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I literally and for real just got "my dog ate my homework". -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 08:46 1
- I just had a marriage license redo (the clerk prints out a new blank and everyone has to sign) because their dog ate the first one - zeitgeist Apr 21, 19:34
On a scale of 0-10, what is your initial level of interest in the Blade Runner sequel? - ML Apr 21, 08:37 23
- Even if it sucks, 17. -- nm - David Apr 21, 08:54 1
  - I am sure tThe *first* set pics will raise me to a 10+ level. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 08:56
- Currently about 4. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 08:51
- 9 -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 21, 08:51
- I will go 3. I like the original a lot, but I'm deeply skeptical that a sequel will work. -- nm - ML Apr 21, 08:50
- Zero. I ove the original, but see no need for a sequel. It'll have to be phenomenal not to disappoint. -- nm - TWuG Apr 21, 08:44
- 8+ -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 21, 08:44
- 1? -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 08:43
- 8 -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 08:43
- 4 -- nm - budice Apr 21, 08:42
- 5 -- nm - Pippy Apr 21, 08:41
- Never saw the original, so, meh? -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 08:41 3
  - I have caught parts of the original, not all of it. So agree -- nm - amoxy Apr 21, 08:47 2
    - Some movies you can watch in pieces and *get* it. Bladerunner is not one of them. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 08:50 1
      - Thanks for the lecture Prof -- nm - amoxy Apr 21, 08:52
- 0 (spoils) - Jim Apr 21, 08:41 4
  - Have you seen C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate? - TWuG Apr 21, 08:47 2
    - It makes me sad that there are people here that are unaware of the Voight-Kampff Test. - Spawn Apr 21, 08:53 1
      - Tell me about your mother. -- nm - TWuG Apr 21, 08:56
  - You and znu should go stand in the corner. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 08:43
- Currently very middle of the road at a 5. - sycor Apr 21, 08:40
- 2 -- nm - decline Apr 21, 08:39
- -1 -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 08:37
No food today ... And no food until about 3:30 tomorrow. This is gonna hurt, isn't it? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:32 6
- On the plus side, MoviPrep! -- nm - Robert Barontheon Apr 21, 08:34
- Yes. Everything okay? -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 08:33 4
  - Just a medical test. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:34 3
    - colonoscopy? enjoy the prep. - sycor Apr 21, 08:35 2
      - Heh. Yeah. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:37 1
        
        Are you staying awake to watch, or getting the night night drugs? - sycor Apr 21, 08:38
Matt Damon's movie poster designers have officially ran out of ideas -- (link) - LMS Apr 21, 08:31 2
- "So tired of this guy. With thousands of new actors every year, there must be someone to replace this tired old face." -- Ben Affleck or Jimmy Kimmel? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:34
- They're post-idea. They don't need any stinkin' ideas. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:32
So there were a couple of SunEdison accountants at my thing yesterday. I just wanted to pat them on the back or give them a hug -- (link) - spamlet Apr 21, 08:27
We so very desperately need another Vietnam to thin out their ranks.... -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 21, 08:26
We haz VW settlement. No actual details yet though. - spamlet Apr 21, 08:24 2
- VW to offer "substantial payout" to car owners and buy-back in US deal over emissions cheat scandal - spamlet Apr 21, 08:29
- like VW, with no regards to if you are doing your job right. -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 08:24
Carrion, Bernie -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 21, 08:19
I will now entertain offers of persuasive rhetoric and/or whiskey to influence my primary vote next week -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 08:18
goddamn. My last paid day off of work was - prayformojo Apr 21, 08:18 1
- leave now and take a long weekend -- nm - decline Apr 21, 08:33
ugh, yup, Drew Pomeranz was on my bench yesterday - groiny Apr 21, 08:13 16
- I think I have about 3-4 weeks left in Willy Nelson before I start adding hopefuls for next year. My team is dismal -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 08:15 15
  - Maybe you'll have a run like the guy in first place right now. - spamlet Apr 21, 08:20 12
    - yeah, Saltalamacchia for one. - groiny Apr 21, 08:22 11
      - That's the easy one but just going down the line it's like "really?" -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 08:32 10
        
        my team is the opposite of years' past--my pitching is more than solid but my offense is crapping out - ML Apr 21, 08:35 8
        
        I overbid on offense because that's how I usually end up. I think I ended up in the same place. -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 08:39 2
        
        I actually got most of the guys I wanted, there were a few exceptions, but I did not - groiny Apr 21, 08:40 1
        
        There was one or two that I was bidding up and got but no one that I was really upset about. -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 08:46
        
