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Haven't had a fun couples name in awhile, today we have Brazil and Shelnut -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 16:17 1
- Brazil Nut. -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 16:37
Waiting to board my Singapore-Perth flight, group of high school students on a school trip here as well. - mafic Apr 7, 16:13
he's... well on his way -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 16:10 1
- I'm waiting for 10 million to do my part. Stretch goals! -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 16:15
HH Gregg is closing everywhere immediately. - David's iPad Apr 7, 16:06 16
- Link? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 16:35 2
  - Here's one. -- (link) - David Apr 7, 16:41 1
    - Crap, thanks. Have a friend that works for them. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 16:44
- Ours closed earlier this year. -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 16:32
- I'm guessing that this is something that sells something? -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 16:16 6
  - Think bestbuy -- nm - decline Apr 7, 16:21 5
    - Think crappy Best Buy. -- nm - . Apr 7, 16:48
    - consumer electronics? a going out of business sale ought to be catnip to David -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 16:23 3
      - I'm concerned that the clearance prices won't really be worth it. -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 16:38 1
        
        *marks prices up 80% then marks everything down 50% SALE!* - Beaker Apr 7, 16:41
      - I *do* wantneed a new UHD tv! -- nm - David Apr 7, 16:25
- Dammit Amazon! -- nm - decline Apr 7, 16:13 2
  - *Jeff Bezos nods approvingly* -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 16:14 1
    - *pets hairless cat* -- nm - Jeff Bezos si Apr 7, 17:54
- Don't have those around here. -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 16:12
- whoa -- nm - budice Apr 7, 16:07
because I like background articles: Why the Navy’s Tomahawk missiles were the weapon of choice in strikes in Syria - crash davis Apr 7, 16:01 1
- It won't attract the worm. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 16:03
Manhunt underway for gun theft suspect who was ‘highly agitated by national politics,’ police say -- (link) - crash davis Apr 7, 15:55 7
- Great, we're on the lookout for 60% of the country. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 16:00 6
  - LOL -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 16:37
  - depends on how high they define highly? am I agitated, I suppose so...enough to type a 161 page manifesto and send it to Trump? nah, I'm cool :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 16:04 4
    - your manifesto could be 1 letter per page. ad in punctuation and space between words, and it'll be done in under an hour. -- nm* - Peglegpete Apr 7, 16:09 3
      - It's just one tweet he couldn't quite edit down enough. That'll drive anyone nuts. -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 16:21
      - If I was to do a manifesto, I'd take a long time and proof it. I hate the rambling sentence/no grammar style of modern manifestos. -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 16:11 1
        
        the choice of, and placement of border art [coffee rings, etc.] is also important -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 7, 16:18
Alabama governor asks court to halt impeachment process -- (link) - Mop Apr 7, 15:43 2
- aww, that's not about donald's impeachment! -- nm - mud Apr 7, 15:46
- didn't say pretty please -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 15:44
Oh, OK then -- (link) - Reagen Apr 7, 15:35 13
- You'd have to almost be purposefully bad in planning and/or execution to use that many cruise missiles on a single airfield and not get more results - JD Apr 7, 15:46 11
  - Almost like they planned it that way! -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 16:07
  - Actually, it may have been decent results. I heard on MSNBC last night that the Pentagon said they were purposefully avoiding the runway -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 16:03 8
    - becauuuusse? -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 16:04 7
      - In previous incidents, destroying runways immediately and detrimentally impacted the delivery of aide. - Beryllium Apr 7, 17:57
      - Tillerson says "because of its structure" whatever that means. FWIW he says the target was the refuelling capability -- (link) - Roger More Apr 7, 16:23
      - We'll need someplace to land when we invade -- nm - decline Apr 7, 16:15
      - for some reason they wanted to hit all the crap around the runway and leave it intact, and then I remembered I had the Amazing Race on the DVR -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 16:07 2
        
