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Lockheed’s $29 Billion Copter Poised to Win Pentagon’s Approval - crash davis Mar 29, 11:18 1
- Meanwhile Gary who is on the Meals on Wheels program can't get his lasagna dinner delivered any more -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 11:20
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ will run you $1035/$1115 CDN retail. -- (edited) - Shaun Mar 29, 11:18 3
- This article says: The SIM-free Samsung Galaxy S8 price is $720 with 64GB of on board storage. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 29, 11:22 1
  - OH, missed the Canadian amount. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 11:23
- thye can go fuck off. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 11:19
Cholesterol Update: Yeah, not a mistake. I'm screwed. - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:01 19
- Sorry, buddy. But at least Georgia Tech won last night. Woo hoo! - Krusty Mar 29, 11:20 1
  - Big game with TCU tomorrow night, I'm sure you know them well. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:24
- Yikes. - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 11:19
- Maybe you should stop drinking cheese whiz? -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 11:07
- Tell the doc "FAKE NEWS!". On a more serious note, I hope you get to the bottom of it and it turns out well. -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 11:06 1
  - Thanks. Same for you and Trish. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:08
- eat more oatmeal - decline Mar 29, 11:05 7
  - Oatmeal is gross, I am a very picky eater. - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:07 6
    - plus you've done a lot of biking over time, right? -- nm - Max Mar 29, 11:10 3
      - Ironically, I've been going to the gym (OTF) regularly over the past 4 months - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:10 2
        
        I am hoping its good news in a few weeks -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 11:13 1
        
        Thanks, me too. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:16
    - You're not the same person you were a year ago. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 11:08 1
      - Understand that, I just didn't expect to fall off a cliff that quickly. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:17
- Cholesterol Booster 3000 could be the problem. Or that daily Cool Hand Luke egg challenge. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 11:04 1
  - Would Super Colon Blow counter-act the Cholesterol Booster 3000? Maybe I should try that. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:06
- I am firmly of the opinion that if I never check, I'm fine. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 11:04
- yeow -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:03 1
  - Ya, I am still kinda freaking out. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:04
Live Nation presents: The Classic - Diva Mar 29, 10:57 13
- Ticket prices surprised me. $150-$950 for two-day general admission passes. - JaxSean Mar 29, 11:11 2
  - can I say I am pissed that Ticketmaster is now doing surge pricing? - Epiphany Mar 29, 11:14 1
    - I'm getting very peeved at all the extra fees at all. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 11:19
- I'll buy 5/6s of that and someone can get the Steely Dan portion -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 10:59 7
  - spoiler - Spawn Mar 29, 11:14 2
    - Schon on guitar, Cain on keys? close enough then -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 11:15 1
      - and that Pineda guy sounds just like Perry. - Diva Mar 29, 11:17
  - It's the only part I'd want. -- nm - mud Mar 29, 11:00 3
    - I'd say we're a pair then -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 11:01 2
      - having lost Frey last year, maybe Buckingham could replace him. Damn the rest. -- nm - mud Mar 29, 11:04 1
        
