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Jobs +161,000, U3 drops to 4.9% - znufrii Nov 4, 06:11 1
- But things are so much worse today! Obama! -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 06:19
They're dying the Chicago River blue right now. I'm not sure that's a positive thing - AC000000 Nov 4, 05:58 1
- "If they can dye the river green today, why can't they dye it blue the other 364 days of the year?" -- nm - The Fugitive Nov 4, 06:04
Well this isn't good. -- (link) - ML Nov 4, 05:54 10
- I don't wanna give AQ any ideas, but it seems like Tuesday would be a way more likely terrorist attack day. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 06:00 5
  - It's more that they really hate Mondays. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 4, 06:03 4
    - Freakin' Garfield. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 06:04 3
      - I don't know how we didn't see his turn to evil terrorist coming. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 06:08 2
        
        we all thought he was too lazy to pull anything off! -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 06:11 1
        
        Nah. It's a false flag op run by Nermal. -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 06:24
- Sounds like some BS ahead of the election to scare people. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 05:56 2
  - Let's all stay home just to be sure -- nm - Epiphany Nov 4, 05:57 1
    - They've cried wolf so many times that I really don't believe it when they say these things. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 06:06
- I can't even imagine. -- nm - volnelk Nov 4, 05:55
DOOOOOOOOOOOOM -- (link) - ML Nov 4, 05:48 2
- Can't we just send Charlie Hunam to investigate? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 4, 05:57
- I'll ping as many times as I want to. -- nm - Vasili Nov 4, 05:53
Random question. How do they detemine the order for candidates on a ballot? - volnelk Nov 4, 05:40 3
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  - Huh. Turns out it's actually insanely varied by state. Here' the list of how the states do it. -- (link) - volnelk Nov 4, 05:52 1
    - Yeah, Missouri randomizes everyone that registers on day 1 and then lists in order of filing - iSpam Nov 4, 05:55
Kid started watching B:tVS this morning. I'm afraid to ask how it is in case she hates it. - iSpam Nov 4, 05:35 3
- I've been rewatching it and Angel in chronological order, just finished last season of B and started the last of A. Connor is still THE worst... -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 06:24
- jz's daughter (13) binged it recently. she liked it for about four seasons and then it got too old for her. "it's so old!" -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 06:14
- That was something that struck me about BTTF - there are certainly the odd 80s moments, but it's surprisingly not a time capsule movie. - Reagen Nov 4, 05:40
Hasejosemourinhobeensackedyet.com? -- (link) - znufrii Nov 4, 05:34
Something I noticed on Yahoo Pick 'em. Someone (Not in ST) is 83-19 this year. That's impressive. -- nm - volnelk Nov 4, 05:30 2
- against the spread or straight up? Alf is 69-49 against the spread in the Prophets pick 'em (everyone else is below .500 :) ) -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 05:34 1
  - It's straight up. -- nm - volnelk Nov 4, 05:36
Nevermind. Sign is changing today before the parade. That's a photoshop -- (link*) - AC000000 Nov 4, 05:11
Wait, wait, wait. So Bartman won't attend the parade, I get that. HE LIVES AND WORKS IN THE CHICAGO AREA?!? - volnelk Nov 4, 04:50 2
- There are two friends I have from HS and they are NO where to be found. - Mel Profit Nov 4, 05:40 1
  - Chicago needs him more than he needs them ATM. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 05:41
Nov 4, 1922 – In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 04:48 3
- 1924 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 04:49 2
  - 1979 – Iran hostage crisis: A mob of Iranians, mostly students, overruns the US embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages (53 of whom are American). -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 04:50 1
    - 2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African descent to be elected President of the United States. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 04:50
Waking up to 344 yards and 4 tds? Solid start to the week. -- nm - volnelk Nov 4, 04:01
TVPSA: Doomsday, Gold Rush, Hell's Kitchen, Last Man Standing, MacGyver, Vampire Diaries, Bellator, Dr Ken, Crazy Ex-GF, Hawaii 5-O, Z Nation, Shark -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 03:57 1
- Tank, Exorcist, Blue Bloods, Van Helsing, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 03:58
Strongbad, hope you made that Mike Evans trade... -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 02:53 2
- **ding** -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 03:04 1
  - And I must admit I enjoyed that 2nd touchdown -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 05:55
TDS did a great bit on drumph's speech writer (a spoiled 6 year old having tantrums, flip to drumpf repeating the same words) -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 02:07
4 days -- nm - Max Nov 4, 02:00
I have no idea what Fandango and Tyler Breeze are doing week after week in these clips, but it better end in butt sex. -- (link) - Qale Nov 4, 00:15 [youtube] 1
- aw, you say that every week. -- nm - mafic Nov 4, 00:23
I've got like 30 more minutes of work. Y'all need to work harder at keeping me up. -- nm - David Nov 3, 23:30 2
- Fine, I can take a hint. - David Nov 4, 00:19 1
  - Sorry, I went for beers, and I couldn't think of anything bad to say about Greg Maddux. -- nm - mafic Nov 4, 04:08
Doctor! Dammit, that's it! I have to call the doctor to get a prescription. - Mop Nov 3, 23:00 4
- bowchickawowow -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 03:24
- oh oh, love is the drug got a hook in me, oh oh catch that buzz, love is the drug I'm thinking of -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 02:04
- I just need another shot of rock & roll -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 3, 23:08 [youtube]
- Doctor Dammit is my favourite star truck character -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 23:07
Leave it to a conservative Brit to provide the mildly-tear-jerking call for American rationality. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:59 1
- Crocodile tears -- nm - mr monkey Nov 4, 00:33
The next production at my local theater is The Holiday Gem featuring Santa Claus and his dancing elves...... -- (link) - Meg Nov 3, 22:55 1
- Bad Santa? (I've been seeing ads for the sequel, but the thought of a local theater doing Bad Santa as a stage show makes me giggle -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 01:38
So exhausted. No energy. Beep bloop. 0 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 22:49
gimme your version of what is said in Donald or Hillary's concession phone call to the other one. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 22:41 2
- conceed? I didn't loose, it was rigged, they stole it .....(ill bet that is the narrative, no matter how tenuous, to hang their stonewalling 4 years - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 01:42
- "Can you believe they bought that schtick? Have a good term! Bill want to get a quick 18 in next week?" -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 22:45
Wait ... where in the heck is ty97? -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:08 24
- Sure thing: (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:27 17
  - isn't that because people are betting on the long shot, because it would pay out huge? -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 06:05 2
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      - ack! -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 06:19
  - a week ago a bookie was alrealdy paying out hillary bets. but odds were really high for drumpf then, so there's an arbitrage situation -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 01:48
  - There's no money to be made betting on the likely winner. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:39
  - Note to self: stock up on booze this weekend. -- nm - Tim Nov 3, 22:35 5
    - One of my markets had their special "40% off 6 or more bottles of wine" deal. $30 worth of 2-buck Chuck should get me through the holidays:) - Meg Nov 3, 22:42
    - that & guns will never be outlawed under a Trump administration. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 22:36 3
      - For some people they will be. -- nm* - . Nov 3, 22:37 2
        
