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Infographic: What will kill you? -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 30, 09:35 14
- Also, parsing out all the ways of death by falling hides the fact that falling is *way* dangerous. -- nm - Max Oct 30, 09:44
- That "in a car" is lower than hanging surprises me, as does alcohol being that low. -- nm - Max Oct 30, 09:42
- Suddenly there's this campaign for Ebola acceptance. Just live with it, it's ok. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 30, 09:40 1
  - L3! -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 30, 09:42
- I will forever wear pajamas only from now on. - ty97 Oct 30, 09:38
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  - "and if I'm wrong, may we all be horribly crushed from above somehow." - prayformojo Oct 30, 09:41
- So you are 300x more likely to die choking on your own vomit than from ebola. -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 09:38 5
  - but what if it's - prayformojo Oct 30, 09:40 1
    - You should have put this in the subject. It was the setup. -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 09:47
  - What if ebola makes you vomit? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:38 2
    - If you choke on that did the Ebola really kill you? -- nm - MonsterMom Oct 30, 09:40 1
      - Maybe while wearing pajamas, the chances are less. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 30, 09:40
- (the graphic for "your pajamas catching fire" is kind of funny) -- nm - prayformojo Oct 30, 09:36
Rumors that all Spirit Airlines planes are grounded due to "computer software anomalies" -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 09:35 2
- code lines - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:36 1
  - They need to dangle some Ethernet cables ... -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Oct 30, 09:40
NFL broadcast maps for Sunday. I'm getting SD/Miami, Denver/NE and the highly anticipated WAS/Min -- nm - prayformojo Oct 30, 09:33 1
- link? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:33
So last night I wrote (but didn't post) a blog post about ethics. No, not in games journalism - right here on ST. In the sidebar, in fact. - Beryllium Oct 30, 09:29 10
- Well done. I'd like to know more about this wish list stuff. - con_carne Oct 30, 09:45
- I like it. -- nm - MonsterMom Oct 30, 09:38
- You can see what was purchased but not who purchased it correct? -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 09:35 2
  - Correct - but guesses could be made, and that itself could get messy. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Oct 30, 09:40 1
    - You know how much we love 'blind item' challenges ;) -- nm - MonsterMom Oct 30, 09:42
- well reasoned. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 09:33
- I really like it. Good job. The only editing changes I would suggest is eliminating a few of the one-sentence paragaphs by combining some. -- nm - mara Oct 30, 09:33 1
  - Thanks, I think I'll try that. It comes across as a bit choppy right now. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Oct 30, 09:41
- Pretty cool and interesting topic to discuss. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 30, 09:33
- Uh... I have been buying that stuff for groiny. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:30
Cowboys HC Jason Garrett told reporters today that he is "certainly" optimistic Tony Romo can play Sunday. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 30, 09:29 4
- Tony Romo is not on the practice field as practicing begins. He did not take part in the walk-through either, according to Garrett. -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 30, 09:41
- did Jerry Jone's lips move when he said it? -- nm - Beaker Oct 30, 09:35
- against Arizona, its not going to matter either way -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 30, 09:31
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" A-Rod eligible for Yanks as suspension ends Alex Rodriguez's one-year suspension officially ended Wednesday." -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:27 2
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  - Will he play shortstop or 1st base ? -- nm - decline Oct 30, 09:33
More youtube documentary fun: We would watch this movie, yes? Came across this BBC reenactment/doc thingy in which Michael Sheen plays Nero -- (link) - con_carne Oct 30, 09:22 [youtube]
Animal sculptures made with strands of stainless steel -- (link) - mara Oct 30, 09:21
does your non-gas induction range *really* need fake LED flames to simulate a gas stove? -- (link) - Paranormal Andivity Oct 30, 09:14 3
- The Girl On Fire! -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 30, 09:16
- Yeah, when there's not even a red glow I can see a need for an "Oh shit, I forgot to turn the burner on!" indicator. -- nm - Ender Oct 30, 09:15
- So people do not burn themselves, I would think. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:14
hahahaah. We love our clever acronyms here. I just got an email about the Hypothermia Outreach Team. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 30, 09:10 1
- *likes* -- nm - Paris Oct 30, 09:11
Conshohocken in the news for creating what is apparently the country's first online transaction "safe zone" -- (link) - znufrii Oct 30, 09:08
In a kind of rare event, Trick-or-Treat is actually on Halloween in my town this year. -- nm - Ender Oct 30, 09:06 28
- (About half the towns are doing it tonight, and a few did it last Saturday or Sunday.) -- nm - Ender Oct 30, 09:18
- Halloween was cancelled in the Poconos where they are still hunting for that cop killer. He's still on the loose after almost two months now -- (link) - decline Oct 30, 09:12 2
  - They are trying to starve him? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:13 1
    - He's know to have a sweet tooth -- nm - decline Oct 30, 09:16
- (In double-checking this I came to wonder why the local paper thinks a small plane crashing in Wichita is "Breaking News" in Ohio...) -- nm - Ender Oct 30, 09:09
- the town I just vacated mandated that kids can only trick or treat in a 2 block radius from their house. - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 09:07 22
  - The Catch 22 being that if they have the ID to prove they live nearby they're too old to be Trick-or-Treating in the first place... -- nm - Ender Oct 30, 09:14 2
    - (parents) -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:15 1
      - parents are too old to go asking for candy -- nm - decline Oct 30, 09:16
  - that'll keep them from mooching off families in the expensive parts of town, for sure! -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 09:11 5
    - there are no expensive parts of town anymore, the values there have dropped something like 50 % in 5 years. nm -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 09:12 4
      - We have an addition next to us where the average home price is 2.5-3x as much. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:16 1
        
