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Remlik ....... the dog? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 18:47 1
- huh? -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 18:58
aHahahahaha, Washington Post graphics editor....I see what you did there.... -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 16, 18:27 [Image] 1
- snicker -- nm - Max Feb 16, 18:27
Kanye. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 16, 18:23 2
- He has a friend who only makes $96k a year! -- nm - David's iPad Feb 16, 18:31 1
  - what if he only works like 12 days/year? how is he supposed to live on that? -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 18:39
WAP? Recent runaway blimp was equipped with an automatic deflation device but....nobody installed the backup batteries. -- (link) - Meg Feb 16, 18:18 4
- "Cops finally brought down the wayward blimp in the Pennsylvania countryside with 100 shotgun blasts." - Spawn Feb 16, 18:50 1
  - after dragging its anchor across roofs and power lines the whole way -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 20:08
- ;)) -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 16, 18:32
- nmb -- (link) - mafic Feb 16, 18:23 [youtube]
SC poll -- (link) - Spawn Feb 16, 18:13 1
- on lock -- nm - mud Feb 16, 18:18
Red Sox sign Carlos Marmol to minor league deal -- (link) - iSpam Feb 16, 18:11
Peggy's lab full of beakers looks like my kitchen counter. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 18:07
A section of Hwy 91 - one of the main routes to Hwy 15 (Las Vegas road) - will be closed all weekend. - Meg Feb 16, 18:03 3
- I assume that the 60 & 10 are open -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 16, 18:07 2
  - Yes, this affects Orange County more. It's my preferred access to 15. -- nm - Meg Feb 16, 18:13 1
    - Ok. How about we plan a meetup at Memphis (Costa Mesa) so you're not tempted by the siren call of the 15 😏 -- nm - JD Feb 16, 18:28
~/ I'm gonna leave you anyway /~ - iSpam Feb 16, 18:02
... deadpool spoilers - Beryllium Feb 16, 17:57 4
- Was that Monster Magnet? -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 18:01 3
  - Space lord mother mother! -- nm - David Feb 16, 18:20
  - I don't think so ... - Beryllium Feb 16, 18:02 1
    - That's right. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 18:05
Gods of Egypt looks terrrrrrrrrrrible. John carter with worse SE terrible. -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 17:53 3
- Yes, visually it looks comically bad. The effects are straight doo doo. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 16, 18:03
- John Carter is a solid movie, though. -- nm - David Feb 16, 17:55 1
  - oh i liked it, just using it as a comparison -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 17:55
I mean, essentially, Deadpool is the Gilmore Girls of Superheroes. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 17:51 2
- Three's Company -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 17:52 1
  - spoilers - Beryllium Feb 16, 17:54
Deadpool second viewing thoughts/spoilers - Beryllium Feb 16, 17:47 2
- on that last point. Absolutely (spoilers) - Mel Profit Feb 16, 18:35
- Agreed on both. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 16, 17:49
Flash spoilers and conjecture - Beaker Feb 16, 17:31 10
- You almost have it. spoil - Spawn Feb 16, 17:41 8
  - yup just got that :) (and was just about to post it) -- nm* - Beaker Feb 16, 17:41 7
    - spoils - Beaker Feb 16, 18:00 3
      - Yup. Bad ending. spoil - Spawn Feb 16, 18:00 2
        
        not really - spoilers - Beaker Feb 16, 18:01 1
        
        But that was what I meant, I realized we were wrong and what would happen. spoil - Spawn Feb 16, 18:03
    - Arrow spoils. who I think is in the grave - Peglegpete Feb 16, 17:58 2
      - makes sense -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 18:09 1
        
        Charlie from Emergency Awsome on youtube has been saying for 2 months I am wrong. spoils - Peglegpete Feb 16, 18:16
- I am not clicking the button as I am 5 minutes behind. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 17:33
I tried. I mean I really tried to play Fire Emblem: Awakening on Normal mode with perma-death on. But I suck too much for that. - Qale Feb 16, 17:30
Another 80s remake coming -- (link) - ty97 Feb 16, 17:28
Simpsons to air live episode -- (link) - Reagen Feb 16, 17:27
CAT ON THE RUN: Leopard that mauled 3 in India escapes -- (link) - crash davis Feb 16, 17:23
election experts, if Jeb! finishes behind Rubio and Kasich in So Carolina (i assume Trump and Cruz are a given), how much longer does he last? -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 17:02 21
- Appropo, Jeb didn't keep up Internet registration of his Web sites, Trump bought them and redirected to his site -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 18:15
- He lasts as long as he wants thanks to having infrastructure. -- nm - David Feb 16, 17:17 7
  - I'm assuming that sooner or later W will say "Bro, you're just embarrassing yourself" -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 17:18 6
    - It hasn't stopped anybody in that family so far. -- nm - David Feb 16, 17:33 2
      - well, Neil (though Silverado probably had something to do with it too) -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 17:36 1
        
