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guys, is this a fat suit? -- (link) - amanda Apr 30, 12:47 4
- that's just him -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 14:44
- No, it is just loose fitting clothes getting puffed out by the wind. -- nm - GregW Apr 30, 13:03
- Nope. -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 30, 13:00
- i think so. -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 12:49
West Coasters: MOD Pizza is pretty decent. - ReluctantCynic Apr 30, 12:44
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Catchting up with the 1st round picks of the 1990 NFL draft, 25 years later (nmbl) - Brian Apr 30, 12:15 2
- yeow, that's some story -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 13:40
- This is the best thing I've read in ages. Thank you for posting. -- nm - David Apr 30, 12:42
Have you heard? The US military is planning to invade Texas. -- (link) - GregW Apr 30, 12:06 11
- Red Dawn - American Style! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 30, 12:19
- remember the Alamo! -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 30, 12:18 1
  - Especially the Basement -- nm - eag Apr 30, 12:21
- Where else are they going to fight ISIS? -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 12:14
- I heard it was 60 soldiers. Texans are afraid of 60 soldiers? - amoxy Apr 30, 12:12 5
  - 60 soldiers dressed as giant scorpions. nm -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 Apr 30, 12:52 1
    - We should just pick 60 soldiers of Mexican descent and every Texan possible will grow balls 3 sizes bigger. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 30, 12:59
  - More like 1200 (but regardless...) -- nm - Roger More Apr 30, 12:17 2
    - (ah, it's 60 soldiers in the town that's getting the attention) -- nm - Roger More Apr 30, 12:36 1
      - sixty for a recon of a small town? the wolverines took on the whole north korean occupational force with less than that -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 12:43
- "They're gathering intelligence." Well, good news. You've offered them nothing useful. Congrats patriot! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 30, 12:09
Yesterday I saw 'No parking for two *months*' signs on my street. Today we're down to one narrow lane in each direction and my shortcut to the museum - Meg Apr 30, 12:05
Beak, is the pirate in the outpost? If so, I have some on 1:53 you might want to grab. -- nm - spamlet Apr 30, 11:57 4
- no, to one of my home islands. says he isn't after me; but we'll see :) - Beaker Apr 30, 12:01 3
  - and he cut bait. interesting -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 12:02 2
    - eggsellent. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 30, 12:40 1
      - I forgot I wasn't supposed to run today so assuming I don't get hit again, I'll have a pickup. -- nm - spamlet Apr 30, 12:47
Ooh the *Look* Just because I laughed at Mojo for stretching and falling off the desk....again. -- nm - Meg Apr 30, 11:55
Plaxico Burress accused of failing to pay state taxes -- (link) - Beaker Apr 30, 11:54
oh, my poor sheltered co-worker, she just called me over to her desk to show me this 'awesome website she found!" it was airbnb. -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 11:50 10
- Can you create a fake listing for the Brooklyn Bridge? -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 12:00
- You work with idiots -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 11:54
- the story a couple days ago out of Calgary should scare her away from that right quick -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 11:52 7
  - or encourage her. -- nm - Roger More Apr 30, 12:00
  - i am super pro-airbnb -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 11:55 5
    - (did you book the cave?) -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 11:55 4
      - i did not in the end, they weren't free the nights we needed - i booked here! -- (link) - Andie Apr 30, 11:56 3
        
        nice...giggles price for 2 guests 60...price for 2 guests (bigger) 70 first airlines, now hotels -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 12:20 1
        
        bigger room, not bigger guests. :) -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 12:22
        
        oooh, lovely! -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 11:57
I can see some of you here doing this -- (link) - oblique Apr 30, 11:39
Canadians: Did we know that the Mini Pops are still touring?....They are in the Toronto area tomorrow night!!!.....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Apr 30, 11:35 2
- we see commercials for their albums all the time -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 11:47 1
  - i had no idea they ever toured, i assumed it was just a studio album with kids. -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 11:48
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- The NFL should be all for this. -- nm - David Apr 30, 11:35 2
  - Seriously....this should be an easy call for them. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 30, 11:35 1
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Waitaminit ... what position does NCM even play? Deep roving free safety? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 30, 11:31 4
- you damn right... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 30, 12:29
- Strong Safety - #00 wearing nothing but a Leatherheads style helmet. -- nm - Diva Apr 30, 11:59 1
  - with a uniform like that, definately a *free* safety -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 12:12
- He rides piggyback on Gronk like MasterBlaster -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 11:40
remember my fax issue? -- (link) - amanda Apr 30, 11:28 [Backboard] 10
- heh, you got it? -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 11:35
- Of course, it was the gripping b-story on last week's episode -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 11:32 5
  - what do you think the B story this week should be? - amanda Apr 30, 11:35 4
    - And then you and Charlie create a fake profile to catfish him - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 11:38 2
      - I really want andrea to sign up so she can C&P his profile. -- nm - amanda Apr 30, 12:16 1
        
