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US West Point military academy bans mass pillow fight tradition dating back over 100 years......(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Dec 2, 07:06 6
- Air Force Academy's Ticklefest will proceed as scheduled. -- nm - Max Dec 2, 07:08 1
  - Marines will continue to celebrate by being deployed and getting to kill terrorists. -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 07:14
- At least 24 cadets were reported to have been left unconscious because pillows were stuffed with hard objects. - Bacon Dec 2, 07:08 3
  - we had one at university and I almost got knocked out. Had a headache for a couple days afterward. -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 07:09 1
    - Batman vs. Pillow -- nm - Bacon Dec 2, 07:15
  - Blanket Party! -- nm - Bacon Dec 2, 07:08
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- what if Rape Bear is the Republican nominee? -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 07:12 1
  - *siren gif* -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 07:14
- Hold their nose and vote Hillary, for the most part. - Roger More Dec 2, 07:11
- I think Trump ends up being an historically bad candidate. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:10 10
  - If Trump actually wins the nom (I still doubt it), there's a third party moderate run, right? -- nm* - ty97 Dec 2, 07:11 2
    - Thing is, he *IS* the 3rd party. His views have been so wide ranging, he's got them all covered. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:12 1
      - There is ample room (look down the thread) to court republicans/conservatives who won't vote for Trump -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 07:13
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    - I think the establishment knows that; but it's clear the establishment really isn't in charge at this point. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:12 5
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        That's my assumption...but it's not a fight that'll look easy. it's going to be make Romney in 2012 look simple, I think. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 07:14 1
        
        The one big thing here is that no one has actually voted yet. -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 07:15
        
        That is MY slogan! -- nm - Rape Bear Dec 2, 07:13 1
        
        *sigh* -- nm - Misunderstood girl bear Dec 2, 07:14
- Similar musing: What will most Republicans who are Trump haters do if Trump is the nominee. - ty97 Dec 2, 07:07 7
  - No way I'm ever voting for Trump. -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 07:11
  - I won't vote. -- nm - ML Dec 2, 07:10 3
    - serious question - if you really don't want a candidate, wouldn't you rather vote for the alternative (party lines be damned) than risk the hated - Andie Dec 2, 07:15 2
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      - same here -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:18
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    - Trudeau! -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 07:11
- there are Democrats who are Hillary Haters ? -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:07 1
  - Yeah, even among Democrats there are some reasonable people. -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 07:12
SITWAP - print photos, then view with the app - they turn into movies. (so Harry Potter) -- (link) - Andie Dec 2, 06:58 3
- Just think... some day we may be able to play those movies at full size on our phones without a photo! -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 07:03 1
  - dare to dream! -- nm - Andie Dec 2, 07:04
- it's magic! -- nm - decline Dec 2, 07:00
SITWAP: Puerto Rico asks Congrress to allow bankruptcy protection as it wont be able to meet debt payments for January 01....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Dec 2, 06:53 2
- if some posts on FB are any indication I blame the refugees for all our money woes. -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 07:00 1
  - Posts on FB are always an indication. -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 07:04
I post this article about scary Trump people only because it's the first time I've read 'credibility interval' in place of 'margin of error.' Wha? -- (link) - emoticripple Dec 2, 06:50 4
- Scary Trump People would make a good horror movie -- nm - Bacon Dec 2, 06:52 3
  - starring my mother!! -- nm - Pippy Giblets Dec 2, 06:58 2
    - And co-starring my mother! It could be like Blanche and Sophia as Thelma. Or Statler and Waldorf. -- nm - emoticripple Dec 2, 07:03 1
      - :) -- nm - Pippy Giblets Dec 2, 07:29
SITWAP: In the unlikely event Cruz wins the nomination, Alan Grayson will file a birther suit. -- (link) - emoticripple Dec 2, 06:40 16
- Somebody pretty much has to, or they essentially admit they're hypocrits. -- nm - mara Dec 2, 06:56 2
  - Oh, sheesh, didn't realize he was Dem. What a maroon. -- nm - mara Dec 2, 07:00
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- I figured some asshole would and he's definitely plenty asshole enough. -- nm* - ty97 Dec 2, 06:48
- I dunno... is it that unlikely? -- nm - Roger More Dec 2, 06:46 2
  - I'd say it goes something like Rubio / him / Trump in likelyhood - Will Hunting Dec 2, 06:51
  - At this point I'd say he's in the top 3 most likely, if the primaries don't go full-crazy. -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 06:48
- Ugh. Just don't. -- nm - Dark Callisto vs. Evil Dead Dec 2, 06:46
- hilarious. -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 06:44 5
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    - Yeah, at least Kenya has lions. -- nm - Christmas LeBaron Dec 2, 06:56 3
      - pfft we have polar bears -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 06:59 1
        
