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MDH, I got you this -- (link) - ty97 Nov 7, 14:26
wow, Halladay was only 40? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 14:15 4
- He bought me and a friend drinks at a bar once, he was nice. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 14:45
- and 2 kids. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 14:26 2
  - FWIW, I'm 42 and if I die, I hope my worth is not measured by the kids I don't have - ty97 Nov 7, 14:41 1
    - I only point it out in the sense that two kids just lost one of the most important people in their lives before they were equipped to cope w/the loss. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 14:51
STIS: I need to call UPS and all of their help numbers are awful, what's the best number? -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 13:50 1
- The only winning move is not to play. -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 13:54
So, the school had a lockdown yesterday. - elf kelly Nov 7, 13:49 15
- yikes. glad you're ok -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 14:03 1
  - that really is the bottom line of the whole thing. - groiny Nov 7, 14:38
- Yeah, lots of fun, those - Reagen Nov 7, 13:57 1
  - It was so nerve-wracking, especially when I thought of my own kid down the hall. - elf kelly Nov 7, 14:03
- It seems like they would have taught you that early on. Soft Lockdowns, though not frequent, do tend to pop up. I would be sure to talk to someone so - Spawn Nov 7, 13:56 6
  - I've been subbing for all of 4 days. -- nm - elf kelly Nov 7, 14:01 5
    - I know your hiring was slightly less formal but the board should have gone over that should have been part of your orientation. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 14:03 4
      - Yeah, like in the first paragraph of orientation. One is an annoyance, one is a reason for fear. -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 14:05
      - I don't think they did. I saw a sheet in one teacher's sub packet about lockdowns, but it talked about hard ones. -- nm - elf kelly Nov 7, 14:04 2
        
        having been on both sides of the equation, this is one of my major annoyances - Reagen Nov 7, 14:10 1
        
