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Eifert!!! -- nm - amoxy Nov 5, 19:55 3
- Am I playing against you, Nerv? -- nm - Bacon Nov 5, 20:03 2
  - No, I am playing Sciere. We aren't in the same league -- nm - amoxy Nov 5, 20:06 1
    - I was asking about a non BF league with lot's of STers in it. -- nm - Bacon Nov 5, 20:07
I'll post thoughts when there's a discussion but Spectre: B -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 19:43 3
- Well besides Casino Royale, Craig's Bond movies haven't been good. This is better than I expected. -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 19:59
- I'm seeing it tomotrrow -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 19:52 1
  - Me too -- nm - amoxy Nov 5, 20:06
That was by far one of the worst fashion weeks ever on Project Runway. -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 19:42 5
- Spoils - MDH Nov 5, 20:06
- my choice since week 1...spoiler - Peglegpete Nov 5, 19:50 3
  - Thoughts - MDH Nov 5, 19:55
  - and I am not thrilled they stuck an hour of PR jr. in it -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 19:50 1
    - This. -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 19:55
sometimes I'm predictable. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 5, 19:33 [Backboard] 6
- again with the scarves . . . - barnaby bear Nov 5, 19:39 1
  - like you were complaining when I wrapped you in one that arrived last week and turned out to be more blanket than blanket scarf. -- nm - b. Nov 5, 19:46
- Meg, do you still have a link to the pictures you took of the park with scarfs? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 19:38 1
  - You mean the yarn bombing event? :) -- (link) - Meg Nov 5, 19:55 [flickr]
- just post links to nice ones for your stalker to consider -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 19:38 1
  - since I don't do st's exchange, that's freaking scary. -- nm - b. Nov 5, 19:45
though, on the subject of archaic means of communication, the girl is seeing a rheumatologist shortly, they mailed her a form she needs to mail back. - mafic Nov 5, 19:22 7
- I get unreasonably angry that I have health insurance claims I need to mail in. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 19:24 6
  - I still have to fax things every once in a long while. FAX!! Are we animals?!? nm - ralph wiggum Nov 5, 19:27 3
    - Heh. Wrong thread. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 5, 19:34 2
      - I NEVER GET ENOUGH ATTENTION ON HERE AND NOW YOU ARE ACCIDENTALLY NOTPOSTING ON MY THREAD?! - Subversive Nov 5, 20:00 1
        
        Awwww, Subby. You know you're still pretty to me. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 5, 20:03
  - and this one is just basic patient information, which you'd think they could get from the referral. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 19:26
  - my dudes let me claim everything except GP visits online. for some reason I have to mail those. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 19:26
i gotta think Apollo Creed's bicentennial fight trunks would be looking way more ratty now than they are in that trailer -- nm* - jangles Nov 5, 19:13 1
- also, any kid of Apollo is at bare minimum 30 by now and way too old to be breaking into to boxing. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 19:28
Browns punter dude not doing them any favors -- nm - budice Nov 5, 19:10
"Mike Carey, let's bring you in from Culver City.." -- nm - budice Nov 5, 19:10
Spawn....Bob just announced his retirement at the end of the year for the Bob and Tom show. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 19:00 10
- I listened to a lot of their stuff a while ago. Always enjoyed their Indy 500 stuff -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 19:50
- I think we get them locally on one station. Boy, that guy's one seriously old fart. His Q score must be shit. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 19:25
- Wow. - Spawn Nov 5, 19:07 5
  - HA! I suspect Gunner will be making the move. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 19:09 4
    - I bet Bob and wife move someplace warm. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 19:31 3
      - yup. and can be naked 24/6 -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 19:35 2
        
        Does he have a smokin' wife? -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 19:42 1
        
        I think so. I've never met her. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 19:49
- They should call it The And Tom Show. -- nm - David Nov 5, 19:01 1
  - [glottal stop] and Tom. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 19:04
You're the Worst was terrific... - Remlik Nov 5, 18:57
hey max, Kier Dullea is doing a 2001 Q&A at the AFI in Silver Spring on 11/7 - jangles Nov 5, 18:53
Brother update: he's fired one of his specialists and his Primary Care Physician apologized and swore to never refer to that specialist again. - ty97 Nov 5, 18:43 11
- Is he feeling any better? -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 18:49 1
  - not one iota, unfortunately. They have him on pain pills, valium, etc, but haven't found the cause yet. -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 5, 18:50
- and parent's house water infilitration update -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 5, 18:46 8
  - You should totally use this as a moment to tell your mom that they shouldn't have moved to Texas, much less you. - spamlet Nov 5, 19:18
  - good grief -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 18:58
  - Apologize to the gypsy. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 18:50 5
    - My brother's one dog vomited yesterday and the other one ate a q-tip. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 18:51 4
      - I mean guys, picture this: of all of us down here right now, I am the healthiest, most well adjusted, least anxious one. -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 5, 18:51 3
        
