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Last year, Boston wouldn't give Jon Lester 20mil a year, but they gave Rick Porcello that this year? WTF? - Will Hunting Apr 7, 08:47 1
- I think Lester had worn out his welcome in Boston. He didn't seem to be a great teammate or clubhouse guy. - spamlet Apr 7, 08:48
WWE: Smackdown moving to USA Network -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:45
Career totals of 3 whiff games. Mike Trout - 27. Hank Aaron - 20 times in his 23-year career. Joe DiMaggio - 1 time in 13 years. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 08:43 9
- Joe D was amazing. I wish I could have seen him play. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 08:54
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  - hitters did not want to strike out then, it was considered an epic fail. - groiny Apr 7, 08:51 1
    - along with pitchers not really wanting to walk hitters either. - groiny Apr 7, 08:54
- Mike's been K'd more often since he signed that big deal, most think he's trying too hard. -- nm - budice Apr 7, 08:46
- it was a different game then. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 7, 08:45 3
  - Even forgiving that, 2 guys who hit 360 homers in 13 years and 755 in 23 years struck out 3x in a game 21 times? - Will Hunting Apr 7, 08:54 2
    - I am not diminishing the numbers at all, just that it is not really apples to apples. - groiny Apr 7, 08:56 1
      - Not only that, but Trout can see 3 or 4 pitchers a game. How often did DiMaggio see a fresh pitcher in the later innings? -- nm - ???? Apr 7, 09:00
I said it with Newt and I said it with Mitt, now I'll say it with Jeb. - ???? Apr 7, 08:38 4
- OTOH President Gob Bluth... -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 08:44
- Given the lesser of all evils, he'd likely be the most viable for the GOP -- nm - budice Apr 7, 08:42 1
  - "2016: Isn't it time for a *Greater* evil?" -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:42
- He's really a "John", but yeah. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:39
A private plane crashed in my hometown last night - all people returning from the NCAA championship last night. - Kim Pine Apr 7, 08:33 7
- That's horrible. :-( -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 08:55
- Oh honey, that's so terrible. -- nm - David Apr 7, 08:46
- how awful. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 08:44
- eek. hadn't heard that...that's horrible. -- nm - ???? Apr 7, 08:40
- ugh. That's terrible -- nm - prayformojo Apr 7, 08:39
- :( thoughts and prayers for the families. -- nm - budice Apr 7, 08:35
- how terrible -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:34
I'm down a mill today mostly because of frozen 2. I knew I should have shorted but at some point, you just have to give up playing that game. -- nm - amanda Apr 7, 08:32 6
- Just play it long term. -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 08:33 5
  - right. I don't want to like, forget to flip. and commission is 300k, so the net effect is not that huge. -- nm - amanda Apr 7, 08:34 4
    - Some folks are good at playing the ups and down, I'm just one of them. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 08:36 2
      - I am not. -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 08:37 1
        
        The word 'not' was missing from my original post. I am not, and never have been, good at that. - ty97 Apr 7, 08:38
    - Time the turns! -- nm - Spawn's Bad Advice Column Apr 7, 08:35
man, this is so not appropriate churchwear -- (link) - amanda Apr 7, 08:30 3
- yeah, Kanye, tuck in your shirt! -- nm - Max Apr 7, 08:39
- Hard to say who chose the most poorly. I will go with Kanye. -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 08:37
- I dunno, that might get me to go to church. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 7, 08:35
I think it's time I purchased a super hero costume. We went on an errand run and I was the only one not dressed up. Elsa, Spiderman, and a triceratops - CQ Apr 7, 08:29
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well damn...after running Windows Defender, ESET Nod32 Antivirus, and some others the issue I was having with blank screens was fixed with Malwarebyte - Remlik Apr 7, 08:09 10 1
- however Flash sites like Youtube aren't working. hmmmm -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:48 1
  - you using Firefox? -- nm - groiny Apr 7, 08:52
- Quit. Breathing. -- nm - Spawn's Bad Advice Column Apr 7, 08:12
- Stop. Downloading. Porn. -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 08:10 6
  - gawd I need a date. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:26 3
    - Avengers will be out in a few weeks. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 7, 08:31 1
      - we saw Furious 7. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 08:34
    - One of Krieger's virtual gfs -- nm - budice Apr 7, 08:28
  - Ask him not to breathe. -- nm - David Apr 7, 08:24 1
    - Surf that shit. -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 08:24
so, LYC, I just got my test results for last week's big comprehensive test exams . . . spoiler IM . . . - call me Ishmael Apr 7, 08:09 3
- what are comps even for? I don't understand. is it like, to get into a PhD program? how is that pass/fail? - amanda Apr 7, 08:37 1
  - oh I suppose I see. what are you studying that comps matter? -- (link) - amanda Apr 7, 08:38
- it's good to have options! -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 08:14
I lied yesterday when I said that would be the last time I mentioned the movie Ask Me Anything. It starts showing tonight on Showtime (at 10 central) - pmb Apr 7, 08:06
I thought for sure this was a fake city name..... -- (link) - groiny Apr 7, 08:01 1
- It is real. - Ultron Apr 7, 08:03
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- I think it's between Bush and Walker in the end. -- nm - pmb Apr 7, 08:11 16
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    - I think Bush is still the favorite among the big money republican establishment. I think it's a question of whether they can push him past the primary -- nm - pmb Apr 7, 08:17 1
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    - the primaries and debates are still going to be "The Circus is in town! The Circus is in town!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:17 12
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        It's definitely a stronger field on paper, but at the beginning of 2012 Perry and Gingrich weren't joke candidates. -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 08:30 3
        
