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I am now heading to the office to pick up Kim's birthday/anniversary present. - David Apr 4, 11:07 7
- ("Think think think. 'World's Best Boss' mug? Too on the nose. Red stapler?...") -- nm - Max Apr 4, 12:40
- Ha! Also, office? -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 11:19 2
  - Apartment office. After some Amazon packages got stolen, they stopped delivering at the door. - David Apr 4, 11:31 1
    - Ahhh. I'm guessing they know you very well and keep an area clear for your deliveries. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 18:24
- Headed to the office? I have no idea what you do for a living. -- nm - ST Apr 4, 11:08 1
  - I love that "writer" is a concept you can't understand. -- nm - David Apr 4, 11:31
- you better hide it really well, so she doesn't find it! -- nm - decline Apr 4, 11:08
Trump transition status: of 553 positions requiring Senate confirmation, 65 nominated, 21 confirmed -- (link) - decline Apr 4, 11:00 1
- It's not a bug, it's a feature! -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 4, 11:02
Guess what time the package arrived? - Andie Apr 4, 10:57 2
- see? perfect timing -- nm - decline Apr 4, 10:57 1
  - 'he says, wiping breakfast sammich crumbs from his face and washing said sammich down with a latte...' -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 11:01
O'Reilly count now up to 8 companies who have pulled their ads -- (link) - decline Apr 4, 10:54 3
- Extending his contract as a show of support was a miscalculation. -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:57 2
  - I expect there's an out clause in there that they could trigger if they determined it to be beneficial -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 10:59 1
    - The "We're losing money on you, so you're fired" clause, because the obviously don't have the "You're a horrible human being, so you're fired" clause -- nm* - decline Apr 4, 11:03
Metronet hit a gas-line and my neighborhood has been evacuated. - Spawn Apr 4, 10:52 2
- oopsie -- nm - decline Apr 4, 11:01
- I hope everything turns out cool -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:56
National Championship refs hired to revamp LPGA rulebook -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 10:50
wait wait wait....someone doesn't like Reese Witherspoon? -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:42 2
- I am pretty sure Kevin Smith is not a fan IIRC -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 10:55
- *hits the Election tribal screaming music* -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:47
Did we know that Bob Harper from Biggest Loser almost died? -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 4, 10:38 1
- Wow. :( -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:39
8 things to know about Archer season 8 (some spoils in article for previous season and for season 8) -- (link*) - Beaker Apr 4, 10:37 2
- danke, you are now absolved of your LOTR heresies on this board -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:40 1
  - No he isn't. Not yet, anyway. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 4, 11:10
It's cute when I discover another lil isolated doctor's practice... - Mel Profit Apr 4, 10:36
has this been posted? great inforgraphic. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Apr 4, 10:31 3
- who cares! -- nm - idiot bigot michigan donald voter Apr 4, 10:39 1
  - i miss pixie. -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 10:40
- I played with it yesterday. Its fun but its already out of date in wake of the latest Carter Page revelation -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:37
Finn Balor's intro is so absurdly over the top. -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:22 2
- Roode has it beat, IMO. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:27 1
  - yes to both. -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 10:43
Prison Break!! -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 10:21
Liberals say no to mandatory and online voting -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 10:16 26
- Vote by text!! -- nm - Shaun Apr 4, 10:51
- National Holiday, precincts open for 24 hours. Done. - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:31 10
  - Vote. By. Mail. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 10:43 6
    - Vote by buzzfeed poll! -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 4, 10:50
    - Meh. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 4, 10:45
    - Nope. I wouldn't want that at all. Be open for 24 hours on voting day. Have more places open prior to voting as well. -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 10:44 3
      - why just one day? -- nm - decline Apr 4, 10:50 2
        
        two full days of 24 hour voting? sure. But have more places open for early voting as well. This past election Indy had 1 place open early... - Remlik Apr 4, 10:54
        
        364 days of voting! -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 10:50
  - I've long agreed with the national holiday but we have advanced polls open so long here that it doesn't need to be 24 hours. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 10:32 2
    - And it's consistent ( or consistent enough) riding to riding here - Reagen Apr 4, 10:35 1
      - Manitoba extended our advanced polls to a full week two elections ago. Honestly, it's overkill. Burns out poll staff and volunteers. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 10:55
- I'm amused at people trying to make anything out of those by-election results last night - Reagen Apr 4, 10:28 3
  - Agreed. I yawned at them. (Though watching the polling in 2017, I can make a very-good argument that pending the CPC leadership, a weak minority is... - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 10:33 2
    - That's a lifetime in Canadian politics though - Reagen Apr 4, 10:36 1
      - No, but 2015 took a combination of events that was nearly perfect for a high-water Liberal result. - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 11:00
- Mandatory voting is nbd, but any fundamental change to the democratic process has to have broad, non-partisan voter support, and it isn't there. -- nm - Roger More Apr 4, 10:26 8
  - I get that it is used in other countries, but I am perfectly content with "Didn't Vote" as a worthwhile contribution to elections. - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 10:28 7
    - It's not really "forced to" - plenty of people choose not to vote, maybe some are identified and fined, and no one goes to jail or anything. - Roger More Apr 4, 10:34 3
      - Australia (who I most know on this issue) gets between 92-95% turnout typically. Canada is about 20-30% lower than that. - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 11:05 2
        
