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What's happening in Atlanta? Fire and overpass collapse on I85? -- nm - Mara Mar 30, 16:12 3
- Whoa -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 16:17 1
  - and whoa -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 16:17
- Yikes, big section of freeway pancaked -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 16:13
I'm floored. I just found out that Heather has *never* had Tang. - prayformojo Mar 30, 16:08 3
- They do. I bought some a couple years ago. Some childhood memories should remain just that, especially if they are fond. -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 16:11
- I think the only tang I've had has been of the "concentrated syrup" variety. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 16:09
- I think I've only had it after donating blood. Only the orange though, never had grape. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 16:08
Metaphor in the Shell -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 30, 16:08
Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity - Dignan Mar 30, 15:44 25
- Is that the sound of a domino shaking back and forth? -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 16:06
- in exchange for a measles vaccine? deal -- nm - dogbert Mar 30, 15:58
- whoa. I wish I could read the whole article. -- nm - Jovian Mar 30, 15:56 7
  - Click through this tweet, should work -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 16:04 5
    - it does, excellent work ty! -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 16:07 4
      - This also makes up for my steak tweets - ty97 Mar 30, 16:09
      - For whatever reason, WSJ has decided to let links from certain social media (Twitter, I think FB, perhaps others) bypass the firewall - ty97 Mar 30, 16:08 2
        
        I don't think we have the pull to get on that list, sadly. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 16:08 1
        
        Oh we do, WSJ just don't know it yet. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 16:09
  - I've got a password at home. I'll see if I can get it later -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 15:57
- Related Poll: What will be the mysterious circumstances of Mike Flynn's impending death? -- nm - pmb Mar 30, 15:47 14
  - Old age or stroke in his cypress villa -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 16:15
  - re-enacting the Pazzi death from Hannibal -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 30, 16:04 [youtube]
  - strangled with marks indicating curiously small hands -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 15:58
  - Allergic reaction to the jar of Jif stuck in his throat. -- nm - Max Mar 30, 15:57
  - accidental polonium overdose -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 15:54
  - Choke to death on a bowl of clear broth -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 15:54
  - Choke to death on vomit - TWuG Mar 30, 15:51 1
    - "Yes I know what the report says, sir. I wrote it. I ran the test 5 times. It's... - Mel Profit Mar 30, 15:54
  - Cerebral hemorrhage -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 15:50
  - Fall down an elevator shaft onto some bullets? -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 30, 15:48 1
    - I like this. this is my guess as well. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 30, 15:51
  - Even if he dies, Trump supporters will still blame it on Hillary -- nm - bacon Mar 30, 15:48
  - death by Putin -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 15:48
  - rope accident. -- nm - Armie Hammer si Mar 30, 15:47
It just dawned on me that there are not one, but two former Kansas State coaches in the Final Four this year. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 30, 15:42 1
- And if Huggins had made it, it would've been three. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 30, 15:43
more info on the 2500 year old Iron Age Burriel site with the chariot & 2 horses -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 30, 15:24 3
- the lifetime warranty on the chariot wheel alignment will not be honored -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 15:40 1
  - if only Studabaker had lasted another 50 years :(((( -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 30, 16:05
- Does this mean Mop is a champion chariot racer or at least he has it in his genes? -- nm - eag Mar 30, 15:40
About 10 minutes till liftoff of the first reused SpaceX Falcon 9 -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 15:18 4
- Successful launch, successful recovery! -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 15:41 2
  - Yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 30, 16:05
  - Musk compared it to not having to throw away airplanes after each flight. - Beryllium Mar 30, 15:43
- Thanks - Beryllium Mar 30, 15:34
Update - amoxy Mar 30, 15:17 17
- Good news! -- nm - Remlikphone Mar 30, 16:12
- ❤️ -- nm - kelly Mar 30, 16:12
- Sounds like you're on the right path. nm - Dignan Mar 30, 15:52
- Continued great thoughts -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 30, 15:43
- Keep it up. Thanks for letting us know. I think about you daily these days. - bacon Mar 30, 15:42 1
  - Right. Andy - you are beloved here. Know that. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 30, 15:45
- Keep getting better buddy -- nm - eag Mar 30, 15:41