        If Logan had came home and told me that this had happened to him I would be in the principal's office the next morning. - Spawn Nov 7, 14:13
- Sounds like a normal day at LA Unified School District -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 13:55
- I never thought about how it would be to be responsible for a bunch of children during something like that. My hat is off to you. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:55
- Must have been nerve racking. Glad it turned out okay. -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 7, 13:53
- Glad everyone was safe. -- nm - I voted Nov 7, 13:50
At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It’s Never Been Sung Before - crash davis Nov 7, 13:42 9
- Comparison: Cyndi Lauper from F3 to C7 -- (link) - Max Nov 7, 14:45 [youtube]
- By comparison, Mariah Carey's highest recorded note is the F or G above high C, depending on who's counting. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 13:52
- Fans of opera and/or the works of Luis Bunuel who can't make it to the met can see this in theatres on Nov 18 as part of Experience the Met Live -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 13:47 2
  - Ooohhhh. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 13:47 1
    - (encore performances in December and January. Check your local theatre for more information) -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 13:54
- Was just reading this earlier. Wish I could’ve gotten to see it. -- nm - I voted Nov 7, 13:46
- was this like a giovanni jones thing...nm - x Nov 7, 13:45 1
  - I don't anything the Met does will be as classic as Long-Haired Hare let alone What's Opera, Doc? -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:49
- lots of audio snippets in the linked article -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:43
I wish I had this guy's problems. -- (link) - GregW Nov 7, 13:36 2
- but this is a loud signal to buy BRK.B, IMO - Reagen Nov 7, 13:39
- CREAM -- nm - spamlet Nov 7, 13:37
Oh man. Jake Gyllenhaal in person at a Donnie Darko/Nightcrawler double feature tomorrow night. It's at the Aero, the theater that's featured in DD. -- (link) - con_carne Nov 7, 13:30 1
- They have so many celebrities there because they live near it. Oliver Stone is there yearly. -- nm - jnine Nov 7, 14:29
WWE: Big Smackdown spoiler...filming in England... - Remlik Nov 7, 13:26 3
- Spoils - Will Hunting Nov 7, 13:54
- Which means - Tim Nov 7, 13:38 1
  - possibly -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 13:40
Oh gawd. Roy "Doc" Halladay dead of a plane crash into the Gulf of Mexico. My favorite pitcher. - Name Withheld by Request Nov 7, 13:24 8
- that's rough...nm - x Nov 7, 13:43
- This sucks so much. :-( RIP Doc. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 13:39
- Sheriff's department confirms his was the only body recovered 10 miles off coast. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 7, 13:37 1
  - 40 years old. Hug your people people. Hug your people. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 7, 13:37
- That sucks. He's a Top 3 fave easily, maybe even #1. -- nm - Shaun Nov 7, 13:36
- Oh no. I so badly don't want this to be true. -- nm - David Nov 7, 13:36
- :( -- nm - budice Nov 7, 13:32
- NO! -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 13:31
One or more UCLA basketball players arrested for shoplifting in China. You're on a paid trip to China and things aren't cheap enough yet? -- (link) - zork Nov 7, 13:24 6
- I am shocked that Lavar Ball's child would do this. he seems like such a great parent... -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:22
- Awww, Dear President Trump -- Please permit Chinese authorities to do what is in their legal system for this crime. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 13:58
- ban college hoop...nm - x Nov 7, 13:44 2
  - Yeah, None And Done is the way to go. -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 13:49 1
    - totally. it's just a matter or time....nm - x Nov 7, 13:59
- *smh* Idiots. They should be suspended for a long while. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 13:41
Tree! - Jovian Nov 7, 13:23 [Attachment] 1
- Not Hexxus. -- nm - Hexxus or Not Hexxus AI Nov 7, 13:31
Is Landscaping Drama at the Root of Rand Paul’s Assault? - crash davis Nov 7, 13:19 2
- "Nice merkin." "This is real!!" -- nm - Max Nov 7, 13:24
