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I shouldn't have laughed, but i did. "Gays for Hillary" sign. -- (link) - Andie Nov 4, 11:25 1
- I'm laughing hystericly in the line at the grocery. :-D -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 11:34
Simpsons renewed through Season 30 -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:24 1
- will pass Gunsmoke in episode count -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:25
I've turned my own mother into an election observer. - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:23 3
- how many guns is she bringing with her? -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:23 2
  - Guns? - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:26 1
    - don't take a baseball bat to a gun fight silly -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:26
Kris Bryant has the WWE championship belt. -- nm - pmb Nov 4, 11:20
When I get sick I want to go to a hospital affiliated with a university. -- (edited) - iSpam Nov 4, 11:15 1
- "These 20 students will be observing your rectal exam." -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 11:20
Cody Kessler to start for the Browns vs the Cowboys -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:13 2
- L3. Browns don’t regret passing on Dak Prescott in 2016 NFL Draft -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 4, 11:22 1
  - wouldn't matter. Dak would look like shit with them cause The Browns. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:23
"Bill Simmons' "Any Given Wednesday" has been cancelled, effective after the Nov. 9 show." -- nm - ML Nov 4, 11:12 4
- I'm on the record as being a fan of much of what he does. But the show isn't very good. Just doesn't translate very well. -- nm - volnelk Nov 4, 11:27 2
  - As much as he is great podcast, he's just always bad tv. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 4, 11:31 1
    - yup -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:31
- 15:01 -- nm - David Nov 4, 11:16
"Welcome to Cubstock...I wish Richie Havens was here." Joe Maddon. -- nm - zunk via drone Nov 4, 11:11
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- Fairness check: Many, but not nearly all, members of one political party ... etc. etc. etc. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 11:24 2
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  - Drumpf is just the apex asshole example for the GOP. - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:28
- not MM....Itchy and V.P. Scratchy -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 11:16
I realize the line is a dot to us at this point, but: -- (link) - Reagen Nov 4, 11:05 2
- need a side-by-side comparison to some Islamic countries chanting Death to America just to drive it home... -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:14
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Rolling Stone trial: Jury finds Sabrina Erdely and Rolling Stone liable of defamation with actual malice on multiple claims. -- (link*) - ML Nov 4, 10:56
for groiny -- (link) - AC000000 Nov 4, 10:48 1
LYC, i watched Pride & Prejudice & Zombies while commuting yesterday and today. I think the movie is better than the book. -- (edited) - Andie Nov 4, 10:42 3
- agreeance. I wasn't a big fan of P&P&Z, but the movie version wasn't bad at all. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 10:45 2
  - the book was a bit of a slog, but the movie was not. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:48 1
    - right. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 10:50
Uh-oh -- (link) - znufrii Nov 4, 10:41
Crowd estimates over the parade route and rally are north of 3,000,000. -- nm - pmb Nov 4, 10:38 7
- Chicago/Population 2.719 million (2013) -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 10:50 2
  - That's just the city. -- nm - iSpam Nov 4, 11:06 1
    - I know, it is still a fun data point. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 11:15
- wow. well done, Chicago. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 10:40
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  - Hillary is Grand Marshall!!! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 10:51
  - They can't vote. They're in Chicago and they're alive. -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:43
we had trader joe's black bean dip last night. review: so salty. *so* good. -- (link) - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:35 3
- I love their pumkin cream cheese spread. They seem to have fewer pumpkin products this year. Last year, there were over 100. I had pumpkin fatigue. -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:37 2
  - i think we've passed 'peak pumpkin.' -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:40 1
    - Any questions? -- nm - David S. Pumpkins Nov 4, 10:41
Funny or Die: Holy Shit You've Got to Vote -- (link) - Beaker Nov 4, 10:35
CBS News is dum -- (link) - ML Nov 4, 10:34 3
- I don't know which of the two stupids I hate more. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 10:47
- *pats CBS on the head* I have a ball. Perhaps you'd like to bounce it. -- nm - Baron More Dough Nov 4, 10:36
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 10:34
It's interesting being in another City right before the election. San Diego political ads are dirty! -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:33 2
- Did you see the semen cookies one? -- nm - mr monkey Nov 4, 10:45 1
  - Is that the Marine peeping in the window? I missed the cookie follow up. -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:53
Jessica Chastain honored with handprint at the Hollywood Chinese Theater -- (link) - budice Nov 4, 10:28 8
- Good luck ever seeing it. The new owners have allowed vendors to place their carts on top of them, damaging many of them. -- (link) - jnine Nov 4, 10:32 5
  - I thought they removed those? -- (link) - JD Nov 4, 10:43 1
    - They were back last weekend. -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:46
  - "cats" is what I read. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:34 2
    - That will keep pixie away. -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:35 1
      - Bonus! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 11:23
- *slap* "Oooh, look at that, you can see the definition of the fingers and everything." -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:31
- But no footprints! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 10:29
How the "anarchic folk propaganda" of memes has ruined our political discourse. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 4, 10:26 2
- That's kind of a crazy article to put right below a political cartoon. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:29
- *drops a Crying Jordan on this article* - ML Nov 4, 10:27
my new computer was just delivered. to my porch. no signature required. that seems safe. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:17 18
- I've had multiple Amazon packages go missing this year, after never having had an issue for the past decade. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 10:23 13
  - I have my pkgs delivered to my office. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 10:59 3
    - *not allowed* at penn state because of the additional workload for the admins who check mail. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 11:05 2
      - technically it's against our policy too. but people do it (you just can't take advantage.) - Andie Nov 4, 11:22
      - I realize this is not possible for a lot of folks and I'm lucky. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 11:16
  - One of many reasons I have had a post office box for over 20 years. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 10:53 4
    - That's why I got mine, but Fedex won't deliver to it and UPS is problematic, as are the new people at my PO. They've lost many packages, or I've - jnine Nov 4, 10:55 3
      - Our PO Box takes them. It is set up that you use the street address of the post office. - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 11:17 1
        
