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Alligator climbs front door of South Carolina home and rings doorbell -- (link) - ty97 May 3, 08:45 2
- "Land.... gator." -- nm - Andie May 3, 08:48 1
  - No, ma'am, I'm just a gecko. -- nm - Robert Barontheon May 3, 08:50
My other strange Dunkin' Donuts experience this morning was that as I was leaving, I was about to get to the glass exit door and a guy walking on the - pmb May 3, 08:44 12
- Pay it forward -- nm - amoxy May 3, 08:50
- he figured you would tip him a hundred. -- nm - groiny May 3, 08:46
- I do that sometimes. -- nm - JaxSean May 3, 08:46 7
  - Me too. -- nm - David May 3, 08:48 6
    - Just randomly because you happen to look in a window while you're walking by and see someone heading to the door? I mean I could see it if I was - pmb May 3, 08:51 2
      - I try to be alert for any time I can do something nice for a stranger. - David May 3, 08:55
      - Don't you sell yourself short...you are far from a "normal guy." ;) -- nm - Jim May 3, 08:52
    - (Dude was probably a southern gentleman.) -- nm - David May 3, 08:48 2
      - He was a millenial hipster. -- nm - pmb May 3, 08:51 1
        
        The south has those, too! -- nm - David May 3, 08:55
- He thinks you're sexy. -- nm - Will Hunting May 3, 08:45
- the monocle has its privileges -- nm - mr. sassafrass jeans May 3, 08:45
I take back my defense of young people. 18-25 year olds are stupid -- (link*) - ty97 May 3, 08:44
good guy with a gun shot dead intervening in domestic dispute -- (link) - mr. sassafrass jeans May 3, 08:43
ST Poll You don't want to participate in but do it anyway: Guess who wins each of the IN primaries *and* what % of the vote each winner gets in IN. - ty97 May 3, 08:37 4
- Republicans, Donald Trump - 48%; Sen. Cruz - 32%; Gov. Kaisich - 18%. Then on the Democratic side, Sec. Clinton - 52%; Sen. Sanders, 45%. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic May 3, 08:45
- Trump - 42%, Cruz - 38%, Kasich - 18% --- Hillary 53%, Bernie 46% -- nm - Will Hunting May 3, 08:45
- GOP: Rubio 65%, DEM: O'Malley 56% -- nm - decline May 3, 08:42 1
  - I would be thoroughly impressed if this was your real answer. -- nm - ty97 May 3, 08:44
When I was in Dunkin Donuts this morning somebody ordered a frozen hot chocolate. So congratulations to the scientists at Dunkin' Donuts - pmb May 3, 08:37 3
- QT has had those for a while. People swear by them that they are the greatest thing known to man. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 08:40
- Congratulations on introducing chocolate milk! - ty97 May 3, 08:38 1
  - Hot iced coffee! -- nm - prayformojo May 3, 08:46
Cruz: "Trump is a pathological liar, utterly amoral, narcissist" -- nm - budice May 3, 08:32 4
- Lucifer also invoking Hoosiers. -- nm - budice May 3, 08:41
- So, in other words, the perfect GOP candidate? :) -- nm - znufrii May 3, 08:35
- I can't wait for him to support him after the convention. - pmb May 3, 08:34
- well yeah -- nm - ML May 3, 08:33
ugh, wife has been off work for the last week for medical reasons.... - groiny May 3, 08:26 26
- holy crap, sorry dude -- nm - Beaker May 3, 09:07
- oh man. really sorry to hear this -- nm - prayformojo May 3, 08:51
- Jeebus. The money aspect totally sucks, but it sounds like a nightmare place she should be glad to be gone from. -- nm - David May 3, 08:49
- I should be surprised at the callous, venal, indifference of some employers, but then instances like this keep pushing that threshold to another level - ReluctantCynic May 3, 08:49
- Oh man. That sucks. :( -- nm - JaxSean May 3, 08:48
- what the crap, this is two thousand effing sixteen. -- nm - Max May 3, 08:45
- that's awful and terrible and should be illegal -- nm - ty97 May 3, 08:39 5
