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Former Vice President Johah Ryan tosses his hat into the Speaker Ring -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 12:43
Lost your ID before a flight? Here’s what to do so you can still fly. - prayformojo Jan 5, 12:40 4
- I have thought about that often. The TLDR version: you can probably fly but it still can be pretty damn difficult. - JaxSean Jan 5, 12:51
- the chances of Joe Blow TSA agent making the correct call on another form if ID is slim to none. They don't want to be bothered or hassled with it -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 5, 12:50 1
  - that's the thing, do they have any idea that there is a form and what to do with it? -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 12:52
- There it is, one of the most enduring post-9/11 air-travel myths: If you don’t have a driver’s license or passport, you can’t fly. - Spawn Jan 5, 12:48
So, let's try a different Kevin -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 12:40 4
- O'Leary? -- nm - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 5, 12:43 2
  - he's Canadian, he'd probably be burned at the stake first. -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 12:53 1
    - He also has citizenship in Ireland and UAE. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 13:08
- I'm busy. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:43
Avatar with a $33.8M Wednesday Worldwide. Worldwide total stands at $1.516B (10th All Time). -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 12:29 5
- And people wonder why I hate people. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:30 4
  - I mean, people *are* dumb, but you're dumber for depriving yourself of the eyegasms. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 12:32 3
    - As I explained to someone over the holiday, I don't care how great the instruments are on a song if I don't like the lyrics, I don't like the song. - Spawn Jan 5, 12:41
    - this (hey, are you Urban Jaguars in the NFL Pick 'em?) -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:33 1
      - nope -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 12:34
I hate it when I get obsessed about things - oblique Jan 5, 12:22 9
- I would honestly do #3 *and* #2. remote start is so sexy in winter. I allegedly have it. also a charger at your parents' will grant you convenience - judge amanda jones Jan 5, 12:41 1
  - I'm kinda leaning that way myself. Go long term. I get the KIA service until May anyways, then spend the $150 on it then to renew, keep my existing -- (edited) - oblique Jan 5, 12:44
- But, if you spend $150/yr you are protected against all the times it would spike, right? Not just the "one time $85"? -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 12:39 2
  - EDIT: To add more data to it also, there were 43 times in the past 3 months where the price went over the 0.15 threshold for an alert to be sent out - oblique Jan 5, 12:45
  - Yes. 100% -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 12:40
- That's a lot of missing Chipotle -- nm - budice Jan 5, 12:24 1
  - so much Marvel Snap gold also -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 12:26
- tell your daughter to suck it up and turn off that space heater! -- nm - decline Jan 5, 12:23 1
  - what pisses me off even more is how this would have destroyed solar credits I build up during the year -- (edited) - oblique Jan 5, 12:29
sitap: Martha's DRY/DIY Tito's January -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 5, 12:20
Just tell me this. Is Nancy having a good time? Enjoying a big ole cup of schadenfreude? -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 12:14 4
- She has always come across as pretty old-school to me, so I'm guessing more frustrated than amused. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 12:37
- I'd guess about 95% so. the other 5 is thinking how fucked up the Republicans are, and she wants to work on governing, not be delayed by voting. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 12:18
- I don't ever wanna see on my FB feed from some of my ultra conservative friends anything on how bad Nancy and Chuck are or the Squad - Eag Jan 5, 12:16
- Every time she votes she looks pretty tickled. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 5, 12:14
I wonder...do they vote him in tomorrow on the anniversary? -- nm - Remlik Jan 5, 12:08 2
- same shit, different tactics - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 12:12 1
  - you're right -- nm - Remlik Jan 5, 12:19
So - Scott Perry tells reporters there has been no talks between Freedom Caucus and the rest - yet they're going to vote again? The fuck for? - Turd Ferguson Jan 5, 12:07 9
- Watch McCarthy nominate MTG at some point. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 12:39
- The McCarthy voters have to come to the realization that the crazies will never yield to reason (that's literally their brand). It's time to look for - pmb Jan 5, 12:11 1
  - there's enough in the new New York delegation from +Biden seats to cross over, if they would agree to the Dems' mild conditions - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 12:18
- if they don’t have the votes to adjourn (and they don’t) they have to keep voting -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 12:09
- Rules. - decline Jan 5, 12:09 3
  - hoping enough people leave so the total votes needed is less -- nm - oblique Jan 5, 12:15
  - ahhhh...got it. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 5, 12:14 1
    - It’s the legislative version of “stop hitting yourself, why you hitting yourself?” -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 12:15
