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i guess it's safe to say that American Sniper is a safe call on shorting it today for the post-adjust drop? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 19, 20:06
Wow. (Raw spoils) - Tim Jan 19, 19:59 12
- spoils... - Remlik Jan 19, 20:05 9
  - Yeah. - Tim Jan 19, 20:05 8
    - spoiler question . . . - call me Ishmael Jan 19, 20:07 2
      - Spoils - Tim Jan 19, 20:08 1
        
        unless..... - Remlik Jan 19, 20:30
    - yup. WM. and Brock is a fucking beast. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 20:06 4
      - are they trying to swerve Brock into face or semi-face position? or just reinforce his Beast mode? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 19, 20:08 3
        
        I'm not sure how much he's going to be around but they might be testing that since (spoiler speculation) - Tim Jan 19, 20:09 2
        
        well.... - Remlik Jan 19, 20:28
        
        your IM is certainly plausilbe, if not outright believable at this point . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 19, 20:16
- Sounds like I'm missing a hell of an episode. -- nm - Mop From 15 Years Ago Jan 19, 20:03
- Okay, that's a good closing segment going into the Rumble. -- nm - Tim Jan 19, 20:02
The Imitation Game A -- nm - amoxy Jan 19, 19:58 1
- Walk among the tombs B- -- nm - Epiphany Jan 19, 20:31
I can sign off work now? - ty97 Jan 19, 19:53 3
- if you have any medical problems like insomnia, etc. make them aware -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:56 2
  - "I'm too busy to sleep, and when I do sleep I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about work" - ty97 Jan 19, 19:58 1
    - doubtful. are you on medical marijuana? I bet that is a sure thing to be excused :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 20:20
Do we know the movie that started the modern stay-for-the-post-credits-scene trend? - Max Jan 19, 19:49 20
- Smokey and the Bandit credit sequences were fun. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 19:57
- Ferris Bueller did it. But I think it really Iron Man that really did it -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 19:53 1
  - Was there none at the end of the first X-Men, and Spiderman? -- nm - Max Jan 19, 20:43
- Airplane! is what comes to mind. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 19:53 1
  - That had jokes throughout the credits too though. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 19, 20:34
- I always thought it was Airplane! that started the trend -- nm - amoxy Jan 19, 19:52 1
  - Muppets was the first I remember. And Ferris Bueller is the first that everyone really seems to remember when you ask around. -- nm - Ultron Jan 19, 19:54
- Muppet Movie? -- nm - Ultron Jan 19, 19:51
- wikipedia to the rescue -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 19, 19:50 11
  - I think Bob Hope told everyone the movie is over and to go home after the credits in one of the 1940's Road films with Bing -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:58
  - they all got the idea from the end of Animal House -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:54 2
    - That was a "update summary" before the credits, though. -- nm - Ultron Jan 19, 19:56 1
      - I know. they expanded on it. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:56
  - Yeah, Masters of the Universe was one of my very first instances of "I love what it's based on, but the movie looks like sh*t." -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 19:53
  - Jesus, Simone came out in 2002? I'm oooooold. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 19:52 5
    - You mean S1m0ne -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 20:13
    - I mean, artificial actors are the standard now, so you can be forgiven in forgetting that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 19:53 3
      - I'm still not convinced Channing Tatum is a real person. -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 19:57
      - The precursor for Rosamund Pike. -- nm - David Jan 19, 19:57
      - I never actually saw it, I just remember the hype around it. Wasn't interested. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 19:56
Happiness is... - Scots-IrishStephen Jan 19, 19:46 11
- Nice! :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 20:09
- The Home of Happiness is in Janet's hat? -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 20:06
- :) -- nm - kelly Jan 19, 19:55
- I would almost want another kid to have that feeling again...Congrats -- nm - amoxy Jan 19, 19:53
- Yup. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:50
- Nice :) Glad he's home! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 19:50
- Awesome -- nm - Epiphany Jan 19, 19:49
- yup -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 19:47
- Glad to hear it! And Bery has his new son, as well! -- nm - Ultron Jan 19, 19:47 2
  - I know! I saw! And he has an awesome name, too! - Scots-IrishStephen Jan 19, 19:54 1
    - Thanks :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 20:29
I'm in a YouTube hole right now watching this guy test and mock infomercial products. -- (link) - Krusty Jan 19, 19:43 [youtube] 7
- 2 suggestions. if you like British history & archeology, I suggest Time Team -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:49 [youtube] 4
  - there's a Canadian show called History Bites that covers historic topics as if TV existed at the time. quite funny. -- nm - zork Jan 19, 20:16
  - and Brits rebuilding iconic homes & castles -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:52 [youtube] 2
    - bonus: Jay Leno's Garage -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:53 [youtube] 1
      - I'll check these all out. Thanks! One for you, Drunk History UK. - Krusty Jan 19, 20:09
- Man, I'm gonna be watching these all night. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:49 1
  - Seriously, I can't stop. He's funny and it's interesting to see if they actually work. -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 20:08
The excess advance premium tax credit repayment will be reported on Form 1040, line 46 and increases tax liability. - Qale Jan 19, 19:39
