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Reagen, to be a pal and save you some time, you don't actually need to score my poll. I'll just take last place. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:41
he makes some good points. -- (link) - amanda jeans Nov 6, 07:33 2
- Damn, he’s hurting. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 07:46
- "That reference will make sense later." LOL -- nm - kelly Nov 6, 07:45
for a map I truly don't understand, scroll down on this page -- (link) - crash davis Nov 6, 07:32 3
- High instances of fraud? -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 07:41
- Luddites -- nm - mara Nov 6, 07:37 1
  - I'd actually buy that if not for MN :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:38
Nominee for Worst Email Subject: From PayIt St. Louis "You have a new property tax bill - let’s get it paid today!" -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 07:28 3
- It should be "Pay Your Property Tax Bill or Gregory F.X. Daly is gonna have to cut a bitch" -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 07:29 2
  - I've always felt funny about having to write the check out to him personally.... -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 07:30 1
    - It’s totally fine. Don’t pay any attention to it. -- nm - Gregory FX Daly Nov 6, 07:37
My computer currently has three keyboards, two mice and a pointer connected to it. Clearly I am doing some serious hacking. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 07:25 4
- i HATE that my new laptop won't have a dedicated number pad. and I can't find a bluetooth one that does, either -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:28 3
  - They definitely have them. I got a logitech one recently that has it. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 07:41
  - My work one doesn't but I refuse to get a personal one that doesn't. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 07:32
  - I get the 15” for work just for this reason. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 07:30
Question of the day - -- nm* - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:21 16
- Ok, fine Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:22 [Attachment] 13
  - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:23 [Attachment] 12
    - Said Cornwallis to Rochambeau: "Best two out of three?" -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 07:38 1
      - heh -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:41
    - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:23 [Attachment] 9
      - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:24 [Attachment] 8
        
        1/2 -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 07:47
        
        1/2, stupid Mexico. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:40
        
        2/2. I’m surprised #1 has such a low correct percentage. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 07:34 1
        
        that is seriously messed up -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:36
        
        1/2 -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:29
        
        2/2 -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 07:27
        
        0/2 -- nm - decline Nov 6, 07:24 1
        
        HE EVEN GAVE YOU THE ANSWER FOR NUMBER ONE! -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:27
- boss,that looks more like an answer -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:22
- (You posted the answer, not the question.) -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:21
Though obviously I'm glad it is where it is, as a fan of straight line geography, Erie county should be part of NY -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:18 7
- Time to redo all the state borders using the shortest splitline algorithm. -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 07:25 3
  - Or this -- (link) - znufrii Nov 6, 07:27 2
    - I've always liked this map. Unfortunately, Americans have romanticized their states so much that no change is possible. Now, expanding the House..... -- nm - mara Nov 6, 07:40
    - fascinating -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:30
- Hilariously, MA and CT also claimed it. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 07:21 2
  - Erie, PA? That would be a weird border. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 07:23 1
    - Germany between the wars had a similar setup, and Russia does now with Kaliningrad Oblast, so not unheard of -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:25
Drink it in. -- (link) - Volnelk Nov 6, 07:14 2
- Love it. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 6, 07:28
- Heh -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:20
Okay, ST. Ask Me Anything. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:10 56
- Does this look infected? -- nm - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 6, 07:42 1
  - "You wait two, three days, that'll fall off on its own." -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:45
- how do you effectively interact with passive aggressive people? - Epiphany Nov 6, 07:40 2
  - Effect is usually a noun, while affect is a verb. So, effective is correct. - David Nov 6, 07:44 1
    - Texas size 10-4 to the IM - Epiphany Nov 6, 07:57
- why is it that whenever you do these things, or other large threads, you respond to everyone but me? -- nm - mud Nov 6, 07:35 2
  - I'm responding to you right now! -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:37 1
    - It was a trick! -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:41
- But, have you ever fallen asleep in Spaceship Earth? -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 07:30 2
  - I don't think so. On our last trip, we thought we were riding Spaceship Earth for the final time. It broke down twice and Kim fell asleep. - David Nov 6, 07:33 1
    - LwtL has some great zen -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:49
- More importantly, when's your first trip to Disney*land*?? -- nm - Meg Nov 6, 07:23 2
  - We'd really like to go, but there's a pandemic. If we'd have gone last time, Tamara would have died on our last day in LA. So, I'm thankful we passed. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:27 1
    - uhhh....didn't you just go to Disneyland? -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 08:04
- I asked mine below. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 6, 07:19 3
  - Before I answer, what's a Caruso situation? -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:21 2
    - David Caruso leaving CSI Miami. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 6, 07:22 1
      - I just don't think the guy wanted to be in Canada, but the show definitely hasn't missed him. I like him a lot as an actor, though. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:24
- Can you finally admit in your heart of hearts that Edgardo Alfonzo was a better player than Jose Vidro? (Nm) - musubi Nov 6, 07:19 14
  - I have little to no memory of either of those players...but no. - David Nov 6, 07:20 13
    - Looking at their stats, Vidro had a career OPS of .804 but looks like a subpar defender. The other guy's a worse hitter but better defender. - David Nov 6, 07:24 9
      - Fonzie has a .782 OPS. They were basically the same hitter at their peaks but Fonzie was a far superior defender always. - musubi Nov 6, 07:28 8
        
