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ugh. freaking shameful. 307,000 veterans died awaiting v.a. healthcare, 10K+ records may have been deleted in the last 5 years, and more. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 2, 19:17
My body is incredibly responsive to Excedrin lately. Someone punch me in the face! I can take it! -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 19:15 1
- jeez, just *two days* in BC and he's got klondike fever -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 19:24
Has anyone here ever replaced a garbage disposal? If so, rate the difficulty on a scale of - JaxSean Sep 2, 18:51 14
- i don't mess with plumbing or electric...nm - x Sep 2, 19:23
- I did it. It was easier than replacing a toilet -- nm - amoxy Sep 2, 19:21
- If you can replace the toilet float/flush valve, change oil filter on your car, you can do the disposal -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 19:17
- From one to ten, it's a four, mainly fitting the disposal on the proper setting at an awkward body angle under a sink. - Will Hunting Sep 2, 19:16
- Get quotes for a plumber,see if its reasonable -- nm - budice Sep 2, 18:59
- I've had mine replaced. By a plumber - jangles Sep 2, 18:53
- Somewhere in between. You can do it yourself, but look it up on the internet first. - tobor.2 Sep 2, 18:53
- if I can do it, you can do it....If the extremes of your scale were 1 and 10, I'd give it a six, possibly seven -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 18:53 6
  - I've installed a dishwasher, washing machine, and garbage disposal. And I agree with crash. - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 18:58 1
    - Ive done a porcelain altar, still recommend plumber due to logistics. -- nm - budice Sep 2, 19:16
  - I've installed two dishwashers, but this just seems to have more ... stuff. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 18:56 2
    - like a lot of auto repair and plumbing, the big problem is often cramped space - crash davis Sep 2, 18:58 1
      - crash is right. When things line up its easy, when they dont..well -- nm - budice Sep 2, 19:16
  - Sounds about right. -- nm - tobor.2 Sep 2, 18:53
One of the downsides of working in a place that doesn't have "offices" as such - jangles Sep 2, 18:27 5
- I know more about some people's day care and children than I want to for just that reason. -- nm - tobor.2 Sep 2, 18:44
- "Well, I dunno ... do you think pus and leakage like that *really* is a sign of veneral disease?" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 18:42
- "DID I TELL YOU ABOUT MY CYST?" -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 18:34
- "that pixie guy is soooo creepy" -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 18:28 1
  - Office gossip would be a blessing - jangles Sep 2, 18:30
Montreal: any recommendations? -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 18:19 12
- If you want shoot me an email and I can give you lots of tips - Guigue Sep 2, 19:26
- One of the few Canadian cities with a winning hockey team? -- nm - budice Sep 2, 18:47
- L'Express. Poutine in Old Montreal. Picnic on grounds of McGill (they don't mind). -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 18:47
- Joe Beef, if your budget can accommodate it. - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 18:44 1
  - Good luck getting a reservation. I've been trying to book two months' out and it's solid on weekends -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 19:21
- Go check out an Expos game -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 18:38
- the last time I was there was in 1967 for the world's fair. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 18:37
- St. Hubert next to the Bell centre. - J Sep 2, 18:29
- *recommends roger more* nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 2, 18:28 1
  - Thanks, I was just about to go looking for this. -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 19:16
- Don't -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 18:23
- Good steak seasoning. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 18:20
that reminds me, did st see the story about the fox news anchor suing because hasbro named a toy hamster after her? nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 2, 18:15 2
- I would have expected the hamster to sue first -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 18:19 1
  - this ball isn't going to run itself -- nm - Doug Martin Sep 2, 18:20
At the Mets game. Inside the park home run. Actual home run. Successful Mets challenge. HARVEY. This game has everything. -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 18:05
'No Colombian would go by the name "Ellis McPickle."' is one of my favorite lines from a TV show for a long time -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 18:01
My top one hit wonders are Come on Eileen and Tainted Love. -- nm - Volnelk, having served his public duty. Sep 2, 17:58 2
- I loved the Come On Eileen's Pop-Up Video for demonstrating that Dexy's drummer was fired during the video shoot -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 18:02 1
  - I cannot hear this song now without thinking about groiny's comment on it. -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 18:38
So, Daniel Snyder has a real reason to fire his GM now. - David Sep 2, 17:54 19
- What in the fuck? - Will Hunting Sep 2, 18:22
- looks like the organization tried to pretend it wasn't her tweet at first. -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 18:10 1
  - yep - that was what I first saw in a headline earlier. they denied it was her account, until they didn't. -- nm - b. Sep 2, 18:12
- ESPN “obviously extremely disappointed” by wife of Scot McCloughan -- (link) - budice Sep 2, 18:00
- I just googled him and I didn't know he was the guy on Head of the Class. and not he runs the Redskins -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 17:59
- mean girls are *mean* -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 17:58 9
  - sounds like it. what's the big deal? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 18:21 6
    - the wife of a GM accuses an espn reporter of giving BJ's for scoops. In the grand scheme of things not a big deal, but - Beaker Sep 2, 18:26 5
      - and just based on the pictures I've seen i must say...not to be blunt or anything but... - Beaker Sep 2, 18:27 4
        
