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Northam's nearly 9-point margin of victory yesterday was double what I was reasonably hoping for -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 07:03
This is very cool and gives me hope -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 07:00
Activision laughs at Thor's puny box office: $500M opening weekend for Call of Duty: WWII. -- (link) - Baronnosaurus Rex Nov 8, 06:53 4
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 baby!!! Less than a week -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 07:07 1
  - Horizon Zero Dawn DLC is out -- nm - decline Nov 8, 07:11
- but isn't it comparable? a game is ~5x the cost of a movie ticket -- nm - decline Nov 8, 07:01 1
  - Indeed, but it's PR, baby. -- nm - Baronnosaurus Rex Nov 8, 07:10
Re: Hannity and Virginia coverage - what can we do to ensure he keeps his head in the sand for another year? - Reagen Nov 8, 06:45 1
- (Fox is literally doing a play by play of the 2016 election today) - Reagen Nov 8, 07:11
Chaco Canyon archeological sites among cultural resources under threat from oil and gas drilling -- (link*) - I voted Nov 8, 06:44 1
- We know :-( -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 08:55
Heh -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 06:37 2
- I like it -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 8, 06:58
- L3 -- nm - Amoxy Nov 8, 06:40
HasCrashDavisJoinedTheRanksOfSTersWhoHaveWrit tenAQuizForHWDYK.com -- (link*) - prayformojo Nov 8, 06:34 1
- Nice! I'll take it this afternoon. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:35
Might as well start from scratch. -- (link) - I voted Nov 8, 06:32
There is a fine art to eating a turkey pot pie without burning your mouth, and it is one I have not yet mastered. -- nm - Baronnosaurus Rex Nov 8, 06:26
Of the 15 (min.) seats that flipped in VA house. All 15 were held by white men. 11 were won by women. -- nm - MDH Nov 8, 06:16 2
- LYC: Here locally in GA - Strongbad Nov 8, 06:18 1
  - Wow -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 07:03
I wonder why there isn't a poppy campaign in the US -- nm - zork Nov 8, 06:15 4
- Hi, I’m Poppy!! -- nm* - Qale Nov 8, 08:18
- WW1 isn't a defining nation-building moment in the US the way it is in Canada. - Roger More Nov 8, 07:14 1
  - Oh. My first thought was "That weird girl on Youtube?" My second thought was "The character Felicia Day's playing on The Magicians???" -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 07:41
- people would sue the Legions when they get stabbed by the pins -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 06:55
Homophobe, Kim David, intends to seek re-election for Kentucky clerk in 2018 -- (link) - zork Nov 8, 06:11 4
- Technically, what she announced was that she wouldn't be seeking higher office. -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 07:42
- I hate her with the passion of a thousand suns -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 8, 06:25
- I've always thought the idea of County/City Clerk being an elected position is... strange. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 8, 06:25
- Never a good sign -- when your campaign announcement comes from your lawyer. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 8, 06:23
ST Poll: On a scale from 1-10, how unethical is this? - Strongbad Nov 8, 06:09 11
- Look at all the people who claimed university degrees to places they maybe went a year or two. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 10:03
- about as unethical as stalking a former co-workers LinkedIn profile -- nm - groiny Nov 8, 06:59 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 07:31
- 4, I would only bring up if someone called for a reference though -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 06:57
- 1 - doesn't effect my current employer so I'd leave it - his chickens will come home to roost anyway -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 8, 06:57
- I'd argue that anything that would significantly impact employment would come out in an interview or further discussion. -- nm - volnelk Nov 8, 06:34
- “This is why people hate moral philosophy professors.” -- nm - I voted Nov 8, 06:17
- 1 if it's defensible -- 10 if it flat out never happened. - Will Hunting Nov 8, 06:17 2
  - It is not defensible. The job title is completely false and contains job responsibilities that he was never asked to do. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 8, 06:19 1
    - Unless it reflects back on you or your employer somehow, I’d say leave it be. -- nm* - I voted Nov 8, 06:24
- 3 - though I would say a majority of people inflate their job responsibilities on a resume/linkedin page. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 8, 06:14
Bery, please change the default action of the subject box from next back to submit, thanks. -- nm - zork Nov 8, 06:02 3
- I need it to start saving my subjects again. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:05 2
  - This could be why -- nm - zork Nov 8, 06:16 1
    - Then I'd like him to do what you're suggesting. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:28
The invention helping a little girl find her lost memories -- (link) - LMS Nov 8, 05:57 2
- My memory reacquisition has been faster, but it's a story/process I sincerely recognize. Accurate, heart-breaking, moving. -- nm - landbeck Nov 8, 06:04 1
  - I'm normally a blubbering wreck a minute into watching the show. -- nm - LMS Nov 8, 06:09
decline news network: Best Buy Black Friday ad. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 8, 05:56 12
- That 50" Sharp for $180 looks very tempting. Is Sharp crap? -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:36 8
  - Not crap necessarily, but maybe lacking some nice bell and whistles. - Shaun Nov 8, 06:41 7
    - probably not, but that might depend on what you expect to get out of it. - tRuMaN Nov 8, 06:42 6
      - My interest is in watching TV and playing games. I don't care about the apps since I'm fine using my Xbox or Chromecast for them. But if the refresh - Krusty Nov 8, 06:45 5
        
