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Yuck. My NFL games Sunday: SD@Was, Bal@Clev, Phil@Oak -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:41
Wm Peter Blatty reminisces about writing The Exorcist on its 40th anniversary -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:37 2
- i rented it from iTunes this week (99cents). I have watched about half while commuting. The scariest thing so far is the medical brain imaging she - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:54
- my dad keeps sending emails about his lawsuit against GU. - loosilu Oct 31, 09:40
Apparently, not only are Rob Ford and his inner circle a bunch of criminals... they're not very good criminals. - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 31, 09:32 2
- To the contrary, they managed to get elected and stay in office. Either they are good criminals - ty97 Oct 31, 09:34 1
  - the problem is, he hasn't been charged, and he, and his supporters are just brutally stubborn. - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:35
aaarrrrrgg - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 31, 09:27
(other than Rob Ford) We have Gawker to thank for this months of entertainment (non-Torontans) and pain (Torontans), right? -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:25 11
- is that what people from Toronto are called? -- nm - loosilu Oct 31, 09:26 8
  - People from Toronto are called *extremely forgiving* -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 09:31
  - Torons -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:28 2
    - Tontos. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 31, 09:32 1
      - Toros. - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:44
  - I would have guessed Torontonian. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:27 2
    - This is correct. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 31, 09:29
    - you would be correct. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:29
  - No. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 31, 09:27
- Gawker was first to publish, for sure. The Star has also been *relentless*. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:25 1
  - @robyndoolittle To all of those tweeting congratulations - I, along with Kevin, and the rest of Star team say thank you. Now go buy a newspaper! - ty97 Oct 31, 09:29
Perhaps even more shocking than the evidence of rampant crack use, there's this photo from the police investigation, showing Mayor Ford getting out of -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 31, 09:23
Poll: Which of these "Doodles that Incorporate Everyday Objects" is your favorite? (My vote is #8) -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:20 2
- #6 -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:24
- Some of these are exceptionally clever. I like #6. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 31, 09:22
YDC: I had McDonald's for lunch. First time in a very, very long time. I regretted the decision halfway through my double quarter pounder. - Krusty Oct 31, 09:19 16
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  - Seriously? I'm not sure it can get lower than that. - Krusty Oct 31, 09:45
  - It might finally be time to ask yourself some questions. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:45
- I feel the same way. - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:31 2
  - Ha! - Krusty Oct 31, 09:33 1
    - Pretty sure Will's stomach has a one way only policy. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:34
- Double quarter pounder? Why not mainline melted fat? -- nm - David Oct 31, 09:30 1
  - It is like Col. Sanders snuck in or something. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:31
- There's a list of acceptable items to order at McDonald's. This is not on it. -- nm - MDH Oct 31, 09:27 1
  - I'm not planning on going back. I'll stick with Chinese food. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:32
- You know how you can get 20 McNuggets for $4.99? - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 31, 09:25 2
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:26
  - Weak :-P In my prime, I killed a Chick-fil-a nugget catering tray with 2 friends. -- nm - MDH Oct 31, 09:26
- Yeah. Not sure why they invented such a thing. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:24
- I'm sorry. I am so, so sorry. -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 09:23
- The DQP is simply too much, The last time I had one I vowed never again to get one. -- nm - Shaun Oct 31, 09:23
Not that we care a whole lot about what ESPN says...but looking at their MVP Rankings in the NFL...is it me or is it a tad low - Jim Oct 31, 09:10 7
- I think what they're saying is that the Chiefs are a lot like the Yankees -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:15
- Absolutely. He should be top 3. He is always criminally underrated. -- nm - David Oct 31, 09:13 3
  - Believe me, I don't want to give any love to the Chiefs if I don't have to. But 7 seems low. -- nm - Jim Oct 31, 09:21 2
    - I'd put him 4th probably looking at their list. - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:28 1
      - You're giving waaaaay too much love to a guy on a 4-3 third place team. -- nm - David Oct 31, 09:42
- KC D! -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:12
- I think the Chiefs are far more a team concept than what you're seeing with other players. - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:11
After looking at it for a few hours, I'm really liking this look. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:09 12
- The new look guarantees I cannot use slackertalk at work. If Slicker goes that way, I'm done posting becuase - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:12 11
  - I don't like it either, but why would this become the norm? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 31, 09:26 1
    - He still has TT flashbacks. - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:27
  - If it's an option we can turn on it would be awesome. - Krusty Oct 31, 09:17
  - I thought the point of sli/hsxtt was that they were discreet -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 09:17
  - i use hsxtt for that reason, always, at work. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:15 6
    - I have no idea what that even is. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:17 5
      - hsxtt.com. try it, you might like it. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:22 3
        
