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Too many movies in the past two weeks to fit in the subject line.... -- (edited) - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 4, 06:11
This one is *not* a fake account -- (link) - ML Jan 4, 06:03 7
- *starts hurling obscenities* - Strongbad Jan 4, 06:06 3
  - exactly -- nm - CQ Jan 4, 06:06 2
    - come on over, guys - ML Jan 4, 06:07 1
      - As good as anything else, really. I can't pick Carolina, dude named his kid Chosen. Who does that? MY neighbor is from Minn. I don't know -- nm - CQ Jan 4, 06:11
- That's soooo mediocre team. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 06:05
- No, a fake one would have a better background. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 06:04 1
  - right? Schefter's Geocities account profile -- nm - ML Jan 4, 06:05
Like clockwork, the first six pages of this week's Target ad are exclusively workout equipment and workout clothes. - ty97 Jan 4, 06:01 8
- LYC: I have a new breakfast meal. Quest bars. -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 4, 06:05 4
  - They've been mentioned a lot at WW meetings since the program change b/c the other brands folks ate jumped a lot in points - ty97 Jan 4, 06:06 3
    - Flavors I like - Strongbad Jan 4, 06:08
    - Yeah, I checked the ones we get from Aldis: 7 points. Clif bars are 8. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 06:07 1
      - According to my meeting, Quest are 4 or 5 (depending on the flavor) -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 06:07
- heh, our Walmart one was exactly the same. Workout stuff on almost every page -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 06:04 1
  - It's possibly the most predictable weekly ad cycle of the year. Exercise stuff, 'lean' frozen meals and other 'healthy' foods, and home organization -- nm* - ty97 Jan 4, 06:07
- And 7-11 sent an email with a free donut this week. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 06:04
Living in Iowa in the year leading up to the caucus must just absolutely suck. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 05:55 1
- I love it there, by far my favorite State, all other States can kiss my ass. -- (edited) - Carly Fiorina Jan 4, 05:57
First episode of Billions: A - Inigo Jan 4, 05:10 2
- Crap, I forgot to record this. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 4, 05:55 1
  - showtime anytime!!! -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 4, 05:58
I think I need a vacation -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 04:51 1
- Me too. I'm outta here next week. -- nm - Lukola Skywalker Jan 4, 05:49
Jan 4, 1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 04:46 1
- 1999 – Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota. -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 04:48
Disney World advice: What are the advantages to renting a house near the park vs. taking a package deal to stay on the resort? - Inigo Jan 4, 04:43 3
- When are you going? Parking is starting to become an issue during busy times. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 4, 06:11
- Time in the park - I don't think you'd be able to get in as early as if you stayed in the resort, nor stay as late - prayformojo Jan 4, 05:08
- on resort (at least when we were there) get access to the Parks 1/2 hour earlier on some days and can stay 1/2 later on others - Beaker Jan 4, 04:51
TV PSA: Supergirl, Superhuman, Superstore, Bachelor, Raw, Telenovela, Scorpion, Biggest Loser, NCIS LA, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 04:39
ST Poll: What did you watch this weekend? -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 04:32 8
- Deep breath... - Dark Callisto Jan 4, 06:13
- The Big Short. B+ -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 06:09 1
  - It was charming in a way it should't have been - Pippy Bells Jan 4, 06:11
- Spotlight: A, Ant-Man B, Man from UNCLE B+, Hateful 8: C+, San Andreas: C- -- nm - MDH Jan 4, 06:08
- Stuck in Love B, Hateful Eight C-, the Big Short A -- nm - Pippy Bells Jan 4, 06:02
- Mindscape:B-, Beowulf ep 1 - B, War and Peace ep 1 - A- -- nm - LMS Jan 4, 05:41
- Season 2 of the Librarians: B; last half of Jessica Jones: A- -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 4, 05:01
