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Early evidence suggests that competition in the new Affordable Care Act marketplaces is working. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 14, 06:11 3
- I wonder in penn state's case how much of our tiny increases are based on actual tiny increases and how much is based on the bad - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 14, 06:21
- Anecdotal, but it appears that my coverage cost isn't rising at all yoy -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 06:16
- just in time for SCOTUS to f*ck it up -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 06:13
My brother posted this yesterday - him and the other exchange students from our town in Berlin when the wall came down. - Andie Nov 14, 06:11 [flickr] 7
- Very cool! -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 06:19
- on old boyfriend of mine was there as well on a class trip. I just can't even imagine. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 14, 06:18
- That's crazy. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 14, 06:16
- that's amazing -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 14, 06:13
- What an awesome experience that must have been! -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 06:12 1
  - yeah, he picked a good year to go to high school in Germany. :) -- nm - Andie Nov 14, 06:13
- This is his friend in front of the wall itself... -- (link) - Andie Nov 14, 06:12 [flickr]
In response to Kim Kardashian's butt, the folks at Archer give you -- (link) - amoxy Nov 14, 06:07 10
- Ha! I love Pam! - Krusty Nov 14, 06:11 5
  - that was SM's first comment when he saw the trailer " Pam gained all her weight back?" - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 14, 06:14 2
    - Heh. :-) - Rick James si Nov 14, 06:17 1
      - *sfan* -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 06:18
  - Cocaine yogurt is probably pretty good though. -- nm - Shaun Nov 14, 06:13 1
    - Cocaine's a hell of a drug. -- nm - Rick James si Nov 14, 06:16
- Not that I care to give Kim more 'screen time' but I guess I have to ask. Did you actually show her butt? - ty97 Nov 14, 06:09 2
  - No, Kim K showed everything. Front and back. And my link is Pam from Acher - amoxy Nov 14, 06:12 1
    - I didn't click the link (work comp). Thanks for the clarification. -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 06:13
- thank you. -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 06:07
98 percent of all Christmas trees are grown on farms, while only 2% are cut from the wild. - Beaker Nov 14, 05:44 26
- year lots of tree farms here - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 14, 08:10
- yes -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 05:49
- ST Poll: Have you ever cut your own Christmas tree? -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:44 23
  - My parents got a nice artificial tree back when they looked close to the real thing. They've had it for over 25 years - Guigue Nov 14, 06:15
  - Yes! -- nm - Shaun Nov 14, 06:13
  - Nope. -- nm - droidlet Nov 14, 06:00
  - a few times as a kid - my dad grew up on a farm (with no plumbing or electricity!) and he still owned the land. - Andie Nov 14, 05:58
  - Nope -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 05:58
  - no -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 14, 05:50
  - only every year as a kid. -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 05:49
  - I've never had a real tree - ty97 Nov 14, 05:47 14
    - Change that this year, -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 05:59 7
      - I don't get a tree for my apartment since I go to family for Christmas. - ty97 Nov 14, 06:01 6
        
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        "What do you mean a 4-foot tree costs $125?" -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 06:08
        
        This You can get them in any size and it'll give the apartment a nice c -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 06:07 1
        
        *nice Christmas feeling. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 06:07
        
        serious suggestion - go out an buy a real tree for the family christmas. make it a *thing* -- nm - Andie Nov 14, 06:04 1
        
        Listen to Andie. She's smrt. -- nm - spamlet Nov 14, 06:18
    - I've never had a real tree either. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 05:51
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      - I have completely zero idea what this post means :) -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 06:02 3
        
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        I will say this calmly - ty97 Nov 14, 06:07 1
        