        hmmm. How is it different than slicker? - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:24 2
        
        name only as far as i know. i also think it's a more discreet url. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:26
        
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- It's the ritualistic 40 Fuck Yours celebrated annually on Oct 31. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 31, 09:58
- You know how everyone always claims they got hacked? I would believe it here. -- nm - David Oct 31, 09:15 8
  - I don't know, some of what's being tweeted is oddly personal. -- nm - Stephen Oct 31, 10:01
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    - College football, on the other hand... -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 09:35 3
      - Oh come on, their college education is worth... minimum wage, at least! -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:39
      - you really want to start that argument again? -- nm - decline Oct 31, 09:36 1
        
        I...do not. -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 09:39
    - Whatever do you mean? There were hundreds of slaves picking cotton for $4mil a season, plus bonuses. nm - Jim Oct 31, 09:31 1
      - Only the ones with good agents. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:38
- "Every player should go see a psychiatrist once a week upon leaving the game." Or, in *your* case...... -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:14
- ooookay.... -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 09:13
- Whoa. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:10
Sons of Anarchy (spoilers) - Braaaiiiinnnnsss Oct 31, 09:01
Help me out here; why would the NHL purposely go to an unbalanced conference alignment? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:01 10
- I think it came down to pure geographical reasons, iirc. -- nm - Shaun Oct 31, 09:25 1
  - Seems kinda rough they couldn't figure a way to keep 6/5 and just placate Detroit. - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:29
- Strong anticipation of two expansion teams withen the next two seasons. (Seattle being one when the new rink is built.) - Name Withheld By Request Oct 31, 09:09 3
  - Oh God. "withen". That looks terrible. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 31, 09:09 2
    - Have you considered "within"? It might work better. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 31, 09:27 1
      - Yes, that was the acknowledgement in the second post. (I suppose I wasn't clear that I recognized the error.) - Name Withheld By Request Oct 31, 09:31
- ratings? maximize revenue? -- nm - decline Oct 31, 09:03
- Why would MLB have the DH in one league and not the other for 40 years? - Braaaiiiinnnnsss Oct 31, 09:03 2
  - Exactly. If one league had more power they would impose their will on the other. -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:04
  - Becuase baseball for years kept it's self separate. - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:04
"McCarver's last word on a national broadcast is "ditto." " -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 09:00 4
- Are we sure he is gone? -- nm - Braaaiiiinnnnsss Oct 31, 09:01 2
  - He's not gone for good. I believe he'll still do some baseball broadcasting -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:10 1
    - But only a handful of games or just the playoffs. I think he's going to haunt us for a few more years. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:11
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Dear friend from high school, you actually haven't known me "all these years", you knew me 20 years ago. - znufrii Oct 31, 08:56 2
- znu has a stalker? - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 09:22
- also... - znufrii Oct 31, 08:59
This horse wins Halloween... -- (link) - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:56 3
- Are you sure it's not THIS horse? -- (link) - Jim Oct 31, 09:20 [youtube] 1
  - that one's hysterical ... i can't stop laughing -- nm - Obligatory Halloween Moniker Change Up Oct 31, 09:56
- well done. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:16
salad lunch, or hot and sour soup lunch, do you think? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Oct 31, 08:56 3
- it feels like a soup day! -- nm - decline Oct 31, 09:00
- never salad. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:56 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:57
i love this pic of the Toronto Star newsroom right now - it feels like a movie scene. -- (link) - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 08:55 6
- Mistake, that's from when the maple syrup heist news broke -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 09:11 1
  - (soon to be a movie starring Jason Segel!) -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 09:16
- I see Ruddiger! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:01
- that has to be one of the most terrifying pictures for a politician. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 09:01 1
  - Not as terrifying as this. -- (link) - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:03
- Go out there and win one for the Gipper -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:59
The Red Sox should fire Farrell today and hire some other underwhelming manager just coming off his first job. - Will Hunting Oct 31, 08:52
Caught a bit of Good Morning America this morning. So I guess "mocktail" is a word now. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 08:51
Ok...so moving on to hockey...I can't tell you how long it's been since a Bluenote was leading the league in goals. - Jim Oct 31, 08:50 8
- is Jake Allen still up with you guys? local kid -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:51 7
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  - (I checked, looks like he isn't. Too bad he did well filling in last season) -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:53
  - Nope. Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott. -- nm - Jim Oct 31, 08:53 4
    - you guys are flush in the nets for a trade come deadline time too for a final push -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:54 3
      - Ayup. I'm liking this team right now. Course, I've ridden this rodeo before. - Jim Oct 31, 08:59 2
        
