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awesome, White Sox acquire Brett Lawrie from Athletics. - groindo (green lives matter) Dec 9, 18:52 6
- Well, at least we didn't pay a lot for that muffler. -- nm - iSpam Dec 9, 18:59 2
  - had better numbers than any Sox infielder not named Abreu last season - groindo (green lives matter) Dec 9, 19:10 1
    - His defense took a huge hit last year. He was a 2 WAR guy last year which means he's a borderline starter. - iSpam Dec 9, 19:20
- A's get two minor league pitchers, one looks potentially really good. nm but: -- (link*) - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:56 2
  - Neither was in their top 30 prospects with link! -- (link*) - iSpam Dec 9, 18:58 1
    - alrighty, then potentially maybe ok. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 19:01
A pretty funny point about Lori on TWD -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 9, 18:40 1
- Uh, yeah. That wasn't obvious? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 9, 18:51
whoa. Titan's got continents. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 9, 18:34 1
- and Wolfman's got nards -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 18:37
these could make for part of a good work swap gift. nm but: -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:31
I don't really like "twitter chats" but here, have one - tomorrow afternoon, william shatner will be doing one with amazon video. nm but: -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:25
HEB shoppers alert - for them, and some others, a recall of some corn products. - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:23
Heading to Vegas on Friday for the first time. What are my must do's? (scheduled stuff so far inside...) - Subversive Dec 9, 18:19 46 1
- 100 Draw video poker. Learn how to play Pai Gow and bet the Dragon *RAWR* Play poker at the Venetian and Bellagio. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 10, 04:19
- Breakfast. Make sure you get a bloody Mary. -- (link) - jnine Dec 10, 03:24
- how was the skywheel? downtown fremont street with the light show, free concerts, container park (a mall made of shipping containers) -- nm - General Zeit Dec 9, 19:55
- Go see the Belagio fountains, and go to Cirque du Soliel "O" if you can. Both are incredibly memorable. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 9, 19:03
- see if you can find the 100-draw video poker machine at Excalibur -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 18:59 1
  - (other places might have them as well, a 50-draw machine is also acceptable) -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 19:06
- Get married. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 9, 18:52
- the only good food critic just put up a holiday food article. be sure to search his reviews for any restaurant you are thinking of going to -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:47
- avoid Meg's invitation to "drive around the desert." -- nm - Senator Profitine Dec 9, 18:45 11
  - Aw, that's the only real reason to go to Vegas :( -- nm - Meg Dec 9, 18:49 9
    - Are you in Vegas? I thought you were in LA. - Subversive Dec 9, 18:50 8
      - No, I'm down on the coast, but generally organize a field trip for Vegastravaganzas. Haven't lost an STer yet. - Meg Dec 9, 18:52 7
        
        We came pretty darn close on the way there... -- nm - Ender Dec 9, 20:08
        
        Meg never loses an STer... - Senator Profitine Dec 9, 19:02
        
        Lost being the operative word here. - iSpam Dec 9, 19:00 1
        
        *finger to nose* -- nm - Senator Profitine Dec 9, 19:07
        
        AH, gotcha. I never did make it to Vegastravaganza, always sounded like a blast. -- nm - Subversive Dec 9, 18:54
        
        You burned Remlik's head -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 18:53 1
        
        I believe the disclaimers for attendees specify water, sunblock, and a hat. -- nm - Meg Dec 9, 19:13
  - *noted* -- nm - Subversive Dec 9, 18:49
- the Linq [formerly Imperial Palace] car collection. free admission, lots of nice vintage vehicles -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:41
- We did a pink jeep tour to the Hoover Dam. Even my wife that typically hates that stuff really liked it. - iSpam Dec 9, 18:39 1
  - Other than that we basically went downtown one night and walked up and down the strip. - iSpam Dec 9, 18:41
- The High Roller ferris wheel. Try to schedule your ride for sundown. -- nm - Meg Dec 9, 18:37
- if you go to a buffet, go to the best. The Wynn. they just re-opened 2 weeks ago after revamping it -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:36
- this is one of the best sites of info for things going on in town. check it daily -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:34 4
  - Thanks, lots of good content there. Any personal recommendations of things you enjoy? -- nm - Subversive Dec 9, 18:41 3
    - everything mentioned below is fun. and be prepared for 40-60 weather -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:43 2
      - They're from Alberta. That's nearly tropical. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 18:49 1
        
