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WooHoo! My son just got a job at Safeway. It will be his first job, really proud of him - amoxy Jun 3, 15:29 4
- "paper" -- nm - JenBro Jun 3, 15:38
- Very nice! I hope he enjoys it and does well. What position? Stock? - Krusty Jun 3, 15:35 2
  - Yeah it will be stock -- nm - amoxy Jun 3, 15:42 1
    - Cool. He'll be busy and the day will fly by. Best of luck to him! -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 15:46
pre-grey haired Donald Sutherland always looks so goofy -- nm - prayformojo Jun 3, 15:13
I don't get how AVNG3 is trading at around the delist price of AVNG2, and it won't be released until 2018. -- nm - Loyola Jun 3, 15:09 10
- It IPOd at $350. And it's too expensive for players to flip. -- nm - Roger More Jun 3, 15:56
- Delist price doesn't matter at this point, only adjust. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 3, 15:33 1
  - Good point. -- nm - Loyola Jun 3, 15:37
- Unrelated, Tomorrowland hit 150 early in the year and is now wallowing at 80. -- nm - Max Jun 3, 15:13 4
  - Also the folks on here who thought MMFR would catch up and pass PP2 - eag Jun 3, 15:26
  - Thanks, ML -- nm - tristafe Jun 3, 15:25
  - Super Bowl ad HYPE -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 15:17
  - Noticed that today. What a fall. -- nm - Loyola Jun 3, 15:15
- Looming economic meltdown coupled with hyperinflation means that it's actually trading way below the actual adjust. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 15:10 1
  - Good word, looming. -- nm - Loyola Jun 3, 15:11
Y/N: Will the US win the Women's World Cup? - prayformojo Jun 3, 15:08 5
- Yes. USA! USA! -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 15:27
- Apparently the women's fake turf is controversial -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 3, 15:11
- what sport? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 15:11
- They've a better chance than most iirc. -- nm - Loyola Jun 3, 15:10
- no -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 15:09
"Fido was seemingly unencumbered by common sense." -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:58 6
- I'm sorry, I need to be told - is it tigersplaining going on there, or puppersplaining? -- nm - b. Jun 3, 15:14
- AMERICAN MAULED BY TIGER -- nm - CNN Jun 3, 15:10
- DOGS AND COMMON SENSE... -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 15:05 1
  - On the flip side, I'm sure it was a rather uncommon scent. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 15:06
- I agree with unencumber -- nm - Max Jun 3, 15:03
- Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 14:59
Just back from a friend's and he put Microsoft Office onto my laptop. Sweet! -- nm - Loyola Jun 3, 14:43 1
- Speaking of which I decided to opt in to the automatic install of Windows 10 on my desktop at the end of the month -- nm - eag Jun 3, 14:56
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- I would hate to be Pacman's inventor in the new Adam Sandler film -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 3, 15:00
- Any creator's nightmare is that what they've created isn't a unique snowflake. It's why they hate themselves. - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:56 4
  - history is full of inventors in different countries working on the same thing, not knowing and lawsuits later entailed, or history was later rewritten -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 3, 15:03 2
    - Yes. The most recent small example I can think of is Flickr's magic search ... and Google Photos doing the same thing. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 15:04 1
      - I invented the printing press..Until the west accepted Chinese history, which showed they did over 500 years earlier. -- nm - Gutenberg...NOT Steve Jun 3, 15:20
  - Oh, and don't you dare object to my description of Ben Affleck. I've seen Jersey Girl, Gigli, and Sum Of All Fears. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:57
M.C. Escher. this is a very good biography & interview with him. FYI, he was a southpaw. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 3, 14:42 [youtube]
Who was it that posted how much they hoped Disney would reboot "Sister Act"? - tristafe Jun 3, 14:37 5
- I want to see National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 2. Make THAT happen, Hollywood. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:40
- Whoopi Goldberg? -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 14:39 3
  - but this time it will be a black nunnery in detroit and cute perky white chick is gonna teach them opera while they teach her about life -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 14:42 2
    - I don't see how they cast anyone but Melissa McCarthy or Rebel Wilson in the lead -- nm - tristafe Jun 3, 14:47
