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After listening to 16 seconds of the new Michael Jackson song from the new album, I can already say I am going to be so angry. -- nm - MDH Mar 31, 12:27 1
- It is about little boys? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 12:28
I'm skeptical, but: ABC poll claims Obamacare support from conservatives has risen from 17 to 36 percent -- (link) - ty97 Mar 31, 12:24 5
- Also according to what I read in the Chicago Tribune today, 9,500,000 people are now insured that were previously uninsured since Obamacare. I think - pmb Mar 31, 12:31
- They're just happily surprised they haven't been death paneled yet. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 31, 12:28 1
  - Just the groups with "Freedom" or "Tea" in their names have been death paneled. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 12:34
- Meanwhile, Maddow just posted a MediaMatters screen cap. -- (link) - David Mar 31, 12:25 [Image] 1
  - That's great. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 12:27
XBox Games With Gold April's entries are Hitman:Absolution and Deadlight. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 31, 12:21
Google seeking to hire a Pokemon Master. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 31, 12:16 [youtube]
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How to flirt, according to science; Research says flirting well is more effective than looking good -- (link) - con_carne Mar 31, 11:54 6
- do you have any information on water? I have heard it may be wet but just wanted to confirm... -- nm - Vibia Kincardine Mar 31, 12:28
- "What would James Bond do?" Seriously? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 31, 12:04 4
  - Well I typically.. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 31, 12:12 1
    - Have I mentioned that I tried Tinder... It was slightly rough at first. - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 31, 12:16
  - Talk about his car? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 12:09 1
    - mention he is doctor? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 31, 12:18
Decluttr, the company that will buy any CD, DVD, video game disc you send them, postage paid -- (link) - con_carne Mar 31, 11:52
15.7 million viewers for Walking Dead finale. New record. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 31, 11:50
I just cant wait till that real true story about a Christian comes out: Heaven Is For Real - nm - Jovian Mar 31, 11:46 2
- wait, osama really does get 72 virgins? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 12:38
- Yeah, but he'll say it like this: "It's for reals, yo." So no one will believe him. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 31, 11:51
Today was my first day back at the gym in almost a month. It's been a really bad 2 months for me, gym-wise. - kelly Mar 31, 11:45 8
- Did you eat at the Olive Garden last night too? :) - oblique Mar 31, 12:20 2
  - It's kinda funny. :) -- nm - kelly Mar 31, 12:23 1
    - It was very conflicting because Foursquare told me to eat more breadsticks -- nm - oblique Mar 31, 12:25
- You'll bounce back quicker now. getting back to it is the toughest thing - Remlik's phone Mar 31, 11:46 4
  - yup -- nm - Epiphany Mar 31, 12:18
  - Well, let's see if I go back tomorrow. :) - kelly Mar 31, 11:47 2
    - :) - Epiphany Mar 31, 12:24 1
      - I tried this new (to the Y) machine today - it was like an elliptical/stairmaster combo. You moved your legs back and forth AND up and down. - kelly Mar 31, 12:27
What Baseball app do you have on your phone? Which do you consider the best? -- nm - Inigo Mar 31, 11:41 8
- I have At Bat and subscribe every year. I don't even know if I want to this year. -- nm - spamlet Mar 31, 11:55
- Any serious baseball fan should pony up for MLB At Bat. It's far and away the best sports' league app. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 31, 11:54
- Some men will go to great lengths to make sure their wives achieve orgasm -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 11:44
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  - Like if you want to see pitch-by-pitch updates, what do you use? -- nm - Inigo Mar 31, 11:48 1
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- The Score. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 11:43 1
  - What's the score? -- nm - Abbott Mar 31, 11:45
Heh, I just found a printout of the HSX chat conversation where I was offered a job. - David Mar 31, 11:37 2
- Before or after 9/11? Might've dodged two bullets. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 12:01 1
  - 99. It would have been in LA. -- nm - David Mar 31, 12:09
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- Ugh. I can't cheer for the cheaters no matter the team. - Krusty Mar 31, 11:37 8
  - yeah, I hate Jeter too -- nm - CQ Mar 31, 11:39 5
    - bah! -- nm - kelly Mar 31, 11:48
    - Troll -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 11:39 3
      - His head is bloated! -- nm - CQ Mar 31, 11:40 1
        
