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So ST poll what's your chances of something happening between us and N.K - eag Aug 10, 07:43 2
- I like your IM - my answer too. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:48
- *something*? yeah, that's pretty high. something *major*? 50/50 -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 07:45
Business: Payroll company ADP up for grabs. Let's hope everyone gets paid on time. -- (link) - budice Aug 10, 07:40
Well, it was a nice country while it lasted. -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 10, 07:31 8
- the speed with which we tick off the various items from the fascist wish list is surprising. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:40 6
  - Half of me is glad that this is being illuminated now, to give us opportunity to position ourselves in response. The other half laments that we might be giving him ideas. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 10, 07:43 3
    - If the vast majority isn't horrified by the things we've learned to accept in the last 16 years...I'm pessimistic that - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:54 1
      - Like, "holy shit, you guys really hate brown people, huh?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 07:59
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    - the speed with which the masses not only accept but desire fascism is staggering. - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:51
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i think i might play this. Walden Pond - the game. -- (link) - Andie Aug 10, 07:23 5
- "Welcome to Westworld, a Delos experience" -- nm - budice Aug 10, 07:41
- "So you wanna dance or would you rather just...suck face?" - Henry Fonda Aug 10, 07:37 1
  - I was *just* talking about On Golden Pond on the weekend. - Andie Aug 10, 07:43
- Virtual Vacations sounds like the new hotness -- nm - budice Aug 10, 07:33
- *bookmarked* -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 07:28
Netflix Canada hiking prices $1 for regular plans and $2 for premium plans -- (link) - Beaker Aug 10, 07:17 5
- Hmmm, I need to accelerate my Mibox migration. -- nm - Shaun Aug 10, 07:20
- How much longer can they do this when they start losing blocks of content? -- nm - budice Aug 10, 07:20 2
  - plus they have CraveTV as a competitor up here which is owned by Bell -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 07:22
  - I'd assume that there's a very high percentage of people here who are Jon Snow in regards to the Disney announcement. -- nm* - Shaun Aug 10, 07:21
- hmph. *again*? -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 07:19
Excel VBA, LYC nmbsquee - znufrii Aug 10, 07:17
anyone planning to watch the SNL Weekend Update kickoff tonight? -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 07:15 3
- yes, I made sure to DVR it before I left this am - also: Room 104 -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:17 2
  - you'll be sorrrrry.......... - prayformojo Aug 10, 07:18 1
    - this one - is the 2nd episode and they were playing it at 6:30 in the morning - I will on demand the pilot 1st -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:19
"Fire and furry." -- (link) - Andie Aug 10, 07:13 1
- Best of a bad situation -- nm - budice Aug 10, 07:19
How a mass of people die stupidly or How Mel spent his morning (no deaths)... - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:10 19
- One of my old offices, fire alarms never had any effect on us.. - Marlowe Aug 10, 07:45 3
  - we 100% ignore them. It's a 'cry wolf' situation here. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 07:46 2
    - Our folks are the types where being a Floor Captain is the only reason they remain employed. -- nm - budice Aug 10, 07:49 1
      - since construction in the building ended they haven't been as constant. but years of them going off virtually every single day - Andie Aug 10, 07:51
- We have the overachieving Floor Captains. Who keep their neon jackets clean and hung up at their cubes. -- nm - budice Aug 10, 07:24 3
  - better an annoying Floor Fire Marshall than pulling out charred people. (GoT recent episode barely spoilers) - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:32 2
    - apparently - I saw a meme or twitter that said - while we watch GOT *spoils* - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:39 1
      - good point. I was impressed that they went there with that. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:41
- "Why are you leaving?" "Did you get a test email saying stay?" "No.....oh!" -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 10, 07:20 1
  - It makes me realize that we here (you can define that however you like) are really really safe. - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:24
- Tangent: I'm assuming they are waiting for the hottest day of the year again to do our annual building evacuation drill. -- nm - znufrii Aug 10, 07:18
- I'm stealing ' gives negative f*cks'. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:16 5
  - yes -- nm - budice Aug 10, 07:23
  - She really doesn't give any of the effs. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:23 2
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      - Ditto. The thing I like about it is that everyone recognizes it. you may not know what to call it but... - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:27
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- We had the same thing happen yesterday. - Dark Callisto Aug 10, 07:12 1
  - It goes to prove that people don't believe something unless it's right in front of them. - Mel Profit Aug 10, 07:22
The Disney Marvel movie we all want to see. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 10, 06:59
Mooch is still lit, with a surprise reaction -- (link) - budice Aug 10, 06:55 1
- not really related - she has become prettier as she got older. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:06
ST was creepy funny last night. -- nm - Inigo Aug 10, 06:32 2
- It was a full moon -- nm - Amoxy Aug 10, 07:20
- If the idea of having more African STers weirds you out this much maybe this isn't the place for you -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 06:49
Today in local politics: AB Finance critic has been renting out his apartment on AirBnb while claiming full housing allowance -- (link) - Reagen Aug 10, 06:27 1
- Well, that was stupid. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 06:27
WW Box Office Update! Includes last week's total so you can see the change - MDH Aug 10, 06:06 1
- Spiderman will be hard pressed to catch WW looks like -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 06:14
About the WW II flag.. - Marlowe Aug 10, 06:03 6
- I just watched it again. As I move the flag it can also appear to be three crosses one behind the other. The point of view making each one smaller - Bacon Aug 10, 07:02 2
  - In fact the one on the far right has such a long line on one side than the other, that I am almost sure it's crosses now -- nm* - Bacon Aug 10, 07:03 1
    - That's interesting. Hopefully somehow it can be unraveled, this mystery.. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 10, 07:40
- That peaked my interest as well. I will look but that might stay a mystery. -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 06:27
