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Looking at international box office for 2015 openers, I think we can all agree that Furious 7 being the #1 int'l hit was easy to call. -- (link) - Will Hunting Feb 27, 08:10
Fri BoxOffice: $9M Deadpool, $5M Gods of Egypt -- nm - budice Feb 27, 08:03
So Will Fuller really is Phillip Dorsett. -- nm - ML Galaxy Feb 27, 07:32 2
- I was shocked when he ripped off the mask too. -- nm - iSpam Feb 27, 07:59
- and Ted Koppel *is* a robot! -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 07:39
NFL salary cap: 2013 - $123M 2014 - $133M 2015 - $143.28M 2016 - $155.27M -- nm - budice Feb 27, 06:52 2
- and that is why Goodell makes $34M a year -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 07:07 1
  - Which is much more than most other CEO's of businesses with 10B in revenue a year. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Feb 27, 07:18
Seeing Amish people at the beach is *weird*. -- nm - znufrii Feb 27, 06:37 2
- The speedo is highly inappropriate. -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 08:55
- tis a fine beach English but tis no barn -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 06:46
QBS ARE RUNNING 40 TIMES -- nm - ML Feb 27, 06:27 6
- WRS ARE RUNNING 40 TIMES -- nm - ML Feb 27, 06:28 5
  - TCU WR Kolby Listenbee runs 4.40 injured -- (link) - budice Feb 27, 07:00 1
    - 4.35 official. - ML Galaxy Feb 27, 07:41
  - Settle down Francis -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 06:33 2
    - I think we need to stage an intervention. -- nm - iSpam Feb 27, 08:00 1
      - I can haz Blood Feud draft? -- nm - ML Galaxy Feb 27, 08:05
Best Picture Showcase is soooo much more organized this week - prayformojo Feb 27, 06:16
Miss Cartagena was a rather attractive lady -- nm - prayformojo Feb 27, 06:13 2
- Indeed. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 27, 08:16 1
  - are you sure you are not seeing her through coke goggles? -- nm* - zeitgeist Feb 27, 09:46
Jenbro is as drunk as you..... -- nm - Bacon Feb 27, 06:11 1
- damn PBR really brings it out. -- nm - Remlik Feb 27, 08:13
Lucy Lou and Limberbutt McCubbins join race for President. -- (link) - Covington Feb 27, 04:53
TV PSA: MythBusters, HNIC, Red Wings at Avalanche outdoor game at Coors Field, Black Sails, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Feb 27, 04:24
Love the trade with the Habs for the Blackhawks. 2 great 3rd/4th line guys. They are going to be tough to beat -- (edited) - Beaker Feb 27, 04:12
Well, I spent the evening playing with images and favicons for GrubThing. Not 100% happy with the new navbar logo alignment, though. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 26, 23:44 3
- Looks slick...how bad is an 88%? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 26, 23:51 1
  - I'd call it an "A" in letter grades. Not bad. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 23:59
- ... and the wallpaper ... hehehe -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 26, 23:44 [Image]
Grrr, I get a shot of Woodford...but it has a weird aftertaste, like he used the measure for some grape flavor shit, or....soap residue -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 26, 23:43 1
- Yuerrk! -- nm - znufrii Feb 27, 06:45
Si, is JJ trying to make sure he told us so when we see that there is no Cloverfield "sequel"? -- (link) - Spawn Feb 26, 22:36
list of smartest celebrities. Mayim check. Danica check. Dolph Lundgren ... check? -- (link) - zork Feb 26, 22:17 11
- Mayim is also a pretty good actress. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 26, 23:31
- Constance Bannister, famous photog known for newspaper feature, Bannister babies, invented the built in flash sync which *every* lens uses. - zeitgeist Feb 26, 22:47
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- fail. no Hedy Lamar. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 26, 22:23 3
  - agreed -- nm - zork Feb 26, 22:28 1
    - that's weird. her name is there now. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 26, 22:37
  - That's Hedley -- nm - Harvey Korman Feb 26, 22:26
- I have known about Lundgren being super smart for at least 10 years if not longer -- nm - amoxy Feb 26, 22:21 3
  - he has appeared on previous lists but not everyone sees them. They missed Teri Hatcher on this one. - zork Feb 26, 22:25 2
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    - The Kutcher thing is kind of overblown - he "planned" to major in engineering - Reagen Feb 26, 22:30
Yoko Ono in hospital with the flu. -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 22:08 1
- Not good either way......... -- (link) - Meg Feb 26, 22:18
babette ate oatmeal! - amoxy Feb 26, 22:04 1 1
- And I don't care - zork Feb 26, 22:19
"McGarrett should've called Saul." ... Well done, Five-0 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 21:39
Speaking of Ninotchka (on B2), it's starting right now on TCM -- nm - zork Feb 26, 21:02
Everything went into my small suitcase.......that can't be right? - Meg Feb 26, 20:57 2
- You lost weight, so not only are you half the size you were, so are your clothes -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 26, 21:37 1
  - And I usually travel in cooler weather....hoping I won't need a sweater this trip. - Meg Feb 26, 21:47
I finally got stupid fx to work on my stupid atv and now I'm staying up way too late watching the stupid oj show while my stupid kittens lay around - all the boys love christine baranski Feb 26, 20:57 3
- enjoy. it is very well done. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 26, 21:00
- My kitties are vacationing at Animal Inns - lonely here tonight :( -- nm - Meg Feb 26, 20:58 1
  - I saw below! remember to wear socks to bed. - all the boys love christine baranski Feb 26, 21:03
Tennessee went all out for its State Rifle. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 26, 20:53 9
- This is one of those things where I just shake my head and hope it's a bad joke. - Krusty Feb 27, 05:30
- i think that that's actually made by the gun company / manufacturer that recently opened a manufacturing plant here in my hometown outside Nashvegas -- nm - call me Ishmael Feb 26, 21:25
- I do not weccomend it for Duck or Wabbit hunting. -- nm - Elmer Fudd Feb 26, 20:59 6
  - It might vaporise the wabbit. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 26, 21:04 5
    - Rabbit stew -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 21:09 4
      - Anything more than a 22 rifle is overkill. Forget trying to get shotgun pellets out of the meat :/ -- nm - Meg Feb 26, 21:16 3
        
