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Dang, our property taxes have risen. -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 08:41 2
- Based on what I've seen on FB posts about our new IL Governor, that must mean you're going to move out of state - oblique Nov 8, 08:44 1
  - Not here. The most recent estimate of our property value was very...let's just say...satisfying. -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 08:48
Wholesome tweet is wholesome. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:39 1
- coalition with Slamtown? -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 08:41
Robyn Denholm new chair of Tesla. -- (link) - Beaker Nov 8, 08:37 4
- Is she still playing at MSG? -- nm - tie97 Nov 8, 08:40 3
  - Everyone knows *that* Robyn's last name is Carlsson -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 08:41 2
    - related to Tucker. -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 08:42
    - Not Tesla. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 08:42
heh, seeing a bunch of the Funkos from EB Games sale yesterday now showing up on Kijiji and local buy and sell FB sites -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 08:33
Went to sleep during the late news as I often do. Woke up a couple of hours later and couldn't understand why the news was still on....... - Meg Nov 8, 08:21
So hey, remember when PM Trudeau got all snotty about the criticism over the McClintic healing lodge story? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Nov 8, 08:21 17
- Also no. He seems like a great guy and fine leader. -- nm - David Nov 8, 08:35 12
  - I say this as a partisan against him: Well-meaning, earnest as hell, poor on action and hung up on image over the work involved in file completion. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 8, 08:38 4
    - I remember when partisans used to attack Obama. They wound up with Trump. They got what they deserved. - David Nov 8, 08:53 1
      - Different scenario up here for reasons both obvious and obscure. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 8, 09:13
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      - It's exactly how he and his staff want to be perceived, so yes. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 8, 08:48
  - great guy - yes. Fine leader - hand wavey motion. His heart is in the right place which is great though. -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 08:35 5
    - Canadian Obama -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 08:41
    - I think the "national apology" tours are getting to be a bit of a self-parody, though. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:37 3
      - I'll still take him over any other option we have though. -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 08:38 2
        
