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DYK? A Hunter's Moon will have a dark shadow across its face - a phenomenon called a penumbral lunar eclipse. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:41
So I decided to volunteer as a coach for our county youth soccer U6 league. Pinch is on my team obvie and we had a 2 hour long - CQ Aug 21, 08:38 11
- Nice! -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 08:44
- you should have seen me coaching a bunch of 6 year olds in TeeBall. - groiny Aug 21, 08:41 7
  - Also, a huge thanks to Dick's sporting goods for furnishing all coaches with scrimmage jerseys, cones, balls, whistles, and ball bags. -- nm - CQ Aug 21, 08:44 2
    - Dicks Rocks! Go O's -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 08:44
    - nice! -- nm - groiny Aug 21, 08:44
  - "now when you slide into second, be sure to go in with your spikes high" -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:42 3
    - I had one kid who all he wanted to do was play in the dirt. - groiny Aug 21, 08:44 2
      - He plays catcher. -- nm - iSpam Aug 21, 08:48
      - (this will make me giggle this afternoon ... I can just see your face) -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 08:45
- That's going to be awesome. You should pick a team fight song! -- nm - emoticripple Aug 21, 08:40
- with under 6 expect it to be about as easy as herding cats (but yes it will be fun). -- (edited) - Beaker Aug 21, 08:40
gonna be one of THOSE days ... guess who wore her shirt inside out for the first 3 hours today? - JenBro Aug 21, 08:37 2
- You're totally going to meet cute today. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 21, 08:38 1
  - :) -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 08:45
STISAER*: One of my best and oldest friends has asked me to be godfather to his youngest, but I am not a person of faith. - emoticripple Aug 21, 08:30 5
- but...while you are denouncing satan and all his works, your enemies are all being whacked -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 21, 11:26
- Well, you might not be accepted as godfather because you are not Catholic. (This was my experience, but different churches have different practices) - Roger More Aug 21, 08:35
- It's ceremonial now. It's meant to say, hey you're important to the kid. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 21, 08:32
- As long as he understands your faith-stance, it is an honor. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:32 1
  - This. Make your stance known, and if he's cool with it, you can accept if you wish. -- nm - Shaun Aug 21, 08:34
A Link to the Past + Portal gun? -- (link) - Shaun Aug 21, 08:29
If you've been after an album of weird James Bond theme covers, I've got just what you need. -- (link) - LMS Aug 21, 08:28
Kiva: "A loan of $1,100 helps Alfonso to buy lottery tickets." - nubby Aug 21, 08:23 8
- I wonder if this is a joke, or if he thinks this is a viable investment. -- nm - Mop Aug 21, 08:37 5
  - It says he resells the tickets, but still. -- nm - nubby Aug 21, 08:43
  - He hopes to go viral. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:39 3
    - If he gets a million dollars on GoFundMe, will he just use it to buy more tickets? -- nm - Mop Aug 21, 08:40 2
      - Then he can go on kickstarter -- nm - eag Aug 21, 08:44
      - it is the only way to make the big money! -- nm - groiny Aug 21, 08:42
- at least he is honest. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:24
- Have a heart, man! -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:23
TV PSA: Fear The Walking Dead premieres Sunday. 90 minutes long. -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:17 3
- You've all been warned. -- nm - Imperator Aug 21, 08:25 1
  - Yeah, you will want to avoid it. -- (link) - Spawn Aug 21, 08:31
- spoiler on plotline (watched the first few m.inutes) - Spawn Aug 21, 08:23
I wonder if these bears paid the Bear Tax? -- (link) - Beaker Aug 21, 08:04
Employees at furniture manufacturer unionize. Boss shutters company, citing religious reasons. -- (link) - Mop Aug 21, 07:59 3
- New Union in Windsor Ontario: The members of the Street Labourers of Windsor — or SLOW — include panhandlers and buskers. -- (link) - Beaker Aug 21, 08:20
- "We are required by scripture to 'live peaceably with all men,' and not to use force to gain what we want or for what is required to succeed." - TWuG Aug 21, 08:16
- Sure, sure. First United Church of the Scab. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 08:01
Ugh, business lunch. I have to put on big boy clothes :/ -- nm - ty97 Aug 21, 07:56 12
- It'll be over video-conference at 3 AM. No pants required! -- nm - Mop Aug 21, 07:59
- Free food does suck. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 21, 07:59 6
  - I'm not even sure who's paying. -- nm - ty97 Aug 21, 07:59 5
    - oh crap, seriously how does this work?!?!?!?! - ty97 Aug 21, 08:04 4
      - They pay. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 21, 08:04 3
        
