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You have reached the courthouse, press one if innocent, two if guilty, three if you're going to wave - zeitgeist Mar 29, 13:00 1
- all lawyers must press 2 -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 13:06
Here's a list of the 265 members of Congress who sold you out to the ISP's - and how much they were bought for -- (link) - decline Mar 29, 12:54 7
- $2750? Massie, you'll never get anywhere selling yourself so cheaply. - Covington Mar 29, 15:41
- How much do we need to raise to buy their browsing histories? -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 13:15
- also - if Anonymous wants to get the browsing history of these people, I wouldn't be upset. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 13:10
- Luther Strange is the mastermind, clearly, given the name. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 13:09
- one guy made $300. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 13:04
- They all have one thing in common besides donations... every single one is a Republican. -- nm - MDH Mar 29, 12:58 1
  - Greed before the people. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 13:03
The Mindy Project to end with season 6 in 17/18 (season 5 just started streaming) -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 12:43 1
- No, Season 5 just ended. -- nm - Ender Mar 29, 12:48
Legends spoiler from last night - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:33 2
- loved that episode - spoilers -- (edited) - Beaker Mar 29, 12:38 1
  - more spoils - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:48
2500 year old chariot Burriel found in England -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:19
Cable News Ratings are in. They should all thank Trump. - Strongbad Mar 29, 12:19 5
- Otoh, despite these HOLY FVCKING WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING times we are living in, only 2% of the population watched cable news -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 13:06
- Rachel is going to start hyping stories a month in advance now. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 12:54 1
  - She has Baron Trump's 2032 tax returns! -- nm* - ty97 Mar 29, 12:55
- There'll be no living with them now -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:22 1
  - now?? -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 12:32
heh -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 12:18
hey computer people, is this overkill for my new home pc? -- (link) - tRuMaN Mar 29, 12:17 22
- That's what I basically have. It meets the recommended specs of FH3 released six months ago. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 12:55 1
  - yeah, I believe it meets the current specs listing for Roberts Space industries never to be released game. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 12:57
- I'd get a regular hard drive, too. Games take about 30-50 GB of space. - David Mar 29, 12:47 3
  - i have one I plan on using for now (750 gb). -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 12:54 2
    - Okay but as an fyi (and you probably know this), you can get a 2GB one for $70. - David Mar 29, 13:01 1
      - oh I know. I just have it available so I figure I will use it until I need a large drive. - tRuMaN Mar 29, 13:04
- Are you gaming? -- nm - Ender Mar 29, 12:29 1
  - yes. - tRuMaN Mar 29, 12:30
- yeah?!?. What the hell do you need a $1300 pc at home for? -- nm - decline Mar 29, 12:22 9
  - a. video games. b. video games. c. cause I will use it for 6 years and want it to not be a potato by 2018. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 12:28 6
    - Parts are engineered to last 3 years so doorstop 2020 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 12:44 1
      - Off my head, I count three different desktop systems in the house that are 5+ years old. -- nm - David Mar 29, 12:48
    - you must really like pc games -- nm - decline Mar 29, 12:31 3
      - I mean I could drop the CPU down a gen to I5, but that doesnt save more than $60. I could save a $100 or so - tRuMaN Mar 29, 12:32 2
        
        or get a ps4 pro for 400 bucks, a laptop for $250 and a regular pc for about $600 (if you really need one) - decline Mar 29, 12:34 1
        
