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Ducks in the fountain. Still no ducklings. Who's been feeding them saltpeter laced breadcrumbs? -- nm - Was Bar Was May 23, 11:01 1
- the sad thing is, little ducklings are very tasty to hawks, raccoons, snapping turtles, san fran palace o fine arts swans cignets? dissappeared too -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 13:40
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- probably going to be cloudy and raining here after about two weeks of sun -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 11:06
- also, boogeyman or possibly boogey*men*. -- nm - Reagen May 23, 11:05
- You hear me talkin', Denver? I aint done with you by a damn sight. -- nm - Meteorus Wallace May 23, 11:05
- nice. -- nm - Andie May 23, 11:02
- We're heading to a rural area tonight. Hoping for a good show. -- nm - spamlet May 23, 11:02 2
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    - If it doesn't start around 9, I'll just set an alarm and get up at 4 with her. - spamlet May 23, 11:07
8-Bit: Days of Future Past. -- (link) - Shaun May 23, 10:59
Amazon: Marvel Blu-ray Bundle $65. -- (link) - GregW May 23, 10:56 3
- That is a garbage bundle. I've seen all the X-Mens bundled for $25 on amazon.ca -- nm - Shaun May 23, 11:05
- Not the good Marvel movies though. You want maybe 4 of those. -- nm - Ender May 23, 10:58 1
  - They'd have put Punisher in there but the price would have to drop more. -- nm - Reagen May 23, 11:06
Have we heard with Carcillo is getting for elbowing a linesman in the face? -- (link) - spamlet May 23, 10:55 [youtube] 6
- There wasn't much mention of the stick hit before the elbow. Both seemed unintentional but still... you don't do that. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 11:05
- They were talking 3 last night on CBC, but that was just speculation. -- nm - Reagen May 23, 11:04 1
  - Even rounding down because it's the playoffs, I'd be shocked if it was that light. - spamlet May 23, 11:06
- He needs 20+ games. Prust should get a few for sure too, especially since Stepan has a broken jaw. -- nm - Shaun May 23, 11:03 2
  - Jesus. Broken jaw? He came back out and played! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 11:07 1
    - He's a hockey player and it's the playoffs. -- nm - spamlet May 23, 11:08
CTTP: How many runs have the Cubs scored in Samardzija's 10 starts? - spamlet May 23, 10:49 5
- ML wins only because you were overly pessimistic. 20 runs is what they've scored. -- nm - spamlet May 23, 11:09
- Pi/2. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 23, 11:05
- 4 -- nm - budice May 23, 10:53
- 6 -- nm - Krusty May 23, 10:52
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Pete, happy birthday, and why did you not tell us DC put their women in WW II Pinup art? -- (link) - peglegpete May 23, 10:39 3
- thanks....they've been going on for awhile. Sell like crazy -- nm - Remlik May 23, 10:42 2
  - Now here's a series of statuettes I'd be interested in buying. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 11:04 1
    - they are all sold out right now. The new ones are coming soon...go look up the Black Canary one...it's stunning -- nm - Remlik May 23, 11:06
here is today's unfun decision in our house... - Andie May 23, 10:38 15
- crap, that's a lousy position to face. -- nm - Max May 23, 11:05
- Very sorry to hear Andie. My best thoughts headed your way. -- nm - MDH May 23, 11:01
- Ugh, sorry. -- nm - Shaun May 23, 11:00
- Oh no. How tough for all of you. Best wishes to you all. -- nm - kelly May 23, 10:59
- Ugh. :/ -- nm - Tim May 23, 10:59
- yikes....sorry to hear. best wishes to everyone in this. -- nm - Remlik May 23, 10:57
- Big Hugs - that is tough for everyone -- nm - Pippy May 23, 10:53
- Sorry and hope he recovers quicky. -- nm - spamlet May 23, 10:51
- So very sorry for all of you :( -- nm - Meg May 23, 10:49
- Sheesh. So sorry for everyone and I really hope Peter pulls through well and gets healthy quickly. - Krusty May 23, 10:46
- :( Very sorry to hear. It is so tough when they can't communicate what they want - amoxy May 23, 10:45
- :( - very sorry about all of this. sending good thoughts to you and your family. -- nm - Diva May 23, 10:42 2
  - it is so hard to make a decision for someone who can't tell you their wishes - Andie May 23, 10:43 1
    - I can't even imagine. -- nm - Diva May 23, 10:46
- Oh jesus, I'm so sorry that you all have to face this, everyone involved. - Will Hunting May 23, 10:40
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- works on all bloodsuckers -- nm - Max May 23, 10:37
Here's what a young college woman is up against: - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 10:28 7
- Everclear and concentrated fruit juice and sugar, its like a redneck roofie - zeitgeist May 23, 11:03
- String a few of the rapists off the campus flagpole by their balls, maybe that would quiet things down a bit. -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 10:33
- disgusting -- nm - Pippy May 23, 10:32 4
