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also the house I love is open on saturday, and 18k cheaper than before. -- (link) - peggy ann mcamanda Feb 20, 14:19 9
- 2 fireplaces? nice. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 14:34
- I like it. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 14:26
- wow, the - whatchamacallit, the dark wood around the ceiling - is perfect with the floor. -- nm - Max Feb 20, 14:22 2
  - it's *so* me, right? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Feb 20, 14:24 1
    - At first I was like, "Bungalow? Mary? 5%." But then the interior pictures swung me all the way over to 95% Mary. -- nm - Max Feb 20, 14:27
- Oooo. Are you going, or have you already been in it? -- nm - mara Feb 20, 14:21 3
  - I'm going. I don't have an agent right now so I haven't been in. it's still maybe $10-15k overpriced but man, it's lovely. if you google maps it and - peggy ann mcamanda Feb 20, 14:24 2
    - go for it....how much of a down do you need? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:55
    - Who needs cash? That's what debt is for! - spamlet Feb 20, 14:27
Colts RB Trent Richardson underwent shoulder surgery following the season, per source. Told it was “just a scope.” Shouldn’t hurt offseason -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 14:17 1
- I'm going to fire that surgeon. I specifically asked for him to make it a career ender so I don't have to pay that guy anymore. - Jim Irsay Feb 20, 14:28
so a friend of mine got a shutoff notice from the power company today. he's on the "budget plan" and is supposed to pay $38 per month - peggy ann mcamanda Feb 20, 14:15 2
- TV consumer reporters like this kind of story -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:57
- weird, check yes, have them refund $$$ -- nm - budice Feb 20, 14:20
GotGX: Guardians of the Galaxy movie poster (pic) -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 14:12 [Image]
Some Guy Turned Each Episode of Breaking Bad Into Its Own Dope Poster -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 14:06
LIR - PFM - LOL@ Coffee is for Closers! I AM NOT SHELLY!!! Darn it!!! Hee - however, would that not make a GREAT sign in a coffee shop? -- nm - JenBro Feb 20, 14:02
reaction videos of hockey fans watching the game ender earlier today...spoilers at link -- (link) - Remlik Feb 20, 13:59 1
- This is material for a beer commercial. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 15:02
Bizarre news of the day: Reindeer get fluorescent antlers to reduce roadkill...(link) - Walt_Disney Feb 20, 13:57
hockey spoilers - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:48 3
- spoilers - David Feb 20, 14:09
- yeah ... It's just really any time a win by one team has any mention that referee intervention changed the outcome. -- nm - JenBro Feb 20, 14:04
- yep, that's it. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 13:52
The first Guardians of the Galaxy poster has been released. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:46 2
- oh work pc how I hate you for not displaying this image. -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 13:49
- That's a cool poster. It's not the usual *one man stands like this* crap -- nm - con_carne Feb 20, 13:48
Looks out window....Environment Canada lied about this rainfall warning.....its snowing so hard I cant see across the street!!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 20, 13:43 1
- here too. apparently it will change over night. we'll see. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 13:45
Do we have any Simple users here? What do you think of them being acquired? - spamlet Feb 20, 13:42
Face Off spoils - Jovian Feb 20, 13:40 7
- also spoils....... - groiny Feb 20, 13:49 5
  - yea no kidding, they are lucky the other team stunk so badly -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 13:59 4
    - it was kind of a shit challenge.....spoils - groiny Feb 20, 14:01 3
      - agreed. and I hate team-up challenges even more so. -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 14:02 2
        
        not so much in the beginning, but once they eliminate a few, they should scrap team challenges....spoils.... - groiny Feb 20, 14:06 1
        
