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Thanks to RC's retweet, I have to ask: Do you know what a schmuck is? Do you are have you used the word? - ty97 Feb 15, 08:18 7
- Of course and I use it all the time. It's a favorite word of mine. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 09:11
- Everything I know about schmucks I learned from watching Mel Brooks movies. -- nm - Max Feb 15, 08:21
- Sure -- nm - LMS Feb 15, 08:21
- of course -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:21
- Sure I have used it, but I admit I do not actually know exactly what it means. - groiny Feb 15, 08:20 1
  - Schmuck means jewel, but in the Yiddish slang became an insult, you're such a jewel -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 15, 12:04
- of course. -- nm - Diva Feb 15, 08:19
So this revelation feels out of left field but Pudzer's (Labor Secretary nom) wife appeared on Oprah in 1990 alleging abuse - ty97 Feb 15, 08:15 1
- To which she later said she did it all for the free trip to Chicago. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:16
So, this happened. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 15, 08:15
Who wants a sequel to Love Actually? -- (link) - LMS Feb 15, 08:01 14
- *starts making another list based on the answers provided in this thread* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 15, 08:09
- Not that I have any opinion on this movie, but I'm not okay with this. -- nm - ty97 Feb 15, 08:08
- For a brief moment I was thinking "what about Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman?" - kelly Feb 15, 08:08 1
  - [crying in her bedroom] - LMS Feb 15, 08:09
- Answer: no one because Love Actually sucked -- nm - decline Feb 15, 08:07 1
  - Your face sucks -- nm - ty97 Feb 15, 08:08
- A movie? Nah. A ten-minute sketch? Sure. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 08:04 3
  - Yeah. -- nm - kelly Feb 15, 08:19
  - this. -- nm - Diva Feb 15, 08:18
  - How will they cover Brexit that fast? -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:06
- Good, there's some major continuity errors they need to explain! -- nm - Mop Feb 15, 08:04 1
  - Your continuity sucks. -- nm - ty97 Feb 15, 08:09
- I wanna see Rick Grimes shoot his friend in the brain and take Kiera Knightly home. -- nm - groiny Feb 15, 08:03
- "Actually, It Wasn't." -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:02
Znufri or anyone that watches, having now watched the latest episode of the Bachelor, I have some questions. Spoilers. -- (edited) - volnelk Feb 15, 08:00 1
- Your timing is off, Paradise doesn't air until summer, Bachelorette comes first, in May. (Spoils) - znufrii Feb 15, 08:13
Harvey Cat update.. - Andie Feb 15, 07:58 7
- I'd take him in and let them try the fluids. It's the best option and hopefully it helps. Think good thoughts that he'll get better. - Krusty Feb 15, 09:10
- :( - kelly Feb 15, 08:05
- As a guy that spent enough money to buy a used car on his cat, I will refrain from commenting. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 08:01 4
  - I'm right there with you. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 15, 08:08
  - it's not the money (i'm sure it will be a fortune), i just don't want to make him suffer *more*. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 08:02 2
    - I was doing saline shots to keep a cat alive until I realized I was being selfish. It was a very hard decision. - Epiphany Feb 15, 08:18 1
      - it's basically 48 hours or not worth doing. and they can't give him any valium-type relaxants because - Andie Feb 15, 08:21
Guys, this may not be a popular opinion, but I have to admit, I'm getting a little tired of winning all the time. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 07:56 1
- I win. I *always* win. Is there no one on this planet to even challenge me? -- nm - General Zod Feb 15, 08:00
Former Boise St QB Bush Hamdan expected to be announced as new QB Coach for Atlanta Falcons, worked with Sarkisian at UW. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 07:49
Cardinals prospect Alex Reyes to have surgery, out for season -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 07:47 1
- moves Tyler Glasnow up the prospect list now. -- nm - groiny Feb 15, 08:05
Heather and I ended up getting each other the *exact same* card for Valentine's Day yesterday -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 07:45 5
- I think that is awesome -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 08:19
- this.... is that card. -- (link) - rollo Feb 15, 08:06 [Image]
- I got outdone ofr Valentine's in a big way. Reading the room, I think I am ok but she certainly took it more seriously than I did. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 07:55
- I was proud of my Star Wars themed card -- (edited) - Strongbad Feb 15, 07:47
- ".. cause there's a picture of a *train* in it." -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 07:46
Cool origin story, bro. -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 07:45
Submitted without comment -- (link) - Spawn Feb 15, 07:44 2
- Hey Donald, you can't whine about leaks under your own administration. You're supposed to be the boss. -- nm - pmb Feb 15, 07:48
- WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO ILLEGALLY STICK IT TO HIM?!?! -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 07:46
Under Armor CEO: "Those things I said? Yeah, the opposite of that." -- (link) - Reagen Feb 15, 07:38 6
- I really don't like that they're going to be making the MLB uniforms and have their logo on the chest. - Krusty Feb 15, 07:55 1
  - why do you hate advertising, Krusty? -- nm - groiny Feb 15, 08:06
- Ha. And a biggish jump in the stock right as he says that. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 07:45
- "Dasvidaniya." -- UA shareholders -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 07:40 1
  - IIRC it's still under majority family control so it would be hard. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 07:42
- I said "ass". You all misheard me. I said he was an ass to the country. -- nm - Under Armour CEO Feb 15, 07:40
LYC: Phone follow up. Replacement (free) due to arrive in the next 10 hours. - Spawn Feb 15, 07:24 4
- When I didn't have one for about 2 weeks it was rough at first, but then became actually less stressful. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 07:34 1
  - I use Waze for my commute, so that part sucked. The phone functions, just no screen. So bluetooth connected it while driving so I could make calls. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 07:41
- Do you even exist now? - Reagen Feb 15, 07:27 1
  - Maybe, but I have no proof. So apparently, not. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 07:40
There was an already scheduled press confrence for congress about sanctions on Russia. Started a few minutes ago when I was getting out of the car. - Spawn Feb 15, 07:19 2
- Ivan Drago is coming out of retirement to box Floyd Mayweather. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 07:23
- Russia gets Alaska for $10 and a promise to do gooder -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 07:19
