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Jim Kelly's oral cancer has returned -- (link) - Beaker Mar 1, 08:34 14
- ugh. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 08:42
- GODDAMMIT -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 08:37 11
  - not related: glad to see your mom is getting some care - Epiphany Mar 1, 08:38 10
    - yeah, she is still there, it is slow going. - groiny Mar 1, 08:40 2
      - good thoughts for you guys -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 08:41 1
        
        thanks, dad is out of the hospital, mom went in. - groiny Mar 1, 08:43
    - ... to the backboards I go. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 08:39 6
      - fuck. nmbg - Spawn Mar 1, 08:40 3
        
        trying to condense..... - groiny Mar 1, 08:42 2
        
        Ugh. Hopefully they straighten her out. nmbg -- (edited) - Spawn Mar 1, 08:44 1
        
        good thoughts for you guys too -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 09:06
      - if you got FB like the rest of the civilized world..... -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 08:40 1
        
        and ate pancakes -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 08:45
- :( -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 08:35
The New York Jets informed defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson of his release on Wednesday -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 08:32
Pippy, I was going to pick up a couple VUDU movies from the Oscar sale today. You said you really wanted to see The Martian, right? - nm - crash davis Mar 1, 08:25 10
- heh - meanie. I will pick up a couple as well - what do you want to see? give me 2 or 3 and I will get them tonight. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 08:33 2
  - Thanks but get whatever you want to get. I enjoy the movies you pick out -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 08:39 1
    - *gets Barbie goes to Gumball World* - Epiphany Mar 1, 08:49
- Don't be evil. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 08:27 6
  - spoilers - crash davis Mar 1, 08:31 1
    - SM loves the Martian and we " discuss" why its so horrible - all the time. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 08:33
  - go eat your pancakes -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 08:28 3
    - Don't be evil. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 08:30 2
      - the square root of pancakes is love -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 08:32 1
        
