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Nancy Loo's chicago weather report: Don't be stupid -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 12:06
from bb, yes for drug test; I would think the Christian comment was meant to imply honesty/positive values, esp. with the associated comment; and, - b. Jan 15, 11:55 4
- "That's no good, I've known too many Spaniards." -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 12:07
- you haven't met a lot of christians have you? -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:57 2
  - of course I have, and identifying that way doesn't necessarily mean it's the case; but someone saying that, in that way, would bring that to mind for - b. Jan 15, 12:01 1
    - (it was a joke, kiddo) -- nm - decline Jan 15, 12:03
B2: Yes on the drug test, also suspect to random tests. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 15, 11:54
Mop, thanks for sourcing out the info about CELAR. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 15, 11:54 4
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  - There is no Mop. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 12:08
- Well, it's budice who found that article (linked below) and threw a went blanket on the whole party. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 12:03 1
  - the wet blanket hasn't hit my port yet -- nm - Beryllium Jan 15, 12:03
I dislike using religion as marketing material. (See BB link for that hvac company site). - Beryllium Jan 15, 11:53 5
- I work for a Christian affilaited organization and I am not a fan of overtly promoting it.... - Walt_Disney Jan 15, 12:08
- Mention God and get a 5% discount! - Mop Jan 15, 12:07
- There is a dif between using it for marketing and mentioning it when giving a bid. -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 11:55 1
  - not really, it's just a different kind of marketing. -- nm - znufrii Jan 15, 12:04
- I had always heard advertising a company as 'Christian' was just a way of saying 'We are not Jewish." -- nm - GregW Jan 15, 11:55
~cause Time wont' give me Time - and Time makes lovers feel that they got something real~ - Pippy Stardust Jan 15, 11:52 1
- ~oh we oh we oh~ - Spawn Jan 15, 11:54
Chargers & Rams expected to meet soon. Agreement in principle possible before Chargers engage San Diego -- (link) - budice Jan 15, 11:43 2
- Rams and Chargers sittin' in a tree S-U-C-K-I-N-G. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 15, 11:51 1
  - That sounds risky. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 12:03
That Star Wars Rebels trailer is a Star Wars fan's wet dream. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 11:40
Oh, look. Another buying opportunity! -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 11:31 1
- Chipotle fire sale? -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 11:32
O's have made an offer to gold-glove Yoenis Cespedes -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:29 3
- 15-18 mil a year isn't too much for him given the market is so slow. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:08
- "put your hand into this pot" -- nm - oblique Jan 15, 11:36
- Since their problem on offense is that they too many free-swinging sluggers who can't get on base, it makes sense to sign another one. -- nm* - Inigo Jan 15, 11:31
Did we do this? Weekend plans poll. -- nm - Andie Jan 15, 11:25 42
- Wife is out of town. House to myself. Probably just hanging out, watching movies and gaming. -- nm - pmb Jan 15, 11:58 3
  - You Gamer. - Spawn Jan 15, 12:01 1
    - logan got a what? -- nm - decline Jan 15, 12:04
  - you should have a kegger -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:58
- Going to my hometown for a hot pot meal with friends, then hanging with a nice girl... :O -- nm - Guigue Jan 15, 11:46 1
  - pots are a bit crunchy, aren't they? -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:58
- win powerball -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 15, 11:46
- probably have to return some videos. gonna have a dance off with the kiddos, wife has a hair appt, beer, football, dinner at BIL -- nm - CQ Jan 15, 11:40
- Sat; Picking up Disneyland Star Wars Half Marathon packet, Sun: Going down to Carlsbad as marathon supporting / cheering group - JD Jan 15, 11:39
- Go Hawks! -- nm - psilotum Jan 15, 11:34
- dinner with some neighborhood friends tomorrow night. - znufrii Jan 15, 11:33
- Three-day weekend, but not a very good one, I'm afraid. - ReluctantCynic Jan 15, 11:33 4
  - hit me up, maybe we can do some therapeutic exploding of ship :) -- nm - oblique Jan 15, 11:53
  - :( - sorry, man. -- nm - b. Jan 15, 11:53
  - :( -- nm - Andie Jan 15, 11:52
  - big hugs - dude that is rough -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 15, 11:51
- Take my car to the shop tomorrow. Come in to the office to catch up on work after that. - sycor Jan 15, 11:32 2
  - I really need to do this - oblique Jan 15, 11:34 1
    - I had an oil leak so they are doing an oil consumption test. I have to take it in every 1000 miles. - sycor Jan 15, 11:35
- Wife is leaving for the weekend and kiddo is going camping so I have no idea. - spamlet Jan 15, 11:32
- date night cancelled so probably lots of booze and video games - 3 day weekend though -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:30
- saturday: insurance nurse is coming to poke my arm and interrogate me -- (edited) - Beryllium Jan 15, 11:30
- writers group get together -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:28
- Dinner with my cousin tonight, Work party tomorrow night. Spotlight on Sunday. -- nm - Andie Jan 15, 11:28
- Star Wars date tonight, second Family Christmas tomorrow. -- nm - Ender Jan 15, 11:27 2
  - Russian Christmas? -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 11:57 1
    - Brother and his wife did Christmas at her parents' place, so this is the one for them. -- nm - Ender Jan 15, 11:58
- Quiet weekend here. Little bit of getting kids to this and that but hopefully can enjoy a little time together with my wife back from her doctorate - oblique Jan 15, 11:27 2
  - what's she getting her phd in? -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 15, 11:28 1
    - It's called "Worship Studies". linky dinky do -- (link) - oblique Jan 15, 11:30
- farm show. woo hoo. (dinner at LBC, at least. maybe some movies.) -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 15, 11:27 4
  - good luck -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:29 3
    - I will probs only go to farm show for like one minute (to buy honey and scope animals). -- nm - loaner machine mandy Jan 15, 11:33 2
      - cat friends + mini pig = ensuing hilarity -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:35 1
        
