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26 reasons Google created Alphabet. -- (link) - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 07:13
Someone has gone through the effort of compiling an entire website that lists all the ways NFL teams have cheated over the years. -- (link) - ML Aug 11, 06:54 5
- Most of the Jets infractions are minor. They also include when a player does PEDs which isn't a team infraction. -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 07:01 2
  - Also, if you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin' hard enough. -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 07:06 1
    - If you ain't first, you're last! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 07:07
- -20 SB Points for excessive use of -gate suffix. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:57 1
  - Sounds like we got ourselves a Strongbadgate -- nm - Qale Aug 11, 07:08
This is really unusual for August....in the past 4 days, the AC has run for a total of 8.5 hours...and two of those days were weekend days -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 06:53 4
- My A/C hasn't stopped running for like a month. -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 07:17 1
  - It must be tired -- nm - decline Aug 11, 07:18
- you should go home at lunch and turn it on for a few hours to make up for that lost time -- nm - decline Aug 11, 07:09 1
  - "it's in the budget, honey" -- nm - jangles Aug 11, 07:16
Captain Tony Lara of Deadliest Catch died in his sleep at the age of 50.. -- nm - David Aug 11, 06:45 2
- Is he new? Don't think I've ever heard of him. What boat? -- nm - Ender Aug 11, 06:50 1
  - I don't watch the show. The story showed up in my feed. -- nm - David Aug 11, 07:01
It's the middle of August, and I haven't had a single damn piece of strawberry-rhubarb pie this summer -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 06:43 1
- you're a monster and must be put down -- nm - ML Aug 11, 06:46
I don't know what a Lawrence Lessig is, but it might join the Dem primary race for POTUS -- (link) - ty97 Aug 11, 06:37 6
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  - Bernie has called for campaign finance reform as well. He's not the only person that recognizes there's a problem. -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 06:48 1
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  - he should teach at Yale! -- nm - decline Aug 11, 06:39 1
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AZ Cardinals have offered RB Chris Johnson a one-year deal. -- (link) - ML Aug 11, 06:29 1
- +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 07:08
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- It's not about feeling guilty. It's appreciating that in some way or ways, your world is easier than it is for others. - ralph wiggum Aug 11, 06:41 34
  - This is great and I will steal it, repeat it, and guiltlessly plagiarize it often. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 06:59
  - But here's the thing...having that appreciation and recognizing that you have a benefit that others don't have isn't enough anymore. - Jim Aug 11, 06:47 31
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      - But the smackdown I get every time I try to suggest that what's going on is bullshit would seem to suggest that I am obligated to put up with it. - Jim Aug 11, 07:01 12
        
        1) Ignore Pixie. It's easy and also surprisingly good for your health. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:10
        
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        Well, here's an example of the kind of thinking that would get me blasted around here. I think they should institute a curfew in Ferguson right now - Jim Aug 11, 07:09 9
        
        i don't have a problem with that, done well. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 07:14
        
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        Well, St. Louis County police is and has been in charge of this. So Ferguson has nothing to do with it. - Jim Aug 11, 07:18 1
        
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        you going to fire a whole police department? -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:17 2
        
        maybe start with clearing house of the cops who do this stuff. have high standards for your police officers? that would be actual positive change. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 07:18 1
        
        (and if that is happening, then show it. Show the public that you are taking action against those cops.) -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 07:19
        
        (I thought they had declared a curfew?) -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 07:12 1
        
        State of Emergency but no curfew this time. It's what ended the violence one of the other times. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 07:17
      - what benefits exactly are you talking about? -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 06:59 16
        
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        That's the thing though...how do I, average citizen with no connection to law enforcement at all, do ANYthing about that? - Jim Aug 11, 07:06 2
        
        Like wigs says, it's not about feeling guilty. Things you can do include understanding why there are protests, accepting when they interfere with your - Roger More Aug 11, 07:11
        
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        ok, and how can you help them with that? -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:05 11
        
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        so, business as usual then, it has not helped to this point. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:09 2
        
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        I distrust everyone, it is not confined to one race or gender or orientation. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:11
        
        .... supporting the protests that call for the end of that? -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 07:07 5
        
