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Here's what $1,600 can rent you in New York City right now -- (link) - ty97 Apr 21, 07:06 12
- is this a poll? inwood, please. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 07:36
- What is a convertible two bedroom? - spamlet Apr 21, 07:18 2
  - you can put the top down in the summer -- nm - decline Apr 21, 07:20
  - IME, that often means the living room is big enough that it could conceivably be split in two - ty97 Apr 21, 07:19
- these are much cheaper and nicer than I was led to believe. I thought stuff was super expensive in NY? -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 07:10 2
  - Most of these are in neighborhoods in the early gentrification stages. -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 07:14
  - They're not exactly in neighborhoods that are desirable. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 07:12
- Meh. I've seen much nicer in Bay Ridge for less. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 07:08 4
  - In CurbedWorld, only Manhattan, western Brooklyn, LIC, and Astoria exist. - ty97 Apr 21, 07:11 3
    - Kensington isn't exactly hipster land either, nor Rego Park. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 07:13 2
      - I actually have no idea where/what Kensington is. - ty97 Apr 21, 07:14 1 1
        
        Brooklyn. Between Boro Park and Flatbush. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 07:15
NYTimes pulling an awesome grammar bitch -- (link) - ty97 Apr 21, 06:57
I'm just going to say if you need to buy this you might have a problem. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 21, 06:51
Vox has a searchable (by address) map to show if your state, district, etc have ever had a woman service in Congress - ty97 Apr 21, 06:50 11
- Feinstein and Boxer in Senate, None in House -- nm - amoxy Apr 21, 07:17
- None ever in the House. Dole and Hagan in the senate -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 07:14
- Hometown: I think Hunting and I are the same district. 3 in House, 1 in Senate. -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 07:06 1
  - I get 2 in the House, both Byron, both replacing dead husbands...but one got 6 terms out of the deal. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 07:15
- Yup, three in the house as well and one right now, Carolyn Maloney. She's meh. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 07:05
- Yup, Allyson Schwartz most recently, and Chelsea Clinton's mother-in-law in the 90s -- nm* - znufrii Apr 21, 07:02 1
  - And Oregon had a female Senator in the 60s. Who knew? -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 07:17
- zero, zip, zilch -- nm - decline Apr 21, 06:56
- Yes --- Mikulski and Beverly Byron being the most recent. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 06:56
- This post makes me miss Cynthia McKinney. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 06:55
- I currently have a woman House member (R) and a woman Senator (D). -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 06:51
Welcome to US politics in 2016 where Harriet Tubman is controversial. -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 06:45 5
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 07:21
- Trump doesn't know his supposed constituency. Replacing the first Democratic president with a badass gun-toting black Republican is a-ok by me. -- nm - ML Apr 21, 06:49 2
  - It's not just him. Apparently Greta went off about it last night. - ty97 Apr 21, 06:51 1
    - talk first, think later -- nm - ML Apr 21, 06:54
- "Put her on the 2 (which most people have never even seen, or think exists)!" - Reagen Apr 21, 06:49
Golf: After the stories of Houston weather, PGA are nearby in San Antonio trying to have a golf tournament. -- (link*) - budice Apr 21, 06:38
Missouri's "Religious Freedom" Bill Could Legalize Murder, Scholars Say - ty97 Apr 21, 06:37 9
- Fear does not exist in this dojo! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 07:04
- Agree or disagree with the proposed amendment, that's scare-mongering. -- nm - ML Apr 21, 06:42
- That is what we in the business call a "Slippery Slope". -- nm - volnelk Apr 21, 06:42
- Um, I think that's really a fuckin stretch. I don't recall anywhere in the bill where it said that this bill would shield - Jim Apr 21, 06:41 5
  - *shrug* I'm not a legal scholar, just offering a link to the opinion of some people that are - ty97 Apr 21, 06:47 4
    - Right. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 21, 07:05
    - I'm not a legal scholar either...but I read the bill, from top to bottom and if it's there, I missed the part - Jim Apr 21, 07:00 2
      - clicking through, it's an advocacy group so whatever interpretation they're placing on the amendment will have a skew -- nm - ML Apr 21, 07:02 1
        
