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Aaron Boone will be named the next manager of the New York Yankees -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 17:40 2
- Suck it bitches!!! -- nm - Joe Girardi Dec 1, 17:41
- I wonder how krusty feels about this? -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 17:41
dumb b. deleting dumb. -- nm* - b., merry and bright Dec 1, 17:39
TiVo finally got their guide data updated for the college football championships tomorrow. -- nm - GregW Dec 1, 17:37
Ugh! It looks like the Yankees are going to hire Boone for manager. - Krusty Dec 1, 17:37 2
- You are going to miss me like the little bitch that you are. -- nm - Joe Girardi Dec 1, 17:41
- Wait. I'm hearing about a last minute change. WHOA! That's Jimbo Fischer's music! -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 17:40
Forgive this very basic question but I haven't seen this detail: When is this tax bill theoretically effective? - ty97 Dec 1, 17:35 2
- 2017 for rich people, 2018 for hobos -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:36 1
  - Alexa doesn't know if my cats are hobos. I think its a possibility -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 17:38
Skybell HD WiFi Video Doorbell for $129. - GregW Dec 1, 17:33 2
- make sure it's not made in China -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:34 1
  - "All design, development and manufacturing is done in the USA." -- nm - GregW Dec 1, 17:43
- The NFL on Friday suspended Carolina Panthers defensive end Charles Johnson for four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancin - Beaker Dec 1, 17:23
Aren't earmarks banned? -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 17:23 6
- Well ... kind of? - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 17:26 5
  - illegal was likely bad word usage, but I didn't recall this happened so long ago, or was maybe temporary -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 17:27 4
    - I remember the discussions kicking off right after I started here. And "illegal" was not entirely the wrong word. - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 17:40 3
      - oh don't worry about looking it up, I was just curious since the thing above looks *very much* like an earmark. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 17:40 2
        
        there are ways to get around it. like so. nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Dec 1, 17:42 1
        
