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Anyone else going to watch Klondike tonight? Gonna give it a shot -- nm - CQ Jan 20, 16:26 8
- ??? First I'm hearing about it. So, no. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 20, 16:39
- No. But I will be eating the bar. -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 16:35 1
  - Eating k -- nm - budice Jan 20, 16:38
- I'll watch it right after we see the Hoffman crew feed Todd to an anaconda or pirana pond -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 20, 16:34 1
  - watching Todd fail had become a weekly source of amusement. It's just at a ridiculous point now, heh -- nm - CQ Jan 20, 16:41
- No. I'm ludicrously behind on good TV, no room for new TV. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 16:32
- yes -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 16:29
- PVRing it, hearing good things -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 16:28
World's most interesting man aids dog cancer fight -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jan 20, 16:23
REALLY liked Inside Llewyn Davis -- nm - Dano Jan 20, 16:21 1
- my fave -- nm - mud Jan 20, 16:40
While Bowman was being drivin out to medical help, someone threw some food at him while entering the tunnel -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 20, 16:20
Went to a new racino halfway between Cincy & Dayton. They gave me $20 to play with. - CovingtonCat Jan 20, 16:08 7
- Very nice gamblin'! -- nm - Krusty Jan 20, 16:40
- Woo Hoo!!! what fun :) -- nm - JenBro Jan 20, 16:21
- nice! -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 16:11
- I drove past that today, actually. What do you bet on? Horse races? -- nm - Volnelk Jan 20, 16:10 3
  - Slots. Never was good at picking horses. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jan 20, 16:11 2
    - So is it all just slots? I've seen a ton of the commercials lately. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 20, 16:12 1
      - One side is slots (no video poker, a few keno machines), the other side is the original track. - CovingtonCat Jan 20, 16:15
Yes, I'm listening to Florence at a work inappropriate level. Don't judge me. - spamlet Jan 20, 15:39 4
- I was just listening to Lungs but Spotify called an audible and starting throwing in Ceremonials. - spamlet Jan 20, 15:58
- Henderson? -- nm - JD Jan 20, 15:40 2
  - No, the good one. -- nm - spamlet Jan 20, 15:43 1
    - that rules out Tyler -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 15:45
"A public personality can be black, talented, or arrogant, but he can't be any more than two of these traits at a time" -- (link) - Beaker Jan 20, 15:20 9
- I think his rant goes past all that, he's now the posterboy of schoolyard bully, in your face graceless winning and that' will be the defining image - zeitgeist Jan 20, 15:50
- Muhammad Ali? -- nm - CQ Jan 20, 15:36 3
  - Jack Johnson -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 20, 16:07 1
    - they would not let him on the Titanic -- nm - Jamie Brockett Jan 20, 16:14
  - Not a great example in his time. Though, I'm loathe to give any piece of Deadspin link bait more thought than that. -- nm - spamlet Jan 20, 15:40
- Explain Philip Rivers. - David Jan 20, 15:30 3
  - CQ beat you with only 2 -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 15:38 1
    - The moral of the story: never link to that Deadspin garbage. -- nm - David Jan 20, 16:10
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 15:35
The Dr. V Story: A Letter From the Editor - (How "Dr. V's Magical Putter" came to be published) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 20, 15:06 2
- This is one of the most outstanding things Simmons has written. -- nm - timPhone Jan 20, 15:23
- this is a great letter. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda, 778 Jan 20, 15:14
As a bit of an astronomy geek, this is one of the reasons I want to be in the southern hemisphere someday -- (link) - Reagen Jan 20, 15:00 8
- Bruny Island, represent! -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 15:07 5
  - Brony Island -- nm - What Beaker Read Jan 20, 15:10 4
    - That's probably a good idea. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 15:13 3
      - They could double their annual tourism revenue -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 16:04 2
        
        also, we could fence it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 16:26 1
        
