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Boop -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 10:39
Python gets stuck in Portland woman’s earlobe -- (link) - Remlik Feb 1, 10:25 2
- She wants RC to have a town hall. -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 10:32
- It's a good look. -- nm - jnine Feb 1, 10:31
And now some Canadian politics: Trudeau abandons pledge on electoral reform - Guigue Feb 1, 10:23 1
- Just about to post this - Reagen Feb 1, 10:32
WWSTD? So, I don't know if any of you remember my post last month regarding a medical supply company refusing to let me return a product. They had - kelly Feb 1, 10:22 7
- my favorite tactic...go get papers to file a small claims suit...call them, better yet if possible do this in person, or maybe you could fax them ... - zeitgeist Feb 1, 11:14
- Yes. If you've paid and used a credit card, dispute the charge. Also, call again and tell them to give you the necessary info, you'll write out a - jnine Feb 1, 10:42
- I would write on their facebook page politely before doing anything else. or call back and talk to the same manager -- you have a name, right? -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 10:31 1
  - FB page looks deserted; only a few comments/complaints and no response from company. Yes, I do have a manager name. - kelly Feb 1, 10:36
- Call the BBB. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 10:26
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- you can't just write RETURN TO SENDER on it? -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 10:23
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Superbowl: The 400 Prop Bets offered by the Superbook -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 10:12 1
- TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS BY : Levine TOILOLO [15 yds]--over--easy money. Total points 51-55 seems right to me -- nm - Flavorize Feb 1, 10:49
I'm playing squash tonight and soccer - Loyola Feb 1, 10:06
Network Drama Syndication might be dead or dying: recent hit show got 1 offer - $350k per episode. -- (link) - MDH Feb 1, 10:06
I had my first endocrinologist appointment today. Total time spent in the office: - kelly Feb 1, 10:03 4
- How much of that time was just waiting for the doctor to return? -- nm - GregW Feb 1, 10:34
- He's a good man...and through -- nm - Z2G2 Feb 1, 10:05
- I had to look that one up. Healthy Glands -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 10:04 1
  - Diabetes :) -- nm - kelly Feb 1, 10:08
The bacon reserve shortage thing is apparently fake -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 09:59 4
- Don't tell Drumpf - Let's see if we can get him to create a Strategic Bacon Reserve. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 10:10 2
  - Muslims are scared of bacon. I am going to build a wall with bacon. It will be a bacon wall, it will be the most awesome bacon wall ever. -- nm - Trump Logic Feb 1, 10:14 1
    - I really think he's Ron Burgundy Dumb. You can get him to believe anything. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 10:40
- I don't care. I'm still gonna keep Bacon on the bench in my fantasy ST league. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 1, 10:00
I love this -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 09:55 3
- Love it! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 10:01
- Better than talking about your BH -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 09:56 1
  - Everyone's entitled to their opinion - ty97 Feb 1, 09:59
My desk looks like the aftermath of the Battle of Verdun -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 1, 09:52
"Historical studies suggest that it takes 3.5% of a population engaged in sustained nonviolent resistance to topple brutal dictatorships." -- (link) - znufrii Feb 1, 09:49
Hostess Brands to introduce Twinkies Ice Cream along with Cupcakes, Snoball flavors. -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 09:43 11
- Ring-Dings are now nastyAF as well. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 10:42
- I just want Yankee Doodles back. The original ones, not the bastard version they put out. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 10:10
- forget that shit, and figure out why the damn Suzy Q's no longer taste like they should! -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 09:47 8
  - wait? What?! I haven't had one in awhile but they mess with those at their own ^%$# peril. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 10:14 4
    - yeah, they were gone when Hostess welt belly up, and they brought them back - groiny Feb 1, 10:17 3
      - Ah! The Great Hostess Massacre. The one that took out Hostess Cup Cakes too. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 10:33 2
        
        make sure to get back to me with your thoughts! -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 10:37 1
        
