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An article that caught my eye about Brady's Street says he avoids "nightshade vegetables (tomatoes, eggplant, mushrooms)" - ...uhhhh -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 10:42 4
- there's a lot of that in paleo/primal diet lifestyle groups -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 22:02
- and strawberries because supposedly they cause 'inflammation'. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 10:43 2
  - It sounds like that quack "alkaline diet" that says (for instance) lemons aren't acidic. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 10:44 1
    - it does. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 10:45
I know I'm just shouting into the abyss, but what the hell with DeVos? It's insane. How can a Trump supporter square that circle? - volnelk Feb 7, 10:40 7
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- They voted for shaking up the system, not for it to have a particular outcome. -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 10:44 2
  - Isn't shaking up the system an expected outcome? And isn't a huge factor why they didn't want Hillary because she was beholden to donors? -- (edited) - volnelk Feb 7, 10:47
  - And it's going to impact them for generations to come - in ways they won't even recognize. - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:46
- It's going to set American education back so far that American citizens will be even more of a rarity at Harvard and Yale. - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:43 2
  - Well, not like there'll be any immigration/immigrants coming into the country. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 7, 10:52 1
    - just white ones -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 10:56
Al Franken not mincing words -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 10:33 4
- Sound and logical. I don't see how you read that and go "Oh, pretty little snowflake with hurt feelings." -- nm - volnelk Feb 7, 10:42
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  - I would be surprised if he does not -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 10:47
  - Franken 2020 - He's Funny On Purpose! -- nm* - Reagen Feb 7, 10:43
More tornado warnings in New Orleans -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 10:25 6
- photo following earlier tornado -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 10:29 5
  - does the 3 painted on the door mean 3 bodies inside? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 10:32 1
    - That looks like debris to me -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 10:33
  - another -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 10:30 2
    - Why does God hate New Orleans? -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 10:32 1
      - God doesn't hate New Orleans; Humanity ignores the lessons of natural history. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:33
We've been down this road before, but numbers: "One-Third Don’t Know Obamacare and Affordable Care Act Are the Same" -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 10:23 2
- I have a friend on Obamacare. She and her husband diss the plan all the time. I asked her about her experience with "ACA" and she didn't know what I - Diva Feb 7, 10:26 1
  - There's nothing more universals than griping about your insurance - ty97 Feb 7, 10:28
The Rams hired Atlanta's QB Coach, Matt Lafleur as OC. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 7, 10:22
RT: Lego Batman 98% Fresh (44/1) -- (link) - budice Feb 7, 10:18 1
- Some troll wants attention. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 10:34
Brady/Kraft to speak at City Hall post-parade -- nm - budice Feb 7, 10:16 11
- MA Gov - Feb 7 declared as New England Patriots Day -- nm - budice Feb 7, 10:29
- I can't remember the last time they stopped at City Hall Plaza. The usually just end the parade, veer off a side street (the street in my old office). -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 7, 10:28
- Gronk: Beer Me! -- (link) - budice Feb 7, 10:21 8
  - Great hands. We'll miss him. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 10:27 6
    - wait..what? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 7, 10:30 5
      - it's only rumors for now. He's great but he can't stay healthy. Pats might try to get something for him. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 10:31 4
        
        Package Jimmy G and Gronk together. - Mel Profit Feb 7, 10:34 3
        
        Jimmy and Gronk to the Browns for the 2 and 12 picks. Who says no? -- nm - volnelk Feb 7, 10:41 2
        
        not nearly enough. we know how badly the Browns need a QB. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 10:44 1
        
