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Terminally ill “Star Wars” fan Daniel Fleetwood has been granted an early screening of “The Force Awakens.” - ML Nov 6, 07:07 2
- See last night's board. He already has seen it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 07:12 1
  - ....and is suddenly and miraculously expected to make a full recovery! -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 07:13
london has fallen trailer? ok. -- (link) - fabulous squad Nov 6, 06:58 1
- it's very explosiony -- nm - decline Nov 6, 07:09
Baby close to dying from leukemia has no signs of cancer 2 months after designer cell therapy -- (link) - Beaker Nov 6, 06:57 2
- This is very much 'YAY!' news -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 07:07
- TTPOY -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 07:05
$535 round trip to Brazil. *twitch* -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:54 6
- Don't forget that it's a visa country though if you don't have one. - spamlet Nov 6, 07:04 3
  - yeah, I do need the visa, but think it's only $100? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 07:04 2
    - It's more the time. It took me two weeks to get mine on "priority". - spamlet Nov 6, 07:09 1
      - That's true, I remember it taking my team three (or more) weeks a few years ago, though I thought I heard they had improved that? - ty97 Nov 6, 07:10
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- you could go swimming! -- nm - decline Nov 6, 06:55
Speaking of Bond, did you know about how horrible a person who played Random Task in Austin Powers is? -- (link) - mara Nov 6, 06:53 1
- horrific -- nm - Remlikindle Nov 6, 07:01
Wu-Tang Financial is hype about the jobs report -- (link) - ML Nov 6, 06:47 2
- Protect your goddamn neck! - Krusty Nov 6, 06:54 1
  - C.R.E.A.M! dolla dolla bills ya'll -- nm - J Nov 6, 07:22
is it wrong that I am just hate watching Heroes at this point? - spoilers - Beaker Nov 6, 06:43 1
- the central mystery of the show should be...why anyone would still be watching. - Mel Profit Nov 6, 07:02
LYC: You guys would have loved this. About a dozen dapper looking dudes show up last night, obviously for Spectre - con_carne Nov 6, 06:43 8
- So you're saying Spectre will open to 75% of Skyfall? -- nm - emoticripple Nov 6, 07:30
- I will admit to wearing my "as worn by Daniel Craig in Skyfall" sweater and ordering a martini before seeing Spectre last night. -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 06:47 2
  - We have a menu of 007 branded martinis/drinks, which are just ordinary drinks with "Spectre" and "007" names on them - con_carne Nov 6, 06:58
  - heh -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 06:52
- That's awesome. I had friends who went in full tuxes and ballgowns to Titanic's re-release. -- nm - MDH Nov 6, 06:44
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  - :-) It's that contradiction. Would have thought working in a movie theater the most mundane thing ever, but we make magic every single day! -- nm* - con_carne Nov 6, 06:54
- did you spill mustard on them? -- nm - decline Nov 6, 06:43
Japanese Star Wars trailer has dropped. Tons of new footage. -- (link) - ML Nov 6, 06:36 11
- Death Star Bigger Than Godzilla!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 6, 07:11
- The shot of........ - volnelk Nov 6, 06:45 3
  - I liked - MDH Nov 6, 06:47 2
    - ditto. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 6, 07:06
    - Indeed. Also swell. -- nm - volnelk Nov 6, 06:51
- Any of it good? - David Nov 6, 06:39 5
  - Yes. rather good in fact - Mel Profit Nov 6, 07:08
  - can't tell - it's in Japanese -- nm - decline Nov 6, 06:41 2
    - That might make it watchable! -- nm - David Nov 6, 07:05
    - If they translate it into Japanese, and then from Japanese, back into English..... -- nm - Jimmy James, Macho Business Donkey Wrestler Nov 6, 06:54
  - never tell David the odds! -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 06:40
I love that Manning has the chance to break the all-time wins record against Indy. -- nm - David Nov 6, 06:36 2
- *manning face* -- nm - Peyton Manning Nov 6, 06:40
- Im sure that hasnt crossed his mind -- nm - budice Nov 6, 06:37
I don't think we've noted that the leaders of China and Taiwan will meet for the first time tomorrow in Singapore. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 06:32 2
- if this were a movie I would predict something untoward happening there... -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 06:47
- yeah that was kind of a surprise announcement, as I understand it -- nm - ML Nov 6, 06:36
Sigh, this is why people leave religion: Mormon Church makes same-sex couples apostates, excludes children from blessings and baptism -- (link) - MDH Nov 6, 06:26 2
- Ignorance and bigotry defined. - David Nov 6, 06:33 1
  - Awful. I mean they basically said "turn 18 denounce and leave your family, and the church will welcome you." -- nm - MDH Nov 6, 06:43
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- lack of meaningful fiscal stimulus - znufrii Nov 6, 07:04
- I'm really disappointed in Obama's progress in destroying the economy. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 06:50 2
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  - heh -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 06:53
