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Bernie Sanders will take a "step back" after the New York primary before deciding what his intentions going forward are -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:46 2
- This should have been his position last night. -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 13:48
- He intends to take your daughters out for a $27 dinner and bring them home by 9:30. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 13:48
Republicans discuss holding more dick measuring conte...errr...debates -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 13:39 1
- worked great so far -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:40
New Orleans Police Officers Plead Guilty in Shooting of Civilians during Hurricane Katrina -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 13:34 2
- Your city has been destroyed by a natural disaster. You're walking across a bridge to escape when a truck pulls up and people start shooting at you. - Mop Apr 20, 13:40 1
  - Yet the sheriff of the whites only county that blocked the bridge is left free? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:45
The surprise about the Avatar sequels is that Sam Worthington can clear his calendar for that much work. - David Apr 20, 13:33 3
- We already 3D modeled him in 2006. We're good. -- nm - James Cameron Apr 20, 13:34 2
  - "the part written for Sam Worthington is now going to be played by a CGI'd wet sock." -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:35 1
    - Where's Sam? $#&% it Jeff, how many times do we tell you not to use the sam ball to play catch with your dog - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:39
breath-holding poll: what would Curt Shilling have to say to actually get fired by ESPN for good? -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:19 3
- something that a Chicago Blackhawks player would say in the penalty box. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:20 2
  - Go Leafs! -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 20, 13:28
  - Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon? -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 13:23
UK issues warning to LGBT travelers visiting the U.S. in light of new North Carolina and Mississippi laws. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 13:18 1
- This week's Good Wife was particularly sassy about America in the name of Canada. -- nm* - Max Apr 20, 13:19
Who is the female in the graphic here? -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 20, 13:09 47
- 'Should we bother reading articles by writers who X out Sam Rockwell and Elizabeth Banks??' -- nm - Max Apr 20, 13:18 29
  - yes to the first part, no to the second part -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 13:21 1
    - I hope Sam Rockwell dances his signature dance on your grave! -- nm - Max Apr 20, 13:22
  - comparing Banks to January Jones is cause for public flogging. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:19 26
    - I'm with the writer here: Banks has never once made me laugh. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:26 25
      - Sad. -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:28 7
        
        I mean, I guess it's possible she's read funny lines here and there, but do people really think she is inherently comedic? nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:30 6
        
        I think she's one of the funniest, most charismatic women in the industry. -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:32 5
        
        Three scenes. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:35 4
        
        You could probably just pick 3 scenes from 30 Rock. -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 13:36 3
        
        You may have something here. - Dignan Apr 20, 13:39
        
        I'd take Modern Family. Her picking a fight with Lilly was inspired. -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:38 1
        
        I was thinking that as well. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:39
      - I hope Elizabeth Banks does the Sam Rockwell dance on your grave! -- nm - Max Apr 20, 13:27 16
        
        Name three scenes. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:28 15
        
        I don't think your IM is true, the more I think about it. But I would look at 40YO, Lego Movie, and Walk of Shame -- nm - Max Apr 20, 13:34 8
        
        What was funny in 40YO? - Dignan Apr 20, 13:37 6
        
        The drunken club scene. Can you please just name an actor you like so I can crap on them? -- nm - Max Apr 20, 13:38 5
        
        I mean, she's fine. She's not without charisma. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:41 4
        
        I don't totally disagree with you, I do not label her as a comedic actress. - groiny Apr 20, 13:48
        
        the hills you choose to die on are always amusing - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:42 2
        
        It's not a strong opinion! I didn't even realize I had it until I saw this thread. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:44 1
        
        You've always hated Elizabeth Banks and everything she stands for! -- nm - Max Apr 20, 13:45
        
        Slither. - groiny Apr 20, 13:35
        
        Hell, name one scene where she took average material and elevated it singlehandedly. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:30 1
        
        she is one of the few things I remember about the 40 year old virgin. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:34
        
        I dunno about how funny she is supposed to be, but she was a damn fine Effie Trinket - groiny Apr 20, 13:30 3
        
        Sh'e primarily known as a comedic actress. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:31 2
        
        she is certainly not like Amy Poehler or Melissa McCarthy. - groiny Apr 20, 13:33
        
        Sh'e is Swahili for "she is." nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:32
- the writer is obbviously a hack. - groiny Apr 20, 13:16
- If you read the article it tells you. spoiler - Spawn Apr 20, 13:12
- Looks like Rose Byrne. -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:11 14
  - says so in the first line of the article, right ? -- nm - decline Apr 20, 13:13 13
    - I don't know. I just looked at the picture and thought, "Moira MacTaggert!" -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:13 12
      - when should I send you the X-men Moria McTaggert trades? -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 13:24 11
        
