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5 Reasons Working for Comcast Is Worse Than You Think -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 08:20
If you're like me, when you woke up this morning, you had never heard of the Hedgehog's dilemma. ST Poll: Are you like me? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 17, 08:15 9
- Dinsdale? -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 08:22
- yes, I'm like you in so many ways -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 17, 08:20
- Bad Sonic games? -- nm - David Nov 17, 08:19
- Like, identify with the hedges or identify with the hogs or just be a social pariah? -- nm - Max Nov 17, 08:18
- Had to look it up. whatever -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 17, 08:18
- Does it involve a hedgehog dry humping a roll of toilet paper? If not ........ no. - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:17
- still haven't heard of it -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 08:16 2
  - Maybe that's the dilemma. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:18 1
    - ahh, glass ceiling. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 08:20
with a little over a week till the merge: 471 spots left on Alpha, 2712 left on Beta -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 08:13 2
- We are going to get so many slackers! - Spawn Nov 17, 08:14 1
  - and hopefully most of the inactives -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 08:16
Hugh Howley's Shift first 2/3's: D- ; last third: B+...so C/C- overall I guess - spoilers - Beaker Nov 17, 08:10
Heh, guys on my bench this past weekend: Floyd form Ari, Crabtree, and Fleener. I still should win unless the rapist has a big game -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 17, 08:08 3
- I went with Riddick or Gray. Probably cost me a W over Spawn in ST PPR and maybe even a playoff spot. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 17, 08:17 2
  - (over) -- nm - Strongbad Nov 17, 08:17 1
    - ouch, but I would have done the same. -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 17, 08:20
Spawn, what's the issue in the Krusty league? - spamlet Nov 17, 08:07 3
- The player abandoned his team after week 9. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 08:11 2
  - For example, Rodgers was on a bye so he put in Alex Smith. Still in. - Spawn Nov 17, 08:12 1
    - Ah. I didn't notice him dumping everything so I was wondering what was up. - spamlet Nov 17, 08:23
Sad morning at the Starr Ranch sanctuary. The kestrel that had been spending it's nights in the abandoned barn owl nest cavity was - Meg Nov 17, 08:04 2
- :( indeed -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 08:28
- :( -- nm - Pippy Turkey Stuffer Nov 17, 08:20
13 years - 325 million????? - groiny Nov 17, 08:04 8
- Yeah, could be an overpay even before we take into account the absurdity of anyone trusting Jeffrey Loria for more than 13 minutes, much less 13 years - Will Hunting Nov 17, 08:21 1
  - it is not even the Marlins who get hurt by this, it is all of baseball when the salaries get all out of whack. -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 08:22
- Also, I kept hearing Ethan Hawke saying they couldn't sign a contract longer than 7 years making Boyhood - amoxy Nov 17, 08:09
- Is this the same owner who dismantled the team a few years ago? -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 08:07 2
  - Yep. But this is totally consistent with his approach ever since he took over. Build up and tear down while bringing in prospects for the next upswing - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 08:24
  - I am sure it is. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 08:08
- what did Trout get for his 6 year extension? -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 08:06 1
  - 144 million -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 08:08
"That was sarcasm." - David Nov 17, 08:01
So help a guy out here: smh is "shaking my head" or "smack my head" - TWuG Nov 17, 08:00 20
- Shaking. It's not smacking, just as "WTF" isn't "Why the Face" and "LOL" isn't "Lots of Love" - prayformojo Nov 17, 08:17
- Shaking. But now I wonder if there are alternatives. - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:12 8
  - The upmarket Sydney newspaper's homepage is smh.com.au -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 08:21
  - ~and I'm tremblin~ -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 08:16
  - suck my helmet -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 08:13 5
    - Sullen Mopey Hulk - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:14
    - (works for Magneto or Juggernaut) -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 08:14 3
      - Or Dark Helmet. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 08:15
      - well, the helmet can be purple. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 08:15 1
        