        Yep. I mean, I get it. It's a shit piece of legislation. I just don't agree with fear tactics to get people against something. - Jim Apr 21, 07:07
Mr Robot season 2 starts July 13th -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 06:27
also, survivor. as you all know, my deck was stained yesterday* so my contractor was at my house pretty late. at 745 -- (edited) - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 06:24 2
- your contractor has the hots for you -- nm - decline Apr 21, 06:51
- So...(spoils) - Jim Apr 21, 06:35
So here's a weird thing to have in a dream, I don't usually remember these types of details. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 21, 06:23 2
- I dreamt I was a wizard...I'll take my dreams over yours. -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 06:25 1
  - I wouldn't blame you. -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 06:28
Canadian Politics Post: T-Minus 30 minutes till Mike Duffy learns his fate... -- nm* - Beaker Apr 21, 06:23 2
- and we're off -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 07:06
- Is it too late to put in a vote for "Roly Poly Punching Bag Man"? -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 06:35
mag seven trailer! -- (link) - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 06:13
That Tiger Woods story is pretty interesting. He was still so ridiculously awkward as a human. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 06:12 1
- plus a shitty tipper -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 06:21
And if the "Obama lost NY too!" meme wasn't bad enough, the latest one compares Bernies pledged delegate count with Obama's for the same states -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 21, 06:08
bourne trailer!!!! -- (link) - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 06:03 16
- I think I'm going to spend my weekend perfecting that one punch he uses at the end - prayformojo Apr 21, 06:31 1
  - That is my "go to". -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 07:52
- oh, Greengrass is back on this one? excellent -- nm - ML Apr 21, 06:30
- as a huge fan of the original trilogy of books, it still surprises me that thye have never had Carlos the Jackal in the movies -- nm* - Beaker Apr 21, 06:20 3
  - Books were written during a different time...the movies are now and the threats to America are different than another agent. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 06:31 2
    - Delta is for Cain. Cain is for Carlos. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 06:51
    - oh for sure, but he could be updated easily. -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 06:36
- Sure, Affleck gets to be Batman and I'm sure that's pretty awesome. But I bet when he's alone at night, he wishes he could be Jason Bourne. - Jim Apr 21, 06:11 7
  - I stole this quote from you. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 06:19 1
    - lol -- nm - Jim Apr 21, 06:37
  - I think we all knew back in 2000 that Matt Damon would create one of the best action stars in recent times. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 06:13 4
    - Whoever made the decision to cast him in this role - they deserve a percentage of the take of all the films. - Jim Apr 21, 06:37
    - does anyone not love these movies? -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 06:16 2
      - I never saw the Renner one, but the others are awesome -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 07:03 1
        
        The Renner one is surprisingly okay -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 07:16
- was just coming to post this. It's aces. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 06:06
Meanwhile in NB: Province unveils plan to open 5 libraries daily starting in May, plus longer hours -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 05:59 2
- Meanwhile, parents who drive their kids to school ar Ecole Sainte-Anne get $122 per day to do so. - Shaun Apr 21, 06:05 1
  - how did I not know this? -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 06:12
EVE: Valkyrie will support cross-play between the 3 VRs. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 21, 05:59
Heh, from MDH's Bernie post on B2: "Leave logic and facts out of it." -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 05:51 3
- The most surprising thing is this was from a guy who quit his job to start a political app company to "give people a true voice" -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 05:54 2
  - "We are going to have a contested convention." --- Yes, on the GOP side. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 06:08 1
    - More info - MDH Apr 21, 06:35
RIP Bond director Guy Hamilton -- (link) - LMS Apr 21, 05:33
Kirk, Hoffman, Donald, DeChambeau -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 05:28 5
- Ha, riding the DeChambeau train. Kirk, Hoffman, Walker, Kuch -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 05:30 4
  - heh, totally -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 06:04 2
    - I thought about it but I'm too much of a Kuchar homer. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 06:05 1
      - yeah, I like to save Kuch for the bigger tournament because he's a guranteed cut maker, top 20 -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 07:17
  - Mickelson, Walker, Hoffman, Kuchar -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 05:30
The start of Unity? "Sanders' campaign says he'll stay a Democrat after election." -- (link) - MDH Apr 21, 05:23
ESPN: The secret history of Tiger Woods -- (link) - budice Apr 21, 05:21 1
- Thanks! This is long, but will be a wonderful lunch read. -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 05:27
Budget woes force Kansas to delay road work, cut colleges -- (link) - ty97 Apr 21, 05:10 5
- Judging by that photo, no wonder Kansas is in trouble -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 06:07
- wait, cutting taxes repeatedly doesn't balance the budget? who knew -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 05:54
- It's a Kansas Miracle! -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 05:50
- Shocking. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 05:15
- Yikes. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 05:12
$1 subs at Jimmy John's from 11:00am-3:00pm -- (link) - budice Apr 21, 05:09 5
- And you'll spend an hour in line. -- nm - iSpam Apr 21, 05:31 4
  - and it's only for half the menu, 1 per person. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 05:32 3
    - people here are going (and our local JJ is crammed at lunch anyway). I told them no thanks. -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 06:05 2
      - I've never been a big JJ fan, prefer Firehouse. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 06:20 1
        
