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WashingtonPost's restaurant critic's Top 10 Food Cities in the US (a number of surprises/controversial slottings) - prayformojo Dec 21, 13:14 4
- Are you on a coast? You're on the list! -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 13:21 1
  - I posted this before even reading the opening which says the same. But he visited 12 cities and ranked the top 10 as best in the country? -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 13:24
- 10 surprises me. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 13:21
- Houston was a suprise, but definitely an interesting read. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 13:15
"Chargers have placed rookie RB Melvin Gordon on IR." - ML Dec 21, 13:13
Not that it matters anymore, but Andrew Luck is out Week #16. - ML Dec 21, 13:08 1
- I'd wager there are very few teams alive that drafted him in round 1 or 2 -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 13:10
SITWAP: Anyone care to guess what the set salaries for Boyega, Ridley, Ford, and Fisher were? -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 13:07 18
- Spoils -- (edited) - call me Ishmael Dec 21, 13:22 3
  - change your handle to "call me dumbass" -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 13:26
  - you should edit that asap -- (edited) - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 13:24
  - um....... -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 13:23
- $1M Boyega and Ridley. Fisher $10M plus points on the backend -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 13:17 3
  - This is the closest: $450k for Boyega and Ridley, $1.5M for Fisher. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 13:18 2
    - That's offensively low. -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 21, 13:29
    - Really? wow. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 21, 13:19
- $2M for Boyega and Ridley. Ford let Disney off easy if he took less than $25M, Fisher $5M (they know they don't need to pay her) -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 13:13 6
  - Still overstated on Boyega,Ridley, and Fisher. You nailed Ford. $25M plus he has a share. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 13:14 5
    - I had to figure Ford had points. Fisher as well. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 13:15
    - Ford ain't no dummy. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 21, 13:15 3
      - We call that Grandkids Money... - Mel Profit Dec 21, 13:16 2
        
