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there are two rumored Ep. VIII titles flying out there today, neither of them great -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:55 1
- Revenge of the Oscar Snubs -- nm - Bacon Mar 3, 14:58
"Mitt Romney has instructed his closest advisers to explore the possibility of stopping Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention" -- (link) - ty97 Mar 3, 14:54 2
- "You take the doors on the right, and you take the doors on the left" -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:56 1
  - "Team Two to Base, there are NO doors to the left! What do we do?!" -- nm - TWuG Mar 3, 14:57
Brokered convention at 34% at PredictWise. (34% seems high to me, based on current facts) -- (link) - ty97 Mar 3, 14:38 15
- I think it's >40%. When's the last time that top party members were this openly hostile to their leading candidate? - Max Mar 3, 14:50 7
  - Unless the GOP retroactively changes the rules to make delegates not bound it's not going to happen. -- nm - iSpam Mar 3, 14:55 4
    - He still needs enough votes to guarantee he wins based on the current rules, and I'm not sure he has that. -- nm - Max Mar 3, 14:58
    - Can they do that? -- nm - ty97 Mar 3, 14:56 2
      - The lawsuits would fly but that's really the only way to stop him unless he starts losing. -- nm - iSpam Mar 3, 14:57
      - "That could include changing rules that bind delegates to candidates" -- (link) - mara Mar 3, 14:57
  - Voters just don't seem to care about what the top party members say/think though. - ty97 Mar 3, 14:52
  - That's still not that important if the voters don't care. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 3, 14:52
- the new strategy (only marginally better than the old strategy) is to hope that Rubio, Kasich, and Cruz each win different states, instead of trying - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:41 1
  - It's not necessarily a terrible plan to have Rubio focus on Florida, Kasich on Ohio, Cruz on (someplace?) so that each 'spoiler' consolidates their - ty97 Mar 3, 14:44
- Iirc, the party committee can change the rules before the convention, so they could decide to have 500 extra super delegates -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 14:41 4
  - I do not think that is the case. -- nm - znufrii Mar 3, 14:46
  - trying to game the system would just be throwing gas into the burning dumpster -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:42
  - I am guessing that's not correct or it would have come up as an option by now and people wouldn't be freaking out. - ty97 Mar 3, 14:42 1
    - "This could include changing the rules that bind delegates to candidates." - mara Mar 3, 14:55
I will see it when it's free, but there is nothing I am more underwhelmed by than Ghostbusters. - Bacon Mar 3, 14:34 2
- GB 1 still among the funniest movies ever made. - Will Hunting Mar 3, 14:49
- even for you, that IM is spawn-level dumb -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:37
This post is to remind myself to go look this up later. The Enigma if Amigara Fault. -- nm - TRuMaN Mar 3, 14:24 1
Black Colonel Sanders is happening -- (link) - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:22 2
- (a joke, apparently) -- nm - Roger More Mar 3, 14:25
- oh man.... - Remlik Mar 3, 14:24
Crash Davis News: looks a Charmed reunion with all of them may be happening. -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 14:19 5
- aren't they all broke now? -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:20 4
  - very much so -- nm - Epiphany Mar 3, 14:24 3
    - I thought Alissa was in a show recently. She that bad with money? -- nm - sycor Mar 3, 14:26 2
      - Alyssa stars in Project Runway All Stars. tonight on Lifetime -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 14:43
      - no she's fine. She's got big bucks. She helped curate the NFL women's clothing line and she got PAID -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 14:29
Interesting day today. Got very little sleep last night due to one of my nigh-time headaches. - Meg at Sea Mar 3, 14:10 2
- Now you're finally getting around to retired life, slacker style -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 14:34 1
  - I just wish my aging body would co-operate :/ -- nm - Meg at Sea Mar 3, 14:43
If Christie goes belly up, could a Democrat potentially win the NJ governorship in the next election? Who would be the top contender? -- nm - Max Mar 3, 14:09 4
- He's term limited, so this is it for him anyway. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 3, 14:31
- Easily. NJ Gov swings back and forth. GOP 82-90. DEM 90-94, GOP 94-02, DEM 02-10, GOP 10-present. -- nm - ty97 Mar 3, 14:15 1
  - To be clear, 'easily' means it easily could. No idea if it will, and I don't the players on the bench in state. -- nm - ty97 Mar 3, 14:16
- I don't know enough about the current local rosters but Jersey has been more blue than red generally - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:13
I just want to drown my misery with Oreos. -- nm - TRuMaN Mar 3, 14:08 19
- what do you drink with Oreos? -- nm - groiny Mar 3, 14:10 18
  - My tears? - TRuMaN Mar 3, 14:12 17
    - My aunt hates milk (no allergy/tolerance issues, just hates it) and has always dunked her oreos/cookies in water - ty97 Mar 3, 14:46
    - Guess Irish Coffee has cream too :( -- nm - Meg at Sea Mar 3, 14:25
    - YooHoo is still milk based? -- nm - groiny Mar 3, 14:15 3
      - Barely, it's mostly water with ingredients from milk. No liquid milk. -- nm - Krusty Mar 3, 14:26
      - "still"? - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:24
      - Yes. -- nm - TRuMaN Mar 3, 14:23
    - never mind. Apparently I'm trying to kill Tru. -- (edited) - sycor Mar 3, 14:13 10
      - Baileys, not the stuff from a bottle, get some Jamie and a jug of milk -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 14:26 9
        
