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Quantities Poll: How many of the following does your household have? Cars. Tvs. Tablets. Phones. Pets. Bathrooms. Shower curtains. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 11:24 29
- 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 1 -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 12:34
- 1,2,5,3,0,4.5,2 -- nm - CQ Jan 9, 11:35
- 1,3,1(unless Kindle Paperwhite counts)1,2,1,1 -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 11:33
- 0 cars; 0 TVs; 0 tablets; 1 phone; 1 pet; 1 bathroom; 2 shower curtains. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 11:32
- 2 (3 if you count the camper), 2, 3, 2, 3 (fish), 3.5, 1 -- nm - ML Jan 9, 11:32
- 3, Technically 3 but really only 1 (see inside), 5*, 4, 3, 2.5, 1 - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 9, 11:30
- 1,2,0,4,2,2,1 (That's one landline phone with 3 receivers and on cellphone.) -- nm - Meg Jan 9, 11:29 3
  - I didn't include landline phones which again technically we have 3 but they never get used -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 9, 11:32 2
    - I wish I could figure out the Google Voice thing to port over our landline phone number somehow. - JaxSean Jan 9, 11:34
    - I didn't include cellphones. There would be 3 more of those. -- nm - pmb Jan 9, 11:33
- 0,2,2,1,1,1 -- nm - eag Jan 9, 11:29
- 2, 2, 1, 2, 0, 2.5, 1 -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 11:29
- 1,2,1,1,3,2,1 -- nm - decline Jan 9, 11:29
- 2, 2, 0, 3*, 0, 2, 2. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 9, 11:29
- 2,6,3,4,1,4 full 2 half, 0. -- nm - pmb Jan 9, 11:28
- 2, 4, 3, 5 (2 cells, 4 landlines), 2, 2, 1 -- nm* - Beaker Jan 9, 11:27
- 2,5 (one we can't get rid of),3,5 (inc two mobile),5,3,2 (1 to replace the other, plus we have a door) -- nm* - Spawn Jan 9, 11:27
- 0,2,0,3,1,1,1 -- nm - Roger More Jan 9, 11:27
- 2, 3, 1, 3, 0, 2, 1 -- nm - Strongbad Jan 9, 11:26
- 4, 6, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 11:26
- 2,3, 6 (2 semi functional), 4, 1, 2, 1 -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 11:25
- 2 cars, 2 tvs, 1 phone (3 numbers, though), 2 pets. 2 bathrooms, 2 shower curtains. nm - university of amanda jones Jan 9, 11:25
- 2,2,3,2,1,3,1 -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 11:25
- 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1 -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 11:24 4
  - I am apparently personally holding back the US economy. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 11:30 3
    - I'm surprised you don't even have like a Fire TV tablet or something for your travels -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 9, 11:31
    - I'm pretty sure all you do is work and spend time in airports, so you don't need those things. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 11:31 1
      - accurate -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 11:33
- 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 1. -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 11:24
Funny tweets about weddings. -- (link) - zork Jan 9, 11:11
Affordable Care Act repeal underway -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 11:09
The Jetsons meet the WWE -- (link) - Remlik Jan 9, 11:06 [youtube]
Warcraft is the fakest looking movie I've ever seen. - David Jan 9, 11:05 12
- Due to immersion I could accept it more than Jumanji - Max Jan 9, 11:31 1
  - Well... Jumanji IS 22 years old... -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 11:34
- The effects were fine for me... but I found the characters and situations thoroughly unappealing - con_carne Jan 9, 11:25
- Which is so sad considering how great the Blizzard intro movies are for WoW. -- nm - Inigo Jan 9, 11:22 1
  - right? -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 11:26
- I felt so bad for Duncan Jones hearing him talk about it, since it was such a passion project that he clearly spent a lot of time on. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 11:06
- I agree. It was an ok fantasy movie, but man it looked really fake. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 11:06 3
  - this kinda, and the acting was meh -- nm - budice Jan 9, 11:07 2
    - yup. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 11:09 1
      - I agree with someone thoughts about it online - eag Jan 9, 11:25
- I'm not sure the technology appeared any better on the big screen... -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 11:05 1
  - And Jones was SOOO proud of how realistic everything looked when he was on Nerdist talking about it. -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 11:35
IMDB seeks injunction against (stupid, IMO) CA law that prevents it from posting actors' ages -- (link) - ML Jan 9, 11:04
The NES Classic has been jailbroken and you can add games to it now. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 9, 11:03 7
- hay that's awesome spammy, I'll just go right out and buy on...oh - ML Jan 9, 11:05 5
  - Again, what's the benefit of forced scarcity for this long with no inventory to back it up? -- (edited) - Inigo Jan 9, 11:20 2
    - extends the lifespan of it as the buzz product - Reagen Jan 9, 11:24 1
      - But the item has to be a buzz product to begin with to do that. - Inigo Jan 9, 11:32
  - That's not really my problem, now is it? - spamlet Jan 9, 11:12 1
    - YES IT IS -- nm - ML Jan 9, 11:31
- And since it can't connect to the internet, Nintendo can't really do much about it. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 11:04
IMO, it still has a great benefit in paying for co-pays, patient share of prescriptions and similar expenses. The manual claim procedure is doable - JD Jan 9, 11:01 3
- great, now the board paperwork is all out of whack -- nm - Max Jan 9, 11:02 1
  - it was only going to cover about 1 out of every 10 posts anyway -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 11:04
- What the? should be a response for start of the board -- nm - JD Jan 9, 11:02
So, I'm finally able to save some money for my kids' college. Are 529 plans the best option for saving for college? - Inigo Jan 9, 10:56 12
- Probably? It looks like the MD plan is pretty good and you'll get a state tax deduction for contributing to it. - spamlet Jan 9, 11:06 6
  - What about using another state's plan? Like California's plan? -- nm - Inigo Jan 9, 11:09 5
    - Typically you can use it but your state won't give you a tax deduction for contributing to it. - spamlet Jan 9, 11:11 2
      - Ah, okay. Thanks. That I was thinking was the trade off. So, the benefit of the out-of-state plan would need to be more than the initial deduction. -- nm - Inigo Jan 9, 11:14 1
        
