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some strange activity in the Vegas skies.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 23, 07:56 1
- "Space Debris", sure... -- nm - decline Dec 23, 07:58
I got this email from the Mets as well and thought the same thing. -- (link) - Tim Dec 23, 07:53 3
- Congrats on de Aza being your big signing for the year! - spamlet Dec 23, 07:56 2
  - I have no idea how to feel about that. -- nm - Tim Dec 23, 07:56 1
    - Mets Twitter loves the Walker trade, was happy with Cabrera and bringing back Bartolo and was ASCII shrug guy for de Aza. -- nm - Tim Dec 23, 07:57
Ha! Rand Paul has aired his grievances re: the other candidates -- (link) - ML Dec 23, 07:53
So, i think my Christmas just got... delayed. We were supposed to go to my Brother and Sister In Laws. But she was just diagnosed with pneumonia and - Candie Cane Dec 23, 07:39 30
- I've been sick with some stomach bug all week. Have only eaten a couple of bowls of soup in the past 3 days. - decline Dec 23, 07:54
- I'd try and find a bar that's open and has jalapeno poppers and I'd sit on that stool for over 5 hours drinking beer and popping poppers -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 07:45 1
  - that sounds wonderful. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:46
- sounds like you get to stay home and binge watch something on netflix. enjoy your cat-and-couch time. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 07:40 1
  - with my mom at my house (because she can't stay with them.) We are now meeting her train today. -- nm* - Candie Cane Dec 23, 07:49
- You could go to KFC instead. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 23, 07:40 24
  - in Toronto, all the Jewish people go to Chinatown for Chinese on Christmas. -- nm - Candie Cane Dec 23, 07:50 6
    - not just Toronto - i think that's kinda universal :) -- nm - decline Dec 23, 07:58 1
      - oh, i'm sure. -- nm - Candie Cane Dec 23, 08:06
    - I'd love to do that some day. -- nm - Chrishmash Deeve Dec 23, 07:51 3
      - We're hitting a Chinese restaurant Friday. Screw cooking. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:52 1
        
        we're going to a French place after we watch Star Wars again. I'm so looking forward to this. -- nm - Chrishmash Deeve Dec 23, 07:57
      - right? fun. -- nm - Candie Cane Dec 23, 07:51
  - Fie Dolla Christmas Box -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:40 16
    - This is my weekly fix. - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:43 15
      - Every year or so this sounds good and I go there for lunch. And then I remember why it's been a year since I've been there. -- nm - spamlet Dec 23, 07:47 13
        
        There is a KFC somewhere around here, but Bojangles is the preferred choice from what I hear -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 07:50 1
        
        Bojangles chicken is also really good. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:53
        
        this is me exactly. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 07:50
        
        There's a Popeye's right next to a KFC/LJS so my choice is pretty easy. -- nm - Tim Dec 23, 07:50 4
        
        LJS is the same way. Every once in a while I get a craving but I have about a 20% chance of it making me sick. - spamlet Dec 23, 07:55 3
        
        fast food fish is a Thing That Should Not Exist. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 07:58
        
        I'm pretty sure I would pass on LJS. - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:57 1
        
        I love their batter but it's so greasy -- nm - spamlet Dec 23, 08:00
        
        The popcorn chicken is too much. The tenders and the pot pie are the bombdiggity. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:49 3
        
        I make pot pie from scratch now. It's fun! -- nm - Chrishmash Deeve Dec 23, 07:50 2
        
        me too! I make mini ones :) -- nm - decline Dec 23, 08:10
        
        Christina did this a few weeks back. They were yummy. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:55
        
        I had not gone there in years, the 5 dolla box is decent enough to keep me going back. -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:48
      - yeah, it is in our rotation as well. There is a KFC on the way from my train stop to home. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:44
2200 screens for the big short. no screens in state college. stay classy, big ten. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 07:31 2
- wow, that surprises me, a lot -- nm - ty97 Dec 23, 07:45 1
  - sp - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 07:56
Map of the day from 538: Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays -- (link) - ty97 Dec 23, 07:27 10
- Also of interest: Highly irrelegious areas tend to like Merry Christmas. - ty97 Dec 23, 07:53 1
  - I've long said that a lot of the enemies of Christmas are Christians - Reagen Dec 23, 07:56
- The South favors "Happy Holidays"? - amoxy Dec 23, 07:29 7
  - That's what I noticed first. The article discusses it. - ty97 Dec 23, 07:46 1
    - You're only making Republicans *madder*! -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 07:48
  - Everyone around here says, "Merry Christmas" If you even think of saying happy holidays people look at you weird -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 07:43 1
    - When people say Merry Christmas to me, I reply "and Happy Holidays to you, too." -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:44
  - Out of ~1,000 people surveyed. - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:37 1
    - it honestly isn't, as long as your sample is correctly distributed. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 07:48
  - It's my default for sure. -- nm - David Dec 23, 07:35
$37.88 million estimate on Tuesday for Star Wars: TFA. $325.9 million total. -- nm - Inigo Dec 23, 07:26
Josh Norman fined around $26K for his actions -- (link) - amoxy Dec 23, 07:26
SITWAP : I read a very interesting writeup on a theory on Kylo Ren from TFA SPOILERS - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:17 20
- I read something yesterday also that Rey was (spoilers) - Kilbowl full of jelly (Astronaut Finalist) Dec 23, 07:33 13
  - Either way. (major spoilers) - Inigo Dec 23, 07:37 6
    - I really need to see the movie again to specifically watch (spoilers) - Kilbowl full of jelly (Astronaut Finalist) Dec 23, 07:46 2
      - Yeah, spoils - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:48
      - yeah, I also need to see it just to watch it closer for details. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:47
    - Spoilers - Shaun Dec 23, 07:40 2
      - Spoilers - Inigo Dec 23, 07:44 1
        
