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April Games With Gold is *lit* ya'll - ML Mar 24, 09:25 5
- Random Sunset Overdrive post! -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 09:29
- Dead Space is good fun. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 09:28
- Ooh, I haven't installed my Sunset Overdrive disc! -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 09:28
- nice. I wanted to at least try Sunset Overdrive. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 24, 09:27
- Ooh, I've always wanted to play Sunset Overdrive. -- nm - David Mar 24, 09:27
" Last year America’s airlines made $24 billion—more than Alphabet, the parent company of Google. " -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 09:23
Has anyone heard when the new season of Too Many Cooks starts? -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 24, 09:20 1
- *laugh* -- nm - landbeck Mar 24, 09:30
Australian PM's new slogan: "Continuity and change." -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 09:18
Nate Silver draws a pretty map -- (link) - decline Mar 24, 09:16 7
- If Trump is the nominee, this borders on best case scenario from Republicans imo. -- nm - David Mar 24, 09:27
- Ha! Hillary takes Georgia? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 09:23 1
  - As I said below, I don't buy it, but it's not insane/ off the table -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 09:25
- this simultaneously relieves and unnerves me -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 09:20
- Not buying it - ty97 Mar 24, 09:19 1
  - Though the map is a good reminder - ty97 Mar 24, 09:20
- sweet -- nm - mud Mar 24, 09:19
Grand total: about 12.5" of snow, almost all of which was between 9:30pm and 7am. When we went to bed last night, it was maybe an inch or two. - ML Mar 24, 09:06 2
- My mom got 15" or so outside of Denver. They didn't have power for most of the day -- nm - decline Mar 24, 09:10
- yuck. we got about an inch of slushy freezing rain. Which is basically the worse weather we've had all winter. Bleck. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 09:09
Soccer legend Johan Cruyff has died at 68. - Will Hunting Mar 24, 08:54
Win a chance to meet Joe Hill and GRR Martin in New Mexico -- (link) - decline Mar 24, 08:45 4
- If I win, I'm going to forsake my meeting and give GRRM an extra hour of writing time. -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 09:01
- ...where they will kill you. -- nm - ML Mar 24, 08:58 2
  - I figure someone would Kathy Bates Martin and hobble him to get him to finish the damn books. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:59 1
    - Exactly. The thoeory that he actually has nothing written and is just delaying and delaying, which I thought absurd, is gaining momentum with me. -- nm - volnelk Mar 24, 09:01
I think BvS might be review-proof on Opening Weekend and then take a precipitous dip if it's not really enjoyable to the masses. -- nm - Diva Mar 24, 08:39 26
- i think the dipping starts mid-weekend -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 24, 08:43 19
  - one of the only good things about the new HSX halt. You can get out of a dog long/short if you need to. -- nm - Diva Mar 24, 08:47 10
    - Wait, what? (NM) - Marlowe Mar 24, 09:41
    - anyone who started playing the game after they made this stupid rule is a... - Mel Profit Mar 24, 09:11 8
      - still pisses me off. -- nm - CQ Mar 24, 09:20
      - i still remember feeling anxiety when you HAD to make the call to long or short before halt. I mean, you were actually making the call yourself. - Andie Mar 24, 09:13 6
        
        You can still do that with the opening warrants. But it involves less cash so the rush isn't quite the same. -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 09:23 1
        
        yeah. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 09:25
        
        It was the gambling aspect. I love that feeling when you put $20 on a horse to win. All or nothing. Now, it's a $2 show bet -- nm - CQ Mar 24, 09:23
        
        Right. I mean it makes sense for them, why they did it but it killed a big part of the game for some of us. - Mel Profit Mar 24, 09:19 1
        
        it was the ONLY part of the game that was really fun. -- nm - CQ Mar 24, 09:21
        
        yeah - that was a rush. -- nm - Diva Mar 24, 09:14
  - me too - especially with a long weekend. i bet Sunday's numbers are lower than they would normally be based on Fri/Sat numbers. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 08:44 7
    - oh yeah - The Canada has a long weekend. (we don't.) -- nm - Diva Mar 24, 08:46 6
      - I had to move so many calls with Europe because tomorrow *and* Monday are holidays - ty97 Mar 24, 08:52 1
        
        we don't care WHY you give us days off, just give them to us. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 08:54
      - you work in a bank! I can't believe you don't get tomorrow off. - Andie Mar 24, 08:48 2
        
