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Bob Ley has looked the same for 30 years now. -- nm* - David Oct 6, 10:36
Al-Jazeera America staffers have formally voted to unionize -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 10:35
just a quick check in, I am off work for at least a week with this lunger.... - groiny Oct 6, 10:26 6
- Get well -- nm - eag Oct 6, 10:43
- good god. Well at least you'll play Destiny -- nm - Remlik Oct 6, 10:42
- remember, no exerting activities = no me time - decline Oct 6, 10:36
- Get better soon, groiny. -- nm - emoticripple Oct 6, 10:31
- Pnemonia sucks. If what you have is anything like that, stay in bed. I had that once and it kicked my ass big time -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 10:27
- feel better. I let you win in BF to keep your spirits up -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 10:27
City of Portland begins taking applications for Google Fiber huts. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Oct 6, 10:23
Peeple shuts down - for now -- (link) - Reagen Oct 6, 10:20 1
- " The #Peeple founder doesn't seem to be enjoying the public's scrutiny of her. It's like she's uncomfortable with strangers rating her..." -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 10:25
start-up lets you gift stock as easily as a gift card -- (link) - znufrii Oct 6, 10:15
It's Starbond adjust day. -- nm - LMS Oct 6, 10:13 1
- and not much happening today unfortunately . . . we're in a bit of a lull until the winter blockbuster season begins -- nm - call me Ishmael Oct 6, 10:42
NHL admits to cocaine problem -- (link) - Reagen Oct 6, 10:07 8
- How is that not something they test for? -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 10:30 2
  - doesnt enhance performance -- nm - budice Oct 6, 10:30 1
    - riiiiight -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 10:31
- "Do you have ANY clue how much it costs to fill the Stanley Cup?!?!" -- nm - NHL Oct 6, 10:09 2
  - do you know how long it takes using skate blades to chop up the coke? almost forever!! -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 6, 10:16
  - That would be truly Scarfacian. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 10:12
- "It was a problem in Edmonton during the glory years" -- nm - budice Oct 6, 10:09 1
  - Fuhr, notoriously. - Reagen Oct 6, 10:11
NYC to South Africa for $594 round trip -- (link) - spamlet Oct 6, 10:05 1
- (also DC) -- nm - spamlet Oct 6, 10:06
"Let me take your ear virginity." -- nm - David Oct 6, 10:05 1
- Didn't take you for a BBT fan -- nm - amoxy Oct 6, 10:08
ST Music from the 80s Poll please...a radio station is doing a Friday night "all 80s" program for 4 hours. what's a must-hear song in that playlist? -- nm - call me Ishmael Oct 6, 10:03 25
- Welcome to the Jungle, Blue Monday, Thriller, Livin on a Prayer -- nm - Strongbad Oct 6, 10:45
- My Town -MSB -- (link) - TWuG Oct 6, 10:41 [youtube]
- Games w/o Frontiers, Peter Gabriel; Cloudbusting, Kate Bush; Love Will tear.., Joy Division; Temptation, New Order; Owner of a.., Yes -- nm - mud Oct 6, 10:41
- Talking Heads Water under Ground, Life in War Time, Burning Down the House -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 10:39 2
  - Dick Dale miserloo -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 11:20 1
    - X black flag, xtc -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 11:20
- How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths, Back in Black - AC/DC, Shout - Tears For Fears, 99 Red Balloons, Jack & Diane, Flashdance, Bette Davis Eyes, Money ... - zork Oct 6, 10:31
- Walkin' on Sunshine, Gloria, Africa -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 10:27 1
  - Girl's Just Want to Have Fun, Billie Jean. Thriller, Sweet Child O MineWake me up before you GOGO, Walk like an Egyptian -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 10:31
- Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2, Rain - The Cult, Mirror in the Bathroom - English Beat, Message To You Rudy - The Specials, Friday I'm In Love - The Cure -- nm - zork Oct 6, 10:24
- Take On Me - A-ha, Eminence Front - The Who, Start Me Up - Rolling Stones, Dancing in the Streets - Jagger/Bowie, Born In The USA - Springsteen -- nm - zork Oct 6, 10:20
- Safety Dance -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 10:17
- Talk dirty to me - Poison, Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer -- nm - amoxy Oct 6, 10:16
- Rio - Duran Duran, Tainted Love - Soft Cell, The Message - Grandmaster Flash, London Calling - The Clash, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Ramones, Blue Mond - zork Oct 6, 10:15 1
  - Sheena is a Punk Rocker came out in 1977 -- nm - amoxy Oct 6, 10:17
- People are People - Depeche Mode -- nm - eag Oct 6, 10:12 1
  - Relax -Frankie goes to Hollywood Come on Eileen- Dexy's Midnight Runners -- nm* - eag Oct 6, 10:30
- Blondie - Call Me -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 6, 10:11 2
  - The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 6, 10:12 1
    - London Burning, Guns of Brixton -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 10:40
- Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio, The Fixx - Stand or Fall, Psychedlic Furs - Love My Way, Spandau Ballett - True - Jim Oct 6, 10:10 1
  - Missing Persons - Words, Berlin - Metro, Peter Schilling - Major Tom, Gary Numan - Cars -- nm - Jim Oct 6, 10:15
- Jump by Van Halen -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 6, 10:09
- You Give Love a Bad Name -- nm - David Oct 6, 10:07
- Autograph - Turn Up The Radio -- nm - Volnelk Oct 6, 10:05
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner seeking $45 million for home after divorce -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 09:55 10
- The stables alone are worth $20M -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 10:32 1
  - You mean Jennifer's bedroom? -- nm - zork Oct 6, 10:37
- bought for 17.55 in 2009. that would be some ROI. -- nm - fabulous squad Oct 6, 10:03 7
  - Chinese pay cash for those out here -- nm - jangles Oct 6, 10:07
  - spoken like a true accountant -- nm - budice Oct 6, 10:04 5
    - I work in finance. I'm *not* an accountant. -- nm - fabulous squad Oct 6, 10:37 1
      - How could anyone get that wrong? - zork Oct 6, 10:38
    - well,it *was* the Bennifer Garfleck house for a few years. that's worth something, right? -- nm - call me Ishmael Oct 6, 10:06 2
      - And how else are you gonna do it in all the same places as Affleck and that nanny? -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 10:07 1
        
