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Children of Giant is a pretty good PBS documentary about the 1956 film -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 08:32
The Americans spoilers - Beaker Apr 24, 08:30 2
- oh man (spoils) - Jovian Apr 24, 08:41 1
  - spoilers - Beaker Apr 24, 08:43
the thing worse than fighting in hockey is how after every freaking big hit, there is a scrum - Beaker Apr 24, 08:24 1
- 2 things eventually happen in that case: 1) Refs call stuff 2) there's a fight. After either, everything calms down. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:27
"Tom Hardy's MySpace photos were weird" -- (link) - Andie Apr 24, 08:23
Steph Curry is good. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 08:15 6
- How did they miss the foul on that shot? -- nm - David Apr 24, 08:16 4
  - David, refs don't decide games....unless it's for Dwayne Wade in 2006 or the Lakers in 2002. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 08:24 2
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      - Ed the Normal and I were in Vegas in 2006...watching guys losing thousands of dollars on obviously inept (or fixed) games was scary. - Will Hunting Apr 24, 08:27
  - it was an NBA ref...you need to ask? -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:20
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Is some dude at the other site actually arguing that a boxing match will hurt Avengers 2 opening weekend? -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 08:13 12
- Sure Jan. -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 08:48
- Kids. -- nm - Ultron Apr 24, 08:46
- L4. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 08:43
- Maybe if it were foxy boxing with Kate Upton. -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Apr 24, 08:24
- I remember someone going off on an extended rant about how the Sydney Olympics were going to crater the summer box office. - Reagen Apr 24, 08:21
- the bonus part is that he's been arguing this for weeks! yes! -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 08:16 1
  - "I'll take Experiments Without Controls for $600, Alex" -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 08:22
- Even I wouldn't go that far. - Mel Profit Apr 24, 08:16
- AND the NFL Draft!! -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:15
- Tax weekend is gonna hurt Furious 8. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 08:15
- Hulk says whaaat? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 08:14 1
  - he says one of two things . . . - call me Ishmael Apr 24, 09:43
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Foxcatcher: B, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 1: A -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 08:02 5
- The Voices with Ryan Reynolds, Anna Kendrick and Bacon's girlfriend. grade: D -- nm - Epiphany Apr 24, 08:22
- pinot noir? -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 08:10 3
  - There is no Entourage 2! ****There is no Entourage 2!**** -- nm - prayformojo Apr 24, 08:11 2
    - The show is unbelievable hysterical, and that episode was great. -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 08:23 1
      - hey.. - Andie Apr 24, 08:28
There's very little I can say to overstate how unexpected a result this would be in our upcoming provincial election -- (link) - Reagen Apr 24, 08:02
Agents of SHIELD spoils - TWuG Apr 24, 07:59 15
- I will say, the ending caught me off guard. And I *loved* the dialogue. -- nm - Ultron Apr 24, 08:22 1
  - they needed to show more of the fighting. build, Build, BUILD. poof let down -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:26
- Spoils - Jovian Apr 24, 08:02 2
  - Spoils - TWuG Apr 24, 08:05 1
    - Thanks - Jovian Apr 24, 08:15
- Spoils - Beryllium Apr 24, 08:02 1
  - True enough. That'd be useful for things outside that project, so it may have had wider uses. -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 08:06
- spoils - Ultron Apr 24, 08:00 7
  - Spoils - TWuG Apr 24, 08:04 6
    - It sets up spoil - Ultron Apr 24, 08:15 5
      - Another Best Day EVER! -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 08:32 4
        
        *ding* - Ultron Apr 24, 08:36 3
        
        so. wrong. -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:37 2
        
        Actually, forget Mockingbird, give Cal the spin-off. -- nm - Ultron Apr 24, 08:46 1
        
        see, that I'd watch. he could be like the Hulk TV show, only he'd wander America killing bad people -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:47
Looking at stocks, I take it Amazon reported earnings and they were good? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:58 3
- 17% profit margin on a 5bn/yr business (Amazon Web Services) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 08:00 2
  - and this is the first time they've actually broken out the AWS stuff. -- nm - decline Apr 24, 08:11
  - Web Services with unexpected profits and growth reason for jump -- nm - budice Apr 24, 08:01
Relay For Life is tomorrow. I haven't been raising money this year, but Suzanne is trying to reach her goal. If you're so inclined to help out: -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 24, 07:58 2
- Hope it goes well. Ours was last Saturday. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 07:59 1
  - They've moved our location this year, and it doesn't feel like it's "ours" anymore. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 08:12
I haven't watched this yet, but it's a thing that exists. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 24, 07:49 [youtube] 4
- f'n' old people -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:23
- and yet the stock is bombing today just like everything else. FU traders. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 08:12
- Alexander's day is about to get worse. -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Apr 24, 08:01
- Whoa. Genius idea. -- nm - Ultron Apr 24, 07:58
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- :( -- nm - budice Apr 24, 08:01
- I'm sorry to hear that. -- nm - David Apr 24, 07:53
- :( -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 07:49
Don't like the 'too embarrassed' title meme but this is good: "9 questions about gender identity and being transgender you were too embarrassed to ask -- (link) - ty97 Apr 24, 07:41 3
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  - I was wondering who would post this - ty97 Apr 24, 08:06
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Baseball brawls are ridiculous and should be banned. They add nothing to the sport. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 07:40 29
- Shows a human side, emotional investment. -- nm - budice Apr 24, 08:03
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  - I think it's debatable that fights in hockey serve an enforcement purpose that the refs can't or won't. - mafic Apr 24, 08:08 12
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      - I don't think it would suck without fighting, and they could get rid of it if they really wanted, but they don't. - mafic Apr 24, 08:17
      - Apples and oranges dude. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:10 9
        
