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How should we handle Crash, Astronauts? - David's iPad Aug 29, 08:09 11
- I just reached out to Trish. She and I have been in constant Trivia Crack battle for the better part of 2-3 weeks now. -- nm - Jim Aug 29, 08:15
- post his ending team here and we can have a look at obvious keepers as a group -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 08:14
- No contact with him or Trish? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 29, 08:11 1
  - 8/17 was his last post here. -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 08:12
- I emailed and texted (the numbers I had). I would ask Remlik when he last heard from them. -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 08:11
- pick logical keepers for him, hire a neutral to draft for him. -- nm - Reagen Aug 29, 08:10 3
  - *nods* -- reasonable and fair. - Will Hunting Aug 29, 08:11 1
    - I was going to say... - Spawn Aug 29, 08:14
  - agreed, and I nominate Kim if she's willing -- nm - ML Aug 29, 08:11
- be tender, but firm -- nm - decline Aug 29, 08:10
- Gently. He likes it when you're gentle. -- nm - Jim Aug 29, 08:10
Not that anyone cares, but I just got a text from my oldest. Apparently, his residence hall has a game called SLUSassins. They get assigned another -- (edited) - Jim Aug 29, 08:05 10
- Gotcha! -- nm - Remlik Aug 29, 08:34
- We did it with all the RAs on campus when I was at Tennessee but with water guns and you had to get them outside. We were organizing drive-bys. - volnelk Aug 29, 08:14
- *smh* Back in my day we used Nerf guns. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 08:10
- I saw " Slu..." and didn't think automatically - highlighters -- nm - Epiphany Aug 29, 08:08 1
  - ha! -- nm - budice Aug 29, 08:18
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  - Yeah, we did that as well. It was fun. But in our game (back in the day) you had to shoot the person with one of those suction cup dart guns. But - pmb Aug 29, 08:15 2
    - Especially in the middle of the city of St. Louis. :) -- nm - Jim Aug 29, 08:17
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  - Yeah - I'm glad to see him getting a little involved. Being so close to home, it's really easy to just come home all the time. - Jim Aug 29, 08:09
Alien Hunters Spot Freaky Radio Signal Coming From Nearby Star -- (link) - Beaker Aug 29, 08:05
Oh s**t, it's real. - Will Hunting Aug 29, 08:00 18
- Congrats. It should be great fun -- nm - Karl_S Aug 29, 14:51
- Happy Columbus Day! -- nm - Qale Aug 29, 08:47
- Nice! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 29, 08:17
- Going to be a good season to be there. Go Vols! -- nm - volnelk Aug 29, 08:15
- Nice. One month. -- nm - budice Aug 29, 08:14
- Congratulations on the new adventure to you and kelly. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 29, 08:14
- Congrats to getting away from bad sports teams! -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 08:13 1
  - DC/Baltimore's sports scene is miles better than Tennessee's - Will Hunting Aug 29, 08:31
- Best of luck! -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 08:13
- Awesome!!! Big Adventure!! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 29, 08:07
- Woohoo!! Very exciting! -- nm - decline Aug 29, 08:05
- Quick! Go buy a PK Subban jersey! -- nm - Shaun Aug 29, 08:05 2
  - Nobody wears placekicker jerseys.... -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 29, 08:12 1
    - lol -- nm - budice Aug 29, 08:15
- Titans! Predators! oh my!! -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 08:03
- Yay! Congratulations! -- nm - Diva Aug 29, 08:02
- hurrah! -- nm - ML Aug 29, 08:02
- Congrats! -- nm - spamlet Aug 29, 08:01
I'm pretty sure that if my wife's car wasn't recently leased we would have walked (drove?) out with two cars this weekend. - spamlet Aug 29, 08:00 1
- what did you get? -- nm - decline Aug 29, 08:06
Sciere, please report to the QV board. Sciere to the QV board. -- nm - ML Aug 29, 07:55 3
