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Guess how long i've been on hold with United waiting to speak with someone? -- nm - Andie Dec 29, 14:59 6
- if you were about to guess 61 minutes, you win. (still holding.) -- nm - Andie Dec 29, 15:01 4
  - Damn. That's worse than IRS call times -- nm* - amoxy Dec 29, 15:01 3
    - still holding. -- nm - Andie Dec 29, 15:10 2
      - Haiku for you: God fucking dammit does it really take that long to answer a call? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 15:12 1
        
        Werent United the ones with the Tweet of the plane in the - budice Dec 29, 15:15
- 47 minutes -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 15:01
I just had one of the rudest junk callers I have ever had. that's saying something. he called me a nasty lady, asked if I was born that way. - b! Dec 29, 14:49 5
- I once said 'no thank you' to a sales call from an insurance company. The young lady(?) call back and told me I 'didn't have to be a bitch' - Mistletoe Meg Dec 29, 15:12 1
  - Where'd you bury that body? -- nm - humbug Dec 29, 15:14
- He thought you were Lady Gaga? -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 14:56
- b! -- (edited) - budice Dec 29, 14:51 1
  - boo.! - b! Dec 29, 14:54
One of our local stations is still playing holiday music, and I'm thankful for it. -- nm - Ol' Saint Mop Dec 29, 14:43
I just got an email from mycokerewards, "STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS OPENS ON DECEMBER 18TH". - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:41 4
- Yeah, I was confused as to what the point of that e-mail was. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 29, 15:11
- They know you - humbug Dec 29, 14:48
- *junk pic from Vegastravaganza 2005* -- nm - groin email in your inbox now Dec 29, 14:46 1
  - some things have no expiration date. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 29, 14:47
OR cake baker drops off $135,000 check to SSM couple they refused service -- (link) - General Zeit Dec 29, 14:37 2
- I think Remlik and I need to go cake shopping. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:39 1
  - as long as it's dairy and wheat free I'm in! -- nm - Remlik Dec 29, 15:04
Group 4! - humbug Dec 29, 14:32 19
- layover in Indy! Steak and Shake for Pixie! -- nm - Remlik Dec 29, 15:04 1
  - Flight is taking forever.... how far out am I if I see a cloud that looks like... -- nm - Pixie Dec 29, 15:05
- Which flight? - ty97 Dec 29, 14:40
- Hope you don't have a carryon! -- nm - iSpam Dec 29, 14:38 5
  - Group 4, last row of plane? He might find a spot while working toward the back -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 29, 14:46 4
    - They check that shit fo free -- nm - humbug Dec 29, 14:50 3
      - *reroutes your bag to Newark* -- nm - ty97 Dec 29, 14:52 2
        
        Though I was actually being serious. Group 4 you may be okay, just don't be picky about bin location. Take the slot you find. - ty97 Dec 29, 14:53 1
        
        I feel like that last dude climbing the ladder to the Chopper at the Saigon Embassy - humbug Dec 29, 15:01
- Wait for it... -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:33 9
  - No fuckin way. Confirmed seat number - humbug Dec 29, 14:35 8
    - Wait for it... -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:38 7
      - Last row, middle seat and I. Don't. Care - humbug Dec 29, 14:40 6
        
        crying baby and mom on one side, 400 lb dude with BO on the other. -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 14:43 1
        
        ... about to get into the Mile High Club in the back row! -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:46
        
        Middle!?! Refuse that shit. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:42 3
        
        I really don't think that's an option. -- nm - Ol' Saint Mop Dec 29, 14:45 2
        
        I will ride out on the wing with that Twilight Zone monster -- nm - humbug Dec 29, 14:49 1
        
        What is your flight number? - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 15:03
Pataki is OUT - ML Dec 29, 14:22 5
- Huh. I forgot he was still in. - Krusty Dec 29, 14:27 3
  - It's Jim Gilmore's moment! -- nm - ML Dec 29, 14:29
  - Damn your IM! -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:28
  - Santiago's Sex Tape!!!! -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 29, 14:27
- allegedly - ty97 Dec 29, 14:24
I'll take a side on another issue - Star Wars TFA spoilers - Beaker Dec 29, 14:21
Denver charity gives out free joints to/for the homeless. -- (link) - JaxLangSyne Dec 29, 14:20 1
- huh. I guess it was *to* the homeless....to raise awareness of the homeless. -- (link) - JaxLangSyne Dec 29, 14:23
Why is it so hard to find the Loot Crate review that isn't a lame youtube video by some mouth breather? -- nm* - Darth Sycor Dec 29, 14:20 7
- googling this seems to bring promising hits: loot crate december 2015 -- nm - b! Dec 29, 14:21 6
  - That's what I searched! It just a bunch of "theme" spoilers. Had to add unboxing to find a list of the actual items. Glad I passed on this one. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 29, 14:23 5
    - weird. for me, a few hits down has a review with contents shown. nm but: -- (link) - b! Dec 29, 14:25 1
      - Must have missed that one. Oops. :) -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 29, 14:28
    - The Han and Halo lunchbox made it well worth it, for me. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:25 2
      - The lunchbox is pretty nifty. Not worth the price of the crate for me though. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 29, 14:29 1
        
