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5 pints in, not a bad result considering. I'll take a point. Up the Villa! -- nm - Crashquick Nov 18, 14:21
So I was in the ER with my heart last month, right? They thought it was nothing major, followed up with my doctor who doesn't seem concerned - ty97 Nov 18, 14:21 3
- Good and heart healthy thoughts for you and your brother. -- nm - Krusty Nov 18, 14:30
- eep, good thoughts to him (and family!) -- nm - b. Nov 18, 14:30
- hugs for you both -- nm - z Nov 18, 14:22
what are the chances that all the rules about nepotism, financial blind trust issues, can't live in his home makes him drop out? - z Nov 18, 14:19 2
- What rules? -- nm - ty97 Nov 18, 14:21 1
  - yah, not everything applies to pres/vp. -- nm - b. Nov 18, 14:31
Welp. Denis Villeneuve is officially on a roll. -- nm - con_carne Nov 18, 14:17
WA residents spend more on grass than alcohol according the official licensing reporting (not including beer/wine) -- (link*) - z Nov 18, 14:04
Wow. It's Owen Wilson's birthday. Wow. nmbwow -- (edited) - Qale Nov 18, 13:59 [youtube]
Jeebus. Sorry, New Yorkers. -- (link*) - Reagen Nov 18, 13:51 21
- My apartment is almost on that map. - ty97 Nov 18, 14:22
- Those are his people. Rich white people are going to be quite annoyed after a few weeks of this. -- nm - Krusty Nov 18, 14:21 4
  - he got what? 8% in Manhattan? Town always thought he was a blow hard, asshat, minor player and con man, this is his revenge -- nm - z Nov 18, 14:23 3
    - And those 8% are almost all people that live right near his building. F 'em! -- nm - Krusty Nov 18, 14:26 2
      - I can't wait to see what they come up with to get under his skin. - Mel Profit Nov 18, 14:30 1
        
        Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 18, 14:31
- I lost track of this. Is he actually going to get to live in his tower p/t? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 14:11 13
  - he's the president, they serve him, rules of threat containment, security etc - z Nov 18, 14:16
  - telecommuting -- nm - Max Nov 18, 14:13 2
    - so important people are ushered into the oval office and there on the desk is a monitor with dickhead's face? -- nm - z Nov 18, 14:20
    - has to be into work early on Monday, so he has to make it back down to DC in time to watch Westworld Sunday night -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 14:16
  - What would prevent him from doing so? -- nm - mara Nov 18, 14:13 8
    - From my extensive watching of The West Wing, his staff would need to have meetings with many people on both sides of the aisle and they don't live in - Krusty Nov 18, 14:28
    - I honestly don't know... - Mel Profit Nov 18, 14:25 1
      - there've been news stories about it being an unprecedented and really challenging situation for the SS. - b. Nov 18, 14:29
    - safety -- nm - ty97 Nov 18, 14:23 4
      - that's one of the things I'm wondering... - Mel Profit Nov 18, 14:27 1
        
        They would have all roads closed off and there are multiple helipads in the city. My guess is the nearest one on the ground is by the east river - Krusty Nov 18, 14:30
      - (if you're a logical person, which he is no) - ty97 Nov 18, 14:27 1
        
