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I have $2.96 in drugstore.com bucks. I have shoprunner so free shipping. I don't need anything. what should I get? some candy? -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 07:25 9
- Kragl. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 07:36
- Superglue! -- (link) - mara Jul 10, 07:29 1
  - good idea to keep the condoms in place! -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 07:31
- Condom Condiments -- nm - Bacon Jul 10, 07:27 2
  - Condominium Condiment Condoms? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 07:30 1
    - I Condone this! -- nm - Condi Rice Jul 10, 07:32
- candy condoms -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 07:26
- condoms -- nm - decline Jul 10, 07:25
- condoms -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 07:25
Welcome back European bank/debt issues, we missed you. -- (link) - ty97 Jul 10, 07:20 4
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  - Based on my charges and ATM transactions from last weekend, I am definitely not on austerity. - ty97 Jul 10, 07:30 2
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      - So true. I am upstate this weekend and am going to love the prices. - ty97 Jul 10, 07:33
Dany Heatley to the Ducks -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 07:19
i just got the most casual wedding invitation in history (which is awesome) - Andie Jul 10, 07:10 6
- that is very cool - I'm confused - friends don't go to the family dinner or they do? - Pippe Jul 10, 07:16 4
  - i really don't know yet! good question. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 07:22 3
    - ah, i think i know - i think it will just be family (and a couple friends at ceremony/dinner, then a party for anyone who wants to come after.) - Andie Jul 10, 07:23 2
      - those brackets are completely wrong - ignore. (i edited, badly) -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 07:24 1
        
