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David, you got any Tivo Premiere boxes with the winter update? Do you have the Vudu app? - Mop Dec 18, 19:35
I'm going to laugh when Obama reveals that normalizing relations with Cuba was just an means to handing back Gitmo so we can close the detention - TWuG Dec 18, 19:31 3
- I'm not saying Obama is a murdering psychopath. I'm just saying he can't account for himself at 3pm on January 13, 1999. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 19:38
- You're not far from right. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 19:36
- already a talking point on Fox News tonight -- nm - Max Dec 18, 19:32
humans. round xxxxth. - b. Dec 18, 19:30 9
- You want fun? - Mop Dec 18, 19:42 1
  - Some places hire people to do this. There's even conventions for them where they can look at all the new office furniture. - tobor.2 Dec 18, 19:46
- oh, and next time I'm including "no ties allowed" - c'mon, people. -- nm - b. Dec 18, 19:37 1
  - My favourite colour is blue, green, brown, red, orange and light green. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 19:39
- When I was a manager I learned never to assume people could understand what I considered to be simple instructions. - Cuzzin Todd Dec 18, 19:34
- Right up there with the person who, when offered two options, responds "yes" -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 18, 19:33 1
  - What's wrong with that? - Cuzzin Todd Dec 18, 19:34
- GAH! I'm so sorry! I knew I was forgetting something! The file is at the link! -- (link) - TWuG Dec 18, 19:33 1
  - *laugh* thanks, I needed that! :D -- nm - b. Dec 18, 19:34
So, if the KHL collapsed, when could those players return to the NHL? - David, Level 31 Warlock Dec 18, 19:23 4
- Potentially if they can leave the country. I'd imagine it will at least hobble until year end. -- nm - droidlet Dec 18, 19:28
- I go make my own league! - Radulov Dec 18, 19:27 1
  - Third time's the charm for Nashville! -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Dec 18, 19:31
- What happened after the lockouts? -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 18, 19:26
No kidding....currently airing on HGTV: - prayformojo Dec 18, 19:17 3
- (this was actually pretty cool.....but wow, 570 square feet) -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 19:30
- The houses, or the hunters? -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 19:28
- .... - tobor.2 Dec 18, 19:23
What the hell just happened in Australia?! -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 18, 19:14 2
- the BBC has a little more info -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 18, 19:17 1
  - how awful. :( - gah. -- nm - b. Dec 18, 19:31
yay xbox -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 19:03
interesting, from the Economist in 1960 when the embargo went into effect. - mafic Dec 18, 19:02
New episode of Elementary! New episode of Monsters Inside Me! -- nm - Max Dec 18, 19:00
Now that's a cool halftime event..closest to the hole -- nm - budice Dec 18, 18:59
Rubio et al complaining that "money influx into Cuba isn't going to help the people at all" sounds completely opposite to Republican ideology - Max Dec 18, 18:40 10
- There is already money influxing into Cuba, it just isn't (officially) from the US. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 18, 18:56
- Dems normalizing Cuba could cost them Florida in 2016. -- nm - budice Dec 18, 18:51 2
  - We want to deport all illegal aliens and build a HUGE WALL around the entire country. -- nm - Republicans Dec 18, 19:41
  - Or permanently turn the state blue. -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Dec 18, 19:20
- it'll simplify some industries, but I don't think ending the embargo would lead to a massive influx of money. - mafic Dec 18, 18:50 4
  - Which is also why it's insane that people think the embargo meant anything at all. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 18:56
  - I think more could flow if the govt allows it. -- nm - budice Dec 18, 18:53 2
    - well sure. structural reform in Cuba would have more impact (which has been happening since Raul took over, albeit slowly). -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 18:55 1
      - When we finally lift the naval blockade, we'll see more of an impact -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 19:03
- "Money before people," that's the company motto. Engraved right there on the lobby floor. - prayformojo Dec 18, 18:47
earliest known bronze age dagger rediscovered in Britian. it was filed away and they finally tested it -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 18, 18:29 3
- on Oak Island?!?! -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 18:44 1
  - heh -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 18:53
- Discovery Channel and History could fill up their schedule with shows where they excavate the basements of museums for lost treasure. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 18:39
This is less than four minutes from my house. Hrmph. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 18, 18:26 6
- thata a lot of lye -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 18, 19:22
- The wording suggests it was intentional. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 18:37
