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#JeSuisCharlie gets little sympathy in Russia -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 09:53 17
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  - my point has nothing to do with religion if you think so, you need to rething the point is: - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 10:19 2
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      - how what where????? - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 10:26
  - I think the point you are making is pretty simple, despite the paragraphs and paragraphs of discussion: Don't be a dick. - TWuG Jan 16, 10:10 1
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  - there are enigh limits to free specha already do we need to impose more on ouerselfs you say? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 10:16 7
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      - i did'nt say "new" is said "more" - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 10:21 5
        
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        we who? :) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 10:25 3
        
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        religion is not "frends and family" religion is a part of society that can be mocked more or less tastefully, but as i said before this is exactly NOT - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 10:31 1
        
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  - Western countries have hate speech laws up the wazoo, but depicting the prophet isn't considered hate speech. That would seem to be pretty arbitrary - con_carne Jan 16, 10:07 1
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In case you holding out for a price drop on the XBone, rejoice, it's back to $350 again. -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 09:52
Chart: Wholesale gasoline price vs. UMichigan consumer sentiment -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 09:43 1
Tomorrow, me, the wife, the wife's sil and 4 kids will be seeing Paddington. -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 09:40 6
- Finch & Grinch? (is it their first theatre movie?) -- nm - JenBro Jan 16, 10:10
- It's been really well reviewed so far -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:42 1
  - and it's a big hit in Briatain. -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 09:43
- NUCLEAR! -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 09:41 2
  - *buys max* -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 09:44 1
    - We'd just give him away (I do giggle every time I select 'Short MAX' over there) -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 09:45
Cool story on Pat Mcafee. -- (link) - Ultron Jan 16, 09:38
Video of SpaceX's "hard barge landing". (Also, I also kinda love the term "Full RUD(rapid unscheduled disassembly) event") -- (link) - Ender Jan 16, 09:37 2
- That's pretty awesome. (Sidenote: I want to build robotic boats.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 10:08
- As far as tests go, that was remarkably successful for a first attempt. - TWuG Jan 16, 10:02
foiled attacks in Belgium were to have been on police (in streets and stations) "Could have been hours, certainly no more than a day or two" before at -- (link) - zork Jan 16, 09:31
The next live musical for NBC.....The Wiz.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 16, 09:31 3
- I positively grew up on this (have probably seen it more than Wizard of Oz). KCOP Channel 13, baby -- nm - con_carne Jan 16, 09:39
- they should have gotten Rocky Horror & Tim Curry -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 16, 09:35
- current earworm: ♫ Ease on down, ease on down the ro-oad ♫ -- nm - zork Jan 16, 09:32
Also from HSX, the Award Options are trading. Get em while they're cheap. -- nm - volnelk Jan 16, 09:30
Diggers is great. I've never seen any metal detectors this excited. What? It's better than Ni HAo KAi Lan -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 09:20
lol. Sent a package via priority mail. Did not get there. Looked it up to find I transposed digits in the zip code. It has been... bouncing. - Ultron Jan 16, 09:17
Ugh: Grateful Dead reunite for 50th anniversary concerts, Phish’s Trey Anastasio enlisted as frontman -- (link) - Remlik Jan 16, 09:03 2
- The worst of both worlds. nm - Dignan Jan 16, 09:29
- red & white, blue suede shoes -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 16, 09:16
I'm still not getting reminders for the items I put on my calendar but I *do* get them for appointments set by outside sources. - Meg Jan 16, 09:00
GB@Seattle, Indy@NE. Who ya got? - amoxy Jan 16, 08:56 8
- Seattle/NE -- nm - eag Jan 16, 09:13
- Hawks/Patriots....Rooting for Packers/Patriots -- nm - budice Jan 16, 09:07
- SEA, NE -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 09:07
- Packers, Colts -- nm - Ultron Jan 16, 09:04 1
  - please be this -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 09:08
- Hawks, Colts -- nm - Epiphany Jan 16, 09:01
- Seattle v New England in the Superbowl with Seattle winning the whole thing by making Tom Brady look like Peyton Manning -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 09:01 1
  - Basically this, but I'd rather have them lose at home to Indy. Come on Luck!! -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 09:32
Chuck will be starring in the Heroes reborn series... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 16, 08:54 3
- I thought you meant the actual character, which would be hilarious. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 08:55 1
  - That would guarantee my viewership :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 08:56
- I would watch that -- nm - amoxy Jan 16, 08:55
I ordered a microwave oven 23rd December, courier co said this week they're returning it to the sender but I got it today. They sent the wrong one! - LMS Jan 16, 08:53 3
- valentimes day - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 09:26
- is the one you got better and fancier? -- nm - Andie Jan 16, 08:54 1
  - Cost a bit more, but wasn't retro style and the legs wobble. - LMS Jan 16, 08:59
In better news, I now have a second semester contract - Reagen Jan 16, 08:53 6
- ~I am so smart, I am so smart, S-M-R-T~ -- nm - con_carne Jan 16, 09:40
- Hear that, children? That's the sound of playtime....*being over* -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:16
- yay -- nm - zork Jan 16, 09:16
- woo! -- nm - Andie Jan 16, 09:13
- Is it on the mathematics of wonton burrito meals? -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 16, 09:09
- Woot! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 16, 08:54
If you are fans of The Expanse novels, here's the trailer for the SciFi channel adaptation. - TWuG Jan 16, 08:52 [youtube] 2
- Well... at least they used the word "belters".... -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 09:49 1
  - Spoils for the books and TV series speculation - TWuG Jan 16, 10:13
Thursday night shows: Sniper 5.3M, Wedding Ringer 800K, Blackhat 179K -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 08:46 11
- 5.3 is a big ol' number for Thursday night. -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 08:48 10
  - shorting the PUT option is a large money maker ( *disclaimer - I am not a HSX stock broker - I can not cover your losses if incurred) -- nm - Epiphany Jan 16, 08:53 1
    - Right? 25 million strike price for the 4-day? Hahahaha! (buying the call is a good deal too) -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 08:55
  - Apparently, shows started at 7pm, but yeah that's a big number. -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 08:49 7
    - question for HSX purposes is whether that will count as Thursday or Friday - ty97 Jan 16, 08:50 6
      - It will depend on how it is reported by ERC. -- nm - GregW Jan 16, 10:21
      - I think it'll count to the weekend #. -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 08:52
      - are we nervous about Wedding Ringer what that figure? its Kevin Hart for god's sake -- nm - Epiphany Jan 16, 08:52 3
        