        Fully featured on the UV Light tour! -- nm - budice Oct 6, 10:08
McCartney found unused vocals of him and MJ during the Say,Say,Say sessions, that he created a new song with.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 6, 09:47 3
- Mackenzie King and Diefenbaker? -- nm - zork Oct 6, 11:13
- Sounds great. MJ was definitely hitting it on all cylinders at that time -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 10:04 1
  - yeah I really like the remix quite a bit. -- nm - Remlik Oct 6, 10:43
"DraftKings says employee didn't have unfair advantage on FanDuel" - David Oct 6, 09:44 2
- *trying to figure out whether to pull my money out before the regular season is over* -- nm - Strongbad Oct 6, 10:35
- They went on to say that FanDual had better hurry up and by them. -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 6, 10:16
UCLA LB Myles Jack has withdrawn from school and will be declaring for the '16 NFL Draft -- nm - budice Oct 6, 09:43 1
- Jack has a $5 million insurance policy if he falls out of the first round. -- nm - budice Oct 6, 09:43
I've recently had more difficulty than usual opening bottles of iced tea - and yes I was having to do it with just one hand. Biggest problem were the - Meg Oct 6, 09:40 3
- you mean you don't just bust the neck open against the counter and chug 'em down? -- nm - decline Oct 6, 10:38
- Mom has some kitchen sissors with grip teeth on three hand side she uses for bottles -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 10:37 1
  - Yep, I really need to get something like that - arthritis isn't going to get any better :/ -- nm - Meg Oct 6, 10:42
Had not noticed that $5 microsoft card for sigining up with Bing rewards already came through. - Spawn Oct 6, 09:39
Final Trailer - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 09:29 [youtube]
I think Brooklyn Film Festival is the only US film festival not showing Brooklyn. -- nm - LMS Oct 6, 09:25 1
- But they do have Lena Dunham's Transformers -- nm - jangles Oct 6, 09:30
Not sure how accurate this is, but Jim Carrey is a brilliant man - Will Hunting Oct 6, 09:22 10
- Here's the Cracked article this comes from which is great. -- (link) - Mel Profit Oct 6, 09:31 5
  - Or you could have just clicked Will's link... -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:33 4
    - thanks, dick. - Mel Profit Oct 6, 09:35 3
      - You're welcome!!! -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:42
      - S'alright. I just figured you were drunk. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 6, 09:35 1
        
        I am contemplating it. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 6, 09:40
- Except for the part where he went full-on anti-vaxxer for Jenny McCarthy's cooch. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:26 1
  - *finger to nose* The both of them are darkened to me after that. the damage is extraordinary. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 6, 09:30
- Congrats, you outsmarted Nicholas Cage -- nm - jangles Oct 6, 09:26
- I have heard that before. I thought on TT/ST. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 09:24
Lead item on the Fidelity website "3 cheap blue chip stocks with expanding margins" - Meg Oct 6, 09:18 3
- and Amgen is now down 4.47 - ha! -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 09:30
- well, the price itself doesn't determine that. -- nm - znufrii Oct 6, 09:27 1
  - Oh, I know - they're talking relative rather than actual. -- nm - Meg Oct 6, 09:29
US comes up with yet another explanation of its airstrike on that MSF hospital... -- (link) - znufrii Oct 6, 09:16
Did I read that correctly on B2? Biden is a politician?! I'm shocked! I shocked, I say! -- nm - TWuG Oct 6, 09:08 18
- even for a politician, using your kid's death to gin up support is skeevy -- nm - jangles Oct 6, 09:10 17
  - honestly, in our political system, nah -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 09:11 15
    - I think using it is 100% expected. Getting CAUGHT using it covertly undercuts his ability to actually use it. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:17 14
      - I don't think anybody would have batted an eye if he had directly said "Beau wanted me to run" in his announcement speech. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:25 1
        