        It says it's 60Hz. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:46 4
        
        Too low. I'm reading you shouldn't buy a TV with less than 120 Hz. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:48 3
        
        A 60hz tv isn't going to do you any favours, that's for sure. - Shaun Nov 8, 06:55 2
        
        I don't remember seeing that listed in the specs of the TVs but I'll pay attention for it. What am I looking for with that? -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 07:12 1
        
        You may have to find some other review for the tv in order to find that stat. - Shaun Nov 8, 07:26
- 16 days, Shaun! And 47 until Santa day! -- nm - decline Nov 8, 06:24
- I really hope that's not not all because that's not much. - Will Hunting Nov 8, 06:16
- so many pages. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 8, 06:12
resolved: paying derrick rose even the nba minimum salary proven not to be worth the cost..... - x Nov 8, 05:53 1
- considering his knees are worse than mine, it is not that much of a stretch -- nm - groiny Nov 8, 06:55
Like we didn't know this already, but massive amount of guns in America is the cause of mass shootings. -- (link) - Inigo Nov 8, 05:46 1
- next you will try and tell me that the bear poop in the woods is due to all the bears in the woods. -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 05:49
Canadian PSA: Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaws merging their loyalty programs Feb 1 -- (link) - Beaker Nov 8, 05:40 5
- At first glance, this is amazing. Max redemption is bumped to $500 and min redemption is lowered to $10. - Shaun Nov 8, 05:55 4
  - slight reduction in point value for SDM shoppers. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 06:01 3
    - It looks as though you can still stack at SDM with a PC Financial MC though, which is golden. -- nm - Shaun Nov 8, 06:16
    - So, fourteen million points will only get you half a pack of gum now? -- nm - zork Nov 8, 06:03 1
      - Shoppers points are pretty good - I bought most of an XBox on one. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 06:42
Awesome response! -- (link) - TWuG, neck model Nov 8, 05:33 2
- omg -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 8, 07:00
- Fatality. -- nm - I voted Nov 8, 06:03
If Priti Patel gets fired today, I'll be very happy. - LMS Nov 8, 05:29 1
- What about her twin, Padma? -- nm - zork Nov 8, 05:34
There are some Great college football games this weekend. Rankings should move around quite a lot when all is said and done... -- (link) - Beaker Nov 8, 05:25 2
- Right now, I am rooting for - Strongbad Nov 8, 05:31 1
  - I think Miami is a good football team, but I have a feeling they're going to get humiliated this weekend. -- nm - CQ Nov 8, 05:36
UK TV PSA: the final series of Detectorists returns tonight, along with The Big Life Fix Children in Need special. -- nm - LMS Nov 8, 05:11
ugg, me no feel so good. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 8, 05:09 1
- Would you feel better if you put on some UGG boots? - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 8, 07:01
As someone that was a kid that would throw up before school sometimes, it may not be anything specific. It could be a more general anxiety. -- (link) - Todd Manning Nov 8, 04:45 [Backboard] 1
- Yep. It happens. The main problem is the longer it goes, the worse it gets. - volnelk Nov 8, 05:04
Ugh. Fucking paperclips. -- nm - I voted Nov 8, 04:31 2
- A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess? -- nm - spamlet Nov 8, 04:38 1
  - so...I win! -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 05:37
"Like Barack Obama, Donald Trump's base turns out for him but not for the party at large." - Strongbad Nov 8, 04:19
TV PSA: CMA Awards, Empire, Survivor, Riverdale, Blacklist, Black Ink Crew, Dynasty, SEAL Team, Property Brothers, Iron Chef Showdown, Criminal Minds, -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 03:58 1
- Star, Shannara Chronicles x2, Real HW of NJ, Mr Robot, Martha & Snoop, South Park, Broad City, Samantha Bee, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 03:59
