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Get Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and 4 more Sega games for free on Steam. -- (link) - Mop Feb 16, 12:31
The news. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 16, 12:23 2
- Tony Dungy killed Antonin Scalia!!! -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 12:26 1
  - The dude that delivered the news might have. - Spawn Feb 16, 12:28
Roger Goodell paid $34.1 million in 2014 - crash davis Feb 16, 12:16 8
- I'd sooner believe he spent $34.1mil on hookers in 2014 than that he actually earned that paycheck. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 12:18 7
  - Commissioner Capuchin will now address concussions -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 12:21 6
    - Watching the monkey f**king a football would make more sense than the DeflateGate disaster. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 12:26 5
      - If they had followed a better procedure, it would have stuck. - Spawn Feb 16, 12:29 3
        
        If they'd followed a better procedure, it was a non-factor. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 12:31 2
        
        Oh, well if we are going that direction, it might help if the Patriots would stop cheating, too. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 12:33 1
        
        Have Luck's injuries healed up that weren't on the injury reports? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 12:35
      - and it could throw poo at Daniel Snyder -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 12:29
sometimes, it's the little things in life that aggrivate you the most ... case in point, me trying to order something on Amazon this weekend ... - call me Ishmael Feb 16, 12:16
remember that time on saturday when we were joking about Obama nominating himself to replace Scalia? -- (link) - sweet baboo Feb 16, 12:03 5
- I'm sure many Rep senators would just have a stroke.. - Marlowe Feb 16, 12:16
- Giving him a permanent voice on abortion and campaign funding law? That's almost like a permanent Obama presidency. - Max Feb 16, 12:11 2
  - *tries to imagine several months of President Biden* -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 12:12 1
    - And you get a Camaro! And you get a Camaro! And you get... -- nm - spamlet Feb 16, 12:17
- Just wait and let Hillary do it. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 12:05
And that's not even the craziest conspiracy theory floating around ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 11:57 4
- Eyes Wide Shut sex party. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 12:05
- Thurgood Marshall's Ghost? -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 12:00 2
  - Perhaps. But first, let's start with the theory that Leonard Nimoy faked his own death and is now leading the Illuminati from its base in Marfa, TX. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 12:05 1
    - I've been to Marfa, seems legit - Epiphany Feb 16, 12:12
My beloved Tobias Harris traded to Detroit for Ersan Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings. -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:47
My mom says she is "starting to talk like Jesse Pinkman". How would you handle this, ST? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:45 3
- tracheal shave? -- nm - Max Feb 16, 11:48
- Stop it, bitch. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:47 1
  - Yeah, bitch magnets! -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 11:49
How would you handle this, ST? - ML Feb 16, 11:44 35
- I'd buy it and look for a two year warranty. It's probably a timing chain rather than belt so no worries there. - Loyola Feb 16, 12:30
- The main exception I have seen to logic was when a salesman sells his car. I have seen lots let him do it with reduced or no commission. - Spawn Feb 16, 12:03
- possibly they are over inventoried and need to move some stuff to help their cash flow -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 12:00 7
  - If it was end of month I would lean that way. But the 16th? -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 12:02 5
    - I don't know. I'm just saying it might not be anything with the vehicle. One of the biggest dealerships around Idaho is in my town, they operate on a - crash davis Feb 16, 12:05 4
      - there's a dealership right over the border in MD that does this - PA, NJ, Del, etc. -- nm - sp commander amanda jones Feb 16, 12:10 3
        
        so they can cast a fairly wide net. If you manage your cash flow well, why not? -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 12:19 2
        
        and it's super rural. like, price per square foot is probs negative. so they save on overhead. -- nm - sp commander amanda jones Feb 16, 12:24 1
        
        oh yeah, while the mega dealerships in Boise had to build themselves all new lots, the one here took over the K-Mart that closed when Walmart moved in -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 12:28
  - Gone in 120 Seconds -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 12:01
- How are the miles? -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 11:53 1
  - This. Or it could have aftermarket parts. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 11:56
- Do you have the VIN? - JaxSean Feb 16, 11:53 2
  - yeah, I have it and the service history is available through Carfax -- (edited) - ML Feb 16, 11:56 1
    - If you want, - JaxSean Feb 16, 11:58
- take it for a drive. listen to the transmission. chances are it's gotten abused to hell. - colin Feb 16, 11:51
- Is it through a dealership or an individual seller? -- nm - pmb Feb 16, 11:46 13
  - dealership -- nm - ML Feb 16, 11:47 12
    - Likely reasons (according to my friend the auto dealer) ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 12:04 6
      - Thanks. This is helpful. - ML Feb 16, 12:34
      - 6) They know Dirty Mike and the boys used this particular car in the past. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 12:30
      - 5 - zeitgeist Feb 16, 12:27
      - yep, 4. pfm should buy it -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 12:09
      - definitely number 4 -- nm - decline Feb 16, 12:06
      - #4 fo sho -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 12:06
    - Yeah, too good to be true then. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 11:50
    - Just ask them. They aren't going to increase the price on you. -- nm - pmb Feb 16, 11:48 3
      - I get that, but I also have aims of dickering some and get it for less if possible. I don't want to undercut that. -- nm - ML Feb 16, 11:49 2
        