        heh - sounds like a lovely time regardless. -- nm - Pippe Jul 10, 07:29
- that dude totally abides. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 10, 07:16
A LYC work follow-up. Penn guy is taking the house. And for $100 more per month (think I forgot to mention that part). -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 10, 07:09
Oh Virgina: In "sexting" case, Police was to inject teen (17) with viagra and take explicit pictures for proof/confirmation. -- (link) - MDH Jul 10, 07:03 8
- I'd like to argue that this will never happen but, then again... 'Merica! -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jul 10, 07:35
- How can they charge him with manufacture for taking pictures of himself? -- nm - Wawa Jul 10, 07:11 5
  - This happens frequently, which is just utterly absurd. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jul 10, 07:34
  - I've heard of this before. Apparently the laws are written (sometimes) in ways that allow this. - ty97 Jul 10, 07:15 1
    - I want to know if the police would be charged under the same law if they take the pictures. -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 07:16
  - sending them to underage kids most likely -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 07:15 1
    - Let's consult with Michael Bay about this. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jul 10, 07:34
- again? They must get off on that stuff or something. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 10, 07:10
Did You Know: Earth is the only planet (in our Solar System) not named after a God -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 07:00
Maj, I'm listening to that BBGossip podcast. It's funny listening to their first takes on some of these people. They are totally dismissing Derrick. -- nm - Ender Jul 10, 06:44 5
- oh, also: I can't wait to see the veto ceremony blow up. I've read what can be read, but I can't wait to see the actual blow up. - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:47 1
  - Yeah, even on the feeds we've only seen the aftermath. It should be spectacular. -- nm - Ender Jul 10, 06:48
- I love that colette thought both devin and joey were gay and then as soon as they got into the house, devin was into joey. I mean, it means nothing. - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:46 2
  - "He mentioned his daughter every 30 seconds!" -- nm - Ender Jul 10, 06:48 1
    - "drink!" -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:51
Power = 0. Move along. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 06:43 3
- oof. still almost 23k in Fredericton without. Hearing tonight for most hopefully. At the worst Sunday everybody should be back -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 06:51 2
  - A few family members are due to be back on this evening. They are close by too, so that might be nice. I assume we'll be dark thru the weekend. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 07:07 1
    - I feel for ya'. When Sandy hit I lost power for almost 8 days -- nm - decline Jul 10, 07:08
Vacation flights: booked - znufrii Jul 10, 06:38 1
- Awesome! -- nm - Pippe Jul 10, 06:54
Just so everyone is aware, The Sound of Music Live! is now Emmy Nominated. -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 06:36
I'm reconciling accounts today so I can watch TV while I work. all I want to watch is old masterchef and it's not avail! my needs! *my* needs!!! -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:34 1
- I will watch regular show. -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:51
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- I'm baffled as to how you even use Firebug to do that. -- nm - Mop on iPad Air Jul 10, 06:58 3
  - First, you get on the Internet. Then, you lie your ass off. -- nm - David Jul 10, 07:17
  - technicalities. -- nm - decline Jul 10, 07:04
  - "internet" -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 06:59
STIS: Does anyone know if bank-owned foreclosure homes are required to provide Sellers' Disclosure information - Strongbad Jul 10, 06:27 3
- not required. -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:28 2
  - actually, this may vary by state. -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:28 1
    - Thanks. - Strongbad Jul 10, 06:41
My stock portfolio is down 1% pre market open. Today is going to be bad -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Jul 10, 06:26 2
- Today will be great! Buying opportunity! -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 07:19
- The VIX will be fun to watch today. -- nm - Wawa Jul 10, 06:42
Astronaut + Potato Salad = Win -- (link) - oblique Jul 10, 06:18
From Twitter: #YouKnowUrInCanadaWhen When you drive for about 30 mins and find it weird that you haven't passed a Tim Horton's yet. -- nm - Valdo DiZeni Jul 10, 06:17 7
- I figure the great US/Canada war will occur when Starbucks eventually tries to buy Tim Hortons -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 06:19 6
  - Wendy's owns Tim Hortons, fwiw. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 06:41 5
    - sort of owned. Horton's merged with Wendy's International (as subsidiary of Wendy's) in '95, but then was spun off to it's own company again -- nm - decline Jul 10, 07:22 1
      - kinky -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 10, 07:28
    - I think Wendy's sold it off about 5 years ago. It's now a publicly traded company. -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 07:15 2
      - woo-hoo! My evil Starbucks backed war plan marches on1 -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 07:23
      - On 28 September 2009, Tim Hortons Inc. announced it had completed the reorganization of its corporate structure to become a Canadian public company. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 07:23
whose side are we on in the john wayne/duke thing? duke, right? -- (link) - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:13 7
- John Wayne's side, duh! - IrishStephen Jul 10, 06:55
- Duke sucks. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 06:28
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- Trademark/patent law has gotten out of hand. This is just stupid. -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 06:16
- with the person, not the school. Unless the school plans to start selling booze I think they'll lose - Beaker Jul 10, 06:14 2
  - Or unless the branding in some way is similar to their colors/trademarks. -- nm - Ender Jul 10, 06:16 1
    - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 06:20
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- only two for acting. -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:31
- I spotted one for Archer. -- nm - LMS Jul 10, 06:20 1
  - Just one? Emmy's are meaningless!!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 06:21
Aereo flips after SCOTUS ruling. Now says that because it is considered a cable company, it has the legal right to rebroadcast for the fair fee -- (link) - oblique Jul 10, 06:09 1
- Similarly, FilmOn is now taking a similar approach to its product citing the SCOTUS ruling -- (link) - oblique Jul 10, 06:10
Boston advice, where do I have to visit while I'm there this weekend? I'm walking the Freedom Trail, visiting the Fine Arts Museum and possibly the - Krusty Jul 10, 06:07 7
- Lobster rolls and/or clam chowder at Fanueil (Fan-yell) Hall. -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 07:31
- We are at Mystic Aquarium now so if we don't get to Boston aquarium, that's cool. - kelly Jul 10, 07:18 1
  - I'm easy and open to going. I'll be there early Saturday and I'll get a lot of my sightseeing in before lunch -- nm - Krustuardo Jul 10, 07:24
- Harvard Square is a cool hang. - Mel Profit Jul 10, 07:18 1
  - I was thinking of taking the train there. I'm interested in walking the campus. -- nm - Krustuardo Jul 10, 07:24
- Fenway -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 06:15 1
  - I forgot to mention I took a tour when I was there last year. Very cool old stadium. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 06:16
No James Spader is a travesty. -- nm - loosi's housesitting adventure Jul 10, 06:05
Emmy nominations -- (link) - ty97 Jul 10, 06:04 20
- Captain Janeway! (Hi David.) -- nm - nubby Jul 10, 06:47 1
  - You're letting the terrorists win! -- nm - David Jul 10, 07:15
- No Eva Green for Penny Dreadful? Was it not able to be nominated this year? And Armisen for Portlandia? jesus. -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 06:24 4
  - PD is still on isn't it? -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 06:46 3
    - First season ended two weeks ago. -- nm - nubby Jul 10, 06:47 2
      - likely to close to noms being announced for this Emmy season then wouldn't it be? Same as that season of BB a few years ago got pushed to a later Emmy -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 06:49 1
        
