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Had a spectacular night of bar trivia. Some of the celebrity names that were also sentences were: - Mop Nov 11, 22:30
"Joe's balls are on the move" -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 22:05 1
- But did he say anything about his pole? -- nm - Roger More Nov 11, 22:12
just once, i would love to see the teams tell Probst "no, we don't wanna see what we're playing for" on the reward challenge -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 21:39 2
- Then kick him in the nuts -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 21:55 1
  - that's what the losing team should do when he tells them "got nothing for ya" -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 21:56
Braves shopping Andrleton Simmons. -- (edited) - David Nov 11, 21:18 1
- How on earth do you pronounce that? -- nm - emoticripple Nov 12, 03:35
Are you hungry? -- nm* - David Nov 11, 21:18 3
- Here. Have three tacos. 🌮🌮🌮 -- nm - David Nov 11, 21:19 2
  - From Chipotle!!! ++Diarrhea Emote++ -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 21:33 1
    - ♪~ ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ -- nm - icolin Nov 11, 21:51
WWE: The Undertaker was just on Jimmy Fallon.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 11, 21:12 [youtube] 2
- I kind of hate The Undertaker. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 21:16 1
  - Ironic that he's the only wrestler over 50 that is still alive -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 21:34
it's after 11 o'clock here, i've been at work all day, and even upon scanning the backboards, I shamefully must admit that I have nothing to say - call me Ishmael Nov 11, 21:11
Pete, YGM. -- nm - David Nov 11, 21:00
Haha! Was just offered a 2016 2nd Round and a 2016 9th Round pick for Gurley... - IrishStephen Nov 11, 20:24 2
- Offer your last round pick for their best player. -- nm - David Nov 11, 20:50 1
  - I will trade you Richard and for Lorelai straight up! -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 21:36
Steven Moffat Worked His 1995 Doctor Who Chatroom Fan Theory Into Show Canon -- (link) - zork Nov 11, 20:16 3
- "This is a very silly idea and I’m consequently rather proud of it." -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 04:32
- i'm sure it isn't the only thing he thought of when he was a fanboy 20+ years ago, that has gone into the show -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 11, 20:47 1
  - That would explain a lot of Doctor Who bullshit. -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 22:31
In Tales from the Association, I've never understood why Chris Paul is as highly thought of as he is - prayformojo Nov 11, 19:48 1
- Porzingis sounds like a meat-flavoured soft drink - Reagen Nov 11, 20:05
Casey Wilson on the League tonight. -- nm - Remlik Nov 11, 19:44 4
- Love her. -- nm - MDH Nov 11, 20:03 2
  - right? -- nm - Remlik Nov 11, 20:10 1
    - No. -- nm - David Nov 11, 20:50
- Thanks for the warning. -- nm - David Nov 11, 19:50
I loved Davis Rules. -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 11, 19:34
Warriors go to 9-0 -- nm - amoxy Nov 11, 19:32 3
- And Steph Curry is En Fuego - amoxy Nov 11, 21:00
- woo! -- nm - b. Nov 11, 19:34
- Come out and play -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 19:32
Ellie's new song is not very good but it is stuck on my mind. -- nm - ty97 Nov 11, 19:23 2
- Have you heard the new Elle King single? - Subversive Nov 11, 20:30
- which one is the single? -- nm - b. Nov 11, 19:35
It's weird - I think the Anaheim Ducks' third jersey is ugly, but I love the Oilers' third,despite both being mostly orange. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 19:22
Mel Alert..... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 11, 19:11 [youtube]
Slate has the u of m incident report for the poopstika -- (link) - jangles Nov 11, 19:07 7
- Along with a list of conservative outlets reporting it as a hoax. - Mop Nov 11, 19:12 4
  - It's a blueprint example of how people want to focus on a side issue when there's a glaring problem out in the open. -- nm - David Nov 11, 19:15 2
    - If the side issue isn't real then the real issue isn't real. We are now living in a post racist world. - toblr.2 Nov 11, 20:19
    - Playing with poo is Nasty -- nm - Beryllium Nov 11, 19:17
  - "False flag!" -- nm - TWuG Nov 11, 19:14
- It sounded too much like something a punk college kid would do to be a hoax. -- nm - David Nov 11, 19:10 1
  - unfortunately, for various/asst'd reasons, people lie all the time about stupid things (and not so stupid ones). proof is always welcome. - b. Nov 11, 19:23
RIP Nathaniel Marston -- (link) - Todd Manning Nov 11, 19:01 1
- :( - I just read an update earlier today. v. sad. -- nm - b. Nov 11, 19:03
According to Vudu, Jack and Jill is a Thanksgiving movie. -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 18:57 2
- I constantly give thanks that I haven't seen it. -- nm - Ender Nov 11, 20:00 1
  - This line should have shut down ST for the night. Nothing better than this will be said tonight. -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 22:35
yt has some veterans-related videos up for the day (happy one to st vets, btw!) - this is just pure doggie bliss. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 11, 18:48 [youtube] 6
- That could be you, hyde - jangles Nov 11, 18:56 3
  - or he could train his kitty to be like that bb hopper. -- nm - b. Nov 11, 19:04
  - fun fact: my co-worker brought her dog to work today, and the dang thing spent an hour sitting in my lap....nm - x Nov 11, 19:01 1
    - Lucky guy -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 19:06
- I saw this reaction first at a Roger Waters concert.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 11, 18:53 [youtube] 1
  - aw, I remember seeing that somewhere in the past. so nice. :) - -- nm - b. Nov 11, 18:55
Chase and Marriott just upped the offer on their credit card if you're interested. 80k points for spending $3k in 3 months. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 11, 18:47 10
- Really good card for int'l travel too. -- nm - icolin Nov 11, 21:53
- Is the original offer better? Lower spending requirement and annual fee waived. -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 19:04 5
  - Only 50k points. You're paying $85 for 30k points which is 3-4 nights at Courtyards. -- nm - iSpam Nov 11, 19:06 4
    - Thanks for that. I was having trouble converting points to nights. So about 10k per night? -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 19:07 3
      - It really depends on the brand and the time of year. If you have a Marriott account you can search by points to get an idea. - iSpam Nov 11, 19:09 2
        
