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AP: all expenses must be listed on a report ending on the Saturday of the week incurred. Also AP: all trip expenses must be listed on same report. - spamlet Oct 25, 06:31 4
- I something similar at one company. Most of my expenses were ‘estimated, no receipt’. They changed policy soon after. -- nm - mafic Oct 25, 06:39
- both! -- nm - decline Oct 25, 06:37 1
  - I got a $14 expense report bounced back because I included it in the next week because I didn’t want them to have to process $14. - spamlet Oct 25, 06:42
- Heads we win, tails you lose. -- nm - AP Oct 25, 06:37
Framed: 3/6. Moviedle: 1/6. (this one was pure instinct, I had no idea why I typed that guess) Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Oct 25, 06:30
Guys, when i have time to breathe, i need to tell you about the crazy person I had to sit beside for 13 hours yesterday working the election together. - Andie Oct 25, 06:24 1
- ! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 25, 06:30
Hey NYC -- (link) - ty97 Oct 25, 06:19 3
- heh. I just looked this up this morning (it's Friday for me) -- nm - decline Oct 25, 06:26 2
  - Not until after daylight savings for us. - Dark Callisto Oct 25, 06:29 1
    - Same -- nm - Ender Oct 25, 06:32
Waffle: 4/5 best one yet - spamlet Oct 25, 05:25 8
- Thanks, spammy - that's fun 5/5 - prayformojo Oct 25, 06:22 2
  - I can’t take credit. Someone else had posted here a couple of days ago. Znu, maybe? -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 06:30 1
    - Bery was first, I think. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 25, 06:36
- First time also. Neat. 4/5 - oblique Oct 25, 06:07
- Ooh, cool. First time playing. - Dark Callisto Oct 25, 06:01
- neat (first time playing) 1 star - decline Oct 25, 05:37 1
  - me too. five stars. (this is optimal.) -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 25, 05:56
- 2 stars today, 0 yesterday. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 25, 05:32
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 7 -- (link) - Beaker Oct 25, 05:16 [youtube] 1
- Nobody should own 32 different jerseys. -- nm - Ender Oct 25, 05:28
Adidas Terminates Partnership With Kanye West at a Cost of $246 Million -- (link) - LMS Oct 25, 04:56 5
- How are they calculating that? Lost sales? Contract penalties? - Mop Oct 25, 06:33
- I’m not gonna lie…death con 3 ranks right up there with pre-Madonna in its ability to make me laugh at the stupid. - Will Hunting Oct 25, 05:30
- I hate “at a cost of” in this sense. The alternative was keeping him on, and someone somewhere at adidas determined that cost them more. - mafic Oct 25, 05:17 2
  - I would assume they will sue his ass and balls. If Kevin Spacey is liable for his TV show, surely some lawyers will figure out how to make Kanye pay -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 05:26
  - I'm going to say it will cost them way more than that though I'd say it's worth it to no longer have him attached to the brand. - Krusty Oct 25, 05:25
TV PSA: NBA, WWE NXT, Resident, Deadliest Catch, Bachelor in Paradise, Winchesters, Voice, Professionals, La Brea, Beyond Oak Island, New Amsterdam, -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 04:36 3
- UK has the final episode of The House Across The Street which is peak weird Shirley Henderson. -- nm - LMS Oct 25, 05:19
- Monarch, Rookie Feds, The Patient, Reboot, Reasonable Doubt, Wild Crime, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Black Ink Crew, Queen Sugar, -- (edited) - Beaker Oct 25, 04:38 1
  - Cabinet of Curiosities 92% (12/1) -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 05:31
One of the best radio sitcoms is getting a repeat from the start - Cabin Pressure. It starred Roger Allam and some actor called Benedict Cumberbatch - LMS Oct 25, 04:22
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 25, 04:01 [Attachment]
I mean thanks for the pep talk but maybe I won't follow the lead of the person who failed the fastest ever -- (link) - Reagen Oct 25, 03:35 2
- It happened yesterday. On J! yesterday, none of the contestants were able to identify her by name. - Barynn Oct 25, 06:15 1
  - Well technically she was until this morning. -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 06:18
Man, The Midnight Club has a killer 90s soundtrack. -- nm* - Ender Oct 25, 02:21 1
- Wait, this started in 94, right? Did they get all the way to 97,or was that an anachronistic performance of Good Riddance? -- nm - Ender Oct 25, 05:56
Nato tells Taiwan that Elon Musk businesses in china are involved in military invasion exercises -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 25, 01:29
only recently learned that French-Canadians drink so much Pepsi that it became a perjorative with the rest of the country -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 22:58 8
- mmmmm Diet Pepsi -- nm - Beaker Oct 25, 06:12
- I *love* a medium fountain pepsi more than any beverage in the world. must be the correct size or it is junk. -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 25, 06:09
- That's weird... I didn't even know that... And I live "East of the Main" -- nm - Guigue Oct 25, 06:02
- It’s more a pejorative in Quebec, among the anglos who live in Montreal. -- nm - Roger More Oct 25, 06:00
- I've only heard it the way he has it at the end. used by francophones to call other francophones country boys. probably different in Quebec. -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 23:05
- I have never heard of this - but then, I've always been about as far from quebec as you can get in canada. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 23:01 2
  - And that's only because the ocean stopped me from getting any further, and why I keep looking to buy a boat. -- nm - Bery si Oct 24, 23:39 1
