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inflatable hood on hoodie for sleeping while travelling. i am tempted to buy this (kickstarter) -- (link) - Andie Jan 6, 10:32
First week in January reminder! Check your: fridge and pantry food dates, toothbrushes, personal massager batteries, vacuum cleaner bags, cold meds, -- nm - and Brita water filters. Jan 6, 10:30 3
- check them for what? -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 10:31 2
  - sustainability, or rot -- nm - Max Jan 6, 10:32 1
    - i'm pretty sure there isn't a thing in my pantry or freezer that isn't expired on a magnitude of years -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 10:33
Oculus Rift Preorders. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 6, 10:30
From BBs: I'm a gay accountant, come on Dawson... Strongbad: I live in the city, happy to provide sightseeing, restaurant etc advice. - MDH Jan 6, 10:26 1
- how YOU doin -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 10:27
Be jealous. We have an awesome (so I'm told) MC Escher exhibit at the art museum. I'm going to see it Friday. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 10:24 2
- and then Thursday -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 10:25 1
  - L3 -- nm - JenBro Jan 6, 10:30
Vikings TE Rhett Ellison to IR; rookie DE BJ Dubose signed to active from practice squad. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 6, 10:23
guys I know it's 1 in 292 million but I'm feeling lucky -- nm - ML Jan 6, 10:23
That Finn Balor picture is great (sorry Dano, he's wearing a shirt.) - Tim Jan 6, 10:21
So I binge watched Making A Murderer over the last two days. Compelling television, thanks for the recommendation. - crash davis Jan 6, 10:21 2
- Yeah, we just watched the first episode last night. Interesting stuff, indeed. -- nm - Jim Jan 6, 10:24 1
  - It all takes place about 30 to 45 minutes south of Green Bay, so ultimately I blame Aaron Rodgers :) -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 10:27
It hasn't gotten much ST discussion, but "Narcos" on Netflix is really, really good. - ML Jan 6, 10:16 1
- It really is a good show. Season two drops this year. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 10:40
Hasbro: Rey will be included in the next Star Wars Monopoly game. -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 10:09 3
- And that's how you sell two copies of Monopoly to suckers. -- nm - New Year's Mop Jan 6, 10:11 2
  - Star Wars fans are gullible. - David Jan 6, 10:20
  - Which is two more than anybody should ever buy. -- nm* - Ender Jan 6, 10:12
Happy moment - when you bite into what you think is cranberry biscotti and discover it is chocolate chip. - Andie Jan 6, 10:07 2
- I made cranberry pistachio biscotti with white icing one year as Christmas gifts - they were so good! - JenBro Jan 6, 10:33
- tee hee. (nm) - budice Jan 6, 10:09
"Lakers GM tells ESPN that this season is all about Kobe and development takes a back seat until Kobe is gone." -- (link) - ML Jan 6, 10:01 4
- It's no different than any other player's last year. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 10:23
- And this is why Jeanie Buss told her husband to go run the Knicks. -- nm - David Jan 6, 10:16
- Next year will be all about missing Kobe... -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 10:06
- Basically ever since Gasol left. -- nm - budice Jan 6, 10:05
11 foot 8 inches -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 10:00 1
- Oof. That one Penske truck is pretty harsh. - JaxSean Jan 6, 10:13
John Stamos quotes from Howard Stern show: Rehab, Pregnancy, DUI... -- (edited) - budice Jan 6, 09:59
Christmas in Japan: Hundreds queue outside of KFC branches in Tokyo for Japanese Christmas tradition -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 09:58
Wait, HSX set the strike price at $35M for that Benghazi movie? really? are people seeing this? -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 09:57 16
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  - wait. what? -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 10:34 1
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- It's always based on what the movie stock is priced at. Plus 4-day weekend, and last year American Sniper went wide that weekend. -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 10:17 4
  - but, it's way too high based on the stock... -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 10:26 3
    - 2.2 multiplier. 35*2.2 = 77, and it's about $72. (30 * 2.2 = 66, which would be too low) -- nm - Roger More Jan 6, 10:39 1
      - right, 2.2 multiplier. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 10:40
    - maybe it's industry tacking? -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 10:32
- Lone Survivor did 37 Jan 2014, so maybe 30ish? -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 10:14
- It could be good. 4 guys holding out against the Libyan hordes. Plus Michael Bay. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 10:00 2
