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I had a doctor's appointment, and had to get an EKG. The tech frowned when she looked at the printout. - prayformojo Feb 4, 07:51
Shannon Doherty has announced she has a recurrence of breast cancer (stage 4) -- (link) - Will Hunting Feb 4, 07:50 3
- :( -- nm - Pippy - fruit fly collector Feb 4, 08:05
- Damn. :-( -- nm - Krusty Feb 4, 08:00
- ugh. that sucks. -- nm - Remlik Feb 4, 07:52
Minor overall, but good thoughts for Logan (and Amy)'s Degu, Gizmo requested. He is on his way to the vet right now. He has something on the side - Spawn Feb 4, 07:41 [Attachment] 2
- Good thoughts all around! -- nm - Krusty Feb 4, 07:49
- Sure thing. I hope the vet can help. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 4, 07:47
FA Cup Fourth Round replays today, who’ve you got? -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 07:29 5
- I know it's just the kids playing, but Shrewsbury being the only team to beat Liverpool in a year would be fantastic. - Volnelk Feb 4, 07:33
- Spurs? -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 07:32 3
  - They play tomorrow. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 07:33 1
    - Stupid time zones.... -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 07:34
  - They're tomorrow. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 4, 07:32
"Click on the Iowa App to report your results." -- nm - budice Feb 4, 06:43 10
- ... -- (link) - David Feb 4, 07:33
- AP: Iowa Democratic Party says caucus delay due to 'coding issue' in an app that has been fixed, plans to release results Tuesday -- (link) - budice Feb 4, 06:53 8
  - It's like they're trying to setup Trump's "the election was rigged" bullshit for him, if he loses. nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 4, 07:05 4
    - This would be a pointless conspiracy, since it's based on announced head counts. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 07:06 3
      - Counter-Point: Trump is undefeated against facts so far. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 4, 07:55
      - (prediction: this will largely line up with that last poll that was spiked and everyone will shut up about it in a week) -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 07:08 1
        
        Yep -- nm - TWuG Feb 4, 07:21
  - As part of internal testing, the app had been configured to automatically reset the date to 2/2/20 at the end of each day. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 06:56 2
    - This is what you get for ordering your election app through Bill Murray's voicemail number... -- nm - Ender Feb 4, 07:23 1
      - He did warn me that "No one will ever believe you." I should have listened. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 07:28
Another friend passed away two days ago after a fight with leukemia. So far 2020 sucks. -- nm - Diva Feb 4, 06:24 27
- :( -- nm - Roger More Feb 4, 07:51
- that's terrible. so sorry to hear this -- nm - prayformojo Feb 4, 07:35
- I am so sorry. -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 07:30
- ugh, very sorry -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 07:30
- I'm terribly sorry to hear that. -- nm - David Feb 4, 07:28
- :-( I'm so sorry. -- nm - Krusty Feb 4, 07:20
- I’m so sorry. -- nm - spamlet Feb 4, 07:16
- I'm sending hugs to you. I am so sorry. -- nm - ty97 Feb 4, 07:09
- so sorry. -- nm - Andie Feb 4, 07:00
- So sorry for your loss. -- nm - LMS Feb 4, 06:47
- Oh no. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 4, 06:46
- So sorry. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 06:42
- I'm sorry Diva -- nm - Pippy -fruit fly collector Feb 4, 06:42
- Our condolences -- nm - JaxSean Feb 4, 06:39
- :( -- nm - budice Feb 4, 06:38
- We're countin' on ya, February -- nm - con_carne Feb 4, 06:32 11
  - I wouldn't hold your breathe, my mother is due to go in the next few days. - LMS Feb 4, 06:34 10
    - Very sorry. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 4, 07:54
    - Very sorry to hear. -- nm - Remlik Feb 4, 07:52
    - So sorry. Stay strong -- nm - Roger More Feb 4, 07:51
    - ::hugs:: -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 07:39
    - so sorry. -- nm - Diva Feb 4, 07:16
    - big hugs -- nm - Pippy - fruit fly collector Feb 4, 07:14
    - that's so sad. i'm sorry. -- nm - Andie Feb 4, 07:11
    - Awful, I'm here for you and wish you the best. -- nm - ty97 Feb 4, 07:10
    - so sorry. I can't imagine what it's like for you -- nm - SyrDragon Feb 4, 06:47 1
      - A bit sad and a bit stressful mostly. -- nm - LMS Feb 4, 06:56
Only the first 5 minutes of next week's Inside No. 9 have been provided to TV reviewers which is an indication of just how epic it's going to be. -- nm - LMS Feb 4, 06:23
Has CuzzinTodd go tit together yet? -- nm - ty97 Feb 4, 06:19
Even I think this is ludicrous. Tesla up another $100 in after hours trading. -- nm - TWuG Feb 4, 06:14 15
- Up 20% now from yesterday’s close. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 06:53
- In a surprising twist, the Iowa Caucus numbers are being applied to TSLA stock purchases! "That app went really wrong," says developer. -- nm - CNN Later Today Feb 4, 06:43
- Possibly time for me to sell -- nm - ty97 Feb 4, 06:20
- 105% YTD. Come the fuck on. -- nm* - Reagen Feb 4, 06:17
- Panasonic posted their first profit on their US battery production for Tesla, looks like that may be one of the drivers. -- nm* - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 06:15 10
  - And TSLA shorts lost $2.5 bn on paper yesterday. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 06:18 9
    - This I love. Fuckers deserve it. -- nm - TWuG Feb 4, 06:22 8
      - hee -- nm - Pippy -fruit fly collector Feb 4, 06:42
      - I hate shorting in general. Betting on a company to fail so you can profit is peak human asshole -- nm - TWuG Feb 4, 06:24 6
        
