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[Ideologue]

I think there's a centipede nest somewhere nearby.  Found two large adults the other day; now I'm seeing juveniles.

[Josquius]

Freaking hell.
The one day I am ill and don't go to work I leave my phone charger at the office.

[Duque de Bragança]

A sweatshirt is a sweatshirt no?

I dare say it is a tautology.

[Eddie Teach]

A cookie is just a cookie, but newtons are fruit and cake.

[Syt]

[Tonitrus]

What happened to the "Cast Away" glory days of FedEx, and why do they suck so bad? 

[Admiral Yi]

What happened to the "Cast Away" glory days of FedEx, and why do they suck so bad? 

I've been wondering the same thing myself.  All I see now is Brown.

[celedhring]

A cookie is just a cookie, but newtons are fruit and cake.

Fig newtons. For some stupid reason is one of the things I miss the most from the US 

[Razgovory]

Coppers capped one of the two prison escapees, the scarier looking one.  The other is being pursued on foot through the woods.

Dead dude pulled a shotgun on the cops before he was shot.

There's also some confusing business about the cops originally being drawn to the area by  a 911 call from folks in an RV who thought they heard a shot (shots?).  A bullet hole was later found in the RV.

Why would these guys shoot up an RV?  Trying to upgrade their ride?

Maybe they were shooting at something else and pellet hit a passing RV.  I wonder if one of the guys shot the other one.

[MadBurgerMaker]

  Damn, ALMOST super smooth.  Kid #2 took an old tube TV to the dome, it looks like. 

This really looks like something my dumbass nephews would do.  Last utterly retarded thing I heard about them doing was using tennis racquets to launch rocks into the neighbor's cars.  My sister just about killed them both.

[Syt]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/north-dakota-oil-boom-bust/396620/?utm_source=SFFB

A North Dakota Oil Boom Goes Bust
What will happen to those who built their lives on it?

[CdM]Told ya so![/CdM]

[Savonarola]

CB and I watched the rocket launch this morning from our back yard.  The rocket was going up as a bright red line, then suddenly, when it was almost out of sight, there was a very wide white trail.  My wife asked me, "Is it supposed to do that?"  It turns out it was an explosion:

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/28/technology/spacex-rocket/index.html

[garbon]

I'm disappointed that we didn't have a Tim update about this.

[LaCroix]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/north-dakota-oil-boom-bust/396620/?utm_source=SFFB

A North Dakota Oil Boom Goes Bust
What will happen to those who built their lives on it?

[CdM]Told ya so![/CdM]

the tone of that article really exaggerates the situation here. the boom has slowed down due to oil prices, yes, but there's definitely not a bust. the slowdown has allowed oil companies to catch up by improving infrastructure, etc. the major goal for a lot of oil companies is to reduce flaring, which is still a major issue that's caused by lack of pipeline infrastructure. as well, oil companies can actually be a little selective these days re: employment.

[Ideologue]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/north-dakota-oil-boom-bust/396620/?utm_source=SFFB

A North Dakota Oil Boom Goes Bust
What will happen to those who built their lives on it?

[CdM]Told ya so![/CdM]

Oh, so it's not good times forever.

I remember when you idiots were all like, "Hey, go to ND and participate in its bubble economy where everything costs three times as much and you have to sleep in a rapehouse with thirty other men.  I'm sure your lack of oilperson skills will take you all the way to the top of the Taco Bell!"