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Fraternities, alcohol and sexual assault on college campuses -- (link) - amanda Apr 3, 06:39
France to ban too skinny models -- (link) - Beaker Apr 3, 06:35 1
- in other news today, a dozen reinactors at the French holocaust museum were arrested for multiple rib exposure today -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Apr 3, 12:27
Where Are They Now? Boxing Edition. The last man to beat Floyd Maywether in the ring... -- (link) - znufrii Apr 3, 06:29
-- nm -- nm - znufrii Apr 3, 06:27
My two big concerns regarding the Ready Player One movie are - spoilers - Beaker Apr 3, 06:24 1
- For #2, they need get/pay for the rights to use the products mentioned in the book. Having Senor Spielbergo should make that much easier to get done. - Krusty Apr 3, 06:29
Dan Patrick Poll Question: Would you rather win the NIT tournament or make it to the NCAA as a 3 or 4 seed and lose in the first round? - amoxy Apr 3, 06:17 7
- It's a bad question. Stanford would not have been a 3/4 seed if they had made the NCAA. The question is asking "Iowa State or Stanford?" but it should - rollo Apr 3, 06:48 1
  - UCLA made the Sweet 16, so I don't think they're a great example. - David Apr 3, 06:52
- NCAA -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 3, 06:25
- NCAA -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 06:25
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- NCAA by far. -- nm - David Apr 3, 06:23
- Tough choice but I think I'd go with win the NIT. -- nm - Krusty Apr 3, 06:21
Destiny: Xur is very lackluster this week. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 3, 06:12 4
- Hunters should buy Don't Touch Me, though. - David Apr 3, 06:20 3
  - Nightfall and Weekly Heroic. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 3, 06:51 2
    - I'd dubious about this, given Bungie's weekly update. - David Apr 3, 06:57 1
      - I remember it not being that hard last time, and now I have a maxed Gjallarhorn ready to rock. Should be fine. -- nm - Shaun Apr 3, 06:59
do any of you have fidelity investments? where the hell is the "give me a statement" button? thanks! -- nm - amanda Apr 3, 06:07
Happy birthday, Nubby! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 3, 05:49 15
- Happy birthday, Nubby! May you have an El Oso Blanco of a day! -- nm - David Apr 3, 06:45 2
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    - As long as he's healthy and counts at catcher, he's a top five fantasy player this year. - David Apr 3, 06:51
- *starts humming Tiger Rag* -- nm - Strongbad Apr 3, 06:42
- n*bby please, have a happy birthday! -- nm - Diva Apr 3, 06:35
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Loyola Apr 3, 06:34
- Happy birthday Dr Nubs! -- nm - iSpam Apr 3, 06:33
- Have a great one nubby! -- nm - amoxy Apr 3, 06:16
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 06:12
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- WWND!?! Happy Birthday! -- nm - oblique Apr 3, 06:05
- Happiest of Birth Days!! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 3, 05:55
- Happy BDay duder!! -- nm - budice Apr 3, 05:55
- wpphoo! -- nm - CQ Apr 3, 05:52
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 05:50
Geek Deal: XBox 360 250GB Console for $70 with free ship @ CowBoom -- (link) -- (link) - budice Apr 3, 05:48
March Jobs report fall short of estimates -- (link) - budice Apr 3, 05:34
Large 4-Alarm Fire at GE Appliance facility near Louisville, KY -- (link) - budice Apr 3, 05:29
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- the Final League Notes section is great -- nm - Beaker Apr 3, 05:46
- Gardeners? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 3, 05:00 2
  - Ruled the Reach for thousands of years, until Aegon the Conqueror and his sisters came to Westeros. - Jovian Apr 3, 06:32
  - They were the Tyrrells before the Tyrrells -- nm - Roger More Apr 3, 05:36
Man's diagnosis of asperger's explains his obsession -- (link) - Covington Apr 3, 02:54
This is about as eclectic a list of convention guests as you'll find anywhere -- (link) - Covington Apr 3, 02:46
The Federal Government *sucks* as a dope dealer, the stuff official researchers are offered is low grade bunk, would be laughed off the legal markets -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 3, 01:17
judge orders CA to pay for a prisoners sex reassignment surgery -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 3, 00:22
Malasian cartoonists charged with sedition for tweets -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 2, 23:03
Heh, Househunters - couple moving from a 3,000 square foot house in N.C. to SoCal with - Meg Apr 2, 22:19 5
- yeah, lol -- nm - znufrii Apr 3, 06:34
- HH Int. does that too. exotic city, but a budget of $1100/mo. rent. which is why I like watching Million Dollar Rooms reruns. I want to see - Peglegpete Apr 2, 22:26
- a writer on HTGAWM i know bought in Altadena this year. his homies back in Kennebunk, ME think $825k for a mid-sized home is crazy - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 22:24
- don't do it CQ! -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 22:22 1
  - yeah, not gonna happen. :) -- nm - CQ Apr 3, 05:49
