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I'm skipping my last conference session because why not, right? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 13, 13:00 4
- How's it going? -- nm - spamlet Nov 13, 13:02 2
  - it's pretty bland. "nobody in higher education understands their finances. deal with it." it's nice to know that everyone sucks as bad as penn state, - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 13, 13:05 1
    - Sometimes that's the best you can glean from these things. -- nm - spamlet Nov 13, 13:05
- "Mary's not here? Good. We can finally plan out what to do about her jeans." -- nm - con_carne Nov 13, 13:01
Heh, this My Little Pony cartoon is doing a Benny Hill rip off and the music is basically the same. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 12:55 2
- You don't hear Yakety Sax often enough in children's programming -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 12:57
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WTF -- (link) - ty97 Nov 13, 12:54 1
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Speaking of goat cheese stuffing and turkeys, here's my annual turkey cooking recipe suggestion -- (link) - ty97 Nov 13, 12:48 1
- the newest must do way of turkey roasting is spatching - zeitgeist Nov 13, 13:01
So, the Atlanta Hawks cannot spell? -- (link) - Spawn Nov 13, 12:45 1
- He needs to get that signed by Ronnie -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 12:48
Worst Toys of 2014 finalists announced -- (link) - znufrii Nov 13, 12:43 9
- i read "Barbie Girl Scout" and i was all "but, that sounds like a good thing." Then i saw it (and read the details.) -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 12:48 3
  - Is she set up at the mall, selling cookies? -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:49 2
    - i would be okay with that. she's wearing hot pink capris and high heeled hiking boots. -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 12:56 1
      - ... and? -- nm - Cappie SI Nov 13, 12:57
- The life-size znufrii sex doll won again?! -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 12:46 4
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  - that's still in the prototype phase, it hasn't been released yet, and you're in violation of the NDA you signed to get one. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:47 2
    - *pats his gimp* -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:48 1
      - Don't pull me into this thread. -- nm - Remlik si Nov 13, 12:49
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- Last time I checked I still held my Elementary School record for pull ups. -- nm - The Danodook Nov 13, 13:02 1
  - "Hi, this is Dano. Yeah. Do I still have the record? Awesome. Talk to you next year!" - Spawn Nov 13, 13:03
- nice! how many can ML do? -- nm - Remlik Nov 13, 12:52
- that's a lot -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 12:41
- way to go V1! -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 12:39
Everything lately reminds me of a Steven Wright joke - prayformojo Nov 13, 12:38
Even if Citizens United got overturned, couldn't ExxonMobile run ads that say "Oil is great! You should love oil too! Let's drill for more oil!" -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 12:32
I haz a turkey !! - Meg Nov 13, 12:31 9
- My two favorite turkey scenes from the movies are from The Money Pit and Mr. Bean. I'm always looking for a third favorite. Video it! -- nm - Max Nov 13, 12:36 2
  - The episode that this was from -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 13, 12:39 [Image]
  - just youtube a video of someone trying to deep fry a frozen turkey withotu thawing it first -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:36
- Don't leave us hanging. Boy or girl? Weight? Name? -- nm - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 13, 12:34
- Well, seeing as how you sabotaged that transport truck yesterday... -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:32 1
  - Could'a filled my freezer there ;) -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 12:39
- And gas was $2.86 after my Kroger discount !! -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 12:32
- that reminds me, need to figure out if we're going to do a pork butt the day after again this year, and hopefully not set the oven on fire this time. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:32 1
  - I doubt I'll cook this any time soon...still have a ham from Memorial weekend(?) that needs to be addressed :) -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 12:34
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- They all look alike. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:31
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- Seems interesting to me that he's doing all these populist moves after the election. Is the assumption that nothing's gonna get approved/passed? - Mop Nov 13, 12:31 6
  - It's Obamacare for puppies! -- nm - Ted Cruz Nov 13, 12:34
  - I guess he assumes that doing this 2 weeks ago would've driven even more people to vote R? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:32 4
    - Latino voters argue that they didn't turn out to vote for Dems precisely because he DIDN'T do this two weeks ago. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 12:33 3
      - Just liked the didn't show up in 2010? The Dems clearly did the calculus six months ago - ty97 Nov 13, 12:37
      - "We'll show you!" *cuts off own nose* -- nm - TWuG Nov 13, 12:35
      - Yes, I remember hearing them threaten that before the election. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:34
- I'm surprised he didn't wait until after the lame duck sessions to do this. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:27 2
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    - Later in the article, it says - Strongbad Nov 13, 12:30
I'm glad I switched my preorder. Hilarious AC:Unity amazon review. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 13, 12:22 2
- OMG, that bad? -- nm - Roocrow Nov 13, 12:33
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Kansas ain't so much kansas today....Same Sex couples start getting licenses and a judge waved the 3 day for several so the first will happen this eve -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:22
Go Eggs Up! Go Married Gay Guys raising that Black crack-baby!! GO!! -- nm - Diva Nov 13, 12:19 6
- I may have a problem with Eggs Up raising crack babies. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:20 4
  - but they taste sodelicious -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 12:28 1
    - Trading crack for cholesterol, everyone wins! -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:29
  - can't make an omlet without cracking some ....uh eggs -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:23 1
    - It's like the guy said in snowpiercer (spoils) - znufrii Nov 13, 12:30
- indeed x 2! -- nm - b. Nov 13, 12:20
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- I would wait at least two days. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 13:04
- negative one. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 12:34
- I got a 2 day rule for meats and seafood. 3 day rule for all other left overs -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 13, 12:31
- 3 or 4 days, about the same as any other leftover. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:18 2
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    - honestly, it's more of a "if we really wanted to eat it, we would have by now" decision to throw it out, than specific concerns over safety. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:41
- until there is green stuff growing on them -- nm - decline Nov 13, 12:17 1
  - sweet taters get white fiber thread looking growths...the thing about veggies is they are less likely to be harmful past their expiration - zeitgeist Nov 13, 12:20
political correctness can lead to a more productive workplace. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 13, 12:10 3
- Without knowing what the non-PC group could possibly have said in their brainstorming session, I agree. - con_carne Nov 13, 12:30
- Bored so they might as well work. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:15 1
  - bingo -- nm - mud Nov 13, 12:22
as an aside, I am very happy that ABC seems to have finally found a stable 2-hour comedy block on Weds nights. - Jovian Nov 13, 12:05 1
- Because it gives me a block of time to catch up on recordings from Monday and Tuesday. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:06
"Dan and the landlord worked out a deal." I doubt I'll have much more info before the next time I'm there. -- nm - nubby Nov 13, 12:05 2
- Sorry, but you are part of the deal. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:43
- breakfast sammiches for everyone!! -- nm - decline Nov 13, 12:06
Lucy: (C+), Boardwalk Empire season 5: (A-) nm - Dignan Nov 13, 12:04 4
- C+?! you suck -- nm - mud Nov 13, 12:06 3
  - Didn't work as action *or* science fiction. (mild spoil) - Dignan Nov 13, 12:10 2
    - spoils - amoxy Nov 13, 12:26
    - fair enuf -- nm - mud Nov 13, 12:12
This would be horrible. Teen suffers brain damage during wisdom tooth extraction ... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 13, 11:58 10
- I finally had my one taken out a couple months ago, no brain damange. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:03 1
  - Looking back at the way you have been posting, we can see when it happened. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:04
- You're drilling in the wrong area, doc. -- nm - Max Nov 13, 12:03
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  - I have two more to go and was thinking abnout doing it here soon. - Spawn Nov 13, 12:03 4
    - just don't let them use propofol to sedate you and you should be fine -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:04 3
      - What if I bring my own? -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:04 2
        