        Yeah, my old auditors wouldn't let us buy them anything. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 08:08
        
        word. your company will get billed for it though I would imagine -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 08:06 1
        
        Oh, it's totally built into the fees but he won't have to pay anything direct. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 21, 08:27
- Yeah. I hate wearing pants. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 07:56 3
  - Seriously! I work from home. - ty97 Aug 21, 07:57 2
    - Or in some cases, take them off. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 07:59 1
      - :) -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 08:46
B2: I was on a plane that got struck by lightning on landing. Zero effect. I only noticed because I was looking out the window at the time. - mafic Aug 21, 07:55 1
- At least that killed the gremlin on the wing. -- nm - Qale Aug 21, 07:58
This made me happy. -- (link) - Spawn Aug 21, 07:45 1
- In the future we will make incoming freshmen fight to the death for a free education. And we will call it... - Mop Aug 21, 07:49
Looks like the Falcons new stadium will be "Mercedez-Benz Stadium" - Strongbad Aug 21, 07:40 4
- Poor MetLife, everyone still calls it the Meadowlands. -- nm - Krusty Aug 21, 07:45 3
  - That is how 90% of these go. The first name stays with it. We still call Bankers Life, Conseco. We still call Klipsch Music Center, Deer Creek. - Spawn Aug 21, 08:03 2
    - Yeah, I know the local one has a corporate name, but every time I see it I think "where the hell is that?" - mafic Aug 21, 08:06 1
      - lol. We have The Murat Temple that is now called The Old National Centre. - Spawn Aug 21, 08:10
DOW down 220....here we go again. -- nm - Bacon Aug 21, 07:36 9
- Woo-hoo! Buying opportunity! -- nm - ty97 Aug 21, 07:52 1
  - Yeah, my IRA goes in on the 15th though :( -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 21, 08:29
- Time to commence ledge-jumping? -- nm - ML Galaxy Aug 21, 07:37 2
  - I have my wife's much much larger port in 75% cash. So this is good for her. My port is only 15% cash so bad for me. - Bacon Aug 21, 07:45 1
    - Of course I bought Disney at 108 a share so that's been painful. -- nm - Bacon Aug 21, 07:50
- On our own? -- nm - Whitesnake Aug 21, 07:37 3
  - This is funny because I was going to post Is This Love as a good love song on B2 - Bacon Aug 21, 07:41 1
    - Hated that one live. Now You're Gone was awesome, though. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 08:05
  - With all the things we said? -- nm - Paramore Aug 21, 07:39
Weekend Plans? I'm house cleaning - packing for dog sitting at my brothers next week on Lake Michigan - YAY! - JenBro Aug 21, 07:16 39
- Off tomorrow which is good because I expect a very challenging Sunday as school gets back on Monday. - Qale Aug 21, 08:13 1
  - Summerslam might have to wait until Monday. Stupid sexy four hour show. -- nm - Qale Aug 21, 08:17
- Doing random tasks around the house. Anniversary dinner tomorrow night. -- nm - sycor Aug 21, 08:08 2
  - happy anniversary! -- nm - Diva Aug 21, 08:21
  - Happy anniversary! -- nm - emoticripple Aug 21, 08:12
- Going to a reunion dinner for my Army Reserve unit. Spending a lot of time with Petie since he'll be going to his new home (as long as the home check - IrishStephen Aug 21, 08:06
- vacation -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 07:55 1
  - All I ever wanted. -- nm - Go-Gos Aug 21, 08:04
- All alone, because the girl had to go to Cambodia last minute for work, as you do. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 07:49
- Probably working a bit. We have stuff going on but it depends on work. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 21, 07:37
- Cleaning the garage and culling stuff for a garage sale in September. -- nm - Subversive Aug 21, 07:35
- Not much. Helping my daughter start to pack up to go back to school next week. -- nm - pmb Aug 21, 07:29
- Drinks tonight, Kensington Market tomorrow, that's it. (Don't hesitate to ask questions about what to do in Australia - Roger More Aug 21, 07:29 2