        I'd think so. -- nm - nubby Jul 10, 06:51
- Lead actor comedy seems like they had no other choices. -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 06:23
- God damnit. Shameless switched categories and they get a William H Macy nom? He's at best 5th best actor on the show. -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 06:21 4
  - Agreed. -- nm - nubby Jul 10, 06:46 3
    - They were pushing hard for Fiona (Rossum) and Lip (White) and end up with Macy?! At least Cusack got love, but that's expected. -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 06:48 2
      - They went with name recognition, I guess. - nubby Jul 10, 06:51 1
        
        this. definitely. ala the Golden Globes - Beaker Jul 10, 06:52
- No Good Wife for Best Drama is insipid. -- nm - David Jul 10, 06:19
- Jesus H. Give it a rest with Downton Abbey already. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 10, 06:14
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate Mckinnon, SNL. Is that unusual? -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 06:07 4
  - This is the 7th year in a row someone was nominated. -- nm - nubby Jul 10, 07:10 1
    - Kristin Wiig was nominated 4 years in a row. No one has ever won, though. -- nm - nubby Jul 10, 07:12
  - nope. -- nm - Diva Jul 10, 06:23
  - That people still watch SNL? Yes. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 06:09
In tournaments like the WC or NCAA do you think there should be a third place game? I never thought about it until I read the the Dutch coach despises - Krusty Jul 10, 06:04 11
- Absolutely pointless exercise in any sport that doesn't have medals. -- nm - David Jul 10, 06:16 5
  - Good point. If they have a bronze or third place medal then it should be contested. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 06:17 4
    - do the players or their country's Federation get more $ if they come third? -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 06:19 3
      - for some of the poorer or smaller countries it could make a huge difference if so -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 06:22
      - *shrug* No mention of anything like that in the article I read. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 06:20
      - 25% fewer beatings. -- nm - Wawa Jul 10, 06:20
- Interesting trivia: the WC record for fastest goal happened during a third place game. - Wawa Jul 10, 06:10 4
  - Gak. Turkey not Romania. Cerebral flatulence. -- nm - Wawa Jul 10, 06:11 3
    - Like any of us would have noticed you were wrong. :-) - Krusty Jul 10, 06:13 2
      - It might've come up during bar trivia and someone would've lost because of me. I am now blameless. :-P -- nm - Wawa Jul 10, 06:19 1
        
        Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 06:20
Emmy noms for Best Drama = Zero Big 4 network shows -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 05:57 5
- Not shocking anymore. Lot more freedom on cable and net. -- nm - Hunta Jul 10, 06:00 2
  - I kind of thought good wife might get one. -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 06:03
  - I figured maybe one show would squeak in. At least over the air tv is repped by Downton. -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 06:02
- you'll post a list as soon as it's up, right? -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 10, 05:59 1
  - Yup, haven't found one yet, but looking -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 06:02
That Texas story is so sad. Hope they fry the shooter -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 05:39
still around 35,000 customers in NB without power (most would have lost it Saturday morning) -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 05:33
"They lied again!' This is the worst corporation in America! Everyone will find out how dishonest and terrible they are!'' - Donald Sterling Jul 10, 05:31
Emmy announcements should be coming out shortly... -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 05:17
New record low in the office this morning....57.9F -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 05:14
Khaleesi, Katniss, Atticus and Silas are among the top baby names in 2014..... - Valdo DiZeni Jul 10, 04:48 2
- To Kill a Mockingbird is *hot* right now. -- nm - znufrii Jul 10, 05:37
- I would have figured some of the Frozen names would be climbing the charts -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 04:50
Let's hope the John Wayne estate doesn't find out about "notnub" cause that was The Duke's *other* nickname. -- nm - secretslacker Jul 10, 04:39 1
- Damn tootin', pilgrim. -- nm - The Duke Jul 10, 06:22
At least 75 dead as Israel continues to pound on Gaza and Hamas...and Hamas continues to piss them off by firing rockets at Israel -- (link) - Beaker Jul 10, 04:24
best wishes to MDH and his family -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 04:21
Woohoo! Downton Abbey S4 now available for Prime streaming. Now I just need to find the time. - CovingtonCat Jul 10, 02:42
Tesla model s taxi. -- (link) - Mop on iPad Air Jul 10, 00:13 1
- There's also a story about a new Tesla Model E in the next year or three, to compete with the smaller BMW 3-series -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 01:11
B2: Congrats, Mop! -- nm - Jásdeando Jul 9, 23:43 2
- for not dying from food poisoning yet? -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 04:51
- Yay! ^5 -- nm - JenBro Jul 10, 04:50
learning some ruby this evening ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 23:25 2
- Ruby Tesuday? -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 04:17
- ~Destination unknown. Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Soho~ -- nm - Jásdeando Jul 9, 23:45
Former Tacoma teacher, fired for being gay, who sued, lost, appealed and ultimately SCOTUS declined to review, will receive an apology from district -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 9, 22:57
Four weeks until my next road-trip...I should finish unpacking :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 9, 22:54

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