        *glares at you for Tiajuan Walker* - groiny Apr 21, 08:37 4
        
        you want him, I just sent you a trade offer -- nm - ML Apr 21, 08:46 3
        
        what did his salary end up at? -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 08:49 2
        
        $15 -- nm - ML Apr 21, 08:50 1
        
        let me ponder, saves are hard to come by -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 08:54
        
        Tyler White, Vince Velazquez wtf -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 08:35
  - want Mike Trout? he sucks -- nm - ML Apr 21, 08:17
  - that is way too early. a couple good trades, a good pickup and you can improve a great deal... - groiny Apr 21, 08:16
did smuttah get her kettle? -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 21, 08:13 5
- I did this one. It's nothing special but there's a 2 year guarantee on it and it matches my kitchen. They've got kettles priced up to £200! -- (link) - LMS Apr 21, 08:22 4
  - Heh, clicked on that and they offered me options for shipment to the U.S. -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 08:32 1
    - My friend got her plates sent to the US about 3 times as they kept arriving broken. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 08:48
  - oh, i was picturing like a Macbeth-witches kettle -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 21, 08:24 1
    - I don't have the room for one of those -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 08:27
Uhoh...Sam Bradford is angry that the Eagles traded up and have limited faith in him. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 08:12 3
- I'm so angry! I'm going to go spend some of the $22M they just paid me!!! -- nm - Sammy Apr 21, 08:15 2
  - Elizabeth Warren should be holding Senate Hearings on him. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 08:18 1
    - Exactly. If anyone would like to disrespect me after they give me $11 Million to sign, just let me know. -- nm - volnelk Apr 21, 08:33
Happy Birthday Pippy!! -- nm - Jovian Apr 21, 08:09 1
- Thanks everyone! -- nm - Pippy Apr 21, 08:36
So - my nephew's son's Triathelon Video got shared on FB - here's the link to the Video on Vimeo - it's pretty awesome. -- (link) - JenBro Apr 21, 07:55 [vimeo]
Holy crap, Aaron Hicks -- (link) - decline Apr 21, 07:52 [youtube] 17
- I get he's got momentum with him, but wow. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 08:01 14
  - shame they did not have that when Mondesi was playing. - groiny Apr 21, 08:03 9
    - The best was watching guys round first heading for second after a drive down into right field. - Shaun Apr 21, 08:14 1
      - I liked this one for Ichiro; early in his career here. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 08:20 [youtube]
    - Line him, Vlad, Ichiro, Guerrero, Dave Parker and Clemente up against the fence. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 08:05 6
      - gordon. -- nm - Truman Apr 21, 08:11 2
        
        he plays LF tru!!!! -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 08:12 1
        
        Blah blah blah words blah. -- nm - TRuMaN Apr 21, 08:38
      - Dewey Evans probably -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 08:05 2
        
        Yeah, I couldn't rememeber if he had the arm or was just a generally good defender. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 08:07 1
        
