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I accepted the trade, screw it -- nm - CQ Sep 3, 13:03 2
- You gave in to ST Pressure? - Spawn Sep 3, 13:03 1
  - ST sealed the trade deal I made last year and I won the whole league, so I trust their ability -- nm - CQ Sep 3, 13:05
Trollolol -- (link) - Obama Sep 3, 13:01 1
- " scandal-ridden abortion giant" geesh - that was excessive and uncalled for -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 13:06
New Pew: Most Millennials Resist the ‘Millennial’ Label - (Side note, I am considered one, and hate that) -- (link) - MDH Sep 3, 12:51 20
- WTF are Millennials? Do they mean Generation Y (Born 1977-1994) or Generation Z (Born 1995-2012)?? -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 13:02 2
  - X is often extended into the early 80s -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 13:07
  - "millennials" is way more commonly used in the media. usually meaning born from early '80s to '00s or - b. Sep 3, 13:07
- Wah wah wah -- nm - Liberia Sep 3, 13:01
- Kanye thinks he is a millennial so that should tell you how douche it is -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 12:54 11
  - dude is 3 months younger than I am. -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:56 10
    - fwiw, I think he meant it more as identifying with the mentality (as some think it is). I think he actually used that word even. - b. Sep 3, 13:01 1
      - your IM is my IM -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 13:03
    - yeah, another tick mark in the delusional section - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 13:00 7
      - :) - for your im. -- nm - b. Sep 3, 13:02 6
        
        heh -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 13:03 5
        
        also I watched it - it was painful. lots of studdering and pausing - he will need a presentation coach if he wants to run for President -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 13:03 4
        
        I did see clips/snapchats of parts of it, that's why I read the transcript. I get almost unbearably uncomfortable watching people be like that. -- nm - b. Sep 3, 13:05 3
        
        to say you are empathetic with Kayne is something, but I get what you are saying. - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 13:07 2
        
        not just him, for anyone with issues talking/public-speaking like that. - b. Sep 3, 13:11
        
        also - that is likely the only quasi apology taylor swife is ever going to get from him -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 13:08
- Anyone who seriously uses the phrase "sicknasty" can claim their bona fides -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 12:52 1
  - swingin' on the flippity-flop -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:54
- That's so millenial of you. -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:51 1
  - and, sorry kids--you don't get to pick your generational labels - ML Sep 3, 12:57
20 years ago Pierre Omidyar starts Auctionweb, which soon became eBay -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 12:45
WWE Tough Enough: if you liked those shows. check out the training the Japanese women do... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 3, 12:38 [youtube] 2
- so their final test is to have a bunch of people just beat the crap out of them? -- nm - decline Sep 3, 12:49 1
  - sure seems like it -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 12:52
Okay, seriously this time we are Ebola free -- nm - Liberia Sep 3, 12:27 5
- *cough* -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:49 1
  - *sneeze* -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 12:52
- (wasn't it Sierra Leone?) -- nm* - Andie Sep 3, 12:34 2
  - those two were the hardest hit. today's story is that liberia had been declared free, but it wasn't - now it's meant to be free again. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 3, 12:43 1
    - ooooh. -- nm - Andie Sep 3, 12:48
avicii, one of my favorite edm djs/producers, released two new videos today - I've linked to some fun/sweet ones in the past. these tackle more - b. Sep 3, 12:27
ooo....Serial just sent depo notices to 2 of the highest profile Alien Worshippers. Mot Kruse. And original Savik from Wrath of Khan -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 12:23 7
- Serial is an Xbox'er and friend of mine who is a lawyer suing that crazy religion -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 12:24 6
  - On what grounds? -- nm - pmb Sep 3, 12:26 5
    - he and his group have been after them for awhile. I just asked him what for. -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 12:34 3
      - it's basically this case.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 3, 12:36 2
        
        wow - busting up an arb clause is pretty significant -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 12:55
        
