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Solange Knowles is worth $5 million? -- (link) - ty97, only silly in abstract Aug 4, 11:55
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- It would pretty much have to be. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:41 4
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    - I didn't get why it was so special. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:05
    - I wish I hadn't waited the five minutes for that. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:51
    - spoil - Star-Lord Aug 4, 11:46
Someone bought an NYC penthouse in January of this year for 15 million, now trying to sell it for 25 million. -- (link) - ty97, only silly in abstract Aug 4, 11:38 6
- how is that a 75% profit? isn't it 66% only? am I math-dumb? -- nm - peggy ann m Aug 4, 11:47 4
  - the actual original purchase price was only $14,255,500. (so 75% is correct) -- nm - decline Aug 4, 11:52 2
    - That would still only 70%. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 11:55 1
      - 14,255,500 * 1.75 = 24,947,125 -- nm - decline Aug 4, 11:59
  - Yup. 75% would be $26.25M. -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 4, 11:50
- because, of course they are. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 11:40
David Wilson done for the year -- (link) - Beaker Aug 4, 11:37 1
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Dan Uggla is now a free agent -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 4, 11:26 4
- Why do bad things happen to good people? - David Aug 4, 11:27 3
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    - He is one of the kindest people in all of sports. - David Aug 4, 11:37 1
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ugh, too many wineries to choose from for one day in Napa. - znufrii Aug 4, 11:21 4
- Do one of the tours where they will pick you up and take you to 3 or 4 different wineries. You won't need to drive. -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 11:27 3
  - yeah, we're doing that in Sonoma the following day. - znufrii Aug 4, 11:30 2
    - take the silverado trail, the back road that the locals use as many of the good non supermarket vineries are there -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 11:34 1
      - the point of this exercise is to try and narrow down the recommendations we've already gotten, not find more places to add to the list. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 11:38
RIP James Brady -- (link) - TWuG Aug 4, 11:05 1
- :( Very Sad -- nm - amoxy Aug 4, 11:13
Blood Feud update: 15-13 to annoint Imperator David. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 11:03 1
- I have my #TeamTywin jersey printed and ready to wear. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:04
Box Office Challenge: Find me a sequel that opens less than the original did, but goes on to make more during its entire run. - Inigo Aug 4, 10:51 45
- Hulk / Incredible Hulk? -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 4, 11:55 2
  - 62/132 and 55/134 -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 4, 11:56 1
    - An invisible pink unicorn for you! -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:57
- Madagascar 2: 63/180. Madagascar 3: 60/216. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 4, 11:47 3
  - Oooh, nice. See? You have an invisible unicorn! -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:50 2
    - An invisible _pink_ unicorn! -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 4, 11:52 1
      - This thread is not about get mired in details. ;) -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:55
- Terminator 3 is an example of the exact opposite. Opened with more but grossed less than T2. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 11:37 1
  - That's how sequels are expected to work. They open better then die quicker. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:42
- This is like trying to find an invisible pink unicorn. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 4, 11:31 5
  - "znufrii, what's your address?" - ty97 Aug 4, 11:35 2
    - "I'm the magical man, in happy land, in a gum drop house on lollipop lane!" -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 11:46
    - well played. - znufrii Aug 4, 11:40
  - David did it! Find another! - Inigo Aug 4, 11:34
  - But I will mention this: Ice Age 2: 68 (F-S) /195. Ice Age 3: 66.7 (W-S) /197. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 4, 11:34
- Anchorman 2 -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 11:18 3
  - Go in the corner. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:24 2
    - Ah shoot. Thought it was a Friday opener! -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 11:29 1
      - Read the original IM. :P -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:30
- Um, Bad Lieutenant something something? -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 11:17 1
  - Nope, but one I wouldn't have thought of. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:23
- Toy Story 2! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 11:14 2
  - It had a limited opening, on 1 screen, for a week, before it went wide! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 11:19 1
    - Nice try. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:22
- All Saints Day? (I hope it never made more than the first ...) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 11:14 1
  - Nope, I had no idea had little the first one made. Yikes. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:21
- Twilight Saga: Eclipse -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 11:13 1
  - I found that one too, but it has the same Wed/Fri issue mentioned below. -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 4, 11:14
- Transformers, Men In Black -- nm - Broot Aug 4, 11:03 1
  - Both sequels made more in opening. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:05
- Order of the Phoenix. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:00 11
  - Interesting, but Phoenix opened on a Wednesday compared to Goblet's Friday opening. Hard to compare those. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:02 8
    - Batman Begins vs Batman and Robin. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:06 1
      - BB opened slightly higher. One was around $42M and the other was $48M. - David Aug 4, 11:07
    - It fits within the criteria you gave. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:04 5
      - I'll add that criteria, too. Has to open on the same day of the week. ;) -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:06 4
        
