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Ted Cruz is officially finished. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 1, 21:17 1
- *leg tingle* -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Oct 1, 21:18
You guys, I am going to post a shitload on NCIS facebook, and I don't give a shit what you think. - loosi at home Oct 1, 21:17 7
- it's been nice knowing you :(( -- nm - peglegpete Oct 1, 21:32
- I....okay. -- nm - kelly Oct 1, 21:29
- For the same reason pro wrestlers job to everybody before they leave the company. - David Oct 1, 21:26 4
  - Woo woo woo. You know it! -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 21:35
  - jsut don't get me started. it will be ugly. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 1, 21:26 2
    - Spoilers - David Oct 1, 21:33
    - Will be? - Stephen Oct 1, 21:33
And my DVR might have just gone tits up...didn't record M:Shield or the first 10 minutes of POI... - Stephen Oct 1, 21:12 1
- reboot it. if that does not work, call your carrier -- nm - peglegpete Oct 1, 21:33
Some notes on Sleepy Hollow (not really spoilers) - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 1, 21:11 3
- Im not sure I like her character much - eag Oct 1, 21:19 1
  - Oh and she reminds me too much of a shorter Robin Givens -- nm - eag Oct 1, 21:23
- Also, wouldn't Crane have gotten a different shirt by now? - Cuzzin Todd Oct 1, 21:19
I'm going to want to hear Patton Oswalt's take on these KFC Go Cups -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 20:52 1
- (Here, why don't I just link the bit I'm referring to?) -- (link) - con_carne Oct 1, 21:12 [youtube]
Oh Norway and you're attractive boys being rascally and not getting being accused of sexual assault because you're too good looking. -- (link) - Qale Oct 1, 20:51 [youtube]
Shield (spoilers) - eag Oct 1, 20:40 4
- Really? - con_carne Oct 1, 20:48 3
  - I think it's being written better than it's being acted. I don't think they know who the characters are yet. -- nm - Ender Oct 1, 20:51 2
    - I think thats almost intentional though(spoilers) - eag Oct 1, 21:06
    - I agree. However it did take Whedon half a season to make Buffy work and Firefly took a few episode to get cracking. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 20:58
damn dvr cut off the last 25 minutes of Sons -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 20:36 2
- Ouch. What was the last thing you saw? I can spoil if you want -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 20:39 1
  - no thanks...recording the 1am showing. thanks though -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 20:39
Congrats to the Pirates! -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 20:33
TAR seems heavy on the douche this year. -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 20:30
Sons of Anarchy (spoilers) - amoxy Oct 1, 20:29
The club I don't visit very often anymore is hiring a daytime bartender, 9am until 4pm. Experience requested but not preferred. Experience in what? - Qale Oct 1, 20:13 2
- Better pay than the pizza gig? -- nm - TWuG Oct 1, 20:14 1
  - Definitely no. -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 20:18
"It's like taking candy from a baby. Except instead of candy...it's food." -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 20:10
I have some notes on The Black List (not really spoilers) - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 1, 20:05 6
- lots of shows use the boards to put info on. and Hawaii 50 spoils - peglegpete Oct 1, 20:46
- Mop. - Truman Oct 1, 20:16 4
  - Woefully underpowered. Fun trinket. Not a substitute for a real tablet. - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 1, 20:27
  - get a kindle...nook won't be around much longer -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 20:18 2
    - Its not like that matters on a device i would root -- nm - Truman Oct 1, 20:19 1
      - right on. I like my nook. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 20:20
