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ST Roll Poll: What is your one word mantra for this day, Tuesday, April 26? -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 07:29 10
- Pripyat -- nm - Jovian Apr 26, 08:57
- porn -- nm - decline Apr 26, 07:32
- Insomnia -- nm - Bacon Apr 26, 07:32
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- Sleep. - spamlet Apr 26, 07:30
- Cake! - sgtmike Apr 26, 07:30 1
  - :) -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 07:30
- #winning -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 07:30
- chill -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 07:30
- Survive. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 07:29
MLB Pop Quiz: What do the following players all have in common: - Strongbad Apr 26, 07:25 8
- They play a boring sport -- nm - Bacon Apr 26, 07:31
- *Correct Answer* - Strongbad Apr 26, 07:29 2
  - The Braves' total ranks 59th in MLB. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 07:31 1
    - It's 3-21 right now. 3 HR's for them, 21 allowed by their pitchers. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 07:33
- none of them can skate. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 07:28
- none of them are women. -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 07:28
- they all play baseball -- nm - decline Apr 26, 07:26
- Who are six players who have never been in my kitchen? -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 07:25
YDC: polls close in all 5 states today at 8pm ET. -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 07:20 2
- All Trump, all day -- nm - Bacon Apr 26, 07:21 1
  - No Lyin Ted -- nm - Bacon Apr 26, 07:22
True Story/Overshare/LYC. (Be warned, kinda graphic) - Spawn Apr 26, 07:14
This sums up my thoughts on the Iggles schizophrenic offseason -- (link) - ML Apr 26, 06:56 7
- I may just write them off for the rest of this decade. The spiral downward to mediocrity continues to accelerate -- nm - decline Apr 26, 07:07 6
  - Well at least you have the Phill...well, the 76e....How bout them Flyers? -- nm - spamlet Apr 26, 07:19 5
    - *sigh* the Flyers will probably be the only Philly post-season team this year -- nm - decline Apr 26, 07:27
    - Do they have a soccer team? Cricket? Bowling? -- nm - Bacon Apr 26, 07:21 2
      - Union are actually on top of the Eastern Division in MLS - znufrii Apr 26, 07:31 1
        
