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If it's 'unlimited double miles on every purchase everywhere', isn't that really just miles? But at a good rate? - Volnelk Aug 29, 18:39
I was fishing around under Abby's pillow for about 10 minutes trying to find the tooth she left - prayformojo Aug 29, 18:34 5
- We had a little box on her dresser she would put it in. MUCH easier that way. -- nm - spamlet Aug 29, 18:39 1
  - Yeah, I was nervous about waking her up, so by the end my nerves were shot, Hurt Locker-style -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 18:42
- I was ready for this story to take a spooky, ghost-related turn. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 29, 18:38 2
  - spookier than 27 pillows? -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 18:41
  - Right? - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 18:39
Court says cops can't stop you just because your plates are from a state with legal grass -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 29, 18:16 1
- i.e., find any of the other perfectly legal pretexts for the stop, dummies -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 18:18
[squelching] - Reagen Aug 29, 18:09
The world seems boring lately without the Olympics. -- nm - Max Aug 29, 18:08 6
- Football starts in 10 days or so -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 20:18
- Wait for it... -- nm - Blood Feud Aug 29, 18:25
- You forgot the word less in front of boring. -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 18:16
- in 2 weeks is a big holiday. Star Trek first aired on September 8 1966 -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 29, 18:13
- Sock/Fritz at the US Open is fun -- nm - Dano Aug 29, 18:08 1
  - Spoil - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 18:15
did the DP of The Thing reveal the movie's secret? -- (link) - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 17:58 1
- "I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and it's pissed off..." So that's what's going on in Trump's head... -- nm - TWuG Aug 29, 18:08
I should have another beer and a basket of fries, right? -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:57 3
- crispy, properly cooked fries? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 29, 18:00 1
  - We'll see. - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 18:07
- If that will help with your loss of Grimm than I say go for it. -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 17:58
Dear Blood Feud participants: ALWAYS USE FULL NAMES!!! - David Aug 29, 17:53 21
- You guys have been doing this for, what, a decade? How is this not a well-oiled process yet? -- nm - TWuG Aug 29, 18:26 1
  - Most of the players are awful human beings. -- nm - David Aug 29, 18:26
- I've sent out an email to people with my text # on it. Who all do you suggest I send draft cards to -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 18:21 6
  - Also sorry about the keepers being last name only. -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 18:29 5
    - S.Davis -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 18:35 1
      - your memory is pretty good :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 18:38
    - That was something many players did, not just you. -- nm - David Aug 29, 18:33 2
      - Feel free to send me a text to make sure you have my number, I don't want to hold things up. I'll be busy on Thursday so I hope we have most of it - crash davis Aug 29, 18:37 1
        
        You're totally fine. We're all just glad you're okay. -- nm - David Aug 29, 18:40
- My contact information is the same from last year. Do you have any helper or helpers that would need it this year? - Bacon Aug 29, 18:09
- *starts to make a joke, remembers Calvins voting* -- nm - Max Aug 29, 18:07 1
  - I'd be much happier as the last man on Earth. -- nm - David Aug 29, 18:10
- Is Smith still available? -- nm - decline Aug 29, 17:59 1
  - autodelete - David Aug 29, 18:00
- I draft Jones -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 17:54
- Astronauts are now locked and loaded. -- nm* - David Aug 29, 17:54 3
  - Did we find Crash is okay? -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 17:55 2
    - Don't make a dumbass joke and then ask for info. - David Aug 29, 18:00 1
      - Your hatey is peaking way way too early this year. -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 18:01
- Do you even know my middle name? -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 17:53 1
  - Why else would I call you Useless? - David Aug 29, 17:55
Tim Tebow to have Skip Bayless toss him softballs at MLB tryout -- (link) - Beaker Aug 29, 17:47 1
- HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Bayless said it will be an honor to pitch to “an athlete who I think might go down as the best hitter of all-time one day. -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 17:54
John Lennon's killer denied parole again -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 29, 17:35
‘Pretty Little Liars’ will end in spring 2017 with final 10 episodes -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 17:34
Monday Night Jericho! -- nm - CQ Aug 29, 17:29
Draft card submitted. Have a good night, folks. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 29, 17:28
This season of Grimm will be its last. NBC has cancelled it. -- nm - MDH Aug 29, 17:26 17
- They've been trying to do this since season 1. -- nm - David Aug 29, 17:35
- This upcoming season? Or the past season? -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 29, 17:34 3
  - One more season of 13 eps. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 29, 17:39 2
    - Thanks. At least they should have enough time/eps to give it a proper ending. -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 29, 18:53
    - Thx. -- nm - Diva Aug 29, 17:47
- six seasons longer than anyone ever expected -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 17:33
- No more signs for the shooting locations. Been stumbling upon them for years. - Bacon Aug 29, 17:29
- Thank f*cking God - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:27 9
  - Because it consistently got better every season. -- nm - Reagen Aug 29, 17:38 8
    - Hard not to. -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 17:47
    - Unquestionably. -- nm - David Aug 29, 17:45
    - Like hell it did. (Spoilers) - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:44 5
      - I put it about a half step below its spiritual cousin, Angel - Reagen Aug 29, 17:47 4
        
