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So Dubba Jay is just crazy enough to pay Washington the ransom it would take to get RGIII now, right? -- nm - jangles Sep 21, 10:28 5
- are talking about Jerry Jones? no way. he'd get Tim Tebow first -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:29 4
  - Good Lord. -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 10:30 3
    - He and Tony have some weird bond thing going on, so I think they stick it out with Claussen no matter what happens -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:33 2
      - (weeden Claussen is in Chicago) -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 10:34 1
        
        this only shows I have no idea what the hell I am talking about. ha. -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:39
remember that "bernie woo hoo" article this morning? cnn says "hillary surges." -- (link) - fabulous squad Sep 21, 10:26 7
- They just meant in her circuitry. She had to be taken in for maintenance over the weekend. -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 10:30 1
  - "Robot To Speak At Clinton Foundation Event" is a real headline today -- nm - ML Sep 21, 10:31
- CNN is all about the clicks. Her margin is the same as they had her a month ago. -- nm - ML Sep 21, 10:27 3
  - and down 20 (!!) from where they had her two months ago -- nm - ML Sep 21, 10:29 1
    - All of which is accounted for by the Biden -- nm - jangles Sep 21, 10:30
  - i.e. firmly ahead and even more firmly if Biden isn't included in the poll -- nm - jangles Sep 21, 10:29
- Unskew it for us, mop -- nm - jangles Sep 21, 10:26
BTW, I have decided that this 'nice Canadian' thing is a lie. -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 21, 10:21 3
- You'll keep this to yourself if you know what's good for you. -- nm - Mop Sep 21, 10:48
- oh, movie-talkers are rampant here. i hate them. -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 10:26
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So, my ex-wife's husband's cat died last night - znufrii Sep 21, 10:13 13
- I didn't realize you had an ex-wife. Much less that you were married so recently that you still have a shared cat. -- nm - Mop Sep 21, 10:22 3
  - Ummm... Okay -- nm - znufrii Sep 21, 10:28
  - . . . -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 10:27 1
    - I wasn't even around then and I knew that. -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 10:28
- the way you talk about your cats makes me uneasy. if you don't want them/can't control them, rehome them. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 21, 10:18 4
  - I love my cat dearly - znufrii Sep 21, 10:26 2
    - you just described my relationship with my cat as well. - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:28 1
      - Yup. Same here. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 21, 10:29
  - I'm going to steal dawson's post here, *heart* you. -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 21, 10:20
- tomorrow. can I ask a question? - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:15 3
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    - cause I'm a busy body? - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:23 1
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Dawson alert: Came across a link complaining about the Emmys awarding 'transphobic' Transparent - ty97 Sep 21, 10:05
Phoenix - C+u, Grandma - A- (spoilers) - Mel Profit Sep 21, 10:03 4
- A bunch of Brooklyn 99 S2 episodes. - iSpam Sep 21, 10:31
- Black Mess (D for dull) Everest (B) -- nm - jangles Sep 21, 10:29
- Lawrence of Arabia (remastered?) - A+; The Visit - B+. - emoticripple Sep 21, 10:23
- grandma is in 1000 theatres and we don't have it. ridic! -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 21, 10:19
I'm surprised that Samberg is getting good reviews. I like him a lot, but I thought he was flat and awkward during his opening monologue -- nm - prayformojo Sep 21, 09:57 4
- I enjoyed him, for the most part. -- nm - znufrii Sep 21, 10:09
- I have a feeling that morning after reviewers are starting to trend towards being a bit easier on awards show hosts. It's such a thankless job -- (edited) - Diva Sep 21, 10:07 1
  - I think this is correct -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:08
- Yeah, there were a lot of clunkers. I like him, but he wasn't very good. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 09:58
Our Toronto diet consisted of: Chipotle twice, Mexican once, a burrito place once, poutine five times, Burger King, and four bags of popcorn. - ty97 Sep 21, 09:54 17
- you had poutine *5* times? -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 10:08 6
  - I had poutine zero times. Someone (no names) had it five times. - ty97 Sep 21, 10:09 3
    - i can only imagine that movie theatre poutine is pretty ick. -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 10:11 2
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      - It was surprisingly good compared to the very low expectations I had. -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 10:11
  - I like it too, but 5 times = kind of erp. -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 10:09 1
