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A car alarm has been going off outside for 30 minutes. - ty97 Mar 18, 09:18 2
- call the cops. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 09:24
- Depends, what are the rules there for it? Here, after 30 you can take "drastic measures". -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 09:20
Study: New Yorkers Work Hardest, Have Longest Commute, Live in Hell -- (link) - budice Mar 18, 09:17 1
- I can't tell if this includes everyone who works in NYC or just *residents* of NYC who work in NYC. - ty97 Mar 18, 09:21
Tunisia museum attack kills at least 19, including 17 tourists -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 09:11 5
- The very first report I read this morning said only 2 security types were dead. That is awful. -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 09:21
- "Gunmen opened fire on tourists getting off buses outside Tunisia's national museum." how horrible. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 09:15
- Geez, it was 8 this morning. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 09:14 2
  - Yup. -- nm - David Mar 18, 09:17
  - yeah, seems to have been steadily rising all day -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 09:14
Lunch Poll: What's happenin'? -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 09:07 16
- up in the air. alleged vendor lunch. so far they are a no show -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:21 2
  - hmph. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 09:25 1
    - just arrived - sweet - free lunch!! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:26
- Pastrami again. -- nm - Baron Go Bragh Mar 18, 09:14
- Eating lunch, probably -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 09:12
- Salad at Eggs Up w/ visiting family -- nm - nubby Mar 18, 09:12
- My wife just called and we're meeting for lunch. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 09:11
- Steak and spinach salad. Not sure it's going to be enough. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 09:11
- Dunno. Maybe a burrito. -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 09:11
- I have no idea. I need to decide. -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 09:10
- turkey breat and ham sandwich -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 09:10
- big salad -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 09:09
- Slice -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 09:09
- Probably something simple like a bowl of chicken noodle soup. -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 09:08
- Cold Pizza -- nm - budice Mar 18, 09:08
- (i was hungry - just ate it). Toasted Corn and Black Bean salad, and a yummy orange. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 09:07
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a "rare phenomena" and youth football is safer than riding a bike or skateboard per Steelers team doctor -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 08:56 3
- Maybe we should stop riding bikes and skateboarding, then? -- nm - Mop Mar 18, 09:07
- Now you tell me! -- nm - Mike Webster Mar 18, 09:03
- My man! *prints money* -- nm - Steelers Mar 18, 09:01
Having finished The Jinx, I'll say this: (spoils) - prayformojo Mar 18, 08:37 14
- I forget what I saw it on, but the director said he is known for walking around on the street talking to himself all the time. - JaxSean Mar 18, 09:11 1
  - all of that is plausible, but in the overall arc of the project, just terribly, terribly convenient -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 09:14
- his brother is a client of ours. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:51 7
  - The brother who's the head of the company? - prayformojo Mar 18, 08:53 6
    - I believe so - Douglas. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:59 5
      - goodness - the papers say he just got a restraining order for him and his family - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:02 2
        
        Yeah, they covered the restraining order in the series (sometimes to comical extent) -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 09:10
        
        yeah...he and the rest of his family have been thru it. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 09:04
      - yep. yow. - prayformojo Mar 18, 09:01 1
        
        yeah. I feel for him. When i was in the NY office he was always so pleasant. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 09:05
- in the gosling/kiki movie... spoiler - amanda Mar 18, 08:38 3
  - It's funny - I've had All Good Things on my Netflix queue for a long time - never watched it - but I have no idea when/why I put it on queue -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 08:40 2
    - I'm pretty sure it was in my bottom 10 for that year. Really disliked it. -- nm - David Mar 18, 08:54
    - it's pretty ok. in it, it's posited that gosling drove spoiler - amanda Mar 18, 08:45
5 Upcoming Movie Plots That Sound Suspiciously Familiar (speaking of Pixels...) -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 08:28
26 minute Crota run. - David Mar 18, 08:25 1
- *sigh* - groiny Mar 18, 08:26
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- Mike Hampton? -- nm - groiny Mar 18, 08:24 1
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- "Still, very few takers." -- nm - David Mar 18, 08:16
- "So you're saying there's a chance..." -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 08:10
"Ravens have had nine members of their organization (eight players and director of security) arrested in the last 13 months" -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:02
Speaking of celestial events, I still think we HAVE to do something for the solar eclipse in August of 2017 -- (link) - oblique Mar 18, 08:02 16
- Hmm, I may have to skip the Pecos conference that year. -- nm - Meg Mar 18, 08:56
- It's my birthday and the longest duration is right over us. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 08:12 5
  - Riiight. Birthday Party. - Reagen Mar 18, 08:13 3
    - Do you want to mess with the guy that can make the sun disappear? -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 08:14 2
      - Why does it say, "Please bring virgins" on the birthday invites? -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 08:20 1
        
