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Dutch biker gangs are fighting ISIS.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 14, 13:49 3
- I LOVE that the kurdish women fighting ISIS are taking it to them. - Magic Dinosaur Zombie Princess Mark Profit Oct 14, 14:02
- All they have to do is take back one city, without any unforgivable brutality against the citizens, and they can get a movie deal. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 13:52 1
  - (And, also, they can show Blackwater how it's done) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 13:52
Fuck yeah! -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 14, 13:36 4
- Ha what a finish. I love the way the Germans are all standing in the center circle looking at one another and thinking wtf. - Loyola Oct 14, 13:41 3
  - `O'Shea O'Shea O'Shea O'Shea.............O'Shea O'Shea~ -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 14, 13:41 2
    - For sure. They came alive the last 20 mins. They're actually not bad once they release the handbrake. -- nm - Loyola Oct 14, 13:43 1
      - They had to play the way they did early on. I'm glad they got that result since they deserved that last 20 -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 14, 13:47
Publisher/owner of San Fran Guardian (weekly progressive pol/yuppie culture newspaper, orginal counter culture hippy rag) ceases w/current issue -- (link) - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:34
Poll #itsbeenawhile: Do you have a valid passport? If not, valid passport card (for Canada/Mexico/Caribbean)? Neither? - ty97 Oct 14, 13:32 18
- Two of them. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 14, 15:29
- Neither -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 14:12
- Card only - unused to date. -- nm - Covington Oct 14, 13:53
- yeppers -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 14, 13:52
- Actually expired yesterday -- nm - amoxy Oct 14, 13:45
- Yes. -- nm - Loyola Oct 14, 13:42
- Yes, and recently renewed also -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 13:41
- Yes! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 14, 13:41
- Expired a couple years ago. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 13:41
- Yes. I had to renew this year. -- nm - pmb Oct 14, 13:39
- Mine ran out last year. -- nm - David Oct 14, 13:38
- No. I have had a passport in the past. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 14, 13:36
- yes -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 13:35
- no current way to escape the country, used to have a passport (even had a one as a baby) -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:35
- yes. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 13:34
- yes -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:34
- yes. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 13:34
- yes. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 13:33
!!!! (darned delayed mlb.) -- nm - b. Oct 14, 13:31
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- You do know what happened right after this? Right? -- (link) - oblique Oct 14, 13:35 [Image]
LYC: My birthday party was a success! - con_carne Oct 14, 13:29 [youtube]
I had a conversation about travel this weekend that pretty much went "I haven't been out of the country yet this year. Well, I've been to Toronto" - ty97 Oct 14, 13:26 1
- "I went to the part of the Mid-West that isn't in the USA!" -- nm - All humans are vermin in the eyes of Roger Morbo Oct 14, 13:43
This sounds very promising. Upcoming new battery will charge cell phones and electric car batteries in minutes -- (link) - Inigo Oct 14, 13:20
ST poll: how often *do* you fly? seldom? average? all the frickin time? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 14, 13:18 27
- 4 times per year. I like airports and flying. I think I'm weird. -- nm - Max Oct 14, 13:44
- rarely. too expensive, family-wise. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 14, 13:41
- Rarely, and only if I can't get there in a couple of days by car and really, really want to go there. - Covington Oct 14, 13:39
- seldom -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 13:35
- seldom. used to be all the time. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 13:34
- More than I want to, less than I should. -- nm - David Oct 14, 13:31 2
  - haven't you flown like once in the last 5 years? -- nm - Remlik Oct 14, 13:31 1
    - Like I said... -- nm - David Oct 14, 13:32
- as little as possible. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 14, 13:29
- 4 times. -- nm - Ender Oct 14, 13:27
- Never -- nm - Krusty Oct 14, 13:26
- used to be fairly often, but never since 2006. (I hope this changes before long.) -- nm - b. Oct 14, 13:26
- About once a year lately - and often just one way. -- nm - Meg Oct 14, 13:25
- 5-10 roundtrips per year. -- nm - pmb Oct 14, 13:25
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  - You are the alcoholic of flying. - Spawn Oct 14, 13:24
- A few times per day. - Spawn Oct 14, 13:21
- a few times a year, based on the past few years -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 13:21
- last two times was the last two slackcons - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:20
- seldom (couple times a year, on average.) wish it were more. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 13:20
- More than the average person //// far, far, far less than I used to -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 13:20 2
  - To wit: # of flights/miles flown per year - ty97 Oct 14, 13:23
  - you used to live in airports and jets...I thought Up in the Air was inspired by you -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:22
- about 2-3 times a year, probably -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:20 1
  - which is probably average? -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:21
- seldom -- nm - decline Oct 14, 13:20
- seldom -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 14, 13:19
I started watching Transparent today. I'm in ep 4. I'm liking it a lot. -- nm - Covington Oct 14, 13:11
oh goodie, sponsored FB posts from 9/11 truthers. Time to nuke FB. -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 13:10 9
- a. mark it offensive b. laugh because they are spending $$$ c. cry because apparently zuck is a suckass righty -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:19 6
  - eh, to c: I don't really blame zuckerberg for the people who buy ads from him -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 13:32 5
    - Also, 9/11 Truthers aren't exactly just a "right-wing" phenomenon... - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 14, 13:49 4
      - I didn't know it was ever considered a right wing thing at all. it's always seemed more the other way. -- nm - b. Oct 14, 13:53 3
        
