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Joe Maddon is the 54th manager in Cubs history. That has to be a record for head coaches/managers among American major sports, right? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:24 1
- Any baseball team as old as the Cubs should have similar #s. Back then 1 year stints were fairly common -- nm - rollo Nov 3, 11:26
I dont think I thought out the repercussions of buying a big bag of Resses cups, knowing we get very few trick-or-treaters at the house. - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:21 1
- You make it sound like it's some sort of problem. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 11:25
Soccer fans, is there a marked difference in the %age of foreign players among the more elite teams compared to the lesser teams of the EPL? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:17 3
- I don't know if anyone has done a study on that, but every team has to have a certain number of natural born citizens on their team. - CQ Nov 3, 12:14 1
  - scratch that "natural born citizen" and replace it with "home grown player" -- nm - CQ Nov 3, 12:15
- I would imagine that is the case, but couldn't say for sure. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 11:20
I have to turn in my time sheet and I've got over 6 hours of overtime that I need to make disappear. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 11:07 2
- *facewave* Done. -- nm - Cena Nov 3, 11:09
- That is not how it works. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:08
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- can we do that? -- nm - colin Nov 3, 11:15
- Only the poor and disenfranchised vote on election day. Amiright? High five! C'mon, don't leave me hanging... -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 11:01 13
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    - The dead have risen and are voting Republican! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:10 7
      - another reason zombies are ridiculous, they vote against their own interests -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 11:11 6
        
        "You'll all join us eventually, just like the AARP." -- nm - zombie lobbying slogan Nov 3, 11:18
        
        perhaps you're overthinking this whole thing -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:14 4
        
        I want to know what happens to the natural world in a zombie apocalypse. Why no huge flocks of carrion birds? - crash davis Nov 3, 11:17 3
        
        I've gotta tell ya, I can't remember the last time I saw a sword in DC. There may only be one. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 11:19 2
        
        go into a pawn shop, that is where I usually see them -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 11:20 1
        
        Plus, no waiting period. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:23
    - Well...with all the voter fraud that's happening, I wouldn't be so sure. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:09
    - points -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 11:09
  - Mmmm... this and french fries.... -- nm - Were-Baron Nov 3, 11:05 1
    - French fries do go better with disenfranchisement. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 11:06
- for Prell to go back to the old bottles? -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 11:00 1
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"For the 7th time in 11 years, Washington's NFL team is 3-6" -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 10:57 5
- On Saturday, I sold an old Native American some hunting accessories. He was wearing a Washington's NFL team's logo cap. - crash davis Nov 3, 11:14 4
  - Do you watch The League? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:15 3
    - Of course. Its got a bald guy and I have a bald friend in Indy who acts just like him -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 11:18 2
      - Pete so needs a cat. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:19 1
        
        Did you kick Pete out of his apartment and shoot a porno in there? -- nm - amoxy Nov 3, 11:23
Apparently I make REALLY good salsa -- nm - Roo- making adult decisions Nov 3, 10:49 4
- I'm gonna make some damn fine homegrown salsa verde as soon as my peppers ripen. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 10:59 3
  - I made some yesterday to go with my carnitas :) -- nm - decline Nov 3, 11:14 2
    - ooooh... -- nm - Diva Nov 3, 11:17 1
      - and homemade refried black beans too :) -- nm - decline Nov 3, 11:18
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I find people in zombie apocalypse shows ultimately ridiculous because the solution is simple - crash davis Nov 3, 10:38 20
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- whooo hoo, in your face flanders, oh wait, a zombie ate it already -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 3, 11:25
- You should read "Feed". I've just started but it had an interesting take on it (spoilers) - kilbooooo Nov 3, 10:51
- L3 at the SCA reference. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 10:44 1
  - Pete sent me a book, Dies The Fire, in which basically the SCA lives and runs things - crash davis Nov 3, 10:51
- Yes, that's why zombies are stupid. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 10:44
- Everyone gets their own pneumatic bubble and rolls over the walkers. - Max Nov 3, 10:42 3
  - But then they would all $500 -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 10:44
  - surround your house/fortress with treadmills in all directions, when the zombies come - turn the treadmills on -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 10:44 1
    - put a walker in the treadmill with a steak in front of him/her. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 10:45
- let's see how far you get on your zombie horse -- nm - kilbooooo Nov 3, 10:40 9
  - zombies are no match for a proper warhorse...armor the dang thing and you have a tank -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 10:42 8
    - they had a tank! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:43 7
      - there have been two tanks in the show, one Rick did not know how to use, and one in the hands of the Governor - crash davis Nov 3, 10:45 6
        
