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Nigeria Says It Rescued Another 'Large Group' From Boko Haram -- (link) - ty97 May 1, 09:03
I've been in meetings so just catching up now. They charged all six. WOW. -- nm - ty97 May 1, 08:49 15
- see Ferguson? - professor smartbrain May 1, 09:06 2
  - just gonna keep trolling this shit, aren't you ? -- nm - Jim May 1, 09:11
  - apples and oranges. nm -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 May 1, 09:08
- you just wonder how much the riots actually had to do with that decision. nm -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 May 1, 08:52 11
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    - why is it that 2 people respond politely, and you respond being a dick? -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 May 1, 09:03 1
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  - I doubt the state's attorney would be so callous (and negligent) to destroy six officer's careers just because. - ty97 May 1, 08:58 1
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    - I wouldn't be surprised if the timing was purposeful (get it announced before the weekend) - ty97 May 1, 08:59 3
      - not solely based, no. I am sure there is evidence, but it normally takes much longer to sift through it all. nm -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 May 1, 09:01 2
        
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        Does it? I'm not a lawyer so I wouldn't know. -- nm - ty97 May 1, 09:01
    - yeah, I have to agree, which is kind of a scary thought. nm -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 May 1, 08:58
Ticket prices for Pacquiao/Mayweather falling fast and hard -- (link) - Beaker May 1, 08:41 5
- Did people realise they sold twice as many tickets than the number of seats available? -- nm - LMS May 1, 09:07
- Is anyone saying buy rates will be lower than expected due to Age of Ultron? -- nm - David May 1, 08:54
- Apparently 65% of the money is on Pacquiao. How does a sportsbook balance a fight? -- nm - spamlet May 1, 08:44 2
  - Like baseball/horses. You just adjust the payout/odds because there can't be a spread. - volnelk May 1, 08:47 1
    - Thanks. -- nm - spamlet May 1, 08:52
SWOC -- (link) - ty97 May 1, 08:41
man, nashville is *so* soapy. I will miss it so, so much. -- nm - amanda May 1, 08:36 1
- all but guaranteed to get season 4 -- (link) - Beaker May 1, 08:38
Filipino electric company is urging people to turn off their refridgerators (and other appliances) to avoid a power outage tomorrow night - decline May 1, 08:25
100 years ago today the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat. -- nm - Jovian May 1, 08:21
Grooveshark, U.S.-based free music streaming site, shuts down after making 'very serious mistakes' -- (link) - Beaker May 1, 08:11 2
- Was Otto on the opposition legal team? "That was wrong. We apologize. Without reservation." -- nm - JD May 1, 08:20
- "We failed to secure licences from rights holders for the vast amount of music on the services," - Reagen May 1, 08:20
My young Warlock deeply appreciates that Xur is selling the HoPF this week. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 08:05 2
- and all Hunters who do not have DTM gloves, should buy them immediately. nm -- nm - Gjallergroin x 3 May 1, 08:05 1
  - Even though the roll is laughably bad, I agree. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 08:06
BTW, the movie/draft thing worked great. - David May 1, 07:56
Good job, good effort, Bucks. -- nm - Tim May 1, 07:53 5
- that dude tried to kill Dunleavy it looked like. Made a bee-line right for him -- nm - Beaker May 1, 08:00
- I would have had no problem with Jason Kidd being named coach of the year. - David May 1, 07:54 3
  - I hope he fails at everything he does from here on out. -- nm - Krusty May 1, 08:00 2
    - I understand why you feel that way, but what he accomplished this year was the stuff of myth and legend. -- nm - David May 1, 08:01 1
      - He doesn't deserve what he has there. - Krusty May 1, 08:04
I hope Lovie Smith tears him a new a-hole. Not specifically for the sake of the Bucs, but because he needs to have a new a-hole torn into him. - Diva May 1, 07:50 17
- Historically have there been any exceptions to prove the rule? Sport talented, acting completely entitled in college and through draft phase players. - JD May 1, 07:57 16
  - OJ -- nm - Diva May 1, 08:09
  - Deion Sanders? -- nm - CQ May 1, 08:09 1
    - This is a good one. -- nm - David May 1, 08:14
  - Reggie Bush? -- nm - Beaker May 1, 08:08
  - Does Lindros count? If not for head injuries, he would have been great(er). -- nm - spamlet May 1, 08:08 8
    - I bumped into him on the street once. He was so big I almost fell backwards. That's considerable. -- nm - Diva May 1, 08:25 4
      - Brock Holt eats peanuts off his head -- nm - CQ May 1, 08:37 1
        
        omg -- nm - Diva May 1, 08:58
      - he was day-to-day following that. -- nm - Reagen May 1, 08:28 1
        
