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Sinead O'Connor Reported Missing in Chicago Suburb -- (link) - budice May 16, 10:58 4
- i really hope the Nothing Compares 2 U curse hasn't claimed another victim -- nm - Spawn May 16, 11:03 2
  - What is this curse? -- nm - Will Hunting May 16, 11:05 1
    - Prince. -- nm - Spawn May 16, 11:11
- it wasn't me -- nm - groiny May 16, 11:00
Speaking of car stuff, I can totally get used to the proximity key/push button start - znufrii May 16, 10:52
STPoll: From a local DC blog, a somewhat newish DC bar posted this sign Saturday re: who can enter. Thoughts? -- (link) - MDH May 16, 10:52 18
- Sounds like college kids are the effin worst. -- nm - Will Hunting May 16, 11:01 3
  - I'm kinda wondering what MDH did to result in this new policy -- nm - ty97 May 16, 11:02 2
    - "I have a great joke about asset depreciation. Ready?" -- nm - MDH si May 16, 11:04
    - Probably something like calling a BernieBro a cheap ass communist m-f'er for skipping out on buying a round for the group. -- nm - Will Hunting May 16, 11:04
- It's near a college? Looking for a clientele that has legal real IDs? -- nm* - . May 16, 11:01 1
  - Catholic University of America -- nm - . May 16, 11:08
- " So you open a dive-ishy bar a couple blocks from a university and get pissed when student of drinking age show up on the weekend?" - Pippy May 16, 11:00
- Someone had a bad 21st and is going to sue over it. -- nm - ty97 May 16, 11:00 2
  - *finger to nose* -- nm - Pippy May 16, 11:07 1
    - really bad, involving drunk driving....madd.org -- nm - . May 16, 11:08
- Seems like they had a bad incident and the oldest person involved was 24. -- nm - Shaun May 16, 10:59
- how did they arrive at a 24 age cutoff? -- nm - Beaker May 16, 10:58 1
  - Most kids over that aren't in college. - Will Hunting May 16, 11:02
- Looks like they're trying to squash college kids from going. Young professional bar -- nm - CQ May 16, 10:58 2
  - there are easier ways to do that, like jacking up the drink prices and booking crummy live acts that kids hate -- nm - senor dentista May 16, 10:59
  - Yep. -- nm - volnelk May 16, 10:59
- It's to make sure Miley Cyrus can't get back in. -- nm - Max May 16, 10:57
- feels discriminatory on its face for a public establishment, but i don't know off the top of my head how age is accounted for in those laws -- nm - senor dentista May 16, 10:54
analyst interview this aft: joannie b. ignored instructions about where to go and just showed up at my office. - unbreakable mandy jones May 16, 10:49 3
- LYC: We had a longtime Finance person get fired late last week, she's been here FOREVER - Strongbad May 16, 10:55
- it's called being proactive -- nm - senor dentista May 16, 10:51 1
  - Sure, but revising the budget and mailing it to all departments before the interview was a tad too go-getter -- nm* - ty97 May 16, 10:54
Fundraising night at Chipotle tonight? 50% of proceeds to the school? - oblique May 16, 10:48 3
- Chipotle is sending out BOGO texts to folks on their mobile list....join at the bottom of chipotle.com -- nm - budice May 16, 10:50
- "Finally, the 24k gold bathroom fixtures" -- nm - Kilbo's School District May 16, 10:49
- the toilet? -- nm - groiny May 16, 10:48
LYC: I bought a car yesterday. - Strongbad May 16, 10:48 23
- awesome! congrats -- nm - Pippy May 16, 11:09
- Oooh, sweet. Glad you gave the Sonata a second look. -- nm - Inigo May 16, 11:02
- sweet -- nm - CQ May 16, 10:59
- sassy -- nm - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:55
- Well done! -- nm - David May 16, 10:55
- Nice. -- nm - znufrii May 16, 10:50
- I had a good experience with a Spectra awhile back. Toyota also great like others have said -- nm - budice May 16, 10:49
- That car is also on my list so I'll be interested in what you think of it. Did you go new or used? -- nm - spamlet May 16, 10:49 2
  - New - Strongbad May 16, 10:51 1
    - Ooo, sexy. -- nm - Shaun May 16, 10:53
- Ooh. If it wasn't for my GM card points, I would've gotten that -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:49 11
  - 1. Shred the GM card. 2. Get a card that has *good* rewards. - spamlet May 16, 10:50 10
    - ST Poll: Post your "points" card - Strongbad May 16, 10:57 6
      - I have the AAdvantage card. One point per $ on everything and I charge *everything* - Meg May 16, 11:01
      - 1% cash back, 5% on rotating categories every quarter - znufrii May 16, 10:59 2
        
