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I've decided that things like irony and sarcasm do not always translate well in the written word. -- nm - call me Kris Kringle Dec 16, 12:13 3
- You don't say. -- nm - David Dec 16, 12:14 1
  - hey look, it's that cannonball guy....nm - x Dec 16, 12:20
- WTF? - Spawn Dec 16, 12:14
I've decided that Rachel Nichols is my favorite person in the entire media. -- (link) - David Dec 16, 12:09 4
- she's awesome.....nm - x Dec 16, 12:15 3
  - I couldn't watch anything yesterday. It was too fresh. - David Dec 16, 12:18 2
    - the thing i had forgotten about that i watched yesterday was him at 22 being on the field for the hank aaron 715th home run.... - x Dec 16, 12:23 1
      - When ML posted the video last night I did a little googling as I am not a baseball guy and did not know he started there. - Spawn Dec 16, 12:26
heh -- (link) - ty97 Dec 16, 12:07 1
- that first group is just a bunch of sore losers! -- nm - decline Dec 16, 12:08
FBI backs CIA view that Russia intervened to help Trump win election -- (link) - ty97 Dec 16, 12:05 2
- big whoop. when will the FBI Director say 'I interfered in 2016 US election in part to help Trump' -- nm - decline Dec 16, 12:07
- again? -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 12:06
BREAKING: In extraordinary move, Republican governor in North Carolina signs law stripping incoming Democrat of some power. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 16, 12:03 19
- This is a good example of why people hate the press. This is ill-advised. But it’s not "extraordinary." - ML Dec 16, 12:08 15
  - It's pretty simple in this case. A GOP super-majority and sore loser GOP governor are stripping powers from his successor. - ty97 Dec 16, 12:10 14
    - Just sayin' you might want to read the article provided. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 12:13 1
      - (What's with the presumption that I didn't read the article? Doesn't change my opinion) - ty97 Dec 16, 12:15
    - Which, if you read the article, is precisely what happened in 1987 with roles reversed. It's bad precedent, but par for the course in NC politics. - ML Dec 16, 12:13 5
      - Slavery was par for the course. That's a shit argument for continuing something bad. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 12:17 4
        
        (And no, I'm not equating this to slavery, just using an extreme example of why 'par for the course' is a ridiculous defense) -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 12:17 3
        
        And is a nonsensical counterargument but whatever we'll leave it on B2. -- nm - ML Dec 16, 12:19 2
        
        Nah, it makes tons of sense, you just never like to admit that. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 12:24 1
        
        As long as you will call Dems out too, it is fine. -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 12:26
    - “It really has a longstanding tradition in North Carolina, this fight.” -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 12:11 5
      - That doesn't make it any less partisan or any less wrong. - ty97 Dec 16, 12:12 4
        
        Of course it's partisan! -- nm - ML Dec 16, 12:15
        
        The example they give from the 80s shows this is old school for the state. Dumb, but I agree with not blaming Republicans for anymore than half. -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 12:13 2
        
        I blame the GOP in this instance b/c they are the ones doing it in this istance. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 12:16
        