cnn; Defense dept has reported only one person to the national gun database for domestic violence -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 02:44 1
- The church shooter ween they added him on Monday? -- nm - zork Nov 8, 05:53
I've now shattered two of my favorite drinking glasses just from tipping them over on the granite counters I installed three months ago. - Max Nov 8, 00:44 1
- Or, you could stop being so damn clumsy. For effs sake. My kids have a better record than you. -- nm - CQ Nov 8, 04:21
Kind of want this boat. I wonder what the yearly operational cost would be. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 22:54
He died during an MMA fight, but now he’s ‘feeling much better’ -- (link) - GregW Nov 7, 22:51 1
- I don't want to go on the cart. -- nm - spamlet Nov 8, 04:39
FL school is selling pack packs with a body armor panel able to stop 9mm/45 (but not rifle rounds) only $120 -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 22:44
A guy in a turban has been elected mayor of Hoboken! Panic! -- (link) - Mop Nov 7, 22:36 2
- Nice! I'm not a fan of religions but the Sikhs seem to be the coolest of the popular ones. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:42 1
  - they sort of do, don't they. -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 8, 07:02
I don’t think I’m going to make it through this season of Gotham. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 22:17 5
- Your loss. - David Nov 7, 22:19 4
  - That little Catwoman misadventure was crap. She deserves better but I feel the writers don’t know what to do with her. - Mop Nov 7, 22:36 1
    - *shrugs* I loved the Cat Woman Family subplot this week. To each their own. -- nm - David Nov 7, 22:51
  - But Gotham is both. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 22:21 1
    - You're both! You are! -- nm - David Nov 7, 22:25
The Texas shooter was a mess. He escaped from a mental facility in 2012, snuck onto Air Force Base and threatened commanders with guns. -- (link) - Mop Nov 7, 21:55 1
- the more info comes out, the worse the military look. -- nm - groiny Nov 8, 07:00
r/incels has been shut down. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 21:49 2
- I hope pretty much everyone here had the same thought as me. - Beryllium Nov 7, 22:15 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:53
Wow. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 7, 21:43 2
- After some googling, I think this is real. - David Nov 7, 21:59
- And... sad wow. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 7, 21:53
the few partisan local offices are still going republican, though one key state senate spot went demo giving dems control back of the state house -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 21:36
New Oak Island tonight! Maybe they’ll find the treasure this time! -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 21:31
The balance of power in the Virginia house may not be decided for days. -- (link) - Mop Nov 7, 21:17
30 for 30 gets an A-, but he is such a selfish, broken person. -- nm - David Nov 7, 21:12
Meanwhile, Fox News covering the story that spells trouble for the Clinton administration. -- nm - Tim Nov 7, 21:01
Mop from b2: I'm running windows 10. I ran scan disk and looked for drivers to update. If I get a new one, I don't even really know what I want. - Qale Nov 7, 20:57 7
- Hadn’t realized Windows 10 still did the blue screen. - Mop Nov 7, 21:04 6
  - It does but it's much less frequent. I wad wondering if the problem is bad RAM -- nm - zork Nov 8, 05:54
  - Intel NUC. Then if you find you still want to game get a thunderbolt gpu enclosure -- nm - Karl_S Nov 7, 22:04
  - USB to dock or HDMI. My monitor is actually a television monitor, though I do still have my smaller Compaq true monitor in the closet. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 21:10 3
    - Just HDMI will do. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 21:12 2
      - I think you’ll find soon enough that you’re using the new computer more frequently on your lap and less often with the big monitor. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 21:19 1
        
