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Celeb Bdays:Minka Kelly (35),Petra Nemcova (36),Mindy Kaling (36) -- nm - budice Jun 24, 05:54 3
- No idea what the other two are, but I'm marrying Mindy. -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 05:58
- MFK -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 05:56 1
  - Yeah. This is the only answer I think. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 05:58
STIS: does anyone know anything about IOWA depreciation curves? -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 05:46
Last night I had a dream that an STer died. That was rough. I won't name them, but... keep posting those life updates. -- nm - Max Jun 24, 05:32 2
- Max is killing it this morning...go see his movie -- nm - budice Jun 24, 05:51
- we need those bracelets from The Ewok Adventure. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 05:46
Sounds like Brady killed it at his hearing yesterday -- (link) - Beaker Jun 24, 04:49
Ugh....I am so not a morning person. First phone call of the day is complete though. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 03:36
Where is that all talk wanker: Bacon? - JD Jun 24, 01:52
Um, whoa. Spotify Lyrics feature (desktop app). -- (edited) - con_carne Jun 24, 01:15 1
- I've used the feature off and on for a couple of months.....vey cool indeed 😀 -- nm - JD Jun 24, 02:05
"Congratulations Kevin! You have passed the final exam with a score of 98%." - now I can operate a boat :) - Beryllium Jun 24, 00:44 12
- The question was "Do you want a boat or what's in the mystery box?" - Baron Bing Bong Jun 24, 05:56
- red, right, returning all over the damn place now, bitches! -- nm - CQ Jun 24, 05:28
- You're on a boat! -- nm - Max Jun 24, 05:21 1
  - Does the boat engine make noise, mother f**ker? -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 05:24
- We're gonna need a bigger boat -- nm - budice Jun 24, 04:58
- nice! so they don't want you to know what you need practice on? That seems like they are asking for trouble -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 04:29
- All I need now is a VHF certificate and then I can really operate a boat. - Beryllium Jun 24, 01:10
- so you have a 2% chance of sailing off the edge of the earth? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 24, 00:52
- woot! so when is the cruise? -- nm - JD Jun 24, 00:52 3
  - No idea, but I'm going fishing with my dad next week -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 00:53 2
    - ~just sit right back and you'll hear a tale a tale of a fateful trip~ -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 04:29
    - Even better -- nm - JD Jun 24, 00:55
So my next two days will be spent in Frankenmuth - Woo! Bronners, Birch Run & Beer! -- nm - JenBro Jun 24, 00:27 4
- I was just there for four days, it was great. Enjoy! -- nm - J Jun 24, 05:16
- Go to the cuckoo clock store if you haven't been before. You need a nice cuckoo. - Covington Jun 24, 01:55 1
  - :) it's always so much fun! Can't wait to get some butterhorns! (sugar BOMB) -- nm - JenBro Jun 24, 02:07
- Nice! If you have time and haven't been before, please take the brewery tour on my vicarious behalf -- nm - JD Jun 24, 00:54
This is one of those nights where I type a bunch of horrible thoughts into the subject line because I cannot say them out loud. - Mop Jun 24, 00:03 2
- Hang in there. - JD Jun 24, 00:56
- :( that's not the Mop I met in Vegas ... hope the light comes back to your soul soon. -- nm - JenBro Jun 24, 00:19
A little eye bleach perhaps? -- (link) - con_carne Jun 23, 23:18
"paybuddy" is a piece of crap. Why can't I just pay. Stop with this account non-sense. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 23, 22:50 2
- doesn't sound like much of a buddy to me -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 23:24
- Just terrible. Sucks that they had the better price otherwise I would have moved on quickly to Amazon -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 23, 23:03
So I was trying to talk my mid 20's co-worker into seeing this 90's teen movies mini-marathon - JD Jun 23, 22:37
How many of these movies can you identify (you'll probably need to zoom the picture) nmblink - ralph wiggum Jun 23, 22:35 [Image] 2
- Hmmmmm.. - JD Jun 23, 22:46
- only 19 -- nm - prayformojo Jun 23, 22:41
In one of the rare times that I'm stymied by technology - JD Jun 23, 22:29
It begins. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 22:27
JD: I didn't mean it in a bad way, just a ... double secret probation kind of way. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 22:19
What I learned from b2: Mafic secretly married Wiggum's sister. - David Jun 23, 22:16
Inkmaster returned tonight on Spike -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 22:14
My substantive life update and overshare ... - ReluctantCynic Jun 23, 22:00
This board has a lot of diverse topics. -- nm - David Jun 23, 21:46 9
- it has been a day of diverse topics :) -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 23, 22:05 1
  - i mean, seriously, we've covered something like 7 boards today . . . - call me Ishmael Jun 23, 22:08
- We didn't want you to get bored ;) -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 21:59 6
  - You're good friends! - David Jun 23, 22:13 5
    - That's a rather specific % - JD Jun 23, 22:18 4
      - The amazing part to me is that you just turned down a better offer last week. - David Jun 23, 22:20 3
        