- thank you ... I have also emailed him -- nm - rollo Aug 29, 08:08
- The white zone is for drafting and undrafting players only. There is no trading in the white zone. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 29, 07:58 1
  - *sits down* -- nm - Kaep Aug 29, 07:59
Stephen Jones “can’t imagine” Romo not returning as starter. But “you know what happened to Bledsoe and Brady.” - ML Aug 29, 07:45 5
- I wonder what would've happened if Bledsoe didn't get hurt... - Shaun Aug 29, 07:58
- What happened with Bledsoe and Brady? -- nm - decline Aug 29, 07:46 3
  - They were the best of friends. -- nm - ML Aug 29, 07:56 1
    - ... until one day... -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 07:56
  - Time machines are nice. I guess the Brady era is about to end. -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 07:50
Resposting because of awesomeness. The new Westworld trailer is really good. (despite the label, it's SFW) -- (link*) - ML Aug 29, 07:38 [youtube] 6
- I wonder how closely it will follow the film. -- nm - volnelk Aug 29, 07:44 2
  - I expect not much. There will be a lot of nods but they will really expand the sides. Much like BSG did compared to the original series. -- nm - Spawn Aug 29, 08:08
  - I loved that movie. Yul Brenner was the sh!t -- nm - decline Aug 29, 08:07
- I'm not sold but I'm definitely watching. Hope it's good. -- nm - rollo Aug 29, 07:40
- For some reason I was let down by it. - Spawn Aug 29, 07:39
- For once, ML is correct. -- nm - Shaun Aug 29, 07:38
AT&T: FCC Has “No Legal Or Factual Basis” To Issue Us Fine For Overcharging Schools -- (link) - spamlet Aug 29, 07:26
Ben Affleck just shared a little clip, possibly from Justice League. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 29, 07:22 9
- New Teen Titans #2 1st appearance of him just shot up in value. -- nm - Remlik Aug 29, 08:33
- spoil me, who is that? -- nm - ML Aug 29, 07:35 7
  - spoiler - Spawn Aug 29, 07:38 2
    - (CW did him better) -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:42 1
      - I need to see this one dance before I can say that. -- (link*) - Spawn Aug 29, 07:51 [youtube]
  - Ben Affleck is a pretty famous actor known for Good Will Hunting and Gigli. -- nm - spamlet Aug 29, 07:36 2
    - But that's not important right now... -- nm - Ender Aug 29, 07:38 1
      - I deserved this. -- nm - ML Aug 29, 07:39
  - spoilers - Bacon Aug 29, 07:36
huh, when did amazon launch a service that lets you look through car information (comparative shopping without the purchase option). -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 29, 07:21 2
- "Spammy and Truman (and anyone else car shopping). Amazon has a new research tool thingy" -- (link) - decline Aug 29, 07:23 [Backboard] 1
  - hmm, I should have searched st. sweet. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 29, 07:26
Pats cut Terence Knighton. C Bryan Stork fails physical - is back to Pats. -- nm - Diva Aug 29, 07:14
BioShock: The Collection to have brand new hidden commentary videos. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 29, 07:08
Tree trimming question: Has anyone here had experience trimming a shrub into a tree? - Dano Aug 29, 07:08 5
- get a fruit tree! -- nm - Andie Aug 29, 07:31
- We did a happy dance the day we got rid of our large shrubs. - spamlet Aug 29, 07:29
- It's not very complicated, but you have to have an eye for it. Also, depending on the bush (and it's growth rate), it may take some diligence to keep - decline Aug 29, 07:15
- Topiary! My old neighbours turned their '25 pine tree into a giant teddy bear. Looked better than it sounds. I gather with complicated things the - mafic Aug 29, 07:14
- is there a good garden center in your area? they would likely be able to tell you what would work best -- (edited) - Beaker Aug 29, 07:09
US Open Picks -- (edited) - Dano Aug 29, 06:59 4
- Canadians! -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:10
- Both #1's go down by the Quarter Finals -- nm - decline Aug 29, 07:10
