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The Star Wars tv premiere hosted by Hamill....from 1984 -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 07:52 [youtube]
man people write poorly. - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 07:47 5
- It's like a grammatical punji trap. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 6, 07:51
- Man, people write poorly. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 07:51
- a little bit -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 07:50
- Yeah. Proper punctuation is your friend. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 07:49
- women people, too. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 07:49
WWE: Finn Balor posted a picture of him wearing a Bullet Club shirt outside the Performance Center looking at his watch... -- (edited) - Remlik Jan 6, 07:42 2
- They're going to do an invasion angle....interesting. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 07:44
- FN-2187? -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 07:43
Confession: i'm embarrassingly excited for the new Zoolander movie. - Andie Jan 6, 07:41 4
- after Anchorman 2 and Boondock Saints 2, I can't get on board with any long awaited sequel. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 6, 07:52
- I'm going to SDM today and will be getting mad Optimum points *and* PC Points due to the coupons loaded. - Shaun Jan 6, 07:51
- With a leadership shake-up in the works there I kinda have an itch to go back to my old employer, even though it's a horror show. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 6, 07:50
- I don't nice literally tripped a lady under a bus. - mafic Jan 6, 07:47
Can't believe it's already the 6th of January and were almost 2 weeks removed from Christmas already -- nm - eag Jan 6, 07:33 4
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- I'm still writing 2015 at the top of my homework! -- nm - Baby New Mop Jan 6, 07:37
- Only 50 more weeks to finish your Christmas 2016 shopping! -- nm - All the retailers Jan 6, 07:34
- That is all? Wow. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 07:34
2017's HoF ballot looks a little lighter in pitching (to help Mussina and Schilling - Will Hunting Jan 6, 07:32
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- How did you find out? Did he invite you to romp in his balance sheets? Does he have nice assets? -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 07:36 4
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  - He gave credit to Jack's debit -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:36 2
    - I wonder if he's looking for a partner for his firm... -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 07:38
    - every balance on the sheet came up as 69 -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 6, 07:37
- Gay accountant I believe. Gay actuary, that's just crazy talk. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 6, 07:32 7
  - I know a gay lady actuary. She's basically a unicorn. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 07:37
  - I thought most actuaries were asexual? -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 07:33 5
    - I dated an actuary, briefly. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 07:42 3
      - "The risk is too high for us to date any longer." -- nm - termination letter Jan 6, 07:56
      - "men over 6'4" die 18% sooner. This won't work." -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 07:44
      - Was he gay? -- nm - Baby New Mop Jan 6, 07:44
    - well sure, but not by choice -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:36
- Maybe if you expanded your search filters a bit, you would know this. - Shaun Jan 6, 07:31
- um.... -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 07:29 9
  - this is an unexpected development -- nm - ML Jan 6, 07:34 2
    - SLTC -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 6, 07:37 1
      - classic -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 07:37
  - You and tru will never die! -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 07:34
  - are you into Crossfit? -- nm - Jack Dawson s.i. Jan 6, 07:33
  - I should have seen that. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 07:33
  - does your wife know? -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 6, 07:32
  - first ty97, now you? -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 07:31
  - *gasp* Congratulations! *throws celebratory glitter on you* -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:31
I had no idea this was possible. Qantas needed a spare 747 engine in Johannesburg, so they strapped an extra (fifth) engine to a 747 flying there -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 07:27 3
- The drag must be insane. That must have cost a fortune in fuel. -- nm - Baby New Mop Jan 6, 07:44
- Cool. Also: makes sense. Good engineering. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 07:36
- That's also how engines are tested in-flight. They put an additional engine on a functional aircraft. -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 07:30
Has anyone really investigated Sling TV? Do they have any kind of dvr/on demand feature? Their website hasn't been very clear. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 07:27 5
- The answer is yes and no. They do have it, but your local cable company probably blocks its usage. -- nm - Sith Lord Sexypants Jan 6, 07:29 2
  - How would the local cable company block usage? -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 07:31 1
    - The local cable carrier has access rights. - Sith Lord Sexypants Jan 6, 07:41
- No DVR/on demand (that I know of) and it doesn't qualify as a cable company for apps that use that kind of authentication. - spamlet Jan 6, 07:29
- I used it to watch the Cubs games on TBS during the playoffs. Streaming only. Worked fine, no complaints. Quality was excellent -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 07:28
ST Poll: Have you ever chased in Disney Movie Rewards? If so, what did you get? - oblique Jan 6, 07:26 2
- We got the Up Blu-Ray. I grabbed the code and sold the discs. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 07:30
- Sure, I do it a lot. - Sith Lord Sexypants Jan 6, 07:27
Did you ever hear of someone described as "a weapon?" Friend says to me earlier, when describing an ex; - Loyola Jan 6, 07:22 3
