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Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Everybody should spatchcock their turkey this year!! -- (link) - decline Nov 7, 08:44 1
- Yup, cuts cook time down to a third, but you don't have that hero bird to pose on the table - zeit spiced geist Nov 7, 18:51
"Both of these candidates need their voters to come out tomorrow or they're not going to have enough votes," says @NateSilver538. - ML Nov 7, 08:42 4
- Careful, man. You don't want to be caught in a Nate Silver tweet rant. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:49
- profound -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:45
- He turned into John Madden pretty quickly. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:44
- "what if, now just think about it, what if... nobody voted? " -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 08:43
A fair point -- (link) - Reagen Nov 7, 08:41 4
- I don't think she will try to push Comey out, but I do think he'll invite about a dozen guys to find new employment. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:42 3
  - Oh I disagree, Comey will get the horse's head in the bed -- nm - budice Nov 7, 08:47 2
    - I wouldn't be surprised if Obama already has his resignation letter in hand. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 08:48
    - It's not easy to force him out *and* the optics of it look terrible. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:48
Some iPhone 7's come with an Intel modem while others come with a Qualcomm modem. Can you guess what the consequences are? -- (link) - Mop Nov 7, 08:39 4
- Eh, mine is an Intel model and I haven't noticed anything. -- nm - iSpam Nov 7, 08:42
- Explosions? -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:41 1
  - No, he didn't say Samsung. -- nm - iSpam Nov 7, 08:43
- battle royale? -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:40
Corporal Nero, a bomb-sniffing dog stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton drops puck before Ducks/Flames game -- (link) - Beaker Nov 7, 08:38 3
- There's at least four Canadian servicemen on the ice there. Since when do we allow foreign forces into our country? Trump's gonna look into that. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:50
- how the hell do you not shake the dogs hand?! He was practically begging to have his paw shook! -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:41
- "drop it . . . drop it . . . DROP IT!" -- nm - mr monkey Nov 7, 08:39
watch out for mazel tov cocktails at your local polling places -- (link) - mr monkey Nov 7, 08:35 2
- The Manischewitz really packs a punch. -- nm - TWuG Nov 7, 08:39
- It's festive! -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:38
Doctor Strange spoiler question - Mop Nov 7, 08:29 3
- I'm going to go ahead and say this is not a spoiler question in the least for Dr Strange - con_carne Nov 7, 08:44
- Spoiler answer -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 08:38 1
  - Well, that's obtuse. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:38
CNET liked the NES Classic and (surprise!) Nintendo is selling a controller extender for $10. -- (link*) - spamlet Nov 7, 08:28 8
- I wonder if this will appeal to my kids. They're currently obsessed with The Escapists on Xbox, which is decidedly 8-bit. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:32
- Nintendtroll. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:29
- called it -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:29
- Game Informer was decidedly mixed on it. - David Nov 7, 08:29
- It'll be bundled in the box before Christmas. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:28 1
  - (this is speculation, not based on any facts) -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 08:29
- that's a shameless cash grab...absolutely shameless -- nm - ML Nov 7, 08:28 1
  - Yup. It actually makes me more likely to just use the Raspberry Pi I have sitting around to build something. -- nm - spamlet Nov 7, 08:33
so, I tuned into The Walking Dead for a bit last night. Was it me or was there a shi ton of commercials? Like 5 minutes of show then commercials - Beaker Nov 7, 08:26 1
- yeah, last night was not a shining Walking Dead moment. - groiny Nov 7, 08:27
Who is NFL Coach of the Year thus far? - David Nov 7, 08:25 12
- It's always Belichick but since he gets the Jordan treatment it's Del Rio. - ML Nov 7, 08:28 10
  - That's two of my three. Andy Reid is the other. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:28 9
    - (With Del Rio winning right now.) -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:28 8
      - no love for Garrett? Tomy out, Dez hurt rookies at RB and QB... -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:30 7
        
        No, but it pains me to say it that Jerry Jones is the leader in the clubhouse for GM of the Year -- nm - ML Nov 7, 08:31 6
        
        does he trade Romo in the offseason? -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:34 3
        
        (Kurt Warner was tearing into Dak's game during preshow yesterday on the NFL Network) -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:37 2
        
        Romo > Dak but Dak's contract >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Romo -- (edited) - ML Nov 7, 08:38 1
        
        they gotta keep that O-line together with money from somewhere -- nm* - Beaker Nov 7, 08:40
        
