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I bought two "lifetime guarantee" umbrellas for my daughters at Amazon back in October 2016: one pink, one purple. - Mop Dec 1, 09:38
quickie poll: how many google accounts do you have? - amanda jones state university Dec 1, 09:20 10
- 3, 2 I use, one forget, business oriented. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 1, 13:18
- 2 but I have access to 2 more. -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 09:30
- Three. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 1, 09:29
- Uno -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 09:26
- 3. One for work, one free business tier, and my own. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 09:25
- 1 primary, 1 I never use, 1 enterprise account, 4 business accounts. Seven. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 09:24
- 6, iirc. -- nm* - Shaun Dec 1, 09:22
- 2 that I still know the password for. - psilotum Dec 1, 09:21
- Um. Two. My regular one and one for EVE related things. - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 09:21
- 3 -- nm - David Dec 1, 09:21
(he can...do this?) Trump to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel on Wednesday -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 09:17 9
- Sure - think about US transferring its recognition of China from the Republic of China to the PRC, for example. That was done by the President. - Roger More Dec 1, 09:35 3
  - So as you admit, he can't do this. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 09:37 1
    - Not what is literally said in the tweet, no. But the tweet isn't accurate. -- nm - Roger More Dec 1, 09:40
  - And on Thursday he is declaring Mar Lago the capital of the United States. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 09:37
- I don't think he can spell repercussions, much less know what they are. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 09:24
- "Maybe if I start a global conflict in the Middle East..." -- nm - David Dec 1, 09:20
- He didn't start the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but he ended it, right here, right now. The end. -- nm - Max Dec 1, 09:18 2
  - yes, that will settle everything nicely over there. Thanks Rex, Jared, and especially you donald. Winning! -- nm - mud Dec 1, 09:20 1
    - Plus, we can close more offices! -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 09:25
Flake is a yes. Fuck them all. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 09:14
You all know about Petey. He is still with us but is fading. Now asking for more good thoughts. Our cat Fiona has not eaten in two days and is at the - Spawn Dec 1, 09:09 10
- Sorry man, hope it all works out. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 09:35
- So sorry! Good thoughts all around. -- nm - Inigo Dec 1, 09:35
- oh man. I'm sorry -- nm - Remlik Dec 1, 09:28
- Oh, I'm so sorry. The vet will probably give her an appetite stimulant. -- nm - David Dec 1, 09:21
- ugh, that's so awful. all my good pet energy. -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 09:20
- ugh. My dad just had to put his dog down yesterday. - groiny Dec 1, 09:19
- I feel you, brother. Prayers for your family, 2 and 4 legged. - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 09:15
- Passing the strength of Ninja Batman along. -- nm - Shaun Dec 1, 09:13
- yes -- nm - mud Dec 1, 09:11
- best of thoughts to all of you. - decline Dec 1, 09:11
Comey -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 09:05 1
- *likes* -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 09:10
Posted without comment... -- (link) - David Dec 1, 09:05 2
- hhrrmmmmmmm ...Cheribundi Tart Cherry -- nm - mud Dec 1, 09:09
- This feels like the dot com boom right before the bust (I'm looking at you pets.com) -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 09:06
Dow diving on Flynn news. Thanks Obama. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 09:02 2
- better buy bitcoins! -- nm - decline Dec 1, 09:03 1
  - up 13% in the last 24h but still under 11k -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 09:04
afternoon off. yallah taco or chinese for lunch, do you think? -- nm - amanda jones state university Dec 1, 09:01 5
- both -- nm - decline Dec 1, 09:02 2
  - this isn't a bad idea. I could also get sushi in the same building. -- nm - amanda jones state university Dec 1, 09:06 1
    - Sushi tacos, I mean sushi burritos are a real thing, tacos can't be far behind -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 1, 13:20
- taco -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 09:02
- Moe's -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 09:02
Flynn statement -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 09:00 2
- His wife has been pressuring him to save their son. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 09:12 1
  - there are also reports his legal bills are out of control -- nm - decline Dec 1, 09:13
With A History Of Violence, Tom Breihan picks the most important action movie of every year...2015 -- (link) - Beaker Dec 1, 08:59 9
- There’s so much Trump in Joe: the overbearing and vainglorious rhetoric, the hogging of all natural resources, the willingness to treat people like -- (edited) - Beaker Dec 1, 09:10
- "foreshadows a grim future where Statham will make fun of himself in big movies when he should be kicking people and choking them out in small movies" -- nm - Max Dec 1, 09:06 6
  - Yeah...I don't agree. - Will Hunting Dec 1, 09:08 5
    - Though the counterargument is that putting Statham in movies like Spy and Fast 8 is an insult to his abilities as an action star -- nm - Roger More Dec 1, 09:14 4
      - Fast 8 has substantial action scene grouping with him. - Will Hunting Dec 1, 09:16 1
        