        For now. -- nm - Global Warming Dec 2, 07:03
      - For now. -- nm - Dentists Dec 2, 06:58
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  - *outrage* -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:43
YDC: I took ST's advice and played Shadow of Mordor with an eye towards not dying. Played a full hour+ and only died once, so that's good. -- nm - ML Dec 2, 06:38 7
- You don't have Fallout 4? -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 06:45 3
  - I rarely pay full price for games. I'll wait a few months, play through some older titles first then get it for $20 -- nm - ML Dec 2, 07:10 2
    - Yup. -- nm - Shaun Dec 2, 07:17
    - ^^Admiral thinking right here^^ -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 07:11
- the best is when you run away from a dude and then the next time you see him he trash talks you -- nm - decline Dec 2, 06:44 2
  - I've run into that a few times. Yeah, taking those guys out is especially satisfying. -- nm - ML Dec 2, 07:10
  - I look forward to diving back into this. I need more proper intel on the captains though. -- nm - Shaun Dec 2, 06:46
So Survivor watchers - who do we think needs medical tonight? (spec-spoils) - Jim Dec 2, 06:29 8
- spoils - Dark Callisto vs. Evil Dead Dec 2, 06:38 1
  - It looks bad (spoils) - Jim Dec 2, 07:22
- Hopefully Probst. -- nm - David Dec 2, 06:30 5
  - Pretty sure it's not him. He's the one calling for it...so I think he's good. heh... - Jim Dec 2, 06:32 4
    - I disagree - one of the reasons why the show has gone on for so long is Probst being more than a host. - Roger More Dec 2, 06:41 3
      - Your IM...I agree with the first part...the problem for me is that the second part is happening more and more and more. - Jim Dec 2, 07:13
      - Ugh, he drives me nuts. -- nm - Dark Callisto vs. Evil Dead Dec 2, 06:44 1
        
        Who do you think would make a better host? (Ellen DeGeneres!) -- nm - Roger More Dec 2, 06:47
How well do you know your country? -- (link) - znufrii Dec 2, 06:21 21
- I ranked number 1 - great link and quiz. -- nm - Walt_Disney Dec 2, 07:00
- #6, just behind the USA. I nailed the age related questions. -- nm - GregW Dec 2, 06:53
- very interesting. thanks -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 06:44
- #3 behind South Korea and Ireland. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 06:41
- I ended up #9...I was close on most questions but I blew up 2 of them real bad. -- nm - Jim Dec 2, 06:38
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  - I am second only to South Korea. -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 06:29 9
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      - OTOH, I expect every country in the world has a good proportion that thinks "This place would be great if it weren't for the bastards from Foreignia." -- nm* - Reagen Dec 2, 06:34 6
        
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        Unseasonably warm +7! -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 06:38 1
        
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        how do mexicans feel about migrants from other central american countries using Mexico as a waystation to come to the US - znufrii Dec 2, 06:41 1
        
