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Ravens secondary coach Leslie Frazier has been hired as the Bills defensive coordinator -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 17:24 1
- Filled up the dance card quick -- nm - budice Jan 12, 17:26
I would rank Patriot's Day slightly below Sully. They are very similiar, but this one seems to skip over quite a lot. - GregW Jan 12, 17:22 3
- Well, there is a helluva lot more to Patriots Day. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 12, 17:31 2
  - Yeah, they skipped the wrong id part completely. It was barely mentioned. Sully had the rescue and investigation as well. -- nm - GregW Jan 12, 17:34
  - You don't even have to invent an antagonist. -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 17:32
Nyet My President: a White Russian, with a thin orange skin, fake gold leaf garnish -- nm* - Beaker Jan 12, 17:05 2
- I'd add a squeeze of lemon -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 17:18 1
  - "That would make it curdle and taste terrible!" "Indeed." -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 17:20
As to not be outdone the other Los Angeles football team looks like they will be hiring Anthony Lynn as there HC he is 48 FYI -- nm - eag Jan 12, 17:01 1
- nobody in LA wanted a football team 20 years ago. maybe sports fans have changed -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 12, 17:09
Nordstroms closing my closest store - maybe I should have shopped there :/ -- (link) - Meg Jan 12, 16:39 1
- Thanks for nuthin', Meg! -- nm - Nordstroms Jan 12, 16:55
I thought Carmen Sandiego was an international spy. -- nm - crash davis Jan 12, 16:37 1
- the international spy is Hotkiss -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 12, 17:30
Not for nothing, but today is the first day in a long while when I didn't have any Coca Cola - CQ Jan 12, 16:31 1
- Nice! Keep it up. I'm doing something similar. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 16:44
Meanwhile, in the bidet industry ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 12, 16:25 1
- Trump's not the only one having a pissing contest. -- nm - budice Jan 12, 16:28
iBoy, or "A young man, bitten by a radioactive smartphone..." -- (link) - Reagen Jan 12, 16:04 [youtube]
Bery, your next boat -- (link) - decline Jan 12, 15:57 1
- Hmm, intriguing, but I was thinking more like this ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 12, 16:08
Buccaneers agreed to terms on extension with DC Mike Smith -- nm - budice Jan 12, 15:54
The movie of the year comes out tomorrow!!! -- (link) - Todd Manning - 1 days till Monster Trucks Jan 12, 15:41 [youtube] 5
- Nah, Resident Evil's next week. -- nm - David Jan 12, 17:06 1
  - y'know, sometimes you get things right....nm - x Jan 12, 17:36
- I'm happy for you, buddy -- nm - prayformojo Jan 12, 15:54 1
  - Be happy for the world! -- nm - Todd Manning - 1 days till Monster Trucks Jan 12, 16:03
- Baywatch? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:43
I just watched La La Land... - Marlowe Jan 12, 15:29
Sean McVay and MDH are born in the same year. Not kidding. -- nm - MDH Jan 12, 15:22
Woke AF -- (link) - ML Galaxy Jan 12, 15:22 1
- Not so woke if she feels the need to change them -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:23
what is the appropriate preparation for Icemageddon 2017? - tRuMaN Jan 12, 15:12 12
- plane tickets out of town -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 12, 17:31
- Sox blankets pizza delivery menus beer -- nm - JenBro Jan 12, 17:25
- Storm Chips, beer, TP, bread, milk, pizza -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 17:01
- Bourbon. Lots of bourbon. And coffee. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 12, 17:01
- crack and hookers...nm - x Jan 12, 16:02
- Heh, just checked the forecast for Olathe. Tomorrow they're predicting "a bit of ice" :) -- nm - Meg Jan 12, 15:26
- A flamethrower. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 15:25 1
  - And something to drink because it's gonna get tiring burning away all that ice. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 15:25
- H? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:21 1
  - heroin?! -- nm - mud Jan 12, 15:24
- Buy lots of milk! -- nm - decline Jan 12, 15:13 1
  - For him to pour on the ice? I guess he could make some white russians for the neighbors. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 15:26
Colts: Jim Irsay in talks with John Gruden -- nm - budice Jan 12, 14:58
truman YGM -- nm - Karl_S Jan 12, 14:57 1
- I saw. I will have to remember how to get into the domain stuff (which I cant do from work) - tRuMaN Jan 12, 15:11
What does today's change to Cuban residency mean? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 14:48 18
- and fwiw the Cuban expats my wife knows think this is a fantastic change. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 15:46 7
  - don't they mostly have an attitude of pulling up the ladder behind them? -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 15:59 6
    - not exactly. most of the people she knows left around the collapse of the USSR. saw that ship going down and decided it wouldn't go well for Cuba. - mafic Jan 12, 16:15
    - Tye first to get here was the moneyed upperclass. -- nm - . Jan 12, 16:03 4
      - immediately after the revolution, sure, but there's been a couple generations of people leaving since then. - mafic Jan 12, 16:17 3
        
