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Aww. Avril and Nickelback are splitting up. -- (link*) - JaxSean Sep 2, 12:17 1
- that was quick. (her ex Derrick got married about a week ago.) -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 12:18
Done. Enrolled in prepay for when the Jaguars make the playoffs! -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 12:15
Please summarize B1-B4. 20 words or less, I don't have a lotta time - prayformojo Sep 2, 12:06 15
- So the Cavemen are *finally* done. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 2, 12:13
- The Morlocks finally finished their draft. -- nm - David Sep 2, 12:13
- bleh, meh, and a whole lot of blarg -- nm - ML Sep 2, 12:13
- River Song will be in the Doctor Who x-mas special -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 12:12
- "slackertalk." -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 12:12
- *does an intrepretative dance including sock puppets, lumberjack shirts and Italian hand gestures* -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 12:12
- Imbroglio -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 12:08
- same old. same old. -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 12:08
- blather -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 12:07 6
  - Guessing Time: I once tried to coin my own term for "a lot" of "something and get others to use it. Didn't work, but, "A blather of _____" What group? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 2, 12:10 5
    - Hint: It's definitely a 21st Century group, though a handful would have been around in the 90's. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 2, 12:13 2
      - bloggers -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 12:14 1
        
        *ding* "A blather of bloggers..." I always thought it was pleasant to the ear and perfectly descriptive. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 2, 12:16
    - Politicians, lawyers, or talk show hosts. -- nm - mara Sep 2, 12:11
    - Owls? (nm) - Dark Callisto Sep 2, 12:11
there is a *lot* of cyclonic activity happening right now... -- (link) - Andie Sep 2, 12:05
Bizarre moving exp. ...moving from japan, yeah packed the *garbage*, the whole box of Do Not Pack stuff, but when we arrived, found this beautiful - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:04 9
- Poll, what do you think it was - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:05 8
  - Answer - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:15 1
    - I haven't been this disappointed since Greece didn't crash the euro. -- nm - Loyola Sep 2, 12:17
  - safety pin -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 12:12
  - Super Mario's apartment. -- nm - Loyola Sep 2, 12:11
  - a really big sub sandwich -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 12:11
  - salami -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 12:10
  - cheese -- nm - decline Sep 2, 12:08
  - samurai sword -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 12:07
Tom, Gisele and a Divorce Lawyer...:( - Diva Sep 2, 12:04 7
- eeesh - Lainey is scathing against Tom. -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 12:09 4
  - she has her targets. she used to hate on them before DeflateGate happened mostly because their life seemed so perfect. - Diva Sep 2, 12:18 3
    - Ariana Grande. Orlando Bloom. -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 12:20 2
      - Taylor Swift -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 12:20 1
        
        Marky Mark -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 10:07
- ...walk into a bar? -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 12:06 1
  - See Billing Jo McAllister standing on the Tallahatchee bridge -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:14
"Storage: Refrigerate after opening and consume within 3 days. Best before end: See Lid" - Loyola Sep 2, 11:57 1
- It's good 'til then unless you open it - then 3 days. -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 12:05
YDC: Janet Jackson just started her new tour (I have floor seats), her setlist is absolute fire. So excited now. List inside. - MDH Sep 2, 11:56 10
- Clicked looking for Rhythm Nation tracks; was not disappointed -- nm - con_carne Sep 2, 12:16
- *turns on Spotify* Hey, it's just like I'm there! -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 12:13
- wow! excellent -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 12:10
- Interestingly she's playing a relatively small venue here (but 2 nights). The Chicago Theater seats maybe 5,000. Somehow I wound up with 4th row - pmb Sep 2, 12:04 2
  - That's awesome! Her venues got bigger with the second leg once they realized how quick it sold. Chicago tix were most expensive in "secondary markets" -- nm - MDH Sep 2, 12:06 1
    - I lucked out. I found out about the concert here and caught a pre-sale the second it opened. -- nm - pmb Sep 2, 12:07
- I think I've heard of 1 of those songs - and isn't she like, 80 now? -- nm - decline Sep 2, 11:58 3
  - cray and no. -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 12:45
  - You're joking right? These are all her hits, and were all absolutely gigantic songs. -- nm - MDH Sep 2, 12:06 1
