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So far, Bortles seems like a dude who will get way overdrafted. -- nm - David Jan 1, 19:30
Let's turn this into a poll. According to Wikipedia, the top 10 biggest box office bombs (not adjusted for inflation) -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:30 23
- Town and Country, Sahara -- nm - MDH Jan 1, 19:50
- Tower Heist? Felt like a pricy cast. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 1, 19:43
- 47 Ronin -- nm - JaxSean Jan 1, 19:42 1
  - Wait for it. Ender's Game is the most recent film on the list at #38. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:44
- I have to put the kids to bed. Here's the list. No one's going to guess #1. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:42 1
  - I knew there was another one that we saw on the cruise. - JaxSean Jan 1, 19:45
- John Carter -- nm - JaxSean Jan 1, 19:39 1
  - #5 (estimated $108,610,950 loss) -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:41
- Lone Ranger -- nm - JaxSean Jan 1, 19:38 1
  - #3 (not Disney's only film on the list) Estimated $94,748,943 - 119,748,943 loss. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:38
- Deck The Halls? It was on How Did This Get Made this week and was a good sized flop. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 1, 19:37 4
  - Wikipedia indicates $47 million box office on a $51 million budget. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:40 2
    - Hmmmm. They were suggesting $12M. Figured it was a list where $20M might slip on. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 1, 19:41 1
      - Based on the formula, $20 million loss is about right. 47/2 - 51. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:43
  - Go big. You have to go big to lose big. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:39
- "In keeping with industry analyses, losses are calculated by subtracting the production budget from half of the theatrical box office revenues" -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:34
- Waterworld, that Howard Hughes pic -- nm - CQ Jan 1, 19:33 1
  - not Aviator, but the one he made -- nm - CQ Jan 1, 19:34
- town and country, pluto nash, billion dollar hotel -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 1, 19:33 1
  - Pluto Nash #10 ($96 million estimated loss) -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:35
- Hint: All but 1 were released in the 21st century. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:33
- Ishtar -- nm - Epiphany Jan 1, 19:32 1
  - Nope. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 19:33
"Oh, the other Civ 5 expansion is $10?" - Tim Jan 1, 19:08 4
- Gods & Generals? It's terrific - Reagen Jan 1, 19:12 2
  - or Gods & Kings, I mean. -- nm - Reagen Jan 1, 19:13 1
    - I got Gods and Kings with the Gold Edition a few days ago. Just picked up Brave New World as well. - Tim Jan 1, 19:37
- (dear microsoft. you could learn a thing or two about sales from these guys.) -- nm - Tim Jan 1, 19:09
Central Florida = Wheels, off. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 1, 19:06 1
- Wheels, back on. -- nm - GregW Jan 1, 19:17
those gold shiny helmets are really gold, and really shiny -- nm - mud Jan 1, 18:57 1
- Shiny! (1st Firefly ref of 2014) -- nm - Mal Jan 1, 18:59
Was the buttfumble in 2013? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 18:48 2
- November 2012. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 18:50
- No, Sanchez didn't even play this year. -- nm - David Jan 1, 18:49
Well, that's one Pac-12 team that didn't crush it at a bowl game. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 18:46
is it me or does Michael Bolton in the new Honda commercials look a little like the Frost Miser? -- nm - i'm finally the New Year's Baby ! Jan 1, 18:46 1
- Yeah I can see that -- nm - Epiphany Jan 1, 19:05
'Breaking Bad' contest winner arrested on drug charges -- (link) - ty97 Jan 1, 18:37
Lovie Smith is the new head coach and has complete autonomy with the Bucs. - David Jan 1, 18:22 5
