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"The day will come when David Bowie is a star..." -- (link) - The New York Times, 1971 Jan 11, 13:52 1
- This is awesome. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 14:17
Per Shepard Smith, affluenza teen mom's bail has been reduced from 1 million to $75,000 -- (link) - amoxy Jan 11, 13:50 6
- I'd be in Gitmo if I pulled the same shit. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:58 1
  - Anybody else would have been charged with contempt just for trying the afluenza excuse. ..but that's Texas justice, Google racehorse Haines, davis -- nm - General Zeit Jan 11, 14:06
- bond, and she'll be wearing an ankle monitor. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 11, 13:57
- offs -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 13:52
- well it's not like she's a flight risk or anything -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 11, 13:51 1
  - right? -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 11, 14:12
Jake Coker's brother flys an A10 in Afghanistan -- nm - ... Jan 11, 13:46 4
- just like on the battlefield they can't kill the A-10. - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:56
- boo.! - b. Jan 11, 13:50 2
  - b! - budice Jan 11, 13:53 1
    - boo.! - b. Jan 11, 13:56
anyone else remember when movies would have a break for you when they were super long? 3 hours needs a break!!! #justsayin' -- nm - JenBro Jan 11, 13:43 11
- no. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 14:01
- other than Hateful Eight, i think Lawrence of Arabia is the only movie i recall ever getting an intermission for in the theaters -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 11, 13:47 7
  - wiki: -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 11, 14:01
  - 'Gettysburg' had one. - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:59
  - 2001 had one -- nm - TWuG Jan 11, 13:58
  - The Godfather, Gone With The Wind -- nm - Roger More Jan 11, 13:53
  - Hamlet had a break.. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 11, 13:49
  - Titanic had one IIRC when we saw it -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 13:49 1
    - Well, it is 2 weeks long, so a break is needed. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 11, 13:50
- sure, when I was little. I wish intermissions were still a thing for movies. -- nm - b. Jan 11, 13:45 1
  - yep bring back intermissions and movie shorts (like Pixar does) -- nm - JenBro Jan 11, 13:57
It's now gone from thumpedy-bump to sounding like a dentists office...BBL. -- nm - Meg Jan 11, 13:43 4
- rut ro - if that BBL = be back later - I have a feeling Meg's about to put the hammer down -- nm - JenBro Jan 11, 13:44 3
  - she's angry (hence, the harpoon gun) but, intrigued. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:45 2
    - I pity the fools -- nm - JenBro Jan 11, 13:49 1
      - I mean seriously...who brings a harpoon gun to a domestic squabble. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 11, 14:00
for a particular group activity, here's the relevant post. (zeit., I sent.) nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 11, 13:40 [Backboard]
Tebow: Purple suit, pink tie for CFB broadcast. -- nm - ... Jan 11, 13:37
One more way Bowie was an innovator. He was the first artist to bundle future earnings on his music into bonds. -- nm - pmb Jan 11, 13:36
Sicario for reals -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 11, 13:32
Huh. Apparently it hit -20F here last night. - ML Jan 11, 13:29
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- Trying to find a Winnipeg consortium who's going down to purchase and throw in $20. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 11, 13:51 1
  - dignan would be *unbearable* - slipping jimmy Jan 11, 13:56
- $10 -- nm - Loyola Jan 11, 13:41
- will get one for myself only - and am in a pool at work -- nm - JenBro Jan 11, 13:40
- Already have 5 in my pocket. Buying some more on my way home probably. -- nm - Jim Jan 11, 13:40
- Already have 5 in my pocket. Buying some more on my way home probably. -- nm - Jim Jan 11, 13:38
- Yes. In addition to the ST pool I'll do another $20 on my own. -- nm - pmb Jan 11, 13:34
- yes - I'm in a pool at work again. $20 -- nm - Diva Jan 11, 13:33 5
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    - Meg rolling over the winnings for the original pool. Zeit is doing a fresh pool. -- nm - Loyola Jan 11, 13:44
    - see b.'s link, above -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 13:42 1
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    - idk. -- nm - Diva Jan 11, 13:41
- 1 ticket. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:32 2
  - 2 tickets -- nm - CQ Jan 11, 13:53 1
    - 3 tickets more. [nm] - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:57
- yes - znufrii Jan 11, 13:31
- FoxNews told me to buy all I could afford, so all the tickets -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 13:29
- $20 or so -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 11, 13:29
*sigh* Tara Strong -- (link) - amoxy Jan 11, 13:23
New bill introduced in WA state legislature making it a felony to "play, operate, or advertise" DFS in the state. -- (link) - ML Jan 11, 13:21
I have never watched GoT. I plan to start this week from the beginning. I have a bad feeling I'm going to be disappointed. - sycor Jan 11, 13:14 32
- I watched the first three seasons in a very short amount of time. I didn't think it could live up to the hype, but I really enjoyed them; and I think - b. Jan 11, 13:53
- It's bleak. don't get attached to any character. as soon as you do - they burst into flames, get flailed alive or get devoured. It's bleak. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:34
- we don't watch, but we just recently discovered Dave's cousin played someone named Caster on the show a few years ago. - Andie Jan 11, 13:32 20
  - wow! Craster was a real douche - Cool! -- nm* - Diva Jan 11, 13:48
  - v. cool! -- nm - b. Jan 11, 13:43
  - Whoa. -- nm - Roger More Jan 11, 13:35 3
    - it balances having TomCattt as a cousin on the other side. -- nm* - Andie Jan 11, 13:41 2
      - that's hilarious. -- nm - Diva Jan 11, 13:48
      - L3 -- nm - JenBro Jan 11, 13:45
  - Craster. (spoils) - Dark Callisto Jan 11, 13:34
  - Caster...Caster? Was this (spoils) - Jovian Jan 11, 13:34 3
    - No, that was (spoiler) - Roger More Jan 11, 13:36
    - No. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 11, 13:35
    - i have zero idea -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 13:34
  - Like 18 people are reading this post and boggling right now. -- nm - David Jan 11, 13:33
  - Craster, perhaps? - ML Jan 11, 13:33 7
    - some guy with a billion wives -- nm* - Andie Jan 11, 13:34 6
      - spoils - znufrii Jan 11, 13:36
      - That sounds like Craster. -- (link) - David Jan 11, 13:35 [Image] 4
        
