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Looks like Barclays and Deutsche Bank were manipulating currency rates in their platforms to take advantage of customers. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 11, 13:48 5
- FOREX traders though.. eff those guys. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 14:04
- How many banking scandals are we up to now (not counting bailouts and bad business decisions)? I'm counting... - Roger More Dec 11, 14:03 2
  - Governments are no match to how fast bankers "innovate" ways to separate ordinary people from their money -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 14:06 1
    - Government seem to be doing OK at catching (and fining, but not prosecuting) wrongdoers. My point is really that there's something wrong with banking - Roger More Dec 11, 14:13
- OMG thats WOW how on earth... it's well..... atleast for me..... it's .........well not surprising -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 11, 13:54
~Cause maybe baby / I just wanna do you, do you / Do you wanna do me, do me? / Underneath the moonlight, moonlight~ - prayformojo Dec 11, 13:47
""Remove your shirts. This is custom." Ladies and gentlemen, the motto of the CW network." -- nm - Beaker Dec 11, 13:31
I've been stalked by one of our brethren from the north. Since I don't know names, I'm not sure who it is. It's very cool though. - volnelk Dec 11, 13:29 26
- I hate it when stalkers do not identify themselves with the gifts. that has happened to me 2 times and I had no idea who to thank :( -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 13:40 4
  - "secret" -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 13:40 3
    - Yep. -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 13:43
    - better than secrete :) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 13:41 1
      - speak for yourself. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 11, 13:41
- Nice! -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 13:39
- That's great! Glad you like it!. (USPS tracking sux) -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 13:36
- there are a lot of candy bars we never see, not even in world market. ..coffee crisp -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Dec 11, 13:36 2
  - we have a couple of local stores that have carried those - I think a WM (Cost Plus here) had them periodically, but I haven't looked lately. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 13:39
  - what will you be poutin the sauce on? -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Dec 11, 13:37
- very nice! (except.. do I want to know? maybe I don't. what's a clamato rimmer?) -- nm - b. Dec 11, 13:33 2
  - no one saved me a search ;p nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 11, 14:00
  - hee hee hee. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:36
- i would totally guess Roger More. -- nm - Andie Dec 11, 13:30 12
  - Good work, Nancy Drew. -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 13:36 4
    - callback? -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:46 1
      - ysmm -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 13:50
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    - all that food. it couldn't have been anyone else. - Andie Dec 11, 13:42
  - I know the real name, just not the ST name. Is his first name Ben? From Toronto? -- nm - volnelk Dec 11, 13:31 6
    - I recently had to make the match when spotify suggested him to me. (good photo, btw, rm.) -- nm - b. Dec 11, 13:55 3
      - Ummm... I'm not on spotify -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 14:04 2
        
        huh. the only non-performers/music industry people who've been suggested are other sters. - b. Dec 11, 14:08 1
        
        Too late! They probably have your credit card #s and SSN! -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 14:15
    - yes -- nm - spamlet Dec 11, 13:32 1
      - Well then, thank you Roger More! Ornament is on the tree. -- nm - volnelk Dec 11, 13:33
James Blunt can be pretty funny -- (link) - con_carne Dec 11, 13:26 2
- I love James Blunt. Not so fond of his music. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 13:30
- and -- (link) - con_carne Dec 11, 13:27 [Image]
Sony Leak: Nikki Finke Is a "Pathetic, Hateful Person" -- (link) - Beaker Dec 11, 13:26 3
- Sun Rises In East -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:30 2
  - Every day. Like clockwork. -- nm - GregW Dec 11, 14:00
  - seriously. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 13:36
Staff from both the U.S. House and Senate Walked Out today, Perform "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Protest -- (link) - Spawn si Dec 11, 13:24 4
- new twitter war??? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 11, 13:55
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  - The Concourse is sort of their grab bag, "here's some weird things I'm interested in" sub site. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 13:30
- sfan -- nm - Beaker Dec 11, 13:25
NICE TRY BEST BUY -- (link) - nubby Dec 11, 13:14
Attention, David's Stalker, attention! You can buy Bobby Cox's Rolls Royce on ebay! -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 11, 13:14 1
- after 1963, Rolls got ugly :( -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 13:19
"Steve Kerr is off to the best start of any rookie coach in NBA history. " -- nm - prayformojo Dec 11, 13:13 40
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  - Unless your Phil Jackson. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 13:29 2
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    - ..you're.. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 13:29
  - Baseball --- that game boils down to rather simple...throw ball, hit ball.... - Will Hunting Dec 11, 13:23 30
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      - Because they're totally wrong. -- nm - spamlet Dec 11, 13:33 1
        
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      - Same here. I consider baseball and football to be most easily influenced by coaching. - David Dec 11, 13:30 18
        
