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Some soccer play broke his butt in a game and so they used a freeze gun to ice that sh!t right up -- (link) - decline Aug 10, 10:27 3
- To make it worse the doc kept uttering one-liners from Batman & Robin. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 10:29 2
  - "Ice to meet you" -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 10:30 1
    - "Allow me to break the ice" -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 10:31
Thursday's weather looks like it will be one of the nicest days of the entire year. Who says August in DC is bad? -- nm - Max Aug 10, 10:27 2
- Okay, that's one day -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:28
- I was just looking at this and decided I'm taking Thursday off and going fishing. -- nm - decline Aug 10, 10:28
Steve Smith will retire after this season. -- nm - Imperator Aug 10, 10:24
You know who else should have been using a private email server? The National Security chiefs (hi, China!) -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:23
Amanda, I know we don't know each other outside of the board, and I don't know whether it would even matter, but if you'd like you can use me as a - IrishStephen Aug 10, 10:17 15
- thanks. I used sash, andrea, and jonathan. I think if I could just get them to look at me, they would hand me a six pack of kittens, but it looks like - fabulous squad Aug 10, 10:25 10
  - No problem. Still a bit baffled, we would never turn away someone just because they haven't had a cat before... - IrishStephen Aug 10, 10:32
  - you are slowly going to turn into the crazy cat lady -- nm* - decline Aug 10, 10:28 3
    - no, I really think that I can only have one cat friend. my house is 1131 square feet only. -- nm - fabulous squad Aug 10, 10:30 2
      - plenty of room for 2. - groiny Aug 10, 10:32
      - 1131 sq ft? so like 25 cats or so! -- nm - decline Aug 10, 10:31
  - Don't let him borrow one, you know what he did to Newton. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 10:27
  - My town has at least a half-dozen cat agencies, including foster programs ... I gather yours is too small for that? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 10:26 3
    - we have two. one spun off from the other (politics) so they basically have the same rules. I could probs find a cat on craigslist, but that feels real - fabulous squad Aug 10, 10:31 1
      - there are rules....that you get illiminated by? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 10, 10:35
    - I wouldn't be surprised if her town only has the one -- nm - decline Aug 10, 10:30
- you know, the typo works. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 10:19 3
  - "She'll take him out for long runs in warm weather and keep him protected in the winter. She might even get a second one to reduce wear and tear." -- nm - Max Aug 10, 10:23 1
    - "and she won't leave him outside overnight with his top down ..." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 10:24
  - *laughing* I even missed the typo on the first re-reading. I think i'm going to let that typo stand -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 10, 10:21
Re-watched MI:3 and X-Men:DoFP on the weekend. MI:3 is as good as I remember, and DoFP is also really solid. -- nm - Shaun Aug 10, 10:10
Amanda obvie should have gone to Chicago with us -- (link) - ty97 Aug 10, 10:04 6
- I'm pretty sure that's how Zoo started -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 10:08 4
  - the awful TV show, not the book. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 10:09 3
    - Once again, a perfectly good TV show/movie ruined by reading - oblique Aug 10, 10:10 2
      - the only reason I read the book, is because I knew there was a show about it coming on. - groiny Aug 10, 10:12 1
        
        This is why, I believe, I enjoyed HP more than most. Never read the books before watching all the movies - oblique Aug 10, 10:14
- ~ Too many cats, too many cats ~ -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:07
Donald Trump Considering Taking Pledge Not to Run as Third-Party Candidate -- (link) - ML Aug 10, 09:59 31
- He couldn't afford to, Demos and republicans are looking to spend 1 beeellion, not including superpac $$ Koch bros already said 1b - zeitgeist Aug 10, 10:32
- I don't trust anything he says. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 10:11 5
  - which is true for every single politician. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 10:13 4
    - Pretty much. And yet I still seem to trust him less (mostly b/c he is a loose cannon) -- nm - ty97 Aug 10, 10:18
    - to varying degrees though. i mean with Trump i would be in the headspace that i would disbelieve it if he said "nice day, isn't it?" -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 10:14 2
      - I think I am tempted to believe him more, because he just don't give a shit. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 10:16 1
        
