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Ya know, the trading hour is officially 930-400 but with before hours and after hours, it's really longer. Why even pretend anymore? -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 13:30 2
- agreed. it's confusing -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 13:44
- further, If the brokerage warnings are simply "there are less people trading during this time" then why not just stay open 24/7? -- nm - Max Feb 1, 13:43
are we in the last reel of the horror film Nightmare on Pennsylvania Ave, or is this the sequel Election Boogaloo? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 13:30
Chiefs placed center Daniel Kilgore and WR Demarcus Robinson on the Reserve/COVID-19 list -- nm - budice Feb 1, 13:29 2
- 2/5's of their o-line gone if he can't make it back -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 13:34
- KC down to 3 pt favs— -- nm - Flavorize Feb 1, 13:32
The New Day had custom Brodie Lee gear last night at the Royal Rumble. They’re auctioning it off, all proceeds to a Rochester Ny food bank in his - Will Hunting Feb 1, 13:22 2
- Big E is under contract until 2024. I have little doubt he'll head to AEW after that. -- nm - David Feb 1, 13:26 1
  - 3 years is a long time; and he’s about to get pushed to the moon. Money and fame rule in a lot of jobs. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 13:32
You may recall that Groundhog Day started with a surprisingly strong blizzard. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 13:10 1
- ~ Strike up the music, the band has begun. The Pennsylvania Polka. ~ - Max Feb 1, 13:20
Peppa Pig x Reebok sneakers coming soon. -- (link*) - Krusty Feb 1, 13:10 1
- why not MY size?? -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 1, 13:16
Bringing up lots of memories from big snows growing up in Lincoln. Except the Vegan Dragon. That is new. Schools were closed 2 days last week. -- (link) - GregW Feb 1, 13:04
Jeez. That ate him quick. F Cancer. RIP Dustin Diamond -- nm - Jovian Feb 1, 12:59 2
- howd I miss this on b2. Man I need a new glasses scrip - Jovian Feb 1, 13:03 1
  - He had been addicted to drugs for awhile so he might have ignored obvious symptoms and pain in the bliss of oxy -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 13:34
so.much.snow -- nm - Jovian Feb 1, 12:45 10
- Zero snow here ... the lake levels could use a light Winter of snow here though so not really that disappointed -- nm - JenBro Feb 1, 13:20
- I love it!!! - Krusty Feb 1, 12:55 8
  - Times Square webcam. -- (link) - Mop Feb 1, 12:56 7
    - I'd like to see where Times Square stacks up against Las Vegas power usage. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 13:00 3
      - I'd bet Vegas use a lot more than Times Sq. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 13:07 2
        
        Not if he means in a similar sized area. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 13:08 1
        
        Found a comparison: 161 megawatts for Times Square vs 8,000 for the LV strip. Now to guess which casino uses the most. - Max Feb 1, 13:14
    - I see someone building a snowman. Nice! - Krusty Feb 1, 12:59
    - There's a PoGo gym in that picture -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 12:58 1
      - only 1? -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 13:18
February is going to be a big month for Mars. -- (link) - spamlet Feb 1, 12:43
I've decided I need an olive oil sprayer. There are a whole lot on Amazon but they all look very similar. What should I look for? -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 12:36 6
- Thanks all. Guess I go back to tossing my fries in a bowl. -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 13:28
- save your money. none of them are really great. I'm on my fourth or fifth one and hate it as much as all the rest. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 1, 13:12 2
  - agreed, i've had a few, never worked more than a time or two, spit more than mist -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 13:16 1
    - this is exactly accurate. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 1, 13:16
- Different nozzle selections, like a shower head. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 12:47
- Perfume Bottle -- nm - budice Feb 1, 12:38
Black Panther helmer Ryan Coogler stakes his Proximity Media banner to 5-year exclusive Disney TV deal. Wakanda Series for Disney+ -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 12:28 5
- A Wakanda series is *brilliant*! -- nm - David Feb 1, 12:29 4
  - WakandaVision ...sorry had to the joke -- nm - eag Feb 1, 13:11
  - Petition to bring back Martin Freeman. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 12:42 1
    - Lincoln Osiris might be available -- nm - budice Feb 1, 12:45
  - For Shuri -- nm - budice Feb 1, 12:31
6 years before Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson told us that White Men Can't Jump, they made a movie about football together. Name it. -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 12:10 13
- ~football~ -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Feb 1, 12:30
- Any Given Thursday Night. -- nm - VMan Feb 1, 12:20
- It's the sport of kings, better than diamond rings. Football~~ -- nm - Max Feb 1, 12:15
- Lucas? -- nm - mud Feb 1, 12:13
- No. YOU name it. -- nm - crash davis Feb 1, 12:12 4
  - White Men Can't Run -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 12:12 3
    - (Kick) -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 12:13 2
      - (Score) -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 12:14 1
        
