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YDC - my co worker returned from NYC where she went to Global Fest and asked us if we watched Supernatural because she met " Dean" - Epiphany Sep 27, 07:12
It's snowing! - decline Sep 27, 06:56 2
- We have a ski resort opened earlier than ever before. Limited runs but open -- nm - Bacon Sep 27, 07:10 1
  - and people claim 'global warming' is real! -- nm - decline Sep 27, 07:12
Destiny folks, for Faction tokens, you can farm the hell out of them on the EDZ area. - groiny Sep 27, 06:56 5
- I got more than 70 last night in about an hour, while also doing public events. - JaxSean Sep 27, 07:14 3
  - assuming Iron Banner is similar to D1, next week is a good week to get more light. - groiny Sep 27, 07:16
  - you have to do the daily or weekly missions that give you engrams to get better than that -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 07:15
  - I was just talking to Shaun about this, I am mid 280's and all my engrams are dropping at 277 -- nm - groiny Sep 27, 07:15
- also, buy the buff from Cayde for EDZ to show you where chests are - groiny Sep 27, 06:57
From Bill and Sal - "Sir" Blake Bortles is 3-0 in London -- nm - rollo Sep 27, 06:54 1
- Yep. I believe he now has 13 career wins. 23% of them were in the UK. -- nm - volnelk Sep 27, 07:10
I wonder how long it takes voiceover people to do the Magoosh ads without giggling at the stupid name. - spamlet Sep 27, 06:53
I just had to contact Flybe airlines in England about a change to our flight they made. It was so EASY! I was on the phone maybe 5 minutes. - Andie Sep 27, 06:28 11
- Tbf, all my interactions with WestJet have been great - Reagen Sep 27, 07:07
- hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha -- nm - Airlines Sep 27, 06:33 9
  - oh i know. I was all geared up for an exhausting long conversation and they were like "of course we can change that..... done! Can i help with - Andie Sep 27, 06:36 8
    - AND! I was *never* on hold. Did the little Press 1, etc, and *got a human*. -- nm - Andie Sep 27, 06:38 6
      - this is really just for ty (aka Airline Geek)... - Andie Sep 27, 06:43
      - Yeah, I'm spoiled. When I call, the automated voice says "Welcome back ty97, let me connect you to someones" - ty97 Sep 27, 06:43 4
        
        fancy - decline Sep 27, 07:05
        
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        You're never happy. -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 07:10
        
        pfft Status People - Andie Sep 27, 06:44
    - nice! -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 06:37
(oh Vox) Democrats ought to invest in Doug Jones’s campaign against Roy Moore -- (link) - ty97 Sep 27, 05:57 1
- Because the party is sitting on billions and just want to waste some of it? -- nm - Krusty Sep 27, 05:59
Well, at least now I know how our card got stolen. Sonic lovers despair. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 27, 05:45 5
- when do we all start converting back to cash? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 05:46 4
  - Chase actually caught it right away when someone tried to buy a month of Amazon Prime with it. - spamlet Sep 27, 05:52 1
    - And the funny thing is we *never* use that card but restaurants were the bonus category this quarter. It would have been worse on another card. -- nm - spamlet Sep 27, 05:52
  - Sadly, it's easier just to clean up the mess than to fix the problem. -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Sep 27, 05:51
  - Wampum. -- nm - volnelk Sep 27, 05:50
In this millennium, there have only been six players listed at Sproles’s height or shorter in the NFL. -- (link) - Beaker Sep 27, 05:45 2
- He’s climbed to 8th all-time in all-purpose yard rankings. If he winds up playing a few more games, he’ll likely pass Marshall Faulk & Steve Smith -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 05:46 1
  - already ahead of LDT and Barry Sanders... -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 05:52
Brother's partner's eight month pregnant sister made it to Miami -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:30 4
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Sep 27, 06:23
- yay! good news! -- nm - Diva Sep 27, 06:19
- so very glad to hear that. -- nm - Andie Sep 27, 05:59
- !! Yeah!! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 05:46
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- send Kevin Costner. -- nm - Diva Sep 27, 06:29
- carrier pidgeon -- nm - decline Sep 27, 06:28
- You hop on a relief plane, do some relief work and before you leave you serve the person. -- nm - Krusty Sep 27, 06:23
- Jack Ryan. Jump off a helicopter onto a navy vessel. -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Sep 27, 06:14
- Put it on the bottom of the pile and grab a different manilla folder. -- nm - volnelk Sep 27, 05:59
- Hire someone in Puerto Rico to serve it -process server. Petition the court? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 05:47 3
  - It's very difficult to even communicate with PR right now -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:55
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    - drop thousands of copies by plane like the Germans did at Dunkirk -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 06:00
- is FedEx still operating there? Use a specialty service of some sort? -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 05:34 3
  - My understanding is that only humanitarian and relief flights are happening right now. -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:40 1
    - Ok, so you slip the papers into the packing list slot on a crate full of MayoKetchup. -- nm* - Ender Sep 27, 06:54
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LYC: Closure of a work-related issue. Yay. New City Administrator on the way, coming to us from a Knoxville suburb (Farragut) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 27, 05:24
Since none of you are posting, I'll be here all day -- (link) - ty97 Sep 27, 05:20
Where's Nudie? Tonja Walker of GH apparently stepped in it. -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:04
Trump supported Luther Strange. Strange lost. Trump now deleting those tweets. -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 04:59 17
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  - yes -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:29 3
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      - The awesome thing about that alternative, though? -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 27, 06:57
      - I'd be willing to live this alternate reality -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:39
- I wa always a huge proponent of Moore? Is that that guy's name? Moore! Love that guy!! -- nm - Dotard in Chief Sep 27, 05:08 10
  - I was mostly offline this weekend so missed the origin of Dotard. What is it? -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:10 9
    - Kim Jong Un's pet name for Dump -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 05:10 8
      - Thanks. Should I assume the -tard is based on.....? I'll just assume - ty97 Sep 27, 05:13 7
        
