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and in other news: Bills fan faces stiff punishment after cops pegged him as dildo-thrower -- (link) - decline Oct 31, 06:55
This is a pretty epic Ghost Rider costume -- (link) - decline Oct 31, 06:46 1
- Amazing -- nm - Count Pipula Oct 31, 07:19
"The Bible says to welcome immigrants. So why don't white evangelicals?" - TWuG Oct 31, 06:26 9
- I don't even understand the benefit the caravan is supposed to provide to Democrats. It's underwear gnomes levels of "?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 31, 06:39 7
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    - Like in the article above where they say Democrats and or Soros are behind it and funding it. To what possible end? - Reagen Oct 31, 06:46 3
      - Conspiracy theories don't really have to make sense, but this is Krugman's take -- (link) - Roger More Oct 31, 07:04
      - One would suppose "to remind leftist voters of Trumps immigration stance and encourage them to vote". -- nm - Ender Oct 31, 07:02 1
        
        Presumably they would also want to find a way that they had a coherent solution to. -- nm - mafic Oct 31, 07:08
    - Illegal votes? -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 31, 06:43 1
      - We’re going to have to be very precise in where we place those couple thousands of votes to make it matter. -- nm - Qale Oct 31, 07:00
- It says a lot of things religious people ignore. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 06:35
last day of work, 9:22 am: blow up jeff smith's misogynist bullsh*t at exit interview. -- nm - Mandy 95% Oct 31, 06:23 2
- You should pull an exit like Rami Malek did in Need for Speed - decline Oct 31, 06:48 1
  - Or Scarface from Half Baked. -- nm - Qale Oct 31, 07:05
Is it nap time yet? -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 06:21 1
- so word -- nm - ScryDragon 🐲 Oct 31, 06:55
Florida voting has now surpassed the entire 2014 in-person early voting total, and the entire pre-election day total. Republican edge +1.8% -- (link) - decline Oct 31, 06:20 13
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- I haven't voted yet! -- nm - Bloody jAxeSean Oct 31, 06:31 3
  - what are you waiting for? -- nm - decline Oct 31, 06:32 2
    - I need to go over the damn amendments. -- (link) - Bloody jAxeSean Oct 31, 06:34 1
      - Here you go. - Roger More Oct 31, 06:46
- (assuming everyone voted to their party registration) -- nm - Reagen Oct 31, 06:24 2
  - And ignoring the 18% without party affiliation. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 31, 06:45
  - ah. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 31, 06:25
- does it seem odd that they announce the count of the prevote before the official election day? That seems like it could influence. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 31, 06:23 4
  - If it influences more people to vote, even if they’re not voting to my guy, I’m still okay with this. -- nm - Qale Oct 31, 07:04 2
    - i don't think it is a general 'vote' influence. People like to vote for the winning side, and there is also 'oh, they are already winning', or 'we - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 31, 07:06 1
      - I can see that. It’s been really tough to fight through the demoralization here with Beto. That he can’t win. -- nm - Qale Oct 31, 07:09
  - it's just counting people who voted, not who they voted for -- nm - decline Oct 31, 06:26
Wealth owned by three richest families in America has grown by 6000% since 1982 -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Oct 31, 06:12
BBC Culture's list of 100 greatest foreign language films to argue over -- (link) - LMS Oct 31, 06:09 1
- Metropolis and Passion of Joan of Arc is funny. They're silent films! -- nm - Reagen Oct 31, 06:12
TomCattt is now on Instagram, if you care (he is the WORST at PR, look at his insta handle.) -- (link) - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 31, 06:07 1
- Very cool clip. - Michael Oct 31, 07:35
Indian police busting call centres at the center of CRA scam calls. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 31, 06:04 1
- finally. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 31, 06:05
Meanwhile, in Venice Italy -- (link) - decline Oct 31, 06:00 5
- Not a lot of suede worn there. -- nm - Reagen Oct 31, 06:20
- That's nuts. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 06:19 2
  - but the pizza looks good -- nm - decline Oct 31, 06:20 1
    - I really does. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 06:29
- It floods a lot, but it is crazy right now apparently. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 31, 06:05
I didn't know the period-key hack here! -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 31, 05:50 5
- the what and the who now? -- nm - ScryDragon 🐲 Oct 31, 06:13 1
  - *reads below* whoa -- nm - ScryDragon 🐲 Oct 31, 06:16
- holy crap! me neither. -- nm - Mandy 95% Oct 31, 05:53 2
  - welcome to the board, newbies! -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 05:57 1
    - I did not know this either -- nm - decline Oct 31, 06:23
last day of work, 8:49 am: just finished purging my calendar. -- nm - Mandy 95% Oct 31, 05:49 1
- steal office supplies! -- nm - decline Oct 31, 06:00
I love the literalness of German element naming for some things - Reagen Oct 31, 05:41
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- That he cares about the welfare of anyone else? -- nm - LMS Oct 31, 06:02
- That he's a religious man? -- nm - Roger More Oct 31, 05:51
- He did drain it now we see the sh*t that was below the surface -- nm - AJRimmer Oct 31, 05:50
- There is nothing amusing about Trump. -- nm - Qale Oct 31, 05:49
- I'd put "Hire the best people" above that. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 05:46 1
  - I think 'stable genius' is the biggest lie of all. -- nm - Half-price Halloween cAndie Oct 31, 05:48
It seems unlikely I’ll participate in NaNoWriMo this go around. It’s not that I’m not writing. I’m deep in my collaborative storytelling stuff. - Qale Oct 31, 05:37
Welcome to Tatooine, the US Army’s Newest Cyber Training Space -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 31, 05:29
PA11, which isn't Dano's district (I don't think), but the more rural, redder neighbouring one, is at 50-46 R/D. -- nm - Reagen Oct 31, 04:46 4
