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Panel recommends removal for Canadian judge who asked a rape victim why she couldn't just keep her knees together -- (link) - Mop Nov 30, 13:23 2
- Supreme Court nomination right there -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 30, 13:32
- um, yeah. throw them out. -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 13:25
LIR ST, show me on this doll where ranch dressing touched you - con_carne Nov 30, 13:17 3
- L3 - JenBro Nov 30, 14:58
- gross -- nm - decline Nov 30, 13:21
- I use it instead of buttermilk when making fried chicken -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 30, 13:19
Irving Berlin was 95 years old when Taco's "Puttin' On the Ritz" hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Berlin the oldest living songwriter... - Mop Nov 30, 12:47 1
- 10,600 year old Brazillian Burriels are being studied -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 30, 12:51
I'm about done with lunch and have to head back now, so I'll just declare 'Malik Democratic Republic of the Congo' TTPOD -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 12:44
EFL Cup spoilers - Crashquick Nov 30, 12:36 1
- also, because this is hilarious (spoils) -- (edited) - Crashquick Nov 30, 12:41
we got over 10 inches of snow overnight. still 21k people without power -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 12:35 5
- did you make a snowman ? -- nm - decline Nov 30, 13:08 1
  - kids did! -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 13:49
- I like snow. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 12:38
- and we could get that again tonight (or freezing rain). hooray -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 12:36 1
  - I am glad I did not complain that it was 60F here yesterday but only 50F today. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:38
Apparently mafic has a drone problem. That is, eagles are destroying drones for mining operations in Australia. -- (link) - Mop Nov 30, 12:33 5
- I thought he was the bird whisperer (and any other critters that turned up in camp) -- nm - JenBro Nov 30, 15:00
- They must think they are Nazguls -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 30, 12:44 3
  - BTW, this is why "Why didn't they just fly an eagle into Mordor?" doesn't work. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 12:47 2
    - But then you wouldn't have no f'n story, 3 books, 4 movies, billions lost, this is why they are so poor... - zeit spiced geist Nov 30, 13:31
    - Sauron had drones? -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 12:49
Sorry McCrory -- (link) - ty97 Nov 30, 12:28 10
- So what position will he get in the pence cabinet -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 30, 12:39 2
  - Bathroom attendant -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 12:41 1
    - Unless you can show me your birth cert, you'll have to hold it till you get home -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 30, 12:46
- is Cooper the Democrat? -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 12:33 6
  - Yes. McCrory is the incumbent R governor who signed the bathroom bill. - ty97 Nov 30, 12:34 3
    - good, I am shocked it was that close (but not really shocked given what is going on in the US) -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 12:35 2
      - Hillary lost the state by 3.8%. The R Senate incumbent beat the D challenger by 5.8% - ty97 Nov 30, 12:38 1
        
        I really think the huge amount of late slur campaigns on tv hurt Ross. The amount of lies in those campaigns was silly -- nm - Crashquick Nov 30, 12:45
  - Yeah, it's the only good thing to come out of this election here. -- nm - Crashquick Nov 30, 12:34 1
    - Same here. -- nm - Indiana Nov 30, 12:35
Ugh. They're saying the first fire in Smoky Mountain Natl Park was set by a human. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 30, 12:28 11
- Arson? Or accident or ahole doing dumb stuff -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 30, 12:36 7
  - IT WAS COLD!!! -- nm - Dumbass Nov 30, 12:37 6
    - There's a chance it was a cigarette. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 30, 12:58 1
      - I'm always rather amazed they can pin point an origin and cause on these - JenBro Nov 30, 15:05
    - The one time I drove through TN they had these superstores with fireworks on one side and booze on the other. I'm rather amazed the place still stands -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 12:39 3
      - Those definitely still exist. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 30, 12:58 2
        
