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My mortgage was just sold again. To Wells Fargo. This is fine! -- nm - Amanda Nov 17, 15:44 5
- Part of what's taken my friend so long to get their repairs done post Harvey was identifying who actually owned their morgage now. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 15:56 1
  - This is crazy to me because they mail in a check, right? -- nm - Amanda Nov 17, 15:59
- Do you get notified of this? Or do you have to inquire? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 15:46 1
  - They email. Nothing changes except where you send your payment. I seem to be sold quite often. This is my fourth Bank in 2.3 years. -- nm - Amanda Nov 17, 15:58
- Now you have a checking account. Now you have a student loan. Now you have a second checking account. Now you have an IRA, second IRA, Third IRA... -- nm - Wells Fargo Nov 17, 15:46
Not doing anything this week? Pack your bags, there's still time..... -- (link*) - prayformojo Nov 17, 15:16 8
- There's no time! -- nm - Jack Bauer si Nov 17, 16:13
- *holds up gun, closes eyes, fires randomly* -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 15:59 1
  - Trump: I could shoot a Guy in the middle of the street and not lose voters. -- nm - voters: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Nov 17, 18:18
- NYC Police blog Monday: 12 armed robberies, 3 dine and skippers, and 2 illegal traffic crossings. all by Guy Fieri -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 15:36 1
  - Obviously you can't try those folks in Flavortown, so start filing motions to change venues now. -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 15:54
- Glad I am on the west coast -- nm - Amoxy Nov 17, 15:26 1
  - Amen -- nm - Bacon Nov 17, 15:31
- Sweet baby Jesus. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 15:20
'Is Ambassador Kislyak in the room?' -- (link) - mud Nov 17, 15:11
If I said, "I went to some sketchy Chinese restaurants in SF and probably ate dog" would that be racist? - Amoxy Nov 17, 15:03 11
- dog too expensive, if you ordered dog you probably would get chicken....or rat if you expected something more gamey - zeitgeist Nov 17, 17:12
- No. Not unless you felt like your race was superior because of the fact that you do not eat doggies -- nm - Qale Nov 17, 15:55
- Inaccurately racist. - Reagen Nov 17, 15:20 4
  - not inaccurate, incomplete. - b. Nov 17, 15:48 1
    - addition: -- (edited) - b. Nov 17, 15:53
  - I think that makes it double racist -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 15:25 1
    - so it cancels out? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 15:44
- no. eating cat would be. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 17, 15:10
- You can claim it was two entirely unassociated declarations. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 15:08
- Yes, Archer, that would be racist. -- nm - Lana Kane si Nov 17, 15:05 1
  - Lana? Lana! LANA!!! - Amoxy Nov 17, 15:07
Dammit, my Xbox Live is about to expire. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 15:03 5
- See B... earlier. -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 17, 15:09 1
  - Sean to the rescue! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 15:11
- Can you get Ybox? -- nm - Amoxy Nov 17, 15:04 2
  - KYbox -- nm - Bacon Nov 17, 15:12
  - Zbox is the best! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 15:07
You will be investigating thieves, misers, bullies....the most detestable collection of people that you will ever meet -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 14:59 1
- Job description for Mueller's team? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 15:07
Prog stars pay tribute to A Farewell To Kings -- (link) - mud Nov 17, 14:38 1
- "Porn stars" -- nm - What Amoxy saw Nov 17, 15:05
"Directed by William H. Macy" -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Nov 17, 14:37 [youtube] 6
- It doesn't look horrible, but the trailer makes it seem like it's too long. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:57 2
  - 88 minutes long! - Reagen Nov 17, 15:21 1
    - This is the greatest pairing since Pacino and De Niro in Heat. You would think they would want time to explore the space. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 15:50
- I literally had NO idea that this has been out for over ten weeks now. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 17, 14:45 2
  - Wasn't it released simultaneously on Netflix? -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 15:03
  - Literally dumped. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 14:53
new posters for All the Money .. -- (link) - mud Nov 17, 14:13
Coke's latest reward: Free meal at El Pollo Loco with purchase of a drink. Only need to enter 1 code. -- (link) - GregW Nov 17, 14:10 2
- thanks; but bummer, ineligible (tried 2 browsers on desktop + phone). it took two tries the other day for me for this one, but it eventually worked.. -- (link) - b. Nov 17, 14:39 1
  - I just read the fineprint. It is only in Texas. -- nm - GregW Nov 17, 15:39
omg orville casting spoilers - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:01 4
- I just watched the Krill episode. I really like this show. -- nm - Jovian Nov 17, 14:36
- unrelated quote spoilers - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:09 2
  - fwiw, definitely don't watch this episode (#10) if you have any kind of fear of (spoils). -- (edited) - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:13 1
    - also don't watch if you're afraid of (spoils) - Beryllium Nov 17, 14:51
I'm a few weeks behind but Kermode had a predictable response to Geostorm. A classic rant. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 17, 13:54 [youtube] 1
- Yup. I'm outta here. -- nm - Brain Nov 17, 15:07
Trump’s presidency may present “the greatest psychiatric disaster in history” -- (link) - GregW Nov 17, 13:50
Kat Dennings To Star In Hulu Pilot ‘Dollface;’ -- (link) - mud Nov 17, 13:48 1
- Bangs and all. -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 17, 15:08
Tragically Hip Order of Canada -- (link) - mud Nov 17, 13:40
I am posting from cocktail hour at a wedding. Just found out the bride had a stroke last Saturday. Basically dischargef - Andie Nov 17, 13:37 6
- Wow! Hopefully she's feeling well enough and enjoys the day. -- nm - Krusty Nov 17, 14:20
- I have a buddy in Toronto at a cocktail hour at a wedding as well right now. I wonder what the chances are... -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 17, 13:39 4
  - Is it in Niagara on tbe Lake? - Andie Nov 17, 13:46 3
    - Nay. TO. I could have seen the potential for possible overlap though based on what I know of you both. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 17, 13:55 2
      - Also. Not a lot of Friday afternoon weddings! -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 14:00 1
        