    - /looks again - ok, maybe 2 at most -- nm - decline Sep 2, 12:16
Darwin smiles -- (link) - ML Sep 2, 11:54 1
- Sheesh - the reporter who wrote that needs to take a little remedial freshman comp. -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 12:02
*looks down the board, gets another genius idea* -- nm - Elon Musk Sep 2, 11:50 1
- "Remember, if at first you don't succeed, stop, stop, stop f***ing emailing me." -- nm - Bored Elon Musk Sep 2, 11:56
Two new beauty cinematic scenes shown, an exotic sword, and the release date for King's Fall was all revealed in Destiny's twitch stream. -- nm - Shaun Sep 2, 11:46 1
- The Queen is featured in the story trailer, so I'm sure Spawn will be happy. -- nm - Shaun Sep 2, 11:52
Raid is called Kings Fall, opens on 9/18 -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 11:45
Anyone who has their phone set to anything other than vibrate ia a monster. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 11:40 18
- I hate vibrate. If it's on the table it's a horrible noise and I hate it going off in my pocket. - Krusty Sep 2, 12:03
- I don't wear my phone. -- nm - mara Sep 2, 11:53 2
  - It's the *bzzt bzzt* ringtone. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 12:03
  - It's the *bzzt bzzt* ringtone. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 11:58
- Mop, how can you treat me like that? You have a personalized ring tone on my phone. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 2, 11:47 1
  - Sad trombone or the Family Feud wrong answer sound? -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 12:16
- But if my phone doesn't ring, how will other people know to stay quiet during my important phone call? -- nm - Loyola Sep 2, 11:42
- shockingly, I can't feel it if it vibrates. even in my back pocket. its usually in my purse or laying about somewhere -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 11:41 10
  - Maybe you've become desensitized to vibrators? - Qale Sep 2, 11:57 5
    - hee -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 12:14
    - Hey! -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 12:06
    - buwhaaaa!! -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 12:06
    - I wasn't going to say it... -- nm - ML Sep 2, 12:01
    - *snork* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 12:00
  - Having too many vibrating gadgets will do that. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 11:57
  - I have this problem, I forget to turn it on again, miss a few calls. ...which means missing $$$ -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 11:55
  - I was about to say, "says a guy." -- nm - i.b! Sep 2, 11:44
  - i usually cant either. but luckily my fitbit vibrates on my wrist for calls, which i love. -- nm - Truman Sep 2, 11:42
I wonder why Jill Whelan has not been on Dancing with the Stars... - amoxy Sep 2, 11:39
no The Happening reference to the tree news on B2 makes me sad. -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 11:36 1
- We prefer to live in a universe where that movie doesn't exist. -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 2, 11:42
I'm on a mother fucking boat! -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 11:34 2
- ROW #41. -- nm - Roman Slavemaster Sep 2, 11:41 1
  - I'll put my phone away when I'm dead! - Mop Sep 2, 12:18
mandy, what did you name your cat friends? I was just looking at your Instagram, and I foolishly named the Siamese one "Smudge" in my head. So - mara Sep 2, 11:32 8
- oh, and olive's name is olive. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:42 3
  - here is olive being stretchy. -- (link) - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:55 [Image] 2
    - here is olive, unamused. -- (link) - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:57
    - So cute. -- nm - mara Sep 2, 11:57
- awwww. we mostly call her "smoosh," oddly, so you're right-ish. but her on paper name is cheesecake. the child who visits me is hard to resist. - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:42 3
  - g-fro -- nm - Max Sep 2, 11:43 2
    - brian called her "ghetto fro" the other day. we were endlessly amused by this. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:47
    - gat-cat -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 11:46
car guys just came in and asked if I've had any other issues. why? because they found a big - i.b! Sep 2, 11:32 19
- Do you get to keep it? -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 12:08
- Was it Buzz Meeks? -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 11:47
- My cross-driveway neighbor had one chew through his brake line. -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 11:43
- BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :((((( -- nm - PeglegPinky Sep 2, 11:42
- My Dad has had his truck in the shop twice for mice chewing through a wiring harness. -- nm - landbeck Sep 2, 11:38
- ack! -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 11:38
- like....inside it....stuck to the outside? was it alive? I mean what the...?? when was it stopped long enough for a rat to make a home? did you hit it - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 11:34 10