        "oh god, chubbers, what have you done?" nm - Dignan Jan 15, 11:39
- Scotch tasting tomorrow, football on Sunday. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 15, 11:26 6
  - I'm sorry. - sycor Jan 15, 11:36 5
    - dude -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 12:03 1
      - sweet -- nm - sycor Jan 15, 12:09
    - more for me... -- nm - znufrii Jan 15, 11:42
    - You should learn to like it. You're missing out. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 15, 11:42 1
      - I'll stick to whiskey. More for you now. -- nm - sycor Jan 15, 12:08
If anybody is watching Scream Queens, it's been renewed. -- nm - David Jan 15, 11:19 6
- I enjoyed it but it definitely started out stronger than it finished. -- nm - sycor Jan 15, 11:32
- +7s did it. Final 6 episodes failed to reach a 1.0 rating. -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 11:28
- It was fun for a few episodes, but the novelty ran off quickly. -- nm - Inigo Jan 15, 11:22 1
  - I enjoyed it so much. I can't imagine them matching the snarky dark comedy -- nm - Pippy Stardust Jan 15, 11:32
- I've seen a few minutes of it here and there. It's pretty funny. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 15, 11:21
- as has Empire -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:20
Whoa. Does the Arrow ad mean what I think it means? - spoiler -- (edited) - Spawn Jan 15, 11:16 9
- no. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 11:28 1
  - And Anarchy? - Spawn Jan 15, 11:30
- which ad? -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:18 6
  - Sorry. -- (link) - Spawn Jan 15, 11:21 5
    - I hope it means what it's implying -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:28 4
      - no. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 11:29 3
        
        So, spoil - Spawn Jan 15, 11:31 2
        
        could be anyone, really. -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 11:49 1
        
