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NYC update: Blizzard warning starts at 4am tomorrow. 7-12 inches. 50mph gusts. And we're the lucky ones. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 07:45 1
- here it comes -- (link) - decline Jan 22, 07:47
empty shelves! -- (link) - znufrii Jan 22, 07:43 13
- spoileryish - i.b.! Jan 22, 07:53
- We went to Kroger last night (because we needed cat stuff and food to tide us over if it does snow). - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 07:48 2
  - I got the fourth to last loaf of white bread. - David Jan 22, 07:50
  - I just realized I might not have enough carrots for the stew i'm planning for tomorrow. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 22, 07:48
- I went to Kroger this morning (my normal shopping on my Friday off. There was bread but they had no cucumbers and certain types of tomatoes. The atm - Covington Jan 22, 07:45 7
  - there wasn't a full spectrum of tomatoes? Panic! - Andie Jan 22, 07:48 2
    - no heirlooms??!! wtf?! Piggy gets the conch! -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 07:50 1
      - I was wanting Kumatos. They were also out of plum and packaged hot house. -- nm - Covington Jan 22, 07:53
  - there was a run on cucumbers? -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:46 3
    - ....... -- (link) - ty97 Jan 22, 07:47 [youtube] 1
      - "Don't do that." -- nm - David Jan 22, 07:49
    - How else to fend off the inevitable horde of cats? -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 07:47
- I'm waiting for the empty shelves pictures from the liquor stores. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 07:44
I'm going to see The Big Short tomorrow in Canary Wharf (where all the banks are based) so after, when I'm morally outraged. I don't have far to go - LMS Jan 22, 07:42 1
- On your fist you should get a tattoo of a bigger fist so that when you shake it at them, they'll know you mean it. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 22, 07:46
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- i think some movies - Room or Danish Girl, plus Absolute Beginners maybe on Sunday. -- nm - Andie Jan 22, 07:50
- Uncertain. Either catch up on TV or fly to Denver. -- nm - Covington Jan 22, 07:50
- Dinner with friends tomorrow night. Maybe see a movie. -- nm - pmb Jan 22, 07:48 1
  - I read "dinner with fries" and it sounded so, so good. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 22, 07:49
- Run? Walk? First meetup post marathon / Sat aft at bar for Super Bowl pool drawing get together -- nm - JD Jan 22, 07:48
- Drinking, catching up on TV, seeing how much snow we get -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 07:46
- Shopping, might buy a table lamp, The Big Short and a screening at Scott Free on Sunday. -- nm - LMS Jan 22, 07:45
- Holding a vigil for the DC area. Recovering from this heinous jet lag. Catching up on work. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 07:44
- write, watch movies, and play in the snow* - David Jan 22, 07:42
- hunker down, binge watch Transparent... -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 07:42
- Um. Like nothing I think -- nm - oblique Jan 22, 07:42 1
  - you have to like something -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:43
- Depends on whether I make it home tonight. Might be working emergency response. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 07:42
- build a snowman -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:42 1
  - do you want to? -- nm - oblique Jan 22, 07:42
Anyone watch the Heroes finale last night? I haven't watched the latest 3 episodes. May not. -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 07:40 2
- anyone still watching that show deserves everything they get. - Mel Profit Jan 22, 07:44
- anyone realize Heroes was still on? -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:41
The social worker that's been helping my mother and step-father just e-mailed me, saying the county is putting her in the nursing home today. - Covington Jan 22, 07:38 9
- I'm confident that now that the county is aware of you, they'll acknowledge your rights with your mother. - David Jan 22, 07:46
- I am so sorry you are going through this. I even talked with my mother about it yesterday. - Spawn Jan 22, 07:45
- wishing you luck and strength through all this. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 07:41
- sucks dude. good luck with it all -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 07:41
- tough. hope it works out for you -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:39
- Hang in there CCC -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 07:39 3
  - Thanks, and fyi, I'm not CCC (Calico Cat Coalition) -- nm - Covington Jan 22, 07:43 2
    - Covington, Covington Cat. :) - - i.b.! Jan 22, 07:47
    - He meant CoolCovingtonCat! -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 07:46
"DraftKings to create designation for elite players, ban offsite scripts" - David Jan 22, 07:32 15
- if they're offsite, how do they ban them ? -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:38 5
  - They don't need to. They just blanket the market and push everything public. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 07:41
  - I presume that they can tell and will ban cheaters, but that system doesn't have the best track record. -- nm - David Jan 22, 07:39 3
    - Yeah, I'm sure they'll have a team of dedicated systems analysts working diligently to track and find such perpetrators... -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:41 2
      - Every business always wants to ban its best customers, right? -- nm - David Jan 22, 07:42 1
        
        if I was one of those VC firms that flooded these guys with cash the last couple of years, I'd be sweating bullets right now -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:43
- Their theory is if the make all the scripts publicly available, the edge goes away. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 07:36 5
  - And also for using a script to be effective, you need to enter a ton of drafts, so make those deposits, guys! - Reagen Jan 22, 07:39 4
    - And I'm betting 95% of their users are like - Strongbad Jan 22, 07:41
    - They're thinking in terms of revenue maximization when they should be focused on survival. -- nm - David Jan 22, 07:40 2
      - Not to mention that when the ads with the promo codes stopped, so did my novel -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 07:40 1
        