        Perry wasn't but I'd argue Gingrich was. -- nm - spamlet Apr 7, 08:35 2
        
        I don't think you can discount someone like a former Speaker as a joke candidate -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 08:41
        
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        Isn't Huck running too? -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:27 5
        
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        He's been quiet? -- (link) - pmb Apr 7, 08:32 1
        
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        Also, Rick Perry and Chris Christie, who are nominally serious, but are going to make gaffe after gaffe. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:31 1
        
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      - We're counting on that. -- nm - Late night tv hosts. Apr 7, 08:18
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  - (more so than usual) -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 08:10
- his name always makes me think of Rufio from Hook -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 08:00
- I don't think Rand has a chance. - Strongbad Apr 7, 08:00
- I think it's going to be walker. -- nm - amanda Apr 7, 07:58 2
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  - *grunts* -- nm - Rick Grimes Apr 7, 07:59
Spring is here. Just had our first rattle the building/flash the lights thunderstorm of the season. -- nm - spamlet Apr 7, 07:53 2
- i love those. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 07:54 1
  - Luckily the hail went south of us. Apparently it was golf ball size earlier this morning. -- nm - spamlet Apr 7, 07:55
Geek Deal: John Wick movie rental is 99 cents at Amazon -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 07:51 4
- Once rented, how long do you have to watch? Is it 48 hours? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:02 1
  - Oops, nevermind. "You have 30 days to complete watching this 24 hours rental." -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 08:03
- less than a penny per graphic head-shot! -- nm - mud Apr 7, 07:55 1
  - *likes* -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 07:55
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- You help me look and I will help you look for the real killers -- nm - OJ Apr 7, 08:03
- I really think the state has a weak case here - probably why they over-saturated with so many people on the stand - decline Apr 7, 08:01
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  - Patriots gonna repeat with him back. -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 07:53
Jon Stewart: "Trevor Noah will earn your trust and respect — or not." -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 07:39 2
- Likely, not. I'm not really interested in him as host. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 08:08
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Mortal Kombat X launch trailer featuring System of a Down. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 7, 07:37 [youtube]
Nest says our thermostat usage fell from 362 hours in February to 165 hours in March - prayformojo Apr 7, 07:31 12
- My electric bill went from $143 to $62 - ty97 Apr 7, 07:40
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- My electric bill for March was $531....we have electric heat and electricity is really expensive for delivery out here. - Walt_Disney Apr 7, 07:37 7
  - you have electric heat? that's so spendy. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 07:40 5
    - Too far from Natural Gas Lines. The amount was not expected. We use a programable thermostat and its never then 20C... - Walt_Disney Apr 7, 07:46 4
      - do you have a woodstove ? -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 07:48 2
        
        There used to be but it got removed due to not meeting the fire code. The house was only built in 1986 too. -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 7, 07:51 1
        
