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Alabama's Cyrus Kouandijo and Ha-Ha Clinton Dix have entered the NFL Draft. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 9, 10:26 1
- CK's last college game was pretty terrible. I wonder if that hurts him. - David Jan 9, 10:31
Mini behind the scenes on this week's Simpsons feature Stan Lee and Harlan Ellison. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 10:23
Does ST have a preferred online source for reading glasses? -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 9, 10:15 4
- We've been really happy with Coastal for glasses but I think mandy has a really cheap source. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 10:19 3
  - I'm just trying to find some sturdier pairs than what you can get at the grocery store, etc. - Kim Pine Jan 9, 10:27 1
    - They usually have free glasses coupons floating around for your first pair. - spamlet Jan 9, 10:34
  - "inexpensive!" -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:26
NJ Assembly holding hearing on Bridgegate right now. The Port Authority guy showed, but apparently is taking the 5th. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 10:15 7
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  - DOJ? Jeez. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 10:31 1
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  - hahahahahahahaha! - ty97 Jan 9, 10:28
  - How can that right be limited? -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:27 1
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- There's a traffic jam on 5th. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:22
More draft day speculation: Does Team Autodraft cut ties with T-Rich or loyally keep him? -- nm - crash davis Jan 9, 10:12 6
- Does Husker Knowledge productively use his pick, waste it, or trade it to Sexay Zubaz for magic beans? - crash davis Jan 9, 10:14 3
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    - I'm interested to see in how he holds up as the featured back -- nm - crash davis Jan 9, 10:28 1
      - this. I wouldn't be surprised to see Cincy draft another RB this year in Rd 3-5. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 9, 10:45
- I am so glad I traded that bum mid-season - Strongbad Jan 9, 10:13
- I have been wondering that myself. - David Jan 9, 10:13
spam/SLACK - Mel Profit Jan 9, 10:11 1
- aye aye. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 10:24
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- I have said for years that Mike Zimmerman should be an NFL head coach. Players swear by him. -- nm - David Jan 9, 10:09 4
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    - What happened with Zimmer's wife breaks my heart. - David Jan 9, 10:22
    - If I were the Lions, I'd hire him immediately and then go dangle Megatron in front of a top shelf OC candidate. -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 10:16
  - SHHHHHHH. -- nm - Bengals fans Jan 9, 10:10
- They should have offered the job to Darrell Bevel (sp?) -- nm - crash davis Jan 9, 10:09 1
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Workers on Samsung factory site battle police in Vietnam -- (link) - Beaker Jan 9, 10:05 1
- That won't slow down the release of their next smartphone or tablet, will it? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 10:20
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- movie time -- nm - decline Jan 9, 10:14
- We had a sprinkler burst in a 3rd floor conference room on Tuesday and had to evacuate the building for the day. They're still cleaning up. -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 10:07
- Aren't you suppose to evacuate the building if there's no water service? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 10:07 1
  - Only if it's a restaurant, I believe. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 10:29
- afternoon movie day -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:05
Watched Only God Forgives last night - ungradeable. -- nm - LMS Jan 9, 10:04
I love these Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream portraits, although some really don't work. Like Jessica Chastain as Merida. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 10:00 1
- Too bad they dont sell them -- nm - eag Jan 9, 10:14
Russian Poll: You Have No Choice But To Be Excited About The Olympics -- (link) - Beaker Jan 9, 10:00 2
- Also from the Soshi web site, a picture of a polar bear doll in the Olympic Park. That's a *PALM* tree it's hanging from. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 10:07
- I'm excited like I'd be excited to watch Evel Knievel try to jump Snake Canyon. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 10:05
Insprired From Below: 4 Animated Movies have had #1 Charting Soundtracks on Billboard, can you name them? -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:52 35
- JAck Johnson! oh, looks down -- nm - CQ Jan 9, 10:09
- Nightmare before Christmas -- nm - eag Jan 9, 09:59 2
  - That's our job, but we're not mean, in our town of Halloween. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 10:02
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:59
- Pochohantes -- nm - eag Jan 9, 09:57 2
  - Yep! You nailed the final Disney one. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:58 1
    - which if you listen to the lyrics, is the first Disney sing about tripping balls. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 10:01
- Hints: 2014, 2006, and 1995. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:57 5
  - 2006: It's all done by one artist, and it has a subtitle re: lullabies... -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 10:00 2
    - Curious George. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 9, 10:01 1
      - Yep, that's the final one. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 10:01
  - Well, gotta be Frozen for 2014 -- nm - Jim Jan 9, 09:58 1
    - Yep. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:58
- Jungle Book -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:56 1
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:57
- Toy Story. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 09:55 1
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:57
- sHREK -- nm - Jim Jan 9, 09:54 1
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:55
- Lilo and Stitch? -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 09:54 3
  - Nope. But you get MDH points, I heart this movie. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:54 2
    - Thinking outside the box with the Elvis soundtrack. -- nm - spamlet Jan 9, 10:06 1
      - Hit #11. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 10:07
- Phil Collins from Tarzan -- nm - David Jan 9, 09:53 4
  - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:54 3
    - That *stuns* me. How high did it get? -- nm - David Jan 9, 09:54 2
      - Answering my own question: ""You'll Be in My Heart", spent nineteen non consecutive weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary charts..." - David Jan 9, 09:55
      - #5 -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:55
- Lion King, Beauty and the Beast -- nm - Don Homer Jan 9, 09:53 6
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    - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:53
  - Yes, no. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:53 3
    - Little Mermaid. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 9, 09:54 2
      - Peaked at #32 but 5x Platinum. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:58
      - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:54
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Report: The Dolphins Are A Dysfunctional Mess Behind The Scenes -- (link) - Beaker Jan 9, 09:47 6
- So after failing in his job, Ireland is now blaming it all on a woman. He is a wonderful human being. -- nm - David Jan 9, 10:06
- :( - Strongbad Jan 9, 09:58 1
  - Putting your own career ahead of your employer always ends up hurting the company. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 10:01
- Also, water is wet. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:54
- "The bottom line is now Philbin and Aponte — fresh off a victory over the last general manager — want to make sure the next general manager is not - Beaker Jan 9, 09:48 1
  - "Welcome to your job interview. Basically, you have zero duties but when the time comes I will fire you. Any questions?" -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:58
YDC: I have listened to "Let It Go" entirely too many times in the past few days. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:46 14
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  - Absolutely. - David Jan 9, 09:51 5
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      - Sounds good. And if you do want to do anything for this year, it's never too late. - David Jan 9, 09:57 3
        
