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UCL wrapup: Two teams playing not to lose -- nm - budice Apr 26, 13:55
NY judge rules that Trump University suit can proceed to trial -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 26, 13:55 2
- this could be good news, right? -- nm - mud Apr 26, 14:05 1
  - hell yeah, depositions about sleezy sales tactics, how barebones and simpleton the course'work' was, the whole sucker born every minute aspect -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 14:15
I always wondered why Rick Bayless decided to move to Chicago. I guess it was to get away from his brother. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 26, 13:53 3
- i have always found rick bayless kind of annoying, and now it makes a lot more sense....nm - x Apr 26, 13:56 2
  - danny bayless too jus sayin -- nm - the lede Apr 26, 14:02
  - It's his voice. I like his show but can't listen to him for too long. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 26, 14:02
AAPL down 6% after hours on earnings and revenue misses. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 26, 13:41 13
- welcome iPhone 8, same as iPhone 7. only newer -- nm - budice Apr 26, 13:44
- you blew the lede, which is that iphone sales declined for the first time ever....nm - x Apr 26, 13:44 10
  - *zips up* -- nm - the lede Apr 26, 13:57 2
    - *tips $5* -- nm - the lede Apr 26, 14:00 1
      - just the tip -- nm - the lede Apr 26, 14:02
  - i miss stewie - dj fingerblast Apr 26, 13:48
  - and that. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 13:47 5
    - big y-o-y drop. the sold 10 million fewer this quarter than the same quarter last year....nm - x Apr 26, 13:49 4
      - iphone 8, same as iphone 7 -- nm - budice Apr 26, 13:53 3
        
        also: stagnant in developed economies, not really compettitivein developing ones....nm - x Apr 26, 13:54 2
        
        Apple Car! -- nm - ML Galaxy Apr 26, 14:00 1
        
        Apple Microwave - the lede Apr 26, 14:05
- SHORT!! - Pippy Apr 26, 13:43
I vow that you shall always have a place by my hearth and meat and mead at my table. - David Apr 26, 13:37 3
- Fredo, dear Fredo -- nm - budice Apr 26, 13:42
- when I saw this, my first thought was Lucca Brazzi swearing aliegence in the Godfather -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:38
- ~who let the dogs out?~ -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 13:37
Do you like bubbles? -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 26, 13:36 3
- Bitch! -- nm - Jax Apr 26, 13:36 2
  - *grumble* -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:38 1
    - you're good -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 13:39
Maybe ST is smarter and can help me remember the title of a book ... - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:30 16
- The Quantum Thief? -- (link) - Max Apr 26, 14:24
- The Thief? -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 26, 14:14
- sandman chronicles? (I berytronned). -- nm - b. Apr 26, 13:53 2
  - Close. Same sort of atmosphere, but not a graphic novel. And set entirely in some fantasy world. - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:55
  - matter by ian banks? (ed. to add nevermind, that's scifi.) -- nm* - b. Apr 26, 13:54
- Reffen's Choice? - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:38
- The description I'm reading doesn't sound like it, but any chance it was Dragon Wing? -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 13:35 1
  - Close, but not quite. The writing style and setting kind of reminded me of the Gentleman Bastard series. But ... - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:46
- Doesn't your library have a history of what you checked out? -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 13:31 6
  - Yeah, you should be able to log into an account and see your history...? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:35 5
    - It does, but I had that option turned off until 6 months ago. Which was my mistake. :-( -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:42
    - My library doesn't do that, FWIW. A lot don't because keeping those records means the possibility of being subpoenaed for them. -- nm - mara Apr 26, 13:42 3
      - *opens mouth to speak* ... *closes mouth* - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:54 1
        
