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the long national Sanders campaign nightmare is over - jar jar trump Dec 18, 21:50 1
- Let me guess, Chinese hackers apologized for their mistakes and fixed it for him -- nm - General Zeit Dec 18, 21:54
Anyone have the info on the ST College Bowl Pick'em on Yahoo?! - ReluctantCynic Dec 18, 21:45
Star Wars non spoiler observation - ralph wiggum Dec 18, 20:56 2
- spoils - Spawn Dec 18, 22:03
- spoils.. - budice Dec 18, 21:07
The Milwaukee Bucks wish they could play Golden State every game. -- nm - Dano Dec 18, 20:51
Meanwhile, Pistons/Bulls was an inch away from going to 5OT. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 20:35
so, seriously, if we do see that illustrious 312.50 happen this weekend with SW, what will the new standard be?? -- nm - call me Ishmael Dec 18, 20:29 3
- Xbox One -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 21:39
- That was an estimated max possible adjust, which was beat by a spiderman? Now we're talking beating that for an open weekend - General Zeit Dec 18, 21:39
- 625 -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 18, 20:30
if you like hearing actors talk about actin, SAG Foundation's youtube channel is pretty great -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 18, 20:27 [youtube]
Plainfield movie theater and mall evacuated after threat made on social media. -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 18, 20:25 1
- David really wants to win that bet. -- nm - third stormtrooper on the right or left depending Dec 18, 21:47
Dorky Star Wars music nugget (spoilerish) - R2-Deev2 Dec 18, 20:22 2
- I want to spend an entire movie (spoils) - Jovian Dec 18, 20:39 1
  - it was really vivid. And there must be a million stories goong on in there -- nm* - R2-Deev2 Dec 19, 04:36
Mike Vogel = tiny Marc Blucas. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 20:14 6
- That might be one of my favorite disparate worlds memories. Well after knowing him as Riley and hearing the tidbit hat he was a Div 1 player - JD Dec 18, 20:18
- His casting makes this feel like Under the Dome. -- nm - Davi Dec 18, 20:18 4
  - Although with a nice defined ending instead of Whoops, Season 2! -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 20:21 3
    - We still haven't watched the finale since it conflicted with Survivor. -- nm - Davi Dec 18, 20:25 2
      - although it's hard not to wince when (part 1 spoils) - Reagen Dec 18, 21:27
      - I haven't either, but I haven't seen anything that says they want a series -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 20:30
i'm thinking maybe the Force Awakens - Son of Saul double feature tomorrow for complete opposite experiences -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 18, 20:04
Also, I agree with Inigocumber -- nm - R2-Deev2 Dec 18, 19:56
STAR7 now H$570, Long:Short ratio 613.8 to 3.6. That's up 50 points in 3 days and 70 in 10 days. -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 18, 19:52 3
- Less than 20m shares traded....well it's 11m or so to flip -- nm* - General Zeit Dec 18, 21:33
- this makes my head hurt ... if we get any numbers in before it's too late tomorrow, it might be worth the short? - call me Ishmael Dec 18, 20:26 1
  - I'm holding long til delist. -- nm - Shaun Dec 18, 20:34
24 hours from now I will be sitting in the theater getting ready to watch it. -- nm - Bacon The Hutt Dec 18, 19:44 3
- You really like Tina Fey, huh? ;) -- nm - third stormtrooper on the right or left depending Dec 18, 19:52 2
  - No. There is only one man Bacon loves and that man is JOHN CENAAAAA!! -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 21:41 1
    - Tina Fey is not a man. -- nm - third stormtrooper on the right or left depending Dec 18, 21:45
something called Incarnate Word beat St. John's. -- nm - Tim Dec 18, 19:17 8
- This team should be better than what I've seen early in this season. Some disappointing losses. -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 20:12
- Earlier in the week, they lost to NAIA team Our Lady of the Lake. - Tim Dec 18, 19:31
- This makes me miss the Yahoo Hoops game so much. -- nm - David Dec 18, 19:31 2
  - I'd like to think that game made me some money in my early trips to Vegas - JD Dec 18, 20:06
  - We should figure out a way to recreate that game. -- nm - Dark Side Callisto Dec 18, 19:33
- Is that different from Incarnate Word State? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 19:27
- It's in San Antonio -- nm - ty97 Dec 18, 19:22
- Ward Incarnate. Those guys are killers. -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 18, 19:18
So is STAR8 a hold after this or dump for a few months? Is there enough story left to support it? - Meg Dec 18, 19:16 2
- It could get to 490 or higher this weekend. That's a hefty price to hold on to for that long. With this week's spike, I'd expect a selloff. -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 18, 19:20 1
  - But since I have tons of cash I'll hang on to it. -- nm - third stormtrooper on the right or left depending Dec 18, 19:49
Oh, I don't think this was mentioned: the funniest scene in SW:TFA (spoiler) - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 18, 19:16
Will The Rock ever finish buttoning his sleeve? An investigation: -- (link) - ML Dec 18, 19:08 2
- love it -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 18, 21:51
