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Rebel Wilson and Jennifer Lawerence have met with the director of Ghostbusters -- nm - Remlik Dec 11, 16:52 3
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  - depends on the cast. If McCarthy is in it...I bet Murray does a cameo -- nm - Remlik Dec 11, 16:56 1
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I've made the executive decision to have a second bowl of ice cream for dinner - prayformojo Dec 11, 16:49 5
- I'm disappointed in your even more than usual (who knew it was possible?) - what kind of ice cream, man? -- nm - b. Dec 11, 16:58
- I had pumpkin bars for dinner a few nights ago. - Cuzzin Todd Dec 11, 16:50
- I only object if there isn't an option for a third. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 16:50
- An ice cream knuckle sandwich? -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 16:49 1
  - an ice cream mooseknuckle sandwich? - Beryllium Dec 11, 16:53
The "mid season finale" phenomenon is getting out of hand. How long until we start getting ads for "weekly finale!"s? -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 16:47 2
- eh...I think it's fine. A mini cliffhanger till Feb returns are ok. -- nm - Remlik Dec 11, 16:52 1
  - I'm with R. - some shows are saying it for shorter breaks, what used to be just considered a normal few weeks off for the holidays.that's silly. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 16:56
Awww, NXT wrestler Corey Graves retiring due to concussion issues. - Tim Dec 11, 16:43 1
- Del Rio headed to ROH next year -- nm - Remlik Dec 11, 16:47
I hope they fucking disband Greenpeace for this. -- (link) - Beaker Dec 11, 16:43 4
- ah, thanks, I meant to look this up earlier. I do not understand how they don't have any idea of the optics of this kind of thing, how counterproduc- - b. Dec 11, 17:03
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- Send them to Guantanamo Bay! -- nm - Ultron Dec 11, 16:53 1
  - Camp X-Ray, aka "torture is a renewable energy source!" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 16:58
"strongest rain event L.A. has seen in three years..." Bring it. -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 16:35 2
- oookayyy.... -- nm - Moses Dec 11, 16:56
- wouldn't be so bad if we lived in a version of Camelot; but my commute this morning was harrowing, I am so dreading the drive home. (nm but whine) - b. Dec 11, 16:54
JOhn Ford's desk just sold for $22,500 and the chair for $11,000. this puts the 2 over $40k with buyers premium, and $50k if sales tax applies -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 16:29
I want to give a massive high five to MDH's friend's parents who helped their son find a dress that matched his lipstick. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 11, 16:27
Chris Rock with Charlie Rose for the full hour tonight on PBS -- nm - con_carne Dec 11, 16:20 10
- Ask him about Sony! Ask him about Sony! -- nm - Max Dec 11, 16:22 9
  - and Miami Vice [possibly the worst episode ever made] -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 16:30
  - Sorry, but the entire hour will be devoted to the different nuances and undertones of No Sex in the Champagne Room -- nm - prayformojo Dec 11, 16:25 2
    - also, what he would offer for a rib. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 16:39 1
      - and if that tiger turnt crazy or if that tiger turnt tiger. -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 17:01
  - was he mentioned in the leaks? (I am so behind on th eleaks.) -- nm - peggy ann mcsashamart Dec 11, 16:23 4
    - CR had a good interview about race and the movie business in NY Mag recently, so I'd bet he'd have something to say about the Sony email leaks. -- nm - Max Dec 11, 16:34
    - It's Hart, Jolie and Fassbender so far -- nm - Epiphany Dec 11, 16:29 2
      - And Joel McHale, for the win. -- nm - Ultron Dec 11, 16:33 1
        
        Nikki Finke -- nm - Beaker Dec 11, 16:49
I'm trying to write a grim christmas haiku for my picture I posted earlier. Here's what I've got so far ... - Beryllium Dec 11, 16:20 8
- as your car hits a deer -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 16:23 7
  - what, they have to rhyme? I'm out. heheh -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 16:29 6
    - Haiku does not have to rhyme. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 16:32 4
      - On the other hand that last line needs a little work. Not poetic enough. ;) -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 16:33 3
        
        "at the christmas glow" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 16:41
        
        how about ... "Santa needs a drink." heheh -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 16:37 1
        
