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One of my local bodegas offers eight different types of 'cheese sandwiches'. No mention of whether they are grilled. - ty97 May 9, 11:22 4
- Option 1: White bread + Kraft singles -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 11:26
- go order all 8 and see what you get -- nm* - decline May 9, 11:25 1
  - You're in time out - ty97 May 9, 11:27
- But, honestly, are they all really "sandwiches"? -- nm - Mop May 9, 11:24
I don't want to jinx it (but I'm going to anyway...) - Mop May 9, 11:19
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray ended his campaign for re-election Tuesday in the face of allegations he sexually abused young men in the 1980s. -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 11:15
Congrats (?) Crash and Trish. Congressman Raul Labrador is running for Governor -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 11:05 1
- "Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care" - Mop May 9, 11:24
Wait, wait, wait. Fifth Element was released 20 years ago today and we aren't even going to say anything about it? -- nm - volnelk May 9, 11:00 24
- Supergreen! -- nm - David May 9, 11:08
- I'm thinking of going to the Sunday showing at the movie theater - woot -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 11:08
- it sucked -- nm - Peglegpete May 9, 11:05 20
  - -20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 11:21
  - Two hours. -- nm - David May 9, 11:09
  - It remains the only movie I ever walked out on. - Inigo May 9, 11:08 14
    - It's on my short-list for most popular movies I just don't get. - Will Hunting May 9, 11:27 3
      - ditto. Saw it. liked it well enough. went back to trying to get Cathy L's phone number so I could ask her out. - Mel Profit May 9, 11:30 1
        
        crankyankers wife? -- nm - groiny May 9, 11:33
      - this is kind of where I am at. I enjoyed it more after a second viewing, - groiny May 9, 11:29
    - You're not green. -- nm - Roger More May 9, 11:20
    - I would walk out on this post if I could. -- nm - David May 9, 11:11 3
      - correcty -- nm - Beaker May 9, 11:22
      - but you can! look, watch me ...[---*-] - there. -- nm - mud May 9, 11:19
      - Word. -- nm - Spawndroid May 9, 11:17
    - wow. I love that movie. -- nm - Remlik May 9, 11:10 3
      - I am totally ok watching it until the liilou multipass scene, then turning it off. -- nm - groiny May 9, 11:11 2
        
        The opera fight scene is my favorite part of the movie. -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 11:25 1
        
        I actually like Tucker in it, and that scene is decent. - groiny May 9, 11:28
    - I also saw it in theater, and did not love it. - groiny May 9, 11:09
  - Ok, listen. We can talk politics all we want, but this.....THIS I WILL NOT STAND FOR. -- nm - volnelk May 9, 11:06 2
    - here's a chair. sit for it :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete May 9, 11:07 1
      - Forget sandwiches, forget Trump, THIS may be the thing that gets people killfiled around here. -- nm - volnelk May 9, 11:11
- call me back in an hour -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 11:01
'American Idol' Officially Returning at ABC - ty97 May 9, 10:57 3
- Goodbye AoS and Quantico. - the wrong element, bad guy May 9, 11:30 1
  - It could theoretically rotate with Dancing with the Stars. -- nm - pmb May 9, 11:48
- Huh. I heard they were in negotiations for NBC. I guess ABC needed its own singing competition. -- nm - Mop May 9, 11:03
If I have to plug in my space heater, one of you is in trouble - ty97 May 9, 10:49
The Rock's Youtube channel looking at pilot episodes for new series.... -- (link) - Remlik May 9, 10:46
An important job reminder from Better Off Ted... -- (link) - David May 9, 10:44 [Image]
Sorry, NYTimes, a sentence reauthorizing an existing immigration program tucked into an omnibus spending bill for a fiscal year predating the election -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 10:29 3
- That's a maze of a sentence. -- nm - David May 9, 10:32 2
  - I tried to be as clear as possible. - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 10:39 1
    - You're no Al Franken. -- nm - Mop May 9, 11:25
This is one of the downsides to flying someone like Spirit, Allegiant, Jetblue. They don't rebook on other airlines so when things go south - ty97 May 9, 10:20 1
- Yeah, I've had this issue twice flying JetBlue JFK-PDX. -- nm* - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 10:23
The Macron campaign honeypotted the Russian hackers. -- (link) - Reagen May 9, 10:07 11
- The nugget about "shifting the economic costs" is the real take-away. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 11:47
- Woo! -- nm - Archer May 9, 10:58
- "Important: We don’t know much at this stage, so I will assume a lot." -- nm - IrishStephen May 9, 10:39 6
  - Al Franken, can you speculate on what, maybe, this means about the Trump White House, perhaps, possibly? -- nm - Mop May 9, 11:20
  - *whips out the Jump to Conclusions mat* -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 10:54
  - Having read the article, his assumptions and conclusions seem reasonable. - David May 9, 10:43 3
    - Word to your IM. I really wanted to but my eyes glazed over about halfway through. -- nm - volnelk May 9, 10:48
    - Yeah, I kept waiting for the part where the attractive female seduces the hacker... -- nm - IrishStephen May 9, 10:47 1
      - Heh, technological honeypotting isn't quite as sexy. -- nm - David May 9, 10:48
- love that they used that graphic -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 10:24
- That's pretty impressive. -- nm - Mop May 9, 10:17
The WH official who called to ask Trudeau to convince Trump not to cancel NAFTA was Kush -- (link) - Reagen May 9, 10:00 4
- Anytime one of these stories comes out about Jared or Ivanka, I assume it's a lie to make them look good. - ty97 May 9, 10:08 2
  - I wonder how Trump reacts to this type of news. I can't imagine it makes him very happy with Kushner if he thinks he's making these decision behind - Andie May 9, 10:36 1
    - I suspect he may be pretty much okay with Kushner in something like this, just unhappy about the leak. -- nm - mara May 9, 10:53
- .....*eyes go wide* ...... If this wasn't actually real-world impacting, this would be the basis of a wonderful dramedy. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 10:05
How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 09:55 1
- I wonder if this is being turned on its head now. - Mop May 9, 11:27
Rosewood cancelled by FOX after 2 seasons -- nm - Beaker May 9, 09:51 3
- #crocksucker wait, wrong show. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 09:56
- I didn't have room on my slate for it, but it seemed like a good show. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 09:52 1
  - it was just nothing made it stand out -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 10:54
12,000 year old or older dragon & griffin megaliths have been found in Russia -- (link) - Peglegpete May 9, 09:51
huge growth in digital personal assistants.... -- (link) - Remlik May 9, 09:48
CBS news has the (possible) Europe electronic travel ban story -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 09:44 1
- Canadian airports rejoice -- nm - Beaker May 9, 09:46
Bear? BEAR! -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 09:43 9
- and then there's this guy who apparently could smell fresh baked brownies. -- (link) - Diva May 9, 09:47 8
  - This is a neighboring town of where my grandparents, on Dad's side, lived. -- (edited) - Mel Profit May 9, 10:01 7
    - bear-trapping? -- nm - Diva May 9, 10:15 6
      - oyster-hunting? -- nm - Diva May 9, 10:20 5
        
