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Marvel Infinity Battlegrounds is a blast to play, but, small annoyance, you have to put reload each figure you own using the base every time you - The Real Death Sceire Apr 12, 19:54
Heading home from work at 10:05pm, hungry for a burger and driving on fumes: -- (edited) - Max Apr 12, 19:46 2
- is this a deleted scene from The Blues Brothers? -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 12, 20:06
- city? -- nm - mud Apr 12, 19:51
7-O's, baby -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 19:32 4
- Orioles Magic!! 12-game winning streak since last year. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 12, 19:35 2
  - there's literally no way they'll lose a game this year -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 19:38 1
    - Believe, hon. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 12, 19:45
- booooooo -- nm - mud Apr 12, 19:34
For some reason I thought the NY primary was today. -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 19:09 2
- No, that's just what we told ty. -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 19:10 1
  - Okay, I blame ty then. -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 19:12
20 years of Angela Chase's style -- (link) - the brain Apr 12, 19:02
"This is Moncton, jewel of New Brunswick" - House hunting show Apr 12, 19:01 1
- Ha, it's definitely not Moncton -- nm - J Apr 12, 19:26
"Tell the concierge that you want to pay for sex. She will know what that means." -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 18:46
SHIELD is so so so good tonight -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 18:46 1
- Superman and Batman aren't in it, that's why -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 18:55
bah. at least many companies that have come out against the NC anti-lgbt legislation have no plans to alter their donations to the group backing the - b. Apr 12, 18:35 2
- much good it will do him by then. it would also be ironic if defeating McCrory turned out that many more Dems for Hillary in Nov. - the brain Apr 12, 18:40
- (to be clear, it's the RGA which is in multiple states; but they should be able to ask it not go to NC.) -- nm - b. Apr 12, 18:37
could somebody get Tom Cavanagh a lozenge? -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 18:29
The Guardian disagrees that there is nothing to be gained by reading comments on the Internet. -- (link*) - znufrii Apr 12, 18:18 1
- we're going to need a bigger comment jar -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 18:18
aw, look at its fuzzy ears. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 12, 17:54 6
- Jax's new grandkid :) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 18:00 3
  - *throws bottle brush blooms at you* -- nm - b. Apr 12, 18:05 2
    - typical. you're keeping the Orlando Blooms for yourself :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 18:40 1
      - I wish he had clones that grew on trees (in the least weird way possible); but, alas, he and katy perry seem happy together. -- nm - b. Apr 12, 18:42
- Well, that's pretty cool. -- nm - mara Apr 12, 17:56
- ahhh -- nm - andie Apr 12, 17:56
the new Australian bill wouldn't be so bad if it didn't have those yellow amoebas in the middle. -- nm - andie Apr 12, 17:54 23
- Aha, the flower depicted is the 'prickly Moses wattle' which is a different -- (edited) - Meg Apr 12, 18:47
- that's what I thought, too - I didn't see what they're meant to be? -- nm - b. Apr 12, 17:56 21
  - Banksia flowers -- (link) - Roger More Apr 12, 18:01 9
    - Ah. -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 18:10
    - those look different to me? -- nm - b. Apr 12, 18:07 7
      - Google images shows different shapes like this one... -- (link) - Krusty Apr 12, 18:44
      - hmm, there are a bunch of news stories that say it's meant to be wattle, which is an acacia. weird. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 12, 18:09 4
        
        which is weird, because wattle flowers are round -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 18:12 2
        
        Some are more 'tassle' like. -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 18:29
        
        they don't even know what they're own currency is doing! -- nm - b. Apr 12, 18:13
        
        here are wattle australia images. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 12, 18:10
      - are they blue or black? -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 18:08
  - I knew right away what they were *meant* to be. Didn't make them any better :/ -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 18:00 10
    - Oh yeah, it's obvious if you're Australian/have spent a bit of time there, but still terrible. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 19:20
    - crushed minions? -- nm - mud Apr 12, 18:06 6
      - There is actually an Australian children's book that has banksia cones (what is left of the flower after it dries up) as the villains -- (link) - Roger More Apr 12, 18:10 [Image] 5
        
        Seems great for kids. -- nm* - Andie Apr 12, 18:15
        
        well that's icky. -- nm - b. Apr 12, 18:12 3
        
        But the book is called "The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie", so it evens out -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 18:20 2
        
        And the Big Bad Banksia Nut !! Great books. -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 18:27 1
        
