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Agents of SHIELD season 2 starts tomorrow. You have been warned. - TWuG Sep 22, 08:17 1
- stopping stealing my bit! -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 08:18
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Calling on ST for good thoughts. An ika friend (that some of you know) is having a heart biopsy today. - Spawn Sep 22, 08:11 5
- Done. -- nm - Loyola Sep 22, 08:16
- wait...is this? - Mel Profit Sep 22, 08:13 2
  - Yes. - Spawn Sep 22, 08:15 1
    - frig. thanks for the heads up. I was just thinking yesterday that I hadn't heard from him in a bit and that I needed to reach out to him. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 22, 08:17
- good thoughts going out -- nm - Epiphany Sep 22, 08:12
I need some prof dev and there's a decent conference upcoming in *charlotte.* is there *anything* to do in charlotte? at all? -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 08:10 5
- historical tours? read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and you'll get some great ideas -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 11:47
- suppsoed to be some great places to eat there -- nm - decline Sep 22, 08:18
- A bunch of NASCAR shops have tours but I doubt that's a big draw for you. - spamlet Sep 22, 08:14
- There's a Six Flags near there. -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 08:12 1
  - november. ugh. november in charlotte. -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 08:17
I'm off to the premiere of What We Did On Our Holiday tonight. I'll give RPIKE everyones regards right? - LMS Sep 22, 08:03 4
- "These... 12 people said I should 'punch you in your stupid face'. Their words." -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 08:04 2
  - And one that said "At least you were an improvement on Denise Richards" -- nm - Roger More Sep 22, 08:11
  - She studied at Oxford, so technically it would be 'intelligent face'. -- nm - LMS Sep 22, 08:09
- tell RPIKE we said ":O". -- nm - diva Sep 22, 08:04
Weekend movie poll - A Walk Among The Tombstones: B+, John Dies At The End: A-, 20 Feet From Stardom: A. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 22, 08:02 13
- Draft Day: D+, Once Around: D+, Captain Phillips (again): B. -- nm - kelly Sep 22, 08:21
- Has ST seen "Tusk" yet? Go see it. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 22, 08:18
- Locke - C, Calvary - B, The Guest (again) - B+. -- nm - LMS Sep 22, 08:11
- Outlander Episode 7 (twice): a well-costumed and softly candle-lit X. - diva Sep 22, 08:07
- Magic Mike. B- ( i don't think i like Alex Pettyfer.) Wolf of Wall Street, C. -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 08:07 1
  - The bit in Wolf regarding him getting into/out of the sports car bumped it up a half a grade for me. I don't think I've laughed at one Scorsese scene - Mel Profit Sep 22, 08:19
- tombstones C (it tried way too hard). mazerunner B (it was pretty terrible but totally entertaining) this is where I leave you A- (but I am biased) -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 08:06
- Heaven is for Real: B- - spamlet Sep 22, 08:05
- Orphan Black s2 epis 3-6: A ; GOT s2 epis 3-4: A -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 08:05
- To Be Or Not To Be (Mel Brooks). Um... B? -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 08:04
- Lucy: A -- nm - Bacon Sep 22, 08:04 1
  - Great, seeing this this week. -- nm - Loyola Sep 22, 08:16
- A Walk Among The Tombstones: B, Maze Runner: B-. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 08:03
Family brag: my younger brother has been making his living subbing in for vacationing performers on Broadway shows (he did Mary Poppins for years, now - kelly Sep 22, 07:58 12
- awesome! -- nm - spamlet Sep 22, 08:12
- fantastic! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 22, 08:12
- That's great. -- nm - LMS Sep 22, 08:10
- Congrats! -- nm - MDH Sep 22, 08:07
- that's awesome! -- nm - diva Sep 22, 08:04
- that's great! -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 08:03
- very cool! -- nm - ty97 Sep 22, 08:01
- You know I think that show might last a while -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 08:01 1
  - Good. It means I might actually get there to see a show. - kelly Sep 22, 08:18
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- awesome! -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 08:00
- congrats to him! -- nm - znufrii Sep 22, 07:59
TV PSA: Blacklist, The Voice, Gotham, BBT x2, Scorpian, Under the Dome, Sleepy Hollow, DWTS, Forever, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 07:57 10
- thanks for this. I would have missed Gotham. - Mel Profit Sep 22, 08:15 1
  - could you please dvr both? - diva Sep 22, 08:17
- Only new series here tonight is Plebs, which is great fun. -- nm - LMS Sep 22, 08:12
- Saving Hope new season starts in Canada too (my wife likes that show) -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 08:10 1
  - Weird mashup -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 08:14
- Blacklist and BBT for me...still on the fence for Gotham and missed s1 of Sleepy Hollow over the summer repeats -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 08:01 4
  - If you do try Gotham I will drive up there and kick your ass. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 08:01 3
    - ACK!!! ^not^ try -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 08:02 2
      - too many new shows. Have to watch Flash and want to give Constantine a try. May record and give it a go -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 08:08 1
        