        Yes -- nm - iSpam Jan 9, 11:20
    - Would depend on whether you are eligible to participate, but you may lose your state tax deduction. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 9, 11:11 1
      - Gracias, znu. -- nm - Inigo Jan 9, 11:15
- Yes. Assuming the fees aren't ridiculous for your state's plan relative to the tax benefits. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 11:04
- yes -- nm - decline Jan 9, 11:01
- We literally started a 529 one week ago. Seems like the best option, though apparently they vary state to state. -- nm* - volnelk Jan 9, 11:01 1
  - Yup, each state sponsors its own plan, so they vary. Generally you are only eligible for state tax benefits if you use your state's plan. - znufrii Jan 9, 11:07
- TO THE SPAMLET PHONE! -- nm - ML Jan 9, 10:57
Golf: 2018 US Ryder Cup captain announced Wednesday, early word is it's Jim Furyk - Strongbad Jan 9, 10:54 1
- I'd rather play for Bjorn -- nm - CQ Jan 9, 10:56
Genius thinks Obamacare and the ACA are two different things, celebrates potential repeal of the former. -- (link) - Tim Jan 9, 10:53 3
- I saw this earlier. That person can't really be *that* dumb, can they? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 11:01 2
  - I wonder if it's fake, but yes, there are plenty of people that dumb -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 11:02 1
    - this -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 11:05
Tom Brady is a douche but a funny douche -- (link) - ML Jan 9, 10:51
Newspaper win -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 10:46 1
- Just like a Corvette owner to take a Corvette out into the snow. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:52
Ben Affleck's 'The Batman' loses it's projected start date and this weekend he was photographed and reported with a detox nurse. Coincidence? Hmm... -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 10:43 9
- just cause someone dresses like a nurse doesn't make them one... -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:55
- he looked a little rough around the edges last night I thought -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 10:53 3
  - kinda bloated and uncomfortable. Vegas Ben about to get kicked out of the casino for counting cards. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 11:00 1
    - finger to nose on the "bloated" comment -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 11:14
  - ditto. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 10:54
- I'm glad hes working on it.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 9, 10:52 2
  - he looks comatose in those pictures. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 10:56 1
    - yeah. he needs to A. get on Anabuse and B. get DDP to help him -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 11:01
- "Nanny", detox nurse...whatever. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 10:44
Facebook tells me that Emma Stone, SJP, and Hugh Laurie are trending. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 10:42 9
- SJP looked horrid -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:56 4
  - she always does. - groiny Jan 9, 10:57 3
    - people - mostly women I think - really liked her "Carrie Bradshaw" character -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 11:13 2
      - yep. Some of us saw ourselves in either Carrie or one of the other ladies. Jax is the Charlotte. -- nm* - Diva Jan 9, 11:18 1
        
