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heh, President 54% Approval Rating will make his first appearance on Fox News Sunday this week -- (link) - the brain Apr 6, 10:53
College bake sale charges $1 for men, less for women and minorities based on their wage gap -- (link) - znufrii Apr 6, 10:51
Morgan Stanley: The Big Short has hurt sales of sub-prime auto bonds -- (link*) - znufrii Apr 6, 10:46 2
- Bzzzt!! -- nm - The Bug Short Apr 6, 10:52
- wtf -- nm - midget beetle Apr 6, 10:47
DEA to consider marijuana's schedule 1 reclassification this year -- (link) - the brain Apr 6, 10:45 2
- would this mean banks could take their money? I'm betting it goes through if so -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:52
- I'm giving 4000-1 odds they don't change it. Evidence be damned. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:47
science: cats, still huge assholes -- (link) - the brain Apr 6, 10:43 3
- it does not say that -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:51 2
  - well, not in so many words but -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 10:52 1
    - one of these days, you're going to take in a stray cat and your whole world view about them will change overnight -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:53
2016 rears it's ugly head again - Merle Haggard RIP -- (link*) - amoxy Apr 6, 10:41 4
- 2016 can kiss my ass. -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 12:34
- The award shows for this coming year will just be 3 hour In Memoriums with only 1 or 2 awards handed out. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:45 2
  - "this years award for best person still alive goes to....." -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 10:46 1
    - Lady Gaga will win the Emmy, the Globe, Grammy's and Oscar. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:50
Poll followup from Jim's thread: OTTOYH, name a handful of your movie favorites from the last 10 years. - Max Apr 6, 10:27 16
- MM:FR, The Secret in their Eyes (original), Snowpiercer, Grand Budapest Hotel, - Mel Profit Apr 6, 10:47
- Gravity, Mad Max, Toy Story 3, Star Wars, Avengers. -- nm - Inigo Apr 6, 10:47
- Cars, WallE, Brave, Harry Potter 5-7 -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:44 2
  - are you 11? -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 10:44 1
    - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 10:45
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Deadpool -- nm - budice Apr 6, 10:39 1
  - The Prestige, The Hangover, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tropic Thunder, The Social Network -- nm* - budice Apr 6, 10:41
- most of the Pixars. Perks of Being a Wallflower -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 10:39
- TDK, Avengers, Cap 2. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:35
- TDK, Avengers, Inception, The Conjuring (for a horror). -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:30
- that requires too much thought into what was in the last 10 years. -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 10:29 4
  - yeah pretty much -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 10:30 3
    - I am terrible with timeframes, I can never easily put it in perspective. -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 10:32 2
      - how about: of your Top 10 favorites, which was the most recent? -- nm - Max Apr 6, 10:34 1
        
        I'll give it a shot..... - groiny Apr 6, 10:42
- Inception, MMFR, Tucker & Dale vs Evil, Zombieland, Begin Again -- nm - PFM, head shaved in 9 days Apr 6, 10:29
Awww, partners get $6 off The Force Awakens DVD. My workplace is run by nerds. -- nm - Qale Apr 6, 10:27
Bagels are just bread. Whatever you'd put on a piece of sliced bread can go on a bagel. - TWuG Apr 6, 10:26 5
- A bagel with bacon, eggs and cheese is a favorite. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:32 4
  - yup. Turkey and cheese for lunch is nummers too -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 10:36 1
    - I used to get tuna salad on a toasted garlic bagel for lunch all the time. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 6, 10:37
  - *whimpers* -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:35 1
    - Sorry, buddy. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:40
by the way - anyone else try the new Arby's Gyros? (we have them here ... beef or turkey - I had the beef - it wasn't bad actually) -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:25 8
- I had them when they were out before. It's actually pretty decent. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:40
- “Arby’s: You think pain and grief are hard to digest.” -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:35
- if I want a gyro, I am not getting it at Arbys -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 10:25 5
  - yeah - I get that - I mean - it's not lamb and not "traditional" ... but really - it was not too bad - the pita was legit. -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:26 4
    - it is just sliced beef or chicken, with the greek spices on it...... - groiny Apr 6, 10:30 3
      - sliced beef had some spice on it - with the tzaskici or however you spell it sauce too -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:54 2
        