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  - party at spamlets house! -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 08:12
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- I was looking at the path through Oregon and Newport is in the totality path. - JD Mar 18, 08:09
- Not even close to me. :-( -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 08:08 2
  - Road trip! Seriously, 1st total in the contiguous US since 1979. Next one is like 2024... -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 08:10 1
    - Party at Nubby's place! Party at David and Kim's place! Party at Spamlet and Truman's places! - Krusty Mar 18, 08:14
- I've had it on my calendar for a while. I will be at a friend's parents in Wyoming right in the middle of it! -- nm - MDH Mar 18, 08:04 1
  - start of my son's senior year in HS. I'm sure a college visit to SIU is appropriate :) -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 08:09
- SIU is already planning events, etc -- (link) - oblique Mar 18, 08:03 1
  - It's really just another reason to riot. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 08:37
LYC: Reading an article about medical marijuana use by a under age camper at a summer camp and the legal and logistical issues... - Walt_Disney Mar 18, 07:53 2
- Medical marijuana could soon be available for pets in Nevada (not The Onion) -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 07:55 1
  - Seems only right, I've taken their meds before. :-) - Krusty Mar 18, 08:00
did we know about katie holmes and jamie fox? -- (link) - amanda Mar 18, 07:52 4
- that one's been going around for a year or so. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:09 1
  - ....interesting.... -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:13
- wow - that is sort of unexpected. hand holding, footsies, sleep overs - are we sure they aren't just going steady? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:01
- Relatedly, I have a student named Katie Holmes. I did the math, and the parents should have known. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 07:53
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- they are getting rid of their AD as well is the rumour -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 08:55 1
  - Part pf the announcement is he is switching to a different position IIRC. -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 09:05
- If I were a recruit I'd want to know that now... -- nm - Ender (3 Days till Puerto Rico) Mar 18, 08:18
- Will Brinson “The Jim Boeheim Farewell Tour will last approximately 1,065 days and cover every single Denny’s in the Southeast.” -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 08:02
- They went on to say, "It is the best we could do." -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 07:57
Destiny: Top Ten Things Noobs Do in Destiny. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 18, 07:48 [youtube] 15
- The jumping in Vault of Glass is like a 20 minute break for some ST pinheads. -- nm - David Mar 18, 08:31
- #1 will be David - Ultron Mar 18, 07:56 13
  - Or me :) On a related note, I got my *5th* Thunderlord last night off of Atheon. It was promptly dismantled. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 07:58 12
    - groiny got an exotic drop last night. A chest piece for a warlock. - Ultron Mar 18, 07:59 11
      - that was such bullshit. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 18, 08:06 10
        
        RNG! -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 08:19 9
        
        I don't think I have ever gotten an exotic reward as an armor piece for a different character. - groiny Mar 18, 08:20 8
        
        If it was Praxic Fire, you should make a warlock now. -- nm - David Mar 18, 08:35 2
        
        I have Voidfang Vestaments, HoPF, and Light Beyond Nemesis in my vault waiting for a Warlock -- nm - groiny Mar 18, 08:51
        
        I bought that from Xur a few weeks back. - groiny Mar 18, 08:44
        
        I've had it happen enough times. It's not awesome. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 08:21 4
        
        worst part is the second nightfall run, I got a shitty legendary machine gun that I will never use. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 18, 08:23 3
        
        I made two attempts and failed, so that is even worse, imo. -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 08:25 2
        