        But see, it's the milk that's the problem :( -- nm - Meg at Sea Mar 3, 14:29 8
        
        Everyone just wants to kill me for some reason. ;) -- nm - TRuMaN Mar 3, 14:33 7
        
        Sorry, just a habit...sabra is a chocolate orange liquor...oh I know, what's that stuff fr Chicago that's such a challenge to drink? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 14:40
        
        Almond Milk! Or buy the mile with out the lactosse. -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 14:37 5
        
        it's not lactose intolerance for tru. he's allergic to milk so it could really make him sick. Almond milk might be an alternative. -- (edited) - Diva Mar 3, 14:39 4
        
        ah! thank you. -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 14:49
        
        I was not aware of this. Sorry for trying to kill you Tru! -- nm - sycor Mar 3, 14:45 1
        
        never apologize for that -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:49
        
        almond or cashew milk. alternatively, a black russian - vodka and kahlua. -- nm - b. Mar 3, 14:43
This is the greatest reply in the history of Reddit. -- (link) - iSpam Mar 3, 14:08
There's a Barbie Wonder Woman doll -- (link) - Mop Mar 3, 14:02 5
- 45 dolla??? eff dat, yo -- nm - groiny Mar 3, 14:09 4
  - Yes, that's the reason you're not getting one. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 14:35 2
    - for collectible purposes, I would get one, it is nice looking. -- nm - groiny Mar 3, 14:37
    - Also it doesn't come with little play money to shove into her g-string -- nm - Bacon Mar 3, 14:36
  - I'm sure I paid less than that for my Code Talker G.I. Joe. -- nm - Meg at Sea Mar 3, 14:22
ST Poll -- current nytimes.com headline inside: overselling it, or notsomuch? -- (edited) - znufrii, older Mar 3, 13:55 9
- I think it's pretty much on point. It oversells a little in that, so far, it's mostly Romney with support from McCain - ty97 Mar 3, 14:06 1
  - I'm mostly just surprised no one's been killed with a trident yet. -- nm - znufrii Mar 3, 14:39
- I'll throw a couple shots in but I'll sign a ceasefire after that. -- nm - John McCain Mar 3, 14:04
- It's accurate. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 14:02
- I'd put that as accurate. Battle lines are being drawn, but are pretty fluid. - TWuG Mar 3, 14:01 3
  - If Trump succeeds in making "politician" an instant disqualifier for all future GOP presidential candidates, they might as well turn out the lights - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:11 2
    - Oh, honey. -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 14:13 1
      - i look forward to the party putting down the Tea Party crack pipe -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 14:18
- open? check. warfare? check -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 13:57
I love the Kids React video series. Here they are reacting to ..... you know who -- (link) - ty97 Mar 3, 13:54 [youtube]
oh. umm..."Donald Trump Gets AIDS In A New Movie, And That Has Studio Execs In A Panic" -- (link) - ty97 Mar 3, 13:51 2
- I've heard two jokes from that movie, and that's probably the more tasteful of the two. -- nm - Roger More Mar 3, 14:00
