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ACE!!! -- nm - Bacon Apr 10, 12:30 1
- You're watching golf and you say baseball is boring? - Krusty Apr 10, 12:48
Ned Flanders cosplay -- (link) - Roger More Apr 10, 12:18 2
- I knew what this would be before clicking. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 12:25
- oh dear -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 12:18
I knew the NY primaries were closed. I knew registration deadline was 30 days prior to election. But did NOT know this -- (link) - ty97 Apr 10, 12:16 16
- Yep. Sorry, hipsters -- nm - the brain Apr 10, 12:26 1
  - If they weren't registered in NY at all, the way I'm reading it is that they had until March 25 to register. - ty97 Apr 10, 12:33
- Yup. My gf thought she had made the switch from no party to the democrats but the card came back - Krusty Apr 10, 12:21
- Hah. That sounds like a rule set by a state that has seen this kind of insanity before. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 12:17 12
  - It protects the party and I'm okay with it. I would like same day registration, early voting and every other way to make voting easier. - Krusty Apr 10, 12:23 11
    - I'm not sure how I feel about it to be honest but I'm leaning toward not liking it. -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 10, 12:28 10
      - I could be okay with moving it to say Jan. 31st but I like that the parties are protected. - Krusty Apr 10, 12:41
      - It's a bit early maybe, but I'm perfectly fine with parties saying "pick a side, people" - Reagen Apr 10, 12:36 8
        
        I could see 15 days for undecideds and 30 or 60 days for swapping ... Even less than 15 days, actually. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 12:40 7
        
        That would allow people that don't actually identify with the party to jump on board and have an influence on the primary. Each party would like to -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 10, 12:45 2
        
        Yeah, this is fair. I just mean for recruiting newbies ... but I take your point, and I see how it can impact that idea. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 12:49 1
        
        New voters should be allowed to register anytime they want and even on election day. I'd love for that to happen everywhere. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 12:51
        
        Another thing I'd like is for this nomination junk to not be in the news for two years at a time. I mean, while we're dreaming impossible dreams. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 12:42 1
        
        This I can agree with you on. It's too much for too long. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 12:48
        
        Yeah, NY doesn't do 15 day or same day for anyone. Even for brand new registrations, deadline was March 25 for April 19 primary. - ty97 Apr 10, 12:42 1
        
