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So, Tottenham could beat Barcelona 5-1, basically. Pretty much. Spurs>City>Barca -- nm* - Volnelk Nov 1, 14:17
Greetings from Mexico City! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 14:00 1
- Nice! Have a great time! -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 14:29
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- I think the election is as close as the polls say it is and no closer. But feel free to keep borrowing worry. - TWuG Nov 1, 14:24 1
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Curiosity just found . . . something on Mars -- (link) - mr monkey Nov 1, 13:50 1
- Alien artifact! -- nm - decline Nov 1, 13:57
FYI, My Tivo updated with the WS on Fox tonight. Looks like the listings got fixed -- nm - oblique Nov 1, 13:38 2
- I totally misread this. - RCynic and Old Lace Nov 1, 14:16
- *bursts into view...launches myself at kilbo...tackles him to the ground...runs off* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel Nov 1, 13:39
Eight years ago, about now, my Facebook profile picture was taken. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 13:31
NFL ratings: down. NBA ratings: big up -- (link) - ML Nov 1, 13:20
Email I just received: "Subject: How to wage a two front war on hackers." - Mel Profit Nov 1, 13:11 11
- That's okay. Hackers really are only concerned about your back end. -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 13:34 1
  - You know how Trump projects onto other people... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 1, 13:36
- (The second front is just burning down the Mountain Dew factory.) -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 13:32 4
  - Right - shut down sugary caffeinated drinks and the problem essentially goes away. - Mel Profit Nov 1, 13:35
  - Cheeto dust is flammable. Just sayin'. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 13:34 2
    - and you tested this out while subbing in a Science Class, is my guess. -- nm* - Mel Profit Nov 1, 14:08
    - we're totally onto something... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 1, 13:36
- Don't over extend into Russia? -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 13:29
- what about spammers, yo? -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 1, 13:23 1
  - I'm sure they could be hookers too. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 1, 13:28
- hackers are not impressed with your choice of font -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 1, 13:22
You can all exhale now. The NFL trading deadline has passed. - ML Nov 1, 13:00 5
- The NFL has a trading deadline? -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 13:11 3
  - It regularly passes with very little action. This year's Collins trade is the most impactful one I can remember in some time. -- nm - ML Nov 1, 13:12 1
    - The NFL has trades? -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 13:16
  - Yes. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 13:11
- Was Lions/Bucs the last one? -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 13:02
We already knew it was happening but... Animal Crossing: New Leaf is getting a Nintendo Direct tomorrow at 10am edt. -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 12:59
NFL Quiz: 2016 Passing Yards - Name the Top 5 QBs -- nm - Bud O'Lantern Nov 1, 12:57 12
- Wilson -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 1, 13:23
- Case Keen -- hahahaha -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 13:21
- *Gronk runs into view...at a full sprint...I follow closely behind...heaving a ball high in the air...watching it as it sails high over Gronk's head.. - Nekkid Crazy Mel Nov 1, 13:21
- Stafford. -- nm - Baron More Dough Nov 1, 13:20
- Ryan and Carr -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 12:59 2
  - Cousins -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 12:59 1
    - Cousins #2 -- nm - budice Nov 1, 13:03
- Blaine Gabbert -- nm - decline Nov 1, 12:58
- Blake Bortles, g-d it! -- nm - Diva Nov 1, 12:58
- Breesus, Carr, Rivers, Dalton, Ryan. -- nm - ML Nov 1, 12:58 2
  - (in whatever order) -- nm - ML Nov 1, 12:59 1
    - Brees #3 -- nm - budice Nov 1, 13:03
don't forget your bonds today, kids. -- nm - Candie Apple Nov 1, 12:56
4000 year old Burriel in Wales has an intact Beaker -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 1, 12:47 2
- WORLDS COLLIDING!!! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 12:50
- Hieroglyphics PSA: mammoth for dinner again, watch out for sabertooth tigers -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 12:49
"Are we addicted to this election? " do you fall asleep on the couch listening to Rachel Maddow, (yes) do you sneak peek your cell .every.ten.minute? -- (link) - Wapo Nov 1, 12:38 4
- Yes. But I dont listen to Maddow. But I have been checking 538 every morning and evening and jotting down the percentage. - Jovian Nov 1, 12:55 3
  - You know there's a graph below it, right? -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 12:59 2
    - lol yea I know. Ive just liked keeping track... - Jovian Nov 1, 13:23
    - I think Jov likes to take his time with 538. Romance it a little... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 1, 13:03
ok ... so - I fly in 2 days and am stressing over packing in my checked bag vs carry on bag. - JenBro Nov 1, 12:37 15
- AA's app allows you to watch your luggage as everything is tagged now. It shows it being loaded/unloaded on planes. -- nm - spamlet Nov 1, 12:53 1
  - What about being searched? -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 12:54
- I didn't have anything as important as you do, but the last time I flew I finally decided to check my bag (free on Southwest). I enjoyed it more than - Qale Nov 1, 12:44 8
  - Same with me. I don't mind an extra 20 minutes or so waiting time at the end of my flight in exchange for ... - RCynic and Old Lace Nov 1, 12:51 7
    - ... until your bags get lost. - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 12:53 6
      - I always pack a day's worth of essentials in my carry on -- just in case. - RCynic and Old Lace Nov 1, 12:56 4
        
