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CDN people: SDM is having a bonus redemption weekend where you get a 25% bump in point value when you redeem 50k or more. -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 11:48
Reply All Apocalypse hits ESPN -- (link) - Beaker Apr 11, 11:45 3
- "At this point I’m hoping Jorge eventually tells us all what the missing information was." -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:50
- The Big Lead reported this earlier. ESPN folks were upset about 130 emails in an hour. On behalf of Spam, let me be clear that they're whiny pussies. -- nm - David Apr 11, 11:48 1
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It annoys me to no end that the Kimmy Schmidt Sonic commercial makes those useless doofs funny. -- nm - David Apr 11, 11:34 2
- Those guys were actually parents at my kids school. They basically do local improve for the most part but made a living off those commercials. -- nm - pmb Apr 11, 11:41 1
  - at this point has to be a " GOOD" living. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 11:42
Okay, I have to ask. Why do people suddenly want Pidgeys, the worst of the Pokemon Go creatures? -- nm - David Apr 11, 11:31 21
- for the candy for XP evolutions -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 11:32
- Mass evolution fodder. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:32 19
  - Dumb it down please. -- nm - David Apr 11, 11:34 18
    - Candy is like solyent green. - Spawn Apr 11, 11:40 1
      - exactly -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 11, 11:43
    - In order to evolve pokemon, you need candy of that pokemon type. - ty97 Apr 11, 11:39 15
      - Basically you're all monsters and war criminals. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 11:45 3
        
        ...who also play Pokemon. -- nm - David Apr 11, 11:46 2
        
        "What comes out? MOTHERFUCKERS" -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 11:48 1
        
        "You think I don't have a ball for you?" - David Apr 11, 11:49
      - That game mechanic still weirds me out..you catch a whole bunch to grind up to feed it to one of them to evolve..... - SyrDragon Apr 11, 11:43 4
        
        And technically they never said they grind them up, right? You just 'transfer them to the professor' for extra candy. - ty97 Apr 11, 11:52 1
        
        Someone on reddit decided that pokemon poop candy. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 11, 11:57
        
        I prefer to imagine they go to a Pidgey Rescue Society that rewards us with candy for our good deed. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:50
        
        yup. I think that caused Amy to drop the game. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:45
      - Okay, that makes sense. Thank you very much. -- nm - David Apr 11, 11:39 5
        
        Also, there's a special task right now to catch a Ditto. nm - Ash Apr 11, 11:45 3
        
        Yeah, I remember Kim doing that and me looking at her like she was insane. - David Apr 11, 11:46 2
        
        How do you feel about the Pocket Camp, though? Does she get the look for that one as well? -- nm - Ash Apr 11, 11:49 1
        
        She goes quiet when she plays Animal Crossing. It's kind of scary. -- nm - David Apr 11, 11:51
        
        YW. Leveling up gets progressively, really exponentially harder, as you progress. - ty97 Apr 11, 11:41
Our business FedEx rep just called us to find out how we use them and other delivery companies. She had never heard of local messengers. - Max Apr 11, 11:20 6
- millennials... -- nm - decline Apr 11, 11:27 1
  - No, they like bikes. That was why I went with Z. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:39
- they can't stop, don't want to. -- nm - colin Apr 11, 11:25
- “There’s this tv show called ... you know what, never mind.” -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 11:24 1
  - "It's kind of like the Pony Express, but newer." "People ride ponies in the city??!" "Say goodnight, Gracie." -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:26
- Gen Z. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:23
oh, and kilbo, another important thing I forgot! - ty97 Apr 11, 11:10 9
- How many house elves have you caught? -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:31
- For someone who left when he did - this event will be pretty cool. nm - Ash Apr 11, 11:19 7
  - Yeah, some of the Gen 1 mons have become so rare with Gen 2 and 3 added in, now is a great time to catch a ton -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:22 6
    - What I've been doing the past 2 days is loading up on Machop and Geodude candy. nm - Ash Apr 11, 11:26 2
      - They are definitely a couple of my priorities. - ty97 Apr 11, 11:27 1
        
        I have a sweet 96% Machamp right now...but my Golems suck...so a nice 90%+ Geodude is on my list. -- nm - Ash Apr 11, 11:46
    - Like, where did oddish run off to before this event?! -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:23 2
      - St. Louis, apparently. I'm never short on oddish. Ever. -- nm - Ash Apr 11, 11:25 1
        
