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It's still funny 32 years later. -- (link) - David Jan 19, 06:37 [Image] 2
- I have at least a half-dozen BC books stored away downstairs. I should start re-reading them. -- nm - ML Jan 19, 06:41 1
  - I own the collective works on Kindle. I'm not even out of the first year yet. -- nm - David Jan 19, 06:43
Sherlock: PBS president Paula Kreger has confirmed the fourth season of the show will land in the U.S. in early 2017 -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 06:26 2
- They start filming in a couple of months I think. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 06:40
- I hope they don't do more down the past of the recent special. (spoils) - Will Hunting Jan 19, 06:35
Bette Midler to star in "Hello Dolly" Broadway revival in 2017. -- (link) - MDH Jan 19, 06:22 1
- YES!!! -- nm - Forbidden Broadway Jan 19, 06:37
Sting and Peter Gabriel are touring together, dates inside: - MDH Jan 19, 06:20 8 1
- I feel like there should be some sort of hair redistribution program between the two. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 06:48
- Oh, that should be a great show. PG put on a great live show. Haven't seen Sting solo - only with the Police. -- nm - kelly Jan 19, 06:40
- That is, if they can both survive until June 21st. -- nm - 2016 Jan 19, 06:25
- Nothing close means sad Kim. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 19, 06:25 1
  - We could probably do Chicago in July. -- nm - David Jan 19, 06:27
- this would be a great concert -- nm - JenBro Jan 19, 06:24
- Peter Gabriel looks like Vader with his mask off -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 06:22
- I am dum -- nm* - Beaker Jan 19, 06:21
I-95 storm threat now deemed "HIGH". "Significant travel delays, closures & threats to life & property" -- nm - ML Jan 19, 06:13 2
- *knock knock* -- nm - Snowgram Jan 19, 06:22
- Yeah, El Nino is fickle. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 06:15
30 days until pitchers and catchers report for spring training. -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 06:12
Justin Upton, Detroit Tigers agree to six-year, $132.75 million deal -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 06:11 1
- ugh -- nm - ML Jan 19, 06:40
The great Twitter outage of 2016 didn't even blip on ST. - ML Jan 19, 06:11 8
- That seems unlike... oh, outage, not outrage -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 06:41
- Link? -- nm - David Jan 19, 06:29 3
  - NYT -- (link) - ML Jan 19, 06:40 2
    - "and nothing of value was lost" -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 06:41 1
      - this is the millenial "where were you when Kennedy was shot" moment, if I'm reading things right - ML Jan 19, 06:42
- I had 1 page not load. Refreshed. It loaded. *panic* -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 06:20
- I'm on Twitter duty today so it's been noted. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 06:20
- I don't find it to be an easy way to read posts so I avoid it. I want to like it more than I do. - Krusty Jan 19, 06:14
Study Finds Majority of Americans Would Rather Die of E. coli Than Not Eat at Chipotle -- (link*) - oblique Jan 19, 05:56 4
- aka Americans have a rough understanding of risk/benefit percentages -- nm - ML Jan 19, 06:11 2
  - all well and good till you get e.coli and if you had eaten somewhere else you wouldn't of. -- nm* - Beaker Jan 19, 06:22
  - that *definitely* doesn't sound right. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 06:12
- I liked Chipotle, I just gave it up some time ago and haven't looked back. the calorie content was a lot. -- nm - MDH Jan 19, 06:09
am i to understand that there are people that put ketchup on *pizza*? - Andie Jan 19, 05:44 12
- My wife's family will put it on anything. Ketchup on fish, even. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 19, 06:31
- Gross. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 19, 06:25
- I was just responding to the family feud post above mine - I would never put ketchup on pizza or mac n' cheese - it's strictly fries & pasty's - JenBro Jan 19, 06:23
- probably some Chicago style way -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 06:04 1
  - Sounds more like Cincinnati -- nm - oblique Jan 19, 06:09
- Putting mayonnaise on pizza is common in Japan and that wrongness is huge :P -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 19, 05:54 1
  - this is so atrocious i choose to believe it is an urban myth. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 05:56
- Pizza doesn't need anything added to it that wasn't put on when it was slid into the oven. Come on, people! -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 05:50 4
  - agreed. except cheese, that is just wrong. -- nm - Truman Jan 19, 05:53 1
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 05:56
  - i will confess that i always put hot pepper flakes on a slice if i buy one. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 05:52 1
    - I don't count garlic powder, parmesan cheese and red pepper. Things like that are in every pizzeria. - Krusty Jan 19, 05:56
Happy birthday, Truman! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 05:43
The Giver: C-, like a really bad Pleasantville sequel -- nm* - CQ Jan 19, 05:35 2
- Upon 2 seconds of more reflection, I change my grade to a D. -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 05:38 1
  - heh -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 05:46
Hey ST, can one of you smarties hurry up and invent teleportation? - ty97 Jan 19, 04:56
Rand Paul follows 420 people on Twitter. -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 04:49 2
- And 8 or 9 people in the Republican race. -- nm - Elvis Jan 19, 04:57 1
  - 420 has a certain backstory... -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:58
Jan 19, 1883 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, NJ -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:36 8
- 1953 – Almost 72% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth. -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:37 7
  - 1986 – The first IBM PC computer virus is released into the wild. A boot sector virus dubbed (c)Brain, it was created by the Farooq Alvi Brothers in - Beaker Jan 19, 04:38
  - 1977 tru is born. -- nm - Truman Jan 19, 04:37 5
    - Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Jan 19, 06:10
    - Don Homer!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:39 3
      - it should by celebrated by all, since you all are figments of my imagination. -- nm* - Truman Jan 19, 04:39 2
        
