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shift code: CHC3T-SR6HJ-H53CK-BJBB3-9B9WF -- nm - decline Nov 1, 06:59
"I think for the next week, you shouldn't use the words 'but' or 'I can't'. What do you think the reward should be?" "...I can't do that!" -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Nov 1, 06:35
Everything You Need to Know Before Diving Into ‘His Dark Materials’ (premieres Monday on HBO) -- (link) - Boooker Nov 1, 06:24 1
- or you could just ask me as I saw the first episode last week (and it's premiering Sunday here) -- nm - LMS Nov 1, 07:08
WaPo/ABC poll for Florida Man sees a 13% drop in approval from July among Republicans. 18% of Republicans now say he should be impeached and removed -- (link) - decline Nov 1, 06:17 1
- Meh. -- nm - JackDawson Nov 1, 06:56
Holy crap. I feel OLD. Conversation I just had with a co-worker. - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 1, 06:14 2
- *record scratch* - kilboooooo Nov 1, 06:23 1
  - you guys are really old -- nm - decline Nov 1, 06:23
Google has bought Fitbit for a couple billion -- (link) - decline Nov 1, 06:06 3
- ALL THE DATA -- nm - GOOGLELORDS Nov 1, 06:35
- Dang, that was a 30% bump even after the initial announcement. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 06:18 1
  - Pinterest plunges 23% in early trading, briefly falling below $19 IPO price for the first time. -- nm - decline Nov 1, 06:51
Jobs +128K (beats estimates of 75k). Unemployment up a tick to 3.6%. Manufacturing jobs down 42k (basically the GM strike) -- nm - decline Nov 1, 06:03 2
- and here's a tidbit: 40% of farm incomes this year will come from federal aid to offset trade war damage, disaster assistance, the farm bill and - decline Nov 1, 06:24 1
  - So we paid the tarriff's on imported goods and to support the farmers who got screwed because of it. - pmb Nov 1, 07:05
So I’m still a little bitter because they’re a division rival, but I find it interesting that the World Series was essentially a double turn. - Tim Nov 1, 06:02 1
- It's a Work! -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 06:13
Frak. 9 months ago at work we saw a problem looming on the horizon and tried to legislatively prevent it. Politicians punted. - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 1, 05:59
Aunt Becky gonna die in prison -- (link) - Reagen Nov 1, 05:54 5
- It's going to be interesting to compare her and Felicity - Will Hunting Nov 1, 07:10
- As a birthday buddy of hers, I can attest that the Leo blood makes one defiant. -- nm - Baron Witch Project Nov 1, 06:17 1
  - cosign -- nm - rollo Nov 1, 06:44
- What penalties are the schools that were bribed paying? -- nm - TWuG Nov 1, 06:01 1
  - well, the bribes were going to the coaches - several of whom have already gone to jail -- nm - decline Nov 1, 06:04
This is the latest article on Deadspin (I wonder how long before it is pulled....) -- (link) - Boooker Nov 1, 05:37 3
- Diana is probably one of their best writers over there. Like she'd be perfectly at home with a truly top-notch journalistic enterprise - Will Hunting Nov 1, 05:58 1
  - I'm laughing at the Barstool Sports guys gloating over this -- (edited) - Reagen Nov 1, 06:25
- succinct and well written -- nm - decline Nov 1, 05:47
Death Stranding reviews are out. Pretty much what I was expecting. -- nm - Shaun Nov 1, 05:34 4
- 'I loved, I laughed and cried, I had my fill, my share of losing and now, as tears subside I find it all so amusing" -- nm - decline Nov 1, 05:43 1
  - I laughed, I cried, I kissed 60 bucks goodbye. -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 05:53
- ie. mid/high 80s average, with some perfect scores and a few really low scores. -- nm - Shaun Nov 1, 05:40 1
  - Vice.com "A weirdly entertaining game about mail delivery in a purgatorial U.S." -- nm - decline Nov 1, 06:29
