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It's intern season! In this episode, a House intern attempt to carry a gun into a Capitol office building -- (link) - ty97 Jun 1, 08:57 2
- aww, Kansas. -- nm - Max Jun 1, 08:59
- Texas or Oklahoma? -- nm - Max Jun 1, 08:58
Tell me if this makes sense.. - colin Jun 1, 08:56 5
- I pretty much did this when I was on the road. I never went "home" and eventually rented out my house to someone else in my program. - amanda Jun 1, 09:02
- setup a PO Box for your mail to -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 08:57
- Get a POB or choose what hotel you will stay at while there and see if they will accept mail for you? -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:57 2
  - there appear to be some virtual services that will scan mail and deposit checks.. -- (link) - colin Jun 1, 09:00 1
    - I looked into these. the problem with such services is that they scan everything. it gets costly because of junk mail. -- nm - amanda Jun 1, 09:04
Um. Ew. -- (link) - ty97 Jun 1, 08:50 2
- i like it.. .but i'm kinda tacky like that. -- nm - colin Jun 1, 08:57
- TOO SEXY!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:54
oh memories of what could have been... -- (link) - ty97 Jun 1, 08:49
Hmm. Board broke? -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:47 3
- Okay, the two responses to David's question are not displaying unless I click on his question. You? -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:47 2
  - Same. Weird. -- nm - Shaun Jun 1, 08:49 1
    - Looks like they *are* counting in the board total. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:55
Silicon Valley (spoiler) - prayformojo Jun 1, 08:44
today's quiz is going to be about sports (i am not supposed to know that) - give me current sports trivia! -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 08:44 9
- Not current, but I recently learned who the NBA logo is based on - con_carne Jun 1, 08:54
- there was some thing recently where two little leauge world series players were both managing opposing MLB teams I think -- nm - oblique Jun 1, 08:50 1
  - Found it -- (link) - oblique Jun 1, 08:51
- This year's Indy 500 winner first and last won it in 2000, the longest period between wins for any multi Indy 500 winner. - Max Jun 1, 08:49 2
  - these are good! -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 08:49 1
    - Inigo *Montoya* Millenial winner -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 08:50
- Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals. Cleveland vs Golden State in NBA Finals -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 08:45 1
  - *pmb vs Jax (he's closest)* and *Rock N Roll / Gold Records for NBA* .... Got it! -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 08:47
- This year was the only time that both conference finals went to Game 7 in the Stanley Cup playoffs -- nm - prayformojo Jun 1, 08:45
Spawn, congrats on the Fang. It's a monster. Probably my 2nd fave primary PvE gun. -- nm - Shaun Jun 1, 08:43 3
- Thanks. The leveld up the AD first. As of last night, I am working on the final circle. - Spawn Jun 1, 08:46 2
  - Fool! No one should ever level an auto rifle ahead of a scout rifle!! - Shaun Jun 1, 08:47 1
    - I already have usable purple scout rifle(s), but no auto rifles!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:50
For her birthday, Abby got the xylophone extension for her Dash robot. The app comes with a few pre-packaged songs, but Abby spent most of the - prayformojo Jun 1, 08:39 1
- (yet another way life has gotten better thanks to ST....Dano originally posted the link to the robots even before they were on sale) -- nm - prayformojo Jun 1, 08:40
Welcome to the party Lindsey Graham! -- nm - ty97 Jun 1, 08:38 2
- You go queen. -- nm - MDH Jun 1, 08:40
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Happy Birthdays Kelly and Pacrat !!! -- nm - Meg Jun 1, 08:37 1
- wpphoo hoo! -- nm - CQ Jun 1, 08:43
ST Poll #17: What item do you have an exorbitant, unnecessary amount of in your home? -- nm - ty97 Jun 1, 08:18 35
- Alcohol (we have a fully stocked bar), Drinking glasses, flashlights -- nm - MDH Jun 1, 08:50 2
  - You have a good friend that can easily remedy the first one. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:51 1
    - It's constantly re-stocked. DC Costco selling liquor for cheap is a problem. -- nm - MDH Jun 1, 08:52
- Books.....I have to put the library back together. I have books 20 years old I have not read yet. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 1, 08:39
- mice. -- nm - colin Jun 1, 08:39
- empty Jack Daniels bottles - SM wants to make lamps out of them. - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 08:37
- hymnals -- nm - landbeck Jun 1, 08:36
- Softballs -- nm - guigue Jun 1, 08:36
- Simpsons collectibles and sneakers. -- nm - Krusty Jun 1, 08:33
- toys -- nm - CQ Jun 1, 08:28 1
  - don't make me cut you -- nm - Pinch Jun 1, 08:28
- Depending on the definition of "unnecessary", LEGO. - TWuG Jun 1, 08:27
- soap. I buy a ton it when it goes on sale for a dollar at the body shop and then I'm good for years. - amanda Jun 1, 08:27 4
  - Heh. I order hand soap via bath and body works website during their sales. Normally lasts 6-12 months. -- nm - ty97 Jun 1, 08:36 3
    - why are you using BBW? do you *know* what's in that crap? -- (link) - amanda Jun 1, 08:37 2
      - but I love my foaming cucumber melon :( -- nm - ty97 Jun 1, 08:39 1
        
