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Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie announced his resignation today...for...I'll give you 1 guess... -- (link) - Beaker Jan 24, 11:57 1
- funneling government funds to feed his poutine habit? -- nm - colin Jan 24, 12:02
speaking of quitting dangerous substances, all these opioid news articles with syringe photos are starting to make me feel like I'm missing out - Max Jan 24, 11:45 3
- just try a little, it's not addicting at first. you just have to stop. -- nm - colin Jan 24, 12:02
- That part of your brain should not be trusted. -- nm - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 24, 11:47 1
  - But it's the part of the brain that delivers me the tasty Coke. -- nm - Max Jan 24, 11:49
So for those not on the book of faces, today marks one month smoke free for me. - IrishStephen Jan 24, 11:40 24
- Well done! Congrats and best of luck going forward! -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 11:59
- Congrats again...and keep it up both of you!! -- nm - Meg Jan 24, 11:58
- nice job!! -- nm - colin Jan 24, 11:56
- woo! -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 11:51
- ^5! awesome accomplishment! *hugs* -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:46
- yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 24, 11:45
- congrats -- nm - budice Jan 24, 11:45
- Nice! -- nm - Shaun Jan 24, 11:45
- Awesomesauce! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 24, 11:44
- Huzzah! -- nm - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 24, 11:44
- Nice! -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 11:43
- I'm on day 22. Started out mostly because I was sick. Still have a bit of a cough. But I do miss smoking sometimes. -- (edited) - sycor Jan 24, 11:43 8
  - WTG! -- nm - Strongbad Jan 24, 12:17
  - Also awesomesauce! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 24, 12:02
  - Nice! Congrats! -- nm - Krusty Jan 24, 12:00
  - Good job! -- nm - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 24, 11:56
  - Congrats, keep it up! -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 11:49
  - ^5 to you, too! :) - -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:49
  - Good for you! Honestly, I think the reason it's been so easy, is that when I quit I was in the middle of having the flu, and smoking made the nausea - IrishStephen Jan 24, 11:48 1
    - Yeah being sick makes quitting much easier. Hopefully it will stick this time for both of us. -- nm - sycor Jan 24, 11:56
- well done. -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 11:43
- man, imagine all the high sugar soda I could buy with that much saved money. - Max Jan 24, 11:42
- Congrats, keep it up! -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 11:41
- *high five*! -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 11:41
I can't believe the NBA is not going to televise the All-Star Draft. I'd watch it and I haven't watched 10 minutes of the NBA this year -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 11:35 1
- Can't have multi-milliaires, on camera, crying about being picked last. It's a huge miss by the NBA. At least show the first few picks...the drama - Flavorize Jan 24, 11:39
anyone have recs for not-too-painful corporate-group appropriate ice-breaker activities? -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:34 11
- Thunderdome -- nm - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 24, 11:53
- Well, I guess suck and blow is out. -- nm - Qale Jan 24, 11:50 1
  - with just the one group, too incestuous. ;p -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:51
- Hunger Games. -- nm - Shaun Jan 24, 11:38
- How many people? 2 truths and a lie is interesting -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 11:37 6
  - are you asking how many, or is that a thing? (I said around 80 in my im, if the former. :) -). - b. Jan 24, 11:39 5
    - at one of ours we had a ball of different colours and on each colour was written something to say about themselves - LINK - Beaker Jan 24, 11:50 1
      - thanks - I was *just* looking at some of those, including a pre-printed one! nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 24, 12:01
    - Is it sort of a "Hi I'm X, I'm from Y" sort of thing? - Tim Jan 24, 11:41 2
      - all coworkers under the same corporate grouping - many know each other well already and have done all-hands meetings before; but there are some of us - b. Jan 24, 11:45
      - yeah this. 2 truths and lie is better with smaller groups -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 11:42
The best thing about that UK President's Club scandal is that it's set up to benefit "children's charities". - Reagen Jan 24, 11:31
somebody Brundlefly'd Schwarzenegger -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 24, 11:27
The new Public Policy Polling has Trump at 45/48/-3...in Texas. -- nm - David Jan 24, 11:23 2
- That's just because the wall hasn't been built yet, obvie. -- nm - Tim Jan 24, 11:26
- Make America Great Again... FASTER, dammit! -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 11:25
CDN PSA: PC Points and SDM Optimum points merge in a week's time. Take advantage of any favourable SDM coupons while you can. -- nm - Shaun Jan 24, 11:22
(are Attachments no longer displaying in the IM?) -- nm - prayformojo Jan 24, 11:12 2
- There’s a bug with NSFW ones -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 11:41
- Maybe? -- (pic) - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 24, 11:13 [Attachment]
Your top 10 songs: Havana, Perfect, Rockstar, Finesse, Bad At Love, Thunder, No Limit, New Rules, Too Good At Goodbyes, MotorSport -- (edited) - Tim Jan 24, 11:11 [youtube] 8
- Not as bad as usual, but also woefully behind. Havana should have #1 like what, three months ago? -- nm - Qale Jan 24, 11:50 7
  - I loathe that song -- nm - ty97 Jan 24, 11:57 3
    - This. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 24, 12:17
    - I find it benign. -- nm - Qale Jan 24, 12:12
    - I save terms like that for worse, but I was already tired of it partway through my second listen. -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:58
  - Would have been #1 sooner if Ed hadn't cheated with the Beyonce version of the song. -- nm - Tim Jan 24, 11:51 2
    - That we got rid of Filthy in one week is encouraging though. -- nm - Qale Jan 24, 11:54 1
      - From #9 to #29 in week two. (Very telling since his last single debuted at #1.) -- nm - Tim Jan 24, 11:59
Anyone want a co-worker and way-too-intense-guy update? - Andie Jan 24, 10:54 16
- Keychain? Wow, I was doing it all wrong apparently. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 24, 11:37 5
  - A heart key chain engraved with both your names the day after you meet is NOT the right way! -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 11:37 4
    - maybe if it was an extended, extra-conversation-intensive timeline a la "before sunrise"? (I haven't bb'd since Monday, I need to catch up!) -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:41 3
      - here (there is only one day of back story, because they met on Sunday) -- (link) - Andie Jan 24, 11:45 [Backboard] 2
        
