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Alabama chief justice orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses, citing DOMA even though SCOTUS well you know -- (link) - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:51 1
- de pixie he already posted this. -- nm - Truman Jan 6, 13:53
Wow, so apparently "Shades of Blue" is actually decent, and JLo is showing flashes to acting like her "Out of Sight" self -- (link) - MDH Jan 6, 13:47 4
- Is that the one with Liotta? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:51 1
  - ...doing something morally questionable? -- nm - New Year's Mop Jan 6, 14:02
- MDH headline vs "NBC’s ‘Shades of Blue’ might not be perfect, but it shows how networks want to improve" -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 13:48 1
  - But that fits "decent" right? I didn't say solid or good... (I'm just surprised it's not awful) -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 13:50
Next week brings the cold. -- (link) - Andie Jan 6, 13:47
Rhonda R already getting painted up. -- (link) - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 13:43 1
- nice -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 13:47
43% of the HOF vote is known. Right now, the inductees are: -- (link) - ML Jan 6, 13:39 5
- Someone on Twitter tried different page names on the HoF page (spoilers) -- (edited) - iSpam Jan 6, 13:53
- I hate the Baseball HOF. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 13:50
- Both Bonds and Clemons are above 50%. They may get in, in 4-5 years -- nm - amoxy Jan 6, 13:45
- How in the blue hell is Tim Raines STILL on the bubble like this? They seriously need to get some new blood voters in there. -- nm - Jim Jan 6, 13:40 1
  - What's crazy is that he's never been on the bubble before. This will be the first year he cracks 55%+ -- nm - ML Jan 6, 13:44
The heat of my hatred and vitriol for Dunn & Bradstreet is that of a thousand, thousand suns. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 13:34 4
- What about us? -- nm - Brooks and Dunn Jan 6, 13:37 1
  - the hatred of a thousand, thousand spurs. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:41
- There's a memory of dealing with them I seem to have blocked out - couldn't have been good. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Jan 6, 13:36
- Hatred and Vitriol reduce your score by 50 points each. -- nm - D&B Jan 6, 13:35
NFL Quiz: Megatron-style - ML Jan 6, 13:32 7
- You are all on the right track. The answer is: - ML Jan 6, 13:48
- 2! -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 13:45
- 1 game, Bob. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 6, 13:43
- 9. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:40
- 4? -- nm - Truman Jan 6, 13:38 1
  - err, jim already guessed that so, 3. -- nm - Truman Jan 6, 13:38
- I'll guess 4. -- nm - Jim Jan 6, 13:37
tomorrow, after I win the powerball tonight, we will discuss if I am willing to sponsor the 2016 ST Entertainment expo. - Truman Jan 6, 13:23 8
- I was about to ask where you'd all like to go when I win. SuperSTravaganza!! -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Jan 6, 13:35 5
  - NOLA...rent a whole steam boat for a tour -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:53 1
    - which btw is what I'll be sponsoring for everyone -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:54
  - Vegas -- nm - JD Jan 6, 13:37 2
    - think bigger! I think Meg should take us to the homeland - Australia! -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 13:42 1
      - (but a good part - not the part she is from) -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 13:44
- STENT ertainment -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:31
- Then your event is mis-titled -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 13:24
"Mommm, can you set the oven for 350 degrees, pretty please?" -- (edited) - kelly Jan 6, 13:21 1
- Sous chefs don't question, they just do, Kelly. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 13:22
If you have Wordpress blogs, get updating. 4.4.1 just came out, could be a big security fix. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:02 3
- I just did 4.4.0. Come on WP. Get your stuff together. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 13:11 1
  - Supposedly it updates itself, but if you've got that disabled then alerts are required. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:14
- Thankfully I don't have to do that anymore. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 13:05
So giveaway update I won a 10 dollar Starbucks gift card - eag Jan 6, 12:59 11
- Starbucks people are crazy. Tell him you want and extra $2 with it! -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 13:06 3
  - My coworker is female -- nm - eag Jan 6, 13:14 2
    - Even better! -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 13:15
    - is that pronounced like 'tamale'? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:15
- They have food, too. So you could either have a muffin and a small water for $10, or a sub, chips and drink. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:05 6
  - their food items are pretty good - just pricey for what you get -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 13:06 5
    - I didn't say it was a *bad* muffin... -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:08 4
      - I was agreeing with you. I always want their food I'm just too cheap -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 13:14 3
        