        *waits for plp* -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 11:18
- my mother just burst into Stevie Nicks dancing and doesn't know why... -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 10:58 1
  - must be Wednesday. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 11:16
Westinghouse files for bankruptcy, in a blow to nuclear power industry -- (link) - crash davis Mar 29, 10:52 4
- are you sure? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 11:02 1
  - How an American Tech Icon Bet on Nuclear Power -- and Lost -- (link) - crash davis Mar 29, 11:12
- screw nuclear! more coal!! -- nm - decline Mar 29, 10:53 1
  - clean coal, cleeeeaaann coal -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 10:58
Realistic pokemon -- (link*) - SyrDragon Mar 29, 10:39 1
- That's impressive, and somewhat disturbing. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 12:10
Pacers bringing back Lance Stephenson -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 10:37
For those who still play, there are some hilariously priced derivatives IPOing today. -- nm - Shaun Mar 29, 10:32
BooBoo the cat lost in California 4 years ago found in Guelph Canada -- (link) - Beaker Mar 29, 10:16 15
- Boo Boo Kitty F*ck? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 10:20 2
  - "Buuung..On one hand, you speak real nice to her like Don Juan DelaNootch. In the other, just whip it out and let it fly." -- nm* - Angel/Devil Jay Mar 29, 10:32
  - Affleck! You da bomb in Phantoms yo! -- nm - Shaun Mar 29, 10:29
- pronounce Guelph for me please -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 10:19 11
  - Guelphechay -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 10:46
  - shar day -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 10:41
  - G Spot rocks the G Spot. -- nm - David Mar 29, 10:27
  - My lab-mate back in grad school pronounced it "Gelff" -- "Like 'gulf' but flattened." - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 10:26
  - Bon Iver -- nm* - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 10:24
  - Guolf -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 10:23
  - gwelf -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 10:21 1
    - (fun fact - all through university my boyfriend attended the University of Guelph.) -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 10:25
  - "Throat Warbler Mangrove" -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 29, 10:20
  - Gwellff. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 10:20 1
    - danke -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 10:36
my favorite headline of the day (so far): Is Paul Ryan a policy guy, or does he just play one on TV? -- (link) - crash davis Mar 29, 10:16 3
- Paul Krugman's been banging that drum for years -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 10:24 1
  - Something something broken clock.... -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 29, 10:29
- Given the bill he should have been spending 7 years on, I'm not even sure tv policy guys would claim him. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 10:22
Hah. Crowdfunding campaign seeks to buy internet search histories of congressmen who voted to allow them to be sold. -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 10:12 2
- good. My guess is that one or two of them would be frightened by this. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 10:25
- bwahahah -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 29, 10:25
NFL Conncussion settlement yet to pay a penny to players as lawyers continue to make moves to get more of the pot -- (link) - Beaker Mar 29, 10:12 1
- repeat after me - the only people who make bank in class action suits...are the attorneys - Epiphany Mar 29, 10:13
Kevin O'Leary Campaign Claim: 35,336 memberships and raised over $902,408.67 (a lot for one quarter in Cdn politics). - Name Withheld by Request Mar 29, 10:09 7
- Anecdotal, but I was speaking with a work connection/former Conservative staffer a couple of weeks ago, and he was saying not to underestimate O'Leary - Roger More Mar 29, 10:42 4
  - I'd be curious on your friend's second choice. Where Raitt people go could determine this. On KOL.... - Name Withheld by Request Mar 29, 10:49 2
    - I couldn't tell you unfortunately, though not Leitch. -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 10:57 1
      - Her people say they have polling that suggests otherwise, but I think she has next to nothing for second-ballot support. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 29, 11:01
  - unless the Libs somehow absorb the NDP, he's our next PM. -- nm - mud Mar 29, 10:43
- who's even winning this now? With so many it is hard to keep track -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 10:14 1
  - Up to the last few weeks I had Bernier as a prohibitive favorite. But I think he's fading a bit and other camps are telling me their polling.... - Name Withheld by Request Mar 29, 10:20
35/59/-24 - David Mar 29, 10:00 2
- which explains why he still crying as early as this morning about unfair coverage of him. -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 10:50
- ha! -- nm - mud Mar 29, 10:02
wap? The grand prize winner of the Smithsonian photo contest is crazy fantastic -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 29, 09:59 1
Oregon man feigns insanity for 20 years to avoid prison. When released, he kidnaps and murders his ex-wife -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 09:54 1
- that's some patience for ya' -- nm - decline Mar 29, 09:55
Survey shows fivefold increase in heroin use in the US over a decade -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 09:44
Poll: Which Pokemon is most likely to appear as a character in a Stephen King novel -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 09:37 7
- Darkrai -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 29, 10:29
- Mew Two -- nm - budice Mar 29, 09:58
- Fuck Yeah, Seaking! -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 09:53 1
  - Nice!--I feel like Kingler is what I think of when Roland is fighting the crabs -- nm - Flavorize Mar 29, 09:56
- Banette -- nm - Flavorize Mar 29, 09:52
- Meowth -- nm - eag Mar 29, 09:42
- I love how you angle to get fired everyday. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 09:39
It means someone really wanted the initials to spell out Mar-a-Lago... (nm) -- nm - IrishStephen Mar 29, 09:36 4
- I used to have fun with Bill Names during Mock Congress. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 09:42
- It offends my sense of taste -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 09:37 2
  - Someone will get the reference... - IrishStephen Mar 29, 09:38 1
    - Sure thing, Cap. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 09:45
Trump could also go down in history for starting the Second Mexican-American War. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 09:32 2
- --Totally unrealistic--He needs to start on infrastructure--that'll: create jobs,save lives,and make America strong again by improving everyday things -- (link) - Flavorize Mar 29, 09:42 1
  - When I said totally unrealistic--I meant building the wall -- nm - Flavorize Mar 29, 09:42
POLL: Of his horror books, which is Stephen King's best? Which is his creepiest? (these answers can differ, or not, as you wish) -- nm* - ty97 Mar 29, 09:31 52
- Best: The Stand. Scariest: It. Creepiest: Misery. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 11:11
- I really liked The Talisman, but that's co-authored and mostly sci-fi. - Inigo Mar 29, 10:32 5
  - Peter Straub was one of my favorite authors when I was a teen -- nm - decline Mar 29, 10:48 4
    - y'all should read Ghost Story -- nm - decline Mar 29, 10:50 3
      - oh yeah - good stuff -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 11:18 1
        