        (Didn't read the details) does balance transfer count for the $3000? -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 19:13 1
        
        I dont know specifically but I don't think it typically does. They want new spend. - iSpam Nov 11, 19:14
- I just grabbed that offer a few months back. Will probably go toward helping to get the JW in HK -- nm - ty97 Nov 11, 18:49 2
  - I never look at hotel loyalty programs. Are rooms easier to come by on desired dates that seats on a plane? - Mop Nov 11, 19:05
  - We realized we never put my wife on my card since I only use it for business reimbursements. Just got her own card. -- nm - iSpam Nov 11, 19:05
that reminds me - psa, if you are like me and haven't yet watched the "veronica mars" movie + want to + have hbo, it goes away in a few days. -- nm - b. Nov 11, 18:45
You know what still makes me laugh over a year later? -- (link) - David Nov 11, 18:43 [youtube] 1
- agreed. -- nm - Remlik Nov 11, 18:49
b. The Twenty is put together, but I'm still working on sequencing. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 18:39 11
- Q! - b. Nov 11, 18:43 10
  - I'm glad you are continuing to find my lists entertaining. I try to keep throwing the occational curve balls. - Qale Nov 11, 18:49 9
    - ha! I have sometimes tried to figure out what you're doing, but never would have guessed the tv one especially! - b. Nov 11, 18:52 8
      - Story is far too arty for me to comprehend. Naw, I just try to take it kind of seriously as if I were program director of the station I'd want to hear -- nm* - Qale Nov 11, 19:05 7
        
        oh yah, there's that in it for me to, except I also try to include things I think you'll like vs. just me. :) - -- nm - b. Nov 11, 19:26 6
        
        Yeah, you like Diplo. That's just fucked up. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 19:36 5
        
        *stooge eye poke* don't provoke me to diss some of your tastes, mister man. -- nm - b. Nov 11, 19:40 4
        
        There was that Jamaican song too. It's alright, I obliged your diplo-love this week. Playlist is active. - Qale Nov 11, 19:46 2
        
        oh yah, I forgot about that, ha - I do occasionally throw a curve ball for fun. thanks! -- nm - b. Nov 11, 19:47 1
        
