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Donald Trump, headed to divorce! - Spawn Mar 14, 16:25 1
- 2 marriages behind dad! That picture of him with the hair net is exactly what he'd be doing if he wasn't born rich. -- nm - jnine Mar 14, 16:50
HUD Secretary Ben Carson is in "serious jeopardy" and may be gone by week's end (nmbl) - Brian Mar 14, 16:23 3
- drew to much attention to himself -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 16:49
- All of these initial appointments are just the starter wives anyway. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 14, 16:31
- I'd love to see one of these headlines about Betsy DeVos -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 16:26
I have Villanova beating Tennessee in the finals -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 16:08 7
- Me too! Not really as I have one of them making the Final four. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 16:27
- I have Tennessee beating Villanova in the finals. -- nm - IrishStephen Mar 14, 16:22
- as Krusty suggested, I may do "which mascot would win in a fight" and I'm finding it tough to go against a Spartan -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 16:10 4
  - a Grizzly vs a Wolverine...I have heard tell of wolverines being so vicious they have run bears off. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 16:14 3
    - Well if its comic book Wolverine than the grizzly has no chance -- nm - eag Mar 14, 16:17
    - Idaho grizzlies, maybe -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 16:16 1
      - the bear often decides the end result is not worth the damage it can take -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 16:22
There is a bill to protect coal fired power plants proposed, coming from the "let the market decide" people. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:50 11
- i don't believe in nuthin' no more....nm - x Mar 14, 15:54 10
  - As to school, I need to learn more stuff (or experience it). For example, I've never had a sazerac -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:56 9
    - Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone makes a very nice one. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 16:12 1
      - I do want to go to New Orleans, but I can't deal with humidity well so I'd probably have to go in the dead of winter. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 16:24
    - good if you like rye and don't find peychaud's bitters too floral...nm - x Mar 14, 15:58 6
      - never had peychaud's bitters :) -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:59 5
        
        pal, you need to get out more....nm - x Mar 14, 16:01 4
        
        I do need to get out more. There is a steakhouse I keep meaning to go to that would probably make me one. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 16:06
        
        hm. i think this is perhaps the snobbiest coastal elite post i have ever made....nm - x Mar 14, 16:06 2
        
        I don’t think it tops “if you don’t think Peychaud’s is too floral” -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 16:18
        
        I'm ignoring it, because you'd come out here and say "why does the air smell so funny" - crash davis Mar 14, 16:07
Vikings finalizing trade to get QB Trevor Siemian from Denver -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 15:37 1
- Burkhead staying with the Pats -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 15:39
Plastic particles found in bottled water -- (link) - 4-Leaf Cloverington Mar 14, 15:34 2
- Wouldn't it be fascinating if this were the cause of modern rise in asthma etc. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 17:45
- we're gonna kill all the fish in the ocean with the plastic we dumped there, long before we kill a human with plastic in our water :((( -- nm - peglegpete Mar 14, 15:43
If anyone else is interested we have an NCAA bracket challenge. -- (link) - Krusty Mar 14, 15:25 9
- I have an all Michigan Final - eag Mar 14, 15:42 5
  - I haven't done my bracket yet. I doubt I'll have Michigan St. in the final. - Krusty Mar 14, 15:50 4
    - I'll join tonight. I don't know crap about college B-Ball so I may just copy Obama's bracket -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:51 3
      - Have fun with it, pick based on which mascot would win in a fight or by which team has more vowels in their name. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 15:53 2
        
        One year I did "where would I rather live", that died quickly as the fricking Southern teams did better than the Western teams -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:54 1
        
        Ha! 😃 -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 16:01
- I did not need a password. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 15:29 2
  - Weird. Maybe it's the link it gives me to use. *shrug* It's a private league so it shouldn't be an issue but thanks - Krusty Mar 14, 15:49 1
    - It didn't with me either - eag Mar 14, 15:51
Bill Kristol has some "pretty credible" RUMINT. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 15:25 13
- I heard Shulkin would be replaced by Rick Perry which would leave Energy open. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:44
- Replacing McMaster with Bolton would be a huge disaster. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:28 11
  - At this point, would it? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 14, 15:30 10
    - it absolutely would.... - x Mar 14, 15:34
    - A trained monkee would do a better job than most of Trump's appointees -- nm - eag Mar 14, 15:32 5
      - but which one to choose? Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, or Michael Nesmith? -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:34 4
        
        the obvious answer is michael nesmith...nm - x Mar 14, 15:35 3
        
        He has too much money, he doesn't need to get into politics to steal money. -- nm - jnine Mar 14, 15:45
        