        thanks, and oh wow. I'd be backing away slowly and carefully. - b. Jan 24, 11:48 1
        
        (hee, just read the replies in that thread.) -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:50
- awwwwwwwwwwwww -- nm - mud Jan 24, 11:13
- Lesbians I know think this is moving too fast. -- nm - MDH Jan 24, 11:01
- "In one of the buds is a vial containing some drops of my blood, but I'm not going to tell you which one - it's a surprise!" -- nm - Max Jan 24, 10:57 1
  - *mixes it into the sauce* -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 11:38
- time to walk away -- nm - budice Jan 24, 10:56
- And she is....reacting how? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 24, 10:56 4
  - Swooning, I am sure. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 24, 10:56 3
    - basically. -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 10:56 2
      - The build up to Valentines Day should be epic. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 24, 10:57 1
        
        "Be sure to be watching the Super Bowl live at 8:43." -- nm - Max Jan 24, 10:59
Who is Oh Wonder? - JaxSean Jan 24, 10:54 6
- I like them a lot - came across them last spring, I think. -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:31
- They are a coed duo and they play soft, sweet americana, think The Civil Wars. -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 11:29 4
  - soft sweet americana filtered through brit pop now that I've looked them up again -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 11:31 3
    - I'm not sure if you're trying to sell them or not at this point. - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 24, 11:57
    - The xx on anti depressants. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 11:35 1
      - some of their recent work has been downright peppy, but that's closer than americana/CWs. they have some r&b influence, but mostly indie/alt-pop-y. -- nm - b. Jan 24, 11:37
Justin Trudeau had an announcement for Trump in Davos - GregW Jan 24, 10:48 6
- well, that just killed NAFTA. (which i think Trump was going to kill anyway, so, whatevs.) -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 10:56 2
  - yup. -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 11:32 1
    - better to make Alliances now before, than be in a weaker position after and get a shittier deal -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 11:33
- "You tell him I'm comin', and hell's comin' with me!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 10:53 2
  - And I'll be riding SHIRTLESS -- nm - Epiphany Jan 24, 11:11 1
    - YONH!!!! -- nm - Diva Jan 24, 11:23
I still don't understand how a wall on the Delaware side of New Jersey will pen in a bunch of Philadelphians. - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 24, 10:33 4
- Couldn't hurt though right? -- nm - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 24, 11:18 1
  - Actually, come to think of it ... no. Not at all. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 24, 11:24
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH9yvMGeHfo -- (link) - rollo Jan 24, 11:09 [youtube] 1
  - Just before I started seeing that, I'd remembered this Far Side (which seems to have had some influence on the commercial) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 24, 11:11 [Attachment]
Rumors of Fox buying WWE outright are picking up steam. -- nm - David Jan 24, 10:33 12
- The implications for streaming are fascinating. WWE Network uses BAM. Does Fox leverage that technology for their online streaming? - Mop Jan 24, 11:20 1
  - I think they would. that makes sense -- nm - Remlik Jan 24, 11:36
- They’re getting billions out of that Disney deal. What’re they gonna do..? Pay bonuses to their employees? Pay off sexually harassed employees? -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 11:13
- The *real* fake news buying pro wrestling? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 24, 11:00 3
  - Fake News Buys Fake Sport. -- nm - mud Jan 24, 11:14 2
    - Variety is on the phone. They want you to stop it. -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 11:21
    - there it is - Epiphany Jan 24, 11:20
- link? -- nm - Remlik Jan 24, 10:47 2
  - Here's one. -- (link) - David Jan 24, 10:58 1
    - thank you -- nm - Remlik Jan 24, 10:59
- I’m shocked Vince would ever sell. -- nm - Tim Jan 24, 10:36 1
  - He's always said they would entertain the right offer -- nm - Remlik Jan 24, 10:46
If you have Xbox Game Pass, you'll get new Microsoft Studios game at launch. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 24, 10:24 1
- Something I'm curious about is DLC and Early Access. I'm guessing Game Pass only offers wide release date. - Max Jan 24, 10:38
Re B2: Oscar bets--I'd pass on all, but if I had to bet--I'd take the long shots on Lady Bird, Ronan, and Gerwig in the hopes voters being swayed -- (edited) - Flavorize Jan 24, 10:20 5
- Will we use Yahoo or whichever it was like last year, and if so, does it use the same group ID or require a brand new group? -- nm - Max Jan 24, 10:42 1
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- I put a bet on Shape of Water for Best Picture at 8-1 after the Golden Globes. Considering a small one on Get Out to see how the campaign season goes. - Name Withheld by Request Jan 24, 10:36
nm -- nm* - budice Jan 24, 10:17 1
- Again? - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 24, 10:22
So did you hear about Pluto? -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 24, 10:15 18
- They’re millions of miles from Sol. Where’s that light coming from? -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 11:08 8
  - I'll give you three guesses. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 11:23 7
    - “Aliens” and “it’s fake” are my first two guesses. -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 11:25 6
      - You got one more. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 11:30 5
        
