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Right now it is snowing on one side of our building and not on the other. -- nm - pmb Apr 8, 07:39 5
- I've had that happen for rain once at my house. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 07:45
- That's a big office. -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 07:44 1
  - Yeah, and the important question is which side is the door on? -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 07:45
- Also, I think we've had more days of snow in the last 2 weeks than we did during the whole winter. -- nm - pmb Apr 8, 07:39 1
  - we have for sure. -- nm - Andie Apr 8, 07:40
According to Jeff Passan's book (don't Google!) what percentage of Tommy John surgeries are performed on teenagers? (PIRR) -- nm - spamlet, celebrating Rex Manning Daaaayyyyy! Apr 8, 07:33 12
- 75% -- nm - amoxy Apr 8, 07:45
- 12% -- nm - Krusty Apr 8, 07:40
- 55 -- nm - mara Apr 8, 07:39 1
  - I'll give it to you. 56.8% of surgeries are on teenagers. -- (link) - spamlet, celebrating Rex Manning Daaaayyyyy! Apr 8, 07:47
- 31.25% -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:39
- no idea, but, anecdote - when i was young and i first heard the term 'Tommy John surgery", i was sure it must mean - Andie Apr 8, 07:38 1
  - that would be Tommy Johnson surgery -- nm - groiny Apr 8, 07:44
- 35% -- nm - groiny Apr 8, 07:38
- 66% -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:36
- 65% -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:35
- 90% -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:34
- 99% -- nm - decline Apr 8, 07:34
How to start a fire with a lemon. -- (link) - Bacon Apr 8, 07:33
There has apparently been a shooting at Lackland AFB in San Antonio with 'victims'. No further details yet. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 07:29
Ahh, progress -- (link) - znufrii Apr 8, 07:18 2
- just because something is old doesn't make it historic -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:26 1
  - But in this case they actually are. -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 07:34
Paul Potts and Susan Boyle!! -- (link) - Beaker Apr 8, 07:17 [youtube]
"Simon Cowell Makes Surprise Return for American Idol Finale" is the least surprising thing I've heard this year. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 07:17 1
- Him being at Trump's wedding was more surprising than that. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 07:43
TeeFury is much faster at getting orders out now, or at least they were for my last order. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 8, 07:15 [Backboard]
Just for Meg: Ancient DNA exposes story of how Native Americans thrived, then were wiped out when Europeans came...(link) - Walt_Disney Apr 8, 07:12
so, thanks to Mop's FB post, i've been listening to the Moby Dick "Big Read" podcast on the subway. - Andie Apr 8, 07:11
That's my secret, Cap. - Bruce Banner si Apr 8, 07:05
Tamyra Gray took over the role of Kate in the If/Then national tour in January -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 8, 07:04
The man with the great name, D'Brickashaw Ferguson has decided to retire at 32. He is perfectly healthy and never missed a game for the Jets since - Krusty Apr 8, 07:03
Groupon: 40-50% off Local Deals with 40OFF or 50OFF codes -- nm - budice Apr 8, 07:03
if you did not see last night's lip sync battle, Kat McPhee was smoking hot and wow. -- nm - groiny Apr 8, 07:02 19
- A different thought, Lip Sync Battle was between two singers? - Spawn Apr 8, 07:43 2
  - I don't think it is fair when they match up a singer with someone else who is not. -- nm - groiny Apr 8, 07:45 1
    - I mean it is odd that singers are on lip sync battle. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 07:51
- she's basically the only reason I watch Scorpion -- nm - oblique Apr 8, 07:14 3
  - Has Scott Porter joined yet? - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 8, 07:48
  - even with her that show has become unwatchable -- nm - decline Apr 8, 07:34
  - I have had her in my sights since she was on Idol. - groiny Apr 8, 07:21
- linky -- (link) - decline Apr 8, 07:08 2
  - was this so hard groiny? -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:10 1
    - *looks down* - groiny Apr 8, 07:12
- she moved the needle did she? -- nm - budice Apr 8, 07:03 2
  - She can move my needle any time. -- nm - Mop Apr 8, 07:10
  - she moved it WAY up -- nm - groiny Apr 8, 07:05
- Bring back "Smash." That show was handled so poorly. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:03 5
  - agreed. Hard to believe Nashville keeps going but NBC couldn't figure out how to keep Smash alive -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:06 4
    - I heard, no joke, that a Broadway musical version was in the works. -- nm - Mop Apr 8, 07:11 3
      - It was announced in June 2015 that they were developing Bombshell for the stage. - ty97 Apr 8, 07:13 2
        
