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We got compliments from the movers on our packing, which is "Praise from Caesar!" right now. -- nm - Reagen Nov 21, 07:01 3
- every time I move, which is often sadly, I always say I am going to do better with organized packing.... - groiny Nov 21, 07:15
- It will be much easier to hold your shit hostage till you pay us double the agreed price. Thanks again! -- nm - Movers Nov 21, 07:07
- This has the makings of an Onion article -- nm - prayformojo Nov 21, 07:04
A nice album of autumn-themed photos from the Boston Globe -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 21, 06:50
“Not long ago, Republicans claimed to be be deeply concerned about budget deficits. Only fools and centrists took them seriously.” -- (link) - znufrii Nov 21, 06:35 2
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  - Mostly just sharing it because I particularly enjoyed that turn of phrase, not because it was in any way a new revelation. -- nm - znufrii Nov 21, 06:46
I wonder if Conyers is the Rep the CA representative complained about a few weeks ago. - spamlet Nov 21, 06:34
ST Black Friday Poll: What are you buying for sure? What are you potentially buying? - Shaun Nov 21, 06:28 23
- Every Friday is Black Friday. -- nm - Diva Nov 21, 07:21
- Bought a kindle fire 10 -- nm - decline Nov 21, 07:10
- gotta look at some ads over the next couple days, get my plan together -- nm - groiny Nov 21, 06:49 2
  - are you looking for something specific? I'm sure people here would give a heads up if they find it. -- nm* - Andie Nov 21, 06:54 1
    - not really, I have some things that my kids have mentioned, but I really like to play it by ear -- nm - groiny Nov 21, 07:08
- Right now, nothing of note. Probably going to dumpster dive Amazon's kindle books. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 21, 06:38
- 2 laptops for the kids. -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 06:34 11
  - Find the ones you want to buy yet? Most of the relevant flyers have been leaked. -- nm - Shaun Nov 21, 06:35 10
    - Door Crasher at Best Buy. My BIL says this one is a good one ($180 off the price shown) ST, please weigh, good laptop or nay? -- (link*) - Beaker Nov 21, 06:38 9
      - it is for school work, youtube videos, probably Minecraft; nothing to serious -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 06:41 8
        
        The display is sort of crappy, but as long as the kids aren't pixel counters, it looks decent for a sub-$500 laptop. -- nm - Shaun Nov 21, 06:43 7
        
        see below for the DELL one, with EBates and discounts it is around $100 cheaper all told (each)... -- nm* - Beaker Nov 21, 06:44 6
        
        FYI: I will never buy a Dell Laptop again after the headaches on my last two XPS laptops. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 06:58
        
        This is the DELL one...compare for me ST and explain the differences like I am 10 -- (link) - Beaker Nov 21, 06:55 4
        
        The cpu in the BB one is better, so it should perform better. -- nm - Shaun Nov 21, 07:01 3
        
        $125 better :) ; remember just for the kids to do school work and probably play Minecraft is it and watch youtube shit -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 07:01 2
        
        Minecraft works just fine on our 2009 white MacBook so I'd imagine any new laptop would be fine. - spamlet Nov 21, 07:06
        
