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The statistics in this picture are just depressing -- (link) - znufrii Oct 24, 12:02
Cancer sucks... in pictures -- (link) - Dano Oct 24, 11:58
Notre Dame running back Cam McDaniel loses helmet in play and manages to look as suave and handsome as ever. -- (link) - mara Oct 24, 11:58 2
- Nope. Even better looking than Channing Tatum. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 24, 12:05 [Image]
- He lost his helmet *and* a sleeve! -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 11:58
This site has been carpetbombing NPR podcasts as sponsors. It's an elaborate joke, right? -- (link) - spamlet Oct 24, 11:53 6
- I heard they have improved their service, so sure. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 12:04
- Seems to fit NPR's demo. -- nm - Ender Oct 24, 11:58 1
  - I was going to say you're wrong but... -- (link) - spamlet Oct 24, 12:02 [Backboard]
- I actually think that's a really good idea. - znufrii Oct 24, 11:56
- I have yet to be convinced that The Pajamagram Company is for real -- (link) - con_carne Oct 24, 11:56
- They've been doing others as well. It's a legit company for the higher-income set. -- nm - nubby Oct 24, 11:55
Barney's New York under fire after undercover cops detain a black teenager who only wanted to buy a $350 belt -- (link) - znufrii Oct 24, 11:51 5
- Someone has to stand up against wasteful spending on frivolous things. -- nm - GregW Oct 24, 12:37
- Racial profiling like this is wrong. EVERY PERSON who spends $350 on a belt should be detained. -- nm - Ender Oct 24, 11:59 2
  - well, that would be one way to shake down the 1%... :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 12:00
  - Unless it is yellow and has compartments, I agree. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 12:00
- Time machine Oprah? -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 11:53
This day is going to require more candy. -- nm - Diva Oct 24, 11:41 12
- I have 4...4...bags of twixt minis in my desk. - Mel Profit Oct 24, 12:08 1
  - o. m. g. -- nm - Diva Oct 24, 12:10
- okay Diva, I need you to defend your boyfriend. Why did Thor go from shoulder length rock star hair to hobo greasy long length hair? - Epiphany Oct 24, 11:50 4
  - we'll have to check out 'The Dark World' to see if he left any clues. -- nm - Diva Oct 24, 12:09
  - Rush -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 12:08 2
    - so they had to do extensions? that would explain that mess -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 12:09 1
      - ha! -- nm - Diva Oct 24, 12:10
- (Candygram for Diva) -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 11:50
- *lots more candy* - prayformojo Oct 24, 11:49
- I just dropped my the candiest suite in the building to "ask linda a question." - mayor amanda jones™ Oct 24, 11:44 2
  - i just discovered that the company downstairs for which we sometimes get their mail, always has Werthers candy at their reception. - Paranormal Andivity Oct 24, 11:46 1
    - We had Laffy Taffy and Jolly Ranchers strategically placed -- nm - budice Oct 24, 11:51
A gunman shot several people near a Navy base in Millington, Tenn., authorities say. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 11:39
$2 travel guidebooks for Kindle -- (link) - mara Oct 24, 11:34 3
- Do people get lost in their Kindle that often? -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 11:35 2
  - You'd be surprised how often my mother gets lost on hers. If she had to exit to the main menu to load a new book more than once a month there'd be real trouble. -- nm - Ender Oct 24, 11:42
  - It's for the folks who don't want to press the button to ask for directions. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 24, 11:38
there's a very good chance I'm going to run out of gas on my way home tonight. this is why airheads should not drive to work. -- nm - mayor amanda jones Oct 24, 11:30
All Star Celebrity Bowling: Jimmy Fallon and crew (incl. Questlove) vs. the Nerdist crew. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 24, 11:15 [youtube] 1
- Neil Degrasse Tyson and Jonathan Colton are on the Nerdist team. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 24, 11:27
Nailed it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 11:13
Clowns are scary enough when you're not a drug lord. -- (link) - Max Oct 24, 11:09 2
- "Authorities are on the lookout for a very tiny getaway car." -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 11:16
- that's effed up. -- nm - decline Oct 24, 11:11
If you like boxing and have HBO make sure to catch the documentary on the Ward/Gatti trilogy. Grown men are crying. - Mel Profit Oct 24, 11:08
Investigative report shows that Missouri bought it's execution drug from unlicensed supplier. The fix? -- (link) - spamlet Oct 24, 11:06
If you have a clever Halloween costume that isn't store-bought, submit it to Inhabit for a chance to win a cool bike -- (link) - mara Oct 24, 11:05
I feel as if long ago I must have inadvertently put my finger on the pulse of some monstrous zeitgeist -- nm - why you shouldn't drink poop coffee Oct 24, 10:59
STIS: Help me decide which PS4 launch titles to get. - Strongbad Oct 24, 10:54 9
- I'll already have Flower and Flow, so I think my first purchase will probably be Knack. -- nm - Ender Oct 24, 11:47 2
  - I'll also need some PSN recommendations from you, since I don't have a PS3. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 11:51 1
    - Unfortuately, I don't think PSN games automatically port over to the PS4, I think have to specifically port them for them to work. - Ender Oct 24, 11:57
- I guess you're getting Just Dance 2014 then. -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 11:08 1
  - I'm actually leaning towards - Strongbad Oct 24, 11:09
- X Box One -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 11:07 1
  - No thanks. - Strongbad Oct 24, 11:10
- Here is a current list of launch titles -- (link) - eag Oct 24, 11:06
- I would have said Watch Dogs, but now that that's been delayed I don't know what to suggest -- nm - decline Oct 24, 11:00
Monkeys. - Truman Oct 24, 10:32 2
- Court of -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 10:41 1
  - this -- nm - Obligatory Halloween Moniker Change Up Oct 24, 11:27
I love how packages take two days to go five miles when USPS handles them. - spamlet Oct 24, 10:29 2
- in our area, all our mail now goes to seattle for processing, which handles everything four/five counties out -- nm - zombie ghoul Oct 24, 10:45 1
  - I think ours get shipped 70 miles to Columbus to be sorted. -- nm - Ender Oct 24, 11:52
This is what Polish people think an American house party looks like. -- (link) - loosilu Oct 24, 10:26 26
- this is what everyone thinks JackDawson's parties look like -- (link) - zork Oct 24, 11:42 [flickr]
- ...and straws? wtf Poland? yall dont' have straws? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 11:35
- Yup. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 24, 11:29
- Does anyone have any guesses what the round cake thing is? -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 11:19 3
  - Cake? -- nm - Jim Oct 24, 11:32
  - Supersized burger? -- nm - Meg Oct 24, 11:25
  - Stuffed pizza? -- nm - spamlet Oct 24, 11:23
- I wonder what a Polish House Party would look like? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 11:14 3
  - See above but removed the flags and the soda -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 11:31
  - drunken babushkas -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 11:24
  - I think they just go out clubbing. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 11:16
- Pocahontas? More like - amoxy Oct 24, 11:03
- One or two more flags than expected (but that makes sense for theming). Otherwise pretty spot on. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 10:59 2
  - they really didn't do half bad. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 11:13
  - I am a bit embarrassed for all the duck lips -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 11:00
- are they wrong? -- nm - zork Oct 24, 10:35 10
  - we don't have quite so many US flags. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 10:38 9
    - Lies! -- nm - Roger More Oct 24, 10:45 8
      - fine! but we don't put hot dogs in baguettes. - loosilu Oct 24, 10:47 7
        
