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Well... that was disappointing Hot Chicken... -- nm - Ender Dec 7, 10:09 1
- I had some KFC Nashville Hot Chicken last night that I was somewhat disappointed in -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 10:09
Cali updated results for President with 140k ballots left to count...Hillary 8.7M, Trump 4.5M -- (link) - budice Dec 7, 10:00 1
- How many illegal? -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 7, 10:11
Andie: heh, I remember when Vancouver had a big controversy about arming the transit police ... can't remember if it was a full police detachment -- nm - Beryllium Dec 7, 09:53 1
- yeah, we didn't have a huge presence, but you'd see them once in a while. i guess that's done. - Andie Dec 7, 09:56
So Wells is trying to make all the people that they opened accounts for go through arb rather than class action per their agreement with the bank. - spamlet Dec 7, 09:45 4
- "How can people be bound to a contract they had no knowledge nor desire to enter -- nm - zeit spiced geist Dec 7, 13:39 1
  - It echoes what a gypsy scammers said to npr, his victims wanted to give their money to him, he was relieving them of the burden -- nm - zeit spiced geist Dec 7, 13:45
- I imagine the makeup of SCOTUS in a few years will rule for the corporation. -- nm - jnine Dec 7, 11:37
- That sounds like some BS -- nm - ML Dec 7, 09:59
If anyone in FL is looking to go to NYC or BOS this month (or vice versa) Jetblue is running a sale with round trip fares as low as $79 -- nm* - ty97 Dec 7, 09:44 4
- *twitch* -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 7, 09:49 3
  - Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Myers, Fort Lauderdale all seem to be in the sale. -- nm* - ty97 Dec 7, 09:54 2
    - BOS-SFO right now is $129 for much of Jan/Feb. -- nm - ty97 Dec 7, 09:57 1
      - LAX some dates too. -- nm - ty97 Dec 7, 09:57
"What every country is best at". Rwanda:Most Women in Parliament. Lithuania: Fastest Wifi. Canada: Facebook addicts. - Andie Dec 7, 09:42 2
- pfft, Canada is either hockey or poutine; maybe wild balony hunting -- nm* - Beaker Dec 7, 09:56 1
  - i think it needs to be quantifiable. :) -- nm - Andie Dec 7, 09:57
Crash Davis, tell me you are not going to stand for this! -- (link) - ty97 Dec 7, 09:33 1
- who and where is that sunnovabeetch? -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 09:41
charlie is looking at this house. "foot of ten road." is that sexy? I can't tell. -- (link) - university of amanda jones Dec 7, 09:14 14
- I love the house but my FIL has a redwood sided house. We've discovered birds are a problem. - spamlet Dec 7, 09:41
- I don't even understand what they're trying for with "Foot of Ten". It's not sexy, it's just confusing. -- nm - Mop Dec 7, 09:29
- insurance company hate these interlocking log style homes ... partial losses are pricey -- nm - JenBro Dec 7, 09:25 3
  - it looks like a postmodern hunting box. -- nm - Diva Dec 7, 09:40
  - I learned recently that dome houses are hard to insure too. -- nm - university of amanda jones Dec 7, 09:27 1
    - now that is one I have not had yet ... yet -- nm - JenBro Dec 7, 09:29
- so. much. wood. -- nm - ty97 Dec 7, 09:18 5
  - so much. the ceiling in the great room is awesome, but wood walls in *all* the other rooms might be a bit much for me. but, that's what white paint - Andie Dec 7, 09:20 2
    - It's definitely not my style -- nm - ty97 Dec 7, 09:22 1
      - Every now and then, you post something weird that makes me think we might not completely share the same tastes -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 09:23
  - "Are we not doing phrasing anymore?" -- nm - JaxSean Dec 7, 09:18 1
    - like, ten, maybe even a foot. -- nm - ty97 Dec 7, 09:18
- Sounds like a road Russell Crowe would live on. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 7, 09:16 1
  - we saw his apartment from afar in Sydney ... but it may now be his ex-wife's -- nm - JenBro Dec 7, 09:23
Someone who I went to high school with died (a few years ago), and for some reason they still have a facebook account. - Subversive Dec 7, 09:13 8
- At what point after their death were you expecting them to delete their account? -- nm - Ender Dec 7, 09:15 5
  - Within 30 days, I would think? - Subversive Dec 7, 09:17 4
    - There's a way to set up who can control your fb if you die. If you don't do that, it just goes on. I get a popup for my cousin's wife's birthday - jnine Dec 7, 11:41
    - With how much it's ingrained into our lives, it would surprise me if there wasn't a way for them to know in that time frame. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 7, 09:19 2
      - To be clear, I was joking about the 30 days. - Subversive Dec 7, 10:28
      - you have to notify FB with a link to an obituary, etc. Then they "memorialize" it. -- nm - Andie Dec 7, 09:20
- No, I don't think so. If you hide them from your feed, do they still show up in the Events/Birthdays? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 7, 09:14
- evil -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 09:14
Well I guess the rice crispy treats were edible - first time I've taken something for the snack table and not had any left to bring home :) - Meg Dec 7, 09:12 1
- "Edible", sure. We won't know about "lethal" until tomorrow... -- nm - Ender Dec 7, 09:14
Nocturnal Animals, A-. Moana, B-. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, B. - con_carne Dec 7, 09:10 1
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Things you don't want to hear from the vet: *looking at x-rays* "Well, someone had a big breakfast this morning!" - kelly Dec 7, 09:06 1
- best wishes for positive outcomes -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 10:04
ST Year End Review Poll -- How well did you do meeting your goals and resolutions for 2016? - znufrii Dec 7, 09:03 14
- I don't remember. The year was chaos. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 7, 09:54
- Fairly good this year, actually. Probably better than in past years. - ReluctantCynic Dec 7, 09:45
- Haven't killed anyone yet. 24 days to go. *fingers crossed* - Mop Dec 7, 09:30
- everything except getting my office cleaned up of clutter and stuff - JenBro Dec 7, 09:22
- this space intentionally left blank -- nm - Hillary Clinton Dec 7, 09:15
- Not good...Didn't meet any of my goals -- nm - amoxy Dec 7, 09:15
- 2016 sucked ass, I called an end to 2016 on 10/30 and started my 2017 on 10/31 -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 09:12
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  - Still..well done. I didn't even know there was such an impossibility as a one ring muscle up - JD Dec 7, 09:20 3
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      - Oh...kind of like my one rep goal with weight...(1) Strict Ring Muscle Up...still insane - JD Dec 7, 09:45 1
        
