. All the jumping around. Jack Ryan still the lead but focus on other characters as well -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 11:16 1
    - agreed -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 11:42
- That franchise has sucked for a long time. -- nm - rollo Jan 18, 10:18 2
  - That franchise always did suck. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 10:34 1
    - whar`s th luv? -- nm - SConn Jan 18, 10:58
- Star Trek does not work for the Jack Ryan series -- nm - budice Jan 18, 10:11
- If you release a movie in January you already know it has issues -- nm - @babybean1128 Jan 18, 10:08
- Killing it in its cradle, one might even say. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 10:06
I'm half drunk and we're only 18 minutes in. shame -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 09:48 11
- still drinking from last night, or an early start to the weekend? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 18, 10:35 1
  - Yes -- nm - CQ si Jan 18, 10:44
- Tell us all something embarrasing about yourself that we didn't already know. -- nm - @babybean1128 Jan 18, 10:01 3
  - I actually did get bust in a Burger King bathroom -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 10:26 2
    - One of two fast food bathrooms I did in. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 10:42
    - bust=busy of course. effin Coors Light -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 10:26
- I'll say this, though. Villa are clearly the better half so far. Goos stuff, this. -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 09:50 4
  - Indeed. Let's go AVL -- nm - JD Jan 18, 09:52 3
    - effin woodwork. damn -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 09:54 2
      - but not that time! -- nm - JD Jan 18, 09:59 1
        
        deserved -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 09:59
Finished the last season of Community last night. (11 in two days). - Spawn Jan 18, 09:37 7
- the most recent episode is gold. one of my all-time faves -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 11:12 2
  - Yeah, hearing ST comment on the current season motivated me to knock out the last one so I can get caught up. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:14 1
    - It's a sitcom, not The Wire. Just skip the episodes you don't want to watch -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 11:21
- It was sad and probably best forgotten -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 10:55
- I hated last season. This season, so far, has been pretty good…definitely winning me back -- nm - Flavorize Jan 18, 09:54 1
  - The best thing they did last season (spoil) - Spawn Jan 18, 10:12
- I don't have fond memories of last season, but this one has started well, so you should be good. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 09:44
Mopping Nubby from B2...check your Kiva balances - we have money. -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 09:33
King Alfred the Great has been possibly found by UK archeologists -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 18, 09:19
4 year old girl, shoots 4 year old boy dead with rifle found under a bed (Detroit) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 09:07
Winnipeg man builds massive outdoor ice rink with over 3000 hand carved ice blocks (he used a hand saw) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 18, 09:05 4
- He knows there's a thing called a hose, right? -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 09:07 3
  - "I call it cobblestone ice." -- nm - Max Jan 18, 09:12 1
    - *artisinal* cobblestone ice. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 09:52
  - heh, I worded poorly. The blocks are for the sides and bleachers. I'm assuming he did ice the normal way -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 09:08
Breaking Bad season 3 spoils - JaxSean Jan 18, 08:59 8
- Ummm...spoils - budice Jan 18, 09:06 5
  - oh, yes, my bad. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 09:14
  - as to your inquiry...spoils... - budice Jan 18, 09:08 3
    - I'm on season 3 episode 6, but that doesn't ring a bell -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 09:16 2
      - IFT is an episode title. You might not have seen it yet. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 13:08 1
        
        That was episode 3. I'm on 9. (spoils) - JaxSean Jan 18, 13:34
- By the end, she isn't even in the top 10. -- nm - GregW Jan 18, 09:01 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 09:20
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- Whenever I hear that name I think of this video. -- (link) - Tim Jan 18, 08:57 [youtube]
Cabaye spot kick. Beautiful -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 08:53
CPFC! -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 08:51
Aguero is just amazing. -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 08:36
Went out last night and played some darts with the boys. Beer and a breakfast sammich in my hands. Sorry, J. Any American being an Arsenal fan is - CQ Jan 18, 08:03 4
- What's a gooner? ;-) -- nm - JD Jan 18, 08:36
- That's OK, I'm not American. -- nm - J Jan 18, 08:30 2
  - oh, crap. *laughing* -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 08:37 1
    - :D -- nm - J Jan 18, 08:48
roll 'em -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 18, 07:45

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