        Yeah, Magneto's newer look. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 08:21
- Shaking -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 08:07
- shaking -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 08:05
- shaking -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 08:02
- I always thought smack -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 08:02 4
  - (but the meaning remains the same either way (at least for me)) -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 08:02 3
    - Really? shaking = facepalm. smack = d'oh! -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 08:04 2
      - Facepalm came up, too. I think facepalm has more in common with shaking one's head, as well. - TWuG Nov 17, 08:06
      - d'oh people are stupid/how could people be so dumb etc -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 08:05
- shaking -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 08:01
- i always read it as shaking my head. i could be wrong too. -- nm - Andie Nov 17, 08:01
Andre Braugher is so great on Brooklyn 9-9 -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:56
Weekend Movie: X-Men DoFP -- C plus. There was nothing wrong with it but it really is one of the least memorable movies of it's kind. (spoils - Will Hunting Nov 17, 07:53 3
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- final 2 epis of GOT season 3. A- - major spoilers - Beaker Nov 17, 08:02
- X-Men DOFP: B-, lots of S2-3 episodes of Gilmore Girls: A-. -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 08:00
Larry Fitzgerald to get MRI for MCL today -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 07:52 4
- He will then shop at an IPA and complain about the IRS. -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 07:54 3
  - Seeing as how the VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT? Cause if it leaks to the VC he could end up MIA... - Inigo Nov 17, 07:57 1
    - OMG! Inigo FTW! -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 07:58
  - Then go home and have some LSD -- nm - colin Nov 17, 07:54
Walking Dead Spoils - amoxy Nov 17, 07:50 7
- agreed about the second part (spoils) - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 17, 07:54 6
  - Other thing about that (spoils) - amoxy Nov 17, 07:57 2
    - that IM is what bothered me about it. Bad, bad thought process on that one. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 07:58 1
      - It WAS a really stupid move. *spoils* - Ender Nov 17, 08:01
  - I thought I heard a lot more than one... -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 07:55 2
    - maybe (spoils) - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 17, 07:56
    - there were at least 3. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 07:55
I wonder what the DEA found after their surprise inspections of the NFL yesterday -- (link) - Beaker Nov 17, 07:50
Inspired by the Peter Pan Live promo release: Huh, it's apparently pretty much impossible to find a non-VHS copy of the 1960 Mary Martin Peter Pan. *NM* - Ender Nov 17, 07:47 4
- Ha! Laserdisc for $14 -- (link) - oblique Nov 17, 07:51 3
  - Plus how much for the player? -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 07:54
  - Ender just got served! -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 07:51 1
    - I think maybe the only movie I've ever seen on Laserdisc was Disney's Black Hole -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 07:52
producer Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars with the song...Uptown Funk.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 17, 07:46
Kaci Hickox: Stop calling me "the Ebola nurse"! -- (link) - znufrii Nov 17, 07:42 9
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- Right, she's AN Ebola Nurse! -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 07:45 1
  - heh, Corner Gas did a great bit on this "I'm "a" Taxman, not "the" Taxman" -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:47
- she had her 15. just shut up and go away now. -- nm - decline Nov 17, 07:43 3
  - she doesn't sound like someone who wants more than her 15 -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 07:46 2
    - "Look at me, do not call me that!" -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 07:48 1
      - That's not really the point of the article. -- nm - Roger More Nov 17, 08:05
- if everything you said didn't revolve around Ebola we wouldn't refer to you at all -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:43 1
  - I'm sure she says lots of stuff that has nothing to do with ebola. - ty97 Nov 17, 07:45
Kevin Durant, out with an injury, calling Dwight Howard a "P***y" -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 07:39
Colts: Bradshaw has a broken ankle. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 07:39 7
- which means he is still one of their four best options on defense. -- nm - David Nov 17, 07:40 6
  - hate to say it...but Colts aren't contenders. -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 07:51 5
    - Nope. Can't hang with the big dogs. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 07:55 4
      - not without Mathias. and we're missing pieces on offensive -- nm - Remlik Nov 17, 08:01 3
        
        Plus, they'v got QB issues. -- nm - David Nov 17, 08:20 2
        
        See Pete, you just cannot have a reasonable discussion with David as he will always bring in the crazy. -- nm - Spawn Nov 17, 08:22 1
        