        Your hatred is hysterical. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 12:15
      - :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 11:40
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    - That's why he's on my "root for failure" list and why I despise him. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 11:39
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How does ST think Schoop is pronounced? - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 31, 11:25 23
- sade' -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 12:51
- I hate you all -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 11:40
- I went to high school with someone who was named that. It was Shoop, like the song. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 31, 11:30 1
  - Shoop, there it is -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 11:39
- Yeah, I don't get how it's pronounced that way. -- nm - Inigo Mar 31, 11:29
- Moon -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:29
- Scoop iirc. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 11:28 11
  - Schoop pronunciation spoilers - Inigo Mar 31, 11:30 10
    - Probably due to Ellis Island spelling changes of a German name, then. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 11:43 4
      - See below. He's Curaçaoan. -- nm - Inigo Mar 31, 11:45 2
        
        Oh, an evolved spelling of a Dutch name, then. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 11:47
        
        But that *should* make sense, mara. :) -- nm - Inigo Mar 31, 11:46
      - Yup. Schœp. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 11:44
    - On Earth? -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 11:38 1
      - In Curacao, apparently. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 31, 11:44
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      - Yeah, I didn't think anybody who hadn't heard it would guess that. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 31, 11:40
      - It bothers me greatly, but if keep raking like he has, I'll forget about it. -- nm - Inigo Mar 31, 11:38
- shoop -- nm - mara Mar 31, 11:28 3
  - This. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 11:32
  - yeo -- nm - Andie Mar 31, 11:30 1
    - err. yep -- nm - Andie Mar 31, 11:30
- like the song. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 31, 11:28
ugh, Konerko not in starting lineup today. What a joke. - spamlet Mar 31, 11:25 5
- they said all along that he is platooning with Dunn. - groiny Mar 31, 11:27 4
  - That's fine with Games 2-162. You let the man start in his final Opening Day. -- nm - spamlet Mar 31, 11:29 3
    - From the news last night, Konerko on insisted on sticking with the platoon plan. He didn't want to start if he wouldn't otherwise. -- nm - pmb Mar 31, 11:35 2
      - What else is he going to say? -- nm - spamlet Mar 31, 11:39 1
        
        According to Ventura, Paulie insisted and in an interview Paulie confirmed. He said he didn't want to start the game if he wouldn't have started the - pmb Mar 31, 11:47
I haven't been paying attention and blah, blah, blah - why are some religious groups upset about the 'Noah' movie? -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:24 35
- I think this kinda sums it up -- (link) - oblique Mar 31, 12:16 4
  - he sounds like a bitter bitter man (i only read till he mentions 'spoiling the whole thing') -- nm - Andie Mar 31, 12:30
  - Now I *must* go see it. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 12:23 1
    - You're just saying that because he mentioned Waterworld :) -- nm - oblique Mar 31, 12:24
  - Yikes, between the tiny paragraphs and the sarcastic tone, I found it impossible to read. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 12:21
- Whatever the particular complaining person's version of Christianity is, the movie somehow doesn't meet spec. - TWuG Mar 31, 11:49 2
  - so it's like 'That's Not *MY* Noah So It's *NOT* Noah!!' - ? -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:55 1
    - Pretty much -- nm - TWuG Mar 31, 12:05
- Allstate Insurance product placement -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 11:39
- Too farfetched. nm - Dignan Mar 31, 11:37
- no royalties? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Mar 31, 11:34
- They wanted to see the original Sumerian account and not the biblical rip off -- nm - CQ Mar 31, 11:33
- The two issues that get repeated are "it has a pro climate change message" and "God is never mentioned" - Roger More Mar 31, 11:33 12
  - to be fair, God is mentioned a lot. But they call him The Creator - Jovian Mar 31, 11:36 2
    - i think thats the joker -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Mar 31, 11:37
    - me too. oh well. -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:37
  - doesn't God tell him to build it and give him the measurements and everything? (He's the Architect of My Soul after all..) -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:36
  - Wait, who tells him to build the effin' thing then? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:35 7
    - In the movie, God is referred to as "the Creator" -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 11:37
    - "The Creator." -- nm - mara Mar 31, 11:36 2
      - OFFS - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:40 1
        
        ik, r? i still don't get it. -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:41
    - Oops, sorry, Bible spoiler. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:35 2
      - And then King Daryl splits the rabbit in half ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 11:55 1
        
