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Hey Psych-O's....Gus and Shawn are headed to Wizard World in Chicago... -- (link) - Remlik May 9, 12:56 8
- blech -- nm - groiny May 9, 13:00 4
  - Chicago, I know! -- nm - decline May 9, 13:01 3
    - 50-50 shot of getting there without getting shot. -- nm - groiny May 9, 13:01 2
      - hey next up on our speak easy tour of Chicago - The Violet Hour -- (link) - Epiphany May 9, 13:05 1
        
        no, but it looks interesting - groiny May 9, 13:10
- Oh man, come to Sacramento, please! -- nm - IrishStephen May 9, 12:58
- I am so glad that Roday could clear his schedule for this. -- nm - groinee May 9, 12:57 1
  - I'm not sure how Hill did -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 13:40
They screw you at the drive through -- (link) - oblique May 9, 12:53 1
- The King is getting greedy. -- nm - RickP May 9, 13:36
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- I'm not. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 13:41
- I'm at home, working, being annoyed by incompetent people, and wishing I was in the Nordics eating reindeer -- nm - ty97 May 9, 13:38
- *runs in...nekkid and crazy...rushing by everyone...holding aloft a giant gleaming trout...my screaming echoing as I rush by and disappear* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Mel May 9, 13:20
- I'm still on #TeamSanta. Thanks for asking! -- nm - David May 9, 13:17
- Jealous!!! I will get there someday. That is Strongbad's homeland. - Strongbad May 9, 13:16 2
  - With your complexion, I figured that might be too far south. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 13:20 1
    - The word is "translucent" -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 13:24
- Hopefully its that little asshole reindeer Fireball. -- nm - Jovian May 9, 13:09
- Softball starts tonight. Beer will be had afterwards. -- nm - Andie May 9, 13:08
- Getting stuff together to head out to the Hanford Site. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 9, 13:02 3
  - hello? -- nm - Diva May 9, 13:49
  - Spill! Deets! :) -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 13:41
  - Wha?????? -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 13:34
- Tacos! And I'd do it again. -- nm - Roger More May 9, 12:54
- gross. I'm having quesadillas -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 12:53 1
  - i'm either having sushi or salmon teriyaki. -- nm - Diva May 9, 13:40
- I'm in California. I had pasta and tilapia for lunch -- nm - JD May 9, 12:53
- you have to try: Surströmming -- nm - Peglegpete May 9, 12:51
- Rudolph killer -- nm - decline May 9, 12:50
fun with Justin Trudeau cut-outs in parliament: -- (link) - mud May 9, 12:45
Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air - new Ringer podcast -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 12:43
I just checked. I haven't gotten gas since march 24th. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:42 7
- new diet? do you miss the beans? -- nm - mud May 9, 12:48
- is this diet or home utility related? -- nm - Peglegpete May 9, 12:48 4
  - car, you animals. I haven't filled my gas tank since 3/24. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:50 3
    - car is a slightly important piece of missing information in your initial post :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete May 9, 12:55
    - you obviously need to drive more - decline May 9, 12:52
    - That's a damn shame. -- nm - groinee May 9, 12:51
- low fiber diet? -- nm - decline May 9, 12:48
So, now we're going to be pissing off Turkey by arming Syrian Kurds. Awesome. -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 12:35
Holy sh*t. We've had a couple thousand dollars worth of (perishable) vaccines sitting at our PO box since Saturday; they have standing instructions to - IrishStephen May 9, 12:32 1
- Why would you put boots to asses when you have dozens of doggies that'd be happy to bite them for you? -- nm - Qale May 9, 12:38
So when the Kush supposedly talk to Trudeau was a possible wife swap part of the negotiations ploy? -- nm - eag May 9, 12:26 1
- "Naw, I'm good Jared. No swap necessary. I've already got Ivanka wrapped around my finger." -- nm - Mop May 9, 12:34
did we know that discover rewards has 5% back at walmart.com always? pretty handy, esp with new "discount for store pickup" thing. -- nm* - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:23 2
