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Compromise: we build the border wall, but Christo does it -- nm* - Reagen Jan 24, 07:40 3
- I love this idea. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 07:51
- *Goes long on drape futures* -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 07:49
- combining two useless things -- nm - mud Jan 24, 07:48
Don’t worry folks. The NCAA is on it. Investigating Michigan State in the Nassar case. -- (link) - Mop Jan 24, 07:36 2
- took them long enough. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 07:52
- “You done f%#!ed up now!” -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 07:43
Got 3.45 million dollars? -- (link) - ty97 Jan 24, 07:34 7
- the sitting room looks bigger than the master bedroom -- nm - decline Jan 24, 07:42
- I do not. If I did ... well, I like that house’s concept, but yes, I could use the money on something better than that. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 07:41 3
  - my dog would love to run from one end to the other -- nm - decline Jan 24, 07:43 2
    - When I say better, I mean, “Buying a private island and building an off-grid resort destination” -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 07:44 1
      - my dog would love to run there too -- nm - decline Jan 24, 07:47
- WTF... that’s the Bronx? -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 07:37 1
  - The Bronx is an interesting borough that doesn't look like Brooklyn or Queens. - Krusty Jan 24, 07:47
A thread. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 24, 07:27
Report: US military turned a blind eye to reports of child rape and other human rights violations by Afghan security forces. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 24, 07:26 2
- Didn’t Somme U.S. serviceman get discharged for pummeling an Afghan commander for this reason? -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 07:38 1
  - Ypres. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 07:40
ty97 would love this. I have to file in 7 States this year for my tax return. -- nm - MDH Jan 24, 07:24 11
- I used to have to do this sort of thing when I was a full-time performer. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 08:15
- why?? -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 07:25 9
  - I have to input my time with what state I am working in/traveling to. So every state I work in means another tax return. -- nm - MDH Jan 24, 07:26 8
    - that doesn't apply to everyone who travels for work, does it? -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 07:32
    - if only you knew an accountant -- nm - decline Jan 24, 07:32 1
      - Heh, but I focus on exempt organizations, only personal work I do is my own. -- nm - MDH Jan 24, 07:33
    - That seems... Insane. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 07:28 4
      - Partners are required to file in every state - but the firm does that for them. -- nm - MDH Jan 24, 07:34
      - It is. Some states have a 30 day minimum. Michigan and New York taxes you if you've ever heard of them. - spamlet, adequate poster Jan 24, 07:32 2
        
