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William Regal on Table for 3 names dressing in drag as his favorite thing he's done in the WWE. (Currently he's injured, but still NXT GM.) -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 12:46 2
- he's a *huge* comedy nerd of the old school guys from the 50's and 60's. and loves doing that stuff. -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 12:50 1
  - It was way better than when Brisco and Patterson did it, that's for sure. -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 12:53
Clemson v. Syracuse: There Will Be Orange... -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 12:34 1
- and blood obvs. There Will Be Blood Orange. -- nm - Diva Nov 14, 12:48
Adele's 21 named greatest album of all time by Billboard -- (link) - Beaker Nov 14, 12:33 1
- did someone destroy their record collection before 2011? -- nm - jangles Nov 14, 12:38
Draft Ops ads during Georgia/Auburn. New Daily Fantasy site (Rich Eisen shilling) -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 12:27 1
- Strike while it's hot! -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 12:28
I hate college basketball -- nm - prayformojo Nov 14, 12:24 3
- I love college basketball. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 12:43
- Until March Madness it's a waste of my time. -- nm - Bacon Nov 14, 12:25 1
  - 48 hours -- nm - David Nov 14, 12:42
Welp, have started the process of liquidating my comics and hockey cards. - Beaker Nov 14, 12:11 9
- Make sure you put enough water in the blender. You don't want it to be too thick. -- nm - rollo Nov 14, 12:27 2
  - the Maple Leafs gave me the shits -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 12:34
  - Hank Aaron Smoothies! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:33
- so how ya doing? -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 12:18 5
  - heh, you've seen my list, let me know if interested in any. Shipping bulk is the killer. and I may need the cream to sell the filler here -- nm* - Beaker Nov 14, 12:21 4
    - Sell the best stuff indiviually on ebay. Send all the other stuff to mycomicshop.com. -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 12:37 3
      - do you send the boxes? How do they work? -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 12:41 2
        
        and EBay is way more work than I want to put into it. -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 12:43 1
        
        only for the key issues. you can make some coin there. If you just want to sell the whole thing send your list - Remlik Nov 14, 12:46
Emojipedia attempts to interpret and explain emojis, and shows differences between systems -- (link) - mara Nov 14, 11:53
When Kim Kardashian meets Fallout 4... -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 11:39
Nick Hornby talks about the Brooklyn script -- (link) - jangles Nov 14, 11:36
Pope Francis calls Paris massacre part of ‘piecemeal Third World War’ -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 14, 11:36
Damon Lindelof wants you to know that he really worked hard on Prometheus to not make it just an Alien prequel -- (link) - jangles Nov 14, 11:31 2
- He needs to quit his day job. Seriously -- nm - Bacon Nov 14, 12:20
- He should have tried less hard and just made an Alien prequel. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 12:06
""We were told that you have to have celebrity voices, you have to have hip-hop music — you have to have this stuff to reach the new generation" -- (link) - jangles Nov 14, 11:29 13
- and no plans for a sequel. - jangles Nov 14, 11:30 12
  - How can someone "buy out the brand"? Wouldn't the family have to sell it? -- nm - All the boys love lazy chicks Nov 14, 11:34 5
    - Many family members own shares of the holding company, a couple sell their shares and pretty soon Disney has princess patty -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 11:46 1
      - That would never happen! -- nm - Winnie the Pooh Nov 14, 12:27
    - Yeah, sounds like he's saying he doesn't trust the next generation of the family. -- nm - mara Nov 14, 11:44 2
      - Well there is crazy $$$ to be made. -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 11:49 1
        
        a Red Baron vs Snoopy ride similar to the Simpsons/Minions/etc at Universal would be the awesome -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 11:52
  - there will be another movie. -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 11:33 5
    - With Snoopy rapping in Zubaz and Alec Baldwin voicing a new neighbor. -- nm - Max Nov 14, 11:35 4
      - of course! -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 11:37 3
        
        Vin diesel as charlie, mickey Rourke as pig pen, Rob Downey Jr as Schroeder -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 11:49 2
        
        Julia Roberts as Lucy. -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 11:59
        