  - *Hillary Prime flies in riding a Decepticonasaur wielding a giant machine gun* -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 10:04 1
    - Heh. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 10:14
- Granted I've cut the cord, but I saw it the other day on HSX and was all 'wtf is this?' -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 09:59
- I was shocked it was that high too. The moviestock is barely priced for 26 -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 09:58 2
  - right-wingers are hyping it as the thing that will finally expose the truth about Hillary -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 10:34 1
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We have the highest tides in the world. Everyone wants to see that. - Shaun Jan 6, 09:52 1
- honestly, i loved New Brunswick. it was cool. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 09:53
Rain! -- nm - Yoda Jan 6, 09:49 1
- That's my job. -- nm - Rainius, God of Rain. Jan 6, 09:56
This Conan bit with him and a student driver is hilarious -- (link) - oblique Jan 6, 09:48 [youtube] 4
- The power windows made me laugh a lot. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 10:00 3
  - ... okay, this gets pretty great... -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 10:03 2
    - The unscriptedness of it just makes it even funnier -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 10:05 1
      - Yup. I saw it posted last night but skipped it. Thanks for posting. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 10:06
"Lea Michele: Actress Says Late Cory Monteith 'Would Love' Her Current Boyfriend Matthew Paetz" - prayformojo Jan 6, 09:44 6
- not bad at all -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 09:59 [Image] 1
  - wait, he's a dating and lifestyle coach? ugh. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 10:01
- "and that Mark Salling would probably show no interest in him." -- nm - Max Jan 6, 09:48
- for some H -- nm - Yoda Jan 6, 09:47
- "Ender: Poster Says Nobody Cares about Lea Michele and Her Living or Dead Boyfriends." -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 09:45 1
  - "Area Man Deploys Snark on Internet Message Board" -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 09:46
St Louis P-D reprints Kroenke interview from when he bought the team. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 6, 09:43 1
- "I've been a Missourian for 60 years. People in our state know me. People know I can be trusted. People know I am an honorable guy." - spamlet Jan 6, 09:44
1. I had no idea that Google Shopping Express existed. 2. This person really doesn't seem to like to tip delivery people. -- (link*) - ty97 Jan 6, 09:41
and ESPN's Superbowl Power Index: Who ya' got? - decline Jan 6, 09:38 6
- I do find it deeply funny that the #1 team is 5x more likely to succeed than the team that just beat them by 30. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:41 3
  - I would go 20% for Seattle, 18% for Arizona, 15% for Carolina and New England, 10% for Denver and Cincy, 5% for Pittsburgh and KC - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:46 2
    - You have Cinci twice as likely as Pitt? Who do you have QBing? -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:48 1
      - I thought Dalton was back this week...If not, drop them down to 5% and give Green Bay the rest - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:56
- My order of those is Panthers, Cardinals, Pats, Broncos, Seahawks. Steelers need to be in there. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:40 1
  - Seahawks, Broncos, Cards, Steelers, Pats, Panthers -- nm - budice Jan 6, 09:45
Disney says today is the day -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 09:36 6
- ST Poll: Would a non-disney/JJ Lucas SW:TFA release have done this? -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 09:37 3
  - You mean the same movie but just with Lucas' name on it? - Inigo Jan 6, 09:40 2
    - who knows...possible. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 09:46
    - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:41
- Yup, definitely today -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 09:37
- Today is a good day. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:36
Slate headline for reagen: "Lava is the worst movie Pixar has ever made" -- nm - humbug Jan 6, 09:34 3
- I really disliked Lava. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 09:37 1
  - i didn't *dislike* it, it just wasn't very interesting. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 09:39
- I don't even remember this short. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 09:36
I sense that someone it talking bad about me. - ty97 Jan 6, 09:32
Serving size: 12 chips - oblique Jan 6, 09:29 7
- you're doing it wrong -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 6, 09:33 5
  - chips are bad - oblique Jan 6, 09:34 4
    - Did the candy disappear off the desk? -- nm - budice Jan 6, 09:35 3
      - I gave it to my wife -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 09:36 2
        