- The Nihilist Open. -- nm - Diva Aug 29, 07:01 1
  - I just fixed it. :) -- nm - Dano Aug 29, 07:03
I reported at 8:20 this morning that my computer wouldn't connect to external monitors. it's 930. nobody has even stopped by yet. - university of amanda jones Aug 29, 06:34 6
- Step 1. Reboot. Step 2: jiggle the cables. Step 3: Turn monitor on and off. Step 4: go home. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 29, 07:01
- note: above is bitchy. -- nm - university of amanda jones Aug 29, 06:34 4
  - you should just call it a day and go home -- nm - decline Aug 29, 06:44 3
    - Yeah, I'd be gone already. a lot of what I do couldn't be done on one small monitor with any degree of efficiency. -- nm - mafic Aug 29, 07:00
    - Don't think this hasn't occurred to me. -- nm - Amanda Aug 29, 06:53 1
      - Throw up your hands and scream 'I can't work in these conditions' and storm out - and then go do something fun -- nm - decline Aug 29, 06:58
Honest Madden 17 ratings -- (link) - ML Aug 29, 06:17
The Night Of - B+ overall. A slow burn, but worth it. -- nm - Inigo Aug 29, 06:16 16
- First half of The Bronze: D-. Awful and we turned it off. Only reason it wasn't an F was it wasn't offensively - Will Hunting Aug 29, 08:10
- Don't Breathe: B -- nm - JD Aug 29, 08:00
- American Mary C, The Ward C- ( we are going through the '38 horror films worth watching on Netflix' list) -- nm - Epiphany Aug 29, 07:44
- Indignation: C- (The middle 90 minutes is probably a B+.) -- nm - Ender Aug 29, 07:43 1
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- Bruce Springsteen - A+. 3 hours and 40 minutes of greatness. -- nm - pmb Aug 29, 07:29
- Bridge of Spies, A- -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 07:15 1
  - mmmm fridge of pies -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 07:16
- Don't Breathe: B+. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 29, 07:12
- Don't Breathe: C- -- nm - Dano Aug 29, 07:11
- Florence Foster Jenkins: B, Hell or High Water: A, Magic Mike: C, Magic Mike XXL: C+ (because it was sweet), Easy A: A, Inside Out: A- -- nm - Diva Aug 29, 06:56
- 4 or 5 Episodes of How to Get Away with Murder up until the winter break (we're behind) B if I'm judging like a regular show... - Mel Profit Aug 29, 06:41 4
  - Hell or High Water - B+ (spoilers) - Mel Profit Aug 29, 07:16 3
    - yes it was more funny than I anticipated. The West Texas joke had the whole audience chuckling in a " knowing" way - Epiphany Aug 29, 07:43 2
      - I loved how spoiler -- (edited) - Diva Aug 29, 07:51 1
        
        LOL!! exactly. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 29, 08:10
So...a report of a shooter at JFK a couple of weeks ago (not true). A report of a shooter at LAX last night / this morning (not true). - ty97 Aug 29, 06:11
Anyone have a US based VPN I can use to watch something - Karl_S Aug 29, 06:04 10
- No VPN but I can recommend some shady sites that will allow you to watch it. - Krusty Aug 29, 06:10 6
  - In my experience that doesn't work unless things aren't at all region-locked. - mafic Aug 29, 07:05 2
    - I figured watching online was allowed for when people are traveling. -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 07:15 1
      - You can't apply common sense to media contracts. -- nm - spamlet Aug 29, 07:57
  - Will try a vpn first. my connection speed might hamper streaming -- nm - Karl_S Aug 29, 06:27
  - It likely depends on the site but I know that Netflix and Spotify have blocked me in the past when I've been in a country they don't cover. -- nm - spamlet Aug 29, 06:11 1
    - Makes sense, sort of. -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 06:13
- If you're using Chrome, Hola should allow you to watch it. - spamlet Aug 29, 06:09 2 1
  - thanks -- nm - Karl_S Aug 29, 06:24
  - I forgot about Hola. Good call. -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 06:11
More than 300 reindeer killed in single lightning strike. -- (link) - spamlet Aug 29, 06:03 3
