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Tennessee: Reason for all the Orange. Florida @ Tennessee this Sat. College Gameday in town -- (link) - budice Sep 23, 11:09 1
- We're a pretty average team so far to get Gameday 2/4 weeks. - Volnelk Sep 23, 11:13
Do want. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 23, 11:08 1
- Very cool. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 23, 11:14
Big, if true -- (link) - decline Sep 23, 11:06
As much as this last week/month has sucked for Vikings fans, at least we're not the Browns -- (link) - ML Sep 23, 11:05
looks like ASJ has been released by the Bucs -- (link) - ML Sep 23, 11:03
"A merger between DraftKings and FanDuel is expected to be announced." -- (edited) - ML Sep 23, 10:58 4
- Most unexpected merger since Sirius/XM -- nm - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:59
- "FanDraft" -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 10:59 2
  - "DraftDuel" -- nm - budice Sep 23, 11:04 1
    - "Swindle" -- nm - decline Sep 23, 11:07
La La Land was planned for Dec 2 limited / Dec 16 wide. Now changed to Dec 9 limited / Dec 16 wide -- (link) - ty97 Sep 23, 10:54 2
- good think i'll be seeing it in Austin, jerks -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:57 1
  - "The best movie since Mad Max" - Ed Douglas - Den of Geek -- nm - budice Sep 23, 11:06
overheard office conversation: Legal clerk to receptionist: "What is the latest I can give you a courier to go downtown?" Receptionist: "Well, it - Andie Sep 23, 10:54 1
- Most records office close at 4 or 4:30 to finish recording, like old bankers hours -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 23, 14:10
No idea what to make of these photos -- (link) - ty97 Sep 23, 10:50 2
- you could make a collage, but that would be in poor taste -- nm - decline Sep 23, 10:52 1
  - You could make a hat, a brooch, a pterodactyl.... -- nm - mara Sep 23, 11:07
ST has probably heard of all of the stories in Viriginia, the Carolinas, etc. of clowns being seen popping up outside of towns trying to lure people - call me Ishmael Sep 23, 10:49 1
- Weirdest apparent trend. So weird. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 23, 11:06
hello. give me your paint thoughts. a kitchen, new white cabinets, a grey countertop. - tRuMaN Sep 23, 10:49 11
- I'll try and find the colour we just did ours, it was an amazing difference over what we had with our white cabinets - J Sep 23, 11:16
- I like white cabinets with a dark floor and counter top. The counter top won't show stains or marks as easily as a light color would. Plus, I just - Krusty Sep 23, 11:10 2
  - the floor will be darker too. - tRuMaN Sep 23, 11:13 1
    - I've seen similar to what you're describing on home shows and it looks great. -- nm - Krusty Sep 23, 11:16
- I use this site all the time for playing with colors.... -- (link) - groiny Sep 23, 10:57 1
  - look at the color called Mermaid Sea P440-7 -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:58
- my first thought is like a colonial blue -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:52 1
  - but if it were me, I would go with a dark teal-ish color. -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:54
- purple and do that popcorn paint thing on the ceiling -- nm - decline Sep 23, 10:51 2
  - *takes notes* - tRuMaN Sep 23, 10:52 1
    - that popcorn shit is a pain in the ass -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:53
The Cincinnati Enquirer has endorsed Republicans for President for nearly 100 years. Today it endorsed Clinton -- (link) - ty97 Sep 23, 10:47 4
- It appears ty blocked some of back. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 11:11
- big if true, again. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 23, 10:49 2
  - 2 Big, 2 True -- nm - ML Sep 23, 10:50 1
    - 2 Big to Quit (hey hey) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:51
Big news in my home town: The Hawkins Cheezie factory warehouse burned to the ground. -- (link) - Andie Sep 23, 10:47 6
- Dammit. Do they have enough of a stockpile for rebuilding? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 10:59 4
  - you can paint styrofoam orange pretty quickly. -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 11:00 1
    - Actually, according to the story, it's cardboard, not styrofoam. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 11:05
  - Oh - production won't be affected, phew. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 10:59 1
    - Local southern Ontario Halloween is saved! -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 11:00
- That would be quite the aroma. -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 10:49
Chris Bosh has failed his preseason physical and will not be cleared to participate in training camp, the Miami Heat announced Friday. -- (link) - Beaker Sep 23, 10:44 1
- Sadly, it looks like his career is probably over -- nm - decline Sep 23, 10:51
ST EPL Challenge standings (hope my arithmetic is good) - mud Sep 23, 10:42 1
- Stoke is killing me. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 23, 11:07
"Pitch is about the first woman to play in the major leagues, but the main character plays for the Padres. When does she get to the majors?" - ML Sep 23, 10:41
A map of the Mississippi River's watershed, animated -- (link) - mara Sep 23, 10:38 1
- be interesting to see this overlayed with current drought conditions and dried river beds -- nm - decline Sep 23, 10:53
random observation - our in house lawyer spends a lot of time talking about the different coloured sneakers she buys in Tokyo, -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 10:38
Rivera says Cameron Artis-Payne to start at RB against Vikings -- nm - budice Sep 23, 10:23
Hate me if you want, but I haven't move from my prediction of May 10: I still think Donald Trump will win the election. - ReluctantCynic Sep 23, 10:19 41
- I stand by my Hillary landslide victory prediction of May of 2008. -- nm - Spawn Sep 23, 11:13 1
  - this is the kiss of death for her. -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 11:16
- And I stand by mine that he doesn't get 200 electoral votes. -- nm - Krusty Sep 23, 10:37 2
  - If he does win, I'm going to apply for asylum in Krustyland - ty97 Sep 23, 10:42 1
    - :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 23, 11:12
- I don't hate you, I just hope you're wrong. - ty97 Sep 23, 10:26 4
  - the more shit that hits the fan, the more he gains ground IMO. - groiny Sep 23, 10:30 3
    - except, he's losing worse than Romney at this point -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:31 2
      - But has gained a good bit of ground since the democratic convention. -- nm - Inigo Sep 23, 10:36 1
        
