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should i pay $50 a ticket to see Howard Jones in a club setting? -- nm - Andie Oct 6, 13:16 9
- that's a cool venue -- nm - decline Oct 6, 13:20 1
  - it really is. and i almost never go. -- nm - Andie Oct 6, 13:21
- I think he'd be very enjoyable. he's one of the artists I most wish had..*pause* hey! he has a new-this-year album! - b. Oct 6, 13:19
- I would. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 13:17 5
  - it's here. -- (link) - Andie Oct 6, 13:18 4
    - oh, that's even cooler! definitely yes! -- nm - b. Oct 6, 13:20
    - I just requested a reservation. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 13:20 2
      - heh. me too.:) -- nm - Andie Oct 6, 13:20 1
        
        Not as cool as this, but cool. - Spawn Oct 6, 13:21
Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 3m3 minutes ago Vikings are trading MLB Gerald Hodges to 49ers, per source. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 13:14 6
- Hodges immediately retires. -- nm - spamlet Oct 6, 13:16
- hmmm -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 13:16 2
  - He's OK. Was buried here. Played alongside Navarro at Penn State. -- nm - ML Oct 6, 13:17
  - I admit, I pictured an ML/Pippy negotiation on this. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 13:17
- For a center, yeah. - ML Oct 6, 13:15 1
  - oh, and a 6th rounder - ML Oct 6, 13:16
heh, a writer I follow linked to this piece on writing, which talks about the importance of what to leave out. I would have pruned the heck out of it. - b. Oct 6, 13:09 1
- As Brian Koppelman is fond of telling screenwriters, "Calculate less" - jangles Oct 6, 13:17
Good news! Catholics who remarry can take Communion. But only if they never have sex. -- (link) - Andie Oct 6, 13:07 3
- no biggie if they jam and then lie about it, right? -- nm - fabulous squad Oct 6, 13:12 1
  - maybe more say prayers, make donations? - b. Oct 6, 13:15
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Oct 6, 13:09
well, it's certainly a way to get their attention... -- (link) - znufrii Oct 6, 12:58
ST Parent advice corner: Any suggestions on how to deal with a child who is too nonchalant about her "accidents" when she pees herself? - Name Withheld By Request Oct 6, 12:54 7
- Make her eat more asparagus. -- nm - Max Oct 6, 13:22
- if you haven't already, I'd try googling for advice with this: potty training regression. -- nm - b. Oct 6, 13:11 2
  - We have. Most play it straight like the child really is having an accident. We think Anna's passed that stage and is being careless. It's more of an.. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 6, 13:14 1
    - heh, this kind of follows what I just said above. :) - - b. Oct 6, 13:17
- Dunno, but I hear you. -- nm - psilotum Oct 6, 13:04
- would 10 lashes be over the top? -- nm - decline Oct 6, 12:56 1
  - I'll restrain myself to five. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 6, 13:10
The bar code on your boarding pass contains personal information that can be decoded online -- (link) - ty97 Oct 6, 12:30 16
- take the train!! -- nm - decline Oct 6, 12:35 15
  - I shred by boarding passes. -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 12:36 14
    - remember those hotel keys have your data too, better shred those! -- nm - decline Oct 6, 12:41 6
      - If they give me one of those disposable ones to take home I do, but much more worried about boarding passes. -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 12:41 5
        
        just get lifelock -- nm - decline Oct 6, 12:43 4
        
        My FF info is equivalent to bank info. I take measure to protect that. - ty97 Oct 6, 12:54 3
        
        You play fantasy football? -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 13:16
        
        after reading the article you should also unfriend all your relatives on facebook - decline Oct 6, 13:11 1
        
        Done! -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 13:21
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      - Do you use that on international flights? I've only done domestic. -- nm - spamlet Oct 6, 12:54 1
        
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      - The machine is terrible about reading those IME -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 12:38 2
        
        I some how always managed not to have my phone charged, it goes dark when I get up there - etc etc. - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 12:57
        