        Likely not. The Dell should be fine. -- nm - Shaun Nov 21, 07:03
- Just the Google Home mini. I don't need anything else. -- nm - Andie Nov 21, 06:30
- Our usual pattern is scavenging gift card deals at businesses we know we'll be purchasing things from anyways in 2018. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 06:30 1
  - (restaurants in particular) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 06:31
- Already got our tv, so not planning on buying anything. -- nm - znufrii Nov 21, 06:29
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Today in stupid -- (link) - TWuG, neck model Nov 21, 06:25 1
- I keep forgetting to mention why, according to flat-earthers, you can't reach the edge of the world...you see there's this ice wall and... - Flavorize Nov 21, 06:31
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- Scary. - LMS Nov 21, 06:32
- :( -- nm - budice Nov 21, 06:28
- :( -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 06:20
- uh oh. -- nm - Diva Nov 21, 06:14
- Yikes. - znufrii Nov 21, 06:13 2
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- Yikes! I assume the police were called. -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 06:10 6
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    - The F.B.I. and the Phone Cops? -- nm - Diva Nov 21, 06:22 2
      - When things get this serious Baskin Robbins gets involved. They always find out. -- nm - TWuG, neck model Nov 21, 06:25
      - Worse. The Postmaster General. -- nm - Ender Nov 21, 06:23
    - Hopefully she's not too shaken up and they can find out who did it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 06:22
  - He IS the law! Also that sucks. -- nm - mafic Nov 21, 06:11
- that's scary. -- nm - Andie Nov 21, 06:09
Huh. I have the longest winning streak in the history of Caveman. Currently at 8. -- nm - volnelk Nov 21, 05:53 1
- Well done! - Krusty Nov 21, 05:57
FF: I have 3 teams this year. All 3 of them have a spectacular 5-6 record. - Strongbad Nov 21, 05:26 5
- 9-2 here and currently on a 2 game losing streak. -- nm - Shaun Nov 21, 06:07
- One of my better teams started 0-3, now 8-3. Actually have an 11-0 team in ESPN FFL -- nm - budice Nov 21, 05:57
- I started 1-4...I'm now 6-5 in Vampires. 2nd highest point total. Benched Mariota, but he now has easiest remaining schedule for the year. -- (edited) - Flavorize Nov 21, 05:44 2
  - I am hoping Week 12 is Corey Davis' coming out party. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 05:45 1
    - I think it'll be a good week, for all Ten players--IND is terrible -- nm - Flavorize Nov 21, 06:21
So I bought a Sony 900e yesterday. Got it all set up. Picture looks great. My issue is getting my cable box to work together with it. - volnelk Nov 21, 05:24
Glad I went to Indonesia last week instead of next week. Volcano erupting on Bali -- (link) - mafic Nov 21, 05:20 2
- Oh goodie. I’ll be there in three weeks -- nm - Roger More Nov 21, 05:45 1
  - On the plus side you might get to see andesite flows! - mafic Nov 21, 06:11
JimmyBuffetAllStars be rollin'. -- nm - CQ Nov 21, 05:03
•If Blount Force Trauma had played every team in the league each week, they would be 99-22. -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 04:55 7
- If I Got A Thielen had played every team in the league each week, they would be 86-35. - Will Hunting Nov 21, 05:43 5
  - And the #1 teams in SuperFeud "The Last Jedi would be 53-68 if they played every team every week." -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 21, 05:44 4
    - Sounds like some successful land mine dodging. -- nm - volnelk Nov 21, 05:45 3
      - ML's team: If they played every team every week, Your Impending Dooom would be 90-31. - Will Hunting Nov 21, 05:49 2
        
        Luckily for him, regular season in Blood Feud matters so little. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 06:25 1
        
        He's actually on the borderline of not making the playoffs - Will Hunting Nov 21, 06:31
- 74-47 for Targaryen Foster. -- nm - volnelk Nov 21, 04:59
Falcons poke fun at MARTA bus service -- (link*) - budice Nov 21, 04:51 3
- That...is superb. Give that media guy a raise. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 21, 05:53
- From last night: Keanu Neal's hit on Jimmy Graham -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 21, 05:32 [youtube]
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 05:28
8 teams make the playoffs in Caveman? So really weeks 14, 15, and 16 are the only important ones. -- nm - volnelk Nov 21, 04:43 8
- we're like the NHL that way -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 04:53 2
  - Yeah. I saw an asterisk next to my team and saw that I qualified for the playoffs, so I looked it up. Meh. -- nm - volnelk Nov 21, 04:56 1
    - it's fun, can lead to some huge upsets...like when my steamrolling team shits the bed in week 1 :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 04:58
- Correct. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 04:44 4
  - **frantically looks ahead at matchups** -- nm - volnelk Nov 21, 04:47 3
    - Hope you're not the 1 seed, they typically never win. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 04:57 2
      - see my post above :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 04:58 1
        
