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so we've got a departure date from the house now (although it's not sold yet). That feels weird and final. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 08:01 6
- how exciting. -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 08:13
- Make sure to check the web page every Monday. They could change your departure date, time or gate on a whim -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:03 2
  - *golf clap* -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 08:11 1
    - *raises hand* good night everybody! -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:13
- Flames buying it for their new arena? -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 08:03 1
  - there might be a few... space issues. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 08:04
#Regret. I had a choice between seeing The Snowman and Geostorm tonight. I picked The Snowman. Based on reviews I think I chose... poorly. - Andie Oct 18, 07:56 10
- I am still hoping the early reviews are wrong -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:15
- By the time you read this I will have built a new snowman. -- (edited) - Spawn Oct 18, 07:59 1
  - Olaf got creepier -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 08:03
- dude's name is Harry Hole... (although I had a math teacher in high school named Harold Butt) -- nm* - Beaker Oct 18, 07:58 6
  - Did his son Seymour attend school there? -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 08:04
  - I had a maths teacher called Mr Cockburn, and as you’d expect, the pronounciation “Coburn” was rigidly enforced -- nm - Roger More Oct 18, 08:01 4
    - Olivia Wilde's real last name is Cockburn. -- nm - volnelk Oct 18, 08:08 1
      - Yes. Yes it is. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 08:09
    - We had a sub "Mr. Hoff". It took him a little while to figure out why we were all calling him Jack -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:03 1
      - Just what you want in a teacher. - Spawn Oct 18, 08:04
"And you’re not Cheddar. You’re just some common bitch.” -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 07:50
So, the office shooting in Maryland today -- from this picture, my old apartment was about 200 yards away from it. - Will Hunting Oct 18, 07:24 1
- yikes -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 07:39
So in just over a week, I'm going to San Diego. - ty97 Oct 18, 07:24 2
- And, like, less than a week after that, I'm going to Vietnam. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 07:24 1
  - Mafic and Wiggie will have some company for the overnight hours. -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 07:37
Shocker. Trump blasts bipartisan health care deal -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 07:23 1
- I agree with this part. - Strongbad Oct 18, 07:34
Of the 15 Chefs on the new season of Top Chef, 10 are from NY or CA, with 2 from CO. -- nm* - MDH Oct 18, 07:21 5
- Oh good, I was hoping we'd have a new season starting soon. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 07:39 3
  - December 7th I think? It's Colorado "themed." -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 07:44 2
    - Other than some obscure proteins like buffalo, I have no idea what a Colorado-theme would even be? - Strongbad Oct 18, 07:56 1
      - Pot -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 08:04
- That's great, but who are the Chefs? -- nm - Snickers ad Oct 18, 07:38
So, here's the experience we had yesterday with UV/Vudu/MA....has anyone had a different experience? - prayformojo Oct 18, 06:51 16
- Pippy, in VUDU can you see Wonder Woman> -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:17
- How was the movie purchased by David? - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 06:55
- We’ll have to do some long term testing. I know that at least some shared titles that were purchased before MA happened appear in my MA library. -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 06:54 13
  - it seems like the moral of the story is: buy them in Vudu -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 07:07 12
    - I'm still buying everything in vudu because I want to ensure it shares. -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 18, 07:24 3
      - The MA library is pretty small also. I bought a cheap UV code for "The House" a week or so ago. It isn't an MA movie at all -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 07:31
      - I find I can do quite well going through the weekly and monthly sales to pick up some titles. I usually buy a few every month at least. -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 07:30 1
        
        the $ 5 horror movies are already pretty decent in selection -- nm - Epiphany Oct 18, 07:36
    - Do the codes we buy off websites, does that make them Vudu because if not, $15 a movie, eff that. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 07:09 7
      - Unless David says above that he bought a UV code, registered on Vudu, and it didn't show up in MA for anyone - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 07:13
      - I believe the codes are actually Ultraviolet codes, so Vudu accesses your UV library (to then share). -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 07:11
      - This is the correct reaction. -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 07:10 4
        
        Somebody in our group bought Mckenna American Girl. We should find that person and pummel them!!\ -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 07:55 3
        
        oblique is in your group too? -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 07:55 2
        
        I don't even remember why that ended up in my library - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 07:57
        
