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Nearly half of likely voters in new @ABC tracking poll describe the election as a source of stress in their lives -- (link) - ty97 Oct 25, 05:50 8
- I wonder how that compares to past elections. -- nm - Inigo Oct 25, 06:01
- *clench* -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 25, 05:57
- Who would let it stress them out? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 05:52 5
  - people who either a) think Trump will destroy the world or b) think Hilary will come for their guns -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 05:57 4
    - People thought Obama was coming for their guns. It's why gun manufacturers have had record sales. - ML Oct 25, 06:05 2
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        used to be you had to start a war to make a profit, now you just hint that some blue helmet UN confiscator might come -- nm - zeit spiced geist Oct 25, 14:35
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- They do adjust polls, at least at the state level, they I don't know based on what or what impact it has -- (link) - ty97 Oct 25, 05:52 7
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    - Straight poll averages are still better than any one poll so I disagree with your premise. -- nm - ty97 Oct 25, 05:59 5
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        Your self-described smartest in the room keep telling everyone to look at poll averages, so.... -- nm - ty97 Oct 25, 06:06 3
        
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        I listen to their podcast, I read their articles. Trust me, they say this. (yes, I realize their own model is more intricate than a straight average) -- nm* - ty97 Oct 25, 06:10
is there anything weird or super complex about mail merges in outlook? nicci is telling me I can't have what I want and a quick google says - university of amanda jones Oct 25, 05:40
WOW. U.K. approves crucial third runway at London's Heathrow - ty97 Oct 25, 05:36 4
- Only took about 45 years to make the decision! -- nm - LMS Oct 25, 05:43 2
  - I honestly thought it would never get approved - ty97 Oct 25, 05:50 1
    - Well, we won't have the efficient Polish builders to start with! -- nm - LMS Oct 25, 05:55
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#Lotsofregrets -- nm - Houston Texans Oct 25, 05:36 1
- Brock Osweiler Halloween costume -- (link) - Beaker Oct 25, 05:44
ST early morning Tuesday poll: What's your current earworm? I have Don't Look Back in Anger from Oasis stuck in my head. - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 25, 05:09 3
- Twice As Fine by Hot Eagle - in no way is lead singer Negatus miming in the video -- (link) - LMS Oct 25, 05:26
- Popular from Wicked. Heard it in the shower this morning. -- nm - VolnHELLk Oct 25, 05:25
- going old school country with this one -- Don Williams' "Lord I HOpe this Day is Good" -- nm - call me the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Oct 25, 05:12
Trump a TV Show (was just on a morning radio show): The Amazing Racist, Little Hands on the Prairie, My 600 lbs Ego -- nm* - Beaker Oct 25, 04:33 1
- Real Housewives of Trump Tower, -- nm - zeit spiced geist Oct 25, 14:39
TV PSA: World Series, Knicks @ Cavs, NCIS, Flash, Middle, Voice, Smackdown, American Housewife, Fresh off the Boat, Bull, Married at First Sight, -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 03:50 1
- Below Deck, No Tomorrow, Real O'Neals, This is Us, Tosh, Atlanta, Chicago Fire, Ink Master, SHIELD, NCIS NO, Drunk History, Spurs@Warriors, other stuf -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 03:53
Happy Doctor Strange released in the UK day everyone! - LMS Oct 25, 03:12
I wonder how accurate Tom Hanks' impression of Ron Howard is ... -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 25, 00:30
this is simultaneously horrifying, awesome, and hilarious -- (link) - mafic Oct 24, 23:45 [youtube] 6
- Russians (? Eastern Europeans anyway) are hilariously blase about chemical safety. -- nm - Reagen Oct 25, 05:58
- that isn't a spider eating a rat! -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 05:38
- cool -- nm - Karl_S Oct 25, 05:37
- Very cool and interesting. -- nm - Krusty Oct 25, 05:31
- So, we shouldn't have made the Note 7 out of Cesium? -- nm - Samsung Oct 25, 04:45
- "something went wrong with that part" -- nm - mr monkey Oct 25, 00:12
At least three people were killed on an amusement park ride in Australia today :( -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 24, 23:16
OMG....On the very start of 10/25, I am out of your LDB challenge. Do I win earliest exit ever? - crash davis Oct 24, 23:11 5
- Heh. :-) You're good for a few more weeks. -- nm - Krusty Oct 25, 05:53
- *points and laughs* -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 25, 05:08
- but it doesn't start untli the Macy's Parade on thanksgiving -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 24, 23:34 1
  - this. maybe you get a prize for longest survivor from a previous year's round -- nm - call me the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Oct 25, 05:12
- that's impressive. -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 23:30
Samantha Bee is my new favorite Monday thing -- (link*) - mr monkey Oct 24, 22:58 3
- does tbs repeat 2 or 3 hours later? -- nm - zeit spiced geist Oct 25, 00:24
- more Obama Mean Tweets -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 24, 23:04 [youtube] 1
  - Now that's a punchline -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 24, 23:18
Here is your sure sign of the Apacalypse ... - RCynic and Old Lace Oct 24, 22:46 4
- A misogynistic billionaire hasn't succeeded a black man as president since the last time the Cornhuskers went undefeated. -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 23:34 1
  - 🎶 It's all just a little bit of history repeating 🎶 -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 24, 23:35
- It's almost as terrifying as this -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 22:48 [Image] 1
  - ^^^there's nothing political in there! -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 22:48
It's taken me several episodes to realise Rick and Morty is equal parts fucking hilarious and grotesquely depressing. -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 22:29 1
- Just watch the short it was based on. -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 24, 22:38
Everyone, stop what you're doing! Nine Lives is now available on digital video!!! -- nm - David Oct 24, 22:29
I should probably study my election guides. Those 17 state propositions will take some time. -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 24, 22:28 9
- I voted yes on all the ones that meant higher property taxes because I'm a fucking renter! -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 22:30 1
  - You....the....passed.......never mind -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 22:35
- Legal weed! -- nm - mr monkey Oct 24, 22:29 6
  - That's a no-brainer:) The tricky ones are those like the two propositions on plastic grocery bags. -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 24, 22:35 5
    - propositions? plural? -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 22:36 4
      - Prop. 65 says any money collected on the sale of single use bags will go to wildlife conservation. Prop 67 bans the bags :/ -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 24, 22:48 3
        
