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late to the party, but "Meet Your Second Wife" from this week's SNL is one of the best things they've done in a while. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 13:17 9
- It's legitimately in the conversation for funniest sketch ever. - David Dec 22, 13:20 3
  - As I said, I am still curious if there is any significance to AP having a name but Tina not. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 13:25 1
    - I would bet they were both supposed to, but tina said her own name instead. -- nm - all the boys love christine baranski Dec 22, 13:36
  - I'd buy that. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 13:21
- What is the handle of the guy who I haven't seen post in a while? He had lap band surgery and married an 18 year old. -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:19 4
  - capstern? -- nm - all the boys love christine baranski Dec 22, 13:21 3
    - YES! Thank you -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:22 2
      - He still shows up on occasion. - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 13:26 1
        
        Active on FB. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 22, 13:30
ever so slightly irrational-level annoyance: $2.70 "convenience fee" for two $6.50 movie tickets. - i.b! Dec 22, 13:17 3
- They may also have like dollar hot dogs on Tuesdays or something -- nm - Yoda Dec 22, 13:23
- Fandango gotta get paid too. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 13:19 1
  - sure, it's just the 20% (I know, flat rate) and "convenience" parts. -- nm - i.b. Dec 22, 13:31
WTF is up with this Pie Face game? -- nm - Kilbowl full of jelly (Astronaut Finalist) Dec 22, 13:11 1
- it's fun. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 13:12
If not Bryce Harper, then who? -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:11 6
- Signed, every sports writer who voted -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:21 2
  - What? Do you want 'The Year Without An MVP'? -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:22 1
    - Does Heat Miser sing? -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:24
- the next best option was on a 68-94 team, so in theory, that would not work either. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 13:16
- I don't know but as ST's designated Idaho representative this is yours to defend -- (link) - ML Dec 22, 13:12 1
  - I can't. I tire of living under the thumb of Big Potato -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 13:13
WWE: Dean AMbrose with six staples to the head after the cage match -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 13:04 [youtube]
Hi Mel -- (link) - ML Dec 22, 12:54 2
- Not surprising. - TWuGbacca Dec 22, 13:05
- wow. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 12:57
So, the man whose funeral we attended yesterday had been married for -67- years. - David Dec 22, 12:51 45
- I would have been 89 and Bill 90. We made it 37 years. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 22, 13:21 1
  - My Mom and Dad were alive to celebrate their 60th anniversary. Received greetings from the Queen :) -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 22, 13:30
- Wow. That's married more than 2.3x the length of time I've been alive. -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 13:11
- It'd be 2069. We've got a decent shot at it. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 13:03 2
  - *scoff* -- nm - West Lake Landfill Fire Dec 22, 13:05 1
    - Well played. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 13:08
- I'll be dead by then. But if not, I'll be 105 yrs old. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 22, 13:02 1
  - If my ex and I were still together we might have made it. I would have been 90. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 22, 13:05
- *jabs needle full of stem cells in my lungs* -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 13:02
- My grandparents were married for 72 years at the time of my grandfather's death. That's insane. -- nm - kelly Dec 22, 12:59 7
  - wow, that's incredible. mine made it 61 years. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 13:00
  - oh man, Mrs. ML's gonna be sick of me waaaaaaaaaaaay before then -- nm - ML Dec 22, 13:00 5
    - Heh. It's funny, I remember that every.single.time we'd visit, we'd hear my grandfather say something ridiculous and my grandmother respond with - kelly Dec 22, 13:07 4
      - My grandmother used to say "Eh, his hearing's so bad he never hears a word I say." Granddad would sit in the corner and smirk behind his newspaper :) -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 22, 13:33
      - My parents, since they hit their late 80's have become the most lovey-dovey pair I've ever seen. My sisters and I keep saying "who are these people?" -- nm - pmb Dec 22, 13:29
      - That was totally my grandparents. My grandmother probably lived another 7 years because she was afraid of leaving him alone. - spamlet Dec 22, 13:11 1
        
        She lasted for another 3 years after he died, but by the time he died, her mental faculties weren't all that sharp. - kelly Dec 22, 13:21
- It would have been 2041 if still married -- nm - amoxy Dec 22, 12:58
- 2063. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 22, 12:57
- hmm, if i get married before the end of the year . . . -- nm - humbug Dec 22, 12:56
- 2070 -- nm - ML Dec 22, 12:56
- 2062 for me...and I plan on making that shit too. -- nm - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 22, 12:55
- If I had gor married in HS we would be... not even half way there. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 12:55 18
  - That's the flip side of it. Think about how old your parents were when they got married. - David Dec 22, 12:57 17
    - Mine were 20 and 21 when they got married. - Dark Callisto Dec 22, 13:17 1
      - You gotta love that you and I were married three more times than both sets of parents combined. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:20
    - mine were 24 and 21. -- nm - Andie Dec 22, 13:02
    - My dad was 27 when I was born. 20 for my sister and he got married at 18. -- (edited) - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 13:02
    - my parents were 20 and 27, they've got their 43-year anniversary coming up in February. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 13:01
    - really? -- nm - Andie Dec 22, 13:00 11
      - I meant when the other couple got married. - David Dec 22, 13:02 10
        
        ooooh...in that case, my parents weren't born yet. -- nm - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 22, 13:24
        