        but what about the candy? -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 6, 09:37 1
        
        she enjoyed that also -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 09:38
- Poutine! -- nm - budice Jan 6, 09:32
I don't think Chipotle's been lazy about the situation. Mostly I think they're in a really tough spot because nobody's been able to figure out the actual cause. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 09:27 1
- Considering how long it took the CEO to issue a statement about it, it's borderline ignorance. - budice Jan 6, 09:34
NB: Budget is owned by Avis. Alamo is owned by Enterprise. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 09:23
Always like stories of good sportspersonship -- (link) - Beaker Jan 6, 09:23
Do you have an AMEX? You may be able to save $10 on your cell phone bill this month. - ty97 Jan 6, 09:21 5
- also ten off $75 at the weg - loaner machine mandy Jan 6, 09:25 1
  - oh man, this would almost get to rent a car and drive to a weg! - ty97 Jan 6, 09:26
- Thanks. We have a business Amex so I'll have to check and see as we don't always get the offers. - iSpam Jan 6, 09:23 2
  - Nope, dang. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 09:30 1
    - I got it on my Delta AMEX. Did not see it on my Starwood AMEX - ty97 Jan 6, 09:45
The British Parliament has agreed to discuss whether to ban Donald Trump from entering the country -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 09:18 24
- That's not smart. Donald will nuke them and then say "Oh big deal it was only a few bombs" -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 09:57
- It seems like other countries are trying to actively influence things. Which is good and bad. - sycor Jan 6, 09:22 17
  - The UK bans people who practice 'hate speech'. This about THEIR immigration policy, not about influencing us. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 09:25 2
    - When did you put me on your ignore list? - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:28
    - It's similar to why Australia banned the abortion protester last year. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 09:25
  - it's not really about influencing the US, it's about 'we don't want this guy here.' - Andie Jan 6, 09:24 5
    - I actually don't think I agree with this. I think they are trying to make a point and make it apparent to American voters. How often does Parliament - pmb Jan 6, 09:26 4
      - It could be, dare I say.... both! -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:29
      - Or I guess I should say, it's really about both. They are trying to make a point to their citizens as well. But I think it is intentionally both. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 09:28 1
        
        I just read and it is indeed due to a petition with over 500k signatures. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:33
      - such a public speaker? who violates their hate speech laws? i don't think it's odd. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 09:27
  - It is not uncommon for the UK to ban people for hate speech. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:23 7
    - Interesting. I didn't know this was an active practice for the UK. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 09:30 6
      - Over there, petitions actually work sometimes. - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:32 5
        
        They totally should have built that Deathstar too. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 09:33 4
        
        I expect Trump to annouce it soon. - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:34 3
        
        Well when the aliens come we will all be wishing it was built. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 09:36 2
        
        Donald gets his information from smart people, so when ID4-2 hits he will get right on it. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:37 1
        
        heh -- nm - mud Jan 6, 10:32
- I look forward to him going after the UK. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:20 2
  - Whatevs. -- nm - Queen Lizzy II Jan 6, 10:03
  - They're second rate losers that we kicked out of our country over 200 years and their empire keeps shrinking and shrinking. At least that's what - Trump Jan 6, 09:32
- Don't make me build a wall around your shitty island that I will make you pay for losers -- nm - Trump Jan 6, 09:19 1
  - Now, cut off their oil! -- nm* - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:20
Car Rentals: they tried to screw us last year when we went to Universal. Wife had booked it all but when we showed up I wasn't on the driver listing - Beaker Jan 6, 09:14 12
- The lesson here is to go to Universal Hollywood. You can take the subway there. -- nm - Yoda Jan 6, 09:38
- Every ounce of frustration you have with them is on purpose. Get you to spend extra $$. -- nm - budice Jan 6, 09:17 1
  - oh for sure, see the up-sell post below. They never got an extra nickle from us though -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 09:18
- Same thing happened to me in Ireland. My cousin had to drive pretty much the entire trip. - sycor Jan 6, 09:16 1
  - same for me, we did alot of driving which I normally would have had to do, so I loved it :) - Beaker Jan 6, 09:17
- and the constant up-selling was another piss off. "Alright we have you all booked for Car A, tha'll be $250" um, it was all pre-paid with the package - Beaker Jan 6, 09:15 4
  - I have never had any problems like this. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:18 3
    - Me neither but I don't rent all that often. - iSpam Jan 6, 09:21 1
      - True. Which in hindsight, is a bad thing. - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:24
    - where it was through a package (Sunwing iirc) we figured they were just trying to milk us -- nm* - Beaker Jan 6, 09:20
- Did they charge a daily second driver fee? -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 09:14 1
  - it was all booked for us both, see above; they were super scammy -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 09:16
LIR: no-show. No way to do it. Never gave any kind of payment. It's pretty "normal" for most car reservations unless you're doing up-front paid - oblique Jan 6, 09:10
LeBron on Johnny Manziel: "He'll figure it out at some point, we all hope." - budice Jan 6, 09:08
Powerball estimate is at $500M for tonight -- nm - decline Jan 6, 09:07 6
- I should donate some money to the pot on my way home. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 09:10 5
  - Wait, is Meg doing it? -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:12 4
    - Not this time. If it doesn't go tonight I *may* consider it for Saturday. - Meg Jan 6, 09:14 3
      - Ah, I misread his post and panicked! Mike and Mike are doing one and there is ZERO trust going on. Made me laugh. - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:17 2
        
        Who wouldn't trust Bubba?? -- nm - Jim Jan 6, 09:30 1
        
        I know, right? - Spawn Solo Jan 6, 09:39

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