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Housing starts and permits drop amid hurricane impacts and tight labor market -- (link) - znufrii Oct 18, 09:41 7
- Yup. Especially tight in Portland. The backyard house that I'm having built may need to be torn down to the foundation and restarted in April. - ReluctantCynic Oct 18, 09:52 3
  - Blue tarp quick -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 13:26 1
    - I'm sure Heisenburg has some fumagators tents available -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 13:27
  - !!! -- nm - Andie Oct 18, 10:03
- I can tell you that the next phase of my home building is now more expensive because the price of lumbar etc has gone up - Epiphany Oct 18, 09:47 2
  - also blame Trump for the duties he placed on Canadian lumber -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 09:48 1
    - *strokes the softwood* -- (edited) - Justin T. - PM Oct 18, 09:48
The 2018 NFL Draft will be held in Jerry World. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 09:23 1
- I hope the #1 pick kneels on stage. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 09:25
So the Apple ebooks antitrust settlement thing is still going on? Just got $17.94 in Amazon credit for it -- nm - decline Oct 18, 09:23 1
- $20.56 -- nm - Ender Oct 18, 09:32
Bungie switched the Nightfall. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 18, 09:23 14
- sweet, I can try nighfall again tonight. did they change the random burns/mods too? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 18, 09:41 2
  - Yup. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 18, 09:46 [Backboard]
  - yeah, I will be ready to go around 8:30 central -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 09:43
- I just did the Pyramidion quest last night! - JaxSean Oct 18, 09:23
- What were the issues? -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 09:23 9
  - We tried last night and weren't even close. The boss hadn't even spawned when time ran out. - David Oct 18, 09:31 7
    - we still were getting waxed with 3 characters over 300 light pretty easily. - groiny Oct 18, 09:33 6
      - I kinda like skipping it the first couple of days to see how it shakes out. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 09:34 5
        
        yeah, well someone has to go in and figure it out, so later in the week you vultures can get it done easier -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 09:37 4
        
        I'd like to vulture. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 09:53
        
        Thank you for figuring out it was impossible. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 09:41 2
        
        We were worried we weren't carrying you enough in the clan. -- nm - David Oct 18, 09:47
        
        after a couple tries, it was obvious. - groiny Oct 18, 09:44
  - The time hoops were all effed up, especially in the Prestige version. - Shaun Oct 18, 09:30
I would like to revise my comment about the new St. Vincent to say it's like Annie Lennox by way of Tori Amos. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 09:12
In Cavemen, I just dropped J.Brown-WR AZ so I could add J.Brown-WR AZ. -- nm - volnelk Oct 18, 09:00 2
- History repeats. I managed to pick up AP in Astro - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 09:02 1
  - I was this close to replacing Rodgers with Case Keenum just like last time somebody broke him. -- nm - Baronnosaurus Rex Oct 18, 09:04
Creators of Vine launch new trivia "show" app called HQ -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:58 2
- This post makes me miss YDKJ. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 09:27 1
  - It's actually enjoying a resurgence thanks to Twitch. -- nm - David Oct 18, 09:32
Reagen, give it 24 hours, and the *US* will make it a political issue. - ty97 Oct 18, 08:51
Sometimes I just hope these are not true. -- (link) - Spawn Oct 18, 08:50
Chris Long to donate rest of 2017 salary to education equality efforts, begins foundation -- (link) - Beaker Oct 18, 08:47 2
- Good for him. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 08:49
- He's got that Howie money to fall back on -- nm - decline Oct 18, 08:48
Roseanne revival Table Read - Both Beckys! -- (link) - Andie Oct 18, 08:44 35
- I did not know 2nd Becky was Sarah Chalke?! -- nm - con_carne Oct 18, 09:04
- What I learned today: People actually liked the Rosanne tv show. - Spawn Oct 18, 09:03 11
  - It's probably in Strongbad's Wife's top 5 shows ever. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 09:14
  - John Goodman was a revelation -- nm* - con_carne Oct 18, 09:13
  - I found it depressing for a 'comedy' but it wasn't the type of family/situation you often saw on TV -- nm* - ty97 Oct 18, 09:05
  - It ran out of ideas in the later seasons but at the start was hilarious. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 09:05 4
    - The last season was a complete trainwreck. I thought I read somewhere that the revival is ignoring it entirely. -- nm* - Strongbad Oct 18, 09:13 3
      - They are, but they could knock out the last two or three years really. One or two seasons past the loose meat restaurant was a good end point. -- nm* - Name Withheld by Request Oct 18, 09:15 2
        
        Which I always thought was a supremely awful name for a sandwich. - Reagen Oct 18, 09:32
        
