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Xbox One April System Update is rolling out today. Details on what to expect here -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 08:11
C'mon, Poll Questions on the next board for posterity. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:09
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon's Futuristic Drama Nabs Syfy Pilot Order -- (link) - Ultron Apr 6, 08:02
THR: Furious7 's American audiences were 75 percent non-white -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 07:58 1
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Man wearing pilot uniform to cut airport line gets probation -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 07:55
An illustrated guide to all 456 deaths in “Game of Thrones” [*refers to the series, not necessarily the books*] -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 6, 07:45
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- Big Hurt -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:51 1
  - Konerko -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:52
- Griffey Jr -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 07:47 5
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    - Dunn -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 07:49 2
      - The power, I can see...the 4 hits multiple times in a game is what I can't wrap my head around. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:51 1
        
        I know, I am sure he hit multiple homers on opening day several times for sure. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 07:52
    - Ibanez? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:49
- Willie Mays - Eddie Mathews -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:47 1
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- Tuffy Rhodes? -- nm - David Apr 6, 07:46 4
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  - *blank stare* -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 07:47 2
    - You'll remember what he did if you google. -- nm - David Apr 6, 07:50 1
      - I know he hit 3 opening day, but he sure did not do it twice, nor get 4 hits twice. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 07:50
The average age of The Yankees 2015 Opening Day active roster is 30y and 33d, the youngest for since 1996. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:40
You can now serve divorce papers on Facebook -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 07:35 5
- Does it automatically unfriend at the same time? -- nm - David Apr 6, 07:46 2
  - That and it changes your status. -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:50 1
    - *SFEK* To "Has Been Served" -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:51
- *like* -- nm - new girlfriend Apr 6, 07:41
- Evil -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:40
I finished "The Scorch Trials" this weekend. Whoever told me the Maze Runner series is good, is fired. It's awful. - MDH Apr 6, 07:33 5
- Stick a fork in the "teen romance dystopian" genre. -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:41 1
  - I liked Hunger Games! Divergent was meh at best, but Maze Runner is bad. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:04
- it's middling at best among the recent spat of YA novels made into movies. Beautiful Creatures (caster series) and City of Bones (mortal instruments) - decline Apr 6, 07:40 2
  - I've heard the Mortal one is good. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 08:03 1
    - Mortal Combat? -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 08:04
Nationals Park has been selected as the site of the 2018 MLB All Star Game. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 07:26
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"In a 2009 voter-registration application, Mr. Bush marked Hispanic in the field labeled “race/ethnicity.” -- (link) - ty97 Apr 6, 07:20 3
- Effin' Chad. -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:31
- Maybe he chose it by mistake in his panic. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 07:30
- It's an easy mistake with those butterfly forms. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 07:27
FAST7 is down less than 1% today. I'm now nervous about how long to hold the short. -- nm - Max Apr 6, 07:18 18
- Movie related: What must Lionsgate be thinking with Insurgent's poor gross? -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 07:30 6
  - "Spawn was right that this girl is not lead material." -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:31 5
    - Heh. I mean can we finally stick a fork in the "dystopian" genre? -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 07:32 4
      - Not until you get at least two more mediocre Maze Runner movies -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Apr 6, 07:35 1
        
        Frodo's stroll through Mordor was more entertaining. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:39
      - I would not go that far. -- nm - Mad Max Apr 6, 07:34 1
        
        I apologize, "teen romance dystopia" -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 07:35
- I've made my last trade on this stock - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:27 9
  - Yeah, as long as you have the cash (and I do), no reason to even think about it from here to delist -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 07:29 8
    - the ONLY thing that worries me is if it was underestimated this weekend. I *don't* think so bc easter, but... -- nm - amanda Apr 6, 07:39 1
      - Either way, it's a clear short to delist. There will likely be a dead cat bounce - ty97 Apr 6, 07:56
    - Yeah, I've got 650mil in cash with everything owned....I'm just going to sit back wait for the 44-46mil in cash arrived in 21 days. -- nm - Nick Markakis Apr 6, 07:33 1
      - See, Nick's already thinking other avenues! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:34
    - H$1,290,860,529.76 Cash -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:30 3
      - I have 2 mill in cash. this is a huge cash position for me lately. -- nm - amanda Apr 6, 07:36 2
        
        i went on a shopping spree just this morning, but i still have over $500M in cash. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:43
        