        I thought I was good with relievers. - JD Jun 23, 22:23 2
        
        Man, I just didn't see it when I made that offer. - David Jun 23, 22:25 1
        
        We'll see - JD Jun 23, 22:32
I would be ever so pleased if EVERY GODDAMNED SITE NOW DIDN'T THROW UP 8 EMAIL SIGNUPS AND SURVEYS - Reagen Jun 23, 21:45 4
- I was thinking of adding both these features to ST. Oh well. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 22:12 1
  - Oh...you're a way better coder than that -- nm - JD Jun 23, 22:13
- Amen!! And no, I don't want to log in through FaceBook !! -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 22:00 1
  - Heh, and Norwegian Cruises just popped up their regular survey...then wouldn't let me log in...oops...... - Meg Jun 23, 22:30
*looks at the post count* 76. Seventy-six. This overshare board can't end soon enough. -- nm - Mop Jun 23, 21:45 1
- Secretly Married with Zeitgeist is a reality show I would watch -- nm - con_carne Jun 23, 22:00
"since then she's been dry as fuck" - JD Jun 23, 21:41
"Bad choice. Aspartame invented by Donald Rumsfeld in the 80s. Mind control." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 21:24 1
- Once upon a time I temped at for Rumsfeld's secretary's secretary at Searle. - tobor.2 Jun 23, 22:08
Only 3k down, Reagen... - David Jun 23, 21:03 2
- Mine says like 9k for the week, or are you talking about something else? -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 21:50 1
  - No, that's what I mean. I've got 70,470 to 67,128. - David Jun 23, 21:52
Substantive be life update: uh, not much. - Beryllium Jun 23, 20:57 3
- I put over how awesome these boards are that you've created during a conversation with someone who used to moderate a UBB board. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 21:22 1
  - "Since 1997". Wow. I've used phpBB, but not ubb. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 21:26
- More than insubstantive. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 21:19
So the minimum price in the bookstore is a quarter - no tax. One of my shifts consistently deposits large amounts of assorted coin. - Meg Jun 23, 20:56 8
- I suspect changing cash out, either for himself or others. -- nm - mafic Jun 23, 21:10 3
  - Yep, and I'm the one who has to explain I have to count it, cash it out, and take it to Coinstar because banks don't like large amts of loose change. -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 21:23 2
    - my favourite one of these: a bank near a friend's house in Vancouver had a coin counting service, he took his mass of coins in. - mafic Jun 23, 21:30 1
      - Since I discovered Coinstar will issue Amazon credit - and not take a commission - it's no problem to use that. It's the counting so I can balance the - Meg Jun 23, 21:57
- Sounds like he's literally shaking down the customers -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:57 3
  - Figure he's either panhandling on the side or cashing out change for some of the folk that live in the park :/ -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 21:00 2
    - Or it's the chickens. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 21:13 1
      - If it was breadcrumbs I could buy that :) -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 21:25
And for something completely meaningless...would it kill the apparently selectively &%^^&%^& offensively crippled Dodgers to score some runs for Zack? -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:55
MadBum‬ has 10 Strikeouts through the first 5 innings -- nm - budice Jun 23, 20:54 1
- boo.! -- (edited) - b. Jun 23, 21:01
Substantive life update? Ashlee is set for a video EEG in August where they will try to trigger a seizure and record her brain activity during said - IrishStephen Jun 23, 20:51 18
- *thoughts and prayers are with you guys* -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 03:15
- Thanks, everyone. And thank you, RC, for using ya'll. I don't know why but that made me chuckle. heh -- nm - IrishStephen Jun 23, 22:19
- I'll light a candle for y'all tomorrow. - ReluctantCynic Jun 23, 22:03
- Good vibes to you and Ashlee. -- nm - jaxSean Jun 23, 21:58
- Oh, wow. Good luck to both of you. -- nm - David Jun 23, 21:32
- eeesh . . . hope you guys figure out the problem and find a solution . . . positive thoughts to both your family and the medical staff ! -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 23, 21:17
- That's a lot to deal with. Good thoughts for you and your whole family. I hope you get some answers very soon. -- nm* - Krusty Jun 23, 21:14
- A form of PTSD sounds about right. - tobor.2 Jun 23, 21:11
- that's terrifying, but I find it super cool that we have the technology to do these things. -- nm - mafic Jun 23, 21:05
- damn, some major sh** in the Curr household..Sending all the good thoughts and more to you -- nm - amoxy Jun 23, 21:02
- So scary all round. Best wishes to you all. -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 20:59
- ayyiyi. best wishes all around! -- nm - b. Jun 23, 20:56
- :( If you don't mind my asking, how long has she had seizures? What type are they? nm - ralph wiggum Jun 23, 20:54 4
  - Her first seizure in 2013 was a grand mal. Then she didn't have another one until 3(?) months ago, and they've been called partial complex seizures by - IrishStephen Jun 23, 21:01 3
    - Is she just on the one med? nm - ralph wiggum Jun 23, 21:11 2
      - Yes, just the one. We discussed changing meds with the specialist, but she doesn't want to go that route yet, with Ashlee still breastfeeding, until - IrishStephen Jun 23, 21:15 1
        
