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"You get $100,000 today. What do you do?" -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 24, 16:19 8
- Fix my teeth and pay what I owe the IRS which is minimal. I'd still have a good chunk left which I'd invest for retirement. -- nm* - Krusty Sep 24, 16:36
- I’d like to teach the world to sing. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Sep 24, 16:32
- 30k kitchen reno, 10k trips, 10k college fund, 20k mortgage lump sum, 25k investing, 5k mad money -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 16:31 1
  - the other possibility is 10k mortgage, 15k investing, 20k down payment on an EV. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 16:33
- I'd never recommend being jobless in your mid-40s for $100k to anyone, but I'd quit work because the reset would be that valuable. -- nm - Max Sep 24, 16:31
- I've been wondering lately: if I buy groceries and pay my parent's home electric bill directly so they never hold the money, do they owe income tax? - Max Sep 24, 16:23 1
  - I would think the groceries and utilities would be under the radar, but carrying a mortgage is significant paper trail/public record.... - zeitgeist Sep 24, 20:30
- Pay off my credit card debt, put a down payment on a house. -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 16:21
I wish Google Play podcasts had an ability for me to knock stuff I'm not interested in off the launch screen - Reagen Sep 24, 16:16
I think there's more to the whistleblower's complaint than just the call to the Ukrainian prez. -- nm - Diva Sep 24, 15:56 8
- probably leaked the identity of the Masked Singer too -- nm - prayformojo Sep 24, 16:09 3
  - Antonio Brown! -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Sep 24, 16:32
  - I hope he burns! -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 16:10
  - "I cannot say who it is, but I can offer this one hint: that's a spicy meatball!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 16:09
- "Schiff told the caucus that Trump wasn’t asking Ukraine to 'dig up dirt,' he was asking Ukraine to 'manufacture dirt' on his opponent." -- (link) - Dignan Sep 24, 16:03
- Oh yea -- nm* - Jovian Sep 24, 16:00
- you know it. -- nm - mud Sep 24, 15:59
- Yes, as is my understanding. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 15:57
The Senate did what? - Will Hunting Sep 24, 15:38 3
- on the other hand... -- (link) - Reagen Sep 24, 15:46 2
  - "When I decided to fire Nancy, I said to myself, 'You know, this Whistleblower thing with Trump and Ukraine is a made up story.'" -- nm - Trump Sep 24, 15:52
  - I’ll be in my bunk. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 24, 15:47
DoD warns service members of threats at screenings of Joker. -- (link) - TWuG Sep 24, 15:29 10
- Every time I go to a movie I think about possible mass shooting now. Along with fairs, sporting events, etc - Bacon Sep 24, 15:31 9
  - I almost never do. But I have some concerns about this Joker movie. - pmb Sep 24, 16:19
  - I unfortunately think about it at movies a lot. Sometimes at work. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 24, 16:09 4
    - Yep,me too. -- nm - Diva Sep 24, 16:10 3
      - I always have an exit strategy. Sometimes it takes away from my enjoyment of the film. - Dark Callisto Sep 24, 16:12 2
        
        Yeesh to your IM. :-( -- nm - Krusty Sep 24, 16:32
        
        We always plan our way out and a meeting place if we get separated. - Diva Sep 24, 16:17
  - I think about it at work all the time. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Sep 24, 15:43 1
    - I think about it at work every single day. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 24, 15:45
  - It never crosses my mind even when I'm at a big event, in Times Sq., etc. - Krusty Sep 24, 15:37
My friend noticed at a Starbucks we don’t normally go to that the bathrooms were still labeled men/women. She pointed it out when I wondered aloud why - Qale Sep 24, 15:19 6
- What I wonder from that is who's in charge of deciding what amount to send you. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 15:21 5
  - "Bath towel if they're criticizing gender neutral; vcr if they're standing up for binary biblical values." - Chic-Fil-A project manager Sep 24, 15:28 3
    - Why is this reminding me of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 15:35 2
      - hard to say since it's a direct pull from Scrooged. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 15:36 1
        