- I didn't know, but that whole 5% revolving thing really kicks my butt. I *just* signed up for Southwest's card to replace my 1% cash back Quicksilver. -- nm - Qale May 9, 12:26 1
  - it *is* getting tiresome. I may only revolve groceries going forward. I spend like $30 per month on gas so it's not worth the trouble. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:33
Well there's a headline. "Did United Lock the World’s Biggest Rabbit in a Freezer For Hours and Then Cremate It Without Permission?" -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 12:19 8
- I will never trust a pet to United -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 13:24 1
  - i would be terrified to put a pet on any plane these days. -- nm - Andie May 9, 13:31
- Well? Did they? -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 12:29
- hasenpfeffer -- nm - decline May 9, 12:20
- Also - ty97 May 9, 12:20 3
  - Wait, was the bunny bred by the Playboy Bunny? - Will Hunting May 9, 12:25
  - You don't know that! -- nm - Reagen May 9, 12:23 1
    - I've heard it both ways... -- nm - Ender May 9, 12:32
So judging by my newsfeed, the Echo Show is the greatest thing yet or total crap -- nm - oblique May 9, 11:59 9
- Feature creep. How far do we want these interactive assistants to go? They're basically tablets now. -- nm - Mop May 9, 12:03 5
  - The one article I was reading was commenting on how for some of the home automation stuff, etc. you need more than basic voice control - oblique May 9, 12:25 1
    - yeah, I think that's cool. I guess I kind of want to know if I'm staying in the amazon ecosystem or thinking about leaving. - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:45
  - They're literally tablets now. My Fire tablet has Alexa. -- nm - Ender May 9, 12:10 2
    - Right. And there's articles about how to turn your old phone into a Google Home. -- nm* - Mop May 9, 12:12 1
      - Home is just what happens when I say "OK Google" within 10 feet of phone phone, but with a better speaker. -- nm - Ender May 9, 12:27
- charlie is like "it must be crap, it's discounted already." -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:01 2
  - did he already order one ? -- nm - decline May 9, 12:02 1
    - no. he's google home, not alexa. I wish my dots worked as mini wifi hubs. wouldn't that be nice? -- (edited) - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:10
Former Pacers Coach George Irvine passes away -- nm - Remlik May 9, 11:55
I'm never going to watch Snatched cause I can't take how Goldie Hawn looks - Epiphany May 9, 11:55 11
- is this a list? Cause I'll add Melanie Griffith -- nm - Beaker May 9, 12:10
- The fact that it looks worse than Sean Spicer should also matter. -- nm - David May 9, 12:03 1
  - If there are in fact, any funny jokes in the movie they have not placed them in any of the trailers or commercials. -- nm - Diva May 9, 12:30
- ty97, very confused for several minutes: "Goldie Hawn was in Snatch? I had no idea" -- nm - ty97 May 9, 12:02 1
  - heh Same here. -- nm - IrishStephen May 9, 12:27
- I've been given Mother's Day official orders to arrange a movie watching on Sunday. I believe this will have to be the movie - oblique May 9, 12:00
- Agreed, it's hard. But if reviews are decent I'll give it a try. -- nm - pmb May 9, 11:59
- I prefer my Goldies to be Laugh-In Goldies. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 11:56 3
  - she did the same thing Renee Zellweger did - gone so long from public eye - when you return, you are not recognizable. - Epiphany May 9, 12:05 2
    - Renee's face settled down a bit after the first pictures, though. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 12:17 1
      - agreed -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 12:28
I want to go out with patryk and dan this week but my happy hour schedule is already too full. - amanda jones state university May 9, 11:54 18
- All that drinking with Charlie and no time for Patryk -- nm - ty97 May 9, 11:56 17
  - yes. -- nm - patryk May 9, 12:14 7
    - I haven't been out with charlie. we're in a huge fight. (he may be leaving.) see what you're missing?? - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:18 6
      - did he get the job? -- nm - Beaker May 9, 12:36 2
        