        dotard: an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile (so Kim Jong Un kinda hit the nail on the head with it). -- nm* - Beaker Sep 27, 05:17
        
        No, it's an actual word. There was a whole thing when Kim used it -- nm - prayformojo Sep 27, 05:14 5
        
        huh, interesting. (*ty97s heads for the googles*) -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:16 4
        
        then there was this from rollo & others -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 27, 05:17 [Backboard] 3
        
        wait - ty97 Sep 27, 05:19 2
        
        Yeah. I knew the word but had no idea that's how you spelled it. -- nm - Dano Sep 27, 05:40
        
        "daw-derd" -- nm - Reagen Sep 27, 05:39
- Is "But, tweets!" trending yet? -- nm - Andie Sep 27, 05:02
Four More Women Accuse Harry Knowles of Sexual Assault and Harassment -- (link) - ty97 Sep 27, 04:54 4
- Every new article on the site is written by the same person and it looks like comments have been disabled. -- nm - volnelk Sep 27, 05:08 3
  - Weird. I thought Indiewire was legit (though I don't read it much so maybe I'm wrong) -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 05:09 2
    - I think volnelk meant aicn, not indiewire. -- nm - Ender Sep 27, 06:58
    - It is.. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 27, 05:35
Thanks to all news outlets reporting that 'firebrand' Roy Moore won. - ty97 Sep 27, 04:53 2
- He's a big man..with a little gun, big man man with a little gun -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 27, 13:27
- truthteller? nope still a racist -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 05:08
New CNN poll: 82% say they want DACA to continue (ty97 says: WOW) -- (link) - ty97 Sep 27, 04:43
Wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 27, 03:03 3
- Shoot, I’ve been awake for two hours! -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 27, 04:02 2
  - Go knock those other slackers out of bed -- nm - ty97 Sep 27, 04:59
  - Yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 27, 04:05
TV PSA: Empire, Survivor, Blacklist, Goldbergs, Speechless, L&O SVU, Modern Family, SEAL Team, Property Brothers, Star, American Housewife, Chicago PD -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 03:01 1
- Channel Zero, Criminal Minds, Designated Survivor, South Park, Samantha Bee, Lowe Files, Broad City, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 03:02
Hey ty97, I bought kool-aid mix during my most recent visit to the grocery store. - Max Sep 27, 02:49
Brian & Charles -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 27, 01:32 [youtube]
Hallmark movies: where the entire story conflict can get revealed in one sixty-second conversation with the bad guy. - David Sep 26, 23:44 10
- so she burned it down? -- nm* - Beaker Sep 27, 04:30
- The level of Lifetime villain dastardliness is why Kim Jong Un thinks the U.S. is a pushover. -- nm - Max Sep 27, 02:46
- Okay, it's good news/bad news. - David Sep 26, 23:54 7
  - since everything is political these days, we need a demo and republican homocide detective team who's different takes on economic and social issues.. - zeitgeist Sep 27, 00:23 2
    - It's homicide, not homocide. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 27, 00:28 1
      - hey, you pitch your story, I'll pitch mine -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 27, 00:45
  - Sounds like a hallmark of elevator pitch plots -- nm - Beryllium Sep 27, 00:14
  - I wonder if he's looking for a business opportunity. like a branded restaurant of some kind, maybe? -- nm - mafic Sep 27, 00:04 2
    - This dude is Andrew Walker, and I mention that because he stars in like 6 Hallmark movies a year. - David Sep 27, 00:49 1
      - He's no Otm Shank. -- nm - Reagen Sep 27, 04:21
That thing where I'm trying to think of all my side projects and miss one ... - Beryllium Sep 26, 23:19
It's too bad Hob is only for PC and PS4. Coulda been another splendid addition to the Nintendo Switch. -- nm - Qale Sep 26, 22:22
What do folks think of this? -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 26, 22:17 8
- cool -- nm - prayformojo Sep 27, 02:59
- neat! I love data. -- nm - mafic Sep 26, 23:09
- If only all the cloud services I used at work were this responsive. -- nm - Mop Sep 26, 22:47