        Here is just based on residency on Dec 31 - Reagen Jan 24, 07:34 1
        
        Federalism FTW! - spamlet, adequate poster Jan 24, 07:37
Would suck to miss your train here. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 24, 07:19
sitwap? US falls to #3 on tourism list behind France and Spain. Tourism revenues down $4.6B costing 40K jobs in the industry -- (link*) - decline Jan 24, 07:14
NYC rents declined overall in 2017, but the Bronx is skyrocketing: report -- (link) - ty97 Jan 24, 07:11
Thread on what the 30% tariff on solar panels will do: -- (link) - decline Jan 24, 07:08
Joel Taylor of Discovery Channel's 'Storm Chasers' has died. He was 38. No cause of death has yet been disclosed. -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 07:03
Oregon’s Medicare funding ballot measure passed. -- (link) - Mop Jan 24, 06:59 1
- (Medicaid) -- nm - spamlet, no longer adequate Jan 24, 07:07
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight is a solid watch. -- nm - Shaun Jan 24, 06:59
Last week’s episode of The Good Place was powerful. Can’t stop thinking about it. -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 06:56
Toronto police strike me as being able to stand in front of a crashed UFO Andy unironically say “Move along. Nothing to see here.” - Mop Jan 24, 06:53
Letter suggests Alcatraz escapees survived. -- (link) - Mop Jan 24, 06:50
Hmmm, it sounds like Senator Manchin (D-WV) was threatening to quit/retire over the shutdown -- (link) - ty97 Jan 24, 06:48
who knew? "Did you know that a second is called a second because it is the second division of the hour by 60? The first division being a minute." -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 06:35 5
- As acceleration is the rate of change of speed, the rate of change of acceleration is called jerk -- (edited) - Reagen Jan 24, 06:48 2
  - ! -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 07:20 1
    - If you poke a physicist enough, you'll eventually get a sense of whimsy out of them. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 07:29
- Shortened from the term "second minute". -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 06:39
- I...did not know that. -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 06:38
Ha ha, Alabama Republicans -- (link) - Reagen Jan 24, 06:15 1
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Today SpaceX will perform another wet dress rehearsal with Falcon Heavy , hopefully followed by a 12 sec static fire. -- (link*) - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 24, 06:09 4
- How does wearing a wet dress help? -- nm - decline Jan 24, 06:11 3
  - Makes it more translucent, so it's easier to spot any issues that stick out. -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 06:36
  - It doesn’t, love. I just like the look. -- nm - Captain Barbosa Jan 24, 06:35
  - It looks sexier that way. -- nm - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 24, 06:14
Fatality -- (link) - ty97 Jan 24, 06:01 9
- That scale emoji looks phalic. -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 06:50 1
  - I thought the same thing. I had to look closer to realize it was a scale -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 24, 06:52
- Whoa -- nm - Epiphany Jan 24, 06:23
- (but yes, people have mangled this saying, also the one about pudding) -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 06:11 5
  - The proof of the pudding is in the tasting! -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 24, 06:35 4
    - Like, why would I hide things in pudding? -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 06:37 3
      - The riches are in the dare! -- nm - Kinder Surprise Pudding Cups Jan 24, 07:57
      - English people man. They put all kinds of crap in their desserts. -- nm - mafic Jan 24, 06:55
      - So that you have to eat the pudding to get those things back, duh. -- nm - ty97 Jan 24, 06:50
I love this Thome anecdote about the HoF - spamlet, no longer adequate Jan 24, 05:58
photographic evidence showing crash davis evolving to his ultimate form -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 24, 05:49 [Image]
ToysRUS: List of 180 Stores to close (link) - budice Jan 24, 05:04 4
- they did give all the employees a 1000 Geoffry bucks first? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 24, 06:23 1
  - +4 Qale Points -- nm - Qale Jan 24, 06:36
- That store still exists? -- nm - ty97 Jan 24, 05:09 1
  - well, they did -- nm - decline Jan 24, 06:08
NCAA Opens Investigation Of Michigan State Over Larry Nassar's Decades Of Sexual Abuse -- (link) - Beaker Jan 24, 04:37
TV PSA: Mosaic, Riverdale, Amazing Race, Goldbergs, X-Files, Librarians, grownish, American Housewife, Black Ink Crew, Dynasty, Property Brothers, 911 -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 03:23 3
- Magicians, Vikings, Corporate, Real HW of NJ, Criminal Minds, Happy!, Match Game, Knightfall, Rooster & Butch, Samantha Bee, Assassination of Gianni Versace -- (edited) - Beaker Jan 24, 03:25 2
  - Waco!! - I can't wait. Also the assassination of GV was decent drama. Some blatant over acting but *shrug* -- nm - Epiphany Jan 24, 06:24 1
    - heard an NPR review of Waco this morn. They said it's excellent -- nm - decline Jan 24, 06:37
I'm pretty sure someone younger than 83 has won the Australian Open. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 03:14 1
- :P. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 24, 03:27
Satanic church sues restrictive abortion laws in MO saying they violate their religious freedoms -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 24, 00:49 1
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what do you call it when consumer brands tie in with movies to use their images/logos on products? Le Crueset now has Disney mouse ears on their $300 - zeitgeist Jan 24, 00:09 1
- I'll give you a hint... - David Jan 24, 00:11
Bored? How about some timelapse ROV videos. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 23, 23:17 1
- Cool! -- nm - Flavorize Jan 23, 23:42
This is a kinda scary pic of Chuck Schumer-If he popped up on me, in the dark, I'd be too scared to stop him from gnawing on my arm like a cob of corn -- (pic) - Flavorize Jan 23, 22:35 [Attachment]
Underrated moment on Raw 25: Corey Graves is great. - Tim Jan 23, 22:03 1
- I haaaaaaated him for that. -- nm - David Jan 23, 22:10
Ellen's Game Show had a wrong answer...spoils - peglegpete Jan 23, 21:49 3
- You'd think a lesbian would have known that! - Qale Jan 23, 21:51 2
  - L5! -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 24, 06:30
  - yup. Crosby's costume was atrocious -- nm - peglegpete Jan 23, 21:54
I really like the new Vudu site, but then I hated the old one. Just nice to have a working scrollbar. -- nm - GregW Jan 23, 21:34 1
- Wha...? HOLY CRAP! -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 21:42
Congrats to Vacant for their first Cruiserweight run since the belt was revived. -- nm - Qale Jan 23, 21:19
Have I mentioned yet this week how cute Evan on the Amazing Race is? -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 21:14 7
- It’s weird how the judges tell the contestants what they did wrong. That’s new. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 21:30
- just having looked at a cast photo: do those dudes actually wear the green satin outfits? I think I hate half the teams. -- nm - mafic Jan 23, 21:23 5
  - Joey Chestnut and the other guy? No. Don’t think I’ve seen those outfits at all this season. FWIW, I say Chestnut is the most famous contest ever. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 21:29 4
    - Bates Battaglia begs to differ. -- nm - mafic Jan 23, 22:13 3
      - Hal and Joanne! -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 02:43 2
        
