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Cord cutters! When you cut the cord, did your cable co try to give you a discount to stay? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 23, 06:55 11
- i've honestly never paid for cable, have not had it for almost 15 years. before that, parents, college, and roommates paid for it. -- nm - colin Oct 23, 07:02
- $150 (incl tax/fees): 400Mb Internet, 275 channels (HBO+Showtime+Skinemax), Home Phone -- nm - budice Oct 23, 07:00 1
  - this is basically me deal as well (minus the phone, plus Starz) -- nm - decline Oct 23, 07:06
- Yes, but it was a crappy discount. I love my $40 internet only plan. -- nm - Shaun Oct 23, 06:59
- Nope. -- nm - Jeremy Bearimy Oct 23, 06:58
- No. I wouldn't have listened if they did. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 06:56
- (non-cordcutter) I've called to cut twice - both times comcast gave me a very decent deal to stay -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:56 2
  - was this a bluff on your part? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 23, 07:00 1
    - not really, I requested the drop and then they offered me the deal (internet + all the premium movie channels) -- nm - decline Oct 23, 07:03
- Yes, or skinny bundles. -- nm - budice Oct 23, 06:56
- Yes, and I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed at them. -- nm - Bacon Oct 23, 06:56
6 new Overwatch LEGO sets have 'leaked.' -- (link) - Shaun Oct 23, 06:54
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- what road could that possibly be? -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:51 2
  - the road to nowhere. -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 06:52
  - something something Beer Road -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 06:51
- Middle of the... -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:49
I got into the Assassin's Creed Google Project Stream beta! It's surprisingly smooth. The game is just okay, but a good experience. -- nm - colin Oct 23, 06:44
A small local town got talked into flying a "straight pride" flag...things went about as you'd expect from there -- (link) - Beaker Oct 23, 06:43 5
- I like the town council going "BIGOTRY! Now that we've got your attention..." -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:48
- His quote: “That’s disgraceful. This is discrimination against straight people.” - Beaker Oct 23, 06:45 3
  - just wait for white pride day..... -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 06:46 2
    - No man, It ain't white boy day -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 06:53 1
      - I was hoping for that response. -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 06:54
Spider-Man: The Heist DLC is available now. -- (link) - Shaun Oct 23, 06:40 1
- Looks like it still hasn't been made live in the NA store. Soon I'd imagine. -- nm - Shaun Oct 23, 06:47
YDC: One of the 2 Best Buys within DC is closing (50k sq ft). It's being replaced by... an Amazon Bookstore. -- nm - MDH Oct 23, 06:36
If the NFL season ended today , the Raiders would pick No. 4, No. 10 (DAL) and No. 17 (CHI) -- nm - budice Oct 23, 06:35 5
- Maybe they can get a top flight defensive end with one of those...those are hard to find though. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 23, 06:55 3
  - I think his plan the whole time once he took over was to flip everybody and start fresh. so 2 picks and cap room aren't that bad really -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 06:56 2
    - I read someplace he has a 2 yer rebuild plan -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:57 1
      - I won't be shocked if Carr gets traded in season or cut at the end... -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 06:59
- *trades all 3 for a bag of magic beans* -- nm - Gruden Oct 23, 06:36
Aliens, right? -- (link) - LMS Oct 23, 06:31 1
- of course -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:33
Monsanto lost their appeal to a case brought by a man that claims that RoundUp caused his cancer. -- (link) - Krusty Oct 23, 06:24 12
- We really need to stop letting lay people resolve questions of science in court. -- nm - TWuG Oct 23, 06:27 11
  - We need to hold companies accountable when they produce things that cause us to die prematurely. -- nm* - Krusty Oct 23, 06:29 10
    - The science says glyphosate, in the quantities people are exposed to, is not a cancer risk -- (link) - TWuG Oct 23, 06:32 9
      - "Studies on cancer rates in people have provided conflicting results on whether the use of glyphosate containing products is associated with cancer. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 23, 06:37 5
        
        We need more testing and research but things don't look all that good. -- (link) - Krusty Oct 23, 06:40 4
        
        That article discusses things other than cancer (which was what the court case focused on) and agrees that glyphosate is nontoxic, but that in - TWuG Oct 23, 06:51 3
        
