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Trevone Boykin among players cut as Seahawks get to 53 - crash davis Sep 2, 23:59 1
- my take on it - crash davis Sep 3, 00:09
It's so sad when liberals prove the point many critics are making, that they are the new fascists - stifling dissent - Facto Sep 2, 23:37 1
- where is there room for the opinions of ignorance, I'm so tired of aholes who still think obama is a. muslim, b. communist, c. fascist d. kenyan - zeitgeist Sep 3, 01:38
the following states have issues - MT, NM, IL, IN, AL, FL, WV -- (link) - crash davis Sep 2, 23:34
I just created a Survival Football pool that emailed all members of the FJS to join. Everybody else can join on the link inside -- (link) - crash davis Sep 2, 23:12
Football smarties, is there a quintessential example of a team blowing a certain win by going for a touchdown or extra point? -- nm - Max Sep 2, 22:34 12
- in pre-season they will go for a win rather than a tie, but a win is a win so no percentage in going for an extra point and risk a loss -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 01:39 1
  - the big shock and loss when the seahawks decided to pass on the one yard line instead of having a hall of fame RB punch it through, loosing a fvcking - zeitgeist Sep 3, 01:44
- Miracle at the Meadowlands -- (link) - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 2, 22:51 1
  - I didn't like that one because Csonka was one of my favorite players of the 70s -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:58
- not quite the same thing, but the Kick Six - Reagen Sep 2, 22:42 5
  - the real shame of those games is Alabama and Auburn can't both lose -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:46 4
    - Kim will remember this snub. -- nm - David Sep 2, 22:53 3
      - the real shame of those games is that the Fighting Illini didn't beat both of them - crash davis Sep 2, 22:55 2
        
        She's complex. - David Sep 2, 23:00 1
        
        I look forward to a War Damn Eagle because I don't know what it is. But it sounds magnificent. -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 23:05
- not exactly what you are asking, but whenever I think of somebody losing because they tried to do too much, I think of Marlon McCree in 2006 - crash davis Sep 2, 22:42
- Sure, Atlanta lost a game last year when they went for two. A defender intercepted the pass and returned it for two points. -- nm - David Sep 2, 22:34
I wonder what BC's tourism numbers are looking like - the train thing we went to today is usually twice as busy. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 22:31 1
- try not burning down the province next year -- nm* - crash davis Sep 2, 22:33
They should do this for real -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 2, 22:27
Howard was a 45-point underdog at UNLV. Howard just beat UNLV. That's the largest point-spread upset in college football history. -- (link) - budice Sep 2, 22:25 1
- wtg Howard -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:26
I don't think I can stomach going to Taco Bell in any more attempts to win an XB1X -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 22:18 4
- It's for a good cause. You can do it! -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 22:50
- The $5 quesarito box is a friggin steal, though. -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 22:20 2
  - That's what I had today. That 'steak' is nasty. I'd like a Cheesy Gordita Crunch box. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 22:26 1
    - Has anyone made a Tequila spoof called Gordita yet? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 22:27
Man, today was a looong, but fun day. - IrishStephen Sep 2, 22:03 7
- that is so cool that I won't even give you a bad time about Notre Dame -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:52
- One day, you should fly to Atlanta for DragonCon. You'll never be the same... again. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 22:04 5
  - I would totally go to DragonCon if you and Sceire were there. - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 22:11 1
    - I want to get back to it myself. It's been 4 years since my last one. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 22:12
  - I'd love to be able to travel to some of the Cons around the country. I think it would be a blast. -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 2, 22:08 1
    - Skip like maybe 3 meet and greets and you're in! -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 22:11
  - I'd love to be able to travel to some of the Cons around the country. I think it would be a blast. -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 2, 22:08
Destiny 2 minor spoiler that I think will make Shaun happy. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 2, 21:57 8
- That will make *Spawn* happy. - Spawn Sep 2, 22:11 7
  - FYI: I got you some Pop Tarts. - David Sep 2, 22:15 6
    - I'm not sure what this is, but thank you -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:23 2
      - You'll enter a code that gives you a 25% XP bonus as you play. -- nm - David Sep 2, 22:34 1
        