        Ncredible -- nm - Pippy Nov 5, 20:09
        
        I can't picture that. - b. Nov 5, 18:55 1
        
        We're planning on having a Giving at the moment with hope that we can add some Thanks to it. - ty97 Nov 5, 18:57
Kelly, your defense is on a bye this week against me. If it's on purpose nm - Bacon Nov 5, 18:43 1
- Danke. -- nm - Ben Nov 5, 19:17
Money -- nm - budice Nov 5, 18:39 1
- changes everything -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 18:42
Don't read anything treading on facebook. trust me -- nm - Bacon Nov 5, 18:35 10
- even though i tell it not to show me any of the right wing stories, it always keeps putting them in my feed - jangles Nov 5, 19:00 1
  - If you ever reply to someone's post, their stuff moves up in the priority cue, even it you only said FU -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 21:58
- What is this about? -- nm - David Nov 5, 18:58 1
  - Pixie posted it here already so....Tapeworm found in man's brain. Gave me the willies -- nm - Bacon Nov 5, 20:04
- Exxon Mobil: Oil and Gas Company Reportedly Under Investigation for Possible Lies About Climate Change? -- nm - amoxy Nov 5, 18:53
- I wished I could block that section. Riddled with spoilers. Evil. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 18:51 4
  - what's being spoiled? -- nm - b. Nov 5, 18:57 2
    - It's specific to the user, so I'll frequently have to avoid Facebook if I'm behind on my WWE. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 18:59 1
      - ah, I thought there was something specific tonight. -- nm - b. Nov 5, 18:59
  - Wait, why didn't I think of that. Adblock has got me covered. -- (link) - Qale Nov 5, 18:54
Alright, here's the story about the repeating data. - Subversive Nov 5, 18:30 21
- Devil's advocate, no one ever thinks they're the bad guy. I'm sure the 3rd party believes your client is a dick and has wronged him in some way. -- (edited) - Mop Nov 5, 19:39 3
  - It makes zero difference to me who is right or who is wrong. I'm getting paid by the hour. - Subversive Nov 5, 19:59 2
    - This is the opening line of a comic book about a badass IT tech. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 20:05 1
      - We're rebooting the Bastard Operator From Hell. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 20:09
- Operation: Fax Overload is underway. - Subversive Nov 5, 19:26 1
  - He'll be in the next Bond movie. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 19:28
- What if you printed out enough copies so that you could tape one end to the other in a loop? -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 18:47 2
  - That was my fallback option if I couldn't get the multi page PDF to work.... - Subversive Nov 5, 19:03 1
    - analog hacks are the best. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 19:04
- seriously, who uses faxes? -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 18:46 6
  - The IRS, trucking companies still largely do as well. -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 19:19
  - dentists -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 19:07
  - Specifically, in my experience, construction general contractors do. - Subversive Nov 5, 19:05 1
    - this must be one place where Australia is ahead. there's effectively zero use of fax here now. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 19:20
  - lots of people! -- nm - jangles Nov 5, 18:48 1
    - yah, it came up here again recently, I saw. not nearly as often as it used to be, but there's still plenty - real estate, medical, some legal, etc. -- nm - b. Nov 5, 19:07
- That sounds like it would run into FTC trouble. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 18:36 4
  - Would it be the CRTC here? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 19:09 1
    - Yeah, if it were anyone, that's likely who it would be. -- nm - Subversive Nov 5, 19:27
  - Yeah, I told him he might get in trouble. He didn't seem worried. -- nm - Subversive Nov 5, 19:03 1
    - I just find it highly amusing. Hopefully I'm not in some sort of trouble as an accessory.... -- nm - Subversive Nov 5, 19:08
Yikes, that's a pretty bad diagnosis for Seth Rollins. -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 18:30 7
- Orton out with injury. Cena, Lesnar on Hiatus. Sting rumored to be teaming with Kane and Taker for SS. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 18:36 6
  - I think they wanted it to be Taker, Kane, Sting and Ambrose vs the Wyatts. -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 18:40
  - Wait, Sting's okay? -- nm - David Nov 5, 18:37 4
    - yup. it was just a stinger apparently. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 18:38 3
      - most ironic injury ever. -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 18:38 1
        
