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Gold! -- (link) - TWuG Sep 5, 17:13
Speaking of that OpEd piece (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 17:12 6
- Dammit, wiggie, you beat me to it! -- nm - TWuG Sep 5, 17:14
- That is *fantastic.* nm - Dignan Sep 5, 17:14 3
  - That's the kind of joke where I'm immediately insane with jealousy. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 17:17 2
    - "josh I hope you win a Pulitzer for this" nm - Dignan Sep 5, 17:24 1
      - *smooch* nm - ralph wiggum Sep 5, 17:28
- ha! -- nm - mud Sep 5, 17:13
Please reassure me: An NFL team will sign Dan Bailey in time for him to start this weekend. Right? - ReluctantCynic Sep 5, 16:57 1
- good luck with Dan Dailey -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 5, 17:06
Yikes. Trump is losing his shit over that op-ed. -- nm - Jovian Sep 5, 16:51 9
- meh -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 5, 17:16
- Way to go, anonymous dipshit. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 16:52 7
  - If the purpose of the author was to serve as a catalyst for change and bring even more attention to the problems - Strongbad Sep 5, 17:06 6
    - Was that it’s purpose? -- nm - znufrii, promoted Sep 5, 17:12 1
      - I guess not? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 17:12
    - Not when Cheeto just blasts the one leaving and appoints some sycophant to the position. We need some adults in the room. -- nm - GregW Sep 5, 17:11
    - Yes, but I don't think that was the purpose - Reagen Sep 5, 17:10 2
      - And: "See, America? We hated Trump too. You can vote for us again." nm - Dignan Sep 5, 17:13 1
        
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QV: Reagen, rollo, alx2 -- nm - budice Sep 5, 16:38
rescued tv series...not Code Black..but...Designated Survivor for Netflix... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 5, 16:34
NFL Wins - I picked - budice Sep 5, 16:31 8
- I'll take the Browns. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 16:36 5
  - I'll take the Jets. -- nm - mud Sep 5, 16:47 4
    - Bucs. Thread below updated, 3 teams left; volnelk up to end it -- nm - Beaker Sep 5, 16:54 2
      - ARI, MIA or BUF! -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 16:55 1
        
        Give me the Cardinals. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 5, 17:15
    - *snap* *snap* *snap* -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 16:47
- Now pick in qv. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 16:35
- Washington Sentinels -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 16:33
7200 year old cheese found in Denmark is now the world's oldest cheese. -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 5, 16:18 1
- And is immediately marketed as artisanal by Danish hipsters -- nm - Baronarama Sep 5, 16:35
huh..so reading some more stuff on the Op-ed...they've admitted to administrative coup.. -- (link) - Remlik Sep 5, 16:09 17
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- And this is where Trump's laziness and sloth come back to bite him - Brian Sep 5, 17:03
- for some reason, I want Sarah Sanders to be the OP-ED author. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 5, 16:25 1
  - hell yeah...I still wouldn't respect her...and if she held those beliefs, I don't think she could do her job, or I sure wouldn't play poker with her -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 5, 18:34
- I'd like people to stop mentioning the 25th Amendment. The 25th Amendment relies on the judgment of the following people: - crash davis Sep 5, 16:22 12
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  - Also, this -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 5, 16:46 8
    - With a clarifying this -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 5, 16:47 7
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        Yes Jack. Blatant misdirection. There's been absolutely no Democrats advocating for impeachment over the last 24 months. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 16:54 5
        
        this -- (link) - Roger More Sep 5, 17:17 [Backboard]
        
        I would not lay money against an impeachment being filed of the Dems take the House, not even against a vote succeeding - Reagen Sep 5, 16:57 2
        
        Which is why it’s a terrible idea to start. Won’t get through the senate, probably gets off (which he’ll spin as “innocent!”) just in time for the - mafic Sep 5, 17:14
        
