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Roddy White's lookin' to give Kyle Shanahan a good ol' knuckle sandwich -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 15, 15:22 2
- The scarier part is that he's gambling with Charles Barkley. -- nm - David's iPad Feb 15, 15:31
- He also said he was close to signing a FA deal with New England. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 15:30
Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Illitch paid Rosa Parks' rent for the last decade of her life after she was beaten and robbed in Detroit. -- (link) - spamlet Feb 15, 15:13 3
- That makes up for foisting Little Ceaser's on the world. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 15:22
- was this known before he died? I've heard this story a lot this week, but not before his passing -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 15:15 1
  - Not that I know of but could have been. -- nm - iSpam Feb 15, 15:18
caption this photo. ok, ok, *please* caption this photo -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 15, 15:03 [Image] 18
- That dark haried women has been on CNN before. Human garbage bag. -- nm - Jovian Feb 15, 15:41 2
  - This would be an exceptionally harsh caption in a CNN.com article. -- nm - Max Feb 15, 15:47 1
    - Plus, garbage bags are useful. nm - Dignan Feb 15, 15:53
- Are those the bitches that do the pissing? -- nm - CQ Feb 15, 15:36
- You want me to sit over there at the kids table? -- nm - David's iPad Feb 15, 15:32
- Donald really does have small hands -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 15:23
- Shoot him in the head? Like right now? -- nm - pmb Feb 15, 15:20
- Doing his best Vince Vaughn impression - Strongbad Feb 15, 15:17 3
  - "This guy fucks." nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 15:22 2
    - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 15:23 1
      - Back in April! Wooooooooooo! nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 15:33
- Pence LMD taking instructions from Russian contacts on who to take out. -- nm - budice Feb 15, 15:16
- "this is the table we're getting rid of in six months." -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 15:16 1
  - "Im an Oak man" -- nm - budice Feb 15, 15:17
- He did it! It was him! -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 15, 15:13
- Did you hear that? He put together 2 complete sentences without a teleprompter. Things are looking up! -- nm - pmb Feb 15, 15:10
- Mr. VP, winner of an impromptu WH game of spin the bottle, comes to collect his prize. -- nm - Loyola Feb 15, 15:09
- The White House has some delicious looking water. -- nm - Max Feb 15, 15:06
Mel Gibson may direct the Suicide Squad sequel.... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 15, 14:55 1
- Braveheart / Suicide Squad crossover would be Oscar-worthy -- nm - budice Feb 15, 14:58
Breaking News: Kate Upton rarely wears a bikini in her bikini photo shoots. -- (link) - GregW Feb 15, 14:54 1
- "Leave it to Beaver" -- nm - budice Feb 15, 14:59
I watched a whole season of You Me Her on Netflix there in less than 20 mins by skipping along every 10 mins and watching for a few seconds. - Loyola Feb 15, 14:47
WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE THE FORMAT OF SOMETHING SO WE CAN'T COPY AND PASTE INTO THE MASTER ANYMORE! - spamlet Feb 15, 14:40 3
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  - *hands you a donut* - Diva Feb 15, 15:13 1
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Stuart McLean, host of The Vinyl Cafe, has died. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 14:12
CBC online: 'Vinyl Cafe' host Stuart McLean has passed from cancer. - Name Withheld by Request Feb 15, 14:11 3
- I saw one of his live Christmas shows ages ago. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 14:13 1
  - ~put a little love in your heart~ -- nm - con_carne Feb 15, 14:30
- Ah, that's sad. - Andie Feb 15, 14:12
*outrage!* The White House has notified ESPN that the president will pass on making picks for the NCAA Tournament this year. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 14:07 22
- I'm willing to bet he knows little about sports and nothing about college basketball. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 14:29 9
  - So about the same as he knows about being POTUS - eag Feb 15, 15:43
  - he follows the NFL -- nm - Remlik Feb 15, 14:32 4
    - He says he does. But I'm not so sure. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 14:41 3
      - maybe just the Patriots -- nm - Remlik Feb 15, 14:47 2
        
        If he could name a player other than Brady or Gronk I'll vote for him in 2020. 😝 -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 15:00 1
        
