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ravens flying average 50 mph..top speed is approx 60 mph. ..the longest recorded distance flown in 1 day is 751 miles -- nm - peglegpete Aug 16, 13:25 1
- In circles, or as the crow flies? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 13:43
I’m terrified’: Neo-Nazi blubbers like a baby in video reporting he’s wanted for arrest in Charlottesville -- (link) - Remlik Aug 16, 13:24 3
- They're getting doxxed online too. Guess which white supremacist leader has a Jewish wife? She must be so proud. -- (link) - jnine Aug 16, 13:56 1
  - that opening quote reads like a Will Ferrell Joke. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 16, 13:58
- Boo. Fucking. Hoo. -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 13:28
If you got a call offering a free cruise, you might be entitled to at least $300. -- (link) - GregW Aug 16, 13:22 29
- yup, on the list. -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 14:03
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  - For a while, I've tried to convince some local lawyer to make unwarranted phone call claims on our behalf. - David Aug 16, 13:55 1
    - yeah, it's odd there are no takers for that -- nm - prayformojo Aug 16, 13:58
  - I believe the saying is "All lawyers suck, except my own" -- nm - crash davis Aug 16, 13:49
  - You usually get $1. $300, potentially, per call is real $$. -- nm - jnine Aug 16, 13:45 10
    - I wonder if it turns out to be $ 300 off your next cruise though? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 13:46 9
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      - I read through the disclosures, it's cash, but if the lawyers fees and costs are more than will cover, what remains will be split between all of the - jnine Aug 16, 13:50 6
        
        it looks like the lawyers want a third of whatever the fund pays out plus ~200K in fees? nm but: -- (link*) - b. Aug 16, 14:02 1
        
        Right, so if there are so many claimants there isn't enough money to pay them all $300 each, they get whatever there is split between all of them. - jnine Aug 16, 14:06
        
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        Thanks but I don't know why. -- nm - jnine Aug 16, 13:58
        