        selling hooked-on-phonics? - Diva May 9, 10:21 4
        
        UFO Hunter, Championship Quilter, Boat Plumber, Run Down Bar - Manager, Logging Company Lawyer, Artisanal Moccasin Seller, Beach Glass Artist, - Mel Profit May 9, 10:37 3
        
        I hope it's not the moccasins. -- nm - Diva May 9, 10:40 2
        
        and we both know each of these is plausible. -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 10:56 1
        
        I could see him thinking he could/should sell quilts, but not be a quilter himself. -- nm - Diva May 9, 11:36
I had the coolest long-but-out-of-left-field dream last night. I was a 1920s-style crime lord running Detroit, and my wife was Cara Delevingne - prayformojo May 9, 09:41 4
- Eyebrow fetishist? -- nm - Mop May 9, 09:49
- and yes, acting ability isn't important to you. -- nm - David May 9, 09:41 2
  - But eyebrows. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 09:41 1
    - They have magic powers. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 09:43
Nugget Kid gets his nuggs. -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 09:38 3
- Wait, is he? He didn't get 18 million retweets. -- nm - Mop May 9, 09:46 1
  - He's getting a year of nuggets for breaking Ellen's retweet record. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 09:48
- Good. -- nm - Mop May 9, 09:40
This is #bad -- (link) - ML May 9, 09:36 5
- "there apparently has been no release of radiation and no workers were injured." -- nm - mud May 9, 09:40 1
  - That's the opposite of what I heard on twitter! Fake news! -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 09:51
- I hope the Secretary of the Department of Energy is on top of this. Who is that again? -- nm - Mop May 9, 09:40 2
  - Oops -- nm - RickP May 9, 10:47
  - Captain Planet -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 10:10
On the phone with Mom. Out of left field "I'm so pissed at Fidelity" - ty97 May 9, 09:26
Judge throws out Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction. -- (link) - kelly May 9, 09:23 4
- Wow...that's one hell of a loophole. -- nm - IrishStephen May 9, 10:50
- Cool -- more money for the civil suit. - Will Hunting May 9, 09:25 2
  - but he's innocent now... -- nm - Beaker May 9, 09:37 1
    - With a lower threshold for a verdict... - Will Hunting May 9, 09:55
I only just now saw Tom Holland's performance on Lip Sync Battle. He friggin slayed me. I am currently under my desk shivering - Diva May 9, 09:11 12
- I have watched that clip like 6 times and find something new each time. -- nm - Tim May 9, 10:08
- it was epic -- nm - Beaker May 9, 09:47
- My brother is friends with his dad. He blogged "But to the performance then - what do I think of my son cavorting on American TV - - LMS May 9, 09:25 2
  - that is hiliarious -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 10:55
  - :) -- nm - Andie May 9, 09:26
- So on the Diva-Meter: If Nick Jones is the 10, Tom is a 8? -- nm - budice May 9, 09:24
- I just saw it - eag May 9, 09:23
- Just watched, he was great. This alone is making me see his new Spidey movie. Sidenote: RuPaul should be getting a % from this show. -- nm - MDH May 9, 09:20
- I saw this online and thought it was great... "'I think it's cool that Tom Holland made a whole Spider-Man movie just to promote his appearance on Lip - Andie May 9, 09:14 1
  - I had to look up who he was and then I watched it - OMG - that is the strongest finish EVER. amazing. -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 09:20
- right? who saw that coming??? -- nm - groiny May 9, 09:12 1
  - I knew he'd been in 'Billy Elliot' but damn. -- nm* - Diva May 9, 09:12
Hey, so changing gears: I finally watched episode one of American Gods last night. Loved it. What was the opinions here? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 09:08 10
- Saw the pilot and liked it. That cast is cherry picked from some of my favorite actors. -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 09:52
