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No Senator has ever given birth while in office. Tammy Duckworth will be the first -- (link) - ty97 Jan 23, 13:28 3
- She should probably go to a hospital instead of doing it in her office. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 13:30 2
  - ahem -- (pic) - ty97 Jan 23, 13:32 [Attachment] 1
    - L3 -- nm - Max Jan 23, 13:44
Trustee: More to worry about at Michigan State than 'just this Nassar thing' -- (link) - Remlik Jan 23, 13:21 2
- Pretty sure he just guaranteed the NCAA will investigate. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 23, 13:50 1
  - LOL, I don't think he meant in a bad way. In fact, the headline is paraphrase. He actually said "There’s so many more things going on at the university than -- (edited) - mara Jan 23, 13:53
Coincidence? -- (link) - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 13:15
Boy that new OW map is flanker central. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 13:11
Huh, Tom Brady coulda been an Expo - Reagen Jan 23, 13:10
It's my favorite time of year!!!!!!! - ty97 Jan 23, 13:00 10
- Finished my self assessment last week. Waiting to hear about review. - spamlet Jan 23, 13:25 2
  - *Employee performs adequately* -- nm - the stamp on Spam's boss's desk Jan 23, 13:44
  - I don't love writing my own assessments but I get it done - ty97 Jan 23, 13:27
- I have my mid year check in on thursday. I can barely look at my boss lately. should be great! -- nm - amanda Jan 23, 13:15
- 20 days until pitchers and catchers report! -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 13:12
- Fleet Week? - Epiphany Jan 23, 13:09 1
  - Ty's your wingman!!! -- nm - peglegpete Jan 23, 13:18
- Ty is the best worker unless his friend Jack Dawson is hanging around. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 23, 13:07
- " I is great and does good works! Give me raise! " -- nm - decline Jan 23, 13:04 1
  - oh I already did mine and received my assessment. I'm doing write-ups for my team -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 13:04
oh, is that all -- (link) - ty97 Jan 23, 12:43 3
- And your GOP sacrificial lamb for PA redistricting is.... -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 13:15
- THIS IS FINE. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 12:49
- The Eleanor to his Chidi, clearly. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 12:46
Shit, meet fan - just oblique Jan 23, 12:42
If anyone is thinking about New Zealand, there are some CRAZY error fares from various US cities right now. -- (edited) - Andie Jan 23, 12:39 4
- Sometimes airlines do not honor error fares do don't book nonrefundable hotels or anything for a while -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 12:41 3
  - for sure (i think that's the first line in link posted.) :) -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 12:56
  - Especially because it's not an error on AirNZ's website but a third party. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 12:56 1
    - i've always been lucky with PriceLine/Flighthub type error fares, but i know sometimes the airline voids them. -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 12:56
WWE: Enzo was aware of the allegations against him and failed to notify management. That's why he was released. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 12:18 10
- It was probably going to be on the pre show anyway, but poor Cedric Alexander. -- nm - Tim Jan 23, 12:26 6
  - CW match was scheduled for the main, was to defend against Golddust -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 12:33 5
    - Oh and there was a 205 Live house show here on Sunday (makes sense with Raw in NYC) with Bray/Woken Matt as Main event but I decided not to go. -- nm - Tim Jan 23, 12:47
    - That...sure, whatever. It's not like anyone cares. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 12:45 3
      - They should collapse the division and make everyone a tag team wrestler. -- nm - David Jan 23, 12:52 2
        
        Most I’m meh on, but Cedric and Mustafa Ali are the most talented and Drew Gulak’s gimmick just kills me. -- nm - Tim Jan 23, 12:53 1
        
