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Multiple reports: "WDBJ shooter Vester Flanagan (Bryce Williams) is dead. Committed suicide as police closed in, on I-66 near MM15." -- nm - ML Aug 26, 08:46 4
- Good. I am going offline and catching up on work now. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:49
- So he was heading in towards DC. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 26, 08:48
- CNN is reporting this as well. -- nm - MDH Aug 26, 08:48
- Not the least bit surprised at that. -- nm - TWuG Aug 26, 08:48
ABC says they have received a 23 page fax from someone claiming to be the asshole shooter. -- nm - ty97 Aug 26, 08:39 1
- Let's rephrase... -- nm - con_carne Aug 26, 08:43
I bet Kristen Bell just ordered one of these -- (link) - zork Aug 26, 08:37 [Image]
I can't fathom being a reporter in that news station, having to do their jobs today. - Will Hunting Aug 26, 08:33 8
- Right? And the story didn't really 'break' until 9am-ish. But the shooting was on-air at 6:45am. - ty97 Aug 26, 08:38
- It's awful when you have those moments when you panic a little that someone hasn't been in contact in a while, this situation is nightmarish. -- nm - Max Aug 26, 08:37
- just, yes. this. -- nm - Andie Aug 26, 08:36
- Is the suspect a reporter too? CNN said he used to work at the other news station, I think. -- nm - Loyola Aug 26, 08:36 4
  - I figured he kinda lost his job because of her, in his video you can hear him say "bitch" right before he pulled -- nm - J Aug 26, 08:40 3
    - His tweets said something about the camera guy going to HR after working with the shooter one time. -- nm - zork Aug 26, 08:42 2
      - And that she made racist comments. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:43 1
        
        She's an ex according to cops. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 26, 08:46
Huh. Even the in-app "purchases" on these Amazon Underground apps are free. Very good titles too. - ML Aug 26, 08:32 1
- DuckTales remastered! Whoo! - ML Aug 26, 08:33
The shooter also put his perspective video on Facebook -- nm - zork Aug 26, 08:30 4
- Reports are that FB has sunk that account already -- nm - ty97 Aug 26, 08:37
- As horrible a story anyone could dream up this morning. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 26, 08:32
- Another time-suck site I can avoid today. Yay. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:31 1
  - And every day. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:33
Joe Scarborough of MSNBC's morning Joe says Jorge Ramos (journalist kick out by Trump) was looking for his 15 minutes of fame. - ty97 Aug 26, 08:25 1
- And I wonder if Scarborough has ever been on the cover of Time -- nm - con_carne Aug 26, 08:46
CNN says this is the guy, and he's freaking live-tweeting. Update: NSFW label applied. -- (link*) - ML Aug 26, 08:14 32
- Vester Flanagan appears to be his real name. His Facebook page is down, too. -- nm - Inigo Aug 26, 08:29 3
  - That's not the name I saw, Bryce Williams -- nm - zork Aug 26, 08:31 2
    - That is apparently the name he used on-screen -- nm - znufrii Aug 26, 08:33
    - Bryce Williams is his TV name. Vester Flanagan appears to be the real name. -- nm - Inigo Aug 26, 08:33
- that is unbelieveable. - groiny Aug 26, 08:25
- Sorry, that user is suspended. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:22 8
  - 47 tweets, Modeling pics, cat videos and the last few tweets... - Spawn Aug 26, 08:24 7
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      - This may be a small contingent but I frequently use Favorite as a 'save for later' marker, not endorsement. -- nm - Max Aug 26, 08:39 3
        
        but do you do it automatically, regardless of subject? -- nm - Roger More Aug 26, 08:50
        
        and retweeting makes the posts not go away when an account does, or when an accountholder deletes individual posts. -- nm - i.b! Aug 26, 08:43 1
        
