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Mets aint ready for triple digits on the gun -- nm - budice Oct 27, 19:49 1
- Tremendous at bat by Lagares. -- nm - Tim Oct 27, 19:52
Volquez did not know about his dad per Royals PR. Told after he left the game -- nm - iSpam Oct 27, 19:49 5
- :( - -- nm - b. Oct 27, 20:00
- I was wondering if that was even possible and if so - if "they" (whoever "they" are) would do that. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 27, 19:54
- cold -- nm - budice Oct 27, 19:51
- Damn, it was implied earlier that he did know. -- nm - Tim Oct 27, 19:51
- dang. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 19:49
the hits against theranos keep on coming. (anyone else following their story?) nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 27, 19:41 2
- not just Theranos but WSJ has had several pieces this week sounding the alarms about overvalued startups in the Valley -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 19:49 1
  - yah, I've read about unicorns getting gored and such. - b. Oct 27, 19:59
20 years ago tonight Detroit debuted the Russian Five. -- (link) - iSpam Oct 27, 19:37
So, yes, I completely believe this. -- (link) - Tim Oct 27, 19:29 11
- "I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle." -- nm - Joe Buck Oct 27, 19:42 3
  - Agent Smith is also appropriate -- nm - budice Oct 27, 19:50 1
    - Me me me me me -- nm - Joe Buck Oct 27, 19:51
  - I loled. -- nm - Emoticripple Oct 27, 19:45
- "caliente beisbol...what the f....get out...get out now....hi this is joe buck" -- nm - budice Oct 27, 19:40
- Why? What's happening? -- nm - Max Oct 27, 19:35 2
  - Before the Fox feed was restored, we got Buck and the Idiots calling the international feed. - Tim Oct 27, 19:40
  - Power outage to main truck so they were using the international feed -- nm - iSpam Oct 27, 19:38
- "Bitches, leave" -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 19:35
- How very Kent Brockman of him. -- nm - David Oct 27, 19:30 1
  - *golf clap* -- nm - Bury'm Oct 27, 19:31
The Limitless blackmail video scene made me burst out laughing. -- nm - Max Oct 27, 19:25
Okay, now it's getting interesting -- nm - Bacon Oct 27, 19:11
Breakfast Crunchwraps for everyone! -- nm - Tim Oct 27, 19:11 1
- Timmay! -- nm - budice Oct 27, 19:19
I thought Supergirl was okay. The cast was charming, and they dealt with a couple issues well in the pilot - crash davis Oct 27, 18:57 35
- it was a lot of fun. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 27, 19:37
- I thought it was one of the worst written pilots I've ever seen. -- nm - David Oct 27, 18:59 31
  - couldnt have been worse than the past two episodes of Gotham. -- nm - Jovian Oct 27, 19:08 7
    - Gotham is intentionally written as more comic book, than Paddy Chayefsky. you have to factor that in :( -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 27, 19:38
    - IMO it's been a nice throwback to the camp of the original ... bit of a break from the old ultraviolence. -- nm - Bury'm Oct 27, 19:09 3
      - yes but its just so poorly done. I mean Selina actually guilt tripped *Gordon* out. I mean come on. -- nm - Jovian Oct 27, 19:14 1
        
        its awesome, everytime she steals sh!# in the future, he'll think "If I hadn't let her down...." -- nm - crash davis Oct 27, 19:16
      - I like lines like "I'll skin that little cat bitch too" Its like they don't know how this is going to turn out -- nm* - crash davis Oct 27, 19:12
    - I liked the Firefly arc better than most. -- nm - David Oct 27, 19:09 1
      - Serenity now! -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 19:26
  - It really was. -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 19:05 3
    - given the source material, no - now if it was Batgirl then it would be different - crash davis Oct 27, 19:06 2
      - the chick in a wheelchair because Bruce is a dude that puts chicks in wheelchairs? - jangles Oct 27, 19:08 1
        
        you're trolling Remlik for free comics - first you better make sure that he cares that you get your stuff straight -- nm - crash davis Oct 27, 19:11
  - Jesus...no it wasn't. -- nm - Remlik Oct 27, 19:04
  - you need to see more pilots -- nm - crash davis Oct 27, 19:00 17
    - It directly contradicted itself at least three times. Kim and I were laughing at it. - David Oct 27, 19:03 15
      - list them please. -- nm - Remlik Oct 27, 19:04 14
        
        I won't presume to know what David's issues with the pilot were, but one thing that really bothered me was (spoilers) - IrishStephen Oct 27, 19:34 1
        
        I won't presume to know David's issues either -- nm - crash davis Oct 27, 19:46
        
        Why should I work harder than the writers did? - David Oct 27, 19:10 10
        
        Maybe it will improve (in your eyes)? -- nm - Bury'm Oct 27, 19:13 9
        
        We won't be watching any more of them for a while. - David Oct 27, 19:17 8
        
        You think The Flash is better than Arrow? Interesting... -- nm - crash davis Oct 27, 19:18 7
        