        Was a pretty big todo about quite a while back. The ALA was against turning over such records and for a time many libraries had notices on their comp -- (edited) - nic to be determined Apr 26, 14:07
      - Yep. This was my reasoning. But I'm now willing to accept the risk (for a while). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:44
- Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone -- nm - budice Apr 26, 13:31
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- Nanak is back? -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 26, 13:34
Men read terrible tweets to female sportswriters -- (link) - oblique Apr 26, 13:28 [youtube]
Gun to head poll: You have to appear in a version of The Rocky Horror Picture show - which part do you select? -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 13:27 24
- Eddie. Definitely, Eddie. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:53
- Rocky, obvs -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 26, 13:50
- Columbia -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 26, 13:48
- Dr. Scott -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 13:43
- Janet -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 13:40
- trivia: Hilary Farr from HGTV's Love It or List It played the bride in the opening wedding sequence -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:36 3
  - interesting -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 13:41
  - She's 63 which I often find hard to believe -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 13:38 1
    - but says she's fifty four, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's Ma no more -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:44
- I've played Riff Raff once, but was so bad at it I forgot to switch to the curly-Q wig when he returns at the end. -- nm - Qale Apr 26, 13:35
- background cadaver. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:33
- I'm too much of an Introvert to play Dr. Frank. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 13:33
- Magenta -- nm - Diva Apr 26, 13:32 3
  - cool. you sing Science Fiction, Motion Picture and open the show -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:33 2
    - Well, it's her lips, but Riff Raff is the voice. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 26, 13:53 1
      - In the stage version (Rocky Horror Show) Magenta actually sings it. -- nm - Diva Apr 26, 13:59
- Frank -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 13:32
- Riff Raff like a MoFo -- nm - budice Apr 26, 13:31
- I'm clearly a Brad. -- nm - Robert Barontheon Apr 26, 13:30
- the groom at the wedding -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:30
- I've never seen any version of this -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 13:28
- I'd like to be Riff Raff - but my stature makes me more likely to be Eddie. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 13:28 2
  - And, by the way, I do a mean Sweet Transvestite karaoke. Just sayin'. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 13:29 1
    - mental brillo like an Eagle Scout mofo -- nm - budice Apr 26, 13:33
Nice guys screening,im in..at the Chinesey -- (link*) - budice Apr 26, 13:22 3
- nice. I'm looking forward to that one. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:23 2
  - yes to the point if it actually sucks, I don't want to know -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 13:25 1
    - Agreed -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:33
Thanks all for the birthday wishes earlier. It's been a busy day. Now if you'll excuse me I'll be trying to find a place to hide from NCM. -- nm - pmb Apr 26, 13:09 16
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 26, 14:01
- happy birthday! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:53
- Have a great day! -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 13:52
- Happy b! (NM) - Marlowe Apr 26, 13:49
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- Happy birthday! - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:21
- Happy birthday! -- nm - kelly Apr 26, 13:21
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 13:19
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 13:17
- have a great day! -- nm - Remlik Apr 26, 13:16
- happy hapopy happy birthday -- nm* - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:14
- happy birthday, hope you enjoy a nice 4 hour pizza! -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 13:14
- Happy safe birthday! -- nm - Max Apr 26, 13:13
- *sniffing the air while at a full run...frantically searching for Canadian lady...sensing...birthday...changing direction like a cheetah I aim right - Nekkid Crazy Birthday Mel Apr 26, 13:12 1
  - *Runs*! -- nm - pmb Apr 26, 13:52
- lube does leave a stain - budice Apr 26, 13:10
election poll. which Presidential elections that you voted in, was the person you voted for actually elected? - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:06 22
- Carter 76, Clinton 92, Obama 08 -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 13:47