        I don't think that is right. You all are a massive and long-term plot to harvest my organs -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:48 1
        
        thats just what i want you to think. -- nm - Truman Jan 19, 04:56
ST Quiz - according to Stonewall what organisation/company is the UK's most gay-friendly employer? -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 04:23 14
- Answer (spoilers) - LMS Jan 19, 05:11 1
  - spoilers - ty97 Jan 19, 05:34
- Just for stereotyping, I wanted to say one of the theatre companies :P -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 19, 04:59 2
  - It's a weird list, I haven't heard of some of them. I think the only arts based org on there is Creative Skillset (at joint 20). -- nm* - LMS Jan 19, 05:04
  - I actually figured Will was right because of this -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 05:00
- Bbc -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 04:48 1
  - Not on their top 20 list. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 04:57
- your federal Govt? -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:34 6
  - It's a particular govt department -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 04:54 5
    - Ministry of Magic -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:59 2
      - hee -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 06:32
      - Close -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 05:06
    - Her Majesty's Navy -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 04:55 1
      - Royal Navy is 10th on their list. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 04:57
The Reductive Seduction of Other People’s Problems -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 19, 04:16
TV PSA: Limitless, Agent Carter, NCIS, New Girl, Flash, Grandfathered, Grinder, Brooklyn 99, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, NCIS NO, Teen Wolf, Expanse -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 03:59 2
- The Shannara Chronicles, Curse of Oak Island, Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years, HW Game Night,DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League, -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:00 1
  - busy night of TV tonight -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 04:35
"We're here to sweep the chimney." "The fireplace is in the vault. Right this way." -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 03:34
Why am I awake already? -- nm - Truman Jan 19, 02:47
Uber testing helicopter service at Sundance -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 19, 02:14
Well, hateful eight is some kind of movie. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 01:13
I appreciate ST for being here to commiserate. It's been a shitty few days, publicly and privately, and there's few other venues like offers this. - Mop Jan 18, 23:32 1
- This is why people went to dive bars...another institution endangered by the internet -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 00:07
Jesus. I think we just saw another first on Jeopardy, and it involved the champion they let leave and return. Spoilers - Mop Jan 18, 22:40 8
- Wow, I should've watched yesterday. (Vacations always screw up my J! watching schedule). But... - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 19, 06:24
- unrelated: since the second place prize is $2k, could the second place person conceivably get money than first? - mafic Jan 18, 23:08 6
  - yes, and it's happened, as I recall. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 23:21 4
    - The presumption being that if they come back tomorrow and lose, they still get the runner up prize, plus whatever change they won today. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 23:27 3
      - And the eternal status as a Jeopardy champion. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 23:30 2
        
        actually it'd be kind of awesome. "I'm a 5-day Jeopardy champion!" "cool, how much did you win?" "$7." -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 23:56 1
        
