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Study looking at providing abortion drugs through the mail -- (link) - znufrii Mar 31, 10:42 5
- closes down all but 5 post offices, requires the post offices to have airline cargo capacity and that the mailmen can deliver Fed EX too. -- nm - Texas Mar 31, 10:53
- But you still can't buy babies that way, what the crap -- nm - Max Mar 31, 10:53
- I would hold the USPS mail carriers at fault and send them to jail. -- nm - Trump Mar 31, 10:46
- you need to be Punished -- nm - Trump Mar 31, 10:46
- Great -- nm - Amazon, FedEx, UPS Mar 31, 10:44
It was only today, upon patient reflection, that I have come to understand the title joke of Community Season 3, episode 17 (Basic Lupine Urology) -- nm - landbeck Mar 31, 10:39 1
- heh. I miss that show. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:40
the price for gentrification in Manhattan? $16m in payoffs to the city, apparently -- (link) - pixie ninja Mar 31, 10:33 5
- (seriously though, I still want to know how condos replacing a medical building constitutes gentrification) -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 10:36 3
  - The NYT gets more clicks that way. -- nm - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Mar 31, 10:52
  - because they are going to be luxury condos that nobody but the 1% can afford -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 31, 10:39
  - it was a nursing home full of poor people -- nm - decline Mar 31, 10:37
- What's $16 million between friends? -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 10:34
DOOM: Fight Like Hell cinematic trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 31, 10:27 [youtube]
So despite customer service problems, Verizon is the right choice, yes? I mean, they all have bad customer service. -- nm - Mop Mar 31, 10:25 4
- How do you compare service? I went with V because they alledgely have more towers better service, but its like comparing wives -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 11:03
- I have never had an issue with Verizon in 13 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:27
- I've been with verizon for at least 10 years and have never had any issues with them -- nm - decline Mar 31, 10:27
- I have never had a problem with Verizon. -- (link) - Spawn Mar 31, 10:27 [Image]
ST Poll, Tennessee Tangent edition: What would be your state's official album? -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 10:20 12
- The Ventures, the band that invented the 'surf' sound -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 11:09
- Something by the Beach Boys or California Dreamin as a song? -- nm - amoxy Mar 31, 10:46
- Pet Sounds, i guess -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 31, 10:46
- Frank Sinatra: pick an album. Trilogy has New York, New York -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 10:45
- Beer for my horses -- nm - Epiphany Mar 31, 10:42
- Leftoverture or Point of Know Return. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Mar 31, 10:40 1
  - That's for my home state. Current residence: Chuck Berry Is On Top. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Mar 31, 10:49
- Crazy Train -- nm - Florida Mar 31, 10:31
- Probably a John Cougar Mellancamp -- nm - mara Mar 31, 10:25 1
  - Hard to say if it would be Uh-huh or Scarecrow. - Spawn Mar 31, 10:45
- I have 2 easy choices for song, but album is tougher. - Strongbad Mar 31, 10:23
- probably whichever album Skynard's Free Bird is on -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 31, 10:21
Seriously considering switching carriers from Sprint to Verizon. I checked my data usage at Sprint... WTF? I barely do 1 GB/month! - Mop Mar 31, 10:20 13
- I keep our Sprint unlimited as a just in case. We don't use much, but I'd rather have it than not. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 31, 10:30 1
  - us too but I'm seriously considering moving due to the $ 70 per phone price tag when all others seem to be $ 40 ish -- nm - Epiphany Mar 31, 10:43
- I've got 3gb with Verizon across 2 lines. They only time I've come even close to 2gb (let alone 3) was when I accidentally turned off wifi for a couple of days -- (edited) - decline Mar 31, 10:22 10
  - Amy and I have 2 between us. We have only broke that twice. Both times included travel/nights away from wifi. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:23 9
    - What happens when you exceed it? Do you pay a per/byte charge? Any warnings on the phone or via e-mail? -- nm - Mop Mar 31, 10:24 8
      - My phone gets push notifictaions, plus I have a meter on it that I can see it heppening. We get billed an extra $10 for an extra GB. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:28
      - I got a warning text last night that I was at 75% of my data usage. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:28
      - Verizon charges you $20 [$15, actually-edit] per gig when you go over. -- nm* - Ender Mar 31, 10:27 4
        
        Only $10 for us. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:29 3
        
        Doublechecked and it's actually $15, at least on their new "Verizon Plan". I think it was 10 for me too until I upgraded my plan a few weeks back. -- nm - Ender Mar 31, 10:34 1
        
        That makes sense. We have been in ours for quite some time. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:38
        