        ha! -- nm - Diva May 1, 08:30
    - Had an MVP season, isn't a ludicrous candidate for the HoF. -- nm - Reagen May 1, 08:11 2
      - That's why I used great(er). he obviously didn't live up to hype but wasn't as bad as people generally thought. -- nm - spamlet May 1, 08:12
      - Too bad he couldn't stick handle properly. He was a force. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 08:12
  - Manning forcing a trade to NY? -- nm - spamlet May 1, 08:06
  - In football alone or any sport? In the NFL, Elway probably qualifies. - David May 1, 08:00 1
    - (But if we include presumed felons on the list, I'd struggle to name one.) -- nm - David May 1, 08:00
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- wow - znufrii May 1, 08:20
- "Illegal arrest" and "homicide". -- nm - TWuG May 1, 07:55
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  - The solace I take from this is that the bastards are getting caught more. -- nm - David May 1, 07:55 6
    - police not being above the law is a good good thing. -- nm - Andie May 1, 07:56 5
      - Yes! Thanks to the people with cameras. No thanks to the corrupt system that has allowed them to abuse their power for way too long. -- nm - Krusty May 1, 08:06 4
        
        This is a bad case for that point... -- nm - Ender May 1, 08:14 3
        
        Why? We see him alive but injured during the arrest. The video was very helpful in this case. -- nm - Krusty May 1, 08:15 2
        
        Oh, I hadn't heard anything about a video. -- nm - Ender May 1, 08:54 1
        
        There's two videos of his arrest and he's dragging his legs, one leg appears to be badly injured. - Krusty May 1, 08:58
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- 2nd: RB Ameer Abdullah, 3rd: G A.J. Cann -- nm - Krusty May 1, 07:51
MLB trivia: Who had the worst WAR of any All-Star Game starter in the last 40 years? -- nm - spamlet May 1, 07:45 10
- Torri Hunter comes to mind. -- nm - CQ May 1, 08:01
- Maybe Griffey Jr in the back half of his career? -- nm - Der Frühlingshafterbaron May 1, 07:52
- Jeter last year; or Ripken in 2001. -- nm - Will Hunting May 1, 07:47 1
  - Ripken in 2001 had a -0.8 WAR that year. He was worse than a replacement player. -- (link) - spamlet May 1, 08:05
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  - That year. -- nm - spamlet May 1, 07:47 4
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      - Nope, not in the top (bottom?) 25. He had a positive WAR. Four guys had negative. -- nm - spamlet May 1, 07:49
      - my thought as well. -- nm - Tim May 1, 07:48 1
        
        Suck it, haters! ;-) -- nm - Krusty May 1, 07:52
DHD: ‘Age Of Ultron’ Grosses $27.6M At Thursday Night Previews, Beating ‘Avengers’ -- (link) - budice May 1, 07:37 11
- Heh, the articles talk about "4D" -- nm - Guigue May 1, 07:45 5
  - It's 5D, as Disney loves you for your money. -- nm - David May 1, 07:58
  - Sure, every ticket features a trip through the 4th dimension and you emerge over 2 hours further into it. -- nm - Ender May 1, 07:57 3
    - Unless you're close to a black hole. -- nm - David May 1, 08:01 1
      - Then we just make some crap up to try and resolve an illogical plot point. -- nm - spamlet May 1, 08:07
    - Shut up! They're gonna start charging you the 3D surcharge for every regular movie you see! -- nm - Guigue May 1, 08:00
- "Should Age of Ultron fall short of its all-time record, some think it could be because of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Saturday night fight" - Der Frühlingshafterbaron May 1, 07:42 3
  - obvously, that's ridiculous, but i have to say, most big prize-fights don't even register with me, i am seeing stuff about this one *everywhere*. -- nm - Andie May 1, 07:52
  - Wow. -- nm - David May 1, 07:51
  - don't forget the weather -- nm - Beaker May 1, 07:42
- To be fair, there were VERY few showings of the first Avengers last night... -- nm - Ender May 1, 07:38
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- Did he remove it? That's the key question. -- nm - David May 1, 07:47
- If this pick blows up in their face, I quit on the Bucs and probably the NFL entirely. -- nm - Tim May 1, 07:41
- it showed great maturity and a good thought process to do it... -- nm - Beaker May 1, 07:38 1
  - I hope he's out of the league in a few years, loses all his money in 10 years and has to work at a Red Lobster to make ends meet. That would be poetic -- nm - CQ May 1, 08:07
Damn, I missed yesterday's BBT. The episode I always wanted to happen, happened - amoxy May 1, 07:34 2
- Yeah, it went okay...they needed to just ignore the B-plot and focus on them. -- nm - Will Hunting May 1, 07:38
- Of course. It was pretty good and went as expected though there could have been more scenes with them together. -- nm - Krusty May 1, 07:35
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- Ultron and grocery shopping -- nm - eag May 1, 09:04
- Cruising!!!!!! -- nm - Meg May 1, 08:58 2
  - yay!!! (jealous) -- nm - Diva May 1, 09:21
  - !!!! -- nm - Epiphany May 1, 09:01
- Cleaning, painting furniture, catch up on tv and films. -- nm - LMS May 1, 08:57
- Cleaning out our old trailer to get ready for our new ones delivery next week. -- nm - Beaker May 1, 08:05 1
  - quick! before Juliette burns it down! -- nm - Diva May 1, 08:29
- sashamart! shopping for furniture in ktown. -- nm - amanda May 1, 07:59
- Not sure about tonight yet - might involve sake somehow. Sawx-Yanks tomorrow and I imagine Mayweather-Pacquiao. - Diva May 1, 07:53 8
  - sake bombs! -- nm - decline May 1, 08:03 7
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      - it ain't the Kentucky Derby tonight and I have a nice bottle of chilled Ban Ryu Honjozo. SAKE BOMBS! -- nm - Diva May 1, 08:28 2
        