I hope Mexico is managing well with every single movie that's set there filming today. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 05:32
There's no way Melania is okay with making Florida her permanent residence. She's out the day after he's out of office. -- nm - The Bleaken Nov 1, 05:21 5
- I think she stays as long as Barron is a minor. -- nm - mafic Nov 1, 10:16
- nah, she's hitched her wagon to that crazy train for the long haul -- nm - decline Nov 1, 05:45
- If she's stuck with the jagoff this long, I doubt being moved to Florida is going to be a straw to break her back. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 1, 05:31 2
  - True but for all the previous years she wasn't stuck living on a golf course in Florida and was a part of NY society. Either way, if they're both - The Bleaken Nov 1, 05:36 1
    - Florida snobbery is it's own type of snobbery...she'll be fine. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 1, 07:11
Popcorn Champs: Blazing Saddles -- (link) - Boooker Nov 1, 05:16
Welcome back, Wyclef Jean -- (link) - Dano Nov 1, 05:01 [youtube]
It turns out that New Brunswick has not, in fact, broken the laws of physics. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 1, 04:54 2
- wait, their name is 'Joi' Scientific? -- nm - decline Nov 1, 05:48 1
  - Rave Un2 The -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 05:53
TV PSA: Charmed, Smackdown, American Housewife, Hawaii 5-O, Blacklist, Fresh off the Boat, Dynasty, Gold Rush, Live PD, Magnum PI, Blue Bloods, -- nm - Boooker Nov 1, 04:51 2
- In the Long Run, Bill Maher, Van Helsing, In Search of, Showtime Boxing, Great Performances, Netflix: Queer Eye in Japan, American Son, British Baking -- nm - Boooker Nov 1, 04:54 1
  - RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (Logo), Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Amazon), Apple TV+ shows now live ; other stuff -- nm - Boooker Nov 1, 04:56
How one drag queen became 31 JK Rowling characters -- (link) - Harry Tuttle Nov 1, 03:56
If you are with WWE and hate Saudi Arabia, you’ll probably be on Smackdown tonight. Plane issues meant very few people got out in time to make Smackd -- nm* - Will Hunting Nov 1, 03:25
I'm on S2E6 of Jack Ryan. Spoiler - Beryllium Nov 1, 01:19
Question for a possible fall banner ... are katydids OK? Just a tiny cute one. Not spiderlike at all. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 00:54 1
- I got no problem, but I don't have a problem with spiders either. -- nm* - . Nov 1, 02:16
I moved the tiki torches from the wedding garden to the path to our door to light the way for the kids. Two were taken... -- nm - Geist Nov 1, 00:38 1
- *snort* -- nm - decline Nov 1, 05:47
This is delightful :) -- (link) - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 23:42 [youtube]
One of today's several new wildfires began when a car being pursued by police crashed in a field and burned. -- nm - Meg Oct 31, 22:26
397 trick or treaters. -- nm - Mop Oct 31, 21:38 6
- you should have asked 3 to circle around and come back a second time so you could have an even 400 -- nm - decline Nov 1, 05:51
- 118 here -- nm - Boooker Nov 1, 05:33
- Nice. We had 6. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 1, 05:02 2
  - Feels like this was our number too. Super low number of kids (but then again we had snow) -- nm - kilboooooo Nov 1, 05:53 1
    - Last year was about 15-20. We're expecting some more tonight. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 1, 06:12
- Somebody suggested the bookstore may consider preparing more treat bags next year...Guess she just volunteered for the job. - MonsterMeg Oct 31, 21:43
I went to the store in my halloween shirt and ancient Duster. Wish I would've been able to find my Tilley Hat ... alas. - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 21:30 4