        Mega grinders what, mojo?!?! I need closure! -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 07:44
- Promo Code: ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 07:35
- Offsite scripts? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 07:35 1
  - primarily optimization software based on a given set of projections -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 07:37
"Alfred Morris Snow Removal: Limit Two Yards" - ML Jan 22, 07:29
We'll play even slower next time we happen to be in the same situation just to prove a point - Andy Reid -- (link) - Beaker Jan 22, 07:24
Anyone got a million pounds and a private track? -- (link) - LMS Jan 22, 07:20 8
- Jeebus, "The film is said to have destroyed $36m worth of cars during shooting." -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:21 7
  - *counts the losses against Poltergeist... the 1982 version* -- nm - MGM accountants Jan 22, 07:44
  - That's what's been reported, but for the life of me I can't figure out how they did it. (spoilers) - Roger More Jan 22, 07:27 1
    - They filmed it while drunk. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 07:28
  - I'm pretty sure they get a discount... -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 07:21 3
    - probably like 10% or something, right? -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:25 2
      - Probably more - they'd have sponsorship deals with Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 07:32
      - I'd think, at least. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 07:28
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- don't banks give the cards for free? -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:19 1
  - This is bad and you should feel bad - Reagen Jan 22, 07:22
The Danish Girl is going wide this weekend. With the 3x mult, it only needs to make 300K at its current price to be long. -- nm - GregW Jan 22, 07:17 4
- also wide: room, on almost 1000 screens and I would still have to drive to HBG to see it. f*cking state collge. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 22, 07:21 2
  - you should open a theater in your town -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:23 1
    - if there were an old theatre I could buy, I would consider. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 22, 07:52
- thx -- nm - Andie Jan 22, 07:21
SEPTA (Philly mta) shutting down all but 2 lines for tomorrow -- (link) - decline Jan 22, 07:13 4
- I'm going to laugh and point at the Northeast when they get like an inch of snow. - JaxSean Jan 22, 07:16 3
  - We'll all be sunbathing on the deserted runways in 80 degree weather tomorrow. - ty97 Jan 22, 07:25 1
    - earning 20% -- nm - oblique Jan 22, 07:28
  - I really think the only place that's going to seriously get it is like, DelMarVa. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 07:17
The Seahawks provided a warning to the Cardinals about what cleats to wear in Carolina Sunday -- (link) - Beaker Jan 22, 07:07
I just saw a group of about ten college aged kids walking toward the White House withe a big Canadian flag and matching hats and scarves. - Max Jan 22, 07:05 10
- "Everywhere the snow touches belongs to us." -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 07:17 2
  - "What about those yellow parts?" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 07:43 1
    - Trump's -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 07:49
- White House down, Max! -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:14
- #OscarsSoNotCanadian -- nm - Budice Jan 22, 07:11
- "Nice Heist" starring Drake. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 07:08 1
  - Costumes by Roots. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 07:13
- War of 1812 version 2.0 -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 07:08 1
  - they should be grateful for the ensuing heat. -- nm - Andie Jan 22, 07:09
- "HA! They are afraid of zee snow. It iz our perfect opportunity! We must not let it pass." -- nm - Evil Canadian Plotters Jan 22, 07:06
Man, this was a lousy day for the hot water to run out in the shower. - David Jan 22, 07:03 1
- :/ -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 07:05
Apparently those closing US Walmart stores are having massive sales. If you're near one, might be worth checking out. -- nm - ML Jan 22, 07:01
For those watching the final Downton season, airing now.. (spoilers) - Andie Jan 22, 06:58 9
- can we click LMS link? is it safe or TOO spoilery? -- nm - Andie Jan 22, 07:03 1
  - the LMS click is not too spoilery. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 07:04
- spoils - Diva Jan 22, 07:02 2
  - yep. - Mel Profit Jan 22, 07:07
  - that could happen. -- nm - Andie Jan 22, 07:02
- spoils - Will Hunting Jan 22, 06:59
- yeah (spoils) - znufrii Jan 22, 06:59 2
  - It's coming. Spoilers - LMS Jan 22, 07:01 1
    - I was thinking spoils - Diva Jan 22, 07:04
I got invited to a research screening for one of my own films. I suspect I might be biased in their questionnaire. -- nm - LMS Jan 22, 06:55 6
- Hated it! -- (link) - LMS si Jan 22, 07:13 [Image] 5
  - Do me a personal favor and cast Jessie Cave in more stuff. - David Jan 22, 07:15 4
    - She's already been in a couple of ours -- nm - LMS Jan 22, 07:36 3
      - I know. I need more!!! - David Jan 22, 07:43 2
        