        A detailed report to follow. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 10:38
  - Garbage. Straight garbage now. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 10:11
  - This! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 1, 09:53 1
    - the are way to damn spongey now, they need to be more dense. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 10:00
This story amazes me. -- (link) - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 1, 09:39 4
- "If they release the full study at all." That sounds like a threat! -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 11:31
- Video no worky. Just spins and spins. Is there a YouTube version? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:41 2
  - Or better yet, a text version? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:42 1
    - The more they look, themore they find. Not sure what any of it means yet. (chromosome lengths, etc) -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:46
Caption photo #12 -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 1, 09:36 3
- Immigrants wait at the Canadian border to enter the US... -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 10:05
- "DC's new project, Superman vs the Santa Midget Twins" -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 09:39
- No one will notice my jingle bells are frozen next to Superdick here. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:38
The Verizon Center was unbeaten in January - 14 & 0 - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:35
Redneck Comedy Tour booked for Sunday, Aug 20 @ 11:00 am. The coupon code they sent me doesn't appear to have worked. Waiting for a call-back to - Meg Feb 1, 09:33
Poll: If suspension of disbelief works when fantasy/sci-fi sticks to its own logic, give some examples of movies that broke internal logic badly -- nm - Max Feb 1, 09:28 18
- Gremlins can't account for Daytime Savings. Or time zones. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 1, 09:53
- *needs to hide a child...puts him on villain's home planet using villains last name (Skywalker) and with Aunt and Uncle* - Beaker Feb 1, 09:37
- I like Sixth Sense a lot, but the second time I saw it I realized there are a couple of things that make no sense. - mara Feb 1, 09:37 4
  - I never, ever considered that first part. - groiny Feb 1, 09:49
  - Are you sure about that first point? I've never made that assumption -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 09:41 2
    - OMG, I've heard about people like you! I always made that assumption, but I could well be wrong. - mara Feb 1, 09:47 1
      - I think most of the "dead" people looked dead, bloosy and shit.... - groiny Feb 1, 09:52
- The worst one of these in recent memory was Terminator: Salvation. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 1, 09:33
- Batman vs Superman -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:31
- not a movie but TV: ST TNG Data walks off the Holodeck with a piece of paper/drawing he got on said Holodeck and that is a no-no -- nm* - Beaker Feb 1, 09:29 8
  - Disagree. Holodeck uses replicator tech. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:34 5
    - but they can't take stuff off per every other episode -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:35 4
      - Eh, Data can overwrite that shit when he needs to. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:37
      - I'm just saying, maybe there's an understanding for small inanimate objects that are pure matter and not holographic. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:37 2
        
        Like costumes, for example. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:38 1
        
        they wear those in. -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:38
  - is this the kind of thing you mean? -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:29 1
    - Yes, but bigger to the point it ruins a movie because it undermines the plot. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 09:30
Lucifer winter finale was a bit of a let down -and I can't believe its not back until May - MAY?!! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 09:23 5
- Wait, what? May?! -- nm - sycor Feb 1, 10:52
- They learned from TWD. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:26
- Yeah, Fox's scheduling this year is very different. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 1, 09:25
- agreed although - spoilers - Beaker Feb 1, 09:25 1
  - I did enjoy that - also between Maize and blonde doctor (spoils) - Epiphany Feb 1, 09:36
So Donald Jr. and Eric Trump are supposed to be running the business and staying out of politics? -- (link) - amoxy Feb 1, 09:22 3
- That's not the direction conflicts of interest go. Donald has to stay out of the business. -- nm - Ender Feb 1, 09:27 1
  - It's all a charade anyway. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 09:29
- Well, the pick *is* rather pro-business, so... -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:23
The zoo has stopped the search for ollie the bobcat -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 09:21 4
- did you see the dumbass who jumped into the tiger pit in China??? - groiny Feb 1, 09:23
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:22
- see, this is just what the new Secretary of Education was worried about. That forking Bobcat could be in a school right this moment -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:22 1
  - and for those who watch Flash but not Legends - spoilers - Beaker Feb 1, 09:26
The 100 and The Expanse tonight... Gonna be some quality scifi overload tonight! -- nm* - Jovian Feb 1, 09:19 2
- I stopped watching the 100 after season 2. I should really binge it -- nm - decline Feb 1, 09:22
- the comic shows last night were all excellent. Legends has been the best of the CW shows and SHIELD was great too -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:22
Stephen's pictures on Facebook are really really cute -- nm - amoxy Feb 1, 09:16 23
- Aw shucks! -- nm - IrishStephen Feb 1, 09:49
- that new brown and white puppy is so cute. *so.* -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 1, 09:28 12
  - Just so fricken adorable. Even when I felt his big ole paws in my face at 5 am! -- nm - IrishStephen Feb 1, 09:52 3
    - any chance that one stays? -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 09:58 2
      - No. I have two families that are interested in him that we'll be interviewing/home-checking this week, so he *knocks on wood* should have a home by - IrishStephen Feb 1, 10:08
      - I mean he has to keep it now so we can see more pictures -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 10:01
  - I could never do what he does. Bring puppies and dogs home for a period of time then give them back. - Bacon Feb 1, 09:31 6
    - It can be very hard on kids, too, but thankfully my boys have been really mature about how they handle us fostering. -- (edited) - IrishStephen Feb 1, 10:02 1
      - I can not express how jealous I am of your job. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 10:05
    - You would always have a healthy dog this way. - Spawn Feb 1, 09:32 3
      - my mom's dog (who I actually bought for us, but did not end up keeping) is like 90% blind - groiny Feb 1, 09:35 2
        
