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Krusty: 500MB xBox One Gears of War bundle, $310. -- (link) - emoticripple Sep 14, 12:56
Who had Mary Poppins in the Next Disney Reboot Cash Grab pool? - jangles Sep 14, 12:51 4
- Casting: Emma Stone. -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 12:56
- ~a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down~ -- nm - Dr Oz Sep 14, 12:53
- it's supposed to be a sequel, not a reboot. -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 12:52
- Will it have Tom hanks? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 12:52
Rumor: Akira to be a 3 film series with Christopher Nolan involved.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 14, 12:40 1
- If it keeps him from doing more of his own - jangles Sep 14, 12:49
Speaking of too clever: "Bill O’Brien: You’ll have to wait until Sunday to find out the starting QB" - ML Sep 14, 12:37
bad news for beef eaters ... skip to the very last paragraph - JenBro Sep 14, 12:36 5
- No strains that produces illness causing toxins were found by Consumers Reports -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 13:12
- this is why we get all our beef from a local farmer - ML Sep 14, 12:46
- (Ground beef, specifically) -- nm - jangles Sep 14, 12:38 2
  - which should always be cooked well-done - decline Sep 14, 12:39 1
    - exactly - they were supposed to be "phasing this out" years ago ... (use of antibiotics in food producing animals) -- nm - JenBro Sep 14, 12:44
That Delta State shooting is looking like a domestic/affair-type situation. - ML Sep 14, 12:36 1
- Ashley Madison? -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:37
So, Miss America thinks Brady should have been suspended? -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:26 1
- Obviously she's well inflated -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 12:29
What -- (link) - ML Sep 14, 12:22 6
- double what -- (link) - ML Sep 14, 12:29 4
  - So, they intentionally didn't score to run out the clock, but then threw on 3rd down? -- nm - Inigo Sep 14, 12:39 1
    - Right and Eli stopped the clock on a poor decision as the topper. -- (edited) - David Sep 14, 12:40
  - Too clever by half. -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 14, 12:32
  - the game was rigged!! -- nm - decline Sep 14, 12:29
- snitches get stitches -- nm - prayformojo Sep 14, 12:24
If you're looking for an easy fall recipe, try KitchenTreaty's caramel apple dip. Very easy, turned out great -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 14, 12:22 1
- Plus, no kale or quinoa -- nm - jangles Sep 14, 12:33
remind me again: difference between AGI and MAGI? can I find MAGI on my tax forms anywhere? or must I manually compute? thanks ty and spam. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 14, 12:18 5
- Here (edited for better link) -- (edited) - spamlet Sep 14, 12:26 2
  - so AGI + SLI for me. thanks. (this tax season is going to be *so* tough for me.) -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 14, 12:28 1
    - pay somebody to do it -- nm - decline Sep 14, 12:30
- one has 4 letters - decline Sep 14, 12:19
- Fear the Magi. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:19
If the Fed raises interest rates would that trickle down to my savings accounts, etc.? -- nm - Dano Sep 14, 12:16 6
- From .25 to .325% -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 12:31 1
  - 1) where are you getting .25% and 2) how much do you think the Fed is raising the prime rate to see a rate bump of 7.5bps? -- nm - decline Sep 14, 12:44
- sure, but the increase would be so infinitesimal you wouldn't even notice it. -- nm - decline Sep 14, 12:18
- lol -- nm - Banks Sep 14, 12:16 2
  - So it will only trickle down to things like credit cards and loans then. -- nm - Dano Sep 14, 12:19 1
    - I'm just hoping a rate increase doesn't screw me over with my student loan refinancing next week. -- nm - znufrii Sep 14, 12:53
Because I want to keep up with teen matters, I'll be watching Divergent followed by Insurgent tonight. -- nm - CQ Sep 14, 12:13 1
- They're actually pretty decent movies. -- nm - sycor Sep 14, 12:31
hey, have you guys read the kind worth killing? kind of the same vein as gone girl on a train. I liked it pretty well. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 14, 12:13 3
- There was another "Girl" tiltled book that made me notice that word is a book thing now -- nm - jangles Sep 14, 12:20
- Yep. I liked it a lot. I got a chuckle out of the very last page -- nm - prayformojo Sep 14, 12:19
- I think Wiggie was telling us about that -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 14, 12:18
Okay, who sent the sperm? -- (link) - Spawn Sep 14, 12:08 2
- Only 4? -- nm - GregW Sep 14, 12:16 1
  - 4* - Spawn Sep 14, 12:18
New Brunswick legalizes gay fracking -- (link) - Beaker Sep 14, 12:06 1
- This is too much New Brunswick for one board to handle. -- nm - We Bare Barons Sep 14, 12:08
LEGO: Dimensions We've Got Talent trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 14, 12:03 [youtube]
Anybody here tried Escape This or something similar? -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 14, 12:03 1
- Not personally, but we had one as a team building exercise for a program we were running. - znufrii Sep 14, 12:07
New Brunswick Blue Jays fans insist they’re not bandwagon-jumpers -- (link) - Beaker Sep 14, 12:02
do we *really* think maze runner two does better than maze runner one? I am agog at its price. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 14, 11:54 16
- RT shows the first one was 64% fresh and this one has a bigger budget, so probably more action. -- nm - GregW Sep 14, 12:20 1
  - and it's got Littlefinger so... - Diva Sep 14, 12:28
- I think it might. -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 12:08
- I think the first one was garbage so I recused myself from this one. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 12:00 1
  - This. I read the first 2 books, and the second was so bad, I'm not even bothering with the 3rd. -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 12:02
- have you seen the tracking on this thing? -- nm - decline Sep 14, 11:58 9
  - no, show me. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 14, 12:01 8
    - here's a forbes piece, for one. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 14, 12:04 5
      - I just can't fathom this. WOM was terrible on the first film and it only made $102. -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 12:07 4
        
