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Sanrio/Hello Kitty is opening a Grand Cafe this week in Irvine, CA -- (link) - budice Sep 13, 15:57 1
- Heh, that's right up the street from where I'll be in a couple of hours. Our meeting tonight is at the Irvine Ranch Water District on Sand Canyon. -- nm - Meg Sep 13, 16:02
Watching Bowies "Heroes" video. My 20 something cow-orker asked if Bowie was from Louisiana? - Amoxy Sep 13, 15:47 2
- "He made the Bowie Knife?" -- nm - budice Sep 13, 15:55
- David Bowee? -- nm - Avril Sep 13, 15:53
Good news, everyone! - David Sep 13, 15:47 3
- I was grocery shopping this morning - big tubs of pumpkins outside the store :/ - Meg Sep 13, 15:52
- plenty of chances for me to finally see Hocus Pocus -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 15:50 1
  - You should catch the live show! - David Sep 13, 15:52
Pressure surge in gas lines in Lawrence, Mass. has caused explosions and something like 40 fires. -- nm - zork Sep 13, 15:41
Animal Crossing for Switch 2019 squeeeeeeeeeeee! -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 13, 15:39 1
- Time Travel to 2019 -- nm* - budice Sep 13, 15:42
American public pension funds (teachers, first responders, etc.) continue to invest in sanctioned Russian companies, to the tune of $715M -- (link) - con_carne Sep 13, 15:33 1
- Putin runs our country, so how can it be bad to invest in his? -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 15:35
*During a game where you call out people with similarities* "Move your butt... if you eat ass" -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Sep 13, 15:25
The Designing Women reboot is going to ABC -- (link) - Reagen Sep 13, 15:21
Manafort pleading out on the rest of his charges -- (link) - Reagen Sep 13, 15:19 2
- Reuters: Manafort plea deal with Special Counsel Mueller is 'close but not there yet' - source -- (link) - mud Sep 13, 15:44 1
  - Manafort wanted the deal to not require cooperating in the case against Trump. I hope Mueller says no. -- nm - TWuG Sep 13, 15:51
Student Borrowers And Advocates Win Court Case Against DeVos - crash davis Sep 13, 15:03
Crocodilian Teeth, Stingray Spines and Puma Skulls All Discov-ered in Ancient Maya Royal Burriel -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 13, 15:00 1
- Mop is a hoarder! -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 15:10
Blerg. Hey Gmail, everyone told you they didn't want the change so... yeah, you're pushing it through anyway? - Reagen Sep 13, 14:50 3
- Today the mobile app let me asign tasks to swiping. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Sep 13, 16:04
- Its not that bad -- nm - Karl_S Sep 13, 15:03 1
  - It's not better. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 15:06
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- that is what sheriffs tell those who refuse to evac -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 16:54
- There won't be any other golfers on the course then -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 14:59
- That should be an ad for Sharpie.When your body needs identification, you can be sure your SSN survived the hurricane even when you didn't. - Bacon Sep 13, 14:50
- Demotivational greeting cards -- nm - Max Sep 13, 14:48 1
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- At least s/he said "please" (NM) - Marlowe Sep 13, 14:48
- smh -- nm - budice Sep 13, 14:47
This ocean cam of the hurricane isn't going to last much longer. -- (link) - Bacon Sep 13, 14:28 [youtube] 11
- Its Location on Google Maps -- (link) - budice Sep 13, 15:22
- I'm irritated that a number of other YouTube channels - including fucking PBS.org - have hijacked explore.org's live camera. -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 14:33 5
  - I don't mind it as long as the explore.org icon is in the shot someplace. If it isn't that's BS -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 14:37 4
    - That would be like a tv channel rebroadcasting a baseball game and saying "it's fine, we're still showing the Fox logo in the corner" -- nm - Max Sep 13, 14:41 3
      - Naw, I see the internet differently. Explore.org is being seen by people that might not know about it. I follow them on Facebook so - Bacon Sep 13, 14:43 2
        
        have you considered that some of the users are paying for the use of the live feed? -- nm* - peglegpete Sep 13, 15:40 1
        