        reel back on that first one a bit, and ponder how it got where it was -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:47 5
        
        the whole concept of the zombie apocalypse depends upon worldwide militaries all being stupid - crash davis Nov 3, 10:49 4
        
        TWD spoilers and a question - Beaker Nov 3, 10:50 3
        
        origin unknown -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:06
        
        Evidently (small spoiler) - crash davis Nov 3, 10:52 1
        
        This. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 11:13
Huh. Cynical me did not expect the last two words in this tweet. -- (link) - Ender Nov 3, 10:31 12
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  - Right. My second choice would have been "US Intervention". -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 10:48 2
    - not a chance, they need us to buy their oil. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 10:50 1
      - Not so much anymore -- nm - China and India Nov 3, 10:52
- I assume the origins to the Kuwaiti/SA opposition to ISIL are tribal or related to the Sunni/Shiite split. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 10:43 5
  - I expect it's fear of challenge to legitimate authority. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 10:47 1
    - could be. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 3, 10:47
  - Aren't they all Suuni? That is, ISIL, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait... -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 10:45 2
    - Isil I believe is shite based, at least they seem to make a point of killing sunnis, OTOH, even Iran (shite central) is against them -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 3, 12:37
    - I believe so, so it may be tribal and/or as Reagen says...established governments are scared. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 3, 10:48
- I would guess the talks are strictly limited to ISIL. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 10:32 1
  - The enemy of my enemy - Spawndroid Nov 3, 10:35
*yawwwwn* -- nm - Max Nov 3, 10:29
for those ST'ers feeling out of sorts - full moon is in 3 days and sometimes anxieties can be tied to that lunar cycle - JenBro Nov 3, 10:19 11
- Arrrrooooo! -- nm - Were-Baron Nov 3, 11:02
- last month we had an eclipse -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 3, 10:26
- well there are other cycles that go that long as well. just saying. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 10:22
- I've said it before, and I'll say it again. - Loyola Nov 3, 10:22 5
  - I strongly suggest you watch Thundarr the Barbarian to see how that turns out. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 10:28 1
    - If I can have a Princess Ariel and a Wookie I mean a Mok, then I am down with that. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:14
  - with a giant "laser" -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 10:24
  - right! -- nm - Strax Nov 3, 10:24
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- I wish the moon would just hatch already. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 10:21
Bah. I can't stream walking dead from AMC in Canada, and I couldn't watch it last night ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:17
Interesting separation of powers case being argued before SCOTUS today -- (link) - znufrii Nov 3, 10:16
Something about Walking Dead I didn't even notice. Spoilers. - volnelk Nov 3, 10:08 24
- Last night's episode was a fucking abomination. - Dignan Nov 3, 10:53 1
  - Agreed. I was very disappointed. -- nm - Krusty Nov 3, 10:58
- I figured spoil - Spawndroid Nov 3, 10:37 2
  - spoil - Dignan Nov 3, 10:54 1
    - She used up her one request. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 10:57
- I had the same revelation. I'd totally forgotten. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 10:12 17
  - That last sentence is kinda the whole point of this season... -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 10:14 16
    - that was my conclusion after last night's episode - Max Nov 3, 10:16 15
      - I don't know if the source material allows for this but.. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 10:25 8
        
        I think it's just because they've only been in the South - JenBro Nov 3, 10:32
        
        I kinda wish in the comics they would - spec spoilers - Beaker Nov 3, 10:30
        
        The show gives me a lot of hope - crash davis Nov 3, 10:30 2
        
        I also have hope - crash davis Nov 3, 10:31 1
        
        yup -- nm - Max Nov 3, 10:33
        
        When that time comes I'd expect it won't be people who weren't damaged, it'll be people who have managed to rebuild themselves. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 10:29 2
        