  - Yep Yep -- saw those when they were posted and printed to keep :) - JenBro Aug 21, 07:31 1
    - Sure, but the spiders you'll most likely see are not dangerous, just hairy and ugly. I wouldn't worry about them. -- nm - Roger More Aug 21, 07:35
- Poker tomorrow night. I actually hope I bust out early, the local art theater has a midnight showing of - amoxy Aug 21, 07:27 3
  - *love* - one of Kubrick's best -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 07:28 2
    - Our poker games usually run until 11:30 so I would miss it :( -- nm - amoxy Aug 21, 07:29 1
      - if we ever do an ST gathering where we can show a film (like rent out a movie house or whatevs) this would be a GREAT movie pick -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 08:43
- A bit of painting, cleaning and then a set visit on Sunday. Might go see Bad Education movie as well. -- nm - LMS Aug 21, 07:25 2
  - I see that your film "Brooklyn" is playing the NYFF. It's getting good reviews so far. I look forward to seeing it. -- nm - Krusty Aug 21, 07:29 1
    - It seems to be playing every north American film festival. I haven't seen it yet, but I understand it's a crowd pleaser. -- nm - LMS Aug 21, 07:31
- Dog sitting and just hanging around the house resting after a very rough week. - Krusty Aug 21, 07:24 7
  - Very ruff weekend to come -- nm - Bacon Aug 21, 07:30 1
    - Puns are stupid and I hate you. -- nm - Gemma Arterton Aug 21, 07:33
  - You and me both. Lets meet in the middle and crash at Jim's or Spamlet's house -- nm - amoxy Aug 21, 07:28 1
    - They have kids. Truman's place sounds quieter. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 21, 07:29
  - all our tourists and seasonal residents are leaving in droves (that time of year) - come up for Indian Summer! - JenBro Aug 21, 07:26 2
    - Heh. :-) - Krusty Aug 21, 07:31 1
      - it's one big playground - all seasons :) -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 07:32
- Going hiking in the mountains shooting some video for my site. -- nm - Bacon Aug 21, 07:23
- Wife is playing a gig tonight, wash and wax the car, Red Dead Redemption, read The Martian. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 21, 07:23 3
  - Your wife a singer or plays an instrument? In a band or something else? - Krusty Aug 21, 07:26 2
    - Yeah, she and her brother are a kind of a jazz/pop duo. She sings, he plays guitar/piano. They're good, if a little beige for my taste. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 21, 07:46 1
      - Very cool. -- nm - Krusty Aug 21, 08:11
- Rehanging all my shades on the new windows, reventing the dryer out the new window (and upgrading from the whit plastic collapsible plastic to 4 inch -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Aug 21, 07:21
- we're supposed to go to a meatapocalypse posing as a simple "barbecue" tomorrow, but weather may be an issue. -- nm - Diva Aug 21, 07:20
- Likely pulling the trigger tonight on kitchen remodel - Strongbad Aug 21, 07:18
- i have no plans. i can't believe it. it's amazing. NOTHING. do a little gardening. maybe a movie. maybe not. -- nm - Andie Aug 21, 07:18
FF LYC: Today is the deadline for my Gronk or Beckham keeper decision. - Strongbad Aug 21, 07:13 1
- yep...also, odds are high he gets hurt again....AND the MADDEN CURSE! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 21, 07:38
Kermode retweeted me! -- nm - LMS Aug 21, 07:11 2
- Odd he can stop hand waving long enough to tweet. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 21, 07:29
- Kermode the Frog? -- nm - groiny Aug 21, 07:13
Happy New Windows in the Whole House Day everyone! - Cuzzin Todd Aug 21, 07:09 7
- Windows 10? -- nm - Mop Aug 21, 07:47
- what kind did you get? I'm looking at replacing 2 HUGE picture windows at home with the kind that has the mini blinds between the glass? - JenBro Aug 21, 07:11 5
  - I went with transparent ones. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 21, 07:16 4
    - so wait - there's glass that's "one way" - where you can't see in but can see out? -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 07:17 3
      - There is. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 21, 07:19 2
        