        Man, that's a lot on your plate. I hope the EEG helps solve the mystery. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 23, 21:24
- *low whistle* That's some scary stuff. Good luck to Ashlee - JD Jun 23, 20:52
Uh..the hell...that's not good goalkeeping -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:48
Whoopsies! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 23, 20:48
this made me smile this morning, at a hallmark store. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 23, 20:44
You're a kid now. You're a squid now. Splatoon has sold 1 million units. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 20:43 3
- I saw an ad for it before Jurassic World. it was a terrible, terrible ad. game looked reasonably fun. -- nm - mafic Jun 23, 21:07
- Next year's Fire Emblem: Fates will include same-sex possibilities for pairings. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 20:45 1
  - Later this year, Animal Crossing spin-offs will allow you to select darker skin tones for your character. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 20:45
"If anyone asks, you're all our friends from college" -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:43 2
- Including the poor kid Andie and Amanda picked up in the elevator :) -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 20:49 1
  - "Dammit guys, we're going to a wedding reception, take off the beads!"...*watches the older lady in the elevator follow behind us to the suite* .... - Will Hunting Jun 24, 04:32
"Are you done playing batman yet, dad?" "No." "Are you done playing batman yet, dad?" "No." "Are you done playing batman yet, dad?" "No." - jaxSean Jun 23, 20:41 6
- I was wondering why there were hordes of people buying ps4s this weekend. it makes sense now. -- nm - mafic Jun 23, 22:03 1
  - I hope they enjoy their inferior console. - dayvid Jun 24, 05:23
- "Stop asking me or I'll have to check myself into Arkham!" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 20:44
- I will *NEVER* be done playing Batman. -- nm - Mop Jun 23, 20:43 2
  - Of course -- (link) - JD Jun 23, 20:45 [youtube] 1
    - Ha ha, his brain is injured! -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 22:05
*self-censored for the good of the community* -- nm - b. Jun 23, 20:38 5
- Whisper it -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 20:40 4
  - st doesn't need profane b. -- nm - b. Jun 23, 20:45 3
    - *. -- nm - jaxSean Jun 23, 21:38
    - *snicker* - JD Jun 23, 20:46
    - Oh but we do -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 20:46
Old and busted: 4 on 4 NHL OT. New hotness: 3 on 3. -- (link) - Reagen Jun 23, 20:36 14
- Blades of Steel! -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 20:45
- What is wrong with ties in the regular season? -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 20:44 4
  - 5 on 5 regular 20 minute overtime periods until someone scores or someone dies! -- nm - Mop Jun 23, 20:47
  - It's not futbol -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:45 2
    - Up until a few years ago, they were a normal part of hockey, except for playoff games. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 21:16 1
      - *nod* -- nm - JD Jun 23, 21:18
- 2015-16 salary ceiling has been set at $71.4 million -- nm - budice Jun 23, 20:44
- Good Lord. The madness. -- nm - Mop Jun 23, 20:44 1
  - word -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 04:31
- you like? -- nm - mud Jun 23, 20:38 4
  - less shootouts are better, but I still want 2 point games. - Reagen Jun 23, 20:40 3
    - I like the idea of 3-2-1-0, but I think it would make late 3rd period conservativeness even worse. -- nm - mafic Jun 23, 21:32
    - Have them play Hasbro Games to decide overtime, man that's a mean game of Operation... -- nm - budice Jun 23, 20:41 1
      - Especially with the gloves on -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:47
my "gift" is, if I am a guest at your wedding, you won't get divorced. I have a 100% record. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 20:36 2
- I am too, but I've only been to maybe 10 weddings. -- nm - mafic Jun 23, 21:09
- Damn...That's quite the gift -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:40
that.was.a.pretty.goal -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:34
So, Battlebots question (spoilers?) - IrishStephen Jun 23, 20:34 3
- Yeah, my son would have none of it. It seems unacceptable. -- nm - Mop Jun 23, 20:46
- the answer is yes - prayformojo Jun 23, 20:35 1
  - The official site doesn't have rules listed. (How conveeeeenient) but in doing some brief searching it looks like there was/is a 250 lbs weight limit - JD Jun 23, 20:40
Nifty goal -- nm - prayformojo Jun 23, 20:34 1
- fancy shmancy -- nm - mud Jun 23, 20:36

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