        He has the craven selfishness, his motivations are so easy to read. - Will Hunting Aug 10, 10:17
- I don't want to give an oath because oaths are for losers. But when I give my word, I guarantee - I guarantee you - that I will make money on it. -- nm - Trump Aug 10, 10:10
- So? - Strongbad Aug 10, 10:09
- If I ran as a third party candidate I'd get more votes than the other parties put together. I'll give them some votes because I'm a nice guy. -- nm - Trump Aug 10, 10:05 1
  - You wouldn't be talking about third parties if it weren't for me. Perot couldn't win because he only had 3 billion. And there were fewer Mexicans! -- nm - Trump Aug 10, 10:08
- I'm really not sure what he gains by that. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 10:02 11
  - Another day in the headlines, at least -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 10:05
  - I thought it was apparent from his answer in the debate that this is/was coming. - ML Aug 10, 10:04 9
    - because it's buried in a mountain of unintelligable clauses? -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 10:08 1
      - That was Trump at his most understandable. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 10:10
    - Gives it up for guaranteed prime time Convention slot? -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 10, 10:06 6
      - Maybe. Whatever it is, it'll be something that feeds his ego. -- nm - ML Aug 10, 10:10 5
        
        As opposed to all his other ego-less opponents -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:12 4
        
        He's on a entirely different plane of ego. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 10, 10:18 3
        
        He just doesn't try to hide his. -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:21 2
        
        In any manner. Even the most-alpha's hide it in some form. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 10, 10:28 1
        
        I put Cruz and Walker and Rubio up against him any day of the week -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:30
- "...a senior Trump adviser told ABC News." pfft -- nm - mud Aug 10, 10:02 5
  - I'm dubious of the concept that there is such thing as a "senior Trump advisor". -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 10:03 4
    - Probably the same one Erickson was dealing with. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 10, 10:07
    - he had one but we got into a tiff and I left yesterday. He'll tell youhe fired me though he's lying. -- nm - roger Stone Aug 10, 10:06
    - I'm guessing, but the source is likely NWBR's evil twin -- nm - ML Aug 10, 10:05
    - He probably just disguised his voice -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:04
- And he would NEVER break that pledge under ANY circumstance -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:01
- Don't do it Donald! You don'tneed them! -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 10:01
Ex-Dolphins OL coach Jim Turner to file defamation lawsuit against Ted Wells -- (link) - Beaker Aug 10, 09:56
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has announced it will spend 2.3 billion yuan ($4.6 billion US) for a stake in Suning Commerce Group -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 09:51 3
- I swear this stock is just a bubble begging to be popped - jangles Aug 10, 09:59 2
  - Bezoar is just waiting for it to pop. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 10:12 1
    - *Bezos* -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 10:12
question: in a ceiling fan with a light fixture (three bulbs), do I want 25w or 40w equiv bulbs? (am I crazy?) - fabulous squad Aug 10, 09:50 15
- Take one of the forties out and see if it's more to your liking? -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 10, 10:05
- I have 4 25s in my living room ceiling fan. I wish they were brighter -- nm - CQ Aug 10, 10:02 3
  - I can't stand LED lighting at all -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:03 2
    - they are warming it up. which is good, it's so energy efficient but it needed to look nicer. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 10:08
    - I'm ho hum on it. Seems hospitalish to me or something -- nm - CQ Aug 10, 10:05
- How good do you look under lighting? -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 09:57 2
  - It's right there in her name -- nm - Max Aug 10, 09:57 1
    - She could be fudging it for cat friends -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 09:58
- I have 25's but in a room with another light (it's in my kitchen). Replace the switch with a dimmer switch -- nm - decline Aug 10, 09:53
- you don't want 3 x 25. we have hall fixtures that use 2 x 40 Watt, and i wish they were a smidge brighter. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 09:53 3
  - so I'm just crazy, do you think? I was used to the darker room? -- nm - fabulous squad Aug 10, 09:54 2
    - paint the walls darker. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 09:54 1
      - wear sunglasses at night -- nm - Corey Hart Aug 10, 09:55
- don't go by watt equivalencies, go by lumens -- nm - ML Aug 10, 09:52
- I think I have 40w in mine, but that is the only light in the room, so I want it brighter. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 09:51
True Detective season 2 in 2 minutes -- (link) - Beaker Aug 10, 09:49 1
- 1:59 longer than necessary -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 09:50
Whee! It's time for the annual baseball fan panic over reports that "[Player X] has been placed on revocable waivers". - ML Aug 10, 09:38 30
- Can we pause for just a moment and reflect on the fact that it's mid-August and the Cubs are not only still in the hunt, but also surging rather than - pmb Aug 10, 09:46 26
  - and you managed to put Castro to the bench, and no one is complaining about it. - groiny Aug 10, 09:49 18
    - It seems to be a really great clubhouse atmosphere. Maddon is something. I agree someone will take Castro. He's having an off year, but he's a - pmb Aug 10, 09:57
    - Baez comin'? -- nm - ML Aug 10, 09:51 16
      - They're not going to bring him up until he can play every day. - Imperator Aug 10, 09:53 11
        