        I'm an immigrant with a Hispanic name but people mistake me for a white upper class male! I'll be your inside man. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:40 1
        
        Hey, it's really nice here. My mission may take longer than forecast. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:42
  - Are these real markets, like things I could bet for profit? -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:31 5
    - Yes, actually. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:41 4
      - (though not legally in the US) -- nm - iSpam Nov 4, 05:26
      - Hillary is 2/5. How does that make Trump the favorite? I don't understand. -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:44 2
        
        He's not. Plus I thought one of the lessons of Brexit was that the betting markets don't have any special insight - Reagen Nov 4, 05:27 1
        
        (I also remember that in 2012 people tried dumping money into betting markets to influence the narrative) -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 05:43
- Financial Times with paywall. Can you summarize? -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:26
- I presume he's lying in a gutter, gripping a bottle of wine the way Trump grabs a...*ahem*. -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:09
- He's not been seen since about last Friday when he was in Santa Fe :( -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 22:09 3
  - maybe he is taking rug weaving classes with a Navajo. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 22:35 2
    - He's refusing to leave the sweat lodge until after the election. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:42 1
      - we're never gonna recognize a 125 pound Ty -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 22:48
Odd David Trivia: the following people have turned this board into a den of lies: - David Nov 3, 22:06 4
- admit it: these were pulled from a chalk board you keep in the garage. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 05:43
- So ... I made a list somewhere? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:09 2
  - Yes, perjurererererer. -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:10 1
    - I sent you worcestershire sauce! On my own volition! **Gourmet** worcestershire sauce! This buys me nothing? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:18
So I was involved in somewhat of a confrontation with library staff today which culminated with me basically - Meg Nov 3, 22:02 19
- that's the kind of mindless bureaucracy I've come to expect from the kafkaesque hell we live in. -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 22:34 1
  - But Trump will fix that. Don't worry about it. -- nm - iSpam Nov 4, 05:27
- I love you, too. Despite what David says. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:10 7
  - Yes it does! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 3, 22:25
  - The crazy thing is that the 3 city libraries benefit from every penny we make in the store. - Meg Nov 3, 22:19 5
    - People who robotically enforce policies without forethought as to the underlying intent drive me CRAZY. - David Nov 3, 22:20 4
      - I'm like 95% forethought as to the underlying intent. -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 23:15 1
        
