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Confession: I am skipping today’s elections. I feel sort of icky voting in my old place since I didn’t register in time in new address and I know litt - JackDawson Nov 5, 06:53 3
- you are worse than Hitler -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 07:08
- Hardly anything today for LA and OC -- nm - budice Nov 5, 07:04
- Shame! -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 5, 06:57
A year ago Voyager 2 crossed into interstellar space. NASA is now reporting on what it saw -- (link) - oblique Nov 5, 06:25 2
- Interesting. Based on that infographic video, both have now "stopped" in the heliopause? - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:46
- ALIENS!! -- nm - decline Nov 5, 06:28
The London Chargers?? -- (link) - decline Nov 5, 06:12 10
- Chargers seem better when settling on one RB. Ekeler was getting the job done. - budice Nov 5, 06:30
- Reports around town are that the NFL is exploring London and St. Louis for the Chargers. nm - Alex Wilder Nov 5, 06:24 2
  - Hilarious. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 06:52 1
    - This is a Battlehawks town now!!! nm - Alex Wilder Nov 5, 06:57
- Haven't seen a big name from London willing to front the money to support a Team and Stadium. -- nm - budice Nov 5, 06:23
- Based on Shad Khan's comments last week, the Jaguars are still in the mix. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 06:15 1
  - This seems like a better fit based on Khan's connections -- nm - budice Nov 5, 06:25
- crikey. -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 06:13 2
  - Phillip Rivers thinks his commute is bad now... -- nm - decline Nov 5, 06:15 1
    - But it gets him a break from the 9 kids. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 06:23
I really hope ranked choice voting passes for us today. -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 05:52
Surprisingly, there’s a line to vote. - znufrii, human scum Nov 5, 05:47 7
- I don't think I even have anything to vote on. I didn't get a notice in the mail like I usually do. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 06:14
- I only had about 4 people ahead of me. #87 -- nm - decline Nov 5, 05:53 5
  - #79 -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 5, 06:00 4
    - have you been following the Marsy's Law thing? -- nm - decline Nov 5, 06:13 3
      - No, but I overheard in line that it got tossed out, so the vote doesn’t matter -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 5, 06:19 2
        
        vote can't be counted pending litigation on whether the law is constitutional. So it could eventually be counted, but I wouldn't be surprised - decline Nov 5, 06:21 1
        
        Ah. Cool. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 5, 06:36
Not sure what price I was expecting but Xiaomi unveils the Mi Watch at $185 -- (link) - oblique Nov 5, 05:20 3
- That's what, less than half the price of an Apple Watch? It's apples to oranges clearly, but dang. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 05:28 2
  - I'd kinda compare it to a Series 3 because it doesn't have the same ecosystem. That's at $199 right now. -- nm - oblique Nov 5, 05:29 1
    - I guess I could've said apples to androids. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 05:32
Well done, David. Well done. Interesting Astro standings: -- (edited) - oblique Nov 5, 05:11 4
- Interesting that we have a 4-5 team outside the playoffs. I remember one year where 4-9 got in as the 8 seed. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 5, 06:39 1
  - Astros has had a few 5/8’s but I don’t recall a 4/9 -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 06:54
- Meh. Good teams expect to beat lesser competition. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 5, 05:12 1
  - :O -- nm - budice Nov 5, 05:13
Screw you AT&T - oblique Nov 5, 05:10 4
- figures -- nm - budice Nov 5, 05:13 3
  - Guess I'll just wait till Christmas. Probably someone in my family will buy me the Roku stick. I forgot I bought an iPad recently for my birthday so I still get the 1 year of Apple+ -- nm* - oblique Nov 5, 05:18 2
    - Black Friday deals coming up. Plenty of oppo to snag one -- nm - budice Nov 5, 05:53 1
      - AT&T sent me another cancellation email. Now the reason says "This item flew off our shelves and isn't available anymore." - oblique Nov 5, 06:32
There's a sequel to mini-series State of Play in the works (again) -- (link) - LMS Nov 5, 05:03
I hate stupid people trying to be helpful. Facebook group question. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 04:50 8
- Not one mention of a neti pot. I am disappoint. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 06:37
- "Try a salt lamp and a Jade yoni egg." "For allergies?" "For everything!!" -- nm* - rollo Nov 5, 06:01
- No essential oil suggestions? They must have been asleep. -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 05:19
- What group is this? -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 04:59 1
  - Karns -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 04:59
- be thankful there wasn't a suggestion involving a midnight ritual to some elder god. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 04:56 2
  - By the Fire and Blood of First Borns, let Bama win this week almighty Fiery One. Hail. Hail. -- nm* - Nick Saban si Nov 5, 05:00 1