        Oh agreed. In the beginning they are definitely neccessary...spoils - Jovian Feb 20, 14:11
- yeah, that one was pretty lame. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 13:43
"What followed ignition was not the bright report of a successful blastoff, but the muffled thud of fire in the hole." -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 13:35 2
- Dammit, Boyd! -- nm - David Feb 20, 13:40 1
  - It takes a certain kind of personal-injury lawyer to look at the facts of this glittering night and wrest from them a plausible plaintiff and defendan - love the similar writing style Feb 20, 14:00
GotX: All the character featurettes have been released. -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 13:28 [youtube]
The NBA, NHL, And MLB Are Teaming Up With Time To Build A Digital-First ESPN Killer -- (link) - spamlet Feb 20, 13:26 6
- This is interesting. These synchronous networks (of which WWE was pretty much the first) really is what we need to break the cable monopolies. - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:37 1
  - makes me wonder what NBC,FX, AMC, and the others like it would charge -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:51
- 2 minute video clips? WTF? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:29 3
  - It's Sportscenter 24 hours per day, basically. -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 13:36
  - Considering most sports can be encapsulated down to about that .... yep. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 20, 13:35
  - it would be like NFL red zone....see every touchdown every game (but that's all you see) -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 13:30
At some point or other during the Olympics, I take a look at the medal count and estimate how the standings would be different if the USSR were still - prayformojo Feb 20, 13:25
wap? Ukrainian Olympic skier skips slalom in protest of government violence in Kiev -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 20, 13:19 8
- Reading over this crisis yesterday, I still think it's being mischaracterized as government violence. Appears they overreacted to violent protests -- nm - Max Feb 20, 13:49 5
  - But police, military etc are accountable to a chain of command, while individual protesters are not. - Roger More Feb 20, 13:56 4
    - There really is. You don't get to storm government buildings because you're unhappy at a trade agreement. And if the cops tell you to back off... - Max Feb 20, 13:58 3
      - But if there are a small number of protesters inciting violence, the response should be proportional - Roger More Feb 20, 14:30
      - There's some blame to be had by both sides, but I think that the majority of the blame lies with the government. - spamlet Feb 20, 14:16
      - There's very reasonable evidence that the gov't (and Moscow) has hired cossack goon squads to attack protesters. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 20, 14:09
- *shows up, snowplows the whole way down* -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:24 1
  - throws chunks of ice at the heads of journalists and security guards -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 13:31
and the Tornado warnings are starting. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:18 3
- you gonna ride your bike home with Spawn in the front basket? -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 13:18 2
  - HA! -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:19 1
    - ques up the random sound effects and music from Wizard of Oz -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 20, 13:46
I really hate to short today's IPO but there's no way that the Spooks movie makes $16m here. -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 13:15 7
- they're reviving the BBC show as a movie? interesting. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:16 6
  - Yes, but with none of the original characters. -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 13:17 5
    - IMDB says Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) is in it. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:19 4
      - Judging from his last name, I bet he sucks as an actor. -- nm - David Feb 20, 13:39 1
        
        He played Putin in The Hunt For Red October (spoils) - Roger More Feb 20, 14:34
      - Wikipedia has a synopsis. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:23
      - He seems to be the only deathproof character from the show -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:23
Dell has annual XBox Live cards for $39.99. -- (link) - David Feb 20, 13:05 2
- I am good til Feb of 2015, so I probably will not need one until I get XBoxOne. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 13:07
- I've got three in a drawer. I'm banking them. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:07
the announcer was wrong on that point, David. - Reagen Feb 20, 13:02 2
- Spoilers - David Feb 20, 13:04 1
  - I understand that's what he said, he just misunderstood the rule. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 13:05
heh, apparently my cousin, who teaches Grade 2, decided that her class was better off watching the hockey game than working. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 13:01 3
- Good on her. It's important that kids get to take part in something like this. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 20, 14:17
- I'm thinking if I had been sneaking a look at the game during my meeting, I may have lost my mind. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:06
- "Kids, today's lesson is the importance of not giving up." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:02
David: I don't know if he's pulling a psy-ops move here, but Harbaugh is saying a mid-season return for Bowman is more realistic... - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jock Strap) Feb 20, 12:53 1
- I suspect it will wind up like Percy Harvin. Anything he gives you in 2014 is an unexpected bonus. -- nm - David Feb 20, 12:55
Unless our defence prevails tomorrow, I don't think we can win. -- nm - Shaun Feb 20, 12:51 2
- Unless we score more goals tomorrow, I don't think we can win -- nm - decline Feb 20, 12:52 1
  - That really is a big key to victory. There is no denying that one. - Shaun Feb 20, 13:00
Pacers trade Danny Granger to Philly -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 12:47 4
- for Evan Turner and Lavoy Allen, league sources tell Yahoo. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 12:47 3
  - The Sixers also picked up 2 Second Round picks in the Andre Miller trade. At this point they have 5 first round picks and I think about 1/2 of the 2nd - decline Feb 20, 12:52 2
    - They'll still fuck it up. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 13:03 1
      - wouldn't surprise me in the least -- nm - decline Feb 20, 13:05
More hockey spoils - Shaun Feb 20, 12:42
So, I missed the 3rd period (Olympic hockey spoilers?) - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 12:42 4
- OMG! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:16 1
  - OMG!!! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 13:18
- everything. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 12:43 1
  - I hang my head in shame. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 12:45
I don't get flight paths sometimes. We can go from Knoxville to Orlando with one stop...in Washington DC. -- nm - David Feb 20, 12:40 11
- when I went to Cedar Point, the cheapest flight was through Phoenix. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 13:04 1
  - The DC leg would save us about $150 total. - David Feb 20, 13:05
- Come say hi! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 20, 12:47 7
  - I'm sure a 7:30 breakfast at Dulles will be convenient for you! - David Feb 20, 12:48 6
    - When and which terminal restaurant do you wanna meet at? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 20, 13:28 1
      - This is all theoretical. We have an email notification for cheap prices. - David Feb 20, 13:38
    - In all seriousness, - prayformojo Feb 20, 12:51 3
      - It's probably we could consider on a flight home if we used United. - David Feb 20, 12:55 2
        