        Something about the VCR made me feel like it was a prize on WITWICS. -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 24, 15:37
  - They must spin a wheel in terrible Flash animation like the use in their giveaway games. -- nm - Qale Sep 24, 15:23
"*sigh* ... OK, send this back to the marketing team and make it dumb... simpler" -- (link) - Reagen Sep 24, 15:12
25 years ago today, I was in Michigan Stadium watching Colorado beat the Wolverines on the last play of the game -- nm - prayformojo Sep 24, 15:11 1
- You were at that Kordell Stewart game? -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Sep 24, 16:30
House GOP response was somewhat lame. This is my shocked font. -- nm - Diva Sep 24, 15:07 1
- agreed -- nm - mud Sep 24, 15:12
Hahahahahaha! -- (link) - Jovian Sep 24, 15:02 1
- This is great! -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 15:07
Placido Domingo out at The Met Opera after many accusations of sexual harassment. -- (link) - Krusty Sep 24, 14:36 4
- "The voices of 20 women are less valuable than the voice of one man" - twitter, yesterday. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:48
- Placidos eunt domus -- nm - Max Sep 24, 14:39 1
  - "The dude called Placido, they go, the house?" -- nm - prayformojo Sep 24, 14:51
- "No, it was the other guy." *sniff* -- nm - con_carne Sep 24, 14:39
The Last of Us Part II Release Date trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 24, 14:28 [youtube]
Posted with no comment. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 24, 14:27 1
- nice afterword to last night's thread -- (link) - mud Sep 24, 14:31 [Backboard]
Pelosi. Not eloquent. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 24, 14:07 6
- I don't know what statement you were listening to, then< -- nm - mud Sep 24, 14:32 2
  - Just trying to look at it from a bipartisan point of view. She stumbled several times over key points, that imo, lost some of the gravity. - Volnelk Sep 24, 14:40 1
    - she wears dentures. Wait 'til yer old. -- nm - mud, 64 w/ missing teeth Sep 24, 14:43
- The immediate R response is ‘They haven’t even seen the transcript of the call. How can they definitively say anything. This is just going to get.... - Volnelk Sep 24, 14:27 2
  - So what you're saying, GOP, is that if the transcripts show something criminal, you'll act on it? -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 15:30 1
    - That was the next question. And his answer was ‘I’m not sure. I just want to get to the bottom of things.’ - Volnelk Sep 24, 15:47
No one is above the law -- nm - Speaker of the House Pelosi Sep 24, 14:06 14
- Nancy, good luck getting Prince Andrew to ever set foot on American soil again. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 24, 15:17
- She also said the DNI broke the law. What are the plans to address that? -- nm - Max Sep 24, 14:26 9
  - "The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of..." -- nm - con_carne Sep 24, 14:30 8
    - But is the announcement of an impeachment inquiry limited to Trump? Trump & the DNI? Or just everyone they want to look at? -- nm - Max Sep 24, 14:31 7
      - Cut off the head, worry about the limbs later. - TWuG Sep 24, 14:35 5
        
        Or go after the easier target of the DNI first and use the evidence collected in that effort as ammo when you go after Trump. -- nm - Max Sep 24, 14:38 4
        
        They won't need impeachment for DNI. Contempt of Congress will do -- nm - TWuG Sep 24, 14:40 3
        
        and the US Senate voted unanimous consent to cough up the Whistleblower complaint. -- nm - Jovian Sep 24, 14:58 2
        
        "sense" and "should" has no more teeth than "this is what's on our minds" -- nm - Max Sep 24, 15:01 1
        