        Both scenes are fine, but nothing special (IMO). I agree with what you're saying - that he's charismatic enough to be a bigger star but... - Roger More Dec 1, 09:25
      - (We'll see what happens with Meg next year) -- nm - Roger More Dec 1, 09:15 1
        
        My money's on Meg to kick his ass and bury him in the desert. -- nm - Max Dec 1, 09:16
- Lost me at the title. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 09:00
Sorry Canada -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 08:59
Hhhhmmmmmmm -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 08:57 1
- Tweet deleted? -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 09:22
The NCAA banned the Ole Miss football team from playing in the postseason again next season, and the Rebels also lost 13 more scholarships -- (link*) - Beaker Dec 1, 08:52
JUST IN: NCAA hands Ole Miss football program a two-year postseason ban for lack of institutional control, rules infractions. -- nm* - decline Dec 1, 08:51 3
- They are, of course, appealing -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 09:07
- I at least had a link with my story! -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 08:53 1
  - meant for lower -- nm* - Beaker Dec 1, 08:53
Stranger Things renewed for season 3 by Netflix (shocking I know) -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 08:51 2
- Hopefully we won't have to wait a year for it -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:51 1
  - I would rather they take the time they need and make it good. - groiny Dec 1, 08:54
nm -- nm* - budice Dec 1, 08:51 2
- Did you just wake up or... -- nm - David Dec 1, 08:51 1
  - Don't ask him that. - Will Hunting Dec 1, 08:55
LOLOLOLOLOLOL 'Flynn, a former Obama official' -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 08:49 5
- "Donald Trump, a former President, and a resident of the United States during Obama's administration..." -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 09:03
- Just like Fox News. - Spawn Dec 1, 08:51 3
  - Obviously where the admin got the idea -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:52 2
    - Yup. Their greatest adviser, really. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:54 1
      - oh no, we're agreeing again. - ty97 Dec 1, 08:55
ST did it first -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 08:46
Hmmm. Did ty break the board for anyone else? -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:40 7
- I've been getting weird long grey bars intermittently for a while this morning. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:41 6
  - same here, not every time, but randomly on a refresh -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:42 3
    - That sounds like a broken amazon ad. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 09:08 1
      - Ignore my below. I did see an error un an Amazon URI too (URI too long) -- nm - decline Dec 1, 09:09
    - Bery, looks like there might be an issue with google analytics -- (edited) - decline Dec 1, 09:06
  - See? Always blame ty. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:42 1
    - Our honeymoon is over so soon? -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:42
Will Trump get whiplash from turning on Flynn? I assume Flynn is no longer a "great guy" but rather a "liar". -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 08:35 8
- L8! - Spawn Dec 1, 08:38 7
  - He said Flynn should ask for immunity. I guess he didn't think he'd really do it. -- (link) - jnine Dec 1, 08:42 6
    - He'll pardon him. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:42 5
      - It will be too late if he does. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:49
      - I assume it won't be long before Trump says that the U.S. justice system is biased against rich white men. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 08:45 1
        
        JackDawson, why don't you go after the *real* criminals! -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 08:46
      - Cearly that isn't or cant be on the table since Flynn is taking a deal. -- nm - Jovian Dec 1, 08:44 1
        