        Understandable. I have only got three and if I get two items in it I like/keep it is justifiable. - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:32
Heh, seems like I just bought cat chow. Apparently it was 7 weeks ago. *puts Petsmart trip on the weekend calendar* -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 29, 14:17 3
- Xavier gets a mix of canned and hard food. I swear one always runs out before the other one and half the time I forget to get both so have to go back. - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:19 2
  - That was Shatzee - just canned but a major expense. These two just eat Purina chow - and treats :) - Mistletoe Meg Dec 29, 14:27 1
    - Yeah, I add the same brands hard (about 50/50) as it makes the $ go a bit further. - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:30
heh, I wokeup this morning and had seen how Star Wars was going to go - spoilers - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 14:15 4
- You saw it? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:16 3
  - 11:30show this morning. 80% full and when we came out there was lines for the afternoon showings -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 14:16 2
    - Ah, sweet! -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:17 1
      - I win Caveman and see Star Wars...it's been a good day -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 14:19
Funko people the Loot Crate Han Solo and Doc Brown are for sale RIGHT now on the Loot Crate website... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 29, 14:15 3
- $25. The sum total of a year's worth of Loot Crate for me boils down to two figures worth $25 combined. -- nm - Ol' Saint Mop Dec 29, 14:43 1
  - they're gonna sell out and be $$$ -- nm - Remlik Dec 29, 15:02
- Nice, got 'em. Thanks! -- nm - The Death Sceire Dec 29, 14:29
My parents and brother are getting an In-N-Out in there town. - ty97 Dec 29, 14:13
I just set my DVR for to record the fight at 11:45 tonight lets I incur the wrath of Mel -- nm - prayformojo Dec 29, 14:11
anyone get a TFal Acti-Fry for Christmas? we did sweet n sour chicken in it last night and it was amazing -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 14:07
"Colts added another QB: Ryan Lindley" - ML Dec 29, 14:04 2
- too many OTB lines to figure out what the parlay would be right now. -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 14:19
- Thanks to Denver, that number has (still) improved! -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:05
A good article on the unusual albatross that is around Disney's neck -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 29, 13:58 7
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- "About 45 percent of Disney's operating profit last year came from cable TV." wow. -- nm - JaxLangSyne Dec 29, 14:07
- EuroDisney is losing money hand over foot as well -- nm - ML Dec 29, 14:00 4
  - They've actually enjoyed record revenue in 2015. - Davi Dec 29, 14:07 2
    - Yeah, but 257 Euro still isn't that much. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 29, 14:24
    - Yes, but increased costs as well. I'd be shocked if it were profitable in 2015. - ML Dec 29, 14:10
  - as was foretold -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 29, 14:02 [youtube]
That little affluenza punk had dyed his hair while on the lam, didn't he? Who does he think he is? Ashley Judd? -- nm - New Year's Deeve Dec 29, 13:58 4
- And can't he afford to hire a personal facial hair consultant? -- nm - ty97 Dec 29, 13:59 3
  - i love that these are the things that bother us. (among other things of course. :) ) -- nm - New Year's Deeve Dec 29, 14:00 2
    - why didn't they go someplace he couldn't get extradicted from? -- nm - General Zeit Dec 29, 14:23 1
      - They're rich not smart. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 29, 14:25
Those are marshmallow clouds being friendly in the arms the evergreen trees -- nm - ty97 Dec 29, 13:56
OFFICIALLY the LDBC ends Christmas Day at midnight, according the site, i think we've generally been playing till Midnight on Christmas Eve. -- (link) - Andie Dec 29, 13:53 9
- The .com site says Christmas Eve morning -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 29, 13:55 3
  - that seems too early. you didn't make it to Christmas. -- nm - Andie Dec 29, 13:56 2
    - I don't really care. I made it either way. Just curious. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 29, 13:58
    - (but, whatevs, this is a pretty low stakes dealio) -- nm - Andie Dec 29, 13:57
- Out!! -- nm - New Year's Deeve Dec 29, 13:55
- They changed the rule in 2011? No fair! -- nm - ty97 Dec 29, 13:54
- I don't like that. You should earn the song on the holiday itself. - Davi Dec 29, 13:54 2
  - i think that's why we played Midnight-of-the-24th. I think if we change the song it won't register the same way. - Andie Dec 29, 13:55 1
    - Heh, I like changing trumps/wild cards too. -- nm - Davi Dec 29, 13:56
see, I don't see Episode 8 beating it, this was a buildup that just blew everywhere. Ultron as the example compared to Avengers -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 13:50 26
- Frankly I'm more excited now that I know JJ can't fuck this one up -- nm - humbug Dec 29, 14:11 2
  - you saw the second Star Trek right? -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 14:12 1
    - No, I saw the first one - humbug Dec 29, 14:19
- That's an interesting counter example. I could buy it. - Mel Profit Dec 29, 13:55 19
  - Force Awakens spoilers - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 13:56 18
    - spoils - New Year's Deeve Dec 29, 13:59 16
      - As I mentioned, Amy had various tears through-out the movie. But, yeah. spoil - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:03 15
        
