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Oh, wow. Wow. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 13:28 2
- definitely a nominee for an excellence in punning award -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 13:30
- too easy -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:30
We could have 7 30-day months and 5 31-day months and the year would work. Why did we complicate matters? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:28 2
- duh, Feb is the coldest most wintery miserable month so that's why its the shortest -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 14:23
- cause they hate you. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 13:28
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So the security guard from the Mandalay backed out of interviews at the last minute then seemingly vanished. Mandalay implies they are in touch -- (link*) - ty97 Oct 17, 13:23 3
- Show him the money! -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 13:31
- Coverup! He's totally at a CIA blacksite -- nm - decline Oct 17, 13:24 1
  - Or a James Caan blacksite. - Beryllium Oct 17, 13:25
Happy birthday to the spreadsheet! VisiCalc debuted today in 1979 -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 13:21 11
- why are there any accountants at work today? shouldn't this be an official accountant holiday? -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 13:24 5
  - The fact that it's 10/17 should be enough reason for tax people. - spamlet Oct 17, 13:24 4
    - and anyone working on pension audits (due 10/15 as well) -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 13:26
    - because extensions were due in 10/16? -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 13:26 1
      - *ding* -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 13:27
    - You all can have 10/40 off. -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:26
- It is a miracle we aren't still using this here at work - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 17, 13:24 4
  - Wait what? - spamlet Oct 17, 13:25 3
    - I'd prefer it wasn't used - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 17, 13:28 2
      - I'd quit. I can't work like that. -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 13:31 1
        
        *waves* We *OWN* Lotus and don't use 1-2-3 -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:31
DNC to consider resolution later this week urging Bernie Sanders and Angus King to run in 2018 as Democrats -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 13:21
Congratulations XBox One for four years later making the menu not look like total ass. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 13:21 2
- Oh no. I'll have to teach my wife another UI? - spamlet Oct 17, 13:24
- we'll take it -- nm - XBox Team Oct 17, 13:22
Roy Price no longer works for Amazon -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:20
What I find most ironic about the Trump calling fallen soldier families is - Will Hunting Oct 17, 13:17 18
- It's basically the answer I probably gave to my mom when she asked if I'd finished writing my thank you notes for my bar mitzvah gifts when I was 13. -- nm - pmb Oct 17, 14:30
- they were probably terrified of having it on a teleprompter for him. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 13:27
- I'd bet a ton of money that "somebody told me" backtrack was a flat lie itself too. It's the same language he's always used - Max Oct 17, 13:20 3
  - Of course it is. "People are saying", "Someone told me" = the shit I just thought up in my head 5 seconds ago that I thought would sound good. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 13:22 2
    - Name one [person/newspaper], [Trump/Palin]. "Um, all of 'em, any of 'em that, um, have, have been in front of me over all these years." -- nm - Max Oct 17, 13:24 1
      - "SAY A GODDAMNED NEWSPAPER!" -- nm - Steve Schmidt Oct 17, 13:25
- Also, why did 4 soldiers die in Niger? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:17 11
  - Nigerghazi. Puertokatrina. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 13:18
  - I don't mean that as an accusation, I just mean, last I checked, we had no idea, right? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:18 9
    - Probably scoping out a growing ISIS foothold there. -- nm - Max Oct 17, 13:22
    - They were training the locals, the terrorists found out they were going to be there and ambushed them. -- nm - jnine Oct 17, 13:22
    - Do you mean what they were doing in the country? Or what they were specifically doing when they were attacked? -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 13:22 4
      - I haven't heard anything at all about why we have troops in Niger - ty97 Oct 17, 13:24 3
        
        It is a relatively small mission (800 or less) to train the locals against Islamist insurgency. -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 13:28 1
        
        Do we have any research/intelligence on whether our presence could help the insurgents recruit? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:31
        