        I'm down to 5 mil after doing a lot of readjustment on Friday -- nm - Max Apr 6, 07:40
- You had better turn it aorund for a few hours, and then turn it back around. -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:19
Braves Pres/GM Hart told AJC that the Braves were “pursued, not pursuers” on Kimbrel. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:17 5
- I can't wait to her Freddi's Opening Day speech to the guys. "Congratulations on being the only pieces no one else wanted" -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 07:27 3
  - Can I just...rethink my commitment here? -- nm - Nick Markakis Apr 6, 07:27 2
    - His signing makes absolutely no sense in any context. -- nm - David Apr 6, 07:47 1
      - I mean, why try to sign someone who's not *that* good, and then fire-sale afterwards. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:48
- It's nice to be wanted! -- nm - David Apr 6, 07:26
One more trailer for Avengers:AoU -- (link) - budice Apr 6, 07:14 [youtube]
Furious 7: Someone's take on the future of the franchise... - budice Apr 6, 07:01 2
- I don't really agree with their conclusions, but tawdry hepburn is a great name. -- nm - Inigo Apr 6, 07:11
- As much as that would matter in a series that pretends to be serious about serious issues....F&F isn't that series. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:10
I was just buying Charlie Hunnam's bond and was amused his bond name is CHUNN. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:01 4
- "Why is my port bleeding?" -- nm - Max Apr 6, 07:16
- Ooo - I want to buy some of him -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 07:05 1
  - plus - big profit in November. -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 07:06
- 'Cause he's the party. :) -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:01
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- I wonder about representation in instances like that, IIRC Boston Tsarnaev Trial was much the same. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 07:03 1
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- I think this scene will play prominently in the defense's argument -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 6, 06:59 [Image] 1
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I wish you all were tacos. -- nm - David Apr 6, 06:56 3
- I was just having sex with some girl in a Prius. I love having sex in Priuses, 'cause you're not only having sex, you're saving the environment too. -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 07:19
- But it's not even Taco Tuesday yet! -- nm - Kim Pine Apr 6, 06:59
- chicken or shredded beef? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 06:56
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- I think he's only slightly better than his father...in terms of winning. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:58
This looks yummy ... "looks" ... -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 6, 06:40 2
- Heh I guess I'm your breakfast opposite. My first reaction was "Ew! Super greasy egg and fries for breakfast!" - Guigue Apr 6, 06:57 1
  - I don't really eat breakfast, but when I do, I go all out. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 07:32
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- screw that - tell us what YOU'VE been up to :) -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 06:44 5
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    - sounds fab ... what was your favorite moment of the trip? -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 07:14 2
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        I would love to go to Japan ... it was one of the places my dad traveled for his job and back in the 60's he'd come home with the coolest stuff - I - JenBro Apr 6, 07:54
    - *Jealous* -- nm - RooTea Apr 6, 07:11
- Kim or CQ are going to win March Madness; Spawn's having a great tourney...Crota Crota Crota.... - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:37
wrigley reminded me of Fenway circa1982. - Mel Profit Apr 6, 06:27 21
- Peyton Drinking: BREAKING: #WrigleyField reports there are still a couple hundred people waiting in line for the restroom from last night's game -- nm - Ultron Apr 6, 08:04 3
  - the dudes should just piss over the walls onto the field. - groiny Apr 6, 08:06 2
    - There were urine cups in corners from people who couldn't wait. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 08:08 1
      - the fact that they did not reach out to the White Sox to use the ballpark for a handful of games is beyond me. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 08:10
- Wrigley is, hands down, the biggest shithole of a stadium I've ever been in. -- nm - ???? Apr 6, 06:42 8
  - So I take it you never went to Candlestick Park? - amoxy Apr 6, 06:49 5
    - Nope, never was. -- nm - ???? Apr 6, 06:52
    - Like Colin Kaepernick deserves any better. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 06:50 3
      - I got a place he can play in -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 06:52 2
        
        THAT'S MY PARK!!!! -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 07:33 1
        
        LOL -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 08:53
  - it definitely feels like it, yes. - Mel Profit Apr 6, 06:46
  - I know their hands are tied in a lot of ways with size and all that...but that's beyond the pale with last night. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:45
- I can't believe they actually opened a park in that condition... - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:39 5
  - Because they had no choice really. - spamlet Apr 6, 06:53
  - And I don't see how anything is really resolved quickly. This is baseball, they play again tomorrow. - volnelk Apr 6, 06:44
  - I don't see how that was even legal. wtf. -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 06:39 2
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      - Chicago is a fun place to sue people - Epiphany Apr 6, 06:57
- Reminds me of The Big Dig, guess it follows in the footsteps of Theo Epstein. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 06:32 1
  - Theo being one of the driving forces for the renaissance of Fenway. - Mel Profit Apr 6, 06:45
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- So, do you hope they run him out every day and try to kill him, or do you want him rationed so you can extend the misery? - Will Hunting Apr 6, 07:00
Opening Day Quiz from George Will. - Krusty Apr 6, 06:24 8
- 22. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 06:58
- 17 rapid-fire -- nm - budice Apr 6, 06:49
- 20 out of 41. -- nm - David Apr 6, 06:45
- 27 out of 41. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:34
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- I don't despise him, he seems downright Buckley-esque in comparison to the new rank of commentary but I agree - his love of Baseball is - Mel Profit Apr 6, 06:25
For Opening Day.... -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Apr 6, 06:22 [youtube]
Bleh, powdered creamer is not a substitute for a splash of milk. My chai is.... weird -- nm - RooTea Apr 6, 06:21 1
- just dump it and drink another cup straight without the milk - JenBro Apr 6, 06:22
NBA Playoffs coming up. I would love to see Cavs-Bulls and Warriors-Spurs in Round 2 for their respective conferences. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 6, 06:20 3
- I could see seeds 5-8 in the West taking out 1-4 in the 1st round -- nm - budice Apr 6, 06:23 1
  - The Durant-less Thunder isn't beating Golden State. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:25
- NOOOOOOO! Hope the Spurs get to #2/3 or stay at #6. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:22
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- Better move all the sharp objects out of the waiting area. -- nm - GregW Apr 6, 06:54
- well, that's the end of the weekly client mixers. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 06:23 3
  - secretly he encourages client competition for his affection. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 6, 06:28 2
    - Flash to Joker scene in the TDK with the two dudes and the broken cue stick. -- nm - budice Apr 6, 06:30
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- who do you defend É -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 06:18 4
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  - ? -- nm - Andie Apr 6, 06:18 2
    - Himself -- nm - CQ Apr 6, 06:19 1
      - with extreme prejudice -- nm - Epiphany Apr 6, 06:27

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