        yep...nm - x Dec 16, 12:14
- Thereby costing the taxpayers money when this goes to court and is overthrown. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 12:05
- This is disgusting and an awful precedent BTW. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 12:03 1
  - the incoming Gov. is the current AG and he's gonna unleash a boat load of lawsuits on this. Hopefully this is the last gasp of a dying regime -- nm - decline Dec 16, 12:06
2017: The Kelly Brook Calendar -- (link) - budice Dec 16, 12:03
Where's Mel? New NIN Friday. -- (link) - jnine Dec 16, 12:02 3
- *was about to leave for the day but does a U-Turn* - Mel Profit Dec 16, 12:09 2
  - Of course. I have hair. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 14:13
  - Hey, get back here! -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 12:15
is it weird that I want the Dr Who/TARDIS LEGO set but don't like watching the Dr Who TV show? -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 11:57 2
- yes -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 12:01
- yes -- nm - decline Dec 16, 12:00
Penny pinching poll: Is your approach to cost saving cutting out the little things, haircut across the board, or focus on major expenses? -- nm - Max Dec 16, 11:54 11
- Don't eat out as often, I never have lunch out anymore -- nm - zeit spiced geist Dec 16, 12:32
- a bit of both. necessary big ticket items get put off till i find what i want for a very good price. and we only buy what we need, do without a lot of - Andie Dec 16, 12:08
- I bank extra money (annual bonus, tax return, extra budget from under budget months) into a bit of a 'funny money' pool - ty97 Dec 16, 12:02
- Each week I withdraw a lump sum in cash and that has to last me the week, and I deal-search/defer for major stuff. -- nm - Roger One Dec 16, 12:02 1
  - (also, I live a relatively uncluttered life) -- nm - Roger One Dec 16, 12:05
- i'm just generally a cheap bastard...mm - x Dec 16, 12:01
- A mix. I typically stop before purchasing anything and think about the trade-offs. - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 12:00
- checking flyers for groceries, online comparisons for big and small things; using coupons whenever possible; holding off on stuff till on sale -- nm* - Beaker Dec 16, 11:58
- Delaying major expenses. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 11:58
- cutting out the little things, deal-searching on major purchases -- nm - ML Dec 16, 11:57
- Mix. I use the Internet to comparison shop on things like Auto Insurance -- nm - budice Dec 16, 11:57
And speaking of wildlife, here's a depressing map for you -- (link) - znufrii Dec 16, 11:53
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- Unless, of course, he isn't going to be president... -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 16, 11:54
- Obama's going to parachute in as a one man, private citizen army. -- nm - Max Dec 16, 11:52 1
  - He's going to hack into the Kremlin and, well, do not much.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 16, 11:54
IndieWire has nothing but good things to say in this "Sing" review - Marlowe Dec 16, 11:47 2
- God I love mean reviews. -- nm - Mop Dec 23, 20:43
- Front de Boeuf. -- nm - Baron Zero C Dec 16, 12:08
RB Adrian Peterson says he will play Sunday vs the Colts. -- nm* - ML Dec 16, 11:36
ST Poll -- When was the most recent time you saw wildlife? - znufrii Dec 16, 11:36 40
- Possum in back yard, last year saw some killer whales in the bay -- nm - zeit spiced geist Dec 16, 12:35
- Lot of waterfowl in the lake down the block. Not sure if they could really be defined as 'wild' :) -- nm - Meg Dec 16, 11:56
- saw a fox taking a leak by the side of the road on our drive home, probably 4 weeks ago or so -- nm* - Beaker Dec 16, 11:54
- Coyote crossing the road early this morning -- nm - JD Dec 16, 11:54
- dolphin maybe. Not sure I've seen any deer this year even while driving. -- nm - Max Dec 16, 11:53 1
  - You would be amazed what all you might see if you slowed down. -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 11:54
- Dear are increasingly common on the sides of the road around here. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 11:51
- About a month ago. - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 11:51
- almost every day I see a few Quails running around -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 11:49
- I can't quite recall.. I guess about a year ago, last time I was in the farm.. - Marlowe Dec 16, 11:49
- there were two deer in my yard at about noon when i came home....nm - x Dec 16, 11:47 4
  - ditto: it's a rare day when we don't see any of eagles, deer, turkeys, rabbits, etc. - ML Dec 16, 11:53 3
    - we have bald eagles around, but i've really only seen them while driving.... - x Dec 16, 11:57 2
      - There are a ton of predator birds near the bluffs alongside the Mississippi River Valley...sometimes days we've seen hundreds circling. - ML Dec 16, 12:04 1
        