        thank you sir -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:42
    - *salutes* -- nm - Spawn Sep 2, 22:22
    - Now you just need to stock up on Rockstar energy drink. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 2, 22:18 1
      - NEVER! -- nm - David Sep 2, 22:32
And I forgot to post the Cavemen Draft GIF, which looks something like... -- (pic) - David Sep 2, 21:49 [Attachment] 1 1
- love this -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:22
I hope the fallout of the 1-megaton surface blast doesn't pose a threat to anyone. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 21:45
current oregon wildfire map. We are burning up -- (link) - Bacon Sep 2, 21:20 2
- [bacon bacon bacon bacon] - [baconized] Sep 2, 21:44 1
  - Fried up nice and crisp. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 21:57
Driving is exhausting. I was only on the road for a total of 3 hours, but I'm wiped. - Beryllium Sep 2, 21:05
5.1 "Mining explosion" (read: nuke test) reported in N. Korea -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 20:55 3
- tbh it would be kind of funny if it actually was just an earthquake and no one believed them -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 22:22
- 6.3 ... so that seems big. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 21:15 1
  - NK now has hydrogen bomb capability (says pundit on cnn) this bomb was 10x more powerful than previous test -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 21:55
su prize su prize su prize....WH walking back don the con's pledge to donate personal funds -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 20:30 7
- MY HANDS ARE TOO BIG! -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 20:46
- meanwhile DELL CEO pledges $36 mill -- (link) - Remlik Sep 2, 20:38 3
  - Nice, but it is from his foundation and he is from Houston. I applaud him stepping up, but this isn't exactly a personal donation. -- nm - GregW Sep 2, 20:43 2
    - true. -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 20:47 1
      - I would expect Bill to do the same if Redmond (or Seattle) were hit by some disaster. -- nm - GregW Sep 2, 21:06
- Wow, I thought he would at least wait for a few months before trying to weasel out of that one. Either that or have one of his "charities" pay it. -- nm - GregW Sep 2, 20:32 1
  - Yeah, I figured it would be a charity of his or from the campaign donations that he's been raising -- nm - zork Sep 2, 21:02
Louisville survived a close one with Purdue. That would have been embarrassing. -- nm - GregW Sep 2, 20:28 1
- Western Michigan gave USC a run for their money. The underdogs put up a fight today. -- nm - Mop Sep 2, 21:58
american food I was never aware of before....Steak Fingers....similar to chicken friend steak, only cut into fajita size strips and tempura battered.. - zeitgeist Sep 2, 20:22 9
- one of my favorite things as a kid, its an Idaho dish -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:24 3
  - but we called them Finger Steaks, not the other way around -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 22:25 2
    - Your way sounds like something made from fingers -- nm - zork Sep 2, 22:51 1
      - it came from the way they were meant to be eaten, by hand -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 23:16
- anyone can be killed, anything can be deep fried. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 2, 20:31 4
  - That reminds me. The winner of the Big Tex Award was announced last week, the "Funnel Cake Bacon Queso Burger". -- (link) - GregW Sep 2, 21:05 3
    - it actually looks interesting enough to try. some of the others like the deef fried fruit loops are a definate no for me. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 2, 22:14
    - Are you going this year? -- nm - Pippy Sep 2, 21:22 1
      - No, have never gone here, but I grew up about 2 miles from the state fairground in Lincoln, so I had enough of that. -- nm - GregW Sep 2, 21:58
Crash!! Are you close enough to Soda Springs to have felt that quake? - Meg Sep 2, 20:15 15
- I just got home. I had no idea this was going on. -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 21:05
- Having just gone through a hurricane, I think I'd still take them over quakes. I've felt only one I can recall and it was so minor yet terrifying. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 20:48 3
  - I would put a quake down with a tornado. I was in the 89 world series quake and it was 1 minute of pure terror. -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 20:53 2
    - When you can't even trust the ground underneath you, I dunno man. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 20:54
    - At least a tornado you get a few minutes warning -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 20:53
- Did the soda foam all over the table? -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 20:16 9
  - Unlikely :) but they've had quite a swarm today. Could be Yellowstone seismic activity, -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 20:21 8
    - And continuing..... -- (link) - Meg Sep 2, 20:24 7
      - I looked at where the quake was, I doubt they felt that one. Too far away is my guess for that sized quake -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 20:31 6
        
        Yep, guess it's closer to Salt Lake City - northwestern Utah felt it. -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 20:35 5
        
        The the Yellowstone magma caldera go down that far south? -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 20:39 4
        
        Where the swarm is at, not Salt lake -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 20:39 3
        
        We're still doomed. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 20:41 2
        
        On the bright side, you won't make anymore bad fantasy football trades. -- nm - Bacon Sep 2, 20:45 1
        
        hmmmmmmm -- nm - crash davis Sep 2, 21:06
Hahaha! Brock is a Bronco -- nm - decline Sep 2, 19:55
You're a coterie - Facto Sep 2, 19:52
I'll say it. This game is boring. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 2, 19:22 2
- High levels of choke from FSU. -- nm - David's iPad Sep 2, 19:50 1
  - Great defensive play, terrible QB play. -- nm - David's iPad Sep 2, 19:59
Forecast is for heat again tomorrow. Am I wrong to hope people will think it too hot to visit old buildings? -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 19:10 7
- You are wrong. I gave a cemetery tour this morning. - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 19:14 6
  - We are going up to Detroit Reservoir and there are three fires near it. - Bacon Sep 2, 21:18
  - That's so goth. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 20:25
  - Darn ;) We had a tour on Wednesday. Group from a retirement community. We had limited time and I kind of rushed them through... - Meg Sep 2, 19:23 3
    - If my Columbia River trip comes together next year I'll be in Portland for a day or two - but not at the weekend :( -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 19:46 2
      - Oops, I lied. Guess it's this years trip doesn't last until the weekend. Next year would get into Portland on Saturday! -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 19:53 1
        