        I think you're underestimating those who choose not to vote, because they feel they don't know enough to make a good call. - Roger More Apr 4, 11:28 1
        
        Oh, I'm not saying that the group can't vote. I'd be fine if they did. But they are actively choosing not to. It's a sign that our country is... - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 11:40
    - "bastards making me vote. I'll show them and vote for Trump!" -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 10:29 2
      - Doesn't sound like that's the case elsewhere, but I figure we have a fairly low bar to clear as is and that those who don't... - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 10:31
      - "Rhino Majority in Shock Result" -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 10:31
- yeah, neither were on my list of must dos -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 10:20
To those slagging Gandalf on B2, did you win the Battle of Helms Deep? No ...I didn't think so. - crash davis Apr 4, 10:14 39
- would it kill him to launch a fireball or two, or maybe a lightning bolt? -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 10:58 5
  - Would it kill *anyone* in Lord of the Rings tod do *literally anything*? - David Apr 4, 11:01 4
    - Legolas did quite a bit. -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 11:03 1
      - he invented skateboarding, he took down an elephant, he would have owned bullfighting. -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 11:04
    - "even the trees walked in that fucking movie" -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 11:01 1
      - Ha! -- nm - David Apr 4, 11:06
- Leadership is different. We're talking about him being a wizard. He's pretty lame at that. Leader A+ and strategist as well. -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 10:45
- John Wick would have won it in about 92 minutes of screen time - Beaker Apr 4, 10:19 1
  - never bet on a hero who has the potential to go full Keanu on you at a moments notice -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:21
- exactly. - Diva Apr 4, 10:18 21
  - Lets not talk about his... affection for Hobbits. -- nm - Spawn Apr 4, 10:53 1
    - He loves the halfling leaf! Puffin 4 dayz yo. -- nm - Shaun Apr 4, 10:55
  - true. He's a good talker and convincer. -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 10:46
  - Remind me again why they couldn't fly on giant eagles the whole way there? -- nm* - LMS Apr 4, 10:21 6
    - Have you ever tried to tell a Giant Eagle that he is an Uber? Since you're breathing, I don't think so. (Plus Nazgul) -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:24
    - Listen. he told them to 'Fly, You Fools!!' right before he died. Not his fault they didn't listen. -- (edited) - Diva Apr 4, 10:22 1
      - yup -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 10:26
    - Clerks 2 for the win -- (link) - Beaker Apr 4, 10:22 [youtube]
    - The loophole of all middle-earthean loopholes. -- nm - volnelk Apr 4, 10:22 1
      - it will be answered in the one shot Hobbit One - Beaker Apr 4, 10:24
  - And he cast Wyrmtongue's influence out of Theoden. That was pretty wizardy -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:19 10
    - and he defeated the Balrog. yes, it killed him but he still did it and then came back badder than ever. - Diva Apr 4, 10:21 7
      - it killed him cause he didn't cast any Magic Missles at him! I mean christ shoot the missles at the balrogs feet on the bridge and watch him fall. - Remlik Apr 4, 10:53 6
        
        Magic Missles only do a d4 worth of damage or so - crash davis Apr 4, 10:55 5
        
        per missle though, and at his level, that would have been like 100 missles. -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 10:57 4
        
        right? Instead he makes a light. -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 10:58 3
        
        he is clearly confused, because he is using a sword too, which is a no no for wizards. -- nm - groiny Apr 4, 10:59 2
        
        I mean he could have cast his spells through the sword as well as lit it on fire. as a wizard Gandalf is just SAD! -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 11:07
        
        multi-class! -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 11:01
    - but he also came up with the idea of 3 movies for The Hobbit... -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 10:20 1
      - got something against capitalism, comrade? Gandalf probably also created the Denny's menu tie-in -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:22
- I fell asleep during the Battle of Helms Deep. Does that count? -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:15 7
  - spoken like a true Gondorian -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:17 5
    - That's....me? -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:21 4
      - Some of us are Riders of Rohan, some are Passengers of Bree -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:26 3
        
        All of you are total dorks. -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:32 2
        
        Why aren't you busy looking for rodents sodomizing sandwich spreads? -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:35 1
        