        I don't remember if anything more happened this year, but this was a positive paul ryan moment from last year about them. nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Dec 1, 17:45
Fox Halts Production on Queen Biopic Due to Bryan Singer Absence -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 17:16 5
- He's interviewing for the UT job. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 20:41
- Tell him they just added some sixteen year old twinks to the extras roster then when he shows drop a giant net on him like in Mouse Trap. -- nm - Qale Dec 1, 17:21 3
  - I'm guessing there's a story readying to drop on him. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 17:25 2
    - I know we've been expecting it for some time, but this disappearance suggests he knows it's imminent. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 17:26 1
      - smart-b. says here's hoping he's in "rehab" ahead of it. -- nm - b., merry and bright Dec 1, 17:42
This made me smile -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 17:14 1
- :) - this made me smile - I think Kelly, among others, will appreciate it. nm but: -- (link*) - b., merry and bright Dec 1, 17:32
I've seen some pretty unusual days in the Senate over the past nine years. But today takes the cake. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 17:09 4
- The cake is for rich people only! Don't touch the cake hobo! -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 17:11 3
  - [snork] hobo? -- nm - mud Dec 1, 17:15 2
    - ty puts the HO in hobo -- nm - Bacon Dec 1, 17:16 1
      - Better than the BO, I suppose. -- nm - Qale Dec 1, 17:18
Jimbo Fisher leaving FSU for Texas A&M; will get $75M over 10 years -- (link) - Beaker Dec 1, 16:52 1
- (guaranteed) -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 16:56
Theory based on nothing: once the tax bill vote is settled, Franken resigns. - Tim Dec 1, 16:45 1
- Varies by state, but yes, in MN the governor would assign a replacement to serve out remainder of Franken's term. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 16:49
Just saw Tim Tebow on ESPN. My god he’s insufferable. -- nm - MDH Dec 1, 16:44
still a couple Star Wars rebels to go, but Thrawn is fucking useless in the new Star wars universe -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 16:38
Reading about stringent definitions of White Christmas, and learned a couple things. - Beryllium Dec 1, 16:38
Feds want to seize Martin Shkreli's Wu-Tang album -- (link) - crash davis Dec 1, 16:26
*bangs head on desk* Spawn, you'll probably feel my pain - crash davis Dec 1, 16:15 1
- aka effin' renters. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 1, 16:29
Go inside the prototype for the NYC subway’s new open-gangway trains -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 16:08 2
- "And you shouldn't expect a full, system-wide change to take effect until the mid-2070s." -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 16:11 1
  - Look, if you don't start planning for the 2070s now, when will you? -- nm - Qale Dec 1, 16:20
Totally normal lawmaking -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 16:06 12
- Isn't this one of their major criticisms of how Obamacare was passed? -- nm - Max Dec 1, 17:34 1
  - Yes, the irony of which is it is not how it was passed. -- nm - Tim Dec 1, 17:38
- So are they going to have a few minutes to read it before voting? This is a joke. -- nm - GregW Dec 1, 16:56 4
  - It should be the last nail in the coffin of “we have to pass it so people will know what’s in it” - Roger More Dec 1, 17:15 1
    - bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahah - ty97 Dec 1, 17:28
  - it's not uncommon for there to be not much lead time for lengthy legislation ahead of votes. not usually handwritten parts about key aspects, -- (edited) - b., merry and bright Dec 1, 17:11 1
    - Just wait until we discover all the unintended errors that all these late revisions caused. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 17:29
- Mitch McConnell. Legislative Genius -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 16:21
- Super normal -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 16:12 3
  - yeeesh -- nm - mud Dec 1, 16:24
  - here, too. nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Dec 1, 16:19
  - They know it's now or never. -- nm - David Dec 1, 16:13
Hey ABC, this is, like, a critically important clarification -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 16:04
It's December 1st which means NaNoWriMo folks are either sad or happy. I didn't do it this year. So I'm indifferent. But here's another excerpt. -- (edited) - Qale Dec 1, 16:00
Canadian Judge strikes down section of Quebec law that bans face-coverings -- (link) - Beaker Dec 1, 15:57
Corker is a NO. - Jovian Dec 1, 15:54 1
- Don't think it matters -- nm - Amoxy Dec 1, 15:56
Matt Lauer's lawyers: Hey, NBC, about that money you owe our client. NBC: FUCK NO. -- (link) - Mop Dec 1, 15:33 1
- See also: Rick Petino/Louisville -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 1, 16:04
Good evening from the balcony of my hotel overlooking the Gulf of Mexico in N. Redington Beach, FL. - Covington Dec 1, 15:30 1
- cool - I hope you get another chance at the green flash. It is on my bucket list -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 15:35
more holiday music. here's wolf alice covering "santa baby" nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Dec 1, 15:24
Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) paid $150,000 in tax-payer money in a settlement to a fired aide because (yup, you guessed it) -- (link) - Mop Dec 1, 15:19 4
- Now there is one shitheel I would love to see get ousted. -- nm - Jovian Dec 1, 15:53
- I saw that earlier - kind of refreshing it wasn't for harrassment. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 15:21 2
  - that's what I thought the "you guessed it" was for... -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 15:21 1
    - me too -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 15:34
What is your earworm this Friday Afternoon? -- (link) - Amoxy Dec 1, 15:14 [youtube]
RC, question about IP - crash davis Dec 1, 14:54 2
- NASA photographs are public domain and free to download and use as you wish. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 15:07 1
  - thanks, I thought that was the case -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 15:11
Netflix picks up Riverdale's Sabrina spin-off, gives it a 2-season order -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 14:54
“You lying piece of shit!” Romano yelled. “You took an oath!” -- (link) - Mop Dec 1, 14:54
TV PSA: Andi Mack, Blindspot, Hell's Kitchen, MacGyver, SHIELD, Bellator MMA, Gold Rush, Hawaii 5-O, Masters of Illusion, Z Nation, Exorcist, -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 14:48 3
- Blue Bloods, All Def Comedy, Ridiculousness, Superstition, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 14:48 2
  - Senate "debate" on C-Span if you want a truly crazy night! -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 14:52 1
    - I’m gonna make like a tax bill, and pass. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 16:40
sitwap, an amusing (if disturbing, because yah) quick visual on the trump perps, and the one shining not-a-perp. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Dec 1, 14:40
I wonder if Fulmer re-opens the recruitment of Michael Oher. -- nm* - David Dec 1, 14:25 1
- I dunno. The movie was pretty cut and dried. And movies would not lie to me. -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:30
My HP computer - supposed to ship on Dec 22 - shipped yesterday! Yay! -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 14:21 2
- What did you end up getting? -- nm - Karl_S Dec 1, 15:21 1
  - An HP. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 1, 16:29
omg, these photos of the clouds on Jupiter are beautiful -- (link) - crash davis Dec 1, 14:15 16
- Train fan? -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 1, 16:05
- chinese blueberry egg drop soup -- nm - Max Dec 1, 14:27 1
  - egg drops of Jupiter -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:31
- i kind of want to blow that up and frame it. -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 14:23 10
  - It kind of reminds me of Van Gogh's Starry Night. -- nm - pmb Dec 1, 14:46 2
    - me, too. -- nm - b. Dec 1, 15:20
    - I thought about making the subject line "suck it Impressionists" -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:48
  - That is a pretty good idea -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:31 6
    - if you're an intergalactic supervillain. -- nm - Max Dec 1, 14:32 5
      - don't underestimate Andie's criminality, it is a fatal mistake -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:34 4
        