        What if the company is owned by Martin Skrelli? - the wrong element, bad guy Feb 4, 06:40 1
        
        I'll allow it -- nm - Judge Pippy Feb 4, 06:43
        
        Nah, otherwise you just get a bunch of Pollyannas continually driving the price higher. - Roger More Feb 4, 06:38 1
        
        Next earnings day is gonna be fun. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 06:39
        
        Like betting the Don’t Pass line in craps. - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 06:26 1
        
        Yeah, I don't do this either -- nm - Pippy - fruit fly collector Feb 4, 06:43
ALSO (and this one is VERY IMPORTANT) is there any way (legal or otherwise) I can watch survivor at like 10pm wednesday in columbus? - amanda Feb 4, 06:03 4
- Local TV or his the cbs.com website to watch local TV channel -- nm - budice Feb 4, 06:09 3
  - right, but it's on at 8. I need to watch it later (I have a dinner till 9ish). -- nm - amanda Feb 4, 06:32 2
    - If you could find a way to make the website think you were on the west coast you could probably watch at 11. - the wrong element, bad guy Feb 4, 06:38 1
      - this is what I was thinking. -- nm - amanda Feb 4, 07:16
ST Oscars Pool is up and ready to join. Signup for GoldDerby act first, then click link -- (link*) - budice Feb 4, 05:57 4
- Is the same place we've been doing it for the past few years or is it different? -- nm - Diva Feb 4, 07:18 1
  - I think it's different. -- nm - Marlowe Feb 4, 07:45
- Man, I am so far removed from movies now. - JaxSean Feb 4, 06:41
- La La Land! No, wait, it’s Moonlight!! -- nm - Qale Feb 4, 06:01
Nicholas Cage to star in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" -- (link) - Reagen Feb 4, 05:53
important question: I have to go to ohio state with five of my homies next week. we are gone for three nights. because rules, we can only take - amanda Feb 4, 05:52 13
- Hide the places or get the fleet van torched. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 07:22
- SUVs with 3 rows seats 7-8....Toyota Highlander or Chevy Traverse (more trunk space) Otherwise yeah you are looking at a Yukon/Suburban equivalent. - SyrDragon Feb 4, 06:46
- Two words: fart spray. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 06:10 1
  - speaking of this, did I tell you guys that last week, one of our buildings was evacuated bc "strong smell of gas"? - amanda Feb 4, 06:49
- can you change to an 8 person van? 6 in an SUV sounds insane. -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 06:08 1
  - If it's a big dirty Denali/Yukon, there's tonnes of space. Maybe not for all the luggage, but people for sure. -- nm - Shaun Feb 4, 06:14
- If you enjoy German food, try to get dinner at Schmidt's in German Village -- (link) - TWuG Feb 4, 06:05
- That doesn't sound like too many people or too much luggage for an SUV - TWuG Feb 4, 06:03 3
  - She travels like Johnny Weir. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 06:06
  - 6 people total, isn't it? -- nm - Andie Feb 4, 06:05 1
    - Ah. "with 5". I misread that as 5 total people going. 6 would be uncomfortable -- nm - TWuG Feb 4, 06:09
- flight not an option? -- nm - budice Feb 4, 05:55 1
  - it takes longer to fly because we have to hop. if only I were going, policy would allow, but since we are travelling in a group, no go. -- nm - amanda Feb 4, 06:01
NY Post, as usual, with a clever headline to sum it all up. -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Feb 4, 05:39 11
- The irony is that it seems like the issue may be of Bernie's making - Reagen Feb 4, 06:01 5
  - If only computers were designed to handle complex tabulations. -- nm - Mop Feb 4, 07:24
  - Pete apparently funded the company that created the software. I'd like to hear the explanation about how/why that's allowed. -- nm - David Feb 4, 06:14 3
    - Dammit Remlik! -- nm - Diva Feb 4, 07:30
    - My understanding is that they were a customer, not an investor. -- nm* - Reagen Feb 4, 06:35
    - Yeah, that seems.. ...wrong -- nm - prayformojo Feb 4, 06:18
- Heh. :-) - Krusty Feb 4, 05:41 4
  - Thanks for the offer but thinking it's one of those things that'd be fun to have briefly then end up in the recycling bin. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 4, 05:48 3
    - So, like every issue of The Post. -- nm - Qale Feb 4, 05:58
    - Yeah, that's the likely end result. -- nm - Krusty Feb 4, 05:53 1
      - Though if you see a copy maybe snap a pic of the headline on the newstand and send it my way? - Cuzzin Todd Feb 4, 06:00
8 days until pitchers and catchers report! -- (pic) -- (link*) - Krusty Feb 4, 05:38 [Attachment]
The Good Place finale spoilers - David, Troll Summoner Feb 4, 05:22 4
- I finally got around to watching it last night. I wasn't as enamored as I think you guys were (spoilers?) -- (edited) - oblique Feb 4, 05:40 3
  - I felt it ended just the way it should (spoilers) - Beron Cherry Feb 4, 06:08
  - Spoilers - David Feb 4, 05:58
  - Michael has had a thing through the series - Reagen Feb 4, 05:47
Happy birthday, CrankYanker! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Feb 4, 05:15 9
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 4, 15:21
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 4, 06:47
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Shaun Feb 4, 05:56
- happy bday -- nm - budice Feb 4, 05:40
- Hope you have a great day! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 4, 05:23
- Happy birthday! -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Feb 4, 05:22 1
  - hbdcy -- nm* - prayformojo Feb 4, 05:42
- Hbd! -- nm - Diva Feb 4, 05:22
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:15
It is kinda funny how most of the tweets from last night linked on B2 are deleted now -- nm - oblique Feb 4, 04:57
TV PSA: Legends of Tomorrow, NBA, Biggest Loser, Ellen's Game of Games, Gordon Ramsay, Love it or List It, Siesta Key, Flash, Oak Island, Chopped, -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 04:57 3
- Miz & Mrs, Andy Cohen, Project Blue Book, Miracle Workers, Daily Show, Shakira in Concert, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 04:58 2
  - 2: Legends and Oak Island (which we get Sunday) -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:04
  - 1. Ellen. I think I'll rent Parasite tonight. -- nm - Krusty Feb 4, 05:04
Holy crap, this lady. (Just goes to show Canadian politics have their crazy assholes too) -- (link) - Beaker Feb 4, 04:54 14
- Tories are so good at picking senators. -- nm - mafic Feb 4, 05:16 1
  - Yeah, it's a definite blemish on Harper's record. (That said, it's been the nominally "non-partisan" picks that were the worst.) - Name Withheld By Request Feb 4, 09:08
- "she told her instructors she was Métis because her parents had adopted an Indigenous child." - Reagen Feb 4, 05:09 10
  - it, shockingly gets worse -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:10 9
    - I mean, you'd think that that would be as bad as she could look...then the details of the case she reviewed gets discussed -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:18 8
      - That's kind of inappropriate for the trainer to use her husband as an example, but doesn't excuse her. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 05:20 7
        