        What is tomorrow? -- nm - Most People Mar 24, 08:48
        
        Business as usual for Banks, but not for the Stock Market. -- nm - Diva Mar 24, 08:48
      - I do! I do!! -- nm - decline Mar 24, 08:47
- Yep - I don't foresee repeat viewings by the comic book audience either - Roger More Mar 24, 08:42 4
  - I am seeing it my second time in 10 hours. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:44
  - well, I have to go again this weekend with the kids. I am seeing it solo tonight. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:43 2
    - There were a ton of kids at the sneal. One right next to me. It is 180 minutes long and you could tell by him. - Spawn Mar 24, 08:46
    - ... or three times -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 08:43
- correct. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:41
LYC: Townhouse on the market update. Through Inspection, now time for Appraisal *dun dun dun* -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 08:39 1
- good luck - I know you will be happy when its all said and done -- nm - Epiphany Mar 24, 08:46
Man Arrested for Not Returning ‘Freddy Got Fingered’ VHS Rental 14 Years Ago -- (link) - LMS Mar 24, 08:32 4
- "There must be an error as I returned that movie." And with that, the case is closed since the place no longer exists. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 09:32
- So the police finally fingered him. -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 08:38 1
  - ugh -- nm - zork Mar 24, 08:50
- Which one of us snitched on Reagen? -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 08:35
Yep, Jian Ghomeshi acquitted on all charges in sexual assault trial -- (link) - zork Mar 24, 08:29 1
- Another gig for Cuba Gooding Jr. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 08:33
DUDE! Spaghetti is the greatest thing ever! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 08:23 1
- The 70% of the sauce that wasn't on her face was making her sooooo happy. - David Mar 24, 08:28
*institutes new rule: If it is raining hard enough that I can not hear myself talk, I do not have to answer the phone.* -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:21
hey Kansas Chickenhawks, c'mon out an get yer whuppin - pixie ninja Mar 24, 08:21 1
- Big Ten! -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:22
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- The KKK were Democrats. George Wallce was a Democrat. - ty97 Mar 24, 08:21 10
  - Sure and the Dem establishment found a non-asshole constituency to woo and eventually disavowed them. - TWuG Mar 24, 09:10 1
    - I dunno, where is all that hate supposed to go? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:49
  - right, and after LBJ passed the civil rights laws, Nixon and the GOP said "we're your new party, fellas" -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 24, 08:24
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    - I've seen that (not on ST) a number of times over the past month or two. -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 08:23 4
      - Same - plus "Lincoln was a Reopublican". It's mind-set armour - though I don't think it's what the people Dawson is talking about will say -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 08:26 2
        
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        I agree, I don't expect to see that here. -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 08:26
      - I expect that "Hillary supported the war on drugs and the 90s crime bill" which decimated African-American communities - ty97 Mar 24, 08:24
    - Yeah, surprised ty fell to that. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:23
- are you weak and weary? -- nm - decline Mar 24, 08:20
Microsoft’s Youth-Focused Chatbot Learned Racism From the Internet, Was Deactivated in Less Than a Day -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 08:14 2
- Ah, the Internet -- nm - decline Mar 24, 08:15
- Ah, the internet -- (link) -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:15
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- Yes, until muslims want to use traditional loud speakers to call the faithful to prayer 5 times a day -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:54
- i think my sincerely-held belief in "thou shalt not kill" means i get to not pay taxes that go to DoD and i get to nullify the 2d Amendment -- nm - pixie ninja Mar 24, 08:23
- Or mosques for their calls to prayer, for that matter? -- nm - znufrii Mar 24, 08:20 2
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    - Right, sorry. -- nm - znufrii Mar 24, 08:24
- Can the Church of Nudism and Outdoor Sex open next to an elementary school? -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 08:11
Lego Batman first trailer -- (link) - Beaker Mar 24, 08:06 3
- Absolute genius. The best stuff from the movie, for sure! -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:10 2
  - trailer spoilers - Beaker Mar 24, 08:11 1
    - Big time. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:12
I've always wanted to sit in an empty theatre. I think I might try to go see The Bronze tonight. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 08:06 6
- I might see about getting to that tomorrow. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:09 5
  - Better not wait, it's #'s are so bad, it might not even make that long -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 08:13 4
    - I have never heard of this movie. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:50 3
      - It's a project from Bernadette on The Big Bang Theory. -- nm - David Mar 24, 08:58
      - looks funny to me. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:54 1
        