Disney Hawaii for 7 nights. $4,323 for Standard Room. $4,784 for a Villa - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 15, 07:12 4
- When are you going? Renting DVC points is likely better. -- nm - David's iPad Feb 15, 08:08 2
  - Over thanksgiving but I can't use my PNC points for the DVC site so I don't think I can take advantage of that -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 15, 08:12 1
    - Okay. What percentage will your pvc points pay? -- nm - David's iPad Feb 15, 08:23
- A bargain! -- nm - Mop Feb 15, 08:02
Anyone been to the Museum of Broken Relationships? -- (link) - LMS Feb 15, 07:11 1
- No, but it was featured as a group date on the current season of the bachelor. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 07:14
There's a bill before Congress to eliminate the EPA -- (link) - budice Feb 15, 06:55 5
- (Which will never get out of committee.) -- nm - Ender Feb 15, 07:36 1
  - But I'm sure it will end up having a lot more cosponsors - Strongbad Feb 15, 07:45
- This is the real story. While Trump provides the smoke and mirrors, the GOP is quietly dismantling every progress law from the past 50 years -- nm - decline Feb 15, 07:11 1
  - but decline, WH and POTUS unfollowing KAC on Twitter is *IMPORTANT NEWS* -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 07:14
- " look over here! Russian spies!" -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 06:56
Here at the car testing centre for roadworthiness. I got my appointment wrong so now I have a bit of a wait til they get to mine. - Loyola Feb 15, 06:53 6
- So you get to test other people's cars in the meantime? -- nm - Mop Feb 15, 08:02
- We just have to take ours to a mechanic once a year. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 15, 07:07 2
  - Weird. What countries do you people live in?* - Spawn Feb 15, 07:20 1
    - Yeah, it's a pain in the ass. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 07:23
- The beginning of this post sounds like you should be wearing a lab coat and holding a clipboard in a tv commercial :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 06:55 1
  - Ha no but I feel oppressed that the government tests my car. - Loyola Feb 15, 07:03
Having a dream that you are with a group of people being held hostage in a hotel room by Vladimir Putin is probably a sign to stop watching the news, right? -- nm* - znufrii Feb 15, 06:39 7
- Did he let you ride his bear? -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 07:41
- That depends. How much do you like shirtless Russians? -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 15, 06:42 5
  - right, i mean, what happened *next*? -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 06:44
  - Wasn't my dream, so I don't know if he was shirtless or not. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 06:44 3
    - "asking for a friend." -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 06:47 1
      - We should have an asking for a friend day on ST -- nm - Loyola Feb 15, 06:48
    - suuuureee it wasn't your dream. uh huh. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 06:46
LIR Superstore is a show you can watch on the TV backs of airplane seats. You can easily jump into any episode and be entertained -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 06:32 2
- also watched Allied last night with Brad Pitt and MC - it was fantastic. A -, the end was choppy -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 06:50
- Right, it's not the best comedy on tv but it's certainly enjoyable. - spamlet Feb 15, 06:33
Antoine Vermette, book your flight to New York. Ejected for slashing a linesman after losing a faceoff. -- (link*) - spamlet Feb 15, 06:30 1
- Indeed -- (link) - Reagen Feb 15, 06:32 [youtube]
Impeachment odds update? On Feb 3, it was 2:1 on Paddy Power. What is it today (i can't check, betting sites apparently are blocked) - Andie Feb 15, 06:24 5
- My $5 bet with Bery is looking PRETTY sweet right now. -- nm - mara Feb 15, 07:02 2
  - $5 *canadian*. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 07:17 1
    - She should have bet for a celebrity chef dinner with Trudeau. -- nm - Max Feb 15, 08:20
- I'm seeing 48% chance of impeachment or resigning as of yesterday, not considering last night's news. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 06:28
- Still 2:1. Slightly better odds (15/8) that he resigns. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 06:27
Worked too late and was in a foul mood when I got home last night, so I went to bed and read for a few hours. Did I miss anything importan-- ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 15, 06:23 3
- Your new Russiamerica flag will arrive in the mail shortly. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 07:22 2
  - ComradeTalk.com is in the works. -- nm - Bacon Feb 15, 07:23 1
    - Yeah, we are going to want Canada since it is the connector land. -- nm - Russiamerica Feb 15, 07:25
Carpool Karaoke: What we learned from the first trailer -- (link) - LMS Feb 15, 05:59 1
- Always fun. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 06:02
European Union Parliament approves trade deal with Canada -- (link) - Beaker Feb 15, 05:57
Analysts Downgrade Under Amour Stock After Its CEO Praises Donald Trump -- (link) - ty97 Feb 15, 05:57 6
- I mean... context though. - mafic Feb 15, 06:39 2
  - And they just tanked their earnings -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 06:43
  - Sorry, this should be below volnelk's post below. -- nm - mafic Feb 15, 06:40
- This is that politicization I was talking about on B2. Eventually we are either going to have red and blue everything, or we'll be smoldering rubble. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 06:02 2
  - I can't envision that parallel societies work for more than a generation before it leads to armed conflict. -- nm* - Name Withheld By Request Feb 15, 06:15 1
    - There was a guy last night talking that organized systems don't last longer than 300 years and we are on year 240. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 06:25
His Dark Materials follow-ups announced by author Philip Pullman -- (link) - LMS Feb 15, 05:43
Russian jet buzzes US Destroyer -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 15, 05:31 4
- We need to buzz their spy sub. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 07:21 3
  - I thought it was a boat, not a sub? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 07:34 2
    - Not sure. This looks like a sub? -- (link) - Spawn Feb 15, 07:49 1
      - ... I think that sub has an American flag! -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 07:50
So is the real battle about who gets to control the puppet strings on Trump? - Dano Feb 15, 05:23 20
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  - A *lot* can happen between now and 2020. -- (edited) - Strongbad Feb 15, 05:31 15
    - I don't see this being driven by elections as much as governance. -- nm - Roger More Feb 15, 05:49
    - I don't see how he settles back into a "normal" presidency after all this - Reagen Feb 15, 05:48 13
      - I don't think I ever expected a "normal" presidency - Strongbad Feb 15, 06:18 5
        