        "It's about integrity in sports journalism" -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 19:22
        
        The reporter is a goddess. -- nm - David Sep 2, 18:32 2
        
        meh -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 18:53 1
        
        this -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 18:55
  - This falls more under the category of a woman scorned. -- nm - David Sep 2, 17:59 1
    - sure, with that twitter post to the reporter directly. oof. -- nm - b. Sep 2, 18:03
- oh good grief (also, I had to look up who the GM is) -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 17:58
- He can have Trent Baalke for nothing. take him please -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 17:58
- blow jobs for everyone!! -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 17:58
- oh my -- nm - ML Sep 2, 17:56
L.A. city council to consider proposal to increase household cat limit from 3 to 5. -- (link) - Meg Sep 2, 17:52 4
- The Cat lobby strikes again. -- nm - tobor.2 Sep 2, 18:12 1
  - I would accept that answer if it was a minimum, not a max,as it is that's not even a six pack, a crazy cat lady starter kit -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 19:22
- I didn't know there was a cat limit there -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 17:57
- All the cats! -- nm - budice Sep 2, 17:57
Purely speculative, way-too-early Yes/No poll: Depp gets an Oscar nomination for Black Mass - prayformojo Sep 2, 17:52 5
- Is that he Whitey Bulger movie? -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 17:57 4
  - Yup. I'm really looking forward to it. -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 18:36 3
    - Leo in the Revenant, Eddie Redmayne in the Danish Girl, Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies (mebbe), Damon in The Martian (mebbe) -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 18:39 2
      - Hateful 8 doesn't get any? -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 18:42 1
        
        Oh yeah, maybe Russell. Though his tend to be better for supporting noms -- nm* - jangles Sep 2, 18:44
MyVegas not loading on the PC - anyone else? Load bar completes and nothing happens. -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 17:41 1
- refresh /reload...its just slow for me -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 17:51
I (mostly) don't have shame about anything I like entertainment-wise; but I don't think I'd like it if st knew - b. Sep 2, 17:38 2
- Kay -- nm - Pippy Sep 2, 17:43 1
  - :) - -- nmbutp. - b. Sep 2, 17:46
Human Target casting spoilers - Beaker Sep 2, 17:28 3
- Don't you tease. I thought this was returning. -- nm - Max Sep 2, 17:31 2
  - Tilda Swinton as Guerrero -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 17:36 1
    - "dude" -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 17:45
Heh. well this is awkward: Bristol Palin just wrote a rambling screed that included "no one I know calls it Denali!" - Reagen Sep 2, 16:59 4
- she's confusing it with denial -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 17:54
- Isn't she the one that preaches no sex before marriage now? Well, she did before getting pregnant again. Yeah, her comments don't matter to us if - Bacon Sep 2, 17:39 1
  - She should run for Alaska County Clerk -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 17:40
- A refreshing change from her typically well reasoned and coherent screeds -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 17:17
I'd be interested to hear Remlik's thoughts on this article. Spoils for the upcoming Cap: Civil War film, I suppose. -- (link) - ML Sep 2, 16:57 9
- Another "this time, Marvel is going to disappoint" article. -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 19:19
- I have zero interest in this movie. -- nm - MDH Sep 2, 18:50
- I will respond on it later. At van halen show tonight -- nm - Remliks phone Sep 2, 17:25
- I think I linked this before, but I've always found it a funny take on it -- (link*) - Reagen Sep 2, 17:04 5
  - Jeebus, reading that would take longer than the Bible. -- nm - David Sep 2, 17:14 4
    - but not as long as the 5 million crossover issues you'd have to read to figure out civil war....nm - x Sep 2, 17:45 3
      - you didn't have to read any of them. so that's a non issue -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 21:23
      - IIRC, I read them all. I actually enjoyed Civil War. -- nm - David Sep 2, 17:59 1
        
