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The Mariners sent 1B/OF Mark Trumbo to Baltimore for C/1B Steve Clevenger -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 17:49
With that Price deal, what is Harper worth? 400m for 10 years? He plays every day, has an MVP already and will only be 26 when he hits the market. - Krusty Dec 1, 17:49 1
- *waves my Price under your nose...and just when you go to swat it away I pull my Price away...waving it in front of you* - Mel Profit Dec 1, 17:56
Pegleg alert. Doctor Who Christmas episode discussion. I can't tell you if it has spoilers because I didn't read it. -- (link) - Bacon Dec 1, 17:47 1
- thanks. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 1, 17:50
Another fascinating Hyperloop article. -- (link*) - David Dec 1, 17:43
I was just looking up smoked salmon recipes when a side-bar had one for.. fried deviled eggs. with, like, some sort of breadcrumb coating. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:43 5
- lox. bagels or english muffin. cream cheese. tomato. lemon. onions. capers. -- nm* - Peglegpete Dec 1, 17:47 1
  - no lemon on mine, please. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:50
- That has to be a recipe created in the South. -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:45 2
  - the one I saw is from a restaurant in chicago; but there's one from the neelys (from TN) out there, too. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:49 1
    - this made me go look at what the neelys are up to. divorce, apparently. their statement made me cringe some. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 1, 17:52
Congress has reached agreement on a 5-year $270m infrastructure bill (the first of Obama's presidency) -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:41 5
- And how much gets sent to Wisconsin to overbuild highways? -- nm - toblr.2 Dec 1, 17:49
- $270M over 5 years? what are they going to build...1 bridge? -- nm* - Beaker Dec 1, 17:42 3
  - Yeah, I'm reading $300B. -- nm - mara Dec 1, 17:45 2
    - Sorry! (I'm Mensa material, I swear) -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:52 1
      - good thing you have that one gold star to hold onto. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:53
today's mensa calendar page is a word problem. - b. Dec 1, 17:38 1
- answer, in case anyone cares. - b. Dec 1, 18:03
cat friends first year with Christmas tree. -- (link) - Spawn Dec 1, 17:27 1
- They gonna straight murder that tree -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:28
Craving filled. I just took some smoked salmon, a tablespoon of olive oil, and briefly fried it for a minute with green onions. - Bacon Dec 1, 17:24 11
- I had no idea you were pregnant. Congratulations! - Reagen Dec 1, 17:27 3
  - I might be going through "the change" -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:28 2
    - It would explain the Gilmore Girls binge -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:37 1
      - But I like Star Wars -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:37
- Fried smoked salmon? - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:27 4
  - I know, but it was a briskly quick fry. Weird but delicious -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:28 3
    - not weird. I've had it made into patties and also served with eggs - crisps up nicely. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:34 2
      - Annnd...when was this exactly? -- nm - barnaby bear Dec 1, 17:36 1
        
        you were hibernating, I swear! -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:39
- Would have been better with bacon. - Spawn Dec 1, 17:25 1
  - Well yeah! I don't keep bacon in the house because it's too tempting. - Bacon Dec 1, 17:26
Now I get ads while updating my apps?!?! -- nm - toblr.2 Dec 1, 17:12
mensa calendar page from last wednesday. celebrity names. - b. Dec 1, 17:11 12
- Spoily - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:18 7
  - ^5 good job! -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:21
  - (Gimme the ^6!, lady) -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:19 5
    - I might give you an extra finger (which one is tbd) if you explain your work. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:22 4
      - The last two letters of one first name are the first two letters of the next name -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:23 3
        