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        Any time you are motivated to do so, just let me know and we'll make it happen. - David Jan 9, 10:07 1
        
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  - Best New Gay Coming Out Anthem/Drag Song....Yes. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:51
- We watched this last night. The tv spots made it look like a complete train wreck. It was definitely not however. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 09:47 1
  - I've seen so many comments to this effect, but: it opened to 68M. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 09:49
- My brother! - David Jan 9, 09:47 3
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    - Wll not horrible, but not good. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 09:50
    - I love it with all my heart. The song is better at a faster speed. -- nm - David Jan 9, 09:50
This is how I feel right now... -- (link) - Don Homer Jan 9, 09:46
High schooler who has survived TWO plane crashes that killed 5 of his family members returns to the basketball court -- (link) - Beaker Jan 9, 09:42 1
- .....dies while crashing into the bleachers...... -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 09:43
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- I agree. I think Bridgewater goes #1, but someone pays the ransom to the Rams again to get ahead of Jax and Cleveland. -- nm - volnelk Jan 9, 09:48 9
  - I would have to smile if the Rams again made out like bandits trading draft picks. -- nm - crash davis Jan 9, 09:53 7
    - That's the way the top of the draft should work. I've felt that way for two decades now. - David Jan 9, 09:54 5
      - I love how the top of the draft works now that rookie contracts are under control. - Jim Jan 9, 09:57 4
        
        yup, much more fun come draft day for trades -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:01
        
        I was pretty happy once they adopted the NHL rookie pay scale model. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 09:59
        
        What irritated me at the time was that teams would still get offers. - David Jan 9, 09:58
        
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  - Cleveland has zero excuse to allow that to happen. -- nm - David Jan 9, 09:53
- McShay speculates he goes at 4, I think. -- nm - Jim Jan 9, 09:41 2
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    - I'm inclined to agree that he's going to go no lower than there, assuming he doesn't do anything stupid. - David Jan 9, 09:52
- he is going to end some GM's career. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 09:41 2
  - If I'm a competent backup QB, I want to play on whatever team he ends up on. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 9, 09:59
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If Christie didn't know, at the bare minimum it reflects the kind of environment his philosophies encourage. - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 9, 09:38 4
- Yes, there's something to be said for hiring people that would do things like this without needing to be told. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 9, 10:12
- please see: penn state. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Jan 9, 10:03
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- On a related note, Richard Nixon was born this date in 1913. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 9, 09:40
TV PSA: Community, Parks & Rec 100th episode, BBT -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:37
I'm not telling you to Jan B2, but if B2 gets jammed I won't leak any tears over it -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:36 2
- Jan? -- nm - Michael Jan 9, 09:37 1
  - slang for Jam -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:38
Elder Scrolls Online invites sent for beta game (being released April 4 of this year) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 9, 09:36 14
- I remember groiny saying that if Skyrim had co-op, it'd be the best game ever. Well, here you go. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 09:37 4
  - Except the game isn't anywhere near as good as Skyrim. It's as generic as MMOs come with a scant bit of Elder Scrolls window dressing. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 09:50 1
    - MMOs do not interest me at all. Even DC Universe which is free. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 09:58
  - I see it will release for XBox One, that might make me get that system. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 09:40 1
    - Get a PS4 instead! -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 09:42
- holy shit, and people bitch about Xbox live being 60 bucks a year???? -- nm - groiny Jan 9, 09:37 8
  - See above. - Spawn Jan 9, 09:38 2
    - Blaming the NJ govenor for this I think is going a bit too far -- nm - eag Jan 9, 09:40 1
      - His philosophies encourage an environment of monthly fees for MMOs!!! -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 09:46
  - MMOs have a different pricing structure. -- nm - Shaun Jan 9, 09:38 4
    - Yep, one that keeps me from playing them. (Along with my belief that other players are either jerks or idiots... or a lot better than me, and thus jerks...) -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 09:39 2
      - Most MMO'S now days have a FTP option with a Sub being optional -- nm - eag Jan 9, 09:41 1
        
        And thus my parenthetical statement...) -- nm - Ender Jan 9, 09:43
    - to wit: "how much money do you have? OK, that'll do." -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 09:39
Life is just a fantasy. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:35 3
- Oh no! Aldo! -- nm - David Jan 9, 09:59
- I thought it was a Mystery? -- nm - Madonna Jan 9, 09:50 1
  - There are times when it is a reality . . . -- nm - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Jan 9, 09:53

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