        That needs to change and hopefully it'll happen soon. There's discussions on same day registration and other things. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 12:46
Boston Globe publishes a spoof paper of what a Trump presidency would be like.. -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 10, 11:52 1
- I'm voting for Vandal Savage -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 11:53
Geek Deal: Beats Pill Speaker for $99 at EBay -- (link) - budice Apr 10, 11:49
Internet feed seems to be running about 30 seconds behind CBS tv on shots that are the same -- nm - Bacon Apr 10, 11:26
Wisconson judge strikes down state's right-to-work law as unconstitutional. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 10, 11:15 2
- Good. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 11:33
- Bleh -- nm - Bacon Apr 10, 11:24
HasLouisvanGaalbeensackedyet.com? -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 11:12
Wait. Bernard Langer is where at the Masters? - Will Hunting Apr 10, 11:05 6
- anything less boring than the sunday from last year is ok by me....nm - x Apr 10, 11:40
- Lets put a Smylie on their face -- nm - budice Apr 10, 11:16 1
  - Banzai! -- nm - zunk via drone Apr 10, 11:50
- Course is killing the pros -- nm - budice Apr 10, 11:15
- He wins every tournament on the Champions tour almost. -- nm - MDH Apr 10, 11:11
- Yeah, I saw that. Old dudes in contention on Sunday is fun -- nm - Bacon Apr 10, 11:10
A tradition like no other... -- nm - Bacon Apr 10, 10:46 1
- Well not since they started letting black people and women in. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 11:11
History In Pictures: Daniel Radcliffe tied up on the set of "David Copperfield" after spraying crew members with a water pistol, 1999. -- (link) - amoxy Apr 10, 10:38 1
- was that a good miniseries? I see it had Maggie Smith and Bob Hoskins ... and Ian McKellen. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 12:16
The soccer posts always make me think I should give Football Manager another try, but the minutia makes my head spin. -- nm - Tim Apr 10, 10:30
Jacob deGrom to miss next start with lat soreness. Timing is okay since his wife is due to give birth any day now. - Tim Apr 10, 10:29
lol, ManU sucks. -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 10:21 2
- they are also deeply boring....nm - x Apr 10, 11:37 1
  - I was cool with it. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 12:25
since it's Soccer Day on ST, about what percentage of the Premier League teams are native Brits. 50%? more? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 10:16 3
- Looks to be between 1/3 and 2/5. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 10:20 2
  - huh. thanks. -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 10:23 1
    - Yeah. They have to maintain a certain % and some teams struggle with it. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 12:24
Jonathan Pryce did a great job with his role in GoT S5. - prayformojo Apr 10, 10:14 5
- "Shame" -- nm - amoxy Apr 10, 10:20
- perfect casting -- nm - mud Apr 10, 10:19
- It was wonderful, understated malevolence . -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 10, 10:18 2
  - GoT characters who actually believe what they say are baffling to the rest of them. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 11:15 1
    - If the creators were smart they'd start to color code the scenes when this happens - Mel Profit Apr 10, 11:18
It's possible that there is more to the story of the shooting on Saints DE Will Smith than just road rage. - ty97 Apr 10, 10:08 1
- Yeah, that would be one hell of a coincidence. -- nm - The Real Death Sceire Apr 10, 10:29
PIRR: How many different* properties have I viewed in person since I started house hunting? (*I accidentally viewed one property twice) -- nm - Dano Apr 10, 10:07 7
- One dollar, Drew .... -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 10, 10:48
- All of them -- nm - the brain Apr 10, 10:23
- 31.25 -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 10:22 1
  - I will declare this the winner. The answer is 32 -- nm - Dano Apr 10, 10:24
- 24 -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 10:14
- (when did you start?) my guess is 36 -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 10:11 1
  - The first open house I went to was in November, but I didn't really start looking until January. -- nm - Dano Apr 10, 10:35
Wow. -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 10:03
made that one look easy -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 09:56
"No, we're not going to wrap this up - I'm going to wrap you up." -- nm* - Beryllium Apr 10, 09:08 8
- From Steve Miller -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 10, 09:21 7
  - wow, good for him -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 09:51
  - I talked to Duff McKagan right after it was announced GnR was getting in and he had the same issues. He wanted his kids to sit at his table and the -- (edited) - jnine Apr 10, 09:48 5
    - From what I've read over the last few days it sounds ridiculous how they treat the artists they're honoring. - Krusty Apr 10, 10:17 4
      - It's not like they don't make a ton of money on the broadcast and recording rights. That why NWA didn't perform. They didn't want to sign over the -- (edited) - jnine Apr 10, 10:39 3
        
        Can't blame them. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 10:48 2
        
        100%. Gotta keep those rights. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 12:29
        