        *high thumb* -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:24 2
        
        Don't patronize me - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:26 1
        
        good boy, you are indeed smart enough to get that one correct. *head pat* you deserve a reward. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 1, 17:32 [Image]
- spoil - Spawn Dec 1, 17:16 1
  - nope. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:17
- Is it as simple as - Max Dec 1, 17:14 1
  - that's not what they're after. I'd give you some credit, but that's not really a mensa-level thing. ^1? :) - -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:17
Dumb question since I don't follow basketball: is this Porzingis kid turning out to be better than expected? -- (edited) - Tim Dec 1, 17:07 8
- He's come back down to Earth recently but he's been much better than anyone expected. - Krusty Dec 1, 17:52
- I still think pork flavoured soft drink. -- nm - Reagen Dec 1, 17:28
- Yes. He's playing much better than expected -- nm - decline Dec 1, 17:13
- Bill Simmons wants to bear his children -- nm* - Beaker Dec 1, 17:11
- Good lord, yes. He's leading rookies in the NBA equivalent of WAR. -- nm - David Dec 1, 17:09 2
  - You mean the Cleveland Browns of the NBA got something right? -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:13
  - You mean, Good God, y'all. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 17:10
- ... what are those? -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 17:08
Ma & Pa Kettle is on TCM. Which ST couple would play them, poll. - Peglegpete Dec 1, 17:06 19
- (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 17:10 5
  - I could also see Mel being Pa :) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 1, 17:15 1
    - gee, thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 1, 17:32
  - *writes up the restraining order* -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 1, 17:11 2
    - *sends retainer to ML to defend him against such a spurious restraining order* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 17:39 1
      - Don't you want to win? -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:39
- Who the hell are Ma & Pa Kettle? -- nm - People under the age of 100 Dec 1, 17:08 12
  - I watched them sometimes (on channel 44) on sunday mornings when I was a kid. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:12 11
    - Did they go from Radio days to Television like The Shadow, Lone Ranger etc? -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:14 9
      - hmph. is that an age comment? -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:16 8
        
        the Shadow & Lone Ranger first were in print in pulp magazines before radio or films & tv -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 1, 17:19 2
        
        this shoulda gone under bacon's post -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 1, 17:19 1
        
        That's cool -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:20
        
        Nopers. I used to watch the Lone Ranger but he started on radio. -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:18 4
        
        oh/hee! no, they were their own movies, based on characters in a novel, based on real-life neighbors of the author. - b. Dec 1, 17:21 3
        
        Well, my point. I heard Lone Ranger radio shows before. BTW this ain't exactly new -- (link) - Bacon Dec 1, 17:22 [youtube] 2
        
        I get that now, I completely misread what you meant. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:23 1
        