- The rarity makes it special, but maybe once a month, then more people would invest in a good outfit or at least put some thought into it -- nm - Geist Nov 1, 01:17 1
  - Ah, fair. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 01:20
- I think the some of the library staff were in costume but it was hard to tell...the kid's librarian *always* has purple hair :) - MonsterMeg Oct 31, 21:39
- I could probably go out later tonight when the mist really settles in and get a creepy photo. - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 21:31
I was dressed in my khakis, Westside T-shirt and hat. 3 different cow orkers said they liked my costume. What costume I asked? - Amoxy Oct 31, 21:01 3
- Lol -- nm - Pippy- Nov 1, 05:26
- "Good eye, but actually ... - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 21:29
- The last one -- nm - . Oct 31, 21:08
Which NFL team has won 8 in a row? - Amoxy Oct 31, 20:32 6
- Not the Bears -- nm - . Oct 31, 21:08
- Jimmy G shooting his shot with Erin Andrews -- (link) - budice Oct 31, 21:01 1
  - That was adorable -- nm - Pippy- Nov 1, 05:28
- 1972 Dolphins -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 31, 20:35
- Sanders is killing it for them. Happy for him -- nm - Flavorize Oct 31, 20:33 1
  - yeah, I was hoping he would end up with the Pats -- nm - Boooker Nov 1, 05:40
Why is Kittle on the sideline? -- nm - Amoxy Oct 31, 20:22 1
- He’s been banged up all game. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 31, 20:31
Gawd, I hope he does both voices and uses a really bad Ukrainian accent -- (link) - decline Oct 31, 19:14 2
- I really want him to do this. It’s be the highlight of his presidency. You know he won’t be able to resist embellishing everything. -- nm - mafic Oct 31, 21:58
- *snork* -- nm - . Oct 31, 21:09
Another year, no kids. Guess this bag of chocolate candy is for me. -- nm - Qale Oct 31, 18:53 18
- We got maybe 25 kids. It was so cold here last night. -- nm - kelly Nov 1, 05:58
- We had a fraction of the traffic we normally get -- nm - Geist Oct 31, 23:52
- 0 kids at the new house. Candy for us! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 31, 21:13
- We overestimated by a bunch but still had a lot of kids come through. 50+. Despite the weather. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 31, 20:49
- I had a big bowl of candy on the porch and when I saw kids walk up, I would go out to look at their costumes. My dog goes nuts and scares the kids so - jnine Oct 31, 20:47
- 3 groups...thats it. Gave the last group (looked like all 15 year olds) big handfuls of candy, each -- nm - Flavorize Oct 31, 20:34 1
  - I kept telling kids they could take what they wanted and they'd take one. Had less than better weather, but more than expected with the snow. 30+ -- nm - . Oct 31, 21:12
- Just 4 small groups. Little kids. The parents were heroes. It's freaking cold. -- nm* - zunkskunk scared stupid Oct 31, 20:12
- 118 here -- nm - Boooker Oct 31, 19:17
- Our new house we have had 1 kid so far. -- nm - Bacon Oct 31, 19:16 1
  - 3 -- nm - Bacon Oct 31, 19:41
- No kids here. Saw tons in the neighborhood, but they never seen to make it back to my corner -- nm - decline Oct 31, 19:13
- 0 kids so far -- nm - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 19:04 1
  - 1 kid so far. Itty bitty baby in a bunny outfit. -- nm - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 19:35
- tomorrow is candy shopping day -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 31, 19:01
- 90 kids -- nm - TWuG Oct 31, 19:01
- lucky -- nm - Boooker Oct 31, 18:59
- ! -- nm - budice Oct 31, 18:56
Jack Ryan S2E1 spoilers - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 18:46 2
- Opening credits spoilers - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 20:52
- You're a beautiful man--I had no idea S2 had begun. Thank you -- nm - Flavorize Oct 31, 20:35
The greeting of the night..."Merry Christmas!!" - . Oct 31, 18:31 4