        Plus, the last time it happened they did even bill us for it. - Spawn Mar 31, 10:32
      - verizon warns you via email. Android also has a thing in settings to set limits and warnings -- nm - decline Mar 31, 10:26
Sigh, Norwegian is advertising $250 one-way to London from LAX -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 31, 10:13 2
- they want you to leave the US that bad? -- nm - decline Mar 31, 10:27 1
  - Yeah, I expect that price to fall to $99. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:33
moral / ethical question? a person has just written a "research paper" for a college class, and I'm ... - call me Ishmael Mar 31, 10:00 10
- my 2 cents - Strongbad Mar 31, 10:11 4
  - well, some thoughts on your IM ... - call me Ishmael Mar 31, 10:15 3
    - 2 more cents - Strongbad Mar 31, 10:17
    - oh, one other thing ... - call me Ishmael Mar 31, 10:16 1
      - My mistake. Go for it! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 10:18
- Given the way journals work, the only difference seems to be on who gets the money - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:08 3
  - This. Very much this. -- nm - iSpam Mar 31, 10:09 2
    - which, of course, sets up an interesting dichotomy ... - call me Ishmael Mar 31, 10:12 1
      - Every person needs money. Did the paper get compromised to earn favor or money? No, then get paid. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:20
- I don't think it would be out of line. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 10:02
Coming up fast on the outside in the race for the craziest state, Tennessee has a bill in the Senate to make the Bible the official book of the state -- (link) - amoxy Mar 31, 09:59 19
- Makes a motion to make Watership Down the official book of ST. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:14 10
  - It's Replay. We settled this years ago. -- nm - David Mar 31, 10:38 8
    - Agreed. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:42
    - Not Ready, Player One? I don't know Replay. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 10:40 6
      - This explains much. - Spawn Mar 31, 10:42 4
        
        Krusty, in my entire life, the only two fiction stories that truly blew my mind are Strange Wine and Replay. - David Mar 31, 10:47 3
        
        He means three. - Spawn Mar 31, 10:50 2
        
        Haha! -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 11:09
        
        Kim actually bought the first book when it was brand new, but she couldn't get into it. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 31, 10:52
      - Ready Player One wasn't even conceived when we voted! - David Mar 31, 10:42
  - okay, i'll bite -- I second this motion. -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 31, 10:35
- wait, I thought we'd already tried this once before in recent years? - call me Ishmael Mar 31, 10:07
- King James or NIV? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 10:05 4
  - *bill fails* -- nm - iSpam Mar 31, 10:07 2
    - motion to amend with The Message paraphrase fails in committee -- nm - ML Mar 31, 10:09 1
      - Heretic! Burn him! - iSpam Mar 31, 10:13
  - Vulgate! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 10:06
- Fiction or Non-fiction? -- nm - Beaker Mar 31, 10:00 1
  - Ooh, very good -- nm - amoxy Mar 31, 10:02
March 31, 1994 - Michael Jordan assigned to the Birmingham Barons. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 09:58 3
- I still think David Stern said voluntary leave basketball for 2 years or you will be suspended for Gambling -- nm - amoxy Mar 31, 10:00 2
  - A ton of people agree with you. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 10:05
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Mar 31, 10:00
Mythbusters Is Coming Back to TV—But Without Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman -- (link) - Beaker Mar 31, 09:53 5
- remember that time they had to substitute for Kari when she was having a kid, the blond who wasn't bad, mythworld reacted like nails on blackboard -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 11:16
- So what are those two up to? Sitting around lighting their money on fire? -- nm - Max Mar 31, 10:35
- DA FAQ?! -- nm - Mop Mar 31, 10:23
- April Fools is tomorrow, guys. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 09:54 1
  - you forgot the spoiler alert heading, dude ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 31, 09:56
ty97 and Dawson - do you guys have a preferred hotel in Toronto? Where do most of the TIFF activities happen? -- nm - Meg Mar 31, 09:52 6
- I really hope to be able to do this next year. I'll have earned it from work. -- nm - iSpam Mar 31, 10:08
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  - The vicinity is pretty ideal, but yeah, I'm agnostic to which hotel in that vicinity. - ty97 Mar 31, 10:05 1
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- We've stayed at the Sheraton the past couple of years. I stayed at the Hilton right nearby the Sheraton several times for work. -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 31, 09:56 1
  - Thank you. Guess I should see if my brother will let me come visit on the way home :) -- nm - Meg Mar 31, 10:02
Sorry for the double post. Train issues. Dawson, on the schools here ... -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 31, 09:49
Jon Jones: driving class, anger management class & 60 hrs of community service, expected to be released from jail later this afternoon. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 09:48 1
- lol. I thought this was Jason Jones. -- nm - Spawn Mar 31, 10:18
Not a great view but Momma Barn Owl is feeding the chicks. -- (link) - Meg Mar 31, 09:45
**BiggeST Loser** Final update will be posted this weekend. After that you're on your own ;) -- nm - Meg Mar 31, 09:43
Every week I'm shocked that Arrow is still trying to make those flashbacks work. -- nm - Ender Mar 31, 09:43 3
- I watched through half of season 2. they're why I quit. I can't believe they're still doing them. -- nm - sleep commander amanda jones Mar 31, 09:58
- yeah, since the first season ended they have been brutal...much like this entire season -- nm - Beaker Mar 31, 09:44 1
  - I don't really mind them, but I think they are mostly unnecessary. -- nm - groiny Mar 31, 10:00
*rage* How dare you children born after 2000 have the nerve to be unaware of the music your old as parents listened to when they were your age?!" -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 09:42 6
- Just what kind of school does Reagen teach at?! -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 09:49
- Your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear -- nm - Strongbad Mar 31, 09:49 1
  - Tangent: few things in pop culture have been as pandering as that Star Trek trailer - con_carne Mar 31, 09:51
- I don't have this issue. -- nm - groiny Mar 31, 09:45 2
  - Update: "How dare you children born after 2000 have the nerve to be unaware of the GOOD music your parents listened to when they were your age?!" - JaxSean Mar 31, 09:57
  - You introduced your children to you NKOTB albums early. -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 09:47
Well done on that Beastie Boys lesson, Reagen. Love it! -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 09:40 1
- "Canadian Math Teach Gives Clueless Eighth Graders Lesson on The Beastie Boys" is a headline I expect to see sometime today -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 10:24
Amnesty report alleges labour abuse at Qatar World Cup venues: "Keep quiet or you will never leave" -- (link) - Beaker Mar 31, 09:40
PSA : Lip Sync Battle tonight is a Walking Dead matchup. - groiny Mar 31, 09:40
ST Poll -- What is your next "major" purchase? - znufrii Mar 31, 09:39 22
- replace the wooden fence, 2-3,000 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 11:19
- Our new Ikea closet -- nm - Jim Mar 31, 10:39
- Probably a new deck for the backyard -- nm - J Mar 31, 09:53
- The fanciest meal $2.30 will buy - prayformojo Mar 31, 09:53
- something something this Sept-October... -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 09:51
- a kitchen. - Andie Mar 31, 09:50 5
  - That's on our list, too, but I don't think we'll be getting to that this year. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 09:52 4
    - My 15 year old appliances are dying one by one :( -- nm - Meg Mar 31, 09:54 3
      - stop using them for target practice. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 31, 10:21 1
        