        Especially considering that uranium tipped bullets give rabbits an unhealthy glow -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 21:24 2
        
        if that rifle hits anything within 10 feet of a wabbit, it would die from concussion or shrapnel. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 26, 22:24 1
        
        Be cheaper to take the family to KFC, the bullets are about 20 each, basic. not the military uranium ones - zeitgeist Feb 26, 22:37
This superstore show looks alright. (Tongs! Rubber gloves! That was a fantastic sight gag.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 20:50
"That was a nightmare. I ate a Caesar salad wrap." -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 20:44
Ok, I'm starting to get redirected to ad sites or "you've been selected..." type pop-ups when reading articles from FB on my iPhone... - The Death Sceire Feb 26, 20:32 3
- Are you using Safari or a third party browser? - iSpam Feb 27, 07:15
- Malware -- nm - Bacon Feb 26, 20:39 1
  - See if Ccleaner has a mobile version -- nm - Bacon Feb 26, 20:40
local news. Trump may be building a casino ajacent to his hotel here. - Peglegpete Feb 26, 20:01 6
- why would you have a huge hotel *without* a casino? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 26, 21:41
- A casino... in a Vegas hotel? -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 20:10 4
  - that's where most people put 'em. this is going in the parking lot. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 26, 20:45
  - What an awful business decision. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 20:17 2
    - he already got screwed doing this 20 years ago in Atlantic City. I thought he was a winner :( -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 26, 20:31 1
      - Heheh. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 20:35
One hour until it's likely Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow re-release on the 3DS. -- nm - Qale Feb 26, 20:00 3
- There's no release date? We're just guessing? -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 20:12 2
  - The release date is tomorrow. Nintendo is inconsistent on midnight releases. -- nm - Qale Feb 26, 20:16 1
    - Nintendo is such a 20th century company. No joke, is like they're stuck in 1997. -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 20:59
"I may or may not have seen a Murder, She Wrote about this..." -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 19:52
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension is not available in Vudu. I'll just let that sink in. -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 19:51
Some Jeopardy strategy thoughts. - Mop Feb 26, 19:45
Mary Poppins stage musical: A- - Diva Feb 26, 19:34 3
- You saw the performance the high school's putting on in town? -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 19:46
- I was hoping to give you a glowing review of our local Funny Girl performance.....but.... - Meg Feb 26, 19:44 1
  - yikes -- nm - Diva Feb 26, 20:06
Super tempted to rent Man From UNCLE off iTunes ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 19:29 2
- Have we not yet figured out how to get Canadians into the Vudu groups? -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 19:53
- Sounds like I wouldn't be able to stream an iTunes rental to my roku, though -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 19:32
Eddie the Eagle, B- - con_carne Feb 26, 19:29
Midway season 3 of Gilmore Girls and I think I just heard the first Pop Culture repeat - amoxy Feb 26, 19:07
the scene in the garage on Modern Family this week was pretty different for them -- nm - prayformojo Feb 26, 19:05 1
- I didn't like much of the episode, but the last 5 or so minutes was fantastic. -- nm - kelly Feb 26, 19:13
Vegas help. Wife may be going to convention at MGM Grand. Is the Excalibur okay to stay in? -- (edited) - spamlet Feb 26, 19:03 27
- the Ex is good enough, I've stayed there a couple times, the casino is blah, the bars tacky, I keep saying I'm going to NYNY which is where I spend - zeitgeist Feb 26, 21:46 1
  - myvegas can get you a free midweek night (worth 30?) and discount to the steak house there or Tender at Luxor - zeitgeist Feb 26, 21:59
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- I should also note she won't gamble so that's not a consideration. -- nm - iSpam Feb 26, 19:50 4
  - And the Excalibur steakhouse gave us excellent service on the last Vegastravaganza. - Meg Feb 26, 19:54 1