        I think they did do one or two shows related to this. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 8, 07:46
        
        I would see this in a second. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:18
the fact that ty97 has never seen Empire Records explains so much -- nm - decline Apr 8, 06:53 2
- SUGAR HIGH!!! -- nm - groiny Apr 8, 07:01 1
  - I really, really wish they would have put the movie version rather than the crappy original on the soundtrack. - spamlet, celebrating Rex Manning Daaaayyyyy! Apr 8, 07:02
Speaking of AI, I don't think he had much album success, but Constantine Maroulis seems to keep popping up on Broadway. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:52 2
- He works there all the time. -- nm - Diva Apr 8, 06:53 1
  - Yeah, I've noticed a number of AI alumni up on Broadway over the years, but he seems to have turned into steady work - ty97 Apr 8, 06:56
Some more AI Trivia since that appeared fun. Name the 10 highest selling artists in terms of "digital singles." This list is a bit different. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:51 27
- Colton Dixon? -- nm - groiny Apr 8, 07:12
- Still have #7? Fantasia? Scott McCreary? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:11
- #7 David Cook, #10 Kris Allen -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:10 6
  - Theory: AI lost its edge when it became "Crown the bland good-looking white boy as winner" -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 07:11 5
    - That, coupled with Simon leaving. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:14 4
      - Paula. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 07:44
      - I think if they could have continued finding great winners, they could have found their way. Simon's X Factor failed, for example. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 07:16
      - Simon leaving was the demise, I agree -- nm - Bacon Apr 8, 07:15 1
        
        yup. -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:17
- Jordyn Sparks -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:01 3
  - There you go! #4 10.58M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:02 2
    - Although I hate Chris Brown as a human being, No Air is a *great* song. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 07:04 1
      - Tattoo is her best song -- nm - groiny Apr 8, 07:33
- Daughtry -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 06:59 1
  - #3 13.72M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:01
- Hints: 3, 7, and 8 had Top 10 Albums too. #10 is mentioned below, but not top 10 album. #4 not mentioned below. -- nm* - MDH Apr 8, 06:58 2
  - Pickler -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:59 1
    - #8 4.1M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 07:01
- William Hung -- nm - Roger More Apr 8, 06:55 4
  - #34 127k -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:55 3
    - To make ty97 happy, he apparently has sold more singles than Diana DeGarmo. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:56 2
      - I mean, I don't hate her, it's not her fault that racist deaf America thought she was better than far superior artists. -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 8, 06:57 1
        
        William Hung also loves to eat I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light. -- nm* - Bacon Apr 8, 07:01
- Phillips probably pops a little on this list being more recent? -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:53 1
  - #5 7.4M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:54
- Lambert, Carrie, Kelly, Archeleta(sp?) -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 06:53 1
  - #6 5.25M, #1 34.8M, #2 30.16M, #9 3.5M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:54
Fairly big household reimaging going on. We repainted the bedroom and we're getting new living room furniture soon. - Shaun Apr 8, 06:51 3
- sweet. we finished our room downstairs and it looks great -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:00
- It always amazes me how easy some stuff is and what a huge difference it can make. - volnelk Apr 8, 06:52 1
  - The bad thing about the furniture is that it'll take the new sectional 8-10 weeks once we officially order it, but whatever. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 06:58
Now do The Voice! -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:51 8
- has an album even been released from those winners? It seems like the focus there is mostly about the judges and not really the singers. -- nm - Diva Apr 8, 06:53 4
  - The winner of the first season released an album that sold 46,000 copies. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:59 2
    - (The album he released 8 years before The Voice charted better) -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 07:00 1
      - dang -- nm - Diva Apr 8, 07:33
  - For a show that is supposed to be all about the voice, hence blind auditions - you're exactly right... - Jim Apr 8, 06:58
- For as popular as that show is on TV, none of them could sell an album if they tried (see above for more AI trivia) -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:52
- I'll take the Under on every person ever on it. -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:51
- what's the Voice ? -- nm - decline Apr 8, 06:51
volnelk- if you're running an outdated version of flash, all it takes is one malware ad snuck onto a legitimate site to pop your machine. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 8, 06:49 2
- I've updated it constantly. I just think it's funny, and I've seen the joke in places that it's been updated a hundred times but doens't change. - volnelk Apr 8, 06:50 1
  - Ok. :) in my case, I uninstalled it from Firefox and disabled it from Chrome. - Beryllium Apr 8, 06:53
Who wants some Friday morning trivia? Can you name the 10 highest selling (albums, not singles) American Idol Alumni? -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:35 46
- Pentatonix!! -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:47 1
  - Heh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 06:56
- Kris Allen? -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 06:44
- Never mind. -- nm* - Diva Apr 8, 06:44
- Only missing #9. He won his season. First album went platinum, second sold about 10% of that total. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:43 15
  - David Cook? I think that's his name. He was cute. -- nm* - Diva Apr 8, 06:45 1
    - Correct 1.5M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:49
  - the guy touring as the new Queen singer? -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:44 4
    - Lambert didn't win. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:45 3
      - the guy who beat Adam Lambert -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:46 2
        