        They're both inferior to Daredevil. -- nm - Bury'm Oct 27, 19:21 2
        
        I have heard good things about that but I haven't watched it yet -- nm - crash davis Oct 27, 19:23 1
        
        It's worth trying. -- nm - Bury'm Oct 27, 19:29
        
        It would scare me if there were people who didn't. -- nm - David Oct 27, 19:19 3
        
        The Flash is fun, but Arrow is a much better show - crash davis Oct 27, 19:21 2
        
        Oh, honey. -- nm - David Oct 27, 19:21 1
        
        this. - Spawn Oct 27, 19:33
        
        PDFTT -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 19:07
    - It was inoffensive, superhero fluff - kind of like a sorbet cleansing the palate after the main course of Gotham -- nm - crash davis Oct 27, 19:02
- Krypton > Gotham - jangles Oct 27, 18:58 1
  - I'm guessing math wasn't your strong suit. You've got symbols backwards. -- nm - crash davis Oct 27, 19:01
That's now twice Duda has made the shift look goofy. - Tim Oct 27, 18:54
How many home runs has Daniel Murphy hit in the World Series so far? -- nm - Dano Oct 27, 18:52
What's montreal's record at now? -- nm - Bury'm Oct 27, 18:48 2
- 9-0 -- nm - Beaker Oct 27, 18:48 1
  - Well, let's see if they can beat the Canucks -- nm - Bury'm Oct 27, 18:49
if Harvey hits his innings ceiling in the middle of this game, does Terry Collins shut him down? -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 18:45
wait, did Buck and Reynolds kick out the mlb crew? this is still the mlb feed. -- nm - Jovian Oct 27, 18:44 10
- YOU DO NOT WANNA MAKE AN ENEMY OUTTA ME! -- nm - Joe Buck Oct 27, 19:05
- They did and it's horrible. Buck and Reynolds need to go away. -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 18:52 1
  - It keeps Buck away from the NFL for a week at least -- nm - Bacon Oct 27, 18:54
- We were watching a movie. What happened? -- nm - David Oct 27, 18:47 4
  - There was also this. major game spoiler -- (link) - Beaker Oct 27, 18:57 1
    - Wow, that's phenomenal. Thanks! -- nm - David Oct 27, 19:20
  - Video feed went out, we got the Fox studio guys for a minute, then the MLB International Feed kicked in. - Tim Oct 27, 18:49 1
    - Smoltz was the color guy but didn't recognize the play by play -- nm - iSpam Oct 27, 18:58
- Sounds like that's what happened. -- nm - Tim Oct 27, 18:44 1
  - i woulda thrown down -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 18:45
I think this master bedroom takes the open floor plan too far. -- (link) - Dano Oct 27, 18:43 1
- I have never seen a set-up like that one bedroom, huh. -- nm - b. Oct 27, 19:14
Baseball got exciting, for a minute -- nm - Bacon Oct 27, 18:41
Sounds like Google Fiber issue. -- nm - iSpam Oct 27, 18:39 3
- Oh apparently it's out in KC and they can't see the game. -- nm - iSpam Oct 27, 18:42 1
  - Someone call Truman -- nm - Bacon Oct 27, 18:43
- *Alphabet* Fiber -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 18:41
This is a bit nuts: Demi Lovato/Nick Jonas co-headline tour on sale next Friday. Tour starts 6/24/2016. -- nm* - MDH Oct 27, 18:38 5
- (poor adam lambert.) -- nm - b. Oct 27, 18:41 2
  - b! - budice Oct 27, 18:45 1
    - boo.! - b. Oct 27, 19:11
- link to locationsÉ or not announced yetÉ (imagine these É are question marks) -- nm* - Beaker Oct 27, 18:38 1
  - All announced. -- (link) - MDH Oct 27, 18:40
What's better than an Anderson? -- nm - Tim Oct 27, 18:37
We are experiencing technical difficulties, please stand by -- nm - budice Oct 27, 18:35
I don't think I've ever seen anything like this -- nm - prayformojo Oct 27, 18:35 2
- its like public access tv -- nm - Jovian Oct 27, 18:36 1
  - Party time! Excellent! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 27, 18:37
psa: double coke rewards for 12-packs of diet coke, coke, coke zero through friday. -- nm - b. Oct 27, 18:34 6
- Ugh. They still cap weekly (I put in 7 and hit it). -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 19:52
- I hope they have a big reward give away like they typically do at the end of the year. I have been entering less and less pts this year because of the - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 27, 19:12 1
  - yah, same for me. I lucked out and saw the double offer, hopefully will have enough for something good. - b. Oct 27, 19:18
- Damn, I have 4 unopened 12-packs in the garage and won't be home until Saturday. -- nm - Meg Oct 27, 19:09
- also, if you're new to uber and sign-up, use the code mycokerewards for up to $20 off your first ride. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 27, 18:38 1
  - I'm learning all kinds of things as I jump through their hoops. they're offering personalized bottles now. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 27, 18:43
