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Johnny Manziel was a 3-star recruit with an ESPN grade of 78. This put him at 39th in the 2011 class QBs. -- (link) - GregW Jan 4, 20:40 4
- Latest buzz is the A&M coach Sumlin getting some NFL interest -- nm - budice Jan 4, 20:51
- We didn't even decide to start him until August. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 20:41 2
  - Only because Ryan Tannehill went pro. -- nm - GregW Jan 4, 20:45 1
    - Tannehill was a senior, but even if he could have come back, I wonder what would have happend. - ty97 Jan 4, 20:47
Ok, going forward do we think Blu-Ray digital combo packs are going to be strictly UV, or give the option of UV or iTunes? - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 4, 20:38 1
- Some are both. But most studios dont want it to be outside their control -- nm - Truman Jan 4, 20:52
I think we've reached the point where Sooner fans are frustrated. I feel for them. - ty97 Jan 4, 20:29
i like criterion putting their stuff on hulu but i'm always paralyzed by choice in figuring out where to start -- nm - charlie Jan 4, 20:25 3
- eh, i'll just watch Trainspotting again -- (link) - charlie Jan 4, 20:31 [hulu]
- Top brass at Hulu left the company, could changes be around the corner? -- nm - budice Jan 4, 20:26 1
  - i know NBC and Fox want to monetize the shit out of it -- nm - charlie Jan 4, 20:27
So there have apparently been issues with the electronic voting for the Oscar nominations. I wonder if that will create any big surprises. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 20:21 12
- SCOTUS decides for us? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 20:24
- "29 nominations for That's My Boy? the fuck . . . " -- nm - charlie Jan 4, 20:22 7
  - Viggo's ass deserves at least 3 nominations. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 20:28
  - Vanilla Ice for Best Supporting Actor! -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 20:27 5
    - sorry. Sam Jackson gets it for Django -- nm - SCOTUS Jan 4, 20:37
    - The Oogieloves for Original Screenplay! - prayformojo Jan 4, 20:28 3
      - WTF is an Oogielove? -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Jan 4, 20:55
      - I don't think David is an Academy member. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 20:36 1
        
        But he probably has better computer skills than some of them. -- nm - tl Jan 4, 20:47
- They extended voting due to the issues, I thought? -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 20:22 2
  - Yeah. But I wonder if some people gave up out of frustration or if the pool of voters will be skewed differently, etc. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 20:26 1
    - Cloud Atlas for Best Picture! -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 20:27
The first half stressed me. The second half is doing dirty things to me under the bleachers. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 20:20 4
- Jerry Jones, NFL GMs, and the rest of the NFL are salivating -- nm - budice Jan 4, 20:22 3
  - As soon as he learns to pass downfield.... -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 20:26
  - You can't have him yet bitches! -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 20:24 1
    - Tebow who? -- nm - ESPN Jan 4, 20:25
Stop it, stop it, they're already dead! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 20:19
Kobe just posterized Chris Paul, film at 11 -- nm - budice Jan 4, 20:05 3
- ze film -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 20:11 [youtube]
- Is it really posterizing when there's a 6 inch difference in height? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 20:09 1
  - for reals. -- nm - Diva Jan 5, 04:32
I got a really good laugh out of this application to the History of Photography list - zeitgeist Jan 4, 20:00
With this performance, and draft eligibility, how could Manziel not go Pro? -- nm - budice Jan 4, 19:55 8
- He can't. They have to be out of high school for 3 years. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 20:51
- Will his probation let him leave the state? -- nm - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 4, 20:32
- He's too young isn't he? -- nm - Shaun Jan 4, 19:58
- As a freshman? Has that ever happened? -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 19:56 4
  - Yes, Maurice Clarett and Mike Williams but they changed the rules after that. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:09
  - I was under the impression you had to be a junior to go to the draft (in football) -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 19:58 2
    - I believe a redshirt sophomore can also go. 3 years from high school. -- nm - GregW Jan 4, 20:14
    - yup -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 20:02
These ARE the Aggies you're looking for. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 19:53
Super 8 is on. My mom just asked what's wrong with the TV. - Dano Jan 4, 19:50 2
- "Super 8 is on" -- nm - charlie Jan 4, 20:03
- It bothered me in Total Recall as well. So annoying -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 19:57
Yeah, USA was probably smart to pass on this show. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 4, 19:46
Just purchased my first Ultraviolet movies. All three Back to the Future in HD 25 bucks - Bacon Jan 4, 19:46 8