        I've had it for 15 years with no problems until they merged zip codes and the staff changed. You have to wait 20 minutes to pick up a package. People - jnine Nov 4, 11:21
      - That's why I have a box at a UPS Store location. - sycor Nov 4, 11:12
  - I've never had anything stolen. it just seems really weird that they'd just leave it. even though my neighborhood is safe, I think it's appropriate to - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:27
  - I had something from Third Man Records stolen from my porch. It was expensive Christmas gifts. They refused to replace it. They said they were too -- (edited) - jnine Nov 4, 10:25 2
    - Luckily, Amazon has provided basically no-questions-asked refunds or replacements. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 10:27 1
      - set up a video camera, somebody must be following the truck -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 10:34
- Ah, PC. not worth it. -- nm - Neighborhood thief Nov 4, 10:23
- There's no hope of keeping the KGB out of it anyway. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:19
- vroom vroom .. desktop/laptop? -- nm - budice Nov 4, 10:18 1
  - ha ha desktop ha ha ha. laptop. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:19
Time: The Real Reason Why Daylight Saving Time is a Thing. Warning - autoplay video half way down the page. -- (link) - GregW Nov 4, 10:12
That crowd out there is absolutely massive. Just watching from my window. There's no place to move. -- nm - pmb Nov 4, 10:01 1
- I'm off today and thought about it. Not for me though. Can't handle crowds like that anymore. -- nm - zunk via drone Nov 4, 10:10
Dave Chappell will host SNL for the fist time on 11/12 -- nm - mr monkey Nov 4, 10:00 7
- First one to yell "I'm Rick James!" at him is getting a paintball to the face. -- nm - Baron More Dough Nov 4, 10:33
- No fisting on network tv! -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:15
- Assuming Emperor Trump allows the show to continue -- nm* - Beaker Nov 4, 10:07
- Whoa. That's a huge get. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 4, 10:07
- The fist time? ✊ -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:02 1
  - yeah - that's why he's doing it. for the fist time. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 10:06
- that will be tremendous. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 10:01
Mike Tomlin on Big Ben: Steelers don't have to decide yet, so they won't. Had a good week of practice -- nm - budice Nov 4, 09:59 2
- spoils: he's playing -- nm - ML Nov 4, 09:59 1
  - spoils: don't go to the bathroom with him -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 10:24
Woman disputes $7,400 delivery room charge on her hospital bill after giving birth in her car. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 4, 09:58 4
- I don't understand how people afford to have children in the States - Reagen Nov 4, 10:02 3
  - My wife's insurance just never billed us for anything so ours was as well. - iSpam Nov 4, 10:19
  - It's ridiculous, but what they charge is generally nowhere near what you pay. - znufrii Nov 4, 10:06
  - this -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 10:04
the length of the NES cables was back when a 32" TV was the "Big TV". - Mel Profit Nov 4, 09:55 6
- I thought i saw something that the cables were like 7ft back in the day. -- nm - iSpam Nov 4, 10:10 5
  - It was. I don't get why Nintendo did this. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 10:23 3
    - same reason it has ever only come with one controller? -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 10:24 2
      - I can see the whole controller being a cost thing. A couple less feet of basic cable can't more than a dollar savings. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 10:28 1
        
