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- I think they get to the Final Four, but have doubts about them winning the championship - prayformojo Feb 17, 07:12
- Ugh. -- nm - Tim Feb 17, 07:09
- Hard not to when you buy the best talent in the country. -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 07:06 2
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  - right?....wait a sec -- nm - Nick Saban Feb 17, 07:10
- I so hope they lose. I don't want the last undefeated team to be one that won't even show up in the record books once - Will Hunting Feb 17, 07:04 4
  - Isn't Calipari getting voted in to the NCAA hall of fame too? That's rich considering his track record. -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 07:07 3
    - He's on the list for this year. That he's even being considered is a joke just like the NCAA. - Krusty Feb 17, 07:10
    - oh, just the basketball hall of fame, nothing to do with the ncaa -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 07:09 1
      - The basketball HOF covers the pros and college? Weird, -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 07:12
Jessica Williams has stated in no uncertain terms that she's not getting The Daily Show. - David Feb 17, 06:54 2
- She's rather funny but not sure she's right as host. I think they need someone more people know. -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:57
- Wrong Williams, wrong Williams!!!! -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:56
So, here's my quesiton: Will SNL be on the air in another 10 years for its 50th anniversary? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 17, 06:43 12
- how much of a bump do we think SNL gets from the anniversary special? - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 06:55 7
  - If they had a live show this coming up Saturday, I'd say a pretty good bump - but I think the next live show is 27th - Dakota Johnson hosting - Epiphany Feb 17, 06:57 3
    - in IM, jonathan just referred to her as "Dak Jo." obviously I'm never speaking to him again. - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 07:10
    - No way they could turn around and have a show in 6 days after a 3.5 hour one. I do not begrudge them that. -- nm - Ultron Feb 17, 07:02 1
      - writers are the same but the actors who would do it - are the players they didn't really use. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 07:23
  - between the special and 50 Shades missy being the host, the ratings I expect will be above average -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 06:55 2
    - hee - I'm the opposite opinion. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 06:57
    - well, yes. but like, double? -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 06:56
- If the late 90s/early 00s couldn't kill it... -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 06:45
- It's more of a question of "Will network tv exist in 10 years?" -- nm - David Feb 17, 06:43
- I'd say so. -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:43
- oh, hell yes. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 06:43
*kilbo signal* NYT's Upshot analyzes what people order at Chipotle and how many calories they consume -- (link) - ty97 Feb 17, 06:42 7
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    - I almost went there for dinner last night but it was cold out. - ty97 Feb 17, 07:12
- And (you care, I'm sure) I should mention that my standard Chipotle is 705 calories. -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 06:50
- Now I want a carnitas bowl. Brown rice, black beans, corn salsa, and just light cheese, please. -- nm - Love is in the Baron Feb 17, 06:47
- that's a really well put-together piece - prayformojo Feb 17, 06:46 1
  - Right? - ty97 Feb 17, 06:47
*kilbo signal* NYT's Upshot analyzes what people order at Chipotle and how many calories they consume -- (link) - ty97 Feb 17, 06:41 1
- ignore this one, wrong link (Bery can you please delete this post) -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 06:43
I think we can retire the sleds for another year. At least the kiddos got to go sledding. -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 06:32
Wow, the after-party. Paul McCartney, jimmy Fallon and Taylor Swift singing "I saw her Standing there" -- (link) - amoxy Feb 17, 06:28 10
- Both Fallon and Swift are people I wanted to dislike, but just can't. -- nm - Inigo Feb 17, 06:34 9
  - I like Fallon but only know Swift from stories I read here or other places. What I know, I don't like. - Krusty Feb 17, 06:47 1
    - Phony *ass* -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:48
  - They're both a refreshing break from today's systemic irony. They're just plain excited about stuff. -- nm - Ender Feb 17, 06:43
  - i like Fallon, and i don't dislike Swift, but she was terrible in The Californians. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 06:43 5
    - Have you seen Valentine's Day? - David Feb 17, 06:48
    - The entire sketch was awful. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 17, 06:46 3
      - excepting Cooper being game for anything; agreed -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 06:56
      - I just googled it... yeahhhhhh.... -- nm - Ender Feb 17, 06:47
      - (it reminded me why I don't watch SNL) -- nm - Strongbad Feb 17, 06:46
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- Obviously we need to raise the minimum wage to $20/hr. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 17, 07:41
- Obviously we need to cut taxes on the rich. -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 07:09
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man, the euro is low. why am I in pennsylvania?? -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 06:13 21
- will our dollar go further if we vacation over there now? also thanks for always talking about the cash back cards - Epiphany Feb 17, 06:18 19
  - I have that care. I only use it for its 5% categories. (I don't like to give chase my money.) - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 06:37 6
    - We have it as well but really only because we've had a version of the card forever and I don't want to close it for credit score purposes. - spamlet Feb 17, 06:57
    - there was a huge promotion in December with initial outlay. I'm surprised how fast the 1% and 5% add up. - Epiphany Feb 17, 06:54 3
      - Soon you'll have six cards and know what categories to use with each. :) - spamlet Feb 17, 06:56 2
        
        speaking of: I'm thinking of flipping my thank you to a double cash at the end of promo. thank you isn't really doing much for me. -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 07:08 1
        
