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My favorite headline: US Capital of World’s Most Powerful Country Crippled by One Inch of Snow -- nm - Bacon Jan 21, 07:04 1
- Related: solid trolling -- (link) - ty97 Jan 21, 07:11
What's the word for when you misspell something but because you typed a legitimate word just not the one you intended, the Spell Check doesn't pick - Mel Profit Jan 21, 07:00 7
- A Misteak -- nm - Bacon Jan 21, 07:07
- musubi -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 07:05
- Rich Hall to the white courtesy phone. Paging Rich Hall. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 07:05 1
  - A Sniglets reference! This is a good day. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 21, 07:07
- technology-aided malapropism? -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 21, 07:05
- "terrorist" -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 07:03
- "my life" -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 07:01
Report: Putin "Probably Approved" Poisoning of Russian Dissident -- (link) - Beaker Jan 21, 06:56 3
- this is my shocked face. -- nm - Diva Jan 21, 07:25
- It's probably more efficient to just report which dissidents Putin DIDN'T approve killing. -- nm - Ender Jan 21, 07:09
- Watching Scandal makes me think stuff like this happens twice a week. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 21, 07:02
Catching up: Movies: Bridge of Spies B+, Sicario, B-. Books: The Kind Worth Killing A-. Brilliance Book 1: B+ -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 06:56
CTTP Quiz: Japan has 127 million people. How many of them purchased an XBox One last week? -- nm - ML Jan 21, 06:52 7
- 1 -- nm - decline Jan 21, 07:02
- 126,999,999. The emperor got his for free. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 21, 06:56
- One. Takashi Komatsu of Kagashima Prefecture. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 06:55 1
  - You ... win? Answer: 99. -- (link) - ML Jan 21, 06:57
- 3,125,000 -- nm - mara Jan 21, 06:55
- 31,250,000 -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 06:53
- 312 -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 06:53
January 21st is Squirrel Appreciation Day: Did you know that squirrels can smell food buried under a foot of snow? -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 06:51 6
- those effin' things are the greatest threat to national security since Soviet Russia!! -- (link) - decline Jan 21, 07:01 2
  - yeah, they are the worst for electricty grids -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 07:04 1
    - second worst, trees are the worst. Wahlburg was right -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 07:08
- Thank you for subscribing to Squirrel Facts. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 06:56
- I did not. I'll bring extra walnuts with me today to feed the little ones. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 06:55
- WE are going to starve!!! -- nm - DC Squirrels Jan 21, 06:52
The Witcher 2 is free for XBONE -- (link) - ML Jan 21, 06:48 7
- Is there like a twitter account or email list or RSS feed to subscribe to for free XBOX stuff? - oblique Jan 21, 06:59 2
  - You could set up a Google news alert. -- (link) - mara Jan 21, 07:02
  - not that I'm aware, but I see stuff about this on Kotaku quite a bit -- nm - ML Jan 21, 07:02
- Whenever I get an Xbox I'm going to have a lot of games to download. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 06:54
- (360). - JaxSean Jan 21, 06:50 2
  - All Free for Gold games will be backwards compatible from now on. -- nm - spamlet Jan 21, 07:03
  - (backwards compatible as of yesterday) -- nm - ML Jan 21, 06:51
i watched about the first 30 minutes of Love & Mercy while commuting this morning. Paul Dano is so underrated. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 06:45 6
- how do you watch while commuting? I love him. (I also love how low key he and zoe kazan are.) -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 21, 07:04 2
  - on the subway, ipad, headphones. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 07:05 1
    - basically, whatever the 99cent iTunes rental is each week i download if i haven't already seen it. this was this week's movie. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 07:06
- Is this the Third Revelation? -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 21, 06:57
- I was surprised by his casting in War & Peace but he's great in it too. -- nm - LMS Jan 21, 06:50
- I don't know if I would say underrated, but definitely under appreciated and recognized. -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 06:46
I think Serial S2 gets more interesting the further away from Bergdahl that they get. -- nm - Ender Jan 21, 06:41 7
- Was this a good one? I was about to drop it due to it being rather boring so far. - Krusty Jan 21, 06:48 6
  - I wouldn't say it was exciting, but I thought it was interesting to get a look inside how the government deals with recovery of hostages. -- nm - Ender Jan 21, 06:50 5
    - Cool. I'll give it a listen during my walks. I know you said you thought another who-done-it was not the best way to go but - Krusty Jan 21, 06:52 4
      - It's not that I think they shouldn't have done that, it's that I think they know that's not sustainable. - Ender Jan 21, 07:07 3
        
        Fair enough. I guess they didn't want to be an unsolved mysteries podcast either. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 07:09
        
        I would love to see in-depth outrage-provoking coverage of the NCAA or something, some scandal that needs to be outed. you know? -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 21, 07:09 1
        