        *former* criminality. #STsecrets -- nm - Max Dec 1, 14:37 3
        
        she worked out a plea deal with Bob Mueller? -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:40 2
        
        She has to have something on somebody further up the food chain. Who's that really leave? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 1, 14:42 1
        
        She is rolling on Meg. I never thought anyone would be brave enough to do that. -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:47
- good lord. yes they are -- nm - mud Dec 1, 14:19 1
  - The other thing blowing me away is "The scale of this image is 7.75 miles for each pixel, or about 12 km/pixel." -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:21
Flynn falsely stated that he did not ask [the Russian Ambassador] to refrain from escalating the situation in response to [US] sanctions. -- (link) - GregW Dec 1, 14:14 1
- If feels like a conversation with a child. "You said you didn't do that." "Yes." "But you did do that." "Yes." "Why did you say that, then?" -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 14:20
I've been at the gym at the same time every day this week, and the Bold & the Beautiful is always on. And so... - Mop Dec 1, 14:10
Well one person has said he would be willing to coach Tennesee its the Nature Boy Rick Flair - eag Dec 1, 14:07 4
- We had Leach and Brohm. However, they expected us to pay them... -- nm - David Dec 1, 14:17
- I've also said I'm available and awaiting a call. -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 14:09 2
  - But -- nm - eag Dec 1, 14:27
  - I've got my fingers crossed for you -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:10
STIS: What is a moat? As in "APRN stock is plagued by a weak balance sheet and a nonexistent moat" - crash davis Dec 1, 14:00 2
- Barriers to entry preventing competition from copying their business model -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 14:01 1
  - thanks -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:03
Chris Prat warns women of someone on Social Media impersonating him to hit on women -- (link) - eag Dec 1, 14:00
15 Sundance feature films available on Amazon Video Direct for Prime members -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 13:59 1
- Anyone of them any good? -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 14:00
That whole Disney/Redbox thing is interesting because it hinges on the validity of reselling digital codes which we all do (buying end) all the time - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 13:57 2
- If I understand the lawsuit, I hope Redbox wins -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 14:06
- Yup -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 13:58
How they do it: Plumbus -- (link) - Mop Dec 1, 13:51 [youtube] 1
- I always wondered how, uh, plumbuses got made. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 15:32
Waffle House customer cooks his own meal after finding staff sleeping - crash davis Dec 1, 13:46 5
- It is stories like this that make me bummed there is no Waffle House near me. I've never been to one. -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 13:48 4
  - I’ve only every been to one, and it was just over the Mason-Dixon Line, so wasn’t the most authentic experience I could have had I’m afraid. -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 13:59
  - I think I have once and I'm pretty sure it had bugs crawling around in plain sight. -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 13:49 2
    - There you go. People who go to Waffle Houses have good stories to tell -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 13:55
    - That’s White House, not Waffle House -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 13:50
Did anyone see the PTP carve out amendment (1715) that's been proposed? LOL Americans, the GOP is trolling you. -- nm - MDH Dec 1, 13:42 1
- Yep -- nm - decline Dec 1, 14:47
White House logs show problem with ants, mice and cockroaches - well duh! news Dec 1, 13:37
Pontiac Silverdome goes boom this weekend. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 1, 13:34 7
- Should get Hulk Hogan to press the plunger. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 1, 13:35 3
  - Is Hulk Hogan welcome into public society once more? -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 13:46 2
    - Polite society? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 13:49 1
      - I think that ship has sailed. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 13:51
- Thanks for the heads up. -- nm - Bus Driver Dec 1, 13:35 2
  - L4! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 13:51
  - heh -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 13:39
The ST Conference Committee is now in session. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 1, 13:31 9
- I yeild the remainder of my time so that I can play more Animal Crossing. -- nm - Qale Dec 1, 15:13
- Where are the interns? -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 13:46
- I want pizza for lunch -- nm - Amoxy Dec 1, 13:43 3
  - yes, but it must have mushrooms and onions on it. -- nm - Max Dec 1, 13:44 2
    - And come with the elimination of birth control coverage requirements. -- nm - Republicans Dec 1, 13:50 1
      - That violates my beliefs in the sanctity of pizza! -- nm - Max Dec 1, 13:51
- Should I start a Call for Papers site for slackers to submit talk proposals? Hehe -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 13:34
- I'm naked under my robes -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 13:34
- I just came here to throw sh!# at the other chamber. -- nm - crash davis Dec 1, 13:32

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