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Huys. -- nm - decline Nov 13, 19:32
Meg, is your news showing the anaheim lowe's possible pipe bomb story? nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 19:23
oo, this is a good stocking stuffer. I've used spatula-type bottle scrapers, but this is shaped differently and it's bottom bit is flexible. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 19:20 1
- Yes! I get sooo annoyed with peanut butter jars that you can never get completely empty. - Meg Nov 13, 20:26
Well I sure missed a lot while at work. I wonder why none of my many many many international customers didn't say anything. - Qale Nov 13, 19:17 2
- I think people are less likely to talk about this kind of bad stuff than good stuff. don't want to get into possible political discussions, etc. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 19:21 1
  - I suppose so. Still, something this shocking. It's possible they were bubbled themselves. I mean it was rush hour on a Friday. -- nm - Qale Nov 13, 19:23
Futile Five off to a 2-0 start. -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 19:16
heh, I just realized I'm doing my part to support france by placing sephora orders. go me. ;) - - b. Nov 13, 19:16 3
- I've been listening to EODM pretty nonstop today - con_carne Nov 13, 19:26 2
  - that's great. I haven't listened to much from them recently - I should do that, too. :) - -- nm - b. Nov 13, 19:28 1
    - I've had "complexity" from the new album on my "now" list for weeks, but haven't listened -- (edited) - b. Nov 13, 19:32 [youtube]
air traffic control system at Orly airport in Paris crashed. Windows 3.1 claimed responsibility -- (link) - zork Nov 13, 19:10 3
- O rly? -- nm - Max Fischer Nov 13, 19:13 1
  - this is funny. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 19:39
- the 5.25 disks got too close to a magnet -- nm - Bacon Nov 13, 19:12
Meg, I found this auction item amusing -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 13, 19:04 2
- Looks very pristine. Wonder when and where it was used. Right up there with "whites only" water fountains and bus benches. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 19:10 1
  - it looks too new to be anything vintage or worthwhile -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 19:13
OK, the reason I got alerts has to do with the service provider. They might be under attack. - Beryllium Nov 13, 19:01
HBO and U2 have canceled thier live Paris special -- nm* - Remlik Nov 13, 18:52 4
- Didn't have a choice. Anywhere people can gather is closed tomorrow. -- nm - iSpam Nov 13, 19:24
- When was it scheduled for? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 18:58 2
  - tomorrow... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 13, 19:04 1
    - Oh! Definitely a good call, then. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 19:04
the last kid on Shark Tank tonight is cracking me up - prayformojo Nov 13, 18:50
Parisians opening thier homes to people who need a safe place to sleep.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 13, 18:41 2
- did they shut down the transit system? buses and trains? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 18:44 1
  - last i heard -- nm - jangles Nov 13, 18:44
Friend of a friend has been in lock down in a restaurant in Paris -- nm - zork Nov 13, 18:40 1
- At first they were told they would stay there all night but they may have been moved further away now. -- nm - zork Nov 13, 19:06
CN Tower lit up -- (link) - mud Nov 13, 18:30 17
- The Calgary Tower is ..maybe? too? - Reagen Nov 13, 18:34
- v. nice. here are some more buildings from different cities. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 18:33 15
  - (it turns out that the emipre state building photo going around was from veteran's day and not tonight.) -- nm - b. Nov 13, 18:48 14
    - I can see it from my apt. and it's all white right now. -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 18:56 9
      - Royalist France! -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 18:58 1
        
        [snort] -- nm - mud Nov 13, 19:17
      - :) - I actually checked with a webcam, but you're even better! -- nm - b. Nov 13, 18:57 6
        
        I looked earlier thinking they'd change the colors and was a bit disappointed to see the white. -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 19:00 3
        
        as said elsewhere, maybe they'll do it tomorrow. it's nice the wtc could do it so fast. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 19:03 1
        
        I wonder if they can do Brazil's flag for the olympics -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 19:04
        
