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The new Congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male and 92 percent Christian -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 06:57 13
- Don't forget how old they are. -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 07:03 6
  - And how rich they are -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:03 5
    - Well, they are 66 times more likely to be a lawyer than the average American. -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 07:05 4
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        Nothing's absolute though. 25% of Congress is over 65, so the 14% of Americans in that age bracket are over-represented. - Roger More Jan 6, 07:14 1
        
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  - "one of the most diverse in American history" - ty97 Jan 6, 07:03
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- We're a melting pot! -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:57 2
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    - There's a train ad with a joke about the French aristocracy not seeing the revolution coming and I always get little chuckle out of it. - Krusty Jan 6, 07:00
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- We got the Apple smart cover. Zero complaints. It's nice. -- nm - volnelk Jan 6, 07:33
- I just bought a cheap Chinese one on eBay for my Mini. -- (link) - spamlet, Astro king Jan 6, 07:05
- Otterbox (you have kids right?) - oblique Jan 6, 06:58 2
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    - If you prefer overpaying for things, get the Apple one. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 07:00
- the etch-a-sketch cover -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 06:56
Apparently DC is getting actual snow? - ty97 Jan 6, 06:51 8
- It's a pretty covering, but an ugly mess on the roads. We're still getting some tiny flakes. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 07:15 1
  - Tiny Flakes: "I JUST WANT TO MAKE A SNOWMAN!!" -- nm - Max Jan 6, 07:15
- max, tell the nice man what you just told me! -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Jan 6, 06:56
- Love the snow, hate the cold. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:52 4
  - Let me guess. You do not have to personally deal with snow removal :) -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 06:53 3
    - I do and a lot actually. I love on a corner and my landlord does a piss poor job of shoveling so I tend to do it. - Krusty Jan 6, 06:56 2
      - *live* I don't love on corners anymore, college is paid off. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 07:02 1
        
        ha! -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:04
Girls Season 4 premieres Sunday; HBO announces renewal for Season 5 -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 06:50 1
- I actively dislike that show. Dunham has ruined it. - decline Jan 6, 06:54
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yay! my vgf Carly who was Leading Player in Pippin (until it closed this past Sunday) is going to be playing Velma Kelly in 'Chicago' starting in Feb. - Diva Jan 6, 06:47 7
- that's HUGE. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 06:53
- (tystrav!) Ummmm, does this overlap with Jennifer Nettle's run? (I think it does) - ty97 Jan 6, 06:53 3
  - Feb 2 thru March 29th! -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 06:56 1
    - Come on down! - ty97 Jan 6, 07:00
  - Yes!! -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 06:54
- Very cool! Please come see it and let me take you and Mel out for food and drinks. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:52 1
  - woo-hoo! -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 06:54
Robots are starting to break the law and nobody knows what to do about it -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 06:39 4
- You're delusional, there's nothing wrong with these robots. -- nm - Bridget Moynahan Jan 6, 06:44
- It's like no one has seen The Terminator or The Matrix. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 06:42
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  - I tend to agree, but if there are really noparameters in terms of what to buy, what is the percentage of legal vs. illegal things it may come across? -- nm - volnelk Jan 6, 06:48
Just for the headline: "3-D-Printed Dick Pics Are the Way of the Future" -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 06:32 1
- No need for Hallmark, I'll make my own Valentine's Day cards, thank you. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 06:40
Students cover more of their public university tuition now than state governments -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 06:26 1
- Yeah, but other levels of governments chip in 25% between them. - Roger More Jan 6, 06:43
Amoxy - how's it going with Happy Valley? It's from the same writer as Last Tango in Halifax. -- nm - LMS Jan 6, 06:25
Hey oil, you okay bro? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 06:25
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- I'm not aware of any Leafs fans. -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 06:34
- that time when the Leafs sucked -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:26
- Just saw that...the Leafs having a winning record and a bunch of injuries. Not sure why now. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 6, 06:26 7
  - Yeah, this doesn't make a whole lot of sense. -- nm - spamlet, Astro king Jan 6, 06:41
  - 8th seed in the East right now, 21-16-3 (the 3 and 7 in their last 10 is the killer I think) -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:28 3
    - Speaking of that...*checks standings*...#1 pick incoming again!!! - Shaun Jan 6, 06:31 2
      - you need a goalie and defense; not more forwards sadly. -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:33 1
        