- snicker -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 18, 19:11
Disney is saying $120 for thurs/Fri and $215 weekend. -- (link) - iSpam Dec 18, 19:06 4
- That seems realistic. -- nm - Andie Dec 18, 21:13
- FWIW, that lines up about right with what Kim and I were just projecting. - David Dec 18, 19:09 1
  - I saw Irrational Exuberance at the Day for Night Festival last year here in Houston. -- nm* - Qale Dec 18, 21:42
- They're better off being lower rather than looking silly by being high. - Tim Dec 18, 19:08
Bigotry, Sex Emails and Political Carnage, oh my! -- (link) - znufrii Dec 18, 18:59 2
- There's so much here. - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 18, 19:30 1
  - Yeah, this is the first I've heard of the twin angle. -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 19:36
Why is the moonshine always gone? - prayformojo Dec 18, 18:56 5
- We can mail you more. - David Dec 18, 18:59 4
  - Wait. One can actually ship such goods? - JD Dec 18, 20:09 3
    - Kim told me it was legal. That was good enough for me. - David Dec 18, 20:10 2
      - Always trust someone from Alabama on the subject of moonshine. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 20:36
      - *laughing* I just had the mental image, er short film ala SNL digital short of all types of things... - JD Dec 18, 20:15
Holy crap, Ty! Did you see this? - David Dec 18, 18:50 4
- Wow. What the H is happening there? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 18:55
- That's.....insane. -- nm - ty97 Dec 18, 18:53 2
  - He's a guy I thought would coach there until he got bored. It's a stunning reversal of fortune. -- nm - David Dec 18, 18:59 1
    - It makes no sense. Who would we replace him with that's better? I truly don't undertand. - ty97 Dec 18, 19:03
I've asked this before, but what is the ST approved media player? Roku? Firestick? -- nm - Volnelk Dec 18, 18:44 6
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- I have a Roku 3. LOVE it. -- nm - jaxSean Dec 18, 19:27
- If you iTunes, Apple TV. If not, Roku. -- nm - iSpam Dec 18, 19:09
- I have a Nexus Player. I think the NVIDIA Shield is considered the all around best. - Dignan Dec 18, 18:57
- Get a full-fledged Roku. The new ones even have audio controls, which helps a lot. -- nm - David Dec 18, 18:52
- I like my roku stick, but there's newer tech now. Since I mostly only use it for Netflix, I haven't felt a need to upgrade. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 18:49
So I'm shopping for an inexpensive but nice duffle bag for someone for the holidays... - Mel Profitine Dec 18, 18:44 [Image] 5
- this auction was held earlier today. I was really tempted to bid on the luggage, but I almost never travel -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 18, 19:37 1
  - Store your collectibles in it -- nm - General Zeit Dec 18, 22:28
- I saw this today in Target and was soooo tempted -- (link) - Meg Dec 18, 19:03 1
  - that's pretty snazzy. -- nm - Mel Profitine Dec 18, 19:11
- that looks like the '3 head size' -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 18, 18:55
new holiday version of james corden's carpool karaoke, ft. some past passengers and some new ones. nm but: -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 18, 18:44 [youtube] 1
- ha! I forgot I star-wars'd my google everything earlier. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 18:47
Beatles to join Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music....next thursday... -- (link) - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 18, 18:29 2
- silly Apple - jar jar trump Dec 18, 18:30 1
  - yup. -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 18, 18:38
Somehow, I never bought stocks in SW7 at that other place. - The Death Sceire Dec 18, 18:18 1
- Ouch, that's what - 3 million in commission? -- nm - Meg Dec 18, 18:31
Disney Infinity: EXCLUSIVE: Disney Infinity 3.0 Expands "The Force Awakens" with New Playset Planet -- (link) - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 18, 18:17
hungry cat friends break -- (link) - jar jar trump Dec 18, 18:17 1
- I like how he just tosses it out on the deck. "Enjoy, you SOBs." -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 18, 18:35
Pigs in Space -- (link) - the third stormtrooper from the left or right depe Dec 18, 17:58 [youtube]
Bacon in space -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 18, 17:49 4
- heh, that's amusing. and, whoa, from down that page, I hadn't heard about iman shumpert delivering his fiancee's baby. nm but: -- (link) - bb.-8 Dec 18, 18:01 3
  - (I see now that mick. posted it this morning - lost it amidst a spoilers-filled board.) -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 18:03 2
    - killfiled, again -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 18, 18:04 1
      - never used it, I just ignore you sometimes. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 18:36
Yet another data breach - maybe just SoCal retaurants? -- (link) - Meg Dec 18, 17:49 5
- We're actually Landry Club members, so yikes! -- nm - David Dec 18, 18:55 1
  - oh yah, me, too. oof. -- nm - i.b.! Dec 18, 19:49
- ugh, I hope it was recent. was last at claim jumper in april or may. :/ -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 17:55
- it was in the news out here too -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 17:50 1
  - Ah, wasn't sure. I was getting the local slant on it :) -- nm - Meg Dec 18, 17:53