        wasn't that boring Kris Allen? (who Shaun named up top) -- nm - Diva Apr 8, 06:46 1
        
        Yup. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 06:46
  - I am expecting this is one of the later seasons after I tuned out from AI. - ty97 Apr 8, 06:44 6
    - I never watched after Taylor Hicks won because Taylor Hicks won. -- nm - Diva Apr 8, 06:47 5
      - I started watching a bit more sporadically after Season 3 -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 8, 06:49 4
        
        Latoya London was the major casualty in that season. Jennifer Hudson went out right about where she should have. - Jim Apr 8, 07:00 1
        
        I thought she was better than Latoya although I liked them both there. ymmv. -- nm - Diva Apr 8, 07:35
        
        I remember the week that happened very well. I was doing 'Kiss Me Kate' and the entire cast would come to my apartment and watch after the show. - Diva Apr 8, 06:51 1
        
        he had soul!! -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 07:00
  - Taylor Hicks? -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:44
- Fantasia had some success with R&B I think -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:41 1
  - #5 3.24M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:41
- Ruben -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:40 1
  - #6 2.64M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:41
- I doubt she's Top 10, though she's had some success: Pickler? -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:40 4
  - #8 1.57M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:41 3
    - Wow, #8 surprises me. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:41 2
      - She is/was pretty massive in country land. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 06:43 1
        
        4 Albums: Roughly 900k, 470k, 90k, 47k. I believe she has a TV show too. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:44
- the guy who looked like Sideshow Bob -- nm - decline Apr 8, 06:38 4
  - Justin? -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:41 2
    - yeah, that guy -- nm - decline Apr 8, 06:48
    - #32 146k -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:42
  - Sanjaya? -- nm - Diva Apr 8, 06:41
- Phillip Phillips -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:38 3
  - #10 1.4M (his first album is all but 123k) -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:40 2
    - I haven't heard a song of his I didn't like -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:41 1
      - I'm not saying he's bad, but everyone after season 4 or so had one moderately successful album then nothing. -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:42
- Scotty McCreary perhaps. Aiken is probably still even in the mix. J-Hud. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:37 1
  - #7 roughly 2M, #4 5.07M (wow), #11 1.45M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:40
- Clarkson, Underwood, Daughtry for sure -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 06:37 1
  - #2, #1, #3 7.35M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:39
- Underwood -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:36 1
  - #1 15.94M (her sales have declined immensely with every album though. Clarkson's have gone up and down) -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:38
- Clarkson -- nm - Beaker Apr 8, 06:36 1
  - #2 13.98M -- nm - MDH Apr 8, 06:38
This Photographer Takes Fun Portraits of People After One, Two and Three Glasses of Wine -- (link) - ty97 Apr 8, 06:34 4
- That's great. -- nm - Mop Apr 8, 07:00
- Three glasses of wine, how quaint. -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 06:37 2
  - I am assuming that they were large glasses. - ty97 Apr 8, 06:38 1
    - I can make 3 glasses equal a bottle. It's not hard. -- nm - Shaun Apr 8, 07:02
Rain ruins everything, including the first knuckleballer duel in 16 years. -- (link) - spamlet, celebrating Rex Manning Daaaayyyyy! Apr 8, 06:26

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