        One of our favorite characters was Martin Mull. Haven't heard yet if he is returning or not (heard no months ago) -- nm - Strongbad Oct 18, 09:18
  - I don't know how much is nostalgia or how much the humor it will bring will hold up to today's sitcoms - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 09:04
  - Loved it. It was the first real working class sitcom of that era. Talked about losing jobs and making hard choices. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 18, 09:04 1
    - Entertainment! -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 09:04
- Not that he probably wasn't already set for life, but Michael Fishman is probably the happiest person about this happening. - ty97 Oct 18, 09:00 1
  - He went into the producing side of things. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 09:01
- Wait. (um spoilers?) - ty97 Oct 18, 08:55 4
  - It was all a dream -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:56
  - spoilers - Beaker Oct 18, 08:55 2
    - spoiler - ty97 Oct 18, 08:56 1
      - I'm okay with that. -- nm - mud Oct 18, 08:58
- How does that not cause a rip in the time-space continuum? -- nm - Baronnosaurus Rex Oct 18, 08:52 10
  - "Chalke will be appearing in the revival in a new role. " So the Becky #2 actress will just be playing someone else, not Becky -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 08:54 6
    - This is chaos I say. Cats and dogs sleeping together. -- nm - Baronnosaurus Rex Oct 18, 09:02 5
      - Becky and Becky ... ? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 09:13 2
        
        Becky #1 was too priss for that. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 09:15 1
        
        As if she didn't get her mind blown in college and broke out of that. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 18, 09:16
      - Chaos! -- (link) - ty97 Oct 18, 09:04 [youtube]
      - Relax. What do you think this is, the Marvel Cinematic Universe? -- nm - con_carne Oct 18, 09:03
  - My favorite gag of their opening theme credits was the pictures morphing from Gorenson to Chalke and back again. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 18, 08:54 2
    - "Where the hell have you *been*?!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 08:55 1
      - That was great. -- nm - mud Oct 18, 09:08
- Where is Sandra Bernhard!? -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 08:45 3
  - Touring IIRC. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 08:48
  - And wow, Whitney Cummings is the EP? She's raking it in. -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 08:46 1
    - She was on Howard Stern the other day - she appears to be in a much better place than her last stand up special suggests -- nm - Epiphany Oct 18, 08:56
Cheap Canadian UV codes for sale. If you aren't in Canada, you'll have to use a VPN like Hola to spoof your IP. I did it once for the UK so it works. -- (link) - crash davis Oct 18, 08:40
Why Are MLB’s Best Managers Botching So Many Decisions in the Postseason? -- (link) - Beaker Oct 18, 08:38 3
- the only thing that bugs me, is the quick hooks on the SP, and the willingness to bring in a starting pitcher out of the bullpen. -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 08:40 2
  - If one of your strengths is your bullpen then use it - eag Oct 18, 09:24 1
    - the Nationals bullpen was fantastic, but they went to Scherzer in relief instead. It is far too accepted now to do this. -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 09:29
ty97, you'll be gone from San Diego before Nov 4th? -- nm - Meg Oct 18, 08:32 3
- Yup, I'll be in Hanoi that day. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 08:34 2
  - At the Hilton? -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 09:14
  - Ah, I was going to invite you to join us for Chinese :) -- nm - Meg Oct 18, 08:57
Quebec passes law prohibiting Muslim women from wearing niqab while using public services -- (link) - Beaker Oct 18, 08:32 8
- Includes riding the bus. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 18, 08:39 7
  - Guys, it's okay, it's done in the name of security, not racism - Guigue Oct 18, 08:47 3
    - your Mayor is against everything (he is none too popular out this way after the Pipeline fell through) :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 08:48 2
      - Also, he's at the very least very pro-"professional baseball in Montreal"... -- nm - Guigue Oct 18, 08:53
      - I doubt the mayor of Montreal had much to do with this though - Guigue Oct 18, 08:53
  - what about sidewalks? -- nm - decline Oct 18, 08:43
  - yeah, not okay, Quebec. Quit this crap. -- nm* - Andie Oct 18, 08:40 1
    - Better loosen those scarfs this winter. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 18, 08:41
Soldier's mother: ‘Trump did disrespect my son’ -- (link) - Reagen Oct 18, 08:30 11
- I like moms who don't complain. -- nm - Trump Oct 18, 09:17
- So are you all you people paying WP to read these articles? -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:51 4
  - Subscribed to WaPo last fall -- nm - decline Oct 18, 08:55
  - I have NYT and WaPo digital subscriptions. Can't speak for others. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 08:52
  - "Open in Incognito tab" -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 08:51 1
    - I always forget that -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:53
- but he allegedly said it to the widow, not the mother. -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 08:32 4
  - The call was on speakerphone (per more than one party) from a limo. The Congresswoman, the widow, and the mother were all in limo during call. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 08:48 2
    - IOW, the mother heard what he said, per her account. -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 08:49 1
      - Shorter ty97: read the article (I'm referencing details from it) -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 08:50
  - doesn't mean the mother wouldn't have an opinion on the choice of words used. -- nm - Andie Oct 18, 08:32
We are seeing Foo Fighters tonight. It's my first concert in a decade or so? I could not be less enthused. :/ -- nm - kelly Oct 18, 08:23 9
- 10 YEARS WITHOUT A CONCERT?!? *hyperventilates* -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 09:23 1
  - I know. I went often enough before Will. Have only been to 1 since I moved to MD. -- nm - kelly, bobcat Oct 18, 09:27
- That's not a very rock n' roll attitude -- nm - con_carne Oct 18, 09:17
- I went to one a few years ago. It was fantastic. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 09:14
- why? they are one of the best live acts out there right now -- nm - groiny Oct 18, 08:29 4
  - I don't know. I'm old and tired, not looking forward to the late night and early morning. N has had a bad day at school so I'm afraid of what kind of - kelly Oct 18, 08:36 3
    - you have to find some enjoyment in things too. - groiny Oct 18, 08:38 2
      - No, brand new sitter. -- nm - kelly Oct 18, 08:40 1
        