        Hahaha! :-) My family had artificial every year as well. The first year I was on my own I went real and won't go back. - Krusty Nov 14, 06:09
  - growing up we would always head out and cut a couple (one for inside, one for outside) - Beaker Nov 14, 05:46
This article on Pimco exec bonus compensation makes my head spin -- (link) - ty97 Nov 14, 05:41
Nov 14, 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom. -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:40 3
- 1952 – The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express. -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:41 2
  - 1957 – The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested. -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:41 1
    - 1965 – Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins – the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. (We Were Soldiers -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:42
Do we have anyone in Raleigh? (What happened to HdnAgnda?). RDU-LAS 218 round-trip on AA, US, or UA. -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 05:15
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- Don't you have a book to read? -- nm - LMS Nov 14, 05:54 1
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- Woot! -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 14, 05:53
- thats impressive -- nm - Remlikindle Nov 14, 05:50
- LYC: My endurance test is tomorrow at noon. I'm going to be useless for the entire rest of the weekend. - Strongbad Nov 14, 05:23 2
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    - 1st half of my black belt test - Strongbad Nov 14, 05:48
- I'm tired and sore just reading this post -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:17 1
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Profile of 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest pilot, to say the least. -- (link) - LMS Nov 14, 05:01
So it's Children in Need day today, which means bake sales, mass dancing in 25 mins and Doctor Who preview clip tonight. -- nm - LMS Nov 14, 04:47 1
- Woohoo! -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 05:04
Meet the Kentucky man who sees art in crunchy Cheetos cheese curls -- (link) - Beaker Nov 14, 04:35 2
- Those are great -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 05:07 1
  - the Evolution one is my fave -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:14
Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray revealed that he has Stage 4 colon cancer (also in liver and lung) -- (link) - Beaker Nov 14, 04:33
Benedict Cumberbatch does 11 impressions in 60 seconds -- (link) - LMS Nov 14, 04:30 [youtube]
Strongbad: did you start Watkins after? -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 03:16 2
- No, went with Beckham. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 14, 04:27 1
  - (but I'm starting in the hole since my opponent had Miami DEF) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 14, 04:27
i don't care if you hurt some more, i don't care if you even the score, you're all i got tonight, i need you, tonight -- nm - [email protected] Nov 14, 02:30
400 People Bury Their Heads in the Sand to Protest Australian Prime Minister's Stance on Climate Change -- (link) - con_carne Nov 14, 01:35
Growing Up Unvaccinated -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 14, 01:13
Pics from a low budget Star Wars play at some community college in Michigan. Gotta love how game these people are -- (link) - con_carne Nov 13, 23:51 9
- Bonus! the production also includes five scenes from "The Big Lebowksi," also set in Elizabethan English. -- nm - Sigourney Weaver Nov 14, 00:01 1
  - The longest play ever. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 00:06
- These guys will be all over the Internet tomorrow, won't they? -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 23:55 6
  - It's worth a tweet. -- nm - LMS Nov 14, 03:20
  - 1K upvotes on Reddit Geek isn't nothing, I guess. Apparently this is a rehearsal and it opens this weekend. - con_carne Nov 14, 00:10
  - Verrily M'Lord. -- nm - Sigourney Weaver Nov 14, 00:02 3
    - I am getting old..I have to look at my name after I post under another. I did this yesterday, too. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 14, 00:02 2
      - the trick is, uncheck "save this handle" when posting a joke nick. It auto-resets. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 01:01 1
        