        Chattanooga! -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 13:24 1
        
        Fireball whiskey -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 30, 14:11
- I kinda figured. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:31
- subhuman -- nm - Willie Snead Nov 30, 12:29 1
  - sfan -- nm - oblique Nov 30, 12:29
I'm as stressed out about giving as Nick from New Girl. I have to come up with something for office secret santa tomorrow and I'm reluctant to choose - Max Nov 30, 12:26 8
- What's the $ limit? One of the most memorable ones we ever got at a white elephant party was "More Cowbell." - JaxSean Nov 30, 13:02
- movie theatre chain gift card. tied with ribbon to a box of candy. -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 12:45 1
  - the movie theatre chain gift card is a great Stalker gift idea too. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 12:53
- Here's a spool of copper wire. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 12:27
- You are giving as Nick from New Girl? Like, cosplay? -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:27 3
  - I didn't do anything wrong! I didn't do *anything*!! -- nm - Max Nov 30, 12:29 2
    - ST is welcoming of diverse lifestyles. We don't condemn you, we accept you -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 12:32 1
      - Well we don't condemn him for *that* -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 12:33
The Ballad of Derek Carr and His Pinkie... - Diva Nov 30, 12:25 1
- meanwhile disembodied thumb with eyes JPP is all like, 'Amateur'. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 12:32
Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire said he received his release from the school and is seeking a transfer. -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 12:23 7
- I heard he prefers Malik Democratic Republic of the Congo now. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 12:25 6
  - my gawd Raygun -- nm - ML Nov 30, 12:28
  - when I made this joke in my head I told myself, 'no Diva, it's just too dorky to post. Even for you.'. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 12:27 3
    - chivalry means making the jokes so you don't have to. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 12:30
    - (I would not have thrown things at you just so you know) -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 12:29
    - *nods* -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:27
  - *throws things at you* -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 12:26
heh, seeing a bunch of stories now about Chip Kelly having absolutely no interest in the Oregon job. -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 12:22
Iraq's Special Forces Control 19 Mosul Neighborhoods -- (link) - crash davis Nov 30, 12:19 5
- I read they are projected to be in control of the City in late January. Just in time for Trump to take credit for it. -- nm - jnine Nov 30, 12:20 2
  - Except he would have done it all secretly. No one would have noticed the massive troop buildup outside Mosul. -- nm - GregW Nov 30, 13:05
  - that is my worry -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 12:22
- But there's 780! -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 12:20 1
  - No, I'm kidding. This isn't Brooklyn, afterall. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 12:20
Stalker package away!! And there was *nobody* in the post office. - Meg Nov 30, 12:18
This Youtube channel has been uploading old Charlie Rose interviews and this one with Roger Ebert (2000) is excellent -- (link) - con_carne Nov 30, 12:13 [youtube]
Schadenfreude, sweet sweet schadenfreude - ty97 Nov 30, 12:13 3
- comment: Nobar Ium "Which is why people like me want Palin for Interior." -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 12:52
- ha... -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 12:28
- LOL -- nm - JaxSean Nov 30, 12:16
Trump and the Pakistani PM had a phone call -- (link) - ty97 Nov 30, 12:08
fwiw, carrier will get 700K a year in state tax incentives for a number of years for the deal that will keep those jobs in indiana.... - x Nov 30, 12:02 4
- yup, very slick for both sides. UT can still close that plant if Trump fails to make good on the reductions and they're saving 700K/year. Meanwhile -- (edited) - decline Nov 30, 12:14
- Step 1: Spin-off Carrier. Step 2: Carrier shuts down. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 12:09
- Agree it is absolutely brilliant politically. -- nm - pmb Nov 30, 12:08
- woohoo -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:07
Anyone else watch Rudolph, last night? So much fun--but, a bit of 70's misogyny (spoilers) - Flavorize Nov 30, 11:54 14
- the doll is not a misfit. repeat, the doll is NOT a misfit.....nm - x Nov 30, 12:11 2
  - she's a redhead--obviously no one would want her -- nm - Flavorize Nov 30, 12:29
  - She cuts. Just to feel something. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 12:11
- Spoilers?. .. - jnine Nov 30, 12:07 6
  - But what if the "Reindeer Game" is Monopoly? - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:10 5
    - He didn't have to put him on the sleigh, he could have not treated him so badly during reindeer training and at their cave. Total jerk. -- nm - jnine Nov 30, 12:12 4
      - I am just saying, maybe Rudolph is actually the jerk. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:12 3
        
        He was a baby! Santa is a grumpy old man who couldn't handle something different. And, when Rudolph leads the sleigh, there are still 8 reindeer - jnine Nov 30, 12:19 2
        
        I still feel the show is revisionist history. - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:23 1
        
