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EPL: Arsenal/Man City in 45 minutes... NBCSN and Sky Sports 1 -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 11:17
What are you drinking these days? (can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic, as you see fit.) -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 11:16 8
- Moose Light and Diet Pepsi -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 11:46
- french roast as dark dense and bitter as my ex...IPA (but not double/imperial) bourbon, rye -- nm - General Zeit Dec 21, 11:24
- i am all about the whiskey cocktails these days. i had this one on Saturday night: - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 11:19 1
  - ooo...that sounds good. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 11:20
- getting to know my old friend, Jameson. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 11:18
- PG Tips black tea whenever I can. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 11:17 2
  - Few cool evenings got me drinking tea again. Lapsang Souchon and Ginger Rooibois that I brought home from Vancouver in May. - Mistletoe Meg Dec 21, 11:20 1
    - hmm... -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 11:21
Seeing Star Wars in about 1.5 hours. Hooray!!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Dec 21, 11:15
Oh cripes. JJ, nooooooooooo. (spoils) - ML Dec 21, 11:14 2
- turn your brain off, ML -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 11:18
- Retcon that shit, they will. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 11:17
Shefty: LeSean McCoy dealing with torn MCL -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 11:13 1
- shit. -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 11:13
So do we have anybody who will go see SW:FA a second time - eag Dec 21, 11:10 10
- The bf loved it, and wants to see it again, so I'll probably go. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 11:18
- I did. I was still really just taking it all in. We're going again Christmas. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 11:17
- we're going again on Chrishmash. Someone I'm married to already saw it twice. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 11:17
- i'll prolly go to the Chinese to see it in IMAX. maybe also with the fam over xmas, but more likely Hateful Eight in 70MM there -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 11:13
- My nephew went Thurs and Fri. I plan to ASAP. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 11:13 2
  - I think we might next weekend New Years weekend. -- nm - eag Dec 21, 11:14 1
    - I would have already but I am making sure Amy gets to go. - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 11:16
- Gonna take two of my kids on Wednesday. My youngest has no interest. -- nm - Inigo Dec 21, 11:12
- seeing Wednesday by myself and going with the family next Monday -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 11:12
- Dignan already has. I guarantee others will. -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 11:12
NYC forecast: Christmas Eve 71. Christmas Day 62. -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 11:06 3
- So by NYDay it will be -1? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 11:11
- That's pretty much what it's supposed to be here. But with rain. Lots of rain. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 21, 11:06 1
  - Supposed to be 79 with AM showers here in TX -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 11:09
A guy in my office just walked up and asked me 'Hey, do you like red wine'? - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 11:04 6
- "Does a bear shit in the woods?" -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 21, 11:07
- speaking of. my wife wants to drink more red wine. we're not wine people. she likes fruity/sweet stuff (like Moscatos). Any suggestions - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 11:06 3
  - malbecs are well-priced and rich and fruity. Concha y Toro Xplorador is value priced and might be a good one to try. Aruma is also good. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 11:15
  - Try some red blends, like the Menage A Trois Red. (I think they add a bit of sugar) -- (link) - ty97 Dec 21, 11:08 [Image]
  - *laughs at your IM* - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 11:07
- GIVE IT TO ME. -- nm - Demonic Diva Voice Dec 21, 11:06
"Just think, Smithers--I tried every tincture and poultice and patent medicine there is, and all I really needed was the blood of a young boy." -- (link) - ML Dec 21, 11:03
LYC: woohoo! My Verizon contract ends today! -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 21, 11:01
EW: Bridget Jones Baby cast on the cover -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 10:58 6
- in checking Hugh Grant's imdb page to see if he's listed at all (thought maybe a cameo) I discover his middle name is Mungo. - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 11:13
- Did they kill off Hugh Grant's character or did he come to his senses? -- nm - amoxy Dec 21, 11:06
- EW Article -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 11:04
- I can't believe this is actually a thing. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 21, 11:00 2
  - "they backed a dumptruck full of money up to my house!" -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 11:02
  - Putting a baby cast on the cover of EW? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 11:01
i'm sure there are many senators eager to now endorse Marco Rubio if they could only remember what he looked like -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 10:50
These may be my new favorite go-to snack -- (link) - ty97 Dec 21, 10:47 1
- But the tryptophan!!! -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 21, 10:56
"I went to Odell a few times to tell him to be smart." - Eli Manning -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 10:47 2
- Last night as they kept showing all the plays I wondered what Coughlin and Odell's Offensive coaches were saying to him -- if anything. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 10:55
- "use your head" -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 21, 10:48
"Speaking of racist old people..." -- nm - office transcripts Dec 21, 10:44
"Texans QB TJ Yates has torn his ACL. He's the 45th player to do so this year in the NFL." -- nm - ML Dec 21, 10:43 1
- I'm honestly surprised it's not more. -- nm - JaxPavan Dec 21, 10:48
I know it's cliche but yeesh - 5 other people in the movie theater and they choose to sit directly behind us. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 10:40 3
- Time to put on your Darth Vader cosplay helmet -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 10:46
- Sit up *very* straight. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 10:43 1
  - yeah, definitely don't slouch or lean for their account -- nm - zork Dec 21, 10:45
sorry I'm a little late on the holiday nick this year -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 21, 10:39