        so much this. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 08:42
        
        Every day of the week, youbetcha. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:39
  - (wish he was POTUS) -- nm - David Nov 8, 08:35
- no. -- nm - mud Nov 8, 08:24
- No. -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 08:21 2
  - Remember when PM Trudeau was shirtless and running around with his fine ass self? - Epiphany Nov 8, 08:24 1
    - Hell yeah. -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 08:35
Oh man, he's floating Reek for AG. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 08:18 9
- who are we talking about? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 08:40 5
  - Reek! -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 08:43 [Image] 3
    - thanks. that'd be funny -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 08:46
    - I had totally forgot about him. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 08:45 1
      - about who? -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 08:45
  - *laughs at you* - Spawn Nov 8, 08:41
- I saw this last night. It makes perfect sense (to him). -- nm - David Nov 8, 08:35
- Nah, he's saving him for SCOTUS. -- nm - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 8, 08:31
- *tearfully retires to boudoir with headache powders and a vat of Xanax.* -- nm - Lindsay Graham si Nov 8, 08:21
I'm pretty impressed by my HMO's online prescription refill system. Tuesday night, I order the refill. Didn't have to pay for shipping. Refill was in - prayformojo Nov 8, 08:09
Robert Mueller’s team has begun writing its final report in the Russia probe, multiple sources tell CNN -- nm - decline Nov 8, 08:06 14
- "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." -- nm - Max Nov 8, 08:28 1
  - *smh* Skipped right past the "blurst of times / stupid Mueller" joke. For shame, Max. -- nm - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 8, 08:35
- IMO, if they had anything meaningful on President Trump, we'd have heard about it by now. - Inigo Nov 8, 08:27 4
  - There are multiple sources saying Trump was indicted in 2017 by a grand jury but not arrested because he's in office. -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 10:17
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  - Everything I've read indicates that they've got Don Jr. and Jared whenever they want. -- nm - David Nov 8, 08:36 1
    - Hell, even Don Jr. is telling people he thinks he'll be indicted any day now -- nm - decline Nov 8, 08:49
- Haha! Look at that! I typed "Robret" instead of "Robert." Isn't that funny, Janet? -- nm - Robert Mueller at the computer Nov 8, 08:24
- Sadly, they are about to have the electricity shut off to their offices. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 08:12
- "It was a dark and stormy night..." -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 08:11 4
  - “I scowl with frustration at myself in the mirror. Damn my hair. It just won’t behave — damn Katherine Kavanagh for being ill, subjecting me to this.” -- nm - Qale Nov 8, 08:14
  - ...and then the murders began -- nm - decline Nov 8, 08:11
  - let's hope. my greatest fear is there is nothing in it that can stick to the people at the top of the chain. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 08:11 1
    - I have little doubt that Kushner and Don Jr are going down. I guess my fear is that *everyone* gets taken down *except* Trump. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 08:13
I think it's great that Claire Foy's insistence that she do all of her own stuntwork for The Crown led directly to her getting cast in Spider's Web -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 08:02 1
- "I did all my own tiara scenes." -- nm* - Reagen Nov 8, 08:06
It's hard for me to read this quote as anything but "and those black folks started walking around like they owned the place" -- (link) - Reagen Nov 8, 07:57 4
- At least she’s aware enough to not just come out and call them “uppity”. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Nov 8, 08:24
- Just like calling out Kavanaugh was worse than what he did. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 08:02
- Oh, you're reading it right. - David Nov 8, 08:00 1
  - To be fair on one point -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Nov 8, 08:30
The gunman was a former Marine. -- (link) - David Nov 8, 07:47
I found out yesterday that someone who lives in our town has the last name Hkl -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 07:37 2
- he and Red Wings RW Martin Frk should form a club. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 07:39 1
  - their kids should marry and hyphenate -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 07:52
Shaun Alert: EB Games 25th Anniversary specials start tomorrow. - Beaker Nov 8, 07:35
Kemp has resigned as Secretary of State -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 07:16 4
- Did he hang a Mission Accomplished! banner? -- nm - David Nov 8, 07:39
- I will remind you that he is NOT secretary of state! - oblique Nov 8, 07:34
- Fox Resigns As Henhouse Guard Now That There Are No Chickens -- nm* - Reagen Nov 8, 07:20
- Well that should settle things. - Strongbad Nov 8, 07:18
*pets his 62% Gambit winning %* -- nm - groiny Nov 8, 07:13 1
- creepy -- nm - decline Nov 8, 07:36
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- Oh my. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 8, 07:16
- What have you got for Cryptie enthusiasts? -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 07:13 2
  - hey, what is Cryptie up to... let's go to Google! -- (link) - Andie Nov 8, 07:14 [youtube] 1
    - AND an 8 year old Facebook page. -- (link) - Andie Nov 8, 07:15
Macleans (Canadian news magazine) has published 66,349 different covers for it's Remembrance Day issue. Each features one of the servicemen or women - Andie Nov 8, 06:55 13
- And finally, on the 100th day, near Mons, Belgium, Pte. George Lawrence Price, 25, of Port Williams, N.S., was the last Canadian soldier to die in - Beaker Nov 8, 07:01 1
  - they done a few things on our local news lately on him. -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 07:05
- (it's better than their 5 Douchebags current cover) -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 06:59 6
  - I love this tweet about that cover -- (link) - AJRimmer Nov 8, 07:36 5
    - Cotton as Rob Ford is frigging genius -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:25 1
      - Dammit, I did it again, didn't I? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:34
    - wow -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 08:04
    - awesome -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 07:42
    - audible snort here. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 07:38
- decidedly not the point but man that's a logistical nightmare for the printer. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 06:57
- The shear logistics of this amazes me -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 06:57 2
  - I actually found what must be one of Dave's relatives (same last name, from the same town of 400 people). I ordered that one to give him at Christmas - Andie Nov 8, 07:01 1
    - that's excellent -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 07:32
Honest living but man, I would hate this job -- (link) - ty97 Nov 8, 06:53 1
- I did it as a teenager to make some cash. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 07:45
Something that strikes me: in all the mass shootings, I keep seeings comments from survivors or locals along the lines of - ty97 Nov 8, 06:51 3
- there is no such thing as a "safe" place. -- nm - groiny Nov 8, 06:52 2
  - (except ST) -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 08:13
  - true. kids in school no longer feel that "it couldn't happen here". maybe adults who feel the same will have more empathy and call to action. -- nm - colin Nov 8, 08:13
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- Ugh. - Super Daddy Princess Nov 8, 07:14
- Plan B -- (link) - Reagen Nov 8, 07:12 4
  - I think RBG is a little old to be getting pregnant, Reagan. -- nm - Qale Nov 8, 07:15 2
    - That's a Self Ginsburn! *dances behind SNL Weekend Update Desk* -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 08:37
    - Pregnasty! -- nm* - SNL Rap Song callback Nov 8, 07:17
  - I like it! -- nm - mud Nov 8, 07:14
- She should be wrapped in bubble wrap for the next 2 years at least. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 06:52 4
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    - Hey -- (link) - Reagen Nov 8, 06:56 [Backboard] 1
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    - I SAID AT LEAST! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 06:56
- Damn. I hope she's okay. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:51 5
  - 3 fractured ribs & hospitalized -- nm - decline Nov 8, 06:52 4
    - She's pretty tough and active, so probably fine. The biggest risks would be blood clots (from prolonged inactivity) and pneumonia. - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 8, 07:00 3
      - These thoughts were my own but I consulted with an actual doctor who agreed with my assessment. Check me out and my fake doctorin'! -- nm - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 8, 07:02 2
        
