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Jacob deGrom is deRookie of deYear in deNational League. -- nm - Tim Nov 10, 15:53 1
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BPL: Anyone take note of the current standings as of late? -- (link) - USS Hornet Nov 10, 15:43
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- it would be easier to count the ones i knew already than the ones i used to believe -- nm - [email protected] Nov 10, 15:56
so that Robert Plant story of him ripping up $800 Million Led Zeppelin tour offer....never happened.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 10, 15:39 2
- arthritis is a terrible affliction -- nm - con_carne Nov 10, 15:42
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- Yeah, Mike and Mike went off on this today. -- nm - Spawn Nov 10, 15:50
- Ah Twitter, the comments section of the Internet -- nm - con_carne Nov 10, 15:49
- "It's about integrity in NFL coaching." nm - ralph wiggum Nov 10, 15:41 5
  - I wonder if there's a German word for "handing your opponent the tools of your defeat". Or maybe it's Japanese. -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 15:47
  - outstanding. -- nm - Remlik Nov 10, 15:42 3
    - indeed. -- nm - b. Nov 10, 15:45
    - Botched the "integrity" vs "ethics" Bah. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 10, 15:44 1
      - it still works. -- nm - Remlik Nov 10, 15:48
- horrible. -- nm - Remlik Nov 10, 15:35
- :( - what the heck, people. geez. -- nm - b. Nov 10, 15:34 3
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  - some of those are arrest-worthy, aren't they? -- nm - b. Nov 10, 15:36 1
    - they should be. and twitter corporate does nothing. -- nm - Remlik Nov 10, 15:37
- just saw that. Jesus -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 15:30
speaking of taylor - I don't remember ever before seeing something she did to boost first week sales - I bought her cd* at Target on friday - b. Nov 10, 15:25
Brazilian President, no! -- (link) - con_carne Nov 10, 15:15 [Image]
Pippy, Diva, other San Francisco visitors - did you get to Alcatraz? Do you recommend? - Meg Nov 10, 15:13 17
- I enjoyed seeing it. Probably won't be as enjoyable if the weather is poor, because the grounds are interesting, too. -- nm - TWuG Nov 10, 15:37
- I've never done the island tour itself, but a friend from out of the area and I did a bay tour that included a lot of time about it several years ago. - b. Nov 10, 15:29 1
  - I think it was this, and we nabbed a readily available discount for it. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 10, 15:33
- Thanks all. Looks like the tour offered by the cruise line is longer (incl. Sausalito) but shorter ones are available. - Meg Nov 10, 15:27
- 100% recommended. Very interesting tour -- nm - prayformojo Nov 10, 15:22
- Alcatraz is cool tour. Couple hours. -- nm - budice Nov 10, 15:20
- we didn't end up doing it. Maybe next time. - Mel Profit Nov 10, 15:19 2
  - I still want to see the USS Hornet. - Mel Profit Nov 10, 15:23 1
    - I wanna see you too. *smiley face* -- nm - USS Hornet Nov 10, 15:32
- went to Alcatraz years ago and enjoyed the tour. -- nm - diva Nov 10, 15:18
- "What kind of a fucked up tour is this?" -- nm - The Rock Nov 10, 15:15 4
  - "Next we'll take you through the kitchen, where you can sometimes still smell what The Rock was cooking." -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 15:16 3
    - The People's Strudel? -- nm - Pip s.i. Nov 10, 15:17 2
      - IT DOESN'T MATTER! -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 15:30
      - L3 -- nm - budice Nov 10, 15:19
- I did and recommend it. IIRC, book your ferry in advance because they can (do?) sell out. -- nm - ty97 Nov 10, 15:15
- Yeah, it was cool. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 10, 15:14
Ranking the Canadian Heritage Minutes -- (link) - Reagen Nov 10, 15:11 3
- When do they get to the Dionne quintuplets? -- nm - Roger More Nov 10, 16:24
- #69...travesty -- nm - budice Nov 10, 15:16 1
  - I'm upset about the Irish orphans one too - a masterpiece of awkward French. -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 15:16
Garth Brook's GhostTunes starts up tomorrow...everyone psyched?! -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 14:47 20
- Garth who? -- nm - Spawn Nov 10, 15:55
- Poor Garth, he might have actually threatened the Beatles record if he just put his stuff on iTunes. -- nm - Tim Nov 10, 15:13
- I wonder if he can get Taylor Swift to join -- nm - amoxy Nov 10, 15:12
- oh, we may get garth brooks questions tonight at trivia. anything you guys want to tell me? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 10, 14:49 16
  - I was about to say he his last album came out in 2001 but I just saw the news. -- nm - Tim Nov 10, 15:11
  - here, highlights from today in history -- (link) - Beaker Nov 10, 15:10 [Backboard]
  - you may also want to get info on the Rosetta comet mission this week -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 10, 15:05
  - He has 2 Grammys (Trisha has 3) -- nm - ty97 Nov 10, 15:04 3
    - only 2????? -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 15:05 2
      - I was surprised it was that low. 2 wins out of 14 nominations. He has 17 American Music Awards - ty97 Nov 10, 15:08 1
        