        no, but you should. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 24, 11:44 3
        
        when croissants are not available -- nm - zork Oct 24, 11:50
        
        what? seriously? is this a thing? -- nm - Epiphany Oct 24, 11:48 1
        
        no, but, it sounds good, right? -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 24, 12:01
        
        I can sort of get that here from a little hole in the wall place. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 10:51 1
        
        You just reminded me of certain bathrooms during college -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 11:02
        
        They did their best with what was available -- nm - Roger More Oct 24, 10:48
LIR: The Captain America trailer looks 10x better than Thor -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 24, 10:14 28
- 10x better than the first Cap movie, at least. -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 24, 10:21 23
  - A hundred times better than ya face! -- nm - Stephen si Oct 24, 10:49
  - I liked the first one, but it was weakest of the origin movies by a fair bit imo. - Will Hunting Oct 24, 10:27 15
    - Weaker than the last Hulk movie? -- nm - Inigo Oct 24, 10:29 9
      - Part of me doesn't even consider the Hulk becuase for years, it's been ignored or recast... - Will Hunting Oct 24, 10:41
      - yeah, a little bit IMO. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 10:30 7
        
        Id put it ahead of the 2nd Hulk movie -- nm - eag Oct 24, 10:32 6
        
        ahead of the first, the second movie had more action. - groiny Oct 24, 10:34 5
        
        But it had a better story than 2nd Hulk and yeah the first hulk movie was a bit too out there -- nm - eag Oct 24, 10:40 4
        
        there was very little wrong with the story, it was just executed poorly. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 10:41 3
        