- No, but it sounds Australian. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 07:40
- Yes, but in Australia. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 07:38
- Yes, but in Australia. -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 07:31
I have work and a personal email set up on my phone. I feel like a tech wizard. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 07:20
from B2: Congrats, JackDawson! Drinks are on you? -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 07:17 4
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  - Attajack. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 6, 07:47
- very nice! -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 07:28
- Did he win Powerball? -- nm - secretslacker Jan 6, 07:25
BULLETIN U.S. factory orders decline » -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:16 2
- Sure, we've got too many factories already. We're still trying to fill the old ones, we shouldn't be building more. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 07:17
- BULLETIN ISM gauge of U.S. services sector shows December decline » -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:16
Remember the Macho Man Skyrim mod? Well there's one for Fallout 4 now too. -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 07:14 3
- Oooooh yeeeah! -- (link) -- Spawn Solo (aka Spawn) Jan 5 '16, 22:30 (No message) Dig it!!! (www.youtube.com) -- (edited) - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 07:17 [youtube] 2
  - Here's the beauty Skyrim one. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 6, 07:23 [youtube] 1
    - "I've been to the top of the mountain!" - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 07:49
hmm, I think we need one more announcement for the header. Anyone doing a PB collection? -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 07:07 4
- Is that EVE online thing? -- nm - eag Jan 6, 07:27
- Peanut Butter? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 07:19 2
  - I was guessing kilbo was amassing clones of PosterBoy -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:23
  - jelly time? -- nm - decline Jan 6, 07:22
well this is one way to score an empty-netter -- (link) - ML Jan 6, 07:02
People's Choice Awards, American Crime, AHS: Hotel, Chicago PD, other stuff -- nm - -- (edited) - Beaker Jan 6, 06:57 1
- Dickensian for me. -- nm - LMS Jan 6, 06:58
TV PSA: 2 Broke Girls, American Idol, The Middle, Mysteries of Laura, Mike & Molly, Goldbergs, American Pickers, L&O SVU, Modern Family, Blackish, -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:57 1
- I wonder if idol will see a ratings boost for its last season. also, I would like a midmorning snack of twizzlers. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 07:06
Kroenke goes scorched earth in his relocation application. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 6, 06:56 1
- Hey, Stan, the feeling's mutual. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 6, 07:20
Bagwell, Bonds, Clemens, Griffey, McGriff, McGwire, Mussina, Piazza, Sheffield, Sosa. - Inigo Jan 6, 06:54 4
- I hope Bagwell gets in. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 6, 07:19
- BTW, here's the HOF vote tracker. -- (link) - ML Jan 6, 07:01
- Raines, Griffey, "Buff" Bagwell, Bonds, Piazza -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 07:00
- "Door's open boys!" -- (link) - ML Jan 6, 06:57 [youtube]
B2 - crows are pretty smart. There are crows that make and use tools. Also, they're social animals, so looking after each other/paying back favours is - Roger More Jan 6, 06:54 6
- this is kinda freaking me out. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 6, 08:03
- from the comments...heh - znufrii Jan 6, 07:39
- And they recognize individual human faces, IIRC. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 6, 06:58 3
  - Yup. They're also ridiculously intelligent. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 07:04
  - and, they can be revived from the dead to avenge their own murders and those of their loved ones - ML Jan 6, 07:00 1
    - watch out for those "fake" bullets that kill though -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 07:01
Man, Aloha was a hot mess of a movie. -- nm - kelly Jan 6, 06:52 3
- It's not terrible (just boring) before the club scene. That's where it goes all off the rails. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 07:10 1
  - Yeah. Terrible and boring. -- nm - kelly Jan 6, 08:01
- you think you are ready for the badness, but there is no way to prepare. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 07:10
Will: I forgot Sheff used the cream. He's out for me. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:51
Alex Gordon's contract is believed to be a 4yr/low 70's guarantee. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 06:50
is this fake? -- (link) - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 06:50 23
- A school cafeteria should be a safe space for all types of chicken! -- nm - Baby New Mop Jan 6, 07:42 1
  - I've had enough of these microgreens agressions! -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 07:46
- no. because, Oberlin. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 07:20
- Had not seen this before, but I really appreciate the Post's dedication to making this about Lena Dunham any way they can - ty97 Jan 6, 07:07
- Not fake, I posted about it last month. -- nm - iSpam Jan 6, 06:58
- No, but possibly exaggerated. It started with foreign students, I think, saying thanks for trying, but you're not doing us any favors by getting our - mara Jan 6, 06:55 2
  - The black student union is totally protesting the lack of fried chicken though... -- (link) - Ender Jan 6, 07:02
  - that banh mi sandwich sounds atrocious -- nm - decline Jan 6, 06:58
- Was it edible? if yes, stfu. That's better than most college cafeterias. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 06:55 5
  - not so much anymore, from what I understand. For the price it costs now-a-days, the food has had to become a lot better -- nm - decline Jan 6, 07:00 4
    - mmm, now I wish the hub was open for lunch. I love their chili. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 07:08 3
      - but do they have fried chicken? -- nm - decline Jan 6, 07:15 2
        
