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Wow, Cary Jo Fukunaga directed Pride & Prejudice? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 10:07 4
- Jane Eyre? -- nm - Andie Feb 2, 10:08 3
  - Yes, yes, yes...I suppose to some people the work is better known as Jane Eyre -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 10:09 2
    - Yeah, not sure how we got him for that one. -- nm - LMS Feb 2, 10:28
    - :) -- nm - kelly Feb 2, 10:23
motherfucker.....the guy my ex left me for and married...turned to abusing her. She divorced him and he stalked her.... - Remlik Feb 2, 09:56 17
- That's awful. He's the worse kind of scum. -- nm - LMS Feb 2, 10:29
- Oh, how horrible. -- nm - kelly Feb 2, 10:23
- This is all so awful -- nm - ty97 Feb 2, 10:17
- That's awful. I'm so sorry. -- nm - Roger More Feb 2, 10:13
- That is beyond awful. I'm very sorry she had to endure that. -- nm - TWuG Feb 2, 10:11
- Damn. That is awful. Do NOT let this get to you. -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 2, 10:09
- God, I hate abusive men. - groiny Feb 2, 10:08 3
  - I know I just wish she had reached out. I don't know what I would have done.....but still. -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 10:12 1
    - that is the key really, she did not reach out to you. - groiny Feb 2, 10:13
  - They're the worst kind of cowards. -- nm - David Feb 2, 10:08
- Good Lord, that's horrible -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 10:06
- wtf. I'm so so sorry about this. this is all so terrible. - Diva Feb 2, 10:03
- What a heartbreaking story. -- nm - David Feb 2, 10:03
- That's terrible. So sorry. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 2, 10:02
- I'm really really sorry dude -- nm - iSpam Feb 2, 09:59
- I'm very sorry about this. - Mel Profit Feb 2, 09:58
- This is so unbelievably sad. I am so truly sorry. -- nm - Andie Feb 2, 09:57
Jetblue Leap Day Sale. Select Routes only, today only, $29 one way fares on 2/29 -- (link) - ty97 Feb 2, 09:53 2
- Hmm. I can get to JFK for $29. But then I need to get back, right? -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 09:57 1
  - Why would you ever leave? -- nm - ty97 Feb 2, 10:02
Winning. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 2, 09:52
my contractor made chubbers a toy. -- (link) - amanda jonas Feb 2, 09:48 5
- ... -- nm - Ollie Feb 2, 09:52 3
  - like ollie would play with a *toy.* -- nm - amanda jonas Feb 2, 09:54 2
    - Yes, but I'd bet she'd like to own a toy that nobody else could own. -- nm - Max Feb 2, 09:56 1
      - should we have my contractor make an ollie only toy? she likes chewing on wire.... -- nm - amanda jonas Feb 2, 09:56
- awesome -- nm - Andie Feb 2, 09:49
Oh, good. Charlie Sheen is seeing a doctor who says he can cure AIDS. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 09:47 1
- But he's got Tiger Blood, he'll cure it himself. -- nm - lileve Feb 2, 09:49
i have never seen one episode of Baywatch. - Andie Feb 2, 09:45 6
- But what about Baywatch Nights? -- nm - Roger More Feb 2, 09:49 4
  - I've actually seen every episode of this. -- (edited) - David Feb 2, 10:06
  - i don't even know what this is. it sounds vaguely familiar. - Andie Feb 2, 09:51 2
    - I think that one wanted to be Miami Vice meets Murder, She Wrote. -- nm - Max Feb 2, 09:53 1
      - meets X-Files, IIRC. -- nm - Roger More Feb 2, 09:56
- I've seen scenes but not more than 20 minutes in total. -- nm - Max Feb 2, 09:46
So the one missing precinct for Dems in Iowa? Apparently they finished voting but could not find an official to report to. - ty97 Feb 2, 09:41
I didn't say bacon on pizza was bad just that it was the weirdest thing I'd had since I don't put much of anything on pizza. - Krusty - Most Right Poster Feb 2, 09:38 9
- Wait, you're saying that your preferred pizza is crust, sauce and cheese? Nothing else? - TWuG Feb 2, 10:09 2
  - No, when it is done well, this is pizza at its simplest and finest. It's unmitigated pleasure. -- nm - Roger More Feb 2, 10:14
  - I've had cheese pizzas that were spectacular. Don't completely write it off. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 10:11
- kimchi and pork belly on pizza is pretty dope. -- nm - colin Feb 2, 09:42 3
  - That sounds yummy -- nm - decline Feb 2, 09:48
  - You're just f***ing with us, right? -- nm - Krusty - Most Right Poster Feb 2, 09:45 1
    - open yer damn mind up a bit. -- nm - colin Feb 2, 10:03
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  - You and that f***ing Dominos. - Krusty - Most Right Poster Feb 2, 09:45
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- 2015, 2016 -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:39
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  - I'll be surprised if either of them isn't "known" before March is out - ty97 Feb 2, 09:43 1
    - I expect most of the republican field to drop out maybe after NH - eag Feb 2, 09:48
  - March 2, June 8 -- nm - Max Feb 2, 09:41
  - YDC but I've been looking for page like this that also includes proportional vs winner takes all -- nm - ty97 Feb 2, 09:40
Oh no Mel -- (link) - ML Feb 2, 09:37 1
- *calls up Mamma Pacquiao* Don't blame me if your head shrinks. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 2, 09:42
Ooh, I'm scheduled for my first dry run of my presentation ... February 18th. - Beryllium Feb 2, 09:35
Job drama update.. - colin Feb 2, 09:33 3
- WD -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:38
- That's good news! Time to figure out stuff is always better than panicing. -- nm - spamlet Feb 2, 09:34 1
  - well, i have a fallback... but i'd rather not exercise it if i don't have to :) - colin Feb 2, 09:41
This didn't hit me last night, but did Huck basically say a quick 'see ya' via Twitter and that was it? -- nm - ty97 Feb 2, 09:27 1
- HHe spoke. "I am ceaseing due to illness. The voters are sick of me." -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:29
does anyone here have the CBS all access app? is it HD? -- nm - amanda jonas Feb 2, 09:25
*gives groiny a reach-around with my trunk* -- nm - Dumbo Feb 2, 09:24
B2: Spawn, the first 1/2 of Lucifer last night was hilarious. Plus it had Jeremy Davies so even better -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 09:23 5
- yup, it was great -- nm - decline Feb 2, 09:25 4
  - the little girl on it holds her own with him. she is cute as a button -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 09:25 3
    - From the pilot, I thought they might have hit on a natural with her. Excellent. - Spawn Feb 2, 09:26 2
      - my only complaint would be - minor casting spoilers - Beaker Feb 2, 09:29 1
        
