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Trump has an estate on St. Martin. It got smooshed -- (link) - decline Sep 6, 07:59 1
- Emergency relief fund stat! -- nm - GOP congressmen Sep 6, 08:03
Just for funsies: Current Top 10 in domestic box office for 2017. Go. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 07:52 23
- Skull Island. Split. -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 08:06
- Logan. -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 08:05
- Apes -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 08:04 1
  - 15. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 08:04
- Despicable Me 3. -- nm - Inigo Sep 6, 08:02 3
  - 5. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 08:04
  - Get Out. -- nm - Inigo Sep 6, 08:03 1
    - 10. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 08:04
- Still need 5, 9, and 10. 5 was a summer release. 9 and 10 were not. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 08:01 2
  - Boss Baby, Get Out -- nm - ajrimmer Sep 6, 08:03 1
    - 11 and 10, though they may flip soon. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 08:04
- Transformers. Homecoming. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 08:00 1
  - 17 and 4. -- nm* - Baronnywise Sep 6, 08:00
- Wonder Woman, Guardians 2, Beauty and the Beast -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 07:54 5
  - 2, 3, 1. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 07:56
  - Oh eff... Pirates 5. -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 07:55 3
    - 12. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 07:56
    - Fast 8, Logan. -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 07:56 1
      - 7, 6. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 07:57
- Dunkirk -- nm - budice Sep 6, 07:53 1
  - 8. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 07:56
- BATB, WonderWoman, GOTG2 -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 07:53 1
  - 1, 2, and 3, smartypants. -- nm - Baronnywise Sep 6, 07:56
ty97 airline assistance request - what is the latest flight out of Omaha NE to DFW? - Epiphany Sep 6, 07:51 4
- Looks like 7:20pm out of OMA, arriving DFW 9:15pm. This may vary a bit throughout the seasons though - ty97 Sep 6, 07:53 3
  - Looking in November, appears no 7:20pm and the last flight is (!) 1:40pm out of OMA. -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 6, 07:55 2
    - I'm going in October - should be fine. except my damn hotel is booked - Epiphany Sep 6, 07:56 1
      - also - Thank You Very Much!! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 07:56
Interesting. United Airlines scaling *back* Basic Economy offering (aka doing less of it) -- (link) - ty97 Sep 6, 07:45 11
- what does that even mean? It didn't work? the demand was too high? not enough? it cost them money? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 07:53 10
  - Among other reasons, they've lost customers to another airline (unnamed, but it's American) that didn't have Basic Economy on most routes - ty97 Sep 6, 07:56 9
    - more - ty97 Sep 6, 08:02
    - We took out airlines offering basic economy from even showing in our search results. Hate it so much!! -- nm* - Bacon Sep 6, 07:58 3
      - I refuse to book Basic Economy. I just wish Google Flights would offer to exclude it -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 08:01 2
        
        hoity - decline Sep 6, 08:02
        
        It's like they said, everyone hates Spirit Airlines, let's be like them. -- nm - Bacon Sep 6, 08:02
    - so weird. SM & I talked this am - we would never do it - not worth the $ 40 -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 07:57 3
      - Exactly. -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 08:04
      - The only time I'd do it is when I do the up and back to Chicago every year. I don't stay the night so I have no luggage. - spamlet Sep 6, 07:59 1
        
