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My gig as stay at home mom is about to end, so I'm starting to look for work. I'm surprised at how nervous/terrified I am about this whole process. - kelly Jul 25, 07:31 4
- I hear heroin is a real growth industry... -- nm - Ender Jul 25, 07:37
- you've got 20+ professional references here - all who will attest to your awesomeness -- nm - decline Jul 25, 07:33 2
  - Aww. :) (Wouldn't a professional reference have to be from a former employer, though?) -- nm - kelly Jul 25, 07:35 1
    - No, no. "Professional" as in "if you PAY us we'll pretend to be a reference". -- nm - Ender Jul 25, 07:38
wap/wow: WebMD Health to be sold to a KKR company for $2.8 billion -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 25, 07:31
this is... (you should click. SFW.) -- (link) - amanda jones state university Jul 25, 07:31 8
- yeah, if you hate the child and want them to have night terrors -- nm - decline Jul 25, 07:43
- I just... there's so many unanswered questions. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 07:37 1
  - don't ask. Please, for all of our sakes -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 07:38
- great for nightmares -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 07:34
- "Can't sleep. Clown will eat me." -- nm* - Krusty Jul 25, 07:33
- I think it's bad luck even seeing something like that -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 07:31
- hey, did you see my post the other day about the IP foil packets? I tried them this weekend. -- nm - kelly Jul 25, 07:31 1
  - sorry, EOFY is literally killing me this year. I just looked now. thanks for guinea pigging. maybe I will try next week... - amanda jones state university Jul 25, 07:39
TIFF lineup being announcement now -- (link) - LMS Jul 25, 07:30 [youtube]
After Trump’s partisan speech, Boy Scouts of America reiterates that it is ‘wholly non-partisan’ -- (link*) - ty97 Jul 25, 07:28 1
- That's a crappy response. I expect more when the president turned their event into a political rally. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 07:30
You guys, I'm so exited about my trip to South Africa I'm about to erp and *then* pass out. - Diva Jul 25, 07:25 12
- Have fun! The little bit of the southern cape I saw was great. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 07:38
- Woot! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 07:37
- so cool and exciting -- nm - decline Jul 25, 07:31
- nice :) -- nm - budice Jul 25, 07:31
- So happy for you and please take lots of pics. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 07:31
- Are you going to race a shark? -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 25, 07:29 2
  - no, but I'm going to a place where whales breed. And a penguin place too. There may be an occasion to do some SHARK-IN'. - Diva Jul 25, 07:31 1
    - So cool! -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 07:31
- I'm very excited for you, will be amazing -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 07:28
- so jealous! -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 07:28
- this is when and for how long? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 07:28 1
  - I fly out this Sunday and I'm there for 3 weeks. - Diva Jul 25, 07:28
SITWAP: Did we know the Downton Abbey movie is supposed to start filming in September? -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 07:23 3
- yes. - Diva Jul 25, 07:28 2
  - There's a new sleasy villian in the new series -- nm - LMS Jul 25, 07:39 1
    - good. the series needs new sleaze/slease. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 08:17
Updated Mayweather-McGregor. Conor now has 93% of the ticket and 76% of the $$ wagered on him. - Strongbad Jul 25, 07:00 11
- UFC Fans are something. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 07:17
- Keep going. A bet on Money at this point is a what, an 18% profit? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 07:12 3
  - At -550, a $100 wager gets you $18.18 profit -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 07:20 2
    - C'mon UFC fans....I need more!!!!!! - Will Hunting Jul 25, 07:26 1
      - You know the guy who got in at Conor +1100 thinks he is a genius. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 07:36
- Unless I'm totally misunderstanding this, I don't understand how the flip this is happening. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 07:05 3
  - Emotional gamblers are betting on what they *want* to happen. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 07:06 2
    - I saw Emotional Gamblers open for Lady Antebellum at the Upstairs/Downstairs Music Saloon back in 2009 -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 07:08 1
      - Did they cover Go Down Gamblin? or The Gambler? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 07:09
- Fools and their money. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 25, 07:04
- Mayweather must be pissed he can't bet on himself at those odds. -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 07:01
Matthew Lillard Talks About Turning His Career Around -- (link) - Beaker Jul 25, 06:59 1
- also. Matthew Lillard is 47. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 07:01
So, Justin Bieber cancelling tour. Do we think he's just burnt out (which is actually understandable), or, going to rehab? -- (link) - Andie Jul 25, 06:58 6
- Unfortunately in this industry, 'exhaustion' and 'burn out' often feel like synonyms for drugs/alcohol but I hope not. -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 07:25
- Tattoo rehab? -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 25, 07:12
- Probably tired of his audience wanting him to do the Donkey Roll. Next week, Ashley Wednesday is gonna dump him (hi, Pippy!) -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 07:09 1
  - *waves* -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 07:18
- Ed Sheeran swear that Bieber is sober as a judge -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 07:08
- ~I said no, no, no~ -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 07:07
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- He really is an empty windbag. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 25, 07:05
- IMO, it's a horrible idea. - Strongbad Jul 25, 07:01
I think I'm going to pass on this -- (link) - ty97 Jul 25, 06:55
"As a British EU negotiator, I can tell you that Brexit is going to be far worse than anyone could have guessed" -- (link) - Andie Jul 25, 06:41 1
- Oh joy, I had set the bar really low too. -- nm - LMS Jul 25, 06:50
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- The public reaction was really swift for this. And not in a good way. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 07:19
- I didn't care for the Nazi show and I likely won't like this one either. The idea is something I don't find to be something I'd like to see discussed. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 06:50
- it is some dudes opinion, just like assholes everyone has them -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 06:42 10
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    - "I don't want to watch a show about retconned slavery" OK, then don't watch it then. -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 06:47 8
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      - I don't want to watch a show about meth cooking. I don't want to watch a show about prison. I don't want to watch a show about transgenders. I don't - Beaker Jul 25, 06:48 6
        
