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related poll: If you were forced to see a film this weekend, in theatre that is currently playing, what do you see ? -- nm - Andie Apr 2, 11:14 11
- Focus -- nm - Epiphany Apr 2, 12:53
- F7 > Focus > Kingsman -- nm - Max Apr 2, 11:31
- Kingsmen of course -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 2, 11:23
- Kingsman -- nm - kelly Apr 2, 11:22
- Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter or Kingsman -- nm - Diva Apr 2, 11:19
- '71 -- nm - CQ Apr 2, 11:19
- Furious 7. I've seen the trailers for the last few films in the series, so I'm pretty sure I can go in blind and know where things are at. -- nm - Roger More Apr 2, 11:17
- Kingsman -- nm - Shaun Apr 2, 11:17
- Mr. Turner -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 2, 11:17
- god, there's nothing playing. The Riot Club i guess. -- nm - Andie Apr 2, 11:16 1
  - There really is nothing. -- nm - Loyola Apr 2, 11:17
Furious poll: When will you see Furious 7? - prayformojo Apr 2, 11:01 29
- e -- nm - Beaker Apr 2, 12:00
- F...I will be flipping channels, and catch the 2nd half like I usually do these kinds of flix -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 2, 11:23
- E -- nm - Diva Apr 2, 11:20
- Should be A but it will probably be B -- nm - J Apr 2, 11:19
- Would have been A, but now... Probably more a C or D. -- nm - Qale Apr 2, 11:19
- e. -- nm - kelly Apr 2, 11:17
- E. Haven't seen any of them. Why start now? -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Apr 2, 11:16
- I would normally be D/E, but I'm thinking about going. - ty97 Apr 2, 11:13 1
  - I will let you know my thoughts. -- nm - Ultron Apr 2, 11:14
- Maybe D. I haven't seen a single F&F movie, but I kinda feel like I should see the whole franchise. -- nm - Roger More Apr 2, 11:11 1
  - (or maybe just 1,4-7) -- nm - Roger More Apr 2, 11:12
- E -- nm - con_carne Apr 2, 11:10
- D -- nm - Shaun Apr 2, 11:10
- c -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 2, 11:09
- E. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 2, 11:08
- F. when it is on cable -- nm - decline Apr 2, 11:08
- about 2 pm tomorrow -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 2, 11:07
- I've never seen any of them -- nm - CQ Apr 2, 11:06 1
  - In a strange way, although the first one was fun, it also made me resolve never to watch another one. -- nm - Loyola Apr 2, 11:08
- 8 hours from now. -- nm - Ultron Apr 2, 11:06
- should I see any of the previous 6 first? nevermind, won't be doing that. -- nm - mud Apr 2, 11:05
- Probably d or e -- nm - eag Apr 2, 11:05
- e -- nm - Loyola Apr 2, 11:05
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- A. This franchise really won me over with 4-6. -- nm - MDH Apr 2, 11:02
- E. Why start now? -- nm - iSpam Apr 2, 11:02 2
  - G. I am starting now. -- nm - Ultron Apr 2, 11:06
  - what he said, -- nm - Andie Apr 2, 11:04
- e -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 11:02
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- "and then she sulked and whined some more." -- nm - Reagen Apr 2, 11:02
I can tell it's baseball season by the increase in televised junk scratching. -- nm - David Apr 2, 10:51 1
- you should skype with me when I play Destiny...... - groiny Apr 2, 10:57
I just took the over on a 120M opening for Furious. you people better be right. -- nm - Andie Apr 2, 10:47 4
- wow, that's a lot. :) -- nm - Diva Apr 2, 11:27
- Did you see the sales data I posted last night -- nm - MDH Apr 2, 10:57 1
  - i did. This is all on your head. - Andie Apr 2, 11:05
- Looks pretty safe sista'. -- nm - budice Apr 2, 10:55
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- 49rs were on the Verge of a 3peat, down a few point, last few plays of them, Roger Craig rushing and fumbles... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 2, 11:28
- you'd think my answer would be...Buckner but... - Mel Profit Apr 2, 11:19 1
  - sure it made the '04 series that much better, but I change it for him, for Buckner. poor bastage - CQ Apr 2, 11:23
- Butler would hit the half-court shot at the buzzer against Duke to win the NCAA championship. -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Apr 2, 11:17
- Kaepernick to Crabtree SB -- nm - amoxy Apr 2, 11:13 1
  - up -- nm - Epiphany Apr 2, 12:54
- guess -- nm - Bill Buckner Apr 2, 11:06
- guess..... -- nm - Dave Dravecky Apr 2, 11:04
- It's a tough call between the famous 1981 underarm delivery and Bradman's last inning. - Roger More Apr 2, 11:02 2
  - ... indeed. -- nm - Reagen Apr 2, 11:02 1
    - This is how I feel looking at the rest of the thread. And on reflection, it's definitely Bradman. - Roger More Apr 2, 11:10
- Hank Gathers last dunk -- nm - budice Apr 2, 11:01 1
  - I went to Long Beach for the first 2 rounds of the tourney the year Loyolla made it after Hank passed - eag Apr 2, 11:05
- whistle Maradona's 1986 World Cup handball goal. -- nm - Max Apr 2, 10:56
- the tackle that blew Bo Jackson's hip out. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 10:56 3
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    - Bo says he felt his hip come out of the socket, so he popped it back in, but that's just impossible, no one's that strong."[27] -- (link) - iSpam Apr 2, 11:07
    - not sure, but either way, I would have liked to see more of him. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 10:59
- Kwame Brown draft pick or if anything sports related... - MDH Apr 2, 10:56
- Jeffery Maier, obvs -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 10:55
- Gordon Haywards final shot going in against Duke in the butler game -- nm - Remlik's phone Apr 2, 10:54 1
  - that would have made for one of the greatest shots of all time. -- nm - Reagen Apr 2, 10:58
- Malcolm Butler SB pick -- nm - mud Apr 2, 10:49
- When my team loses, I take it on the chin like a man -- nm - con_carne Apr 2, 10:47
- Either of Mike Mussina's perfect games broken up in the 9th. - Will Hunting Apr 2, 10:45 4
  - Fuck that bitch -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 10:55
  - I won $50 on the one against the Sox. Carl "dick head" Everett won me $50 bucks. It might be the only decent thing he's done ever -- nm - CQ Apr 2, 10:49 1
    - he coined 'Curly-Haired Boyfriend' for Shaugnessy and that was a good thing. -- nm - Diva Apr 2, 11:23
  - Harvey Haddox came close :( -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 2, 10:46