  - Freshman year is tough enough. You shouldn't have to navigate stalking rapists, too. - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 10:38 3
    - That's why you teach your kids not to be moronic. - Will Hunting May 23, 10:44 2
      - It's about teaching your sons to be respectful and your daughters to be aware. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 10:55
      - You make a good point. The article mentions that not all male college students are rapists. - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 10:54
My company is leaving our building this June. Replacing us in June 2016... The Washington Post. They are leaving the "Post Building." -- nm - MDH May 23, 10:23 4
- Are you in the suburban office or the one in the city? -- nm - spamlet May 23, 10:51 2
  - In the city. -- nm - MDH May 23, 11:04 1
    - Ah, that makes a little more sense. I thought maybe they were moving out of the city altogether. -- nm - spamlet May 23, 11:08
- BEZOS! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 10:32
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So "Mulaney" isn't even hiding the fact that it's a total "Seinfeld" rip-off, right? - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 10:12 3
- Mulaney was *on* seinfeld, right? -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 10:26 2
  - Bania! I was thinking of Kenny Bania. (Steve Hytner) -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 10:31
  - No, it was the other guy ... hmm. *to IMDB* -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 10:27
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- I'm sure diesel is still $3.69. -- nm - spamlet May 23, 10:42
- $3.29 is the best price in the city, but $3.45 in my area. -- (link) - GregW May 23, 10:34
- $3.65~ish -- nm - JaxSean May 23, 10:29
- $3.99 cash, $4.09 credit, $3.89 with 200 Kroger points. -- nm - Meg May 23, 10:12
- $3.99 for super this morn. -- nm - decline May 23, 10:10
- $3.69 -- nm - znufrii May 23, 10:09
- $ 3.47 -- nm - Pippy May 23, 10:08
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The thing about ESPN, is they take the "top 5" stories (as they see it), and run them into the ground, every hour. No matter what show is on, same - Flavorize May 23, 09:56 5
- You could plug any cable news network into that sentence. -- nm - Ender May 23, 09:57 4
  - Did they find the plane? - Spawn Lord May 23, 09:59 3
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      - Odd, he usually doesn't want that many dark skinned people around... -- nm - Ender May 23, 10:01 1
        
        maybe he thought nobody would miss them -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 10:42
so - found out a bit more about my gas meter refund ... they can and will refund the money to me now - I don't have to wait and use it all year toward - JenBro May 23, 09:55 1
- Wait, what? Your meter has been running fast, for years?! They must be giving you a hefty refund! -- nm - Flavorize May 23, 09:57
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Hugh Jackman lists his Wolverine injuries. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 09:48 3
- Look at that tapeworm in his stomach. -- nm - Max May 23, 10:09
- "I’ve also stabbed other people. Does this count?" hah -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 09:51 1
  - "I've poked Jennifer Lawrence and Hallie Berry a few times..." -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 10:02
White Sox owner looking to throw a wrench into Bud Selig's succession plans -- (link) - znufrii May 23, 09:32 2
- they were talking bout this on Squawk box on CNBC this morning and suggested Ben Bernanke as Commish -- (link) - decline May 23, 09:37 1
  - I'm available and much cheaper. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 23, 09:38
We are at the American Pavilion right now. A marching troop just walked by, playing the same percussion that indicates a boss fight in Bioshock Infini - David, McFlurries FTW May 23, 09:29 2
- ...and that's when David directed the Songbird to attack... -- nm - Ender May 23, 09:38
- "They're breakdance fighting!" -- nm - Max May 23, 09:30
There's a post-credit tease at the end of X-Men: Days of Future Past. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 09:26 11
- Is it Avengers or X-Men related? -- nm - Flavorize May 23, 09:34 4
  - spoil - Spawn Lord May 23, 09:35 3
    - (Not that being different studios stopped the Spidey 2 stinger...) -- nm - Ender May 23, 09:39 2
      - only because the Director was doing a project for both studios and that was a deal that was worked out -- nm - Remlik May 23, 09:45
      - That was extenuating circumstances, though. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 23, 09:39
- By now, we should post of there is *not*. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 23, 09:28 5
  - we wait for Godzilla but we got bupkis -- nm - Pippy May 23, 09:59 1
    - Yeah, I was refering to super hero movies. The rest, there is no way to know. - Spawn Lord May 23, 10:00
  - There was one for MacGruber. -- nm - Beryllium May 23, 09:48
  - was there one for Spider-man 2? -- nm - Max May 23, 09:30 1