        Notable that McConnell let it go through, though. - Super Daddy Princess Sep 24, 15:27
      - I don't know! All we had to learn impeachment stuff off of growing up were the President and his penis! -- nm - con_carne Sep 24, 14:33
- except Steven seagal -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 14:07
- I *am* the Law. -- nm - Speaker of the House Pelosi Sep 24, 14:06 1
  - And the men who spurred us on Sit in judgement of all wrong They decide and the shotgun sings the song -- nm* - who Sep 24, 14:09
PS+ Games for October are The Last of Us Remastered and MLB The Show 19. Decent month especially as I don't own either. -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 14:04
Adopted by Unanimous Consent: S.Res.325 - Transmission of Whistleblower Complaint: -- (link) - ty97 Sep 24, 14:00 1
- Good. No brainer -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 14:20
WWE and AEW are also both rumored to add studio shows. - Tim Sep 24, 13:48
There's a new island on an island on an island in town. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:46
Contrarian opinion: I'm already kind of bored by The Fiend. - David Sep 24, 13:45 3
- I love the Firefly Fun House though. -- nm - Tim Sep 24, 13:49 1
  - Yeah, that part is great, as is his twitter game. -- nm - David Sep 24, 13:50
- Are you not entertained! -- nm - con_carne Sep 24, 13:48
What really bugs me is people already hedging that if there’s nothing bad in the transcript maybe it’s tampered or incomplete or it’s not the whole st - JackDawson Sep 24, 13:39 37
- He'll release the transcripts along with his taxes, any moment now..... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 24, 14:07
- I agree, it's a mess. Us loudmouths post with a D or R tattooed on our foreheads. Most ordinary people... simply aren't like that - con_carne Sep 24, 13:59
- To be fair, that's only because somehow the bar has moved to a smoking gun or there's nothing. - pmb Sep 24, 13:49 24
  - we went from Caesar's wife to lack of 4 male witnesses or you're a whore that should be stoned to death -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 24, 14:12
  - Proof is itself an unnecessarily high bar. Congress could declared that his crime is degrading the country's reputation if they want. - Max Sep 24, 13:53 22
    - Other than the Impeachment Clause itself? -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 14:53
    - Emoluments Clause. I feel like that's the real winner since it's about him stealing from the public funds. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 14:21 6
      - How so? The Emoulements Clause case is not based on the government (such as DOD) using his resorts, but FOREIGN governments paying to stay at his reso - JackDawson Sep 24, 14:34 4
        
        Fair enough. It's still about his greed and easy to explain. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 14:40
        
        It's more than resorts and the tax records will show that -- nm - TWuG Sep 24, 14:36 2
        
        But if I’ve missed it please let me know -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 14:43
        
        Sure I’m just saying that is not a violation of any law I know -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 14:43
      - Sending troops and Pence through his resort should absolutely be there. -- nm - pmb Sep 24, 14:29
    - The charges don't need to be actual crimes (though there are plenty). But it still has to be "proved" in the impeachment trial. -- nm - pmb Sep 24, 14:06 11
      - That cannot be correct. The actual text of the US Constitution provides for impeachment for “treason, bribes, OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES or misdemeanors” -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 14:51 10
        
        The Constitution also says "by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate" for nominations, but that was ignored for Obama. - Max Sep 24, 15:01 4
        
        A federal lawsuit -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 15:04 3
        
        Who would have standing to sue? And if the effect of the trial is immediate removal, would a later lawsuit ruling reinstate the president to office? -- nm - Max Sep 24, 15:05 2
        
        (And I’d also move to dismiss the articles of impeachment’s directly in the senate itself, the proceeding of which will land - JackDawson Sep 24, 15:10
        
        The president clearly. The articles of impeachment do not remove the president so there’s no risk of mootness (which is what your second question is g - JackDawson Sep 24, 15:08
        
        The term "high crimes and misdemeanors" is intended to be extremely broad. From Wikipedia . . . - pmb Sep 24, 14:59 4
        
        That’s utterly unpersuasive as a basis to impeach a president aside from the fact that even your Wikipedia source lists what are considered “offenses” - JackDawson Sep 24, 15:07 3
        
        I took this because it laid it out quickly but it is consistent with everything I have read on the subject. -- (edited) - pmb Sep 24, 15:33 2
        
        I’m not interpreting I’m simply reading the text. All the examples you give inside fit comfortably with the definition of current criminal offenses in - JackDawson Sep 24, 15:36 1
        