        peer pressure to meet face to face with his advisers will do the trick, though I could see him doing weekends in NYC. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 14:28
- pourquoi? -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 13:54
Your day will get 873% better after you click this link -- (link) - ML Nov 18, 13:48 6
- :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 18, 14:31
- awe -- nm - z Nov 18, 14:21
- ahh. -- nm - b. Nov 18, 13:51
- ha! - Max Nov 18, 13:51 1
  - heh. - b. Nov 18, 13:52
- Liar. - znufrii Nov 18, 13:49
see larry, this is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps....syphilis rates jump 55% in my county - z Nov 18, 13:40
I feel as if I've missed part of this story -- (link) - ML Nov 18, 13:37 4
- Lol. My uber passed a sign beside the airport that said "street may flood", and I thought WHAT are the odds of that happening? - Beryllium Nov 18, 17:17
- the blob the blob -- nm - z Nov 18, 13:43
- Bery. has some 'splainin' to do. -- nm - b. Nov 18, 13:43
- yep, I put Palmolive in the dishwasher once too. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 13:41
well, good news. My daughter will be playing Mushu in her 8th grade musical... -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 13:31 2
- do you get pancakes with that? - crash davis Nov 18, 13:36
- oo, that should be fun! :) - -- nm - b. Nov 18, 13:33
SITWAP New Lego Architecture London city skyline coming next year. - sycor Nov 18, 13:19
Gronk is officially out for this weekend's tilt. He didn't even make the trip. -- nm - ML Nov 18, 13:17 3
- *hits Black Unicorn's music* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 13:20 1
  - Chris Hogan's out too, so yeah -- nm - ML Nov 18, 13:37
- "Brady looks left... right... he throws, but there's no one there to ca--- OH MY GOD! A party bus just rolled onto the field!" -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 13:19
Seems like a reasonable response. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 18, 13:01 3
- And then she yelled "TRUMP!", right? -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 13:16
- That's horrible and awesome all at the same time. - JaxSean Nov 18, 13:09 1
  - the only surprise in the story was the lack of "Florida Man" up here we just throw our latte in their face -- nm - z Nov 18, 13:48
Pitt, Affleck or Depp, pick your poison -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 13:00 3
- for the blind item? pitt. that, um, target talk is telling. -- nm - b. Nov 18, 13:17
- Pitt, so he could tell me all his stories that I'd want to hear. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 13:10
- Affleck and I should be Drinking Buddies. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 13:02
So....... - oblique Nov 18, 12:55 18
- They’re professional ball players. Just be straight with them. No fluff, just facts. ‘Pete, I gotta let you go. Jack’s office will handle the details. -- nm - Billy Beane Nov 18, 13:35
- And you can't take the easy way like I did last week and call the guy's wife and tell her we didn't need him any more. - Meg Nov 18, 13:25
- If you're letting him go and it's not voluntary, then "I appreciate all your work" seems hypocritical. -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 13:17
- YOU AIN'T REAL HIP HOP -- nm - ML Nov 18, 13:04 1
  - YOU'RE NO ROCK N ROLL FUN -- nm - groiny Nov 18, 13:05
- GET DA FUCK OUTTA HERE -- nm - groiny Nov 18, 13:03 1
  - ... AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 18, 13:04
- "If you promise not to throw it at me, or my car, you can keep your stapler." -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 18, 13:03
- Never say you're sorry. You can regret to inform them that you need to let them go, though. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 18, 13:02 1
  - (unless it's 100% your choice/decision, and you are truly sorry.) - JaxSean Nov 18, 13:04
- "I believe you’re capable of so much more, but for whatever reason, this doesn’t seem to be the right place for you.” - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 13:02
- Just do it the easy way.. - Marlowe Nov 18, 13:01
- Isn't that what HR is for? -- nm - spamlet Nov 18, 13:00
- if you genuinely appreciate the person's work - say that. It'll help. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 12:59 2
  - yes - layoff/"cost containment" reasons vs. firing. -- nm - b. Nov 18, 13:00 1
    - oh, too late now; but I hadn't yet seen the bb post saying "firing" - that's different. - b. Nov 18, 13:15
- "I made you, and now I'm going to break you! Get Out!" -- nm - decline Nov 18, 12:57
- The latter. -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 12:57
Two of the fattest squirrels I've even seen have taken up residence in the maple tree in my front lawn. The cats sit at the front window and daydream. -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:45 5
- stew -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 12:55
- We have a large black walnut tree at the museum. Every night the squirrels gather nuts on the front steps and porch of the meeting hall. - Meg Nov 18, 12:52 3
  - our squirrels grab them while they are still green, the cherries too, can't remember ever seeing, never picked a ripe one -- nm - z Nov 18, 13:42 2
    - I used to try and put plastic water bottles over the walnut pods, cut a slit and covered them over -- nm - z Nov 18, 13:44 1
      - This is our tree..... -- (link) - Meg Nov 18, 13:50 [flickr]
72 degrees. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 12:40 2
- *laughs and points* 74 degrees -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 18, 12:43
- Right? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 12:40
Tim - something that cratered as fast as Serial. True Detective on HBO -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:28 4
- Chawl. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 12:33
- Scream Queens? American Horror Story? -- nm - Max Nov 18, 12:29 2
  - Scream Queens ended pretty weakly. Season 2 has pretty much lost me. - sycor Nov 18, 12:32
  - possibly, but I didn't even make it one season on those - I'm not the person to ask -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:31
Ugh, if these people would just email me back I could start my 10 day weekend... -- nm - Ender Nov 18, 12:22 3
- ... you don't happen to work for kilbo, do you? -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 18, 13:04
- when it starts, enjoy the vay cay -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:48
- Mega weekend? -- nm - Amanda Nov 18, 12:34
Steve Bannon, Extreme Keynesian -- (link) - Reagen Nov 18, 12:19 47
- "It will be as exciting as the 1930's" -- nm - decline Nov 18, 12:52 1
  - The Art of the New Deal! -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 13:10
- I like that it sounds so well-planned: "we will see what sticks.." - Marlowe Nov 18, 12:49
- this is about the least bad thing i've read today from the administration...nm - x Nov 18, 12:36 11
  - There a quote out there where he says he's a Leninist and wants "to smash the state" - Reagen Nov 18, 12:38 8
    - oh, he's a nightmare. i just find infrastructure spending a lot sunnier proposition that a surveillance state...nm - x Nov 18, 12:45 3
      - "A turkey in every pot, a camera in every lamp post." -- nm - Mop Nov 18, 13:16
      - "Why can't we have both?" -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:47 1
        
