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New meteor shower, the Camelopardalids, expected Friday -- (link) - Beaker May 22, 10:35 2
- supposed to be showers here through the weekend, don't think we'll be able to see them -- nm - znufrii May 22, 10:37 1
  - showers ... meteor shower ... bring an umbrella. just sayin'. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 10:37
Renting vs. Buying interactive calculator -- (link) - znufrii May 22, 10:21 9
- Is there a "Florida" setting that changes the advice to be "Move out of Florida"? -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 10:45
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- I got $1100.....well I guess I am not selling my house and becoming a renter anytime soon. -- nm - Walt_Disney May 22, 10:37 1
  - $1127 for me. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 10:40
- I got "if you can rent a similar place for $827 or less.". Yeah, right. -- nm - Andie May 22, 10:33 1
  - exactly. renting out here is way more expensive per month -- nm - CQ May 22, 10:43
- I got 'if you can rent a similar place for $511 then rent'. Not. A. Chance. I hate some aspects of owning, but it's what we wanted to do. -- nm - Shaun May 22, 10:26 2
  - $851 for us - znufrii May 22, 10:28 1
    - for just a little bit more than that we could rent a 470 sf 1-br apartment just outside of the town line -- (link) - znufrii May 22, 10:32
50 Senators urge Goodell to change DC's NFL team name -- (link) - prayformojo May 22, 10:21 1
- The other 50 urged him not to. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 22, 10:56
Two current MLB franchises have never played in the World Series. Who are they? -- nm - spamlet May 22, 10:18 10
- Yankees -- nm - CQ May 22, 10:23
- Tampa -- nm - Shaun May 22, 10:23
- Nats/Mariners -- nm - budice May 22, 10:22 2
  - *ding* on both, well done. -- nm - spamlet May 22, 10:23 1
    - Damn 1994 strike. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 22, 12:27
- Twins -- nm - SpawnDroid May 22, 10:21
- Royals -- nm - Shaun May 22, 10:19 1
  - 1985 -- nm - spamlet May 22, 10:21
- Brewers -- nm - Shaun May 22, 10:19 1
  - 1982 -- nm - spamlet May 22, 10:21
Complaint from the customer: "When they type 'fraudulent' in the Find Titles box the source 'Financial Fraud Law Report' doesn't come up..." - Ender May 22, 10:14
U.S. mortgage collectors gag homeowners in loan deals -- (link) - spamlet May 22, 10:12
Are there any trees in Avengers? Someone should screencap one, circle it, and claim it's Groot. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 10:11
what's the holiday weekend multiplier? -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 10:09 19
- 2.2? -- nm - Meg May 22, 10:19 18
  - hrmmm. what did the last Captain America do opening weekend? who knows these things now? who do i ask? -- nm - Andie May 22, 10:46 1
    - wasn't CapAM 2 at about 95MM? -- nm - Diva May 22, 10:47
  - yow. thanks -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 10:22 14
    - I just shorted the xmen movie. I'm sure you all care. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 10:26 13
      - I think 125 is the low end of the b.o. -- nm - groiny May 22, 10:38
      - what is it priced for the weekend. -- nm - SpawnDroid May 22, 10:33 3
        
        110 -- nm - Shaun May 22, 10:34 2
        
        but over 4 days? i think that's doable. -- nm - Andie May 22, 10:47 1
        
        VERY doable. nm -- nm - groiny May 22, 10:47
      - yeah - me too. My first trade in...4 years. -- nm - Diva May 22, 10:30 5
        
        (are we all playing again? who did that happen?) -- nm - Andie May 22, 10:42 4
        
        Yall talk about it - I log in. I shorted Xmen - grabbed more Malificent and added Fault in Stars, Million Ways to Die -- nm - Pippy May 22, 10:47 1
        
        wait, are you long on million ways to die? seriously? -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 10:48
        
        i don't...I...um..mugghnnn... -- nm - Diva May 22, 10:44 1
        
        FB is blocked for me, Yahoo Sports is blocked for me, what else can I do? -- nm - groiny May 22, 10:46
      - I did as well. I think it looks awesome but I really doubt its blockbuster weekend capability. -- nm - Shaun May 22, 10:29 1
        
