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I walked out of Subway (dinner yo) and nearly got trampled by a slow-moving oblivious horde of people exiting The Daily Show taping. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 17:47 1
- "And then, the murders began." -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 18:10
This is about PoGo so ignore if not Pogo-interested - ty97 Mar 29, 17:29 11
- This is the benefit of working right next to Sydney Harbour. The Boy and I had like 7 Gyrados at one point. - ralph wiggum Mar 29, 18:10
- I ended up catching 6 Lapras. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 29, 17:50 1
  - I caught my first two lapras. They're both low CP but their mine! - ty97 Mar 29, 17:59
- PoGo not Pogo. No possums involved. -- nm* - . Mar 29, 17:42 1
  - Corn dogs? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 17:44
- Never caught a shiny. :( -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 17:34 5
  - Me neither but at least I still have hope I guess -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 17:36 4
    - I never saw one, either. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 29, 17:51 3
      - Yeah, heard about that. Would have broken my phone. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 17:57
      - Me neither. Re: the IM - oof. -- nm - kelly Mar 29, 17:55 1
        
        Good news is the shiny karp still exists. Just need to find where karps tend to spawn near you. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 17:58
I was having a great day and then 15 minutes ago I got a text from my bank about fraudulent charges. - Krusty Mar 29, 17:13 7
- Bummer!! I was in Hawaii on vacation when the bank got a small .57 charge in Vegas (they were testing the account) - Bacon Mar 29, 17:17 6
  - The text said it was a $1 charge and asked if I made it. When I replied No they called me. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 29, 17:22 5
    - Damn!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 17:23 4
      - *shrug* I thought I'd be more angry but what can I do. - Krusty Mar 29, 17:26 3
        
        Well you get your money back. If you didn't the anger would be there. -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 17:42 2
        
        Also I mean, after the Kansas loss, this is minor stuff -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 17:43 1
        
        So true. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 18:07
‘Time After Time’ canceled: ABC pulls plug after 5 episodes -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 17:03 1
- Why didn't they call it A Rip In Time? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 17:15
sitwap: FBI Director James Comey Tried To Reveal Russian Tampering Months Before Election -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 16:54 1
- So much anger with him and the whole department. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 17:20
I bought that Civilization Humble Bundle a while back, and I got the coupons for Civ VI which I'm never gonna use. Anyone know if I can give them? - Mop Mar 29, 16:53
Gritty flintstones? Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 16:38 1
- it's not super gritty but it's fun. Vol. 1 available now -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 16:52
But pro wrestling coasts not just on repetition but on nostalgia, and never more so than at WrestleMania time. -- (link) - Beaker Mar 29, 16:19
My KVM has been giving me trouble since yesterday. Unplugged everything and reset it all 3 times so far. It's *the worst*! Worse than Trump! -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 16:13 1
- If you end up giving up on it, let me know. I might be able to help. - GregW Mar 29, 17:11
Beaker, did you ever send me that code for Suicide Squad? Not meaning to be push, just curious. - Mop Mar 29, 16:08 6
- what is your gmail again, sorry forgot, will do tonight -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 16:17 5
  - No worries. Plz use rburriel at the hotmails -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 16:24 4
    - is that hotmail .com ? -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 16:37 3
      - It is indeed. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 16:37 2
        
        on the way -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 16:38 1
        
        Thanks! Looks like Canadian codes work in the U.S.! - Mop Mar 29, 16:42
Finally. A news story that hits the center of the Venn diagram of "Trump," "politics," "good movies" and "film industry." -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 16:02 1
- Its good that you're so specific. You could have Steve Bannon in there but then the good movies bubble would be miles away -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 16:11
"Burgers, Not Boobs: Carl’s Jr. Brilliantly Flips the Script by Tearing Down Its Own Smutty Ads" - crash davis Mar 29, 15:54 4
- MOP!!! somebody is needed to comfort all those girls who are now out of work and only have a skimpy bikini to their name :) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 16:29 1
  - Sugar daddy is the only thing I've got going for me any more. - Mop Mar 29, 16:38
- That's great. "Carl Hardee Sr." -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 16:11
- Looks like they've finally grown up after 61 years. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 16:04
TV PSA: Arrow, Black Ink Crew, Blindspot, Catfish, Shots Fired, Survivor, Goldbergs, Imaginary Mary, Criminal Minds, Empire, L&O SVU, Major Crimes, -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 15:49 2
- Modern Family, 100, Magicians, Blackish, Chicago PD, Bering Sea Gold, Legion, Criminal Minds BB, Designated Survivor, Nobodies, Expanse, Lopez, Sam Be - Beaker Mar 29, 15:49 1
  - Chasing Classic Cars, and 3 PBS shows -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 16:25
~Ive got one more, Silver Dollar.~ -- nm - budice Mar 29, 15:47
Oregon hiker could face charges for taking 'malnourished' bear cub to wildlife center - crash davis Mar 29, 14:36 9
- ban him from all parks -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 15:15
- "Here are some people for you to eat, go on boy." -- nm - Max Mar 29, 14:45 1
  - "Hi Mom, theyre over here. Come n get em" -- nm - playin possum bear cub Mar 29, 14:47
- Giant alligator interrupts South Carolina golf tournament -- (link) - crash davis Mar 29, 14:45 4
  - "Booo! Booo! Try not to shank this one!" -- nm - crowd gator Mar 29, 14:46 3
    - "Oh you think youre Tiger Woods?" -- nm - crowd gator #2 Mar 29, 14:48 2
      - "I bought my ticket just like you did. Nice hat by the way, maybe you'd fit in at the Kentucky Derby." -- nm - crowd gator Mar 29, 14:50 1
        