So how long until Thor shows up in a Star Wars movie? - iSpam Dec 21, 10:38 4
- Patton Osawlt on Parks & Rec did it -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 21, 10:47 2
  - here -- (link) - Emperor Beak Dec 21, 10:50 [youtube] 1
    - To this day, I call foul. - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 11:07
- synergy! -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 21, 10:39
Universal Studios congratulates Star Wars for breaking Jurassic's record -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 10:34 1
- That's fairly cool of them. -- nm - iSpam Dec 21, 10:35
HSX port YTD poll: 26.62% -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 21, 10:30 17
- 40.58% -- nm - JenBro Dec 21, 19:46
- 23.34% -- nm - Volnelk Dec 21, 11:19
- 27.15% -- nm - The Death Sceire Dec 21, 10:58
- 11.73% -- nm - Endor Dec 21, 10:53
- 10.57% -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 21, 10:51
- 20.37% -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 10:48
- 7.1% without even playing. -- nm - JaxPavan Dec 21, 10:45
- 12.22%. I'm the worst! -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 10:45 1
  - Well you have like 73 bazillion H$ -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 10:49
- 31.85% (Overall Rank 542) -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 10:44
- 30.62 -- nm - CQ Dec 21, 10:40 1
  - just updated the page, now 31.16 -- nm - CQ Dec 21, 10:41
- 16.12% (I still suck at this game) -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 10:32
- 36.44% -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 10:32 3
  - 34.84 (b*tch!) -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 21, 10:32 2
    - i bet dollar-wise we are really really close. -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 10:33 1
      - dollars mean nothing!!! -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 21, 10:34
BF: Since I'm never in the playoffs, how do things like trades, etc. work or is there no difference? Could I trade off a potential '16 player to - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:25 11
- Trade deadline passed so no. -- nm - Davi Dec 21, 10:30 1
  - Felis Davidad -- nm - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:31
- Well, once Timmy Hightower puts up 20points more than Willie Snead tonight, you'll be able to work on 2016 cupcake. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:28 3
  - And one of you will be in the finals. -- nm - iSpam Dec 21, 10:30 1
    - Hey, it's solely on my roster construction. Bryce Brown over Woodhead was worth -25 points - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:33
  - Heh. So very true. -- nm - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:29
- yes, but you'd just post it on the BF board for next year instead of executing it in Yahoo -- nm - ML Dec 21, 10:27 3
  - I was referring to this year but I think that was answered below. There is some kind of trade deadline - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:28 2
    - indeed--just like every other year, my friend :-) -- nm - ML Dec 21, 10:30 1
      - My daughter has been watching FNL. I'm hoping for a Coach Taylor miracle finish :) -- nm - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:31
- trade deadline passed awhile ago -- nm - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 10:25
Neil deGrasse Tyson, with that Star Wars Ep. VII info you truly need (film spoils) -- (link) - ML Dec 21, 10:20 10
- spoils -- (edited) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 10:23
- Well, for starters, it's not "all", it's only "half" right? *spoils* - Endor Dec 21, 10:21 8
  - also (spoils) - ML Dec 21, 10:27
  - seems kinda dumb to spend all that effort to build (spoilers) - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:22 6
    - spoils - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 10:49
    - Remains strong, the Military Industrial Complex does -- nm - General Zeit Dec 21, 10:38
    - People were saying this over at AV Club; my counterpoint is, yeah (spoils) - ewokicripple Dec 21, 10:31 1
      - I"m really concerned about the next... *spoils* - Endor Dec 21, 10:33
    - It's the... - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:24
    - *spoils* - Endor Dec 21, 10:23
Star Wars: Bob Iger said this morning Weekend Box Office closer to $247M -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 10:14 3
- so who came closest? - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:17 2
  - booty che -- (link) - Max Rebo Dec 21, 10:20 [Backboard] 1
    - well done. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:22
Andie; I found Meet Your Second Wife on youtube that is viewable -- (link) - Little Drummer Beak Dec 21, 10:14 [youtube]
I need 46mil in 10 days to get to my year-end goal. - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:12 3
- i only need 16M. In early December, I didn't think i was going to make it, but i am now pretty hopeful. -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 10:26 2
  - I'm up 26m since Thursday, but that still leaves me a gap. - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:27 1
    - oh the last few days were insane. -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 10:28
LVPD news conference just started on CNN -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 21, 10:11
Registration for Jeopardy online testing is now live. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 21, 10:11
crap, amanda's only 8 spots behind me on the all-time board -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 21, 10:10 3
- you're toast kid -- nm - ty97 Dec 21, 10:17 2
  - i stopped bonding like six years ago -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 10:22 1
    - ((((hugs)))) -- nm - General Zeit Dec 21, 10:34
So. With Disney obviously wanting to do a Star Wars cinematic universe type rollout. How much non-movie canon is there so far and what kind of risk - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:07 28
- i thought they basically wiped the non-Lucas film history slate clean when they bought the property - humbug Dec 21, 10:12 18
  - That's what I was wondering. I knew they had discounted most of the EU stuff but is there enough in the Rebels/Clone Wars to make things difficult - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:15 3
    - One thing I'd love to see them do from Rebels/Clones is (spoilers) - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:19 1
      - I'd be very surprised if she didn't show up at some point. -- nm - Endor Dec 21, 10:20
    - I think whether an element is pulled from TV canon, or built new, they'll have to introduce it either way. -- nm - Endor Dec 21, 10:17
  - Correct, but there's plenty of existing non-movie canon in Clone Wars and Rebels. -- nm* - Endor Dec 21, 10:13 13
    - (And the EU stuff can always be made canon by being included in new material.) -- nm - Endor Dec 21, 10:14 12
      - i think Disney's allegiance will be like 80-90% to the moviegoers who come out for the "saga" films - humbug Dec 21, 10:16 11
        