        someone will take Castro, I am pretty certain of that. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 09:54 10
        
        They offered him to at least the Braves and the A's at the deadline. -- nm - Imperator Aug 10, 09:54 9
        
        I think Theo was asking for a lot for him at that point. - groiny Aug 10, 09:56 8
        
        The critical thing now is he'll have to pass through waivers--I'm not sure he'd make it through. -- nm - ML Aug 10, 09:57 7
        
        Then you let him go...and problem solved. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 10, 10:08
        
        They won't move him until the offseason. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 09:59 5
        
        I think this is the likely result, yes. - ML Aug 10, 10:00 4
        
        They've already said they aren't bringing him up until September. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 10:01 3
        
        Have they? I missed that. -- nm - ML Aug 10, 10:02 2
        
        well, I think they also said they were not bringing Schwarber up earlier this year too. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 10:03 1
        
        Not exactly. They said they were only going to bring him up to DH. They did send him back down, but then Montero got hurt. And the guy has just - pmb Aug 10, 10:05
      - could be, Russel is the real deal at SS, so Baez seems to be next in line for 2b. - groiny Aug 10, 09:52 3
        
        Windy City indeed - ML Aug 10, 09:53 2
        
        with that lineup, he can bat 7th and do fine whiffing 30% of the time. - groiny Aug 10, 09:55 1
        
        Yeah probably he's an upgrade on Castro, but that's a logjam for now -- nm - ML Aug 10, 09:58
  - 4th best record in baseball! *whispers* third best in the nl central -- nm - ML Aug 10, 09:48
  - I think it is time I returned to watching baseball games...it's been 15 years give or take...what could go wrong? -- nm - Bartman Aug 10, 09:47
  - just think if you had Bryant up the whole year, you might be in sole possession of the Wild Card. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 09:47 4
    - Eh. It was about 2-3 weeks. I doubt it would have made 4 games difference in that time frame. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 09:58 3
      - you are what, 3 games behind Pittsburgh? - groiny Aug 10, 10:01 2
        
        Yeah, I can't really get worked up about it. We're 3 1/2 behind Pittsburgh. If we wind up 1 game out of the WC then maybe I'll be annoyed, but - pmb Aug 10, 10:09 1
        