- That’s surprising. I thought when my district became more purple, that district became more red because it picked up the redder part of my district. -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 04:58 3
  - It likely did. PA is having severe buyer's remorse it seems about Trump. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 05:56 2
    - He still polls net Approval in my district -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 06:20 1
      - He's net zero in the poll I reference above. -- nm - Reagen Oct 31, 06:37
I'm always surprised at how easy it is to get a Lyft at 4am. It's not like we're in the middle of the city, but the ride is always at most 7 min away -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 02:04 1
- So jealous. We have to drive and do extended parking here in the sticks. - David Oct 31, 02:20
I'm groinylike with my tipping approach. I didn't even know I had a tipping credo, but I guess I do - con_carne Oct 31, 01:33 [Backboard] 1
- I’m pretty selfish. I tip because it makes me feel good, no real other reason. -- nm - Qale Oct 31, 05:40
Mike Pence appears at a congressional campaign rally with a fake rabbi (messianic jew, aka born again xians who dress in jewish garb) - zeitgeist Oct 31, 01:27 8
- I always though Messianic Jews were jews who converted to Christianity and accepted Jesus, not the other way -- nm - ScryDragon 🐲 Oct 31, 06:57
- More directly, he had this guy speak at an appearance about the killings in Pittsburgh. A guy who believes Jews that don't recognize Jesus as the - TWuG Oct 31, 06:30
- Gotta love religious slurs in the early AM. -- nm* - Strongbad Oct 31, 05:22 4
  - What slur? -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 31, 06:09 1
    - Seriously. Jew? That’s what Messianic Jews call themselves. I don’t get it. -- nm - mafic Oct 31, 07:15
  - He is literally a fake rabbi. Was defrocked by his congregation -- (link) - Reagen Oct 31, 05:35 1
    - I understand what Messianic Judaism is. - Strongbad Oct 31, 05:45
- Mike Pence, a Congressperson, and a fake rabbi walk into a bar... -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 05:17
Canada to remove laws against witches (though its intended for financial scams for curing curses etc) -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 31, 00:40
Here's a fun photo I took a couple weeks ago. "You Have Chosen ... Wisely." -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 30, 23:53 [flickr] 1
- I'm afraid to ask what denomination you belong to -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 31, 00:27
Krakatoa is erupting -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 30, 23:02
Nobody on The Rookie knows how to deal with trauma. con_carne sez: therapist character incoming. -- nm - con_carne Oct 30, 22:51 3
- really enjoying this show -- nm - ScryDragon 🐲 Oct 31, 06:58
- Maybe. One of the characters is the kid of two therapists, though. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 23:10 1
  - (Pretty sure it's genetic, in tv land) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 23:11
How do you figure out where a phone number is redirected to? (at least without a warrant from the feds?) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 30, 22:37
Man, Motley Fool is a terrible read, but here's a story about Comcast securing enough land in the Orlando area to more than double Universal Studios p -- (link) - Mop Oct 30, 22:29
the halloween google doodle is a multiplayer game. it's amusing. -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 22:28
LA Times: Trump says no other country has birthright citizenship. That's not even close to being true. -- (link) - GregW Oct 30, 21:39 1
- like almost the entire western hemisphere has it. -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 21:54
Currently watching: The second Little Orphan Ani movie. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 21:12 3
- What would pre-EpIV Jedi Knight clothes have looked like if they weren't all being dressed like they were hiding on Tattooine? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 21:32 1
  - I always reckoned they were supposed to be a take samurai robes, not specifically Tatooine desert robes. -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 22:12
- The problem with Coruscant is that it has all the ingredients for a Luc Besson mood, but none of the heart. - Beryllium Oct 30, 21:22
Today I had one of those stressful days where I marched into my boss's office and tore his head off with regards to my promotion. Ask me anything. -- nm - con_carne Oct 30, 20:35 4
- Scratch that for now... This Is Us is on! :) -- nm - con_carne Oct 30, 21:10
- Who is Number One? -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 30, 20:52 [youtube]
- how high did the blood spurt? do you still have a job? -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 20:50 1
  - Yes. Meeting was satisfactory but not "carne got everything he wanted all at once" satisfactory. -- nm - con_carne Oct 30, 21:09
JackDawson: The google trick worked with that article. -- (link) - GregW Oct 30, 20:24
So accurate. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 30, 20:20 1
- I was just wondering how she and George stay married. that must be a weird relationship. -- (link) - mafic Oct 30, 20:25
Ouch. I have 6 players on bye week in Caveman -- nm - Amoxy Oct 30, 20:18 1
- that's just bad drafting! -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 20:20
I just ordered an anvil. I'm ready for that coyote. -- nm - . Oct 30, 20:17 1
- good luck with your armoursmithing! -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 20:18
Bery, I heartily approve -- nm - peglegpete Oct 30, 20:05 10
- and the Bats key still works :)))))) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 30, 20:08 9
  - how do you disable the bats when you accidentally turn them on? I usually just close and reopen. -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 20:17 8
    - tell him you prefer Superman?? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 30, 20:33
    - Refresh the page (the period key will scroll to the top and refresh) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 20:24 6
      - oooh. I didn't know that one. neat! -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 20:29 5
        
