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You can now send Bernie emojis. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 4, 06:58
Okay, that's cute. -- (link) - David Sep 4, 06:56 [Image]
This is funny but unsportsmanlike. -- (link*) - Krusty Sep 4, 06:46 [Image]
Banshee-44 is going to be very popular on Sept. 8th. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 4, 06:42 7
- You can also start playing Rift and Mayhem on the 8th. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 4, 06:59
- Xur will also sell a Legacy Engram that decodes into Year 1 Exotics. Collectors gotta collect. -- nm - Truman Sep 4, 06:46 5
  - didnt know this about the TTK -- (edited) - Truman Sep 4, 06:47 4
    - Also all Year 1 uncompleted exotic bounties will auto complete on the 8th. -- nm - Shaun Sep 4, 06:48 3
      - And other uncompleted year one bounties will be abandoned. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 4, 06:57 2
        
        Wait, no prowling wolves? What will happen to Queens Bpuntis then? -- nm - Spawn Sep 4, 07:28
        
        The Weekly Update is full of lots of good stuff. -- nm - Shaun Sep 4, 07:00
Rowan County, KY is issuing marriage licenses. -- nm - MDH Sep 4, 06:36 17
- Have the locusts and plagues hit there yet? -- nm - David Sep 4, 07:01 1
  - they felt it would be piling on. -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 07:03
- I love it! Keep her in jail -- nm - Bacon Sep 4, 07:01 7
  - No. I hope quietly, in a few days, she resigns and gets out of jail - amoxy Sep 4, 07:03 6
    - It's a good example of stupid and I hope she stays longer. - Bacon Sep 4, 07:05 4
      - *smh* The longer she stays, the more sympathetic she becomes -- nm - amoxy Sep 4, 07:07
      - Yeah but already there are new reports etc (people plenty of people don't understand) about a "war on christianity"/how she's jailed for her beliefs -- nm - MDH Sep 4, 07:06 2
        
        War on Christianity? This is the first time you have heard that term? -- nm - Bacon Sep 4, 07:08 1
        
        Obviously not, but it's now on the news more than ever before. -- nm - MDH Sep 4, 07:09
    - this -- nm - decline Sep 4, 07:03
- Awesome!! Gettterdonee -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:42
- @nexttokimdavis: We're in fucking charge now, #KimDavis, and EVERYONE GETS TO WEAR JEANS!!! -- nm - znufrii Sep 4, 06:37 5
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    - Please don't tell on us to the Revolutionary Committee of Public Safety. -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 06:53 2
      - I'm telling the Judean People's Front. -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 4, 06:59 1
        
        Splitter! -- nm - Krusty Sep 4, 07:08
  - L4!! -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:39
Not the Onion: Latina television news anchor in Arizona causes a stir by pronouncing Spanish words correctly. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 4, 06:34 4
- Though, if you don't pronounce a town's name like the locals, then you're pronouncing it wrong. The proper pronunciation of Paris, KY is NOT Pa-ree. -- nm - Ender Sep 4, 07:05 2
  - There is a Paris, Ontario and its pronounced the anglicized way also..... - Walt_Disney Sep 4, 07:24
  - St. Louis is lousy with names like that. If you pronounce Creve Coeur in proper French, you'll be laughed out of the room. -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 4, 07:09
- You tellin' me Jose Mesa ain't Joe Table? -- nm - CQ Sep 4, 06:37
Now that we've closed the ABFAB deal I'm now working on the LOTRD agreements. -- nm - LMS Sep 4, 06:31
Top Coppers is my favourite new show -- (link) - LMS Sep 4, 06:22 [youtube]
The Lobster trailer -- (link) - Dano Sep 4, 06:15 [youtube] 3
- You were who I was thinking of yesterday when I posted this - Reagen Sep 4, 06:55
- i had to watch without sound, with no sound, it feels like Wes Anderson and Todd Solondz made a movie together. -- nm* - Andie Sep 4, 06:30
- You know I love me some CFARR but this looks a hot mess -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:25
I'm not seeing a whole lot of selection, at Target.com, for the new Star Wars stuff -- nm - Flavorize Sep 4, 06:12 1
- Hey, you were inactive on org -- nm - spamlet Sep 4, 06:59
Cowboom 10% off code: LDAY10 ... XBOX One $194 PS4 $234 .. shipped -- nm - budice Sep 4, 06:12 5
- That's an amazing price. -- nm - Krusty Sep 4, 06:18 4
  - It is, until you realize they're selling pre-owned and refurbs. -- nm - ML Sep 4, 06:19 3
    - Yeah, I went and looked. I wonder if we can trust the refurb. -- nm - Krusty Sep 4, 06:23 2
      - I just say no to any refurb electronics. Pain in the ass -- nm - Bacon Sep 4, 07:00 1
        