        It's a little under Ride Along, which took $1.06M in Thursday box office and made $48.6M over the MLK weekend last year, -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 08:54
        
        I'd like some clarity on whether those were just post-10pm shows (I think they probably were) - ty97 Jan 16, 08:53
        
        also, I'm not a big Ferrell fan, but he and Hart in Get Hard looks damn funny and I'm not a big comedy fan -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 08:53
Wendy's $ 1 mini Frosty Promo going right now - buy a card/tag and use it all year long - 90 cents goes to Adoption Organization -- (link) - Epiphany Jan 16, 08:42
Well Xur, you didnt give my Invective upgrade, but I will gladly take that Bad Juju upgrade. - Jovian Jan 16, 08:38 8
- Yup. Bad Juju saves me from having to do the quest again. -- nm - David Jan 16, 08:51 1
  - yeah, that quest SUCKS. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 16, 09:01
- selling the icebreaker? hopefully not to david. -- nm - Truman Jan 16, 08:48 3
  - I can guarantee to you that I have not bought one Icebreaker. -- nm - David Jan 16, 08:52 2
    - I can guarantee you that I will be buying one Icebreaker. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 16, 09:02 1
      - I am the proud owner of 2 new shiny Ice Breakers. -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 09:02
- yup, although I am getting tired of him selling that Hunter helmet. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 16, 08:39 1
  - The one he has now has more discipline than the one I have but I'm not wasting SCs and mats on a new one. -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 08:57
Saudi Arabia postpones public flogging of Raif Badawi -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 08:36
2014 was hottest year in modern record -- (link) - Beaker Jan 16, 08:36 2
- And that is even with the winter temps below average. -- nm - Ultron Jan 16, 08:40 1
  - we have a crazy warm winter and lots of storms in the new year -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 08:46
As previously noted I was premature with the PowerBall announcement...to late for tonight and too early for Tuesday...... - Meg Jan 16, 08:27 2
- which one is the Tuesday draw? Megamillions or Powerball? -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 08:35 1
  - *sigh* you're right....I'm beginning to think I need a keeper :/ MegaMillions and $1 a ticket, not $2. - Meg Jan 16, 08:44
So wait, the Boyhood/Dazed and Confused thing is real? -- nm - Ultron Jan 16, 08:22 2
- What thing? -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 08:24 1
  - Spoil - Ultron Jan 16, 08:25
I'm starting to think Selma will now win Best Picture because of all this brou-ha-ha - con_carne Jan 16, 08:21 1
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speaking of ebola, from the (lack of) news, you'd swear it has disappeared. - Andie Jan 16, 08:21 4
- In the Western news view, it has disappeared. - ty97 Jan 16, 08:33
- BBC yesterday -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 16, 08:29
- Flight 8501, Paris, Belgium, Capitol attack plan are newer and shinier -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:22
- here - let me help you know what the current numbers are... -- (link) - Andie Jan 16, 08:22
And meanwhile I missed the NCM birthday celebration :( Happy, Happy, Mel !! -- nm - Meg Jan 16, 08:17
"In 2011 this person was Captain of the Washington Capitals." Eff you Trivia Crack! -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 08:17 5
- Ovie? -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 08:35
- I've seen questions in review about _AHL_ teams. -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 16, 08:34 1
  - that's messy. -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 09:53
- I got that one yesterday. -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 08:21 1
  - I got it right only because I picked the only name that looked in any way familiar. -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 09:29
Right after 7 am there were men in trees with power-saws right outside my bedroom window - then they ran a chipper for a half hour... - Meg Jan 16, 08:16 7
- Arborers! We get more done by 9 AM than most people do all day! - Mop Jan 16, 08:24 1
  - They obviously don't frequent ST -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:29
- The city has been placed on high alert. -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 08:22