        I mean, literally, this thread is the first I have ever heard of it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 09:30
Ah, the internet -- (link) - decline Mar 24, 08:02
Heh. Trump to hold rally in Paul Ryan's hometown. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 24, 07:59 3
- What does Paul Ryan's wife look like? - Epiphany Mar 24, 08:01 2
  - What does Marsellus Wallace look like? -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Mar 24, 08:13 1
    - What? -- nm - Brett Mar 24, 08:20
i sold BvS when the review embargo lifted. I haven't bought/shorted since. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 07:57 5
- Down about 2.5% yesterday, up 2.2% this morning. dammit, people -- nm - Max Mar 24, 08:01
- you chose poorly. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 07:59 2
  - enh, i haven't lost or gained at this point. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 08:04 1
    - I think it is still gonna adjust up. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:04
- I bought the day i twas +8...haven't looked since. I fear it. -- nm* - Mel Profit Mar 24, 07:57
sounding like Ghomeshi is going to completely walk. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 07:55 3
- "...completely wank". Nm - What Wiggie read. Mar 24, 09:11
- the cross that the Defense came with was unbeatable. I said it as it was going on. The witnesses against him were all demolished by their own actions -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 07:57 1
  - the prosecution did a terrible terrible job of prepping the witnesses and researching the truth. - Andie Mar 24, 08:02
But how many people actually wanted to see it in the first place? - ty97 Mar 24, 07:55 39
- Enough that WB will continue making mediocre films about DC characters. -- nm - TWuG Mar 24, 08:00 7
  - The road (storyline) they are about to take Batman down could give us some *very* good movies. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:02 4
    - someone other than Snyder doing them? -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:02 3
      - Ben. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:04 2
        
        Kenobi? Ten? Kingsley? -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:05 1
        
        I rewatched Gone Baby Gone last weekend - he needs to direct more - cause he's great at it - Epiphany Mar 24, 08:09
  - I'm actually more excited for the Flash/Supergirl crossover. -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 08:02 1
    - I am *so* glad it is just on her show so I do not have to see it. - Spawn Mar 24, 08:03
- I'm going to wait for the R rated version (HA!, no, free on TV for me thanks, maybe and I am a huge comic fan, so there you go) -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 08:00
- I absolutely wanted to see this before WB/DC showed that they hadn't learned from past mistakes. -- nm - David Mar 24, 07:59 26
  - DCWB should be very glad they got this out well ahead of Civil War. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:01 9
    - My blind speculation is that there's more awesome in the latest Civil War trailer than in the entirety of BvS. -- nm - David Mar 24, 08:02 8
      - I would say no, but I will also say that Marvel knows not to ruin movies with giving too much away in their trailers. - Spawn Mar 24, 08:07 6
        
        I can't imagine how much worse this movie would do without revealing Wonder Woman in the trailer. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:08 5
        
        That is not what I am talking about, at all (especially since Marvel revealed Spider-Man). - Spawn Mar 24, 08:16 4
        
        I know, but that Wonder Woman reveal did wonders for that trailer. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:26 3
        
        Oh, thought you meant it differently. 100% agreed. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:30 2
        
        I don't even like Wonder Woman, and that part gave me a tingle. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:33 1
        
        I have always liked her far more than Superman. And this movie increases that lead tenfold. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:35
      - Now I just have to hold out hope that they don't ruin Suicide Squad. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:03
  - you are still going to see it? -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:00 15
    - I think we will, but it's third behind Zootopia and Deadpool for me. - David Mar 24, 08:02 14
      - you have not seen Deadpool yet????? -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:03 13
        
        If I go see a movie that Kim wants to see without her, I'm a lousy husband. - David Mar 24, 08:10 3
        
        it has been out over a month!!!! -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 08:11 2
        
        Calvins, Oscars, Kim's job changed, Hilton Head. - David Mar 24, 08:12 1
        
        Amy has had time to see *two* movies in the last six months. Deadpool was one of them. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 24, 08:18
        
        All joking aside, this is an epic movie person fail. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:05 8
        
        yup, he should feel shame -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 08:10 7
        
        I... I... I don't know what to believe, anymore. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:12 6
        
        I feel much worse about KFP3. - David Mar 24, 08:13 5
        
        I need you guys to move to Chicago so you can take my kids to all those movies. - groiny Mar 24, 08:27 3
        
        BvS, Zootopia, Deadpool and Kung Fu Panda 3? - Spawn Mar 24, 08:33 2
        
        try to keep up, he was talking about KFP. - groiny Mar 24, 08:34 1
        
        Ah. "All those movies" made me think of all those movies he had said. - Spawn Mar 24, 08:36
        
        As Logan said, "That movie does not really need a sequel." -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 08:19
- As I said, this is the DC Avengers. Did not have the Marvel style build up, but both Batman and Superman are much more well known. -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 07:58
- a shit ton. -- nm - groiny Mar 24, 07:56 1
  - metric or imperial? -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 07:57
UBER drivers get right to Unionize in Seattle -- (link) - Beaker Mar 24, 07:55
The Jetblue flight attendant who abandoned 70 pounds of cocaine at LAX on Friday managed to fly home to NY on Saturday -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 07:54 1
- test -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 10:04

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