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Happy Hump Day: Carrie Fisher in Leia's Metal Bikini at the beach in 1983. (pic) -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 09:54 [Image] 1
- That makes me think Anna Kendrick could pull that off. - Max Nov 19, 10:13
My Sprint billing is all wonky. Ally can't connect to Sprint to get the right balance. - Mop Nov 19, 09:50
Computer Engineering Barbie doesn't know any computer engineering -- (link) - znufrii Nov 19, 09:41 3
- "it'll be, like, empowering and stuff." -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 09:44
- Heh, yeah I just saw this and posted it to facebook this morning. So stupid. -- nm - Subversive Nov 19, 09:42 1
  - here's some more reviews from Amazon that Consumerist found -- (link) - znufrii Nov 19, 09:43
WSJ: Nielsen Will Start Tracking How Much People Watch Netflix -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 09:39
Jetblue to add more seats to planes and begin charging for first bag on cheapest fares -- (link) - ty97 Nov 19, 09:38 1
- End of an era. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 09:50
American Bible-Thumper Travels To Scandinavia, Freaks Out After Discovering How Secular They Are -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 19, 09:32 13
- I don't know if these people are more bewildering or terrifying to the Scandinavians. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 09:55
- All these content, well off, socially responsible people... ARE GOING TO BURN IN HELL! -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 09:52
- the full episode here -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 19, 09:52 [youtube]
- Why would you take anything in the bible literally? Isn't it supposed to be metaphorical?(for the most part?) -- nm - Roo-Murderous Christmas Intent Nov 19, 09:50 5
  - couse you don't know the bible? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 19, 10:01
  - Some people preach it because it increases their power. Others believe it because it's easier than thinking. -- nm - mara Nov 19, 09:53 3
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      - Are you powerful or stupid, ML? -- nm - spamlet Nov 19, 09:55 1
        
        I've never understood him to be a literalist, myself, although I could of course be wrong. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 09:59
- EUROPE WILL BURN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:36 3
  - why do people think atheists are interested in what the bible says about punishment? :) -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 19, 09:45 2
    - serious answer: to many evangelicals, the idea that someone could hear about Jesus and disagree is impossible to fathom. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 09:48 1
      - which only underlines that religion is a cultural phenomenon more than anything -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 19, 09:51
Breaking locally - Swat team have surrounded a house under fumigation after an alarm was triggered... -- (link) - Meg Nov 19, 09:31 3
- *fires tear gas into house... nothing happens* -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 09:51 1
  - "Ignites fumigation gases...destroys three surrounding houses" -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 09:53
- Breaking Bad? -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:37
THR: 'Lego Batman' Will Pay Tribute to The Dark Knight's Many Cinematic Incarnations -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 09:21 4
- Bat-nipples!!!! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:22
- How many times will they show Bruce's parents getting gunned down in front of him? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 09:22 2
  - spoiler!! -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 19, 09:29
  - They can add it it to this list. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 19, 09:24 [Backboard]
Well played, Nissan -- (link) - oblique Nov 19, 09:19 1
- that's pretty awesome -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:25
Firefighters carrying a patient to hospital, ON FOOT, in blizzard in Buffalo -- (link) - Andie Nov 19, 09:19 5
- another good blizzard story - mother gives birth in Buffalo firestation. Two nurses (not together) who were also stranded, assist. - Andie Nov 19, 09:23 4
  - I told my little sister (she's at the University of Buffalo) to wear bright clothes if she goes outside. She's 4' 10" -- nm - decline Nov 19, 09:26 3
    - i wouldn't even go outside if i were her. seriously. -- nm - Andie Nov 19, 09:27 2
      - She's perfect for the important stuff. She can tunnel a lot easier than the talls, running beer back and forth from dorms and frats. - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:28 1
        
        get her some of those aviator goggles and a nickname like Mouse or Ferret - Reagen Nov 19, 09:46
This post has a short video of that "wall" of lake effect snow. -- (link) - mara Nov 19, 09:17 1
- tis but a flake! -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:23
PSA for HSX returnees - keep in mind that today's option prices are for the 5-day weekend, and the adjust will be 2.0. -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 09:14 1
- Recommend the Penguins movie, great for families with kids. -- nm - budice Nov 19, 09:19
People: Chris Hemsworth Is Sexiest Man Alive 2014 -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 09:05 15
- No. And get a haircut -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:40
- Dammit. Next year... I swear! -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 09:21
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  - Oh wait.. STARLORD WAS ROBBED!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:09 2
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      - Because Republicans! -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 09:22
  - Agreed. I see no problems here. -- nm - Shaun Nov 19, 09:09 1
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- Thor beat Starlord. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:06
- Really? Sexier than Wallace Shawn?!? -- nm - Ender Nov 19, 09:06 4
  - And even Jian Ghomeshi!?! -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:07 3
    - I'm still pretty sure that name is an elaborate hoax Canada is playing. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:29 2
      - Considering I had never heard of him before this? Agreed. - Spawn Nov 19, 09:39 1
        