        Hey, Calista gotta eat, ya know -- nm - General Zeit Dec 21, 13:24 1
        
        She's been munchin on beef jerky the last 20 years -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 13:25
- Boyega and Ridley around $5 million a film, Ford $45 million, Fisher $15 million. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 21, 13:09 2
  - Overstated on all. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 13:10 1
    - But your idea of Ford getting more than anyone is very correct. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 13:11
so, i mentioned it before, but my coworker is now, for sure, having skin flap surgery on her finger./ - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 13:06
NFL: "Odell Beckham Jr. has been suspended for 1 game. Official statement to follow." -- nm - ML Dec 21, 12:59 7
- Just think of the fantasy ramifications!! -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 13:02 1
  - Posted this last night: Looks like Krusty's league will be me vs znu. Znu finished 2nd last year, and 3rd the year before that. - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 13:05
- And we are shocked, shocked! to find that violence is happening on the field during football games. -- nm - NFL Dec 21, 13:00
- he better appeal -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 21, 13:00 3
  - if he does, I bet it's heard before Sunday--this is an on-field thing that doesn't require investigation -- nm* - ML Dec 21, 13:00 2
    - and it will be reduced -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 21, 13:05 1
      - I don't think so. ODB's star power works against him here. -- nm* - ML Dec 21, 13:07
Did ST know that people *actually* play Quidditch? - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 12:57 11
- we have a quidditch team here. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 21, 13:26
- yup -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 21, 13:06
- Yup, first time I'd ever seen it, though, was when we went back to Notre Dame in '12. - The Death Sceire Dec 21, 13:06
- yes -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 13:04
- Sure. -- nm - Dark Side Callisto Dec 21, 13:01
- oh sure. my alma mater hosts a tournament as part of their Harry Potter weekend every year. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 21, 12:59 1
  - and in case you think I'm joking... -- (link) - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 21, 13:08
- "yeah riiiiight"...."Doh!" -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 12:58 1
  - Yeah, I felt bad. She was nice, dating a HS friend. Made me feel very old. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 13:01
- yes. -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 12:58
- Oh, yes. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:58
I just received a residual check from the Writers Guild for $44.07 - this will come in handy in January when I'm unemployed. - howie-wan kenobi Dec 21, 12:56 1
- A worker shall be worthy of his hire....unfortunately this also means that. ... - General Zeit Dec 21, 13:15
Red Wine Guy is the same guy who ran across the street to get Benadryl for me when I got sick at the office holiday party. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 12:56
How the Broncos can (I'm almost more inclined to say "will" here) miss the playoffs -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 21, 12:54 8
- Eh. We won't lose to the Chargers. And the Jets won't beat the Patriots. nm - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 21, 12:58 6
  - The Jets could beat the Pats. Jets have gotten much better and all the Pats do is sustain more injuries. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 13:01 4
    - It's guaranteed to happen, according to the What Will Piss PFM Off the Most Index - prayformojo Dec 21, 13:10 1
      - dangit! :( -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 13:24
    - I don't think there's a chance in hell the Jets beat the Pats while there's a #1 seed on the line. -- nm - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 21, 13:05 1
      - the Jets are trying to punch their ticket and are currently on the outside looking in. Everyone wants it. They need it most. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 13:25
  - I bet at least one of those two things happen. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 13:00
- whoa -- nm - ML Dec 21, 12:55
"[Trump] isn’t someone who suddenly intruded into Republican politics from an alternative universe." -- (link) - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 21, 12:53 3
- this is a brief and good description of the line drawn from Dubya to Trump. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 13:06
- I keep thinking him or someone like him will finally cause the party to reassess who it's choosing to represent and give voice to - TWuGbacca Dec 21, 13:04 1
  - I really think Trump scares the hell out of the GOP... - Mel Profit Dec 21, 13:10
Predict Star Wars: The Force Awaken's second weekend.... - secretslacker Dec 21, 12:48 7
- $165M -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 13:02
- Closer to $180-$200M. Christmas + the following two days are big box office and movies don't drop that much then, there's an appetite for re-watching - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 12:58
- 150 -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 21, 12:57
- 312.50 -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 12:55
- it will wholly consume the entire US economy -- nm - ML Dec 21, 12:51
- Right about what I'm thinking - $135 to $140 million. Which means Avatar's domestic record will be broken by the end of New Year's weekend. -- nm* - Inigo Dec 21, 12:49
- $160M -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:49
Wait, Black Widow is second tier, but Hercules isn't? - The Death Sceire Dec 21, 12:46 2
- Herc is 3rd tier at best. Until they do something with him -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 21, 13:00
- I will allow it for bringing in the greek pantheon, as he mentioned. - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:47
Here's the thing, the movie is filled with flaws, inconsistencies, things not properly thought through to conclusion, etc. But in the end, it was - pmb Dec 21, 12:45 38
- Agreed...for it's flaws, it works in a way that hasn't been done since RotJ spoilers - Mel Profit Dec 21, 13:00 5
  - Storytelling spoils - TWuGbacca Dec 21, 13:12 4
    - I agree. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 13:20
    - I agree. It comes from a place of respect. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 13:17
    - I don't think (spoils) - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 13:16
    - Agreed. Plus, see my reply to Diva below. -- nm* - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 13:14
- This is what I've harped on with JJ. He's great for a one-off. But he can't sustain long-term. - ML Dec 21, 12:50 2
  - I don't see that as a risk so much here. I think the bigger risk (spoils) - pmb Dec 21, 12:56 1
    - i have far more faith in Rian Johnson to nail the next one -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 12:58
- honestly, there was only one big thing that jumped out at me as bad in the whole movie.... spoilers - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 12:49 8
  - at sort of the same point... - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 13:16
  - no worse than (spoilers) - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 12:51 6
    - Spoils - pmb Dec 21, 12:54 3
      - This is it exactly. 4-6 and 7 are exploring Campbell's Hero's Journey. There's a storytelling language that goes with that. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 21, 13:08
      - Your IM is why I think JJ was a good fit for Star Wars. (spoils) - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 13:05
      - *ULTIMATE DING* -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:58
    - I can write a part of that off spoilers - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 12:53
    - almost like spoilers - ML Dec 21, 12:53
- that's where i come out on it, for the most part - humbug Dec 21, 12:49 17
  - I would venture to guess that is where the next one would go. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 12:50
  - Dude, let it unfold. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:50 15
    - . . . said no one ever leaving Star Wars in '77 - humbug Dec 21, 12:53 14
      - As was said here, no way did Lucas know for sure there would be another movie. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:58
      - But said everyone leaving The Empire Strikes Back which most people see as the best of the series. There was no certainty there would be a sequel - pmb Dec 21, 12:58 11
        
        there was in Lucas's mind - humbug Dec 21, 12:59 10
        
        you just can't compare this to what Lucas did in 77, it is really apples and oranges. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 13:00 9
        
        either you're trying to make the best possible movie you can at the time or you just say "eh, good enough for Disney" - humbug Dec 21, 13:02 7
        