        Jack Gallagher was the awesome as well. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 13:40
- Ric Flair's career would have gone much differently if he'd lived in this generation. - David Jan 23, 12:24 2
  - This is true and would likely be true about quite a few of them. -- nm - pmb Jan 23, 12:37
  - oh yeah. NO question. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 12:25
"Just a coincidence? The last time we had a government shutdown in a winter Olympic year, [DC] got 32 inches of snow." - prayformojo Jan 23, 12:09 1
- With no significant accumulation in January, we're due in February. -- nm - snow gambler's fallacy Jan 23, 12:16
Stress level: Midnight -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 12:06 1
- The only thing worse is Zero Dark Thirty! -- nm - David Jan 23, 12:07
Logan Square artist in cat custody battle with pet rescue shelter -- (link) - ty97 Jan 23, 12:00
HQ time. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 11:58 5
- Stupid 3pm conference calls. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 12:22
- Here's their interview with CBS This Morning. -- (link) - Mop Jan 23, 12:21
- That. Was. Catastrophic. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 12:17 2
  - Eliminated on lag. Ugh. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 23, 12:17 1
    - I'm not even trying anymore, I have been eliminated by lag more times than I actually played it. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 23, 12:50
Who knew? Spouting off about "fake news" leads to a dumbass getting arrested for making threats against CNN. -- (link) - Mop Jan 23, 11:55
Stripe is ending support for bitcoin payments on April 23 -- (link) - decline Jan 23, 11:45 21
- So 50 Cent accepted BC payment in 2014 for his new album at the time. 700 BC in sales worth $400K at the time. Now it's between $7-$8.5 Mill -- (link) - Remlik Jan 23, 13:32
- just watching it for 2 weeks - there needs to be a new word stronger than ' Volatility' - -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 12:44
- Fake *clap* internet *clap* money *clap* -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 12:41
- "BTC has evolved to become an asset rather than a currency" If that's the case, it has no value. -- (edited) - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 23, 12:06
- The long transaction times are becoming a problem with a lot of organizations. -- nm - David Jan 23, 11:59 10
  - Is this simply a processing capacity issue, or something more fundamental with the technology? -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 13:32 2
    - Fundamental. The size of the block is the problem. - spamlet Jan 23, 14:02
    - iirc, it takes six confirms by the servers/farmers who get a small fee based on the original purchase price, so confirms earning mere fractions - zeitgeist Jan 23, 13:55
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  - Which is funny because one of the touted benefits is quicker transaction times. -- nm - pmb Jan 23, 12:06 1
    - It's the reason why other cryptos have increased in value also why Bitcoin split. -- nm - David Jan 23, 12:07
  - key point "the truth is that BTC has evolved to become an asset rather than a currency" -- nm - decline Jan 23, 12:01 3
    - Yeah, he's wrong. It happens. -- nm - David Jan 23, 12:05 2
      - Asset sounds closer than currency right now. Would you take out a loan in bitcoin? -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 13:36 1
        
        Maybe? Inflation is good for borrowers. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 13:57
- The bad guy from Gremlins? -- nm* - volnelk Jan 23, 11:56 3
  - You know how things are so dang funny but you don't know why? - Epiphany Jan 23, 11:59 2
    - Could also be the 4 Whiskey Sours you had at lunch -- nm - amoxy - 2017 Caveman Champion Jan 23, 12:02 1
      - that 4th one was mostly ice. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 12:04
- Doom? -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 23, 11:48 1
  - ?? maybe? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 12:00
Edgar dropping in Hall of Fame tracking. Down to 77.1%. (He did poorer than average on hidden ballots last year.) -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 11:42 1
- This is interesting. The net gains or losses from 2017 voting. Larry Walker is actually 2nd in votes gained. - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 12:47
Canadian Gambling PSA: There's a *really* good opportunity to make money on the Scotties this year. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 11:39 10
- Good lord I hope this is on TV somewhere. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 11:59 1
  - It's a *very* TV friendly event this year starting with an MLB-Wild Card one-game play-in on Friday night. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 12:00
- who do you place bets through? - Andie Jan 23, 11:41 7
  - Sports Interaction has odds up. Currently has the Wild Card at +500. (Doesn't matter if Chealsea Carey or Kerri Einarson wins Friday night.) - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 11:50 6
    - ah, I just checked them out - it's showing 6 now. (hope you got in before!) -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 11:53 5
      - +600? That would be better value. Now paying 6 to 1. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 11:54 4
        
        yep. (again, i won't do it, but it seems like a good bet.) -- nm* - Andie Jan 23, 11:54 3
        
        The local curling beat reporter and I spent twenty minutes talking about this at lunch. She believes Jones wins, but likes this bet too. - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 11:57 2
        
        I kind of know what some of this means. I think I'm ready for the Canadian citizenship exam. -- nm - David Jan 23, 12:09 1
        
