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Flabbergasted by this Sean Spicer quote about Hiterl -- (link) - mara Apr 11, 11:22 7
- He's gonna have to go to Jared. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:29
- Do these people not hear themselves? Or do they really just not give a crap. -- nm - DJ G-PA Apr 11, 11:25
- MSNBC and CNN reporters are all on the brink of orgasm. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 11:24
- It was in a tightly controlled space, much safer use, of course. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:24 2
  - This could conceivably be his line of thought!!! -- nm - mara Apr 11, 11:27
  - I hate it when you make me fight the urge to laugh at something totally inappropriate -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:25
- that's.... something. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 11:24
man, Sean Spicer must be getting really tired of the taste of shoe leather -- nm - decline Apr 11, 11:21
Probably the most famous video game cheat code ever has been used by the Bank of Canada - J Apr 11, 11:21 4
- :) -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 11:26
- That is one damned pretty piece of money. -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 11:24 1
  - it really is. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 11:28
- I could be in a coma and they could put that old school controller in my hand and muscle memory would put in that code. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:22
Monaco-Dortmund Champions league game canceled. Bomb on or by bus. Player injured/taken to hospital. It's early as far as news so speculation. -- nm* - volnelk Apr 11, 11:15
~Ah, ah,We come from the land of the ice and snow,from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow~ - eag Apr 11, 11:11 2
- winter is coming -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 11:17
- that is what the Feline Overlords take the field to every year at crash Stadium -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:14
I know this doesn't amount to a bean in a hill of beans. But the graphics for this year's WH Easter Eggs look like they just don't give a crap -- (link) - crash davis Apr 11, 11:11 5
- I think they look better than last year. -- (link) - Ender Apr 11, 11:21 [Image] 1
  - I guess its a matter of taste. I like last years much better. They have bunnies for starters -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:24
- *tees up an egg on the front lawn* -- nm - golfin' Trump Apr 11, 11:17
- I'll bet they did the same thing they did with the inauguration cake: just rip off and recycle some image used in the past. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:14 1
  - here are last year's eggs for comparison -- (link) - crash davis Apr 11, 11:15
Nine-nine! - Krusty Apr 11, 11:04 13
- we're gonna party like its 19.... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 11:22
- New Girl was hot and cold this season, I need them to deliver. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:20 2
  - frankly, it lost quite a bt when Schmidt got married. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 11:21 1
    - Winston's been holding it up. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:23
- Totally -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 11:17
- they traded the episode to Boston for 3 old Cheers episodes -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 11:06 1
  - D'oh! -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 11:06
- red balloons? -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 11:05 5
  - problems - decline Apr 11, 11:05 4
    - *hit me* - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:06 2
      - Year ninety-four and my trunk is raw -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:13 1
        
        And in my rear view mirror is the motherf***in' law. -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 11:18
    - bottles of beer - groiny Apr 11, 11:06
nmboco - ty97 Apr 11, 11:02 1
- you should take a break and go watch the sailboats -- (link) - decline Apr 11, 11:04
And,if people weren't already wary enough - US considering asking Europeans to give social media passwords or be denied entry. - Andie Apr 11, 11:02 5
- "I don't have any" -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 11:09
- ok. maybe if an airline official asked for my social media passwords. then I might have to be forcibly removed -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 11:07
- I can't get past this. I dont' think anyone - no matter who - should be giving anyone access to their phones/social media. Its so wrong. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:05 2
  - I feel the same way. It's just mind-bogglingly outrageous. -- nm - mara Apr 11, 11:12
  - It's the new "papers, please" (but worse). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:06
Neymar to miss Clasico after getting 3-game ban. -- (link) - Diva Apr 11, 10:57 1
- Neymar spelled backwards is ramyeN - budice Apr 11, 10:59
I'm so glad the media is focusing on what's truly important here: -- (link) - ML Apr 11, 10:41 14
- I hear he's treated Donald Trump! -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 11:20
- Its either this or the Twins hot start and no one wants to hear about that -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:46 5
  - 161-1! -- nm - ML Apr 11, 10:52
  - You mean the Reds? -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 10:50
  - ML owes me huge for that. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 10:49
  - I just want to point out that the Phillies are *not* in last place! (~cough cough~ David) -- nm - decline Apr 11, 10:49 1
    - Some of the kids are about ready to graduate to the majors, but we're still probably not relevant until 2019 or 2020. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 10:50
- See? That dirty jew deserved everything he got. -- nm - a 1930's German Apr 11, 10:45 6
  - Happy Passover??? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 10:55
  - "Crucified Man Had Had Prior Run-Ins With Local Authorities" -- nm - ML Apr 11, 10:52 4
    - heh heh -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:06
    - Funny and topical! - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 10:55
    - and now he's comparing himself to Jesus! This guy deserved his beating! *burns some Beatles records* -- nm* - Beaker Apr 11, 10:54
    - *slowclap* - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:54
Re-post: CNN story about what airlines can legally do and what you should do if you're getting bumped -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 11, 10:18 66
- i'm still surprised their computer system would overbook and that United can't manage their personnel shifts -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 10:41 1
  - it's done on purpose based on a statistical model that includes the number of no-shows to maximize butts in seats -- nm - decline Apr 11, 10:47
- all this hubbub would disappear if people just stayed home more -- nm - decline Apr 11, 10:36 2
  - The cruelest line I ever heard on CSI was when Marg went out to a club just to relax, got attacked or something... - Max Apr 11, 10:41
  - ::looks at ty97:: -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 10:39
- There's a difference between "don't bring a gun on board" or even "buckle up" and "get off the plane, out of the seat you paid for." - Mel Profit Apr 11, 10:28 26
  - I mean in retrospect - would United rather have paid the guy 50K to get off or endure all this publicity. - Mel Profit Apr 11, 10:42 22
    - Given the stock price loss today, this is literally a billion dollar impact. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 11:18
    - Plus, the lost stock value. (I know your 50K is to make a point, but I'm pretty sure they could have found 4 eager volunteers by offering $2000 each.) -- nm - mara Apr 11, 10:46 20
      - Right. I was just keeping it to the immediate and verifiable truth. There is lost millions here in the bad press, stock hit, etc. - Mel Profit Apr 11, 10:49 5
        