        Yes! I really like this idea. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 07:19
"American Airlines has issued a travel alert" (this list of airports, whoa) - ty97 Jan 21, 06:27
If the weather doesn't clear up soon, I'm having chicken noodle soup and Doritos for lunch. - Davi Jan 21, 06:19 9
- I've had chicken noodle soup each night after work. No Doritos. I have slices of mozzarella on the side. :-) - Krusty Jan 21, 06:36
- Important question - ty97 Jan 21, 06:20 7
  - New Campbells/Doritos cross promotion? Chicken Loco Soup? -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 06:38
  - You're gross even to suggest it. -- nm - Davi Jan 21, 06:33 5
    - I knew the answer was Yes! - ty97 Jan 21, 06:36 4
      - You nasty. -- nm - David Jan 21, 06:40
      - delish. -- nm - Diva Jan 21, 06:39 2
        
        I love chicken tortilla soup. -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 06:44 1
        
        me too. I had a bowl of it once in a Fort Worth hotel that sort of changed my life. -- nm - Diva Jan 21, 07:27
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM -- (link) - ML Jan 21, 06:15
Inside the Mind of Professor Stephen Hawking animated by Aardman Studios -- (link) - LMS Jan 21, 06:11
(max signal) APOCALYPSE SNOW: Inch of Snow Grinds D.C. to a Halt -- (link) - ty97 Jan 21, 05:53 18
- To add it it, our office's garage door broke last night. Only sedan's could leave. They don't expect it to be fixed before the storm. - MDH Jan 21, 06:24 5
  - pull the lever to release the door :) -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 06:30 4
    - They're accountants, not engineers, don't confuse them! -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 06:31 3
      - heh, I walk to work so I wasn't there, but not sure what they are doing to fix it. -- nm - MDH Jan 21, 06:37 2
        
        Have you checked for cats? -- (link) - oblique Jan 21, 06:39 [Image] 1
        
        They're accountants, not zoologists, don't confuse them! -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 07:12
- I never want to hear any crap from ST about Atlanta, ever again. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 06:19 6
  - FYI, I'm gonna continue making fun of all of you. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 06:24 4
    - you can tell people here are ready to freak the ever lovin' fuck out. - Mel Profit Jan 21, 07:04
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    - ◔_◔ -- nm - ML Jan 21, 06:26
    - word -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 06:25
  - Nice try. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 06:21
- The same thing basically happened here. Tuesday night was a mess and we even knew it was coming. - spamlet Jan 21, 06:07 2
  - Yesterday was terrible (and we knew it was coming, too). - Dark Callisto Jan 21, 06:18 1
    - (Though we got 3 inches or maybe 4, to be fair.) -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 21, 06:31
- Untreated roads, below freezing = icy conditions. It was a surprise event to most people here. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 21, 06:03 1
  - It makes sense why it happened (ice is 1000000x worse than snow) but the subject made me laugh following Max's travel issues yesterday -- nm* - ty97 Jan 21, 06:18
NFL FA: Seahawks LB Bruce Irvin is willing to give Seattle a hometown discount to stay in Seattle. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 05:44
it's official - last 7 days - 36 inches of FRESH powder here - we're a Winter Wonderland of ski - snow shoe - snowmobile - and soon to be ice fishing - JenBro Jan 21, 05:40
ML Alert: How to Obsessively Track This Weekend's Snowstorm -- (link) - Beaker Jan 21, 05:40 5
- I assume this is just a link to Twitter.com -- nm - ML Jan 21, 06:02
- There is an (apparently serious, non-trolly) commenter there named DiarrheaBot -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 05:51 1
  - It's not his fault! He was programmed that way! -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 05:58
- Or just rely on Frankie MacDonald - for Maryland -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 21, 05:43 [youtube] 1
  - for Massachusetts -- (link) - Beaker Jan 21, 05:44 [youtube]
Listening to the morning traffic: 45 minutes to get in through the Lincoln tunnel, I wonder why anyone would subject themselves to that commute? -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 05:34 12
- No LIRR from Ronkonkoma today thanks to another train hitting a car that was on the tracks. Ugly morning commute today. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 05:36
- also: man, I forgot how much I hate these 1-877-KARS4KIDS commercials. -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 05:36 10
  - why do you all hate kids? -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 06:16 4
    - Two words: hoverboard maniacs -- nm - David Jan 21, 06:49
    - A number of reasons but this charity is only for hasidic families and kids. It receives a one star rating as a charity. - Krusty Jan 21, 06:39 2
      - I had no idea about this. -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 06:47 1
        