        alot may depend on Godzilla's hold too -- nm - Beaker May 22, 10:39
  - Yep..... - Meg May 22, 10:21
LIR - to CY - welcome to the club :) - Meg May 22, 10:05
Note to anyone calling Support Services: Do not start with, "I don't know what I'm doing, but your system is wrong." - Will Hunting May 22, 09:46 6
- In my line, my team gets tickets with "The report I received, the numbers don't look right to me. Please investigate." - JaxSean May 22, 09:51
- "Sir, I'm trying to help you remove a virus from your computer but I'm pretty sure you're looking at a microwave oven." -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 22, 09:49
- either one of those two statements alone would have me seeing different colors. - Mel Profit May 22, 09:48 2
  - And there it is, I pinned it back on her failing to do step 2 in the 5 step handout on how to do her job. -- nm - Will Hunting May 22, 10:03 1
    - towards the end of my last job I was merciless with our Frequent Fliers like this. - Mel Profit May 22, 10:42
- Some of our clients are Ned Flanders' parents. They've tried nothing and they're all out of ideas! -- nm - Shaun May 22, 09:47
boston.com Love Letters - He Gives His Mother Money - Diva May 22, 09:42 37
- (why don't we hax chat anymore?) -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 09:59 3
  - Because pixie. :-( -- nm - mara May 22, 10:21 2
    - someone he likes should email him. (note: not dignan.) -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 10:41 1
      - he posts a ton of stuff on FB -- nm - Beaker May 22, 10:44
- So, you're saying his family is a bunch of uneducated degenerates. Eff you you effin little whore bag. If dude s smart, he'd kick your ass to the curb -- nm - CQ May 22, 09:53 21
  - that's as it may be, but she's also right to question the wisdom of continually giving money to an admitted gambling addict. -- nm - znufrii May 22, 09:57 14
    - He can't be sending her much. Given that he doesn't make much, he's slowly accumulating savings, and is paying his current bills. - Inigo May 22, 10:08 5
      - if it's not much, then there's no reason to keep it from her, is there? -- nm - znufrii May 22, 10:12 4
        
        I wonder if she's actually asked him about it, or if she snooped/eavesdropped, and heard him say he gave her money. - Inigo May 22, 10:16 3
        
        they live together, unless he's keeping a secret on purpose, she would know. -- nm - Andie May 22, 10:34
        
        Conniving little slut -- nm - CQ May 22, 10:22
        
        ah, good catch -- nm - znufrii May 22, 10:21
    - I think she's using the gambling thing as a way of getting him to not send any money. -- nm - CQ May 22, 10:06 1
      - probably. - znufrii May 22, 10:07
    - Who cares. It's his money. He can do whatever he wants with it. Imagine this chick 10 years from now - CQ May 22, 10:00
    - I see this as more of a culture issue - isn't it common for male relatives to support not only the mothers but other members of the family as well? - Pippy May 22, 09:59 4
      - they're both colombian... -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 10:02 1
        
        but from different educational (read: class) levels -- nm - znufrii May 22, 10:06
      - right. I'm not saying it should be a deal breaker either. but dude does need to put it on the table as to how much he's sending her. - znufrii May 22, 10:02 1
        
        I agree with znu (BOOOOOOOOOOOOM) -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 10:04
  - there it is... - Diva May 22, 09:55 5
    - I think I'm done with that game -- nm - CQ May 22, 09:59 4
      - send me the username and password and I'll find someone to take over. you'll never have to think about it again. -- nm - Mel Profit May 22, 10:02 3
        
        You want mine too? I think my towns may be empty at this point though. -- nm - JaxSean May 22, 10:03 2
        
        Oh, they're not. 87M in gold still too. I just logged in and set it back to vacation mode again. -- nm - JaxSean May 22, 10:06 1
        
        leghump me with the details. -- nm - Mel Profit May 22, 10:07
- She wants to have children and doesn't see how they can support them and MIL on their current income. -- nm - Meg May 22, 09:51
- If she has gone to a casino at least once since, I don't believe that she is "completely recovered from the addiction". Addicts find ways of hiding th - zork May 22, 09:51
- Why is she *scared* of the mom coming to the US? I'm really not sure why it's such a big deal if he does give the mother some money. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 09:48 6
  - Financial reasons, I expect. She says they don't earn enough to have dependents -- nm - Roger More May 22, 09:53
  - Because she doesn't agree with the gambling. - droidlet May 22, 09:50 4
    - and it doesn't sound like they have the money to support anyone extra much less someone with a gambling problem. -- nm - Diva May 22, 09:56 1
      - To me, that sounds like justification. -- nm - spamlet May 22, 10:04
    - between convenient casinos and lottery tickets in every store, the mother could go crazy with gambling. -- nm - zork May 22, 09:53
    - right, esp to your IM -- nm - znufrii May 22, 09:52
- If this is the worst problem, I say go for it. - Strongbad May 22, 09:46
- he needs to come clean about how much he is actually giving her. -- nm - znufrii May 22, 09:46
I have an iPhone. When I click the "upload" button in photos, it doesn't give me Instagram as an option. Is this normal? Thanks. -- nm - Amanda May 22, 09:33 3
- I think so. You should be able to change that in settings. - mara May 22, 09:38 2
  - Hmm, this isn't working for me on my iPad with iOS 7.1. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 22, 09:45 1
    - yeah, see? -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 22, 09:53
Email confirmation: Congrats on your auction win of Private Island For Sale (55 Acres With Key West Styled Development) - Spawn Lord May 22, 09:31 3
- DAMMIT!!! My max bid was $3,994,999 you sniping bastard!!! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 22, 10:09
- Step 1: Buy Island. Step 2: Build compound. Step 3: Profit! -- nm - JaxSean May 22, 10:00
- Nice. Can we crash there sometimes? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 22, 09:58
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- MLB needs to stop this Super 2 garbage. - Will Hunting May 22, 09:40 1
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*B2 Moustakas news* And yet, the Braves are still trotting out BJ Upton as their Center Fielder - Strongbad May 22, 09:28 2
- I do not think they could send Upton to AAA because of his service time, he would have to accept it. nm -- nm - groiny May 22, 09:30 1
  - Right. Moustakas still has options. -- nm - spamlet May 22, 09:39
I don't think I have an ebay account. I know I've bought 2 or 3 things off it in the past, but it's not taking what would have been my old typical - pmb May 22, 09:23 3
- I haven't received any e-mails either, so I wouldn't take that as a sign. -- nm - spamlet May 22, 09:29 1
  - But I would have expected an email when I opened the account or made a purchase. -- nm - pmb May 22, 09:34
- The only account I had there is tied to an AOL address that I haven't had in a decade - TWuG May 22, 09:26
Ooga chakka ooga chakka ooga ooga ooga chakka! - Spawn Lord May 22, 09:15 42
- I can't be the only one who has no idea what this whole thread is about, can I? -- nm - zork May 22, 09:46 3
  - I *think* it's about Guardian of the Galaxy, but I could be wrong. -- nm - JaxSean May 22, 09:53 1
    - I hear they're a bunch of A-Holes. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 09:53
  - This way when one side is proven wrong we can't go back and tron proof. -- nm - Ender May 22, 09:50
- *stars to dance* -- nm - Truman May 22, 09:23 2
  - Great, now I'm picturing Tru in a diaper... -- nm - Ender May 22, 09:24 1
    - What happened in Vegas, stays in Vegas. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 22, 09:25
- I don't get the hate... -- nm - Ender May 22, 09:16 34
  - I haven't seen anyone hate on it. Mainly detractors think it isn't gonna sell. That's not the same as hate. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 09:19 31
    - I think kids are going to flock to it. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 22, 09:23 27
      - I highly doubt that. It's too quirky, inaccessible, and unfamiliar to have mass kids' appeal. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 09:30 26
        