        having seen many of them, I still think Mondesi was the best. - groiny Apr 21, 08:08
  - Twins didn't need him. Backup catcher FTW -- nm - ML Apr 21, 08:02 3
    - He's a 26yr old player who's batting a lifetime .220 with an OPS+ of 78. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 08:04 2
      - He made substantial steps last year, and ended up with a positive WAR. We traded low (again). -- nm - ML Apr 21, 08:06
      - I would love to be hitting .220! -- nm - Sano Apr 21, 08:05
- was it a weird time of the game? seems like a lot of empty seats. -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 07:55 1
  - mid 4th - I think that's pretty typical for a Wed night game though -- nm - decline Apr 21, 07:59
That weird McGregor dude is NOT retiring. -- nm - David Apr 21, 07:52 4
- The Brett Favre of the UFC -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 08:05
- can he at least punch Dana White repeatedly in the face though please? -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 07:58
- mo' cheese -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 07:57
- attention whores gonna attention whore -- nm - ML Apr 21, 07:52
Music festival to end all music festivals -- (link) - znufrii Apr 21, 07:51 2
- meh -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 08:00
- The discussion among a group of concert goers I know is that they expect the ticket prices to be in the $700-$1000 range - JD Apr 21, 07:57
Bob McGinn's scouting series by position has begun. First up: QBs -- (link) - ML Apr 21, 07:50 6
- OMG. Paxton Lynch is from Deltona?? - Strongbad Apr 21, 08:40
- Cardale Jones: "Kind of reminds me of a poor man's JaMarcus Russell," said another scout. - ML Apr 21, 07:54
- are his rankings usually that brutal for the #1 and #2 QBs? Cause neither sound like stars from that -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 07:54 1
  - The rankings are a compilation of how his surveyed scouts rank them. The comments are from those same scouts, usually the good and the bad. -- nm - ML Apr 21, 07:55
- oh, great, Carson Wentz: "The guy he reminds me of is (Blake) Bortles" -- nm - decline Apr 21, 07:53 1
  - Carson "Pick 6" Wentz has a nice ring to it -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 08:03
Robert Downey Jr. says Sherlock Holmes 3 might film this year -- nm - budice Apr 21, 07:47
Duffy is going to get off... -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 07:46 2
- That would be an odd cover. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 07:57
- maybe -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 07:47
also, guys, we have a new trivia venue so it's trivia thursday again! learn me something! -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 07:42 7
- Lin-Manuel won the drama Pulitzer for Hamilton. The Associated Press won the Pulitzer for Public Service - ty97 Apr 21, 07:46 5
  - oh I would like to read those. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 07:51 1
    - here you go -- (link) - ty97 Apr 21, 07:54
  - can I ask, is that the dude's first name or last name or both? -- nm - decline Apr 21, 07:47 2
    - First. His name is Lin-Manuel Miranda. -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 07:48 1
      - ah, there ya go, trivia :) -- nm - decline Apr 21, 07:49
- Andrew Jackson is on the 20 dollar bill -- nm - decline Apr 21, 07:43
Cowboys and Demarcus Lawrence were notified that the defensive end faces a four-game suspension for another failed drug test -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 07:41 1
- Never trust anybody from Boise State. -- nm - David Apr 21, 07:42
Download a game from Amazon Underground, get $5 credit towards Kindle eBooks. Only first time downloads via the Amazon Underground App for Android qualify. -- (link*) - ML Apr 21, 07:41
this is pretty neat. (real estate coolness) -- (link) - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 07:40
Looks like The Graham Norton show is back on BBCA -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 07:40 1
- Awesome -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 07:42
is it time to panic yet? -- nm - Capitals fans Apr 21, 07:39 1
- 1 more game...than warning klaxons start going off. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 07:40
I have an idea for a craft beer / comedy club. All I need is a name. -- nm - rollo Apr 21, 07:27 9
- Chuckales -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 21, 08:10
- Lager & Laughs -- nm - CQ Apr 21, 08:01
- Gentle Jollies! - David Apr 21, 07:52
- Brew Ha Ha's -- nm - TWuG Apr 21, 07:31 3
  - This is the most perfect answer, so perfect in fact that I think it was being fished for ... :-) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:24 1
    - I believe it was, yes. :-) -- nm - TWuG Apr 21, 08:35
  - I like this. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 08:23
- Jack Mehoff -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 07:28 1
  - Later maybe. First let's answer rollo's question. -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 07:28
Schefter: SF, WAS, PIT, MIA, TB, NYJ, CHI, TEN have expressed interest in Josh Norman. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 07:26 7
- if the Titans land him on top of the rest of their offseason...yikes -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 07:33
- Any team with cap money should be interested. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 07:30 5
  - He's old, and there's reason to believe he's a system corner. -- nm - David Apr 21, 07:35
  - I'd be hesitant to go long-term on him, though. He's 29 and for most CBs not named Revis the cliff isn't far off. -- nm - ML Apr 21, 07:32 3
    - *cough* Nnamdi Asomugha *cough* -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 07:34 2
      - Another player ruined by the Eagles. -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 07:40
      - *whew* yeah -- nm - ML Apr 21, 07:34
Want to know what the Deadpool extras are? -- (link*) - LMS Apr 21, 07:22
"Jack Mehoff, 19, praised Trump as a "hardworking, smart individual that wants the best for all people in this country that are allowed to be here." -- (link) - ty97 Apr 21, 07:22 7
- Hehe, that kid sucks. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 07:24 4
  - it's fake. like when dick guzinya was quoted in the post. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 21, 07:27 3
    - I assumed it was fake but it looks like maybe not! -- (link) - ty97 Apr 21, 07:49
    - It's Maryland's Eastern Shore....let's not be hasty there. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 07:28
    - yup -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 07:27
- His parents were a sadistic pair -- nm - amoxy Apr 21, 07:23
- um..... -- nm - groiny Apr 21, 07:23
Happy Birthday Pippy! - amoxy Apr 21, 07:21 [youtube] 1
- !!!! Awesome -- nm - Pippy Apr 21, 08:42

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