        No, Downey Jr should be Linus -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 11:51
Everything is fine, guys. I saw love the coopers instead. -- nm - All the boys love lazy chicks Nov 14, 11:23 2
- and, compared to The Family Stone? -- nm - Max Nov 14, 11:24 1
  - It was fine. The theatre was actually pretty full. Stone was better cast in most places. I kind of feel like - All the boys love lazy chicks Nov 14, 11:36
I'm at Christmas hating Starbucks playing Animal Crossing and there is this guy doing I presume is his day job phone customer support. - Qale Nov 14, 11:03 3
- If he's talking about car warranties he might be a scammer -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 11:08
- There were people at my Starbucks trying to get SDCC passes. -- nm - budice Nov 14, 11:05 1
  - InsaneCon. -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 11:24
Verizon says it is waiving all fees for international text messages & long distance calls from the U.S. to France through November 15. -- nm - budice Nov 14, 10:49
dear Stalker. I want this book. thank you. -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 14, 10:36
LAT: 23-year-old Cal State Long Beach design student was among those killed in the Paris terrorist attacks. -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 10:18
LIR obscure 70s rock: April Wine, Klaatu, Ian Thomas, Ram Jam, Lighthouse, Stampeders, Triumph, Zon, The Tubes -- nm - zork Nov 14, 10:17 2
- April Wine and Lighthouse are not obscure to Canadians!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 14, 11:03 1
  - and Stampeders too -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 11:27
Paul challenges Sanders to ideological debate -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 14, 10:15 6
- I accept! Along with this delicious $20 Family Meal -- nm - Col. Sanders Nov 14, 10:20
- Waving Arms vs. Waving Hands -- nm - Max Nov 14, 10:19
- desperate times call for desperate measures -- nm - jangles Nov 14, 10:18
- That would be the most fascinating debate of the decade. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:16 2
  - HA! Like Sanders would agree to that...it'd pull Rand up a bit in the standings -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 11:19
  - As someone who hasn't watched a single minute of any of the debates yet, I would totally watch this. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 14, 10:18
Report: Suicide Bomber Tried To Enter France-Germany Game And Was Turned Away By Security -- (link) - Beaker Nov 14, 10:08 6
- Was discovered, retreated and blew himself up. - Will Hunting Nov 14, 10:59 1
  - Yup. -- nm - jaxSean Nov 14, 12:01
- you had one job! -- nm - jangles Nov 14, 10:11 1
  - Seriously, though... three suicide bombers and one civilian fatality. That's freaking miraculous. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 10:21
- I would expect security at NFL games tomorrow will be the tightest ever. -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 10:09 1
  - UFC in Austrailia tonight will be pretty crazy I bet. They're expecting 70K. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 14, 10:15
Pres. Obama will still travel to Paris at the end of the month for international climate talks - Reuters, quoting senior admin. official -- nm - budice Nov 14, 09:57
Fallout 4 update: the missing companion reappeared without explanation at the end of a main story quest, in a location I looked for her. - Tim Nov 14, 09:53 3
- (more detailed spoiler) - Tim Nov 14, 09:57
- Women. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - JD Nov 14, 09:56
- She was on a booty call. - Spawndroid Nov 14, 09:55
"I would never let that happen. Sergeant Slow is a terrible name." -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 09:47
Trump crushin it -- (link) - jangles Nov 14, 09:45
I am escorting my cousin and her daughter (a high school senior) on a college visit day here - ty97 Nov 14, 09:44 1
- this sounds like the setup for a Will Ferrell raunch comedy - jangles Nov 14, 09:47
Army Football takes the field with American & French flag -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 09:34 2
- Very cool. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 14, 09:36 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 11:27
Yo. I'm lead at work today, and part of me wants to make this shift all about positivity (and of course movie escapism) - con_carne Nov 14, 09:19
Wookies. Why did it have to be Wookies -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 08:54 1
- Chewbacca is just Bigfoot in space. Must be crash's favourite -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 09:12
EU leaders on Paris attacks: Threats to be faced "with all necessary means and ruthless determination" -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 08:42
It's a long story but I have to go see spectre today. Yuck! How are there no good limiteds playing in Allentown?? -- nm - All the boys love lazy chicks Nov 14, 08:38 6
- je suis amanda -- nm - jangles Nov 14, 09:17
- Not into Bollywood? -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 08:47 1
  - It's awful right? Nothing!! -- nm - All the boys love lazy chicks Nov 14, 08:50
- ERC: 007 is on target for #1 again with $10.2M on Friday, as SPECTRE is expected to snag $34M for the weekend. -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 08:39 2
  - The first of the Craig films to retain it's #1 spot. -- nm - budice Nov 14, 08:41 1
    - Well, the last two were competing against Twilight films in their opening weekends, so... -- nm - Roger More Nov 14, 09:09
SDCC 2016 Pre-Reg goin on right now. Website crashing. -- nm - budice Nov 14, 08:29 2
- "We are communicating with EPIC Registration in trying to resolve this issue. We will have an update in 10-15 minutes" -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 08:33 1
  - "Yellow info bar just updated to say they're working on the issues." -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 08:45
Dano's house of the week. -- (link) - Dano Nov 14, 08:23 11
- High number be damned. I stopped by a peaked in the windows and I kind of loved it. -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 10:50
- that faucet is huge! -- nm - jangles Nov 14, 09:55 3
  - It's like a kitchen faucet in the bathroom! -- nm - Ukrainian Judge Nov 14, 10:43 2
    - tru dat, ukranian judge -- nm - jangles Nov 14, 10:48 1
      - Oops ... Seriously tho ... wtf were they thinking? -- nm - JenBro Nov 14, 11:00
- House number is too high. Reject. -- nm - All the boys love lazy chicks Nov 14, 08:39 5
  - I didn't know that. What's the cut off? -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 08:44 4
    - Less than 2500 is the sash Karen mary consensus. I am only iffy on over 2100 but.. -- nm - All the boys love lazy chicks Nov 14, 08:49 3
      - 4716 would beg to differ. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 14, 10:21 1
        