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- sounds like a great vacation to me -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:02 2
  - We did have a good time. You are coming next year, right? - ty97 Sep 21, 10:22 1
    - I was going to post something and then changed my mind when I saw the IM - LOL! - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:24
- so a healthy weekend, huh? -- nm - decline Sep 21, 09:58
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  - I am working off of memory here. - ty97 Sep 21, 09:57 4
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      - Also the Five Guys burger. -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 10:05 2
        
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        Seriously. I'm packing salad lunches next year. -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 10:19
NFL whoa -- (link) - ML Sep 21, 09:51 3
- I'm desperate for a WR in one league with FAAB budget. I have to throw a lot at this guy, but this can't continue. So big play dependent. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 21, 10:05
- I knew Johnny Football was going to be a success in the NFL -- nm - Merrill Hoge Sep 21, 10:00
- Ugh. I'm facing him next week. -- nm - emoticripple Sep 21, 09:55
Name a website you used to frequent regularly, if not religiously, that you have flat-out dumped -- nm - prayformojo Sep 21, 09:51 24
- Hollywood Reporter -- nm - David Sep 21, 10:23
- Both Chicago newspapers when their paywalls went up. -- nm - iSpam Sep 21, 10:22
- Towleroad. -- nm - MDH Sep 21, 10:10 5
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  - how do you pronounce that name? i've never known for sure. - Andie Sep 21, 10:11 3
    - Ha! I thought for the longest time it was "towel road" and made a deliberate decision to not explore what that might mean -- nm - Roger More Sep 21, 10:19 2
      - I thought that was it until you post - its not? -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:26
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- Slashdot -- nm - Beryllium Sep 21, 10:05
- Crazy Days and Nights - its new format is a nightmare -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:04 1
  - word. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 21, 10:06
- fark, the awesomer, a few webcomics (PvP, some other gaming comic that got too full of itself...) -- nm - colin Sep 21, 10:02 1
  - Does ST know that the founder of Fark is running as an independent for Kentucky governor? -- nm - emoticripple Sep 21, 10:25
- slate. kind of dropping boston.com -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 10:00
- Sports Illustrated and ESPN. I go to Yahoo for sports and they're not very good either. -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 09:59
- Slate and CC -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 09:58
- Conquer Club. It comes and goes for me. -- nm - emoticripple Sep 21, 09:57
- Slate. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 21, 09:54 1
  - That sounds like a Slatepitch! -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 09:58
- Ashley Madison -- nm - jangles Sep 21, 09:52
- Failblog, due to the redesign. Also ESPN. -- nm - ML Sep 21, 09:52
- I expect several HSX responses (though I have not dumped it so I can't answer that) -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 09:52 1
  - I haven't played since the exodus. -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 10:00
Nancy Lee Grahn, who appears to be a General Hospital star, has been digging herself a Twitter hole since Viola Davis's speech last night. -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 09:49 2
- One blank woman winning means discrimination is over, people! -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 10:06
- *paging Todd Manning* -- nm - ML Sep 21, 09:49
So which days should I avoid trying to go outside because The Pope will be here and everything will be shut down? -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 09:47 1
- all.the.days. -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:04
The QB carnage continues. Matt Stafford may miss week #3. -- (link) - ML Sep 21, 09:46
Anyone who hasn't seen the Black Mirror episode The National Anthem really should. -- nm - LMS Sep 21, 09:43 4
- I've wanted to watch these for some time but they're nowhere available here. -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 09:59
- This is probably the fifth reference to this show I've heard today in relation to the Cameron news. - ty97 Sep 21, 09:44 2
  - (and I had never heard of the show before!) -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 09:45 1
    - It's a great series. Bit like the Twilight Zone but based on where technology/the media is taking us -- nm - LMS Sep 21, 10:10
I love *love* that the Mets handling of Matt Harvey is backfiring spectacularly -- (link) - ML Sep 21, 09:43 1
- This. -- (link) - Mop Sep 21, 10:13 [Image]
The son of the ruler of Dubai died of a heart attack Saturday morning, he was 34 -- (link) - Beaker Sep 21, 09:41 1
- I imagine he died doing what he loved - Reagen Sep 21, 09:44
US Army brass to soldiers: ignore those Afghan police raping little boys -- (link) - ML Sep 21, 09:32 8
