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Anyone going to see Filth? -- nm - LMS May 30, 09:38 1
- every friday night.. -- nm - colin May 30, 09:40
French Open women's spoiler - prayformojo May 30, 09:35
21-year-old Jimmy Fallon doing stand-up -- (link) - mara May 30, 09:34 1
- "And one day, I'll be the host of the Tonight Show." -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:35
$4.2 in Thursday night box office for Maleficient, ~900K for Million Ways to Die -- (link) - Roger More May 30, 09:31 8
- Also, if you want to know how this compares with other films, I track preview box office in a Google Docs spreadsheet (nmbl) -- (link) - Roger More May 30, 09:32 7
  - I bet Bruce Nash would love access to this chart. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:43
  - This is fantastic. Thank you. -- nm - Inigo May 30, 09:37
  - Let's hope it skews kiddie then. - spamlet May 30, 09:37 4
    - It's over double what Oz: The Great and Powerful pulled in, and three times what Snow White and Huntsman did. -- nm - Inigo May 30, 09:39 2
      - "Snow White and the Huntsman" just isn't an apt parallel. It's not Disney and it's not kiddie. "Mirror Mirror", maybe. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:45
      - Though Snow White was midnights only, and only in 1100 screens. (Though I still think it's a very strong number) -- nm - Roger More May 30, 09:44
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Bricksy : Lego recreations of Banksy art -- (link) - mara May 30, 09:28 2
- nice -- nm - znufrii May 30, 09:38
- I love it. It's subversive of its own accord since they twisted Banksy's own art. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:32
well,thank goodnees Prince Albert of Monaco has finally knocked up a woman he is married too. -- (link) - Andie May 30, 09:22 1
- I like the moment in the video about 3:00 or so where she's clearly thinking "OK, OK, it won't be so bad... I can live with this..." -- nm - Reagen May 30, 09:26
speaking of NYC ballgames - who did i see a Yankees game with at the old stadium? Havens was there.. - Andie May 30, 09:17 1
- Yep I was there -- nm - ty97 May 30, 09:23
this would be the best $1000 I'd ever spent... -- (link) - znufrii May 30, 09:16 8
- until the bar closes down.. -- nm - colin May 30, 09:40
- As long as it stayed smallish and you could avoid one person getting drinks for everyone, it makes sense as a model. Up front funding. -- nm - volnelk May 30, 09:32 4
  - well,I'd think anyone would have a vested interest in not abusing the privilege. - znufrii May 30, 09:38 3
    - Imagine if you decided to move away, though, and knew a few months in advance. -- nm - mara May 30, 09:38 2
      - sure, if you're an asshole. -- nm - znufrii May 30, 09:41 1
        
        Right. But fundamentally can you picture going to the same place for 200+ beers? I can. I'd buy it. -- nm - volnelk May 30, 09:43
- that would be the end of mandy. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 09:18
- seriously, why *wouldn't* you do that? -- nm - Andie May 30, 09:17
awesome. it's about a smoke detector looked like something other than a beige circle. -- (link) - Andie May 30, 09:09 3
- How many of these are smashed in the middle of the night in a fit of terror? -- nm - Reagen May 30, 09:14 1
  - I've smashed more than one fire alarm for being too annoying. It should have been more. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 09:28
- I do agree that having a giant Death's Head Hawkmoth on the ceiling is preferable to a beige alarm ... but there's also the Nest alarm. - Beryllium May 30, 09:13
Yeah ... Patton is one hell of a movie. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 09:09 3
- it's no Devil's Brigade...but it'll do. -- nm - Remlik May 30, 09:27
- So I've got this pile of goo that used to be my best friend's face and I don't know what to do. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 30, 09:15
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22 Pictures Where I Have Absolutely No Idea What’s Going On -- (link) - LMS May 30, 09:08 2
- Gotta admit. Didn't expect to see many of those things today. -- nm - volnelk May 30, 09:17
- What, you've never done chicken crunches before? -- nm - Reagen May 30, 09:16
"Amazingly, Jacob has not earned ANY medals in this league." - David May 30, 09:04 5
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  - Heads up regarding that in the auction league. - the wrong element, bad guy May 30, 09:15 2
    - An autopick auction draft would be a fantastic way to start a keeper league. - spamlet May 30, 09:16 1
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  - Alas, we have 7 slackers. -- nm - David May 30, 09:07
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- a,k,a. Milking That Bitch Dry. nm -- nm - groiny May 30, 09:22
- The biggest logistical problem is what to do with all the cars in the parking lot each night when only one person gets to leave. -- nm - pmb May 30, 09:05
- I just assumed it was China. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:05
