Archive Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Last »   Main Board   First time traveling for work since I switched jobs, this is insanely low..right? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 18:08:00 Short-season Class A baseball paid $15 a day for per diem back in 1998 * - Jersey May 10, 2022, 20:52:04 We get $80 a day. When I started in 2011 we got $80 a day. * - illini May 10, 2022, 19:39:37 Mine is $125 which is a joke * - FidelGoodell May 10, 2022, 19:30:36 Hooky short. We get $70/day, and that's more of a loose guideline* - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 19:13:25 I'm surprised private sector companies use per diem * - opey8 May 10, 2022, 19:13:12 Per diem is far easier to manage than actuals* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 20:58:40 Why? It sets budget expectations and client charges* - ghost_of_clt May 10, 2022, 20:09:09 that's incredibly cheap and just like my last job as well - snipes824 May 10, 2022, 19:12:33 Fed Govt guidance is $64/day for Madison, WI* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 18:59:14 Not to be too personal, but do you need to shed a few pounds? - bbonb May 10, 2022, 18:52:36 That’s cheap for 1950 - IlliniSax05 May 10, 2022, 18:51:37 That’s ridiculous * - illini21 May 10, 2022, 18:46:24 It depends. Are you in sub Saharan Africa? Then it's probably fair* - HamptonSki May 10, 2022, 18:43:53 I am in Madison.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 18:48:12 Wow. That's not enough money for boondocks Wisconsin, let alone a city like Madison* - HamptonSki May 10, 2022, 19:11:10 So a 30-rack of Milwaukee’s Best and a bratwurst for dinner, then?* - IlliniOllie May 10, 2022, 18:55:03 We do not have per diems. But our meal maximum is $125/pp. - ATL May 10, 2022, 18:34:31 $19? How far back in time did you travel?!?! * - shua May 10, 2022, 18:25:35 Yes. While I think standard per diem rates are way high - DT May 10, 2022, 18:23:33 I think the minimum IRS rate is $59 + $5 for incidentals. Enjoy your Subway sandwich!* - ghost_of_clt May 10, 2022, 18:14:29 Mine is $100* - OWWDig May 10, 2022, 18:14:03 that is crazy low. we don’t have a per diem but our guidelines are generally - biclops May 10, 2022, 18:13:05 Last place I was at was a simple per diem - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 18:14:01 you work for the DIA?* - Poldark May 10, 2022, 18:10:08 Sox v Sox - AintHatin May 6, 2022, 18:46:54 Sheets crushed that. Maybe we try to hold onto the lead tonight* - UofIL6 May 10, 2022, 20:54:13 a couple of huge drops by the tribe.* - Ari Gold May 10, 2022, 20:57:02 and not surprising, moncada couldn’t get the game winning run home with a runner at 3rd - Ari Gold May 9, 2022, 23:29:41 lol at tony continuing to pitching to red hot hitters.* - Ari Gold May 9, 2022, 23:16:27 Going to be a brutal loss* - UofIL6 May 9, 2022, 23:15:31 Holy shit...bullpen collapse* - UofIL6 May 9, 2022, 22:23:36 And, some terrible errors that didn't help* - UofIL6 May 9, 2022, 22:23:57 4 stinkin' errors. gross* - OWWDig May 9, 2022, 22:25:14 including one on moncada.* - Ari Gold May 9, 2022, 23:47:13 Little league ninth inning* - MtHoodIllini May 9, 2022, 23:07:07 Joe Kelly makes his season debut* - UofIL6 May 9, 2022, 21:08:55 Kopech has been fantastic. Just need to build the arm strength. ERA sits at 0.93 * - UofIL6 May 9, 2022, 21:06:19 Bummer to the IL. Moncada and Kelly back tomorrow.* - AintHatin May 8, 2022, 14:40:01 SWEEP!* - timmer May 8, 2022, 14:10:48 6 in a row* - UofIL6 May 8, 2022, 14:01:40 Love this roller coaster. * - osklister May 8, 2022, 17:41:23 Matt ####ing Foster! - bjl63 May 8, 2022, 13:39:32 Different pitcher this year* - AintHatin May 8, 2022, 13:40:09 One of those cover your eyes line-ups - AintHatin May 8, 2022, 10:22:06 Wacha to the IL. So he’s not starting today.* - AintHatin May 8, 2022, 10:27:33 The ghost runner is so terrible. Makes extra innings unwatchable* - HamptonSki May 7, 2022, 19:03:16 Best win of the year* - AintHatin May 7, 2022, 18:56:10 Velasquez!* - MtHoodIllini May 6, 2022, 22:00:41 He was good again - AintHatin May 6, 2022, 22:40:36 He's helping to keep us from sinking til Lynn gets back* - MtHoodIllini May 7, 2022, 14:57:39 They’ll need him - AintHatin May 7, 2022, 20:30:25 Agreed* - MtHoodIllini May 7, 2022, 21:03:56 Win streak at 4* - UofIL6 May 6, 2022, 21:41:55 Jose cannot scoop. Second one he has botched tonight - bjl63 May 6, 2022, 21:15:02 He’s wobbly this year* - AintHatin May 6, 2022, 21:45:27 Pantera! - AintHatin May 6, 2022, 19:12:15 Just coughed and swallowed a cherry pit - Cunativeson May 10, 2022, 12:50:15 [boCool's brother]You'll have a cherry tree growing in your stomach.[/boCool's brother]* - BoCool May 10, 2022, 20:29:10 Goodbye, appendix* - Stu May 10, 2022, 17:35:41 That time we drank pickle backs at a tailgate* - Taz May 10, 2022, 13:56:47 Walkon’s famous chicken thigh sliders!* - Jackie May 10, 2022, 14:10:09 Speaking of, does anyone else remember when I burnt my hot dogs to a crisp on - Taz May 10, 2022, 15:02:34 do you think you have COVID?* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 13:07:40 that time he said Coleman was portalling to LSU* - Ron McDon May 10, 2022, 13:05:49 I did what now?