        They've been hit and miss for me with other electronics. This is a serious piece of machinery and not a more simple thing like a radio. - Krusty Sep 4, 07:07
Variety's Black Mass review -- (link) - LMS Sep 4, 06:07
I'm not big on moral victories, but the Gophers played #2 TCU pretty tough last night. - ML Sep 4, 05:56 3
- *drops TCU to #10* -- nm - Pollsters Sep 4, 06:03 2
  - I'm sure they'll still average 50+ points a game when they get to the Big 12 part of their schedule and stop playing defenses. -- nm - ML Sep 4, 06:06 1
    - Do they play Kansas and Iowa St. this year? If so, add 5 to that. -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 4, 06:13
my dinner was soo good last night that I am still thinking about how good it was. -- nm - Truman Sep 4, 05:43 20
- Did you have the chicken tenders? -- nm - Ender Sep 4, 06:35 2
  - nuggets -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:40 1
    - What kind of nuggets? -- nm - Ender Sep 4, 06:45
- did you cook or dine out? -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 06:00 4
  - dined out, place called PhoBasil (off mass ave, near the music college). -- nm - Truman Sep 4, 06:22 3
    - I go there a lot when I'm in the nabe for Boston Pops rehearsals. It's goooood. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 06:30 2
      - i may have to eat there again this weekend. any other good spots that i should check out? -- nm - Truman Sep 4, 06:33 1
        
        In that very-near area I also like Symphony Sushi, but you are near a lot of great dining on Boylston as well. - Diva Sep 4, 06:47 1
- Well, spill! What was it? -- nm - amoxy Sep 4, 06:00 11
  - Crispy curry puffs (chicken with curry powder, veggies, deep fried) and Pad Gra Pow. -- nm - Truman Sep 4, 06:20 8
    - wait, you went to a Pho place and didn't get Pho? -- nm - decline Sep 4, 06:38 1
      - thats why i want to go back. I got what sounded good last night, I want to try more - Truman Sep 4, 06:39
    - Never heard of that - looked it up - looks delish. the recipe is fairly easy. - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:28 5
      - which part? - Truman Sep 4, 06:31 4
        
        Pad Gra Pow - I'm a thai newbie - I try to break out of my yellow curry fascination - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:41 3
        
        the pad gra pow there is very good. you guys are giving me great lunch ideas... -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 06:48 2
        
