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Buzzfeed.com - Entire town learns sign language to surprise deaf neighbor. -- (link) - amoxy Mar 9, 21:38 1
- That's pretty cool. I'd heard that Turkey was becoming less secular, but I didn't see a single headscarf in that entire video. -- nm - Mop Mar 9, 21:44
Canadians, help me win a free book.... - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 21:27 12
- The Great White Hope. -- nm - Mop Mar 9, 21:45 2
  - There's a certain argument for that considering that dumb boxing match. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 21:46 1
    - It plays well off "Great White North", too. -- nm - Mop Mar 9, 21:47
- Justin the Facts -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 21:44 2
  - More high-minded. This is supposed to be a discussion book. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 21:45 1
    - Oh, that's high-minded. In a way. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 21:48
- I got nothing, but yeah, if he calls it that I think it'll be seen as more of a hatchet job. - mafic Mar 9, 21:40 4
  - Yeah, it's tough. "Justin Trudeau: [insert long "He's sucky" sentence here]" doesn't do it for me. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 21:45
  - Heir to the Hair ... no, that's Ben Mulroney -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 21:41 2
    - Papa Trudeau didn't have much hair to pass on. -- nm - tobor.2 Mar 9, 21:42 1
      - Quite. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 21:43
- True Dough -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 21:33
Game of Thrones speculation (spoilers) - amoxy Mar 9, 21:27 2
- look at it this way - Peglegpete Mar 9, 21:44 1
  - expanded thought - Peglegpete Mar 9, 21:48
Is the Walking Dead going to be a franchise like Law and Order or CSI? -- nm - amoxy Mar 9, 21:22 2
- As we supposed to pick one or the other? -- nm - Mop Mar 9, 21:33
- there's talk of that. i might be onboard to watch. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 21:32
I fine the night before an early morning flight to be very stressful.I have to get up at 3:45am for a 7:00a flight. - howie Mar 9, 20:59 3
- apparently the sleep deprivation is already kicking in . . . spell check errors abound :) -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 9, 21:11 2
  - Actually that's more a function of tiny fonts, distance to monitor, and failing eyes. - howie Mar 9, 21:19 1
    - i'm a little late getting back to you on this one. maybe you'll see it. but i feel ya there. i've been using readers for about 3 yrs now much to . . - call me Ishmael Mar 10, 20:13
I've generally been able to enjoy Scorpion as stupid entertainment, but, my God... Tonight's writing was just aggressively bad... -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 20:49 4
- Time to switch to the CW. -- nm - tobor.2 Mar 9, 21:11
- I liked the Vegas episode. I stopped watching when I realized that I had only enjoyed the Vegas episode. -- nm - David Mar 9, 20:52 2
  - I'm pretty sure tonight's ep was written by the "let 2 scripts blow out the window, recover half the pages and call it a day" method... -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 21:00
  - I must have stopped watching too soon. I did not know they came to Vegas. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 9, 20:55
Ty? Are you gone yet? -- nm - Sharks Mar 9, 20:36
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott was assaulted at Spring Break in Panama City today. - David Mar 9, 20:28 2
- Can we really say he was "attacked"? I'll grant you that I'm judging a book by it's cover, but... -- (link) - Mop Mar 9, 21:37
- Dak? -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 20:31
Good news for you guys! We are apparently finally leaving.... -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 20:23 3
- And you likely didn't even enjoy a Mos Burger. - Qale Mar 9, 20:54
- safe flight dude :) -- nm - budice Mar 9, 20:39
- happy/safe/smooth flight! :) - -- nm - b. Mar 9, 20:27
(Because I am declaring this my love blog) They are now handing out OJ while we wait - ty97 Mar 9, 20:09 1
- it doesn't count as mile high club if you're still on the ground. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 20:15
If you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control. - David Mar 9, 20:07 6
- making this a music thread: charli xcx and rita ora's "doing it" just made me office dance (risky, I have earphones in); and it was followed by - b. Mar 9, 20:21 [spotify] 5
  - Did you miss my latest DJ Qale announcement? -- (link) - Qale Mar 9, 20:54 [Backboard] 2
    - I saw it when bb'ing - sent it to myself to listen to later; but thanks, Q! :) - I can already tell I'll like much of it. -- nm - b. Mar 9, 21:07 1
      - I really hope you do. It started as a personal mix where I was trying to cull together all the Cash Cash I had. - Qale Mar 9, 21:26
  - (note: it's possible my tiredness is a factor for these recs. I've now liked all but one song I starred today, ~20 so far; and that's unusual.) -- nm - b. Mar 9, 20:38 1
    - in the unlikely case anyone cares, I made a public playlist of just these. nm but: -- (link) - b. Mar 9, 21:06 [spotify]
Ty you are the reason the companies stock is going down. Stop wasting the money -- nm - Sharks Mar 9, 20:04
Almost forgot I brought home some fresh-churned butter from a museum tour last week. - Meg Mar 9, 20:03
And now...we are fueling. Because there was no prior chave to do that - ty97 Mar 9, 19:39 11
- that's pretty standard for fuelling with passengers on board. sometimes they make you turn off electronics as well. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 20:01 8
  - Why on earth see we fueling now if we were already delayed an hour in boarding? - ty97 Mar 9, 20:03 6
    - There is someone ON THE WING OF THIS PLANE -- nm - Sharks Mar 9, 20:10
    - maybe the problem was with the fuel system. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 20:08 3
      - I considered they but then why board us? - ty97 Mar 9, 20:10 2
        