        (howard jones and tff! :D) - b. Nov 11, 20:14
        
        *grabs popcorn* -- nm - Remlik Nov 11, 19:42
Hot Pockets Save Lives -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 11, 18:36 2
- ~ hot pocket . . . ~ -- nm - Jim Gaffigan Nov 11, 20:35
- If dude had ordered Dominoes he'd be DEAD -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 18:39
Chronicle of Higher Education cribs the resignation of Mizzou's president within the context of states appointing corporate leaders to universities. - Mop Nov 11, 18:32
Good grief: former voice of Charlie Brown pleads guilty to murder-for-hire plot -- (link) - Remlik Nov 11, 18:11 4
- WHA wha....... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 11, 19:09
- Dude is fucking peaNUTS -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 18:37
- Lucie should have known better with that f-in' football! -- nm - CB Nov 11, 18:36
- At least he didn't get a rock -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 18:18
Spring is too long to wait for new Kimmy Schmidt -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 18:09 4
- I still haven't seen the full season 1 so there are still new episodes for me. -- nm - Dano Nov 11, 18:24 2
  - It's a quick sprint. Knock it out in a couple of days. -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 19:03
  - Jerk -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 18:36
- Earlier tonight I got mad about this very fact. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 11, 18:11
dope is kind of a sloppy mess, but an enjoyable watch...nm - x Nov 11, 18:07
Rumor: but it's getting solid....Guns and Roses to announce reunion tour.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 11, 18:07 7
- I talked to Duff at a show last week. He said he wasn't going to tour with his new album with his band because he was going to be on tour - jnine Nov 12, 11:28
- Just debating about this right now. I'd like to see an honest to goodness G'n'R' show with the other boys, but Axel's voice is cooked. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 11, 21:51
- hmpf - pretend I say something like " I believe it when I see it and Axel is going to be late to every show" type comment here -- nm - Pippy Nov 11, 20:50
- With slash? -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 18:10 3
  - yup. Original lineup. Though I really doubt Adler makes the bill. My pure guess is, that Matt Sourum returns -- nm - Remlik Nov 11, 18:12 1
    - But what about Duff?!!! -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 18:53
  - And Buckethead -- nm - prayformojo Nov 11, 18:11
In 63 hours I'll be at a college basketball game. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 11, 18:01 2
- What position? -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 19:01
- in 63 hours I'll be sleeping, or possibly playing fallout, since the girl is going away for the weekend. -- nm - mafic Nov 11, 18:06
Serial transit thief steals Greyhound bus... -- (link) - Meg Nov 11, 18:01 3
- I knew who that was before I even clicked the link -- nm - znufrii needs a job Nov 11, 18:31
- On it -- nm - Sarah Koenig Nov 11, 18:03 1
  - + -- nm - emoticripple Nov 11, 18:26
the real reason tim cook is pimping tablets hard is that apple's tablet sales were down 20% y-o-y in the third quarter....nm - x Nov 11, 17:58 8
- If they really believe the PC is dead at apple maybe they should stop selling them and then tablet sales will go up -- nm - Karl_S Nov 11, 19:51
- I mean, I like my tablet. It's great for media and travel. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 17:59 3
  - they're excellent for consuming, and terrible for producing. -- nm - mafic Nov 11, 18:05 2
    - Give me 1200 more words on this! - Slate Nov 11, 18:10 1
      - I can't. I'm using a tablet. -- nm - mafic S.I. Nov 11, 18:50
- They've got the same problem as TiVo. They want annual sales, but their products last several years. -- nm - David Nov 11, 17:59
- But Macs were up so his own PCs are cannibalizing his tablets. -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 17:59 1
  - bigger phones are too. tablet sales are getting chewed at both ways globally. as of july worldwide tablet sales were -7% y-o-y...nm - x Nov 11, 18:06
Survivor spoils - Jovian Nov 11, 17:58 8
- Spoilers - David Nov 11, 18:15 7
  - Spoils - Dark Callisto Nov 11, 18:27
  - I don't understand. Spoils. - Volnelk Nov 11, 18:19 5
    - Spoilers - David Nov 11, 18:23 4
      - spoils - Dark Callisto Nov 11, 18:28 3
        
        And this is why...(spoils) - Jim Nov 11, 18:58 2
        
        spoils - crash davis Nov 11, 19:02 1
        
        Like Kim, (spoils) - Jim Nov 11, 19:08
Russia's Top Secret Nuclear Torpedo Plans Foiled by Russian State Television Knuckleheads -- (link) - Beaker Nov 11, 17:57
second arrest made for the mizzou threats. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 11, 17:56 10
- Jim, I replied as the board rolled. -- nm - David Nov 11, 17:59 9
  - I saw it and I just think that racial divide is no different than anywhere else in the country and is being seriously overblown. - Jim Nov 11, 18:03 8
    - yes, I saw that; but that doesn't dismiss that there have been ongoing race-related issues/experiences on campus. many news orgs have had pieces on - b. Nov 11, 18:08 7
      - re: your subject line there, I've been trying to find a piece from a while back, maybe around the time of the ferguson riots, that -- (edited) - b. Nov 11, 18:19 6
        
        With the utmost respect, with regards t my subject line...it's what I think. It's my opinion. As someone who lives here... - Jim Nov 11, 19:08 5
        
        it's objective data, from neutral parties - there's no opinion in it. I don't know what there could possibly be to object to, but - b. Nov 11, 19:20 4
        
        I'm talking about the idea that for some reason, my home is a racist hotbed. I don't agree with that. I live here. - Jim Nov 11, 19:44 2
        
        you didn't say racist hotbed earlier, you said you don't think it's different than anywhere else. -- (edited) - b. Nov 11, 20:01 1
        
        I know it may seem impossible that I forgot to say something else there, but I realized it when I was - i.b.! Nov 11, 21:09
        
        oh, p.s. - b. Nov 11, 19:39
No one calls me Markiepoo and lives! - crash davis Nov 11, 17:56 3
- but being called a pearl girl is still ok, right? -- nm - b. Nov 11, 17:57 2
  - I... Omg that sounds dirty. -- nm - Mop Nov 11, 19:06
  - sure thing, haven't thought of that in a long time :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 11, 18:26
In my safe space -- nm - jangles Nov 11, 17:55 1
- Tell Satan hello -- nm - Bacon Nov 11, 17:55

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