        Well, now you'll be a world traveler and splurge away! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:22 2
        
        expense it! unfortunately it does not - its all down in the Miami area, Ft Lauderdale - have some properties in the Keys - Epiphany Jan 6, 13:30 1
        
        Nice (for you). -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:41
speaking of the Merc, when's gotham coming back? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:52 10
- Did you see who is playing Oswald's dad? - eag Jan 6, 13:03 7
  - I saw a pic of them together. He looks the part. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 13:14 5
    - I saw Mystery Men. He looks the part. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:15 4
      - I saw Batman Returns. He looks the part. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 6, 13:18
      - Some people do not like Ben Stiller. I have no beef with the man. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 13:16 2
        
        I just mean that The Spleen looks very similar to Gotham's Penguin ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:22 1
        
        heh, I know. - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 13:23
  - hah -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:09
- cancelled -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:53
- Feb 29 -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:53
Profound discovery! The lights behind an Exit sign are also red! - Jovian Jan 6, 12:51
On a scale of a library at midnight to Chicago Mercantile exchange, how noisy is your workplace right now? - Max Jan 6, 12:48 15
- As quiet as convention of church mice. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 13:35
- 4.25 - the white noise generating system they installed makes a lot of white noise. -- nm - Truman Jan 6, 13:24
- 2? Nobody in the bookstore, occasional ducks out on the pond, reference librarians and patrons talking over the wall. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Jan 6, 13:21 1
  - it goes to 11 when you shoot someone quiet through the stacks. - Mel Profit Jan 6, 13:22
- Loudmouth Jen is out today. So about a 3. -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 13:13
- 3.6 -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:06
- about Toddler Yammering into a Running Fan loud... - Mel Profit Jan 6, 13:05
- Fairly quiet other than my podcast going. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 13:02
- 6.5 on the noise scale - pretty dang noisy for this time of day -- nm - Epiphany Jan 6, 12:58
- not much quieter than the merc -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:52
- 2. heater is running -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:52
- in between the 2. No vents blowing, but lots of talking and the fish tank in the background -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:51
- tomb -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 12:50
- a step or two above library. I can hear my cube-mates on their phones. But I can also hear the heat blowing through the vents. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 12:49
- i can hear the exhaust fans. the library might be louder. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:48
WWE: James Storm turned down 100,000, signed back with TNA for double and % of merch sales... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 12:46 2
- is that his real name ? -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:46 1
  - Tyson Fury doesn't think that name is real. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 13:33
Colts: writer Bob Kravitz, who really has a great grasp of whats going on with the Colts, new article... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 12:43 4
- "Irsay, a fine owner by virtually every measure" - budice Jan 6, 12:46 2
  - He's crazy. But he's not Jerry Jones. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:54
  - As far as his relationship to the team, he is correct. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 12:51
- is it more than two words: "giant shitshow"? -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 12:44
Die Caloric on a Battered Road -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:42
Half-way through the first week of the year and I haven't gotten my camera out yet. - sycor Jan 6, 12:40 9
- I have yet to start walking/running. This goal of "getting up early and going and doing something active" isn't working. Yet. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:07
- you've still got time! Go take a picture right now -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:41 7
  - I don't have my camera with me. :( I need to put it in my bag so I have it with me all the time. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 12:42 6
    - Yes, that's a good way to go. I find on days where I am not "feeling it", doing funny macro shots around home is fun -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:42 5
      - Maybe I need to get out some Lego figures and take pictures of them. I dunno. I'm at a total loss for inspiration. - sycor Jan 6, 12:44 4
        