        Do you guys remember Floating Dragon? it was awesome -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 11:19
      - one of my faves of the 70s -- nm - mud Mar 29, 10:51
- The Stand -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 09:58 3
  - The Mist is my favorite short story of his -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 10:07 2
    - and one of the best movie adaptations -- nm - decline Mar 29, 10:10 1
      - effin' crushing. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 10:29
- I'll go with The Stand as his best. The creepiest, I'm not sure. Also I quit reading him after the shit weasel book -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 09:51 2
  - I should've quit there too! but somehow started to read the damn Dome one 8 yrs later until I quickly realized what shit he could write and quit it to -- nm - mud Mar 29, 10:00 1
    - I'm the first to say he got super repetitive in his old age - but watch 11/22/63 the series - its amazing -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 10:05
- The Stand. The Cell was the creepiest Ive read of his recently. -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 09:50 2
  - and The Long Walk remains his most disturbing work. -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 09:51 1
    - The Bachmann books in general are terrific -- nm - decline Mar 29, 10:05
- Started reading The Dar Tower series recently, but that's all I've read from him.. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 29, 09:48
- I don't think I've read any of his books -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 09:45 4
  - Quick reads, exciting for the most part--Dark Tower series--Think Wizard of Oz with: Guns, cowboy Clint Eastwood, & dark creatures -- nm - Flavorize Mar 29, 09:50
  - i don't even know how this is possible. -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 09:49 2
    - With concentrated effort. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 10:20
    - (start with Pet Sematary. ) -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 09:49
- My favorite are probably Dark Tower II and The Green Mile--Creepiest--IT-- -- nm - Flavorize Mar 29, 09:35
- I loved The Stand. Was a big fan of Tommyknockers. Christine, in 9th grade, was the first book I read with curse words in it. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 09:35
- I remember liking Salem's Lot the most. - Mel Profit Mar 29, 09:34
- I stopped reading him after Insomnia (which I didn't finish). I still think 'The Stand' might be his Magnum Opus if not his scary scariest... - Diva Mar 29, 09:34 14
  - Ugh - Insomnia - I was so MAD him after that - what a terrible book -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:38 2
    - I just read that book. Pretty blah. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 29, 10:15 1
      - spoilers - disgust - Epiphany Mar 29, 10:17
  - I started IT once or twice but never got into...uh...it. Should I re-try? -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 09:36 10
    - Did the IT readers read 11/22/63? Lots of IT references in it. -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 10:35 2
      - i'd like to now. (adds this one to the list) -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 10:39
      - I only watched the mini series and its been forever since I read IT -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 10:38
    - The end is bad--not going to sugar coat it--but, leading up to it is very good -- nm - Flavorize Mar 29, 09:43
    - If you want a creepy book that is a page turner - try The Last Days of Jack Sparks. Creepiest book I've read in a LONG time -- (edited) - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:40
    - if you can deal with child murders, go for it. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 09:37 2
      - among other child related horrible-ness. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 09:40 1
        
        IT spoilers - Beaker Mar 29, 10:07
    - its sort of a slog at 1st but its good and freakin creepy -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:37 1
      - I was a bit disappointed by the ending -- nm - decline Mar 29, 09:37
- The Stand; The Shining. -- nm - mud Mar 29, 09:34
- Best: The Stand. Creepiest: The Shining -- nm - decline Mar 29, 09:34 3
  - hmph -- nm - mud Mar 29, 09:34 2
    - just means you've got good taste -- nm - decline Mar 29, 09:37 1
      - I'm in your camp -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:39
- His books are all horror or not necessarily? are you being specific? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:33 5
  - here is a list of his books A to Z -- (link) - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:34 4
    - maybe it's some of his short stories that aren't, like Stand By Me. I was trying to keep non-horror out -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 09:35 3
      - The short story which was the basis for Shawshank is probably his "best" even if the movie completely expanded and modified the story. - Mel Profit Mar 29, 09:37 1
        
        that whole book had some good stories - The Body started " Stand By Me" -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:39
      - okay. I feel The Stand is his best work but I don't classify it as horror -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 09:36

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