        the word "transparent" :) -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 07:27 1
        
        Ahhhh... that was just me being a smartass. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 21, 07:36
Holly Holm: 0 wins over Top 10 opponents. Can't wait to hear Miesha's reaction over getting passed up, unless she's hurt. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 21, 07:01 1
- Her reaction should be...I'll earn the 3rd shot eventually. - Will Hunting Aug 21, 08:44
Gemma Arterton is getting divorced? Are you guys fucking with me? -- nm - Bacon Aug 21, 07:01 7
- sky news. Says she's been separated from her husband for 2 years and court just approved finalization of divorce. -- (link) - Bacon Aug 21, 07:27
- I saw a tweet from The Sun (so not a proper news outlet). -- nm - LMS Aug 21, 07:11 4
  - Please tell me that her story is featured on page 3 -- nm - zork Aug 21, 07:24
  - Please vet your story before you play with my emotions like this. - Bacon Aug 21, 07:19 2
    - I hear she's looking to move to Oregon. -- nm - mafic Aug 21, 07:58
    - She starts production on one of my films in a couple of weeks so if I meet her on a set visit I'll tell her to quit. -- nm - LMS Aug 21, 07:33
- Yes? -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 21, 07:02
For Canadians: There is an amazing picture from 1974 in this article of some of Canada's artistic greats together.... - Walt_Disney Aug 21, 06:54
Spamlet, Hope you have a fantastic birthday! -- nm - amoxy Aug 21, 06:45 6
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 21, 07:26
- Hope you have a great day! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 21, 07:16
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Roger More Aug 21, 06:56
- ~What day is today. It's spamlet's birthday. What a day for birthday. Eat gooey butter cake.~ -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Aug 21, 06:51
- Have a great birthday, spamlet! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 21, 06:49
- Happy birthday spammy. I hope that NCM pays you a visit soon! -- nm - ML Aug 21, 06:46
I always enjoy the little, random wikipedia vandalism. - Imperator Aug 21, 06:45 1
- She hates old people, children, and dogs. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Aug 21, 06:48
Andie: how was One Direction? -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 06:44 10
- honestly, we had a great time. we discussed that it's hard to not have fun when you are in a building with 40,000 orgasmically happy people. -- nm - Andie Aug 21, 06:47 9
  - sounds messy -- nm - groiny Aug 21, 07:05 2
    - Especially since 99.9% of them were minors. -- nm - Spawn Aug 21, 07:30 1
      - Sweeeeeeet!!!! nm - Jared Aug 21, 08:41
  - As proven in The Matrix Reloaded. -- nm - Imperator Aug 21, 06:56
  - (and! i knew 4 whole songs!) -- nm - Andie Aug 21, 06:47 4
    - But could you actually hear them over the screaming? -- nm - pmb Aug 21, 07:28 3
      - i actually *could*! -- nm - Andie Aug 21, 07:44 2
        
        a photo! -- (link) - Andie Aug 21, 07:48 [flickr] 1
        
        Lasers. Awesome. -- nm - pmb Aug 21, 08:29
TGIF! -- nm - Beaker Aug 21, 06:44 2
- Word to your moms! -- nm - Krusty Aug 21, 06:46
- And it's payday today! -- nm - amoxy Aug 21, 06:45

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