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Lithuanian Cheerleaders...in slo mo.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 4, 12:58 1
- I'll be in my bunk. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:58
Happy 17th Anniversary to the album "Spice," by Spice Girls. -- nm - MDH Nov 4, 12:53 2
- whats happy about that? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 12:58
- thank god I am perpetually 27 years old because if I weren't, this would make me feel super old. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 4, 12:54
SITWAP - Justice League WAR Trailer....soooooo good. Why cant they let the animation team - Capstern Nov 4, 12:42 6
- I thought the art design looked awful.... -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 12:53 1
  - Yeah. And the voice talent was so bad that Darkseid sounded like Batman sounded like Superman. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:55
- meh. Make Batman: Arkham Origins into a movie to reboot Batman and be amazed. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:47 3
  - spoils - Shaun Nov 4, 12:51 2
    - watch Arrow. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 12:59
    - Line spoil - Spawn Nov 4, 12:52
Anyone playing Payday 2 on Steam? I just tried the demo and it's pretty good. - Krusty Nov 4, 12:37
some cool underground pictures -- (link) - zork Nov 4, 12:36
Sexy. High quality sample of the Killzone:SF multiplayer. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 4, 12:34
speaking of spread, what was the point spread on the hawks yesterday, i'm asssuming they didn't cover -- nm - thanksgeisting Nov 4, 12:32
Packersor Bears, whoya got tonight?! -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 12:21 3
- *cries a little* -- nm - kilbooooo Nov 4, 12:26
- Packers will cover the 10.5 spread. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:21 1
  - Wow. I am up 79 to 55 in a league. But - Spawn Nov 4, 12:29
"On their birthday, Evan and Elliott Berry, the younger brothers of Tennessee great Eric Berry, committed to the Tennessee Volunteers." - David Nov 4, 12:19 2
- That's a nice get for you guys -- nm - prayformojo Nov 4, 12:48 1
  - Legacies. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:49
John Clayton and Slayer -- (link) - amoxy Nov 4, 12:17
The whole Incognito thing is just gonna make it worse for any active NFL player too come out -- nm - eag Nov 4, 12:06 14
- You mean easier, right? -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:08 13
  - Nope I mean worse - eag Nov 4, 12:12 12
    - Uhm, they are in it so they already know it. These stories could/should bring about change in the atmosphere, though. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:13 11
      - I agree with SpawnCumber. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 4, 12:18
      - Jason Collins still unemployed in the NBA -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 12:18 8
        
        Unless he somehow got better, he will keep waiting. He had something like a .170 FG% in his last season. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:20 5
        
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        oh I know, but the timing isthe thing I would notice if I was a gay athlete thinking of coming out. - Beaker Nov 4, 12:28 1
        
        Not really. Finally looked him up. Look at games played. - Spawn Nov 4, 12:31
        
        That was probably in Boston. I meant with the Wiz. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:25 1
        
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        that is certainly how the NBA is trying to spin it -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 12:20
      - one would hope. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 12:16
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- How on earth does a trial get delayed 5.5 years? - ty97 Nov 4, 12:01 2
  - charles ng trial took 11 years, 2x defence lawyer spent over a year reading case file at $300 per hour then quit -- nm - thanksgeisting Nov 4, 12:20 1
    - More like retired. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:22
And since FB was mentioned on B2, I'm totally pimping this pic I took over the weekend -- (link) - ty97 Nov 4, 11:49 3
- ah, the Gapstow Bridge in fall. like it -- nm - CQ Nov 4, 12:08
- Speaking of pimping, is anyone interested in sponsoring my moustache? -- (link) - zork Nov 4, 11:56 1
  - have a fundraiser, offer rides -- nm - thanksgeisting Nov 4, 12:22
Is anybody still a premium member at ConquerClub? I let mine lapse a couple of weeks ago - amoxy Nov 4, 11:49
NJ couple sues Christie over gay conversion therapy ban, says it denies constitutional rights -- (link) - ty97 Nov 4, 11:44
Which other ST'ers are getting a PS4 at launch besides Shaun and I? - Strongbad Nov 4, 11:36 10
- I'm not getting either at launch. I'm waiting for the next Halo game. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 4, 11:52
- The only real question for me is if Future Shop/SHOP.CA will ship it early enough so that I'll get it on the 15th. - Shaun Nov 4, 11:44 2
  - I've already convinced myself that Amazon won't deliver until the 2nd half of the week. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 11:52 1
    - I can hope. I actually have 2 preordered, one from each place mentioned above. Maybe one of them will get it to me on the 15th. -- nm - Shaun Nov 4, 11:55
- I am. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 11:42 1
  - I've preordered Knack and the PS3-PS4 upgrade of Battlefield 4. Then I'll also have the Flower & Flow cross buys, and Contrast and Resogun from PS+. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 11:46
- I'm getting Killzone: Shadow Fall for my only game, aside from the free PS+ entries. -- nm - Shaun Nov 4, 11:41 1
  - I'm getting Lego: Marvel at launch -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 11:51
- Moi! -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 4, 11:37 1
  - Sweet. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 11:40
New Madrid! -- (link) - kilbooooo Nov 4, 11:31 14
- DON'T DO THAT! -- nm - spamlet Nov 4, 11:59 12
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    - assuming anyone is left alive, or at least with unbroken arms, to make the tweets -- nm - zork Nov 4, 12:17 1
      - what will kill them is they'll pause to retweet some witty snark when the building collap....... -- nm - thanksgeisting Nov 4, 12:31
    - Do that many people read Twitter in real time? I tend to read tweets 3-10 hours after they're posted. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 12:09 5
      - For a big news event happening now, sure. For a lot of people, Twitter = ST -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 12:12
      - ML is jacked directly into the Twitter servers. -- nm - spamlet Nov 4, 12:11 2
        
