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What do you feel is the better compliment to yellow (particularly a weak/light/creamy yellow)? - Beryllium Apr 24, 08:05 9
- Check out this neato color scheme designer. -- (link) - mara Apr 24, 08:10
- I agree on Purple. -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 08:10
- Blue, I guess. I'd really prefer earth tones like a mossy or olive green. -- nm - mara Apr 24, 08:09
- black would make me worry of looking like a bumblebee - ty97 Apr 24, 08:08
- Your paleness is what make you beautiful -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 08:08
- Purple. -- (link) - Krusty Apr 24, 08:07
- black! -- nm - decline Apr 24, 08:07
- Complement. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:07 1
  - Thanks -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 08:07
My brother will be in town for a conference. His hotel website has a picture of a bridge. He texts me and asks what bridge it is. - ty97 Apr 24, 07:56 5
- Tell him it's for sale -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 12:51
- :-( -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 08:08
- you enable him and it's your fault. - Diva Apr 24, 07:57 1
  - He's the person on this planet I legit fear could get kidnapped my elves - ty97 Apr 24, 07:58
- He clearly is a bridge racist. -- nm - Spawn Apr 24, 07:57
A few years back, a duo by the name Karmin had a dance pop hit with Brokenhearted. You'll be happy to know the duo got married in 2015. - ty97 Apr 24, 07:50 5
- the music videos form them are in constant rotation at the gym -- nm - Remlik Apr 24, 08:05
- I thought you meant Karmina. - David Apr 24, 07:52 1
  - Gay marriage is legal in all 50 states, including West Virginia -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 07:54
- I like that song -- nm - prayformojo Apr 24, 07:51 1
  - Me too, was listening to it the other day which sent me down the "Whats Karmin up to today?" wikihole -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 07:54
Soooo ... trump promised to send a man to mars during his presidency? - Beryllium Apr 24, 07:49 4
- Hopefully it's Steve Bannon.. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 24, 07:58
- If he said 'send' all he has to do is launch during his term - ty97 Apr 24, 07:50
- Send, they didn't say he'd get there -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 07:50 1
  - "land?" "Ugh, sure if you have to." -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 07:51
So, what about the Carrier jobs Trump *didn't* save? -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 24, 07:46 3
- well, they were going to lose them either way. -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 07:57
- You missed this. -- (link) - Spawn Apr 24, 07:53 [Backboard]
- Stop. He's talking to an astronaut about drinking urine. Don't interrupt. -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 07:47
Who Does the Anne Frank Center Represent? -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 07:40 2
- Anne Frank ? -- nm - decline Apr 24, 07:56 1
  - Bzzt! Wrong! -- nm - Ender Apr 24, 08:12
In case you missed Don Cherry's suit last night. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 24, 07:35 6
- Flying Dog! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:49 1
  - we're starting to get better distribution here. it's wonderful. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 24, 08:02
- as insane as the jacket it (which is his thing) it's the red pocket square that i HATE. -- nm - Andie Apr 24, 07:36 2
  - I take issue with the silver tie -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 07:41
  - Yep. Wife and SIL had the same reaction. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 07:39
- With him involved, that's a lot of ugly. -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 07:36
Gossipy gossip: Elon Musk and Amber Heard are apparently bumpin' uglies -- (link) - decline Apr 24, 07:32 6
- "I kissed this guy on camera for attention" = going steady? -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 07:50 3
  - the article seems to drip, ooze and puddle all over with sarcasm. -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 07:55 1
    - like me on a humid NY day -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 07:56
  - kids today -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 07:51
- She really is Heather Graham's character in Bowfinger. -- nm - David Apr 24, 07:42
- With him involved, that's a lot of ugly. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:34
Yeeeehaw! Second round of PFM's Medieval Torture Back Treatment is scheduled for May 10! - prayformojo Apr 24, 07:31
Happy Birthday pmb! -- nm - Andie Apr 24, 07:15 22
- have a great day sir. -- nm - Remlik Apr 24, 08:17
- indeed -- nm - crash davis Apr 24, 08:09
- Happy birthday!! (NM) - Marlowe Apr 24, 07:59
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 07:58
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Max Apr 24, 07:58
- Have a great day, pmb! -- nm - Amoxy Apr 24, 07:47
- woot woot .. oh happy day ! -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 24, 07:44
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 07:43
- Happy Monday! -- nm* - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:43
- Happy birthday, my bespoke and bespectacled friend! -- nm - David Apr 24, 07:43
- cheers! -- nm - mud Apr 24, 07:39
- Happy birthday monocle! -- nm* - JaxSean Apr 24, 07:31
- happy bday -- nm - budice Apr 24, 07:30
- *runs in...nekkid and crazy...wearing nothing but a powdered wig...carrying a briefcase...spotting pmb...charging directly for him... - Nekkid Crazy Birthday Mel Apr 24, 07:29
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 24, 07:27
- Happy birthday! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 24, 07:27
- happy happy Monocle! -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 07:27
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 07:23
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 07:23
- Happy birthday! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:22
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 07:21
- Happy Birthday -- nm - decline Apr 24, 07:20
Does ST have a food tracking app that they'd recommend? -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:12 5
- Dominos and Pizza Hut have good apps. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 07:22
- Lose It works well. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 24, 07:22 1
  - Thanks, I'll check it out. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:23
- kilbo calls it the chipotle app -- nm - decline Apr 24, 07:20 1
  - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:23
Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 predictions - Shaun Apr 24, 07:11 6
- flip the Sens/Rangers and I'd be happy -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 07:58 1
  - Go sit in the corner with the rest of the Habs fans. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:06
- So, for all the excitement of Round 1, they didn't have a single 7-gamer? - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:15 3
  - There seemed to be a huge number of OT games. Not sure how it stacks up to prior 1st rounds though. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 07:20 2
    - #18 was the Caps/Leafs -- dunno if another came after. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:24
    - Record for the first round. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 07:20
St. Louis wins U.S. approval to explore airport privatization -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 07:08
I watched the five eps. from this season of TAR and for the most part I like most of the teams that are left which is very rare. Spoiler - Krusty Apr 24, 07:05 8
- "a very young audience" And Mop -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 07:11
- My thoughts. - volnelk Apr 24, 07:11 6
  - Spoiler? - Krusty Apr 24, 07:13 5
    - YES. and..... - volnelk Apr 24, 07:15 4
      - I'm amazed sometimes at how people are so quick to go say they can't do something. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:22 3
        