        Oh that means you also got. And American Girl: Paige Paints the Sky. Dammit to hell!! -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 07:57
Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded -- (link) - ty97 Oct 18, 06:50 9
- Why isn't Fox News all over this? -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 07:10 2
  - Because there's no pizza. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 08:10
  - Cults tend not to call out other cults -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 07:15
- Not sure how common this is nationwide - Strongbad Oct 18, 06:55 2
  - nmb link -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 18, 06:57
  - They did that at UMD too. Their brands are huge. -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 06:57
- (this story is a bit nuts) -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:52 1
  - I was thinking the same thing. -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 06:56
- Trump's White House? -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:51
George Soros donates $18 BILLION to charity Open Society Foundations -- (link) - Beaker Oct 18, 06:49 3
- How will he continue to pay Antifa protesters? - Jovian Oct 18, 07:24
- MONSTER! -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 06:53
- Which is his personal charity foundation, iinm. -- nm - znufrii Oct 18, 06:50
Cash money rewards from credit card purchases are non-taxable, correct? -- nm - znufrii Oct 18, 06:48 1
- It's your own money back, a rebate or refund? ?? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 10:12
Twitter thread: " Let's talk for a minute about "he knew what he signed up for."" - TWuG, neck model Oct 18, 06:32 12
- The OP is right. No one says it. It is a "tone deaf" statement from a non-military President with even less exposure to that environment than most - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 06:53 2
  - It's blame shifting. "This soldier died but it wasn't because of anything *I* did" - Reagen Oct 18, 06:55 1
    - No doubt. I'm sure there is a great deal of that into *why* someone says something like that. It tells a great deal of the underlying thoughts - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 06:56
- his saying he didn't say it and the Dem is lying. He has proof! SAD! -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:52
- of course he knew what he signed up for, does not mean you have to actually say that. -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 06:49 6
  - Trump is just a man who is incapable of suitable human empathy and interaction. - Will Hunting Oct 18, 07:12 5
    - it is a much different time today than it was when he started having any success. - groiny Oct 18, 07:24 4
      - he was too much of an asshole for Wall Street to deal with. Think about that. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 07:27 3
        
        I imagine things might be a bit different if twitter and TMZ existed 30 years ago. - groiny Oct 18, 07:29 2
        
        He was the late 80's version of TMZ. He's somehow failed for 35 years and trended up every time. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 07:37
        
        it's got an expiration date in business - eventually he had burned enough people that no one would deal with him. - Reagen Oct 18, 07:32
- The only thing that gives me pause about the comment is if his next sentence was "And despite that, he was willing to commit himself......" - volnelk Oct 18, 06:45
Adobe revamps Lightroom with new 1TB cloud sync options -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 06:22
ST Poll: Favorite Tragically Hip song? -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:03 15
- Courage -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:14
- Grace, Too -- nm - J Oct 18, 07:29
- This is the list that I'm now going to whittle down to a Top Twelve. -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request Oct 18, 07:07
- Fire In The Hole or Locked in the Trunk of a Car -- nm - mud Oct 18, 06:47 1
  - (or, y'know .. Reagen's list) -- nm - mud Oct 18, 06:49
- That one song. You know, it goes...~waaahweeeyaaa~? -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 06:32
- Hopefully CBC will re-air their final concert. -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:31
- It'd be easier to pick a favourite child. Top 12 in no particular order - Reagen Oct 18, 06:28 1
  - Here I thought I might be the only one riding for Giftshop. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 18, 06:31
- 99.999999% sure I've never heard them. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:06 3
  - Same -- nm - Ender Oct 18, 06:41
  - Even Justin has posted -- (link) - Andie Oct 18, 06:23
  - here. Listen to these 3 -- (edited) - Andie Oct 18, 06:22 [youtube]
- Ahead by a Century, also Fiddler's Green (but love so many, their Greatest Hits is a must own 2 disc set) - with video -- (link*) - Beaker Oct 18, 06:04 [youtube] 1
  - My Music At Work (another favorite) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 18, 06:23 [youtube]
Basic economy fares are such a money grab scam. Airlines are evil. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:02
my carpet installers arrived 17 minutes ago. my old carpet is already out. -- nm - amanda jones state university Oct 18, 05:58
Fuck. RIP Gord Downie. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 05:42 13
- sorry to hear. -- nm - Remlik Oct 18, 07:35
- boo -- nm - mud Oct 18, 06:45
- I'm going back to bed. -- nm - Congress Oct 18, 06:26
- Having almost two years to prepare for it doesn't mute the loss one bit. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 18, 06:26 1
  - you sort of thought if anyone was going to be able to just ignore cancer, it'd be Gord. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 06:35
- very sad now :( -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:02
- damn -- nm - prayformojo Oct 18, 06:02
- Way, way too young. So sad. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:01
- sorry for your loss Canada -- nm - Epiphany Oct 18, 05:58
- Sorry, man. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 18, 05:56
- oh. -- nm - Andie Oct 18, 05:54
- Tragic -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 05:52
- Damn -- nm - J Oct 18, 05:51
Local: After 12 injuries to his team (including 8 concussions) high school coach forfeits football game -- (link) - Beaker Oct 18, 04:59 22
- “...of the L'Odyssee Olympiens...” - Mop Oct 18, 06:59
- Wusses -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 05:25 19
  - I'll be genuinely surprised if my grandchildren have high school football programs to be a part of. The writing is on the wall. -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 05:52 18
    - I had a long conversation with someone. I don't know that I would have let a son play football. - spamlet Oct 18, 07:41
    - They absolutely will. Because $$$$$ -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:06 13
      - I'm telling you that once they come up with a way to test for CTE before you're dead, football is finished. Right now people can deny deny deny -- (edited) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 06:17 7
        