        look in my mouth -- nm - gift horse Feb 16, 11:52
        
        Ask after you get closer on price but before you agree. -- nm - pmb Feb 16, 11:52
- It is cursed. - Spawn Feb 16, 11:45 4
  - Also it is a Dodge. It probably is just too expensive to fuel. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:46 3
    - I wouldn't normally consider a Dodge, but CR ranks the Durango as their top large SUV. - ML Feb 16, 11:47 2
      - really? interesting. I like the way that SUV looks -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 11:56 1
        
        Yup. The Durango has a very nice face. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 12:19
Nerf Blaster shoots darts at 70 mph. what could possibly go wrong -- (link) - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:38 10
- I modified my Nerf Maverick to shoot farther and faster. It's an easy mod. - nm - sycor Feb 16, 11:56 2
  - My son has a Maverick that's been painted and distressed as part of his steampunk costume. -- nm* - Mop Feb 16, 12:00 1
    - They really are very versatile and an awesome Nerf gun. -- nm - sycor Feb 16, 12:03
- Here's the link I posted to it - and many more - back in January. - Mop Feb 16, 11:52 [Backboard]
- Thank you, side bar, for video of the world's biggest zip being popped. I appreciate it. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:50
- "I want an official NERF, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model BLASTER!" -- nm - Ralphie Feb 16, 11:46
- yanno, people shoot each other with airsoft guns.. i don't think a fast dart is going to that much damage. -- nm - colin Feb 16, 11:42
- first thing that went wrong, I kind of want it now -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 11:42 1
  - true, it would make for a handy anti-cat weapon -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:44
- It's already on my Christmas list. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:39
The larcenous couple on Better Call Saul last year were truly spectacular. - David Feb 16, 11:38 4
- Yeah, she was fantastic. Her attitude was amazing despite all of the evidence and people against them. -- nm - Krusty Feb 16, 11:40
- I watched the S2 premiere last night ... I think they might even top that character this season. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:39 2
  - PLAYUH -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:40 1
    - I laughed pretty uncontrollably at that. -- nm - Negabaronic Middle-Aged Forehead Feb 16, 11:59
Christians Against Dinosaurs -- (link) - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:34 10
- "Big Paleo" -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:45
- I'm getting some heavy Poe's Law off this. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 11:44 1
  - heh - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:45
- Besides, wouldn't dinosaurs just walk off the edge of the planet? -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 11:42
- ChAD ? -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 11:40 1
  - oh, and apparently if Jesus were alive today (and, presumably American, because, obvie) he would support Bernie Sanders. - Andie Feb 16, 11:44
- ooh, bad draw, they were hoping to face off against the lions in the first round. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 11:40 1
  - That's still a tough draw. I hope they face off against the anteaters. -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 11:43
- I'm grateful that someone is rallying to defeat the imminent rise of Jurassic Park. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:38
- ChAD ? -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 11:35
Trump said, “But they say they found a pillow on his face, which is a pretty unusual place to find a pillow,” -- (link) - amoxy Feb 16, 11:27 25
- Wouldn't it be smarter to kill the *youngest* conservative on the court? -- nm - mara Feb 16, 11:57 1
  - And if it was going to be Scalia, why not do it early in Obama's term so they'd have to confirm someone? -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 16, 12:09
- God help me you're going to make me defend Trump but that was something reported earlier that had to be clarified. And now it has been. -- (link) - ML Feb 16, 11:35 8
  - So the positive spin on this is that he'll believe anything anyone tells him? -- nm* - Reagen Feb 16, 11:48 1
    - The opportunity to drive up Anacott Steel seems tremendous. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 11:50
  - Now that he's said it, it doesn't matter what the clarification is. People will believe it. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:42
  - You are unbalanced. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 11:41
  - You can't defend Trump based on this...He should have told Savage, "Are you f**king nuts?" Instead of hinting at a conspiracy. - amoxy Feb 16, 11:37 3
    - Yeah, this is classic Trump. It's like his go at Carson for being Seventh Day Adventist - Roger More Feb 16, 11:41
    - right. Trump is pulling out his dog whistle (which is new for him). -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 11:38 1
      - It's usually a fog horn. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 11:47
- He's really upping the ante on trying to get out of this whole leading thing - Will Hunting Feb 16, 11:32 2
  - Playing to his base. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:33
  - all the way to the nomination -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:33
- "Donald, what do you think about the upcoming movie Snipe Hunt?" "Well I'm hearing that it's going to be big, it's going to be huge." -- nm - Max Feb 16, 11:31
- hey, what's with not liking Spring Breakers? that movie is pure fucking art. -- nm - colin Feb 16, 11:29 7
  - I can see how watching it on a tv at home it might be a bit boring. i loved it in theatre, but at home it might feel slow. -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 11:30 6
    - i watched it on TV first, then at work with some work people who had no idea what was about to happen to them. - colin Feb 16, 11:44
    - It was slow and dumb and I hated the James Franco character. And I never saw a purpose for the whole movie - amoxy Feb 16, 11:35 4
      - he's supposed to be a crap character. everything is meaningless... she leaves at that point because she can't be that empty. -- nm - colin Feb 16, 11:43 1
        