        (Tailgate) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 12:19
- The Gridiron Gang? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 12:11 1
  - Oh, waaaaay off. (And it was the same year, and didn't involve them.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 12:12
- Wildcats -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 12:11 1
  - U G L Y, you ain't got no alibi, you ugly. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 1, 12:24
Couperobics are the future ... -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 1, 12:07
My mom got her first vaccine shot yesterday. So happy to get that news just now. Next shot is on the 28th. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 12:06 12
- yeah!!! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 12:39
- Congratulations! -- nm* - David Feb 1, 12:30
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 12:17
- Yay! -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 12:15
- My second shot is the 21st. I couldn't believe how much my stress level dropped after the first one. This all was affecting me more than I knew. -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 12:14
- Yay!!!! -- nm - Pippy Feb 1, 12:12
- Very nice! My dad get's his second Saturday. GF got her first last week. I will feel much better about being able to spend time with dad. - sycor Feb 1, 12:09
- The feeling of relief is *amazing*. My mom got hers the same day Don Lemon's parents did. He talked about it on the show that night and I was giddy. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 12:08 2
  - Yeah. I just want her to be able to see some people again. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 12:15
  - :-] -- nm - mud Feb 1, 12:12
- 😺🍩 -- nm - crash davis Feb 1, 12:08
- excellent. -- nm - mud Feb 1, 12:07
Tony DeAngelo (NYR) cleared waivers. He done in the NHL. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 11:54 5
- This the Qasshole who tousled with his own goalie? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:55 4
  - Give yer balls a tug. -- nm - Tony DeAngelo Feb 1, 12:05
  - yes. - Reagen Feb 1, 11:58
  - and had problems in junior for spouting racist and homophobic language apparently too I gather -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 11:57 1
    - his father also confirmed. -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 12:04
LIR: colin, check to see if the type plastic used in tupperware is able to store high alcohol 'solvents' for long periods -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 11:53 3
- Just saw his post. I'm not if redneck, or genius. Condiment pump dispenser for booze? - sycor Feb 1, 11:58 2
  - a friend had a rack where you put bottles in upsidedown, you pressed your glass up and it dispensed one measured shot -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 12:03 1
    - I've seen those in bars. I'm sure they are too expensive for me to get at home. - sycor Feb 1, 12:04
JD Power survey: Compounding means people are probably subscribing to 4 streaming services and paying a total of $47/month. -- (link) - Mop Feb 1, 11:53 9
- This still has a long way to go to get higher than even basic cable. -- nm - Qale Feb 1, 13:16
- pretty soon cord cutting will be more expensive than the cord -- nm - zork Feb 1, 12:31 1
  - it really is all about sharing. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 1, 13:19
- is this a poll? I pay for peacock, disco plus, dis plus. I also have amazon, hbo max, netflix, cbs all access. later this week, I'll pay for cbs too. - amanda jeans Feb 1, 12:28 5
  - I think I have everything *except* Disco+, Hulu, and CBS All-Access, and I'll get that last one by the end of February. -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 12:49 1
    - I got disco plus just until spring. hgtv will get me thorugh the next sixty days. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 1, 13:13
  - We pay for Netflix and the Disney+ bundle. We get Amazon through Prime and HBOMax through AT&T. - spamlet Feb 1, 12:41
  - What if I propose... a mutual checking account? -- nm - Max Feb 1, 12:36
  - I think Shudder is getting cancelled by me this month. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 12:34
Down the Long Island Line, she's a mighty good road. Long Island Line it's the road to ride. Well if you ride it you got to ride it like you find it -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 11:45
My biggest gripe with Biden right now is that Lafayette Square is still fenced off like a military compound. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 11:45 3
- I'm with zeit. Their next insurrection date is in March. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 11:51
- We've said the same things. The walls need to come down ASAP -- nm - MDH Feb 1, 11:48
- March 3rd is when the Donald reveals that he's been president all along and has biden and hillary arrested for election fraud -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 11:47
Speaking of vacations - is there any interest in a gathering in Portland sometime in the future? I'm still looking a river cruises and - Meg Feb 1, 11:43 10
- I'd be super up for a vacation with the STrs - I can not commit to a cruise though. I'd fly into Portland to hang out pre board though. -- nm - Pippy Feb 1, 12:15 8
  - That's pretty much what I was thinking. I doubt many would be up for 4 nights on the river but it would be fun to spend a weekend together. - Meg Feb 1, 12:18 6
    - my friends have a house in NO I can use anytime (except winter break). I would consider that. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 1, 13:14
    - New Orleans would be a blast -- nm - Pippy Feb 1, 12:23 4
      - (We could drive to NOLA) -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 13:46
      - I’ve never been to NOLA - Covington Cat found a great hotel near the quarter there and of course - there’s casinos. -- nm* - JenBro Feb 1, 13:15 2
        