        Name me a movie with the letter X in the title that grossed between 15.6 and 15.8M on a Tuesday - oblique Aug 4, 11:07 3
        
        X-Men: The Last Stand - Inigo Aug 4, 11:11 1
        
        I was hoping someone would do the research. :-) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 11:19
        
        "Not counting X-Men" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 11:09
  - Casino Royale - David Aug 4, 11:01 1
    - This one does work. Woohoo! -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:08
- Evil Dead 2? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 10:52 2
  - (The first evil dead made $108,000 opening weekend. The second was a little over $800,000.) - Kim Pine Aug 4, 10:57
  - Hmm. Could be, but there isn't any release data on the original Evil Dead. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 10:56
This is covered ground, but I have never hated a website redesign as much as SI.com It's F-ing absurd. -- nm - volnelk Aug 4, 10:50 3
- HSX's redesign was better thought out and executed. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:57
- Word. I read it daily but haven't been back since the change. They're DTM. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 10:53 1
  - I gave up a while ago but just tried to find some fantasy football preview stuff. No chance. It's terrible. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 4, 11:13
And apparently, the big 3 on BBT of Cuoco, Parsons and Galecki got their Friends money. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:50 20
- It bothers me slightly that there's a "Big 3" on this show considering how well they've casted the other characters. - Strongbad Aug 4, 11:05 19
  - Yeah, I have to agree on this. They should have held firm and elevated them all - Epiphany Aug 4, 11:16 12
    - We'll disagree. She's the main female character; she's gone from hot girl to a more fully-realized woman. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:18 10
      - can we hot or not her? I find her totally not hot. -- nm - peggy ann m Aug 4, 11:25 9
        
        She's pretty but not hot. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 11:53
        
        She has moments of hotness but not really my type. -- nm - spamlet Aug 4, 11:48
        
        early Penny, hot; middle eps drunk all the time Penny, not hot; current Penny with glasses, hot. - Truman Aug 4, 11:44 1
        
        This is a good summary. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 12:11
        
        Not particularly - con_carne Aug 4, 11:34
        
        Not hot, compared to Bernadette. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 11:30
        
        She is above average, not hot. -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 4, 11:29
        
        I like her on the show, but not hot to me. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 11:27
        