        Good man. - David Nov 3, 23:30
      - I've just seen your own personal Hell: My job. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:24 1
        
        I'd last about two days in a bureaucratic job. - David Nov 3, 22:30
- The unwritten part of this story involves an unmarked grave, doesn't it? -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:07 7
  - Well.....there is this large duck pond outside the bookstore...... -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 22:10 6
    - Bery, please delete this post so that I'm not in danger of being called as a witness at some point. - David Nov 3, 22:12 5
      - it could only work in her favour having a clear madman testifying against her. -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 22:16 4
        
        The more you beg for it, the less likely I am to give it to you. -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:19 3
        
        I know, but I'm enjoying myself. Chipper Jones was overrated as far as I know! -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 22:32 2
        
        Great player, self-centered jerk of a human. -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:37
        
        but you are right about Barbie girl. that whole album is fantastic. -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 22:33
- They don't know who they're messing with. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:07
Cambridge gets a monument to Syd Barrett -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 21:47
Trae Crowder, the Liberal Redneck, with An Appeal for Sanity (NSFW for profanity) -- (link*) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 21:43 [youtube]
Just got a moment to examine that picture of Trump and Marla and WTF?! - Mop Nov 3, 21:23 6
- What about the picture of him with Ivanka? Super creepy. -- nm - jnine Nov 3, 22:19 4
  - Only one? (The one where he's grabbing her inappropriately.) You'll have to be more specific. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:27 3
    - The one where she's sitting on his lap and he has the leering grin while both hands are on her. -- nm - jnine Nov 3, 22:35 2
      - Oh geez, the one where she looks to be giving him a lap dance... -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:41 1
        
        it was at a Dad 'n Daughter dance, and yeah they all look like that, real warren Jeff's pocket pool material -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 01:57
- 'but not like one at a time, all of them at once.' -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 21:37
Well, the first half definitely went to Durant. - David Nov 3, 21:21
I wonder what Remlik and Spawn did tonight. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 21:19 9
- whatever it was it was. it was from 1 seat away and consensual - Epiphany Nov 3, 21:33 8
  - gotta have a place to put the coats and hats! -- nm - Remlik Nov 3, 21:47
  - I love you. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 21:45 2
    - Why must you turn this board into a den of lies? -- nm - David Nov 3, 21:56
    - Love you too!! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 3, 21:55
  - I'm a Barbie Girl in a Barbie World... -- nm - David Nov 3, 21:34 3
    - You are but one man, your sworn enemies are legion. - Epiphany Nov 3, 21:39 2
      - Ah ah ah, yeah! - David Nov 3, 21:42 1
        
        Bastardo! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 3, 21:53
Rough start to my trip - bad - plane delay - good - got standby on another booked flight so I could still get to LA in time for my next flight to Fiji - JenBro Nov 3, 21:19 17
- Bon Voyage! -- nm - . Nov 3, 22:47
- have a great vacation, and don't forget to change your clocks saturday night :) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 21:37 1
  - Actually I checked & they already had time change in each of the 3 countries I'm visiting! -- nm - JenBro Nov 3, 21:39
- Woo! Lookout Fiji! -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 21:20 13
  - So Meg will appreciate this ... I have business class for the next leg LA to Fiji - think my snoring will keep others awake? - JenBro Nov 3, 21:23 12
    - Whoo! 777 with the pods? -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 21:38 1
      - Yep! It will be heaven! -- nm - JenBro Nov 3, 21:39
    - this is one reason I have isolating earphones. -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 21:26 9
      - Not sure even those could shut out Jen's snoring..... - Meg Nov 3, 21:40 1
        
        no you are 100% correct - it's all my life since I was a little kid been this way -- nm - JenBro Nov 3, 21:41
      - the dominant one is babies. -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 21:36 6
        
        I googled - hadn't heard of those - interesting article here -- (link) - JenBro Nov 3, 21:38 5
        
        I like them more than cancelling ones because: generally better sound quality, and noise-cancelling doesn't necessarily reduce the dB level of noise - mafic Nov 3, 21:47 4
        
        give me the name for yours ... that might be a GREAT Christmas gift for my friend John. He's in hotels all week for his job that requires he travel. -- nm - JenBro Nov 3, 21:49 3
        
        depends how much you want to spend, and some people *hate* having them in their ears. -- (link) - mafic Nov 3, 21:58 1
        
        but I have a pair of these right now. good, but they're a little big. -- (link) - mafic Nov 3, 21:59
        
        Please & thanks! -- nm - JenBro Nov 3, 21:50

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