        Exactly. You should, at the very least, be up for whatever. I get if you just can't do something, but you should always be willing to try it. - volnelk Apr 24, 07:25 2
        
        They probably deliberately cast people like this, though. -- nm - mara Apr 24, 07:29
        
        Sure, there are going to be things that you can't get right no matter how hard you try but - Krusty Apr 24, 07:29
Perfect Circle concert was amazing. What is the rule on spoiling a concert song set? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 24, 07:02 16
- Well, I assume you'd put it in the IM anyway, so the outer message could say "set list inside for those who are interested." I can sort of see not - mara Apr 24, 07:24
- Is that a thing? Set lists are something people want kept secret? - Krusty Apr 24, 07:06 4
  - I like the surprise, personally. (I'm more grumpy when headliner bands don't play for at least 90 minutes) - JaxSean Apr 24, 07:31
  - I have never heard of it either. -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 07:09
  - I have no idea. I thought I'd ask -- nm - Epiphany Apr 24, 07:09 1
    - I think there are two kinds of bands. Some play different lists every show. Some play a pre-planned theatrical setlist for an entire tour. - volnelk Apr 24, 07:14
- start talking or NCBM comes back with a pie gun. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 24, 07:03 9
  - They didn't ( and don't on this tour) play Judith or Three Libras. Stage set up is fantastic. - Epiphany Apr 24, 07:12 8
    - I wonder how many songs they'll play at Welcome to Rockville. - JaxSean Apr 24, 07:29
    - Maynard continues to show disdain for his audience but we sort of always know this and go with it... - Mel Profit Apr 24, 07:24 6
      - It was a great show. Maynard out but in shadows mostly - Epiphany Apr 24, 07:33 5
        
        Ooh, I like the one on your IM. coolio -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 07:35 3
        
        To hear it live is something -- nm - Epiphany Apr 24, 07:55 2
        
        how many bands/musical projects/performance iterations is Maynard -Tool Guy in? He's the dude with the vineyard, right? -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 07:56 1
        
