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roll -- nm - Spawn Apr 4, 07:52
I had a wild Marvel/Walking Dead mashup dream last night because I stayed up too late. - Max Apr 4, 07:42 1
- Marvel Zombies (first few LS were fun, then they jumped the shark). -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 07:48
SCOTUS holds in Evenwell that one-person, one-vote rule permits counting total population, including non-voters. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 07:20 9
- Permits or requires? That's a big difference. -- nm - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 4, 07:40 3
  - SCOTUSblog Liveblog says "It is permissive, but not mandatory." -- nm* - ty97 Apr 4, 07:42 2
    - I hope that another case comes along to mandate it. We need one measure of population to be standardized. -- nm - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 4, 07:45
    - name of Santiago's sex tape! -- nm - Jake Peralta Apr 4, 07:43
- Ruling was 8-0, though with two different opinions issued. -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 07:34
- Not knowing the case, the headline doesn't make sense to me. For census? Someone was suggesting only counting active voters for representation? -- nm - Max Apr 4, 07:30 2
  - Here's a summary of the case (pre-ruling) -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 07:32
  - Not active but eligible. Eliminating people like felons. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 07:31
- Good decision. Very nice to see it not be 4-4. -- nm* - Krusty Apr 4, 07:21
TWD Spoiler Thoughts: - Diva Apr 4, 07:19 3
- I thought so last night and slept on it, and personally, I loved the episode. spoils - Spawn Apr 4, 07:50
- I think that's the direction they are going. One thing I wish...... - volnelk Apr 4, 07:22 1
  - I agree. They may begin to explore that more on the show. -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 07:43
The Daniel Radcliffe farting corpse movie has a trailer -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 07:11
Just remember, the rookie at the end of the bench in baseball makes about 25% more as a rule than the President of the US. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 4, 07:09 1
- Maybe, but aint nobody taking pictures of no ballplayer doing the tango. -- (link) - Max Apr 4, 07:33
(I love this chart) Average Percentage of NYC Taxis Occupied by Time of Day via RBC -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 07:05 1
- that's absolutely facinat............zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -- nm - decline Apr 4, 07:07
Nuclear landmines are weird enough.But making them chicken heated makes me wonder what exactly the Brits were smoking in the late 50s. -- (link) - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 4, 07:05
No surprise. 16 year old boys auto insurance is expensive -- nm - oblique Apr 4, 07:02
"Never Mind The Pollocks" is the GOAT FBB team name -- nm - ML Apr 4, 07:00
I didn't realize that Debbie Wasserman Schultz has a progressive primary challenger. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 06:58 2
- Can people from outside the state donate? I'll throw him $20 when I get paid to help get rid of her. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 07:02 1
  - I believe so (I expect that's part of why he's doing so well, he's getting money from all over the country) -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 07:04
awww. Drew Barrymore is getting divorced? - Andie Apr 4, 06:57
ST Periodic Poll: As of right now, who do you think will be the GOP nominee for POTUS? - ty97 Apr 4, 06:57 18
- Trump. I still say he's doing this and will say he wins either way. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 4, 07:41
- The reanimated canidate which was made by taking parts of Reagan and Dole, and adding a dash of Bush, Cruz, Trump, and - Truman Apr 4, 07:12
- Cruz? - Will Hunting Apr 4, 07:10
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  - he only needs to win 126% of the remaining delegates to reach the GOP golden number -- (link) - decline Apr 4, 07:17
  - Assuming they don't give it to Trump or Cruz (the presumed too largest delegate winners by far) I think they have to go to someone who did not run. - ty97 Apr 4, 07:10
- Trump. I think ultimately the GOP loses the battle to try to stay assembled for the war. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 4, 07:04
- Anbang for President -- nm - Anbang Apr 4, 06:58 8
  - Angband? -- nm - Morgoth Apr 4, 07:00
  - You know that rule about owning airlines? We have a similar one for the Presidency I'm afraid. -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 06:59 5
    - Ted Cruz is Canadian and running -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 07:00 4
      - And if one of Angbang's parents was a US citizen, Angbang could run too! - ty97 Apr 4, 07:01 3
        