        That would be my instinct, but I'm open to listening to arguments for the other two. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:37 1
        
        Poor Davy Jones -- nm - eag Mar 14, 15:40
    - Yes, I think Tillerson, Mattis, and McMaster have kept us out of two potential wars. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:32 2
      - Probably Kelly as well -- nm - eag Mar 14, 15:33 1
        
        Kelly actually wants to tear up the Iran agreement, he differs from Mattis and Tillerson on that -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:35
Variety likes Tomb Raider -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 14, 15:23 2
- Currently 31/63 at RT -- (link) - eag Mar 14, 15:25
- I've really liked the look of the trailers. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:24
We have an NCAA Bracket from a president but not from 45 its from 44 -- (link) - eag Mar 14, 15:21 1
- I miss him and his doing picks on the big board. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 15:51
Have any of the resident economists on ST weighed in on Larry Kudlow's appointment? - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 15:21 10
- fwiw, I would have been more ok with him if we were back in, say, the early '00s. - b. Mar 14, 15:33
- not an economist, but: he's a blowhard who's wrong a lot and politically he's kind of a dumbass. and yet.... - x Mar 14, 15:31 7
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    - fair point, but i'm not really making that argument at all.... - x Mar 14, 15:46 3
      - fwiw, I don't think being a free trader/markets type of guy carries any water in this admin -- nm* - crash davis Mar 14, 15:48 2
        
        that's largely true. which is why (as someone personally who is largely a free trader) i see kudlow as about as good as it might get.... - x Mar 14, 15:51 1
        
        there's a crackpot economist on CNN sometimes Stephen Moore, used to be with the Trump campaign. whoo boy that guy will say anything. -- nm - mud Mar 14, 16:02
  - maybe that's what it comes down to now - well, could be worse. that is the case for him. - b. Mar 14, 15:35 1
    - sadly, that's totally what it comes down to! but he's kind of a guy who i think trump likes and can handle himself on tv... - x Mar 14, 15:39
- He kinda likes to be in the spotlight, which is not really what I think of from an economic advisor. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 15:22
Blues Clues reboot may be in the works, potentially with John Cena. -- (link) - Mop Mar 14, 15:18 1
- Logan will be mad it was this late. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 15:20
As for Haspel, they decided her torture was no big deal. I mean, torture can be a lot of things. One of the cohosts listens to Metallica - Spawn Mar 14, 15:13
In an upset, we got our Federal refund before our State refund -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 15:12
"On March 14, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York agreed to provide a $25 billion loan to Bear Stearns..." -- (link) - Max Mar 14, 15:03 1
- Here's Margot Robbie in a bubble bath to explain -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 15:08
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- Don’t forget Sazeracs and Vieux Carrés -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 15:30 2
  - love a good sazerac...n - x Mar 14, 15:53
  - Mmm...sazerac... -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 15:46
- So the 'friends' you are going with have clearly never met you in person? -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 14:55 1
  - nmbty97 - Spawn Mar 14, 15:21
Nokie Edwards, lead guitar in The Ventures (Hawaii 50 theme, originators of the surf sound) died -- (link) - Guinnezz Mar 14, 14:49
Youtube recommended this to me, and it is kind of amazing. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 14, 14:49 [youtube]
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- As far as that goes, I'll get back to you tomorrow because I'm leaving the office right now. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:18 2
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    - You wouldn't have time to leave if you had filed the right amount of charges against whoever is in trouble. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:29
- I listened to Fox News for a full half hour. Among other bits of knowledge I received: the protest doe snot mean much as it was incentive based. - Spawn Mar 14, 15:07 7
  - Why the F would you do that to yourself? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 14, 16:29
  - Doe snot makes me worry about chronic wasting disease. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 15:23
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    - They were also worried about the kids that did NOT protest being graded down by their teachers. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 15:12 3
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        THEYRE CALLED *LIBERAL* ARTS COLLEGES FER GAWDS SAKES -- nm - Guinnezz Mar 14, 15:15 1
        