        Yeah, Melynda keeps telling me I need to bring a coat because it will "only be 10-15 degrees". - Subversive Dec 9, 18:49
- local gun ranges have automatic weapons, if Melynda wants to fire tommy guns, etc....there is also an indoor skydiving place -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:33 1
  - That runs on in a way that makes for a very interesting image... -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 9, 18:34
- the Bellagio garden has their Christmas themed flowers...most grand canyon helicoptor tours start at 7-8 am -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:31
- btw, one of my friends from growing up is one of the clowns in Zarkana, IIRC. nm -- nm - groindo (green lives matter) Dec 9, 18:27 6
  - tell him Wes sent ya - jar jar trump Dec 9, 18:28 5
    - hey, I could make sure he gets called up on stage and pantsed. nm -- nm - groindo (green lives matter) Dec 9, 18:29 4
      - Or they could go to Zumanity ;) -- nm - Meg Dec 9, 18:40 2
        
        We wanted to! Not playing Dec 5-15th, must be their Christmas break or something. -- nm - Subversive Dec 9, 18:42 1
        
        :-( -- nm - Meg Dec 9, 18:50
      - I dare ya! :))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:38
- lose all your money -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 18:24
- do a heli tour of the Grand Canyon or drive out to Red Rocks. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 18:24 2
  - Heli tour, interesting idea. Hadn't thought of that, might be a good idea for Sunday. -- nm - Subversive Dec 9, 18:28 1
    - We had fun on our 15-minute night time chopper ride up the strip -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 18:33
- burger bar (between mandalay bay and luxor) -- nm - groindo (green lives matter) Dec 9, 18:20 1
  - No Substitutions! -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 18:58
Atlassian is apparently IPOing soon. They are promoting the IPO on Twitter. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 18:15 2
- yeah. it's big news in Australia. I'm getting email from places trying to convince me to trade CFDs on it. -- nm - mafic Dec 9, 18:22 1
  - Don't believe their lies! :-) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 18:49
I'm struggling with the construct in Inside Out right from the start. -- nm - Max Windu Dec 9, 18:06 4
- It really is a bad movie. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 9, 19:23
- *sigh* -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 18:07 2
  - One more effing screwup by Sadness and I might turn this off. -- nm - Max Windu Dec 9, 18:19 1
    - Hey, maybe to finish ruining childhood, Pixar's next movie character could go to high school and get betrayed by her boyfriend! - Max Windu Dec 9, 19:04
Hey budice re: Blood Feud - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 9, 18:06 6
- No prob. -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 9, 18:42
- I saw that and was thinking WTF -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 18:38 4
  - So is that player on waivers for 2 days? Because I had a waiver request for him\ -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 18:39 3
    - I can't change it. -- nm - David Dec 9, 18:44 2
      - It's fine. He wasn't going to start he was going to be insurance -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 18:45 1
        