        I understand that. I just didn't care (spoilers) - amoxy Feb 16, 11:52
      - oh, you aren't supposed to like them. it's about the emptiness of their lives. -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 11:41 1
        
        Andie gets it -- nm - colin Feb 16, 11:43
- I often have a pillow over my face, if I'm trying to ignore something, like an extremely loud child, or Donald Trump. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:29
- Obama hired the world's worst assassin? -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:28
This is either interesting or not... Latest Fine Bros video (Adults vs Food - Bull Testicles) is not hosted by the Fine Bros. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 11:24
I just bought three new pairs of headphones for ollie to eat. which will be tastiest, yellow, green, or white? nm - sp commander amanda jones Feb 16, 11:23 4
- eat the green wire -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:25 3
  - Whatever you do, don't eat the red wire. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 11:27
  - the green ones are my favorite! whose side are you on? -- nm - sp commander amanda jones Feb 16, 11:26 1
    - the propane bill for them this month would make Ukraine blush -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:29
Holy aging guitar heroes concert announcement. - JaxSean Feb 16, 11:15 1
- that's a good show -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 11:19
Tales from the box office, as seen on my Facebook feed. -- (edited) - Znufrii Feb 16, 11:06 7
- 2027...sure. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 11:21 2
  - Optimist. -- nm - Znufrii Feb 16, 11:25 1
    - I was referencing one of the 7 national tours that will be going on at the time. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 11:27
- :) -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:08
- Oh, middle schoolers? Sorry they're SOL -- (link) - Rockefeller Foundation Feb 16, 11:08 2
  - "The musical’s language and content will not be toned down or altered for a student audience" - Mop Feb 16, 11:12 1
    - i guarantee that middle schoolers listen to infinitely more obscene hip hop at home -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:15
Cousins and the Skins have broken off contract talks. -- (link) - ML Feb 16, 11:04
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman at the Eddie the Eagle junket is great comedy. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:02 2
- "We're the old model." heheh -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 11:03 1
  - I can't believe he got Hugh to do "That's not a knife..." -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 11:07
Colin, I replied right as the board rolled. - David's iPad Feb 16, 10:57 4
- Remember, they are a package deal. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 11:03
- no problem.. - colin Feb 16, 11:01 2
  - My last name at gmail. -- nm - David Feb 16, 11:11 1
    - tanks! -- nm - colin Feb 16, 11:28
Logan, while preparing his power point presentation on George Washington for school, "Put some of that [text] on the next page because it has to - Spawn Feb 16, 10:56 9
- good man. He knows his audience. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 11:13
- "I need to show stronger P/E, dad, the investors are getting nervous." -- nm - next week's assignment Feb 16, 11:04 1
  - spawn must feel like good will hunting's dad trying to help him with the math homework -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 11:05
- he should do it in hip-hop verse -- nm - ML Feb 16, 11:01
- PP? How old is he? Are teaching them PP that young? Good for Logan. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 11:00 1
  - 9 (3rd grade). Yeah, I dropped him at school with his George W plate (head), his folder with his notes and his jump drive. - Spawn Feb 16, 11:01
- teach him to call them plebs. -- nm - colin Feb 16, 10:57
- Please include verses from Hamilton. -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 10:57 1
  - I'd just include the entire text of Right Hand Man :) -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 11:02

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