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Guy who does the actuarials on stuff. Also does analytics, not "teh analytics." Follows weather for a hobby. Ascended in Nethack twice. Defeated the arcade game Gauntlet. Probably other stuff you don't care about either. Pretty funny for an actuary.
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Occasionally, supposedly smart people say something incredibly dumb. This is one of those stories.

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Starter pack of people that wish everyone else would move closer so that trips to see them weren't 6, 7, 8 hour trips one-way and that can only be done every several weeks.

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Everyone who's spent the last ~5 years talking about Jordan Binnington not being that good, being overrated, blah blah blah:

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#ETTD, even when it comes to hockey.

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Tonight in Boston is the real-life version of the climactic scene of Rocky IV. This will be must-watch TV for anyone who likes high-stakes drama.

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Starter pack of people who stir their coffee at their desk and somehow end up with 9 spoons at the desk.

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Some of the replies to this illustrate why the Cult of Trump is well on the way to victory. Not because it outnumbers the anti-Trump side, but because anti-Trumpers remain divided as some drag up shit from 10, 15, 25+ years ago, screaming "we don't need you, GTFO" to other anti-Trumpers.

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Starter pack of people who, at 11am, finally realize "you know what, I didn't eat anything after I got up, maybe I should have breakfast now."

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Starter pack of people on the 3rd consecutive day at work of doing things and getting stuff done, none of which was on the "to do" list at the start of the day.

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Things that I distinctly remember that I can't find proof of on the internet, part 1 in a series: Dennis Leary doing monologues on MTV ranting about whatever, commenting how something was "probably from Seattle" and immediately following that with "God I hate Seattle."

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Apparently in this household, saying "nothing bad has ever happened when I've gone out to shovel snow alone" is not accepted because once upon a time, I went out to shovel snow alone and fell and had a serious concussion. Allegedly. Because if I'd had a concussion, I'm sure I would remember it.

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In 1992, the U.S. Dream Team split into 5-on-5 for a scrimmage that's been dubbed "the greatest game ever played." That's how swaths of USA/Canada tonight have felt. If they meet again Thursday night and it's like tonight, it's going to be beyond mythical.

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Suggestion for the U.S. - the same thing 31 other teams in the NHL need to remember: don't let Connor McDavid skate down the ice at full speed. He knows how to kill you with it.

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Canada/USA. 4 Nations. This is going to be epic hockey.

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Reminder I'll put up every time there's a mid-or-better risk of severe weather: don't rely on social media to know what's going on in real-time. It's frequently going to lag real-time, and way too many people are going to be overly sensational. Follow TV and radio, pay attention to the skies.

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Starter pack of people who don't do things other people do because they think "this is cool."

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New "most annoying commercial" - the VW "are you having any fun?" ad, which I'm pretty sure is running on every break on every channel.

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Starter pack of people whose plans for the day have changed 4x before 11am.

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After a half hour of pregame ceremonies, it didn't take Canada long to get up to speed. #4Nations

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I've probably said it before, but it's worth saying again: Scott Jennings is the asshole in school who'd tell you to do something and he'd cover for you, then immediately rat you out to the faculty, then swear under oath he didn't tell you to do it, then laugh at you behind the faculty's backs.

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Starter pack of people who are mostly teachable. Not completely teachable, *mostly* teachable.

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All these years, people laughed at those who don't live on a farm but have chickens in their yard.

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