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So are you watching the debate tonight? -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 10:19 4
- Doubtful. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:40
- maybe a little of it -- nm - decline Oct 4, 10:29
- It conflicts with a class so I'll probably only hear part of it. I may watch it online later -- nm - TWuG Oct 4, 10:20
- not likely (didn't watch last week either) -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:20
Timeless is pretty bland. -- nm - TWuG Oct 4, 10:17
When this election is over and we are maybe a bit removed, we need some major post-mortems on the methods for covering Trump - ty97 Oct 4, 10:17
Feds moving ahead w/ changes on how gov't asks Americans about their racial/ethnic identity -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 10:01
Do you know the VP candidates? This quiz is harder than it looks. -- (link) - mara Oct 4, 09:54 8
- the Libertarian is from Alleppo -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 4, 10:17
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- 4/8 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 10:08 5
  - It's the lack of sleep. Blame the lack of sleep. - ty97 Oct 4, 10:09 4
    - ~who needs sleep~ -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:40
    - And no thanks to you! - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 10:10 2
      - Nearly? - ty97 Oct 4, 10:11 1
        
        Luckily, I had written myself a note, too. - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 10:15
Google Daydream VR $80 (headset + controller) in November -- nm - budice Oct 4, 09:53 1
- Google WiFi hotspot $129 or $299 (3-pack) -- nm - budice Oct 4, 09:57
2nd least amount of points scored overall and yet I'm 3-1 in BF? That's hard to do -- nm - CQ Oct 4, 09:53 2
- I'm currently the 9th seed in Vampirates. I really suck. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:41
- I'm last in points against in SuperFeud. Glad I'm 3-1 and not 1-3. That would be bad. - oblique Oct 4, 09:57
BBT was pretty deep last night (spoilers) - amoxy Oct 4, 09:51
I don't know the veracity of this tweet but -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 09:49 2
- That sounds like a challenge -- nm - Roger More Oct 4, 10:15
- and a 'heh' response -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 09:50
Name a movie where someone spends a considerable amount of time lost at sea. Like Cast Away, Life of Pi, In the Heart of the Sea -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 09:49 16
- Joe vs. the Volcano -- nm - decline Oct 4, 10:32
- if space is considered a 'sea', the Martian and ET fit. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 4, 10:20
- Titanic. That scene went on forever -- nm - Roger More Oct 4, 10:11
- My Colin Firth film The Mercy (which isn't out yet) -- nm - LMS Oct 4, 10:03
- Kon-Tiki -- nm - Ender Oct 4, 10:00
- The Endurance -- nm - CQ Oct 4, 09:56
- Lifeboat (Hitchcock) -- nm - mara Oct 4, 09:55
- Dead Calm -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 09:54
- Master and Commander -- nm - Inigo Oct 4, 09:53
- USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (don't think it has opened yet) - Trailer attached -- (link*) - Beaker Oct 4, 09:52 [youtube]
- Posiden adventure? -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 09:51
- Blue Lagoon -- nm - CQ Oct 4, 09:51
- Open Water -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:50
- Mutiny on the Bounty, Lifeboat -- nm - amoxy Oct 4, 09:50
- All Is Lost -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 09:50
- Waterworld -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:50
also, so... wait. are you supposed to say to the bartender "can I have an america?" now if you want a bud? ewww (lindsay voice). -- nm - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 09:47 2
- The bartender should punch anyone who says that -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 09:48
- if you don't you hate the troops -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:48
Child friendly version of NWA's F**k the Police -- (link) - LMS Oct 4, 09:47 [youtube]
do the right thing. Vote Jon H Ryan for congress -- (link*) - prayformojo Oct 4, 09:46
OMG, last week's YTW. holy sh*t, tv. what have I done to deserve this greatness?? -- nm - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 09:45
Trump once again hints at Hillary stealing the election. Now he adds he may not concede -- (link) - amoxy Oct 4, 09:43 5
- Reminder: Clinton can lose Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina, Nevada and Florida and still win the Presidency - Reagen Oct 4, 09:56 2
  - Don't make me got to '270 To Win' to suss out scenarios where he can win - ty97 Oct 4, 10:04 1
    - And this just happened in my Twitter. (The Internet *knows* what I'm posting) -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 10:14
- honest to god I don't know if I'll watch the WWE PPV or the Debate for more action on Sunday night on tv -- nm - Remlik Oct 4, 09:49