        also: "RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States." -- nm - ty97 Nov 10, 15:08
  - This seems simple for trivia, but his current wife is country singer Trisha Yearwood. - ty97 Nov 10, 14:56 1
    - fwiw, there was a long break between the touring and the dating - 8 or 9 years, iirc. -- nm - b. Nov 10, 15:02
  - Right now there's a mission going on to try and harpoon Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It's called Rosetta - con_carne Nov 10, 14:56
  - went to spring training for the San Diego Padres. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 14:52 1
    - oh very nice -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 10, 14:54
  - he's married to Food channel star...Tricia Yearwood -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 10, 14:52 1
    - Not really what she's known for, but okay. -- nm - droidlet Nov 10, 14:59
  - Ex wife lives on a ranch close by -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 14:52
  - Chris Gaines. -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:52
The Dez Bryant Smear Season Is Upon Us -- (link) - Beaker Nov 10, 14:39 1
- All of things happen in Desoto, TX no matter who lives in the house - Epiphany Nov 10, 14:54
Anyone still watching Scorpion? Has it gotten any better? - GregW Nov 10, 14:39 4
- like, do you expect it to be good? or a "suitable distraction"? the latter it is. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 10, 14:53 1
  - At least less cringe-worthy levels of ridiculousness. -- nm - GregW Nov 10, 15:20
- I've enjoyed it since the beginning, so... -- nm - Ender Nov 10, 14:47
- no, no. I dropped it last week. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 10, 14:47
Last Week Tonight spoilers - prayformojo Nov 10, 14:30 1
- They were just singing the theme song. These are the lyrics. -- (link) - GregW Nov 10, 15:39
Saw Hero -- (link) - con_carne Nov 10, 14:18 [youtube]
Welcome to North Carolina! Ah, it's good to be here. -- nm - CQ Nov 10, 14:12 3
- Woot! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 10, 14:55
- So, are you carpetbagging or will you just go with the flow and stick it to the poor, women and minorities? -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:28
- Charlotte? RTP? -- nm - budice Nov 10, 14:23
Craig Spencer, New York Doctor With Ebola, Will Leave Bellevue Hospital - ty97 Nov 10, 14:04 5
- Mass Ebola outbreak temporarily at bay! Ebola cases under Obama have been infinitely higher than under Bush!! -- nm - Fox News Nov 10, 14:17 2
  - Ebola outbreak averted. Crime down. Unemployment down. Economy on the rise. Health care for everyone. Housing recovered. Gas prices down. F*#& Obama! -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:53 1
    - no free healthcare in the sickest and poorest states that are mostly run by republicans -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 10, 15:08
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- Quarantine him! -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:09
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- thanks, but no. -- nm - mud Nov 10, 14:43
"Too big to fail" banking rules proposed by international regulators -- (link) - con_carne Nov 10, 14:01
This 1900bhp Ford GT creates thunder -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 10, 13:58 1
- I love Real Racing for teaching me key things about cars, like the fact that 1900 horsepower is mind melting. -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:09
LYC - i pick up my beloved iPad tonight after dropping it off on Thursday for a screen repair. - Andie Nov 10, 13:54 1
- ~and it feels so good~ -- nm - budice Nov 10, 13:57
NASCAR: Gene Haas on Kurt Busch's Domestic Violence allegation -- (link) - budice Nov 10, 13:53 1
- "We got one more race and quite frankly, no one gives a damn about anyone not in the final 4 or Jeff and Keselowski. - Will Hunting Nov 10, 14:31
Oh no, belt sander racing appears to be coming to an end. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 10, 13:52
Thanks Internet (SFW, but don't open this post if others are around your screen) -- (link) - ty97 Nov 10, 13:47 1
- Superb Ass. -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:01
Cuddyer turns down Colorado 1 yr at $15.3m for 2 yrs at $21m with Mets -- nm - budice Nov 10, 13:47 6
- he no do math good -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 13:54 5
  - He's 35. You take the guaranteed money. -- nm - droidlet Nov 10, 13:54 4
    - all he'd need for year 2 would be $5.7. but I get your point -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 13:55 3
      - if he injures himself for longer than a year, he is out of the $ after one year. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 13:57 2
        
