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Wow - it's rare for me to say this - but I'm glad I was in a meeting. nm - Jim Apr 11, 12:33 3
- Those must have been damn good Donuts -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 12:35
- Come on Jim - Spawn Apr 11, 12:34
- it would be a lot cooler if you did. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 12:33
This is a cool story: Father’s labor of love puts 5 kids through Boston College -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 12:30
Today is nice out, and I want to sneak out to run, except protestors have cause chaos at the Capitol. Ugh. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 12:23 8
- what kind of protestors? 'Cause you could make a sign opposite of their view and it will make you run faster - decline Apr 11, 12:24 3
  - "Democrazy Spring" aka the Wall Street Protests. 100 Arrested so far for doing a sit in on the steps. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 12:35 1
    - 'Democracy' I didn't even intend for that typo. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 12:36
  - they don't want MDH to run, plus they are against sneaking -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 12:28
- define "chaos"? -- nm - the brain Apr 11, 12:24 3
  - See above. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 12:35
  - None of them are wearing suit jackets! -- nm - Max Apr 11, 12:26 1
    - the horror -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 12:28
a rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio has been found in Scotland collection -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 11, 12:22 3
- Stone of Scone used as paperweight. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 12:25 2
  - I hate when I go to a coffee shop and get a Scone of Stone -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 12:26 1
    - Not even twinkies have been around that long -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 12:32
the crash davis April challenge (many thanks to MDH) - make a playlist of a musical artist you like that -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 12:21 1
- that will educate me...feel free to post the name of the artist below before you've had a chance to make the playlist -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 12:23
2,700 Tesla Model X vehicles being recalled to fix a potential issue with the rear seats -- (link) - TWuG Apr 11, 12:21 2
- Not enough lumbar support, when in ludicrous mode you could snap a spine -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 12:34
- Death Traps!! -- nm - decline Apr 11, 12:22
Whoa. Destiny peeps, prepare to... wait. - Spawn Apr 11, 12:20
my FY is 7/1-6/30. last transactions are due 7/7. *power is being cut to my whole office park* overnight 7/6. "barring problems, - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 11, 12:12 2
- just let camille handle it -- nm - the brain Apr 11, 12:24
- just fudge the numbers for a department and free up a few grand to get a generator for your office -- nm - decline Apr 11, 12:20
Moving sucks. Having to update your address everywhere sucks even more. -- nm - sycor Apr 11, 12:12 4
- who gets paper mail anymore - decline Apr 11, 12:21 1
  - Yeah yeah yeah - sycor Apr 11, 12:34
- That is why I have had a post office box for 25 years. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 12:13 1
  - I just realized, after changing like 7 places, I have a UPS store mailbox. I should be using that. - sycor Apr 11, 12:14
Krusty, what you are missing in the Vermont per capita thing is that Vermont sends twice as many guns to New York per capita than does Virginia. - TWuG Apr 11, 12:06 8
- Yeah, easy commute for the vermen -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 12:40
- I don't know why the population is the deciding factor. Do we think it's people from that state bringing them here? - Krusty Apr 11, 12:12 1
  - Per capita, it seems to be easier to get guns in Vermont. -- nm - TWuG Apr 11, 12:19
- What's weird to me is that she is using this to hit Bernie, who represent Vermont in the federal government. He's not a Vermont state lawmaker. - ty97 Apr 11, 12:09 4
  - She's saying "Bernie won't be able to bring in gun control, but I can do it" -- nm* - Roger More Apr 11, 12:14 2
    - Bernie isn't or wasn't interested in much gun control. -- nm - TWuG Apr 11, 12:17 1
      - Yeah, that's what I meant. It's the rare differentiator between the two where Hillary is more appealing to the liberal base. -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 12:20
  - Yeah, but that happens all the time. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 12:10
Dawson help me fill in anything I'm leaving out, but ST knows Dawson and I went to Kylie together right? - MDH Apr 11, 12:02 7
- very cool! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 12:08
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- so pissed I was sick and missed the Chicago show. -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 12:04 4
  - The picture a friend took of the crowd is still my favorite. We cannot find one woman in the crowd, at all. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 12:05 3
    - Remlik would be right at home. You just described his comic book shop -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 12:13 2
      - If Kylie is his employee and the men are swooning, agreed. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 12:16
      - just what you need at a concert with all gay men, is a 6 foot tall dude with a head like a penis. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 12:16
"unicorns and cocaine" -- (link) - mud Apr 11, 12:01 2
- What are "Ryan Secreast's two most important demands when negotiating his next TV show contract"? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 12:06 1
  - unicorns and cocaine? -- nm - budice Apr 11, 12:08
Don't feel bad, amoxy. At least you're not the Cleveland Plain Dealer's website. -- (link) - ML Apr 11, 11:58 2
- man, I betcha somebody got fired over that one -- nm - decline Apr 11, 12:02
- mistake 2. They are still supporting Dennis Kucinich for president. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 12:01
You have no idea how bad I want to make/upload a Kylie playlist to educate everyone. -- nm* - MDH Apr 11, 11:56 5
- DO IT DO IT -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 12:00 1
  - *Loads entire X album* ty97- Kylie is a staple at our video nights. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 12:03
- I learned below that she actually has a third song! -- (edited) - Spawn Apr 11, 11:58
- I don't agree with that behavior but I think you're kind and sweet. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 11:57 1
  - This. -- (link) - MDH Apr 11, 11:58 [Image]
#1 rated CBB recruit Josh Jackson will announce his college decision tonight at 8:30. KU, Arizona and Michigan St. are the three finalists. -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 11:56 1
- The Decisioning -- nm - the brain Apr 11, 11:58
Tessa Thompson (Creed) will be in Thor:Ragnarok as Chris Hemsworth's love innerest. Natalie Portman is not returning. - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 11:51 15
- it takes me a moment to realize you are stating a movie and not some affiliation with Scott Stapp -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 12:25 1
  - this is a common occurence. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 12:27
- Wait, she is in a movie with Natalie Portman coming up. That is funny. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:55 1
  - yonh. that one sounds good. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 11:56
- Portman never wanted to do those movies to begin with, right? -- nm - decline Apr 11, 11:52 10
  - Well, she did them, and she did a fine job. There's just not very much artistry or craft in them, so I don't expect she felt fulfilled by them. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 11:54 6
    - Yep - plus she won an Oscar, Marvel are cheap* with actor salaries and her choice of director for Thor 2 got vetoed - Roger More Apr 11, 12:12
    - As a role they've defined for her it's not much more sophisticated than Christmas Jones. - Max Apr 11, 11:55 3
      - It may be the opposite, if you read the current Thor books. spoil - Spawn Apr 11, 11:56 2
        