        But in baseball even the best teams lose 40% of the time. Because even bad teams can have a pitcher who throws a great game or hitter who gets hot. - pmb Dec 11, 13:40 7
        
        I just don't see it as coincidence that Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony LaRussa dominated their peers. - David Dec 11, 13:42 6
        
        Cox was gifted 2.75 first ballot HOF pitchers and half a dozen other HOF hitters.... - Will Hunting Dec 11, 13:49 3
        
        Similarly, consider Phil Jackson that took a team the year after Michael Jordan's first retirement to within a bad refs call from going back to the - pmb Dec 11, 13:52 2
        
        I would never use Phil in this conversation becuase I don't think he's that good. - Will Hunting Dec 11, 13:56 1
        
        The Bulls were their own worst enemies until Jackson was hired. - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:07
        
        They weren't coaching the equivalent of the 76ers either. I think those guys are more akin to Phil Jackson than anything in that they had really good - pmb Dec 11, 13:47
        
        this was part of my thinking, too - which sports have mgrs/coaches who really rise above others, over the course of years and not necessarily because - b. Dec 11, 13:46
        
        I disagree strongly on hockey. Schemes and personnel matching (both inter and intra) are huge - Reagen Dec 11, 13:35 9
        
        Hockey seems like the outcome is largely determined by who has the best goalie at the time. -- nm - David Dec 11, 13:36 8
        
        I was reading some hockey metrics that showed that a correlation between coaches that actively tinker with their lines, looking for match-ups, etc. - pmb Dec 11, 13:42 6
        
        But that's the complete opposite of investing advice! -- nm - Max Dec 11, 13:48 5
        
        There are studies that show that women do better at investing than men. - tobor.2 Dec 11, 13:52 4
        
        But that's the complete opposite of sports advice! -- nm - Max Dec 11, 14:07 1
        
        Yep. On the other hand tinkering with the line-up doesn't usually incur bank fees. ;) -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:08
        
        That's okay, men make up for the lost money by working 15% less hours. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 11, 13:58 1
        
        What does that have to do with sports or investing? -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:07
        
        it's certainly a big element, but there's more to it than that. - Reagen Dec 11, 13:42
      - Part of it is that I think baseball is much more of an individual sport, played as a team and the others are truly team sports. I think that's why - pmb Dec 11, 13:27 7
        
        but baseball managers (and staff) have a lot of input into pitching/hitting matchups, - b. Dec 11, 13:31
        
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        I don't see that at all. Ball movement, team defense are all key. Tom Thibedeau coaching 50+ win teams with Derrick Rose out (and after trades of - pmb Dec 11, 13:36
        
        I actually typed something like that and deleted, especially current basketball; but those individuals, even at their most diva-y, have to rely - b. Dec 11, 13:32 3
        
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        wut? -- nm - Kobe SI Dec 11, 13:33 1
        