        I posted it to show that science hasn't decided anything on this and that it needs more testing and research. The previous post talks about cancer. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 06:53 2
        
        Which is why a court decision makes no sense. "Conflicted" science doesn't become unconflicted because of a court decision, but that decision - TWuG Oct 23, 07:00 1
        
        See, I mostly agree with you in that the court was not the right place for this to be decided. But with their being so much ambiguity - Krusty Oct 23, 07:07
      - I guess wikipedia knows more that the International Agency for Research on Cancer -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:36 2
        
        You realize that's a sourced attribution, right? -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:42
        
        "The IARC has been criticized for its assessment methodology by failing to consider the broad literature and only assessing hazard rather than risk." -- nm - TWuG Oct 23, 06:40
I'm amused that one of the effects of amalgamating Toronto's wards was to have Mamliotti lose re election - Reagen Oct 23, 06:20 7
- He supported the reduction of council, so, his losing his seat basically because of it is *glorious.* -- nm - Andie Oct 23, 06:51 3
  - (that was for Beaker - he is a blurb from an article a couple months ago - he's a jerk) - Andie Oct 23, 06:53 2
    - awesome that he lost...although I do approve of his cheese with wine strategy -- nm* - Beaker Oct 23, 06:54 1
      - his speech last night was just awful. let's just say, not a gracious loser. -- nm - Andie Oct 23, 06:56
- who is he? an ally of Ford? or some other dickwad? -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 06:35 1
  - Column A, Column B -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:39
- Oh, that is my *favourite* part of yesterday. -- nm - Andie Oct 23, 06:35
Man accused of groping woman on flight told authorities "the president of the United States says it's OK to grab women by their private parts." -- (link) - decline Oct 23, 06:19 4
- *IF* you're famous they'll let you do it...now, who the fvck are you? Lock him up lock him up, dirty pervert -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 10:42
- he's not lying -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 06:32 1
  - I never said that. -- nm - Trumpy Oct 23, 06:34
- THIS IS FINE. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 23, 06:21
MoviePass to be spun off from parent company -- (link) - budice Oct 23, 06:11 1
- I like to think I did this. -- nm - Mop Oct 23, 07:05
Someone put a pipebomb in George Soros' mailbox in NYC -- (link) - decline Oct 23, 06:07 1
- THIS IS FINE. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 23, 06:17
Crash - just catching up on backboards.. much love to you and Trish. -- nm - Andie Oct 23, 06:07 1
- yes, this. -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:09
Turkish Airlines flight diverted an extra 800 miles off it's usual route, but still lands on time -- (link) - decline Oct 23, 06:01 3
- Maybe more interesting is that there is a regular direct Panama-Istanbul flight. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:03 2
  - Money laundering -- nm - Roger More Oct 23, 06:15 1
    - Crazy Eddie Antar and the Panama Pump! -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:16
Rosie O'Donnell is engaged to a Boston police officer. Pair is 56yo and 33yo -- (link) - budice Oct 23, 05:55 3
- Officer Haught. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 07:04
- she can pull some gorgeous ladies! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 06:59
- that is a fine looking police officer...congrats to them both -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 05:57
Dyson is getting into the electronic car business. £2 Billion investment. Will be manufactured in Singapore -- (link) - decline Oct 23, 05:50 16
- The interesting thing with all the new EVs to market isn't really the car appearance, but the battery tech. - TWuG Oct 23, 06:21
- Considering how crappy their vacuums are... - Krusty Oct 23, 05:56 14
  - Honest question: Do they even make bag vacuums anymore? There can't be a big market for it I imagine. -- nm - MDH Oct 23, 06:22 3
    - They certainly do and they're the best you can buy. Miele is the best of the best but pricey. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 06:55
    - Yes, in large part because they still filter air better than bagless. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:26 1
      - And have better suction and a longer life due to more easily being repairable. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 06:57
  - we love our little rechargeable one. Perfect for our trailer at the Lake also for small jobs around the house -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 06:01 3
    - I was more talking about the big ones people use for their whole home. I went down a rabbit hole of reading about vacuums for days a year or two ago. - Krusty Oct 23, 06:59 2
      - I mean, who hasn't. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 07:03 1
        