- Thor, we need to talk. -- nm - St. Nicholas Aug 29, 06:35
- "Call me some names now, bi**hes! Go ahead! That's right, you can't! You're dead! DEAD!" -- nm - Rudolph Aug 29, 06:17
- Maybe now they'll let poor Rupolph play in their reindeer games. -- nm - Inigo Aug 29, 06:06
YDC: I'm having a hamburger for breakfast because there's nothing else to eat and I had already made bacon before realizing I had no eggs. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 29, 06:00 8
- You are putting bacon on the burger right? RIGHT? -- nm - Shaun Aug 29, 07:01 5
  - Of course, four slices were added. -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 07:16 4
    - I've never had a burger for breakfast ... but I totally would if it were on a menu someplace. -- nm - JenBro Aug 29, 07:22 2
      - I didn't feel like going out to the store to buy eggs or anything else so it was the best option with what I had in the fridge. - Krusty Aug 29, 07:28 1
        
        I can think of worse things :) - JenBro Aug 29, 07:58
    - *likes* -- nm - Shaun Aug 29, 07:19
- Big Kahuna Burger? -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 29, 06:54 1
  - That's that Hawaiian burger joint. I hear they got some tasty burgers. -- nm - Krusty Aug 29, 07:00
Who knew that Havens was really Anthony Weiner? -- (link) - spamlet Aug 29, 05:46 5
- And his twitter account has been deleted. -- nm - Ender Aug 29, 06:39
- "Surely *this* one's going to be cool..." - Anthony Weiner Aug 29, 06:00 3
  - Well, I guess this one lasted like a year and a half... -- nm - spamlet Aug 29, 06:01 2
    - He is just the weirdest looking dude. -- nm - Reagen Aug 29, 06:15 1
      - His eyes are up there. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 29, 06:49
I woke up this morning to the sound of construction on the building next door and thought "why are they working on Sunday?" - ty97 Aug 29, 05:41
yup ... it's Monday. -- (edited) - call me Ishmael Aug 29, 05:21
things i find amusing: spawn. pre-season football hype. bunnies. the slow-mo guys. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 29, 05:09 1
- You should see me *with* bunnies! - Spawn Aug 29, 07:54
I did something amazing today! - Mr. Havens Aug 29, 02:30 7
- Heroin? -- (edited) - secretslacker Aug 29, 06:28
- I like social media. I like seeing the pictures people post and keeping up with their lives. Without FB I wouldn't see enough pics of Nathan or the - Krusty Aug 29, 06:08 1
  - :) -- nm - kelly Aug 29, 06:50
- but how will you express yourself?! -- nm - Beaker Aug 29, 05:00 2
  - Dancing around in a cone bra? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 29, 05:14 1
    - nice -- nm - Epiphany Aug 29, 07:46
- wonders how long that will last....*refresh refresh refresh refresh refresh refresh..... - zeitgeist Aug 29, 02:46
"One of the rare complaints I hear against Stranger Things is that the mythology could have been more developed." -- (link) - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 01:05
Jessica Alba, how you doin'? -- (link) - budice Aug 28, 22:27
Hmm, a bombing in Brussels - luckily no casualties -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 28, 22:08
This is why I don't want to add image uploads to ST. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 28, 21:57 2
- and I thought those thunderbird jets were fast flying over my head.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 28, 23:47
- Why do your people hate pandas? -- nm - Spawndroid Aug 28, 22:08
That last scene of The Night Of is hilarious -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 28, 21:46
I wonder if the current situation at LAX is real, or just a carbon copy of JFK? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 28, 21:39 2
- It's just loud noises. -- nm - jnine Aug 28, 22:41
- Sounds like a full false alarm, similar to JFK although perhaps handled a bit better -- nm - Beryllium Aug 28, 21:41

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