        And then nuke it from orbit. - TWuG Jan 20, 16:33
- coolness -- nm - mud Jan 20, 15:04
- That's very neat. I'd assumed the effects were limited to toilet bowl swirling, but I'll have to keep this in mind if I ever go below the equator. - Beryllium Jan 20, 15:04
Donna Mills headed to General Hospital -- (link) - Todd Manning Jan 20, 14:51 2
- I hope she's ok. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Jan 20, 14:55
- Okay, that is pretty cool. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 14:52
ok, most of you perhaps recall my past rants against Pandora radio, but this one's a doozy ... - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 20, 14:45 9
- I think this is a strong contender for understatement of the day: "Steve Martin is known for his banjo playing" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 15:01 1
  - and dating beautiful blondes -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 15:16
- Perhaps you're not aware that Steve Martin is a successful folk and bluegrass musician and even won a Grammy for it in 2010. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Jan 20, 14:51 4
  - I feel I need to add: seriously. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Jan 20, 15:04
  - just wait until he starts receiving magic routines -- nm - zork Jan 20, 14:52 2
    - He is going to freak the f out when they play King Tut. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 14:54 1
      - being radio, Pandora should not be offering his classic short film The Absent Minded Waiter -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 14:55
- any firesign theatre? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 14:50
- No, you set up a Steve Martin channel. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:46
Ok, I gave Helix 2 1/2 episodes but I just can't soldier on. Terrible dialogue, bad casting. - ralph wiggum Jan 20, 14:40 3
- And let's stop and ponder the magnificence and horror of that concept. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:43 2
  - It's particularly jarring in the context of an Alien-like claustrophobic -- nm - ralph wiggum Jan 20, 14:47 1
    - sci if show. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 20, 14:47
Ye gods. Predicted high on Saturday: +17. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:28 4
- -20C here tomorrow apparently -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 14:38 1
  - about that here and windchill around -33 or -35 -- nm - zork Jan 20, 14:46
- It'll be the golf course all over again. -- nm - David Jan 20, 14:34 1
  - Hey, I'm good until at least 22 or so. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:35
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- Darth Todd! (I read that Breaking Bad Todd auditioned for a part) - Jovian Jan 20, 14:39 5
  - You realize who he is rumored to play, right? (and he auditoned and then they called him back for a second read) spoil - Spawn Jan 20, 15:29
  - Please. He is Landry, or Lance, if you please. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:40 3
    - This. -- nm - spamlet Jan 20, 15:14
    - lance what? LANDRY. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda, 778 Jan 20, 14:59 1
      - Lance is what Coach kept calling him. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 15:00
- "And I'm not even letting George Lucas read it much less give input on it." - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 14:17 3
  - to be fair...Uncle George has deffered to Kathleen Kennedy and JJ when problems have crept up apparently. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 14:18 2
    - Kat has a close relationship with George and Steven so me not worried -- nm - eag Jan 20, 15:43
    - There is no "to be fair" in terms of George Lucas and new Star Wars movies. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 14:22
- "... Truly, Jar Jar, you are the King of all Jedis. The End." -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:17
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- Kluwe claims conspiracy against him in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... -- nm - zork Jan 20, 14:31
- Have XP kicked from the 35yd line....offer 2pt conv from the 5yd line -- nm - budice Jan 20, 14:06 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jan 20, 14:30
- That seems like messing with things for the sake of messing with things. -- nm - spamlet Jan 20, 14:04 1
  - it is kind of a waste of time IMO. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 14:09
I was watching the local news at 4 (because I discovered we have one of those) and they were reporting on a SCARY NEWS STORY FOR PARENTS - ty97 Jan 20, 13:59 7
- Oh, this is the new one where they talk about the chance of having maggots up your nose -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 14:07 5
  - this just in, teen girls use cell phones to send short coded messages about their parents boys anything -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 20, 14:20
  - ack! -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 14:08 3
    - The specialist they quoted in the notice to the school was later approached by media, and he confirmed that he'd never seen it directly related to - Beryllium Jan 20, 14:11 2
      - Also, WTF america? Why u call them smarties when they are clearly rockets?! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 14:11 1
        
