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- plus another $5 million for not recognizing the importance of break-fast -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 08:47
American Sniper stock is still going up on that other site - Epiphany Jan 23, 08:45 5
- It's Passion of the Christ 2. Cover and be done. I had to finally cover (even though I've been telling others to do so for days). - Inigo Jan 23, 08:49 1
  - So what you're saying is we get to blame you for this -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 08:50
- It's PASON all over again. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:47
- right, it makes me angry. - Andie Jan 23, 08:46 1
  - Andie hates American Snipers! - Max Jan 23, 08:47
Anyone know if the Cincinnati area is nice to live in? - Jovian Jan 23, 08:41 7
- My brother lives there and seems to like it. - Krusty Jan 23, 08:47
- ~ Baby, if you've ever wondered, Wondered whatever became of me, I'm living on the air in Cincinnati, - Andie Jan 23, 08:46 1
  - Beware of plummeting turkeys and a chili sauce on your spaghetti. - TWuG Jan 23, 08:49
- From what I know of it, yes. - TWuG Jan 23, 08:43
- Depends on that person's opinion of chili -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 08:42 1
  - (serious answer, ask CovingtonCat) -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 08:43
- a few friends of mine live there really like it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:42
Apple Watch battery life as short as 2.5 hours, report says -- (link) - decline Jan 23, 08:38 7
- (Under "active" use.) - Ender Jan 23, 08:42 4
  - 2.5 hours straight of tapping on my wrist would drive me mad. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:47
  - The watch should be able to "display its clock face for approximately three hours, - decline Jan 23, 08:44 2
    - Why would you need your watch face displayed when you're not looking at it? -- nm - Ender Jan 23, 08:49
    - Some people live a whole day in just three hours, mate, try and keep up. -- nm - Richard Branson Jan 23, 08:45
- Guess seeing Boyhood is out the door. -- nm - budice Jan 23, 08:39
- Evil -- nm - Ultron Jan 23, 08:38
Let's talk smokers. - Reagen Jan 23, 08:21 1
- Personally I would not go electric. I had the weber (until I moved to this apt.) and liked it. My brother has one too and likes his - decline Jan 23, 08:31
"The Mostly Highly Reviewed New Movie" -- nm - Suggested Boy Next Door marketing Jan 23, 08:19
I had *no idea* that Joe Pesci was integral enough to the Four Seasons that he's a character in Jersey Boys. - David Jan 23, 08:18 3
- That was the one thing I enjoyed about the movie. It's another example of why I watch junk movies because there's always a chance for a silver lining -- nm - Max Jan 23, 08:24
- He and Jimi Hendrix were members of the same band, although not at the same time. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:23
- First Melanie Griffith, and now this! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 08:19
Weekend plan poll. If I can leave early enough I'm finally going to see Boyhood tonight, DIY shop on Saturday and cast & crew screening of Bill on Sun - LMS Jan 23, 08:15
SkyMall has filed for bankruptcy. -- (link) - Tim Jan 23, 08:10 7
- Oh no! Now I'll never get that T shirt made of kittens. -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 23, 08:15
- "With the increased use of electronic devices on planes, fewer people browsed the SkyMall in-flight catalog," Also, people realized it was a bunch of - Reagen Jan 23, 08:12 4
  - see, I love looking at those magazines, but I would never buy anything from it, everything is crazy overpriced. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 08:13 3
    - exactly like Hammacher Schlemmer! -- (link) - Andie Jan 23, 08:14 2
      - I disagree with that somewhat. HS sells some very cool stuff. -- nm - Ultron Jan 23, 08:24
      - including, apparently, a $35,000 time machine. -- (link) - Andie Jan 23, 08:16
- They just needed to sell one cat scratching post to make a profit! -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:12
I had a dream last night that a previous customer of my pool business had filled in their pool with dirt and made a flower garden out of it. - CQ Jan 23, 08:10
well fuck. Presale for Rush fan clun members for Chicago just went on sale. Have to have a code that was in newsletter...problem is... - Remlik Jan 23, 08:09 9
- SPP - David Jan 23, 08:14 3
  - you're adorable. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:20 2
    - We can discount everything David says for a few days since he thinks Mortdecai looks hysterical - TWuG Jan 23, 08:25 1
      - LOVE -- nm - David Jan 23, 08:39
- They will hit Indy. -- nm - Ultron Jan 23, 08:10 1
  - nope. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:21
- Aren't you the president? I'm sure you can work it out. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:10 2
  - I had resigned a number of years ago. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:21 1
    - It's all right. I'm Canadian. I'll call Geddy. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:30
I am pleased with my Echo so far, more than I expected. - Covington Jan 23, 07:47 2
- I haven't tried that last thing you mention yet - prayformojo Jan 23, 07:49
- Does it give the cat too much food? -- nm - Ultron Jan 23, 07:49
Mortedcai's rotten tomatoes score (2.8) and reviews are cracking me up. - MDH Jan 23, 07:46 21
- The combined RT ratings of the three openers doesn't crack 40. Oof. -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 23, 07:59
- This movie's title never fails to remind me of Raising Arizona - con_carne Jan 23, 07:49
- $60 mill budget is *ouch.* how is depp not over? -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Jan 23, 07:48 14
  - the fact that he has killed *decades* of pretty universal warm feelings for him in the past, what, 5 years?, - Andie Jan 23, 07:50 13
    - It was worth it for Amber Heard! -- nm - Ultron Jan 23, 07:55 6
      - I wouldn't blame anyone in Hollywood for doing anything for her. - David Jan 23, 07:59 4
        
