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There was clearly a much larger number of anti-Clinton votes in the 2016 primary than I realized -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 18:31 5
- I'd vote for a woman, just not that woman. -- nm - Tim Mar 10, 18:40
- Yeah it seems so (or that could be a media spin--could also be that it really means that in 2016 we thought no way we lose to Trump, let's do it - JackDawson Mar 10, 18:37 1
  - I am not reading much media right now. No internet yet and I am and old who is terrible using his phone for internet -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 10, 18:38
- Relatedly: My grandma that passed last Christmas -loved- Hillary Clinton. Like, fanatically. I’m oddly glad she got dementia before 2016 happened. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 18:35 1
  - yep, better before the presidency than during it, but it hasn't stopped the docu- oh, nevermind. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 18:36
Legends of Tomorrow is so awesome -- nm - Beaker Mar 10, 18:19 5
- I should have kept with it. Spoil me, what is the current roster? -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 18:20 4
  - spoilers -- (edited) - Beaker Mar 10, 18:23 3
    - Spoils Q - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:28 2
      - yup -- nm - Beaker Mar 10, 18:30 1
        
        Well, damn, I think I need to check this out. (I've only seen the first season of Flash, no Green Arrow, and no LoT) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:32
We got a notification also for a change to my daughters flight to Dallas in June. Just moved about about 1.5 hours. Not bad. -- nm - oblique Mar 10, 18:16
unsolicited advice: resist the urge to be smug to Sanders voters. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 18:16 12
- Instead go Smaug on them. *breathes fire* -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 18:36
- 100%. They believed strongly in a candidate who stands for a lot of great things. And it’s very disappointing when you have that but your candidate - ty97 Mar 10, 18:33 2
  - And their problems with the economic establishment are real, urgent -- nm - JackDawson Mar 10, 18:35 1
    - Yes and I hope Biden realizes that and (if he becomes potus) works on it -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 18:37
- at least until he runs in 2024. then be openly hostile. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 18:28
- For real world ones, I'd even advise being sympathetic. They're trying to do the right thing. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:27 1
  - Right, they had a candidate they were passionate about. He lost. Most of us know what that feels like, even just a week ago. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 18:29
- Yup. Just swallow the abuse and try your best to bring them over -- nm - JackDawson Mar 10, 18:21
- Unless they say that they're not going to vote for Biden, in which case, go nuts. -- nm - Tim Mar 10, 18:17 3
  - Erph, someone just RT'd one of these into my twitter. I am tempted to reply "don't shit up your nose to spite your face" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:31 2
    - I would say let them work out their disappointment t in their own way (anger in that tweet’s case) and try to have a respectful convo another day -- nm - ty97 Mar 10, 18:35 1
      - Hmm. Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:35
time to go vote for a man in his late seventies and then pick up dinner -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 18:03 1
- coronavirus was designed by a disaffected millennial to clean out the political class! it all fits! -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 18:05
Norman Reedus did a "web search questions" interview ... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:00 [youtube] 3
- "...found myself on the Space Shuttle for a while, doing mechanic stuff, went on the professional bowling circuit for a while, then the Queen called" -- nm - Max Mar 10, 18:17 2
  - #ReedusLife -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 18:26 1
    - "I love the guy but... investments, insurance claims, foreign jobs, jobs with no W-2s, companies own parts of him; his 1040 is not EZ." -- nm - Norman's accountant Mar 10, 18:35
Bachelor, live on stage...umm....why? -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 17:56 2
- The touring show? I heard a description and I get it. - Volnelk Mar 10, 18:16 1
  - Ah. That makes more sense. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 18:20
EPL: Man City-Arsenal on Wednesday postponed due to coronavirus -- nm - budice Mar 10, 17:54
MI Primary Results - 10% of precincts reporting: Biden: 53% Sanders: 43% -- (link) - mud Mar 10, 17:32 16
- MI being called for Biden now -- nm - budice Mar 10, 18:06
- It doesn't go to 100% because many still voted for Warren or the others, is that it? Seems to be a major difference in MO. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 10, 17:49 7
  - Yes they don't report people no longer in the race. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 17:49 6
    - MO is funny. More people (so far, it's early, I know) voted for former candidates than to Bernie. (NM) -- nm - Marlowe Mar 10, 17:58 3
      - In St Louis County Bloomberg is currently beating Sanders. 😂 -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 18:13
      - Reddit is gonna be lit in that case. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 18:04 1
        