- "We're gonna need a shitload of vinegar!" -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 18:28 3
  - Also, it's raining. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 18:32 1
    - all that would do is dilute it, although one presumes the barrel is sealed. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 18:39
  - (~800L, assuming 1M solution of NaOH and 5% vinegar solution) -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 18:32
From FB: How Sony should have handled the hackers -- (link) - Beaker Dec 18, 18:21
I'm begining to suspect that the Jaguars may not be that good. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 18:17
The KHL is another possible casualty of the Ruble crisis. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 18, 18:07
My unopened Villager amiibo is worth about $50 on Ebay. It's such a struggle not to go to the dark side and go ahead and list it. -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 18:05
here is the house the Minecraft dude just bought -- (link) - Beaker Dec 18, 18:00 1
- Wait a minute, curves?! -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 18:02
it sounds like Gus Bradley's pregame speech must have been "Let's nobody get hurt out there tonight." -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 17:56
A Christmas gift already received and used is the rice cooker from Stephanie aka whisper. Oh hell yeah, this will help me immensely! -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 17:51 16
- Hotkiss did say a few years back everyone should have one, and that they make great gifts -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 18, 18:17 8
  - It's my understanding they're a bitch to clean. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 18:40 7
    - no more difficult than any pot you'd cook rice in, assuming you cook rice properly. - mafic Dec 18, 18:54 2
      - Kim Kardashian ? -- nm - Pippy "Go Ohio State!" Dec 18, 19:23
      - IM sidenote should be repeated when someone asks next for trivia help :) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 18, 19:14
    - All those tiny tiny holes filled with sticky rice goop -- nm - Kim Jong Un Dec 18, 18:42 2
      - Um, a rice cooker with tiny holes seems like it'd be pretty useless. -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 18:51
      - There is this very futuristic amazing device I have found to cook rice. It's called a pot with a lid. -- nm - Kim Jong Un Dec 18, 18:43
    - It being brand new the non-stick bowl worked like a charm on first use. Of course, I tend to clean almost immediately too. -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 18:42
- they're great -- nm - Tim Dec 18, 17:53 3
  - It even could handle the weirdo rice I bought a month ago on clearance for a quarter. Long grain rice with red rice and freekeh. - Qale Dec 18, 17:55 2
    - i fink u freekeh. -- nm - Tim Dec 18, 17:56 1
      - Never do that again -- nm - con_carne Dec 18, 18:12
- That's Hot! -- nm - Jaxsean Dec 18, 17:53 2
  - 4 minutes left in the first and you are already on ST? -- nm - Ultron Dec 18, 17:54 1
    - Yeah, I splurted that out so fast I forgot the si -- nm - Kim Jong Un Dec 18, 17:54
Man arrested by TSA after they find a gun hidden in his Playstation...... -- (link) - Mistletoe Meg Dec 18, 17:44 8
- Good thing he didn't have Little Big Planet 3 in there otherwise they'd have had him with a bomb. -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 17:52
- what did Playstation do to North Korea to deserve this?1 -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:47
- I once went through security and saw a large outline of a gun on the xray screen when my bag went through. just about soiled myself until I realised - mafic Dec 18, 17:46 5
  - "Man, why did I pack my bowling ball candle!" -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 17:49 1
    - *shrug* Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb. -- nm - Batman Takes Flight si Dec 18, 18:26
  - I did not think they were for training, but to make sure the screener is not asleep at the wheel? -- nm - Ultron Dec 18, 17:49 1
    - yeah. a little QA/QC. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 18:00
  - Heh, making sure everyone's awake and paying attention. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 18, 17:48
Orphan Black -- (link) - Ultron Dec 18, 17:40 1
- *giggity* -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:41
the Goldbergs is pretty funny -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:40
Can't believe I switched away from a segment of Fritz's Holiday Lights (local NBC news) but - Mistletoe Meg Dec 18, 17:39
Washington! - Ultron Dec 18, 17:38
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  - here I am!! -- nm - Chicago Bears Dec 18, 17:40
Serial has been a rising tide that's lifted all podcasts. -- (link) - nubby Dec 18, 17:35 1
- ... yay. -- nm - Adnan Dec 18, 17:36
Tenn/Jax Over/Under is 44.5. What do you take? -- nm - Ultron Dec 18, 17:27 5
- Over. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 17:29 1
  - just from the turnovers -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:35
- bullets' -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:28 1
  - Ha! -- nm - Pippy "Go Ohio State!" Dec 18, 17:44
- morphine. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 17:28