- Truly disgusting. Both the custom, and that our troops are being ordered to ignore it. -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 21, 09:55
- I read this story yesterday and every time I thought it had hit a low, it sunk further. - ty97 Sep 21, 09:46 2
  - The thinking is we need to back a horse and we'd rather back child rapists than terrorist warlords - Will Hunting Sep 21, 09:57
  - there's nothing about this that isn't horrifying -- nm - ML Sep 21, 09:46
- *sickening* Send these people to talk face to face with their God. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 09:43
- What the heck are we fighting for... - Mel Profit Sep 21, 09:36
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  - We seriously need a better accidental movie theme next year. -- nm - ty97 Sep 21, 09:34
Today 4chan announced it’s been purchased by Japanese internet star and businessman Hiroyuki Nishimura. -- (link) - Beaker Sep 21, 09:28 1
- I mean, who doesn't want their own personal troll army? -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 09:29
will someone please go to my house and close my windows? the front door is unlocked. thanks. -- nm - fabulous squad Sep 21, 09:22 2
- Sure, and be mauled beyond recognition -- nm - jangles Sep 21, 09:43 1
  - Ninja Cats - you will never hear them coming -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:07
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- Thanks but I can't go. :-( I have a ridiculous schedule the rest of the month. Stupid family is visiting. -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 09:29
now this is pretty bad PR: "Kids with cancer and their parents ejected from park near White House" - prayformojo Sep 21, 09:20 1
- Dear USSS...dig up, asshats. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 09:22
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- But what about ty and the age-appropriate gentleman caller? -- nm - emoticripple Sep 21, 09:25 6
  - did i miss 97 starring in his own Tennessee Williams play? -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 09:27 3
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    - Jack on a Hot TIFF Roof? -- nm - emoticripple Sep 21, 09:31 1
      - ha! -- nm - Diva Sep 21, 09:32
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    - I posted earlier. - ty97 Sep 21, 09:33
- Did you see Brooklyn in the end? -- nm - LMS Sep 21, 09:21 2
  - did Jack see Secret Stalker? -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:10
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oh no Twitch Plays is playing Fallout 3 - ML Sep 21, 09:17
because i don't want to google for details at work - has there been any context provided for 'piggate'? - Andie Sep 21, 09:04 13
- Another club he was in reportedly had a initiation ceremony that involves burning a 50 pound not in front of a beggar. BUT.... - ty97 Sep 21, 09:16 1
  - I honestly think that is much worse - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 10:27
- Cameron is a big Charlotte's Web fan -- nm - jangles Sep 21, 09:06 1
  - Lord of the Flies another favorite -- nm - Beaker Sep 21, 09:12
- this is a pretty PG take on it -- (link) - ML Sep 21, 09:06 8
  - I love the juxtaposition of these 2 sentences: "... describes the group as Oxford’s “coolest” drinking society, with an annual summer party that - Andie Sep 21, 09:51
  - The best part of this is that everyone's reaction to it seems to be "...yeah, sounds about right" -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 09:11
  - In short: Supposedly an initiation for a secret society at Oxford. -- nm - Ender Sep 21, 09:08 1
    - ah -- nm - Andie Sep 21, 09:08
  - “Christ, we can’t get a way calling him a pig-fucker,” the campaign manager protested. “Nobody’s going to believe a thing like that.” - Beaker Sep 21, 09:08 3
    - Oh yeah. Johnson was a straight-up SOB and he didn't care who knew it. - ML Sep 21, 09:12 2
      - Oh hey, Cracked is on it -- (link) - ML Sep 21, 09:19
      - There's a biopic being developed with Woody Harrelson. That is genius casting right there. -- nm - Roger More Sep 21, 09:15
It's like, Richard, we *know* he hasn't invented anything - he's *14*. -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 09:00 7
- I invented water wings and velcro when I was 14 -- nm - Steve Rannazzisi Sep 21, 09:10
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  - Yes, but it's irrelevant, because the exact amount of skill involved in what he brought to school wasn't the point. - Reagen Sep 21, 09:09 3
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      - I've heard that line from a few people, which would require him to be a Machiavellian genius. -- nm - Reagen Sep 21, 09:12 1
        
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  - Yeah, that seems to be the claim Dawkins is questioning. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 09:07
logging into for the first time from a new location... -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 21, 08:58 2
- * waves hello to your new swanky digs* -- nm - Pippy with chopsticks Sep 21, 08:59 1
  - thanks. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 21, 09:38
purdy -- (link) - decline Sep 21, 08:58

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