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If my office wins the Powerball, this company is screwed. - JaxSean Jan 12, 07:38 5
- if I won it solo, I would buy my company and fire a bunch of these people. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 12, 07:40
- I know this happens. I would like to read about companies this has happened to -- nm - Bacon Jan 12, 07:39 3
  - and the one dude who gets left behind because he didn't buy into the pool. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 07:40 2
    - "Good luck, Bob!" *tosses Bob the keys, leaves for Tahiti* -- nm - Everyone Else Jan 12, 07:44
    - and then sues and the money is tied up for years by lawyers -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 07:42
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- I liked Star7 alot but MM:FR should win the tech awards. - Mel Profit Jan 12, 07:27 7
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    - Hateful Eight should have a shot in sound awards. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 07:35 1
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  - (But nothing else because it's a crappy story.) - JaxSean Jan 12, 07:29 1
    - go sit in the corner and think about what you've said -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 07:29
  - agreed...many many of them -- nm - ML Jan 12, 07:28
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 07:27
- Is DGA out yet? -- nm - ty97 Jan 12, 07:25 9
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      - #oscarsomale is going to be trending Thursday. #oscarsowhite probably too - ty97 Jan 12, 07:28 3
        
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        I'm not sold that he doesn't miss. -- nm - ty97 Jan 12, 07:31 1
        
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    - Lower than it should be -- nm - ty97 Jan 12, 07:26 1
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Holy crap was that onside kick awesome by Bama -- (link) - Beaker Jan 12, 07:22 2
- Our debate was whether it had to hit the ground or not. I guess because it didn't, Clemson could've waved for the fair catch. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 12, 07:32
- Whoa. Nice. -- nm - Shaun Jan 12, 07:29
Snowmagedon!!!! -- (link) - decline Jan 12, 07:13 3
- boo. - znufrii Jan 12, 07:29
- how do I get this for here? 97 made me map lazy and now - loaner machine mandy Jan 12, 07:24 1
  - here -- (link) - decline Jan 12, 07:27
So does David Bowie get included in the memoriam at the Oscars? -- nm* - eag Jan 12, 07:13 21
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- he should just based on his music alone. 452 credits at IMDB for soundtracks -- (link) - Beaker Jan 12, 07:15
- i say yes, he acted in several things. -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 07:14 18
  - Gives me a great excuse to watch The Prestige again. -- nm - Shaun Jan 12, 07:17 17
    - I enjoyed that movie -- nm - eag Jan 12, 07:36
    - Labyrinth! -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 12, 07:22 3
      - I haven't watched this in decades. Fit for a 9-12 year old? -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 07:27 2
        
        I would think so. The bit with the headless muppets is a bit disturbing though. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 12, 07:32
        
        spoils - Pippy Stardust Jan 12, 07:29
    - Basquiat! -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 07:19
    - Zoolander -- nm - Bacon Jan 12, 07:18 10
      - I grew up with Labyrinth. Loved that movie so much. -- nm - kelly Jan 12, 07:22 9
        
        You remind me of the babe. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 12, 07:23 8
        
        What babe? -- nm - kelly Jan 12, 07:27 7
        
        The babe with the power. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 12, 07:29 6
        
        What power? -- nm - kelly Jan 12, 07:29 5
        
        The power of voodoo. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 12, 07:31 4
        
        Who do? - kelly Jan 12, 07:35 3
        
        You do! -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 12, 07:35 2
        
        Do what? -- nm - kelly Jan 12, 07:43 1
        
        Remind me of the babe! -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 12, 07:47
"Winning the Powerball Lottery Won’t Solve Your Problems" - ML Jan 12, 06:58 30
- ~ I got 1.3 billion problems but some debt ain't one ~ -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 07:22
- This is true for me. My problems are not money related and would not be solved by money. - ty97 Jan 12, 07:21 2
  - "Winning the Powerball Lottery Won't Solve Your First World Problems." -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 07:28
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- ditto to that IM -- nm - MDH Jan 12, 07:13
- but you could give everyone $4.33 million if you won...why won't you share with America? -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 07:12
- Oh, it'll solve my current problems and I'm willing to take my chances on the new ones it'll create. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 07:10 7
  - Me moving in next door to you? -- nm - Bacon Jan 12, 07:14 6
    - *builds a huge wall* - Hasbro Jan 12, 07:16 4
      - Out of Legos! -- nm - Bacon Jan 12, 07:17 3
        