- Freedom. -- nm - budice Jan 5, 12:08
LEGO D&D set candidate chosen. It's really cool! -- (link) - TWuG Jan 5, 12:00 13
- I don't even like D&D and I'd get it. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 12:16
- I got this glorious Lego set for Christmas -- (link) - Jovian Jan 5, 12:14 7
  - I never had an Atari growing up, but it is a pretty sweet set. I really just want to little mini Asteroids and Centipede build. I got the Bonsai tree - sycor Jan 5, 12:37
  - bitchin'! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 12:28
  - Yay! -- nm - JD Jan 5, 12:27
  - Nice! I got the Sanctum Sanctorum. -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 12:18 3
    - Can I... touch you? -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:25 1
      - Be gentle -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 12:33
    - Very nice. Thats a gorgeous set and looks very fun to piece together. - Jovian Jan 5, 12:24
- want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, want, -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 12:11
- WHOA. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 12:09
- will have. -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 12:02
- I don't D&D at all, or do the castle themed Lego, but that is dope and will be going on the list. -- nm - sycor Jan 5, 12:02
Kev must be getting nostalgic for 366 days ago when all they wanted to do was murder him -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:58
Stop posing as Senators, PFM! -- nm - David Jan 5, 11:57
Everyone remembers the word that got them kicked out of the elementary spelling bee, right? -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 11:53 18
- Trowel. -- nm - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 5, 12:42
- I think I won 2nd grade with Tyrannosaurus Rex? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 12:31
- I never participated in a Spelling Bee 🤷‍♂️ -- nm - JD Jan 5, 12:28
- soiree -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:28
- I always liked this Far Side -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 5, 12:22 [Image] 1
  - :-D -- nm - mud Jan 5, 12:24
- Acquaint. And I even knew the spelling but you're not allowed to correct a misspeak. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 12:17
- furrow -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 12:15
- nickel, they wanted nickle. - i.b! Jan 5, 12:08 5
  - Did they use it in a sentence? - sycor Jan 5, 12:15 4
    - No jury would convict. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 12:40
    - "don't nickle and dime me over nickel, said Nic-elle." -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 12:35
    - they didn’t until they did, but they still would have been wrong. waah. - i.b! Jan 5, 12:33 1
      - From wiki - sycor Jan 5, 12:42
- Zoo - oblique Jan 5, 12:00
- cunt? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:55 2
  - You're hired! -- nm - That one stupid ad agency si Jan 5, 11:59
  - Your new name is San Diego -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 11:57
Screw this. We're going to just air Book TV reruns. -- nm - C-SPAN Jan 5, 11:48
Texas has fired baskeball coach Chris Beard as he faces a felony domestic violence charge -- nm - budice Jan 5, 11:45 1
- That should have happened weeks ago -- nm - JD Jan 5, 11:52
Megabillion draw Fri nearly a billion. Don't wait till last minute like you slackers always do. Put your nic in the message part - zeitgeist Jan 5, 11:45 11
- Just sent -- nm - J Jan 5, 12:50
- Sent. Thanks. -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 12:13
- sent, thanks!! -- nm - i.b! Jan 5, 12:10
- Sent -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 12:08
- sent -- nm - Remlik Jan 5, 12:03
- sent -- nm - budice Jan 5, 12:02
- sent! -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 11:57
- But it's literally called slackertalk! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 5, 11:52 1
  - heh -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 11:54
- sent -- nm - decline Jan 5, 11:50
- sent -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 11:47
from bb, the buttigiegs moved to traverse city, up near our JenBro, where chasten grew up. last year, not 2 years ago. — nm - i.b! Jan 5, 11:43 7
- Beautiful up there. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 5, 11:53 1
  - I loved that area when JenBro took me on a road-trip of the UP. -- nm - Meg Jan 5, 11:58
- it's wild visiting traverse city these days.. it was a pretty quiet out of the way place for years, now it's got a million breweries, more restaurants -- nm - colin Jan 5, 11:52
- Wait, they don't live in DC? -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 11:45 3
  - they split their time. -- nm - i.b! Jan 5, 11:47 2
    - in DC now - this was a nice exchange yesterday bet. chasten and a house rep from l.a. (scroll up.) nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Jan 5, 11:50 1
      - That's adorable. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 12:15
Can anyone recommend a good travel agency for trips to Asia? -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 11:40 9
- I have never used them, but I've looked at their site a few times but Gate 1 travel seems cool. - sycor Jan 5, 12:04 3
  - Thank you! -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 12:49
  - That's who we use for visas but I haven't taken any trips with them (so they're at least legit). -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 12:06 1
    - Good to know. I've use them to help plan other trips, like looking at their itinerary and then building off of that. - sycor Jan 5, 12:16