        ysmm -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 12:48
    - "So, you want a realistic, down-to-earth show... that's completely off-the-wall and swarming with magic robots?" -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 12:42 1
      - Basically. -- (edited) - Reagen Nov 18, 12:43
    - I think honestly at least half the senate republicans would say privately that they want to. This position is not one subject to confirmation though. -- nm - pmb Nov 18, 12:39 1
      - Eh, it's amazing how forgiving people can be to someone directly responsible for increasing their power. -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 12:42
  - Infrastructure is needed. And this would have been great a few years ago when we really needed it. - pmb Nov 18, 12:38 1
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- ( to reiterate - the advisor to the president from the party of "government is spending too much" wants to spend a *trillion* on infrastructure) -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 12:30 26
  - also, I'm going to need one of the bean counters to tell me what the hell a negative interest rate is, because I want a loan at a negative interest - crash davis Nov 18, 12:33 5
    - here's a good wsj primer.... - x Nov 18, 12:41 1
      - thank you sir -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:44
    - Some European Central banks have negative rates right now, in order to encourage companies not to hoard cash - Reagen Nov 18, 12:37 2
      - japan's been at it for a while now...nm - x Nov 18, 12:42
      - ah, central banks, not commercial banks - thank you sir -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:39
  - you must have missed the 'aughts when the GOP abandoned all pretense of being the party of limited government - ML Nov 18, 12:32 19
    - Not only did the GOP leadership in Congress drop the pretense of limited spending, they also dropped any pretense of accounting for spending. - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 12:40
    - But they won't stop saying that's what they are. -- nm - pmb Nov 18, 12:36 4
      - there is a not-insubstantial part of the party that truly wants limited government, but that position has ceased to be majoritarian - ML Nov 18, 12:51 3
        
        They'all have plenty of scraps thrown at them in terms of reducing the scope of the federal government, if not its power. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 18, 13:16
        
        We just need to start our own political party. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 18, 13:14 1
        
        I tried, but my vice-presidential candidate kept trying to hump Jim Lehrer -- nm - ML Nov 18, 13:16
    - Evan McMullin has something you might be interested in -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:35
    - WTF were all the debt ceiling fights about then? -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 12:34 11
      - Obviously they're all racists. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 13:08 3
        
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        nmbl -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 18, 13:17
        
        ML, I'm gonna need that link from earlier... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 18, 13:11
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        You're right. The debt ceiling fight was because a bunch of racist birther movement folks. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 18, 13:24 1
        
        Lol -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 13:48
      - fiscal responsibility, which is different than limited government - znufrii Nov 18, 12:39
      - 'Messing with Obama' -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:35
      - A democratic president. -- nm - pmb Nov 18, 12:35
- I am going to guess that it takes a bit more time to get an iron works going than just turning the lights back on -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:30 4
  - An industrial zone and 14 turns, give or take -- nm - Reagen Nov 18, 12:31 3
    - are you factoring in barbarians? -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:34 2
      - Confession : I always play No Barbarians - Reagen Nov 18, 12:39 1
        
        slightly disappointed -- nm - crash davis Nov 18, 12:41
I mean, the video *is* edited and they are actors but I'm assuming that's not it. -- nm - ML Nov 18, 12:17
MacGuyver is new tonight -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 18, 12:17 11
- the new TV Guide site didn't list it or Blue Bloods as new, I double checked as they showed Hawaii 5-O as new. -- nm - Beaker Nov 18, 12:57
- It's so bad. I watched the first episode and almost couldn't finish it. -- nm - sycor Nov 18, 12:31
- I can't tell if people are serious about this or not. I caught 20 minutes of this once. It was terrible. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 12:23 7
  - The original MacGuyver wasn't really all that great either though. -- nm - Qale Nov 18, 14:07
  - I said this before. I watch Scorpion and MacGuyver is so bad even i won't watch it -- nm - oblique Nov 18, 12:29 1
    - yup MacGuyver makes Scorpion look good -- nm - decline Nov 18, 12:49
  - I only posted because someone [I forgot who] keeps forgetting it is on and is pissed friday nights -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 18, 12:24 3
    - But they're just kidding about being pissed, right? It's awful. -- nm - Diva Nov 18, 12:26 2
      - no idea. I never liked the original version and have not seen this -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 18, 12:34
      - hey, I can't be sure it's awful if I keep missing it. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 12:28
- ok. ok ok. -- nm - Max Nov 18, 12:19
2016 has another victim Lisa Lynn Masters -- (link) - eag Nov 18, 12:08 1
- 2016 can kiss my ass. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 18, 12:23
There are Vampirates with trade mail. Please pick up your white courtesy phones. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 18, 12:06 1
- Not loved. :( -- nm - Baron More Dough Nov 18, 12:35

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