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i am going to shortly begin to approach ty97 levels of anxiety... - x Nov 16, 06:40 1
- WTF -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 06:47
at least we aren't the only floundering government... - x Nov 16, 06:38 1
- so not shocked -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 06:40
I guess I'm glad I forgot the USMNT was playing last night. - znufrii Nov 16, 06:32 6
- They didn't really play. -- nm - volnelk Nov 16, 07:14
- Klinsmann needs to go. -- nm - Krusty Nov 16, 06:33 4
  - yeah, but. we just don't have talent...nm - x Nov 16, 06:37 1
    - Maybe not but too often they play well and then shit the bed for a couple of games. They are inconsistent and should be better than what we're seeing. - Krusty Nov 16, 06:43
  - Agreed. -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 06:34
  - yes, it's past time. -- nm - Diva Nov 16, 06:34
Today's Dunkin Donuts perk: order a something On the Go (via the app) and get a free beverage perk reward. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 16, 06:28
The teen birth rate in rural America is nearly two-thirds higher than in urban America, CDC says -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 06:28 6
- (the good news is that it is still down significantly everywhere, both rural and non-rural) -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 06:40
- *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 06:35
- I can think of a way it can go higher - Epiphany Nov 16, 06:31 3
  - plus sex education is just for perverts! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 06:38 2
    - and free condoms promotes promiscuity! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 06:39 1
      - plus Groiny need to be banned from inter-State travel! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 06:40
Carrie Fisher says she had an affair with Harrison Ford during the original Star Wars filming. -- (link) - ML Nov 16, 06:24 6
- talk about art imitating life ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Nov 16, 07:35
- i wish she hadn't. -- nm - Diva Nov 16, 06:26 4
  - me too - Epiphany Nov 16, 06:33 3
    - speaking of Colin - Andie Nov 16, 06:42 1
      - oooo - I have not but I think I read an article about her once. I will have to check out the book -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 06:48
    - ha! -- nm - Diva Nov 16, 06:33
this is a great interview on rural resentment from a political science professor from wisconsin.... - x Nov 16, 06:05 9
- Dear rural America: sorry we hurt your feelings. Can we have the country back in one piece pls? -- nm* - znufrii Nov 16, 06:37 1
  - that kind of snide shit is sure to win their hearts, city boy...nm - x Nov 16, 06:41
- i left out the kicker... - x Nov 16, 06:11 6
  - So what he's saying is that we should just wait and eventually our enemies will die? Got it. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 06:22 1
    - (She, FWIW) -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 06:23
  - This is the part where I'm going to need to work hard to get past my resentment. -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 16, 06:21 3
    - HIX in Stix be Dix.....Stix buys Dix not Chix -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 16, 13:00
    - (I'm happy to be countered here BTW, not looking to live in a bubble) -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 06:34
    - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Nov 16, 06:28
Took the tour bus with the conference group today, then walked back to the hotel about 3 miles. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 06:01 2
- run mop run! - Epiphany Nov 16, 06:15 1
  - Definitely. I'll post pictures when I'm not so tired. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 06:21
Where's znuffri, this makes no sense to me. - ty97 Nov 16, 05:50 3
- They use the Amtrak yard in Sunnyside to layup trains during the day, otherwise they'd have to send them back through the Hudson River tubes to NJ -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 06:14 2
  - I knew you'd know the answer! (thanks!) -- nm* - ty97 Nov 16, 06:20 1
    - oh man, NJ commuters are fucked today -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 06:26
WHAT?! -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 05:41 1
- Secret Stalkers, if you don't get this for ty97, I'll be sorely disappointed. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 05:59
The rest of the world is moving ahead on carbon pricing with or without you guys. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 16, 05:41
It gets worser -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 05:09 11
- 4. Grover Norquist is an agent of the Muslim Brotherhood. -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 05:24 6
  - that one I want to be true. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 16, 05:37 4
    - the reasons behind him saying this, in full: 1) his wife is Muslim 2) he has a beard. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 05:51 2
      - I read this as "His wife is a Muslim Beard". -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 16, 05:56 1
        