        spoileryish - b! Dec 29, 14:12 9
        
        That sucks. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:14 8
        
        yes. aside from that, most everyone was terrific about taking care. -- nm - b! Dec 29, 14:17
        
        see, and people wonder why I flip out when someone posts something questionable as a spoiler. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 29, 14:15 6
        
        Oh, I totally agree. I called out someone just this past weekend on a Doctor Who spoiler (which I believe they never edited). -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:17 4
        
        I noticed that, too. I don't get it. -- nm - b! Dec 29, 14:26 1
        
        Editing is an admission of guilt? Hell, I edited in this thread as I was worried it *might* be a spoiler. spoiler - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:28
        
        Yeah, that one seemed not very cool. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 29, 14:23 1
        
        I have decided that after I watch the last 4 episodes of Jessica Jones, I will watch this season of Who. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:26
        
        yup. -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 14:17
        
        spoils - New Year's Deeve Dec 29, 14:05 4
        
        Oh, yeah. Spoil - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:10 1
        
        spoilers - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 29, 14:14
        
        agreed -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 14:06 1
        
        As I sit here reading, ... spoil -- (edited) - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 14:11
    - SHORT!!! -- nm - Max SI Dec 29, 13:57
- A lot of us gave up on it after the prequels were so awful, so we'll return cause 7 redeems -- nm - General Zeit Dec 29, 13:54
- That was why I said *9*. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 13:53
- i could believe this. -- nm - Andie Dec 29, 13:50
Heh. My sister and my nephews just met Jim Harbaugh on the Monorail in Disney. -- nm - Jovian Dec 29, 13:49 1
- Whatchou talking about, Jovian? -- nm - Suspicious Dan Campbell Dec 29, 16:58
ST Poll: Give me ideas* for what name David will have to post as for a week due to the awesomeness of Star Wars. - Spawn Solo Dec 29, 13:46 20
- Irrational Exuberance beat Logic -- nm* - curly ribbon bow Dec 29, 14:15
- Two words: James Jones. - Davi Dec 29, 13:53
- Pixie's Always Right - JenBro Dec 29, 13:52 1
  - that one would have worked if Spawn had lost -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 14:10
- Babe Ruth guessed 240mil -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 29, 13:50 3
  - Babe Ruth, a Beatles Fan, guessed $240M -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 29, 13:57 1
    - damn baby, you're good at this. -- nm - New Year's Deeve Dec 29, 14:00
  - Heh. That's clever. -- nm - Davi Dec 29, 13:53
- Bryce Harper is my hero -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 29, 13:50 1
  - Damn, just beat me to it -- nm - amoxy Dec 29, 13:51
- C*ckKnocker -- (link) - budice Dec 29, 13:49
- David Loves Poutine Chips and JJ Abrams -- nm - JaxLangSyne Dec 29, 13:49 3
  - Kim's niece taunted me about those chips for two days. -- nm - Davi Dec 29, 13:54 2
    - i totally win christmas. -- nm - Andie Dec 29, 13:55 1
      - Kim must have watched that video 50 times. - Davi Dec 29, 13:57
- David was wrong -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 29, 13:48
- "The Beatles Are Awesome Too" -- nm - New Year's Deeve Dec 29, 13:48
- Jedi David -- nm - ML Dec 29, 13:48
- Jar-Jar Binks -- nm - budice Dec 29, 13:47
- Phillip Rivers the true MVP lover -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 29, 13:47

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