        Yeah. I learned about it a few years ago and since then have despised them. - Krusty Jan 21, 06:50
  - *murders you with extreme prejudice* -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 06:14 1
    - donate your car today! -- nm - ML Jan 21, 06:15
  - you guys have those too? HATE -- nm - ML Jan 21, 06:03 1
    - They operate in 49 states and in Canada. I wonder which is the lucky state that doesn't have to deal with them. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 06:40
  - One of the worst ever and now they're on TV as well. I change the station or mute it. Just awful. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 05:37
The Washington D.C. Snowball Fight Association is planning a giant Star Wars-themed snowball fight for Saturday at Dupont Circle Fountain. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 05:05 5
- I hope someone cosplays the probe that Han destroys on Hoth. -- nm - Max Jan 21, 05:12
- The event description also points out that Trekkies are welcome as well as other "space-themed combatants." -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 05:06 3
  - *target #1* -- nm - Wesley Crusher Jan 21, 05:19
  - that will not end well. -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 05:15 1
    - If I had the time, I'd totally go as the Alan Rickman character from Galaxy Quest. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 05:40
oh Arrow, you so freaking stupid - Arrow spoilers - Beaker Jan 21, 04:49 4
- Didn't read the spoils but this show has gone downhill quick, it's such a disappointment now -- nm - J Jan 21, 06:20 2
  - yeah, loved season 1, really liked season 2 and it has been downhill ever since -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 06:21 1
    - I hope Flash avoids the same fate -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 06:21
- As always. -- nm - Spawndroid Jan 21, 05:04
NFL officialls left the "kicking balls" and gauges at their hotel prior to the Pats/KC game last week. Had to get the State Police to pick them up -- (link) - Beaker Jan 21, 04:45
NYT: ’90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton’s Strength With Women -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 21, 04:41 8
- New York Values? -- nm - Spawndroid Jan 21, 05:01 5
  - She wasn't a NYer when he was in office. She's still not a NYer. - Krusty Jan 21, 05:41 4
    - Preach - JenBro Jan 21, 05:45 3
      - I have a feeling I'm going to have to hold my nose while in the voting booth in Nov. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 06:01 2
        
        Thanks to the lunacy of this electoral college system we have, you can vote however you want because the Dem will win NY - ty97 Jan 21, 06:02 1
        
        True. I vote down the Working Class ticket line usually. I'm still very angry with Cuomo over the crap he pulled with them last election. - Krusty Jan 21, 06:12
- I know this narrative has been building but I just don't see it. These are old 'knowns'. - ty97 Jan 21, 04:43 1
  - I agree, and I was surprised NYT would suggest it. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 04:49
Jan 21, 1789 – The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston. -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 04:40 2
- 1911 – The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place. -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 04:40 1
  - 1915 – Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit. -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 04:40
Stock futures be like -- (link*) - ty97 Jan 21, 04:23 [Image]
We lost to the freakin' 76ers by 9? at Home? Good lord. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 04:22
Important stuff here -- (link) - ML Jan 21, 04:15
NYC's Blizzard's Watch has been posted by NWS. Initial watch guesses 8-12 inches. - ty97 Jan 21, 04:06 14
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- and in central PA... -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 21, 05:33 6
  - Did you check your oil last night? - Krusty Jan 21, 05:40 2
    - I didn't! and I didn't get your text! we should verify numbers. (thanks for reminding me. maybe I will tonight.) -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 21, 05:43 1
      - Crap. Sorry. Mine is inside ... -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 21, 05:46
  - Min: 0. Likely: 5. Max: 13. -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 05:35 2
    - charlie lives in altoona and says he might get 5-8 but that we, here, will get 2ish. - loaner machine mandy Jan 21, 05:44 1
      - The striations of the forecast map support that possibility. PA near the NY border? 0 likely. Gettysburg? 19 likely. - ty97 Jan 21, 05:46
- Not too bad. We'll be fine. I was hoping for two feet or more. -- nm - Krusty Jan 21, 05:25 3
  - The latest NWS 'most likely' model has us at 11 inches. Minimum model says 2 inches. Max model says 20+. -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 05:27 2
    - Just remember: You have to walk around in this crap while it melts :) -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 05:27 1
      - For sure but not on the weekends and the city is pretty good at cleaning up so we'll be fine on Monday. My only issue is having to dry the dogs off - Krusty Jan 21, 05:39
- ~my name is Jonas~ -- nm - ML Jan 21, 04:14
- Or as JenBro might put it...Tuesday. -- nm - nic to be named later Jan 21, 04:13
The more you look at this gif, the more it moves -- (link) - zork Jan 21, 04:02
Huh. A google image search confirms this -- (link) - zork Jan 21, 04:00
TV PSA: DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Blacklist, AI, Heroes, Life in Pieces, Mom, The 100, Baskets, Angel from Hell, Colony, Elementary, London Spy, -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 03:25 1
- Lip Sync Battle, Shades of Blue, Workaholics, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 03:25
Love getting those 5:20am phone calls telling you the school is delayed 2 hours. Now I can't go back to sleep, sigh -- nm - CQ Jan 21, 03:10
whoa, do you really believe you will marry forevah? a company will loan you $10k you don't have to pay back *unless* you divorce -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jan 21, 01:33
Here's David Bowie singing Simon & Garfunkle's "America" at the Concert for New York City. -- (link) - Mop Jan 21, 00:59 [vimeo]
beep -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 21, 00:56

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