        I mostly kid. Mostly. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 10:49
  - that is heeliarous -- nm - Epiphany Feb 7, 10:25
Jury duty done before lunch. No more jury cases today. My service is complete. -- nm - oblique Feb 7, 10:14 3
- Well, that's no fun, now is it? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 10:20
- Do you feel civic? -- nm* - decline Feb 7, 10:14 1
  - I'm glad to have done it. I do think it's very cool and important but it's almost a letdown to just sit there for 2.5 hours and then go home -- nm - oblique Feb 7, 10:28
Storm in New Orleans -- (link) - decline Feb 7, 10:11 3
- That's no storm. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:13 2
  - it's a Space Station? -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 10:23 1
    - or a building-flipping tornado. Which I guess is technically a storm, but a very specific and scary type. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:28
I'm not doing a photo a day project this year, but I am trying to take photos every once in a while. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:06 [flickr] 4
- nice -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 10:36
- purdy -- nm - decline Feb 7, 10:31
- very nice. -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 10:22
- whoa -- nm - mud Feb 7, 10:20
I look forward to Muslim and Satanic charter schools. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 10:03
So apparently Sprint doesn't offer 2-year contracts anymore, to get a deal on phones. Do any of the other carriers? - JaxSean Feb 7, 10:03 7
- Nope, I think they've all done away with it at this point -- nm - decline Feb 7, 10:12 1
  - *jovian rage* -- nm - JaxSean Feb 7, 10:21
- You paid for it either way. It's just not built into the cost of the plan anymore -- nm - iSpam Feb 7, 10:04 4
  - People keep saying, this, but I don't think that's true. I paid $200 for a phone & a 2-year contract at $45/mo for service. - JaxSean Feb 7, 10:11 3
    - *laughing* You're not paying for the phone in your service contract anymore but that doesn't mean the service contracts got cheaper - oblique Feb 7, 10:15 2
      - That's what I'm figuring. We're screwed if we stay and screwed if we leave. The leases / mo. payments are a joke. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 7, 10:18 1
        
        I'm not sure what people were paying before to know if $45 is "good" for a price w/o a phone. I know back in the day that putting my wife on - oblique Feb 7, 10:27
Here's Devos's purchase list BTW -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 09:56 3
- That's a GD tragedy. -- nm - volnelk Feb 7, 10:10
- Lisa Murkowski is on the list for $43,000 -- nm - amoxy Feb 7, 09:57 1
  - She was smart enough to be one of the first two to say "not voting for her!" - ty97 Feb 7, 09:59
Relevant information after today: -- (link) - MDH Feb 7, 09:55
Current temp: -21. Thursday high: +1. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 09:55
Tornado in New Orleans East. Reports there may be fatalities :( -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 09:54 1
- Oops didn't see this -- nm - decline Feb 7, 10:13
Syria accused of hanging up to 13,000 people at Saydnaya prison by Amnesty International -- (link) - amoxy Feb 7, 09:52
by the way, is there something wrong w/ ST? i'm on a library computer, and it won't let me log in ... - call me Ishmael Feb 7, 09:47 2
- It's just you -- nm - decline Feb 7, 10:13
- I could see this happening on Beta, but the main site should be behaving normally. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 10:07
you can tell which one of the women here are streaming the parade on their laptops here. There was an audible gasp and a bunch of murmuring. I asked.. - Mel Profit Feb 7, 09:41 2
- wet. girls be like *sploosh* -- nm* - budice Feb 7, 09:44
- yes. this is happening here as well. Not at MY desk obvs... -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 09:42
PA has no recall provisions FWIW. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 09:37 9
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  - There's a difference between launching a recall and expecting it to be successful. - ty97 Feb 7, 09:42 7
    - A recall sort of destroyed Scott Walker's career, he's now hosting Christian cruises to Alaska. -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 09:49 3
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        Also true. -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 09:56
        
        Yeah. I think it was the best thing that happened to Walker. Instead of a building show of opposition it basically proved his majority and gave free - pmb Feb 7, 09:52
    - I'm not really a fan of recall votes unless there is some serious ethical violation. I don't really think it's overall healthy that a legislator is - pmb Feb 7, 09:47 2
      - I don't really have a strong opinion either way, just pointing out that the process doesn't exist in PA -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 09:51
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*sigh* -- nm - amoxy Feb 7, 09:34
50-50 -- nm - mud Feb 7, 09:34 11
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- Pence announcing his tiebreaking vote -- (link) - budice Feb 7, 09:39 9
  - This is the way the conservative establishment wanted it. They can claim it was the Trump administration when the whole thing blows up. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 7, 09:43 5
    - Except for Murkowski and Collins, they are all on record and will have to own any bad things. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 09:44 4
      - Yep. They are holding out hope Trump does well now. They've hitched their ride. -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 09:45
      - They have the ability to say that some couldn't vote against their conscience while others chose to trust the administration. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 7, 09:45 2
        
        They can try. The Dems have done a decent job of forcing the GOP to own this decision. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 09:46 1
        
        The higher ed lobby is going to get really interesting. -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 09:47
  - The GOP chose their own jobs and the NRA over kids. This is the Republican motto, but most of America just doesn't care. -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 09:43 2
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    - they're scared of the grizzlies. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 09:44
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- That's a stretch. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 7, 09:41 5
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    - Saying the pope is wrong is different than rejecting his authority over the church. -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 09:51 3
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        That's the basic principle of schism, which I'm inferring is the excommunicable offense being discussed. - znufrii Feb 7, 10:18 1
        
