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Utley gets 2 dingers and he's on my bench....Can I loan them to CQ until he gets some of his own? -- nm - J Apr 14, 20:45
guys, my sister is coming to visit tomorrow. initially, we were like, let's go shopping or whatever - all the boys love OBBR Apr 14, 20:43 4
- just like a Nancy Drew Mystery -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 14, 20:53
- What!? You aren't going to shop for stuff you need for your house?? -- nm - tobor.2 Apr 14, 20:52 1
  - Ooh yes! We get to pass judgement on funky furniture :) -- nm - Meg Apr 14, 21:31
- boring people with home inspections is the best kind of boring! plus you can go through their closets and stuff. you know, voyeurism. -- nm - mafic Apr 14, 20:52
Wes gets Gally, and I get his Destiny issues. - Ultron Apr 14, 20:34 2
- 97% -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 20:35 1
  - 89% -- nm - Ultron Apr 14, 20:58
yes Pacers in double ot! -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 20:21 1
- Woohoo! - David Apr 14, 20:25
so, Person of Interest *has* been renewed for another season, right? -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 14, 20:07 1
- Not yet, but very likely. -- (link) - GregW Apr 14, 20:18
When a man loves a woman, he can't keep his mind on nothing else He'll trade the world for the good thing he's found -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 20:04
re: Police lethal force and tonight's Justified (spoilers) - Max Apr 14, 19:57 3
- It ain't called Justified for nothing. -- nm - tobor.2 Apr 14, 20:51
- Spoilers - David Apr 14, 20:27
- see the link below, re police run down suspect -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 20:20
Police run down alledgely armed guy on a day long crime spree (and total dickhead aholeishness) not gun down..RUN down -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 14, 19:40 2
- He was firing the rifle. I doubt there will be as much controversy over this one. The kid lived and was only in the hospital for 2 days. -- nm - GregW Apr 14, 20:25
- it certainly more creative than all the other cop stories in the news :(( -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 14, 19:43
as st should know, I am a fan of kristin chenoweth... this made me feel sad for her, and she posted it herself. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 14, 19:40 2
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- Maybe it's just a bad picture. The pics she posted around the 8th (so, less than a week ago) show her looking more like herself. -- nm - kelly Apr 14, 19:55
I broke up with my landlord via email at 7:04 pm. he is usually mr. ten minute reply. radio silence. I am worried. - all the boys love mandy lane Apr 14, 18:57 20
- When is the housewarming? -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 19:56 6
  - 7/15 ish. you are invited of course. (details to come.) -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Apr 14, 20:33 5
    - You do have a plan B? Just in case closing gets delayed or something? - tobor.2 Apr 14, 20:56 4
      - wah-waaaah -- nm - Debbie Downer Apr 14, 20:59 3
        
        Dude. - tobor.2 Apr 14, 21:08 2
        
        she just bought her own house. does she look that stupid to you? -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 14, 21:12 1
        
        Even smart people can forget obvious stuff. - tobor.2 Apr 14, 21:25
- sometimes the only manly responce to bad news is to just get shitfaced drunk -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 19:38
- He's gonna have to replace the stove. -- nm - Meg Apr 14, 19:12 9
  - it hasn't been used since 2010! -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Apr 14, 19:33 8
    - I only found out the oven didn't work in my old Vancouver apartment when a friend came over three years after I moved in and tried to cook something. - mafic Apr 14, 19:54 6
      - can you quick tell me the difference between "oven" and "stove"? because all I know is "paper towels ignite." -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Apr 14, 20:34 5
        
        You cook *in* an oven and *on* a stove -- nm - TWuG Apr 14, 20:36 4
        
        this is why we need amy back. just tell it to me straight: what starts the fire? -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Apr 14, 20:40 3
        
        The pilot light(s). -- nm - tobor.2 Apr 14, 20:54
        
        oven is the hot box, stove is the hot surface. it's 100% fire hazard. -- nm - mafic Apr 14, 20:48
        
        Both can. The top of the appliance is the stove and has burners that can catch things on fire. - TWuG Apr 14, 20:43
    - nick switch, yo. because the boys love what the boys love. -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Apr 14, 19:35
- What would Karl do? -- nm - iSpam Apr 14, 18:58 1
  - Probably tell you and that Master Shake to go shove your fries and straw somewhere the sun doesn't shine. But that's just me. -- nm - Carl Apr 14, 19:02
Oh, Alicia. - iSpam Apr 14, 18:57
There will be no living with Groiny now. -- nm - David Apr 14, 18:49 7
- Gally? -- nm - Ultron Apr 14, 18:52 6
  - Indeed. - David Apr 14, 18:53 5
    - lol. The update is taking forever. -- nm - Ultron Apr 14, 18:58 4
      - And he will never get enough glimmer to upgrade it. -- nm - Ultron Apr 14, 18:59 3
        
        glimmer is the one thing I'm never in short supply of. -- nm - mafic Apr 14, 19:01 2
        