        "We're agreed then. We wait and hope General Esperanza arrives during a catastrophic snow-storm, and if that remote possibility occurs we strike! -- nm - Col. Stuart Feb 20, 13:41
        
        Don't discount Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 20, 13:06
- Hub and spoke system. Jetblue once offered me (rather cheaply I add) Denver to San Fran via New York. - ty97 Feb 20, 12:44
Hockey spoils - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:34
David, re House of Cards, don't let that (that everyone's a jerk) stop you. It's still a great show. - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Feb 20, 12:30 24
- I can't think of a better show on right now. - JaxSean Feb 20, 12:44 2
  - True Detective is the best show on tv right now. -- nm - Shaun Feb 20, 12:45 1
    - imo Justified, True Detective, and House of Cards are all at the Ultra Elite level - Jovian Feb 20, 12:51
- I need to relate to characters emotionally to enjoy stuff. It's why Mad Men does nothing for me. - David Feb 20, 12:31 20
  - You would HATE it. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 20, 13:06 5
    - I was going to ask you what you thought next time I saw you around. - David Feb 20, 13:07 4
      - I don't think so. I have really enjoyed S2, but it's not your kind of thing at all. (Very mild spoiler) - ralph wiggum Feb 20, 13:25 2
        
        heh (spoils) - Jovian Feb 20, 13:33
        
        agreed -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:29
      - mild spoilers.... - Remlik Feb 20, 13:15
  - Same for me with Mad Men. I couldn't relate to anyone and no one to really root for. - Krusty Feb 20, 13:01
  - This is me with Walking Dead. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 20, 12:53 9
    - (spoils) - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:56 7
      - I want to impregnate Maggie. - groiny Feb 20, 12:57 5
        
        wait till you hear her real voice -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 12:58 4
        
        I was sad to see her go on Supernatural. -- nm - Inigo Feb 20, 13:21
        
        oh, I know. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 13:04
        
        is she ... australian? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:03 1
        
        Ah, born in NJ but raised in the UK. Oh my. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:04
      - (note: not really spoils.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:57
    - Walking Dead I watch because there is no other zombie shows on tv. And its decent enough. ('very good' on the Jovian scale) -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 12:56
  - you should still check it out. the performances in S1 are really really good. -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 12:52
  - Mad Men also does nothing for me -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:49
  - I think if I had known that everyone is awful going on, I'd have enjoyed it more. - Inigo Feb 20, 12:48
The loser gets the beer? - Will Hunting Feb 20, 12:30 3
- Actually, I wonder about that. In curling, does the winner or the loser buy the beer? -- nm - David Feb 20, 12:30 2
  - winner pays -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 13:17
  - Back in the smoking and drinking days of curling, it was winner paid. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 20, 12:54
More hockey-related spoils - Roger More Feb 20, 12:26
Holy shit, I finally got healthcare.gov to work from start to finish. - Qale Feb 20, 12:26 2
- Obama! -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 12:28 1
  - Maybe? I mean, I hope so. It seems like it all went through this time around. -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 12:46
No one cares whether you are Groot or not. Die in a forest fire. -- nm - David Feb 20, 12:24 10
- WTF is a groot? -- nm - JaxSean Feb 20, 12:27 7
  - WTF is a Treebeard? -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 12:46 1
    - He's our Secretary of State, right? -- nm - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jock Strap) Feb 20, 12:48
  - *shrugs* -- nm - 99.98% of the population Feb 20, 12:45
  - You'll have to askone of the 8 people in the world who know. -- nm - David Feb 20, 12:28 3
    - $300 Million!!!! -- nm - Jim Feb 20, 12:29
    - 7 of whom post here. -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 12:29 1
      - which does not speak well of us -- nm - David Feb 20, 12:30
- wow. Sorest loser ever. -- nm - mud Feb 20, 12:25
- and his repsonse would still be: I AM GROOT! -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 12:25

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