        If I were doing a quick turn with an underseat carry-on only on a plane with no middle seats, I'd consider it. That's it. - ty97 Sep 6, 08:05
Van Halen's 1st album remade by kids -- (link) - Remlik Sep 6, 07:43 1
- Marc Anthony should hire them and call his band The Wolf Gang. -- nm - Max Sep 6, 08:06
SHeriff Clarke was going to join the 45 admininstration till General Kelly nixed that idea -- (link) - Remlik Sep 6, 07:42
SEA DE Michael Bennett had a runin with LVPD during the weekend of Mayweather-McGregor fight -- (link) - budice Sep 6, 07:37 1
- good (he lawyered up to sue), hope he burns them to the ground -- nm* - Beaker Sep 6, 08:06
For Pippy: Chris Evans will not cede the Battle of the Hollywood Chrises to either Pine or Hemsworth without a serious fight - Diva Sep 6, 07:15 11
- I think Lowell is a sleeper with a high ceiling -- nm - CQ Sep 6, 07:32 2
  - nah, Brah. -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 07:36
  - He's B-Team Chris. Good in a crunch, but will never be a starter -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 07:34
- As well he should not! #TeamEvans -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 07:26
- the joke is - " find someone who loves you like Chris Evans loves his rescue dog" snort. - Epiphany Sep 6, 07:21 3
  - and oh yeah - that's the best. -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 07:26
  - There were a few movie productions going on in Capetown while I was there. Which is just great. -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 07:24 1
    - !! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 07:28
- How about Pratt -- nm - eag Sep 6, 07:19 2
  - nah - Passengers and Mag 7 underwhelmed. GOTG2 got beat by WonderWoman. Going thru a divorce. -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 07:23
  - his divorce is taking him down a few notches on the Chris list. - Epiphany Sep 6, 07:22
Reportedly video from the Maho beach cam in St Maarten before the cam was destroyed -- (link) - ty97 Sep 6, 07:11 13
- Irma's edge is at San Juan (I think I stayed at this hotel) -- (link) - decline Sep 6, 07:53
- We are/were going there in January. :( -- nm - Bacon Sep 6, 07:36 4
  - I'm not a beach person, never been to the Caribbean, but it was always one of the islands that intrigued me. - ty97 Sep 6, 07:42 2
    - It is really nice. We also really enjoyed St. Lucia and Puerto Rico. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 6, 08:01
    - Here is our video, Jaxsean, Budice, and myself with family. -- (link) - Bacon Sep 6, 07:51 [youtube]
  - That was one of our stops in December. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 6, 07:40
- and -- (link) - ty97 Sep 6, 07:34 2
  - damn -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 07:38 1
    - And they are basically only in the eye now -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 07:42
- This is what it feels like inside my brain until I get more of those brownies -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 07:31
- Watch til the very end I think I see a wight -- nm - rollo Sep 6, 07:26
- that's windy -- nm - decline Sep 6, 07:21
- The airport at SXM. I don't think the storm is over there yet either -- (link) - ty97 Sep 6, 07:14
I'm waiting for lowe's to come measure my attic for new carpet. they're supposed to be here between 8 and 12. - windows jones Sep 6, 07:09
Fake architect named Newman sentenced in 'Operation Vandelay Industries' -- (link) - mara Sep 6, 07:09 1
- Someone has a sense of humor. Also, the suspect's full name is Paul Newman. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 07:30
My local weather guy says the chance of Irma missing Florida is now at about 50/50. -- (link) - Qale Sep 6, 07:08 3
- I would be *thrilled* if this means it just turns and goes out to sea -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 07:42
- Sure. Either it will, or it won't. -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 07:31
- We have Katia now as well -- nm - eag Sep 6, 07:12
‘Will’ canceled after one season by TNT -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 07:01 2
- Watch my film Bill instead, suitable for the whole family (think Monty Python meets Blackadder) -- nm - LMS Sep 6, 07:06
- 'kelly' renewed for Season 2 -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 07:01
Morning Qale Trivia Question before I take a nap: Which came first Neopets... or Pokemon? -- nm - Qale Sep 6, 06:51 4
- poke poke poke your mon -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 6, 07:05
- (spoiler with the answer) - Qale Sep 6, 07:03
- Pokemon -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 06:56
- neo -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 06:52
Speaking of Lego, they are laying off 1400 people because nobody buys legos anymore -- nm - decline Sep 6, 06:51 4
- Well, the patent expiration probably hurt - but we definitely buy Lego. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 07:28
- but they're keeping their Vice President of Making Sure They Hurt Like Hell When Parents Step on Them -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 07:07
- When it costs around $100k for a set I understand why no one buys them. ;-) - Krusty Sep 6, 06:55 1
  - word -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 07:32
Finch got a bid! $45, 6 days left. This will keep him entertained. He wants enough money to get some Lego set. - CQ Sep 6, 06:48 4
- suck it, kilbo! -- nm - decline Sep 6, 06:51 3
  - ebay: land of idiots -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 06:58 2
    - it's the 150/147 rainbow charizard fwiw -- nm - CQ Sep 6, 07:20 1
      - yeah, that's a good one -- (link*) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 07:24
So I'm looking for a basic video card for an older PC. Nothing fantastic but more than the embedded graphics it has now. -- (edited) - spamlet Sep 6, 06:48 7
- I'd recommend the Nvidia 1050 -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 06:57 6
  - Ok, it doesn't require external power. Can I tell how much my power supply supplies? - spamlet Sep 6, 06:59 5
    - Generally the only way would be to look at the power supply itself OR if you had the Dell model it might be listed in the specs online -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 07:00 4
      - Is there a difference between low profile cards and full ones? - spamlet Sep 6, 07:47 3
        