        right? if anyone would like to take the over on this, I might consider a bet. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 14, 12:08 3
        
        So you want me to get the super advance ticket sales right? Because I can... -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 12:14 2
        
        I already did! - Spawn Sep 14, 12:15
        
        oh yeah. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 14, 12:15
    - Here. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 14, 12:02 [Image] 1
      - ok, this is funny. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 14, 12:06
- There was a news story or two a while back saying advanced tracking was predicting $55M OW. -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 11:56
The LA Times is the new Entertainment Weekly. - David Sep 14, 11:53 31
- has EW cribbed as well? What was it? -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 12:22 3
  - They haven't done it in a while, but they used to regularly rip us off. It was comical. -- nm - David Sep 14, 12:24
  - If I recall, they're shameless about HWDYK -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:24 1
    - DID THEY STEAL THREESIES???!!! -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 12:53
- What did they do? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 12:01
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  - Look at Pixie's link on FB. Basically, they blatantly stole not just Max's column but also its structure. - David Sep 14, 12:03 10
    - I suspect that it's a writer who did so without his editor's knowledge. -- nm - Mop Sep 14, 12:19
    - nail the fvckers -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 12:16
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      - YGM -- nm - David Sep 14, 12:16
    - ugh. dammit. -- nm - prayformojo Sep 14, 12:05
    - Here's my opening blurb and format -- (link) - Max Sep 14, 12:05 [Image] 4
      - And here's there's -- (link) - Max Sep 14, 12:06 3
        
        Gyazo? -- nm - Mop Sep 14, 12:20 1
        
        easiest screen capture I know -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:25
        
        You next column idea for LAT to steal - who should have been nominated/won the Oscars 10/20/30 years ago? -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 12:09
  - My link on B2 to the outfit of a character on SHIELD? -- nm* - Spawn Sep 14, 12:01
- Do I tweet a shot at them? I want to. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 11:53 12
  - This one might be worth some lawyering since it's so blatant. -- nm - David Sep 14, 12:00 9
    - do it. and broker a deal where Max takes over that article -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 12:23 2
      - "I'd be open to an ongoing licensing agreement" -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:25 1
        
        *ding* -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 12:28
    - I'd enjoy that even if it came to nothing but I have no idea where to start. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:01 5
      - My gf was a copyright lawyer for 8 years. I can ask her about if you want. -- nm - Inigo Sep 14, 12:19 4
        