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  - ur so smrt! -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:28
- I just nailed question #1. oh yeah. -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 06:25
- "Interestingly, however, when asked how much wealth should the richest in society hold, the responses are closer to the actual levels." -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 06:23 2
  - and that was the only question where I was significantly wronger than the survey respondents. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:28
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hey lovers. I need to send someone a doc but blur out names. what's my (free) tool for something like this? I kiss you in thanks. -- nm - fabulous squid Dec 2, 06:16 5
- Load it into Paint and use the sweet free hand eraser tool. Highly professional. -- nm - Shaun Dec 2, 06:32
- I usually go old school. Print, use a marker to black-out, scan and send -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 06:24
- I use paint.net for all my free image editing (assuming you are going to have to convert this doc into an image to blur it) -- nm - oblique Dec 2, 06:19
- What kind of doc? - Ender Dec 2, 06:19 1
  - it was a pdf. I printed and rescanned. that felt very 1987. -- nm - fabulous squid Dec 2, 06:38
Is this too much of a cop-out? We are doing a gift-swap with my aunt/uncle/cousins again this year... - Andie Dec 2, 06:07 12
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- not a cop-out at all, imho -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 06:27
- I'm a huge fan of gift cards. My dream Christmas is one where everywhere I go, I hand out envelopes and not presents. - Jim Dec 2, 06:27 3
  - yeah, i might just wrap them all with chocolates or something. give it a little 'bulk.' -- nm - Andie Dec 2, 06:31 2
    - wrap in socks. everyone loves cool socks. -- nm - fabulous squid Dec 2, 06:43 1
      - oh, that's fun. -- nm - Andie Dec 2, 06:43
- Gift cards rule. -- nm - Shaun Dec 2, 06:15
- I think your gift ideas sound good so, not lame. -- nm - Diva Dec 2, 06:10 2
  - agreed, I'd love all of those -- nm - Pippy Giblets Dec 2, 06:46
  - this. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 2, 06:12
- not at all. Is it a Yankee Swap? cause you always need gift cards for those (and they are usually the ones people go for the most in my experience) -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 06:08 1
  - yep. swapping game. -- nm - Andie Dec 2, 06:09
Mom Handcuffed and Arrested for Oversleeping While Son, 8, Walked Self to School..... - Walt_Disney Dec 2, 05:40 1
- I don't think this is okay. -- nm - emoticripple Dec 2, 06:42
SHIELD spoilers - Beaker Dec 2, 05:27
Krusty, this link is for you. Remember how we were discussing Uber a few weeks ago? -- (link) - Strongbad Dec 2, 04:56 1
- Interesting program and it would likely be helpful if people choose that option. - Krusty Dec 2, 05:31
Dec 2, 1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 04:27 4
- 1939 – New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens. -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 04:27 3
  - and it hasn't changed since! -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 05:52
  - 1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín. -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 04:29 1
    - 1982 – At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 04:29
TV PSA: Arrow, Survivor, Rosewood, The Middle, Goldbergs, American Pickers, Criminal Minds, Empire, Modern Family, Supernatural, SW Rebels, Blackish, -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 04:24 2
- Mop re Star Wars Rebels: Disney XD is reshowing season 2 repeats alot up here now, keep an eye out as I had missed 3 episodes -- nm* - Beaker Dec 2, 04:25
- Code Black, AHS: Hotel, Nashville, South Park, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 04:25
Darn. 15 > 12. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 2, 04:18
The Associated Press did a follow-up test of Rio's water. The olympics are going to need to add "DNLB" to DNF/DNS. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 2, 01:05 [youtube] 1
- I would like to see the same testing done on the waters near my place, and also the waters near somewhere like Auckland NZ. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 01:06
Bery, thanks for the Monument Valley tip on b2. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 23:08 2
- I just played through the whole free portion of the game in about an hour ... it's addictive and very well done. I think they're gonna make bank on - Beryllium Dec 1, 23:15 1
  - I bought it. *love it.* -- nm - fabulous squid Dec 2, 06:44
the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile's remote Atacama Desert will attempt to detect signals of extraterrestrial life -- (link) - sweet baboo Dec 1, 22:46
tired: millennials, wired: The Founders -- (link) - sweet baboo Dec 1, 22:42 3
- Like they founder on the rocks of life? -- nm - toblr.2 Dec 1, 23:21
- That's the name you give a group when you want to paint them as a sinister cabal that must be overthrown. - Mop Dec 1, 22:59 1
  - shouldn't they be like "fleeksters" or "yaaaaasholes"? -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 23:06
good news, Chicago PD. you're not the most racist, corrupt force in the United States today -- (link) - sweet baboo Dec 1, 22:39 5
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- Eh, they used to beat people until they confessed to murder and were sentenced to death row. -- nm - toblr.2 Dec 1, 23:13
- I'm all out of outrage for tonight. Try again in the morning. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 23:02
- Ferguson must be relieved. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 23:00
- Now get to crackin', Chicago Fire and Chicago Med, you're making us look bad. -- nm - Qale Dec 1, 22:58
previously on iZombie -- nm - sweet baboo Dec 1, 22:14 1
- *sitting around watching Agents of SHIELD* -- nm - zombies Dec 1, 22:17
So a K/D ratio of 0.22 is...bad, right? -- nm - IrishStephen Dec 1, 21:54 1
- Well it's not...ideal. -- nm - Shaun Dec 2, 05:47
Hail Hydra! -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 1, 21:50

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