        ...but you've already signed a Blood Oath against Delta... -- nm - Diva Apr 11, 10:50 4
        
        I think my hatred of United, for this, even trumps my blood oath against Delta. Delta just wanted to overcharge me. United will beat the hell out of - Mel Profit Apr 11, 10:57 3
        
        When I was at the Big Law firm, United was my airline of choice. That was 15 years ago. - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:09
        
        It takes a lot to shock me. This truly shocked me. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 10:57 1
        
        It takes a moderate amt to shock me. this shook me. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:10
      - its amazing, its not even cash. Its airline vouchers. If they just upped the ante (like they normally do), someone would have said yes. -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 10:47 13
        
        It's like something out of a movie. If it were fiction, a mystical force would make the airline employees and security guards do it. - Da5id Apr 11, 10:51 12
        
        Seriously - did no one watch wrestling in the late 80's? Everyone's gotta price for the Million Dollar Man. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 11:18 3
        
        They're down about $400 million in market cap because they wouldn't go up from $1,200. - Da5id Apr 11, 11:24 1
        
        I wonder who the first person was who realized what was happening... - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:25
        
        seriously. once it gets over 5k I start to think about it... - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:21
        
        I think I'm going to have to create some kind of Godwin's law for the use of "Trump's America" -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:53 7
        
        Do as you like, but your posts this morning were blowing my mind. - Da5id Apr 11, 10:54 6
        
        I may be naive, but there are very few circumstances I can think of that would result in me getting forcible removed from an airplane - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 11:03 5
        
        "Umm sir? You're going to have to throw your Chipotle in the garbage immediately." -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 11:31
        
        All you have to do is put yourself in another person's position. - Da5id Apr 11, 11:07 3
        
        one adjustment - someone thinks that it's okay to knock out somebody else as a part of their daily job - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:14 2
        
        That's right. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 11:15 1
        
        hey, we all think it is great that he was not tazed or shot at this point. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 11:17
  - It's a great example of people walking around the common sense of a situation to hide behind poorly written rules. - Da5id Apr 11, 10:35
  - I wait patiently for the day that airlines get pressured for stuff and just shift to cancelling fights where there is a problem - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:34 1
    - If I have to show/cancel my dentist appointment 24 hours in advance or be charged a cancellation fee, they should have to declare overbook 24hrs too -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:36
- Just to make sure I'm reading this right. They still have to fly you and pay you as well when you get bumped? -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:26
- the problem with a lot of this is that people and airlines assume that giving people money can *always* make it better. it doesn't. - Andie Apr 11, 10:25 23
  - All of my experiences have been that they've asked the whole flight for volunteers to fly later in exchange for goodies. Someone always takes the - crash davis Apr 11, 10:29 20
    - My last Vegas trip, the flights got changed. My connection flight had *way* too many people and they were offering $1k in free flights for going later - Spawn Apr 11, 10:41
    - right. they're business practice is to overbook because people no-show. they assume the risk that someone may not volunteer to get off... - Mel Profit Apr 11, 10:36
    - "We're offering a rare Pokemon...ooh! look at all those hands go up." -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:31
    - Right, me too. There have been times I *wished* i could take what they were offering, but i couldn't. But someone could. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 10:30 6
      - one of the Vegas trips, on the way home, they were offering a crazy deal - groiny Apr 11, 10:38 1
        