        I really like our Smarties. -- nm - Krusty Jan 20, 14:30
- "Listen, you can't scare me with the shit I already did." -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:01
To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln, the Multnomah County Republicans are giving away an AR-15. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 20, 13:58 3
- To black people? Seems perfectly apt to -- nm - Mara Jan 20, 14:58
- If MLK had had a gun, James Earl Ray would never have... shot him from a super long ways away. Hmm. -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:39
- That's the kind of PR move that gives me a headache. - TWuG Jan 20, 14:04
Wait... I can't stream the Amazon Prime stuff through my TiVo? - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 13:56 9
- Spend another $50 and get a Roku. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 14:04 7
  - THIS. Changed my entertainment life. -- nm - MDH Jan 20, 14:22
  - Nope. I don't want another device. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 14:09 4
    - it's the size of a coaster -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 14:19
    - I hate the Netflix TiVo interface compared to the Roku interface. I *never* watch Netflix through my TiVo since we got the Roku 3. - JaxSean Jan 20, 14:17 2
      - meh... I'm not a fan of the Netflix interface but seriously, I don't want another device. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 14:20 1
        
        I has answer - JenBro Jan 20, 14:44
  - yup -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 14:05
- nope. -- nm - Remlik Jan 20, 14:03
The NFL can force these teams to appear on Hard Knocks in 2014: - Beaker Jan 20, 13:56 3
- Raiders or Giants would be the biggest draws, IMO. -- nm - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jock Strap) Jan 20, 14:04
- Raiders! - Beaker Jan 20, 13:57 1
  - Giants. For sure. -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 14:35
Full Time 28-24 -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 20, 13:53
Ugh. A certain adult video site tweeted: Happy MLK. In honor of his death, make sure to only use the Ebony category today. - ty97 Jan 20, 13:50 3
- but it is midget porn day :( -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 13:52 2
  - Every day is midget porn day. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 13:52 1
    - I missed that memo..thanks :) -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 13:54
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- Woohoooooo! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 20, 14:43
- I'm surprised to see noon start times. -- nm - kelly Jan 20, 14:09 3
  - There's no 3+ hour movies this year, it doesn't look like. Looks like the average is less than 2 hours. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 20, 14:15 2
    - Yeah, but I mean, a 10am start time would mean you'd be home by 10pm, not midnight. -- nm - kelly Jan 20, 15:23
    - Wolf of Wall Street is 3 even, but yeah -- nm - Reagen Jan 20, 14:23
- We're not sure if we're going to do this again this year. It's *so* expensive when there's a group of us. - JaxSean Jan 20, 14:03
Hacktivist by Alyssa Milano, the Anonymous-inspired comic book -- (link) - con_carne Jan 20, 13:44 5
- *reads the panels* Hmm. Seems pretty good. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 13:50
- Couldn't they have run that with a normal photo of her? Yeesh. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 13:47 3
  - How is that not a normal photo of her? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 20, 13:53 2
    - Her hair is like a mile high -- nm - Beryllium Jan 20, 16:02
    - No Cooter Tat? -- nm - Spawn Jan 20, 14:50
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Jelly Belly introduces Draft Beer flavored jelly bean -- (link) - con_carne Jan 20, 13:39
And that's another thing: Since 1998, I only count 5 snoozers of a Super Bowl - Reagen Jan 20, 13:38 1
- and countless overrated dead-stupid ads -- nm - mud Jan 20, 13:44
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- God, I love Kenny Mayne. -- nm - David Jan 20, 13:35
sail ho! -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 13:32 14
- This should be a poll: "Pirate" sayings that sound dirty. - tRuMaN doth do thinkith Jan 20, 13:36 12
  - Time to splice the mainbrace... -- nm - BAD Jan 20, 15:21
  - You'll be taking a short trip to Davy Jones' locker -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 14:02 3
    - Also treasure chest, booty. Pirates were pervs -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 14:04 2
      - Hoist the Jolly Roger... -- nm - Roger More Jan 20, 14:09 1
        
        suck my dick. nm -- nm - random pirate Jan 20, 14:10
  - I'll let you walk my plank. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jan 20, 13:59
  - ride the cannon -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 13:46
  - Par LAY -- nm - Pippy Jan 20, 13:43 2
    - *swabs your poopdeck* nm -- nm - groiny Jan 20, 13:43 1
      - :P - Pippy Jan 20, 13:55
  - p -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 20, 13:41 1
    - permission to come aboard, captn -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 20, 14:09
- I believe the preferred term is "pirate wench." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 20, 13:35

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