i got beer - jar jar trump Dec 18, 17:48 3
- haha. maybe you could, um, make bread with it. (no gross jokes, please.) or use it in your hair. - bb.-8 Dec 18, 17:54 2
  - actually i got a version of that snowman gift. except with the hair from the dude who let one of the partners shave it off for $1,000 - jar jar trump Dec 18, 17:56 1
    - ick. icky icky ick. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 17:58
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was *just great* (spoilers) - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 18, 17:43 10
- There was one Lucas-ism I thought... -- (edited) - Mel Profitine Dec 18, 17:50 8
  - I saw it and made a mental note of the balls it took to do tgat. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 18, 18:08
  - oh wow. - Use the Force, loosi Dec 18, 17:53 6
    - When (spoils) I'll admit I nearly cheered - iSpam Dec 18, 18:30
    - I mean... - Mel Profitine Dec 18, 18:04 4
      - So Mel...may I interest you in Shattered Empire? Plus some other assorted new Star Wars Graphic novels? -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 18, 18:19 3
        
        *cat hiss while making the sign of The Cross and tossing a vial of Holy Water* -- (edited) - Mel Profit Dec 18, 18:25 2
        
        well one is. -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 18, 18:26 1
        
        I'd dig giving you the business but honestly I barely have time to read... - Mel Profitine Dec 18, 18:37
- random thing I loved - Use the Force, loosi Dec 18, 17:50
"What does he want with a gas mask and a bunch of PVC pipe, anyway?" -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 17:36
Making children's toys without an off button has to be covered somewhere in the Geneva Convention - Reagen Dec 18, 17:28 3
- My sister LOVED giving those with my kid. - iSpam Dec 18, 19:15
- REAL dads know how to find the batteries. -- nm - Use the Force, loosi Dec 18, 17:50
- this is also true without the word Toys :( -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 18, 17:50
Well, Ashlee has added falling down to her seizure repertoire, necessitating an ER visit, so no SW7 for us tonight. - The Death Sceire Dec 18, 17:26 21
- Good thoughts. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 22:08
- best wishes -- nm - mud Dec 18, 18:25
- bummer! I hope she's ok! -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 18, 18:20
- Good vibes your all's way -- nm - JaxSean Dec 18, 18:09
- oh shit, that's scary. -- nm - Use the Force, loosi Dec 18, 17:51 1
  - what Loosi said, and all my best wishes -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 18, 17:52
- Sorry, yes, she's "ok" she didn't hurt herself falling, it's just that it's happened several times over the last few days and her neurologist said - The Death Sceire Dec 18, 17:44 5
  - *good thoughts* -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 18:10
  - That sounds dreadful. Hang in there. -- nm - Mel Profitine Dec 18, 17:51
  - I hoped that was why she went (vs. injury); but, ugh, that's frustrating. her next round of testing is in a couple of weeks? -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 17:46 2
    - We're about a month away from her next VEEG. - The Death Sceire Dec 18, 17:54 1
      - oof for being longer than I thought. yah, unfortunately, ERs aren't meant to address that kind of thing. :/ -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 17:57
- yikes. Hope she's doing OK -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 17:37
- all the prayers -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 18, 17:36
- Crap! Good and healthy thoughts for Ashlee. -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 17:33
- Oh, I do hope they get that figured out soon :( -- nm - Meg Dec 18, 17:31
- :( - so sorry. I hope she wasn't hurt badly. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 17:30
- Oh shit! I hope she's okay. Star Wars can wait. -- nm - Bacon The Hutt Dec 18, 17:29 3
  - You're clearly not a fan! - The Death Sceire Dec 18, 17:44 2
    - The joke answer was going to be, Can't your Dad watch her until you get back from the movie? -- nm - Bacon The Hutt Dec 18, 18:49 1
      - Or go as Darth Maul (or whoever it is with the lumpy horns on the temples?) -- nm - General Zeit Dec 18, 19:39
If it's the spoiler I think it is, it's no longer on the front page of the boards (but it's not scribbled either) -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 18, 17:26 3
- thanks - I looked at the first board, and someone said they'd reset their $1B+ port if s.w. made more than 200M? dude. -- nm - bb.-8 Dec 18, 17:50
- I so hope I don't have to address that here (everyone's been good so far -but I'm not seeing it until next week ...) -- nm* - Beryllium Dec 18, 17:36 1
  - I've decided to see it tomorrow or Sunday. Otherwise I won't be able to until after the New Year, and all bets will be off by then -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 18, 17:46
it was probably a mistake to crack open the butter toffee peanuts - Reagen Dec 18, 17:21 2
- please do NOT look at the calorie count & servings then calculate the total in your head :( -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 18, 17:26 1
  - Done. (I don't count calories) -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 17:26

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