- I've been telling you guys, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a lawn mover is a good guy with a lawn mower. Or a hose laying in the mower path -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:23
oh man oh man oh man, GWAR is a real stat now! -- (link) - Reagen Nov 7, 13:16
Twitter rolls out 240 characters for everyone -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Nov 7, 13:15 2
- Judging by my feed and talk of "the circle", I've had 280 characters for a month or more. - TWuG, neck model Nov 7, 14:06
- TL;DR -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 13:27
also, while it would have been nice to be subbing this past month, man, were there ever ~5,742 things I've been able to handle - Reagen Nov 7, 13:03 1
- good man, I think I would have topped out at ~3.176 things -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:07
Reagen, program any new numbers in her phone for her but be one off the area code for each. Reasonable mistake. -- nm - zork Nov 7, 13:01 1
- this would last maybe a week as a strategy. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 13:02
Hee at documents requesting to be faxed in - should I beep you when I've done it? -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 13:00 7
- It's called a MoJo. -- (link) - Qale Nov 7, 13:27 [youtube]
- please to not laugh at a 150 year old technology that still exists...nm - x Nov 7, 13:04
- We still have fairly extensive use of fax here. I think it is mostly and industry thing but our HR rep still insists on sending anything insurance - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Nov 7, 13:01 4
  - we use faxes every day - a lot of financial companies are very reluctant to embrace technology -- nm* - decline Nov 7, 13:03 3
    - Not to mention the IRS. -- nm - spamlet Nov 7, 13:14
    - Our business group apparently has a goal to be fax-free by 2020 -- (edited) - I voted Nov 7, 13:10
    - no viruses. mostly unhackable...nm - x Nov 7, 13:06
Apollo astronaut Dick Gordon died yesterday. Pilot of the Apollo 12 CM. -- (link) - TWuG, neck model Nov 7, 12:52 1
- Godspeed -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:13
from the Things I Did Not See Coming Department.... - x Nov 7, 12:52 6
- Reading her recent scathing critiques of the Marshall Plan as examined through Hegelian dialectics, I'm not surprised. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 12:59
- *makes a note on my Big Board for this issue* -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 12:55 3
  - actually now that I think about this - she's tight with Assange - Reagen Nov 7, 12:59 2
    - this is way much more than i really want to know....nm - x Nov 7, 13:01 1
      - these are geopolitical boobs! -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 13:02
- She fancies herself " woke". -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 7, 12:54
bf makes a car commerical for gf used honda.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 7, 12:51 [youtube]
Oh crap: Plane Registered To Former MLB Pitcher Roy Halladay Crashes In Gulf Of Mexico (they don't know if he was on it) -- (link) - decline Nov 7, 12:48 5
- Local sheriff has identified the body as his -- (edited) - spamlet Nov 7, 13:22 1
  - dammit -- nm - zork Nov 7, 13:25
- Damn. :-( I hope it's not him but I'm really worried it is as most of his recent Twitter activity is about him flying. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 13:08 2
  - Registration numbers match the one on his twitter and I'm not sure if that plane can even hold two people. - zork Nov 7, 13:18 1
    - His Twitter shows him taking people up with him but this is very concerning. It's not likely someone borrowed his plane. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 13:20
ST #morbid: On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely do you think you could survive/evade a workplace shooter? - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Nov 7, 12:44 37
- since I am not running anywhere, I am a speedbump. -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 14:10 18
  - There's a lot of joking in this thread, but running for the exits is a thing that, if everyone does it, will get a lot of people hurt. - con_carne Nov 7, 14:19 17
    - I am well aware of my liabilities, which is part of the reason I am pro-carry. - groiny Nov 7, 14:24 16
      - What I'm saying is that you seem to* be one of the people who should not run, but instead hide/find cover (I thought I made that clear) - con_carne Nov 7, 14:29 1
        