        Perhaps that's the best we fan hope for...people who have... - Mel Profit Nov 3, 10:32 1
        
        It is a shame -spoil - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:08
      - Nobody's gotten this far into the apocalypse without doing something horrible. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 10:17 5
        
        Well, one person. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:17 4
        
        Please, the very first thing that baby did was kill her mother. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 10:21 1
        
        But her mother was lori. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:23
        
        Have you seen her diapers? -- nm - Max Nov 3, 10:20 1
        
        No. And nobody else has, either. - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:11
- That's funny you mention that, I'd forgotten the same thing until the episode last night -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 10:10
I wonder if this is legit, and if it would work for wind farms? Could reduce bird strikes by huge numbers. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:08
Heh, logged in to Wyndham Rewards to look at that Chicago hotel mentioned on B2. Within minutes had an - Meg Nov 3, 10:03 4
- I kind of didn't think about how Chrome is tied to google so much until i got my new home laptop, loaded Chrome, and had all the same bookmarks - Andie Nov 3, 10:10 1
  - Chrome has a specific system that when you log in with your e-mail it will set everything back up. - spamlet Nov 3, 11:14
- Yeah, searching for anything anymore, stuff shows up on pages/feeds like 30 seconds later. It's creepy. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 10:05 1
  - co worker said the same thing this am - he looked at pet insurance from his home computer - quote came to his work email - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 3, 10:06
ST parents or other - anyone heard of a Plasma Car? they are half off on Amazon today - seems neat but is it just a glorified scooter? -- (link) - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 3, 10:03 3
- Not exactly like a scooter. It's meant to be propelled by the child twisting the handle back and forth - prayformojo Nov 3, 10:09 1
  - interesting - I was wondering what the deal was with it. -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 3, 10:11
- they're great for impromptu demolition derby. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 10:08
What do I want for lunch today? -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 10:02 5
- honey crisp apple and a wedge of cheese -- nm - JenBro Nov 3, 10:28
- mystery meat on a stick from a cart on the street corner -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 3, 10:28 1
  - Again? How about something original? -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 11:04
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- Chipotle -- nm - Roo- making adult decisions Nov 3, 10:02
ST Poll: How many albums have reached Platinum status this year? -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 09:58 7
- One, but I'm guessing Taylor Swift's new one will easy (or has). -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 10:00 1
  - The bit on SNL killed. -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 11:20
- 2, if we're not restricting it to individual artists. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 09:58 4
  - I don't understand the caveat but it is 2. The Frozen soundtrack and Taylor Swift's new album. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 3, 10:00 2
    - there is no argument she is the buggest pop star going right now correct? The sales for her new album were staggering -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 10:49
    - Oh, I forgot she just dropped the album. - Ender Nov 3, 10:03
  - Damn, I overshot, didn't I? -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 10:00
Everyone should read mara's link on B2. It's staggering. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 09:54 4
- Mental health is scary -- nm - Roo- making adult decisions Nov 3, 10:02 1
  - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 10:06
- I saved it in Pocket -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 09:56 1
  - ... never to read it again .. way to go meta. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:01
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- Did the highway patrol come scrape #68 up off the turf after that? - Will Hunting Nov 3, 09:59
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- oh shit -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 10:31
Marvel: MCU character in Ant-Man -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 09:49 1
- Spoilers - volnelk Nov 3, 09:58
Ben Roethlisberger now has 12 passing TD's in 2 games. The New York Jets have 12 passing TD's in their last 15 games. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 09:47
kilbo is slow: A little sad to see A to Z cancelled though it certainly has not really captured the spark I thought it had in the pilot -- nm - kilbooooo Nov 3, 09:45
loosi, Big Hero 6 screening at AMC Loews in Washington, DC -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 09:38
REPRESS THIS!!! -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Nov 3, 09:33 4
- Help, help, I'm being repressed! -- nm - The Board Nov 3, 09:56 2
  - come witness the repression inherent in the system ! -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 3, 09:59 1
    - Oh, what a giveaway. Did you hear that? -- nm - volnelk Nov 3, 10:02
- NO! NOT THE BOARD ROLLING *passes out* -- nm - Roo- making adult decisions Nov 3, 09:34

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