        yeah, i guess maybe that's all it was....nm - x Dec 16, 12:06
- The Albuquerque BioPark (read: zoo) in October probably - ty97 Dec 16, 11:47 1
  - I guess I did see a deer or two at my brother's at Thanksgiving. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 11:47
- fox and deer all the time. occasional coyote -- nm - Crashquick Dec 16, 11:44
- i saw a rat in Paris, does that count? -- nm - Andie Dec 16, 11:44 4
  - was he a chef? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 11:50
  - if not, probably a raccoon. all the time. -- nm - Andie Dec 16, 11:45
  - depends, was it a big rat? -- nm - decline Dec 16, 11:44 1
    - not especially. -- nm - Andie Dec 16, 11:45
- Alive? A rabbit about an hour ago. -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 11:41
- well, there was this family of wild turkeys this past summer that spooked mel out one morning... -- (edited) - Diva Dec 16, 11:39 5
  - i have a regular bunch of nine or ten of those that come through regularly. haven't seen them today, but there's lots of footprints in the snow...nm - x Dec 16, 11:49
  - Those count, I meant common songbirds or pigeons and the like. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 11:45
  - "ooooh, looking good!" -- nm - turkeys Dec 16, 11:44 1
    - they were a bunch of jive turkeys. -- nm - Jim Harbaugh Dec 16, 11:46
  - imma introduce that coyote to them birds. friggin' jerkbirds. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 16, 11:43
- There's deer all over our town. Last non-deer was a turkey a couple of weeks ago. - spamlet Dec 16, 11:39 1
  - Haven't seen a turkey in months. Turkey buzzards all the time. There was a hawk in the tree outside my place a week back. - decline Dec 16, 11:41
- this morning. I see deer on pretty much a daily basis. Raccoons and foxes are pretty common too. When I had my house the foxes used to sit outside the fence and yip at my dog -- nm* - decline Dec 16, 11:37 3
  - i see foxes occasionally, too. the two things that i know we have up here that i want to see live but haven't are lynxes and porcupines....nm - x Dec 16, 11:52 2
    - i've seen a live wild porcupine exactly once. it was great. -- nm - Andie Dec 16, 11:53 1
      - jealous! i look for them every time i go out in the woods. no luck.....nm - x Dec 16, 11:58
- We had some deer running around near the house last weekend -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 11:37
- *shrug* No idea. It's been years. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 11:37 2
  - If hawks and falcons count then it's only been a few months. I see them a few times a year. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 11:56
  - *SQUIRREL!* -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 11:51
FBI Director backs CIA finding that Russia interfered in 2016 US election in part to help Trump. -- (link) - budice Dec 16, 11:33 1
- big whoop. when will he say 'I interfered in 2016 US election in part to help Trump' -- nm - decline Dec 16, 11:37
of the reactions to last night's Color Rush uniforms, I think this is my favorite -- (link) - crash davis Dec 16, 11:32
Bery, threads are "weird" only in the sense it's difficult to see where one thread ends and another starts. Nothing broken. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 11:32 3
- I'd like to restyle beta. I think it's in need of a better look, but "nested lists" is a hard concept to integrate with modern styles -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 11:41 1
  - I hadn't used it regularly in the past. It's certainly a lot more mobile friendly. - Mop Dec 16, 11:46
- maybe your eyes are just getting old -- nm - decline Dec 16, 11:35
B2: LB Brandon Marshall (DEN) is OUT. WR Brandon Marshall (NYJ) is questionable. -- (link) - ML Dec 16, 11:30 2
- Forte GTL -- nm* - budice Dec 16, 11:32 1
  - Game of Damn Thrones? (I think you mean GTD - game time decision) -- nm* - Diva Dec 16, 11:33
LA Times names Crash Course: Philosophy one of the best shows of 2016. I'm going to be insufferable now. -- (link) - Mop Dec 16, 11:29 2
- now? -- nm - ML Dec 16, 11:32 1
  - Well, moreso. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 11:35
Just got my SS Benefit Update. As expected, a 3% increase - exactly offset by an increase in Medicare premium, - Meg Dec 16, 11:25 2
- "Bob, about the money for tonight." "Oh, yeah, two hundred dollars, and you boys drank three hundred dollars worth of beer." -- nm - Max Dec 16, 12:16
- Thanks Obama! -- nm - decline Dec 16, 11:26
So this is what we're doing tonight. They built a 1/5 mile dirt track in the Rams old home and are doing dirt racing this weekend. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 16, 11:22 7
- Cool. Dirt track racing looks much more fun than a concrete oval. According to Top Gear you can go racing for less than the cost of - Krusty Dec 16, 11:24 3
  - Rallycross! - ReluctantCynic Dec 16, 11:58
  - We've seen Motocross there but this is something new. Kind of hoping it becomes an annual event. - spamlet Dec 16, 11:38 1
    - I've only seen drag racing live but I'd watch dirt track. Have fun! -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 11:42
- isn't it a bit cold to sit outside watching that? -- nm - decline Dec 16, 11:23 2
  - It's indoors in the dome. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 11:37 1
    - ah (didn't realize it was a dome) -- nm - decline Dec 16, 11:38
Too soon? -- (link) - ML Dec 16, 11:20 1
- 2016 is a cruel mistress -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 11:23
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- One of my cousins deals with the same kind of thing. He just goes along with it and it drives us all crazy. -- nm - Crashquick Dec 16, 11:26
- if she wasn't your sister, I'd make a very inappropriate comment here :) - decline Dec 16, 11:17 7
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    - TTPOY: "I love my sister dearly, with all my hard" -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 11:24 5
      - "so that's how it is in that family." [nm] - Mel Profit Dec 16, 12:10
      - STEOY (edit of the year) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 11:48
      - "hm. So *that's how it is in that family." -- nm - Principal Rooney Dec 16, 11:26
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      - my goodness. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 11:25
- It seems obvious to me (do not open this Dawson) - ty97 Dec 16, 11:16
- well, they're obviously having sex -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 11:16 1
  - YSMM ;) -- nm - Meg Dec 16, 11:21
Krusty, doesn't sound like transport was occurring yet, unclear how deer died. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 11:14 17
- in police custody, it is always unclear -- nm - crash davis Dec 16, 11:20 1
  - #deerlivesmatter -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 11:49
- deer are flighty animals. likely it had a heart attack or busted a leg freaking out and they put it down.... - x Dec 16, 11:17 14
  - Or they didn't wait and just went ahead and put it down as originally planned. -- nm - Meg Dec 16, 11:20
  - Yup. It's a shame that it happened and hopefully it went quickly. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 11:19
  - your IM: yeah - ML Dec 16, 11:18 11
    - Apparently there have been a number of wild animals put down by the city (not sure if this is normal or not) and some are calling BdB a 'butcher' -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 16, 11:19 10
      - do people think this isn't normal? We have controlled kills around here all the time -- nm - decline Dec 16, 11:25 6
        