        "far superior" = 0.4 dWAR vs. -0.5 dWAR annually. - David Nov 6, 07:31 7
        
        1 war annually is nothing to sneeze at for players with 12 year careers - musubi Nov 6, 07:37
        
        As an outsider to this I'd like to say that defensive metrics are not very good and are at times a poor indicator of how good or bad someone is - Krusty Nov 6, 07:36 5
        
        I love baseball stats but not for defense. I think they're flawed -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 07:36 4
        
        I generally agree, but defensive starts are getting better and better. That said the eye test always confirmed Fonzie as the much better defender. - musubi Nov 6, 07:39
        
        You're right, of course. By FanGraphs scoring, the best SS in the NL didn't even make the final three for a Gold Glove. - David Nov 6, 07:37 2
        
        This year? What scoring? -- nm - musubi Nov 6, 07:41 1
        
        Their composite grade. They've got Trevor Story way ahead of anybody else. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:45
    - It was the same time period as the Pasdro Astachio brew-ha-ha. Good times. -- nm - musubi Nov 6, 07:23 2
      - I just looked. Astacio's career ERA+ was 97, so he was the slightly below average player I thought he was. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:26 1
        
        Of course, because I never argues he was much more than that. - musubi Nov 6, 07:31
- When's the next trip to Disney? -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 07:17 1
  - January 22nd. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:18
- What do I want from XBox since Cyberpunk is *...buffering* -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 07:15 2
  - Ori! -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 07:28
  - Honestly, the lack of load times and visual splendor make Halo: The Master Chief Collection worth going through again. - David Nov 6, 07:18
- If you could magically speak three new languages, what would they be and why? -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:15 1
  - Mandarin, Spanish, and Japanese. That way, Kim and I could cover most major languages...and I'd understand a lot more porn dialogue. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:16
- Will Carlos Dunlap have an effect on the defensive line? -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:14 1
  - He's a 10-year veteran who is slipping. PFF grades him at 53.9 on the year, which is terrible. So, probably not. - David Nov 6, 07:16
- What is your favorite attraction at WDW -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 07:13 1
  - Spaceship Earth. And I'm a sucker for Rome Burning candles. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:14
- Why bother, if the answer is going to be "love"? -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 07:11 1
  - For the same reason we do anything else: for the experience. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:14
- Mounds or Almond Joy? -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 07:11 7
  - Good lord, no. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:13 6
    - Fine, Month/Day/Year or Day/Month/Year? -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 07:17 5
      - Month/Day/Year. The other way sounds right but looks wrong. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:19 4
        
        (the real question should have been Nestle Crunch or 100 Grand, and it would have paralyzed me with indecision) -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:19 3
        
        Ooo, that would be a real Sophie's Chocolate. -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 07:26
        
        100 grand is easily the most underrated candy bar. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 07:26 1
        