        Or I could just take him like I did -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 18:46
G: "All the boys stare at me on the mat during story time. And they're always trying to make me laugh. Why is that?" - Reagen Dec 9, 18:00 3
- You're gonna be a granddaddy sooooon! -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 9, 18:07
- probably cleaning off some jelly -- nm - Max Windu Dec 9, 18:04
- three tries, nope, nothing to say but: good luck! -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:02
Ty, new diet biggest change lean cuisine. A Cranberry Chicken went from 7 points to 12 points - Bacon Dec 9, 17:58 10
- and humblebrag? - ty97 Dec 9, 18:11
- On a similar note, I'm wondering how much sugar those 'diet' meals must have used to all go up this much - ty97 Dec 9, 18:10 1
  - yep, a lot of them have quite a bit of sugar (and salt) to make up for missing caloric fat and other ingredients. - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:20
- I predict that, very soon, a dupe recipe will appear on a ww board. cranberry sauce made with splenda, over grilled chicken, etc. -- nm. - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:05 2
  - The new program is def gonna push more and more of these product to use artificial sweeteners -- nm - ty97 Dec 9, 18:06 1
    - cue all those shudder-inducing "recipes" using diet soda with aspartame and cake mix, etc. ick. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:12
- remind me. did the amount of points you should eat daily also change upwards with the meals point number? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 18:02 2
  - Some people gained daily points, some lost (I lost a couple). Some people gained weekly allowance points, some lost (I gained a few) - ty97 Dec 9, 18:08
  - Mine stayed at 32 I believe. -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 18:06
- I liked that one :( Expect LC to have totally new / redesigned meals out within a month or two. -- nm - ty97 Dec 9, 18:02
Is it too late to try and get a TV pilot greenlit? -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 9, 17:57
"survivor" fans who play hsx - I just remembered to ask if y'all noticed that the screenwriter of an ipo this week, "bye bye man," is jonathan penner? -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:56 1
- no idea why, but this made me s-o-c to what our old pal BuddhaHat has been up to lately. just a tv movie since "numb3rs" listed at imdb, but his - bb.-8 Dec 9, 18:00
The ending scene of "Let's Rob Martin Shkreli" would obviously be - Reagen Dec 9, 17:52
b. this Christmas card art was done in 1938 by Disney artist Hank Porter. it's my favorite of all Disney pieces. sadly I do not own it. -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 9, 17:42 2
- I have seen that before - v. cool! -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:44
- click on the picture to supersize it. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 17:43
Dano's house of the week. (though I don't know what I would do with all that space) -- (link) - Dano Dec 9, 17:41 21
- wow, that's a giant lot. looks like about a 5 minute walk in from the garage. -- nm - mafic Dec 9, 18:04
- heh, street view the guys on High St. "eyyyyy, where you goin', take my picture!" -- nm - Max Windu Dec 9, 17:53
- Knotty pine is my all time favorite interior. I love that look -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 17:50
- tear it down & rebuild. I am sure the heating & plumbing are the original :( -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 17:49 1
  - and you have a huge space to use in back -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 17:59
- that would need a very very thorough inspection. I can see some issues/patches from afar, so.. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:46 1
  - (the photo of its front look like a drawing or painting to anyone else?) -- (edited) - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:49
- hate the kitchen. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 17:45 7
  - love the cook? -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 9, 18:07
  - I like the idea of the floor, but don't think I could actually live with it. don't like the wood. -- nm - mafic Dec 9, 18:03 2
    - I'm not anti-wood, but that particular look makes me think "hunting cabin" - Reagen Dec 9, 18:06 1
      - agreed. I would prefer wood that was... less orange. sort of dominates the whole kitchen. - mafic Dec 9, 18:08
  - Hah, I love it -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 17:51
  - do you prefer chess or checkers with your kitchen? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 17:49 1
    - the blue & green squares are extra, as is the twister dial. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 9, 17:51
- who is staging these for the pictures? fired! -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:45 1
  - Yeah, seriously. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 9, 17:53
- I love it because it's old (and has parking). Is the oldest one you've looked at? -- nm - Max Windu Dec 9, 17:44
- watcha gon do with all that space? -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:44
- Dance offs, of course -- nm - Max Windu Dec 9, 17:42 1
  - with his sexy lady robot -- nm - prayformojo Dec 9, 17:43
deadline sez Idris Elba is the frontrunner for Roland in The Dark Tower movies -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:40 3
- whoa that would totally work - pippy bells Dec 9, 19:35
- hawt -- nm - R2-Deev2 Dec 9, 17:46
- I likey -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 9, 17:43
"I went to stock market today. I did a business." -- nm* - Krusty Dec 9, 17:34 2
- Huh, I didn't realize it was Alison Brie voicing him -- nm - Jawamoxy Dec 9, 17:37 1
  - Yeah, she does a few but in those you can recognize her voice easier. -- nm* - Krusty Dec 9, 18:01
speaking of holiday cards - these stamps make me smile every time I look at them. nm but: -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:31 8
- *shiny nose* -- nm - Rudy Dec 9, 17:38 1
  - :) -! -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:38
- *cue annual rant about the doll not being a misfit toy*...nm - x Dec 9, 17:33 4
  - ginger -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:39
  - she was ok on the outside, but she had self-esteem issues and felt she was unlovable. not everyone's problems are visible, man. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:36 2
    - (she also had no nose.) -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:37
    - not buyin' it!...nm - x Dec 9, 17:37
- aww - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:31
I5 about 30 miles north of Portland closed due to a rock slide. Only northbound atm -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 17:28
Crabtree signs 4 year $35M extension with the raiders -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 9, 17:28 1
- :/ -- nm - pippy bells Dec 9, 19:34
Yum. Grilled Reuben sandwiches for dinner. -- nm - Dano Dec 9, 17:24 1
- poor Reuben :( -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:25
sigh. "oh that's why "east bay" is trending on twitter" - anti-muslim badness ahead. two guys were praying in a park, prison worker walking by turned - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:24 1
- more positive: jake tapper has a statement from muhammad ali. nm but: -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:26
Yahoo DFS gettin' desperate. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 17:22
In The Heart of the Sea dropping fast 59% (33/22) -- (link) - Emperor Beak Dec 9, 17:21
Source: Chris Davis has 7-year offer worth about $150M from Orioles -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 9, 17:20 5
- was any other team expected to give him anything close to a 7-year deal? -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:24 4
  - Estimates are 6/144 -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 9, 17:44 3
    - he wants 8, apparently. i always wanted to jam Kate Winslet - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:45 2
      - Poor Kate -- nm - Buda Fett Dec 9, 17:58 1
        
