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Uh oh. My 6pm flight is already delayed. Bawww. -- nm - Qale Oct 4, 08:31 2
- Unclear why right now. Unless they change the aircraft, your plane is scheduled to arrive into HOU from Corpus on time. - ty97 Oct 4, 08:35 1
  - Aww, you are so nice to look that up. The real scary one will be any delays coming back. I have the last flight to HOU on Monday. -- nm - Qale Oct 4, 08:56
Identify your vice presidential candidates -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 08:28
Ravens: Justin Forsett has been informed he's been let go -- nm - budice Oct 4, 08:26 4
- Good. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 08:32
- Think they just cut and pasted the previous text? -- nm - Volnelk Oct 4, 08:31 2
  - I'm sure they just texted him, or left him a sticky note on his locker. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 08:32 1
    - Hey, remember when we cut you? Yeah, that. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 4, 08:33
"Mean Girls" the musical to premier in DC Fall 2017, by Tina Fey/Jeffrey Richmond and Legally Blonde lyricist Nell Benjamin -- (link) - MDH Oct 4, 08:24 2
- Yeah, Diva had the scoop yesterday. What day was it? - Spawn Oct 4, 08:24 1
  - Ah shoot, just saw it. On a random note, if the detail in the article is true this is either Kennedy Center or National Theater. -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 08:27
So this exists: Every American Vice President Ranked By Hotness -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 08:20 1
- I scrolled fast, but the Joe Biden one was funny -- nm - Guigue Oct 4, 08:24
It's National Taco Day - decline Oct 4, 08:19
Trump Gave 10 Times The Personal Max To Florida Attorney General -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 08:18 5
- Lock him up! -- nm - Max Oct 4, 08:53
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- Signs of a smart businessman -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:23
- Better than paying taxes. -- nm - The Donald Oct 4, 08:22
- but emails -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 08:19
destiny note. when people glitch the archon's forge access, it does strange things regarding what you face - tRuMaN Oct 4, 08:14 8
- other notes - tRuMaN Oct 4, 08:26
- You misspelled IRON BANNER. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 08:18 6
  - meh, overrated. if even plurbs like you can get to max level relatively easily, why bother? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 08:22 2
    - because it is fun, and 6 people can play -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 08:32 1
      - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 08:36
  - gonna put out an APB on you, since you are mostly AWOL from ROI. -- nm* - groiny Oct 4, 08:20 2
    - You were threed up again last night. - Spawn Oct 4, 08:23 1
      - i never saw you on. so i dont believe you. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 08:24
Angus Reid (man, not company): "...Fewer Canadians actually support multiculturalism as a concept today [than 25 years ago]." - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 08:11 2
- I'm sure the indigenous natives would agree -- nm - mr monkey Oct 4, 08:40
- Fascinating: "Asked the same question today, Americans are actually more likely than Canadians to say minority groups in their country should..." - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 08:14
LA Rams: 32nd in TotOffense YPG, 23rd in TotDefense YPG .. 3-1 record w/wins over SEA&AZ -- nm - budice Oct 4, 08:05 1
- Jeff Fisher was just granted immortality. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 08:11
Diva/Mel/Dawson signal: 31-year low: The pound falls to the lowest level against the dollar since 1985 -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 08:00
The 13 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (10/4) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 4, 07:55
Official 'Outraged' About Charges After KC Library Arrests -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 07:49 1
- its an odd story that took, what, 5 months to get any attention here even. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 08:14
STiF/S: I don't follow fivethirtyeight much. Is there any particular significance for their logo being a fox? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 07:49 3
- Yes, it's a metaphor he uses - Reagen Oct 4, 07:50
- what does it say? -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 07:49 1
  - *stats!* *stats!* *stats!* *stats!* -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 07:50
LYC: Ordered Gen 2 Echo Dot for our upstairs bathroom. My wife is travelling and one day of trying to keep the kids moving through the bathroom in -- (edited) - oblique Oct 4, 07:48 13
- sad -- nm - decline Oct 4, 07:53 4
  - better living through technology -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 07:56 3
    - you shoulda bought 5 so you could get the free one -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:00
    - This. And I see already that I need to buy an Alexa and a couple dots before the nieces and nephew visit next summer. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 07:57 1
      - By then people will have dots grafted onto their bodies. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:59
- *snork* -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:51 7
  - the struggle is real - oblique Oct 4, 07:51 6
    - I remain Logan's Gen 2 Echo Dot (or whatever) in that morning's are still my domain. - Spawn Oct 4, 07:53 5
      - for now. -- nm - Remlik Oct 4, 08:04 4
        