        Petey has bounced back from his torn ACL like a *trooper*. Barely limps. But his hearing is going, and sight is starting too as well. - Spawn Feb 1, 09:37 1
        
        until he starts being a danger to himself, the vision is not as big of an issue. - groiny Feb 1, 09:40
  - absolutely. -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 09:29
- the dogs are not bad either.... -- nm - groiny Feb 1, 09:18 1
  - You should ask them out. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:19
- You should ask him out. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:17 5
  - We had that one night in Vegas... -- nm - amoxy Feb 1, 09:18 4
    - If I could only get my hands on that lost footage! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 09:22 3
      - if I could only get my hand on...... - groiny Feb 1, 09:23
      - It will be harder to find than the footage of Trump's night in a Moscow Hotel! -- nm - amoxy Feb 1, 09:23 1
        
        but the same amount of pee? -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:23
- He's a good follow on Facebook. -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 09:17
HuffPo: 29 Classic Movies To Watch In Honor Of Black History Month -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 09:16 1
- Glad that #15 made the list, one of my favorites. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 10:05
I'm picking this up from Twitter and I'm not sure: Were you taught that Eli Whitney was black when you were in school? -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 1, 09:12 13
- !!!!! -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 09:21 1
  - See my link below. I think this is what folks were being taught. Of course, sometimes teachers are idiots too. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 09:23
- No and no. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 09:20
- Stop. Reading. Trump's. Tweets. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:16
- I'm pretty sure I was only really taught about Eli Whitney by Looney Tunes. -- nm - Ender Feb 1, 09:16
- He was... not, was he? -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 09:16 4
  - He was not. Check out the Twitter thread I linked below though - ty97 Feb 1, 09:17 3
    - More Mandela Effect? They're confusing him with somebody else. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 09:20 2
      - Or this: "the person who provided Whitney with the key idea for his gin was himself a slave" -- (link) - mara Feb 1, 09:22 1
        
        this is my guess -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:24
- not black -- nm - Max Feb 1, 09:16
- I was taught he was just the guy with the cotton gin. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:15 1
  - To the extent I can remember, I *think* this was my experience as well - ty97 Feb 1, 09:17
Legion. Of. Doom. -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:09 2
- What a rush! -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 1, 09:17
- "This guy's dead." "Well cross him off the list then." -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:12
Seth Rollins surgically repaired knee was reinjured during Samoa Joe's attack on Raw. -- (link) - Tim Feb 1, 09:07 16
- Damn, that sucks. I was hoping it was just part of the story line. -- nm - IrishStephen Feb 1, 10:15
- Also, Undertaker was really hurting backstage post Rumble. He is done. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:09 13
  - He needs hip replacement. Will do it after he retires. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 09:21 3
    - So pencil him in for Tax Day 2017? - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:22 1
      - you never now...Foley just postted he's getting hip surgery and that there is a six week recovery period... - Remlik Feb 1, 09:39
    - We're gonna need a bigger [s]hip!!! -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:22
  - He shoulda hung it up after they had Brock break The Streak. -- nm - Tim Feb 1, 09:17
  - He looked like he was moving in slow motion. It was painful to watch. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 1, 09:17 3
    - Sad...best gimmick and turned into a damn fine storyteller. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:20 1
      - his climbing the top rope and walking around was always a "Whoa!" moment. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 09:36
    - I think the only bump he took was when Roman threw him out. -- nm - Tim Feb 1, 09:20
  - isn't he like 80 ? -- nm - decline Feb 1, 09:10 3
    - 50'ish but only works a few shows a year for the prestige shows...and has more often than not, delivered compelling performances. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:12 2
      - I can't imagine what he'll be like in 10-15 years. My uncle (6'5 & 250+) at 75 has had both hips and knees replaced at this point - decline Feb 1, 09:15 1
        
        This was hip related from a surgery last fall. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 1, 09:15
- Rollins' Twitter. This torpedoes a supposed major WrestleMania match. -- (link) - Tim Feb 1, 09:08
Cull them all. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:07

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