        I do that most times -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 14, 01:06
I challenge the Internet to provide to me the source of this quote. - Mop Nov 13, 23:27 3
- It would derive from George Clinton and Parliament - "there ain't no party like a P-funk party cause a P-funk party don't stop" - Roger More Nov 14, 05:37
- it pops up alot on tumblr when I googled it, but no sense of where it originates -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 05:16
- It from a book? Seems like something a comedian would say. - Krusty Nov 14, 05:09
PLP!! I wore my new earrings to the PCAS meeting tonight...my friends loved them! Thanks so much again. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 23:24
"sploosh" -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 13, 23:12
In this week's episode of the Blacklist, Berlin flew to Moscow and then back to D.C. How many hands does he have to cut off? -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 23:00 1
- I see that the Blacklist went full mythology in their fall finale. Spoilers. - Mop Nov 13, 23:58
storms on Uranus are baffleing scientists -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 13, 22:54 2
- Aliens. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 23:01 1
  - Lock & Load!!!! -- nm - Sigourney Weaver Nov 13, 23:09
That's neat - my Fitbit Force got a hardware update and now does call notifications if it's paired. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 22:28
This is the first time I've looked this season, but most sportsbooks seem to be refusing to take bets on 76ers games. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 21:52 2
- They're awful and likely playing for the first pick, again. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 05:10
- Dr. J is retired :) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 22:52
Jumped back on for this. Jack Nicholson has *style*. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 13, 21:46 1
- Well, it might explain the ping-pong paddle ... -- nm - Lana Kane si Nov 13, 22:26
SHIELD spoilers - Beryllium Nov 13, 21:36
It's raining! -- nm - con_carne Nov 13, 21:15 1
- hard in Frisco, I needed 1 more fare to make my night. A lady up ahead waved and flagged me down. she got in at the light. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 21:16
Seth Rogen as a dreadlocked, Korn-listening teen -- (link) - con_carne Nov 13, 21:07 2
- What do you think? 14? 15? He was 17 during the Freaks and Geeks era. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 21:24 1
  - 16 winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest. I don't see him doing that in dreads. So... 14, 15 -- nm - con_carne Nov 13, 21:38
at AT&T store almost an hour after close, issues with return then old phone. - i.b! Nov 13, 21:04
WWE: The Great Khali may have been future endeavored... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 13, 20:48 2
- Sami Zayn/Adrian Neville on NXT tonight is great. - Tim Nov 13, 21:03
- honestly, it should have happened a long time ago . . . - call me Ishmael Nov 13, 20:55
Ohhh, Jon Hamm on Gilmore Girls. He's gotten better with age... -- nm - kelly Nov 13, 20:46
Derrick Rose: left hamstring injury. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 20:21 1
- He *told* you people! -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 20:29
Never spend multiple first round picks on a WR if you don't have a QB. -- nm - David Nov 13, 20:07
"I haven't gone out with a white beard since I took my cousin Sally to the prom." - Mop Nov 13, 20:04
re: Theory of Everything being touted as a great love story. Didn't he ditch her for his young assistant? -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 19:49 7
- Yes, but it's based on her autobiography. - nubby Nov 13, 19:51 6
  - Spoils.. - tobor.2 Nov 13, 20:42
  - ok. well, wow. what does he say? -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 19:51 4
    - spoils - Spawn Nov 13, 20:57
    - About the book/movie? I guess he's fine with it. I assume there were life rights issues. -- nm - nubby Nov 13, 19:57 2
      - I know he and the actor playing him had met a couple of times during filming. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 20:07
      - He gave his stamp of approval. After seeing an early cut, he gave them approval to use his patented voice box. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 20:05
Longmire "deep in negotiations" with Netflix for season 4. -- nm - MDH Nov 13, 19:47 4
- Please, please, please, please, please..... -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 13, 20:35
- would he even know what a streaming service was? - Mel Profit Nov 13, 20:03 1
  - The comments on deadline are great "yes! I love Longmire. I'll get a hulu account for this!" -- nm - MDH Nov 13, 20:05
- good for them, hope it's picked up -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 19:52
Wow. I am not the only one with this theory. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 13, 19:36 13
- Oh, that theory. Yeah, that's possible, except for a few flaws. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 13, 19:43 11
  - The first time he said (spoil) - Spawn Nov 13, 19:45 10
    - Spoils - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 13, 19:49 9
      - The Paradox Within. (spoils) - Beryllium Nov 13, 20:23 8
        
        I love that Flash can make us think about all this. - Spawn Nov 13, 20:31 4
        
        which. was AWESOME! -- nm - Remlik Nov 13, 20:40 3
        
        I look forward to Plastic Man showing up on their. - Spawn Nov 13, 20:55 1
        
        there, even. - Spawn Nov 13, 21:01
        
        Aerodynamically improbable. -- nm - Eugene si Nov 13, 20:44
        
        Well he comes a comment that Geoff Johns said... - Remlik Nov 13, 20:30 2
        
        K, that I'd be on board with. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 20:43 1
        
        Nope. spoil - Spawn Nov 13, 20:58
- The Nemesis Theory? -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 13, 19:37
Bacon: I didn't say it wouldn't have any lights. I just want something that lets me see in the dark when there are no streetlights. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 19:35 5
- (and ideally without having a blinding field of light) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 19:36 4
  - i always had an attachable light on my bike and wore a head lamp -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 13, 19:41 1
    - I now have two headlights. Small but pretty bright. Rarely need both, but there are few areas around her that are completely without light. - tobor.2 Nov 13, 20:39
  - Ah I didn't know YOU were thinking about doing it. I thought you read an article on it. - Bacon Nov 13, 19:40 1
    - I have played with those and no way in hell would I want to be moving highspeeds with one. Especially balanced on a bike. -- nm - Spawn Nov 13, 19:48
David, from B2: It was gradual through that run. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 13, 19:34 3
- I ask because we got halfway through the raid last weekend, and only one person got a drop. -- nm - David Nov 13, 20:10 2
  - Most people got ascendant materials. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 13, 20:37 1
    - Sure, there were ascendant materials but those are useless past a certain point. - David Nov 13, 22:17
Bery, invent Flubber :) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 19:33

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