        Here's a raccoon with a machine gun. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 22, 09:34 25
        
        You just made my argument for me. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 09:36 24
        
        Any kid that has seen any of the Marvel movies will be there. Aside from kids, I think the movie is actually *more* accessible in general... - Spawn Lord May 22, 09:40 21
        
        No, sorry. It will not have the same amount of kids seeing this as did Avengers. - Inigo May 22, 09:44 2
        
        throwing an Avenger cameo in some of the previews would probably work wonders for it. nm -- nm - groiny May 22, 09:49 1
        
        *Any* Avengers link at all would help it. Trailer #2 was pretty decent though. -- nm - Shaun May 22, 10:03
        
        *looks at John Carter* -- nm - groiny May 22, 09:43 15
        
        This is what I would compare it to. -- nm - JaxSean May 22, 09:53 14
        
        Except for the part where the tone is completely different and it's being made by competent people... -- nm - Ender May 22, 09:58 13
        
        The incompetent folks at Disney? Who also make Marvel movies... - Inigo May 22, 10:05 9
        
        Marvel Studios execs and Disney studio execs are not the same people. -- nm - Ender May 22, 10:11 8
        
        Marvel studio execs are Disney execs now. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 10:14 4
        
        And were they involved in the marketing of John Carter? -- nm - Ender May 22, 10:16 3
        
        Just to be clear, you're calling two Pixar producers and one Pixar director incompetent? - Inigo May 22, 10:27 2
        
        No, I'm talking about the executives. John Carter's problem wasn't the actual movie, it was that the Disney execs had no clue what to do with it. -- nm - Ender May 22, 10:29 1
        
        I still think the biggest problem was John Carter of ER -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 10:38
        
        But they both answer to the same people: God and Stan Lee. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 10:12 2
        
        Ultimately, don't we all? -- nm - Ender May 22, 10:17 1
        
        You know that's right. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 10:31
        
        again, the average movie goer, is more like WTF is that? - groiny May 22, 09:59 2
        
        You were wrong on Godzilla, but I think you're about right on here. - JaxSean May 22, 10:02 1
        
        yeah, Godzilla still shocks me. I mean, it looked good, trailers were good, - groiny May 22, 10:05
        
        Best case is maybe a $40 million opening. I hope it does better, but it looks very niche. -- nm - TWuG May 22, 09:43 1
        
        double that, and you are close. -- nm - SpawnDroid May 22, 10:18
        
        yeah, I do not think the standard weekend movie viewer is going to run out to see it. nm -- nm - groiny May 22, 09:39
        
        exactly -- nm - prayformojo May 22, 09:39
    - There have been a few here that have said it does not look good. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 22, 09:20 2
      - *cough*Jim*cough* -- nm - TWuG May 22, 09:21 1
        
        Still waiting for the *good* trailer. -- nm - Jim May 22, 10:43
  - Me neither. It seems like tons of fun. The 2nd trailer confirms that the 1st wasn't a one-off. They're going totally camp with it. And I don't mind. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 22, 09:17
  - It is different, and some can not handle it? -- nm - Spawn Lord May 22, 09:17

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