        Does prop 104 make the legal plural form of the word 'bag' also 'bag'? :) -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 22:49 2
        
        62 repeals the death penalty. 66 changes the current procedures. -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 24, 22:56 1
        
        Go 62! -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 22:59
Walking dead spoilers -- (link) - Scaryllium Oct 24, 21:58
How the battle for Mosul is shaking out -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 24, 21:53 2
- Where is that, The People's Republic Of Fuck Those Guys? -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 22:23
- This sounds complicated. Trump says we can just sneak up on them. Let's do that. -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 22:08
Hey Mop, are you still coming to Anaheim this week? -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 24, 21:34 3
- Yes! I'm arriving tomorrow! I owe CY a dinner for all the times he's driven me. - Mop Oct 24, 21:51 2
  - Okay, keep me in the loop. I'm good in the evenings this week. -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 24, 21:56 1
    - Excellent. The only night I know is booked for sure is Wednesay, I'm at Disneyland. -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 22:09
and more from the economist: they reckon Hillary has a 96% chance of winning, based on accuracy of past polling and time to election day. - mafic Oct 24, 21:30
Ooh, Kelly has joined the ranks of McKay's fans, too. - David Oct 24, 21:30 3
- That place is great! -- nm - kelly Oct 24, 21:31 2
  - How long were you there? - David Oct 24, 21:37 1
    - 20 minutes or so - N was all over the place so we cut the trip short. -- nm - kelly Oct 24, 22:13
Dirty Gently has the high production quality and body count of Fargo. WTF am I watching? - Mop Oct 24, 21:26
Delores on Fallon -- nm - Max Oct 24, 21:21
TDB: Inside Trump Parties - Coke and Young Girls -- (link) - GregW Oct 24, 20:54 3
- 70's, millionaire, disco..... its what you did -- nm - zeit spiced geist Oct 25, 00:20
- I was going to say this seemed like it would be expected for someone who owned a modeling agency, but then I read it. - Mop Oct 24, 21:15
- serving them soft drinks sounds pretty responsible -- nm - mr monkey Oct 24, 21:04
My LA showbiz cousin posted something about Sally Kellerman (Hotlips in MASH movie) lost her daughter Hannah this weekend, no mention how, nothing in - zeit spiced geist Oct 24, 20:54 3
- Wikipedia claims one of her adopted twins died yesterday at 27 but the footnote links to a book from 2013 so someone messed up the reference link -- nm* - ty97 Oct 24, 21:07 2
  - Looks like the footnote is relative to the adoption so the mention of the death is simply unsourced and thus useless. -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 21:21
  - (so without a source, don't know if true or not) -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 21:10
in case you're not tired of reading about the ACA, a good article from the economist. -- (link) - mafic Oct 24, 20:45
NYT: Dept of Justice cleans house on its Eric Garner investigation team -- (link) - mr monkey Oct 24, 20:44
Minor Civ VI quibble - the music - Reagen Oct 24, 20:35 2
- Agreed - bring back Dvorak's New World symphony! -- nm - Roger More Oct 24, 20:48 1
  - The in game clock is a nice touch, though. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 22:29
"Texans fear he tore the patella tendon in BOTH knees." On the same play? How is that possible? -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 20:21 1
- too soon, bruh -- nm - @teddyb_h2o Oct 24, 20:23
it's so boring at work that i'm watching MNF -- nm - mr monkey Oct 24, 20:19
Florida (because it's Florida) has a ballot initiative that proponents argue is pro solar power when in fact is con. - Mop Oct 24, 20:14 2
- luckily, Florida voters are too well-informed and politically savvy to -- sorry, i can't keep a straight face -- nm - mr monkey Oct 24, 20:16 1
  - No on one, yes on the rest. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 25, 04:33
Lucifer. Wow. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 24, 20:07 2
- I watched a couple of these on a plane the other day, and all I could think is the pitch must have been "Castle meets Supernatural" -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 20:47 1
  - Eh....I see how you could get there -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 20:57
dignan, stop watching the damn David Pumpkins sketch -- nm - mr monkey Oct 24, 20:03 2
- "Don't let David Pumpkins ruin your night." nm - Dignan Oct 24, 21:29
- any questions??? -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 20:04