        Big, if true! -- nm - GOP Mar 14, 15:17
- And none of these people remember the 60s and 70s ?? - Meg Mar 14, 15:03 1
  - ROTC. -- nm - jnine Mar 14, 15:35
- I don't understand how people could see some of the protests and related representations and not get the import. -- (edited) - b. Mar 14, 14:59 4
  - Honestly I’ve never been prouder of the youth of today than the last few weeks. Gives me hope. I loved the line from one of the Parkland kids on Bill - pmb Mar 14, 15:13 2
    - yep. -- nm - b. Mar 14, 15:22
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- could have stopped at ranting on social media. -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 14:52 7
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    - I brought up the other day on someone's FB post, that the cell phone is responsible for the social disconnect now. - groiny Mar 14, 14:56 5
      - that's true for one aspect, but I think it depends on what they're doing on the phones - are they interacting with others there or are they just - b. Mar 14, 15:03
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        disagree, they are more connected to other people's online profiles, NOT the person themselves. - groiny Mar 14, 15:00 2
        
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        we're gonna end up with Catch22 scenario where a skeleton is on a bed but people keep posting from his tablet... - Guinnezz Mar 14, 15:14
- People 35+ complaining about 'the youth' today about anything: cut it out. -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 14:51 5
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    - personally, I do not know what good it is doing..... - groiny Mar 14, 14:54 3
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        well, good for them that they believe in something, if they actually believe in it. -- (edited) - groiny Mar 14, 14:57 1
        
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- In their day, they followed the *rules* gosh darn it. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 14:51
Nope. Sorry Krusty, but this is the line. (Air Jordan store is the white facade to the left) -- (pic) - Roger More Mar 14, 14:40 [Attachment] 9
- Yeah. That's not surprising. They likely lined up last night. - Krusty Mar 14, 14:43 4
  - my time is worth about 50 bucks an hour to me, so to stay overnight for something - groiny Mar 14, 14:46 3
    - I think news only broke about three hours before the event. But Toronto people love to queue -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 15:18 1
      - Yeah. The news dropped in the late morning today. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 14, 15:21
    - To each their own. I LOVE sneakers so I'm willing to wait for them, or was willing to wait. I did it for concerts much more. - Krusty Mar 14, 14:52
- proving that Canadians are also crazy -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 14:42 3
  - They're reselling for between $900-$1,200. Even if you don't like them there's a lot of money to be made so you can buy other - Krusty Mar 14, 14:45 2
    - so crazy person A is selling shit to real crazy person B. -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 14:45 1
      - Haha! I think person B is crazy. - Krusty Mar 14, 14:49
NWBR: where it's taken them *ideologically* -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 14:35 5
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  - The anti abortion stance, even if I don't agree with it, I can understand. At least it's a moral principle. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 14:50 2
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    - Meh, even that is revealed to be a sham, taken on the whole. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 14, 14:54
- No, he gets it. -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 14:41
Sharpedo!! -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 14:32 1
- My Libido! -- nm - Cobain Mar 14, 14:43
"Retreat? In our moment of triumph?" -- nm - Paul Ryan Mar 14, 14:29 1
- This is funny. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 14:30
“as much as 15 percent of all Toys R Us' toys sales could be lost for good” -- nm - David Mar 14, 14:29 12
- The implication that people will just buy less toys because they're harder to access? -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 14:32 7
  - Many specialty toys aren’t available on shelves anywhere else. Toy manufacturer stocks have collapsed over this. -- (edited) - David Mar 14, 14:36 1
    - Yes, the potential is incredible. I was talking to Remlik about it on FB. - Mop Mar 14, 15:10
  - more money is going into ipad games which are cheaper to buy online -- nm - Guinnezz Mar 14, 14:36 4
    - More money is going into Funko Pops which are hedious and sold at other failing stores. -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 14:38 3
      - Oh, honey. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 15:14
      - Say wha? -- nm - IrishStephen Mar 14, 14:55
      - get yer bitch slapping gloves on! -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 14:51
- The Day The Fun Died - Reagen Mar 14, 14:30 3
  - all your Targets up there are closed now, yes? -- nm - groiny Mar 14, 14:44 2
    - You can only lose two billion a year for so long before that happens, yeah. - Beryllium Mar 14, 14:50
    - Ages ago. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 14:49
LIR - Zeitgeist - we ran into the same problem years ago in Tahoe. Seriously considered buying a lot for a vacation home.... - Meg Mar 14, 14:26 1
- I think they have a lottery for permits -- nm - Guinnezz Mar 14, 14:30
'Red Flag" exercises are going on at Nellis Air Force Base from today thru march 23. -- (link) - peglegpete Mar 14, 14:22 1
- Coming to ABC this fall, "Red Flag" is an exciting military drama about a rising star who's hiding a secret: she's colorblind. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 14:25

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