        Snugglepot and Cuddlepie are gum-nut (eucalyptus) babies. -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 18:28
    - they look like yellow bottle brush blooms, so it's a plant? *pause* heh, googling that plus australia - got it. (adding link) nm but: -- (link*) -- (link*) - b. Apr 12, 18:04
    - is it grain? what is it? -- nm - andie Apr 12, 18:01
Hardcore Henry, B+ -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 17:50
Thor is sending the Marlins batters straight to Helheim -- nm - ML Apr 12, 17:47
David, I sometimes wonder if those talks with that English dude from Cantor about spread betting weren't backdoor interviews - Reagen Apr 12, 17:42 4
- Oh, we were definitely discussing bigger things. -- nm - David Apr 12, 19:23
- Has anyone seen FatDogExchange in the rankings recently. I can't recall if that portfolio was deleted or the name changed. -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 17:45 2
  - using that name, the profile cannot be found. -- nm - b. Apr 12, 17:50 1
    - Yeah, I think he's long gone. That was the player that bought Bill's #2 port. Word was - Meg Apr 12, 17:59
*whew* - the brain Apr 12, 17:32 2
- I really hope the Dodgers win this one. -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 17:42 1
  - They already lost today. Stop teasing me -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 17:44
STIS: looking for a good free resume cover letter builder, hit a brother up -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 17:25 2
- I could build one and host it on resumecreek... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 17:41
- common sense. Thatll be $25 -- nm - budice Apr 12, 17:26
the FBI paid hackers to help them crack the SanBer iPhone -- (link) - the brain Apr 12, 17:24 9
- Duh. -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 18:20 4
  - except most speculation centered on the Israeli company -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 18:22 3
    - The israeli company that would have hacked it? Either way they're hackers. -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 18:26 2
      - hackers like Mr. Robot hackers, not a security firm -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 18:28 1
        
        Potato, potato. -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 18:29
- The fact they had contacts sez sumfin -- nm - budice Apr 12, 17:25 2
  - it doesn't sound like these hackers would have any qualms about charging Apple the same money to tell them the crack - the brain Apr 12, 17:37 1
    - So we have the FBI paying a hacker group to do something that would otherwise be a crime, and I assume -- (edited) - Max Apr 12, 18:10
- (and not apparently the Israeli firm as previously speculated) -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:25
*All Along The Watchtower* -- nm - BSG Apr 12, 17:22
“The devil usually has impeccable gaydar.” -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 17:20
Quon Treadwell looks ready for NFL -- nm - budice Apr 12, 16:59 1
- sadly for him, it's where he'll be a Viking -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:08
According to Fox Lot Parking guard I was too early for screening, more drinky time -- nm - budice Apr 12, 16:56 2
- Tailgate! -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 17:16 1
  - Its like Homeland Security in a business complex. Gotta chill at nearby bar -- nm - budice Apr 12, 17:18
surveillance video tends to show, if anything, Will Smith was the aggressor in the hit & run that led to his shooting -- (link) - the brain Apr 12, 16:49 21
- I'm not sure where you're seeing that he was the "aggressor" in that video. - The Real Death Sceire Apr 12, 17:39 10
  - Hit & run, even a bump, is hit & run -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:41 9
    - "may or may not have" and, that still doesn't make him the aggressor. -- nm - The Real Death Sceire Apr 12, 18:01 8
      - the only reason the shooter was chasing him, as far as the evidence shows, is because Smith (likely) bumped his car and took off - the brain Apr 12, 18:05 7
        
        Do they still have the provocation defence in the US? It is being phased out or restricted in other jurisdictions (Australia, for example) -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 18:15 1
        
        generally, yes. -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 18:17
        
        Someone bumps your car and you have the right to chase him down, purposefully rear end him, and then shoot him to death? Really? - The Real Death Sceire Apr 12, 18:09 4
        
        I don't see anyone standing up for shooting in a road rage - Reagen Apr 12, 18:22 2
        
        Oh, ok, good, because I wasn't saying that anyone was... - The Real Death Sceire Apr 12, 19:11
        