        Doesn't matter. I'll have plenty of vacation time and will certainly take off a day or two for you! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 19:59
So, Nebraska won its first game of the season. - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 18:59 2
- It is only halftime. -- nm - GregW Sep 2, 19:00 1
  - (whoops ... my mistake) So, Nebraska is winning its first game of the season. - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 19:09
So, Oregon State won its first game of the season. - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 18:58 1
- By the skin of their teeth. It's a rebuilding decade. Hopefully Andersen can turn his frustration into something productive. - Mop Sep 2, 20:13
LivingSocial website basically Groupon at this point. -- (link) - budice Sep 2, 18:53 3
- Yeah, I noticed that. Did they merge or something? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 2, 20:19 1
  - Yes LivingSocial went bankrupt and Groupon bought them. They got rid of all of their D.C. (HQ) property -- nm - MDH Sep 2, 20:26
- I thought they merged last year anyway? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 20:19
What would the resulting hero/villain be called? -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 2, 18:45 3
- AntAgonist -- nm - peglegpete Sep 2, 18:51 2
  - Nice! Even "AntAgony" might work. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 19:13 1
    - Hey, Canadian IT guy and comic book heroes phantast: - Facto Sep 2, 19:54
I'll repost this during the week, but - if anyone here drinks Coke products but doesn't collect the codes, would you please consider giving them to me - kelly Sep 2, 18:44 9
- I have a few hundred caps I collected hoping they would eventually come back, but they don't seem to be worth anything now. - GregW Sep 2, 19:06 6
  - Sure! I can reimburse you for shipping. Emailed pics would be ok too. Thank you! -- nm - kelly Sep 2, 19:25 5
    - How much are points worth now? -- nm - GregW Sep 2, 19:33 4
      - I'm not sure. -- nm - kelly Sep 2, 19:49 3
        
        You might want to check to be sure it is worth it. You can send me your address at my gmail. -- nm - GregW Sep 2, 20:03 2
        
        The school gets money per code. I'm sure it's not much per, but it all adds up. (Much like the Box Tops, which his school also collects) -- nm - kelly Sep 2, 20:27 1
        
        Found it here. 5 cents per cap and 15 cents for 12-pack. -- (link) - GregW Sep 2, 21:45
- Will do. I gave up on them under the new system. -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 18:45 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - kelly Sep 2, 19:26
I must have decided I hate myself so I started playing Pokemon Shuffle again. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 18:39 6
- I don't know what Pokemon Shuffle is, but now I want to play it. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 18:43 5
  - It was the very first Nintendo mobile game (Though I'm playing on 3DS) A Pokemon themed match 3 with each having special abilities. F2P, P2W. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 18:48
  - Because you also hate yourself? -- nm - iSpam Sep 2, 18:44 3
    - Pretty much, yes. But I like Qale. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 19:09 2
      - I'm so leafy. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 19:30 1
        
        And densely green! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 20:40
Why would my local school district be sending out promotional mailings? Are they losing attendance to private schools? -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 18:32
Functional tests are very helpful for implementing new features, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 18:24 1
- The one downside is that they can be slow. Heh. Three or so minutes to verify that most of ST is working. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 18:29
Anyone here watch any Joe Rogan or Ben Shapiro podcasts (YouTube clips).. ? -- nm - Facto Sep 2, 18:06
Hey Hunting, I meant to show you this. -- (pic) - David Sep 2, 18:02 [Attachment] 4
- Whoops, it's this one. -- (pic) - David Sep 2, 18:04 [Attachment] 3
  - Oh, I have no doubt...and I collected much of the set. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 2, 18:12 2
    - As an fyi, we'll probably go to SMB most Sundays for 1 PM kickoff... - David Sep 2, 18:18 1
      - Sounds good. We'll keep that in mind. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 2, 18:27
The Huskers have 2 starters on offense with a first name of Tanner. Was that a popular name 20 years ago? - GregW Sep 2, 18:00
Such a shame that Stieg Larsson passed away with so much material left on the table. -- nm* - Roger More Sep 2, 17:48 4
- What about that guy who keeps writing "his" novels? - Facto Sep 2, 18:00 2
  - $$$$$$$$$ -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 20:13 1
    - Yes, of course -- nm - Facto Sep 2, 23:32
- *page 75 of notes* "The girl with the asshole tattooist father" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 17:49

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