- Finally, a way to produce the mythical 2.2 child household -- nm - ty97 May 30, 09:04
wap? Mindy Kaling to Harvard law grads: ‘I’m afraid a couple of you probably are evil. That’s just the odds.’ -- (link) - prayformojo May 30, 09:00 2
- That's hilarious. There are a bunch of other great lines as well. -- nm - pmb May 30, 09:04
- heh -- nm - Andie May 30, 09:01
"Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage" - spamlet May 30, 08:59 1
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Utah high school photoshops students' yearbook photos -- (link) - znufrii May 30, 08:58
Until I saw that Snow White and the huntsman was Universal - eag May 30, 08:48 7
- Mulan is now gay. Not that there's anything wrong with it. - Diva May 30, 09:02 1
  - Not on Agents of SHIELD, she isn't. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:13
- Dis is working on a live action Cinderella. That doesn't suggest a crossover, but I wouldn't be surprised to see an animated cross over. - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:57 1
  - Well Elsa looks like she will apearing on the small screen -- nm - eag May 30, 09:00
- No more SHIELD for you, mister -- nm - con_carne May 30, 08:55 1
  - Like Disney hasnt thought of it already -- nm - eag May 30, 08:57
- Princess Avengers -- nm - volnelk May 30, 08:54
In addition to the Met, I will visit one more museum in New York this time around. Help me decide. - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:44 11
- http://www.smartdestinations.com/travel-guide s/top-10-new-york-museums.html -- (link) - mara May 30, 09:18
- Brooklyn also has a fantastic collection of art, especially sculptures. I love their sculpture garden and their Monet collection. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 09:17
- The Cloisters -- nm - con_carne May 30, 09:16 3
  - and it's actually part of the Met, so one admission gets you into both. -- nm - znufrii May 30, 09:21
  - I was going to suggest that one as well. It's beautiful. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 09:18 1
    - One of my favorite pictures from NYC is from the walk there, with the trees across the river behind me. It was autumn and we don't have that here :-) -- nm - con_carne May 30, 09:25
- i assume you've been to MOMA? because they have a wide variety as well. -- nm - Andie May 30, 08:47 4
  - They have some impressionists, but not an impressive collection. And a large collection of modern art which isn't my cup of tea. - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:56 2
    - Yeah, MOMA has a beautiful Klimpt... not on display. You get a FAIL for that. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:17 1
      - Aww, goddamit! MOMA has Starry Night. Not anything else of note from Van Gogh. It's like saying "We don't know anything about Van Gogh, but... - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:21
  - I'd pick MOMA over the Guggenheim -- nm - Roger More May 30, 08:49
Travel Quiz -- Do you know where these famous statues are? How many have you seen in person? -- (link) - znufrii May 30, 08:41 9
- I've seen 4, 5 and 8. -- nm - pmb May 30, 08:57
- Let's find out RC's address, and then take up a collection to relocate #2 there -- nm - prayformojo May 30, 08:48
- I've seen 3 1/2 - there is an identical one to #2 in Ottawa. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 08:47 1
  - i was going to say - i've seen #2 - but not there. -- nm - Andie May 30, 08:48
- My guesses (spoilers) - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:46 1
  - Dammit, I should have gone with my 2nd guess on #1. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:47
- I've been to 1 and 3. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 08:45
- yeah, #4 is the only one I knew -- nm - decline May 30, 08:45
- Just #8 -- nm - Meg May 30, 08:43
Walk Among the Tombstones trailer. Man, seriously. Who saw this Liam Neeson run coming? -- (link) - volnelk May 30, 08:34 1
- "That's all right, boys. I brought my own guns for this one." -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:34
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- I haven't read the details as to how this failed but... - Mel Profit May 30, 08:35 3
  - What it sounds like to me is he set standards and then those standards couldn't be met and that was hidden from him at the local level. - TWuG May 30, 08:41 1
    - Agreed with pretty much everything there. He has to go because someone does. And the VA has to be better. My issue with these "scandals" (and this - pmb May 30, 08:53
  - It's a weird scandal, to me - Reagen May 30, 08:39
ty97, krusty, YGM. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:31 3
- What am I? Chopped liver? -- nm - LMS May 30, 08:56 2
  - Wanna see a baseball game on the 19th? In Britain, they call it... baseball. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 09:15 1
    - Email me the cost but i guess its not cheap. -- nm - LMS May 30, 10:34
Holy f*ck, my Nissan GT-R Premium has insane acceleration. And I thought my McLaren was crazy. - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:31