        Unless "rich" is code for "full size candy bars", the key to Trick-or-Treating is really housing density. -- nm - Ender Oct 30, 09:20
      - Being underwater will do that. -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 30, 09:13 1
        
        exactly. nm -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 09:14
  - Someone read that letter we had posted here last week? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:10 10
    - which letter was that? -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 09:11 9
      - Dear Prudence: Halloween edition - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:12 3
        
        was the response ever posted? - znufrii Oct 30, 09:21 2
        
        Here? I don't think so. It's on her site, of course. -- nm - mara Oct 30, 09:26
        
        Prudence couldn't find a public-domain appropriate response. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 30, 09:23
      - the one wondering if he was a bad person for complaining about kids from poor neighborhoods coming to his by the van load for Halloween. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 09:12 2
        
        *spoilers* The answer was "Yes". -- nm - Ender Oct 30, 09:17 1
        
        *nods* -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 09:18
      - A rich person bitching about poor kids trick-or-treating at his/her house. -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 30, 09:12 1
        
        aah, yeah, well, in this town, the rich people are moving out. nm -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 09:13
  - Well, that's about the range of the Coast Guard boats assigned to each neighborhood. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 30, 09:09 1
    - that town has changed so much in the 12 years I was there, I am glad to be out of there now. nm -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 09:10
I got this one. I'm sure you care. -- (link) - sheriff peggy ann Oct 30, 09:04 2
- 69 Max -- nm - Max Oct 30, 09:05 1
  - Something no one has ever dared try. -- nm - David Oct 30, 09:05
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- offs. -- nm - znufrii Oct 30, 09:02
- It's ridiculous. I support her 100%. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 09:01 6
  - I even support her lawsuit. -- nm - mara Oct 30, 09:03 5
    - Yup. I'm not surprised by the paranoia but it needs to end. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 09:07 4
      - I suppose it will in about 21 days, unless there's another positive test. -- nm - mara Oct 30, 09:09 3
        
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        Better safe than sorry! --- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:26
        
        Sheesh, that's ridiculous. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 09:17
Even as skeptical as I was about WWE Network, those numbers have thrown under. - David Oct 30, 08:55 7
- This is part of what I hate about the current state of media. We seem to be moving toward everyone wanting their own walled garden to protect their - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 30, 09:01 6
  - More likely they over-estimated their fanbase's desire to get a really good value. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 09:07 4
    - So, you are saying they thought their audience was smarter than they are? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:11 3
      - I think they have done a terrible job explaining what it is and how to utilize it. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 09:16 2
        
        I fully admit, I prefer a recorded show to Netflix/On Demand or something like that. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:19 1
        
