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*headdesk* California House Republicans are working to restore income-tax deduction in final tax bill -- (link) - ty97 Dec 5, 16:20 2
- After being fairly certain the senate was going to pass a tax bill, I'm now beginning to have some doubts that the house and senate are going to find - pmb Dec 5, 16:31
- Of course they are. Probably thought the Senate was going to do it. Last train leaving the station now. -- nm - spamlet Dec 5, 16:27
Top editor of National Enquire Dylan Howard is accused of stuff -- (link) - eag Dec 5, 16:12 3
- I love that they explain what a dildo is. -- nm - David Dec 5, 16:16 2
  - currently a dildo is the President of the United States -- nm - Bacon Dec 5, 16:28 1
    - no giving them a bad name, man. -- nm - b. Dec 5, 16:33
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- old meme: if baking a cake for SSM implicates you in homosexuality, why isn't a Christian selling a gun used in a murder complicit in that murder -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 17:10
- But then you’d have to convince his supporters that is what he is. -- nm - znufrii Dec 5, 16:14
So the latest thing I'm getting here is "So, you're reg forces?" - Reagen Dec 5, 15:56 9
- I always thought Halifax would be a great place to live. - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 16:13 3
  - Employment can be very hard if you don't have a specific skill set. - Reagen Dec 5, 16:18 2
    - A very specific set of skills? -- nm - spamlet Dec 5, 16:26 1
      - "I'm going to kill it in my interview." "Good luck." -- nm - Max Dec 5, 16:27
- That reminds me. I need your new mailing address. - David Dec 5, 15:59 4
  - "Tall New Civilian, Halifax, NS" -- nm - Ender Dec 5, 16:05 3
    - They are a short people. -- nm - Reagen Dec 5, 16:27 2
      - They are. It’s a consequence of nearly being an island. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 16:47
      - "Welcome to Halifax" party -- (link) - Max Dec 5, 16:29 [Image]
From John Green's vlog today, he's partnering once again with Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner for the movie version of "Turtles all the Way Down" - Mop Dec 5, 15:40 1
- Variety: Fox developing the movie (next week, I assume it'll be Disney) -- (link) - Mop Dec 5, 16:13
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- Kennedy seemed to say some things both ways. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 5, 15:42 2
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    - 312.50 -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 15:56
Cinemark introduces their Movie Club, a *kinda* competitor to MoviePass? -- (link) - Mop Dec 5, 15:35 1
- Unused tickets roll over, additional tickets $8.99, plus 20% off concessions and no online convenience fees. -- nm - Ender Dec 5, 15:40
:/ two students shot at a WA state high school. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 5, 15:31 2
- Jeez, that's nearly local -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 15:45 1
  - both victims are expected to survive their surgeries, six different senarios from gang violence to altercation following football game -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 17:12
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- FWIW, I waved when the train went through Aberdeen. -- nm - landbeck Dec 5, 16:07
- I'm using my lunch hour to prep a CLE presentation on attorney ethics and using the "did-Trump's-lawyer-author-that-tweet-or-not" as a hypothetical. - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 15:33
- *smiling back* -- nm - void Dec 5, 15:30
NBA leaders in points per shot... - x Dec 5, 15:27 3
- are you okay? it looks like you had a stroke typing the last name on the list -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 16:09
- Wow, that's incredible for anybody, much less a rookie. -- nm - David Dec 5, 15:50 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Dec 5, 16:02
not on tv here yet, but australia gets nigella's new tv show starting tonight. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Dec 5, 15:27
ST MONEY POLL!!! -- (link) - ty97 Dec 5, 15:15 33
- Right now, I'd take the Treasury Bond. - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 15:37 20
  - Well, you’re buying a bond now, you’re not going to get that interest rate. - znufrii Dec 5, 16:01 7
    - I guess I'm mistaking Treasury Bonds for something else? Maybe for some other type of bond. I dunno. - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 16:07
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      - No. Whats he look like? -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 16:08 4
        
        sorta like this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 5, 16:11 [Image] 3
        