        Just wait. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:45
And the winner of the Bad Sex fiction award is... - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 08:33 9
- "With a press of a button the door locks. 'Click' followed by a 'thud' as I pull out my N.B.C. She's motionless, stunned at how big it is." - Matt L. Dec 1, 08:55
- how many balls does he have? -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 08:35 1
  - Or a very tiny dick - Will Hunting Dec 1, 08:41
- Billiard rack? -- nm - David Dec 1, 08:34 4
  - spoiler - Spawn Dec 1, 08:34 2
    - Oh, it wasn't confusing terminology, just lousy. -- nm - David Dec 1, 08:36 1
      - Award winning lousy. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:37
  - Prepare for billiards --nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 08:34
- billiard rack. heh -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:34
I fully expect the vote to pass. I fully expect the House and Senate to fail to come to an agreement, though. -- (edited) - Spawn Dec 1, 08:33 5
- They've been warned no Koch $$$ if it doesn't pass. I think they'll find a way. It's like the documentary on Vietnam showed, it's all about getting - jnine Dec 1, 08:45
- You are WAY more optimistic than me. Fuck them all. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:33 3
  - I agree with every word you just wrote. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:34 2
    - Even in these troubled times, there are new firsts! -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:35 1
      - A Christmas Miracle! -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:35
I'm in awe of how easy Russia's World Cup group is. - Will Hunting Dec 1, 08:30 4
- Misread as World Coup -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 09:08
- Hackers. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 08:46
- frozen envelopes -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 08:34
- Kompromat -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:31
[snork] “This doesn’t lead back to Trump in any way, shape or form.” -- (link) - mud Dec 1, 08:29 13
- They lie constantly of course, but reports are that Flynn met with an unnamed senior transition official and informed them -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 08:33 12
  - Well, we know it's not Chris Christie - Will Hunting Dec 1, 08:37 11
    - I'm guessing Kushner, but who knows -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:41 10
      - Probably, and that'll end the thread once DJT pardons him -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 08:42 9
        
        That would be the final step in the descent to full fascism. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 08:44
        
        Perhaps, but he can still be called to testify. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:43
        
        you can't possibly believe that. -- nm - mud Dec 1, 08:43 6
        
        Believe what? That Donald Trump would pardon his son in law? - Will Hunting Dec 1, 08:51 3
        
        no, that it would "end the thread" -- nm - mud Dec 1, 09:08 2
        
        If Jared won't talk (why would he if he knows there's no long term impact) -- yep, done. - Will Hunting Dec 1, 09:11 1
        
        ah. I see -- nm - mud Dec 1, 09:22
        
        Anything is possible with this admin -- nm - Amoxy Dec 1, 08:48
        
        You can't believe it isn't on the table. He's already asked his team to look into it. -- (link) - jnine Dec 1, 08:48
Ok. So ST Poll #LIR: Flynn testifies. What, realistically, do you think the impact is on Trump. -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 08:25 17
- *giggles* -- nm - David Dec 1, 08:35
- Nothing. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 1, 08:30
- Resignation is very much in play over the next three months. - Name Withheld by Request Dec 1, 08:28 8
  - He's going to say the liberal DOJ pressured Mueller to go after his aides and it's all lies. He will never go willingly. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 08:50
  - They would have to drag his ass out of the Oval. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:36 4
    - More people would buy tickets to that than the inaugural. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 08:46 3
      - Related, the WH Christmas tree lighting was deserted. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:50
      - Anyone know what the public reaction was to Nixon resigning? Were there fireworks and parties in the streets? -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 08:47 1
        
        Sex in the streets.... baby boom. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:55
  - I wonder if this was what Olbermann was alluding to. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 08:34
  - oh honey -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:30
- The only real affect is if this causes other people to fold around Trump, and testify against him. Bannon, Kushner, Trump Jr, etc.. -- nm - Inigo Dec 1, 08:28 1
  - He'll just pardon them all, but Trump Jr loves daddy too much (well daddy's money) to fold -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:45
- If he's got the goods, Nixon timeline. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 08:27 3
  - This. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:27
  - Trump will launch nukes before he resigns. -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 08:27 1
    - I spoke to my protester friend today and he said the same thing but "before Flynn can testify". -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:28
Not a sandwich. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:24

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