Are you ready for some Legally Allowed To Call This Football? -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 17:27
Yeah Don Cheadle, like matchups like tonite. -- nm - budice Dec 18, 17:25 1
- I like that he all but accused the viewers of having nothing better to do. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 17:26
I think I see Jax in the stands! -- nm - budice Dec 18, 17:21 2
- Which one of the four is he? -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 17:21 1
  - DUH! Look for the guy in a wheelchair -- nm - Bacon Dec 18, 17:52
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- Wow. They must be getting desperate. -- nm - Ultron Dec 18, 17:24
- wow, they're finally cutting the price significantly -- nm - Max Dec 18, 17:21
Mop, I bought the rest of the system today. Sony soundbar and blue ray player - Peglegpete Dec 18, 17:09 2
- Nicely done. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 18:58
- links in the message despite no link showing on my computer -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 18, 17:11
I had no idea that Nicolas Flamel was an actual person - prayformojo Dec 18, 17:08 1
- I had heard of him and the Philosopher's stone. -- nm - Ultron Dec 18, 17:13
For the ST bowl pick em, I'm putting the championship game as my 39er, heh -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 18, 17:05 1
- I don't change them, however they show up is how I pick them -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:08
Tonight: Round 1 of the Astro finals begins with Delanie Walker vs Marquise Lee. - Reagen Dec 18, 16:59 4
- Oops, I meant to move him out of that spot into the W/T so I could plug Vereen if needed. - droidlet Dec 18, 19:13
- Walker was great early in the season (made me consider him as a TE keeper), but he died I think -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:02 2
  - He had 93 yards last week. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 17:18 1
    - DIED! -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:20
I am gonna smack ty when I see him. - Ultron Dec 18, 16:36 2
- on the bottom? -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:02
- Yeah, that was a pretty insulting list to group with The Maze Runner. -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Dec 18, 16:37
Amazon has matched the price on that HP Pavilion X2 from the Microsoft Store. -- (link) - Mop Dec 18, 16:34
Let's Be Cops was the first movie in a loooong time that I turned off halfway through. -- nm - kelly Dec 18, 16:18 8
- It's made multiple Worst of 2014 lists. -- nm - Good Baron Wenceslas Dec 18, 17:49 1
  - It seemed like it would be an SNL skit. -- nm - Ultron Dec 18, 17:50
- my wife did this for The Internship -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 16:36 5
  - The Internship is just bland. Not terrible. -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 17:52 1
    - I would've watched the rest -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 18:34
  - The Interview? -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 16:40 2
    - No, the one at Google. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 16:57 1
      - She Googled The Interview? -- nm - Ultron Dec 18, 16:59
Alleged Serial Rapist Darren Sharper Indicted On Federal Charges -- (link) - Beaker Dec 18, 16:13 3
- Deadspin could just focus on the reporting of criminal activity by athletes and former athletes, and leave the other stuff to SI and ESPN. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 16:20 2
  - so all the NFL shit gets buried? -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 17:03
  - Agreed. -- nm - The Cos Dec 18, 17:00
I did a Google search and found that one of you has been mocking me. So I hacked you! - Kim Jong Un Dec 18, 16:07 2
- Un, double up, Un Un! -- nm - Brian Williams rapping Dec 18, 17:49
- Oh fuck!! -- nm - Bacon Dec 18, 16:09
I need help with what I assume is an electrical problem. Ceiling fan in the living room. - Mop Dec 18, 16:05 12
- Yeah, 220, 221 whatever it takes -- nm - amoxy Dec 18, 16:41
- It's not a 3-way dimmer switch that got reset somehow? -- nm - Max Dec 18, 16:06 2
  - I checked for other switches and chains and couldn't find any. - Mop Dec 18, 16:17
  - That's my guess. A pull chain set to low instead of high. -- nm - TWuG Dec 18, 16:15
- It sounds like you're not getting enough energy to the bulb. -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Dec 18, 16:05 7
  - I was afraid of this. I wonder if it's on the same circuit as my TV and other stuff. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 16:17 3
    - Do you ever have anything kick off when you use something else? - David, Level 31 Warlock Dec 18, 16:33 2
      - Yeah. I'll unplug all my electronics when I get home and see if that impacts the light. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 16:36 1
        
        That's exactly the way my dad would troubleshoot it. - David, Level 31 Warlock Dec 18, 16:37
  - that's harsh, man ...oh that wasnt a euphemism? -- nm - mud Dec 18, 16:10
  - (cue Reagen with nerd stuff) -- nm - David, Level 31 Warlock Dec 18, 16:07 1
    - although sparky spark juice is one of those things I don't play with - Reagen Dec 18, 16:09
I wonder if the union lady always gets that look when she arrives at people's desks. You know the look. -- nm - Mop Dec 18, 16:00

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