        Exactly! I've been there once - in 1970 :) I'd go again any time. -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 13:30
        
        the table limits at the Harrah's is extreme but not saying that will stop us *wink* -- nm - Pippy Feb 1, 13:29
  - Someone go to Hawaii with me in October or November (I'm seriously considering this) -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 12:16
- I've got half a bottle left of that amarula... -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 11:49
awesome interview Keillor having with Linda Beigel Schulman. -- nm - mud Feb 1, 11:40
DOW and NASDAQ are up almost *exactly* the same amounts on the day. Crazy! -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 11:40 12
- FNKO up almost $1! SPCE going wacky again too, up to $55+ now. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 11:43 9
  - Why is FNKO on a tear? -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 11:55 7
    - new Gamestop Funko -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 12:02 5
      - Just think of all the Funkos you can buy at Gamestop with all the stonkprofits! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 12:36
      - Worst merger since HP and Compaq. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 1, 12:06 2
        
        Moo. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 12:09 1
        
        (Oh, wait, that was Gateway and Acer. Nevermind. Yours is better.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 12:10
      - I had faith in you to raise the stock price ;) -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 12:04
    - It crashed badly a year or so back and is still recovering. -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 11:59
  - Yup, my 50 shares of FNKO at $3.74 are doing quite nicely thank you :) -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 11:46
- Though %-wise it's a big gap. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 11:41 1
  - Exactly - that's what makes it so crazy. -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 12:19
We just booked a cabin in a Provincial park for a few days in June. Assuming there won't be anywhere else to go this summer. -- (pic) - Andie Feb 1, 11:39 [Attachment] 1
- What's the internet up there? Can you get gigabit or will you have to settle for 100 mbps? -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 13:03
What's a good stock trading solution in Canada with low/no commissions? - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:39 14
- Canadian Tire can probably help you out. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 1, 11:45 1
  - hmm, they offer online ordering, but not an online brokerage -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:51
- Do you have big brokerage houses there or no? - ty97 Feb 1, 11:42 10
  - ETrade was bought by Morgan Stanley, not Schwab. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 11:45 6
    - Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are different? - ty97 Feb 1, 11:48 5
      - I thought they tried to merge at one point until regulators said no? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:50 4
        
        I know that Morgan Stanley bought Smith Barney from Citi as part of the latter’s bailout in 2008/2009, but i don’t remember if they also tried to buy schwab at some point. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 1, 12:39 3
        
        What ever happened to poor Dean Witter? -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 12:52 2
        
        Bought by Morgan Stanley in 1997, the Dean Witter name was dropped in 2001. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 1, 12:57 1
        
        Oh, and that’s neat, the Wikipedia page for MSSB has the acquisition tree showing all the mergers that created the company. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 13:04
  - The US brokerages don't operate up here, no, but each of the major banks up here has their own. - Reagen Feb 1, 11:45
  - you said ebay but I assume you meant etrade ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:43 1
    - close enough! - ty97 Feb 1, 11:45
- Wealthsimple, Interactive Brokers, Questrade -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 11:40
Total G/L (%): 1587.06% -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 11:36 4
- WHOA - Pippy Feb 1, 11:37 3
  - To your IM - ty97 Feb 1, 11:39 2
    - *snort* -- nm - Pippy Feb 1, 11:41 1
      - yeah - ty97 Feb 1, 11:44
so much snow. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 1, 11:32 9
- Finally switched back over to snow. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 11:37
- MUG will protect you! -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 1, 11:37 3
  - I don't drink coffee, but I could use the warmth of MUG right now. -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 11:39 2
    - never tell MUG I said this, but because MUG is super insulated to keep beverages warm, it doesn't keep my hands warm like a mug would. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 1, 11:43
    - MUG judges you unworthy. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 1, 11:43
- not so much snow -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 11:34 1
  - Downtown DC at lunchtime was pretty clear, I'm only seeing flakes swirl around my windows. -- (pic) - Max Feb 1, 11:43 [Attachment]
- Quit hogging and share some! -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 11:33
- Still had some flurries at lunch, but *think* we are done. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:33

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