        Right after the unprecedented crowds for Batman v. Superman die down. -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:24 10
        
        closing in on a billion after 4 weeks! -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 13:40 9
        
        I wish someone would give *me* a billion dollars to disappoint millions of people. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:45 3
        
        it did? -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 13:48 2
        
        I...don't think this is arguable. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:52 1
        
        why pay for something that you can get for free? -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:54
        
        It's... really not. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 13:43 3
        
        *boom* drops fact check mic.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 20, 13:47 2
        
        Heh. China BO for weekend #1: 56 million. Weekend #4: $210,000. - Dignan Apr 20, 13:51
        
        It's still $170 million away. It's not closing in. - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 13:49
        
        Another $200 million and they can pretend it's profitable! -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:41
VW agrees to pay owners of their cheatmobiles $5,000/vehicle -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:07 14
- Oh and I just activated my $1,000 first tranche this week. -- nm - iSpam Apr 20, 13:25
- A 20% discount is a poor compensation for making drivers unwitting accomplishes in a mass murder for profit scam - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:22
- Ok. Do they have to fix? - iSpam Apr 20, 13:16 7
  - I can't imagine they're ever going to come up with a functional fix short of "You all get a Tesla!" - Mop Apr 20, 13:28 1
    - This really is the answer, that or give owners their full money back for the car -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:30
  - Die Welt said the agreement did not include a detailed plan to fix the affected cars, nor were details fixed on fines and other compensation measures, - decline Apr 20, 13:19 3
    - and "However, the owners of affected cars should receive $5,000 each in compensation and VW will separately have to pay to fix their vehicles, - decline Apr 20, 13:20 2
      - Thanks. Stick in traffic and just scanned. -- nm - iSpam Apr 20, 13:21
      - reuters article -- (link) - decline Apr 20, 13:21
  - And I'm waiting for it to be filed as they've been wrong before. -- nm - iSpam Apr 20, 13:18
- With 600,000 people affected, isn't that a $3 billion settlement? -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:13 1
  - VW has already put aside $7.6B to fix this. -- nm - decline Apr 20, 13:21
- and they still have to fix, correct? -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 20, 13:08
- Wow -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Apr 20, 13:08
And Kyle Hendricks becomes the first Cubs SP this season not to go 6 full innings (pulled after 5 1/3). - pmb Apr 20, 12:58
It's 4/20! Happy Kate's 7th Birthday! -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 12:56
Yay! Going through some books to donate to the bookstore and came across my Alice B. Toklas cookbook. - Meg Apr 20, 12:46 8
- With all the road trips you take, you'd have the grateful dead cookbook, recipes for school bus campers - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:02 5
  - No, although I've always meant to look for one for 'engine block' recipes. -- nm - Meg Apr 20, 13:07
  - this one? -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 20, 13:04 3
    - Very similar, maybe, the one I bought, for a GF late '80s, was the dead head cookbook, could be an update version - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:28 2
      - Here's my first cookbook, wow 35 bucks, it's like a collector item, probably cause of the illustrations artist -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:35 1
        