        "Size matters, its what Elle tells me at night." -- nm* - crowd gator #2 Mar 29, 14:52
- there is more to the story after the part i c/p'd -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:41
That IT trailer is all kinds of fucked up and Iwill never see it. NEVER! -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 14:28
I don't care how good Lonzo Ball is, I wouldn't touch him in the NBA Draft cause his father is an asshole/lunatic -- (link*) - Beaker Mar 29, 14:20 1
- I wouldn't want him on my team because I can't root for him thanks to his father. It's not fair to the kid but it's where I'm at right now. - Krusty Mar 29, 14:26
IS/IT people who insist on using non-standard terms or acronyms can eat something that tastes bad. - Mel Profit Mar 29, 14:09 1
- Yep, I have never heard anyone use that term either. -- nm - GregW Mar 29, 14:19
Remind me: This is a no-no, right? - Name Withheld by Request Mar 29, 14:04 7
- It's unnecessary, by which I mean she should just buy his search history to know for sure. -- nm - rollo Mar 29, 14:26
- no-no yes, but his stance is also -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 14:14
- I think she crossed a line, *but* in a case where he has made it an issue, it's a bit harder to condemn. -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 14:12 3
  - Right, but let's say there's a presumed to be closeted supporter politician of LGBT issues. Wouldn't be right to out them, right? -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request Mar 29, 14:15 2
    - I read it differently. - znufrii Mar 29, 17:40
    - i agree, like i said, she crossed a line. it's not right what she did. but he's asking for kids to be outed to their parents, so -- (edited) - Andie Mar 29, 14:19
- Being a twitter troll is a no-no for everyone. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 14:05
Well, contacting Comcast over Twitter was Strike 2. Do I just need to say "I'd like to cancel" in order to get a deal? - Mop Mar 29, 14:00 3
- Fill your browser history full of dish and fiber competition deals....but there are pros that will negotiate for you, charge you half your first year -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 14:40
- Yes. "i'm a long time customer, and I'm considering my options. What can you do for me? ... Now add HBO for 6 months." -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 14:14
- that's what I do with Rogers -- nm* - Beaker Mar 29, 14:14
fyi all the Radio Shacks around here are closing by Friday. crazy deals going on. check your local places -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 13:55 4
- I haven't been in one in at least a decade but it still makes some small part of me sad -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 13:58 3
  - It's where I get my headphones thanks to their nice return policy for when they break. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 29, 14:01
  - We should see what goodies we can grab up at Westinghouse plants too. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 13:59 1
    - We'll Homer Simpson that byatch -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:02
I don't know if I'd want to watch a million episodes of it, but First Dates is fascinating TV. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 13:45
Bob Dylan is palying 2 shows in Sweden this weekend and finally picking up his Nobel Prize -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 29, 13:44 1
- He can go by the Nobel office between 10 and 2, take a number, and stand in line. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 15:25
Speaking of unpopular politicians... - David Mar 29, 13:44 6
- My favorable number went up! -- nm - spin Ryan Mar 29, 14:00
- But Anderson, Anderson, that Favorable number has gone up by 10% -- nm - Jeffrey Lord Mar 29, 13:55 1
  - too funny -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:03
- still a better net than Trump! - Reagen Mar 29, 13:53
- The more you know him, the more you hate him. -- nm - pmb Mar 29, 13:45 1
  - Hey, many of us hated him basically the instant we read his political views. - David Mar 29, 13:48
Pop quiz -- Out of the 10 responses we've received on this draft so far, how many of them followed directions to hand mark their comments and send it to us as a PDF? -- nm* - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 13:37 5
- Answer - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 29, 13:55
- 11 -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 13:42
- 0 -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 13:41
- 1 -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 13:40
- 3.1250 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 13:37
the sad thing about that computer discussion is that probably more than 75% of the builds shown on that site -- (edited) - tRuMaN Mar 29, 13:35 6
- I see nothing wrong with building a 1k+ gaming PC. Go for it. -- nm - Shaun Mar 29, 15:28
- I was thrilled that we found something that worked for $800 plus tax. -- nm - David Mar 29, 13:39