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  - 300 pound squat is pretty impressive. - Subversive Dec 7, 09:18 1
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I've resigned myself that I will end up failing to meet my major goal for 2016: 2017 will start, and my dad will will *still* have - prayformojo Dec 7, 08:55 4
- Our realtor and mortgage lady had aol emails. That was surprising. -- nm - kelly Dec 7, 09:20
- Does he have an AOL disc, too? -- nm - David Dec 7, 09:01
- I'm with Spawn. It is leaving ironic and heading to retro -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 09:00
- I don't know, at this point it is almost cool. -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 08:57
LDB - of ' -- nm - howie Dec 7, 08:54 2
- Oof. LDB. I'm out. Stupid Starbucks. NM - howie Dec 7, 08:56 1
  - Apparently, I just narrowly missed an LDB radio ambush. Whew. -- nm - Baron More Dough Dec 7, 09:10
There are only five living Americans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. -- (edited) - ML Dec 7, 08:51 5
- (USS Arizona) -- nm - Roger More Dec 7, 08:58 3
  - you're right, I read that wrong -- nm - ML Dec 7, 08:59 2
    - It doesn't change the substance though -- nm - Roger More Dec 7, 09:00 1
      - Yeah. It won't be long now. - ML Dec 7, 09:17
- Very deadly. -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 08:52
Andie, if you're staying in the Quarter, hit here for Gelato for dessert. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 7, 08:45 1
- will do! -- nm - Andie Dec 7, 09:02
Pope warns media over "sin" of spreading fake news, smearing politicians -- (link) - ty97 Dec 7, 08:44 3
- (and basically calls them shit-eaters) -- nm - Roger More Dec 7, 09:03
- He acts like bearing false witness is on top ten list of no-nos or something -- nm - crash davis Dec 7, 08:59 1
  - Right? -- nm - Ender Dec 7, 09:00
I guess Chip Kelly is gonna have to pick a different safety school. -- nm - Mop Dec 7, 08:44
whitney, to me: what *is* "sashamart"?? how do you explain? it's a mall where everything is free! -- nm - university of amanda jones Dec 7, 08:37 2
- The closest you can come to The Good Place without dying! -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 08:44
- "a magical place where all your wishes and dreams come true" -- nm - decline Dec 7, 08:39
I mean, aside from the low pay, inconsistent hours and often disrespectful kids (when it's not boredom from monitoring tests), what's not to like? -- nm - Reagen Dec 7, 08:35
Ian Desmond to the Rockies 5yr/70mil with a 6th year option. - Will Hunting Dec 7, 08:31 6
- Senator Palpatine? -- nm - Mop Dec 7, 09:10
- Dahl, Blackmon, Cargo, Desmond? -- nm - groiny Dec 7, 08:32 4
  - And Parra. They are looking to shift CarGo to first. Should keep him healthier. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 08:33 3
    - that is some confusing shit. -- nm - groiny Dec 7, 08:34 2
      - Given their injury history, options are better than no options. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 08:36 1
        
