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This is the fastest I've ever seen 9" of snow melt. 9" on the ground one week ago. Today, the ground is snowless - prayformojo Feb 20, 10:03 3
- The pile I made by our corner to prevent people parking there is still sufficiently high, but won't be by Sunday for sure. -- nm - Max Feb 20, 10:50
- A licky boom boom down. -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 10:10
- Come to Oregon. We got maybe 15" during that last storm. It was gone in 4 days. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 10:07
Okay smarties, what is going on in Austin the weekend of April 11 that is making flights there pricey? -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 09:55 4
- Fast Forward Austin - music festival - but it doesn't look big enough to make air tickets go up -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 10:04
- Easter maybe? -- nm - eag Feb 20, 09:56 2
  - Oddly, prices for Easter weekend are about 20% cheaper -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 09:58
  - prolly not as Palm Sunday is April 13th. -- nm - Diva Feb 20, 09:57
I can't believe someone compared GotG's trailer to Green Lantern. No. Just no. - Beryllium Feb 20, 09:51 9
- I kind of expect ten minutes of narrator exposition at the start of GotG as well. Never a good sign. -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 10:00 1
  - I dunno, that whole nova corps thing seemed like it took the place of exposition -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 10:00
- Like 30% of the internet has made that comparison. -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:55
- The problem DC is running into is that all their best stories are being done as animated movies...and being done better than their live action - Beaker Feb 20, 09:54 5
  - they have no one right now at Time Warner to run the movie properties properly. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 09:56 3
    - They have a lot of properties that could do well if they cared even a little to try. - TWuG Feb 20, 10:02 2
      - Power Company HA! I forgot about them. The TV division seems to be more invested in getting fans excited for thier properties - Remlik Feb 20, 10:04 1
        
        It's really depressing. They seem not to understand what makes a good movie. - TWuG Feb 20, 10:08
  - Which is the opposite of Marvel - eag Feb 20, 09:55
All the snowmelt has left my yard a bit of a lake in places. Especially along the property lines between houses. And part of my front walk was heaved - TWuG Feb 20, 09:51 2
- Ouch. That can be pricey. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 10:01 1
  - Nah, the path from drive to front porch is maybe 6 feet. Compared to the patio we had laid, it'd be a pittance. -- nm - TWuG Feb 20, 10:04
Speaking of funny situations, two girls from a nearby church came by to invite us to services. MrsCY was talking to them and I noticed our cat was - CrankYanker Feb 20, 09:42 1
- it could have been worse - Beaker Feb 20, 09:44
I am so happy Lady Miss Weir is commentating on the NBC Olympics feed today -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 09:41 1
- I'm going to miss that Queen. Capitalized. -- nm - Diva Feb 20, 09:52
Hilarious situation happened to a friend yesterday. She was mistakenly forwarded a very...descriptive email chain from 2 people describing... - Shaun Feb 20, 09:39 6
- I "knew" STVegas was just a big sex orgy -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:51 1
  - we just want your bodyparts. - Epiphany Feb 20, 10:05
- It's not gay if it's a threeway. - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:50 1
  - good to know -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:55
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- You should have replied "Ya know Carol has STD's right?" -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 20, 09:48
Lainey Blind Item (Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck and ? - my guess) - Andie Feb 20, 09:37 7
- I pretty much always think these are Harvey Weinstein because rumors have him to be such a pig, but for this one I'll deduce... - Diva Feb 20, 09:51 2
  - But who's the creepy suitor? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 10:02 1
    - it could be any number of up and coming guys at the time who needed a beard. i'd need more information. - Diva Feb 20, 10:05
- CDAN regulars thought either Harvey & Ratnor or Cruise -- nm - decline Feb 20, 09:50
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- She looks like a duck's vagina. - Shaun Feb 20, 09:40
- oh, could it be tommy cruise and his scientology main man? does the timing work? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Feb 20, 09:39
Helpful Bus. -- (link) - David Feb 20, 09:37 [youtube]
Only one ref and two linesmen in international hockey? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:37 1
- Definitely two in men's. I didn't notice how many were on the ice in this game. -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 09:42
and for the flip side of the coin: dear prudie - My Husband's Pot Use Is Ruining Our Marriage - Diva Feb 20, 09:32 9
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- He needs to curtail his smoking at home more and make it an occasional thing, not a regular habit. - Krusty Feb 20, 09:40 1
  - sounds like he is a bit addicted - like: can he even do it once a week and not the rest of the week - Epiphany Feb 20, 09:59
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  - Dude. She is always around. Weed is not! -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:38
- If he's breaking promises, you're not overreacting. -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 09:36 1
  - They should find something they can enjoy together, like meth. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:37
- bang the...pot dealer -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:35
- You might want to explore alcohol. -- nm - Prudie Feb 20, 09:33
I'm sure it's entirely coincidence that MLB dropped it's Biogenesis suit shortly after ARod dropped his. -- (link) - spamlet Feb 20, 09:31
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mara, I doubt that sheet creation date is stored but the new Office formats are actually ... - zork Feb 20, 09:30
I tried to watch the first 15 minutes of House of Cards S1E1 and turned it off, choosing to watch the first part of The Road, which was much more - prayformojo Feb 20, 09:30 5
- I liked it for a few episodes but there wasn't one character that I could root for. - Krusty Feb 20, 09:42 1
  - It eventually goes to morally corrupt plaid. -- nm - Inigo Feb 20, 09:54
- I've only vicariously watched bits and pieces of House of Cards while others have had it on and I thought it was fascinating. -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 09:37
- Yeah, that was a mistake. - spamlet Feb 20, 09:32
- bad choice. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 20, 09:30
The 'Polar Vortex' Is Coming Back. -- (link) - ty97 Feb 20, 09:27 4
- godamnit -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 09:48
- You've really been a harbinger of bad news for months. Post happier news. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 09:44
- Woohoo! It's gone from sequel to full franchise status! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:30
- Yeah, I'm going home this weekend. The high there will be lower than the low here. - spamlet Feb 20, 09:29
"Holds it! HOLDS IT!" -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:27
To a larger point, it's never a good sign when someone has to explain a trailer. - David Feb 20, 09:21 60
- I get what you're saying but I think you're reading to much into it...plus genre directors/producers are talking about trailers all the time now... - Remlik Feb 20, 09:37
- Even with the explanation, it still makes me think that scene wasn't trailer worthy. 'Cause if that's the best they've got... -- nm - Inigo Feb 20, 09:26 1
  - Right? -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:26
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- A Tribute to Hazing? -- nm - Roger More Feb 20, 09:24
- Well, I'm not so sure everything has to have some sort of Simpson's reference in it, but I agree. - Jim Feb 20, 09:23 4
  - You're right. Futurama is an occasionally acceptable substitute. -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:26 3
    - D'OH! nm - Jim Feb 20, 09:28 2
      - What you should have said was, "Bite my shiny metal ass." - David Feb 20, 09:28 1
        