        It's a team of white guys...he probably knows all them. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 15, 15:28
  - Which isn't surprising as he has a very busy life, even before being elected. I can't see him sitting down and watching sports on tv. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 14:30 2
    - I know he plays a lot of golf, but I agree it's not likely he follows many of them. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 14:31 1
      - Right, he knows golf which is barely a sport. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 14:45
- They cant be as bad as some of his cabinet picks have been so for can they? -- nm* - eag Feb 15, 14:15
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  - wait, can we discuss this issue? where is the ST Oscar Pool? -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 14:10 3
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      - Looks like we used www.runyourpool.com last year -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 14:27
      - IIRC, JaxSean has done it a couple of times? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 14:23
  - I'm taking you down this year. - Strongbad Feb 15, 14:10 5
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      - with my in-depth knowledge of all the nominees this year, I plan on winning!! -- nm - decline Feb 15, 14:28 1
        
        with my firsthand knowledge of seeing - Strongbad Feb 15, 14:30
      - Didn't realize that. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 14:26
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LIR if Jerry Jones thought for a second he'd lose Super Bowl hosting over the proposed TX bathroom law - he'd get Abbott to rethink it - Epiphany Feb 15, 13:52 2
- what does Costello think? -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 14:20
- I imagine the pressure on the NFL would likely cause them to move it and rightly so. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 14:03
Just to carry over one aspect of the thread from B2, the idea isn't that people *can* live without ID in 2017. It's that ID makes their lives better. - Name Withheld by Request Feb 15, 13:46 42
- Poor people don't have banking access not because of a lack of ID but a lack of banks in their area. - Krusty Feb 15, 14:05 8
  - that's a problem for many people, for sure; but the reasons are more varied than that. a lot of people can't afford to have bank accounts, at least -- (edited) - b. Feb 15, 14:35 3
    - I do understand the many reasons the poor don't use banks but the biggest is that there are no banks in their neighborhood. - Krusty Feb 15, 14:54 2
      - don't make me bring out stats. ;p - b. Feb 15, 15:09 1
        
        We're on the same side here and I agree with your points. They do need banks andthe right banks with the right incentives. - Krusty Feb 15, 15:33
  - Or they had them but were gobbled up or closed during the recession. -- nm - . Feb 15, 14:22 2
    - Nope. They never had them. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 14:27 1
      - There were a few black banks in Chicago. As far as I know there are now none. -- nm - . Feb 15, 15:10
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- Look, I'm not objecting to making photo ID more readily available. I have no problem with that. But even if you do it, the number who can't or don't - pmb Feb 15, 13:51 28
  - On the mandatory issue though, what's the benefit of requiring Selective Service registration that isn't a benefit for voter ID? -- nm - Max Feb 15, 14:01 25
    - I don't think I understand the question. -- nm - pmb Feb 15, 14:02 24
      - Selective service is to satisfy your legal obligation to the government to serve if called upon. Voting is your constitutional right and ID - pmb Feb 15, 14:06 6
        
        Okay, but then why isn't registration a hardship? If the incidence of voter fraud is so low, why keep that system that trips up people when they show - Max Feb 15, 14:09 4
        
        In Ireland, voter registration is the item that trips up some people. - Loyola Feb 15, 14:39
        
        It's different from state to state. Some you can register the day you vote. - . Feb 15, 14:26
        
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        I'm not sure it isn't a hardship, but it's still apples and oranges. You have to file tax returns, for instance, even if you don't owe taxes, to - pmb Feb 15, 14:14
        
        This was supposed to go below Max's post below it. -- nm - pmb Feb 15, 14:07
      - consistency. Why is it okay to require registration for one and not the other? -- (edited) - Max Feb 15, 14:03 16
        
        You do have to register to vote. -- nm - psilotum Feb 15, 14:04 15
        
        That's one where I also find it goofy and in need of modernization. You should be able to register same day, same location. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 15, 14:07 14
        
        In some places you can, but this is also under attack by the right for the same reasons. -- nm - pmb Feb 15, 14:18 7
        
        Here's the thing: I know, but cannot prove, some local elections I've been involved with have had oddities to them. - Name Withheld by Request Feb 15, 14:27 6
        
        I can't speak to your voter issues, but keep in mind that this protects against only 1 very specific type of voter fraud. That is where somebody - pmb Feb 15, 14:42
        
        And still most fraud occurs in ways that has nothing to do with voter fraud. -- nm - . Feb 15, 14:32 1
        
        Chicago has had precincts where the turnout was higher than the amount of people who showed up at the polls.Even more thsn were registered to vote the - . Feb 15, 14:35
        
        Make it equal, free and convenient and I'll agree. - Reagen Feb 15, 14:31
        
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        NY state -- nm - psilotum Feb 15, 14:46
        
        The US seems to see making bureaucracy as painful as possible as a benefit - Reagen Feb 15, 14:12 4
        
        The last time I went to the DMV it was totally painless. Many of these things have gotten much better with technology improvements. But the jokes - pmb Feb 15, 14:27
        