        (spoiler) - spamlet May 16, 11:00 1
        
        Citi Dividend Preferred -- nm - znufrii May 16, 11:02
      - We just did a massive overhaul and am Freedom Unlimited (1.5% on everything) and Chase Sapphire Preferred (2% on travel and other stuff). - spamlet May 16, 10:59
      - Discover, for the moment - senor dentista May 16, 10:58
    - It is on my list of things to do now that I've cashed out. I see you guys talking about them all the time but now I need to actually pay attention -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:55 2
      - You can hit me up anytime with questions (I'll volunteer ty and maj as well on this). -- nm - spamlet May 16, 11:01 1
        
        Though this is a great place to start. -- (link) - spamlet May 16, 11:03
- Time to take it off some sweet jumps! -- nm - Max May 16, 10:48
I don't think I will ever stop laughing at Pure Drivel. It's a cure for Mondays. - Max May 16, 10:42 1
- also, this tweet from HSX is pretty amusing -- (link) - Max May 16, 10:49
LYC: Apple CarPlay kinda sucks -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:35 22
- I hope Android Auto is better. It's one of the bazillion new toys on my car that I haven't tried yet. -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 10:50
- I've never been a fan of closed-loop marketplaces and architectures. Hence more a fan of Android which supports Amazon and Google Play. -- nm - budice May 16, 10:46 1
  - I looked into the Android Auto (which the car also supports). Seems it is just as crappy or maybe Waze is just shit (but since it's owned by Google) - oblique May 16, 10:47
- Really? Explain please. -- nm - iSpam May 16, 10:37 4
  - Well, on one hand it's pretty neat but it only works with a very small subset of apps so basically you're stuck with Apple Maps, Podcasts, Music, and - oblique May 16, 10:39 3
    - Is waze Apple play compatible though? I know that apps have to be compatible to work right. - iSpam May 16, 10:43 2
      - It isn't. Apparently that list of apps is exceptionally small. -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:45 1
        
        If you're looking for a podcast app that is, I know that Overcast is (and is now free). - spamlet May 16, 10:48
- I'm sorry to hear that, Kevin - Apple CarPlay May 16, 10:36 13
  - "Turn left in 100 meters. Ignore the lake. Turn Left." -- nm - Andie May 16, 10:44
  - I've never had a car with those "smart keys" before. It's weird. The Cruze even has a button on the exterior handles that unlocks the door when the - oblique May 16, 10:40 11
    - Yeah, I had that encounter with Camry Hybrid. You dont even put keys in the ignition. Just have keyfob in proximity and press button to start car -- nm* - budice May 16, 10:44
    - Mmm hmm. Your car will also sense if you leave your keys in the car and won't lock it if so. -- nm - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:42 9
      - that's what's kinda neat (and I was thinking about this at lunch today) is that I really can't lock my keys in the car with this - oblique May 16, 10:46 8
        
        OTOH, you can leave your car running with no keys in it. - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:49 6
        
        The car is really weird. It shuts the engine down at stop lights to save gas (I presume). It feels a little too smart for it's own good -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:49 5
        
        is it a hybrid? -- nm - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:52 3
        
        Nope -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:55 2
        
        huh, cool - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:55 1
        
        yeah, it is a bit unnerving at first but it is quick to engage after I take my foot off the brake. It is *almost* unnoticable -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:56
        