        Denial. He's not the real Santa, so it's ok. The real one knows you still believe. - jnine Nov 30, 12:29
- I watched (Altman's) MASH last night. It's aggressively sexist. - Dignan Nov 30, 11:59 2
  - And does not hold up well in other ways. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 12:11
  - I am shocked. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:01
- IN HD!!! -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 11:57
Ha! -- (link) - TWuG Nov 30, 11:40 [Image] 4
- heh -- nm - JaxSean Nov 30, 12:29
- LOL -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 12:19
- Somewhere I saw one of Batman getting friend requests from both Superman and Clark Kent and noticing nearly identical profile pics. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:01
- Took me longer than it should have -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 11:47
The further on the edge, the hotter the intensity -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 11:40 5
- someone was watching Top Gun, like I was, last night. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 30, 11:50 1
  - left you a message. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 11:51
- LANAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! -- nm - groiny Nov 30, 11:41 2
  - I'm afraid that if I ran into Aisha in real life, I'd start yelling exactly that -- nm - crash davis Nov 30, 11:42 1
    - I would have to ask her what she is wearing under her clothes. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 11:43
Sorry to read that, David.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 30, 11:39 1
- oh wow, me too....nm - x Nov 30, 12:03
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- My sense is that you are not laughing. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 30, 11:48 1
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- Lets complete the trifecta with SoS David Petraeus. - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 11:38 9
  - I just read it's down to Romney and Guiliani. I never thought I'd be rooting for Romney to be SOS. -- nm - jnine Nov 30, 12:10 5
    - There is no way Rudy gets approved. - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 12:12 4
      - Rudy is off the short list ever since Rand Paul said he would oppose him. -- nm - ML Nov 30, 12:18
      - yonh. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 12:18
      - Who is going to be against him? All the Republicans are going to play nice with each other, at least at the beginning. -- nm - jnine Nov 30, 12:14 1
        
        It only takes 3 on a vote or one on committee. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 12:19
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    - It really is like we are in a (very bad) movie. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 30, 11:41 1
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- it's ridiculous. he's such a con man. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 11:36 10
  - That's crazy. Who would say such a thing. - Mitt Romney Nov 30, 11:38 2
    - Have you bowed down to the most powerful man in the universe yet? -- nm - Omarosa Nov 30, 11:40 1
      - I'm reminded of a certain scene in Team America. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 12:25
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    - I'm remarking on and criticizing Trump voters for voting for a con artist. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 11:41 5
      - I paid good money for this hat so I am sticking with him. - Trump Voter Nov 30, 11:42 4
        
        "I voted for Trump and all I got was a stupid hat" -- nm - TWuG Nov 30, 11:45 3
        
        and lost my insurance and Medicare and Social Security and my Govt pension; but emails! -- nm* - Beaker Nov 30, 11:46 2
        
        I'm pretty calloused to this stuff at this point but the speed with which they are seemingly moving against bedrock social programs is amazing. - Mel Profit Nov 30, 11:55
        
        Worth it! Trump 2020! -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 11:48
NFL: Buffalo's new TE Logan Thomas used to be Tyrod Taylor's backup QB at VT. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 30, 11:33 4
- I smell a trick play coming! Taylor--screen pass to Logan on the left sideline--Logan pulls up, throws to a darting Taylor in the end zone--TD! -- nm* - Flavorize Nov 30, 11:39 3
  - If Thomas is throwing it, it's five rows deep into the stands. -- nm - ML Nov 30, 11:42 2
    - noob -- nm - Willie Snead Nov 30, 11:52 1
      - Logan had all the tools you need in an NFL QB, except he couldn't hit the broad side of a friggin barn. - ML Nov 30, 12:43
Overwatch Season 3 competitive starts today, fwiw -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 11:32 4
- will you be doing that? - groiny Nov 30, 11:35 3
  - Yup. - Reagen Nov 30, 11:51 2
    - Ok, do you play weeknights or just weekend? -- nm - Groiny Nov 30, 12:03 1
      - Weeknights sometimes - Reagen Nov 30, 12:09
groiny is not making it to the Analogy Hall of Fame. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 11:30 3
- Multiple concussions derailed what was a promising analogy career. -- nm - Groiny Nov 30, 12:02
- Man, making the Analogy Hall of Fame would be like.....I don't know what. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 11:56
- What!? That would be like Rando not making it to the Non Sequitor Hall of Fame. -- nm - rollo Nov 30, 11:32
is the The Kingkiller Chronicle a good read? I see that book 3 is still be waiting on... -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 11:30 6
- It's all right. Easily about 600 pages too long. nm - Dignan Nov 30, 11:56
- Yes. It's very good. There are a couple of shorter works in the same setting, too. - TWuG Nov 30, 11:35
- I found it a really good read. Maybe not "all time great" level, but definitely up there with The Stormlight Archive or the Gentleman Bastard Series. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 30, 11:33
- Book 1 is phenomenal, 2 is slightly less so, but still an excellent read. Similar to GRRM, we may be waiting a looooonnnngggg time for 3 -- nm - decline Nov 30, 11:33 2
  - We should note that one is not a standalone. It stops abruptly and continues immediately into book two. nm - Dignan Nov 30, 12:01
  - I will hold off then -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 11:45
My favorite song from Moana. -- (link) - Mop Nov 30, 11:29 [youtube]

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