        Instead of a desktop tower, Mrs Dragon and I went with his and hers $300 refurb Dell Latitudes - SyrDragon Mar 29, 13:16
  - for fun, its tellling that the most expensive part is the video card -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:24 1
    - I couldnt justify a 1080... -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 12:29
- GeForce 1070, nice. I just got a 1060 in my new laptop. -- nm* - Strongbad Mar 29, 12:21
- when it comes to you and electronics, nothing is overkill - -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:19 2
  - I lover everything about the case, including its name -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:21 1
    - its purrtey -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 12:29
on this date in 1990 Branford Marsalis played his first of many gigs with the Grateful Dead. it was an excellent show -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:03
Guess its my turn to medical share - Basal Cell Caricnoma - wear sunscreen ya'll - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:02 38
- I'm very happy to hear that it's treatable and you're doing well. Stay healthy! -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 12:33
- ! -- nm - mud Mar 29, 12:28
- F*ck cancer! -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 12:28
- glad it was caught and you have taken action. hugging you right now. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 12:13
- P.S. nmbPippy - ty97 Mar 29, 12:09 3
  - nmbty97 - !!! - yes, it is always a relief to hear " you are clear" - to the others - what looks like nothing can be something - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:15 2
    - Yep, mine looked like it was a small pencil mark, like I has stabbed myself with the type of a pencil, that's it. -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 29, 12:17 1
      - glad yours turned out okay too - early detection is key. And yes the dermatologists got the best eyes -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:21
- Glad to hear it turned out okay. When I think of the sunburns I had as a kid......... - Meg Mar 29, 12:08
- glad you're ok -- nm - decline Mar 29, 12:06
- when will we hear the medical news we really want to hear from you??? - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:05 21
  - I figured the IM would be - ty97 Mar 29, 12:09 1
    - well obviously that will eventually happen -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:16
  - from your mouth to God's ear!! - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:06 18
    - Overshare - landbeck Mar 29, 12:13 16
      - Awww some -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 12:49
      - Awesome, congrats! -- nm - David Mar 29, 12:40
      - Congrats! -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 12:34
      - Neechay! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 12:30
      - Whoohoo! -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 12:28
      - cheers, gramps! -- nm - mud Mar 29, 12:27
      - yay! -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 12:26
      - woo-hoo! Congrats! -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 12:26
      - woohoo! -- nm - decline Mar 29, 12:22
      - WTG -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:22
      - Congrats! -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 12:21
      - fery big congrats -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:20 1
        
        very -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:23
      - very exciting!! congrats to you and her - isn't that how it always goes? you stop trying and BAM! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:17 2
        
        My daughter has been sick the whole five months she's been pregnant. My favorite comment from her was - landbeck Mar 29, 12:21 1
        
        LOL! babies are the best! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:40
    - :))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:08
- I hear you. - Mel Profit Mar 29, 12:04
- I am so so so so glad it's all okay. -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 12:04
- Glad you are okay! And yes, sunscreen for the win! - ty97 Mar 29, 12:04 1
  - This. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 12:08
- wow, please take care of yourself -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:03
- Good lord, I'm so sorry. -- nm - David Mar 29, 12:03
heh. my Facebook "on this day" from 2012: "Magnitude. Abandon Fort Abed and prepare for self destruct." - Max Mar 29, 11:53
LYC: On the good news front - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:43 5
- Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way! I hope she gets it and loves it! -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 12:35
- Good luck to her!! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 11:56 1
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:02
- Yeah! she'll be hangin' with Krusty, ty and Dawson! -- nm - decline Mar 29, 11:44 1
  - She's much more fun than I am. They'd have a good time. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:45
oooooh, on hold with the City of Toronto. "Please select your hold music. Press 1 for Rock, Press 2 for Jazz, Press 3 for hip hop, Press 4 for - Andie Mar 29, 11:35 20
- "Press 6 for TomCattt" -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 13:11
- Press 5 for the sound of NCM climbing an ent -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 12:01 2
  - he's currently scrawling out a movie treatment. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 12:05
  - *snort* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:03
- *press 1*..."Hello...How are you?.." -- nm - Adele Mar 29, 11:54
- "Press 5 to Rage Against the Machine" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:38 14
  - "Press 6 for Insane Clown Posse" -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:40 13
    - "Press 7 for 'Best of Rob Ford Karoke'" -- nm - Shaun Mar 29, 11:42
    - "Press 666 for Black Sabbath" -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 11:42 11
      - "Press 5150 for Van Halen" -- nm - Max Mar 29, 11:43 10
        
