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Happy Birthday CQ! -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 06:03 1
- Have a great day, CQ! -- nm - Inigo Oct 7, 06:05
The fireplace chronicles: part two. Bierly just stopped by. I loved the dude. Loved. "Normally it costs about four grand to put these things in but - Amanda Oct 7, 05:54 [Backboard] 1
- awesome -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 05:56
One of my HS Facebook contacts has fallen off the wagon: - ralph wiggum Oct 7, 05:48 2
- -- nm* - Rollo Oct 7, 21:58
- eeesh -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 05:49
Matthew update: radar velocity shows winds of 120+ mph*just* offshore. - ML Oct 7, 05:47
478 dead in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 05:47 1
- that's devastating. -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 05:49
Canada's economy added 67,000 jobs in September, blowing away expectations of a small uptick for the month. -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 05:46 1
- Our job stuff just came out too. Might have missed a little but overall ok report. Participation rate up. Wages up. - ty97 Oct 7, 05:48
watched 4 episodes of The Good Place last night. Really enjoyed it. Thanks ST for the chatter. -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 05:44 5
- Haven't seen last night yet but I'm interested to see the long play. Not sure how it lasts past the original premise, but I'm sure they'll find a way -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 05:48 4
  - I think they're going to win on talent. Ted Danson and Kristen Bell is a strong foundation. -- nm - David Oct 7, 05:50 3
    - yeah, Bell is fantastic (so is Ted and I like the rest of the cast too) -- nm* - Beaker Oct 7, 05:51 2
      - The british girl doesn't do much for me. Character-wise at least. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 05:58 1
        
        i think that's going to change. - Andie Oct 7, 06:05
So, have you had to turn on your furnace yet? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 7, 05:33 15
- nope -- nm - decline Oct 7, 06:22
- Turn on the what now? Nm - ralph wiggum Oct 7, 05:58
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Oct 7, 05:54
- ACK! Our lows are dropping into the 40s next week! -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 05:51
- i haven't closed my windows yet. still just screens in all the rooms. -- nm - Andie Oct 7, 05:50
- I am wondering when the super will start using heat for the season - ty97 Oct 7, 05:50
- I mean... -- nm - Reagen Oct 7, 05:49
- Hell no. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 05:47
- We'll be turning it on for the first time tonight. Predicted frost, so it's time. -- nm - ML Oct 7, 05:44 4
  - (btw, it's snowing in Duluth this morning) - ML Oct 7, 05:48 3
    - Leave this board right now and do not return until you are ready to atone for this -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 05:49 2
      - not only that, NWS issued a winter weather advisory! -- nm - ML Oct 7, 05:50 1
        