        I think we got through two and a half. - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:49 3
        
        Then you've missed out on 2 and a half seasons of continuous improvement. -- nm - Reagen Aug 29, 17:49 2
        
        Yup. I'm glad we didn't give up on it. - IrishStephen Aug 29, 18:46
        
        Meh. - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:51
"He simply couldn't bear the idea of one less smile in the world." - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:15 1
- Yeah, that was pretty well written. -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 17:17
Russian hackers breached Arizona's election system online -- (link) - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 17:09
The first debate between Trump and Clinton should be treee-mendeous - Brian Aug 29, 17:06 8
- This lines up with my thoughts on their organizations. - Volnelk Aug 29, 17:55 1
  - Are they answering questions and taking rebuttals, or sparring each other? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 18:00
- can't we just stick them on an empty planet to fight it out, like Kirk did on Star Trek? only this time we ditch them there & not rescue the winner :) -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 29, 17:39
- it's all fun and games till he attacks her with a hatchet -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 17:14 3
  - bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off -- nm - ML Aug 29, 17:16 2
    - Those two should totally call the debates -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 17:18 1
      - or the two from Best in Show -- nm - Jovian Aug 29, 17:21
- I have a feeling he has a plan. - Spawn Aug 29, 17:07
Question: How can a generic version of a product be different from the name brand if it's made by the same company? Epi-pen. -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 16:53 17
- Lots of Kirkland, costco brand is made by name brand producers - zeitgeist Aug 29, 17:10 7
  - Oh I know that most store brands are made by the original manufacturer. I've just never heard a manufacturer announcing its own generic. -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:18 6
    - Of course, once the patent expires anyone will be able to produce a generic. -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:22 5
      - It's the auto injector technology that's the tricky part. - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:25 1
        
        That's what the patent's on. -- nm - . Aug 29, 17:32
      - which may be them just trying to get ahead of it while they still have the patent to protect them -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 17:24 2
        
        That was my thinking. I'm just having trouble with the two different price levels :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:34 1
        
        "Hey, they don't have to pay the premium price for the premium product, they can by the cheaper, possibly less reliable generic." - . Aug 29, 17:47
- They will pinch insurance for the name brand. -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 17:04 1
  - Yup. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:10
- I have no idea. And I'm still a patent lawyer. - ReluctantCynic Aug 29, 17:01 3
  - partial explanation sorta -- (link) - . Aug 29, 17:12 2
    - That addresses their previously announced discount but not the generic they announced today. -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:20 1
      - hence the hedging, but I think the requirements that schools have them is one reason - . Aug 29, 17:27
- sounds like maybe an insurance thing, for plans that cover generics v. brands - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 16:58
- it may be the same with only the packaging and where or who is selling it being different -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 29, 16:54
- Because...because....lawyer! -- nm - . Aug 29, 16:54
Donaldo thinks America needs to be made great again, but that Kaep should go somewhere else if he's unhappy about the state of the country? -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 16:40 4
- I witnessed a hilarious conversation between father and son on facebook, dad says if Kaepernick can't respect the flag, he's free to leave the country - landbeck Aug 29, 17:20
- The same can be said to his followers. -- nm - . Aug 29, 17:01
- I also find bizarre the "you made it well, so how bad could it be" argument - Reagen Aug 29, 16:59
- Obviously because he hates America, how can we trust someone like him to help make it great? -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 16:41
Why Phil Collins? Why now? -- nm - Diva Aug 29, 16:37
Now I knew that Jack Sock won a gold medal in Mixed Doubles in Rio, but I didn't know he *also* won a bronze in Men's Doubles. - Diva Aug 29, 16:35
"Patriots have cut C Bryan Stork after failed physical resulted in his rights reverting from Washington." - ML Aug 29, 16:28 2
- As the Stork turns.. -- nm - budice Aug 29, 16:45 1
  - He just didn't deliver -- nm - Flavorize Aug 29, 16:50
Why is Taylor Swift doing jury duty in Tennessee if she lives here? Seems like NY should look into where she really lives full time. -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 16:19 6
- If she had on make-up I might think it was actually for a music video. -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 16:59
- She must be registered to vote there. -- nm - . Aug 29, 16:53
- She has a home in Rhode Island as well and spends time there too. She enjoys purchasing real estate -- nm* - Diva Aug 29, 16:22 3
  - That's fine. I just thought she lived here mostly but I guess not if she's doing jury duty there. - Krusty Aug 29, 16:25 2
    - She's got a big house here she's always tweeting from/ -- nm - jnine Aug 29, 22:51
    - Hiddleston must be in Nashville for sumpin -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 16:29
It looks like Taylor Swift does leave the house without too much make-up on sometimes.She should do it more often. -- nm - . Aug 29, 16:08
This is more accurate for gaming STers and their kids. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 29, 16:04 [Image]
I am so non prepared for Blood Feuding. I am going to wing it. -- nm - Shaun Aug 29, 16:02 14
- updating my burn list as I type! -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 17:24
- I've got a spreadsheet. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 16:38
- I'm not saying that I have no idea what's going on, I'm just saying I think I've watched a total of about 30 minutes of pre-season football... - IrishStephen Aug 29, 16:22 2
  - Well I've watched 0 mins so... -- nm - Shaun Aug 29, 16:23 1
    - I just watched my first five minutes yesterday. You're not alone. -- nm - ML Aug 29, 16:28
- This is my worst year prepping for Fantasy. Snuck up on me -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 16:06
- you never go full Hunting -- nm - ML Aug 29, 16:03 7
  - Is Arian Foster still playing? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 29, 16:09
  - My best keeper is Greg Olsen. -- nm - Shaun Aug 29, 16:04 5
    - My best keeper is Antonio Brown. My next-best is Matt Forte. - ReluctantCynic Aug 29, 16:09 4
      - My keeper WR is Travis Benjamin. - Shaun Aug 29, 16:11 3
        