        Alternatively pres 68812 for Van Halen -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 12:02 1
        
        + 10 points to House Ty -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 12:10
        
        "Press 25 or 624 for Chicago" -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:43 7
        
        *laugh* -- nm* - landbeck Mar 29, 12:22
        
        hee -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 11:57
        
        "90125" for Yes? -- nm - mud Mar 29, 11:50
        
        heh -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 11:48
        
        *clapping* -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 11:47 2
        
        "Press 2112 for Rush" -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 11:47 1
        
        What are you talking about? When you call the City of Toronto, Alex Lifeson is answering the call. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 29, 11:49
Trump signs his Energy Independence Executive Order. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 29, 11:34 1
- well played -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 11:35
sitwap - Indonesian farmer swallowed whole by 23-foot-long python -- (link) - crash davis Mar 29, 11:27 3
- this has to be close to a record size python -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:35
- the thought of this is horrifying. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 12:08
- Coming up, on Jackass! -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 11:48
Cooking channel: Best State Food Recipes. Did they get your state right? -- (link) - decline Mar 29, 11:25 21
- I won't complain, but they're not exactly going out on a limb there with PA. They hit NJ on the nose though. -- nm* - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 12:15
- they wimped out. Nevada is an all you can eat buffet -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:06
- I'm okay with Texas brisket -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 12:03
- I'll accept fish tacos. -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 12:03
- Before even looking I thought "if FL isn't Key Lime and GA isn't Peach Pie, this list is invalid." But it's valid. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 11:59
- planked salmon is very iconic of our state. what would replace buffet for nevada? elk steak? Putanesca Pasta? drunken chicken? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 11:53 3
  - armadillo roadkill? -- nm - Max Mar 29, 11:54 2
    - "Is there anything on the menu that doesn't begin with armadillo?" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 12:00 1
      - "If it makes you feel any better, its beef, not armadillo" -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:02
- Mmmm, Del's. -- nm - kelly Mar 29, 11:48
- Nevada is cheating. NJ should be a deli hoagie. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 11:37 4
  - I feel like they got NJ right. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 11:44 2
    - I grew up there and went to plenty of diners and never encountered such a sandwich. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 11:45 1
      - they're everywhere here now -- nm - decline Mar 29, 11:46
  - Yeah, NV is a cop-out -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 11:38
- It's fine but meh. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 11:30
- Finger Steaks were an iconic dish of my childhood. They aren't as popular/prevalent now -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 11:30 2
  - Though has anything replaced it as Idaho's best state food? -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 11:35 1
    - well, best - yeah lots of things - as prevalent, not really. - crash davis Mar 29, 11:41
- It's toasted ravioli not fried. I don't care if it's really fried. The name is toasted. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 29, 11:28
- No. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 29, 11:28
Jeff Bezos just revealed a mock-up of the spacecraft his rocket company will use to take tourists into space -- (link) - crash davis Mar 29, 11:23 2
- I would be sorely tempted to buy a seat despite being a gigantic chicken. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 29, 11:33 1
  - I'd like to go on a later flight rather than be a proof of concept tourist -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 11:34
~listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise...~ -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 11:20 11
- watch out, Spawn will tell you thats not really Fleetwood Mac -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 11:24 7
  - PLP will tell us it's not really The Mac. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 11:35 3
    - his Mac would likely be merely the Peter Green era, neglecting the .. - mud Mar 29, 11:41 2
      - he digs the Welch stuff. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 12:12
      - actually my love of FM goes thru Bob Welch. the stuff he wrote are some of my favorite of their songs -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 12:08
  - Nope, 100% the Mac. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 11:31 2
    - heh, just making fun of you saying its not really Journey -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 11:33 1
      - A singer is at least 45% of a band. I have more respect for the other members, but even I know the voice of the band is the voice of the band. - Spawn Mar 29, 11:40
- 'Neesies Theme song. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 11:21 2
  - exactly. she is dancing... - Diva Mar 29, 11:34 1
    - ditto. she deserves some kindness. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 12:02

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