        Not a fucking chance I'm going to one of these protests. They're shooting at people for crying out loud. -- nm - Jim Aug 11, 07:10 4
        
        As you said above, that happens at night. The daytime events, from what I have seen, appear to be very peaceful. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 07:13 2
        
        do you really want someone to risk that? - groiny Aug 11, 07:16 1
        
        That's a personal choice, I'm not telling anyone what to do. - ty97 Aug 11, 07:19
        
        you don't have to go, exactly. but you can write to organizations that are promoting peaceable protests with words of support, write to local - Andie Aug 11, 07:13
        
        Voting, for a start. -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 07:07
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- Move out of Harlem and you can avoid those *victims* you're so concerned about. -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 06:40
- just go punch the dude in the face -- nm - decline Aug 11, 06:35
- I have read this five times and find myself keying on this part over and over - ty97 Aug 11, 06:26 12
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    - No one likes to admit that just living their life the way they want to can have a bad effect on others. -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 07:05
    - How is 'life coach' even a thing that exists let alone a job - ty97 Aug 11, 06:36 8
      - I really wonder if the pros outweigh the cons. Seeing it happen here and in other neighborhoods doesn't lead me to think it's good for anyone - Krusty Aug 11, 06:44 6
        
        I haven't studied it in any depth, but my amateur view sees gentrification as part of the broader pattern of population shifts - ty97 Aug 11, 06:49 5
        
        I feel like cities need to control or stop it sometimes because you're going to lose the working class. -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 06:53 4
        
        I tend to think we also risk losing the rich diversity (of culture, race, income, experience) and turn cities into rich white playgrounds. -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 11, 06:58 3
        
        All those wonderful local restaurants that serve you food from around the world might not be around much longer. - Krusty Aug 11, 07:03 2
        
        Separate (at least in part) from the gentrification conversation (and completely selfishly) I HATE the suburbanization of cities. - ty97 Aug 11, 07:06 1
        
