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I can't believe I forgot to run for Coroner again. -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 19:48 6
- meh, its a dead end job -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 20:42
- i dig pain...nm - x Nov 7, 19:59
- Dr. Monica Scholls has nothing on you -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 19:53 1
  - nor Helmut FröntBüt -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:58
- you need a PAC: "It is believed that Dano has seen an episode of CSI as well as Bones and possibly a rerun of Quincy" -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:51
- "I've seen every episode of Quincy" -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 19:50
The Utah race for Jason Chaffetz's seat will be won by the Republican, but that is not a surprise -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:44
I have tickets for Wings/Flames on Thursday - I don't have anything Wings - Reagen Nov 7, 19:38 3
- I like the Riders, but it may be as you say, weird. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:41 2
  - Further note, they are excellent seats and I stand a good chance of being on camera. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 19:52 1
    - ah, possibly the neutral choice then -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:53
Northam had to be taken off stage during his speech. Bc of course far left protestors showed up. He resumed soon thereafter. -- nm* - MDH Nov 7, 19:38 1
- don't fix the typo, I like it! -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:39
Krusty will be happy, Con Con went down. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 19:37
The bright side of getting cancer and having your leg amputated - a bonus Instagram feed -- (link) - Roger More Nov 7, 19:32
BdB in victory speech talking about taxing millionaires to fix subway - ty97 Nov 7, 19:23 4
- He is a good speaker though -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 19:33
- you should give your mayor the power to fix the subway -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:28 2
  - I wish. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 19:30 1
    - I was going to make a joke about a Spider-Man-Style origin story for Subway-Man, but then I realized it might get me on a watch list. - Beryllium Nov 7, 19:33
I had no idea that Greg Gagne and Ric Flair played college football together. -- nm - David Nov 7, 19:14 1
- Gagne's camp was brutal -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 19:17
man, the Wizards are in the weeds right now. Home loss to the Mavericks -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 19:06 1
- your bench, as usual, is a disaster...n - x Nov 7, 19:17
I don't want to say that we're having a strange week, but LaVar Ball just told a reporter that he couldn't comment at this time. - David Nov 7, 19:02
The woman who was murdered on live TV in 2015 in VA? Her boyfriend was just elected to the VA leg -- (link) - ty97 Nov 7, 19:01 1
- The opponent seems like a pretty solid coherent GOP kid (only 31) - Will Hunting Nov 7, 19:06
Wow, he stayed on the teleprompter. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:01
The Mayor continues to be very charming -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 18:58 1
- It has an extremely likable cast. -- nm - David Nov 7, 18:59
Lucifer follow-up. I quit after episode 3 this season. I’d like to say it was because of Smallville guy, but he was only part of it. - Mop Nov 7, 18:53 5
- You should continue to support the show since they played a Chasing Jonah song. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 19:16
- I'm just going to say I disagree and let it go at that. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:55 3
  - I don't want to live in a world without Ella in it. -- nm - David Nov 7, 18:56 2
    - I also like it when Mazikeen is let off the chain. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 19:00 1
      - "I'm not worried for Maze, I'm worried for Canada." -- nm - . Nov 7, 19:25
"Naziists"? Is that a word? -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:53
Chris Brown and R Kelly released a so— Imma stop you right there. -- (link) - Mop Nov 7, 18:52
My computer is starting to give me blue screen of death errors. It's about 6 years old. It may be time to go get another. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 18:44 2
- What version of Windows are you running? -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 19:13 1
  - Ten -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 20:55
Dems now favoured to win majority in VA state House. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 18:42 9
- even a blind squirrel...nm - x Nov 7, 19:23
- I know little of Virginia politics, but it’s surprising to me that this is surprising. - Mop Nov 7, 18:54 3
  - they were behind in the legislature 66 (R) to 34 (D) -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:56 1
    - That’s a hell of a flip. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 19:00
  - VA is a very purple state -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 18:55
- You're selfishly ruining ty's stress. -- nm - David Nov 7, 18:47
- Wow -- nm - decline Nov 7, 18:47
- that's kind of stunning -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 18:45 1
  - TRUMP! -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 18:47
Trump delayed his speech to the South Korean legislature 25 minutes - nubby Nov 7, 18:28 8