        "Benjamin Franklin asserted that the power of impeachment and removal was necessary for those times when the Executive "rendered himself obnoxious"" - pmb Sep 24, 16:17
    - If that's the bar, they're... 3 years too late? -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Sep 24, 13:57 1
      - 4. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:05
- Well it’s not the whole story. It only tells us what was said, absent whatever context that made it so concerning for the w/b. - Super Daddy Princess Sep 24, 13:46
- I have no idea how it's going to go down, but my assumption is that it's nothingburgers on top of nothingburgers. - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:42 2
  - I really have no idea. I could see both worlds. But not disclosing the complaint to Congress is beyond the pale to me -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 13:44 1
    - Yep. It put him in this predicament. And why I do think its probably *that* bad. -- nm - Jovian Sep 24, 13:46
- thats because the general public are sheep and lap up mostly whatever story is put in front of them that fortifies their already held beliefs. -- nm - Jovian Sep 24, 13:41 5
  - That being said, its the Whistleblower report that is important. The rest is all noise. - Jovian Sep 24, 13:43
  - In that sense, he's the perfect president. :-/ -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:43 1
    - its the main reason he got elected. He told a lot of people *exactly* what they wanted to hear. -- nm - Jovian Sep 24, 13:44
  - This. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Sep 24, 13:43
  - Yes this includes the “he must be a criminal because we say so and because we JUST KNOW IT” mentality -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 13:42
Nelson Agholor invites baby-catching Philly critic to next Eagles home game. -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Sep 24, 13:37 1
- That's the way to handle it. That guy had me laughing so hard when I first saw that video. -- nm - Krusty Sep 24, 13:45
New Jack City getting a reboot.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 24, 13:35 13
- I'm okay with this. My guess is it's heroin and not crack this time. -- nm - Krusty Sep 24, 13:46 7
  - Opioid -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 14:49 1
    - Insulin -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:57
  - Vape juice. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:47 4
    - Kinder Eggs -- nm - Krusty Sep 24, 13:48 3
      - Coffee Crisp. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:05 2
        
        Funko Pops -- nm - rollo Sep 24, 14:38 1
        
        "In a world where Funko has been outlawed ... Funko Collectors are outlaws!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:47
- who's gonna play Pookie?! -- nm - Jovian Sep 24, 13:45
- "I want to kill you so bad my dick is hard." - David Sep 24, 13:40 1
  - Money talks, and bullshit runs a marathon. So, see ya and I wouldn't want to be ya. -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 13:46
- Yeah, I would watch that -- nm - Amoxy Sep 24, 13:36 1
  - I always hoped they did a follow up.... -- nm - Remlik Sep 24, 13:39
Pmb, I think part of the brand splits been about maximizing the stories and satisfying the talent - Will Hunting Sep 24, 13:28
Gotta admit, I'm now tempted to schedule a haircut but write it down as a "minor surgical procedure" next time I need one. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:25 1
- dermatalogical treatment -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 24, 14:13
Pachebel Canon in D performed on a rubber chicken -- (link) - Amoxy Sep 24, 13:21
The Last of Us Remastered and MLB The Show 19 are your free Playstation Plus games for October. -- nm - Ender Sep 24, 13:19
My Christmas Amazon wishlist is barren. What do I need to add? Just put a sous vide machine on there. -- nm - Ender Sep 24, 13:18 10
- Ditto. I might wish for a Paperwhite. I want to start reading at bedtime again. -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 15:10
- tablets. books. e-readers. hammocks. Expanse merch. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:29
- I got a Batman blanket for my birthday that is pretty effing sweet, so maybe one of those? -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 13:28
- vacuum sealer to go with the sous vide -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:27
- Though unrealistic, I would like an industrial strength dehumidifier. -- nm - Max Sep 24, 13:20 3
  - From B3: Your post made me reconsider my position, or to think about how to nuance it. But, kudos to you for rewarding that with a gotcha moment! -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 13:32 2
    - You got yourself. - Max Sep 24, 13:42 1
      - *yawn* -- nm - JackDawson Sep 24, 14:29
- I really want to try cooking this way. -- nm - decline Sep 24, 13:19 1
  - Its interesting. get a Joole (am test kitchen best) -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 24, 14:15

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