        I don't know what that means. :) -- nm - Jim Feb 20, 10:05
- Is he having to explain it, or was it just so out of left field that people are legitimately curious as to the process? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:23
- Sounds like a lot of us got it. Plus, there are a lot of trailers (especially the first teasers) that leave people with questions. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:22 48
  - The reaction seems like the people who know about, and like the comic, like the trailer. Everyone else went "what the hell was that about?" -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 09:26 20
    - Even this board had a few people that knew nothing about it (and one that never even saw Avengers) that liked it. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:27 16
      - The tone of the trailer took me by suprised - eag Feb 20, 09:31 4
        
        So im guessing possible spoils - eag Feb 20, 09:47
        
        wait till Rocket and GROOT get going. they are fun -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:34 1
        
        and based on only the trailer, the special effects for them seemed really really good. - Beaker Feb 20, 09:38
        
        Exactly. A bit of fun is more accessible for the masses. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:32
      - yeah, but they also spend hours watching mosquitos get zapped by bug zappers too. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:28 10
        
        Oh come on, now you're disparaging the entertainment value of bug zappers?! -- nm - Ender Feb 20, 09:29 8
        
        I was going to see the movie either way, so I am not really the ideal person to ask about the trailer. - groiny Feb 20, 09:31 6
        
        Yeah, I actually think I will like the movie exponentially more than most people. I like weird. - David Feb 20, 09:33
        
        Don't change the subject! We're talking bug zappers!!! -- nm - Ender Feb 20, 09:32 4
        
        100 bucks and you have summer long enjoyment! -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:33 3
        
        $100 for a bug zapper? What kind of Cadillac bug zapper are you buying?! I bet your totally missing out on the thrill of the frayed cord lighting your house on fire. -- nm - Ender Feb 20, 09:35 2
        
        I can't light my house on fire, it is always waterlogged. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:36 1
        
        Don't worry, for your kind they throw in electrical shocks for free. -- nm - Ender Feb 20, 09:42
        
        "He's ragging on your cord, dude." -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:29
        