        Everyone was, "well, it's Tennessee..." -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 13:08 6
        
        *scowls* -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:11 2
        
        Listen, I come from the Alabama of the North, so take whatever shots you want. -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 13:12 1
        
        "In many ways, yes."* - David Dec 22, 13:22
        
        I wasn't going to say it. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 22, 13:10 2
        
        Ditto on both accounts. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 13:11
        
        I would have, but I was too busy trying to do the math. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 13:11
        
        oh, right. my mom hadn't even been born, my dad would've been 3. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 13:05
        
        ooooh, that makes more sense. -- nm - Andie Dec 22, 13:03
- I'll need to live to 93 and my wife to 95. -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 22, 12:54
- I'd have to live to 100... - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 12:53 1
  - Yeah, I'd be 103. Come on, Google Blood! -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:54
- Wow. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 12:52
in 2015, the cancellation I regret the most is Backstrom - that show appealed to the PacNW part of me -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 12:44 18
- I suppose we could change this into a year end poll? your most regretted 2015 cancellation? -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 12:45 17
  - maybe forever. -- nm - i.b! Dec 22, 13:20
  - Sirens. Of course I blame the bear who ate the monkey -- nm - prayformojo Dec 22, 12:57 1
    - I really enjoyed Sirens. I was sad to see it go. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 22, 13:10
  - History Detectives..tho PBS has made no official announcement and I am 99% sure it is over -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 22, 12:54
  - Sirens. 😞 -- nm - Krusty Dec 22, 12:51
  - Constantine -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 22, 12:50 7
    - Exactly. -- nm - The Death Sceire Dec 22, 13:18
    - The American Idol singer dude had his own show? - JaxSanta Dec 22, 12:59
    - poll over -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 12:53
    - ^this -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 12:52
    - I wish that or the Dresden Files was handled by a Netflix like service -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 12:51 1
      - word to Dresden. -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 22, 12:53
    - Yup. -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:51
  - I kind of liked Sirens. So...that. -- nm - JaxSanta Dec 22, 12:49
  - Sirens -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 12:49
  - can't say I have one, as I don't watch much tv, but my wife was disappointed when she found out Wicked City was cancelled. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 12:46 1
    - I liked the pilot and then I lost focus and quit watching -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 12:50
Kenny Rogers really doesn't know when to fold em -- (link) - amoxy Dec 22, 12:44
I...didn't realize that term could be used as a verb. -- (link) - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 12:39
Also, the Federal Circuit made a monumental ruling on trademark law and offensive names. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Dec 22, 12:35 9
- that's crap - humbug Dec 22, 12:38 5
  - Yes. But does mere government recognition or registration turn commercial speech into government speech? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 22, 12:41 4
    - nah, the existence of the system doesn't preclude anyone from labeling their goods/services whatever they want to. they're just not entitled to use - humbug Dec 22, 12:45 3
      - So someone with a common law trademark would be excluded from the federal courts? Or they are just not entitled to federal registration ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 22, 12:49 2
        
        sue under common law if you want but don't ask the feds to give you the heightened Lanham Act sword to wield against your competitors -- nm - humbug Dec 22, 12:53 1
        
        I can't go that far. - ReluctantCynic Dec 22, 13:12
- Dan Snyder just started doing rain dances. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 12:37 2
  - Truly. - ReluctantCynic Dec 22, 12:40 1
    - See, we part on this. Anything that causes Dan Snyder pain is indeed the correct decision. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 12:49
If I may offer a suggestion Jim, and slap me for bringing this to a new board if you must -- (edited) - Reagen Dec 22, 12:34 24
- You're probably right. And no worries bringing it to the new board. -- (edited) - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 22, 12:47 3
  - frankly, if everyone on the board were just a touch more respectful of each others opinions, it would not matter. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:53 2
    - yes. -- nm - i.b. Dec 22, 13:26
    - Word. -- nm - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 22, 12:56
- I think in this case that hits the nail on the head. There is no question that there are debt collection companies that do their job in accordance - pmb Dec 22, 12:40
- This is a big reason why I am trying very hard to refrain from gun debates on ST now. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:36 16
  - gun talk is one thing I try the most to stay away from on here -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 12:42 15
    - I am sure everyone has their own buttons that get pushed, it is mine. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:46 14
      - ha, you said trigger - crash davis Dec 22, 12:48 13
        
        well, saying it and doing it are totally different animals. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:50 12
        
        its hard doing it, but I try too. I'm trying to patiently wait for the season end to remind David that he said Russell and Alex Smith were identical -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 12:54 11
        