        There's one that seems to go see Wicked often. Otherwise, they went virtually extinct here -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:28
For those who have seen it...True or no: HBO Andre The Giant special has 5 minutes about (spoils) -- (edited) - Flavorize Apr 11, 11:08 1
- yes. -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 11:12
hahahahahaha! Hahahahahahahaha! *gasps for air* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 11:05 16
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  - uhhhh, that's Ana Navarro - ty97 Apr 11, 11:34
  - And there is one for you! -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:31
- "After that, he'll just sort of wander the country, going from town to town, righting wrongs." (Stolen from this amusing thread.) -- (link) - mara Apr 11, 11:13 1
  - heh -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:15
- Ana likes to hear herself talk nearly as much as Trump does. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 11:08 10
  - but she's correct in every word there -- nm - mud Apr 11, 11:17 7
    - I should lose 20 pounds and learn French. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 11:45 1
      - correct. -- nm - your better angel Apr 11, 11:48
    - She's also deluding herself, and her followers, in every word there -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:24 1
      - It's rhetoric. Focus on the word "should" -- nm - mud Apr 11, 11:24
    - Yeah. I get the laughter but it should still be said. - Spawn Apr 11, 11:18 2
      - your IM: maybe ..I dunno -- nm - mud Apr 11, 11:34 1
        
        I see him doing one thing "that the people of Wisconsin" want. - Spawn Apr 11, 11:37
  - I unfollowed her a while ago. She got a bit repetitive -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 11:16
  - I like when she calls him President Loco. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 11, 11:13
*whistles* -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 11:02
Something about the eyes. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 11, 10:53 4
- oh, and I just noticed the pun. Bravo. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 10:56 2
  - You need some caffeine. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:04 1
    - Shit yes I do. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 11:23
- Jesse Eisenberg was too normal looking for him, in hindsight. That's amazing. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 10:54
Fantasy Baseball players--Blackmon is out today--Recommend Franchy Cordero or Parra as a substitute today -- nm - Flavorize Apr 11, 10:46
no one should have to freeze their ass off to watch a baseball game. - groiny Apr 11, 10:41
our lure has been going for almost four hours. zero pidgeys. -- nm - amanda Apr 11, 10:31 6
- Has it been mentioned yet that buddy walking seems to be cut in half? nm - Ash Apr 11, 11:01 2
  - Yeah, that's how double candy works for buddies. - ty97 Apr 11, 11:04 1
    - Ah-I missed the buddy candy thing altogether, I guess. nm - Ash Apr 11, 11:18
- it's kinda crazy. I thought I'd be catching all the pidgey - ty97 Apr 11, 10:37 2
  - such a weird weird mix here. vulpix, ponyta, voltorb, pinsir, karp, mankey, machamp, duoduo. - amanda Apr 11, 10:44
  - Best event ever. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 10:40
Lovely. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 11, 10:31 3
- First response = funny -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:40 1
  - that was classic -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 10:53
- And it's accurate. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 10:35
No Ms. Co-worker, I do not want to buy your used vehicle that you just posted on Classifieds for $4000 more than Kelley Blue Book value. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 11, 10:27 5
- Bid $1. -- nm - Beast of Baron Apr 11, 10:48
- But I just vacuumed it and got it waxed--that's worth at least 4Gs! -- nm - Ms Co-Worker Apr 11, 10:32 1
  - *perks up* -- nm - groniy's wang Apr 11, 10:33
- So that's a .... maybe? -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:28 1
  - Maybe somebody else is dumb or desperate. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 11, 10:30
STIS, anyone on GF diet? Mrs Dragon has to try elimination diet to see if that will help Dragonton's ezcema. Is there an easy way? - SyrDragon Apr 11, 10:25 12
- My wife is. It is pretty impressive these days how much GF there is at standard grocery stores. Let me know what questions you have - just oblique Apr 11, 10:42 3
  - Yep, agreed. It really comes down to how it tastes...just have to experiment. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 11, 10:51 1
    - that's kind of how it was when we went to whole wheat pasta...sigh -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 11, 11:18
  - Also, I have to plug kare because she's awesome -- (link) - just oblique Apr 11, 10:48
- We do Barilla pasta (corn+rice), Rice Bread (most GF are--look for Canyon Bakehouse), Nut Thins (almond) for crackers (Blue Diamond brand), - Flavorize Apr 11, 10:31 7
  - I do not eat gluten free. I *love* corn pasta with cream sauce and or veggies. corn pasta carbonara with fresh peas is so, so good. - amanda Apr 11, 10:51
  - Thanks! So rice is ok? cellophane noodles (sweet potato)? -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 11, 10:41 5
    - oh yeah, there are a whole bunch of grains, and pasta, and potatoes, and cereals you can eat. you just have to avoid wheat (mostly - and it's in a - Andie Apr 11, 10:51
    - Yep--rice is good--Sweet potato noodles are fine. Rice is best tasting/most like real pasta. A lot of the substitute/GF pastas are varying in prep - Flavorize Apr 11, 10:49 3
      - i also like quinoa pasta. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 10:51 2
        