- this one -- (link) - Reagen Apr 2, 10:44 3
  - Fucking Ty Conklin. -- nm - Shaun Apr 2, 10:45 2
    - Jussi frickin Markanen nearly won the SC for us. -- nm - Reagen Apr 2, 10:52 1
      - I couldn't even think of his name just now. 'Some European dude' was the best I had. -- nm - Shaun Apr 2, 10:53
- Bill effin Buckner -- nm - CQ Apr 2, 10:43
- Bartman -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 10:41
- Chris Webber timeout -- nm - eag Apr 2, 10:40 2
  - good one -- nm - budice Apr 2, 10:41 1
    - Though had they won - eag Apr 2, 10:48
- I've got two. -- (link) - David Apr 2, 10:39 [youtube] 3
  - Or... -- (link) - David Apr 2, 10:39 [youtube] 2
    - that was a serious hanger -- nm - CQ Apr 2, 11:05 1
      - It was his fourth best pitch. He outsmarted himself. -- nm - David Apr 2, 11:06
- Scott Norwood, Wide Right. -- nm - Diva Apr 2, 10:38
- David Tyree -- nm - prayformojo Apr 2, 10:37 1
  - :) -- nm - Shaun Apr 2, 10:38
PFT: "Schaub says Ravens will have an ELITE quarterback room" -- (link) - budice Apr 2, 10:35 1
- And he will be the butler? -- nm - Ultron Apr 2, 11:07
I've had a "Tyrion, My Wayward Son" earworm all morning - prayformojo Apr 2, 10:33 7
- Mine has been "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk The Moon. Soooo catchy. -- nm - MDH Apr 2, 10:44 2
  - Mine as well. It's like the song that Go West never made. -- nm - David Apr 2, 10:47 1
    - (With just a touch of Teenage Dirtbag thrown in.) -- nm - David Apr 2, 10:47
- Those poor brothers from House Winchester... -- nm - David Apr 2, 10:40
- i have had Rihanna's "B* Better Have My Money" in my head for *days*. -- nm - Andie Apr 2, 10:39
- :-) -- nm - TWuG Apr 2, 10:38
- dontcha cry no more -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 2, 10:34
The hashtag 'AvengeFellas' is pretty cool right now. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 2, 10:31
I was a little surprised yesterday to see our local RadioShack still open. Apparently they're not on the hit list. - Meg Apr 2, 10:28
We have a deal with Iran, apparently -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 2, 10:28 6
- So we won't be forced to go to war with them? -- nm - Ender Apr 2, 11:04 1
  - Obama; Let them have nukes. -- nm - Loyola Apr 2, 11:06
- unfortunately, the dead is only that Marge Simpson won't be allowed on the phone again -- nm - prayformojo Apr 2, 10:32
- Briefcase #15? -- nm - budice Apr 2, 10:31
- Finally drop bombs on their heads? -- nm - con_carne Apr 2, 10:30
- Good. This is the framework, so I hope the final deal comes together soon. -- nm - TWuG Apr 2, 10:30
Damn. Pacquiao-Mayweather PPV will reportedly cost $99 - prayformojo Apr 2, 10:24 2
- Got to pay the fighters somehow. -- nm - iSpam Apr 2, 11:00
- for HD. regular will cost $89.00 (according to an earlier post). Still a lot. -- nm - Diva Apr 2, 10:30
kilbo, do you know joybird? -- (link) - amanda Apr 2, 10:23 2
- I like all of their stuff except for that Soto chair which looks like it would send me to the hospital. -- nm - Max Apr 2, 10:25 1
  - it's super modern. I can't wait to buy a house and get more couches. -- nm - amanda Apr 2, 10:27
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- Eh, we had already moved past that one. -- (link) - Ultron Apr 2, 11:14
- Just to be clear, Gawker has written a story that is primarily composed of blind items and conjecture. And that's what they call newsy. - David Apr 2, 10:30 2
  - That's how the Cosby story went, too, for a long time. - TWuG Apr 2, 10:31 1
    - yeah, it has to start like this, really. -- nm - Andie Apr 2, 10:32
- glad it's finally being addressed, this has been blind-item type stuff forever. - Andie Apr 2, 10:24 5
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    - it's been going on for a long time. he's really, really powerful. -- nm - Diva Apr 2, 10:32
    - It'll really liven up the Oscars if he goes away. -- nm - David Apr 2, 10:30 1
      - And justice for victims of sexual assault would be good too, I guess -- nm - con_carne Apr 2, 10:32
    - you need people to press charges and against Weinstein, well, that's really daunting. -- nm - Andie Apr 2, 10:28
I like every part of iZombie except for the brain eating. - David Apr 2, 10:11
LIR: My daughter recently started watching MasterChef Jr.. I watched a few episodes with her last night. It really is quite endearing -- nm - oblique Apr 2, 10:10 5
- these kids are amazing, and I wonder how they could possibly know how to make some of that shit. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 10:19 4
  - exactly. it's amazing to me -- nm - CQ Apr 2, 10:24 3
    - I am like "what 8 year old knows how to make sushi and creme brulee?" -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 10:26 2
      - I'm impressed with their ability to think things out so quickly. I've only wanted to punch out one of them though -- nm - CQ Apr 2, 10:32
      - We watched the 1st episode of S03 last night. - Shaun Apr 2, 10:28
I saw the Indiana Law Fix on the tour for their first album -- nm - con_carne Apr 2, 10:06
Bobby Knight out at ESPN. - David Apr 2, 10:00 1
- good -- nm - prayformojo Apr 2, 10:18
NUCULAR -- nm - ty97 Apr 2, 09:58
Finally picked up Shadows of Mordor, haven't got into it too much yet but the levelling system for bad guys is genius. - J Apr 2, 09:54 20
- I really need to get back into playing this again. - Scots-IrishStephen Apr 2, 10:39
- Who designed this game? I ask because Ken Levine, the Bioshock guy, was raving about a different play mechanic. - David Apr 2, 10:37 1
  - I think the randomness of the game is due to the Nemesis system. -- nm - Shaun Apr 2, 10:39
- It's probably the best game I've played on the PS4 so far -- nm - decline Apr 2, 10:32
- It's a great game. Just got it about a week ago. I agree. The nemesis system makes it very cool. - Volnelk Apr 2, 10:31
- semi-related. My favorite D&D campaign back in HS was from a DM that did basically this same idea. There was some minor character in the Temple of - oblique Apr 2, 10:03
- what is it? -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 09:55 13
  - They created a 'Nemesis' system. When you get killed by an enemy, the enemy gets promoted and you will continue to run into them in the story. -- nm - Shaun Apr 2, 09:56 12
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      - and when they see you again, they taunght you concerning your previous loss to them -- nm - decline Apr 2, 10:36 1
        