        Fvcking lawyers man -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 13:52
        
        *nods* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 13:50
      - heh -- nm - Andie Aug 16, 13:47
- it didn't tell me my number was one on their list but it sounds like if it allowed you to file a claim, then my number was on the list. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 13:40 2
  - You know, this would truly be an ingenious pish as millions call or log in and give their info for a chance to claim -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 13:45 1
    - I sort of was wondering about that... -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 16, 13:45
- No dice for me. -- nm - Krusty Aug 16, 13:39
- I was called a million times, but it doesn't have my number. -- nm - jnine Aug 16, 13:39
- Claim Filed !!! -- nm - Meg Aug 16, 13:34
- I'm in there I guess. A claim form came up. -- nm - pmb Aug 16, 13:31
- I'll take $20 for every time we get one of those faxes. -- nm - Max Aug 16, 13:30 1
  - and $ 10 for every car warranty call - I'd be rich! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 13:36
- god, was this the one that started with the sound of ships horning going off? -- nm - Andie Aug 16, 13:30 1
  - *HONK* *click* -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 16, 13:42
- I'm not listed, which sucks because they absolutely called us on multiple occasions. -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:28
- Dang. My number is not included. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 16, 13:25
The CEO council disbanded itself before Trump tweeted. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 16, 13:19 8
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  - zero surprise. I'm more surprised it didn't occur to me first. -- nm - Reagen Aug 16, 13:34
- Can someone c&p this? -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:23 3
  - , - mud Aug 16, 13:32 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:40
  - you should be able to see the whole thing at the top non "top stories" hit here. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 16, 13:31
- Lol -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 13:22
- whoa -- nm - mud Aug 16, 13:22
so *here's* a good question: when was the last time you were at a butcher shop? butcher counter at the grocery store doesn't count - prayformojo Aug 16, 13:12 31
- about 2 months back, but need to go again soon -- nm - Karl_S Aug 16, 15:38
- The little grocery store at the corner is mostly a butchershop who also sells some groceries - Guigue Aug 16, 13:54
- Two weeks ago to get pinwheel sausage. -- nm - Krusty Aug 16, 13:41 1
  - My gf goes to one often for steaks and boar meat. -- nm - Krusty Aug 16, 13:44
- if I can count the asian or hispanic grocery stores, 2 weeks ago. they have full butcher shops. heads, sweatbreads, all the offal good parts -- nm - peglegpete Aug 16, 13:36
- I don't believe I ever have. -- nm - mara Aug 16, 13:33
- Last month. There's one at Grand Central Market that also has a counter to eat at, They make the best burgers. -- nm - jnine Aug 16, 13:28
- Hadn't even seen one in many years. Seems there is one over on the west side and a couple in adjoining cities. - Meg Aug 16, 13:27
- never. -- nm - kelly Aug 16, 13:22
- Never. -- nm - Ender Aug 16, 13:20
- a year or two ago? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 13:18
- Closest I ever came to a Butcher shop is whenever Alice or Carol would go on The Brady Bunch. -- nm - Jovian Aug 16, 13:18
- June. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 16, 13:18
- If Fresh Market doesn't count and a restaurant named The Butcher Shop doesn't count, it's probably been 30 years. -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:17
- A month ago to check out grass fed -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 13:15
- couple of years? There's one up the road but expensive - Reagen Aug 16, 13:15 1
  - I'll allow it -- nm - prayformojo Aug 16, 13:17
- 7 years ago in Spain -- nm - decline Aug 16, 13:14
- Saturday. (Two 1/2 weeks since I went to a fishmonger) -- nm - Roger More Aug 16, 13:14 5
  - are three other kinds of mongers? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 16, 13:15 4
    - ironmonger, but I see him less frequently -- nm - Roger More Aug 16, 13:45 1
      - I heard he died in an explosion. -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:46
    - The warmongers store isn't very practical. -- nm - Reagen Aug 16, 13:16 1
      - but the cheesemonger's store is fantastic -- nm - peglegpete Aug 16, 13:17
- about 3 months ago. it's also a great bbq place for lunch -- nm - peglegpete Aug 16, 13:13
- hen I was probably 10 or so, grandparents went and bought a while cow and had it cut up. -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 13:13
- Never been. -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 13:13 3
  - Even when you lived here? -- nm - Krusty Aug 16, 13:42 2
    - One of my several regrets. -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 13:46 1
      - That's surprising. Until I moved to this awful neighborhood it was the only place I'd buy meat. - Krusty Aug 16, 13:50
- I assume they exist around here but I don't know where they are. -- nm - Max Aug 16, 13:13
Krusty, just used yogurt and frozen bananas -- nm - Amoxy Aug 16, 13:03 1
- Thanks. -- nm - Krusty Aug 16, 13:09
There's a pretty solid Disney rumor making the rounds that they're getting rid of DinoLand USA at Animal Kingdom and replacing it with... - David Aug 16, 13:02 9
- This is the Westworld land I want to play in. - Name Withheld by Request Aug 16, 13:18 2
  - let's... think that one through. -- nm - Reagen Aug 16, 13:20 1
    - "Why am I always the Jew, guys?!" -- nm - TWuG Aug 16, 13:24
- Hope that doesnt mean the clock is ticking on the Indiana Jones Stunt Show at the Studios. - Jovian Aug 16, 13:17 1
  - That thing is like a cockroach. It's been written off like four times in recent years, but it keeps hanging around. -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:21
- So when the ride breaks down, the Pirates really will eat the tourists -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 13:11
- Awesome. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 16, 13:05
- huh. I'd miss the little coasterish ride they have, but I think that's about all I've ever ridden there. - prayformojo Aug 16, 13:04 1
  - It is! We ate at Restaurantasaurus! - David Aug 16, 13:07
New lock hardware - including keypad deadbolt - installed tomorrow! I'm inordinately happy about this! -- nm* - prayformojo Aug 16, 13:01 3
- Smart or dumb? -- nm - iSpam Aug 16, 13:02 2
  - dumb -- nm - prayformojo Aug 16, 13:03 1
    - You narrow-minded savage! -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:03
(goes under David's poll) Qdoba, Chipotle, Quickway, Subway, McD, BK....we eat out maybe 3 times a month -- (edited) - prayformojo Aug 16, 12:59 2
- When you do eat out, which places are your favorites? -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:04 1
  - Quickway, which is a bento box-ish spinoff by Chipotle, is pretty good - a lot of food for the amount you pay -- nm - prayformojo Aug 16, 13:05
LIR Crash - just remember when you make the cream sauce - you have to let it sit in the frig over night or it won't taste right. are you roasting the - Epiphany Aug 16, 12:58 1
- yeah, I got to let it meld and I need to find further instructions on the tomatillo sauce -- nm - crash davis Aug 16, 12:59
ST Poll: what are the closest restaurants to you, and do you eat at any of them regularly? -- nm - David Aug 16, 12:56 58
- I don't want to answer this because it's embarrassing. -- nm - Mop Aug 16, 18:54
- Within a couple of blocks we have a Turkish restaurant, Italian, American, Cuban, Mexican, Thai, 3 pubs, 2 wine bars with food, 2 burger places, a - pmb Aug 16, 13:21
- Senor Cactus - yes. Bella Roma - no. -- nm - kelly Aug 16, 13:18 1
  - Yeah, I forgot Senor ... they aren't bad. Bella Roma...is. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 16, 13:21
- Nothing regular, but there's an upscale Latin American place 500 metres away that we've been to 4-5 times. - Roger More Aug 16, 13:16
- I can walk to Outback Steakhouse and Popeye's in 10 minutes. I go to Outback a half dozen times a year. -- nm - Max Aug 16, 13:12
- Bratalian is the only really good one near me. there are dozens I ignore in the strip malls -- nm - peglegpete Aug 16, 13:10
- the nearest to my house would be a Jimmy Johns, I eat there rarely. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 16, 13:09
- Double Dogs - yes. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 16, 13:07
- Hawg 'n' Sauce, China Buffet, Tequila's. We eat at Tequila's once a week. -- nm - mara Aug 16, 13:07
- Couple of locals down in the village - about a mile. Same distance in the other direction, in the Anaheim Resort, Grove District are the chains. - Meg Aug 16, 13:06 1
  - And I guess all the fast food chains in between. I drove through Jack in the Box this morning after my blood draw. - Meg Aug 16, 13:10
- Within a 500m radius I have: - Reagen Aug 16, 13:06 2
  - We had a pre-prepped take home meal place for a while here, but they opened like four months before the economy collapsed in 2008. - David Aug 16, 13:08 1
    - these guys have been close to going under a couple of times, per rumour. - Reagen Aug 16, 13:11
- Taco Bell, Subway, Starbuck's, El Torito, nice Italian non chain restaurants. No, No, yes, yes, yes. -- nm - jnine Aug 16, 13:05
- there are a bunch of little hot dog type joints close, and some chains. - groiny Aug 16, 13:05
- Nearest is AAA Chinese buffet, a couple times, ambience of a mess hall, if you like mediocre food, you can have piles of it -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 13:04 1
  - On the other side is a sizzler, and within a block we have most major fast food joints -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 13:10
- at home the closest chains are an Applebees and a Chik-fil-a. - decline Aug 16, 13:03
- Tony & Joes pizza, Great American Pub and Boathouse are all within two blocks of our house. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 16, 13:02 1
  - At work I've got any number of places in the shopping village that just opened up near the mall, and more at the mall itself. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 16, 13:09
- Salsaritas, Starbucks, Captain Ds, Chuys, Bojangles, Hardees, Zaxbys. - Dark Callisto Aug 16, 13:01 6
  - You forgot the one that's a yes! -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:03 5
    - McDonalds? That's a yes for you but not me. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 16, 13:04 4
      - Pizza Hut! You've just made two people very sad. -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:07 3
        
