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In 2016 news, Bavarian town rescinds Hitler's honorary citizenship -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 06:53
I haven't watched American Idol in years and years but apparently Seacrest always says "Kieran, dim the lights" at result time. Meet Kieran. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 06:52 1
- CNN's website is almost as bad as ESPN's -- nm - budice Apr 7, 06:53
In my ongoing plan to choose candidates solely based on subway use proficiency (it's my version of 'would by a used car from / have a beer with') -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 06:48 19
- Don't forget "can order a Philly cheesesteak without hesitation". Though... - Roger More Apr 7, 07:08
- When do we approach the Manspreading topic on trains? -- nm - budice Apr 7, 07:04 1
  - We have etiquette signs on our trains about it -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 07:04
- haha -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 07:02
- Basic and Advanced Subway Etiquette is big with me. - Mel Profit Apr 7, 06:53 14
  - Our train drivers are too inconsistent for that to work here. - Reagen Apr 7, 06:55 7
    - What's a driver? -- nm - Docklands Light Railway Apr 7, 07:05
    - Sometimes drivers stop short, people will try to board, and the train will scoot forward again, and people will scoot along too. Very funny to see. -- nm - budice Apr 7, 07:02
    - In NYC you have to stop the train within 3 feet of the marker either way - znufrii Apr 7, 06:59 4
      - The pointing always cracks me up. - ty97 Apr 7, 07:00 3
        
        You can't get in trouble for opening the doors in the wrong spot, you can only get in trouble for not pointing at the zebra. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 07:04
        
        Some people made signs and stood there having fun with the train workers. The sign would say things like, "If you're sexy and you know it point here." - Krusty Apr 7, 07:01 1
        
        I loved that viral video - also Krusty you are wrong! - Epiphany Apr 7, 07:08
  - Boarding through door closest to the platform exit at my destination was my specialty. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 06:55 3
    - I'm pretty good at knowing this intel based on which stop I am getting on/off. - Mel Profit Apr 7, 06:57 2
      - When I'm taking the 8th Avenue line north toward my stop, I never know where to stand - ty97 Apr 7, 06:58 1
        
        Yeah, that's a pain, and they're different lengths as well. - znufrii Apr 7, 07:00
  - In LA, there's verbage where every door opens. People just crowd around those spots -- nm - budice Apr 7, 06:55 1
    - Only a handful of stations have that here and I think it's mostly on a certain line. It's a good idea because - Krusty Apr 7, 07:00
in less than 36 hours, I will be at sashamart. hanging with some cats and dogs, having a bev, watching house hunters. two words: - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 7, 06:37 1
- Does sashamart have snow in the forecast? -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 06:46
This is amazing: Politifact did a fact check of the woman yelling at Rick Scott (and Scott's response) at Starbucks -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 06:37
Huh, one of my cow orkers knows someone who's in the market for a Cobalt, which we're looking to replace. - znufrii Apr 7, 06:35 2
- LOL -- nm - Epiphany Apr 7, 06:42 1
  - Now I need to figure out how much to ask for it. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 06:50
What, wait... Forest Whitaker? -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 06:21 3
- He seemed a little out of place. -- nm - volnelk Apr 7, 06:55 1
  - speculation spoils - Beaker Apr 7, 07:01
- don't look at me -- nm - 2016 Apr 7, 06:37
Woo! Doubling down! WB has announced released dates for two more previously unannounced DC movies! -- (link) - Mop Apr 7, 06:17 3
- Probably an Affleck Batman movie and a Teen Titans movie. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 7, 07:07
- Whoever seriously thought Zach Synder should be in charge of the universe needs their head examined. -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 06:21
- Oh, c'mon! Stop ruining the market for quality movies! -- nm - Kevin Feige Apr 7, 06:19
But I think we can all agree that this man is a true American hero. -- (link) - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 7, 06:06
I couldn't identify the culprit but someone in the elevator this morning smelled like freshly used litter box. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 7, 05:56 2
- Ya know the poker adage, if you look around the elevator and can't find the litter-box-dude, it's probably you. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 05:58 1
  - Mental note: If I play poker at Will Hunting's house, avoid the Tootsie Rolls. -- nm - Cadbarony Creme Egg Apr 7, 06:02
I guess the last veneer of civility in the Democratic primary is gone. -- (link) - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 7, 05:48 39
- Bernie finally is turning into the delusional old man most people knew he was. He's going down swinging, and it ain't cute. - MDH Apr 7, 06:27 8
  - His supporters are more delusional than he is. And that is saying something!! -- nm - Bacon Apr 7, 06:50 7
    - I know! How can we want someone that stands for the things we want to see happen in the country? - Krusty Apr 7, 07:04 1
      - That he can still win at this point -- nm - Bacon Apr 7, 07:05
    - From the outside, he was really necessary for you guys. you basically need a revolution to stop the spiral towards Trump-ism. - Andie Apr 7, 06:53 4
      - He woke up the youth voters who tend to stay idle in campaigns so if they stay energized in the future that will be a good thing. -- nm - Bacon Apr 7, 07:00
      - I appreciate what he indicates (I hope) for the future, that the liberalization of the American electorate is increasing - ty97 Apr 7, 06:55 1
        