        I think it was mostly a left leaning conspiracy theory, what with all the Bush hating, as you pointed out, but there were some anti-government right - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 14, 14:02
        
        Right, but zeit seems to be under the impression that any nutty conspiracy theory has to emanate from the right. - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 14, 13:54 1
        
        well, it's zeit...what do you xepect? -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:56
- "..and yet somehow people still deny we have government built weather machines!" - My favorite truther quote Oct 14, 13:15
- Finally. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 13:11
Molly Ringwald returns in.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 14, 13:09 [youtube] 1
- new Ghostbusters?! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 14, 13:09
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- ....and the flight attendant. -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 13:05 19
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    - that's unfortunate. -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:10
    - That is a bit absurd, especially on private TVs - ty97 Oct 14, 13:09 13
      - It's probably the same version that gets licensed for in-flight entertainment regardless of whether it's individual screens or not. -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:11 3
        
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        interesting. just shows you how often I fly. - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:14
        
        To the IM: as he should -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 13:14
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        I would start by writing or calling (writing is probably better, and a CK should get noticed) to try to understand why. - ty97 Oct 14, 13:14 7
        
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        Yeah, I'd go with Customer Relations -- (link) - ty97 Oct 14, 13:28 1
        
        Make sure to include your AAdvantage number in the designated box (so hopefully that will flag you as 'important' due to status) - ty97 Oct 14, 13:30
        
        Doug Parker, American Airlines, CEO -- nm - decline Oct 14, 13:21
        
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        oh, or maybe it that bottle of SoCo my cousins (lived next door) riled up one NYE in HS -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 13:16 1
        
        This should be in that thread down there VVVVVVVVVVVVVV -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 13:16
    - Ooo - I think I want to see the Normal Heart -- nm - Epiphany Oct 14, 13:09 1
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    - A Zack Efron movie? I would go scorched earth on them. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 13:08
My mom basically didn't drink at all when I as growing up and now drinks only occasionally. - ty97 Oct 14, 13:00 29
- your mom's first shot was a fireball? That's hilarious. Next up? Car bombs!! -- nm - decline Oct 14, 13:03 27
  - st poll: first shot? - b. Oct 14, 13:07 22
    - Tequilla -- nm - JaxSean Oct 14, 13:42
    - Some vodka or Seagram's gin Queso and I stole from the supermarket where we worked just out of high school -- nm - con_carne Oct 14, 13:21 1
      - a friend in college worked in a drug store/stock clerk, would 'break a bottle and collect the booze through a coffee filter, if seal was intact it.... - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:40
    - Scotch maybe. Or some liqueur. -- nm - Covington Oct 14, 13:18
    - if i was going to guess, i'd say tequila. but i really don't remember. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 13:14 3
      - Of course you don't remember anything with Tequila! - amoxy Oct 14, 13:18 2
        