- They're not killing it for that. They're killing it because it's a terrible movie. -- nm - iSpam Mar 3, 13:53
Trump Gave Obama a B+ Grade in 2009 - ty97 Mar 3, 13:48
Peyton Manning doesn't sound like a man ready to retire -- (link) - sweet baboo Mar 3, 13:47
RIP Earth -- (link) - sweet baboo Mar 3, 13:36 2
- I have other things to worry about than the environment this year, damn it. FIX IT. -- nm - Max Mar 3, 13:37 1
  - (also, what the crap is with that color-coded temperature chart going from red to mauve to red again. FIX THAT.) -- nm - Max Mar 3, 13:39
well, so much for Reagan's 11th Commandment . . . -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 13:35 1
- Trump is not a Republican, ergo, rule intact! -- nm - Crafty logician Mar 3, 13:37
STIS: While filling out a cover letter---If I don't have a contact name, can I write, "Dear Sir/Madam" or should I say, "To Whom It May Concern" ? -- nm - Flavorize Mar 3, 13:35 13
- Sir/Madam was my go-to -- nm - Beaker Mar 3, 14:07
- "Dear Friend" -- (edited) - znufrii, older Mar 3, 13:48
- This website suggests really trying to get the name and, as a worst case scenario, using “Dear Hiring Manager for [name of position]:” - ty97 Mar 3, 13:45 1
  - and about.com called 'Dear Sir or Madam' dated and recommends "Dear Human Resources Manager" if you don't have the name -- (link) - ty97 Mar 3, 13:46
- "Dear Asshole in Charge" -- nm - Dahmer Mar 3, 13:45 1
  - lol - groiny Mar 3, 13:45
- Dear Sir or Madam is what I always used. -- nm - znufrii, older Mar 3, 13:42
- "Yo peeps" should do -- nm - ty97 Mar 3, 13:36 5
  - How about, "Dear Recruiting Representative"? -- nm - Flavorize Mar 3, 13:41 3
    - Dear Algorithm Scanning My Cover Letter for Keywords Success Leader Organised Initiative -- nm - Roger More Mar 3, 13:48
    - Dear HR Peon who will never get anywhere in life, let alone your organization. -- nm - znufrii, older Mar 3, 13:46
    - "Dear person holding the key to my future" -- nm - TWuG Mar 3, 13:42
  - I like it---might save that for the interview though ;) -- nm - Flavorize Mar 3, 13:38
"Do you want a person who believes that the current occupant of the Oval Office was once a prostitute to decide what’s in your children’s textbooks?" -- (link) - ty97 Mar 3, 13:31 2
- which subject? The business textbook might be an interesting read. -- nm - Max Mar 3, 13:36
- yes? no, wait . . . no -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 13:32
Landlord wants to show the house this weekend to a new renter. Hope they don't mind boxes and general disorganization. - sycor Mar 3, 13:29 1
- is it dano? -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 3, 13:31
So did the Prius cop car ever catch the Prius with the robbers ? - eag Mar 3, 13:28
*squee!* - ReluctantCynic Mar 3, 13:27
Things you learn on IMDB. Randy Newman cowrote The Three Amigos. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 3, 13:26 7
- we won't hold that against him. -- nm* - Mel Profit Mar 3, 13:27 6
  - It wasn't a bad movie - eag Mar 3, 13:30 5
    - im childhood biased, but I love it. My friends quote lines quite a bit. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 3, 13:33
    - It's no Spies Like Us. -- nm - sycor Mar 3, 13:32 3
      - Also excellent. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 3, 13:33 2
        