        It has been a long time since I've had something warm sitting in my lap. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 21:26
Wales Cabinet minister fired for sexual misconduct, found dead days laters -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 20:49 1
- BIG story here! -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 23:35
Dear DNC: for the love of all that's holy, throw some money into Alabama. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 20:48
Former WWE and Impact Wrestling star Matt Morgan has won the race for Longwood City Commissioner, District 4 in Florida. -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 20:44
Not that any of this will matter when we all get turned into paperclips. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 20:43 3
- That’s just one hypothetical. Paperweights would actually make more sense, universally. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 20:44 2
  - Always looking for that silver lining. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 22:18 1
    - I just mean, in absence of a fusion system, not all matter is suited to paperclips. The more exotic materials can be the centrepiece of a paperweight. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 22:28
Quincy, MD. Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. Diagnosis: Murder. Rosewood. -- nm* - Paid for by Dano for Coroner Nov 7, 20:41 3
- Also, Crash Davis was funnier than Reagen on B2 -- nm - zork Nov 8, 06:01
- “But the other guy ... he’s only seen Dexter.” -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 20:42 1
  - He almost heard of Wojack and Murdoch Mysteries -- nm - zork Nov 8, 05:58
Wren is the term for a woman in the British Navy up to a decade or so ago. here is a really good Wren story -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 7, 20:33 4
- And my daughter's middle name. -- nm - volnelk Nov 8, 04:48
- Women's Royal English Navy. -- nm - Meg Nov 7, 20:53
- what is the velocity of an unladen wren? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 20:41
- No, it is the guy in Footloose. -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 20:38
Have we seen Fantasy Movie League? Just saw an ad before Thor -- (link) - Amoxy Nov 7, 20:29 5
- A bunch of us had a league maybe a year ago? I still play weekly -- nm - MDH Nov 7, 20:33 2
  - I stopped playing around the time I stopped HSX again. - spamlet Nov 8, 03:50
  - Me too, I'm always in second place.... -- nm - J Nov 7, 22:08
- ah fudge, I used my fourth round pick on Kevin Spacey -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 20:30 1
  - I shouldn’t have bet big on that Weinstein studio fund. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 22:00
Valerian: B+. Rise of the Silver Surfer: C+. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 20:14 2
- Adjusting for the BeryCurve, this is correct. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 20:15 1
  - It was weird, because Valerian was enjoyable but had a stiff actor - whereas F4.... - Beryllium Nov 7, 20:31
Constitutional Convention ballot measure absolutely destroyed in NY, 83-17, 77% in. -- nm - Tim Nov 7, 20:05 1
- So they can’t fix the subways? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 21:48
ooh ooh ooh! John King is in front of the big board! Turn up the volume! -- nm - Max Nov 7, 20:01 3
- "and here's what it looks like if we impose 1981's results but cross referenced with years in which the AL team won the world series" -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 20:10 1
  - #NonCommittalsForJohnKing -- nm - Max Nov 7, 20:15
- *waves hands frantically* Zooming In..*waves hands* Zooming out -- nm - budice Nov 7, 20:06

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