        i'd call that a Spawn but - slipping jimmy Jan 19, 00:04
  - Yep. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 23:09
it's a shame I don't get some of these kids again - marking their final I want to *shake by the collar* "Who the hell is teaching you to do this?!?!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 22:07 2
- "You! I learned it from watching YOU!" -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 18, 22:08 1
  - Lol! Dude, that's clever. You should be a writer. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 23:11
BBC Victoria series starring Jenna Coleman will air on PBS in 2017 -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 18, 22:01 2
- It's not made by the BBC, it's made by ITV. -- nm - LMS Jan 19, 03:57
- Ugh. Horrible casting. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 23:10
The more times I watch Interstellar, the more times I think it is an under-rated masterpiece of filmmaking. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 22:01 1
- it certainly aimed to be - ML Jan 19, 06:15
lol -- (link) - Spawn Jan 18, 21:59 1
- epic -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 22:01
Mike McCarthy to Eddie Lacy: you need to join ST Biggest Loser, bruh -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 18, 21:50 4
- 5'11" and 242 (rumored high weight) - is that really out of line for a football player? -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 21:59 3
  - running back prolly should be more like 225-230ish -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 18, 22:01 1
    - ah - yep, makes sense - well good thing he's only 25 - should come off easy -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 22:04
  - when it makes him slow as hell, yeah - Reagen Jan 18, 22:01
well had to happen - arctic air causing Lake effect snow 2-4 inches per hour - Woo! -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 21:38 8
- snow bomb coming and Max Hotel is at ground zero -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 18, 22:11
- Shovel faster!!! -- nm - nic to be named later Jan 18, 21:48
- i think you don't realize how snow works -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 18, 21:39 5
  - I double dog dare you to stay here one Winter - you'd make Nicholson's Shining character look sane by comparison! -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 21:54
  - The snow side of the Force! -- nm - Max Jan 18, 21:48
  - I think you don't understand how lake effeect snow works. And with two Great Lakes in the mix. -- nm - nic to be named later Jan 18, 21:41 2
    - I-80 & 90 will be sheets of ice from Illinois to Buffalo in an hour :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 21:46 1
      - Superior and Michigan in her case. She lives at the top of mitten. - nic to be named later Jan 18, 21:52
I'm still waiting for Max's answer. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 21:32 2
- you proposed? - Peglegpete Jan 18, 21:47
- I put it at 139 out of 169 that year. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 21:47
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life... I think I'm gonna cancel my season pass. Also, The Daily Show, you're on thin ice. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 21:30
Only thing better than Mac & Cheese is left-over Mac & Cheese w/ketchup! -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 21:29 8
- The amount of wrong you possess is beyond anything I've ever known. -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 05:32
- I love ketchup, but keep it away from my mac & cheese and pizza -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 05:20
- I think you mean worse. There's nothing worse than leftover mac & cheese with ketchup. *blech* -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 05:18
- Ewww. -- nm - nic to be named later Jan 18, 21:39
- I'll take "Foods that act as a ketchup delivery mechanism" for 400 -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 21:34 3
  - "...pizza?" "Good answer! Good answer!" -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 21:51 2
    - do we have pizza??? *ding ding ding* -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 22:02 1
      - You people are sick. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 22:43
Looks like someone spent the day scrolling through my Flickr file. 1822 views!! -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 21:26 1
- Either you have a stalker or Quantico Behavioral Sciences is looking for a pattern of travels and some 'findings' - zeitgeist Jan 18, 22:26
geeze what a day - happy to put that past, although great news from Andie tilted the positive balance - yay. also - I'm down 3lbs` - JenBro Jan 18, 21:26 3
- Woot! -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 19, 06:47
- yay -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 21:30
- Yay -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 18, 21:27
We got our W2 today. I won't be able to file of course until Amazon gives me my lovely 1099s for book sales. Still, things are looking very good. - Qale Jan 18, 21:21 13
- Thought I'd be in good shape - down year, less investment income, right. Now I get a year end statement for one mutual fund - - Meg Jan 18, 21:47 1
  - Stupid sexy market. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 22:34
- got mine today too - cannot WAIT to file -- nm - JenBro Jan 18, 21:28
- we've received 10 out of 16 forms we're expecting - znufrii Jan 18, 21:25 6
  - 1099s come in more than one flavor? Ugh! My W2 was more complicated than usual with more boxes filled in. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 21:27 2
    - yup. depends on who's paying you, and for what. -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 21:28 1
      - and you just reminded me of a 1099-INT we haven't received as well, bringing the total to 17. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 18, 21:29
  - I've received 1. I expect at least 9 total. It's gonna be a while. -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 21:27
  - Both? I think I missed an update. - Spawn Jan 18, 21:26 1
    - pay better attention this year, I don't want to be disappointed again. -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 21:27
- According to TaxAct, I made $71 in royalties in 2014. Shit man, I really need to publish a new book. -- nm* - Qale Jan 18, 21:24
- Enjoy! - Spawn Jan 18, 21:23 1
  - Haha! If we had state taxes in Texas, that's about what I'd expect locally. I don't miss paying Georgia, that's for sure. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 21:23

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