I can't really complain, but it makes my bank ledger unbalanced. Another $18.25 for royalties from Amazon. Usually I get an email... -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 19:59
Sons of Anarchy (spoilers) - amoxy Oct 1, 19:51 3
- oh man.... - Remlik Oct 1, 20:20 1
  - Which Part? (spoilers) - amoxy Oct 1, 20:25
- W T F?? -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 19:57
Another interview from Pope Francis, this time with one of Italy's leading atheists -- (link) - znufrii Oct 1, 19:44 2
- I admire their attempt to translate it into English, but it's rough. I'll wait until the bloggers tomorrow give me the relevant sound bites. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 1, 20:38 1
  - Here's the NYTimes article on it to get you started -- (link) - znufrii Oct 1, 20:40
Dang, forgot to record Ziva's last episode tonight. Does CBS put episodes up on their site the next day? -- nm - Stephen Oct 1, 19:38 12
- they do. It sucked. I can't get over how bad it sucked. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 1, 20:45 1
  - Well, how can I not take your word on that, you being a totally unbiased source on this subject? -- nm - Stephen Oct 1, 21:11
- Usually, but... why don't you just watch it live OTA later? -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 19:46 4
  - O the what? - Stephen Oct 1, 19:48 3
    - The IM: There must be some mistake... so your "primetime" shows start airing at... 4 in the afternoon? -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 19:51 2
      - Primetime starts at 7, but only on CBS. -- nm - Stephen Oct 1, 19:53
      - 5. Math hard. -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 19:51
- SPOILERS! ... meh. Heheh. I don't know if CBS does. Here in canada, I can stream them on my phone - sometimes same-night. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 19:39 4
  - Spoiler: Ziva gets 4 scenes and about 15 minutes. forever. - loosi at home Oct 1, 20:48
  - heh They've advertised it as such. -- nm - Stephen Oct 1, 19:45
  - But you have to be in Canada to do that. Hardly seems worth it. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 1, 19:45 1
    - Yeah, what with all the free healthcare and TV streaming -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 20:24
Today's movie releases on Vudu: Pacific Rim, Before Midnight, The Little Mermaid, This Is the End, The Croods. - David Oct 1, 19:22
I don't think I have a Band Bucket List... - Mel Profit Oct 1, 19:14 19
- I've seen Bowie three times. His last solo tour playing his hit (before tin machine and the like) was fantastic. I'll never forget the opening of the - pmb Oct 1, 21:23
- I would do Very Bad Things to see Bowie. he still brings it. -- nm - mafic Oct 1, 21:11
- I've been kind of lucky in that sense in that older acts that I've seen seem to be touring for the right reasons - JD Oct 1, 20:51
- In one night I saw Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl on stage together. - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 1, 20:26
- Saw Bowie back in '90, and he was pretty great. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 19:41 1
  - I would love to have seen the Glass Spider tour. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 1, 20:34
- nmbMel - peglegpete Oct 1, 19:35 2
  - Yup, that was the tour. Sound + Vision. -- nm - Spawn Oct 1, 19:51
  - love those happy accidents. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 1, 19:40
- I heard that NIN tour was not pretty. People just didn't care about Bowie and would leave -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 19:20 9
  - that was the opinion of the majority from what I remember... - Mel Profit Oct 1, 19:27 8
    - Pumpkins on the Porcelina tour was fantastic. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 19:36 6
      - I saw them on the Mellon Collie tour and they were clearly bored by the whole thing. -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 21:05 3
        