* - Cunativeson May 10, 2022, 13:24:26 Ah shit* - Ron McDon May 10, 2022, 14:45:04 you'll need to swallow a mini george washington in a couple weeks to fix it* - VIV May 10, 2022, 13:04:39 Old Thug speaks out - bbonb May 10, 2022, 17:39:51 If he didn’t want his son to get into trouble he shouldn’t have named him Young Thug* - Herman Blume May 10, 2022, 17:51:05 i was just saying the same thing to my son Moderately-Successful Podiatrist * - biclops May 10, 2022, 18:54:35 Tom Brady to be Fox Sports lead NFL analyst whenever he retires - illini81887 May 10, 2022, 9:35:15 Good for him. I was concerned how he was going to pay his mortgage after retirement - bbonb May 10, 2022, 17:35:32 I am shocked at that Rome number - snipes824 May 10, 2022, 17:27:23 Wow, agreed...I was a big fan WAY early on early 90s...but he's not even on in LA, NY, or Chicago - RSMBob May 10, 2022, 18:00:39 He’s still a thing?* - bjl63 May 10, 2022, 17:33:38 that was news to me too* - snipes824 May 10, 2022, 17:42:23 Rome has a following though agreed seems high - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 17:33:30 Strahan on my shit list for this: - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 17:51:25 if you asked people who's on the Fox pregame crew, he'd be most people fourth name at best* - illini222 May 10, 2022, 17:45:51 My guess is some of that money is GMA money* - Mrap24 May 10, 2022, 17:57:21 I'm sure he does, but he's been so far off my radar for years now - snipes824 May 10, 2022, 17:41:47 His radio show is still broadcast nationwide and also on satellite radio - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 17:50:54 Will be interesting to see how he does compared to Romo who is the natural* - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 15:44:13 I'm not a big Romo fan. I think he talks too much.* - Warrin'_Illini May 10, 2022, 16:56:22 He sucks* - IlliniRunner May 10, 2022, 17:31:08 I feel like he’s gotten away from what made him popular * - biclops May 10, 2022, 17:00:23 I bet he suffers some gruesome voice box injury during week 1* - timmer May 10, 2022, 13:38:03 He kind of has an Arod persona. Bland corporate guy who may or may not have - Warrin'_Illini May 10, 2022, 14:03:23 I don't have high hopes for him. - AintHatin May 10, 2022, 15:48:57 that time he wore Uggs and had a man bun* - Sounder May 10, 2022, 14:34:54 I wish there were clips of LT when he broadcasted for TNT - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 14:10:00 I was wondering, do they make you audition before they offer you that kind of money?* - Sounder May 10, 2022, 14:36:09 I remember how bad Emmitt was. I still don't have a great read on what Brady wants to - Warrin'_Illini May 10, 2022, 14:21:06 Was Emmitt as bad calling football as Isaiah Thomas was calling basketball? - IlliniSax05 May 10, 2022, 16:15:17 Who was in line to be "lead analyst" before, Greg Olsen?? Oh well. - osklister May 10, 2022, 13:18:40 he must really hate his family* - biclops May 10, 2022, 12:20:33 I suspect the feeling is mutual* - IlliniRunner May 10, 2022, 13:52:58 Still bummed that Jay decided to play that year with the Fina rather than to - Dikta May 10, 2022, 12:00:34 10 year $375 million deal* - Mrap24 May 10, 2022, 11:50:17 Is that more than he made to play? * - meanjeans May 10, 2022, 14:19:49 In his 22 year career he’s made a total of $302 million - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 14:31:23 What in the world….that is absolute insanity and is completely wasted money. - OB25 May 10, 2022, 12:40:04 Everyone keeps saying this yet the networks keep firing off monster bags. - baconface May 10, 2022, 13:38:29 My only guess is that it’s more about getting them tied in with your network. - OB25 May 10, 2022, 14:05:36 Hmmm...they certainly have data around ratings with regard to broadcast teams and a host - baconface May 10, 2022, 14:40:28 seems like somebody somewhere thinks these guys add more value than they're getting - Sammich May 10, 2022, 13:41:25 Yeah and Brady is purely speculative - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 13:50:21 I look forward to the news in 5 years of them having to cut behind the scenes people to reduce costs - IlliniSax05 May 10, 2022, 12:17:13 I simply do not understand these contracts for color analysts. - Carl Spackler May 10, 2022, 12:08:52 I watch the Manningcast solely for the Mannings but other than that agreed - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 12:11:52 I think its more wanting your game/telecast to feel "big" and "important" - bigbop85 May 10, 2022, 12:33:39 Brady isn't going to ESPN - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 12:44:00 ESPN reference was Aikman and cash they paid for him - bigbop85 May 10, 2022, 13:29:37 Nobody is going to tune into games because Brady is calling them - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 13:39:57 WTF* - HamptonSki May 10, 2022, 12:08:49 That legit infuriates me. * - illini May 10, 2022, 12:05:21 Why? It's a lot but nothing to get upset over* - bjl63 May 10, 2022, 13:24:07 Same* - snipes824 May 10, 2022, 12:09:13 I mean think about this - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 11:57:57 We speculated on this a couple months ago - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 11:54:11 you got that right, tiny elvis* - VIV May 10, 2022, 12:11:16 Ha * - illiniranger May 10, 2022, 12:12:56 Double what Troy just got for MNF* - Mrap24 May 10, 2022, 11:56:09 Athletic says Cards are sending down