- and you gave them a show? -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:20
- Those poor, poor men -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 08:19 2
  - *finger to nose* - Ultron Jan 16, 08:20 1
    - It was thoughtful of them to bring their own doom. -- nm - TWuG Jan 16, 08:23
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"On a separate note, I think America should have a "Purge" night. Let me explain why...." -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 08:06 4
- Ted Cruz needs to shut up on Twitter for a bit. -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 08:16
- "It's not stripping if no one pays you for it." -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 08:10 2
  - Leslie killed it when she was imitating Tammy. - groiny Jan 16, 08:15 1
    - The lady shushing them in the library while the other stuff was going on killed me. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 16, 08:20
Speaking of lottery, there is a major difference in the amount of lottery propaganda from NY to NC. It's all over the place in NY and hardly - CQ Jan 16, 08:03 10
- Well you need to win in order to afford to buy a home in NY -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 08:16
- my brother who use to live in Charlotte explained it to me: people from NC are just as wild/crazy as other places, - Epiphany Jan 16, 08:15 1
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- Hmmm, Southern Baptist anti-gambling influence? -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 16, 08:06 6
  - sheer number of people in NY who are poor? -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:08 5
    - Not much difference in the poverty rate between the states, NY has slightly less % wise. -- (link) - Krusty Jan 16, 08:11 4
      - I did not mention the poverty *rate* -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:18
      - I wonder if it has more to do with inequality. If you're poor and in NYC, seeing how rich people live is inescapable. -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 08:14 1
        
        My guess is these things are highly regulated -- nm - con_carne Jan 16, 08:16
      - *NY has slightly more.* Oops. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 08:11
John Fox deal to the Bears is all but done -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 08:00 1
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But, ty... If Beijing becomes busier then Atlanta's going to lose all those connecting flights between Albany and Dallas to Beijing! -- nm - Ender Jan 16, 08:00 9
- I'm pretty sure I'd rather not have to use the busiest airports because I imagine crowds and long lines. -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:06 7
  - Though it also means they have the staff and systems to manage long lines. - Roger More Jan 16, 08:09 6
    - but ... the Ebola! -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:17
    - Not necessarily -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 08:15 3
      - Heh. I'll defer to the person who has actually used that airport. -- nm - Roger More Jan 16, 08:19 2
        
        ATL is no worse/better than any other US megahub - ty97 Jan 16, 08:35 1
        
        IM: that's what I was figuring and when things go bad, it's probably really bad. -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:44
    - LOL!! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 16, 08:13
- and we will ALL get re-routed thru New Jersey. -- nm - Diva Jan 16, 08:01
Best post on B2 -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 16, 07:58 [Backboard] 1
- "Andrew Luck is a great quarterback, we're definitely going to have a challenge with him." "Sir, I asked you to state your name for the record." -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 08:02
Back -- nm - CQ Jan 16, 07:57 1
- track -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:04
Canada PSA: Lotto Max is $50 Million tonight (lump sum, tax free) -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 07:57 6
- How many bonus $1M draws? -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 08:13 3
  - 11, I think. -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:19 2
    - Nice. Could be worth a $5 'investment.' -- nm - Shaun Jan 16, 08:24 1
      - winning (or should that be losing) insurance -- nm - zork Jan 16, 08:28
- 6-49 is $35 Million tomorrow night -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 07:59
- *buys a ticket* -- nm - Target Jan 16, 07:58

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