        blocked at work. - Andie Jan 11, 13:36 3
        
        Yep. Pretty important character overall in S2 and into S3. -- nm - ML Jan 11, 13:41
        
        Yes, that's him. He's definitely someone GoT fans would know. -- nm - David Jan 11, 13:38 1
        
        and (spoils) - Jovian Jan 11, 13:49
- Speaking of GoT. If they ever had to recast Daenerys, it most certainly should be Alicia Vikander. -- nm* - Jovian Jan 11, 13:24
- don't half watch. You have to pay attention is my advice. -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 13:23 2
  - With so many characters (or so it seems) I'm not going to have much choice. -- nm - sycor Jan 11, 13:25 1
    - ha, the books have 10 times as many characters :) they've dumbed it down for TV -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 13:25
- You'll probably be bored for most of season one and by then have lowered your expectations. - David Jan 11, 13:19 1
  - Just like Star Wars -- nm - ... Jan 11, 13:22
- I'd be surprised if you didn't. It's quite good. -- nm - ML Jan 11, 13:18
- Messin with scripture with that statement. - budice Jan 11, 13:16
- If you watch S5, you will be.. - Marlowe Jan 11, 13:16
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- Crash was a comedy. It had to be, right? I mean, they weren't serious, were they? -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 11, 13:12
- Nah, it's rightly classified as a musical. Maybe musical comedy, but musical first. -- nm - Inigo Jan 11, 13:10 8
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    - Yeah, I think he's going Annie Hall. That's a romantic comedy to me. - Inigo Jan 11, 13:15 5
      - Just like Shakespeare in Love -- nm - humbug Jan 11, 13:19 1
        
        right - znufrii Jan 11, 13:21
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        Oh, I agree with your final point, and I think that's because people rate comedy and popcorn movies differently. - Inigo Jan 11, 13:19 1
        
