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so, i'm probably on a Watch List now. Long story, but i met Dave and his elderly aunt at the airport last night, because of the way you have to drop - San Andreas May 22, 06:55 4
- our association with crank yanker and his issue with airport cops over white zoning and helping elderly to the counter already listed us as his 'cell' -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 12:18
- "Everyone in this room is going to dye *coughing fit* ... their hair." -- nm - Reagen May 22, 06:57
- ha! -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 06:57
- thanks. now we're all on the watchlist too! :) - oblique May 22, 06:56
Kermit the Frog and Ed Sheeran sing "The Rainbow Connection" for Red Nose Day -- (link) - amoxy May 22, 06:41
i know it's early (sorry left coast), but what are your weekend plans? -- nm - San Andreas May 22, 06:41 21
- Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman in Imax in Indy tonight.Running sound at church on Sunday. Mowing the lawn at some point. -- nm - Ender May 22, 07:05
- singing at a memorial service for co-worker's mom. Film Night @ the Pops. Attempt to revisit the Crazy 88 restaurant afterwards. - Diva May 22, 07:03
- pool party, family get together, community event, final day of the epl -- nm - CQ May 22, 07:01
- I'm in Paris! So... drink wine, then head home, then fly out to Madrid. -- nm - colin May 22, 07:00
- fishin' -- nm - decline May 22, 07:00
- *maybe* maybe maybe maybe sashamart sunday for dinner and then hotel night. *maybe.* - amanda May 22, 06:59
- Minor league baseball game tonight. Ren Faire tomorrow and doing family pictures. Hosting barbecue on Sunday after church. - spamlet May 22, 06:58
- ex MIL and SIL are coming for a visit, I'm studying for a test, going to the movies, grilling out, brazilian steakhouse for roo birthday -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 06:58 2
  - your last part is funnier like this: grilling out, brazilian, steakhose for roo birthday - oblique May 22, 06:59 1
    - Ha! -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 07:04
- I'm going to Toronto! :) - Guigue May 22, 06:57 1
  - nice! have fun. it supposed to be nice weather-wise. -- nm - San Andreas May 22, 06:58
- Taste of Cincinnati, checking out an open house in my building to help us set our price, golf -- nm - volnelk May 22, 06:50 5
  - wait what? are you selling too? what? (budget season, I've been busy.) -- nm - amanda May 22, 06:53 4
    - We close on our new house next Friday. We have no idea what to do with our condo now. Details inside. - volnelk May 22, 07:02 3
      - but, seriously, how much more money would you really make? you have to pay for those renos which always go over budget You have to pay the mortgage - San Andreas May 22, 07:05 1
        
        (sorry -i was assuming you were talking about renoing it, but are you just thinking of renting as-is? i would see what you could get) -- nm - San Andreas May 22, 07:07
      - wow -- nm - Diva May 22, 07:04
- Destiny, friends' 1-year olds birthday tommorw at lunch, lawn mowing Sunday hopefully. -- nm - Shaun May 22, 06:46
- Not much. Might try to get to the movies. Sunday my son and I are doing "tactical lasertag" with my coworker (ex-Marine) and his friends - oblique May 22, 06:44
- Tomorrowland tomorrow, not sure the rest of the weekend -- nm - amoxy May 22, 06:42
So Audra McDonald was supposed to sing with the Boston Pops on June 2-3 but can get out of a scheduling conflict. Sutton Foster will replace her. - Diva May 22, 06:36 8
- And they didn't ask you?? -- nm - amoxy May 22, 06:43 3
  - ik,r? I mean, combined they have 7 more Tonys than I do, but still - not even a phone call? -- nm - Diva May 22, 06:46 2
    - They have 7 more Tonys than I do as well! wth. -- nm - Shaun May 22, 06:53 1
      - you deserve to be offended too!! -- nm - Diva May 22, 06:54
- mmmm, Sutton -- nm - oblique May 22, 06:38 2
  - sfek. Meant to put in the IM that we went and saw her "one woman" show when it was in Chicago - oblique May 22, 06:39 1
    - she's wonderful. -- nm - Diva May 22, 06:45
- can = couldn't -- nm - Diva May 22, 06:37