        Let's be real, it would throw away a gift wrapped present to the party. -- nm* - MDH Apr 7, 06:57
      - I won't disagree with this. I just wish he ran an unflawed campaign that helped the ticket, instead of just stealing money. -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 06:55
- "I think she's really a man." -- nm - Mop Apr 7, 06:22
- Lol, no. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 05:54
- If that's his justification for why she's unqualified, he's grasping. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 05:53 1
  - It's his reaction to her saying she's not sure he's qualified, following the NY Daily News editorial board / Bernie transcript that was published. -- nm* - ty97 Apr 7, 05:54
- If you listen to the speech, that point is a little overblown, in my opinion. He just took her saying he wasn't qualified and added it to his stump. - volnelk Apr 7, 05:52 1
  - That's what I read as well. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 05:59
- Clinton has been hitting him the last few days and this isn't much from Bernie. - Krusty Apr 7, 05:52
- He's been going negative for a bit now. And openly lamenting that he didn't go negative sooner. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 05:52 21
  - So has she. She's getting frustrated at losing to him. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 05:52 20
    - umm, she is still winning. I think she is more frustrated that he wants to keep dragging this out and therefore keeping the story about him vs her - Truman Apr 7, 05:54 4
      - He has won the last few primaries and is getting close to winning the next few as well. He's dragging it out because he can still win. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 05:58 3
        
        Is it possible he could win? Yes. Is it in any way probable? No. - Inigo Apr 7, 06:16 2
        
        It would require a significant shift in demographic voting patterns from the first half of the primaries - ty97 Apr 7, 06:24
        
        This. Understanding delegate math is quite simple. -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 06:22
    - (She's winning) -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 05:53 14
      - Really? *checks the last six primaries* Bernie has the momentum and has been winning of late. - Krusty Apr 7, 05:57 13
        
        bernie's base delegate goal for WI was 48. He's so far behind he needs to exceed his goals every time. His total delegates from WI 48. - MDH Apr 7, 06:29 2
        
        Momentum builds momentum. She's going to win and thanks to the joke that is the GOP, she's going to win. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 06:31
        
        Case in point, to meet (not even exceed his goal), he needs to win NY 51-49. -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 06:30
        
        His negativity is not in response, he's been negative for a while. - ty97 Apr 7, 05:59 9
        
        If this is going negative we've really gotten soft. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 06:01 8
        
        I don't know, saying that the other person isn't qualified to be President is a pretty negative statement. - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 7, 06:08 2
        
        Objectively, yes. In the context of political discourse, no. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 06:24
        
        Please. Every candidate that has ever run has said their opponent isn't qualified. This is barely anything. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 06:11
        
        It's certainly nowhere near the negativity of the other race, for sure. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 06:02 3
        
        Forget the other race, it's not near any race ever. If he says anything critical it's an attack or going negative. - Krusty Apr 7, 06:05 2
        
        I guess I'm confused then - ty97 Apr 7, 06:07 1
        
        Fair enough. They're both going negative in a very soft way and with a bit of truth behind it. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 06:10
        
        This -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 06:02
- its ok, because he is really a dino. - Truman Apr 7, 05:50
Good luck flying to/from/through NY today. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 05:37
People wildly overestimate the number of gay Democrats and rich Republicans - ty97 Apr 7, 05:32
Presidential contenders pick their favourite movies -- (link) - LMS Apr 7, 05:29
That anti-gay Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge who won? Bernie voters didn't bother to vote in that race. - ty97 Apr 7, 05:19 3
- *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 06:08
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  - Why not a GOP bash since they're the ones running these awful people? -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 06:07
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- How is it a win for him to not have people talking about or excited about his choice? Shouldn't the opposite be what he wants so as to push them to - Krusty Apr 7, 05:55 1
  - them = GOP obstructionists -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 05:57
- He doesn't excite anyone, true. But *if* SCOTUS were to ever become a big thing, it was going to be after the primaries. -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 05:11
Okay, here's the teaser trailer you're really after -- (link) - LMS Apr 7, 04:58 13
- Thanks. Saved for later to watch with the kid on the TV. -- nm - spamlet, spreading happiness and joy where he goes Apr 7, 05:42
- We're gonna need to watch that again -- nm - CQ Apr 7, 05:02
- This link is better - looks good -- (link) - LMS Apr 7, 05:01 [youtube] 10
  - That's a really good teaser trailer. -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 05:10 9
    - I *really* like the feel of it. -- nm - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 7, 05:21 8
      - I do feel as though the chick-heaviness of this new SW universe is kind of manufactured. I'm not sure I love it. -- nm - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 7, 05:29 6
        
        It's definitely a contrast to the original 6 movies. I like the change a lot even if it does feel a little forced. -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 05:52 3
        