        and he has proven to be somewhat fragile -- nm - groiny Nov 10, 13:57 1
        
        Yeah, 1 bad year at his age; coming out of Colorado, he's a non-roster invitee in year 2. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 10, 14:27
Japanese Engrish fashion -- (link) - con_carne Nov 10, 13:46 6
- Imagine what their tattoos are like. -- nm - Roger More Nov 10, 14:00 3
  - I wonder if the Japanese are all like "What the hell is wrong with Americans?" -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:09
  - (tattoo fails, I mean. And if there isn't a website documenting unfortunately Japanese character tattoos on English speakers, there should be) -- nm - Roger More Nov 10, 14:03 1
    - I've seen bad ones both ways, on different lists, at least. -- nm - b. Nov 10, 14:40
- I think my brain just broke. -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 13:50
- Bonus -- (link) - con_carne Nov 10, 13:47 [Image]
Thanks Obama -- (link) - ty97 Nov 10, 13:45
NOM to target Rob Portman in 2016 -- (link) - ty97 Nov 10, 13:44
Probably spiced cranberry chutney and black mission fig conserve. BUT, I am very intrigued by - ty97 Nov 10, 13:42 9
- Ooh, is this American Spoon? I recommend Winter Compote and Portobello Mushroom Relish. - Covington Nov 10, 15:46
- did anyone click on the "savory" items? they have some really great options there too - JenBro Nov 10, 13:46 6
  - i did not, but i love the whole seed mustard. -- nm - Andie Nov 10, 13:52 1
    - that mustard is fantastic - the seeds sort of "pop" with a brightness from the champagne they put in it - it's really tasty -- nm - JenBro Nov 10, 14:20
  - Ooh I didn't, but I'll take anything with peppers :) -- nm - Meg Nov 10, 13:51
  - I didn't see the other sections at all! Ginger pear butter?! - ty97 Nov 10, 13:48 2
    - I usually get a case of their sour cherry spoon fruit during sidewalk sales - and use it for sour cherry margaritas - so good -- nm - JenBro Nov 10, 14:22 1
      - I think that's what I tried - just on toast/crumpets/etc. very good, and not too sweet. -- nm - b. Nov 10, 14:57
- Yeah, I saved to order stuff for my wife. -- nm - spamlet Nov 10, 13:43
Poor Grumpy Cat. Seriously, no cat wants to be carted around to all these places. -- nm - Andie Nov 10, 13:39 4
- why do you think he's so grumpy? -- nm - znufrii Nov 10, 13:44
- " WWE continues to be a “must-stop” for celebrities " -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 10, 13:42 1
  - They're so hopelessly out of touch. -- nm - Tim Nov 10, 13:43
- yah. at first, things were amusing; but that turned for me. (ick inside.) - b. Nov 10, 13:41
uh-oh, someone hold Krusty back! -- (link) - ty97 Nov 10, 13:39 1
- "I'm opposed to it until it's legally expedient to be in favor of it." -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:10
TV PSA: MNF, Blacklist, DWTS, Castle, 2 Broke Girls, The Millers, Scorpian, NCIS LA, The Voice, Gotham, Sleepy Hollow, The Originals, Jane the Virgin -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 13:39 1
- Star Wars Rebels, Gravity Falls, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 13:40
heh...the Microsoft store that we do some things with is having a Halo party and Giantess recruited cosplayers to work the event... - Remlik Nov 10, 13:38 8
- There is a lack of intellect there. They ask her to be Cortana...and hire some talk doof to be in the suit. - Will Hunting Nov 10, 13:41 7
  - they didn't have a Cortana suit ready. I did ask about that. -- nm - Remlik Nov 10, 13:43 6
    - How hard is it to find some blue body paint? -- nm - Mop Nov 10, 14:03 2
      - yeah the Mall won't go for that. -- nm - Remlik Nov 10, 14:37 1
        
        Buy a blue spandex costume, put some black marks on it... - Will Hunting Nov 10, 14:40
    - But...but.....epic fail. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 10, 13:48 2
      - oh I agree. poor planning. -- nm - Remlik Nov 10, 13:48 1
        
        Meg Turney just made one last month! -- nm - Spawn Nov 10, 13:53
has anyone used squaretrade's cell phone insurance? + a word of warning re: LG G3 for anyone considering it. - b. Nov 10, 13:38 3
- What's the issue? I have the Nexus 5 (basically the LG G2) and don't have any issues. - spamlet Nov 10, 13:45 1
  - sorry, work made me work. ;) - the issue is in the first part of the second section in there. - b. Nov 10, 14:39
- yeah cell phone replacement is why the big cell cos fought against killswitch, they make billions from ins/non contract phones -- nm - [email protected] Nov 10, 13:43
Go ahead and start a conversation to get things moving. -- nm - TWuG Nov 10, 13:34 4
- French poetry and rhinestones. -- nm - Max Nov 10, 13:35 3
  - useless master degrees for $200 alex -- nm - [email protected] Nov 10, 13:36
  - French cowboys and snowstorms -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Nov 10, 13:36 1
    - aurora snow -- nm - [email protected] Nov 10, 13:37

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