        Firehouse's meatball is one of my favorite sandwiches but it's also like 1,000 calories. - spamlet Apr 21, 06:32
I shared a lift with SPEGG when I was leaving work last night. - LMS Apr 21, 04:55 3
- d00d -- nm - budice Apr 21, 05:09
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 05:05
- !!! -- nm - Pippy Apr 21, 05:01
ATL Hawks mascot Harry the Hawk is Questionable for Games 3-4 due to Groin Trauma from Game 2. -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 21, 04:39
The competing offer for the house waived the radon test so the seller took that one. I'm not upset. I think the sellers would be a pain to deal with. -- nm - Dano Apr 21, 04:34 6
- Yeah, I think this worked out like it was supposed to. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 21, 06:07
- Rats. I liked that outbuilding. -- nm - ML Apr 21, 06:03
- On to the next one (that won't poison you) - iSpam Apr 21, 05:07
- Sorry but you made the right choice. Hopefully a better one comes along very soon. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 05:06
- yeah, I think you lucked out. -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 04:43
- Sorry Dano. But yeah, it's probably for the best. Get 'em next time. -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 04:40
If you've ever wondered what a Harmony Korine directed Rihanna video looks like, well wonder no more. (Obviously NSFW) -- (link*) - iSpam Apr 21, 04:15 2
- This answers so many questions! - prayformojo Apr 21, 04:43 1
  - It was no Bitch Better Have My Money - iSpam Apr 21, 05:06
TV PSA: Bones, Archer, Vikings, Legends of Tomorrow, Blacklist, Stanley Cup, NBA, BBT, Grey's Anatomy, Strong, Odd Couple, Alone, American Grit, 100 -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 03:57 7
- UK gets Brooklyn 99, The Good Wife and best drama on tv at the moment Line of Duty. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 04:35
- bones is still on tv. huh. -- nm - Truman Apr 21, 04:19 1
  - ik, r? -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 04:42
- Scandal, Mom, 2 Broke Girls, Inside Amy Schumer, Lip Sync Battle, Orphan Black, Rush Hour, Catch, Game of Silence, Project Runway AS, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 03:59
- Mom, 2 Broke Girls, Rush Hour -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 21, 03:59 2
  - patience :) usually 2 posts worth these days -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 04:00 1
    - I saw Survivor. They told me about them repeatedly. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 21, 05:09
RIP Chyna (Joanie Laurer) -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 03:55 1
- she was a mess. -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 07:02
Happy birthday to our dear Pippy! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 03:38 15
- Happy bday Pippy -- nm - eag Apr 21, 07:09
- Happy Happy B-Day Pippy! -- nm - JenBro Apr 21, 06:26
- Hope you have a great day! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 06:06
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 05:58
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 05:52
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 05:38
- Happy birthday Sweetheart! -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 05:32
- Happy birthday, Pippy!!! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 05:07
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Dano Apr 21, 04:35
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- Happy birthday! -- nm - iSpam Apr 21, 04:08
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 04:00
- Happy Birthday! The whole of Britain is celebrating - LMS Apr 21, 03:56 2
  - I love sharing a birthday with her....and Oded Fehrer - Pippy Apr 21, 05:01
  - You never know. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 21, 04:00
The problem with Fear The Walking Dead is ... - Beryllium Apr 21, 01:15 1
- "So what do we catch out here?" ... "Depends." -- FTWD Rio Edition -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 01:18
Hey Bery I think you can retire both headers now. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 21, 01:11 1
- Good point -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 01:15
watch out, Tesla. China! -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 21, 00:37 2
- Because all the other products coming out of China are so well made and reliable. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 21, 05:09
- "We'll let you leave the parking lot as soon as you watch these ads." -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 21, 00:43
happy 90'th birthday QEII -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 21, 00:13
I see the "wow". Hmm. (Survivor spoils) - Beryllium Apr 20, 22:58 3
- Yep. - nic to be determined Apr 21, 00:41
- yup.. I loved who was sent to jury -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 21, 00:12
- out. standing. -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 23:04
The report of the discovery of a potential 2nd Viking site in Newdoundland was timed to coincide with last week's Nova about the discovery. - Mop Apr 20, 22:37 3
- Thanks, autocorrect. You really come through when I need you. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 22:43 2
  - You haven't disconnected that yet? -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 21, 00:49
  - ur wlcum -- nm - Otto Correct si Apr 20, 22:52
Schilling's firing is the rare instance where a famous athlete needed the money. - David Apr 20, 22:09 2
- i'm sure Fox One will have no problem giving him a shot -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 22:32 1
  - Fox News -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 04:01

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