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        all for that. -- nm - Diva May 1, 08:34
      - Don't forget your ridiculous rich old lady hat! -- nm - Shaun May 1, 08:18 1
        
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    - hmmm... -- nm - Diva, pondering May 1, 08:05
- Austro-Hungarian lunch before garden center, then planting stuff. Maybe heckle Flying Pig runners Sunday morning. - Covington May 1, 07:42
- closet remodel project, cards on sunday, maybe Ultron -- nm - Epiphany May 1, 07:38
- Short run and then Ultron tomorrow, run on Sun -- nm - JD May 1, 07:34
- Working the Cardinals game tomorrow, Church and Girl Scout bowling on Sunday. -- nm - spamlet May 1, 07:33
- Ultron sometime this weekend, not much else -- nm - amoxy May 1, 07:32
- kayaking tomorrow. Have to come into the office Sunday and pack (we're moving our office this month) -- nm - decline May 1, 07:28
- Parents coming into town tonight! - znufrii May 1, 07:26
- Going away dinner tonight for a friend at a fancy steakhouse. Adam Yauch celebration at Adam Yauch park on Saturday. Sunday I spend with my mom. -- nm - Krusty May 1, 07:26
- not much actually, babysitting tomorrow morning (my friend had carpal tunnel surgery yesterday so i'm giving her the morning off), gardening, hanging - Andie May 1, 07:26
- Cleaning and packing. Won't be fun. - David May 1, 07:25
Canada Politics Filter: the NDP is now polling at *44%* for the upcoming Alberta election. - Reagen May 1, 07:21 9
- I don't know much about Alberta politics, but after so long of Conservative dominance, a little change may be good - Guigue May 1, 07:28 3
  - and on a purely selfish note, they're the best chance I have at a job this fall - Reagen May 1, 07:40 1
    - Cool! Hope things go your way then! -- nm - Guigue May 1, 07:44
  - I don't know if they'd be my first choice to replace them, but Notley looks like a really capable leader and a pragmatist. -- nm - Reagen May 1, 07:29
- What's their spectrum equivalant here? -- nm - Will Hunting May 1, 07:24 4
  - Bernie Sanders.' -- nm - Reagen May 1, 07:26 3
    - Sounds like they're making the right choice then. -- nm - Krusty May 1, 07:41
    - Yeebus. -- nm - Will Hunting May 1, 07:27 1
      - And this is basically the Texas of Canada. -- nm - Reagen May 1, 07:36
ML, I'm pleased with Beasley. It's who I was expecting if he was available at #8. - David May 1, 07:17 5
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- I have no idea; if Scherff any good? - Will Hunting May 1, 07:24 2
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  - I would have been fine with the Falcons drafting him, but he's probably a guard rather than a tackle. -- nm - David May 1, 07:24
- I think I would have been fine trading down to your spot for a pick, giving you guys Williams and taking Beasley. - Krusty May 1, 07:24
Hey, Beaker - decline May 1, 07:10 1
- this is the third time this has come up since I posted that on B2 - Beaker May 1, 08:03
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- Wait, it's not over? - spamlet May 1, 07:11 3
  - Well, for the GM's, it's over. They only care about the first round. -- nm - Kevin Costner May 1, 07:16
  - The title of Santiago's new sex tape. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 07:13 1
    - Eventually I'd love to see a list of these. -- nm - Max May 1, 07:20

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