- 22 Jump Street: A ; Edge of Tomorrow: A- ; Pacific Rim: B-/C+ ; Sharknado 3: F- we lasted 5 minutes till we turned it off in disgust -- nm* - Beaker Jan 4, 04:33
whoo! -- (link) - ML Jan 4, 04:27 1
- Congrats! -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 04:32
NYT: Whatever Happened to Latino Political Power? -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 4, 04:17
"Off with his shirt!" -- nm - nic to be named later Jan 4, 00:56
This is the Wiki on the Indian occupation of Alcatraz, feds set up a blockade, cut off water, power, sent in huge force to evict 15 stragglers -- (link) - General Zeit Jan 4, 00:31
Spent four hours watching the Walt Disney American Experience with my son today, which dovetailed nicely with the Steve Jobs documentary on CNN tonigh - Baby New Mop Jan 3, 23:40
I still find The Office Season 1 painful to watch... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 23:03 6
- also, someone put out an APB for Jenna Fischer -- nm - humbug Jan 3, 23:32 1
  - Looks like she's taken time off to have kids - Reagen Jan 4, 05:58
- is it that one episode where Michael Scott does something so stupid you can't believe a real person could be that stupid? -- nm - humbug Jan 3, 23:15 3
  - No, it's the episode where Michael Scott basically does the thing I would do in the same situation. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 23:27 2
    - Oh, Diversity Day -- nm - Roger More Jan 4, 04:19
    - umm, your version does not exclude the previous version -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 3, 23:29
China stocks back to their old selves on the first day of 2016 trading -- (link) - humbug Jan 3, 22:31 1
- wait for it....now down 6...7....8% -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 4, 00:20
WaPo columnist wonders why the Oregon militiamen aren't being called terrorists in the press. -- (link) - Baby New Mop Jan 3, 22:23 25
- Because they're not shooting people and cutting off people's heads? -- nm - Endor Jan 4, 06:08
- Because they haven't terrorized anyone? -- (edited) - iSpam Jan 4, 04:51 7
  - I think the point is that if they had been armed Muslims protesting unfair prisoner treatment at Gitmo, they'd almost certainly be labeled terrorists -- (edited) - Max Jan 4, 05:58 1
    - So instead of MSNBC calling them terrorists it would be Fox? -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 06:05
  - As a American, it scares me when gun-toting citizens occupy federal buildings illegally and state harm will come if they are dealt with. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 05:19 2
    - Yeah I'm with you. Not a good precedent to set -- nm - Pippy Bells Jan 4, 06:10
    - As soon as anyone changes their behavior because of these guys, let me know. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 06:03
  - Occupy Wall St. didn't take over public spaces with weapons. They weren't armed and ready to shoot it out with the government. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 05:18 1
    - **pepper sprays you in the f'n face, hippy -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 4, 11:41
- She's got a point. -- nm - nic to be named later Jan 3, 23:10
- Ah, here's the translation guide -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 3, 22:52
- Black protestors against racist cops get the national guard called out, but 150 militarily armed white protestors? -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 3, 22:47 2
  - Clearly the solution is to get all those black protestors signed up in the NRA -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 22:50 1
    - send in the Chicago PD -- nm - humbug Jan 3, 22:51
- Membership has its privileges -- nm - White People Jan 3, 22:24 10
  - I know nothing about the nature preserve but it seems they're occupying a visitors center in a place that's likely to see very little -- (edited) - Meg Jan 3, 22:38 9
    - I know a little more, not much. It was a research station where my college had a biology program. - nic to be named later Jan 3, 23:04
    - last time it was the interstate in Nevada, today it's a little-used visitor's center. who knows what the next one will be - humbug Jan 3, 22:42 6
      - just like bombing one or the other faction of muslims in syraq is used to radicalize more muslims, sending a military response is likely to be a call - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 3, 23:35 4
        