        *arrgh* -- nm - cucumber melon with rabies Jun 1, 08:58
- I dunno, T-shirts that don't fit me? (I'm counting on you, Summer Stalker) -- nm - con_carne Jun 1, 08:24
- magazines and books, but I remedy that this coming Saturday. -- nm - Max Jun 1, 08:23 4
  - yard sale? -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 08:32 2
    - recycling. I've decided that even clean copies of recent books aren't worth the organizing and trip to try to donate. - Max Jun 1, 08:45 1
      - do you have AAUW? they might take them for their book sale. (or just recycle them.) -- nm - amanda Jun 1, 08:57
  - Burning it down? -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:23
- baseball cards. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 1, 08:21 2
  - hah, I store mine at my mom's home. -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:21 1
    - *throws out all the rookies and good ones* -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 08:23
- comicbooks. Too lazy to sell them on EBay -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 08:20 1
  - This. I need to donate them or something. -- nm - sycor Jun 1, 08:27
- Starting Lineup Figures. - groiny Jun 1, 08:20
- Stitches! - David Jun 1, 08:19 2
  - ... if Kim is abusing you that much, you can tell us. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:21 1
    - Snitches get more stitches -- nm - Kim si Jun 1, 08:24
- pets -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:18 2
  - on or off the bed? -- nm - ty97 Jun 1, 08:21 1
    - TMI (not really) - Spawn Jun 1, 08:22
Out of curiosity, did -anyone- here watch Halt and Catch Fire's season premiere? -- (edited) - David Jun 1, 08:18 1
- hell yes -- nm - mud Jun 1, 08:46
Weekend viewings: Amadeus: A. All About Eve: A-. True Detective ep 1-4: B+. -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 1, 08:16 23
- Aloha - D+ - Jesus that movie was epicly fucking painful to watch. -- nm - Buzz Jun 1, 08:40
- Big Trouble: B/B+; The Pirates: Band of Misfits: B+; Silicon Valley S2: A; BBQ pork cubanos: A- -- nm - prayformojo Jun 1, 08:35
- Red State - B-, I think Bowling for Columbine was less obvious -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 08:33
- we're re-re-watching entourage. we are at season two, ep 6. I love entourage so, so much. it's all perfect. -- nm - amanda Jun 1, 08:30 4
  - I can't tell if I want to see the movie or not. - Mel Profit Jun 1, 08:59
  - The other day my mom asked me "So what's Entourage about?" Without even thinking, I said it was like Sex and the City, but for dudes - con_carne Jun 1, 08:34 2
    - it's pretty apt. but I think I believe the friendships in entourage more. it's so weirdly kind. -- nm - amanda Jun 1, 08:36 1
      - Yup. East coast ball busting on the surface, but thick as thieves -- nm - con_carne Jun 1, 08:47
- The Captive: C, Son of a Gun: C+, Vice: D -- nm - Max Jun 1, 08:22
- San Andreas C+. (B- if we include unintentional hilarity as a factor) -- nm - Roger More Jun 1, 08:21
- Riddick: B/B+ - spoilers - Beaker Jun 1, 08:21
- Kingsman -- A. It was sublime (best scene of the year); probably would be a top 3 Bond movie for me. (spoils) -- (edited) - Will Hunting Jun 1, 08:21
- Is True Detective streaming anywhere? It wasn't last time I looked. - sycor Jun 1, 08:20 3
  - HBO Go. -- nm - Ender Jun 1, 08:31
  - I have a month of HBO Now service because I forgot to cancel the free trial. -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 1, 08:21 1
    - hmmm I think the gf still has her parent's login. I should check on that. -- nm - sycor Jun 1, 08:23
- Aloha: C- -- nm - Ender Jun 1, 08:19 1
  - And 2 seasons of Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 and a season of Six Feet Under. -- nm - Ender Jun 1, 08:33
- Spy - B, Black Sails s2 disc 2 - A-. -- nm - LMS Jun 1, 08:18 2
  - oh, and Enemy: B+ (twice the Jake Gyllenhaal goodness) -- nm - LMS Jun 1, 08:41 1
    - god bless you for liking that movie. some one needs to - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 08:54
- Hot Tub Time Machine 2: F-. It's objectively terrible. -- nm - David Jun 1, 08:17
- San Andreas, C -- nm - con_carne Jun 1, 08:17
Does anyone know what the going rate is for a neighborhood kid to cut the grass is these days? - sycor Jun 1, 08:16 10
- I'd offer a kid $20. The student we use from time to time that has a business doing it gets $35 (more if he bags it) -- nm - oblique Jun 1, 08:36
- Ok thanks! Hopefully I'll be able to get my lawn mower from my parents soon. I don't mind doing it myself, just don't have a mower at the moment. -- nm - sycor Jun 1, 08:19
- $20 here -- nm - CQ Jun 1, 08:17
- Here? $25-30. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:16 5
  - this is so crazy to me. I paid $50 in allentown in 2007, and my lot was 33 x 120. - amanda Jun 1, 08:33 1
    - Yeah. And look at the rest of the responses. $15 barely covers gas! -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:35
  - I pay 20 to a professional landscaper to cut mine, and it is a large lot. - groiny Jun 1, 08:18 2
    - The pros charge $35 for ours. Price depends not so much on size as it does on obstacles. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 08:20 1
      - $ 35 for us - we pay cash - the guy keeps track. I think he doesn't charge us properly sometimes *shrug* -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 08:55
- 15 bucks. -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:16
Facebook Threat Conviction Thrown Out by U.S. Supreme Court - ty97 Jun 1, 08:15
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West said to be expecting 2nd child -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 08:11 4
- To David's chagrin, this will "break the Internet" where last night's GoT should have -- nm - con_carne Jun 1, 08:17
- will be named South. -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 08:13 2
  - By -- nm - ty97 Jun 1, 08:16 1
    - Douchebags - Will Hunting Jun 1, 08:17
Has ML been identified as AP's new agent yet? -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 08:10 1
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David, not sure. We were on the level 32 one, where primary weapons are boosted - groiny Jun 1, 08:06 22
- Sorry about that. Sunday night is not a great night for me to play. I was wiped out. - Spawn Jun 1, 08:11 2
  - plus your time should be spent fighting a war on Ikariam :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 1, 08:33
  - it was a group effort, and we were not really working well as a group. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:12
- spades tends to be WAY too careless with running out in the open. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:08 17
  - Yeah, tru and I played PoE with him the other day. - David Jun 1, 08:10 16
    - he was playing his Titan, and he was at the 3rd and final mine, and died. - groiny Jun 1, 08:12 15
      - That was the issue we had with him the other day. - David Jun 1, 08:13 14
        