        Oh honey -- nm - Apple CarPlay May 16, 10:50
        
        Yeah. It gets weird though if you are someplace and run inside to get something. It's also been weird when both my wife and I have our "keys" on us. -- nm - volnelk May 16, 10:48
i love KAT. he gave his rookie of the year car to Debbie Saunders, Flip Saunders' widow.... - x May 16, 10:30 2
- He's *20* years old. He's so remarkably mature for his age. -- nm - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:33
- That is wonderful. -- nm - David May 16, 10:33
Proving that no idea is too late for it to dive into, Nintendo has announced it is planning its own in-house cinematic universe. -- (link*) - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:28 2
- Pokemon seems like the smartest bet for a cartoon. -- nm - Inigo May 16, 10:49
- This is so Nintendo. This basically sums up 20 years of decisions in one take -- nm - iSpam May 16, 10:36
Carder forums have moved to a sort of dark cloud infrastructure to make them harder to take down. -- (link) - iSpam May 16, 10:26
April was the warmest April ever. 7th month in a row where a record has been set. -- (link) - Beaker May 16, 10:23
Kevin Smith + Buckaroo Banzai + TV ....hmmmmm interesting -- (link) - Capstern May 16, 10:20 2
- I think it needs a remake, but Kevin Smith. - . May 16, 12:32
- ooh, who to cast... -- nm - Max May 16, 10:23
SCOTUS is doing some Sean Landeta-level punting with the 4-4 votes -- (link) - senor dentista May 16, 10:19
~that's my soul up there~ -- (link) - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:19 3
- clearly an example of solar oppression in our white heteronormative society -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 10:28
- OH CRAP -- nm - Sol May 16, 10:27
- Doom? -- nm - Beaker May 16, 10:20
We watched the last 6 episodes of Agent Carter over the weekend; S2 wasn't as good as the first, but I'd give it a B-. - SGTAmerica #TeamCap May 16, 10:15 2
- agreed - gave it a B - had a good energy and Howard Stark is epic awesome fun -- nm - Capstern May 16, 10:18 1
  - yeah he should be great in Preacher too hopefully -- nm - Beaker May 16, 10:19
Canadian provinces are too big. Add three. -- nm - Max May 16, 10:15 4
- Maine, Alaska, Washington -- nm - Roger More May 16, 10:24
- Vancouver Island, Toronto, Labrador. -- nm - Beryllium May 16, 10:20
- I'll nominate New France and Eskimotown -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 10:17
- Saint Marc, Saint Jean, and Ford Province -- nm - budice May 16, 10:17
Carolina, Dakota and Maryland annexes Delaware -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 10:13 6
- I love the History Channel show, "How States Got Their Shape"...it's usually a shitshow as to how it happened. -- nm - Mel Profit May 16, 10:22 2
  - the GA/TN dispute is fun to follow, if you haven't heard about it -- (link) - Strongbad May 16, 10:27 1
    - I want to watch a movie called Zenith Sector. -- nm - Max May 16, 10:34
- if anything Delaware should join PA, given that it was given to William Penn after the English kicked out the Dutch in the 17th century - znufrii May 16, 10:20 1
  - As soon as William Penn can file the proper documents, in triplicate, he can have Delaware back. -- nm - Will Hunting May 16, 10:32
- Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. -- nm - budice May 16, 10:15
get on this Trey Gowdy -- (link) - senor dentista May 16, 10:12
B2: Universal is *far* inferior to Disney - Strongbad May 16, 10:11 7
- 2 things stood out to me about Disney when we went 5 years ago inside - Shaun May 16, 10:53 2
  - the 1 thing I took from visiting there.... - groiny May 16, 11:02
  - Yes and Yes. -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 10:54
- I agree so much that I could have made the same post almost verbatim -- nm - David May 16, 10:43
- I don't think we could have done both parks in one day, and gotten to everything we wanted. We were there the second busiest time of the year, though. -- nm - Inigo May 16, 10:16 1
  - Yes, peak season makes it difficult. -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 10:18