        Yeah, I think you've got that locked up just about. -- nm - volnelk Nov 21, 05:04
Nobody picked Freaks and Geeks? - volnelk Nov 21, 04:37 6
- and only 1 person picked Sportsnight? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 04:43 5
  - 3 seasons -- nm - prayformojo Nov 21, 05:12 4
    - 2. I own the box set thanks to an awesome person named Kelly. -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 05:29
    - I hate to correct you on your own show but it had 2. - spamlet Nov 21, 05:23 1
      - ha. very good. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 21, 05:28
    - IMDB says 2? -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 21, 05:20
TV PSA: Lethal Weapon, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, NCIS, Middle, Voice, Smackdown, Fresh off the Boat, Below Deck, Challenge, Bull, DWTS, Major Crimes -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 03:52 1
- Oak Island, Mick, This is Us, Brooklyn 99, Who Killed Tupac?, Damnation, Ink Masters, NCIS NO, Chicago Med, Tosh, Drop the Mic, Jim Jeffries, - Beaker Nov 21, 03:53
CNN says Net Nutrality will be another Obama era rule to be reversed. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 21, 01:10
Four paws up. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 21, 00:20
oh no! -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 20, 23:04 3
- Still not a report of sexual misconduct by Tom Hanks. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 23:41 1
  - everyone saw him butt-slap those skellies -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 23:46
- oh yeah! -- (pic) - Ender Nov 20, 23:19 [Attachment]
How to make mayonnaise in 2 minutes. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 20, 22:53 3
- Blech! One of the worst condiments ever. -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 05:32
- Is the grocery store that close? -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:54 1
  - mine actually is, yes -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 22:56
Whitefish is halting Puerto Rico power repairs, claiming it's owed $83 million -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 22:36 2
- I thought their contract got cancelled? -- nm - znufrii Nov 21, 06:14 1
  - If you terminate a contract that's already got work performed, you likely can't just say "eff em" - Will Hunting Nov 21, 06:41
I finally got tired of the neck pain and went to the doctor; more accurately, I got concerned when I woke up with tingling numbness all through my - IrishStephen Nov 20, 22:22 2
- Any opioids? -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:48 1
  - No, just ibuprofen. -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 20, 23:21
If you've been considering DirecTV Now and want a 4K Apple TV... -- (link) - David Nov 20, 22:20
Study shows 40 lawmakers in 20 states accused of sexual misconduct. -- (link) - Mop Nov 20, 22:09
Now starting: Longmire Season 6 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 22:03 3
- quote spoils - Beryllium Nov 20, 22:14
- This is next after Punisher, for me. Love Longmire - Flavorize Nov 20, 22:13 1
  - spoilers after 1.5 episodes - Beryllium Nov 20, 23:58
Add Rep John Conyers to the list. And here's how Congress hides harassment settlements. - Ender Nov 20, 21:40 10
- FWIW, that seems like an absurdly small payment. - Mop Nov 20, 23:01 1
  - $9k per month seems high for just her average monthly salary... -- nm - Ender Nov 21, 05:04
- Rumors going around (nothing specific, but they are persistent rumors) is that Congress is *RIFE* with this stuff -- nm - ty97 Nov 20, 21:59 3
  - WHAT?! -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:11
  - I'm hoping this is the start of that specific wall breaking. - ty97 Nov 20, 22:00 1
    - I suspect that Thanksgiving weekend will *NOT* be a slow news weekend. The dam is breaking as we speak. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:14
- What a dirtbag. -- nm - David Nov 20, 21:51 1
  - ~I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby~ - Strongbad Nov 21, 05:44
- I’m sure the employment and salary info is public. Someone could probably create a graph query in a few minutes to find other uses of that strategy. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 21:51 1
  - Bet you WaPo and NYT are racing to be the first. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:11
8: Girl Meets World. 8:30: Fresh off the Boat 9: King of the Hill. 9:30: South Park. 10pm 20/20 with Hugh Downs and Barbera Waters. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 21:39 16
- There are rules people! -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 05:30
- Better off Ted, Go On, Mr Sunshine, Sportsnight, Studio 60 - spamlet Nov 21, 04:24
- At least one of those shows is still on the air. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 22:47
- I thought about an all-cartoon block--not sure I could get 3 hours worth (or even 1-hour long cartoon)--But Thundarr the Barbarian and the first Super - Flavorize Nov 20, 21:48 12
  - Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab -- nm - Strongbad Nov 21, 05:21
  - The Littles -- nm - Max Nov 20, 23:49
  - there was an animated Batman cancelled after a few eps. about 5 years ago -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 21:52 6
    - Hmm, I'll have to look that one up, and see if I can watch those. The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes was fantastic, got canceled. 2 great seasons -- nm - Flavorize Nov 20, 21:55 5
      - I think it was set in the future and had a CGI look -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 22:08 4
        
        found it--Beware the Batman--Looks pretty sweet! I'll check it out! Thanks! -- nm - Flavorize Nov 20, 22:12 3
        
        That had an entire season, so I doubt it is what he meant. Good series, though. -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 22:15 2
        
        Hmmm...article said they cancelled it, then burned off all the episodes. Let me know if you (or anyone) knows the one PLP is talking about. -- nm - Flavorize Nov 20, 22:19 1
        
        Sorry, I don't. -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 22:23
  - I wanted Aqua Teen but it's only 15 min. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 21:51 1
    - Nice! -- nm - Flavorize Nov 20, 21:55
  - Clerks -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 21:50
My kitchen is full of chocolate chips, marshmallows, dried cranberries, and crackers - and I can't open any of them till at least Thursday :( - Meg Nov 20, 21:28 4
- Mmm...Marshmallows! -- (edited) - Flavorize Nov 20, 21:31 3
  - And full of air, I know. But they're to feed a hoard of hungry highschoolers in December..... - Meg Nov 20, 21:33 2
    - Sounds tasty! -- nm - Flavorize Nov 20, 21:34 1
      - A local high school choir performs at the Historical Society every December and we load them up with sugar :) -- nm - Meg Nov 20, 21:39
If they ever get Russell Wilson a decent O-line, he'll win more championships--He put that team on his back, and came up short. -- (edited) - Flavorize Nov 20, 21:26 1
- Truly great QBs come around, maybe once every 5-10 years, and the Seahawks are going to waste Wilson because they can't protect him. It's criminal -- nm - Flavorize Nov 20, 22:16

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