- i think only clinton in '92. since then i haven't voted for a republican or a democrat....nm - x Apr 26, 13:38 2
  - so you're to blame - dj fingerblast Apr 26, 13:49 1
    - the system is to blame!....nm - x Apr 26, 13:53
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- Bush 88, Clinton 92 and 96, Obama 2008, 2012 - I've only lost 1 that I voted in. I missed the 2000 election -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 13:26 1
  - I missed the '88 election. Or didn't pay attention to it. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:56
- 1 1/2 out of 6. -- nm - Robert Barontheon Apr 26, 13:24
- Clinton 96, Obama -- nm - kelly Apr 26, 13:20 1
  - Ditto. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 13:23
- I'm 3/5 -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 13:20
- I'm exactly 3-for-3 in Presidential elections since 1992. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 13:20
- Just Obama. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:18
- Early on, none, McGovern etc, not till Clinton the First did someone I vote for get elected (I voted Anderson not Carter) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 13:16
- 88, 2000, 2004, no. 92, 96, 2008, 2012, yes -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 26, 13:12
- Reagan '84, Bush '88, Clinton '96, Obama twice. -- nm - pmb Apr 26, 13:11
- Osama 2012 -- nm - budice Apr 26, 13:08
- Clinton 96, Obama 08, 12 -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 13:08
- oops. Clinton, too -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:08
- Clinton/Obama -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 13:08
- only Clinton & Obama -- nm - decline Apr 26, 13:07
- Clinton/Obama -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 13:06
Just so you all know...Diva completely crushed it in Colombia. - Mel Profit Apr 26, 13:05 10
- I thought for a second this meant Diva was in the new Rocky Horror. - Robert Barontheon Apr 26, 13:25
- :) -- nm - kelly Apr 26, 13:18
- She is awesomeness. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 13:18
- awesome :) -- nm - decline Apr 26, 13:11
- :) - Diva Apr 26, 13:10
- clearly she needs to be rewarded with a cruise with Thor.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 26, 13:08 1
  - I watched a bit of his whale movie from last year. in Spanish while flying home. - Mel Profit Apr 26, 13:32
- Nuthin but love for the sister. - budice Apr 26, 13:08
- AWESOME ! great review! -- nm - Pippy Apr 26, 13:07
- Nice. - znufrii Apr 26, 13:07
It's only two days late, but I finally understand the exact solution for last week's Riddler. - Robert Barontheon Apr 26, 13:04
Leneh Dunham -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 13:03
I know he's a divisive topic here, but Bill Simmons new HBO show 'Any Given Wednesday' will debut June 22nd. 20 episodes. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 26, 13:02
i can't protect my child from everything, but i can narrow the threats down substantially -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 26, 13:01 1
- Is this an anti-football thing? -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 13:08
So apparently the Philadelphia traffic court was already shut down. Today's vote is to remove it from the Constitution so it can't come back. -- nm - Dano Apr 26, 12:58 4
- I am much less excited about this vote now. Thanks a lot! -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 13:03
- Well, it would have been abolished, if *some* people hadn't voted 'No' -- nm - decline Apr 26, 13:02
- Can someone explain to me why it was in the state constitution in the first place? -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 13:02 1
  - I'm sure it was probably some wheeling and dealing back in the 70's by the judges who were taking the kickbacks - decline Apr 26, 13:21
Jane really is the worst. -- nm - Diva Apr 26, 12:58 8
- Polly should not be living in an independent setting. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 12:59 7
  - Tony is a danger to himself and others. -- nm - Diva Apr 26, 13:00 6
    - The Shrieker gave you know who the What For when they got home. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 13:07 5
      - and then had herself a damn beer. -- nm - Diva Apr 26, 13:13 4
        
        and made a big deal out of each subsequent drink... - Mel Profit Apr 26, 13:16 3
        
        L is currently looking for her car keys... - Mel Profit Apr 26, 13:22 2
        
        *snort!* - Diva Apr 26, 13:23 1
        
        she definitely looked, beleaguered. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 26, 13:30
on this day in 1971 The Grateful Dead began their final run of shows at the Fillmore East -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 26, 12:58 2
- Duanne Allman sat in for several songs -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 26, 13:01
- on this day in 1971, i would have been doing the usual 1-year old stuff -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 26, 13:00
Skipless! -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 12:58

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