        Interesting. -- nm - pmb Sep 3, 12:46
    - They be totes cray, and evil. - Spawn Sep 3, 12:29
Charles P Pierce: Brady Freed, Shield Dented: The NFL Gets a Judicial Smackdown -- (link) - Beaker Sep 3, 12:11
From earlier today. That BB-8? Here it is with a puppy -- (link) - decline Sep 3, 12:05 4
- full video here -- (link) - decline Sep 3, 12:07 3
  - so what you're saying is that I need one for my jerk kittens? -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 3, 12:22 2
    - yes! -- nm - decline Sep 3, 12:23 1
      - jonathan says I should buy a dozen or so and resell at the holidays on ebay. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 3, 12:44
I just got introduced to "Luc, from Antwerp", who said "it's so nice to finally meet you." I have no idea who Luc is, or why I should know him. -- nm - Andie Sep 3, 12:05 3
- If English isn't his first language, they may just be how he learned to greet someone. -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:07 1
  - could be. even the person introducing seemed to imply we should 'know' each other. - Andie Sep 3, 12:08
- Wasn't he the hot dude in those old International Coffee commercials? - jangles Sep 3, 12:07
Followup from a few weeks back: WaPo reporter visits "the worst county in the United States" (Red Lake County, Minnesota) -- (link) - ML Sep 3, 12:00 9
- Name one place worse. -- nm - psilotum Sep 3, 12:05 3
  - Yuba County, CA - amoxy Sep 3, 12:24
  - "Take that, East St. Louis!" -- nm - Roger More Sep 3, 12:08
  - Niagara Falls, NY. -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:06
- those photos make me question the entire "scenery" aspect of that original piece. (not really surprised by that, though.) -- nm - b. Sep 3, 12:04 4
  - It's not based on scenic beauty, but on the "amount" of scenery - topography and water area. - Roger More Sep 3, 12:16 3
    - The important thing is that we not question the algorithm. -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 12:36 1
      - The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 12:44
    - I was thinking mostly of the "natural amenities" description. before posting, I actually went back to the original piece to check what it said. - b. Sep 3, 12:32
Spamlet and I should either feel special, or be very worried. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 3, 12:00
So blah I just want to sleep -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 11:58
from bb - andy grammer has had two platinum songs and one gold in 3-4 years. that's not nothing, esp. in low-selling times. -- nm - b. Sep 3, 11:53 6
- We went to see him at Freebird, and I was surprised at all the people that even knew who he was. - JaxSean Sep 3, 12:43
- who? -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:54 4
  - there's this great website where you can put in words and search, and information comes up. you may want to consider investing in it, even though its - b. Sep 3, 11:58 2
    - googull.com takes you to a really strange page -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:59 1
      - nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 3, 12:01 [Image]
  - That guy from B3. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:56
"Roger Goodell will not attend next Thursday's NFL opener in Foxboro, NFL confirmed. Believes the focus should be on game/festivities." -- (link) - ML Sep 3, 11:50 12
- At this point I plan on embracing all this hate. It's hilariously overwrought. - Mel Profit Sep 3, 12:47
- High road taken. Your move Brady. -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 12:03 8
  - he just didn't want to get whipped by all those batteries NE fans were stocking up on. - Diva Sep 3, 12:11 5
    - He really had no choice. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 3, 12:48
    - Taking fan tips from Raiders fans? Probably not a good move... -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 3, 12:29 2
      - it's a throwback joke to Bsomething. -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 12:30 1
        
        : ) -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 3, 12:34
    - "Why did I agree the season opener should have a 'free bag of manure' promotion?" -- nm - alternate universe Roger Goodell si Sep 3, 12:25
  - BAFFL and the nanny will get that suite, instead. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 12:05 1
    - *snort* -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 12:14
- wow, I just saw a blurb on the TV at lunch from about 100 ft away. I thought it said the suspension was upheld -- nm - prayformojo Sep 3, 11:57 1
  - Maybe you live in an alternate universe where they were? - jangles Sep 3, 11:58
My BF team appreciates the Tom Brady availability for Week 1. Of course going up against Strongbad. -- nm - budice Sep 3, 11:47 1
- Regular season in BF means nothing. We're all just playing for seeding. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 3, 12:05
Guys, you should really watch Narcos. Very well done, and it's worth it just for the history lesson - prayformojo Sep 3, 11:45 2
- Also: 1) It's great to see Pedro Pascal again...very good in a really different (from GoT) role 2) episode 4 is one of my favorite episodes of the - prayformojo Sep 3, 11:47 1
  - I've enjoyed it a lot. I gave it a B over the weekend. I still have a few more episodes to go. -- nm - Krusty Sep 3, 12:57
Have we seen last night's Key & Peele's spoof of Neil Degrasse Tyson/Cosmos? -- (link) - ML Sep 3, 11:45 [youtube]
My beard trimmer broke last week. I desparately need a shave. My neck is super itchy. -- nm - sycor Sep 3, 11:44 5
- I still run my trimmer a bit on one side, then the other, closer to the center line each time ..remembering the time it died with half a face trimmed -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 11:47 2
  - I was going over my undercut before our fundraising gala last year. Got one side done and it crapped out - emoticripple Sep 3, 11:50
  - hehe I have luckily never had that happen to me. -- nm - sycor Sep 3, 11:49
- I'm clean shaven for the first time since last October today. -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:45 1
  - I have not been completely clean shaven in years. I should do that just to freak people out. -- nm* - sycor Sep 3, 11:47
I wonder if Kim Davis ever watched a lot of Orange is The New Black - jangles Sep 3, 11:44 1
- get her Crazy Eyes! -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 11:44
One stock, please! -- nm - Zoidberg the savvy investor Sep 3, 11:37 1
- goosebumps about to go nucleur -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 11:43
Good news, not only will there be a Watcher movie but now also an NBC TV series - jangles Sep 3, 11:37
Destiny folks: The writer of all the Game Informer TTK articles is doing an AMA on reddit now. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 3, 11:30
I would like to see Kim Davis spend enough time in jail where all her cous... I mean supportes forget about her and have moved on - eag Sep 3, 11:24
I have a terrible feeling my old landlord is going to be a dick about returning my security deposit. that's all. - fabulous squad Sep 3, 11:22 30
- My last two kept $100 for cleaning even though I had steam cleaned and left things spotless -- nm - budice Sep 3, 11:38 12
  - and had the apartment sat vacant, I would expect this. but ross moved right in. karl did nothing. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 3, 11:42
  - my last one did as well - I kind of expect it at this point. -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:40 8
    - What we tend to find is peopel cleaned *most* of the place really well, but miss a few things. Which means we pay a - Spawn Sep 3, 11:43 7
      - Property managers always send in cleaning, painting crews before they re rent anyway -- nm - jangles Sep 3, 11:45 6
        