    - starring Tina Majorino -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:44
someone(s) at the NYT must really dislike arianna huffington. a large version of the photo here is on the front of today's business section. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 3, 14:20 14
- looks like a hillary follower who got left behind when the bus pulled out -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 14:45
- I'll put money on Yahoo buying it for a loss over what AOL bought it. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 14:31 2
  - Yahoo does like to get a good deal, but I don't think Meyer would want to work with Huffington. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:39 1
    - I'm betting she's out as soon as Verizon drops them. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 15:08
- that's an odd angle, but that's a perfectly normal looking 64 year old woman. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 14:27 1
  - not when compared to how she normally looks and presents herself. - b. Jun 3, 14:31
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  - Very interesting all the Verizon ads in this article -- nm - amoxy Jun 3, 15:43
  - This is one article where I recommend reading the comments. -- nm - Roger More Jun 3, 14:29 2
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    - And from *Gawker*, no less. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:30
- I started counting the people who dislike A.H., but then I ran out of fingers. And toes. - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:22 2
  - (Actually, maybe I'm thinking of someone else. Someone a bit more like Perez. Not that what I said isn't still true. :-) ) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:25 1
    - heh, oh, she's definitely disliked by loads of people. I've noticed nyt seems to do a bit of stealthy - b. Jun 3, 15:00
Second-worst breakup place - znufrii Jun 3, 14:14 1
- Break up with your next college co-ed mistress in a less conspicuous place next time. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 14:16
I don't have a wife, so you guys get to suffer. - Mop Jun 3, 14:13 4
- your klout score went up a few points, what more do you need? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 14:43 1
  - It keeps going up. Why do people listen to me? -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 15:09
- New job duties = more money. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 14:18
- Because we wouldn't if you did? -- nm - tristafe Jun 3, 14:17
Apparently TWiT rebooted the Screen Savers. Patrick Norton on the first show, Kevin Rose on the second. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 14:10 1
- Kevin and Alex are apparently going to reboot DiggNation via crowd funding. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 14:22
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- the tour guide suffered a heart attack trying to fight off the lion, i hadn't heard that before, it's very sad. -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 14:09
Aquaman actually has a director? Is this some sneaky Entourage marketing tool? -- nm - Max Jun 3, 14:05
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- That's about as close to Step 1:Vague idea, Step 2: ???, Step 3: Profit! as you can get. -- nm - TWuG Jun 3, 14:14
- "It's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life." -- nm - Max Jun 3, 14:03 1
  - "This will not be over quickly. You will not enjoy this." -- nm - Diva Jun 3, 14:09
Hey Krusty - eag Jun 3, 13:57 2
- Yeah! :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 14:03 1
  - If I get a chance later I'm going to throw New Vegas in the 360 and wander the wasteland for a while tonight -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 14:03
I just let Ferb outside before N and I ran to the store; he showed a lot of interest in the area under N's picnic table, then started playing/fighting - kelly Jun 3, 13:56
have we given any thought to dinner? I have to go drop off newton's pedigree at his new doctor so have to be out and about. do I want food? - amanda Jun 3, 13:51 11
- Your IM is funny because it's (sadly) true. -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 14:06 9
  - I was talking to paul the new physician this morning. "this would run you $80 if you drove a honda, but since you drive a VW..." - amanda Jun 3, 14:13 8
    - Is it more than double for you? And of course we want to hear about Mr. Beck. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 14:19 3
      - when I was in grad school, I had this *amazing* chair. I super loved it and so did everyone else. - amanda Jun 3, 15:03
      - Probably. The materials used can likely only be mined in a single mine in Hamburg by left handed Swedish speaking Germans. -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 14:21 1
        
