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And now an important winter reminder -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 22, 18:02
thanks, Flint emergency manager -- (link) - mr. plow Jan 22, 17:43
watching Age of Adeline. Pretty bad, but the young Harrison Ford character looked a lot like Ford. - andie Jan 22, 17:42 2
- aka Dario #2 from Game of Thrones -- nm* - mr. plow Jan 22, 17:45 1
  - nope. -- nm - Deev Jan 22, 19:30
Death toll updated in Canadian school shooting. - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:39 2
- Nice. Well, you know what I mean. -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 17:39 1
  - Heh -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:42
call mr. plow that's the name, that name again is mr. plow -- nm - mr. plow Jan 22, 17:38
4 inches so far -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 17:18 3
- Pippy starts paying attention at the 2 foot mark. nm - Budice Jan 22, 17:33
- Worst porno ever. -- nm - Qale Jan 22, 17:23
- THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 17:22
NXT: spoils.... - Remlik Jan 22, 17:18 6
- WWE: uh-oh...looks like AJ Styles had a handshake deal with TNA in Dec.... -- (edited) - Remlik Jan 22, 17:19 5
  - Dixie and them would have been trumpeting that from weeks ago if it'd happened. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 22, 17:34
  - I'd rather them promote from within then to bring in folks like AJ anyway. -- nm - Qale Jan 22, 17:22 3
    - poor Tyler Breeze. -- nm - Tim Jan 22, 17:52
    - What I'm saying is, it's time for R-Truth World Heavyweight Champion. (At least until, like, Fastlane.) -- nm - Qale Jan 22, 17:30 1
      - WHAT'S UP! -- nm - Remlik Jan 22, 17:39
oof, this is horrible. 20 year old recent georgia lottery winner killed yesterday in a home invasion robbery.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 22, 17:12 2
- I hate to see that happen, but this may be the incident that gets laws to keep lottery winners names private -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 17:38
- :( -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 17:16
While watching ST:Enterprise: I have yet to hear the Captain go "T-Pol!, T-pol!!, T-POL!!!!" - amoxy Jan 22, 17:11 1
- For the love of ... WHAT?!?! -- nm - T'Pol Kane Jan 22, 17:32
Apparently zebra stripes are not camouflage. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:05 8
- I thought it was because it made them blend together better and look more like one giant zebra. -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 22, 17:49 3
  - Their study disagrees -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 18:10 2
    - It doesn't mention that one. -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 22, 18:13
    - It could easily provide multiple benefits though, I suppose. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 18:11
- of course not. the stripes are a barcode -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 17:39
- how about zubaz stripes? -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 17:06 2
  - Weird mating ritual. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:07 1
    - *watches for moment behind a fichus* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel Jan 22, 17:14
Bat Boy is Weekly World News. Get it right people!!! -- nm - Todd Manning Jan 22, 16:48 4
- And sadly it went out of business years ago. -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 22, 16:59
- I said that two boards ago -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 22, 16:57
- I looked this up yesterday, so I am well aware. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:54
- and Rubin -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:52 [youtube]
Floyd Mayweather on retirement: "I will make seven figures a month for the rest of my life. I'm living comfortably." -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 16:46 13
- Doing what? -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 22, 16:47 12
  - his instagram is amusing. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 22, 16:49 3
    - So that's what my upstairs neighbors were doing at 4:30 am. -- nm - Qale Jan 22, 17:16
    - He should buy those women some clothes, what they're wearing seems to be threadbare. -- nm - Max Jan 22, 16:57
    - ^link warning: if you scroll a bit, there are some not-so-sfw images. -- nm - b. Jan 22, 16:50
  - His investments. - Spawn Jan 22, 16:48 7
    - I thought I saw something recently posted here valuing his net worth at half a billion. - Max Jan 22, 16:55 4
      - no way -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 22, 16:57 3
        
        way. forbes had him ranked as the richest athlete in the world for multiple years. here's a story about him. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 22, 17:00 2
        
        yeah, he bought out his original contract and keeps all the coin for himself. He's a dick, but a super smart businessman -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 17:26 1
        