Paul DeJong - DanSaint May 10, 2022, 14:46:19 Kramer Robertson being called up from Memphis. Utility IF* - DanSaint May 10, 2022, 15:21:10 I'm surprised that dude is still in the org - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 17:11:12 He’s just crushing it at AAA - jayd May 10, 2022, 17:19:09 he’s the guy to call up to sit on the bench - jayd May 10, 2022, 17:05:43 i'm guessing it's because Gorman isn't on 40 man and Cards don't want to DFA someone to clear space* - DanSaint May 10, 2022, 17:08:51 why win more games when you can keep a fringe roster player* - jayd May 10, 2022, 17:16:39 Sosa has performed decently when given a chance - jayd May 10, 2022, 15:02:57 Gorman still not on the 40 man* - BradUnderwoodforprez May 10, 2022, 15:02:34 No he isn't. I expect a move my mid June to make room if he's still crushing the ball* - DanSaint May 10, 2022, 15:20:41 OK. One last chance to work on his bat.* - SurfTheBoneyard May 10, 2022, 14:58:10 Jeff Albert will help get him fixed* - jayd May 10, 2022, 15:01:39 Tom Grossi's: Look into the 2021-2022 Bears season (A Bears fan reaction) - DanSaint May 10, 2022, 17:00:15 My expectation is 5 wins max - bjl63 May 10, 2022, 17:18:37 Expected to hit 100 degree heat index in St. Louis today - BradUnderwoodforprez May 10, 2022, 13:55:43 guess whose AC is blowing warm air? - biclops May 10, 2022, 17:03:20 Last Tuesday was cold as hell golfing and today sucks with the heat. * - harb May 10, 2022, 16:25:18 Cheated out of low 70’s* - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 16:28:12 Did someone say low 70s? - RSMBob May 10, 2022, 16:39:34 Eff Jackie heat at lunch today. Bad idea to eat outside at Moretti’s* - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 14:53:17 Those with basements, check you dehumidifier(s). . - Savoy May 10, 2022, 14:51:50 100 is also Paul DeJong’s batting average - jayd May 10, 2022, 14:34:40 2019 All Star to Triple A - BradUnderwoodforprez May 10, 2022, 14:39:27 *dons shades, nods* * - Jackie May 10, 2022, 14:32:40 A/C was turned on today. I knew I wouldn't make it this whole week.* - ghost_of_clt May 10, 2022, 14:04:52 Flipped ours on today. House was muggy this AM* - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 14:39:49 we've had ours on several times already. our upstairs gets too hot to sleep at night* - lcubed May 10, 2022, 14:25:23 My upstairs is the exact same way, even with a window A/C included. - illinilosch May 10, 2022, 15:09:01 Co* - Jackie May 10, 2022, 14:32:53 such a weird weather week. it was a high of 57 and rainy on friday* - VIV May 10, 2022, 13:59:15 RELATED: Can one of you weather nerds tell me if it's going to rain in chicago tonight?* - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 13:57:27 zero zero zero is the goods - suburbanmyth May 8, 2022, 16:50:46 Me and bjl63! - Jackie May 8, 2022, 17:25:07 we finished it; i loved it but it depressed mrs yoyo significantly.... - suburbanmyth May 10, 2022, 13:42:42 I'm on record as not tolerating grimness in my entertainment too well - Jackie May 10, 2022, 15:35:43 (sp) - suburbanmyth May 10, 2022, 16:17:51 Yes! That show is great!* - bjl63 May 9, 2022, 7:46:38 i'm only through the first three episodes of season 1 but i really like it (great soundtrack/music) - suburbanmyth May 8, 2022, 18:25:38 Yes/yes* - CanHartlebHireSnider May 8, 2022, 18:45:49 Any thoughts / experiences with rubber mulch for hardscaping? - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 15:01:44 only if ribbed; that’s where I draw the line* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 16:07:10 Roughy likes; most people hate* - Stu May 10, 2022, 15:39:21 toxic, smells weird. would not* - cpsteine May 10, 2022, 15:20:25 toxic? they literally advertise as non-toxic, safe for kids / pets / etc.* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 15:21:56 perhaps he meant this as a reply to the Britney post* - Sammich May 10, 2022, 15:23:10 LMFCO* - Jackie May 10, 2022, 15:38:50 I like it very much. - illinijohn May 10, 2022, 15:09:59 Further evidence that we have the best healthcare in the world - ATL May 9, 2022, 7:32:53 Looking at the World Bank data for maternal mortality, Wikipedia for obesity rates, and this healthc - illiniranger May 9, 2022, 13:36:04 Good stuff. Shocked that nobody wanted to get into a discussion with actual data instead - John Coctostan May 10, 2022, 15:56:32 Here's a study you might find interesting. Obesity, diabetes (linked to obesity) were by far the - gnpbfubbgre May 9, 2022, 12:44:58 Seems wrong based on causes and the fact that it seems very socioeconomically biased - Quiz May 9, 2022, 10:33:52 Great. First we killed unborn babbies, now we’re killing moms* - bbonb May 9, 2022, 10:07:35 I'm waiting for insurance company to approve additional PT for my shoulder - IlliniSax05 May 9, 2022, 9:50:42 honest question - why is the data only through 2015? - Dilbert May 9, 2022, 9:08:09 It was published in 2016 - CanHartlebHireSnider May 9, 2022, 9:15:44 Not sure about the data set. But the author of the tweet where I found the chart has thoughts - ATL May 9, 2022, 9:13:26 interesting - thanks!