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      - likely because it is so unbelieveable, right out of Natural Born Killers. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:37 1
        
        audience members of the Running Man show -- nm - zork Aug 26, 08:38
- Account suspended. -- nm - Ender Aug 26, 08:22 1
  - He's been posting a lot of retrospective photos recently. I'll be surprised if he's alive tomorrow. -- nm - Ender Aug 26, 08:22
- I haven't clicked but if Twitter doesn't suspend his account immediately...... -- nm - ty97 Aug 26, 08:20 6
  - I clicked. It's suspended now. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Aug 26, 08:22
  - Law enforcement may need it. They could mute him globally though. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:21
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    - right. Suspension would not mean deletion. -- nm - ty97 Aug 26, 08:22
    - More than that, it's a conduit directly to current whereabouts -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:21 1
      - (Assuming he's on the run. I have no idea.) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:24
- Good God. -- nm - znufrii Aug 26, 08:20
- Try him and fry him. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 26, 08:18
- Fuck. -- nm - Ender Aug 26, 08:18
- Not clicking, but observing: My, how very Sid 6.7 of him -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:17
- OMG -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:16
- yep, it's him--I'm just gonna put a NSFW label on this now, because he just posted a video -- nm - ML Aug 26, 08:15
- WARNING: First-person perspective of the shooting. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 08:15 2
  - omg. i won't click. but omg. -- nm - Andie Aug 26, 08:18
  - Yes. Ack. -- nm - Inigo Aug 26, 08:16
Stop Chris Christie PAC disbands "Our work is done" -- (link) - Reagen Aug 26, 08:13
Episode 3 recap of "Hard Knocks" from @danhanzus. The One Where Mallett Gets Crappy News -- (link) - Spawn Aug 26, 08:12
was "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus a popular song in the 90's? - groiny Aug 26, 08:11 31
- Yes -- nm - J Aug 26, 08:16 18
  - hey, if you still have that code, I will take it. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:16 17
    - They are having issues with redemption right now, Microsoft is working on it - J Aug 26, 08:21 16
      - did you Iron Banner at all last night? -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:22 15
        
        I jumped back on and got my last rocket kill. - Spawn Aug 26, 08:37
        
        ya, closing in level 2 now -- nm - J Aug 26, 08:32 13
        
        very nice, couple things in case you don't know.... - groiny Aug 26, 08:36 12
        
        I actually bought the buff right away, and i've been doing the bounties. Didn't know about the bonus for the other items though -- nm - J Aug 26, 08:39 7
        
        each day, the buff is worth more, by Monday it is like a 150% buff. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:41
        
        The buff is good for one day, so you will want to buy it again. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:40 5
        
        Wrong. It's a 12-hour buff. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 08:41 2
        
        Well, most people only play in the same 12 hour window. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:43 1
        
        I can recall buying it twice a few times. Up early and then on again late. At least MoL are not hard to come by these days. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 08:45
        
        oh, ok -- nm - J Aug 26, 08:41 1
        
        yes, it has a 12 hour shelf life -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:41
        
        And I will play tonight again, as well. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:38 3
        
        No one cares. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 08:40 2
        
        I bring the fun. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:49 1
        
        spawn was volunteering BJs last night -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:50
- iirc, I think it may have been a little more of a cult fave, as I don't think it was a Top 40 song or anything. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 08:13
- I can't speak to its popularity, but I knew it very well. -- nm - Ender Aug 26, 08:13 7
  - Researching, no, it was not at all popular in the 90s, having been released in July 2000. -- nm - Ender Aug 26, 08:13 2
    - Topped out at #7 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. -- nm - Ender Aug 26, 08:15
    - I see it was in the movie "Loser" with Biggs, which I never watched. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:15
  - I am shocked that I completely whiffed on this song. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:13 3
    - I'm shocked at that too. Got pretty heavy play on Q101. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 26, 08:54
    - I will send it to you later if you want it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:15 1
      - I got it on Spotify, so it's all good, thanks. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:15
- Yes. I have talked about it on TT, even. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:12 2
  - I had you killfiled for a while there. -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:13 1
    - *unfriends you* -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:13
Definition of lemons to lemonade -- (link) - Meg Aug 26, 08:10
From B2: Andie....go to the East Coast - we did a week in Nova Scotia and PEI three years ago and it was awesome.... - Walt_Disney Aug 26, 08:08 8
- *cries* -- nm - New Brunswick Aug 26, 08:12 7
  - We did go through NB but just to get to PEI :P I would love to go to Fredericton or Moncton next time. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 26, 08:33 6
    - I believe that's New Brunswick's motto. "We're In The Way Of The Place You Want To Get To!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 08:37 5
      - There's nothing here really, aside from the Hopewell Rocks. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 08:48 3
        
