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Speaking of Fringe, ive started watching it on Netflix and I have to wonder.... - Stephen Apr 28, 09:46 3
- I was in the same boat. Watched the first few episodes, thought it was too much like X-Files and gave up - amoxy Apr 28, 09:52
- You probably listened to ST. We were very very wrong about it in the first few episodes. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 09:47 1
  - Losers -- nm - Spawn, Fringe from day 1 Apr 28, 10:07
As Deadline Hollywood reports that Johnny Depp is in talks to play the role of The Wolf/Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods, - Diva Apr 28, 09:08 1
- I'll be damned if I'm going to let Tom Cruise get all the franchises! -- nm - Johnny Depp Apr 28, 09:52
Fringe Season 3 finale spoilers - amoxy Apr 28, 09:01 6
- heh -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 10:07
- This is where the put the pedal down on The Strange. Buckle up. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 28, 09:02 4
  - yep -- nm - Remlik Apr 28, 09:03 3
    - Season 4 opening Sequence - amoxy Apr 28, 09:12 2
      - I think it existed before then. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 09:36 1
        
        The idea goes back thousands of years. Core of alchemy. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 09:38
Caption this -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 28, 08:33 10
- "Well I'm not a doctor, but... okay, cough." "ah ha ha ha, I'd forgotten how this feels." -- nm - Max Apr 28, 09:48
- Moments before the traditional presidential headbutt greeting. -- nm - Max Apr 28, 09:46
- "Monica, dat you?" -- nm - budice Apr 28, 09:20
- "They sung a song of ancients, one that predated any tongue of man -- nay, even predated the idea of language, and all those who were unlucky enough - Reagen Apr 28, 09:09 2
  - You sure this isn't supposed to go under my Fringe Post? -- nm - amoxy Apr 28, 09:26
  - this is good. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 28, 09:12
- A very rare sighting of howling Presidents -- nm - amoxy Apr 28, 09:01
- Perfect two-part harmony on backing vocals -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 28, 08:59
- "This picture captures the oft rumored but never before seen - 'Clinton Secret Presidential Handshake'..." -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 28, 08:58
- Installation of the new President's Fountain hit a delay when it was realized the wax sculpture fountainheads would melt outside -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 08:53
Tea Party uncle just e-mailed the family members a link to an article on The Blaze. I believe journalism has reached its bottom. - MDH Apr 28, 08:12 1
- Hi! -- nm - PaidContent.com Apr 28, 08:43
watched the first episode of Boardwalk Empire season 1....A (really enjoyed it) -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 08:12 1
- Season 2 slows a lot, but the middle-end of Season 3 is awesome. -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 08:13
Hey Jax... - Mel Profit Apr 28, 07:46 8
- It was also interesting to see the crowd... - Mel Profit Apr 28, 08:19 2
  - but oh how I missed them... - Mel Profit Apr 28, 08:30 1
    - Nice. I need to look it up and see if they're coming anywhere near here. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 28, 09:41
- NiN rulez -- nm - budice Apr 28, 08:01
- What is htda? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 28, 07:52 3
  - Reznor's side band with his wife. - Mel Profit Apr 28, 08:09
  - how to destroy angels is my guess (reznor's new band) -- nm - dogbert Apr 28, 07:59
  - If you have to ask you obviously don't get it. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 28, 07:53
Conan at the White House Correspondents dinner. Including a link to Kevin Spacey's "House of Cards" spoof. -- (link) - GregW Apr 28, 07:33
I'm a pretty big baseball fan and I understand one stat in this paragraph (innings) - spamlet (iPhone) Apr 28, 07:00 11
- Yeesh. fWins? FIP? wOBA = weighted on base average. kwERA? - Krusty Apr 28, 07:24 10
  - I guessed what wOBA meant but how would one calculate it? Why is it better than normal on base? - spamlet Apr 28, 07:49 9
    - Player's Weight x On Base Average -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 07:55 1
      - kirby puckett wins this, hands down. -- nm - mafic Apr 28, 08:59
    - looking at the calculation, it's because getting on base via a walk doesn't typically produce as good an outcome as via a single, double. etc. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 07:55 5
      - I wonder why they calculate/weigh IBB, BB and HBP differently when the achieve the same thing? -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:00 4
        
        As well as a single. The batter is reaching 1st base. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:01 3
        
        It's a metric based on productivity. A single has a chance of scoring someone from 2nd - Reagen Apr 28, 08:04 2
        
        A single having a chance to score someone makes some sense. - Krusty Apr 28, 08:11 1
        