        Take NWS with you and make them atone too! -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 05:51
- we've given the heat a shot a couple mornings but that is it. supposed to be mid-20's here today and Oct has been sunny every day thus far -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 05:40
- nopers -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 7, 05:38
I just saw a link to a 2020 GOP primary poll and I refuse to click it or link it. -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 05:14 10
- Since no one even knows what the GOP will look like in 2020, that seems premature. -- nm - Roger More Oct 7, 05:44
- Pence, Ryan, Cruz. In order. -- nm - ML Galaxy Oct 7, 05:22 5
  - I think I can bridge that gap -- nm - Chris Christie Oct 7, 05:43
  - You've just described an 8-year presidency for Hillary. -- nm - David Oct 7, 05:41
  - Kasich will try, but I don't expect him to win. Similar to Huckabee 2016. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 05:33
  - Trump gonna stab someone -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 05:25
  - if you'll excuse me for a moment, I need to - ty97 Oct 7, 05:24
- It's so dumb. Like Rudy was a "lock" for the 2008 nomination. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 05:18
- (though I'd now kinda love to see the one they must have done four years ago about 2016) -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 05:15
- Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho leads the way at 44% -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 05:15
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos wins 2016 Nobel Peace Prize -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 05:01 1
- Seems like a smart call -- nm - ty97 Oct 7, 05:02
TV PSA: Hell's Kitchen, Last Man Standing, MacGyver, iHeart Radio, Dr Ken, Hawaii 5-0, Shark Tank, Z Nation, Exorcist, Blue Bloods, Lewis Black, -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 04:56 1
- Van Helsing, Doomsday: super massive black hole, lots of MLB playoffs all day -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 04:57
D.C. City Council Owns Self -- (link) - Beaker Oct 7, 04:53
MMA: UFC 204 this weekend will be aired live for US markets, which means the main event should be happening around 5:00 AM local time in Manchester -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 04:22 1
- that's just wrong -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 05:52
Looks like Cape Canaveral has been spared the eyewall. That's awesome news. -- nm - ML Galaxy Oct 7, 04:17 3
- Yeah it looks like ty's prediction of a little easterly turn was correct. My parents lost power yesterday but relatively fine. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 04:19 2
  - It's still not a good situation, but am awfully glad that the eye is staying (apparently) just offshore. - ty97 Oct 7, 04:39
  - It's amazing that the track literally came down to five miles. That short distance is the difference between bad and catastrophic. - ML Galaxy Oct 7, 04:22
Donald Trump Makes History With Zero Major Newspaper Endorsements -- (link) - LMS Oct 7, 04:17 2
- You can say what you want about bias and him being a clear non-traditional candidate, but that still really should be eye-opening. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 7, 04:24 1
  - You can say what you want about the tenents of Nazism, at least its an ethos. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 7, 11:21
NFL Stat of the Day: Most Fantasy Points for RB's in their first 10 career starts - Strongbad Oct 7, 04:09 3
- David Johnson now has 2 career 100-yard rushing games, both against Chip Kelly. 0 against all other coaches. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 04:17 2
  - (I wonder if LSU is going to make a run at Chip?) -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 04:18 1
    - (I could totally see Chip pulling a Bobby Petrino-Falcons move and leave midsesason) -- nm - Strongbad Oct 7, 04:23
Ladies and Gentlemen - Full Smuttage has been obtained - I repeat - We Have Obtained Full LMS. - MelDeevs Oct 7, 03:26 3
- Awesome! We want pics! :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 7, 05:56
- Ready for round 2? - LMS Oct 7, 03:57 1
  - Ready and determined. -- nm - Diva Oct 7, 04:52
British pound suffers flash crash losses against dollar early on Friday. -- (link) - Diva Oct 7, 03:23
Backpages CEO arrested on child pimping charges -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 7, 02:29
Hurricane Matthew downgraded to Cat 3 -- nm - mr monkey Oct 6, 23:16 1
- CNN said Jacksonville, which was a semi safe area, is now projected to get the worst of it -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 7, 02:02
Some viewers not happy with Shep for reminding them that hurricanes can kill (crazy inside) -- (link) - ty97 Oct 6, 22:38 1
- Shemp is my favorite Stooge. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 6, 23:08
burglars make the mistake of breaking into the home of a 300-lb rapey bear -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 6, 22:16 1
- oops. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 6, 23:13
I'm with WeatherGhoul; I'm looking for more action than just blowing trees and wet pavement. -- nm - Max Oct 6, 22:04 1
- I've got that here. 90km/h winds and a flood risk - Beryllium Oct 6, 22:08
Jessica Chastain is apparently *gullible* -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 6, 21:52 3
- I get the sense she's playing along -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 22:34 1
  - the last one, maybe -- nm - mr monkey Oct 6, 22:43
- If he picks a fight with Rob Marshall I may have to reconsider my stance on him. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 22:17
Well, that was a fun evening. We went to a fundraiser for work, a Casino night at a local assisted living home, did a little gambling, hung out with - IrishStephen Oct 6, 21:13 5
- Yeah, roulette is a great way to make/lose money fast. Congrats! -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 21:16 4
  - all those movie scenes where they manage to make roulette seem exciting might as well be magic tricks. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 21:20 3
    - "Hey fellas, all reds" -- nm - budice Oct 6, 21:48 2
      - I'm shocked....SHOCKED, that there is gambling in this establishment! -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 21:53 1
        