        1986. A time when fire was our friend. -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 07:55
      - ugh. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 07:48
  - gah -- nm - budice Apr 7, 07:40
- Well, March also wasn't "F*** you Elsa!" levels of cold like February was. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 07:37
Destiny folks might want to download the Vault Helper app to their phones. Unlike to official app, you can swap gear with a single tap. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 7, 07:30 13
- Sweet. Saw the weekly is Valus. Found a new sweet spot on there last night. - Ultron Apr 7, 07:41 1
  - 2014 wants its safe spot back. Here's a new shiny one! -- (link) - Shaun Apr 7, 07:42 [youtube]
- got a legendary machine gun yesterday, Prestige IV, is it any good? do you know? -- nm - groiny Apr 7, 07:36 10
  - mine is pretty epic. It holds like 400 rounds -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 08:16
  - Depends on the perks mostly and if you have a need for a machine gun with the element it rolled with. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:39 8
    - it has crowd control on it, which seems like it would be awesome -- nm - groiny Apr 7, 07:40 7
      - iirc, it's a high RoF, low impact, bad stability gun correct? -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:43 6
        
        rate of fire is maxed, has counterbalance for stability boost. -- nm - groiny Apr 7, 07:46 5
        
        Ok. It could be good then, if you are in the market for whatever element it is. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:47 4
        
        yeah, it is arc, and I have Ir Yut and Thunderlord already with arc..... - groiny Apr 7, 07:53 3
        
        I think you are likely fine with the 2 you have, but no harm in leveling it and checking it out. - Shaun Apr 7, 07:57 2
        
        yeah, I am in the same boat. I dismantled a bunch of shit too. - groiny Apr 7, 07:58 1
        
        It's a good idea for sure. The hardest part is getting those primaries, but even that's not incredibly difficult now. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 08:03
LYC: I want a new ringtone. I've been using Delsin's from inFamous: Second Son for too long. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:23 1
- Dark Lord Funk you up -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 07:29
Canadian Politics Alert: Mike Duffy trial starts today -- (link) - Beaker Apr 7, 07:16
get a drastic, completely different haircut. Number of people in office who notice... One. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 07:15 13
- Sometimes people notice this stuff but don't mention it. -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 07:57 4
  - because it looks terrible!! (just kidding, andrea.) -- nm - amanda Apr 7, 07:58 3
    - A couple times it's happened where the new style is nice but I liked the old style and I don't want to be the guy who says "I wish you hadn't changed" - Max Apr 7, 08:05 2
      - The real takeaway is that it would be trivially easy for Andie to Assert Dominance over her office. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 08:16
      - The IM! -- nm - Ultron Apr 7, 08:08
- Is this a psychic power or do you mean the number of people who commented on it? -- nm - Max Apr 7, 07:51
- sideways mohawk time! -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 07:49
- No one there is greasy enough to hit on a married lady. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:18 4
  - actually, it's the straight women you'd expect to notice. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 07:20 3
    - Perhaps they are just in their cubicles smoldering with jealousy. -- nm - volnelk Apr 7, 07:39
    - I didn't specify gender! :) -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:22 1
      - :) -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 07:39
- effin stalker -- nm - CQ Apr 7, 07:17
Lol: "I always knew I wanted Elena's story to be a six season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime." - Jovian Apr 7, 07:09 8
- I suspect it's more that her ex-boyfriend who also works on the show is about to get married to Nikki Reed. -- nm - David Apr 7, 07:20 2
  - To wit... -- (link) - David Apr 7, 07:23 1
    - oof -- nm - Epiphany Apr 7, 07:30
- I appreciate that the guys on Supernatural realize they will never get as cushy a gig as they have now, so just keep doing more seasons -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 07:12 4
  - To be fair...men have one advantage over women in acting...they can have long careers - Will Hunting Apr 7, 07:39
  - Amen - they are a great example of how to do it right - they do fan conventions ( make that money), do charity work and get other bennies - Ackles is - Epiphany Apr 7, 07:18
  - Exactly. Some people just stay content with the blessings they have. Look at Kenan Thompson too, he'll prob be on SNL for several more years. -- nm - Jovian Apr 7, 07:14 1
    - "The lesson is, never try." -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 07:44
Coincidentally there was a Twin Peaks documentary on Radio 4 yesterday. -- (link) - LMS Apr 7, 07:04
Wang. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 06:59 2
- So you watched the John Oliver interview with Edward Snowden? -- (link) - Dano Apr 7, 07:05 [youtube] 1
  - No, but I saw an image captioned with that particular portion of the discussion. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 07:06

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