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Yahoo Fantasy - No More College Bowl Pickem - budice Dec 8, 17:50 1
- W.T.F? -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 17:53
Socal fires claims a life.... -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 8, 17:44 1
- which reminds me, for anyone following, my sister #3 was ok, as of this morning. her area is under a voluntary evacuation zone. - b. Dec 8, 17:52
and another one - CA dem assemblyman dababneh resigns, although he says he's innocent. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Dec 8, 17:38 1
- He's like OJ. He's going to resign so he can search for the truth. -- nm - jnine Dec 8, 17:51
Today, I became an FC Cincinnati season ticket holder. Wry excited. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 8, 17:32 1
- Happy Collingsworthmas! -- nm - peglegpete Dec 8, 17:39
Yay!! The one last item for my Stalker package is ready for pickup. Should be able to mail on Monday. -- nm - Meg Dec 8, 17:20 1
- 👍🏻 -- nm - elf kelly Dec 8, 17:25
I meant to post this the other day. for spotifyers, the yearly recap is available. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 8, 17:02
Cards Against Humanity Saves America Day 1 - Tim Dec 8, 17:02 5
- Huh, I didn't get day one. -- nm - David Dec 8, 17:11
- Cards Against Humanity Saves America Day 2 - Tim Dec 8, 17:05 3
  - Cards Against Humanity Saves America Day 3 - Tim Dec 8, 17:10 2
    - (Awww. Don’t look at this link until you’ve read the above.) -- (link) - Tim Dec 8, 17:16 1
      - "No, bitch." - David Dec 8, 17:30
Would three saxophones and a clarinet play LDB? I feel like no, but maybe I’m pushing my luck staying here. -- nm - mafic Dec 8, 16:57 1
- For the curious, the answer is no, but they did play the Mos Eisley cantina music. -- nm - mafic Dec 8, 17:53
Bryan Singer Isn’t Ruling Out Working With Kevin Spacey Again: ‘It Depends on the Project’ -- (link) - ty97 Dec 8, 16:13 7
- Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys -- nm - budice Dec 8, 16:37 1
  - Satan’s Alley -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 16:56
- Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? -- nm - Max Dec 8, 16:25
- Not. Helping. -- nm - Kevin Spacey Dec 8, 16:23
- “Thank Heaven for Little Boys” with Bill Cosby, produced by Harvey Weinstein. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 16:16 2
  - 1997 called, it wants its midrange but profitable movie back -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 16:22
  - Live action sleeping Beauty -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 8, 16:22
Survivor spoilers - Beaker Dec 8, 16:01 2
- This season isn’t getting the talk that I feel it deserves. - Volnelk Dec 8, 16:41 1
  - I'm torn on Ben spoilers - crash davis Dec 8, 16:54
The "Bada Bing" is closing...for real (nmbl) - Brian Dec 8, 15:50 3
- I don't know if it's true or not, but I once read that ECW's Kimona Wanalaya was the manager there for a while. -- nm - David Dec 8, 16:38 1
  - I think she was, but Elektra from ECW was a featured dancer there -- nm - Remlik Dec 8, 16:58
- Attorney General shutting it down due to alleged mob ties. -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 16:26
Is Trump's base fraying? - crash davis Dec 8, 15:47 6
- I wonder how much of the loss is because he hasn't built the wall or been racist enough? -- nm - jnine Dec 8, 15:56 4
  - I'm wondering how much of it is "Wait a minute, that policy applies to me". Like the farmers needing laborers, etc -- nm - crash davis Dec 8, 16:10 3
    - I don't know that his policies have been in effect long enough, or even been enacted, for people to feel the real harm yet. Wait until they go after - jnine Dec 8, 16:19 2
      - On a macro level yes. I've heard micro anecdotal evidence though, like the women who voted for Trump while being married to an undocumented immigrant - crash davis Dec 8, 16:52 1
        