        This. And Run Lola Run -- nm - Jd Oct 6, 23:13
Donaldo is the Allen Iverson of debate practice -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 6, 20:59 1
- "Would you be a great president, or the greates president?" -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 21:10
I mean, maybe don't go after a pitch in the dirt -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 20:43 1
- I dint! I dint! -- nm - dusty Oct 6, 20:45
What's that game like Breakout except you shoot the ball from the top? -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 20:35 3
- Peggle? -- nm - Tim Oct 6, 20:38 2
  - That's the one. Disney made a knock off with Frozen Free Fall Icy Shot. -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 20:45 1
    - That name makes me want to punch someone. -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 21:08
A friend made the Instructables homepage with her tutorial for geometric designs on pottery. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 6, 20:27
That's for Trish!! -- nm - Blainey Oct 6, 20:22
Golden Girls action figures are here. -- (link) - jnine Oct 6, 20:17 2
- Leisure figures. -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 21:05 1
  - *golf clap* -- nm - JD Oct 6, 23:41
Latest (11pm) track suggests no landfall in Florida, though definitely close enough to still do substantial damage -- (link) - ty97 Oct 6, 20:01 3
- "...and fuck West Palm Beach in particular" -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 20:04 2
  - "The hurricane seems headed straight for Mar-a-Lago, Jim." -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 20:56 1
    - it actually is. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 20:58
Blaine Garbage -- nm - Bacon Oct 6, 19:46 2
- Blew Crapton aint much better -- nm - budice Oct 6, 19:50 1
  - They will get Palmer back sometime. We don't have Palmer -- nm - Bacon Oct 6, 19:51
Oh, also, if you haven't received your Summer Stalker shirt yet, please email me so I can check into it further. -- nm - kelly Oct 6, 19:43
ftr: hotels in Indonesia always weird me out a little. Check all the cars for bombs, and metal detectors at the entrance. - mafic Oct 6, 19:39 2
- "Do you have a dark spot on your past? Leave it to my man he'll fix it fast." -- (edited) - mud Oct 6, 19:44
- Some of the hotels I stayed at in India were the same -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 19:43
David was right about Iron Banner bounties being easy. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 6, 19:28 7
- Also, a tip for using Siva Cache Keys. -- (edited) - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 6, 19:38
- I would have finished it for all three characters in one day if Destiny had been up last night. -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:36 5
  - also you were in the pregame for over an hour, we tried to invite you a few times. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 7, 05:38 1
    - Yeah, we fell asleep watching a John Oliver episode. -- nm - David Oct 7, 05:38
  - Did you get the pulse rifle? I hear it's good. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 6, 19:50 2
    - I've actually gotten several of them as well as the auto rifle. -- nm - David Oct 7, 05:38
    - supposedly its the scout rifle that you want. - tRuMaN Oct 7, 05:37
"Understand that the moderators...are there to ensure that you lose the presidential election" -- (link) - mud Oct 6, 19:22
Hey guys, I'm starting Secret Stalker signup a week or so earlier than usual this year. Busy few weeks ahead for me... so please sign up before Nov 3! -- (link) - kelly Oct 6, 19:21 12
- Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. -- nm - Meg Oct 6, 19:27 1
  - Aww, thanks Meg. Closing on one house is the 21st; the other is the 28th. Movers coming around Nov 1st. So it's just busy busy busy til then. -- nm - kelly Oct 6, 19:30
- Everyone gets a Dragon Sex calendar! -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 19:21 9
  - (Simpsons had a gag about dragon sex this past Sunday) -- nm - Beaker Oct 7, 05:22
  - Already on my list :) -- nm - Meg Oct 6, 19:29
  - if I had not seen that on @midnight I wouldn't have believed you if you told me that that existed -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:28 4
    - what's worse is we didn't think of it first -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 6, 19:29 3
      - oh, honestly there are things I'm happy someone else thought of first -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:30 2
        
        ok. you can have the unicorn sex calendar idea :) -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 6, 19:50 1
        
        oral would be like painful -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 21:56
  - or a jar of plum jam :) -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 6, 19:26 1
    - Marmalade. -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 19:35
the fans with their faces painted like baseballs make me think they're part of the creepy clown movement -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:15 2
- also I can't believe Trish has the football game on in the bedroom and is actively rooting for Blaine Gabbert - crash davis Oct 6, 19:18 1
  - Keep her focused on the game... -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 19:22
good thoughts to b and her mom -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:12 2
- Just saw this which sent me to last board. As many possible good thoughts for b.'s mom - JD Oct 6, 19:33
- Oh no :( good thoughts, for sure -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 19:22
Apparently Cal Ripken has never hit a ball off the cart path. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 19:10 2
- golf cart path? -- nm - mud Oct 6, 19:12 1
  - he was surprised that a ball bouncing off a hard surface would bounce higher than one off a rubber surface. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 19:13
Clearly some meetings took place at Fox News today -- (link) - ty97 Oct 6, 19:07 7
- what a cuckservative looks like -- nm - mr monkey Oct 6, 19:12 4
  - never use that phrase again. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 19:12 3
    - I agree with cuckcumber -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 19:24
    - Yeah, delete your account. -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 19:23 1
      - +1 -- nm - IrishStephen Oct 6, 21:04
- I'll have to credit Hannity's caption with making me laugh -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:10
- well, that's unsettling. -- nm - mud Oct 6, 19:08
good thoughts for b.'s mom! -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 19:06
The story of how Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber tested positive for cocaine -- (link) - Reagen Oct 6, 19:03 2
- It's validating to me that if even this guy has to pay for it... -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 21:00
- The pole he used was actually a gigantic straw -- nm - Bacon Oct 6, 19:05

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