        I feel like you have to mentally prepare before you eat a 100 Grand. -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 07:28
- Who's cooler, Dan or Casey? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:11 1
  - Casey, and Dan knows it. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:13
If we're splitting up anchors, I'll take Nicolle Wallace. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:10 5
- If Sarah Chalke were a Kennedy -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 07:27
- She is so snarky, former-nasty-W'er, that she intrigues me. I'll give you Willie Geist instead. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:12 3
  - Oh, Willie isn't bad. The morning show should be his. He's so much better. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:13 2
    - He is a good second banana. You know why he shouldn't have the morning slot? 45 doesn't hate tweet about him. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:15 1
      - True. It is pretty amazing when Joe and Mika personally address their #1 fan. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:22
Goodbye MAGA, hello PA, GA! -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:08
Hah -- (link*) - znufrii Nov 6, 07:07 [Image]
Which major news agency calls first? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 07:05 10
- OAN - for Trump obviously. Sorry, you said major. Al-Jazeera? -- nm* - VMan Nov 6, 07:06
- Look, if you want me to do another Q&A session, you have to ask. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:05 8
  - I have a question, it's about Wynona Earp. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 6, 07:12
  - oh look, you're not answering questions just like in your Q and 'A' -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 07:08 6
    - You know what else has Q and A? QAnon! David is a sleeper agent. -- (edited) - rollo Nov 6, 07:25
    - we should do AMAs here. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:08 3
      - That's actually kind of a fun (and terrifying) idea. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 6, 07:09 2
        
        I regretted it after hitting return. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:14 1
        
        Ha!! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 6, 07:32
    - I said zero rocks! -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:08
I think I have my Twitch setup right (work is boring today). I'll try to do a test later. - spamlet Nov 6, 07:02 6
- I'm around if I can help out. My only plans are to run to the pizzeria later -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 07:09 2
  - I'll probably test with MTG Arena or something one player so I can control that first. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 07:14 1
    - Cool. Just let me know if I can help -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 07:33
- Does it have cross system play? Like, can someone be on a PS4 and someone else on a smartphone? -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:04 2
  - Yes. You can play on Steam while others play on their phone -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 07:05
  - Yes. I was on PC and the kid was on her phone. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 07:04
DTL: Today the 'Pods are favored to win the loser's bracket of the 2nd lowest tournament and improve on last year's record by 1 game (12-12). -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 07:00
Biden now +6737 in PA. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 06:59 4
- Thanks to Bucks County -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 07:01 3
  - Woohoo! (I also think it's awesome that both Erie and Monroe counties went blue) -- nm - decline Nov 6, 07:06 2
    - did every county I've ever lived in go blue? northampton lehigh monroe centre? am I a blue wave?? -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 6, 07:16 1
      - Looks like. Well done! -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 07:24
The year round canvassing of people saying "Hi, we're not scary socialists" would do more than digital in the mountain west. -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:59 9
- Two currently baseless thoughts: 1) I wonder how many people voted for Trump in hopes that they could ignore the pandemic. - David Nov 6, 07:02 8
  - To see how easily people swallow that crap and how readily available it is makes me question the souls of some in Silicon Valley -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:05 3
    - I mean, *Twitter* shamed Facebook into displaying some ethics. - David Nov 6, 07:06 2
      - And as I was saying the other day, there is a deep dark cesspool on YouTube that Google should answer for. But they will say "Freedom of speech" -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:08 1
        
        Seriously. Some of my suggestions actively offend me. - David Nov 6, 07:10
  - 1) is interesting from a psychological perspective. - ty97 Nov 6, 07:04 3
    - That's exactly what I'm debating in my head. I think there's merit to it, but it's impossible to quantify. -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:05
    - It is 100% behind anti-masker thinking. "I'm mad that you won't let me pretend this isn't a thing" -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 07:05 1
      - Yes, but I think they were almost entirely Trumpers to begin with. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 07:50
6.7k -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 6, 06:59 3
- Alexa play Nothin' But A Good Time -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:00 2
  - next up: Motley Crue's - Girl don't go away mad, girl just go away -- nm - Epiphany Nov 6, 07:34 1
    - You guys know me too well. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 6, 07:57
Hi mud -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 06:58 5
- What is up with Nebraska? Never noticed that before. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 07:11 1
  - Omaha is a separate district and their results are rewarded separately. Like Maine. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 6, 07:17
- sweet! -- nm - mud Nov 6, 06:59
- Texas and Florida are where the Democratic party needs to do the work. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:59 1
  - NC as well. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 07:08
Love is the answer. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:55 8
- Love is the square root of love! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 07:02 1
  - I've seen the t-shirt! -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:03
- Is the question, what is the square root of love? -- nm* - Reagen Nov 6, 07:00 2
  - cheesesteaks -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 07:02
  - Oh, that's nothing. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 6, 07:02
- *sits on David's lap and purrs* -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 6, 06:57 2
  - Sorry, Jack-Jack beat you to the punch. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:59
  - I hope the guru is happy now -- nm - crash davis Nov 6, 06:58

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