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Charlotte Update: Police say they seized a handgun from the scene, but no book. Also, Nation of Islam is now calling for a boycott of Charlotte. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 09:54 19
- I wasn't there and try to wait for details to assess. I will just note (in general, not to you specifically) that recovery of a gun, by itself, does - ty97 Sep 21, 09:59 1
  - I agree, and I am not implying that it justifies the incident - Strongbad Sep 21, 10:04
- NC Governor's official statement - Strongbad Sep 21, 09:55 16
  - I look forward to them releasing the body cam video -- nm - mr monkey Sep 21, 09:56
  - We haven't done anything wrong -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 21, 09:56 14
    - It' really is all about how white people are inconvenienced -- nm - mr monkey Sep 21, 09:57 13
      - Would you feel any differently if the 3 people in that video were a different race? - Strongbad Sep 21, 10:10 2
        
        do you not get why the protestors have no interest in attacking themselves? -- nm - mr monkey Sep 21, 10:10 1
        
        Do you not get that it's impossible to determine the race of the people in that car when you're hurling rocks onto an interstate? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 10:11
      - Yeah, I mean it's not like throwing a rock through a windshield from a bridge could have injured, or killed someone... -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 21, 10:01 2
        
        #AllViolenceMatters -- nm - mr monkey Sep 21, 10:05 1
        
        #YoureADick -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 21, 10:09
      - To be fair, there really isn't an excuse for random destruction, but focusing on this portion really distracts and misses the mark on what the real - pmb Sep 21, 09:59 1
        
        And yet, when black athletes take the minimal step of quietly kneeling during the national anthem.... - mr monkey Sep 21, 10:02
      - Or randomly attacked for having done nothing... - Will Hunting Sep 21, 09:59 4
        
        To a degree, yes but it's kind of like the Black Live Matter vs. all lives matter argument. There are systematic recurring issues being perpetrated - pmb Sep 21, 10:02 3
        
        Which isn't at all what Pixie is insinuating in his snarky comment. - Will Hunting Sep 21, 10:07 2
        
        nobody lives in a vacuum. if we all don't collectively agree to deal with this problem, then none of us have the moral authority to complain - mr monkey Sep 21, 10:10 1
        
        Bullshit. We all have the moral obligation to call out *ALL* types of thuggish behavior. - Will Hunting Sep 21, 10:15
Yikes. My niece, a little less than a month old, had a lumbar puncture yesterday to test for meningitis. - Name Withheld by Request Sep 21, 09:41 2
- oof, poor kid. Nothing but the "best thoughts" for her! -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 21, 10:03
- *good thoughts* -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 10:00
Today in "Stories from parent facebook group": Kids are being terrorized by lunch ladies. 15 minutes to eat + 15 minutes to play is destroying - oblique Sep 21, 09:40
Robot that kills mosquitos via laser -- (link) - JD Sep 21, 09:36
Ew. This Conference Call I'm on just erupting into an argument. - Mel Profit Sep 21, 09:26 10
- I had a *very* awkward conference call this morning. Won't go into details, but one of the most awkward ever -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 09:48 3
  - Just for clarity, I was not involved in this conversation -- nm* - oblique Sep 21, 09:59
  - My imagination is going to some very weird places here, ty. You should just tell us about it. -- nm - mara Sep 21, 09:50
  - details!!! -- nm - mud Sep 21, 09:49
- Are you somewhere you can at least get work done? -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 09:34 5
  - I'm on mute and working away. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 21, 09:38 3
    - Let Them Fight. -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 09:40 2
      - And playing Ken Watanabe is ... Diva! -- nm - landbeck Sep 21, 09:57 1
        
        he's the best. -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 10:06
  - he's in ThunderDome. -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 09:36
Survivor Pool: I am leaning toward GB at home over the Lions] -- nm - amoxy Sep 21, 09:26 6
- Survivor Pool: F'ng Arizona cost me in Week 1. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 09:26 5
  - I don't get why you'd choose between 2 of the top 5 teams in the league when there are so many bad teams. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 09:35 4
    - Because Arizona was the 2nd biggest favorite on the board against NE without Brady and Gronk at home. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 09:42 3
      - You picked mongoose or cobra.... - Will Hunting Sep 21, 09:44 2
        