        Re B2, that's only a tough square to circle if we insist on everything either being 100% correct or 100% wrong - Reagen Feb 15, 06:29 1
        
        I agree -- (edited) - Strongbad Feb 15, 06:32
        
        Ditto. I expected we might get here after a year or 18mos but not 4 weeks. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 06:22 1
        
        Lol, no way they let this come out just in time for midterms. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 06:25
        
        To your IM: nor did I - ty97 Feb 15, 06:20
      - Agreed. Saw someone on CNN last night say that regardless of the outcome this HAS to change his stance on Russia moving forward. - volnelk Feb 15, 05:53 3
        
        That's the thing, he doesn't *have* to do anything, and all of this will be old news by 2018. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 07:11 2
        
        My thought was that, they wouldn't be in control of the timing. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 07:12 1
        
        They probably got a call from Reince telling them if they've got anything to make sure it drops now. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 15, 07:16
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        Poor little snowflakes. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 05:53 1
        
        ::sad:: -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 06:22
  - I'm doubtful of that read - ty97 Feb 15, 05:30 1
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  - Would depend if any of the # of people who could destroy him find a balance and no one takes the nuclear option. -- nm - Dano Feb 15, 05:29
Female suspect arrested over death of Kim Jong-Nam -- (link) - zork Feb 15, 05:21 6
- Remember that a large part of the reason that he was ousted from the line of succession was that he snuck away to Tokyo Disneyland. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 05:50 3
  - Don't forget the gambling in Macau! -- nm - mafic Feb 15, 06:43
  - Wait. What? -- nm - ty97 Feb 15, 06:21 1
    - It's true! -- (link) - Reagen Feb 15, 06:31
- I bet it was Gogo Yubari. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 05:41 1
  - Whoever it was, I bet she gets a fair and reasonable trial. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 05:48
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With a single rocket, India successfully put 104 satellites into orbit, breaking the previous record set by Russia. -- (link) - zork Feb 15, 05:17
Cutie with a ukulele -- (link) - zork Feb 15, 05:15 [youtube]
I hear Woodward & Bernstein are putting the band back together -- nm - zork Feb 15, 05:11
I suspect this is a nothingburger after reading the article, but make your own decision: A Russian diplomate died at the NYC embassy. On Election Day. -- (link) - ty97 Feb 15, 05:10
NUTS -- nm - ty97 Feb 15, 05:08

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