        But he went dark! -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 11:56
the pilot to Billions, Showtimes new show which starts sunday night is availible on their In Demand now -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 15, 11:15 2
- It's been available for two weeks now. I really liked it. -- nm - Inigo Jan 15, 11:18
- slate says it's trashy fun (i usually hope for less "trashy" from Koppelman though) -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:16
Is this a ransom tweet? -- (link) - Spawn Jan 15, 11:10 1
- No, I wouldn't engage in that level of emoji debauchery. -- nm - Ransom Riggs si Jan 15, 11:20
Big Jen listed as questionable (SIHP) for divisional round playoff with Denver -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:07 9
- I hope they lose by 40. F them. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 15, 11:20
- Long as Ben is upright, gotta give PIT a chance -- nm - budice Jan 15, 11:11 2
  - the Denver front must be licking their chops -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:12 1
    - I would think the secondary would be even more so. - Inigo Jan 15, 11:47
- At this point, it might be easier to list the Steelers players who are healthy and will be playing. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 15, 11:10 3
  - Poor Jim. -- nm - David Jan 15, 11:20 1
    - I know, it just keeps getting worse and worse. -- nm - Jim Jan 15, 11:27
  - Dr. Joey Porter must have his hands full this week -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:11
- Cyborg Ben can't be stopped -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:09
Dirk Koetter, emotionally stable? -- (link) - budice Jan 15, 11:06
Von Miller got sick from eating mozzarella sticks and an Icee while watching The Force Awakens -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:04 2
- shut down AMC. they're obviously infected -- nm - oblique Jan 15, 11:35
- (also, fell asleep during the movie) -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:04
Oh... well played. -- (link) - Spawn Jan 15, 11:02
EA Sports re-lived a Blair Walsh moment -- (link) - budice Jan 15, 11:00
Tim Currey has joined Rocky Horror remake as narrator. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 10:58 3
- Good talk on B2 about it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 10:59 1
  - But... the cobras! -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 11:03
- Dr. Scott! -- nm - amoxy Jan 15, 10:59
Magic Johnson: "Cookie and I are avid movie goers and we are disappointed by the lack of diversity with the Oscar nominations. " -- (link) - budice Jan 15, 10:57 4
- doesn't he also own a bunch of movie theaters? -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:01 1
  - sold to AMC -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:02
- maybe they can retroactively swap out SOC with The Martian - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 10:58 1
  - He means SW. -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 11:01
okay, finally there is something that could possibly make me switch my vote for Bernie -- (link) - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 10:53
I got a call from a bar to say could I play in a pool competition later. This is just a scam to sell drink. - Loyola Jan 15, 10:51 6
- Yes it is, and yes you should. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 15, 10:53 5
  - I'm trying to stay in Friday nights. And the roads are lethal tonight so I can't walk home. - Loyola Jan 15, 10:56 4
    - Phone back and say you will do it if they provide a driver. -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 10:58 3
      - Good idea. I'll have to try and get a lift somehow. -- nm - Loyola Jan 15, 11:00 2
        
        I'm debating if I should have some beers tonight. And by debating, I mean I'm going to. (staying in though, thorogooding it) -- nm* - CQ Jan 15, 11:08 1
        
        heh later -- nm - Loyola Jan 15, 11:22
I'm not exactly Halle Berry.... *unzips person suit* ... I'm Barry Bostwick. -- nm - Oswaldo MoBarony Jan 15, 10:47
The scoop behind the new Cloverfield movie... - budice Jan 15, 10:46 19
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- whatever it ends up being about, I'm really going to try to avoid spoilers and see it in the theater. This will be 2 movies in the theater in 1 year! -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:03 1
  - I look forward to them going out the door and suddenly, being filmed in shaky cam, we see the worst looking marionette imaginable. -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 11:05
- Even with all that, I still think it's a brilliant idea, and there's wrong with morphing a small budget film that can't get traction... - Inigo Jan 15, 11:01 10
  - This is what seemed to me to happen with Open Water 2, which I found to be a terrific film and very much superior to the 'original.' -- nm - emoticripple Jan 15, 11:17
  - But if it changes the very nature of the film? - Spawn Jan 15, 11:12 4
    - My guess. (speculative spoilers) - Inigo Jan 15, 11:17
    - I need to rewatch Cloverfield but the nice part about the entire premise is that the "outside" threat, whatever it is, is somewhat irrelevant to the - oblique Jan 15, 11:14 2
      - Yeah, no way I am seeing this until I am spoiled at least a bit. - Spawn Jan 15, 11:17 1
        
        I mean, after re-reading the Cloverfield plot synopsis (spoiler?) - oblique Jan 15, 11:24
  - good point. -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 11:08
  - Especially if the movie is good. -- nm - David Jan 15, 11:06
  - i just am happy to see anything with John Goodman. -- nm - Andie Jan 15, 11:03 1
    - and a mad, crazy John Goodman too! -- nm - decline Jan 15, 11:12
- BURN IT!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 10:59 1
  - Bad Robot is bad -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 11:00
- Man, the internet can turn on something sooooo quickly. -- nm - David Jan 15, 10:52
- Hmm. Bummer. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 15, 10:49 1
  - exactly. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 15, 11:02
where's his fucking neck? -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 15, 10:41 5
- So he's standin there, he's got the sandwich in one hand and the fvckin head in the other . . . -- nm - emoticripple Jan 15, 10:50
- John Goodman? -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 10:45 3
  - nmbg - Spawn Jan 15, 11:07 2
    - no, I could not hear you at all. - groiny Jan 15, 11:30 1
      - 3!?! Well done. -- nm - Spawn Jan 15, 11:31

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