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  - where's Venn Diagram Man when you need him? - znufrii Jan 11, 13:11
- yup -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 13:09
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- I'm on your band wagon - Pippy Stardust Jan 11, 13:18
- Pacific is a big Ocean - budice Jan 11, 13:14
If it weren't for this board (David, specifically) I don't think I'd have even realized there *was* a Scott Eastwood -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 12:55 10
- Scott Evil, just more evil -- nm - budice Jan 11, 13:02
- supposedly (Suicide Squad spoils) - ML Jan 11, 13:01 2
  - I don't know anything more about what either of those two things are than I know what he is. - prayformojo Jan 11, 13:02 1
    - kiddos are grand, thanks--like V1 the weekend previous, V3's barftastic adventure lasted 12 hours and was done. - ML Jan 11, 13:03
- He's coming up the ranks fast. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 12:59 5
  - He's a looker. I have no idea if he can act -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 11, 12:59 4
    - There are pictures where he looks freakishly identical to young Clint. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 11, 13:10 3
      - Right, and that's why they should pick him. He's got Classic Hollywood ties. - David Jan 11, 13:18 1
        
        I would love a young Clint Eastwood as Han. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 11, 13:58
      - agreed - its a bit jarring -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 11, 13:18
CFB Champ: Clemson CB Mackensie Alexander with a hamstring injury -- nm - budice Jan 11, 12:55 1
- GTD official -- nm - budice Jan 11, 13:08
Rumored big physics news for mah nubbah -- (link) - ML Jan 11, 12:51
Right now on CNN, "friend of David Bowie" Gene Simmons. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 12:51 1
- He is such a media slut -- nm - amoxy Jan 11, 13:25
ESPN flying a drone "FlyCam" for the Championship tonight -- nm - budice Jan 11, 12:49 1
- the golden snitch! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 12:58
It's looking like they've found the remains of Lonzie Barton today. (Case of missing toddler, mother's boyfriend said he was kidnapped and set off a -- (edited) - JaxSean Jan 11, 12:47
Dignan doesn't like Under Pressure? - JaxSean Jan 11, 12:43 5
- I believe he prefers Ice Ice Baby -- nm - Roger More Jan 11, 12:59
- It's not one of his best to be fair. -- nm - Loyola Jan 11, 12:49
- I think that if we were trying to name universally loved songs, that would make the shortlist. -- nm - David Jan 11, 12:48 1
  - Its one of my top five, so I must agree :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 11, 12:51
- Has to be a bit. -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 11, 12:47
First WWE Hall of Famer for this year is: - Will Hunting Jan 11, 12:40 2
- Who will induct him? - Strongbad Jan 11, 14:01
- makes sense. He's lives in Texas -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 12:58
Weekend Actuals: StarWars $42.3M, Revenant $39.8M -- nm - budice Jan 11, 12:36 18
- That's pretty good for a 3-hour hard R movie. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 11, 12:51 5
  - Three hours? Mothereffer, PLEASE don't let this thing be nominated so I don't have to see it :( -- nm - ty97 Jan 11, 13:06 2
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    - Dinner break :) -- nm - spamlet Jan 11, 13:18
  - 3 hours?!! damn it - film makers need to reel this shit in - WTF? -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 11, 12:59 1
    - Well 2.5, but that's still probably 0.5 too long. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 11, 13:07
- Is there any reason The Revenant made almost $40 million other than Leo's star power? - Inigo Jan 11, 12:48 11
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    - without Leo he gets zero bank -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 13:25
  - it's more a survival tale than a western, per se -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 11, 12:57 2
    - Yeah. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 11, 13:03
    - (a la Cast Away or . . . that Best Comedy picture) -- nm* - slipping jimmy Jan 11, 12:58
  - and QT -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 11, 12:54 1
    - I'm counting Django as Leo, too. -- nm - Inigo Jan 11, 12:55
  - the intriguing possibility of Bear Rape? It would be a filmic innovation. -- nm - Diva Jan 11, 12:51 3
    - you know some folks in the internet took the concept and ran with it. - Mel Profit Jan 11, 12:56 2
      - heh -- nm - Diva Jan 11, 13:22 1
        
        "he needed warmth. It was below freezing in the den of the bear. He'd been dragged there and then passed out. Now he woke up to the rough tongue of a - Mel Profit Jan 11, 14:03
Cash out Star7. I have H$1400 -- nm - Loyola Jan 11, 12:30 1
- @BadFatherHanSolo: NONE of these guys play me. They all look like capable fathers. -- nm - budice Jan 11, 12:38
Zeitgeist, money sent. -- nm - Loyola Jan 11, 12:29
I know when to go out - Spawn Solo Jan 11, 12:27

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