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Is there a brand that has more successfully outlived its failure than DeLorean? - Reagen Nov 12, 20:16 7
- Jimmy Carter! -- nm - Max Nov 12, 21:16
- Mini Coopers, I'm sure BMW sells more of them now than Mini ever did -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 12, 20:42 2
  - not really no - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 12, 20:55 1
    - I stand corrected -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 12, 23:34
- White Star Lines? - Roger More Nov 12, 20:26
- Does DC power count? :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 20:23
- Yeah, Edsel was a bigger failure but it's only known as that. People still use spruce wood even thought the Spruce Goose failed ;-) -- nm - zork Nov 12, 20:22
I'm canceled season pass to OUAT:Wonderland. - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 20:14 1
- I am Jack's complete lack of PVR space -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 20:29
I've been asked to apply for a job in administration. - nubby Nov 12, 20:07 11
- Wow, that seems fast. Good luck! - Strongbad Nov 13, 04:25
- You can fix it from the inside! -- nm - Devil on your shoulder Nov 12, 21:16
- Would you still teach? -- nm - Meg Nov 12, 20:12 1
  - Yes, a reduced load. -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 21:03
- Yes -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 12, 20:09
- dean nubby has a certain ring to it. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 20:08 5
  - I heard that once you attain Deanship, you get to choose your Dean Name. - Beryllium Nov 12, 20:32 1
    - Dean Buckyballs -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 12, 20:40
  - I can't help but think about Community. -- nm - nubby Nov 12, 20:11 2
    - You'll win an Oscar! -- nm - Tim Nov 12, 20:34
    - I mean, you just don't have that many outfits! -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 20:17
So Jax and boodichay are now officially on Bacon's honeymoon? -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 20:01 2
- Rookie. - ♠Spawn♠ Nov 12, 20:04 1
  - Kinky. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 20:16
an African Cave Dwelling Spider.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 12, 20:00 2
- That picture is misleading. It's actually 12 feet tall and eats Hobbits. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 20:15
- I bet they give the most tender hugs. - Beryllium Nov 12, 20:07
Sons of Anarchy (spoilers) - amoxy Nov 12, 19:43
On the Neighbors why do all the aliens have sports figures names? -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 19:28 2
- They took the names of people that are idolized on earth. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 19:32
- They found that BELDAAR did not test well in the 80s. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 19:28
hill -- nm - ralph wiggum Nov 12, 19:25 2
- Fumblefingers. That was supposed to be news about Joe Hill teaming with the Sleepy Hollow producers for a new Tales From the Darkside on CW. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 12, 19:26 1
  - Cool! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 12, 20:19
ABBA may reunite for the 40th anniversary next year.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 12, 19:24 2
- i would totally totally totally buy tickets to this. -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 06:46
- ten or so years ago they were offered a *billion* dollars to do a tour and they couldn't agree on it at the time. -- nm - zork Nov 12, 20:20
care to guess the 10 most and least psychopathic careers in America? -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:24 26
- and the full list. -- (link) - mafic Nov 12, 20:03
- Politics -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 19:54 1
  - #10 most, civil servants. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 20:02
- most: ministers....least: ministers -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 12, 19:36 1
  - #8 most, clergy. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 20:01
- Most: Advertising sales. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 12, 19:35 3
  - Oh, pharmaceutical sales. -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 19:47 2
    - Just sales in general. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 12, 19:49 1
      - #4, salesperson. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:51
- cop -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 19:34 1
  - #7 most -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:50
- Most: prison officer, military, television executive, fast food franchise owner. Least: nurse, social worker, tour guide -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 19:30 1
  - I'll give you #1 and 3 for tv executive (CEO and media personality). nurse #2 least, charity worker #6 least. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:50
- least: teacher -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 19:27 1
  - #7 least -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:51
- investment banker, hedge fund manager -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 19:27
- Most: broker/trader. Least: child care worker. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 19:27 1
  - neither on there. unless child care worker falls under the umbrella of teacher, which is 7th least. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:49
- CEO. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 19:26 1
  - #1 most! -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:47
- Most: serial killer. Least: janitor. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 19:25 1
  - OTOH, serial killers are working it out and the 'job' does come with 'benefits' -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 12, 19:34
- dentist -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 19:25 1
  - not on the list -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:47
- Lawyer -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 19:25 1
  - #2 most -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:47
Ugly but fun game to watch. I can't wait to see how that Kentucky team is going to play after they've had a couple of months of playing together. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 19:04
Police in Sweden answering a domestic disturbance call found..... -- (link) - Meg Nov 12, 18:56 2
- the subtext to all this is - peglegpete Nov 12, 19:09
- I just assumed that somehow a moose would be involved. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 18:58
Not sure what the line is, but I bet the under is looking good in the Tennessee-Xavier game. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 18:50
Francis Bacon painting sells for auction record $142M US -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 18:45
Little Feat gets recognized in new book -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 12, 18:43
Leave it to former Happy Endings cast members to revitalize flagging sitcoms. -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 18:38 2
- I love how New Girl broke the rule where you can only have one person of color in the cast. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 18:40 1
  - Not only that, but they are well developed characters, rather than sassy exposition ethnic sidekick -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 19:44
I have an interview tomorrow at the Regal Cinema Marq'e. -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 18:16 23
- Good luck! -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 19:10 5
  - Thanks! Interestingly enough, this weekend has no major box office releases. (the, okay, it has one, but... not really. nt.) -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 19:51 4
    - Well, you wouldn't want to start the week Catching Fore opens -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 19:55 3
      - Trial by fire! -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 20:38
      - *Fire -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 19:56 1
        