        The youngest brother also seems to have kept out of the spotlight. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 17:37
    - That's way more likely to come from his parents. -- nm - mara Feb 16, 17:21 2
      - but it would be more painful to hear from W -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 17:24
      - He needs a top 4 in SC or that may happen. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 17:22
- I think he's in through Super Tuesday at least since he seems to be able to get endless $$$$$ -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 17:03 7
  - I can agree with this. - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 17:06 4
    - My only hesitation is this: if, after all the $$$, after showing signs of life in NH, after his mother and brother ran around SC for him - ty97 Feb 16, 17:12 3
      - yeah, he has to beat Rubio in SC after all the capital people have been investing in him -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 17:22 2
        
        If his campaign strategists are smart, they're already laying the "low expectations" groundwork. - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 18:22
        
        It'll be amusing if he finishes fourth with the sole effect of destroying Rubio and clearing the path for Trump. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 17:33
  - (note: not that I'm expert) -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 17:04 1
    - At least you're way more into it than me. My political contribution this board will be pointing out to Chief of Staff Mel that even Tyrion Lannister - crash davis Feb 16, 17:06
- maybe Florida but probably not -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 17:02 3
  - what happens to a candidate's SuperPAC money once they drop out? -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 17:04 2
    - It's direct deposited into Planned Parenthood's account. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 16, 17:15
    - hookers and crack I presume -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 17:05
FLASH! -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 17:00 1
- HE'LL SAVE EVERY ONE OF US!!! -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 17:04
Luc Besson buys Charlton Heston's house -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 16, 16:58
freakin seriously ABC? 2 hours of Agent Carter? I cant. Im done. - Jovian Feb 16, 16:58 6
- Why would you watch a show you'd consider a slog unless it's called Monday Night RAW? -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 17:25
- Too bad there is no way to watch part now, part later. -- nm* - Spawn Feb 16, 16:59 4
  - yeah someone should invent a device that would allow you to capture it and be able to play it back -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 17:05 3
    - perhaps digitally record it -- nm - JD Feb 16, 17:06 2
      - VCR tapes work great -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 17:08 1
        
        I understand the...Betamax format sounds promising. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 18:38
watching a Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel report on marijuana and the NFL - pot has been shown to heal traumatic brain injury in mice - crash davis Feb 16, 16:36 4
- mice are notoriously reckless about running into walls and such. ever see a Tom & Jerry cartoon? -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 16:57
- so, you're suggesting....mandatory usage? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 16, 16:41 1
  - no, just don't ban the dudes who are in chronic pain -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 16:44
- Peyton Manning, part owner of 21 pizza franchises in Colorado, says business is booming "due to some recent law changes" -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 16:40
Cliven Bundy, no bail for you. -- (link) - znufrii Feb 16, 16:34
The charges against Cliven Bundy have some interesting details about his "ranching" activities and other stuff. -- (link) - mara Feb 16, 16:34 1
- I was reading that a bit ago. - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 16:42
Gilmore Girls quotes. I love the pop references and some cultural references are cute (Pagers). But when Rory said this - amoxy Feb 16, 16:28 4
- In the one I just watched, they said "Go Hitler!" [in a tongue-in-cheek type of way]---the Gilmore Guys podcast does, "Pop goes the culture" - Flavorize Feb 16, 16:45 3
  - "Rory!! Try a plum, they're better than sex." - kelly Feb 16, 17:01
  - I distinctly remember a joke to the effect of "get us some of Heather Mills' extra legs" which is kind of obscure nowadays. -- nm - Tim Feb 16, 16:46 1
    - Yeah, I figure most of the references go back, about 20 years (from the early 2000s, when GG was on)---but then there are some that are WAY out - Flavorize Feb 16, 16:52
WWE: Trips adding a Global Cruiserweight Tourny to the network.... - Remlik Feb 16, 16:28
Judge Dredd for SCOTUS -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 16, 16:22 6
- Scalia *was Judge Dredd -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 18:13
- Alito's already on it -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 16:23 4
  - Judge Judy for the backup nominee :) -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 16, 16:24 3
    - is she a real judge? -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 16:27 2
      - yes -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 16, 16:45
      - Of course. "Sheindlin's reputation as one of the toughest family court judges in the country was the topic of a Los Angeles Times article in 2/93." -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 16:29
Options have cashed out. Thank you Deadpool. -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 16:17
LB Jerod Mayo to retire. -- nm - ML Galaxy Feb 16, 16:05 2
- Another good player retires before turning 30. - David Feb 16, 16:06
- dang -- nm - prayformojo Feb 16, 16:05
My parents are seriously considering moving back to Florida. - ty97 Feb 16, 15:59 19
- They wouldn't be moving again if you were living in apartment around the corner from their place. -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 18:49
- Del Boca Vista? -- nm - Volnelk Feb 16, 17:16
- Well after the ordeal with the house, can you blame them for wanting to go somewhere less crazy -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 16:14 10
  - Have you met Florida? -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 16:24 9
    - yes (that's why the joke) but I lived in Cocoa Beach in the middle of the mercury days, mom was a waitress at Wolfies - zeitgeist Feb 16, 18:49
    - But Texas? Texas is a place people *leave* (sorry Qale), while Florida is a place people move to. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 16:27 7
      - I'm just kind of... here. -- nm - Qale Feb 16, 16:41
      - Florida is a place to visit and vacation, not live. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 16:28 5
        