        I would, if you both don't mind -- nm - Max Sep 14, 12:20 3
        
        Sent. Can't promise she'll be able to help, but she can at least point you in the right direction. -- nm - Inigo Sep 14, 12:27 2
        
        of course. much appreciated! - Max Sep 14, 12:28 1
        
        Sent her response to your gmail. :) -- nm - Inigo Sep 14, 12:36
  - Actually, can we check link logs for traffic from lat? -- nm - Max Sep 14, 11:58 1
    - We had 80 users from L.A. since it was posted. (That's as much as I can see in Analytics.) -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 14, 12:02
Rock Band 4's setlist. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 14, 11:51 7
- There are some *bad* choices there. - Spawn Sep 14, 11:52 6
  - This, the Aerosmith and Ozzy songs stood out the most on a quick glance. -- nm - J Sep 14, 12:30
  - I am sure cost plays into the equation in some cases. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 11:53 4
    - along with whether the song showed up in rock band 1 thru 3 -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 11:54 3
      - Did RB ever have Free Bird? That is a beauty to play. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 11:58 2
        
        I am not sure, I know it was either on GH or RB, but not sure which. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 12:03 1
        
        It was on GH2 and then released later as a DLC song for GH, but wasn't sure if it ever made it over to RB. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 12:04
Tom Hardy very politely shuts down a question regarding his sexuality. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 14, 11:48 [youtube] 5 1
- I hope that reporter was shamed to this toes for even bringing it up. - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 14, 12:05 2
  - "Because I would like to ask you out." - Spawn Sep 14, 12:06 1
    - LOL! that would have been awesome -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 14, 12:11
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- I like how he steers the circuitous question into a direct one, and then shuts that right down. - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:53
Charlie Hebdo publishes cartoon of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi -- (link) - Remlik Sep 14, 11:47 4
- there's some talk they may be fakes - I just took a swing around several news stories, and they all use the same source/exact same photos. (may be - b. Sep 14, 11:57 3
  - Looks like they are real, and were published inside the magazine -- (link) - Roger More Sep 14, 12:06 1
    - thanks! even that includes the same image with the one cartoon over the front cover that's elsewhere. you'd think some reporter, at least, would have - b. Sep 14, 12:12
  - this is their website with their current cover - top is the same, bottom not. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 14, 12:00
Week 1 saw 4 missed PATs. It was week 8 last season before they had that many -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 11:44
Wilcox broke his nose hitting ODB last night. Randy Gregory may be out a few weeks. -- (link) - GregW Sep 14, 11:43
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- This fall on NBC, after the Mysteries of Laura. -- nm - Mop Sep 14, 11:41 1
  - to be followed by Bad Judge -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 11:41
from bbs, "girl on the train" has been at or near the top of bestsellers lists since february. not quite "gone girl" levels, but *very* successful. -- nm - b. Sep 14, 11:40 1
- the top of its wikipedia page shows some numbers. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 14, 11:41
For those that did not like the hair-cut, I think it goes great with Quake's costume. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 14, 11:39 6
- Could you make it a little tighter? I don't quite see nipples and cameltoe yet. -- nm - Mop Sep 14, 11:41 3
  - heh -- (link) - decline Sep 14, 11:54 1
    - Damn it. Twitter went down when I was trying to go to her to see if she reacted. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 11:55
  - Joel Schumacher has nothing to do with it! -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 11:47
- she looks great. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 11:40 1
  - Laws yes. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 11:41
Who broke the Twitter? -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 11:36 1
- Facebook probably. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 11:39
i thought this was Sportspickle for a moment: Putin grants boxer Roy Jones Jr. Russian citizenship... -- (edited) - Diva Sep 14, 11:35 4
- Just 2 or 3 Billion? -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 11:40
- The only way that would be better is if it were Mayweather instead of RJJ - prayformojo Sep 14, 11:36 2
  - there's this... -- (link) - Diva Sep 14, 11:41 1
    - damn -- nm - prayformojo Sep 14, 11:44
Sounds like someone's got a case of the Mondays -- nm - jangles Sep 14, 11:32 5
- Effin Pengy! -- nm - psilotum Sep 14, 11:36 2
  - Pengy shouldn't have to apologize for greatness. -- nm - David Sep 14, 11:39 1
    - I don't think that will be an issue -- nm - jangles Sep 14, 11:42
- No. No, man. Sh1t, no, man. I believe you'd get your a$$ kicked sayin' something like that, man. -- nm - emoticripple Sep 14, 11:35
- I'm gonna need a new coversheet on all your TPS reports by tomorrow morning. -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 11:35

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