        but that doesn't do anything to help build an anti-Clinton narrative among a potential donor base -- nm - znufrii Oct 6, 09:34
      - this I agree -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 09:22
      - perhaps, though now it makes me wonder who the anonymous sources outing him as the anonymous source are. -- nm - znufrii Oct 6, 09:20 10
        
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        and how would she, or "multiple sources" connected to her, know? - znufrii Oct 6, 09:30
        
        ::finger to nose:: -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 09:24 1
        
        This is the Berniacs' conspiracy theory du jour -- nm* - jangles Oct 6, 09:27
        
        Weirdly enough, also Biden. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:22 5
        
        seems the simplest explanation, actually, but what's the upside? -- nm* - znufrii Oct 6, 09:34 4
        
        Oh, he's got 6 more rounds of outing himself as the anonymous source who outed himself as the anonymous source before we get to the upside! -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 09:45
        
        He doesn't have the heart to run and is anonymously sabotaging himself so he doesn't need to disobey his kid's wish. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 6, 09:42
        
        Self-sabotage is his MO -- nm - Roger More Oct 6, 09:38 1
        
        interesting -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 10:19
  - this -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 09:11
I think Dan Campbell is the first NFL head coach I ever drafted for a fantasy team. -- nm - David Oct 6, 09:06 1
- NFL? Agreed. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 09:23
This is far funnier than I expected it would be. Best Late Night Of The Morning: Shaq And Alex Trebek Get Cozy In A Phone Booth -- (link*) - Spawn Oct 6, 09:03
"Myles Jack has withdrawn from UCLA and will enter the draft." -- nm - ML Oct 6, 09:00
I've gotta admit, I'm kind of interested in the Surface Book -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 08:57 8
- Links to more info -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 09:19 4
  - looks cool. Wish it came in a bigger size. -- nm - Remlik Oct 6, 09:23 1
    - size queen -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 09:24
  - link two -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 09:20 1
    - link three -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 09:21
- Oooh! Pretty! Now make the bezel smaller. -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 09:05
- I like it. The reason we still order HP laptops is specifically for the clamshell form factor -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 08:59
- Laws, yes. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 08:59
Joe Philbin fired over the phone. Players HATE both coordinators and wanted them gone too -- (link) - Beaker Oct 6, 08:53 1
- "Yeah, I am here at the airport but they won't let me on the team plane... oh, I am? Great." -- nm - Joe Philbin Oct 6, 09:22
I just drafted Jake Allen and feel really dirty. -- nm - spamlet Oct 6, 08:51 5
- local boy -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 09:09
- As long as playoffs aren't counted in your league, you should be fine. :) -- nm - Jim Oct 6, 09:06 1
  - :-/ -- nm - ML Oct 6, 09:07
- Karma+++ -- nm - ML Oct 6, 08:59
- ML? -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 08:53
They got the guy in Philly -- nm - decline Oct 6, 08:50 1
- Sam Hinkie? -- nm - David Oct 6, 08:51
I've been trying to make a specific sammich dressing that I used to get on my deli sammiches from NY and I think I've finally nailed it. - CQ Oct 6, 08:44 2
- probably washing it down with that Coors Light swill -- nm - jangles Oct 6, 08:47 1
  - PBR. -- nm - Baron Bostwick as Brad Majors Oct 6, 08:51
Tell Chun that we all deserve a cut! - Mop Oct 6, 08:42 12
- I held her freakin' hand up in the air for at least an hour! -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 08:44 11
  - I... was there! -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 09:02 3
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      - I should have reserved all my bitching for the choice of strip club. "Can we have one without knives?" -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 09:08 1
        
        *snort* -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 09:25
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    - I am just teasing, as I am sad that I will not be there. Send me some texts and pics and I will happily share in the joy. - Spawn Oct 6, 08:49 5
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        Find the dimmest stripper in the joint and convince them to hold a very sharp knife... - Mel Profit Oct 6, 09:06 3
        
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        no but if the stripper pulled it off, they have skillz -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 10:16
        
        I would bubble wrap the entire party contingent. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 6, 09:55
Toga! - Spawn Oct 6, 08:39

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