I am long on peanuts and short on bond and hold derivatives appropriately. I'm going to get screwed, aren't I? -- nm - fabulous squad Nov 6, 06:17 12
- that is how I have them as well. - groiny Nov 6, 07:15
- Peanuts is selling surprisingly well so far. -- nm - MDH Nov 6, 06:30 1
  - that's 'cause they're yummy - decline Nov 6, 06:42
- For a moment I thought this was a statement about real world trading mixing commodities, bonds and derivities -- nm - JD Nov 6, 06:28 3
  - ~if it keeps on rainin', the levee is going to break~ -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 06:30 2
    - Perfect Circle has a great cover of this song - Pippy Nov 6, 07:09 1
      - Did you see? - Mel Profit Nov 6, 07:12
- I have both long at the moment, but I anticipate a Peanuts flip. I'll wait til tomorrow morning though likely. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 06:25
- *puts on Peppermint Patty wig* -- nm - groiny si Nov 6, 06:24
- i have no idea this week. i really don't. -- nm - Andie Nov 6, 06:23 1
  - I just don't get the buzz for bond. -- nm - fabulous squad Nov 6, 06:33
- I can't decide. You might be. But you might not be. -- nm - volnelk Nov 6, 06:23
Celeb Bdays: Emma Stone 27, Thandie Newton 43, Rebecca Romjin 43 -- nm* - budice Nov 6, 06:06 12
- MKF -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 06:49 1
  - This -- nm - amoxy Nov 6, 07:13
- MKF -- nm - J Nov 6, 06:49
- FKM -- nm - budice Nov 6, 06:36
- MFK -- nm - Pippy Nov 6, 06:29 1
  - *finger to nose* - Mel Profit Nov 6, 07:10
- MKF -- nm - decline Nov 6, 06:22
- I had to reboot my laptop, logged back in, and was like, "why is everyone killing Michael J Fox?" - JaxSean Nov 6, 06:15
- MKF -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 6, 06:13
- MKF -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 06:11
- MKF -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 06:10
- MFK -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 06:09
should we talk about ally bank lowering its interest rates for savings? -- (link) - fabulous squad Nov 6, 05:55
Meijer Black Friday ad has a $299 Uncharted Collection PS4 bundle. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 6, 05:54
SPECTRE: 62% Fresh; Peanuts: 86% Fresh; Spotlight: 96% Fresh; Brooklyn: 98% Fresh -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 6, 05:49 5
- The one reviewer who gave Brooklyn a 2 out of 4 star review has been getting some disapproving comments - LMS Nov 6, 06:13 3
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  - I didn't know brooklyn was bbc. anyway, different people have different tastes. the fact that people are being assholes over it is - fabulous squad Nov 6, 06:14 1
    - It's been one of our developments since 2010. I wasn't particularly overwhelmed by the film either but I admire it. -- nm - LMS Nov 6, 06:27
- Ill see Spectre at least once. -- nm - budice Nov 6, 05:54
Jobs report: 271k jobs added and unemployment down to 5%. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 05:35 2
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  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 05:58
PFT: What the heck was Mike Pettine doing playing Gabriel ahead of Bowe all season? -- (link) - Beaker Nov 6, 05:23 2
- Play him or let him sign with another team. -- nm - budice Nov 6, 05:48 1
  - they just gave him $9M guaranteed! -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 06:41
New John Lewis Christmas Ad - the room might be a bit dusty -- (link) - LMS Nov 6, 05:20 [youtube]
*nubby alert* New glass almost as tough as steel -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 6, 05:06 3
- "The new process involves causing the mix to be held in the air while it is forming, by pushing it from below with oxygen gas and then using a laser - decline Nov 6, 06:32
- "Almost as tough"? Is that like "Attempted Chemistry"? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 06:01
- I was going to joke about "transparent aluminum", but the stuff actually *has* aluminum in it! a -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 05:59
Johnny Football must have pooped the bed in the second half. He was playing good in the first (especially that half ending drive) -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 04:54 2
- He was actually pretty good. Several drops that would've mattered. We kept waiting for him to make a dumb choice and turn it over. Never did. - volnelk Nov 6, 06:19
- Johnny was alright. Browns punter bad, Defense giving up the goat. -- nm - budice Nov 6, 05:51
NFL Rumor: Chip Kelly to Miami Hurricanes per Jason Whitlock -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 04:25 5
- uh, I'm pretty sure Whitlock started that rumor without anything to back it up. -- nm - decline Nov 6, 06:26 2
  - Yes, that's why I called it a Rumor, by Jason Whitlock -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 07:19
  - this was my first thought. trying to stay relevant as espn buries his pet project -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 06:40
- huh, that....kinda makes sense -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 04:47 1
  - If Miami is willing to pay a coach $5M, yes it does. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 05:02
