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For Qale. -- (link) - Spawn Mar 2, 09:26
Yes, sure, Puerto Rico is where Rubio turns it all around -- (link) - ty97 Mar 2, 09:22 2
- Lost in all this of course, is that Hillary won American Samoa. -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 09:23 1
  - Once you go Samoa, you always want mora -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 13:46
Scenes from iconic films hastily rewritten so that they pass the Bechdel Test -- (link) - ty97 Mar 2, 09:17 2
- Yaaaaaay! Cocaine! -- nm - amoxy Mar 2, 09:22
- I change my time travel answer from Hitler to Bechdel -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 2, 09:18
Remlik if you're around, I have a comic book related question. NMBR - volnelk Mar 2, 09:16 4
- that is what mycomicshop would pay. DO NOT USE THAT. if you plan to sell bulk try kijiji. -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 09:18 3
  - (a guy in St John here has a FB site for local comicbook people, he just posts sales and encourages others to do the same using that) - Beaker Mar 2, 09:20 2
    - or Remlik if nearby :) -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 09:22 1
      - Remlik is pretty close actually. It's what made me think about it. -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 09:37
5 months out, Brazil has sold less than 1/2 of the tickets available for the Olympic games -- (link) - decline Mar 2, 09:15 8
- That many? -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 2, 09:17
- we talked about this commuting yesterday. do we think that some countries just won't go? -- nm - sp commander amanda jones Mar 2, 09:16 6
  - between Zika, pollution and crime I would be hesitant if I was an athlete -- nm - decline Mar 2, 09:17 5
    - I mean, could the US say, look, we'll be in LA. come see us if you want to have a pickup game, but we're not showing for the loympics. -- nm - sp commander amanda jones Mar 2, 09:19 4
      - I think athletes can choose not to go individually, but if the US pushes to move the games, that could cause strife -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 09:20 3
        
        a push to move them won't happen. IOC got paid. -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 09:28
        
        It's way too late to move them -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 09:26 1
        
        I think there's always a contingency plan in place to go back to one of the recent host cities -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 09:27
Remember Herman Cain? That's VP Herman Cain to you -- (link) - ty97 Mar 2, 09:12 7
- Well you know Drumpf is going to have the best people surrounding him. - pmb Mar 2, 09:29
- So someone with very little Foreign Policy experience chooses someone also with even less Foreign Policy experience - amoxy Mar 2, 09:21
- He has a radio show here. Has been a big fan of Trump since the early beginning. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 2, 09:18
- 9-9-9 upsidedown is 6-6-6 so yeah it fits -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 09:17
- perrrrrrrrrfect -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 09:16 1
  - I expect it's just rumor but - ty97 Mar 2, 09:18
- I think I used to read him... wait... that was Sutter Cain. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:15
Berniementum -- (link) - ty97 Mar 2, 09:11 1
- Virtual tie -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 2, 09:18
Not the subway update you want to see -- (link) - ty97 Mar 2, 09:10 1
- The TTC uses the language "closed due to an personal injury at track level." -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:12
The kids are going to be all right: I just caught one pranking his friend with Careless Whisper. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 09:03 2
- Viva la Deadpool! -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:04
- that C+ project might just get to a B-, perhaps? -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 2, 09:04
I live!! (Maybe) - Vote for Roo Mar 2, 08:56 4
- Roo is Sinistar? nm -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 08:57 1
  - Beware. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:58
- Did you vote? -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:57 1
  - uh oh. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 2, 08:59
And in Baseball news, Cespedes slaughtered his pig -- (link) - decline Mar 2, 08:50 10
- That's either a 30 day suspension, or a side-of-bacon fine. -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 09:25
- Because pig is tasty. -- nm - ML Mar 2, 08:59 1
  - Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:02
- Eh, he learned that pigs are filthy animals. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:57 1
  - I guess it also wasn't a charming muhfuckin' pig -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 08:58
- For real though...if you've never had bacon straight from the hog, you're just letting the best in life pass you by. -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 08:55 4
  - the whole roasted pig I ate off of was pretty high on the list of best foods ever in Mel's mouth. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:56 3
    - It really is amazing the difference that all the preservatives and shit make. nm - Jim Mar 2, 09:07
    - I've been to pig roasts a couple of times - it's phenomenal -- nm - decline Mar 2, 08:57 1
      - One of my favorite wedding gigs is islanders, they always have a roasted pig -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 13:50
Well this is horrifying. Someone made a short film of Silent Hills P.T. in real-life. -- (link) - ML Mar 2, 08:47 [youtube] 1 1
- All of my yes -- nm - Vote for Roo Mar 2, 08:54
ANDIE! Fantastic Beasts is going to be a trilogy. -- (link) - zork Mar 2, 08:46 1
- Not going to split the 3rd film into two parts? How old school. -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 09:02
The Foo Fighters might be breaking up. -- (link) - ML Mar 2, 08:44 12
- I suspect it's just a break and not a break up. Grohl has stuff he wants to do on his own. It's like Springsteen and the E Street Band. Bruce has a - pmb Mar 2, 09:33
- Oh no! Because that Grohl guy won't be able to make it on his own. -- nm - Mop Mar 2, 09:13 1
  - he's always needed a group! -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 09:14
- I'm not an extreme FF fan but after seeing the show at Fenway and paying more attention I respect Grohl's dedication to rock. - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:55
- They are still a band? -- nm - decline Mar 2, 08:49 6
  - they had a tremendous year last year and actually the last few, so - yes. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:54 5
    - god yes. I saw the Stones and the who last year. And the Foos blew them both away -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 09:06 4
      - and Dave did it from...a chair. - Mel Profit Mar 2, 09:25
      - If you can't outrock 80 year olds maybe you should find a new career. -- nm - iSpam Mar 2, 09:14 1
        