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  - I don't think anyone is under the illusion that this will happen, it's just pointing how it is supposed to. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 16:30
  - Coats...maybe -- nm - Remlik Sep 5, 16:30
Spawn News Network: More than 1 in 4 Americans have deleted the Facebook app in the past year, according to a new survey -- (link) - crash davis Sep 5, 16:08 1
- That suggests that this many people actually had the app. Also... it's a better experience in the browser. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 16:31
I love hearing back from people who adopt from us, especially when they adopted one of “mine!” - IrishStephen Sep 5, 16:04 [Attachment] 2
- He looks big and because he is slender, he looks fast. I bet he could wear me out playing fetch. -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 16:06 1
  - Skye can play fetch for hours and not tire of it. - IrishStephen Sep 5, 16:20
Twitter thread update on losses at Brazil's Museu Nacional -- (link) - Mop Sep 5, 15:58
I only got to play about 3 hours of Destiny: Forsaken last night, but what I did play was pretty awesome. My only complaint (so far) is if I pre-order - IrishStephen Sep 5, 15:46
wap? Ohtani needs TJ -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 5, 15:42 5
- He had those stem cells shots earlier in the year. Mirroring other TJS Pitchers -- nm* - budice Sep 5, 16:12
- Idiots. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 5, 15:51
- TJ Miller: “I’m needed!” -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 15:45 1
  - Go home, Mucinex. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 5, 15:51
- that is a shame, I thought he was going to set the league on fire this year...instead we get some lame Brave -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:43
Are there any Instant Pot peeps around? I need help! I can't seem to get my IP to pressurize. - kelly Sep 5, 15:37 3
- Is the release valve closed all the way? -- nm - decline Sep 5, 15:46
- there must be some kind of pump to bring up the pressure, and my guess is this pump has failed or has something wrong with it -- nm - rollo Sep 5, 15:39 1
  - I spoke too soon! It just pressurized and beeped. - kelly Sep 5, 15:45
I sentence everyone on Twitter guessing Cabinet Secretaries and the like to viewing 48 hours of The West Wing -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:25 5
- Bartlett's speech in Cathedral. 3 minutes repeated for the whole 2 days. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 5, 15:45 1
  - I was more getting at how these senior staffers that see the president every day are unknown. -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:55
- "Never talk to me during The Jackal." -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:31 1
  - oops, supposed to go under pfm's post -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:32
- it's a shame the op-ed piece wasn't signed The Jackal -- nm - prayformojo Sep 5, 15:28
I dare you to spend 24 hours in this airbnb. You won't emerge with your sanity intact -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 5, 15:10
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- Update: he's seen it. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 16:47
- “Yes, we’re still using him to give the rich and powerful everything they want, but don’t worry we won’t let Trump actually destroy the country.” -- nm - znufrii, promoted Sep 5, 15:35 1
  - This is kind of why I think Mnuchin is who it is. He's stupid enough to think this is comforting. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 16:43
- I'm sorry the Village Voice closed down, comrade commieface. -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:21 1
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- Whoever wrote it must be pretty confident he can swipe it from the Oval Office before DJT sees it. -- nm - Roger More Sep 5, 15:11 4
  - As I said on B2, in many ways that becomes the real story/danger. Now he's aware of all this. What if he starts insisting on the crazy? - pmb Sep 5, 15:14 2
    - I saw one comment that went "He'll probably tear up NAFTA just to show everyone" -- nm - Roger More Sep 5, 15:49 1
      - Exactly. -- nm - pmb Sep 5, 16:13
  - "Yeah, the New York Times folded today. They just gave up the ghost like you said they should." -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 15:12
- Honestly I think that's silly. How could they not publish that? It is clearly newsworthy. - pmb Sep 5, 15:06 3
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    - They can and probably should publish an op-ed about the op-ed, but they don't have to do it simultaneously. -- nm - pmb Sep 5, 15:12
  - Yes. The message it sends is not what its writer thinks it is, but it is clearly newsworthy under any standard. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 15:09
- What? Read it? Why should I cover myself in that filth? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 15:01
- You sound like SHS. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 15:00 5
  - heh that was my thought too. -- nm - Jovian Sep 5, 15:12 4
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      - You should have just called them a bunch of smug bitches, and you'd have been ok! -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 5, 15:43
      - lol dude. relax. you sounded just like SHS. Dont be mad at us. -- nm - Jovian Sep 5, 15:34 1
        