        Well, technically that is *a* flag of france -- (edited) - Beryllium Nov 13, 19:00
        
        now make him do things and post what happens -- nm - jangles Nov 13, 18:59 1
        
        he is not the burger king. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 19:01
    - Also one that showed up on local NBC was from the time of the earlier attack. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 18:50
    - Aww, that's unfortunate -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 18:50 2
      - Same for the big crowd with the not afraid sign - the curfew precludes a gathering like that -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 18:51 1
        
        that was from the Charlie Hebdo stuff. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 18:56
Is Tru around? There's a woman in Anaheim has the same name as him. Gives me quite a start every - Meg Nov 13, 18:25 3
- are you sure it isn't Tru? he may have a secret life we know nothing of :) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 18:29 2
  - Truman the Quilter. I really like this. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 19:05
  - I doubt it, but if so I want one of his quilts. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 18:32
CNN Headline on Cnn.com BLOODBATH and as you hover over the word it turns from white to red. Ugh, creepy editors -- nm - Bacon Nov 13, 18:21 5
- wow. and the text gets bigger. wtheck. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 18:24 4
  - from jake tapper - police now say it was 4 attackers at bataclan, 3 were wearing explosive belts. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 18:28 3
    - per AP and the guardian, paris police head says all attackers are believed to be dead. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 18:50 2
      - nyt has a map with descriptions of what happened at each of the now 6 confirmed locations. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 18:54 1
        
        in looking for one link or another, I left a window open about a bomb threat at a paris train station earlier today. - b. Nov 13, 19:09
Milwaukee cop gives himself a ticket after accidentally parking in handicapped spot -- (link) - con_carne Nov 13, 18:20 4
- Living up to the friendly Cheesehead image. ;) -- nm - toblr.2 Nov 13, 18:48
- good for him, but a teeny dose of modern-day-reality cynicism. - b. Nov 13, 18:30 2
  - and they would know how to make a mistake that would invalidate the citation -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 18:41 1
    - now see, that's too far with the cynicism! -- nm - b. Nov 13, 18:43
Hmm. Reports of an ST outage just hit my inbox. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 18:15 1
- It was a tad sludgey, better now -- nm - mud Nov 13, 18:17
Go Tribe -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 18:04
good news Rob Lowe, Judith Miller just stole your shittiest tweet of the day crown -- nm - jangles Nov 13, 18:02 9
- Trump's gun laws comment won it. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 18:50 2
  - at the time it was posted, maybe; but it wasn't from tonight. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 18:52 1
    - apparently Newt is taking up the slack -- nm - jangles Nov 13, 18:54
- Jesus, I tried to find the tweet in question but all I find are retweets calling her out by pretty much everyone -- nm - Beaker Nov 13, 18:18 1
  - Here it is (yay?) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 13, 18:20
- Of what I've seen today, his doesn't even win ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 18:16
- The day is still young. -- nm - Rob Lowe Nov 13, 18:11 1
  - I'm Obtuse Rob Lowe -- nm - Obtuse Rob Lowe Nov 13, 18:16
- Jesus. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 18:11
on another lighter note, "project runway" finale thoughts. (spoils, duh.) - b. Nov 13, 17:58 23
- oh, I had this open to mention, too - this model actually made me gasp in horror when she came down the runway. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 19:27
- awesome review. lots of food for thought. I was a huge ashley fan from the start. - loosi at home Nov 13, 18:14 12
  - your second sentence was, I think, part of the thinking of the judges/producers (including tim there, as he's one). - b. Nov 13, 18:17 11
    - I'm sorry but they were both horrible bitches. and not that good. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 18:18 10
      - I was agreeing with you about the mean girls. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 18:23 8
        
        it was funny in the reunion show before they got to the mean girls part, everyone basically agreed with Tim that ...minor spoils - Peglegpete Nov 13, 18:28 7
        
        I haven't yet watched the reunion, finished the finale last night. - b. Nov 13, 18:32 6
        
        here is Swapnil's collection for those who have not seen it yet. -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 13, 18:39 5
        
        here's what I looked at - I take issue with the comments of whoever captioned at your link. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 18:42 4
        
        I was looking at the dresses, not their captions when I found it. I didn't even read them -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 18:47 3
        
        oh, sorry, I wasn't criticizing you, just that writer. :) - -- nm - b. Nov 13, 18:48 2
        
        I know, but I also wanted you to know my criteria when I found it :) - Peglegpete Nov 13, 18:54 1
        
