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I have a TFA/Star Wars cinematic universe question for the next board so hurry up and roll this -- nm - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 09:54 1
- No. They won't let you play Leia in the next movie if you put your hair up into buns. -- nm - Endor Dec 21, 10:00
An interesting summary my coworker just mentioned to me about SW is that it's fast paced with little breathing time between the action. - Max Rebo Dec 21, 09:53 2
- The original Star Wars is lethargically paced (I think). -- nm - Dark Side Callisto Dec 21, 09:56
- It makes you appreciate what a genius job Marcia Lucas did cutting the first one -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 09:56
Riverboat Ron: Starters will play Week 16 -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:50
Awful PR: Fig & Olive (linked to salmonlla in DC/LA) Pres. apologizes to customers for being subjected to misrepresentation by the media -- (link*) - MDH Dec 21, 09:48
So are we now looking at a long time before the box office records star wars broke get broken again - eag Dec 21, 09:47 4
- They usually do. It's fairly unusual to have it broken twice in one year. 1989 was the last time and it was broken in consecutive weekend. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 21, 09:54 1
  - Also Jurassic World was unusual in that it barely broke the previous record. Usually there's a jump each time. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:56
- I don't think this one gets broken for a very long while. - Will Hunting Dec 21, 09:54
- I think it could happen regularly, once or twice, a decade now that the record gets broken. - Mel Profit Dec 21, 09:51
"Suspended Jaguars WR Justin Blackmon was arrested Saturday in his hometown of Ardmore, Oklahoma for driving under the influence." - ML Dec 21, 09:47 1
- I just don't get it. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:50
John Oliver with Regifting Tips -- (link) - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 09:45 [youtube]
Deevs and I played with LDB fire yesterday. Went to brunch at our local hang which was playing Christmas music. We were there for over an hour and - Mel Profit Dec 21, 09:43 1
- Should've requested LDB and walked out. -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:44
TMZ: Miss Universe -- Colombian Official ... Pageant Really Screwed Our Girl Up -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:38 1
- Star Wars Facebook just shared this... -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:53
Jeb "hated being the front runner" -- (link) - Reagen Dec 21, 09:38 7
- (not sarcasm) Was he the frontrunner? I can't even remember pre-Trump times. -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 09:41 4
  - He was the obvious choice early on. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:49
  - Summer. -- (link) - mara Dec 21, 09:46
  - At one point Huckabee was the frontrunner for IA. Not joking. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 09:44
  - Yeah, he was the early front runner before all this got started in earnest. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 09:42
- "Yeah, he likes it from behind." -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:41
- "That's a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off." -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 09:39
New Jersey Boy Scout leader attacked by bear -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:34 1
- raped by bear -- nm - Drudge Headline Dec 21, 09:35
Does ST want to talk to me about Hawaii? - ty97 Dec 21, 09:30 11
- Take precautions against dengue fever -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 09:41
- I've only ever been to Oahu (3 times). It's great for me traveling alone because there's a lot within walking distance. I have rented a car for a - Mistletoe Meg Dec 21, 09:39
- Kauai. Always Kauai. -- nm - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 21, 09:38 1
  - However, a qhick jaunt to Oahu should be taken - Pearl Harbor and all. -- nm - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 21, 09:40
- LOST island -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:36
- Maui was my favorite. Just gorgeous. Then the Big Island. Oahu we didn't like much b/c we stayed near Honolulu, and the traffic was oppressive. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 09:34
- the one Magnum PI is on -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 09:33
- The big one. -- nm - David Dec 21, 09:32
- all of them. -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 09:32 2
  - Yup all islands, all states. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 09:47
  - but mostly the big island, because volcanoes. -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 09:37
Have you heard Santa Claus Sabotage? -- (link) - LMS Dec 21, 09:24 [youtube]
heh, the NFL Yahoo Daily Fantasy prize is now down to $250k -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 09:24 1
- lol, Yahoo... -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 09:25
Point Break Reboot grossed $37M in China, if it can do this. Imagine what STAR7 will do in China? - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:22
LDB: Still in -- nm - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 09:22
One TFA thing we all got wrong was... *spoiltastic* - Endor Dec 21, 09:19 9
- I think the question it raises (spoils) - ewokicripple Dec 21, 09:23 4
  - *spoils* - Endor Dec 21, 09:59
  - even with a budget as large as SW, I'd imagine it comes down to something like that. - Mel Profit Dec 21, 09:41 2
    - They did make a big deal (Spoils) - ewokicripple Dec 21, 09:56
    - That was one thing I liked about Batttlestar Galactica. - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 09:43
- Well, also spoils - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 09:22 3
  - I don't think your first line is correct. *spoils* - Endor Dec 21, 09:57
  - Yeah thought I heard..spoils... - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:25 1
    - Yeah, there was a mini-debate/discussion/argument spoil - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 09:41
We bought a new car Saturday! 2016 Honda CRV. It was hard to say bye to the 15 yo Outback, but w.Heather's new job... - prayformojo Dec 21, 09:16 [Image] 12
- Yay. Congrats! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 21, 09:27
- wtg! Now pull a griswold and do a cross-country trip -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:26
- Nice! We love ours so much I can't rule out our getting a second one. - David Dec 21, 09:25
- I think it's about time for me to get a new SI. -- (link) - mara Dec 21, 09:25
- nice. - znufrii Dec 21, 09:23
- My mother has a CRV, and she loves it. Congrats! -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 09:22
- I think I've settled on a 2016 Cruze next Spring. I really want to use my GM points on my card even though I really like the Kia Optima - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 09:21 2
  - Get a different card! -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:30
  - The GM points are nice but you are stuck picking their car. I wish you can just redeem for gift cards or merchandise -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 21, 09:29
- We're starting this process with my wife's lease up. My mom has a CR-V so she's driven that but has a list of like 8 other choices. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:17 2
  - Our schedule for the next few weeks is a mess, so we had to pull the trigger pretty quickly - we did about 800% less research than we usually do -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 09:19 1
    - Her lease isn't up until February so we have time. Typically she tells me what she wants and I tell her what car she wants. - spamlet Dec 21, 09:21
Time to get some Christmas up in this place -- nm - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 09:12 3
- yup -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:15 2
  - ok -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 09:21 1
    - Indeed... -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 21, 09:33
The actual big news coming from the LIndsay Graham withdrawal is now you'll see senators and other bigwigs endorsing - Will Hunting Dec 21, 09:06 6
- And this definitely shifts the calculus in South Carolina. -- nm - ewokicripple Dec 21, 09:12 4
  - I doubt it. Was he even polling that well there? -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:13 3
    - He was averaging 1.7 in his home state. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 21, 09:14 2
      - When you're 9th in your home state you have to realize it's not going to happen. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:22 1
        