- You too. Keep up the good work! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 30, 15:39
- thumbs up! -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 15:37
- all my best to you this week -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 30, 15:36
- Good thoughts for you and I'm glad you're doing better. -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 15:35
- Good for you. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 30, 15:34
- Youre a good man, amoxy -- nm - prayformojo Mar 30, 15:31
- Trish and I send you our best wishes -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 15:25
- I missed an episode, but I'm glad you are working things out. -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 15:21
- Sending you all the best thoughts. -- nm - Diva Mar 30, 15:20
- All the best for you -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 15:18
sitwap - I don't think I've seen anything posted about the real sharknado that hit Australia -- (link) - crash davis Mar 30, 15:12
I love Trainyard. Such a cool puzzlesolving app. Great for killing time at Abbys guitar lessons -- nm - prayformojo Mar 30, 15:04
Did Ultraviolet just bork? None of our Vudu shared library movies are showing. No movies showing on Ultraviolet.com. -- nm - landbeck Mar 30, 14:55 4
- *pets all his DVDs and Blu Rays* -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 15:18
- Others in a FB group are complaining about the same thing, so it sounds widespread. -- nm - kelly Mar 30, 15:03 1
  - Well, rats. We had just started playing Fantastic Beasts. -- nm - landbeck Mar 30, 15:18
- Try logging out of uv and logging in again. Happens to me occasionally -- nm - prayformojo Mar 30, 15:02
God help me ... - ReluctantCynic Mar 30, 14:49 5
- I'd literally say "I don't have time for this." -- nm - MDH Mar 30, 15:11
- Get the source of this information. The rabbit holes are fascinating at times. -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 14:51 3
  - Done. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Mar 30, 14:55 2
    - My soul is collateral for the public debt! - crash davis Mar 30, 14:57 1
      - Oh wait ... it gets better ... - ReluctantCynic Mar 30, 15:02
Speaking of HIPPA. - Mel Profit Mar 30, 14:47 12
- I've taken training of that sort - ty97 Mar 30, 15:11 1
  - 10 for 10 and 6 for 6 here, baybee! - Mel Profit Mar 30, 15:15
- Yes, you are pretty hippa -- nm - amoxy Mar 30, 15:11
- I recently chastised my optometric tech for walking away and leaving another patient's paperwork on the desk in front of me :/ - Meg Mar 30, 14:58 2
  - *snort* people are really this lax/dumb. - Mel Profit Mar 30, 15:01
  - *smh* -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 14:59
- *hears the dreaded utterance of that most foul body of laws known as HIPPA* - Bear Lawyer Mar 30, 14:54 2
  - pretty sure you just violated 5 HIPAA rules. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 15:12
  - *raises my arm like a cadaver...gives the Thumbs Up...then passes out blissfully* -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 30, 14:57
- Oh good...another made up corporate phrase. - Mel Profit Mar 30, 14:53 2
  - In my experience, it is not millennials who are to blame for backronyms like that -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 15:19
  - SILC as in silcy smooth -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 15:13
Need trip planning suggestions. St. Louis, October (yes October, I need to work on using my airmiles so have to plan ahead) - Meg Mar 30, 14:43
so here is my modified pc parts list, does this make st less critical? -- (link) - tRuMaN Mar 30, 14:39
Wait ... ML is back? When did that happen? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 30, 14:33 3
- (waving vaguely at RC) this is not the ML you are looking for. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 30, 14:43 2
  - *runs in... nekkid and crazy...wearing nothing but bagels for nipple rings...weaves in and out of the crowd at a frightening speed...making my way to. - Nekkid Crazy Mel Mar 30, 14:50
  - ML ... you're our only hope ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 30, 14:46
I have not had the local news on yet, but I have hi winds and sand everywhere. I'd call it a sandstorm, but I bet the weathermen don't - Peglegpete Mar 30, 14:19 1
- Las Vegas Haboobs -- nm - Rejected NHL Team Names Mar 30, 14:28
Poll: When was the last time you bought something on ebay that was actually *an auction*, not a buy now? -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 14:15 14
- Many years ago. I couldn't even guess. -- nm - Krusty Mar 30, 15:01
- I feel like it's happened in the last year, but I can't remember anything specific. - David Mar 30, 14:42
- When was the last time I bought something on eBay, period? I dunno. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 30, 14:38
- many many many years ago. Same for buy it now too -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 14:24
- Frequently, I bottom feed, put low bids, occasionally win something, I have a collection of tommy Bahama I average 10 including shipping -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 14:24 1
  - If there is something you kinda want, don't need now, put in search, usually you score on the off season -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 30, 14:34
- I won in an auction for a ThinkPad in 2004. -- nm - patryk Mar 30, 14:22