- Those are driven by pointless obsession to get two or even three times 60fps. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 13:37 3
  - It's not as pointless with VR. - David Mar 29, 13:46 1
    - VR needs 90 fps to run smoothly, but I'd be willing to bet only a small fraction of those power desktops are being used for VR. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 13:51
  - true. also having the best specs possible. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 13:43
words that start with PI, poll. thanks for the idea Mel....pie, pistachio ... -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 13:32 12
- Pittance. Piebald. Piecemeal. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 29, 16:03
- Magnum -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:18 1
  - Start, not end - zork Mar 29, 15:20
- pineapple -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 13:50
- pizza. pipes. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 29, 13:36
- or was it Pl, as in Plasma, or Placebo? -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 13:36 2
  - "Patient Information". -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 13:40 1
    - I deal with PII a lot - tRuMaN Mar 29, 13:45
- Pimientos. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 29, 13:36
- Pink, pinch, pill -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 13:34 2
  - Pippy -- nm - zork Mar 29, 13:35 1
    - d'oh! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 13:39
This is Major, seeing Ghost inthe Shell tonite -- nm - budice Mar 29, 13:32
wap? AP's all-time Top 100 (basketball teams) -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 29, 13:28
Hit the 40-hour mark in Horizon Zero Dawn last night. Finished up my last Cauldron, and took out Redmaw. - Ender Mar 29, 13:26 2
- nice - Jovian Mar 29, 13:41 1
  - I was about 3 Thunderjaws in before I found anything approaching an effective way to kill it. - Ender Mar 29, 13:48
LYC - I love when the people on my phone try to tell me they know about HIPPA - I promise you they don't know what I know about HIPPA - Epiphany Mar 29, 13:20 10
- I'm pretty sure I know more than the doctors to discuss their patients cases loudly on cells on public transit. -- nm - . Mar 29, 17:50
- I'm so frightened by it that I encrypt internal emails containing PI... - Mel Profit Mar 29, 13:27
- They don't even know that it's spelled HIPAA! -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 29, 13:21 5
  - "You spend so little time thinking about it, you didn't even realize *that's* not HIPPA, *that's Venezuela!" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 13:35 1
    - Heh. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 29, 16:43
  - Okay this is funny - buwhaaaa -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 13:26 1
    - Right on Ken. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 29, 13:27
  - Pippy is too HIPPA for them. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 13:22
- Can you tell us what you know about HIPPA or would that be illegal? -- nm - Max Mar 29, 13:21 1
  - I could tell you but then I'd have to send Meg. You don't want that and neither to do I -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 13:26
TWD (spoilers) - Mel Profit Mar 29, 13:18 4
- They're going to give them back... - Diva Mar 29, 13:33 3
  - doesn't matter...(spoilers) - Mel Profit Mar 29, 13:39 2
    - I was being facetious. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 14:29
    - citizens eminent domain! -- nm - Max Mar 29, 13:53
I'm seeing Ghost in the Shell tonight, i am pretty not-excited about it. -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 13:16 5
- This is not news to anyone who's read my posts, but I've warmed considerably to this project. - Mop Mar 29, 13:58
- It might be good or just a female version of Matt Damon's Elysuim (sp?) -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 13:19
- do you dislike ScarJo or just Anime? -- nm - decline Mar 29, 13:17 2
  - ScarJo is fine, no problems there. Anime not a huge fan, but don't dislike it. Just haven't seen anything in a trailer that seems that *interesting*. -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 13:20 1
    - "ScarJo is fine, no problems there." - Spawn Mar 29, 13:22
Buffy Reunion.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 13:15 8
- Cordy still looks ....nice -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 13:49 1
  - yeah she does. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 13:54
- Also, you think Kristy Swanson is still bitter? -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 13:28
- Spike's not British? -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 13:28
- I thought Nocholas Brendon (Xander) was in jail - didn't he get in a bunch of trouble in the past couple of years? -- nm - decline Mar 29, 13:17 2
  - I bet that is his twin. -- nm - Spawn Mar 29, 13:19
  - yeah, but he always gets out. He's a Scooby. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 13:18
- :) -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 13:17

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