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So is AJ Styles basically Matt Hardy but talented? -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 22:00 5
- That's...kind of accurate. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 22:01 4
  - I've been dodging spoilers from Fastlane and earlier. (spoilers) - Qale Feb 22, 22:06 3
    - The main event was actually great despite the outcome, the two segments prior were...let's not talk about it. (raw spoils) -- (edited) - Tim Feb 22, 22:08 2
      - (spoiler to RAW) -- (edited) - Qale Feb 22, 22:32
      - Spoilers in your IM. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 22:09
X-Files spoilers - Beryllium Feb 22, 21:50
Well add country singer Sonny James to the 2016 memorium -- (link) - eag Feb 22, 21:38
Well, that Gravity Falls finale was very satisfying. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 21:35 1
- Gravity Falls finale sets ratings record for Disney XD. -- (link) - Mop Feb 22, 22:58
Bill Gates nooooo! -- (link) - Max Feb 22, 20:52
Caterpillar is releasing a phone?! -- nm* - nic to be determined Feb 22, 20:48
Fox N*** waves the white flag -- (link) - sweet baboo Feb 22, 20:45
I think The Grinder set a record for most movies ripped off per second of screen time in their opener this week - Reagen Feb 22, 20:23
Customer has 40+ items on express lane, so automatically the answer is taser. But she asks if she can get "one more thing" toward the end. I'm like... - Qale Feb 22, 20:20 15
- did she pay by credit card? do you have evidence with her name you can give the boss? mention to them this happened and you were an angel. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 22, 21:12 1
  - I asked one of my mid-managers what they'd do, they said basically all of the answers are bad. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 21:26
- I admire your patience -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 22, 21:11
- when she leaves to get the one last item, zero out the bill and start helping the next person in line, then when she returns rescan everything -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 21:01 7
  - Hell fucking no. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 21:06 6
    - No one in line complained? There are some stores around here where that would cause a near riot. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 22, 21:11 5
      - At least I would have expected applause when he moved her on. -- nm - Meg Feb 22, 21:15 4
        
        The next guy did ask me why she was there, yeah. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 21:25 3
        
        "because 'customer service' these days encourages illiteracy and awful behavior by people." -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 21:41 2
        
        There is certainly this idea that people can get away with just about anything without reprisal of any kind. - Qale Feb 22, 21:59 1
        
        I set off a security warning the other day when the cashier didn't de-activate a tag on some OTC meds. I later mentioned to another cashier that - Meg Feb 22, 22:11
- Women be shoppin'! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 20:22
- Are you allowed to ask her "which eight of those items are you planning to buy?" -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 20:22 2
  - Am I seeing sextuple or are you just bad at math? -- nm - Qale Customer Complaint Card #5 Feb 22, 20:30
  - No. I'm likely not supposed to say/do what I did. If she calls to complain, I'm sure I'll hear it next time I'm in. -- nm - Qale Feb 22, 20:23
Crash, when's your Halo return? - David Feb 22, 20:14 1
- In a couple months. I know you said men, but groiny said he and spawn don't own it either -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 20:20
Did Iowa, New Hampshire, SC, and Nevada also vote for Congress in their primaries and caucuses? -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 20:12 3
- i don't think so -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 22, 20:14 2
  - was curious about primary challenges for Congress in this anti-establishment year. -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 20:17 1
    - they will be coming but not in the presidential primaries, i believe -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 22, 20:23
And Raw ends with the crowd cheering Triple H. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 20:09 4
- I feel bad for Reigns, he can't seem to catch a break. - The Death Sceire Feb 22, 21:13
- and a ton of blood. -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 20:11 1
  - The Edge and Christian Show is funny in a stupid way. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 20:14
- spoils ... - call me Ishmael Feb 22, 20:11
Rolling Stone on Good Music from Bad Movies -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 22, 20:07
I'd like to be able to say that no Canadians drink Canadian. - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:59 7
- you drink Canadian so much that there is an after drink called Canada Dry -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 20:05 6
  - I think I've mentioned this long ago, but my engineering college had an event called "Drink a Small Town Dry" - Reagen Feb 22, 20:07 5
    - Odd ambition, once you empty the beer kegs and boubon, you're gonna be hitting marshmallow flavor vodka and weird liquors that taste euro trash ass -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 20:13 3
      - well, to be sexist, I'm sure his college had women who could help with that -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 20:19 2
        
