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This might be my new favorite white wine - and I'm usually a red drinker! -- (link) - JenBro Jan 30, 13:25 1
- That sounds awesome -- nm - Epiphany Jan 30, 13:28
Smokey and the Banshies -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 13:25 2
- System of a Down by Law -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 13:26
- Doh -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 13:25
We just did a 16km hike. In January. That's nuts. -- nm - andie Jan 30, 13:21
What are the theatre turnout numbers for KFP matinees today? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 13:16
I forgot how bad A View To A Kill is. Oh my god...this makes the last Brosnan look amazing by comparison. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 30, 12:53 5
- She just got captured by a blimp. - Will Hunting Jan 30, 13:18 4
  - I'm surprised it didn't kill the franchise -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 13:23 3
    - Bullet proof. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 13:26 2
      - Although, if you're going to try to kill it; this is a pretty damn good attempt. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 30, 13:28 1
        
        The last great Bond theme song saved it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 13:30
We went to the circus today. This guy was sick -- (link*) - CQ Jan 30, 12:40 [flickr] 7
- Imagine what he could do if he was feeling well. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 12:50
- WHOA. The circus has gotten way cooler since I was a kid. -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 12:42 3
  - but no more elephants :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 30, 12:44 2
    - yeah there were. and tigers and camels and horses. -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 12:46 1
      - and poodles -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 12:46
- 400 F4.0 ISO2000 -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 12:41 1
  - Nice shot, nice lens -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 12:42
This amuses me. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 30, 12:35
The Big Short: A++ -- nm - Dano Jan 30, 12:12 16
- Yeah. A worthy movie. - con_carne Jan 30, 13:10
- Yup. -- nm - David's Pad Jan 30, 12:22 5
  - It felt very Soderberghian. -- nm - Dano Jan 30, 12:25 4
    - Have you watched The Brink? -- nm - David's Pad Jan 30, 12:26 3
      - I haven't. Jack Black is a big deterrent for me. -- nm - Dano Jan 30, 13:04 2
        
        What's wrong with Jack Black? - Beryllium Jan 30, 13:09
        
        It's the same style as a tv show. The're quite similar. - David's Pad Jan 30, 13:06
- Seeming more and more like it wins the Oscar for Best Picture. -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 12:13 8
  - I'd like that but it doesn't seem Academy-ish to me and I don't put much weight into the PGA. - Dano Jan 30, 12:22 7
    - SAG will be an important read for sure. Big Short won The ASE Editing aware (albeit for comedy) as well. -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 12:27
    - Spotlight was just sort of... there. - Reagen Jan 30, 12:24 5
      - I see Spotlight as the best procedural ever. It kinda deserves the Best Picture Oscar on that alone -- (edited) - con_carne Jan 30, 12:58
      - Since I saw it September (and I should probably see it again) my thought has been consistent: -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 30, 12:34 1
        
        that's basically it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 12:40
      - I thought if was one of the best I' ve seen in a long time. Good writing, great acting. -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 30, 12:33
      - Traditionally not necessarily a bad thing to become an Oscar winner. -- nm - Dano Jan 30, 12:25
Half of me wants Trump to win the nom b/c he could never win the general, right? And half of me is horrified that we are even having this conversation - ty97 Jan 30, 12:11 22
- NEVER underestimate the power of stupid...and the pendulum is swinging towards the virtue of ignorance - zeitgeist Jan 30, 12:39 7
  - You keep saying these things and it doesn't make them any more accurate; just more offensive - Will Hunting Jan 30, 12:50 6
    - Well mom was a teen in Germany in the war, the neighbor was a guest worker, aka slave, both say the same about current politics -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 13:10 5
      - And as respectfully as I can say these words: They are wrong. We are not Nazi Germany in 1931. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 30, 13:17 4
        
        No, we aren't. But a descent into hate, isolationism and arrogance can happen abruptly. - TWuG Jan 30, 13:20 3
        
        The voter turnout will be Huge. HUGE. They'll say I saved democracy. -- nm - He Who Must Not Be Named Jan 30, 13:27
        
        I see your IM as accurate. - Will Hunting Jan 30, 13:26 1
        
        What I do see happening - TWuG Jan 30, 13:34
- The hope of Trump wins the nomination is that it means Republicans of all stripes would see they need to have a bigger tent to get elected. -- nm - Roger More Jan 30, 12:23 7
  - Sadly, I think we need an entire generation to die off before the GOP ever starts putting - TWuG Jan 30, 12:43 2
    - There are plenty of young people at these Trump rallies. -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 12:48 1
      - Not in numbers that matter. - TWuG Jan 30, 12:53
  - Right. If an establishment candidate wins, the fringe is just going to get louder and angrier. - Dignan Jan 30, 12:41 3
    - I think Moderate Republicans have been hunted down in numerous pogroms. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 30, 13:01 2
      - But what became of them? Did they become conservative Republicans? Moderate Democrats? Opt out of elections altogether? -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 13:05 1
        