* - Dilbert May 9, 2022, 9:15:37 USA! USA! USA! *clicks on post* - timmer May 9, 2022, 8:35:02 I have a wild hypothesis as to a contributor. - gnpbfubbgre May 9, 2022, 8:11:43 The healthcare system doesn't start with the birth (or the fertilization)* - ATL May 9, 2022, 8:28:26 The healthcare system doesn’t decide what people eat* - Buttcrack May 9, 2022, 8:32:27 typical Buttcrack* - TarheelIllini May 9, 2022, 8:54:04 people being fat because of high incomes and low costs of living is definitely the fault of - bigbop85 May 9, 2022, 8:37:06 Is this one of your earnest attempts at dialogue?* - Chilango May 9, 2022, 12:08:43 I see you flailing * - ATL May 9, 2022, 8:42:02 I've been to Germany and England and see what those people eat - ATL May 9, 2022, 8:35:57 And we're still 20% and 15% ahead of them in obesity, respectively. * - haighter May 9, 2022, 9:26:48 Our built environment is obesity inducing. The difference isn't what we eat - ATL May 9, 2022, 9:30:05 Curious how you just casually say "15-20% increase in obesity doesn't account for 3x increase in MM" - memester May 9, 2022, 10:47:01 Spoiler, he didn’t research* - bigbop85 May 9, 2022, 22:44:29 on the food thing i would disagree - illiniranger May 9, 2022, 9:45:50 Yup...completely 100% anecdotal...but the amount this board (and all previous iterations)... - haighter May 9, 2022, 9:48:21 i don't want to come off as saying ATL doesn't have a point. i think he does. - illiniranger May 9, 2022, 9:52:51 And I don't think you're wrong. But my observation has always been that Euros tend to - ATL May 9, 2022, 9:58:19 i think the walking thing matters for sure - illiniranger May 9, 2022, 10:02:20 He may but I'm like a broken record here; the primary driver is caloric intake. - gnpbfubbgre May 9, 2022, 9:57:24 I wonder if just *how* obese many people are here is playing a factor, too - IlliniOllie May 9, 2022, 12:57:44 I have a wild hypothesis as to how that could be changed. - gnpbfubbgre May 9, 2022, 9:38:15 Not sure it's cheaper* - Chilango May 9, 2022, 12:09:20 Our family's food bills went down quite a bit when we started eating healthier and avoiding - gnpbfubbgre May 9, 2022, 12:21:13 Mario Batali trial - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 13:28:14 NOT GUILTY! - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 15:38:19 I ALWAYS read this as Mario Balotelli* - ATL May 9, 2022, 13:46:36 There is a company that I used to do business with and then they started meeting - eta May 10, 2022, 12:51:06 They were afraid you’re going to sue them for something. You should totally just go ahead and file a - Samricky May 10, 2022, 15:27:48 What kind of contract did you have, and how was the relationship terminated?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 14:11:41 Project-based. They contracted with me, I contracted with them. We stopped calling each other. * - eta May 10, 2022, 14:33:21 It’s not random if they’re sent two months in a row - timmer May 10, 2022, 13:40:10 what kind of “business”?* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 13:05:41 Protection. * - osklister May 10, 2022, 13:07:46 cash but don't spend it - TarheelIllini May 10, 2022, 12:59:27 ^^absolutely do NOT take this advice^^^^^* - Gene Parmesan May 10, 2022, 13:47:03 Right? Couldn't the cashing of checks and accepting of payment... - haighter May 10, 2022, 14:23:34 do you have a contract? if not, why not?* - NastyBoyd May 10, 2022, 12:57:20 Finder's Fee? - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 12:52:04 it should be commission for all the business they got!* - eta May 10, 2022, 14:07:49 3 or 4 hours to kill before I head home on the train. Good place to eat and drink near... - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 12:13:01 Au Cheval, any of the Stephanie Izard restaurants* - Sounder May 10, 2022, 15:08:35 You werent all that terribly far from my house - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 15:08:11 Just got here. Thursday am I could give you a ride home. * - illinijohn May 10, 2022, 15:06:14 Chef Jeff’s for moi* - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 15:01:00 is ed debevic's still open?* - suburbanmyth May 10, 2022, 13:49:48 Reopened 11/21: - SurfTheBoneyard May 10, 2022, 15:11:30 Long gone* - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 15:03:20 Tuscy interviewing or there on pleasure?* - CubsWonWorldSeries May 10, 2022, 13:49:14 Little of this. Little of that. - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 14:07:13 South Branch Tavern/Grill, Franklin Tap, or The Junction...Exchequer Pub for pizza - RSMBob May 10, 2022, 13:18:00 Billy Boy's, just north of the mall. Great hot dogs and fries. * - osklister May 10, 2022, 13:11:43 I see no Tuscy at E&C, just saying.* - Chilango May 10, 2022, 12:58:19 13 minutes out. * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 13:01:20 Make that 23 minutes. * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 13:02:05 Sorry buddy, meetings. I tried :)* - Chilango May 10, 2022, 13:03:30 Ha. No worries. * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 13:09:53 On second thoughts, nice to meet you * - Chilango May 10, 2022, 14:03:57 Indeed! Nice surprise! * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 14:05:55 I had GF that lived in Chicago Ridge. Taught HS at Oak Lawn* - Tooldresser May 10, 2022, 12:50:22 En route to Elephant & Castle. We'll see how it goes from there. * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 12:42:14 Boston Blackie's is close. If you want to walk a few blocks, Stocks & Blonde's is a great dive bar. - General Engineer May 10, 2022, 