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    - A soapy lonely? -- nm* - budice Oct 6, 12:36
NY/east coast myvegas players, there is a new reward location, the Bogata in NJ -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 12:29 4
- whoohoo! - znufrii Oct 6, 12:29 3
  - don't you have over a million gazillion? make those work - there are table games awaiting you! -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 12:59 2
    - yup. just looked though, and the good rewards are all sold out for now, big surprise there. -- nm* - znufrii Oct 6, 13:11 1
      - unfortuantely, you will need to check daily -- nm - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 13:15
For Will: Maryland Primary poll is out today. O'Malley - 2% -- nm - MDH Oct 6, 12:28 3
- He's meming fast and none of them are good. -- nm - Baron Bostwick as Brad Majors Oct 6, 12:50
- Negative 2% seems about right. -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 12:35
- 2%...he's not even running for VP effectively. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 6, 12:34
25 years ago today: Colorado got it's 5th down against Missouri. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 6, 12:26 4
- I'm still angry about this. And that stupid clipping call against Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 6, 12:32 3
  - Such a crap call! -- nm - IrishStephen Oct 6, 13:13
  - I remember this one. I had given up and gone to bed. Dad got me up after The Rocket ran the punt back. Then they announced the penalty. -- nm* - Baron Bostwick as Brad Majors Oct 6, 12:35
  - +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Oct 6, 12:33
Tennessee county to consider resolution asking God to pass them over in his coming wrath -- (link) - znufrii Oct 6, 12:26 3
- I'm reminded of the time Pat Robertson's compound got nailed by a hurricane after pointing to the evils of Disney. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 12:36
- More accurate (but less CLICKS) version: singular county commissioner sponsors resolution as to the same - ML Oct 6, 12:34
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I think I will take Fournette -- nm - rollo Oct 6, 12:22 4
- "first overall pick goes to... Tim? I have several problems with that." -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 12:23 3
  - I thought about making a similar QV joke in the IM but I am too depressed about my team right now to laugh -- nm - rollo Oct 6, 12:27 2
    - The shocking collapse of Alex's team is the big story for me this year - Reagen Oct 6, 12:33 1
      - The Sexay Zubaz got a firm chewing out after this week's mailed-in performance. -- (edited) - ML Oct 6, 12:35
So, looks like I'm going to be signing up for SlingTV at least for a 7 day trial so I can watch the NL Wild Card Game. Screw you TBS -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 12:19 6
- We'll get you back when we rope you into watching Shawshank for the 73rd time. -- nm - TBS Oct 6, 12:29 1
  - Oops, I dropped the soap -- nm - Tim Robbins si Oct 6, 12:31
- heh. -- nm - budice Oct 6, 12:20 1
  - I have to credit the NFL. At least they make their broadcasts accessible. Never have to do this for football -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 12:30
- Or you could just not watch it. - zork Oct 6, 12:20 1
  - blasphemy -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 12:30
Native peoples in all americas get raw deal, most likely to be shot by cops, rape stats are higher than mideast war zones -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 12:19
#blush -- nm - Diva Oct 6, 12:15 2
- is there an end date to reach your goal? -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 12:16 1
  - Nov. 9th. -- nm - Diva Oct 6, 12:18
Ralphs Market is currently having a Taste of Italy event. Sent out a coupon book for all the ingredients - pasta, sauce, cheese, etc. Last coupon in - Meg Oct 6, 12:11 2
- funny, wonder if it was intentional attempt at a joke -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 12:12 1
  - Oh, for sure it was targeted..."Enjoying you meals more" "Heartburn shouldn't get in the way of your favorite meals" -- nm - Meg Oct 6, 12:17
Some exec at Lions Gate is pouring over contracts right now to see if they own the rights to those books, too. - Reagen Oct 6, 12:10 7
- Not unless they signed those two for all eternity. I don't think either wants to go back to the series. - spamlet Oct 6, 12:20 2
  - Nevermind, I hadn't read Reagen's IM. -- nm* - Ender Oct 6, 12:39
  - "Seriously, how committed are you to the lesbian thing?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 12:21
- Is Summit Entertainment the same thing as LionsGate? -- nm - Diva Oct 6, 12:14 1
  - subsiduary of. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 12:15
- Semi-related: LG is apparently serious about buying Starz -- nm - jangles Oct 6, 12:11 1
  - when I think about how I wanted to buy into their stock back in the day. - Damn It Pippy Janet! Oct 6, 12:18
Princess Leia's metal Star Wars bikini sells at auction for $96K. -- nm - Diva Oct 6, 12:06 2
- Yeah, dignan and I thought it seems low, then bad things were said. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 13:19
- Where did Mel get that kind of money? -- nm - Roger More Oct 6, 12:28
fun in suite 120: help me write my "it is with mixed feelings..." goodbye notification for chad. - fabulous squad Oct 6, 12:05 11
- my note, if you care. no mixed feelings. just facts. - fabulous squad Oct 6, 12:36 3
  - ps. There will be a pizza party in 120 OB on 10/24/2015 -- nm - decline Oct 6, 12:54 2
    - 10/26! there will be! we can afford it now! -- nm - fabulous squad Oct 6, 12:58 1
      - you should splurge and get an extra topping on the pizza -- nm - decline Oct 6, 12:59
- Ha ha, "most of us who have worked with him"? -- nm - Roger More Oct 6, 12:30
- How many food puns can you make in one paragraph? -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 12:10
- [nb Chad: mixed feelings is not something edible] -- nm - jangles Oct 6, 12:08
- Sums it up (pic) -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 12:08 [Image]
- his ability to eat anything and everything will be sorely missed -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 12:07 1
  - how valiantly he helped her stick with her diet -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 12:11
- "has inspired amazement and laughter" -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 12:06
Jurassic World quiz: 19/20. I call shenanigans on the river/ravine question. -- nm - ML Oct 6, 12:04 1
- I can change that question a bit. -- nm - kelly Oct 6, 13:11
#mwah -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:04
Zork raises a good point. Additional context to the treatment of first nations in Canada: Residential schools needed to measure MORTALITY RATES. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 6, 11:59 40
- "If your son weren't already dead, I'd have him expelled!" -- nm - Rowan Atkinson skit Oct 6, 12:15
- I do? Mark the calendar, everyone. -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:03
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- Can you imagine any school system in Canada or the US today having a 6-12% die-off every year? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 12:00 36
  - We're talking about like 1908 though, right? -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 12:05 27
    - The last one closed in *1996* -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 12:06 24
      - The first one closed in 1873. " (burned down six days after opening)". hah -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 12:12 1
        