        left handed swedish speaking german midgets. -- nm - amanda Jun 3, 15:03
    - this stuff is a big reason why VW never really made our short list. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 14:15 3
      - what did you wind up with? really I love my car so, so much. I only question whether it's worth it for the first like two hours I have him back. - amanda Jun 3, 14:18 2
        
        an Outback. - Reagen Jun 3, 14:26
        
        Yup. I love, love, love my car. LOVE. Obviously VW has to make them that way. -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 14:20
- I'm having hot dogs and mac n cheese. I eat like a child. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 13:57
Facing Elite Bloat, Airlines Move the Goal Posts -- (link) - ty97 Jun 3, 13:47 1
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A candidate running for Danish Prime Minister has caused a stir with his campaign posters. in which he wears a cowboy hat, holster, and...that's all. - ty97 Jun 3, 13:44 6
- Speaking of Danish, I miss DaneDukeNuuk. He hasn't posted here or on FB in a few of months. :-( - Krusty Jun 3, 13:57
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  - I tried to adequately warn, but couldn't find a penis emoji! -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 13:46 3
    - 🍆 -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 13:50 1
      - oh hell no. ...don't you f up slacker talk -- nm - z on the go Jun 3, 13:53
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Has anyone dealt with a kidney infection before? Just looking for some advice on how to help my gf with the pain. - Krusty Jun 3, 13:43 7
- most pain i've ever been in in my life, i am surprised they didnt give her prescription pain killers. no advice, just sympathy. :) -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 13:44 6
  - Ditto. It landed me in the hospital. Not fun. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:27
  - Damn. Just antibiotics and something for nausea. When they call with the tests results I'll have her mention how much pain she's in and see if they - Krusty Jun 3, 13:46 4
    - I hope they are not withholding thinking it's just exaggerated or fake to get drugs - z on the go Jun 3, 13:52 1
      - Went to a real doctor and I doubt they thought that. It crossed my mind but she didn't look like she was in a lot - Krusty Jun 3, 13:55
    - it's brutal - Andie Jun 3, 13:48 1
      - She dealt with it yesterday but today I took her to the doctor. She was in so much pain that she was crying. She deals with pain so well so I knew she - Krusty Jun 3, 13:52
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- we are all financial junkies who need to go out and suck a few dicks to stave off the pain of kicking ourselves out of our homes etc - z on the go Jun 3, 13:49
- I've got some words to say about this that could get me in trouble at work, so I'll hold back. But sometimes the powers that be make it ... - Beryllium Jun 3, 13:44 1
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- I feel like chad doesn't give us 100% because he thinks we should pay him more since he's a CPA. - amanda Jun 3, 13:44 2
  - Certified Professional Aperture? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 13:45 1
    - His F-stop is close to zero. -- nm - Max Jun 3, 13:54
Cock Block: Engaged. - Mel Profit Jun 3, 13:39 18
- Guys! Guys! Guys! - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:26 4
  - It is tempting fate, but some point you might need to take UGB and tell him to go for it, before SGAD does. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 14:30 1
    - I was really close to do this until I saw how close he was... - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:54
  - "She wants to subscribe to his YT channel." "I'll take Sentences That Would Have Made Zero Sense Ten Years Ago for $600, Alex" -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 14:28 1
    - He tweeted something really funny to her. she mentioned it on FB and it went viral. YALO, -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:53
- If ultra geek wants to be a Ducky, that's on him -- nm - tristafe Jun 3, 14:10 7
  - Ducky gets tail... - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:13 5
    - from the wikipedia page on the subject ... - Beryllium Jun 3, 14:18 4
      - I literally cracked up when they did that. I thought that was brilliant. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:24 3
        
        I wonder how many other people my age actually watched UNCLE. - Beryllium Jun 3, 15:02 1
        
        I'm guessing the NCIS demo watched those shows as 30 year olds. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 3, 15:07
        
        I literally cracked up in that I laughed hard...nothing on me broke. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:56
  - What's wrong with being a Ducky? -- nm - David McCallum si Jun 3, 14:12
- The Fighting Cock Block. The Paid Cock Block. The Denial-Of-Service Cock Block. -- nm - Max Jun 3, 14:01 1
  - The DOS: CB is hilarious. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:11
- I kind of love how much you're involved in this. Keep coming with the updates. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 13:59 2
  - It's a couple of things... - Mel Profit Jun 3, 14:10 1
    - That's great. It's happened to us all, I hope. - Krusty Jun 3, 14:20
Wait. Emma Stone's character in Aloha is half Asian? -- nm - Dano Jun 3, 13:24 10
- "I wouldn't go so far as to call the sister skinny, I mean she got a weight problem. What's the girl gonna do? She's half Swedish." -- nm - Max Jun 3, 13:29
- I thought it was like 1/4 Asian. -- nm - IrishStephen Jun 3, 13:27 6
  - and 1/4 Hawaiian -- nm - Roger More Jun 3, 13:30 5
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      - and gives 110% -- nm - prayformojo Jun 3, 14:44
    - and 1/4 alien -- nm - mud Jun 3, 13:32 2
      - That's Emma Stone, not her character -- nm - Roger More Jun 3, 13:34 1
        
        that's probably what I meant. Have you seen the Jane Levy comparisons? It's like the .. - mud Jun 3, 13:43
- Isn't it obvious? -- nm - Spawn Jun 3, 13:26
- apparently she plays a Chinese-Hawaiian-Swede who spends a lot of time explaining this to others. -- nm - Diva Jun 3, 13:26
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- excellent -- nm - mud Jun 3, 13:29
I love that now I can pay for just the TV I want to watch. give me streaming CBS and I am now all set. -- (link) - amanda Jun 3, 13:22 2
- obviously, I would also like to cordially request a witness. -- nm - amanda Jun 3, 13:23 1
  - HELL yeah! -- nm - Jim Jun 3, 13:30

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