        Nah. People will still decide the risk is worth it for a shot at the big time. - znufrii Oct 18, 06:24 5
        
        Again, I have a feeling this is going to shift to private organizations. I could see public high schools refusing to take that risk -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 06:35 1
        
        We largely agree on that point. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 18, 06:43
        
        there will just be lots of forms and legalese putting liability on the players and their acceptance of it -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:24 2
        
        And enough parents eager to sell their kids’ futures as a “way out”. -- nm* - znufrii Oct 18, 06:25
        
        (as it should, if I do something knowing it is dangerous and accept that it is on me; if someone hides the danger, on them) -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:25
        
        If that's the case, then a LOT of sports are dead -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:22
      - Yes and no. I could see it being dropped from your average public high school, and become the province of specialty academies - znufrii Oct 18, 06:11 2
        
        sure, I guess -- (link) - ty97 Oct 18, 06:16 1
        
        What you will see, I expect,is more contracts/waivers. Alert people to the risks, let them choose whether to take them. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:17
      - I mean *boxing* still exists. We let people punch each other in the head for entertainment. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 06:07 1
        
        Plus, the trend in combat sports is heading the opposite way. - Strongbad Oct 18, 06:11
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      - Heh. As if the "old guard" is the one preventing this. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 06:05
      - I could see soccer surviving with a few rule changes about head-ing the ball - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 05:54
- I'm not sure if it's concussion related, but Occidental College in California canceled the rest of it's season because they don't have enough players - volnelk Oct 18, 05:03
McKayla Maroney joins the list of 100+ gymnasts accusing a former USA team doctor of sexual assault -- (link) - ty97 Oct 18, 04:56
I had a nightmare where a Boston Celtic star broke his leg in game last night in the most gruesome fashion imaginable... -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 04:54 1
- I had a nightmare last night that the Cubs relievers sucked - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 05:53
TV PSA: Riverdale, Empire, Survivor, Blacklist, Goldbergs, Speechless, Dynasty, Black Ink Crew, L&O SVU, MLB, Nova, Modern Family, SEAL Team, Star, -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 03:22 2
- Property Brothers, Channel Zero, American Housewife, Chicago PD, Designated Survivor, Criminal Minds, Mr Robot, Shannara Chronicles, South Park, -- nm* - Beaker Oct 18, 03:24 1
  - Best Baker in America, Broad City, Frontier (in Canada), other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Oct 18, 04:02
*CANNONBALL* -- nm - David Oct 17, 23:38
Qale’s Post on b2 reminds me of The DEN and the tragedy around it. - Mop Oct 17, 23:22 1
- never heard of it; link the updated article when done please. -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 06:09
I hadn’t realized the significance of tonight’s Jeopardy! win. - Mop Oct 17, 23:16 1
- Yup. I consistently mock third-placers who bet poorly in final. -- nm - znufrii Oct 18, 06:08
A photo I took this weekend. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 23:16 [500px] 2
- and another -- (link*) - Beryllium Oct 17, 23:21 [SmugMug] 1
  - And another -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 23:22 [SmugMug]
Fire at the Chevron El Segundo Refinery.... -- (link) - Meg Oct 17, 23:05 4
- :( I work about two miles from there. Whoa, fire began half an hour after I left for the night last night -- nm* - con_carne Oct 18, 08:09
- Didn't it burn last year too? -- nm - jnine Oct 18, 01:03
- "I left my wallet in ... oh shit" -- nm* - Beryllium Oct 17, 23:10 1
  - ~"I left my wallet in El Segundo" and proceeded to take two grand of mine~ -- nm - Epiphany Oct 18, 05:48

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