        I'm not looking for them. They somehow find me! -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:58
  - Balance has been restored to the Universe I see... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 4, 10:16
Big Little Lies - A - the last episode was brilliant in how it built tension. Did anyone else watch it here? -- nm - Inigo Apr 4, 10:11 8
- I really liked it but I found myself having to look past the story sometimes. it was for sure great but not good sometimes. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 4, 10:32 2
  - What are some of the not good parts you mean? -- nm - Inigo Apr 4, 10:44 1
    - sometimes the characters seemed really one dimensional. relationships weren't fleshed out enough to be believable. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 4, 11:04
- I need to watch this whole thing. I might be able to do so next month, maybe? -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 10:14 1
  - Definitely check it out. The acting/directing/writing are top notch. -- nm - Inigo Apr 4, 10:24
- I watched the last ten minutes of the season finale because of PFM's comments. -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:13 2
  - Was that the only part of the series you watched? -- nm - Inigo Apr 4, 10:22 1
    - Yes, it's Reese Witherspoon so... -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:32
To be fair to Trump voters, this article in The Atlantic points out its human nature to support the guy you voted for for at least a year -- (link) - crash davis Apr 4, 10:11 2
- Isn't he down to like, 35% now? -- nm - Spawn Apr 4, 10:14 1
  - Which I think is his base. I don't know if this will go any lower for a while but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't -- nm - crash davis Apr 4, 10:16
97, where is that list of merchant classifications? you know? -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 4, 10:09 1
- I do not, unfortunately -- nm - ty97 Apr 4, 10:36
Fascinating read: "The Ungrateful Refugee" -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 4, 10:05 2
- Yeah, I read that this morning. Interesting (but I expect not unique) perspective. -- nm - Roger More Apr 4, 10:23 1
  - The headline is more provocative than the substance of her critique, but still a lot of food for thought. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 4, 10:26
Ancillary benefits of 10 Things: I had forgotten about the Battle of New Orleans quirk, so I told Abby about that. Also, I realized I didn't know, or - prayformojo Apr 4, 10:03 5
- Did she say hi? -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:09 1
  - yes! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 4, 11:22
- I'm intrigued about this "10 Things" deal and want to impose it dictatorially on my children. Where can I learn more? -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 10:06
- "Wait a minute kids... You didn't learn how World War II ended! ... We won!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 10:04 1
  - USA! USA! -- nm - David Apr 4, 10:06
For what it's worth, Casey's (admitted biased) review of the Samsung Galaxy S8+ says they've addressed my biggest problem with the S7 Edge - Mop Apr 4, 10:02 1
- I was on board with this phone and thinking of upgrading but the + battery seems laking - J Apr 4, 10:41
LYC: eBay phone unlock code worked as desired. Yay. -- nm - Shaun Apr 4, 10:01
LIR: Wait just a second ... Andie, you're saying that there is a human being on this planet who went through a thought process like this ... - ReluctantCynic Apr 4, 09:59 2
- cuz you *know* they're all, 'But Sam is the assistant. I'm not supposed to have to do assistant-y things!' even though they need it done. - Diva Apr 4, 10:12
- it appears, that yes, that is what happened, based on the emails i got. (also, *I* don't need this signed, they do.) -- nm - Andie Apr 4, 10:01
Ancient Monkey Blood Found Fossilized In Amber - prayformojo Apr 4, 09:54 7
- Ancient Monkey Blood Feud Fossilized In Amber - WSS Apr 4, 10:09
- *lights up the Truman signal* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 4, 09:59
- Dibs on this for a band name. -- nm - Shaun Apr 4, 09:55 2
  - Ancient Monkey Blood is the punk band, Fossilized In Amber is the shoegaze band. -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 09:58 1
    - heh -- nm - prayformojo Apr 4, 10:03
- This is how Planet of the Apes starts. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 09:55
- Jurrasic Park 5 !! -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 09:55
LIR (f) pre-emptively fires ty97 for tomorrow -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 09:53 1
- It's for the best really. -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 10:06
That Tupac article is hot garbage, everyone knows he is still alive -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 09:53 10
- He and Elvis have a place on the Cape -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 09:54 9
  - Elvis died of heart disease in 1998. Tupac is with Biggie and doing ghost writing for rappers. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 09:57
  - I've asked this before: But do we know of anyone who has ever actually faked their death and then been proven to be alive? -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 09:55 6
    - That guy from 'Eddie and the Cruisers'. -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 10:13
    - Author Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) attempted to. I think it was pretty half-assed. -- nm - mara Apr 4, 10:02
    - These people all did. -- (link) - Andie Apr 4, 10:01
    - Kenny -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 09:56
    - Olivia Newton-John's husband did this. -- nm* - Roger More Apr 4, 09:56 1
      - (allegedly) -- (link) - Roger More Apr 4, 09:59
  - Jim Morrison is their quirky neighbour -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 09:54
One of my Bucket List items is now to find Sir Ian in a situation where he is stuck just so I can yell at him. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 4, 09:49 1
- "Good day, sir. It appears my foot is caught in this bear trap. Would you mind terribly helping--- I say! What have I ever done to you?!" -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 09:54
When a 71,000 lumen flashlight just won't do -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 4, 09:48 1
- That's delightfully stupid, but I imagine all he's built is what's already mounted on police choppers. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 09:53
Phrasing! -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 09:46

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