        then it's on you. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 12:05 1
        
        "I have been training for years. I have totally got this." -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:05
- ~/'the tooth bone's connected to the brain bone..~/' -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 11:59
Uh oh, oil dipping under $75. Wait, did I say uh oh? I meant woo hoo! -- nm - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 13, 11:55 1
- Will we now send out bombers to your Gulf Mexico! -- nm - Putin Nov 13, 11:56
Why are people talking about nipple shields at work? - Beryllium Nov 13, 11:54 1
- BEWARE THE TITTY-TWISTER!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 11:58
LIR: most recent life lesson learned: adventure box -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 11:51
timely little post for me personally, as it ties in pretty directly w/ the area of work i'm focusing on in my academics . . . - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 13, 11:41 1
fwiw, I am now going to see if I can return my LG G3. ongoing issues + their CS peeved me. - b. Nov 13, 11:38 12
- man, I lucked out - today is the last day to return it. a $35 restocking fee, but worth it if I exchange for something with fewer issues! -- nm - b. Nov 13, 12:17 1
  - this, from a time magazine galaxy alpha piece, amused me: "..the Galaxy Alpha seems like a mix of laziness and cynicism" nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 12:29
- one more (sorry) - the latest weird thing I noticed is that there is no way to have a repeat reminder when you have a voicemail message. - b. Nov 13, 11:47 8
  - Weird. I have never heard of a phone havng a repeat reminder. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 11:51 2
    - huh. *googles* I'm not alone, at least. lots of people ask about it. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 11:57 1
      - I could see how it would work for a lot of people. Think the majority won out but it is dumb if there is no way to chnage it, though. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:14
  - I would hate to have a repeat notification for anything. -- nm - decline Nov 13, 11:50 4
    - that's fine - you can choose not to, but I want the choice to. I don't always have my phone in the same room with me, am not frequently looking at it - b. Nov 13, 11:53 3
      - I honestly don't know any phone that does that. Wouldn't it be an OS thing and not a phone thing? - decline Nov 13, 11:58 2
        