- You can tell he's had a bad week -- that's when he talks about rigged elections and his supporters being vigilant at polling places. -- nm - mara Oct 4, 09:44
Orioles at Blue Jays - who ya got? -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:38 6
- I'm unfortunately feeling the O's after the last few weeks the Jays have had, but starting Tillman gives me hope. - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 10:07 1
  - Just announced: The roof will be open in Toronto, so that's a plus for the local nine. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 10:16
- O's -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 09:43
- Jays, obvie. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 09:41 1
  - correct -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 09:43
- O's, but both teams picked the wrong pitchers. - Inigo Oct 4, 09:40
Google offering unlimited cloud photo/video storage with new Pixel phone -- nm - budice Oct 4, 09:33
Good God do i ever love Blood Feud. - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 09:32 3
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- I so agree with your IM. I currently have 5 players out. And that is not including Danny Woodhead who I cut a couple of weeks ago - amoxy Oct 4, 09:45
- heh. Not BF but I thought I won in my Freinds and Family league. I was up 112-77 going into Steelers game. - Spawn Oct 4, 09:41
Baylor Title IX Coordinator Resigns; Two More Women Join Class-Action Lawsuit -- (link) - Beaker Oct 4, 09:30 1
- Another fine Ken Starr production. -- nm - jnine Oct 4, 09:44
And the airline travel waivers for Florida have begun -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 09:26
Has anyone tried Papa's new pan pizza? -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:19 3
- Soon. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 09:24
- ewwwww - groiny Oct 4, 09:24 1
  - Pan like Pizza Hut, not deep dish. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:33
Watching Season 1 of BSG with my son and we came across this scene (Battlestar spoilers) - amoxy Oct 4, 09:19 2
- Good times.. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 4, 09:50
- heh -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 09:19
For Amanda ;) -- (link) - Meg Oct 4, 09:16 1
- self-basting lid! -- nm - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 09:30
I still don't see the point of the Echo/Dot other than a fancy bluetooth speaker you can talk to. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:14 11
- The world's perfect grocery list. - David's iPad Oct 4, 09:26 5
  - But can you sort it in any way so it is in grocery store order? -- nm - iSpam Oct 4, 09:59
  - I really should switch over to using it for that. I'm still stuck on a task app we have -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 09:27 3
    - "Alexa, add X to the grocery list." - David's iPad Oct 4, 09:28 2
      - how do you extract the list? -- nm - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 09:41 1
        
        The list shows up on the Alexa app. I *think* you can also have it emailed to yourself as well -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 09:43
- It's the apps. -- (link) - mara Oct 4, 09:25
- It seems dumb, but being able to voice command little things like "Set an alarm/timer" or "What's the weather" - oblique Oct 4, 09:16 2
  - We also can't justify the Nest :) - spamlet Oct 4, 09:18 1
    - Beyond programming, the thing with Nest now is the other integrations. With Automatic it will pre-cool the house down before I get home - oblique Oct 4, 09:21
- You will be the first victim when the EchoDots gain autonomy -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 09:14
River in Haiti this morning -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 4, 09:06 1
- :( -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 09:07
In light of that cone (however much it will change) and especially in light of Sandy, when will the run on the NYC stores begin? -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 09:05 3
- a run on NYC stores?! -- nm - con_carne Oct 4, 09:07 1
  - link -- (link) - ty97 Oct 4, 09:08
- it's already happening. You better go buy bread and milk and batteries -- nm - decline Oct 4, 09:06
Thanks to spamlet, I just went on a tour of the air traffic control center at Pearson. Really really interesting. - andie Oct 4, 09:03 8
- You're welcome! Glad it was interesting. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:06
- *jealous* -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 09:03 6
  - I don't happen to play fantasy baseball with anyone in the tower in NY :) - spamlet Oct 4, 09:07 4
    - Obviously you need to expand your fantasy sports network! - ty97 Oct 4, 09:08 3
      - Our guide said in some US towers they do background clearance checks for all guests. - andie Oct 4, 09:13 1
        
        Yeah, we had to give them all the adults a couple of days ahead of time (it was a Girl Scout thing officially). I assumed it was for that. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:14
      - I already did one! - spamlet Oct 4, 09:12
  - You would love it. -- nm - andie Oct 4, 09:04