        I go through ruts all the time. I never try and force it, which means I may not take a pic for 2-3 weeks at a time. I'm okay with it -- nm - CQ Jan 6, 13:48
        
        when you get home, take the dog for a walk and find a picture -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:54
        
        get a kitten! -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 12:46 1
        
        haha no. I can't barely handle the dog. And she won't sit still for pictures. Unless we give her all the treats. - sycor Jan 6, 12:48
CNN Money: Destroyer of Dreams. "You have a better chance of being a U.S. billionaire than winning Powerball" -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 12:39 8
- The $2 spent is really just a tax to enjoy thinking about what you'd do. - Mel Profit Jan 6, 13:15 3
  - Also, anti-suicide fee in case your workplace ever did manage to win -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 13:17 2
    - there's nothing wrong with leading a marching band through the cube farm...nekkid...if you win the lottery. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 13:19 1
      - *glares at the guy with the cymbals* -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 13:21
- So you're saying upward mobility is real -- nm - Marco Rubio Jan 6, 12:42
- But, one only costs $2 to win, and you're saying there's a chance. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:40
- Maybe, but one takes more work. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:40
- can't win if you don't play. -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:39
ugh Brooklyn 99 spoilers - Beaker Jan 6, 12:39 2
- it was horrid -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:39 1
  - yea it was a pretty bad episode. -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 12:51
NaNoWriMo was one of the top vote-getters for the Project for Awesome and are getting a $25,000 grant. -- (link) - New Year's Mop Jan 6, 12:38 [youtube] 1
- And this is the video that got them the win. -- (link) - New Year's Mop Jan 6, 12:39 [youtube]
It looks like my port has grown without a loss day since 12/19. -- (link) - Max Jan 6, 12:34
spammy, he's a 23 year old Jewish writer from Brooklyn -- nm - ML Jan 6, 12:31
The cats are acting even more strangely today - guess it must be the rain. - Meg Jan 6, 12:29 3
- If one of them starts using the Force, run -- nm - budice Jan 6, 12:39
- GiantSquidnado -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:35
- toss 'em out in the yard and see what happens -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:32
answer: The Ridiculous Six -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 12:27 28
- I don't even want to know what the question was... -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 13:44
- As I said below, they must be including viewings that turned it off 5 minutes in to the movie. -- nm* - sycor Jan 6, 12:35 1
  - rasies hand - decline Jan 6, 12:40
- worst movie ever. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 6, 12:32 1
  - *explodes diarrhea shit on you* -- nm - donkey Jan 6, 12:34
- I might actually watch The Dumb and Dumber Games before Ridic6 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:32 2
  - Hung and Hunger? -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 6, 12:33 1
    - I think...that is a different type of movie altogether.... -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:34
- will be interesting to see what Pitt's movie will do for Netflix -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:31 4
  - Watched Killing Them Softly last night, Pitt was good but the movie wasn't so much -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:33 3
    - Is that the one with Liotta? It was meh. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:43 1
      - yes -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 13:12
    - was that it? -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:40
- 0% on RT. Impressive. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 6, 12:29 1
  - only 28 reviews though. Still surprising some schmuck didn't give it a positive just to make the news cycle -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:32
- Sandler should present on stage at the Oscars and brag about that. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:29
- Wait. Seriously? That sounds like a made up Jeff Bezos type thing. - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:28 9
  - Yeah I have a hard time believing that it's the most watched ever. It just came out. - sycor Jan 6, 12:34 3
    - Plus the new feature that when you click to read the movie synopsis, it starts playing. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:35 2
      - Is that for everyone? I just got a new streaming box and thought it was just for that. God that's annoying. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 12:36 1
        
        Yes. And very. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:36
  - it's the Force Awakens of Netflix -- (link) - humbug Jan 6, 12:29 4
    - I think the quote is open to interpretation: - Roger More Jan 6, 12:41 2
      - Yeah, I bet someone asks him to clarify that. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 13:04 1
        
        Seems like they would use it for this if that was the case. -- (link) - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 13:47
    - I call bullshit. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:34
- JESUS. Of all time? They clearly made the right choice by doing that deal with Sandler. -- nm - New Year's Mop Jan 6, 12:28
- Adam Sandler making all the monies -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 12:28
B3 (MDH) -- (edited) - Strongbad Jan 6, 12:26

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