        But then again, I'm probably excommunicated as an apostate and a heretic, so what do I know? -- nm* - znufrii Feb 7, 10:22
- that drunk doesn't give a shit. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 09:36 2
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    - ha-ha!! -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 09:41
WWE: Seth Rollins will be able to wrestle at WM. -- nm - Remlik Feb 7, 09:27 3
- Wow, surprising, but good news. -- nm - IrishStephen Feb 7, 09:53
- the world is saved !!! -- nm - call me Ishmael Feb 7, 09:43 1
  - not really no. But a man's career is. -- nm - Remlik Feb 7, 09:54
Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Oscars luncheon is pretty much adorable. -- (link) - Andie Feb 7, 09:26
6 days until pitchers and catchers report! 6 days! -- nm - Krusty Feb 7, 09:26 1
- And MLB.tv went live today! -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 7, 09:29
A friend of mine does transcription and translation for tv. She just posted this about translating Trump - Andie Feb 7, 09:22
Falcons hire Steve Sarkisian to become Atlanta’s offensive coordinator. -- (link*) - budice Feb 7, 09:20 1
- Drinks are on him! -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Feb 7, 09:32
It's starbond adjust day. JK Simmons is a busy actor -- nm - LMS Feb 7, 09:18 1
- i'm starting to believe that the "hardest working man in Hollywood" thing is rather fluid ... - call me Ishmael Feb 7, 09:44
FML: and now my car is dead -- nm - zork Feb 7, 09:18 3
- *pours some oil for the mobile -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 10:56
- That sucks -- nm - amoxy Feb 7, 09:55
- *fVck* -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 09:23
This is healthy -- (link) - ty97 Feb 7, 09:17 4
- Apparently, the senator is Bob Hall, a Tea Party member -- (link) - amoxy Feb 7, 09:26 1
  - CORRECTION: Deleting prior tweet. Uncertain Hall is the senator. Bill's sponsor is a woman. So not yet clear to whom sheriff was referring. -- nm - mara Feb 7, 10:29
- jesus -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 09:20
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 09:19
Senate voting on DeVos nomination. -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 09:16 9
- Toomey did as expected. - decline Feb 7, 09:19 5
  - Of course he did. -- (link) - Diva Feb 7, 09:25 [Backboard]
  - F*ck him. -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 09:21
  - He sure as hell better lose his next election. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 09:20 2
    - He was just re-elected b/c PA decided to be stupid this election. He never should have won. -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 09:24 1
      - Serves us right for nominating McGinty - znufrii Feb 7, 09:25
- ::holds breath...:: -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 09:16
- Pence standing by to break the tie -- nm - decline Feb 7, 09:16 1
  - And there we are. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 7, 09:30
NYC (and maybe BOS) getting Portlanded. It might snow on Thursday. It might not. Could be 0 inches. Could be a few. Could be a lot. - ty97 Feb 7, 09:15 2
- I resent your use of that verbiage. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 09:51
- NWS is now saying we'll get 3-4" in my area -- nm - decline Feb 7, 09:16
Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, said Monday that the administration will continue using the term "fake news" until the... - Spawn Feb 7, 09:12 6
- This guy is a total pompous windbag -- nm - amoxy Feb 7, 09:16 2
  - Yeah, but we like his wife so we let him stay in case she comes back. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 09:19 1
    - *snork* -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 09:20
- That will stop them, for sure. -- nm - znufrii Feb 7, 09:15 1
  - this -- (link) - Spawn Feb 7, 09:18
- *giggle* -- nm - David Feb 7, 09:13
Katy Tur nails it... -- (link) - amoxy Feb 7, 09:11 2
- Right. NBC News had First Read raised the point that the administration basically said they want wall to wall coverage of all terror related events - pmb Feb 7, 09:16
- Duh. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 7, 09:15
Finally a contest worthy of our collective genius -- (link) - oblique, Juror #32 Feb 7, 09:03 3
- Can you get your finger up your nose past the 1st knuckle? -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 09:08 1
  - Worst. Haiku. Ever. -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 09:11
- Also. Most people totally fail at this. They are posting in the comments and not on the wall -- nm - oblique, Juror #32 Feb 7, 09:04
Tom Brady dropped by Kimmel's show. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 7, 09:02

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