        There are residency rules too. -- nm - zork Apr 4, 07:03
        
        Corporations are people. Anbang is people! -- nm - Anbang Apr 4, 07:02 1
        
        Exactly what I think -- nm - Zombie Scalia Apr 4, 07:03
  - *snort!* -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 06:59
- Deez Nuts -- nm - decline Apr 4, 06:58 1
  - 4% chance at PredictWise -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 06:59
Did ND actually have a primary? Because their 25 delegates to the RNC were selected this weekend and the delegates are all unbound and no one knows -- (link) - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 4, 06:51 3
- No. -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 06:58
- the GOP convention is going to be glorious -- nm - decline Apr 4, 06:56
- Even ND Republicans think ND doesn't matter - Reagen Apr 4, 06:54
my new washer and dryer are all fancy. if you have press a power button to turn them on, then to start them you have to hold the start button for a - Truman Apr 4, 06:51 5
- what kind did you get? mara helped me consumer report and I got these. they are *amazing.* -- (link) - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 4, 07:11 3
  - i had three sets i was looking at, that was one of them. in the end I went for this set -- (link) - Truman Apr 4, 07:24 2
    - that is pretty gorgeous for a washer -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 07:28 1
      - things i have already learned - glass means fingerprints. and smudges. I feel like I will be cleaning the top of the washer off often. -- nm - Truman Apr 4, 07:32
- It was an Indy car in a past life. - Krusty Apr 4, 06:57
Current Ear Worm: Russian National Anthem. - Mel Profit Apr 4, 06:51 10
- Yup, same one. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 07:00
- Post-skating shenanigans? -- nm - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 4, 06:58 4
  - Not this time. We stayed for the medal ceremony to support Ashley Wagner and by the time we left the Suite and got out of the arena - Diva Apr 4, 07:12 3
    - Was the Russian far and away better than Wagner or does she have a chance to beat her at some point? -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 07:17 1
      - it's not that straightforward. Evgenia Medvedeva is 16 and Ashley is about 109 years older. -- (edited) - Diva Apr 4, 07:34
    - we could have talked our way on it. - Mel Profit Apr 4, 07:14
- That is... not bad, comrade. You may keep your thumbs today. -- nm - Vitali Apr 4, 06:56 1
  - Vitali should be moving his money someplace safe if he knows what's good for him -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 4, 06:58
- Well I guess it's better than having Nikoli Volkoff singing it in your head -- nm - eag Apr 4, 06:54 1
  - Thanks. I mean it. - Mel Profit Apr 4, 06:58
ST Poll - Movie - what did you see over the weekend - grade? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 06:49 11
- Star Wars 7 -- B+ .... fun but not quite as great as the original trilogy. (spoils) - Will Hunting Apr 4, 07:06 1
  - your last point... - Mel Profit Apr 4, 07:18
- Ant Man (F) Big Short: (B); Rewatched Dave (A-) and Princess Bride (A+) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 4, 07:02
- SW:TFA: B- (still) -- nm - ML Apr 4, 06:59
- Man of Steel D- ; Age of Ultron A- -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:59
- Laura (1944): B. Bonus points for young(ish) Vincent Price. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 4, 06:59
- the rest of Flaked. C+. The first episode of The Path - B+. -- nm - Andie Apr 4, 06:59
- Batman v Superman. D. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 4, 06:57
- Rewatch of Spotlight: still an A. - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 4, 06:57
- Bat v Supe B - Spawn is right its an A+/C movie. What they got right, they got perfect, what they screwed up was amazingly stupid -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 06:56
- drunkenly watched half of Shawshank and ST: ItD. - Mel Profit Apr 4, 06:54
MLB Quiz: what is the average MLB salary for Opening Day 2016? CTTP rules -- nm - ML Apr 4, 06:45 15
- $4.25M -- nm - volnelk Apr 4, 06:50 3
  - maaaaaaaaan -- nm - volnelk Apr 4, 06:50 2
    - heh - ML Apr 4, 06:51
    - Too late, sucker. I get all the fake internet points! -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 06:51
- Answer: $4.38 million. Winner: Krusty! -- (link) - ML Apr 4, 06:50 3
  - It's good to be a baseball player. I know the kids like football and basketball more but baseball pays so much better and you get a much longer career - Krusty Apr 4, 06:53 2
    - Imagine being one of those losers who only makes $3M. -- nm - Shaun Apr 4, 06:57 1
      - Suckers just scrapping by on mid-level champagne and last year's Ferrari. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 06:58
- Mean or median? I'd imagine there's quite a spread. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 4, 06:50
- $795,000 -- nm - Truman Apr 4, 06:49 1
  - League minimum is like $500k. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 06:51
- 5.2mil. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 4, 06:48
- 5,754,234 -- nm - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 4, 06:48
- $3.8m? -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 06:48 1
  - I'd be very happy with what they pay the bullpen warm-up catcher. What a sweet job that must be. - Krusty Apr 4, 06:50
Bracket Madness update: It's me vs SgtMike for the title. UNC wins = me; Nova win = him. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 4, 06:40
This past week in retro gaming for me: King's Quest 3, Loom (so short!), Enchanter (Infocom still rules). -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 4, 06:40 2
- Five Zorkmids to you! -- nm - zork Apr 4, 07:02
- not quite retro: I played Borderlands 2 and Saints Row 4 for the first time over the weekend. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 06:46
I have no idea what to make of this story about a family murder in the LA area but it's just all so sad -- (link) - ty97 Apr 4, 06:38 1
- very sad -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 06:43
VA pops 40% at the start of trading. -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 06:36 12
- If I were a shareholder at Alaska, I think I'd vote this deal down. -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 06:40 9
  - I'd vote down your face! -- nm - Sir Richard Branson Apr 4, 06:45 7
    - It sounds like Branson would vote against this merger if he had a say - ty97 Apr 4, 06:52 6
      - I absolutely love Virgin America. I hope it can retain it's identity in the far and near future. -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 07:01 4
        