        Do you now something I don't know? - Spawn Oct 4, 08:14 3
        
        he has been calling Remlik "Dad" recently. -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 08:21 2
        
        No, he just growls at Remlik. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 08:24 1
        
        so the same thing? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 08:29
Remember how the bf spoke at a UN subcommittee meeting in Kazakhstan this summer? Next up, Stockholm and Paris. - MDH Oct 4, 07:37 2
- awesome! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 07:41 1
  - this. very cool -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 08:13
Tuesday morning NFL cross-off: San Diego Chargers are not making the playoffs. - rollo Oct 4, 07:37 4
- keep Miami on speeddial -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 07:53
- Surprised SF and New Orleans haven't made your list yet. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 07:42 2
  - NFC South and West are too wide open yet. No dominate teams to run away. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 07:45
  - hush now -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 07:44
women's bras are *unwashed* -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 4, 07:29
"The National Education Assoc. is publicizing what it calls the 'Trump Effect' in schools- an uptick in bullying..." - MDH Oct 4, 07:26 2
- Role model! -- nm - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 07:34
- Dear Kelly Ayotte... -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 07:27
Mr. Darcy will be here as my house guest for the next week. You're all welcome to come visit him and be prepared for me to be posting lots of pics. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 07:17 1
- perk of the job! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 07:41
Maria Sharapova ban reduced from 2 years to 15 months -- (link) - eag Oct 4, 07:14
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- Probably closer than Blunt would like, but his lead has been pretty consistent. -- nm - The Munificent Baron Oct 4, 07:46
Ben Stiller Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 07:11 10
- Cancer should know better than to pick a fight with Mr Furious. - Beryllium Oct 4, 07:15
- Testing for prostate cancer is not recommended based on the US Preventive Task Force. It is unclear the severity of his disease. -- nm - James Bond (aka on phone) Oct 4, 07:15 7
  - Do you mean PSA is not recommended? Or *no* testing (aka digital test) is recommended? - ty97 Oct 4, 07:30 6
    - Routine screening (PSA or/and rectal) is not recommended by the USPTF. You test if there are symptoms. -- nm - James Bond (aka on phone) Oct 4, 08:05 5
      - Does family history play into that at all or know? - ty97 Oct 4, 08:13 3
        
        Also their recommendation is pretty controversial because when I was in Spain I noticed Billboards advocating for prostate screening. -- nm - James Bond (aka on phone) Oct 4, 08:32
        
        No. The vsst majority of males develop prostate cancer by like age 80 or 90. But it is a slow cancer where treatment can be more harmful than the - James Bond (aka on phone) Oct 4, 08:27 1
        
        But don't confuse screening vs working up symptoms. If a guy comes with urinary retention, that is no longer screening and he will get a DRE and - James Bond (aka on phone) Oct 4, 08:31
      - this is what my doctor does (I have yet to be tested) -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:09
- cancer sucks -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 07:14
So, um, the latest track of Matthew is kinda worst case for from Haiti to Virginia, right? -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 07:07 13
- I don't expect trouble in Atlanta, but I certainly hope for the best for the coast, not to even mention frickin' Haiti. -- nm - Qale Oct 4, 07:38
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  - I think your flight is already canceled -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 07:28 1
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- ugh -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 07:12
- There is still some uncertainty 3-5 days out, but yeah, Haiti is already toast and the east coast is going to get soaked at a minimum -- nm - decline Oct 4, 07:12 7
  - This -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 07:17 6
    - Hopefully it stays far enough away from you that you get nothing more than light rain. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 07:18 5
      - Thanks. The weather peeps have been dooooooooming for about a week. - JaxSean Oct 4, 07:23 4
        
        I wouldn't shrug this one off. -- nm - Qale Oct 4, 07:42 3
        
        *shrug* It's unlikely to curve in towards Jacksonville. We might get wet, but that's about it. - JaxSean Oct 4, 07:50 2
        
        Qale! He's shrugging in your face!! -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:11 1
        