        Extremely hot in an approachable way. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:27
    - She is the Jennifer Aniston break-out. She has more value than anyone save Parsons imo. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:16
  - The poor comic store owner probably gets paid 1% of what the Big 3 make. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:12 2
    - Stuart is absolutely golden in that show. I remember him as the doofy guy in Hitch who gets hooked up with the hot asian woman in the opening. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:14
    - I saw him on a Law & Order episode once. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 11:14
  - At this point, I think you could jettison Howard and not lose much - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:07 2
    - Jettison Howard and the Big Three *adds to made up band names list* -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 11:13
    - At this point, I agree. - Strongbad Aug 4, 11:09
It is still a welcome surprised to be able to guide my career. - Mel Profit Aug 4, 10:33 5
- A foot of what? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 4, 10:45
- Also - thanks to Diva for showing me or the years that I have professional worth. - Mel Profit Aug 4, 10:41
- its a trap! they're just letting you think you have control -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 10:36 2
  - Sometimes a moon is just a moon. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 4, 10:39 1
    - Darth Freud -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 11:10
Not The Onion: "The Economist explains How same-sex couples have children" -- (link) - ty97 Aug 4, 10:24 2
- Only seems silly in abstract. They provide some good detail. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 10:30 1
  - Kind of like ty -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 10:30
A few of us at work are making a Brock Holt Can Do Anything list... - Mel Profit Aug 4, 10:18
The Tower of London Marks the Anniversary of WWI with Poppies -- (link) - LMS Aug 4, 10:18
Sony Launches Female Superhero Movie Mining Spider-Man Universe -- (link) - LMS Aug 4, 10:14 3
- Spider-Woman is owned by Sony? I didn't know that. - David Aug 4, 10:21
- They saw my poll below, and panicked. Behold, the power of ST! -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 10:19 1
  - snap into a slim jim? feel the rainbow, taste the rainbow? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 4, 10:25
Why is there no competition for Hershey in the smores market? -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 10:11 4
- They can have it. Mediocre candy used to make a mediocre snack -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 10:40 1
  - The chocolate is mediocre but smores are awesome. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 10:54
- while smores might be something everybody tries on a campout, i don't think its as big market as the Lets see what disgusting things we can with peeps -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 10:26 1
  - are there any other consumer priced flat slab chocolate? everything else is aiming for the uber premium $3 each Lindt etc - zeitgeist Aug 4, 10:35
Cocoa farmers eating chocolate for the first time -- (link) - zork Aug 4, 10:03
With the success of Frozen, Hunger Games, Maleficent and Gravity, do you think Hollywood will start making more female-centered films? - Inigo Aug 4, 10:03 16
- they already have the obligatory love interest and love scene, why take anymore time away from the blowing shit up real good scenes -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 10:43
- why would they do that when they're already getting an equal mix of women and men with only 15%? -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 10:23 9
  - That's definitely an argument they use. - Inigo Aug 4, 10:32 8
    - but they can just as easily apply that logic to have more movies targeted at men to increase that half of your audience. - znufrii Aug 4, 10:35 7
      - I don't believe they have the available money to make more movies unless they cut the average budget. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 10:37 6
        
        so if we're keeping the same number of movies, but pitching more of them towards women to increase their share of the audience - znufrii Aug 4, 10:42 5
        
        It certainly seems that when a movie has male main characters, both sexes go see that, but if female, pretty much only women will see that - con_carne Aug 4, 10:55 2
        
        which bring to mind another point - znufrii Aug 4, 10:58 1
        
        Whether those are good or not, I don't know. I do know that most of ST are men -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 11:02
        
        It's possible, and obviously not provable either way. - Inigo Aug 4, 10:55 1
        
        fair point, but of course this is all dancing around the real reason change will be slow in coming if at all - znufrii Aug 4, 10:57
- I think we'll see more female-centric fairy tale films because of Frozen and Maleficent (though that was already a trend - Brave, Snow White & the - Roger More Aug 4, 10:20
- There's nothing without a script, and I see men overwhelmingly wanting to be screenwriters more than women do -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 10:17
- They're all slaves to the data model. Until the algorithm prices them in, no. -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:12
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  - this -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 10:18
Just booked my ticket for the Doctor Who screening on the 23rd. -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 10:02
If I hadn't already burned through my vacation budget for this year....... -- (link) - Meg Aug 4, 10:02
~If you like Pina Coladas, and gettin caught in the rain.~ -- nm - Broot Aug 4, 09:59
Can ants save Earth from global warming? -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 4, 09:59
Here's a cool interview from William Zabka about being the 80's villain -- (link) - Inigo Aug 4, 09:58 7
- I love that he's been nominated for an Oscar. -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:02
- Better 80's villain ----- William Zabka or Willam Atherton? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:02 5
  - Zabka. Atherton isn't acting. As an aside, he is current alien crossdressing/cosplaying on Defiance. It is really, really strange. -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:05 3
    - "What a lovely, lovely voice." -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 4, 11:20
    - Atherton's a real-life ass? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:07 1
      - I don't know how it's been in recent years but he was considered one of the biggest jerks in Hollywood throughout the 90s. -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:08
  - Zabka, but Atherton is a better douche. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 10:03
Martin Kove should work more. -- nm - David Aug 4, 09:55
how did it get to be 1pm already? -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 09:54 1
- well, first of all, that is impossible, seeing as how it's five o'clock somewhere . . . -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 4, 10:01
all about that bass -- nm - Truman Aug 4, 09:52 2
- ~I"m bringing booty back~ -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 11:13
- Are you a bass man? -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 09:55

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