    - "Don't be so shocked" -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 05:23
Super Feud: 2 @ 7-2, 4 @ 6-3, 1 @ 4-5, 2 @ 3-6, 3 @ 2-7 -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 04:42 8
- Everything went right for me in SuperFeud. Everything went wrong for me in Vamps. I'm the Seinfeld of Blood Feud. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 06:21
- Krusty whooped my ass by 101+ points this week. Hilarious. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 05:39 4
  - Yeah, that got a bit out of control. -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 5, 05:46 3
    - My team was pretty gutted/bye'ed this week too. I had to actively play Mattison, as an example. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 05:51 2
      - Given 8 teams qualify for the playoffs, bye weeks really don't matter in the end. Everyone suffers. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 5, 06:47
      - Just one of those weeks you cross your fingers and hope lesser guys do some damage. -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 06:05
- Astro: 2 @ 6-3, 5 @ 5-4, 3 @ 4-5, 1 @ 3-6, 1 @ 2-7 -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 05:35
- Caveman: 3 @ 6-3, 3 @ 5-4, 4 @ 4-5, 1 @ 3-6, 1 @ 2-7 -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 04:44
TV PSA: NCIS, Flash, Resident, Real HW, Little Mermaid LIVE, Voice, Arrow, Bering Sea Gold, Jeopardy Tournament of Champs, Chopped, Empire, FBI, -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 04:39 3
- UK gets final episode of Dublin Murders (loving it), comedy Zomboat continues (trailer attached), Mary Kills People S3, other stuff. -- (link) - LMS Nov 5, 04:47 [youtube]
- Oak Island, Purge, This is Us, Emergence, Mayans MC, Tosh.O, NCIS NO, New Amsterdam, Treadstone, Jim Jeffries, Misery Index, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 04:41 1
  - The End Of The F***ing World (season 2, Netflix) -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 04:41
Jo-Ann Roberts named interim leader of Canadian Greens -- (link) - Reagen Nov 5, 04:31
"I was state-raised! You think I'm scared to catch a case on some bullshit?!" -- nm* - Reagen Nov 5, 03:23
"Yes, Dickinson Cast Jason Mantzoukas As a Giant Talking Bee" - Reagen Nov 5, 03:11
If the donald gets impeached and removed from office, does he lose his civil service pension, SS protection? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 23:44 2
- The punishment, beyond removal, is up to the Senate. - TWuG Nov 5, 05:44
- Not SS, maybe the other? I doubt it. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 00:17
Surreal moment of DWTS so far this season: Kate Flannery of The Office/Sean Spicer and their partners split screen cha-cha-off to Gonna Make You Sweat -- (link) - con_carne Nov 4, 21:45 [youtube] 3
- Spicer is still in it? Well if it keeps him away from politics... -- nm - LMS Nov 5, 05:12
- One can dance, the other is getting worse. -- nm - . Nov 5, 01:26
- I guess "surreal" is one way to describe it. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 23:21
Devin Hester blast from the past...my god, he was fast. -- (link*) - Flavorize Nov 4, 20:59 2
- Aww, Bobby Petrino sad. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 5, 06:49
- In game, he's the fastest player I've ever seen. -- nm - Inigo Nov 5, 04:27
Wasn't able to watch, but Kevin Harlans radio call about the cat one the field was incredible -- (link) - Amoxy Nov 4, 20:50
Researchers find bug in Python script that may have affected hundreds of studies -- (link) - zork Nov 4, 20:41 6
- No they didn't -- nm - Amoxy Nov 4, 20:50 5 1
  - Yes they have. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 20:57 2
    - is this the arguement room? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 22:15 1
      - No, this is abuse. Argument is 12A. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 22:18
  - The Larch? -- nm - . Nov 4, 20:55 1
    - Dinsdale? -- nm - Amoxy Nov 4, 21:30
This SWAT team officer had quite a day on Sunday. Ran a 15k in full SWAT gear, saved someone’s life just before the finish line and then got engaged. -- (link) - pmb Nov 4, 20:23
Watchmen spoilers - Beryllium Nov 4, 20:09
Hadn't realised I wasn't but ... The Final Countdown transposed to major key -- (link) - zork Nov 4, 19:59 [youtube] 1
- Funky! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 23:16
what do you think of this deal, 2 pixel 4 phones 800, 400 trade in for the old galxy s5 -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 4, 19:58 3
- If battery life is a concern, the Pixel 4 should not be in the running. -- nm* - Shaun Nov 5, 05:29
- Who would pay $400 for an S5 - zork Nov 4, 20:01 1
  - Verizon, apparently. Look at all those shit old phones worth $400! Time to dig out my box of old electronics! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 23:26
Eternals Set Evacuated After Bomb Discovery (a Nazi era bomb was found) -- (link) - Remlik Nov 4, 19:57 1
- I hope this isn't foreshadowing! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 23:12
500 millllllleeeeeeioooonnnnn chips MyVegas -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 4, 19:56 2
- Fuck yes! -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 21:38
- Thanks, zeit. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 4, 20:01
ADAM COLE BAY BAY -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 19:45