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  - I wouldn't say that at all. I agree with budice. -- nm - pmb Dec 11, 13:22
  - I'm more apt to say baseball. -- nm - budice Dec 11, 13:21 3
    - I think I'd say hockey over that. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 13:25 1
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    - yes -- nm - Beaker Dec 11, 13:25
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- you can major in it? -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the s5 galaxy Dec 11, 13:57
Sign spotted outside of a bar -- (link) - con_carne Dec 11, 13:11 [Image]
I don't think it's right that Carrie Underwood has a Greatest Hits album. Someone should address this. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:10 7
- She's had more than enough hits to fill a greatest hits album. - spamlet Dec 11, 13:29 1
  - I would agree. She's been constantly releasing hits. -- nm - MDH Dec 11, 13:37
- heh, I thought similiarly. I looked and she had 4 albums in 6.5 years, so not the worst - except it's noted as "decade #1." no. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 13:16 4
  - It's almost been ten years since she won American Idol. -- nm - Tim Dec 11, 13:25 1
    - 6 more months! ;p -- nm - b. Dec 11, 13:28
  - She can take a break for 3.5 years. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:18 1
    - the releases actually cover 9 years, I meant the other number as showing it wasn't greatest hits after, like, 2 albums. the GH does have at least a - b. Dec 11, 13:24
the Burt Reynolds auction starts in an hour. the John Ford desk is at $19,000 -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 12:59 3
- some one is sellling Burt Reynolds? -- nm - decline Dec 11, 13:00 2
  - no, he's selling off everything he collected the past 60 years -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 11, 13:05 1
    - that's a lot of stuff -- nm - decline Dec 11, 13:08
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- Damn you! -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:16
- That's awesome. -- nm - MDH Dec 11, 13:01
- It's a Rickroll joke, saved you a click -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 13:00 2
  - aren't you a killjoy this afternoon. -- nm - Andie Dec 11, 13:01 1
    - Saved you a Rick? -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 13:38
- heh -- nm - prayformojo Dec 11, 12:59
- heh -- nm - Andie Dec 11, 12:59
Does anyone want a laugh? A friend is writing and asked friends to submit 1) earliest moment you knew you were gay 2) signs people should have seen. - MDH Dec 11, 12:57 14
- I had a lot of sleepovers with my friends. A lot. -- nm - Qale As Folk Dec 11, 13:11 1
  - MDH, I really like those - thanks for sharing! Q, kind of related to this, did you see that - b. Dec 11, 13:50
- Here's some more, for Andie: - MDH Dec 11, 13:04 6
  - Funny in the "some stereotypes are true" sense, I guess -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 13:53
  - your friends had awesome parents. -- nm - Andie Dec 11, 13:14 1
    - Right?! The guy's parents who got the Barbie Dream House are hysterical. - MDH Dec 11, 13:17
  - The green Power Ranger now wants to fight CM Punk in his first UFC bout. -- nm - Tim Dec 11, 13:07
  - Your parents sound really cool. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 13:06 1
    - Or whoever parents they are. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 13:07
- "friends" -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 13:04 3
  - Oh I'm open about mine. Here's my responses; - MDH Dec 11, 13:06 2
    - You must have been disappointed when Jon turned out to be the gay one -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 13:22 1
      - Joey was closer to my age so I think he appealed to me. Poor Jon, no one cares. -- nm - MDH Dec 11, 13:28
- #2 made me laugh. -- nm - Andie Dec 11, 13:00
I've nearly exhausted ever single Disney digital title that doesn't need XML for Vudu. - Mop Dec 11, 12:56 1
- more Donald Duck -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 12:57
I just ordered someone to escalate a ticket in order to 'narrow down exactly who needs re-education'. that may have been a bad choice of words. - Diva Dec 11, 12:56 1
- when do the waterboardings start? -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 11, 13:21
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- It barely registered on Twitter, which really just wants to know when they hell they're going to trade a pitcher. - Tim Dec 11, 13:02 1
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Jim Cantore talking up California weather again...uh oh -- (link) - budice Dec 11, 12:51 1
- Gut check poll: Cantore vs Andie, who you got? -- nm - ty97 Dec 11, 12:54
Rudin issued an apology for his Obama remarks. This Sony stuff will have fallout for years. -- (link) - Mop Dec 11, 12:51 1
- I can see the head Sony guys in Japan firing them all pretty quickly. Brand protection trumps everything. -- nm - Loyola Dec 11, 12:59
Filed under "not helping": My crush will be one of the ballerinas at this weekend's performance of the Nutcracker. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 12:48 9
- Also, she's got a boyfriend/fiancee. - Mop Dec 11, 12:53 3
  - Damn it. Thought you had a shot. -- nm - Ultron Dec 11, 12:55 2
    - I promise you, even without the boyfriend, I had no chance. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 12:57 1
      - You're looking at this completely the wrong way. Make her think you could have her...if you bothered to try. - Loyola Dec 11, 13:04
- Tom Selleck went to Cats 20 days straight before he got the nerve to ask a dancer out. they have now been married over 25 years -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 12:49 2
  - so you're saying Mop needs to grow a mustache? -- nm - decline Dec 11, 12:50 1
    - that, or get some fantastic hawaiian shirts :) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 12:51
- are you going? If so you should make a big sign and hold it up and cheer everytime she goes on stage -- nm - decline Dec 11, 12:49 1
  - That won't distract her at all. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 13:02
I am paranoid. last night for the 4'th time in 2 months my fathers defibrilator went off. he's 88 and said he felt fine an hour ago after coming home - Peglegpete Dec 11, 12:46
Good time or a bad time to bring back Pudding Pops? -- nm - Jovian Dec 11, 12:43 5
- There's never a bad time for pudding pops. -- nm - spamlet Dec 11, 12:51
- good, only if Harley Quinn is the new spokeswoman -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 12:47
- every box includes a free rape kit! -- nm - groiny Dec 11, 12:46
- Renamed and rebranded, maybe. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 12:45
- their flavor will knock you out! -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 12:44
LA: Free rides on Metro bus and rail Xmas Eve and New Years Eve... Also Big Blue Bus will (finally) start accepting TAP in March! -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 12:42 1
- I'd TAP that. -- nm - Mop Dec 11, 12:43
st. louis rams to present a donation to a fallen officers charity at tonight's game. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 11, 12:40 3
- I think that they typically do a "fill the boot" for the Backstoppers in November and I'm guessing that the cash donation is to make up for that. -- nm - spamlet Dec 11, 13:04
- the dad thing is that this just reinforces the narrative of Police vs People. - Reagen Dec 11, 12:44 1
  - sad. sad thing. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 12:45

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