        God? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 24, 12:01
        
        A flash. -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 11:42
        
        emails. -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 11:36
        
        A lamp...because this is a nasa faked picture. Flat Earthers rule! -- nm - Kyrie Irving Jan 24, 11:34
        
        Better call Sol, Mop. -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 11:33
- New Horizons is still operating? Huh. -- nm - Mop Jan 24, 11:08 2
  - It takes time to massage the data it sent back into images like that. -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 11:17 1
    - I'm skeptical of this account. I don't see new photos being released anywhere else. -- nm - mara Jan 24, 11:51
- Oh man, who did it harass? -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 11:00
- That's messed up, am I right? -- nm* - IrishStephen Jan 24, 10:58
- Dune -- nm - Flavorize Jan 24, 10:32
- did he & Goofy hijack a truck of dog biscuits again?? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 24, 10:23
- planet. -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 10:17
- Don't be a Gus... -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 10:16
I'm intrigued by the Shadow of the Colossus remaster. It looks gorgeous, but if the controls are still god awful, it'll be a hard pass for me. -- nm - Shaun Jan 24, 10:15 5
- "optional new controls" -- (link) - Ender Jan 24, 10:35 2
  - Details... - Ender Jan 24, 10:37 1
    - Hopefully it's not as clunky then. -- nm - Shaun Jan 24, 11:19
- That was the most frustrating game I ever loved. - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 24, 10:28 1
  - I had to quit playing the PS3 remake. It was so rage inducing. -- nm - Shaun Jan 24, 10:31
WaPo: How robo-callers outwitted the government and completely wrecked the Do Not Call list -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 24, 10:14 2
- I don't understand how "stop fake caller id numbers" isn't the easy answer to this. -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 10:33
- I'll never forget the client of my father's who had us investigate one of those Nigerian Prince letters cause he wanted to make a fortune helping him - Beaker Jan 24, 10:16
Falcon Heavy's static fire test appears to have been a success. -- (link) - Ender Jan 24, 10:08 4
- Video of the test. -- (link) - Ender Jan 24, 10:18
- 5 million pounds of thrust. Watching it lift off later this month will be thrilling. -- nm - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Jan 24, 10:11 2
  - “I hope it makes it far enough beyond the pad so that it does not cause pad damage. I would consider even that a win, to be honest." - Elon Musk -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 10:16 1
    - Yep. He's been cautioning everyone to expect something spectacularly explosive. -- nm - TWuG's windchimes like you Jan 24, 10:19
Grammar help.... - Name Withheld by Request Jan 24, 10:06 3
- Is -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 10:10 2
  - agree -- nm - Beaker Jan 24, 10:14 1
    - depends on what your meaning of "is" is. -- nm - bubba Jan 24, 10:18

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