        L3 -- nm - Max Apr 7, 17:14
        
        [snork] -- nm - mud Apr 7, 16:34
      - See my original post 8-) -- nm - JD Apr 7, 16:05
  - It's not as though Trump was guiding the missiles from his laptop though. -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 16:00
- whatwhatWHaaaT? -- nm - mud Apr 7, 15:44
Interesting mix in that new Gold's Gym strip. The gym, a Smart and Final, and a plasma lab - first one of those I've been aware of. - Meg Apr 7, 15:21 1
- "What are a bunch of things you don't see in a strip mall around here, Alex?" -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 15:33
Where Champions are born...The Masters -- (link) - Jim Nantz Apr 7, 15:01
#NeverForget -- (link) - ML Apr 7, 14:47 7
- He looks like someone who would beat the crap out of you in a Guy Ritchie caper movie. -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 15:49
- The eyes say "Come back to my place" but the jacket says "Come back when there's something good on" -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 15:45
- Wow I thought I just had some bad drugs the day I saw that. It's REAL! -- nm - Bacon Apr 7, 15:06
- Is he officially in Huey Lewis and the News or is it just honorary status? -- nm - David's iPad Apr 7, 15:03 1
  - The Man is doing it all for his baby. -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 15:06 [youtube]
- Masters winner gets a green jacket, Dingers winner gets a TV Test Pattern jacket -- nm - budice Apr 7, 14:54
- "Dazzle and Zubaz, this fall on CBS" -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 14:50
Pres Trump is channeling Pres Shepard -- nm - amoxy Apr 7, 14:18
I love when HSX goes on runs like this ... up 76 mil in a month -- nm - rollo Apr 7, 14:11 1
- I am this close to breaking the top 400. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 15:11
Teaching elderly how to use a smart phone. Swipe the screen (taps it) no swipe it, (caressed it, oh, swipes like she's rubbing schmootz off my face. - zeitgeist Apr 7, 13:56
I don't buy tv-on-dvd but Best Buy had Black Adder ultimate edition down from $79 to $29 -- nm - zork Apr 7, 13:31 1
- It's a sliding scale? I'll take $29. -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 14:32
Dog bites on mail carriers is up because of online shopping -- (link) - zork Apr 7, 13:28 3
- That's not a story. Call me when the man bites back. -- nm - Newspaper editor Apr 7, 16:03
- I know a guy who didn't get his mail for weeks because his mail carrier was scared of dogs. - . Apr 7, 14:21 1
  - my first samoyed, (worlds sweetest happy fluff balls) *hated* UPS drivers, all I can think of, he comes bounding up to a delivery, who freaks and - zeitgeist Apr 7, 14:56
Niners' Tramaine Brock arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence -- (link) - crash davis Apr 7, 13:28
Michigan Boy Kills Himself in Response to Social Media Prank, Mother Says -- (link) - crash davis Apr 7, 13:24 3
- Minimum age for FB is 13, not sure if that will lead to anything -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 14:36
- :( -- nm - kelly Apr 7, 14:14
- That's horrific. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 7, 13:50
ST What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 13:14 27
- Re-reading Snow Crash. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 7, 15:04
- Just finished Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, moved on to a "you might also like" Embassytown by China Mieville. Anyone read him? by - Cuzzin Todd Apr 7, 14:36
- Just finished Norse Mythology. -- nm - . Apr 7, 14:22
- The Buried Giant - Kazuo Ishiguro, and finishing off His Dark Materials again. -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 14:21
- Seveneves - Jovian Apr 7, 14:17 2
  - I read the book and I still see the title as Seveneyes when I see it print and have to stop and think about it -- (edited) - JD Apr 7, 14:34 1
    - its quite the book. 3rd part is slow. but the first 2 parts are phenomenal. - Jovian Apr 7, 16:00
- The Brotherhood of the Wheel. -- nm - JD Apr 7, 14:14
- Alex Cross novel - Kiss the Girls -- nm - amoxy Apr 7, 14:11 1
  - read about 3 more than burn the rest and forget Alex Cross ever existed as a literary character -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 14:55
- Mistborn. Probably going to abandon it for All the Birds in the Sky. nm - Dignan Apr 7, 13:56 1
  - Good deal. -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 16:02
- War and Peace. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 7, 13:48
- Child of the Daystar - it's pretty stupid -- nm - decline Apr 7, 13:48
- Lately I've started a half dozen books, read a chapter or two, got bored, set aside -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 13:47
- Listening to Man in the Empty Suit -- or was until I started listening to S-Town. -- nm - mara Apr 7, 13:43
- Christopher Moore's Secondhand Souls - I'm finding it a little heavy going :/ -- nm - Meg Apr 7, 13:29
- Rule 10b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 7, 13:16 5
  - Dammit, I had Rule 10d-3 in the pool -- nm - zork Apr 7, 13:24 3
    - Damnit. - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 7, 13:26 2
      - Snork - zork Apr 7, 13:28 1
        
