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Skype call with my parents this morning. Did my Dad say... - Mop Sep 6, 11:14 3
- C. -- nm - decline Sep 6, 11:15 1
  - omega. -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 11:21
- no -- nm - Spawn Sep 6, 11:14
I don't understand what happened with debt ceilings and Daca and people saying the Dems won. Huh? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 11:11
Trump is backing a Democratic plan to raise the debt ceiling. -- (link) - Mop Sep 6, 11:09 1
- heh -- (link) - decline Sep 6, 11:10
Heh. GTA V perfectly placed truck = death -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 11:08 [youtube] 2
- Seems to me the A.I. in GTA needs a bit of tweaking. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 11:13 1
  - It is pretty comical also that people just 1) survive 2) get out of their cars and run randomly - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 11:15
I swear the esquimalt base alert system just played the Close Encounters theme. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 11:02 2
- what's an esquimalt? -- nm - decline Sep 6, 11:05 1
  - I dunno, what's esquimalt with you? (Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is named after a local First Nation, IIRC) - Beryllium Sep 6, 11:12
I think -- maybe, just maybe -- Peter Gabriel's cover of Heroes has edged out Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt as my favorite cover song. - ReluctantCynic Sep 6, 10:58 1
- i only just heard this for the first time last night. We started watching Series 1 on 'Stranger Things'. It's a gorgeous rendition. -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 11:11
US Open Spoiler -- (edited) - Diva Sep 6, 10:56
T-Mobile family plans members now get free Netflix. -- (link) - iSpam Sep 6, 10:56 2
- Sweet! That'll allow me to use what I'm paying them to pay for the Xbox game pass. -- nm - Krusty Sep 6, 11:23
- I was already thinking about switching.. Man, kinda hard not to now. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Sep 6, 11:01
*sees 11 am updated path of Irma for the first time* No. No likey the 8 AM Monday eye location. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 6, 10:54 9
- Are you guys evacuating? Down here we're still undecided how to prep -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 6, 11:22 4
  - No, we're not in an evacuation area. We're about 20 miles inland, but still. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 6, 11:23 3
    - We're about 9 miles from the coast. And I have a 9.30pm flight out West on Friday night... still wondering if it'll go out -- nm - Hotkiss Sep 6, 11:29 1
      - You should head back to Savannah! :) - - JaxSean Sep 6, 11:30
    - stay safe -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 11:26
- Looking at historical paths, so far it matches 1928 and 1960, maybe Frances in 2004. - Max Sep 6, 11:07
- In "Last Flight Out of Puerto Rico", Tom, a middle management analyst, works furiously with the airlines to get people out of the path. - Mop Sep 6, 11:00
- I'm worried about you and Savannah. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 6, 10:56
- seems like a good time for a little trip northward -- nm - decline Sep 6, 10:56
Bungie's Destiny 2 intro for Destiny vets was really well done. I'm not spoiling, so you can see for yourself. -- nm - Shaun Sep 6, 10:53 1
- I grabbed my phone and took a pic of spoil - Spawn Sep 6, 11:07
PBS: After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 6, 10:52 2
- Why is PBS supporting the Mike Rowe agenda? PBS is a bunch of Rowe-ites! -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 11:09
- Are there any shop classes in school, metal shop, carpentry -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 11:08
‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ extended through 2020 on HBO -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 10:51 2
- it's good at times, but I can only take him in small doses -- nm - decline Sep 6, 10:53 1
  - Yeah. I like the show but it's really more about the guests. He tends to get interesting guests. -- nm - volnelk Sep 6, 11:01
Tiger shot dead after roaming metro Atlanta neighborhood -- (link) - mara Sep 6, 10:46 5
- Milk was the better choice, Tony -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 11:09 1
  - hmm...Frosted Flakes hmm... -- nm - Diva Sep 6, 11:15
- *hums Tiger Rag* -- nm - Strongbad Sep 6, 10:48
- he was just looking for the golf course -- nm - decline Sep 6, 10:47
- He was looking to pick up your daughter. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:46
HSX question: I believe there is no moviestock for this. Is there a way to know if there ever was? -- (link) - mara Sep 6, 10:39 4
- On the search page, go to one of the drop-down search boxes (headed "active stocks") and select "active and delisted stocks" -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 10:46 1
  - Thank you! -- nm - mara Sep 6, 10:48
- A site:hsx.com search for "andrew ferguson" doesn't produce any results, though it's possible a dead stock description was edited later. -- nm - Max Sep 6, 10:45 1
  - Okay, thanks! -- nm - mara Sep 6, 10:47
In terms of lost tourism $$$, I've seen Mara's numbers ($1.3bil) from GBTA but they're also quoted as saying $7.4bil - Mop Sep 6, 10:23 5
- I've ready reports that Chinese tourism is down. Many retailers are expectng softer quarters because of it. Will look for a source. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Sep 6, 11:02
- Inbound tourism to the US is about $90B in direct and indirect spending, so I doubt the $37B figure is accurate -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 10:29 3
  - Hang on, I got confused - it's more like $250 billion. -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 11:07
  - Trump cost America one TRILLION dollars in tourism in 2017! -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:56 1
    - Total tourism #s include domestic tourism - Americans staying in America. -- nm - Roger More Sep 6, 11:19
Voice Actor of Rick & Morty prank calls Olsteen's hotline.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 6, 10:15 1
- H3H3 is doing prank calls now? Is this what they've always been? -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:28
I just made this ... is it funny? -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 6, 10:10 [Attachment] 1
- Why's it blur--- Oh, I get it. OK, yeah. Print it. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:14
Breaking: NFL considering 6 game suspension for Tom Brady cause his wife said he had a concussion and they say he didn't in new report - Beaker Sep 6, 10:08 1
- Next they'll be suspending him for being too handsome. HATERS! -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:10
I can already tell that salad for lunch is not going to be enough -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 10:07
My ex just dropped $600 for the VIP ticket to Hillary's tour. - Mop Sep 6, 10:05 56
- "I mixed up! I inverted the definitions of secular and non-secular! Hillary Clinton thinks I'm an idiot! I made an idiot out of myself in front of Hillary Clinton!!!" -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 10:52 2
  - That bit is almost 20 years old and still phenomenal. -- nm - David Sep 6, 11:21
  - *smiles politely, shakes your hand, doesn't remember a thing nor give a fuck* -- nm - Hillary Sep 6, 11:10
- Want me to say hello to her at the event? - ReluctantCynic Sep 6, 10:24 20
  - heh, I thought you meant say hello to Hilary :) -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 10:34
  - get me a signed book! -- nm - Remlik Sep 6, 10:29 16
    - I will do my best. - ReluctantCynic Sep 6, 10:34 15
      - I of course will pay for the book. -- nm - Remlik Sep 6, 10:38 3
        