    - Yes. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 23, 09:30
I love it when I get a crossword puzzle answer purely because of Simpsons (spoilers for today's NYT) - Was Bar Was May 23, 09:21 1
- Well said, Oxford. -- nm - David, McFlurries FTW May 23, 09:25
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- Terrible throw. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 23, 09:19
- Ken Griffey's wrist just broke watching that. - Will Hunting May 23, 09:17
- That's how you break a wrist - prayformojo May 23, 09:17
In the tradition of the Mortal Kombat web series... now watch the Street Fighter web series. -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 09:12
The Clips might be #2 historically, but based on this type of stuff, LA fans don't seem to watch losing product. - Will Hunting May 23, 08:57 6
- When LA peeps' teams start losing, we find other stuff to do right quick -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:13 1
  - Most places where there's a ton of options do so. - Will Hunting May 23, 09:14
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  - Exactly. What were the Dodgers worth before they sold? I'm sure it wasn't $2B. -- nm - volnelk May 23, 09:28
  - And that's 3+ weeks ago...numbers have been trending higher. -- nm - Will Hunting May 23, 09:19 1
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- you can throw that if you throw 97mph...otherwise that orbits the moon. - Mel Profit May 23, 09:00 6
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    - If you all don't catch up in Dingers, you need help. I have 3 guys on the DL, Abreu, Trumbo and Braun. - Will Hunting May 23, 09:13 3
      - I'm dropping quickly. I made draft mistakes that I'll learn from for next season -- nm - Krusty May 23, 09:44 1
        
        Here's a hint: Don't draft only 1 player with eligibility at C, 2b, 3b, SS but 7 guys with 1B and 5 with OF - Will Hunting May 23, 10:27
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    - if you start to lose weight precipitately or your head starts to shrink...don't look at me. - Mel Profit May 23, 09:11 [youtube]
The next Wolfenstein game is a futuristic cyberpunk shooter? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 08:56 4
- Kotaku review...they liked it -- (link) - Remlik May 23, 09:48 1
  - Though Kotaku says you should play pretty much anything... *NM* - Ender May 23, 09:50
- iirc, the story revolves around the fact that the Nazis won WW2. -- nm - Shaun May 23, 09:11
- Here. -- (link) - Spawn Lord May 23, 08:57
LIR Spotify Game: Elton John. Tiny Dancer (#1), Bennie and the Jets (#5) and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (#6) have already been guessed -- nm - con_carne May 23, 08:54 25
- Spoiler answers - con_carne May 23, 09:21
- Hints: #2 collab with some handsome young men I've never heard of; #4 popular karaoke song; 9 is from *that movie*; 10 = unlikely collaboration -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:11 11
  - Circle of Life! -- nm - Andie May 23, 09:16 4
    - So close! Same movie, different track from this or the one Will guessed -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:18 3
      - Which are the same. I missed Jax's LIR answer, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, #9! -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:19 1
        
        ah. -- nm - Andie May 23, 09:19
      - Can You Feel the Love Tonight ? -- nm - Andie May 23, 09:18
  - Jax mentioned Your Song on B2, if it's that movie. -- nm - Roger More May 23, 09:13 5
    - Right. Your Song is the popular karaoke choise and was guessed. I meant #3, which is a "I can't believe this hasn't been guessed yet! -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:14 4
      - did anyone guess Daniel? -- nm - Andie May 23, 09:15
      - Oh, Rocket Man -- nm - Roger More May 23, 09:15 1
        
        Numero tres! -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:16
      - SFEK" type answer -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:14
- Crocodile Rock -- nm - Roger More May 23, 09:07 1
  - #8 -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:08
- Little Genie -- nm - Andie May 23, 09:05
- Dont' Go Breakin' My Heart! -- nm - Andie May 23, 09:05 2
  - #7 -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:07 1
    - Duet with something called Kiki Dee -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:07
- Hint: Three of the remaining songs are duets or "feature" Elton -- nm - con_carne May 23, 08:56 4
  - That's What Friends Are For? Surely not. -- nm - Roger More May 23, 09:06 2
    - Nope! -- nm - con_carne May 23, 09:12
    - {{{shudders}}} -- nm - Andie May 23, 09:07
  - Spawn mentioned "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" below... so, that? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 23, 09:02
- LIR: Jaxie got Your Song, #4 -- nm - con_carne May 23, 08:55
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me! -- nm - Spawn Lord May 23, 08:54 1
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