        We won it all last year, even more surprised. -- nm - Bacon Apr 26, 07:32
    - How are the Devils doing? That's close enough, right? - ty97 Apr 26, 07:19
Crappy quality, but here's some new Spidey footage from Civil War. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 26, 06:53 [youtube] 1
- PSA: This is from a TV spot. (I have stopped watching clips, but am good with TV ads.) -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 07:08
There's a faction pushing back on 'Acela Tuesday' not including NY, DC, MA. Offering alternative 'WaWa Tuesday' moniker. -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 06:52 3
- I'm part of the faction that wants to punch anybody who tries to name a primary day other than "Super Tuesday". -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 07:17 1
  - SEC Primary! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 07:20
- this may be the least interesting thing I've read all month. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 07:04
*bursts in...nekkid and crazy...wearing nothing but motorcycle chaps, a Canadian flag and hundreds of overdue emails...looking around frantically for - Nekkid Crazy Birthday Mel Apr 26, 06:48 3
- HE'S BAAACCCCKKKK - Pippy Apr 26, 07:11 2
  - That's actually more coverage than usual for NCBM. I mean, you know, considering. -- nm - Qale Apr 26, 07:17 1
    - Columbia really did a number on him -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 07:22
Brandon Phillips had a rough 4th inning at bat last night. Hit by the ball 3 times in one at bat. -- (link) - Ender Apr 26, 06:39 2
- somewhere, Don Baylor grimaces -- nm - ML Apr 26, 06:46
- owie -- nm - decline Apr 26, 06:42
I got a sticker! -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 06:30 3
- Scratch and sniff? -- nm - Robert Barontheon Apr 26, 06:51 1
  - *crosses fingers he doesn't get the Mitch McConnell sticker* -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 26, 06:54
- (and a new car, but that's not related to the sticker) -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 06:37
A baseball pitchers duel should be an actual duel where they throw at each other. -- nm - Max Apr 26, 06:26 2
- Batters should take a swipe at each other? -- nm - budice Apr 26, 06:36 1
  - an offensive slugfest should involve groups of slugs making disparaging remarks about race and sexual identity. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 06:38
I went to Whole Foods the other day and was so confused. There were more meat products that contained no meat than actual meat. -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 06:24 2
- there's a small chain of restaurants here dedicated to making non-meat products resemble meat. their sweet & sour chicken is indistinguishable. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 07:08
- On the flip side, the turkey burger I got (which I assume was actually turkey) was quite tasty. -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 06:25
Happy birthday, PMB and Sgt. Mike! Woo hoo!!! Have a great day fellas! -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 26, 06:10 6
- Happy birthday guys! -- nm - spamlet Apr 26, 07:24
- Happy happy! -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 07:09
- happy birthday! -- nm - decline Apr 26, 06:27
- Cheers, fellas! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 06:27
- Hope you both have a great day! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 06:15
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 06:14
Poll: Trump Reaches 50 Percent Support Nationally for the First Time -- (link) - ty97 Apr 26, 05:56 8
- The Cruz/Kasich plan is going to backfire on tehm. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 05:58 7
  - if he wins the nom, he loses to Hilary. If he doesn't get the nom, he runs as an independent and splits the republicann votes - Pippy Apr 26, 06:19 4
    - Unless he gets hosed, I don't see him running 3rd party -- it'll be late in the game to get on ballots -- also, that's when he can play martyr. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 06:24 1
      - Yeah, if he torpedoes the GOP nominee, he shoots himself in the foot for 2020. -- nm* - ty97 Apr 26, 06:26
    - I don't see him running independent or third party but would love it. -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 06:21
    - I can't imagine a scenario where he "settles" for VP under anyone. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 06:20
  - Quite possibly, but I don't see how they had any choice. They lose Indiana if they don't try. - ty97 Apr 26, 06:02 1
    - Right, they're damned if the do, really damned if they don't. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 06:16
Boy sets up lemonade stand to help cover the $5000 cost of his adoption, raises $14000. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 26, 05:54 4
- LYC: I have a friend up in Maine trying to do this. Adoption is *expensive* - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:57 1
  - if it were cheap, you would have a lot of shitty people adopting. - groiny Apr 26, 07:20
- ...Beyonce comes after him for royalties. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 05:56 1
  - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 05:56
On this glorious Acela Tuesday election day, here's background on the Acela for the uninitiated. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 26, 05:50 6
- has this name existed before this year? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 05:52 5
  - For the primary, I haven't heard it used before, but I'm not sure the primaries normally get much attention at this point - ty97 Apr 26, 05:55 3
    - It sounds like a competitor to Activia. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 26, 06:01 2
      - Or an ED drug. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 06:46 1
        
        Not surprisingly, it does both. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 26, 06:52
  - Yes and it's a terrible name. And when they use it for something other than Amtrak it makes me cringe. -- nm* - Krusty Andromedon Apr 26, 05:54
HBO has released the episode titles and descriptions for the next two episodes. spoilers. - volnelk Apr 26, 05:49
North Carolina Restroom Law Becomes a Central Election Issue in North Carolina -- (link) - ty97 Apr 26, 05:46 1
- mostly unrelated: in australia it's just called the toilet. I still feel weird asking people where the toilet is. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 05:52
hmm, got to work at 6am. no water. get text message from work at 7:30 am informing me of the no water, telling me to stay home till 10am. - Truman Apr 26, 05:34 1
- basically that means you can go home for the rest of the day, right? -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 05:45
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- insomnia again last night. so tired :( -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 05:34 1
  - Have sex it's a great sleep aid -- nm - Bacon Apr 26, 06:41
Delegate Math for today's GOP Primaries - Strongbad Apr 26, 04:35 40
- so, what is a good result, delegate-wise for Trump? -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 05:24 28
  - At this rate, electing more than 10 of his actual people. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 05:34
  - According to 538, Trump needs to get to 989 to keep him on track for 1237. That leads to 143 for tonight. -- nm* - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:33 21
    - I've resigned myself to him getting 1237 -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 05:37 17
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        True. But I also thing some of those unbounds, like some of the PA 54, go for him. - ty97 Apr 26, 05:47 7
        
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        Trying to allocate the 54 is a fool's game IMO since they can change their minds at any time and repeatedly, if they please. -- nm* - ty97 Apr 26, 05:55 4
        
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        I feel bad for those 54 people in that case! -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 05:57 2
        
        I don't. They'll get to ride on Trump One, I'm sure, at the very least. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 06:38 1
        
        757s ain't that sexy. Get a real plane Donnie. -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 07:15
        