        Agreed. Right now, just let the hot heads have their time in the spotlight and let the media firestorm do its thing. - Baby New Mop Jan 3, 23:43 3
        
        One reporter who was there today said she counted 15 - 18 people there. - nic to be named later Jan 3, 23:47 2
        
        Inflating their numbers serves to intimidate but when you're intimidating the American people, that doesn't help their cause. -- nm - Baby New Mop Jan 3, 23:52 1
        
        remember when some native american protestors exercising their treaty rights to reclaim unused federal lands took over abandoned Alcatraz? -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 4, 00:23
      - An ice creamery in the off season -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 22:45
    - One definition of terrorist: "a person who terrorizes or frightens others" This group doesn't frighten me - yet :/ -- nm - Meg Jan 3, 22:42
Wait, is this new? AFC Day and then NFC Day? - Spawn Solo Jan 3, 22:05 1
- Cheifs, Steelers, Seattle, Washington -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 05:02
hey wigs, since you're around. do you have any first, or second, hand stories about deal closings gone south at the last minute? - humbug Jan 3, 21:49 2
- Are you looking for something that just delays closing or sinks the whole deal? Nm - ralph wiggum Jan 4, 00:03 1
  - could be either. like the dude who had to fly from Canada with an original document or just anything you know from experience - humbug Jan 4, 00:25
Back to work tomorrow. Yay! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 21:35 2
- not for me. first time in a decade I don't have to go to work. why, yes, I will have another drink. (nm) - howie Jan 3, 22:08 1
  - Nice. Although I hope coasting involves poking irons in fires. :-) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 22:13
First day back to school (and work) tomorrow, we're on a 2 hour delay. -- nm - Baby New Mop Jan 3, 21:16 2
- Bacon said we're getting another 2 or 3 inches (at least) overnight. (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Jan 3, 21:33 1
  - He also rooted for Green Bay. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 3, 22:29
Odell Beckhman goes on a rampage and doesn't get tossed, Mike Evans"Disrespectfully Addressing An Official" and gets tossed -- (link) - amoxy Jan 3, 21:15
Rain is starting. Supposed to last all week -- nm - budice Jan 3, 21:14
It took until 1/3/16 but I finally watched a 2015 movie that I loved: Clouds of Sils Maria -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 21:00 5
- i love Juliette Binoche. enough to watch a Kristen Stewart movie though? -- nm - humbug Jan 3, 23:11
- I thought it was too slow and convoluted in the beginning, but I enjoyed the middle third - amoxy Jan 3, 21:09 3
  - It takes a while to get going, but I think the initial slowness is necessary. I also enjoyed how meta it is. -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 21:13 2
    - Spoils - amoxy Jan 3, 21:22 1
      - spoilers - Dano Jan 3, 21:46
More Making a Murderer postscript - wikipedia article on the Reid interrogation technique -- (link) - rollo Jan 3, 21:00 1
- I love that you are geeking out on this. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 3, 21:34
Phew...I won by two points in my local league. Which means I didn't get the Toilet bowl for last place! - amoxy Jan 3, 20:57 1
- And I got blown out in my local league's Toilet Bowl, capping off the worst fantasy season I've ever had, across the board. - The Death Sceire Jan 3, 21:03
Champs. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 3, 20:36
so close. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 20:35
Why wouldn't GB just take a knee, I'd rather play Washington next week if I had the choice. -- nm - Under the Influence Jan 3, 20:34 4
- Washington at home won't be a cake walk. They have had a dominant offense lately -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 03:44
- gotta keep it looking good for the fans -- nm - humbug Jan 3, 20:36 2
  - tru dat -- nm - budice Jan 3, 21:07
  - tru dat -- nm - budice Jan 3, 21:07
kicker -- nm - humbug Jan 3, 20:12 2
- Patterson needs to forget how to smile if he doesn't want to wake up cut. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 3, 20:16
- That Crosby kid has a lot of grey hair for 31. -- nm - Baby New Mop Jan 3, 20:14
Hmm, Accuweather says we'll have rain in 84 minutes. Looking at radar that must be one fast moving front. -- nm - Meg Jan 3, 20:12
Hee. "Vanilla ISIS". -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 20:02 3
- Janet Reno wouldn't stand for this shit -- nm - humbug Jan 3, 21:59
- I like "Y'all qaeda" -- nm - amoxy Jan 3, 20:48
- IS, IS, Baby -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 20:20
Dom Capers always sounds like an hors d'oeuvres to me -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 20:02
Drive just shows Pack have enough to make plays... - budice Jan 3, 19:56
How about just one more vacation day? Four day work week to ease back in? Please? -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 19:43 1
- Luckily some of us thought ahead and will be doing just that. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 3, 19:46
Downton Abbey spoils - znufrii Jan 3, 19:29 1
- (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Jan 3, 19:38
I always think this ref looks like he should be playing the best friend on a sitcom who also happens to be an NFL ref. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 19:27 1
- The League! -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 3, 19:37
a great wapo article on the past year in the GOP presidential race -- (link) - humbug Jan 3, 19:26
Star Wars: Interesting theory spoils -- (link) - budice Jan 3, 19:09 12
- Alternate theory spoils - Beryllium Jan 3, 20:34
- spoils - rollo Jan 3, 19:58 3
  - He's very quiet and enjoys puzzles. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 20:04 2
    - You may be thinking of Will Shortz -- nm - Endor Jan 3, 20:06 1
      - or Langdon Alger -- nm - rollo Jan 3, 20:58
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  - *spoils* - Endor Jan 3, 19:55
  - spoils... - Remlik Jan 3, 19:43 1
    - Which Star Wars Encyclopedia? -- nm - Endor Jan 3, 19:57
- Two things... - Baby New Mop Jan 3, 19:11 2
  - you would think - Beaker Jan 3, 19:13 1
    - Spoils. Misspelling "spoils" as "spolis" doesn't work! :-) -- (edited) - TWuG Jan 3, 19:26
Thanks for the help on B2 all. -- nm - iSpam Jan 3, 19:05
I think we all had Blake Bortles ranked as the #3 fantasy QB at the start of the season. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 18:58 2
- I have the top 3 fantasy QBs on my QV team. - Dark Callisto Jan 3, 19:12 1
  - Yeah, attrition eventually took me out, even with Freeman. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 19:19
LYC: the local game and card shop moved to the mall on NYD and it's the best thing ever. - Tim Jan 3, 18:45
Whoops - didn't think sherry was strong enough to flambe... I was wrong :) - Meg Jan 3, 18:41 2
- Cat hair everywhere! -- nm - Baby New Mop Jan 3, 19:09
- It's my go to flambe. Or sake if I'm doing teriyaki. -- nm - nic to be named later Jan 3, 18:52
I think that was my favorite Leverage so far "The Van Gogh Job" (spoils) - amoxy Jan 3, 18:37 1
- Very sweet -- nm - Pippy Bells Jan 4, 06:08
one week until the Golden Globes -8 days until people pretend to be offended at Ricky Gervais saying exactly the things he was hired to say. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 3, 18:36 1
- And click bait to get people to read about the lack of offense anyone really took. -- nm - Max Jan 3, 19:44

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