  - It may very well be even if no FMLA. Did she have the sick days to use? -- nm - pmb May 3, 08:45 4
    - she does not get sick days. She used her alotted personal days already. - groiny May 3, 08:47 3
      - I guess that could be legal then. Might be worth asking an employment lawyer. -- nm - pmb May 3, 08:52
      - So, she just acrues time monthly and it can be used as sick or vacation? -- nm - Jim May 3, 08:51 1
        
        yeah, she was the office manager, so she is expected to be there. -- nm - groiny May 3, 08:53
- I hope you've been wearing a cup, dude...cause it's been nothing but 1 nutpunch after another for you. - Jim May 3, 08:38
- dude, sorry to hear. -- nm - budice May 3, 08:33
- That sucks man. Someone needs a crotch kick. -- nm - sycor May 3, 08:33
- If it's related to the medical stuff check into FMLA. After 3 days you're supposed to fall under it. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 08:32 9
  - Isn't it only if it's more than 50 employees? -- nm - Dark Callisto May 3, 08:36 6
    - That could be. I couldn't remember the threshold for coverage off the top of my head. - spamlet May 3, 08:40 2
      - it is a small-ish dental office, so they are no where near 50. -- nm - groiny May 3, 08:44 1
        
        :( -- nm - spamlet May 3, 08:49
    - Generally speaking, yes. -- nm - znufrii May 3, 08:40
    - this is correct. -- nm - decline May 3, 08:40
    - (Still a dick move, though.) -- nm - Dark Callisto May 3, 08:36
  - Yep. -- nm - pmb May 3, 08:35
  - And this. -- nm - znufrii May 3, 08:33
- Wow. - znufrii May 3, 08:29
Newsfront: President Ellis talks about the Avengers -- (link) - Remlik May 3, 08:26 [youtube]
I've never heard of News Deeply before. It's basically a website devoted to deeply diving into particular issues. -- (link) - spamlet May 3, 08:19 4
- Sorry I demand my news via 10-point listicles only. -- nm - ML May 3, 08:20 3
  - Buzzfeed for ML.... - spamlet May 3, 08:23 2
    - It changes around noon our time, I think. -- nm - ML May 3, 08:29 1
      - danke -- nm - spamlet May 3, 08:38
New Radiohead song - Burn The Witch -- (link) - LMS May 3, 08:18 [youtube]
your defensive player of the month : Adam Eaton - groiny May 3, 08:14
"Ted Cruz's father associated with Lee Harvey Oswald" is the latest trump accusation. I'd not realized that LHO went to Calgary. -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 08:12 5
- It was the Enquirer last week so it must be true. -- nm - Robert Barontheon May 3, 08:18
- uh oh. The long-time secret that Canada was behind that hit may come to light. -- nm - Beaker May 3, 08:13 3
  - I mean, every Canadian is taught we were behind it in school, but no one believes when they hear it - Beaker May 3, 08:14 2
    - SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH - Andie May 3, 08:17 1
      - I must've got a different curriculum ... I was told it was the mafia. -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 08:25
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- He may not be the candidate the party establishment wants, but he's certainly the one they deserve. -- nm - znufrii May 3, 08:11
- Right message, wrong policies. So only a marginal improvement over the current GOP stances. -- nm - TWuG May 3, 08:09 3
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    - I think there's nuance to this... - Mel Profit May 3, 08:43
    - "Wake up, idiots! The GOP has been screwing you this way! Elect me to screw you in a slightly different way!" -- nm - TWuG May 3, 08:28
U.S. government to pay $48 million to victims of widespread liberal hoax conspiracy -- (link) - mr. sassafrass jeans May 3, 08:03
Fat Panda's 2016 is over. -- (link) - ML May 3, 08:03