    - Really ... You spend so little time in your room - that I think Excalibur was fine - they have a McD,'s for easy breakfast - Starbucks coffee & their - JenBro Feb 26, 22:33
  - Meg & Pippy know which are the best male stripper revues and shopping. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 26, 19:53 1
    - Y'know I *still* haven't seen Thunder and I missed the infamous 'stabbing' event :( -- nm - Meg Feb 26, 19:56
- yes -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 26, 19:49
- New York New York is about halfway between Excalibur and Monte Carlo in terms of amenities and "niceness." - ReluctantCynic Feb 26, 19:31 4
  - It looks like Ex and MC are the same price. Suggest going with MC? -- nm - iSpam Feb 26, 19:41 1
    - I'd go with MC. Just a bit nicer around the edges. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 26, 21:27
  - Thanks and lii, yes they are. -- nm - iSpam Feb 26, 19:40
  - Aren't they all one three corners of the same intersection? -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 26, 19:33
- Sure, why not? -- nm - znufrii Feb 26, 19:29
- No Slackers have died there. -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 19:17 6
  - Guys, Mop's comma key is broken. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 19:53 1
    - this is one of the funniest things on ST in a long time. -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 22:24
  - Meg takes them out to the desert? -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 26, 19:32 3
    - she's all like, "come out to the dessert. have a few laughs. it'll be fun." - Mel Profit Feb 26, 19:57
    - no comment -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 19:45 1
      - At least I know my way ;) -- nm - Meg Feb 26, 19:51
- STers have stayed there and gone back to stay again. I prefer the next level hotel up but it's just preference -- nm - Bacon Feb 26, 19:11 1
  - I felt like it was way too smoky. If we were to go back, I'd probably go up a tier. - kelly Feb 26, 20:56
- Excalibur is where I stay if I'm paying for it :) Others haven't been that happy with it. - Meg Feb 26, 19:11 2
  - All she cares is that it's clean and safe. - spamlet Feb 26, 19:20 1
    - No Stratosphere -- nm - Bacon Feb 26, 19:26
cartoonist wastes no time -- (link) - mud Feb 26, 19:01
Trump is more bulletproof than Reagan, on the story about the Polish Brigade that worked on his Trump Tower, many working below legal wages etc... - zeitgeist Feb 26, 18:50
a little over 5000 steps, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 18:40 3
- Awesome. -- nm - David's iPad Feb 26, 18:42
- For you that is what, 3.5 miles? -- nm - Spawn Feb 26, 18:40 1
  - 5km = 3.1mi -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 18:46
films released in 1939 -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 26, 18:27 7
- They are responsible for WWII -- nm - Bacon Feb 26, 18:29 6
  - "Tara! Home. I'll go home, and I'll think of some way to get him back! After all, tomorrow is another day!" -- nm - amoxy Feb 26, 18:33 5
    - This is the scene I always remember from Gone with the Wind. -- (link) - Meg Feb 26, 18:42 [youtube] 4
      - Shudder. They cut off the end where he is cutting the leg off -- nm - amoxy Feb 26, 18:46 3
        
        I love GWTW but only because it made Carol Burnett's greatest bit possible -- nm - zork Feb 26, 19:15 2
        
        Classic !! -- nm - Meg Feb 26, 21:31
        
        and Bob Mackie. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 26, 19:28
I was lazy and had a bowl of cereal for dinner - amoxy Feb 26, 18:22 4
- Only if you threw the bowl in the trash. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 26, 19:06 1
  - Disposable bowls and plastic spoons. I will be a god to millennials. -- nm - Mop Feb 26, 20:14
- BURN IT HELL MOTHERUCKER! -- nm - Millennials Feb 26, 18:24
- Not lazy enough. You had to pour milk into that bowl. And then spoon it out to your mouth. -- nm - nic to be determined Feb 26, 18:23
Jaylon Smith -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 26, 18:19 2
- (Maybe the Panthers can take him in a later round, Thomas Davis would be a great role model) -- nm - Strongbad Feb 26, 18:20 1
  - *throws some elbows to get in front of the line* -- nm - Jerry Jones Feb 26, 18:25
Suits is sooooooo good -- nm - Beaker Feb 26, 18:18 1
- Barney? -- nm - Spawn Feb 26, 18:28
*trash emoji* -- nm - ML Galaxy Feb 26, 18:18

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