        It will be interesting to see what, if anything, of the Virgin culture remains but I expect very little survives. - ty97 Apr 4, 07:03 3
        
        Its kind of like the other Airlines are saying - stop being so good Virgin, you are spotlighting how bad we truly are - Epiphany Apr 4, 07:09 2
        
        To your IM: Yes and no (it varies and depends. more inside) -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 4, 07:16 1
        
        thanks for the info - I love the travel talk. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 07:21
      - wow - that is significant in my feelings about this. - Epiphany Apr 4, 06:55
  - (Alaska currently down 5.5%) -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 06:41
- Whoa -- nm - volnelk Apr 4, 06:40 1
  - That's arguably low. -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 06:55
No, Steven Schwartz, the whole point is to *punish* North Carolina, not do them a favor -- (link) - znufrii Apr 4, 06:34 7
- Can't wait for the inevitable "Hamilton Sucks" posts on ST in about 2-3 years. -- nm - Jim Apr 4, 06:49 6
  - they're coming. -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 07:06 2
    - The eventual backlash against success is something I'll just never understand. -- nm - Jim Apr 4, 07:32 1
      - Because the initial fans inevitably over praise things, and then the hype brings in people who don't normally like that sort of thing as a curiosity f - Reagen Apr 4, 07:43
  - Speaking of Hamilton, we've decided to majorly use him in our advertising for the next season. He's never been on the show before or anything, but - TURN: Washington's Spies Apr 4, 07:05
  - Eh, I've always thought that Wicked sucks. :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 07:00 1
    - ^^^^^^wrongness^^^^^^^^ -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 07:02
April 4, 1841 – William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record - Beaker Apr 4, 06:14 5
- 1873 – The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world. -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:14 4
  - 1887 – Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States. -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:14 3
    - 1949 – Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:15 2
      - 1968 – Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:15 1
        
        1975 – Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:16
Now Playing's singalong anthems yesterday was great. -- (link) - LMS Apr 4, 06:10
Pippy, you'll have a large grief counseling group. The Virgin America forums are apoplectic. - ty97 Apr 4, 06:09 11
- I just did a brief run through - RT to Vegas on AA - $ 400, Southwet $ 385 - Virgin - $ 108. A HUNDRED and EIGHT DOLLARS - Epiphany Apr 4, 06:20 10
  - Have to note that they are running those Dallas to Vegas flights at a loss though. - ty97 Apr 4, 06:22 9
    - Anbang buy gates. Anbang buy whole airport! -- nm - Anbang Apr 4, 06:28 5
      - That you can actually do! Foreigners are allowed to own US airports! - ty97 Apr 4, 06:30 4
        
        Anbang not care. Anbang buy city if necessary. -- nm - Anbang Apr 4, 06:32 3
        
        ...and spamlet CANNOT COME. -- nm - Anbang Apr 4, 06:33 2
        
        Did I hurt Anbang's feelings? - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 4, 06:34 1
        
        Kid, your face literally made Anbang LOL. -- nm - Anbang Apr 4, 06:38
    - absolutely - to the benefit of all us Texans. Yes, the gates are worth more as an asset vs revenue -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 06:24 2
      - I am Verklempt -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 06:24 1
        
        I am Anbang -- nm - Anbang Apr 4, 06:37
Happy Opening Day(part 2)!!! I hope you all enjoy this wonderful day of baseball. - Krusty Apr 4, 06:06 3
- it is -20C here with the wind chill this morning -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:11 1
  - Perfect baseball weather! -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 06:17
- yes! yes! yes! -- nm - ML Apr 4, 06:11
Biggest weekend let down: Walking Dead finale, Wrestlemania or Batman vs Superman legs? -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:05 1
- Wrestlemania wasn't a let down...I got just what I expected. (spoils) - Will Hunting Apr 4, 06:26
TV PSA: DWTS, Voice, Raw, NCAA, Swamp People, Magicians, Bates Motel, Better Call Saul, Damien, Blindspot, Castle, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 06:05

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