        And he doesn't even have Ash there anymore! -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 08:12
Somebody tell RC to sleep more -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 07:06 1
- I wish ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 07:49
31 days ago, Sam Bradford was the starting QB for the Eagles and Carson Wentz was the third-string emergency QB. - ML Oct 4, 06:56 1
- It took 6 years, but it's looking like Bradford finally found his niche -- nm - decline Oct 4, 07:08
Take a look at #16 on this list of horrible design examples, and I think you'll see how the GOP fooled itself into letting Trump get the nomination -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 4, 06:54 16
- 5 is a war crime. -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 07:23
- #1 makes sense though. Automatic doors aren't only for people in wheelchairs. -- nm - Roger More Oct 4, 07:15 3
  - True but it does have the wheelchair picture on the plate. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 07:22 2
    - So do accessible parking spaces but anyone with a disability can use them. (I get the joke - but it's one of those jokes that becomes less funny once - Roger More Oct 4, 07:47 1
      - nope, still funny -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:12
- #8 - I'm pretty sure I've tripped on those stairs -- nm - decline Oct 4, 07:00 4
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    - Damn renters! - Krusty Oct 4, 07:06 1
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  - Heh. :-) I'm pretty sure it's like that at a few stations. That one is in Brooklyn and they fixed it shortly after the video went viral. -- nm* - Krusty Oct 4, 07:05
- (also, what is the actual title of the magazine in #23?) -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 06:56 5
  - "Where." -- nm - mara Oct 4, 06:58 4
    - #23 on that website he linked -- nm - decline Oct 4, 07:05 1
      - "Third Base" -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 07:26
    - aha - prayformojo Oct 4, 07:03 1
      - It's one of those widely distributed magazines that customizes for various locations. -- (link) - mara Oct 4, 07:05
Apparently Assange dropped a turd this morning on his "Hillary's going *down*!" release and Alex Jones is furious - Reagen Oct 4, 06:40 3
- Hillary doesn't shave her legs? -- nm - eag Oct 4, 07:02
- How has Ecuador not turned him over yet? -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 06:44 1
  - They see themselves as standing up to the imperialist Americans. They're basically Chavezistas. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 06:49
heh. The Blue Jays WC game is delaying the premiere of the "wait, how is this not racist?" Kim's Convenience Store -- airing on a different network. -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 06:30 1
- I'm sorta shocked CBC blinked. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 07:47
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Those gloom and doom Brexit economic scenarios? Yeah, about that... -- (link) - IMF Oct 4, 06:21 6
- They wont even trigger the mechanism that will let them leave in two years until March next year, so... -- nm - mafic Oct 4, 07:23
- Well, the UK is still in the EU, still has access to the single market, etc. Brexit is like a Trump presidency - everyone will muddle through at first - Roger More Oct 4, 06:31 3
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    - If it happens (and it shouldn't, but neither should Brexit), then people will find ways to cope, they always do. Life goes on. -- nm - Roger More Oct 4, 06:38 1
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Happy birthday, Peglepete! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 06:20 7
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 07:06
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - LMS Oct 4, 06:58
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 06:41
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 06:24
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - decline Oct 4, 06:22
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 06:21
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 06:20
[satire (I think)]: Feelings Now Acceptable As Answers To Math Problems -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 4, 06:20 2
- (spoils) - ML Oct 4, 06:22 1
  - I assumed, but that sounds close enough to the actual goofiness that's proposed some times that you can't be 100% sure. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 06:30
Happy Birthday, Gregorian Calendar! -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 06:19
OK Twitter you've justified your existence today -- (link) - ML Oct 4, 06:17
Huh. The USGS has issued a predictive earthquake warning for SoCal. -- (link*) - ML Oct 4, 06:06 1
- if it doesn't it is jail for you -- nm - Italy Oct 4, 06:11
The Atlantic speaking the truth: "No, Not Gary Johnson" - The Libertarian candidate puts a likable face on a deeply troubling economic policy. -- (link) - MDH Oct 4, 06:00 7
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  - Maybe your phone calls worked because 538 has Florida back in the Clinton column. - Krusty Oct 4, 06:19 5
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      - Oh, for sure! I'd be out telling everyone that I started it and they're all just biters wishing they'd thought of it first. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 06:33
      - Girl one of the gay kickball teams here is called "First Ladies." They have Michelle and Hillary cutouts they've been doing this with. -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 06:30 1
        
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    - Agreed with the IM. :-) -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 06:24
TV PSA: VP debate, Flash, Brooklyn 99, Orioles at Blue Jays, NCIS, DWTS, Voice, Smackdown, New Girl, Married at First Sight, No Tomorrow, Atlanta, -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 05:58 1
- Aftermath, Deadliest Catch spinoff, Halt & Catch Fire, Ink Master, Tosh, Drunk History, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 05:59
David Lynch presents: The Royals visit Canada -- (link) - Reagen Oct 4, 05:55

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