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- Defense will be fine...just have to see how the offense rounds into form. Tough division -- nm - budice Jan 1, 18:58 1
  - The good news is nobody has ever repeated as champion in their division, so they have a 33% chance next year. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 1, 19:02
- Hooray! -- nm - Tim Jan 1, 18:30 1
  - The difference between Schiano and Lovie is the difference between Ryan Leaf and Peyton Manning. -- nm - David Jan 1, 18:35
"The kicker is, Shia stole the skywriting plane" - thanks, twitter -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 18:20 1
- Win. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 18:45
Anyone know if it's possible to use a wifi signal and turn it into a wired connection? - J-Nexus Jan 1, 18:17 5
- There are wireless bridge or wireless Ethernet bridge devices that will accomplish what I think you are trying to do -- nm - JD Jan 1, 18:22 1
  - Perfect, local box store has this and it's fairly cheap. Thanks -- nm - J-Nexus Jan 1, 18:41
- Cheapest solutions would be either USB wifi or Ethernet over the power line -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 18:21 1
  - This is a cool option as well, but I think the bridge will be best to also provide better signal for other wireless products upstairs. - J-Nexus Jan 1, 18:50
- do any of those 'turn your household electric wiring into your own LAN' things work? -- nm - auld lang zeitgeist Jan 1, 18:19
UCF! UCF! -- nm - JD Jan 1, 18:03
Congrats to the Fighting Jenbros! -- nm - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Jan 1, 17:45
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It's probably worth noting that Will Smith is now three years older than Uncle Phil was at the start of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. -- nm - Reagen Jan 1, 17:21 1
- *ka-booooom* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request's Head Jan 1, 19:29
Snow....again. It's pretty but I think I'll save future trips for the summer :/ -- nm - Meg Jan 1, 17:10
Green Day reveal from CDAN - Remlik Jan 1, 17:06 10
- As much as a dick move that is... would money have saved his nephew? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 17:56 4
  - I guess we'll never know. -- nm - kelly Jan 1, 18:46
  - maybe the nephew was an ahole, stole money or gear...molested his GF when she was passed out....? -- nm - auld lang zeitgeist Jan 1, 18:17 1
    - There's a variety of possibilities. Maybe his sister was cruel to him. Whatever. He still comes off as bad, but... - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 18:44
  - There are a few ways things could have played out that would make it much less of a dick move than it sounds like. - Beryllium Jan 1, 18:04
- Wow. -- nm - David Jan 1, 17:17
- How punk of him. -- nm - Dano Jan 1, 17:11
- What a disgusting human being. -- nm - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Jan 1, 17:08
- Wow. Good thing they suck already, so I don't need to boycott. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 17:08
- That's not very Cool of him. - Tim Jan 1, 17:07
Shia LeBeouf apologizes to wrtier Daniel Clowes with a 5 mile long apology -- (link) - Remlik Jan 1, 17:00 4
- I think he needs to stop with the apologies and start with making things right. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 18:00 3
  - What he is doing now is the cheapest thing he can do. Everything else costs him money. Cheap Fuck -- nm - Bacon Jan 1, 18:01 2
    - It almost seems that he's mocking what he's done with these stunt apologies. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 1, 18:03 1
      - He needs a new PR person because his reputation is getting soiled over and over. - Bacon Jan 1, 18:06
"You never wanna do anything interesting." (huge You're Next spoilers) - David Jan 1, 16:39 9
- I did a spit-take at that -- nm - prayformojo Jan 1, 16:40 8
  - Spoilers - David Jan 1, 16:44 7
    - That's genius (spoiler) - prayformojo Jan 1, 16:56
    - Hilarious -- nm - Dano Jan 1, 16:53 5
      - I really, really liked it. I am surprised to say that. -- nm - David Jan 1, 16:59 4
        
