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Copper thieves are now ripping apart air conditioners for bits of pipe, wire and saleable parts -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 18:37 7
- Catalytic Converter theft is all the rage here. -- nm - budice Mar 24, 18:58 2
  - They're so hot right now - Reagen Mar 24, 19:04
  - yep. they recently introduced some laws to curb it here. (I doubt they'll be effective) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 18:59
- I feel like I heard about this like 10+ years ago too? -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 18:38 3
  - Ya, it’s a constant -- nm - J Mar 24, 19:23
  - I haven't heard specifically air conditioners, but generally people have been doing this forever. copper be pricey. -- nm - mafic Mar 24, 18:40 1
    - its local news, they took apart a half dozen units for a church and a seniors nursing home, now advising people to build iron cages for them -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 18:45
Dogbert sighting on FB. Seems recent, he looks well! -- nm - con_carne Mar 24, 18:31 2
- 5 years he has been gone? Wow. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 22:17
- True. Another one I miss :( -- nm - Meg Mar 24, 18:35
That block was HOT!!! -- nm - David Mar 24, 18:25 1
- Such a well-coached gameplan -- nm - budice Mar 24, 18:28
TKfG is doing what he can, but Arkansas seems to have all the answers. -- nm - David Mar 24, 18:01 3
- and Gonzaga has been hosed lots of calls -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 18:13 2
  - Yeah, TKfG's fifth foul was a terrible call. -- nm - David Mar 24, 18:26
  - Zags Clock Management has been horrible in the last minute. Wasted tons of time holding onto the ball. Needed more urgency -- nm* - budice Mar 24, 18:20
Steam: Humble Bundle offering Europa Universalis IV Complete (All Expansions approx $400 worth) for $20 -- (link*) - budice Mar 24, 17:55
ded -- (link) - znufrii Mar 24, 17:53 1
- Discovery should be inferesting. -- nm - . Mar 24, 17:59
New Apatow netflix movie trailer - The Bubble - april 1st -- (link) - gort Mar 24, 17:52 [youtube] 3
- Trailer using The Twenty alumnus song edamame from Diplo. -- nm* - Qale Mar 24, 18:49 1
  - I was just wondering the odds it being in the actual movie. Pretty conventional trailer, so the over/under should be pegged at "miniscule" -- nm - con_carne Mar 24, 18:52
- Yes yes and yes. It needs a title card in the middle that says "you can turn off trailer now. You know you're here for it. What are you even doing" -- nm - con_carne Mar 24, 18:02
Saw oncologist today, but don't have more answers yet. - Tim Mar 24, 17:48 15
- All the nerdiest Slackers are all starting to break down, -- nm - Qale Mar 24, 18:50
- Oh and -- (edited) - Tim Mar 24, 18:31 3
  - Have they said if it broke the skin? - spamlet Mar 24, 18:32 2
    - Yeah mine was in situ as well -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 18:36
    - I'm not sure. -- nm - Tim Mar 24, 18:33
- I hope it turns out to be as simple fix! -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 18:24 2
  - also, absurd that the offices didn't share records -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 18:28 1
    - I was like "I'm new at this, was I supposed to say something?" -- nm - Tim Mar 24, 18:29
- Hopefully they’ll just have to dig it out and you’ll be done with it. - spamlet Mar 24, 18:23 2
  - you fancy, they put me back to annual since it had been five years since -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 18:26 1
    - All my moles are “super f*cking weird” so I go more often. - spamlet Mar 24, 18:31
- wishing you the best! -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 18:22
- 🤞🏼 Healthy thoughts for you. -- nm - Krusty Mar 24, 18:21
- Hoping for the best -- nm - JD Mar 24, 18:12
- Hang in there, my friend. -- nm - David Mar 24, 18:02
Crash. is Emmett near you? this looks like a good burger place -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 24, 16:50
As foretold by ancient prophecy: Mitt Romney meets Ritt Momney. -- (link) - Dano Mar 24, 16:27 1
- And they both kinda suck. -- nm - Tim Mar 24, 16:48
Con Carne, 2 Grateful Dead shows with a lot of energy you can pull from. I highly suggest Help on the way slipknot Franklin's tower and Railroad Blues -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 24, 16:25 [youtube] 5 1
- Thanks! Might do another poll after the roll too. -- nm - con_carne Mar 24, 17:30
- Saw them twice at Alpine in the 80's (but not that year I don't think) and Dead & Co. there a few years ago. - zunk xometimes Mar 24, 16:44 2
  - 1981, 1982 & 1984 I saw them at Alpine Valley. the lovelight in 1984 shocked everyone -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 24, 16:53 [youtube] 1
    - Did you live in the area or travel there? -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 18:33
- show 2. 7/11/81 from Alpine Valley. most everything from He's Gone to the end of the you may want for the beach tape. the show above was 9/2/83 Boise. -- (link) - their only ever Idaho concert. Peglegpete Mar 24, 16:28 [youtube]
ST Oscars Pool (ESPN) -- link inside -- (edited) - budice Mar 24, 16:25 1
- This is the year! - zunk xometimes Mar 24, 16:39
Nugs is broadcasting Bob Weir's show in Ashville Ca. tonight. it just started with Darkstar and has a little Heaven Help the fool & Bird Song in it -- (link) - so far. Peglegpete Mar 24, 16:23 [youtube] 1
- followed by Good Morning Little Schoolgirl and are now playing Catfish John -- nm* - Peglegpete Mar 24, 16:44
Go Bulldogs! Go Wildcats! Go Red Raiders! Go Other Wildcats! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 16:12 1
- wait, which bulldogs? -- nm - loosilu Mar 24, 16:21
An entertaining Rivian pickup drag race -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 24, 16:10 [youtube]
Remember when Justice Thomas was concerned the Supreme Court could be compromised by politics at some point? -- (link) - Roger More Mar 24, 16:00 4
- Heh -- (link) - spamlet Mar 24, 17:16
- The Senate doesn't have the votes, but that's an impeachable offense. -- nm - TWuG Mar 24, 17:14
- The Scandal writers room thinks this plot line is too unrealistic. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 24, 16:11
- Following from this -- (link) - Roger More Mar 24, 16:01
VegasInsider.com Oscar odds - Max Mar 24, 15:51 1
- We need an Oscar Pool. Setting One Up -- nm* - budice Mar 24, 15:53
This is one of those cases that could be a movie plot. -- (link) - Meg Mar 24, 15:40
who's the one in green shirt? -- (link) - mud Mar 24, 15:37 2
- I was going to guess Katherine Bigelow but ... facial structure doesn't match -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 16:33 1
  - maybe Lauren Hadaway (The Novice) -- nm - mud Mar 24, 16:40
Ugh. My allergies have been out of control this year already. -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 15:30
Fucking Italy. 🤬😡 - Krusty Mar 24, 15:24 5
- 2006 win WC. 2010, out in group. 2014, out in group. 2018 N/A 2022 N/A. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 16:49 2
  - also, a Macedonia team won on a goal from a dude named Alexander. like *Come on* -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 16:52 1
    - I just assume everyone there is named Alexander -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 17:37
- have you ever been? -- nm - loosilu Mar 24, 16:11 1
  - Sadly, no. I wish I could spend a few weeks in Italy. -- nm - Krusty Mar 24, 16:37
FB is flooding my feed with sponsored posts again. I don't see any for weeks and then suddenly they're on every page load :( -- nm - Meg Mar 24, 15:12 1
- I don't much mind the sponsored posts. I hate the suggested pages I might like. -- nm - mafic Mar 24, 18:42
help a pfm out? I can't find the post about Lincoln faxing a samuari -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 14:59 5
- Da. -- (link) - Marlowe Mar 24, 15:00 [Backboard] 4
  - Thanks! I just told this to my wife, and to my daughter, who asked - prayformojo Mar 24, 15:04 3
    - It's different than telex. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 15:38 2
      - And teletype. -- nm - VMan Mar 24, 15:51 1
        
