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"On Tuesday, Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona announced he will be retiring from Congress in 2019. To that I say: Bye, bitch!!!" -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 18:27 2
- Am I supposed to know who she is? -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 18:43
- I don't know who she is, but this reminded me of something I just skimmed a minute ago - a liberal pub's dismissal of flake's book - b. Oct 24, 18:37
Airlines get ready for new U.S. security rules from Thursday (for US-bound international flights) -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 18:19 4
- obviously needed, I mean no flights have happened since they announced them. people need to get back to flying, the wait has been too long -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 18:20 3
  - I'm wondering if these are going to be like the (silly, annoying) short interviews that I've gone through at Heathrow for years when US-bound? - ty97 Oct 24, 18:21 2
    - do you have a bomb? no. you sure? ....you got me. -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 18:23 1
      - It's literally always "who packed your bags? when? where?" "have your bags always been in your possession since they were packed?" - ty97 Oct 24, 18:28
LV area Asian restaurant owners claim unfair treatment by the local inspectors. -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 24, 18:13
I still really dig the style of Atomic Blonde's opening credits -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 17:55
Isn't Flake basically saying "Screw you guys, I'm going home?" - Cuzzin Todd Oct 24, 17:48 26
- I’d rather let this play out than get into whether we think Flake is a bad sport or not. -- nm - Roger More Oct 24, 18:29
- Since I'm going, I can say what I really feel, take that policy and shove it -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 18:25 3
  - Seems he could do that and attempt to retain his seat. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 24, 18:32 2
    - He seems to think he can't. The only way to survive the primary would be to compromise his beliefs (move Trump-right) and he won't do that. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 18:33 1
      - Then I guess I'd say go down that way. As in attmept reelection and not Trumpify. -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Oct 24, 18:34
- basically. with a fairly substantial dose of 'I tried to right things, but nobody really wants to.' -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 18:07 5
  - "I held my tongue until it was too late to make a difference, then I quit." -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 18:22 4
    - if you're talking about Flake, that's incorrect. after Jack's post below, I did a quickety google to confirm my memory, at least. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 24, 18:24 3
      - then wrote a book about it, which was really the final nail in the coffin. -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 18:26 1
        
        yah, see my post below this. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 18:29
      - and Flake didn't just sit - see the hits here. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 24, 18:24
- I've seen arguments both ways on this, both with some good points I'd say. - ty97 Oct 24, 17:53 13
  - "Better" would depend who you're asking is it better for - it's better, or at least easier, for him this way. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 24, 17:59 11
    - One argument is that he was likely to be out of office either way. *If* one believe that, he's now unshackled for the remainder of his term. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 18:02 10
      - (Now, will an unshackled Flake do exactly what a shackled Flake would have vote-wise? That remains to be seen) -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 18:02 9
        
        He may vote with Trump only 89% of the time instead of 90%, omg! -- nm* - znufrii Oct 24, 18:04 8
        
        Here's an interesting thread on that topic from today (click through) -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 18:15 6
        
        thanks - that's a good point, too. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 18:22 5
        
        But he’s a white male. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 18:23 4
        
        I think I missed what this is a reference to -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 18:32 2
        
        in the twitter thread you linked, a woman dismisses the whole thing because the writer is a white male. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 18:37 1
        
        nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 24, 18:39
        
        I saw that, made me cringe. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 18:24
        