        *snort* - Epiphany Mar 31, 10:45
      - Ours aren't that old, though we did need to replace the dishwasher. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 31, 09:57
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  - (buy the cheaper ticket!) -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 09:52
- Not a purchase but our rent will be due on our place on Grand Lake the end of April -- nm - Beaker Mar 31, 09:44
- a plane ticket almost certainly. -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 09:43 1
  - (I need to buy my Europe ticket once I decide where I'm going) -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 09:49
- My dad's birthday present, maybe -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 31, 09:42 1
  - hookers? -- nm - groiny Mar 31, 09:45
- New stove and microwave, and probably a new refrigerator. -- nm - Meg Mar 31, 09:40 2
  - Looks like I may have to go with stainless :/ -- nm - Meg Mar 31, 09:41 1
    - Baller -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 09:46
- possibly hardwood floors in 2 rooms. -- nm - groiny Mar 31, 09:40
'I'm gone!' Cape Breton man writes his own awesome obituary -- (link) - Beaker Mar 31, 09:39
I'm clearly in new phone mode. Looks like the Galaxy S7 Edge is bigger than the S6 Edge but smaller than the S6 Edge+. - Mop Mar 31, 09:38 1
- Nexus 5X for the win! -- nm - sycor Mar 31, 09:39
spamlet, I'm looking forward to your 2 Cellos report. Hope you guys have as much fun as we did! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 09:37 1
- Will do. -- nm - iSpam Mar 31, 10:24
That Pew survey reminded me of this song. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 31, 09:37 [youtube]
Larry Sabato has updated his electoral college prediction for the first time since May 2015. Clinton 347 - Trump 191. -- (link*) - MDH Mar 31, 09:36 14
- I think it's 50/50 at this point whether Trump actually gets the nom, and trending "no" -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 31, 09:40
- For the first time in quite some time, my doubts are increasing that Trump wins the nomination. - ty97 Mar 31, 09:40 12
  - there's just a hint that he's being forced to be a conventional candidate. - Mel Profit Mar 31, 09:59 1
    - That Matthews interview just demonstrated how simple it should be for Clinton to beat him - put him on the spot and pester him, forcing a position -- nm - Max Mar 31, 10:51
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    - Oh none of them if it's a brokered convention. The party wants Paul Ryan to emerge as their candidate of choice -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 31, 10:04 7
      - And he's seemingly in "F*** NO" mode to that - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:10 6
        
        What's he going to do as Speaker for four years during a Clinton administration? - pixie ninja Mar 31, 10:13 5
        
        Not saying it's easy or even worthwhile...but why take the bullet for a party content to shoot itself repeatedly. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:19
        
        Triangulate, compromise, rebuild his party from the center in time for 2020 -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 31, 10:17 3
        
        they've had six years to do that. it's not going to happen - pixie ninja Mar 31, 10:23 2
        
        Up till this point, they were a mildly illogical circus. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:30
        
        They've had no incentive to do so as long as the voters kept rewarding them. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 31, 10:26
    - Honestly, I don't see the GOP winning in the fall given the strife. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 09:56

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