        *it should be renamed* -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:12
    - *shrug* They mean nothing to me too. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 07:51
Heh, the guy who played Gunther in Friends got that part becuase he was the only extra on set who could - Will Hunting Apr 28, 06:25
Steven Spielberg's Obama -- (link) - Dano Apr 28, 05:48 [youtube] 2
- My favorite shot from that is actually him standing slightly off kilter in front of the video of Obama. -- nm - Max Apr 28, 09:51
- thumbs up. -- nm - OAE -- aka Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 28, 09:20
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GRONK LOVE BUD LIGHT PLATINUM! -- (link) - GRONK Apr 28, 05:00
This really sucks: Unesco world heritage 11th century minaret at Aleppo destroyed -- (link) - Max Apr 28, 00:21 1
- looks at old insurance claims...humm...says here you were sacked by mongols -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 00:40
I've never really considered wearing jewelry, like a chain or anything. But that could change. That could change. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 27, 23:41 2
- You need the goggles, too. -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 00:15 1
  - Kinda. I'd prefer if they had LCDs inside. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 00:18
for the tea drinkers -- (link) - zork Apr 27, 23:36
richard scobble on google glass ... sounds like fun. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 27, 23:11 3
- Interesting. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 23:20
- *ahem* Robert Scoble. Whatever. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 23:11 1
  - Scooble Dooble Doo! -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 23:25
This remake (with dance mix!) of Boulevard of Broken Dream is a terrible idea -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 22:59
our PBS is finally doing something right. they are showing Scott & Bailey starring Suranne Jones [the Doctor's Wife] it's a very good cop show -- nm - peglegpete Apr 27, 22:47 1
- I used to watch her on Coronation Street - zork Apr 27, 23:28
So in Iceland, the liberals implemented austerity measures, and the conservatives - who presided over the collapse - are promising social programs. - Mop Apr 27, 22:41
lucky Habs - charlie Apr 27, 22:28 1
- suck it! -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 04:58
A comic question. Re the batman returns animated movies (spoilers) - Truman Apr 27, 22:14 3
- bogus -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 23:27 2
  - no - charlie Apr 27, 23:36 1
    - he'd prefer yours - zork Apr 27, 23:38
fitting that the Former Baltimore Colts would draft Mr. Irrelevant -- nm - charlie Apr 27, 21:23
quick ufc -- nm - budice Apr 27, 21:16 2
- Jones apparently has a broken foot -- nm - budice Apr 27, 21:19 1
  - Broken Bones Jones -- nm - Bacon Apr 27, 21:19
That 3 must have bounced 6 times before dropping in -- nm - prayformojo Apr 27, 21:13
Wow. -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 21:12
Houston hello! -- nm - budice Apr 27, 21:09 1
- Durantula! -- nm - budice Apr 27, 21:12
Wow. -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 20:51 4
- That OKC game is cray cray -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 27, 20:53 2
  - Hey, click a pirtae run when you get a chance. - Spawn Apr 27, 21:15
  - Indeed. -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 20:54
- don't act so surprised -- nm - charlie Apr 27, 20:52
things I learned today (that I'm sure most NFL fans know): tom brady was a compensatory draft pick -- (link) - mafic Apr 27, 20:34
Happy 90th Birthday William Guarnere -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Apr 27, 20:34
Netflix poll: House of Cards or Hemlock Grove? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 20:28 5
- Havent started Hemlock yet, but id still say House of Cards. - Stephen Apr 27, 23:34
- Hemlock Grove is soooo campy. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 27, 21:41 2
  - In a bad or good way? (I'm two episodes into House of Cards now.) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 23:11 1
    - The campy-ness of True Blood with the pacing of The Killing. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado Apr 28, 08:27
- Cards. -- nm - budice Apr 27, 20:29
UFC159: Jones v Sonnen...picks? - budice Apr 27, 20:27 4
- I'm going to have nightmares of that foot for months. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 27, 22:24
- I was thinking Jones until reading this thread. Now the upset seems almost a lock. -- nm - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 27, 21:09
- Jones by a mile -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 27, 20:32
- When isn't Chael talkin too much? I bet that dude bullshits in his sleep -- nm - Bacon Apr 27, 20:31
The Impossible was *intense*. - kelly Apr 27, 20:23 3
- Amen. This. - OAE -- aka Old Antarctic Explorer Apr 28, 09:22