        Math is evil. -- nm - Barbie Mar 1, 08:33
Lol -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 1, 08:20 1
- Nice. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 08:27
Adorable monkeys flying airplanes is great and all, until it inevitably brings about the War for the Planet of the Apes -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 1, 08:07
“A speedster stole my time courier...and pantsed me.” -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 08:07
Kim Davis has published a book, with 2 co-authors and a forward by Mike Huckabee. -- (link) - MDH Mar 1, 08:03
And my balance history chart is back on my Fidelity homepage. Yay! -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:54 1
- Everything is coming up znufrii! -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 07:55
The latest season of Archer debuts April 25th on FXX -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 07:48 1
- awesome -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 08:21
Poll: Give us a phrase you love to use all the time. -- nm - Truman Mar 1, 07:42 19
- ahhh jeeeez -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 1, 14:09
- Fare thee well. -- nm - Jovian Mar 1, 10:04
- No problem. I use it when there' totally a problem. -- nm - jnine Mar 1, 09:53
- No worries. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 08:46
- Don't want, not even a little bit. -- nm - landbeck Mar 1, 08:18
- A month of Sundays. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Mar 1, 08:11 2
  - nice movie -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 08:12 1
    - and song -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 08:19
- Half of one, six dozen of another -- nm - Banzai! Mar 1, 08:07 1
  - I also like ' distinction without a difference' but I never get to use it. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 08:14
- Remember: wherever you go, there you are. - Max Mar 1, 08:04 1
  - I approve this message -- nm - Banzai! Mar 1, 08:06
- "It's not supernatural" I say this to kids all the time. It's from the Departed. -- nm - volnelk Mar 1, 07:59
- Do you know what I mean. - Epiphany Mar 1, 07:51
- that's why they pay me the big twenty five cents. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 07:47
- I can’t remember. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 07:45
- Your mom is [blank]. -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:44
- It's the end of the world and it's just a day's work. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 07:44
- I am so smart, s-m-r-t -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 07:43
Polish law criminalizing some Holocaust speech takes effect today -- (link) - Beaker Mar 1, 07:35 1
- *takes note* -- nm - Trump Mar 1, 07:37
Mountain Equipment Co-op says it will stop selling products from Vista Outdoor (due to their involvement in guns and ammo) -- (link) - Beaker Mar 1, 07:34
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- You're good! -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 1, 07:47 5
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    - Lawful Neutral. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Mar 1, 07:53
    - metaphorically. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 07:52
    - needy -- nm - tie97 Mar 1, 07:50
    - No. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 07:49
- I am not David or Kim but I am pretty sure you missed the deadline. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 07:31
NFL Combine Measurements are starting to roll in. Time to start obesssing about QB Height & Hands, RB Height & Weight, WR Hands & Wingspan -- nm - Strongbad Mar 1, 07:20 5
- The detail is so ridiculous I'm surprised they don't measure man parts for aerodynamic reasons. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Mar 1, 07:52 1
  - You haven't heard of the NFL Plaster Caster? -- nm - jnine Mar 1, 09:44
- Stop me when they get to the Wonderlic scores start coming out. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 1, 07:50
- FA Rumors: CLE is going to sign Foles or McCarron, pick Barkley at #1 and the highest QB left on the board at #4. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 1, 07:29
- anyone under 7 feet tall should just not play QB, it is that simple. -- nm - Bill Polian Mar 1, 07:21
i am currently putting the odds on my plane flying tonight at at 8:1 against. - Andie Mar 1, 07:04 1
- So takeoff is the dark horse. -- nm - volnelk Mar 1, 08:01
hi! I have to take this afternoon off again (use it or lose it vacay). what movies should oliver and I watch? - amanda Mar 1, 07:00 6
- Housebound. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Mar 1, 07:59 1
  - oooo -what was the movie about the deaf chick and people were trying to break in? that was good -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 08:34
- Ragnarock -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 07:36
- Spiderman Homecoming -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 07:32
- Annihilation! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 1, 07:26
- If it was me, we would watch Coco - just oblique Mar 1, 07:23
Putin says Russia has developed nuclear weapon that is unstoppable -- (link) - amoxy Mar 1, 06:56 17
- That's too bad because China will hack into their software and send it to Moscow. -- nm - jnine Mar 1, 09:52
- Despite the media handwringing this is causing today, I’m pretty sure no nuclear missile is presently stoppable. -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 07:55
- the fact they used Florida as their imaginary target in their example is fucking crazy. 30 years ago we'd be gearing up for war if they had done that -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 07:19 5
  - Canada did. -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 07:58 1
    - Yeah, but we hit them with a boat. - Beryllium Mar 1, 08:22
  - Now half of America thinks "ok, they can have Florida." -- nm - pmb Mar 1, 07:57
  - *laughs* -- nm - Trump Mar 1, 07:37 1
    - He meant Mar a Lago. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 07:41
- *shrug* It doesn't matter as once one gets fired they all get fired and we can kiss the modern world goodbye. This is a meaningless threat from a man -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 1, 07:03 7
  - Guess I should start hoarding bottle caps and Rad Away. -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:46
  - yup, I totally took it as a shot against Trump's manhood "my weapon is bigger than yours" - Beaker Mar 1, 07:13 2
    - And waste trillions of dollars that would be better spent in many other ways. -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 07:14 1
      - Like more tax cuts for the rich. -- nm - Trump Mar 1, 07:38
  - When the dust clears, and we take over the planet, we will remember how good you were to us. -- nm - Dogs Mar 1, 07:04 2
    - giggles -- nm - Cats Mar 1, 07:21 1
      - Posuers -- nm - Cockroaches Mar 1, 07:26
- Well that's a normal thing to say. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 06:59
US new unemployment claims fall to 210,000, lowest level since 1969. 156 consecutive weeks below 300,000. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 06:41 22
- Trump! -- nm - Spawndroid Mar 1, 07:16
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  - So, when do we have to start giving Trump “credit” for the economy? -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:13 15
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      - I think you can count a halo effect for some short term decisions - eg the stock market, consumer confidence. - Roger More Mar 1, 07:42 2
        