        We have had a number of people move out and leave the place immaculate. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:48 5
        
        As a landlord, I would never rely on that. -- nm - jangles Sep 3, 11:57 3
        
        As a life-long landlord, you learn to inspect. I rely on my own senses more than anyone elses. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 12:02 2
        
        I would just rather split the cost of cleaners with the owner and not worry about leaving it immaculate - jangles Sep 3, 12:06 1
        
        I tend to agree. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 12:07
        
        gotta hide the evidence, yo! -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:49
  - We always include receipts for what we do. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:39 1
    - My friend, the rose, googled her landlord, saw all the complaints about move out inspections, they went far beyond keeping deposits... - zeitgeist Sep 3, 11:45
- Here we have 45 days. What is the limit there? -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:30 9
  - 30 days -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:31 8
    - from the end of the lease (which technically was 8/15). he has to give me a list of things I broke if I don't get it all back. - fabulous squad Sep 3, 11:33 7
      - Did Ross sublease or sign a new lease and pay a deposit? -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:38 5
        
        new lease, new deposit. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 3, 11:41 4
        
        When did his lease begin? That should have started the timer. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:44 3
        
        8/15. officially. I sublet to him (with karl's permission) from 8/1 to 8/15. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 3, 11:55 2
        
        Ah. In that case I would have started his lease on 8/1. But yeah, 8/15 is timer date, then. Here, 30 days would be a nightmare. - Spawn Sep 3, 12:04 1
        
        I actually owe a small portion of electricity. in this town, you have to be registered as a landlord to have two active electricity accounts. so I had - fabulous squad Sep 3, 12:09
      - one would hope. You should have it in the next 2 weeks. -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:37
- They haven't yet? - jangles Sep 3, 11:29 5
  - yeah, but interest bearing doesn't really mean much any more -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:37 3
    - It's not a lot but when I was at my first place in Baltimore for 8 years, it adds up - jangles Sep 3, 11:41 2
      - wow, you've been in cali for 9 years already? -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:43 1
        
        I know -- nm - jangles Sep 3, 11:46
  - PA too. after two years, though. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 3, 11:31
- I also stole your bag! -- nm* - Mr Roper Sep 3, 11:23
Spawn, yeah, her version of Creep (and other songs) is pretty good but Sea of Love made me kinda fall in love with her. -- nm - zork Sep 3, 11:19
I just TIFF'ed the hell out of TIFF package selections. Now to go find a beer in Prague. -- nm - ty97 Sep 3, 11:18
There is now a two carton limit on Blue Bell. Customer asks for a manager, manager evades the limit. FML -- nm - Qale As Folk Sep 3, 11:17
OMG -- (link) - zork Sep 3, 11:16 1
Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove. -- nm - eag Sep 3, 11:15 1
- ::Nova bombs you:: -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:25
It is dumb to have all the NFL games on the same night since all America wants to see is TEBOW!!! -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:13 2
- It's make or break time for him tonight -- nm - decline Sep 3, 11:16
- werd. -- nm - Truman Sep 3, 11:15
SAMARDZIJA! -- nm* - ML Sep 3, 11:12 7
- 1) Has any free agent cost himself more this season? 2) If a qualifying offer was extended, with the wealth of... - Name Withheld By Request Sep 3, 11:15 5
  - Ian Desmond went from 100mil to maybe half that. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 3, 12:07
  - He's not going to take a QO. If anything, he'll a sign a 1 year deal somewhere after testing the market. - spamlet Sep 3, 11:24 1
    - Who signs him for 1 year if it costs them a 1st rounder? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 3, 12:12
  - Maybe he should go back to football. -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 3, 11:21
  - maybe Ian Desmond, but I can't think of anyone else -- nm - ML Sep 3, 11:18
- Bless you. -- nm - emoticripple Sep 3, 11:12
*Holds B2 in contempt* -- nm - emoticripple Sep 3, 11:10 5
- put me in custody in Harlan - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 11:24 4
  - I would never leave harlan alive. -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 11:26 3
    - Neither would Raylan! - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 12:12 2
      - see, you get me. -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 12:17 1
        
        I do, I truly do. *muwah* -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 3, 12:18
Boom! -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 11:09 1
- Here comes the.. -- nm - Truman Sep 3, 11:15

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