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The Colts released safety LaRon Landry today -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 10:36
Oh crap, I'm kinda losing it -- (link) - zork Feb 11, 10:31 [flickr]
Councillors vote to replace statue of Irish Celtic sea god Manannán Mac Lir after "worldwide response" to its theft -- (link) - con_carne Feb 11, 10:30
Ah, the annual ritual where my kids pretend to make Valentines for all their classmates, and I do all the work... -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 10:28
So ST wins the pot tonight. What is the first thing you get as an extravagance for yourself? Any long range plans? - TWuG Feb 11, 10:26 13
- Pied a terre in Tuscany....hire CY to show me around LA...any supercars I'll keep in europe where you can drive them like they are meant to be -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 11, 10:45
- I would just want to help out some of my friends who are struggling, and not struggle myself. - groiny Feb 11, 10:42
- I don't know about extravagance. I'm a little spoiled already. But I buy a house and furnish it. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 10:41
- A 6mos trip to someplace quiet and warm. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 10:41 4
  - for all of us? -- nm - Truman Feb 11, 10:44 2
    - I dig most of you but...no. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 11, 10:45 1
      - i would be your butler every other week if you take me. -- nm - Truman Feb 11, 10:45
  - that's if I win with my tickets. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 10:42
- probably nothing right away. I would want to figure out how to invest most of it to earn a good enough return that i can change my job around, etc -- nm - Truman Feb 11, 10:40
- How difficult are monkey butlers to train? -- nm - David Feb 11, 10:36 3
  - For butlering, surprisingly easy. For not throwing their poop at you, incredibly hard. -- nm - Love is in the Baron Feb 11, 10:38
  - Check with these guys -- (link) - TWuG Feb 11, 10:38
  - very. but also worthwhile. -- nm - Truman Feb 11, 10:38
This is little more than an anecdote, but it's about this time JFK tried weed in the White House -- (link) - con_carne Feb 11, 10:20
SpaceX had a successful return of a Dragon capsule today. The next launch with controlled return of the rocket is postponed until tomorrow - TWuG Feb 11, 10:13
#havewewonpowerballyet? -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 10:12 1
- Let's call it Powerballgag for this weekend, in honor of crazy HSXer -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 10:16
House for sale has a hockey rink in the basement -- (link) - zork Feb 11, 10:05 1
- no wonder groiny moved -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 11, 11:19
3 days until BPS, here's the order in which I'm looking forward to seeing the movies, none of which I've seen - prayformojo Feb 11, 10:00 1
- That's pretty much my order too, although I would have sniper below with boyhood. -- nm - kelly Feb 11, 10:23
This reminded me of PrincessCY saying the F-word at 4 years old because she heard me say it. Might be NSFW but it's a cockatoo mimicking - CrankYanker Feb 11, 09:56 [youtube] 1
- I love this video -- nm - St Pippy's Day Massacre Feb 11, 10:06
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- Brian: *looks down* "youre the star...youre the star." -- nm - budice Feb 11, 10:35
- Until there is evidence that he covers things up I'm going to assume there's a devil in his brain that says, "Brian, - Max Feb 11, 10:31
- Geez. I really liked him, too. -- nm - Tim Feb 11, 09:57
Thank you, Machu Pichu Choo-Choo! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 09:49
weird guy on HSX forum thinks the Powerball jackpot will affect 50SHD's OW numbers. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 09:46 21
- quick. neuter him before he breeds :(((((( -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 11, 10:20
- does he think potential movie goers are staying home to watch the draw instead?? -- nm - Andie Feb 11, 09:47 14
  - Maybe they only have X disposable dollars and have to choose -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 09:48 13
    - well, ST is winning it tonight, so his argument falis miserably! :) -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 09:49 12
      - That would be fun - there have got to be decent odds of at least a four digit win after the number of pools y'all have done - Beryllium Feb 11, 09:56 2
        
        How big will the *cheque* be? -- nm - zork Feb 11, 09:58 1
        
        At least a metre. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 10:00
      - I think the proper response is YONH! -- nm - St Pippy's Day Massacre Feb 11, 09:55 8
        
        Fine. I'm finally going to ask: What does YOHN mean? -- nm - TWuG Feb 11, 10:14 4
        
        yonh! is just a very powerful yet firm and fun way of saying 'yes'. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 10:20 3
        
        Is it unique to here? I had zero luck googling it. - TWuG Feb 11, 10:23 2
        
        it's a nonsense word that mel made up. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 10:26 1
        