        I actually looked at his record earlier. if exec. branch appointments are excluded, the numbers aren't as high. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 24, 18:11
  - This part of his speech is key in understanding his rationale (or the rationale he's providing) for resigning. - ty97 Oct 24, 17:55
- I think he is saying "Good luck running the crazy lady against the Dems for my seat in 2018" -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 17:51
The Trump Administration summed up in a 5:32 video that does not feature Trump at all. This is just embarrassing. -- (link*) - crash davis Oct 24, 17:47 [youtube] 1
- "I don't want to open the book" -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 17:58
Suffice to say, work was buuuusy for a Tuesday. Also: People drink so much carbonated water, I bet the farts are not helping global warming. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 17:45
Gah, it was bad enough being forgotten last year. ESPN does it again. -- (link*) - spamlet Oct 24, 17:37 3
- For reference -- (link) - spamlet Oct 24, 17:44 2
  - Anyone can put anything on that website, just ask Mop. IIRC, there was no World Series in 2005 -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 17:55 1
    - I'm pretty sure Gwenneth Paltrow was the Cy Young award winner that year. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 17:56
Benjamin Orr from The Cars is dead - prayformojo Oct 24, 17:17 3
- Stay the Night is the best song associated with The Cars. -- nm - David Oct 24, 17:19 2
  - Isn't that a Chicago song? -- nm - Mop Oct 24, 17:28 1
    - a different one. there are a bunch with that title. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 17:33
Hottest MLB post season game in history. 103 degrees -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 17:08 11
- so....sleepy....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...nm - x Oct 24, 17:39 2
  - In the STer Award category of Best Performance Art, x is nominated for "footie fan pretends baseball is boring" -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 18:00 1
    - snicker....nm - x Oct 24, 18:10
- I swear you can see heat waves over the plate. -- nm - Max Oct 24, 17:22 2
  - This is why you lost out on most improved poster to David. -- nm - Bacon Oct 24, 17:29
  - Only Enrico Palazzo can save us now - prayformojo Oct 24, 17:24
- Well that escalated quickly -- nm - budice Oct 24, 17:22
- That guy's beard is on fire. -- nm - Max Oct 24, 17:20
- It's the LAST week of October! -- nm - David Oct 24, 17:11 2
  - Analytically, the construct of months is artificial. All that matters is the day of the Earth's rotation around the Sun. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 17:16 1
    - Copying me is a great way to improve as a poster, Old Man. -- nm - David Oct 24, 17:17
how the flipping frog is it only Tuesday night?!? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 17:06 4
- Analytically, the construct of a week is artificial. All that matters is the day of the Earth's rotation around the Sun. -- nm - David Oct 24, 17:07 3
  - You know how the Earth revolves around the Sun really makes my year. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 17:32
  - so, wait. everybody *isn't* workin' for the weekend?!?? - prayformojo Oct 24, 17:09 1
    - Also, I have terrible news about The Kid's ambient temperature. -- nm - David Oct 24, 17:10
2 years after the Twin Peaks biker shoot-out in Waco, the first trial is finally underway. Learned today: 4 of the 9 dead were shot by a SWAT sniper. -- (link) - GregW Oct 24, 16:56 2
- quibble: I'm irritated when they call bikers 'motorcycle clubs'. -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 18:08 1
  - "biker gang" doesn't have the same je ne sais quoi. - b. Oct 24, 18:18
Having just met pippy and SM, I have to say they are awesome. - MDH Oct 24, 16:43 2
- Yes, Pippy is awesome! I need to hang out with her many more times. I wasn't lucky enough to meet SM. - Krusty Oct 24, 18:17
- How many snipers are aimed at you right now? -- nm - David Oct 24, 16:44
Actress Caitlin O’Heaney Says She Was Punched By Val Kilmer During Her Audition for The Doors -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 16:36 2
- Punched? I read it as picked her up shook her tossed her to the floor, during an audition for a scene. Who knows, but we might be getting to the - Bacon Oct 24, 16:56 1
  - It was in front of others, so if he did it with malice that was dumb. -- nm - Bacon Oct 24, 16:56
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- It is a big mistake to write off what these two have done this past week. -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 16:39
- flake was one of the early, vocal anti-trump folks. maybe I missed, did he change that? -- nm - b. Oct 24, 16:38
“I know! Let’s have a panel discussion on women in business, and include only men!” -- (link) - znufrii Oct 24, 16:30 3
- I think that one could have been ok if, say, they had a female moderator. - b. Oct 24, 16:36 2
  - The sponsoring magazine was female owned, so it had potential. - TWuG, neck model Oct 24, 16:54
  - Right. It’s more the non-anticipating of the optics that my comment was pointed at. -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 16:42
TV PSA: World Series, Flash, NCIS, Middle, Voice, Smackdown, Fresh off the Boat, Below Deck, Legends of Tomorrow, Blackish, This is Us, Mayor, Bull, -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 16:25 1
- AHS Cult, Chrisley, Ink Master, Kevin Saves the World, NCIS NO, Tosh, Challenge, L&O, Drop the Mic, Jim Jeffries, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 16:26
Thor 3 98% (57/1), Suburbicon 38% (21/34), Thank you for Your Service 57% (4/3), Amityville 40% (2/3), God's Own Country 98% (58/1), Jigsaw nsy -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 16:23 2
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- Damn, I was looking forward to Suburbicon -- nm - amoxy Oct 24, 16:24
Washington's record on MNF: 1-8 since 2013, 4-18 since 2001. Kirk Cousins: 0-6 -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 24, 16:21
I read out the Saudi Crown Prince headline from B2 to Amy while she does dishes. She thought I said Wasabi Crown Prince. -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 24, 16:17 1
- Sushi was confused? -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 16:19
Oregon state senator gets called our for potential sexual harassment, smoking in his office. - Mop Oct 24, 16:10 1
- The state with Senator Kirk"wood" -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 16:55
Mandalay Bay: the suite the shooter used will never be available again. -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 24, 15:59 1
- what about the grounds of the festival? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 16:59
oooooofffffff. Reuters/Ipsos: 28% support for Trump's tax plan - ty97 Oct 24, 15:57 1
- The one that hasn't even been written yet? Nice. Love polls like this. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 17:34
Favorite movies so far in 2017. Dunkirk, Logan Lucky and Wind River -- nm - amoxy Oct 24, 15:49
ST: My daughter needs some puns for English class, hit us up... -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 15:41 17
- What do you call a mushroom that buys you a drink? A fungi to be with. (nm) - howie Oct 24, 16:07
- Two peanuts were walking down the street and one was a salted. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 16:01 4
  - that reminds me of another classic: a Buddhist walks up to a hot dog stand and says, "make me one with everything." -- nm - b. Oct 24, 16:08 3
    - I wince thinking about that Australian journo telling this to the Dalai Lama - Reagen Oct 24, 16:48 1
      - My people. -- nm - Roger More Oct 24, 16:49
    - Yeah ... I don’t get it. Does that include mustard? -- nm - Jason in The Good Place Oct 24, 16:10
- Thanks all! -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 16:00
- Trump had an intelligence briefing today -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 15:58
- Everyone should just leave writing poetry to the prose. -- nm - CQ Oct 24, 15:55
- The monk turned down the dentist's offer of novocaine because he wanted to transcend dental medication - prayformojo Oct 24, 15:49
- I, for one, like Roman numerals. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 15:43 6
  - I've been to the dentist many times, so I know the drill. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 15:48 5
    - jokes about unemployed people aren't funny. they just don't work. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 15:49 4
      - the past, the present, and the future walk into a shady bar together. things get tense. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 15:53 3
        