        Yes -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 09:21
        
        *laughing at the IM* true. a lot of his music makes me feel like gassing up a tank. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 24, 07:34
I think I liked season 2 of Fargo better than season 1. -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 06:54 1
- I'm catching up and on episode 8 of S2. It's pacing is much slower. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 07:33
I guess the markets think Le Pen has no chance then? My ex-US ETFs are jumping this morning. -- nm* - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 24, 06:39 5
- Money Money Money today! Everything up -- nm - Bacon Apr 24, 06:41
- In head-to-head polling (pre-the first round) Macron has a 24 or 26 point average lead over her. -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 06:41 3
  - I used to believe in slam dunks, but then Brexit happened -- nm - Bacon Apr 24, 06:42 1
    - Nate Silver incoming -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 06:43
  - And the runoff is in 13 days. - ty97 Apr 24, 06:41
Dear user - oblique Apr 24, 06:33 1
- Was it flagged as immediate with copious use of exclamation marks? - Shaun Apr 24, 07:03
Who is buried in Grant's tomb? Hey, you know what I learned yesterday? Grant's tomb is in Manhattan. - ty97 Apr 24, 06:30 19
- you don't bury survivors! -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:00
- Threadjack: D you know who the only President buried in DC is, and where? -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 06:48 5
  - Trump is buried in DC in a mountain of scandal and deceit -- nm - Bacon Apr 24, 06:55
  - Woodrow Wilson? -- dunno where though -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 06:53 1
    - Correct - national cathedral -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 06:55
  - Eisenhower? -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 06:51
  - I do not. Didn't realize there was only one. -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 06:50
- Yup and it's open to the public for free. I've been there a couple of times. It's a beautiful monument and he is lying next to his wife. - Krusty Apr 24, 06:35 11
  - It appears to be a Grouch Marx joke. - ty97 Apr 24, 06:36 10
    - Ahh. I thought it came from when they moved them out temporarily. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 06:43
    - And you're probably the only person that will care - ty97 Apr 24, 06:36 8
      - Nice! Riverside Church which is across the street is one of my favorites in the city. It's huge and gorgeous. I can't find a way to get a good picture - Krusty Apr 24, 06:43 7
        
        Here's an aerial pic of the church which shows how large it is. - Krusty Apr 24, 06:46 [Image] 1
        
        And you can see Grant's Tomb in the lower left of the picture. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 06:50
        
        I had that same problem taking a picture yesterday. - ty97 Apr 24, 06:45 4
        
        I assume you mean 110th and Amsterdam. :-) - Krusty Apr 24, 06:49 3
        
        Heh, I do! But let me find a tourist and tell them to go find 10th/Amsterdam - ty97 Apr 24, 06:53 2
        
        Lol. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 24, 06:56
        
        Haha! I swear Amsterdam Avenue was here a block ago! - Krusty Apr 24, 06:55
What does this dream mean? - Mel Profit Apr 24, 06:27 4
- You need to listen to more Trent Reznor prior to bed. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 06:33 1
  - He's taking a seat to my current earworm of "Hamilton". - Mel Profit Apr 24, 06:41
- I would take that to mean - ty97 Apr 24, 06:28 1
  - this is likely the answer. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 24, 06:41
French mayor on Le Pen win in his town: "It is possible that I will resign because I do not want to devote my life to assholes" -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 06:23 1
- awesome -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 06:50
Bring.It Krusty. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 24, 06:23 9
- 1 vs. 2. It should be a good matchup if you don't shit the bed. - Krusty Apr 24, 06:53 6
  - I may just come to NYC Sunday night to taunt you when all is said and done. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 24, 06:58 5
    - No need. I'll be able to hear you crying and bitching from here. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:00 4
      - Nothing in sports is more thrilling than a regular season baseball series!!! - Shaun Apr 24, 07:02 3
        
        It's fantasy baseball so it means so much more. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:14 2
        
        well, I beat the living hell out of you this week in one league. -- nm - groiny Apr 24, 07:32
        
        Well then, hold the phone! -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 07:21
- I thought of you yesterday. Why, you ask? Because Delta announced a Boston expansion. - ty97 Apr 24, 06:24 1
  - I would love for United to go beat up Delta (and then get in to trouble for it)... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 24, 06:25

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