        jeebus -- nm - ML Aug 29, 16:30
        
        I'm the rookie. Someone did leave me something to work with though :) -- nm - CQ Aug 29, 16:21 1
        
        Yeah, not as bad as what I inherited when I changed divisions. - Spawn Aug 29, 17:11
"The last time stocks outperformed the current rally at the halfway point is when Ronald Reagan won in a landslide against Walter Mondale in 1984." -- (link) - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 15:56 1
- Stocks are way overvalued, and the FED is going to decide when we correct. -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 16:00
"Six of the top 15 teams in the CBS Sports 128 are playing each other in Week 1. All six are putting their seasons on the line by opening with neutral - prayformojo Aug 29, 15:48 1
- No one puts their season on the line in week 1 given the 4 team playoff. - Will Hunting Aug 29, 15:53
Looks like I get to give someone the death penalty. Jury Duty summons for next month. -- nm - Qale Aug 29, 15:45 5
- Tell them you're a Trump supporter during voir dire -- nm - Strongbad Aug 29, 16:05 1
  - In texas? If he wants off he should wear an I'm with Her pin -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 17:13
- Yesterday I forgot to brush my teeth before work. Folks got the breath penalty -- nm - con_carne Aug 29, 15:52 2
  - Ha! :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 15:58
  - GUILTY! -- nm - Qale Aug 29, 15:54
Silver Streak one of my favs. Man he was so iconic in my life of movies. So many great memories of Gene. Damn - Bacon Aug 29, 15:45 5
- Willy Wonka was either the first or second movie I saw in the theater. - Dark Callisto Aug 29, 15:48 4
  - So It came out June 71. I was only 2 but I could have sworn I saw it in the theaters. Re release? - Bacon Aug 29, 15:54 3
    - Maybe? I know I saw the Cinderella re-release. But I was 3 at the time of Willy Wonka, so it's possible it was re-released. - Dark Callisto Aug 29, 16:08 2
      - wiki -- (link) - . Aug 29, 16:12
      - Awesome Willy Wonka. Depp played it closer to the book but ugh... -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 16:11
I think it's time for my younger kids to watch, "The Frisco Kid," or, as my older ones called it, Han Solo and Willie Wonka rob banks in the West. -- nm - landbeck Aug 29, 15:39 2
- da Toe-rah! -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 16:10 1
  - Come heeeeere little chicken. I don't want to hurt you. I just want to make you kosher! -- nm - landbeck Aug 29, 16:13
bam -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 15:25 2
- Bam Bam was a fantastic actor in The Night Of -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 15:32
- bam bigelow -- nm - Strongbad Aug 29, 15:26

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