        It probably only feels that way because we're not used to it. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 06:52
        
        agreed - prayformojo Apr 7, 05:57 1
        
        I mean, the count stands at 6-2 for the Star Wars movies and about 5000 to 50 for scifi overall -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 06:50
        
        It's a Disney property...if any entertainment company treats it's female characters more importantly, I'm blanking on who at this point. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 05:43 1
        
        Her name is - not really spoilers - LMS Apr 7, 05:47
      - Agreed. I dig it. -- nm - volnelk Apr 7, 05:24
Teacher charged with bringing gun to middle school. Pops in the news because it's Newtown Middle School -- (link) - ty97 Apr 7, 04:46 1
- Good. - znufrii Apr 7, 05:11
Here's the teaser trailer you've all been waiting for -- (link) - LMS Apr 7, 04:45 [youtube]
*looks at Saturday weather forecast* *burns down everything* -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 04:15
April 7, 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times. -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 03:59 7
- Is there a link for this? - would be nice to tweet it. -- nm - LMS Apr 7, 04:41 3
  - this would seem to be it -- (link) - Beaker Apr 7, 06:01 2
    - They had the internet back then? -- nm - LMS Apr 7, 06:23 1
      - his website has all of his reviews and that is the one for April 7th 1967 :) -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 06:35
- 1969 – The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1. -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 04:00 2
  - 1948 – The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations. -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 04:00 1
    - 1940 – Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp. -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 04:00
"Merrick Garland still tutors students while his Supreme Court nomination is in limbo" -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 7, 03:45
Wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 7, 03:32
TV PSA: Grey`s Anatomy, AI, Legends of Tomorrow, BBT, Smackdown, Odd Couple, 100, Scandal, Blacklist, Archer, 2 Broke Girls, Mom, Rush Hour, Lip Sync -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 03:21 2
- UK gets Line of Duty (OMG!), The Good Wife, B99, Stewart Lee -- nm - LMS Apr 7, 04:47
- Battle, Catch, Vikings, Real World, Project Runways All-Stars, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 03:22
This is pretty good. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 7, 01:34
sausage race footage from yesterday's game -- (link) - the brain Apr 7, 01:15
I registered such a great domain today ... and I even set up tumblog hosting for it. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 00:56 3
- well, ok, I may as well. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 7, 01:15 1
  - Ha! I'm surprised it wasn't already owned. -- nm - Krusty Apr 7, 06:00
- But, naturally, I can't tell you what it is. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 01:04
Anyone know what song this is? -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 7, 00:19 [youtube] 6
- I love dewey. - Mel Profit Apr 7, 06:21
- My Shazam app doesn't even know. -- nm - Buzz Apr 7, 02:29
- I don't know, but I'd like to see that set to Moving in Stereo -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 00:27 2
  - that works amazingly well. Right as boyd gets into his cell ... - Beryllium Apr 7, 00:37 1
    - It seems like just score to me - con_carne Apr 7, 01:33
- (Siri does not) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 00:19
Ok, The Last of Us is pretty intense and awesome, but one thing that's really pissing me off (spoilers) - The Real Death Sceire Apr 7, 00:00 3 1
- Keep it going dude. It's truly an epic example of how a game can tell a story. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 06:05
- no captions? -- nm - Truman Apr 7, 05:47
- I've got to get back into this game -- nm - J Apr 7, 04:46
"How sizeable, Raylan?" "Well over ten dollars." "Well, now, if I found that kind of money, I'd be in Mexico right now." - Beryllium Apr 6, 23:27
don't check me, boo -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 22:43
WB executives were legit convinced they had the goods with Man of Steel 2 -- (link) - the brain Apr 6, 22:21 5
- They could go back to churning out inexpensive noir and documentary style dramas - con_carne Apr 7, 00:17
- And apparently they'd staying the course. -- nm - Mop Apr 6, 22:43 2
  - hey, any time you can take 3 of the most famous characters ever and likely not touch $1B in BO you have to do it -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 03:08
  - i think it's premature to be making a stand like that -- nm - the brain Apr 6, 22:44
- have a special place for them dont you? -- nm - budice Apr 6, 22:23
David, quick synopsis of Hap and Leonard major spoilers - crash davis Apr 6, 21:43 1
- Fascinating, thanks. I might check it out. Those two actors always had terrific chemistry on The Philanthropist. -- nm - David Apr 6, 21:48
con carne won B2. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 21:26 1
- He badmouthed Jackie Brown. He gets the hose again. -- nm - David Apr 6, 21:29
Sal. -- (link) - David Apr 6, 21:21 [Image] 5
- That is who I thought, not Panucci -- nm - amoxy Apr 6, 21:25
- (And that was Panucci, Krusty.) -- nm - David Apr 6, 21:23 3
  - Right. I got them confused. -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 21:28 2
    - That is understandable. - David Apr 6, 21:29 1
      - Haha! In my defense, they do look similar. -- nm* - Krusty Apr 6, 21:32
Planet Nine -- (link) - amoxy Apr 6, 21:19

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