        Link fail -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:36
- happy 420 day! -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 20, 12:53 1
  - Yeah scary - considering I wasn't really looking for it today :) -- nm - Meg Apr 20, 13:04
Everton players can't jump well. -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 12:44 4
- I think Stones is one of the most overrated players in the league. He never impresses me. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 20, 12:55
- it's not a jumping contest, CQ -- nm - decline Apr 20, 12:45 2
  - The lack of defending is Villaesque -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 12:49 1
    - I think I'm getting sick as the long weekend catches up with me That result makes feel sick in entirely different way - JD Apr 20, 14:18
Damn. Rain delay do I wait it out or go? -- nm - iSpam Apr 20, 12:43 5
- Finally got the radar to work. Considering it's a get away day and the games official this game isn't likely to restart so I'm headed out. -- nm* - iSpam Apr 20, 12:51 2
  - You're not even a fan. -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:07 1
    - Yes but I'm a husband and offered to take the kid to viola lessons so my wife doesn't have to. -- nm - iSpam Apr 20, 13:17
- beer run! -- nm - decline Apr 20, 12:45
- Note: I will get wet going to the car if that makes the decision. -- nm - iSpam Apr 20, 12:44
First Draft of "Cher: The Musical" due to producers (Sellers who produced Hamilton is leading) in May. To quote ty97, splurt. -- nm - MDH Apr 20, 12:39 2
- The story is standard length but with costume changes the play will be 5 hours -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 12:56
- ummmmm - ty97 Apr 20, 12:43
B2 billion dollar app idea; Trackr...things the size of a coin that you can track with an app; -- (link) - Loyola Apr 20, 12:38 1
- Seems like it uses bluetooth from other users of the app? -- nm - psilotum Apr 20, 13:04
The best thing about this video is the announcing -- (link) - ML Apr 20, 12:31
y'all heard they're making a Three's Company movie, right? - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 12:27 3
- I suspect it would be tweaked as a gay dude pretending to be straight. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:06 1
  - I made that same comment elsewhere - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:24
- will they call it: Man About the House? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 20, 12:54
guys - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 20, 12:21 3
- please, will someone ask her. - cat friends Apr 20, 12:22 2
  - my contractor just texted me that chubs and ollie are standing at the back door and ollie is screaming at chubs like she's daring her to go out. - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 20, 12:41 1
    - One cat is looking straight at another cat and screaming at her? That sounds freaky. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 12:47
Sometimes I really hate working adoptions on the city shelter side.... - The Real Death Sceire Apr 20, 12:20 1
- First one is dubious, but the second might end up being a case of the dog being good for the guy. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 20, 13:47
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- With the GOP collapsed in ruins, 2020 will be a race between the liberal Democrats and the big-business Democrats. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 13:33 2
  - Warren 2020!!! -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:39 1
    - vs. Bloomberg 2020! -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 13:40
- Until the GOP can find... someone, no. -- nm - Spawn Apr 20, 13:13
- After a two term president it's not easy to get another 2 terms. - iSpam Apr 20, 12:23 1
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- REB2: At this point I would put money on it being Trump vs Clinton. And #nevertrump will become #ughokfinetrump for most of the GOP -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 12:22 1
  - I was amazed this weekend talking to my BIL who is an ardent republican say that he will not vote for Trump or Cruz under any circumstances. He won't - pmb Apr 20, 12:56
- Depends on whether Paul Ryan can make the party get its sh!t together in time for a 2020 run. - znufrii Apr 20, 12:16 4
  - he can't even get them to pass the budget that Boehner and McConnell agreed to - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 12:21 3
    - not much he can do while the inmates are running the asylum. - znufrii Apr 20, 12:25 2
      - I think this post answers your own theory about 2020. -- nm - David Apr 20, 13:25 1
        
        Not sure I have a theory, or that theory is even the correct word for what you're trying to describe. - znufrii Apr 20, 13:48
- I won't hazard a guess because I can't tell what the economy will be like in 2019. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 12:15
- ty freakout level 12: achieved -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 12:15 1
  - I'm at a 50 worrying about her getting a term at all -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 12:19
"The Shannara Chronicles: MTV Renews Fantasy Series for 2nd Season" - David Apr 20, 12:12 3
- nice. I really enjoyed it -- nm - decline Apr 20, 12:36
- good. I was about ready to start the rest of the episodes I have stacked -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 12:17
- I was wondering about this yesterday. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 12:14
L3 at the updated delegate count. Kasich is *still* 4th, behind Marco Rubio. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 20, 12:10 2
- only if you deem those delegates still pledged to him. under the primary rules, most of them are unbound now -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 12:11
- Minnesota FTW! -- nm - ML Apr 20, 12:11
Hillary supporters in Brooklyn revealed not to be loudmouth misogynists -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 12:04 1
- Big, if true. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 12:13
Treasury Department has also chosen the specific image of HT that will be going on the $20 -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 11:58 2
- nw, they'll use Halle Berry in the cat suit mask -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 12:02
- Comstock gonna get it! -- nm - David Apr 20, 12:00
Mom needs to get her ears pierced (seems that's another thing that sags when you get old) so I googled....YIKES page after page of holey what? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 11:58 2
- If you wear earrings regularly. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 20, 12:06 1
  - She used to, but now even studs dangle -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 13:42
I award B2 to Hunting for the Bradford/Big Short joke. -- nm - David Apr 20, 11:56
Wut. -- (link) - ML Apr 20, 11:54 7
- I thought Chip was the moron....hrmmmm...... - Will Hunting Apr 20, 12:04 5
  - I mean, those two things literally both can't be true. -- nm - ML Apr 20, 12:09 4
    - Unless they're picking someone that literally no one else would take at 2. -- nm - iSpam Apr 20, 12:24 2
      - "With the #2 selection in the NFL Draft, the Eagles select...Christian Hackenberg?" -- nm - ML Apr 20, 12:25 1
        
        fml -- nm - decline Apr 20, 12:45
    - It's so bad...the only way this could be worse is if they somehow traded up that bounty to get Bosa. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 12:12
- if they don't take a QB, then the time between their pick and the Chargers pick is going to be insane with offers for the 3rd overall -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 12:00

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