        The Groundhog Games: Catching Fore -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 20:25
- Marq'e? they spell marquee like that? Are you sure you can work for such pretentious fu- - mud♪ Nov 12, 19:08 5
  - Is it 3edgy5 you? -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 19:16 4
    - so edge. such trendy. wow. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 19:23 3
      - I had to google that. think he`s spending 2much time at 4chan? -- nm - mud♪ Nov 12, 19:27 1
        
        I didn't have to google, I just subtracted 1 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 19:28
      - it's so Dench. -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 19:26
- rock that shit, yo. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 19:02
- Awesome! Best of luck! -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 18:46
- Go Qale Go! -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 18:35
- GL! -- nm - amoxy Nov 12, 18:26
- HELL YES! MOVIES GALORE! - colin Nov 12, 18:20 6
  - Well, it's an interview first. Really the first hurdle is to not become infected with the rage virus overnight. -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 18:24 4
    - so, you're fine as long as you do not communicate tonight with sister & KRB? :)) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 12, 18:28 3
      - It's not that. I'm poking fun at Mrs. Colin being under the weather. -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 18:32 2
        
        she's about to eat some soup.. go throw a rubber spider on her. that'll show her for being sick. -- nm - colin Nov 12, 18:35 1
        
        :) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 12, 18:48
  - PS.. I worked for Regal.. they're always looking for managers.. you should show interest if you end up liking the job. -- nm - colin Nov 12, 18:21
The Nebraksa Photo Project. -- (link) - GregW Nov 12, 18:12 1
- Great navigation. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 19:15
Over 30 hours of tv still left on the dvr, no way we're going to get through it all before the new Genie DVRs are installed tomorrow. - IrishStephen Nov 12, 17:59 13
- Watch it all double speed and shotgun Redbull. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 18:41
- what's saved? we can help. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 12, 18:19 5
  - Full seasons of Hell On Wheels, Suits, Copper, and partial seasons of Once Upon a Time, Nashville, TWD, and Survivor - IrishStephen Nov 12, 18:37 4
    - FWIW: Hell on Wheels was meh, I gave it up. Copper has been cancelled... -- nm - MDH Nov 12, 20:38
    - do you have any VoD on the system? Some of that might be there. -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 19:00 1
      - We might with the new Genie; we never did hook the old DVR up to the internet so we didn't get any on demand features. - IrishStephen Nov 12, 19:41
    - The IM seems good. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 18:39
- You can't transfer them to your computer? -- nm - GregW Nov 12, 18:13 4
  - errr, no idea. I asked if we could transfer from old to new dvr and they said no, so i'm assuming we still wouldn't be able to transfer to the new dvr -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 12, 18:22 3
    - yeah, I just went through this when we switched boxes - Reagen Nov 12, 18:34 1
      - At least it will be the end of only being able to record or watch one show at a time. - IrishStephen Nov 12, 18:39
    - i've got a genii and they are right. you cannot transfer between the 2 machines. you get a clean memory -- nm - peglegpete Nov 12, 18:25
- tvgiude network reruns survivor -- nm - peglegpete Nov 12, 18:07
.5 PPR Keeper League: Arian Foster for Pierre Thomas (you get 2 keepers per year) -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 17:57 1
- (the guy getting Foster is in last, the guy getting Thomas is in 2nd) -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 17:58
RIP SOAPNet: Disney will end programming for soap opera channel SOAPnet on Dec. 31 -- (link) - Beaker Nov 12, 17:48 10
- I have returned. The doctors said it was a miracle -- nm - SOAPNet wearing an eyepatch Nov 12, 19:23
- I didn't realize that was a Disney-owned channel. - kelly Nov 12, 18:18 3
  - probably cloning it into Disney Jr 2 since the money is literally that good. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 12, 18:23