        *throws the spare parts on your lawn and waits for the yelps* -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 07:23 2
        
        This is one of the reasons why I hate rich people. -- nm - Bacon Jan 12, 07:27 1
        
        *waves the helicoptor in to the landing pad at 11pm after flying over Redmond's house* -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 07:38
    - Why would you want to that to Will and Kelly - eag Jan 12, 07:15
- I will take my chances -- nm - Bacon Jan 12, 07:07
- Considering that most of my problems are money related I'm pretty sure it will. - Krusty Jan 12, 07:06
- it won't hurt them either. -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 07:05
- like hell it won't. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 07:04
- ~I got 1 less problem without ya~ -- nm - Strongbad Jan 12, 07:03
- It would certainly solve my 'I don't like having a mortgage' problem. -- nm - Shaun Jan 12, 07:02 10
  - and my 22% interest Best Buy credit card problem. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 12, 07:14 9
    - dude, zero interest that shit. (you should have learned your credit card lesson long ago, mon ami.) -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 12, 07:22 1
      - sweetie, you think I can get zero interest anything with my credit issues? -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 12, 07:22
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      - meh, it is the only credit card I have, and it is not really out of hand. -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 12, 07:22 2
        
        any debt over 10% is reason to panic for me. I would make paying it off my number one priority. no more pizza fridays; debt instead. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 12, 07:34 1
        
        I do not disagree with you at all. - Groindo (Green lives matter) Jan 12, 07:36
      - I heard a story yesterday -- (edited) - Strongbad Jan 12, 07:19
    - May I interest you in a payday loan savvy man? -- nm - Bacon Jan 12, 07:17
    - ! -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 07:16
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- For some cultures its not uncommon. I like Mrs Disney's last name more than my own so I might have considered hyphenating mine at one point.... - Walt_Disney Jan 12, 07:20
- I know one guy who hyphenated with his wife's last name and his when he got married, and another one who is Danish. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 12, 07:02
- Scandinavian -- nm - CQ Jan 12, 06:56
- I know a guy (very notable in the Magic community) with a hyphenated last name and both can be first names so it's rather amusing. -- nm - Tim Jan 12, 06:54
- I'd go D) Hispanic then E) Combined with wife, then B, A, C. -- nm - Ender Jan 12, 06:52 2
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    - This is our most popular theory for the origin of mine. - Strongbad Jan 12, 07:09
- I had a polisci teacher my freshman year who was hyphenated. He and his wife both took the hyphenated name when they got married. -- nm* - ty97 Jan 12, 06:52 1
  - NB: This was 1993 (!) but was Austin (ah, of course) -- nm - ty97 Jan 12, 06:53
- first guess would be B, then A -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 06:50
- D, obviously -- nm - Strongbad Jan 12, 06:50
- I know a guy who hypenated his last name with his wife's when they were married. - Shaun Jan 12, 06:50 4
  - that's pretty common here. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 12, 06:50 3
    - lol Philly. -- nm - Shaun Jan 12, 06:53 2
      - I'm in central pennsylvania. I moved in 2010 (and 2007). -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 12, 06:59 1
        