        I'll see what I can do. -- nm - LMS Jan 22, 07:49 1
        
        hey do you watch Detectorists? It's sublime. -- nm - mud Jan 22, 07:56
Winter Is Coming -- nm - ML Jan 22, 06:55 2
- *raises hands menacingly* -- nm - Davi Jan 22, 06:58
- sh!t's already here -- nm - decline Jan 22, 06:55
Hung Over as all &^%$. Big Introduction Meeting with Site, Mel is supporting. ST Poll: How'd it go? - Mel Profit Jan 22, 06:54 8
- Hopefully the landing wasn't crooked. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 22, 07:17
- whew. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 06:57 6
  - I blame Big Broadway Person. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 22, 07:02 5
    - yes - JT put a gun to your head and *made* you drink those Manhattans. -- nm* - Diva Jan 22, 07:05 4
      - like she wouldn't. You saw her admit that she had to tone it down. - Mel Profit Jan 22, 07:09 2
        
        she's prolly from an old "Family" - Straight Outta Sicily. -- nm* - Diva Jan 22, 07:12 1
        
        *** -- nm* - Mel Profit Jan 22, 07:34
      - lol. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 07:06
ST Poll -- Do you currently have life insurance? Is it through your job or separate (or both)? Term, Whole, or Universal? -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 06:53 14
- No -- nm - Bacon Jan 22, 07:31
- Something... I don't know the difference between those things though. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 07:23 2
  - well, your job is where you work, while separate would be more personal like -- nm - decline Jan 22, 07:25 1
    - This is revenge for up above, isn't it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 07:29
- yes, work and separately. Universal. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 07:06
- I have a quadruple indemnity policy on Kim. Now, if I could just get her on a Bolivian steamboat... -- nm - David Jan 22, 07:05
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- Yes, through work. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 06:59
- just through work. -- nm - Andie Jan 22, 06:58
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jan 22, 06:58
- Yes. Multiple of salary through work and seperate through my designation -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 06:58
- a couple through work. Whole and keyman -- nm - decline Jan 22, 06:56
- Yes. Separate. Term and Whole (I think). Actually, I think it's an annuity of some kind -- nm - oblique Jan 22, 06:55
- No. -- nm - Loyola Jan 22, 06:54
Fitbit captures moment of man's heartbreak. -- (link) - Davi Jan 22, 06:52
Max is smrt. If he says he's 'MATT DAMON' in a time of crisis you *know* no expense will be spared to save him. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 06:49 1
- Vatican cameos. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 22, 06:58
Avatar 2 delayed is the word. Won't go against Star Wars -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 06:45 2
- there was no way it was done in time. -- nm - Andie Jan 22, 06:54
- because of the snow? -- nm - decline Jan 22, 06:47
What were the responses on B2 to my AMC post. Very confused. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 06:35 2
- and the mike255 thing is an HSX reference. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 06:37
- see my 'odd tweet' thread a few threads below it. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 06:36
"...who can claim to be Mr. Obama’s true heir — Mr. Sanders or Mrs. Clinton?" -- (link) - znufrii Jan 22, 06:35 12
- Those first two paragraphs are perfect. -- nm - Davi Jan 22, 06:49
- Will Michelle take a crack at politics the way Hilary has done? Has she shown any interest in it? -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 06:39 8
  - I'm guessing no. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 07:38
  - I don't think so. It doesn't seem to be her bag, Baby. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 06:46 4
    - I'm inclined to agree. I think she has causes she wasnts to pursue, more so than elected office. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 06:55
    - One book, "How I Plan To Win The Presidency: This Sort of Thing Is My Bag, Baby" by Michelle Obama.... -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 22, 06:50 2
      - Thank you. I was trying to put this joke together for about 10 minutes -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 07:04
      - *giggle* -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 06:51
  - she seems to have less than zero interest in being a candidate. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 06:42
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- Malia and Natasha. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 06:36 1
  - Obvious answer is obvious... and still funny. :) -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 22, 06:41
~It's the end of the world as we know it~ -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 06:33

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