        I assumed she was trying to drive it home how it can affect anyone in the aboriginal community -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:23 6
        
        Sure, but you're creating a confrontation on purpose - Reagen Feb 4, 05:34 5
        
        true; although I assume she never expected anyone at a racism training session to take the side of the racists :) -- (edited) - Beaker Feb 4, 05:35 4
        
        And to be fair ~to be faaaaaair~ it probably works better when the student isn't a piece of shit. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 05:38 3
        
        see my edited "how it probably happened :)" -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:39 2
        
        "No racism in Dryden" is a hilarious statement. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 05:48 1
        
        Wait -- "Because no one's racist to me, and I'm Metis!" - Reagen Feb 4, 05:56
- things going swimmingly for Peter MacKay -- (link) - Beaker Feb 4, 05:04
I, for one, blame Cuzzin Todd -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 04:39 2
- BWAHAHAHA!!! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 4, 05:29
- Obviously. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 4, 04:52
ST Poll: Is Iowa first in 2024? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 4, 04:17 6
- Yes but I don't think it'll be a caucus. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 05:49
- Yes. The campaign infrastructure is already there and if the Democrats have proven anything they’ll keep doing what they know. - spamlet Feb 4, 04:30 3
  - Uhm, what about Republicans? -- nm - Spawn Feb 4, 05:49 2
    - Think the GOP cares that Iowa caucuses are old and white? -- nm - spamlet Feb 4, 07:21
    - the dems aren't doing republicans -- nm - Pippy -fruit fly collector Feb 4, 06:10
- Yes, only because they'll bitch and whine and complain and the GOP will be involved as well. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 4, 04:29
Until Jeopardy last night, I didn't know anything about the 30 Years War. That sounds like a pretty awful time to live through. - prayformojo Feb 4, 03:54 1
- Those poor people, still stuck in the gyms with nothing but corn dogs and loose-meat sandwiches to survive on. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 03:57

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