        I don't think I eat fried chicken. do I? -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 07:21 1
        
        it is the greatest, most delicious food ever. -- nm - decline Jan 6, 07:23
- No, it's not fake. In fact, it made the NYT last month. -- (link*) - ML Jan 6, 06:53 1
  - The Oberlin Review is the newspaper of record for the college, and their article is listed under "news" -- (link) - Ender Jan 6, 06:57
- It sure reads that way... -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 06:52
- Real or not, it's pretty ridiculous to throw Dunham in there. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 06:52 1
  - You need to understand the specific type of New Yorker that subscribes to the Post -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 07:08
- I really hope it's fake but I worry it's not. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 06:52 3
  - People have made unreasonable ridiculous requests since we could verbalize speech. We just haven't had people publishing every utterance until now. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 06:57 2
    - But 45 years ago we called in the National Guard to shoot them.... -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 07:11
    - Good point. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 07:00
Caprica predicted this in its pilot. -- (link) - Sith Lord Sexypants Jan 6, 06:47
STIS: You're in Washington DC for 2 days with someone who has never been there -- (edited) - Strongbad Jan 6, 06:44 20
- National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum are a good stop if you're into that kind of thing -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 6, 07:14
- we just spent two days walking the Mall, doing different Smithsonian buildings, the Botanic Gardens, War Memorials, etc. -- nm* - Andie Jan 6, 07:11
- Arlington Cemetery should be done too. -- nm - LMS Jan 6, 07:06
- You ask Max to show you around. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 07:00
- Is there a guided Fallout 3 tour? -- nm - emoticripple Jan 6, 06:59
- visit all the most important landmarks from Sharknado 3 -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 06:54
- If they want to see the Holocaust museum, just pop in to the kids exhibition, otherwise you're there for hours. -- nm - LMS Jan 6, 06:52
- Tour of the White House. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 06:51
- I think I'd get agreement with the person about what to see. My trip to DC was for 5 days and I still only saw about 2/3 of what I wanted - Roger More Jan 6, 06:50
- go to the Spy Museum -- nm - decline Jan 6, 06:48
- Or, go to the Smithsonian / Mall metro stop, get out there and you're in the middle of Congress, the Washington Mem, Lincoln Memorial with - Will Hunting Jan 6, 06:48 1
  - I enjoyed the memorials by night tour. -- nm - LMS Jan 6, 06:50
- We did this over the summer. - spamlet Jan 6, 06:48 6
  - Did you hit both A&S museums, or just the one by Dulles? -- nm - kelly Jan 6, 06:49 4
    - Oh we did both. We didn't get a WH tour so we did Congress in the morning and then the downtown museum in the afternoon. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 06:51 3
      - I'm hoping we can get WH and Congress tours with only contacting reps 3 mo in advance. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 06:53 2
        
        Just so you know (we didn't) the tours of Congress are different. If you want to see the Senate side, contact your Senator. - iSpam Jan 6, 07:01
        
        We went in the summertime and it was an issue with the President's schedule. You should be fine. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 06:54
  - I hope we have 3. It may end up being 2, or 2.5 -- (edited) - Strongbad Jan 6, 06:48
- You drive to Hunting's house and listen to his stories about them. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 06:47

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