*dumps all the Oscars on Cassi Thompson* -- nm - Reagen May 30, 08:29
Summer stalker sign up closes on Sunday! Please sign up ASAP if you'd like a cool tshirt! - kelly May 30, 08:22
LeVar Burton guest starts on SciShow! -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:17 [youtube]
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- I had to get another LB with this looming. Still hurts. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 08:17 1
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Remeber when Elle Fanning would be the one people talked about when one of her movies was opening? -- nm - zork May 30, 08:15 16
- obviously (I thought), I was being facetious, but there was some buzz about her during Super 8 that she was going to be bigger than Dakota -- nm - zork May 30, 08:32 3
  - I just watched a bit of Super 8 a couple of weeks ago and was reminded of her hype around that time. I bought into it. - Name Withheld By Request May 30, 09:00
  - i believe that to be true. -- nm - Andie May 30, 08:33 1
    - I think that once Dakota finishes college, she'll become pretty big - zork May 30, 08:40
- It is I who will keep you cool in a sexy way! -- nm - El Fanning May 30, 08:29
- No. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 08:23
- Name one movie where that was the case. -- nm - Ender May 30, 08:20
- The restraining order says I'm not allowed to discuss Elle Fanning until she turns 18. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:18
- No, not really. -- nm - Diva May 30, 08:16
- you mean, remember when we talked about Dakota? -- nm - Andie May 30, 08:16 5
  - Oh how she must miss being called precocious - zork May 30, 08:35
  - oh, and I'll say this: I don't think either one is a very good actress. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 08:24 2
    - I think Dakota is pretty good. -- nm - zork May 30, 08:34 1
      - I think they're both pretty good at "stoic", I'm not entirely convinced they can do the full range of emotion... -- nm - Ender May 30, 08:52
  - seriously. elle was always just dakota's sister. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 08:22
- No. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 08:16
Stephen, re: hsx login, send them an email with your username and old email address and ask them to reset and change to your current email. - zork May 30, 08:09 2
- I believe he ultimately remembered it and got in. -- nm - Meg May 30, 08:11 1
  - d'oh! I read that as someone else saying that happened to them. -- nm - zork May 30, 08:14
All I saw was "David wants you" and I clicked it - oblique May 30, 08:08 5
- Risky click. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 08:23 1
  - Now I'm picturing David in tighty whities... thanks. - Cuzzin Toddroid May 30, 08:28
- So many restraining orders, so little time. -- nm - David May 30, 08:10
- I Want You! - Paul Stanley May 30, 08:10 1
  - to want me? -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 08:12
Weekend Box Office Poll: How much will Maleficent and A Million Ways To Die In The West make? -- nm - Inigo May 30, 08:01 20
- $75m, $19m -- nm - Spawn Lord May 30, 08:32
- Man, some of you should be all over the Million ways 40 Put. -- nm - volnelk May 30, 08:22 2
  - oh I am -- nm - ty97 May 30, 08:25
  - i assume most are. -- nm - Andie May 30, 08:23
- 56, 22.5? maybe? -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 08:21
- West hasn't opened yet? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 08:18
- I think Malificent=$65M...West $25M -- nm - Flavorize May 30, 08:13
- You people are convincing me on MALEF (meh). I'll say maybe 62 and 21 -- nm - ty97 May 30, 08:13 6
  - On the other site, notfabio says that Maleficient did very well at his theatre - 750-800 tickets sold last night compared with 550 for Snow White - Roger More May 30, 08:15 5
    - was snow white an 8pm show, though? or 7pm; whichever? -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 08:19 4
      - Looking into it, midnights only. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 08:27 1
        
        so of course mal did better. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 09:03
      - snow white runtime 132 mins, mal 97. so maybe two shows vs. 1? -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 30, 08:19 1
        
        97! -- nm - ty97 May 30, 08:26
- 59, 26 -- nm - zork May 30, 08:12
- I feel like I'm just so out of touch for BO predicting... MALEF $55M and West 17M. -- nm - Cuzzin Toddroid May 30, 08:09
- 64 for Maleficent; 42 for Million Ways. -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 08:08
- $76M Maleficent, $15M for the Western bomb. -- nm - Inigo May 30, 08:06
- $63M for Maleficent, $19M for Million Ways -- nm - Roger More May 30, 08:04
- $61 and $31 -- nm - Andie May 30, 08:03
Strongbad wins, ML takes the silver. -- nm - David May 30, 07:57 1
- *flex* -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 08:03

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