        They were the 2nd biggest favorite on the board. Yes, I chose poorly. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 09:50 1
        
        never bet against Hoodie -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 10:00
That U2 crash yesterday was about 45 miles away from me, but the U2's use Chico Airport for touch and go landings once a month -- (link) - amoxy Sep 21, 09:25
"Behind every plant that we now eat, there are all the unsung cavemen, who proved that the other ones were poisonous." -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 09:22 1
- Real (cave)Men of Genius! -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 09:35
Vikings just placed LT Matt Kalil on IR. Peterson surgery tomorrow. -- (edited) - ML Sep 21, 09:21 7
- Vikings have signed RB Ronnie Hillman -- nm - ML Sep 21, 09:22 1
  - Jerick McKinnon will be the starting RB for the Vikings. -- nm - ML Sep 21, 09:25
- Race you to the bottom! -- nm - oblique Sep 21, 09:21 4
  - AP didn't bother me much. It was more of a fantasy thing than a real-world thing. Losing Kalil hurts. -- nm - ML Sep 21, 09:23 3
    - Judging from his PFF grades the last few years, not really. -- nm - David Sep 21, 09:44 2
      - His rookie year was definitely his nadir. - ML Sep 21, 09:47 1
        
        Playoffs?! -- nm - Jim Mora Sep 21, 10:08
Hmm. Could be very bad news at work today. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 09:04 5
- Hopefully everything is okay for you. -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 09:19
- eeks. good luck. (delete your cache :) ) -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 09:08 1
  - I don't ST on my work computer anymore. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 09:15
- "Due to a recent rash of people sleeping at their desks..." -- nm - oblique Sep 21, 09:05 1
  - Hah. I've been travelling! It's a wonder I didn't get sick. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 09:16
NASA has scheduled a presser for tonight regarding findings related to Europa -- (link) - ML Sep 21, 09:04 6
- everybody go watch Europa Report before tonight -- nm - decline Sep 21, 09:30
- Drill baby drill! -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 09:20
- The end of "2010" was only off by 6 years... -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 21, 09:16
- Earth 2, starring Tim Curry -- nm - Strongbad Sep 21, 09:14
- Spoiler -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Sep 21, 09:08 [Image]
- "Also, we really don't care if you are an Aries or a Taurus. Peace out." -- nm - NASA Sep 21, 09:04
An arrest warrant has been issued for WR Josh Gordon for.... - ML Sep 21, 08:52 4
- A step in the right direction, I guess. -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 09:21
- If the prophylactic don't fit, you must acquit. -- nm - budice Sep 21, 09:12
- No games but a mandatory appearance on the Maury show. -- nm - Goodell Sep 21, 08:56
- but was he stoned during conception? -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 08:53
"Mongolian wrestling coaches get 3-year ban for stripping protest" - David Sep 21, 08:48 3
- Slap Shot 2: The Wrestling Years -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 08:50
- That seems...extreme -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 08:50 1
  - He was upset, but he really should have kept his pants on. - Diva Sep 21, 08:51
I'm sure you're all very excited for me. I caught my first lickitung this morning. -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 21, 08:44 6
- I've been catching a fair number of poliwags which were rare for me. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 21, 09:11
- fancy. i caught my first Kabuto yesterday (less fancy.) -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 08:48 2
  - But it comes with two strings. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Sep 21, 09:10
  - I don't have that. -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 21, 09:05
- euphemism? -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 08:46
- I got a pidgey -- nm - decline Sep 21, 08:45
Donte Moncrief out 4-6 weeks. -- nm - ML Sep 21, 08:43 14
- not sure how but I ended up with Phillip Dorsett in the one league where I have Moncrief -- nm - oblique Sep 21, 09:04 3
  - well done -- nm - ML Sep 21, 09:06 2
    - SuperFeud. This obviously means I am the best -- nm - oblique Sep 21, 09:13 1
      - Which reminds me. How does IR work for SF? If I drop him to IR, I can pick someone up and then swap back by dropping someone anytime - oblique Sep 21, 09:14
- Adrian Peterson out 3-4 months. -- nm - ML Sep 21, 08:44 9
  - Really? Are they putting him on IR for the rest of the season? - pmb Sep 21, 08:52 6
    - nothing has been announced, but they could always IR him and activate him later as their designated-to-return player -- nm - ML Sep 21, 08:53 5
      - probably out until at least December, right ? -- nm - decline Sep 21, 09:00 1
        
        that would fall within 3-4 months yes - ML Sep 21, 09:01
      - Starting 2-0 with a win over Green Bay, I have to think it'll be IR Designated To Return. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 21, 08:55 2
        
        It's just IR. Teams don't need to designate ahead of time anymore. -- (edited) - ML Sep 21, 08:59 1
        