        Ah spoilers - Shaun Dec 23, 07:51
  - . . . . . -- nm* - jnine Dec 23, 07:37
  - that actually makes some sense. -- nm - Dark Side Callisto Dec 23, 07:35
  - yeah, I read that one as well, which I can also see some merit in. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:34 3
    - I like it. I'm all for not taking the obvious road here. -- nm* - Kilbowl full of jelly (Astronaut Finalist) Dec 23, 07:36 2
      - personally spoilers..... - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:38 1
        
        Taking it from a "big picture" POV (spoilers) - Kilbowl full of jelly (Astronaut Finalist) Dec 23, 07:41
- Yeah, someone posted it here lst night I think. I like it, but I am sceptical - volnelk Dec 23, 07:31 1
  - Major spoilers above and here, too. - Inigo Dec 23, 07:34
- Ender posted it on a BB, I believe. - ML Galaxy Dec 23, 07:26 3
  - Me neither because of -- nm - amoxy Dec 23, 07:30
  - Me either. -- nm - Dark Side Callisto Dec 23, 07:29
  - yeah, it is out there, but I did give it some thought for sure. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 23, 07:28
Amazon Prime members get a free kindle book each month. Has anyone read any of Jan 1st's offers? (6 books) -- (link) - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:10 6
- And never mind. I see they are being published on Jan 1, so... -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:11 2
  - those are the December choices, they always give you books a month before they are published. January list will come out in 2 weeks. - decline Dec 23, 07:18 1
    - Some of them have been mediocre...but there's some decent ones so far. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:21
- I selected Terms of Use, but haven't read it yet. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 23, 07:11 2
  - same here -- nm - decline Dec 23, 07:17
  - That's what I went with -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:14
Eddie Vedder, 51 today. -- nm - Remlik Dec 23, 06:57 2
- whoa. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 23, 07:31 1
  - Your back spontaneously developed a twinge reading that, didn't it. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 07:57
I signed up for the one week free trial Showtime add on to Amazon Video. Can I watch 5 seasons of Homeland in a week? I'll be gone 4 days of it. I - jnine Dec 23, 06:49 4
- it's tight but maybe doable. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 06:53 3
  - It's physically possible...I mean, it's 60 hours of television, which can be done in a week. - Jim Dec 23, 07:16
  - *springs out of bed, shouting Giggity for an unknown reason* -- nm - Budice si Dec 23, 07:07 1
    - lol -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:14
How the Diamondbacks went from not pursuing Greinke to signing him in 5 1/2 hours. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 23, 06:37 1
- Painful. -- nm - jnine Dec 23, 06:46
Raise! Yay! -- nm - ty97 Dec 23, 06:31 8
- Nice. Now knock out a wall and expand your closet! -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 07:34 1
  - But that's my kitchen! -- nm - ty97 Dec 23, 07:46
- Nice -- nm - amoxy Dec 23, 07:22
- yonh! -- nm - Chrishmash Deeve Dec 23, 07:12
- sweetness -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 06:42
- very nice. -- nm - decline Dec 23, 06:35
- Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 06:35
- whoohoo! -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 23, 06:31
I don't think you could find a clearer, more stark example of an American scared shitless by 9/11 than Dennis Miller. - Mel Profit Dec 23, 06:25
Chipotle to change cooking methods to combat food bourne illnesses. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 23, 06:23 29
- this does not sound delicious. "Onions will be dipped in boiling water to kill germs before they're chopped." - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 06:37 3
  - From the sound of it, that's how most restaurants work. I doubt anyone will notice a difference. -- nm - spamlet Dec 23, 06:37 2
    - I don't want wilted cilantro! -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 06:38 1
      - I don't think a bit of steam off the rice will be enough to kill germs, they need a supplier with an irradiation machine, or hydroponic grow system -- nm - General Zeit Dec 23, 11:59
- I'd still eat there regularly if one were closer. -- nm - Tim Dec 23, 06:35
- I'm eating there today! - Kilbowl full of jelly (Astronaut Finalist) Dec 23, 06:26 23
  - from last night -- (link) - decline Dec 23, 06:40
  - I don't think I've eaten there since their whole issue with their food. I thought they all closed for a while, honestly. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 06:30 20
    - Since my Moes closed (RIP) I had to go to Chipotle last week when I had a late call and had a craving. - spamlet Dec 23, 06:39 17
      - I was going to say that we don't have Moe's but we do. But it's in Penn Station. - ty97 Dec 23, 07:22 2
        