        All of the above. - TWuG Jan 30, 13:06
- After Bush won in 2000 I no longer put it past Americans to vote the wrong person into office. - Krusty Jan 30, 12:22 2
  - I felt the same way. - Mel Profit Jan 30, 12:39 1
    - F....yeah, it was a long tradition in my family to vote for the worst the other primary, and boy did that backfire -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 13:05
- At the point the economy is tepid, I am praying it's Rubio because he's the least of the evils if it all falls apart. - Will Hunting Jan 30, 12:19 2
  - I'm sorta hoping against Rubio b/c he's their best general election chance, though I get where you are coming from. - ty97 Jan 30, 12:21 1
    - Every viable candidate would think he should call the shots over Congress. - David's Pad Jan 30, 12:31
Oh, sweet Jesus, but this is hysterical. Deadpool talks about testicular cancer. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 30, 12:07 1
- #touchyourselftonight -- nm - Truman Jan 30, 12:21
sash just almost burned down my kitchen. it's 30 degrees out and all of my windows are open. - all the boys love christine baranski Jan 30, 12:05 4
- Firemen love to rescue cute girls -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 12:42
- Cooking skill birds of a feather! -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 12:13
- your next place should just forgo a kitchen. -- nm* - Mel Profit Jan 30, 12:11
- Those muffins will slay -- nm - mr plow Jan 30, 12:09
Breaking - remaining two escapees in custody. News conference under way. -- nm - Meg Jan 30, 12:02 2
- News conference link -- (link) - Meg Jan 30, 12:03 1
  - The sheriff can't get the grin off her face :) -- nm - Meg Jan 30, 12:18
Local paper ad: show her you really care, give her a glock, not a rock -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 11:54
NPR reporter keeps in contact for 30 years with engineer who tried to stop Challenger launch -- (link) - ty97 Jan 30, 11:47 1
- I really recommend this (short) read FWIW. It's kinda heartbreaking though. -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 12:22
NYTimes endorses Hillary for the Dems and Kasich (?!) for the GOP. - ty97 Jan 30, 11:41 8
- Uh... endorsing two people for a single job? - con_carne Jan 30, 12:06 1
  - The are endorsing one person in each primary (as are all the other papers). Endorsements in the general come much later. -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 12:15
- They had to pick someone from the GOP and he's the least scary of the bunch. -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 12:02 1
  - Rachel Maddow said when pushed, gun to my head, kasick is least dangerous -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 12:27
- He's what passes for a moderate in 2016 -- nm - mr plow Jan 30, 11:42 3
  - Hey, pixie -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 30, 11:59 2
    - The editorial board and newsroom are completely separate entities - mr plow Jan 30, 12:05 1
      - Ah, now we get more specific. -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 30, 12:54 [Backboard]
Oh, Johnny... -- (link) - decline Jan 30, 11:18 3
- wow. -- nm - Deev Jan 30, 12:06
- Going from total fuck up to just a bad guy pretty quickly -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 11:37
- don't point that gun at me -- nm - 1963 Jan 30, 11:19
it took me about 45 seconds to correctly ID 18 of the 19 Super Bowl champions on the Sporcle quiz, and much much much longer to ID the last one -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 30, 11:15
Mandy Moore has really disappeared -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 10:48 11
- Just long enough for you to drop your guard for her heist. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:21
- She was never really here, at all. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 13:07
- Ater James Roday and her got busted, Maggie Lawson married Ben Koldyke, which is hilarious to the 8 people who watched Back in the Game. -- nm - David Jan 30, 10:55 8
  - Radio folks were discussing Back in the Game not long ago, in the context of James Caan wanting to get out of alimony payments. - Mop Jan 30, 11:39
  - (and this dude is in The Finest Hours.) -- nm - Tim Jan 30, 11:03 2
    - So, his awareness will not be improved this weekend beyond the Back in the Game number? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 30, 11:05 1
      - It might have gone down. -- nm* - David's Pad Jan 30, 11:09
  - I just had to Berytron to make sure I was upset when I learned that Shawn and Juliet had broken up. -- nm - Tim Jan 30, 10:59 3
    - what'd ya find out? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 11:14 2
      - Yes, I was in fact upset, especially since he was allegedly cheating with Mandy Moore. -- nm - Tim Jan 30, 11:15 1
        