12:37:57 Agreed on Stocks and Blonde's. Love that place* - Cunativeson May 10, 2022, 12:48:59 Art Institute, Millennium Park, Lake Front Path to Museum Campus, Riverwalk* - bigbop85 May 10, 2022, 12:20:40 Al's Beef (west of Union Station) or the Food Hall (east of Union Station)? - Savoy May 10, 2022, 12:20:24 Food hall is coming to Old Post Office in June: - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 15:02:25 i always liked Elephant and Castle pub... - Throwsize May 10, 2022, 12:18:33 Other one is good for pre Chicago Theatre* - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 15:03:07 Chicago Ridge Mall! - KingTalkyTiki May 10, 2022, 12:15:21 That's where I am! Lol * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 12:19:45 Damn dude you're right up the street from me. Too bad I got the Rona* - Taz May 10, 2022, 12:30:03 Another day, then, for sure. * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 12:30:44 Send me a pm next time you're in the area* - Taz May 10, 2022, 12:47:30 Copy that. * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 12:56:16 go visit my Grandma, she's right down the road. - assassin May 10, 2022, 12:29:02 YES!* - KingTalkyTiki May 10, 2022, 12:26:57 Finally watching CODA. Thought the lack of subtitles was part of the experience. - Phytynlini May 10, 2022, 13:27:45 Dog owners, when you want your dog to go out in the yard to take care of business, what do you say? - bbonb May 10, 2022, 11:19:23 Absolute truth: had a neighbor that would yell "no, number TWO" when she was ready to leave. - osklister May 10, 2022, 13:15:32 [tarheel] Go make me a new toy! [\tarheel]* - Stu May 10, 2022, 12:40:11 *snik* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 13:09:27 Lets go winky-wink, Puddums* - Stu May 10, 2022, 12:38:14 He's generally the one who tells me - Sammich May 10, 2022, 12:35:02 Some days, I would choke a homeless person for a doggie door - bbonb May 10, 2022, 13:15:45 "Wanna go outside" or "Let's go outside" - jayd May 10, 2022, 12:30:53 Yep, these 2 phrases exactly* - RSMBob May 10, 2022, 13:10:50 “Hurry up” * - meanjeans May 10, 2022, 12:19:23 Go outside for a while. * - DanSaint May 10, 2022, 12:17:47 Chessy, but from first to fourth dog, it's been "It's potty time". . - Savoy May 10, 2022, 12:00:09 We used to tell my parents' dog "let's go whiz". - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 11:22:32 *snik* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 11:27:52 Though I now live in a subdivision it's wooded so I can often show my dogs the way.* - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 11:31:45 235 4/6 - timmer May 9, 2022, 23:36:11 4 - meanjeans May 10, 2022, 11:18:48 4, q8* - Quiz May 10, 2022, 10:52:17 par again - torinese May 10, 2022, 10:47:43 q8 - torinese May 10, 2022, 12:16:36 3 - jdl May 10, 2022, 10:21:10 Word 4, World 1, Q7, Framed 2 - VIV May 10, 2022, 9:42:04 5 q - 8 - HoseB May 10, 2022, 9:28:10 3, q8 - UofIL6 May 10, 2022, 8:34:39 4 - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 8:34:04 3/6* - Jackie May 10, 2022, 8:29:28 4 (sp), q7, framed 2 - mrkoolaid May 10, 2022, 8:05:13 5, q8 - larue33 May 10, 2022, 6:59:39 5/6 - shua May 10, 2022, 6:53:24 3 - harb May 10, 2022, 6:43:48 3 - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 6:10:43 6 - Illiniphil May 10, 2022, 5:43:48 You must have had a different word than me, because I can’t figure out what - doubledown May 10, 2022, 6:24:25 Yeah agreed. My word (SP, obv) - Carl Spackler May 10, 2022, 6:32:54 Aren’t there always multiple words that go with… (sp) - DT May 10, 2022, 8:21:43 Mine was (huge sp!) - Illiniphil May 10, 2022, 7:06:25 I had the same word as Phil.* - DT May 10, 2022, 8:20:42 That wasn’t my word. * - harb May 10, 2022, 6:44:16 I saw a headline that there was a 2-word glitch again but that was yesterday. Weird. * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 6:37:31 I had the old word yesterday....didn't refresh my browser, so I assume I'm off sequence now?* - Illiniphil May 10, 2022, 7:16:07 Luckiest guess ever for 3 - DT May 10, 2022, 5:28:07 3, qderp 9 (sp) - complainant May 10, 2022, 1:04:26 FIFA video game = Ed Martin - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 11:33:27 I can’t read the article due to paywall but I thought this was known? - MC May 10, 2022, 11:59:00 FIFA is pulling out - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 12:04:26 at first blush, I'm not sure what FIFA is thinking - Sammich May 10, 2022, 11:47:34 Especially when it seems most league and club licenses are staying with EA - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 11:52:23 SUV Rental - Ford Expedition (edit) or Chevy Tahoe? - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 11:12:27 Tahoe is a larger class than Explorer. Gas MPG isn’t going to be all that different. - uofi1998 May 10, 2022, 11:13:56 Whoops. I meant Expedition, not Explorer as I wrote.* - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 11:34:53 Ah... yeah... so really it's just brand preference. - uofi1998 May 10, 2022, 11:41:23 Yeah, mpg was rated as 19 (Explorer) and 17 (Tahoe). - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 11:18:36 Finally found a $1.5 million house that isn't gaudy as sh*t for interior decorating - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 10:15:13 Great house, and pretty damn cheap. - uofi1998 May 10, 2022, 11:12:57 About as good as it gets in Central Illinois, but it's Central Illinois.