        Spoils - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 7, 13:47
  - Along with the instructions for Item 21(e) of Form N-1A. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 7, 13:21
- Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy and just finished the Sleeper TPB vol 1 (really, really good) -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 13:14 3
  - is this your first time reading Hitchhiker's Guide? -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 14:40 2
    - yes -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 14:46 1
      - Sweet! -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 15:34
the big Idaho Potato truck is in Florida heading south on the 75 towards Micanopy -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 7, 13:14 1
- I feel this is something important I should know more about. -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 15:34
Syria claims US air strike killed seven people, including four children -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 13:13 1
- Don't let children fly fighter jets! -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 14:32
U.S. Blinks in Clash With Twitter; Drops Order to Unmask Anti-Trump Account -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 13:07 1
- GOOD! -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 14:32
Tomi Lahren (fired for 'coming out' as pro-choice) is suing Glenn Beck for wrongful termination -- (link*) - ty97 Apr 7, 13:05 4
- So much for debate of ideas, say one thing that is off the company talking points, Was it Gretchen who got dropped for one anti machine gun blurt? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 14:05
- If she's still getting paid then I don't see how she should win that one. -- nm - Max Apr 7, 13:22
- Society. -- nm - Da5id Apr 7, 13:08
- Lahren is also suing to get her Facebook page (and its 4.2 million followers) back. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 13:06
I just got an email from a lady named Bridget Kathleen O'Leary. Do you guys think she might be Irish? -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 13:03 1
- Dominican. Married an Irishman. I mean obviously. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 13:04
This week is finally almost over. I wonder what next week looks like.... - ty97 Apr 7, 13:02 1
- Serves you right for Buffett-hating. -- nm - Da5id Apr 7, 13:04
Poll: If you got fired this afternoon, say you got 3 months severance, on a scale of 1 (gleeful) to 10 (devastated) how would you feel? -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 12:51 23
- 10. There are zero job prospects here. I would have to move, which would mess up my family dynamic. - Mop Apr 7, 14:31
- 6 - slightly nervous? I don't think I'd have trouble finding another job, but I don't think it'd be as good as the one I have. -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 14:24
- 5 -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 13:15
- 3 -- nm - jnine Apr 7, 13:10
- 3 months severance? 2 -- nm - JD Apr 7, 13:10
- Currently, 10, because Mrs Jax quit her job 2 weeks ago and is taking a few months off. - JaxSean Apr 7, 13:04 5
  - Seems to me the wrong half of that marriage is posting on this forum. -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 14:31 1
    - Jax one job and that's to look pretty. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 7, 14:33
  - You could be a DJ/Party Motivator/Karaoke MC who specializes in Electric Sliding, the Cha-Cha Shuffle and rice. - Diva Apr 7, 13:09 2
    - Well, my nickname is... -- nm - DJ G-PA Apr 7, 13:25 1
      - Gramps! -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 15:06
- Deep depression I expect. 15. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 13:02
- n/a -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 13:02
- 10 -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 7, 12:56
- About an 8 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 7, 12:56
- 9. I'd be a little lost at what to do next. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Apr 7, 12:54
- 3. -- nm - Max Apr 7, 12:54
- 10. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 7, 12:54
- I'd want to be a 2.5 but I'd feel so weird without a job, it would be a 7 - does that make sense? - Epiphany Apr 7, 12:54
- 10 -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:54 1
  - tomorrow I will be working at another job, I would be a 4 or 5 there -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 13:10
- Probably a 7 -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 12:53
- 10 -- nm - IrishStephen Apr 7, 12:53
The Rock is teaming with Disney to make a movie based on the Jugle Cruise ride -- (link) - decline Apr 7, 12:51 6
- the lineup for this ride when we were there was fucking massive. Thank God for FastPass -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 13:21
- It's strange that he posted this. The announcement was like two years ago. -- nm - Da5id Apr 7, 13:04 1
  - contracts just signed? OR just a reminder that it's happening, cause hell he's just *now* shooting Rampage this year. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 13:17
- Isn't that essentially the version of Jumanji that he's in? Since it isn't based on a board game, apparently. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 7, 12:55 2
  - If he can do back-to-back skyscraper action movies, he can do two of these. -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 13:19
  - no the Jumanji sequel opens in December -- (link) - Remlik Apr 7, 13:01
When our local K-mart closed a couple of years back word was the Neighborhood Walmart in the same strip would - Meg Apr 7, 12:44 3
- Do they have a couple of indoor basketball courts or a soccer field inside -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 7, 12:46 2
  - Wouldn't surprise me, it's a good sized building :) -- nm - Meg Apr 7, 13:23
  - rock wall, scorpion pit and alligator tank -- nm - decline Apr 7, 12:51
Hey you. You know who you are. You're fired. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 12:42 4
- Good timing. Studies have statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if you do it at the end of the week. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 7, 12:47
- But I got no place else to go! -- nm - Tim Apr 7, 12:46
- *hangs head in shame* -- nm - Strongbad Apr 7, 12:43
- essentially you are saying we can now fire ourselves? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 7, 12:43
Woot! Woot! - IrishStephen Apr 7, 12:37 3
- awesome -- nm - Epiphany Apr 7, 12:37
- Woof! Woof! -- nm - Spawn Apr 7, 12:37 1
  - indeed, this is what he should have postd -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 13:03

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