- You could get Person of Interest season one on Blu-Ray + DVD + Ultraviolet for $22 from Best Buy. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 4, 20:19 3
  - Seriously? Thanks for the heads up, i'm going to have to stop by BB and pick that up; especially since it's still not on iTunes. -- nm - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 4, 20:36 2
    - Yeah, unfortunately the sale probably ends tomorrow. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 4, 20:41 1
      - I'll just have to run over there tomorrow to check it out then. -- nm - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 4, 20:45
- You realize there are like... good movies available, right? -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 20:10
- Welcome to the future. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:09 2
  - until the next format that suckers you into buying them all over again -- nm - charlie Jan 4, 20:20 1
    - Like with mp3s! -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:31
Cheez-Its and Beer -- nm - amoxy Jan 4, 19:45 1
- znu? -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 19:53
so going by the bowl results so far, Oregon should have played A&M, Louisville v. Fla. St. and Stanford v. Ga. -- nm - charlie Jan 4, 19:42 1
- And USC should have played a Pee Wee team -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 19:44
A dose of adorable -- (link) - ty97 Jan 4, 19:37 1
- i mean, i know the Aggies' admission standards are low . . . -- nm - charlie Jan 4, 19:38
I hate when I realize what I should have done with a photograph... - Mel Profit Jan 4, 19:31
Shark Tank spoiler - prayformojo Jan 4, 19:29
Probably the last call for NFL Playoffs and Superbowl Fantasy Footbal. Pick players in those games to compete against other slackers. 6 of us now - Bacon Jan 4, 19:26
Annoying eye twitch is annoying -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 19:12 5
- Annoying Eye Twitch would be a good band name -- nm - amoxy Jan 4, 19:23 4
  - sounds like dubstep. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 19:28 3
    - Annoying Eye Twitch actually won the 35th anniversary of the Saddest Music in the World competition held in Bratislava -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 19:31 2
      - Isn't that where Dr. Doom is? -- nm - amoxy Jan 4, 19:37 1
        
        Latveria -- nm - peglegpete Jan 4, 19:41
... is giggling at Billy on the Street. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 19:11 1
- and I just saw my first Texas Chainsaw 3D commercial. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 19:21
I have $15 in ebay bucks.....suggestions? hit me -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 19:07 2
- Amazing Spider-man #361 first appearance of Carnage -- nm - J-Nexus Jan 4, 19:19
- lube -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 19:12
Kilbo. Look at this -- (link) - Truman Jan 4, 19:01
Go Grigor Dmitrov! -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 19:00
that band formation resembling the Confederate flag was interesting -- nm - mud Jan 4, 18:57
PGA: Round 1 cancelled altogether using obscure USGA rule -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 18:56 2
- it starts with a one-point safety . . . -- nm - charie Jan 4, 18:57 1
  - threw a flag when it was already being reviewed therefore they can't review it -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 19:05
NYT: Cyclist Lance Armstrong is weighing a public admission of doping -- (link) - Mr Bottle o'Scotch Jan 4, 18:50 6
- Just like Pete Rose. If you wait too long then it loses all of it's effect. -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 19:16 3
  - as an aside...betting on the game seems quaint at this point. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 4, 19:30
  - neither Rose nor, likely, any of the juicers will ever get into the HOF no matter whether they own up to it or not -- nm - charie Jan 4, 19:17 1
    - I am talking more public opinion. I think he had a chance at one time, but I might be wrong. There was a lot of behind the scenes stuff going on -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 19:19
- He should. As should the baseball HOF nominee dopers. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 4, 19:00
- Dear Lord. Dig up, dude. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 4, 18:59
At least The Bachelor this season is pretty hot. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 18:47 3
- Agreed. I may watch -- nm - Pippy Jan 4, 18:48 2
  - I still won't watch but I was surprised at how not hot the last dude was. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 18:49 1
    - He looked like Dax Shepard's ugly brother. -- nm - tl Jan 4, 18:50
East coast travelers...If one were visiting D.C. which would be the preferred airport? -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 18:39 8
- BWI -- nm - charie Jan 4, 18:40 3
  - You're evil. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 18:45 2
    - it's farther from DC than Dulles, but way more transit friendly. 20 minutes to downtown Union Station on the Amtrak or MARC -- nm - charie Jan 4, 18:49 1
      - Oh he agrees with the airport choice. He just thinks you are evil. -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 19:30