        Exactly. -- nm* - Name Withheld by Request Nov 17, 14:03
Out of office messages set. FREEDOM! - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Nov 17, 13:29 1
- Where are those TPS reports? -- nm - Kilbo's boss Nov 17, 13:50
Hey, that's great Walmart! We just need to sell a million trucks to break even. We're on our way! -- nm - Elon Musk Nov 17, 13:25
Wow, a Kiva borrower that's been delinquent for over 2 years just made a payment. -- nm - Meg Nov 17, 13:11 3
- Elon Musk? -- nm - Max Nov 17, 13:18 2
  - Heh, she's in Zimbabwe, I'm surprised she has *any* money. -- nm - Meg Nov 17, 13:26 1
    - problem was she didn't a wheelbarrow to carry all the cash in to town -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 14:53
All day, I've gotten no more power - prayformojo Nov 17, 13:09
Important science tip -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 17, 13:07 [Image] 2
- Heh -- nm - Kilbo's boss Nov 17, 13:51
- :) - -- nm - b. Nov 17, 13:09
Ooh, floor pie. Mmm. Apple. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 13:02 1
- Ooh, apple pie. Mmm. Florida. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 13:05
listening to the new tim mcgraw/faith hill album. if they ever break up, pretty sure I'm gonna weep. -- nm - b. Nov 17, 12:55
10 years ago in theaters: Beowulf, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Love in the Time of Cholera, (ltd): Southland Tales, Margo at the Wedding - Max Nov 17, 12:49 7
- 15 years ago: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($88m), Half Past Dead - Max Nov 17, 12:49 6
  - 20 years ago: The Jackal, The Man Who Knew Too Little, (ltd): One Night Stand - Max Nov 17, 12:50 5
    - 25 years ago: Bram Stoker's Dracula, (ltd): Traces of Red, Love Potion No. 9, Aladdin (wide at Thanksgiving) - Max Nov 17, 12:51 3
      - 30 years ago: The Running Man, (ltd): Cross My Heart - Max Nov 17, 12:51 2
        
        35 years ago: Creepshow, They Call Me Bruce - Max Nov 17, 12:52 1
        
        40 years ago: The Turning Point, NYC premiere of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (national in December) -- (edited) - Max Nov 17, 12:52
    - The Man Who Knew Too Little is a favorite of mine. -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 12:51
Props to PLP for telling us that the curling trials were on NBCSN! I had the Tivo tuned to that channel so between recordings, we watched that. - Mop Nov 17, 12:48 1
- Oh! Oh! I can actually watch it! - spamlet Nov 17, 13:19
OK, Black Friday. I'll bite. I want an all-in-one desktop. Sell me one. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:47 5
- Costco I believe has an HP one -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 14:54
- Found the section at Blackfriday.com. I find it delightfully archaic that they still sell PCs with platter hard drives. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:56
- laptops for the kids here, early "deals" I've seen looks like shit here (Shaun, seen anything good?) -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 12:49 2
  - umm, there is a ton, not sure what makes a good laptop for kids though -- (link) - Truman Nov 17, 13:44 1
    - Problem being that the vast majority of these are irrelevant to Canada. -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 14:40
Newegg has begun listing 12TB hard drives. Starting at $450. -- (link) - GregW Nov 17, 12:43 7
- Increased HD space used to be a big deal to me, now not so much - Guigue Nov 17, 12:48 1
  - I am trying to setup a 4-bay NAS server to use as a media center. I want to get at least 8TB drives, but the more the merrier. -- nm - GregW Nov 17, 13:07
- taht's a lot of pron -- nm - decline Nov 17, 12:46 4
  - This reminds me. Our NSFW quantity of posts has declined recently. We should ammend this travesty :) -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Nov 17, 12:49 3
    - Slackertalk After Dark? Red Slacker Diaries? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 13:00 2
      - Sluttertalk -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 13:06 1
        