        that's what came up on their magic 8 ball. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 9, 20:50
        
        you were too damn efficient at boarding! -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 20:23
    - they were running engines for an hour? they realized how many fat assed americans are boarding and needed more to handle the extra load....their.... - ST: The Final Zeigeist Mar 9, 20:07
  - but being Asia. Smoke if ya got them. :) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 9, 20:02
- Still refueling - ty97 Mar 9, 19:57
- Helps to have fuel -- nm - budice Mar 9, 19:45
Whew, the router sold out about 200 sales after I bought mine. -- nm - Tim Mar 9, 19:36
groiny...I heard you fine on Friday night. don't know what's going on now -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 19:22
Ok, I've taken it easy on you all for long enough. What. Are. You. Reading?!! nm - ralph wiggum Mar 9, 19:20 48
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- Just finished Carnal Curiosity by Stuart Woods - amoxy Mar 9, 21:24
- Sunday New York Times -- nm - tobor.2 Mar 9, 21:19
- The Fault In Our Stars -- nm - JD Mar 9, 21:04 1
  - "I called it a nine because I was saving my ten. And here it was, the great and terrible ten." -- nm - Mop Mar 9, 21:33
- New Jim Butcher for you to look forward to. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 9, 21:02
- just finished Trysmoon #3. About to start the Gemini Effect -- nm - decline Mar 9, 20:53
- An Unwelcome Quest in the Magic 2.0 serious. -- nm - Ender Mar 9, 20:51
- A wilderness of errors. It makes me want to throw my kindle at a wall about twice a day. So great. -- nm - Amanda Mar 9, 20:47
- Child 44, though I haven't touched it in a few days -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 20:24
- Finished 11/22/63 a couple days ago. Liked it quite a bit. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 20:07 2
  - Maybe I should read this next. -- nm - Amanda Mar 9, 20:48
  - I'm psyched for the series, although dubious about the James Franco casting. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 9, 20:11
- Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis. interesting time travel/London blitz thing. Blackout is quite good, All Clear kind of rambles. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 19:58 1
  - also Among Others by Jo Walton, which was very good. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 19:59
- I bought Dark Places but I haven't started it yet. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 9, 19:57
- The Book of Strange New Things -- nm - Dano Mar 9, 19:53
- Lives In Ruins -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 9, 19:52
- To me, Red Queen only conveys one mental image, and it involves a laser grid. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 19:42
- My shipment arrives on Thursday. - Beryllium Mar 9, 19:35 1
  - oo, I've heard that last one has a killer twist in its tale. no spoilers, please! -- nm - b. Mar 9, 19:40
- fiction: "the beginning of everything"* non-fiction: "unspeakable things"** (iirc, this was a joss whedon rec. on twitter) - b. Mar 9, 19:34
- Nelson Chemistry 20-30. - Reagen Mar 9, 19:33
- Finished Greenwood's Earthly Delights and Lincoln Lawyer. Enjoyed the former but found the latter a little heavy going. - Meg Mar 9, 19:32
- Double Entry - padlet Mar 9, 19:31
- Wild Cards 3 -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 19:30 2
  - Senator Hartman! -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 19:32 1
    - He was a real tool. -- nm - TWuG Mar 9, 19:40
- Just started Neil Gaiman's "Trigger Warning" -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 19:30
- Finished Girl On The Train -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 19:25 14
  - Tangential side note: enough with putting "Girl" in the title of your books, especially when the character in question is a grown women. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 9, 19:46 7
    - Guys, guys, allow me to distract her with something shiny. Look, wigs! Malibu Stacy has a new hat! -- nm - David Mar 9, 20:01 1
      - Pfft. That's not going to wo...OOOH, FEATHERS! nm - ralph wiggum Mar 9, 20:03
    - The Girl With the Big Ideas About Book Titles -- nm - Max Mar 9, 19:59
    - Sugartits on the Train? -- nm - Dano Mar 9, 19:51
    - There, there toots. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 19:51 1
      - STOP TELLING ME TO CALM DOWN!!! nm - ralph wiggum Mar 9, 19:55
    - Good point -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 19:47
  - I think I'm going to have to read this next (bought it soon after it came out), -- nm - b. Mar 9, 19:36 3
    - It's a rather US (or at most Western) phenomenon -- nm - ty97 Mar 9, 19:40 1
      - (for sure, it's hit the UK, based on some yters I follow.) -- nm - b. Mar 9, 19:41
    - (I lost a sentence? weird.) anyway, so many people are reading it/have read it now, I don't want to be spoiled. -- nm - b. Mar 9, 19:37
  - What did you think? nm - ralph wiggum Mar 9, 19:26 1
    - Agreed to your IM. Spoils - Epiphany Mar 9, 19:33
- The Big Short still - con_carne Mar 9, 19:23
- War and Peace -- nm - Sharks Mar 9, 19:23
- Zoe's Tale. -- nm - David Mar 9, 19:21 1
  - I love, love that character and her "voice" -- nm - JD Mar 9, 21:12
We just loaded an entire 787 in 16 minutes - ty97 Mar 9, 19:18 11
- but not find them -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 9, 19:25
- Thats what Krieger-san said. -- nm - Krieger's virtual girlfriend Mar 9, 19:20
- how many head injuries? did they use whips, in a non-fsog way? 'cause that's danged speedy. -- nm - b. Mar 9, 19:20 8
  - The secret is far less big carry-ons - ty97 Mar 9, 19:22 7
    - this comes with not charging people extra for checked baggage. it's reasonably common on qantas flights. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 20:03 1
      - related: last time I flew American Airlines, they'd actually set up a system that would encourage people to take more carry-on. - mafic Mar 9, 20:07
    - That is unheard of. I snuck into boarding group 3 the other day because they were forcing Group 4 to gate check -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 19:26 4
      - Shameful admission: I'm not above exaggerating my natural limp to take advantage of the "extra time" provision. - Mel Profit Mar 9, 19:33 3
        