Rolling Stones - Bob Dylan / Paul McCartney - Neil Young / Roger Waters - The Who - JD May 3, 08:02 5
- *uploads the drone strike coordinates* -- nm - mr. sassafrass jeans May 3, 08:37
- It is tempting. -- nm - pmb May 3, 08:33
- should have gotten Led Zeppelin too -- nm - Beaker May 3, 08:12 2
  - that's the one show I would spend the most to see. -- nm - Mel Profit May 3, 08:17
  - I bet they tried along with trying to get Gilmour. -- nm - Remlik May 3, 08:15
heh, Clark Gregg and Game of Thrones spoilers -- (link) - Max May 3, 07:57
Happy Tulip Poplar Primary Tuesday! -- nm - ty97 May 3, 07:52
Financial services company Desjardins predicts Canada will scrap the nickel within 5 years -- (link) - Beaker May 3, 07:50
But while we wait for the Hamilton musical movie in the far future, time to make In The Heights now. - ty97 May 3, 07:49 3
- Yes, please. -- nm - znufrii May 3, 08:07
- I'd love this. -- nm - Mel Profit May 3, 07:58
- There's a little bit of a rumor going around about this - MDH May 3, 07:58
Bob Hartley (Coach of the Year in 2015) fired by Calgary Flames -- nm* - Beaker May 3, 07:47 6
- As is tradition -- nm - Reagen May 3, 07:53 5
  - To be fair, he was terrible and the only reason he won CoY in 2015 was because the Flames were hella lucky. -- nm - Subversive May 3, 08:18 1
    - What he said, Will - Reagen May 3, 08:31
  - Can you help me out on this? Why are NHL teams so eager to fire coaches? - Will Hunting May 3, 07:56 2
    - the GM's figure "it's either him or me" so they fire the coach to eek out another couples years of pay cheques -- nm - Beaker May 3, 08:06
    - yet no one can seem to release Claude Julien. -- nm - Diva May 3, 08:04
This might be heresy, but I hope Leslie Odom Jr wins Best Actor in a Musical. - ty97 May 3, 07:46 1
- it's not heresy. Lin-Manuel can get everything else anyway. -- nm - Diva May 3, 07:47
I gave myself a serious scare last week while picking up Mrs. L's meds at the pharmacy; blood pressure was 160/110. - landbeck May 3, 07:43 5
- I had a weird spike a few weeks ago too. - Will Hunting May 3, 07:46
- I would rather die than give up cheese. -- nm - groiny May 3, 07:43 3
  - I used to use metaphors like that. Until it became non-metaphorical... -- nm - landbeck May 3, 07:52 2
    - I really need to get back to being better about this. - znufrii May 3, 08:01
    - but, I really, really love cheese. -- nm - groiny May 3, 07:56
Ah, the always entertaining "Everyone should attend a brief important meeting this morning at 9" last-minute email. - Mop May 3, 07:42
From below -- would anyone here want to actually do a HSX contest - Will Hunting May 3, 07:42 6
- Sure. This could be fun. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 3, 07:57
- You just want me to prove again how bad I am at this game, don't you? -- nm - ty97 May 3, 07:48 1
  - Yes. -- nm - Will Hunting May 3, 07:50
- i can't since I have to play on my phone now and it sucks. -- nm - Diva May 3, 07:48
- Sure. -- nm - volnelk May 3, 07:43
- I would. -- nm - groiny May 3, 07:42
Twitter: One year stock chart -- (link) - budice May 3, 07:41 1
- Should Microsoft buy them yet? -- nm - Mop May 3, 07:43
The new Slow TV special has been announced - a two-hour bus journey through the Yorkshire Dales -- (link) - LMS May 3, 07:36 1
- That sounds delightful! -- nm - Mop May 3, 07:44
this isn't unfunny. alanis and james corden redo ironic with modern struggles. -- (link) - unbreakable mandy jones May 3, 07:35 9
- *slimes Corden* -- nm - Robert Barontheon May 3, 08:07
- It's like a song called Ironic, but there are no ironies... nm - Jim May 3, 07:43 5
  - Reposting this -- (link) - znufrii May 3, 08:03 [youtube]