        Don't even joke. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:31 1
        
        he's assembled one helluva team, and it's young to boot - ML Nov 7, 08:36
- the Viking coach's bandwagon has lost some wheels. Cowboys with 2 rookies should be in conversation and Hoodie -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:27
Hillary Clinton wrote an Op-Ed piece laying out her first 100 days -- (link) - budice Nov 7, 08:23 11
- Spa Day -- nm - Max Nov 7, 08:38
- Shouldn't this have landed, like, last week? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 08:36 2
  - Around the time of Comey's First Letter? It would have been obscured. Greatly. -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 08:39 1
    - Good point. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 08:41
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  - there's a compelling argument for the GOP establishment that mutual disarmament is in their best interest going forward - mr monkey Nov 7, 08:30 3
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      - if Paul and Mitch want to keep handing Steve Bannon the bullets for their own political assassinations, it's certainly their prerogative - mr monkey Nov 7, 08:43 1
        
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- sent via an email I bet -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:24
I just got invited to a networking event from someone in our industry at one of the bars at the Trump Hotel for next week. Kind of shocked they would - pmb Nov 7, 08:17 29
- There's apparently some great deals -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 7, 18:54
- If this were an event I was actually interested in, I'd respond pointedly that I cannot attend because of the venue. - Mop Nov 7, 08:28 1
  - That is my intention. -- nm - pmb Nov 7, 08:29
- Does it matter how much money Trump makes after the election? I would go -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:22 23
  - I will not support anything that vile human being will benefit from ever again. -- nm - pmb Nov 7, 08:25 6
    - he was always gross and sexist but until the Central Park 5 I didn't know what a big racist he was. - Diva Nov 7, 08:34 4
      - So a CEO is gross and sexist. Okay, I get it. Should this get in the way of PMB's career -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:49 3
        
        Monocle will do just fine. :) -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 08:52 2
        
        So why ask the question? -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:54 1
        
        My chiming in had to do with when I knew Trump was gross. We chime in a lot around here on ST. I didn't consider myself answering anyone's question. - Diva Nov 7, 09:08
    - You could go ironically -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:29
  - yeah, would you have gone before he was running for president? -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 08:23 15
    - I would have gone indifferently. he was a cartoon character to me prior to this election. Now? I'll avoid his brand entirely. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 08:24
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      - never watched the Apprentice? -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 08:24 10
        
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        It's *why* I never watched The Apprentice. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:27 8
        
        frankly, I am surprised people are just learning of his asshattery now. - groiny Nov 7, 08:28 7
        
        I didn't really watch the apprentice, but I just thought he was a celebrity buffoon. That's very different than what he is. And I'll even go further - pmb Nov 7, 08:32 3
        
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        I was just listening to Pete Dominick (Hi Kim!) and he played an Andrew Sullivan clip... - David Nov 7, 08:33 1
        
        Over the weekend some pundits wondered what would be next for him if he won or if he lost. No one thinks he actually wants to be President or work - Diva Nov 7, 08:38
        
        Between David Letterman and Howard Stern appearances, I've thought he was vile for 30 years and counting. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:31
        
        right, but a douche on a reality TV show can always be written off as it is a reality TV show. -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:29 1
        