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        mining has picked up steam as they don't have to give a fvck what they do to the water, worker safety -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 1, 14:11
    - Right after people admit that this started well before him with Obama. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 1, 07:20 8
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        Yup. Wages are moving up so slowly and the tax cuts did nothing to improve that. - Krusty Mar 1, 07:33 5
        
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        I agree with you but I go back to my original point, this all started because of policies put in place by the last administration. - Krusty Mar 1, 07:47 2
        
        I'd add, it's not just policies put in place by the last administration - it's policies put in place by an agency independent of the administration. -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 07:52
        
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        Yes. Yes they can. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:34
      - Those Costco memberships don’t buy themselves. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:21
    - When it overheats and collapses? (But don't worry, the real unemployment rate is still 20-25%) -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 07:15 1
      - Yup. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:25
- Where is inflation??? -- nm - Bacon Mar 1, 06:44 3
  - Chasing yield in the stock market. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 1, 06:51 2
    - Nice reply -- nm - Bacon Mar 1, 06:52 1
      - Wait until the stimulus from the tax cuts hits and rates go up in response. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 1, 06:58
WH Rumor: Tariffs coming on Steel (25%?) and Aluminum (10%?) announced later today. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 1, 06:41 7
- nothing promotes infrastructure like making steel super expensive... -- nm - decline Mar 1, 06:52 2
  - they did the same thing to lumber from Canada... -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 07:13
  - probably #2 influencer behind oil prices... but yes, I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 1, 07:02
- against who? everyone? -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 06:44 3
  - *buys up all the foil from the grocery store* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 06:49 1
    - all the better to be prepared for the rise in prices of tin foil hats... -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 07:14
  - link -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 1, 06:46
I always thought that 'Dark Horse' meant a candidate/nominee with a real outside chance to win. -- (edited) - Diva Mar 1, 06:32 24
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  - The site I check has it tied with Lady Bird for 3rd. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 1, 06:51 14
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      - "tell me your thoughts on dark chocolate next" - Beaker Mar 1, 07:23 10
        
        Eh, there are lots of "white = good, black/dark = bad" connotations in language we should probably move away from - Roger More Mar 1, 07:29 9
        
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        Maybe, maybe not. The horse is dark, because it doesn't have much chance of success. - Roger More Mar 1, 07:39 7
        
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        Oh, I'm not saying you're trying to die on the hill on ST, I'm thinking about what you're going to do if someone calls you on it at the party. - Roger More Mar 1, 07:58 5
        
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        The Get Out theme idea I've seen for Get Out is deconstructed Froot Loops. -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 08:40 1
        
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      - that's stupid. imo. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 06:56 1
        
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- In my head, I've defined it a couple of ways - Strongbad Mar 1, 06:36 6
  - In my head, the first is more like 10-1, and the second is after the contest has been won - any winner that had long odds before the race is a dark ho -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 06:50 5
    - I hate you. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 07:05
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      - and sexist. (And it's sexist of you not to pick up on this) -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 07:00 1
        
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    - me too - its like a winner that no one expected. almost like " don't forget about this outlier right here" -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 06:54
- I agree. There is Dark Horse where it's not the favorite but if you go against the favorite you say, this has a chance. Then there is long shot. - Bacon Mar 1, 06:34
Does your mutual fund invest in gun manufacturers? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 1, 06:28 3
- My wife's do -- nm - Bacon Mar 1, 06:31 2
  - I’m sure a couple of my etfs do. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 06:39 1
    - I am sure. My wife's 401k only gives me about 20 options of Mutual Funds and I don't think there is an option that doesn't have them. -- nm - Bacon Mar 1, 06:40
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- I thought the Gay Super Bowl was the Golden Globes? -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:49
- I finally get to play! -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 06:39
- Not sure if you saw my post from yesterday - Strongbad Mar 1, 06:33 1
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Dawson = needy -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 06:25 4
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  - Needy post -- nm - ty97 Mar 1, 06:47 2
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      - Did you tell 97 about the last weekend in July? -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 07:50

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