        There was an article here this weekend trying to explain why Rand Paul hasn't dropped out despite his anemic numbers. - ewokicripple Dec 21, 09:26
- Its time to thin the herd. -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 09:07
Deadpool provides script notes to the script for Deadpool -- (link) - Beaker Dec 21, 09:05
NFL: Honest Headlines Week 15 -- (link) - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 09:04 3
- Nailed the Cousins one. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 09:17 1
  - yep. I liked MNF one too. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 11:01
- "Giants let Panthers slip through whatever fingers they have left." -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 09:10
*WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW* -- (link) - ML Dec 21, 08:58
My stocks have an unrealized gain of $515mil....the 4 Star Wars account for 105m of that. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 08:54 1
- I just woke up to 3M today -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 08:56
Why So Many American Flight Attendants Hate Providing You Service -- (link) - spamlet Dec 21, 08:53 4
- GF likes to fly US. Personally prefer Delta as they seem to just be all around nicer experience. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 21, 09:01 1
  - US is gone. It's now part of American. -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 09:06
- Because they make six figures to be glorified sky waitresses, so why actually do your job unless you are paid more? -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 08:58 1
  - On the mainlines, maybe. My worst experiences have been BY FAR on the regionals. - spamlet Dec 21, 09:19
John Boyega was surprising people at the cinema I saw SW:TFA at. - LMS Dec 21, 08:47 1
- He did this in NY as well. Very cool of him. - spamlet Dec 21, 08:52
*while calculating the 3.5% dues increase amounts, goes ahead and rounds 312.49 to 312.50* -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:44
TV This Weekend: The Man In The High Castle (Eps 3-4): D. The review excerpt in my IM defines my thoughts. - MDH Dec 21, 08:44
LOL, FIFA? -- (link) - Reagen Dec 21, 08:44 2
- Classy. “I’m sorry for football,” he said. “I’m sorry for my 40-year career.” -- nm - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 21, 09:47
- After which, he will possibly step down from the president position -- nm - Count Zorku Dec 21, 09:00
I need Stafford and Tate to score less than 52.76 and I'm in the final. -- nm - CQ Dec 21, 08:38 1
- I need them to score more than five points and I am in the finals :P - Walt_Disney Dec 21, 08:44
The room may get a bit dusty -- (link) - LMS Dec 21, 08:29 1
- fantastic -- nm - Remlikindle Dec 21, 09:05
Here are some socks that some of you wouldn't mind having -- (link) - Count Zorku Dec 21, 08:28
And to further ML's B2: -- (link) - Spawn Dec 21, 08:28 9
- "Patriots RB Steven Jackson finally has made the playoffs for first time in his 12-year NFL career." -- (edited) - ML Dec 21, 08:58 7
  - (except for his rookie year, of ocurse) -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 09:16
  - Wait, what? -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 21, 09:15 5
    - just signed to a 1 year contract -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 09:16 4
      - I guess David blocked ML and myself. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 09:44 1
        