        owie, hope it's very short-term! -- nm - b. Nov 13, 18:55
      - agreed -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 13, 18:23
- Swapnil was really disappointing since he didn't give it 100%. His fashion week collection would have crushed (yes, crushed) all 4 others. -- nm - MDH Nov 13, 18:05 8
  - honestly I didn't think he was all that. - loosi at home Nov 13, 18:15 2
    - View his collection and see how wrong you are. -- nm - MDH Nov 13, 18:17 1
      - yes. and, for the weeks he was high, he didn't have a VS vibe at all to me. - b. Nov 13, 18:21
  - exactly. - b. Nov 13, 18:13 1
    - it was hugely significant to TIm, he tweeted about it. I love Tim so hard. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 18:16
  - Man was an idiot. He gets that chance and doesn't give his all, he deserves to be Auphed. - toblr.2 Nov 13, 18:12 1
    - he was all SMOKE lol no fire -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 18:16
  - He wouldn't have a collection because he would have smoked it. -- nm - Dano Nov 13, 18:10
A touch of local good news among the bad...donors replace cash in a purse stolen from a 93 year old woman at her birthday celebration. -- (link) - Meg Nov 13, 17:43
Mel, you're going to love Kimbrel. - David Nov 13, 17:37 3
- I hope so. I hate trading for a closer. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 13, 17:53 2
  - Not very often you can sign a free agent like Foulke. Postseason gloriousness -- nm - CQ Nov 13, 18:04 1
    - *kisses you on the mouth* - Mel Profit Nov 13, 18:15
American Airlines holding all flights to Paris pending further information on the status there. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 17:33
counterprogramming: the story of the homeless guy with the "golden voice" has a happy ending -- (link) - jangles Nov 13, 17:27 4
- Thank you. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 17:39
- glad he got a massage. -- nm - budice Nov 13, 17:33
- that's so great - I saw another update earlier this year, I think; and he was doing ok but seemed kind of floundering, this is much more promising. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 17:30 1
  - The first year I guess he relapsed, it went around how he blew it, glad he got it together -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 13, 19:52
NYT says at least 100 dead. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 17:22 14
- Other reports say that was the toll just in the concert hall. Between 20 and 60 elsewhere :( -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 17:30 2
  - yah, that's what I've seen, too. unrelated, another good: eurostar is offering to exchange tickets for free for anyone - b. Nov 13, 17:32 1
    - cnn says officials are saying 149. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 17:37
- this is terrific: they have lifted their paywall and are allowing digital access for coverage. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 13, 17:24 4
  - They have done this a couple of times during major events like this in the past. It's a good call -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 17:46 1
    - yah, it's always great. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 17:59
  - Surge pricing done right. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 17:42
  - fantastic. journalistic integrity right there. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 17:26
- I am confused. What band are we talking about that is safe? -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 17:23 5
  - There were other bands in the lineup, but I think EODM was the headliner, and the attack happened during their set :( -- nm - con_carne Nov 13, 17:33
  - at the #bataclan concert hall, Eagles of Death Metal were the band. They are composed of well known American musicians. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 17:24 2
    - Out of Palm Desert, California. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 17:28 1
      - Queens did Anthony Bourdain's theme song. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 18:17
  - This was meant as it's own thread but fits here -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 17:23
OMFG this new xbox update sucks balls - Jovian Nov 13, 17:21 3
- sorry I tend to overreact -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 17:34 2
  - Well if your console was actually doing that... - JD Nov 13, 18:01
  - you don't say. -- nm - b. Nov 13, 17:35
I just can't. - iSpam Nov 13, 17:18 2
- i wish I could be blissfully unaware for a day. -- nm - Mop Nov 13, 17:41
- don't blame you. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 17:19
Big Bear ski resorts open two weeks early. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 17:17
NBC news reporting all band members are accounted for per their individual tweets. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 17:03 2
- glad to hear, and crew? -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 17:05 1
  - No more than just that. -- nm - Meg Nov 13, 17:14
USMNT spoils - znufrii needs a job Nov 13, 17:02 2
- Final - znufrii needs a job Nov 13, 18:01 1
  - until i saw the final score and opponent in my FB feed, i assumed that we were on the short end of that score -- nm - jangles Nov 13, 19:19
LYC: We're re-watching the Survivors in order. Man, Survivor Nicaragua sucked. - Strongbad Nov 13, 17:00 11
- I heard africa was the worst (season 3?) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 17:01 10
  - Nah, Ethan, Lex and Big Tom were fun. Wasn't great, but wasn't the worst. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 17:05 9
    - Ah, that's true, Ethan is popular ... is he still alive? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 17:07 8
      - yes, cancer free after chemo and stem cell transplants. He & Jenna also broke up in 2013. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 17:10 7
        
        what a bitch -- nm - jangles Nov 13, 17:13
        
        Excellent! - Beryllium Nov 13, 17:10 5
        
        iirc, she was with him through his cancer fight, then they broke up. he's now engaged to someone else. -- nm* - b. Nov 13, 17:15 4
        
        That break up makes me sad. -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 17:55 1
        
        me, too. it seems to happen a lot - get through big things and then poof. :/ -- nm - b. Nov 13, 17:59
        
        Yes. She was a huge supporter while he was sick. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 13, 17:19
        
        appreciate the update. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 17:17
Je suis Bataclan. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 13, 16:56

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