        I don't much mind checking on direct flights. It seems mistakes tend to happen much more often when there are connections. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 13:08 3
        
        Well, then you just turn it into a game! "Lost traveler, in the wilds of a foreign city, with only a toothbrush and a change of underwear ... " -- nm - RCynic and Old Lace Nov 1, 13:20 2
        
        Settle down there, Mary Poppins. -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 13:41 1
        
        I'm the new Anthony Bourdain! -- nm - RCynic and Old Lace Nov 1, 14:20
      - Right. I would only check my bag if the contents were replaceable. In fact, they'd be doing me a huge favor since my clothes are all so old. -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 12:54
- FedEx it to yourself -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 12:40 3
  - probably cost more than just buying it there and leaving it -- nm - decline Nov 1, 12:42 2
    - Hire a courier to travel ahead with the luggage -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 12:56 1
      - cost of ticket plus all the fees for a bag vs cost of buying 2nd ticket for your bag it sit next to you....hey cellists might have it right -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 1, 13:27
Jill Stein going after John Oliver is exactly what I needed for a laugh today. -- nm - MDH Nov 1, 12:31
Jeurys Familia was arrested on domestic violence charges this week. Imagine he will meet with the Commissioner's office in the spring. -- nm - spamlet Nov 1, 12:27 1
- Siiiiiigh. -- nm - Tim Nov 1, 13:04
After further review, it probably isn't just a great idea to attempt NaNoWriMo at the same time I'm effectively rebooting my job. - Qale Nov 1, 12:26
Our stuff has been delivered. Oh.my.god, there is so much. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 1, 12:21 6
- as you get your stuff unpacked for each room - take photos as an "insurance inventory" - JenBro Nov 1, 14:01
- after unpoacking there will be 5% you wish you had tossed before the move -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 1, 12:54
- McKay's! -- nm - David Nov 1, 12:26 1
  - It's not media! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 1, 12:50
- Yard Sale! -- nm - decline Nov 1, 12:26
- "The stuff you own, ends up owning you." -- Tyler Durden -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 12:24
Westworld: Nerdist's Jessica Chobot breaks down the timelines.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 1, 12:20 [youtube] 2
- I didn't think there were any timelines. -- nm - Loyola Nov 1, 12:59
- I'd like to breakdown her timeline. -- nm - Jovian Nov 1, 12:37
LYC - one of my clients is purchasing this home - the realty listing at the link has 50 photos - total "up North" - pics of morel mushrooms - fish - & - JenBro Nov 1, 12:10 8
- I hope the previous owners took those fish with them - decline Nov 1, 12:19
- not sure i would want to vacation on the Devil's Elbow -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 12:15
- heh, a bit of overkill on the pictures, but i fully believe more is better. Also i love that they put in summer and winter pics. -- nm - Candie Apple Nov 1, 12:13 5
  - right? love it. also like the builtins a fair bit but loooooooow ceilings and no pool?? -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 1, 12:19 4
    - we don't have many pools up here (other than hotels of course) - there's too many fresh water inland lakes to swim in - and then of course - Lake Mich -- nm - JenBro Nov 1, 12:32 2
      - but what about the alligators? -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 12:34 1
        
        our Northern Pike have eaten them all :) -- (link) - JenBro Nov 1, 14:05
    - got a pond. pond would be good for you -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 12:25
I haven't kept you guys updated, because, you would hate it.. But we are still having Rogers Cable issues. But, Derek (my co-worker i do a movie bet - Candie Apple Nov 1, 12:07 6
- well, hello Ms. Fancy-pants -- nm - decline Nov 1, 12:10
- they were great helping me this weekend setting up my new wifi, hope it goes well -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 12:08 4
  - they are coming for the third time tomorrow. - Candie Apple Nov 1, 12:11 3
    - wait - are these the same guys that left their tools in the truck and borrowed yours? -- nm - JenBro Nov 1, 12:31 2
      - that was service call #1. That's the one that i think screwed everything up since. -- nm - Candie Apple Nov 1, 12:35 1
        