        OMG, the list just showed the first 10 alphabetically before votes started being counted and that was proof that it was a conspiracy against Bernie. - spamlet Mar 10, 18:22
    - but Tulsi! -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 17:50 1
      - She has not suspended her campaign. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 17:56
- I've heard good arguments that Sanders' performance last time was people who just didn't like Clinton. -- nm - Reagen Mar 10, 17:42 5
  - Or people just grew the eff up from 2016. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 18:09
  - I'd suspect that's the story behind how well he did in '16 for a few states.. -- nm - mud Mar 10, 17:50 3
    - I believe Michigan's primary polling was famously wrong last time as well because they just didn't like Hillary. -- nm - Tim Mar 10, 17:51 2
      - Yeah, the average was Hillary up by 21%. Bernie won 49.8% to 48.3% -- (link) - Tim Mar 10, 18:12
      - and Trump only beat her by .23% there hahaha -- nm - mud Mar 10, 17:54
- (24% in: Biden +7.7%) -- nm - mud Mar 10, 17:39
State archaeological society is negotiating to reschedule their conference for the last weekend in August. That will actually work better for us. - Meg Mar 10, 17:32
"He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead - And he said it didn't matter - he was after Texas Red" - Beryllium Mar 10, 17:28 1
- ^ spamlet, Texas Red ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 17:28
Valuable perspective here (copied from fb) - znufrii Mar 10, 17:24 2
- Ditto with hurricane evacuations. -- nm - Max Mar 10, 17:26 1
  - We've had no earthquakes for *months*! Thank your local gypsy. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 17:36
UK Health Minister tests positive for COVID-19 -- (link) - Reagen Mar 10, 17:18 12
- Ah, so the UK is going to be Iran 2, instead of Italy 2. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 17:20 1
  - After all those doc at cdc shook hands with donald, I'll be surprised if the entire federal health department is quarantined by next week -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 17:30
- We've reached a point where nobody can ever tell a writer again that their plot is too unbelievable. -- nm - David Mar 10, 17:20 9
  - So you’re saying I have a chance! -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 17:46
  - I always think of Bioshock Infinite. I totally muse that I stepped into an alternate earth unbeknownst to me sometime in 2015. -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 17:23 6
    - On the plus side, the barbershop quartet is excellent. -- (link) - David Mar 10, 17:32 [youtube] 5
      - I legit always think of that first initial portal you walk through. -- (edited) - Jovian Mar 10, 17:48
      - I don't know how this hasn't become a movie, with the story just straight up taken wholesale from the game. -- nm - Tim Mar 10, 17:33 3
        
        Like, the reveal would be jaw dropping, moreso than Bioshock 1's twist. -- nm - Tim Mar 10, 17:48
        
        Its insane to me. -- nm - Jovian Mar 10, 17:41
        
        Especially since Levine is also a screenwriter. -- nm - David Mar 10, 17:34
  - Scandal 2: Electric Boogaloo -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 17:22
So, does Biden sweep tonight or what? -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 17:17 2
- I hate to say I hope so, but I hope so. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 10, 17:23 1
  - It won’t be enough, regardless. Next week, maybe. -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 17:28
Musk: Scouting locations for Cybertruck Gigafactory. Will be central USA. -- (link) - budice Mar 10, 17:14 1
- Doing it all online, I hope. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 17:15
Random Roles: Curtis Armstrong -- (link) - Beaker Mar 10, 17:05 1
- Mostly Domino's commercials. -- nm* - Mop Mar 10, 17:15
Stabbing Westward announced a tour and tickets are on sale Friday so this adds another date to my calendar I selfishly want COVID19 to not interfere. - Qale Mar 10, 17:04
CNN showed a projection with Bernie winning Mississippi. My god. These are the people in charge -- nm - JackDawson Mar 10, 17:01 2
- 33 votes are in for MO, Biden winning 51% to 13%!!! - Jovian Mar 10, 17:10
- Biden wins Mississippi and Missouri -- nm - budice Mar 10, 17:03
UCLA, UCI, and UCR have announced they will begin suspending all in-person classes amid growing coronavirus concerns. -- (link) - budice Mar 10, 16:59
I did find an image of a very stunning redhead in that search though. Smoking!! -- (link) - Bacon Mar 10, 16:52 [Image] 3
- Isla Fisher? -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:55 2
  - My guess is that it's not someone famous, or at least super famous. Never seen the person I posted before. I have seen Isla Fisher, not her -- nm - Bacon Mar 10, 16:55
  - Never mind. Isla Fisher has brown eyes. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:55
Poll - Remote Controls: Which one do you use at home for devices? -- (link*) - budice Mar 10, 16:50 1
- Roku. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:50
Pro tip: do not search for Famous German Redheads with safe search off. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 16:41 18
- Yeah, I'm also one that feels tricked. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 10, 16:59 1
  - DON'T LIE TO ST ABOUT PORN, SPAMLET!!! - David Mar 10, 17:43
- who is the most famous unsafe german redhead? -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 16:42 1
  - Angela Merkel?!! I should have listened to spamlet! -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:43
- 95% of ST will immediately do this search. -- nm - David Mar 10, 16:42 13
  - I use DuckDuckGo and it was nothing but Pornhub links. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 17:03 5
    - Strike Two! I used DuckDuckGo safe search off,no NSFW images. That said, there is a porn star in the images but only a pic of her above the shoulders -- nm - Bacon Mar 10, 17:07 4
      - I didn’t go to images just web results but who knows. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 17:19
      - I mean, it's possibly a porn star because how would I know that? -- nm - Bacon Mar 10, 17:07 2
        