- tips $1, well said sir -- nm - budice May 16, 10:13
Emilia Clarke throwing a little shade at Lena Heady? (GoT spoilers) -- (link) - amoxy May 16, 10:10 7
- I don't think so - those are two very different scenes, after all. -- nm - Roger More May 16, 10:13
- I thought she said she wasn't going nude on GoT again. - Mel Profit May 16, 10:12 5
  - last I read it was CGI head on a body double she supposed to have no more nudity clause -- nm - Capstern May 16, 10:13 1
    - regardless of what she may have said in the quote -- nm - Capstern May 16, 10:14
  - I agree with your IM -- nm - groiny May 16, 10:13 2
    - you already know there's a few nerd who have done side by side comparisons with last night's scene and the earlier one done a few seasons ago. -- nm - Mel Profit May 16, 10:19 1
      - even in last nights, it looked like 2 seperate sets of them... spoils... - groiny May 16, 10:22
Beachcombers for BC, Corner Gas for Saskatchewan, Republic of Doyle for NF, This Hour Has 22 Minutes for NS, Anne of Green Gables for PEI -- nm - Beaker May 16, 10:09 14
- Cheers for MA/Boston. -- nm - Mel Profit May 16, 10:45 3
  - CBS should make a Good Will Hunting procedural - senor dentista May 16, 10:48 2
    - So....Numb3rs. -- nm - Will Hunting May 16, 10:49 1
      - but in Boston. and with Chuckie as the street-smart wisecracking PI -- nm - senor dentista May 16, 10:52
- Flashpoint for Toronto? -- nm - Beryllium May 16, 10:18 4
  - I guess Heartland for Alberta? -- nm - Roger More May 16, 10:36 1
    - Arctic Air for the the North -- nm - Beaker May 16, 10:40
  - Degrassi -- nm - Roger More May 16, 10:25
  - ("Toronto isn't a province, Bery." "Try telling THEM that!") -- nm - Beryllium May 16, 10:19
- I'm assuming Georgia is Walking Dead. -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 10:10 4
  - It was designing women. -- nm - volnelk May 16, 10:39 1
    - Crossover event! -- nm - prayformojo May 16, 10:57
  - not Dukes of Hazzard? -- nm - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:38 1
    - Designing Women! -- nm - Andie May 16, 10:40
i really hope the Nothing Compares 2 U curse hasn't claimed another victim -- (link) - senor dentista May 16, 10:04
Jennifer Lawrence's simple message for Donald Trump -- (link) - budice May 16, 10:01 [youtube] 3
- Was that Depp next to her? He looks like a total sleezeball :) -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:04 1
  - reminds me of a character Christopher Walking sometimes plas on SNL -- nm - Beaker May 16, 10:55
- what is the opposite of clickbait -- nm - ÜMLaut May 16, 10:02
Dicky Mo was the spoof of Moby Dick that Tom and Jerry, the cartoon, did. -- nm - Mel Profit May 16, 09:59 4
- *annnddd* I just received an internal email about it. - Mel Profit May 16, 10:00 3
  - Send out a blast email with Venkman insulting Walter Peck of the EPA --- subject line, "Can we fix this guy next?" -- nm - Will Hunting May 16, 10:04 2
    - that lil dbag who jacked the price of meds up...he's on the list. -- nm - Mel Profit May 16, 10:20 1
      - As a donor? Won't work. No has use for a micro-penis. - Will Hunting May 16, 10:34
Grinder was set in Idaho? - amoxy May 16, 09:59 6
- Haaaaaaay. -- nm - Ida Ho May 16, 10:14
- What other Boise did you think there was? -- nm - spamlet May 16, 10:05 2
  - Never watched the show, just didn't think it would be set in Boise -- nm - amoxy May 16, 10:11 1
    - That makes more sense. They.mentioned boise often. You missed a great show -- nm - iSpam May 16, 10:14
- No, you-da-ho. - Beryllium May 16, 10:00 1
  - I didn't want to like it but I did. -- nm - oblique May 16, 10:02
Clear the mechanism. -- nm - Will Hunting May 16, 09:57 5
- enjoyed that movie a lot -- nm - Capstern May 16, 10:01
- One of my fave bits from any sports movie. -- nm - David's iPad May 16, 09:59 3
  - Did you end up getting express passes for Universal? -- nm - Inigo May 16, 10:11 1
    - Yes, they came with the hotel -- nm* - David May 16, 10:28
  - Shame the rest of it was so meh. -- nm - Will Hunting May 16, 10:01

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