        to whoever took my Microsoft Office, I will find you. you have my Word. - b. Oct 24, 15:56 2
        
        this was one of my favorites when I was a kidlet: did you hear about the red ship and blue ship that crashed and sank the other day? - b. Oct 24, 15:58 1
        
        I took the shell off my racing snail, thinking it would help it move faster. if anything, it made him more sluggish. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 16:04
can someone please explain to my the rationality of a major network airing a Halloween special about Michael Jackson..CBS on friday - peglegpete Oct 24, 15:38 1
- doesn't it just use his music? I looked it up after David mentioned it here yesterday, as I hadn't seen anything about it. - b. Oct 24, 15:42
Tim Turner's sick tonight. -- (link) - David Oct 24, 15:29 [youtube] 1
- :) -- nm - kelly, bobcat Oct 24, 15:34
I feel like I've said this before, but Domhnall Gleeson attempting an American accent sounds *super* Canadian - Reagen Oct 24, 15:28 3
- I'll keep an eye out ... well, ear -- nm - zork Oct 24, 15:38
- American Made? -- nm - budice Oct 24, 15:28 1
  - yes -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 15:29
Zinke funneled millions to questionable PACs - crash davis Oct 24, 15:21 1
- Shocking. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 24, 15:27
Just based on B2, who was the most improved poster? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 15:20 17
- Serious answer, gotta be Volnelk. Just a very steady 2017 -- nm - amoxy Oct 24, 16:12 2
  - ****gets the same emotional feeling he got watching Patton Oswalt’s new special.**** -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 16:14 1
    - Although my work on B2 was not my best, admittedly. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 16:16
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- It's always me. I'm relentless. -- nm - David Oct 24, 15:27 2
  - AND prolific? - Beryllium Oct 24, 16:07 1
    - Of course! I'm a content creation machine! -- nm - David Oct 24, 16:43
- ty ended the board talking about Elle Fanning. I do not think that is an improvement. So he is out. -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 15:26 9
  - You think I don't know Elle Fanning is 19? I know Elle Fanning is 19! - Mop Oct 24, 15:48
  - I could never win most improved since you can't improve perfection -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 15:40 7
    - To the contrary, I've won. -- nm - David Oct 24, 15:57 1
      - oh honey...you've got another 6 months before you're in the positive -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 16:42
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      - I think my clients just keep getting needier. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 15:43 3
        
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        NO UPGRADE FOR YOU - ty97 Oct 24, 16:03
        
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Dinner: chicken & cheddar quesadillas. Yum -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 15:14 12
- Thursday is quesadilla day. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 24, 15:44
- Outback sirloin. -- nm - David Oct 24, 15:27 9
  - Free Bloomin onion today -- nm - budice Oct 24, 15:29 8
    - Not worth the price. -- nm - David Oct 24, 15:31 7
      - psst, I think he's trying to kill you. -- nm - b. Oct 24, 15:34 1
        
        b! - budice Oct 24, 15:41
      - Most Overrated Poster, evah! -- nm - Bacon Oct 24, 15:34 4
        
        The Blooming Onion is a gift from the gods. -- nm - Bacon Oct 24, 15:42 3
        
        "I think this might be the work of Satan." -- nm - David Oct 24, 16:00 2
        
        We are talking about Samara beating me in FF again? -- nm - Bacon Oct 24, 16:04 1
        
        No, that's reality. -- nm - David Oct 24, 16:17
- Yum. N and I ate at the mall food court. (Not so yum) -- nm - kelly, bobcat Oct 24, 15:25

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