        Try Gotham before Constantine. If all else fails, they reair Fridays. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 08:09
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- is this a poll? yes, I'm having issues with ios 8 freezing my phone all the time. I have to reboot constantly. -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 07:50 4
  - What do you have? We haven't upgraded my wife's 5s until the bugs are worked out. -- nm - spamlet Sep 22, 07:51 3
    - charlie reports that his apps are crashing all over the place too. -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 08:01
    - 5s. patryk's not having problems with his 6.I am also having problems with downcast crashing, but that's less a concern. - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 07:55 1
      - Time to ditch that zero and get with a hero! -- nm - Android Sep 22, 08:02
- I mean, I'm not gonna be ignored, Dawson! -- nm - iOS 8 Sep 22, 07:49
Strange headline, stranger story: Activision hires Giuliani to fight Noriega lawsuit -- (link) - Was Bar Was Sep 22, 07:33 1
- Headlines by MadLibs... -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 22, 08:15
Yesterday, Fox and Friends decide to take on the "wussification" of Popeye and Marvel/DC Comic Characters... -- (link) - MDH Sep 22, 07:29 [youtube] 7
- God, what an insufferable prick. nm - Dignan Sep 22, 07:39 3
  - Who actually enjoys watching him? - Reagen Sep 22, 07:46 1
    - Every single demographic should have several (different) reasons to hate him. nm - Dignan Sep 22, 07:56
  - That's what she said. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 07:40
- These people are the worst... "OMG CHANGE!!! I hate it!" -- nm - Guigue Sep 22, 07:36 1
  - Uhm, that is only (a small) part of it, though. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 07:36
- I look forward t them saying the same about the NFL coming down on domestic violence. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 07:34
ST Poll -- Do you know how to change a tire? - znufrii Sep 22, 07:27 58
- how can you not know? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 11:49
- Yes. It's really easy. -- nm - Loyola Sep 22, 08:17
- yes, but haven't done so in 20 years. -- nm - diva Sep 22, 08:12
- Yes -- nm - JD Sep 22, 07:58
- Yes. Haven't changed one in a while though. (Thanks AAA!) -- nm - kelly Sep 22, 07:48
- Yeah, I was ride sharing one and we had a flat tire. The two dumb girls in the front seats we bewildered that I was able to - Guigue Sep 22, 07:48
- yes, although I don't have a proper jack or a spare. -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 07:48 1
  - (the fun job is changing a tire on a tractor) - Reagen Sep 22, 07:50
- Yes but I also have AAA so I don't have to (but only if I'm not in a hurry). -- nm - Covington Sep 22, 07:46
- I learned in HS but could I? maybe. my new car has some "inflater" thing instead of a spare tire so I am covered there... -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 07:41
- Fun high school story - my dad wanted to teach me how to change a tire right after i got my license (i was 17) - Andie Sep 22, 07:40 15
  - That doesn't seem like you -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 07:49 13
    - it is exactly like 17 year old me. -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 07:51 9
      - So when did you become a liberated woman? -- nm - con_carne Sep 22, 07:53 6
        
        oh my mom is a super feminist, i always was. i was just far too cool to want to learn anything from my dad. -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 07:53 5
        
        (Dave's nickname for my mother is "Suffragette Joan." -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 07:54 4
        
        joan is a very common mom name in my friend group. maybe it's just the time? -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 08:00 3
        
        It was a top 10 name in the 30s, top 25 in the 40s. -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 08:03 2
        
        my mom has three friends, also named Joan. (although my mom's name is actually Evelyn. - Andie Sep 22, 08:09 1
        
        yeah my mom's family too -- nm - Epiphany Sep 22, 08:17
      - 17 year old me would have been there in 10 minutes to change your tire. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 22, 07:52 1
        
        17 year old me would have beat you there by 5 minutes. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 07:55
    - This was before she became too lucky for a flat to happen. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 07:50 2
      - "Listen up. You let this happen again, and I'm gonna have to find myself a new Leprechaun. Got it?" -- nm - Andie with a flat Sep 22, 07:58 1
        