        Yup. Just look at the Cup run they made back in 2005 (iirc). Pronger and Roloson (who got red hot). -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 06:42
  - Toronto just watched a team win a championship in their building that wasn't the Leafs. They need instant results!!! -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 06:28 1
    - This -- nm - J Jan 6, 06:34
Chris Gibson (R-NY) has announced his retirement, less than 3 months after defeating Sean Eldridge for a Congressional seat. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 06:21 8
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  - I know the S.I. guy was forced to resign, not sure of another that has resigned for no good reason -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 07:01
- Did they even get sworn in yet? - Will Hunting Jan 6, 06:24
- The way I read it, he's not running for 2016 but isn't leaving (he'll serve his term) -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 06:23 3
  - Apparently that's the way he's leaning. He (rumor) wants to run for Senate. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 06:28 2
    - So he's moving out of New York? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 06:33 1
      - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:38
- Dead girl or live boy? -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 6, 06:23
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- I'm getting to that weird stage in life where I'm not sure if it's just players I remember fondly or if they were actually historically good. -- nm - volnelk Jan 6, 06:50
- Piazza should be a no-doubter unless there's evidence he was using. Bagwell too. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 06:20 7
  - I think the average fan doesn't remember how good Mussina was. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:39 2
    - Mussina's numbers are a lot closer to Glavine than people think. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 07:32
    - Hopefully in the future more writers will remember, he should get in. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:39
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    - It's like his 3rd ballot or something. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 06:23 1
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- Too many votes for Bonds and Clemens. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:20
- This is setting up as an opportunity to revive the Brett-Yount Miller Lite ads with The Big Unit in the Brett role. -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 6, 06:19
since july of last year, six college financial officers have resigned (one college's has resigned twice). that's *insane turnover for such a high- - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Jan 6, 05:55
Nick Change time! -- nm - St. Pippy Jan 6, 05:45 3
- Happy Epiphany! - nubby Jan 6, 06:24 1
  - I know right? -- nm - St. Pippy Jan 6, 06:28
- *prays to, and for, St. Pippy* -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 05:54
For a tiny snow-storm predicted days ago, Maryland and the county here have done very little prep work. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 05:43 1
- we have just an inch or so of snow but roads are a *mess.* nothing has been salted cindered or plowed. -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Jan 6, 05:45
UK TV PSA: Season 2 of The 100 starts and Count Arthur Strong is back (from the writer of Father Ted). -- nm - LMS Jan 6, 05:14 1
- Season 2 of The 100 is fantastic television. -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 06:01
21 years ago today Nancy Kerrigan was getting clubbed on the knee. -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 04:55 3
- I still find it so bizarre that this actually happened. -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 06:00
- How appropriate. I was sweeping the dusting of snow from my walk an hour ago when my knee twisted and I went down & hit the back of my head on a step - Covington Jan 6, 05:14 1
  - goodness!! take it easy and feel better soon -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 05:22
Stephen Fry is getting married -- (link) - LMS Jan 6, 04:43 13
- Oh, the kid looks older in that one. Wait, he kinda looks like Orlando Bloom... Wait, that IS Orlando Bloom... Why did they include a picture of Fry and Bloom?! -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 07:23
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- holy crap that is a young looking 27! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 05:25 8
  - Seriously! But good for them. Fry is a funny funny man and I wish more people on this side of the pond knew him. -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 6, 05:51 7
    - Jeeves & Wooster is a good place to start. -- nm - LMS Jan 6, 06:18
    - The Yakety Sax gag in V for Vendetta was awesome. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 06:12
    - I've loved him for ages (Lord Melchett). -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 6, 06:11
    - Love him! I'll watch just about anything he's in. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:06
    - I didn't know who he was until I read he played Oscar Wilde in Wilde - I really liked that film -- nm - St. Pippy Jan 6, 06:01 2
      - He's also an author. A few novels, several autobiographies. Very funny. - Covington Jan 6, 06:09
      - you should find the film Peter's Friends. It's not anything earth-shattering, but i watch it every time i stumble on it. - Andie Jan 6, 06:05
- Hmm. 57/27. Fry looks a lot happier in that first photo than the kid does. - Covington Jan 6, 05:08 1
  - The kid does not look happy in any of the pictures -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 06:17
2015 ST Fantasy Golf is up and running! Season starts this weekend! -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 6, 04:27 [Backboard]
Finance: Oil headed towards another 5% drop today -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 03:47 5
- I never thought I'd see the day again where gas was less than $1/L. It was $0.909/L as of last night. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 06:08 2
  - even cheaper at Costco. wild -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:12 1
    - Not when your wife has native status :) -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 06:13
- Thanks, President Bachmann! -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 05:58
- #drillbabydrill -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 04:04
Adele Dazeem was married for 10 years to... -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 03:37
so empty on tv....no steve colbert, what am i supposed to do now? watch a ...talk show? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 23:35
Tomorrow > morning - Hist. Soc. office hours. Afternoon - Library bookstore. Evening - Hist. Soc. Installation Dinner...Retirement...free time????? -- nm - Meg Jan 5, 23:02
Jeebus help me. This has been my night. - Mop Jan 5, 22:20 6
- Let us hear more about this Boobs person. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 06:08
- Go with #3 girl. The potential for costumes is in direct proportion to the potential for really odd sex. -- nm - trish Jan 6, 01:20
- This is a most dangerous game. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 00:45
- I'm always trying to get a feel from boobs. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 23:11
- i'd like to give you smart suggestions, but I have never been in this situation..just don't use the wrong names replying is all I got..best of luck :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 22:24
- Helllooooo.... - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 5, 22:22
For the second year in a row, Oregon is America's #1 move-to destination. (based on United Van Lines stats) -- (link) - Mop Jan 5, 21:55 5
- I keep telling Mark that I want to move to Tillamook. - trish Jan 6, 02:35
- Dam that Portlandia and Grimm! -- nm - tobor.2 Jan 5, 21:57 2
  - and Gravity Falls -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 6, 05:49
  - Repost: Portland, where young people go to retire. -- (link) - Mop Jan 5, 22:20
- You'll never believe what the Penske file says about this! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 21:56
Russia to hire more foreign troops in forces shake-up -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 5, 21:22 5
- *FIVE YEARS?!* Anyway, this is Putin pandering to the biggest critics of his military adventures: Russian mothers. - Mop Jan 5, 21:37 3
  - russian racism (from what I've been reading) makes Selma alabama seem like rainbowville -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 22:05 1
    - Using Tajiks and Uzbeks as cannon fodder seems about right for Russia. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 22:13
  - not only does he want to import two french carriers but also the legion it seems -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 5, 21:42
- yikes -- nm - Remlik Jan 5, 21:37
It's still tamal* season, I guess - con_carne Jan 5, 21:18 10
- That remins me I need to get to the Belizean restaurant soon. -- nm - tobor.2 Jan 5, 21:56
- Ah, there was a man in the market a couple of weeks back who'd been instructed to buy unpitted olives.... - Meg Jan 5, 21:24 2
  - No doubt about it - con_carne Jan 5, 21:29 1
    - They had fancy Greek olives with pits but not just the regular ones. -- nm - Meg Jan 5, 21:39
- interesting. the first 2 weekends in december is traditional tamale time -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 21:20 5
  - They are a Christmastime staple. Also: - con_carne Jan 5, 21:29 3
    - I bought some strawberry dough & made some dessert tamales last month -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 21:31 2
      - Excellent -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 21:37 1
        