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        three letters too many -- nm - zork Nov 4, 12:32
      - That is your loss, as my tweets are great! -- nm - New Madrid Nov 4, 12:10
    - Not me! - spamlet Nov 4, 12:05 1
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  - PANIC!!! - Spawn Nov 4, 12:00
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You know what movie is inexcusably bad for the amount of praise it received? Blind Side. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 11:25 25
- I enjoyed it a lot. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 12:41
- It was OK, not really impressed with it -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 12:19
- I liked it a pretty good amount....it's not great, but it did formula really well. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:04
- When the guy the movie is based doesn't think much of it, why should I? -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 11:49 3
  - because those people usually don't understand movie making? see also Captain Phillips -- nm - zork Nov 4, 12:01 2
    - What do you mean those people? -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 12:08 1
      - the people the movie is written about -- nm - zork Nov 4, 12:09
- I wouldn't say bad, but her Oscar for that role is baffling. -- nm - Shaun Nov 4, 11:34
- it felt very lifetime movie of the week to me. I was surprised by the praise it rec'd. and I was surprised when Bullock tore up awards season - Diva Nov 4, 11:30 3
  - I feel like this is one of those movies everyone loved because they were *told* to. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 4, 11:40 2
    - I think it was an easy movie to enjoy very superficially. - Mel Profit Nov 4, 12:52
    - I was not among them so I'm not sure. It felt a bit manipulative. And the whole time I wanted Meryl to win for 'Julie & Julia'. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 11:47
- Troll! -- nm - David Nov 4, 11:29
- i still haven't seen this. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 11:28 1
  - it's pretty very bad. I thought I was the only one who thought so until now. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 4, 11:29
- so totally. (why would you watch it *again*?) -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 4, 11:28 1
  - Watching bad movies is the only way I can feel. nm - Dignan Nov 4, 11:30
- as far as football movies go I would put it behind Rudy, Invincible, Remember the Titans and numerous others I can't think of right now -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:27 6
  - Longest Yard -- nm - zork Nov 4, 11:55 4
    - MASH is something of a football movie -- nm - zork Nov 4, 12:28 1
      - Then I throw Flash Gordon in there. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:37
    - North Dallas Forty. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 12:24
    - original yes, Sandler'sno -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 12:18
  - VB, even, and totally FNL. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 4, 11:28
- still have not seen, not really interested. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 4, 11:26
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- did you ufck me again? -- nm - groiny Nov 4, 11:22 2
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    - ok, so all is back to normal again then. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 4, 11:23
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- he is playing in Green Bay in a few hours? -- nm - groiny Nov 4, 11:22 1
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Go to www.amazon.com/kindlematchbook to find out if any of the books you've previously purchased are available digitally at a discount. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 4, 11:20 2
- 3rd times the charm! -- nm - decline Nov 4, 11:23 1
  - Nothing yet? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 4, 11:24
I'm workwatching the last season of the office. I love meredith's wigs. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 4, 11:18
in the Incognito story, it sure seems like there's a lot of football culture jamming up against real life, and football being surprised that what they - Reagen Nov 4, 11:07 22
- Adam Schefter speaks. A lot. -- (link) - Diva Nov 4, 11:12 6
  - Schefter seems really worked up and quite PISSED about this whole thing -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:18 5
    - probably as a result of Incognito's twitter responses towards him. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 11:21 4
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        yes. Mr Incognito does seem somewhat devoid of nuance. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 11:34 1
        
        This is my favorite post yet on this whole debacle. -- nm - Spawn Nov 4, 11:54
      - This. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 11:32
- I'm wondering how much of this is locker room hazing and how much of it is something much worse being covered up. - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 4, 11:11 1
  - I am certain this goes well beyond good natured hazing. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 4, 11:14
- and I'm sure plenty of teams are shocked, shocked! that such a thing might be going on in their locker rooms. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 11:08 12
  - this is what I'm saying... - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:19 10
    - and sure, straight-up psychopathic behavior like this is an outlier, but only to a certain extent - znufrii Nov 4, 11:23 9
      - put 50 guys together in a room, likely one of the is batshit crazy. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 4, 11:24 8
        
        more than that, I'd expect in just the regular population then add constant ramping up of testosterone levels, entitlement, media spotlight, bad money - zork Nov 4, 12:03
        
        the dirty lil secret is that PEDs likely have something to do with these events. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:29 5
        
        and what about - znufrii Nov 4, 11:38 1
        
        this too. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:40
        
        and likely colleges covering up all kinds of bad behaviours. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 4, 11:33 2
        
        So I don' -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:34 1
        
        So I don't think these incidents and the rest of us are a good comparison. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:35
        
        and in an ideal situation, you'd rely on the others in the group to correct it. - znufrii Nov 4, 11:27
  - Here's your cricket bat, sir. -- nm - zork Nov 4, 11:09
Today is my Oma's funeral. She passed away last Monday age 85. -- nm - Karl_s Nov 4, 11:01 13
- sorry to hear this -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 12:56
- sorry to hear this. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 11:32
- I'm sorry for your loss. -- nm - David Nov 4, 11:30
- My condolences to you and your family. :-( -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 11:19 2
  - this. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 4, 11:36
  - this -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 11:19
- sad... -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 4, 11:17
- sorry to hear -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 4, 11:12
- My condolences. I hope she went peacefully. -- nm - zork Nov 4, 11:09
- :( -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 11:04
- Sorry for your loss. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 11:03
- Was she in NZ? Are you home for the funeral? My condolences to you and your family. -- nm - Meg Nov 4, 11:03
- :( -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 11:03
Word. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:59

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