        That's reason #3. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 05:58
    - *sprinkly fey finger motion* I have magaycally made it so -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 05:50
  - 5. objected to keith ellison and andre carson being on house intelligence committee because they're muslim and likely to leak info....nm - x Nov 16, 05:33
- holy crap. gaffney is crazy. eliot abrams got convicted for withholding info from congress during iran-contra. michael ledeen.... - x Nov 16, 05:19 2
  - I'm sure the alt-right will see right through this cronyism and demand that appointments be made on merit. -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 05:52
  - At least in the early going, he's surrounding himself with the worst of the worst. - ty97 Nov 16, 05:41
- But don't worry, Congress will keep him in check, for sure! -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 05:13
Kellie Leitch is a university professor in a stolen Trump hat, reading from a script she found on the floor of a suburban Boston Pizza -- (link) - Beaker Nov 16, 05:01
“When two-thirds or three-quarters of the CEOs in Silicon Valley are from South Asia or from Asia, I think . . . ” - ty97 Nov 16, 04:56
Miami D against Goff in his first game? Yes please! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 04:52
TV PSA: Arrow, Blindspot, Lethal Weapon, Lip Sync Battle, Survivor, Goldbergs, Speechless, Undercover, Chicago PD, Criminal Minds, Empire, Frequency, -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 04:40 2
- Modern Family, Blackish, Code Black, American Horror Story, Real World, Designated Survivor, South Park, Younger, Impastor. other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 04:41 1
  - American Horror Story Finale - this season needs to end -- nm - Epiphany Nov 16, 06:17
More Trump cabinet speculation: Representative Tom Price (R-GA) is under consideration for HHS. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 16, 04:09 4
- What happens if a House seat is vacant? No representative for the district until the next House election? -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 05:26 3
  - I think the rules vary by state. In some cases, I believe the governor can appoint someone to fill out the term. -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 05:34 2
    - Definitely varies by state. Won't remain vacant. Either appointment by Gov or special election will occur. -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 05:45 1
      - Thanks guys. -- nm - Roger More Nov 16, 05:50
"A conscious effort by a nation-state to attempt to achieve a specific effect" NSA chief on WikiLeaks -- (link) - ty97 Nov 16, 04:06
Life advice. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 23:59 2
- Achievement Unlocked: #YOLO; Achievement Unlocked: Afterlife -- nm - Mop Nov 16, 06:00
- The raccoon is your ex. The cactus is your crush. - Max Nov 16, 01:00
pro tip: you can add phrases like "David is right." to the killfile -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 23:30 5
- luckily it doesn't come up much. -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 23:44 4
  - How's your house? You ended up going with the ex-church, right? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 16, 00:31 3
    - haven't moved yet. two weeks (the long settlement is how we got it in the end, seller requested it, we said 'fine'. other bidder said no). - mafic Nov 16, 00:40 2
      - also the most organised move I've ever had. almost everything is packed and ready, and it's not even the night before! -- nm - mafic Nov 16, 00:41 1
        
        Look at you all grown up. Its the girls fault, isn't it? -- nm - iSpam Nov 16, 04:10
A WV mayor has resigned after making a racist post about FLOTUS. And an Atlanta school employee was fired for something similar. -- nm - . Nov 15, 23:27
Tom Neyman, who played The Master in the movie in MST3K episode 424, Manos The Hands of Fate, died Saturday. -- (link*) - Qale Nov 15, 23:08
Hmm, a food bank that doesn't give out food -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 22:20 1
- Free smells. -- nm - Baron More Dough Nov 16, 05:48
"Trump had no State Department briefing materials for his first calls with world leaders. He was just talking." - Beryllium Nov 15, 22:17
Future president of Earth. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 21:47 [Image]
Glenn Beck has oddly been throwing his head in people's laps this past week. - Max Nov 15, 21:39
Russell Wilson joins investment group looking to build a NBA/NHL Arena in Seattle - crash davis Nov 15, 21:38
Apparently David does not like to party hard. -- nm - Dano Nov 15, 21:23 4
- and he has stopped living in the red. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 22:44
- after he was brought up, I listened to Party Hard....I have to say in this case, David is not wrong -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 21:41 2
  - David is right. - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 22:14 1
    - Gold star. -- nm - David's iPad Nov 15, 23:22
Rachel Maddow digs some dirt on the disaster of the DT transistion 'team' Jared Kirshner apparently torpedoed Chris Christy because.... - z Nov 15, 21:14 14
- Here's the Wikipedia on Charles Kushner. Ivanka's father-in-law and major Democratic contributor. -- (link) - Mop Nov 16, 06:04
- Yeah, that story has been around for awhile. It was given as the original reason Christie disappeared from the campaign trail -- nm - decline Nov 15, 21:51
- so, Kirshner would be doing just fine in Game of Thrones. yikes. -- nm - Max Nov 15, 21:26 1
  - gets popcorn...waits for the red wedding...comeon Tiffany -- nm - z Nov 15, 21:34
- ... Or he did it because he's Chris Christie. You don't actually need an excuse to get rid of him. -- nm - Ender Nov 15, 21:24 9
  - christies entire team was cut, this set back the transition 4 days because CC signed all the papers and now they have to redo them all -- nm - z Nov 15, 21:32 7
    - All are done. -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 15, 21:56
    - Which doesn't negate my point that Christie being Christie is enough reason to want him and his people gone. -- nm - Ender Nov 15, 21:40 5
      - but, you know, maybe do that before getting people to sign paperwork? it's kind of amateur hour up there. - mafic Nov 15, 21:50
      - (This paperwork thing also shows how stupid the "THEY FORGOT ABOUT THE DOD!!!" thing is.) - Ender Nov 15, 21:44 3
        