  - "Looks like I need a new replacement rat. How much is labor on that job?" -- nm - Max Sep 2, 11:46 2
    - make sure they use after-market, not from the manufacturer -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 11:54
    - (this is really funny.) -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:49
  - inside it. I have to park outside - could have been home, work, mom's. - i.b! Sep 2, 11:40
  - she should have screamed 'Oh no! not fluffy' and burst into tears -- nm - decline Sep 2, 11:36 4
    - hee/eep! -- nm - i.b! Sep 2, 11:41
    - *snort* -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 11:40
    - ...the best ideas... -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 11:40
    - ha! -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 11:38
  - L3 -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 11:36
- alive? -- nm - decline Sep 2, 11:34 1
  - I decided to not be curious about this, but they did say they asked because chewing can happen. -- nm - i.b! Sep 2, 11:37
Headline; "Worst-case scenario Vancouver earthquake could have death toll of 10,000" -- (link) - Andie Sep 2, 11:32 2
- Hey! -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 11:33
- fear-mongering at it's worst. - decline Sep 2, 11:33
if I have a high deductible healthcare plan with a health savings account, can I use my HSA for glasses? is this a dumb question? -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:26 6
- Yes, as long as they're needed for medical reasons -- (link) - znufrii Sep 2, 11:31 3
  - Is "to look smart?" a medical reason? -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 11:39
  - and more information re: HSAs here -- (link) - znufrii Sep 2, 11:31 1
    - I kiss you. my sunglasses were in my bag as well. eff! -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 2, 12:01
- Yes you can. Not a dumb question. -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 11:28 1
  - When do glasses cost more than $500 -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 11:57
st poll: a study says a "good nights sleep" can protect you from a common cold. So, I ask, how many hours do you sleep typically? - Truman Sep 2, 11:26 23
- about 7 -- nm - Andie Sep 2, 12:17
- Usually 6. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 2, 11:48
- 5-6. -- nm - kelly Sep 2, 11:45
- 7 -- nm - Strongbad Sep 2, 11:39
- I'm getting about 6.5-7 these days. -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 11:36
- I try for 8 now. I find my mental/emotional health suffers if I stay under 7 for a few days. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 2, 11:35
- 6.5 - 7 -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 11:35
- It varies. I try to get 7-8. Rarely works. -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 11:35
- *weeps* -- nm - i.b! Sep 2, 11:35
- I almost always get at least 7. I love getting 8, but it doesn't happen much. -- nm - mara Sep 2, 11:34
- 6 hours -- nm - eag Sep 2, 11:33
- I need 8 to function. -- nm - David Sep 2, 11:32
- I'd say around 6 -- nm - pmb Sep 2, 11:32
- 6-7 -- nm - Ender Sep 2, 11:32
- about 6 to seven hours -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 11:32
- 7 ish -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 2, 11:31
- 6-7 -- nm - decline Sep 2, 11:31
- before this week, my avg over the last month was a little over six hours. This week I am getting closer to 8 - Truman Sep 2, 11:30
- 6ish -- nm - groiny Sep 2, 11:29
- Between six and seven. -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 11:28
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- five or six. my kittens sleep like 20 hours per day. when do they have time to get things done?? -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:27 1
  - when you are asleep -- nm - Truman Sep 2, 11:28
NFL Mobile for Verizon now includes live-streaming of primetime and local games -- (link) - ML Sep 2, 11:18
Raze-Lighter -- (link) - Shaun Sep 2, 11:17 [Image]
mandy - stop it...no need to pay me for anything. Shoot me an email with the seasons you want. - Jim Sep 2, 11:15 2
- heh, thanks. 24 and 26 are the only ones so far (but then I want the rest). did you listen to 21 (nicaragua)? is it great or terrible? - fabulous squad Sep 2, 11:24 1
  - The Nicaragua chapter was actually better than the season, I think. lol - Jim Sep 2, 11:28
Too late -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 11:15
New board. Don't muck it up. -- nm - ML Sep 2, 11:12 6
- *walks through in muck-covered boots* -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 2, 11:15 5
  - *curses your existence, grudgingly gets out a mop* -- nm - ML Sep 2, 11:17 3
    - You rang? -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 11:35 1
      - *dunks Mop's head in a bucket and starts scrubbing the floor with him* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 11:38
    - who is that nice young man cleaning the floor with you? -- nm - Mop's Mom SI Sep 2, 11:25
  - This is why we can't have nice things. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 11:15

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