        I don't have any citi cards, but if I had one, it'd be the Double Cash. - spamlet Feb 17, 07:17
    - Yeah, no kidding. Way to start out. -- nm - droidlet Feb 17, 06:48
  - When I was traveling to Europe semi-regularly for word, it cost around $1.50 US to buy 1 Euro. It now costs $1.14 US. -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 06:27 11
    - Yeah, we went to Ireland a year early. -- nm - droidlet Feb 17, 06:44
    - So, no. :-) -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:28 9
      - (yes, it costs less american money to buy the same amount of Euros) -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 06:29 8
        
        Compared to last year but we still lose money. - Krusty Feb 17, 06:34 5
        
        The actual number is kind of arbitrary, it's the relative movements. - Reagen Feb 17, 06:43 3
        
        I'll just say I don't understand this enough and leave it alone. - Krusty Feb 17, 06:48 2
        
        Currency fluctuates a lot more than the prices of things do. Also, there's the likelihood that the euro will go back up, giving incentive to - con_carne Feb 17, 07:05
        
        1 euro may be more money than $1, but a $1 item isn't necessarily 1 euro. - Reagen Feb 17, 06:57
        
        that's apples to oranges though. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 06:41
        
        And in fact, I think my memory is being too kind to the drop in the Euro. I think it may have been more like 1.66 than 1.50. - ty97 Feb 17, 06:33 1
        
        it was 1.60 for a time when I was at zabber harries -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 06:36
- Because you have to buy your plane ticket in dollars? - Krusty Feb 17, 06:17
YDC: After thinking about for a day, I don't think Pettitte, Posada or Bernie deserve to have their number retired. They just weren't great. A plaque - Krusty Feb 17, 06:11 40
- yup -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 06:27
- I disagree with you on Posada. -- nm - David Feb 17, 06:21 29
  - Of the three he's the closest to deserving the honor but I can't put him next to Yogi, Dickey or Howard. His numbers compare to Howard but Howard was - Krusty Feb 17, 06:25 6
    - He's a position-scarce offensive force and team leader from a four-time world champion. - David Feb 17, 06:29 5
      - And that's why he should get a nice shiny plaque. :-) His number I have the least problem with being retired. The other two are much less deserving - Krusty Feb 17, 06:31 4
        
        I'm absolutely with you on the others. I think of the whole thing as a shrine to the Yankees' return to glory. - David Feb 17, 06:36 3
        
        I have a feeling that if they didn't include Pettitte I wouldn't be as annoyed. I could live with the other two but wouldn't really be happy about it - Krusty Feb 17, 06:38 2
        
        plus Pettitte is a juicer cheating lying douche bag -- nm - CQ Feb 17, 06:41 1
        
        I mentioned it. :-) I liked him right until that day. -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:42
  - (He's #178 all-time in oWAR) -- nm - David Feb 17, 06:24 21
    - He's 326th in OPS+ - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:30 19
      - And what's his rank among catchers over the last 40 years? -- nm - David Feb 17, 06:31 18
        
        here's the JAWS breakdown for Catchers --- - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:35 17
        
        I'm enjoying looking at this. My perception is that Posada gets in during his first five years on the ballot. - David Feb 17, 06:39 8
        
        Ted Simmons has absurd counting stats for a guy at that position...I think he's the biggest sin of omission here. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:40 7
        
        Oh, Tenace walked like 18% of the time. That explains the OPS - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:44 6
        
        More stats wonking: McCutchen is #14 all-time in OPS+. Trout is 3! - David Feb 17, 06:47 5
        
        Trout is so unbelievably absurd, I just pray he is on juice, suffers an injury or does soemthing stupid like try to change his approach - Will Hunting Feb 17, 07:02
        
        yeah, Bernie is a guy who needed a few more years to rack up counting stats - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:49 3
        
        I do think Posada and Bernie have the same assets with regards to voting. - David Feb 17, 06:52 2
        
        I think Pettitte had a better chance *if he was good enough* becuase he was as forthright as anyone was. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:59
        
        To your IM: Hahahaha! Let the motherf'er burn! Burn motherf'er! Burn! -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:54
        
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        He's *5* in WAR7. That's unconscios. -- nm - David Feb 17, 06:42 2
        
        BTW, Posada is 16 in this category. Yogi is tied for 8. -- nm - David Feb 17, 06:43
        