        I would roll with that except for the musical notes coming out of the mouth. -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 16:15 2
        
        ah, sorry, I have sound turned down and didn't know it has anything. in the app, he's squawky; so more apropos. -- nm - b. Dec 5, 16:17 1
        
        I have the volume muted myself. Its just that I see a note symbol coming out indicating a sweet sound :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 16:19
  - gold is a key component of the nutter economy - I'll invest in gold and gun stocks only if the president is a woman or black -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 15:51 2
    - Welcome to my family! - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 16:03 1
      - I never knew that Clinton would surrender to the Chinese :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 16:07
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    - I'm not lying. :-) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 15:46 [Backboard] 7
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        Yep. And I've had a Bitcoin wallet since late 2014 or early 2015. - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 15:59 5
        
        I really need to get some stuff done this upcoming year, like making a will. Do you take chicken wings as a form of payment? -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 16:04 4
        
        My parents keep telling me to get a will. I keep telling them to pay for it for Christmas. They aren't amused, I don't think. -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 16:17 1
        
        I'll keep you informed if I can work out a deal using chicken wings. -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 16:20
        
        What type of chicken wings? - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 16:09 1
        
        The ones they would have flown with had they not spent their live in a cage. - crash davis Dec 5, 16:14
- Beanie Babies. -- nm - Mop Dec 5, 15:28
- cheese. -- nm - b. Dec 5, 15:22
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  - The poll results are the the one thing that makes me think Bitcoin will crash and burn. - ty97 Dec 5, 15:22 3
    - i saw sidewalk placards advertising that you could buy bitcoin at a check cashing place yesterday....nm - x Dec 5, 15:24 2
      - Why not make all your bad financial decisions in one place? -- nm - Reagen Dec 5, 15:34
      - oof -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 15:27
- I'm embarrassed that I don't know the difference between Fed Notes and Treasury Bonds. -- nm - Max Dec 5, 15:20 3
  - Notes are the paper bills in your wallet, treasury bonds pay interest like bank CDs -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 15:47 2
    - !#!@ Well I know what CASH is. Here, wealthy man, hold my "Federal Reserve Notes" while I kick you in the dick. - Max Dec 5, 16:31
    - Well not exactly, you buy a bond at discount, pays face value at end of term. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 15:48
- Cash is sure to loose value, gold is sure to retain equivalent, bits? Who can predict we'll still have electricity in 10 -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 15:20
from a way bb discussion re: arm touching when talking, a PA lawmaker complained about a colleague doing it, feeling he had to proclaim he's straight. -- (link) - b. Dec 5, 15:15 2
- (to be clear, if someone doesn't like/want it, that's a-ok with me, it's the manner of expressing it here that's the thing.) -- nm - b. Dec 5, 15:16 1
  - He was being dickish about it -- nm - Epiphay Dec 5, 15:38
Dazed and Confused is a bizarre movie -- (edited) - Volnelk Dec 5, 15:11
shams sez steph curry's ankle mri showed no structural damage....nm - x Dec 5, 14:53 4
- and now I know who Shams Charania is -- nm - prayformojo Dec 5, 14:57 3
  - I believe it's some type of mollusk. -- nm - Reagen Dec 5, 15:42
  - david will be very disappointed in you...nm - x Dec 5, 15:00 1
    - Seriously. Shams and I used to chat on a message board. I am *thrilled* for him. -- nm - David Dec 5, 15:51
NFL: Gronk appeal was denied, hes out for Week 14 -- (link) - budice Dec 5, 14:39 2
- "The back of his head hit my elbow!" -- nm - Mop Dec 5, 15:06
- duh. I heard of a worse appeal (non sports) this morning. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 5, 14:59
Sliver of good news re: the fires. One death was erroneously attributed to the Thomas fire, but it was traffic related. No fire-related deaths yet. -- (link) - con_carne Dec 5, 14:39 1