        I do most years. and I don't think i'll ever get them right. if 2 or 3 are done, the next 5 are rubbery :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 22:12
  - as I've known it. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 21:20
Gizmodo praises Disney's forward thinking digital strategy (SlingTV, Disney Movies Anywhere) -- (link) - Mop Jan 5, 21:09
also, ty, you're slipping. Clearly you label that post as "They finally got to the fireworks factory". -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 20:54
Under the Skin's score isn't pretty, per se, but in terms of serving the movie it's excellent. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 20:43 3
- I was so bored by the film that I ended up watching it in fast forward so missed the score. -- nm - LMS Jan 6, 04:37
- 2 hours. -- nm - David Jan 5, 21:30
- Hey JD, -- (link) - Ultron Jan 5, 21:16
Antiques Roadshow spoils from tonight for baseball fans - MDH Jan 5, 20:16 6
- the show overall had a lot of good items tonight. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 22:19
- remeind me again thats printed cardboad credit card sized items? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 5, 21:09 1
  - That age they may be smaller. More like the UK cigarettes cards. But yeah. -- nm - tobor.2 Jan 5, 21:54
- this has not aired on this coast yet. it sounds like the final item -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 20:30
- added spoils. they talked about statue of liberty collecting and never mentioned Bill Gaines founder of MAD - Peglegpete Jan 5, 20:29
- You couldn't find anything to watch tonight either? - Krusty Jan 5, 20:29
up on cripple creek she sends me -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 20:08 4
- If I spring a leak she mends me -- nm - mud Jan 5, 20:11 3
  - I don't have to speak, she defends me -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 20:13 2
    - A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one -- nm - mud Jan 5, 20:13 1
      - Bro -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 21:18

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