- He’s waiting for the bombers to be over North Korea before he starts speaking. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 18:55
- (hi) -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 18:48
- I love it when he lectures foreigners on their own history with soundbites almost certainly cribbed from Wikipedia. nm - Dignan Nov 7, 18:36 1
  - I think we hit the point that is cribbed from Fox & Friends -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:41
- I was thinking "right after he got the news about VA? what can go wrong?" -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:30 3
  - I picture this... -- (link) - Beaker Nov 7, 18:33 [youtube]
  - now he is bragging that he is rebuilding the military, I suppose because the defense budget slipped so much under other Presidents -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:32 1
    - "Korean golfers are some of the best on earth. In fact the US Women's Open was held held this year at Trump National in Bedminster, NJ. The winner - crash davis Nov 7, 18:36
The Philly DA story is interesting too. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 18:23
So ... the more trump racially attacks warren, the more electable she becomes, right? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 18:22
Comments please on this Eater.com headline "Papa John’s Tells Neo-Nazis Not to Buy Its Garbage Pizza" - crash davis Nov 7, 18:11 28
- I'm not big on pizza chains, but does anyone else distinctly remember STers loving PJ's? Did something happen to their quality over time? -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 18:24 12
  - #notallSTers...nm - dmuck Nov 7, 19:20 1
    - stupid effin auto nick...nm - x Nov 7, 19:21
  - Its way better than the other chains. -- nm - spamlet Nov 7, 18:32
  - Taste-wise it’s my favorite of the big national chains - Will Hunting Nov 7, 18:30 2
    - they also used to have rock bottom deals - Reagen Nov 7, 18:32 1
      - I'm 100% with the IM. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:38
  - I love the shit out if them but I haven't had them in months. Guy is a douche -- nm - Pippy Nov 7, 18:28 1
    - It may not be garbage pizza, but Papa John is a garbage person. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 7, 18:32
  - Vaguely recall that. And then dominoes rebooted their recipe. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 18:27 3
    - TBH I always get Papa Johns and Papa Murphys mixed up. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 18:27 2
      - We have a Papa Murphy's here. I like some of their pies, but their local customer service really pissed off my spouse. - crash davis Nov 7, 18:29 1
        
        we had both in the same strip mall, after he got press for threatening to part time all his workers over healthcare, PJ store was dead, murph's busy -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 19:17
- It's not good. I'd rather eat Domino's. -- nm - . Nov 7, 18:23 1
  - I have a Domino's in my town but not a Papa John's. I now feel like that is okay. :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:26
- that photo. he doesn't look real. he looks like a Madame Taussaude version. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 7, 18:15 1
  - Same makeup guy as Seth McFarlane? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 18:17
- Do I really need to answer this? :-) - Krusty Nov 7, 18:14 5
  - Thanks, but my understanding is it costs more than say Domino's. Do you get value for the cost over Domino's? -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:16 4
    - Considering that Dominos is the worst, yes. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 7, 18:30
    - only if you reaaaaally like garlic butter. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 18:16 2
      - Thanks, I'm gathering that I haven't missed out on anything here. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:22 1
        
        It's convenient and their cold cuts are actually pretty good. But it's nothing over any other random chain. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 18:23
- 1) Yes. 2) I was -just- pointing out to Kim that Papa Johns stock is down 20% over the past three weeks. - David Nov 7, 18:12 4
  - Heh heh -- nm - Pippy Nov 7, 18:27
  - They only thing they were ever worth was the garlic butter sauce - ty97 Nov 7, 18:20
  - Most CEO's try to hide bad sales news. I suppose I have to give him points for trying a new tack. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:14
  - fucking NFL -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 18:14
Danica Roem is Va.’s first openly transgender elected official, unseating conservative in House race -- (link) - ty97 Nov 7, 18:07 3
- Here, I'll add meaningfully to this: her opponent *wrote* VA's proposed bathroom bill - Reagen Nov 7, 18:10
- you're slow, did 2016 wreck you? -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 18:08
- Y'all are posting like a bunch of noobs tonight! -- nm - David Nov 7, 18:08
Trump's latest tweet... -- (pic) - David Nov 7, 18:03 [Attachment] 4
- I was thinking of Skinner wrestling the microphone away from Krabapple. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 18:04 3
  - Don't describe it! Post it! -- nm - David Nov 7, 18:05 2
    - - -- (link) - Reagen Nov 7, 18:07 [youtube]
    - He's new here -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 18:06
*begins to have a small glimmer of hope for the future* -- nm - Mara Nov 7, 17:57 3
- Let's not jinx it -- nm - Pippy Nov 7, 18:03