        and spoilers for last night - Beaker Feb 2, 09:31
Browns are dumping Manziel -- (link) - ML Feb 2, 09:21 4
- That seems pretty clear. What'd he do this time? -- nm - spamlet Feb 2, 09:31 1
  - Another domestic altercation. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 2, 09:32
- Cowboys! -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 09:26
- FB Official? -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:22
Hey Jim, JC Corcoran has a new station to be fired from! -- (link) - spamlet Feb 2, 09:20 2
- RC is *turrible* -- nm - Dumbo Feb 2, 09:41
- I don't know what's more ridiculous - this dude continuing to get jobs or Kevin Slaten. -- nm - Jim Feb 2, 09:39
The Rock talks about his 2016 schedule.... - Remlik Feb 2, 09:20 20
- But it doesn't say when he goes to sleep. -- nm - Max Feb 2, 09:36
- I don't know. Can I see your research on "literally THE most successful TV intellectual property of all time"? - Mop Feb 2, 09:27 8
  - During the height of its popularity, more than a billion people watched Baywatch *every* week. -- nm - David Feb 2, 09:31 4
    - "Wow, spanning two decades!" -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 09:42 3
      - (In other words, he's absolutely right.) -- nm - David Feb 2, 09:44 2
        
        Lies, damn lies, and statistics. I supposed it's about how you measure success. - Mop Feb 2, 09:50 1
        