        Ah. Didn't know they adjusted that this year. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 21, 09:04
  - Lions place RB Ameer Abdullah (foot) on injured reserve -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 08:48 1
    - Oof. -- nm - ML Sep 21, 08:50
Hey September budget, how are you doing? - ty97 Sep 21, 08:37
*Big Papi comes screaming, literally screaming, into view...clearly in a panic...followed by Andie, also literally screaming...also clearly in - Nekkid Crazy Mel Sep 21, 08:36
do members of Team USA still have to stand for the anthem? Or must they just keep their heads hung in shame? CANADA! -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 08:33
Tuesday TV ratings (NBC must be happy with This is Us; Bull did well too) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 21, 08:30 1
- (Bull beat NCIS in top demo and almost beat them in overall viewers...wow) -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 08:47
AP out multiple games. Is having his meniscus repaired on Thursday -- (link) - decline Sep 21, 08:28
also - tomorrow is the equinox. Enjoy the last day of Summer 2016 today, kids... -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 08:27 4
- begins to look around for any pagans prepping for a festival / seasonal observance ... -- nm - call me Ishmael, pirate smuggler for life Sep 21, 08:47
- Sunday high: 69 / Low 52 -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 08:28 2
  - 88 / 66 and sunny after raining all week -- nm - sycor Sep 21, 08:31
  - Here you go. Snow to start falling by Friday -- (link) - decline Sep 21, 08:30
Food for thought: Please Stop Sharing Links to These Sites -- (link) - ty97 Sep 21, 08:25 10
- I don't think I've ever heard of any of those, but here is the most important one to stop linking: - decline Sep 21, 08:34
- I've only heard of two of those. -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 08:30 1
  - I have seen at least half of them in my feed, some many times. -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 08:31
- Yeah, I usually just pass over those when they pop up in my feed. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 08:28 6
  - I like Addicting Info as a "heads-up, this is getting attention" source, but usually I try not to share from them directly. I'll be trying harder now. -- nm - mara Sep 21, 08:32 1
    - Right. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 08:35
  - These are where I make use of the "Hide all from..." option. -- nm - Ender Sep 21, 08:30 3
    - I didn't realize you could hide all links from a certain site. That's good to know. - spamlet Sep 21, 08:44
    - I don't mind seeing them, and every once in a while I'm tempted to rebut a particularly egregious headline, but I always decide it's just not worth it -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 08:33
    - I only do that for the fake Ray-ban ads that crop up every once in a while. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 08:31
Thought SHIELD was good last night. spoils and a spoiler question - Beaker Sep 21, 08:25 5
- spoiler comment I stole - Beaker Sep 21, 08:28 2
  - Please. No. (spoil?) - sycor Sep 21, 08:29 1
    - see I'd go - spoils? - Beaker Sep 21, 08:40
- New info -- nm - Ender Sep 21, 08:25 1
  - cool -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 08:26
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also of note, I discovered recently that the WestJet companion flights also apply to their Plus fares -- (edited) - Reagen Sep 21, 08:22 2
- ooohhhhh -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 08:23 1
  - We were going to do the regular fare and use it that way, but when I saw that I thought - Reagen Sep 21, 08:27
I love that we appear to have multiple STer who work for people who require their help to navigate airpots - ty97 Sep 21, 08:19 5
- I honestly don't understand how you do it. Lightning wiped out our connecting flight on Monday. Four hours at an airport felt like a lifetime. - David Sep 21, 09:46 1
  - 1) Club membership 2) wine -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 09:49
- I love that people know all the travel stuff. -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 21, 08:21 2
  - There's no way I knew that United operated from Terminals 7 and 8 at LAX off the top of my head. -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 21, 08:24 1
    - you drink and you know travel things -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 21, 09:04
Joss Whedon on Twitter -- (link*) - budice Sep 21, 08:18
That survey on B2 reminds me, I need to do something with my saving account. - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 08:15 6
- I need to break up with my money guy. I just don't feel okay about doing business with wells fargo anymore. -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 21, 08:34 1
  - I need to get a money guy. - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 08:56
- 529 plan? -- nm - The Munificent Baron Sep 21, 08:17 2
  - Some of it will go towards that, I'm sure. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 08:18
  - Geisha fund -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 08:18
- take trip and spend it! -- nm - decline Sep 21, 08:16
oh, ok -- (link) - ty97 Sep 21, 08:13 12
- saving Trump the trouble of doing it himself -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 08:25
- But the word was "necrophagous" so it's OK. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Sep 21, 08:16
- N*bby, please. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 21, 08:16
- and it was followed minutes later by a woman chanting 'lock her up' -- nm - decline Sep 21, 08:15
- seems legit -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 21, 08:15 7
  - here's the quote -- (link) - ty97 Sep 21, 08:16 6
    - Here -- (link) - Roger More Sep 21, 08:20 2
      - smh -- nm - JaxSean Sep 21, 08:24 1
        
        I don't care about the n-word slip, but his message of "assimilate" isn't the way forward, IMO. -- nm - Roger More Sep 21, 08:29
    - Im shocked Don King is A: alive B: relevant -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 21, 08:18 2
      - He is not relevant at all. -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 08:58
      - Well he's alive...... - ty97 Sep 21, 08:19

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