  - the money Disney Junior makes per the article shocked me a bit -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 18:21 1
    - Mind you, they're talking about the "products", merchandising. And that's always been huge for Disney. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 18:46
- Seeing that they tried hard to get out of the soap business in general I'm not surprised. - the liioulu with Nov 12, 17:57
- "...as if millions of voices suddenly cried out 'That's a network?'" -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 17:54
- oon't tell Remlik. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 12, 17:49 1
  - DOOL was the only one I watch -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 18:46
- don -- nm - loosi at home Nov 12, 17:49
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- well...at least he's scoring. -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 18:46 1
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- The surprise here is that there's only one. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 18:41
- Which seems to be the only proof he can still score. -- nm - Inigo Nov 12, 17:58 1
  - there it is -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 17:58
- LOLColts -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 17:52
WTAP? Pirates' Clint Hurdle and Indians' Terry Francona named MLB Managers of the Year. -- nm - kelly Nov 12, 17:37 2
- Farrell got robbed. -- nm - CQ Nov 12, 17:40 1
  - He needs to provide guest vocals on more songs. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 17:52
This Penny Arcade killed me. It takes a second... -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 17:36 2
- And this one: If (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) gets to a second season, it might graduate to "fucking boring". -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 17:53 1
  - And (topically) Wil Wheaton is wearing an Automata t-shirt (by Gabe and Tycho) on BBT tonight. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 18:02
oldest cat fossils found in Tibet -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 12, 17:31 2
- wow, they look great, by the picture at the beginning of the article. - colin Nov 12, 18:36
- In a box under a hoarder's bed? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 17:37
A laceration on the upper left of her body, just behind her shoulder and it required 6 staples. - TWuG Nov 12, 17:24 9
- Hope the pup is alright and doesn't have to wear the Cone of Shame. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 12, 18:13 1
  - Cone wouldn't prevent scratchong because of the location of the injury. -- nm - TWuG Nov 12, 18:19
- That's awful. I feel bad for your dog. :-( I hope she heals quickly. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 17:49 2
  - what he said -- nm - zork Nov 12, 20:23
  - Thanks. -- nm - TWuG Nov 12, 17:51
- if she was human this would already be in thousands. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 12, 17:33 3
  - So the lesson here is... - Cuzzin Todd Nov 12, 17:38 2
    - yes, and they did ALL the education and have ALL of the debt that MDs have. - loosi at home Nov 12, 17:48 1
      - how much of an MD's gross goes towards insurance coverage? 30% 40? billing costs $8-20 or more per visit just so he gets paid in 3 months -- nm - Thanksgeisting Nov 12, 19:17
Jimmy Kimmel bit interview with kids about US/China debt (kid says we should just kill them all) leads to international protest, whitehouse responce -- (link) - Thanksgeisting Nov 12, 17:18 6
- This is going to end with all of the Chinese people jumping off chairs at the same time. -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 17:38 5
  - With nooses around their necks? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 17:44 4
    - That escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 18:24 3
      - I'm nothing if not an international incident in the making. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 18:38 2
        
        More than one, most likely. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 18:40 1
        
        Jimmy Kimmel made me do it! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Nov 12, 19:05
congrats, Bacon. enjoy the rest of the cruise. -- nm - mafic Nov 12, 17:18

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