        Yes, keep coming here and going back home so I don't have to pay state taxes! Woo! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 17:01 1
        
        Florida needs people to move there to survive and thrive. When people stop moving there the economy takes a bit. - Krusty Feb 16, 19:07
        
        People retire and move there. It is what the state is there for. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 16:30 2
        
        Ok. Florida is a place to visit and vacation, not live... unless you're retired. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 16:31 1
        
        Uhm... what do ty's parents do? -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 16:34
- Which part? -- nm - David Feb 16, 16:06 5
  - The part they lived in from 2008-2014. - ty97 Feb 16, 16:11 4
    - My sister is in Cape Coral. That part of the state is meh. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 16, 16:17
    - they need to buy a fab little place in the Keys, then go on vacation, so you can have a party there. -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 16:13 2
      - all of South Florida is in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 16:32 1
        
        pffft. they'll move again before that happens. -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 16:34
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed (Democrat who is very popular here) talking about Bernie Sanders - Strongbad Feb 16, 15:56 5
- The line must be drawn, here!!! -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 18:06
- good for him. -- nm - Diva Feb 16, 16:23
- As far as sponsoring/co-sponsoring bills Bernie is ranked among the worst in the Senate. -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 16:17
- preach it, brother -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 16, 15:59 1
  - I hope Mayor Reed goes national one day - Strongbad Feb 16, 16:02
TWD. At Darcy's high school, they all had to do a senior project that showed independent research. One kid made a suit of chain mail - crash davis Feb 16, 15:54 18
- Boring after the first 10-15 minutes. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 16, 17:05
- yup. -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 16:01
- It's like knitting, only you use pliers and bolt cutters -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 15:59
- I used to make chainmail during my SCA time (way back in the day). - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 15:57 6
  - I thought zeit was SCA, I had no idea you were too -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 16:02 5
    - *flex* - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 16:21 1
      - I've been a visitor to two Gleann Abhann events, most recently last weekend. I don't think I have intentions of joining however. - Qale Feb 16, 16:44
    - I never really was, I dated a gal who did, had friends, went on a couple encampments, even bought a ton of springs to start my own outfit - zeitgeist Feb 16, 16:20 2
      - I think I knew those "period correct" folks. Or at least their ancestors. - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 16:39
      - those PC guys sound like a drag -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 16:23
- make sure that kid makes it to the bunker -- nm - Beaker Feb 16, 15:55 7
  - it's like he was auditioning. - Mel Profit Feb 16, 15:57 6
    - I think Reagen volunteered to be the water systems engineer. Plus with a farm background, we've got to keep him alive -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 16:00 5
      - plus he'll be good to reach things on the top shelf. - Mel Profit Feb 16, 16:13 4
        
        "Here, Reagen, poke your hands up into those dark rafters and see if anything bites you." -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 16:23 1
        
        "err...tickles you. See if anything tickles you." -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 16:41
        
        going back to once you get the armor, I'll see your zombie herd with the Roman testudo -- (link) - crash davis Feb 16, 16:22 [youtube] 1
        
        we'd totally use him as a battering ram. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 16:40

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