        Which was the bat key? -- nm - . Oct 30, 21:11 4
        
        is..not was. hold the B key down for 5 seconds and move your moose. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 30, 21:22 3
        
        Shouldn't need the 5 seconds, just a tap should start it ... -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 21:30 2
        
        Cat walking across the keyboard will start it :) -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 30, 21:32 1
        
        Darn, doesn't work on this tablet. Maybe because I don't have a moose. -- nm* - . Oct 30, 22:29
so my in-laws are moving to southeastern Alberta, and this weird house is for sale near where they're looking. -- (link) - mafic Oct 30, 19:53 1
- I like the stairwell(s) -- nm - mud Oct 30, 19:58
Happy Halloween - Library Costume Parade. - MonsterMeg Oct 30, 19:47 [Attachment]
Jacob Wohl is even too toxic for the crazies. Bill Mitchell is claiming he's a Democratic operative. -- nm - Tim Oct 30, 19:23 8
- I love this part. When they eat their own. -- nm - Jovian Oct 30, 22:06
- Mr. Mueller, tear down that Wohl. -- nm - budice Oct 30, 20:27
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  - This. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 04:51
- That has to feel like just the lowest blow possible, from his point of view. “Call me anything, just don’t call me THAT.” -- nm - Volnelk Oct 30, 19:54
- coffe shop hipsters are whispering their agreement. -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 19:25 2
  - winning response, close the thread -- nm - ty97 Oct 30, 19:27 1
    - awww, come on. -- (link) - Tim Oct 30, 19:33 [Backboard]
OK, this is my favorite Halloween costume of 2018. -- (link*) - Strongbad Oct 30, 18:50 2
- Makes more sense now. -- nm - . Oct 30, 20:16
- ST poster? -- nm - . Oct 30, 18:54
Disney Streaming Service developing a Falcon/Winter Solider mini series -- (link) - Remlik Oct 30, 18:49
Vermont Governor Candidate Promises Weekly 'Governor's Pardon TV Show' -- (link*) - Strongbad Oct 30, 18:43 1
- Crackpot candidate with no chance of winning says something crazy. -- nm - Mop Oct 30, 22:32
WWE Crown Jewel: Renee Young will be doing commentary. -- nm - Remlik Oct 30, 18:35 1
- poor Renee -- nm - Tim Oct 30, 19:31
What in the Disney-Hell is this? -- nm - Beaker Oct 30, 18:11 3
- Oh, please. Disney renamed Hell to Hades in the 90s and hired James Woods to run the place. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 18:12 2
  - Talk about perfect casting. Woods is definitely in the service of Hell. -- nm - TWuG Oct 30, 18:16
  - Oh, you mean the logo? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 18:12
The incredibly shoddy plot to smear Robert Mueller, explained -- (link) - Jovian Oct 30, 17:53 1
- Ha! Just finished reading this. There is a great Better Call Saul reference in here! - Jovian Oct 30, 17:58
Pete got it at $0. Done as goodwill even though I was clear when I scheduled that I thought it was candy and my fault. -- nm - TWuG Oct 30, 17:37 3
- I'll note also that they would have met me at work, at home, at some other place, if I'd wanted, so I don't even lose any time to the service call. - TWuG Oct 30, 18:00 1
  - others may think: they have service centers in 26 states. ROAD TRIP!!! -- (link*) - peglegpete Oct 30, 19:28
- technically I think I was closer. -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 17:45
a great story about a bookstore in the UK -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 30, 17:37
Flash Gordon: director of Overlord to write and direct the Fox movie.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 30, 17:34 2
- there is no reason to even think about recasting Brian Blessed. He's still good. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 30, 19:42 1
  - Ditto for Dalton -- nm - LMS Oct 31, 06:18

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