        I'd imagine most people do but you gotta take what's available. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 30, 09:31
  - In this case I think the content they provide (and relative to the ppv prices) very worth it. But the reality is that there's almost too much content - pmb Oct 30, 09:07
Best lunch ever! (You may disagree, but that's OK 'cause I'm the one eatin' it) - prayformojo Oct 30, 08:51 1
- IPJRTD! -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:52
I was waiting for the Chevy guy to eat Madison Bumgarner. nm -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 08:50
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- can he still lick the hot flight attendants? -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 30, 08:58 2
  - make sure you get them in a headlock first, so they can't get away. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 30, 09:05
  - Depends on how many drinks he has. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:04
- That gross. - ty97 Oct 30, 08:51 5
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    - I don't lick the people, only the polls -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 08:59 2
      - polls are simply wrong -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:01
      - (poles. ugh. spelling.) -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 08:59
  - you forgetting an "on me" in there somewhere? -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 08:52
- Humans are *spectacularly* bad at evaluating personal risk - Reagen Oct 30, 08:50 3
  - as also evidenced by youtube "watch me do this" backyard videos. -- nm - Max Oct 30, 08:55 1
    - the one of the dude lighting himself on fire in the bathtub is priceless. nm -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 08:56
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- 0% at home so any increase is exponential! -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:49 3
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    - Okay - exponentially + catastrophically! - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:58 1
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... who did almost all of the work for me. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Oct 30, 08:46 1
- I guarantee you it wasn't me -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 30, 08:57
Celeb BDays: Nastia Liukin (25), Ivanka Trump (33), Grace Slick (75) -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 30, 08:45 1
- M/F,K,K -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:46
My review of The Martian (no spoils) - All humans are vermin in the eyes of Roger Morbo Oct 30, 08:44 17
- awesome. If you actually gave it a rating you should sunmit this somewhere. it is great -- nm - Beaker Oct 30, 09:39
- Perfect.....absolutely the tone of the book!! -- nm - MonsterMom Oct 30, 09:23
- Very well done review! -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 09:04
- hee -- nm - Pippy of the Damned Oct 30, 09:00
- Well, here's the ST Post of the Month. -- nm - David Oct 30, 08:53
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- Nice -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 08:53
- awesome -- nm - decline Oct 30, 08:52
- Nice! (But your library is an asshole for continuing to accrue overdue fines over the value of the book.) (You can tell them I said so.) -- nm - mara Oct 30, 08:51
- Best. Review. Ever. -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 08:49
- Wow -- nm - prayformojo Oct 30, 08:48
- Bwahahaha! *wipes tears from eyes* That is damn near perfect. :-) -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 30, 08:47
- haha, awesome. i am about halfway through and i *love* it. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 30, 08:47 2
  - (also - it's due back on the 4th - i should be fine.) -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 30, 08:48 1
    - Big fine? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:51
- That's fantastic -- nm - JD Oct 30, 08:46
- I need to go back and finish that one some day. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:45
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- according to the guy who is a Miami Heat beat writer -- nm - decline Oct 30, 08:54 3
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    - is "up there ever" meaning "in Cleveland" (which may very well be true) or "in the annals of sports history" (which is probably not) -- nm - prayformojo Oct 30, 09:09
  - "out of context.... Was talking about Cleveland openers. Nice" -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 09:03
- *smh* -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 08:48
- THE KING! -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:47
- Was he talking about last night's baseball game? -- nm - Baron Mop-chausen Oct 30, 08:44
FUCK AFRICA!!!!!! -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 08:42
Now, I'm free. There are no strings on me. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:42 5
- so does Ultron's nose grow when he lies ? -- nm - decline Oct 30, 08:45 2
  - HE SPEAKS ONLY THE TRUTH! -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 30, 08:46 1
    - They should just have Aquaman call a giant whale to eat Ultron and then everything will be ok -- nm - decline Oct 30, 08:55
- I sure hope we get some post-credits silly puppeteer dancing. -- nm - Max Oct 30, 08:43
- Ooga chaka! -- nm - Baron Mop-chausen Oct 30, 08:43
Former Boston mayor Tom Menino has died. - Will Hunting Oct 30, 08:41 3
- he gave up his fight v. cancer a little over a week ago. :( -- nm - Deevil Oct 30, 08:43
- Ebola? -- nm - lunatic groiny Oct 30, 08:43
- Do they have a suspect? -- nm - Baron Mop-chausen Oct 30, 08:42

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