        it was engineering, so... a couple - Reagen Feb 22, 20:22 1
        
        Its called the 4-10-4 phenomenom -- nm - Tina Fey Feb 22, 20:23
    - I've been to one bar postage stamp sized towns, but still the amount of booze that one bar can hold makes that an impressive feat -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 20:10
*snort* -- nm - Pig Diddy Feb 22, 19:50
Regarding the apple thing and "why?" they would build something they couldn't crack ... -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:48
Your top 10 songs: Work, Love Yourself, Stressed Out, Sorry, My House, Pillowtalk, Hello, Roses, Me Myself & I, Cake By the Ocean - Tim Feb 22, 19:45 10
- ever since KCSN moved Nic Harcourt to midday, i barely hear any new music -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 22, 19:48
- I have heard of three of these songs (I'm old) and one of them is the one with Bebe Rexha -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 19:48 8
  - Adele and which other? -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 19:48 7
    - Sorry is unavoidable. - ty97 Feb 22, 19:49 6
      - is that the one he did at the Grammys? -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 20:00
      - easily avoidable. I have zero idea what it sounds like. - Reagen Feb 22, 19:51 3
        
        I don't live in a socialist hellhole. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 20:17 2
        
        I'm not bombarded by Justin Bieber songs. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 20:20 1
        
        I believe in the freedom to be bombarded by crap -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 20:27
      - I really wish I could say I hated either of those Bieber songs. And you've probably heard Tear In My Heart by Twenty One Pilots. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 19:50
Speaking of pop punk bands: Billie Joe Armstrong is 44. Man, that make me feel old. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 19:42 1
- given the eligibilty requirements, I knew I was old when they made it in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - crash davis Feb 22, 19:47
The Reds won 64 games last year with Frazier, Bruce and Chapman all year and Cueto/Leake for half. Not sure Bailey makes up for that loss. - Volnelk Feb 22, 19:33 1
- At least you didn't just sign Jeff Francoeur. -- nm - David Feb 22, 19:43
Sting, Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams had a #1 song in All For Love from The Three Musketeers - Tim Feb 22, 19:33
Anyone have access to the Scott stamp catalogs? Or any idea on how to get access? - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 22, 19:33 13
- It doesn't help right now, but my library keeps a copy of that. Your local branch probably does too -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:43 8
  - The online public library catalog shows some years but doesn't have 1994. I will try to ask the librarians during working hours. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 22, 19:51 7
    - If you don't mind me asking, whats up with 1994? -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:53 6
      - I actually found it. A person on ebay typed out the scott numbers and descriptions for the stamps in question. - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 22, 20:21
      - Our collection of stamps from that year has like 34 stamps but I believe close to 50 were released so I am trying to figure out which ones we are - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 22, 20:15 1
        
        ah, good luck, could the USPS website help? -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 20:17
      - What is the deal with 1994? Does anyone remember anything from that year? -- nm - Jerry Seinfeld Feb 22, 19:54 2
        
        vaguely something about a white Ford Bronco -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:56 1
        
        What is the deal with convertible Ford Broncos? Who thought that was a good idea? -- nm - Larry Seinfeld Feb 22, 20:02
- "Scott Stapp catalog" -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 19:34 3
  - I keep it in human clay -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:41
  - *nodding* -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 19:36 1
    - I actually googled to make sure Scott Stamp wasn't his actual name. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 19:38
X-Files whiffed on the "and I'm sure you were vaccinated against smallpox as well" line. - Ender Feb 22, 19:32
Crash, Disney has blocked books like this for years in the US. Japan has different publishing laws is the only reason it saw publication - Peglegpete Feb 22, 19:31
Oh, My Heart Will Go On! - iSpam Feb 22, 19:26 4
- That came from a movie? Movie must have bombed because I didn't know that. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:27 3
  - Negative, ghost rider - the pattern is full -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:28 2
    - It was in Top Gun? -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:33 1
      - Yeah, there was a whole Celine Dion subplot that got cut from the movie. - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:48
JDOtB! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 19:26
WWE: during commerical section...Shane thanks crowd... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 22, 19:24 [youtube]
reverse quizpoll: movies that were hits but the big song tanked on the charts (didn't LOTR have some cheesy Enya-ish theme song that nobody bought?) -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 22, 19:24 32
- apparently the Hunger Games had a Lorde song for its theme - sweet baboo Feb 22, 19:54 4
  - but who could ever forget Will Smith's "Black Suits Comin" from MIB 2? -- (link) - sweet baboo Feb 22, 19:55 [youtube] 3
    - I legit heard Wild Wild West on a grocery store music system last week -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:56 2
      - Yeah, I heard it at the Y, he phoned that one in -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 20:09
      - wiki wiki wild? -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 20:08
- Nickelback's Spider-Man song, Limp Bizkit's song for Mission: Impossible 2 -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 19:35 19
  - somehow, "Hero" by Chad Kroeger (feat. Josey Scott from Saliva) actually went to #3 in the US. - Tim Feb 22, 19:39 1
    - (Ew.) -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 19:41
  - You've lost all points for making me defend Chad Kroeger. - crash davis Feb 22, 19:38 15
    - You're not defending him - just pointing out the bad taste and gullibility of the American record-buying public -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 19:41 14
      - *AHEM* #3 in America, #1 in Canada -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:42 13
        