- Other than the 97 agency, I would suggest going to the subreddit of the country you're interested in and seeing if anyone has any suggestions. -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 12:04 3
  - If it's SE Asia or Japan I could probably ask co-workers for suggestions as well. -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 12:09 2
    - Japan. This would be great if you could. -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 12:48 1
      - Will do and let you know what I find out. - spamlet Jan 5, 12:51
- I know the Marine Corps goes there a lot. But I think they use their own people to book. - crash davis Jan 5, 11:52
Dems should have someone play "I Got You Babe" on their iPhone every time a vote fails -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:38 1
- "It’s C-Span gone wild" -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 11:43
FTC floats a blanket ban on non-compete agreements (which Cali already has) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:32
The doctors with Damar have clarified neurologically intact means he can follow directions and has gross motor skills…not that there’s no impacts - Will Hunting Jan 5, 11:28 5
- he has gross motor skills?...are we talking about flatulence? -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 11:51 1
  - …yes. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 11:54
- "Hes Cleared." -- nm - Independent NFL Doctors Jan 5, 11:29 2
  - Teams - Get back on the field in 15 minutes. -- nm - NFL Jan 5, 11:39 1
    - "Also, meet the new QB: Hawkeye" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 12:45
How many damn rounds of voting do I need to win before I become Speaker? -- nm - Hakim Jeffries Jan 5, 11:26 8
- This is such a colossal waste of time and taxpayer money. He's never gonna get the votes. What a fucking joke. nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 5, 11:28 7
  - I used to quote Will Rogers and say "I don't belong to an organized political party. I am a Democrat". These fools are ruining one of my fave jokes! -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 11:40 3
    - Heh. - znufrii Jan 5, 12:03
    - only 100 years old now -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:45 1
      - i.e. a timeless classic -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 11:47
  - I assume there could be a surprise in people missing their vote roll call? -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 11:35
  - This might be the least money ever spent by Congress. They can’t do anything else that costs. -- nm* - Will Hunting Jan 5, 11:31 1
    - This. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 12:21
January 5 birthdays: Robert Duvall (92), Hayao Miyazaki (82), Diane Keaton (77), Bradley Cooper (48), January Jones (45) - Max Jan 5, 11:26 [youtube] 1
- January Jones is never gonna get out from under Miyazaki's shadow -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 11:28
Delta says Free Wifi for all -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 11:25 3
- Delta announces all passengers will be paying for WiFi embedded into their ticket price. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 12:32
- Possibly only on Delta planes with Viasat wifi (and they haven't gotten that to all of the fleet yet) -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 11:36
- Mobile hot-spots, flying overhead! -- nm Posted by Spawn Dec 20 '22, 11:53 - Spawn Jan 5, 11:27
I mean even Roberto Duran said No Mas after 8 rounds -- nm - Eag Jan 5, 11:24
I'm going to have an overnight layover at Copenhagen airport in the spring. No capsules hotel alas. But, I've stayed at the airport Hilton for work. - ty97 Jan 5, 11:24 6
- unrelated: my friend and I are talking about going to norway or sweden this fall. -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 5, 11:26 5
  - Stockholm is lovely. Which is saying something since I was there in December and January -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 11:51 1
    - the syndrome is real -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:54
  - You should be on Below Deck Adventure! -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 11:32 1
    - I literally couldn't stand faye for six minutes. -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 5, 11:42
  - why choose? one goes to Norway, the other goes to Sweden -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 11:31
Andie, I love that Cuba place! -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 11:19 1
- Cost: $65 CAD a night -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 11:45
Peter Gabriel new single to be released at Midnight tonight local time -- (link) - Remlik Jan 5, 11:18 12
- Midnights 2 -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 11:28
- Guessing it’s 9am Mordor time -- nm - Flavorize Jan 5, 11:25
- wait, he's still alive? -- nm - decline Jan 5, 11:20 7
  - ... they should have went with noon. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 11:33
  - Touring this year. Not in North America. I'd love to go see him in Glasgow and tour the ancestral lands in Scotland, though. - Dark Callisto Jan 5, 11:25 4
    - Right? It would be a much better trip than to Disney....again. Right? - Remlik Jan 5, 11:56 3
      - I don't write about Scotland for a living. -- nm - David Jan 5, 12:09 1
        
        And that is why you fail. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 12:42
      - NO kidding, none. -- nm - mud Jan 5, 12:00
  - "well, he was coughing up blood last night." -- nm - mud Jan 5, 11:23
- swell -- nm - mud Jan 5, 11:19
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 5, 11:19

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