        The author of the article is African-American. It's a little more than "I don't want to watch about meth" -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 25, 06:52 4
        
        sure, but just another example of 1 person or a group or persons trying to limit discussion on a subject, no matter how abhorrent it is -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 06:55 3
        
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        I look forward to the comments regarding the upcoming TV version of Noughts & Crosses then. -- (link) - LMS Jul 25, 07:08
        
        One person does not have the power to stop conversation. She's offering an opinion. Telling her not to do so is limiting discussion on a subject. -- nm* - ty97 Jul 25, 06:56
        
        I'd watch a show about transgendered folks cooking meth in prison though -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 06:50
"LeBron's stake in Blaze Pizza chain now worth at least $35 million" -- nm - David Jul 25, 06:19 4
- I WANT MY OWN PIZZA CHAIN! -- nm - Kyrie Irving Jul 25, 06:41
- does it say what his original investment was ? -- nm - decline Jul 25, 06:37 2
  - "Less than one million." -- nm* - David's iPad Jul 25, 06:39 1
    - But more than 25k -- his manager said they want to invest real money and not just throw small amounts around that don't mean anything of note. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 06:51
Landbeck update!! - kelly Jul 25, 06:03 15
- "beautiful!" -- nm - mud Jul 25, 07:24
- excellent! -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 06:44
- wow, that's awesome -- nm - decline Jul 25, 06:38
- Oh wow. He is in bona fide miracle territory. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 25, 06:34
- Great news. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 06:27
- OPH YEAH! nm - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 06:18
- Awesome! -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 06:17
- Great! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 25, 06:14
- That's a great way to start the day -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 06:12
- Great, thanks for posting this. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 06:10
- That's great. -- nm - LMS Jul 25, 06:09
- great news -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 06:07
- Awesome -- nm - Amoxy Jul 25, 06:07
- this is truly amazing. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 06:06
- fantastic! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 06:05
Any of our scouting affiliated STers weighed in on the current mood/thoughts about what's going on? Curious if there's anything working/brewing? -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 05:52 4
- Jim did on FB. I have a friend at the jamboree but he hasn't commented. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Jul 25, 06:00 3
  - Ah just checked. I definitely got unfriended at some point. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 06:06 2
    - Looks like he did a big ST purge, but some survived. - Strongbad Jul 25, 06:23
    - Hmmm. Me too. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 06:19
It's Starbond adjust day. There's a lot. -- nm - LMS Jul 25, 05:50
Remembering Hair-Raising Landings at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport -- (link) - ty97 Jul 25, 05:47 2
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  - *twitch* -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 06:53
The WH released a photo of the WH Interns today. There are zero, actually zero, minorities. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 05:41 27
- It's not called the White House by accident, you know? (NM) - Marlowe Jul 25, 06:12
- There's one black guy on the left of Trump and another on the back row. -- (link*) - LMS Jul 25, 05:53 17
  - Ah you are right, and a second in the upper right. So while not zero, it's still a joke. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 05:54 16
    - Kinda looks like a representative cross section of the Republican Party, tbh. - mafic Jul 25, 06:14 1
      - Yup. It's a party of and for white people, nearly exclusively, so it's not surprising. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 06:19
    - Tweet I saw yesterday said 50% of millenials (age 18-34 in 2015) are non-white. - ty97 Jul 25, 05:57 12
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        I'd say to most white people Latino and Hispanic is non-white. - Krusty Jul 25, 06:31 9
        