things i am reminded of watching the Ken Burns cancer doc: the last US cigarette TV ad aired in Jan. 1971 - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 22:18 3
- When I think of cigarettes in TV and film, this is the lasting image I have in my head. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 2, 22:21 [Image] 2
  - *laugh* me too. -- nm - landbeck Apr 3, 04:40
  - the tobacco industry lobbied hollywood harder than the health and defence industry does congress -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 2, 23:14
Troll the respawn, Jeremy. -- nm - kelly Apr 2, 22:02 5
- Lets hear it for Breakfast! -- nm - amoxy Apr 3, 05:43
- :) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 2, 22:05
- Strong. As. Hell. -- nm - David Apr 2, 22:05 2
  - I have had that theme song stuck in my head for days. - kelly Apr 2, 22:08 1
    - It doesn't go away. -- nm - David Apr 3, 06:20
F7....utterly ridiculous but so much fun and well done. -- nm - Remlik Apr 2, 21:56
James Corden is going door-to-door looking for a house to shoot the show in tonight... -- nm - Ender Apr 2, 21:43 2
- They are now playing hide and seek... -- nm - Ender Apr 2, 22:11 1
  - And now there's a kangaroo in the living room... -- nm - Ender Apr 2, 22:28
Has ST discussed. Price is Right model accidentally reveals the right price for the car. - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 2, 21:36 2
- I thought women didn't have cerebral flatulence. -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Apr 3, 06:10
- I posted on fb but not here. She is smoking hot and I forgive her -- nm - Bacon Apr 2, 21:43
Surge of gas tampering complaints in NYC following East Village blast. Also, I didn't know it would up killing two people -- (link) - con_carne Apr 2, 21:04 9
- if there is that much being stolen, wouldn't they notice, hey, we have a million feet a day going out but only 950,000 being billed? - zeitgeist Apr 2, 21:30 5
  - forget it Jake. It's Chinatown. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 2, 21:38
  - With the reported level of leakage in our old pipe system, not so sure they would -- nm - ty97 Apr 2, 21:38 3
    - Gee that sounds safe -- nm - Bacon Apr 2, 21:43 2
      - IIRC it's the reason for the building explosion in Harlem a couple of years ago -- nm - ty97 Apr 2, 21:51 1
        
        oh, it's only been about a year -- (link) - ty97 Apr 2, 21:53
- There's one dude on the security cam video you see walking right in front when it exploded -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 21:12 2
  - It was a busboy and a restaurant patron so I assumed they were inside. -- nm - ty97 Apr 2, 21:37 1
    - if this guy survived it was a miracle -- (link) - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 21:58 [youtube]
It's a cat's life........... :) -- (link) - Meg Apr 2, 20:41 [flickr]
LYC, I was looking at an old newspaper clipping my mom saved from years ago when my granddad was alive . . . cool story IM . . . - call me Ishmael Apr 2, 20:32 5
- we adopted an elderly woman as a childcare for my younger brother, housekeeper etc, became an ersatz grandma, told tales of growing up in a saloon... - zeitgeist Apr 2, 20:54
- I think it's so important to pass on that family oral history. I wish my dad had talked more, and I'm trying to put something together for the g-kids. -- nm - Meg Apr 2, 20:43 1
  - yeah . . . a couple of things on that IM . . . - call me Ishmael Apr 2, 20:50
- So your family name is Ehrmantraut? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 2, 20:37 1
  - well, you know . . . i have wondered a time or two . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 2, 20:40
As far as Big Bang Theory goes, it is inconsistent and at times unfunny, but I give you -- (link) - amoxy Apr 2, 20:12 [youtube] 3
- yes yes yes -- nm - Bacon Apr 2, 21:34
- And my all time favorite -- (link) - amoxy Apr 2, 20:12 [youtube] 1
  - As long as we're posting...this cracks me up every time. -- (link) - ???? Apr 3, 06:49 [youtube]
Further on credit card costs - have gas stations in your area gone to multi-tier pricing like they have here. - Meg Apr 2, 19:44 9
- Not here. I've seen it when I travel. Don't like it. -- nm - Covington Apr 3, 02:34
- There's a gas station downtown that charges 70 cents more for premium than unleaded. They charge 80 cents more for credit cards. They are the only - jnine Apr 2, 21:11
- It's usually just one or the other. Cash or car wash. -- nm - tobor.2 Apr 2, 21:01 1
  - And car wash is a lot more common. -- nm - tobor.2 Apr 2, 21:02
- I have not seen that. just the usual varieties here, including wash vs. reg. prices. -- nm - i.b! Apr 2, 20:09
- They were like that when I got here. -- nm - Qale Apr 2, 20:03
- I recall seeing pricing like that but no longer...however most all of my gas purchases are via costco on their Amex card -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 2, 20:01
- I haven't bought gas in nine months -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 19:46
- the only time I have seen it is when I lived down there -- nm - Bacon Apr 2, 19:46
"rubbish dialogue" in a star wars film? Well, I never! -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 2, 19:04
The sushi spot near my place raised their credit card min to $10 from $5. I usually get something around $7. This change wil llikely decrease the - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 2, 19:00 16