        I dunno. If you've ever gone down to fight a parking ticket, I imagine its similar in Calgary to Winnipeg and its a huge pain in the ass. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 15, 14:22 2
        
        It's pretty straight forward here though your chances of success are low. I'm taking vehicle registration, etc. though. - Reagen Feb 15, 14:24 1
        
        Yeah, we do vehicle registrations through our public insurance system so any insurance office. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 15, 14:29
        
        yep. the pre-registering thing seems like a big deterrent. -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 14:09
  - Right - I think photo ID would be a positive for many issues, so, yes, all for it. but i don't think it should be required for voting. -- nm* - Andie Feb 15, 13:53
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- Oh, were we having a conversation about how voter ID laws directly and measurably deter minorities from voting, without affecting whites? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 13:47 2
  - Or were we talking about Idaho? *shrug* -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 13:48 1
    - It works better as Idaho. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 14:11
We took the parts out of N's swingset kit last night. So many pieces of wood to sort, but maaaan does our garage smell fantastic. - kelly Feb 15, 13:40 1
- yup -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 13:40
post-VDay Candy Clearance sales are the best... -- nm - budice Feb 15, 13:32 16
- ooohhhh thank you for that reminder -- nm - JenBro Feb 15, 13:37
- my only regret is Russell Stover doesn't make the maple creme candies for V-Day. thankfully they do for Easter.April 17 is the next discount candy day -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 13:35 2
  - THAT is my window. The jelly bean window. -- nm - volnelk Feb 15, 13:39 1
    - reminder. the next date is 11/1 so stock up in April :) -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 13:44
- Dang. Need to see if the chalky hearts are on sale. - spamlet Feb 15, 13:32 2
  - Nope. The candy corn of Valentines Day. - Spawn Feb 15, 13:34 1
    - Right, the most delicious thing about the holiday. -- nm - spamlet Feb 15, 13:40
- Valentines Day sex is better. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 13:32 8
  - aint it though? - Epiphany Feb 15, 13:36 7
    - all these antibiotics are gettin in the way of all the Valentines sex. -- nm - groiny Feb 15, 13:37 6
      - limited drinkin & sexin - next time - throw those damn pills in the doctor's face! - Epiphany Feb 15, 13:42 5
        
        I have been sick for all of 2017 so far. - groiny Feb 15, 14:00 4
        
        :( - - b. Feb 15, 14:43
        
        get on that DDP diet! -- nm - Remlik Feb 15, 14:33 1
        
        I gotta get healthy first, right now I don't wanna do shit. -- nm - groiny Feb 15, 14:39
        
        ugh -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 14:02
unusual Burriels unearthed in Transylvania -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 15, 13:31
LIR - no deer on my watch - not tonight -- (link) - JenBro Feb 15, 13:30 1
- I hope the deer on B2 doesn't turn out to be Rudolph -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 13:33
Who had "sending troops to fight in Syria" on their new administration bingo sheet? -- (link) - MDH Feb 15, 13:24 9
- That means pro-rebels? Which means against Russia? -- nm - . Feb 15, 14:29 1
  - it'll be hilarious to watch them try and navigate this if the Drumpf administration is as Pro-Russia as it appears. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 15:11
- The only solace from this...less likely to find out if sand really does glow in the dark -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 15, 13:40
- If you want to fill up Gitmo with a lot of bad dudes, you need troops on the ground. More ground activity means more U.S. military casualties. -- nm - Max Feb 15, 13:32
- wow. that's going to be something. Also, from a picture of a linked story to the left. That miller kid is... - Mel Profit Feb 15, 13:28
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  - Yup. I'm fairly convinced that there is no good course of action here (and that includes taking no action). While I acknowledge the problems with - pmb Feb 15, 14:02
- "Obama didn't have the guts to send in ground troops." -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 13:25 1
  - No, they are doing this to see Trump fight them on it. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 13:29
The fact that different counties in the same state will vote with different equipment in the same election is mind boggling to me, for instance. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 13:24 5
- Yeah, that's pure chaos. I could understand stately differences, but ... wow. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 13:45
- America! -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 13:24 3
  - Counties are like snowflakes! -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 13:33 2
    - the snowflake memes on twitter are great - *picture of an avalanche* me and my snowflake buddies #betterrunmotherfucker -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 13:44 1
      - I like this. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 13:57
thank you easter bunny! -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 15, 13:19 2
- ~Shake Bunny Bunny~ -- nm - Easter B Feb 15, 13:32
- bawk bawk -- nm - Max Feb 15, 13:21

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