        I meant that the first Cap movie had a better story than the 2nd Hulk movie - eag Oct 24, 10:48
        
        Hulk Poodles! -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 10:42 1
        
        One of the MANY things that was wrong with the first -- nm - eag Oct 24, 10:54
    - It had enough to stay interesting but not enough that I would watch it again. -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 24, 10:29
    - agreed. it was good but not nearly as good as the others. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:28 3
      - Well in a sense it was the origin to all the other origin stories -- nm - eag Oct 24, 10:32 2
        
        The Bible? -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 24, 11:07 1
        
        We all know that Noah's Ark was the prototype for the Hellcarrier -- nm - eag Oct 24, 11:18
  - Ive grown to like the first Cap movie better the more I see it especially as it fits into the Avengers -- nm - eag Oct 24, 10:25
  - I never saw the first one ... not sure why - but I don't even remember it being previewed ... hmm. -- nm - JenBro Oct 24, 10:24 3
    - story was good, but it was SLOW!!!! -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 10:25 2
      - I agree it may have been the better origin story but was slower than the others - eag Oct 24, 10:27
      - geeze it was a JULY release too ... but then again - our local theatre only shows ONE single preview so I was probably just in the wrong movie to see - JenBro Oct 24, 10:27
  - yeah, I was not a fan of the first one. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 10:22
- I like them both -- nm - eag Oct 24, 10:16 1
  - ditto. - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:17
- Agreed. Knowing what I know from Avengers, even the 1st Cap movie seems better. -- nm - Boo-dice Oct 24, 10:16 1
  - Disagreed. TDW looks better than the first Cap. -- nm - Spawndroid Oct 24, 10:27
am I going to want to bang the lead in the reboot for Murder She Wrote like I wanted with the original? [nm] - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:13 33
- Are you aware of her exercise video? I think you should be. -- (link) - Was Bar Was Oct 24, 11:44 1
  - It was likely a good thing I didn't know about this at the time. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 12:12
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- we're all agreed that Jessica Fletcher was a serial killer, right? - Reagen Oct 24, 10:35 10
  - She was, at least, cursed. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 24, 11:22
  - I would pay big money to see the recut trailer on that concept. - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:47 7
    - obviously you'd pay big money for the porn version too -- nm - zork Oct 24, 10:58
    - I just don't know how murder capital of the works never made bigger headlines - Reagen Oct 24, 10:53 5
      - there was either corruption or sorcery involved. The chick was shady. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:54 3
        
        I wonder if she covered up the truth while she was temporarily appointed to Congress? - Roger More Oct 24, 10:59 2
        
        "all of these murders took place...during...congressional...recess?" -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 11:02 1
        
        why am I hearing that post with you out of breath? -- nm - zork Oct 24, 11:11
      - "world" -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 10:53
  - yes, and her nephew Grady carried on the family tradition :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 24, 10:46
- I wonder what 15-year old Mel would have thought of The Manchurian Candidate -- nm - Roger More Oct 24, 10:24 1
  - I wonder how many times 15-year old Mel whacked off to the line art boobs in D&D books - zork Oct 24, 10:26
- she has boobs? check. I have erection? check. - 15 year old mel profit Oct 24, 10:18 12
  - *zorks* -- nm - Boo-dice Oct 24, 10:20
  - I think it wa the accent and the sensible hair cut. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:20 10
    - this is probably the first time ever that I've heard of the "sensible haircut" fetish - zork Oct 24, 10:36 2
      - See also: Cokie Roberts. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:48
      - you just know she had a bush like a year old chia pet. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 10:37
    - "I didn't realize she was british, I just thought she was old." me - last week. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 24, 10:27 1
      - *still laughing* -- nm - kelly Oct 24, 10:31
    - dude, she looked like an old Cabbage Patch doll. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 10:21 4
      - exactly. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:22 3
        
        Haaaaaaaa ... -- nm - JenBro Oct 24, 10:24
        
        Mom, why is my Cabbage Patch Doll's butt always wet? nm -- nm - Mel's sister Oct 24, 10:24
        
        *backs away slowly* -- nm - kilbooooo Oct 24, 10:24
- Um..... - eag Oct 24, 10:15
- Cabot Cove, murder capital of America -- nm - amoxy Oct 24, 10:15
- for sure. - groiny Oct 24, 10:15 1
  - If he wears Brady gear he might have a chance. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 24, 10:15
Halloween is in... -- (link) - The Devil and Daniel Vermin Oct 24, 10:12 [Image] 1
- indeed. -- nm - Boo-dice Oct 24, 10:13

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