        ;) -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:23
    - Yeah, he needs to change the age. -- nm* - Spawn Dec 1, 17:13
Re: Meg's post about Kiva: I got an email from Kiva, "If you make a donation of $50 or more today, Kiva will give you a $25 bonus to make a loan." - Flavorize Dec 1, 17:02 3
- Kiva Pyramid scheme -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:02 2
  - Kiva is actually a reverse pyramid scheme. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 17:04
  - Reading the fine print, they put the extra $25, in your account, tomorrow---So not instant gratification - Flavorize Dec 1, 17:04
heh. Sportsnet has picked up Lakers-Sixers - Reagen Dec 1, 17:01 2
- I think Sixers were actually favored, somehow, to win---Could be the game that breaks their streak -- nm - Flavorize Dec 1, 17:02 1
  - Favored by 1.5. - decline Dec 1, 17:14
*runs in...pets his David Price...runs out* - Mel Profit Dec 1, 17:00 2
- that is alot of money though... -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 17:02 1
  - I don't give a nano-whit about how some billionaire spends his money...the years scare me. - Mel Profit Dec 1, 17:05
CFB: 1) Clemson 2) Alabama 3) Oklahoma 4) Iowa 5) Michigan State 6) Ohio State -- nm - budice Dec 1, 16:58
I want to go home. -- (edited) - Truman Dec 1, 16:56 1
- You work too much. You should retire. -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 16:58
Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, and James McAvoy....also stars a very different looking Chris Pratt. -- nm - Loyola Dec 1, 16:54 2
- Yes, there was a period of time when Chris Pratt was different-looking. - Beryllium Dec 1, 16:59 1
  - How much beer did you drink? -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 17:01
putting lotion on my hands reminds me - I watched a video from someone who said that she goes through a tub of trader joe's body butter every 1.5 - b. Dec 1, 16:50 1
- It puts the lotion on its skin -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:03
There is one lost soul in Eugene who is taking the departure of Scott Frost pretty hard ... -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 16:44 3
- that's very amusing. (and, also, aww.) -- nm - b. Dec 1, 16:53
- It's rare for a coach to have this kind of experience. - David Dec 1, 16:47
- He could have had a better job. I think he aimed low and got desperate. -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 16:47
*MAD SCIENTIST LAUGH* DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM -- (link) - ML Dec 1, 16:33 11
- The Core Part II -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 17:03
- *drawn out deflating balloon noise* -- nm - Max Dec 1, 16:58
- ^doom level m for melty. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 16:51 1
  - next up: volcano lancing -- nm - ML Dec 1, 17:14
- You make a terrible Felicia Day. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 16:43
- *crosses out Earth's Mantle on the drill control panel and hand writes 'Max's Skull' with a Sharpie* -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 16:40
- A hole that deep “would be the window into things we have never seen before” -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 16:36 4
  - It's like they're trying to release the lava monster. -- nm - Loyola Dec 1, 16:38 3
    - He's not a monster, he just wants hugs. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 16:39 2
      - That's a nice sentiment but you're playing with fire letting that guy loose. Imo. -- nm - Loyola Dec 1, 16:43
      - You know Jemma Simmons would explore that -- nm* - eag Dec 1, 16:40
That's it. I'm done with Adele. I can't tolerate this weepy sh*t any more. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 16:29 17
- I say this will all seriousness. She is overrated! I like a couple of her songs, but holy shit people want to make a religion based on her music. - Bacon Dec 1, 17:04 5
  - I think she's properly rated. I'm not crazy bout the new songs but she has got "it" - sweet baboo Dec 1, 17:16 2
    - She is like classical music. - Spawn Dec 1, 17:18 1
      - This -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:27
  - You mean Taylor Swift right? - eag Dec 1, 17:12
  - "20 million people bought it, how good can it be." -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:08
- Why did Adele cross the road? -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 17:03 2
  - (did anyone use that at thanksgiving?) -- nm - b. Dec 1, 17:08 1
    - Indeed. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 17:10
- I've always been like this. I still haven't been able to make it through one song on the new album. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 1, 17:02
- yeah! listen to uptempo Taylor Swift singing about the same stuff! -- nm - Remlik Dec 1, 16:38 3
  - now Adele needs to cover 1989 and Taylor needs to cover 25. -- nm - Tim Dec 1, 16:57
  - literally (track 2) -- nm - ML Dec 1, 16:56
  - This is what I'm saying! -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 16:51
- But its damm good weepy shit - eag Dec 1, 16:32 1
  - And on that note and speaking of Amy Lee a duet with both of them would be soo awesome - eag Dec 1, 16:34
- nevermind she'll find someone else like you.... -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 1, 16:31
Annoying attorney-centric post (getting things off my chest IM) - ML Dec 1, 16:28 3
- last time I sat in a courtroom listening to all the guilty pleas, the judge droned on about how you could be deported, do you understand? -- nm* - zeitgeist Dec 1, 17:01
- Did the dude pull a Babu? "You're a bad man, a veddy bad man!" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 16:37 1
  - I feel bad for what happened to him, it's a result of our stupid drug and immigration laws, but dude. - ML Dec 1, 16:40
SCOTUS will require briefing on cert for the Texas immigration case to be completed in time to issue a ruling this term - sweet baboo Dec 1, 16:23
On the anniversary today, this is a good read from The Nation on Rosa Parks -- (link) - ML Dec 1, 16:22 1
- I was listening to an interview that said the same stuff today. Interesting. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 1, 16:35
You'd think that an explosion equivalent to an M2.5 earthquake would generate some news stories, but apparently not. - Beryllium Dec 1, 16:20 3
- I've seen reports like that from the San Francisco Bay area in the past. - Meg Dec 1, 16:22 2
  - I don't think quakes under 3 are felt much -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 1, 16:29 1
    - No, but they show up on the seismograph. -- nm - Meg Dec 1, 16:32
Poll: will Spawn and/or crash ruin Astro-waivers tonight? Vote inside: -- (edited) - ML Dec 1, 16:18 10
- I bid $1.01 -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 16:57
- It'd be nice if smart people acted smart for a change. -- nm - David Dec 1, 16:35 2
  - Well, that's setting the bar pretty high there ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 16:42 1
    - Don't talk to me while I'm reminded of your ruining. -- nm - David Dec 1, 16:46
- b -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 16:21
- "or"? - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 16:21 4
  - Speaking of which - eag Dec 1, 16:25 2
    - This whole season has been a convoluted cycle of "tragic" and "grand." - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 16:42 1
      - 4 weeks ago I was 6-2 and in 1st place sitting pretty good - eag Dec 1, 16:47
  - good point--edited -- nm - ML Dec 1, 16:22
b.... don't worry. b. happy -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 1, 16:18 [youtube] 1
- :) - -- nm - b. Dec 1, 16:51

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