    - ... of course with my luck I'll end up sailing the S/V Poutine -- nm - Beryllium Oct 25, 00:45
i think Fleet Street is about done fucking around with the Tories' fucking around -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 22:42
this is like in Westworld when one of the hosts gets caught in a logic loop -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 22:34 1
- Heh. That he didn’t have a practiced answer shows how unprepared he really is -- nm* - Epiphany Oct 25, 04:50
"You need to get crushing." "I agree." -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 22:26 1
- "I'm a libertarian, but ... there's a line." -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 23:04
Hockey question? There are healthy scratches, right? And they sit up in the press box? If a player gets hurt during the game.... - Ender Oct 24, 22:11 2
- press box, owner's box, sometimes in the stands somewhere. they don't necessarily have to be at the game but they almost always are. - mafic Oct 24, 22:58
- Yes Yes. Like basketball, whoever is suited up can play. -- nm - budice Oct 24, 22:40
there was a Pono in the op shop next to my kid's school. I now own a Pono. and not just any Pono, a special limited edition Arcade Fire Pono! - mafic Oct 24, 21:53 5
- dignan, don't smash it -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 25, 00:57
- Pono i think was the higher fidelity digital audio that Neil Young championed, didn't know it existed still -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 25, 00:49 1
  - It doesn’t exist anymore. Op shop is Australian for secondhand store. -- nm - mafic Oct 25, 05:20
- No way your kid's in school!! -- nm - Meg Oct 24, 21:55 1
  - I mean technically pre-kindy, but it's the primary school she'll go to. -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 21:57
Oh no! My internet's out! What am I supposed to do now?! -- nm - Ender Oct 24, 21:27 1
- And I was just about to remove the big bones in dreamlight valley! -- nm - Ender Oct 24, 21:30
"Buzzfeed Magazine, print edition" -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 21:21
wilkommen aus Der Goldenstaat -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 21:19
Wordle 493 5/6. Made me work for it. - prayformojo Oct 24, 21:06 6
- 4 - 493 -- (edited) - GregW Oct 25, 07:04
- 4/6 - Marlowe Oct 25, 06:58
- 4/6 - oblique Oct 25, 05:47
- X - decline Oct 25, 05:41
- Same - spamlet Oct 25, 05:23
- 4/6 - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 21:23
It’s been a tough couple of days so all I have for you is this. -- (link) - Qale Oct 24, 20:39 [youtube] 9
- I never want to see your browser history. -- nm - David Oct 24, 21:11 5
  - Hee, remotely related. I was down to the bookstore today talking to the volunteer on shift. I was telling her about seeing Avenue Q at the Gem. - Meg Oct 24, 21:32 3
    - Lol! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 25, 04:52
    - And then they asked you out? -- nm - David Oct 24, 21:42 1
      - :) No such luck. - Meg Oct 24, 21:49
  - This is why I do not live in fear of being tracked by those nefarious Chinese. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 21:31
- Sorry to hear that but what did I just watch? -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 21:02 2
  - Was it a religious experience for you too? -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 21:05 1
    - Nope, not Pentecostal. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 21:18
NPR just credited the conservative party "opening up their ranks" ethnically as a thing that helped them politically before. Have the GOP tried that? -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 20:26 3
- The racist members of the Conservative Party didn't get a chance to vote this time. -- nm - LMS Oct 25, 03:24
- Different incentives. UK politicians have less control over the electoral system and no primary system, for example. -- nm - Roger More Oct 24, 20:55
- they hire black people to stand behind the Don holding signs BLACKS FOR drumpf -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 20:29
I think I might have a problem. I just killed a bottle or bourbon in three days. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 20:01 1
- Three days? - Spawn Oct 24, 20:08
Who is this Bears team? I prefer this one. -- nm - pmb Oct 24, 19:49 5
- This is the one that has been scratching beneath the surface all season. The Bears rightfully could be 5-2 as they lost a couple games by not - oblique Oct 25, 05:43
- NE DEF -25 saved by a kneeldown -- nm - budice Oct 24, 20:13
- Everything's different when you can run the ball. -- nm - David Oct 24, 19:56 2
  - They've actually run the ball decently most of the season. Fields was better tonight. Seemed to see the field better and not panic. -- nm - pmb Oct 24, 20:07 1
    - Your right about the running game. Has been solid all season. Montgomery and Herbert a great 1-2 punch. - zunk takes things literally Oct 24, 20:09
The "Anya" episode of Midnight Club is really, really good - prayformojo Oct 24, 19:44 2
- Taylor Swift? -- nm - Spawn Oct 24, 20:08
- I really like this series so far. It’s kinda of sad, deep and spooky. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 20:04
If we could have 10 days between every game that would be swell. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 24, 19:37 1
- NE DEF goes from 0 DET to 33 CHI -- nm - budice Oct 24, 19:44
Warner Bros. Discovery to Take $2B-Plus Writedown on Content and Development Amid Restructuring -- (link) - Remlik Oct 24, 19:35 1
- Well that’s convenient -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 20:05
KFC's new Buffalo Ranch dressing is either a credit or abomination to science. dairy [Ranch] is a natural counteragent to Capsaicin [Buffalo] -- nm* - peglegpete Oct 24, 19:30