        True story, in the mid 80s I got a got at the local library (actually the #1 regional library outside of Boston. VERY tech advanced) - loosilu Mar 24, 16:17
This seems really bad -- (link) - Jovian Mar 24, 14:58
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling is signing a three-year, $30 million deal worth up to $36 million with the Kansas City Chiefs -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 14:44
World Cup Qualifiers playoff semi-finals bigtime spoils - prayformojo Mar 24, 14:40 8
- *tee hee hee* -- nm - Worldle Mar 24, 16:06 1
  - ovally blob. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 16:42
- These DTL team names always confuse me -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 15:27
- That's not even a real state! -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 14:46 1
  - confusingly it's also in Kentucky. -- nm - mafic Mar 24, 18:43
- Canada plays Costa Rica tonight -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 14:43 1
  - USMNT at MEX. Should be a good one. -- nm - znufrii Mar 24, 14:47
- !!! -- nm - znufrii Mar 24, 14:41
DeShaun Watson: 2nd Grand Jury - DA *Tom Selleck* announces no indictment. And the responses. -- (link*) - budice Mar 24, 14:22
1 win from glory. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 14:05 8
- You stole my line! Now you jinxed it! -- nm - David Mar 24, 14:09
- Congrats! I just pulled up the PbP and laughed really hard at how it ended. -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 14:06 6
  - That bastard shot?!?! - Will Hunting Mar 24, 14:08 4
    - That's why they didn't cover him! -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 14:08 3
      - I picture 5 guys rushing Belden and him passing to the center who was confused for 2 seconds before making the shot. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 15:11 2
        
        4.76% of his made shots this season are buzzer beaters in the Final Four. -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 15:28 1
        