        :-) It was thanks to an AMA by a vacuum repair guy. It was fascinating. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 07:08
  - *shrug* I had one for 10 years - it was the best I've ever owned. -- nm - decline Oct 23, 05:59 5
    - If you're happy with it that's great. Test show they don't last long and don't do nearly as good a job as equally priced bagged vacuums. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 06:56 2
      - well, I can attest that they do not hold up that well if you drop them down a flight of stairs -- nm - decline Oct 23, 06:59 1
        
        Haha! That might cause a small issue. We had one that I got from a friend that upgraded to a newer model. It was okay but a belt kept wearing down and - Krusty Oct 23, 07:03
    - We've had Dysons, but Sharks are so much better. And so much cheaper. -- nm - TWuG Oct 23, 06:22 1
      - yeah, we use a bagless Shark as our main vacuum now, but still like the little Dyson for quick touchups - Beaker Oct 23, 06:38
It took me a few seconds to work this out, (great Doctor Who episode about Rosa Parks this week) -- (link) - LMS Oct 23, 05:37
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- Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 05:51 8
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    - The measure is leading well in polls, no? -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 05:54 6
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        Walker getting turfed would be nice too. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:13
        
        Most recent poll I see was 71-21 in favor. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 06:09 3
        
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        Proposed amendments require 60% approval from voters to pass in Florida, so that's a good sign. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 23, 06:37
        