Did you know? Strawberries are members of the rose family. -- nm - Beaker May 22, 06:04 5
- no idea, this is very interesting -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 07:04
- are raspberries? one of my favorite perfumes smells like roses but it's made of raspberries. -- nm - amanda May 22, 06:08 1
  - "The raspberry (/ˈræzˌbɛri/) is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family" -- nm - Beaker May 22, 06:14
- yep -- nm - Diva May 22, 06:07
- i did not. -- nm - San Andreas May 22, 06:07
Come visit the WTC and have a nice moment of remembrance before picking up your $175 polo shirt. -- (link) - Krusty May 22, 05:59 15
- *technically* the merch is advertising the current building, right? like buying an Empire State Bldg hat or something? -- nm - San Andreas May 22, 06:42 6
  - Technically, yes. Still not okay with this. -- nm - Krusty May 22, 06:44 5
    - Do you have a problem, though, with someone buying Empire State Building merch? Or did you have an issue with the old WTC merch? - Jim May 22, 06:50 2
      - I have no problem with the sale of gift items as long as they're reasonable to the place. My issue is two fold with the WTC. - Krusty May 22, 06:59
      - I will say, though, fuck anyone who wants to sell me a shirt for $175. -- nm - Jim May 22, 06:50
    - oh i get it, but, it isn't *quite* the same as selling "ground zero water bottles" or something equally gross. -- nm - San Andreas May 22, 06:48 1
      - Not exactly the same but close enough that it's wrong. I get selling some trinkets for people to take as a remembrance of their visit. - Krusty May 22, 06:53
- It'll look great after you drip mustard from your $30 hot dog on it. -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron May 22, 06:37 4
  - Ha! -- nm - Krusty May 22, 06:44
  - that guy sucks. and he's in a heap of trouble. -- nm - Diva May 22, 06:37 2
    - Yup. He was fired and the owner of the cart was hit with three tickets so far. He also posted a sign now saying hot dogs are $2.50. -- nm - Krusty May 22, 06:40 1
      - I saw his sorry arse on Today Show (Rossen Reports) this morning. Glad they nailed that guy. -- nm - Diva May 22, 06:47
- you can't put a price tag on grief. -- nm - colin May 22, 06:33 1
  - Apparently you can. It's $35 to start with and goes up if you want to take a piece of the grief home with you. -- (edited) - Krusty May 22, 06:40
- Classy. -- nm - volnelk May 22, 06:20
guys, I have a cap one 360 (formerly ING) account. does switching to ally get me anything? is it just enhanced service and better ATMs? -- nm - amanda May 22, 05:53 7
- i closed mine when they switched. i have issues with cap1. -- nm - colin May 22, 06:02
- I switched to Ally from ING a couple of years ago. - ty97 May 22, 05:59 2
  - free transfers to my accts at other banks? -- nm - amanda May 22, 06:00 1
    - yep, my ACH transfers in/out have been free. -- nm - ty97 May 22, 06:04
- Looks like better rates: .99% APY vs .75% APY -- (link) - prayformojo May 22, 05:59 2
  - are there referral bonuses? would someone like to refer me? -- nm - amanda May 22, 06:00
  - I kiss you. -- nm - amanda May 22, 05:59
I'm also up to #497. Creeping up on Mafic, currently #490. -- nm - volnelk May 22, 05:44 1
- Milestone: Rank 700! -- nm - Shaun May 22, 05:57
Man, I was short on Tomorrowland, but it's really priced itself back into contention. -- nm - volnelk May 22, 05:39 11
- Stock or the opener? Stock actually seems like it fell too low now... - secretslacker May 22, 06:10 1
  - FWIW, I don't think it's bad as some of my fellow critics... - secretslacker May 22, 06:12
- i'm long. for better or worse. long. -- nm - San Andreas May 22, 06:05
- Still priced at 45 OW (2.2 mult for 4-day weekend). It still seems about break-even at best. -- nm - GregW May 22, 05:41 4
  - The .OW is still at 48 -- nm - Roger More May 22, 05:57 1
    - Yep. Looks like the OW and the Call are prime. -- nm - volnelk May 22, 06:21
  - At this point I'm poised to stay short until delist. We'll see what happens. -- nm - Diva May 22, 05:48 1
    - I think i'm with you. It's down to 51% on RT. Word isn't going to be good for any legs at all. I was just surprised it's dropped so much. - volnelk May 22, 05:52