        Nope -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 07:53 2
        
        Then why wouldn't all cards be low profile? - spamlet Sep 6, 07:55 1
        
        There are some cooling concerns with the smaller cards as the graphics cards get more advanced - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 08:05
Variety's review of It -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 6, 06:45 3
- Review of what? -- nm - Who's on first Sep 6, 07:30
- I wonder if he actually expected people to know the word "chthonian"... -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 07:26
- and (wap?) of mother! -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 6, 06:45
Trade in Feud of Feuds??!! -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 06:45 3
- details - Beaker Sep 6, 06:45 2
  - meh, I like Green better than anyone in that deal, but it is very meh. -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 07:14 1
    - I just hope I get Crash on the Seattle bye week :) -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 07:16
Huh. Westboro Baptist in town to protest at a local Cincinnati high school because they have an LGBT Club for students. -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 06:43 3
- or in their words, "a cesspool of lust, frivolity, wanton sin, and every manner of evil including pushing sodomy and gender confusion" -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 06:45 2
  - aka football locker room -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 06:48 1
    - Right? Welcome to high school. -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 06:48
ST knows. Plants from the community common area and next door neighbor are overflowing onto our patio. Who is responsible to cut them? - James Bond (aka on phone) Sep 6, 06:42 9
- You can cut what is on your property, but if it causes damage to the plant and makes it die you are responsible for the cost of replacement. The - jnine Sep 6, 10:27
- Unless it's poison ivy or Audrey IIs, just trim what's over the fence. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 6, 07:07
- First question: do the plants grow fruits and/or vegetables that you can eat or smoke? -- nm* - Beaker Sep 6, 06:58 3
  - or does it look like weed? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 06:59 1
    - I added more to the initial post to cover this :) -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 07:00
  - If the answer is no, buy a groundhog and set it lose next door -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 06:59
- My friend just dealt with this on his property. It's the neighbors responsibility. - Krusty Sep 6, 06:53
- you can cut the part on your property. -- nm - Andie Sep 6, 06:53
- if it is on my property, I cut it - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 06:51
SWGOH: Our guild got 26 stars from territory battles. How about yours? - Inigo Sep 6, 06:41 10
- I don't know where I'd find that, but probably about 5. I wound up in a crap guild because I blindly hit "accept" on everything in my inbox. -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 07:35 2
  - You should probably find a new one. -- nm - spamlet Sep 6, 07:46
  - Oh, just got the reward. We got 3 stars. -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 07:40
- 10. I need a new guild. Not enough active people. -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 07:11
- We hit 35. Should have had 36-37 if people coordinated like they should have. -- nm - spamlet Sep 6, 06:46 2
  - Did any guilds get 45? -- nm - Inigo Sep 6, 06:50 1
    - I doubt it. There were several platoons that we needed characters that literally didn't exist. - spamlet Sep 6, 06:53
- 22. But we got zero in the last phase. We kicked 5 people, so that did not help. -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 06:42 2
  - Kicked 5 people you say? Need anyone new? -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 07:12
  - and new people brought in after it started could not contribute -- nm - decline Sep 6, 06:46
OUT - Evans and Jackson, IN - Sammy Watkins and Zay Jones - Strongbad Sep 6, 06:33 5
- any word on ODB Jr? -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 06:51 2
  - nothing as of yet. I have him in my $ league. looking like game time decision. 8pm Sun too. sucks -- nm - CQ Sep 6, 07:21 1
    - I have Thielen on Monday so can swap out -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 07:35
- I lost Evans and Snead but gained Zeke. I have to start Ginn in place of Evans. *shrug* -- nm - Krusty Sep 6, 06:50
- I just had to pick up a WR with Snead suspended and Doctson (waived) questionable. - spamlet Sep 6, 06:45
Hey, fella! Fella! You got any more brownies? *grabbing you by the lapels and shaking you vigorously* You gotta tell me where I can get more brownies! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 06:33 1
- *stages an intervention* We feel you care more about the brownies than us. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 6, 06:46
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- Sunday night into Monday morning -- nm - decline Sep 6, 06:30 1
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Hold onto your helmet. - Spawn Sep 6, 06:25
Danny Devito was at the premiere last night, which was a nice suprise. Sadly he didn't come to the after party. -- nm - LMS Sep 6, 06:23
Seeking 9 other players for Bill Simmons style NFL wins pool rules inside - rollo Sep 6, 06:21 6
- Yo! -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 06:43
- I'm in please. -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 06:37
- I'm in. Always wanted to do it. -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 06:32
- wait what how does this work? I'm in -- nm - CQ Sep 6, 06:24 2
  - You pick 3 NFL teams in a draft based on the order in my prev. msg. Combined highest wins total is the objective -- nm - rollo Sep 6, 06:28 1
    - cool -- nm - CQ Sep 6, 06:30
Dolphins/Bucs game has been postponed until week 11. Set you FFB line ups acordingly -- nm - CQ Sep 6, 06:21
FJS Yahoo Draft Grade: B- but even Yahoo can't resist throwing some shade Blood Feud style -- (edited) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 06:19 1
- also, thanks Yahoo for drafting a player who is out for the season -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 06:23

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