        better you than me...nm - x Sep 2, 18:10
and another yikes. at least several internet-connected baby monitors are vulnerable to hacking. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 2, 16:56
yikes, martha stewart org. sent an e-mail yesterday re: getting rid of ants for good. inside, the link title is "how to get rid of household pets"! nm - b. Sep 2, 16:52 1
- I hope the link doesn't take you to suggested recipes... - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 17:13
CT (and anyone else impacted) - amazon replied to my query re: no-rush credits not being applied to kindle book purchases. - b. Sep 2, 16:37 3
- Thanks for the info, I'll have to contact them and see what happens. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 2, 17:11
- f/u: clearly the amounts in the promo credit window are still messed-up, with duplicates again, etc.; but at least there's now a "kindle edition" -- (edited) - b. Sep 2, 16:42 1
  - Thanks. I had $2 for mp3s I didn't know about. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 16:53
Who knew that "Gloria' was so polarizing? - JD Sep 2, 16:36
Fairmont Gold. This is the life. - Mop Sep 2, 16:22
Conversations with my mother... - Mop Sep 2, 16:15 4
- Your having a real fun vacation with parents arnt you ? - eag Sep 2, 16:29
- do Kisses even qualify as chocolate? -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 16:20 2
  - Sure, they're just droplets of chocolate. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 16:22 1
    - I thought they were cocoa fat with chocolate flavouring -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 16:44
I wish I had some candy or something. -- nm - TRuMaN Sep 2, 16:11 17
- I have some expired Hershey's kisses for you. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 16:16 1
  - Your trying to kill me aren't you? -- nm - TRuMaN Sep 2, 16:16
- Also, does st recommend the Book of Mormom musical? It's in Boston, thinking of catching a weekend showing. -- nm* - TRuMaN Sep 2, 16:16 14
  - Yes, we loved it. I'd say you need to be *real* ok about them just ripping on religion. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 2, 18:19 1
    - And Africans - jangles Sep 2, 18:34
  - Heck yeah -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 17:15
  - I highly recommend it. Very good show. I'm sure the Boston cast is great. -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 16:52 2
    - it's the National Tour cast. -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 17:03 1
      - So definitely a great cast. -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 17:20
  - I think st has been positive about it, and every non-ster I know who's seen it has liked it. -- nm - b. Sep 2, 16:24 7
    - Hmm. K. Need to decide so I can buy a ticket. Decisions decisions. -- nm - TRuMaN Sep 2, 16:28 6
      - go. it's funny -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 17:03 2
        
        Diva says go. So I will go. Probably the Sunday afternoon showing. Oh, I should figure out where this place is. - TRuMaN Sep 2, 17:13 1
        
        good for you -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 18:19
      - do it, we woul kill to see it -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 16:42
      - (just making sure: you know what it is in general, right?) -- nm - b. Sep 2, 16:32 1
        
        It's by the guys behind South Park, so yes. -- nm - TRuMaN Sep 2, 16:52
Victoria Rainpocalypse Update: It's sunny now. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 16:06 2
- It better be sunny tomorrow or I want my money back! -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 16:07 1
  - chill, winston. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 16:10
I want to see that 'Carol' movie. -- nm - Diva Sep 2, 15:57 3
- i want to see any todd haynes movie...nm - x Sep 2, 17:43
- The one with Benedict cumberbatch playing carol? -- nm - TRuMaN Sep 2, 16:12 1
  - and tilda swinton as tim conway, yeah -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 16:13
One thing about Narcos is that you can't multitask while it's on - prayformojo Sep 2, 15:52 2
- Yeah. I had to rewind a few times. -- nm - Krusty Sep 2, 17:20
- I hate shows like that. - Beryllium Sep 2, 16:05
Man, did Heather dig Reagen's line about Cold Stone after the match last night - prayformojo Sep 2, 15:51 11
- about 50% of my wanting him to lose was based on being able to use that joke. -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 16:22
- Did you make it to yesterday without spending that $10.98? -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 15:55 9
  - $3.98 in the black for August! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 16:04 8
    - Sub poll: what did the mojos spend that $7 on? -- nm - jangles Sep 2, 16:24 5
      - part of it was "housebound"? -- nm - b. Sep 2, 16:26 4
        
        Bought that on the 29th. The final purchase of the months was a download of Minecraft, which Abby is earnestly trying to teach me -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 16:29 3
        
        Which version? -- nm - iSpam Sep 2, 17:54
        
        awww, that is actually cute...nm - x Sep 2, 17:41
        
        ::updates notes:: er, nevermind: happy playing! -- nm - b. Sep 2, 16:38
    - Licorice for some! -- nm - David Sep 2, 16:22
    - Hey... let's see if we can't get you Hulu Plus *without* ads. I think that'll be about $3.98 more a month. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 16:17
I prefer to think of him as Motherfucker Jones. -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 15:48

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