        Sounds like you have not seen the Stones or The Who lately. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 09:16
      - When you post things like this, people can read them. - David's iPad Mar 2, 09:07
- I expect the announcement will be about their next project. Dave doing stuff is nothing new. Just like Taylor has his Chevy Metal band. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:48
Netflix renews Fuller House for a second season (I thought this was crap?) -- (link) - decline Mar 2, 08:41 2
- AV Club headline: "Fuller House Feels Like A Porn Parody Without The Porn" -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 2, 08:54
- crap doesnotequal no viewers. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 08:42
"The raft can't hold, the sharks will eat both of us! But if one of us jumps, the other will survive!" "Good thinking. You first." - ML Mar 2, 08:39 2
- the GOP is deluding itself (no surprise) if it thinks a smaller field would have produced a different result -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 2, 08:55 1
  - I think that's likely right, though possibly it might have made a difference earlier in the cycle before the momentum totally swung to Drumpf. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 09:30
Today is my oldest brother's birthday. I suggested he give his age in hex to feel younger. That makes him 31. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Mar 2, 08:36
Guys, I'm hearing rumors about Joe Flacco and the Ravens. Can anyone confirm? -- nm - ML Mar 2, 08:35 3
- He either resigned (stepped down) or resigned (signed anew). I'm not sure which. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Mar 2, 08:38
- Aww, crap. Sorry, eye failed. -- nm - Inigo Mar 2, 08:36
- I can confirm hearing about it, but nothing solid. -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 08:36
Joe Flacco signs a three year extension with the Ravens. Lowering his cap hit for the next three years, most likely. - Inigo Mar 2, 08:32 1
- dammit -- nm - decline Mar 2, 08:33
some snippets of this morning's SCOTUS argument on the abortion case -- (link) - sweet baboo Mar 2, 08:31 1
- Go Sotomayor Go! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 2, 08:44
LIR: groiny. Yes. Ravinia -- nm - oblique Mar 2, 08:28 2
- I've seen Chris Cornell do his solo shows a couple of times and it's really good. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 08:31
- it's spelled ravioli. -- nm - colin Mar 2, 08:29
Big Hero 6 the TV series coming to Disney XD in 2017 -- (link) - Beaker Mar 2, 08:23 3
- This is good. -- nm - Mop Mar 2, 09:13
- oh nice! i hope it keeps the same feel. i've yet to see a movie spinoff series that was as good as the movie. - colin Mar 2, 08:28
- Big Hero 2pi: Full Circle. -- nm* - Cadbarony Creme Egg Mar 2, 08:27
Trump wouldn't be the first time we've elected a loudmouthed xenophobe who disdains political niceties. -- (link) - znufrii, Neko Atsume addict Mar 2, 08:13 10
- In related news: I'm wondering if the existence of Hamilton throws a monkey wrench in replacing Hamilton on the $10 - ty97 Mar 2, 08:27 3
  - Which one will trumpet put his face on? Actually he'd demand they start to issue 1,000$ bills again -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 13:52
  - I think you may be over estimating the impact of a play -- nm - decline Mar 2, 08:30 1
    - shut your whore mouth -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 09:09
- quaint for the age but immensely more dangerous in the current world. - Mel Profit Mar 2, 08:21
- Don't blame us. We don't know where all these Trump crazies got these nasty ideas in their head to begin with -- nm - GOP Mar 2, 08:18
- great, not that i have the extension installed in chrome, i can't tell if you're saying Trump or Drumpf -- nm - colin Mar 2, 08:18 2
  - I will only refer to him as Drumpf from here on. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 08:23 1
    - it's all the same to me. -- nm - colin Mar 2, 08:27
- nice reach. -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 08:18
Marble Machine -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 2, 08:12 [youtube] 2
- needs more cowbell - Spawn Mar 2, 09:02
- It's mesmerizing. More creative than anything I've done in my life. -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 08:57
so whats exciting in the world of st this week? -- nm - Truman Mar 2, 08:05 15
- i'm flying to london, day trip to madrid, then to singapore, then all over again in the span of just over a week my life is a flying hell -- nm - colin Mar 2, 08:29
- amanda's scamming happy valley with her craigslist coffee table scheme (again) -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 2, 08:16 1
  - the feet want what the feet want! -- nm - sp commander amanda jones Mar 2, 09:12
- Moving forward with the inspection process on the townhome. Hope to close in 3-4 weeks. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 2, 08:11 5
  - oh, what happened with the offer? get something you were happy with? -- nm - colin Mar 2, 08:29 3
    - Yes, we countered offer 3 and have a deal pending inspection and closing. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 2, 08:36 2
      - nice, congrats! -- nm - colin Mar 2, 08:39 1
        