        Almost 1.5 million felons can't vote in Florida. -- (edited) - Inigo Oct 23, 06:21 [youtube]
- That's definitely the thin line keeping us all on the straight and narrow. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 05:45 4
  - I see it more as punishment. Commit a felony you lose the right to determine who leads your country/state/town. - Beaker Oct 23, 06:02 2
    - I can kind of see the argument for while incarcerated - Reagen Oct 23, 06:05 1
      - hence my last line in the im :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 06:19
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Sarah Silverman 'sorry' after Louis CK comments -- (link) - budice Oct 23, 05:24
RIP my old lump, Jason, aka Jasonie de Baconie and Fluffy Tummy. - Covington Oct 23, 05:19 [Attachment] 8
- Deepest condolences from me, Mojo, and the Minion :( -- nm - Meg Oct 23, 08:16
- Sorry :( -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 07:07
- sorry for your loss. What a wonderful story. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 07:05
- *sniff* So dusty in here. Thanks for sharing. -- nm - Blake Baron-tles Oct 23, 06:48
- So sorry for your loss. :-( -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 06:19
- That is a lovely tribute, he sounds like a great cat. So very sorry. -- nm - Andie Oct 23, 06:16
- ahh, that is really nice and sorry for your loss. -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 06:05
- Aw, that’s one of the better obituaries I’ve read, human or animal. 😪 -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 05:26
Daredevil season 3 has 2 of the best fight scenes I've seen on TV - spoilers (I'm only at epi 9 so careful for later spoils please) - Beaker Oct 23, 05:15
Jamal Khashoggi's body has been discovered -- (link) - budice Oct 23, 05:14 14
- “Grizzly?” nm - ralph wiggum Oct 23, 05:30 5
  - You can't hold the Saudis at fault for a bear getting in there. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 05:32 3
    - That would explain all the dismembering. Nm - ralph wiggum Oct 23, 05:33 2
      - The stories coming out about other dissidents who had been similarly baited into embassies are really disturbing. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 05:56
      - I have large negative amounts of esteem for Erdogan but I'm ok with him twisting the knife here. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 05:53
  - man, the new Flyer's mascot is hardcore... -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 05:31
- I wonder if that car they weren’t allowed to search had anything to do with it? -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 05:19
- Parts, so as suspected, not intact. More reason to not believe the Saudis, as if anyone really does. -- nm* - Krusty Oct 23, 05:17 6
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    - It was a fun ride and while a bit too long the ending was pretty good. I guess you can kind of see where it's all leading to but - Krusty Oct 23, 05:54 2
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        You'll enjoy the rest of the film. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 06:51
  - No see, he slipped and fell on a bone saw, then when they took him to the consul’s house for funeral arrangements the dogs got loose somehow. -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 05:21 1
    - Makes sense. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 05:55
Caveman 2 at 5-2, 5 at 4-3, 4 at 3-4 and 1 at 0-7 -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 04:54 6
- Filthy Vampirates; One 6-1, Two 5-2, Two 4-3, Four 3-4, Three 2-5. -- nm - Blake Baron-tles Oct 23, 05:39
- ML Memorial: 1 6-1, 2 5-2, 3 4-3, 3 2-5, 1 1-6 -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 05:24
- Astronauts: 1 7-0, 1 6-1, 1 5-2, 3 4-3, 1 3-4, 4 2-5, 1 1-6 -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 05:24
- Super Feud 2 at 5-2, 6 at 4-3, 2 at 3-4, 1 at 2-5 and 1 at 0-7 -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 04:54 2
  - My poor Super Feud team is 2-5 with the third most points. -- nm - Inigo Oct 23, 05:07 1
    - And I have 2nd most and am only 4-3. In fact, I have 2nd most in both leagues and both teams are just 4-3. -- nm - Blake Baron-tles Oct 23, 05:41
If we win I'm going to produce porn versions of Hallmark movies. -- nm - Todd Manning Oct 23, 04:39 1
- I'd watch the shit out of those -- nm - Epiphany Oct 23, 07:05
Wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 23, 04:23 4
- Glory Glory Man United -- nm - budice Oct 23, 04:33
- Good evening? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 23, 04:31
- Good afternoon -- nm - LMS Oct 23, 04:27
- Good morning -- nm - JD Oct 23, 04:25
FF: God bless Sterling Shepard and the Falcons DEF. 4-0 week. 7-0*, 5-2*, 5-2, 4-3 - Strongbad Oct 23, 04:16 3
- This is Amari Cooper's 4th season in the NFL and he's only 24. Put this in perspective age wise rookie Calvin Ridley is 23 turns 24 in Dec -- nm - budice Oct 23, 04:55 1
  - Calvin Ridley was only allowed to play 3 games his senior year of high school because he was already 19 years and 9 months old. That's.......something. -- nm* - Volnelk Oct 23, 04:58
- 1-1 (a win in the League I wanted to lose and a loss in the one I wanted to win...) -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 04:49
Starbucks opened its first signing/ASL store in Washington DC today. -- (link) - budice Oct 23, 04:00
TV PSA: NCIS, Conners, Flash, Great American Read, Voice Smackdown, World Series, Kids Are Alright, Below Deck, Black Lightning, Blackish, Challenge, -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 03:51 2
- UK gets Bake Off (semi final), Informer, There She Goes (David Tennant/Jessica Hynes comedy/drama), other stuff. -- nm - LMS Oct 23, 05:44
- FBI, This is Us, Splitting Up Together, Mayans MC, Bryant Gumbel, NCIS NO, Guest Book, Purge, Rookie, Tosh.0, New Amsterdam, Jim Jeffries, Native America, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Oct 23, 03:52
So...that Raw sounds like it was unreal and that’s not counting the real-life stuff with Roman. - Will Hunting Oct 23, 03:24
I wouldn't call it a *meaningless* touchdown then. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 02:59
33+2 slackers in the biggest lotto ever. flav have a question for you - zeitgeist Oct 23, 02:27 1
- you got money -- nm - Karl_S Oct 23, 05:13
I watched Suicide Squad tonight. I didn't hate it, but it was not amazing. (spoilers?) - Beryllium Oct 23, 00:18 3
- I still wish we could have seen the version that the director wanted to go with. -- nm - groiny Oct 23, 06:35
- Harley Quinn and Deadshot were great. the CGI villains and Joker were not. The rest was meh to ok. -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 05:10
- and a thought when compared to Mandy - Beryllium Oct 23, 00:25
Girlfriend believes we should be watching scary movies in the spirit of Halloween, so I showed her the Blair Witch Project. No sleep tonight. - Mop Oct 22, 23:48 4
- Your gf is right. My gf and I have a bunch of movies that we want to see so we wrote them on small slips of paper and we pick one each night to watch. - Krusty Oct 23, 05:16
- Frailty! -- nm - Beaker Oct 23, 05:05
- TCM is playing Theatre of Blood with Vincent Price on 10/31. I highly recommend it as both a great horror and a great Shakespeare film. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 22, 23:54 1
  - I second this recommendation. -- nm - LMS Oct 23, 04:06
a new study on micro-plastics -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 22, 23:31

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