        (Though, if anyone died, I retract my laugh) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 12:12
      - And what was the mortality rate then? -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 12:07 21
        
        Likely ... lower. Early in the century though after five years you had a 30 to 60% chance of being dead. They were still going strong in the 50s/60s. -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:10
        
        Call me doubtful that as many kids were dying of tuberculosis in 1996. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 12:10 19
        
        garbage food, little heat, high flu rates, and serious beatings (sometimes fatal). It was never all from TB -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:23 17
        
        My point is, you can't shout "6-12% MORTALITY RATE!!!" and then try to compare that to modern institutions. - Ender Oct 6, 12:33 16
        
        Who did that? Other than someone else comparing to "projects" schools in the US - zork Oct 6, 13:04 11
        
        "Can you imagine any school system in Canada or the US today having a 6-12% die-off every year?"- Beryllium Oct 6, 15:00 (26) -- nm* - Ender Oct 6, 13:06 10
        
        We're talking about like 1908 though, right? -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 15:05 (17) -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 13:07 9
        
        Nope -- nm - zork Oct 6, 15:06 (1) -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 13:08 8
        
        Nope, as in there was horrible shit happening for many decades after that, into the 70s at least. - zork Oct 6, 13:11 7
        
        Bery was certainly comparing it to modern school systems. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 13:13 6
        
        "Can you imagine?" isn't really a comparison. And the mortality rates in these schools were a lot higher than the Canadian average for school children - Roger More Oct 6, 13:19 2
        
        Which is also an apples and oranges comparison, given that average school children don't go to residential schools. - Ender Oct 6, 13:22 1
        
        The point we are trying to get across is that we are talking about a population that has been disadvantaged for a long period of time. - Roger More Oct 6, 13:27
        
        I was saying it would be unconscionable in a modern school system. - Beryllium Oct 6, 13:16
        
        so reply to him. -- nm - zork Oct 6, 13:14 1
        
        I did, and then you kept replying to me. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 13:20
        
        No, but the death rate at these schools was a lot higher than the death rate for school-aged children across Canada -- (link) - Roger More Oct 6, 12:41
        
        I'm going to say there was no time in the 18th through 20th century when that kind of mortality rate was normal for school-attending children. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 12:40 1
        
        Yeah, same for the forced sterilization rates -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 12:41
        
        I'd be very interested in a comparison with the mortality rates of turn-of-the-century US & Canadian orphanages though. -- nm - Ender Oct 6, 12:37
        
        no, although it's still an endemic problem in Native populations. - Reagen Oct 6, 12:12
    - Nope -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:06 1
      - "The first residential schools were established in the 1840s and the last residential school closed in 1996". They were even sterilizing kids. -- (link) - zork Oct 6, 12:08
  - In the US these kids are no longer in the school system at rates equal to 3rd world countries, but some inner urban areas teens are being killed -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 12:04 5
    - 10% some years? Surely not. -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:06 4
      - honestly, it could have been that high. it is common for parents to buy life insurance on their children to cover funeral expense -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 12:09 3
        
        That would be hundreds or thousands a year in NYC alone. -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:12 2
        
        we're not talking entire cities, but certain 'hoods, schools, San Fran had projects next to Candlestick park, 19 murders in one year on the corner -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 12:16 1
        
        out of several thousand students in the nearby schools, I expect. So, maybe 1% at best. -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:19
  - The kids were just taken hundreds of miles away to be given proper Christian educations but physical, sexual, and cultural abuse were rampant. -- nm - zork Oct 6, 12:02 1
    - See also the U.S. and Australia. Native children being taken away to be "civilized" :( -- nm - Meg Oct 6, 12:07
It's Qale day? Where's the Qale qake? -- nm - Baron Bostwick as Brad Majors Oct 6, 11:58 1
- Even I won't do the type of qake he would want. -- nm - Buddy the Cake Boss Oct 6, 11:59
Man, the Olympic Rowing events are going to be a real sh**show. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 6, 11:56 3
- some athletes are swimming up shit creek now, hoping that a year's exposure will give them some immunity over the ones who get there only a few weeks - zeitgeist Oct 6, 12:07
- literally -- nm - decline Oct 6, 11:58
- Bah dum dum. -- nm - zork Oct 6, 11:58
Significant Mother seems like a show Dano would make. -- nm - David Oct 6, 11:54 2
- I can't get past the lack of age differences here. -- nm - fabulous squad Oct 6, 11:58 1
  - I only saw the season finale, but it didn't bother me. -- nm - David Oct 6, 12:00

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