        I had a crappy Nokia Blackberry clone that did it. nm - Dignan Nov 13, 12:02
        
        I think it is a sw thing. my not-so-smart samsung (my personal phone before this) did it by default, as did my phones before it. my work iphone has - b. Nov 13, 12:02
- (heh, looking at the transcript, he actually thanked me when I said "nice level of snippy there, Orlando") -- nm - b. Nov 13, 11:42
VLIR: groiny, did you see that tat pic I posted last night? -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 11:38 3
- no -- nm - groiny Nov 13, 11:56 2
  - thats fucked up -- nm - groiny Nov 13, 11:57 1
    - You've *got* to do that -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 12:02
I did not know that. On-set pics of James Remar as Corporal Hicks in Aliens before Michael Biehn took over the role -- (link) - con_carne Nov 13, 11:37 [Image] 2
- Wow. Cool! I wonder what prompted the change? -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 11:57 1
  - Remar was on drugs. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 12:27
Cyanide&Happiness Show Season 1 Episode 1! Faaaantastic! -- (link) - colin Nov 13, 11:37
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- Jesus, They are married also?? -- nm - amoxy Nov 13, 11:39 1
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Anderson Cooper pranked by staff live on air. "Ridiculist" segment turns out to be about his scented office candle -- (link) - con_carne Nov 13, 11:31 [youtube] 26
- There are certain types of denim you can't wash (I'm not rich and don't own them). You remove smells by freezing them and frebreezing after. -- nm - MDH Nov 13, 11:53 2
  - This is the first I've heard of freezing clothes (other than underwear on super hot days). How about shoes? Or would the leather be damaged/ -- nm - Max Nov 13, 11:55 1
    - I've only heard of it in the specific case of denim jeans that go years without washing (or never get washed), as a way to kill bacteria. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 11:58
- The funny part is the purpose of the candle - Strongbad Nov 13, 11:45 15
  - my sister told me discussion and addressing of that was an ongoing thing when he filled-in with kelly ripa, maybe earlier this year. - b. Nov 13, 11:51
  - There's a culture around not washing jeans. - Beryllium Nov 13, 11:47 13
    - That is ridiculous. You wash them after every 4th wearing. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 11:49 10
      - usually 2 for me. I'd probably do it more if it wasn't for fading. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 11:59
      - every 4 weeks maybe - decline Nov 13, 11:51 8
        
        once a month maybe. usually every 6 weeks -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 12:11
        
        Seriously, I got some soda on mine today. They still aren't getting washed yet. -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 11:58 6
        
        I just figured it out. You guys wear underwear, don't you? - Spawn Nov 13, 12:00 5
        
        heh. oh man. my commando wearing under jeans days are long over. -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 12:01 4
        
        Commando under jeans is just asking for a franks and beans incident. -- nm - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 13, 12:05
        
        When did you get old, man? - Spawn Nov 13, 12:03 2
        
        way too much chaffing. besides, I only did it to please my adulterous office mate back in the day. - Jovian Nov 13, 12:07 1
        
        heh. I dated two different girls that were, "If you want me to not wear any, neither are you." -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 12:09
    - damn hipsters. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 11:48 1
      - Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 11:48
- I laughed out loud several times. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 11:41
- "This is news to me." -- nm - Max Nov 13, 11:40
- I saw he linked to this on twitter last night. his giggling always gets me. :) - -- nm - b. Nov 13, 11:39
- That is rather awesome. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 11:39 3
  - It is (spoiler) - con_carne Nov 13, 11:42 2
    - I like how he spoil - Spawn Nov 13, 11:43 1
      - I actually just got to that! It was perfect -- nm - con_carne Nov 13, 11:49

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