* - gnpbfubbgre May 10, 2022, 11:23:29 please stop with the TV over the fireplace - IlliniSax05 May 10, 2022, 10:39:42 No shit. Awful placement.* - voiceofreason May 10, 2022, 10:44:52 The ceiling in that gym looks too low to actually play basketball* - Taz May 10, 2022, 10:35:23 LOL, yeah. Top of backboard is at the ceiling - bjl63 May 10, 2022, 10:38:53 LOL nice* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 10:39:44 cat executive's former house?* - lcubed May 10, 2022, 10:23:05 OB GYN (former) (per my sources)* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 10:31:00 Not Overcash (his is west side of Morton). Gibson, Boyd? - ibdoc May 10, 2022, 10:59:05 I think this was Kindred* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 11:00:56 The one who lost his license having someone else portray him in his office? - ibdoc May 10, 2022, 11:27:42 I think he was further sanctioned after trying to practice after that suspension - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 11:29:20 Yeah I think this is it. That was my old neighborhood. That street is Soderstrom, other docs and - gnpbfubbgre May 10, 2022, 11:13:02 *raises eyebrow* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 11:20:02 We used to call the street the poop loop because few people picked up after their dogs.* - gnpbfubbgre May 10, 2022, 11:22:00 ha. know a few family friends over in that area - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 11:30:53 Yeah. A few of the big dogs moved to Wolf Crossing, others moved out to a new place by ICC off 24.* - gnpbfubbgre May 10, 2022, 11:32:34 (I don't know if he is current owner)* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 11:01:39 I doubt it. No way a cat builds a house with a pool.* - Sammich May 10, 2022, 10:24:15 a labrador executive on the other hand... * - illiniranger May 10, 2022, 10:28:01 Now to find one that isn't gaudy as shit in EXTERIOR decoration....also... - haighter May 10, 2022, 10:20:51 well...yeah* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 10:22:46 *opens link* *sees giant columns* * - gvibes May 10, 2022, 10:19:11 Interior is OK, exterior is just straight ass* - gvibes May 10, 2022, 10:20:23 Check yer stocks? - ATL May 4, 2022, 16:43:36 Amazon has lost $1000 per share in 3 weeks. - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 11:29:17 Net (1k) so far - TarheelIllini May 5, 2022, 11:55:08 Ended up $300 for the two days.....but this shite can stop any time* - TarheelIllini May 5, 2022, 19:32:32 Boeing is moving their HQ from Chicago to Arlington, VA - ihpsdm May 5, 2022, 11:46:59 For some reason I remember them taking off from Seattle and then calling the winning city mid-air - bigbop85 May 5, 2022, 12:01:38 GE made similar promises for tax breaks. DIdn't fulfill it* - Chilango May 5, 2022, 12:22:27 Yes. It was between Dallas, Denver and Chicago. - ihpsdm May 5, 2022, 12:11:29 I think it is a bad sign when a company moves its headquarters away from a substantial base of - ATL May 5, 2022, 12:21:37 I gotta be honest: I thought DC was in the running when they moved from Seattle to the Loop. * - osklister May 5, 2022, 14:06:31 Makes sense. They’re heavily dependent on government spending.* - ATL May 5, 2022, 11:55:47 Those 900 points have been given back already today* - EffinIllini May 5, 2022, 10:06:58 This stock market is on drugs. * - doubledown May 5, 2022, 10:17:28 I got out of stocks and have everything in Beanie Babies. They HAVE to be about to come back. * - doubledown May 4, 2022, 17:54:11 I haven't checked my baseball cards in about 30 years, but if the market trends of 1987 to 1992 - skankhunt42 May 4, 2022, 18:21:43 dots - uofi1998 May 5, 2022, 12:17:03 I just dug out my most valuable cards to maybe get them graded* - Sounder May 4, 2022, 18:39:06 I bet it’s been great knowing you’ve got that nest egg waiting for you. * - doubledown May 4, 2022, 18:32:51 Total head fake. It feels a lot like 2007. Gas prices through the roof, housing prices through - skankhunt42 May 4, 2022, 17:36:31 No* - Stu May 4, 2022, 17:32:19 Wake me up when it’s back to 39k - TarheelIllini May 4, 2022, 16:47:23 Sorry, it was close to 37k, my mistake* - TarheelIllini May 4, 2022, 18:38:08 The dow has never been 39k* - CanHartlebHireSnider May 4, 2022, 16:48:52 In defense of Tarheel, that's what would make it news* - ATL May 5, 2022, 10:18:13 He’s gonna be sleeping for a while* - Mrap24 May 4, 2022, 17:48:10 careful - he might engage MUST PROTECT MODE* - Dilbert May 4, 2022, 17:21:54 The market loves fiscal responsibility.* - Warrin'_Illini May 4, 2022, 16:45:28 How are gas prices around you? - bbonb May 10, 2022, 10:24:45 Why do you want to know?* - Stu May 10, 2022, 11:22:08 It’s for my “Deconstructing TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer” finals essay* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 11:26:25 I assume somewhere in the $6s still. Haven’t checked in a week or so * - meanjeans May 10, 2022, 11:17:36 no idea * - biclops May 10, 2022, 11:09:28 that’s the old college try* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 11:27:13 Jumped to $4.49 yesterday.* - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 11:07:10 $4.447/gal for 90 Octane 10% Ethanol on US bases in Germany - timmer May 10, 2022, 11:02:14 Just saw $5.15 in River North. * - Tuscy May 10, 2022, 11:01:52 Looks like jumped to $4.75 today - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 10:58:56 4.39 at local store and 4.69 at caseys. cost $118 to fill wife's vehicle up* - lcubed May 10, 2022, 10:57:29 Paid $3.79 yesterday using the Philips 66 app. Saved me $0.10/gallon. * - harb May 10, 2022, 10:57:23 All time high this week per GasBuddy* - Tooldresser May 10, 2022, 10:57:07 Paid well over $4 for premium up in Wisconsin on Friday. Not sure here but stupid high* - Cunativeson May 10, 2022, 10:52:44 ooo - illiniranger May 10, 2022, 10:56:55 I never pay attention, outside of 1 internship never lived more than 3 miles from work or school - ijustkrushalot May 10, 2022, 10:36:07 $5.55 for regular at the closest to my house. * - haighter May 10, 2022, 10:28:32 $4.59 * - illiniranger May 10, 2022, 10:28:25 Just jumped from $4.19 to $4.75 yesterday* - Jackie May 10, 2022, 10:28:19 CostCo and Sam's still has unleaded at $4.19/gallon as of this morning* - Savoy May 10, 2022, 10:59:42 Higher than that. Around $4.50/gal last weekend... - osklister May 10, 2022, 10:27:41 Boo Ross just pulled Kyle 1 out away from a CG SHO - CanHartlebHireSnider May 9, 2022, 23:40:51 New minor-leaguer just called up? Parents big "Kill a Mockingbird" fans? * - osklister May 10, 2022, 8:38:48 Is it safe to say that the Cubs are going to suck for the forseeable future? - CWR10 May 10, 2022, 8:31:03 It depends - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 10:45:40 James Triantos struck 23% the first 2 weeks of the season - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 11:20:13 Hopefully Davis’ struggles so far this season will be just a blip.* - OB25 May 10, 2022, 10:48:25 Just looked at his numbers. Oof* - illini21 May 10, 2022, 11:21:11 Late 2023 may look like late 2014 - CubsWonWorldSeries May 10, 2022, 8:35:53 Your subject heading needs more nicknames, acronyms & esoterica. - complainant May 10, 2022, 2:12:32 My subject line actually includes zero nicknames - CanHartlebHireSnider May 10, 2022, 2:57:19 I know. I Googled Boo Ross. Turns out it's just lazy punctuation. - complainant May 10, 2022, 3:15:30 That was weird. Once he left him in for 115+, I didn’t get taking him out after getting the 2nd out* - OB25 May 9, 2022, 23:57:53 very interested to see how El Salvador buying all this BTC pans out - illiniranger May 10, 2022, 11:05:59 40% of bitcoin investors are now underwater, new data shows - biclops May 10, 2022, 11:10:08 literally? * - illiniranger May 10, 2022, 11:11:21 Hey Harb & BigBop! Doors off: - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 8:31:00 That looks like so much fun. One of the best broncos I've seen* - Phytynlini May 10, 2022, 10:50:02 Very nice. Wish I had a better place to store my Jeep doors. I normally leave them on but switch to - harb May 10, 2022, 10:34:19 Not trying to knock your Jeep, but these new Bronco's make Jeeps look like kids cars* - bigbop85 May 10, 2022, 10:39:46 harb's jeep is sharp* - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 10:47:35 To each their own. Love my Jeep. Riding in each of them feels very similar. - harb May 10, 2022, 10:47:03 yeah, door storage is a pain, the the door bags are pretty sturdy, so they're just - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 10:39:04 Top fully removed. That ####er was heavy: - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 10:17:39 I love that color* - KingTalkyTiki May 10, 2022, 9:03:42 I don’t like the look of vehicles sans doors. Even when Jr. had the 2 door Wrangler I didn’t care - Samricky May 10, 2022, 9:00:01 Unpopular sidejack. 95% of Wranglers look like childrens toys. * - haighter May 10, 2022, 9:02:20 I really only like the two door models. Love the old CJ7 * - Samricky May 10, 2022, 9:06:48 those are sweet* - TarheelIllini May 10, 2022, 9:39:14 lookin sharp* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 8:56:08 Looks like you street parked it overnight. * - haighter May 10, 2022, 8:54:37 hey yo! I did pull up next to a car full of kids at a stop light, and they were confused. - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 8:55:54 Sidejack, guy I golf with owns a Ford dealer in the north burbs, says they won't take orders - bigbop85 May 10, 2022, 8:43:41 I contacted a dealer about pre-ordering a corolla GR. He told me his list is already 3 years* - gvibes May 10, 2022, 8:45:42 Double sidejack: apparently 82% of cars sold today are sticker plus. One year ago: 2.8%. * - osklister May 10, 2022, 8:50:34 You must have watched abc 7 news last night* - Mrap24 May 10, 2022, 9:19:58 Could be, either WGN, WLS or WMAQ are most likely. * - osklister May 10, 2022, 10:37:35 The porsche 911 turbo market is already collapsing. Hopefully the rest of the market follows* - gvibes May 10, 2022, 9:03:37 my god... - bigbop85 May 10, 2022, 8:42:32 C’mon man. Adultery is a sin* - illini21 May 10, 2022, 8:47:56 Yeah, I'd like that as my next vehicle. - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 8:37:43 super easy. They come with bags wiht handles, so you undo two screws and lift. - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 8:48:27 nice* - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 8:55:19 Michael Caine approves* - Sammich May 10, 2022, 8:36:02 Hard to tell in this photo, is that British Racing Green? Looks like Swedish Racing Green... - osklister May 10, 2022, 8:40:42 That looks pretty sweet* - GhostofPokeyStixPast May 10, 2022, 8:34:34 I seen a cobalt colored one - TarheelIllini May 10, 2022, 8:31:57 saw* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 8:33:33 ooo - IlliniSax05 May 10, 2022, 8:35:01 That is to say, "I seen it."* - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 8:34:06 "I see" said the blind carpenter, as he took out his hammer and saw. * - osklister May 10, 2022, 8:35:26 He took ... it out. - Kajagoogoo May 10, 2022, 8:55:06 LOL. Lyon releases defender for farting in the dressing room - ATL May 10, 2022, 8:55:18 Released for releasing. Ironic* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 10:15:50 "I fart in your general direction!!", uttered by another Frenchman. - osklister May 10, 2022, 10:34:07 farts are funny in any situation.* - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 8:56:33 correct* - ATL May 10, 2022, 8:56:57 I farted really loudly just as first communion mass started, and me & a friend laughed - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 9:15:29 POLE: Hotel soap/shampoo/conditioner - TarheelIllini May 10, 2022, 6:57:21 [poll] Usually I bring my own stuff. Sometimes we take the little conditioner bottles home - Taz May 10, 2022, 10:03:42 Taking to donate is stealing* - JeffFrank May 10, 2022, 9:58:37 Depends on the hotel. If it's good stuff, I'll grab an extra bottle to bring home - Cunativeson May 10, 2022, 8:05:43 this is why I only stay at the Four Seasons - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 9:00:22 L'Occitane is the shnizzle* - TarheelIllini May 10, 2022, 9:37:39 St. Regis laughs in your direction...* - Cunativeson May 10, 2022, 9:21:14 meh. I am a Hyatt man now - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 9:23:41 Hyatt = Pritzker? Had no idea. - Tortillini May 10, 2022, 9:57:59 yup. This.* - eta May 10, 2022, 8:23:23 other … but I’ll leave it your imagination* - bbonb May 10, 2022, 7:34:37 Other. Take them home but fail to use them. Eventually throw out. * - timmer May 10, 2022, 7:34:16 At a medium pace* - HamptonSki May 10, 2022, 7:21:02 Solid* - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 9:01:37 So apparently a friend of mine I grew up with is running for Congress in Missouri… - LeatherneckIllini May 9, 2022, 17:58:39 VIV’s and my fraternity brother is running in the southwest suburbs * - aimlessillini May 10, 2022, 6:14:10 My fraternity brother has 8 TVs* - Tortillini May 10, 2022, 8:23:45 He probably has that too - dud is LOADED * - aimlessillini May 10, 2022, 8:29:02 what district?* - eta May 10, 2022, 8:34:48 6th * - aimlessillini May 10, 2022, 8:45:05 The Real Jeff Frank, or just a non Deucer who also has 8 tvs?* - CubsWonWorldSeries May 10, 2022, 8:25:55 TRJF* - Tortillini May 10, 2022, 9:59:11 Phi Sigma Kappa?* - CubsWonWorldSeries May 10, 2022, 6:40:28 STG * - aimlessillini May 10, 2022, 7:23:40 LAM: I have black friends* - Sounder May 9, 2022, 18:00:03 Not BP3 though!* - CubsWonWorldSeries May 9, 2022, 20:11:28 Errr :-/ * - LeatherneckIllini May 9, 2022, 18:02:56 If your spouse watches Girls5eva it should be grounds for divorce - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 17:13:53 Zero-TV's life doing me quite well. * - haighter May 9, 2022, 22:04:28 And yet I'm sure it will end up on one of the 8 tvs at 2am* - Dilbert May 9, 2022, 17:20:56 Late night is for car racing* - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 17:42:01 Here's my issue with the 8 tv's - Sounder May 9, 2022, 17:23:01 My issue, I can barely find one thing to watch. * - shua May 9, 2022, 20:24:32 I assure there aren't 8 things on right now that want to watch - Sounder May 9, 2022, 20:30:16 Not even F1?* - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 21:34:06 Is Jeff suffering from ADHD?* - TarheelIllini May 9, 2022, 18:46:55 Correct.* - Dilbert May 9, 2022, 17:25:41 and yes, there's like four days a year when it would be cool to have a multiple TV setup* - Sounder May 9, 2022, 17:27:04 Wrong. Every fall Saturday on top of March madness needs multiple TVs - bjl63 May 10, 2022, 7:50:39 Getting all ready for tonight: - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 17:41:41 YOU. WATCH. THE. BACHELOR. - Sounder May 9, 2022, 17:19:14 Not since they bent the knee to the woke mob* - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 17:58:46 It got you to respond - IlliniSax05 May 9, 2022, 17:43:20 He also watches The View. * - doubledown May 9, 2022, 17:21:47 I do not* - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 17:27:07 I recall several occasions where you posted about things you saw on the show. * - doubledown May 9, 2022, 17:31:33 Stuff that made the rounds in twitter* - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 17:39:57 Suuuuuuure. * - doubledown May 9, 2022, 17:40:46 I do watch the Young and the Restless* - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 21:34:38 Jeff tell me this isn’t true* - illini21 May 9, 2022, 17:23:38 That is just inexcusable - Sounder May 9, 2022, 17:22:26 I think it’s pretty funny. * - doubledown May 9, 2022, 17:18:30 You probably like Broadway shows* - JeffFrank May 9, 2022, 19:10:18 Wait for it - TarheelIllini May 10, 2022, 7:22:34 Archive Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Last   Main Board