        Issues...at quarterback. - David Nov 17, 08:25
LYC musings: We have Hulu Plus and set my daughter to watching 7th Heaven. I was surprised to see that it had 11 seasons - oblique Nov 17, 07:36 5
- Maybe it would have survived today with a different star -- nm - amoxy Nov 17, 07:38 4
  - Related: Nary a whiff of the whole Cosby thing at his show on Saturday. That all being said, it was a overall disappointing performance - oblique Nov 17, 07:40 3
    - Some more Cosby stuff...Kate Walsh( Grey's Anatomy) was fired from the Cosby show when she spurned his advances... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 17, 07:53
    - That sums up my experience. But I did have the opportunity to see him in the late 80s and again in the early 90s - TWuG Nov 17, 07:53
    - Are you saying his attorney... lied!!?! "...at age 77, he is doing his best work..." - Spawn Nov 17, 07:50
Which MARVEL Villain Are You? - amoxy Nov 17, 07:36 12
- Venom for me too. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 17, 08:22
- Thanos -- nm - Roo Nov 17, 08:08
- Thanos - Spawn Nov 17, 07:42 2
  - this -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 07:44 1
    - same -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 07:50
- Juggernaut -- nm - CQ with a gravy boat Nov 17, 07:41 2
  - same here. -- nm - kelly Nov 17, 07:41
  - OMG, I am jealous of this one. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 17, 07:41
- Magneto - groiny Nov 17, 07:39
- Red Hulk -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 07:39
- YEAH! - David Nov 17, 07:39
- Magneto - decline Nov 17, 07:38
George W Bush: This Is Why I Refuse To Criticize Obama -- (link) - ty97 Nov 17, 07:32 6
- I hope that Obama continues this for his predecessors. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 17, 08:12 2
  - The only former President that I remember criticizing current President(s) has been Carter - amoxy Nov 17, 08:19 1
    - I agree. And I think that is completely fair game as Obama did the same thing to W. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 17, 08:20
- Oh, but Cheney ... Hah. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 17, 07:56
- I admire him for this, and wish more former public officials took the high road. -- nm - Inigo Nov 17, 07:44
- Smartest thing he's said in ages. -- nm - TWuG Nov 17, 07:44
Speaking of bad endings, I'm wondering how the Hunger Games 3.2 will manage to overcome the worst case of "Deadline-itis" I've read in a long while. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 07:27 4
- As long as they ignore everything that happens in the second half of the book, they'll be fine. -- nm - David Nov 17, 07:31
- Your IM is what I'm thinking too. - MDH Nov 17, 07:29
- Mockingjay book spoilers.. - Andie Nov 17, 07:29 1
  - My expectation for movie 3.1 is (Book spoils and movie speculation) - Will Hunting Nov 17, 07:32
The day we'll know that the NSA has gone too far is when the NRA and ACLU co-author an op-ed on the topic -- (link) - ty97 Nov 17, 07:24 1
- Brrr, drafty in here. -- nm - Lucifer Nov 17, 07:27
Big Hero 6: B, Gone Girl: I'm not sure I can grade it (Major Spoilers Inside) - MDH Nov 17, 07:16 20
- Big Hero 6: B+; Whiplash: A -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 07:48 2
  - I'm so jealous you have whiplash. -- nm - sheriff peggy ann Nov 17, 07:50 1
    - In 2 theaters! *NMB:P* - Ender Nov 17, 07:53
- spoils - znufrii Nov 17, 07:22 11
  - It worked for me because (spoils) - Inigo Nov 17, 07:48 1
    - and spoils - Spawn Nov 17, 07:51
  - spoils - amoxy Nov 17, 07:43 1
    - right - znufrii Nov 17, 07:50
  - me too. -- nm - Diva Nov 17, 07:37
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    - yeah, no. - znufrii Nov 17, 08:00 1
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  - same. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 17, 07:24
  - spoils - ty97 Nov 17, 07:23 1
    - THIS. -- nm - MDH Nov 17, 07:26
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  - TBF, I think we're supposed to hate it... -- nm - Ender Nov 17, 07:56
  - spoils - ty97 Nov 17, 07:21
  - Spoils (thanks Dawson and ty) - MDH Nov 17, 07:21
- Major spoilers - ty97 Nov 17, 07:18

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