        i don't know. if Scott Boras just shuts up, the O's could keep bidding against themselves -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 18:00
there is one man who can stop Trump -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:19 3
- Romney could lead them to a respectable or maybe classy second place. But their base is not interested in that, not at all. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 17:54
- The only man who can stop a crazy-ass psychopathic bigot is another crazy-ass psychopathic bigot. - Mop Dec 9, 17:23
- Hank Scorpio? -- nm - Jawamoxy Dec 9, 17:21
some of us knew him when - troye sivan's "blue neighbourhood" is amazon's album of the week. nm but: -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:18
kelly clarkson says that her new single "wrapped in red" from the album that's currently free (u.s. and canada) at google play is based on "love actu- - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:14 9
- that... makes me want it less, actually. -- nm - mafic Dec 9, 17:34 1
  - thank you - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:38
- ^clarifying: I don't know that it's a single - it is the first song on that album, and the song has the same title. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:16
- I'll download two copies just to make up for Pixie McScrooge. -- nm - RC-3PO Dec 9, 17:16 4
  - if it's inspired by Love Actually, you should also stock up on insulin -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:18 3
    - I'll have you know that I watch Love Actually on a weekly basis this time of year. -- nm - RC-3PO Dec 9, 17:23 1
      - i am well aware - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:25
    - *cues st's theme song* -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 9, 17:19
- thanks for the warning -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:15
I realize it's a separate issue, but I'm still amused that 6 months ago Scalia was saying more diversity in SCOTUS would result in better decisions -- nm - Roger More Dec 9, 17:13
Tarzan got mad CGI skills, yo -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:11 [youtube]
Picture my chin on the ground. Fox renews 'Wayward Pines'. -- (link) - GregW Dec 9, 17:11 3
- Huh. It'll certainly take a different turn in the 2nd season (spoilers) -- (edited) - Mop Dec 9, 17:22 1
  - Same here. -- nm - GregW Dec 9, 17:46
- i think Fox owns the show so it's probably something they're willing to take more of a flyer on for future revenue streams -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 9, 17:13
We are trying to avoid bankruptcy dammit! -- nm - Yahoooooo Dec 9, 17:04 2
- lol, Yahoo... -- nm - znufrii Dec 9, 17:45
- I see now. Just blasted with emails about some BS Challenge -- nm - Bacon Dec 9, 17:05

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