        That works well. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 16:44
    - not sure. that ssounded right to me :) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 16:30
This Worst Gimmicks show before the NXT special is hilarious. -- nm - Tim Dec 11, 16:17
Pixie's dedication to never saying anything clever or funny is fairly remarkable. -- nm - David Dec 11, 16:07 3
- The place isn't the same without him. -- nm - Tim Dec 11, 16:15
- man I miss that curmudgeonly curmudgeon. -- nm - peggy ann mcsashamart Dec 11, 16:12 1
  - indeed. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 16:27
MARCO -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 16:03 1
- Polo, a 10 part series debuts on Netflix tomorrow. all 10 eps. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 16:03
The Onion's Person of the Year -- (link) - Tim Dec 11, 15:52 1
- outstanding -- nm - mud Dec 11, 16:02
what does a Cards Against Humanity set usually run you? -- nm - Beaker Dec 11, 15:50 7
- $25 -- nm - Remlik Dec 11, 15:56 1
  - But what do you sell it for? (Nm) - Tim Dec 11, 16:33
- $25 for the base set. - Tim Dec 11, 15:52
- Why? -- nm - Epiphany Dec 11, 15:52 3
  - wife for Christmas. It is $30 on amazon.ca so not too bad if $25 in the US -- nm - Beaker Dec 11, 15:52 2
    - Errrrrrrr. - Epiphany Dec 11, 15:54 1
      - ha. ok thanks :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 11, 15:55
Despite drought, global warming doesn't mean less rain in SoCal in coming decades, says UCLA study -- (link) - con_carne Dec 11, 15:45
Comic fans: What do you think of these new Marvel Adventures silver coins? - GregW Dec 11, 15:40 8
- worthless...these will never appreciate over their initial cost -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 15:56
- You'd be giving away $70+ This things are never worth more than bullion value. - TWuG Dec 11, 15:45 6
  - So you don't think these will be collectible even for Marvel fans? -- nm - GregW Dec 11, 15:46 5
    - you're better off buying Secret War 2 with Daisy's/Skye origin -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 15:57
    - likely mass produced, so not likely -- nm - Beaker Dec 11, 15:50 2
      - Limited to 3500 minted. -- nm - GregW Dec 11, 16:14 1
        
        that's still 100 times the amount the should have minted to be able to appreciate over time -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 16:16
    - Nope. You'll never be able to resell it for anything over scrap. -- nm - TWuG Dec 11, 15:48
So, if you see a link about a Sons of Anarchy dude, don't read it. -- nm - David Dec 11, 15:35 8
- Cah-razy. -- nm - kelly Dec 11, 16:06
- I just watch the afterword it was so painful have these people never seen talking dead? - Epiphany Dec 11, 15:53 2
  - I actually enjoyed it. I was fascinated by his discussion of process. - David Dec 11, 16:02 1
    - The sputtering and stuttering was grating. There was no clear flow. Same questions. I was disappointed -- nm - Epiphany Dec 11, 16:11
- because spoilers, or because abject horror/disgust? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 15:43 3
  - Horror, and it's not even a real Sons of Anarchy guy, just like Henchman #3. - David Dec 11, 15:44 2
    - The bunny thing? -- nm - J Dec 11, 16:19 1
      - Yes. -- nm - David Dec 11, 16:30
Heads up: Mycokerewards has Best Buy $25 giftcards for 625 points. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 11, 15:09 15
- Just added $5 McDs GC for 100 -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 11, 15:28 1
  - Thanks. Grabbed both of those! -- nm - Ultron Dec 11, 16:32
- Thanks! I'd spaced on these this month. -- nm - David Dec 11, 15:23 5
  - It doesn't seem they are doing that countdown thing they did last year. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 11, 15:29 4
    - You are right about the additions. They've got TJ Maxx and Home Depot now. -- nm - David Dec 11, 15:30 3
      - when I went to look for wal-mart, tj maxx was there, but at ~double the point level it is now. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 15:37 2
        