Nov 6, 1789 – Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 04:25 3
- 1869 – In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first - Beaker Nov 6, 04:26 2
  - 1942 – World War II: First flight of the Heinkel He 219. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 04:27 1
    - 1947 – Meet the Press makes its television debut (the show went to a weekly schedule on September 12, 1948). -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 04:27
TV PSA: Master Chef Junior, Mr Robot (Canada), Last Man Standing, Reign, TAR, Curse of Oak Island, Undateable, Dr Ken, ANTM, Grimm, Hawaii 5-0, -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 03:55 1
- Shark Tank, Gold Rush, Blue Bloods, Z Nation, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 03:56
Those who believe in evolution will have less guilt about being cannibals, should the situation arise -- (link) - Ben Carson Nov 6, 03:06 4
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- *watches his poll numbers go up* - znufrii needs a job Nov 6, 04:58
- It seems like these quotes just come from a random idiocy generator. -- nm* - volnelk Nov 6, 04:07 1
  - he's not wrong abour cannibalism though, I always feel the eyes of Evolution believers measuring me for a BBQ spit -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 04:24
wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 02:27
"a larger set of pants." Heh. -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 00:04
backboarding: you can get box wine in australia that isn't terrible, plus you can reinflate the empty bag to use as a pillow when you pass out. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 22:58 4
- I've seen what looks like better quality ones here. Admittedly I buy the cheap stuff :) -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 23:06 3
  - I looked at ratings for box wines, I don't think any rise above grocery store jug level -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 23:12 2
    - But they're lighter to carry and easier to pour :) -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 23:18 1
      - and usually lower cost due to cheaper packaging, but still no 90 point wines -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 01:42
Kimmell pranking one of his writer's roommate into thinking the house is haunted -- (link) - jangles Nov 5, 22:51 [youtube] 1
- Shouldn't watch this right before going to bed. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 00:09
Anonymous begins releasing the actual KKK members list -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 5, 22:32 3
- not like it's a surprise for this listee. nm but: -- (link*) -- (link*) - b! Nov 5, 23:29 2
  - David Duke is on there too. it's not exactly a shocking expose so far. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 00:00
  - (the list is very detailed for some, btw. from social media info. to jobs, contact info., family, credit card numbers and exp.) -- nm - b! Nov 5, 23:41
Daughter was waiting on the delivery of a new couch when I left....it arrived yesterday. -- (link) - Meg Nov 5, 22:27 [flickr]
despite not inviting Meg [who loves chinese food], Chinese Archeologists find 74 bc emperors tomb still full of great stuff -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 5, 22:16 2
- Spectacular ! -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 22:32
- I thimk of the word undisturbed after posting and decide not to edit -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 22:22
I wanted to play some Halo 5 co-op with my son tonight. Apparently, that doesn't happen in Halo 5. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 22:16 1
- 343 took one of the best things about Halo and ruined it. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 05:36
Honest Trailer: SW - The Force Awakens -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 21:36 [youtube]
tap tap tap -- nm - budice Nov 5, 21:13 7
- Heh. Well, maybe people are still distracted by the bats. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:13 5
  - Bats? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 5, 22:42 4
    - Hit the 'b' key..... -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 22:47 3
      - AAAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!! - ReluctantCynic Nov 5, 22:48 1
        
        You maybe shouldn't have mentioned that ;) -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 22:53
      - maybe next year I'll make it work on mobile too -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:47
- Stop it!!!! -- nm - Donna Moss Nov 5, 21:27
Yay!! Adblock's working!!! - toblr.2 Nov 5, 20:40
Hobo road signs/symbols: -- (link) - emoticripple Nov 5, 20:18 2
- "A beating awaits you here" -- nm - mud Nov 5, 20:35
- cool -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 20:26
Flamingo signs Donny & Marie thru 2016 -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 5, 20:12
*uses Tyler Eifort to bang on kelly's head like a kid's toy hammer* bonk bonk bonk bonk -- nm - Gemma's Boy Toy Nov 5, 20:10 2
- Yeah, I had AJ Green, and Crash absolutely eviscerated me with Eifert. - David Nov 5, 22:19 1
  - i guess crash is good for something after all -- nm - jangles Nov 5, 22:22

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