        and already started to give it back this week -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:41
- I still think HRC clobbers him, but only serves 1 term as the Republicans wise up and nominate a much better candidate in 2020. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:23 21
  - I don't expect her to be a two-term president at all, for various reasons. -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 10:34 3
    - health? what else? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:35 2
      - Several things - ty97 Sep 23, 10:41 1
        
        If she gets demo senate then at least we can have a reasonable SCOTUS appointment, perhaps 2...she will bring peace love and understanding - zeitgeist Sep 23, 11:26
  - Depends on how successful the GOP in the House is in stymying her agenda and tanking the economy. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 23, 10:31 12
    - ... well yes, that's typically what opposition parties do when they don't align with the President. -- nm* - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:34 10
      - Most opposition parties try and tank the economy? - znufrii, dad. Sep 23, 10:35 9
        
        No, Part 1. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:36 8
        
        I also disagree with that point, unless you're only looking selectively at recent history. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 23, 10:37 7
        
        OK. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:41 6
        
        And let's not fool ourselves - znufrii, dad. Sep 23, 10:47 5
        
        Yes znufrii, that's exactly what Republicans run on and implement when in office. Tanking the economy and hurting the private sector. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:51 4
        
        Well, they give it a better name, usually, like "trickle down" or "supply side". It amounts to the same thing when enacted. -- nm - TWuG Sep 23, 11:09
        
        That really is exactly how they have run the last 8 years. Opposition. Shut down the government. Try to make things as bad as possible to blame - pmb Sep 23, 11:03 1
        
        They pretty much ran on the promise of the first. -- nm - . Sep 23, 11:05
        
        When they can blame Obama for it, that's exactly what they've done. -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Sep 23, 10:53
    - obstruction is a given. the only question is how the Dems respond as a party during the midterms -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:32
  - other than Kasich and Cruz, all of the other possible contenders are Trump supporters. good luck with that -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:28 3
    - Cruz is apparently mulling a Trump endorsement -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 10:29 2
      - And I'm not sure that being a Trump endorser will hurt anyone in 4 years. Kasich is taking a gamble -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 10:42 1
        
        he'll never get the current GOP nomination in any year -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:44
- And I still doubt he gets 40% of the vote. -- nm - David Sep 23, 10:22 8
  - If I had to bet, I think RC is probably wrong (though it's not impossible for Trump to win, my gut right now says Hillary wins a close one) - ty97 Sep 23, 10:23 7
    - Polls failed in 2012 because they don't reflect actual voting patterns. - David Sep 23, 10:31 1
      - And polls could fail this year because they might not be accurately predicting voting patterns in 2016 -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 10:35
    - yeah, I think it will be close and many of us will be sweating bullets on election night -- nm - decline Sep 23, 10:26 4
      - the ultimate outcome will likely be known fairly early, based on how Pennsylvania and Florida come in -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:30 3
        
        pet peeve: I despise the fact that our polls close at different times around the country. -- (edited) - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:33 2
        
        That's just being mean to the thousands of staff and volunteers needed to run the day for the elections offices and the parties. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Sep 23, 10:36 1
        