- I have not used Ebay since I lent maj my password, so at least 10 years. -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 14:18
- like, 1999? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 14:18
- last week I found a navajo rug book about the Teec Nos Pos pattern, I did not have in my library yet. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 30, 14:16 2
  - so you bid, and won? like waited till an auction ended to find out if you were the highest bidder? -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 14:17 1
    - yup. that was the only option the seller had. -- nm* - Peglegpete Mar 30, 14:19
- never -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 14:16 1
  - i did, way way way way back. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 14:16
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Out at Facebook -- (link) - Beaker Mar 30, 14:10 2
- I wonder how much of his money he gets to keep. -- nm - David Mar 30, 14:40
- I'm sorry Palmer. There’s no demonstrable evidence the Rift is actually helping results, helping kids do better at school. -- nm - Mark Zuckerberg Mar 30, 14:22
Forbes has the important information I need: Pokémon GO's Water Festival Is Over, But You Can Still Catch Golden Magikarp -- (link) - Mop Mar 30, 14:09 2
- *smack* I told ST this yesterday -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 14:24 1
  - Can't read. Catching Pokemon. -- nm - Mop Mar 30, 14:43
Rougned Odor's new 6 year contract with the Rangers gets him 2 new horses on top of the $49.5M -- nm* - Beaker Mar 30, 14:08 1
- HORSES!!!!!????? -- nm - Slim Pickens Mar 30, 14:10
This gizmodo story about comey's secret Twitter account is interesting, but the update at the end makes it downright hilarious. - Beryllium Mar 30, 14:04 1
- This is wicked awesome. -- nm - Max Mar 30, 14:08
Police lay witchcraft charges after Toronto man billed $101,000 for evil spirit removal -- (link) - ty97 Mar 30, 13:55 14
- since Andie posted about this earlier, I'm been wondering if the Canadians who seem so evolved (some issues) can be mocked for still having witchcraft - crash davis Mar 30, 14:01 9
  - Depends on how it played out, traditional gypsy scam the get you to bring the money to be blessed, buried, switch it for newsprint. But a bill for... - zeitgeist Mar 30, 14:11 1
    - which is why they pulled out some archaic witchcraft law. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 14:12
  - have you checked if the US still has any witchcraft laws still on the books? - Peglegpete Mar 30, 14:10 4
    - "Keep the pig, how many broads do I get?" -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 14:15 1
      - the pig's blind! -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 30, 14:16
    - Afaik there were some laws against fortune tellers because of scams, but most have been removed for 1st amendment, freedom of religion -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 14:13
    - Your IM -you still are in State College. - Andie Mar 30, 14:10
  - They seem effective. Why get rid of them? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 14:08 1
    - I got nothing to refute this with -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 14:31
- So he got rid of the evil spirit ? - eag Mar 30, 13:59 3
  - Is Trump still President? -- nm - Mop Mar 30, 14:09
  - You settle once, and then all the evil spirits come asking for money. -- nm - Max Mar 30, 14:01
  - who [else] you gonna call? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 30, 14:00
TV PSA: MasterChef Jr, Grey's Anatomy, NBA, Supernatural, BBT, Powerless, Great Indoors, Chicago Med, Riverdale, Swamp People, Flip or Flop, Kicking & -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 13:54 2
- Screaming, Mom, Scandal, Life in Pieces, Colony, THE Amazing Race, Catch, Blacklist Redemption, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 30, 13:55 1
  - I forgot about The Amazing Race. Thanks Beaker! -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 14:53
THE HUNT FOR ST'S MOST NOTORIOUS BOARD -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 13:53 10
- fake news. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 30, 14:09
- THE NOTORIOUS C.R.A.S.H. -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 13:54 8
  - CanNot.Run.All.Skittle.Hands -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 30, 14:29
  - Creatively Rearranging All Slackertalk Handles -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 14:21 1
    - I don't understand -- nm - 7yt9 Mar 30, 14:25
  - Cringing Revulsion Against Sean Hayes -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 13:58 2
    - Creating Resistance Against Shrieking Harpies -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 14:01 1
      - Cock Robbers Around Several Hospitals -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 14:10
  - Crying Rivers About Salty Hippos -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 13:55 1
    - obligitory Joe Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen live -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 30, 13:59 [youtube]
Triquet Island Canada archeology excavations find 14,000 year old settlement -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 30, 13:53 1
- And they'd quite possibly been there for a few thousand years by then ;) -- nm - Meg Mar 30, 14:10

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