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Wifi speed at gym as tested by Speedtest: - Reagen Feb 8, 12:02 3
- um, Reagen, you're supposed to be exercising, not watching cat videos on your phone -- nm - decline Feb 8, 12:03 2
  - I'm trying to watch porn, thank you very much - Reagen Feb 8, 12:04 1
    - WHAT KIND OF GYM IS THIS AND HOW CAN I JOIN -- nm - groiny s.i. Feb 8, 12:05
Great Value (Walmart brand) popping corn recalled because of insects -- (link) - Beaker Feb 8, 11:54 5
- If anyone thinks they've eaten corn and *not* eaten insects... -- nm* - Reagen Feb 8, 12:03 1
  - ty97 made roasted bug corn just yesterday -- nm - decline Feb 8, 12:04
- its just extra protein really. - Truman Feb 8, 11:56 2
  - nmbTruman! - Epiphany Feb 8, 12:09
  - And the pop up ok. Great value, really. -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:58
How to make money in cryptocurrencies: -- (link) - decline Feb 8, 11:52 1
- buy high, sell low! -- nm - just oblique Feb 8, 11:53
on first look it seems that the Cavs did really really well at the trade deadline. -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 11:48 6
- this is impressive: -- (link) - decline Feb 8, 11:54 1
  - and kept the Brooklyn 1st rounder. -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 11:56
- Dumping Dwayne Wade? - Spawn Feb 8, 11:50 3
  - dumped Derrick Rose too -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 11:50 2
    - Shedding dead weight. -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:51 1
      - If you said literally here, it would be accepted. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 8, 12:00
Has anyone been to Warsaw? -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 11:47 5
- only with tanks and speakers that blare Rammstein -- nm - Epiphany Feb 8, 12:13
- yes I drive through that place going to Ft. Wayne Indiana. -- nm - Remlik Feb 8, 12:08
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- lots of people -- nm - decline Feb 8, 11:49
- No. Nobody. -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:48
Shouldn't the hamster flusher be arrested? -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 11:47
So, one of my brother's best friends had to have emergency elbow surgery in Germany (he is visiting) today. It is also his birthday. The surgery team - Andie Feb 8, 11:44
huh. One of my tire pressure sensors tripped last week. It was fine for a few days and came back on. I put air in and the sensor stayed on. - Spawn Feb 8, 11:36 3
- I blame Remlik -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 11:52
- your sensor put a nail in the tire? -- nm - decline Feb 8, 11:40 1
  - I wonder what spawn does to his car that makes the sensors hate him this much. -- nm - Truman Feb 8, 11:56
Wait ... ST was down for *more* than an *hour*?!?! - ReluctantCynic Feb 8, 11:32 2
- heh, I just figured it was my computer's weird connection issues and went to a site that worked. -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:33 1
  - Same. With our crappy IT I figured it was an issue on my end. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 8, 11:35
5 days until pitchers and catchers report! -- (pic) - Krusty Feb 8, 11:31 [Attachment] 4
- so there is still hope for a royals playoffs run? -- nm - Truman Feb 8, 12:04
- And only three days until Daytona 500 qualifying starts! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 8, 11:34 2
  - (My co-worker has Hot Passes to the Atlanta races later this month... trying to wiggle my way in) -- nm* - Strongbad Feb 8, 11:42 1
    - what's the difference between a hot pass and a cold pass ? -- nm - decline Feb 8, 12:04
At least 6 victims remains have been found so far in Toronto serial murder case. -- (link) - Andie Feb 8, 11:29 13
- Move along. Nothing to see here. -- nm - Toronto Police Feb 8, 11:40
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  - It sounds like he used at least two as temp help for his landscaping business. -- nm - J Feb 8, 11:46
  - I thought they said at least a couple were from dating apps -- nm - decline Feb 8, 11:33
  - We all know, Dawson. - Spawn Feb 8, 11:32
- I'm still super creeped out by this story. -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 11:30 5
  - Is there ANY hint at motive yet? -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 11:32
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    - I'm never going to TIFF again -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 11:33 2
      - Or, you know, swipe left. -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:37
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- Toronto is the murder capital of the world! -- nm - decline Feb 8, 11:29 1
  - Where was he the night the Shermans were killed? -- nm - decline Feb 8, 11:31
W: Pretty clear evidence that Russians meddled in 2016 POTUS Election. Unclear whether they effected the outcome. - Strongbad Feb 8, 11:16 15
- Fair enough. It will never be possible to definitively prove if it changed the outcome. -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 11:22 14
  - i am so surprised this is a partisan issue. Everyone should care. Russia should not be able to influence, period. And it's clear that they created - Andie Feb 8, 11:28 11
    - I think some people overplay that this PROVES why Hillary lost and some people get defensive that this is attacking the legitimacy of Trump's election - ty97 Feb 8, 11:35 5
      - That is dumb. - Spawn Feb 8, 11:38
      - And I mean this even if someone truly believe this is why Hillary lost. That's a perfectly fine opinion. But the Russian issue can/should be talked - ty97 Feb 8, 11:38 2
        