        Let's face it, this entire thread was crash-bait. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 12:24
There's *tons* of 4.0+ aftershocks in Alaska. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 11:36
Country Singer Lari White Dies at 52 -- (link) - Remlik Jan 23, 11:26 4
- oh man -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 13:06
- she was the woman at the end of the TOm Hanks Movie Castaway -- (link) - Remlik Jan 23, 11:29 [youtube] 2
  - The red head? so pretty -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 12:02
  - I thought that was a volleyball? -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 11:33
Steve Wilks sounds real good in his HC announcement presser in Arizona. -- nm - budice Jan 23, 11:13
Disney announces $1,000 bonus for employees -- (link) - budice Jan 23, 11:11 15
- Way to go, David! -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 12:17
- TRUMP! -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 11:37
- a one-time cash bonus is crap. raise wages by $1000 per year. -- nm - amanda Jan 23, 11:21 3
  - I would not call it "crap", as I would gladly take one. But it is one dimensional. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 12:26
  - It usually is also only given to those with a high number of years of service. Sometimes in the form of stock that requires more vesting. - Qale Jan 23, 11:34
  - Exactly. Raise wages. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 11:23
- And how many billions does it stand to gain, annually, in comparison? -- nm* - znufrii Jan 23, 11:16
- there's a lot of this going around -- nm - rollo Jan 23, 11:14 7
  - its cheap PR - they look good and it costs them pennies on the dollar -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 12:35
  - when do the job cuts start? -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 11:15 5
    - companies are doing this in response to tax reform because they are reaping billions from repatriation -- nm - rollo Jan 23, 11:17 4
      - Yeaaaah, no. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 11:33
      - But not actually doing anything for anyone long-term - Will Hunting Jan 23, 11:31
      - right and then they cut people. Like AT&T did. -- (link) - Remlik Jan 23, 11:24 1
        
        Walmart too -- nm - decline Jan 23, 11:25
Elon Musk signs on for another 10 years at Tesla. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 23, 11:10 1
- I'm glad they were able to work it out. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 11:30
I always laugh when that early season Big Bang Theory shows up and Octavia Spencer has a small scene - Will Hunting Jan 23, 11:07 7
- Justin Bieber in CSI: -- (link) - MDH Jan 23, 11:34 [youtube] 3
  - Beiber was a superstar at the time; half the ads were about them killing him because of how many people - Will Hunting Jan 23, 11:35 2
    - Re your IM, I heard the same thing. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 11:49 1
      - Oh and yes, he was huge at the time. I just think it's my favorite "guest" appearance. :-) -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 11:49
- She'll always be the hooker in Bad Santa for me. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 11:22
- My favorite was Tom Hanks on "The Love Boat" -- nm - amoxy Jan 23, 11:12
- yeah, Walking Dead Glenn as Sheldon's former roomate always amused me -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 11:12
Schooling shooting in Kentucky: 14 shot, two dead, shooter in custody. -- (link) - mara Jan 23, 11:07 1
- Jeebus. I have yet to hear details on the Italy shooting and now another one? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 11:10
I'm dressing as the smashed-up car from French Connection. -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 23, 11:03 3
- That's pretty brilliant. :-) -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 23, 11:25
- Robert Redford in the Sting -- nm - amoxy Jan 23, 11:22
- Rocky -- nm - rollo Jan 23, 11:18
STIF: can someone post here all the main oscar categories announced this morning? - JaxSean Jan 23, 10:57 4
- Here.. -- (link) - Marlowe Jan 23, 11:21
- here - budice Jan 23, 11:03
- yep - colin Jan 23, 10:58 1
  - thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 23, 14:02
WWE has come to terms with the release of Enzo Amore -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 10:48 2
- Guess there's some pretty damn good evidence if they cut bait that quick - Will Hunting Jan 23, 11:01
- They should just kill the cruiserweight division. It's the new Madden Curse. -- nm - David Jan 23, 10:57
Hopper from Stranger Things seems like a hoot. He has Greenpeace taking him to Antarctica to meet penguins -- (link) - Beaker Jan 23, 10:46 2
- I hope Samwise Gamgee made him another map. -- nm - Jovian Jan 23, 12:12
- so he can punch them in the face! -- nm - Max Jan 23, 11:01
Happy National Pie Day: Free Slices for all... - budice Jan 23, 10:41 4
- It's March 14th already? -- nm - Qale Jan 23, 10:43 1
  - Pi Day is 3/14 -- nm - budice Jan 23, 10:45
- "we ran out of apple at 11am, so everyone gets mincemeat!" -- nm - Max Jan 23, 10:42 1
  - Kudos. That's the "there's enough gazpacho for everyone!" of pie jokes. -- nm - rollo Jan 23, 11:13
unless they'd kick you out for wearing it, La La Land outfit is totally the winner. - Beaker Jan 23, 10:36
Bell got hacked. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 23, 10:36 5
- I hope the phishing callers up their game and include this in their calls this week - Beaker Jan 23, 10:41 2
  - we vary how we deal with them. my wife starts speaking very quietly and then just starts shrieking at them; I prefer to see how long I can keep them - Beaker Jan 23, 10:43 1
    - I strung one guy along for about 20 minutes once. He was getting *VERY* frustrated. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 10:45
- ^Not Kristen Bell -- nm - Max Jan 23, 10:38
- Confirmed by the Mounties. -- nm - budice Jan 23, 10:37
Oscar Word. -- nm* - budice Jan 23, 10:36

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