- It makes me feel all tingly inside -- nm - decline Sep 26, 22:29 4
  - (This is when you ask for tuition money, bery!) -- nm - David Sep 26, 22:55 1
    - Hmm? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 22:58
  - The tingling means it's working. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 26, 22:38 [youtube] 1
    - I miss good spoof films. -- nm - Qale Sep 26, 22:43
who wants to read about a Russian cannibal couple who killed & ate over 30 people? -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 26, 22:13 7
- "*woodworker.*" -- nm - Max Sep 27, 02:47
- next on Hell's Kitchen..... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 27, 00:24
- I look forward to seeing this on the next season of The Americans. -- nm - mafic Sep 26, 23:10
- Hmm... this isn't so much an article as much as it is a compilation of *many* other sources. - Mop Sep 26, 22:56
- Is that what happened to Paul Manafort? -- nm - Mop Sep 26, 22:48
- This feels like a story that b. would just love to read all about! - Qale Sep 26, 22:43
- Investigators were able to determine the phone's owner via “special technical measures” - decline Sep 26, 22:28
Insurance companies blow. A medication prescribed as 480mg once per day is approved, but 240mg twice per day needs prior authorization. - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 26, 22:03 1
- that's twice as many pills! why would you waste resources like that? -- nm - insurance company, probably Sep 26, 23:27
Level 1694 in Candy Crush should be infamous. It never ends. - Mop Sep 26, 22:00 3
- Catch up! 1804 - suck it! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 05:58
- If you're on level 1,694 of a game it's clear the game doesn't end either. - Krusty Sep 27, 05:57 1
  - the game is strangely engaging. Its stress relieving. -- nm - Epiphany Sep 27, 06:19
Damn cat. Sleeping on top of the PC sticks her tail in my wine glass - then drips sherry all over the desk. - Meg Sep 26, 21:51
As the rains and clouds from last week clear and temps start pushing into the 80s, I can smell the smoke in the air again. -- nm - Mop Sep 26, 21:44
Politico has an explanation why Moore's victory is bad for Republicans. - Mop Sep 26, 21:42 1
- Well, considering the Tea Party tanked Obamacare repeal and could do the same to tax reform I'd say it is bad for them. -- (edited) - iSpam Sep 27, 06:50
this chef just needs some exposure -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 26, 21:24
That bubble tea ad ... that’s like Rick and Morty opening a bubble tea shop. - Beryllium Sep 26, 21:16
not being perfect, sometimes I don't like feeling grateful - thus I hate hearing "Major funding was also provided by David H Koch" - crash davis Sep 26, 21:16 1
- I agree, but also overlook it when it is a quality PBS show like Chris Kimball or Ken Burns -- nm - peglegpete Sep 26, 21:20
So I was reading comments on one of the Alamo Drafthouse/Knowles articles... - Dano Sep 26, 21:14 2
- The famous racist from Louisiana. -- nm - Mop Sep 26, 21:56
- Heh -- nm - Pippy Sep 26, 21:16
Oldie but goodie -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 26, 21:07 [youtube] 1
- Lol! -- nm - Pippy Sep 26, 21:15
Salsa verde sounds fab. Green sauce sounds disgusting. -- nm - crash davis Sep 26, 20:50 5
- being the master chef we all know that you are, you roast hatch peppers and make your own salsa verde - peglegpete Sep 26, 20:55 4
  - we made our own salsa this weekend using our own tomatos from our garden. So yummy -- nm - Beaker Sep 27, 05:10
  - this was actually parsley, capers, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and pecorino cheese - Italian influenced tonight :). -- nm* - crash davis Sep 26, 21:06 2
    - not great by itself but perfect on top of roast pork loin -- nm - crash davis Sep 26, 21:07 1
      - it works on salads and pasta, too. -- nm* - peglegpete Sep 26, 21:18
New Nick Jonas! (The best Jonas) -- (link) - Dano Sep 26, 20:46 [youtube] 4
- As usual, needs a remix. -- nm - Qale Sep 26, 21:17
- Thanks. What a great song! He is also smokin hawt in the newest Jumanji trailer -- nm - Pippy Sep 26, 21:13 2
  - Yeah. The Rock who? -- nm - Dano Sep 26, 21:14 1
    - The slo mo with the sunglasses?! I'm dying -- nm - Pippy Sep 26, 21:15

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