        Because even if Hillary had won, this is a huge issue -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 11:38 1
        
        I look forward to someone getting 312.50 votes in November. -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:39
      - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 8, 11:37
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    - (W is an R) -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:30 2
      - I know, but a lot of people, on both sides, are fighting it for their own reasons. -- nm - Andie Feb 8, 11:51 1
        
        It is "us" and "them", Andie. - Spawn Feb 8, 11:52
    - I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 8, 11:29
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    - And history will teach us nothing. -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:28
Overwatch Seasonal Event: Lunar New Year! -- (link) - Shaun Feb 8, 11:13 [youtube]
Rangers are going to be selling. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 8, 11:07 2
- Smart putting this out there in advance. - Name Withheld by Request Feb 8, 11:10 1
  - I imagine that means Henrik will be dealt somewhere too. -- nm - Shaun Feb 8, 11:11
City of Maywood in trouble again. Search warrants being served at City Hall, the Mayor's residence, and various business connected with city officials -- (link) - Meg Feb 8, 11:05
Elle Fanning. Age and look appropriate. She needs a franchise. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 8, 10:57 6
- Based on zero evidence, I *know* Dove Cameron wants this gig *SO BADLY*. I also know she won’t get it. -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 11:06 1
  - The girl from Agents of SHIELD? -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:57
- Kim Possible needs an upcoming star - I give you Brec Bassinger. -- (link) - Andie Feb 8, 11:04
- Hailee Steinfeld -- nm - pmb Feb 8, 11:00 1
  - *clapping* "Good answer. Good answer." -- nm - Family Feud Participants Feb 8, 11:01
- Yeah, well. Elle Fanning stars in all my fantasies. I just wanted someone else to say it. -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 10:58
This is no doubt a massive bug, but if this was intended by Blizzard, it's amazingly brilliant. -- (link*) - Shaun Feb 8, 10:55 5
- hehehehehehe -- nm - Truman Feb 8, 11:53
- Yeah, you're gonna have to tell me what I'm seeing there. -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 10:57 3
  - The one character used his "kill errybody" special - Reagen Feb 8, 11:01 1
    - Ah, yeah. I can see that. -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 11:04
  - Sombra has an emote where she pulls out a puppet Reaper and controls him. Reaper is performing his ultimate attack. - Shaun Feb 8, 11:01
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- Humblebrag alert! -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 10:55 4
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  - You can get NYC - Hong Kong flights for $600-$700 if you pick the right days. That's (far) cheaper than even London or Hawaii. -- nm* - ty97 Feb 8, 10:56 2
    - I’m looking at $300 to Las Vegas. So... yeah. Let’s go to Hong Kong instead! -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 11:03 1
      - I mean, look at the cents per mile you spend on Vegas. Such lower CPM to HKG! -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 11:19
- I've done a day trip to Macau, it was nice. - ty97 Feb 8, 10:51 7
  - I'm just saying - ty97 Feb 8, 10:52 6
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      - btw, you may be happy to know that my ratio for spilling hot salsa on myself while eating Chipotle is about 50/50 - just oblique Feb 8, 10:54 4
        
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        I like to think that the hot salsa burns calories as it destroys my intestines -- nm - just oblique Feb 8, 10:57 2
        