        Da Juice -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 10:55
        
        oh - and the other is turkey - and it looked like it has spices too but I didn't get that one -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:54
I'm not feeling Tom Cruise in a Mummy movie. -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 10:18 7
- Is it a Lestat and Mummy crossover? -- nm - Qale Apr 6, 10:31
- Tom Cruise is a Mummy, perfectly preserved. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 10:21
- i can kiiiiiinda see it if he hams it up just the right amount -- (edited) - PFM, head shaved in 9 days Apr 6, 10:19 4
  - Granted, i didn't see him as Lestat either but that ended up working well. -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 10:22
  - Les Grossman style -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 10:20 2
    - Satan's Alley should be a movie -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 10:27 [youtube]
    - a nutless monkey could do your job -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 10:21
Question from one of my students (you can probably imagine how this arose): how do you define an explanation as different from an excuse? -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:17 10
- Law & Order: Reasonable Intent -- nm - Max Apr 6, 10:38
- Nolo contendere vs. Not Guilty -- nm - Max Apr 6, 10:28
- An excuse is an explanation that misleadingly or inaccurately focuses more on the things that were out of your control. -- nm* - mara Apr 6, 10:24 2
  - I agree with mara. An explanation provides context for a mistake; an excuse is a request to dismiss the mistake. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 6, 10:49
  - This is kind of how I explained it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 10:46
- "If you have to ask..." -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 10:22
- "I like Godfather II better than Godfather I" is a difference. - Mel Profit Apr 6, 10:20
- the first merely elaborates - the second looks for pardon? -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:20
- An excuse deflects the blame. -- nm - Ender Apr 6, 10:19 1
  - Or, slightly different, but along the same lines, an explanation accepts blame while explaining how/why whatever happened happened. - TWuG Apr 6, 10:22
Why does a historic jobs recovery feel so disappointing? -- (link) - znufrii Apr 6, 10:17 5
- That was interesting. Makes sense. -- nm - pmb Apr 6, 10:55
- Because it wasn't under White President -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 10:27
- prolly cuz wages aren't growing enough. -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 10:19 2
  - They do touch on that, and the reasons behind it are what I found interesting. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:25
  - Things are still trickling down, Diva. Just be patient. Any day now. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 10:23
Movie folk - any thoughts on the check copies I posted last night? What we know so far... - Meg Apr 6, 10:17
LYC: This is one of my favourite things ever on YouTube. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 6, 10:15 [youtube]
"Next Flickey's: 680 miles." -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:08
Actual ESPN closed captioning: "Hitlers are people, too." - David Apr 6, 09:59 1
- And DeAngelo Williams needs to stop talking to the media. -- nm - David Apr 6, 10:01
Thanks for the help on B2. I don't make my own so I had no idea of the difference. -- nm - kelly Apr 6, 09:59 12
- if buying from the store, use low-sodium. Also, store bought beef broth doesn't have much beef in it, - decline Apr 6, 10:05 6
  - american test kitchen often uses half beef and half chicken broth when using canned stuff -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 6, 10:46
  - I have the chicken betterthanbouillion, and honestly, I don't like it. I like the taste but I find it doesn't dissolve all the way. - kelly Apr 6, 10:09 4
    - I took a cooking class a few years ago - have recipes for basic vegetable stock and basic brown vegetable stock - I'll email them to you in case you - JenBro Apr 6, 10:13 3
      - Thanks! -- nm - kelly Apr 6, 10:18
      - i tend to throw all my veggie scraps into a plastic bag in the freezer to collect them. -- (edited) - Andie Apr 6, 10:15 1
        