        And were home schooled. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:28
    - pretty much, yeah. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:26
    - I don't think that's necessarily true, I know nothing about the comic but liked the trailer. -- nm - Ender Feb 20, 09:26 1
      - Ender and I are very much in the same boat here. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:28
  - I still need someone at Disney to explain that first Frozen teaser. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:23 26
    - Yeah, and how is that movie doing at the box office? - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:28 23
      - So, you really think this film is gonna much better than the last X-Men movie? Or Wolverine? - Inigo Feb 20, 09:32 12
        
        I think it will blow way Days of Future Past, that one is smelling like a huge trainwreck to me -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 09:40 5
        
        after seeing the pics of the outfits for Quicksilver, Warpath, Bishop, Blink and a few others I agree - Beaker Feb 20, 09:41 4
        
        well, I also thought First Class looked bad in the trailers as well. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:44 3
        
        I liked what I had saw of that and was pleasantly pleased with it (except for Jones, she was terrible) -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 09:50 1
        
        Jones looked fantastic as Frost, but she can't act worth a shit. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:54
        
        the best line I saw for Warpath's outfit was "oh look, Rufio from Hook is all grown up" -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:45
        
        I haven't seen an X-Men movie in like years. five or more. I can't believe they're still making them. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Feb 20, 09:38 3
        
        X-Men First Class is really, really good. -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:40 2
        
        yes, the best out of all of them -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:45
        
        yup -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:42
        
        Better than the history lesson? Or the sequel to a bad movie? Sure. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:35 1
        
        Let me breakdown the flaw in your logic. - Inigo Feb 20, 09:43
      - Hooked on a Feeling and Let It Go are basically the same song, too. - David Feb 20, 09:31 1
        
        A song you hate and a song you are obsessed with? -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:37
      - Trailer 2 will feature Pratt doing a ferocious runway diva walk. -- nm - Ender Feb 20, 09:30 5
        
        trailer 2 will be 2 minutes of the tree dude growing leaves. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:31 3
        
        I can put up with alot, but don't diss groot -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:43
        
        So they're ramping up the action? -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:33 1
        
        while raindrops keep fallin on my head plays in the background. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:34
        
        With hip shake? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:30
      - they were very lucky that the movie was SO good, that people talked about it. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:29 1
        
        Yup. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:30
    - "Ice Age made money. We too would like to make money." -- nm - David Feb 20, 09:27 1
      - I think that's the best explanation I've heard so far. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 10:06
Related to the Dear Diva discussion on B2 (sorta overshare / look away) - ty97 Feb 20, 09:19 6
- prudie's response to Glass Half Full... - Diva Feb 20, 09:21 5
  - I blame Darren Sharper -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 09:25
  - wow - pretty surprising advice -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 09:24
  - It is all oblique's fault. -- nm - WSS Feb 20, 09:24 2
    - *has sex with pets on the bed* -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 09:26 1
      - dignan? -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 09:35
Getting about $500 from Uncle Sam, Paid about $40 to Aunt Georgia. Papa Texas doesn't have State Taxes. -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 09:18 5
- Nor does Papa Washington . . . -- nm - OAE -- Antarctica, Old Explorer Feb 20, 09:26
- I need to review my forms this weekend (I always check TT's work) but looks like getting back: 1400 Feds, 140 NY, 13 IL -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 09:20 3
  - I didn't finish last night. Got to the donations and decided to go to bed rather than slog through. - spamlet Feb 20, 09:21 2
    - I was happy to discover the 1099s for royalties while sounding *really* confusing since they pair it with things like oil, mining, etc wasn't. It also - Qale Feb 20, 09:27
    - I finished last Saturday, but it was complicated enough that I wanted to let it sit for a little while. - ty97 Feb 20, 09:26
There's some speculation that the political divide in Ukraine could result in a partition of the country. - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:18 3
- As is apparent in that photo of Independence Square. -- nm - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:19 2
  - Isn't that a before/after photo? Like, half before / half after? -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 09:20 1
    - (he may have been making a joke) -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Feb 20, 09:21
Also, I have still never watched most of season 4 of Black Adder. I like knowing there are new episodes I can watch at some point. - David Feb 20, 09:16 3
- I've never seen that show, but seeing that article has moved it up on my watchlist for sure -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 09:22 1
  - Season 2 of Black Adder is the best thing in the history of the BBC. - David Feb 20, 09:25
- I realiized over the weekend I may have to finally watch the series finale of Veronica Mars. - Spawn Lord Feb 20, 09:18

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