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    - so if they kill you 10 times, they go up 10 levels? -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 09:57 8
      - Until you finally chop their heads off in battle. That's perma-death for them. - Jovian Apr 2, 10:08
      - Not sure of the exact mechanics, but bascially yes. -- nm - Shaun Apr 2, 09:58 6
        
        Yeah I hear thats what makes it a great game thought the story doesnt make sense with the LOTR lore I hear -- nm - eag Apr 2, 10:30
        
        seems like that would make certain enemies impossible to beat at some point? -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 09:58 4
        
        it can, for awhile. Skun, my arch-nemesis on my first playthrough, was almost invincible for awhile. - Jovian Apr 2, 10:11
        
        Only if they kill you enough times, and you don't level up yourself. -- nm - Roger More Apr 2, 10:00 1
        
        I was thinking, like Crawmerax in BL1, we went up against it a bunch of times and died - groiny Apr 2, 10:06
        
        Here's a write up. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 2, 10:00
Work made me file for FMLA. Also, I'm sorry I don't recall why this seems familiar to you David and Peglegpete. -- nm - Qale As Folk Apr 2, 09:54
For those who have never played it, here's The Last of Us, spliced into a 'movie.' -- (link) - Shaun Apr 2, 09:51 [youtube]
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- fucking clown -- nm - groiny Apr 2, 09:53

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