        There are two of them. Try a search. - David Dec 11, 15:38 1
        
        ah, but I meant that I do see the lower points one. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 15:39
- Also, they may be adding stuff right now... because a $20 Walmart GC for 500 points just showed up -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 11, 15:19 2
  - Yeah but then you have to go to Walmart. -- nm - Qale As Folk Dec 11, 15:36
  - *mwah* thanks! -- nm - b. Dec 11, 15:35
- Also, I don't like how they are linking things to Twitter now. - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 11, 15:17 1
  - Loser. -- nm - Ultron Dec 11, 16:33
- Also $10 Nike GC for 250 points. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 11, 15:17
- Hmm, I've got 645 but I already bought my new printer BF weekend :/ -- nm - Meg Dec 11, 15:13
Update from the captain "we have everything we need to leave except our fuel." - mafic Dec 11, 14:57 7
- Canberra is still claiming it has an international airport? *That's* adorable! -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 16:12
- I once had a captain (during winter) tell us that we were ready to go but they needed to stir our fuel first to make sure ice crystals hadn't formed. - ty97 Dec 11, 15:24 3
  - Look what happened when they stirred the tanks on Apollo 13! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 15:34 1
    - This was the same flight that, after flying for 15+ hours, we had to divert and sat on a tarmac for 8 hours - ty97 Dec 11, 16:17
  - "We're just gonna do a quick gremlin sweep, then apply the anti-spider spray, and we should be good to go." -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 15:26
- "ok everybody, just flap your wings and well takeoff" -- nm - budice Dec 11, 14:59 1
  - Posts like this always remind me of our Hobby/DFW adventures back in June... -- (link) - Meg Dec 11, 15:02 [Backboard]
How long do you have to sit on the tarmac before airlines start having to give you things? - mafic Dec 11, 14:49 9
- More like 3, or more. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 16:51
- I remember someone saying 3 hours here once. -- nm - Qale As Folk Dec 11, 15:36
- they could atleast give you somthing to sit on that tarmac is hard i guess -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Dec 11, 15:04
- ask a stewardess. she knows company policy better than we do -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 14:52 1
  - "Stewardess, I know we're not a mile high, but ......" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 15:00
- The worst part is I've seen all the movies. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 14:50 3
  - Final Destination: Mafic! -- nm - David Dec 11, 15:01
  - time to start drinking -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 11, 14:51 1
    - and no girly drinks .. hard stuff. -- nm - budice Dec 11, 14:59
I just set up a great x-mas gift to my best friend. he has been elligable for the Sons of the Confederacy, but never has the time to join - Peglegpete Dec 11, 14:40 2
- That's pretty darn cool. I should look into this and the Revolution to see if I'm eligible. I'm pretty sure I could be -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 11, 14:44 1
  - I think he is also elligable for Revelution, but we will worry about that next year -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 14:46
Broadchurch season 2 trailer -- (link) - Remlik Dec 11, 14:38 3
- Wow. Did I entirely space that they were doing a S2 of Broadchurch? Apparently. - Mel Profit Dec 11, 14:43 2
  - priesty has been writing to you about it -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 15:01 1
    - well, you know - he thought it was you. -- nm - Diva Dec 11, 15:28
Not my house, just one I saw while I was picking up kieran from preschool yesterday. It was a dark and foggy afternoon ... -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:37 [flickr] 5
- pretty pretty. it looks like a thomas kinkaide work. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 14:40 4
  - Thanks! ..... waaait a minute. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:41 3
    - I almost added a "hush, hatey-ers" note; but I did a double-pretty, so I thought that'd be overkill. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 14:43 1
      - heheh :) It's definitely the sort of aesthetic I was going for, perhaps with a touch of gloom. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:44
    - There. I totally just tagged it "bucolic". -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:42
YDC: Every train but three are either delayed or not running. Something is really wrong today with the trains, awful all day and now this. - Krusty Dec 11, 14:18 2
- Waiting on signal clearance? (the CTA's favorite excuse for delay) -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:26 1
  - There was a stalled train in a tunnel that got me stuck. The others are for mostly signal problems. Big mess. -- nm - Krusty Dec 11, 14:43
Ace "Clamato" Rimmer -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:17 11
- every time I hear or read Clamato, I think of tomacco -- nm - prayformojo Dec 11, 14:23 9
  - **You say clamato, I say clamahto.** -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:28
  - An amazing superfood that people would quite literally kill for? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:26 7
    - Hey, here's a site question for you - is this the intended functionality? - prayformojo Dec 11, 14:32 6
      - In order to protect the site from traffic floods, the result is cached for a while (I forget how long) - which means replies won't show up right away -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:38 3
        
        I'm aware of the caching, and thought I had an example of the problem I described, but now that post in question is showing up - prayformojo Dec 11, 14:44 2
        
        :) It'll be a little while before I can roll out some of the sweeping changes I've got planned. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:45 1
        
        (SO ... there shouldn't be any weird surprises for a bit) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:45
      - from the link on the slickertalk site, at least, my list shows lower-level replies. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 14:36 1
        
        hsxtt, too. -- nm - b. Dec 11, 14:39
- "Smoke me a kipper, I'll use it as a garnish" -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 14:18
Ben Affleck..all of him (nsfw) -- (link) - budice Dec 11, 14:13 3
- Thanks -- nm - Epiphany Dec 11, 15:56 1
  - BUT you still have to make a physical inspection to confirm your findings :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 11, 16:06
- i'm not sure that I want to look . . . - call me Ishmael Dec 11, 14:36
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- I may have confused that with Credit Suisse - but though two separate scandals is probably the more likely scenario -- (link) - Roger More Dec 11, 14:17 [Backboard] 3
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    - took me a moment to realize this wasn't a Sony exec discussion. -- nm - Max Dec 11, 14:23
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HarperCollins Refuses To Publish Book Until Author Condemns Her Daughter’s Sexuality -- (link) - Remlik Dec 11, 14:11 7
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  - Translation: There was a lot of yelling. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 15:22
  - nice -- nm - Remlik Dec 11, 14:23 1
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  - Refunded her money? Vanity press? -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:22
- Though it's actually their Christian imprint. But still bad. -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:15
- Initial reaction: a publicly traded company wouldn't do that. Then I went to wikipedia - ty97 Dec 11, 14:13
urp -- nm - tobor.2 Dec 11, 14:08
FYI: thepiratebay.ee, thepiratebay.cr, thepiratebay.mobi and others are mirrors not affiliated with the original site. - GregW Dec 11, 14:08

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