        Only took them a week to get the paperwork sorted, it not like they're on any sort of time constraints here. -- nm - znufrii Nov 16, 06:17 2
        
        Which doesn't at all negate the point that they did not forget the DOD like so many people gleefully squealed. -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 06:33 1
        
        (Or the point that if you want to complain about the Trump administration you don't need to fucking make shit up.) -- nm - Ender Nov 16, 06:38
  - "No soup for you." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 21:26
Good Behavior is like a weird version of Blindspot. -- nm - Max Nov 15, 21:07
Frank the Tank! Frank the Tank! -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 21:05
Rock Chalk Jayhawk! KU! Wooooooo! -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 21:03 7
- Great game. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 15, 21:13 2
  - These first two games have been exciting and fun to watch. I think these tough early games are great for the teams that schedule them. - Krusty Nov 15, 21:19 1
    - Agreed. - Spawndroid Nov 15, 21:54
- Boo! -- nm - David's iPad Nov 15, 21:03 3
  - You make me sad 😢. - Krusty Nov 15, 21:07 2
    - I almost went to Duke. - David's iPad Nov 15, 21:13 1
      - Ha! :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 21:19
so who pushed out Rudy and Christie? -- nm - Remlik Nov 15, 21:02 1
- their moms - con_carne Nov 15, 23:51
This version of Hallelujah is done by what appears to be the South Park kids grown up and brought to life. Cartman has a voice straight from God -- (link) - crash davis Nov 15, 20:43 [youtube]
Mel has joined IG -- nm - budice Nov 15, 20:38
so, how are trump's flailings being taken by his supporters? - Beryllium Nov 15, 20:36 2
- hahahahahahaahahahahahaha - ty97 Nov 15, 20:39 1
  - Also, follow-up question - Beryllium Nov 15, 20:44
The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. So back off, jack. -- nm - Walt 'Dick' Whitman Nov 15, 20:21
So Trump playing The Apprentice with Cabinet positions -- nm - budice Nov 15, 20:03
trying to think of a song about 10 years old, metal/punk song,,,the singer is threatening to punch the listener? any suggestions? -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 19:55 10
- Minor Threat or Dead Kennedys? Way older than 10 years, but their songs had a bit of a comeback 10 years ago. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 19:58 9
  - definitely not the Dead Kennedys, I know them...it was more in a metal vein than punk, but crappy metal -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 20:01 8
    - sid vicious? sex pistols -- nm - z Nov 15, 22:13
    - but thanks for trying to help -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 20:02 6
      - Andrew W. K.? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 20:15 5
        
        Gasp! Andrew WK is not crappy metal!! nm - ralph wiggum Nov 15, 20:31 4
        
        Best. Android ad. Ever. -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 15, 21:55
        
        Uhm ... hhhrrmm ... geez, uh ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 20:49 1
        
        Always lead with "David is right". No one can ever argue against that unassailable fact. -- nm - David's iPad Nov 15, 20:51
        
        He's crappy hard rock. -- nm - David's iPad Nov 15, 20:34
"Venti coffee of the day for Ernie!" - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 19:54 2
- This? -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 20:54 [youtube] 1
  - That! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 22:12
callisto, what you need to do in tokyo is: go book shopping. eat insanely good food at department stores. look at buildings.... - x Nov 15, 19:49 1
- one of my few memories as a toddler was a department store with roller coaster/carnival rides on the roof -- nm - z Nov 15, 21:36
Budget is done for the week and finally I've put "buy a bed frame" on the list of wants and started funding it. - Qale Nov 15, 19:43 1
- wtg -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 19:55
U.S. with an embarrassing performance against Costa Rica. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 19:38 2
- Now really embarrassing -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 19:41 1
  - holy crap...nm - x Nov 15, 19:52
Pete, the fuck you doing to my fantasy teams? (C not K) -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 19:38
David Blaine's stuff is both insane and mind boggling. -- nm - pmb Nov 15, 19:37 1
- and gross - Max Nov 15, 20:22
Seriously, is -anyone- rooting for Kansas in this game? -- nm - David Nov 15, 19:37 5
- Should I be? -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 20:14 1
  - No! Please, no. -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 20:35
- I tried to get tickets but they sold out in minutes. KU hasn't played in NYC in almost a decade and I caught both of those games. - Krusty Nov 15, 20:13
- Do you know me? -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 20:02
- Against Duke? Yep--makes it a whole lot easier to go Jayhawk -- nm - Flavorize Nov 15, 19:41
LYC: Mark Waid is my favorite guy in the comic book industry. Doesn't hurt that he hangs out around these parts. - Doctor Spawn Nov 15, 19:30 1
- my favorite guy is a retailer named Pete, but I'll never let him know that as he doesn't have any hair to keep his head from expanding -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 19:32

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