        Either that, or they are inviting an invasion. - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:43
Super Flemish: superheroes, villains, others reimagined as subjects of 17th century paintings -- (link) - mara Nov 19, 09:04
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Celeb BDays: Kerri Strug (37), Jodie Foster (52), Meg Ryan (53) -- nm - budice Nov 19, 08:58 3
- Okay ... sure..... F (gymnast)....MK. - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:21
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- Shoot the hostage., -- nm - Shaun Nov 19, 09:04
I could really use a county version of that fillable map for my genealogy checklist. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 08:58 5
- Every county in the US? I guess it would work if it were zoomable. -- nm - mara Nov 19, 09:05 4
  - Yeah. I have a printed list of all the counties, but a visual reference of proximity would be helpful. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 09:31 3
    - Maybe this? -- (link) - mara Nov 19, 09:34 2
      - Oh, sorry, is that the cost? Yoicks. -- nm - mara Nov 19, 09:35 1
        
        You rock, I'll check out that free demo later. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 10:17
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- Wow. They really need to take better care of their house. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:40
- they should make 'em play with it just like that -- nm - decline Nov 19, 08:59 1
  - Go ahead and kick a FG. -- nm - budice Nov 19, 09:01
Dallas peeps: pegleg's niece at House of Blues this weekend! -- (link) - CrankYanker Nov 19, 08:54 1
- say what?!! how cool is that? -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 19, 09:15
Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Tony Dungy are among 26 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2015. ST Poll: Pick 5 to get in. -link - Beaker Nov 19, 08:43 6
- Marvin, Shields, Pace, Seau, Morten. - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:17
- Jacoby, Pace, Jimmy Johnson, Morten Anderson, Tim Brown -- nm - MDH Nov 19, 09:11
- Tim Brown, Seau, Haley, Anderson, Jimmy Johnson -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 08:46
- Tim Brown should be a HOF -- nm - budice Nov 19, 08:45 1
  - He'd be my 6th. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 08:46
- Karl Mecklenburg, Morten Anderson, Darren Woodson, Marvin Harrison, and Jimmy Johnson. - JaxSean Nov 19, 08:45
Will the NFL postpone the Bills-Jets game because of the massive Buffalo snowstorm?` -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 19, 08:40 3
- Just move it to Toronto. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:20
- Not sure the game really matters in the bigger scheme. Why play it? -- nm - budice Nov 19, 08:43 1
  - Because I am using Bills D in three leagues. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 08:43
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You know, there are ways to not watch CNN if you don't want to do it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 08:38 2
- the remote hurts my teeth though -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 08:56
- But you know, then you are stuck watching Fox News. - Spawn Nov 19, 08:54
If we had a Taylor Swift song challenge, I'm pretty sure I'd be out within a week. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 08:37 15
- I like that with the new album, she isn't even trying to pretend to be a lick of a country artist anymore. -- nm - Shaun Nov 19, 09:18
- I wouldn't recognise any of her songs to know. I can't name any to start with. -- nm - LMS Nov 19, 08:56 6
  - I would call elves, but I do not know how it is over there....... - groiny Nov 19, 09:40
  - Shake It Off has been everywhere since September. I Knew You Were Trouble? You Belong With Me? 22 was on a bunch of Coke commercials, I think. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 09:17 4
    - Okay, Shake It Off I've heard. -- nm - LMS Nov 19, 09:29
    - And some of her earlier stuff you might not realize was her. Tears on my Guitar, for example. -- nm - spamlet Nov 19, 09:22 2
      - that's the most hilariously titled teen angst song ever. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 09:23 1
        