        no because we're entirely disconnected from nature in some parts of the country -- nm - ML Dec 16, 11:27 3
        
        We don't see stars and we don't see wildlife here. It's concrete as far as the eye can see. We do have a raccoon problem but that's about the worst of - Krusty Dec 16, 11:30 2
        
        well, that and the rats -- nm - decline Dec 16, 11:33 1
        
        It's their city and we're just borrowing it for now. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 11:36
        
        We don't really have much wildlife to kill. At most they have to kill some geese because of the planes but that's about it usually. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 11:27 1
        
        And even that gets people very upset. I'm not a fan of them killing the geese either but if they say it's necessary for the safety of the planes then - Krusty Dec 16, 11:28
      - putting down animals is basically what animal control does in every city. do people not know this?.... - x Dec 16, 11:23 1
        
        People in this city love to go at DeBlasio for anything and everything. He's our Obama in that he takes all the blame and gets no credit. - Krusty Dec 16, 11:25
      - We take away their land daily and now they're following the Hudson down to here looking for mates and food. - Krusty Dec 16, 11:21
B/c my twitter feed is now 90% deer: Maryland teen shoots and kills a deer inside his house after it busted through his family's front door -- (link) - ty97 Dec 16, 11:14 3
- Oh, Fredneck. -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 11:43
- Did the deer have any connection to ISIS? -- nm - Max Dec 16, 11:24
- but since he was in the house, he doesn't get to tag and keep the meat because you can't legally shoot a deer from inside a residence -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 11:15

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