        What's the name of this redheaded porn star that you don't know? -- nm - David Mar 10, 17:12 1
        
        Yeah, I think I am going to pass on that one. -- nm - Bacon Mar 10, 17:22
  - I did it and nothing NSFW came up -- nm - Bacon Mar 10, 16:47 4
    - Yeah, I demand my money back - Reagen Mar 10, 16:51 2
      - We got tricked!! -- nm - Bacon Mar 10, 16:51 1
        
        Remember that Google customizes their search results to the user. So what's spamlet not telling us? -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:53
    - Before Helmut Kohl went grey, he was a ginger. And now I know why he was nicknamed "Helmut". -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:49
  - Half of ST already has this search bookmarked -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 10, 16:45
  - This. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:42
On hold with Expedia (round 2): 35 minutes. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:39 3
- Call the airline not expedia. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 16:40 2
  - The airline won't even put me on hold. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:41 1
    - Expedia won’t do anything for you because it’s a schedule change. -- nm - spamlet Mar 10, 17:03
I out FedExed them. - Volnelk Mar 10, 16:39 2
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Mar 10, 16:56
- *caresses Volnelk's missing package* -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:42
I find it difficult to believe that Spotify doesn't allow you to block artists on your account. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:36 9
- So... this? -- (link) - Mop Mar 10, 16:38 8
  - Apparently not, because that menu item doesn't seem to exist. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:39 7
    - App or desktop/browser? "However, the option isn’t available on the desktop version or web player yet." -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:40 3
      - It exists there - thanks for the tip. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:47 1
        
        Hopefully a change in the app translates into all platforms. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:50
      - hmm. I was using the desktop version, but maybe if I walk over to my phone it will be an option. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:41
    - here's what I see -- (pic) - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:40 [Attachment] 2
      - You could always report the artist for sucking. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:41
      - I mean, I have nothing to report. I just want to prevent him from showing up in any searches or algorithmic stuff on my own account. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:40
Best post on B2 -- (link) - Todd Manning Mar 10, 16:29 [Backboard] 1
- I'd like to thank the academy, my agent, and most of all Todd Manning without whom this award would not have been possible. -- nm - crash davis Mar 10, 16:41
lol pelosi -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:24
DNC: no live audience at next debate in AZ (March 15) -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 16:18 1
- Perhaps we’ll discover this is the way they should be held from now on. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 17:08
They're actually playing "Never Gonna Give You Up" on the hold music. Someone's being cheeky. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:18 1
- They're certainly being cute. A mix of travel songs (Madonna's "Holiday") and waiting songs (Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence"). -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:29
Oh, hey! There's a bunch of primaries tonight! Like the world cares any more. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:17 8
- I care. -- nm -- (edited) - Luke Skywalker Mar 10, 16:46 1
  - I'm so upset that they made that line way less whiny in the re-releases. -- nm - mafic Mar 10, 18:31
- They should add a "anyone but Trump" button. It'd get 98% of the vote. -- nm - David Mar 10, 16:22 5
  - "Random Spin" -- nm - Max Mar 10, 17:23
  - Do you want President Fieri? Because that's how you get President Fieri. - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:26 3
    - He does have executive experience being the Mayor of Flavortown. -- nm - Qale Mar 10, 17:09
    - Fieri vs Dane Cook -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 16:42 1
      - Don't look at me. I voted for Miley Cyrus. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:45
October Coachella Official -- (link) - budice Mar 10, 16:13 2
- Oktoberchella! -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:16
- Looks like Goldenvoice took note of the response that the Ultra promoters received with regards to refunds -- nm - JD Mar 10, 16:16
On hold with Expedia: 1 hour 15 minutes. OH! And it rings! I'm speaking to Jason in India who... great... just transferred me through to another dept. -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:06 1
- Bet you they hang up on me! -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:08
Name the Car: Rojo -- nm - Bacon Mar 10, 16:02 5
- Ketchup -- nm - Shaun Mar 10, 16:14
- Lady in Red -- nm - Strongbad Mar 10, 16:13 1
  - "Digital pimp, hard at work" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:15
- Clifford. Code Red. Mountie. Serge. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:08 1
  - Red Scare. Red Dawn. Red Delicious. Spartan. Cosmic Crisp. Murgatroyd. - Beryllium Mar 10, 16:12
From kilbo's post on B2, here's the criminal complaint filed by Microsoft seizing *millions* of domain names in order to stop a botnet. -- (link) - Mop Mar 10, 16:00 1
- I said "TRO" but I meant "motion to seal". If this is sealed, why are the documents public? -- nm - Mop Mar 10, 16:14
March Madness: MAC and Big West basketball tournaments will take place without fans, -- (link*) - budice Mar 10, 15:59 2
- Big West announcement -- (link) - budice Mar 10, 16:01 1
  - That's the only conference tournament that I've ever seen a game in person - JD Mar 10, 16:04

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