Mark Dacascos is everywhere lately. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 19:58 1
- Good. Sensei Ping deserves some recognition. -- nm - Scaryllium Oct 24, 20:39
Funniest thing I saw all day: An SUV in front of me had a missing rear window-wiper. But the nub at the bottom was going back & forth... - howie Oct 24, 19:48
late entrant for headline of the day: -- (link) - Reagen Oct 24, 19:43
I watched Lisa Ling's CNN special about legal prostitution in Nevada and one thing seemed to link both the girls and the Johns... - Mop Oct 24, 19:37
The girl Horseman! wooo! -- nm - Max Oct 24, 19:36
Joy would have been so much better if it was just Bradley Cooper and Katniss. -- nm - David Oct 24, 19:24 4
- I watched it last weekend. it was so average. -- nm - university of amanda jones Oct 25, 05:37
- my spoilers - Peglegpete Oct 24, 19:28
- Reminder: Jennifer Lawrence will sit on your lap and do anything you tell her to do. -- nm - hellSpawn Oct 24, 19:25 1
  - I heard it only applies to girls. -- nm - David Oct 24, 19:59
Reagen, I expect it's a combination of factors, though not sure which drivers take precedence - ty97 Oct 24, 19:15 1
- I think #2 could be at play here: Salt Lake Tribune: ~33% more Democrats have cast early ballots in Utah than expected -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 19:16
59/40 D/R for that county. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 19:11 15
- Couple more, just to highlight that I don't think the increase in early voting tells us much -- (edited) - ty97 Oct 24, 19:25
- What I have heard is many new early voting locations were added this year and lines were still very long. -- nm - GregW Oct 24, 19:24
- Collin County (Plano, etc) Texas nearly doubles first day of early voting. It went 65-33 for Romney in 2012 so don't get hopes up -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 19:20
- The wave... IT'S COMING! 400 EV. -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 19:17
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- Harris County (home of Houston) which went for Obama by 0.8% in 2012 also way up in voting today -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 19:13 8
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    - stop enabling him! -- nm - mr monkey Oct 24, 19:19 5
      - sweetheart, I'm been doing this how long, you think I'm suddenly gonna stop in the last two weeks?! - ty97 Oct 24, 19:21 4
        
        but what are you going to do after? Are you gonna start running stats on 2020? -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 19:23 3
        
        He's going to Disney World!! -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 19:40 1
        
        It has been a long time! -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 19:41
        
        We should spend the next two weeks identifying my new obsession so I have it ready to go -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 19:25
    - I follow a number of journalists/political reports (among others of course) and they tend to retweet interesting stuff from other reporters - ty97 Oct 24, 19:18
- I expect that might be bigger this year, but we'll see -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 19:12
I'm enjoying this season of Robots on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 18:57 4
- Do Robots Dream of Blowing Your Brains Out? -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 19:12
- What happens when Siri and Alexa argue -- nm - budice Oct 24, 19:09
- Robots Who Need to Switch to Decaf. -- nm - David Oct 24, 19:02 1
  - robots need love too -- (link) - philip k mud Oct 24, 19:14 [youtube]
538: Why Our Model Is More Bullish Than Others On Trump -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 18:48 8
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  - I can't help but wonder if 538 is a bit gun shy after the primary debacle but nonetheless though the article was a useful read. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 19:01 6
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      - Though do need to note that they are including third parties in that bucket. Odds are third parties come in higher this year than in a long time - ty97 Oct 24, 19:09
    - Stop it. Stop it right now. - RCynic and Old Lace Oct 24, 19:03 3
      - We can distract you by showing a picture of a giant spider dragging a dead rat. -- nm - Bacon Oct 24, 19:09 1
        
        No no ... that's okay ... I'm good ... thanks ... -- nm - RCynic and Old Lace Oct 24, 20:02
      - As promised I will stop on November 9 - ty97 Oct 24, 19:03

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