patryk and I split a six pack of echo dots. it's kind of a no-brainer if you have a group. charlie is worried that google will have - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 09:03 1
- Hopefully they do. I am holding out for one. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 09:20
What happened to Kim Kardashian is awful and the conspiracy theories and victim-blaming that are occurring - ty97 Oct 4, 08:58 4
- yes. -- nm - b. Oct 4, 09:47
- yeah, no one should have to sleep with Kanye. -- nm* - groiny Oct 4, 09:15
- I don't think it was unfair to doubt it's legitimacy at first. Beyond that, I agree. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 4, 09:00
- dude who does the singing in cars said similar (and rightfully so) -- nm* - Beaker Oct 4, 08:59
Peak Morning Joe -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 4, 08:54 1
- You know, because NC is such a solid blue state. -- nm - Reagen Oct 4, 09:52
Excellent. Parents facebook group has a post about creepy clowns now -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 08:53 9
- damn Juggalos -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 09:15
- Some morons posted a threat to several schools over the weekend. They were on modified lockdown yesterday but obvs. nothing happened. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:11 2
  - Oh, yea. Now the homeschoolers are out in force. "If the threats make you want to homeschool..." - iSpam Oct 4, 09:58
  - Yeah. Some clown facebook profile has been going around with comments about visiting one of the local schools - oblique Oct 4, 09:15
- Halloween is going to be a tough night for kids dressed up like clowns -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 08:54 2
  - Our local news ran a piece about a woman who works as a clown for kids parties who basically said she's done. Doesn't want to be seen out. - Volnelk Oct 4, 09:02 1
    - I don't see the downside there. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 09:38
- I give it 48 hours before it's part of the Presidential campaign somehow -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 08:54 1
  - Oompa Loompa... -- nm - Trump Clown Oct 4, 08:56
Thank you to the b2 well wishers -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 4, 08:52 10
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 11:31
- Have a fantastic day! -- nm - amoxy Oct 4, 10:11
- happy birthday!! :) - -- nm - b. Oct 4, 09:46
- Happy happy, joy joy! Did you get your car back okay? -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 09:21 1
  - yes -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 4, 09:23
- cheers! -- nm - mud Oct 4, 09:01
- happy birthday -- nm - budice Oct 4, 08:56
- Wishes you well on this board so you have to keep posting that. -- nm - Qale Oct 4, 08:54 1
  - *******HUG******* -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 4, 09:09
- have a great day. - Remlik Oct 4, 08:54
Obviously this map will change again repeatedly. Latest: Continued bad news for Carolina coasts. But.... - ty97 Oct 4, 08:50 5
- I'd really, really like it to swerve back to the east -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 08:52 2
  - Smooshed. -- nm - Matthew Oct 4, 08:52 1
    - "Smooshed," by Matthew -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 09:03
- we're all gonna get smooshed -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:51 1
  - even me, halfway across PA. -- nm - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 09:00
Google Event livestream here, starts in 10 mins...Phone, Home Automation, WiFi, VR - budice Oct 4, 08:50 [youtube]
No Man's Sky $38 for the PS4 -- (link) - Beaker Oct 4, 08:49 1
- Can you still return it after playing for a month? -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 09:25
RCP: Trump used foundation money to lay groundwork for his campaign. -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 08:49
Gwen Stefani is 47 yo today -- (link) - decline Oct 4, 08:43 [Image] 2
- I'll never forget going to a 311 show with No Doubt opening before Tragic Kingdom came out. My buddy went way up to the front when they opened..... - Volnelk Oct 4, 08:46
- That is b-a-n-a-n-a-s -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 08:43
LYC LIR: Plus, how much fun will it be to say "Alexa, shuffle the chipmunks" to bother people in the bathroom -- nm - oblique Oct 4, 08:39 2
- creepy -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:41
- Especially if someone is #2 in there! -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 08:40
Destiny: What "cool" strike items have we got from skeleton chests so far? - Spawn Oct 4, 08:39 3
- grasp of malok. I have a key to use on the new summoning pit strike cause I want the - tRuMaN Oct 4, 08:44
- no skeleton keys for me. I had one and used it and got Grasp of Malok. -- nm - groiny Oct 4, 08:41 1
  - Ugh. My headache let up enough Saturday afternoon for me to play some (with no sound) and managed to get both of them. - Spawn Oct 4, 08:44
Flashpoint! -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 08:37

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