        It is, but it was huge and a lot of people (now) don't realize it was her. -- nm - spamlet Nov 19, 09:32
- I don't think I have ever heard a complete song of hers. -- nm - David Nov 19, 08:44 2
  - The students in my hood start and restart and restart and restart her songs. I've never heard a whole one either though. -- nm - Amanda Nov 19, 08:46 1
    - do you hear the phrase "that's my jam!" -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 08:49
- conversely, I think I could win. - Mel Profit Nov 19, 08:43 1
  - I did not care for her last one (that many here seemed to), but I do kinda like the new one. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 19, 08:46 [Backboard]
- I'm with Kanye, Beyonce deserved to win. -- nm - budice Nov 19, 08:41
- *slaps money on table* - Spawn Nov 19, 08:39
nmbTWuG - prayformojo Nov 19, 08:35 2
- I did. I'll have it checked in 15 minutes. -- nm - TWuG Nov 19, 09:28 1
  - Or in 2. Done. Looks fine. -- nm - TWuG Nov 19, 09:33
Ok, noted: if you're avoiding Mexico due to crime and violence, *definitely* avoid Honduras as well. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 08:33 12
- You'll want to avoid Guatemala and Honduras if you're avoiding Mexico for that reason. -- nm - spamlet Nov 19, 08:42
- As long as Colombia is okay. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 08:34 6
  - I'd recommend sticking with British Columbia. But avoid Surrey, it's pretty violent. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 08:40 5
    - *goes to Columbus, Indiana* -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 08:48 4
      - Cool architecture. -- nm - volnelk Nov 19, 08:49 3
        
        It is less than an hour from here, so actually have been there a lot. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 08:50 2
        
        My wife went to Purdue, so I've been to a couple weddings there. -- nm - volnelk Nov 19, 09:02 1
        
        Ah, well I won't hold that against you! -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 09:12
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  - Ms Honduras was murdered, along with her sister. You'll probably be fine. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 08:39 2
    - Jack this means you have to stop wearing the sash -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 19, 08:43 1
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Snoopy's Christmas! -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 08:31 1
- BTW, Amy was anti-the new movie. I ignored her and we watched the new trailer. By the end we were all on board. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 08:33
Rut-Roh..Android 5.0 Lollipop update causes problems -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 08:30 2
- I haven't seen any real issues on my Nexus 5. Some apps don't work but that's to be expected if the developer hasn't updated them. -- nm - spamlet Nov 19, 08:43
- fwiw...my tablet is a Nexus 7 (2.0 - 2013 edition) -- nm - budice Nov 19, 08:31
My map -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 19, 08:28 [Image]
this one is neat and allows for some granularity -- (link) - Reagen Nov 19, 08:24 16
- I'm sheltered -- (link) - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 19, 09:36 [Image] 1
  - the big blue thing is the ocean. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 09:50
- here -- (link) - znufrii Nov 19, 09:03 [Image]
- Neat. Here's mine. -- (link) - Kim Pine Nov 19, 08:41 [Image]
- I need more money to travel. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Nov 19, 08:41 [Image] 2
  - I'm assuming Manitoba at a minimum would be green, no? :-) -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 08:43 1
    - Yeah, I didn't pay attention to the colour-coordination until I clicked on the others. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Nov 19, 08:48 [Image]
- here -- (link) - Covington Nov 19, 08:41 [Image] 1
  - nominates for "most traveled" -- nm - JenBro Nov 19, 10:34
- I don't have scientific data or receipts to back me up, but I'm pretty sure I've been in every US State. - volnelk Nov 19, 08:37 4
  - The only ones I'm unsure of are Alaska (Definite), Vermont, Oregon, Nebraska, and Kansas. -- nm - volnelk Nov 19, 08:42 3
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    - ? Alaska - unsure? or definite? that seems like one you would definitely know. -- nm - Andie Nov 19, 08:44 1
      - For sure never Alaska. Unsure about the rest. Green at best. -- nm - volnelk Nov 19, 08:48
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- which becomes -- (link) - Reagen Nov 19, 08:25 [Image]
I was in the world's biggest convenient store this morning. - ty97 Nov 19, 08:23 5
- Just picture it, there's all these trucker types and ty97. -- nm - budice Nov 19, 08:28
- did you eat any Buckee Nuggets? -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 19, 08:27 3
  - I picked up a breakfast taco (for breakfast) and venison sausage (for later) - ty97 Nov 19, 08:28 2
    - I know this sounds like a crazy thing to say - but their bathrooms are above par - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 19, 08:31 1
      - *83* - Spawn Nov 19, 08:35
My name's DMC with the mic in my hand aAnd I'm chilling and coolin' just like a snowman -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 08:22 1
- My name is Shake zula, the mic rula, the old schoola. You want a trip? I'll bring it to ya. -- nm - Cran-Baron-ies Nov 19, 08:24
Iron Banner! -- nm - Shaun Nov 19, 08:22

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