        We have troops everywhere. -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 13:25
    - ambush orchestrated by an ISIS affiliate is last I've heard -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 13:21 1
      - yup, they were advisors to the military there and got ambushed during a training exercise -- nm - decline Oct 17, 13:22
i just replied to something on b2 cause I didnt realize it was b2 and not b1. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 13:16 8
- that sounds like David's plan, reply over there, where no one is. -- nm* - groiny Oct 17, 13:23 5
  - You literally listed an example of precisely the opposite. - David Oct 17, 13:28 2
    - LOL, no. that is not what happened at all. - groiny Oct 17, 13:31 1
      - My guess from your description is that I was running to A through B. - David Oct 17, 13:32
  - umm. -- nm* - tRuMaN Oct 17, 13:27 1
    - arg, messed up the attachment. -- (pic) - tRuMaN Oct 17, 13:28 [Attachment]
- I blame truman. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 13:18 1
  - naw, that guys too nice to be blamed. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 13:23
That CA law requiring presidential candidate tax returns? Gov. Brown vetoed it. -- (link) - decline Oct 17, 13:15 1
- He didn't release his the last two times he ran for Governor. -- nm - jnine Oct 17, 13:23
For Pippy - MDH Oct 17, 13:11 3
- for MDH - Epiphany Oct 17, 13:23 2
  - Noted! I'll shoot you a note on FB if that works with my number and some recommendations. -- nm - MDH Oct 17, 13:30 1
    - yes that works. Thank you. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 17, 14:05
BB: was General Kelly's son married? wouldn't a presidential condolence call go to the widow, not the parents (though if the parent was a general...) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 13:10 2
- Yes, his son was married. No idea what the protocol is on that when a parent is a high ranking officer; still, if there's beef to be had it's Kelly's - IrishStephen Oct 17, 13:32
- You are looking for logic in a person who has none and who continues to reach in any direction he feels will get him out of his quandary. -- nm - Jovian Oct 17, 13:13
I played a bit of WWE2K18 last night and it’s looks great, much improved over last year, even, except...they still haven’t figured out how to properly -- (edited) - IrishStephen Oct 17, 13:09 2
- -- make Roman Reigns not suck the life out of every crowd he performs in front of. - Will Hunting Oct 17, 13:14 1
  - But... but... he is a little tea pot, short and stout... -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 13:15
Well, I got to learn about environment variables today. How about you? -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 12:59 3
- Hashing - a drinking club with a running problem -- (link) - Epiphany Oct 17, 13:02
- Like air pressure, temperature and air density? -- nm - decline Oct 17, 13:01
- I got to force-push a reset --hard to a github PR. (Pro tip: normally people should never do this) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 13:01
I just contributed to a $100,000 Kiva loan. I think we're out of microloan territory with that. But i was curious to see how it goes. -- (link) - Andie Oct 17, 12:49 2
- I usually limit mine to 8 month loans - but I may just try that one. -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 13:09
- Yeah, and that is just for the *unsold* fruit to be converted. You have to wonder how much they are making from the sales? -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 12:51
Bob Weinstein Accused of Sexual Harassment by TV Showrunner -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 12:38 9
- It might have been Harvey. Honestly, I can't tell them apart. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 12:48
- But he is the nice one! - Jovian Oct 17, 12:43
- I'm bitterly amused that Weinstein keeps saying he needs to change while denying every specific instant. -- nm - David Oct 17, 12:41 6
  - Look again. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 12:49
  - This is the other one -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 12:46 4
    - Whoops. -- nm - David Oct 17, 12:50 3
      - you've seen one Weinstein, you've seen them all. -- nm - groiny Oct 17, 12:54 2
        
        Say hello to my little Weinstein! -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 12:55 1
        
        That's what got him in trouble in the first place! -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 13:11
Travel Ban #3 has been blocked by the courts -- nm - decline Oct 17, 12:37 4
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  - here, not much yet -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 12:41
  - just a tweet so far -- (link) - decline Oct 17, 12:41 1
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Curlers upset with American Airlines after agent allegedly denies curling is a sport -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 12:36 9
- If the United States is angling for a war with Canada, just keep up this b.s. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 12:59 1
  - In the World Series of War, we'll.. *whips off sunglasses*....sweep you -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 13:01
- “[The agent] said it wasn’t an ‘elite’ sport like golf,” - Reagen Oct 17, 12:42 3
  - I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that the agent was white. -- nm - David Oct 17, 12:51 1
    - In a curling vs golf fight, everyone is white. -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 12:52
  - The agent was technically right that AA's policy doesn't recognize curling equipment as sports equipment exempt from the extra bag fee - ty97 Oct 17, 12:45
- “I hope you never fly American Airlines again.” - David Oct 17, 12:39 1
  - I find these stories always tend to include a bit of embellishment, or at least biased reporting by the reportedly offended party. But yeah. -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 12:41
- I read this as Culvers -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 17, 12:37
Redbox code, expires 10/23: 5DLR2EA8 -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 12:32 1
- Thanks -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 13:13
Finished The Gone-Away World. I'm ready for a movie version now. -- nm - Baronnosaurus Rex Oct 17, 12:25
KIVA day! And I have enough for 2 more loans. -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 12:17 1
- i am short less than a dollar. I guess i can top that up! :) -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 12:47
California first state to legally recognize third gender option -- (link) - con_carne Oct 17, 12:07 7
- Yet again, Oregon is completely overlooked. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 12:11 6
  - You guys aren't just a California county? -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 12:33 1
    - We are merely Idaho's Portugal. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 12:53
  - I haven't heard of anyone who identifies Oregon as their gender. -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 12:14 3
    - You clearly haven't been to Austin -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 12:46
    - You would be surprised at the number of otherkin in Oregon. - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 12:16 1
      - all due apologies, I know its a serious subject but otherkin just sounds so Tolkien to me -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 12:23
I link unto myself -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 17, 12:03 [Backboard]
hahahahaha -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 12:02 20
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- Ha! Well played. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 12:24
- Who starts a game at 5:08 pm? -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 12:03 17
  - A late Ted Turner -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 12:34
  - oh man, don't EVEN get Dawson started -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 12:04 15
    - Grrrr. I just bought a cheapo am/fm radio at walmart just for this today from 5-7pm. - Jovian Oct 17, 12:24 2
      - I know it is wrong to laugh at you for this. I really do. - Spawn Oct 17, 12:52 1
        