        Doctor. -- nm - sycor Mar 3, 13:37 1
        
        Every minute you don't answer, I cut off a finger. Mine or yours? Yours. Damn. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 3, 13:45
Just a lyc to the universe - TRuMaN Mar 3, 13:22
I would like to finish with every patient on time however some patients simply require more. But there are so many variables that go into it. Plus - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 3, 13:21 3
- see less patients then? heh -- nm - CQ Mar 3, 13:26 2
  - The society standard is 20 min per. If you work for Kaiser you have zero control. On the other hand, pay more - James Bond (on phone) Mar 3, 13:36 1
    - I have Kaiser and tend to get there early (allowing for traffic) Quite often I see the Doc and am done before my appt. time. -- nm - Meg at Sea Mar 3, 14:05
Speaking of shots fired and Twitter wars Jim Harbaugh just took a shot at Butch Jones -- (link) - eag Mar 3, 13:13 1
- it's like watching Real Housewives of the NCAA -- nm - decline Mar 3, 13:15
I will credit Raygun as this is in the running for GOAT ST post -- (link) - ML Mar 3, 13:11 [Backboard] 4
- Wasn't it a Dan Patrick line first? Pretty sure I heard it on ESPN. -- (edited) - Inigo Mar 3, 13:32 1
  - I don't listen to Dan Patrick, so if he did say it, it was independent of me. -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 14:46
- I can't argue with that -- nm - prayformojo Mar 3, 13:15
- so would this make TO Schrödinger's cat? -- nm - Beaker Mar 3, 13:12
Posted without comment. -- (link) - Spawn Mar 3, 13:10 1
- Is this still going on? - amoxy Mar 3, 13:11
The bones themselves don't grow, but the spinal column decompresses. -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 13:05 3
- *runs in...nekkid and crazy...wielding a bat over my head...homerun slugs the tall in the tailbone...doubling him over...runs out...nekkid - Nekkid Crazy Mel Mar 3, 13:27
- you get all stretchy -- nm - decline Mar 3, 13:06
- kid, your *face* decompresses -- nm - ML Mar 3, 13:06
We got yer snow right here! -- (link) - GregW Mar 3, 13:04
Bery, just think how long your doctor will take to see you once we all come across the border in November. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 3, 13:02 18
- "Wanted: Sane Place to live for a lively married couple. - Mel Profit Mar 3, 13:23 3
  - I've got my eye on a place in Antigua, if you're interested in pooling our efforts. -- nm - znufrii, older Mar 3, 13:27 2
    - I believe my SIL has a cottage in Wales. I wonder if she'd rent it ? -- nm - Meg at Sea Mar 3, 14:27
    - I'll talk to Songbird. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 3, 13:35
- I qualify for Irish citizenship so EU here I come* - iSpam Mar 3, 13:17 6
  - How? -- nm - ty97 Mar 3, 13:20 5
    - My grandfather is from Kerry. - iSpam Mar 3, 13:24 3
      - I had no idea of this rule, see you there! - ty97 Mar 3, 13:26 2
        
        Yup. Your dad is actually an Irish citizen (if he didn't know that) -- (link) - iSpam Mar 3, 13:29
        
        Ew! -- nm - Andie si Mar 3, 13:27
    - Caught a leprechaun -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 3, 13:21
- ya'll are crazy - ML Mar 3, 13:06 5
  - Get in line buddy......we have already said our loyalties lie with Canada..... -- (link) - Turks and Caicos Mar 3, 13:14 1
    - *exactly* -- nm - ML Mar 3, 13:17
  - You'll take up residence in Cockburn Town? - Will Hunting Mar 3, 13:09 2
    - That's where all the nude beaches are. -- nm - iSpam Mar 3, 13:27
    - ML will be the mayor (and judge)! -- nm - Spawn Mar 3, 13:11
- "Rub some maple syrup on it." -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 13:05

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