        Any advance on 11390 ? - Meg Nov 14, 10:23
      - 4502, jerk -- nm - Max Nov 14, 09:50
Big news, I have turned on the heat in my house. -- nm* - Ender Nov 14, 08:19 4
- ~The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire...~ -- nm - budice Nov 14, 08:23 1
  - If dreams were thunder, lightning was desire, this old house would have burned down a long time ago -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 11:06
- My wife has found her Pentatonix Christmas CD. -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 08:21 1
  - ...and I am out of LDB -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 09:42
A pretty interesting overview of Ben Carson's various attempts to separate cojoined twins. -- (link) - mara Nov 14, 08:14 1
- "...Boo! ... Nope. Attempt #34, Scare tactic: FAIL. On to Attempt #35, Diet Coke and Pop Rocks." -- nm - The Diary of Dr. Ben Carson Nov 14, 10:06
High-speed train derails in France. -- (link) - mara Nov 14, 08:08 2
- "The AFP news agency is quoting sources as saying the derailment happened due to 'excessive speed'." -- nm - mara Nov 14, 08:34
- "There's no sign that the incident might be related to the Paris attacks that struck Friday." - David Nov 14, 08:13
Five dead and seven injured after train derails in France -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 08:07 1
- Yikes. They were probably hoping for good news with the test run. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 08:36
Parisians throng blood donation centers in response to attacks -- (link) - con_carne Nov 14, 08:05
and so it begins . . . if I see something I like and can use, i might actually do some early Christmas shopping today at . . . - call me Ishmael Nov 14, 08:02
ERC: "Warner's THE 33 is being buried at the box office, grossing just $1.8M on Friday, $5M for the weekend." -- (link*) - budice Nov 14, 07:42 2
- $2.8M on Friday w/ LOVE THE COOPERS--expect $8M+ for the weekend. -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 07:45
- I don't know what that is. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 07:44
I heard an NFL stat yesterday that kinda blew my mind. The Pats have scored in every quarter this year--but for the first quarter of the first game. - ML Nov 14, 07:36 1
- yeah, they were talking about it during the last game -- nm - Beaker Nov 14, 07:55
Today's website "update" = Citicards. I understand this is aimed at mobile users but it's a pain for desktop users. - Meg Nov 14, 07:27
Uber jacked up prices 400% last night in Paris while cabs drove everyone home free. -- (link*) - budice Nov 14, 07:04 12
- I'm not saying it's not true, but I'm not finding any articles to confirm this. If it were true, I would expect the Internet outrage machine to say. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 07:47
- "Uber in Paris, driver kicks us out after loading luggage, leaving us stranded on streets w luggage and wo wifi. " -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 07:17 1
  - One shitty Uber experience suggests that all Uner drivers are doing this, right? -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 07:46
- There's a lot of conflicting information. Another report said Uber was suspended. I'm looking for confirmation on the surge pricing. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 07:15
- Time reporting they suspended service... -- (link) - budice Nov 14, 07:12 2
  - People on Twitter are saying they had surge pricing before suspending the service. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 14, 07:13 1
    - I saw a post where Uner was denying surge pricing *and* also denying suspending its service -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 07:41
- I assume that a supply/demand algorithm automatically sets up the Uber rates? -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 07:11 3
  - Yes, there's a secret algorithm. Here's a recent article on it. -- (link) - Mop Nov 14, 07:43
  - I also assume the outrage machine has a similiar such algorithm that ramps up automoatically in response to this happening with Uber. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 14, 07:29
  - Yes and they had to go in to override it. -- nm - iSpam Nov 14, 07:22
- That's awful and they're awful. -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 14, 07:07
I recently discovered the site albumoftheyear.org and it has become a go to site for me for music reviews etc. -- nm - Rollo Nov 14, 07:04 3
- first discovery from there - Courtney Barnett. -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 07:33 2
  - Hey! -- (link) - Dano Nov 14, 07:54 [Backboard] 1
    - Yep, Courtney Barnett is awesome. -- nm - Rollo Nov 14, 08:30
We got home from NOLA a couple nights ago, so I have fired up my xbox one. Destiny is fun, and I think Madden will be as well! - emoticripple Nov 14, 06:33
Anthony Bourdain and Sean Brock at Waffle House. -- (link) - Dano Nov 14, 06:25 2
- nice -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 06:31
- Better than the French Laundry -- nm - prayformojo Nov 14, 06:29
Happy post board! -- (link) - znufrii Nov 14, 06:22

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