        Well, no wonder it confused me. :-) -- nm - TWuG Feb 11, 10:27
        
        YONH!!! -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 10:01 2
        
        I picture your toes curling up when I read these posts - zork Feb 11, 10:04 1
        
        ha! -- nm - St Pippy's Day Massacre Feb 11, 10:09
- I can see an argument for it - albeit not a strong one -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 09:47
- C&P excerpt: "Would you buy lottery ticket have chance to win 1 billion or watch woman having sex" -- nm - Roger More Feb 11, 09:47 3
  - I spend $2 on a ticket, and then hit a matinee to see the woman having sex. - Will Hunting Feb 11, 10:35
  - those are the ONLY choices! -- nm - Andie Feb 11, 09:48 1
    - agreed -- nm - zork Feb 11, 09:57
Here's a subculture for you: pictures of train hopping life -- (link) - con_carne Feb 11, 09:40
Question about Boyhood: Is it a frontrunner because it's a great movie or is it a frontrunner because of its dedication to filmmaking? - Shaun Feb 11, 09:38 4
- Yes. -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 10:26
- From my perspective, it's a little bit of both, plus some Richard Linklater fandom thrown in for good measure. - ReluctantCynic Feb 11, 09:42
- Prolly a mix of both. Mixed reviews on the length of the film for example. -- nm - budice Feb 11, 09:40 1
  - It's 98% fresh at RT, 100% among top critics. -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:43
I just got a call from Harris Teeter telling me there's a recall and I shouldn't eat the walnuts due to salmonella. That was a month ago! -- (link) - Max Feb 11, 09:38 [Backboard] 2
- *then who filled out those ballots?!?!* -- nm - prayformojo Feb 11, 09:44 1
  - no wonder David's mad! -- nm - Max Feb 11, 09:48
Some people are just awful. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 11, 09:34
Jerry Tarkanian, former UNLV coach, has passed away. -- (link) - Pete Carroll Feb 11, 09:24 6
- :-( RIP -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 09:26
- The NCAA will find a way to penalize him for this. -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:25 1
  - Haha! -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 09:26
- forgive sfan -- nm - budice Feb 11, 09:25
- *chews on a towel in his honor* -- nm - Tim Feb 11, 09:25
- ahhh RIP -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 09:24
So, we are 10 days out from the awards. Who do you expect to win Best Picture? -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:19 35
- Birdman. That way they can award it to a "comic book" movie without actually giving it to a comic book movie. -- nm - Qale Feb 11, 10:21 1
  - I like this. I'm gonna go with this. Birdman. yep -- nm - mud Feb 11, 10:25
- Expect: Boyhood. Want: Birdman. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 11, 10:06
- Birdman. Or anything other than Boyhood since that is my unofficial bet with Jorgito. -- nm - Ultron Feb 11, 10:02
- Going with the bookies: Birdman. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 11, 09:31
- i have a $5 bet that says it will be Boyhood (against Birdman,) -- nm - Andie Feb 11, 09:30
- Boyhood. That said, this LAT columnist has been making a strong case for Birdman taking it - con_carne Feb 11, 09:26
- Boyhood. The string of unworthy winners shall continue. -- nm - Jovian Feb 11, 09:25 21
  - What do you consider the last worthy winner? -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:26 20
    - probably Slumdog Milloniare - Jovian Feb 11, 09:31
    - I will add that out of the last ten years, I consider all of these films worthy: - David Feb 11, 09:29 17
      - Then for me, it's only The Artist, No Country and maaaaaybe Slumdog. (I haven't seen Hurt Locker or 12 years A Slave) -- nm - Roger More Feb 11, 09:59
      - By worthy, do you mean that you agree it is the best? Or that the movie winning is an acceptable outcome? -- nm - Roger More Feb 11, 09:49 2
        
        Acceptable outcome. -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:50 1
        
        Just where do you think we are, this is the Internet. Pick one for each year and fight for it tooth and nail! -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 09:56
      - yes, There Will Be Blood > No Country for Old Men -- nm - Jovian Feb 11, 09:33
      - Interesting. No Country is the one I would put before the others in that field. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 11, 09:33
      - 12 Years A Slave doesn't make the list? That's surprising. -- nm - Inigo Feb 11, 09:32 3
        
        IIRC, it was my least favorite of last year's nominees. -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:33 2
        
        I just looked and my order was Gravity, Nebraska, Captain Phillips, Her, Philomena, DBC, 12 Years, Wolf, Hustle. - David Feb 11, 09:36
        
        Her was nominated. -- nm - ty97 Feb 11, 09:34
      - I really need to rewatch the departed. -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 11, 09:31 6
        
        Turn on tv. It's on. AMC or TBS or something seems to have it on every day. -- nm - volnelk Feb 11, 09:42 1
        
        It was on yesterday evening. -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 09:44
        
        I've rewatched it twice recently. It's both very good and very bad. Grotesque camera angles,overacting from the guys, and wtc with the flip phones -- nm - Max Feb 11, 09:37
        
        If you haven't watched Infernal Affairs, I highly recommend it. -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:34 1
        
        Yep, both are really well done, and the contrast between them is interesting -- nm - prayformojo Feb 11, 09:37
        