        Remember kids, Dr. Mario is NOT a doctor. -- nm - Qale Nov 8, 07:08 1
        
        I could call myself Dr. Barrio but that would be culturally inappropriate. -- nm - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 8, 07:18
CFL seat deposit: Purchased. - Reagen Nov 8, 06:43 7
- At the 2007 Grey Cup, I told Mark Cohon that I would definitely attend the first Maritime Grey Cup. Hoping this happens. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 8, 07:45
- nice. Schooners or Storm your pick? The options I see on CTV for their poll all use "Atlantic" as the locational name rather than Halifax - Beaker Nov 8, 06:49 5
  - Schooners is the historical name associated so I like that. (The team has had hospitality suites at Grey Cup for at least 25 years.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 8, 07:51 1
    - cool. -- nm - mud Nov 8, 07:59
  - Schooners of those, but I think Privateers has the most potential. - Reagen Nov 8, 06:55
  - I'm still hoping for Snowbunnies -- nm - decline Nov 8, 06:53
  - Bring back the rough riders! -- nm - mafic Nov 8, 06:52
Which Maybe-Soon-to-Be-Open NFL Head Coaching Job Is the Most Enticing? -- (link) - Beaker Nov 8, 06:33
Did I miss stalker signups being announced? - Reagen Nov 8, 06:33 1
- Nope, not yet. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:50
I was hoping she wouldn't -- (link) - ty97 Nov 8, 06:29 5
- Meh. - Super Daddy Princess Nov 8, 07:18
- Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 06:51
- Blech. -- nm - Lisa “Frenchy” Fuqua Nov 8, 06:47
- Ugh. -- nm - David Nov 8, 06:31
- everything's coming up Donny! -- nm - Trump Nov 8, 06:31
B2: Mac's dance - wouldn't play on my shitty work browser. -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 06:25
The youth vote probably went way up compared to other midterms -- (link) - Reagen Nov 8, 06:24 9
- The Boomers pissed off their grandkids. -- nm - David Nov 8, 06:30
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  - By 2020, the youth won't be youth anymore. They'll be jaded old farts. :) -- nm* - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 8, 06:45 2
    - Highest population of a single age right now in the US is 27, I believe. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 06:46 1
      - And they're all on my lawn. -- nm - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 8, 06:48
  - it helps that it was in service of a "win". -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 06:31 3
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      - Andrew Napolitano went on FnF and said something similar. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 06:34 1
        
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These poor people... -- (link) - David Nov 8, 06:24 6
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- You have enough mass shootings now that people are in them more than once in their lifetime. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 06:25 4
  - It was the largest mass shooting in 12 days -- nm - decline Nov 8, 06:34 3
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    - this is so depressing. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 06:35 1
      - yup. -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 06:41
Here is a good one: GOP Rep Jason Lewis of Minnesota once complained that men couldn’t call women "sluts." He just lost his seat to a woman. -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 06:22 1
- should of went with calling them stupid whores. -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 06:42
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 06:19

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