        related thing that surprises me: Emirates boards first and business, then 'extra time'. this seems backwards to me. -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 20:04
        
        "Poof. Like a profit in the wind." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 19:38
        
        Heh. Whatever works. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 9, 19:34
Bradley Whitford is only 19 years older than Andy Samberg. I object to that casting! -- nm - Max Mar 9, 19:16 3
- Naw, it works. Especially as the horndog dad who can't commit. -- nm - Mop Mar 9, 21:46
- Remember when Bradley Whitford used to play the studly jerk in teen movies? -- nm - Dano Mar 9, 19:32 1
  - I'm not saying Bradley Whitford couldn't have caused some teen pregnancies, but it's just weird imagining Josh Lyman could have a grandkid in high sch -- nm - Max Mar 9, 19:57
What's ST's stance on Danger 5? I watched the first 60 seconds ... seemed just zany enough. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 19:06 1
- Seems like a thing I'd enjoy for three episodes then tire of very quickly. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 19:08
MO Supreme Court dissolves Ferguson municipal court and sends cases to County. -- (link) - padlet Mar 9, 19:04 1
- The system works? -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 19:04
So, Wrestlemania... - David Mar 9, 18:57 2
- that's the ending I wanted at the Royal Rumble. - Tim Mar 9, 19:03 1
  - Cesaro run in! -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 19:16
There is no bullet train from the airport to the city. - ty97 Mar 9, 18:52 18
- Hotel. Porn. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 9, 19:14 3
  - diy style? -- nm - b. Mar 9, 19:21 2
    - Whatever the gentleman prefers. I'm not here to judge. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 9, 19:25 1
      - except in the ordinal sense. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 19:34
- Haneda or Narita? -- nm - mafic Mar 9, 18:54 1
  - Narita. There is a Haneda flight leaving from the gate next to is soon. - ty97 Mar 9, 19:10
- Have an adventure. Grab a cab and go have fun in the city. - Krusty Mar 9, 18:54 2
  - If I get stuck (big if now, we are boarding) then I will certainly take the train in - ty97 Mar 9, 19:13 1
    - Hopefully you get home quickly and all this joking around is just that. Have a safe flight! -- nm - Krusty Mar 9, 19:58
- Unless it's like 9 PM local time (or later), get a cab and stop complaining. - David Mar 9, 18:54 8
  - You all are cute and have no idea how much a cab would cost. - ty97 Mar 9, 19:11 2
    - Live a little, Tightwad. -- nm - David Mar 9, 20:21 1
      - His "cheap" option for groceries is Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. -- nm - tobor.2 Mar 9, 21:16
  - It's 11 AM! You get like an entire day there! -- nm - David Mar 9, 18:56 4
    - I will land at 5pm (best case) - ty97 Mar 9, 19:11 2
      - I didn't know you were afraid of missing Jeopardy, Grandpa! -- nm - David Mar 9, 19:15 1
        
        gotta get to the MCL Cafeteria before all the Blue hairs take all the chicken! -- nm - Remlik Mar 9, 19:34
    - He's not there yet. Still has to fly from Bangkok. -- nm - padlet Mar 9, 19:05
ESPN confirming TE Julius Thomas is gonna sign with the Jags. -- (link) - budice Mar 9, 18:51 1
- Broncos go to the worst places to die. -- nm - Ultron Mar 9, 19:22

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