        agreed -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 11:12
When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition -- (link) - amoxy Apr 10, 09:05
Sunday MLB trivia. One player has multiple home runs off Kershaw since the beginning of last season. Name him. - iSpam Apr 10, 09:02 4
- Bumgarner -- nm - the brain Apr 10, 09:07 3
  - *ding* -- nm - iSpam Apr 10, 09:07 2
    - fuck that guy -- nm - the brain Apr 10, 09:12 1
      - At least he didn't win. -- nm - jnine Apr 10, 09:50
Huh. New York Post claims that CNN head Jeff Zucker might be angling to run for NYC Mayor -- (link) - ty97 Apr 10, 08:54 1
- i'd move back there just to vote against him -- nm - the brain Apr 10, 09:02
*Seven* eggs in the House Finch nest this morning. She could have as many as 10. They're about the size of a finger-tip. -- nm - Meg Apr 10, 08:48
on the Globe's mock front page imagining the Trump presidency, the Nobel Prize bit at the bottom is brilliant -- (link*) - prayformojo Apr 10, 08:38
Is there an NBA equivalent (the undisputed top level league in the world in the sport) in soccer? - Dano Apr 10, 08:29 13
- English soccer also has the FA Cup, which is a March Madness type style knockout draw, except if you put someone's slightly more organized pickup game - Reagen Apr 10, 10:07
- I do kind of wish some American sports league adapted a relegation/promotion system somehow. -- nm - Tim Apr 10, 08:59 5
  - I used to want this, but man, if you think big money teams run everything now... -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 10:05
  - 100% yes -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 09:42
  - Why you hate us, Tim? -- nm - Philadelphia Apr 10, 09:08
  - It will never happen, too much money at stake for team to risk going down. - znufrii Apr 10, 09:02 1
    - I'd love to see it in college football, actually. -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 09:09
- Generally speaking the goal for a player is to play in one of the major European leagues -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 10, 08:52
- No. Several leagues all at essentially equal standing. The multiple 'leagues' are actually tournaments they qualify for. - Volnelk Apr 10, 08:37 1
  - And then there are domestic knockout tournaments as well -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 10, 08:44
- Champions League. : where the top teams from each national league play. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 08:35 2
  - the champions league is the best....nm - x Apr 10, 11:35
  - And then Europa League is the next tier down. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 08:39
Guns and Roses: Sebastian Bach joined them onstage... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 10, 08:17 [youtube] 4
- Gil! -- nm - David Apr 10, 09:08
- I think we're seeing what the 2nd half of the tour will look like when Axl leaves. - Mel Profit Apr 10, 08:52
- Axl came out an hour earlier last night and was the first one onstage. Everyone seemed very loose and happy. -- nm - jnine Apr 10, 08:49
- Nice! Still not as good as his work with Hep Alien. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 08:21
Premier league fans, is it possible Liverpool wins the Europa and gets the 4th champions league spot from City? - Volnelk Apr 10, 08:03 4
- No, they would qualify in addition to the top 4 -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 08:10 3
  - Did they change that? Because I read Spurs lost their 4th spot in 2012 when Chelsea won Europe and took the spot. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 08:19 2
    - Yup, they have since increased the limit to five. -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 08:38 1
      - Copy that. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 08:40
I have a digital code for Jurassic World if anyone wants it. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 07:28
Well, for the first time I can recall; there is a Blockbuster Warrant that will be an easy short IPO'ing this week - Will Hunting Apr 10, 07:12
Stayed up way too late last night :( -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 06:59
LCFC! -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 06:55 14
- I got a verbal break down on why this was such a thing... - Mel Profit Apr 10, 07:56 2
  - I was giving my computer monitor that look as well. Diva's our Bo Jackson. - Krusty Apr 10, 08:01 1
    - :) -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 08:19
- Even though it breaks the streak. Screw parking the bus. -- nm - JD Apr 10, 07:23 1
  - goalie was super happy. -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 07:25
- It's just unreal. Week after week. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 06:55 8
  - it's really cool...nm - x Apr 10, 11:41
  - So what's the story here - did they find some Moneyballish under utilized players that were secretly brilliant or is it a series of lucky coin flips? -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 07:12 2
    - As well as those previously undervalued players all having the seasons of their careers (to date) in the same season - JD Apr 10, 07:27
    - Little from column A, little from column B, with a solid dose of parity thrown in. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 07:14
  - Love it. -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 07:01 3
    - As a Spurs fan, I'm no longer 'catch Leicester'. I'm 'Stay ahead of Arsenal'. I give. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 07:08 2
      - As long as they beat ManU. :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 10, 07:27 1
        
        That's part of both plans. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 07:56
My $10M short prediction on Batman v Superman is looking low. May end up worth $12-13M (or more) -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:52 1
- I think 13mil is the low end. - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:56
April 10, 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:14 4
- 1872 – The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:14 3
  - 1912 – RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage. -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:14 2
    - 1916 – The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City. -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:14 1
      - 1953 – Warner Bros. premieres the first 3D film from a major American studio, entitled House of Wax. -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:15
TV PSA: 2016 MTV Movie Awards, OUAT, Madam Secretary, Simpsons, Girlfriend Experience, Bob's Burgers, Fear the Walking Dead, Elementary, House of Lies -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:10 1
- Vinyl, The Family, Carmichael Show, Crowded, Dice, Last Man On Earth, Billions, Girls, Quantico, Togetherness, Talking Dead, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 10, 06:12
Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah some call me the gangster of love, Some people call me Maurice cause I speak of the properties of love -- nm* - zeitgeist Apr 10, 02:26 4
- Isn't it 'pompitous' of love? A made up word by the Steve Miller Band. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 05:28 3
  - I always thought it was 'prophecies' of love -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 11:15
  - Yup -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 05:34 1
    - Stupid autocorrect! -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 05:56
Apparently I said 'Dongzhimen' well enough that the taxi lady thought I spoke Chinese. Beijing is... grey... so far. -- nm - mafic Apr 10, 00:52 2
- To be fair, in China all the taxi drivers are American. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 05:57
- Like the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 01:39
Generals gathered in their masses, Just like witches at black masses. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 00:51
freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose, and nothing was all she left to me. feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues, -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 00:45
The best three seconds of The Amazing Race ever -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 10, 00:43 2
- i remember it well ... one of the best moments ever -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 10, 06:24
- that's JFK-esque -- nm - the brain Apr 10, 00:46

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