        Yeah, and there's also a difference in attitude depending on where they settled too. - . Jan 12, 16:32
        
        I agree with x. This is super helpful. -- nm - iSpam Jan 12, 16:24
        
        wow. and thanks for the insight...nm - x Jan 12, 16:21
- likely an end to most of the boats. that was a big driver previously, that if you make it to the US you're in no matter what. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 15:43 5
  - As long as you set foot on dry land. There were patrols on or near Florida beaches to prevent that at times. -- nm - . Jan 12, 16:01 4
    - Many were going to Puerto Rico where there was fewer patrols -- nm - Z2G2 Jan 12, 16:05 3
      - or through Mexico. it wasn't easy, but there were fewer risks than people from other countries. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 16:16 2
        
        Until Mexico began to hold them up ir or even prevent them from entering. -- nm - . Jan 12, 16:34 1
        
        Mexico used to let them through more or less unfettered. now they jsut have to fly under the radar like anyone else moving through Mexico. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 16:40
- "Ending the policy means Cubans will no longer receive the preferential treatment they have enjoyed for more than two decades. Migrants from all other - mara Jan 12, 14:50 3
  - I suppose it's a necessary step for normalizing relations, but it sounds pretty shitty for a shit-ton of cubans who are already in the US. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:03 2
    - (Although if they've been granted residency already, maybe they're grandfathered) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 15:03 1
      - Yeah, it'll affect those that aren't here today. If you got here already you're in based on the past policy. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 15:27
"Sean McVay knows all the song lyrics from the Carmen Sandiego show" -- nm - ML Jan 12, 14:28 4
- Crash there was a show called "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" -- nm - Remlik Jan 12, 14:31 1
  - hee! -- nm - ML Jan 12, 14:31
- He has opinions on what the best tasting flavors of GoGurt are. -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 14:30 1
  - "Sean McVay enjoyed watching TRL while eating an after-school quesadilla." -- nm - ML Jan 12, 14:31
Golf: Justin Thomas just finished with an eagle for 59 -- (link) - budice Jan 12, 14:28 1
- yeah, that's a pretty good score for one round, heh -- nm - CQ Jan 12, 14:30
*looks at tomorrow's weather forecast, decides not to comment that it's *almost* too warm today* -- nm - ty97, Queen of the Skies Jan 12, 14:27 2
- It was too warm but I found a way to enjoy it anyway. - Krusty Jan 12, 15:38
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If you were suddenly, and unexpectedly, snowed in tonight. What would you have to eat tomorrow? -- (edited) - Andie Jan 12, 14:24 14
- Extra Chex mix ingredients, oranges, spaghetti & sauce -- nm - JenBro Jan 12, 17:24
- Cheeseburgers and fries from the freezer for lunch, steak and salad for dinner. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 16:47
- it'd basically be the apocalypse, so I'd probably have bigger things to worry about. -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 15:44
- Grilled tuna (in premeasured 3 oz portions), rice, pasta (in pre measured portions), salad, nuts then move on to frozen chicken breasts -- nm - JD Jan 12, 15:27
- I cooked a turkey breast last night to prep for lunch and dinner, and have plenty of salad components. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 15:23
- Plenty. It would be a great excuse/opportunity to get rid of some food. -- nm - Diva Jan 12, 14:52
- Pretty much every thing I always have. I'd run out of milk and yogurt after a week or so and veggies in a couple of weeks. - Meg Jan 12, 14:51
- Lots. My freezer is always full -- (edited) - decline Jan 12, 14:50
- As long as we have power, plenty. We have a deep freeze that's low on meat but still plenty for a while. -- nm - iSpam Jan 12, 14:31
- The neighbors' dogs. -- nm - . Jan 12, 14:27
- my neighbors -- nm - ty97, Queen of the Skies Jan 12, 14:27
- Is the power and/or gas still working? - Reagen Jan 12, 14:26 2
  - sure. -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 14:27 1
    - It occurs to me that vitamin C wouldn't even be a problem because of the stupid amount of marmalade I still have -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 14:28
spam, your guv just declared a state of emergency in advance of the coming ice storm - ML Jan 12, 14:23 7
- I think it's his first official act too. - iSpam Jan 12, 14:24 6
  - I wonder if it will be like 2002. - tRuMaN Jan 12, 15:12
  - doooooooooooooooooooooooooooom - ML Jan 12, 14:25 4
    - We will. They already closed school. I'm bringing my laptop and work home even though they won't close the office. - iSpam Jan 12, 14:30 3
      - heh. I had a partner schedule a meeting for 3:30 tomorrow with me, so yeah, - tRuMaN Jan 12, 15:13 2
        