        I really need to watch it. -- nm - decline Feb 11, 09:32
    - Gone with the Wind -- nm - decline Feb 11, 09:28
- boyhood. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 09:24
- one of the nominated movies -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Feb 11, 09:22 1
  - My money's on GOTG winning as a write-in -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 09:47
- Boyhood -- nm - Tim Feb 11, 09:22
- Boyhood - ty97 Feb 11, 09:22
- Boyhood. I want Birdman to win. -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 09:22
meg - zork Feb 11, 09:18 4
- Huh? Haven't heard of any problems so far and that's what everyone's used ? -- nm - Meg Feb 11, 09:25 3
  - sending you an email -- nm - zork Feb 11, 09:26 2
    - Got it - you're in. -- nm - Meg Feb 11, 09:35 1
      - sent a follow up -- nm - zork Feb 11, 09:46
Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo Sabres in a big trade: Evander Kane and Zach Bogosian to Buffalo for defenceman Tyler Myers and wingers Drew Stafford + -- (link) - Beaker Feb 11, 09:17 3
- (note that Kane is currently on season-ending injury) - Reagen Feb 11, 09:18 2
  - great trade for the Jets considering they might have gotten ten cents on the dollar for him otherwise -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 09:19 1
    - they get a first rounder too (the worst of the 3 the Sabres have) -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 09:20
Also, I'm pretty sure we never decided whether it was "In" Vogue or "Awn" Vogue -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 09:14
From B2: Chvrches, MØ, Los Campesinos! -- nm - JD Feb 11, 09:14
Ever so often, I'll see a marathon of Tyson's first 20 fights on tv, and I'll just spend the 25 minutes to watch them all...and wonder what if. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 09:13 26
- The thing people forget was his defense. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 09:32
- Best I've ever seen. No doubt about it. Shame he didn't get the mental and life help he needed but was taken - Krusty Feb 11, 09:19 7
  - You votf -- nm - eag Feb 11, 09:21 6
    - You gotta wonder if it was those demons that fed his anger in the ring -- nm - eag Feb 11, 09:23 5
      - Could be. I believe Cus said he must throw punches with bad intentions. - Krusty Feb 11, 09:25 4
        
        Cus trained him to be a beast in the ring and a bird trainer outside of the ring. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 09:40 3
        
        Losing Cus was clearly a huge turning point for him in so many ways. - Krusty Feb 11, 09:42 2
        
        Cus had problems because Tyson was a kid... - Mel Profit Feb 11, 09:45 1
        
        Yeah, no way Cus lets King get his hooks in Mike. He might have been able to keep him on a better path. -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 09:47
- His quick disposal of Michael Spinks is still absurd -- nm - eag Feb 11, 09:17 3
  - I'm surprised Spinks held his water in the ring. He was that terrified. -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:21 2
    - Yes he did and for a fighter or his standing that was absurd as well -- nm - eag Feb 11, 09:27
    - What's the story, legit or not, that Spinks had them re-wrap Tyson's gloves so Tyson punched a wall in anger... - Will Hunting Feb 11, 09:23
- What channel, ESPN Classic? -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 09:16 2
  - Most of the time, yeah. - Will Hunting Feb 11, 09:17 1
    - And undersized in nearly every fight. He had no reach. You knew what he was going to do and couldn't stop him. -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 09:20
- I remember watching the ear bite fight againt Holyfield with my dad. that was a "holy shit" fight -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 09:15 9
  - I remember getting that fight and throwing a party. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 09:38
  - We had about 20 college friends over for that weekend. It was....surreal. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 09:15 7
    - after the second one I kept praying they would let the fight go on... -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 09:18 6
      - My favorite story from that is in the book 21 was based on...the casino swapped out all high-dollar chips after the riots - Will Hunting Feb 11, 09:19 5
        
        is their an article on that somewhere? -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 09:24 4
        
        Well, there's a dead article link from wiki saying it never happened -- (link) - Roger More Feb 11, 09:25 2
        
        Man, this dude has a real axe to grind with Mezrich. -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:48 1
        
        a lot of writers and reporters seem to. they all say he's making shit up and passing it off as real. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 10:21
        
        Nah, I just remember it from teh book. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 09:25
she might call me the B word.....bozo -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 09:10
Will Hunting wins B2 with one word. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 09:09
Priests! -- nm - mud Feb 11, 09:09
Weekend report: Went to a great Jamiraki restaurant Sunday night -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 09:06 5
- What is Jamiraki? -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 09:11 3
  - Jamiroquai!! -- nm - mud Feb 11, 09:12 1
    - see! - St Pippy's Day Massacre Feb 11, 09:15
  - Oh. I'll leave now. *smh* -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 09:12
- Sadly, this is a funnier Weekend Report than the new SNL guy. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 09:07

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