- unless he blows it all in revenge -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 17:58
- I mean, sure. -- nm - mud Nov 7, 17:58
it must be the effects of Charlottesville, 1% of VA voted for Hydra - nm - crash davis Nov 7, 17:53 2
- and then ordered a Papa John's Pizza to celebrate -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 18:06
- that name's been bugging me for a month -- nm - prayformojo Nov 7, 17:57
LOL -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 17:48 1
- This almost makes it worth it, though. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 18:02
Lol Fox stopped election coverage 15 minutes ago to cover Weinstein -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 17:46
Oh, halladay’s plane was an Icon A5. I think I mentioned those a few weeks ago (flying boats). They look cool, but I hear this was the second fatal. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 17:44 1
- It looks like a plane suit. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 18:23
CBS kicks Kevin Spacey off its 50th anniversary tribute to Carol Burnett -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 17:44
I don't think Walmart understands what you dropped the bomb on me actually means. -- nm - CQ Nov 7, 17:41 1
- Nagasaki Steamer? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 17:45
Holy crap these state house results. The Dems need to put up a candidate in every district in 2018. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 17:35 7
- THIS IS WHAT I’M SAYING! -- nm - Howard Dean Nov 7, 18:57
- the fact they don't is mind boggling. -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 17:37 5
  - Nationally, the parties are a mess. If someone could organize either party into a working machine, they’d kill it every election. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 19:00
  - I think both parties tend to focus on battles they think they can win. Shit costs money, yo. -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 18:13
  - Sort of - the flip side could be a crisis similar to the Canadian pee tape. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 17:40 1
    - (Cheaping out on vetting leading to embarrassing scandal...) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 17:46
  - 33 uncontested in VA. 10 GOP, 23 Dem. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 17:39
they have NJ called for the guy losing by 5%? -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 17:35 2
- Exits have him stomping by almost 20. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 17:36
- Same as VA small rural votes come in first. Then the big blue cities. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 17:36
who am I hoping for as mayor of New York? -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 17:33 5
- De Blasio -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 18:04
- A run-off basketball game between Diblasio and Bloomberg. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 17:34 3
  - Given that de Blasio is 6'5"... -- nm* - Reagen Nov 7, 17:35 2
    - And Bloomberg is smaller than Frodo... -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 17:45 1
      - And neither looks like they could chew gum and walk at the same time. I'd bet on everyone leaving before there's a winner. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 18:09
I felt the weight of democracy upon my shoulders, and I discharged the weight by voting. The vast and complex issues I faced - crash davis Nov 7, 17:31 4
- Oh, and it's nice that you voted even in an uncontested election for office. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 17:41
- We have it easy this time around. Only issue on the ballot is a public bond for community college. And I won't be doing any election legal work or ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 17:39 1
  - cool, enjoy the night off -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 17:44
- Geez, don’t misuse taxpayer funds when Crash is headed to vote. - Beryllium Nov 7, 17:39
This is nice. (Mentioned on B2) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 17:29
That’s a big hold for the Democrats in VA, and the first true referendum against Trump. -- nm - Tim Nov 7, 17:24 9
- YUGE. REALLY YUGE. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 17:30
- 5 state seats already flipped. Potentially more to come. -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 17:25 6
  - When does the ISIS/MS-13 murder spree start? -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 17:28 5
    - They were mostly crushed in the Antifa Civil War™. nm - Dignan Nov 7, 17:47 2
      - bold move that TM...you'll probably end up talking to Fox's IP attorneys -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 17:49 1
        
        I was merely acknowledging their claim. nm - Dignan Nov 7, 17:50
    - There's nothing really to worry about -- nm - PFM, doing Purge-style preparations Nov 7, 17:31
    - In 3... 2... 1... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 7, 17:31
- heh -- (link) - Reagen Nov 7, 17:24
Dano: and multiball? -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 17:24 1
- Only in the tiebreaker -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 17:45
I voted to not retain any of the judges in the ballot because F them. -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 17:21 1
- I refuse to vote for judges. They should be appointed. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 18:12

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