        I'm just thinking of the movie role to date. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:59 1
        
        Yeah, that is part of my poit. Up to now, she could phone it in. - Spawn Apr 11, 12:00
    - The director is named Taika Waititi. *snorty giggles* -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 11:55
  - *shrug* I don't recall Marvel holding a gun to her head, but who knows? Hollywood is strange. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 11:53 2
    - that's more WB's thing -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 11:54 1
      - Poor Sif, though. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:56
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- Uhm.. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 11, 12:16
- No, just that finding those words in a statement and assigning them outsized weight is not the wisest way to deal with things - Will Hunting Apr 11, 11:55 8
  - I think the problem is that there's an insidious judgement of other people beyond just "I don't go for that genre of music." - Max Apr 11, 11:58
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    - Your faith or religious teachings say it's a sin. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 12:02 4
      - It's still an expression of contempt, not of someone completely at ease with coexisting. - Max Apr 11, 12:11 1
        
        I'm reading her words as presented. The only assumption is her reliance on religion being the basis for disagreement. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 12:16
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        Yeah, and sadly, there's no way around that. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 12:12
  - Kinda like Bernie and recent headlines. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:57
- i'm fuddled -- nm - decline Apr 11, 11:53
- No. I think the surprising thing is ... - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:51 10
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    - I'm picking out znu. - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:57 8
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        As the token originalist of ST interpretation, I'm reading exactly what he wrote. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 12:07 6
        