        I may need to make some this weekend -- nm - decline Sep 4, 06:55 1
        
        you know what - I have this basil plant in the living room (dumb story). I should do this too. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 07:02
  - yeah - what the hell man! -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:03 1
    - Truman is such a food tease. -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 4, 06:03
+173k, U3 5.1% -- nm* - znufrii Sep 4, 05:41 6
- CNBC had a dude on point, Aug unemp #s have been revised upward 75k on avg past 14yrs -- nm - budice Sep 4, 06:04 1
  - Point being: Aug unemployment always reports light -- nm - budice Sep 4, 06:05
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  - If he's trying to destroy the country, he's doing it in an awful sneaky way. -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 06:06 2
    - When you look at the crap he inherited and where we are now, it's quite impressive. He's no Bubba, but he's pretty darn good. -- nm - CQ Sep 4, 06:39
    - Sneaky Obama! -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:07
Tourists are the stupidest species ever created. - ty97 Sep 4, 04:51 3
- you took a photo didnt you? just admit it ty, its ok,we understand. -- nm* - Truman Sep 4, 05:49
- Apparently your train is stuck in a Hungarian town because the authorities let the migrants on it and they refuse to get off. - spamlet Sep 4, 05:48
- I've lost track, which country are you in now? -- nm - LMS Sep 4, 05:03
Still Time: ST Yahoo Sports Groups for College Pickem/Pro Pickem/Pro Survivor - budice Sep 4, 04:29
Google - Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Phones debut on Sept 29 -- (link) - budice Sep 4, 04:01
Verizon Now Offers All Customers Live NFL Games, for Free -- (link) - budice Sep 4, 03:56
Finance - Jobs Report this morning, Dow Futures down 200 so far -- (link) - budice Sep 4, 03:33
Greece - Varoufakis: "A 10 year old could see bailout was wrong" -- (link) - budice Sep 4, 03:24
We really need to hire some new posters to work the 3am-7am shift here -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 03:23
Spirit Airlines already advertising on the heels of the Brady ban overturned -- (link) - budice Sep 4, 01:57
the shampoo lady where I get my hair cut is kind of hilarious. today: sprayed in the face, bonked on the head with the sprayer, and she lathered to - mafic Sep 4, 01:51 3
- the not-so-subtle vigorous lathering should have given this away. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 07:07
- She's crushing on you soooooooo hard -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 03:00 1
  - this is my guess too -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:04
Jesus, Kim, just let him have it. You had a wedding for your ucking cats. - Covington Sep 4, 01:48 2
- so funny. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 07:05
- its truly funny - its good to have some sense of outlet for all this mess -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:05
Wake up; -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 00:34 3
- the swing shift hasn't even clocked out yet....hey, what does it mean when your time card isn't in the slot where its supposed to be? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 01:24 1
  - voted off the island - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:05
- no -- nm - Tim Sep 4, 00:42
Homeland question - Beryllium Sep 3, 23:22 1
- She works for the CIA, the gubment. They're excluded from Obamacare, so she has the good coverage. - Jim Sep 4, 05:50
LIR Spamlet: If you don't want to download RES (which I've also heard good things about), you could just up- or down-vote the threads - con_carne Sep 3, 22:57 1
- Thanks. I can't download anything to work PC, I may keep looking. -- nm - spamlet Sep 4, 05:49
Moms: I was driving mom and my not yet Ex to Reno, a few miles before NV border, mom remembered she needed to go to an ATM and insisted we back track - zeitgeist Sep 3, 22:41 4
- can I steal " I'm a Warrior Woman"? cause that is sure to go down well in my house -- nm - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:06
- I think your mom confused ATMs with slot machines. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 22:44 2
  - she just did not believe that a business in another state would give you cash just like that, like they don't know you, you could be anybody -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 22:49 1
    - I went to CVS this morning with my brother & SIL who are visiting. she wanted a prescription from home to be picked up here. this afternoon she had it -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 3, 22:52
well, heck. I started "the darjeeling limited" last night, but my connection and my brain were having buffering issues. just started it again (spoils) - b! Sep 3, 22:17
Terrible music being blasted out of a terrible sound system in a terrible car. I mean, seriously, it's a Juke. You have a terrible car. -- nm - Qale Sep 3, 21:37 4
- Hey. Jukes gotta juke. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 22:11
- Like when it just buzzes cause they blew the speakers out long time ago? -- nm - jangles Sep 3, 21:42 2
  - I always thought that was sheet metal body parts blown loose by the presure waves -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 22:26
  - Yesh. I mean, I know where I live. It's just, come on. Don't be your stereotype! You don't hear me blasting Janet Jackson just 'cause she's back. - Qale Sep 3, 22:06
Dinner with my parents... - Mop Sep 3, 21:25 15
- Which restaurant? And I would avoid the Victoria McDonald's this time of night, unless you like bum fights. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 21:40 6
  - Looks like earls was a solid choice btw (link to my GrubThing site) -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 3, 21:42 5
    - I loved Earl's. Tonight we went to the Sticky Wicket. I remember it from when Annie and I visited about 17 years ago. - Mop Sep 3, 21:50 4
      - Ah, too bad. Flying Otter probably would've worked better. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 22:00 3
        