        I was just thinking that about all the "I don't remember" responses. "I'm pretty sure there was a glass involved, but that's all I know." -- nm - b. Oct 14, 13:19 1
        
        i just don't remember it at all. i don't know when, i don't know where... -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 13:21
    - god only knows. probably tequila or whiskey. first beer was probably either PBR or Genny (swiped from home) -- nm - decline Oct 14, 13:13
    - Cutty Sark, straight *shudder* -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:13
    - My memories of elementary school are pretty cloudy. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 13:12
    - easy - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 14, 13:12
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      - Little Kings -- nm - JaxSean Oct 14, 13:44
      - my parents let me have tiny glasses of wine with dinner on the occasional nights they had it. - Andie Oct 14, 13:23
      - my first alcohol was manischewitz then champagne at a wedding. I think I've had 3 sips of beer ever - 3 strikes. -- nm - b. Oct 14, 13:15
      - If you don't remember, then it probably was tequila. ;-P -- nm - Were-Baron Oct 14, 13:13
    - cognac (I was vising family in germany) -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:11 1
      - oh wait, I used to pour kalua on ice cream as a kid -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:43
    - :P ST wasn't my first either. I truly can't recall my 1st shot - odds are it was tequila -- nm - Epiphany Oct 14, 13:10 2
      - Whatever shots I pilfered from my Dad's bar downstairs when I was in HS. - ty97 Oct 14, 13:12 1
        
        I would take a little out of all the bottles to avoid detection and put it all in one cup and hold my nose to drink it - Epiphany Oct 14, 13:17
  - Between the pre-party Friday night and the post-reception after-party Saturday night, I think the families went through at least 5 handles of Fireball - ty97 Oct 14, 13:05 2
    - I remember a wedding like this - Epiphany Oct 14, 13:18
    - *shudder* -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 13:16
  - With Dawson. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 13:04
- your IM is hiliarious -- nm - Epiphany Oct 14, 13:01
keyboardist for the Mars Volta and Jack White has died.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 14, 12:59 [youtube] 7
- and, was also in the Justice League? -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 13:01 6
  - No, but I'd bet on Jack White. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 13:19
  - It's as good a cover as any. -- nm - Inigo Oct 14, 13:09
  - lmao -- nm - groiny Oct 14, 13:04
  - crap...sorry wrong link -- (link) - Remlik Oct 14, 13:02 1
    - And David talk about *my* posting skills. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 13:06
  - sometimes I dont' get these joke links -- nm - Epiphany Oct 14, 13:02
also the XMen 6 auditions callsheet is calling it 'XMen: Akkaba'. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 12:59
Explaining "Civil War" in the Marvel Universe (spoils, of course) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 14, 12:58 20
- Meh. (spoils) - Inigo Oct 14, 13:04 8
  - Question though (spoils) - Inigo Oct 14, 13:12 7
    - spoils... - Remlik Oct 14, 13:16 5
      - To further answer his question... spoil - Spawn Oct 14, 13:20 4
        
        wrong. - Remlik Oct 14, 13:22 3
        
        Either way, it was dumb. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 14, 15:31
        
        I just wanna point out that *David* is the concise one in this thread. ;) -- nm - Inigo Oct 14, 13:33 1
        
        hey you asked! :) -- nm - Remlik Oct 14, 13:54
    - During the Civil War storyline. -- nm - David Oct 14, 13:13
- Night Nurse?! :) -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 13:03 10
  - Rosario Dawson is playing her in the new Daredevil Netflix show. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 13:09 5
    - she'll make it sexy. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 13:11 4
      - unrelated: we should get Netflix. [nm] - Magic Dinosaur Zombie Princess Mark Profit Oct 14, 13:17 3
        
        we need that new tv. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 13:28 1
        
        the Vizio 4K's are coming soon! -- nm - Remlik Oct 14, 13:32
        
        and I have plenty of Daredevil material to get you ready for the show! - Remlik Oct 14, 13:19
  - yeah she hooked up with Dr. Strange in a great mini series called the Oath by Brian Vaughn (Runaways, Saga, Ex Machina) -- nm - Remlik Oct 14, 13:07 3
    - that sounds sexy. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 13:10 2
      - it's decent. they deal with Hitler's Gun and demons -- nm - Remlik Oct 14, 13:14 1
        
        sexy guns and sexy demons. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 13:15
Does whiskey count as beer? -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:57 4
- whiskey (scotch/irish) is made from barley, so is beer, basically concentrated beer, but if keeping score at home NO different species of drink -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Oct 14, 13:13
- no. -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 14, 12:58 2
  - Trust the borderline professional. -- nm - ty97 Oct 14, 13:01 1
    - Raise your hand if you need a drink. -- nm - Spawn Oct 14, 13:04

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