- Does that actually qualify as good news? They're still dead... -- nm - Ender Dec 5, 15:41
Heh. Jeff Flake posts a check to the Doug Jones campaign -- (link*) - Amoxy Dec 5, 14:32 5
- too bad he forgot about that message with his tax bill vote. -- nm - b. Dec 5, 14:34 2
  - Why? He's for tax cuts. - spamlet Dec 5, 16:29
  - Exacyly. He is a John McCain maverick. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 5, 14:39
- Good for him. -- nm - spamlet Dec 5, 14:33 1
  - but yes, good for him for this. -- nm - b. Dec 5, 14:34
I’m definitely not a morning person, so I’m surprised that I now jump out of bed at 6am without a problem. Gotta get N ready for school and -- (edited) - elf kelly Dec 5, 14:23
"If POTUS moves the US embassy to Jerusalem, it will likely cause a war." - Strongbad Dec 5, 14:19 5
- LOOK! OVER THERE! -- nm - Trump Dec 5, 15:30
- Not if all the Muslims convert to Christianity. No war. They're the war. -- nm - Trump Dec 5, 15:19
- Trump has a hard on for a war and he will try to get it any way he can -- nm - Amoxy Dec 5, 14:22 1
  - Well said. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 5, 14:58
- But its a campaign promise!! -- nm - Jovian Dec 5, 14:22
Has anyone seen Bacon lately? -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 14:15 1
- I need bail money and a lawyer. Hello Dolly Hello Dolly -- nm - Bacon from jail Dec 5, 14:33
Russia is considering boycotting the Olympic Games from which they have been banned... Hmmm... They know what a ban is, right? -- nm - Ender Dec 5, 14:02 5
- That is Trump logic. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 5, 14:40
- Athletes who were denied their Olympic medal moments because of doping. -- (link) - Diva Dec 5, 14:19
- "You can't fire me because I quit!" -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 14:09
- Waiting for Trump to bash the IOC and defend Russia -- nm - Amoxy Dec 5, 14:06 1
  - Oh I wanna see Trump say the US will boycott as well - eag Dec 5, 14:12
Three Billboard Solid A (spoiler) - Amoxy Dec 5, 14:01 8
- Yeah, the deer is just an embarrassment. "Deer standing in a field"... how freaking hard is that? -- nm - Ender Dec 5, 15:47
- The one tiny *tiny* problem I had (spoilers) - con_carne Dec 5, 14:22
- I love it is going to so much ST love - spoils to your spoils - Epiphany Dec 5, 14:06 4
  - Sure hope so. I'm not even really afraid to set people's expectations sky high for this movie either. - con_carne Dec 5, 14:13 3
    - Spoiler - Amoxy Dec 5, 14:18 2
      - Yeah when the chips were down he stepped up -- nm - Epiphay Dec 5, 15:17
      - Hmmmm! -- nm - con_carne Dec 5, 14:22
- Hooray! -- nm - con_carne Dec 5, 14:05
a rt from someone I follow - I'd missed the first part of this from terry crews, yikes. national enquirer/radar top editor accused of harassment. -- (link) - b. Dec 5, 13:55 2
- Good. Tear him down. -- nm - Mop Dec 5, 15:04 1
  - more reasons to. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 5, 15:47
crash, mostly I'm happy the exact joke I was coming to set up in a convoluted way was just laying in wait for me - Reagen Dec 5, 13:48 1
- I did appreciate the lyric. I hope you did recognize the Kruschev quote for what it was and not a threat. -- nm - crash davis Dec 5, 14:08
I need a sub-$15 item for a family gift exchange this weekend. Any suggestions? *NM* - Ender Dec 5, 13:46 11
- Just ignore it and get a Google Home. -- nm - David Dec 5, 16:00
- If you are Amazon Prime there are tons of options. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 5, 14:41 1
  - And that's the problem... -- nm - Ender Dec 5, 15:43
- check amanda's recent suggestion posts - I've seen variations of the taco holders in the wild and on instagram, and they're fun. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 5, 14:08
- most things I thought of you'd have to buy online and would have to be shipped, and they may not be there in time. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 5, 14:00
- oh! I'll tell you one of mine for this year - i am buying the really good gelato near my house, sneaking a tub into the freezer at the house -- (edited) - Andie Dec 5, 13:48
- just go to Target or Walgreens and get a nice mug and hot cocoa set, usually around 10 bucks. -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 13:48 4
  - do YOU need another mug? -- nm - Andie Dec 5, 13:48 3
    - no, I am mugged out. -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 13:48 2
      - but I could always use travel mugs! - groiny Dec 5, 13:49 1
        