        groiny is always out. - Ultron Apr 14, 19:03
        
        Me neither. Oh, I thought you said glitter. -- nm - iSpam Apr 14, 19:03
Elon Musk, verified twitter account -- (link) - Max Apr 14, 18:47 2
- heehee, and his new photo goes along with it. heh. -- nm - b. Apr 14, 18:56
- Digital Jesus is speaking to us -- nm - budice Apr 14, 18:49
Geek Deal: VIZIO 42in 120Hz LED Smart HDTV, $219 @ Walmart -- (link) - budice Apr 14, 18:46
Omelet! -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 14, 18:44 3
- it's my favorite commercial ever. it's *not awesome.* -- nm - all the boys love mandy lane Apr 14, 18:55 1
  - Plus the dude had sexy armpits -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 18:57
- Smash that pickle revert! -- nm - Reagen Apr 14, 18:45
I'm pretty sure Kim is cheating by attaching her Fitbit to the dog. -- nm - Reagen Apr 14, 18:39 11
- We don't have a dog! - David Apr 14, 18:50
- I've been using my iPhone health app to keep track of daily activity. It's difficult to do that some days, though. - kelly Apr 14, 18:45 8
  - I have a "weights" setting on my Surge. P:lus the HR monitoring by itself gets you more accurate activity. -- nm - Reagen Apr 14, 18:52
  - this is one reason I want an apple watch. -- nm - mafic Apr 14, 18:48 2
    - One of these days I'll probably wind up getting a Fitbit or something similar. -- nm - kelly Apr 14, 18:50 1
      - I had several Ups, but they all bricked within three months. after about number 5 I got sick of sending them in for warranty repairs. - mafic Apr 14, 18:54
  - I think that's where the apple watch would come in handy. Unless your workout is swimming laps -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 14, 18:47 3
    - Can you wear a Fitbit in the pool? (Seriously asking.) -- nm - Andie Apr 14, 19:37 2
      - not fitbits, per them; but there may be others that can be used. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 14, 19:41 1
        
        heh, my probably was right. ah internet. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 14, 19:43
- I'm Doug the Dog! -- nm - budice Apr 14, 18:39
SHIELD spoilers - Beaker Apr 14, 18:33
I'd like to dedicate this to my grandpa, who showed me these moves -- nm - prayformojo Apr 14, 18:31
The best name in MLB: Arquimedes Caminero -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 18:29
Regardless of politics, this is a funny new possible nope.gif -- (link) - Qale Apr 14, 18:14 1
- frantic reporters are my favourite. -- nm - mafic Apr 14, 18:27
MLB Strikezone is a fun channel, especially on nights like this. There's some really sloppy baseball being played. -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 18:04 1
- Oh is Tommy Two Pack Hunter in the game now? -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 14, 18:14
Deadliest Catch, new season starts in 10 minutes -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 14, 17:49 4
- I bet some of the pots have a lot of crab and others none. I bet some guys slip and fall, they get really tired, and a storm is a brewin -- nm - Bacon Apr 14, 17:55 3
  - I think that was season 2 or maybe 4 -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 17:57 2
    - Remember that one season when the freak wave hit the boat? -- nm - Bacon Apr 14, 17:58 1
      - yeah, same season they were making fun of the greenhorn -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 18:01
Did FSK originate on TT or ST? -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 17:49 12
- Reposting. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 14, 18:16 1
  - ahh! -- nm - mafic Apr 14, 18:27
- tt more than 10 years ago. -- nm - b. Apr 14, 17:51 9
  - the original photo is dated april 2002. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 14, 17:52 [flickr] 2
    - so fishstick kid is probably old enough to drive. -- nm - mafic Apr 14, 17:58 1
      - just about. iirc, he was 2 there. -- nm - b. Apr 14, 17:59
  - And yet this is the first time ive heard of it - eag Apr 14, 17:52 5
    - *crosses you off the list of interviewees for the documentary* -- nm - Dano Apr 14, 17:59
    - you probably did but just forgot. :) - - b. Apr 14, 17:55 1
      - Dont think I ever saw the picture but now remember what the refference was -- nm - eag Apr 14, 17:56
    - Ah ok now I remember thanks to the picture -- nm - eag Apr 14, 17:54 1
      - :) - -- nm - b. Apr 14, 17:55
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- heh, holds up. yeah right -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 17:58
UK college offers a course on Doctor Who -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 14, 17:44
OK I looked up "Munchkin" on Urban Dictionary. Most of them relate to a cute kid, until the last one - amoxy Apr 14, 17:32 1
- ^alert level poo. (the curosity doesn't have a nice payoff sometimes nm) - b. Apr 14, 17:50
And just like that, a pair of chill ducks waddling on by my bus stop - con_carne Apr 14, 17:26 2
- Already looking for any water they can swim in. -- nm - Bacon Apr 14, 17:38
- Because of the Ak-47's they were carrying? -- nm - amoxy Apr 14, 17:32
Minor Daredevil spoiler - Krusty Apr 14, 17:20
Why (and how) do I always get Stacy Keach and Stottlemeyer mixed up? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 17:20
Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon star in The Opposite of The Heat. -- nm - David Apr 14, 17:10 3
- That trailer did not excite me. And I am a big Reese fan -- nm - amoxy Apr 14, 17:33
- The Cold? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 14, 17:12 1
  - Lukewarm -- nm - budice Apr 14, 17:18
Dear Trevor Cahill: we traded absolutely nothing for you yet I still feel ripped off right now. -- nm - David Apr 14, 16:55 3
- The dude pitching for us right now is named Sugar Ray Marimon. - David Apr 14, 16:59 2
  - I hear Wonderful Monds, is jealous -- nm - Flavorize Apr 14, 21:10
  - He just wants to fly. -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 17:01
I bought new couches today. I have had black furniture for 17 years and am tired of it. this is the love seat which is electric. -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 14, 16:54 8
- ah, I miss my electric chair. happy sitting/reclining! -- nmbutme. - b. Apr 14, 17:07 4
  - a cheap temporary fix is to put a few small pieces of plywood under the legs -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 14, 17:17 1
    - (this sounds so sad) it had no legs. pieces of its workings started falling apart, 'twas risky business getting out of it with my new-at-the-time hip! - b. Apr 14, 17:26
  - Old Sparky! -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 14, 17:16
  - *rereads the beginning of the post again* -- nm - spamlet Apr 14, 17:14
- Mmm. looks cushy :) -- nm - Meg Apr 14, 17:03 1
  - yup -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 14, 17:17
- this is the matching couch which is manual recline. they will be here friday, and the old stuff goes off to resale then -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 14, 16:57
PhiLOLies -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 16:51
Anyone else doing the Jeopardy tests this week? -- nm - spamlet Apr 14, 16:46 5
- If you follow them on Facebook they've released the questions from tonight. -- nm - iSpam Apr 14, 17:32
- Ugh, I can't believe I couldn't think of the title of (spoilers) - spamlet Apr 14, 17:13
- The email about it got dropped into spam. -- nm - tobor.2 Apr 14, 17:13
- Well I will now - Reagen Apr 14, 16:52 1
  - I got an email a few weeks ago. -- nm - spamlet Apr 14, 16:53
15 years ago if you hit the ring at a WWE event you'd get your ass kicked but hard....fans just jumped the ring at Smackdown yesterday -- (link) - Remlik Apr 14, 16:44 9
- Koko B Ware would have just welcomed you up and got you to do the bird flap -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 16:54
- It's really kind of hard to tell exactly what was going on there. -- nm - Qale Apr 14, 16:46 5
  - The one dude is totally Rock Bottoming a guy right as it starts, after that it's just the refs clearing them out while Kidd, Cesaro, Bryan and Cena - Tim Apr 14, 16:56 4
    - MDH will rock bottom for Hillary -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 14, 17:05
    - "Rock Bottoming" -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 14, 16:57 2
      - i clicked the link .. it says it isnt' defined yet . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 14, 17:18 1
        