        Take those facts and burn them, leggings lady. -- nm - Shaun Jan 12, 07:01
If you are in places like Columbus, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, or Colorado Springs: Congratulations (?) you now have Frontier Airlines. -- nm - ty97 Jan 12, 06:48 7
- And Saint Augustine! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 07:24
- the 1 time my wife flew Frontier, she told me never again. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 12, 06:49 5
  - A flew them years ago before they adopted the Spirit/Allegiant model and they were fine then but know they have changed. - ty97 Jan 12, 06:51 3
    - yeah I flew them once last year - never again. - Pippy Stardust Jan 12, 07:11 2
      - Virgin ain't normally all that cheap though (but yeah, they are great) -- nm - ty97 Jan 12, 07:26 1
        
        I think they are sharking me by offering great fares right now and then up they will go after I am addicted -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 12, 07:29
  - A friend of mine had the same reaction. -- nm - MDH Jan 12, 06:50
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- I wouldn't have guessed correctly but Stan Lee at number 3 is awesome -- nm - J Jan 12, 07:01
- guess - Beaker Jan 12, 06:55
- hmmm... - Roger More Jan 12, 06:48
- My guess - emoticripple Jan 12, 06:47
- I guess - Marlowe Jan 12, 06:45
- Eddie Murphy? -- nm - MDH Jan 12, 06:45 2
  - He is still 5th. Just behind Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman. -- (link) - GregW Jan 12, 07:21
  - Heh I think mine was the answer maybe 10 years ago. -- nm - MDH Jan 12, 06:49
- I had no idea so I googled (spoilers, don't read before guessing!) - ty97 Jan 12, 06:44 1
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- Didn't read it but (spoil) - Will Hunting Jan 12, 06:43 2
  - They were talking about this back when (spoils) - emoticripple Jan 12, 06:53
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in the general arena of 'cancer sucking', if you were wondering what's happening with my friend: - Andie Jan 12, 06:38 7
- oof. F Cancer and prayers for her -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 07:17
- Sending many good thoughts for you, her and her family and friends. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 12, 07:16
- Fuck cancer! Good and healthy thoughts going her way. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 06:48
- good healing thoughts going out. -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 12, 06:45
- good thoughts to your friend and her family. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 06:43
- Gotta be so so hard on her family - prayformojo Jan 12, 06:43
- That's awful. Of course, best wishes to all, but especially given the timing. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 06:42
PFF's NFL Rookie of the Year is... -- (link) - ML Jan 12, 06:32 10
- PFF's Defensive Player of the Year is... -- (link) - ML Jan 12, 06:33 9
  - *flex* -- nm - Strongbad Jan 12, 06:41 8
    - He's even better in real life than I thought he'd be. Fantasy-wise, he's about what I thought he'd be. -- (edited) - ML Jan 12, 06:44 7
      - 10 sacks a year on a rookie salary is all I can ask of a DL. - Strongbad Jan 12, 06:48 6
        
        you need to demand more of your players then - ML Jan 12, 07:01 5
        
        Drafted in the... late 2nd round? 3rd maybe? - Strongbad Jan 12, 07:05 4
        
        3rd IIRC - ML Jan 12, 07:08 3
        
        I draft better in Rounds 4-7 than I do 1-3. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 12, 07:14 2
        
        (Landry is arguably my best 1-3 pick in 3 seasons of drafting) -- nm - Strongbad Jan 12, 07:16 1
        
        god bless him but my Tebow pick in 2010 won me two championships -- nm - ML Jan 12, 07:20
This picture (of an airplane being struck by lightning as it simultaneously flies through a rainbow) is real. -- (link) - ML Jan 12, 06:30 1
- "How a Pink Floyd Album is born" -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 06:38
Fan-made lightsaber. Whoa. -- (link*) - Shaun Jan 12, 06:27 [youtube] 3 1
- Kenner wasn't interested in a toy that cost over two mill in parts alone. -- nm - Rusty Venture Jan 12, 06:31 2
  - Especially when they discovered people might pretend to be Rey while using it. -- nm - Ender Jan 12, 06:47 1
    - Pfft, who would pretend to be a girl? -- nm - Hasbro Jan 12, 07:12
Blathering blatherskite! -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 06:27 1
- Gizmoduck! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 06:52

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