        who spends it all on luxury cars - slipping jimmy Jan 22, 17:28
    - OptiGrab -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 22, 16:51
    - I feel like he'd be the one to invest in crazy stuff and go broke. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 16:49
The bar has been raised -- (link*) - ML Galaxy Jan 22, 16:39 3
- I was really hoping for a link to someone's kitchen counter being raised six inches. -- nm* - ty97 Jan 22, 16:40 2
  - heh, my first thought that it would be a bar (like a pub) being raised to be moved or the like. -- nm - b. Jan 22, 16:43 1
    - I figured it would just be a bar of soap rising. -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 16:44
"Hadid is a "devout Muslim" and has never drunk alcohol, yet has a 5,000-bottle wine cellar, including some from his own Beverly Hills winery." -- nm - b. Jan 22, 16:36
Weather Channel was just on LA Ave in DC saying "we are in te thick of it and there's no cars" um no one travels on that street. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 16:32 3
- There are no cars! Zero! It's catastrophic mayhem! -- nm - Jim Cantore on The Mall Jan 22, 16:38
- They were hoping to get something like Chicago when a storm shows up earlier than expected? -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 22, 16:34
- SEE!?! -- nm - Weather Channel Jan 22, 16:32
Wait, no new Doctor Who until Christmas!?! -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 16:30 6
- yah. :/ and then not until spring '17. -- nm - b. Jan 22, 16:32 5
  - spoils - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:35 4
    - Me likey. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 17:09
    - ed. to change to spoileryishish -- (edited) - b. Jan 22, 16:38 2
      - Craigy Craig! -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 16:47
      - yes, the oddsmakers in England have her as the frontrunner -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:46
the east coast weather is perfect for crooks with snowmobiles -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:28
oh my god why did I not get chinese?? -- nm - Max Jan 22, 16:17 21
- Well...fire up Glympse and get out there - JD Jan 22, 16:30 1
  - max glympse is better than netflix -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 22, 16:42
- I got an insane amount of chinese last night so if have leftovers after normal dinner tonight. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 16:25 5
  - Are there any bars open near you? -- nm - Max Jan 22, 16:36 4
    - Yep. The two gay bars are and have snow specials. One is free 5 min open bar every time the snow plow goes by. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 16:48 3
      - fantastic. -- nm - andie Jan 22, 17:25
      - That's awesome. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 16:53 1
        
        (slash) deadly -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 16:53
- have you seen :The Search for General Tso. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:21
- it's never too late for cannabalism -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 16:20 2
  - It is if you are the only one left. -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 16:20 1
    - "That's not jerky." - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:21
- order now, I'm sure grubhub only has a 5 hour wait -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 16:19
- *dammit*! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 16:18
- *hand-waving freak-outery* -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 16:18
- ALL IS LOST ALL IS LOST ALL IS LOST ALL IS LOST ALL IS L -- nm - ML Jan 22, 16:18
- OFFS -- nm* - Spawn Jan 22, 16:18
- because you got pizza? -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 22, 16:18 2
  - I already ate that! -- nm - Max Jan 22, 16:19 1
    - I got pizza on the way home. And so did Amy. Oops. So we have plenty. -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 16:27
- Is it too late? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:17
The high today is only 57 degrees. :( -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 16:15 4
- somewhere in the 20s. It's an improvement. -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 22, 16:32
- *SLAP* -- nm - Max Jan 22, 16:15 2
  - Seriously, though! It was 58 yesterday. This is crazy! -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 16:16 1
    - I'll wait a week for you all to cry about a few raindrops again. -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 16:39
guys the media isn't reveling in this at all -- (link) - ML Jan 22, 16:14 20
- I legit had no clue that local news stations had that many employees -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 16:54 1
  - that was actually my first thought (must be the board for sharing those) - some of ours definitely don't. -- nm - b. Jan 22, 16:58
- *flex* -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 16:24
- I'll take the lady in the pink jacket to block -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 16:18 1
  - Jim J. Bullock for the win -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 22, 16:19
- (gal in the second row, second from the right is in a freaking hooded parka) - ML Jan 22, 16:16 12
  - People wear down jackets when it gets below about 15C here. I openly mock them. -- nm - Reagen's creepy boss Jan 22, 16:50 1
    - it's rare to see anyone do that here at that temp. (59F) weird. -- nm - b. Jan 22, 16:53
  - I think it's probably this woman, who lived in miami before atlanta. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 22, 16:24
  - I live in Canada and I don't even *own* a hooded parka. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:17 8
    - me either. -- nm - andie Jan 22, 17:25
    - I suppose I do, but it's only worn for skiing and I never use the hood. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 17:03
    - Well, to be fair, Victoria is hardly indicative of Canada as a whole. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 16:36
    - you don't exactly live in yellowknife. how infrequently does it get to freezing there? -- nm - b. Jan 22, 16:26 4
      - It's not in the forecast. How often does Atlanta drop below zero? - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:39 3
        