        You both know what you did. - David Dec 21, 09:54
      - The bottom of the barrel has officially been scraped. - Sith Lord Sexypants Dec 21, 09:18
      - 2004 Rams made the play-offs. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 09:18
- Dion lewis seems so long ago. -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 08:41
As much as I am blah on The Simpsons, they have done a great job of this. -- (link) - Spawn Dec 21, 08:26 1
- L3 -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 08:39
SW:tFA A- It was a good representation of the best of the franchise and sets things up nicely to go in expanded directions. Also we finished Fargo - Mel Profit Dec 21, 08:25 14
- i hear this argument and it's a cop out. if Lucas had said "well, i don't have to really give a shit about telling Star Wars well because it's really - humbug Dec 21, 08:27 13
  - That was my one question to people that saw it before seeing it. (spoilers) - Obi-Wan Kilobi Dec 21, 09:05
  - I await your triumph in script writing. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 08:32 2
    - Dude. -- nm - David Dec 21, 09:26
    - as do i -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 08:33
  - Your handle is *pefect*. - Spawn Dec 21, 08:29 8
    - i gave it a B - humbug Dec 21, 08:30 6
      - It was no Carol. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:34 5
        
        i'm not the only one who's saying this -- (link) - humbug Dec 21, 08:35 4
        
        Several of those are "questions to be explained" rather than plot-holes, IMO. - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 08:54
        
        I quit reading after the first two as they are utterly wrong. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:37 2
        
        the second one is egregiously incorrect. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 08:54 1
        
        Yup. As I said on BBs spoils - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 08:56
    - we're going to have to hear about how bad a storyteller JJ Abrams is for the reST of our lives. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 08:30
'Revenant,' 'Hateful Eight' Oscar Screeners Leak to Huge Piracy Before Theatrical Release -- (link) - LMS Dec 21, 08:23 1
- the Academy is going to an all-streaming screening system at some point -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 08:26
NFL Poll: MVP is? - ML Dec 21, 08:21 20
- Cam. -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 09:00 1
  - but a Brady win would be glorious just for the comedy -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 09:24
- Cam, even if Carolina loses in the final two games. Everyone dabbin in the endzone these days, its obvious -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 08:57
- Mac. I mean, Cam. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 08:39
- Cam. -- nm - Dark Side Callisto Dec 21, 08:31
- Cam. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 08:28
- Cam. with brady and palmer tied for second, and dalton third. though russell wilson is making a case recently. -- nm - Truman Dec 21, 08:25
- 1) Cam 2) Russell Wilson 3) Brady -- nm - Inigo Dec 21, 08:24
- the guy who does anything else on Sunday besides watch the NFL -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 08:23
- Cam -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 08:22
- is there any doubt about that? -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 08:22 7
  - I think Brady, Wilson, Palmer all have cases to make. -- nm - ML Dec 21, 08:27 1
    - Brady and Palmer most def -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 08:58
  - I think Brady would run a close 2nd given how badly destroyed the Patriots have been on offense via injury. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 08:23 3
    - And there's zero chance the NFL lets that happen. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 08:35 2
      - Because they get what they want? -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:36 1
        
        They seem to win far more often than not. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 09:10
  - Tom Brady? -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:23
- ODB!! -- nm - decline Dec 21, 08:22 1
  - If he is suspended, the destiny thing for Team Unicorn may be true. -- nm - Spawn Dec 21, 08:23

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