        I feel like they will still vote for him over a Democrat. When there is a real person who is pro-choice and dreamers they'll go with him. -- nm - jnine Dec 8, 17:06
- I’m so drowsy that I read this as Truman. As in, Harry S. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 15:49
That's so tinsel! Now Playing: Prep and Landing -- nm - prayformojo Dec 8, 15:42 2
- This recording is *old*: an ad ran touting The Princess and the Frog as the #1 movie in America -- nm - prayformojo Dec 8, 15:51 1
  - *beams with pride* -- nm - David Dec 8, 16:22
lottsa pictures of 2000 year old petroglyphs in Venezuela -- (link) - peglegpete Dec 8, 15:37
15 films make the final shortlist for the Best Documentary Oscar - ty97 Dec 8, 15:30 3
- I've seen four so far, Strong Island, One of Us, LA 92 and City of Ghosts. I'll see Human Flow when it hits video but I'll check out Faces Places in - Krusty Dec 8, 16:06
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- “Long Strange Trip”, nice -- nm - mud Dec 8, 15:33
wap? 9th circuit judge accused of sexual misconduct by several women. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 8, 15:24 14
- He used them as sexual objections -- nm - Bacon Dec 8, 17:03
- They knew in 2008 he kept porn on his office computer and shared it. -- (link) - jnine Dec 8, 16:17 9
  - did I miss in skimming? I saw that it has him saying he never used court computers for it. -- nm - b. Dec 8, 16:21 8
    - He says he didn't use them to maintain the site, not that he didn't access it through them. -- nm - jnine Dec 8, 16:23 1
      - I just finished reading the story I linked, and it mentions a bunch of 2008 stuff. - b. Dec 8, 17:46
    - I don't know what he said, but it was known at the time. I have practiced in front of him. -- nm - jnine Dec 8, 16:21 5
      - gotcha, and true for the above - that would actually be a carefully crafted way to dodge office-related use. -- nm - b. Dec 8, 16:55 4
        
        There was a judge in Orange County who went to jail. He was so blatant he was accessing kiddie porn while he was on the bench. -- nm - jnine Dec 8, 17:07 3
        
        ugh, I remember that - at least the guy who was caught by a hacker? -- nm* - b. Dec 8, 17:14 2
        
        I don't remember that, but my friend worked for him and he was always bringing them plants from his greenhouse. He was really into gardening and - jnine Dec 8, 17:25 1
        
        I had to be a little creative with work googling to find this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 8, 17:31
- The world has suddenly become a confusing place, I mean who knew asking subordinates to watch porn with you, or to impregnate them was wrong? - IrishStephen Dec 8, 15:48
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Thursday BO: #2 Justice League 1.08M ; #3 Wonder $1.02M; that is shocking to me that Wonder will likely pass it for this weekend -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 15:21 1
- All teed up for a Star Wars Tsunami -- nm - budice Dec 8, 15:32
Osaka is threatening to sever its sister city tie to San Francisco over a memorial that SF put up -- (link) - ty97 Dec 8, 15:07 1
- Japan’s refusal to acknowledge their atrocities during WWII really bugs me. - Mop Dec 8, 16:39
Connor MacGregor vs Manny Pacquio in April is the rumour -- nm - Beaker Dec 8, 14:59 1
- 3 rounds - Will Hunting Dec 8, 15:35
Boston Herald is being sold to Gatehouse, files for Chapter 11, company says -- (link) - budice Dec 8, 14:52
"Special election to replace Rep. John Conyers Jr. set for November 2018" I HAVE QUESTIONS -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 8, 14:48 11
- Could they appoint someone in his place til then? -- nm - budice Dec 8, 14:56 5
  - Reps aren’t replaced via appointment, only Senators. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 15:19 3
    - Did not realize that, but what I said about the variations by state is true for Senators I think? -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 15:22 2
      - They have different times for elections, rules for specials, and appointments (some say same party as departing, others don’t) - Will Hunting Dec 8, 15:26 1
        
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  - Varies by state, sounds like MI requires a special. - ty97 Dec 8, 14:59
- Yes and lame duck session reasons. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 14:51 4
  - oh, so would the winner take office immediately after the election as opposed to waiting until January? - ty97 Dec 8, 14:52 3
    - Yes and yes. 99.99% sure of that. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 14:53 2
      - That's just....weird. - ty97 Dec 8, 14:54 1
        