  - I'm glad that she's able to have some perspective on it now. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 07:57
  - I think your IM is the funniest part. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones May 3, 07:45 2
    - The fact that he not only got her permission to do it, but got her to sing it is fantastic. - Jim May 3, 07:46 1
      - she actually has a good sense of humour. it came out in interviews when she was younger. -- (edited) - Andie May 3, 08:01
- "It's like First Class on a Southwest plane" -- nm - Max May 3, 07:39
- nice. -- nm - Andie May 3, 07:37
Audra MacDonald was not nominated for 'Shuffle Along'. The Met Gala is more about costumes than actual fashion but it's fun to mix the 2. and LIR -- (edited) - Diva May 3, 07:35 5
- It may not be a surprise to others, but I assumed Jennifer Hudson would get a nom and she did not. -- nm - ty97 May 3, 07:45 2
  - they say her performance at the post-show Prince tribute last month was better than anything she's doing in the show night after night. - Diva May 3, 07:46 1
    - If that's the case, than I'm glad she didn't a get a nom that belonged elsewhere. -- nm* - ty97 May 3, 07:51
- On Your Feet getting 1 nomination is a major blow to that show. -- nm - MDH May 3, 07:37 1
  - which is one more than 'Finding Neverland' got last year. And anyhoo - GOYF looks terrible. -- nm* - Diva May 3, 07:41
Radiohead is teasing some new material while showing some love for Camberwick Green -- (link) - LMS May 3, 07:34 4
- Who? -- nm - Jaxshan May 3, 07:42 3
  - It's a stopmotion animation TV series that's 50 years old but still fondly remembered -- (link) - LMS May 3, 07:47 2
    - No, that radio thing. -- nm - Jaxshan May 3, 07:53 1
      - It's the name of a song by Talking Heads -- nm - LMS May 3, 07:58
spammy, and the original name of Regina was Pile O'Bones. -- nm - Reagen May 3, 07:31 1
- But it didn't rhyme with anything so they scrapped it? -- nm - spamlet May 3, 07:55
LYCVote: I just couldn't do it. I could not vote for Ted. -- nm - Spawn May 3, 07:30 3
- Spawn killed the Republic! Spawn killed the Republic!!! -- nm - Will Hunting May 3, 07:31 2
  - I voted, just not republican. - Spawn May 3, 07:38 1
    - good -- nm - Beaker May 3, 07:54
Has HSX posted anything about why it's been down two mornings in a row? - secretslacker May 3, 07:24 17
- They are resetting everyone to 2 million dollars in a reboot of HSX -- nm - Bacon May 3, 07:29 6
  - Replacing Mac Daddy with Zach Snyder. -- nm - Reagen May 3, 07:55
  - that would be AWESOME -- nm - groiny May 3, 07:31 2
    - Time to find out how good ST'ers really are. - Will Hunting May 3, 07:41 1
      - I used to be good but I don't have the time or patience for it anymore. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 08:20
  - Shut.Your.Mouth. -- (edited) - Will Hunting May 3, 07:30
  - Bernie would appreciate it. -- nm - secretslacker May 3, 07:30
- stop freaking me out. -- nm - Andie May 3, 07:25 3
  - You never responded about whether you have a sister I can marry so I can move to Canada... - secretslacker May 3, 07:30 2
    - i do have a brother, alas, he is spoken for. -- nm - Andie May 3, 07:34 1
      - do you like them? -- nm - groiny May 3, 07:36
- just a message about server maintenance -- nm - decline May 3, 07:25 4
  - I wonder if they're upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 08:08
  - Ah, thanks... it's a little annoying but if this was announced then I can't be too upset. -- nm - secretslacker May 3, 07:29 2
    - bah, you can always be too upset. -- nm - groiny May 3, 07:30 1
      - I'm always angry. :) -- nm - secretslacker May 3, 07:31
- Sweet. :) -- nm - secretslacker May 3, 07:24

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