        Remlik is buyin' ! -- nm - decline Sep 6, 10:43 2
        
        sweet! -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 10:44 1
        
        Of course and I'm tripple the pricing for you! -- nm - Remlik Sep 6, 11:04
      - yes please! -- nm - decline Sep 6, 10:34 10
        
        word and if Bill is handy get him to sign mine too! -- nm* - Beaker Sep 6, 10:35 9
        
        *gasp!* It hadn't even occurred to me that Bill might be there. I would pay $600 for a meet-and-greet with Bill. - Mop Sep 6, 10:49 8
        
        you gonna wear your blue dress? -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 10:55 1
        
        ~devil with a blue dress on~ -- nm - Strongbad Sep 6, 11:00
        
        he won't be there, these tours are a slog -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 10:55
        
        I have been in the Bill vicinity. He radiates, I'm not kidding, there's like an aura around him pulling you to him like a magnet. -- nm - jnine Sep 6, 10:54 1
        
        yup. I've never, ever, been around someone like that before. -- nm - Remlik Sep 6, 11:04
        
        steal your ex's ticket ! -- nm - decline Sep 6, 10:50
        
        Let's go brother, we're hitting the clubs -- nm - Slick Willy Sep 6, 10:50 1
        
        Best strip clubs in the country! You know it! -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:55
  - Don't know anything about mocking, but if you want to introduce yourself, go ahead. I bet she'd love to meet the Senator, too. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:25 1
    - Sure thing. I'll remember to get her name later. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 6, 10:33
- Serious question... Clinton? - Cuzzin Todd Sep 6, 10:18 10
  - before the republicans painted her as a murderous child raping email deleter, she was the world most admired woman who got $200,000 for a speech -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 10:52 2
    - child eating, not raping. -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 10:56 1
      - wait for it... -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 10:58
  - A book tour involves various book publicity events scheduled for an author. These events may include book signings, conferences, and interviews. -- nm - mara Sep 6, 10:24 3
    - OK - Book tour. Was thinking stadium/concert style setting with the "second row" reference. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 6, 10:29 2
      - Sounds like it's a speech, of sorts. -- (link) - mara Sep 6, 10:32 1
        
        'Tis. In Portland, she'll be appearing at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert all downtown. - ReluctantCynic Sep 6, 10:36
  - I didn't even know she had a band. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 6, 10:20 2
    - And I think we can all agree, she got no rhythm. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 6, 10:28 1
      - Hillary & the Pantsuits -- nm - JaxSean Sep 6, 10:53
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  - FWIW, I'm not judging either. She's a fan and she's got the money. I'm very happy for her. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:26 9
    - This'll probably be one of her top 5 moments of her life. She's certainly not alone. Those tickets sold out instantly. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:27 8
      - don't they all know they are contributing to her treasure bath???? -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 10:27 7
        
        More money so more children can be used as sex slaves on Mars by the elite. -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 10:30
        
        Have you ever gone to a White Sox game? A concert? Bought a product from a company with a wealthy CEO? Did you care? -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 10:29 1
        
        I don't care, I am just being an ass. -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 10:30
        
        groiny, covering up all those murders and child sex abuse costs money! -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:29 1
        
        we should all chip in and buy Monica a ticket. -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 10:31
        