        That's how we get people like Trump! -- nm - jnine Dec 8, 16:21
I love open track days on the Nurburgring -- (link) - spamlet Dec 8, 14:44
the latest Kevin Spacey news...he groped the son-in-law of the Norwegian King 10 years ago at the Nobel Prize dinner -- (link) - peglegpete Dec 8, 14:27 1
- Manners Maketh Man. -- nm - Son-in-law just before locking the door. Dec 8, 15:17
On the train to Seattle with my son. On our way to Podcon. Adventure! -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 14:09 1
- Open up PoGo! -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 14:18
Ummm.....is RC around? -- (link) - ty97 Dec 8, 14:04 8
- nice -- nm - Tim Dec 8, 17:44
- Wait ... what? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 8, 14:46 5
  - Could just be twitter being snarky but.... -- (link) - ty97 Dec 8, 14:49 1
    - I'm waiting for Faux Pelini to weigh in ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 8, 14:51
  - psst, senator, waiting one more day would have been nice. -- nm - b. Dec 8, 14:46 2
    - *headdesk* - ReluctantCynic Dec 8, 14:49 1
      - #Baby69 -- nm - Max Dec 8, 14:50
- *resigns immediately* -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 14:08
Oh man, I am SO jealous of decline's brother! - IrishStephen Dec 8, 13:48 2
- recline -- nm - con_carne Dec 8, 14:34
- Right? -- nm - znufrii Dec 8, 13:49
New Pokemon! -- nm - Andie Dec 8, 13:45 17
- Let's see what CQ sees.....oh, another ratata. -- nm - CQ Dec 8, 14:37
- Boosted types based on weather? -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 14:16
- I opened the app and immediately caught a Gen 3, but everything else on my radar now is Gen1 or Gen2 (plus 1 of the Gen 3 that I just caught) - ty97 Dec 8, 14:13 11
  - Somewhat slowly. There are 50 Gen 3 released now. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 8, 14:37 5
    - Do we know what the Party tab is in our list of Pokemon? (It's a separate tab like the eggs tab) - ty97 Dec 8, 15:09 2
      - Do you do many raids or gym battles? - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 8, 15:50
      - here's the forbes dude on all the changes including, woo, 50 more free spots for critters (wasn't there when I first looked, is now!). nm but: -- (link) - b. Dec 8, 15:12
    - thanks. any word on plans to increase critter storage? -- nm - b. Dec 8, 14:46 1
      - Apparently they bumped us 50 slots (or so reports say). And you can pay to expand to 1500 now as opposed to 1000 before. -- nm* - ty97 Dec 8, 15:13
  - I have 5 already. -- nm - Andie Dec 8, 14:31 3
    - Plusle. 6. (I am on a bus) -- nm - Andie Dec 8, 14:33 2
      - Plusle was the one I got immediately. I've gotten two new types since then - ty97 Dec 8, 14:36 1
        
        I think I've gotten 10. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 8, 14:44
  - Now one shadow has appeared -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 14:15
- Wha...?! Gen3?! -- nm - Mop Dec 8, 14:08
- The New Pokemons could be a band name. -- nm - Max Dec 8, 13:46 1
  - Double bill with The New Pornographers. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 8, 14:04
Think you know the Lord's Prayer? Francis says you don't know Jack. - crash davis Dec 8, 13:38 7
- let my inspiration flow in token rhyme suggesting rhythm that will not forsake me until my tale is told and done -- (link) - peglegpete Dec 8, 14:03 [youtube]
- He does so lead us to temptation. He put teenage girls where Roy Moore could see them. -- nm - jnine Dec 8, 13:51 1
  - ooh! -- nm - Diva Dec 8, 13:56
- Lead us to The Temptations -- nm - Max Dec 8, 13:40 3
  - Ain't too proud to beg. -- nm - crash davis Dec 8, 13:41 2
    - Deliver us like Evel Knievel -- nm - Max Dec 8, 13:50 1
      - But when good miss Murphy follows you, damn well better not lock the door -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 8, 16:20
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- How quickly would the GOP campaign on eliminating "Sanctuary Tax States" California and NY - Max Dec 8, 14:03 1
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- Is that a thing you can do? -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 8, 13:40 6
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    - that would be gone for the tax code in a hot minute -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 14:07 2
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    - I did not know that. Thanks! -- nm - znufrii Dec 8, 13:50 1
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- Write to your Assembly member. -- nm - Krusty Dec 8, 13:39
- Wouldn't that result in a drop in state revenue from taxes? -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 13:38 14
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    - ahhh, you're trying to get SALT to count as deductible charity contributions for the fed return. I can't see the feds allowing that. -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 14:07 6
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        But not every charity is tax deductible *today* -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 14:55 1
        
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        Are there stats on how much each state has been receiving in charitable contributions the past few years? -- nm - Max Dec 8, 14:21 2
        
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        ah, I was only thinking cash, but univ is probably up there. The Anti States Rights Tax Act of 2018. -- nm - Max Dec 8, 14:36
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      - It’s very clever. -- nm - znufrii Dec 8, 13:57
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    - I'd buy that argument for a dollar! -- nm - Max Dec 8, 13:48 1
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  - Right. It would just cost them money I assume. -- nm - pmb Dec 8, 13:43

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