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        The verb "choose" is an active verb. One does not passively "choose" anything. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 12:11 4
        
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        We make passive choices all the time. "I choose to go along with this because it's easiest" "I choose to do this because it helps me fit in", etc -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 12:18 2
        
        I give up. Y'all win. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 12:21 1
        
        See? Passive choice! -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 12:28
- I'm of the opinion the bars in NYC are overrated. - crash davis Apr 11, 11:50 3
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    - well done -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:57
  - I kind of liked Burnt. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:51
"Not naming any names, just saying I'd like to see a woman elected president. Hypothetically" -- (link) - Uncle Joe Apr 11, 11:44 4
- it would be a big f'ing deal. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:49
- Palin could win a contested convention. -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 11:45 2
  - "The Jonestown Option" -- nm - the brain Apr 11, 11:45 1
    - when you're not content to metaphorically drink the kool-aid -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:49
ST I am sorry to do this but we need to understand how old, in fact, we all are. -- (link) - ML Apr 11, 11:44 3
- what is more amazing is that it isn't a photo of a gymnast -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:46
- I guess, but, you know, *ping pong*... -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:45 1
  - Yes? -- nm - Ping Pong si Apr 11, 11:49
LIR Crash - Kylie - she's dancy, poppy, sultry - she never got the top 40 radio play she deserved in the US -- (link) - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:43 [Image] 17
- she is pretty, I'll give you that...but I guess I just never really heard too many of her songs -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:45 16
  - what do i have to do? -- (link) - the brain Apr 11, 11:51 [youtube]
  - This is one place where MDH and I are in solid agreement. - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:50 4
    - OH! I KNOW RHYTHM OF LOVE! -- (link) - crash davis Apr 11, 11:59 [youtube] 3
      - Semi-tangent: This is a little cool. -- (link) - Spawn Apr 11, 12:06 [youtube] 1
        
        its great, it plays like a video actually made for the song -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 12:09
      - word -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 12:01
  - well, i can't get her out of my head - call me Ishmael Apr 11, 11:50 1
    - la la la, la la la la la, la la la -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:53
  - If you want peak gayness Kylie. Test this song out. Story inside, Pippy will love this. - MDH Apr 11, 11:49 [youtube] 3
    - buwhaaa! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:55
    - with sparklers coming out of the tray is making me laugh :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:53
    - On the US Dance Chart she has 13 Top 10s, including 9 #1s -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 11:53
  - In song diva hierarchy I think shes a few ahead of Jennifer Lopez but no where near a Mariah -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:48
  - Locomotion remake???? -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 11:47
  - She has had two songs played here. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:46 1
    - Love At First Sight and Can't Get You Out of My Head. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 11:50
so, you are saying that the gay community has not voted znufrii in as their official spokesman? -- nm* - groiny Apr 11, 11:42 1
- They didn't choose that by accident!! -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 11:44
Zika gonna Zik. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:42
kumbaya -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 11:41
"In regards to my client Johnny Manziel, I have instructed him to do the absolute dumbest things possible." -- (link) - Drew Rosenhaus Apr 11, 11:40 16
- Here we go. -- (link) - Spawn Apr 11, 12:22
- JOHNNY DIG UP -- (link) - ML Apr 11, 11:59 2
  - he says 'bro' a lot. Almost as much as Seth Meyers. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 12:29
  - That's from two years ago, right? - spamlet Apr 11, 12:11
- WTF? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:44 5
  - I am one of the people who don’t really agree with that lifestyle. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:47 3
    - dumbassery? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:48 2
      - Did they choose it though? Maybe they were born with it. - Shaun Apr 11, 11:50 1
        
        LOL to the IM -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:56
  - it gets better....in Los Angeles -- nm - ML Apr 11, 11:47
- Stop it. Just stop it. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 11, 11:43
- L6! -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:42
- Sources for the original report overheard, "Miller, Gordon...they all look the same." -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 11:41
- I'd watch that reality show -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 11:41 2
  - Johnny Football & The Blunt - cat friends Apr 11, 11:42 1
    - the first crime - Dude, where's my car? -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:43

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