        What are they calling for you? I know southwest of you is 1"+ -- nm - iSpam Jan 12, 15:19 1
        
        up to 3/4" i believe. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 12, 15:51
C-Span says 'we are operating under the assumption that is was an internal routing issue" - Andie Jan 12, 14:19
When Biden satire meets reality -- (link) - ML Jan 12, 14:13 2
- He was also on Leno's Garage talking about how much he liked is older Corvette. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:30
- he's got stuff drawn out he wants to try on the fuel injectors. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:22
It's almost freakishly warm outside right now -- nm - prayformojo Jan 12, 14:11
tafter trump's ll bean thing today, there's a hilarious roundabout of economists and business reporters in my news feed looking to see.... - x Jan 12, 14:09
So we're just gonna ignore that the Russkies took over CSPAN for 10 minutes today huh. -- nm - ML Jan 12, 14:02 9
- I assumed CNN was leaning in to the whole fake news bit. -- nm - Roger More Jan 12, 14:10
- this is crazy stuff -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 14:08
- i have no idea what you're talking about but.... - x Jan 12, 14:04 6
  - It got buried on B2 -- (link) - ML Jan 12, 14:05 5
    - Why is it so cheerful? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 14:39
    - Fake...news? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 14:11
    - you have to admire the skillz ...nm - x Jan 12, 14:10
    - that's not good. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 14:07
    - holy crap -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:06
local radar. -- (link) - university of amanda jones Jan 12, 13:49 1
- Need a ride? -- nm - MS Dynamics Jan 12, 13:51
Crash...Beast Wars was a Transformers spin off...that took place after Transformers Gen One... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 12, 13:48 6
- so they are robots who turned into animals? -- nm - crash davis Jan 12, 13:53 5
  - kind of. -- nm - Remlik Jan 12, 13:54 4
    - well, you imparted the important information that it was a sequel...thanks! -- nm - crash davis Jan 12, 13:56 3
      - and ML's joke is that the Washington Pro Team's head coach is young enough to have watched Beast Wars as a kid, ahhhhh, I get it -- nm - crash davis Jan 12, 13:59 1
        
        lol crash - ML Jan 12, 14:01
      - it was also a 90's show that used early cartoon cgi...so it looks really stiff these days...but the story was strong. -- nm - Remlik Jan 12, 13:59
"Hey Donnie. Remember when you said you'd like to have a Purple Heart? You'd like to see what it feels like? - Mel Profit Jan 12, 13:47 2
- "I'm proud to award you the Purple.. Nurple." -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 13:50 1
  - "Hey Donnie...How much do you bench? Let's take our shirts off and have a pose off" -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 12, 13:52
after all that implementation, it should be *easier and faster* to produce reports. it takes easily four times as long. - university of amanda jones Jan 12, 13:46 2
- Sounds like California administrative software purchases - see DMV and California Lottery. -- nm - Meg Jan 12, 13:49
- "We'll fix that for $4,000" -- nm - budice Jan 12, 13:48
Little known fact: I, also, have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. -- nm - Brian Williams si Jan 12, 13:46
Dodgers response to TB Lightning -- (link) - budice Jan 12, 13:44 2
- What was the NFL Tweet? It's been removed. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 12, 13:49 1
  - p sure it was the new chargers logo -- nm - ML Jan 12, 14:01
*gets out the finger puppets and microeconomics textbook and starts off for Philly* -- nm - ML Jan 12, 13:44 17
- we'd all be better off if you took those to trump tower.... - x Jan 12, 13:54
- Also funny that I didn't notice before, only part of PHL sits within city lines, so they have to pay the tax there, but not in the rest of the airport -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 13:48 8
  - It's collected at warehouse level so it wouldn't matter. It's where the warehouse is. -- nm - iSpam Jan 12, 15:14 3
    - No, it's collected at wholesale, but only if the buyer is from Philly. - Ender Jan 12, 15:50 2
      - So - Devil's Advocate - major chain has a distribution center outside of the city but services stores both inside and outside the city. - Meg Jan 12, 16:00 1
        
        If it's not collected at the wholesaler then the store is responsible for paying the city directly. - Ender Jan 12, 16:05
  - But they'll collect it on both sides of the line, right? -- nm - Meg Jan 12, 13:50 3
    - Not according to this. -- (link) - Ender Jan 12, 15:59 1
      - Somewhat addresses my question above...clusterf*ck however you look at it. -- nm - Meg Jan 12, 16:04
    - Probably. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 13:58
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  - yep....nm - x Jan 12, 13:55
- you'll do more for the good of the country if you get out the whisk broom, hair dryer, and just for giggles, a snow shovel, and head to Portland - crash davis Jan 12, 13:46 4
  - I felt bad for that guy it's obvious they told him he had to fill two minutes and there was literally zero to report. - ML Jan 12, 13:58 3
    - I sort of feel bad for junior local news reporters, they have to do all sorts of silly crap -- nm - crash davis Jan 12, 14:01 2
      - If I end up in hell, it'll be me covering the easter bonnet parade at a senior's home. -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 14:05 1
        
        the temptation to go off topic might be too great for me."Its the Easter Bonnet parade now, but for one senior here Easter was no parade in Korea1951 -- nm - crash davis Jan 12, 14:15

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