- Ummm, cash? - Covington Apr 3, 02:32
- a. it might violate their merchant TOS with the bank. b. I used to get BBQ from this place, but they put in a minimum, my order was just under it, he - zeitgeist Apr 2, 20:22
- I didn't actually get sushi hence it is cheaper. I get a chicken teriyaki bowl (about $5.99) plus a miso soup ($1) to go. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 2, 19:27 2
  - Well I guess it's Taco Bell from now on, Scrooge -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 19:45 1
    - Also cheaper than Ex-Lax -- nm - Bacon Apr 2, 19:46
- google sez current rates are ~20-30 cents per transaction plus a percentage between .5 and 5%, plus statement fees, - b. Apr 2, 19:21
- Wow, I usually drop $20 when I go out for sushi and I would guess LA is more than here -- nm - Bacon Apr 2, 19:19 1
  - That's lunch, dinner tack on another 10 -- nm - Bacon Apr 2, 19:19
- I think the threshold is low enough that it won't matter. $7 is insanely cheap for sushi. -- nm - MDH Apr 2, 19:17
- I think it's actually 0.25 + a percentage, but I might be wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 2, 19:15
- There's a per transaction charge, could be like 10 cents. But they also have to give a percentage of all CC sales. Could be like 6% - con_carne Apr 2, 19:12
- I think $7 sushi customers are probably in the vast minority at an LA sushi place - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 19:11 3
  - the only time I've seen that low a purchase is in a sushi place that's like a deli across from a high school. - b. Apr 2, 19:16 2
    - Even my cheapo lunch sushi is a minimum of $10/roll - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 19:21 1
      - we have places that have it for less than that per roll, depending on what it is; but I just rarely see anyone ordering just one. -- nm - b. Apr 2, 19:27
- On a $7 purchase, the profit margin could be as little as a dollar, meaning it's taking 25% of the profit. -- nm - David Apr 2, 19:01
Here's Samuel. (NWBR Kidlet The Second for those unawares of the news.) -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Apr 2, 18:41 7
- Cute little baby boy! -- nm - Krusty Apr 2, 20:51
- Congratulations!! -- nm - tobor.2 Apr 2, 20:41
- awesome congrats -- nm - CQ Apr 2, 20:37
- congratulations! -- nm - kelly Apr 2, 20:14
- I totally missed this earlier - aww, he's beautiful! :D thanks for sharing! -- nm - starrynut Apr 2, 20:04 1
  - that's so nekkid a post, eep. -- nm - b! Apr 2, 20:05
- And checking in on backboards, thank you to everyone for the well-wishes. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 2, 18:43
I have mentioned this before, but a reminder: the company that handles CooperVision's rebate gift cards is evil and money-grubbing. use your cards - b. Apr 2, 18:36 2
- Taking out a fee by issuing a new card for a lesser amount is beyond shady. -- nm - Qale Apr 2, 19:01 1
  - they told me that I would receive a lesser-amount card, because of the fee, and that was aggravating; but then they took the fee out of the new card. - b. Apr 2, 19:08
You may fist with pride - CovingtonCat Apr 2, 18:34
spawn....I'm here. 1010 imax -- nm - Remlik's phone Apr 2, 18:28
this week's scuttlebutton took me a long time... nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 2, 18:25 2
- Got it spoils - TWuG Apr 2, 18:59
- Very clever. -- nm - iSpam Apr 2, 18:50
Any conspiracy theory that rests on Jim Belushi's talent for exorcism is too far-fetched for me. -- nm - Roger More Apr 2, 18:24 2
- What exorcism? All he'd have to have done is sign in blood. - tobor.2 Apr 2, 20:38
- Hahahahahahahaha -- nm - ST Laugh Track Apr 2, 18:51
Dano, I think the real answer is: Because they're stupid and have never heard of... *It Follows Spoils* - Ender Apr 2, 18:23
It's the little things - daughter says she and g-daughter were driving through the neighborhood when g-daughter pointed to a new - Meg Apr 2, 18:21 10
- I'd make fun of your known alcoholism if I weren't terrified of you. -- nm - David Apr 2, 18:41 6
  - I only survived the visit by pandering to her heritage in an Outback Steakhouse. -- nm - Reagen Apr 2, 19:17 3
    - Huh, you've met two generations of that family, haven't you? -- nm - David Apr 2, 19:24 2
      - three, in fact - Reagen Apr 2, 19:29 1
        
        I think my calculations were a year off - looks like she would have turned one the weekend you guys were there. -- nm - Meg Apr 2, 19:39
  - you mean like: they should have found Meg a local liquor store that delivered -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 2, 19:05
  - Daughter and S-I-L really don't drink (he'll have a beer with his buddies) so our first stop when I get there is the liquor store for wine :) -- nm - Meg Apr 2, 18:49
- aww, and heehee. -- nm - b. Apr 2, 18:23 2
  - Makes me feel good that she still cares after spending a week at sea with me :) -- nm - Meg Apr 2, 18:31 1
    - that was my first thought - it must be really nice to feel wanted like that. :) - -- nm - b. Apr 2, 18:36
The Jeter memorabilia would be a negative pregnancy test from one of his dates. -- nm - Reagen Apr 2, 18:12
"molecules" -- nm - mud Apr 2, 18:09

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