        #MugLife -- nm - Max Dec 5, 15:32
I am already abusing my power. I just sent a PA to the post office to mail my Secret Stalker gift. -- nm - Andie Dec 5, 13:40 3
- Such a Miranda Priestly -- nm - prayformojo Dec 5, 13:50
- ha! -- nm - Diva Dec 5, 13:49
- "Of course Roger More is his real name. Why wouldn't it be?" -- nm - Roger More Dec 5, 13:44
I've been STALKED!!! All kinds of awesomeness truly - but the best was a great pic of Nathan - thanks Kelly, Will & Nathan - you are the BEST! - JenBro Dec 5, 13:40 3
- Hey! - elf kelly Dec 5, 14:19
- omg - i was in SA (or just coming back) during this meet. How was the Eclipse Gathering? -- nm - Diva Dec 5, 13:50 1
  - I'm struggling with library wifi here, but this should be a link to the link to the photos :) -- (link) - Meg Dec 5, 14:13 [Backboard]
that Sia holiday cd is terrific. -- nm - Remlik Dec 5, 13:37 1
- yah, very enjoyable. :) - -- nm - b. Dec 5, 13:55
Hmmm, a Red Death version Hand Cannon...... - groiny Dec 5, 13:34 6
- I'm using it right now. It fires like a sidearm. -- nm - David Dec 5, 14:20
- "Raid Keys will once again reset alongside Checkpoints each week" - JaxSean Dec 5, 13:39 2
  - You lose the keys, not the tokens. -- nm - David Dec 5, 14:21
  - you are asking the wrong guy on that, I have no idea what those keys are -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 13:42
- New weapon? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 5, 13:37 1
  - yes, a slew of new exotics. - groiny Dec 5, 13:42
I like that film formats kind of make the news now. Excited for this new 70mm print of Lawrence of Arabia. Straight from Sony. :) -- (link) - con_carne Dec 5, 13:33 1
- (Ooh, Get Out for your consideration in all categories including Best Picture ad!) :-) -- nm - con_carne Dec 5, 13:42
Strong on crime. Strong on cakes. Strong on cake crime. -- nm - Max 2020 Dec 5, 13:33 1
- First fruit cake and now wedding cake is supposedly terrible all the time too? Just what are you Americans doing in your kitchens?! - con_carne Dec 5, 13:47
And somehow I managed to get myself assigned to write a newsletter article on MiFID II. - znufrii Dec 5, 13:28 1
- Let's break it down. II = sequel. Most sequels are bloated, more expensive versions that lose the heart of the original. - Will Hunting, Deposed King of Astronauts Dec 5, 13:39
hmm, Marriott signs co-branding agreement with Amex and Chase for new cards. - spamlet Dec 5, 13:25 2
- mmmm, bonuses -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 14:37
- Amex does Hilton, too. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 5, 13:27
John Mayer had an emergency appendectomy and tonight's New Orleans Dead & Co show will be rescheduled -- (link) - peglegpete Dec 5, 13:22 1
- His body is NOT a wonderland -- nm - Epiphany Dec 5, 13:28

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