        this is where I am on wings. -- nm - amanda Feb 8, 11:01 1
        
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I see the National Post is running with "obtuse deliberate misunderstanding" about the "peoplekind" remark by Trudeau - Reagen Feb 8, 10:48 4
- If I'm the Liberals, I'm at least a little concerned about the general acceptance that it was plausibly something he could have said straight. - Name Withheld by Request Feb 8, 10:54 2
  - Contextually, it's super clear to me. It's basically "Did you just assume my gender?" - Reagen Feb 8, 10:59 1
    - I watched the whole video. I get the Occam's Razor approach is that he was joking, but compared to other jokes he's made on tour, this was *very* dry. - Name Withheld by Request Feb 8, 11:05
- "How can you be so obtuse? Is it deliberate?" -- nm - Andy Feb 8, 10:51
I'm not surprised no one's heard of them. The first rule of Flight Club is ... -- nm - rollo Feb 8, 10:47 2
- "If this is your first time, you have to wear shoes. Also, all the other times. That's just being sanitary." -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 10:48 1
  - "Plus, shoe-wearing is one of our core business strategies." -- nm - rollo Feb 8, 10:54
I know very little about Ron Artest and less about Metta World Peace. - Mop Feb 8, 10:44 1
- You're Canadian. -- nm - jnine Feb 8, 10:53
Breaking: Jimmy Garoppolo's wallet. -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Feb 8, 10:44 2
- That reminds me. I owe CQ a trade offer -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 10:53
- I am stacked at QB in my 2 QB keeper league. Sure two of them are coming off CL surgeries, but damn. - Shaun Feb 8, 10:52
Stop being so hot Dylan Sprouce. -- (link) - Qale Feb 8, 10:43
In the least shocking news of the day: All after school activities cancelled today. -- nm - just oblique Feb 8, 10:42
Isn't Kim Possible supposed to be in high school? -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 10:40 9
- I loved that show -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Feb 8, 11:01
- I loved that show.. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Feb 8, 11:01
- Gabrielle Carteris was a few months shy of 30 when 90210 premiered in 1990 -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 10:42 6
  - Ah, OK. That's fine then. -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 10:42
  - and wasn't fooling anyone. -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 10:42 4
    - well sure, none of them looked like high schoolers. Just saying, there's a long precedent here. -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 10:43 3
      - Just not sure if we're rattling names of people who *could* have been Kim Possible in the past, or those we hope still will be. -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 10:54 1
        
        KC Undercover is the is the live action equivalent of Kim Possible. Zendaya only just turned 21. -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 10:55
      - Luke Perry, hello. -- nm - Shaun Feb 8, 10:50
Josh McDaniels' agent has left him. -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 8, 10:38 2
- Seems like a conflict of interest when he represents both the player and the team. -- nm - GregW Feb 8, 10:49
- ...for The Mooch's wife. -- nm - Max Feb 8, 10:39
heh -- (link) - ty97 Feb 8, 10:38 5
- it's the *third* seed in the East! Has a playoff team ever given up like this before? -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 10:41 4
  - They saw that the Spurs were up 110-55 on a team last night, and just gave up. -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 12:10
  - Welcome to today's NBA - Strongbad Feb 8, 10:53
  - They didn't give up inasmuch as they shuffled pieces. - David Feb 8, 10:52 1
    - Yeah, Lebron showed last night that the sum of the parts is less important than how they complement him. Can tinker with new people for two months. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 8, 10:55
NBA: Some desperate team is going to offer LeBron a GM position after he retires, right? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 8, 10:37
Karen Gillan. -- nm - David Feb 8, 10:37 7
- *twitch* -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:27
- Ellie Kemper? -- nm - Max Feb 8, 10:38 5
  - Jane Levy. - David Feb 8, 10:40 2
    - Chidi Annakendrick -- nm - rollo Feb 8, 10:44 1
      - heh -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 10:45
  - isn't she supposed to be a high-schooler? -- nm - mud Feb 8, 10:40 1
    - The current belief is that they'll age her into young adulthood to match the fanbase. -- nm - David Feb 8, 10:41
Student says Spirit Airlines told her to flush pet hamster down airport toilet -- (link) - ty97 Feb 8, 10:36 11
- I'm going to start by not believing pretty much anything said by the person flying with an emotional support hamster because she doesn't have cancer. -- nm - Ender Feb 8, 10:55 3
  - Sounds like it was not registered as an emotional support animal. -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 10:58 2
    - A variety of Emotional Support Animals available to purchase during your flight. -- nm* - Spirit Airlines PR Feb 8, 11:07 1
      - *spittake* - ReluctantCynic Feb 8, 11:33
- "He took it like a champ. The last thing I saw was his little paw holding a thumbs up as he went around for one last swirl." -- nm - Max Feb 8, 10:48
- I believe the correct response, when someone tells you to flush your pet down the toilet, is "No." -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 10:42 2
  - *whips out cell phone and starts recording* Tell me again what I should do with my pet? -- nm - just oblique Feb 8, 10:43 1
    - "Check it in your luggage." -- nm - Spawn Feb 8, 11:40
- whoa Whoa! Can we talk about this? -- nm - hammy Feb 8, 10:38 1
  - It's sad... I'm a sucker for pet stories. -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Feb 8, 10:39
- Come on, we let him carry on the drugs. -- nm* - Spirit Airlines PR Feb 8, 10:36
Word. -- nm - Jim Feb 8, 10:35

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