- A nerd joke: Oct 31 = Dec 25. Merry Christmas! -- nm - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 19:04 2
  - We have snow. Threw Happy New Year in on a couple. - . Oct 31, 21:14
  - 🤔 😯 🤩 -- nm - JD Oct 31, 19:34
- 🎄⛄️👍 -- nm - JD Oct 31, 18:34
It's a good thing he didn't do Kelpface makeup. That's frowned upon in the Federation. -- nm - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 18:25
I think my Pope of Chili Town costume went under-appreciated. "Are you a baker?" "Are you a doctor?" -- nm - Boooker Oct 31, 18:22 1
- stupid fucking kids -- nm - Boooker Oct 31, 18:23
Blah. -- (link) - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 18:18 1
- yeeesh -- nm - mud Oct 31, 18:19
Trump's freak "spiritual adviser" Paula White joins White House staff -- (link) - mud Oct 31, 18:12 2
- Secretary of Altered State -- nm - Spawn Oct 31, 18:34 1
  - gd cult -- nm - mud Oct 31, 19:18
will Ema (Pablo Larraín) ever get a gd release date? ! -- nm - mud Oct 31, 18:04
Costume without comment -- (link) - ty97 Oct 31, 17:57 1
- who dat -- nm - mud Oct 31, 18:15
Everyone knows the sexiest Graham Norton guest is Miriam Margolyes. -- (link) - Dano Oct 31, 17:55 [youtube] 6
- I'd like to think that was British slang, but the lyrics to Grease come to mind. -- nm - Max Oct 31, 18:03
- This one is better -- (link) - Dano Oct 31, 18:00 [youtube] 3
  - Holy mother she’s great! -- nm - Pippy- Nov 1, 05:35
  - And instead they chose Boris to be Prime Minister?? -- nm - Max Oct 31, 19:29
  - That is better 😆 -- nm - JD Oct 31, 18:40
- Duh. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Oct 31, 17:55
Wow, Trump finally did something I'm happy about. - ty97 Oct 31, 17:54 3
- Even Florida doesn't deserve this -- nm - decline Oct 31, 19:15
- It doesn't mean you're actually free of him. -- nm - Bery Delecto Oct 31, 17:59 1
  - Sorry, no takebacks -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 18:01
I'd actually like to hasten to cold front to immediate effect please. Friggin' low pressure heat wave. -- nm - Max Oct 31, 17:52 1
- Wind is really kicking up here -- nm - decline Oct 31, 19:16
JJ Redick's Halloween -- (link) - budice Oct 31, 17:52
wow ... i've had a good night of trick-or-treaters this year ... maybe the best we've had in 10 years or more. - i'm not undead yet ! Oct 31, 17:47
"Next year Halloween is on a Saturday, that's sad." "No, the days change by one every year." "Not next year, it's a leap year." "What's a leap year?" -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Oct 31, 17:46 1
- stupid fucking kids -- nm - Boooker Oct 31, 18:23 -- nm - mud Oct 31, 19:17
Domesticated Williams -- (link) - Reagen Oct 31, 17:26
Tonight's game scares me. Looks like a trap game for the 49ers. -- nm - Bacon Oct 31, 17:12 7
- ... since I got locked out of Pick'em, even though it was 10 minutes before kick-off, I hope the Cards win. -- nm - Spawn Oct 31, 17:23
- I'm the 3rd string running back for the Cards tonight -- nm - Boooker Oct 31, 17:15 5
  - And you look pretty good running the ball. -- nm - Spawn Oct 31, 17:24
  - Exactly. So Bacon should know the Niners will win. -- nm - Spawn Oct 31, 17:22 3
    - If Kittle misses time, my dynasty team is so screwed. - Strongbad, Champ Champ Oct 31, 17:42
    - Kenyan Drake is on my BF bench so expect this to explode tonight -- nm - Bacon Oct 31, 17:32 1
      - thanks, i played him -- nm - budice Oct 31, 17:50
Here's Drew Magary's quit post if anyone is interested -- (link) - Boooker Oct 31, 17:09 2
- I know David has strongly held opposing views, but I really like Drew Magary. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 31, 17:18 1
  - he always cracked me up as 50% of the time he was writing stuff i was thinking but could never put into words and the other 50% was shit my inner - Boooker Oct 31, 17:22

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