        I guess. -- nm - groiny Dec 7, 08:38
I young woman in our office kitchen literally just asked to a co-worker, "does this dress make me look fat?" - Mel Profit Dec 7, 08:31 5
- "I like my girls thick" -- nm - ty97 Dec 7, 08:55
- You know it does, baybeeee...Phat with a big ole P -- nm - JD Dec 7, 08:51
- Mel, we would like to see you. -- nm - HR Dec 7, 08:33 1
  - ...again? -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 7, 08:34
- ...like a bloated needy cow. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 08:32
ID42: D-. Bordering on F. Just terrible. -- nm - ML Dec 7, 08:29 11
- was there any doubt? -- nm - groiny Dec 7, 08:30 10
  - Is he the first STer to see it? I kinda thought none of us would. -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 08:30 9
    - The sad thing is that "African guerrilla fighters learn to hunt aliens stranded on Earth" would have made a great movie -- nm - Roger More Dec 7, 09:02 1
      - Right? "Predator" that shit. -- nm - ML Dec 7, 09:11
    - I saw it and was disappointed. -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 08:36 2
      - the sequel that no one wanted. -- nm - groiny Dec 7, 08:40 1
        
        that answers the questions nobody cared about -- nm - ML Dec 7, 08:41
    - I saw it this summer. It's as he says. - Reagen Dec 7, 08:34 1
      - 2016 can kiss my ass. -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 08:38
    - I don't even know what it is -- nm - decline Dec 7, 08:31
    - I sure as shit did not see it. -- nm - groiny Dec 7, 08:31
I hope this wasn't an STer -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 7, 08:23 7
- twas NOT me :) -- nm - JenBro Dec 7, 09:21 1
  - I can't imagine you swearing. And if you did it would justifiable. ;) -- nm - . Dec 7, 18:07
- Fiji is hardly a bastion of democracy and political stability. -- nm - Mop Dec 7, 08:58
- F-word as in Fiji? (NM) - Marlowe Dec 7, 08:26
- that farging icehole -- nm - Crashquick Dec 7, 08:25 2
  - *deports you to Sweden* -- nm - prayformojo Dec 7, 08:30
  - You fargin sneaky bastage. - Spawn Dec 7, 08:28
Anyone watching Hairspray tonight? -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 08:17 8
- Dvr -- nm - kelly Dec 7, 09:54
- recording it. one of the kids from my production of 'In the Heights' is in it. -- nm* - Diva Dec 7, 09:13 1
  - cool! -- nm - Andie Dec 7, 09:50
- They should make a movie out of this. -- nm - Mop Dec 7, 09:04
- I will wait for reviews and catch the re-run if it's good -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 08:28
- GRANDE!!! - Spawn Dec 7, 08:23
- ick -- nm - decline Dec 7, 08:18
- *laughing* -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 7, 08:18
TV PSA: Arrow, Hairspray LIVE!, Lethal Weapon, Survivor, Goldbergs, Speechless, Empire, Criminal Minds, Frequency, Vikings, Blackish, Conan, Younger, -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 08:16 2
- My favorite moment from last week's Survivor *spoils* -- (link) - Strongbad Dec 7, 08:18
- Code Black, Designated Survivor, Incorporated, South Park, Impastor, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 7, 08:17
Five Guys fries are the food angels would make. -- nm - David Dec 7, 08:15 19
- I had those for the first time this weekend. A shake and unsalted fries. -- nm - JD Dec 7, 08:32 1
  - I need to try their shakes. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 7, 08:38
- Great. Now I want Five Guys for dinner. - znufrii Dec 7, 08:21 1
  - In the immortal words of The Rock... - David Dec 7, 08:29
- They're pretty good. Arby's, Checkers, and Steak and Shake are better. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 7, 08:17 14
  - And McDonalds. -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 08:24 1
    - And Burger King. -- nm - Spawn Dec 7, 08:28
  - If you were any wronger, you'd be a Star Wars fan. -- nm - David Dec 7, 08:20 2
    - Oh, Chik Fil A has better fries too. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 7, 08:29 1
      - I'm gonna cut this off in the way that you want. 8 hours. -- nm - David Dec 7, 08:33
  - For burgers and fries? No. No no no no no no no no no no no no. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 7, 08:18 7
    - I assumed we were just discussing the quality of fries. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 7, 08:19 6
      - I missed that (or misread as 'food'). Well then you should definitely take Steak 'n Shake off. - JaxSean Dec 7, 08:21 5
        
        We love their fries. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 08:27 4
        
        I love their fries with the special seasonings. Plain, notsomuch. -- nm - kelly Dec 7, 09:02 2
        
        Yes, this is right. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 7, 09:43
        
        Conversely, I like Five Guys fries plain, and not their cajun fries. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 7, 09:18
        
        They more often hot poor excuses for potato sticks. -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 7, 08:37 [Image]
  - plus Joes KC (RIP Okie Joes brand) are better than all of them combined. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 7, 08:18

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