        yep - the basic veggie stock only had parsley sprigs, peppercorns, bay leaf and very little salt -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:17
- we buy the low sodium organic chicken broth in the foil box containers. We do often use soap bones too. -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:00 4
  - I use that as well when I don't have homemade stock. The flavor is okay but a little on the light side. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:12
  - I bet that gets bubbly -- nm - decline Apr 6, 10:01 2
    - *sigh* - SyrDragon Apr 6, 10:04
    - makes for a very clean taste also I'd bet -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:04
ty is the anti Batman? -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 09:59
Hey, NC intolerance is benefiting Canada! -- (link) - Andie Apr 6, 09:54
Krusty Alert: Spike Lee interviews Bernie Sanders about Brooklyn, and other things -- (link) - Roger More Apr 6, 09:52 3
- Thanks! Saved for later. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 10:16
- I thought that young girl was fantastic, but thought it was just not deep enough to be Best Picture. -- nm - Bernie Apr 6, 09:54 1
  - Well played. -- nm - volnelk Apr 6, 09:56
Wait, the *new* FIFA president is in trouble over the Panama Papers? -- nm - David Apr 6, 09:47 12
- I want it on the record, in the heirarchy of FIFA officials who are clean, I think I'm about 3rd in line from the top-job. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:50 7
  - You are the King Ralph of FIFA. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 6, 10:26 1
    - Kiss my royal sceptre. -- nm* - Will Hunting Apr 6, 10:33
  - FIFA makes the IOC look clean. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 09:57 2
    - But what about after the sewage games of 2016? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:57 1
      - Good point. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 09:58
  - Felonies are fine as long as you've never served any real time. -- nm - David Apr 6, 09:51 1
    - Okay. Then i'm 14,284,234th in line. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:53
- lol, FIFA -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 09:48 1
  - Looking for an honest FIFA exec is like trying to find a clean cyclist in the Tour de France. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 09:55
- yonh. although the definition of 'in trouble' to FIFA presidents is different from you and me. -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 09:47
- Correct -- nm - JD Apr 6, 09:47
Re-post for those who might have some loose change to toss towards some cute li'l Barn Owls... -- (link) - Meg Apr 6, 09:43 [Backboard]
And I usually put Cream Cheese on one half of the bagel and butter on the other -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 09:41 24
- Next time try it with peanut butter on one half and butter on the other. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:15 5
  - Maybe on a cinnamon raisin bagel, not on an All-Seed Bagel -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 10:20 3
    - All-Seed? Is that like an Everything? (Those should be reserved for bagel sandwiches like corned beef anyway.) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:21 2
      - Everything without the salt. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 10:26
      - Yeah, everything. Everything with Sun dried Tomato cream cheese is awesome -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 10:25
  - not on a bagel, on toast, absolutely. -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 10:16
- truth - my college roomie, 2nd year - put (in this order) butter, cream cheese, strawberry jam - on her toasted bagel. 9 zillion calories -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:10 6
  - the cream cheese and jam is normal, I have had it, it is good. -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 10:14 5
    - I like to have hot pepper jelly on cream cheese. -- nm - Meg Apr 6, 10:26 4
      - A solid combo. -- nm - Shaun Apr 6, 10:43
      - hmmm, I might have to experiment with this. -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 10:27
      - that is one of the local "go to" easy appetizers ... served with crackers -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:27 1
        
        That was probably how I first saw it mentioned. I think I found a recipe to make the jelly in a Sunset Magazine cook book. - Meg Apr 6, 10:38
- Some people just want to watch the world burn. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 10:01 7
  - I...have done this as well. It's delicious. I know it's wrong and I haven't done it in a long time (4 months). -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 10:13 6
    - but....you don't even need the butter with the cream cheese..... - groiny Apr 6, 10:15 5
      - OK Mister Peanut Butter and Doritos sandwich. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:16 4
        
        if you have never tried it, you have no idea what you are missing. -- (edited) - groiny Apr 6, 10:18
        
        PB & J with Fritos for the WIN -- nm* - JenBro Apr 6, 10:18 2
        
        eww. Keep corn out of your pb&js. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 6, 10:18 1
        
        this was my lunch for school except the days I walked home for lunch right up until high school -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:22
- and the butter half only with cinnomon and sugar, of course -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 6, 09:59
- wtf?? -- nm - colin Apr 6, 09:58
- ewwww - groiny Apr 6, 09:49
Late update for JenBro :) - Meg Apr 6, 09:40 9
- Woo! (it's maybe not all that impressive though when you consider I likely have the most to lose ... still ... I'm very happy!) -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:05 6
  - And you are going to keep it up.......right?? - Meg Apr 6, 10:07 5
    - oh absolutely ... I have to fit into a wet suit in November for diving on the Great Barrier Reef :) my weight loss effort is "Operation Wet Suit" -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:09 4
      - Usually spy operations aren't named with the exact subject of the mission itself -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 10:21 3
        
        ahhh ... good point ... perhaps I should re-think this ... I'll get back with you! -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:23 2
        
        Operation Corgi -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 10:25 1
        
        I was thinking about sea creatures actually ... maybe operation creature from the great barrier reef ... no ... too long -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:29
- Good job, rookie -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 09:51 1
  - THANKS! -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 10:05
I am of the thinking (Gilmore Girls spoils) - amoxy Apr 6, 09:40
Happy anniversary to Ty's parents! - PFM, head shaved in 9 days Apr 6, 09:39
Broth? Stock? Umm gross. I use water. -- nm - Spaun Apr 6, 09:38 2
- I bet you make a great bowl of Hot Ham Water -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 09:43 1
  - he could just put his head in it. -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 09:44

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