        Magnetic Hill !!! -- nm - zork Aug 26, 08:48 2
        
        I stand by my statement. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 08:49 1
        
        My company used to have a call centre in Bathurst -- nm - zork Aug 26, 08:51
      - It was a nice drive as a kid going through covered bridges but I take it that those are probably all out of the way in favour of multi-lane highways -- nm - zork Aug 26, 08:40
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- Maybe, maybe not. I hope artificial organ growth turns out to be a really easy nut to crack, though. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:15
- So in your example, the wealthy would be prioritized in getting kidneys, since they could afford it? - JaxSean Aug 26, 08:15 1
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- Right - znufrii Aug 26, 08:12 5
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    - Big difference between selling an actual part of your body and selling access to it. - znufrii Aug 26, 08:24 3
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        But isn't blood/plasma/semen donation already reimbursed in some places? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:28 1
        
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- You can only sell a kidney once and live - you can rent out a vagina multiple times. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 08:09 4
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    - I don't know that I fall squarely in C), but I understand the thinking. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 08:30
  - Uber for vaginas -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:14 1
    - It's great because it includes the driver -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 08:16
- I think they would be okay with it as long as the buyer intends to have sex with the kidney -- nm - Rollo Aug 26, 08:09
Update: My 2-3 call moved to tomorrow so I have a break in my cal...... - ty97 Aug 26, 08:05
Interesting. Amazon Underground -- (link) - ML Aug 26, 08:00 6
- "This type of file can harm your device. Do you want to keep Amazon_App.apk anyway?" -- nm* - Spawn Aug 26, 08:03 3
  - ? that's the standard .apk disclaimer -- nm - ML Aug 26, 08:05 2
    - Thought so. Thanks. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:07 1
      - ... It's eating the hard drive. IT'S EATING THE HARD DRIVE!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:08
- Hmmmm -- nm - Pippy Aug 26, 08:02
- Huh. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 26, 08:02
Yahoo: College football's 25 Most Intriguing Games of 2015 -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 26, 07:53 1
- Meanwhile, from The Post: The toughest and easiest schedules for 2015 -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 26, 07:56
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- For every independent business woman there is probably a half dozen teen girls held captive physically/emotionally/literally - zeitgeist Aug 26, 14:38
- C -- nm - Beaker Aug 26, 10:51
- C makes the most sense to me, but be lying if I didn't express real concern that it would... - Name Withheld By Request Aug 26, 08:45
- This is one of those issues where there isn't a perfect solution. - Roger More Aug 26, 08:23 2
  - Just like taxi medallions, but for whores. -- nm - Mal Reynolds si Aug 26, 08:29
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- C. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 26, 08:09
- C. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 26, 08:04
- C -- nm - Andie Aug 26, 08:03
- C -- nm - Krusty Aug 26, 08:02
- C. Regulations should focus on minimizing power or pimps and avoiding exploitation. -- nm - ty97 Aug 26, 08:01
- C. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 26, 08:00 1
  - This question led me through "What's the best way to discourage this practice" to "Should we discourage this practice?" to -- (edited) - emoticripple Aug 26, 08:06
- C - but there would have to be strong language concerning consent and wicked punishments for breaking this law. -- nm - Jim Aug 26, 07:59
- C. -- nm - znufrii Aug 26, 07:59
- C -- nm - Pippy Aug 26, 07:58
- Combination of A&B. - Will Hunting Aug 26, 07:57
- C -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 07:57
- C? -- nm - Vault-a-Roo Aug 26, 07:55
- C -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 07:54
- Leaning toward C -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 07:54 8
  - Same, presuming said regulation prevents the human trafficking/coercion aspects of it. -- nm - Ender Aug 26, 07:58 7
    - Just making it more visible should go a ways in solving that problem, I'd think -- nm - znufrii Aug 26, 08:02 1
      - Spawn's House of Sin -- nm - Huge Sign Aug 26, 08:04
    - Yeah. Even just getting that activity off the streets and into a safe and disease-monitored environment ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 07:59 4
      - yeah, the STD aspect of this is a big deal. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 08:01 1
        
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      - Hell, if I was 20 years younger I would seek a license/franchise. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 08:00 1
        
        You've got a real Heart of Gold there. -- nm - Mal Reynolds si Aug 26, 08:02
Sometimes, life sucks. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 07:51

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