        Our voters should develop more of a sense of civic duty and volunteerism. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 23, 10:37
Inside the troubled development of Star Citizen -- (link) - oblique Sep 23, 10:15
"Rex Ryan says Sammy Watkins' injured foot was "stepped on" during a walkthrough earlier this week, which "didn't help" his already sore foot." -- nm - David Sep 23, 10:15 2
- did Rex step on it ? -- nm - decline Sep 23, 10:16 1
  - his idiot brother did. -- nm - Diva Sep 23, 10:24
Mariners Catcher Steve Clevenger Suspended Without Pay For Tweets (for the remainder of the season) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 23, 10:12 3
- Meanwhile in Montreal.... -- nm - . Sep 23, 11:09
- I get it, but that seems harsh -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 23, 10:16 1
  - Reading the tweets, he deserved it. -- nm - David Sep 23, 10:20
Jets WR Eric Decker (shoulder) practiced fully today -- nm - budice Sep 23, 10:05 2
- Alshon Jeffery practicing (if it matters) -- nm - budice Sep 23, 10:12 1
  - since I'm finding I have room on my rosters due to other injuries sending people to the IR, I already drafted Royal as a substitute just in case -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 10:13
ST Poll: Patty and Selma OK with the MacGyver reboot? or murderous rage? -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 10:02 1
- Everyone connected to the show will find their license to drive has been suspended and warrents issue w note armed and dangerous -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 23, 14:12
"deck" is a prognostication tool that uses a deck of cards. it's brilliant and simple. the first rule of deck is that you're not allowed to write it - university of amanda jones Sep 23, 10:00 3
- but how do you tell us? -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 10:13 2
  - it counts as talking if I say it here, right? max?? -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 23, 10:15 1
    - that seems reasonable. -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 10:19
Did kilbo offer a review on the Giordano's? -- nm - budice Sep 23, 09:58 12
- "I don't like casseroles" made me laugh on FB -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 10:08 4
  - also in the car with me was a dozen apple cider donuts and an apple pie - oblique Sep 23, 10:10 2
    - Long Grove? -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:10 1
      - Tom's Farm near us -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 10:11
  - casserole > cardboard -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:09
- I had the meat lovers pizza (whatever they call it), thin crust. It isn't as good as the Gino's East Meaty Legend (I think it's the cheese) but : B+ - oblique Sep 23, 10:01 6
  - thin crust = pussy -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:04 5
    - like your wife, I'm just not always in the mood to get stuffed -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 10:07 4
      - oh, she always gets stuffed. -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:08 3
        
        this is extra cheesy -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 23, 10:12 2
        
        with lots of crust -- nm - budice Sep 23, 10:13 1
        
        easy on the yeast -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:13
NBC News has obtained the video of the shooting of Keith Scott in Charlotte (I'm not sure what is shows yet) -- (link*) - ty97 Sep 23, 09:58 15
- This will go over well, I'm sure. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 23, 10:06 1
  - the main argument Charlotte PD has given for not releasing the body/dash cam video is the effect it would have on the family. this takes that away -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:31
- Update: it appears to be a cell phone video filmed by Keith Scott's wife -- (link) - ty97 Sep 23, 10:06 5
  - I just watched. I have no idea of the circumstances leading up to or even out of the event, but one observation: - Name Withheld by Request Sep 23, 10:22 1
    - I was just thinking the same thing (haven't watched it). The idea that they feel compelled to record (and have so many encounters that they are not - pmb Sep 23, 10:41
  - (therefore it's not a leaked police video as I first read it) -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 10:07 2
    - Pretty soon you're just going to have African Americans wearing body cams themselves. -- nm - pmb Sep 23, 10:12 1
      - Too noticeable. We need surreptitious voice recorders that upload to the cloud automatically. -- nm - mara Sep 23, 10:14
- cue internal investigation in 3...2....1.... -- nm - ML Sep 23, 09:58 6
  - Yes. But they are also incredibly stupid to not be making this public themselves. -- nm - pmb Sep 23, 10:02 5
    - That would be like Hillary admitting she deleted the emails on purpose -- nm - budice Sep 23, 10:03 4
      - The ones that were deleted were her personal emails, and she did admit that -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 10:22 1
        
        Let's not let facts get in the way of making a point here... -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 23, 10:25
      - How they could not have figured this out after seeing how it played out in Chicago is beyond me. -- nm - pmb Sep 23, 10:04 1
        
        You mean the state that passed that restroom bill? -- nm* - . Sep 23, 11:22
Watkins, J-Stew ruled OUT -- nm - ML Sep 23, 09:56
Squashed Emirates Airline gold member sues for suffering fat man 'spillover' -- (link) - ty97 Sep 23, 09:54 1
- privilege -- nm - decline Sep 23, 09:54
Is there a theme for the circus Monday or are they not doing that for the general? -- nm - iSpam Sep 23, 09:47 8
- Songs of the 80's. -- nm - pmb Sep 23, 10:13
- Zubaz -- nm - ML Sep 23, 09:55 4
  - I hear Obama hates Zubaz -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 09:56 3
    - He does seem rather annoyed. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 23, 11:07 [Image]
    - This is still my favorite Zubaz picture ever -- (link) - ML Sep 23, 09:58 [Image] 1
      - Tom Kelly, nice -- nm* - budice Sep 23, 10:00
- you mean like "the 80s"? -- nm - oblique Sep 23, 09:53
- Debate topics were announced days ago -- nm - mr monkey Sep 23, 09:49
For groiny (and a couple other enlightened Destiny peeps) -- (link) - Spawn Sep 23, 09:41 2
- any word on when this will be active? -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 10:26
- THANK GOD -- nm - groiny Sep 23, 09:50

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