I got peer pressured into signing up so I guess I’ll be running the Harrisburg Marathon on Sunday. - Dano Nov 4, 19:44 2
- This sounds like the setup for a heist movie. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 01:08
- *blink* I thought there was going to be an IM punchline of something, something 2020. That's amazing. Good luck - JD Nov 5, 00:16
Hmm, I could replace the battery and upgrade the SSD in my laptop from 256GB to 2TB for $700 or so... -- (edited) - Beryllium Nov 4, 18:42 4
- Ah Apple nevermind - Bacon Nov 4, 18:58 2
  - Triple boot with Linux as well -- nm - zork Nov 4, 20:03
  - Yeah, 16GB Ram, 2TB SSD, that would be nice. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 19:19
- What would they offer you for a trade-in on your current one? -- nm - Flavorize—Stat nerd Nov 4, 18:56
ha ha -- (link) - mud Nov 4, 18:37
Black Cat just scored a TD -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 18:16 1
- I picked him off waivers and starting him next week in BF -- nm - Bacon Nov 4, 18:27
‘Mayans M.C.’ renewed for third season at FX -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 18:09
Cowboys really don't want to be first in the NFC East -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 18:09
"I'm trying to find the distance between September and Africa." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Nov 4, 18:05 1
- This sounds like a job for Alexander Payne. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 01:10
Adam Schefter: SEA took a long look at Antonio Brown before signing Josh Gordon. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 4, 17:46 1
- With DeSean Jackson basically gone for the year, I bet the Eagles take a swing at him -- nm - Flavorize—Stat nerd Nov 4, 18:48
Bonhams has a 77 lot auction of Jerry Garcia posessions including his Alligator guitar and his EC comic book collection -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 4, 17:45 4
- Don't certain comic books carry a pedigree? Like the "mile high" collection? -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 23:22
- .. -- nm* - Peglegpete Nov 4, 18:21
- Fascinating. *A signed photograph of Larry Bird*. And a gold record would look great in my basement. -- nm - zunkskunk Nov 4, 18:12 1
  - Alligator hanging on the wall over one of Jerry's amps would look nice at your place, too -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 18:23
do ya like Fiona Apple? I do. Do you like The Waterboys’ "The Whole of the Moon"? -- (link) - mud Nov 4, 17:30 1
- Turns out I dislike Fiona Apple more than I love that song. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 23:33
what did cats do in the olden days, before clothes baskets? -- nm - amanda Nov 4, 17:22 4
- whisker bask... wicker baskets. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 18:02
- we didn't have paper towels so there would be a basket with rags -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 17:55
- they ate us, then rested on our shredded rags. -- nm - mud Nov 4, 17:37 1
  - oh, obviously. thanks for reminder. -- nm - amanda Nov 4, 17:38
Guilfoyle was very Ron Swanson last night. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 17:13 1
- HR chick is Leslie Knope? -- nm - mud Nov 4, 17:23
Rumors have Bob Stoops negotiating in Tallahassee. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 4, 16:49
TIL: There's a music act consisting of Ellie and Louise Macnamara (twins) and of course, they call themselves: Heathers - JD Nov 4, 16:23
Ryan Reynolds with the CGI mustache. -- (link) - Mop Nov 4, 16:09
On no less than 2 occasions today I reported success at breaking past customer service managers and tech support to an engineer who replied... - Mop Nov 4, 16:01
FF Gods: I need 0 TD's and <100 yards from Zeke tonight. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 4, 15:33 5
- yes please -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 15:55
- I need Dallas D to collapse. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 15:45 2
  - damn them. -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 04:48
  - yease please to this as well -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 15:55
- I need less than 40 points from Cooper and Barkley - Amoxy Nov 4, 15:37
"the boomer trolley problem" -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:31 2 1
- Nailed it. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 4, 16:08
- Fair and accurate. -- nm - Mop Nov 4, 15:57
OLD TV PSA: His Dark Materials, NFL, 911, DWTS, Antiques Roadshow, Neighborhood, Voice, Raw, Bob (Hearts) Abishola, All Rise, Below Deck, Holiday Baking, -- nm* - Beaker Nov 4, 15:25 1
- Live Rescue, Prodigal Son, Catherine the Great, Bull, Andy Cohen, Good Doctor, Bluff City Law, Jeopardy Tournament of Champions, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 15:26
Karen Gillan is 32 and has three different roles which could be considered a signature role - Amoxy Nov 4, 15:16 5
- GOTG/Avengers and Doctor Who and ... what? Jumanji? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 15:26 4
  - Spawn's Laminated List -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 15:45 2
    - Everyone's Laminated List -- nm - zork Nov 4, 20:05
    - Just watched the scene where she is trying to distract the guys in Jumanji... - Amoxy Nov 4, 16:01
  - Yes -- nm - Amoxy Nov 4, 15:28

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