        No, since I am a user and they don't ask me to pay. You missed the part that says I subscribe to them right? -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 15:43
- Ol' Glory still flies -- nm - budice Sep 13, 14:30 3
  - Looks like it is laughing at the storm -- nm - amoxy Sep 13, 14:33 2
    - We need Captain Dan riding the pole -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 14:38 1
      - I'd tip in $2 -- nm - budice Sep 13, 14:42
MLB - Teams w/ Most games played this season versus teams w/ losing record: -- (edited) - budice Sep 13, 14:25 2
- How did the Yankees end up with more than the Red Sox? -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 14:31 1
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Thing I never had to deal with before the move: rats ate all my Romas. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 14:24 3
- I would never be able to eat anything from that garden again. - IrishStephen Sep 13, 15:04
- blech. We have to deal with chipmunks/voles/superfat mice/squirrels/deer/groundhogs. Never seen a rat though! -- nm - Andie Sep 13, 14:29 1
  - I mean I'm presuming a little. But I did see one running through the yard. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 14:30
Twitter thread: British journalists mocking the story the accused Russian poisoners put out earlier -- (link) - crash davis Sep 13, 14:06 1
- This one helping people find the Salisbury cathedral from the train station, because the Russians said it was difficult, is my favorite -- (link) - crash davis Sep 13, 14:07
so I have to make a choice about medicare part b coverage have no clue where to start. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 14:04
my daughter had an active shooter drill at her high school yesterday....... - groiny Sep 13, 13:58 10
- We did one before school started with only the teachers and the gunman used blanks. - Volnelk Sep 13, 15:06 2
  - geez, actual guns for the drill? I mean, good idea (especially for teacher training), but damn. Hadn't occurred to me. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 15:09 1
    - Yep. A gunman with an AR-15. There were spent casings on the floor in the hallway in places. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 13, 15:12
- That's more than just a drill, imo. -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 13, 14:14 1
  - Actually at my old school we had fire drills where they did. - Volnelk Sep 13, 15:18
- yeah, that seems way over the top. -- nm - Andie Sep 13, 14:13
- What were they told to do: Stop. Drop. and Roll? Jeebus -- nm - budice Sep 13, 14:09 1
  - my active shooter training is ADD - Avoid, Deny, Defend -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 14:13
- it is disturbing, but perhaps it is best that they prep -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 14:00 1
  - Exactly. Gave a speech in all my classes that they needed to now how to get out of the building no matter where they are at the time bc you never know - Volnelk Sep 13, 15:20
I'm not clicking on it because it is TMZ, but my Google News link headline says Henry Cavill's 'Superman' Conflict With Warner Brothers Is Made Up -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:55
Bye Wade! - amoxy Sep 13, 13:54 1
- my only gripe with the movie was not enough of those 2 -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 13:56
Has anyone photoshopped trump’s face over Florence yet, with his blowhole aligned to the eye? (And the edges of his face extended to fully cover it?) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 13:45
The flag looks like it's screaming. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 13:40 3
- The seas are angry today my friends -- nm - eag Sep 13, 14:05
- I'm wondering if it will survive -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:52
- oh no, it's all ripped up now -- nm - oblique Sep 13, 13:43
The NRA really has their finger on the pulse of America -- (link) - oblique Sep 13, 13:31 15
- "Am I to understand this entire time that Thomas and his trains were white?" -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 13, 13:53 1
  - We have a Sesame Street book about diversity and there's a decent "read between the lines" notion in it that Elmo's family is Black. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 14:29
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  - I'm disgusted, and that's just from the trademark infringement perspective -- nm - rollo Sep 13, 13:54 1
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- as I saw someone else point out "and this has *what* to do with guns?" -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 13:33 9
  - they're cloth cozy covers...I mean jeez you don't want to let your precious guns gets all dusty. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 13:39
  - Seriously, WTF is wrong with these people? I guess the short answer is that they're getting their donations at this point from Trump voters so - pmb Sep 13, 13:36 2
    - Honestly, if the NRA was the NRA I knew from the 1970s, I'd be tempted to be a member. They really started changing somewhere around George H.W. Bush -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:37 1
      - No, it was when Reagan was elected -- nm - amoxy Sep 13, 13:58
  - Because the NRA is more than guns, it is a lifestyle - oblique Sep 13, 13:35 4
    - But, to my knowledge it didn't used to be racist. At least not in any obvious or even obvious dog whistle way. - pmb Sep 13, 13:38 3
      - image search for attendees at NRA convention, hundred images, not one non white face easily identifiable -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 13, 13:43
      - They weren't un-racist -- (link) - Reagen Sep 13, 13:40 1
        