        Me too, and I usually dislike most horror films these days. - Kim Pine Jan 1, 17:30 2
        
        What else did you like? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 1, 17:33 1
        
        Mama, The Conjuring... - Kim Pine Jan 1, 18:06
        
        In addition to your observation... (spoilers) - Dano Jan 1, 17:11
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- It would never have been possible without the Rooney Rule -- nm - prayformojo Jan 1, 16:21
haven't had a chance to listen yet but Chris Hadfield covers Across The Universe -- (link) - zork Jan 1, 16:19
LIR: Billy Mumy can come over any time if that means Lilliana comes too -- nm - zork Jan 1, 16:03
We made it! 2 flat tires, but no other trouble on our 3500 mile road trip :) - colin Jan 1, 16:01 10
- I admire your adventurous nature. welcome back. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 1, 18:58
- Too bad I was away from home - could've met you on the road somewhere... - Meg Jan 1, 16:22 3
  - Where abouts? We looooved the Salton Sea area and will be back. -- nm - colin Jan 1, 17:15 2
    - I live on the coast but when I was taking archaeology field classes one of our projects was in the Dos Palmas nature preserve on the north side of the - Meg Jan 1, 17:38 1
      - Ok, when we come out next,I will let you know. Such a pretty area!!! -- nm - colin Jan 1, 18:05
- it's not nice of you to call your wife and Qale flat tires - zork Jan 1, 16:14
- Congrats! -- nm - spamlet Jan 1, 16:13
- I'm not just stuff. I'm a human being! -- nm - Qale as Folk Jan 1, 16:09 2
  - You are his IS, silly. -- nm - Spawn Jan 1, 17:56
  - You are going to be purged becuse you keep correcting him -- nm - Bacon Jan 1, 16:12
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- Minions was actually supposed to be in theaters already this month. - David Jan 1, 15:52 2
  - They delayed it from Dec 2014 to June 2015. No 2013 release was ever in the cards -- nm - MDH Jan 1, 17:38 1
    - Dude. -- nm - David Jan 1, 18:37
share of Papa Johns will skyrocket due to pot sales. Peyton to be even richer with his Papa Johns franchise -- nm - Remlik Jan 1, 15:37 7
- they don't do deliver do they? so its dominos or whatever other cheap crap pizza -- nm - auld lang zeitgeist Jan 1, 18:14
- Papa Johns sells pot? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 1, 16:32 5
  - no but they sell pizza. stoners like pizza -- nm - Remlik Jan 1, 16:46
  - something something dope! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 1, 16:37
  - Legally, they could. That sounds like a clever menu addition, too. -- nm - David Jan 1, 16:33 2
    - "Extra Oregano." "You don't have to do that anymore, sir." -- nm - Reagen Jan 1, 17:01 1
      - there's the joke I was looking for. -- nm - Tim Jan 1, 17:48
The Merry Prankster -- nm - prayformojo Jan 1, 15:31
Pick 6 makes Jenbro cry -- nm - Bacon Jan 1, 15:29
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- It has two ses so you hiss at the end. -- nm - spamlet Jan 1, 15:41
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The picture of a teenage AJ meeting Lita and getting emotional becomes kind of weird when you realize that CM Punk has nailed them both. -- nm - Tim Jan 1, 15:15 5
- Best in the world... in bed? -- nm - Qale as Folk Jan 1, 16:10
- stradling the eras! -- nm - Remlik Jan 1, 15:27
- link??? -- nm - i'm finally the New Year's Baby ! Jan 1, 15:23 2
  - try this? -- (link) - Tim Jan 1, 15:25 1
    - video of the meeting... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 1, 15:34 [youtube]
William Demarest on Twilight Zone. great character actor. -- nm - loosi at home Jan 1, 15:01 13
- he's in tons of movies. he was actually in "the jazz singer" with al jolson...nm - x Jan 1, 15:19 5
  - he was an outstanding actor. what a face. -- nm - loosi at home Jan 1, 15:43
  - he's in one of my favorite Bogart films, All Thru the Night. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 1, 15:21
  - so he had a niche. -- nm - Reagen Jan 1, 15:19 2
    - he was really just a pro. did vaudeville, broadway, over a hundred movies and tv....nm - x Jan 1, 15:22 1
      - you can tell. Love him. -- nm - loosi at home Jan 1, 15:46
- the number of character actors you recognize is sort of amazing. - Mel Profit Jan 1, 15:15
- and for hyde, they are NOT showing Time Enough At Last, what a shame. -- nm - loosi at home Jan 1, 15:04 5
  - they showed it yesterday. NM - howie Jan 1, 15:28 1
    - oh thanks for telling me! coming up this evening: To Serve Man (love) and the Shatner airplane one (LOVE). -- nm - loosi at home Jan 1, 15:45
  - it's an outrage! i hope they are showing at least one of the burgess meredith eps...nm... - x Jan 1, 15:15 1
    - my tivo says they are showing one, but can't remember the name, don't make me look! not that one. -- nm - loosi at home Jan 1, 15:44
  - One of my favs ... -- nm - i'm finally the New Year's Baby ! Jan 1, 15:14
Jan 19th is too f-in far away. -- nm - Spawn Jan 1, 15:00 9
- and it will be edited. -- nm - Remlik Jan 1, 15:28 3
  - For reference, I just downloaded it and it is 1:26 without ads. -- nm - GregW Jan 1, 17:46
  - what?! -- nm - mud Jan 1, 15:45 1
    - PBS always edits for time. -- nm - Remlik Jan 1, 16:04
- are you going to throw me a surprise bday party? -- nm - Truman Jan 1, 15:23
- Sherlock? -- nm - loosi at home Jan 1, 15:01 3
  - Or Downton Abbey. -- nm - LMS Jan 1, 15:13 2
    - justified? -- nm - auld lang zeitgeist Jan 1, 15:19 1
      - Tuesday. -- nm - GregW Jan 1, 17:37

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