        Hooray for not having 2 mortgages! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 2, 09:19
  - oh, and today starts trial prep for me at work. 2 weeks of court later this month. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 2, 08:11
- My students are concerned that President Trump will institute the Purge. -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 08:10 1
  - I can't tell if this is real. I can't tell if they want him to -- nm - Epiphany Mar 2, 08:13
- FASB new leasing standard! All day simulcasted seminar! -- nm - spamlet Mar 2, 08:07 3
  - heh, we start work on the IFRS lease standard change-over soon -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 09:11
  - sucks for you. - Truman Mar 2, 08:16 1
    - It's totally better than iASB but still an issue for our customers. -- nm - spamlet Mar 2, 08:20
Not directly related, but based on Deadpool's success, do people think there is a shot for Sausage Party, Seth Rogan's R rated animated movie? - volnelk Mar 2, 08:05 12
- you're thinking like Hollywood... -- nm - colin Mar 2, 08:30
- ~yeah I read books but they all about sausage~ -- nm - Epiphany Mar 2, 08:12
- never heard of it till now, so I'll say no -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 08:08
- a shot at what? making money, sure i'm sure it will bring in some. being a box office smash, nope. -- nm - Truman Mar 2, 08:06 8
  - I'm not saying smash, but it's priced to open to @$12M. Seems like it will do better than that and I think much of the concern is the genre/rating -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 08:09 7
    - Animated stuff is quite expensive to produce. I would think it needs better projections than that to get a release deal. -- nm - zork Mar 2, 08:20
    - add me to the list of people who have never heard of this. -- nm - groiny Mar 2, 08:11 5
      - it went to the August release to die -- nm - Epiphany Mar 2, 08:13
      - i've heard of it, but until this second i had no idea it was animated. -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 08:12 3
        
        In fairness, there is no trailer or any promotion, so HSX is about the only way you would've if at all. -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 08:17 2
        
        which is the exact opposite of how Deadpool grew and is doing what it is doing. -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 08:18 1
        
        Valid point. -- nm - volnelk Mar 2, 08:36
Flacco is a Raven evermore -- (link) - decline Mar 2, 08:04
ESPN: The Ravens and QB Joe Flacco have agreed in principle to a three-year contract extension through 2021 - Strongbad Mar 2, 08:03 2
- dammit -- nm - decline Mar 2, 08:04
- Mario Williams money -- nm - sweet baboo Mar 2, 08:03
I don't remember who said it the other day and I'm too lazy to -tron it...but the closer we get to Trump getting this nomination, the more I fear that -- (edited) - Jim Mar 2, 07:40 8
- The joke was made on the 23rd, but not sure if that was the first time. -- nm - TWuG Mar 2, 08:02 2
  - It won't have been. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 08:50
  - Link -- (link) - TWuG Mar 2, 08:02 [Backboard]
- I am so fearful for my kids future -- nm - amoxy Mar 2, 07:50
- John Oliver -- nm - Beaker Mar 2, 07:46 2
  - .... should get to be a debate moderator. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 08:02
  - Hmmm...and I was gonna give one of you chucklenuts credit for it. :) -- nm - Jim Mar 2, 07:53
- Colbert made that joke last night. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 07:46
meatball sub is the wednesday special at brothers. I mean, that's fate, right? -- nm - sp commander amanda jones Mar 2, 07:40 3
- Totally. -- nm - spamlet Mar 2, 07:51
- it's inevitable -- nm - decline Mar 2, 07:44
- Fate or destiny, but it can be nothing else. -- nm - rollo Mar 2, 07:44
she just unlocks her jaw and swallows them whole. - groiny Mar 2, 07:36 2
- Prolly just horrible at it... - budice Mar 2, 07:38 1
  - if you say so -- nm - groiny Mar 2, 07:45
Our political system is not fucked because the leading candidate is under investigation. - ty97 Mar 2, 07:34 3
- Yup. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 2, 08:52
- and even under the most dire interpretation of Clinton I'll vote for her happily if the GOP wants to nominate Drumphf. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 2, 07:36 1
  - This -- nm - amoxy Mar 2, 07:51
Mortgage giants headed for crisis -- (link) - ML Mar 2, 07:33
I don't need your civil war. It feeds the rich while it buries the poor. -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 07:32

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