- right? I am waiting on overnights to buy back in though. -- nm - amanda May 22, 05:39 2
  - The longer holiday weekend and the 2.2 multiplier mess with my head a little, but it's certainly close now. -- nm - volnelk May 22, 05:42 1
    - Mandy is right - better to wait and see than flip then have to flip back -- nm - Roger More May 22, 05:56
I saw Roger More last night at 31 Flavors. -- nm - Diva May 22, 04:30 1
- My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw - volnelk May 22, 05:29
May 22, 1849 – Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him - Beaker May 22, 04:30 4
- 1980 – Namco releases the highly influential arcade game Pac-Man. -- nm - Beaker May 22, 04:32 3
  - 1992 – After 30 years, 66-year-old Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time. -- nm - Beaker May 22, 04:32 2
    - 2003 – In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years. -- nm - Beaker May 22, 04:33 1
      - 334 BC – The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. -- nm - Beaker May 22, 04:33
Geek Deal: 40in TV for $199 @ Best Buy -- (link) - budice May 22, 02:24 3
- oh while we're here: once I move, I want a 60" tv. so please keep your eyes peeled. (maybe 65 would work too.) -- nm - amanda May 22, 05:32
- oh while we're here: once I move, I want a 60" tv. so please keep your eyes peeled. (maybe 65 -- nm - amanda May 22, 05:31
- 48in for $299 -- (link) - budice May 22, 02:26
Spider eye patterns. I think it's a curious and interesting diagram. Others seem to see only the gaping maw of Shelob. -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 00:14 1
- Link -- (link) - Beryllium May 22, 00:14
we interviewed the most important man in the world right now -- (link) - professor smartbrain May 21, 23:56 2
- on the plus side for him, he can make a living the rest of his life just going to Comic Cons -- nm - Beaker May 22, 04:26
- I don't always play guitar, but when I do, it spews napalm like a flamethrower -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 00:17
"It's none of your business." "It is my business. It is *literally* my business." ... suits is fun. Gina Torres is excellent :) -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 23:07 1
- you just got Litt up -- nm - Beaker May 22, 04:26
Run Barry, Run! -- (link) - Professor Zoom May 21, 22:21 1
- Well ill be heading to Geneva pretty soon - eag May 21, 22:55
Bah, late Kiva payment and I'm a few cents short of a loan again. Guess I'll have to get another $25 in circulation :) -- nm - Meg May 21, 22:15
So we will probably finish work at Noon tomorrow. My flight is not until 1:30am. - ty97 May 21, 21:51 13
- I think you can hit them all -- (link) - oblique May 22, 06:31
- smoke a joint, its legal, there must be some places you can hang out and get stoned -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 01:56
- can you rebook an earlier flight? -- nm - Peglegpete May 21, 22:06
- the Rockies have a home game against the Giants -- (link) - Peglegpete May 21, 22:03
- tour the Denver Mint -- (link) - Peglegpete May 21, 22:01
- Isn't this what they invented grindr for? -- nm - professor smartbrain May 21, 22:00 1
  - why yes, yes it is - and he already said he liked the options in denver/boulder -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 06:33
- just that Cheyenne kind of sucks. other parts of Wyoming are great. Cheyenne less so. -- nm - mafic May 21, 21:58 1
  - I was last in Cheyenne 35 years ago. it really really sucked then. -- nm - Peglegpete May 21, 22:00
- go to Red Rocks and tour the amphitheatre. unfortunately there is no show there tomorrow night. -- (link) - Peglegpete May 21, 21:56 3
  - pix of Red Rocks -- (link) - Peglegpete May 21, 21:57 2
    - go to thet Garden of the Gods instead. It's much prettier -- nm - decline May 22, 06:30 1
      - oooo I like this idea. Don't drive the Rocky Mountains though - Epiphany May 22, 06:33
The Salt of the Earth - Story of photographer Sebastião Salgado Excellent Solid A. Very hard to watch (spoilers) - amoxy May 21, 21:31
sitwap: suspect in DC quadruple murder captured. -- (link) - kelly May 21, 21:18 1
- Thus wrapping up the Case of the Telltale Crust -- nm - professor smartbrain May 21, 21:20