- i basically had tears rolling down my face the whole time. -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 03:43 1
  - Me too. -- nm - kelly Apr 28, 08:14
Peyton in town for the Peyton Hospital fund raiser. -- nm - Remlik Apr 27, 20:06
Dude who founded 99 cents store passed away -- (link) - budice Apr 27, 19:33 2
- Dude never saw inflation coming. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Apr 27, 20:12
- Funny how it started out as a luxury store and then went downhill ... - Beryllium Apr 27, 19:40
The last name of the boxer on HBO right now is Arreola - prayformojo Apr 27, 19:22 4
- Does he stand out as a poker...or does he present a big target -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 20:05
- his opponent should ask to have the air conditioning turned down -- nm - zork Apr 27, 19:59
- His friends call him Pinky. -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 19:24 1
  - gee Brain, what are we gonna do tonight? -- nm - Pinky Apr 27, 19:54
Broyles! - Spawn Apr 27, 19:20
10pm Oblivion and 10:20 Pain at this theater, it's completely dead. Maybe 25% full. -- nm - Max Apr 27, 19:19 1
- Oblivion was so very 80s and that's why I liked it. The drones were more intimidating than Robocop. -- nm - Max Apr 27, 21:23
nmbVolnek - Stephen Apr 27, 19:15
How I spent my Saturday morning...... -- (link) - Meg Apr 27, 19:02 [flickr] 6
- how Meg is spending saturday night -- (link) - peglegpete Apr 27, 19:29 2
  - Looks about right ;) -- nm - Meg Apr 27, 19:30 1
    - lets just skip the middle man -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 28, 00:16 [Image]
- Slacker! -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 19:18 2
  - Do you see a head and profile on that rock...looking out to the horizon? Goes with my Indian head rock from the last trip. -- nm - Meg Apr 27, 19:30 1
    - Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 20:49
Dspin: Tom Coburn Wants To Revoke Sports Leagues' Tax-Exempt Charity Status -- (link) - budice Apr 27, 18:57 3
- DS is right. I had not idea the leagues were 501(c)6. -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 19:01 2
  - I didn't either and it seems very wrong. Charity doesn't mean what it used to mean, does it? - Krusty Apr 28, 06:17
  - I do have a bone to pick with the writer and writing off fees for charitable contributions. - spamlet (iPhone) Apr 27, 20:33
"The New York Jets sign Mike Shanahan." -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 18:48 3
- How many QBs on their roster? -- nm - budice Apr 27, 18:54 2
  - Lets just say they plan on the strangest version of the wildcat you can imagine. -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 18:59
  - Technically? -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 18:55
My one regret from Argentina: I failed to get a picture of this unveristy's billboard for ST -- (link) - ty97 Apr 27, 18:47 [Image] 1
- Cute guy & nice shoes! -- nm - JenBro Apr 28, 06:23
Linklater, Hawke & Delpy reminisce at Tribeca about the "Before" series -- (link) - charlie Apr 27, 18:38
Thing that makes me feel old today: My cousin's kids are becoming old enough to join FB and are friending me. -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 18:38
7 terrifying beauty practices through history -- (link) - charlie Apr 27, 18:35
A guy take a thumb to the eye, ref asks him 5-10 seconds later "can you see?" - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 27, 18:23 2
- That was horrible officiating, and not what is supposed to happen. This card is cursed so far. -- nm - ceregon Apr 27, 19:08 1
  - It even stands out as bad in comparison to other UFC ref decisions. - the wrongelement, bad guy Apr 27, 19:31
one of today's CDAN blind item reveals is just for Dano - charlie Apr 27, 18:16 3
- At least he waits until asked. -- nm - Dano Apr 27, 18:40
- Level of Surprise - 0% -- nm - Jelly Apr 27, 18:21
- "Um, got peen?" -- nm - Danny-o Apr 27, 18:20
DETROIT ROCKS when a refinery blows up.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 27, 18:01 1
- Was it South Detroit? -- nm - Steve Perry Apr 27, 18:06
These are two concepts I would never have put together. Just walked by a tapas sports bar. -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 17:53 4
- I think those are called appetizers. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Apr 27, 20:10
- you need to do more barhopping in Vegas. we got a bunch -- nm - peglegpete Apr 27, 18:03 1
  - There are multiple of them in Vegas? I haven't been to Vegas in......many years -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 18:36
- In our 'international district" there is an asian sports bar that has dim sum...called the Papaya Bar and Grill -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 18:00
Doctor Who spoils - peglegpete Apr 27, 17:51
@Dodgers: "Adrian Gonzalez was scratched from the lineup tonight with a small skin infection in his right leg."... - budice Apr 27, 17:38
and 497 1/2 foot of rope -- nm - peglegpete Apr 27, 17:13

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