        That particular episode in history wasn't just the NRA though. The governor who then faded into obscurity, the Democrats, the GOP, everyone really -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:50
what's worse, fake news...or the fact that real news has to report that stories about Florence sucking up sharks to distribute on shore are fake -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 13, 13:27 1
- I've seen this documentary on the SyFy channel! -- nm - decline Sep 13, 13:29
This is an amazing visualization from the Weather Channel explaining storm surge -- (link) - decline Sep 13, 13:15 8
- So the anchor is 4.5 feet tall? -- nm - rollo Sep 13, 13:53
- what a crap use of a holodeck -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:29 2
  - Now this, this is exciting. None of those busty distractions in Riker's simulations. Give me a challenge! -- nm - Picard on personal leave time Sep 13, 13:31 1
    - time for a Dixon Hill mystery! -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:33
- I would have put in some gators just for fun. -- nm - Max Sep 13, 13:28
- cool. -- nm - Andie Sep 13, 13:25
- nice -- nm - peglegpete Sep 13, 13:24
- Wow, that is really well done -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 13:19
Next Friday is "college day" at N's school, where students/staff will dress in their favorite college attire. Guess I have to break down and buy - kelly Sep 13, 13:10 17
- here is a link to the top Clown Colleges in the US. I would expect fun clothing is availible in their stores -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 13, 13:34 1
  - damn, actual ringling bros clown college jump suits are $500 on ebay -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 13, 14:02
- Have Auntie Becky send a Hah-vahd shirt. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 13:32 3
  - With no car and the baby, I don't want to ask her to go out of her way for anything. - kelly Sep 13, 13:34 2
    - I was going to say the IM for Laila almost word for word. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 13:35 1
      - I just ordered him a Harvard t-shirt. -- nm - kelly Sep 13, 14:02
- Another shirt they love there is "Vanderbilt Alumni: My Maid Went To UT" -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:27
- ebay!! -- nm - Mandy 98% Sep 13, 13:19 2
  - I couldn't find anything there. I'll check again. -- nm - kelly Sep 13, 13:32 1
    - Only 1 shirt, and it's an adult XL. -- nm - kelly Sep 13, 13:33
- His tee shirt should be from MIT. - pmb Sep 13, 13:17 5
  - That's the school I use when telling people about his intellect/obsessions. - kelly Sep 13, 13:44
  - Pacific Tech - JD Sep 13, 13:20 3
    - University of American Samoa -- nm - Baronarama Sep 13, 13:22 2
      - Electoral College -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 13, 13:29 1
        
        looking on ebay for trump university I see lots, plus Coveffe College and Deep State University -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 13, 13:37
- Dress him up as a Crimson Tide. People in town will love you! -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:14
For those that wondered about how much they are getting into the mid-terms, Russia loves Ted Cruz. -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 13, 13:07 3
- well, he is a serial killer.... -- nm - decline Sep 13, 13:16 1
  - and a mad baller -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 13:17
- Awiens. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 13, 13:15
PoGo kanto event #500 has started. Grimer now shiny. -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 13:05 11
- The Kanto Pokemon are *all over* the freaking place. No rhyme or reason. Porygon, Voltorb, Ponyta... -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 15:01
- I just gasped audibly. -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 14:38
- I just got a Chansey - so maybe it's not so bad! -- nm - NiKlaus Sep 13, 13:35 1
  - Fucking seriously? A Meowth at my desk? Are they trying to piss me off??? -- nm - NiKlaus Sep 13, 13:37
- Shiny geodude reportedly as well -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 13:13
- and nests apparently rotated due to the event, which is odd -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 13:12
- Well, so far I just caught 3 pokemon that I definitely had missed out on getting a lot of candies for previously so I'm glad these Kanto ones are back -- nm - oblique Sep 13, 13:11 4
  - hello porygon at my desk. -- nm - Mandy 98% Sep 13, 13:14 3
    - hello machamp at my desk. -- nm - Mandy 98% Sep 13, 13:20
    - I only have one more freaking egg to hatch. I might actually walk :) -- nm* - oblique Sep 13, 13:15 1
      - I have a bunch incubating now. I'm not opening any gifts till I hatch everything. -- nm - Mandy 98% Sep 13, 13:17
LIR: crash. I think groiny might go into carbohydrateadosis if he ate what I've been cooking - oblique Sep 13, 13:05 9
- yeah, I've noticed you've posted some interesting recipes as of late -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:07 8
  - overshare inside - oblique Sep 13, 13:08 7
    - you're going to disappear at this rate -- nm - decline Sep 13, 13:10 5
      - Yeah. If I get under 200 I'm going to start cutting back on the intermittent fasting days. I think that's probably far enough for me. - oblique Sep 13, 13:12 4
        
        You inspired us to try the intermittent fasting. - Covington Sep 13, 13:23 3
        
        wow. very nice. The only reason I went full bore into low carb was that the more I read about IF, the more I found that it works because you're - oblique Sep 13, 13:26 2
        
        Interestingly (or maybe not) I find I'm eating less on the non-fasting days and it turns out there are naturally fewer carbs in my meals. - Covington Sep 13, 13:39 1
        
        Yeah, I ran into the same. I half expected that I would gorge myself once I could eat but I tend to eat much less at meals. - oblique Sep 13, 13:41
    - Very Nice Losing! -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:09
The Legend of Sue Bird continues The three-time WNBA champion point guard has dominated with subtle brilliance at every level. - crash davis Sep 13, 13:05 1
- Seattle has great teams that win multiple championships. Too bad they are in sports I don't follow (MLS and WNBA) -- nm - crash davis Sep 13, 13:06
free burgers at Wendy's every day this month -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 13, 13:03
Also re B2 and Bezos -- (link) - Roger More Sep 13, 13:03 1
- someone pointed out that Amazon recently lobbied successfully to block a local tax on large businesses. The revenue was going to help the homeless... -- nm - decline Sep 13, 13:09
effin' owners -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 13, 13:02

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