        I am -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 11:19
- SJP had that Princess Leia homage hair last night. Hugh Laurie = Huge Bald Spot. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 10:44
- (when I click more) also: Bobby Rainey, Calvareas Big Trees State Park, Mandy Moore (not sure which one), Matt Moore - ty97 Jan 9, 10:44 1
  - How about Matt Moore's pornstache? -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 11:01
- Hugh Laurie, or Hugh Laurie's hair? -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:43
#MondayMotivation: Emily Ratajkowski Did The Golden Globes (all the pics) -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 10:38 3
- She has too many angles. -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 11:39
- Heidi Klum in Miami over the weekend -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 10:49 1
  - You sir, are a gentleman and scholar -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 9, 11:15
Went to the Chihuly exhibit yesterday ... -- (link) - zork Jan 9, 10:38
oh, hi Kia. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 9, 10:36 5
- Nice. Loving my Optima so far. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 9, 10:50
- I don't know about their quality but I've liked their designs over the last 15 years. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:40 3
  - My wife has had 2 or 3 of the Sorentos now. I've been very happy with them quality wise -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 9, 11:20 1
    - We've had three of the SUVs. They were fine when not trying to ruin my credit. -- nm - iSpam Jan 9, 11:21
  - Suprisingly decent -- nm - budice Jan 9, 10:42
This is from 2011 but the Onion nails it -- (link) - ty97 Jan 9, 10:36
LIR - Culver's - 2 words: Butter Burger -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 10:31 6
- What came to my mind was Indian Butter Chicken but with Hamburger -- nm - zork Jan 9, 11:03 1
  - which wouldn't be the worst thing in the world -- nm - zork Jan 9, 11:09
- Is the patty just a quarter pound of breaded deep fried butter? -- nm* - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:33 3
  - I think it's just cooked in butter ... big calories (700) - but tasty!' -- nm - JenBro Jan 9, 10:38 2
    - They put a pat of butter inside each pattie before cooking. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 10:51 1
      - ahhh so THAT"S the trick ... it really does taste good - a co-worker turned me onto it last year - sadly - nearest one is an hour away. - JenBro Jan 9, 10:52
Ford Bronco and Ranger are coming back. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 9, 10:30 4
- do they have an options package for a machine gun turret on the hood? -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 10:36
- No Bronco II? -- nm - CQ Jan 9, 10:34
- TRUMP! -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:33
- I am finding it difficult to abide by the request in the IM -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:33
I can't link to it directly, but photo #27 in the slideshow cracks me up, given the posture of Michelle vs Drew -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 9, 10:27 4
- Jeebus, SJP is scary looking. I think the only dress that's even *nice* is Reese's piece (#17). -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 11:22
- 20 looks like someone wearing a Sarah Jessica Parker halloween mask. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 10:29 2
  - Or she became a Sith Lord and we just never noticed. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 10:31
  - also because of height differences, last night Reese almost got a faceful of Nicole. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 10:29
CW: The Flash and Supergirl will have a 2 part musical crossover.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 9, 10:25 4
- Makes sense both Melissa and Grant both sang on Glee -- nm - eag Jan 9, 10:31 1
  - don't forget Jesse Martin, he can sing as well -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:32
- given both their musical pasts it should be great -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:30
- What are their demands? I'm sure we can meet them. -- nm - David Jan 9, 10:28
Thanks RC -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 10:20 1
- Anytime! I love talking about obscure bits of ethics and administrative law. :-) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 11:31
I legitimately thought there was going to be about another half hour left when The Neon Demon ended - Reagen Jan 9, 10:19 3
- worth watching? -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:20 2
  - I loved it. Don't see many films in the avant-garde lately -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 11:23
  - Yes? - Reagen Jan 9, 10:25
We're about to enroll employees for Flex Spending Account. Please tell me your positive experiences or horror stories with FSA. - Max Jan 9, 10:18 18
- Our FSA doesn't cover anything purchased over the counter anymore (unless it's backed by a prescription). That said, I've had nothing but positive ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 9, 11:30
- Our FSA doesn't even have that kind of card. We get reimbursed for out of pocket stuff off our insurance automatically and we submit other expenses. - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Jan 9, 11:14
- In addition to sorting out what's covered vs not, reimbursement time was a pain for me as well. In the end it wasn't worth the hassle to continue - prayformojo Jan 9, 10:26
- IRS eligibiility list -- (link) - psilotum Jan 9, 10:24 4
  - that's for itemizing on taxes, and I'm not sure it's quite the same as FSA's - this list is like what my provider uses. it shows what needs an rx (in- - b. Jan 9, 11:25 1
    - also, it's not just cvs. walgreens, walmart for sure. probably rite aid, but would need to check. -- nm - b. Jan 9, 11:30
  - what a crock! Dance Lessons are not eligible? -- nm - decline Jan 9, 11:04 1
    - They are if you get a prescription from your doctor that they alleviate pain in some way. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 11:13
- In recent years they have cracked down on OTC stuff being eligible, iinm. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 10:22
- I've used debit card and reimbursement. - psilotum Jan 9, 10:22
- Cooler when first intro'ed, but now theyre getting picky cause people were tking advantage -- nm - budice Jan 9, 10:21
- You're looking at old info, the IRS tightened the rules a few years ago. Almost no OTC products qualify. - spamlet Jan 9, 10:19 6
  - If you have the debit card thingy, CVS "knows" what products qualify and will only use it for those items. It's really nice. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 10:20 5
    - That's what I'm trying to figure out. It sounds like it will know aspirin and cough drops are covered but then the employee has to provide the Rx - Max Jan 9, 10:22 4
      - I don't think you can get an Rx for cough drops. - spamlet Jan 9, 10:24 1
        
        I like the card, but I still sometimes use my regular cc for larger purchases or online ones - cashback, rewards, etc. - then submit - b. Jan 9, 11:33
      - Paperwork nuisance is part of the design! -- nm - psilotum Jan 9, 10:23 1
        
        Obama! -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:23

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