        lol I am with you. I knew how it was going to play out before I even purchased it. - Jovian Oct 17, 13:35
    - please do, I feel this subject could be entertaining -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 12:05 6
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        You can't get to the Bronx in eight minutes? Why so slow? -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 12:35 2
        
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        The pneumatic tubes will be along any day. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 12:43
        
        oh come on! you're a government employee - it's not like you really work or anything -- nm - decline Oct 17, 12:33 1
        
        And don't New York Yankee fans get all kinds of benefits? -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 12:35
    - (short answer is the MLB because there's a game on the West Coast to play too, afterwards) -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 12:05 4
      - I was just throwing back to this -- (link) - Roger More Oct 17, 12:26 [Backboard] 1
        
        I got the reference. I'd almost replied in the thread that you buried the lede: You got pizza for your meeting. -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 12:27
      - And so we get screwed. It's a terrible time to start the game. The sun going down is problematic and the rush hour crowd will make getting there a - Krusty Oct 17, 12:17 1
        
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it is crazy but in the ML Memorial League, pts for and pts against really closely match up (except in one notable case) - crash davis Oct 17, 12:02
Most brilliant post on B4 -- (link) - Todd Manning Oct 17, 11:55 [Backboard] 1
- *bows again* -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:56
effr Ronaldo -- nm - budice Oct 17, 11:52
Most shameless brag on B5 -- (link) - Todd Manning Oct 17, 11:51 [Backboard] 2
- I can't keep up with these big city hipsters -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:59
- I know, right? -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:52
wap? This was on the Post's site this weekend: Backyard sheds get a high-end makeover -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 17, 11:51 11
- #13 is perf. thanks. -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 12:39
- We should just have an ST feature for "paywall" that marks links that most people can't read :( -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 17, 12:18 5
  - I've been trying to c/p for WaPo and NYT when I reference them but this one is photos. -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 12:21 4
    - I'm imagining a service Bery can create that takes stories with paywall and automagically creates links to non-paywall versions - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 17, 12:24 3
      - maybe, but right now I'm imagining a service where Bery makes me breakfast tacos in the morning -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 12:26 2
        
        ...aboard his yacht -- nm - Epiphany Oct 17, 12:29 1
        
        I knew if I threw the idea out there, someone would improve it. Excellent thinking! -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 12:30
- The key to a good shed house is good ventilation. Those enclosed spaces can get awfully stuffy. -- nm - Max Oct 17, 11:55 2
  - and a soundproof basement - decline Oct 17, 12:15
  - Especially if you go with so much glass. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 12:01
- ooh, the link below it - houses for sale near national parks - quality house porn -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:54
DC Adds two additional 1 Star Michelin restaurants: Metier and Komi. Komi should have been on the inaugural list, but congrats! -- nm - MDH Oct 17, 11:50 3
- what do you think of Filomena? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 17, 12:09 2
  - It's a fine Italian restaurant. Was good years ago, and rested/stagnated. Never moved forward. Not bad though. - MDH Oct 17, 12:35 1
    - yes to your IM - Epiphany Oct 17, 12:50
for Andie's poll I thought of a TV show, but no way was I going to type "I love Lucifer" -- nm - crash davis Oct 17, 11:46 1
- The funny thing is, that was actually the working title when it was first in production. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 12:02
no way, jose. -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 17, 11:44 4
- I'm glad someone got that. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:47 2
  - oh we got it...... -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 11:47 1
    - yeah baby, we got it -- nm - Bananarama Oct 17, 11:49
- "Stop using my first name, it's disrespectful!" -- (link) - Max Oct 17, 11:46

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