        But, aren't the pledged guys, even if they are the state chairman for Cruz, bound to vote based on the first ballot for the winner? - Will Hunting Apr 26, 05:42 7
        
        Can the rules committee change that at convention? - ty97 Apr 26, 05:48 4
        
        isn't Kasich's whole bit 'there are no rules yet! the rules are whatever we want!'? -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 05:53
        
        Why would a rules committee made up of Trump and Cruz supporters want to do that? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:50 2
        
        The question was if it's possible, not if it's feasible. -- nm* - ty97 Apr 26, 05:51 1
        
        According to this article on Slate, rules binding delegates are state, not national -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:55
        
        In Georgia, yes. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:46
        
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    - (He's currently 46 below their definition of "on track for 1237") -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:35 2
      - Giving us a number of 97 to keep his current pace. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:37 1
        
        My name feels sullied! -- nm* - ty97 Apr 26, 05:57
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    - and if he can swing ~140 (which he probably can't) he'd be on track for an uncontested nomination. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 05:30 3
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      - where would the fun be in that? I demand a shitshow at the Republican Convention! - Beaker Apr 26, 05:34 1
        
        Watching the GOP leadership realize their nominee is Donald will be shitshow enough. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 05:37
- PA is weird -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 04:42 10
  - so bizarre -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 05:34 8
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      - Isn't PA the one where if you pick more than a certain group of people from the wrong district, none of them count or something? - Will Hunting Apr 26, 05:41 2
        
        That doesn't sound right. The only delegates on the ballot are for the district you're in, I think. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 26, 07:04 1
        
        There was something I read on Politico about one of the upcoming states being an absolute nightmart. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 07:08
      - You elect random people whose intentions may not be known and/or could change. That's silly. - ty97 Apr 26, 05:39 2
        
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        Right, I understand it, but find it quite odd. -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 06:03
    - ~how bizarre - how bizarre~ -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:36
  - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 05:12
WSJ: The Commercial Origins of American Gun Culture -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 26, 04:29
TV PSA: Flash, SHIELD, New Girl, Fresh off the Boat, Voice, Grandfathered, Real O'Neals, Chicago Med, Containment, Deadliest Catch, Beyond the Tank, -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 03:09 1
- Chicago Fire, Ink Master, Limitless, Stitchers, The Night Manager, Top Gear, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 03:10
man, Brower almost screwed up that open net. -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 03:07
And here comes the rain which means I won't be leaving the office anytime soon. -- nm - spamlet Apr 26, 00:41 1
- Falling on your head like a memory? -- nm* - Reagen Apr 26, 05:35
It feels reassuring that now average people can open savings accounts at Goldman Sachs. -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 00:39
I started doing some market research for productizing GrubThing. - Beryllium Apr 26, 00:21 3
- man, enterprise software is such a racket (note: I am an enterprise software provider). -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 05:32
- That would be great but why is the hospital paying for it? Tracing food poisoning cases? -- nm - spamlet Apr 26, 01:09 1
  - Health authorities are parents to hospitals and retirement homes, and they have the added responsibility of public health - Beryllium Apr 26, 06:34
This is the point of the night where I check tomorrow's calendar to see how late I can sleep in. -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 00:20
i don't know that I've ever been on at reset when the "today's price movers" shows no stocks. -- nm - spamlet Apr 26, 00:14 1
- apparently I'm up 3.3m today ... I assume that's technically yesterday's number. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 00:18
Tornadoes and "softball sized hail" likely from Texas to Nebraska. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 26, 00:10 1
- hmm, i do need a new roof. and I am driving a rental. BRING IT ON! -- nm - Truman Apr 26, 05:34
When will Marvel give Captain Obvious his own movie? - Beryllium Apr 25, 23:56 5
- The Guardians of the Galaxy seem to need a travel advisor -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 00:52
- He strikes me more as a DC hero. You know he secretly wears your clothes when you're out of the room. -- nm - Mop Apr 25, 23:58 3
  - I assume you are talking about Trivago Guy? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 23:59 2
    - He roofies you. -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 00:10 1
      - Or he would, if he didn't keep forgetting the belt he stores the roofies in. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 26, 00:17
Dwarven Basketball could be fun -- nm - Beryllium Apr 25, 23:22
Today's Jeopardy was a master's slugfest. $26,000 got you 3rd place. -- (edited) - Mop Apr 25, 23:00

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