        I'll be good -- nm - Leprechaun Sep 22, 07:59
  - the only time I ever needed to change a tire I was driving home from my mom's house with an as yet undaignosed calcium deposit on my elbow. I could - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 07:45
- I'd guess that I've changed over 100 tires. nm - Dignan Sep 22, 07:37 5
  - I'm now picturing Dignan like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day - changing the old ladies' tires before they can even get out of the car. - Inigo Sep 22, 07:45 1
    - get out? they would be locking the doors and digging out the pepper spray. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 22, 07:46
  - "I'll change your tire for a blowjob." -- nm - Dignan's business card Sep 22, 07:45
  - drive better -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 07:41
  - Wow. I was counting and realized I am closer to a dozen than half, but that is crazy. - Spawn Sep 22, 07:39
- jesus man, it is amazing you can change your underwear. - groiny Sep 22, 07:36
- do I know how? yes - could I actually do it? likely not - breaking the lug nuts loose is beyond me -- nm - Epiphany Sep 22, 07:36 1
  - tip: loosen them BEFORE you jack the car up -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 11:50
- Step 1) Call roadside assistance -- nm - oblique Sep 22, 07:34 6
  - this -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 07:39 1
    - *shakes head* -- nm - Fox and Friends Sep 22, 07:40
  - "You are where? We will be there in .... 7.5 hours. Approximately." -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 07:35 3
    - How cute are you? Oh... well, make it 15 hours. -- nm - Roadside Assistance Sep 22, 07:42
    - Just enough time to make sweet love to your lady by the engine fire. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 22, 07:38
    - *waiting 7.5 hours later* -- nm - oblik Sep 22, 07:37
- Yes. -- nm - Ender Sep 22, 07:34
- yes. had to do it once, thank goodness for manuals (did you know that if you use a jack on the wrong part of your car you can damage it?) -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 07:32
- I was going to say no, but I've done it (alone) -- nm - ty97 Sep 22, 07:31
- Definite maybe. -- nm - Was Bar Was Sep 22, 07:30
- I worked in the outback for five years, I'd better. -- nm - mafic Sep 22, 07:30
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- Yes. Had one awhile back where I post a pic of a huge bolt puncturing the tire. -- nm - budice Sep 22, 07:30
- Um, yeah. I think the worst one ever was in drizzling rain in December on the New Jersey Turnpike. That sucked -- nm - CQ Sep 22, 07:29 2
  - yeah, in the snow sucks. frozen fingers and dropped lugnuts -- nm - decline Sep 22, 07:44 1
    - But I didn't say ,"fudge" -- nm - CQ Sep 22, 07:45
- sure -- nm - decline Sep 22, 07:28
- I learned in school :D -- nm - Roo Sep 22, 07:28
- Yes, it's pretty easy to do. -- nm - Inigo Sep 22, 07:28
- I have changed maybe a half-dozen tires. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 07:28
- In theory. -- nm - Roger More Sep 22, 07:27 1
  - this. -- nm - spamlet Sep 22, 07:29
*glares at ML*......... - groiny Sep 22, 07:20 19
- i thought you said you weren't going to play him. -- nm - diva Sep 22, 07:42 1
  - I sat him in 1 of the 2 leagues I have him in. - groiny Sep 22, 07:43
- you have Cutler going in BF anyway -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 07:31 2
  - along with most of the other Bears too -- nm - Beaker Sep 22, 07:32 1
    - yeah, I did not start him in that league, because I like Cutler vs the Jets. - groiny Sep 22, 07:33
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  - why NE did not sign a free agent WR this off season boggles the mind. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 22, 07:35 2
    - Because the players do not win games for the Patriots, Hoody does. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 07:38
    - Amendola is making what, 6M? That's disgusting. -- nm - Shaun Sep 22, 07:36
- Brady is a QB that was on my Do Not Draft List. - Spawn Sep 22, 07:22 9
  - we,, he was my keeper choice, so I just kinda let him ride in one league. - groiny Sep 22, 07:31
  - But, but, he's the most clutch QB of all-time!!!!! - Shaun Sep 22, 07:23 7
    - he is a fine QB, with no legit options in the passing game. - groiny Sep 22, 07:34
    - Brady sucks -- nm - CQ Sep 22, 07:28
    - Fantasy-wise, he was top 5 in 2011 and 2012. Maybe top 3? He just dropped off last year. -- nm - Inigo Sep 22, 07:25 4
      - no legit receivers will do that to you. - groiny Sep 22, 07:32 3
        
        I wonder how long it'll take him to have a sideline meltdown. -- nm - Shaun Sep 22, 07:38 2
        
        I don't know, this is the second season of this problem, so I would have thought before now. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 22, 07:38 1
        
        And still the media will shrug it off as him just being passionate. -- nm - Shaun Sep 22, 07:40
is my posting fixed? -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 07:19 3
- it is. I just had to relogin. you can all exhale now. -- nm - vice president peggy ann Sep 22, 07:19 2
  - We thought maybe since you were management now you were too good to post here. -- nm - spamlet Sep 22, 07:50
  - I had the same freakout this morning. Starbucks app updated, and my acct wasn't logged in. Had to use cash. -- nm - budice Sep 22, 07:32

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