        True. Smith has never thrown away a Super Bowl. -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:55
        
        you can always just mention Bryce Harper to him in the meantime. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:55 8
        
        Mr. Four Games Over .500! -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:56 7
        
        curious--do you similarly fault Felix Hernandez for his 2010 Cy Young when the Mariners went 61-101? -- nm - ML Dec 22, 12:57 2
        
        I think it's a bit different for pitchers. If the majors had a Best Hitter Award (aka The Trout), it'd be a much cleaner situation. - David Dec 22, 13:01 1
        
        no one player on any of those 3 teams were a single standout. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 13:05
        
        M.V.P. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:57 3
        
        (of mediocrity) -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:57 2
        
        imagine how bad they would have been without his league leading OPS! -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:59 1
        
        Slightly under .500 instead of over, so a *huge* difference. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:01
        
        oh no -- nm* - ML Dec 22, 12:54
- I'd just like to take a minute to agree with Jim here. - all the boys love christine baranski Dec 22, 12:36 1
  - Can I get a witness? -- nm - Qui-Gonn Jim Dec 22, 12:48
I won $185 on FanDuel last week. I'm now $100 up overall. Should I cash out completely or give it one last week? - Inigo Dec 22, 12:34 6
- Take half your winnings out and play with the rest. That was always my Vegas strategy. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 13:05 1
  - you are also fighting against a clock with Fan Duel for the government pulling the plug on the whole thing. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 13:08
- get out -- nm - ML Dec 22, 12:39 2
  - I agree. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:42
  - no, really he is up $285 -- nm - humbug Dec 22, 12:41
- save it for the superbowl -- nm - General Zeit Dec 22, 12:34
who has time to read something for me? it's a cover letter. it's pretty bad, but - all the boys love christine baranski Dec 22, 12:33 5
- I can as well if you want to shoot to me. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 12:57 2
  - I didn't want to ask but since you're offering... (if any of you guys want my resume too, let me know. the more eyes the merrier.) -- nm - all the boys love christine baranski Dec 22, 13:02 1
    - You can always ask, I really don't mind. I owe you for Fiat advice anyway :) -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 13:05
- Sure. I can help out. But don't use my traditional Gmail address -- it was hacked or screwed up some time ago and just noticed. - ReluctantCynic Dec 22, 12:37 1
  - hey thanks. you have mail. thanks again -- nm - all the boys love christine baranski Dec 22, 12:42
LIR: Thanks for the good thoughts, everyone. Appreciate it. And there was one light-hearted moment in all of this. - ReluctantCynic Dec 22, 12:31 3
- that is something, aww. I hope you have fun with them. :) - -- nm - i.b! Dec 22, 12:37
- aww -- nm - General Zeit Dec 22, 12:34
- ahhh. -- nm - Andie Dec 22, 12:33
Don't think I ever seen so many large bond adjustments at one time. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg Dec 22, 12:31
Washington governor: Programming error led to early release of 3,000 prisoners from state prisons - ML Dec 22, 12:30 2
- sounds like a card from an updated Monopoly game...(actually I wouldn't doubt it was a budget move....unless the released were rapists/murderers -- nm - General Zeit Dec 22, 12:36
- Escape Plan 2 -- nm - Max Dec 22, 12:32
A list of all the players who made their playoff debut at 34 or older like Fred Jackson will this year -- (link*) - crash davis Dec 22, 12:25 3
- Earl Morrall is on there. -- nm* - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 12:26 2
  - Earl Morrall has to be the greatest career backup QB to play the game -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 12:27 1
    - not named Jim Sorgi, agreed - ML Dec 22, 12:31
I'm going to laugh when Steven Jackson goes off and wins desperation plays in FFL this weekend. -- nm - ML Dec 22, 12:23 5
- Just for fun, I'll add that... - David Dec 22, 12:28 3
  - If I still played Daily, I would roster him a few times. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 12:31 2
    - You are sooooo gonna get a Yahoo email now. -- nm - David Dec 22, 12:33 1
      - Like they need an excuse. -- nm - ML Dec 22, 12:43
- If he was a WR... - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 12:25
by way of comparison, the big (maybe only?) theatrical release 100 years ago was Charlie Chaplin's "Burlesque On Carmen" (in edited form) -- (link) - humbug Dec 22, 12:22 2
- Max? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 22, 12:53 1
  - Marquee History would never dare to dig that deep -- nm - humbug Dec 22, 12:56
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - ML Dec 22, 12:20 4
- Portrait of a Bills Fan -- nm - crash davis Dec 22, 12:24
- (___0____) -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 22, 12:21 2
  - ()______)_________________)~ -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 22, 12:21 1
    - ╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ -- nm - Christmas boorito Dec 22, 12:23

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