        "instigator" might have been the better word choice -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 18:24
        
        i have no idea if that's how it actually went down after Smith took off - the brain Apr 12, 18:11
- That is why his wife was shot how many times? -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 17:16 4
  - Twice in the leg but she was standing behind him -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 17:22 2
    - Ah. The radio (just today) made it sound like it was a lot more than that. - Spawn Apr 12, 17:25 1
      - That was the latest I heard on CBS This Morning, unless that changed. -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 17:26
  - it may well have been a disproportionate reaction, but a reaction if Smith brandished the weapon they found in his SUV -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:20
- I saw earlier, so after the timestamp there, that there are reports he had a loaded gun in his car at the time he was shot. -- nm - b. Apr 12, 16:56 3
  - A witness said he said he was going for his gun. -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 16:59
  - I'd only seen a headline, but here's a story with it. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 12, 16:57
  - :( -- nm - budice Apr 12, 16:57
- damn it, MNight! -- nm - mud Apr 12, 16:51
The Navy was going to commission a ship called the "USS Portland"... in Mississippi but mayor of Portland can't travel there because, you kno, bigots. - Mop Apr 12, 16:48
Former WCW/WWE: Scott Steiner interviewed after witnessing an attempted murder -- (link) - Remlik Apr 12, 16:47 [youtube]
Warner Brothers officially announces the Ben Affleck Batman film -- (link) - Remlik Apr 12, 16:43 42
- "I mean, I know we just did the dead parents scene, but..." -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 17:28 1
  - "get the pearls . . . again" -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:30
- predictions on the villain? -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 16:52 9
  - Sunlight and rainbows and kittens -- nm - decline Apr 12, 17:27 4
    - a-ha, decline and mick. are the same person! -- nm - b. Apr 12, 17:28 3
      - i was never in a-ha -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:53 2
        
        ~Take on me (take on me), Take me on (take on me) I'll be gone In a day~ -- nm - decline Apr 12, 17:58
        
        oxford commas forevah! -- nm - b. Apr 12, 17:55
  - has the Joker been done before? -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 17:25
  - The Director of the movie -- nm* - Bacon Apr 12, 17:23
  - Happiness and Joy. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 17:23
  - No idea really at this point -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 16:53
- who's got big balls?! WE've got big balls!! -- nm - WB Apr 12, 16:47 21
  - You don't f--- with us! We've got HARRY POTTER money! -- nm - WB Apr 12, 16:50
  - It's analogous to... - David Apr 12, 16:48 19
    - "Last night's dinner gave me food poisoning. But the wine was good." -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 17:15
    - you're adorable when you're wrong -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 16:49 17
      - Tell me the part about Dawn of Justice's legs again... - David Apr 12, 16:51 16
        
        It had that perfect March release date that all blockbusters fight for. July 4th is for Romantic Comedies not tentpole movies, they head for March!! -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 17:05 12
        
        the Hunger Games did just fine in March -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:07 11
        
        for tentpoles, it's throwing away money in the form of weekday figures. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 17:25 6
        
        And the only reason to do it is because you are afraid competition will crush you. -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 17:47 4
        
        the competition if they tried to release it this summer: Civil War, X Men, ID2, Ghostbusters, Star Trek 3, Suicide Squad -- (edited) - the brain Apr 12, 17:51 3
        
        And the legs were still terrible -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 18:00
        
        till The Boss dethrones you...oh -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 17:52 1
        
        Oh, it's a dog but it wasn't going to be much better in a crowded summer. - Will Hunting Apr 12, 18:02
        
        although in this case, a mercy killing -- nm - the brain Apr 12, 17:26
        
        and 2 of them will likely end up ahead of BvS at the box office -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 17:10
        
        Is that franchise done yet? -- nm - Bacon Apr 12, 17:08 2
        
        Uhhhhhh... prequel? -- nm - Lions Gate Apr 12, 17:24
        
        Like Superman, there will be more, whether anybody wants them or not. -- nm* - David Apr 12, 17:10
        
        Just passed Deadpool. -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 16:53 2
        
        It's Batman and Robin, only with Superman playing the part of his useless ward. -- nm - David Apr 12, 17:03
        
        (worldwide not domestic -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 16:59
- You've never seen the likes of the crowd it'll have! -- nm - David Apr 12, 16:45 7
  - bigger than the Bale films. -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 16:47 6
    - and half as good! -- nm - mud Apr 12, 16:47 5
      - I'll trust in Affleck. -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 18:03
      - nah. It might not reach Dark Knight. But it will be better than Rises and Begins -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 16:49 3
        
        [snork] -- nm - mud Apr 12, 16:50 2
        
        this. -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 17:00 1
        
        test -- nm - ML Apr 13, 10:09

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