        But, you know, you can't fault his choices in women. -- nm - David's Pad Jan 30, 11:22
If I can have any currentish politico on my side on a bar fight, I take Brian Schweitzer - Reagen Jan 30, 10:40 6
- I *love* him. he is my politics boyfriend. -- nm - all the boys love christine baranski Jan 30, 12:04 1
  - we'll always have Bubba '2012 - Mel Profit Jan 30, 12:14
- Thinking internationally I think the All Time Ringer is...Putin. - Mel Profit Jan 30, 12:01 2
  - And he has people who use Polonium. Anyone walking away from the fight won't see June. -- nm* - TWuG Jan 30, 12:03 1
    - He has to remember which of the two pens in his breast pocket are which. - Mel Profit Jan 30, 12:09
- I'll take AL Sharpton, you know that guy has cut a bitch, jesus said turn the other cheek ...so I can cut the other ear too -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 10:59
[bacon bacon bacon bacon] - [baconized] Jan 30, 09:59
kentucky fried panda might not even crack $40m for the weekend -- nm - mr plow Jan 30, 09:53 2
- I was a little off in my early prediction that Star Wars would beat Panda this weekend. -- nm - Max Jan 30, 10:23
- Daaamn. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 10:06
Baby isn't feeling well today :( not horrible, just sensitive. Hopefully he feels better soon. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 09:49
50 Shades of Black Sabbath -- nm - budice Jan 30, 09:41 11
- STAHP -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 10:08 2
  - AC/DC Cab -- nm - con_carne Jan 30, 11:13
  - stopped -- nm - budice Jan 30, 10:15
- Ace of BaseKetball -- nm - budice Jan 30, 09:42
- Bery? - Spawndroid Jan 30, 09:42 6
  - I'll give him a chance to edit :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 09:43 5
    - The Ham is in the air! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 09:47 3
      - Grand Budapest HoTool? -- nm - budice Jan 30, 09:53 2
        
        oh got it. just read -- nm - budice Jan 30, 09:55 1
        
        Unbaconized in case I forget ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 10:07
    - No Rulez!! -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 30, 09:46
Liz Cheney plans to run as a state rep in Wyoming -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 30, 09:37
Tim (BOP), your article comes up at 41:00 in the podcast. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 09:36 3
- Thanks, I gave it a listen. They don't discuss it for long, but they do think it's a decent idea. - Tim Jan 30, 10:46 2
  - He name drops BOP regularly. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 10:57 1
    - He said we have "fun" analysis. I like that guy. -- nm - Tim Jan 30, 11:02
Obama still giving not a single fuck anymore -- (link) - mr plow Jan 30, 09:34 3
- I'm really proud of him for this. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 30, 11:42
- First the israeli Embassy, now this!?! He must be stopped!!! -- nm - Spawndroid Jan 30, 09:41
- Wherein he will declare martial law and take our guns! -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 09:37
I did get good news yesterday, turns out I now have 4 weeks of vacation. - Tim Jan 30, 09:33 2
- Well it usually takes two weeks for body work and replacement parts -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 10:17
- howie? -- nm - mr plow Jan 30, 09:34
Any remaining Portbandteaus shall not appear above this post, under threat of temporary baconization. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 09:31 7
- But we can post them as a reply to this thread? Got it. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 09:38 4
  - That is what I meant, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 09:38 3
    - Longest board ever! -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 09:39 2
      - The Longest Boards of Canada -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 09:42 1
        
        The Foghat -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 10:56
- Good Morning to you to! -- nm - amoxy Jan 30, 09:32
- Sounds delicious! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 09:32
50 years ago yesterday Tom Seaver was drafted by the Braves. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 30, 09:18 2
- They were just renting him from us -- nm - Mets Jan 30, 09:29
- He would've shown up just in time to replace Warren Spahn. -- nm - David Jan 30, 09:24
I can't quite see this promotion being really effective -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 30, 09:13 [Image] 6
- We have a florist that does this, last time it was Elliott -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 10:19
- Everyone else? Two free roses! Or maybe a punch in the nuts. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 09:39
- Maybe the goal is not to give away a free rose. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 30, 09:18 3
  - "$1million if your name is Jhneffre!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 10:12
  - Or to hook up with Chloris Leachman. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 09:20 1
    - Maybe it's to give away just one rose to one specific person. -- nm - nic to be determined Jan 30, 09:48
*applies a cleansing white fire to the last 27 boards* -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 09:12 1
- *warms hands over the dying embers* -- nm - ML Galaxy Jan 30, 09:18
~ livin it up at the Hotel Transylvania ~ -- nm - mr plow Jan 30, 09:09 2
- Unbearable Lightness of Beyonce -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 10:21 1
  - Nitty Gritty Dirty Dozen -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 12:46

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