        haha -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 12:20
    - if Nicci was paired up with Brad by the dating site, that is totally a lead story. -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 11:36
- I haven't sent a fax in literally years -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 11:31 2
  - I have to fax the IRS at least a couple of times per year. -- nm - spamlet Apr 30, 11:32
  - or been asked for my fax number. -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 11:31
Cleveland is still in on Sam Bradford. - David Apr 30, 11:26
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- Good thing we have NASA on the job -- (link) - oblique Apr 30, 11:43
- I'm glad I'm alive for this day. -- nm - David Apr 30, 11:35
- *shoots it out of the sky with EM weapon* *smirk* -- nm - DARPA Apr 30, 11:24
- I saw that the other day. I wonder if the effect is actually "new" physics or if it fits within our - TWuG Apr 30, 11:24 1
  - I think there's all but an infinite amount of understanding that we're missing for how things work on a quantum basis - JD Apr 30, 11:29
- Senate overseer Ted Cruz must be *thrilled* -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 11:23
- I don't know about y'all, but my entire summation of the science behind this is "Duh." -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 30, 11:22 4
  - or "huh"? -- nm - mud Apr 30, 12:09 3
    - If you put an engine in a microwave in a vacuum....you have invented a time-machine. - Will Hunting Apr 30, 12:32 1
      - who will you kill first? -- nm - mud Apr 30, 12:36
    - "a buh?" -- nm - Airplane! Apr 30, 12:10
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Destiny: Here's a great look at the gear you can earn in the Trials of Osiris. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 30, 11:07 3
- I think the left Warlock looks the best. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 11:25
- Do I get to mummify my slain foes, too? -- nm - David Apr 30, 11:10 1
  - Obviously. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 11:11
I have no idea why anyone is still playing for WWE pay per views. Fastlane was *free* and still had 46,000 buys. - Tim Apr 30, 11:02 1
- People will buy anything. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 11:06
Hey, it's Britt McHenry at Rams HQ. I haven't seen much of her lately. Wonder what she's been up to. -- nm - David Apr 30, 10:53 6
- If only I knew a local tow company. -- nm - iSpam Apr 30, 10:53 5
  - She got stuck with the Rams - eag Apr 30, 10:59 4
    - There's a pretty fantastic pizza place around the corner though so there's that. -- nm - iSpam Apr 30, 11:07 3
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        Yeah, actually. A good chunk of their business is catering for the team. - iSpam Apr 30, 11:09 1
        
        TMQ leaving ESPN makes me extra sad, because now he can't use my suggestion of calling them the Avignon Moufflons. -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Apr 30, 11:17
Would you: - Jovian Apr 30, 10:47 23
- B. Summer is fun here. -- nm - volnelk Apr 30, 11:32 1
  - Plus stuff is going to seem reaaaaaallly inexpensive here. -- nm - volnelk Apr 30, 11:33
- 3 months living out of a hotel in a city you don't know will take a psychic toll as well. - spamlet Apr 30, 11:28 1
  - I could live the rest of my life in hotels and be totally content -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 11:33
- B - more time to make business connections plus more guranteed money. Cinci does not mean people might not know about jobs in NJ. -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 30, 11:21
- B does not provide you much opportunity to have a job lined up before returning. Have to consider that. -- nm - oblique Apr 30, 11:03 11
  - You can search online. -- nm - MDH Apr 30, 11:13 9
    - I guess I was referring to actually interviewing, etc. -- nm - oblique Apr 30, 11:18 8
      - lol yes. its hard to interview for jobs in NJ when you're sitting in an office in OH -- nm - Jovian Apr 30, 11:19 7
        