        You can post that with a straight face? - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 13:08
        
        and I do not even totally disagree with some of your critiques of it. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 13:08
        
        it is different when you know you have 3 movies to make, or if you would like to make 3, but have to get buy in on 1 first. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 13:05 4
        
        Yep. Every Star Wars fan now expects Star Wars movies from now until long after they are dead. - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 13:11
        
        Respectfully, I disagree -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 13:08 2
        
        every trilogy ever made leaves questions unanswered. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 13:11 1
        
        Clearly, we need to read one of pixie's trilogies. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 13:16
        
        Of course it is apples and oranges to pixie. The Holy Trilogy is good, everything else is bad. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 13:01
      - sure, because at the time it was a huge gamble that anyone would go see it - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 12:54
- I for one am shocked that a bunch of nerds would over-analyze Star Wars. -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 12:47 1
  - ding -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 21, 12:53
SW 7 spoilery talk - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 12:36 22
- 100% Agree. Huge detractor for me. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 13:06
- Nah. Disagree. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 12:51 1
  - On one viewing, agreed. In fact, I thought he made sense. More spoil - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 13:13
- I need to see it my second time to start critiquing like that. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:47
- I was far more underwhelmed by spoils - ML Dec 21, 12:40 2
  - spoils - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 12:53
  - agreed (spoils) - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 21, 12:45
- spoils - Kylo Bud Dec 21, 12:39
- I really didn't think so at all. I think he made the most of his role. -- nm - pmb Dec 21, 12:37 13
  - Spoils - Volnelk Dec 21, 12:40 8
    - Yup. I said the same thing coming out of the theater. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 21, 13:05
    - yonh. -- nm - Black Ops Deevs Dec 21, 12:51
    - Tru dat -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 12:47
    - I agree. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 21, 12:47
    - I thought the same thing. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 12:44
    - I agree. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 12:42
    - I think that's probably right, but that wasn't an acting choice. -- nm - pmb Dec 21, 12:42
    - you know, I hadn't thought about your IM but I agree -- nm - ML Dec 21, 12:41
  - *spoils* - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 12:40 3
    - I actually liked elements of that scene (spoilers) - Kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 12:53 1
      - Agreed. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:59
    - what??? Padme and Anakin had amazing true chemistry! - Jovian Dec 21, 12:41
why I/we will never see the final 3 Star Wars films. no plot/story spoils -- (edited) - Peglegpete Dec 21, 12:35 9
- In totality, I would agree. But we will see pieces of it. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 21, 12:48
- they did use his idea - humbug Dec 21, 12:44
- After seeing the prequels, I'm ok with that... -- nm - The Death Sceire Dec 21, 12:42
- Doesn't bother me at all. Frankly if they were really good they would have used them. -- nm - pmb Dec 21, 12:38
- I stopped caring about this after seeing Ep1. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 12:37
- because his direction worked so well for the prequels. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 21, 12:36
- sure, but I take that as a net positive in many ways -- nm - ML Dec 21, 12:36 1
  - ironically, I agree -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 21, 12:36
- that's . . . been public information for months -- nm - humbug Dec 21, 12:36
Arsenal/ManCity spoils... -- (edited) - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 12:35
Repost from B2: $247,966,675 for TFA this weekend. 119.12 Friday, 68.29 Saturday, 60.55 Sunday. -- nm - Inigo Dec 21, 12:33
a former client of mine, a very nice gentleman in his 80s was shot and killed sunday - Truman Dec 21, 12:33 3
- that is terrible -- nm - Landie Calrissian Dec 21, 12:33 2
  - he didnt have a family, and I know the person who was (and probably still us) his heir. I need to reach out and see how she is doing - Truman Dec 21, 12:37 1
    - ah Buck O'Neil - humbug Dec 21, 12:39
Listen, we're driving a tank around out here to represent how we're going to roll over our opponents. -- nm - ML Dec 21, 12:31
CDC: Chipotle may be linked to a new outbreak of E. coli in Kansas, N Dakota and Oklahoma - ML Dec 21, 12:27 4
- Have they said if it is a specific food item? Or type of meat? -- nm - amoxy Dec 21, 12:29 3
  - No, they tested a bunch of food and didn't find it. -- nm - mara Dec 21, 12:36
  - Just the organic ones. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 21, 12:33
  - All the meats! -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 21, 12:31

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