        Yes. This is an egregious oversight. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 14, 17:18
- (Earlier today during the UK Smackdown taping actually.) -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 16:45 1
  - ah! thanks -- nm - Remlik Apr 14, 16:46
A few hours into ME3, this galactic readiness thing will kill me. - Tim Apr 14, 16:39 8
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  - Its not that hard to get really -- nm - eag Apr 14, 17:33
- One has virtually no impact on the other unless they changed the game after I quit playing. -- nm - David Apr 14, 16:40 5
  - It's the only way to increase it from 50% - Tim Apr 14, 16:41 4
    - yeah, I forgot about that. it was slightly annoying, but I actually ended up enjoying some of the multiplayer cooperative stuff. -- nm - mafic Apr 14, 18:56
    - Reading the wikia page, I guess you have to do it. - David Apr 14, 16:47 2
      - Trying to do some research without spoiling too much, the free Extended Cut DLC lowered the threshold. - Tim Apr 14, 16:49 1
        
        You choose Liara right ? - eag Apr 14, 17:26
I like this guy. - David Apr 14, 16:36 8
- Helps that the only shareholder he has to answer to is his brother. -- nm - znufrii Apr 14, 19:41
- But you're not going to earn a penny over 70k, ever! Because that would just make you unhappy. -- nm - CO Apr 14, 18:17
- a "moral imperative" Where have I heard that before? Hmmmm -- nm - CQ Apr 14, 16:51
- It says that they'll make at least 70 but the people that they quote in the article are making 50? -- nm - spamlet Apr 14, 16:47 1
  - that's the goal over the next 3 years - for everyone to be making at least 70. here's what I read.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 14, 16:49
- I read a version of that earlier. I appreciate the idea of it (boy, do I have stories); but, for that company, it seems concerning. - b. Apr 14, 16:43 2
  - $70k in Seattle is 50 or even 35 most every where else except San Fran or NYC -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 14, 17:28 1
    - Then 50 in Seattle is really slumming. - Will Hunting Apr 14, 19:06
Happy Harvey Day! 5 strikeouts through two innings. -- nm - Tim Apr 14, 16:35

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