        I saw them twice in the '90s, the first time it was pretty obvious Billy Corgan played all the instruments on the album, because man the rest of them - mafic Oct 1, 21:11 2
        
        It might have also been, "We're where? Saska-what? That's a real place?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 21:27
        
        d'Arcy was a huge smack addict -- nm - loosi at home Oct 1, 21:15
      - I would love pumpkins, except I cannot STAND corgin's voice. - loosi at home Oct 1, 20:53
      - I was just too into other bands at the time. I wish I'd made time to see them. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 1, 19:41
    - I saw SP at Lolla, I don't think it was the right setting for them - con_carne Oct 1, 19:31
Sons of Anarchy (spoilers) - amoxy Oct 1, 19:13 10
- Help a sister out (spoiler question) - ralph wiggum Oct 1, 19:31 8
  - spoilers - amoxy Oct 1, 19:43
  - spoils.... - Remlik Oct 1, 19:39 6
    - So, specifically - ralph wiggum Oct 1, 19:40 5
      - spoilers - amoxy Oct 1, 19:44 1
        
        Thanks, dudes. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 1, 19:46
      - spoils... - Remlik Oct 1, 19:44 2
        
        You know who I miss on this show? - amoxy Oct 1, 19:48 1
        
        yeah. shame he was nuts in real life -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 19:54
- You are no longer amoxy. We shall now call you AMCoFXy -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 19:17
Face Off spoils - TWuG Oct 1, 19:06
Trophy Wife is a pretty good - Jovian Oct 1, 18:46
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- Stuff like this is how Baltimore wins. - David Oct 1, 18:47 3
  - Ozzie is the best GM in the league. - Will Hunting Oct 1, 18:52 2
    - He's probably been planning this since the moment they drafted Joeckel. - David Oct 1, 19:04 1
      - "Ravens are sending multiple third-day draft picks to Jacksonville in exchange for OT Eugene Monroe." - David Oct 1, 19:14
Neil Walker, I will take one also! -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 18:40
Max on The Mindy Project! Max on The Mindy Project! -- nm - Max Oct 1, 18:35
he shoulda caught that -- nm - mud Oct 1, 18:30
I guess JitB figured their past stoner ads weren't stoner enough -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 18:27
A huge cathedral designed in the 1880s but never finished is going to be complete by 2026. (video) -- (link) - mara Oct 1, 18:22 [youtube]
Brooklyn 99 spoilers - Beaker Oct 1, 18:13 6
- Only way spoils - Will Hunting Oct 1, 18:26 2
  - Hmm, she maybe more annoying than abby on ncis. -- nm - Truman Oct 1, 19:08
  - this is who I thought they should have cast. She's great in "Wilfred". - Mel Profit Oct 1, 18:52
- Haven't seen tonight's, but spoils - Beryllium Oct 1, 18:23 1
  - hate her like poison -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 18:25
- Haven't seen today's but.... - the liioulu with less Oct 1, 18:19
Listen to Vince Gilligan Explain the Breaking Bad Finale - major spoilers -- (link) - Beaker Oct 1, 18:05 5
- Having listened to the podcast, I would add two things to that Slate summary: (spoilers) - ralph wiggum Oct 1, 18:18 3
  - Also (spoilers) - ralph wiggum Oct 1, 18:28 2
    - Spoilers - Beryllium Oct 1, 18:32 1
      - no no no, reasons were probably personal.... - zeitgeist Oct 1, 19:31
- Wow, that first one would have been dark -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 18:11
If this doesn't turn you into a Democrat, nothing will. -- (link) - Dano Oct 1, 18:01 14
- Rob Schneider is also an anti-vaxxer. -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 20:22
- a. there's some extra expense due to regulations etc but mostly its B. just a lot more expensive for most things in CA, movies went to Canada and else - zeitgeist Oct 1, 20:10
- He...has a point. - Stephen Oct 1, 18:44 1
  - Breaking Bad was supposed to be set in Riverside, but they moved it to NM because of the taxes. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 1, 18:53
- I think he has a point about super-majorities being problematic. - David Oct 1, 18:40 6
  - presuming your checks and balances are acting in good faith. -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 21:33
  - The problem is that in the current political environment, nothing gets done without a super majority. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 1, 20:32
  - I think he's got a point about California being business-hostile, too. But it's got nothing to do with his movies. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 18:42 3
    - Though a big part of why California is messed up is the level of direct democracy. -- nm - Roger More Oct 1, 18:47 1
      - As I drove past a construction site on the weekend, I had some thoughts of the pitfalls of direct democracy. - Beryllium Oct 1, 18:49
    - (As an example: A lot of companies I've been seeing, where you would THINK they were in silicon valley ... are actually in Tennessee.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 18:45
- "By choice, man. By choice." nm - ralph wiggum Oct 1, 18:22
- He needs to worry about the Hollywood Star Whackers. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 18:21
- I think he is mad because he is so bad Sandler wouldn't have him in his latest crapfest -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 18:08
OAE - LIR - I'm on my way home from a long weekend camping in Utah and I needed a shower :) - Meg Oct 1, 17:58 2
- can't they divert to that indian reservation? or is that a long way around to the other side? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 1, 19:34 1
  - ? Actually they were on a reservation (Moapa) but I guess you're referring to the one that has the Skywalk. - Meg Oct 1, 20:57
Loosi, how was NCIS? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 1, 17:57
Government shutdown here in my one horse town - winner: Wal-mart, losers: active duty military, retired vets, civilian DoD employees - crash davis Oct 1, 17:43
How hard is it to count to 218, doofuses? -- nm - David Oct 1, 17:43 1
- If it's Congress..very hard. -- nm - the liioulu with less Oct 1, 17:45
AMAZING catch. -- nm - David Oct 1, 17:42 4
- Man, Cincinnati's defense came to play. -- nm - David Oct 1, 17:56 3
  - Except there -- nm - amoxy Oct 1, 17:58 1
    - Do you mean the play where the ball wickedly hit the dude in the chest? - David Oct 1, 18:21
  - They're bailing out Cueto big time. He's going to relive these last two innings in his nightmares. -- nm - Tim Oct 1, 17:57
They really ought to call it Grand Failed Auto: Failed San Failed the way I play it -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 17:41
The MLB app lets you watch the game but it's a fixed camera. No cuts. -- nm - Tim Oct 1, 17:40
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left my home in Norfolk Va, California on my mind -- nm - peglegpete Oct 1, 17:37
This Pirates crowd is on fire. -- nm - Tim Oct 1, 17:37

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