        Plus...Ohio. Ew. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 11:21 6
        
        Right. Thats what's killing me. It couldnt have been OR, WA, CA, CO, FL, or a Carolina?? Freakin' Ohio? -- nm - Jovian Apr 30, 11:22 5
        
        On the list. -- nm - TWuG Apr 30, 11:25 4
        
        lol sorry, have spent my entire life in NJ, those interior states frighten me!! - Jovian Apr 30, 11:27 3
        
        TIL Someone thinks NJ is a superior state. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 11:29 2
        
        I didnt say that. Its all I've known. But in relation to Ohio? Yes NJ is superior. - Jovian Apr 30, 11:32 1
        
        In Ohio, you could be like Doc Hollywood. -- nm - Roger More Apr 30, 11:39
  - Mo money -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 11:09
- I'd say B for the extra few months and to save. -- nm - MDH Apr 30, 11:02 1
  - me too. sock it all away then you can look for a new job with a bit of cushioning. -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 11:25
- b -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 10:58
- Presuming you get a per diem in B...B. - Will Hunting Apr 30, 10:50
- C) Find a new job asap. But otherwise I'd lean toward A. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 10:49
- finish the job in NJ, spend the rest of the summer down the shore, and then look for a new job. -- nm - znufrii Apr 30, 10:48
Yahoo pre-rankings are on crack. Gronk #4?!!? As if. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 10:44
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- Did Herschel Walker unretire? -- nm - David Apr 30, 10:48
- *ALL* THE QUARTERBACKS!!! -- nm - Chip Kelly Apr 30, 10:46
Oscar-nominated documentary Last Days In Vietnam is fantastic. A less-talked-about era in the war. PBS has been showing it -- nm - con_carne Apr 30, 10:42 2
- it looks amazing. really want to catch it. -- nm - Diva Apr 30, 10:45
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There's no way I'd pay $230 more. -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 10:42 14
- Yeah, that's way too much. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 30, 11:09
- What's the cost of a non red eye in the morning? Is the price difference plus hotel any different? - iSpam Apr 30, 10:49 5
  - $230 one way is reaching the top of what I would pay for a coach transcon, so $230 *more* than the cheaper one is a no-go. -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 11:07 2
    - oh, for the days of reasonably priced airfare. - znufrii Apr 30, 11:21 1
      - Thanks, deregulation -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 30, 11:22
  - would be a $150 premium over the cheapest fare to take the early morning flight via LAX -- nm - znufrii Apr 30, 10:56 1
    - Which is what we decided to do. -- nm - znufrii Apr 30, 12:29
- And DFW is....fine....as an airport. It's nothing special, but it's easy to get around, lot of terminals, lots of options. - ty97 Apr 30, 10:43 6
  - Terminal A is a construction nightmare right now -- nm - Epiphany Apr 30, 10:56 5
    - Oh that's right I think E is too (though AA doesn't use E). -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 11:07 4
      - Folks tend to rave about Cantina Laredo in Terminal D -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 11:08 3
        
        That's usually where I hit when i fly through. We just got a proper one here and it took me forever to think why I had heard of CL before. -- nm - spamlet Apr 30, 11:29
        
        brisket tacos are very good - that place is pricey even outside the airport -- nm - Epiphany Apr 30, 11:16
        
        (rave as far as airport food goes) -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 11:09
I used to wrestle as Lee Awesome. -- nm - David Apr 30, 10:41 8
- Was that the total of your aliases? -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 10:42 3
  - I was also the Red Rooster. -- nm - David Apr 30, 10:53 2
    - so then the Blue Blazer too? -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 Apr 30, 10:57 1
      - And the Gobblygooker. -- nm - David Apr 30, 10:58
- one of my favorite all time wrestler names was Justin Credible. nm -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 Apr 30, 10:42 3
  - I actually hate those types of wrestling names, so I'm the opposite. Hugh Morris? Wow, funny. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 10:50 2
    - I don't normally like those names, but that one always struck a chord with me. nm -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 Apr 30, 10:51 1
      - Give me Razor Ramon any day. All the machismo. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 10:53
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- You have no idea..."He'd" totally accept it. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 30, 11:01
- Fake. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 10:41 2
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    - So true. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 10:43
START THE DRAFT! -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 10:40

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