        LOL -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 15:50
  - I haven’t even looked. Funny - in the old league…my team was Yonkers. I play Yonkers for the title. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 14:07
When you clean your oven using the temp setting, do you leave the racks in or not? I assume you're not supposed to but I wonder how many do anyway. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 13:51 3
- clean? -- nm - loosilu Mar 24, 16:22
- I don't clean the racks. my oven came with 3 and I am lazy. I also only need 1 at a time. I still have 2 to swap out later before I need to clean any -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 24, 14:04 1
  - I mean, the racks can def take the heat. The only issue might be tiny bits where the rack touches the oven. - loosilu Mar 24, 16:24
Wayne Pankratz of @Applebees says that higher gas prices are great for business because .... hopefully they can start lowering wages. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 13:51 12
- Most importantly, have the culture and environment that will attract people. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 16:03
- Make it more convenient for your employee to work that 2nd job because you don't pay them enough to live! -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 14:18
- This dude is angry about paying people $37.4k to $41.6k. -- nm - David Mar 24, 14:13
- That is idiotic. Even if you step around the evil of his idea, it makes no sense. Government stimulus ended months ago. It's not holding back the - pmb Mar 24, 14:05 6
  - If you can’t attract employees unless people are miserable enough to want to work for you for poverty wages, maybe you need to rethink your business. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 24, 14:44
  - Also people having less disposable income means fewer people eating out at restaurants like...oh, Applebees. -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 14:11 4
    - Oh you know, "those people" just take their government money and live high off the hog . . . at Applebees. -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 14:17 3
      - fancy like -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 14:22 2
        
        stop that -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 24, 14:36 1
        
        hee -- nm - Tim Mar 24, 17:34
- nathanfillion.gif -- nm - znufrii Mar 24, 14:03 1
  - Yup -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 24, 14:07
Forget about the Sweet 16 Games tonight. I'm all about the Final Four games in 15 minutes. -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 13:45
JD: can you help me? Also JD: I have no idea what you’re talking about. -- nm - The Allfather Mar 24, 13:34 3
- JD, Disney switched its Advanced Dining Reservations rules during the pandemic. - David Mar 24, 14:04 2
  - For not understanding me, your post is a great help Thanks 🙂 - JD Mar 24, 16:42 1
    - FWIW, California Grill has a special 50th anniversary menu that people really like. -- nm - David Mar 24, 16:45
Tacoma's St Jude Children's hospital is getting a plane load of evacuated Ukrainian kids with cancer. -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:29 4
- Sick Kids in Toronto has taken some as well. So good to see. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 13:35
- The US taking only 100k refugees seems low. But I understand they don't want to travel far. They want to be able to go back home -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 24, 13:32 2
  - Tangent: We got a report earlier this week about how our colleagues in our Poland office have been stepping up to help refugees there. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 24, 13:57 1
    - My cousin in Hamburg said the stadiums are being stuffed full -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 15:08
Canada Telecom: CRTC approves Rogers-Shaw deal (Merger/Rogers buying Shaw) -- (link*) - budice Mar 24, 13:20 1
- Dammit. Stupid, stupid, stupid. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 13:26
I just wanted to make a post about my thumb. Went to the surgeon, he popped some thing, injected steroids, gave me a Z-pack. -- (edited) - Qale Mar 24, 13:20 4
- 👍... you will be back to that soon. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 14:59
- Feel better. That sounds odd and uncomfortable. -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 24, 13:31
- is this a work related injury? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:26 1
  - Not specifically. -- nm - Qale Mar 24, 13:31
Navarro and Scavino up next for contempt of congress -- (link) - znufrii Mar 24, 13:16 1
- I really wish somebody would pop Navarro one across the mouth. Arrogant prick -- nm - Remlik Mar 24, 13:17
From B2, I always thought it was weird that there was only one Sesame Place, and it was here. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 24, 13:13
This year’s Oscars stage design -- (link*) - budice Mar 24, 13:08 1
- Somebody's gonna get that tattooed on their neck. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 13:52
The remaining members of the Clash approved... - Mel Profit Mar 24, 13:07 [youtube] 1 1
- 👍 -- nm - JD Mar 24, 13:13
Oh, big Overcast update tomorrow. I'm excited and nervous. - spamlet Mar 24, 13:02 2
- My yearly renewal is coming up. -- nm - Qale Mar 24, 13:22 1
  - Same -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 13:33
Strongbad, I love him. He’s made me big money over the years. - Will Hunting Mar 24, 13:00
Mapped: All the World’s Military Personnel -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 24, 12:58
Batman Returns Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Mar 24, 12:56 [youtube] 3
- After watching that, I can say I have next to no memory of anything in this movie. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 24, 13:17 1
  - If you do not remember this you are DTM. -- (pic) - Spawn Mar 24, 14:50 [Attachment]
- Sounds jellicle. -- nm - Baruno Mar 24, 13:12
"Russian navy ship, go [sink] yourselves" -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 24, 12:55
*fires eag out of a cannon* - Glen Close Mar 24, 12:55

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