        Definitely! Good pick! -- nm - Flavorize Apr 11, 10:55 1
        
        hmmm noted -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 11, 11:19
Mack Sex Cult: Terminator 3 Star Kristanna Loken revealed as part of NXIVM – Raniere may be her baby daddy -- (link) - Remlik Apr 11, 10:24 17
- I thought she was from the isle of Lesbos? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 10:52 7
  - I'm late to this conversation, but it's a primarily lesbian sex cult with one man at the top. Give him credit for running a brilliant pyramid scheme. - David Apr 11, 11:33 2
    - Throw in weed and subtract the branding and it's texx. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 11:47 1
      - I still remember his glee when his ex-wife seduced his girlfriend. - David Apr 11, 11:52
  - makes me wonder if Mrod is involved -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 11:22
  - Says in the article, "she connects with auras – allowing her to enjoy sex with men and women" -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 10:56
  - Yeah, I was thinking she did not partake of the males of the species - Will Hunting Apr 11, 10:54
  - Travels back and forth to the mainland. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 10:53
- Nice work if you can get it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 10:44
- Sebastian Stan has to play this guy when this becomes a movie. Kristen Bell as Mack-- -- nm* - Flavorize Apr 11, 10:36 6
  - Can Kristin Kreuk play Mack? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 11, 10:46 1
    - That's inspired! I can see her not doing it though, as people would just assume she's playing herself and not get the Mack angle -- nm* - Flavorize Apr 11, 11:02
  - I have not been following this bizarre story at all. Soo, like Alison Mack is a professional whore? what? -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 10:40 3
    - Pimp apparently -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 10:43 2
      - Harem mother? -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 10:44 1
        
        Madame, Mother, both work. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 11:19
- What a weird world. -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 10:26
That's a Corker -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 10:22 1
- Breseden ad going up in 3...2...1.... - Will Hunting Apr 11, 10:29
kilbo, also, if you haven't used the nest atlas before, use it - ty97 Apr 11, 10:20 2
- now you're making me regret playing :) - just oblique Apr 11, 10:50 1
  - There aren't that many species that you'll really feel the desire to go out of your way for - ty97 Apr 11, 10:53
I would post these words in the subject line but they don't fit in the subject line. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:16
PTA Fundraiser. -- (pic) - Shaun Apr 11, 10:12 [Attachment] 4
- Nice. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 11:50
- $100 sounds like an awesome deal depending on how long that lasts. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 10:43
- That is the most realistic request. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 10:21
- that is quite clever -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:15
heh, well played -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 10:11 2
- yep and there is no way this pos is beating him (link) -- (edited) - Jovian Apr 11, 10:14 1
  - There is zero chance he'll be the only GOP candidate. Nobody thinks he will be. People have been talking about other candidates for months, waiting - mara Apr 11, 10:25
Anyone watch the Andre the Giant special on HBO last night? It was excellent. -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 10:11 8
- I taped it. -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 10:27
- 1st half hour. that stuff with Macho Man was *brutal* -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 10:21 2
  - It cracked me up. I had no idea that he hated specific wrestlers like that! -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 10:25 1
    - GEETTTTT OOOUUTTTTT! -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 10:28
- I was amazed that WrestleMania III had 93,000 people attend. - Jovian Apr 11, 10:18 1
  - Well, that's the WWE number. The better estimates are like 76-80k based on a Papal visit. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 10:22
- I forgot to DVR it. Fortunately, its HBO -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:15
- I saw a good chunk of it. Very well done. -- nm - Diva Apr 11, 10:14
FLDSMDFR! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 10:03
"My mom was using my cat to try and figure out my sexuality." - Classroom Transcripts Apr 11, 10:00 2
- the question is, how? -- nm - crash davis Apr 11, 10:13 1
  - something about synonym for cat -- nm - JD Apr 11, 10:28
kilbo, left you some late feedback on B2 regarding Gen 1s -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 10:00 1
- thx -- nm - just oblique Apr 11, 10:40
Wow, WWE is pulling out all the stops with this Greatest Royal Rumble. Undertaker vs. Rusev in a casket match. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 11, 09:58 4
- aren't caskets kinda small to wrestle in? -- nm - decline Apr 11, 11:10
- Poor Rusev -- nm - Tim Apr 11, 11:02
- Well the event is happening on Rusev Day so I can see why. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 10:42
- Just confirming, the casket is a prop...not a metaphor for Taker's career, right? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 10:24

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