        ^u^ -- nm - David Feb 17, 06:42
        
        Yeah, as long as he doesn't stop hitting for the next 6 years, he's probably in. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:38 3
        
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        If he gets to hitting .320 again, peopel will remember he won multiple batting titles at Catcher - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:45 1
        
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    - I don't care for WAR as a stat. Looking at him compared to other guys, using normal stats, he's just very good. -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:27
- *nods* Retire the HOF'ers....and the odds that any of those 3 make the Hall...slim - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:20 2
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    - Yup. It's not the hall of very good or really like by the fans. -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:22
- Agreed. You really should have to be special to have your number retired. I still love that the NHL retired 99. -- nm - Shaun Feb 17, 06:16
- While we're at it we can remove Reggie. -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:16
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  - "Batting 4th, number π..." -- nm - Reagen Feb 17, 06:47
  - Heh. :-) Letters and numbers. We'll have license plates on the back of the jersey. -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:13
- *Gehrig* -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:12
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SD Chargers to mayor and stadium advisory group: "come strong or stay home" -- (link) - Beaker Feb 17, 05:59
Amar'e Stoudemire has committed to joining the Dallas Mavericks -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 05:58
20 dead in Haiti after someone on a float tried to move a power line with a pole or stick -- (link) - Beaker Feb 17, 05:50
Rejoice! This week's Nightfall is Omnigul and no burn! - Shaun Feb 17, 05:47
Oh great - it snowed. And more is on the way! -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 05:04 1
- Such a rare occurrence :) -- nm - ty97 Feb 17, 05:34
We got maaaaaaybe 5 inches, and it was really light stuff. But it made for a good test of the snowblower -- nm - prayformojo Feb 17, 04:56 5
- I think we got like 3" but the level of freak-out here is huge...snow emergency? - Will Hunting Feb 17, 05:43 4
  - For once, the snow is worse the further south you go. -- nm - landbeck Feb 17, 07:02
  - "it's not harrowing if people are smart" so extremely harrowing is what you're saying then -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 05:51
  - it's like driving on confectioner's sugar. (I drove today. it was not fun. but buses are in "no promise" mode.) -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 05:48 1
    - Oh, by no means was it fun...but I didn't feel inherently unsafe. - Will Hunting Feb 17, 06:03
Don Homer sighting! Don Homer! -- nm - Diva Feb 17, 03:02 2
- call the cops! -- nm - colin Feb 17, 03:38 1
  - call ghostbusters! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 05:36
It's harder to go to bed every time my kids go back to their mom's. And I'm supposed to hit a Mardi Gras party tomorrow night. - Mop Feb 17, 01:19
Watching a PBS special about Christopher McCandless ("Into the Wild") that gives us some back story. - Mop Feb 16, 23:56 1
- something has to explain that crazy mo/fo -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 05:36
Voldemort Putin of Russia -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 22:16
I want one of these DirecTV televisions that don't need power cords. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 22:16
Considering it's pouring down rain outside, that sound I heard was probably not fireworks was it? -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 22:00 7
- BOOM! - colin Feb 17, 02:02 1
  - I'm shocked she's still living there. -- nm - Qale Feb 17, 15:32
- We had a thunder storm a couple of weeks back. In February. Today, it was 60 degrees and sunny. It's like we totally missed winter. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 23:32
- On Presidents' Day? There's a small chance it could be. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 22:05
- More likely an electrical transformer exploding......or gunfire :) -- nm - Meg Feb 16, 22:04 2
  - It was definitely gunfire. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 22:05 1
    - Cheaper than fireworks (and, potentially, safer) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 23:06
Cantore is fucking excited about thundersnow. -- (link) - Mop Feb 16, 21:56 [youtube]
Dearest Neighbour... STOP FUCKING BANGING. - Beryllium Feb 16, 21:30 6
- in the future, when the baby is up all night crying, sit with him by the nearest wall to their bedroom. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 16, 21:43 2
  - The master bedrooms back on to each other, but they're pretty soundproof. The noise tonight isn't coming from a bedroom. - Beryllium Feb 16, 21:55 1
    - or a meat cleaver adjusting a dead body to managable pieces? -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 16, 21:59
- heh -- nm - Ricky Martin Feb 16, 21:40 1
  - Not that kind of banging. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 21:53
- That is SO awesome. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 21:40
This - and a cam girl at the library - is the sum total of crime in my town. -- (link) - Mop Feb 16, 21:30 1
- Pretty sure that's Russel Brand -- nm - oblique Feb 17, 05:40
semi crab coma, went to the democratic crab feed....really fresh stuff, where it steamed the same day its caught (those deadly catch guys keep them in - zeitgeist Feb 16, 20:56 2
- what restaurant? -- nm - loosi at home Feb 16, 21:10 1
  - Events pavillion of St Martin's College, a huge gymnasium, a fund raiser for the WA state democrats, served out of tubs on paper plates -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 22:00

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