        It was probably your tools that caused the problem -- nm - Rogers tech si Nov 1, 12:50
As of this summer, Uber was valued at $68 billion. It is as valuable as General Motors, Harley-Davidson, and Ferrari combined -- (link) - Beaker Nov 1, 11:58 5
- Amazon has resurrected the 19th century model of the foreman picking the days workers off the street only now by cell phone ap -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 1, 14:16
- It's not really. Private company valuations != public company ones. - spamlet Nov 1, 12:04
- then take it public and see if the market agrees -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 11:59 2
  - I think the market agrees at first like it did with twitter. but then regulatory issues will kill it in a lot of markets. - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 1, 12:01 1
    - The inherent problem for Uber is its inability to align workforce and management goals. - Name Withheld by Request Nov 1, 14:24
So why is the FBI releasing Clinton-related stuff right now? -- nm - Scaryllium Nov 1, 11:49 10
- Disinformation is one of the first steps in a coup -- nm - decline Nov 1, 12:40
- Because when are we not accusing Clinton of something? -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 12:27 2
  - or *wink wink* joking about assassinating her. it alternates -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 12:29 1
    - Wait, he was *joking * -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 1, 16:30
- Vast Right Wing Conspiracy -- nm - Strongbad Nov 1, 12:21
- They only need the one more item to score a bingo. -- nm - Baron More Dough Nov 1, 11:56
- it seems suspect -- nm - Epiphany Nov 1, 11:56
- Who knows? -- nm - Russia Nov 1, 11:52
- Knowing the FBI FOIA process, the requests were likely filed in 2006. -- nm - ML Nov 1, 11:51
- it's a stumper -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 11:50
CNN-Trump: I can teach Military Experts a couple of things. -- nm - Bud O'Lantern Nov 1, 11:46 4
- again, this should scare and infuriate the military demographic, not earn its support. -- nm - Max Nov 1, 13:17 1
  - Benghazi, bruh -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 13:22
- He and "The Military" should take turns asking each other military related questions. Let's see how he does. -- (edited) - Mel Profit Nov 1, 13:09
- "I've played Risk, I know military stuff" -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 12:09
Ziggy Stardust was the Phish cover album at their annual halloween show last night -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 1, 11:45 [youtube] 1
- Nice. -- nm - znufrii Nov 1, 11:46
Re B2: The Clinton change was due to 538s FL projection. There aren't words for how I feel about Florida. -- nm - MDH Nov 1, 11:43 6
- Where America's wang leads, the country follows! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 1, 11:56 1
  - Florida is the state equivalent to Idiocracy. -- nm - MDH Nov 1, 12:02
- It's okay. I feel the same way about DC sometimes. -- nm - RCynic and Old Lace Nov 1, 11:53
- It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there -- nm - decline Nov 1, 11:43 2
  - This. Great place to spend a week or 2 and then leave. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 1, 12:22
  - Pretty much. -- nm - znufrii Nov 1, 11:46
It's November 1st. It's Minnesota. It's 68F and sunny. - ML Nov 1, 11:40 17
- about 80f here. I sat outside at lunch. it was awesome. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 1, 11:55 3
  - what did you eat for lunch? -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 11:56 2
    - sunshine -- nm - decline Nov 1, 11:57 1
      - *contains gluten -- nm - Epiphany Nov 1, 12:02
- 85 here. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 1, 11:45
- 70 here -- nm* - Bud O'Lantern Nov 1, 11:45
- I should move to Minneapolis. -- nm - RCynic and Old Lace Nov 1, 11:44 1
  - if only to get within striking distance -- nm - ML Nov 1, 11:45
- It's November 1st. It's Indiana. It's 81F and sunny. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 11:44
- Just means it'll be snowing in June next year -- nm - bubble-burster Nov 1, 11:43 1
  - important "I love this song" link -- (link) - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 1, 12:03 [youtube]
- Weather isn't climate, ML. But you may already know that. Along other lines, I'd estimate that 95% of our leaves are still on the trees - prayformojo Nov 1, 11:42 5
  - Our maple dropped it's first few leaves last night. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 1, 11:54
  - thanks for the reminder--tonight's a good night to rake -- nm - ML Nov 1, 11:43 3
    - I actually need to mow tonight. I'll probably mow one last time to mulch the leaves some time after....Thanksgiving? - prayformojo Nov 1, 11:46 2
      - how much candy did Rey score for papa? -- nm - mr monkey Nov 1, 11:47 1
        
        There was only one Reese's this year! (though she offered that without me asking when we were sorting through the candy) - prayformojo Nov 1, 11:52
that time when 3 liter bottles of Coke were a thing -- (link) - mr monkey Nov 1, 11:38 [youtube] 1
- that was back when a Big Gulp at slevin was a REALLY BIG GULP too! -- nm - JenBro Nov 1, 12:11
The Stranger Things/Peanuts mashup you never knew you wanted -- (link) - ML Nov 1, 11:36 [youtube] 2
- That was really well done -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 11:41
- she does great work -- nm - Remlik Nov 1, 11:38
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Nov 1, 11:35

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