        for sure, it was the right call, for the wrong reasons. - groiny Aug 10, 10:11
- can't wait to see how Nicky the Swish does in Atlanta. - groiny Aug 10, 09:44 2
  - After two days, he's already one of my favorite players. -- nm - Imperator Aug 10, 09:45 1
    - I enjoyed his time here, even though he was not great, and got in Guillen's doghouse. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 09:46
Thing nobody's talking about yet: The Mets need to go to, like, a 7 man rotation if they want to make the playoffs. -- nm - Tim Aug 10, 09:37 1
- (As FanGraphs now shows the Mets more likely to make the playoffs than the Natinals.) -- nm - Tim Aug 10, 09:39
ST Poll: An AP poll finds only 10% of cardholders have received a new chip card ahead of the 10/1 deadline. Only 1/3 of those have used it. Have you? - Ender Aug 10, 09:26 21
- I think two of my cards of them (because one had to be replaced, one expired). I used it once. Took 3x longer than the swipe because it didn't work - oblique Aug 10, 10:03
- That explains why I got all these replacement cards recently. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:58 1
  - Well, partly. *fires up his sexay new 4k* -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 10:00
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  - Nowhere I shop regularly has an AP reader -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 09:50 3
    - I saw an AP sign somewhere recently. I don't even have it set up. -- nm - fabulous squad Aug 10, 09:51 1
      - Tarjay and MickeyD's are the only places I've been unless to bust it out so far -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 09:54
    - yeah, even if I had an iPhone I don't think there is anywhere I could use it -- nm - decline Aug 10, 09:51
- I've only received a chip card for one of my cards (my business card has it too). I've never used chip -- nm - decline Aug 10, 09:43 2
  - my favorite pizza to go place has chip. our walmarts and targets do too. I have four chip cards. -- nm - fabulous squad Aug 10, 09:47 1
    - Alexia McKenzie scoffs at your four chips -- (link) - jangles Aug 10, 09:53
- You just reminded me to replace my current credit card because the strip is starting to go. I expect the replacements will have the chips. -- nm - ML Aug 10, 09:39
- do not have one. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 10, 09:35
- I have received chip cards for all my cards, but I've never used the chip. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 09:33
- Have yet to recieve new cards, but was informed by email that one is on the way. -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 09:32 1
  - Same here. -- nm - Imperator Aug 10, 09:34
- Only from Discover so far. Use it at Walmart and Target all the time. Oops. And Citi. Seems like it has had a chip for a year or more. -- nm* - Spawn Aug 10, 09:31
- I've rec'd 3 different chip cards and used them all. Everywhere I've used them was able to accept them. -- nm - Diva Aug 10, 09:31
- From my bank, yes (used) from Discover, no -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 09:29
- I've received new chip cards and a bunch of stores around here have new chip readers but haven't turned them on yet. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 10, 09:29 1
  - Yup. Like CVS. They have them, so effin' turn them on! -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 09:38
Things you don't want to talk about. How skyscapers sway in high winds. -- (link) - Mop Aug 10, 09:24 1
- most times the sway is unnoticeable. When I was in Puerto Rico a couple years back I was in a hurricane - The hotel room felt like I was on a boat -- nm - decline Aug 10, 09:44
How do houses like this exist in Brooklyn? -- (link) - Mop Aug 10, 09:24
That study is a lot more correlation than causation. Basically, it looks at religious affiliation correlates it to regions considered attractive. - Mop Aug 10, 09:20
To kitten: "So, where do you see yourself in 5 years?" Kitten: "Meowww?" -- nm - Amanda si Aug 10, 09:18 3
- No typos on your résumés, cat friend applicants -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 09:43
- I will have caught that elusive laser light, devoured its innards, and hunted its family to extinction. -- nm - Kitten si Aug 10, 09:31
- "How do you feel about naps, sunbeams, and felt mice?" -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 09:31
Labor Day is in four weeks. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 09:09 8
- Kids are already going back to school across the country. Mine don't hit school until after Labor Day. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:21
- Solidarity forever! -- nm - jangles Aug 10, 09:18
- for one of my coworkers, it could be today -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 09:17 1
  - this almost sounds like a game show -- nm - Max Aug 10, 09:46
- It'll be another missed DragonCon. Bawwww. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 10, 09:12
- yep. I have this memorized. that is also my job's end date. -- nm - Jovian Aug 10, 09:10 2
  - what's next for you, jovian? -- nm - fabulous squad Aug 10, 09:23 1
    - I wish I knew. Been looking for new work. Nothing yet. Probably unemployment for a bit. - Jovian Aug 10, 10:24

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