        I'm pretty sure the delivery drivers fight for our place because they get greeted at the door with - Reagen Aug 16, 13:21 1
        
        If only you could get spaghetti delivery. -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:24
        
        Oh, shoot. Sorry Fawaz! -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 16, 13:09
- at work. Outback and a Pho place and not anymore. at home Jockamo Pizza, perhaps the best pizza in the country. -- nm - Remlik Aug 16, 13:01 3
  - We were supposed to get a Vietnamese place many moons ago, but it didn't go through. I was disappoint. - Reagen Aug 16, 13:16
  - oh, its on like Donkey Kong -- nm - krustee Aug 16, 13:03 1
    - hmmm double pepperoni with italian sausage with ricotta cheese and double baked! -- nm - Remlik Aug 16, 13:15
- Chili's, Longhorn, Applebee's - Jovian Aug 16, 13:01
- I live above an Italian restaurant and have only eaten there once as it's really expensive. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 16, 13:00 1
  - Oh, there's a German beer hall a block from me that has some really good food and just amazing fresh pretzels. We go there pretty often. - Krusty Aug 16, 13:11
- Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe, I damn near have my own table therre. -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 13:00 2
  - Is that different from Chuck's BBQ? -- nm - David Aug 16, 13:01 1
    - no, that is the full name that I posted. -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 13:02
- at home? no - Chiltos tastes like Patio Mexican TV dinners, Sylvias - bland tacos, Mercandos - no. El Centro Market - yes: best quesadillas -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 13:00
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  - I'll occasionally see New York real estate shows and I wonder why they bother with a kitchen -- nm - crash davis Aug 16, 13:02
- One of the best restaurants in town is just down the street. Moroccan place. had the company Christmas party there. -- (link) - mafic Aug 16, 12:59 1
  - *drools* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 13:05
- Technically, the closest to me is the one at the golf course and no I don't. It exists to serve cheap quality food at golf course prices to starving golfers. -- nm* - crash davis Aug 16, 12:58
- we have a grille/american continental joint down the street from us. The staff all know us. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 12:58 12
  - Oh my. -- nm - mafic Aug 16, 13:01
  - !! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 13:00
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  - Kim's such a fan of one waitress at Smoky Mountain Brewery that she tried to hire her the woman last Friday. -- (edited) - David Aug 16, 12:59 8
    - good and friendly service is prized. One waiter there likes to play the cranky queen... - Mel Profit Aug 16, 13:03 7
      - it's also the place Dawson almost got laid at. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 13:05 6
        
        that would be real friendly service. -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 13:07
        
        *giggling* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 13:07 4
        
        He was looking for a big tip... - Mel Profit Aug 16, 13:18 3
        
        can you even clothesline a kneecap? -- nm - groiny Aug 16, 13:21 2
        
        it would be your weakspot, Hobbles. - Mel Profit Aug 16, 13:25 1
        
        don't miss....... - groiny Aug 16, 13:29
What's all this then -- nm - con_carne Aug 16, 12:56

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