        looks like fairly often in january and february. average low temps (mostly at night, I'd think) are in the low to mid 30s. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 22, 16:42 2
        
        hmm. and the summers burn hotter, right? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:52 1
        
        by quite a bit. their average is mid-upper 80s. -- nm - b. Jan 22, 16:56
- we need more people! -- nm - NFL pre-game Jan 22, 16:16
- WE NEED TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE! -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 16:15
Good for them. -- (link) - Spawn Jan 22, 16:13
snowing here, roads are already covered. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 16:09 2
- This Gotham: The Freeze is Coming marketing is pretty realistic. -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 16:15 1
  - You know how much money we spent on this?! -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 16:15
Star Trek:Enterprise Season 2 episode 23 (spoilers) - amoxy Jan 22, 16:07 6
- "I hate temporal mechanics." -- nm - Miles O'Brien Jan 22, 16:10
- spoils - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:09 4
  - Is that the solution to every pull-it-out-their-ass story? - amoxy Jan 22, 16:11 3
    - Better than Q - ML Galaxy Jan 22, 16:43
    - I am much more forgiving of Star Trek pulling this crap than comic books. Still, yeah... B.S. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 16:14
    - Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:11
Only 8 years since Heath Ledger died? Wow. -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 16:02 3
- only? I would have said 4 if asked most likely. -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 16:03 2
  - I'm gonna split the difference and say 8 feels exactly right -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 16:18
  - If you count in Batman movies, 8 movies sounds short. There's been *another* Batman movie since his death, and yet another coming out in 2 months. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 16:08
I had a choice between Tomorrowland and Angels & Demons last night. I chose A&D, because that's what I was in the mood for. - Beryllium Jan 22, 15:56 1
- Kick in the balls or punch in the face. You decide... NOW! -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 16:01
I saw that house today. I think I kind of love it. Time to reaearch what goes into buying a HUD owned home. -- (link) - Dano Jan 22, 15:54 11
- Choke yourself instead. It'll be quicker and more fun. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 22, 17:00
- Is that an apartment building next door, or....? -- nm - Meg Jan 22, 16:48 4
  - There are just houses on that block. -- nm - Dano Jan 22, 16:58 3
    - Ah, actually it's one house removed - the building on the corner of S. 5th St. Looks almost like some kind of warehouse? -- nm - Meg Jan 22, 17:17 2
      - That's an antique market. -- nm - Dano Jan 22, 17:18 1
        
        Ooh, nice :) -- nm - Meg Jan 22, 17:24
- ignore how pretty they made the inside. how new is the plumbing? the furnace looks ancient, is there AC? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:11 3
  - and yes, cosmetically it looks really good and it looks like the house is on a hill so basement flooding should not happen -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:12 2
    - I would certainly have a full inspection and also actual estimates if possible. - Dano Jan 22, 16:21 1
      - I hope everything fall in place for you with it -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:24
- How's the bathroom? I so love the house. It looks like it has great bones. -- nm - Amanda Jan 22, 16:03
You have to work a bit to get to the picture, but I really like photo #9 in this slideshow (the one of the nuns) -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 22, 15:52
It's snowing. Doom. -- nm - Amanda Jan 22, 15:52
i can watch the CBC's winnipeg 6 o'clock news online? - slipping jimmy Jan 22, 15:51
I just went out to clear off the car. About 2.5" so far. It's pretty light/dry snow, which isn't what I was expecting, but that bodes well for the - prayformojo Jan 22, 15:50 1
- *cancels ST expedition* -- nm - ML Jan 22, 15:51
I think I just read about a real life Jordan (yeah, yeah..another ST Real Genius reference...) -- (edited) - JD Jan 22, 15:48

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