        The specifically regarding (TFA spoilers) - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:19
        
        Unlike Marvel, they have the chance to make it all...whereas they inherited decades of stuff from the MCU. - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:18 9
        
        If they're smart they'll cherry pick the best of the EU. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:25 8
        
        Right, and then introduce those into the new continuity. - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:29 6
        
        agreed. I mean we are talking about a guy who creatively and plausibly wrote a new version of Star Trek. - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:32 5
        
        Is Abrams locked in for the long haul? -- nm - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 10:32 4
        
        I'd say it's more Kathleen Kennedy, no? President of LucasFilm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:35 2
        
        And she has all the different divisions talking to each other -- nm - Endor Dec 21, 10:37
        
        that's right. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:37
        
        good question. I don't know the officials on that. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:35
        
        Right, get some Mara Jade in there, throw in some allusions to Thrawn. -- nm* - Endor Dec 21, 10:27
- If they introduce the non-canon (spoilers) - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:11
- speaking of the non-film material, and the new movie (so, don't click if you haven't seen the film) -- (edited) - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 10:09 5
  - There's a theory out there that (spoilers) - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:13 2
    - (spoils) - ML Dec 21, 10:15 1
      - I could be wrong but...Spoilers - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:34
  - New -- nm - Endor Dec 21, 10:12
  - that character exists only in the film thus far -- nm - ML Dec 21, 10:11
- I think after their MCU experience, they are fully cognizent of their fans knowing source materials so any - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:09 1
  - Also, Marvel and Pixar have proved that familiarity with the source material isn't essential if you have a trusted brand. -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 10:57
So, the Panthers are 2 wins away over middling teams from a 16-0 season. What odds would you give them to complete the following seasons? - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:07 1
- Only teams I see beating them: Cards, Patriots, Steelers, Broncos, Seahawks -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 10:09
Disney: 'Star Wars' breaks 'Jurassic World' global box-office record -- (link) - ML Dec 21, 10:01 1
- as mentioned in the article...it did this without the 2nd largest movie market, China. - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:08
spammy, yeah, the regionals definitely are not where the money is at. - ty97 Dec 21, 09:58
V: Disney stock still struggles with Star Wars success -- (link) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 09:56

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