I’m about 30 seconds away from ordering this Nick Chubb as Batman shirt -- (pic) - Flavorize Oct 24, 19:08 [Attachment]
Stop being creepy, Facebook. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 19:06
Since 2018, the #Colts have dished out $145M cash to 12 different quarterbacks. -- (link) - Remlik Oct 24, 19:03 1
- Is that a lot? - con_carne Oct 24, 20:21
Leslie Jordan listening to WAP for the first time. - TWuG Oct 24, 18:53
hmm, so my apple cloud subscription is going to increase by $4. Might be time to prune something ... I'm thinking I'll axe Dropbox. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 18:40 2
- (cue steve jobs, laughing in a void somewhere) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 18:41 1
  - ha haha hahahaha -- nm - Steven Jobs in the Void Oct 24, 18:49
YOU'VE BEEN ZAPPED! -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 18:20
If you need a time suck on your phone, try Marvel Snap. -- nm - Tim Oct 24, 18:20 1
- Keeps coming up on my Twitter feed—I really dig those type of games -- nm - Flavorize Oct 24, 19:11
some early vote tea leaves from Mandyland -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 18:06 8
- You just reminded me to check the blueness of my precinct for this election. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 24, 18:31 7
  - Not so bad. Can't believe the Jorgenson turnout. -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 24, 18:37 [Attachment] 6
    - Why would they report write in totals for people who got zero votes? It just seems mean to blatantly point that out. -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 18:41 3
      - I wondered that, but I bet it's because they got write-ins elsewhere in the district/state. -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 18:50
      - also, it seems incomplete. Way more people got zero votes than that. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 18:47
      - One vote for Martin. Two votes for Martin! -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 18:42
    - apples and oranges and lots of caveats but i do keep thinking about how close the polls said the Kansas abortion referendum was and then the vote was -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 18:41 1
      - This state is so weird. I go ten minutes out of town and it's all mastriano signs but as soon as you hit any population density, it's fetterman signs -- (edited) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 24, 18:51
DTL --- ARGH! I hate how weirdly graded my team is. +61 and I have maybe 1.5 PG who can handle the ball and no shooters or scorers. - Will Hunting Oct 24, 17:59 2
- Fast / Zone / Less! -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 18:39 1
  - Normal / M2M / Less - Will Hunting Oct 24, 18:49
at last: '1899' trailer -- (link) - mud Oct 24, 17:55 [youtube] 4
- Yep. Yep. Yep. "Dark" is one of the best things on TV of the past years. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 24, 18:44
- excellent -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 18:23
- sweet -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 18:06
- We watched this earlier. It's quite good. -- nm - David Oct 24, 18:03
Another day, another 5% cash back offer from my Upromise card - znufrii Oct 24, 17:51
Dodgers: junk arms fall off again in October. Front Office: MOAR DINGERS! -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 17:45 3
- Watch them sign Judge and trade for Ohtani. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 17:56 2
  - Judge won’t have the short porch that favors lefties, in L.A -- nm - Flavorize Oct 24, 17:57 1
    - Well, he's a righty and he hit 32 homers on the road this year and 30 at home. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 24, 18:02
NYT: Trump document theft investigation is rolling up on the low-level employees, shitheel Kash Patel takes the 5th in his grand jury testimony - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 17:31
psilotum, I just saw your reply on b2...can you tell me more about your co-op brewery? -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 17:21 14
- I am aware of a couple other co-op breweries around the country, but they're pretty rare. - psilotum Oct 24, 18:00 1
  - *adds to my list of things to do with my lottery winnings* -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 19:07
- Fundamentally, it's a brewery run under a cooperative governance model. That means we can do fun, community-oriented stuff that we like. - psilotum Oct 24, 17:31 11
  - This is very cool. What is a cat event at a brewery? -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 18:14 5
    - For the dog people, we do Flying Bark Madness. - psilotum Oct 24, 20:14
    - We did a fundraiser for a cat shelter. There were many cats. - psilotum Oct 24, 20:11
    - give them beer and race them! -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 18:37 2
      - In little cars like the Shriners? -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 18:41 1
        
        no. drinking and driving is wrong. -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 19:01
  - neat! - znufrii Oct 24, 17:49
  - The intangible about the space is how it feels more welcoming because profit is not the primary motive. -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 17:33
  - Do you have brewery cats? ST needs to know. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 17:33 2
    - No resident cats, although we have hosted cat events. -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 17:34 1
      - Partial credit. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 17:46
Go Pats! -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 17:12 1
- GO BEARS! -- nm - mud Oct 24, 17:33

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