        interview next week. I think he would not have applied if he didn't have an "in" at comm. -- nm* - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:37 1
        
        I'm sure hsi first request on getting said new job will be for a raise as the difference in salaries is going towards redecorating the house -- nm - Beaker May 9, 12:42
      - why is he leaving? I thought he was going for a promotion? -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 12:29 2
        
        leaving my unit, not the university. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:32 1
        
        ahhh - I see. -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 12:35
  - I have movie date, survivor, operations happy hour, drinks with emily. maybe skip survivor? -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:13 8
    - Invite Patryk to drinks with Emily, make a love connection! -- nm - ty97 May 9, 12:16 7
      - emily plays for another team. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:17 6
        
        Nm -- nm* - Reagen May 9, 12:18 2
        
        oh geez. no. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:19 1
        
        Ok sorry. No idea where I got that from. -- nm - Reagen May 9, 12:20
        
        tell Patryk to bring his sister -- nm - decline May 9, 12:17 2
        
        she plays for the team emily's not on. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:18 1
        
        this is getting very confusing. hopefully you have it all written down in a notebook someplace -- nm - decline May 9, 12:19
Have we heard of Soylent 'Ready to drink food"? They just secured an additional $50M in VC funding. -- (link) - MDH May 9, 11:46
Action Science breaks down The Rocks fight in The Rundown.... -- (link) - Remlik May 9, 11:44 [youtube] 1
- speaking of movies that demand a sequel... -- nm - Beaker May 9, 11:53
*deep breath* My name is Andie, I've never seen Blade Runner. -- nm - Andie May 9, 11:43 21
- I am trying my best not to judge you right now, Andie. - ReluctantCynic May 9, 13:04
- That sounds like something a Replicant would say. -- nm - Qale May 9, 13:00
- *This* is the worst thing to happen to me today. -- nm - Spawndroid May 9, 12:22
- I hadn't seen it in full (that I could remember) until this year. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 12:11
- i hadnt seen it until last fall. -- nm - tRuMaN May 9, 12:05
- You kind of have since it's been ripped off so much over the years. -- nm - David May 9, 12:04 1
  - Heh. -- nm - Euripides May 9, 12:09
- Some of it is very dated. It's worth watching, even just for the historic value of it. -- nm - landbeck May 9, 12:03
- Same. -- nm - Krusty May 9, 11:56
- I watched it in the 90's and could feel how much of a unique vision it had to be in 1982, but I can't imagine my headspace if I had seen it then. - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 11:55
- me neither. -- nm - kelly May 9, 11:47 6
  - Same. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 11:49 5
    - Don't we own it? I thought it was yours? -- nm - kelly May 9, 11:56 4
      - I think I got a great deal on the "Blade Runner - Every Version" blu-ray deal and bought it unseen -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 12:04 3
        
        you two are making me feel actual physical pain. -- nm* - mud May 9, 12:22
        
        "a 73 disc set" -- nm - Reagen May 9, 12:19
        
        Gotcha. -- nm - kelly May 9, 12:12
- you should rectify that ASAP -- nm - mud May 9, 11:45
- Same. Also haven't seen Fifth Element -- nm - ty97 May 9, 11:45 2
  - Both of you have homework assignments this weekend. -- nm - Remlik May 9, 11:47 1
    - There's a curling tournament this weekend? -- nm - ty97 May 9, 11:56
Apparently my HR dept thinks I'm qualified to be an... - Mel Profit May 9, 11:42 10
- But not a lead ... -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 11:43 9
  - I want to know why this is! -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 12:01 8
    - Because you've never been an assistant! -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 12:05 7
      - If they're going to say I'm qualified to be the assistant, I'm qualified to be the boss too! -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 12:06 1
        
        Stamp your feet to indicate the years of experience you have -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 12:17
      - and you keep holding the kittens in the wrong direction!! -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 12:06 4
        
        *fires a Laser Kitten at you* -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 12:07 3
        
        this is really funny. -- nm - amanda jones state university May 9, 12:13
        
        not helping your cause -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 12:13 1
        
        Seriously. Everyone knows you keep the laser kitten aimed away from people. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 12:28
Mark Trumbo hit the highest pitched ball home-run in a decade yesterday -- (edited) - Will Hunting May 9, 11:41
The cheese sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. For a fee, you can add -- (edited) - ty97 May 9, 11:30 13
- Important update! Separately, on their 'Brunch Classics' menu, they offer a grilled cheese and a n All-American grilled cheese - ty97 May 9, 11:41 4
  - you know what, you'd better keep us apprised of the entire menu. can't believe they think they can get away with this shit. - Diva May 9, 11:42 3
    - They'll also send advil, deodorant, multiple types of condoms, KY, and a corkscrew. - ty97 May 9, 11:43 2
      - "What you do with the corkscrew is none of our business" -- nm - Reagen May 9, 11:52
      - oh, i don't know - i was just channeling him in my post above. -- nm - Diva May 9, 11:51
- I'd like to add bacon, hold he bread and cheese. - Mop May 9, 11:39 1
  - Unlike some of the places around here, they don't appear to sell a side of bacon on its own. - ty97 May 9, 11:42
- if you buy one and it's not grilled, you can just put it on your space heater to grill it - decline May 9, 11:34 3
  - I would just put it in my oven. My real, full-size oven. - ty97 May 9, 11:35 2
    - I had to bump my thermostat all the way up to 59 yesterday morning before I got out of bed. -- nm - Ender May 9, 11:53
    - sumertime! that's shorts and t-shirt temp -- nm - decline May 9, 11:36
- Grilled cheese does not have lettuce. -- nm - Ender May 9, 11:34 1
  - correct -- nm - Beaker May 9, 11:36
Anybody else want to negotiate? -- nm* - Beaker May 9, 11:30 2
- w-w-w-w-where did he learn to negotiate like that? -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 11:41 1
  - I wonder -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 11:51

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