        there's a rumor out there that they're already married. -- (link) - Diva Jan 23, 08:07 2
        
        Mortdecai will adds tens and tens of dollars to the future divorce settlement. - Will Hunting Jan 23, 08:14 1
        
        ha! -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:17
        
        word -- nm - Ultron Jan 23, 07:59
      - no kidding. -- nm - Jovian Jan 23, 07:58
    - Here's his track record, besides Pirates, he has Alice in Wonderland, and that's about it since 2005. -- (link) - MDH Jan 23, 07:53 4
      - I really liked Into the Woods, but Hated his part -- nm - amoxy Jan 23, 09:26
      - And Alice is in large part the Avatar-effect of 3D ... the movie itself was teeeeeeeeeerrrrible. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 07:54 2
        
        Oh I agree. Basically he has Pirates, and that's it. Hence I guess why he reverts back to milking it. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 07:56 1
        
        And they've sucked since the first one. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 08:00
    - Dark Shadows anyone? Eff, what a trainwreck. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 07:52
- I've seen tv spots. Why is this a thing? -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 07:47 3
  - Johnny Depp hadn't done something awful in a few months, he was due. - Will Hunting Jan 23, 07:48 2
    - I guess switching teams for Depp is backfiring. Someone get her Kate Upton's number. - Shaun Jan 23, 07:51
    - I laughed at this entire post. Nice work. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 07:49
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- I would love to see the racial breakdowns of that. - Will Hunting Jan 23, 07:59
do you guys remember guy in pic? -- (link) - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Jan 23, 07:36 5
- Remember that dream I told you about last Thursday night? He was in it. - Max Jan 23, 08:29 4
  - Whoa. I dreamed about you having a dream. -- nm - Ultron Jan 23, 08:31 2
    - I have no strings on me, puppemaster -- nm - Max Jan 23, 08:32 1
      - Whoa, that was what you said!!! - Ultron Jan 23, 08:34
  - I call that conjuring when I do it. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:31
Certainly WAP, but I find the story of the Maryland parents under investigation for letting their children walk home from the park alone fascinating -- (link) - con_carne Jan 23, 07:30 2
- I see kids of like 7 or so (I didn't ask) walking home from school all the time in my neighbourhood, and we're what's considered "inner city". -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 07:35 1
  - I do too, but I wonder what the difference there is. - con_carne Jan 23, 07:46
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- I want to say B, but i think some people (from everywhere) need that sort of thing spelled out to them. Could be worded better though. -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 07:46 2
  - but also A, incorrect, because " because they are happier with simpler pleasures" is a pretty sweeping generalization to make. -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 07:47 1
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- B -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 07:39
- D -- much like a student padding a paper with empty words, so is this book. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 07:38
- B, but also necessary (and maybe a little less paternalistic?) -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 07:38
- b -- nm - CQ Jan 23, 07:35
- D! -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:34
- first sentence B, second sentence D - Reagen Jan 23, 07:33 20
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    - in that case, were I the editor, I'd make it about "different priorities" - Reagen Jan 23, 07:40 17
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        Is the title of the book, "How not to be a dick American when you travel?" -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 07:43 14
        