        It's a shame we won't get to shatter your dreams on an annual basis anymore. -- nm - Red Wings SI Oct 31, 09:01 1
        
        Is it "Punch a Red Wing Fan in the Face Day" already?? :) -- nm - Jim Oct 31, 09:05
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- seems far worse. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 31, 08:50 2
  - (a) he won't resign. (b) he hasn't been charged. (c) he will go on being the Mayor. - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 08:52 1
    - plus there are like 5 other potential legal issues swirling around him iirc -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:53
heh, the 76ers beat the Heat last night. -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:49 4
- It was a crazy game. The Sixers were up huge early, like 18 points. Could have been more. - Krusty Oct 31, 09:15
- crazy. -- nm - decline Oct 31, 08:55 2
  - - the sixers have maybe 3 NBA-level players right now. Michael Carter-Williams played like a monster -- nm - decline Oct 31, 08:56 1
    - Seriously, that may have been as impressive a debut as I've ever seen. -- nm - pmb Oct 31, 09:04
Rewatching it last night, I'm still really surprised at how generally un-scary The Conjuring was. The only fairly creepy thing was (not really spoil) - prayformojo Oct 31, 08:49 1
- but...*clap clap*? -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:50
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Marion Barry for Mayor of Toronto! -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:48 2
- Silvio Berlusconi's available. -- nm - Roger More Oct 31, 08:50 1
  - someone needs to make a series with the three of them as roommates -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:57
"Project Brazen 2" followed by "Project Can You Believe This Fuckin' Guy?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 31, 08:42 3
- now, if we can just link all this to Mike Duffy and Harper, the Canadian internet might explode -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:46 1
  - Ford was using his drug profits to help pay Senators' legal expenses! -- nm - Reagen Oct 31, 08:47
- i loved that is was called "brazen." -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 08:42
Police car just parked outside Ford's house. by Joel Eastwood via twitter 10/31/2013 3:38:37 PM "There is at least one other video file that appears s - Rob Ford Oct 31, 08:41 11
- I can't tell if he said that all the charges have already been made that will be. -- nm - zork Oct 31, 08:44 1
  - i think he said 'more charged could be laid.' -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 08:45
- TRICK OR TREAT!!! -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 08:41 8
  - Best. Halloween. Ever. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 08:42 7
    - I'm sorta disappointed. He's been fun to post about! - ty97 Oct 31, 08:44 2
      - this will go on for a year or so. Just wait till he gets re-elected Mayor -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:45 1
        
        new quote - TThere is nothing on the video that would allow us now to lay criminal charge (against Toronto Mayor), Blair says. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 08:51
    - you need to whip together a quick Rob Ford costume for tonight -- nm - Beaker Oct 31, 08:43 3
      - I dig this story. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 08:44
      - Rob Ford in the stocks. -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 31, 08:44 1
        
        do.it. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 31, 08:45
FORD!!! -- nm - ♠hellSpawn♠ Oct 31, 08:39

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