- Vin Diesel went back in time? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 06:05 1
  - Then that sniper got him trying to save Private Ryan -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 06:30
Not even a month old and the Overwatch League has already expanded to London. What you got, NFL? -- (link) - Shardik the Baron Aug 10, 05:51
STIS: a neighbor's beloved dog died over the weekend. A few of the neighbors are contributing items for a gift basket for her. - kelly Aug 10, 05:24 3
- you have the best neighbors -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:07
- Maybe something tangible to represent that? Ceramic star type of thing? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 10, 05:39 1
  - I like this. -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 06:15
Annabelle Creation: 74% (28/10), Logan Lucky: 100% (21/0), Nut Job 2: No Score Yet. -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 04:51
Both Mayweather and McGregor have requested to wear 8 ounce gloves for their fight (10 ounce is the regular at their weight) -- (link) - Beaker Aug 10, 04:48 4
- Both Mayweather and McGregor are begging for extra news cycles. - Will Hunting Aug 10, 05:07 2
  - they timed it well with the NBA free agency pretty much over and the NFL just ramping up - Beaker Aug 10, 05:27 1
    - They settled for their 2nd choice (Floyd uses September 15th often) - Will Hunting Aug 10, 05:30
- Mayweather has also formally asked for 4oz MMA gloves (which he knows the NSAC would never allow) -- nm - Strongbad Aug 10, 05:06
TV PSA: Beat Shazam, Boy Band, Penn & Teller, Project Runway, Wall, Big Brother, Flip or Flop, Love Connection, Million Dollar Listing, Mist, Zoo, -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 04:34 1
- SNL Weekend Update, Story of Diana, Who's Line is it Anyway, Queen of the South, Night Shift, Alone, Guest Book, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 04:35
FL DNC Member: "'We wish she would go away and stop being so public by doubling down on negative stories," -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 10, 04:12
I'm on vacation now, so why did I wake up at 5:30 am? -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 10, 03:31 1
- Because you can't wait to get up and seize the day -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 06:32
Stellenbosch and Franschoek winery tours today. Someone Will Fall. - Diva Aug 9, 23:53 6
- Have a sister-in-law in that area somewhere. Haven't seen her in 50 years :( -- nm - Meg Aug 10, 07:15
- those bottles are going to fall - am I right?! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:09 1
  - Yesh. -- nm - Diva Aug 10, 21:15
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- some friends came back from their daughter's wedding, gave us a bottle of Tokara cab sauv, and a bottle of Amarula..don't forget those. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 10, 01:20
- I think my favourite wine around there was Haut Espoir. I went to an event at Vergelegen as well, and it's spectacular in a very old world way. - mafic Aug 10, 00:02
So I'm watching The Losers, and I spot a "Scotiabank" logo in "Miami", and I'm like ... must've been toronto. - Beryllium Aug 9, 23:23 8
- I liked the part in American Gods where Shadow is shopping at Canadian Tire. -- nm - Shaun Aug 10, 07:12
- Those snowbirds need a local branch. - Meg Aug 10, 07:11
- I love that movie - " Don't start nothing, won't be nothing" - Epiphany Aug 10, 07:09
- Here's a little known fact: When "Miami Vice" debuted in 1984, the opening titles included a shot of the exterior of an international bank... -- (edited) - howie Aug 9, 23:40 3
  - Nice! (And last minute edits suck. Rights concerns, too.) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 23:58 2
    - (I mean, they suck to deal with. I worked on a local show once that got tanked because rights weren't secured and the content couldn't be edited out.) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 00:31 1
      - The tricky bit was cutting 45 frames out out of a montage on 1" video tape with out affecting the audio or moving the shots on either side. - howie Aug 10, 00:36
- Filmed all in PR and FL - Reagen Aug 9, 23:25
yay! Early Morning ST Night Shift! -- nm - Diva Aug 9, 23:21 1
- 👍 -- nm - JD Aug 9, 23:35
on the topic of weird '70s swinger parties, what should I get for fondue night tonight that isn't bread or cheese? -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 23:14 8
- Meat, clearly. -- nm - Shaun Aug 10, 07:11
- crack -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 06:44
- Doesn't fondue also have a bit of white wine in it? Maybe some of that -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 06:35
- Shabu shabu! -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 10, 06:11
- If you are having chocolate fondue, cubes of cream cheese are fantastic -- nm - Amoxy Aug 10, 04:44
- Apples? soft pretzels? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 10, 03:55
- chunks/cubes of meat dipped in a heavy broth/gravy -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 23:29
- at the Melting Pot we do three courses - cheese, coq au vin, and dessert so you have a large choice -- (link) - crash davis Aug 9, 23:26
I was hanging out with a friend once who was messaging with a guy on tindr. he offered to "send our sub to pick you up." when she said it was too late - mafic Aug 9, 23:02 7
- I always wanted a submarine -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 05:42
- "I mean, anyone who has sex slaves -must- be good in bed, right?" - David Aug 9, 23:05 3
  - Immaaa thinking that logic doesn't hold up -- nm - JD Aug 9, 23:36
  - and like... "our sub," not "my sub". there was so much going on in that message. -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 23:10 1
    - "The only thing on the other end of that computer is a leash and a spiked collar." -- nm - David Aug 9, 23:14
- "So which picture do you want us to use for you when you're on the news?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 23:05 1
  - other friend made basically that joke. *taking photos* "need to make sure I have a good one for the police." -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 23:11
I just want to know: When does Diva intend to visit a Waffle House? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 22:53
I didn't look at that craigslist posting earlier, but they're getting so many inquiries that they...reduced the salary. -- nm - Tim Aug 9, 22:46 23
- /r/LateStageCapitalism -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 06:37
- Free market at work! --nm - JD Aug 9, 23:38
- What is it now? -- nm - David Aug 9, 22:48 11
  - It says $10-15 an hour, reduced from $25-30 per. -- nm - Tim Aug 9, 22:55 3
    - Update: now it's $15-35, depending on experience! - Tim Aug 10, 00:30
    - "Did we say $62,500? We -meant- $20,800." - David Aug 9, 22:57 1
      - "and five years experience" -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 22:57
  - (i.e. what's the going rate for a willing sex slave?) -- nm - David Aug 9, 22:49 6
    - I mean, probably cheaper in TN. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 22:52 2
      - I fear that answering this question may grant me additional points on the Qale Scale. - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 22:54 1
        