Somewhere along the way, I've misplaced my credentials for the site I used to order computer hardware from. - Beryllium May 21, 21:04
!! -- nm - b! May 21, 20:42
Dear airline: upgrade me. -- nm - ty97 May 21, 20:29 1
- *sends you to Aspen* -- nm - the airline May 21, 21:05
I don't think MM:FR's score will get a nom - it's not the kind of score they go for - but damn if doesn't kick Hans Zimmer in the balls. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 20:27 4
- Blood Bag for the win. -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 20:34 3
  - During that one, I leaned over to Subby and said "Man, Muse is really going all out this tour." -- nm - Reagen May 21, 20:35 2
    - It makes me want to build a War Rig and take down Burning Man -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 20:37 1
      - "If I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die historic on a fury road!" -- (link) - Beryllium May 21, 20:53 [flickr]
Does anyone here listen to the Gilmore Guys podcast? - kelly May 21, 20:16 2
- Never heard of it. Who is the guest? -- nm - David May 21, 20:25 1
  - I love it. 2 guys/friends - one a GG fan from childhood, one a first-time watcher - review every episode. (currently at the beginning of S4) - kelly May 21, 20:32
Are we coordinate a GoFundMe for RM's treatment? - ty97 May 21, 20:01 8
- Are we treating him to some craft beers? -- nm - tobor.2 May 21, 23:02
- I live in socialist healthcare paradise, but sure I'll take your money. -- nm - Roger More May 21, 20:09 1
  - The recommended treatment is only the finest beaujolis. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 20:14
- never forget -- nm - prayformojo May 21, 20:04
- maybe you should frequent fewer breweries while posting... -- nm - mafic May 21, 20:01 1
  - Sadly I'm sober, just a terrible typist. -- nm - ty97 May 21, 20:28
- "No, it's not for cancer. It's for Canker. Canker sore awareness." -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 20:01 1
  - "It's the new hotness." -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 20:02
Jaclyn Schultz and Morgan McLeod are the ones that I'd prefer got a second chance. I'd pay good money to see that, in fact. -- nm - Volnelk May 21, 19:21 5
- Who was that old lady who was the very first voted out on the first season? - professor smartbrain May 21, 19:42 4
  - I just remember she had a ukelele. -- nm - Tim May 21, 19:47
  - Souna. (I don't think Sue Hawk spelled a vote right that season) -- nm - Roger More May 21, 19:44 2
    - if I were ever on survivor I think I'd like to go around to everyone before tribal council and ask how to spell their name. -- nm - mafic May 21, 20:00
    - nmbl -- (link) - Roger More May 21, 19:47
What $1150 rents you in NYC -- (link) - ty97 May 21, 19:04 7
- 2x the average prison cell. 6'x8' is the average US prison cell size. -- nm - Peglegpete May 21, 19:14
- I could make that work...but the lack of my own bathroom would be an absolute deal breaker. -- nm - IrishStephen May 21, 19:13 2
  - I don't think I could work with this small a place (and no stove?). Also agree on the bathroom. -- nm - ty97 May 21, 19:20 1
    - Oh, I missed the no stove part, too. - IrishStephen May 21, 20:37
- And this is why I'm not giving up my place. - Krusty May 21, 19:13
- the comments are actually right for once. basically a dorm room. -- nm - mafic May 21, 19:09
- Ha ha - professor smartbrain May 21, 19:05
Boulder has almost as many breweries as hippies. - ty97 May 21, 18:58 9
- It's one of my favorite places in the US. Would love to live there. -- nm - Strongbad May 22, 04:54
- and Mork & Mindy -- nm - Peglegpete May 21, 19:05
- Fuck Boulder! -- nm - Krusty May 21, 19:03 3
  - There are so many gays here! I wish NYC was like this! - ty97 May 21, 19:06 1
    - Effin cross fitters -- nm - professor smartbrain May 21, 19:47
  - ha! -- nm - Diva May 21, 19:04
- I can't tell if you're a dispomaniac hippie-lover, or a teetotaling crank. -- nm - mafic May 21, 19:00 2
  - Why should I have to choose? -- nm - ty97 May 21, 19:01 1
    - crank it is! :) -- nm - mafic May 21, 19:03

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