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        I'd say they're in the middle like Israel. Some would say they're white and others not. - Krusty Jul 25, 06:35 7
        
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        It certainly isn't a well refined rule and if you asked my grandmother the Sicilians aren't white. - Krusty Jul 25, 06:43 5
        
        My Irish/Scottish grandmother basically distrusted all non-english speakers. - Andie Jul 25, 06:52 2
        
        Wow, I don't think I've heard that before. I'm sure she wasn't and isn't alone with that idea. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 06:56 1
        
        that's why, when the german's bombed pearl harbor, we rounded them all up -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 10:53
        
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        It's kind of a sickening thought how much race matters to people. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 06:52
        
        not my tweet! -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 06:00
    - Totally. I remember thinking yesterday that's a lot of white people. -- nm - LMS Jul 25, 05:56
- Fact check: they released the photo yesterday - ty97 Jul 25, 05:46 1
  - You would. Side note: The comparison between the Obama WH photo and this one is obviously something. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 05:50
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  - Well obviously. And jesus you should see Grindr. "Bi Hill Intern" "New to DC, DL, Discrete" -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 05:46 4
    - Aw. That makes me sad. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 06:14
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      - I have single friends, and this is DC. This stuff gets sent around and posted to FB. -- nm - MDH Jul 25, 05:50
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Proposal for a new collective noun in the style of "pride of lions" or "murder of crows": a traffic of idiots. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 25, 05:38
NYT: By Land, Sea or Catapult? How Smugglers Get Drugs Across the Border -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 25, 05:23 2
- Building a drug trebuchet sounds like a fun DIY project. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 06:18 1
  - Punkin Chunkin: Heroine Edition -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 06:28
So got my first notice from AT&T (home internet) of exceeding their 1TB cap. Here's what my router says where it went - oblique Jul 25, 05:16 1
- Bleh data caps suck. Glad I don't have one. -- nm - Shaun Jul 25, 06:11
TV PSA: America's Got Talent, Smackdown, Below Deck, Animal Kingdom, Face Off, Challenge, Ink Master, Shooter, Somewhere Inbetween, World of Dance, -- nm* - Beaker Jul 25, 04:42 1
- Fear Factor, Jim Jeffries, Wrecked, Tosh, A Night With My Ex, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 04:43
Note: Today's healthcare vote is not passing a particular bill, it's just to be allowed to begin debate/process -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 04:11 3
- And then they will have a whopping 20 hours of "debate" before they vote again. nmn - ralph wiggum Jul 25, 04:18 1
  - approximately 1 hour for each 1 million who will lose their insurance -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 05:04
- Good to know -- nm - Pippy Jul 25, 04:15
WH Cabinet Rumors - Strongbad Jul 25, 04:09 1
- ooh...where'd you hear this? -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 07:22
Wake Up Prayformojo! -- nm - Pippy Jul 25, 03:53 2
- Man, I have really been droppig the ball lately -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 04:17 1
  - *spikes your OJ with speed* -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 06:04
TIFF announcements today - here's some potential films -- (link) - LMS Jul 25, 02:45
I posted recently about a Kentucky Republican. To balance that here's a story about a Kentucky Democrat. -- (link) - Covington Jul 25, 02:03
"The writing is blurry, but this raven seems to be inviting you to bend the queen over your knee." -- nm - Max Jul 24, 23:33
Heh, Congressfolk and their staff do have to buy their coverage on exchanges ... but they get a steep discount. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 24, 23:28 1
- NYT: Explaining Congress and healthcare exemptions -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 25, 04:52
Oof. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 24, 23:24
The worst part of mafic's food imagery is that you know the food also poisons randos. -- nm - David Jul 24, 23:12 1
- with tuna I do it by encouraging overindulgence. the mercury will get you eventually. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 23:17
HODOR played Las Vegas over the past weekend -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 24, 23:01

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