        I always assumed it was to make people pay a little bit extra :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 10:33
  - Twas. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 10:21
Weekend Plans? -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 09:51 40
- Tomorrow, archaeology symposium in San Diego. Sunday, museum tour. -- nm - MonsterMeg Nov 4, 10:38
- Seeing Temple of the Dog in Philly on Saturday. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 10:20 6
  - winner -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:22
  - Awesome. I require a full report. - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:22 3
    - I wanted to go to the Seattle show, but the scalpers tickets are crazy. -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 11:23 2
      - that show(s) would be a classic. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:25 1
        
        I'm sure Eddie will join. -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 11:31
  - poll over -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 11:18
- Notre Dame vs Navy game, family reunion here in Jax -- nm* - JaxSean Nov 4, 10:19
- The Rose coming up to do some work on her house, so dinner -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 10:19
- Doctor Strange (again), watching Doctor Strange host SNL. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 10:11
- Honestly not sure at this point. Kid has recital Sunday and rehearsal tomorrow so have at least that. -- nm - iSpam Nov 4, 10:11
- sashamart at the mill!!! fleetwood antiques! -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:05 5
  - I can just smell the antique wood and brick. Will there be any firepit instead of fireplace? -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:08 4
    - I have no idea what to expect. they've only been in two weeks. (stone not brick, yo.) -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:19 3
      - I want to live in it. I need a creature comforts after report. Drafty and cold like a castle or warm and inviting like a cottage? -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:22 2
        
        "and how's the beer selection??" obviously full report. and photos on facebook/instagram. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:31 1
        
        There Will Be Vegetables -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:33
- Going with my wife and daughter to Green Bay to watch a game at Lambeau. My daughter is a Packers fan. -- nm - pmb Nov 4, 10:02 1
  - Say what? Is that allowed? -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:17
- Strange in Imax tonight with pre-viewing drinks before hand, domestic stuff with a visit to my beautician in between for tomorrow, Pats Bye Week - Mel Profit Nov 4, 09:59 4
  - did you say beautician? -- nm - philip k mud Nov 4, 10:00 3
    - I'm a naturally pretty man but I don't mind being even more pretty on occasion. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 10:01 2
      - Back waxing? -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 10:17 1
        
        the relationship between Client and Beautician is sacred. All communication is privileged. [nm] - Mel Profit Nov 4, 10:20
- dinner/movie tonight. tomorrow-cleaning. sunday rehearsal and more cleaning. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 09:57
- Doc Strange (again), Football, Cubs celebrating -- nm - budice Nov 4, 09:57
- So much driving. -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 09:56
- starting to think about cruise next month! lots of prep with the holidays, trying to knock things out before outpatient surgery next week -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 09:56
- Watch Rectify S3, The Girl on the Train and Nocturnal Animals -- nm - LMS Nov 4, 09:56
- raking leaves. trying to get over being sick -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 09:55
- raking leaves (again), enjoying the most beautiful weather in a November weekend I can remember -- nm - ML Nov 4, 09:54
- Stuff. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 09:54 3
  - Yeah, stuff -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 09:54 2
    - I've got a list. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 09:55 1
      - 1) stuff, 2) more stuff, 3) major stuff, 4) minor stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 10:39
- football and fretting. -- nm - philip k mud Nov 4, 09:53 2
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    - gee I wonder where I mighta got that from -- nm - philip k mud Nov 4, 09:57
- catch up on some household stuff. Dr. Strange Saturday night. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 09:52
really solid batch of swing state polls from PPP, FWIW - Reagen Nov 4, 09:50 1
- *refreshes 538.com every three minutes until it updates* -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 09:55
New Lego Batman trailer -- (link) - ML Nov 4, 09:49 [youtube] 1
- That's pretty fun. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 11:23

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