        There is inexplicably one off the Thruway 10 miles from here. - Tim Dec 23, 07:41 1
        
        There are apparently actually three in Manhattan and *two* of them are in Penn! -- nm - ty97 Dec 23, 07:49
      - I don't know this place. -- nm - Chrishmash Deeve Dec 23, 07:15 1
        
        I mean it's not life changing but I like it a lot more than Chipotle. - spamlet Dec 23, 07:35
      - I think we have a Moe's close by. Never eaten there. -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 06:43 8
        
        best of the fast food mexican places -- nm - decline Dec 23, 07:01 2
        
        has anyone mentioned the smokin chicken bowl?? -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 07:32 1
        
        I heard it might be pretty good -- nm - decline Dec 23, 07:34
        
        Welcome to Moe's! -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 23, 06:51
        
        It's sooo good. -- nm - kelly Dec 23, 06:48 3
        
        I texted a picture to my wife with the crying emoji when I saw the sign on the door. - spamlet Dec 23, 07:13
        
        oh man, the smokin chicken bowl. that sh*t is a delight. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 06:53 1
        
        well, I think I must go then -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 07:11
      - A Moe's closed? Wow. "Welcome to Closed!" -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 06:40 1
        
        a bunch of stuff closed in that strip mall because they raised the rents on everyone. -- nm - spamlet Dec 23, 07:11
      - oh man, the smokin chicken bowl. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 23, 06:40
    - I think I've eaten there twice in my life. Meh -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 06:34
    - I've eaten there at least three times since the issues started. Wanted to go today or tomorrow - ty97 Dec 23, 06:32
  - i'll have the chicken burrito, hold the e.coli please -- nm - ML Dec 23, 06:27
National Archives releases 1959 list of nuclear weapons targets in the USSR -- (link) - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 23, 06:18
Why is my HSX showing a negative value? I didn't know it could still do that. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 23, 06:14 5
- Because STAR7 is priced at $666. It's a sign. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 23, 06:23 3
  - It's a Festivus miracle! -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 23, 06:30
  - *gasp* - I saw that... -- nm - Chrishmash Deeve Dec 23, 06:27 1
    - *holds up cross shaped light saber in HSX's general direction* -- nm - Candie Cane Dec 23, 06:29
- you are not good at the hsx dot com -- nm - ML Dec 23, 06:17
I'm having trouble on who I should start in my flex positions. Karlos W., B. Watson, Snead, or Lockett -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 06:06 3
- Karlos/Lockett would be my choice -- nm - ML Dec 23, 06:13
- I would think Lockett is a given based on what Wilson and the Hawks have been putting up recently -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 23, 06:08
- 2 out of the 4 -- nm - CQ Dec 23, 06:06
New Top Gear, with Chris Evans, has lost his hand picked producer. Show is set to start filming next month and to premier in May. -- (link*) - Krusty Dec 23, 06:05
Happy Festivus! Have a great day and prepare for the feats of strength this evening. -- nm - Krusty Dec 23, 05:43 5
- No feats of strength! -- nm - jnine Dec 23, 06:36
- I have alot of problems with you people and you are going to hear about it! -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 23, 05:45 3
  - Aww christ, another day of bitching on ST? *logs off* -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 23, 05:56 2
    - Or as we call it, Wednesday. -- nm - spamlet Dec 23, 06:25
    - It's Festivus! The Airing of Grievances is an important tradition! -- nm* - Little Drummer Beak Dec 23, 05:57
UBC student Ann Makosinski wins $50K for phone-charging mug -- (link) - Little Drummer Beak Dec 23, 05:42 3
- She points too much. -- nm - Max Dec 23, 07:21
- I'm guessing it's a Stirling engine- those are neat. -- nm - Reagen Dec 23, 06:51
- (she appeared on Jimmy Fallon with it. She also invented a flashlight that works off of bodyheat...pretty awesome) -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 23, 05:47
Dec 23, 1823 – A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is published anonymously. -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 23, 05:33 2
- 1954 – First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 23, 05:33 1
  - 1972 – The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism. -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 23, 05:34

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