        Dark and Horney. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 13:06
applicable to a lot of internet (and other) "discussions".. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 17, 12:37
it I told you I was dancing around my house singing to music, would you believe me? -- nm - Truman Nov 17, 12:35 13
- I hope it's true - Pippy Nov 17, 21:10
- Is this a new 30 for 30? -- nm - CQ Nov 17, 14:17
- Depends on the song. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 12:37 5
  - I Kissed A Girl? -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 13:09
  - Tiny dancer... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 13:07
  - Candle on the Water -- nm - Max Nov 17, 12:40
  - "Feels like a woman" -- nm - Amoxy Nov 17, 12:39 1
    - Then yes. Yes I believe you, tru. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 12:41
- pantsless ? -- nm - decline Nov 17, 12:37 1
  - In socks? -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 12:37
- tRUcRUISE-ing it? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 17, 12:36 2
  - two notes. I do have wood floors. and I am wearing pants. -- nm - Truman Nov 17, 12:37 1
    - So... Kevin Kline? -- nm - Butterbaron Nov 17, 12:45
Roger Goodell has a Jerry Jones problem and nobody knows how it will end -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 12:29 3
- Let Them Fight. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 13:03
- Does Jerry Jones want more control over how the league is run? I'd argue the NFL has a Jerry Jones problem. -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:45
- pistols at dawn -- nm - decline Nov 17, 12:31
mmmm Cease and Desist beer goodness (local beer company had one called Dark & Stormy, but got sued over the name so Cease and Desist it became) -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 12:27 4
- Is that the same as the tshirt I got? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 12:32 3
  - correct! :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 12:35 2
    - Sued? For what? That's a name of an old school cocktail with rum, is the rum advisory board seing? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 12:48 1
      - trademark -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 12:50
A summary of all of the Jon Gruden to Tennessee rumors this week. -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 17, 12:27 2
- Imagine how awesome SEC Media Days would be with Gruden at UT and Petrino at UF. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 17, 12:36
- *chuckle* - Dark Callisto Nov 17, 12:29
Conrad Veidt (The Man Who Laughs) had an amazing career -- (edited) - mud Nov 17, 12:25 2
- Crap. I thought he had died a while ago, though. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 12:29 1
  - sorry, I hit the enter button when I had just started the post -- nm - mud Nov 17, 12:35
Shelby Miller and Justin Upton for 3 starting position players and 2 solid minor league pitching prospects? -- (edited) - Strongbad Nov 17, 12:18 1
- Anyone who thinks Hart did a good job knows fuck-all about baseball. -- (edited) - David Nov 17, 12:33
This is a great article on how we used to keep up with sports 25-40 years ago. How many people remember Sports Phone. At least that's what it was in - pmb Nov 17, 12:15 5
- My newspaper had CITYLINE. It wasn’t just for sports but all kinds of news and categories. - Dark Callisto Nov 17, 12:26
- new to me: Bat Masterson became a well-known sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph from 1902-1921. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 12:23 1
  - His name was Bat, they didn't need to get him a nic. And Wyatt Earp became a stockbroker -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 17, 12:31
- Hello and welcome to Sports Phone! Brought to you by the New York Times and HOT 97. -- nm - Kramer Nov 17, 12:19
- did I dream it or was Gruden pimping a 1-800 number you could call and hear his pre-recorded bullshit recently? -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 12:16
that Batman Who Laughs issue was "dark" - spoilers question - Beaker Nov 17, 12:15 1
- Not clicking as I have not read yet! (Saturday meeting, so going to the shop after that). -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 12:18
"Goddamn it Max, stop programming in Moriarty!" -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 12:10 6
- Holodeck Addiction is a real thing -- nm - Reginald Barclay Nov 17, 12:17 1
  - Pfft, like people can be addicted to technolo... -- nm - Reagen Nov 17, 12:22
- I'm going to remove the safety protocols, just this one more time. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 12:15 2
  - "Rome, during the reign of Caligula" -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 12:19 1
    - I want to see what happened to the Lost Colony. I want to see global DNA migration. I want to hear how language isolates began. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 12:29
- No Max, not the Reichenbach Fall!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 12:11
Danica will run Daytona and Indy next year and then retire. - spamlet Nov 17, 12:07 6
- I hope she's good at dodging cars! -- nm - Mop Nov 17, 12:47 1
  - duck - dodge - dip - dive - dodge -- nm - Strongbad Nov 17, 12:52
- and by run you mean crash in the first few laps and blame every other driver... -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 12:14 1
  - Just like most women drivers. *ducks* -- nm - Butterbaron Nov 17, 12:16
- Stop the Presses! -- nm - decline Nov 17, 12:08 1
  - watch out, drivers, this time she has truly nothing to lose! -- nm - Max Nov 17, 12:09

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