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        it would appear she has been well compensated for her efforts. -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 10:29
  - did I mention I'm going to see Hamilton again in 9 days :) -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 10:22
  - I am not judging her spending, I am judging her taste! -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 10:18
- ewwww, but really 600 bucks for a meet and greet along with those seats is not that bad. - groiny Sep 6, 10:12 1
  - Apparently includes a signed 1st edition of the book. Yeah, I figured she'd be into that, which is why I told her. - Mop Sep 6, 10:14
- And *everything's* sold out. I'm happy for her. She's really excited. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:09
- I complained that it was a lot of money and she dismissed me like I was being a hater. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:07 4
  - Was it your money? -- nm - Max Sep 6, 10:24 2
    - Naw. She makes substantially more money than me and she's free to spend it as she likes. - Mop Sep 6, 10:25
    - in some way, probably! -- nm - groiny Sep 6, 10:25
  - More specifically, I complained that the cheap seats for $85 was a lot of money... -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:08
TMZ has video of the Michael Bennett encounter with the Vegas cops -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 10:04 1
- Is he black in the video? Because that explains a lot. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:11
(so I can find this later) A Beginner’s Guide To The World Of Destiny -- (link) - crash davis Sep 6, 10:02 2
- Mine should be delivered today, will be on for a bit tonight, tomorrow is IT and Friday I should be on a while. -- nm* - groiny Sep 6, 10:13
- I just skimmed it, but it looks like a fairly solid write-up. -- nm - Shaun Sep 6, 10:10
Did I just see a glitch in the matrix? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 6, 10:01
VLIR: Spawn, yes, they often make Low profile and "normal" versions of the same card but usually they have different cooling components - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 10:01 5
- Well, I never... - spamlet Sep 6, 10:13 3
  - damnit. your stupid iSpam nick :) -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 10:21 2
    - Seriously though thanks for the help. -- nm - iSpam Sep 6, 10:24 1
      - np. boring details inside - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 10:34
- was just reading articles about this card the other day -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Sep 6, 10:02
Delta 302 is in the air from SJU to JFK. -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 09:55 3
- The movie will be called "Last Plane Out of Puerto Rico". It'll win Best Picture in 2027. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 09:58 2
  - With cameos from Primo and Epico Colon. -- nm - Qale Sep 6, 10:04
  - Irmagerd: The Last Flight -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 09:59
School district apologizes after teacher bans Trump Campaign shirts -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 6, 09:55
Speaking of Delta, people are posting on Twitter about their flights out of Miami booming in price. - volnelk Sep 6, 09:50 9
- No. It should be $3,125.00 -- nm - Qale Sep 6, 10:05
- "Well then maybe you shouldn't participate in or endorse capitalism." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 09:54
- Delta is scheduled to have their employee golf tournament in Orlando this weekend, 700 people. They still haven't canceled. My friend's husband is - jnine Sep 6, 09:53
- People don't understand how fare classes and airline inventory work. - ty97 Sep 6, 09:52
- The tweet I saw to that effect had a reply maybe an hour later saying the airline had called it a mistake and fixed it. -- nm - mara Sep 6, 09:51 3
  - (Followed by a bunch of replies saying, uh, maybe you should delete the first tweet then.) -- nm - mara Sep 6, 09:52 2
    - Ah, and a bunch more people are taking the image and tweeting it themselves. -- (link) - mara Sep 6, 09:54 1
      - Also important to note: That's not even Delta's website -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 09:54
- Regardless of the two cities, I would always expect something astronomically high if it's the day of the flight. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 6, 09:51
NFL Pop Quiz: When is the last time an NFL team played in 16 consecutive weeks? - Strongbad Sep 6, 09:47
Best post on B2 -- (link) - con_carne Sep 6, 09:46 [Backboard]
Boy whose heart stopped after bite of hot dog found to have rare condition - crash davis Sep 6, 09:37
Submitted -- (link) - ty97 Sep 6, 09:37 6
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  - Dude, I just made a post, no need to get harsh! -- nm - ty97 Sep 6, 10:17
- *eye roll* Checking IDs at the shelter? That's not only going to deter people with warrants, but also undocumented immigrants. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 10:03
- JFC - so lets make sure the folks who might be not be the most upstanding citizens stay hidden away - Epiphany Sep 6, 09:50 2
  - yeah, and that sheriff probably thought he was being hilarious -- nm - crash davis Sep 6, 10:00 1
    - They're serious. They've doubled down. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 6, 10:16
nmb David (MB stadium report) -- (edited) - Strongbad Sep 6, 09:35 1
- We were actually talking about going this month or next. I'm really looking forward to it. -- nm - David Sep 6, 09:44
decline: yes in the UK and they sell something called an Alabama Cheese Burger -- (link) - crash davis Sep 6, 09:33 3
- I've seen places put tons of black pepper on a burger and call it "Montreal seasoning" to which Montreal would say "Quoi the fuck?!" -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 09:40 2
  - I've liked the Montreal seasoning I've had. Someday, I'd like to go to Montreal and try the actual smoked meat -- nm - crash davis Sep 6, 09:42 1
    - OMG, it's soooooooo good. -- nm - Mop Sep 6, 09:52

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