        Yup. I get so angry when I read about a chain opening up. There's going to be a Lowe's in midtown. *smh* - Krusty Aug 11, 07:20
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  - i don't like the quotes on victim. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 06:29
Legal U.S. sports betting could spread if New Jersey has its way -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:11 2
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  - So you think NJ is going to lose again, appeal, and then lose again? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:59
That Trent Richardson is listed as the #2 RB is the most Raiders thing ever. - ML Aug 11, 06:09
Happy Birthday Meg! - Google Aug 11, 06:07 13
- happy birthday Meg!! -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 07:03
- Happy Birthday! ! -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Aug 11, 07:00
- Happy birthday! Best Meg Ever! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 06:25
- Happy Birthday Meg! Time to take that cast, smash it on the counter and scream "ROAR" - amoxy Aug 11, 06:19
- Happy Birthday -- nm - decline Aug 11, 06:17
- Happy birthday, Meg! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Aug 11, 06:15
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 06:15
- ~This is your birthday song. It isn't very long. Happy birthday!~ -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Aug 11, 06:14
- birfday! -- nm - ML Aug 11, 06:13
- Very Happy Birthday Meg! -- nm - Alphabet Aug 11, 06:11
- Hope you have a great day! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:09
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Aug 11, 06:07
- Google knows all - oblique Aug 11, 06:07
Winner! :) -- (link) - oblique Aug 11, 06:05 5
- yay! -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 06:12
- she is going to be so surprised -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 11, 06:07 3
  - Now I just need to buy jello, cool-whip, and mini-marshmallows :) - oblique Aug 11, 06:08 2
    - my grandma would put mandarin oranges in too :) -- nm - decline Aug 11, 06:36
    - heh -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 11, 06:10
Does the FDA ban on promoting off-label use of pharmaceuticals violate the first amendment? -- (link) - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 06:01 11
- Do enforcement of MPAA ratings violate the 1st amendment? Are they suggestions or law it seems? -- nm - budice Aug 11, 06:14 3
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  - Technically, they are suggestions. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 06:15 1
    - And I believe that all NATO affiliated theatres agree to enforce the policies. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 06:19
- Interesting. -- nm - ML Aug 11, 06:05
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  - See below. The drugs have been proven to be safe and effective in the use the company wants to sell it as. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 06:06 1
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- NO. Next. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 06:02 2
  - In this case the company has an FDA study that says that the drugs are safe and effective but the FDA won't approve the use. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 06:05 1
    - Then sue on those merits, not on First Amendment. - ty97 Aug 11, 06:08
I think my biggest gripe with Donald Trump might be the WAY he capitalizes random words. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 06:00 2
- I see NO PROBLEM with THAT practice in GENERAL -- nm - Drew Magary Aug 11, 06:41 1
  - This was one of two posters. I guessed wrong. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 11, 06:47
Golf: PGA Championship is this week...plenty of subplots. - budice Aug 11, 05:59
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- Considering the juxtaposition to the above thread, maybe you're part of the internet class putting their job in jeopardy. -- nm - Max Aug 11, 07:23
- (non-sarcastic answer) You would think the Post Office was the worst place on earth to work based on their employees - ty97 Aug 11, 06:05
- because -- (link) - ty97 Aug 11, 06:03 [youtube]
Target moving away from gender-based signage (in some areas) -- (link) - ty97 Aug 11, 05:47 10
- Yes, my Facebook feed is freaking out over the PC-ness of it. - Kim Pine Aug 11, 05:55 7
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    - I know. People drive me crazy. -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 11, 06:01
    - right -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 05:58
  - I am perpetually amazed by the anti-PC class - ty97 Aug 11, 05:57 3
    - I generally see "PC" as "I just want to say the asshole things that spring to my mind whenever." - Kim Pine Aug 11, 06:01 1
      - "Without any negative consequences for me". Happily, now when I see PC I think.. -- (link*) - ralph wiggum Aug 11, 06:14
    - this post offends me deeply -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 05:58
- or moving away altogether in others -- nm - Canada Aug 11, 05:48 1
  - Damn you Loblaws! -- nm - Target Aug 11, 05:49
Newfoundland town of 500 started a fundraiser/lottery to pay some bills. Now someone has a 1 in 10 chance at winning over $325k. -- (link) - Beaker Aug 11, 05:45 2
- "After 42 weeks and 42 winners ... there are only nine cards left in the deck." - Baron Bing Bong Aug 11, 06:10 1
  - *checks under table* "Well whattaya know, it was here the whole time." -- nm - rollo Aug 11, 07:03
HRC has now certified that she has turned over all work-related emails to the State Dep. -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 11, 05:36 6
- How does one prove that if she wiped the server? -- nm - budice Aug 11, 05:39 5
  - You don't, which would be why they wiped the server in the first place. -- nm - Ender Aug 11, 06:52
  - I am far from an expert at this - Strongbad Aug 11, 05:42 3
    - IIRC, they were trying to account for all the emails sent/received on her private server. Likely contained her mailbox. -- nm - budice Aug 11, 05:46 2
      - But to your point, emails were likely forwarded to other devices. But doent necessarily account for all sent or received. Their focus was the servr -- nm - budice Aug 11, 05:49 1
        
        Yes. - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:09
Nancy Reagan sends out 16 invites for the Sept. 16 GOP presidential debate -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 11, 05:27 1
- Rick Perry is no longer paying staff, as fundraising dries up -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 11, 05:29
Yes, Uber Lost a Lot of Money. (And It Will Lose More.) -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 11, 04:02 10
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  - Yes. Obviously not. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 05:25 5
    - The bigger concern is not producing a balance sheet. People want to know how their money is spent. Leaks and not hard and fast financial disclosures. -- nm - budice Aug 11, 05:45 4
      - This is not a concern. And no one has any right to see that data anyway. -- nm - MDH Aug 11, 06:00
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        This is true, but some investors have complained of not having full disclosure. Company heartily reports revenues, but says little about expeditures -- nm - budice Aug 11, 06:01 1
        
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- Uber Is Serving New York’s Outer Boroughs More Than Taxis Are -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 11, 05:01
- As a concept, ridesharing is great. How they handle the administrative end leaves something to be desired. -- nm - budice Aug 11, 04:13 1
  - Here's whats going on the administrative side... - budice Aug 11, 04:24
August 11, 1992 - Mall of America opens in Minnesota -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 04:01 2
- 1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 04:27 1
  - 1984 – "We begin bombing in five minutes" – United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his - Beaker Aug 11, 04:28

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