        I recommend Tacofino for lunch. Also, RBC Museum might still be having its food truck festival out back. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 22:01 2
        
        If I wa staying longer, we'd meet up for lunch, but it's just one day and out. Seattle tomorrow. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 22:04 1
        
        Ah. I'm in the throes of a nasty cold, anyway. Wouldn't want to get you all germy. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 22:40
- what other kinds of nuggets is he used to encountering? -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 21:30 2
  - Catfish nuggets. - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:10
  - I was too afraid to ask. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:47
- It's all those foreign foods in a foreign country. ;) -- nm - tobor.2 Sep 3, 21:28
- Man, it's like a Pinter play for real -- nm - jangles Sep 3, 21:27 3
  - it's a toss-up between which amused me more, this or nugget talk. (Mop, I'm sorry they've been annoying you; but I hope there have been good times, - b! Sep 3, 21:49 2
    - My brother has to put up with them year round. It's a wonder he hasn't murdered them. - Mop Sep 3, 22:03
    - I'd try this with my daughter next month but she's a much more picky eater than I am :) - Meg Sep 3, 22:00
Happy Force Awakens Friday! -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 21:22 9
- i walk by an apple store, I wonder if they will still have any of the bb-8 droids when i go "home" tonight. -- nm - Truman Sep 4, 05:45
- May the 4'th & 4 months be with you -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 3, 23:26
- Chris Hardwick is live on Periscope right now, in line at Target. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 23:23
- Disney and Amazon have the new stuff online now -- nm - eag Sep 3, 21:27 3
  - I also heard that were gonna get a new trailer as well but thats been a rumor -- nm - eag Sep 3, 21:28 2
    - Entertainment Earth has stuff. Our supplier DIamond opened up the ordering at mindnight. It was all out of stock at 1205 -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 21:35 1
      - The BB-8 funko might be the only funko I might be interested in -- nm - eag Sep 3, 21:47
- The Chicago Disney Store sent me an email. - tobor.2 Sep 3, 21:23 1
  - I've got my eye on a Darth Vader toaster from Bed Bath and Beyond. -- nm - Diva Sep 4, 03:55
Ooh it looks like this might be a known issue with my year's model - jangles Sep 3, 21:04 1
- I don't think we can ever fix what's broken with pixie. -- nm - Qale Sep 3, 21:19
I think the irony of my "pardonnez mon anglais" shirt is lost in the people around here. Everyone keeps trying to speak to me in French. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:02 2
- Tu parle pas françois? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 21:06 1
  - My grammar school French teacher was good. No one would believe me in Montreal when I told them in French I didn't understand. - tobor.2 Sep 3, 21:22
They threw her in jail. I love it!! -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Sep 3, 21:01 12
- the judge knew she'd have no issue covering any fines, but it's gonna be hard for people to crowdsource a jail stay. I figure she goes 16 days before - TWuG Sep 3, 21:04 7
  - I'm going with 5 - she doesn't look particularly hardened - Pippy with a bustle Sep 4, 06:13
  - She doesn't have to crowdsource, all of this is being funded by the right-wing legal group that's representing her -- nm - jangles Sep 3, 21:11 5
    - Hes talking about if they only fined her instead of jail. She has a group that would pay the fines for her -- nm - Bacon via Google Nexus 10 Sep 3, 21:13 4
      - Right, she would never pay a dime of the fines personally or her living expenses. It's only how long she's willing to sit behind bars -- nm* - jangles Sep 3, 21:21
      - And they can't go to jail for her. - tobor.2 Sep 3, 21:19 2
        
        what about the people of her county? How many discriminated against couples will sue the county, what are they likely to get? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 22:23 1
        
        basically this could bankrupt the county -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 22:24
- I wonder if she's actually prepared to spend the remainder of her term of office in there - Reagen Sep 3, 21:02 3
  - I wounder if the county will continue to pay her while she is in jail -- nm - decline Sep 4, 07:10
  - I think her term started this year. She was elected in 2014. So 4 years? -- nm - TWuG Sep 3, 21:13 1
    - looks to be, yes. -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 21:26

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