- DCA is (by far) closest to the city (right next to it in fact) but due to perimeter rules, you won't get a non-stop there from the West Coast. - ty97 Jan 4, 18:40 2
  - BWI is 35miles plus iirc. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 18:59
  - That's kind of what I suspected. Nice non-stops to IAD. -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 18:48
- Reagan National is closest to the city; Dulles is about a 20mile ride in. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 18:40
Arkeg! -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 18:23 2
- Stand back, everyone. Dano's having a stroke. -- nm - Mop Jan 4, 18:32
- i don't know what this means but a script dude from William Morris said that Emma Watson had to ADR her lines in "Perks" to get the American accent - charie Jan 4, 18:31
I think if they ever do make a movie of Ready Player One, there will be an extra movie to be made about aquiring all the various licenses and rights. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 18:17 2
- Right, the negotiations are exponentially worse than Wreck-It Ralph. -- nm - David Jan 4, 18:23
- Ill drink to that -- nm - Mr Bottle o'Scotch Jan 4, 18:18
I pegged this Cotton Bowl matchup to be one of the better games...so far so good -- nm - budice Jan 4, 18:13 7
- Is the status box (score, time, etc) smaller and fuzzier than usual? Or have my eyes finally quit. I'm on FOX 11. -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 18:37 6
  - its fuzzy -- nm - budice Jan 4, 19:14 2
    - Thanks - irritating. -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 19:21 1
      - he really is. glad someone finally had the guts to say it -- nm - charie Jan 4, 19:25
  - who needs a box score when Gus Johnson is calling the game? you'll never not know when something important happens -- nm - charie Jan 4, 18:38 2
    - But then you'd actually have to be *listening* to the game. -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 18:43 1
      - the power of Gus commands you! -- nm - charie Jan 4, 18:51
Mr Scotch isn't going to be happy... - Mel Profit Jan 4, 18:12 2
- so dark...so alone -- nm - Mr Bottle o'Scotch Jan 4, 18:15 1
  - There there...you're now put away. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 4, 18:45
I just realized the world of My Little Pony is a gynocracy with females outnumbering males 10-to-1. - Mop Jan 4, 18:08 5
- Link -- (link) - spamlet (iPhone) Jan 4, 20:03 [Backboard]
- Yeah, the world really works like the Smurfs. 1 Chick for all the dudes -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 18:13 3
  - In parts of China. -- nm - tl Jan 4, 18:16
  - It's a cockocracy! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 18:15 1
    - its a penilcolony -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 18:57
Anyone ever scalp tickets? I have front row seats to The Tragically Hip concert coming up and I'm not sure how to price them. - Subversive Jan 4, 18:03 17
- I used to buy twice as many tickets I needed for a big concert and then sold for 2x face to get my money back, if it didn't sell then I invited friend -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 18:56
- Stubhub. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 18:19 2
  - Does front row tempt you? They arrived in the mail today after I got home. - Subversive Jan 4, 18:52
  - yup -- nm - Mr Bottle o'Scotch Jan 4, 18:20
- Check eBay, Ticketmaster, or Craigslist for valuation..then resell -- nm - Mr Bottle o'Scotch Jan 4, 18:16
- Remember the first time you do it is when you will get caught. -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 18:05 5
  - No ticket scalping legislation in Alberta. -- nm - Subversive Jan 4, 18:07 2
    - Ie: it's legal here. -- nm - Subversive Jan 4, 18:08 1
      - Trade you those tickets for my handgun -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 18:10
  - Generally, you're allowed to sell the tickets for face value and below legally. -- nm - tl Jan 4, 18:07 1
    - That depends on state or province law. In some states you absolutely can't sell above face price. - Trish Jan 4, 20:23
- I've done it, but never for more than the value of the ticket. - tl Jan 4, 18:05 1
  - I see some on kijiji for as much as $200 per seat, but not front row. - Subversive Jan 4, 18:07
- $120 for the pair. - Spawn Jan 4, 18:05 3
  - But seriously, I have ebayed them before. Start them at face value. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 18:06 2
    - This, I've done it a few times -- nm - J-Nexus Jan 4, 18:10
    - eBay is an interesting idea. -- nm - Subversive Jan 4, 18:08
The High Dive is dangerous now? -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 17:54 2
- Plan on many, many scenes of people saying how dangerous it is. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 4, 18:58
- Seen the bandages on divers? -- nm - tl Jan 4, 17:55
My localest Big Lots moved on from Christmas shortly after Christmas, but not to the next holiday, or even the one after that. - tl Jan 4, 17:39 2
- What holiday is that? -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 17:46 1
  - They skipped the holidays. ;) -- nm - tl Jan 4, 17:48
waffled grilled cheese report: it's actually quite good. and quite fast. but it *will* fall apart and you *will* burn your thumb. - amanda Jan 4, 17:28

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