        fear... or hope? -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 22:57
    - (Asking for a friend). nm - ralph wiggum Aug 9, 22:52 2
      - hee -- nm - Tim Aug 9, 22:56
      - *makes the maybe/maybe not gesture* - David Aug 9, 22:55
- They want to make sure to weed out the people who aren't really, really desperate for the job. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 9, 22:48 8
  - "You... look like you could do without this." -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 22:57 6
    - they do ask for make/model/year of car, so they can't have anyone *too* down at the heels. - mafic Aug 9, 23:06 1
      - Nothing's too medium for their live-in investment guru/bodyguard/manicurist! -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 23:10
    - I'm guessing 98% of the applicants are people who have already pre-written a BuzzFeed article about their time on the job. -- nm - David Aug 9, 22:58 3
      - many more applicants and they're going to be paying in memes. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 23:00
      - Side note: one of the tasks listed was "post on our social media accounts for us" My eyes cannot roll hard enough. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 9, 23:00 1
        
        (Which is way worse than creeping on Craigslist for a sex dungeon slave.) nm - ralph wiggum Aug 9, 23:00
  - Why didn't they just go with "Will you be our Rosario?" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 22:55
As long as we agree that wiggie always deserves that sort of shade, I owe you an apology, mafic! -- nm - David Aug 9, 22:40 10
- I have been tap dancing my little heart out to get you doofi to stop sniping at each other and this is the thanks I get?! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 9, 22:45 9
  - but then you taunt me with amazon specials. don't believe amazon's lies. -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 23:16
  - Fine. - David Aug 9, 22:48 7
    - I SAID GOOD DAY!! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 9, 22:49 6
      - My face right now. -- (link) - David Aug 9, 22:51 [Image] 5
        
        Bulldog puppies. Is there nothing they can't fix? nm - ralph wiggum Aug 9, 22:52 4
        
        An internal combustion engine? -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 22:53 3
        
        To be fair, they are severely hampered by the lack of both opposable thumbs and the ability to stay awake for more than 20 minutes at a time. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 9, 22:55
        
        Man, if one ever does, the internet will literally implode. -- nm - David Aug 9, 22:54
        
        hah! who's cute now? -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 22:54
Did anyone here watch The Perfect Weapon (2016)? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 22:37

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