408 earthquakes have struck the SF bay area over the past two weeks -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 18:30 1
- Well, I'm glad that's over with. -- nm - Mop Oct 27, 18:31
This hasn't been the best season of Face Off in terms of raw talent, but this is definitely an improved format for the finale. -- nm - Emoticripple Oct 27, 18:25
No worries Fox, just lose the ability to air the game, its cool. Take your time. -- nm - Jovian Oct 27, 18:21 9
- This feed is better simply because we don't have to hear Joe Buck anymore. - Krusty Oct 27, 18:30 2
  - Aaron F'in Boone is doing color for ESPN's radio -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 18:33 1
    - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 18:33
- They stopped the game because of it. -- nm - iSpam Oct 27, 18:26 4
  - play has resumed on the field -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 18:26 3
    - Fox switched to the international feed and then they resumed -- nm* - iSpam Oct 27, 18:34 2
      - GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! -- nm - Brazil Announcer Oct 27, 18:36
      - And that just went down. Power outage -- nm - iSpam Oct 27, 18:35
- the feed is out in the ballpark, according to ESPN's radio -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 18:23
Looks like it's going to be a fun Series. -- nm - mara Oct 27, 18:18 7
- Play in the World Series, mara said. It'll be fun, she said -- nm - K.C. Royals Oct 27, 18:19 1
  - Like. -- nm - Mop Oct 27, 18:20
- I love technical difficulties! -- nm - Tim Oct 27, 18:19 4
  - I'm at work, so I'm not seeing the broadcast anyway. -- nm - mara Oct 27, 18:24
  - disruption can mean only one thing . . . -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 18:22 2
    - OH MY GOD! IS THAT...! CAN IT BE...?! IS THAT THE YANKEES' MUSIC?! -- nm - Mop Oct 27, 18:27
    - Katniss is coming? -- nm - Jovian Oct 27, 18:23
no, she *really* likes pizza. (have to be logged-in to fb for this.) nm but: -- (link*) - b. Oct 27, 18:10 6
- What's wrong with The Hut? I owe them my very existence. -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Oct 27, 18:19 [Backboard] 2
  - I saw that, great story and made me "aww." :) - as I said in my link title, ph isn't available where I live (not nearby anyway), and I need my - b. Oct 27, 18:23 1
    - I just can't believe I'd never heard it before! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 27, 18:52
- does everyone get a fb welcome now? -- nm - b. Oct 27, 18:14 1
  - i'm lucky it shows me anything, since I am not a FB member -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 27, 18:16
- it's gonna take a lot of love :) -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 27, 18:14
really looking forward to SHIELD tonight -- nm - Beaker Oct 27, 17:53
something on the backboards about Cyber Monday got me to looking at Black Friday on wiki, and i have a minor complaint . . . - call me The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Oct 27, 17:47
An Aussie live blog of the World Series -- (link) - iSpam Oct 27, 17:46 1
- "It’s a frightening thing, a bad wombat, a cling-on." -- nm - b. Oct 27, 17:47
Oh Samara.....she's grasping at kickers. Just picked up 2 kickers. - Bacon Oct 27, 17:45 4
- Y'all are poking the bear -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 17:49 1
  - Voodoo curse probably already upon me -- nm - Bacon Oct 27, 17:56
- That should be proposal for next season. Every position is dual / multiple position slot with the other being K -- nm - JD Oct 27, 17:48
- I guess one was dropped for the other -- nm - Bacon Oct 27, 17:46
mara wins B2 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 27, 17:44
"The Max Braden Spooky Action Public Radio Building" -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 17:40 1
- "Sec. 1201 Designating small House rotunda as "Freedom Foyer" - Max Oct 27, 17:52
Jason Pierre-Paul signs one-year, incentive laden deal with Giants -- nm - Beaker Oct 27, 17:39 4
- #ManningBowlNow -- nm - mud Oct 27, 18:07
- "successfull Vulcan salute: $500k" -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 17:42 1
  - /golfclap -- nm - Emoticripple Oct 27, 18:00
- With which hand? -- nm - jangles Oct 27, 17:40
taylor swift really should do an acoustic album. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 27, 17:38 [youtube]
I don't know how any of you made it through that wdbj piece while at work. I have tried at least half a dozen times, and had to stop each time. -- nm - b. Oct 27, 17:31 1
- Pocketed it to read later. -- nm - iSpam Oct 27, 17:35
This Heroic Captain Defied His Orders and Stopped America From Starting World War III -- (link) - Beaker Oct 27, 17:30 1
- Don't spoil Star Trek 3! -- nm - Bacon Oct 27, 17:30

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