        #17 in Australia *sad trombone noise* -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 19:54 8
        
        They probably thought it was about sandwiches. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:56 7
        
        No, sandwiches are called "sangers" -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 20:00 6
        
        what is VB and Little Creatures? - crash davis Feb 22, 20:03 3
        
        They are both beers. Cause sometimes, I've just got to get the little guy to sleep. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 20:04 2
        
        a beer called Little Creatures, now I am intrigued - crash davis Feb 22, 20:06 1
        
        The brewery is in an old crocodile farm. (Not kidding) -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 20:26
        
        See also: "sangas", "sambos" and (in some cases) "toasties" nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 20:01
        
        Oh, that makes sense. Helicopters/gyrocopters then? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 20:01
        
        Jim Ross should narrate this post. -- nm - David Feb 22, 19:49 2
        
        Oh MY GOD!!! HIS SNARK IS BROKEN IN HALF! STOP THE DAMNED JOKE!!!!! -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 20:07 1
        
        *gold star* -- nm - David Feb 22, 20:13
        
        Bbbuuuurrrnnnn -- nm - Epiphany Feb 22, 19:45
  - M:I's U2 song, M:I III's Kanye West song... -- nm* - Reagen Feb 22, 19:37
- the Disney animated film Billy Joel did. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 22, 19:34 1
  - Oliver and Company -- nm - kelly Feb 22, 19:35
- I think there was one for each movie in the trilogy. Annie Lennox had an LOTR song too -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 19:29 2
  - Huh, apparently Bjork was supposed to sing the song from The Two Towers - Gollum's Song - but couldn't due to pregnancy - Roger More Feb 22, 19:31 1
    - Bjork was supposed to be Gollum -- nm - what crash read Feb 22, 19:32
- Most Bonds in recent years - Will Hunting Feb 22, 19:26 1
  - Skyfall was the first US top ten hit since Madonna's Die Another Day, which was the first since - Tim Feb 22, 19:30
B2 made me go watch the video for Bowling For Soup's 1985. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 19:24 2
- "Our generation needs a We Didn't Start The Fire." -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 19:26 1
  - I actually though it was Tawny Kitaen in the video for a minute and then I remembered how badly she had aged, even by 2004. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 19:32
Bery, that loss occurred over thirty years ago when he looked like Mel Gibson. Max needs to chill a little -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:24 14
- Evidently max also needs to find the guy who messed up his face -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:27 13
  - While my all time favorite mythic hero never got over the death of his parents, he was American. Australians do things different, they drink Fosters, - crash davis Feb 22, 19:30 12
    - No Australian drinks Fosters -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 19:36 11
      - No Hispanics drink Corona -- nm - Epiphany Feb 22, 19:46 1
        
        I know that one. Surfers are to blame for Corona -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:48
      - I'm pretty sure they subsist on Fosters and barbied shrimp. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 19:39 8
        
        Well, I hope that's not how Wiggum's raising Nick -- nm - Roger More Feb 22, 19:53 7
        
        No! VB and Little Creatures all the way. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 19:56
        
        "We are proud Ironic Australians." -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 19:55 5
        
        this post makes me want a Pabst Blue Ribbon -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 20:03 4
        
        To drink ironically? - Epiphany Feb 22, 20:09 3
        
        you say irony, I think PBR :) -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 20:10
        
        outside of a small area surrounding Austin, I don't think Texas really gets irony. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 20:10 1
        
        Correctamundo -- nm - Epiphany Feb 22, 20:17
next: Company B - Fascinated -- nm - Max Feb 22, 19:23
boobies -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 22, 19:22 6
- I feel like that's a speech that should have been delivered by Curtis Armstrong in an 80s movie. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 19:23 5
  - Or by TJ Miller in Deadpool 2 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 19:29 4
    - Silent Bob. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 19:35 3
      - SB would have had something in there about "and they fed you when you were a fuckin' baby, man" -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 19:48 2
        
        Or a guy in Coupling. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 22, 20:29
        
        L4! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 22, 19:54

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