        I will be honest, hide and find cover is fine, but I don't wanna sit here and wait to be killed. - groiny Nov 7, 14:32
      - I'm right there with you. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 14:28 13
        
        Whenever I hang out with you I think, this guy will be my human shield ;) -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 14:30 11
        
        no wonder why everyone like when I go with them to functions. - groiny Nov 7, 14:32 10
        
        Yep in Vegas you were my RC stand in -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 14:34 9
        
        and I was only partially gimped at that time. -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 14:34 8
        
        You don't have to be fully gimped, just more gimped than me. -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 14:34 7
        
        well, I can also kick you in the kneecap and cave you in. - groiny Nov 7, 14:36 6
        
        No no no, I will have already pushed you at the gunman. kick his knee!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 14:37 5
        
        or her knee. I don't want to be sexist toward gun folks. -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 14:37 4
        
        like any woman in the world would be on her knees anywhere near you -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 14:38 3
        
        Palomino Club baby!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 14:39 2
        
        you gonna hand the female shooter a wad of singles? -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 14:40 1
        
        If she has a gun I think 20s might apply -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 14:41
        
        the last time I ran, my leg was like a tire with one lugnut on it going 55. - groiny Nov 7, 14:30
- Since it's just me, I wouldn't know there was a shooter until he shoots me - zeitgeist Nov 7, 13:32
- This office is pretty small and on the twelfth floor so not good. -- nm - zork Nov 7, 13:32
- Not good. Maybe a 3. My reaction time at work is pretty slow. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 13:28 1
  - We know. - curbside shopper, waiting Nov 7, 13:29
- 1. Glass offices, no locks on doors, global workspace, and I'm on the 12th floor in the corner. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 13:13
- Depends on where the shooting starts, if in my general area 3 or so, if at the other end of the building 8. - JD Nov 7, 13:11
- Given the submarine-like layout, low if I'm the first target or trying to help others, high if the shooter's focused in the other direction. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 13:05
- In my office, I'd probably be taken by surprise. My part=time job, most likely 10 -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 12:58 1
  - unless I thought I could maybe save a life and shoot it out with him, then my number would decrease significantly -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:03
- I'd also say about a 5 at the office. Maybe a 2 or 3 at a public event. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 12:57
- being self employed most of my life, there is no way I would have survived. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 7, 12:55
- 8....nm - x Nov 7, 12:54 2
  - Good guy with a gun -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 13:20
  - I'm taking your IM to be a "I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you" type of thing. - crash davis Nov 7, 13:05
- 7 - I can scramble up and over my file cabinet to the door I sent next to. While I am in Texas, I don't think we have any good guys with guns in this - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 7, 12:53
- there are two ways into and out of my work space, so pretty good chances I think. - I voted Nov 7, 12:52
- How familiar is the shooter with my workplace? E.g. disgruntled former employee or complete outsider? - con_carne Nov 7, 12:49
- and batteries are really heavy -- nm - decline Nov 7, 12:46
Stalker Poll: What do you want from your secret stalker this year? -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 12:42 7
- warm socks, rye whiskey , gloves esp with sensor finger external battery for cell phone -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 16:34
- World Peace -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 14:25
- I like local things with the city/state/province name on them. I'll try and answer all the polls I see to help out. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 7, 13:09
- Some interesting local food items. Not necessarily "locally sourced," but something you really enjoy that can only (or largely) be found locally. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 13:05
- the season 8 Game of Thrones DVD set -- nm - peglegpete Nov 7, 12:49
- peace on earth -- nm - decline Nov 7, 12:46
- don't even try to not answer this one yourself Beak. :) -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 12:44
Josh Gordon has "never played an NFL game sober" -- (link*) - Reagen Nov 7, 12:36
MDH, one scary part is that it doesn't sound like it takes much time. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 7, 12:32 1
- Good point, I'm not great with all that tech stuff. y first thought was "I work way too many hours to be doing this." -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 12:40
Enter to win 10 of Wine Spectator's Best Wines of the Year - zeitgeist Nov 7, 12:28
So spamlet is the Hillary Clinton of FJS. "Look at the total points" - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Nov 7, 12:27 13
- No ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 13:07 6
  - I've about had it up to here with spamlet, kilbo, and you calling me Gary Johnson -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:09 4
    - You should aspire to be Gary Johnson. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 13:13 3
      - *trembles, clicks to see the IM, breathes sigh of relief* - crash davis Nov 7, 13:15 2
        
        (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 13:18 1
        
        I appreciate the compliment. Right back atcha. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 13:23
  - I'm not sure which is worse -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Nov 7, 13:08
- LOL - spamlet Nov 7, 12:33 1
  - This is usually the time my FJS team falls apart and my Astro team sneaks into the playoffs -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Nov 7, 12:34
- I'm probably misunderstanding, but doesn't that make him the Trump? -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 12:30 3
  - Total points = popular vote. The only thing that matters in FF is wins and losses -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Ninth Astronaut Nov 7, 12:32 1
    - Ah, gotcha -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 12:35
  - Popular vote, not inauguration turnout -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 12:31
Your top 10 songs: Rockstar, Havana, Bodak Yellow, 1-800-273-8255, Feel It Still, Gucci Gang, Sorry Not Sorry, Mi Gente, Too Good At Goodbyes - Tim Nov 7, 12:26 [youtube]
This is my vote for the audio quote when Trump is added to Disney's Hall of Presidents - Max Nov 7, 12:23 4
- Ahem -- (pic) - Jovian Nov 7, 13:25 [Attachment]
- Smarter than Jefferson! More experience with the military than Washington, Grant, and Eisenhower! More eloquent than Kennedy! -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 12:39 2
  - larger penis than LBJ! -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 12:41 1
    - That just made me think that Disney will have to put extra security up to watch for people trying to switch his wax hands with baby hands. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 12:57
truffles are now being found in the UK -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 7, 12:22

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