New Device Could Allow Deaf People To "Hear" Through Their Tongues -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 19, 19:37
Google to invest in SpaceX -- (link) - con_carne Jan 19, 19:23 1
- Every day, Skynet gets a little bit closer. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:25
News report about neighbors agast at merijuana grows IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, omg my kids, look at what's outside my window...(shows a couple commerical - zeitgeist Jan 19, 19:18 2
- now tell them there are more marijuana plants nationwide than rose bushes...I have no idea if it is true, but it should scare them again :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:31 1
  - These are people in R5 zones which means mixed rural residential farming so what the hell are they complaining about - zeitgeist Jan 19, 19:47
Mop's lady problems, now with pictures... - Mop Jan 19, 19:15 9
- Oh, they're both coming to my house in a couple of weeks. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:51
- Lady problems like you have PMS? -- nm - Bacon Jan 19, 19:23 1
  - I got 99 problems, but that ain't one. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:26
- I don't understand the women in your life. you are a great catch -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:23 3
  - I need a wing man to tell them that. Somehow, telling them all how great I am doesn't seem to work. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:26 2
    - i'm sure you've asked, but do any of the women in your group have friends they can fix you up with? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:28 1
      - That's a conversation I don't want to have. - Mop Jan 19, 19:30
- look at that arm around her and that hand that says, this bitch is mine -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 19:20 1
  - Nah. Here's another picture of the two. -- (link) - Mop Jan 19, 19:24
Did no one mention Bad Blood? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 19:14
I don't follow WWE, but I thought last I saw on ST Scott Hall was in rough shape. He okay now? -- nm - MDH Jan 19, 19:13 3
- doing better. Diamond Dallas Page got him sober and into yoga... - Remlik Jan 19, 19:19 2
  - he did that for Name the Snake too, right? -- nm - zork Jan 19, 20:18
  - Good to hear. -- nm - MDH Jan 19, 19:36
24 pieces of life advice from Werner Herzog -- (link) - Reagen Jan 19, 19:06 4
- 500% more fun when you read them in his voice. -- nm - nubby Jan 19, 19:16 3
  - #3 in particular. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 19:20 2
    - Yes, that was the one that led me to post that. -- nm - nubby Jan 19, 19:31
    - 9. Carry bolt cutters everywhere. -- nm - mud Jan 19, 19:22
David, your new favorite tag team just interrupted the NWO reunion. -- nm - Tim Jan 19, 19:05 4
- (and then got absolutely buried.) -- nm - Tim Jan 19, 19:09 3
  - APA got a huge pop -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 19:30
  - New talent. Going over. Any. Minute. Now. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 19:24
  - See? One Master Blaster beats two of them. -- nm - David Jan 19, 19:11
My son's been playing Skyrim all weekend. I mean, almost every waking moment. The game is spectacular. - Mop Jan 19, 18:54 6
- If it's the PC version, makes sure you download a mod to allow him to kill Braith. She's not afraid of you, you know, even if you are, her elder. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 19:20 2
  - Is that the kid? He just adopted her 5 minutes ago. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:41 1
    - She's not adoptable. She's the daughter of Amren ("Tried mercenary work? It might suit you.") and Saffir ("I just wanna go home and read!") -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 19:48
- it's a fun game. and man those civies deserve to die at times. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 19:09
- It's pretty tough to get bored in that game. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 19, 19:05 1
  - unless you're grinding potions or blacksmithing. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 19:06
Mafic, Kim and I are *still* laughing at your post. - David Jan 19, 18:52 1
- thanks man! it was the only '50s reporter thing I could think of. -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 19:01
are we talking art? this is my newest, now i just have to sell a kidney to afford framing. -- (link) - Andie Jan 19, 18:51 4
- nice, this is something I would buy as well. -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 18:57
- cool... your and mafic's selections are Dano approved -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 18:54
- *Love* nm - ralph wiggum Jan 19, 18:52 1
  - she is actually a casual friend's wife - she does a lot of illustrations for EW and Rolling Stone and stuff. if she ever sells prints of the piece - Andie Jan 19, 18:54
Would ST like to read some bullshit? -- (link) - David Jan 19, 18:47 7
- Here's my post on the subject from last night. -- (link) - Mop Jan 19, 19:32 [Backboard]
- what's so strange to me about all these post facto articles is what choice did Sony have? - Reagen Jan 19, 18:52 5
  - I don't know about "all", but NATO is arguing that they just wanted Sony to delay the movie, which is B.S. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:33
  - It's also the opposite way to look at this. - David Jan 19, 19:12 3
    - It's an industry looking at a bleak future and trying to spread FUD. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:34
    - that's what I'm sayin'. - Reagen Jan 19, 19:23 1
      - "it's their way or the highway" is what I wrote on FB. But I honestly don't think it's arrogance. - Mop Jan 19, 19:38
OK, Begin Again, you just got my attention. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 18:42 8
- the bar scene? -- nm - David Jan 19, 18:42 7
  - yes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 18:43 6
    - It's my scene of the year. -- nm - David Jan 19, 18:45 5
      - for me it's Whiplash, but this'll be in the mix. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 18:46 4
        