        my wife took a bump coming to Vegas once when I was at the end of a work trip and staying on. She ended up getting flown first class from chicago to - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:40
      - There was a time on an Alaska Airlines where they offered a ticket anywhere in the US. Someone yelled "no one take it, they'll go international" - crash davis Apr 11, 10:33 3
        
        "and Tahiti." -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:34 2
        
        +5 kilbo points -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:34 1
        
        it deserves more than just five points -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:49
    - They always try VDB first and are usually, but not always, successful. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:30 9
      - I'm not down with you millenials and your funky acronyms. What is VDB? -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:31 8
        
        Sorry, I use airline acronyms a bit too readily :) -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:35 2
        
        PNS -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:36
        
        "I was so excited to get VDB going FRA to ORD on UAL!" -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:36
        
        Voluntary denied boarding -- nm - mara Apr 11, 10:32 1
        
        aw, then they should up the ante, imo -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:34
        
        Volunteer De Barge -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:32 1
        
        Who is, Johnny? -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 10:35
        
        very dumb blond I think -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 10:32
  - Agreed. On a similar note, I can't tell you how many airline forum posts I've seen along the lines of - ty97 Apr 11, 10:28
  - This is why I think people get irate in post offices and places with lines- don't F with somoene's time and expect them to understand your limitations - Max Apr 11, 10:27
- as for the last sentence, I don't think he would have... -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:23
- TIL: 'aviation lawyer' is a thing -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:20 5
  - How do you know what VBD means, but not that there are aviation lawyers? -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 11:14
  - You'll get just compensation and treatment from the airlines...if you're an aviation lawyer. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:25
  - But not as useful as Bear Lawyer. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 10:23 2
    - Bird law is the most important of all animal law fields. -- nm - Charlie Kelly si Apr 11, 10:27 1
      - Heh. -- nm - kelly Apr 11, 10:28
- For when you're getting illegally stuck to -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:19 1
  - by LOUISIANA AUTHORITIES? -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:23
I've bitten my nails since childhood. At one point, my mother bought this glaze/polish that tastes bad to put on my nails when I was young. - ty97 Apr 11, 10:13 10
- It's a sad day when the best discussion is about nail length, clipping and biting. Also, there's a special place for people that do it on the train. - Krusty Apr 11, 11:01 2
  - *trims armpit hair instead* -- nm* - Beaker Apr 11, 11:02 1
    - When the train stops short or moves unexpectedly, and it always does, that person can enjoy stabbing themselves. - Krusty Apr 11, 11:05
- you needed to have boxing gloves taped to your hands. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 10:22
- "that's when I became hooked on glaze." -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:14
- I bit mine as a child as well, pretty much stopped as an adult though - decline Apr 11, 10:14 4
  - Anxious ty needs an outlet. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:15 3
    - porn -- nm - decline Apr 11, 10:25
    - Get your tongue out of that outlet! -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:16 1
      - *clench* -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:20
REB2: Dawson, I am not arguing that 'allowed by contract = right'. But I have no expectation, based one experience, that airlines are going to do - ty97 Apr 11, 10:10 8
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  - Right, but they aren't going to care unless someone (the law) makes them. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:30 1
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- And a side note - ty97 Apr 11, 10:12 3
  - And people wonder how things like that situation they based the movie Compliance off. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 10:16 2
    - Example (from someone with a legacy United logo as their icon) - ty97 Apr 11, 10:23 1
      - It's like those posters about Alcatraz - Reagen Apr 11, 10:54
B2: My mutant power is the speed of which my fingernails grow. - Strongbad Apr 11, 10:08 4
- Hey man, got a question - crash davis Apr 11, 10:13 2
  - nmbl -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 11, 10:16 [Backboard] 1
    - gracias -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:19
- Same here way too fast - eag Apr 11, 10:11
FUCK THIS WEEK -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:02 2
- YEAH!!!!! -- nm - Dr. Felon Apr 11, 10:08
- (terrible roll, sorry) - ty97 Apr 11, 10:02

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