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        If that was the case, this would not exist. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 23, 07:46 12
        
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        as for rudeness - I saw some rude international travelers in San Fran - so I don't think Americans own the market on RUDE -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 08:21 1
        
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        It's different perceptions. If you're in a museum or an art gallery, chances are the loud, obnoxious person is American, while if you're in a place - Roger More Jan 23, 08:17 5
        
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        Same - though the tourists we (Coolio and I) get most amusement from are Australians and Quebecois -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 08:33 3
        
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        But I wasn't loud, or shirtless. -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 08:42 1
        
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        my rudest overseas experience was with an elderly Brit - Reagen Jan 23, 08:08
        
        I mean, I don't see why a book would waste the words to tell anyone "Oh, this culture is different, but happy with - Will Hunting Jan 23, 07:52 1
        
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    - Ah yes, the simpler pleasures of Canada! -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 07:39
- B -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 07:31
- Mostly B -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 07:31
Simpsons Trivia: Who said, "I've said it before and I'll say it again: Democracy simply doesn't work." - Krusty Jan 23, 07:26 7
- C -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:31
- D -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 07:31
- A -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 07:27
- B -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 07:26 3
  - Correct! -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 07:38
  - I vote B as well. -- nm - Polar Baron Jan 23, 07:28 1
    - It's B. -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 07:35
My weekend starts Friday night where apparently I'm hosting a gaggle of women for bowling. Perhaps followed with dancing. - Mop Jan 23, 07:24 17
- How many in a gaggle? - Covington Jan 23, 07:48 1
  - Right now it's four women, me, and another guy. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:11
- How many women are bowling? Any other men present? - Will Hunting Jan 23, 07:46
- Any of them DTF? That's the real question. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 07:35 10
  - DTF? -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 07:36 9
    - What would you do without us? -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 07:38 1
      - Lead a quiet life of celibacy, apparent -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 07:44
    - Down To F -- nm - Bacon Jan 23, 07:37
    - Down to f**k. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 07:37 5
      - Oh geez. I dunno. I'm giving kinky girl a ride, but that's because she lives nearby. - Mop Jan 23, 07:42 4
        
        BS. Then why have we been hearing about her? -- nm - con_carne Jan 23, 08:00
        
        ~I tipped the driver when it was over, and gave her, my own ride.~ -- nm - Ultron Jan 23, 07:45
        
        "I am giving kinky girl a ride" OH? -- nm - Bacon Jan 23, 07:43 1
        
        Phrasing! -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 07:44
- Keep yourself out there! That's have the battle right there. -- nm - Bacon Jan 23, 07:26
- Your IM is a good point - You have really taken the bulls by the horn and truly gotten out there - commendable! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 07:25 1
  - This. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 07:28
Pippy I only made 7% last year (and by far I am no expert) but last year was choppy so I wouldn't be too worried. I would ask for a 3-5 year average - Bacon Jan 23, 07:21 8
- It very much depends on your life-stage and philosophy. I'm more concerned about preserving principal and invest very conservatively. Looks like I - Meg Jan 23, 08:46
- I had a double digit year, but I don't attribute it to any special acumen. Sometimes things you own just go on a run. - Polar Baron Jan 23, 07:40 1
  - interesting -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 07:47
- Yup -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 07:30
- yeah, I really don't think you can make a blanket statement like that. It really depends on the plan you (or your advisor) has put in place for you -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:29
- not to mention that this depends on your risk tolerance, what you're aiming for, etc. etc. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 07:26
- thanks - its not for me - I over heard this at a Xmas party by a newbie money manager to a friend who has a lot into an account - it stuck with me - Epiphany Jan 23, 07:22 1
  - I agree with your IM. Trolling for business. -- nm - Bacon Jan 23, 07:23
TGIF! -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 07:17

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