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        It's about the same as comparing MLB to Japanese leagues just because it's 'baseball.' -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:20 5
        
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        Same fundamentals as you put it. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:22 3
        
        or CFL/NFL. -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 08:25 2
        
        I'd go flag football to full contact as the comparison myself -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:31 1
        
        rugby union/rugby league (not that anyone but Roger More cares about that) -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 08:32
        
        "We no can dunk, but good fundamentals." -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 08:18 1
        
        exactly. -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 08:23
  - Disagreed. - Ultron Apr 24, 07:59
- I don't like the brawls but when the batter is left alone to deal with nine guys on the field he needs the backup of his teammates. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:44 10
  - See how sometimes it's justified? Hockey fights are the same by the way. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 07:47 8
    - I guess. It just seems to happen way too often in hockey. Here and there is one thing but there are guys who's only job is to be an enforcer. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:50 7
      - What would you classify as 'way too often?' -- (link) - Shaun Apr 24, 07:52 6
        
        So, 30 fights a team a season...or in baseball game terms 60 a season? - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:56 3
        
        a basebrawl takes like half an hour to clean up. A hockey fight is over and done in a minute, maximum. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 08:10 2
        
        The length of the fight isn't an issue. It's the frequency. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 08:12 1
        
        Who is this an issue for aside from people who don't get it? -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:14
        
        A fight in 26% of games is very high. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:55 1
        
        lowest rate in the last 15 years (and I'd wager almost ever) -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:33
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- It adds the joy of seeing people fight who have obviously never thrown a punch in anger before. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 07:41 1
  - I'd like to see a hockey team rush the field and kick the crap out of both teams -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 07:42
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- Someone thought he still had a chance? He's been out for quite a while now. - JaxSean Apr 24, 08:02 6
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    - (Also, I think we *need* more offense, but we've been a defensive focused team for years.) - JaxSean Apr 24, 08:15 3
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        I have a soft spot for Denard to be our multi-dimensional back. - JaxSean Apr 24, 08:20 1
        
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    - I always read between the lines that they were supporting him, but was never in their game plans. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 08:13
- Some draft thing on ESPN last night had him going third. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:45 5
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    - He went fourth. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:47 3
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        Not sure, the board didn't look like that. I could be wrong about Beasley. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:53
- Or White. Teams sound split. -- nm - David Apr 24, 07:42 10
  - I wonder how much Tavon Austin is hurting White's draft stock. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 07:53 6
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      - Fast WR's from WV who are knocked for route-running and technique -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 07:58 4
        
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        WRs are supposed to take three years to develop, so Austin is if anything right on schedule. -- nm - David Apr 24, 08:00
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    - I...don't buy that. -- nm - David Apr 24, 07:51 1
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- there is a lot of big hair in that video -- nm - oblique Apr 24, 07:44 1
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- someone better post the Nolan Ryan beat down stat -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 07:43 1
  - I assumed that's what this was coming from him. -- nm - spamlet Apr 24, 07:45
- My favorite, just cuz of Mussina's reaction - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:39 [youtube]
So, I just read an article about Greys and the autoplay had the scene... (spoils) - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:37
If there's one thing I say constantly, it's that children in Texas could be fatter. -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 07:34
Apollo 13 is a marginally better movie, but Rush is Ron Howard's best directing effort -- nm - prayformojo Apr 24, 07:31 11
- Best Movie of 2013 -- nm - MDH Apr 24, 08:02
- It's either that or Frost/Nixon for me. - David Apr 24, 07:38 1
  - Rush was good. Frost/Nixon knocked my socks off -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 08:23
- Rush was such a good film and the racing scenes were so on point with what really happened. -- nm - Chalupa Batman si Apr 24, 07:36 7
  - Thanks, Chalupa. I didn't know the story at all before I saw it. It's probably in the 3 best sports movies I've seen - prayformojo Apr 24, 07:38 5
    - There's a great doc about that season and it's equally compelling. I watched something else that showed the races and crashes side by side - Krusty Apr 24, 07:41 3
      - I'll have to see if I can find that -- nm - prayformojo Apr 24, 07:46 2
        
        I'll check myself later and post it if I find it again. Shouldn't be too difficult. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:47 1
        
        This is a good related documentary -- (link) - LMS Apr 24, 08:24
    - I didn't either. It was a really good film. -- nm - spamlet Apr 24, 07:39
  - My favorite part of that movie...spoils - Will Hunting Apr 24, 07:38
Dawson, REB2 I'm normally up late on weekends. Text me if you're out in the area -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 07:29 2
- Up late means 10:00 for the cranky old man though. -- nm - iSpam Apr 24, 08:02
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X-Files S1 is now in HD widescreen on Netflix. -- nm - Ender Apr 24, 07:27 3
- It doesn't seem widescreen for me - there are still bars on the left & right -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 07:37 1
  - That's where they hide Fluke Man. -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron Apr 24, 07:41
- But I just started watching it in VHS quality. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 24, 07:32

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