        His data point is that it was the number one show in the world for several years. - David Feb 2, 10:04
  - Baywatch was syndicated like crazy around the world...but yeah I do agree with. -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 09:28 2
    - Heck, I bet a case can be made for WWE being a more successful IP than Baywatch. -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 09:31
    - Well, he is the Trump of acting, so.... -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:30
- Hardest working man in show business. -- nm - pmb Feb 2, 09:26 1
  - yep. awshum. -- nm - Diva Feb 2, 09:28
- He was in the recording studio last week with Lin-Manuel Miranda doing stuff for 'Moana'. -- nm - Diva Feb 2, 09:23
- wait, Rampage as in the video game? -- nm - decline Feb 2, 09:23 3
  - That is why they are researching to get it *exactly* right. -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:26 1
    - heh -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 09:26
  - *punches window, eats human inside* -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 09:25
- Wait, the entire team behind San Andreas is back? After they talk about research and authenticity? BWAHAHAHAHAHA -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 2, 09:22 2
  - That has to be a wink and a nod. -- nm - spamlet Feb 2, 09:36
  - yeah I found that amusing as well. -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 09:27
Yes, but my father was a piano *mover*..... -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 09:18 1
- Too early for flapjacks? -- nm - Volnelk Feb 2, 09:21
Seems it dropped to about 34 deg overnight - hence the frost - low 60s later today - 78 at the weekend. - Meg Feb 2, 09:17
I really dont understand why i cannot learn to stop making the same mistake. - Truman Feb 2, 09:14 9
- you can always re-train your mind - groiny Feb 2, 09:16 2
  - Breaking habits can be aided by a change of scenery. Try rearranging your desk, or reaping the nearest village. -- nm - The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Death Eaters Feb 2, 09:18 1
    - I moved desks at the end of the year, so my scenery changed. didnt help. -- nm - Truman Feb 2, 09:22
- Addition makes numbers *bigger*, truman. -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:15 1
  - not always true. - Truman Feb 2, 09:23
- any specifics? - oblique Feb 2, 09:15 3
  - no, its the idea of directional risk in auditing. it wasnt really anything i was exposed to prior to starting here - Truman Feb 2, 09:22 2
    - by directional risk do they mean the trend period over period? I often got caught on that too as the client usually has an explanation - Beaker Feb 2, 09:33 1
      - yes/no. i think they generally mean it in the context of - Truman Feb 2, 09:49
That "Alice Through the Looking Glass" 30-second teaser is unbearable. -- nm - ML Feb 2, 09:14 9
- I didn't "get" the first one, and this one's worse (honestly, Alice's pantaloons are really off-putting). -- nm - Mop Feb 2, 09:33
- With all the billion dollar properties in movies, I think Alice in Wonderland is the most head-scratching of the bunch. - Will Hunting Feb 2, 09:15 5
  - two words.... - groiny Feb 2, 09:16 4
    - He did not direct this. -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:19 3
      - you don't read too well, do you? -- nm - groiny Feb 2, 09:37 2
        
        Burton did not direct the sequel. So "his" time is not a factor. -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:44 1
        
        he did the first one, this one is using all the characters he was involved with. - groiny Feb 2, 09:47
- I love hearing Rickman, but, yeah. -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:14 1
  - nm -- nm* - ML Feb 2, 09:19
I don't feel comfortable posting this on facebook, so I'll post it here. - Beryllium Feb 2, 09:13 2
- Big, if true. -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:24
- inches? -- nm - groiny Feb 2, 09:14
Remlik - con_carne Feb 2, 09:09
I wouldn't worry too much...Bill Clinton's gonna bury us all - prayformojo Feb 2, 09:08
Happy 9th birthday V1! - ML Feb 2, 09:07 17
- You're old. -- nm - spamlet Feb 2, 09:36
- Wow! Happy Birthday little man! -- nm - Jovian Feb 2, 09:36
- Don Homer!! -- nm - Beaker Feb 2, 09:28
- Happy birthday and dang we're old! -- nm - ty97 Feb 2, 09:27
- Mine is in community college..... - Meg Feb 2, 09:20 2
  - Niiiiice -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:23
  - *laughing* -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 2, 09:22
- congrats! -- nm - Remlik Feb 2, 09:20
- mine is in HIGH SCHOOL. - groiny Feb 2, 09:14 1
  - Don't get me started. -- nm - pmb Feb 2, 09:19
- Happy birthday, Future of ST! -- nm - David Feb 2, 09:14
- Wow. Happy birthday C! -- nm - kelly Feb 2, 09:12
- Wow, happy happy! -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 2, 09:12
- Yup. Getting scary up in here! -- nm - Spawn Feb 2, 09:11
- wow. -- nm - decline Feb 2, 09:09
- time does fly. -- nm - Andie Feb 2, 09:08
- Wow. Where indeed! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 2, 09:07
"A sandwich is a sandwich, but a Manwich is a meal." -- nm - zork Feb 2, 09:06 3
- Is your Facebook hacked? -- nm - lileve Feb 2, 09:08 2
  - ah, he answered at the bottom of B3 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 09:15 1
    - Thank you! -- nm - lileve Feb 2, 09:33
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens game announced! The trailer is awesome. -- (link) - Mop Feb 2, 09:05 [youtube]
Yeeaaa, that's the ticket! -- nm - Trump Feb 2, 09:05

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