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court orders Jaime Lannister actor to pay $2M to former agent -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 5, 14:58 3
- So he didn't always pay his debts? -- nm - crash davis, President of Iceland Sep 5, 15:27
- (Possible) Spoilers at the end of that article. -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 5, 15:15
- Wait till his sister finds out -- nm - eag Sep 5, 15:10
Interesting seeing my conservative Ohio State fan friends on Facebook. Down with Nike!! Ok, are you done with OSU? They have a 15yr/$252M contract… - Volnelk Sep 5, 14:56 2
- I'm sure they'll be demanding the school opt out of the contract. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 15:49
- Politely protesting racial inequality: bad. Covering for a wife-beater: totally fine! -- nm - David Sep 5, 15:48
Costco on the first day of the new coupons is fun, but I survived. - Meg Sep 5, 14:51 7
- I guess I just didn't get Costco. They never had a coupon I used. -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 14:58 5
  - You're doing it wrong. Costco *tells* you what you need, then gives you the coupons for it. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 16:00
  - Every year I say I'm not going to renew but can't quite pull the plug. I'm not entirely sure they're worth the $60 any more. -- nm - Meg Sep 5, 15:18 1
    - we have executive membership for 110, but get more back in rebate, I buy most all gas and half our food/wine - zeitgeist Sep 5, 17:24
  - All I know is that our food budget costs were noticeably lower when we consistently shopped their versus our current strategy. - Beryllium Sep 5, 14:59 1
    - I think they work better for larger families. I bought a case of chicken broth today. Right now it's cheaper than the - Meg Sep 5, 16:24
- May God have mercy on us all. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 14:53
Why Your Team Sucks 2018: New England Patriots -- (link) - Beaker Sep 5, 14:50
NFL WINS DRAFT thread - Volnelk, finis -- (edited) - Beaker Sep 5, 14:46 5
- Tampa Bay -- nm - Beaker Sep 5, 16:53
- between this and Alf's disappearance in the QV draft I may actually murder someone today -- nm - rollo Sep 5, 15:04 3
  - Alf is traveling and had some issues. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 5, 15:06 2
    - ok thanks for this ... urge to kill waning -- nm - rollo Sep 5, 15:37 1
      - And he should be checking in shortly! -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 5, 15:42
The amazing Acuna stat is that he needs one more leadoff homer to tie the all-time record for a season. - David Sep 5, 14:44 3
- more than Brady Anderson when he hit 50? - groiny Sep 5, 14:48 1
  - All of his homeruns were in the first inning? What a strange statistical anomaly. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 14:58
- *plunks him cause of unwritten rules* -- nm - Beaker Sep 5, 14:45
Popular guesses according to my Twitter feed: Kelly, Sessions, Ivanka, Pence -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 14:43 26
- Baron -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 15:09 2
  - It wasn't me! -- nm - Baronarama Sep 5, 15:44
  - "It's like a battle of technology versus horse." -- nm - Donald Kaufman Sep 5, 15:11
- Joe Klein. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 15:04
- Then case for Pence. -- (link) - mara Sep 5, 15:00 10
  - Typically (but this is not typical) a VP has no real policy role and couldn't do what the guy describes -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:20 1
    - He just hangs out in the Oval Office all day and shreds papers before Trumps sees them. It's not like Trump is ever there. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 15:23
  - If it's Pence, we've got a constitutional crisis. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 15:13 7
    - Moreso than if it's not? -- nm - mara Sep 5, 15:15 6
      - If the elected VP is actively working against the President... what now? Does Trump fire him? Does he resign? -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 15:22 5
        
        He waits for the President to resign and assumes the office. -- nm - mara Sep 5, 15:29
        
        You can not fire the VP. He is an elected official. -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:26 3
        
        Which is why I feel this is a constitutional crisis. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 15:29 2
        
        Well, its not, because it is not Pence -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:33 1
        
        "lodestone", Crash! "lodestone"! -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 16:01
- Mnuchin or Mulvaney are my guesses -- nm - Jovian Sep 5, 14:58
- Ivanka???? Marie Antionette herself?? PLEASE. -- nm - Jovian Sep 5, 14:54
- Frankly, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out from looking at the writing (does it include the term "y'all"?) It's probably not someone major. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 14:52
- Those are people that Twitter people know. It is most likely someone the general populace doesn't know. And they talked a bit about national security - crash davis Sep 5, 14:51 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Sep 5, 14:58
- (If it were Mattis, there would be more cursing) -- nm - Strongbad Sep 5, 14:49
- here's a wiki page of white house officials...most are not well known -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 5, 14:49
- I don't see Sessions or Ivanka doing it. And I can't see Pence doing it because if it got out it would put him in jeopardy or missing his chance to - pmb Sep 5, 14:48
- If it's indeec following my local blueprint, my money would be on Pence. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 5, 14:45
- Popular guesses according to slackertalk: Trudeau, Howard the Duck, Mad Dog Tannen -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 14:45 1
  - We're probably closer. -- nm - Mop Sep 5, 14:51
What is less sturdy than a house of cards? -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 14:41 11
- a house built by the Hoffmans -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 5, 17:26
- A kleenex tuxedo in a carwash -- nm - rollo Sep 5, 15:41
- a house of cards assembled by Jesse W. Haywood - prayformojo Sep 5, 15:33
- A cotton candy machine in a hurricane. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 14:56
- the Wall at Eastwatch -- nm - peglegpete Sep 5, 14:50 1
  - that stood for over a 1000 years -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 14:52
- a house of Jello? -- nm - groiny Sep 5, 14:48 1
  - It wiggles and it wobbles but it won't fall down. No, wait, that's the slogan for Weebles. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 5, 14:50
- Italian bridges -- nm - peglegpete Sep 5, 14:45
- donnie's ego? -- (link) - mud Sep 5, 14:44
- walking on egg shells? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 5, 14:43

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