- Very good so far. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 09:31
- It rocks -- nm - mud May 9, 09:20
- I thought it was odd but worth watching - I'm watching the 2nd episode tonight - and Lucifer -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 09:15
- Really enjoyed that 1st episode. Bill Murray's brother (not Brian the other from Mad Men) is in it -- nm - Remlik May 9, 09:11
- I loved the book, haven't watched the show yet. Will have to wait to binge it on Netflix probably. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 09:10 4
  - same, the casting looks stellar -- nm - Beaker May 9, 09:45
  - Do Starz shows go to Netflix? -- nm - sycor May 9, 09:26 2
    - No. Starz cancelled their deal last year. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 09:27 1
      - Bummer. Will have to figure something else out then. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 09:43
Spirit Tumbles as Flight Cancellations Trigger Passenger Rage -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 09:06 8
- So, they lost $8.5 million rather than pay pilots a decent wage. -- nm - David May 9, 09:16 1
  - Take note, AA shareholders. -- nm - Roger More May 9, 09:40
- Work stoppage from the pilots who've been trying to get a raise for a year -- nm - Remlik May 9, 09:10 5
  - I'd heard that rumor, wasn't sure if it was confirmed or not -- nm - ty97 May 9, 09:12 4
    - they were talking about it on CNN this morning -- nm - Remlik May 9, 09:31
    - (A Captain at Spirit apparently makes less than a First Officer at American/Delta/United) -- nm - ty97 May 9, 09:13 2
      - (And those airlines cut pay significantly a few years ago) -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat May 9, 09:35
      - And is a lot more likely to die on the job. -- nm - David May 9, 09:17
Judge just threw out Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction. Based on Commonwealth law judge "had no choice". -- nm - Diva May 9, 09:06
Is this the most important movie of the Trump era? -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 09:05 2
- that's not Monster Trucks -- nm - Beaker May 9, 09:48
- yes. now never speak of it again. -- nm - Diva May 9, 09:06
This Roger More post triggered a political epiphany in me: It was the years. -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 09:04 [Backboard] 1
- Just to clarify, I think the years are important, but I don't think it's just the years. - Roger More May 9, 09:34
hi. is there a way to make google calendar display my work meetings? like, is there IMAP for calendars, kind of? - amanda jones state university May 9, 08:57 7
- CalDAV, ICS, there are a couple methods but primarily relay on the calendaring system supporting one of them - oblique May 9, 09:19 2
  - it's zimbra. I forgot its real name before. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 09:34
  - Looks like it's Zimbra. -- nm - Ender May 9, 09:34
- I have a plugin that does it for outlook. UCS probably doesn't have that though. - Ender May 9, 09:09 3
  - but I would have to do it manually, right? no auto way to do that? -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 09:10 2
    - Right. -- nm - Ender May 9, 09:10 1
      - god, ucs sucks. I wish we would have just gotten google like real people. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 09:18
WWE Network: R-truth getting a show later this year. Pilot filmed in the spring. no idea what it is -- nm - Remlik May 9, 08:56
Mmm, woke up to the smell of BBQ Beef....breakfast burrito.....life is good :) -- nm - Meg May 9, 08:56
Why doesn't Serena say anything in those Chase card commercials? - Amoxy May 9, 08:55
Stolen from fb: the Avengers look at their options under Trumpcare (spoils, I guess) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 08:53 2
- cute -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 08:59
- Also, there's that whole 'artificial heart' thing. -- nm - Tony Stark May 9, 08:55

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