        How did he not see it coming! -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 18:46
      - but that's not confirmed -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 18:38
Grandma brag - G'son auditioned (again) last week for the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and qualified for 2nd trumpet (again) - Meg Nov 5, 18:23 4
- *pulls back bedsheet to discover a severed horsehead* -- nm - Band Leader Nov 5, 18:40 1
  - Heh, daughter may be way ahead of me there. Trouble is even though the BL is a pain the band did take 2nd place in the tri-state competition. - Meg Nov 5, 18:48
- +20 SB Points. Yay trumpets! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 5, 18:30
- yay for talented kiddos! :) - -- nm - b. Nov 5, 18:27
Inside Out: A+, brilliant but viciously brutal. - Shaun Nov 5, 18:23 4
- They put funny bits in the credits so you can pull yourself together before the lights go up and your kids see you. -- nm - Green Baron Casserole Nov 5, 18:27
- Yeah. Great movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 18:24 1
  - 8 Below still holds the title though. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 18:30
- "What if feelings had feelings?" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 18:24
Disney Granted A Dying Man’s Wish To See The Next “Star Wars” #ForceForDaniel -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 18:21 2
- dude better not effin' spoil it for everyone . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Nov 5, 19:35 1
  - i mean, it's great that he gets to see the first part of a new trilogy that will take another 8 or 9 years to complete but . . . -- nm - jangles Nov 5, 19:37
What's a good gift for someone going on a cruise? -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 18:16 29
- A phantom drone would be awesome -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 18:36
- A larger set of pants. -- nm - Subversive Nov 5, 18:35
- an enormous blue diamond. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 18:34
- Liquor? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 5, 18:29 2
  - Cruise lines don't like that. Cuts into their revenue. -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 18:50 1
    - The gift is for someone going on the cruise. Not the company running the cruise - Strongbad Nov 6, 04:20
- a puppy -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 18:29
- You can have flowers sent to their room -- nm - Bacon Nov 5, 18:28 2
  - wine, too, at least sometimes. -- nm - b. Nov 5, 18:53 1
    - Norwegian has a number of gift options. Not sure about ordering for someone else - probably have to call them and arrange it. -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 19:13
- zofran and imodium -- nm - dogbert Nov 5, 18:26
- Reading material. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 18:23
- Hat? -- nm - budice Nov 5, 18:23
- cash, so much cash -- nm - jangles Nov 5, 18:22 1
  - if it's a tips-ok cruise, a bunch of small bills would be nice. -- nm - b. Nov 5, 18:53
- Economy size jug of Purell -- nm - Green Baron Casserole Nov 5, 18:19 5
  - Oh, trust me, they make plenty of that available. -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 18:24 4
    - Washy Washy! We heard this every time we went to eat and they sprayed our hands with sanitizer -- nm - Bacon Nov 5, 18:29 2
      - The Washy Washy girls got a featured piece in the crew's grand finale show on ours last year. -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 18:38 1
        
        They were great on ours, Jaxsean and Budice should remember it -- nm - Bacon Nov 5, 18:39
    - Ok then, Valtrex. -- nm - Green Baron Casserole Nov 5, 18:28
- where to? -- nm - b. Nov 5, 18:18 7
  - Panama Canal -- nm - Dano Nov 5, 18:31 6
    - A man, a plan? -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 19:22
    - and it's a woman? gift certificate for a pedicure*, memory cards if she's taking a digital camera. -- (edited) - b. Nov 5, 18:52 4
      - Yes, on the water bottle. I've ordered water for my room but it comes in 1 liter bottles. Needs to be decanted for day trips. - Meg Nov 5, 19:04 3
        
        oh, this reminded me - do the ships still have a limited number of u.s.-friendly outlets? - b. Nov 5, 19:06 2
        
        I've never had a problem with that. Probably more common on ships that also go to European ports ? - Meg Nov 5, 19:11 1
        
        oo, that im has some good ideas! :) - better than paying a premium on-board or in a port. -- nm - b. Nov 5, 19:18
Any other tech stuff I can help people understand? Because normally I suck at explaining things and I need the practice. :-) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 18:09 4
- the Zune -- nm - jangles Nov 5, 18:13 3
  - A typical me-too business strategy, poorly executed in some respects but not in others. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 18:21 2
    - the Pono -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 18:27 1
      - Futile cash-grab -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 18:28
The orders will just roll in -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 18:04 1
- Take out the trash! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 18:05
Have kids? Need a 2DS (instead of a 3DS?) the Yo-Kai bundle is an insane deal at $100. (The game is worth $40.) -- (link) - Qale Nov 5, 18:02
Muppets showrunner Bob Kushnell has been let go. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 17:59 2
- Next week: "Hey, what's the strange looking new Muppet in the background? Looks like it's crying." -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 18:02 1
  - New Muppets... New Mutants... hmmmm... -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 18:05

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