        apparently not, if you had the same issue with him a few days ago.... - groiny Jun 1, 08:13 13
        
        Berate him. I'm sure that will make the situation better. -- nm - David Jun 1, 08:17 12
        
        you think? -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:18 11
        
        Yes, dumbass. -- nm - David Jun 1, 08:18 10
        
        what happened to you Saturday night? -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:19 9
        
        You guys were in PoE, which can take an hour, and I was sleepy. -- nm - David Jun 1, 08:19 8
        
        you usually invite bomb the hell out of us. -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:20 7
        
        I'm usually not sleepy before midnight on a Saturday. - David Jun 1, 08:24 6
        
        I need to get my other character the Crota Hard loot. - groiny Jun 1, 08:25 5
        
        How many characters of your needs to beat PoE before reset? -- nm - David Jun 1, 08:27 4
        
        1 -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:28 3
        
        If Kim falls asleep by 10, I will help you knock it out. -- nm - David Jun 1, 08:36 2
        
        Would *love* to join you. And thanks for the SRegime mention. Totally forgot about using that one in there. - Spawn Jun 1, 08:38 1
        
        Which character do the two of you need? - David Jun 1, 08:40
- Gotcha. Suros Regime is a wrecking ball on that one. - David Jun 1, 08:07
guys, I'm afraid I might actually kill one of our learning designers. "patty." what the hell kind of name is that, even?? -- nm - amanda Jun 1, 08:04 6
- You make Patty melt. -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 1, 08:09
- You should start calling her Sir -- nm - TWuG Jun 1, 08:07 2
  - OK, this took me a second, but is brilliant. -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 1, 08:15 1
    - it is -- nm - zork Jun 1, 08:55
- Tell Chad she is a hamburger patty. Two birds with one stone. -- nm - Roger More Jun 1, 08:06
- my brother in laws name. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:05
Happy Birthday Kelly!! -- nm - Pippy the Low Sparrow Jun 1, 08:04 1
- word -- nm - groiny Jun 1, 08:04
Poor Claire McCaskill missed that. -- nm - David Jun 1, 08:03

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