        FWIW, in three runs, I had two fails also. - David Mar 18, 08:36 1
        
        Having a cursed thrall explode in a titan bubble is a bad time :( -- nm - Shaun Mar 18, 08:36
oh my gosh you guys - we had the most amazing Northern Lights last night ... 3rd best I have ever seen. Will post some links to the better pics on FB - JenBro Mar 18, 07:46 17
- Bacon will hate you ;) -- nm - Meg Mar 18, 08:52
- "Night of the Comet II" -- nm - professor smartbrain Mar 18, 08:43
- I got up about 12:30 but it didn't make it this far south. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 08:09
- sadly couldn't watch it, kept on snowing here -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 07:56
- Nice! My friend in PA was disappointed that it didn't make it as far south as he hoped. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 07:55 6
  - I didn't even hear whispers of it. maybe I would have gone to the darkest place in the world. -- nm - amanda Mar 18, 07:56 5
    - It was just a slight chance to see them down in PA. Here's a map of what was likely. -- (link) - Krusty Mar 18, 08:06 [Image]
    - Dignan's basement? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 07:56 3
      - Meg's Truth Booth. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 18, 07:58 2
        
        Not true. Some have escaped Dignan's basement, so there can be whispers. -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 08:00 1
        
        Good Point. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 18, 08:14
- it was a big event last night - coast to coast. we didn't see it - too bright in the city. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 07:47 4
  - I kept looking out here and could not see anything :( We are way out of the City. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 18, 07:54
  - one of my co-workers had an interesting thing happen - her digital photos showed more of the colorization than just looking herself -- nm - JenBro Mar 18, 07:50 1
    - is her lens polarized? -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 07:51
  - and here's why! -- (link) - Andie Mar 18, 07:48
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- Yeah. I went to bed thinking it was a dead heat/tie thanks to reports and woke up to him winning big. Not good. - Krusty Mar 18, 07:49
Oh, yes, I'm still priming and painting my son's bed. I have 2 more pieces to prime and paint and then..... - CQ Mar 18, 07:43
No matter what Miami does this season I am looking forward to watching Suh jump on Brady regularly and Wake being single teamed -- nm - Capstern Mar 18, 07:40 2
- I have wondered if the primary impact of Suh to Miami is Brady's career being shortened. -- nm - David Mar 18, 07:41 1
  - Well he does the 2 things Brady hates most. Rush up the middle and get sacks. I could see that. - Capstern Mar 18, 07:43
Bhutan! -- (link) - znufrii Mar 18, 07:33
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- Looks like CB Bradley Fletcher is going to be a new Patriot. -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 07:38 9
  - *googles this guy* - Mel Profit Mar 18, 07:41 8
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      - Looks like Diva and I will have to be the secondary again. - Mel Profit Mar 18, 07:49 4
        
        I'm ready. *walks 2 miles* ouch! -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:11 2
        
        you have burst speed...I've seen it. - Mel Profit Mar 18, 08:12 1
        
        that'll do it. They need to have games take place on the Red Line. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:14
        
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      - without Revis, the Pats are screwed. -- nm - CQ Mar 18, 07:45 1
        
        Saw NFL power rankings and was surprised they only fell to second. - Ultron Mar 18, 07:48
- "Offensive line" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 18, 07:37 3
  - "Sorry, the African-American kid." -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:39 2
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      - It's likely my favorite Modern Family quote becuase it was so understated and so Phil. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 07:44
- But wait...he had the movie and everything. -- nm - ???? Mar 18, 07:36
- Yeah, but they're legally obligated to use him on the Blind Side, so... -- nm - Ender (3 Days till Puerto Rico) Mar 18, 07:36
I don't get how US stocks have continued to rise after the dollar has strengthened 25% v the euro. - Loyola Mar 18, 07:27 9
- euro banks moving their money into us stocks -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 18, 10:46
- But that doesn't matter if you're in America. You didn't get a 25% paycut in dollar terms. -- nm - spamlet Mar 18, 07:43 2
  - I did. I'm now earning markedly less dollars than a few months ago. - Loyola Mar 18, 08:10 1
    - But that doesn't impact your day to day life. Yes, some goods get more expensive (and more in your case than mine) - spamlet Mar 18, 08:13
- The market is out of line with reality currently. -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 07:31
- Because they have the same root causes - a US economy that is relatively healthy -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 07:29 1
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- $ 1 dollar equals .94 euro - Epiphany Mar 18, 07:29
- Because, America!!! -- nm - Ultron Mar 18, 07:28
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Jennifer Garner and Jimmy Fallon taking loads to the face. SFW -- (link) - Ultron Mar 18, 07:22 [youtube]

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