        well, it is that, plus any interview he had ever done, he is the same guy. -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 08:29
      - Exactly. -- nm - pmb Nov 7, 08:24
      - yup. -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:24
- It's next week. Everyone will have forgotten everything by then. -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 08:19 1
  - all hotels will be renamed Trump Hotels by then too -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:19
Breaking news: School sends out email with reminders about parking and such for election day (they are a polling place and school is in session) BUT - oblique Nov 7, 08:17 2
- I kinda want to kick the hornets nest a little bit. "Guess we can never post another picture of our kids at any school event ever" - oblique Nov 7, 08:27 1
  - heh, shit disturbing is an artform, thsi could be your Master piece! -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:28
The NFL Standings Are a Beautiful Mess -- (link) - Beaker Nov 7, 08:15 2
- I stopped reading at DVOA which I have no idea what that means :) -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:19 1
  - the NFL is like Blood Feud this season. 1 or 2 on top, 1 or 2 on bottom and then the rest hovering around .500 fighting for the playoff lotto ticket -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:20
way LIR: Story Of Your Life is a short story that Eric adapted on spec. I agree that a title change was probably necessary, though Arrival is kinda -- (link) - mr monkey Nov 7, 08:08 2
- spoiler q - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 7, 08:17 1
  - it's been a while since i read the script but it may be spoils - mr monkey Nov 7, 08:22
Cleveland Browns remaining games (STPoll: will they go winless?): - Beaker Nov 7, 08:01 8
- o-fer -- nm - decline Nov 7, 08:39
- We can only hope. -- nm - Ender Nov 7, 08:15
- Here's 538's breakdown of how likely they are to win each game, currently. - volnelk Nov 7, 08:07 1
  - huh, they really like the Bills against them -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 08:13
- I think they go winless. - ML Nov 7, 08:07
- Already on the clock -- nm - budice Nov 7, 08:03
- Bills and Chargers seem like the best bets, though I could see the Giants shitting the bed. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:02 1
  - and the second Steelers game could be HUGE for Pitt if they are still in a dogfight with Ravens and Bengals -- nm* - Beaker Nov 7, 08:04
Oh, great. Now we have a "chicken LIBOR" scandal as well. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 7, 08:01
*early* Florida Hispanic votes are apparently topping 2012's *total* votes -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 07:58 3
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- Total Hispanic votes? Or have more Hispanics voted early than the total of all people who voted in 2012? -- nm - TWuG Nov 7, 08:10 1
  - Trump would maybe have a point if it were the latter. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:15
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- which, has anyone checked if Trump has ever voted? -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 07:55
- LOL -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 07:53
ST Poll: Have you ever run in an election? How'd you do? -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 07:44 43
- Ran for student counsel in high school, got laughed at -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 7, 18:59
- Various non-profit boards. Not so much elected as dragged - kicking and screaming - into the position. - Meg Nov 7, 09:09
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:04
- Side: Election is a pretty good film (dark comedy) - con_carne Nov 7, 07:53 13
  - more than pretty good -- nm - mr monkey Nov 7, 08:22
  - Hell no. HELL no. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:06 11
    - *cue Election scary tribal music* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 08:26 1
      - exactly what came to mind. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:29
    - Wait, what? This was unexpected. -- nm - spamlet Nov 7, 08:17
    - Welcome back, ST arch enemy -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:15 7
      - Nice to see you again, Trump Voter! -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:27 6
        
        Fun is fun but there's always someone who has to take things too far. -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 08:30 5
        
        It's the perfect insult from tomorrow forward. - David Nov 7, 08:32 4
        
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        Do I? -- (link) - David Nov 7, 08:41 [Backboard] 2
        
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        Heh. I'll save you some time and tip my cap then. -- nm - David Nov 7, 08:49
- No one even tried to run against me. #lastnameistheword! -- nm - Crashquick Nov 7, 07:52
- I have not. My father was a town councilman for years when I was a kid though - decline Nov 7, 07:51
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  - Who dressed up like Reagan? [nm] - Mel Profit Nov 7, 07:49 11
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      - You should write a memoir -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 08:17 1
        
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      - obligatory - Worst Gay EVER! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 7, 08:01
      - There's some Hillary Clinton/Ann Holton slash fic to be written here, I'm sure. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 07:55 1
        
        ...HRC/Huma Abedin slash. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 08:02
      - Kind of extreme lengths you went to not repeat that mistake, no? -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 07:55 4
        
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        man - you hated them as a couple. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 08:02 1
        
        apparently. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 7, 08:14
        
        "This is an entirely new mistake." -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:01
- class president in 2nd grade, bitches. - Mel Profit Nov 7, 07:47 1
  - "Vote for Mel! He's Tallest!" -- nm - TWuG Nov 7, 07:48
- 7th grade class president. I did not win. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 07:47 1
  - I did get elected pope in my comparative religions class in college, though. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 07:49
- only a nerdy social studies mock election - Reagen Nov 7, 07:47 1
  - They feared you'd take away the Sun. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 07:48
- I was elected president. Twice. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 07:46 1
  - It was just a vote, not an election. No campaigning. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 07:53
- I won. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 7, 07:46
- Secretary/Treasurer for my residence at University (2nd year). Won. My signs were collector items -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 7, 07:46
- i was on the board in University (Student Centre rep.) woo! -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 07:45

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