        Blasphemer! -- nm - Joe Mar 31, 11:56
- and its a shame because I thought it did a good job with a relatively short story from the bible - Jovian Mar 31, 11:30
- It's a religious movie the same way "The Seventh Sign" or "The Rapture" is religious. Features characters from the Bible like they're mythology -- nm - landbeck Mar 31, 11:29 1
  - ? not understanding. He's seen as an unreal hero? -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:35
- My mom went with her movie friend. Kind of religious and she was a bit upset over it. - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:28
- Some want it to follow the Biblical account more closely, I think. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 11:27
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- Hollywood made it. - David Mar 31, 11:27 2
  - I saw the headline, remembered who the director was, and figured I had all the information I needed on that -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 11:29
  - this is probably the best answer -- nm - Jovian Mar 31, 11:28
- it's not a very religious movie -- nm - decline Mar 31, 11:26
More house issues.. maybe you all have some ideas.. - colin Mar 31, 11:20 11
- 80-100x rents -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 12:53
- *who* is telling you that you won't be able to find a lender? *who* is asking you to find comps? - Vibia Kincardine Mar 31, 11:25 9
  - the mortgage broker (via her underwriting team). the mortgage broker (from her underwriting team) is asking for comps. -- nm - colin Mar 31, 11:32 8
    - Do you have a Realtor? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:34 4
      - Yes. -- nm - colin Mar 31, 11:35 3
        
        What do they say about it? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:38 2
        
        Realtor is confused about the lending issue too. -- nm - colin Mar 31, 11:42 1
        
        Their job is to guide you. Not that they can control everything but they should be able to help you clarify and find comps. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:44
    - Isn't that *their* job? Fire them and wind a new mortgage broker. -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 11:33 2
      - should be, right? ugh, i don't know about all this stuff. bank said "no".. so now on a broker. -- nm - colin Mar 31, 11:34 1
        
        well, i think in your case a broker could be very useful, just not the one you have. however, if you *can* find even one similar property that - Andie Mar 31, 11:43
From B2: Cleaned my keyboard two weeks ago, haven't cut my hair since November and I'm eating Chinese food while I type this. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 11:19 1
- last month, last week, last night -- nm - decline Mar 31, 11:22
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- He's a cool cat because he bought PS4s for his entire team. -- nm - Shaun Mar 31, 12:06
- batting leadoff???? -- nm - groiny Mar 31, 11:16 1
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Find a job in an institution of higher education that lives up to its stated code of ethics. - Vibia Kincardine Mar 31, 11:12 2
- That would be bad for your career. -- nm - spamlet Mar 31, 11:16
- I have been soooooo lucky with the supervisors I've had - prayformojo Mar 31, 11:13
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Someone here (Andie?) posting about how much trash K-cups generate as led me to switch to bringing in my own instant coffee - prayformojo Mar 31, 11:11 5
- it was totally me. but these refillable cups work with whatever coffee you want (no waste at all). -- (link) - Andie Mar 31, 11:19 3
  - Thanks, didn't know these existed -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 11:23 2
    - mine is actually that brand, but the silicone version. -- nm - Andie Mar 31, 11:25
    - I picked up some of these in the "as seen on TV" aisle of Walgreens. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 31, 11:24
- I'm telling you, you gotta get a clever instead. you gotta! - Vibia Kincardine Mar 31, 11:14
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- I just don't think he has it between the ears. -- nm - David Mar 31, 11:08
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  - I remember seeing Randy Johnson in spring training for the Expos against the Braves in Palm Beach many years ago. I said he's too tall to pitch, heh -- nm - CQ Mar 31, 11:16 2
    - Until he found the magic mechanics tweak, he was.... - Will Hunting Mar 31, 11:30 1
      - Roger was amazing to watch up until he went to Toronto and found the fountain of hgh -- nm - CQ Mar 31, 11:35
LET IT BEGIN! LET IT BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - David Mar 31, 11:06 1
- (At. Best.) -- nm - David Mar 31, 11:13

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