        Shawn Marion and Cedric Ceballos. - Dark Callisto Jan 24, 02:53 1
        
        my pair were on S1 of TAR Canada - Reagen Jan 24, 03:00
Huh. The Hooters guest starring on the Goldbergs. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 21:12
Wigs, junior is really starting to look like you. - David Jan 23, 21:01 3
- I don't really think he looks like either of us. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 23, 22:20 2
  - Compare your FB photo with the shot of him smiling with the dog. - David Jan 23, 22:27 1
    - :) nm - ralph wiggum Jan 23, 22:48
Huh. The Kat Williams Netflix special Pippy mentioned earlier was filmed here are the Florida Theater. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 23, 20:55 2
- Two sold out shows -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 21:15 1
  - He's spot on about Soul Food Bistro. That place is the bombdiggity. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 23, 21:42
sitwap - Ursula LeGuin died. -- nm - . Jan 23, 20:45 1
- Let's do her estate right and get a box office version of The Lathe of Heaven out there. -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 24, 05:48
That was a crazy rally. -- nm - Dano Jan 23, 20:39
Tonight’s Final Jeopardy question was so poorly worded, I even knew what someone’s *wrong* answer would be. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 20:28 3
- When Trebek retires they should replace him with Scott Rogowsky -- nm - Dano Jan 23, 20:31 2
  - Quiz Kalifa? -- nm - Qale Jan 23, 21:56
  - Quantico will study my motivations for years, but it can all be traced back to this one single moment. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 21:11
So... The US Air Force Chief of Staff posted this video to Twitter today. -- (link) - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 23, 20:24 4
- THAT MONSTER! -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 20:29 3
  - I'm not criticizing. It seems like a direct response to Trump's "why do we want people from shithole countries coming here". Which from an active - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 23, 20:33 2
    - Indeed, that was my impression. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 21:12
    - Didn't the army twitter retweet a Sarah Silverman tweet mocking Trump a while back? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 20:37
The Detour has some of the best comedy writing on TV. season 3 spoiler - JaxSean Jan 23, 20:10 1
- It's one of the funniest shows on tv. I love it! -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 20:14
Random: is the band in the 1st bar in Road House the same band in Dusk to Dawn? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 20:09 2
- Dusk til Dawn is Robert Rodriguez band. -- nm - budice Jan 23, 20:38 1
  - Gracias -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 21:16
Everybody Hyeon Chung tonight. -- nm - Dano Jan 23, 19:50 1
- Up until two days ago, I would have rooted my ass off for Tennys Sandgren. - David Jan 23, 20:02
I started watching Travelers. it's good, but man there're some filler in S1. I like that it's clearly Vancouver, and they don't hide it at all. - mafic Jan 23, 19:48 2
- One of the things I enjoyed about Continuum is that they just said "fuck it, let's say it's Vancouver". -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 03:16
- I love Trevor very much. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 23, 19:53
Among the more recent reasons I love ST: poisons randos - JD Jan 23, 19:48
A company that lays off 13% of it’s workforce has always been news. -- nm - Qale Jan 23, 19:28 6
- If I had 100 employees, and I fired 13...? - Mop Jan 23, 20:30 2
  - If groiny fired his penis? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 20:36 1
    - I'd say it's more than 13% of his personality. -- nm - mafic Jan 23, 22:55
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  - Anytime a national company lays off that many workers it is news. If your local cab company does it's local news. - . Jan 23, 20:31 1
    - Right. We can't hide this news under the idea that it's politcial if it’s mentioned no matter the article's intentions. This is the latest in a series -- (edited) - Qale Jan 23, 20:43
Tahani. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 19:27
Black Dynamite 2, coming this year. (Someone’s getting kicked into the china hutch) -- (link) - Roger More Jan 23, 19:22
foodchem *was* the Jason Mendoza of ST -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 19:14 7
- I want to be the Derek of ST. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 23, 19:23 5
  - You have windchimes, too!? We could make beautiful music together! -- nm - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 23, 19:34 4
    - Spoilers since spammy hasn't seen S2 - ralph wiggum Jan 23, 19:36 3
      - *Maximum* Derek! -- nm - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 23, 19:53 2
        
        The Good Place season two spoilers for recent episodes - David Jan 23, 20:04 1
        
        Not really spoilers - ralph wiggum Jan 23, 20:06
- :( -- nm - spamlet, no longer adequate Jan 23, 19:15
"For a small fee, Jackpot passengers can now purchase in-flight flu shots" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 19:11
May your Hobbes be as great as Dad’s was. -- nm - David Jan 23, 19:09 1
- :) nm - ralph wiggum Jan 23, 19:16
Um. Did I do that? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 19:07 1
- so that makes three bugs I've spotted in the past two days. Hrmph. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 19:11

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