        the last scene? -- nm - David Jan 19, 18:47 3
        
        yeah. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 18:48 2
        
        Whiplash spoilers - David Jan 19, 18:50 1
        
        "Andrew, what are you doing??" -- nm - amoxy Jan 19, 19:51
You would think I would feel back about smoking my 7 year old son in Trivia Crack, but....nope. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 19, 18:40 6
- I hope the category isn't Mother Of the Year. -- nm - David Jan 19, 18:42 1
  - The two most destructive words in the English language are good job. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 19:00
- next: basketball. make sure not to let him get a single shot off. and trash talk. - mafic Jan 19, 18:42 3
  - Board games, foosball, air hockey--I'll let him win. Trivia? I'm going Great Santini on his ass. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 19, 18:45 2
    - hey, you gotta maintain a bit of an air of omnipotence. -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 18:46 1
      - Even an air of adequacity would be good. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 19, 18:51
this is an art that I am buying. -- (link) - mafic Jan 19, 18:39 12 1
- ask if the artist would also do a small sketch on it. it will make yours more valuable than the rest in the open edition. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 19:26
- Balancing a ship on its nose? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 19:03
- is that "the Essex"? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 19, 18:53
- nice -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 18:48
- I like this for the image of you going into a store and saying "One art, please." -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 18:48 1
  - what? that's not normal? -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 19:54
- like it -- nm - CQ Jan 19, 18:42
- I am also considering this one. -- (link) - mafic Jan 19, 18:40 4
  - this amuses me (it took me a minute, i was like 'it's just The Wave") but i love the whale. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 18:46 2
    - it took me a surprising amount of time. it was hanging in a restaurant I was in last week, and I stared at it for like 5 minutes. - mafic Jan 19, 18:52 1
      - The name of it is what amuses me -- nm - Epiphany Jan 19, 19:01
  - These are interesting -- nm - Epiphany Jan 19, 18:45
Gimmie two claps and a Ric Flair. -- nm - Tim Jan 19, 18:39 1
- and a 38 point drubbing -- nm - David Jan 19, 18:41
New board? I'm so excited. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 18:39 4
- But can you hide it? -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 18:42 1
  - he does seem about to lose control. -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 18:43
- (well after the fact, I see what you did there) -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 18:40
- hopefully, there will be a lot less sperm -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 18:39

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