        have you talked to them about any potential issues? - groiny Oct 18, 08:45
Pippy, in VUDU can you see Wonder Woman? I redeemed that via Movies Anywhere -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:20 25
- Yes - wahoo!! I just bought codes for Mad Max Fury Road and Girls Trip and I will populate them tonight when I get home. Make Trish watch Girls Trip -- nm - Epiphany Oct 18, 08:34 7
  - She will want me to watch with her, so I will hold you accountable for everything on that movie! -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:36 6
    - you will laugh your ass off -- nm - Epiphany Oct 18, 08:55 2
      - My wife and SIL were watching a movie a few nights ago. I could hear many many lols. I heard some recognizable black voices. -- (edited) - Shaun Oct 18, 09:09
      - good deal :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:58
    - Speaking of your lovely wife - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:55 2
      - She is. She had to update via phone Sunday morning. She got her other leagues set and then ran out of time on FJS - crash davis Oct 18, 08:57 1
        
        cool. I look forward to the rematch then :) -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:59
- I bought the movie on Vudu. There are no codes for it yet. - David Oct 18, 08:28 8
  - test -- nm - Iadodger Oct 21, 06:30
  - What do you mean "no codes" yet? I bought it (a code) off the uvdigitalnow site a few weeks ago? -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 08:47 2
    - Dark Tower, not Wonder Woman. I'm continuing Kilbo's b2 discussion. -- nm - David Oct 18, 08:59 1
      - ah, sorry -- nm - JaxSean Oct 18, 09:09
  - So it is a "pre-release" Vudu title then? - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:46
  - ah, I read pfm backwards from what he was actually saying -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:30 2
    - don't do that -- nm - prayformojo Oct 18, 09:04 1
      - that's how attic boxes are born -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 09:04
- more Movies Anywhere weirdness, this am on VUDU, I bought Marty and Field of Dreams. Field of Dreams shows up in Movies Anywhere, but not Marty -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:24 7
  - I don't see Marty (whatever that is) as a movie in the MA library of films -- nm* - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Oct 18, 08:46 2
    - Marty, the 1956 Academy Award Winner for Best Picture. It really is a charming little film. -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:53 1
      - Best Actor Award for Ernest Borgnine, Best Writer for Paddy Chayefsky. Its on sale this month on VUDU, I'm slowly collecting all Best Pictures -- (link) - crash davis Oct 18, 08:55
  - Also no TV shows in Movies Anywhere -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:25 3
    - They’re not doing tv shows yet. The consortium of rights owners is a factor of 50 larger. -- nm - David Oct 18, 08:29 2
      - I figured. So this will replace UV but not VUDU -- nm - crash davis Oct 18, 08:31 1
        
        It may replace UV. With 30 million users, Vudu isn’t going anywhere. -- nm - David Oct 18, 08:41
SNAP! CRACKLE! POP! -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 08:17 2
- *rings in* What is Gordon Heyward's leg sound like? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 08:24 1
  - also would have accepted Celtic fan's hopes and dreams -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 09:45
Weird Al tickets secured. Champaign, next March. - TWuG, neck model Oct 18, 08:16 2
- Is it more of a concert or a stand-up? -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 08:16 1
  - It's looking like it'll be an unplugged type show. No costumes, videos, productions. Just him and the band sitting on stools playing originals -- nm - TWuG, neck model Oct 18, 08:20
Justin Trudeau legitimately looks like he was crying. -- (link) - Andie Oct 18, 08:15 10
- I saw him sneak some saline drops into his pocket before the press conference! FAKE! -- nm - Conservatives Oct 18, 08:33 2
  - Accusing him of not crying would be a weird take for conservatives. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 08:36 1
    - (also can we not make *this* a goddamned political issue?) -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 08:37
- (actually is.) -- nm - Andie Oct 18, 08:16 6
  - The only beef I have with his statements this morning is that the first official one went out with a photo of him hugging Gord before Kingston... - Name Withheld by Request Oct 18, 08:30
  - **swoon** -- nm - Ivanka Oct 18, 08:21
  - SAD! -- nm - Donald John Oct 18, 08:17 3
    - he knew what he was getting into -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 08:19 2
      - I'd feel bad about Trump being miserable in the job, but he knew what he was getting into. - TWuG, neck model Oct 18, 08:21 1
        
        I'm not even supposed to be here! -- nm - Donald John Oct 18, 08:25

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